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t vi v jt 1 i mb i i t ttibgkavs oows atqiuon april lit thomas gor don aged t yean bottk in kcton on monday the 4th april elder root horceaesd to years tbcksdjot moutreo ann 7 1887 nqtbs and comments an orderincouncil appointing mr j borrplomb speaker ol the senate was paaedon satnrday premier mowat baa promised the legis lature that the next houae shall be elected by what is practically manhood suffrage this will be a popular move justices of the peace trill pot as such re ceive eopies grafts of the hfetlied atatntei just issued hot a collection of the criminal laws is now being prepared for their use and will be issued as soon as practicable for the- purpose of indoing english farmers to emigrate to canada the depart ment of agriculture have decided to ex hibit specimens o canadian grain at all the county fairs ioenglandltada summer the illinois legislature the members of which were requested by the railroads to return their annual passes have retaliated by introducing a hill reducing the passenger fire on roads in the state from three to two cents per mile v- the herald is already wailing at the re moval ol the esqnesing exhibition to acton and says georgetown must have ihe exhibition next year well per- haps it may but if it does its citizens will require to hump themselves in a manner thev have never done before j t ffl bubble has btfrpt a iin tl first o april 1886 th corpora tion of the mjuniclpallty ot aoton waa emd rltt a writ to tattrain them trout otuiain t fairviftw cemetery or the par- pose foi which t was purchased and sur- veyed dire rumors as to what thai result would i o have ever since been rife but fit the eou rta have been carefully avoided by the pla utiff r on the first ct april 1887 the corpora tion of the municipality received through their solicitor i communication front the jawyerl employed by the plaintiff making oyertoi as to the- corporation to have the eaae vliltdrawa at a meeting 61 the counoi tfeat evening it was decided that owing o the utter iraposaibuityfor obvious of collecting ooata from the plain- tifl it roiild be wise to agree to the with drawal of the case yfch rill refer more full to this matter in pur lext issue andpo the big bubble feas busted arq0sthb the advantage of lower rates for railroad faxes is shown by the experience of the elevated railroads in new york before the reduction of fares to 5 cents the daily receipts were about 15000 but since the reduction they have gone np to 25000 and even higher let the canadian railway companies consider this point in their own interests 1 the shortest cut sir john could take to in creased popularity would he to declare for manhood suffrage pure and simple the revising barrister all his pomps and powers must go soon or late sir john might as well as not have the credit for coming down to democratic first principles world and particularly if he added a clause in the bill giving the franchise to women the particulars of the libel suit of mr j h mcccmom against brothers a white of the milton reformer as brought out at the preliminary trial shows the case to be a remarkably weak one mr mccollom admits to have done what he is charged by the fbrmerwith doing viz opened the tenders for the county printing before the committee had met and in the presence of one of the proprietors of a competing print ing office the case will be tried at the assiies tomorrow of course there are some party news papers in canada that are pleasant to look at and worth reading still the first papers thatasre pick np are those of an in dependent character the toronto mall montreal r ottawa journal and toronto xevt thet may not always tell the truth bat t editorials nnkfcw those of the hide bound oryj7 are not calculated te make the reader a mental dyspeptic one does not relish mutton for dinner every day in the year yet the parly organ never changes its bill of fore from january to december the solids and side dighea of the indepen dent journals served in season are pleasant to take and easily digested may indepen dent journalism in canada have many additions to its ranks before the close of this decade canadian amerieah succebs jor failure thelictonfitek jpkess is in error when it sayt that the esqnesing show was not a suoo as at georgetown last year it either makes this misstatement jbecause ignorant of fact i or from want of thought con- sequen t on its excitement over the acquisi tion of the show for this year we have inquir id into