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rtt buss taxasoit moaxtv- tnt u i8w- i pm tor rrohivitioo u it ahot id bo submitted i bat they would then hive tome other ax- cute the devil ia alwa ra ready to auggeit tome war out ol the diffl salty it hm been no in all groat moral refgrma in the past tjil vi i ll notes and comments the o s home comiaittm of foreign affairs have reported a resolution asking the treaideat to negotiate for the renewal ot the cauadiau reciprocity treaty the auliprohibitioniata of the western stateehave offered e king dodds of lo- ronto twenty thoosand dollars f orone uua- died lectures on the uquor qnettion this poor doomed traffich very few public advocates and these few seem to havo their rnands ulll their oyn wage the ant election on the scott act in quebec took place last friday and result ed is an overwhelming victory for the act artitabaska the county referred to adopt ed the act hy l majority of over 1200 votes campaigns arc in progress in the ooanties of brome stansted and sheffield in the same province there is no spoutaneoutaesg in the op position to the eoott act there are ecorei of men in this county ready to apeak for and work for the passage of the act with out even the dream of pecuniary reward- can the samebe said oi the other side that there are some obd citizens and sincere christians who conscientioasly think the present system of license better than prohibition- we have no doubt we give them full credit for honesty and a de- aire for the public welfare we note how ever that the soulof theactiveoppositioto the movement in this and in other counties fa the trade it is thoroughly alanned- the silver shrine business is in danger brauiptom bfkurr imjmmff if fy the 300114817 question oktaeio s ctatms stjstaikei5 the argument in the ontario boundary case before the judicial committee of the privy council closed on tuesday before their retirement the committee stated that they woold preaent a report to the queen incouncil on the whole case at the same time intimating that they would recommend a boundary practically the same as that awarded by the arbitrator- this is the fifth constitutional ctasettled before the privy council infavotof ontario within a iw months m vj u u 3k 5zj doctoring the repeal petition referring to the petition for the repel of the scott act in hilton presented to the gotototmcoandl last week the qtuucajfae prca says the repeal pe- titian na deposited in the sheriffsoffic at 3uitocon jtme 27 andremained there till july 12 the petitiou is declared to contain man- errors the names of present doncesidents and deceased voters and vnih its procuring hare been committed other irregularities the scott act people believe the petition ta illegal because the sheriff after the time for jiting had expired allowed it to be mutilated added to and radically changed it appears that after thepetitioixtrasnledthe repealers foand that the provisions of the order in council passed on january 31 1681 providing cer tain forma whereby the names of raters coald be easily tracedjhad not been com plied with- they then took the petition although tied and beyond their control and changed its form hacked and mutil ated it eo that it didob resemble the orig inal petition they eeea added printed matter the fight to get the dominion government to reject the petition for repeal will be long and bitter n a strong de putation of representatite temperance men from halton is to come here in a few days to orge the government to refuse the prayer h for the taking of a repeal vote m aa important question to tie editor of ae ene prof deah stt there is perhaps no question whether it be moral politusal or rehgioas that is taking such a hold upon the public mind at the preaent time as the question of temperance j the truly thoughtful people of our eeunt are opening their eyes to the fact that it is not safe to drink intoxicating liquors even moderately that intemperance is slowly yet never surely winding its deadly meshes around many of the noblest men of our land that our sons and daughters are hot safe from the tempting allurements of the wine cup in short that at the present stage of the history of our country prohibition has be come a necessity and although the ooun- try may not be altogether ready for it yet it is ripening fast and the harbinger that will usher it in is the noble boott act one of the best laws ever recorded in our btatjte books- i am glad that i live in- the county of halton it is the banner comity of tbe province that has come nobly tofthe front and said let us have temperance may she never trail her colors in the dust and now after