11 Mar 1920
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
1
A fragmentary classifieds page lists various employment and housing notices including apprenticeships at a cutter, a caretaker wanted for Knox Church, a driving outfit for sale, a five room house for rent, laundry help, and a comfort home and garden for rent. Also seeks two boys for glove outing and notes tax and salary terms in multiple listings. Numerous garbled lines reference Ontario locations and seven specific job or housing items.
Milady in winter attire shifts to spring styles as the Fashion Exhibit opens Thursday through Saturday at Sake Place. The event showcases new and fresh items for the season, with displays titled The Formal Fashion Exhibit.
Charming displays of new millinery with large and small shapes trimmed in fonara leathers ribbons and novelty effects. The New Suits coats and dresses show fitted tops, smooth shoulders, and narrow skirts with decorative pockets cuffs and collars. See fresh dresses blouses skirts gloves neckwear fabrics and other spring fashions in Guelph this week.
Local Milton events report church programs and fund drives. Civic notices mention a memorial collection, a church concert by Rev N Arwyle, and community meetings with state figures and parish leaders.
Reports describe the Ontario Legislature’s opening day with Minister Drury acquitting himself as an experienced parliamentarian. Observers note attendance by Mrs Beury and other figures as debates touch on governance and procedural norms in the early session.
The document records Hon W. E. Raney and Halcrow of Hamilton discussing a supposed statement about a planting of a tampering during the avonks. It notes no public dissemination or exceptions by the Attorney General and a suggestion that temperance officials would be consulted.
Premier Drury's minority is declared with 2 308 votes while Lt Gov Clarke and other officials attend in uniform. The passage notes parliamentary proceedings, ministerial assignments, and a controversial vote tally, with references to royal assent and government actions affecting wartime liquor policy and provincial administration.
A Citizens meeting led to the disbanding of the Memorial Committee for a James Lynd appointed engineer for one year. The council accepted a plan to involve the G.W.V.A. and memorial backers, approving public support while consolidating funds for the town hall and hydro projects. The audit and annual accounts were reviewed, with the council authorizing a formal accounting and the adoption of officers and contracts for the new year.
A damaged text fragment reports on a social and personal notice about a marriage in Toronto area. Names such as Mr. Weir Water, Mayor Avonia, and others appear amid garbled lines about a convent ion, attendance, and a quiet marriage planned for March 2%. The piece references witnesses and local figures but lacks coherent chronology.
Obituary notes the death of Annie, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs William J. Telat of Georgetown. Mentions the family sorrow, religious affiliation with the Baptist church, and survivors including a husband and two brothers and two sisters. Records her Ontario birth and later move to Todtinda, with references to community figures and local mourning.
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