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 appeared in Acton Free Press, 18 Aug 1887, p. 2     ROCKWOOD NEWS Patrick Burns, one of the oldest residents of this neighborhood, died this afternoon at the ripe age of 82 years....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 18 Aug 1887, p. 3     A victim of the Railway Disaster. The circle of mourners for friends killed in the terrible railway horror at Chatsworth, Ill., is wide indeed. One of the victims was Mrs. Lanson Blandin, nee Miss Florence Smardon, a cousin of Mr. C. C. Speight. Mrs. Blandin left her home at Peoria, …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 18 Aug 1887, p. 3     A Victim of the Railway Disaster. The circle of mourners for friends killed in the terrible railway horror at Chatsworth, Ill., is wide indeed. One of the victims was Mrs. Lanson Blandin, nee Miss Florence Smardon, a cousin of Mr. C. C. Speight. Mrs. Blandin left her home at Peoria, …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 18 Aug 1887, p. 3     Sad Finale to an Accident. Reference was made in these columns last week to an accident by which the little daughter of Mr. John Stephenson sustained a serious fracture of the thigh. The little patient seemed to be progressing as favorably as could be expected until Monday afternoon when she …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 25 Aug 1887, p. 3     Death of Mr. Donald Fersuson. Last week we referred to the fact of Mr. Donald Fersuson, of Agnes St., having received a paralytic stroke. He never rallied from the effects of the stroke and on Thursday morning his spirit took its flight from the house of clay. The old gentleman …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 25 Aug 1887, p. 3     Rev. Alex. Warren Passes Away. For several weeks Rev. Alex. Warren, had been visiting his brother and other friends in Kincardine, and returned home on Monday evening feeling very ill and weak. He rode home, retired early, and got up, as usual on Tuesday morning, ate a little breakfast, and …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 1 Sep 1887, p. 2     DEATH OF WM. BARBER, EX-M.P.P. Mr. Wm. Barber, of Streetsville, ex-M.P.P. for the County of Halton, died on Thursday morning last of heart disease after an illness of two months. Deceased was born in Antrim, Ireland, and came to Canada when a young man. In 1838 he settled in ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 1 Sep 1887, p. 3     Funeral of the Late Rev. Alex. Warren. The funeral of the late Rev. Alex. Warren, took place last Friday afternoon from the residence of his brother, Mr. John Warren, to Fairview Cemetery. The funeral was one of the most largely attended that ever passed through Acton. Mr. Johnson, a ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 1 Sep 1887, p. 3     Death of a Nassagaweya Pioneer. Last Friday death claimed for its victim one of the early settlers of the township of Nassagaweya, in the person of Mr. Thomas Storey, at the advanced age of 83 years. For the past twelve years Mr. Storey has been ailing and at times was …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 1 Sep 1887, p. 3     Death of Rev. Hugh Rose, M.A. It is with deep regret that we announce the death of the Rev. Hugh Rose, M.A., Minister of Knox church, Elora, well-known to many of our readers, which sad event occurred at the Manse in that village last Sunday evening. Mr. Rose has been …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 1 Sep 1887, p. 3     A Fatal Paralytic Stroke. Last Wednesday, Mrs. Margaret Griffith, who has for some years resided with her son, Mr. William Gurney, Church street, was afflicted with a paralytic stroke, from which she never rallied. She was previously weak and compartively helpless, having been confined to her ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 22 Sep 1887, p. 3     - Mrs. Calvert, beloved wife of Rev. G. W. Calvert, died at Norwich yesterday. Mr. Calvert commenced his pastorate at Norwich only two months ago and we all deeply regret the sorrow that has so soon fallen upon his home, in the loss of his dear wife, who promised such …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 22 Sep 1887, p. 3     Death of an Old Settler. Last Monday evening Mr. Wm. Steel, one of the oldest residents of Acton, breathed his last, after an illness of several weeks. He had attained the extreme old age of eighty-four years, and until within a few weeks he was able to walk about. Mr. …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 22 Sep 1887, p. 3     A Respected Resident's Demise. For some months Mr. John Nelson, Sr., has been confined to his residence with an Asthmatic trouble, and has rarely been able to leave his room. Gradually but certainly he has failed, and for some weeks his end was hourly expected. On Monday evening his spirit …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 29 Sep 1887, p. 3     One of our Oldest Citizens Gone. Mr. Angus Fletcher, who died last Thursday afternoon at his residence on John street was one of our oldest citizens. His age is given at ninety years but many of his friends think he was considerably older. He came to Acton a few years …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 29 Sep 1887, p. 3     Child Scalded to Death. On Thursday last a child about a year and a half old belonging to Mr. James Harmer, near Eden Mills, was so badly scalded that death resulted Saturday. It appears that Mrs. Harmer had taken a pail of boiling water to the stable and on setting …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 29 Sep 1887, p. 3     Death of Mr. James Campbell. While the remains of the late John Nelson, Esq., were being carried to the tomb last Thursday afternoon, Mr. James Campbell, proprietor of the Royal Echange Hotel, quietly and suddenly breathed his last. For years Mr. Campbell has been suffering from dropsy, but, ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 6 Oct 1887, p. 3     In Memory of a Good Neighbor. A most interesting discourse, and one which was highly appreciated by the entire congregation, was preached in the Methodist church last Sunday evening by Rev. R. Phillips, the pastor. The occasion was a service in honor of the memory of the late John Nelson, …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 6 Oct 1887, p. 3     Sad Death of a Fine Young Man. On Wednesday evening of last week a very sad accident occurred in Nassagaweya, by which Mr. Robert Elliott, a young farmer of that township, twenty-eight years of age, and living at home with his father, Mr. George Elliott, met with instant death. The …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 6 Oct 1887, p. 3     - On Saturday afternoon the remains of Catharine McGregor, wife of Mr. John McCardy, and sister of Mr. Duncan McGregor, of Nassagaweya, near Acton, were brought to Acton and interred in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. McCardy had many friends in this vicinity....