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v j fhur itobm 17 ib s the a f pres t if tie arrived refreshed hs hahont pagmt o ttf part by bus n- k faob i l accidents years ago differed from weekend type of acciden today but we a serious by owen clarke in this automobile age we have becoihe not- exactly cafiouahut at least accustomed to press and radio reports of yeehend accidents we say yit is the price we pay for our modern way of life it was different in the old days yes it was different but just as there is period fyrniture and period nrl so here arc period accidents considering the comparatively slow pace at which people lived in the last century it is amazing how many serious accidents occurred at that time one would imagine for instance that the first slowmoving trains were reasonably safe yet ac cidents j were numerous people killed walking oil the track drivers with a horse and buggy or team sters drawing logs or grain were killed at level crossings just as the unwary car driver is today most railway accidents in hnlton county were in the acton georgetown or bronte districts frightful accident in 1864 a most frightful accident occurred near georgetown the grand trunk railway crossed the credit river east of georgetown by vhat at that time was oheof the vtij even without climbing flag poles plenty of energy is required to see all the sights of the big cities you will arrive refreshed if you go by bus largest bridges on the road it being no less than 125 feet from the sur face lot the river as a freight train entered the bridge anoxletree broke some cars got over safely others dropped into the ravine be- lovi resulting in the deaih of three men the conductor art twp brake- men the following tragic accident in acton will indicate that boys will be boys in every generation in oc tober 1870 an accident resulted in the death of alfred botrd of acton apparently the village boyaimrde a habit of getting on trains thnt waited at the semaphores or while taking on wood a1 that time there were some woodblfrning trains and for the purpose of refueling cords of wood were piled alongside the tracks at specified distances the boys would board a freight ride a little way past the station and ihwn jump off the moving train young alfred had been jamusing himself jumping on and off shunting cars and then becoming more venture some he made a daring attempt to jump a throughfreight fe fell and his legs were crushed beneath the wheels of the train dr mcgarvin was summoned but in spite of all he could do the boy died that night his mother was new york package tour 5 days 4690 from toronto return fare sightseeing and motel room double 3 nights ask y a for details of this or other package tours halton night school qpbn n friday february 18 at the acton public school auditorium 8 00 paa the work done during the riigrtf school classes the past season will be on display including metalwork oil painting woodwork and sewing some of the clothes made will be modelled everybody interested welcome refreshments will be served cow round trip fares subject to change chicago 2290 mtt80rgh 1815 new york 2460 tickets and information at harold wiles phone 207 spending the day with her father mr dayfoot of georgetown staying- more unusual type even for the overnight a telegram was immed iately sent to inform her of the ac cident but wps not delivered until next morning what a telephone would have meant at a time like that falls off train acton seems to have had more than its share 6t railway accidents a few weeks after the baird fatal ity a freight train was approaching acton station when a brakfman named beatty fell off the trail he was running along the top of the car to apply the brakes when jits foot slipped due to the frost and he fell on the tracks he was taken to ohearns hotel where dr mcgar vin treated him for multiple leg fractures it was the young fellows first trip as ij brakeman he finnljy recovered and front bronte we bftve a re cord of what might hove been a serious accident but which was happily avoided an accomoda tion train from toronto on the here are a few accidents of a gieat western railway was ap- were playing around tle backdoor one cent wallpaper sale i what you have been waiting for thousands of rolls of waterfast sunworthy wallpaper for special sale at the price of iwo for one plus one cent sale starts feb 17th and runs for 10 days shop early and get the best selection kennedys book store ouelph ontario mmmammmmmmmmm proaching bronte station when the engineer noticed a young man on the track frantically waving his hat and scarf thetroin was brought to a halt and investigation revealed a large piece of crack was missing had it not have been for the fore sight of william voodot appleby the train might have been wrecked the young man was later presented with a massive silver hunting m chain and seal attached inside tle watch there was the following inscription presented by the great western railway company to william wood of ap pleby ontario in recognition of his praiseworthy conduct in signalling a train on the toronto branch on the 14th or march 1870 we won der where that watch is now and if it was preserved as a family heir loom sugecoac a the stage coach had its comple ment of accidents but pot usually of a serious nature for instance the milton and bronte stage had an up set near palermo caused by break ing on axle the 11 passengers had a lively time before they could re gain their perpendicular none was seriously hurt and here is an other the erin stage on its way to georgetown with a number of pas sengers got two of its front wheels into a deep cut overturning the car riage and precipitating those on board into the mud one person was badly injured and the coach was abnost completely destroyed last century grist was betngj ground at the wellington square flour mills when one of the mill- atones burst into a thousand pieces one large piece of stone struck i the millers 4c butdj4oot break it the large flywheel of the engine was completely smashed one por tion going through the stone wall like a cannon ball considerable damage was done to everything in side the mill crash