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f toe frefe ipre tttmwtldt9jiumkji 1881- ktweufijr ik i at 0o tajrafc jnrjtlwr it raaaj oeods btttji wool motto tb irim stock la acton i sctoej hooka koto puw peat tad ink scribbrra books cop bookt situ wetcbea clocks jewtfltct jjpwuclee cracu kaivta spoons m toy dalit vm alhatu jstwifibdi the leading tot hf fmiipr tad birthdv 0pr t i bits op b leeal u nrtri t ike tw jvity tttttn l ike pin rim ky ike irt til araand townwod tfa ca are tlmqu impassible cootity council met last tuesday the ice cream mum draweth nigh flies and mosquito amhawing out a eek f rem tomoirow h st patricks pv- j- gardening will be la order la a few flprinf suits thoum be made to anil spring heres t tana vet boy t bro francis new tow cabbage andjomato teed la jonr hot hed hasnt the sorta weal fever nearly taaiti course 1 i cigarette ia lie month shows how themooergka irobin redbreast a already t fteqnest visitor about town our mercaants tre pre paries for an extensive apring trade if foa tre aoxuxu to ecpooaiixe read car mary bat ural page- j regain- meeting of the village council next taenia efeniag- i itew maple sjrap it teluag for 85 cents a quirt ia guelpa den tail lae wtatker meta spring or ii tt oaty a ynsion and snare an roar farm tools aad implements all ready for tie spring work housekeepers begia to look forward to tlu delights of boose r fining da wild of iorontoi lectured ia georgetown on tuesday evening next meeting otequesicg township council will be held a sitarday bright dap bring smiles hiwerar aonienien do qxar amiling at night yennor said harch would coo ia like a hon guess yennordid the lyiu-basi- ness ck boys say that isaac did the fair thing it the shop after the new boy ar med fall wheal is looking exceediaeiywcll considering the lack ol saow aad frequent thaws basinets mea requiring printing shoojd 1 care their orders early first come lint serried mssn- wta aad gerald pantoo wi- ton kit lor mntilam oa wednesday of list week a flock t wild geese were seen daring the week flying ore the village ia a north erjy direction aa abstract of accounts of school moneys for the year 1381 win be found oa our second page sportsmen are already preparing thieir fishanjtaebe aad an talking of catching speckled heaoliea sedd a copy of this paper to a distent friend may be had at bis aftlcr ready for mailing for three cent has oar excellent brasa band forgot ten how andh oar townspeople like to hear tlieirbaddsuadsertaades the gidpreases heisares but the boy prca theijirl before he leafes the press it nighty mi mast prtsik it wib be hard t tad owners for the numeroos cars that roatn about the streets now the asacssoi is oa nil rounds a load of hay eameto grief on church street en voqsxf afteraoont r to the j bceakiatraoiepartf tie rack mr john hots olihe gar depot a6yphforaiexty of wje gts acton left on monday for wincipeg mr jam steel qf salstoncict idaho win ceeptnr thanks forajmdget of san frsntisoe cal and butte kontaaa baperi sereial of onr dtoeos ate tie itreet opspotftetliair property as taongh it were a bamyanl isnt this sgainst manicipal v i llage varieties 4 cttlmttm r salterttf l2cee4rn the first speciil excoraion train orer tie g t bv te the nort west pasted thnaojljereusttliarediy moralagl an- other is expected tedty a caajnea carcaa baa keen tying be- aide theidwlkie q t r grounds orsereral weeks imt it aboat fime the aothorhies held its yuaeral ibe akatiag match kt the llilttneiak last we between mara fltrtld paaton of mhtonandmr hepherson of hamil- too was wooby thfopnr wfejdtjyonfjf0e of one of oar dtiieaii asked the other day ta he re ts reed from t six hours hart bunt got beckf wis the cool reply mattbe amaiamajladwv asks oae ojolar exchaagea it matt if it ia tough bbtogji to go throngpra pbuaater or a fancy rottt alire w doat want 1 the acjoo nbjgudtqgior themselres veryawiteepittitin tbey hraben asmtlimlk bios bibbttj concert in otorjetown on the htb last j v tbe iriends oi toe metnocuit chotj uj this ailuigertead decoratiagiwr achool jooabtrjfli qiptwal bfejtev lbogii ita aotwe eawslandoctne qu nppsttwiett wyittigiihk barieif bm aenas us some original poetry it is fair bluikhfsahionible and thwdfl jbf nior aealietic howerer weineifmuaitrr in our wtste basket pancjr giois tm 8tur aottn act rtodenag it an v ataai aotat came into fore on8tm4ay tbi pttlmju junta prtatoa of mutoa tad ret t l wilkinson of this rillage eicaanged pulnlls on buadar to ltthat riy desirable shop r oenrty occupfcdby a w oreen u a store room la hrvtteoordt south blook a good stand for outee or