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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1875
Page
2
Fragmentary text mentions a starting time and a person named Marx with MP mileage. Details are unreadable, dates and places are uncertain. No clear event or outcome available from the readable portions.
Post office hours and mail routes show morning and night Express trains from Acton. Morning Mail at 9.0am, Day Express at 20 p.m, Mixed at 40.00, Night Express at 12:45 am, Pay Express at 35 am, Mail 2s Foss. Acton Post Office closes at 8:45 am and 5 pm. registered letters must be despatched before hours. snatchball mail Tuesdays and Fridays.
Local items from Acton Ontario discuss store improvements at AlcNair’s, new millinery space, mail delivery concerns for villagers, and upcoming church and school events. Also notes on post office habits, a church property purchase, and a town council meeting with charity donations and sidewalk petitions.
An assortment of notices mentions fashion items and shops, including a millinery retailer famed for style in the province and a New York style teaware listing. The fragment references meat handling guidelines and various торговые remarks about stock, trimming, and ready orders, with mention of Henderson Co. and Christiebe.
At the London assizes the case of Gust versus Bell Campbell concerned a breach of promise to marry after years of courting. The plaintiff’s father pressed for the contract while the defendant pled poverty, but the jury awarded 31500 in damages. The text also advertises Christ ie Henderson & Co. goods and other market offerings.
The advertisement proclaims a large imported stock with every luxury found in a first class city establishment. It highlights fresh oysters clams canned salmon ocean trout Finnan haddies sardines lobsters shell lobster and other seafood items.
A fragmented sale listing buys for oysters fresh assorted jellies preserves and many kitchen wares. The items include black currant jelly crab apple jelly red currant jelly strawberry jelly pineapple preserve pear jelly grape jelly peach preserve cherries canned goods tea sets glassware and various household tools. The list emphasizes broad stock with little narrative context.
In Harriston on the Jat inkt Rev JG Scott marries James Patman and others. Hacking's printing office to Miss EH Elkerton and Mr Thos Elkerton of Har, DE Acton on the 6th indt Maggie daughter of Thos Wathon aged 9 years 3 months.
The undersigned offers a park lot immediately east of the rail away track known as Young’s survey in Acton comprising six acres more or less. It has been surveyed into image lots but preference is to sell in a block. Acton is described as prosperous with growth prospects. For terms and particulars contact Mr Henderson, Acton, or owner Ashgrove P A, in Esquesing, Sept 4, 1875.
The notice catalogs hardware essentials for house and barn needs including nails locks wigs spades shovels forks axes lawn and carpenters tools bolts chains ropes blasting powder fuse guns pistols revolvers ammunition cartridges brass kettles enamel pots and more for general farm and garden purposes.
A local dealer list shows Talle Cuttlery and Mirrora offering a vast stock of paints oils glass putty varnishes brushes pencils and related tools including spoons razors canes scissors graining combs and other items, highlighting a broad hardware and hobbyist inventory.
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