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4 i i i bank i of hamilton heaj office cifltvll imd cp uccctn pckd j turkmll caitiirn hajcilton tujooo fcwb h e btkvek atst catuieit dlilictohsjonk btewiht president a o it airs at vcvin john psoctqr caib gvnsetgtaitoirh atwood a ulte georgetown agency notci ducouuted in a idrincc mado on all imumf t muritit dairtf on all ttru of cjlv- iia the lmtrr states ghfat iiritain ild the contisllkt or efrope boucbt md told y lie rriov unite on ill iecelw tolnu 00 most fitoriulo terms baying s pspautuknt drromtbrtoflrfclolsl md uptrirds and hi- uriel allowed froin ditc of deiolt to dito of trithdrftvkl rpecial deposits auo reccirtd at current rite o interest no citlce of withdrawal required j jljlloy agent the methodist church acton i rev joseph edge rareonatc bower arenue public strrlcct 1030 imirid630rw bonday icbooirn bible claesrondutdbythe paitoi aucordfillj iimted strrcers and visitors jdwayi ature usbers at the door i welcome clocks clocks we carry a most complete and elegant line of clocks which in both ornamental and time keeping qualities cannot be excelled anywhere see our s5oo walnut eight day clock half hour gorjg strike headquarters for iwedding and birthday presents geo hynds acton ont watchmaker std ot tie tic wtlch tt jktttm ttt frcss thursday february 25 180 if little local breflets which caught the eyes hr ears of f ree press reporters this week oidfellowa concert on frifuy eveninu 3rd march injepeddent order of foresters con cert this evening i friday nights enow etornv was the big- geit ol the season comity soddsy school convedtion is in progress at oakville jhe patrons of iodnttry of thia section uuloaded a car of celt on tuesday the attendance at the churches was imal on enuday the big itorro inter fered r the saw mills aud firoe workb have their stocks of timber arjd wood pretty veil id now mrs kev j edge received a severe gtuh over the left eye by a fall on an icy path the other evening kr and hre thomas boinerville of the fourth line cntertimed a company of yourjf folks lut wednesday evening they ksd a jolty time william carroll of gaelph hab been appointed by the provincial government to be- clerk of the county coart of the county of wellington in the place of james hoopb resigned the school of dairying in connection with the ontario agricultural college at gaelph vis formally inaugorated last friday hon lie dry deu attending and addressing the etudente aid johu kennedy wbce election was protested opou the ground amongst others of having a contrae with the city has resigned his feat it is reported he in tends to seek reelection ma said a newspaper mans son i know why editors call themcelves we why soa the man who doesnt like the article will think there are too many- people for him to tackle special services commeoce in the methodist church on safiday5th harch rev j c speer of biotmoad hill will preach on sunday and will also assist the pattor several days daring theveek dispatches show that the great storm on saturday night and handsy was gener al all over canada u well as in the new england and western states train were behind all over the country and roadt blocked id- all directions owing to bnow drifts the former school law requiring that children mast attend school 100 days in th year has been repealed r present law states that children must attend rega- larjy for the full term parents should bear thia in mind and eiq themselves trouble on his return from a recent meeting of bruce couuty council warden byrap the editor of the lucknow sentinel wia met at the etattpn by a besas band and a large number of citizens and escorted first to the town hall where congratulatory speeches were made and jben to hie borne the argument against the crinoline most likely to appeal to the younger ladies is that statistics are said to prove fewer marriages pecored during the last crino line craee than when reasonable costumes were woro the men apparently seemed to think th ladies had steeled themselves against matrimony the news at hoke- mostly of a local characters arid every tarn interesting the baptist asocuttatt a meeting of the execatvia of the hid land coanties auociaiiau was held- ift tho fira jjaplj church gaelph last thurs day there were present kev w j mckay stratford rev ilamesiiarpilton cheltenham rf vs w hartley audi j d freeman gaelph and r d warren editor of the georgetown ucraldi the business was the arranging of a program ma for the annual convention to bo beld in cheltenham in june horticulture aad agrlcauecrc a meeting of tke directors of ac ion horticultural aud agricultural society was held to