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3p3 mm k j mmm9b special 0ffer8 out club list in fiust lvt to new subscribers or to old subscribers wboee sub cription art runningout from pnsent date to january ims for t fart krvv and weekly m from v dt flauuarv 1 18a5 for tut far prusc and uaily f7m oue year tat fjur prix and torouto daily itortwoneyw trt fair tatss mid hvfria -if- irrtwr from present date to janu ary 1 18s5or 7 tss f psrsiand oiarfa fanarr from present date to january 1 isss for the fun lms and awtrirtut ao ncrirf from present date to january 1 isso for in all case those rales are iurariabh- cashix allsance in seniiug subscriptions scild per reps- tered letter or post office order wote name and post office distinctly aud address h p moore fan press orncr acton ont village varieties tltthilt r lwal ua uilttr af nrelal lalrrt sr villa beater i so 50 190 t lvo atce0hynd8 tea spoons table spoons knives- and forks at geo hynds watches clocks jeirelrt a large stock spectacles from 25 cts to fc-j- wedding and birthday presents purses pipes pocket knives combs hair brushes school books note paper and envelopes pens and ink call in and see my larre stock geo hynds jeweller- 4- fancy gxls store acton ont tton4grnnm tbxxsriv sicsxaa xox 29 1ss3 bits of brevity eal td thtrwlk frevart bj- h t the pea aatlsclnvn fr rdn r he ft pru the roads are bad now if roar pirl doesnt state let her fclide savember wiuds in earnest this week- eriy oioting h it autod urn the merohauti inaugur fcl 00 i ul mrl movtmcut lr8t mo f i day has the matter becu made su qlcjent- ly public to avoid the possibility of your customer ouuidn of town beiiifi disap lomted when they como in 1 tint show case mr j k mcciarviu hut juu received aod placed into tutittoa io his drux store vsli 1 ldd now bbow cauo which h claims j i the fifcirt in town it is eight feel long tiro stork hiih and iu frame is ebonired j hardwood highly polished wid finished withheavy wlver trimmiu large increase our subscription list is increaaiiig rapid- ly it is today considerably arrthau it ever puriuc the iist fw wveks we have added a handsome quota to our list 210 qc names those who siibcribo now both old and next subscriber pet balance of the year free renew or subscribe at ance pwi proaching i the day is fast approaching some wa it is now apouus when uie aspirutg gouu- cilraan embraces fondly and affectionately the doubtful elector and tenderly euqairci how mrs a i the baby through teething yet and a hundred similar que- tioos never thought of since last years campaign the fiak jubilee singers arrangements have bn rade con jointly by the methodist and episcopalian churches for a concert in the tuwu hall by the fisk uui versity jubilee siupvrs ou theeveuimjot thursday i3th december this company his a world vide reputation and their concert will no doubibea most interesting one finger amputated last friday morning uhilo iiugoi in sawing a board in mera storey it sous new planing mill vtillie eon of ilr thos ebbag had the misfortune to allow hie hand to come in contact with the circular saw which resulted in the loss of the fore linger of the lefr hand i nearly the whole of the finger was taken off and the second and third were badly lacerated dr lowry was called in and dressedt the injured hand home again j from the ifcnruaviht itlaud gvite we dip haag up vour skates for a little while v c the following item it is with regret that the many friends of rev w 3il crew- son will learn of his departure for his home below the rev gentleman has by his earnest and quiet labor among us formed many ties of friendship hre health per mitting he will return in the spring once more to the scene of his labor en the island mr grewson arrived home ou monday actons fine town hall mr frank miller manager of the tennessee university jubilee singers paid onr town hall a high compliment at the close of their entertainment lie re last week he said we have been uninterruptedly yet- this is the americans thanksgiving iy- miltons had boys m the street lamps christinas only three weeks from next tuesday shop windows are beginning to bloom oitii holiday goods look ont for h b mccarthys new advertisernent next week for sak a beef cow in firstclass con dition see adv in another column regular meeting of the board of edu cation neitmondav evening travelling through canada since the first withing the pat six months over 150 august and outside the opera houei sheep in the vicinity of guelph have been j 1 eer viritad a town hall to excel destroved bv dos f actons and we will like considerable union revival services are beinff held j p recommending it to all good in the methodist churches georeeto r during our travel- bybevscollinaandabbs i through the prorince kr john kellet lasreffioved his bank rupt stock to erin he ield auction sales here on weinesday and thursday another journalistic veninre on monday the toronto vow which has been published about two years as an even- ins paper launched it bark amoug the rocks in the sea of morning journalism in the new platform laid doim there is a 6ptrit of independence