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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 08, 1936

Page

5

Local Social Notes From Brampton Guelph and Nearby

Hillsburg Wr. and Mrs. W. Chequé with Master Robert and Jimmie spent Sunday with Clarence McClure at Brampton. Mrs. J P McCann and Pred were in Guelph for the week end. A miscellaneous shower blessed Miss Bertha Gray a bride-to-be at her parents home Sixth on. Mr J Cox able to be about again after escaping injury from a gravel truck. Albert Cox John Green visited Toronto with Cox's nephews. Eva Qoreen Bill Cox spent Sunday with Rozvels. Many are listed sick in this vicinity and hoped to recover soon.

Guelph Bertha Gray J. Cox Albert Cox John Green Toronto James Lowrie Rockwood Max Milne William Currie Sm. Lowrie Nassagaweya Amir Grover Gallagher Mona Fred Davidson Laura Atkins Acton Ina Burnett Barrie George Currie Georgetown Bi Hayles and Son Jack Wright Detroit J. Wright Robert McAlpine Hamilton Clarke George Clarke Thomas Kemp Norman Spence Spence Bob Croft William Croft Messrs Stuart

Wahlted Church Young People Hold Regular Meeting

Wahlted Church Young People Society meets Monday with Ross Gordon presiding. Marion and Kathleen Taylor present a Canada missions talk. Rev E Kerr delivers sermons at Eden Mills to large crowds. Community mourns Oscar Ostrander. other members face operations and funerals.

Wahlted Church Young People's Society Ross Gordon Escuia Pub Growl of Missions Canada Marion Kathleen Taylor Jean Howell Eden Mills Presbyterian Church E. Kerr Avonton Mor Azton Reedsolokki Guelph Oscar Ostrander Western Hospital Ian Toronto Aomsult Stock Yards Toronto Wot. Dickleson Andéego Wm. Wishart Waspital George Gormon Ross Colin Kitching KI Anderson Robt. Campbell Kincardine United Church Women's Missionary Society Janett Little George Holton Wm. Gordon Alf. Watson Chas. H. Warris A. IC ‘Yhomius Powers John MM. Dyer Ww. Cc. T. U Harris Janet Lite John Little Warrie WM Speedsside Mroo Rob.wechardyon Vineland Alex. Clark St. Catharines Roy Day University of Toronto Chas. Garner Galt Marlem Day Mildred McKany Kitchener the United Church

Visitors gather at Hortop home in Everton area

Ever ton area residents hosted and visited relatives from Blair Strabane Guelph Toronto Osprings Dun dalk and Winger amid weekend gatherings. Notable guests included Mr and Mrs James Hortop and Charles Hortop of Blair Mr and Mrs Howard Pielding and son David of Strabane Mrs W H Pielding of Guelph and Mr and Mrs E Spence of Toronto. The McCutcheon and Shepherdson families also hosted and travelled guests.

W. H. Hortop James Hortop Charles Hortop Blair Howard Pielding David Strabane W. H. Pielding Guelph Osprings Messie P. R. Peavey Harry Hartep Gordon Aitkins Huntsville

Local notices from Harmilton and Acton obituary

Ballina and Mrs. Foreman of Harmilton visit Roy Foreman family. Visitors at Mrs. Soper's home include Joseph Morris Frank Yelmen Cecil Soper and others from Tor onto Preston. Funeral held in Acton for Mrs. David Mc Enery with sympathy from the community. Soper recovering from ten days of bed confinement. No church service here due to anniversary services at Melville United Church.

Galt Hospital David Mc Enery Acton Soper Melville United Church

Milton area visitors and farm incidents headline week

Milton mayor and Mrs J P Bartleman return from Timouns visit to Mrs Hartleman’s parents. The Fetter family and Mrs Millard visit WL Hetler’s home. Police hunt delinquents who removed detour barricades on the Milton Acton route during bridge work. A sow leads her brood through Mount Nemo fields, then is captured on Raymond Miller’s Freeman farm.

