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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1897
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR shows capital figures and assets listed as 2650 000.00 reserve fund 725000.00 total assets with unclear context and malformed capitalization. Names, dates, or organization identifiers are not discernible in the fragment.
Died in British Columbia Mrs. Grant wife of W. H. Grant son of Alex Grant Church Street death attributed to heart disease. Local and visiting friends express sympathy. Community notices cover advertising advice building activity by Acton firms, Klondike fever tale, road pamphlet promotion, drink pricing, pastoral exchanges, a fire brigade concert plans, and a post office nuisance with children repeatedly visiting for mail.
Milton prepares for Thanksgiving service at Methodive church with revival by Crowley and Thanter set for December 6. Local life includes shop changes, grain shipments, and a shooting match at Mrs Lelchman’s, with various residents returning home for winter and recovering health.
The Georgetown column reports a morning Thanksgiving service at the Baptist church with attendees Reva Perrin and others, Sunday Schools meeting, and visits from Miss Wiltsie of Owen Sound. It notes a graduation appointment, local funerals, deer hunters returning, and various travels, illnesses, and local civic events.
Visitors and locals share holiday plans and greetings. Miss Aggie Cretch returns to Woodstook. Mrs. Francois visits relatives in Woodstook. Mrs. Gray of Toronto visits Moorecroft. several trips to Toronto, Buffalo, Guelph, and Georgetown are noted. Church notices mention Rev Bowell’s Waterloo visit and Wallerton Methodist anniversary sermons with a $900 appeal.
Reads like a partial ad offering freight or express shipments at Ontario railway station with prices starting at 95.00 and up. Mentions guaranteed express service though details are unclear.
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