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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
2
A mosaic of editorials touches on Prohibition prospects in Canada and speculation on disarmament and British policy. It cites tariff receipts in Montreal, praises whiskey distillers for charity, notes enforcement changes affecting railways and labor, and previews a pivotal moral debate on September 39th that could reshape policy and public sentiment.
The General Conference in Toronto reports a quadrennial rise in membership to 202,568 ministers and probationers. baptisms total 374,393 with 47,002 burials. Churches number 8,229. Sunday schools 6,829. Epworth Leagues 81,036. Mission offerings near 243,000 and a proposed one million dollar fund to mark the century’s opening is approved.
A catastrophic failure of two spans on the New York and Ottawa Railway bridge near Cornwall, across the St. Lawrence, rips down the southern pier area. Fourteen workmen die and scores are gravely injured as spans crash into the river during the noon hour.
The garden party at the Rockwood manse on Thursday night drew a large crowd amid fine weather. A pleasant programme was presented before Barber Cunningham was taken to General Hospital in Guelph with blood injuries. Mr Grieva is at Guelph Hospital undergoing an operation and is recovering.
The community sets a Wednesday civic holiday with enthusiastic youth involvement. Management committees include President Bréuk Betta Vive, Vice President Jas. Bhortill, Treasurer W. Tilt, and members Lindsay Campbell Thompson Webster Brown monster. A grand programme of events and evening entertainment is planned to unite the day.
Regular council session notes the fifteenth Finance Committee report approving payments to Bymon Bros nails J Harvey tanning and freight Canadian Rubber Co W J Noble labor D Mills gravel and others. The fire hall upgrade and tax credits for merchants are discussed. funeral notices follow for Johan Craig former Fergus editor and local official.
A fragment hints at Mark Twain being featured as a famous person in the Ladies Home Journal with stories and humorist anecdotes. Mentions friends and magazine submission for the next issue.
Rev. Mr. Holden will preach Harvest Home sermons in Campbellville next Sunday. Mr. Thos Wilson of Knatchbull bought John S. Webb’s Erin Township farm. Rev. Mr. Saanlan will speak on temperance at Ebenezer Church. The Model School opened with good attendance. Milton District Epworth League elected officers including President Mrs. Lucy M. Smith Oakville and Treasurer Miss Anderson Oakville. Next Sunday Rev. J A McLachlan will preach in Milton. Various locals, injuries, and visits are noted, with reports from Oakville, Milton, and nearby towns.
The village withers as Toronto Exhibition draws citizens away. Rev. R W Scanlan of Nase agaweya will preach temperance next Sunday morning. A buggy accident near Acton injures Mrs Cripps, dislocating her hip and breaking her kneecap. she remains seriously ill despite care from Dr Livingston and Dr Macdonald.
Children and high school students gathered as visitors toured the upgraded Georgetown school facilities. New floors and lighting modernization were praised, and Presbyterians announced auditorium and classroom updates including a move to electric lighting. A special sermon for teachers and students was planned, while local families returned from holidays and others traveled home.
A terse item notes Putnam's Corn Extractor defeating Kennedy in a notable contest. The report references quick work, a tinker’s claim, and mentions navy powder adoption in a brief, readable fashion.
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