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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1875
Page
2
The Halton County Council reports on visiting Houses of Refuge for information on operations and public welfare. Discussions cover fortifications and municipal independence, with remarks on the impracticality of municipal partnerships. A refused bounty debate and concerns about internal economy are noted alongside editorial references and broader community matters.
The report spans civic concerns in Acton and Brampton with mentions of roads and enterprise, then shifts to electoral activity in Wellington West Riding with nominations for Mr Thomas Garbutt and Mr John McCowan. South Essex reelects Mr Wigleby, East Kent names Mr McCriney, and Montreal deputy Workman seeks Reform seat as MacKenzie retires. Ottawa hints at Chief Justice Dorion’s possible appointment and the new court act clubs judges and clerks into effect on the 18th.
A disputed local election case from Halton features a Promis e to reward voters challenged as corrupt under the act. The court upheld that the appellant’s promise could influence voting, prompting a retrial request and reflections on Pacific railway obligations and government finance. General news items follow, including parliamentary adjournment, local sheriff sworn in, and industry reports from Montreal to London.
A letter urges local readers to start clubs for the Acton Free Press. Subscribers who form a club of eight will receive an extra copy free. The October issue of the New Dominion Monthly from Messrs Dougall & Son of Montréal is described as unusually good this month.
The Papal Nuncio circulates to Spanish Bishops claiming Concordat terms enforce a ban on non catholic creeds and require clergy oversight of education while seeking secular cooperation to suppress heretical teaching. The move provokes widespread commotion in Spain.
In Astonlion the wife of Mr Robert Anderson bore a daughter. Fred F Bradford wed Donna L Jackson at Norval station. Robert Frederick Wells, 23, son of Arthur Wells of Guelph, died in Kansas City Missouri from quinsy.
A jumble of phrases mentions jelly products, pricing notes, and a street address Wyndham Street. The readable portion refers to retail goods, selection, and a stair action. No clear individuals or organizations are deducible from the legible text.
A large cedar timber lot on the Esquesing Nassagawey line, adjacent to Lots 28 29 and 39, will be offered for sale at the corner of Lots 28 and 29 on the Latta the 16th of next month at 20 o'clock. By order of Councils of Esquesing and Nassagawey.
A grand Tea Meeting under the Ladies' Aid Society will be held at Temperance Hall at 4:30 pm with tea served. After Tea a program and music by a selected choir will follow, presided by The Rav. of B Harvard from Guelph. Tickets 40 cents. children 23 cents. Tickets at Matthews, Gecord, Scott, and Storey. Acton Sep 22 1875. A writ of attachment issued in Halton on September 14, 1875.
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