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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1926
Page
2
The Acton United Church of Canada Knox Church Acton announces minister Rev A C Stewart. Evening 11 00 p.m. service on Christian Humility followed by 3 00 p.m. Sabbath School and Bible Classes. 7 00 p.m. Our Citizenship. Monday 8 00 p.m. Young People's Guild. Strangers leaving address with ushers will be called upon by the Pastor.
A jumble of church schedules lost-and-found notes sales ads and job course offers. Items mention a Free Press office address missing or mis-spelled names and various local services including dressmaking piano sales auctions and farm stock sales.
Autumn and Winter wear and home needs advertised at immense savings. Men suits overcoats, shirts, trousers, and work wear priced low. Women dresses hats gloves and fabrics at October Sale prices with numerous items under five dollars. Fur trimmed collars, satin hats, and velvets showcased. extensive fabrics and home goods offered for thrifty shoppers who visit this week.
Knox Church in Acton marked its eighty first founding anniversary and the thirty first year of the present building with crowded services last Sunday. Rev A C Stewart led the morning and Rev W F McConnell preached at the evening. Special music featured a morning quartet and an evening organ solo with full choir. A generous Thanksgiving offering was given.
The Free Press reports a reader located the grave of Margaret J. Bain, wife of Rev John McLachlan, in the old Knox Church cemetery. A headstone, weathered but upright, was restored by Mr John Cameron after years of overgrowth and neglect.
Ontario headlines reveal the Ferguson government plans annual liquor permits for adults amid election talk. Attorney General W F Nickell resigns in protest, citing the Ontario Temperance Act and objections to government control versus steady progress. Price succeeds him.
Judge Stubbs refused an appeal by a cafe owner convicted under the Manitoba Temperance Act and increased the fine to 1000 with jail in default. Sam Sorbara received a month’s term and a 100 fine, then was briefly released before Crown objections led to his recapture. Other summaries note Boltons bound over for peace, Emerson fined for a stop sign violation, and Erin Township youths fined for Sunday shooting.
A dozen members from Royal City Lodge No. 78 Sons of England visited Woodgreen Lodge Acton on Friday evening to assist in installing officers and to begin the district cup defense. The ceremonies were led by W. B. D. Bro. Eccleshall with support from Bro. T. Aéting and S. G. Bro. C. J. Taylor. After two hours of cribbage euchre and whist play Royal City Lodge topped the table with six points. Refreshments and social singing followed before the visitors returned to Guelph, thanking Woodgreen for its hospitality.
The Rev Dr McTavish, secretary of the Presbyterian Synod of Toronto, is stricken with illness in Beltevitts Ontario. Reports indicate a stroke during a meeting week at the Kind Church in Toronto.
Acton community events include United Church Choir meeting Friday at 7:30 to welcome a new leader, and an agricultural short course meeting at Acton Town Hall on Wednesday October 27. Dr and Mrs Gollop departed for Ottawa to establish a dental practice, W M S speakers scheduled for Women’s Missionary Day, and Pauline Johnson poems discussed by the Young People’s Society. Local weather notes a first snowstorm, and a fire alarm nuisance warning appears from Orillia to Acton. Elections revising officers plan staged hearings in November, while Rev W J Baxter becomes settled Baptist pastor. W C T A reports a dry tea event despite rain, with proceeds around 32 dollars. A Detroit accident claims Bailey Clark and injures Dr and Mrs Allan Clark. Clark family involved. Big game hunting season begins locally with plans for north fox and deer hunts, and deer licenses issued.
Benjamin Tolton a longtime Guelph resident died of a heart attack after a conversation near the post office. Born February 22, 1850, he was a twin to David Tolton of Tolton Bros. Limited and survived by his widow Margaret Yeates and three sons, with farming roots reaching back to a Crown deed in 1832. Mrs Crewson McLaughlin of Main Street died after sudden illness leading to a coma and death. she was born on the Nassagaweya homestead, married in 1891, and leaves a son Fred in Long Island. Funeral services for McLaughlin were held at Knox Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
The Municipal Council reached an agreement with William Cooper to move his corner lot building and sell the required parcel for a rounded corner at Mill and Main. The plan, approved unanimously, aims to improve traffic safety, pavement, and the street appearance with a new cement curb and widened visibility. Cooper is praised as a public spirited citizen for supporting town improvements.
A fragmentary program lists pieces and performers including Selected Miza-Bont, Tenor Bolo, and the Féraua Quartette. Soprano Bolo and Carlisle are noted among performers with organ and piano contributions. The text hints at varied selections and a wish for good will and cheerful demeanor during the concert.
Ontario to vote in general election on Wednesday December 1 after dissolution of the 16th Legislature by Order in Council signed by Lieutenant Governor Cockshutt. Nominations fixed for Saturday November 20. Premier Ferguson outlines temperance and liquor control policy including a card system for purchases and annual permits.
Mrs W P Gamble of Guelph delivered an inspiring address at the annual thank offering meeting of Knox Church Women’s Missionary Society. The event drew members of United and Baptist churches, with Mrs Gamble noting her Acton roots and consecration to service. A missionary lunch followed and a resolution of appreciation was passed.
The chamber reports $100 pledged by the Council and $260 each from the Women's Institute Sr. Lode and the W C T U to support the rest room project. A joint meeting set for October 21 will elect officers and plan operations. The council’s plan to widen Mill and Main Street corners for a semi circle is endorsed with any necessary expenditure approved.
Department of Agriculture tally shows standings in potato crop contests with participants from Erin and Dooleya. Arthur Griffing wins first prize of 20 dollars. second place to Arthur Swackhamer with 12 dollars. third Robert Kerr with 10 dollars. Other entrants include Noll Patterson and Reid Bros with smaller prizes. Fourty entries were listed. George Ridley of St Mary's sold his two story brick residence at Wellington and Mr and Wellington Streets. J A Smith, real estate agent, handled the sale.
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