Acton District Notes Mark Eighty Second Birthday
The community records Mrs Eliza McPherson turning eighty two with family visits at her daughter Mrs James Symon home. Young People's Society hosts a program led by Miss Elva Johnston and includes readings by Arthur McKeown and Mary S Nelson plus a piano solo by Miss J Barbour. Past Masters Night in Walker Lodge is announced for Monday the 19th with a long list of officers in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza McPherson
Jas
Elva Johnston
Young People’s Society
Arthur McKeown
Mary S. Nelson
J. J. Stewart
Howard Switzer
Walker Lodge
W. Bro
Duncan “McTavish
Geo. Cowie
W. M
Wm. Blair
Sims McLean
J.W
T. H. Cook
S. D
L. G. King
J. D
Robert Shaw
R. BH. Elliott
J. S
Archie McNabb
I. G
E. J. Hassard
Tyler
Wm. Cooper
W. W. Bro
R. M. MacDonald
Chas
Wilson
Kly
John Prest
Joy Group
Renetta Waller
R. ‘Hoyle
Cardinals
St. George's
D. T. Brown
Ruth King
Mary Morris
Harold Fuller
Frank Catt
Ernest Shipp
Frank Carr
Remembrance Day Observed by Acton Community Groups
Large turnout at Acton United Church for the Armistice anniversary with outdoor service at the Memorial. Wreaths, buglers, and readings honored fallen soldiers. charity efforts sent clothing to Western Canada and quilts to be shipped from the United Church. Y P A and YW A events featured plays and music, with Rev. Brillinger delivering the sermon on sacrifice and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
United Church
Ton
Lorne’Rifles
Girl Guides
1.C.D.E
Women’s Institute
Acton Citizens’ Band
Jas, Loutett
Reveille
Bugler
Loutett
B. G. Aro
Fist
Canadian Legion
Province of Ontario
Corporation of
Old Contemptibles
Lorne Riffles
Acton Citizens’ ‘Band
St. Joseph's Church
St. Alban’s Church
Acton Women’s Institute
Acton Troop Girl Guides
Duke of Devonshire
Lakeside
H. L. Bennie
Canada
J. C. Cormie
Winnipeg
Fire in Brampton Garage Damages R J Bretts Fuel Facility
A fire at the storage garage of R J Bretts Fuel Company in Brampton caused about 2000 dollars in damage. The blaze, likely from an overheated furnace, endangered a service station next door until trucks and a sedan were moved by bystanders and firefighters. Fire hydrants failed to supply water promptly. Community notices follow including church meetings and missionary society events with details of speakers and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. “Brett
Wm. Allen
R. Martin
M.alteman
Charles Davey
Martin
Herbert Robinson
Esquesing Township Council By laws and accounts details
The Esquesing Township Council held its regular monthly meeting with Reeve George Currie presiding. Communications from The Canadian Legion Georgetown and others were read. Accounts were ordered paid by the treasurer including telephone, court, juror fees, county rate interest, relief purchases, milk and meat supplied, and various audit and inspection expenses. Continued on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esquesing
L. L. Mullin
G. W. Murray
N. A. Robinson
W. A. Wilson
George Currie
Canadian Legion
Georgetown
J. A. Ellis
J. A. P. Marshall
W. I. Dick
Agricultural Development Board
Geo. C. Brown
M. J. Carton
Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement
J. A. Elliott
A. E. Wilson
Tre ®Sart
Bell Telephone
N. R. Thompson
Wm. Bracken
J. M. Bennett
County of Huron
Harry Robertson
James H. Wilson
Elio Mattiuss
L. Serafine
Percy Wagstaffe
Arthur Norton
Wm. Allen
Wm. Schenk
Wm. Douglas
Jas
Mereweather
D. T. Galloway
M. McLaughl
Public Utilities Commission Holds Regular Meeting
The Public Utilities Commission met Wednesday with Commissioners Kerr King and Chairman Thetford in charge. They approved accounts for the Mydro Department Bell Telephone Canada General Electric and others totaling 503.52 and 51.95 for the Waterworks. They declined moving a building until readiness and urged arrears collection. Lighting at the new Murray Memorial Y M C A office was discussed with no decision. A future meeting in the new year will invite key interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
R. J. Kerr
L. G. King
Thetford
Frank Green
Arthur
Green
Willow Street
Public Utilities Office
Public
Murray Memorial Y. M. C. A
Billie questions teacher after being shaken at school
