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isaaiacBrtti v \iis V-i I is. &1: -. PL ^m J5i.-- cg3 -- &- sj$i%jt #fc' i .-5~t mM :<:fe jg :r ft iHS -II ^ ^-: vS; -!?^ V &V. '.irM %. mi Jij '"ta/ -s^si .: :-. -ssife-"- .- Sfr "sPI '-* - tr^Ersl -iffl si-fft - " ?:&, A'VSI^- '-ftl ' : js:1 I a ljM..u^uii.uiu1.ijjyTrgrArT^M-.W',w.ulA,iiiiiu.w.li.' iijutji^ii]iiiiM^^ k THE FREE PRESS, ACTON, IIALTON COUNTY, ONT., FEBRUARY 14, 1878. mZ2E .lCTO.V'ttl>E'lItESK Vublishoil ovory Th'urs.Uy Morning 61 Per Annum in Advance Pay in!. TLr-iO w,ho hit in arrears fi r fmbycrij tions to tin.- Kkkk Piikss !>vo"nquvs(<'d to si'iile- at once, Wt are sending out oil-culm's to those in anvars, and hope that the-y wilt receive dii;> attention. Channel squadron lias uleo been Village,, and the. Wank was tilled "' ' Up Kith flu! name of Guv. Forbes, with a lenu inflation of :J10, j A IVv-law was introduced and road to* jimit tlio number of tavern Tax Exemptions. In a siud' M'tielej in im indo- ordered to proceed at onco to (Gibraltar to await fin titer orders. There seems'to bo Rood reason for believing that the Porte wiil:grant the firmans nsked for by .the Pow ers, three of which, however, viz.: Franco, Italy and Owanany now decline to send vessels to the scene. Austria still insists on this HriVi- lego, and her relations with Russia have been further involved by tlio uceipt of a nolo from St. Peters- tiniU, staling tluit among tlu> ques tions withdiawn from the consider ation of the Conference nro the reorganization mul 'occupation* of Bul^nrio, and the retrocession of Bessarabia. Tlio latter point 'Austria seems disposed to concede, provided 'Iloumania retains posao's- fiendent newspaper, it is, of course, sion o: the Danube. j ' . It was reported on Tuesday at the Russian Embassy-tit Palis that tho': IviiE.-i.-in Ambassador to the Porte had already arrived at Con stantinople, accompanied by a impossible tOr.-i^citisa tlur -question "of/tax exemptions fully ; but,still ono.i^'i u ay be sini to show that ;oxe'?,i'iiiN from taxation ate Svroti,' in principle and add in iter- fil :> the burden of those who are no: so -.veil able as others to pay tlTeir yearly taxes. ; S.-.ppose for-ii-stano,}, all property small, detachment of troops. win-:iter' l-ilon^i'.ig or Slate was taxed [; An other despatch f-.-o.il Yk-ifn.i-li.ced the Russian e:iuy We !ne>Jay. In the event of the passajjo of tilt D.udeml.les bv the Poitish 'fleet, it to tb.a ChiueU .lis suited -.ba^ tiie Greek iroops who Suppose that r.Y. Djininion or Local Government prvpertv. allT chuivh. all salaries, ai.-.i all the otber twen'y tive classes cf exemptions, were' taxed, what would be the condition of affairs ' : Iii seme cases' money Would be taken out of one pocket and, put into the other, but, in the great cmjoritv of cases, justice would-be done to that section of society which finds it most difl'eieut to'pay the yearly rates of municipalities; | " In the niattiv of Government property, there is tho Ontario School of Agriculture, for instance. It is situated in a township on the confines of the town of Guelph. -All ^the supplies used on it are drawn from that town, winch thereby reaps the benetii; while the townsbio gains comparatively nothing iu exLcTTang-e for -the largo interest it holds in it. Again, there are innumerable instances where injustice -rank injustice is done to those classes of society ,-which find it a diflicnlt matter every year to make both ends meet, by the other classes of exemptions. Particularly in this ' the regard to chui-cif property. We would have no very great.objec tions to the churches themselves . arul the land they are situated on being exempted, but ministers salaries, and property belonging to the ohurch, out of which they gain a revenue, should, by all .