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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1897
Page
2
Ontario eyes expanded bicycle networks as a provincial effort to protect roads. A seven foot path along King Street from the city limits to East Toronto shows early success after six weeks of trial. The act authorizes bicycle routes and bans vehicle trespass, signaling future wide adoption.
Harvest is in progress as neighbors report promising crops this year. Local residents Mr John Wright is recovering from illness and several others visit friends and family in nearby towns. Church events at Ebenezer include a Quarterly Communion service at 10 30 Sunday morning and an Epworth League gathering at 7 00 with a talk on St Paul and industry.
A Friday evening garden party at Rev D Strachan's home will feature the Hillabarg Ladies Band with local talent. Admission six pence. Geo Padmore collapsed and died on Monday while at work, aged over sixty. A bicyclist had a near miss on Moore's hill as a rider collided with two bulls, was uninjured. Improvements proceed on the iron bridge area with a new horse watering place and sidewalk. Rev Strachan resigns after twenty one years as pastor and plans to move to Guelph, with farewell sermon on Sunday and departure soon after. Misa C Jones of the Guelph Herald was in town recently. Strachan formerly of Heappler visited his parents. he has accepted a call to Brockville and will assume duties there soon.
The article records a Sunday service at the Baptist Church with Rev O G Langford and child performers, noting music by the Haynes Quartette and varied decor. It mentions a collection for Sunday School funds and a local accident involving Sherman Kickley. Upcoming events include a Sunday School excursion to Burlington Beach and Epworth League activities. It also lists visits from Rev Doan and others, a Knox College student preaching, and local social notes such as a cartoonist rising in status and wheat harvest conditions. The piece closes with a quarterly Methodist meetingNext Sabbath.
The document lists numerous Milton students by name with marks and pass status across subjects. It notes failures and recommendations to pass, naming exam boards and examiners J. B. Deacon and C. H. Lusk as board members.
Ontario dispatch reports a Yukon cabinet conference on July 26 noting steps to open the Yukon, including appointing two customs officers at the Lynn Canal head, enabling Victoria ships to report at Joncag and move goods through the canal, and considering increased mounted police posts and mining regulations. Debate also covered alien licenses and police expansion, with ministers split on allowing American subjects to mine.
A sample flag reaches Admiral Erakino from Ottawa for opinion. It shows a British flag design with a Union emblem in its usual place and a white diamond on green containing a maple leaf.
The well known and wealthy lawyer Hon. D. A. Ross died at his Kia home last Friday. Ross held a prominent Liberal position and was a member of the Mercier Government. He was close to eighty years old and rumors say his wealth will be distributed.
Adam Mein from Pilkington was shot by neighbor Albert House about twelve miles north of Quen while taking grain. Mein is in critical condition at the General Hospital.
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