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- -_ _>. f=- ^ THE FREE PRESS, ACTON, HALtON COUNTY, ONT., JULY 12, 1877. ti ACTO> FBE PBCSM hid K*ry Thursday Morning. II. H.U'KINO, Proprietor. SI Per Annum in Advanco V83 mm ~ * - -'pj- ~ - JOS M MACKINQ EDITOR , TnrKjnAT Morsixo, -Jew 12,' 1ST7. ol Jti -great with The first ten. years of con- .fmifi-ttton pnded with tho hist day i ne- They have been years of prosperity for Canada, mixed- barc|y enough of the adverse to davor the cup of blessing. ' 0iir severj.il Provinces ar<9 being swell knitted together, local feelittg is giving place gradually, but aB fast an could In- tvaeouably anticipated, to a broadi'i patriotism; our North West is fwciriedjand just ontfring upon a oitvw of .Jiuuifaaiirabip 'pros- prrifcv, a cart-r of bounding-pro gress only to bo 'paralleled iu the TIic War and the Bclllgcr- eillH. Tlie slow progress of tke Rus sians and the cupucity of resistance displayed by tho:Turks ia creating a good dual of burpritu>, and leading luuuy who thought Russia had uu easy task before her to doubt seri- onmly whether th*> Balkans will bo scaled this year. It seems utterly incomprehensible how u nation bo inicgovei tied as Turkey has been, and which haa been apparently declining year by jc*r during the' quarter of" a century which Las tl.ipscd tiince the lust iuraiion, can resist for any length of time u nation so powerful as Rastia is supposed to ljo. Tho mystery way be partly explained on the supposi tion of bad generalship, but ovon that vrill not auffio*>. The convic tion is evidently spreading that the Russian Empire is not so strong as it Roenis, and that when the time for a concentrated effort comes the. nervous on.rgy dissipated thrdugh- out^jta remote extremities is in capable of making one until the opportunity is lost. A country ns and . the future is beaming bright eypectation. with -' ' ' --Wit. ."- ft ity&i^l El ..-$ ..i^i War Notes. The Russians in Bulg-tri.-i- have now: advanced as far as Alonastir, ab--mt twenty-five miles 6uuch-w.est of Rustchuk, where a battle is lojked upon as imminent. In the opposite directions they are march ing on tho open toMros of S.'lvi and Plevna, burning the villages' as they go. The bombardment of Rus.eljuk has cctsed for the. pres ent, apparently, until a Russian force-surrou.u-ls the. u>wn, anj siege guns Lave b^-en brought across the "river to commence the attack under more favorable conditions. / Rus sian bruulities in -Bilgum and Circassian outrages in the Dobru- dschs are "charged on either sidf, bat it is probable that the truth lies between the two statements. Inside the Turkish lines a change Western ^tates.- So that upon th whole, CohfcderaUon is a success, j laago as Russia, and possessed of the qualities necessary to sustain a uniformly dense population, would find its size a serious obstacle to concentrated an 1 prompt action. But Russia is fur from being thick ly peopled, and her cliuiute is au almost insuperable obstHclu in the way of hor ever becoming a great military nation. She can with dif ficulty produce the necessary sup plies lor her forcva, and when they are ; obtained they can only be transported with great difficulty to the scene of action. An invading army coming under such conditions Can always btf annoyed and fre quently baffled. The great difficulty, for instance, felt by the Russians just now on the Danube is their distance freiu their-base of supplies. Were they subject to no delays on this account they wculd soon, in all probability, reach the Balkans, and even cross them. But Bulgaria has been laid waste in front of them, and a river controlled, in so far as men-of-war are concerned, by the Turks lies between those who'-have crossed and the district from which their It is lias'taken place, .which leads to the saj>{>osition that t|he Turks, are uh- uble to seize tlie opportunity that supplies limit be nhtnined ' - *?'!_ \>y'^ -.^M ^^ ^1 i * - M '^3 ."pi m i'$i%- T.- *-' :3U: mi j';i IT ' V*'/I now offem of striking a decisive blow at the Russians while' th>: latter are disadvant-igeously situ .'ated witblrespoct to their base, and -that pacitic proposals are once more ifinding favor with the Divan. The ipreuia control of militar)' matters has been taken from the Minister of War, who m noy at Shumla, nd vested in\RucUdi Pasha, in whose opinions grent confidence is : placed, arid wlJo would be more likely; to engineer to the satisfac tion of the people any negotiations looking to a termination of hostili ties. It is also stated that Abdul Kerim and Ahmed Eyoub Pasha .