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af spectacles ami eyeglasses tho placo to buy ii cm tho placo o have tlicm ropmrc 1 vo carry a com plclo alock of miudti in pold gold filled ami nlcklo irnscn temple frames ling ttrruoimtif civo ua n cnll maliniaois jioknoeo iqciuo geo hynds acton orttaiiio news of local import nifrht arm broken in two places v if joti imvo nny hj c it nt or 1i mo are ffninft out of wwn 1 for a vlnll or know of v any inwriting nowii v let 111 lionr from yon vo always npprcciato j ruchfnvdra phono 11 n be tton yrie ttss thursday jaudaky ih 1017 bbief local items tho lenten season open in five weeks snow shoeing has become popular agalo georgetown s hydro surplus for 101c i38mj the col ahortago ii beginning to bo keenly felt hero tbo road acroes fairy lake to bo drat lioovqullo popular now the ioounn am harvasslnti thdr ice crop now la a good ono tbara baa baeo fbie akauag on fairy lake tbo peat weak or so tbo hnmsou to some puoaa wore not verywejl cleaned of snow after sunday a storm t tbo rooda were rather heavy mo ban 4r monday laep snowdrifts waro otltnefous tbo annual meetinfc of acton fajlfeur will bo bald in the council chamber tbla afternoon it raquirea no injunction these days to leer tho borne fire barning if you have any coal yea thia laroalold faableoed winter lot of anow good laiftbiuff and a bracing winter atmosphere wevehad a pointfive weeks o inf so far there nxs won a good doal of tmnnhgatncotha nnw year reeve hynda u now a full fledged j p irraapacti to of bia municipal ollica whicbl sirea him that standing e -officio- r at tba flre annual seed fair at mil too oofith january lkjj brown acton won the third prun for a o v oats tha daughters of thn empire had an ajoymbtowd well attended chaw taa at be pariah hall on tuesday afternoon finminvin high brhnnl lirrtlrlirt nyn destroyed by tire early tuesday morning tbo lomdia 950000 and only 812000 1ntur itbla la ta jobuoa year of confederation of tba provinces dominion day will therefore hare unusual significance fchijeav a another welcome carload of ooal was received by coal merchant uiu on mooday it did not take many honra to distribute it far and wide the first really cold snap came laae battalion a nambar of cltiiaas ling tfavperoryrtrlaur arlnn eeremnniea- ilo wiwdthac mornlag and itt di wu nearly aa cold on friday erin council has fired iu officers aalar lee aa follows clerk 550 assessor and col lector 40 treasurer 920 medical officer of health 20 auditor 5 eaoh harbart fealfaerstono oooover of tra falgar u applviug for a dirorca from hu wife this a rather nnlque for a halten resident divorces are not popular berel mr kobertu brown baa secured the s poaltioa of section foreman for the toronto peborbaa railway ubi aection corars the tracks from limebouse to the blue spring the trains did not lire up to the now abbreviated acfaeduu on monday nearly all were belaud not the heary anow and cold were natural obstacles to up-to-the- tberee a good bualneee tn acton for the man who will go into the joe supply bnilnesn many ciuiena who bare no l f facilities for atorlog ice woudbo glad to paunnite an ice man through the incomer the man who talks utile bat does 1 much toward abowjug visitors the edvan tatgea poaaeaaed by b town and commoirity srthwanwhoteallyijoontain obtelelng- eftterpritos and making prosperous towns jmatbe fact tiitjeople will stand around a fee riowban it u below zeao to watch a beokey game dees not prove that tbey will go to church if fhe caretaker falls to beat op so the tharmomster roriatera above eeren degrees calvin one of the twin sona of llov with a painfully uned iba li bouse the past ten days sprained ankle ha auatained the injury by jumping ojt the mill ktioctbridgo in boyish frolic unoielpal oulcer hold aaya there is no eeriouv objection w oitiaeos placing aahni in a neat pile at the aide of thfl airoet to be regularly carted away but the practioe of lmylokaahws on the roadj ijit be discontinued mr john ii wialar klora the vet eraa clerk of mlcbol tow nab i p who bai ful filled tbe ri4ie of tho alllce for tiio past 8fty years was last weak rtshual with e ountplifnantary address and a beautiful gold heeded cane mr jpiepti lasby who wout to the general hospital flu4lph but weak for treatment and who was operated onno oeeaittuy on tdj mlog