evinced which we admire and we prophecy for it a very kindlv feeling amomj the newspaper read- in- pulhc the nv would be more popular in this ction at least if its a drain crossing frederick street at j ridiculously meddlesome peekaboo ctnrchjtreet which was washed out dur- eomer was dispersed with- the usual frff the recent rains should be at once at- i evening edition will be published as usual tended to nothing tflr chanee ix copiesof the fnrr pexss woi be j we are informed that about 5100 worth sent to anv address from now to january oi tickets for the guelph opera house 1st 1335 for five dollars cash- sow for i lottery have been sold to our citizens your clubs friends homing mailfor the east and west close at acton post office at 910 and the afternoon mail goitig east closes at 515 the stone and other material for hessrs- w h storey sons new fsclory ou bower avenue is being laid down there- we are pleased to learn that the people of oikysle are building substantial brick structures to replace those destroyed by the recent conflagration subscribe for the feet pexs the journal which has for nine years exerted- all its energies for the best interests of acton and its inhabitants the usual christmas anniversary ol staibans sunday school will be held in the town hall on the evening of the 27th december christmas tree in connection about this time of year the attendance at sunday schools beginsio increase and will continue to grow until after the christ mas trees and sabbath school teameetings are over hrjohn mcdonald recently a farmer residing near this village but latterly en gaged in the hotel business in garafraxa bg purchased the queens hotel erin form000 the womens christian temperance union hasover 70 members in milton these goodladies are doing effective work for the cause of god and humanity in their special sphere xearly an hour after sunset saturday evening the sky to the westward assumed a wonderfully reddish appearance and the same thing might have been noticed several evenings this week why trouble yourself writing long let ters to distant friends when they can have all the news by sending them a copy of the feet feess only one dollar a year postage paid to all parti of canada or the united states several of the farmers residing near acton complain that a nunber of their nris are missing and certain acton boys ace charged with being the pormiaers boysdont mar the good name of our little town by such- condhct the omlpk mercury- ey tberee man in aeion who is advertising for travellers to introduce samething new in 0 drug trade what the mischief eau hatbef wouldnt it have been jort a creditable friend madry to have credited that hit to the hanover pod in which jftisft priginltti interesting pubuo authoring arrangements havo been mado for the lioiiliiiguf ii muss moetiug of the people of aclou and vioinlty in tho mothodist church on tuesday evening next for tho consideration of the bcott act and its workingi in hilton roys d l brethour anil m c cameron of milton and rev mr noil of xassagawoyaywill address the mooting all ore invited an untimely death it is with sorrow that we chronido tho doath of mr it v aldons one of tho teachers in gnelpli central school which sad event occurred on saturday last ho was taken ill a oouple of weeks ago and died of tjphoid fovtr at his fathers resid ence near hockvvoo1 deceased was per sonally known and greatly respected by a number of our citizens ho took a very lively interest in tho management of tho church of kuglaud concert held iu the loivn lull alom a mnulh ago r aldous was a oaug tuau of great proniit and bis early death i much regretted lie was buried with oddfellows honor al guelpii on sundav afteruoou cascara bitters cure all diseases arising from the blood liver and kidney8 price 8100- per bottle -at- j e mcgaryins drug and stationery store acton ont personals mr j p allan of brampton was in towuou saturday mr james ryder of ielrolia visited fricndx hero during ihe week i mini martha wakefield of washington j is the cuest of mr w ii howell mr wm k smith of hanuon brother- fuuw of mr w h storey has taken up j his rvvidcnce in acton mr j s lrtvhv of glenviltum hns jut returned home after sjicnding a year i iu the korth vel he siwadts highly of tlifl couutn hai taken up land there and intends going hack iu the fpriug he visit- j ed his friends here thia week mr w e bradley teacher of dublin fchol has been engaged as principal of rockwood iubhc school for 14 duties to comnjeuce januarj 1st we trust the ap- pointruent will be tatisfaclory both to mr j bradley and the rockwcod board of edu- cation rockwood and vicinity from our oica cortxtpgrtlcnl miss black has bean reeupaged to teach in the public school here mr w e bradley of aclou will act as principal in the school next year mr forest of guelph has been supply- ing the vacancy cai5d by the illness of mr harris the present principal of the school here who has beeu down with typhoid fever several weeks rev mr strachan preached a funeral sermon hi connection with the death of the late mr geo swansou who was a member of the