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be held ill st albair church l 1030 oclock oh chrittimu mom ing all ire invited mr v wurwn it now running hi kuiltiug fictorj- ovarii me jrt ulcntrf to techw business o prosperom the uomiuiliou tot members of jhe board ot educatiou talus plifce on wed- neday u doccmbcr election on the siu jiiiuiry mwt p heudcrsoii and jime miuhcav an the tvtiriuj members kcv if j llcaltv formerly of tort hope iu inducted on tuesday ovotiin to the pastorate of knox church gnclpli to filt the vacancy caused by the resignation of rev mr ball about a year ao mr qotih cameron and family have removed to stratford in order that thoy may be more convenient to the work in which mr cameron is enjijed viz carpenter for the g t 11 we wish the ranrily every pluuaro and comfort in their new home it is stated that uic only way to pre- servo an umbrella any length of time is to place it when wet handle dynswards and tuns allow it to drip naturally many have been under tho impression that the only way to preserve an umbrella i to never lend it village varieties a ouwiua f urtl newt nad hcr matter tjwul imcrct looor vlllac rradnt ttanmnt buns tetsijat moessc d ec 20 18e3 bits of brevity eeal aad alherwlftc pirpar4 by the m af ike pern a4 cimn for reader af ike free rreas christmas merry ilerry christmas prepaxe for your christmas visitors tomorrows the shortest day of the yer christtns tres will be iu demand ueit wfc it does look morelike winter now the eoirheps- xevr tecri callini cards at the feee pix oszoe- thecold wdiler iza pireu baoness cite boom- we are hkly to have sleigh irir for the holidays after all- t lost blxckcsif kid glove the finder will confer s favor by ieavir it at this osce b u gom to b msrried if so order your wedding cards at the fkix prscs ofictv lent commenceson the 27th february eattr sunday fall on april gth 154 i we neednt tell the little folks that santa cua vz pat id fall time ncrt ifonday nibt- the holiday trade ban been very f asr this season not5lhlandiiirth stringency in money matters at christmas be merry and thankful with all and feast thy poor neighbors the great and the iznil therell be skating at the rink tonight the caretaker announces good ice acton comet band is attendance the boys and girls have been enjoying thamselvei on hendersons pond this week the akatinc haa been excellent merrily ring the silvery chimes wel coming christmas morning eagerly talk the little onesof christmas trees adoring it is the fashion now for dudes to ear dried apples tbey axe so awfully swell yoa ktoa that is the dried apples are bev g tt dewey of georgetown will occupy the pulpit of the methodist ghorch here next sunday morning and evening it appears from the uet municipal act thai persons who have not paid their taxes before- the day of election will be disquali- d from voting the stjle of the few pars doesnt suit the local peefcaboo of the toronto xxui tact bat then wc suess it doesnt matter much j5ere is a pebble which- everybody is flinjahg at everybody else some people gfye according to their means others ac cording to their meanness benewah subscriptions for the vexz petss for issi are already being comer oosly received keep the ball rolling friends the more the merrier for us while enjoying yourself in yourholi- day feastiag remember that there are citizens in poorer circa instance and ac accordingly owing to the heavy frosts of tho past week with no snow on the ground we will do doubt bear coniiderabu aboat winter- kflwwheat next season icoonterfcit fivedollar bills on tbe qant pf british korth america are cjrcol ting in montreal keep a sharplook vut ttowthccpteiu ftwrtry tik6 nln3nbtc s s anniversary the annual tniertaiunientaiid christmas txw of- st albanv sunday schrrjl will be held in the town hall ou wednesday even ing next 2stu insl admission 15 ctuu the pnlpit rev r s locke ma vt xiral occu pied the pulpit in st allans chnrch lart sunday morning and evcuinc his dis courses were ery tatereatinj tin- sacra- meat of the lords supper was administer ed at the closj of the morning service lbxehoose school examination public school examinations were held in tbc limehouse school on monday in the evening an entertainment was given by the pupils at the close of which the teacher mr e longman was made the recipient of several appropriate present- on behalf of the scnicr papifs the evening was pleasantly spenl a poisoning case a case of attempted poisoning occurred at limehouse last week two daughter of mr samuel meredith wen- very serious ly affected by eating an apple which it is supposed bad been dosed with pans green there is ni direct evidence as to the party who perpetrated the inutana act of dis tributing the poison s the reeves sapper the reeves sapper given at hi residence last wednesday evening the event of the season everybody enjoyed them selves the presence of the ladies added a degree cf sociability not generally notice able on occasions of this nature reeve storey never does anything he undertakes in a halfhearted manner scngservice- a song service will be conducted by rev g w dewey at the brick m l church about a mile above