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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 02, 1924
Page
4
A reflective piece by Ida M. Thomas dated October 2, 1924, exploring a homemaker’s inner life. She contrasts daily chores with mental wanderings, noting thoughts travel freely while hands stay busy with washing, mending, baking, and scrubbing. The author asserts that knowledge comes from thoughts, not tasks, and cherishes the mind’s excursions despite labor.
The Rally Day service at Coningsby Sunday evening drew strong attendance. Superintendent Mr Big ham led a splendid programme with school members delivering well. H P Moore of Acton gave an inspiring talk on neighbors and aid, and offered practical tips for effective work. Erin Village Council spent 249.00 on a replica for Malin Street raceway. Several residents, including Duncan Sinclair, Mrs Mil loy, Rev J A Evans, Mrs Huffman, W Dannit, and Mrs H Ardoch, are mentioned with travel and health notes along with Miss E G Rogers visiting from New York and Miss Marion Woods ill with a serious illness.
Hazel Spence visits her uncle in Regina while Wyman Moore returns from Port Arthur to Ottawa. Richardson & Co of Toronto计划 opening an office in the O’Melll Block. Mr and Mrs RY Barraclough return from England and Europe to Glen Williams. Mrs Ea McWhirter returns from Port Arthur to follow her daughter Mrs Reynolds. Guelph and Main Streets corner work advances with cement pavement widening. Florence Huggins attended with lamp and silver. Barber and Gordon Barbee of Toronto prepare to move to Florida next month. Remains of Frank W Betts from Vancouver arrive. funeral held at home of his brother-in-law, followed by Masonic service and burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
Pastors preached on temperance at Sunday services. Robert Stewart leaves for Toronto Normal School. Messrs. Mensies and Shields return from Alaska and Northern Ontario. Hydro Commission updates the old building and upgrades voltage to 4,000. George Gowling plans a Texas visit. Weir's marble works torn down for a brick residence. Milton Wood Unpregnating Company Limited granted Dominion charter with $540,060 capital. Fifty to sixty attend Mrs. Lush descendants reunion at Wabasso Park with relatives from Ashgrove Toronto Winnipeg Milton Clarkeon.
A nostalgic account from Acton recounts familiar faces at the Fair. Major Grant, Inspector Deacon, George Ramshaw, Mary Jane Watson, John and Robert McOibbon, Annie Firstbrook, Sandy Gorton and Jack Warren reconnect with old townsfolk, families, and farms while noting changes yet preserving memories of Acton’s past.
Bright pleasant day marks the Fall Fair with the Baby Show drawing the crowd and memories of old friends. Mary and I enjoyed the gatherings, displays of grain flowers and crafts, and the warm greetings from neighbors and former day visitors at the grounds and hall.
A.H. Vorster mayor of Oakville visits Acton, then in hospital in Toronto. AL Hemstreet recalls Acton links to Homatrest of Milton and Acton kinship, plus memories of Roberta Gibbons and Jimmie Matthews horse circuits and the Fall Fair.
A Sprague Manitoba correspondent describes liquor delivery by breweries and home brew, damaged roads, public drinking, and violent incidents. He argues Ontario policy will not instantly fix local issues and urges Ontario to stay firm on dry districts amid mixed-population outposts.
A district magistrate presides over civil and criminal cases with no juries or lawyers. He questions witnesses, aims for a decisive verdict, and may punish truth with brutal efficiency. The anecdote centers on a basket dispute testing the magistrate’s impartiality and authority. A second note describes new Post Office reply cards issued for business use and mailing guidelines.
A reflective piece on the value of a boy and the sacrifices parents make to guide him. It urges daily effort, home influence, and steady encouragement as essential to his growth and character development.
A misfit encounter describes a man hiring a Chinese servant and attempting to train him to receive calling cards. The servant met visitors who presented their cards and compared them to Mrs Smith’s card, then remarked that “Tickets no good, you can’t come run,” signaling denied access.
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