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etf b ulway time tlablb t ofiakd trtjhk raivw5 lotvfl tit ee i wfi 4 s fl o0wet express ktpftta- r uu special li am uo am iwpn ms pun jtpni t i mtsja daiii iojoo ta ei ju jn ml pjll tin or cxouxo uuu gotivet9uara toil east 11 and mo ptu kwtu nteil clow at i- ara on tlrarvday m gree jress liartstuy mornva jv jf 1884 bits of brevity teal tad atkenrltfi trrfatt kr lk r r ike ims a ubwn rr j ran ef la rrt pri rjow for ltp year balls civic election next monday vow the qocstion will be popped the clow of winter close the door stocktakine i now the order of the day the uoli3a are over now or a rear pfcncrcetic bnsiue pid yon hear the bellringer riu the old year out and the nci year in iid you hear the doner of the new ka tnraedover on sevr yetrs hay remember to blanket vonr bone when von ipare uiai standing ou thestreets these toldavt j the skiving is wow nrstciaas there tru in nhainal amount of driving on kew tearfjday the heavy storm of triud and suwud ar ms lhepat ttrentyfour hoars ha driftevl the 4 considerably xrton building association ha ttvcral poc4j brick residences to rent in their lerrseeen bosrer avenue j4 a lively and interestitu year tor tie nnmarried young ladies of coarse re wish them all success 7 ilrranemects are bein effected for the institution of tlodpe of good templars n acton next tuesday evening easterner slipped and put his head through one of jicgarrinydrog store win- dovt on saturday evening tittle charlie after his kctt years filmier ohmnmma ise dot such an aivfal headache in my stomach feebnomy in the household expenses is talked about now that the holidays and their consequent extravagance are over georgetown brass baud is now under the leadership of prof icculloch former ly cat baxrie it has good prospects for success the carrier boy wishes us to express his pincere thanks to his many natrons fo their liberahtv toward him on xiew years i jthere has been passible sleighing dur ing the week and large quantities of wood timber logs hark ac- have consequently been teamed in- lit is rather hard to get into the hang of titing it 1884 isnt it sr business man the 3 will creep in unintention ally yet sometimes tote only for those candidates for municipal council who will agree to do their part towards the formation of a fire company for our municipality jkorforthe silk dresses girk make everv youus man who refuse your pro- po4l pay the penalty leap year comes but pnee in four years you know jxotwiilktaiiding the dull times and scarcity of money oar merchants and busi- neiinen report having done a very featis- facf ory trade during the holidays- tr j v llilne l now a happy man hatting tnltttl into he blissful stau of mtnmj with mi iynn ia tbty havisii iiulc miiiiijaiu cxuuntiiiiy i v- r h rh j jflur thiui iv due ui if r h h u ar- er of litic ur ky fufa compliinent- jvr tamhxiz ticket jrleui the waniei- obirvatory the observatory l one of rorhesttrs pnijeipp sttracti-jn- if subsoribtr f hcckrcod will kiuily fonrard as- hi- uaiiee we wiil be zplaued to innert his pithy budget of news with your real nanv not necessarily or publication you know tdiarieaof all load and descriptions art in the market and the usual bomber have commenced their winnal attempt to write the doings of every day in the year ople hare been known to keep the prsc- ti e up untl the middle of february but it ge lerally la j about three weeks her b hobba of monnt pleasant for- ra fly jnitnr of the methodist church here pi id actou friends a abort visit yesterday a 1 were glad to iee him the hev gen- tlanan luu just ciocd one of the most stceeesful special services on his circuit ei er held in the london conference at a church fair recently e viluable p ize was offered for the young gitl who h id declined all invitations td eat icej cream iring the summer- nobody wasbfe to- ci aim it show this to your glsi najt may b it dont let the proprietors of ioe cream pirlors know where yon found he ad- vs the value of advertising in the fats i exa is being weekly tested and satisfac- t rily proved last week a mink muff was 1 t by one party and a good kid glove by- mother they were advertised and con- i iqoently are again in possession of