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 appeared in Acton Free Press, 10 Feb 1881, p. 2     Esquesing Council. Moved by Mr. Warren, seconded by Mr. McEnery, that the petition of Mrs. Heyde, widow of the late James Heyde, and certified by Wm. Allen, Esq., J.P., in the matter of expenses of the funeral of the said late James Hyde, be granted, and that the Treasurer be …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 17 Feb 1881, p. 3     SAD AFFLICTION. - It is our sad duty this week to announce the death of the wife of Mr. Lewis R. Fox, accountant for Messrs. W. H. Storey & Son, of this village. About a year ago Mr. Fox brought to his home in Acton his newly wedded bride. Mrs. …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 20 Jan 1881, p. 3     SAD FATAL ACCIDENT. - Last Wednesday evening a number of young men and boys were enjoying themselves by sleigh-riding down one of the long and steep hills at Glenwilliams, when an accident which resulted fatally occurred. Mr. John Sahly, aged about 21 years, was on the sleigh with a number …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 17 Feb 1881, p. 3     FASHIONABLE WEDDING. - Tuesday evening was the scene of considerable excitement among the fair sex of our village, the cause, as usual, being a marriage ceremony which took place in the Methodist Church. The ceremony was performed at 6 p.m., by Rev. T. L. Wilkinson, and the contracting parties ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 17 Feb 1881, p. 3     FASHIONABLE WEDDING. - Tuesday evening was the scene of considerable excitement among the fair sex of our village, the cause, as usual, being a marriage ceremony which took place in the Methodist Church. The ceremony was performed at 6 p.m., by Rev. T. L. Wilkinson, and the contracting parties ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 24 Feb 1881, p. 2     Samuel Currie, Norval, died last week, aged 78 years....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 24 Feb 1881, p. 2     Killed by a Tree Robert A. Kennedy, aged 23, second son of David Kennedy, Trafalgar, was killed on Wednesday while chopping in the woods, by the top of a tree striking him on ther head. He lived about five hours after receiving the injury, but never became conscious....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 3 Mar 1881, p. 2     Woman Frozen to Death. Supposed to have been dead sev- eral days before she was found. On Wednesday night, about seven o'clock, a stranger who was coming up the third line, Esquesing, to Acton, found a woman lying on the side of the road, near the farm of Mr. Alex. …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 10 Mar 1881, p. 2     Killed by a Fall Mr. Samuel McClure, of the 1st Line west of Brampton, fell from his hay loft on Wednesday and was so badly injured that he died on the following day. He was one of the early residents of the county....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 10 Mar 1881, p. 2     FROZEN TO DEATH. Young Woman Found frozen by the Roadside. Dead about a Week Before Being Discovered. [After we had gone to press and printed part of the edition last week we were informed of the discovery of a young woman, frozen to death. Our reporter immediately ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 10 Mar 1881, p. 3     Mrs. Mary Willson, relict of the late ex-Sheriff of this County, died at her son's residence in Michigan on the 14th of February, aged 76 years....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 17 Mar 1881, p. 3     DECEASED. - After an illness of about two weeks Mr. R. Adams died at his residence, in this village on Thursday evening last. Mr. Adams has been a resident of Acton for nearly fifty-two years, and was consequently acquainted with nearly every person in this vicinity. By hard work and …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 7 Apr 1881, p. 3     SUDDEN DEATH. - Our Citizens were greatly surprised on Tuesday, to hear of the sudden death of Mr. Robert Storey, butcher, of this village. Deceased was attacked with a fit of appoplexy on Sunday, but recovered, and was at his shop a short time on Monday. On Tuesday he was …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 21 Apr 1881, p. 3     - It is our painful duty this week to chronicle the death of Maud, only child of Mr. A. Secord, of this village. Mr. Secord and wife have the sympathy of the community in their affection....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 16 Jun 1881, p. 3     - The funeral of Mrs. Jos. Bedeaux, of Hamilton, passed through here from Georgetown, on Monday, to the Catholic Cemetery....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 23 Jun 1881, p. 3     Mr. C. H. Walker and his newly made bride, (Miss Ella Hamilton, of this village) returned from their wedding trip on Friday evening, after visiting friends in Toronto and Collingwood. They left for their new home in Erin Village on Saturday....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 23 Jun 1881, p. 3     - The remains of our late citizen, Mr. Josiah Adams, were interred in the Acton cemetery on Friday last, with Masonic honors, the deceased being at the time of his death a member of Walker Lodge, of Acton. The brethren having met at their lodge room, marched in a body …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 7 Jul 1881, p. 3     Messrs. James, William, and Henry Speight and wife, Mrs. Thos. Speight, sr., of Markham, Mr. John McBride and wife, of Concord, Mr. Alfred Boomer and wife, of Linwood, Mr. John Boomer, of Clifford, Messrs. R. S. Hall, James Hall, and W. S. Hall and wife, and Miss Orpha Hall, of …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 14 Jul 1881, p. 3     - It is again our sad duty to chronicle this week another very sudden death in our community. On Tuesday morning Mr. Lachlan Kennedy, only son of John Kennedy, Esq., of Esquesing, a very promising young man, aged twenty-six years, was called to his eternal home. Deceased had been working …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 21 Jul 1881, p. 2     SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT An Esquesing Man Drowned in a Manitoba Lake John McMillan, son of John McMillan, Sr., postmaster at Hornby, who went out to Manitoba with a surveying party a few weeks ago met an untimelty death on Saturday morning, 23rd June. It appears that he ...