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i lrhntm vpicd mul cnjrtni ci l i w ttiilv it i railway timb table orand trunk railwa tt hoiva wiit wis m px im lirrl frame mdo l frvtor nn uliort uolct- it- v ttitla hopm vu jun i- pm ftrl- 5 fc-ra- knm rl riufcik low tiu knimts ttoafh kt ms r-m- 1 jil rviij m im ii tiarir tmv utt il l 1u gcr p4t5jj m nnl mo pjt enfti h rali dote l u jn oo ttmrvur christmas cohfegtionery fruits canned coods 4c irch tacply o confectionery kkku i iun llic te md putwt fitment in aclotu try my 1 5c 20c 25c 40c mixed foreign domestic fruits orauzcs apples lemons layer knuius malaga trapes fijs dales rears c c- nuts almonds pecans l filberts hickorv brazil peanuts tnjlish walnuts corohnnts frli ilaple snsar haddle cisros fresh oysters received daily and sold in balk or served up riff qa the half hell stewed or fresh on short notice and at reasonable rates respectfully soliciting a share of public patronage i take pleasure in wishing all a jollt- cood christina and prosperous sew rear a e matthews jfctan ne gress tkziszzx moescm dec it l tee ran mp lite uunyi yeirpucs or tuliox cocxrv listiest ciectlati1v ce rci- drrrcirr best ralet roi locu nxttr it ev jeiot iir rrxnri roi tux set rsmzrt ct tee remrrxm xonunation next moniaj a larce number of visitors were iu t3u o chriitieis day the monicipal pot is beginning to bail wc trrist it ani boil over the public school here will be opened eexi tturday 3rd j e airy drum stoves new and second hand clisap at ilr h a seeords oe chjl cliudrenrepptrc-iiiiy-cn- ioietbeir christmas vacation tht pri of ij hi usm re iuced frum v0g to 2vl per 1000 feet in gnclph saneet snor far ood iciching volji mike tr prioe of wrjoicouaiderbly lower winter aciuiiiy teem- to hav made in hu iini o thc o3 in- csp ni slay sr- i cl iliil h tickty-mslr- riwd cosplti ia lb train here yeilerday inonir the racar ijjvt ii ft i tjiciri fcccxuntj si vaii yo the oaiiiineits of thd bizm ilr iiobt- apier of tiis village has been appoinld a member oi the ilanagln committee of the licensed victuallers the candidate for monicipai houon is on the war-path- he gives yoor hand the hearty annaal shake and wishes yoa happy kew tear several cases at violation of the oott 4xt will come up for trial at milton today a couple of acton hotel keepers areflmonj those charged with being violators of the act the fete ttas carrier boy requests as to announct that he wilt present fcia annnil addresa bright and early on xer vears morning and hopes his friends will u redy for his calh tha doable christmas number of the igvm cftrvhicu is one of the best pro ductions of the kind we have received- it reveals commendable etilerprise in the management of the chronicle a mink m uf was lost on mill street between the gte and sfessrs kelson mckays etore on monday evening the finder vul coofer a favor by kindly leaving itat the fkti press office the gaelph opera hooae xottefy i ofer as aresnltof thepayment of 175 into the concern for tickets by acton boyfl f255g wig received in prizes rather un profitable investments gentlemen the song service conducted in the brick church- second line iwt friday evening by rcrrmr dewey wasof most interesting character the attendance was tc good coluidering cbo stormy evening a iarge namberof oar country contem- poriries aanounced last week owing to tte holidays no paper will bo pabliahe4 aextweei in nine years the ffzpfi w oever failed to makg its readers the k1 weekly visit ao npstt and ran way occurred on mil street on christmas day the dow- pts of the ieigh were pretty weu ehakeo j p ko bones were broken- one side oi ttt wae pretty badly village varieties a follwlu r uel arm ant oikfr matlf n tpttux imerfit iotr vluftct ifurrt new yew ctoaoen at muton the ladieii aid 8ocicty of tho methodist churth milton liavo arrftngod for grand concert for xcw years evenim an ci jccllctit progrnmme his boon prepared and iwuic of the iii fiamihou talent ecurt- jfur the ooviior an uimmuv inivrwttng oittertatiimetil i anticipated scott act convention arrangefneuts art beiin uiadl for the holding of acoonty convciuion in miltoa on tuesday and wednesday imh andlgth january it in proposed to hold a mass meeting iu the town hall on tuesday even ing to be uddrewed in a promincut sjxik- ur frum a disiaiux further pirliculaw will be announrod wxi week new year calla tlie young ladies wilt do well to be iu radiues for an uuusuillylilrgqiinmberof callers ou new years day the fact of 1s3 being leap year will no doubt impel the young gentlemen to put in full time on tht day owing lo their being obliged to allow the young ladius to monopolize tho calling business during the year the pulpit uev g v dewey of georgetown oc u piedohe pulpit of the methodist clnrch berciast sunday morning and e veiling his discoarses were interesting practical and very appropriate to the christmf seasou this young man possesses thy ability neccsrary for a acsful preacher of the gospel ant we trst he will enjoy a very prosperous mintisterialctperiouce fatal shooting alex waxdrope aged 1 wa of the iter dr wardrope of guelnh aciidently shot dead while oat gunning witli fiicnds ou christmas afternoon a nun nanol murray was showing bow a himmcrlitis gun worked thinking uie can wis uuloilel he palled the trigger the conlenu entering wardros breast he died almost im- mediateiv ihool examinauoni the examinations of the pupils of the second and third department of our pabho school last thursday were mure largely attended than