J. P. Bartleman Timouns Milton Acton Mount Nemo Raymond Miller NR WR Freeman

Notable Local Items Mix Travel, Construction and Tragedy

Burlington residents report Mrs Macdonald visiting Johannesburg and Durban while Water Commissioner John Marduks outlines lakeshore excavation for a new house. Dominion Construction completes cement work on a road slide. Edward Dankin dies at 75 after brief illness. A car owned by E Zealand overturns with no injuries. Veterans’ groups in Hamilton draft employment resolutions. September relief funds and unemployment measures discussed as local labor remains tight.

Mr. Macdonald G. W Tebbs Johannesburg Durban Natel South Africa John Marduks Roseland Survey Nelson Township Dominion Construction Co C.nlr Maple Avenue Edward Dankin Pine Elzabeth Streets E. Zealand New Street James Beasley Hamilton King's Road Gates Hughes Cleavez Mortimer

Oakville High School Field Day Produces Winners

Oakville records note Yrena Matheson winning the Senior Girls sprint crown and Don Macrae taking the Intermediate Boys leadership during Friday’s Field Day at Trafalgar Park. Also mentions Mrs H Adair prizes at Milton Fair and Mrs Gellagher with Donald David’s death.

Halton Liberal Conservative Association Lloyd Dingle Burlington Mra Edwin Halict Oakville Halton County Oakville High School Trafalgar Park Yrena Matheson Don Macrae Lar

Georgetown Residents Return From Sightseeing and Visits

Georgetown citizens report returning home after extended travels and visits. Mr. and Mrs. Goodler came back after two months in the British Isles. Mrs. R. B. Poulis and others arrived from Scotland. Morrison, McLeod and Cook families hosted relatives in Canada and Ontario last summer. Smith & Stone Ltd. held a golf event with 100 distributors from Canada and the U S at Cedar Crest Golf Club. Orion Lodge hosted a large Odd Fellows rally led by Grand Master W T Knighton of Ontario.

Mra. Goodler Lelicia R. B. Poulls Scotland Old Land O. T. McLeod Sudbury Cook Toronto Morrison A. B. Castell Wighgate Chatham Woodblock Cedar Crest Golf Club Smith & Stone Ltd Georgetown Canada United States Oddfellows Orion Lodge Representatives of Credit District No W.T. Knighton Grand Lodge of Ontario

Harvest Home services and church entertainments noted

Limehouse United Church held Harvest Home services to praise God and thankfulness with Rev A O W Foreman delivering an address. A Monday evening program by Epworth United Church youths from Toronto featured John Nichol and others in concerts and sketches. The Limehouse community welcomed visitors from Toronto and praised the entertainment.

Fragmented Speech About Aide And Fest

A clipped dialogue fragment shows confusion over a planned aid and a festival. The lines suggest miscommunication and a mistaken belief someone was needed for a fest. No clear individuals or organizations are identifiable.

Local notices from Gilda and nearby towns

Mrs W S McKinnon returned to her home at Gilda Alberta after four months with her sister Mrs Abbott and Dr Abott Master James Gibson was ill and underwent an appendicitis operation at Guelph General Hospital He is convalescing Mr Nathan Dilman had an operation for throat trouble at Western Hospital Toronto last Thursday We are pleased to import hesis convalescing Members of Wellington Lodge A FP and AM No 271 Erin attended divine service at Burns Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon Rev J A Grant delivered a splendid sermon Advocate

W. S. McKinnon Gilda Alberta Abbott Abott James Gibson Guelph General Hospital Nathan Dilman Western Hospital Toronto Wellington Lodge A. FP Erin Burns’ Presbyterian Church J. A. Grant Advocate

Campbelville Ladies Aid Meets in Sunday School Room

Campbellville notes report the Ladies' Aid of St. David's Church holding their regular monthly meeting in the Sunday school room on Tuesday afternoon with a good turnout. Families move in and out of the village including G Hamiltons into Jos Weir's house and Clark Marrs moving to Milton for the winter.

St. David's Church G. ©. Hamilton Jos. Weir Clark Marrs Milton Thos. Mitchell North Bay Bank of Nova Scotia

Anniversary Services Highlight Eden Mills Congregation

Anniversary observances at the Presbyterian Church featured morning and evening sermons by Rev. Samuel Horr of Avonton, with special music by Mrs. Jessie Reed of Guelph and Acton’s male quartette. A village fowl supper followed in Town Hall. Visitors listed include families from Limehouse Georgetown Garafrain Acton and beyond.