-.. will respectively be replaced by Suleim'au I*aj>La. And Meljemet AH, f under whose auspices theMontene- * grin campiign has been brought to a. conclusion. i i The reporta of Rnssian reverses in. Asia Minor .are fully confirmed, even Russian authorities recogniz ing that the campaign has been a faijure, and admitting that- it will ha^re to be recommenced. .. - With regard to the attitude as- , Busied by the European Powers on the Eastern Question rumour is fit ill at wort. -J 'Lord Odo .Russell is Said to hare declared to Prince _ Bjsrnark at Berlin that England can bu. no account permit a Russian occopation of Constantinople,-, to which the Chancellor is made to reply that in hi3 view such an oc cupation was the best .means of securing the objects with which War was declared. An impression also prevails in London that active negotiations are going on between Austria and England to establish a basis for joint action relative to the war, and it is further asserted -. that large movements of troops are being made in Austria. all very well for Prince Gortjcha- kulT to say that Ruisia i prepared f>ir a more powerful resi*tanee than she has.'met with. The facts ap- |iear to be against him, acd if they, are not the question is inevitable : Why does Russia, if she is prepar ed to encounter a more dangerous resistance, take so long to over come the one sbe has had to deal with T The Prince is of opinion that if the RuRsianp succeed in a decisive battle in Bulgaria their task will be completed jn a short time. This '8 Tery much like say ing that if thoy succeed they will be successful. The question is not how long the war will last after a decisive battle in Bulgaria, but whether there will be a decisive battle there at all, and whether the Russians will gain it if there is. Globe. Severe Tbnnder Storm. M \VM *m The H. & X. W. Eailway. ;The work on the section of this line between Georgetow-n and Bar- M8 i&fl been urged forward with great rigor. ' The grading has been icornpleted. several- miles north of JJarric, and the laying of the steel "rails will be commenced immediate ly." . It is supposed the road will be opened to Barrie by the end of Oc tober. The. work on the south west end from Jarvis to Port Dover will be commenced in a few days, and as it is but abort it is intended "tq have it completed by the end of the year. '- The buying up of the _Hght of Wily hH been commenced, ;and as it has been entrusted to Mr. Nottls, than whom no better selec tion could have been make for the task, that part of- the business will Yvery soon be completed to the satis faction of all parties concerned.;So successful was this gentleman in the purchase of tho right of way from Georgetown to Barrie that only an fxceedihglyi small number of cases -have been left for-arbitration, and in those it is probably that the'par- tietf will.be awarded a less sum than the railway company offered to pay without litigation. ' ' A telegram from London on Saturday stated that it was rumor ed that the Pope was dead. En quiry failed to elicit any coatmiiH- tion of this report, which if true would ca<&e a thrill-throughout hII Christendom. It appears that the rmno/ wa circulated by Parisian etockTjobbeni * for their own pur poses. GREAT DAMAGE TO BD1LDJKGS AND - ' CBOPa. Galt, July 9. A disastrous thunder storm, accompanied by, vio lent wind, rain and hail, passed over this town about five o'clock this morning, doing a great deal of damage to buildings and frnit trees. Several private dwellings and St. Andrew's Church were, unroofed. Thomson's <fc Co.fs woollen-factory had the roof knocked in by the blowing over of a large one-hun dred-foot brick chimney, entailing a loss of about $500. The smoke stack on Barbtjr's cabinet factory and Hogg & Ford's saw mill were also razed to the grourid. War- nock's hardware store .had part of the roof, taken off. A private dwelling was entered by lightning, which did .considerable damage to the furniture and scorching things generally. The inmates escaped unharmed. . Trees were literally torn out of the ground by the roots. The frtonn.ltt8ted only about tea or fifteen minutes, and was seemingly confined to an area of about a square mile in the body of the town. People from: the neighboring vil lages and the surrounding country report nothing unusual except a heavy rainrstorm, without, wind