-"laesiiB, be subjected to: the same rate of taxation as the daily earn ings of a liiborer. A minister o!h tains a salary of. from 800 to 82000 a year, with a free Louse at tached, and a laborer obtains a money consideration" for his ser vices of $300 to $400 a year. Which of these two sections of society should, in all ju.stice, be taxed ? which will find it the harder to pay the rates? Assuredly, the working man, and the conelu- sion is forced on ps thai those who are unwilling to pay a fair share of the public tax are either willfully dhhongst, or lucking in public tpiritedneaa. Then, a^din, all are not of the sarins persuasion. And" thus the weaker churches support, the Stronger. This is-another inj ustice, and, in fact, it rs of no usa inulti- ^ v- plying instances, as the injustice of municipal exemptions -from: taxa tion is suilicieiitly apparent. have evacuated Theasaly and Epirus will tit once re occupy, that territory. Great indignation has been aroused at Athens by reports of massacres by liashi-Ii.izouka and Circassians su the frontier. Disturbances are reported from Syria, culminating in tlioexilo of several leading inhabitants of Damascus'. - ! licenses issued in tho .Villago of Acton and for fixing tho inim to bt! paiil tlierel'or. Tlio number of Licenses were set at throe., and the emu b;i' paid tuurufor x\Vaa sot at $100. ; _ " := A By-law was inU'otlnoM and road to appoint an Assessor' for the Village of Acton, and thu blank was titled up with ihojiiamo i\f S. ZiuiiiiLM'inau, at a smluVJ- of -t}.. Tim Fiiiauco t\)iiiuitttut>presenloil their second report, rccoiiimeiiding tho payinent5*>f the ioLlowing ac counts : Jus. Matthews, for rent of hull, $:>0 ; lOd, Matthews, attending election, $1.60; Moore itUaPjmith, printing ballot papers, $2.2o. Total $33.~r>. Moved by-^Ir. ^pqiijbt, hpcoiuI- rd-by Mr. Ilill', that t'hu tupuit of dho Financo Oominitteo be adopted mid that the Keeve issuo his chequos for tho sauio. Cirrii'd. Moved by Mr. Coat of, seconded by Mr. Speight, tha'. we' engage this (Malthewa') Hall for ('ouncil nicotines and Division Court pur poses, and that wo piy liiui $.'!0 for the use of tho panic for tho year. "Carried. I Un motion the Cofincil adjourn ed to meet again tin ,thc second Monday in March aci,7:B0 p.m. Teachers' I'onvcnCioii. tho groat ililerj'slti coiiiwiittcd to toaohurs iu thu "training of young mindU and hearts, it became un ut till tilufta to oonsiiler what manner of men wo wore, and constantly strive to dischaigo the duties per taining to our ti'ust in bilch u man ner that wo shall not havo to ro- proaeh ouiiudves with careles'sueKs or liegli^oikce. Dr. L.isl: thought it good at all limes to follow, as an example, a good homo relation." Mr. It. Stewart jjuvc.liis experi- i only po.v.siblo time which John'went on at tho carnival to justify could havo had for baptizing was- any.jporeoii in flaying that carnivals, itbtitit l!:i7 dayfi, or li'Jfi'J litmi'H, I uro wliat Mr, iJIobhs rejireueiiled alhiwing that ho could litimd in them to bu; iind, as for closing at tho water, tip to tho middle,; six I u soaKo'nablo hour, aUhough it was hours per diiy for tlio ubovo length l;a little Into in closing' on tho evon- of tinio( ho wouLl havo to baptize I'ingH of tlio opening iu|tl carnival, it ia'u rule with tho proinotors to 4.40-1 per hour, or abont 72 per ininute. This reminds mo of un argument I heard of some time ago used by an immsr.iiouist, and I must confess that it in as good u:i argument us over I heard to.prove immersion. The argument runs (.Co.itinuc!// <).'.'. ht/t ice:!: J Sat., Jan 20. Morning.Sossion. The President in the cliai'r. ' Tho "members who were present youturday'attended to-day. Several new ariiva's added interest, to the enco of a case of truancy radically j as follows ; " Wo read, dear friends, cured by i oiilidence.' j that John tlio baptist noro ji gar- Mr. Davidson understood those feelings alluded to by Mr. Btuart and Vv. Luslc, but thought thu rod. should nut bo rejected lead if you oui, if not,-you must drive. Mr. McDonaW thought tho ad dress too short. Mistakes should not be allowed to recur when pos sible to prevent ilioin. At this .point the discussion! drifted into Guvernincnt matters,' and was carried on, by Mc.-Jara. Ijiisk, Ccoiier, .Davidton and Hits-. baud, in several rounds of repartee.