The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

ill thk cradle mhunnptmgofc1ot icfcl may the wife ot dan metsuheuddy raj of the signal o a daughter rmvoib on m toronto daughter a 20th at st grans tm toronto the wife ot w jmnglo kq of a m ths grave cosvomvtvarkwion the 17th may joecph on vol www oanol ee aged 00 yoara tttcrmwt momuko jtsk 3 1887 temperance strong itaaorauoba oppoalnjj iupal or tutilsuon of th i scott aot de andino pbohibition if tt u i i notes and comments the allan lino haw already this year brought kcrom tho atlantic mow immi grants for the northwest than they did in 4hc whole ot 185 the general assembly ot tho korthern presbyterian chamh hut week declared against licensing or taxing the liquor traffic and in favor ot total prohibition the very reasonable antidisallowauco resolutions of mr watson ot manitoba were defeated in the house ot commons last week and the monopoly ratified by a majority of fortynine votes the first ot the three cunard steamers purchased by the canadian pacific hil- way company for its transpacifio fleet sailed onmonday from yokohama japan for british columbia direct and will con- nect there with the c p k the american fisherman by that the canadian inshore fisheries are of no value to them nevertheless now that the mac kerel have appeared off the coast cana dian cruisers are husy keepiug american fishinr vessels off while canadian vessels arc taking good catches a report was current in ottawa last week that mr blake had resigned the lead ership of the liberal pary in favor of sir richard cartwright owing to illhealth but mr blake on being interviewedatated that the rumor of his resignation was the first he heard of it and he doubted its truth the question of commercial fnion with the united states at present exciting so much interest throughout the country is one of the most important matters ever brought before the people fortheir thought ful consideration there are very worthy and thoughtful argunieuts advanced pro and con it is said that the postal revenue during the past nine months of the present fiscal year shows an increase of 118000 over the corresponding period of the previous year there is a steady increase in the income from this source in 1885 the re ceipts exceeded those of 1884 by 63000 and last year they were 66000 in excess of the year preceding a hill for a general ttfo cent postage rate is now in order the futility of strikes is plainly shown in the following item from one of the city dailies the bricklayers of toronto threaten to go on strike in order to secure an advance of half a cent per hour in their wages or five cents per day of ten hours if the strike lasts a week and they then secure their terms they will have to work oiera year and a quarter before they will have made up for the time lost in striking new york sun the fishing season has begun canada is apparently going to harass our fishermen as she did last year sir charles topper thinks and he has ap parently good reasonb for thinking- that mr cleveland will continue to do nothing about it save to continue negotiations which are probably destined to come to nothing at least for the present mean while our fishermen well have to grin and bear it from present indications an exchange says the volume of immigration to canada will be largely in excess of previous years already the number of persons that have arrived is more than the total of last year five steamers left liverpool last week with 2750 emigrants on board and it is stated that they were of the better class having considerable capital up to the 1st of may something over 6000 had already landed at quebec lord lansdownes reception on his re turn to ottawa last thursday was a most brilliant and successful affair far eclipsing the expectations of those who made the arrangementsr over ten thousand people including the members of the senate and house of commons were assembled in c artier square where the formal reception ceremonies took place llis excellency also received an enthusiastic greeting at perth on his way to the capital at montreal contorcn o of tho methodist church tin kingston last week itov dr douglas movfed and bnv 8 d shower aecondot tho following r solutions when as too disastro is influence of the liquor liamo is by statistical and welltab ulated evidence becoming mora manifest throughout this laud involving the de- strucuo i of life to tin exuut of several thousau is annually th i direct vlotims ot