t-vry-71- tfle banicgf hamitton head orrioe hamilton capital all paid up v i 280qoooo reiarve fund 72000000 total aaaets 084e67b40 nearly tou miihoniot dollara board op directors ohn stumit actuamhay preside vioorresldent txo boach john faceron a t wood a b lbk toronto war qinaon mp tuunbuli cajluor h b stbven aut cashier h ii watson inspector ceorcetowm agency a general banking business transacted nojev of rcnponsiblc-xartaera-discouiiicd- cjind special attention given to ihe collection of sale notes and commercial paper generally drafts issued payable at all principal pblntaincanada andunlted srgles drafts on great britain bought and sold x savlrigftiepartinon v deposits of r and upwards received interest allowed at current rates and added to prinpal every year vfbether passbook ile brought in or not special deposit receipts issued for large bums jp bell agent georgetown ont fall housecleaninft th news at hqmev moatly of a looal character and every item intereatiha a efttcoeeaful organiser mr h 8 mcdonald looal organizer for camp ivahhoe s07s has just received from o rood secretary robertson ol tor onto the prize a copy of the late alexan der itlolaohlana poems won by him in the competition offered by tbo grand camp for bcouriug the largest number of new members tolhe aesooiation an eminent preachers visit the congregation of knox ohurob had the privilege last sabbath of bearing one of torontos most prominent blergymen itev dr paraohp of knox church dr parsooj sermona were able expositions aud were delivered in the style wellknown to be peculiar to him during hip stay in town hhedrrwas t pieaiatfiilrvlearplcoer rev mk maopbtrson oocupiedthe pulpit of knox church toronto on sunday andenjoyed theexohaugeverymuobj a local homanee of interest j by epeoial arrangement with the author next weeks issue of the fiiee pitxsg will contain a story of decided local interest which cannot fail to attraot the attontiorf of every reader this story will inoludo in the cast of oharaoters ahnmberot aotons most proininetttbuibshs- it will taketho plaoe of the usualstory on the first page and we will feel safe iu predicting that it wiji bo adjudged one of the mot entertain ing ourparea have preseuted for aome time dun uannb latest big investment a oopy bt the nelsou b o tribune has just reached this office in which the leading editorial refers to the latest railway exploit by mr dan manns company it says the latest developement in the railway the roll of honor tho publlo school examlnntlona for last month i thjunonthly examinations at the iublio bohootwerp held last friday the follow ing pupils took standing in their rcpeotive olaaiea fifth olabj edith niokllo 330 bertie speight 276 ada holmoo 270 fourth class bennett clark 203 win laird 2c0 laura byder 238 third glass otabol sopor an 1 ettio mcdonald 252 myrna mcintosh 245 georgeoram 285 marks possible 300 xt moons teacher second naraatusnt soniora ida laird 212 florence sopor 208 maggie arthurs 201 intermediates mabel mophail 10i junibrsfearl stewart 225 boy arnold 211 ethel coleman and jennie maqueen mo- v coming and going visitors to and from aoton and varlouaothorparsonanotoa i the faxapassa unites all its readers to con tribute to thta column if you or your friends aro going away on a holiday trip or if yott have frlona visiting you drop a card to tbe pass paxas mr w oripps hat removed his family to sauli st marie mr j a mcgnail is on a business trip to ste marie this week mrs thartoll of harrlston la vliltlon friends in her old homo mrs tbos mopbill of georgetown visit ed friends bars this treek mr j t huaton of sarnia was in town visiting relatives last week mies lily nelson has boon visiting friends at wiar past week wall papers ceiling papers a large assortment of these i situation in british columbia is the pnr- oods suitable for anv room obase of the bharter ol the victoria van- opuver and eastern railway co by a syn dicate represented by william mokenale and d d madn this charter authorises the oompany to build a railway from some marks posbiblo 800 gmppimiti teacher tui1u dbpabtmknt senior olaso harold nioklln 109 jeq- nie grant 107 enapearsonj 102 junior glass buby clark 100 daniel eitohje 101 vid folator 180 marks possible 200 v i e patteraou ttaohor vountli ospantubnt sen ft ii myrtlo dills 101 ethel tbomasit2 