* The President closed with some pertinent remarks on puuishineiit being applied in mildness or sever ity, according to tho cliaracter of the oll'enco. lie illustrated his points iu a very happy manlier by rolating pointed anecdotes. l.IIis remarks were listened to )wit!i interest and profit. - All present retired from this' nieeung feeling that plcasuro tind^ pi'olit hail resulted from' all the discussions, those from a distance' carrying with them pleasant re- menibraiiei's of thu kindness of the people of O.ikville. AV.o/'-.j'v. r Tiie War, 'Sews. The rumors respecting the pro- b.i'J.e entry of the British fleet into tue-' Bosjihorus is the subject of numerous sensational and conflict ing reports. We are informed from various sources.that the Ad- mifal in comni'and of the fleet at present in the Levant.has received instructions, if it be found neces sary, to force his way up the Dar danelles; that the forts along the shore have been ordered to fire upon theliritish war vessels if they .= r,;,Ph This o much, nov.ever, appears, to be p'that the flc-<st v/ill be at Constanti nople -before the end of the .weekj .Lord Derby having made a state ment to that effect in the House of Lords on Tuesday night. . The Acton Villase Council. The Council met, pursuant to adjournment, in Matthews Hall, on Thursday evening, 7th inst. All the" members present. . The Reeve in the chair. The minutes of last me.ting were read and con- tktncld. The Clerk read communications from James Matthews, stating that the Council could not; .occupy the hall oh! Thursday* nights, and ask ing the Council to change the even ing for their meetings ; from Geo. Forbes, applying for the ofiico of constable, and from Christopher Masalas, applyinf for the oilice of constable, at u salary of $20. '; Also from Thos. Eusleu and S. Zimmer man, applying for the office of as: sessor. Also the following com munication from Mr, G. L. Beaid- more, Acton, Feb. 6th, 1878. To flte Municipal Council of the V.ill'.ige' of Acton : Gextlehe.v, You are doubtless aware of my having asked the Council of 1877 if they would be willing to grant a bonus-to any person vrho would take the tannery about . to be vacated by vahj and who would guarantee to employ a certain number of hands. I understand that uo definite action was taken at that time. I am desirous to know if the village -would grant assistance to the extent of $2000 to-any one who would comply with the conditions desired by the Municipality. My reason for wish ing to know at present is that, in advertising the property, I might be able to- statjs the Village was prepared to grant a bonus to such a.person. 'I may state distinctly that I lia'Ve no other motive in view than that of getting a suit able person to occupy, the property. In the event of its being used for a light stock tannery it would, without doubt;, employ twice the number of men now employed bv me, and, in all probability, inore. The Village would of course, be justified in taking security for the maintainance of the works by the person in whose favor the bonus was granted, and, by continued occupation of tho property, the . taxes accruing therefrom would be, in all probability, sufficient to re coup the Village after a term -of years. Hoping the matter will receive your consideration, I am, gentlemen, Yours respectfully, / Geo. L. BEAR-DMon*; I The "auditor's report was read, and on', motion of Mr. Coates, sec onded by Mr. Speight, was adopt ed. The report can be se^sn [iu another column. j The committee appointed "to examine the Treasurer's' bonds reported that they had examined tho bonds and recommended that the bonds given liy" T. C. Moore and Jas. Matthewsfbe not accepted, and that they be returned to them, they not being according to the statutes. Moved by Mr. Coafces, seconded by Mr. Hill, that the report of the committee appointed to examine the bonds of the Treasurer be adopted. Carried. Moved by Mr. Speight,-seconded by Mr. G'oates, that the reTolutions iwh.-td an tliis 20th Dec.: 1877, re, -p'.e.'