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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
3
The document lists officers and directors including President A G Rambay Vice-President J Rosen Jon Pacoron A T Woon A B Sage and others with roles such as Cashier Inspector and Assistant Cashier in Toronto and related names.
A General Banking Business transacted with notes of responsible farmers discounted and special attention to collection of sale notes and commercial paper. Drafts payable at principal points in Canada and the United States and drafts on Great Britain bought and sold. Deposits received from two dollars upward. Interest at current rates added annually. Special Deposit Receipts issued for large sums. Pi Bell, Agent, Georgetown Ontario.
The Acton Free Press reports on plebiscite day in Canada with calls to vote next Thursday and notes a fixed tax rate of 22 mills. It covers upcoming elections, temperance rallies, church services, a proposed town rink, and community notices including a Miss Ida Grindell presentation and harvest church events.
A long list of visitors and residents highlights social life in Acton area towns. Among those mentioned are Miss Maggie Smith leaving for Belleville, Rev. R. J. McIntyre visiting from Toronto, Mrs. H. A. Temond of St. Louis visiting Jett, and Miss Ida Barry holidaying at home in Newmarket. Several families, including the Speight and Hill households, host relatives from Guelph, Toronto, Waterloo, and Milton, with updates on health, travels, and schooling.
A list of upcoming exhibitions across Central Wellington Fersgus Bept 22 23 North Perth Stratford Sept 22 23 Enquening Georgetown Sept 23 Centre Bruce Pursley Sept 27 28 South Grey Durham Sept 27 28 Peel Brampton Sept 28 39 Garafcaxa Bolwood Rept 20 30 Halton Milton Sept 29 80 Trafalgar Oct 4 5 Eramosa Rockwood Oct 11 12 World's Fair Rookton Oct 11 12 Erin Erin Oct 18 14 Four of the New Ministers Returned by Acclamation Vancouver BC Sept 17 All four provincial government members eligible for re election stood for byelections. Cotton and Martin acclaimed in Vancouver. Premier Serolin and Mr Hume also acclaimed Haetavos Ont Sept 1717 A violent hailstorm battered the area damaging windows churches and altar fittings. Galt by old by laws passed on a popular vote. one to abolish ward system another to fund a new fire hall and third to municipalize the Lighting Co plant.
Rev Glansford will lecture on the plebiscite at the Disciple church Monday evening. Epworth League decorates for Thanksgiving. Prohibition remains focus as C O F meets for annual sermon at Disciple church with Rev Shytone officiating. Reports note severe storms in Kingston Montreal and other towns over the weekend.
A Saturday Osgoode Hall session chaired by Justices Rose Ferguson and counsel discussed dropping some protests and fixing dates for trials. Toronto likely hosts North Waterloo on Thursday next Kingston September Hast Lambton October North and South Perth trials.
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