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drctsasi of guelpa j prepared to attal to all surreys in acton and vicin ity- orders left at j fi jfcuarrias drag skre acton 01 be promptly attended to cf abds brffiieadi and circulars of everv 4ripon erecutsd neitly at the acton pete ptrss onice the beitlocul paper of haitonco jd scaxhesox atxosker-at- tatt solfcitor in cljancerv dc oeoe next daar to wailsres- hotol slilton t lexer s clare baeeisteev quebec street gaelpii- ecurcn otncc htcihcin baltiic hux street lca flma ores evcet feidxrci tjfisfieittsge0ngetont terms nodsriie c 1 t m n term8100 itiadvanoo tlic nacqiiikra map of duty lifiu fluctuation and itivast concehtf volume i- no 49- wu agton pntaigllj june 3 ve must jiaro breaa sosirlmluiltposl lilso u7 vo b e nicklin bakles coxfectioxers corsee slatvi- mlllstltccts act0s bcs to intimslc that they are prepared to supply the village hid aarvoundiog country with very best- of bread brvs cakes pastrv usd 00npe0ti0nery bread delivered while thaniing those who have favored us 9rith their patroua in tlie past we solicit a continuance of the same uld will welcome new customers icecream parlor vte hirt now opened otir ice ccrjiic rirxac tal rrill ilwijs be jirepinai to puppjj pun ice cream fruit drinks fruit c toe crvni supplied by the qajart if djsirsd a coll solicit- b t e nickuk eoqk 011553 flour feed stoesl lawson bros toaldtrptruliy inform the people of artousad vtclultr kiatthcr tiavoopaa- cd tn tu litem ucs opposilie dr mc- qaniat rosldtdc a i flour and feed store and 1ii keep conitantljonhtala wlutocfcor flocr of all likds inciudk family flour buckwheat hour lraham flour seals j i cora sfea1 oat meal cracked vv licit gran course shorts fine shorts chopped peas chopped oils hired chops i uats and peas j ani all kinds ot feed usually kept in a hrstlass store t5saii gooih dtlirend to any pari of the vtllwjc crs vuot it ortlcrcd a call u reynvfully sollciitd lawsom bro the traveiaiees itu co of hartford conn write everyirilnc ttfiruile lri the trsyo life and aeetariii insmvnee- mple ilpfwdt mitle wrtcli tlie kthiniqn rovrrimvnt lor tuo eeeurlty at caandlitt policy tiordere acton jan i5lss0ti dokisimt riotstioestoffi pasrsr a blizzard from biddy sec thim two rained ragged rain wid blad oo iahfy eyes tijuot iqur liuc tliey did begin to ujiiq tlifl ctip tbat lii it mado thwn feel a friendly like they ioaa lufc a rucwer fill up yer riasj uys tint to mikti who dirtw nay poor f l av ihctr raoncr thin llicr totk ad boaat till froia trattug olic motlier tuevd call up tvry larrootn gboit their appctiu to atnjitlier well plazed tlia uudlord iajcthcir caalt an flaus it ialus till an dtiltd thiol stfthu boladii ihnwk their data for to kill yis lie doled thiai oafc tuo divil pills tlicir ruoa to durauge thia tut from tfaiin tbtir dallif liilu but gcvr back little ciiange paii ii robbed thcol botli before the 11 f4ik i h eyes i- kor niver thought tt risky far he kneur bow eooa the reaies file whin ehtecped iu rotgut whwkcy the undlard puihcdthim frcjn 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hejcstiteet liceased iuctioneer- for tie cogatfes of weciiigtoa and hal ton orders left at thfeze pkzssosce actoa 2t a my residence ia eockwobd vrul be promptly attended to terms reasonable patents f0eiktejtei0s3 espe- pmoftlt and properly eecsred in ctn- ida the united states and europe pa tent guaranteed or ao charge- send for printei astrzctsssf agency ia operation ten years hes3irgrist f ottawa canada mechanical enffineferinj solicitors of pa tents and draahtsnian- domikiok hotel acton kobt afnew proprifcior t2ie newhotel is fosd cpin prstcka gtyle wttli new fnrni- aeccsxmodatipn zni camuiodioas ample eoonis spialaxintfonpaidtotiicwants of the tratelliag pablie bar arapplieidtitb the best of lilacs axi3 cigars j sooctstabl icg acd attentive ho6tleh clsjldl la ah bakkihg cohpahy six scr djt latcscst sail oaide- positjfi cf 51 in ujcis s4mr vz csr xecciutt board of directors- i w x w- of j co bar- kcgtl jtcerit esq hamilton tudjcislktxcnanneqxtisoa oil jciir lai banon hobt dry van q- hrailtnn beccctnolk e oafcviile vtx knccwax m 1l gtorcetown hkgkiffin itd- c b hsoir esq flcanaeer