thematter anjfind thai in every lepartment the exhibition was avfle- cided success our acton contemporary will d ubtless honestly take back this in oorrec i statement htrald if tl e free press is in error it will cheer- fully make the amende honorable we have i t however upon the authority of an expre lident and several directors of the societ that the receipts last year were considerably less than the expenditure and tl at the surplus of former years was neoese arily drawn upon to a considerable t extent if this is the nature of the success aimed at by the editor of the herald wej really amusing to see canno extendjcongratulations ppon his am bition we admit that the officials above referr a to may have been iu error if they iave been the herald can readily prove its position by publishing the last annui 1 financial report required by the provi icial government libel of law no r that the reform of the libel law is being discussed there are plenty of politi- cians ready to bay the present legislation is nor e too strict and that if they had their way t he papers would be handicapped still more it is natural for a politician who has t en abused daring an election to feel that i ewspapers sometimes go too far but it ispiobably true that if the politician were in the position occupied by the newspaper tha i some worthless scoundrel of whom he sp ke the truth could put him to theex- pense of 8700 or 800 to prove it mnpoli- tician would go a good deal slower than he does nd public corruption would conse quent ytincrease the newspapers ofteneht into 1 rouble through people whose char acters are so rickety thai the hast jolt will knock them to pieces as a rule these people have no- money and an opportunity to make a stake out of a paper is almost irresii tible- v th newspapers ahoald all unite and de- mand that the libel law bhall he amended if the politicians commence yawping about the n wspapers the time will soon come when the newepapers will have a chance to swing back the politicians weneedspmej tbjing dose at once to remove our disabilities and if the politicians refuse to do it our best course wilibe to grow a new crop of politic ians and knockihe old fellows out aliebpaper can easily find sbmebody to boom for office and to land into popular esteen we needbot lack for politicians thong 3 it is quite pbssible some politicians will liok for newspaper supporters if they dont take hold of this in a little more lib eral sj irit than they have donjl netcs burglary and hoi uafllkitff cflttiew ky i the 0on0brt4the bakd the festive burglar it around or rather the kind of trentp who does a lutla bar glary at odd tltoee to n ieve the monotony of hit existence at ii vyerei one of our well khpwn oitlaens hex a visit from one of the fraternity later on sunday night or rather early monday n orhing tho fellow didnt get much howevi r just a little odd change and a watoh t be affair hat oreatcd a mild aort of nine day i wonder and great warlike tad bloodthirsty talk hae been indulged in by those w io never were n similar position as t what they would have done had they be mtbe aufferers there is now a gtt at demand for rf volvert clubs andothe weapons and sun dry citiwns arepraotic ing shooting in their back yards and the ne xt burglar will prob ably get a warm reoe ptlon nightmaret in which dirty masked tramps and burglars largely figure are prerolent amongbt the timid and do not require the aid of late hot suppers or cheem and mincepie to make them suffloientlj vivid bow doth the bnay burglar delight to prowl at nigh and hunt for watches and for cash when the inmates d nt show fight the lorne lite ary and debating society have reason u congratulate them elves on the larrfe att mdance and the long programme on frida t evening last all the country side and 1 is wife seemed to be present and certain evinced a most re markable patienoe and endurance under the circumstances ilthongh they thor oughly enjoyed the pe rfgrmanoe as shown by the many enoores which the chairman reluotantly had to cm tail in consideration of the length of the p ogramme it the absence of the advertised chair mah the editor of tl is journal officiated and fulfilled the mraerous duties in a highly satisfactory manner the pro- gramme wab mainly scotch and it wat the hearty way in which sundry spectators roared at the jokes and so forth it scotch which ill wager a new hat that they didnt under btand iu the least t be tragic play strung up the nerves of the 1 trge audionce to the highest pitch of exsitement