.iiig tin; Tivusin-r-r's bonds be received, aud--that tho suretyship executed iby \V. II. S orey and Jas. Moore bo. continued it* said bonds men for the Treasurer. Carried. A By-law was introduced and Gorrasjooadsncs. Messrs. Cooper, Husband, Dr. Lusk, McDonald and Coates had considerable discussion on the tub- jeci of " School Discipline." On motion of Dr. -Li'ibk, second ed by. Mr. Husband, the regular order of business was suspended, and the A^ociation proceeded to ;tho election of officers. The officers elected for the cur rent year were : II. Little, Esip, j moruin President; Dr. Lusfe, Vice-Presi dent ; It. Coates, Sec'y-Treas, ; Directoifc Messrs.1 Cooper, Cam eron, McDonald, Moore and Hus band; the next meeting to be held at Acton, on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22. The next subject " Object Los- sons" wasintroduced by It. Little, Esq. He said that Pestalozzi was tho father of Objec* Lessons as a school work. The great teacher drew very largely" from nature, in hi9 parables, etc. There was a gie.it difference between the oral teaching and the object lessons. Oral applied to all subjects and all classes. Tho real part to be serv ed by object lessons was to culti vate the observation, then the expression. -He chose an apple as- his. test. Ho presented it for observation ; and noted its shape, color and parts. It was a fruit; lie compared it with other fruits. It was now cut and observed again pulp, core, seeds and sheath.' Each part was considered separate- ' ly its uses, fastening to tree, passage "for nutriment; skin a protection. At each step, the leading facts that had been educed were Jill repeated. Apple, as a whole, simply pro tected the seed. On motion of Mr. Husband, sec onded by Mr. McDonald, a hearty and unanimous vote of thanks was tendered Mr. Littlp, for his very natural and instructive! sample lesson on the apple. There wore no discussions oii this subject. Moved by Mr. McDonald, sec onded by Mr. Gurnliam, that the hearty thanks of tho teachers of. tho H. C. T. A;, be and are hereby tendered to thp kind friends ot Oakville for their generous hos pitality to those members who were' present af its meeting' -,in January. - Moved by Dr. Lusk, seconded by R. Coates, that the thanks of this Association be, and aro hereby tendered to the Council of the Town of Oakville, for their -great! kindness in placing the Council Chamber, warmed, lighted and free of cost, at our seivice for holding our meeting. Mr. Coates now introduced the hist subject, on the programme Our Mistakes. He notieed first, that to remind people of their mis takes was a very unpopular task, but as he said our mistakes,' no one could take offence. We sometimes expect too much from our pupils. The child's mind is tender not strong. It should therefore be drawn out. We should call up in our own minds the hard places we. found in our childhood, when wo wero at siifiilar work^ make the pupils task our own eome to their aid in sympathy bind our pupilH to us in bonds of friendship, that there may he mutual con fidence. In government we make mistakes. At times, a uervous child may be made to,.8ay "yen," when " nay" i3 the true answer, and vice versa. To arrive at the JFt iri'h it to be uiiib'.rdood that, ire Jo nut liohl'.ourselc-m rexj/tiiinibte for t/tc oj/iniuiif exprvscd by our Cufi'f.iponiiinitf. inont of camel's hair, and his gar ment of camel's hair was water proof, So that his very garment [roves (hat he inimei-tied. We read, also, dear friends, that ho wore a leather girdle about his joins, and you knew, dear friends, that a man immersing as many, as como to John (look ut the above number) , to bo baptized needed such a girlie, to . strengthen his back." I should think so too. I would like to know how a person can become a Disciple of Christ and not do as Christ dm inaudetl, Christ.says, "Ye are my friends if vo do whatsoever I com manded you." Christ eoiiimands ua do " search tho scripture's," etc. Christ expounded unto _theiii in all; the scriptures the things concern-'! itig himself. Paul tolls us that the gospel was preached to Abraham, and that