presbyterian church hut sunday fifty dollars more has been expended in the purchase of additional books for the presbyterian sabbath school i0c has been expended for thii purpose tsince last spring some miscreant wrenched off the presby terian church door lock during the past week this village is becoming noted for misconduct of this kind a lockup and an efficient constable are very necessary ad juncts to the place at the present time aud they should be provided daring the thunderstorm t few weeks ago the lightning struck two trees near the school house section 6 setting fire to one ofthem a child in a house near by was thrown down by the shock mr jaiuei merlihan of gueifch has parciased in this vicinity 20 car loads of turnips for which he paid from 12c to i5c per bushel they will be shipped to kew york and boston next week oneeevzr lamp light every person wanting light should call at w p brown covs and get a lamp we have a splendid stock to choose from all sizes in glass lamps also some voryniceifancy lamps plain and fancy shades shade rings plain and fancy chimneys in common and flint has lamp burners and wiok coal oil cheap cheap cheap and dont forget that good tea w p brown co gr notice i i i hs k i i t fe supposed after the result of the lon don lottery when the 5210 worth o acton tickets brought 23 to town that the lottery business would be played out here- there seems to be however some mysterious attraction about these affairs and no matter what may be the result of the last scheme the next lottery arrange ment will be just as largely patronized as ever eocjrwoods morality the letter of citizen in another column reveals the moral standing of the youth of the village of eockwood to be at a deplorably low ebb had we not the ut most confidence in the integrity and truth fulness of citizen we would be very loath to believe that such a condition of affairs existed there but while lamenting the existence of such an unenviable state of morality in a neighboring village we are bound to accept the statements as facts something should certainly be done to remedy this evil georgetown teachers salaries- the herald in complaining of the action of the public school trustees of that vil lage for engaging only those teachers who vrill contract for low salaries pays acton the following compliment acton is far ahead of us in the matter of salaries as is almost every other progressive town in ontario the herald also says we are pleased to notice that miss annie mor ton has been engaged as teacher of the feci and department of acton public school at a salary of j32s as we stated before good teachers will not remain here because of the small salaries jfarrow escape the residence of mr john warren councillor 5th con esquesing narrowly escaped destruction by fire a couple of syeek ago fortunately the fire occurred dariqg the day and being discovered was soon overcome by the efforts of the family and a couple of neighbors it seems that the mortar covering a piece of scantling which had been built into the chimney fell off and the firs ignited the scantling which oiititfd in conveying the devouring clement through the stono wall to the cornice of the building mr warren feels extremely thankful that the damage sustained was go nominal- had the fire occurred during the night the consequences would no doubt wt been very wrfoos the grate mctiviis in kassagaweya ou die i9th iusty catharine relict of the late dongal mctavish esq aged 71 years thtustox in acton on the 22ud inst josephine may infant daughter of mr philotnan thurston aged two years alics in eramosaou the 2ithxovem- ber robert f aldous school teacher guelph public schools aged 21 years 2 months and 10 days wixnicz in aclou on the 2nth inst benjamin wallace aged 63 years deceased was a resident of kassagaweya near haltonville and at the time of his death was visiting his daughter mrs jos tjasby bowhix at the residence of his son-in- law allen bowman of blair samuel bffirr bowman aged 81 years 9 months and 9 days deceased was father of mrs revj r hobbs of mount pleasant for some time pastor of the methodist church here all accounts due the late firm of hughes griffin must be paid by the 5th of december next or they will be placed in court for collection an interesting visit nothing is more remarkable or illogical than the inherent obstinacy with which progress is opposed and the tenacity with which we involuntarily cling to precon ceived ideai it was certainly with such prejudiced mind that when recently in detroit we visited the headquarters of the famous drs l i k u s medical and surgical association and when we bay we left with feelings of the utmost respect and esteem for the wonderful institution we give but a vague idea of the impression we received everything there is gextixe the consultin rooms were thronged an army of active clerks aud bookkeepers filled the business office la boritories in winch all the remedies used are prepared and prescriptions filled gave constant employ ment to numerous druggists and chemists while the medical council in its regular session was composed