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7s5sg railway time table jjrand trunk railway ootvabust toprae sb tra mixed 1u m rsnnam tlts im ttavafh kx4j0 un special i5 pjn eqino jmt am kqim- fth ul raritan ltt n m uu sjo pjn special tiopjn n sight expna mint t at ilea u ul an4 the bisht expnei pwnc east etuti ua do not ran oq mooda mornfag nm or clommi nut going vsto0 ani uolor eart- 0flo am ud m pjn english mail closes at wo auu on fridaj- tht intarmtluf javeutle yobltoatlon oar little onoo tar aupit l upon oar tabic it abounds with ojiatto vory tntonatiug to those for whom ill i iuteud- ed atce0hynd8 tea spoona table spoona knivea and forks at go hynda watehoa clocka w generally cat on the public strwu aa well aa on private property aa tlioy aro thfa year thia ia no doubt duo to ja consider able extent to tho importuuaw efforta of chairman limoud i guelphuovr boasta the pomesaionot a oap factory the productioui of this ea- ublitlimcut will be very useful to tho residents of the royal city iu furbishing up aud creating a presentable appearance for the provincial exhibition this fall a comical correspondent constructa jewelrv a large atock 8pectcle from js u curious contribution character ca- bruahea school bcoka note paper and j cumsuncconimitanl considerations col envelopes pena and ink callin andaee joctively considered clearly constitute cotn- m larje atock oeo hynda jeweller- a mer credit claims fancy goods store acton ont i we ful p cuiy criticising completely concurs our tble has bceu adorned this week j with an elegant bouquet of rare flowers i from the gardeu of mra 8 a sccord mrs secord i very liberal with the productions t of her flower garden and many of oar citizens are the recipients of her neat and tstefully arranged bouquets during the season mr a f smith also jlavorcd us with o collection of flowers this week vunttni frienda we tee t large usmber of itrange faoea lii town this weak many of thoae are viaiung frionda a oard handed into mr office or a note aent through the pott office the thistles and burdocks were never gmng oi u name of the vlaltort and those whom they are vialtlhg will alwaya re ceive our attention- and the writer will have ctan4negnss thrtsrit morvti jnt26 lsws bits of brevity cat a4 mhtrwlse prtfsiresl r ike ate at ike pea aa telaaui far readers f tke free piraa ivepare for the fall exhibitions luspbeie are uow iu the maxkel berries arc a very short crop here xext wednesday is emaociptioii day heavy taunderstonu last saturday night- the hot rave wtls put out on third base last week friday august 3rd has been selected for goelphft ciric holiday the herald warns georjtowu to lay partiandoeroeut pavements the fall wheat has rusted considetably oa eorae farms in this vicinity a basket picuic and quadrille party was held in the town hall last evening it is said by fanners that many apples art now dropping prematurely from the trtes i the actoa correspondent of toronto ecrautg xazv had better keep indoors after dark a busy time with the fanners lt a correspondingly quiet time with our mer chants j the architect of the town hall re ceived 3osw for 4iis plans and snperin- tendance- village varieties a collection of land slews and otker aaaf en or speelal interest lo oar villa tkeadertj scott act trial i thomas lusk of milton was last week fined s50 and costs for violation of the scott act- i fall asiies- tho fall assize fur thecoaaly of hal- ton will be held at the court house jiil- ton ou mouday the first da nextjrbrhon mrjuslicempxa6 pre siding baaebtlt the silver star base ball club of tins- villase played a match last friday with fiy things wed say about them the beavers of hilton on the grounds of the latter club- as usual our boys cauic off victorious quarterly services the regular quarterly meeting and ad ministration of the sacrmeiilof the lords supper will take place in the methodist church here next s unday morning service to commence at 1030 oclock a otjw lodge- mr wm lonr of lauslnf p g m of i the ancient order of united workmen visited acton last week with a view to we have both the acton and esques- orfaiizin a lodge of the above order here ing voters listsflvi press they nill be he m u3t saccei but intends trying issued in good time- it agnin at some futile time giru are more courageous than men the kew inspector they axe ready tc make a match with a mr geo w black the new uotel in- fellow twice their size spector far this section of the county has jwonder if this summer dont seem a j entered upon his duties mr black will little dubious whether it has come along endeavor to enforce the law without fear just at the right season or not or f b3t c0 hotelkeeper who u keeping lxheffoaaoa spectator spea of the intidiu necd fau hk township of hilton in this county m k aaton at the scott act convention recentlv where a your atlas mr spec i j held m milton it was stated that thev had jthe saw mills and factories in this j n0 amhit lbont me orders for uquor vidnity are shntting down to allow their j the leading doctoras a ma emfloyees to go out harvesting i it are medical mu well as some of the wheat in this locality will i medical practitioners