those who. .believe . are blessed with -faithful Abribain, yv. Ac, hud vet a person .calling him self "A Discipltj of Ctirist," "tells us that he does not " go toitho Old Testament, only when drawn there,'1 etc. : We say that the blessing of Abraham has come upon us, So that wo do not " _^<> close punctually at \ ten. o'clock. This rule has always*boon carried out to;tho very letter, as fur as I could see. Perhaps it would be well for Mr. Ilobbs to pay the jink a visit be fore .ho ventures to give his opinion on this subject again, Yours truly; . An Occasional, Skateii. Acton, Fob. 1.3, 1878. Sir. L. I>. Crctvsou's Challenge To t'he Editor of tlie Free Press.. \)i:xu Sin, I received by liote, and also through tho columns of your inter esting paper, an invitation from Mr. L. I). Crewson, to discuss the subject of Christian Baptism. I wish the public to understand tliat 1'told "Mr. Crewson, in "-person, a lew weeks before I preaefie'd on the subject, that I would noteutur into controversy on the subject of B;tp- tism. I suppose that this, is tlio reason why Mr. C. has given tlu invitjation. I know tl|e Disciples too well to do anything of the kind. If theyilive on controversy, I am happy to say I do not. ^ I did defy, and still do, defy any parson to prove from Scripturo that im mersion is the Christian niodo.of baptism,' If Mr.. Crewson can prove it, I am sure he is ut liberty, as far as 1 am concerned, to do so and to hold as many " public uieet- back to Abraham'," as " Disciple of j ings" as he pleases lor that purpose | i>ii:i>. In Ksrjiipiiig, on tbo llth inst., Miss Jhurifct Newell, daughter of J.ihn'Jt, f'cHHey, Jviu.. Eri'.s' Cocoa. OiUTKFfi, a-sd Com-. Fokti.so. " liy a thorough knowledge of the natural laws, which govern the operations' of digestion and nutrition, ami by a careful application of the fine" propurtic|.of w<;ll selected cocoa, Mr. EpjiH has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately' flavored beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' billa. It is by the judicious use of such- articles'of tliet that a constitution maj-. bcgrailually built up uiitilstrongen^ugh to renist every tendency to disease. -Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around ui ready to attack' wherever there is a {weak point. We may'escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood arid,i pro perly nourinhed frame," Civil Survic'c Gazette. Sold only in packetB labeled-^ "James Errs & Co., HoiiHeopathje Chemist, 48, Threadneedle Street, and 170, PiccadillyrLondon," At'KS.V MA.BUKTS. NEW DONJON ^ BOOT & SHOE STOlife Opposite Agnew's Hotel, Maia Street, 4cton. I Flour Fall Wheat, Spring Wheat, Sprouted Spring' Wheat Barley ... i ... ." .i Oats ..J". '.-. I'eas ... ... i. Hjtter (fresh colls) liatter (salted rolls) Lard (linlit)' .. Lard'(dark) Eggs (new.laid) .' Chickens. Ceese ' . . Turkeys . *. * Potatoes, per bag ). Apples, per bag IIay, per ton, ... $2 50 to 3,00 1 lo to L20 . 0 7"> to 1 05 0 75 to 1 00 0 50 to 0 GO -fl 30 to 0 34 0 CO to 0 Go 0 I', toO lfi 0 .12 toO 15 0 10 to 0 10 0 b:-j to o 09 0 M to i) 15 0 05 to 0 05 .0 05 to 0 05 0 06 to 0 00" 0 CO to 0 70 0 75 to 0 f)0 10 00 to 12 30 Wish lo call th> attention offiai., habitants of the Village of A^L and vicinity to their ionaSiu! .slock of "^*mi9 ^oots, shoes & fiaoogjm^ Comprising till the latest tyliin" Boots and Shoes. ,tJ*lB Ordered Work re'eeiveioutgn*.: Oar Grocery Departmeat Is well supplied with. " Teas, Sugars, Fruits, Biscuits, Tobaccos, Soapjs,1 Coffee3, Wi & Please call and examine Our Stock, ..SEffiiSY-'ftsuih Acton, Dec. 12 1877. * A Oisclple of Christ (?) To the Editor of the Tree Press. Dr.Aii Snt, I was amused last Thursday hen your interesting paper came to hand, to see that some of "my statements, last Sab bath evening, had already become patent. Thoso who heard my statements and have read the. 'article which appeared /in- last week's paper, written by /' A Dis ciple of Christ (!)," w-Ul have no difficulty in calling to rem, Jinbrance what I mean by some of iny slate nients bjcoming patent [so soon. There are a few things in last' week's article, Mr. Editor,to which, by your.pet mission, I would like to refer. 