liquor nd entailing po tsrty and crime at authout cated by tho records of courts prisons hid benevolent nstitutions and wher aa tho attitude ot the dominion govcrni lent toward the prohibition move ment hi s given rise to t tio greatest fear on the pan of lovers of temporanoo and moral reform hat a reaction y policy is about to bo inaui urated looking to tho impairment not the ibohtion of the scott aot then fore be it res lved that wo the ministers and laity if this conference haviujj observed tho lieuefioial effects of prphibi ory legislation i lditniuibhing crime lessemt r druukenuess promoting the tem poral c unfort of peopl s in those counties where i ib enforced would mcmoralise the legislature ot tho dominion against any action that would in pair tho beneficial effect o said iegislatiot by sanctioning tho sale of ntoxicanta in si id counties rosoved that all tho ministers and laity o this conference solomnly plodgo ourselves to oppose by all coustitlonal inethoc s any governn cot political party or ludi ndual member of parliament who bhall ilirectly or wdrectly oppose the existin prohibitory lej islatiou rose led that as tl e ultimate power ot tho pe ple to mfluenc i the legislature is found i n the ballot bo we declare our pur pose b tho pulpit by tho press aud by every legitimate mea ns to inculcate the respon ubihty of all christian men and good c uens to suborc inate political party alhanc es to tho great vork of securing tho abolition of the accursed liquor traffic ros lved that wbil i wo recognize in tho senau some noble rei resentative men who have s rod faithful to their responsibilities and have sought to advance prohibitory reforn we afhrm ou utter want of con- fideuciiiu the majority of the members ot that b dy on this que ition and lament the delibe nte action of tl e government in fill ing th s vacancies whi h occur by men who arc with but few ex cptionb the declared and determined oppoi ients of tho temper ance reform resolved that we declare onr desire to cooperate with the virions conferences of the methodist church of canada from halifax to british c gambia the general assembly otthe presbyterian church of canada tbr anglic in syuods the con gregational onion tl e baptist association and alsocardinal taschereau the head of the roman catholic church in this do minion 19 a combitcd effort to marshall public sentiment w lich shall demand of the parliamentiof th s dominion prohibit ory legislation whuh shall abolish that greatest of evils undt r which tho people of this ijoniinion mour 1 the resolutions w re put and tho con- feren e voted as oue man in their favor be v dr douglas of montreal bays he be lieves methodists wi 1 btandjhy the temper ance esolutionb pas ed by ffiie conference and i fat he will see the same resolutions are ai fopted by every conference in canada he is now attending the western confer ences for that purpofce ths canadian ctiun has published tho answsrsof a large number of city doctors to fot r questions torching the effects of the use o alcoholic hqa ore as beverages to the fi rst question is total abstinence in your spinion compitible with the fullest degree of physical health out of the ninet j answers sent in the vjist majority were in the affirmative and many of tbem very smpbatically so only two were in the e egative while qualiied on the cases a changed aspect a st thomas correspondent sends to us the beautiful picture of curious contrasts that hangs below look os this ass tubs ox that mr mclntyre has been inspector under the scott act for the east riding of elgin which included st thomas for a little ocer eleven months since the scott act came into force during that time he caused one 1 hotelkeeper to be fined for violation of the law duringthe year st thomas was placed for parliamentary purposes in the west riding of elgin which brought it under the inspectorship of mr beaton who though he has had jurisdiction in the city only about six weeks has in that time con victed thirteen holelkeepers now why the difference between the work of the in spector the former is not in sympathy with the act whilst the latter is thats all i at proper officers be in power and the scott act can be enforced every time qilijtn v a gas company has been formed in owen houud and thr town will be lighted with gas in two months an explosion occurred on saturday in the udstone coal pit eight miles from glasgow ly which about 60 miners were killed r purely personal