of men who inspired confidence from first acquaintance and who evidently understand chbostc disejlses asd derotuatxes an hours ride on the beautiful detroit river brought us to the river park sanitation and white sulphur bprings of wyandotte also owned by the association this health resort is for beauty of situation and completeness of ar rangement unrivalled in the west while the waters are renowned for their healing properties we can cordially recommend both association and sanitarium to oar readers who may rely implicitly upon the medical and surgical skill of the members of their consulting staff who will be at iokewl hotel ixtok or wedxesiut next decsmhsb 5th where they may be consult ed free of charge all who are unable to call should write to drs k k detroit mtchtadtj boots shoes at 5 per cepton cobt which is 25 per ceut less than you can purchase elsewhere i want to reduce my etock any article in millinery i will sell at cost any arttoleof- clothing flannels dress goods and velveteens will sell at 7 per cent advance ou coat until farther notice c b griffin glasgow h o use i fall opening we de8irk to call the attention of intending pur chasers to our immense stock of j general dry goods suitable for the fall and winter trade consisting of all the leading styles of allwool suitings in every shade cashileres in all the leadlt u color8 and all the leading lines found in j a first class dry goods store 1 stwe have the choicest selection of 8ilk finished velveteens in the latest and most fashionable colors in the town ista splendid range of knittecf goods for both ladies and childrens wear in all shades and at the lowest possible prices full lines of mantle cloths flannels winceys c tgladies mantles in great variety desirable 8tyl1sh and cheap kwremember our ordered clothing department where you can secure the newest goods and the most perfect fitting garments in the town tstremember our famous 50c tea nelson v mcrae mirs e s passs cheap cash millinery store ba11 goods selling at a great redaction gn dress amd ha xt lis hakig done in all us branches jackets cat and btted felt beaver and straw hats made ore in the newest styles see our lovely saratoga waves for 100 good switches from 75 cents upwards combings made up b8 e h pass st georges square guelph new goods for fall and winter creat subscribe for the acton free press best local paper ih alton county i only00- iqnjiy from now to jan isilbbj p t immense 8uperb stock at the mammoth house bargains mcleod anderson co hire pleasure in announcing that their stock was never before in snch an attractive eon dition for the public for variety extent and cheapness they have fairly surpassed theatmltes great bargains io all hoes of goods avimmense line of winoeya t or 8c 86 10c iso worth so 10c 2c 15c the above are the cheapest roods ever of fared to the pubho in cottons and cotton goodewetook advantage of the severe j depression bought largely and can now offer them retail at less than present whole- sale prices u they have advanced lately in woollen goods gents suitloga and overcoatings we have an immense assortment market has contributed its quota to- wards this atook the getnp of our garments in our tailoring department is on- surpassed foe style fit cheapness and durability gents furnishings in every con- ceivable description at close prices our dress goods department is replete with all the latest styles of dress floods including black oud colored cashmeres black and colored silks fancy bilks latest trimming in every conceivable description oar dreutniking and mantlemaking department is carried on in flrstolass style charges moderate consistent with efficiency dadiesneed not hesitate leaving their orders with as wedding and mourning orders a specialty our millinery depart ment is under the management of an efficient and experienced hand and we turn oat novelties in millinery that gladdens the hearts of the ladies we hate an extensive stock propef variety and all at bock bottom prices we have a large and extens ive stock of carpels bruwels tapestry supers and sply carpets union and hemp carpets oil cloths and linoleums curtains table covers window blinds c we are satisfied that onr large stock and cheap prices surpasses many city houses for kite and cheapness and we arc satisfied no buse shall offer you such value as wq shall mantles and shawls hahetdashertrtfnd small wares heady made clothiag in mens youths and boys immense sicckanowt fearfully low pupsa overcoats in mens youths and boys big stock big bargains boots a sloes extensive moek low prices furs in season we have a great many goods we cannot enumerate we simply remind ydn that through ifur long eiperiencandaa- boubted position in the markets as regents credit and money that we hare an outlet ort large badness blace and that we have a position ahead of ordinary retailers that we buy mostly direct from the manufacturers and we sell you 0004 at whole sale prices we shall be pleased and lhankfnl fdr your patronage by pttroalxinf nsyotiwininakeinonettolfyoiuieues lnsefltaliitody hobsotl aadarsen 4 fto si l r vil 3s 1 ykisis