1. Iu tho first place, I did Christ (I)" asserts, but ' Abraham comes down to us. Surely this is another instance .of putting the cart before tlSe horse. By altjuwing spa:e, Mr. Elitor, in your' valuable paper, for -the above, yon will greatly oblige, Yours, &C, E. I-Iobus. Kev. Sir. Hobbs and the Kink. To the Editor of the Fiee Press. On Sunday evening last the Rev. Mr. Hobbs preached a sermon to the young people of Acton, in the course of which ho undo some .re- marks wo cannot allow to pass un challenged. He described the rink ae Satan's IVou-acted criticised the opening, address;- denied the necessity of amusement ami condemned us for keeping late hours. He further said that the But I wish it to be understood, once for all, that I am not at liberty to attend. 1 have nothing to learn from theiiii and when 1 attend a public meeting I want to learn something, or else my time is worse than wasted. ;By inserting the above, Mr.' Editor, you will greatly oblige, Yours, ic, / R. Hobbs. :. Acton, Feb. 12, 1878i The Latter Day Saints have open_- ed a church ill Exeter. Crown Prir.c,e,'the heavy diiiughl stallion owned i>y Messrs. Oke it Hodgson! of Efieter, weighs 1,6'J0 pounds-. I ' . Mr. Thomas Patterson, of East Wawauosh, plucked a b.oquet of daisies trom Ida giirden on the 21st , of January. link is a place where the roughs j : , of Georgetown and surrounding! Mr.PIulips, villageclerkof Blyth, refuses to accept the otiices ot Clerk nnt . I villager mav congregate and where, . . 'under the" protection of a mask, 1 aud Treasurer ** salary - ot *?b0 pounce that I was going to' preach , , , , on infant baptism, neither did I | tlmy are allowed to useprofaue and I l,Lr anllULJ- muko an attempt at doing so on- said sabbath oveniug. 1 simply referred to it in my closing remarks. Infant baptism will bo the subject of another discourse when I see tit toj/ive it. I think that the intel ligent part of that congregation (I will not cull the congregation present that] night mine), will re member that I was engaged in showing, by Scripture, the utter groundlessness nf immersion as the Christian mode of baptism, and I will leave the intelligent 'mit of that congregation to judge aa to fho surenesH of the foundation upon which we rest. "A Disciple hi Christ (/)" said that ho never heard of Jewish baptism before, and that it was no part of the Jew ish ritual. See Num. 8, 5-7, " And the Lord spake unto Moses sayitrg, .tako the Levites from among the- childreh of Israel, and .cleanse them, and thus shalt thoi/uo unto them, to cleanse them : Sprinlde water of purifying upon] them." Paul says, 1st Cor, 10 1-2, that our fathers were baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea. Moses tells us, Ex, 14, 20, " But the children of Israel walked upon d:y land in the midst of the sea./' Were they immersed ? Paul calls sprinkling baptism. The word sprinkle occurs about 30 times in the Old Testament, tho word im mersion not once in tho whole Bible. Webster, Warceste'-, Walk er and Johnson all say that'sprinkl- ing is baptism. And yet "A Disciple of Christ (?)" says that -' it a correct esti- truth, and accord mate of evideiico ia no easy task. That class of pupils! called " inbdr- rigibles," are often " moro sinned against than.sinning." In many cases, eonlid'enco will" win when all harah measures have failed. Great care should be takei to secure and keep the fullest confidence of the obscme . language and conduct themselves in an improper man ner. '^n answer to this we would say that the company and the manner in which they conduct themselves at the rink will compare favorably with that at a churchjsoiree or tea- tneetihg, and we observed that tho reverend gentleman read a notice of one from the pulpic the same evening that hei was so unsparing in his abuse of tho rink. As to late hours, we close at; ton o'clock sharp, except on carnival nights ;' and when a person is cooped in the house until