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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1878
Page
2
UE Acton Free Presseb published weekly praises thrifty village life and the role of a local paper as a messenger and teacher. It urges residents to report marriages deaths crimes or notable events to the editor and to support circulation and advertising.
The article reviews General Selby Smyth’s assessment of the Dominion militia readiness and suggests broader funding for defense. It notes active, reserve, and total pole figures, Kingston Military College prospects, and a linked long discussion of European peace terms, territorial adjustments, and Austrian aims.
A London despatch states Lieut General Sir Patrick L. S. Ducdougall K C M G Chief of the Intelligence Department in the War Office will in May command all Canadian forces. It is understood he would authorize enlisting 10 009 Canadians for service in Europe in case of war.
Nova Scotia produced 757,496 tons of coal in 1877. The workforce included 1,318 cutters, 270 laborers, 350 underground boys, 324 mechanics, 595 laborers, 152 above ground boys, and 163 construction workers. Total days worked reached 667,148 with underground workers averaging 195 days and surface workers 244. Each cutter averaged 575 tons yearly. daily output averaged 219 tons. 129 horses were used above ground and 175 below. 156 coal pits were active.
Huron County Council votes to establish a poor house following similar moves in three or four counties. The Wellington county project is a large structure with an attached farm and aims to pay for itself, with English examples like Homerton turning a profit of four thousand dollars last year.
The Dominion will be represented by commissioners Sir John Rose Gordon Brown Gustave Drolet and T Keefer with Pelletier ministers of agriculture. Secretaries include B Perrault of Montreal and B P May of Toronto.
The notice states a weekly provision of 8600 to cover salaries during the current session, indicating expenses allocated for staff remuneration. It mentions extra writings and salaries as part of the ongoing budget.
Nassagaweya Council adjourned on February 23 with all members present. The meeting approved payments for gravel and printing, discussed aid for widows and distressed residents, debated fence viewers and highway overseers, and approved a teacher's convention. The Massagaway Agricultural Society received $30 in aid to cover prize money arrears.
The paper states it does not hold itself responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents and reserves the right to publish or omit letters as deemed fit.
A reader discusses skating rink recreations and moral concerns in the Free Press. The writer seeks clearer arguments from correspondents and defends temperate warnings about evils seen at carnivals and masquerades.
In a Dear Sir exchange the Free Press dismisses anonymous messages about the Acton Skating Club. Signatories including Joux Casemon and J. E. McGarvin defend true signatures while vowing not to publish further skating rink correspondence, stating the issue has been settled.
The Acton School Board met Monday evening with all members present except Mr Fearnley. The finance committee report recommended paying John Ross 45.83 for February and James Ryder 74 for a wood contract, total 119.83, and was adopted. The board also set a committee to install blinds in the Junior Department and Library and adjourned to April first at 7 30 p m.
Gen Grant visits Constantinople. Embro council opens meetings with prayer. Winnipeg lumber prices rise. Anti tobacco group forming in Montreal. Harbour dues debated in Owen Sound. Mollie Magnaires club rumored in St Catharines. Jester comic paper debuts in Montreal. Trvine Railway Commissioner reportedly resigns. Western Ontario Orange Grand Lodge to meet in Guelph. Cardinal Archbishop of Rome Saint Mare dead. Knnens Stata expected to gain 200000 population this year.
Special to the Faen PRESS lists ongoing market rates for flour white wheat oats peas and vegetables per 100 units per bush per ton and per bag along with poultry and fowl prices including boys butter potatoes frogs chickens geese turkeys and ducks with ranges and units noted in old currency and measures.
John Allison directs sale by public auction on Tuesday March 19 of lot 27 in Nassagaweyn township. 150 acre farm with 22 acres of wheat ground and timothy, 11 acres frye, 25 acres ploughed, 22 acres timber, 12 acres hardwood. Also stock and implements including horses cows oxen sheep pigs wagons ploughs harness reaper and mower and household furniture. Terms cash under 10, credit over that, real estate 2000 cash with balance by instalments at 6 percent. Auction by WW Rue, auctioneer.
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