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ini railway time table m e sets t sign i log nr ad- iars try it once- ill nsra- goods toe iods r r iouizburinz stomers mir iment lpwfcsictht litit tiiis lt work ery r coitoargocids ll tie leading st0cz sfreas darpete i will be girea ill i- solicited arand trunk railwa ooivg iukt ooisg tcst hiiol vc am 1 egress lit am firrts 710 am rifcs itriiu igco bm ttrourli ei5is m special 953 pui rlprofis sjo mi bqirws mail 553 jw special s37pni t1kc or closing wuls gcics vt 51s sm gocj eist 315 am and 510 iiw ecsluli uisil coh nt 5115 m on tunrklav at geo h1xds acton school soaks siohs bmlspu tfott pvr accouat soi pesi lai a lajfs stook it how eyuda astor vitcioi oloeij jmusrt 8et leg saltu spoons lai forks fsrsos ipos poeiot saircs coses hail xootfc is hair smsies- ttcl- 4isj psoau s tctu in and foe uij- lirge stock jtaw 4fr fres tnrkpav mphkinc oct li li bits of brevity local and other lie prepared uj- lie rxjlc or tlie pen and teuton tar t r reader orthefree frs splendid aotunm weather purse lost r adv t in auotler col- nmn fcluriieipaf council next tuejsy eve ning grapo vice may be pruned a soon as tlie leaves fall keep your stock under cover at uicht now itll prrv the hammock has bad it day for this season at least the haiigoveruiefromfiate season is about to be adjourned coal stoves arc notv taking their posi tion for the trinter inontli- the grain market rules at about the same chores this fteek as la mr joseph fyfe is adding a pxiizeu brick voodshed to his residence have any steps been taken yt lor the organization of dramatic club 7 te believe acton cornet band stock is just a little belov par at present there is a very prolific growth of mushrooms in this section just no the scott act petitions forellinfitou wili be placed in the sheriffs office on nov 1st erins notorious sho- is beinc held to day acton vail send its usual quota of the eloping miideu lakes her coach man torched or whoa toroiio korw and soon tires of her hubby hpttator and he of her tongue umttfunt erporitar and then they are both aniious to get oat of the traces i the g t it freight shed here is about halt full of furniture belonging to people anxious to settle til acton but who are unable to find dwelling houses capital iste do your duty benefit yourselves and your town mr robt jiamshaw late of george town formerly of the inn stephenson bamshaw acton has purchased the busi ness of messrs lowe t mcxair black smiths and carriage makers milton we wish friend ramskaw every success in his new business a seasonable and asitreallyoccurs remark student heat eipands and cold contracts professor correct give an example student during the sum mer the affections of city leople for their country relatives cipaud and in winter they contract mr j towusend has disposed of the vurliaiitbrriktahis brother mr b h tdwnsend the fierier under the old management was a popular and influen tial journal and was accorded very satis factory support the free peess extends its best wishes for continued success and prosperity to the new proprietor the kitinjeriwt which got into difficulties a short time ago has been re- fiibcitated the layik appears greatly improved and has any amount of spice distributed throughout its columns we trust it will henceforth be able to keep above the breakers which occasionally sur- round newspapers in the journalistic sea the view from cobble hill over acton and tlie surrounding country is very fine and attractive at auv time but just now with the beautifully colored foiiage to be seen here and there taweon the buildings in town and forming a splendid back ground in the distance the scene is magnificently grand and well repays a visit to this point of interest village varieties o freeholder inrts a verv sensible ietter repectic the cemry bvirtv in thi isae several o our lociu sportsmen talk of jroin north to spend a vreek or gd shoot no hnntui deer theefects of james xih of the harp of erin hotel near gnelph vrill be old by the sheriit todaj a uer and intereting ivivt represent ing the hahon dry goods hoast will appear in nect ihuc rev d m mckenzie of hilton is expected tofreach in the ilethodist chnrch neit finnday evening a ililton merchant gives his custom ers apound of crantilated sugar itli every pound of nfty cent tea mesir speight 6 son are building a neer dam for their carriage and undertak ing vrorks and saw mill only r ninety pnblie meetings in favor of the scott act are announced to be held in peel before the election- mr mckay formedy a woollen tnanu- factorer at danda has commenced at georgetovm the manufacture of pot barley read