which cul nminated in the uit charge of tho pistol with the tragic expression diet thou vil lain die the band has re umed its town diall practices llappean that it will in all probability be on a fit merfooting than last year and it is to be hoped that the publio in general will accord it a better sympathy and support than her tofore tho serviccb of the rnettbers are g veu voluntarily and at no little expense and loss of time to themselves and they should be encouraged as much as possible it would be a good idea to give a series cf concerts doriug the coming season and nlist the support of citizens generally fr the purpose of ac quiring new music t niforms and so forth aurcs acton april 5th 1jj87 sotel buathess in halton lx a recent issue the free pbess referred ection of a new building in george- mr george gibbs al a new hotel having teen informed by citizens of that village that the new building was intended for the hotel business we notice by a letter ih i the htrald that mr gibbs is- at last disgusted with the hotel business in prohibition territory in jproof of which we take pleasure in reproducing his letter to the herald aa followb mr editor diue surf in the last issue of the acton free pretftthe editor makes a statement that i am gbontto build alhotel in george town kow sir every ohe in this town knows that i sold out my hotel here and my object in doing so was to get out of the business if i owned the diamond mines of golconda and the millions af vanderbilt i would never dream of building si hotel in scott act territory i am trying to build a dwelling house here nothing more or less flease correct the misstatement above mentioned and oblige xours bespectf uhy george gibbs ps i dont wish the temperance people to have any worse opinion of me than they now have v gg georgetown march 28th 1887 oar readers will naturally conclude that friend gibbs is of the opinion that the scott act is a success as far as making liquor selling a disagreeable disreputable and unprofitable business at least we con gratulate him upon his conclusion and cheerfttlly chronicle the fact to the world at large crotf qed oat last wedk erin free presairts canadian news- the hamilton ymca have secured 20000 of the 830000 reqaired for their new building tara totes on a bylaw to raise i600 on thel9th insi to be used for macadamizing and improvingits streete j william kyle late wholesale merchant torontorhas been sentenced to five years n the penitentiary for forgery thirteen men have- been fined 150 and costs each in the county of bruce within the last week for violation of the soptt act john jfclughlin of chatham who was fined far 8cptt act violation some time ago wascohiinitdtojaff on monday in de- mltf60ffne r from our otca correxpondent the march number of the farmers advoc ate contains a letter from a hills- burg orrespondent with reference to some matte rs connected with agricultural shows which is worthy of consideration while the at tendance at the last erin show was over i d000 persons he almost wonders if the b ow docs not do more harm than good despie thfi fact of numerous entries superi or quality of some articles shown a very 1 trge prize list commodious buildings etc y et he believes the people do nc4 tike the in terest in the show they did when putsid e attractidns were not so mrmterous the aimitting of itinerent shows jias be come t nuisance and the plaxeha become a bet lam swarming with pick bockets gamb ers and all thai is evil and demoral izing o young and old even implemenm andvihiciea beuig crowded out to make room lor punch and judy shows etc be cause forsooth they paid a license it is to be hoi ed that the coming union show at acton will iso recognize the importance while striving to advance its success in every proper way of refusing to allow standi qg room to those nuisances which not oi ly binder visitors from duly inspect ing ex libit of articles connected with the scienc 9 of agriculture but which are so positi elyiirijuriouso the morals of those who v ftnesa them and also sir allow us to say that even the modern idea of horse racihf at agricultural shows should not be tolera ed at places which are supposed to be att inded by handreds of members of chare les which dow allow their members to atti nd such races but enough for the preset t the new methodiet parsonage at book wood is beirjg constracied by the boqkwood ciroui not j congregation alone as your readei 5- might infer from last weeks issue alarg i number of pertonb over here in erin i