charlie malthows 180 jan ft ii alpbaeua bell 180 martha storey 184 clifford bumbhaw 170 sen i merle friok 195 j blanche gbisbolm 160 irma mclaohlan and sam bobsoii 107 marks possible 200 h e monbkfey teacher goodssuitable for any room and at prices as low as 4c per roll zayindbwshades curtain psples headquarters for these goods aboinfwbs jewelery and siallonerystore aqton ont f look at the data op tus label on year paper and youjslllsoolniwjonrsubbcrlp- tlon stands benew rremptlj nirui confer a favor- jbiui thubbday novealbeb a 1897 the little lo e wbioh causht thabyes or bars of frea press raportars tltla waolc guy fawkes day to- morrow the rain this wetkc has given bioyole a rest wheat has been oreoplng np in price again this week tlie kuaxpaxas to any address till the end of tho oentury for 175 doar reader have you perused the note tot its mtby friends on the foorlb page a number of street croarlngt are badly in need of repair they ibottld reoeive immediate attentioti acton boiler milli ooniloae to be boby mr clark shipped a oir of his popalar flour to glasgow this week ifithv boys behaved thimnlves very weil on 8atnrday nlgrjt halloween prauks were not numerous nor serious jos walsh the newly ailmted president i of the toronto yonng liberal olnb is a hilton boy being a son of ii walsh oak- iteeve nieklln presidavl at a meeting in the town hall last eveoig to oouslder the estabfisbmont of a public library here during the past nine years no less than iwentyeight new dvellings have been erected in the annex known as cooks sirvejr g in ha t one day about a week sgo james e snyder and two or three who were with him picked ripe avild raspberries tbe spsolal aervloes in the brick dbnroitaretponoloedjauleekt meeting have been very inlereiting and msishmrltsi tbsrebv been more wheat delivered ak ihk grain warehooka t tbe g t b aoaai ihe roller ttlil thos fat this fall than phiilf irimmii jjrly the goelpb dally adtxcnus manifests s i -lim- been enlarge to a ivaneolunnn paper its tf b be prided with rlioe aooontremenui whioh iwiirdlgnuy and power lo the office gj jmwsjf jop ot belmat wul probably also vsjrjwbv laijame- wilde of qlovamrille n jf iibss setili tbei van pioss ocrplas of tbe niwtortowiai illuitratlnehe krri ilwayaeoident which ooonrred near psuisatwyeek ssifl the man morning w r i talk to want to make lnto9s t9brtwng sea ua fan dbyrjjiisiog brosrat whlobi- the attendance 1 othsa 7jk wsre wnworkiog in tbefeoilj tbe other day bnvjof1frrtayid mlllv horeeihad tbi mmfortuna of a llrab more s thsntwpjncjhbeioa liswviatsail- lsslowlvv pbiut near vanopuvsr to bossland it has greater value than most ohartersinasmuoh a8theprbvinoiai has ofered a purse ot 11820000 for any oompany that will build each a railway within a epeoifled time since it is desirable that the rail way should be construoted the province is fortunate in that the charter has been acquired by people who are able to balld therosd county surrogate weirs miss margaret darling of esquesiog who died on the oth october left a will bequeathing personal property to the amount of 2805 probate has been grant- ed to her two brothers as exeoutora by tbe will the missions in india of the united fresbyteiian oboroh are left 200 and a like amount is bequeathed to the northwest missions of the canada presbyterian oburab tbe balance is left to the deoeas- edsbrqlnera andalstera in equal shares bhoda sophia mceeobnie a roarrled woman of georgetown died on the 25th september and leftan estate of 705 probate has been granted to donald mo- kechnie and wm watsorf jr probate to the will of emeraon peatberston of trafalgar who died on the 18th of aognst last has been granted to hiswidowand to his sons william b and john a the estate is valued at tlo000 champion the fanners institutes the twelftbj annual series of farmers institutes for division no 5 in which the county of halton is inoluded will be held in january- next as per following list elora g wellington january 4th glen allan n wellington january 6th dray ton w wellington january oth kenil- worlb e wellington january 7th grand valley e wellington january 8th hills- burg 0 wellington january 10th horn by halton january 11th postville halton jatrtiary 12th st george n brant january 13th and 14th rockton n wontwortb january 15th preelton n wentworth january 17lh