the town hall friday aflernoon preittlentjohu duff in the chair the acliou of the government respectirg the grant to thetociety was reported ar rangenwnu were made to pursueaa ener getic canyats for the disposal of member chip tickets and efforts will be made to eecure the finest exhibition ever held in acton next fill the prize list will short ly be revised and a number of attractive prizes will be offered in the horticultural department checker match nt illttoa on tuesday evening the members of acton checker clab went to milton and played a friendly match with the clab there oo account ot he tiormy weather eevcral of actons btt playsrf were absent thefollowiug rcore will biiow tlio btanding of each wou drawn won the cou a kwf uem3udtfllc by corres- 1 oondants and ex a erin mr win uatthflwi who wa ill foe mvertv weeks taabe to be altoat agatrf the beat jodrt ot revision will be ueid inlhe towirhalleriu oj wednesday the lit day of march limehouse acton j harvey j mittlicwi l liuibctt j itlftrket t gutertc a k nickltc hgrindcll v a fctorey g c clara li hcuditfoii j krijucdy milton d- mcoltbod a ucdotigtji j ivaidfe j ii uoter j-drisisoll- adcfll glalnc j bbeapard d campbell t wcat j scot f the big snow ctorm on sunday interfered with tlie traiur on monday the raoruing mail was about an hour late the toronto lime co have got ia a prctiy good supply of wood during the pact two months mr thomas gowdy jr fptnt sunday aud monday with frieudi hero mr johu moore was laid upteveral days this week with u grippe owiug to tbo anow blockade there wai no session ot the pablio school on monday morning it is very modi regretted hero that ret mr buchanan has tendered his resignation there is come tajfc of taking steps to have llmehouse appointment oc the methodist church connected with ever ton circuit the change is not likely to be consummated however annual bible society kcetlat- the annaal meeting of acton branch bible societywiil be held cm thursday evening- 2nd j3rcb id knox church rev a j martin of toronto the agent for this district will be present to address the meeting the local pastors are also invited to give brief addresses apon the importance of the work undertaken by the bible 6ociety the society as is general ly knowd fs undenominational ftll chris tian people should be interested and all are invited to attend oar county pout offices- the annual report of 1be postmaster general baa been received and the follow ing interesting particulars concerning thd revenue salaries etc of the five pribcipal offices in the county will be pf interest to onr reader the postal revepue was as follows acton 1203201 increase ss190 burlington f 115252 decrease 5618 georgetown f2c96i2 decrease tf92j mutoo i2u0c6 decceaae 970ooak- viile 2c2905 increase 12292j in the money order bttsineca of the coanty ths volome or bosineaa baa increaaedat every poiot bat oakville the money order at each ol the fiveofficeasjmoantl as follows acton 11474533 an increase of 161328 borliotoa i8i66ginccaaa i30272 gearfcewwn 225484 increase 5q2 09 milton iwi6528 increase 192910 oak ville 3122mi decaa the salariea aud allowances to postmasters was u follow boruagton 150000 actoo 7600 dftfcrflle 190200 milton 02700 and georgetown 1110200 i majorityforuntcnil the foresters concert tonight the committee hab been indefatigable in their efforts to eecure fprthe public a concert to be given in the town hall this evening of the moat worthy and enjoyable character the selections embraced in programme are almost entirely new and the artists who render them are aji on their first appearance in acton the talent includes miss brimson toronto mr harry rich toronto mr e w knowle3 brampton mr s brookbank brampton prof crawfords orchestra and misa t mcgraw accompanist toronto by epec lal arrangement with the g t r train ko 10 due at 9 51 will be held nntil 1020 pm to allow those attending from lime- house georgetown brampton etc to re turn after tho concert ail tiintfs to mjfen on saturday an individual 6trucw town and at once commenced a tour oe the various clergymans residences he want ed money he was from up north and had been down tooth buying a horse for which he bad paid 1350 and whichhad taken siqk on the way home he was presbyterian baptist methodist or anglicaij according to the denomination of the minister on whom he called ooe clergyman yab we believe about to band him the 3 for which he aeked when he detected his stories did not harmonize he a bad kind of a dead beat and should have been arrested ab a vigrant georgetown lit raid the fel low tried the same game in acton after leaving georgetown but was similarly utr- bucoesbful