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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 13, 1919
Page
9
A ledger-like notice lists charges for births marriages deaths and memorial cards with scattered OCR errors. It records Dayfoot and Bayer memorials, Ryder death, and family tributes for Arthraon Masolos Good-bye lines and a large church memory section from 1918 with names and family roles.
Brief local items report Victory Bond drives and clean-up week notices. Mentions achievements of Miss Dyke in Toronto, smallpox vaccination rhetoric, horticultural bulbs delivery, church and charity activities, real estate transfer, and a large turnip shipment hauled to the G T R yard.
The Halton county Victory Loan drive shows strong uptake with Acton reaching 184,880 and Beardmore Co contributing 50,000. Districts Burlington Georgetown Milton Oakville and others report varied figures, bringing county total to 1,177,450 as of yesterday.
Various sale notices list buyers and dates for farm stock and implements. November entries include John Wedderburn lot 19 pon 14 Nassagaweya farm stock. D McIvor horags cattle at Acton. John Coker Hramosa stock and implements. John Rice sale of farm furniture. Itbperteon Bros Nassagaweys farm stock. Other notices show executors sale near Hrin Village and Ernest Hoott Maqyesing rock and implements.
Mr Milton near end life at St Josephs Hospital Guelph. Mr Charles Lambert keeps Sunday School active at the church. Miss Athel Camper of Guelph visited friends. Mr Calvin Campbell of Moffat lost two horses hit by a Guelph railroad train. Nassagaweya Women’s Institute held a supper and concert in Brookville Town Hall. Mr Thos Wilson of Edo Mills sought cataract treatment in Guelph. First snowstorm Friday night. Arn Foster sold Main Street residence to C G Hamilton. Joe Dyer of Stettler is visiting North Erin. John McEachern of Erin took over Gorelik share of Dilman Gorelik. Lloyd Thompson recovering after appendicitis. J M Dods Knitting Co of Alton reportedly seeking a local branch. Mr and Mrs G E Sutton of Regina visiting J D Leitch and friends.
The group will be formed only if at least twenty applications are received. All interested young men and women are urged to attend on Thursday evening.
Alfred Watson regarded as Georgetown's oldest resident, arriving in May 1849. Residents including Dr. and Mrs. Forater at Stratford, Gollop family of Norval, and several Georgetown hunters are noted. Epworth League tour to Axgrove, Motors curbed in town, Alderman Society meeting in Halton, and Chautauqua plans for Milton. Various travels, farm purchases, church bazaars, and deer-hunting party lists appear from local papers.
Military coats are dyed and remodeled with assurance of prompt attention to all orders. Patrons are invited to support the service with courteous, prompt handling and careful workmanship.
Robertson Bros sell by public auction at their farm near Acton on Tuesday November 25 at 1 pm. Items include horses cattle calves pigs implements hay and oats with a total under 1000 dollars cash and over 1000 dollars twelve months credit on approved notes. Auctioneer R J Kerr Acton phone 36.
Auction notice for H S Scott sale at Esqueaing Lot 39 on Friday November ta with horses cattle and implements listed. Terms cash for sums under 10 00 and credit on approved notes for larger amounts. No reserve misdated but includes dairy cattle hogs geese and farming equipment. Auctioneers R J Kerr Acton WwK Graham clerk.
Wm Grice buys the Thomas Clifton farm at Munn's Corners and gains possession soon. The School Board seeks bids to build a two room school in ward three. Oakville pays 15434 dollars 65 cents toward the Toronto Hamilton Highway. Clerk Gath named School Board secretary. Mrs Erastus Dorland mother of Dr C B Dorland dies at her son John Dorland's home in New Liskeard aged about four years. Auditor Young submits the 1918 audit for town inspection. Chief Kerr reports two abandoned autos found on the middle road and Nelson town line. Dr Wilkinson, formerly of Palermo, moves to town to occupy the Dr Lusk residence on Station Road. Bhortham cattle sale on Dundas Street farm yields close to eighteen bred cows with top price 500 dollars for a fine cow and calf selling at 4186.
The undersigned will sell by public auction at the residence on Main Street in Hockwood on Monday November 34 at 2 o clock the following furniture and items including tables chairs carpets stoves and household goods. Seventy acres under cultivation and balance of land with a wood hank barn plastered house and spring on the place. Terms ten percent day of sale balance March 1 with possession given on payment of 1000 balance on mortgage. Auctioneer R J Kerr.
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