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The Acton Free Press December 30 1975 Lavish Beardmore family home now Italian education centre The lavish home in Toronto was a sub ject for Donald Jones in his Toronto Star column His Toronto The Beardmore family wis a colorful one For yean they had a beautiful home in Acton on the property where the Church and Maria St apartments now stand This home was torn down years ago and The Free Press t have a picture of it Here is some of whit Donald Jones has about this family and their house in Toronto Few houses In Toronto have witnessed as much dramatic history as has large yellow brick house at the corner of Beverley and which was the famous Toronto mansion called Inthelate 1930s it was the handsome consulate of the Italian government which built a targe bar into the basement and covered the floor with Italian mosaics During World War it was confiscated by the Canadian government Its south lawn was turned into a ground and the house for the Police Hut during the first of its history this was the world of Toronto cor to its New parties Inpuhr wis the home of one of Hie most in history Wothen the tolorful Mister of the Hounds of the Toronto Look out below PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA KNOX CHURCH ACTON Rev Andrew H A BO Org in it Sunday Jan 4th 1976 a Church School for Beginners and Grades to B Public Service Worship Sermon Theme The Values of Preventive ligion Babies and tod cared tor In Nursery Beginning next Sunday TO 10 a Teenaoe Con Class conducted by the Everyone most Welcome MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH I Maple Ave Sunday Jan Sunday School for all ages a Worship Evening Fellow ship Thought Peaci rules the day when Christ rules the mind EL CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Sunday Jan Sunday Worship Services at am and Pre school Sunday School during morning service Sunday School during the afternoon service You are welcome Church of Back to God Hour- heard ewer these Mens Hamilton CKOC am dial St Catharines CHSC m dial Toronto CHIN am dial MHZ Toronto CICF H 11 Mom dial EVANGEL PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE Wednesday Dec I 10 15 pm Communion Service Sunday Jan 4 a Sunday School Morning Worship m Evening Service Guest Speaker- Walt Huntley Gospel song writer and one the most outstanding homespun gospel poets Accompanied by Dennis gospel accordionist on electric accordion You will thoroughly their mini Don miss It BOO Prayer Service and Bible Study WELCOME Excellent free town Bus Service for children and ad and Sunday School on the All Red Bus Also Rural pick up For Intor motion phone or Luke I 11 For you Is born this day In the city David a Saviour which Is Chrlil the Lord CHURCHILL COMMUNITY CHURCH Churchill Minister The Rev J L A Sunday Jan 1976 11 a m Worship and Church School Sermon As lor me and my house Eleanor in charge of service The Church on the Hill is an Interdenominational one re gallon ministering to the needs the community UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA TRINITY CHURCH ACTON Rev Supervising Minister Rev G Or George Elliott A rector of Music Sunday Jan ACTON BAPTIST CHURCH BOM Street East Founded 1BJ2 Rev Das Sydney Dlv Pastor Phone Sunday Jan J 1976 a Sunday School 1 Morning Worih Monday Jan 5 p Circle annual Business Meet and election of officers Tuesday Jan 13 Baptist men at Acton THE CHURCH OF ST ALBANTHE MARTYR Anglican Si ndSt Rector DrecforolMusc Mrs Frank Oakes Sunday Jan J 1976 am Holy Eucharist a Sung Eucharist Everyone Is welcome I FAITH You are warmly Invited attend a fireside discussion Friday evenings Ptione O My servants Sorrow not If In these days and on this earthly plane things contrary to your wishes have been ordained and man I fested by God for days blissful oy at heavenly light are assuredly In store and The Grand Old of Toronto sporting world His father George had brought a small fortune with him when he came Canada from England in lite titaos Invested it In tannery he opened In Hamilton In lUfiS he opened large plant in Acton where the company still operates A hundred ago in 1175 he built the family home 136 St At the end of the lillli he built Building has recently been restored on Front St just cast of the Kcefo Centre is the torn pan sales office his death his four sons continued to run bus mess but the great love of Georges life wis ruling to Presented it was said he It id the pick of foxhounds on the con while the Toronto Hunt was building its new club on Kingston ltd In the lR90s George kept the dub hounds in stabks behind his home When the opined in 1 ill he was kited its must important position Master of the I- ox Hounds for next vears he whin the club would hunt and awarded Hie buttons Hi whs preside if tin Nation Horse Show for and fori appeared on tin front of The Stir on tune III 1911 is under i 1 end line Mikes Air History Ik hid never wanlui lo work in the family ess id one an opera When wir out in he is imprisoned in liorlinbutcstiptd joined British Sirviei Hi loved is ninth is hi did singing in imi In hit ami tin glider 1 here is to Inn hint competitive ran tin next day hut when le there race hi nifjil before Winn hi hi told ripoilirs In tin firsi in to to hi I should Beardmore by tin It ill in govti ill but id d Hie for the MP mil sounds i ilrn si irs until whin tin mull in It ihibililntn wis director of the il Horse Show Ik is presented at court met line close friend of tin set in 1 His was ilmusl destroyed during the sion 1910s and whs ivintinlly sold to Packers in 1M4 Hut lived to see tin loss of business Ik dud in 1114 but is still riding is thi Toronto Hum eiglilus filled ill i thnii groups in of tin I In floor It ft from Hit tin wis hi It in id in the disign rods llomi of Mussolini fr his hen he He the liul in when hit Hi riiiitii wiWMlwnrkiiii shop osi of NOW AN Italian rehibiitation and the centres of Toronto social life training centre this house was in tlic past one of Lets talk about by Jennifer Silently we crept through moonlit snow on nee krlspie feet muffling titters at our foolishness The little ones the carrots while we clutched apples milk Our distinntion The time almost midniphl Christmas after year we persist in trvlna to surprise kneeling at the holy hour after we find a bunch of stirtkd horses ill on fourfeet shrug and go the bust of distributing treats but we keep hoping This we had seven horses munching carrots two eight chickens too sleepy to bother with the bread both eats slithering around our legs begging for milk The rooster was disturbed from his warm roost on a horse bottom it s lough to go through life wiih chicken droppings on and pro i coded with his usual run round the bam via horses is r i row did the two cakes shin a box stall so do hi pony and the chickens mother stall while the cits sleep in storage irn it warm frundlv Christmas chores from the midnight Hilton Falls visit the fiiding rdutini his mas it wild Tin kids I ring their stink into us whin bounce ill over lied eating h mil r milk on were doing tht night Thinwifudthistoekwhoari gem rillv quite ii m link lo the house stamping mil two ehildrcn i in huh huir wi tret The i1ols hi Ip prist si irthing for the own Tin sit indigmfml siilemior inside boxes shnwingonk Hit tips of t hi i piesnnd Hi bottles islnps this Silks i hi ihitkm in llu and tht pony ku king down most hi r 583 acres more i tht of sat north of Hilton hills Hilton Region imsenahni owns soli I ind over it the hndw of the ifi Mill to Mill nnnager n the land will tie used for cross skiing snow mi tilling wildlife habitil will Seventv five per cent tntil cost of will hi born a grant from the Ministrv of Resources The per cent has been donated Ontario Heritage The Niagara Escarpment propertv was purchased from German company Twin Brook farms II had been originally acquired by the company for quarrying but was refused rcionina bv the former Township of Nassago It was not licenced the provinces Pits and Food Traditions At New Year In on And course In mini ft of this peat on January to family and WHEN IS YOUR NO SECRET AT ALL When Over People Read It in We cant 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