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Acton reminiscences of old schools and a cemetery
In nostalgic notes the writer recalls the Proneers' Cemetery interments, Margart Balh’s burial beside Rev. J. McLachlan, and marks fifty years without burial. He outlines Acton Public School history from the first brick building at River and Main, through later sites, involving Captain Willam Allan, Col. Allan, Adam Laing, and the Beardmore property. He recounts teachers, pupils, and the village smithy run by Thomas Overton, with vivid episodes of school discipline and an apple-tree misadventure near the mill pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proneers
Margart Balh
Rev. J. McLachlan
Acton
Overton
Willam Allan
Agnes Street
Maria
Guelph
Beardmore & Co
Airs
Joyn Clarke
Nelson Garden
Halton Lore Rifles
Adam Laing
Col. Allan
Mr. Clarke
Alston
Beardmore
Queen Street
G.T.R
Miss Twh
Anterson
W. Graham
Bob Coates
Bill Butt
Bob
James Broley
Broley
Asa Hall
Maurin Matthews
Abram Matthews
Hall
Hroley
Methodist Church
Erin
Samuel Moore
John Moore
Robert @alman Wall
Tommy Cameron
Lasby
John Lasby
John Allan
James Allan
Dan Munn
Dick Clancy
John
Limehouse
John Cameron
Alex. Cummings
Ed. Matthews
Hugh Wetherald
Alexander, Duncan
Lachlan Kennedy
Erastus Wall
Edward Thoms
William Moore
James
John Cummings
Charles Cameron
Robert Warren Wilbur -Adams
Jas
Matthews
Jos
Lusby
Tom Overton
Celrl
Longfellow
Dick Thurtell
Sam
Ed. McGarvin
Jake Deompu
John JW
Mr .Everton
Musch
McGarvin
Milous
Ceametery
Ransom Adams
Webber
Hannah
Mary
West Bower Avenue
Tony
Main Street
Rev. Swallow
Church of England
Wi. Grant
Mualcolnt’ Kennedy
John Molt