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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
6
The week brings back fall terms for teachers and pupils as harvests and autumn plans unfold. From tax concerns and fair preparations to bowling trophies, church events, and road conditions, Acton and area report on schools, clubs, elections, and community life with updates from Milton to Brantford and Elora Oakville.
A grand ceremony in Rockwood marks the unveiling of a soldiers monument for Eramosa Township defaulters. A parade from Waterside Park, a musical program by the Guslph Musical Society, and speeches by Lt-Col Mutrie and others followed. The monument sits on church grounds and will be funded by a special levy on ratepayers.
A man stole a spare tire from a street parked car and, after the owner reported the loss, entered a secondhand store where an officer waited. Witnesses noted the capture as a clever arrest illustrating thieves’ doomed attempts to profit from crime.
Allie Evans offers for sale by public auction on Wednesday September 7 at his Esquesing farm 1 lot 12 stock including Holstein Ayrshire Jersey and Durham cattle calves and heifers, 32 young geese and 5 breeding ewes. Items described with due dates and milking status. Sale with six months credit on approved notes, cash for bow and fat calves. Overstocked estate, no reserve.
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