hink they havela share in it too par 1 ethodist friends on the oircuit men- tioued have la bard working superintendent bevimwadni mr pn sftturdaj 1 was reelected for east bruce by 150 majority 1 of his fingers were at tftt iniiilniiiii u mm mm second bsatitsv l jbtth we hatitplfligisv the county xa si ai 0p wvlyi the hit anortaeut of tho lftteit ttyf oyer trt blyii it for ij06 n- flnittcof dropl bpllwr7wtlbftlrtlxorointi xaftot v lfivo tits ltrffm itook of gnt tumjshiflsiiii the ceuntr a lery 8pe torepaln stock cod i booki ano geo hynds groceries cheap so poudi lurht flu foro 3 pouadj sauliui fox 36 oentt 3 pottuai ounti for as oonti v kelly bkos limebotflenews from bur own corrfjijmmltnl mr john marshal spent two days in toronto last week br yiug his spriug goods one of our young 1 usiness men left his boarding house and is how cooking his own meals he his already purchased some furniture and i re expect to see him with an assistant bei ore long we are glad jtosse that mr william hogg is able to bo af jand again after his late illness while getting out stone last week for shipmeutjmr jlame f sharphad his band caught between two tieavy blocks ttiree bdly crushed h edwndson anil j t ellis played their championship ame of checkers last saturday evening harry won the major- iof the games pla red mr rumb e 6i knox college preached a missioi iary sermon in the methodist church hi sre last sniday mr h dmpnd n who has been home daring the winter a onths on a visit left here monday morui ig for minnesota he will resume his forn ier situation as book keeper with a railv ayj construction com pany we all wish harry much success in his western homo j j cnizex limehouse april 1th 1887 purely personal faragraphsbespeot jig people with whom pur readers are individually or collectlvel r acquainted returned from new i friends heap 0 meuodii svirythintr in this dojpartmont vpij phptv aadoholoe we will pay cash for some choice roll agtok cheap our aroods are all mw rev school butter k3ixlr bros t- amm prising fwy leidencc services bible pastor all f idayortb m rif di jermyn easter sun besurrection sin morhingf th b keystone oljtnejarchc evening ortbebefa cenctio4rin beha bustentatioa fund straqgershufd ten tire uh ttbij if gluing i are pewstetfkd acton om a tremendous stock to solect from in all the leading makes and shades aud ranging from 8 to 75 cents per yard the leading shades this season are greys peacock blue and jual this department is worthy of the attention of ladies wanting fashionable garments trimmings correct and prices low millinery the display in this department is simply immense and embraces every conceivable shape in straw chip and tape goods the new shades ore heliotrope louis ix madagascar rose do bawril nnd jabelin blue tips mounts ribbons and oauzes in these and other shades miss stringham has charge of this department and will be pleased to see all old customers and many new one motto stylo and reasonable prices staples white cotton grey cotton d w sheeting in white and grey pillow cotton tickings shirting cottonaetes tablings in white grey dud turkey red prints etc etc has beeii very buy for the last couple of weekajoarking dnd puttoiito stockcasei after caseot oosv and fasbiorjablq goods suitable for sprrug and summer wear and many are the npveltiea that may be foutidamong the many lines jvbicb jfill bje crowded store having bought them in the very best markets and on the best teirribcustexners niay ipoa put for bargains dress goods v small wares j corsets bustles iioop skirts gloves hosiery handkerchiefs enibroid- ertes collars caffs laces and buttons parhsols from 00 cents to 125 each and cine hundred and one other lines j j j house furnishings carpets in tapestry union hemp floor and stair oil cloths curtains in lace white anji cream scrim madraes muslin audlersian braperyi qenis furnishings the latest hats ties collars cuffs shirts suspenders and clothidg at veiy low prices i boots and shoes of very description jn men youths womens misses and childs ladies dont fail tocethe button or lace kid boots at 165 worfii s200 1 groceries new fresh and cheap invalids and epicures buy tea from be because theyiilioff ihey get fare uncolored japan prepared without the use of ehenncals 8 st jtlbai easter serv theloi maii froecssional hynnij easter antbem tedeum benedictus kyrie f hjmn- 135 ojj the- jesurre hymn is i cbitppwhox t procession d fsalip 113 114 118 magninct vuuc dinyttis anthem i hymn 13 ontlaep hymn 132 tsecesbioial hymn- butter and eggs