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ill jinw stt 0- railway tims tabijb orand trunk juilwa coiso rst o01xc 1tkt kited m cm ktprw ksprew no aa baptist paat till in00 ajtt i kama throvwh et aisrmjilflj srklal ljpa biwcul tntt or aoetyo hulb goiac ert e15 aax aotnc nt us alto u4 mo pro ahh mall clem at as fcnr on thurvla wo am mpu iupm 3t pui just arrived at the acton fruit depot to0y coeoantrts figs bananas dates apples c etlcxrro ut or choice house plants cheap startics desiring any special plants or holland bulbs i can supply at reasonable rste- give me a call a e matthews geo utkds the leading stort in acton for school becks bibles albums envelopes note rarer pens ink pass book tovs dolls purses ase pocket knives razors comb- haar brushes sail and tooth brunos wedding and birthday presents berlin wools 2ephvr wools all shades crneu table spoons tea spoons butter ki oa table kn vos and forks watches clock jtwulcrv and spectacles a large stock call in goo brnds jewellerv a raccv goods store acton out t a graham ldi burglps densttulahrrax oyt- wi 1 vi t iprotejaoneuy aclon ou hon- k i frich week rooxs anew a hotel all wok pnrantd to cnettusf action land stjrveyor jdama prorwcul land 6urvor a qrd engtioer ct dxuighumu gutlph ontahio rorjers bv tnu1 or teltjrph pninaptly attended to cton tit ress tstxje2jt ilcxnc ajm i 154 bits of brevity 1 aa slfcerwue prepare bj- ke ate r the pea am telwn fee rea4ers at the free preu coined next taesdav evening th toronto dsolv ii arte is dead faro wort is commencing to boom a cold apnl the barn will fill vat s jlj curtin conceit in tovn hall tjngnt the gl is rapv assuming a health v appearance arson tlie work on messrs w h storey a hon new factors i being rapidly poshed forward the foundation it completed audtlic brick work was commeucedyeetor day morning a good business man should rimaa much attention to the preparation of hti advertisements aa he does n baying hit took a stock oll advertised la more than halt aold tho attention of our readers la direct d to the card of mr j daua provmoial land 6urvevor quolpli thoae requir lug tho sen ices of n lulle or should com manicsie nuh mr uaus n hraraosa farmer had two homes stolen last week from his stable and after earehiiik for several days throttrh halton and wcutirorth found them on thursday near the tillage of alerdowu good fnda was observed as a public holidat religions scrnoos were held in bu ubans church and by the lords arm the da was fino and oar atiions apparentlt enjoed themselves general manager hicksou of the g t railway has isaned circulars dated april 10th to trainmen and engineers of the road warning them to observe the rules more carefull and ospeciallv to look oat for open switches we hate received and placed on our exchange ust the acton connty of halton frm patsk ono of the neatest rural week lies we have seen for some time it does not look as it the scott act injured its bosineu theoa ckalkam triaiim our readers will find the report of the street and sidewalk committee and their proposed improvements giveu in another column of interest the improvements recommended will no doubt prove satifac ton to a urge proportion of our citizens i- eichanj0 lias it ton a superstitious subscriber who found a spider la a copv of his paper wants to know if it can be con sidered a bad omen of cours uou the spider was merolv lookinover the columns of the paper to see what merchant was not advertising so that it cou d spin its wob across the door and not be disturbed since the passing of the scott vet in halton the druggists have done a roaring trade in whisky supplied to nek people on physicians orders fa aorer pwl well now seneca who told vou so youwouldn t call the sale of 10 or li barrels of whiak in a whole county m a vcar a verv roar log trade would jou seneca look around for facts next time brother you can find them in this matter m a govern ment blue book- village varieties a csileclur af laeal ftewa amd ather osattera r sperial taiereal t ear t lllace eraser the lories army aoton bailaged a oocd work iatotir- nted tho8oldlrimeatln wltta buootw the lbrdi arm arrived in acton on good friday commencing their bombard ment with a meeting in tho congregational church that evening the officers present were aa follows general robinson the founder of the arm in cauada captain webb capt auburn lieut laurie lieut wilson lieut turner and prom mer courtney from tlie first meeting the artnv has made dooided progress and in tense interest is manifested in its opera tion not only bv the lower classes but by many of the most respectable portion of the community and by earnest ohnitian workers of tho churches the army held our meetings on sunday all of which were well attended the hallelujah breakfast and knee drill on sunday