carefnlly messrs john hogg a sons farge and attractive advt in this isne the price lit is especiallyiuteret- in5- what has become of the board of health there has been no meeting for several weeks l tceir work over for the season mayor smith of milton has been ap pointed clerk of the tawu in place of f- j jones deceased and has resigned the may- oralry to fill his new position a local erdcer pothis hack up the other day because a customer told him he onght to keep a goat in his window as em blematical of the strength of his butter farmers are year by year paying more attention to the selection of seed grain giving extra care not only with respect to the variety bat to the germination proper ties of the seed mr g wells has sold his residence and land adjoining on mill et to mr robert wallace and has purchased the double drick tenement house on main st known as the kennedy property a ntmiber of cattle and horses have iatelv been at large in town and if this in fraction of- the bylaw is continued the constable informs tboe concerned that he will prosecaie all violators mr w h jones of oakville died very suddenly a week ago last sunday morning exactly one week previous he attended the funeral of his brother mr f j jones town clerk of milton indcpend- mr peinhart of the commercial hotel is preparing for the passage of the scott tet he hs introduced buttermilk as nev beverage it is supplied from the experimental farm creamery gvslph mercury this morning a lady etepped into our aiefcto and bidsweetly will you be kind enough to let me look at the christ- uziatworkr onr good looking editor blushed a tittle bat had the presence of mlndtosav certainly madam what can i do for you wosxrton- ffemld the presumption of our young friend of the herald is- too too altogether tie office imp mart have been smt when that item wm peruied- i i collect oa or lcl news an1 oilier matter grpcul interest to oar village kritdert a 3ig days threshing t one day last week messrs a v j mann threshed for mr john lawson lot 20 con n esquesiug h00 bushels of wheat oats and barley in ten hours with their steam thresher this is considered an extra big days work st albans missionary services j the annual missionary meeting will be lieldiii st albaus church on friday eve- ning lith inst addresses will it deliver- ed by rev canon currau m a of ham- iltou rev geo foment b a dnudas and other- 1 o o f appointments the grand master of the grand lodge i o o v lias appointed the following i d p g ms for this county acton h j pmoore p g burlington v h peart p g- gvoretown win freeman p g milton d mckay p g oakville w b smith p g the netr telephone line the poles for the new telephone line are up all along the line the gangs from eat and west meeting here yesterdav about forty men are encaged in the work the wire men are expected to reach acton tomorrow the pokn within the corpora tion will be painted i it is appreciated j a subscriber in rat portage refers to the j tlzz piicu as follows the fnrr pres- i has always been a welcome visitor to mv home i appreciate its temperance and plaindealing principles and always enjoy the spicy story on the first psge i want you to continue senking it tours truly m h b rat portage ont fatality at sockwood while assisting with the erection of a new building at messrs harrifi i cos wollen factory rockwood on monday a vouug mau named w j bardwell met with an accident which resulted in death in a few minutes the accident was caused by a heavy piece of timber falling upon the deceased the affair is a very melancholy one sningle cutting a big days work 3000 in ten hours with two machines on saturday sept ioth at mr thomas taits mill richard f hughes sawed and john myles jointed 50500 shingle and ephraim j hughes sawed and george scott jointed j7500 li any other quartette canbeat it the boys would like to hear from them graveakurtl banner oor readers will remember the jlessrs hughes mentioned above as old acton boys flattering to eevj neih the charles street presbyterian congre gation toronto has extended a call to re7 mr xeil of kassagaweya at a stipend of 2000 per annum during his pastorate over the nassagaweya church mr neil has endeared himself to his congregation who not only like him as a man but esteem him highly as a preacher li he should feel it his duty to accept the call to toronto therefore it will be with feelings of sorrow that his flock in xassagaweya will part with him judges court of retision at the judges court held here on mon day only four cases came before his honor judge miller for rectification the name of mrc c speight was added to the as sessment roll dr