cotton xluj zfouey to 1jlr ctrecl estate iu eamt to txlt kottqwer ami a caty terms offie open every wettkifiy froni 9 ta tospm- ii 0eitek uanaffer jcais street actok woald intimate to the people ofacton and sarrtnmllnccajirtf j lba1 they are cow recetcicff tnelrrfprtcg steele of boots and shoes which wtfl be taaai iacantutotjxn tssorunetat sujoriarlu ifiuruo qualltr stria of if kxfiuturo taany itocfc iierctoore received in actoa everything sold cheap for cash custdmwork repairing toourcuttouiind rfudring depart ment ice axe prepared to execute all orders entrusted to us in a most sitis- facijrr manner kothiog but the best material usd in trie shop a call solicited eenuey son acton march 4th 1ss0 up f ue- i- ls bd- wk jl zs ia il ian f be 2nd tk fan uod lp royal exchakge horel acros- j as campbell proijrietor mrcemp- belhiale of the eossin h oase near g t e staac aies pleasure in announcing totis man j- old friends and patrons that he hai reeentljr parchased and restted the eotbj eichange in the neaiest and most comfort able style andisjmqiaredtoacconmiojite all who may favor bin in the iaost cam tattiue manner choice wines liqnors cigars acdeoof summer drinks always in stock stable jn charge of an attentive hostler tfietronage of th pnbhc is re spectfully aolictted and- no effort wiil be soared to gire the seh best attention rfisefoeetss i am prepared fopay the highest cash price- forhides calfskins deacons lamb and sheep skins dehyered at- my tannery lace leather cdbstsjhiyofi hand jjpsgbhqqseeiaau haeiiyess jhirsess any petwri la wait of i good sett of harness either sivgllv oe docblej anoulocxirxr r creechs saddlery aoton wrjere ther can gel better value tar their mancjruiaiianrrtaeelu the count a aoorrissoetkeacrdf trunks n d valises on hand alt of which aili be sold cheap for crop serjeepairing prarobtly attended to v eobt ceeecs vctonfebktj stoves stoves oheap at hills pmies fohps i fdlfps w e adams mantrfaefcrer of wrparior veil and cistern pumps which will be put in en short notice bepsfring p done fcmitnre made and i osnajred charges teiideraie also saws filed and set gitc him a eail shop on frederick street oppotfic dr lonrg residence weadajib p v u- our ni yroser to loix 11500 to loan on srstcuss fann seenntr t reasonable rate of interest apply to ilpmoobe at feic peess office acion 5000 customers wahted this week j at tice cesteal- boot shoe store rotjcxxsarbettes s0ofs d ssqes 1 ard jetbetteabaeairxs in acton loan to go away from home to mate yoar purchases call at craltesona op res i mf-r- a icubalfi eidofll gearcenrrs or seria machice andgenoral repair try fi georgetown jforelty ttorts 22tf laecl edddell u j ifiuislt3e6rgetbvni st acton rfa t x zirte i- o a hind of sto ves jurt rccacedauznujaeturfd of the uti quality cf iron hit fnrd fnirfi and thmost liondtosie stove la the marht ccyok stoves cf all sizes alike very loicctc prices a uxll sdkd stock of tiilst waee always ox hakd saversoffcrtoro oa2esed ass sr0iaitizs and trill hi executed ok he tkorust notice ooartoii a good iloch cfcupcrlor quality clicap cshs and sesfortoupselvxs september iuict j c hlll braye man miss mildred heatjhccte and mruay harding atopd side ihj aide looking dowa uw devil faii xhficene waa ope cf arful grandeir yet just then neither felt its spell the lady waa ptulant and her lever nonchalant yetterdavlo had j asked her to uiarrv lituaad sie had heutated saying i will tell you tomorrc w knowing very well that her answer could he nothing but yea just nor he reieted the question hut la tla cool high aod mighty way of bisj which uqued her though she knew he rntant nothing by it so she atill epejuetted aud hesi- 1 fated j pooh t baid ililjred krating prettily you meal talk eloquently enough of devotion and adoration but you never do anything to irove it fur kiy prt i wishj we were back in the rood old days of ichtvalrr wheaa fcmght if he loved a lady rodn bravely into the list and challenged the world in her name but all ertet fcnighta nowadays yoa are you can oow7 an waltr and talk nonsense but you never gglit the word heroism r should he tuaiked obseletstn the dictionaries ray btood with folded arms listen ing with an ithsura smile