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railway time table orandtttttnk baltwa goivo kut i gohto writ iliio silt -m- tio em ittinjiull 100 ejn ttirourh ei r-n- spceis arj- ksprass um m m0alu a n or closixo miu sfe eikhi a rf o ruai rojluh mft lo ms on thumlfcj geo bits d8 tl leading store in acton tor school books bibles albums envetopee koto tapcr pens ink peas books toys potts purses vance t pocket knives raaore combs heir brushes nail and tooth brushes wedding and birthday present berlin wools zephyr wools all shades cruets table spoons tea spoons botter knives table knives and fork watches clocks jewellery and spectacles a large slock call in goo bynda jewellery 1aucy goods store acton out choice apples persian dates oranges lemons fresh canned goods i at a e matthews th graham ljxs scrgeok dentist baotrtosost will visit professionally acton on mon day of each week roosts agnews hotel all work guaranteed to give satisfaction b a1x la1dlaw a- co babrtstkbs a solxoitors orrcrs over imperial bank si wel lington street east entrance exchange alley toronto josrs this q c wrma lumjr c a miktes gxoaex kirrcix gcton w mrts tnrtsjit messixd mima ad ism bits of brevity cat aatf esherwlsr flrfere ay ike e r ike wb aa dn far readers ef the free press sleiching is pretty nearly done for uiis shamrcs were predominant last another su patricks day has passed qsieuy into time thunder and lightning have got down to doziness again as ye so so jiall ye reap advertise in the yssx pres- pjnlar meeting of the municipal council next tuesday evening what shoemaker is that who makes another snowstorm last night our local inubnert or preparing tor i their spniu openings five and tot dollar- bill ot the maw central bank ot canada are now tn cir culation the question of higher dog ux will probably come up at the council mtetlng next tuesday evening a communication by defendant anent the tolton vs arthurs case ts unavoidably crowded out of this issue yesterday was court day in aotou but only a light docket was presented the matter before the court consisted altogether ot judgment summonses ami uudefended suit little jack to his schoolmate on their way to school yesterday morning my mammas china tea set ia- handpainted little ned pooh who earn onr whole fence is to hoar the expressions of some local reformers respecting the big bribery job at toronto one would imagine they were pleased that the infamous piece of business had taken place mr c w hill continues to lead in producing photos of all styles and sizes in the most commendable manner many prefer mr hilts photos to those of city artists if you desire anything in his lino call and examine his specimens now ye merchant who doth not adver tise pack up your blanket your buffalo robes your furs and heavy winter goods in nice brown paper and next fall you can bring them out as new fall and winter goods the advertisihjfmerchant needs no such hint he has sold all his heavy winter goods some time ago village varieties a celleetiea t laeal aews and etker aaallers sf special l alt rest te ear vluace braaeri no place like home there are many persons in town paying from 5 to f 10 per month for rent of be dwellings they occupy who could purchase iota and erect residences for themselves with the amount paid in rent in the course of five or ten years by doing this they would not only have a home of their own but would assist in improving the town new blacksmith shop messrs 8tephenson bros have purchased the property on main street opposite mr james camerons residence upon which the old california house stood for so many years theproperty contains half an acre and messrs stephenson intend erecting a urge blacksmith shop thereon part of the timber is already on the ground for this purpose another skating race arrangements have been completed for a five minute race between s mills guelph chamuiou of wellington and w speight of this village chamnioa of hilton to take lace in georgetown tomorrow friday evening the winner will receive a prize of 4d aud his opponent 110 consider ableinterest is manifested in the race by our local skating fraternity jtirttritg qjajnpionaxdp a five minute skating race for the cham pionship of the county took place iu milton rink last friday evening the competitors were speight acton johnson milton and bell burlington speight led the race throughout and at the expiration was con- hhoes withoal leather the farrier there has been quite a butter famine siderably in advance of johnson the bur- here uteiy it is a scarce ar ide yet- pev g scarr of rockaide will preach in the methodist church next sunday evening ladies are advised to take in their complexions during the prevalence of the march -sriiids- the snow shovel so freely used this winter will soon be put on the supernumer ary ii until next season we are in receipt of a budget of ke- bntika papers from mrs p 8 armstrong formerly of acton thanks- a couple of tramps were accommoda ted in the cells lastfriday night two more on sunday night and four on monday night mr c c speight announces that he i5 prepared to repaint or revamish second hand buggies cutters dcand make them good as new try him ii the influx of tramps is any indica tion that spring is approaching it is cer- tainly near there is a superabundant supply of them at present the salvation army are pushingtheir revivsi work in guelph and already up wards- of a hundred recruits have evinced a desire to torn to god and flee from the wrath to come the members of st albans church ere talking of purchasing he congregation al church it would suit tbem admirably and we would be pleased to see it in use by some religious anamination the last carnival of the season in acton skating rink is announced for this evening the manager promises good