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if m m the free pre ihtssdiy morscto- jjb 1882 at geo hjmv jell7 ft baney goods stwa acton oot tteriiii wools mottoes the largest stock in acton scboo books xou paper pnt ud ink bcribblinj booki copy books slat watches clocks jewellery spectacle cratu knives spoons and forks toys dolls vasca albums geo hvnds- tbc leading tor in acton or wasmirg end 7 birthday presents call tft bits of brevity lecal atkentlse rmr4 kr tkt e ef tk ten m acuaert far re maw free fress another february slclgilng gone again changeable weather select tout yalcotiaes j hare von been taccinted t bciniiful moonlight nighti now good skating at the rink tonight subscription are being rapidly renew hare too seen oar new niemorisl cards t ab3 still oar subscription est in- oeases one man still wanted oar village eoapca the manitoba ferer is spreading here- about mercbants the present is the time to advertise did you erer experience eneb cbange- ahe weather guiteau the galoot has been pronouac- gnilryas last grips almanac christens this month frostuarr the days are growing perceptibly long- ex each week mr edward dynes has his asherr in full bhut now order a eoaple ol dozes ol those new i landscape cards i found on main street a door key call at this office are you keeping inviolate yonr xew years resolutions the ice harvesters have been busily engaged this week the merchantsearly closing motemenl ccntinues tncoesaf ully thejoerry jingle of the sleigh belli is verr seldom heard now the wheeling is very good but horses requireto be sharp shod business seems naasuilly brisk at the glasgow house tiks week the weather en sunday was very un- i- propitious or street loafers perhaps mr could supply us with another conundrum week ash wednesday the first day of lea falls thisyear on february 22nd scatter sawdust on roar sidewalk and receive ihe blessings of pedestrians a little land is cot enough to build a hoiise on because a man wants a lot dr robertson mpp has our hunts for a badger df pari iamentary papers rllr duncan etnneiy has been re-ap- pointed assessor- for this municipality why does a miller wear a white hat give it ep to keep his head warm isnt that joke about the wicked stand ing- on slippery places about played out jiek frost didnt swear off- at sew tears hesull takes his early morning tips a cumber of the young folks attended the skating carnival at fenelph as tuesday tight the carpenters are busy on messrs speights bew finishing shop a agnes street r the editor of he berlin vetsi has fallffl ut with the hop bitters proprietors- xo wonder the feze peess cannot be etcelled ainong country journals as an advertising medium mr james moore has over 25000 skins now in process of manufacture at bis blid tannery tenders are asked by the tillage conn cil for the lighting of the street lamps for the present fear sheep gittf back to the farm more in proportim to what they take from it- than any othertumat a good deal of uewsidewalks will be required on muiand main streets daring the coming summer cant you induce a friend to snbscribe forthejfber pbebs fora year and secare a copy if our premium a ficmple of extra clerks will be re quired ii the post office for two or three days about the xh hut a horse belonging to mr wm ismond got down in its stall on sunday night and by some means strangled itself 4jrve your farm implements and taa- cninery a coat of paint one of these days rhen youve nothing elae to do as the rink wis dosed on monday evening large ntnber of lads and lasses enjoyed themselves on the pond the fee for nonresident pupils at tending acton public school has been fixed et so cents per month is advance the windstorm last thursday night was very severe we jtave however beard of very little damage caused thereby have yen seen out splendid premium dr eendaffs treatise on the i horse bring myeur subscription and receive a tpy referring to the weather of february grips almanac uys continued weather more or teas just inch as veobot didnt truest i the oakvihe sxpriu came te handj last week in a four page form we cannot y that we admire theconditioa it which it appeared r- go everybody and ee 4e wotlttie- bowned fancy skater mr brace at the fancy goods acton skating rink on monday evening thesthlial tbe party who lft for manitoba jus- terday morning were entertained at an ojtter tupper at agnw hotel oi tata day etcnlng an sxchamj says if a man really wanta to know of how little importanc he is let him