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 appeared in Acton Free Press, 24 May 1883, p. 3     Melancholy Death. On Thursday last Mr. John Swackhammer, sr., met with a very untimely death by drowning, in the stream running a few yards from his own door. The old gentleman, who had lately become very feeble, went out for a walk in the forenoon, and having been gone for …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 31 May 1883, p. 3     Killed on the Railroad. On Thursday evening last Mrs. D. G. Robertson, of Georgetown, was run over near the Georgetown station on the G.T.R., and had both her legs taken off and was otherwise badly bruised. She was sitting on the track and is supposed to have been intoxicated. ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 7 Jun 1883, p. 2     In Memoriam. It is with feelings of sorrow that we chronicle the death of Mrs. William Swackhammer, of Acton, daughter of Mr. John Chisholm, of Erin. The deceased, after a brief illness and intense suffering, which she bore with christian fortitude, passed away on Sabbath ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 7 Jun 1883, p. 3     Condolence. The Free Press tenders its warmest sympathy to Mr. Wm. Swackhammer in the sudden death of his partner in life, which took place on Sunday morning after a very short illness. It is indeed hard for a person to have his heart's affections so ruthlessly torn asunder, ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 7 Jun 1883, p. 3     Heart-rending Accident. It is our painful duty this week to chronicle the occurrence of an accident in this village last Friday afternoon, which caused very deep feelings of sympathy on the part of every citizen. A bright little three-year-old daughter of Mr. Thomas Ebbage ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 14 Jun 1883, p. 3     - Mrs. Inglis died a few days ago in the Orangeville gaol, where she had been confined for vagrancy. The Sun says: "The deceased was at one time a resident of Guelph, and was in good circumstances, but strong drink proved her ruin." - Guelph Mercury....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 14 Jun 1883, p. 3     Another Person Killed at Georgetown. A fatal accident occurred at Georgetown on Monday night, to a man named Charles Thornton, a painter, from Toronto, who has been working at Georgetown a short time. It is supposed he attempted to get on a west-bound train, when he slipped ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 28 Jun 1883, p. 3     Succumbed. The young man, Neil McTavish, referred to in last issue as having been painfully injured at the raising of a barn on the farm of Mr. James Henderson, Nassagaweya, on the 19th inst., only survived his terrible injuries a couple of days, having died on Friday morning. ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 5 Jul 1883, p. 2     Rockwood News. From our own correspondent. In your last issue notice was made respecting the low condition of the Rev. W. Fitzsimmons, B.A., who has since died. From day to day during the past few weeks he had been rapidly sinking, and on Wednesday evening, 27th ult., his ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 26 Jul 1883, p. 3     - Joseph Tollerton, who was committed to the county jail as a vagrant in February last, and who has been ill ever since, died last week. He was 61 years of age....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 30 Aug 1883, p. 3     Rockwood News. Mr. John Dolmage, who died last Thursday at his residence in Guelph, was buried in Everton cemetery. He was an early settler in this township....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 30 Aug 1883, p. 3     Rockwood News. Miss Mitchell died in this village last week, and so another is gone from our midst. We are but mortal creatures....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 11 Oct 1883, p. 3     Almost a Centenarian. There died last week in Nassagaweya, Mr. Peter M. Ball, in the 93rd year of his age. He was one of the veterans of 1812, and held the position of Lieutenant in artillery, and was engaged in most, if not all, the battles of the Niagara peninsula, …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 1 Nov 1883, p. 3     - Two children of Mr. James Moore, of the Scotch Block, aged respectively about 12 and 14 years, died on Saturday with diphtheria. They were buried on Monday....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 8 Nov 1883, p. 3     Distressing Occurence. We are pained to learn that two more of the children of Mr. James Moore, Scotch Block, succumbed to that fatal disease, diphtheria, last week, and were interred on Sunday. We understand that other members of the family are still suffering fronm this ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 8 Nov 1883, p. 3     A Sad Case. Our readers will no doubt remember the sudden and unexpected disappearance of Mr. Edward Jeans, of this village, during the Toronto Exhibition last September, also of the subsequent discovery that he had visited friends in Brockville, and left there with the ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 15 Nov 1883, p. 3     Drowned at Guelph. The body of an old man named Alex. Macdonald, of Marden, near Guelph, was found floating in the river at Guelph on Monday morning. He had been missing since Wednesday last, Fair day, and was considerably under the influence of liquor when last seen. He was ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 22 Nov 1883, p. 2     Letter of Condolence. The following letter of sympathy was received last week by the friends and relatives of the late Mr. C. W. Lasby, B.A., of this village, from the members of the V. P. Association, of Victoria University, of which society our departed friend was an honored ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 29 Nov 1883, p. 3     An Untimely Death. It is with sorrow that we chronicle the death of Mr. R. F. Aldous, one of the teachers in Guelph Central School which sad event occurred on Saturday last. He was taken ill a couple of weeks ago, and died of typhoid fever at his father's residence, …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 6 Dec 1883, p. 3     Funeral From Buffalo. The funeral of the late Mrs. James Whitman, of Buffalo, N.Y., (daughter of Mr. John Donahue who formerly resided near Acton), was met at the G.T.R. depot on the arrival at the 1.40 p.m. train on Saturday by the friends and relatives, and proceeded to Dublin ...