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the free press i 5 3 i twntsdav motittm march 3 18s2 at geo ttyoda jewellery ft faaoy goods store amon ont berlin wools mottoee the largest stock inactoa school books note taper teni and ink scribbling books com books slates tvetchee clocks jreiury spectacles cruets koivee spoons end stork toys dolle vasal alottme 00 hindi the leading ttore in acton at weddirg and birthday preeenu call in pits of brevity laaal nil mkrnrta prepared bj ike arse af ut am arm aaknata readers af the m raist aaggect drejna that are-requir- village vrietie8 lawjal a raurrtlam at tan sallen at a luaaeb t ether blrtnlse m- y i l- rh ir the aaow ha disappeared frour the hills the lamen art cormtencinj their wort a great lnkvjniierjob the printing press beard of edueatifita meet next mon day evening our tailors an getting irtlerrc stocks of sprint tweeds a creditable public hill tar acton within sizmontht messrs brown hall art shipping hit dust to waterloo the snow disappeared this week u rapio u it came last week those few days of sldghinj last week stirred up easiness considerably rev t l wilkinson preached annivers ary sermons at douglass on sunday advertise in the fees pbiss and rest assured that ifwhl par you to do so air epitaph first s cough carried me off and then a coffin they carried me off in if every man who borrows this paper irauld subscribe for it its circslatioo irtold be oter 3000 subscriptioas coatinaelo be added to xxirlistdaby the ileepbxsaiseertain- y apprecialeat nearly every person the farmers es pecially would like to see three weeky of good sleighing yet dont wail until the boom comes but gtf ahead with roar improvements and thereby make the boom we hare received- from mr alva stafford copies of the savannah ge mcni9 sect thajriks what about a- celebration for queens birthday 1 oox people will undoubtedly go in for something truly loyaithis rear of coarse everybody knows its lent corpulenl people will cow hire an excel lent opportunity to reduce their weight an om man said to cs the other day that every second man yoa meet ij going tq afnimfa aad the rest are off to win- special services are being hdd in st albas church efvery jvedneaday aid fri day evemngduruix the lenten season at 73 pm there is no law eonrpeffia j a rasa to read thii paper if you dsathie us throw the paper aside aad keep roar mouth shut clearfield pa cafes here here a great many people might imitate the tynpif of the locomotive with profit it mis along whistles at itf work and never lakes anjthing but water to wes its whittle there b a vast difference between street education and school education the exraaa the emoluments for the 8herist of thii county during 1881 amount to 19004 wixtsr ptcxic another of their to called winter picnlos was hold in rook- wood ob friday evening new rssrdbsckmr j fyfo has commenced opcratloni preparatory to the erection of hit new residence on church street j thk pclpttnt k burnt ba of georgetown college t preached cicellent kruiona on sanctlficathm in the ilclhodlbt cliurch here on suaday to ltrt that very desirable shop re cently occupied by a w green in mrs becords south block a good stand for office or email business horses for maxttoba messrs e matthews aud john wauoo jr intend leaving in a few weeks with a car lead of horses and carriages for manitoba to bcstosss that ocw street and aide- wait commillte will jodu require to get to business several of the sidewalk crossings are completely buried underneath the mud rrroiut assocunos we are inform ed that there it a moveaaent on foot for the organization of a reform association among the residents of hat political creed in our village accnos sales vft wmhematreet auctioneer is eogaged to attend sales on the following days this month nd 3rd 4th 6lh ttu 8th si 10th uth uth uthioth and 23rd i the roads on thursday the roads were rouh on friday the were slushy on satoxday they were tough enough on monday they were mushy since that time theres been- nothing bat mud and any amount of that ftee coittaxt xtij little has bean heard dnripg the week in regard to orjran- iiing a fire compiny in acton same fine morning when our citizens find the town in ishes they will probably wish they hid taken our adrice in the matter lawsoss xew mill the new mill re cently erected by messrs lawsou bros on their property in risquesinglhas been fitted with tie necessary machinery and under the able management of jair leslie wright u now taming out limber etc- to perfec tion i cmumzxs higaidrt we bare re ceived our little ones and the xorsertr for march and it h as nsuat filled to overflowing with mterestwg stories and amusing illustrations for the little folks send