gait 8 water- lob january 18th guelpb 8 welliogton janoary 10th and 20th berlin n water loo january j baden s waterloo janusry 22nd wellesloy- n waterloo january 24h the speakers appointed to conduct these institutes are g e day b s a agrionltuciat 0 a c guolph j j t l t p the years business wanino a half hours session suf flood for monday evenlngra buslneae counoilniet in regular aeasion monday evening sharpat eight oclook beeve nicklin took the ohsir all tbe members were in their places ex cept councillor arnold the committee on finance presented their seventeenth report reoommending payment of the following aoconntb i afoleao ft mclean legal servloes 31 00 bonald engine works ooaot of grato bars jbarvey freight and oartogo alwvisjridg from the effeou ol tbli painful itiife r 2thinirnu erdiot itthe ladles of vauprlatbs dhmly of black s rv mmmm r ttrratilay seen jnls4qt ugantijbiaok pn utiiv jikitjis jmmh s be i lodsed we opl lire ralhssr pare careful aaaaclase ablolpgorda oxford mills kelson monteith bsa stratford january 15th lo 21th inoluslve tbe will be annrjuncad later coming wearer homo bank robberies have been numerous lately and this week a private bank in burlington suffers to the tone of 12000 between two- and five botock monday morning ii g baxters private bank was broken into and robbed of the above amount the vault and safe were badly wreoked the less is folly covered by in- sorance in tbe burglar guarantee co of montreal the door bad been blown open by dynamite people sleeping in the neighborhood were awakened by a number of explosions but took no trouble to inves tigate and it was not until an employee of the bank entered the room several hours later when the place looked like the after effects of a fire in a blaokamithe shop that anyone wits aware of ihslr meaning no oloo is leit for the polfoe to work upon bnt the job is believed to have been done by the lame lot who worked the bank at tees water borne weeks ago a man selling notions of some sort called at the american hotel hamilton and asked if there were any private banksfn burlington around the hotel they believe he was a apstter for tbe burglars two rinnrmor hniid enlovment 7 00 w- guas thereport was adopted mr w p campbell waited upon tbe council to request that a now street lamp beplaoedon churoh atreetnear victoria avenue chairman smith promised to lonk over the ground and decide as to tho advis- ablllty constable graham waa antharizod to secure the necessary artioes pertaining tohia office coouoil adjourned after a half hours tosgibn a tees water bank robbed burglara secured over 200o one night last week expart oraokamen eeonred over 92000 by blowing open gillebd coavauit at teee- water one night last woek thoy seem to bavebeeh bighiy skilled professionals as they flrat visited a blacksmith shop where they eeonred a eledg punches a ahott orowbar and other arliolra the bank safa waa in a brick vaultaoed by an iron door with a combination look tbey knooked the knobqffthibdoorrand blew off the lock with gunpowder the safe wltbinwae one with a door of chilled steel throughout burglarproof this waa attaoked in tbe moat solontitto mduner aud soon yielded to the skilled manipulations of the midnight marauders from the havoa wrought by the obarge usedto open tbe safe door it was supposed that nitroglycerine woe the explosive made usoof the forae of the explosion must have been terrible as the massive door waa fairly blown to pieces up to tbe time of writing np arreata have been made and it seems only too probable that the olever burglars will get ofi soot free mrs h grindell who has been seriously ill for several weeks is rapidly recovering v mr j p warden returned test week f rom manitoba wbsre he spent the summer ml in sjwilliamievahgellat attended the wct tj conveutlen at toronto laat week t mr d b besttle went to gneipb on uaturay to attend the f uueralot the late thos laidiaw mrs jeunlp b cameron ot base cottage has been very ill fartbejpast week but la now slowly oonvslesoing mr alex kennedy wbo was operated on at the genersi horpitaliast week for oataraotis doing nioely guelpb biertury rev j e howeil jf a of waterloo spent monday with bey win bryera and other friends he ia beginning to feel quite at homo in waterloo tholtov j h soworby preaobed his farewell sermon in be- first