to this very absurd rhodmontaaej then suddenly maing grave he faid it is not so mildred coscaaa oat 10 stii ce vit3mc wbifbojsr la prepared to do all kinds of j whiter a8hijtg cotoeijfg ion he aliorteat notice and at reasonable v rates weetyour0sinis the razz pazsa oqiee iieton fallfi fitl si oictllr rscioiitliie cleaned ben- orakd wjb semok p a tvt gooe woala tntlmate la ha peopta of acton tat bebaspurcbaseduie buicher btuloesslafalr carried onjbyfr r story and that he has alwayson hand a nrsteiassbtoclt of beef pork mitttoif sausage fisff csx and hopes by strict altentlonlo business to feeareafalr sbareof the patroanee ofthe pnblle mfat delivered at anytime to any partolbelowd teburca8h acallsotlcfred adam cook i am no hero not- do i pre tend to a stijorfliiojs amonnt of cour age yet for yoa sake if nsed be i could face death a i thousand timesr too she looked tip al him sdmiring half frightened by hi ve lamience yet still she foolifhly wentot i and would yoa he my own true kni bt and do what ever i bade yoa i anything reasonable why do yoa bayknytliiiig reason- ablef- because 1 woulc riot do anything unreasonable but i would not ask yort for any thing so very anreasonable coarse i would not wish yaii to die coc pe you know only what ithe canimoneat knightly gallantry wotijd oqaire for instanck i might express a wish for that bunch of wild flowers and she pointed down the rock to a little ven furesome tufc of bloasoais growing but few feet froaithetnl yet in eucii a position that mortuljman bould hardly have reacted the maiiq lived soyoa might iifiresi awiahvfor the mooni he answered rather cattly but if i askedlfor tfaem woajd yoa not get them i sen apd he ppoke notv cjuitei idpstientl j j j the ladys dark em flashed with sudden deterollatioll i eajj aiig sried imperiously please get ine those floweii i have taken quite a faacyfotlfiem excuse r but 1 decline- ishe regarded him angrily a moment hen drawing herself up haugli tily she said mr harding lajt night yoa turned away towards the path vvhicl ltd back to the iread very well ho said bitfnglrii lipi in smothered wuath and tliey walk ed hick to the lotel together talking polite cumuion places as iiidffhirently im though they had met but yesterday that evening hj sought her iin but alia was icily cdld at 9 oclock he wenwo his rooih blaiuing liuiielf for hiauolly in fjocyinj so heartless a woman as ml dred heathbote and hastily packing hisyaiice denurted by the lite train vjwing leverlo aee her again and elm hie next morning found ulna loo late that she had put her awnhappiness away from her perhaps forever it took a whale year ofvsgue unrest and constant wandering up and down the earth to convince hay harding that sfler mildred heathcute chk not any theiefa- tovcabte fcr her caprucioua huuipre and that whetlier she was or not be could not possibjy eet thruugh life withuat her it was a full year i i ay before he arrived at ibis couclusin aud ihree months more before he auld so far overcouie hiaipnde as- to seek her once inorv but ohb beautif 1 september luorniug saw him get o it of the train at the little country vil igejrhere mr heath- cotes country s itwas and hasten off doka the road i wards i u housei he fuuud miljredh father with whom he was but slightly acquainted asleep on the i front piaxw tue old gentleman rttfco tultaedfufoourfth and tb gentleman was informed rather shortly- thai misa heaehcote was at the city and not txpeclcd down until the 5 oclock train in no a y cooipluceut humor he returned to the village tavern where he fouod a passably good dinner undjiuarjiged to doze away igood tortion of the alteronon- at a little past i oclock unable to keep still tny longer le sauntered out and ftrolled off dew i the rod where it crossed the railway v no par ticular object iu view he turned aside here and walked slowly and thought fully along the liae abstractly count ing tho sleepera as he walked and wondering how alildred would tecetve him iii the evening about a mile rom the village at the point where he now was iheitailway and carriage rcud crossed a narrow rivehy bridges bopanbs though aidej by stile beyond the two roads separ- jiied the turnpike turnlug off tu