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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
3
Fragments show auctions of farm land and cheap dwellings across town. Also mention of electrical outages last Friday in Guelph affecting 100 telephone lines and local contractor activity.
A note details the sale of S100.36 twenty year five percent debentures to J K Moffarell of Mexico City at par. It mentions Mr McGarvin’s long tenure as Clerk and Treasurer and his faith in the town, plus John F P McDonald’s promotion to cashier in Detroit linked to Councillor Marrey McDonald’s family.
An annual missionary gathering in Gusiph District features a 10 o'clock start with Mrs L R Gui Srond as president. Reporters from utilities and bands will attend. The program includes a welcome, business notes, and performances. A musical and talent showcase closes the event with women from the nearby parish hosting refreshments.
The rector Rev G McQuillan resigns Grace Church Millan and parish by December. Resignations spread to St Stephens Hornby and St Johns Btowarttown as new appointments emerge. Local items cover Jubilees, residents’ health, travel reports, and upcoming harvest services amid a wide mix of community notices.
William Anson Lawitsbee, long serving Surrogate Court official and clerk in Halton County, died Sunday in Nou at sixty. He led a notable public life in Toronto parades and served twenty four years as a judge of horseflesh interests. He leaves a wife and three children from a first marriage. Funeral was held Tuesday in Palermo birthplace.
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