pwrftjrtphiroipeoungptople witbwbom our readers are iadivtduauy or collootlvcly acquainted mr an hall is visiting frills in ponu- uuguisheno mrs thompson ot parkdhlo vinlkd acton friends this week mr w n bnyder of oudph paid triendi hero visit on tuesday mr 8 iouny of nerval visited friends in aoton and vioinity this week mr and mrs james kennedy of loorgo- town visited frjouds horq during the week mr and mrs m speight of markham were guests of mr c c speight this week misses dorland pearson aud melo kel son vicitod friends in nelson last friday and saturday mrs anthony stephonson spent ol wook very pleasantly with friends in llnrou fergus and guelph messrs james lamb ot toronto and edward lariib of hntoo mines visited their friends hero last week ave are sorry to learn that mr w j watson of tho dundas standard is down with asovcrc attack of malarial fever and trust that ho will soon bo convalescent mr john t hawko of tho ottawa fir r iviju wab presented on saturday with a purse of i hw prior to his departure to assume charge of tho moncton transcript mr peter madu who ib a commissioner to tho general assembly of the presby terian church will leave next monday for winnipeg to attend the annual session mr john burns of rockwood accompanied by mrs burnbwill also attend the assembly r rockwood notes rockwood now regarded as a somewhat important bnburb of the enterprising village of acton yesterday presented more than usual bubtle an excitement tho natural beauties ot tho situation were much ad mired nature in its kindness having east a green mantle over the otherwise barren and rugged rocks leaviug only what was pleasing to attract the eye of the vibitor it was division courtday aud u number of cases of more than usual interest were expected to engage the attention of the court two of these cases arose oat of the mcmurruy assignment shicli was made about a year ago tho assigneo of the estate called upon two farmers residing near rockwood to pay buck borne money which the insolvent had paid them for cattle within thirty diys prior to the date of the assignment ulledgipg that a pre ference had been givn them over other creditors the defendants claimed they had received the money in tho usual course of business the statute under which the to be a monstrous wool r wool ilfree exduiision wo tho undorsig all tho wool offered or in wo have -soi- i ini- loll hereby announce that we will ngiiin bfiy at our mills for which tho highest price in alcohol vs health one or two others were second question there that it is harmless but 1 lere again the mon isin f a qr ijf view viz that in the moderate was nbt unnaturally less unanimity of opini an do you consider that generally spealing thmode rate drinking of lntoxi- catin 5 liquors is onducive to health or or that it rs4njuriousr preponderance lf testi- the total abstinence the great majonty of use of such beverages is not o aly not conducive to health or harm less jut really in i quesi ion do you nnous to the third consider that generally spealing a total abstainer has any advan tage over a moderate drinker in better chan es of recovery from sickness or accicent the najonty answered yes thou h several dcxided denials were also sent n- to the fourth question what do y u think would be the effect on public health of universal abstinence from mtoxi catir g liquor asn beverage the almost ipva iable answer is that the effect would be highly beneficial one doctor said half the l lembers of hi profession wonld need to se k other employment were that the case tr je syste atop advertising- pt barnum the great showman who is known all over the world in addressing a b idy of business men at bridgeport coni a bbort tin e since said you do not my of yon idvcrtise enough you ougl t to use printers ink every day you are i sleep and watit your business to run itsel standing advertisements in a paper com naud cbnudencc the man who for a yeai lives in one community and leads a repn table life even though he be of moder ate i hility will grow in tho confidence and estei m of hisfellqwb 0n the same prin- cipli a newspaper advertisement becomes fam liar in the eyes of the reader it may be ildom read still it makes the name and business of tile man familiar aud its presence in the oolumns of a paper in- tlpir is confidence terp rise e ngsiok may named william chisholm who was only rece titly released from the central prison assf ulted a jery lespectable young lady on barjnefield comnon lie struck