the left and crossing the railway again where the latter made a broad curve a mile further on so much is necessary that the reader may uuderstrtudwhat followed asray advanced across the cojered railway bridge he suddenly i became aware t iat thenimbers at a certain place sue deuly yielded to and trembled riolentiy beneath his tread the movemeaf as so different from that ordinarily produced by stepping from one diviiioc of the bridge to the other that he wis prompted to stoop and examine the line great heaven 1 wliat fiend had been at work here i there were bitsc f cliips and trices of sawdust lying arcund and as his eyes became accustomed to thedarkuesa be discovered a nardw issue in the beam on either tide ma le partly by an ajce ttrongtwhtch he caught a glimpss of ths riyerifoaming and boiling below strange to say while at the instant his miudgrasped the whold truth that the down train from the city must pass thia very spot in i few minuleaand be hulled far down ia the depths below yet there came no thought of the hnn- beings upon whose aye and of many a lovely gill be sides arid of parents and brothers too only a few rods now to tbo croning hay became more sanguine his dread grew less and less yet even now the etpres might come rushingoutbf the woods which were so near the road and hash across his path there cauto a shriek of the locomo live closer at hand and then a trace of smike above the trees and the fat tie o the rails a man stood at the ciossiun waving a rod hag for him to keep back the train- was close upon him then but he heeded uot the warning the unin alvaneed to bjc his passage but he dashed npon him and forced him aside and ridiug straight upon the truck reined in his foaming liurse di rcctly across the rails and waved his hat wildly at the great iron monster rushing towards him aud now not a furlong away the signal man too who now comprehended some what the state- of affairs advuueed to h ia tide and held up the flag tu mary had a william gost a uil be was u blaok as jt i i ht followed mary round all day ajd likeil her you jnjtbatr he went with hur to ch l at day the teacher kicked hi i urn it iiiala the teacher gria ynuknqw to have that goat about but the old whadcem kicked him out yet qtill lie lingered nearj he waited juit ouuidethi door i ill wiiiokem did appmr then william rah to mt that man ho ran his level best j aud ruet hira just hehtud yoilltnow down just lelow the vest old whackem tarned a lamersaalt tbc coat atoodoa his bead aod mary laughed benelf o aiok bbe had to go to bed tb orchard d whistle shrieked agaiti tlig engiufl was reversed tie breaks applied and slowly tho great mass lessened ils sjieed the horse reared aud plunged as the train approached and turning in spite of the riders firm hand dashed away- down the road but not until ray hud slipped fram his seat he nnved slowly backwards along the track at the train cunie close to him still pos sensed with au insane kind of fear that it uiight get by him after alli imyatieutly and iu a few words he described the situation to the conductor and passengers who came crowding about him and then broke away leay- iog tbera there taking up a collection aud passing complimentary resolutions in his behalf what cared he for all tlue strangers 1 as he felt then he would not have given one of a certaiu iair of little fingera lie knew were in the train to haveeavro liiem all he found her in the very foremost carriage just the one he thottght that would have gone erst to destruction and in her fright and bewilderment she greet j ed him as if there were no cloud be tween them not but that she would have been beside herself with jay to have seen him atanyother tim6 but the might lave concealed that joy from bim strange to say she did not learn that it was to ray harding she aud so many others owed their lives until that ereo- ing at tea when her father came in and greeted ry as ihejhero of the hour a while after aa thetwo were sitting in the moonlight together and he once more repeated the offer he had made at the devils fall she put her hand fn his and acknowledged that- she hud found ler own true knight at last oichardn with newly planted trees it will