the wnens these matters are of very fre- oent occurrence and ft does pay to ad- tttise 1 fuktooni picnia the atkinson combinatiaq puyed mul- i coss picnic in the town hall on new ears ev to the alimroest aodieose that i as greeted a company in acton is many a i ay is point of numbers aba east of tbe ompuyvas all oia 0wj4u ws9 1 jere being nineteen in cannsetiou with tmafnbuljasfar as their dramatkal i bciocy is iocerned they wer miserabls i ulnres and willbe welcome in- future jo nawwkwjfcteltt wbs ftactured whll engaged in loading hi turnitare a comvle of wek aso prior to hit removal to stratford mr hugh cameron met with an accident by which a couple of hit ribs re fractured he has been unable to writ aiuoe bat w are pleased tolm that lw is raptdly recoteriugaud will toon be able to attend his duties again bcott act trills at the soott act triala at milton tut thureday mr robert agnew hotel keeper of this village waa cdnvieted of violation of the scoft act on two chargosj and fined for fint offence 130 nnd coats second of fence hcjo and coafe total about i17s three chargas against mr agnew will be heard at milton today as well at one for third offeuoc agaiitt mr james campbell the public bohooh public school opeued this morning the board of trustees were congratalating themselves upon the efficient ttaff of toach era secured for 1s81 but a letter as re ceived on monday evening from miss mor ton teachet tor second dspartiucnt ttating that she was too ill to enter upon her duties and asking the board to secure a substitute for a month or so no substi tute has as yet been secured week of prayer the annual tvk of prayer will com mence uext monday gin hut the fol lowing are the subjects selected monday praise and thanksgiving tuesday confession uf sin wednesday prayer for familietl thursday- praver lor the church of christ friday prayer for misimi at home and abroad leap year arrngeisenu we are glad to learn that the bachtlors old and voungrin towu have already takic lime bythc forelock and beid a meeting to eounder the course they should pursue in view of approach of leap yer of its usual serious consequence and from vlnl ve have- heard of the proceeding- can safj- ly inform our lady friends that if they make their selections with proper discretion very few silk dresses will chango hands the snotrvs the sidewniks the constable has poited notices through out the town notifying our citizens that all parties neglecting to have thfe snow cleaned off the sidewalks adjoining their premises by tenoclock each morning will be fined according to bylaw oar resi dents have always attended very credit ably to this matter and it is only with a small proportion of the population that the constable has had any trouble iu past years our worthy constable supported by the council is determined that the snow by law be recognized by every citizen amen able to it and we trust all will respect the object in view and act accordingly m installation walker lodge a 1 a- a if ko 821 celebrated st johns day last thursday evening by installation of officers and an oystesupper at agncws hotel w bros j pettjford and anderson of waveriy lodge j guelph conducted the installation of the following officers for the current year hw years day tuesday was hue in the momlhg bottc- wardt oveniiig a wluter storm tat iu the day war apparently spent pleasantly by ouroitlaons blalghlng was good the cart- taker of the rink had good loe for those who njoy skating aud new yeart oalllng vat pntty largely indulged in th oarnival at the rink in tht trenlng wu tht only public enterulnuttat in town tht at- tendance was very fair but the number o costumere wat smaller than usual acton cornet band ditcourtod tweet mwio at intervals during the evening and now the holidays are over the cheerful exprea aioo happy new year it laid upon the shelf of time for another twelve months and all are again brought face to face with the stern realities of real life bro vr h lowry l p m 3 b pearson w m i francis 3 w w j pigott chap geo hynda sec c s smith treas g c clark 8 d ym shaw 3 d fredsecordx of c hampshire stwiri w b kenney l g jno kenney tyler oakrille high sfchool the undersigfced pupils were successful in passing the entrance