of any account. m m i Whiskey detectives have been, busy in the County of Dufferin for ome time past, and as ths result of their labors a large number of the retailers of " intoxicating bev erages" have, been summoned to appear before the magistrates to answer to the charge' of having violated the provision of the License Act. ' A Western paper says thje longest buttle on record is the bat tie of the Boyne. It was commen ced in 1690, at the river of that name, and most of the troops not killed in the'engagement have since died from wounds or other causes, bub both armies have been so steadily recruited that- though the battle has been renewed on an niversary and other occasions ever since, no decisive result has ever been reached in such a way as to otny up, The action is to bo con tinued in the streets of Montreal on the 12th inal., with modern weapons, health, weather and pluck of combatants permitting, for there is no lack of goodwill. Pen and Scissor Selects. ; -Tho plaguo is causing great ravage* at Rosht, in Persia. i Tho Rotunda Thcatre'at Liver pool has been destroyed by fire. Tho expenses connected with the polling on the Dunkin Act in York- County amounted to seven hundred and eighty,uino dollars. \ The first of a scries of Rinei meetings was held at Jlrantford on Tuesday night, when 1C0 persona signed the pledge. -^-The Grand Encampment of Oddfellows will meet at Belleville on the 31st instl, and the Grand Lodge-of Onturio on the following day. Tho Conaorvtitjvf! of Montreal gave their leaders a grand reception on Saturday evening, on their ro- turn from tho Eastern Townships' picnics: _ -f-X sot of thitiveB in Mexico have ilo^s trained to steal handker chiefs in tho cathedral and other churches from tho ktioeling wor shippers. The Fronch crops nro reported good, and principally in Contra! Franco, in tho vicinity of Blois, tho harvest promises to be butter than for CO years. The famine reports from near ly all the Bombay dintricta, in In dia, show- a reduction in the num ber relieved. The total decrease for tho fortnight ia 70,000. The Kansas Superintendent of Insurance .Las followed suit in re voking the authority of the Royal Canadian Insurance Company to do business in his State. Mr. Watson, a farmer near Hagoraville, was killed on Tuesday by falling through the-floor of a hay mow. He was an old resident, and much respected. It ia only twenty-four years this summer since the first tree was chopped down where Listowel now stands, and now it ia a town, with over 3,500 inhabitants. Thnre is a farm in the Joaquin Valley, California, measuring 73 liiilea iu length,' and 20 in width. Upon it are pastured 85,000 head of cattle mid 40,000 of fcheep. The English- rifle team which is to compete at Creedmoor will sail for New York on the 16tb of August. A subscription is being raised in England to pay their ex penses. The Montreal Orangemen.have bean unable to obtain a church in which to hold service on the 12th, and there is some talk in conse quence of having the service in a Held oh the outskirts of the city. An elopement has taken place at Belleville, the parties being a teamster ot that town und a woman living at Huyden's-Corners, Thur- low. Both parties are nmriied, and each one leaves three children behind. Gait and Hamilton, and the country around Dundas, were visit ed on Monday, by severe thundar and rain storms, which caused con siderable damage to buildings and crops. The fruit trees suffered especially. The village of Hastings was visited on Wednesday by one of the severest thunderstorms ever experienced in that section of the Province. Several atorea were struck by lightning, and consider able damage done. A report was current on Sat urday to the effect that the Pope's illness had proved fatal. The Movement Among the .lews* It may not'begonornlly known that Sir iMoBca Montefioro, tho riclioat Jewlin Europe, has recently visited Pahmtino for the seventh tiino in the interest of. tho Jewish "poptila-. tion there. He notes the present very remarkable increase of Jew-' ish 8ottlc, and " tho preparations they nro making for the reception of vaBt numbers of their race, who will iti due time take up tho government and iidniinistratiun of tho country." It will hardly, ho believed that " Jewish building societies" have beon established in Jeruaaleuu). Yet such a tho fact; and plots of ground for siilo are eagerly purchased for tile erection of comfortable houses in salubrious