Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 4, 1971, p. 11

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Halton County museum located in picturesque storybook setting By Janet Braid A picturesque setting at the foot of the Niagara Escarpment County Museum offers morning afternoon or evening of pleasure to all residents or the area But it a not lust residents or the area who visit the storybook setting Pcoplo from as far away aa Quebec to the east Vancouver to the west and Georgia to the south have visited the area at acme time or other this year For the young at heart there an antique toy and red animal display for the Jet set interesting carriages and clothing exhibits and for the grownups a walk around the grounds amidst blooming flowers and green shrubbery will delight everyone eye Keeps adding Every week Museum adds another artifact or historical Item to its massive collection This summer It a century old log cabin The early Canadian residence was dismantled and piece by to the Kelso site umbered logs should make the cabin raising much easier than in the pioneer day Alt four buildings at the museum arc open to the of the week except The main barn houses pioneer and artifacts from the Victorian I ra The carriage house has been redone from the original building and one meanders past old fashioned buggies antique toy display a of and land animals In tin old pig barn shelves and display cases store Is clothes and several Itims of tin era And ist but not least he shop displays the original forge l red new anient and several old automobile licence dating back to the early lHKts Won a farm ago the must iron was Mill a working farm and now only the original buildings which one time belonged to Adam Alexander still remain fucked away on shelves I and in display cases art many old antiques as one could Imagine attractions at include child a rotklng chair dating back to the 1H 1950 period an 1S0B rosewood piano a solid walnut a flat splnnmf wheel from Hope to erect cabin at museum this fall A PICTURESQUE SETTING the foot of the Niagarn Escarpment overlooking Kelso Lake Halton County Museum offers the better part of an afternoons entertainment to visitors residents and tourists Guides Hilary Conway of Anne Mahon of added grace and beauty to the natural surroundings Staff Photo HOI are Just about unanimous in their criticism of the weather PI AYGROUND children enjoyed a sleep out in the park last Thursday HARD to believe but they say blueberries arc scarce this year not enough rain up north CURLERS are to yU They ve a twoboll foursome coming up ACTON on Sunday and Monday was dead to one whose store was open A man was charged O with driving while his license under suspension this week IT a slock season but not for advertising One advertiser week reported a raft of calls MOST stores and plant were closed but some took the holiday Friday and at leabt one took It Tuesday STORES were sold out of color film this weekend And dozens of films arc being sent for processing Not surprising deliveries arc running late A IEITER to the editor v A FLAX SPINNING WHEEL dating back to is used by Hilary Conwav The wheel received last week with a box holds a special position in front of the large number but no name If the writer will please let us know his or her name the letter cir published All letters must be signed although the name have to be used in the Free Pre a A MIDI AM subscriber to the Free Press poults out his paper regularlv and in a while on Usually we only hear about the complaints of poor service THE Vietorlan Order of services is becoming used more Acton as more aware of it TheGeorjetown I Cross homemaker service which extended to Acton and district is also receiving calls tor Two injured I in accident Among the accidents investigated by Milton OPP last week was one involving Acton driver and his passenger whose car went out of control on west of the Sixth line Both men were injured Driver Richard Gordon of 37 Maui St Acton suffered a cut nose and passenger John Hams 21 of Victoria St Acton had a shoulder injury OPP said this car received damage DILLS STATIONERY STORE 56 Mill St Acton a etitnrtie Let us assist with your plans for that all important wedding day COME IN AND SLE OUR SELECTION rim Scl your mi on complete ly of farm Willi from the as well us Ihi Museum IhUI Ihe friends of Mum urn plus a generous amount tabor the log cabin at litem lount Musium might vtr will be in tied this year chairman Hon Harris d Mr Harris said the re had n ti if i ration between the nils of tin Museum the Mast tun Hoard and lie the a huge suet ltd lice In an Mr Harris said tin I ilin of Museum had I Sept ID for an old lo raise tin A xir will to the in with tin old fasluoued theme As of the committee Harris warm well onir ic all they would llki to lake a hand in he raising or the ibin Railings of an old fashioned donated linn will be a duplicate or as lo as of the cabins M nib is from Car lab from Hornby have volunteered lr lime and d support for Sept bee Harris noted the wan fortunate In lr II J Newman museum director available because of his ixjKrlenee in of cabin Imildlng and No bus stop downtown now who travel by will find a In Iliose wlio travel by bus will find a change In Georgetown Highland restaurant downtown has given up its agency and the Grey lines luis established the new agency the Moore Park Texaeo station which faces NO high way at Moore plaza There will still be a titan at ptaru Fills is the first time in years the bus stop 1 downtown tin fond hope thiil money added with tin proctitis two festivals and tht volunteer labor that the cabin will be raised this year Mr Harris era and numerous wool linen and cotton clothes from the past And to direct comers to Interesting displays three guides and two rill Ins show visitors around must urn Tin girls made their own uniforms hood dresses In orange brown and white hues Dally admission to Kelso rvulion Authority is 1 1 im but it possible to walk from outside the park to tho iniuiium Seasons pusses Into the and it in le tlu committee setting Admission lo the tun Itself is a mere cents and under 12 are ad frie of 1171 festival doubled tile from the 1070 effort Indicating growing support for project The festivals are sponsored by flu Irlends of Musi um it group hi unite from tin Museum Hoard which Is the Proceeds go towards projects at the museum I rlends will be busy planning another for when they hold their nixt inciting In the near future POLLOCK AND CAMPBELL Minufictufirt of ei I BWilftSl North tie In I A A IVI S HOLDEN Cork SI Phone TA Distributor of Home and Farm Petroleum Product Sefv ng and CI SinCO HEATING OILS it LUBRICATION OILS GREASES if GASOLINES -A- DIESEL FUEL Phone 8532174 DEMNDABLf Oil A Young St Acton CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS Applications For Canadian Citizenship will bo accepted every Wednesday and Friday From 9 a To 3 3D At The Queens Square Building Queen St East Lowor level BRAMPTON ONTARIO For regarding documents required loos Telphone Brampton til or Friday only SUPERMARKET MILL ST ACTON 8530650 stone fireplace in the main room of the museum Staff Photo Meat Specials Can No Cut Cryovac Cottage Rolls 55 Can No Fresh Spare Ribs tean Ground Chuck RED HOTS 59 SANDWICH SPREAD ROLLS 3 Schneider Country Sausage 59 FRESH PRODUCE DAILY Our Produce Arrives Fresh Dally at the Lowest Possible Prices PRICES EFFECTIVE AUGUST a FRUIT DRINKS 3 89 PEACHES OZ tins 111 bag Nabob Coffee 85 Green Giant tins BROWN DEAIIC SUGAR SVOM jars PICKLES 3 Pantry Shell Flaked Tuna Procter Gamble lb FLUFF0shrtning 2 Royale roll Toilet Tissue Colgate TOOTH PASTE Giant Size 49 Frenchs MUSTARD Jar 2 39

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