her a of the head which stunned but before tba brute had accomplished rjnrpose seve 1 young men who were his mt- n the stability of its en- trotjnotna a trami 29 ijast night a tramp beiz ng chisholm inj reat variety playing ball on i he common arrived and threw him into the lake aft ir getting a gc od ducking he was drawn out and badly beaten and then he was hat ded over to tl e police c scotchengl ibu and canadian suiting at j fyfos aoton j exchange for goods large and well assorted mock of blankots twetds v flajnnels stooking yarns knitted goods etc eto j in grout variety selcctnl oxpressly to supply the requirements of the farmers to ohe- golden lion guelph o roll oarddg spinning weaving and in fact all finds of custom work done in our usuul prompt and satisfactory manner newton limehouse sons claim i made soems piece of legislation und uoitld if allowed to retain the meaning put on by tho assignee interfere with all our ordinary every day business and make it quite un safe to receive inonej any time with any assurance that it bonld be retained mr gnthrie hoeeij surprised the court by producing a recent amendment to the statute in question repealing the obuotious clause aud thus effoctu illy ruling the plain tiff out of court the judge however being in a somewhat reserving mood owing pos sibly to the fishy character of the neighbor hood reserved his decision ill those cases as well as most cf the other suits be fore the court the camt was graced with number of legal the numer we p colmacdonald our erin i etter from our oich corrfjpondnt quite an interesting event m the oaprinse neighborhood latt week was the raising of mr lachlan mcleaua new burn al though excitement ran high onthodifferent sides no mishap occurred mr lambert sr of acton is tho fraroer speaking of raisings would not a boon be conferred on the farming publio if some one could dense a plan by which buildings could be exfcdiously and sufely raised without exposing so many persons to uuelph juno 2nd lo87 some one lus blundered thats it somebody more sanguine than discreet overbought the fault with a roat many pcoplo in business well in this case it i exactly suited our occasion our first purchase of embroidered drosses was com- plctcly cleared out wo were open to buy i the other party wanted to sell the usual result purchase closed at much under re- jular price our customers are to have the benefit hence the great display of the most lovely embroidered chambray and gepbyrdresioi ycu have eier tesn danger tio fact of perhaps 150 men putting up large and heavy timbers amid hume wuy m misses and childs sailor the greatest confusion and excitement huts wo sell jou a nice hat at 23 cents calls for something of the kiud that 2 weeks ago wogotoofor hundreds under thepreseut system however overy jif them in stock see them wonderful how cilp laco and jim broidery fiouuliiin uro this season we lime juht received another jot of out mar- ullous ioj wide ilouiicing dont need much talking to hell them more than the ubual geutlemeu amongst noticed d g uthriemf messrs mcleuu mowat coffee mitchell strange tho latter his own case with it is hoped amor mcmillan and squire gentlcmeu conducting rare ability wit and it the presence of so man lawyers will leave no very injurious effect as it was euggca tie that special services should be held with a view to restoring the morul purity of the village com man asked to help on ihoso occasions ourht to be present except for very extra jimkit hilkhwe were shown the reasons as a common interest in a com- p dtt b a miserable slim- inanity demands that every man not only p thlu bou ut r hud wlveitiscd as help but helphis utmost f lu adnit ourb it must bo a great inspiiatiou to the howoith 15oa jard more well give it toiler under the unt to see perhaps wife f wc jllliful line at 35 50 mother daughter bister or bweetliturt 1 looking anxiously on out of the gathering of fcmalo fvinpathuors frequently present on huch occasions koeding is practically over a few turly farmers or a wet field being perhaps m arrears the dry weather is calling out tt rood manj esjirctbiuus ot opinion as to what ought to be u is a kood tiling liowevcc that grumblers can do no more than grumble for they certainly would not be of mtwh use in planning the weather those closely attached visitors who al ways come in the mouth of may nios- qnites are along early thij year aud are binding away loud as asual baseball match between opringc and