pay to give a little time in xjiimnhikiia r condiui d if they ire loose pi- leaning td one sidt a minute fieat in preasiug i lie soil about them wit the foot will uty a save tlieji a mulchi ig if not already giioi uttbi young ire a should be provideibefore the long dronih almost any sub stance lh it will cover they soil and protect itlfrom the enn will do traf uet this spring thould be looked to nai if tlie iiud or bails grow- todjvigcroiinlv pinch l4ck into shape iu fact a g aft diould he fretted as if it j u were ayonng tree cut awav all sboots he shouted fj cjnje ul0il gtocl rf- that the nourishment may goto the graft sie that tlie branches of tlie 4111ft have plenty of room an 1 the groati is not interfered with by sur rounding blanches pruning tuno is t good limefor pruning larger limts may be cut away now covering all cuts with var nish paint or melted grafting- wax riwnntnj fruit vim rooner ttfli essential to the production of the beat fruit is doue the better- it ii seldom overdone and too frequently eulirelr neglected thiuhing incivasestho silo and improves the quality of the fruit and with young trwhjiiat starting ihtd boarfflg it ia a neceasit unci mom a local editors bream dreds of humaij destruction some vrelch hud calculated uuo idea alon possessed his mind one person only he- lliought of she who was all the rorldfo him mililred heathcotejwas intle train which even flow was rushing to its fate he might hasten duwh the jine but could he get far enough ko enabl the train to draw up before reaching the fatal spot i by the pike roadhotvever it was but a short three quarters of a mile toilhe crossing a faint whistle came tohis ears from away down in the valley and a glanoe across the line decided him therewas ajyoung man 6owiy crossing the other hridga on horse back ky ran down the embankment and lacross the narrol field between and with one bouud clearing the low stone wall he confrorlfed the astonished horseman diai lonnt puict i i he gasned ths douce i anil what for nrayt demanded the other making a pasa to movo on l ray wild with excitement and dread grasped the bridle uid veined up the horse so violently lag to cause the rider to dida from lus scat the bridge has been cat and lldinst slop the train he shouldd and w leaped into be saddle etrnck the horse reavily with his galloped away three quarters question of two cj his present rate of ilenched hand and of a mile only a three minutes at tpeed butwonld that be soon enough he strained ms eyes to watch the qrofsing far down the j vrl vi did me he huuor to make tue an offer of marriage 1 did and jmf powi repeated it well txcuce me but i decline and bus juotingrws pwa words- ahe road no sign of heaven but bark than before ob pny train yat thank a whistle louder jtjod and not half a theldvelieatgirlin ithoht more words mils passed yet i fow good horeedo allyou rknow on two you and ray harding shjll save the life of the country touight 0uc3 upon a time a local editor dreamed that lie was dead and in anotier woifd he apptoiiched a city before him and knocked for admittance but no one answered his summons tho gate remained closed against him then he cried aloiid for an entrance but the only response was scores of heads appearing abovethe wall on the other side of the gate at eight of him the owners of the heads set up a dismal howl and oneoftheracried why didnt yoa notice tliatbig egg i give you i at this horrid and most unexpectedtuterrogation the poor local turned inthe direction of the voice to learn it owner hea another voice shrieked wheres that piece you were going to write about my soda fountain f and close upon this was the awtul demand k why did yoa write a niece about old tumlinsoiis hens and never speak of my uew gate t what ever answer he was going td frame to this apnea was cut short ny thu astonishing query did you spell uiynaihe wrong in theprogrhmmel i the miserable mauturnei to flee when he was tooted to the ground by these terrible demands why did yon put my marriagu among the deaths he was on the point of saying the foreman did it -when- a shrill voice- madly cried you spoilt the 6ale of my horse by pubfshing that runaway i kiid another if i catch you