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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1875
Page
2
A garbled OCR passage describes church services, special prayers, and social activities with scattered times and days. It mentions morning and evening hours, mail delivery, and community notices, but many names and details are indecipherable.
The Milton team edged Acton in a closely contested match despite Milton missing their catcher. Post game notes note other local affairs including a fair, debt collections deadline, and a sheep shipment from Whitlaw to J. Goldie with Leicester stock.
A disjointed report details debate among club members over an unresolved objection at Acton meetings and notes that previous players from a rival club testified fairly. The text shifts to advertise patterns of china, glassware, and crockery, urging readers to visit and purchase from the store.
The item lists fall shows in Halton and North Riding with dates in October and a Milton event at the Tith. It notes Erin Village and Tuesday October 18 as other listings. The fragment also advertises newly received gold and silver jewelry including wedding rings and watches, with sale pricing. It mentions a week’s stock of groceries, preserves, pickles, cookware, cutlery, glassware, lamps, and teas.
In Erin and surrounding areas, marriages are noted for Phos Ryder and Mary Smith of Erin. Samuel H Detler of Goderich weds Kate Freeman. Jamies Clarke of Guelph weds Fanny Alious Boye Eramuga. multiple church services record unions with local clergy and residents.
Market notes show White Wheat at 95 cents to 1.00 per bushel and Spring Wheat near 1.13 to 1.16 in Toronto quotes. Ontario prices list oats around 88 cents, barley 60 to 75 cents, butter 18 to 20 cents, potatoes 5 to 6 cents per bag.
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