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v iwat time table village varieties t a ullmtln f utl iwi n mhtr matters at tfttltl i strut u u i1u krajwn f m qrikd trtfhx rxlwa idm east oopra naai hiici- anf i kxnnsa jit am eipnm t10 am1 exitac jjo ajn lasstmalli 1o0q un i kxxiriba udnin exjlss p ax sis n p-a- l8peda- 8ji piu toce or qtosrxo mils ioms wettnl5 m toiog kutf aas ul and 4j0 pjn hokluh maclosts at us ajn on thursday- f sar it ceo hykds acton 9oai8ooki8ftimssmabset japt aeoout book hsm ink aaxgtstmk at hoxtt syaai autoa tfteha oueto jitumt spktk- im saltm sseea ui torkt putmptpmleekvtsitu oeaaot hisi tooth tad salt bnafeifc t4- dit nwttifto r5cahiaaa4see my large stock ctonnegnss tnxspiv moaxtxo sttt l88 bits of brevity lcal m4 vthervlk vrarc4 br the 7 v f the free pi poll your vote early xotpealforhltou comity coancii met ou tuesday forepaogh in giielph oa stifdaiy september the summer months have flon regular meeting oc xctou couucil uest taday evening goelpli people rusticate ia kaasafia- weyajjiackberry palches- yote as you pray- canyou pray for a return to license of the uqaor traffic 3ir a w grcn has repainted and othenrise improved his knitting factory ou lain street thestarta o hut thnrbday mght and friday did great good rt4dihe rain band concert in ihtk torai hall this evening let there be a iirrfl attendance the boys deserveit- i a company of taroato brewers and distillers have been visiting their friends here the past day or o- the towihip of xaosagitweys will hold its annual exhibition at bsockrille on friday the 26th o september vote aatnst thet repeal of the scott let and ensure the safety of your home and family from licensed whiskey shops the crossing on klgia street soath side r mill street requires the attention of the strttt and sidewalk committee a new one is necessary j j twelve oat af fifteen at the members of haisoircoantt council are supporters of the scott ict and one ofthe remaining three is on the fence i a scott act meetihg ws held iu ban- nockburn school on tuesday evening eev c cookman and lr john tarrem deputy j eeeve addreased the meeting tcfn dodds will ahdress pi audience a good payl tfcmmng od monday last messrs lawaou and mcarthor thrtaw for mr james dobbie lot 21 con 5 eaqaeaing with their steam uirecher 815 bushels of vhcat and 435 baahels of oats wiliiin ten hours this wai without doubt a faithful daks work king doddiln naaaagawcya king doddg addressed a meeting at brooirvilie kasaagaweya otl tusdayeven- iog but made uo oouverts rev d v lucas of moutreal spoke ir favor of the act and at the close of the meetihg it was clearly ctemonstrated that the audience was unanimously against the j repeal of the act the reeve deputyreve and all the counctuors of nassaiaweya are in favor of the scott act and are working for it i f detroit excursionsu the excursion to fort huwq and detroit hvt tuesday jras taken advautageof by qmt a number of our cituemt among wbrim were messrs anson smith c t hoi and daughter thomas eastoa and daughter f h smyth john mcrae john itawaon v s c amatthews h stafford geo mcfarlane angus ferguson and b 8wackhamcr z some of these left the train at sarnia andporthuron bat the majority went on to detroit make business profitable kow is the time for business man to advertise trade will soon be lively if a move is madein the right direction by our merchants printers ink always paysfor itself tenfold when it is used judiciously dot this down geatlemeaand come at once to the fkce pbzss office and order your adrertising space circulars posters envelopes bilj heads fcc a large supply now on hand kow is j our time to place your order handgnrnp baptismal font mr john h bjinilton of tbe wellington marble works gaelph lias kindly donated to st johns church eockwood a very handsome baptismal font the workman ship is well executed and fully sustains the excellent repatatiou of the above establish ment it is cut from stone and the carving and other work are very fine the congre gation feel truly thankful to mr hamilton every one appreci for this liberal donation and hope that it may be the means of increasing his large and extensive business scog act meetings a meeting of the citizens of acton and vicinity will be held in the town hall on friday evening upon which occasion the following gentlemen are announced to be present to speah against the repeal of the scott act revs e w sibbald rector of christ church belleville- w g wallace georgetown j s colling acton hon j g currie of st catharines and w- mc- craney m p for this county on mon day evening j j mclaren qc of to ronto the gentleman who defended the scott act before the privy council will address a meeting in the same p tftng