localities for tho URO of Jowb re turning to the land of their ftitherH, Travellers recently visiting Pales tine have their attention struck by the new blocks of buildings that everywliero meet the eye. Along the Jaffa road and on both the north and west Bides of the city extensive buildings are in the courso of erection. Thoso build ings are erected by the societies roferred to, and are intended for Jews. ; It appears the poor are to he i>rovided with homes forji givoj) time, rent free, and thoso who are able are to be permitted to pur chase their habitations by periodical payments. Tho Jews are return ing in considerable numbers to Jerusalem, and many of them'huve acquired lands in tho country ptrts of Palestine. Tiie seaport of Jaffa is united to Jerusalem by carriage communication, and oven a railway has been surveyed. The right con ceded rn 18G7 to foreigners whether Jews or Gentiles, to possess lirhded property .in tho Turkish Empire without becoming naturalized, has given a great impetus to this im migration movement among tho Jews. By the now conscription law, wliich was introduced into Russia in 1874,. overy Jew at the age of 21 becomes liable to be enrolled ; in the Russian army. This lftwj has driven many of them from the country, and now that the Eastern [war has broken out, it ii> fully expected that a vast number of them will emigrate to the land of their fathers. It is the convic tion of many able writers thati the JuwH^aa foiwtold in the bible, will ere long return to Palestine, and that the government of the country will eventually fall into their hands. At all events the present move ment is exciting a. good deal of at tention in the old country, und several letters have lately appeared in the London Times relativo to the matter. Shocking Murder. A WOMAN KILLS HKR TWO CHILDREN ANJu ATTEMPT'S TO COMMIT SUICIDE. (From the Norfolk Ucformer.) A most-shocking murder occur red at Ciinfiold station on Sunday morning last, the details of which are horriblo iu the extreme, and lead ono almost tir wonder if this is a Christian land-in which we live. Wo read of such things occurring at u distance, and thank "our stars" that wo do not live in such a \ Morman system partake largely of heathenish community. The per- iill the corruptions of humannatur'o,1 BriKhain Youae'H Infamy. Salt Lakk Cnv^July 7. Mr. James McOufl'eo, who has left the Mormons, in the course of a statement to the Press, says : " Tho Mormon system of religion is a burlesque on God, on Chris-, tinnity, on morality and on reason, and a disgrace to -the American Government, which! ought to wijfio -it out of '.existence. Mormanism has a tendency to debase'men an^ to degrade women. Tho childreft* begotten under tho influence of the NEW* ADVERTISEMENTS. The Hamilton Outrage*. CONDUCT OF JOHNSON IN BAIL HE PROPOSED TO STARVE HIMSELF, BUT THINKS BETTER OF IT. (From the Hamilton Times.).[ The conduct of William Johnson, the man who committed the mur derous outrage on Miss Xneller, has, since he has been in jail, been peculiar. On entering he informed the Governor that he had sworn not to eat inside the jail, and j for the last ten days he has subsisted and yes- doc- but on about ten ounces of bread some water. The day before terday he was visited by the tor, when he promised to eat, did not fulfil his promise. Yester day morning the Governor sent him from his own table some tea and toast and butter, but Johijison still refused to eat. In the morn-' ing Captain Henery; went to him and told him he was only punish ing himself by not eating and en deavoring to starve himself. John- rumour hs since been traced to ' sen, who ajqiears to be "a downy sou who committed this most inhu man act is a woman, apparently of about 315 yours of age, and from appearances she does not look like. ono who.woiilil ho guilty of such a fearful deed, ami we cannot help but think she was laboring under temporary insanity ut the timo, al though at present she ia perfectly rational, and aware of the conse quences of the act. ' It npivears that for some tinie she has Jived with her busbandVn very bad terms, and from her account she has been ill- troated'. From suspicions she hud contracted, and from tho interfer ence of other parties, sho became jealous of her husband, and imagin ed he kept tho comjwny of bad wo men, and for this reason, and be cause she says she was ill-tieuted, she nabigns the cause of the murder of her.children. There is no doubt but she is of