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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Mar 28, 1878

Page

3

Grand Trene Time Table and church notices

The timetable lists Night Express departures at 2 03 a m and 3 35 a m with various mixed services and fare notes. It notes routes to Toronto and Galt with several trains and expresses. A church notice from the Methodist Church invites worshipers to Sabbath services at 6 30 p m with Rev Howes as pastor.

Night Express Toronto Mail Express Gat TA Pam Galt Tray Express Western Mail Tendon Howes

Local Acton notices mix of shopping events and town news

Acton diary lists weddings sales and lectures with Watson visiting Monday. Cabbage sale, new dressmaking, temperance events, and dairy plans appear amid farm thefts and a note on a harsh winter. Mercury reports new millinery stocks and town improvements.

Bargain Pianos for Sale at Cucuthor Seed McGarvint s

Notices offer rare Beatty pianos for disposal at a bargain with particulars at the office. Also a medical printer submits lines for gifts and a verse about kissing the devil, a tale of love and sorrow. Matileson announces continuing practice at Mill street Georgetown in 1878.

Beatty PB. D Sraugh Georgetown Mill Street D. Matileson

Secord's New Store Delights Shoppers With Vast Selection

The advertisement extols Secord's New Store as bustling with customers and fully stocked. It touts rare fruits from distant lands, dried fruits, honey, maple products, and meats at low prices, plus a large assortment of crockery and houseplants to brighten homes.

F . Pae James Symon Symon Makas Goulor Secard

Auction notices of farm stock and implements in five townships

March 28 to April 6 sale listings for Mrs. W G Simpson John Arthurs David Storey Jas Collis John Kennedy and others. Auctions led by W Hemstreet and W Roe with items from Eramosa Esquesing Nassagaweya and Acton including a new brick house on Main Street Acton.

Waldie S. Smith Acton Red Rose Smith W. G. Simpson Eramosa W. Heistreet Afarch John Arthurs Wm. Hemstreet David Storey West Hal Lot Con Nassagaweya W. W. Roe Jas. Collis W. Hemstreet John Kennedy Messrs. A. Brown P. S Armstrong

Milk delivery notice for Acto village ends April fifteenth

J. declares no further milk deliveries in Acto after April 15. People seeking milk may obtain it by calling at the first house on Mill Street north of the G T R at the usual price. Buttermilk is always available at 2 cents per quart. ARMSTRONG.

Dressmaking Open at Mrs Stone's Acton Village

Announce dressmaking started at Mrs Stone's residence Acton with orders to be attended promptly and at reasonable prices. Property protection notice warns that any riding or driving on premises will be prosecuted. Open Division scheduled by Sons of Temperance for April 9 at the Temperance Hall with free admission and Blue Ribbon Club attendees urged to come.

Manistoba Acon Boys Samuel Speight James McGuire John Masey Messis Crewfori i Bros Georgetown Acton Checker Rine Free Press Lestuce McGarvin's J. B. Watson Temperance Acton Aston Fyfe& McNaba Temperance Hall Bell & Stone Jas. Bryder Lischemith Ontario Agricultural College Guelph Wm. Johnson Sons of Temperance Bro H. Cameron W.P J. Albert Moore W.A Fred Ross R.S Clara Speight Hattie Speight F.S Benj. Nicklin Treas R. B. Cook Warrenins Annie Waldie Bro. D. Kelley Ois Alex. Waldie Symon Joseph Arthurs i/Sons of Temperance Emperance Wall Blue Ribbon Club O. Lozier Com

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