go with his wife to the dras- makars ko doubt hes been there mr w g fee secretary of the-hat- tqn prohibitory aulanre wis in town last thursday and sent a couple of hour s with a nunibcr of the tempcranoe workers a little heat that cant be beat the window open wide a little broeio a tittle tneete and youre the doctors pride sev enteen dollars and twentylife cents for ten visits it is sucgestcd that acton imparts a cw men capable and willing to run munt- cipjrrtuers from bne ol the cities where there seems to be no lack of men anxious for offlde xotwilhstanding tbe fict that the holiday season is passed we have been deluged witn job word during this month and this is the place where you can gel firstclass woik dataa village varieties a ratlrcttoa t ued mewa aaml iker uatlerc or iiieeial ifelerat a r ttllaae keaden xo school owing lo the illness of miss rumple teacher of the second department of the public school th children have had vacation this week progkaioii the programme for the halton county teachers association was printed at this office last week and is pro nounced a firstclass job sexd taut regclarit- do vou send your children lo school regularly if not why not the trustees intend to enforce the uwia this respect this year fixer 5katixg the skating club have made arrangements with mr bruce the professional fancy skater for an exhibi- tioa in the rink next monday sreninj his feats in skating are said to bi wonderful for mottoba mr john keith and ife of winnipeg who have been visiting their friends here during the past moalh left for home yesterday they were ac companied by ilr john storey and miss keith- corxtt cocycil at the county coun cil last week mr c s smith reeve of this village was appointed chairman of the committee on public buildings and mr jhn warra chairman of the commiuee on education u coaeect agents for city weekly news papers are al preseut canvassing ihls neigh borhood but meet with bat limeted success the general reader in this quarter prefers his own locil paper lh fiirx pbtss car- rect xokattt3jlsci the board of trcs tees of acton public school have issued a circular to all parents and guardians re questing regular attendance of pupils our citixeni should take a largeriniereit in the education of their offspring stbxjtt liicpi actons street lamps will cost about fso per annum lo keep them in running order they have prered lo be a good investment and our citizens are satisfied- a few more might be erected in several localities with good ruults kew stextt messrs christie ar heu- derson hire surveyed their property on i bower avenue and willow street into vil lage lots a street has been surveyed to ruu from bower avenue to the pond and an alley will run along the rear of the lols the new street is called alice and the alky accommodation dovt forget at this season of the year when all accounts should be settled we beg to remind many subscribers that they are in arrears a good paper is not jnanajtd and run without considerable ex pense and publishers are often put lo seri- jons inconvenience through mere fargolful iness on the part of subscribers a miexouih- the young folks of kock- wood beine desirous of gelling up a nance and feeling we presume rather ashamed to call it by tis right name conceived the idea of announcing that a winter picnic would be held the break down took place on friday evening and under the disguise the lads and lasses flay they enjoy ed ihemselyes- the xob wect frraw dent allow yourself to be carried away with the stories of the wonderful value of properly iff mani toba from 200 to 500 was paid or tillage lots in acton when tie gtb was being surveyed thirty years ago and the same lots sold iwenlyfive years afterwards for 50 to 45 so it will be with many of the towns an4 villages in the korthwest xnv litejiaet soctrrr a dumber of iheleaduur business men are taking blepa for the organization of a literary and social- club it is proposed to supply si room witha number of interesting papers and magazines games of varioas kinds and have a place where the young men coold spend their evenings pleasantly and in asociirway matexhoitiax in another column will be found the marriage notice of an old acton boy mr b x tharletl of tees- watet ont to miss maggie laidlaw of clearwatermamtoba we wish the new ly pair all the happiness that married life can afford and trust thatjallhoaga they hare already been in cleariror and tees- imter theyll nerer get into hot wafer air eebob in its report