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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1926
Page
1
The Acton United Church of Canada announces a thanksgiving service at 11.00 a.m. with Rev. R. E. Zimmerman as pastor. A 1.00 p.m. sermon titled The Tragedy of Blunder by the printer. Rabbath School meets 10 a.m. in June July August. Prayer and Praise Thursday at 7.00 p.m.
Sabbath School and Bible Classes at 10.00 a.m. with Rev A G C Stewart M A. Worship at 11.00 a.m. Rev W M Mackay to preach at 720 with renewal of leaving address. calls may be made by the actor.
The Baptist Church in Acton led by Pastor James W. Boyd offers sermons on The Conversions of a Roman Captain and an Imperial Appeal. Activities include Sunday School at 3.00 pm, Young People's Meeting Monday at 8.00 pm featuring a debate on Daylight Saving, and a Thursday 2.30 pm Prayer and Praise gathering. All welcome.
A damaged OCR shows misc notices including wanted items sales and property listings. Entries reference secondhand bicycle sales Ford touring car for sale and wood sales. A public meeting notice invites Acton residents to Town Hall Friday June 4 at 8 30 pm to discuss improvements. A farm notice advertises 400 acres two miles from Rad 1 with stables hog pen and orchard details.
The 30th annual convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union for Halton and Wentworth Counties met at United Church Acton with strong turnout. Delegates from Milton Georgetown Oakville Dundas Rockwood Coburn Guelph Acton and more attended. After a morning session and advisory reports the election of officers was held and a noon prayer service followed by a picnic lunch.
A local council meeting discussed designs for a new sign system to be placed at Mil and Maly. The by law aims to regulate decorative elements and costs, with metal frames priced around 4.75. Guelph council praised the cooperative spirit and submitted designs to support the by law.
The W A of St Alban Church hosts a rummage and home baked sale at the Parish Hall on Saturday June 6 at 3 o'clock with tea. Knox Church increases Rev A C Stewart MLA stipend to 3240000 annually. Community meeting planned to discuss park improvements. Acton Masonic Lodge visits Kitchener with praise for the degree team. Women's Institute meeting June 8 includes a talk on teaching good citizenship. Local blacksmith changes hands to Geo Cowie of Richmond Hill. Several property and farming notes across Acton area. Day of Thanksgiving declared for United Church on Sunday June 6. Dominion Telegraph office in Acton to close June 30. telegraph services move to Sangelion Madoral Railway Station. Knox Church Ladies Aid hosts varied entertainment with local performers and refreshments. Relief of social events documented by Rev Ma. Stewart.
A heavy truck driven by Levi Garbutt of Brampton collided with a Kitchener Toronto bus near Brampton on Wednesday afternoon. Passengers suffered multiple injuries including a Toronto woman with four fractured ribs and a Toronto man with severe shock. Bus and truck were wrecked. Garbutt appeared in Brampton Police for criminal negligence. one case adjourned.
Eighteen local storekeepers were summoned before Magistrate Watt in Guelph for awning by law infractions. Cheater Davidson of Florida rammed Burlington streets then fled to the country, was captured near Lowville, and fined 100 dollars plus costs. Other sentences include H F Obersle and William ONeill jailed a week for drunk driving, with Obersle fined for reckless driving and public place damage. Anson Spotton ruled on Sama Sabra appeal, upholding a prior one month jail and 200 dollar fine. Verona and Carriere, convict in force case, receive jail time pending appeal outcomes, with Verona tied to a supply network at Acton.
The Acton baseball season opened with an 8-3 victory over Hillaburg on Saturday. Acton used mixed old and new players with Neil Gibbons and Hin Nawn pitching and Frank Gibbons handling catching. Garden Party at Huttonville Park Tuesday June 15 announced, with details to follow.
Local residents and visitors share weekend time in Acton and nearby towns. Detroit and Toronto guests visit homes, attend funerals in Kitchener, and travel to Hamilton, Guelph, and Barrister areas. Several entries note relatives in Guelph, Norval, London, Windsor, and Oakville visiting friends and family.
The United Church plans to finance and operate the Albert College in Belleville as a secondary institution for boys. Administration changes will shift funding and oversight to the United Church with a new president emeritus to lead the college’s mission and ideals.
A public auction of Fairview Place, ancestral home of the Sidney Smith family, failed to meet expected real estate bids with the top offer at 7 500 dollars. The auction, led by R. J. Kerr, dispersed household furniture and heirlooms to hundreds of buyers while antique dealers secured many sought items.
A special bus carrying Acton Women’s Institute members to a Burlington convention collided with a McLaughlin sedan driven by Airo Wright from London. The bus front was wrecked and two women bruised while the sedan driver’s family suffered multiple injuries. The group waited for hours at Union Church before returning home.
Valuations show Mre Fisher’s house on Church Street and Gurney’s blacksmith shop sold to George Cowie of Richmond Hill. Howard D Ryder’s house on Park Avenue also sells to Geo Cowie. Transactions completed by R J Kerr's representatives.
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