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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1936
Page
4
Hillsburg residents share visits and illnesses as Mrs Gamble-At and Mrs Robertson show improvement. Mr and Mrs Cheyne visit others. Mrs McCann travels to Guelph for family illness. Stormy Monday slows traffic. E Wall remains housebound with illness.
Local column highlights notable happenings in nearby communities of interest to readers. Brief notices cover civic events, small achievements, and upcoming activities across centers in the region.
Mrs Ed Ryder and Miss Marguerite Ryder visited at Mrs Barbara Soper's home in Ballinafad. Miss Brownles funeral was held and interment at Ballinafad Cemetery. United Church annual meeting occurred January 3. Miss Foreman and Mr Sherlock Foreman of Toronto visited Rev Porceman's home. Many residents report severe colds.
A social gathering hosted by Mrs. Wilma Bell brought together many friends and relatives for a dainty lunch. The event featured attendees from Milton and nearby areas, with multiple family connections noted and well wishes offered for local residents.
Aurora resident Mr Alexander Kirkwood spent the week end with the Brydons. Nearby families from Willsburg and townline visited. The Women's Institute met with over thirty present at O Locker’s home with talks on historical research and pioneer life. A social tea followed. Saturday evening two hundred friends gathered at Mr and Mrs Fred Haptle’s home for cards and dancing. A Sunday song service at the McCutcheon home drew forty six attendees. Teachers were appointed for Sunday school and meetings planned in the church basement.
CREWSONS CORNERS Misses Joyce Gay and Fay Wakefield of Guelph visited Mrs. John Bennett for a few days. Charles Tyler of Toronto was visiting friends here on Sunday. Mars Hoy Coulter and family spent a week in Hamilton visiting her mother. Mr. and Mrs. G Maltby and Mr. and Mrs. A Curries have welcomed a baby daughter. Services as usual at the church on Sunday.
The Rockwood Telegram reports a busy month with Presbyterian and United Church activities. Worship, Holy Communion at St John’s, and Week of Prayer services are noted, plus a congregational meeting and reports from Knox College students aiding the congregation. The community mourns Hubert J. Black, and attendance at his Everton funeral draws many locals. Local improvements, yard work, and a veranda project are shown, along with horticultural society events and officer elections.
Milton records show 23 births 10 marriages and 24 deaths in 1935. A Milton couple and son visited relatives in Milton for Christmas. Edna Leone May to marry Harold Parkinson in mid January. A. J. Oliver reports a stolen abandoned Chevrolet found near Wayne with no damage.
Terra Cotta residents report moves to Toronto and Cheltenham buyouts of Sanderson property on the mountain. Sawing bees, New Year visits, and a moved old Main Street store signal local change while funerals evoke sympathy. Rural route mall contract noted and holiday trade lags. Wedding bells ring as merchants report slower postholiday trade.
The Bannockburn Bustlers Club held a Friday evening gathering featuring cuchre games and a dance. Prizes for the cuchre went to Mrs James Mann and Mrs PF Anthony, while prizes for the completion went to Mrs EB Gore don and Mr Elmer Roszel. Lunch was served and attendees danced through the night.
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. James W. Moffat and Mrs. Thomas Well with funeral details and cemetery interment. Ernest G. Wilson visited Knutchbull relatives. The Weather Mission Band at Ebenexzy United Church held a flat meeting with new leader Mrs. W F Darby.
New waterworks connected to the system on New Year’s Day and power restored after a breaker fault at the Beach sub-station. R. W. Ryder, CN Express agent, transfers to Cochrane with departure slated for Thursday. Miss Mary Smale fractures her ankle in a freeze near Freeman and is treated at St. Joseph Hospital before returning home. Burlington High School Board sees resignation from Hughes Cleaver AY P leading to a new appointment. A Florida trip for Emerson, Williams, and Saunders party leaves from Burlington. Earl Emerson joins at Williamsport. Local Canadian Legion president Gates honored with a lamp by members acknowledging service.
The period article notes a Women's Millionary Society meeting at Mrs N Marshall's home and visits by Margaret Johnnot and Isabel Lowrie. It reports Mr John Milne’s illness, a United Church Official Board meeting, and a Presby terian annual gathering with re elected officers. A large Town Hall gathering honored Mr and Mrs Gordon Stevenson with a wedding shower and speeches, gifts, and dancing, as community friendship was celebrated.
A girl and her friend discuss the beauty of a starry night and point out the Big Dipper and Little Dipper visible in the sky. The playful dialogue captures a childlike wonder at the cosmos.
The Everton Willing Workers Club met at Afra Mary Choice- ahs home with twelve members present. Miss Dorothy Church opened the meeting and read the roll call on vegetables and their value. A follow up study covered vegetables for babies and planning family meals. Several local residents and families were noted as visiting or staying with hosts during the weekend.
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