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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
1
Classified note for a 3 burner with oven cooking unit at 611 Store. AlsG buys velocipade, priced cheap for quick sale. Contact Mrs Scarroow at 20 Bower Avenue for purchase details.
The U F C and U F W O announce their annual picnic at Blue Spring Park on Saturday June 13 with a varied sports program. Local traffic enforcement reports several speeders on the Toronto Sarnia Highway. court appearances follow. The town plans a new beauty spot near Min and Guelph Streets cultivated by the Acton Horticultural Society. St Alban's Church Garden Party is set for June 11 with the Acton Citizens' Band and a Saturday band concert series announces weekly lawn performances starting June 6 at Sunderland house.
The Methodist Church hosts a banquet and annual meeting tonight marking the final congregation before merging with the United Church of Canada. A review of the church history, portraits, and historic articles will be shown along with reports and music from the Church Choir and Sunday School Orchestra.
Jim Forbes was convicted in Milton for selling liquor at Brookville on April 22. He received a $500 fine and two months jail with half labor. additional terms possible on nonpayment. Crown attorney W. S. Dick led the prosecution. James Haverson KC defended. Forbes, an habitual offender, had prior convictions. his wife Margaret Farber was recently fined and punished.
The Easquessing Sunday School Association hosted a two session convention in Georgetown reflecting on teacher class relationships and scholar engagement. Rev Hiram Hull delivered practical talks, delegates discussed improvements, officers were introduced, and resolutions supported adult classes temperance concerns and local church activities.
Social and personal column lists residents and guests visiting Acton from Toronto Preston Detroit Guelph Georgetown and Edmonton. Names include W McNabb Charles Munn Wm H Miller Austin Reid Harold Bricker R A Storey Joe Kennedy Margaret Russell James McDonald Bert Mowat Alfred Soper Melvin Mann Jack Glendening Oliver Lasby Harold Wannborough Edna Kennedy Jean Kennedy and others with visits to Knox Church and local homes.
A bus driver in Acton England was stopped by police after swerving and smelling of alcohol. He admitted drinking, failed a test, and was fined 7 shillings for drunkenness in employment and 10 shillings plus costs for dangerous driving at Acton Police Court.
Local Acton fans enjoyed a week of strong play in the softball league. Wenetson's Ghoo Factory torum crushed Beardmore & Co 16 to 2, while Acton Tanning Co defeated the Married Men before a good crowd. Next week brings Town vs Beardmore & Co on Thursday June 6 and Town vs Meweton on Tuesday June 9.
A fifteen minute hail storm battered Brampton on a Monday afternoon. The Dale Estate suffered about 25 000 in greenhouse glass loss, Calvert Greenhouses around 16 000 panes, and total town damage between 50 000 and 60 000. Eight carloads of glass would be needed to replace Dale Estate glass. reno work would take weeks.
Albert Curry pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined 10 dollars plus costs after telling a dubious tale of two unnamed saviors from up north. Alderman Robson faced a speeding charge and was fined 10 dollars and costs. other penalties included fines for illegal alcohol purchase, intoxication, obscene language, and speeding in Acton and Nassagawega. A Garden Party programme will be at St Alban’s on June 11.
The regular Acton Women's Institute meeting held on Thursday May 28 featured Mrs. Aitken of Beeston and Mrs Christenaen of Denmark as invited speakers. Mrs. Aitken discussed future WI projects for Toronto Exhibition and the role of women, followed by a musical interlude and a monologue from Ada Ostrander. The gathering closed with the National Anthem and a social hour, as Acton Citizens Band debuted at St. Alban's Garden Party to be held on June 44.
Acton news notes a waterworks debenture sale to Toronto firm at $104.02 interest 4 percent for thirty years and civic religious and social items. Includes sermons by Rev Caldwell and Rev Dickie, Acton softball results, Halton County spring scenery, 10 000 bedding plants distribution, Farmers Week at Ontario Agricultural College events, a serious injury from an electric car in Erin Township, and university exam results with local students recognized.
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