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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 19, 1927
Page
1
An unclear church service notice lists times and speakers. At 7:00 p.m. a sermon titled Waiting to the radios is referenced by Lunt Addroud in a Barlow of Immortality. The text mentions a gathering of strangers and an ashore reference with the water called upon.
Notice seeking Iwanred Clove makers and anyone with cattle to pasture. Apply to TOATHICY AE at No. 5 Milton. Also sale notice for Murfet and Bie Dinkme Hoon ohuten Will-lowthar sett, practically new. Apply to aed DENTON, 4 Main street.
Neighborhood reports a lively Churchill United Church gathering Monday evening. The program led by Mr. Chus Wilson featured a vocal and cornet ensemble, with notes on attendance, local speakers, and a private lecture by the Young People’s League. Community updates mention hospital visits, road improvements, and farm activity in nearby districts.
By-Law No. 602 imposes annual dog tax 6.00 for dogs, 7.00 for bitches, with veterinary certificates altering rates. It sets owner duties, penalties up to 106.09, municipal enforcement, tagging, and destruction rules for dogs found at large or unvaccinated. enforcement via clerk, collector, and magistrate.
A cattle loading mishap at the C N TL station sent a beast crashing into a temporary partition, throwing a man and injuring his shoulder. He carried the injury for several days. Local updates mention various visits, church exchanges, and community notes on residents and events.
Milton police court reports summary of municipal dog control by laws enforcing penalties from $1 to $400 for dogs running at large. Offenders summoned by Chief Chapman before Police Magistrate Moora Yor for violations. Some by laws repealed by council on May 11. signatures by A Mahon and Hamn-Charl.
On Wadheaday evening the council discussed removing a telephone pole at about $400, with the Wallace Avenue project later approved for grading and tree trimming. The tenth finance report recommended payments, while delinquents were to be collected, by-law updates passed, and Sunday horse activity in the Park noted but not controlled.
A regional stage production by G Y and Tuxis Bays drew strong attendance at the Untiocl Church event titled Lost A Chaperon. The play centers on a riverbank college camp and a ruse by camp boys that ends with a dangerous yet ultimately clarifying outcome between the youths and visiting girls. The cast includes A. Elvin Gamble Jack Abbott Frank Cook and Dorbl Muddock among others, with Chaperon Mrs Higgins guiding the drama.
Acton and District items report a town hall program themed The Van to the City with a May 1 date and acts by local students. The War Memorial Institute hosts a May 46 gathering in Pariah Hall with Miss Powell of Whitby Ontario as speaker and an Empire Day celebration plus an oratorical competition.
Personal paragraphs from readers in Town and Country Allegh Gia Tonwick and others recount weekends in Toronto varied visits to Acton and surrounding areas. Mentions of Mrs W J Toll, Miss Douglow, Alice Cook, and families in Kingston Walkerton and Guelph appear alongside health updates for Mr Ybn Dunn Jr and Mr Breonane. The piece lists numerous social calls, family visits, and travel between Acton and nearby towns with a focus on community connections.
The Wallington and Dufferin Press Association held a Mount Forest diamond jubilee event with near record attendance last Friday. Officials from Orangeville to Arthur attended. A. D. McKittrick presided, and AL O W. Weleht hosted luncheon at the Empress Hotel. The town welcomed guests as to Canada and Mount Forest.
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