baptist churabgueiph on sunday he leaves for his newjcharge sault ste marie miob this week mr morley f bryers of new haven ponn paid a flyiog visit last week to lbs borne of bis father while en route to st paul minn whore be has scoured a mofalaonitriwpnitrntririhv president of tnenorthcm paaiflc railway mr john b oamoronwho returned from his trip to tbe northwest last week is looking exooodlngljr weilrso muoh im- proved in faat tbsi hia friends were snr prised at the marked ofaaoge mkgameron speaka highly of the olimate at calgary and especially enjoyed bis two weeks stay at the hot springe at banff a klondike fakir a man who is dressed like a minerhar the genuine bronse and brags of what he calls gold ddbt has been working the farm ers of oxford and waterloo counties hn sayeiie la from the klondike had made wpd lr ten wefkajnd is tired of mining and wants to buy a few farms qf course dvery yeoman wairtb to sell while as yet tho fellow has pot made any big hauls be has managed to borrow enais ranging from 910 to 25 hoianowin another bounty looking for farma and tliair gallable ownerp principally tho latter ee jiisslil- or bomp time kact g the drodh oooin trade and uttention to tliii depart- s youth that your mind naturally turns to tbla store f if ohr the undoubted preeminence heu rt people fr o towtib peaople fro m p hs l j t qrue t n here people raipontiv chord hero- taker- ode rtoeod in the wide ruriko of qdality tftma goodu hero aud yodshavea wid every want and demand utrlltes new arrivals m ladies jackets each week the advantage of handling canadian made coats is very apparent when we are receiving the newest styles and novelties from week to week throughout the season instead of having to put up with last springs styles of german goods as some mer chants do if you want a nobby jacket at a very low price call and sefcus tl of ladies and childrens underwear just to handrwe have a special large ranger atextr fine values cotton and wool blankets in profusion at cut prices j hosiery is our strong point boys and girls strong yyeanng hosiery a specialty p millinery department is booming more fresh goods being added to stock this week you can depend on securing the latest in sailors and walking hats from us jlri niweimaonoiir sneives alike running i price from sod- to 0 per yard ui1- i- nour shelves todsy 147 riecep ho two of whiofierq here f outr s lfl mak colota aod m hud their best representation a vejular 4 am w f 26 1b or 40o serge for 25c or srloetwe is tti j we for 25o or gooda up to- tbe highest prioe mm is the stock you are invited to see e rvbdllert fe 25 and 27 wyiidham street guelph co dress goods dress goods 1 for some very attractive plain clohs spring suitings beautiful shades to fancy goods in all colorings our cannot be equalled rffesh roll butter 15c a lb winterand this week also ues in black goods tfemp acton breas gcqoda thijght have you a dress goods thought if so dont j fail to see the special line of priestleys figured bodice at 50c special offer i also for a short time we will offer special low prices in black dress gqods call and examine our acton markets local brieflets cooler weather tbe abal men busy bad rbada naa shortly be looked for brnssel a tax rate is 201 mills thlayer the sons ofsootland never do things by halves and their oonoert lasi friday evenf ing proved again that they invariably aim to give lbs pnbllo entertainments whloh may os oharacterixed aa flrstolaaswhether the profll to tbe oamp is- great or smsll the talent secured for tbe conoert referred to is known as the matobleeatrlo miss tessa ueoallum elocullonlst miss janet grant vocalists aid mr harry bennett hrirnnrlst owing to the nnayoldahln dfrew soaahto fl ymitsrr lolafapil absenoe of miss grant mr w sutherland forsyth filled the vaoanoy and most aooept- ably the programme oonsia ted of boo toh songs by mr porsy th reoitatfohs by miss tessa mcoaltum and humbrons setectlons by harry bennett mr forsyths singing wasjnnoh enjoyed especially in burns fldw gently sweet afton he bog a magnlnosnt voice mies mocollum proved herself to be one of the best slpouuonists ever heard in acton and won many friends in addition to those altraoted on ber former visit her rendering ef asnoie- and the 8oflsty bell waa exceedingly fine mr harry bennett was naturalness itself and in