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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 31, 1878
Page
5
The text outlines subscription terms and penalties for nonpayment or removal of periodicals. It notes the publisher may continue service and seek payment of arrears, whether or not the paper is taken from the office, and cites court decisions on refusing delivery as evidence of intentional wrongdoing.
Fragmentary OCR describes a building altered with new windows and partition to form two rooms. Additional items and scaveniences mentioned suggest refurbishment progress and pricing references. The text is incomplete and uncertain about full context or dates.
Large discussion on cemetery neglect in Acton. Council urged to purchase five to six acres outside the village for a new cemetery to pay for itself by sale of plots and to fund maintenance. Editorials criticize past trustees and call for cleaner, better laid out grounds as towns across Ontario improve their burying places.
The Monday magistrates court in Guelph heard the charge of alooting with intent and wounding Miss Ade line Ryder against Edward Hoenboutel, a farmer of Pus lintels. The crowded court heard testimonies, the prisoner was remanded to stand trial, bail was discussed, and witnesses were bound over.
Our New York correspondent notes an unusually warm spell for late October 1878. He comments on the bustling city life and the difficulty of locating people in town amid a succession of bright nights and holiday-like atmosphere, closing with a fragment about the home front.
From our Correspondent Speyside endures a string of paring bees with large gatherings this week while lingering signs point to a long winter. The Sunday School at Dufferin School House under Mr W Hampshire succeeds with fifty attendees and plans a Christmas Tree for the scholars as 1878 winds to a close.
A fragmentary report notes Monday morning snowfall arriving in quantities with temperatures that sharpen the air. The text hints at a sharp cold spell affecting observers and daily life.
A garbled OCR fragment lists prizes and cash awards with company names and numbers, plus a long roster of soldiers and items including revolvers cigars ice pitchers and alcohol, and notes about bears shot near Ottawa. It also mentions Dominion notes withdrawals and a family reference to Mer. Edmand formerly of Acton.
A fragmentary OCR read mentions fur paras and Dowia line with unclear context, hinting at a historical note or shorthand. The readable terms suggest a brief item referencing fur parasites or a line named Dowia, but specifics remain unreadable.
Readers note many accounts are in arrears and will be closed this month. Prompt payments are urged for those owing. Once paid, coats will be refunded or added as applicable.
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