eight o'clock, or after, as most of our business men are, they will not find that hour too late. On carnivals' there is aj committee whose business it is to see all who appear in costume and I that no one of bad reputation is allowed to enter, and we do not thiuk that any one who appeared in character at our last carnival deservedj the name of a rough, or desired to shelter his conduct while I there under a mask, as the names' and costumes were given for publi cation in your paper immediately afterward. Into the.matter of-tho sin of amusement we do not desire to enteri as that has been fully discussed by ' persons far bettor fitted for the task than either the reverend gentleman or ourselves, and has been decided long ago in our favor. To the peoplo of,Aeton we con sider this communication as alto gether unnecessary, but there were GIELI'U MUSKETS. Sj/ccial U> the L'kEK Vita.**, per Domin- 'un Liu-. , a ticirii Flour, per'-100 White Wheat, par bush Feb. 14th ' .*2 50 Treadwell Spring Wheat.. Oats, Barley, Peas .. .. Hay,' per ton Esg, pc-r doz. Butter, per lb. Potatoes per bag Hojm, per cwt Chickens per pair Geese Turkey 3 Ducks lo 1878 o 3 00 P15 to 1 20 1 10 to 1 15 0'93 to 1 03 0 32 to 0 35 0 45"to 0 53 0 GO to 0 64 ItfOO tol2 00 0 17 to 0 18 0 18 to' O 18 0 o'O to 0 05 4 25 to '5 00 00 to 0 00 SO io 1 00 70 to 1 00 . 40 to 0 'GO J. E. McGARVIN'S W0B1 Are the best in. use. . '.". GET YOlfE,- ^ture A good uiany cases of dijitheria havo heeu reported from the town ship pf GrW, and amongst these two deaths have occurred. Mr. J. J. Wright, of Poin t Farm, near! Goderich, announces his in tention of abolishing the bar in his summer hotel during next season. Mr. Donald McTaggart, post master at MoncreifT, in the to-wn- ship.of Grey, well and favorably known in that section, died sudden ly on Thursday week. A stage has-.been placed on the road between Exeter and Grand Bend; and l una tri-weekly between the two places, stopping -at all the I villages on tho way. ; Mr..John. Sample, of. Grey, pur chased last week from Mr. William Bell, of Shakespeare, the Durham bull, "Lord Clydo." The animal is two years old, and after being driven froiju Seaforth to Brussels*: turned thelscales at 1,810 pounds. T'ami DONE AT O. t HILL'S; PH9T0GHAPH GALLIBV AM iiintls cf lisuldiiiss ^cpt in . ; StocSi. ' 32-6m ACTON WORKS would bo as consistent to say that) *wl strangers present Sunday a man was a monljoy, as to say that sprinkling was baptism." Well, Mr. Editor) I am inclined to believo that there,,would bo a great deal of consistency, in saying that some men are monkeys, aindpif you could have seen sotnejin that congre gation, taking notes, you certainly would have thought thut there was some truth in Darwin's theory after all, for inonkeys, they say, are, very imitative. I am willing to tako back the Rev. F. G. Hibbards's argument, which I used to show the absurdity of believingjjthat John could havo immersed alt who came to him, I th'oughtjJjy. reducing the number, who came to John to be baptized one half, tho absurdity of the im- merBionist theory would be mani fest. But I am willing to take the " word and the testimony." Matt, 3,:5-^ "Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all tho region round about Jordon, and were baptized by him in Jordon." I will ijot draw any- inferenee, nor allow (any one else, to do so. The inhabitants, then, of Jerusalem and the region of country referred to jr the above night and we do not wieh them . to be impressed with the idea that we deserve the hard language the reverend gentleman applied to us, which is, to use the mildest term, an extravagant and unmerited abuse of an innocent amusement. Wo re main, Yours truly, Acton Skating Club. Acton "Feb,-13^:1878. The Skating Itink. To the Editor of the Free Press. Dear SiR,-f I was present at the Methodist Church on Sunday evening ' last and heard the remarks of the Rev. Mr. Hobbs concerning tho ekatfng rink.' , .. Although I am: a disinterested party, yet I like to see everyone and everything got fair play. Mr4 Hobbs stated that he