of the meeting of the county cbuacil last wtsk the cham pion gives mr kerns the honor of being named reeve of acton we are not aware whether mr kerns would consider it any greater honor to be tberecojjnized bead of this municipality than he feels in oecupjing the big chair of burlington bt we presume reere smith would feel a little jealous over his intrusion do bettor next time mr champion j the fcimt key j 8 fisher of kss- sagaweya preached two vety earnest and interesting aenabui in he methodist church tetbtmruy betmrmetcaitof eglington wih preat jhe abrroooa is con- nectiob tdththe regular qmulerly f3ommun- ion serqeei t held intfaf abotetihnrch psni ami is qextstttvuy eld auddloijbfh iltq pmched in ii puclplw i iouse on sutadiy j spjraii lut hite of th waterloo carontweii demrvfta of tpwlil mention u if pifcl nqmbermt ii m illuitrtd deteriptton o the tenrn errttrtn finely eogrired cut rcprcseatituc the principal bueiiifuoe tr riiowii tbo descripttoft ia wmptott nod kpreietita wntrtrlcw ls roott proepcrooe batineu centra bro hilliird hat fliliibitod oom mend able tnterpriw in tbe mako up of this antl firb finn on satardat nlghj about 1 1 oclock tbe rtisidents of alain itrect were arouaed bj tho cry of firis fiiie fire tbe cause of the alarm was a chimney on mft gcortit mattbejr6 resweuce which vras brjniinp funoafiiy sparks flew- ia cvy direction for a few minutes but the fire mas soou- smothnxd nod all danger passed what about thutnow fire brigada wc trust oar new council will mo in the matter at once i foa salil large box and coot store drams and pipes siuger lewiqg machine but lericks patterns bureaus bdstads rpriuff mattresses toanfies ubicj patent clothes horse patent quilling frame jill second hand cheap at mrt sa becords school booes 5th books 40 cents 4th books 80 cents 3rd boolts 25 cents 2nd books 18 cents 2nd pari 1st books 8 cents ut books 4 cents at mrs s a secords j nnr electios we arc extremely well pleased to know that the acton free press wont be able consistently to point its little finger at milton this year i and ex ult because w had a little trouble in get ting a new oonncil into abapo ijaughiag is catching b an vld batiog and true one in this case forpng t the resigna tion of two members of the nerw acton council anew election is to be hid the hominatioui for which are to take place tc- morrow muton anrti here here there seems to be a good many maoicipuhvies in the ame predicament as milton and acton this year coiatldiestaut on monday evening a large number of the young folks of this vil lage gathered at matthews hall o spnd a social crening frith iceasrs d cj lawsoa and g c clark who intended leaving next morning for rockwood academyj about sixty were present and the evening wis spent very pleasantly in social gainea and amuiements the ladies provided a tempt ing lunch which was ecrved up in the ord inary picnic style the company- was nnimmoas in wishing the above gtatlemen every sicss at colrge and assured them they would be hecrtily welcomed back to tiieir cir le of fricndthip when their college course is condn ici the towx hall on fridayevniing after the close of council business the ec- and lot of tenders for the erection of the the new town hill were opened notwith- btandmg the fact thai about 1000 had been cat off the original plan each of the six tenders received were higher llhan the vnouot at the disposal of the council for the erection of the buildiogond the conse quence is that the architect is again obliged to curtail xl seem very apparent lo us thit a much better ball would have been xrecud had the architect first drawn the plans to suit the money instead of curtail ing so extensively from a plan altogether loo expensive for oar means wedding bells one of those happy events which we arc alnays pleased to re cord took place yesterday in the pnion in the bonds of matrimony of mr d d chrulie of the firm of christie henderson co of this village to mis maggie mc- jysir of quebec the ceremony was per formed by uev tames stuart at he rtsid eni of mayor boyd brotherinlaw of the bride of prwcott- the conpe left last eveiiiflg- for montreal and will arrive home in about a week the nevlywedded pair have always been favorites with our citixehs and we have no doubt all will join m in wishing them every possible happiness dur ing ihtir voyage logetherdown the stream of lime for many years mr christie has enjsjed the cognooieaof the best look ing bhelor in town but we presume ho wdl now