two years of fairly successful working of the no license system theanti- tomperanca parts tare petitioning parlia- ment forarepealsf thftact the question now stares us m the face shall we return to the hcenae system or shall we not a thousand timea no say l what return to a system that is so fraught with fearful consequences return to a system thatu apping the vav life blood of the nation bnougb of this in tile past it is wgh time that we should retrace our steps and get right on this question enough guilt al- ready lies it the door of the nation without iegalian f the traffic any longer it be- jboprea the people of our noble county to renew the effort begun three years ago to idriya iom eni from- our midat in conwraing with diflerenf persons ott this question we find some ppoeed to the ict on the ground that it oaioot be made mhanal ti lay ibring 4 maaanre to pthtth maenfacture and tale alto- getoimrm w f i qoestion if uwo tame part wonu oto and i suppose will be to the end of tbe chapter it cannot but be apparent to every think ingperson that much j ia depending just now upon the actiou of llae people of hal ton as to whether the scott act shall be successful iu a large number of counties that are at present agitating the question with the view to voting upon it providing the repeal vote is taken- soon numerous letters are being received by parties through out the county from persons in other coun ties asking for information as to the work ing of the scott act stating that reports had been circulated thatit wis a failure that business was ruined aud other kin- dred assertions none ol which we believe no man that is possessed of a reasonable amoant of common sense can but admit i that the less he 6peuds for liquor the more he will have for the necessaries and lux uries of life and hence all kinds of legit imate business will be more or less benefit ted by it if he abstains altogether be is a better man morally mentally and physic ally he is bettor qualified for business a better citizen every way fathers of halton will you not thonghtf ally and prayerfully consider this question doubt less the sin of intemperance is one ot the sins mentioned in holy writ that are visit ed upon the children sc 4c then first ly touch not 1 taste not 1 handle not that which withers blights and destroys sec ondly- throw a safeguard around your sons and daughters by voting down the re peal let the influence exerted by you in youfuomes and in your community be on the side of right by all that you hold sacred and dear remember that in the coming contest a terrible responsibility re6ts upon us as a people for weal or woe as to bow we exercise our right of franchise if the act is sustained as wc trust it will be then the influence which wc throw around us will help other counties to carry the act and soon very soon we will be in position to ask for and successfully carry a measure to prohibit the manufacture and sale all over the dominion hasten lord the happy day when beneath thy gentle ray temperance all the world shall sway and reign triumphantly had i a voice like thunder that its tones might be heard through the length and breadth of the land this would be the burden of my cry parents parents i guard your children from the seductive in- flnences of ehe intoxicating cap if i were s voice a persuasive voice that could travel the jride world through i would flv on the wings of the morning light- i and speak to men with a gentle might and uflthem to be true be true and tell them to be true thanking you mr editor for space yours faithfully arrtti georgetown july 22nd i8si- surrogate court overcharges the following letter embodying the re sult of investigations by the inspector of surrogate courts in a case where over charging by a court official was suspected appeared in last issue of the waivloo chron- ilk and having reference to a subject of coufeiderable interest to the general public we give a place in our columns we pleased to be able to say however that as far as the surrogate court of our own county is concerned complaints of any kind are very infrequent and tbe officials in chargenjoy theruh confidence of the peo ple having business with them to ac ed tor of tie chrmidc dxxe sm acase of more than ordinary interest having arisen in connection with the fees charged by the register of the sur rogate court at stratford and as it would appear from the result of a recent govern mental investigation that fees in excess of the tariff fixed by laware also charged by the registrars of such courts in other countiei deem it right that the result of the investigation in i this case should be made pub-hc- j on