smsil baslneas good phicks ror horses horses art ia rery good demand just now and prices bjgh jftamcn who hare giod horse u sell may consider themstltts fortunate horti bcskrdou moadsy night the hotel a silver creek kept by wm perry- maa was destroyed by fire nothing wu tared except few i article of furniture pocsjet picaxd we- 1era from the gaelph papers that cattle buynfrom kapan was relieted of 703 la a rery mysterious manner ou a gtr train be tween acton and bockwood 6a day last weet cosoratclattort referenee was made la the pulpits of the eeveral churches ia town on sunday to lb attempted assas sination of our belored qaeenaad prayers of thankfulness for her miraculous escape wer offered drowmso accidtst on thursday af- ttraoon about 830 john aa etereayta old ton of robert rabertssa baggagamaa of the wellington hotel quelph fell into the river at the rear of his fathers house aad wu drowned cnirmai about twenty of our til lage youths celebrated a wedding last wed oesday aigbt with a tegular old f ashioaed charivari tbeyare now however aairrr- iaj m their bobu ox fear theyll be tent down to cattle yaallan at uiltoa ia coa- eqtkbce jocusaujtic mr w w buchanan has resigned the editorial management of the watford wroeofc adtuer and is auc- ceeded by itr t hickson we wish the new editor evety success and trust that he will eorrtinae to make the idiocaieifrifcr as popalar aa it was under the lite editor fibxwtll a nomber of the voanir folks of ear tillage met ia a social gather ing fn uttthewt kall oa friday ef wing to spend a few hours with messrs a k kictlin and i i kelly on the eve of their departose fioin their uatlve town those present pronounced the evening very pleas antly spent who it wis oar readers will rtmtm ber readio a report ia laet weeks daily papers of the capture of two escaped central priaoo convicts by guard ang wc are requested to asy thai it was guard weavers lonnerlt of unebooae who so cleverly effected the otptare aad tot goard eing as repotted i tkz fools or oktakjo 8aid a oewt- piper correapondent to ta old maaitobaa the other day ieterybedy ii ianipeg ap pears to be happyj vwfli is that t baid tb hitive why shouldnt wo be happy f we have i cplendtd climate plenty to eat aad fools from ontario bring 0 ail the money we ward r tax eiodoi vaars d mctavitn aaa panl kennedy left acton for manitoba last thursday messrs a- e hlcklin and w it snyder departed yesterday morning aad messrs e- matthews and john aad robert watscn leave today for the prairie province we trust they will each meet with expected success bis kalabt the tillage f erin pays her assessor aad collector ibe sum of teea dol3art per tanuoi firio jtdmaite whatkiad of a secondhand hamlet is erin anyway come gentlemen do whats honorable with your municipal officers takes ksaoa from acton she pays her sa- sessor and collector 60 per annum tm scunmno axemcut the sao- gfic american which bad its office burned in a late hew york fire never omitted pub lieation for a single number but bis kept running si thoagh nothing had happened their new office is 281 broadway k t aad ia addition to the issuing of their in teresting publications messrs mono company aided by trained examiners and draughtsmen prepare specificatioos for american and foreign patents haltos alost hsltoa is he only municipality in the province la which he scott act has yet been carried the act comes into force oa 1st may next and we trust our people will be loyal in sustaining the new law aad reader all possible as sistance to make the act effectail in lesson ing- the sale cf intoxicating liquors let hilton be s model couuty in this respect and there will then be many lanous to fal low her exsmple j asothtb electtok mr bw sicklu has tendered his resignation to the office of oouacillor of this municipality and 4 new election hit consequentlv been proclaimed for tosy our titissds now seem o ex pect a new municipal election aboat every four weeka and the thing is spparently be- coining to frequent that the usual interest exhibited is oow iackine we trust some ratepayer who will accept the office sod do his best to creditably fill it will be sleeted select your man beeoct accidextron baturday morn ing mr john t ellis of this villsge met with a very aawere4ati ww- tf tiag nrewoed thvale fliceed and the blade ttrikue the foot inflicted t most oainful wound completely severing the bone lead- uaodireased se wound aanmbet of stitcbes beicg reqaired it wol no doabti be a ooasldertble length of tistjifcsfore mr bills wfll to able to resume his durleac bat we nope the wounded foot wi