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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 19, 1878

Page

3

Local notices mix with fashion and misfortune in town

A jumble of church announcements, shop openings, and social notices fills the page. Readers learn of a Sunday Methodist sermon for Gaylaaths School children, millinery sales in progress, and a boarding house infant mystery, alongside a man's injury from a fallen tree and a fire destroying Brisbane-area properties.

Gaylaaths Ares ‘Bane Nei Carrie Brisbane Thersdey Craing

Notices of marriages and deaths with scattered details

Fragmentary notices record marriages and sequestering dates and locations. Items include James Matthews Willande attorney charges, a marriage involving Margaret Sharpy, infant issues of Frederick Etbige, Sydney Smith illness, Sarah Limehouse adoption, and Cyfar Kennedy death noted near Campbel. Names, ages, and places appear inconsistently across the garbled text.

Leben Inil Sydney Smith Ta Limehouse Sarah Jase Barquar Dintraed A& Campbel Ord Cyfar Kennedy Edster Ballinafad

Treeds and Shirtings Sold by the Yard in Sept 13 Sale

The notice advertises a sale of assorted fabrics and garments including cloths, shirts, underclothing, and accessories. It notes stock of silaws and martur goods and urges customers to inspect offerings at Silaw & Martur, Tallers, with a date in September.

Siile Daly Gs Es Aidems Regent Theil Bert Axire Silaw & Martur Gaeiptr Actton Canada Race

Runaway Panther Roams Victoria Park Lake Shore

Victoria Park workers report a panther-like animal wandering the park area. An employee saw the animal drinking at the lake shore and rope was used to secure it after it fell into the water.

Aga Fa Lear Cith Victoria Park Park Company Ranaway

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