examination held on thfl 20th and 21st ultimo l brain ajpnonsi i chisholm allan 3 kennedy george a i lncas cliarles j patterson lindsay g patterson charles 7 anderson lucy if cote annie jaue j ft cross isabella 10 jordan minnie 11 lebarre ella i t 12 montgomery lizzie 13 mccranev jessie- i h mccraney ella j i 15 kisbet isabella 10 randall ida 17 williams mary- foot of the pupils of ifr 14 coate of j burlington passed very- successful examin- ations it hamilton collgiate ihstimte one of them heading a list of forty candi dates which speaks well for the efficiency of burlington public school mr ephert d rron teacher s s ko ig- esquesing ha4 fhe satisfaction of seeing twoof his papils lass crolitable examination at the guelph highschool painful aoddent to a former hesident j an accident which might have resulted fatally occnrees on the evening of tbe 22nd december to ms peter s armstrong of ivanhoc nebraska late of this village formerly of eramosa and brother of mr john s armstrong of armstrongs mills mr armstrong had been ont to lincoln and returning home on a lumber wagon the night being very dark in crossing a bridge about two miles from home he missed the way and the wagon upsetting he was thrown a distance of ten feet upon the ice on the stream below falling upon his left hand which caused a dislocation of tbe shoulder at the collar bone when he was sufficiently recovered to get up he found the horses and wagon a short dis tance away the wagon being a perfect wreck mr armstrong walked to the near est house about a mile distant and with the assistance of a neighbor walked home the pain from the dislocated shoulder ren dering it impossible for him to ride dr cox of palmyra 10 miles distant was im- mediately tent for who after three unsuc cessful attempts finally succeeded in reduc ing the dislocation the injured man it doing as well as could be expected under be cirouinssances guelph papers please copy cos this is the second serious accident which baa befallen mr armstrong since bis re moval to nebraska having received a hao ton sf his left leg a year z wu ha caused him much pain and trouble and uiete aeddesb are unfortunately tending terr seriously to injure his success citattetr farm and in a new country mi armstrong am fainily have oar wannest itorttferfe ferfr nitatu a- sd and fatal accident a death occur rod very saddonly in our midst ust friday morniug which has cast a gloom imsi- the coimjmiiity on wed nesday jgxh tilt whilo tho children of mr m c on- were out playinr with their slod drawing each other on he ice and en joying thetruekos nn only children can do bertha the fiecond daughter slipped aud fell her head striking the ice by which a severe bruise was iufiictod upon the temple the little girl walked homo and although the bnite caused her counidtrable pain thv injury was uol considered wrious i medical attendance- was secured and tho friends at the little one did all in their power o relit- w iut suffering but on frf day morning her spirit departed from the house of cla very suddenly and peacefully a matter which reuderedthocircumrtuce pveu more painful waa tbe abseuce of the pother of the little girt who left the week prvwoui on a visit to friends in luther leaving the children with their grand- parents mr and mrs robert royce tho family hsve the warmest eympatby of the entire community in tbe ir sudden afflictiou ivovelv iu her life kind fneudu iniuwtered to her tt deatii convcyod her morul re mains amid the sympathieu of many to the georgetown cemetery there to remain until tht morning of tne resnrrectiou of the just per30hals- mr fred secord has been home for a couple of weeks mr thomas- perrrraan er of couiog- wood riited aclon friends this week mer a and e and miss charlotte hems tree t visited friendi iu shelburne this tcjk mr and mrs j b austiiinddaaghter of hawtrer visited acton friends during the holidays- mrs j e mcgarviu aud mrs george xiebel tpent new years at their old home in 0 tinge ville miss etta armstrong of toronto who had been visiting acton friends returned home last week mr james moore jr who has been in montreal for a month or 60 returned home on xew years evening mr thomis elliott of cbesley who had been visiting in acton