Billie, a six year old, is questioned by his mother about a teacher shaking him for disobedience. Billie explains he was told to sing louder and complied by singing louder afterward, leaving the mother seeking understanding of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie
Sir Donald Mann Dies After Long Rail Career
Sir Donald Mann of Acton and Toronto died suddenly Saturday at his home in Toronto at eighty-one. He led MacKenzie Mann & Company in railway construction across Canada and helped found the Lake Manitoba Railway which became part of the Canadian Northern and later the Canadian National. The funeral was held in Acton with interment at Fairview Cemetery after a life shaping Canadian railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Donald Mann
Acton
St. George Street
Toronto
Fairview Cemetery
Donald
Melinda Street
Ontario
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
MacKenzie, Mann & Company
Edmonton
Qu’Appelle
Long Lac
Saskatchewan
Lake Manitoba Railway
Canadian Northern Railway System
Canadian National Railways
Hugh Mann
Donald Mann
Michigan
Parry Sound
Sir Donald
Cdmadian Pacific Railway
Manitoba
Red River
John Haggart
Sir William MacKenzie
Victoria County
Manitoba & Northwestern Railway
Hudson Bay
Oak Lake
Lake Manitoba
James Ross
Sir Herbert Holt
Montreal
China
East
Canada
Grand Trunk Railway
Maine
Seven deer spotted in Erin cornfield and more local items
Local notes report seven deer leaving a corn field in Erin as a farmer approached. A large truck toppled into a five foot ditch at Belfountain road and ninth line, no serious damage. The Middle Road bridge near Port Credit opens easing travel to Toronto and Hamilton. Poultry thieves strike Nelson Township while memorial service honors fallen Acton men at a Baptist church. A near miss on a highway endangers school children as a car stops to pick them up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Spiers
Erin
Belfountain Road
Dominion
Middle Road
Toronto
Hamilton
Port Credit
Acton
Nerva
Greenock School Christmas Concert Announcement
School officials announce the Greenock Christmas Concert to be held on December 19. The notice lists event details and invites community attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenock
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meeting of United Church ‘Young’ People’s
A. F
A. M
E. Brillinger
A. Y. P. A. Meeting
Y. W. A. of Knox Church
Orchesta
R. Speilvogel
Fred Anderson
Laura Hall
Lillian Woodhall
Lorraine Wilson
Bessie Rawlings
Meryl Grindell
Wm. Gowdy
Rudolph Speilvogel
Lois Atkinson
Margaret Brown
Rudolph Spellvogel
George Simpson
Norman, Gibson
Robert Parkinson
Kirby Willams
Mr. Bennie
Reeve E. Thetford
C, GL. Poole
W. Coles
St. Alban's Church
Jesus
Christ
Buillinger
Brillinger
Lakeside Chapter
The
Fairview
Tyblin
Brampton
Knox Young People’s Guild
Knox Guild
Clarence ‘Henderson
K. Beckett
Wilma Hansen
Jean Bennie
William
Near
Bennie
Fred Coles
Jos Hurst
Laura Wiley
Dorothy Clarridge
Joint Meeting of Missionary Societies
United Church Women's Missionary Society
Missionary Societies
Presbyterian, Anglican and Baptist Churches
J. W. Barberree
Alex. McDonald
S. J. Reid
C. W. Landsborough
Elizabeth Orr
Bishop
W. J. Russell
Poole
McKerrecher
Alliston
Haileybury
Gheir
J. L. Moore
Pte. J. D. Burt
Pte. M. Kaley
T. A. Arthurs
Pte. A. Anderson
Pte. F. Elkington
58Th ‘Battalion
Pte. F. Wells
Pte. J. Fryer
Pte.t. Irving
Pte. G. McLeod
Pte. A. Winterburn
Lieut
H. G. King
Northumberland Fusiliers
Pte. A. Gribben
Pte. P. Godfrey
F. Masters
G. M. S. 4Th Battalion
J. J. Kennedy
N. Stuckey
Farmers’ Creditors
R. S. Adams
M. McLaughlin
R. Thompson
Bracken
I. M. Bennett
Jenkins & Hardy
J. Sanford
Mrs. Jenkinson
Gounell Chamber
R. Starret
Poppy Day Fund
AL J. O'Ngin
Esquesing Agricultural Society
Acton Fall Fair Board
Dr. J. J. Paul
Mydro Department Bell Telephone Co
James Symon
Canadian General Electric Co
Moffat Limited
English Electric Company of Canada
Waterworks
Hydro Department
Canadian Brass Company
Ramsay MacDonald
Donald MacDonald
Weston
Scotland
Wellington County
Old Rockwood Academy
Guelph
Alton
Snelgrove
Nelson Township
George Ellenton
George Dixon
J. Dale
Dundag Highway
Baptist Church
Socilety
Baptist
Evermore
Corp
Roy Hurd
W. G. Brown
J. D. Burt
M. Kaley
A. Anderson
F. Ekington
F. Wills
J. Fryer
T Irving
G. McLeod
A. Winterburn
A. Gribben
P. Radford
W. Lee
P. Godfrey
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