acton tomorrow fri day evening topic christian life what it is its work and its reward illus trated by song the service promises to be one of interest ko admission will be charged but a collection will be taken at the close for conference claims georgetown cbtmdl out s125 last week mr mart yn secured a verdict of i2o against the corporation of georger town for the iors of a horse which died from tripping on a stick of wood left lying on the street opposite roses mill- from the evidence advanced we fail to 6ee the justice of the decision in the abovccase it is true the horse was lost but was thc- couhcil to blame for its injury wc think not the gofllph lottery the promoters of the gaelph operi house lottery have been rather taken aback at the last moment mr j l murphy the manager end mr e l gale local agent have each been fined 20 and costs the drawing wa announced to take place ou tuesday bat as the case was in court all day it failed to come off the city council refused the use of the city hall for the drawing what to do if you know tha facts of a local item ci- ways report to the editor dont wait till the paper is published and then express surprise that the item did not appear editors cannot be every place at the same time and most gather a great deal of newj from others let each one feel it z pleas ure to furnish an item for the piper when ever they can and not wait for somebody else to report whit they know the editor of the paper can tha be assisted and the interest of the piper greatly increased auction sale an auction aalo of farm stock lmple- menta c wijl be held at the premises of lit robert gibbons lot 31 conu ei- qaesing an saturday 22nd december commencing at one oclock pm wra hemctreef auctioneer an auction sale of farm stock imple ments tic w i ne on james maion lot 3 con i erin on fri day 8th dec- at one oclock ko reserve as the proprietor is leaving the farm sale to commence atone oclock win hem- street auctioneer a christmas aicfa c the customary anniversary feameeting andcnristmaa entertainment in ooa sec tion with tho methodist sabbath school will bo held in the methodist church on tuesday 25th inst christmas evening revs messrs dewey georgetown ders as6gaweya and bryers the pastor of the cnorch will address the children severil readings and recitations will be given and the choir of the church assisted by ibe children of the school will provide the ainging instead of the usual tree ft obrasuqas roh will bo eroct4 neon which ia arrange the presents and will no doubt proveavery attractive part of thearrang menfc te served pioxbetobfc aple finld fruncj fur oil pnintitrn jniule to oulrmi whims public school examinations the examination of tho pupils of tho first departmont of acton public school look place yesterday afternoon tho school room werq very tastefully decorated with ovorgrooua ond mottoes tho attendance of visitors was very good and the children acquitted thomselvci with great credit to the principal ir thos t moore tho examination of miu granti department ill take place huh forenoon and miss gordon this af if moon serious accident ou monday last mr u l smith of carapoellville formerly of this village met with an accident pf a most nerious nature tic wits working at mr d i chrintios lime works and while engaged in moving sotue lumber on the tup of ouo of tho kilns he slipped and foil a dint a nee of twenty foct alighting upon his head and shoulders on rocks below hi head is badly cut and bruised dr hourucu of milton is attending mr smith ojd we trust lie will noon be able lo lx about again i quamcauons of municipal candidates ak the time for holding tlie municipal elections drawn nigh it may not be out of place to give the property qualifications necessary for those who aspire to civic honors li in incorporated villages free hold to 500j or leasehold to 1200 i in lowus freehold lo rk or leasehold lo 1600 z iu cite freehold u s1xk or leasehold ro 60a 1 j in to wnshipst free hold to mou or leasehold to vtfo and so iu proportion when the qualification is portly freehold and partly leasehold fire in georgetown about cue oclock sunday morning the const rvatories of mr harlwell took fire from a hue and communicated lo the woodjiei and thence to the residence there wa- no water to be procured the well uini among the flames eo that the whoe place wav destroyed only a few articles of furniture being saved there is a lire engine in georgetown but the well at the ncil house rev mr caswells parsjlagv wa loo far away lo be of unc loss about 2aifi theix is an insurance ofjmo 6uelph cnribtmaa fair the christmas fair which was- held at guclph last wednesday and thursday was ry repect a vtry nccessfa one there were over v3 cattle ou the ground represent various condition nvi grades tlv prcti took a wid3 rauge running from ftiur to seven cenu r pound and from li upwards a head there were a large nunihor cf buyers preseiit from all part the province and ales were brisk some cf the fiockruen however were of opinion that the quality of the cattle ou the whole was not up to the usualtandard of the gnelph fair narrow escape from drowning on saturday forenoon ernest ebbage