morning was a novel but most interesting and inspiring aotnoe in the evening the army paraded church main west bower willow and milljfitrcets to tho methodist church where a congregation numbering qpwards of soolpeoplo had gathered rev w bry rs the pastor delivered a most impressive discourse after which the meeting was jjiven info the charge of capt webb the tvult of the evening s service was very satisfactory tho local ofheers capt ebb and lieut s w ilson and boss are carnost anxious workers for the cause of god and their effortd arc bang bleesed with coastderablc success stsav sliots the lord s vrm officers are a fine look ing lot of men in their militarj dress the take the cal e from the salvation arm in thi- respect genecl kobmsoa colluded ionda evening p meeting our people general seem- to have fallen m love with him ho is a whole hearted fellow lieut wilson left veslerdav morniug for ornueville lieut ross arrived on tues dsv and will lie peinisuentlv located here the nightly parades of the army with drum flags and vocal music an being more largel attended each uight the arm has rented the congregational church for a term of months the baxk cry is the omcial gazette of the army it should have a good sale 8eeds seeds all kinds of garden an 1 flower beedt by the package of in hulk cheap at j e mccarvin8 dreg tt autioawt bteri aetoa turnip mangold millet hungarian bape etc etc etc good fresh reliable at lowest market prices city grocery ladies -w- our millinery opening saturday 6th of april and ellowing week to 3lh tint tomitoii for 30c tve 8lh tins apples tor 30o tire 3lh tins orna us for 35c to 3lo tint besas for ioo tvo als tins son for 3so tiro 2 lb tins bbubub for 35c tvo alb tint pesri for 4e tvo jlb tins roaeis for wo ono 3ib tins tun sonsy for 60e one 1lb tta ooffii for 80o 0nto box saifiu for 1140 onomboialiitmfortl ono 5ib otddio ounpoirasr tm ii 38 everything else in my line accordingly quality and prices defy competition w is howell oonur uiu ind uin streets acton opposite haltov dh goods hoisl collar bone broken ongoodfndav wlile htmting egg in ms john scott a bani a bon o mj john gse oh rill cvte ilay 1st arbor forttjce of be canada luna works neax acton fell through the loll fracturing his old collarbone the concert to-night- the conoert this evening promises to be one of the best ever held in towii from oar knowledge of the programme we feel ipearance arain jj ke promise complete aatisfactiou are we to have a queen s birthday j everv venon wfao ittendgi j there be celelrauoa this ear a f t the object is ana of general partner impioteineaii are m progress j aa nratual interest at brdmnre s unnerr i axnonnt paid to waea april s first shower put m an appear- the ctcryrfoira heroic ance on tueadav mo xhe kalsomine and whitewash brush are agai receiving attention- more new tvpe has beau received for our job department this weee- the count spring show of stallions will be held at jlflton tomorrow tutoda s showers were frequent they were necessary and appreciated eggs and new napu syrup were the ravente articles of diet on easter sunday mr a e matthews shows a very at tract ve asaortment of house plants see them- sirs e- creech will open ber fancy goods and underclothing business next ifondaj mr chas t hill is refencing the llgln st and bower avenue sides of his property maple taffy parties are now all the rage wth the farmers sons and daughters and their invited fnends the attention of farmers is directed to tne sdrertiseroent of messrs beardmore t co respecting hemlock bark tie son of peck of peck s sun is to be married apnl 23 it is hoped matrimony will end the bad boy s evil career eggs were lower in pnoe this easter than we have known for a nnmber of years they were plentiful at 13 cents per dozen- messrs a s harm of toronto who hav e done business in acton and vicinity lor many yean have disposed of their coal and wood business don t fail to pat in an appearance jit the- concert in town town hail tonight good programme enjoyable evening worthy object come james dewar ol milton was fined 100 and coats last week ior violation of the scott act- it was his second offence a case against john wallace was dismissed the first day of may has bean set a- part and proclaimed arbor day by acton s municipal conned let alh good citizens comply with the tenor of the proclamation the lords army officers here should enoeavof to ring their church bell correctly or else engage some one who does under stand the business to do the work tor them messrs mowat mclean bamatea have removed their office to the town hajl tbeir new quarters axe bright and cheer- fol and more roomy than those formerly occupied we are indebted to mrs s a beoord for the first bonaaet of garden flowers of the season- deibespangled spring with