Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 28, 1954, p. 7

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thursday 0010091 mb ism the acton free press acton ontario paoksevbn how strong is your conscience 9 victims of the hurricane and floods need the financial help of those who were fortunate enough to escape the horror of rampag ing water your family escaped how much will you help the families of those who didnt in acton citizens may donate 3 ways at either of the local banks through a club organization or church through your place of employment by collection or payroll deduction as arranged temporary receipts will be given in each case remember the need is great the ontario hurricane relief fund still short of its 10000000 goal will be forwarded all donations from acton and district if you havent given give now there will be no doortodoor canvass see it how the entirely new 1955 pontiac on friday oct 29th coffee will be served afternoon and evening answer a quiz and get a prize 100 gallons of gas goes to every person who uqns an order with de posit for a new 19s5 pontiac on friday or saturday oct 29 and 30 free television set given away with each of the following 1954 cars still in our stock pontiac 4door laurenhan butck 4door century what a chance dont miss it at lorne garner motors main st acton hahont pagt of thm port omagh and boyne named after irish places by mp after district settlement around 1818 by gwen clarke olden dnvs n vflagcs uf omngh and omngh and thei boyne are two small communities in the township of trafalgar to think of one is tn i number the other in fact 11 in hard to know win re boym ends and oniagh biffins both places an dc signaled as vlllajes in the m niton atlas of 1877 and wire settled about the same tim around huh find were named by john white ml afkr places in his own nalivi ire land the sixteen mik creek winds its n through moat of the farms bordering highway 2i on what i now n ns the mux will farm used to ih a salt lick thnt nt traded the dier from the in arby fort st a t that hint lh sixlce n abounded in salmon said to have been so thick a sittler could tnck agon up to thi nek mid spear with a pitchfork so iintural i nison and salmon wen frc qmnt items in tin daily did of hit tilers ham washed an ay imm is siliiiled n highway 2 iiid no sidinmd bout llirc mil s south of milton wh re on n is n servin stntion and in iittrnclivt whoolhoiim tin si rvici stilion hi lonis o o f dolby and son thi propim hivinj hi c n in tin dolliv fimilv for mnily 70 w irs tin first owm ruin mr mclarn n who had t blcksmith shop thnt v is a earn im and pmit shop on prtmisis on tin oppositt eoi stands i buck houst nctntly modtllcel i ul viliuli wis hutll 1854 in 1801 stephen finmelt hud u dry mnh stun hcif id did a good business soim linn in tin early divs of the community thi re wis i mwmtll on the sixlit n for weeks at a time even so cupid l days had a way of working is so that john heaty and th stewart mi t fell in love and wantid to ml ijiiirnd to do ii h neecssary lo makt us of my mtiisurts ns pruviditl by that nd the following general store at omagh in 1914 is shown above in this repro duclion of an old photo the child held by guff robinson is bobby beatty son of mrs clifford bealty who was shopping al robinson bros store when a passing photographer asked to lake their picture to the right are mrs beatly and miss lillian robinson old black smith and carriage shop al the boyne is shown in the reproduction below the property has beeii in the dolby family for nearly 70 years tilled up of tlu tret s in nr mis iiurls of tlu s ul im nl i ad marriage notin where- s jf im ik iiv and fllzabdh st w art inilh of trafalgar are desirous f inttrmarrying with i ch other nd tin rt lunik no minister of the ttuirih of fnkland living within 18 s iheti imlimsim to notify all persons who vmws of any impedl- uunt why thtv should not in join id tiuethit in inatrum tiy to give nolire to j inn s mt rnd fsij jus net of tin piatt tinftilgnr sep tttnbt r ii ih23 nalurillv tin riatys homt was a ini cabin which tnust hn re pint d consiid iidilt xjmniion through tin vars as ii childrtn wtrt ixirn ti john and flirnbeth riaty intme hurrh built in i km hi twtt ii omitli nod th ftovih on no r suit n vi stands tl im shy i hui uridir tlu isirv its host n liui flunk floth tlu ci itu ti ry by tin ir traelivi appumme t vldtnei of a full wi rkuit conffi f ti nil i tin scotch til kept and at an tinutblo old ft irtu sttuetoi bmtl bv the itrs in 11138 ii r to i1m4 omikli clullnn at ltd tht ii vni iiiihi thi n the muiiity tliridi d to build a school i l d it ttudtnts om tin th nd ith i nit tht first nt in r in tin o w schimil was a ntlt mm iv tin name of samuel lark mr lark w is n rnin of any pirts afti r about two years up t 1 log i took up as english s mill aft r it w e istd to function the mill dam pro i i ided a grand swimming holt for now the last of tht old