ice lor the occasion acton cornet band will be present several prizes are offered the days are approaching when the tidy housewife with her bead encased in a towel will begin home cleaning and throw empty salmon aid tomato cans over the 4l fence fur the benefit of her neighbor jmcssqj wni bennett and walter lamb of kjaeeegaweya inform ns that one day last week they sawed one and a half cords of maple wood in thirtytwo minutes with a lancetooth saw pretty good the weather has taken a sodden change within the last week or so and gives some promise of spring the enow mantle is gathering iteeh up preparatory to an entire folding for some time to come r the advance agent of thelords army an offshoot ft the salvation arrriy viatt- ed milton last week in order loieogatje a public hall for tfie army meetings lie met with little enconrsffment bnt etrenta- ally aecurtd triecld temperaooe hall weiave reeerwd aoopyof o addreea ou the limdlibrjseiarimkeaby j herbert maaonbefettocaaaaiegitna- tatote toronto tfcs pmfnoiwxirtftsitian me o4 exhaoatire teffixiantac- bystero ar4 favor of itintoaoetioblit lington man being left altogether in the rear and now billy is the champion of the county and consequently the favor- ite with all business change mr robert creech has disposed of his harness business to mr james morton of port huron mich mr creech intends devoting his attention more especially to market gardening and small fruits in which venture we trust he will meet with every encouragement and satisfaction we understand mr morton infnd removing the business to kellys store next to the canada glove works haasagaweya concert the concert at brookville last thursday evening was fairly attended the pnv gramme proved to be an excellent one and was well carried out and all present appar ently enjoyed the proceedings mr thur ston musical director did all in his power to make the affair a success at the close of the concert a cake contest took place between miss anderson a member of the singing class and miss smith an outsider voting was lively for some time and miss anderson walked off with the cake springs advancement- this is the month when squirrel tracks fjx tracks and rabbit tracks are thick in the snowy woods and when the juvenile trapper has an eye open for game it is mornings like these that the farmers boy rushes in to say that old spot has a new calf oz bears in a shivering lamb to be warmed in a blanket by the kitchen fire on tiuesunny side of ia log the bronze ante can bo seen straddling about in an ill- humored kind of way in short all nature potato to the coming of gentle spring- an actonians success m dakota the minneapolis coaodioa jtntriam in referring to settlers in dakota has the fol lowing john hcandress st thomas pembina county formerly of acton hal- ton county ontario says i own 160 acres of land much has been said of the severity of dakotas climate but having lived in new york state and minnesota for s number of years 1 must say that this climate suita me as well as any i find that i can acquire more property hre in a shorter time than in any other part of the country do any of our citizens remem- her mr meandress 1 the folly of libel suits it ought to be plain by this time to men with a grievance against newspapers that nothing is so profitless as the libel suit if vindication is considered desirable if a wrong is done either knowingly or unwit tingly the newspaper always willing to tight it but of the hundreds of libel suits tried during the past few years those which nave reconstructed the cha of the libelleemaybecoonjedon the lingers of one hand the best advice to give a man who contemplates a libel suit against a jis ezolracedid enochs haok- rrtyebttpiismworavlpni tlmbwurtohapal rev dr castle prtadpsl of xemutar hall toronto will dv praaoh in the baptist chanel next sunday afternoon at 8 oclock w jsdueauonil journal ffaaojuoi stppkmint is tin nams ot a new monthly paper just issued by eaton gibson a co of toronto it is an ex cellent journal for the teacher and typo graphically is one of the prettiest speol- mens printed on the continent grips new pubhshlni house orip printing and publishing co of toronto have just removed to their floe new premises on front street it is claim ed that this is the best equipped prjntiug and publishing house in the dominion and judging from the descriptions ot the olty papers we have no doubt the claim is well founded it is pleasing to know that crhij merits are properly appreciated by the public and tho prosperity of ite enterpris ing publishers is the best evidence that they are canadians may well feel proud of their coraio weekly it well deserves the hearty support accorded it golden wedding on the morning of the 18tli march 1831 there were no two individuals in the township of barton county of wentworth happier than mr anaou smith and miss x ancy potruff as on that day they became pledged in matrimonial liouds to a life partnership ou tuesday of this week the old lady aud geutleman who are nowreai- dents of actoii with a large circle ot friends including children grandchildren and greatgrandchildren met at he res idence of their soninlaw mr w h storey reeve to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary ot the happy event a very pleasant time was spent aud the company enjoyed the many reminiscences recounted by mr and mrs smith the old couple are still en joying good health and we trust they will be spared to celebrate their diamond wed- ding the local editors position the country editor has the advantage of his city b other in that he lives nearer his readers than the city editor docs the country editor knows by sight and by name a goodly portion of bis subscribers and to a large extent he is familiar with their family history he personally