efiwotth league sunday the epecul epworth league services last sunday were very interesting the storm interfered with the attendance though the sunrise prayer meetingwae very well attended for such an inclement morning rev mr edge preached two excellent sermons his text in the morn ing was heb 41g and he referred firbt to ihe care which sbonld be devoted to new convertb and the bbiistance and encourage ment they should receive the valne of approaching the throne of grace boldly trustingly and with confidence at every time of need wab emphasized and many poinu of value to young people deducted the evening eermon was based upon gen 522 thus did noah according to all that god commanded him so did he noahs character was vividly presented hie obedience to the divine will and the beneficial results were dwelt upon and the law of god to which- our obedience is demanded was shown to be practical com prehensive and beneficial death hf hr g l beardmore sr the death of mr george l beardmore who has been known and highly esteemed in acton for some twentyeight yearsj occurred last friday with hia children and grandchildren about him celebrating the 75th anniversary of his birth the well- known leather merchant died suddenly at bis residence chudleigh on beverley street the old gentleman was in his usual health during the day enjoying biro- srlf with his grandchildren who had come over to celebrate grandpas birthday wbile seated in hu chair at 5 oclock he suddenly ptisbed away from heart fail are deceased w born in england aud came to canada in lii settling at thornhill a few years later he opened leather bouse at hamilton and toronto residing in the former city uutil 1855 when he closed the hamilton establishment and removed to toronto where in conjunction with his sons he has been in hasineaa ever since- la 1665 mr beardmore purchased thetannery on main street from mr atcheson f former proprietor and for a number of- yeara was a frequent visitor to acton in connection with the bubiucs ifira by par citizens he was very much esteemed for his sterling character kind and intelli gent disposition and come of our business men who were the boys of twentyfive yews agoremember with pleasure his in terest iu their boyish amusements and his generous contributions to tbeir enjoyment he was an employer whose men honored and respected blm and they had more than ordinary reason for this his con siderate treatment of them was marked and there are men- in town today ttho recall with what manifest pleasure mr bearamore always remembered each emploee at christmas time with a gift which every inau appreciated except duriug an interval pf a few years business has ever itnoe beeni carried on here by mr beardmore and hia sons it has gradually grown to its preisit extensive establish meuts giving employment to large nam- iters of oar citizens a widow and seven children survive the deceased the com are waller d george w alfred who has resided in acton for a number of years and frederick and he daughters mrc dr macdonald miss beardmore and miss helen beardmore the tonera took plaee monday af terooon from ins late resi dence on beverley street rsv prof gregg conducted ihe faneral services and the pallbearers were messrs w t boyd wjj mcmurricb w h cawthra ben- jamin parsons edward job and col mac- donild of gaelph both the tsnueries of beardmore a- co and acton tanning co werp closed and a nanabere oar- citjxejyt would have attendta the ffraffaaa ito railway scim beau fees demoralizsd eds mil the social dmoq given ia the new hell iononqrof mr jbhrtgrievos 70th birth day which ocenrred on tbe 14th feb was a grand f access old and young to tbe number of over 100 assembled in thecvevhen a jolly ttme was spent in the afternoon a number of relatives jovadesvltis homosod presented the aged couple with two easy chairs coal stovr and a lead of coal the presents ware costly and reflect credit on the douors jas mccouuel who has been tick all winter with dictated kidneys itit lut weak for the general hospital guelpb jas roberts has leased colin camerons farm and will move in the spring last sundayritnessed the smallest con gregation ever known in the churches here the township concm mr qeorsfc viailnga leitta appointed bac treat urer it 8l of 12500 robert c ooks broken leg r members ul ind cas- council met bteffrttown present reeib minutes of 1 firmed the ouowiok to tha coonc trexiarer for tl e tiz henry 1 g h kenned commnnieat on were read from g reajxcucg an account of di letting broken j leg fajr g enmlllami and neoeaaat if u rwardi secretary of pr if health at to piling n of health and from dominic ununt to