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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
2
A town council directed municipal officers to stop coal ash dumping along roadways to prevent road hazards and traffic stoppages. Local leaders urged provincial lawmakers to advance highway improvements and proper handling of war veterans’ welcome home celebrations.
The annual miscting at Acton High School elected new officers led by Majorary Prestitut J. Coleman as president and Stoy Brown as president. Marguerite Stewart became vice president with Stella McLain as secretary and Oliva Mowat as editor. Other posts filled by Adam Orr, Herbers Ru ska, Ladys McLaughlis, Lottia Boots, Toesio Mowat, and Denene Gibrous among others. The event closed with the National Anthem.
Esquesing Township reappoints assessors collectors and auditors for the year. Officers named include Ambers A Ie McNabb ward leaders and ward authorities, with budget items for dogs tax, fencing, and various road and hospital expenditures. New councilors J Carton Moffat Hutcheon Norrish and Beyers subscribed to qualifications as the year opens.
Obituary notices Lam Alexanora Marr recounts the death of Alexander Mann, lifelong Inverness area resident, on the farm at Acton Crossroad. A lifelong bachelor, he helped run threshing with his brother Jey Mann, was active in St Paul’s and local churches, and was interred at Fairview Cemetery after a service at the local church.
A local council talks to appoint an enforcement officer for the Ontario Tem Act, viewed as financially motivated. The writer questions who will be named, notes mixed expectations on enforcement, and urges focus on snow removal, sidewalk clearance, and suburban railway concerns in town.
Mr George Edwards mourns his brother Enper Thomas H Edgars killed in action. A Guulph resident 22 years old returned from the front minus a left arm. H Braven Bowen, ex Acton, now C P Ty agent at Dot H C, has enlisted in No 3 Co 13rd Batt at Boscan Hill Victoria BC.
Wednesday reports Toronto deaths from ladder fall and a surgeon's heart failure. Mentions about politics, soldiers, and wartime events across Canada and Europe, including resignations, religious notices, and wartime actions.
Reports from Toronto note key events including Natal Commander Rich ard Bridgeman killed in action and Austrians arrested in Barnia tunnel. The Italian battleship Rorins Margherita mined near Albania with 676 casualties. Admiral Dewey reportedly dying. Allied forces occupy another Aegean island. Australia loans wheat funds and political moves domestically spark reform talks. Ontario by election results show Conservative lead. police force reductions discussed amid crime fears and fuel shortages push gas plans.
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