returned home last week mr w bell accompanied him a merotfclspftft to ajlt ottr a1t3d patrons santa claus hadquarters in acton is as usual r i r at wellknown drug and stationery sfore i r where a mngnificent stock of xmas and new years goods has jast been dpeucd consisting of everything wanted for theholiday trade uch r bibles albums photo and scrap poets ladies and gents companions writing desks in leather woodiiand paper i silverware a fino stock cheap wax dolls from oc to 8801 each iukstands plain and fancy vases tojs tc ifce ac christinas and new years cards over 10000 cards to select from at lc to 8200 each hets from 5c tip british workman baiul of hope review sunday at home leisure llour boys and girls annual chatterbox infants nagazine tc 4c c idtxssioisr free all aie invited to examine these splendid holiday gifts whether they wish to purchase or not it will be a pleasure for as to exhibit our stock aud a pleasure to you to look through it d e m terrible railway col lision one of tbe worst railnat accidents is can- adlan history twentrseven men kfflod at toronto rss- terday morning- twaotymore seiioaat injnrad a terrible accident occurred abont two miles west of toronto yesterday morning on the great wesurn division of tbe g t railway by which twentyseven men were killed and from twenty to thirty additional wounded tlis earful result was caused by a freight conductor who waa running bis train without orders and in conse quence collided with a morning passenger 1 train transferring a large number of em- ployee to the bolt works about three miles ost of toronto the scene was a tcrriblt- ind heartrending one- thought on tho old tear and the new oar rucurii ui another year ig closed mi1 seojot for aye and what ia written can we ctr enlmt or tajc stray can we efface tho uj willi tears from out tbe boob of eibt v ah no our acta through all oin- yean wo write iudeuuy cpoa the blausb of eightyfour what fibsli wo now tadito as we shall tora its putea oer what auall wo thereon write good resolution usde auw performoi aaa written here 0 may we find la oar rctiew at thedoic of this kew tear he wjio can for the past atono and all thai wroog erase if wo but trust in him alone will rive sufficient grace to all then who mar now regret ihc past from them has sown a urjjgbter thoa3htlo neer forget tktpresent is onr own br kfinoibet a josxsok morriston ont the altae ixlisksstxes at the methodist par- sonage acton oh the 1st jan by rev w bryers mr loseph allan of erin to lliss ancy centner of ktqnesing pbxce hissmo on wednesday deo lath by the hev e c caswell m a robert eldest son of mr john price of silvercreek to mary ann daughter of mr wm harding of the 5th line esquesing the grate hall id natsagaweya on tbe 27th dec ann wife of mr boben hall aged 77 years oaa at the residence of mr bobert boyce main st acton on be s8tb dec bertha m second daughter of mrs m corr aged 11 years to 5 a k 1 o hl m 5 o m 3 m s h z o o h cd ss5 z f4 i o h3 a o nmn c i i o 8 m so 5 o s 8 5 d u 4 r ft bo at v oo notice 4 r l sf all accounts due the late firm of hughes griffin must be paid by the 5th of december next or they placed in court for collection willbe i lsi l acton ont m wish every reader of the free press the compliments of toe season if a few grains of common tense ootddbe iafaaed into tbe thick noddles of thole who perpetually sad alternately irritate and weaken their snmnacui anir bowalt with drastic uurgatites tbey would u tin ijigbly aeerrilteaaniiia tonic othrenft6yveetabe du ooveryana dytpepde iinti wbioh nausei good digestion to wait an appetite and mtbosbothi t and trust thsy will all tiave a merry ohristmas ano ta happy mhm i boots shoes at 5 per cent on cost which is 25 per cetit less than you can purchase olsewliwe i want to reduce my stock any article in millipry i will sell at cost i any article of- clothing flannels dress goods and velveteens will sell at t per cest advance on cest until tarttier notice c b gbufuf 99s j mrs e ass cheap cash millinery i9au goods selling at a great bednotioii bbbwahv atartus makhm done lp id jta kn nekes s jafiksra fbift wiavbit aad 9traw hat91bw tmr wew 8arstoga wave for im v t djhj61ana fv aski mbiki entaadctted vvr l y wvkojviifim