vthe plying maphlne and a happy home he almost oonvulsed the faudlsnre mlft milllgnd brauslbh soted rflwoieltywapnj aren7uempk he eawbswavbtr indian snmmer will now bo welcomed the farmers are busy with their root orop rgood morning i havo you renewed your subscription tbe last sittings of the fourth divi sion conrt for 180 was hold here yester day by judge hamilton mrhgrlndella reaidenco lias been rebulltandisnow nearly ready for oopupa- tlon ho has a very oomfortableand oou- venient property now the bakers and grocers of leamington are at war thegrpoers are aceuaed pf buying bread outside of town and belling it lor 8 oenti pus cent leas than the bakers price the klondike fever has reached aoton it is reported that four of our citizens are arranging their affairs with tbe intention of ieavidg fprtbegold fields early in the spring communion services will be hold in the methodist chorch next sunday the pastor will officiate the baorament will be administered at the olpse of the evening service the annual meeting of aoou brunoh biblo sooiely will bo in the methodist church on tneaday evening 10th novem ber bev j l gllmour m a hamilton will deliver ihe a address t ti w ueafdmore ortoronto while in the pity the other day told a prominent financier that be intended spending on ber halt if the willums estate 980000 in rebnllding and refurnishing the royal hotel mr beardmere is going to gl vp- hamlltou an hotel equal to anything at present lntoronto hamilton llcrau greater than the klondike bush nov o 1bpi plout 8 a 40 tol aw foil wheat as to 64 aoose whoat 7 to 7 oats so to 01 teas 40 to 49 byo 40 to 40 barley so to sb quelph markets ov n 11w flour itollor a so 845 fall wheat 5 to 85 goote vheat to 66 barley 30 to 05 oate it to il bye 40 to 43 peas- 43 to 45 hay 6 00 to 8 00 eggs per dos 10 to 16 butter dairy packed 14 to 17 bulterrolla 16 to 18 potatoes per bag so to 60 apples 50 to 00 read read read buy buy the martian by du maurier postpaid 75c the christian by hall caine postpaid 75c equality by bellamy postpiid75c your wall paper from c l neiles guelpb pretty as a plclure ramshaw toronto markets white wheat new itod wboat ooojo wheat uu a peas bay butter rolls kggs potatoes nov 3 1807 so to 00 00 to s3 78 to 89 at to 33 37 to 30 45 to 49 8 00 to 0 50 18 to 30 15 to 10 65 to 60 eloveu boreea have been ship- ed from canada to england since january 1st john j jamieson a toronto laborer dropped kead on berkeley street while on- his way home from work the cause was appoplexy your window shades from c l neiles guelpb always ask the prices of books b lsjellts bookseller cuelph mbiery t will strbbt rcton lias a well establlibed reputation for superior work in pomlly groups eoolauoroup individual fortraitk of all styles shapes ud sixes boblet and children ufa siio portrtdu o wo can assure work equal to that ot the cities risshllght ficturei o lie later jore of homes is a sptelsl feature prices alwaya reatonabla callanjhaveaulkwtlit jnit of course you are interested large variety superior quality and low prices make this the place to buy hosiery for example 21 ribbed black cash mere hose fine soft finish at 25c ladies 21 ribbed full fashioned high spliced heels and double sole and toe special 40c glpves ringwood gloves josephine kid gloves alber- tine kid gloves in black and tan every pair warranted special 100 underwear ladies perfect- fitting underwear large variety unshrinkable quality at 50c popular shades in eiderdown cloths for childrens cloaking i gents furnishings night shirts in special 21 ribbed cashmere sox at 25c all- leaders in groceries m putnams corn extractor cures in twentyfourhoura this is ihe testimony of tens ol thoasandswho bavs used it putnams acta ipeedlly without pain and removes oprni in twenty fpar hours ers at wh0le8aie prices hramshaw ms for wjvte3rs biros are seiiiug- their handsome stock of vyallpapersat whole- sale prices to make room for their christ mas fancy goods the picture gallery quelph tbo offloial reports from montreal are to the effeot that the poet office authorities have been obliged to put 00 extra olerks to handle the let tari arriving with subiorip- tlons fpr the family herald and wemji star and lit the family htraltf offjos itself it is said that their enortnona staff ot clerks has had to be heavily reinforoed to meet