ffrjefor htrald boaineas change oar beet thinks for the favor the mode of bapthrm tho meeting held in the preabyteriin churcli list wedneoday evening for the ueariug of rev d b catnoroni reply to rev j coutts explinitioni aa to the mode of baptism was largely attended the rev gentleman replied to the statements of his opponent in a very clear and conciae manner and whon he bid concluded rev mr coutts again addressed the audience until a very late hour after all notwith standing all that haa been said pro and con we have yet to loirn of the fint person whose opinion on this subject have been materially clianged by these controversies rockrrood news the weather of the past week was very favorable for haying rev mr reeve fell from a scaffold the other day sustaining the fracture of several ribs the residence of mrs day was struck by lightning on saturday evening the storm was very severe in tins vicinity mr c mcilurray is suffering aeverety from cancer in the neck he haa experi enced very severe pain from it during the past two weeks a valuable milch cow was killed by the cars last friday a few yards from the north end of the r r bridge near the depot in this village- appreciative ladles acton fiuin phiss since the flowers commenced to bootn thia season through the kindness of a number of ladies in town oar editorial tsjsffis seldom becu without and attractive bouquet iirniiug aud appreciative idies of acton must be how wed like to h them but no were married and never no never li our brampton ladies would furnish tho cbscrraor editorial table with choice bouquets what sweet and and how it would sweetenour labor of love bramjon cohwrtnrr our acton ladies are certainly very courteous and attentive lo the press uro campbell more so we believe than those in the majority of towns but then were mvrried too brother by the way you never were a ladies man and this will no doubt account for the distant treatment you now receive j h imzooairtriln chemist druccist and 8tationer summer announcement g auotqn dint a the be tsady for harrestiu nexfweefc barky is coming on very fast too i we are informed that a movement is i on foot for the reestablishment of c alanine loce knirhtsot pythias in this village the residence of gt e enjjmeman ifclellan has been neatly painted- the tani building has also received a coat of 1 paint jthe georgetown bellringer has kicked over the traces and says he wont rinthe t town bell at 6 oclock am any longer for j nothing s oar fanners were blessed witii fine j weaiher last week and they succeeded in i housing a large amount of their hay in i- jlr w williams ehoemaker has de posed of his stock and fixtures to ir h b sfccarthy who intends conducting an ordered oods department in connection with his boot and shoe business ir wumiarj his been engaged to sriperintend j this department disgraceful work- on 6itarday uiht some riiscreauts amojed themselves by cutting dovn and nprootin several maple trees planted on the road side belonging to messrs wm and k- a- ramsay near eden mills the railing was also removed from a bridge fences toru down ctc- harrow escape- good jconditton i 0ne day last week as a little foor-year- mi john matthews expressman rias j old son of mr a 0 wheeler of this vil- pnrchased a tery snbf unrial delivery dray and finds it ranch more convenient thin rihe one preyionsly csed we understand that a cricket match has been arranged between georpetou and acton clubs the game wffl be played at georgetoum tomorrovr the painting and tockpointjins of the j a prerentative town hih cost 30010 of this the mamci- pal oonncil paid 415010 and the balance e paid by the contractor an amber of oar citizens are now lay ing in a stock of coal for next jrinters use the idea of baying thus early is in antici pation of higher prices later on jhey enforce a cowrbylaw in acton and some of the best known citizens have been summoned for neglecting to observe its provisiona awon spectator iage was playing with other children at the residence of mrs mcphail be acci dent- fell into the cellar which contained several feet of water mrs mcphail hap pened to notice the very dangerous position of the little feliow aad lost no time in rescuing him li m the following from an exchange is given for what it inv be worth it wu certain ly do no harm to try its virtues a table- spoonful of saltpetre dissolved iii a pailful of water aud sprinkled on cabbage will keep the worms off and cot injure the cab bage- it will also free your cucumber and sqnsh vines from the striped bug and borer if ocawionally ponred on the earth eaduesing agricultural society it is necessary that all parties baring tickets of memberihip of esqueiing agri- joseph tollerton who waa committed i i caltora1 societvior sale make their returns to the coantpiail as a ragrantin febrnarr y i j br the 1st august after that date tjioo last and who has been m ever since died i a must mvariablv be paid for tickets ah laastreet he was 61 vears of ace j rf j who purpose making exhibits at the coming coderdiageu has an excise law to the i f sho i at xctou should not effect that every drunken person is to be fau to parc uieir tickets before the 