a lid abonl eight years old son of mr thos i ebbage m company with a number of playmate while playing on hendersons pond vuntared on a part of the pond where the ice was unsafe and was immediately submerged in the chilly depths his cries attracted the attention of his companions and after some strenuous exertions hii brother willie whose finger was amputated two or three weck3 ago succeeded in rescu ing him when taken from the water he was unconscious and had to be carried home dr lowry was at once called and applied the necessary restoratives but it wis some time before the little fellow re covered his senses he u now however about as well as usual again noble young men a brampton correspondent in writing to the gtsrgfgvnt hnald says the mock house of commons still meets in rices hall the government has already intro duced and passed several important meas ures among which might be mentioned a prohibitory liquor bill extending all over the dominion it is woithy of note that although the members were divided as to the means to attain this end they were al most unanimously in favor of he principle of absolute prohibition we are proadof the members of bramptons mock par liament their example and opinions iu the above are worthy of imitation and we have pleasure iu recommending similar action on this subject by a body which is not a mock house of commons journalistic courtesy the attin kan says the toronto mall has an advertising agency in connec tion with it and this fall refused to ex change iu daily edition with its contem poraries unless an order for seven dollars worth of advertising at lowest ratej were given it this effort to boom op an adver tising agency business may develop a troublesome boomerang which the mail will take notice of some day the hallon xctcs is one of the few newspapers which declined to be bullied into patronizing the agency and haa cut the mail off its ex change list how many others did it the acros feee pius is another u the toronto mall or any other newspaper re fuses to accord lo its contemporaries the usual courtesies of journalism- for an equit able consideration the feze pitrss wants none of it fisi jubilee concert last thursday evening the town ball was filled with a delighted and enthusiastic audience on the occasion of the fisk uni versity jubilee singers concert we can safely aay that we believe no more satisfied audience ever assembled in acton the very first piece steal away to jesus with the lords prayer captivated every ear at the conclusion of each item on the programme the flpacions hall rang wjth ap plause and nearly tvery selection was most heartily enoored tho flinging of miss mattie lawrence is worthy of special notice for her vnicejs rich grand and highly cultivated messrs cw payne and geo barrett carried their parts admirably and mr f j lpudins bass solo was exceed ingly fine everybody was apparently more than satisfied the committee beva w brycr8 and messrs w h storey and 0 s smith deserve the especial thanks of oar citizens for briqgiug ft ot cellent but very exnenfttveoompany to atjton a merry christmas and a happy new year to all otjr imienstds a1t3d patrons santa claus headquarters in acton is as usual at mcgarvins wellknown drug and stationery store where a magnificeut stock of xoiae and new years goods has just beea opened consisting of everything wanted for the holiday trade such as bibles albums photo mid scrap poeu ladies and gents companions writing desks in leather wood and paper silverware a fine stock cheap wax dolls from 5c to 8300 each inkstands plain and fancy vases toys ic ic ic christmas and new years cards over w000 cards to selot from at lc to 8200 each sachets from oc up- british workmau band of hope review sunday at home leisure hour boys- and girls annual chatterbox iufauts nagazine ic ic ic tie receipt were eatiritotory tsb obavh bioth insqneeinc t ho residence ol mr alex wildieon tbo uth inst anp releet pf the late ann 8njiu-bjo- all ate invited to examine these splendid holiday gills whether they wish to purchase or not it will be a pleasure for us to exhibit our stock and a pleasure to you to look through it j e mgarvin g s it j to s a- 1 1 2 o o s o i sr r b c c r x o pi d o o t 5 sr u- r ris 0 m i i b 2 fel c3 co 2 notice x all accounts due the late firm of hughes griffin must be paid by the 5th of december nfext or they will be placed in court for collection nelson i mcrae lst l wish every reader of the free press lie compliments of the season antitrust they will all have a merry christmas and a-tlappy- new ios 4 4 a i- boots iaistd shoes at 5 per cent on cost which is 25 per cent less than you can purchase elsewhere i want to reduce my stock any article in millinery i will sell at cost any article of- clothing flannels dress goods and velveteens will mu at 7 per cent adrnce on coit until farther notice c b griefiff mbs e si fusss cheap cash millinery store giill ooodsselling at a great reduction j dbess and hantul making done in au ita brancbea j jackettfentndfltte4 fbltt ieavsr anitmjlllfjnmeem 6ftbnf lovely 8w8tdvf4fcr jlo good switcbeirom 75 eeuta upwards a cbmungs made upi s l huv 3f 1 is led m a