did npt believe in carnivals, nor did not appreciate skating rinks in general, on account, of the manner in which they are conducted. I have been at tho rink quite a num ber of times, and could not find the least objection to anything which read to appoint a constablo for the pupils under our ca -e. Jn view" of passage was about 0,000,000. Tho went on. There was nothing which Priwrle's1 Jewellery Store, Guelph. TO FARMERS AND EVERYBODY ELSE. Why is-Pringle's jewellery store \n Guelph the best place to deal at 1 Because all the watch, clock and jewellery repairing ;"is either done by himself, or.under his personal supervision. He being a first-class workman in all the branches, and having the greatest interest in keep ing his customers, tt; follows that all the work will be done . well. Every job which comes into the shop is examined by him bofore.it is taken away. - You can buy watches, and clocks cheaper there than anyjwkere else> because Pringlq having boughtfrom Thos. Russell" & Son for cash the whole of their stock in Guelph, and got it cheap, he can afford to sell cheap.. All stock bought by him in future will be bought for cash. Merchants and traders, know that^ ' this is a g^at advautage. Pringle has no' connection with the firm Of Russell it Son, any more than he is still their, authorized agent for the Russell watch, which is ac knowledged to be the best watch made. G. D. Pringle has also been established as agent for the. Wal- tharh and Elgin American 'watches, and a full line of them, from the lightest to the heavy six-ounce case, -will be kept on hand. Remember that all those watches arp now bought entirely for cash, and there fore can and will be sold by him cheaper than -they can be got any where else. Beautiful Christmas goods coming in every day. Gold chains, gold rings, lockets, brooches, <fcc. 2f2-3m. Osb WhoKsowj J.'E.-Mo(JARVIN, CHEMIST AND , DRUGGIST Main Street,.Acton. The undersigned is prepared to &, all.' kinds of WOBK, witn Out ness and despatch,, on tha- shortest notice, andjatth*'! most seasonable prices. -- Heieeps constanUjon hand all kinds of TINWARE! axL ; of the latest designs, Japan ^a*e,Eto. All orders for Kepairinje andere' troughing strictly attended.to., COAL OIL A SPEP1AITX- Call and be convinced-t|aitillK above stateriients arenotbldt-;' dash or frothy bftbbliag ; W1L IiBITH, Proprietor. Acton, Dec. 29,1S77V ",' ' " BEATTYIS Soots: &j 61io:s. CRAIME ff.S.ON have just received a full line of FELT GOODS; i OVERSHOES AND RUBBERS for winter use. ; ' SPB0IA1 ATIBJTTION GIYE1T TO 0JU3ESED ,W0R2l.: Kepairing promptly attended to. !""" : '" -' CRAIME & SON. December 17, 1877. FIAH0& PARLOR ORCAW IXSTBPCTOK i ^ '-' iSContalnlng tbe elements rf ""f8^ easy ana progressive esercuestop^; the player In tne art or m^^JJr : piano or orgai.). to which **?S!Si5. sixty Waltzes, Pol&as, M8rcbM,0*g; uperatic Meiod-ieii, Danees.eie.jOT^ lelF. Bealty. WnsMBrtonvSeyJgH' / one of the best Works ol lu klpaerori'^vr . trocluced, and should be In ?2*' every jiiano andorgan P1y?fli,sS553r- patd toany .part oi the UDitea JMwrjj, Canada for only fifty ecu" ifSJSg It having been reanced to ?**: . everywheTP. Address DASl" BEATI'Y. Washington, New Jerej; FOE. S-^XJS- The undenisiied offers ff ^uS desirable property sitnstad **^ street, now occupied by. Mr- V-tj,^ Camercu as a store and dwUia?- >*-, p.-opei-ty is in first class coadib"?T with a good cellar. Tm*.8^ For im-vher pavticiilars apjuy * MESSRS. W. DAfil^agSj. Or \V H. STOREY. AtoB. Actou, >< ' THE GREAT OATJSB OF HUMAN MISEM We have recently PoW^jSSSS* Lion of Or. Calverwell's^Orfew^Bart siij-ontbe radical a?<kJ?*S2^**Ul ~ (without m. dtclDe)ol *te^2w^SS3- Mental and Phj-slcal I *^MES* ments to aurriage, ere.,reaauuw e^rfie% aU,led envelore.onty ?; able, 33ssay clearly aS?SSS U* thirty years' succeBsrorpr"^^^ oured without the dangeroiww^ ^ ^ nal medicine or the aPPMr^f^Js.i- knife; pointing out a ^^McSSlV once slSple,. certain and e^w^uw meani. or whicb.every Buflererj^^ what his condition m^^dSSetltfi i ; Tost offlse Box-J5S6. .. .^a ~J i