Various Interesting Items of News from Acton and District
A fire at the attic of Thomas Bainbridge’s Erin home was controlled with help from the Erin Fire Brigade and citizens. Mergus Pair draws a district quota for Saturday. A lucky ticket holder, Lloyd Miller of Acton, won a Ford car from a Stouffville event. A wedding occurred at the bride’s parents home in Chesley with Jessie Isabel Young and Alexander Rayden Keith. Forty Hours Devotions at St. Joseph’s Church Acton run Thursday to Sunday. Women’s Institute hosts a meeting with reports and a booth planned for Pall Fair. Canada’s 1932 silver and metal production data are reported by the Mining Metallurgical Branch, noting silver and zinc positions and cobalt production in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Lloyd Miller
Bank of Montreal
Stouffville
Jessie Isabel
Andrew Young
Chessey
Alexander Rayden Keith
David Keith
Chesley
F. McAvoy
Dorothy Mackenzile
Mrs. Keith
St. Joseph's Church
Father McHugh
Freeston
Ontario
J. A. O'Brien
A. m
Father O’brien
Women’s Institute
Scragg
Telegram
God Save the King
Government Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Belgian Congo
Great Bear Lake
Northwest Territories
Oliver
British Columbia
Territory
St. Alban’s Church
Alice Louisa
William C. Tuck
Nassagaweya
Ernest McTaggart Packer
Co. Packer
Esquesing
P. A. Sawyer
L. Th
Mrs. Packer
Bequesing ‘Township
Esquesing Township Approves Several By Laws
Esquesing Township Council met with Deputy Reeve W G Appelbe and others. They audited accounts, approved road expenses of 2378.75, and introduced by laws on school section boundaries and railway bonus fund distribution. Council set 1933 tax rates and adjourned to meet October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esquesing
W. G. Appelbe
L. L. Mullin
N. A. Robinson
G. W. Murray
Reeve
George Currie
N.A. Robinson
W. G. Anpelbe
Ga. W. Murray
W. G. Appelle
G.W. Murray
W. G.appelle
Acton Council Votes on Sidewalk Injury Claim and Taxes
Acton Council reviews a claim by J P Scarrow after a fall on Bower Avenue and sends the matter to the insurance company. The meeting covers transient trader fees, peddler by laws, tax arrears, and a $35.91 interest payment from Halton County Council as fairness for late rate payments. The funds for the Soldiers Memorial Plot are reinvested in a Hydro debenture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
J. P. Scarrow
E. Jones
J. ‘W.mcmillan
A. Restivo
Restivo
Orrie Lamb
Halton
Finance Committee
E H. Jordan
Alex. McIsaac
H. L. McDonald
Acton Public Utilities Commission
R. J. McPherson
H. N. Farmer
Acton Public Utilities Commis
Acton Public Utilities ‘Commission
Murray Memorial
Dundas
Farmer Kicked by Horse Found Unconscious on Farm
Armet Jackson, a well known Eramosa Township farmer, was found unconscious in his stable on Tuesday around noon. He was taken to Guelph General Hospital with severe head injuries and cuts after being kicked by a show horse he owned and had just returned from the Canadian National Exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armet Jackson
Eramosa Township
Guelph General Hospital
Jackson
Mrs Worthmore’s Son Struck By St Vitus Dance
A reader asks for help as her boy suffers a severe bout of St Vitus dance. A boarding house suggestion proposes giving him a conductor’s baton to lead a jazzy orchestra as a humorous remedy.
Captured Men to Face Trial for Copper Wire Theft
Chief McPherson and Constable Noakes captured two alleged copper wire thieves, Joe Hall and Fred Warren, near the old radial line after months of vigilance. About 1,500 feet of copper wire and a hidden small truck were recovered, with 1,500 feet of aluminum wire also found. Police expect further arrests as investigations continue. Hall and Warren were jailed in Milton and will be tried next Wednesday morning.
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McPherson
Noakes
Joe Hall
Fred Warren
Hamilton
Alex Mochrie
Hall
Warren
Milton
Eramosa Council Amends Relief Officer and Adopts Tax By law
The Eramosa Township Council met September 11 in Rockwood. John Henderson named Relief Officer replacing the resigned R P McWilliams. Appeals by U S No 9 Trustees and Gypsum Lime Alabastine Ltd were discussed. Assessments for Gypsum Lime Alabastine were adjusted with land up, total unchanged. Winter relief planned as work for able bodied men, including hillside removal near No 7 Highway. Tax by law 1932 adopted for 1933 with 2 percent penalty after December 15 and 1 percent monthly after January 31, 1934. Accounts totaling 430.17 approved. Council to reconvene October 9.
