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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 03, 1923
Page
6
Small ads list church events and services including Sunday School and Bible Class at 3 pm. Also notices about rentals, car for sale, home for sale, rose bushes, farms for sale, and insurance services. Includes addresses and contact options for Acton area listings.
Men choose two pair of trousers spring suits for economy and durability. The range covers young men sport suits in many models and colors with single or double breasted cuts. Prices run from 22.50 to 40.00, with strong values at 25, 30, and 35 dollars.
All lines sold down to one or two coats, marked for quick disposal. Good quality tweed in medium colors with belted and plain slip-on styles. Raglan and regular set-in sleeves, mostly with quarter lining. Limited quantities remain in sizes 34 to 40.
Local notices describe a mandatory public health cleanup of yards and premises, upcoming fourth quarter communion services at the Methodist Church with Dr. Uacketgl preaching, Fairview Place reconstruction after a fire, a plan for a municipal historic celebration, formation of a girls baseball team, a sugar camp gathering, UWOC meeting success, praise for Acton’s town tidy appearance by Rev Arthur Horton, and sermons stressing progress and moral questions.
Local hearings feature Ethel Harricon committed for trial on manslaughter charges after a baby death at a Georgetown station. Other cases include charges of assault, intoxication, and property offenses with fines or remands. Community items note repairs, a factory project, and civic notices.
Obituary notices detail the death of Mrs. Kohent Nicklin of Baakatoan and funeral at Hapitat Church with pallbearers named. Also tributes to William Laidlaw K.C. of Toronto and William Gordon of Port Huron with biographical notes on careers, family ties, and community service. Also mentions rising postage rates to Britain and local electoral appeals, plus a Father and Son clash and small-town paper ownership change in Ontario.
Citizens eye a June end celebration with a program of improvements to boost town appearance. Proposals include painting town facilities, trimming dead plants, repairing hydrants and waterworks, sidewalk and street work, and urging residents to paint homes. Also planned are tree plantings, roadway repairs, by law enforcement, and coordinating utility pole painting.
The Acton Athletic Association annual meeting at the Club House elected officers and committees for the year. President Beardmore. Honorary President Heard. Vice Presidents Hyndland and Clarke. Secretary Treasurer Wood. associate secretary Hassard. multiple committees named. discussion on reducing club property assessment. next meetings planned including women’s committee selections.
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