wanted thomas w watkins has returned to the right 3 a es of england ireland scotland and tbrcodtinent of taiope to purchase supplies for the right house for the ensuioc knrinc and bummer hia purcliaseshavelwen enormously large comprising the very latest styles in dress goods millinery mantles short jackets jerseys mantle anduwr after vibiting the great manufacturing cities i 8 iljavg dycll cuolflvmij iwigu wwau auiaik sv ivti tuyvpi dvjibo iu xlcfio utiuusi hjli cloths flowers feathers the newest frenchstyles of pattern hats and hats and bonnets for ladies misses and boys some lace curtains in white and ecru a lotof charmine madras curtains and 1 manufacturers new silks arrived this week also an immense le and ulster three more bales of beautiful 2ew prints another ense of very handsome lace curtains in white and ecru a lotof charming madras curtains and madras muslin by the yard just receivedfrom the foreign xr u busks knitted honeycomb wraps and an lmme- i- i ti- n j-i-v- x ytylishnew costume checks navy greytl 8ateen plush and tapestry new embroideries aiiovers amencan jaces jnouee laces cuatifoiog flouncings m black and the latest shades oriental lates in ihe latest french styles ctartan wraps turkey red table covers torchon lacea maltese laces yaklaces witdows fronts shirt fronts gauzes in the litest makes und colors hat dress nnd mantle ornaments in beautiful 8tyles anlntmense lot of new dress buttons sofa covers underwear of nearly all kinds for children girht boys ladiesand gentlemen new brneee01oth that will stand the jjildest boys like jeather antique laces tidies a beautiful lot of fine scotch ginghams pocket rpets prices the j v hamilton april 5th 1887 windows are the rev alex wdrrei york on monday mr and mrs i lrancis visited in guelph this week mrs t hall of c rangeyille is visitidg acton friends this w eek miss ann hendry of berlin is the guest of mraski a tuby mr robert grant of toronto was home fc r a day or so this ireek mrs w washbur u of georgetown visit e l friends here last riday miss hattie thur iton left on monday tof 8 end a few weeks ii i milton mrohn agnew i eft on friday to spehd a week with friends in detroit i mr w d brotlers oi the heformft ta ilton was in town on monday ifrs 0 derhpsey arid children of tiron to visited acton frit nda this week mrs thomas christie of gait spenti a di y or so this week vitb friends here mrj j s deacon psi visiteif aetbn pi ihlic schools on m nday and tuesday i mr jesse ketchet 1 of dondalkj was the gi est of mr j e mogarvirinn tiesdayl mr c a stakret of chicago spent a oc uple of days last v reek with friends here mr t bartlet br igg of cumminsvil sjeniaday or so last week with friends hire r mrs elizabeth thurtell spent several di ys last week with friends in guelph and fambjoro mrsi hectortjurr e of thedford was gi rt at jbhe neiaeae of her father jilrvtejiiiiaav mrs ate flarpj daoghiier mi o rawof beatriobjn sbraaka visited friends- cedar greek ari n this week board of education this business which came before board at its last meetings visited by tse 1kspe6tor i the board of trustees met on monday evening 4th inst members present sir george hynds chairman and mergr mcgarvin ebujige and francis i minutes of last meeting read and con firmed the finance committee presented its second report recoramendtng payment of accounts as follows i henry sayers 30 cords wood 105 00 j b pearson insurance on library 10 go school supply co map j c qo h p moore adv aunnal report 5 28 do school supplies 2 50 wew advertisements ifcirse to let or sell jlnt tlio corner of west bower avonoe and main street apply to acton april 5tli lfw7 kokald mcdokaijd for silk heap a good sebvickauiie horse in prime order for spring work for sale cnoap 1 ahex b wrighti aclou april 5th 1bsj a wokd op adyick rphe pnrty that lifted tho matoff door step on j main street had better return it as he is known owneb acton april 1st 1697 s129 28 moved by j e mcgarvin seconded by i trancis that the report just read be adopted carried dr lowry entered aud tookhis mr j s3 deacon f ublic school i tor visited the board the property committee were in to have the watt- closets vat the properly renovated it was reporteththat the bchool buildings and teachers residepce required sonnt con siderable repairs moved by vhlowry seconded by i francis that the property committee at tend to the necessary repairs in connection with the residence and school buildings carried- mr deacon ivas invited by the chairman to ade8ffljthfl board in iiswiwell