leslie school section boys to di the office of collector for the tow uship of erin is now vacant and applications are to be received ut liext meeting of the council ou june 18th ltlstlu- court op revision the appeals not all settled to the unquali fied satisfaction of the appellants council beetikg council met as court of ltevnim on friday evening 27th lay members all present having taken the oath as prcspnbed by law it was moved seconded and carried that dr lowry be chairman the following appeals were then heard 1 robert holmes lot 7 blk 2 assessed too high assessment reduced from 9230 to i 225 i 2 robeit warren pt lot 28 con 3 assessed higher than so ne oller pioperties in the municipality assessment confirmed 3 mtb 8 a secord pt lot lblk 14 appealed to have assessment of le knowl- tonb store reduced by 200 and to add that amount to the store occupied by 11 b jermyn assessment amended by reducing the first by 100 and adding that amount to the other 4 john wairen appealed to huve lot 28 youngs survey assessed m his name so amended 5 mrs s a secord lot 11 blk 2 assessed too high assessment confirmed 6 c c speight vi ibk 14 assessed too high appeal dismutod 7 donald mcdonald lot 8 blk 1 assessed too high asesement confirmed this ended tho list of appellants moved by councillor iyfe seconded by councillor smith that the as9essmeutitoll for 1887 as revised by the court of ltev ision bd and is hereby declured finally revised carried t iiis ana cloths stacks of them mens wear hoy m wear coarse and line low und hili i piiutu nut good value every time this department la rushing right along all tweeds cut free of charge and lit warranted we invito the ladies and get t and itockwooa to tlernen of acton pay us a visit and we tikethe responsibility upon our- well ic thls selves of assuring ybu that you will be paid our stoc c is very attractive season both in ladies and gentls- mena goods o during the two months qt june and july wle shall return the fare to anyone from actcn or jftockwood who buyb 500 worth ot goods on saturdays or 1000 iworthanyiother diy of the week at golden lion we arc ottering splendid vau silks and s4 e in drjs hioods millinery c laroje aud well issorted t our stock of carpets is vjery our stock of boys olothuisc h eomplete in eerv line from 110 up j printisfwlmt a stirring up our great print sale lm nude in the trado grum bhng to the right of us grumbln to the left of ub but not l cuitomets they are getting the benelit and urc pleuej btill uboni 0 piecei left ut 7 sold reuuily nt 12 centh new advertisements uoardeks wamtl afkw imaiders can be accommodattml at so j vssoclatiuu block hover avouuo m1w mtleod moxey hakteb i po borrow on building and real estate 7v or 1 flooo at six per cent interest vily box 2i fun pwhr oi rn r tton iedarloth fu sale a pill uiiiiiihii id ins fm sale a iiiility ol jl ckiil bomifvcujiir nostj- 11 t 1homvs cook i ctos upon motion the court adjourned 1 council was then opeued and business was proceeded with the reeve in the chair the minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed the finance committee presented their fifth report recommending payment of tho following accounts henry bell work with team 10 g2 it to cook planting trees 9 18 c smith teaming trees 0 00 w smith work on cemetery fence 1 00 i l 27 110 retort adopted mo rea by cbunoillor cameron seconded by cqaneillor smith that the resignation of fjeo wilds lamplighter for the village of amon be accepted carried council then adjourned village ikovkkty folt sal l4le lot oi in the illage of cton house and church street vv ill bo sold on very reason able terms nyly to h 1 mooke oats fok sale 1u e umlersikuoil have for sale a quant ii y o onlhal i heir hlorti house in avion nicklix a muiuuy wantko nwematkly rpek smart iutolllgent girls for slovo and moc 1 casin making must uo bamlv with neodli and maoblue vplj to ictnada glove works acton miles cie wantku wi1 are iu want of a few more fiistflops meb to canvass for the sale of choiro vanetlc b of nursery stock to mou who can mako la success of the business we can pa good solan b orcouirnicsion audgivepcnnunont einploytneu we have uiauy now and choice bpecilttcb botb u the fruit and ornamental lines which ottiens do u6t handle apply at once with references may bb0theb8 r nurskuvmln kochehtebny fimt hale valuable villaoe property ixg village lot number 29 north vu mill street in the village of acton blixg village lot number 29 north next bf mill