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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
4
The local jeweller advertises same day eyeglass services with new lenses screws and repairs. Describes fitting and repair of glasses while you wait and mentions lenses and materials. The ad is from Geo. Hynds Jeweller in Acton.
Odd notes on school concerts and anniversaries share space with court dockets and farm business. Reports mention a Methodist anniversary, a piano recital plan, a barn erection, sledding after a snowstorm, and local legal and police actions. Community notices cover library meetings, grain markets, and railway access concerns.
The Quarterly Board of the Methodist Church meets Monday evening to consider adopting a weekly offering, with a note that last Sunday’s communion services in the Cathedral were well attended and three adults were baptized at the evening service while others joined.
Regular council meeting notes that no provision exists to place the new electric meter bylaw into effect. Committees presented the twenty third report and recommended payment of accounts. Local park and town hall maintenance items discussed. tax reduction request for millinery business considered. Public notices include a church youth society meeting and a ladies luncheon event.
General sympathy is extended to the families of John Brown and Jos Coleman who died last week at their homes in Acton. The community remembers the well known and esteemed men. Visitors from Toronto and nearby towns spent the holidays in the area, including Miss Louisa Alexander from Toronto and Mr. William Graham returning from Toronto University for the holidays. Residents note recent heavy snowfall but hope for milder weather. Local notes mention municipal elections and candidates looming, with Mr. Wm Hornside planning to move to Erin and farm purchases.
Report from Lorne School on October examinations with marks for each pupil and totals who attended. Noted autarlak marks indicate incomplete attendance. Enrollment and average attendance figures are listed.
An advertisement touts Hyomel as a cure for catarrh bronchitis and related ailments. It claims Hyomel uses medicated air from mountain pines and includes an inhaler priced at $1.00 with extra refills. A. T. Brown urges readers to inquire today before Christmas.
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