willingly allow some other candi- aue to claim the title personals mr john dewar of ililton was in town yesterday sir james wilds of berlin wai in town hut thursday jlr chester t hill of gnepti town oq tuesday jius ada cameron left for waikertou on on saturday morning t mr w h storey is again able to attend to his business duties j ilrs james matthews returned from hamilton on monday hiss nettie robiasoa of brampton is visiting her friends here iliss tancie reed of ortngeville is visiting her friends here j mr george foster of winnipeg man tspextt a few days this weefc with his acton friends j miss annie moore returned on monday from a ten days visit with friends in gaelph mr alfred and miss hable heaistreet 6penl r couple of days this week with acton friends jfr c j mcdonald of garafraxa fot- meriy of this vicinity epent a eoaple of days last week with friends here mr alex matthews of bismarfc onner- ly of this village has relumed and intends taking op his- residence among us mr w jnicklinoi the puts peiss etafl who wan laid up for two weeks withj diphtheria resumed work on tnejsday mr w h mcdonald of thd general hospital toronto was in town o j tuesday attending the funeral of his brothers child mr j e mcgarvin returoad from orangeville on thursday and leftjf or strat ford en saturday to apesd a few dan with friends there mr thomas neelands editor land pro prietor of the georgetown herald paid his acton friends his ns ejnlmoohly visit last saturday evening messrs d c lawpon asd gjo clark left oa tfleauajr atoning for liockwocdv academy at which in utution tif y purpose taking a course ot ips ruction toilet ssap fen 1 t iiti ia city grocery wffotcd 100 baneh dried applea afc once fori which th highait oaah prio will b paid i wo aid ahotanoaace to my numeroaicaj- toinen that i have jmt parehaaed a lrge and choice itock of groceriea crook- ry at a very low figae ani which i will hspoae of very chap lo make quick returns p lease give me a call and dont forget that amall protiti t quick retnrna iitny motto all kinds oi proviaiona kept conatanuy on hand higbait caah price paid for produce a w gkeey kilfg op the dry goods still alive -at- huqhes griffins anotier bankrupt stock of gen era dry goods purchased a few days ago which will be sold at as tonishing low prices consisting of i winceys dress goods flannels matties mantle cloths shirts and drapers in fact everything will be sold at prices to suit these goods must be cleared out by the 1st of march before stock taking now is the time to get bargains hughles griffin acton terms strictly cask gils ery dolls bjfcc jthe vl s radford e h bollert j b wlliamboa the lion glielph we beg to advise bur fritnds of acton and vicinity that weare mak ing sweeping reductions in prices of- millinery mantles dress goods clothing eur8 fanoyiwoollens amd winter goods in erery department it will pay you to take a run toquelph and purchase what you want at the liou spring goods we are daby opening out european and canadian pmchases ot spring goods next week we shall plaoe on exhibition amagnificnt lot of teal swiss embroideries direct from st gallswitzerland- seal and imitation laces trimmincainbrics lawns hussnis and whltfoojs of very description qnr embroideries are tote- ly goods in finenateiial and as cheap as the coarsest qualities are tenerall j sold for ladies come to the lion forjjgood value and large selections j d williamson co gueleh merchant tailor main st 0t01t oompute nw stock of english irish scoteh and canadian twaeds and worsteds forlsoltsand overcoats stylish out and perfect fit guaranteed prices reasonable r e nelson the photographic art it novbettar prepared than erer to execute artlstte pbotofmplts of every i4jta and decriptioa at the most reasonable prifa stiif evctkm72vrajb pven frames mottoes stereoscopic views c v always m stook in great rariety walnut goid and snstiefraineaf mppmei to order on short notioe take a look al hit xrindow full of samples of all jrindf plendid stock qf frames jor the holiday trade call clw jbd ii ti speight son undertakers furniture dealers wacc0h ibelboa cadertakltlsi eterrdsaoriptioboi fttbbraleeqnlaitaol piisiatahorisrtnotioa fintqaaa baani ariiahatv rbrnlture in onr cabijntdlaiing departlnodt aipaphd aemand parior salter soraa gertre tauee wlutswa bids waf on w hvre on hand btock cf racfaaisut3ber manufaatnrad by onaalmaliamtta beat rnatafmfobmih ffll e aoat ajkei 5- jtafgest stiamm uilitoiif for m spript ik ljfhcih sirte kl v- xi i if v tas