chosen remarks he express- ed mmself iwell pleased with the work per formed hi acton school throughout the departments he fonnd the work generally neat and the teachers earnest some lack in details in discipline detracted- from the general effipiency but he hoped to see these eventually remedied the responsibility of the inspector was always lessened where an efficient pfjnoipsi was in charge aud he was much pleased with actons principal he felt gratified with the progress of the school since the county came under his supervision and was sure all concerned would be equally well satisfied commend ed highly the action of the ohairman and members of the present board upon their frequent visits to the schools- a number of small improvements were suggested particularly in connectipn with the primacy school room- mr deacon concluded his remarks by expressing his pleasure in meeting th bpard earnestly engaged hi farthering j the interests of education in acton j after a few words by members of the board ad jojdtpmen took plice j reeniftt lamb- caps the- liest qualty aji qw prjoesj also hlack astrachans good and at j fyfesj- gold spkcta0lk8 astray lost in acton soms weeks bco a pair of gold frame spectacles the finder will be suit- varded by returning to w h storey aktou april 2nd 1887 iieep astray premises ot the subscriber tin ou oraboot the middle of ling ewes owner can have viug property and paying ex- isaac qnydell 1s87 try a small advejtisei yol nt ill nrpiierfrent hpfses etc tc iftfl ulvertfeeuieuf iu the fhek tisenjente ol jbopses lu1cihoubob fautedi proportica for bale for sate property inserted at the low fatek apply at fbeb pbbbb opce house tamo ots for sale property eomw lots in good location on one of which is erected a frauedwelung and stable there are a n ber at frnit trees and a good well on tho 164b terms reasonable apply at ouce to jabpeight i i 4 f v 3 largiiots off tf e i arriving daily newdreaseooaa jtov silks new qlnjhams rjktw prints newohambrays wtwlacieg- nemajatljs ro- v nevflow orei gheat goods itmiow in goods rosia black cial line gai2t3 ntiw stjirs m brennan has pleasare in announcing that his tail oring shop in creechs frnit store is now open and in full running order and hra position to fill all orders he is showing good tweed suits at 812 sold kl8ewhere poft 15 scotch tweed suit i7v18 soedblsewhe8itor23 anbf 24 fine worsted suit at 20 sold elsewheue at 25 i gentlemen wanting a firstclass good- fitting oot etolay rely upon beingiuited in every respect by leaving their orders with brenmait the clothikr putn k fpunery nadenp in flrstolass siyie pbi0eb wedding and mourning orders attended to with runctusity andestjh sites hats ew gents ss reasonable v ni iiv v- ityanddespab xt s mtonades new deniums new tickings new cott ins now rniwii to v f hj boojstqck is a rce and vi ry cheap enables us to buy hep- aw we willseu equallyoheagr ex a standing gome and patronize us li mcleod anderson co mammoth house a yfr hb chilltljlkn lledoibk school bpoks pens pencils slates pa peri copy fiooics prating bdoks i books or any other school necessaries send them aaysvhere the b w they ask for of good quality and at reasonable prices and tljat plaoe 18 xt mogarvis drug and apton stationery store out m s even inu fij to thtasdiviloi crumbs provided this the balmy i the spring rhorrpwic shor window passers bf egg ievourin exploits in a few i mr john ing wit brickt milti in is now 91c00q vaterwor che on septe nber 20 irganj tbe shortly make 1 it is how to tike it is our by the i snelpb easy bscr subscn boom hew name jtoe lotrow public holidy by all mes irs ha roller 1 ills intsi al set of colls sboj ssseoerslli people ui town w about ths end of 1 the me on fridi iy owing pn the frana 3u tbiiendofi a demand for butcher are pre a meetipg mills creamery 1 jtiall herje on sat h dp moon chgirukn of thl we conratulat twio mote hate been adde mcgaxvins t mr peter 1 fifty three esqnesing to 91300 rev mxijj disodurjses in sunday he pre8sio i wherel questidn all answer respectj tehder age a j flower smelt4but tberj anless it i jheck he reside jton monday nights book stolen 7 thespli ilertnyn is hd customers yb departments thehardv itt short jraug caaeof illo horse is stolen j tlie clec practising np challenges ni accormodater g 3od frid st ajbaiifl cb and in the e the ghrista a meets sncceisof 1 in ac ton next i hallnixtwedif hrwaa oanalianpaci goi r to mil cured asituatt paul railway mt e r his first gf for tl e season fridiijrand i mats hia r is well known i i