03 Mar 1887
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1887
Page
1
Local clipping notes the reopening of a school opening event amid a notice from Hynde's Jewellery and Stationery Store in Acros Ontario. The fragment references clocks and jewellery as part of the surrounding listing.
Community notices from Acton and surrounding towns highlight church events, meetings, and civic changes. Reports cover sales and property transfers, Blizzard disruptions at churches, and upcoming fairs and agricultural discussions with local merchants and farmers noted in Milton Guelph and Hamilton regions.
The report notes a high level of activity at the Star Hosiery Co. in Georgetown with about forty operatives under Mr. A. A. Dean, a growing business in Acton, and plans for relocating a planning mill. It mentions a letter from an English apple dealer, sermons by Rev. Joby Mondy and Rev. James Argus, and local events including a fire at Arlington and updates on newball rules.
In a turbulent town notice, the favored local candidate loses to party rivals amid renunciations. The piece then shifts to lighter town life, recounting a tobogganing mishap by two youths and ensuing mishaps. A trio of anecdotes closes with a popular young druggist preparing to leave for Toronto for studies.
Local notices report Arthur Mira visiting, Thomas Gawdy of Guelph paying a short visit, W. G. Crosson and family moving to Stouffville, and a farewell party in the town hall. Olin Tepves leaves Mo pvin's Drug Store to study pharmacy in Toronto after three years of service.
Tuesday council session in Beaverton filled with routine business. Finance committee presented a first report detailing lamp repairs snow shoveling printing and advertising costs totaling 889 dollars. The Town Hall Committee outlined rent fees for holidays and events and required advance payment to the caretaker with copies ordered for distribution.
Several auction notices list farm stock and implements from different owners. Wm. fomatreet acts as auctioneer for Parker and Nickell properties with sales on March 18 and March 15. J. A. Murray conducts auctions for Kennedy and others with sales starting at 12 o'clock. Go to Fyfe's Acton for clothing needs.
The author promotes a repairing trade with personal prompt attention and money refund satisfaction guarantee. Weather notes indicate winter wheat fields mostly bare in most states, with Kansas and other areas reporting variable conditions and a generally promising outlook in Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Missouri.
John M Bund & Co offers a vast assortment of shelf and heavy hardware building hardware iron and steel mill supplies woodwork carriage tops and trimmings iron pipes and fittings lamps lancet saws cow ties and more. They invite customers to visit view stock and premises or request quotations and an illustrated catalogue.
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