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Eramosa
Town Hall
Rockwood
Reeve McLean
Albert Lush
J. A. Stewart
D. H. Storey
Messrs
Lush
Storey
John Henderson
R. P. McWilliams
Clé
McWilliams
Stewart and Storey
Gypsum,Lime & Alabastine Ltd
Court of Revision
Court House
Guelph
No. 7
Storey and Hindley
Acton Bowlers Enjoy Mixed Tournament at Georgetown Club
Twenty one Acton players attended a mixed event at the Georgetown Club for an enjoyable evening. Local prize winners were Mrs. W. J. McDonald Miss M. Garvin and Mr. Thos Bailey. A Scotch Double Tournament is planned for September 16 with three games of fifteen ends and prizes for competitors.
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Acton
Georgetown
W. J. McDonald
M. Garvin
Thos. Bailey
Acton Community News Highlights Local Events and Incidents
Sunday services planned with Rev T H Krighton as speaker and an anniversary concert on October 4. Five cases of beer delivered to Main Street, police custody at Town Hall, possible court case pending ownership. High School Literary Society officers elected. a four-town Athletic League for Fergus Milton Georgetown Acton forming. Shipments, wedding notices, cemetery project progress, and Acton Band visit to Georgetown featured amidst social and civic updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Guelph
McPherson
High School Literary Society
Mr. Gifford
Hugh Fraser
Marjorie Near
Dorothy Coxe
Howard Norton
Margaret Arnold
Alma Braids
Hector Lambert
Fergus
Milton
Georgetown
Acton
Acton Pioneers
Acton Park
Free Press
Acton Triumphs in Double-Header Against Guelph and Fergus
In Acton Park on Saturday Acton edged Guelph 5-5 and beat Fergus 8-5. The opener featured a hot first inning with Manning homering and Forrester heating up the offense amid pitching battles. Acting with a patched lineup Acton showcased new players while Guelph’s Woods matched the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Park
Acton
Guelph
Fergus
Chalmers
Guelsh
Manning
Forrester
McGilvray
Kendrick
Woodsbroughs
Royal City
Cripps
Matt
Tyler
Woods
iActon
Actua
Harvest Festival Services At St Alban Church
Harvest Festival services will be held at St Alban's Church starting eight o'clock with Rev W G O Thompson of St George's Georgetown as speaker. Services continue Sunday at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm with Toronto Church Orchestra visiting Acton to lead praise and perform musical selections under the Women's Missionary Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Alban’s Church
W. G. O. Thompson
St George’s Church
Georgetown
United Church
Danforth United Church
Toronto
Women’s Missionary Society
Nassagaweya Council Denies School Use of Chamber
A Nassagaweya Council meeting rejected a ratepayer request to use the Council Chamber for a Fifth Form Class under the School Act. The decision cites poor lighting and heating, risk to township records housed in the chamber, and potential disruption to council sessions and division court activities.
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Nassagaweya 'Council
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Erin
Thomas Bainbridge
Fergus Fair
Mergus
Wellington County
Keith-Young
Bell Telephone
Municipal World
E. Stevenson
Rinaldo
Jenkins & Hardy
J. Sanford
Board of Health
J. G. Farlow
G. Rinaldo
Good
L. Sarafine
W. E. Gallagher
M. . McLaughlin
J. Hilson
D. T. Galloway
Gallagher
Hilson
McLaughlin Walter Nelson
M. McLaughlin
K. c. ‘Lindsay
Russell
Wilson
Glenwilliams
Beardmore Crescent
Eramosa Council
News of
Churchill
T. H. Krighton
Mary Gibbens
Dramatic Club
Dominion Inn
Mary Gibbons
Miss L. Byrne
Mary
Georgetown Park
Flanders
Golden Gate
Watts
Jockey Club
Homesters
Thistle
Filmore
Kelly
Terry
Abrhpore
Berscht
Haddow
Jones
o_o Forrester
MacGilvray
Husson
AE Holloway
Ainslie
P Saeeresencerteas
Fred Waterhouse
Seeebeoeentecconeas Mooney, Anderson
Sea Sesereeninee
Harvest Festival Services
Norval
Thomas Hewson
Iff
Byrnel Pridham
Harriston
Hewson
Earl Bond
Beamsville
Julke
Mount Osborne
Department of Trade and Commerce
Dominion
Iead
Russia
United States
China
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