l50 to the russell publishing co boston and receive the magazine a tear sleighixg partt cm friday eteuing about twenty of actons young folks went for a sleighride their destination being the residence of mr john black eramoaa theyi arrived in good bine and spent a very pleasaov evening with hz black and family retarnfsg in the kee sana hours uoous wimkn about fifty nftne- tnant houses are needed in acton f w bt- uet if that nnmbtr ware traced tw7 one of them would be oceipled within six month there tre a nnmber of wirk- ben in town employed in the tasneriasand elsewhere who are unable to tiring tbelr f amulet here owing to is ibaenaeiof tone- oent houaet of any kind the demand for houses is auoh that common bnudhagt are now renting for 7 and 8 per month arpbicunok judging from th ap- pearancc of the acton oanaaa frn prtu the business men of that town fully appreci ate the ralne of adrertitlng houtidale pa ootkt they certahlt do bro fntcr and are a lot of merchant any town might feel proud to ewn i we ttutt the ooserrer will ere long receive the liber al patrouige it deserves and though it la only a few weeks tince it was launched upon the sea of journalism may it enjoy a long and ptosperoua career rstcrkid mr john matthews and family following th example of a many others hare returned to acton after an absence of about fourteen years fox a number of years mr matthews has been living at bismarck out a few weeks ago a number of hit friends and neighbors bear ing of hit intended removal mot one even ing in a surprise party and presented mr and mra matthewa with a very friendly addressand tome handsome presents mr matthews had formed a large circle of friends daring his residence in bismarck and it was not without reluctance that he removed from them our citizens will no doubt waloome their old friend and hit family back to their native town city grocery a w green wint4 100 barrels dried applet at ones for whioh the big bastcash prist wul ba paid i would also annousot to my numerous as- tomen that i hart juit parehaaad a large aodcuoloa stock of groosritt i croat- try at a vary low figure and whioh i will dispose of very cheap to makt quick returns platte give me a oall and dont forgtt that ansall profits k qalek ratarna it my motto all kinds of provisions ktpt oenataatly on hand highest tub prist paid for predate produces criminals vhue the other- end a mi attendance of the members of 1 3 prcdnca n of hooorv parents keep your children off the streets at night xf a certain zaxnily in town iltoe poor id sabscribe for thefkex pbtbe we will send it to tfciea gratuitionsiy rather than j hive oar snbeeriberseend xtt oempliints jthat their payer u tterer at home j prof smyth frf cudph gawe a con- cert in geargeuwltaieretrinsj which was a decided sneoees the acton qlee club assisted is the programme and were heart 2y applauded for their excelleal quar- tettee laziness dont denote a gentleman- a nun who keeps his sidewafic or streetelean may not be fine haired but he it a gentle man eon pared to the febow who allows his sidewalk ratreet to be covered with ice mud or- other rubbish the new post office in acton is to have 100 boxes more than qie old one oakvflle zcpnjt- tonre a little astray mr ex- prca actons dew pest office was filled up more than a year age perhaps your item wouldde if it referred to georgetown stttt easrsg the manitoba fever is etill raging the latest tictims in this ricinitr are jtaexa jl x jwekan w williama edw mattiews r flicklin w k snyder desndd mcnsji frank coaus and joa andexoni we wish them all success j per80nal3 couege ber n rjoriit of georgetowe celled on ut on monday miss aggie allan is ependinga f ewweels at her hotse in smmermaa mr a heioslreitawfffiiissgtom a very sevese attack of rheumatic fever jdtiewiikfoateueottplteflay ttis week with his friends in port ha too mt hsnt iftw t3tielrepessa few days tale week mi frietids in acton ma j themttwet of ibelburne spent several days this eek wlthaotab frieoda j j mr alex flwrdoti vftoa ttasdey tor oleneoe where be jrjl take a jpoattibtvoii luibroaiertbnafaesj j u- -r- paiu bbifv do w uv reeeiyed jcr john i ttecotpl6ryeeof jeaiiwba about three yeafis agouti nowt bronte a copy of hit new leajsperanee- j hm j- m itt mie f homeoas ritit jehli ttef tfc ewurtit aad imtyhjtxi sm jf-v- i tvziaidiiaibfofjfc 9 ilw we nnrfcawnebjraoiafpr0 trtut howewar he woji eoen bejttte wk some his oflldal i raixrsa exqcrbnnie ejevated por- uon of elgin street aidswali eertainry re quires a railing of eomej kind i we hope our council will not neglect it until tome of our citizens fall over beconie injured and present a bill for damages about two dollars would meet all east of the necessary improvements