ro -ibttbfworr- p iraw- towetda- reeeveryf tbe oldireatlemau oetsbmted lits eightieth birlhtfiy uat filday hijvliilrnwn tl n fotrr nort f mr ioi ijllrown if mtllrt lino ish l iu mu tomi ting lo jutnp on oio of tha form iiuitmji no friday forenoon and had liu right aim fiacturel in two places knox annlvorsaryrjiuiuary 28tli tun aiinivsraary senrlcee of knox church will bo hold on fiunday january dtli itov it t mecny d i foroiyn mlaaiqii ary soorolary tor the cburch in canada wilt be untproachor of tlis day lights out on many s roots borne lranafonner trouble at tbo llydio ntatlon put tlio slreel 1 gbtisg of tlio nor ion co raring tho south easterly and north w6tcry parta of uia town out of rommis- sltln an sunday evening and tbo light are still non ml tlio central part of tlio town la illuminated aa uiual liquor pourotflntosowor clilf randall oqalpb emptied tho oon toota 10 botya of whlakey 11 bottlen of rum and 3 bottjai of beer fnto the sewer friday lb was nonuacetod liquor tho ntuconr will require toge ornoyet fere tlioy come up to accon s record dur ing local option days of 100 gallons in ono lot into uio sowef a slgnincoit e solution ab the utst maetmg of ooergetawn council tho herald reportathat a repro seotauro of thb bell telophono co asked the privilege of trimming alisde trees tho council were uosnimotui in uielr de cision that the reqneat bo not granted in somo plaoos we know telephone olograph and hydro men alash shade trpcfl with im- pogdlty tho junior loaguo oolcora tho ofdcersof the junior kpworth lea gue of tho methodist church were olectod aa follows on tuesday ajmrrooon supenotendent mra n j moore aeat 8 npani tendon t mia marguerito- suwart president margaret moore secretary mary 8ta wart- birthday secretary hazel james ooorgotown s municipal salaries georgetown amuuioipel officer appoint ed at last meeting with their salanw were as follows truant officer wm piu 925 solicitor leroy dale reuinlng fee sic im chief neil hunter 35 de puty r- erwin 916 caretaker town lisll john taylor 810 c medical officer of health dr mc and row 7o sanitary in epoctot wm ward 20 cent per hour address by laxly missionary the monthly meeting of the woman missionary society of tho method fat cburch was held at the parsonage on wednesday afternoon of last wosk miss black mts aionry teacher at the ruthftahui school at cola creeka in tbe smoky lake district alberto was present and gave p very in it tractive and interna ting description of tho pnnpjaand the wnxjcthn church iz doing among them in that newly settled section uovfifl mtiirrtow farm mr a j hurray has moved from hla farm on tbe second line erin to tlio farm ho recently purchased rom mrs malcolm mcpoutrojl mr murray a sale last week wsi one of the beet held this season six of his cattlo averaged 101 bach i 10 younger animals averaged 971 his sows sold for over 30 each hay went for 912 par ton in the barn auctioneer kerr certainly social and personal mr o i hnydrr i itoii iuit ring froirrpril nil i f r mtvriii nru r u di nallmcemthoumi if hills lg visit arlilii fnon u last wnok ii tn i habottifray in tlowly imirrofleg aid lor friend hope nlio will a ortly ih about again mra onorge btatliam and mias btona have returned from their viait to fnenda at 8hpl bourne mm inaiahcoon who morod recently to anolpli with her tjinily ban been very ii tho jkait week mr hugh h mcdonald of mauaewood apent lost woek in acton he oalabrated 1 ia c ghtiotlf ljlrtndaynn monday mrs trtri lamlmrt of ltighgate arrived berq loot woek ut nurse her tiuter miss raay ritchie who 1 mi been very ill mien noble of toronto wbo has just re turned from vancouver b c vuftod mrs geotawardi apd other friends bore this woek j hon david ilnnderaoavloft on tuesday for ottawa to attend tbo session of tho house at commons miaa kerr aooomp- iedhlm rev u w avimn m a bd attended ttmseuog of tbe executive of ha ml f ton oonforence 1 pwortb leagoae at uarnilton on monday mrs 1 m ilendorooa was the delagau from knex cborch woman e missionary society to tlio proabyterlal meeting at gait on tuesday mrs croft and babe of slraiord who have bcaiv tinting at mrs 1 mcdonalds park ave for several weeks rsturnod home on thursday mrs john lister mrs chaa ben ham mrs bred anateo and mra n j- ihilllp of rocicwood weroguesle at sl albana roctorv on tuesday mr and sirs alex