1st uken home in a covered carriage at the uutil thea thcy j m f cost of the house where he took the last jl0h ticket- are for sale at this office drink complimentary the chrixliin jaanvuii gv- reiectig rev it hobos formerly of acton at a farewell social a pars was presented to eev e hobbs by the kind friends at washington previoas to his- departare from- them a wellfilled jhrrse was also suocessful coniidence man immediately as the o oclock g t r passenger train had left gaelpb station for the cast on friday evening it was ascer tained that two confidence men had fleeced a passenger out of 750 cash leaving him in return a cheque on a worthless mining company for 1000 the victims name is c grenier a french canadian whose home is near quebec he had been en gaged in the lumber woods in michigan for several years and was on hia return home with his savings the above amount being all he possessed- he came on to rockwood and returned to guelph by the next train and the police were at once in formed of the swindle the police with several members of the city council pro ceeded at once in search of the guilt parties but no trace of them coald be found and owing to the strike of telegraph operators it was impossible to advise the f authorities of neighboring towns and cities to be on the lookout for them- it baa j since been learned that the scamps walked j to arkell where they hired a man to drive them to a station on the c v- railway i whence they departed for detroit thus the poor man is left destitute after a nam- ber of years of hard tail and saving as tell i as absence from his family when will travelling people learn to have some sense this old stale dodge of not having cash to pay freight charges with the offer of a cheque for a large amount for temporary accommodation is to ridiooloaaly trans parent that no man living in the present enlightened age should allow himself to be imposed upon arctic ics crearo parlor gkttx ee a e matthews having purchased the business 1 lately carried on by mr l g xiittbeu6 iu the post office building and remodelled the es tablishment is now prepared to supply the public with arctic ice cream delicious 8oda water different flaron icecold lemonade fresh k ripe fruits best brands cigars andeverythingpertaiuingtothe line of firstclass quality let cria srpjual la ay qniatity aa i intend giring my penonal attention to the bubtacaa cafttartkrt can relj upoa having the orders carefully tilled a risit toiicitel a e matthew8 wanted 1qq1 cash customers lasgow house nelson mcrae we would respectfully call attentionlto our large and com plete stock of goods for the 8ummer trade every department is repfete with all the novelties of the 8eason new furniture store to bbm0vjs charles hheimbach has decided to engage in the furniture business ix 1ctov and will open oat on thursday lifth inrt in the store below the oddfellows hill oq main street a complete oev stock at furniture of atl kinds aud the citizeni of acton ind flurroanding country will hereafter be able to purchase anything they want at home instead of go ian tc gaelph or georgetown i several very large troat oxer a pound in weight have been snafed at the flame of the plow factor dnrin the past week oudio bee yon catch bi troat boy bat that way of doinp it is illegal scesnts boardmorc 6o- have tbe masons and carpenters at work a large i presented to him by the drnmbo friends engine boose anrj also a leach house are now beiug erected thereus- quite a staff of workmen about the premises now- mamma said a little maiden the other day do jeese uy the gooseberries oh no tnychui they grow on the treea wellrwhat arc goose eggs anyhow they are the thingg my dear which the cnektl players nrake when they dont make wm thing ne acton kwk u ia ulkiiig of ratrorks for acton- and states thai a y4eni cculd be introduced there at a com prativeiyhoflloulfly oebetoanyiiiui jake np and ho yet tljc- wanlry vl6i ysiitnviwtywttm country iu xehta category do youpjioe 7oar own sleepy liuukt 2ir jerutl at the last prayer- mooting held on that appointment ifr hobbs was most cordi ally received on hia arrival at stonnfc pleanont actoa town luu the tnckpointiug of the new town wall u now completed and the cvuoldipg haa at last hoen reiiovej comctcit judges tell in that acton considering her bize tiai tje bitf town hall iu ontario tlie external aa we w the iuferhul appear ance h worthy of admiral to and the et ral interir apartments irfe vpry conveni personals itra j t eastou of sarnia is visiting friends here ifra- t c king visited friends in ham ilton this week- mrs geo eyerson of toronto visited friends here thin week mrs a e kicklin is visiting friends in torouto and kewtoubrook itra chascameron sr is paying her friends at sheridan a visit 5isa annie ifoorei of brampton is pay ing her actou friends a visit stiss jessie ifcgregor of gait paid her friends here a- visit this week ifx chas ivy ba of toronto visited actou friends daring the week mr thomas williams ba of toronto fapent a couple of days here this week hi thos kennedy aud family of parry sonud are visiting thedr friends here ilias clara broley of palmerston paid acton friends a visit