nagd aa- soa as possible i i dwxsjiotdijmniblt a eofpisof- bockwood yoang mei eath 16 town on monday and ladalgedia tangjeleg an untbla to take care ef them- will be the titae whej ottr win be fret from this i ouldi wtikhanauallv rulaa loraiiy whbrt6vin41ateli tiaobmiar onrradmov sdoounlfy ifotjroihar f man tb regular temltanatlcoottatioi of hattu cauaty taaew amoclatloe wu beu at palermo 66 taanday fridaj anil satarday tjrd mthandsstaofftb the atlendiae wu very good and tha o invention a boom tb progtmrame wu i aw of inhreat to u teachers of the oooot and much profit wni andoibtedly derived rj those prettot tha lecturei by dr mollan a81 were practical interesting and greatly enjoyed by tu mr a little pl of tail vll- lage continues to holt the office of pi dent of this prosperous aad praeticaj or ganisation onxxamo word one of our old sub scribers ia remitting lis subscription sari enclosed find ops dollar my subscrip tion to the free pbssi for another year i could not do without it twonld mem uke parting friendship j it is a welcome weekly messenger aat reflects great credit 05 the editor a nw subscriber says i received on of ydur papers last weak tadws web pim irttb it you will find on dollar tncloted or which please send it adoajr ave are weekly h receipt of eacouraglog letters of this kind tnd it always doe as good to know that onr en deavors tie appreciated and we continue our work with fresh vigor nw pattartblaat dodge farmers in tome parts of the couatry are bayingrighta for paiteat stagoatoogiies it takes two maa to make i sale no 1 comes along says he is doing a big business ta waggon tongue patents bat is on his way home and will sell the right for that county for 240 the wary farmer decline to be taken in aud the discomfited riaitor says all right bat if you thick better of it let me know and insists oa saving his address a few dsys liter no 2 come he has heard that the farmer his the county right for the palest and will give 400 for tt the farmer sees in opportunity to make also in a quiet way aad sells the right xctpaystlo tb bind the bargala aad gtes his way the firmer sends his note for 350 to xo 1anfl then the dodge is conpjele v- mm gbxxdstoxi qcarst rs haxtxml the 8t catharine jojsnitu aayi that aid c kooh of that dty soma time ago became the owoer of a stoae quarry in the county of halloa not fir from the tint of the hamilton t northwestern railway a quantity of the stone from the quarry was used for the facings of some of the fine batldings in toronto and also for the cop- injrs of the interaatioaal bridgej a closer inspection of the stone led the ildermia to believe that in his property he just got what hat long been wanted ia canada aa inex apply of excellent grinding a aton hat bees selup lathe weuaad tale works hen giving the great est aatwaetioo it is s9 iaches diameter with a face of i inches we leira that air xaob wol at once commence the man ofactoreof grindstoaea the georgetown ferula alls the mem- ben of tb village council our city fathers getting toner mr hcrda mast have draanwd yon were ia maaitoba where i at springs up in a day several dticeni nave suggested that a street lamp at the corner of church sad elgin streets would be acceptable in the absence of a railing on ebjin street side walk our nllsge council will fciadiy con sider the matter the diaciplea of quelph hire pur chased zion chapel formerly occupied by the coogregbtkmalurti in lint etty the opeolng senrices were held on sundty last and were oondacted by elders bheplntrd of bowoaaville and hertxog of saspea- lion bridge a man with a screrplated double backaction coinholder cams into our sanc tum the other day sadcominencedexplaia- ing the beaabes of the article for holding silver quarters etc and he had got about half through before he found he wu ia a printing office when he saw his mistake he went to the door sadly opened il aad kicked himself clear acmes the street personals mr w w price of brampton wu in town on tuesdsy missxinte moore of brampton is visit ing her aetna friends mr thomas overton of hiffburton is visiting his acton friends mrs james wilds of berlin paid her actauxrieads a visit last weak mr and mrs 8 coxe of milton spent acoople of days this week with friends in acton mil rtswtn and miss minnie swan spent several days this week with friends in harristoa mr joha j kelly left oa baturday for sprinrkld ohio where he has secured a lucrative situation misa minerva storey who is attending the wesleyaa female college hamilton spent aerensv dars dujlng ha t eek it home i kehadu otsaaaatcao jo saturday from mr