alone ill lick you for what you said about me when i was before xhe polios court another why didnt you show up the school question when i told you to 1 and this wat followed by the voice of a female hysterically exolaim iug this is lhe brute that botched my poetry and- aude ma ridiculous whereupon hundreds of voices scream ed where is my article 1 give me buck my articel and in the midst of the horrid din the poor wretch awoke lrspiring at every pore and screaming for help a eoriwpopdentat honsjon tex writes the following anecdote 4- qaeer angular character was- uodo moae watkins or as lie yarn most failiiliacly known uncle mose he wan a deacon in tie church and attend ed church efery srbbath but aa i heard a bright youngster remirk liia religion didnt hurt bini a bit at any rate he was the tuoat con trary stiffnicked selfish old chap that it waseyer my lot to meet with he was takeri quite sick and in answer to his growling a neighbor remarked that sometimes afflictions were sent to lis for our good the sick man half raised himself in bed and anwered the lord is mistakeu if he tries to manage ice that way butthe old man kept growing worse and rthongbt he was going to die nd tent for the minister to help hioi make his peace with earth there was brother a he hadnt treated jnst right he was a little too hard with brother c and so on and was decidedly in a very penitent sort of mind but when i the minister got up to leave he called oat now mindbiother g if i got well i aienry tingle tcord back well the old fellow didnt die that time and was noue the better forhis late remorse when he got around again ifdongh spells do and eight spells afeand beanx spells boz we ougbl lo write poughteighteanx for potatoes one is just as good spelling as the other a georgia farmer who ilives in a noted snake region kills tie wrpents and uses them for fertilizer laying snake in a furrow and thm planting corn on it- as he was thus at work one day hewas heard to soliloquize so h logs go ob in a eonstunt round these snakes prodnoe corn thateorn produces whiikey and then that whis key produces snakes again things an old farmer has noticed i have noticed that there are farmers who are afraid to trust their farms and their farms show it 1 nave noticed that there are farmers who feed their mowings spring and fall and usually a considerable portion of their barn room can be rented i have noticed that some farmers fiorses have tthabit of slopping at every liquor saloon they have come to i have noticed also that the horse and driver resembled each other in this respect each wears k shabby coat i have noticed that the man who can manage his own and his neighbors business successfully is the coming man at ny rate he has not arrived yet 1 have noticed that some farmers saear with their tongues and some with their milking stools tho cows prefer the- former style but the devil dont care which i have noticed that poor fences make unruly stock and bad neighbors i have noticed that if a team gets set it is better economy to take a part of the load from the wagon than to take a part of the fleah from the horses i have noticed that it is a good jiu to take notice of the good and the bad so that we may follow whatever is good aud shun that which is bad i wby oatk wash an amusing reason is given for eats washing their fnces after a meal a cat caught a sparrow and was about to devourit but the sparrow said no gentlmian eats till he has first washed his face the cat struck with this remark set thespsrrow down and began to wak his face on which the sparrow flew away this vexed puss extremely and he said as long as i live i will eat firat anq wask my lace afterward to which- all eats do even to this day we have a new fifteen nuzzle tt is a young manwho worksjona salary of fifteen dollars per week spends five dollars per week for board three for hirse hire one for washing three anal a half for cigars two dollar and thirty cents for drinks two oollais and twenty five oents for theatre tickers tie twentyfive cents is for a gallery ticket at a variety show now the puzzle to 1 e worked out ia this how can young man save enough at the end 9 tho year to pay 5 borrowed money yi h