for several year the children in their variou cizaius showed very evidently that their training had been condactod with perserence and upn common fcne painciples on tiie par of their instructors we congratulate mifes gordon and grant upon the ecient stiad- in of their papik- abeautlfuigit the great rock wand rolc ha issued a new and most comprehensive cook book of 12 pac filled with new inj reliable receipts trow the bet atterer of this and other countries- xo housowiie can afford tp be without it and tbough worth one dollar it will be scut to any address post paid upon receipt of ten cents in stamps as they will gj like hot cakes send at onca to e st john gt p a chicago lilmof gold frames for ii paintingi ulado to otdirnm w uiuf the fikming rink was opened taut thursday ovcnlng and baa been pretty liberally patronized since wo think the presbnt manager should follow tho eiwnplo of past years and close tho rink on those evenings when any church entertainments are being held we luk all our friends readers up porters acquaintances borrowing readers and others to extend tho circulation of the km firis if your neicklxir docs not take it mj iran and gel him to nubscribo if you ikirruw uc fuce fmss well now you ought to get it for yoursolf and dont impose on your neighbor good nature if ou are not acquainted with the fhkk piuv try it for one year it rvally is remarkable that dear old ganuclauh hah never yot fiot stupid tardy tired out r ctosk tho vonorablo saint ib jolly if yarv aithougli ha baa lopt going lov a on- uid jvir or more iiis pavk was iuii k- cr and his reindeer just u bright s they halted at everj chimueylop in town laet monday night and be crammed each waiting stocking just as tightly then we know aa ho did those that werelhuug up five hundred years ago auction sale an miciiuu ialt of farm utock impla- mcuu il-i- a ill be held ou the farm of mr jite maon lot x cuu i crin on fri day jitii dec at oucociock xo reserve u- thi proprelor is leaving tha farm sile to commence atone ociocj wm ham- street aactionecr a merry christmas and a happy new year to all ottr frihltids aitz pateons tttwwtr st alban6 xmas tree the sabbath school christmas tree anil eutertainmcut of st allans church held in the town hall last evening was large v attended br the children and friends of the school the tree was laden with presents for the 6abbath school children who were delighted with what they received- aery appropriate programme was preiitel the several carols by the childrsu were exceedingly well rendered ah present seemed to enjoy the evening christmas day tuesday wts a model uldfaihicned j cnristmas diy tie weather wa delight ful it 2ing just cool enough to rrmfrr- it bracing and the snow which had fallen k day or so nreriou rendered sleighing very fair and sleighridin was indulged m lo the fullest extent the jingle of the merry bells giving christmas a genuine nng skating was also oue of the favorite jh time the day was evidently very l piiy sut by our citizens gene rally vennors weather i yeimor- almanac for ltiof ws tiie ccil stormy year lh63 n likely to eid oa tiid mild wth bat little or no snow ii ay quarter bat possibly with rains and floods in western sections cnrislmas week is not likely to be a wintry week 1 look for raw cloady weather with scattered rain and snowfalls and generally high tempera tore sleighing will be engaged in in bet few if any quarters owing to absence of snow- sleet and rains west the month will end possibly with c fraty nip but this of brief duration annual school meeting the annual meeting for the election of public school trustees held yesterday wag more largely attended than usual messrs- alex grant and d henderson nominated mr w p brown and messrs d henderson and thomas easton nomm- ated mr thomas c moore there being no other nominations the presiding officer at the expiration of the hour proclaimed messrs w p brown and thomas c moore elected trustees for the term of three years the board is now composed as folldws messrs w h 8torey james moore dr lowry j e mcgaryin w p brown and thomas c mborj how to make them successful those who have auction sales of farms stock implements 4c generally imagine that one ortwo hundred poster is all that is required to advertise the sale this is a great mistake posters are indeed iudis- pensable but one or two insertions of the articles to be sold in the local paper is worth more than a thousand posters a poster can bo rcadonly where it is posted up which i generally in a hotel of at somo prominent icrossroad in the county if tbearticles are published in thejaper it goes directly to the fireside where itcan bo carefully read and preserved for future reference a local paper reaches men in their homes who are anxious o buy articles at auction bat who never enter a hotel or who ccldon spend a day away from bomb five dollars spout in advertising a aule in tbe local paper is bttttr than teto dollars worth of poster and tbe former giwe tbfl adverttber no trouble to deliver tbeaciox feee pbksb ia the best paper lor tbw pur pose as it has tbe largest circulation in thu stftura complimentary supper ou thursday eveniug last a compliment ary supper was tendered messrs d d christie and george tollon at agucwh boiei by a n amber of our business men and cititcns ai a slight token of esteem and rcaprct the gentleman named have recently removed from acton the former lo toronto and tho latter lo gaelph after pjrtsking of the bounties provided col allan wasappointed