its uomoms of pate white mowdrop and yellow and rirpu ci u here agaia over toe earth young apnl come her apron fall of flowers and oft her fingers gprfojd them wrscft and dewy showers the cwryrfoira hmld says creelman bros have paid out in wages during the past year 3600 so that the town made well bv giving them a loan messrs w h store 4 son of the canada glove works acton paid out 25000 for wages last year and we consequent reason that our council acted wisely in granting the firm exemption from taxation on their new buildings now in course of erection the lord s army a detechmant of the lord s armyamv ed in the city this morning and fired a few shots on the market square they came from acton wliere thev opened a beige on jfndiv night they are a fine looking lot of men and are much more stylish than the salvation arm having complete mil itary dress the captain said the would be hee to reinaiii permanently la the course of a few weeks gvtlph herald a wortny literary weeklr the hem ymludttr is without question tne best general literar and family news paper published on the continent its matter is prepared by an extensive staff of eminent writers and its editorials and reading matter generallv are pure and healthv in tone and most lnteresttng lo the reader the ledger is published weekly at kew xork for 3 00 per annum and re quires neither chromos nor gift enterprises to give it air extensive circulation bad besolts of the whisky traffle mr k h warner whose reclamation and conversion in chatham a little over a year ago caused not a little stir among ro- hzions circles has fallen again and was arrested at woodstock the other day while drunk mr warner is an ll d of gentlemanly appearance and possessed of unusual abilities he had been working for the scott act in the county of oxford for some time his relapse is greatly to be regretted but he deserved credit for his adherence to better principles so long chatham tribune oh if our beloved conn- try was only free from this cursed blight ing degrading soul destroying traffic how many thousands of hearts and homes would be eternally benefitted by its banishment appredatecl there is a little town down in halton called acton with a population of 1211 and to say that it is represented by awide- awake newspaper wonhi indeed be drawing it mild such publications ss the fsn psiss will bring a town into notoriety m a remarkable short space of time and we have no doubt that acton is all that its paper claims for it wxngham vutetu thanks bro mitchell it is very gratify ing for as to be able to inform you that our citizens appreciate oar efforts to place acton and her interests favorably before the general public also that they always evince a willingness to fall in with any feasible scheme advanced by the fast fans for the progress and improvement of oar little town immigration to halton from the report of il o department of immigration for ontario for 1833 we find thai there were forwarded from the toi roto agency last season to thu county 196 emigrants distributed over the count as follows acton 6 burlington 37 camp- bellnlle 7 georgetown 19 hornby 11 limehouse i hilton 36 norval 0 and oakville 3 ho army meeting to night in all probabilit there will be no meet ing o tlie lords annv this evening reeve storev is in communication with the general at headquarters to have it withdrawn oa account of the town hall curtain conoert the arrav boys need a rest anvhow lirrm at the moment of going to press a telegram has been received from the general granting the request of the reeve odaleljowahrp from tie aninal statement of the secre tary of the grand lodge of ontario pub lished in tre dominion oddfiuca we ieam that fire new lodges were instituted during 1883 and that the total number of lodges existing in the province at the end of the year was 203 the net increase in the membership was 313 the total bong 14182 the number of brothers who received sick benefits was 1 689 and 262 widows were afforded relief the total amount expend ed in relief was 38 670 19 being nearly 105 w each da newspapers of 1584 from the edition of jlessrs geo p ebweu 4 co s xnuncon nompaper direc tory now in press it appears that the news papers and periodicals of all kinds at pre cnt issued in the 0nited states and can ada reach a grand total of 13402 this is a net gain of precisely 1600 during the last twelve months and exhibits an increase of 5 613 over the total number published jest ten years since during the past year the dailies have increase from 1 188 to 1254 the weeklies from 9 062 to 100x8 and the monthlies from 1091 to 1499 canada has shared in the general increase still another method another plan for raismg moneyatcburch apciahles has been discovered at ogdens- jburgh it is called a weight social and is