congreta- lates them on the birth of a child and sympathizes with them when death takes a loved one from the family circle be attends the funerals tho weddings the anniversaries and all other sorts of gath erings he joins their societies religious and otherwise acts as president or secre tary or u a private member discusses questions with them writes essays and de livers speeches he is identified with all sorts of local enterprises and tries to make himself generally useful as well as orna- mental danviiie adxzrtikr honor to whom honor is dae we have had no occasion to use warners safe cure so largely advertised in these columns during the past year or so but have pleasure in testifying to the integrity of messrs h h warner co rochester ny proprietors as our business relations have always been of the most congenial character this firm is not only liberal with newspaper men but have proved themselves always ready to assist the needy in time of calamity and as well as in public enterprises of vsrious kinds -12- 900 were donated to the sufferers in the floods at cincinnati lately a splendid observatory with magnificent equipments has been erected at their expense and pre sented to the city these things may be good advertisements but they are credit able even after all the discount the veriest cynic can knock off has been taken investment and savings society the report of the guelph and ontario investment and savings society which ap pears in another column exhibit a state of affairs which must be gratifying to the de poeitors and debenture holders as it on- undoubtedly was to the shareholders pres ent at the annual meeting from the in- creased amount invested in the societys debentures it is inferred that the public fully appreciate the safe and stihstsnrlsl nature of these securities and the prudence and economy with which the business is conducted the cash value of mortgages the reserve food and the savings bank de posits all show a large increase over the figures of last year and good result haw been produced by the system of accepting no loan until after the property has been inspected by a director the m or some disinterested and reliable valuator the mortgages held by the society are in every respect firstlass and a comparison with the reports of other similar institu tions througnout the province proves that the guelph and ontario stands in the front ranks as regards prosperity stability and good management maasamasmem 0fffii oarei ill diseaaeb arising from tbjr blood gtfmt abttmne daut at tmb mmmwim liver and kidney8 price 100 per opti -at- j b kochurrlns drug stow actao the best place to buy groceries provisions glassware china and v crockery 1- sfte w ib at- w p lock at ear beaatifal cklaa tea setts new ti4i just arrived ktvbmm seeds vnrhua xtvjoatmsmi vrrshsstxlmaiugs tfiwolsakintta wtwlbhlmrt aftw ttathtrs jtsvfltram knr sloljons vtv8mallwarm howeotrr jsrewqlores sowocttoas how buruscs kiw chsgham atwmsts vtwtwnds hrbalrtlisau1aa kewssu hiwosbtsfwnlsfltbss stwosrptts jdwbadym4s oloth- new soots id saoss m ii we bog to remind our patrons and friends that we hare large stock in all departments that in consequence of the depression in the cotton markets we have extraordinary bargains our ordered clothing department is in the best possible shape to turn oat the best ana cheapest garments in the county onr millinery and dress making departments are under efficient and judicious management and are prepared to jurn out all orders entrusted to us in the best style aud finish your patronage is respectfully solicited call on us we can suit yon and you will save money w house i nelson merae clearing sale moleod anderson hilltoijt 1- dry goods i i m m m olst the bo a d personals mrs ilcgill of fergus visited acton friends last week mr john r barber and wife of george town are in florida e s buthven of regiua has been visit ing his old friends at milton the school girls have brought the skipping rope into requisition again miss etta smith ot bolton ia visiting friends at the methodist parsonage aotou we had a pleasant call yesterday morn ing from mr w b smithett of brighton mr and mrs 2 w mann of gnelpb visited friends in acton and vicinity this week miss maggie moore left last week to take a situation in a millinery catablishmentat st catharine miss annie laidlaw of oakville is studying at the new england conservatory of music boston mr h h wilson of ancestor wj the guest of mr w e smith of bower avenue a couple of days last week mr charles midgley who has spent three years in the oonfeetionery b with his uncle at montreal returned tome on monday v boiler mhla oeorgetown that was no 1 flonr yon gave me our bread is nice and spongy is what the farmers tell as com loqg with jroar gristing apd pighjji wjjosjp every day so th4ypurtto bmlp your ohopping arid time j t nome at fm we have decided for the next 39 days to offer our large stock of winter goods consisting of overcoats readymade clothing mantles mantle cloths knitted goods in shawls clouds hoods ic at less than cost price we are offering no 1 value in gentlemans lamb caps felt hats and caps a firstclass stylish hat from 50 cents up special value in ladies mutts in mink seal coney c at less than cost price in ordered clothing we are givine no i value in tweed suitings good workman ship and perfect fits guaranteed every lime boots atid shoes in endless variety at less than manutacturers prices w o are giving the beat valneb ftp be had in the secure a box of those layer raisins we aire ilhatatflsa- we have the moat oomplete stock f of i50 oeittlt splendid values iii8agar818j ibaji aeverytmng alseirr be sure mmi sjiftls-f- i5i- wmm griffins big cheap stock of will be pouring in evefcy day for thejneb six ieeks m i j i p i mm wm 11 as ssm