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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 24, 1930
Page
8
Fragmented notices recall the home service for Duncan Mae Tavish Actin with a 3 pm Friday funeral at Fairview Cemetery Acton. A memorial for Martha Morton, died July 20, 1636, laments a loving wife and mother, missed by husband and family.
Local notes describe July events in Halton and nearby, from elections and nominations on Monday to harvest readiness and summer activities. Mentions include Dominion elections coverage, farm work, grain harvest, and sports at the Hallion League with matches and canning as a household task.
A long list of obituaries and community notices from Fergus and nearby towns details the deaths of Mrs. Ann Barnett Wansbrough at 307 Garden Avenue Toronto and Mrs. W. Barber of Guelph, with families in Ontario and Michigan legacy, plus Marjory May Mann’s death in Acton. The column recounts church affiliations, survivors, service details, interments, and local social events, including meetings, garden parties, and sports results in Halton and surrounding communities.
A park gathering near Halton Presbytery featured a Wednesday meeting in the Town Hall with speeches by Hugh Guthrie and Z A Hall. A garden party by Everton and Ospringe Institutes raised funds for Everton Cemetery, and attendees included visitors from Toronto, Chicago, Ottawa, and Detroit.
The column lists residents and guests visiting Brantford Acton Thorndale and Orangeville over the weekend including Mr and Mrs Mc Outcheon and family, Mrs Altan and daughter Phyliia, Mrs Robertson and Lloyd, Mrs Thompson, and others. It notes the death of Mrs H Hortep of Gualph and extends the community's sympathy.
Neighbors and friends gathered at Mrs J L Crane’s home on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate Mrs William Dawe’s 70th birthday with progressive euchre won by Mrs James Davidson. Day and others offered congratulations and gifts as Terra Cotta School plans the event annual.
The Acton Baptist Church held a silver wedding presentation for Mr. and Mrs. Coles after a church business meeting. An anniversary address praised their 25 years of marriage and service to the church, with notes of friendship, health challenges, and hopes for future years.
In a town incident, two brothers from Buffalo who celebrated the Twelfth smashed street lamps from Young and Queen Streets to the eastern limit. Councillor Hansen alerted police, the pair were arrested, pleaded guilty, and fined 10 plus costs.
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