webster was entered in the voters list in place of jno living ston llb removed the name of john wedge was struck off aad james millard added jacob s worden was added as tenant for e pt 27 con 2 the attend ance at the court was unusually meagre the eight way how to make acton a much better town than it is talk about it write about it help improve it beautify the streets patronize its merchants advertise in its newspaper elect good men to its offices liver let in opportunity to speak a good about it paes kemember that every dol lar you inrest in pennanenfc impioro- ment ia tliat much money at interest b courteous to strangers that come among yon never kick against any proposed necessary improvement because jyou have boraefmciedobfectiontoit changing g- t r conductors j a change in the location of the coudac- tors of the grand trunk came iuto effect last week the passenger couductors who hitherto have been runniug from toronto to stratford have been transferred ito the eastern division from toronto to j king ston while those who formerly ran on the last named division will in future do service west of toronto the object of such a sweeping change is o prevent any crooked ness on the part of officials among i those with whom they are acquainted the com pany no doubt believing that the better known a conductor is on a line the greater arc his temptations to pass dead heads the names of those who have been running daily through acton but who now are engaged on the other division are messrs draper johnston clarke hoskins bridga and anderson j a quarrel result- a broken leg j i last monday afternoon an accident oc curred to mr john leavens which will necessitate absence from work for some i time i it seem that mr leavens while engaged at his work in browns mill ytrd wai repeatedly annoyed in some way by a son of mr w campbell and in return gave the boy a severe cuffing for his interference the father of tlie boy becoming acquainted with this fact went to where leavens waa engaged on a lumber pile angry words ensued campbell mounted the pile and the two clinched for a tussle in the strag gle they fell off the pile and campbell fall ing upon his opponent his leavens leg was broken below the knee dr webaer was called iu and reduced the fracture quarrelling lsbad business anywhere but above all things the top of a lumber pile should have been the last place chosen for such butincs that dreadful boy once more a young man who calk acton his home was until last sanday night very attentive to a yung lady in town who did not favor his iutentions and who is blessed wjxli an observing little brother of only a few sum mers growth the ladys admirer was visiting her on the night referred to when the little chap broke into- their presence and mounting the young mans knee said havent you got a fine robm oh yes proudly replied the young fellow whose vanity was evidently touched by ikfe remark seeing as he thought in the cir cumstance an opportunity to make a favor able impression on hie sister he gave his moustache an extra twist and reiterated his reply with emphasis oh yes a very fineroom i thought so said the young hopeful musingly but what made you think so asked the young ladys admirer his curiosity by this time folly aroused because was tlie crushing reply sister maggie said she liked your room better than your company i purely personal the strancere who are in town and llie citizens whoareont at townfar j pleaxare and profit mr a e matthews is visiting friends in hamilton miss kate mclean of milton spent a few days during the week with friends here miss annie bessey of georgetown was the guest of friends in this vicinity a couple of days last week i harry mcdowell of milton formerly of acton has gone to take a sit in a port arthur drug store mr and mrs connor and daughter of orangeville were tlie guests of mrs phoebe youmans this week mr d w campbell- returned home last week from marlette mich where he had been on a visit to friends mr w j hughes photo artist detroit spent a few days this week at his old home wes looks firstrate and is in excellent spirits mr john gilhooly late foreman beard- mores tannery left on tuesday with his family for dakota where he intends settling on a farm mr alex bremuer late of bracebridge has arrived in acton with his family and entered on his duties as foreman in beard- mores tannery messrs angus lawson and john mcgill returned home last week from cheyenne wyoming tv where they have been resid ing for some time miss eliza cameron assisted very accept ably in the programme of a concert given by st johns church rockwood last wednesday evening mr george