george steel of salmon city idaho whpbs4eeptjenaigia jew weekwith ais fri j ia canada he says hell make hbmiaujjn tlnswarxi jbeneojne and settle down in dvlliiatioo sss 4s a707uv ww ttaaaeaaar atrcnoasata toxanatthjiareo anotioa sal oiarm ieokiiuipleoienu tod household terni- tnra the property of mr geo elliot of itolrtrl thtjsapat 9th match auction sal of stoclitanlanuata te tb property pf mr w adams at his residence aetna sal to aoauaenos at twalv oclock faibat 10th march anctjon sale of jam atoclt implements aad fcmitnrs the pro- city grocery a wqbeeh wnted 100 bantla dried apples it ooot for which the highut oath pri will b paid i would also aanoaao to my numerous cus tomer that i hare just purchusd a large aad eheio stock of qrootrlas k crook- try at a vary law agar aad which i will dispose of very ebip to make quick ntaras plats give ma a call tad dont forget that small profits t ooiok rttams is my motto all kinds of provisions kept oonstiatly oa haad highut cash pri paid for prod a w cifjeeir til they wenanaable to uk care ei mom- eivm iirlniwiiernbontlietvf np and down our rtreata annfaarm p- ia nrin to aasist each other jwt mr frtaeis wirae lot 7 eon btsnff nand ink toilet soap fan still alive hu j -at- hes griffins another bankrupt stock of gen eral dry goods purchased a fe w days ago which will be sold at as tonishing low prices consisting of winceys dress goods flannels mantles lantle cloths shirts and drapers in faci eveiything will be sold at prices to suit 0 os srring tweeds r-i- come and see them ifitifie lotp3f klif g 6f the pry gobdsw a esidford ebbouert j b williamwri imp station of siks ofblai t direct tb speelal at enaon or the laulea to oar venr large importation of black and colored dbsatillks wtilenhavejaat come to band lodootnprlie ribstrblaek auavr i upt diala rare uallaa silk roll rantefrcm iljmlotiu per yard rbtte at id are gaaraat td from the lowest nnmberto the blfben to be of pitas bust of excsxli kt wtuaih q dtimtv andor prie the vasrr birr vncn ravh taaoa w invite u tost last to tiutn i ii ibcal apuu ayq1 m sprfpff ecion ta a hxavt oaoa aal3r szijc of exeefcentquajltr and wana aad wtlboot doobttba bett uilu bat wiu be offered by toe qomtare aaty other trdt tbia aeaaea i ji tbtta- fall range afccavoaza boorsa bsxata from je to je perjard t v ihot tfc oiblewtaaa ttuta steok of bukawwlutittarilua in other spring goods we have to hand 8tf hit of new aad to cases of oanadlaa so bales df canadian fl whit katuva pio icf veryjt these gpodta must be cleared out by the 1st of march before stock taking now is the timei to get baegam bsa griffin agton tsntib stricuy casn ma t sjfr iljplirrrromfc per rust ap aad axnucax uiucstt cotrena from 7c per yard up larcottojrs from 7e per jardna r cahbaicaanilltaritty it quality lacmajrotnoititoaoteyertcleacilpttoc ladimuumomtridielaittlaiamthjclhoic wiew i piieth tory lowest- j- alaomnfmmenielot ef oanadun t weeds from 48o per rardua- ha worsted coat ihqball prlceabojilab and oanadlaa cotton seirtinor plain aadj fancy dnckaiaddpmjrpn towels ind kwkixlncj8indalipleaofverjiyte 1 k 4- 1- vbmvibeuitomcnwsadn1vt7 wlitcfli triuexotwloquillly uuuofany rortcr hmoo w ttirtnte aa amlatss ftio itiix on theme jooxu t tie xjzoisrl ii not a ombastle tornof talwi but urn ply mjtand iuuss tt when be sats it that tot ofttock obolpd aod variety prio and rla ooortesy and fair leallfg he tixoaif any ipcaifden ofttaa jrenna homo t n his aeeuon o out fall domlii- ion at any rat wenamber new eaawocamlyom fr ajhi near i alnwaitljillyaod dwlng tu eomtoicmakioi theimi i rfll nakt hli influence felt mora than ever j p w r illiam80n co acton clothing store e nelson pkoprietobe sprinc ahnouncemeht the ss becriber wi tea to athkwrjeeto the residents of aton and vi dnitr thit 1 is spring stock is now being opened up and icoiiprisea all the latest novelties in lagnltlh irish iwotoh am oaiwdlm twdin ftnoy ootttliic ant trotmartaf aff i iy atocl ha been purchased entirely for cash andwthe most favord ire tertna i jiow offer my customers the benefit aud will give suits made to or lex in the latest english aad american styles aa chsap fob cash at any other honse in the trade and guarantee apbv feet lit iwonldjlsocaiattentijonfrmj nw j bwtbxn- ttats j j i which fcxyoi rsell and bf or quality i 7hi the photographip jrfi w la wl wi jsssiissssb tab tyle and prieej areunsdi convinced that i do wi latmt taaa tna jtit jaia jsjaed calland exainine at i adrertise i 2rv pdst batiafaetoit alwajajijtan rftlls iowsittjaaaajrrtml mtewmijixf ram wfrj w tradt ww wmii ohjsotlo iir f t j j- selell m j i iii