The Acton Freo September 1970 EACH DAY three or four Exhibition special buses go through town according to Adams GEORGETOWN fair book is In a smaller sire this year and fits neatly In a man a suit pocket writeups Brides should ask for one If they haven t received one by mall IN THEIR weekly column the police warn that excited children returning to school may forget safety ruloi Drive carefully STUDENTS STARTING to an mC of ra community college university this district on Sunday nurses training or special to the course Please let the Free correspondent Press know OUR SISTER newspaper the Milton Champion has decided THE FREE Press has special not to accept weddings over a forma available for wedding month old plan events Plans for millionaires night the Sportsmen show The draw and a steer draw were finalized for a steer will be made at the fall when Hie Rotary club met fair on Saturday September Tuesday The millionaire night Two guests were present for wtllbeholdlhUNaturdaynightln the meeling Rotary strength is the community centre as a part of now up to 30 members Commemorate years UN VE I L ING OF AN H ISTOR ICAL plaque to honor the first settlers In Erin township attracted many to Ballinafad Sunday afternoon Descendants of the Unveil dedicate plaque at Ballinafad to honor early settlers Over IDO people Including descendants of original set tiers gathered for the unveiling dedication of an historical plaque commemorating the early settlement of township at the community centre Sunday afternoon The event was sponsored by Women Institute and Erin township council First settlers in the township which was surveyed in 1818 were three named RobzcI who settled near the site of In 1B0 years ago Suitably the plaque which commemorate the first settlement sits on grounds the head of the community cemetery where many of the pioneers sleep It is within of the four corners which have seen pioneer traffic pass from oxen to horses to the present day where a modern paved county road bisects the hamlet Text of the plaque reads EARLY NT1N FRIN TOWNSHIP Erin Township formed from land bv the Crown from the Mlailiaauga Indians in It was sun In 182021 A few grantees Including three named nettled near the site of BaUlnafad by 1820 Other settlers came in By Aaron had bull where Nazareth later established a village Another formed near the site of Erin village where a sawmill was In opera Ion by 1R28 and a grist mill by 1629 These mills were acquired and rebuilt by Daniel McMillan and In Erin post office was opened at McMillans Mills ln 1841 the township contained I IBS pern on a Many dignitaries Dignitaries from Wellington and Counties took part in the ceremonies and speech making which started in the hall ana wound up at the unveiling in the cemetery grounds Included among those who took part in the ceremonies were Mrs Jesse McEnery president of W I MP Whiting of MPP John Root member for Wellington Dufferln of Wellington Warden Ken Denny of Fergus Roy Brown reeve of Erin village George reeve of township Les ie Gray London representing the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board Rev Kevin Johnston of United church two descendant of the original settlers the reeve of township Norman and Henry for many years road superintendent of township Reeve Stanley G Fuller of Erin township was chairman of the Mr Fuller welcomed all those present to the best farmland in Wellington County a land of rolling hills and cool clear unpolluted streams The reeve suggested it might be the Garden of Eden except there too many apples a deficiency Reeve George Currie of declared his township could rectify Small start Mrs representing I welcomed guests and told of the interest her Institute had in the history of the area She said the Wl started out thinking of a small simple ceremony to mark the anniversary of the first settlement of the township starting with the cemetery on the Line but it hod got beyond their control and blossomed into Sunday gala event on which the cemetery stood was donated by one of the original settlers Nathaniel There was also a school house on the comer a Methodist Church Templars Hall and also a manse as well as the nucleus of what became the hamlet of Mrs McEnery thanked John Hoot and the hardworking secretary of the W I Mrs William McLean for the help they gave in preparing for the afternoon lias roots in tup John Root delivered the keynote address to those assembled to pay tribute to the pioneers stressing he believed a nation with no interest in its past has none in its future Mr Root recalled the early days in the township when his grand father went to Toronto then York to pick up a millstone for the grist in Erin That wagon is still on our farm he told the assembly It was last used in 1939 He recalled that Nathaniel Roszel who first settled in Ballinafad has 17 in his family His descendants can be traced throughout the township and in Wellington and Counties Mrs McLean secretary of the W I he said was a descendant of the settler with the THE CHURCH OF ST AlBAN THE MARTYR ANGLICAN Comer Willow St and St Albans Drive Rev J Dawson ACTON BAPTIST CHURCH BO Mill St Founded 1842 Byrne Church Offict SUNDW SEPTFMBER 1000 iunt CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Minister Rev BA BD Acton Ontario St SEPTEMBER 10 Morning Worship Service Nursery reschool Sunday School 11 10 am Sunday School m Worship Service 7 Teen Meet the church Tuesday evening Catechism Classes Come worship and study with us to be better equipped to serve God and men Everyone Welcome CHURCHILL COMMUNITY CHURCH Churchill Road Nor Minister The Rev A Walter Ave Phone 8332386 Business meeting SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6th 1970 im Morning Worship The IS am Sundiy School A Cordial Invitation To AH EVANGEL PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLI FA O C Churchill Road Rev S Pastor SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1000 am Sunday School 1100 am Morning Worship 7 Eangelistic Service Tuesday 8 Prayer Service and Bible Study Thursday Christ Ambassadors Proverbs The of Lou to lift he that ham it hill hi shall not ltd with tul MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH fll Maple Ave Georgetown Pastor Rev Robert C SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1970 am Worship Struct Please note change of lime Sermon subject Nothing but the Truth 15 Visitors are welcome at all church gatherings at the Church on the Hill SUNDAY SEPTEMBER Here Is our sincere invitation to the whole family to attend church Sunday School All ages 11 Morning Service Evening Evangel Georgetown TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Minister The Rev Gordon B Turner Director of Music George Elliott MA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA KNOX CHURCH ACTON Rev Andrew McKenzle BA BJ Mini iter Mr E A Hansen BA Organist and Choir EIGHTH SEASON COMBINED SUMMER SERVICES IN TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Preacher Rev Gordon Turner SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1970 Worship SPECIALTIES FEB MP Savory combinations of fresh seafood will satisfy your appetite Indulge yourself in our assorted delicti from the sea DAILY INCL SUN LICKMCKD DtNINO ROOM CHARLES HOTEL Come dine trithut original settlers attended and many representatives of municipal provincial and federal Soo Inside for stories and pictures Staff Photo first buggy in the township Matthtw Smith They were living in Erin township John Gall took an to a maple tree in he said The first log school in the township was i re ted in on 17 Con and the first public school was at Ii First election In the township was pint stump at tht Burt farm known as the Maples air known sin of the Royal got its atari in Ontario a rich heritage said Mr Root more than the material however and the pioneers laid tin of lodny society Earlier the two descendants of early Norman Hovel and Henry Wheeler spoke briefly of the achievements of the settlers with Mr slating the people of today could take from their book The first Wheeler the Wheeler evolved from the original settled in the township in and his daughter married George Hcnshaw who was the first representative of the township on the county council They had no honeymoon recalled Mr Wheeler They Just went for a walk in the country The Wheelers settled in and there are still descendants on the original homestead Greetings were also brought by Warden Ken Denny Roy Brown of Erin reeve George Currie and M P Leslie Gray of the and Historic Sites Board of the province also spoke briefly The dedication and benediction outside at the plaque was given by Rev Kevin Johnston PAT MATINEE J I 3 frl 4 5 5 Of fiiiwriiiSfiitr Mm 7 8 15 16 I BOB CAROL TED 1 Appoint Leno Braida Building Products of Canada Limited has appointed Dr manager of Its plastic manufacturing plant in Acton Dr Braida succeeds E J Arnold recently named Resin Manager for Esso Chemical Canada A native of Acton Braida lives in with his wife and family He Is the son of Mr and Mrs Main St S Acton and a brother to Acton solicitor Aldo Braida was educated In Acton public and high schools before attending the University of Toronto Arson charges follow fire A 30 year old Georgetown man appeared in court and was remanded for so days for psychiatric examination fallowing a destructive fire at the Beauregard farm of Miss St Jean Main St S Georgetown Arson charges were laid as the result of an investigation by the O P into the fire which destroyed the barn and contents which included a cost storage unit a new crop of apples and farm implements Miss St Jean estimated her loss at The alarm was turned in around 11 clock on the Sunday night Firemen had the fire under control within two hours Miss St Jean had high praise for the Georgetown firefighters Another barn on the same property was destroyed by fire last year on July 30 OPEN AT M Thurs Fri Sat Sept 345 Sally Ann Howes Ybuis A Southern rtAje Slime Mondaj Tuesday Sept tkkfMu THE STRANGER I RETURNS I OOPS Sorry I Slipped Due to circumstances almost beyond my control I not able to be at the COIN LAUNDRY GRAND OPENING on the ol AUGUST HOWEVER I SHALL BE THERE SATURDAY SEPT TO GIVE AWAY FREE GIFTS TO EVERYONE BETWEEN TO AM and 4 PM also there will be a FREE DRAW for an electric Hair Dryerl SO SAVE UP YOUR DIRTY WASHING AND BRING IT TO THE RELAXO LAUNDROMAT SATURDAY SEPT 5th your frlondly Maytag HILL Draw for Hair Dryer to be made at PM