chairman who after a few remarks asked tho company to driuk the toast ourguests this was heartily complied with messrs christie and tol- tou replied referring to their long residence and business experience with acton both of which bad been of a most pleasant na ture various members of the company folio wt 1 with short and pithy speeches anl an boar or to we uiu fpent very nleavintiy sabbath scnool christmas arch c tbc sabbath school entertainment and chriimi- arch held in the methodist church berv- on christmas evening was a dtcidei taccesj in every respect the at tendance was large and all present ap peared o thoroughly enjay themselves after tea in the basement tho company txk their places in the body of the church and the programme of the evening was pro ceeded with rev w bryers pastor oc- ccpied the chair short addresses were de livered by revs dewey of georgetown and headers of xassagawcya which were not appropriato recitations were ren- dred by miss alice hughes mias watts of enunons and mr r e xelson all of which were well reeeivod tbe singing of the ch pir wa of a very satisfactory char acter and received well merited applause bet to the children the roat attraction of the evening was the christinas arch deck ed with presents of every description and the appeirance of a real live santa clans who arrived in time to assist in the- dis tribution of the presents the arch was a new aid very nnvel substitute for the usual christmaf treo it certainly looked super ior to the tree and the committee undor the superintendence of mr c c speight are to tc- congratulated upon the fine ap- poarano it preicated tho ladies who had in charge the preparation of the cul- linery part of the programme deserve tho thanks of ku concerned for their excellent ppiad the secretary v report of the fjiooi or the juat cioaing was very t3h editors table our little 0kv for january is tohaad with b briglit a fcc sh ever its just what the litte oik enjoy and is welcome ever month oar thanks are dae to mr j e mcgar- vin druggist and stationer for a copy of the canadian almanac for 18sl the amoant of useful matter contained in this volume is surprising and those who have use it in former years feel that they can not do without a copy it contains full and authentic commercial statistical as tronomical departmental ecclesiastical ed a cation al financial and general infor- mation we are in receipt of the advertiser por trail galltrt for 18s4 a nnjqae little work of sixteen pages very neatly prepared con taining portraits and biographical sketches of some of canadas leading statesmen the marquis of lansdowne the rt hon w e gladstone qaeen victoria and president arthur of the u 8 the work is offered as a premium with the london adcertiter at the low rate of 9110 per annum vices floiul gctxe rhare it is again brighter and better than ever the cover alone with its delicate tinted background and its diah of gracefully arranged flowers would entitle it to o prominent place in every home tho book contains three beautiful colored plates is full f illustra tions printed on the best of paper and is filled with just such information as is re quired by the gardener tbe farmer those growing plants and every one needing seeds or plants the price only ten cents can be deducted from the first- order sent tor goods au parties auy way interested in this subject should send at once to james vick rochester n y for tho floral guide attn i ye send lixcants for poit rnlxst mctfvi fr costly box of goods which will held ytrti to more money right away than anything ehw in this world all of either bex bticceed from first boor the broad road to fortune opens before the workers absolutely sufv at once address tbck co auffiha tffltotfi santa claus headquarters in acton is as usual at mcgabvins wellknown drug and stationery store wliore h magnificent stock of xiuna find new years goods haijubt been opened consisting of everything wanted for the holiday trade such us bibles albums ihoto iinil scrai loets ladies and gents companions writing desks in leather wood and paper silverware a fine stock cheap vx dolls from 5c to300 each inkstunds plain and fancy vaes toysc c ic christmas and new years cards over 10000 cards to sclet from at lc to 200 each sachets from 5c up british workman baud lof hope review 8nnday at home leisure uour boys and girls annual chatterbox infants nagazine c tc c ad jvmssionsr feee all ate invited to examine these splendid holiday gifts whethe they wish to purchase or not it will be a pleasure for us to exhibit our stock and a pleasure to you to look through it j e mgarvin v lsi i wish every reader of the free press the compliments of the seasoii and trust they will all have a merry christmas and a happy vnewrym notice all accounts due the late firm of hughes c riff in must be paid by the 5th of december next or they will be placed in court for collection i a3vt seiixiinstgr- boots sfioes at 5 per cent on coat which is 25 per cent less than you can purchase elscwhefe i want to reduce my stock any article in millinery i will sell at cost ast article qf- clothing flannels dress coods and velveteens will tell at 7 per cent advance on cost until xnrther notice c b griffixy cheap cash millinery store is all goods selling at a great reductionft pbe8s and xantlfc makisigdone in au its bnuichejk jackets cot and fitted fblt beaver and straw hats ovm in tho nwt 8fe 6w lovely saratoga wffe8 for sl00 good 8tritohea4rom 76 cents upwards gombings made up iu irmhhin