b td by the flimcs brn ith is nut neoided on julv it 1i3 n reunion nt school it hieh beat for tbdshmsnt alaskas oiakt kodiac bear plays rough bui the people who run the bronx zoo have found the perfect toy for him it an aluminum beer banc which in his playful momenta he can bang bounce and generally maltreat without serious dam age- having seen baneb filled being tossed around trucks we can understand why breweries have turned to these rugged attractive containers another reason of course ts that alu minum u an excellent protector for food and drink preserving their punty and flavour indef initely aluminum company of canada ltd alcan long since bi n wished 1m lid austin ituek wisrha i mil il likhtid tin st attending with of ibis i mu isii nt s r ihi lr d tys j i t th it mi ii b id with hii studint loll i f 1k70 win n miss 1 b isfi 11 v is i lc tlu r ttn i now ltd by mr on tht f win mri i vt rv busy woollen mill run in wittrpowtr ind ownid by lof in mcc inn who did i to d tndi in custom work it shircd tht sami neither mill in tin th oil i ill farming on ihi 1st i int trafnlgar dot dppnn nllv h still was not mtliu fiid so in 1115 hi wi nt into the publishing busitu vs nntl stnrti d the first wttklv ipi r lo im published in milt n it was cilltd the hal- ton j urnil but dittl a mtural dtnth ift r ihout tin ymrs anotht r it id i r who midi a mm for hm st if was jam s r hiwdin ih7q80 he later mov ed to mimtolia md hi c unt attorn y jim ral ol thnt priivinri tht re wis ilso miss rosalie cnttnll who i ti r m irmil ipt uti fox son of ir anthony f- x of hornby f atur- imi a ft w wtrks ao nt d itt w i miss ilat- tu j bus m llfli m b it r known k th milttn tlistrict ns mrs r m mrduff old namrn familiar 1 hi t stoi still doing bow olden divs dtstrojtd y fm w is nt ir rebuilt unit teacher arrive the first boyne school wns buill v is in 1b2 upon ground donated by hu uni ptttr schnm funilus s nd tion ing children to school ngrccd to pay iv t just t ifinj d u tin toronti circuit u is istnbhshid in 1h27 in uu2 it hintd to milton dr fm rton n idrin ssiil bowt s cmreg i pon stveril oecnsions om ih i n no side tht tncher sevtn shillings md six rw id th pence per hend t very three months churrins i schtmii t bhcksmilhs ind sinih mm to be board d nt shop ind i irv busy little corn r with the children s pirents the store which included the vilhge first teacht r was j dickinson from post offici the methodist church nt w york stale the second nim burnt to tht ground nnny yr irs tgo from ptnnsylvann and is said to tht anglican church was tik n hive had a treat knowledge of down hut the church of christ still toads ind hoop snikes tht rt wis his i hrm folh wing is i vocitit n ilso wilhim frees who wis ac al bible school studmts coming customed to nst the strap unmerci from many parts i f cimdi ind the full one div icting on the theory unittd stiles they might as well be hinged for a on of the first s tilers in omigh sheep as a limb young willie petti v is john bt aty who came from grew and two other boys pried open ir hnd in 1819 ind from tht crown the teacher s desk took out the hat drew lot 7 concession 4 it was a cd strap dropped it into the old box lontly life for the young immigrant stove and watched with delight as it who sometimes did not sec a soul i n i i ood i usin ss it ornish r i yi irs mr win r hinson of milton mil his wifi mid th ir living tht re n iw hi business ts carried on by mr ind mrs h irold ruth rford m nv pi ntir limits miy still be found ammt tin rtsid nts of today in the omagh and boyne district nim s such ns beity ford mccann jarvis brownndg dolby mccart- ntv bitgar ind otht rs somt of u fi disctnl if space p rm it ted and we followed the livts of teach ers ind students alike from these two small rural schools we should doubtless find many besides those already mentioned who havi st rved wi h distinction at home or abroad in civil life or on the field of battle defending the cause of freedom jestabhshtd nuny yars igr by the pioniers of haltrn county next feature the first doctora in halton county i itot i n h khu hrifrvfft no 1 in a series your hydro at work for you and yours your hydro lighting the way adequate reliable street lighting made possible by lowcost hydro electricity is one of the great benefits of modern living automatic traffic lights speed and inte grate the flow of traffic help prevent accidents protect pedestrians street lights safeguard the atnens of a community m other ways too brightly illuminated streets are an important fac tor m reducing crime thanks to a dependable supply of elec tricity provided by ontario hydro and your local municipality the streets of our province are better lighted than ever before another example of ontario hydro at work for you and yours information concerning ontario hydro can be obtained by writing to your hydro chairman 620 university avenoe toronto

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