adjournment on ifondaj- fa tho chair t meeting reid persona pat in applicatu 1 asking to be appolnlai township of esqaeiinr reed george lislie i t io i r eorjx ratii leslies those ibtcrcetcul iu tbe edtcruintnent in the school house here last friday bveuini were not favored with much better weather than that of tbe ttormy friday from which it was previously postponed there was a good attendance nevertheless no less than thirtyfour persona were pceenwrom ajtou the talent announced did not all put in an lppearance but those who did akend exerted tbemeelves to provide an enjoyable evening tbe earthy programme waa carried oat by mus lottie gnnn and mossrai stark jeans bros falkner leichmans string bandi and leichman and lamb the andience gave ample manifestation of their eppreciatioo of the various numbers reudered james kirk wood iif p p occupied the chair knatchbull the enow storm of last friday and also of sunday almost blocked the roads up completely aud stopped traffic for a while it is thought that the storm of snuday was the worst of the season one day lttst week mr john husband of naenagaweya lost a nue colt from some unknown disease mr john marshall also lost a colt by it slipping on the ice and patting its stifle oat so that it bad to be killed both of these were fine colts and the loss is considerable jurjames krwio of naseagiweya nil had tbe misfortune to lose one ot bis matched team of horses which took bo many prizes at the exhibitions in this locality last season wbile drawing up a load ot wood from tbe bush the mare fell suddenly and expired almost instantly she wa3 valued at aboat slfk mr and mrs heyward cornell and family of beverly township are visiting relatives and friends at knatchbull and vicinity this week ashgrove tie wth 1 ithtt b iog 1 t let ve it mi6e florence dick is visiting caledon friends with whom she intends spending three or four weeks miss minnie nixon was tbe guest ot ber brother at trillaraore wednesday and thursday of last week tbe open meeting beld by tho sons o temperance on thb 10th when the drama entitled tbe last loaf was played was we think as great if not a greater success than tbe entertainment laat winter when the club presented ten nights in a bar room it would be impossible to siogle out any ope of the performetb as being beuer than the rest although several of the club were suffering from severe colds each one tilled his or her special role very acceptably as for the rest of the program tbe mnsical and literary reputa tion of the division was well sustained by different members especially was a quar tette entitled the poor old tramp appreciated mr wm wilson jr filled the position of chairman very efficiently tbe proceeds amounted to 30 on monday evening last a large num ber of the friends of miss minnie niton gathered at ber home to spend a social hour or eo tempting refreshments were served daring tho evening and musio and games of all kinds were indulged in a most enjoyable time waa spent and the gueste all departed with pleasant smiles and merry goodbyes goodwillie sutherland fot robert cook attendance vinciil board local board alliance saiinf gorernment to people traffio moved by mi lawsontbat tl key of the vault and ill any other to hand over carried moved by lit byhr stewarf audited tho auditors of the satisfactory an two hundred distribution moved by mr warren that communicate town re dr f council do not sftle for any ance on robert do hereby aui xawson to put moved by m mr warren ed to pay 1300 thirds value of owner thereof moved by mr lawson that a bylaw to and that it be moved dy mr stewart that th i of the whole on treasurer and his salary with carried conncilfwent in the chair council n moved by mr by mr lawson structed to pay ing twotbirdi dogs tbe owner carried moved by mr warren that b treasurer to nx dutiet and to d the amount of a aeooad and tb that the blank themame of ge esquesing the twenty five that the sum 61 be the amount moved by mr warren that thi to pay to tho dollars each for ties and wm1 moved by mr stewart that a bylaw to a and that that i appointment to be made at to be held on aprd parties overseers wil carried moved by mi stewart that hereby accounts itoviell he kollt blaul s g h kenned blruu llichaid grahab and station moved by lawson that to meet on the the council to petition tbe submit i plebiscite to the liquor pi ahibition of warren seconded by mr i party in possession of tbe courjeil chamber the key of the documents papers and loo property be required same to the council tin wriggleaworth seconded that the council bavin report and statement of the treasurers accounts find it correct and that