a lery excitable na ture, and that her feelings had been worked up to a dreadful pitch, making her almost crazy from jeal ous excitement. The prisoner's name is Mary'Jane Peveyy-wifo of Christopher Povey, employed us a section-boss on tho Canada South ern Riilroad at Cunfic-ld Btution. It appears that Pevey went away and said that ho *as never coming back. The prisoner ;h'ad got it iu her head that he had gone off with another woman, and imagined that the people of the place were down on her. On Sunday morning last she set firo to her Louse, and took ber two children to the cistern, struck them on the head with a stone, threw them into the cistern, which was nearly full of water, and then jumped in herself, intending to commit suicide. The' fire, how ever, attracted some people, and the prisoner was- found clinging to the top of tho (jistern with her hands, and her feet caught on, the opposite side. The children were both dead. Their heads weie badly bruised, but they had evidently been thrown in the water while yet.alive. and as they grow up, they.will be come the inmates of prisons, asy-- lums and in ad houses, and be- a burden to surrounding States and:. Territories.'-. t^^B tho duty of all, good citizens to petition the United States government to make good, wholesome laws for Utah, and to enforce them, So that tho rising generation of children here may bo put on an equal footing with thow Of other places. ,1 know one fam ily of polygomists :wJjoho children were nil born blind," The father forsook them and.the mother then married an Englishman." After' wards, this Englishman married his own step mother, who is blind, and from her ho iB'raising a family of idiots. ." When wil] tbo government .arise in its might and investigate the murders and robberies commit ted by the orders of Brigham Young and his satellites 1 There are scores of men and women who would testify before a commission to the durk deeds and murders done Jiy ^orders of the poltroon Prophet; but they are afraid of their properly and lives. There is ono man- that is not afraid of him or liis cutthroats. I defy. Lis powers. He may kill the body, but he cannot touch the immortal spirit. If I am assassin ated it will be in a glorious ca-use. The people of Utah will yet be emancipated from priestly despot ism. The * endowment oath'birids those who take it to obey, the leaders- and to ask no questions under penalty of having liis bowels let eut, his heart out, and his throat cut from ear to ear. This explains the dread of John D. Lee. of not obeying counsel. If he had stood against the- maseacro he would have had toj submit to tho penalty., Robert Wiley, the good man from Livorpool, the ex-member of the Utah Legislature, was under the saiue oath and had to ol>ey counsel under dread of the eatue- penalty. QUANGO IN BUSINESS. Important Notice. . _ . All particB indebted to us aro earnest ly requested to settle their accounts in full ou or before the 25th of Jaly. Ow ing to a changn'in'ths business it is necessary to havo all accounts paid promptly by that date, otherwise they Will he handed to Division Court Clerk for collection with costs. GALLOWAY BROS. 2-2t ^TOTEHS' LIST, *?' Vl877. MunicipaKijrof ih'e "Village oi Acton,- County of Haltpn. " SPETSIDe Shiiigle, stava- -Notice is hereby given, that I have trAnsmitled or dehverecr to the persona mentioned in the flecond section of '"JCho Voters' LUt Act of 1876;" the copies required hy said section to be so transmitted- or delivered of' the list made, pursuant; to said Act, of all per sons appearing by the last revised: as sessment roll of the said Municipality, to bo entitled to vote in tbo said Muni-, cipality at Elections for members of the! Legislative Assembly and at Municipal Elections ; and that said list was first postcd^up id my office, at the Village of of Acton, on the Eleventh day of July, 1877, and remains there for inspection, Elfeet/)rs are called tir>on to exainine tiie said list, and if any omissions'ot any other errors are found therein, to take immediate proceedings to have tiie said errors corrected according to law. Dated at Acton, this IIth-day of July, A.D, 1877. '-. JOHN! .ROSS, Clerk-of the said Municipality. DEDICATION 't - OF A coroner's inquest was held or.' lie never got over the* horror'of tho remains of the children, nnd the jury returned a verdict that they had come to their death at the bends of their mother while labor ing under ia fit of temporary insani ty. The prisoner was lodged in the Simcoe gaol on Monday last, and the news of the dreadful affair spread like wildfire, and it was the general topic of conversation. How any woman could be guilty of such 'an atrocious act is indeed incomprehensible. Although she may have been ill-treated, and hav had cause for jealousy; still they cannot act as mitigated circumstan ces for the murder of her children. It is said that the children were un usually bright, smart, and intelli gent. One of them was aged six the massacre and it finally killed him. 