to chrtreh one sunday at the palermo epls- copalmethodist church a large chandelier fell smashing nearly all tfie lamps the balance weight was about 75 pounds and it the chande lier had fallen during the service the consequence would have been disastrous it had been in use only a short time and at one time hallon had its rnftlesnnkes from stewarttown comes the following news item in september 1870 the children of jo seph willson near stewarttown when a rattlesnake came out from under some loose boards it first attacked the infant inserting its poisonous fangs into one of the childs fingers then with head erect it pursued an older child into the house the terrified mother attacked the snake by pelting it with hot smoothing irons hlch happened to be on the stove at the time the reptile beat an mum qjin r i f all disappeared under a rubbish pile tot the infant became alarmingly ill its fingers swollen and whole body covered with peculiar spots dr clarkson freeman of milton and dr wm freeman of georgetown attended the child and by their vigorous treatment saved it from its apparent doom medicinal creek letter o the editor township official disputes editorial stewarttown ontario febru 10 1 the editor of acton free pross acton ontario x dear mr editor it was with mixed feelings of amazemerit and dismay that i read your editorlw fh therjssue opjan- nary 27th on unfair discrimination amazement that one small editor ial could be so crowded with a pro duct tbaf while it is generally con ceded to be a necessary and valu able ingredient fn any system of progresslye agriculture is not usual ly supposed to be an ingredjient in modern journalism at least not in the quantities in which you used it in your editorial dismay that a man holding the position of editor of a local paper which position carries the respon sibility of providing leadership to all of his subscribers whether in the imvn of acton or in the surround ing countryside in those matters in which ordinary citizens have neces sarily only the most superficial in formation i should for some undis closed purpose of his own and either through ignorance or malice should distort the facts to the extent that you have done in your editor ial i dttnt know what proportion of your subscribers live outside the town cif acton but i nm confident that it js a very substantial one and you mr editor have done a disservice to the community at larger of winch you are supposed to im a leader instead of trying to heal t tua already existing nlft i the com new brick plant at terra cotta th differ groups are study ing establishment of brickrnnk ing plants in the toronto area the financial post understands at the peak o the building sea son fist yea rrbierc was difficulty getting some kinds of brick the this nclcdent walof a different there w tint trrry irhifricfajal board can pofrucia aut beauty salon hair stylist all lines of beauty culture closed all day monday for appointment phone 341 81 mill st e acton nature and apparently in jiorae quarters not entirely unwelcome a teamster was bringing a load of goods to milton and met with an ac cident at zimmerman hill the kingbolt broke and the loaded wagon went over the hill smashing things completely some barrels of whisky were completely demolished and the fiery liquid ran down into the creek and here we quote from the actual news item the water from zimmerman creek is now in great demand and is used medicinally accident as the result of run away horses ore altogether too numerous to mention iminlly you have driven a wedge o suspicion and distrust between the two sections of that community which cannot be withdrawn in one generation in the event that your errors aros from ignorance f will fist be low the true facts of the case first your complaint that the municipal board denied an applica tion for annexation in i91b since riproilik ikiii kilitm reirrfl imi rrinlinff a- ilihltitllltpcampany no cure your application says ou left our last jpb on account of illness said the personnel manager just what was the nature of your ail ment oh i us11 t sick replied the applicant it was the boss he was always telling me how to do my work and the results made him sick so he said if you wish to live to see 90 do not be looking for it on the speedo meter of your ear three groups said to be contempla ting or plinnlng new brick fac tories have been attracted by this supply situation and by thclng- t rm building outlook in public favor miisonr contruction the terra cotta district is men tioned as a posiblo location for a ntw urtck plant t qne f fin- groups is said w be hjntded by owen sound residents who may be soekihgmitsiric capital another group is from the us there have been earlic rumors of new brick plants without definite results building codes and to some extent the manufacturers have had expansions during the lost few years but bricks have not bit n in an ovcraupply situation georgetown jumps payroll by 4200 georgetowns municipal payroll was increased by some 4300 re- c ntlv when council voted salary increases to several employees antf a raise in honorarium to the mayor and council members the mayors allowance was in creased from 750 to 1 000 annual- j councillors will he paid 6 meeting insfead of the previous 5 the salary of the clerktreasurer john d kelly was increased from 3 500 to 3 750 town foreman em llyi from s3 b tn and as sessine xmmisslonet josepll olbbons from 3 000 to 1200 mr gibbons ano gels a car allowance of 100 mrs aiteen bradley of the clerk s office was increased from 2020 to 2250 mr and mrs william nor ton caretakers of the municipal huitdlne will receive 75 monthly in place of 7i and the pay rate of town employee anthony vantol was mied frn 1 15 to h27 -ir- hour council decided to engage a male assistant who will work with both c lerk and assessor the position will carry a 2500 yearly salary only motion which met with opposition in the increases was that for th 1 00 increase in council met tun fee so richly rewarding to own a beautiful theres a fresh crisp modern beauty about the glamorous new chrysler thats sheer delight to the eye its long low luxurious silhouette is only a hint of chryslers