Recollections of Acton July 18 1897 Bridge work and travels
Contractor Lawson works on the new bridge from Main Street to Cook's Survey. Edwin Francis made a lightning trip to Woodstock 70 miles away, leaving Acton at 5 am and arriving 11 50 am. Heat affects baseball. two parties return home Sunday. Crop prospects are bright. the Free Press editor rode 150 miles through Walton, Pee, York, Ontario, Northumberland noting good hay and wheat. harvest will begin soon.
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Lawson
Main Street
Cook
Edwin
Francis
Woodstock
Acton
Hillsburg
Co. F. Goodeve
Dsc
Sencan
Ternational Bie Lane
Laing
Maggie Matthews
Jennie Somerville
Thos. J. Edmiston
Jnc
Coleman
H. P. Moore
The
Free Press
Walton Pee
York
Ontario
Northumberland
Back in 1927 from The Free Press of Thursday July 7 1927
Browsing in a barley field Mr Robert Patterson saw two full grown deer about a mile east of Rockwood on his farm. Royal City Lodge No 73 S C E B S Guelph paid a fraternal visit to Woodereen Lodge. Creber Bros Wholesale Monument Works began erecting a factory on property bought from Fred Cooper at Queen Street and the C P R tracks. Fred Graham of Winniper visited town. Matthews Clarridge marriage in Knox Charel Acton July 20 1927 between Mary Frances Viola Clarridge and George Robert Stanlysson. Hattie A Bennett Vannatter died July 14 1927 in Guelph General Hospital. New CN Exhibition products to interest visitors. war converts plants to munition production noted. Hall of Plastics promises scientific displays.
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Thuralay
Robert Patterson
Rockwood
White Rose
Royal City Lodge
S.C.E.B.S. Guelph
Woodereen Lodge
Creber Bros. Wholesale Monument Works
Fred Cooper
Queen Street
C.P.R
Fred Graham
Winniper
Matthews-Clarridge
Knox —Charel
Acton
A. C. Stewart
Mary Frances Viola
A. G. Clarridge
George Robert Staniysson
Chas. Matthews
Guelph
Maple Products Pay Farmers Millions
The article notes maple syrup production at about 3.58 million gallons and maple sugar at 3.434 million pounds, with four provinces showing varied outputs. It estimates the crop value at around 14 million dollars, with most proceeds going to farmers alongside farm-based collection of maple sap and sugar.
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Quebec
Ontario
Agricultural Ex display draws students nationwide and abroad
The Ex showcases agricultural, horticultural and live stock displays drawing hundreds of students and delegations from Canada and the United States. Vocational schools in New York Indiana and two Pennsylvania locations plan excursions to the event.
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Aome
New York
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Erin Gossip and Local Gatherings Highlight Erin Weekend
Erin residents flocked to Stanley Park for baths and picnics. The Gray Family Reunion occurred Tuesday at Mr and Mrs Wm Bessey home on Third Line. Helen Nesbitt hosted a June garden party for Miss Lorna Overland with a kitchen utensil shower. An agriculturist lost a glove when a crow snatched it from his hand while working in a field.
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Stanley Park
Gray
Wm. Bessey
Erin
Helen Nesbitt
Lorna Overland
Pierdon
Bank manager urges saving tax windfall with new plan
William Clayton of the Bank of Montreal notes tax cuts take effect boosting paychecks. He advises depositing the extra money each payday into a savings account to grow funds and avoid spending the windfall.
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William Clayton
Bank of Montreal
Clearing Auction Sale at Nassagaweya Farm
The Milton Nicholson sale at Lot 10 Con 1 Nassagaweya Township near Moffat lists horses cattle hogs poultry grain implements and farm equipment for public auction Thursday July 9 starting 1 30 PM. Items include a Ray Mare 11 years old two Holstein and Jersey cows. 5 Durham cattle and 9 stockers. 5 sows 10 pigs and 10 more pigs. 100 Hampshire hens 300 Barred Rocks pullets and 150 cockerels. a 1931 Chevrolet 2 ton truck and a W 4 Int tractor among many implement pieces and farm items. Cash terms day of sale. Limpid auctioneers Hindley Elliott Lo McMillan clerk.
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Milton Nicholson
Nassagaweya
Eouth
Moffat
Titursday
Durham
Jersey
Port Ayrshire
Hampshire
Red Clover Sect
Fleury Bissell
Bissell
Oldsmobile
Daulla Hasnanel
Massey Harris
Chatham Fanning Mill
The Sunday School Lesson on the Suffering Problem
A religious study on Job 1 8 and 2 2 7 1 0. Job’s trial linked to Satan and sin, his false self righteousness, and his eventual repentance before Jehovah. The lesson urges believers to seek God directly, recognize ignorance, and trust God’s wise purposes in suffering.
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Christ Jesus
Job
Jehovah
Sat
Rewavan
Satan
Elihu
God
Jehovah T
Ambiguous historical note on salvation and faith
Fragmentary text references sal vasion and Jesus Christ with scattered citations. Core meaning unclear, no identifiable event or date.
Burlington Mayor's Friday Test Sparks Two Week Holiday
J Cooke buys Water Street site at Neon Avenue corner and begins a modern apartment block and halls covering the lot. Dominion Natural Gas rationing cloaks 45000 Southern Ontario conformers from heating this winter. Clarence Eccles, Brant Street, foils a factory office robbery at Glover Basket. he heard banging when trains passed and alerted police.
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FB. St
Tobermory
J. Cooke
Water Street
Neon Avenue
Dominion Natural Gas &Co
Ontario
Clarence Eccles
Brant Street
Frofman
Glover Basket Factory
Eeeles
Heart
Gazette
Milton Garden Beauty at John Liddles Home
Milton residents note John Liddle of Robert Street keeps a garden that shines from early spring to frost with two feet of color. He tends flower beds around the Cenotaph and in his cave garden area. The article also records local meetings and celebrations including the XPD Overrarer gathering on June 26 1947 with 19 members and the Turner Clan centennial anniversary at Woodland Park near Markham on June 28. Descendants traveled from multiple towns to attend. Palermo Junior Farmers met at Fred and Mildred Bell with M M Rob inson speaking on The Ontario Farm Products Marketing Act.
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John Liddle
Robert Street
Markham
Turner
Vtillo
Abigail Turner
Pickering
Ontario County
Toronto
Hamilton
London
Oshawa
Strathroy
Bowmanville
Tillsonburg
Hornby
Oakville
Cherrywood
Green River
Whitevall
Milton
Palermo
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Thureday
Vannatter
Guelph General Hospital
Hattie A. Bennett
Ira B. Vannatter
Woas
Clark
Hwen
Hindley & Elliott
Lo McMillan
Roland Haines
Georgetown
Nigol Bros
A. J. Corbett
Mount Forest
Ont
Enquires
W. Coles
Agar's Coal Office
Jesus Ch
Burlington
Cripp’s
F. L. Wright
Wilbur St
Naver
Ganarata
Ottawa River
ONT Bazan
Hydro-Electric Power Commission
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