Samuel Horr Avonton Jessie Reed Guelph Acton Ladies’ Aid Fergus D. T McKerrell Toronto The Presbyterian Church

Bridge Collapse on Elora Kitchener Highway Strands Traffic

Walker of Walker's Transport narrowly escaped injury when a wooden bridge on the Elora Kitchener route in Pilkington Township near Elora-Guelph gave way under a hog truck. The bridge collapsed into the river as two women helped set barricades and warn oncoming traffic. The road is heavily traveled and will be replaced with a concrete structure promptly.

Walker Trans Elora Kitchener Pilkington Elora-Guelpha Mm. D Atrdre Chay. Goodwin

Milton Intermediates Win 12-7 Over Bowmanville Royals

In the deciding game at Oakville Milton Intermediates defeated Bowmanville Royals 12 to 7. Early Royals errors and a rough seventh inning doomed their title bid as Milton rallied with a sixth inning surge highlighted by Naylor Anderson Clement and Brush.

Bowmanville Oakville Meaford Bowmanville Royals Milton Intermediates Royals Urey Ezeard Milton Hage Clement Piper Naylor Anderson W. Clement Brush Osborne Attist J. Brush D. Clement

Go To Jericho Described In Ponder Narrative

Captain S E Ponder writes of the Jericho route from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea road described as long hot dusty and unsafe with robberies noted including a bishop’s ring theft. He highlights ravens feeding Elisha and a landscape of low round hills and a dramatic descent into a geologic gorge.

Jecho S. E. Ponder Palestine Paris Stanky Paul Jerusalem Dead Sea Captain Ponder Elisha Ponder

Progress in Our Work and Rivalry

A proverb about progress warns that rivalrous ruinous pushing does not raise anyone. True value comes only when work is done in the Master's spirit, otherwise it is worth less.

Ruskin

Circumstances Shape Character Says Mayer

A quoted remark from F. B. Mayer states that the events and conditions of life are chosen to best develop usefulness and beauty in a person. The idea emphasizes self-selected circumstances guiding character growth and achievement.

F. B. Mayer

Also Mentioned on This Page

Neighborhood News Hillsburg W. Chequé Robert Jimmie Clarence McClure Brampton Everton Mars. Riddell Baby Girl Dundalk Uunte Mry E. Sheperdson Ballina Limehouse Mtr Harry Bowman Mfr W. A. Lane Robert Lane Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church C. W. Gale My. Leonard Brown E. McKay Shelburne Women’s Institute Stuart Wright Gowdy Stephenson McGowan P. Brown Kirkpatrick Peggy Smethurst Limehouse United Church A. O. W. Foreman Ballbotnd United Church Epworth United Church John Nichol Afr HW. O. Ells A. Turon Hi. Ellis H. Kinney Milssea MM. Moldye D. Woldye E Adamson Haworth Church A. V. Kendall Campbellville Nicol Sinclair George Ramsey Garafrain William Mino, Jr S. Barnes Margaret Mino Milis Ian Barden L. Borthwick Morriston Jericho United Church of Canada E. M. Merrew Non Paronago Bower Areas Knox Church Presbyterian Knox Church H-L. Rennie Frank Holmer Dover Avenue F. E. Mwolmes Plano Neason Roy Denny Mid ‘Street Kerr Geo, Edwards Church Street Alfred Fryer Bower Avenue Clury Ave. West Voronto, Ont Willow Street R. J. Kerr Free Press Vannatter Fox Farm W. J. Patterson CAD D. B.acknery Belond Medical Onjeer of Health Wrealth J. A. McNiven J.K. Gardiner Erin Fair Newton W. Rowell K.C Ontario Central Freas Osbadlan Yhote Jonn F. Rohertson John F. Robertson Exquesing Halton Farmar W. I. Dick Milton Ontario Woyd W. T. Patterson Wyndham SL Lebians
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