clerk get d fifty copies printed far tarried stewart seconded by ml clerk be authorized ti mr goodwillie george utherlands actjthat this an jider themselves rtsnon clargca for medical attend- cook glenwilliams ana iorizo the reeve and mr any neceeaary defence wrigglesworlh seconded the treasurer be instruct donald mckay being twe- he lamb killed by dogs th unknown carried stewart seconded by mr be granted to introdao apdoint a township treasure iw read tbe first time warren seconded by mi council go into committee tbe byuw to appoint i define his duties and fix he reevo in ihe chairp into committee with eeeve resun ed wriggleaworth seconded that the treasurer be in- 206 to angus mccoll be ne of two iambi killed by thereof being unknown vll t th s mi ttts burlington hu beeo received word hoi been received here that detective murray of toronto haviog in charge c h davidson the nurseryman who is charged with forgery by the bank of hamilton arrived at kingston jamaica from poctauprince on february 4 and left on the 8th iu the royal mail 6team for southampton whence he will proceed to canada with his prisoner to get his man borne mr murray has had to travel a rather circuitous route from mexico he went to santiago dectlba after re maining there for eight daj a and after a vain endeavor to charter i tog for jamaica he proceeded to portauprince after 6pendingfourteen day iu that town be secured a passage for kingston and arrived there just two dayar late for tha halifax staamer rather than waif antii febru ary 28 tor tbe next halifax auamer mr murray preferred to proceed tii england and accordingly sailed on the bui inst at every port at wbicb he was forced to wait murray had hit prisoner locked up he took every care however to e that davidson waa oomfortakle and well treat ed a tropical prison at the best of timea is not a very desirable place of abode especially the jail it portanprince where the prisoners are only fed by char itable people and institutions bnt davidson it- porta thathe could fiadnofaals with tbe accomodation hurray provided for bim davidson appears- adxious to know whelher he voatj reach home in time to be tried at the spring asaises ha seems quite cheerful and chatted at kingston emathsniteind barlington mm with ilnthvedlhustsim ot 1 man who has been loog from home i i fe 7crs i ried qk9 loth the m fiyrapoffij and refresb4 i ltlyyetp iver and i emenectnc aches and constipatl only reme duced pleang cepfable to iu action ar effects prop healthy and manyexccll to all and popular re byrap of bottles by any reliah have it or promptly to try it ik chiforp qss louistixli has been in know that wbei class fowls c the we offer onlr iciaencenow oar hfghast mcipal ojoqaeac we alwats well and as a iocorenowoni highest cash pries paid low tfcc prties haria oesll w rcto i hatiug taken over the lately conducted by h announce to if many generally that we will ii siuesiof this old established boose person ckaaifc co we bug to trans of fhorrpost and the public fljguratea gret clearing cash sale to commence c c f satiatn fcyu feb ikm stewart seconded by mr law no to appoint a bis satary to define bis termine the nature of and icurity to b given be read rd times and passed and the bylaw be filled with rge leslie of the township s blary to be one hundred and dollars payable quarterly and twenty thousand dollars security given carried stewart seconded by mr treasurer be authorized order of the reeve ten the support of john men- rpbertson carried warren seconded by mr be granted to introduce oversecra of highways read the first time the second and third reading next meeting ot council monday the 10th day of wishing any changes of ilgiidethemselves accordingly- lee ve t pi cint c it bet tan t er lawsod seconded by mr treasurer be and he ia uthorfced to pay the following chlmon assessment and stationary 8 16 w igr registration of esanddcauulorls92 bs treasurer poctafio rj 50 arren seconded by mr council do now- adjourn oth day of april next for one month only 1 stacksot goods which will be cfferedit im se less of cast or profit will wo will offer a very fine i press fabrics many ot which iresuital which we are silieued purchasing remnants of everything for almost boots shoes cannot carry over till next seaaon 1 ig prices immediate sale repaid- we are- making no res object is to clean the itoc prices will he entirely los our terms are oasl wo can sell yoa coods ra the old credit ivystem am concerned v we invite iiispeclion aud will at all times b i h6nders clekrinc skie dry goods groceries read a t we are goin to make alteration in oar a to l we hire dcceldcd to i j sweeping sajiel