26 Jan 1922
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
1
Local notices seek buyers for furniture and machinery via Mug Puss ads. Acton listings advertise wood stock, farm for sale two miles from Acton, and general sales at Doyle’s shop. Lost items include a fountain pen and an overcoat, with recovery appeals and a firearm-like engine for quick sale.
A sale advertises reductions of twenty five to thirty three and a third percent on every line this season with larger cuts on staples like flannelities cottons towels towelling prints ticking andDatting Gattonade and dent promising wonderful savings for thrifty shoppers to take advantage of.
A thrift shopping wave arrives in Guelph with opportunities across men’s furnishings boys' wear home furnishings and women’s dress accessories at Macdonald’s during the annual clearance event.
Local notes report Reeve Harris of Burlington elected to a warden position at Halton County Council inauguration. The piece also mentions other council figures, fundraising by by law, and community updates from Acton, Oakville, Brookville, and surrounding towns, including transport and civic matters.
Local notes recount visits from Rock dent Monday to Acton friends and Shampton. Lily Alderson of Guelph enjoys a holiday with Thender Acton. various relatives attended funerals and recoveries. Mrs. Gray stayed near Blyth to visit a typhoid patient. John Worden attended a funeral in Guelph. Guelph residents Harold Nicklin and family visited Acton.
John Bedard, the fugitive known as the Guelph murderer who beat Governor McNab and Turnkey Everson, is in Hudson County jail New Jersey. U S authorities plan deportation to Canada where he will be arrested on arrival and brought to Gosiph. He is expected to reach Guelph later this week.
Ottawa reports Finance Minister Fielding studying the national finances and pressing for a strict economy. Government to cancel late contracts for a drydock at Victoria and waterworks at Vancouver amid war-time revenue declines. criticism of Vancouver and Victoria expenditures noted. Intermediary hockey season updates from Acton play Glen Williams and Toronto Kidmac with mixed results and goals detailed.
The Knox Church annual meeting last Thursday reported an encouraging year with a substantial treasury balance. Receipts totaled 38,368.76 and year end balance 64,048.42. Religious offerings were the largest in church history, with the Ladies Auxiliary and various societies contributing notable sums. The report also noted reorganized officers and continued support for the Forward Movement and missionary efforts.
Obituaries note the death of Mrs. Jeans at General Hospital after an operation, detailing survivors and funeral at Chalmers Church Acton. Separate notice records Walter N Ripton of Gloversville and his long career in the meat industry, survived by wife Margaret, daughter and brothers, with funeral and church ties noted.
Harry Hilson faced a magistrate in Milton on a charge connected to an illicit distillery operation. Officers found a two gallon jug of brew, a five gallon can, copper worm and condenser apparatus. Hilson pleaded guilty, fined 3200 and costs, warning that a second offence could yield a harsher penalty. Officers plan further raids on nearby suspected sites.
The Halton Children’s Aid Society declares a week from January 29 to February 4 to boost memberships and support for the Gurion Home and county welfare. George Towitt leads the drive with a goal of $1.90 per member to aid dependent children and Gordon Home.
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