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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
5
The Acton United Church of Canada lists services at 11:00 a.m. with the minister Rev R E Zimmerman and a 7:00 p.m. service withdrawn. An anniversary of Knox Presbyterian Church is noted with a Young People's League event on Monday at eight o'clock. A literary meeting is led by the V I S Group and a Thursday prayer service is at 1:30 p.m.
The Willow Street church conducts anniversary services led by Rev. W. I. McConnell at 1.00 am and 3.00 pm with Sabbath School and Bible Classes. Monday evening at 8 o'clock features the Young People's Guild. strangers leaving addresses with ushers will be called upon.
Local items list sales of hardwood and beech, dressmaking service, and lost items including a Brownie Camera and a gold wristwatch. Public notice enforces fire truck riding rules with penalties and asks citizens to comply for efficient service.
The undersigned offers at public auction on Wednesday October 20 at one o clock a herd of cattle including Holstein and Jersey cows with calves at foot and five yearlings plus 10 pigs three and a half months old. High grade stock with 12 months credit on approved notes. Ben Petgch auctioneer and W A Wilson clerk.
The annual Field Day at Acton High and Public Schools took place in Prospect Park on a chilly afternoon. Winners across ages and events included Ada Elhot, Gordon Bilton, Nora Waterhouse, Gordon Cooper, Margaret Grindell, and George Mason among many others, with school officials overseeing events and track-and-field contests.
The Acton council debated widening Main Street 40 feet from River Street to the C N R tracks but postponed the full widening this year due to bridge costs. They approved park frontage gravelling and addressed fire brigade truck use, outdoor sign updates, and drainage agreements with C N R. The corner rounding and land purchase near Mill and Main Streets were rejected at proposed price. Waterworks for Scene Street postponed to next season.
Workmen clearing a former Ross Alexander garage on Main Street find a paper flour sack containing a man's skull. Dr. E J Nelson notes worn teeth and signs of age, suggesting an Indian origin and burial many years past. origin and circumstances remain a mystery.
The annual two day Teachers' Institute met at Burlington and Wentworth Thursday and Friday. Inspector J. M. Denyen chaired the sessions and officers were elected, including President J. M. Randlev and Vice President A. Green. The programme offered a series of addresses and discussions found very interesting and helpful.
The text names Miss M Bennett as principal of Public School and Miss M J Macdonald as principal of High School, indicating leadership appointments at two institutions.
Deaths in the Limehouse and Acton areas report Robert Denny dying suddenly at home after illness. He leaves Mary Sahli as widow with no children. funeral was private at Swackhamer's Hill church and interment at Fairview Cemetery Acton. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Margaret Lamm, wife of William Lawson, a longtime Limehouse parishioner. Surviving children listed include Ihiam John Olive Robert Earle Alfred Eawina. Funeral by Rev. McLean with interment at Fairview Cemetery Acton.
Erin Falls fair draws large crowds despite cold, with over twenty seven hundred entries across classes. Winners include E G McMillan who claimed top prizes, and a fiddlers contest that entertained spectators before the baby show awards to D Douglas and F Witton families.
A first Mother and Daughter banquet at the United Church drew 140 members and guests. Miss Relle McNabb served as toastmistress with Miss Jessie McPherson, Rev. Zimmerman, and Miss Ada Mills among the speakers. Musical interludes accompanied toasts praising mothers, China service, Sunday School and the C G I T group. The event, guided by Ira Zimmerman, showcased poised young speakers and set the stage for a Father and Son banquet by the Tuxis group.
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool reports payments of 1.40 and 1.00 per bushel for 1925 and 1926 crops with ongoing dividends on 1924. New contracts push total membership to 77,547 and 10 million acres under wheat. 1,445 new coarse grain contracts raise oats and barley acres to 2.6 million. The pool runs 578 country elevators with 36 more planned. one day in September Saskatchewan elevators moved 500 000 bushels of wheat.
Hon Hugh Guthrie selected to lead the Conservatives in Parliament after Arthur Meighen resigns. A national convention will be held in spring to pick a permanent leader. Guthrie, a former Liberal, has a long record as Solicitor General and Minister of Militia and Defense under Borden.
London judge criticizes a bootlegger under the Temperance Act and warns of jail. Guelph and Preston suspects face charges for Sunday gun use in Erin Township. Magistrate Hamilton fines himself over a stop sign. In Guelph, Hamilton's children ordered to fund their ailing father, with the case postponed to enforce repayment.
Mrs W L Lawrence of Preston formerly Acton was fatally struck by a car driven by Mrs Samuel Cress of Blair at the King and Lowther streets intersection in Preston. An inquest was ordered. the driver was later released on bail. She leaves a husband and a large family.
The summary notes wet weather damaged oats leading to a 25 percent below average yield. Corn harvests are fair with overall crop quality mixed. Turnips fail, potatoes rot, winter apples good, fall apples excellent, grapes scarce and ripening slowly. Plums plentiful. bears poor. pastures excellent.
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