dodds esses the wrong baby while on a canvassing tour through ks- quesing last week the whiskey champion e fg dodds called at the residence of a prominent farmer living in sight of ash- grove post office on entering the house the whiskey king was met by the farmers wife who held in her arms a baby the orator began praising the child and fin j up his oration by kissing the little fellow fxesonals mr annan matthews is visiting frieudi at sea forth miss annie grant of quebec is the guest of mr w p biwu and family mr a eastman wallace of fiugal visited acton friends this week mrs atwood of walkertowu wis the guest of mr w h storey and family this week james sou of mr c 8 smith has en tered upper canada college toronto for a course of study miss mar browti left ou tuesday for the young ladies college hamilton at which institution she purposes taking a course mr j e mcgarvin municipal clerk and family have returned from their so journ in muskoka they had an unusually pleasant time mr r little v s l took a short breathing spell on saturday and paid a visit to friends at walton he returned on monday evening col w allan attended the caledonian gathering atstratford on saturday the col enjoyed himself very much and many associations connected with his native heather were recalled notes and comments let the electors of our noble county stand up manfully for the right and poll their votes next tuesday against the repeal of the scott act the man who professes to be a desciple of christ and yet uses his influence ahd franchise for rum is like judas who for thirty pieces of silver betrayed his master to his murderers with a hypocritical kiss william rearm mpp far this county savs i would advise the electors in every county in ontario to adopt the scott act iu adoption in haltou has to a great extent prevented the 6ale and use of liquor it has not injured business where is the consistency of the christian father who prays in his family da after day lead us notinto temptation and yet uses his influence and vote to have a rum shop the most dangerous of all tempt ations to his family planted at his doors formany years the license law has aim ed at stopping drinking by legalizing the sale of liquor this system has failed for drunkenness is still common it is now reasonable to try the scott act and a fair trial it should have sustain it who opposes the scott act 1 unscrup ulous men who make merchandise of crime men who oppose every law that would re strain their trade men who rigidly op posed the crooks act until a stronger law was passed kow these men praise the crooks act qanada pacific railway ticket agency ticket to manitoba ma alt wattarn poiiita at lototbataa ttckata uaud to all point on crmit villa a toronto grey brae dlvdtoni 8trf bate from acton to the old oauttry ojfly 1910 dont read this vnleiit yon want tossare money via allau line l4ipplfto jemccarvin hail a- bteenuhip ticket agent acton oat drugs stationery paints oils coal oil ac a j e mccarvins snt k buuoanr sten aotoa special attention is called to tlie large stock of decorated china and stoneware sets just arrived at w h howells in all the newest designs of the day have you seen those uew glass tea sets the design is log cabin they are really beautiful goods and are being ad mired by every one that soes them i have on hand another lot of glass fruit jars i after which the good lidy at the house got mke town hall- on satarday evening the he will no doabt tare a rge and re- j w peetable company to sgrak before acqmliutimoe g tae afternoon with actons freight receipte are larger now i ber j chea ook ou e g then showed that he felt badly sold the then even in the palmiest days of the lara- ber trade messrs beardmore t ca hare increased the freight business very much since their arrival here we are in receipt of a lengthy letter bearing on jhe election nert tuesday from her jas hcaiister of kincardine for many yeans a resident of this county bat vre ninst reliictantlr crowd it ont there were threshei on the farm oi mr husband sassagaweya 683 boshels of barley and oats in i hoars ran ioo of this was done in 11 hoars three bittheu per ininate was timed by a neighboaring j farmer tvhile a party ol gaelph feeatlemen j were oat shooting woodcock ou monday j jlr henry coolsou one of tbe party wa j accidentia shot in the face by a companion he loses the sight of his left eye sports- men be careful itrsj e jfcgarrui tells as that she caught more fish avoirdapois in one afternoon at firry sound than 5ed and x r jt have done here all summer and she didnt have to use a pocket book either good for you mrs lie lady considers it the biggest joke oat on dodds- cox- toe palpit the jlethodist church was