the 17th of june last i transmitted the will papers duiyiprovedofonekessel of ifornington co perth lately deceased to the etostrar of the surrogate court at stratfordt asking for i statement of the fees required to probate tbe same and was in- formed by return mall that the sum ot 921 was required as the personality in this case only amounted to the sum of 9600 my knowledge of the charges usually made and the fact that this same officer had some time ago made an overcharge of several dollars in a similar cae transmitted by me i fell that the time had come when jin in vestigation into his manner of making charges should be maov before entering a formal complaint i wrote the registrar of another gnxuty asking what his charges would be on a short will where the person ality was coo and got his reply to send 1 1325 i then entered a formal complaint withthe provincial secretary who at once instructed the inspector of such offices to enquire into andjreportupon the charges made by tbe bistrar of the s cat strat ford and the provincial secretary has forwarded me tbe inspectors eeport which is as follows toboxto 9th july 18m sis i have the honour to inform you that pursuant to instructions i have en- quired into certain overcharges made by the registrar of the surrogate court of the count of perth in connection with his fees for proving the will of one kessel and beg to report as follows his fees as charged amount to the sum of 2115 and are made up as follows 1 application t 50 2 eeceivicg and entering certificate of surrogate clerk 10 3 preparing papers loo postage forwarding same to lin- wood 20 grant 250 three copies of will 300 probate under seal of court 50 notice of grant to bur clerk 25 drawing order for judge 10 attending judge for order 50 postage on betnsi 50 stamps 460 judges feei 760 atiou of these chargea informed me that he had been aooustonim to charging feet upon the value ji such real estate the tame a if it im pertonallty the judge of the county court of the county of perth at altoaeveralof the other county court judget holding that tuoh a devise convert ed the reality into personality and that they were therefore entitled to feet on it at such this ia u i informed the registrar contrary to the opinion of the honourable the attorney general upon the subject a copy of which i have forwarded to him u alto to the other surrogate registrars now under my jurisdiction with the intima tion that i would require these fees to be charged in accordance with such opinion these itemsnumbered 5 12 18 although correct under tbe diction of some of tho county court judge will therefore be re duced to ii 1150 and is respectively i have added 50c for a certificate required under the statue to be attached to the will by the registrar to which he is entitled thus making the correct fees amount in all to the sum of 11056 the registrar hat signified his willingness to accept this sum in full of all fees when tendered from this report it will be seen that this officer in this case demanded fees 100 per cent over the legal tariff it will alto be seen that such overcharges were not confined to this case similar charges having been systematically made and that too it would appear with tho approbation of the county judge if this system of overcharging was con fined to this one official and to one county the evilor grievance would not be so bad but from the statements made by him to the inspector and from the fact that the registrar ot another county demanded 11325 instead of 1066 or an excess of 9270 over the proper feet from me to probate such a will we are led to oonclude that this business ot overcharging by the registrars of our surrogate courts covert a much wider area than the county of perth and it is high time that the people should wake up and demand that an evil ot such apparent magnitude should be at once abated tours 4c a boomer v a- the watch clock house of grteil still ahead with stock business brevities some reta about our buatoeaa ken and houses of beaefltte oar fftnerai rea4era which oak 13e801d at ever havikg leased better rooms for hy repairing department i oak give you- c 5 6 7 8 9 10 u 12 18 2116 of these i allow items numbered 1 2 8 j 7 8 u and 9160 for ko 6 the will being only 5 fob long iduadow items number ed 9 and 10 under the authority of be del- iu292482 the remaining itenu being those numbered 5 12 and 111 depend upon the value of the property devolving under toe wq1 and vanee apoordingly the personal eatota devolving under tbe will in question if lined at 9600 the real estate it devised io executon to hold for the benefit of the uetatort widow dun- ing her widowhood a