isdeprjaescx the subject of debate this evening at the young mens mutual improvement associatiasi is resolved tlut canada would be better at an inde pendent xiliori thin in its present state a very interesting discostioa is expected the association is requested a35ust tme- during the three or four days of sleighing last wedc quriiltle town presented a most animited appearance thearaosnt of eorriwboii thiagle ttayo ud heading timber saw logp railroad ties telegraph poles grain hay fcc lust came into town daring that time was astonish ing oor metehanta report a very satis factory weeks business ia oonserjuence i seicul sebvicm the special meet ings which have been in progress at the brick charch me about a mile west of this village under the ministry of sevs clara and leak of georgetown were brought to a close on wednesday evening of iaatweek we are informed that oter fifty persons have been at the altar of prayer and of these thirjyfive have joined the church i i thx brakdoy brx it is with pleasure that we add to our list sif exclanges the brandon man sun the sun is a spicy weekly paper whose career commenced a few weeks ago and which now exhibits every appearance of prwperiw several actonians have taken up their residence in brandon and we hope to bear occasionally through the medium of the sun how they are getting sjang j agbiat cost the opponoats of the bcott act save been continually crying out about lhegreat loss in revenue which will be sustained by the passage of the scott act but when it is known to be a positive fact thstaw receives but 89 out of the 225 received for licenses there seems to ns very tittle cause for so much lamentation it will cost each inhabitant about eight centt per annum fai stock associinotk at the annual meeting of the goelph fat stock associa tion hekoa flirdey m was decided to hold the annual easter fat cattle show on thursday the 80th of match the follow ing were electedomcen f irjl88 -preti- denswwm jirirtfn oatii aricultwl cdlsuviseftesideati oeotta hi- aecond ticeprestdent vnt vhlteiw tecretaiy tteaturer james msuer a nice eterrci or fish the guelph herald says- the dissic little village of acton is just now the scene of a nice tittle scandal in which the names of seveaal of its leading townspeople are more or lest mixed up an action for 3000 bat al ready been entered against one party and tome interesting wtjapeibenta may toon be expected why jiont the renld give us some particalars in reference to the gigantic scandal it has succeeded in tan earthing in our little town toat rhnsl have run out of local paragraphs altogether george but wouldnt it hare made you just as good a story to have anchored your little rarn at tome other classic bltlt vil lage with which scandal would feel mora in harmony t try it again old boy ocr prehtuk we are daily inpply icg both old ud new subscribers with copies of our bremkia or kendalls treatise on the horse all that it required to secure he book on the part of old sub scribers is to pay up arrearages and one year in advance and new subscribers will receive it by remitting one douti for a years subscripticn to the feee press every person interested indorsee wht hatreceiv ed the book is wall pleased with it and pronounce il second to none of the kind published no subscriber seed be afraid of oar supply becoming exhausted before his subscription expires as our stock is sufficient to supply every subscriber and every woaldbe subscribe in this vicinity and we forward a oopy to every person im mediately at he remiti amount required the sxattva raceb the fancy dress carnival and racing tournament at the rink on mondiy evening was very well attended a cumber being present from qttebpb rock- wood end other placet notwithstanding theexceedingrr toft and wet weather mr frederick the caretaker had the ice in good condition there were quite a num ber of costumeis sdmevery neatly got up others amusing aid a few ridiculous xoueofthe castumert wore masks the gentlemens fifteen minute aoewbs well contested there being five entries viz messrs tjwiaekob wh snyder g higgint w mcmackrm acton and alex martin guelph t mcmackon won first prize and the aecond was between w n snyder and q higgins there being edivia- lon among the judges as to who won the ladies race was amusing five ladies enter ing bit all gave up after two or three rounds but misses sue ahern and maggie nickiin consequently mist ahem took first prize and miss kicklin second oh 1 pp dont go to nb w jrvftjf light it is an excellest pfcea itjw wordf being rrj 1 smoale muric generaby sold tjpt ltr joye trttl alll of muskv d the similar to si4aetite oflenatmcents actoxi nrw towh hall the con tract for the erection of the new town