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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
11
Births marriages and deaths rates listed with charges. Notices include births such as Reid and Gwatkin, marriages like Moyer Fry and Johnson Lappin, and deaths for Ford Wood Fitzsimmons Speight Dayfoot. In Memoriam recalls Alfred McCainsh with family’s remembrance.
This week will see the finish of the Fay Fairs Erin Fair is scheduled for today and tomorrow Farm products are being fairly marketed now The Feast of Tabernacles celebrated by Jewish friends The Milton Fair affected by a heavy rash Leaders note autumn days joy in the country Officials from Acton Fail Fair attended Milton Fair last week Potato digging and turnip pulling keep farms busy Voters List ahead of Election Day Walkerton hires bandmaster J T Park at 75 a month Students settle into study Leaves turn brown for autumn Fire Prevention Week urged October 4 to 10 Mr Carton of Nassagawoya reports large raspberries Mr Duncan McDougall brings largest potato to Free Press Three hundred twenty five at Knox Church communion Clergy moves to Eaton and Bedford Park Church Toronto stipend 5000 Massey Hall radio broadcast reports Ballot day lecture a half holiday Weather and crops noted celery and winter apples Farmers remark on landscape and atmosphere Strange chicken hawk shot by William Roney Second crop raspberries from Mr George Graham Berry samples from Rockwood Society notes Knox Church Society opening night and fall program
Willa T Ward a longtime town resident,found dead on Wednesday while repairing a building near the curling rink. Doctor ruled death by apoplexy. Ward aged sixty nine, lifelong Conservative Presbyterian, unmarried, survived by four brothers Andrew Thomas James John and two sisters Christina and Mary.
A chimney fire at a residence on Oakville Street was quickly controlled with no damage. A reception at United Church saw a $450 gift to Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Munroe upon their departure. Knox Church hosted the induction of Rev. Dr. William Wallis from Niagara Falls South. A wedding in St. Jude's Church united Dorothy Marie Chisholm and Walter Alexander Souter. In Palermo United Church, Rev. Val Tilton preached at October 4 services with Palermo choir. Alice Chapman, wife of William Laing, died at Hamilton General Hospital in her 84th year. Chief Kerr’s brother died suddenly in Brantford. Duck shooting at Rica Lake and camping trips to Mud Turtle Lake were noted alongside a Paris visitor.
Mr V Armatrong of Maraville visited Mrs Fulton and friends last week. Rev Marsh and Mrs Marsh returned from a two week motor trip. The Bankers Athletic Association of Guelph held a wether roast and dance at Edgewood Park with many attendees. Numerous visitors from Toronto Brampton Buffalo Syracuse and Acton called on local families over the past weekend.
Rockwood notes a lower Fall Fair attendance due to bad weather and other fairs drawing crowds. Exhibits in the Hall and Live Stack are unusually high quality. Music by the Robinson Family Band from Guelph and a Toronto concert pleased attendees. Harvest services, visits from relatives, a city sale, and a local ball game are also mentioned amid farm life details.
The report lists students and teachers at Lorne School for September. Senior class includes Leslie Swackhamer Leone Waller George Gram. Junior classes name Corinne MacDonald Tholm Qraft Brandon Crewson and more.
The school report for Erin lists names of students and staff for September across grades IV to Sr. U including Loyola and Lulu McCutcheon, Mary McCraig, Evelyn Pearen, Jessie Forestell, Jean Mann, Marlon Lealle, Archie McDonald, and Teacher.
In the community last week farmers filled silos with a bountiful corn crop and prepare mangolds and potatoes for an average yield. Erin Fair prospects look bright as road improvements near Everton impress travelers. Local visits include John Aitkens and family trips to Hamilton and other neighbors, while T. D. McCutcheon and Robert Thompson attended a Churches of Christ convention in Hillaburg.
A public meeting is set for Monday evening October 12 at 8 p.m. in the Town Hall with Hon. Hugh Guthrie of Guelph and Dr R K Anderson of Milton speaking on election issues. A 3 p.m. ladies meeting will be addressed by Miss Constance Boulton and Dr Anderson in Acton Town Hall. Citizens urged to engage ahead of polling day October 29.
Burnett Sainte Claire Co Investment bankers of Montreal publish a compact guide showing Canadians how to buy good securities by paying 25 percent upfront and the remainder in eleven equal monthly installments over a year. The booklet promotes saving habits and taking advantage of market variations with a one year payment window.
A Primitive Methodist preacher in England named Neale sharply rebuked a farmer who placed only a penny on the church plate. He ordered him to remove it saying the laborer’s sixpence had been covered, and the farmer then gave a more valuable coin, making the collection improve.
A fragment from the London Chronicle parodies aristocratic taste and motor vanity. A Scot asks if a car is a hundred horse power, the motorist answers it is only ten, sparking a wry lesson on pretension and modern tech amid reflective nostalgia.
Community note says W O will hold a meeting at Mrs John McChegor house in Nuisnayiweyn on Wednesday evening October 14. A road programme is planned and road repairs are urged before wet weather to prevent damage along the Georgetown Norval highway.
Tibble, a strong willed Scotch housekeeper, declares she will marry within six weeks after years of service to a Grateful New England family. Robbie, the mild Scotch suitor, listens as Tibble lists her sacrifices and plans to buy a Chase machine with savings. The mistress questions the match as Tibble insists on a future with Robbie.
Over eight years fall ploughing yielded higher average returns than spring ploughing. In six of eight years fall plots produced about 206 pounds more per acre, valued at $34.15 per acre, with equal fertilization, planting, and harvesting. Fall ploughing conserves moisture, improves soil structure, and reduces cutworm larvae, and is cheaper in fall labor. D D Digges, Experimental Station, Harrow, Ontario.
The Dominion Entomological Branch at Ottawa and provincial offices lead a large-scale anti insect effort. Quarantines limit pest movement, trenches trap pests, planes survey infected areas, and experimental measures include poison gas and parasite breeding. The corn borer and other pests are being fought nationwide, yielding millions in crop savings.
An Irishman aged ninety eight emigrates to America to start life anew. A Weymouth grandmother plans to wash the Waglsah Channel while others note age as a handicap. References to Gladstone and a Mexican woman jailed at one hundred and a Chelsea pensioner show longevity and persistence across eras.
A revival rages in a Virginia colored church as elders press members to convert. One man resists and asks how he will wear his hat over horns on the way to Glory, challenging the elder’s instruction with a stubborn joke.
A promotion offers a free pair of silk hose valued at $2.00 to women who form a Hoseno Club in their vicinities. The Rip Company located at 36 James St. S., Hamilton, is running the campaign.
William Franklin Mooney of Acton Ontario sold his stock and business to William R Blair. J Thomas Devey Jermyn Turmer of Acton is appointed to receive and distribute the sale proceeds. Creditors must file claims within two weeks after first insertion, verified by statutory declaration. Acton Ontario dated October 8, 1925. T. D. J. Farmer Trustee.
An old advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Extract Tablets as a fast aid for thin weak children and underweight adults. It claims rapid gains after 30 days and highlights cod liver vitamins as beneficial for sickness and suspected rickets with a price of 60 cents for 60 tablets.
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