id afterwards to sell tame and divide tbe prooeedi u directed therein it it rained at about 15500 the registrar mr mcfeddeninxplan hats from 75 cents to 250 at j fyfea if you wantanobby durable and cheap suit i fyfes is the place to go the largest and chespest stock of boots 8hoes to elect from is at xelsn ifc ueraes tape ivokm oarceiders shnuldnotice advertisement uf haywood co who claim an infallible remedy for tape worm tcotdi hcplish 4nd canadian suiting n gret variety at tbe kstt end clothing store j fyfe acton suits and overcoats it extremely low rates and madeiu latest styles be ante to call and see them j fvf e acton fusts tooth powder the peerless dentifrice renders the teeth pearly white the breath sweet remmoves tartar from the teeth without iujaring the cuamel sold by j e atcgirvin druggist acton price 25 cents there arc lots ot people going aroaud grumbling ind half sick at the stomach all the time who might be well and happy if they only used dr carsons stomach bitters occasionally it is a splendid blood purifier all druggists 50 cents 5 the triangle dyes have attained a popu larity unprecedented in the history of dve stuffs- 1 no wonder for they are perlect in all their ihxdes 10c at j e mcgar- vins drug store 45 tf to be permanently esteemed any article must have virtues so marked as to he plain ly apparent the good name of the tri angle dyes is evidence of merit they prote themselves always reliable 10 at j e sicgarrins drug store 5 ilaldllfktiua- therein bat few that have never suffered almost intolerable paia from toothache xeuralgia or ukc scute pains to them such an instant relief as fluid lightning is an untold blessing in time of trouble xo disgusting ofieusive medicines to be taken for days one application of fluid light ning cures sold at j e ilcgarvins drugstore 29 baekleaa armlea salve the best salve in the world for cats bruises soros ulcers seitrheam fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns snd all skia eruptions and posi tively cares piles or no psy required it is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded price 25 cents per box for sale bv j f hcgarviu 31 best and ctmfa r to tae sorterlnc browns household panacea has no equal for relievine pain both internal and external it cunt pain in the side back or bowelt sore throat rheumatism toothache lumbago and any kind of a pain or ache it will most turely quick en the blood and heal at itt acting power is wonderful browns household pan aces being acknowledged as the great pain reliever tnd of double the strength of any other elixir or liniment in the world should be in every family handy for use when wanted at it really la the best remedy in tbe world for cramps in the stomach audpainsarid aches of all kinds and is for sale by all druggists at 25 cents a bottle m at this season of the year there should be a bottle of pectoris in every bouse it it unequalled for coughs colds and hoarseness it pleasant equally aafe for children price 26 cents at all drqggistt fraaa at lut t n article that will give tatisfaction howards pare fconoentrsted alkali for cleaning and scrubbing purposes printers nuaneep watting before thearingand alto for making bard and soft soap a tingle trial it but neceaiary to convince the most skeptical of it great value it will make the flooring at bright u new does not crack the hands everybody who hunted it likes it it is put up in tin botes with full direchont and sold by oar special agents only through the dominion stand- trtcwiioalcamiermprietontotonto onb j e mcgarrin sole agent for acton and vicinity 45 better satisfaction than ever wm s smith guetpfl eabitxal co xsrir afros ia ouc of the most anpteaaut tad injariou coadfuoni of the eranua system flints maodnke pills relieve the twes ul as tonic 10 u to restore- the oracs to a healthy condition sold by j e ifcgirvin drorgiit acton price 25 cent x mcrae wyebridge writes i hve bold urge quantities of dr thomas eclec- tric oil it is used for colds sore thrott croop ic tod in ftct fur any affection of the throat it works like magic it is a sore care far barns woandi tad braises vol let to trespassers a xt persox or persons found trwpaiun on tht- premiies by aching i hooting ac irill l proccated according to law gabriel wells- acton july- tv painless dental opcnulous ttttalized air or nitrous 0- y tde gas for rainless dental operations at th office of cb hivfsld-s- cpikt vmjli4ui street greuh guelph cloth hall ourspringstockis now fully assorted comprising all the newest shades in plain and fancy worsteds west of england trouser ings and 8cotch and canadian suitings good stable for sale the undersigned will sell