riding superiority that is dramatically confirmed from the moment you relax in its unsurpassed comfort but you know theres a special pleasure reserved for you alone t the deep sense of personal pride and satisfaction that is yours who own a chrysler is a rewarding experience in itself this reward is not alone the satisfaction of commanding the silken smoothness of chryslers great power even more than that youll enjoy knowing that you have the car that exemplifies the most advanced styling concepts translated into metal with unequalled craftsmanship it is all part of chryslers motion design for the forward look that gives this superb car the look of going places even when standing still discover for yourself what a constant source of pleasure this magnificent motor car can be in 101r it must bnvcbeen a judge who denied the application and the reason is not far to seek since in 1954 according to the sworn state ment of town officials out of a total available acreage lor building pur poses of 368 acres there was still ib9 acres or slightly more than 505- is not built on the proportion in i91b must have been much greater secondly with regard to the 1953 heai ing the town of acton was en tirely honest in claiming that they needed the taxation from the pro posed annexation ara and the board refused the application on the grounds that they would not take taxation from one municipality and give it to another just because the second municipality needed it third in the 1954 hiarmg the town applied for some 1500 ncres and on the day stt for the hearing changed their minds and reduced the a to 505 this was sup posed to throw the township s de fence into confusion the- only trouble was that there had been a leak or several leaks and the de fence knew all about it two days in advance at the final hearing the towns attitude was entirely chang ed it was not a question of taxa tion at all but a long procession of in other words they were in the witnesses were produced to show j township for some 31 years before that none of the 189 varant acres the village of acton even existed for their land and in any event a great deal of the assessment which was taken was raw land 63600 for land as against 107 125 for improve ments the town of acton- on the other hand when they decided on annexa tion sold in effect stand and de liver the only lands in the pro posed annexation area on which there was any definite plan of sub division were 12 acres of the bra ida property and 36 acres of the jany property and those the township offered to the town freely and with out any strings attached of the territory which the town proposed to annex only 21 137 was land as against 257425 on improvements furthermore the tannery has been in esquesing for 112 years see walker and mills historical atlas manufaetttrtd tn canada 6t chmtur corporation of canada ltatuad wis available for building in fact listening to them i received the im pression that there wasn t tven six feet of ground available in acton for a grave which of course is true acton have to take their dead to the township of esquesing to bury them fairvicw cemetery is entire ly within the township of esques ing of course that doesnt matter because a cemetery is exempt from taxation anyway you also mention the fact that until ten years ago many oi the tannery buildings in the township were not even assessed for your information i might point out that a portion of the tannery had al ways betn assessed in the township up until the time the wool comb ing corporation bought their pro perty from the tannery at that time before there had been so manv annexations and the reassess- vou complain that many of the ment neither town nor township residents of the 100 acres which was officials were as familiar wfth the not allowed in the annexation are boundaries as they are today and a disappointed since there were only three owoers involved arid one of them very definitely opposed to an nexation and one of the others got senior official of the tannery mis led the township assessor by- tell ing him that the tannery had sold ill of their holdings in the town- his house if not all his land annex- ship to the wool combing corp ed the many residents you refer j furthermore when it was discover- to seems to be reduced to ene ed that part of the tannery had not again you refer to discrimination been assessed a bill was sent them between the attitude esquesing i for three years back taxes which township took on the georgetown was all the law would permit so annexation and on the acton one that actually they only escaped five the two cases are entirely dissimi- years taxes out of the past m2 years but ncaleewr jfthe cxcus for case of the eovg wt avxtn rssv v v t a subdvider had signed conditional 2h agreements to purchase at an excel- jrowtn ror lent price appoxunate ns of 1 j e rf d 1765 acres which it was proposed to i a m annexthe town of clrgrtow i 222 lt t beforthere was any annexation s nhabtant f the township of hearing came to the t6 ssftsf j f 1 p agreed upon a reasonable compen- 11 g h tx f v sation for the taxation on the iem- k2 be v tor vhich thev were going to as- habtan n th tow of acton nex naturally it the township had now mr editor might i suggest fought the annexation successfully that ture when yxm intend to it would have prevented a number wrte an editorial on some subject of residents of the township from to whch there might be two sides getting an exceedingly good price you ch tacts more carefully i instead of gbmg half cocked with a lot of statements which have no e l buchner optometrist in acton every wed i aftern gffice at itfctalnmuze bare shop hours 1306 do evenings by appointment for appointaaent telephone 115 v v basis whatever tn fact yours truly signed x k c lindsay clerk of esquesing township i i editors note the free press is always pleased to publish both sides 1 of any public matter since our re- liability for authenticity of editorial matter has been questioned our re ply will be found in the editorial columns we assume no liability for 1 the statements contained n the foregoing or any action which may- result from their publication l wtmir