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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 04, 1922
Page
1
Forty-seventh year No. 44 of The Methodist Church at Acton lists services and sermons including The Last Breakfast and The Night of Betrayal, with notices inviting attendance. Also includes Presbyterian Knox Church notices, school events and guild, plus numerous local ads for real estate, farms, sanitary work, and household items from Acton businesses and residents.
Creditors of John Currie late of Acton Ontario are asked to file claims by June 4 1922 with the Administratrix. They must state nature of claim security if any and provide names addresses descriptions. After that date the Administratrix will distribute assets to rightful parties and claims not given notice may be invalid. BARA ANN MainDOUGAT IL Administratrix By U N Vanner Acton Ontario solicitor
A vivid report from Guelph on Macdonald s wallpaper display, noting an unprecedented, expansive selection in the Beacon with Nero s 1022 stocks. Prices have dropped by about 33 1/3 percent compared with last season, substantially lowering decorating costs. Plain papers in fabric and grass weave patterns are highlighted among the offerings.
The ad highlights a wide range of rugs in numerous colors and patterns to match any color scheme. It claims high standards of quality have been maintained despite prices dropping to their lowest point, inviting shoppers to buy now.
A brief item notes that fare refunds are not provided, asserting the value lies in the code and policy.
Local notes report a new brick garage on Mill Street by Mr Ma Atkingon and partners. It mentions natural gas lines to Acton via Caledon and Georgstown, a parish meeting of the Mathadiat Ladies’ Aid, and a change of ownership at Acton Community Home. Also covered are a fall in a barn injuring Robert Watson, and the season’s first acton baseball match with Milton.
The article lists April examination results for Public School students, naming many pupils by name with scores and totals, including Benlot Fourth, Junior Third, and Senior classes. It also notes teacher Benlor Thind Oliva Parwong and various staff, with totals per grade and remarks on the school’s honor roll.
Local notes report visits and events in Acton and nearby villages. Residents such as Mrs Frankin of Marglatagn and Mrs Mutolinnos of ranted host gatherings. school sports see Acton junior team winning 10 to 3 over opponents with a later match planned. A serious traffic reminder cites a dangerous stretch near the McKinnon area needing urgent repair.
Provincial Inspector on the search for Dante McKinnon, missing since April, reports no results. Officers led by Hovingor traced McKinnon’s former home and followed a lengthy inquiry through Acton and Cochrane, with no evidence of foul play or whereabout clues found to date.
The town debates a 633,000 expenditure for a water plant upgrade and lists various local charges and receipts. A May church concert is announced by the Wilting Workers of the A. af church. A mistake in a road project description is noted and a deputation seeks funding to carry gear for fire equipment. Hydro plans include a Toronto to Niagara water route, with overhauls to Oakville and Hamilton connections.
A collage of social notices lists engagements marriages and visits across Toronto and surrounding towns. It notes Myra Vanaborle’s wager with relatives in Voranto, Miua Halla AtoLune’s Toronto birth, and several weekend gatherings at homes in Willowdale and Acton. Many residents, including Mr and Mrs Murda, the Strouds, and the Muirs, are mentioned with travel and family events, while engagements and relocations pop up among communities in Hamilton Guelph and Galt.
Obituary notices Lambert family recall fifty years of farming in Acton area. Mira Lambert, age ~74, longtime Acton resident, wife of Ralph Lambert, mother of several children, funeral at Walrview Cemetery. Additionally an 1931 Ontario Agricultural report notes provincial grants to Halton and nearby townships for farm and crop competitions, with Acton, Georgetown, Milton, Milton, and Oakville listed among recipients and amounts.
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