pratt of the halton dry- goods house returned last week after spending a short vacation very pleasantly with friends in colliugwood rev d b cameron assisted in com munion services at fingal on sunday eev mr mccoll of knor college toronto officiated in knox church here in his absence mr f j connolly of yarker near kingston was the guest of mrh p moore several days during the week mr con nolly was a warm personal friend of the writers during their college days mr t a anderson of toronto was in town last week representing the canada prttlyitriaii mr anderson is an old newspaper mau and always has a cheery word for those engaged in that business mr chester t hill of detroit is here on a visit to his old home chester hasnt been enjoying the best of health for some time and came home feeling that acton air and friendship would set him to rights quicker than anything else the boys are all pleased to see his funloving counten ance among them again canada pacific railway ticket agency tickets to manitoba and all western iialnu st lowest ktca tickets isned to all iwints on credit valley 4 toronto grey bruce divlsiage steerage rates from acton to the old couutry otfly 81910 via allaa line 3appljto jemccarvfrt railway bteaiashiii ticket a cut actoa out- drugs stationery paints oils coal oil c j e mccarvins firs sutiosorr st3o acta c the lion guelph dissolution 0 partnership millinery opening remember our grand millinery ppenin on saturday 27th sept -axd- the alxab fostehgileoolt at the methodist par sonage acton on the 11th inst bv bev j s colling mr thomas foster erf alliston to maggie daughter of mr jno guhooly late foreman beardmorei tan- nerv the largest andr cheapest stock of boots fc shoes to select from is at nelson 4 mcraes scotch kofflish sad canadian suiting a gret taciety at the east end clothing tore j fyfe acton hats from 75 cents to 250 at j fyfss if 70a want a nobby durable and cheap nit j fyfcs is the place to go 0reat clearing sals of stock the important axxciuvcement is made to the readers of the fbee feb that the existing partnerskip will be dissolved and the business of the presentsrm of j d williamson orco discontinued at the end of the present season in order tofscilitate this the premises of the lion will be closed on fridav sept 26th to enable us to mirk the prices down and on saturday sept 27th we rommesli ull great dissolution clearing sale we will offer at a tremendous sacrifice the most varied and comprehensive sioct of silks dress goods mantles millinery fancy goods cloths clothing cottons blanket flannels woolens carpets lace curtains fur goods and hats t caps in western ontario titcustomers can rely un this being jhxline clearing salens dissolntionof finn must late place all goods marked in plain figures and siles for csih only j d williamson co we will show a beautiful assort- ment of new fall millinery in all the latest styles inspection is invited nelson merae go to the glasgow house foe chjsap shirtings cheap cottons cheap winceys cheap flannels cheap dress goods cheap hats and caps cheap gents furnishings cheap white shirts e in black cashmeres we claim to show the best 50 cent liue iu the market f atentdustproopcas for 8ale by w s smith i the watch and clock house of guelph extra facilities for repairing the finest and best wtchies wm s smith guelph fem eesi for heaping- mowing machines use lardine r machine oil no cum no crit and will wear longer than anr other machine oil for sale at j e mgarvifs drug store only speight son acton undertakers carriage makers c jg- just opened todar a full range of knitted shawls for every wear special values every lady should secure one a splendid selection of fall tweeds very cheap remember we make clothing to order and guarantee perfect fitting clothing every time and cheaper than any other house in the trade new gents scarfs and ties a choice selection new hats the latest styles are prepared to famish everything in their line from the be8t casket to the plainest coffin on the shortest notiee and at lowest terms s all calls either night or day promptly attended to satis faction guaranteed in every case a firstclass hearso for hire jweareiua position to astisfactorily fill orders for wagons carriage c of erery description in reasonable time good workmanahip odd firstclass material alvavs uaod we hare also a splendidlot or furniture both common andaxtra quality cheap if you will pay as ca8h we will sell yon anything is onr line cheap v j a 8pii0ht mnfr special values in- boots and shofs special values in brown sugar vte hate just received another lot of that famous 50 gent tea vwl nelson mcrae fc- tllir