for a reasonable price ih tuble at prea ent located on bcr iroiwrtv on frederick street the betiding if of good eolid frame about 18 ic feet in aza and iias a ltaito usu feet- apply t this office or ui nn hub edwab0 moore acton june t early closing we the undersigned mer chants and bosincfts men of acton hawbv agree to clote oar respective place of bnainem at the hoar of eight o dock in the even ing saturdays excepted on and after hondar the 9th day of jane hb mccarthy kelioh tfcjicuac geo harig j b pearson kennev bros h j morton j fyfe ch- t hiii- acton jonc th l j c hill it haslett w p brown whhcnrau marshall edmondson t r harding c b griffin stye can asnrc oar cm tot- em and the genera poblic that we have tliia season the choicest selection at goods e have erer been able to ploe before theoj and ia con sequence of the low prices prevailing in the wholesale marketa ve are jible lo sell clothing at very low bfiurea i 8haw crundy jtaraust tineas goelph coal and wood the uxdebsigked ea8 tost got in k large quantity of nratciaai egg stove a2d chests ct coal which he is prepared to dispow of by tho car load partiea nainc coal till profit by laying in their winters stock now i havealso on hand a large stock of dry hard wood in stove and cordwood lengtha cslsuath acton july iindlw- confirmation ol the scriptures modern science and recent discoveries ancient records and monamenta the rains of cities and belies of tombs tbe greek and latin classics assyrian in scriptions and egyptian hieroglyphics antique scnlptores coins gems and hedus the ordinance surrey of sinai the late exploration of palestine tbe lit eral fulfilment of prophecies as attested by the writings of heathen nations ic bvxdeitcbs which tbe plain reader can understand which the echolar will which the skeptic cannot iate and relate bt i herbert w morris author of science and t work days of god ac 2000 cords hemlock bark wanted the subscribers will pay 550 per cord for all prime anility hemlock bark de livered at their tannery in acton before november 1st 1884 bark mast be britht on flesh sat and fall four feet long cnrled or damaged bark only reoeived at a proportionate re duction we wish it duubctlr under- rjilla ubnvoo with aoopy ot p valuable ffilgzlss uttheooeof k any other information will be gladly this work opntainsover 1000 pages has 112 ffluitrations a number of which are excellently executed steel plates has 5000 scriptural quotations and alto from 4s6 authors it is printed on first class paper and it bound in the belt style mr willi agent for the county crjpps of hajton will call furnished opon application at the tannery to ile c r wilson beardmore a co ioton april 1884 wellington marble work qtjbbbosttjblph john h hamilton pbopbibtob pocmerlymoquiuanhamilton dealer in marble granite and everything pertaining to cemetery work received first prises at provincial ex hibition guelph the western fair and local exhibition tfotexoellenoe of- mat and superiority of workmmubip your orders are solicited below will be found testimonials from resident clergymen thx put rcuok acton thursday june 27 u 1 hare cursorily looked alt the work testimony of the ages by rev w hcigrhyftp and find ft all t lat it reeom mends tiaejf to be both u a nuatioal and wwffapoidpe viry njwfuljo forminn and take pleaeure n commend ing theiame to the patronage of thepublio generajly w j pigot3 ba i ad inachuroh tm mikse aoton 18th 1884 mr wm grifta n igej f of meters briduy garritot coinhuaberi brfcrf eauwhwij k a speetoen of tttinonyof flie a m in eon- flrmtion the bortjtelfjt taaitaeemt from numerous teetimonlalt by mmirten rf vtua4ociaonithi ftii wokk4 very vahjijleae teeto t- rmmoltiuidoljlli i j n v dfb asmm ifej knoxc nth acton 3 1 4ljmm nelson mcrae acton white arid grey cottons dundas shirtings cottbnadee brown ducks etc at less thau manufacturers prices job lines of tweeds diid suitings suits made to order from i o perfect fit every time wa mui mri coal in i berrl thejj i job lines of boots and shoes iooo pairs to be rushed off at any price stfllr levinil i paatbael mt job lines of hats caps from 16c up 1 wc areuasliing off tialaucc of our a 9tillinery stok at 15 per cent less than cost splendid value in sugars a nice bright raw sugar 15 lbs for 100 j qab we intend taking stock in alt fifteen days- we are deter mined to reduce our stock and in tend offering pig bargains in all lflgs do not liwl to secure some otour big bargains 1 remember our famous 50 cent my- yi iir vj-g- vzy tbej notac jcy botl hiie jojrable tii1 aityt maple i many i bo3tc tbis- wosdc nam j when walit daja umbid tnewl ing well tioo r arefi endji 1 v7rc4vvt ttti m ki