29 Mar 1928
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1928
Page
1
Knox Church Acton presents Rev A C Stewart MA at Willow Street. Morning sermon titled The Unchanging Good. Sunday School at 2 PM. Evening service The Minkster with topic Right the Good Fight. Monday Your People's Guild plans and usher call.
The notice lists weekly church activities including Sunday School Men’s Bible Class at 7.00 and The Pastor at 230 ppm. The Pastor Monday 8.00 p.m. Young People’s Meeting Thursday 8.00 p.m. Midweek Prayer Service.
Classified notices list several rental and sale items. A six room renam ed house on Malin Street Acton is offered by Hugh McCutchin with contact Phoni Pors. Other notices advertise brick houses on Frederick Street for ante and conven ce s, and a man wanted for a New York dairy farm with steady work and indexed pay. Additional items include sale offers for a Chatham Incanata, a Cony Cottage in Everton, and various livestock and farm equipment listings.
Trenton visitor RALLINAFAD N Odkes visits sister and friends while a string of local events unfolds. The piece notes health concerns, farm work, church programs, social gatherings, road conditions, and community thanks amid spring weather and rising river levels.
The town council discussed sidewalk work on Young Street including extending a cement sidewalk to the southeast side. A request from residents for paving the road alongside the sidewalk was noted and steps were ordered to lay the new sidewalk this year. The clerk was tasked with coordinating with the Underwriters' Association about a fire pump tank installation and gasoline supply for pumps. Arrangements for rink and town truck from the tank were set, and plans for lavatories in Town Hall were requested.
Mr Duncan Campbell, president of the Halton Mutual Fire Insurance Company, was elected second vice president of the Ontario Manufacturers Mutual Fire Underwriters Association after a convention discussion about fair competition among Ontario agricultural and mutual insurance companies. The board reviewed dealings with the Agricultural Development Board and agreed to a uniform basis for all mutuals. The resolution emphasizes equal treatment and fair access to the Ontario Agricultural Development Loan.
About 36 sheep breeders from Halton County met Monday afternoon to organize under the Agricultural Representative. Speakers Wade of Toronto and Telfer of Paris addressed the gathering and stressed the value of purebreds and good foundation stock. Local clubs and counties discussed in a plan to form a Provnical Sheep Club with Wellington, North Stas, Lanark, and Renfrew involved. The meeting approved officers and laid groundwork for county coordination and future expansion. Funeral notices for Mrs. Coulter and Mr. Carter are noted separately with service details.
Milton court hears no other cases on docket while Mr Justice Wright receives the traditional pair of gloves. Bank teller T. Wrauter moves to Haliburton branch. Morlonet of Gait takes his place in the cage. A burglary and motor-car theft case is moved to Guelph General Hospital for an appendectomy.
The Free Press records a bustling list of Acton residents and Toronto visitors who spent the past weekend at homes and with friends in Acton and area. Names include Mrs Nell McNabb, Mr Austin Reid, Miss Gladys Huffman, Mr James Wird, Mr George Mason, Miss Helen Anderson, Mr RT Patterson, Mrs OG Brown, Miss Inthel Cowle, Mr Roy Wannsbrough, Mrs BOG Arnold, Miss Lorna Kennedy, Mr Mc, Mr N P Moore, and many others visiting in Stratford, Kitchener, Georgetown, Welland, and surrounding towns. The piece also notes engagements and a lighthearted anecdote about a professor’s anniversary misunderstanding.
Municipal Council urged small town upgrades to improve appearance and safety. Proposals include railings on upper Malin Street bridge, straightening and completing cement walkways, leveling curbs, updating stormwater intakes, and repairing air vent at Town Hall. Also suggested painting bridge railing and widening accessible paths near residences and the Ativer Street bridge.
Notices detail the deaths of Rev Albert Smith in Grand Rapids and several Brampton Trafalgar residents. The Rev Smith, tied to Canadian Methodist ministry, died after a long life. Mrs Francis Hustler of Brampton passed after years there from Trafalgar. funeral in Norval Cemetery. Mrs Sarah Jane Black Anderson of Trafalgar Township, widow of George Anderson, dies at age 80s. noted Milton Methodist and United church connections. funeral from Trafalgar residence with Milton burial.
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