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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 15, 1900
Page
6
GEO HYNDE in Acton Ontario offers the best choice and lowest prices on jewellery. The advertisement highlights price-driven options and a broad selection for shoppers seeking value.
Whaling on Hendersons pond noted as a brief past event. Christmas pageant planned by Albana Sunday School titled Hants Clause Triumph. Georgetown Public School funded for two-fork hardwood at five dollars per cord. Logs and sleigh loads expected Friday. Week of prayer in Methodist Church with services at 7 30. Death of Pretoris of Hombardier W J Mure referenced with somber church notices. Tailor Meears Cooper Ables relocates to Mill Harest. Knox Church to adjust service for anniversary event with sister church. Ottawa Journal report on Bee new Use Peed addition and Journal ownership status. Planning mill activities at Browns Planning Mill Acton.
A December parlor concert is planned at Moorecroft by the Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church with a festive programme to be announced later. The event will include musical performances and a town hall venue, honoring the memory of Bombertier W. J. Moore who died in Pretoria.
The Georgetown Library Board met Friday evening with J A Macpherson J K Godden and other members present. The librarian reported on August October finances and catalogues while committee on finances recommended paying accounts and authorizing a $260 note for six months. The board adjourned after approving the reports and financial motions.
The fragment lists residents visiting relatives and traveling between Toronto, Acton, Guelph, and surrounding areas. It mentions Mr. Alurton of Southampton, Hamsun Bay, Mr. Veroy Record of Nuflelo, and numerous locals visiting family and attending events. References include a commencement at Guelph and a death in Pretoria affecting Mr. Moore and family.
Fragmentary text references empire glory and comrades, offers teas Ovsylon and lila Greens, mentions cemeteries and granite ware for plots, and advertises holiday goods at a Guelph store with Oct. date hints. It blends garbled prose with product promotions and public notices about memorials and sales.
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