managed as follows the ladies are placed on a scale and their names and weights put in sealed envelopes each gentleman draws an envelope and ou opening it he finds the name of the person whom he is expected to take to supper oysters are served he pays for the same at the rate of hall a cent a pound for as man pounds as hist partner weighs light weights are m demand for once these socials are said to furnish a great deal of amusement severe accident wrnle engaged in the erection of a store house for mosrs newton sons lime- house on monday mr james sharp car penter of the 4th line tsquesing fell from a scaffold only seven or eight feet high and had his ankle dislocated and leg frac tured near the ankle joint the accident is one of a very painful nature and occur ring as it did just ss the building season is opening is rendered all the more serious for mr sharp the patient is in good hands however and under the skilful care of dr lowry will no doubt be able to com mence work again at the earliest possiblo moment aeace for lift oataesday afternoon mrdougal mc- arthnr met with an accident of a very pe culiar obaracter while working at messrs gowdy moores saw mill at li he was engaged in rolling logs front the shore into the pond and for some purpose went in front of the log when it started down the declivity towards the pond see ing jhis danger and there being no other means of escape mr moartnnr sprang into the water to o himself the log ok him however and be being con- ably stunned by the new received it had some difficulty in getting to and again ha regained tern anna t and ia now sot much the wane for flocking being alone at the tana afw john t ellis general agent aoton ontario bbpbesentino the following firms ontario pump co toronto sarnia agricultural implement co waterous engine works co brantford wellington marble works graelpl an liiiormatioii rupecting the articles manufactured bv any of tho above will be cheerfully given upon implication samples on hand j own t ilus dominion boot shoe store kenney bros adaust st act02sj are daily receiving their new stock of spring goods which comprises a large aud varied assormeut ol styles from the best manufacturers of the dominion aud at the most reasonable prices everybody emted both as to quality and price ordered work in this department we are prepared to manufacture all lines and can guarantee satisfaction every time kepalrliuc promptly and neatly executed eekmiy bros new harness establishment rjlhe undersigned begs to announce that he baa pnrcbased the business of mr b creech leased the store of mr p kallej and ill now prepared lo rectirt orders for lighit hbatt blarjsriess oi superior hake collars whips trun valises fee having had considerable experience m the busmese i feel confident that i can guar antee aatisfaction to all repairing promptly and neatly executed a call solicited h j morton swaps was a narrow one the best place to buy groceries provisions glassware china and crockery is at- w p brown gos look at oar beantlfnl china tea setts new goods just t arrived inspection invited newest parisian english and american millinery goods in the makket cheaper than the cheapest under the supervision of miss mccarty who has had large experience throughout the united states and canada we are prepared to turn out work equal to any in the dominion satisfaction guaranteed can undersell any one in plumes halton dry goods house c b griffin miiis e hi lasss cheap cash millinery store jjah goods selling at a great reduction tb8 dresh and haktle hakg done i all its branches jaceets cnt and fitted felt beaver and straw hats made over in the newest style see our lovely saratoga waves for 100 good switches from 75 cents upwards combingb made up r8 e b pass st georges square gnelph spring opening piles of isew goods arriving daily at the mammoth house georgetown vtw sims sorts vtwttlki vnhluhmixm tfnrbms trimmings sswffi savings jtiwhuuasry wrwts tbwwtismrt vvw slbboas vnr bauilwixti jffrw hosiery now gloves new cottons new shirtlags nw crlffluahs stw prints kiu xriwtwstfts itewbuwmriofali new eats niwctowjnraismngi new carpets sew besay aide cloth- 4we new soots sad shoes subscribe for the ac ton free press 1 j f r we beg to remind our patron b and friends thavayehaye large stocks in all departments that in consequence of the tspfession in the cotton markets we have extraordinary bargains oar ordered olothing department is in the best possible shape to tarn oat the best ana cheapest garments in the country oar millinery and dress making departments are under efficient and judicious management and are prepared to torn out all orders entrusted to as in the best style ana finish i j your patronage is respectfully solicited gall on as we can salt yoa and you wiu save money 1 mcleoi 3