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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jan 25, 1917

Page

3

Broad Valentine’s events and church notices across Acton

Valley celebrations and church anniversaries fill Acton life as Valentine’s Day plans unfold. Knox Church holds annual congregational meeting and services shift around anniversary policies. Local housing, weather impacts, and new business ventures shape the week with social events, repairs, and community gatherings.

Box Social and Anniversary Notices From Dufferin Area

Local notices report a box social at Dufferin School with a program and admission price, plus Knox Anniversary services at Moor Church led by Rev P McKay. Other items include a Maple Leaf Quartette concert, cafe clearance and ice cream shop plans, power outage repairs, a Young People visit to Epworth League, an injury at Goslph Store, and a King’s Assembly gathering with songs and readings.

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Acton Fall Fair Reports Prosperous Year and Surplus

The annual meeting in the Council Chamber shows the fair in satisfactory financial shape with receipts of 1589.97 and a year end balance of 2.05. A cash balance of 802.76 is in the treasury, and directors including Havill and Howard were elected. President Havill asked not to be nominated again, but the meeting reappointed officers. The 1917 fair dates were set for September 25 and 26, with delegates chosen for the Ontario Association of Fair and Exhibition.

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Funeral Rites Held At Rockvale For Miss B J C Matthews

The Floranco Col Journal reports the funeral of the late Bins J Chester Matthews held at her father's Rockvale home. Reverend Ty Silkwood officiated with a large, grieving crowd attending from across the county. The service praised her Christian character and optimism, with Mary Price giving a remembrance and Mrs Matthews laid to rest at Lakeside Cemetery Canon City.

Floranco, Col. Journal J. Chester Matthews Charles Grant Rockvale Afotheast Besalitat Eanket Rouda Weightort Rockvale Metbalise Randot Mary Price Acton Ontario Mathews Alec Guestal Lakeside Cemetery Canon City Wake

War era notes mix with Canada and Europe events

Reports from London and Ottawa trace war effects across empires. British and German actions, naval moves and blockades, plus Canadian mobilization and public notices mark a volatile period with deaths, shipments, and policy debates shaping daily life.

Death notice and court case from Ontario area

AGAWEYA Queen Samuel Wilson’s daughter died at her home in Guelph on the 16th leaving four young children. Alleged assault by William Lister and wife to be tried at Acton today. Funeral for Joseph Allison held at Moffat on Saturday. The women of Huonstar Church plan a Mystic Tea in the church on Tuesday evening in February.

Cura I. B. Shorey Merchanta Bank St. Joseph's Church Geo. Mulholland Dublis Nelson H. Garon Mill and Frederick Streets Alor Crawford Acton Mesne Halton Fire Insurance, Company Actos Knox Church Georgetown and Limehouse Guilds Bath Moines Georgetown Limehouse Joan John Harding South America Max Aitken London Timon von Hindenburg Jecusalem Atudas Leeds Admiral Dewey United States Deutschland Garman Mercantiie Nubmaring Han Fof Breoren Americas William de Morgan Joseph ‘Vance Allen Indead Q. W. Baker Toronto England John MacDonegall Minaionary Calgary Illnem Taranto Controller Foster Canada Niagara Falls L. Schilling Waterloo Kitohanar Norbert Uruen France S. Caval Adriatic William Davidson Wan Stratford Public School Doard Roaslan Gunn Commission of Conservation Ottawa Oxford Returned Soldiers’ Association Walter ‘Norton, oOverbens Weston Caonda Fiuday Earl of Elgin India W. D. M. McPherson Berliner Journal Kitchoner Ontario Journal Waptington Livingstone Dotrait Watanaia Ebocon Ke Carpriers ™ Association R. Arthur Howitt Toronto Board of Trade John Stanford John Lugs Winnipeg Jatos Vanstone Stratford Western Counties Electric Co Brantford Hydro-electric Commission St. Georgela Hall N. W. Rowell Liberal Teader Ontario Britain Ugtory Empire Sydney Env Fughes Londo EL. N. Rhodes Haupa of Commons Iladrat Seasion Lord Alastair Innes-Kerr Vancouver Partal Service Noah Dany Tuver McKonxzlo Taland Miruleo Seboal University Cludenty Alga Carda Aimilar Thosu Lareg Numbar aMcom and Son Flaonda River Wilcox South Essex Cole Caftada Premise W. H. Hearat Sireamund Walker Patriotic Fund Bagdad We— Mono Britlab Mun|ion Tosarife Department of Education Wora Pyne York Township House of Commons George Mabon Grand Trunk Chatham J.C. Mann Pergeant Wattalion Bloomy Hon McPhernoin J. G. Cano John Nixon Thompson Omomoa Mount Pleasant Hobengbon Pacife Sabway Solnta Fort William Samuel Wilson John Weatley Campbellville Guelph Wm. Listar Hie Woo William B. Kendall Joseph Allison Moffap A Ison Ladies of Huonstar Church

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