and clear out everything in stock regardless pf coil t and storing avay everything must gas anything sq uow s your c the or fer of the day orfmentof wilt be a great feature ol nis sale we hive i large ind well assorted stock which mus bittitty be cleared ont aud at pace to in t is department vthataver our kutia l ghfeoi dry goods readyj tiade olofchiiig we have an immense mans youths boys and chdre overcoats hats caps un shfrts socks suspender tfas mitts clovesho cottons cottanades it wont pay you to miss tbistiauce aa we bargains kfclly brs photography f photos taken hod and rcraltswhen h taken it h pleasant 5 to the taste and acts jmptlyonths kidneys jyvcb clcirijss the sys- ly dispcb csltls head- rs andcurw habitual byrnp of figs iathe ot its kind ever pro- to tho lasts indac- 1 he efornach pr pt in i truly bcreiiial in its rcdonly from the most tgreeable substances its i ntqualiticimmendit mva made it tho most 3iy imovm figs ia for eale in 75n all lsading druggists drurirt who may not tt viil procure it ryceo utio yrishea il rsd only byj thf n syrup ca at night why not have a group taken in the evening in your own parlor leave your orders at my gallery vw2iitijz hlif oa toxic hx badly scorched but not quite burned up t tor si inner wear an inspectian of 1 1 rtji ire no lecond thooglit i bout ithiug ipriceswill be aitospiedily get out the goods with the stiieuofsnioke upon them every department has suffered inocor less some- oy fiifej- some by smokesome by water i i we commeree by a special onslaught on the 7vthntle iroom rviti its hundreds ot garments every one of yhicli well sell at once at about 3our own price i i readyimade clothing blankets robesj cloths and tweeds 1 cottbhsj curtain laces millinerytable linens dress goo4s bantlings hdslry gloves embroidery anything everything l maathjaod to do so regular cheaper for cash than under the- e more satisfactory for everyone i ied lotshow our goods k k co d made clothing uiake a esnerjthan to be pac will go if low prices ce for cheap ing tbeni up say ckot s suits j rwearltop collars cuffs twaads flannels hlrtfnetovyailne etc ited everything must go so now for s aefc- tlfcl acton i imrnoth geoigetown a in liu oleai rigtij thb gra ybiiil manufacturing co ltd waterloo ont lunufaotubees of bauk office school ixidge and opera furniture the osfoud aotostttld the nk v meat market o stltll b isluesa peopl in acton long enoujii to e are sapplied wltix nrsc- frtsh meats i ro when t lo beat era such can b secured tobebs4 and as a oon patronise which is aboufr tioa ei deavor a treat oar customers retain lie old and d for for illdos tal- r e- to sell ate tttyimtat optvui dont fait to get pur estimates send for drdolara and catalogues latest iraprovedand perfect ed schooldesk ion sye are going toake stock t i the appraisers fjssesand we have have completed the adjustment of our reopened with a clehrlmg li of qir amaged stoc atee d hot eire peicesi we can only nention generalities we are too busy marling reduced pricesjto particularize f i- hello abytiurig new yes what whlyjhc but a new rayititdrrch of course new v hey are then workrnanship hy thatl firm is t ver 30 years old yes west and freshestiin design style and chhs rhymord manufacturer gucleh- r pl for 3ou if you buv a pairof shoes or s piece bfwoollen jundenvear ffom jnlo c nelson owing to beingecvercrowded in bur shoe depstrtmerit we havedejcided to sell 200 patrof shoes ze or kind at a reduction ro cents on each pair we wil at a reduc all goods marke time we have7eral or goods we are bound to oat prices will be made o attain the object ilnery reduced rttles reduced antle cloths reduced feat slaughter in dress good rs reduced ady made clothing re duced arcoats reduced ittod woollen goods reduced lot of childrens knitted wobllen coods and d raises reduced to d on the dollar j fa a are selling carpets cheap xe doing the right hing in red ilothing oar dress rs ate at it night and day ng mantles and dresses and take advantage of tie bgjbargains a big pile ring prinjnst arrived new shirtings new cottons new cotlbnadei new carpets new foot jnewmfbhoes jpiltammcleodco aeoeoitowh f any s of 01 want your b if you have i smiths k guelphont t also close out our stock of i undewerr ion of 10 cedits oneach piece in plain figures tkrms cask lul jno c nelson ood ipurified and your system- nvigorajted get a bottle of- a smiths blood tonicr a bad koffiget a liottle of 1 chevvji fialsaiii pleasant to take ahdcures ever time otfr winter fta f i u -j- eor rdughness of the skin chapped- finds and to be aftershavwghas np equal- prepared o ily by wosmithcb dispensing chemists no 12wyndham st ml