'Many men.who were in the massacre have died of .broken hearts. '.'-_ Mr. John Rodgers, a practical Blenheim farmer, being in a fair way of losing his entire fruit crop from the ravages of the caterpillars, Bet to work to devise souio plan that does it completely. HiR. first move ia to rid the tree of the in- -secta, which is an easy thing to <3o, either by brushing or shaking,5that done, he prevents them or| their friends from returning by putting a strip of zinc three inches wide around the tree, taking .the precau tion to smear it with grease. - It la decidedly comical to witness their and the other eight. When the | vain endeavor to ascend, till wear- the Paris Bourse, and' was set on foot solely to influence stock-jobb ing operations. The President of the Peruvian Republic has. expressed his inten tion of demanding from the British Government satisfaction and re paration for the attack on the rebel iron-clad Haencar by the .British w*r vessels Shah and Arne- thytt. * general ris ing of the United States Indians in the far West will tike place unless the calamity is averted by careful management. All the available troops in the Southern and Eastern States are to 'be sent to reinforce the army in the West. -rTTh.e number of births in Stist- ed ia reported for the year 1876 at thirty-six, out of whom thirty-three were girls. In about sixteen or eighteen years hence there will be lively times for these .few boys should there he no change in the equilibrium of{the programme. The Sheriff of- New York has notified the Quebec detectives that a reward of $1,000 is offered for the apprehension and delivery to him of one Wm. Connors, charged with complicity in the robbery i of the Northampton Nutional Bank. It is thought the may have come on to Quebec. ' . . ' On Thursday a brick-house on Wellesley street, Toronto, occupied by Mr. J. W. Gale, collapsed, and is a perfect wreck. . The drain in connection with the house is chok ed up, and in endeavoring to reach it, the soil underneath was loosen ed, with the above result. Several pieces of furniture and other arti cles were smashed, but no one was injuted. old sparrow," said he would tat if the Governor would send him three square meals from his own' table. This modest request was naturally refused, and the Governor pointed out to bim in bis cell 'some good bread and butter, telling him to eat it and he should have as much fcKxi as-'ne liked. Captain Henry left him, and about five o'clock the prisoner sent for him and informed him of . bis willingness to eat. During the evening Johnson ate a whole loaf of bread; in fact,i he ate so much that this morning he told one of the turnkeys that he was ill from over-feeding. It ap pears that Johnson, soon after he was put in jail, told Mr. Lawrence that he lad escaped from the Asy lum where he had beeu confined for shooting at a man, and when asked how he got out he said, " Oh, I took back door leave." Daring the thunder storm on Tuesday morning of last week the lightning struck the chimney of a house near Berkley, Owen Sound, and passing down the stovepipe, struck a woman named Mrs. Wil son, killing her instantly. At the time she was struck sho had a child in her arms, which received part of the shock, but not enough to kill it. although, it is not expected to re cover.