hall has been let to mr wm mcculla of brampton fur the sum of fa74 the contract jhas been signed tested and de livered and the building is to be completed by the first dayof october mr mcculla will proceed immediately with the work and will we understand bring no me chanics nor laborers into town aalongas he can find sufficient capable men here re ferring to the erection of the hall the brampton timet of last week ssys the corporation of the village of acton has let the contract for a new town hall to mr wrsu mcculu of this town acton has only a populalion of 8t8 yet they haye enterprise enough to hate a far better town ball than brampton thit has a pepubuonjsf 8000 to brampton wr town dounea remain quite indifferent about a timilar conveni ence notwithstanding our citizens are tome- times packed in the present hall u close as theep in a railway car with scarcely as good breathing room the jrtraes hva- little astray as to bar population don t rely en fie census it ia lneorrect but look at any reliable directory of a recent date and yon will find- our population to number atj0ti0h sals amifxj ww nxttstaxar auortosrarsb mobijat 27th feb anetion aal of farm stock and implei xtqnetibg the iwaottenllel wm hamstreety auctioneer tuxaruv 7th mareh anetion tale of farm i stock iaspletneatt akat hmrbotterni- tothe lota eon 2 sale to eomatence at 1 entoek i wna hestetreet auctioneer tawasbajr th march anctiot aait of stock unplementt ete the property of mr w e adams at hit jretddeiioe moav jajstte oclock fbtoat 10th march tmlitubb8tv pertyof mr franot wi f iin ode to eomar e w h at s au thellawst things in hard andsofl felvbato for the spring trade slt th i east end clothing st6be also a large quantity of spring tweeds to hand call and see tjblem king op the dry goods s sadford s a bollirt j b- williaanwa i st ill alive -at- hughes griffins anotier bankrupt stock of gen eral diy goods purchased a few days ajjo wliich will be sold af as- tonisliiag low prices consisting of winceys dress goods flanels iiiitlaivlaiitle cloths sklrts and drawls importation of siks we direct the epedal attention of the ladle 4s onr verytoietanporttlon of btaokam colobcd 11be8s 8ilks wbleti have jartcoae is hand aad oomprlsaj i natafsteeksbaarsifeetuajalsinlsaljuaisiifcr rnete foods are guaranteed frcan uie lowest nnmber to the hlnen to be of puss 8auc of lcaxllitt ffuejlia iaijiis andfor price tr vs3t btar vajic i tb3 taadb we invite tvwsrrijtzar to tee tnem tstcavitv rtix bastexaf bpdrs edlorstn a hxavr oaue qauxsr anx otexeeuent qnaltty and value and anttmotdoofcube beat f limtllkttial win becstertd br tbe qiwitmj other4adeahtaaaaon nrxbtr aiuraasiicirckaaj3briwtieariafromeaotoajoriersrar4 ffi jbtnr tbt dbelewt tad tuum ateok esllatbli7mriiid in fact thesi goods must be cleared out by the taking everything will be sold at prices to suit 1st of march before stock- now is the time to get htiies griffin actqjt in other spring goods we have to hand applies of new and loveljpanmi from so per ymt ttp j caaea of oantrlltn enflisa and axsktcaj blbacttstb cottobb from 7c per bbtb np i bala of canadian factost oottohs from 7e pec yardu j wkrravnaijirpiqtrdoawbxicearniltaxlotj btasorntnoasoirverriineiiabutx t lacxaajrdtiuxiaiiosobmrjtleecrlpoon i j zataum till u eu jtaiteellblm ut thi ctolmtt3ooaj latis trtastadflm prlet the ttxy loxstt alto an laasaenafk oroanadiaiitwtasiia tromsoe per jrard np flue wcmsted ooaav ihoball prloeabnjllih and canadian oottoh bhtbx1nqr pialo and zanar j ddcualiddesljapirx0woott0hlrajru5ubw2babl toftelxlnaaandtapleeoftetttle we have anafle m1maente andepecul l e oftwaxw fat t tie bitmamta wnun sruleaoelinqualltjuiatofany onterkaion we tiaranteeanataolute atltcrtjutottoipaxanttoniheajtcjoda if oo embbaufi ton of mli nmofiuiolretwteavidvhqtttxpiieabaui exoturfpeelmraafutein domln- ionuanj rits wenomtoer new ormujmfm from ir aol ner almosrtdaqytuiddnknfllwixjmini will ebsla bit loflaenot telt mor linn over ej d williamson co r acton clothinc store e nelson proprietorj spring annouhcemeht the sabsenber wishes to annosnoe to the reaidents of actob tiri viciuity that his spring stock is bow being opeo4d op and comprisea all the latest ooveicies n bgflskj irttiaj to mad oaaattlaa twatmls bltw aargatj paaey otmhttt mil tratturlsic as ay atoct has been purchased untirely fcr oaah aad on tbe most fiworabte terms i now offer sky customers tk benefit aud will givs saita made to order in tbet latest sndialj and american stjlee at chbap fos cask as any ftlierlibb8eiiv tnetrade and guarantee a per fect fit i would altatttionto my new stock off q3q- ttatt3 wtywji rotimalhy stytearid priee are rnsatrrpassed 3ail and exatnine rjoiwelfandnvirme4 j litarti4itttitflia 8iipmii-