daring the week itrshobt flfluagan of lowell mioh is visiting the home of her maiden days mr g h brown of parkdale spent a coupie of days this week with his friends here jlisa emily goodall who had been visit ing friends in brampton retumed home on ironday hr laculau kennedy dl of wiuiii peg man paid his friends here a ehort visit this week mrs li- bcswick of dandalk who had been paying her acton friends a visit re- tiiraed home lost week krs w h hansou and llr john laby of bowmanville visited their brother mr c w lasby ba- who is ill thia week prof ellis of victoria college mrs bom aud kiss burn of coboqrg spent several days during the week with acton frionda aicssn w h storey a e rf ickliri b e ncukju and a e ilatuiewfl let e- teruay inoruing on a trip to now york ivic other amerlri dwe avisi hem all possible plesoro the following hare teen goeate at the beinc a practical furoiture fiuiaher i will tinlfih all furniture myself and conseqaeot- ly be in a position to give better satiifactloa mid more rrasoaable prices than other retail dealers secondhand farnitare refinished ia good style and ordess left at the shop will be promftu attended to a call solicited we will gladly show yna anything we have whether you bay or not charles fl heiinbach acton july 3rd 1883 w p brown cos large stock 0 groceries glassware chinaware and crockery selling cheaper than the cheapest for one month coods must co out come and get them while the offer is open w p brown sc co hills tin i stove depot good assortment on stoves cheap for cash tinware of allikihds at 30ttoji prices eavetrougtiing a specialty and put up on 8hortest notice first clas8 material only used a uall solicited 0hiiuviiu8t dominion main st acton ketlioduit xraraohftge faring the week ihtiytri6fifi forvijib veiy coinmcnd j mr c y pnua ftiftuy t ctawoln ablp ri we coiigriiaiateigt qiv mta strtwp of otwby gaiiipi jhujiidwl coancil imdouimiin at itbo uie ugeuljibwudaiafflulibbettie roliitct mr mallory torouto iiil uus difergob ibii ntufo jell lei ttlui week irntracior jir w a mcculia bnunptou to visit jriendi at batbl l ctayiirfju imrd 88s i opciivfl tbr rtuiio premuea uttty oooujied by 0r torater a raejlca offloe ooa olloili britthe palrouage of tliii violnity every deporttawit of lit biuiuen will ljjaniuoiji yfj tintolui te phfenift kenney bros hstid purchased the ftack and btuinesa of keooey soa maqofacturen and dealers in boou and shoes of all kinds la tbe same premise and solicit a continuance of the patronage ae corded to the late firpuv we will always be aapplird with good stock and firstcuus material for ordered work and can guarantee aatiafactioo a call solicited kehw tw8 acton july 10 8s dress goods department in thia deportment we are showing splendid value in black and colored cashmeres plain and check nuua veilingbjwool bunt iugs and all the leadiug goods for summer wear we claim to have the best value in the county in 50 cent blue black cashmeres the immense qoantity tfe dispose of iu this line of goods is a sufficient guarantee of their excellence we aro showing a magnificent line of muslins and a large and select stock of prints and cretonne goods our millinery department in this department will be found all the leading styltt of ladies and ujsses hats bonnets c in straw goods tape leghorn c- and a choice selection of flowers feathers and everything usui ally kept in a firstclass house this department is under the management of firstclass milliners and parties can rely on receiving perfect satisfaction before placing your orders be sure and examine our stock of millineby goods ordered clothing we are now showing a splendid stock of tweeds in all the leading styles also full lines of blue serges and a splendid range of trous erings we are also showing a complete range of worsteds in- diagonal check aud corkscrew patterns as this depart ment is under our own personal supervision parties can rely on getting perfect satisfaction from the fact that our goods are bought at the lowest cash price and we employ none but experienced hands in the manufacture of our cloth ing we also give a fashionable and perfect fit every time and at prices to suit everybody call and inspect our stock of tweeds j gtojf- harhes trunk twins bbinimrao arrnmra a to we mopeslieigldia- gents furnishings we arethowing full lines of gents white andoolored shirts and also full lines in felt and 8traw hate collars cuffs ties braces c in endless variety staple department this department will always be found complete and good values in all lines of cottonades shirtings hollands towellings and all goods pertaining to the department boots and shoes in this department we are showing a i value in all lines aa we carry an immense stock to select from we have sizes to fit everybody we give 5 per cent off to any person who buys 5 pairs k upwards in every department of pur business our aim is to plabe fore pucuatomera thej best goods at the lowest ppislble prioevendiisourbusliieaslsconstanuyincreaaingittob iiarbntee that our efforts are appreciated we hope by strict mention to buibiess j and fair dealing to merit a ooiitlqutihceofthepllcparronage 1 atmk z i itkmj feiwa lavv