- ! i Th the village of Ancaster, on Tuesday .last, whilst the festivities of the day were being indulged in, two young wen named Campbell and Miller got into what was re garded at 6rat as simply a harmless scuffle, but' which resulted in a fight, during wliich Campbell bit about an inch of Miller's tongue off, The diabolical act was witnessed by a number of people. Miller's life ia despaired of. . woman was conveyed, to the gaol she was in a hysterical state, and remained in that condition for some hours after she was locked up. -;------------------ m -------- A Murderer's End,^ The Napa- nee Btaver has the following : " Many years ago -between twenty and thirty^ in the township of Richmond, a man named "Weight- man, in a dispute with his hired man, deliberately shot the - latter and took to the woods and was never beard of afterwards. About eleven years ago Mr. R. J. Har- zard, of the fourth concession of Richmond, found in his woods a human skull, thigh and ol hor bones. A few daya ago Mr. E. Sills found, a few rods from the spot where the skull and bonds were discovered, an old gun barrel, which waB brought to view by a cow treading on one end of it and raising the other. On digging he found also the stock, a pistol, a butcher knife, and a 'clasp knife. Subsequent diggings brought to light about fifty dollars in gold and silver coin. It is supposed that the bones are those of the murderer, Weightman, who buried his wealth for safety, and then either took sick and died, or was killed by wild beast3, then abundant, or that he shot himself through remorse." ------------r,---- fc. m--------------;----- - While' the rain which haa fallen during the past week has caused a delay in haying operations, it has- proyed highly beneficial to root crops, and the newly-sown turnips are in consequence .coming forward rapidly. , Potatoes j also look very .fine, where the bugs have been kept down, and at present promise a large yield. -^7-The York Herald says : A far mer from Carrville brought to our office the other other day two bee tles, or potato-bug destroyers. In color they are a brownish-black. He claims that he has watched these beetles for W- length of time, in which they must have been the death of thousands of bugs by eat ing the larva. We have experi mented a little in the matter and find it as stated, thati these beetles do destroy the':bug, Shelling it like a pea pod. ied:,with the effort, and witb hope of ever being able to rise, they die of broken hearts for aught' we know. -.The invention is simple, cheap and effectual, and we'.sbould recommend its introduction. ' BlKTHS. Fearklky. Near Acton, on "the 4th inst., the wife of Mr. "Jos. J?earn-' ; lsy, of a son. Mackb.hzib. Ia Erin, on the 8th inst., the .wife of Mr. Jara.es Mackenzie, 1 of a son. ACTON KAKKETS. .. .. $375 to 4 50 Flour....... Fall Wheat Spring Wheat, Glasgow Ked Chaff Wheat Barley ...' " Oats ... .. * Peas ... Potatoes, per bag Dried apples per lb Butter ...... EgRs. .:. ... ' . 1 50 to 11 65 1 50 to 1 55 1 40 to 1 50 0 60 to 0 00 0 47 toO 50 0 75 to 0 180 1 00 toO 00 0 06' to 0 07- 0 15to0 15 0 12 to O 00 Epps' Cocoa. Gratevcx and Com- j&rhno. "By a thorough knowledge of the natnral.laws' which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epbs has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavored beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may begradunlly built up until strongehough to resist every tendettcy^to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies a're floating around us ready ;p attack, wherever there is a weak poii it. We may escape many a fatal shaft 1 iy keeping ourselves well fortified with j ure.blood and a pro perly taourished fn.me." Ciuii Service Gazette. Sold only in packets labeled "James Epps ft Co.,' Homoeopathic Chemist, 48, Threa Ineedle Street; and 170, Piccadilly.TioAdori!" * i- ZI0N CHURCH, The.Congrctfatiohalists of Acldn .intend opening their newly erected Chtircn on Saturday and Sunday, 21st and 22d of July. REV. DR. IVES, OF AUB'JrL'i, N.Y. will preach on Saturday morning, at .10 o'clock a.m., after "which will l>e served iu.the Basement of the Church. Tickets 25 cents each. a sooialLtea will lie held in the evening by the ladies of the congregation, after which ' - ARESSES;" will be delivered by the several minis- . ters pre3eut. Admission .25 cents. Several ministers are invited, tviz: _ Rev. Dr. Ives, of Auburn, Jf.iY., Kevs. W. Manchee, of Guelph, C. Duff, of Speedaide, Jos. Cnsworth, o Georgetown, Cameron and Hobbs, of Acton, and Da vies, of Caletlon. _ ' j On Sabbath following, Divine Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.-, by Rev. Dr. Ives, of Auburn ; at 2:30 p.m., by Eev. .Jos. Uusworth, of Georgetown ; and at 6 o'clock in the evening hy Rev. C. Duff, of Speedaide. Collections will be taken up at the close of each service. P. S. ARMSratO^G, Treas. JAMES RYDER, SecJ Acton, July 10, 1S77. '- '. ',. 