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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
6
Reports from Montreal and Ottawa cover mining speculation in England Canada leadership talks in Winnipeg and Canada’s forestry Law on river dumping. Notes on religious groups Ontario Christian movement growth and municipal council accounts include appointments for Lord Ashbourne and Ontario lieutenant governor succession plans.
A noisy chorus owned by Mr Copeland caused chaos in Tuskanda blacksmith shop injuring none fatally and a horse incident near Joseph White left him briefly knocked down as a buggy wrecked. Harvest services and a Methodist Church parlor concert were announced with Epworth Leaguers elected at Burlington and Milton meetings naming officers.
Erquesing Fale event praised after fine weather and good attendance. Andrew Adama faced a monetary suit. McGibbon Bros. fined $20 plus costs for liquor sales during prohibited hours. Two cyclists detained after seeking ale at a meal. Jennie Tracey, once in service to Mr. Charles Meech, Toronto, arrested in Glenwillisma for theft from her former employer.
John Kitching of Corwhin purchased the McKenzie farm in Nassagawaya for 2250 dollars. Anniversaries at St David’s Church Banday Ont 10th and a meeting on 11th. News notes include potato rot complaints, a rheumatic case, dog safety around sheep, and local building contracts for Mr Geo Gordon’s barn. church reopenings and sermons by Rev Conoh Aberfoyle and Rev Scanlan Nassagaweya with Ebenezer choir leading evening offerings.
Rev R J McIntyre and brother from Toronto visited Limehouse while planning to travel to St Marys. Ontario ministers discuss Limehouse linked to Norval Circuit and local church concerns. A corn cutter accident injures Jonathan Lane. Rev Wm Bryars reports a small congregation. Local business news notes Brown Dees barn project and Bibyan Oil Co involvement.
The Epworth League held a district convention in Guelph with delegates from leagues. Rev. R W Scanson and others spoke on religious topics. officers for the coming year were elected including F H Yiacombe as President and J A McLachlan as Vice President of the Christian Endeavor Department.
Farmers report soil too wet to plough in the vicinity while Mrs Nickell wins multiple butter prizes at Milton Toronto and Guelph exhibitions. Acton plans a grand fall fair with remedies advertised for catarrh and deafness. the Erin Agricultural Society exhibition is set for October with enhanced prizes. John Maton fire investigation ends for lack of evidence. Also local visits and church services noted.
A fragment from the Cornwall Freeholder recounts suffering from ill health and nervous disorders, praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure. It narrates Mary Fisher of Glengarry County’s heart trouble and eventual recovery, urging readers to trust the remedy and warning against imitations. Also notes a fatal fire at Pringle Village and a fatal accident near Wolseley, plus a free trial offer for catarrh remedies in Acton on October 6.
The note says the new building is incomplete and will limit displays in other departments until finished and stock moved from the other store. In the meantime they offer good values in Dress Goods Mantles Flannels Flannelettes Cattonades Under clothing and Furs with lower prices for good qualities.
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