weli filled last sunday evening with an audience that had assembled to hear the 6ermon of eev c cookmanon the subject at issue iu this county the rev gentleman delivered a very interesting discourse touching upon almost- every conceivable point in any way related to the matter now before the people j showing plainly that the duty oi all was to vote against the licensing of the whiskey traffic or any other evil on sunday evening bev john smith of toronto will acenpy the pulpit af knox presbyterian church and it is expected that eeve w sibbald of belleville will occupy the pulpit of st albans church the same evening pointer we had a call from d h hunter esq head master of the waterdown high school who was on his way home from a holiday trifjf several weeks duration he said that inmiis opinion if a high school were established at milton and a compe- that celebrated 50 cext tea is the tea of all teas try it ouce and you vail have no other all are welcome w s ho w fcull if r m e r si fou eeaptxg i mowijg machixes use lardine machine oil no cum np ctflt will wear longer than mv other machine oh foe sale at j e mgrarylns drug store only co to the old reliable clothing store for your spring clothing acton comet baud intends competing j energetic principal put in charge it tilecotiivtyand township shows this fail and the members are nr carefully practicing to this end attend their cou- cert this evening and thus give them tangible proof that you appreciate their efforte j there j was one load of wheat on the market tbisjooming the price tra 80 cents being a redaction o e couple of cents from the price given on saturday grain bayirs and millers who had a stock on liand will lose considerably by this sudden drop itcrcitry daring the present week forepaugiis advertising agent his been engaged in post ing the county with printed matter respect- xng the showtto biheld in gaeipli and hamilton- wtiile in conversation with a friend at georgetown he said he had been all over the county and found it iinposafble to get a ghws of liquor any place prohi bition seems to prohibit a little somencm- an enthusiastic and very largely tended scott act meeting was held in the town hatt on imonday the chair was occopied by d henderapn eaq- banker and addresses were delivered by the bev jama obatu ue of georgetown and f 6 spenee q editor of file toronto joi tliipctaiobothheaw bmbwerevotseaaonabklogie vfneing anofcoit have bad a salutary effect is ench meeting a held the pwpecta grow inore and more bright forigiil victory tethecftoseof right nd it imotnp parent out the scott ac wfll be nobjy sastioe4 on tie 9ib septembeci i of it it would aside from its educational advantages pay the town financially as owing to the situation of milton together with its railroad facilities it would be sure to be largely attended he says that the ninety pupils who attend the waterdown vtifh school spend as much money in the village as its residents pay out for all pur- posesoiamimit wouldnt this apply to acton too a high school for acton ia one of the probabilites f the next few years acton is more favorably situated for an ttnrtitation of this kind than either milton or georgetown the latter places are too near high schools already established hookwoodhews mrs g scott and sou are very low with typhoid fever eev mr stracbju preached a temper ance sermon at eden mills on sunday the fine showers lately have improved the turnip crop some of out farmers are harvesting while others are engaged in sowing late sown spring wheat has rusted in gome localities upon the whole the only thiugtroubling the farmers now is the extreme low price of wheat the elibindenr have given great satb- taction in this vicinity the largest nd cheapest stock o boote 8hqs to selfclroin ia at kehjap jrawe scott act ik haltoh kow temperance men ef halton your armor buckle ou the battle is oefore u9 and the fightinc has begun the antiscolt aot party again are in the field and will not spare expense nor time to get tbe act repeated but although theyre fighting with a that wbold grace a better cusetcal we hope they will not get repeal from those who make the law for men who vote for whiskey most be blind to human woe and temperance friends should all t fight the common foe unite tbe scott acts getting popuhr as witness all who try to get the acf s supporters the speakers to supply thares grey and kent and huruu and durham and renfrew and carletoo all theae counties have called their meetings too they will all appeal to parliament to have the scott act passed and we hope to see fair canada free from the eurse at last it may be two or three years jet but iu an established fact and nearly all ngutrthinking meu will vote for