street in the village of acton the above desirable property will be bold at once on for further particulars apply by easy terms letter to smith a cmj1kshank barristers cobourg notice to trespassers rphe uuderslgued hereby notify all whom j may concern that fishing shooting ac t of tholr rtremtes are prohibited t an who trespass after tbo appearauco of this notlco will be prosecuted according any port comers law win mcdonald john warren adtj harm john shaw oi a- a mcdonald ilphn gordon kobt kaunas in james nlekell cuiiam mn ri lil ini at m und i centa ytiv nilt liuvu jllbl tome to hand boatimi shaw l in nuw siiwlei very elegant and hiue tj pause in diifcixtit sues and piicct- anothku sachuicj linla lot of pure all sik mantle hixictuksu ere offer ed to u at a burjiu we buiuld them at a lower puce and now offer to oui custom ers at lesi than otg nu wholesale prices and blill inuke h jjooil piolit on tiiein we buy rilit also misses and child s the little fclkh fhim ic pretty rivhhoii to pleiibe up itenlly vtiv fon the duhty weathkrlmen carriage rugs very nice goods at a low pike jubt received every department crowded terms cash nock kbit e r bollert 27 lower wyndham st ci uelp1i oxt telephone in office j d williamson co 1887 john il bond spiuxd hlyitmvlviu direct hardware inporters gttelipb keep the best qualities spades shovels hakes garden tools agricultural tools horticulturil tools cutlery plated ware agateware ready mixed ruut 1 antique colors i linoleums oilcloths 3iats bird caes curtain poles refrigerators butter scales farmer scales l wire netting for door or cellar windows and sizes guelph 1s87- co hose fishing tack sporting goods and plow lines and rope tand a full range in buildins and seasonable hardware of everdescription at prie the fnendi of every economical buyer spjwul prices and atteuti mi giveu to those build- ins and an illustrated citaioue sent on upjplioation john iff bond co 50 toas binding tvriue bast mokes at lo est prices- styles and assortment in tool nails locks hinges witf t fencing machine clils wate r lime plaster a paris iron i e amminifion for rack lifters house furnishing es which will mako ns free free free o to boom with every pair of curtains m nn de y wi fcoln now to lnne 1 lbl d a l reitton ii s webster in various styles of blndlna with and without patent indel ksquefilng may lhh 1887 lahplicilltek wanteik iiendebb will berecoivod by the clerk until tuesday ovenlngi 7th juuovfor the office urnphgbtef for the village of actou partlcu lars giveu niion apulleatiou to 5 b mcoabvin ubaol cleftk ill of the latest edition has 118000 words ami 3000 engravlngs30ki more words ami near ly 2000 more engravings than found in any ollii r american dictionary it nlco contains n jmo- graphtcal dictionary riving brier facts con- cenilni nearly 10000 itoted persons tothepe features we have just added f 1885 a new iproy o gazetteer 4 world containing over 2o000 titles briefly describing the countries qttes town nnd natural feftliires of every part or ths globe webster is thet ahd ard nuthorlty with the us supreme court ondin tho govt printing ofllee and is recommended t hsutesunts of schools in 36 slatds and by tho leading college presidents of tho united st and canad the lobtton times says it is the best dic tionary of the language tho onarterly bortew londorh says i n l the beslractlcaldlchonarytxtant the oalcnrta enohhti myg n ls tho mostporfeco kind tho toro hope ctnafli vw- its piaco sfn teoveryruliegtreuk -t- it is recognltcd astnejioansefntexliihng wordbook of the engl language a over the world i bprtntflelomma vsa over 400 pieces carets to clioose from over 5 0 pvns curtains to choose from over 100 pieces oilcloth to choose from over 50 designs in cm tain poles- to choce from over 30 dcigns in window clioose from over3j0tahlo coveim to choose f shades tn overy department over 8fn pieces prints to chooso from over 000 pieces dress goods to choose from over 200 dozen ladies and hose to choose from over 80 doien kid gloves sellin at to choose from over 2io pieces embroideries to clioose from over 2i0 ladies collars to choose from childrens 3c 48 special fclites for makio ajd layin carpcte oi short notice mckat brothers king street east bejweeli hughson and john streets hamilton stjmmse f ujdbiiolqtbinq mm y imere balbnggan mermno and fine cahi shirts and drawers 34 33 38 40 42 and 44 inch chest m s3tia7i i3st merino t at secw nerclothing i26 per suit gttumt merqhaht tailors cuelph