2-2t w AXTED, Ladies and'gentlemen tr Ie3rh Tele graph Operating for offices opening in the Dominion. - Stamp for answer. Address Manager, J, Box 955, Toronto. ST' OTICE to TRESPASSERS. All parties are hereby warned against picking berries or otherwise trespassing on the south-east quarter cf lot 28, 1st con. Esquesing, or they will hold them selves liable to prosecution according to law. DAN. UTVIKGSTONE. . Esquesing, July 4, 1877. l-2t YOrBfG NEWFOFNDJLAAD DOS LOST. Strayed or stolen from iny Iavery Stable about the: 24th inst., a. curly Black Newfoundland Dog,, about one year old. mis. tail is pretty long and heavy. The finder will be. liberally re warded by returning him Ho ' " P. ALLAN. Acton, June 27,r1877.i^ ,52-tf THE ROYAL EXCHANGE HOTEL, ACTON. For the Old and Young. Let : all use it. Wood's Improved nalr BesWatlve Is unlike any other, and has no equal. The Improved has nW vegetable tonio properties j ref ores jrey hair to a a lossy natural colorfreBto-esiSae'd, dry, tiarsh andf.ilHng hair; re itoreVdresses, gives vlgbr to ttaenalr; re itores hair to prema turely bald heads; r imovesdfindruflybu- rnan, foaly eruptl<nsj removes lrrtla Hon, ltohlng and i oaiy'dryness. No article jprodnces piic h' wonderral eDectB Try It.'Oall for Wo.>ds Improved' Hair Bestoratlve, and d< n't be put,off with an;*otnerarllole. Bald by a 1 druggists In thls.plaoe and'^dealers everywbre. Trade supplied at m anufaoturerE' prices by C. a; Cook * Co., i Jhlcago, Sole Agents for the United State and Canadae.and tfy irTXA!T X3bos, <s C o,, Toronto. This well-known house has recently undergone.a thorough renovating and repairing, is now furnished with new and modem furniture of the best des cription, and is prepared. to provide first-class accommodation to the public. The present"iprbprietor has received a license, and he "will keep the har well supplied with the very best, of liqoors and cigars' The stabling is large and well-nfted - up"; also ample shed-room. The patronage of the public is respect- ully solicited. JOHN MANEY. Acton, June 26. 1S77. ; *j CONSUMPTION CURED. .iKviiI> ***"Jlja^ mired town ctlr prc- asmeOTIbr Uu sped7 *x>& pexmapcat cux of Consumption, Asthma, BronehitU, . Catarrhr nd all Throat and Luir: An*ct!on: alto .X *nd-S1 Heron Complaint* after ha-r. E?T*I?.hLlS<m,'d' am, feel. If hi. dntj to Hf?" known to hi. infftrina fellova. Actu ated bj thi. motive and a conacientlou. da.ii. lo fUe h^mui TOSarlBi, ha will .end TKKE Uf.i.?,?AiJ0Blte 'IWoduiraH, Dili reels.. Wltn tuU direction* tor preparing may aaeeeamfU- lr u.ta*. sent bj murninifi. by addrtalnt with rtioin, naming 1Kb paper. : il C. STJCVENS, MJ. Box W, Bsockvnxx, Oxr rV AKO HEADING im.jg Any parties wanting 8hwU. '" do well to give us a calL^rV* tf* ways hare en hand &' *>lii. No. 1 and No. 2 Shingles?^ **&&- Best quality No. l SranglejlfaV square. No. 2, 70 amSper1^^ Spey.ide, Dec. 13,'wt ajjj* I 1 If. ! AND WAGGONS. Sow is the time to !*. y^' <Hsr At J. Ryder's Fat&ry _ ; - ~ : for a ^tyUsh Buggy or Senitef I am making np a large ttoelii^i- .present season, from the beh-matsftJ, Call and Sex ovrBen4$muBw^t, Now is -ft good, time to.ear bargains. . Strict attenti ra girn t! - - ,' Sorse-Ehoe5#t* fc-CreaTiiSUei> mitI.Iag ' james mm, Acton, Feb. 2fj, 1677. r - qmtArio _^ . ACTQ21 J Thesabtfcrfber UStxa this oppactaity of thanking his numerous custoststa far for the very liberal |Uroijs^pTca4i ' the past year, and would state tilt it is his mcfilt> to- do a ' . ' ' -- '~ 71 ' i. Square sad Honesrt Business ) | as heretofore, asrf Sppa * retiia ti same liberal af^recistie* froa tie public ,v ; -"-;' All'orders entrusts t y csrt wBl l* ATTEXDEB TO WTTSI VMSO'THM. As none buf Good TFerfiMs en Employed, ;_ -^ -.' Farties can rely on gettfng a, goidjrffe' cle and as cheap aa good Tron.eta-V* done'for. - - ' ^_' ' ^A ^1 Repairing Boae vritlilfcrts. COLLABS A i51?150IAllT.'; | ',IL CBSEfM. Acton, feb. 14, 1877. C. T. 3HIII Street,>CT5.V DEALER 1H ' Groceries, Orortsexr/ .' '...' Boots Se Si.oes. Wail Saser, L- '. ITadls, 01a, S^ttjV - Unseed pn. ,-;' Paintfc TtapttiKLiiv ^11 of which willjbe sold low ftwef*.. BOOTS1 ijui< Selling off at east f*- ..-- - Also agent for the .RtTBBER PAENT Of Cleveland, 0h- r-'r'-j .' 'Cat.1t for : "*t. ^cton, July 18,1876. j . J__^. OarAbeW^JJig^, agent e'T*xr^SS^> bat ihose -JSSBa't, wort can tfffZJfZ** doien dollars a dayrt?M fil^rtjr. localities. .Have n wm WfflgfTCfo . Business pleasant and 32^se*?? men. and boys and &*l?PJm2g meS We will ftu-nUh * ^8* Outnt free. Th6 h"""'^'!-'* iue QI tartlne J^^SS^s&s** And^s,NT7.aVcoa,Au^^^: I - T f- ^-