the scott act xow temperance men of hilton come foreward every man to fight this monstrous evil put yonr best man in the van and nerer halt nor falter till all can shout hurrah when haltou has snstained the act the boraeprolectinit law acton aug 20th 1884 e a i v cradle bcbks in eramosa on the 30th august the wife of mr john bums of a son saaiox jn the 28th august at the methodist parsonage georgetown the wife of the rev j w shilton b a of the altar glixvnie mcgbzoob in gait at the residence of the brides father on thurs- dav august 21st by rev d a duff mr john f glanvilla to jennie second daughter of mr peter mcgregor former ly of acton i you will find a still increased stock of goods iu all liues adapted for the coming season at prices suitable to tbe hard times do not fail to see my 11 12 and 13 suits made up in the best of style and perfectly fitting the finest stock of hats scarfs collars aud all things necessary to a complete outfit satisfaction in every way guaranteed at the east end clothing store j fyfe business- brevities some rut about our bulneex men andhouaoaof besefltto our kueral readara hate from tu cents to 230 at j fyfes if yon want a nobby durable and cheap suit j fyfea it the plaoe to go scotch english and canadian suiting a great variety at the east end clothing store j fyfeaoton sniti and overcoat at extremely low rates and made in latest styles be sure to call and see them j fvfc acton there are lots of people going around grumbling and half nek at the stomach all the time who might be well and happy if they only used dr canons stomach bitten occasionally ii is a splendid blood pnri3ar all druggist 50 cents 45 de sjubes opiar solvpre will poahnyely do all hat is claimed or t thereii not corn in the world hat jt will not femoye if ued according to direcuunj soldiaactoo the free press r power printing house is the best place fob job printing of all kinds best of faculties posters programmes dodgers reasonable prices for all orders jnvitation cards circulars notices wedding cards c he neatest memorial cards n printed stationery trie best work mo pains spared to give satisfaction qood work invariably executed we arte pbepaifed to furnjhij fallfubs with goods at the following wholesaie prices a r good grey cottons one yard wine by the web at 5c fine heavy all- wool grey flannels at 25c by the web the best shirtings in oanada at 14c by the web choice prints from 5 to 10 cents dress goods ducks cpttonades and all other kinds of dry goods sold at wholesale prices and cut in lengths to suit purchaser black silks best french make for ma 110 125 150 200 acknowl edged by our customers better value than any other house can show boots sc shoes y womena firstclass riveted shank boots for 80c womens fine slippers for 75c v childrens and mens boots at 15 per cent leek than you can purchase elsewhere sttgkajrs teas v superior bright muscovado sugar at 6c per lb by tbe barrel in smaller quantities at 5 per cent advance a good cooking sugar 18 lbs for one dollar we guarantee to give the best hyson tea in canada for 50 cents per pound cheapness and good value is our motto at the halton dry goods house c b griffin dominion boot shoe store kenney bros actoit lcajidsr st fall goods we are now receiving a very large stock of new fall qdcds of every description our boots and shoes- are purchased from the best manufacturers and we are consequently prepared to guarantee all iinei we have a large assortment and can suit everyone requir ing boots and shoes as far as quality style or price are concerned ordered- work in this department we are in a position to manucture all classes of workjand will guarantee satisfaction to every customer call and see our coods acton aug 28th 1884 an immense special sals at mcleod anderson gos georgetown ayou will always be pleased with the style and quality of the work turrred out atthe free press offig caoowrojbgsounwtoul muh rynpp btjwkrrindratmlrici j v a car load of prints to be slaughtered at 10c a yard worth 15c and 20c the greatest bargains ever offered special sale of carpets a magnificent tapestry carpet at 85 a union carpet at 2oc we have an immense stock of carpets in hemp union allwool tapestry and brussels they have got to be sold regardless of cost special sale of ordered clothing we are selling suits at 14 and 16 original price 20 and 24 great drives in headymade clothing 25 yards splendid factory cotton for 100 a yard wide factory cotton for 6o per yard a magnificent cotton for 25c worth 85c how u the time ffor all our other departments are in first goodi are beat sold heap we snre tk great opportiuuty for them it wilt aheiata- wsfwsisassbhvsc tew jww pw ng order and that this is a tbbea v 1