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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
6
A collection of birth and death notices from March 1925 lists births Charlon Wellington, Jean Francia, and Edna May Lang, with deaths including Robert McQueen, J A Brown, Jessie McCorkindale, and memorials for Mrs Andrew Lawson and John Butler. Names, locations, and dates appear across the notices, with family tributes and memorial sentiments interwoven.
Winter ends next Saturday and Good Friday Easter Sunday are noted. Guelph police costs cited at 29147 yearly. Maple syrup prices set at 2 60 per gallon. March weather prophesied. tulips up. Various local notices include church, temperance, and civic matters with names such as A T Mann, McPherson, Beardmore, and Norman McLeod.
Obituary records indicate Leo Burton Butler son of Robert Butler died in Gloversville at age 11 after four days of illness. Survived by father, mother predeceased him, and a nephew of Mrs John Russell Acton. In a separate notice, Mrs John Martin of Limehouse died following a stroke on January 44th and was a daughter of the late John McCorkindale. Funeral held this afternoon at 1 30, interment Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown.
Motorists in 1925 are being checked by Provincial and Municipal Officers. At Guelph George Walton pleaded guilty to driving without proper licenses on Gordon Street and was fined ten dollars and costs by Magistrate Watt. James Anderson of Guelph was fined ten dollars and costs for driving a car in a manner dangerous to the public after a collision on Wyndham Street between a car driven by G Moss and a truck driven by Anderson. Chief Rae warned tougher action to curb this driving style.
The April Rod and Gun in Canada offers diverse reads for sportsmen including Alden Griffin Meredith's The Shanty Up By the Gens-de-Terre about silver prospecting, William G Irwin's The Motoring Legions Are Coming on summer tourism, and Robert Page Lincoln on lure choices in Fishing Notes, plus other seasonable departments and sketches. Published monthly by W. J. Taylor Ltd Woodstock Ontario.
Saturday March 28 at the Station Hotel Acton an auction of a 100 acre farm lot 24 con Esquesing and a second sale Tuesday March 31 includes Tioas Matthews Orton clearing bale of farm stoat implements and household effects.
The vote of the Church Union was completed on Monday and stood at Union. There are 11 members on the roll, nine of these voted.
Mr Robert Melinery of Erin announces the engagement of his youngest daughter Mindle Merle to Nodwell eldest son of Mr and Mrs Robert Nodwell of Garafraxa Township. The marriage is planned for the latter part of March.
Warden John Coutts and county superintendent J M Yours review the condition of a bridge in Consharne over the river. Meyavi reports question its stability for heavy loads. Officials weigh whether to permit heavy traffic until repairs prove sufficient.
The report mentions increasing traffic on the highway as snowbanks appear. Mr and Mrs Joseph Parker return from visiting their daughter in Michigan. Morgan Barnes of Kitchener visited Mr Morgan Crewson during the week.
The engagement is announced of Lily Elvira Paton of West Gnarafraxs to Duncan Herbert McLean of Ospringe the marriage to take place late March. Mack Sinclair arranging a sale of cattle shoes and hogs on Friday March 20.
Rev Dr Dickey of Georgetown preached at Ebenezer Church to a large crowd last Sunday morning. Rev H Irvine of Street Methodist Church Norfolk preached to Union Congregation at Eden Mills Sunday afternoon in the town hall. Farmers report maple syrup runs and sap flow. Ebeneger Church youth held a St Patrick's concert and supper on Tuesday evening the 17th in Mt. Mr. Engagement announced: Mabel Evelyn Dickey to Lyle Kennely and Eva May Dickey to Frederick Hardland both of Campbellville with marriages planned for late March. Brock Chapman of Campbellville, son of the late Ephraim Chapman, visits old friends after years in Alberta.
The T I S class of the Presbyterian Sunday School hosted a successful St Patrick's Tea Social at Mrs J A Little's home with daffodils and piano selections. A Mission Coffee at Mr and Mrs Lorne J Guild featured choruses devotional exercises and a dialogue by five girls two in disguise as colored ladies. Rev J A Ditz spoke on missions and a duet by Rev and Mrs Diltz followed.
Cyr High School staff and Literary Society members gratefully received a parcel of Community Song Books donated by Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Moore. The society plans an April 2 lecture by W. Dunlop on The British Empire Exhibition at Wembley following Professor Corpjahs March 6 talk Our Greatest Travellers.
Prohibitionists in Waterloo urged Ontario Government to resign or uphold the Ontario Temperance Act at a Saturday meeting. Speakers including Rev Harton and Rev Foreman attacked the beer clause, criticizing Premier Ferguson and MPP K Homuth for personal opinions, urging restriction on beer sales to reduce public violence.
Notice advertises a farm of 40 acres to 100 acres in Halton and Wellington counties. Includes items about homes and business property for sale with insurance and money to loan offers. Signed by J A Bmitheh Noni, Watnto Agent, Acton, Ontario.
The sale at lot 7 on the 10th line near Norval features a pair of horses, a large herd of Holstein and other cows with milk flow, yearling and young cattle, pigs, harnesses, implements, lumber, poultry, oats, and various farming gear. Credit offered on larger sums, with cash discounts for immediate payment. storm date noted.
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