the unprecedented rush of now names the family herald and weilly star is a great paper and it is getting a rousing reoeptlon atji rjiftl rvj9 j j ieyidrojatof ayera cherry itovvrlttcuriifihoaiij lilflg todinu mm they alto reueve a dytpepsal indigestion and too hearty eating a per feet remedy for dhiuicta nausea prowst nr3sbadtajteintrmotltrftoogra pain in the sueakstp txvzii rcgtatl bowels ktoth iifuliur slamawlili substitution tho fraud of the day sec you get garters ask for carters insist and demand garters little liver pills umb m iwmmmmm- wfhlm ents etc autumn housec leaning during fall housecleaning we are offering wall and ceiling papers at greatly re duced prices to make room for hextseason fe go mill st acton ouse jisfr cor of king aud flnglison sts bbiopisd mill street acton mnii i yon bavo tbe impreailon that on faaadaromo novelty dret tiooda ara tllaaa naoamarily ooatly youre mutakeo j7xcoci saa our dtiplay and note tbo moder- irua taitepribea tpara are many udm of uuuum novelty ooattnea at little prices uiat in dealaaa and seoaral effeot rival the mora axpenuve tails juat a lew notwliiaeaj franob blngla draaa pattorni la mobafr wool or silk and wool tweed eutooti oodiue oordjetflix80wli to 1800 plkfcard 147 brunawiok ave toronto are expert makers of atrynins tents tarpaulins rijpien bawtrv cualns storits j ash etc their work sneaks their merit examine the awnings just put upn moorecroft acton orders promptly filled prices reaaonable tentsto rent for all purposes iiaw a newpibm cooper akin s nave purchased tbe merchant tailoring business ote h schlimme next door to mrs adams and will continue the business with energy just ppbnbp a nice assortment o black worsteds tweeds overcoatings 4c call and examine our fine assortment a perfect fit guaranteed i cooper cv aklrrs wantbd men to 811 to afts totttul jrumri99 ormr700 acru ot cm4ua orovrm stock wv import no stock tram vjfav 4mnob covert 8dlunm6so per yard 60woirvimreautiaii aoop 4sldoh bedan olotu 65 and 7c ir yard a yard slrlnolt broadotottii all the new ibadei fancy drott gooda 44 taebea wide lultaule oatmbool6efehjitt prloea ranging lrom 95a ho and opo per yard xbafatnonaplbatley brand black drew ooodi wool benralloea 48 ltieboa wide 75c contllle oorda 48 inebei wldo 75o and 81 satin cloth miuebea wide fioo ftsa 7ba extra speolal ftaa coatlbjr serge 44 loohoa wide 75e heavy weight ohqvtot 40 inobea 45c bendtome range of blaek a logic dreu pat- jina flllk llattal pebble ktteota jittullu black jackets new bka- pnattio sons goods im various iujui11s styiieb will he ofkburd at much below keg u la it fluoes 7 obltdrena uliten for agee from 4 to 13 yoara niado in fancy twood uouolo covert or doavor wltb dotaohed eapo and itozm collar bandbomo- ly trimmed 375to 6850 ladlea pldeh and seal otto capos with tlribot or sable collar quit tort tlk lining apiillnuo or jot trim wing from uuo to 5300 ladlea oapoi in black and colors all tlio now olotbi latoit abapos prlcoa ranglnc from 94 50 tame flllk uatlalaaio ondina uroobe aud bilk orenadlom jeweled in clieoki and strlpai epecl availing we r kid gloves tba special oflerlng of kid glovea liaa beob a pronounced nucoeai hanvhundroda of pajra aofd daring the put few day the large qnantlty offered loaves the aeaortment almcut onknown halo contfn- uaa during tba week hlaqq aa now aa tbo tnornldk if tlioy xr j coo wora mado of luuallti wo wonlil waiofa ofth thorn shirt walau aaino ttuiaiq atyloii fabrics silks voivulu wool aod uoletou wo aro maklitk a apoalalty of thoao goods tbla iouoi bilk walats tho now uuaalan atylo prlcub from 37b to 1200 plain shot and cliuok taffetaa velvet walats melalllo printed 350 wool walita in plaids or tartans vi and was mo latin waist new patterns g3c and tlso see display in front window ats lot pauateieurrop enedtblsweek new folt hallo ra in cardinal navy brown oreon and grey now fodbra walking rats in navy brown and black new wings new lloaea new idem in trimm ed ijats and bonnets rxpttrtartlatiarwayb ready to oxoouto jour orders on abort notice btyteand ronoral afttin- faotlon guaranteed jfflf3i x- the riqh0ttiie ins- hamilton m bsiisim cheap cheap cheap vtjhbsjer as wbll as jmemallens choice steel wire nettings prtrellls poultry yards lown fencings msamuch lower this year than jwrbefqrev yarethebjon ask your hardware an for them i