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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 02, 1930
Page
4
Neighbourhood items report visitors from Toronto and Buffalo, trades and fairs, health concerns, a corn roast mishap, and local family movements. Funeral notices, marriages, and church events are noted alongside stories of road accidents and a weekend in Rockwood with names like Binnie and Heddon.
Miss Mary Blair returns to Macdonald Wall Guelph to resume shuidha Milas Hattie Dunham back from a week at Versailles NY Mr and Mrs John Blair and Afr and Mrs Wichard Alten weekend at Waterford J H Pollard motor trip to Montreal and Rochester Banquet planned for Brant Inn Friday Oct 9 for firemen drill team TLML Pettit to judge cattle in Chatham NB Roy Henderson and son Wilson visit D W Henderson Thomas Tees arrested and held for hearing Magistrate Barr remanded until Tuesday Death of Aus Henton in NY born near Burlington Way Assessing legacy of late Tenton family Mrs Oliver of Toronto returned from England St Pauls United Church choir hosted by Mr and Mrs Wood Clements Marriage of Made One Grace to David Alexander at Milton Sept 20 Stittown area car stolen Brampton man later found. blood on cap implies injury Local residents visiting relatives in Lawn Mrs W M Moore of Niagara Falls NY visiting sisters Allises Wilett and Be Mr and Mrs Wer Mhenird sail to England returning late November Senior moves weaving plant to old shoe factory Grace Anglican Church shower for Mrs Ellen Clement whose marriage to John Waon Bant announced About 200 friends attended with many handsome gifts.
Anne Meredith is home from Thronto under doctor care and recovering. Harry Devereaux bought the Brown farm and will stay on the farm with Wirs Brown remaining. The township road superintendent cleared trees for better vision and two cement bridges were built on Limehouse sideroad. A schoolhouse break in four days left the room raided and items taken. local youths are suspected of pranks with dogs carried off.
Funeral attended for Tate Mra W Campbell Kirin note of J Campbell progress after operation at St Josephs Hospital Guelph. Webbs returned home after visit in Baskatohowiu Albion, Mana Pearen, Yaldla and Emmi visited Toronto. Anthony and children from Toronto stayed here. Mrs Jorla Aitkenn to Toronto after vacation. Struthers of Lucknow and families weekends visit. Induction services of Stev J Grant held with large crowd. church supper served in basement by Guild.
Oakville reports progress on the east pier reconstruction and rising building activity with new houses going up in town. Residents Mrs J Holcroft and Mrs T AB Hayle return from a Pacific coast trip. Harvey Luau returns from Orillia Hospital after ten weeks of operations and will need weeks more to recover. Rev Mr Yurrinon of Chicago holidaying with the Harrison family remains under care.
Colonel James Pedley of Toronto visited Dr. A G Funda last week. Town residents and visitors from Acton Guelph Weston and Hamilton attended social gatherings, trips included Washington and Victoria, and Odd Fellows district news highlighted a new grand master in Ontario.
A farmer asks five sons where they were when he called them. Each son offers a quirky excuse, from tending a wet barn to adjusting clocks, ending with a youngest son’s reply about being in the barn. The fragment hints at a traditional moral about responsibility.
Eden Mills reports a well attended Women’s Institute meeting at Mrs. Max Milne’s home. Dr. K. E. McQuilough of Guelph spoke on artificial cleansing of the blood, stressing purity and daily practices for personal and communal welfare.
A Minneapolis Tribune item describes a woman’s confusion over a mail delay and a post office clerk’s form reply. The scene shows a misused term causing a tense exchange about a package and a rheumation complaint.
Fragmentary captions from a dull trade display reveal a salesman boasting improvements while a passerby teases him about missing a beautiful owner. Separate lines mention school pranks and curious questions about birds and apples, all interwoven in a chaotic, garbled page.
The notice lists the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at 11:00, Sabbath School at 7:00, Thanksgiving service, and a series of meetings. It notes a 6 Sunday School meeting time, a preparatory service on October 2 at 8:00 pm, and an anniversary service on October 9 with Congregational tea and a concert on October 27. Always welcome.
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