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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1877
Page
2
Reports describe Russian advances in Bulgaria and Turkish resistance amid European diplomacy shifts. A severe thunderstorm in Gait causes widespread damage to buildings, factories, and trees with several sites unroofed.
The Georgetown to Barrie section progresses with grading done north of Barrie and rails to be laid soon. The line from Jarvis to Port Dover will start shortly and aim for year end completion. Right of way purchases, led by Mr. Nettle, proceed with few arbitration cases likely to favor the railway offer.
A London telegram on Saturday reported a rumor of the Pope's death. Enquiry found no confirmation, and the rumor, allegedly spread by Parisian stock jobbers for their own purposes, would shock Christendom if true.
Whiskey detectives in Dufferin County have summoned many retailers to magistrates court for alleged violations of the License Act. A Western paper notes the Boyne battle and predicts renewed street fighting in Montreal on the 12th with modern arms and stubborn spirit.
The article reports on Johnsons hunger strike in jail after the Hamilton outrage, his refusal to eat, and eventual agreement to eat after guidance from the Governor. It also covers a fatal lightning strike near Berkley Owen Sound harming Mrs Wilson with a child present, and a brutal incident in Ancaster where Campbell bit Miller’s tongue during a public fight.
A 35 year old woman Mary Jane Pevey killed her two children by drowning them in a cistern after setting fire to her house and attempting suicide. The coroner ruled death by the mother during a temporary insanity, and the prisoner awaits in Simcoe jail. A second report recalls a Richmond murder case with a buried stash of gold and bones found in the woods.
A Carrville farmer brings two brownish black beetles to the Galt Reporter claiming they destroy potato bugs. The editor notes observing the beetles eating bug larvae and shelling them like a pea pod, while rain delayed haying yet boosted root crops and turnips. Potatoes look strong where bugs are kept down.
A July missive quotes James McGuffee denouncing Mormonism as a burlesque on religion and government and urging federal action to regulate Utah. It cites oaths, perils faced by witnesses, and calls for emancipation from priestly rule, alongside an unrelated note on using zinc barriers to deter caterpillars.
Near Acton on the 4th inst Mrs Jos Fearnley welcomed a son. In Erin on the 8th inst Mrs James Mackenzie gave birth to a son.
Acton markets show flour oats peas and potatoes with varied prices per unit. The note includes dried apples butter eggs and cocoa with promotional praise from the Civil Service Gazette for Epps cocoa and homeopathic chemist shops in London.
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