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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 09, 1878
Page
2
Nolan subscribers urged to settle arrears now
To subscribers in arrears for subscriptions and advertising charges the Frer-Prees urges immediate settlement. Those owing for work are asked to call and retire at once to avoid credit rates.
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Thosa
Quebec Elections Proceeds Amid Competing Majority Claims
The Quebec elections concluded on Wednesday with unclear results. The Globe asserts a Ministerialist majority of three while the Main claims the Opposition leads by one. The House convenes around June, leaving the final strength of each party uncertain.
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Quebéc
BS the Globe
Editorial notes and cross-border publishing changes
St John New Brunswick hosts a stir over the public horsewhipping of John Bowes by H Hi Bowie a Montreal contractor amid a planned amalgamation of Canadian Monthly and Bel Forts Monthly under Bir George Stewart Jr. New firearm search provisions threaten owners who cannot prove non carry within districts. US privateering in a Britain Russia conflict looks unlikely as peace prospects rise. The war may be delayed or avoided.
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St. John
N.B
John Bowes
H. Hi. Bowie
Montreal
Ant
Bir
George Stewart, Jr
Bel Fors
Canadian Death and Ontario Turbulence Highlight Local News
A Toronto woman Brown reportedly died by suicide in a cistern. In Ontario Variona quarters Orange lodges vow to join a Montreal brethren parade if requested by authorities. An Essa concession altercation left John Willoughby dead. Douglass charged after a fight in which Willoughby died from abdominal injuries. Deceased leaves a wife and four children.
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Brown
Toronto
Variona
Ontario
Orange Lodges
Montreal
Orange Institution
Mtario
John Willoughby
Ung Tan
Douglass
Ain
Essa
Willoughby
Blue Ribbon
Bodshare
Douziaxs
National Policy discussed at Ballinafad meeting
A public meeting in Ballinafad Tuesday evening discussed the National Policy. Speakers included Mr. D Henderson as chair, Mr. Thomas Goldie advocating home market protection, Mr. Malloy criticizing policy sincerity, and Mr. A W Wright promoting Free Trade with detailed rebuttals. Attendees noted orderly conduct and a profitable gathering.
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D. Thill’n Tall
Ballinafad
Dominion League
Thos. _ Goldie
Guelph
Ontario
Malloy
Erin
Ottawa
Mackenzie
A. W. Wright
Toronto
Wright
W. C. Beatty
Milloy
Exposition Opens as Water Tightens Canal Plans Grow
The Paris Exposition opened with water released into the Lachine Canal Sunday night. Canada forecasts 9 000 tons of phosphate production this year. A new journal prospectus titled Meter Reflector is issued. Credit Valley Railway work begins. The Boston Post questions the McConkey letters as possible forgery. A libel suit is filed against the Chicago Times for publishing them. Preparations begin for a short branch of the Great Western Railway to Guelph if rights of way can be secured. A by law to raise 12000 for Arthur Junction Railway from Goldstone to Arthur village passes unanimously. The Presbyterian General Assembly meets in Hamilton on the 12th next month with about 350 ministers and elders. There is talk of another Fenian raid scare in Buffalo tied to Russia England hostilities. A report of Fenian descent on Nova Scotia and New Brunswick coast is denied from St Petersburg.
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General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In Canada
Hamilton
Buffalo
Russia
England
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Petersburg
Stewarttown Council Minutes Endorse Road and By law Actions
The Stewarttown council met in Stewarttown on Friday April 26 with the Reeve presiding and members present. They approved last meeting minutes and considered road, bridge, and bylaw matters including payments for sheep killed by dogs, plank for a bridge, printing costs, school section division, highway overseers, culvert work, road scrapers, sidewalk supervision, and commission appointments. The session adjourned to May 31.
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Stewarttown
Manvbors
A. Kn Wright
Thompson
Othura
Sthcon
Lindsay
John Sprowl
Mr. Shortwood
Mer. McHuery
Robert Hall
Plank Pierce Bridge
Mr. Graham
Mc. Lindsay
Black & Dilts
McEnery
Shorcrege
Graham
Mec. McEnery
Ashgrove
Mr. Lindsay
Thos. Bell
Thia m
Hugh McColl
James McPherson
Archibald McDonald
David Lawson
Edward Nixon
Thomas Smith
Norval
Arthur Little
Mr. McEnery
G Shortreed
Frederick
Georgetown
Eramosa Township Council Reimburses Road Official
Eramosa Township Council met at the Centre Inn on Monday the 6th with all members present. Alexander McIntosh was refunded two dollars twenty five cents and two dollars seventy five cents expenses after being sued in Rockwood for his conduct as Road Overseer. Committees were set to inspect roads on both sides of the gravel road and report at the next meeting. Additional payments included stationery and culvert repairs, with adjournment to Monday the 27th mat. at 10 o'clock A.M.
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Centre Inn
Reave
Alexander McIntosh
Rockwood
Eramosa
Waters
Murrie
Alexander MclIntosh
John McIntosh
Measré
Waters and Hartop
Messrs. Duffield
Mutrie
J. Anderson
Josiah Boycé
Charles McDougal
John O'Boyle
J. A. Davidson
T’p
When is a Man Prank The Satirical Debate on Drunkenness
A Victorian column riffs on whether public figures in a parliament are drunk based on behavior and signs. The piece cites examples like staggering, clinging to rails, and addressing lamps, debating how to prove intoxication through legal standards and public decorum.
Prices of farm staples in 1878 market list
A Dominion Line May 2 1878 market sheet shows prices for flour butter eggs lard and grains. Flour 2 50 to 3 00 per 100 pounds white wheat 1 15 to 1 25 per bushel spring wheat 0 90 to 1 12 oats 0 35 to 0 40 barley 0 40 to 0 45 peas 0 55 to 0 70 hay per ton 19 00 to 21 00 eggs per dozen 0 8 to 0 9 butter per pound 0 13 to 0 15 potatoes per bag 0 40 to 0 50 hogs per owt 0 00 to 0 50 clover seed and timothy prices 4 00 to 6 00.
Epps Cocoa Beverages Endorsement in Civil Service Gazette
The Civil Service Gazette praises Epps Cocoa as a healthful beverage aiding digestion and nutrition. It extols cocoa’s role in building a fortified constitution and resisting disease, noting the product is sold by James Errs & Co at Threadneedle Street and Piccadilly in London.
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Codoa
Eppa
Civil Service Gazette
James Errs & Co
Chemiat
Threadneedle Street
Piccadilly
London
Card Prices And Rates Clarified In Brief Missive
The note states prices apply to card only and that all work is charged at old rates. It promises further particulars next week and is signed Yours truly.
Look Nay Stand Next Door to the Methodist Church
A compact note describes a building or site adjacent to the Methodist Church, hinting at a nearby structure or feature with potential relevance to local streets or property. The readable fragment suggests an address or landmark for locating the area.
Dressmaking Opens At Mrs Stone’s Residence Acton
Announcer informs Acton and vicinity that dressmaking has begun at Mrs Stone’s residence on John Street. Orders left with Mrs Stone’s team will receive prompt attention. Misses Bell and Stone offer reasonable prices.
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Acton
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