mo donald spayaldo bavo removed to acton to tbo property on main street which mr mcdonald jiur chased somo time ago mr adam cook who has been in poor health the post year was seized with a atmke on sunday whilo in the barn he was found there unconscious miss nettie mcdonald daughter of mr alex mcdonald who has occupied apoei tion si ntoanrapboc at saskatoon sask am poil four loam arrived homo hut woek on a vmt mr j m denies liuicischool inspect or left for napaueo on monday even ing to attund the funeral of an old friend d 8 veabitt p 8 innpeclor for lennox wtlo died on monday chary pi on mr and mrs iaasc walton and messrs isaac and tobn mclsaaa and mrs lrnoit folbcrinham drayton and motors and i row mcgregor and david wuismaon guelpb and alex mc isaac hamilton were here laic week attending the funeral of tho tato aloxander msnn v no alum bakinpowder sale presontatlon or colors to 104th the ceremonies attending the presents uon of colors to the 104th helton and doffed n battalion c e f will 1m held tomorrow afternoon at the armories at hamilton to mrs rev c r e smith acton and mr rrl mortimer wife of the editor of tha fnxx inrffl shelburna ia gien the honor of malctng from bearing fruit even in kitchener kitchener cily oonncil on monday evoo log unanimously passed a resolution rocom mending to the police commission the reduction of the local pofloe force from eight to qv men tlie movers of tho mouonand ether aldermen pointed out that there iae marked reduction in disordcrli lass and mime 1 the city alace the ontario temperance act has came into force and and that a smaller staff of capable men could protect the citizens m future death of mra george lamb tbe funeral took plane here on tuesday jiliin george lamb of burs a falla who died in the hospital in toronto after sout eriog for some time mithgaogreoe in tho feet thn funeral proceeded to fatrvlew cemetery upon arrival of the 227 train trebttatonta bar itriirjonprcotiddx w od the burial mrs lamb was a stater of mr george soper merchant the fam or thought they were in tho old home d filrl pwnllatt ski overserenty on coming out to expoatn late suddenly fell and in a few mm a ten pissed away the gloom caused is all the greater as warning nod been given by the youdg man aa to the probable effect of such a viait on account of his fathers pe ouliareitmeut mr andmra speooeruoa- band willow street attended both wl djuguulfuueral both partte being equal ly related through mr husband a parents nassaqaweya jcasxojema vor infutt n4 cnflirra in we fwovejr 30 years jy hun i cz ily resided hero until aboo6 fourteen years ago when they removed to burke falhv the khaki conoert last friday the itinerary of the khaki entertainers of lho loath battalion brought them to acton a week earlier thaoathey had pre viously annonnoed even with the short notice however they were greeted atith a geod house- tbe entertainment was put on by sdoaen taleoted members of a com parry under major chlsholm ttoomprlaed oampsccdoa comio sketcbos cold steel ex rcisee and other intereetlug military numbers theoxhlbltion of sedlah drill ilmuwaxtt fine aetting for the entertainment tho recruiting feature was naturally a part of the programme and jieduty of all men of military age was forcefully presented one of the sargeantauf the company called at the pioturosbyw during the evening and upon returning reported that there were those tlriee as many eligible young man enjoyingltfce performance there an aero in ttemlapbe at the kliakf concert chatigo in bank managership mr r l whitman who haa iwoo tlio manager of the merchants bank bare since ur mcloan was transferred to watford but spring has beeu notified to proceed tu oritlia to take uu management of the branch in that town nest week this is a prefemaantor mr whitman inasmuch as the orillla branch is one of the beat ollioea f themerohanta bank outside the- eltie in canada tivhiu our eitlietia wilt con gratulato mr whitman upon ms good fortune there is geusral regret here at his contemplated removal while be has been herehardly a yearllen made friends on all si las and eapeolallv among tho jiatrona ol the lnv the removal of mrs whit man will also be a dutiuot lose to the coin crews0ns corhtrs there passed away at the hospital in toronto on saturday avaniag january nth harfiot soper wife of george xamb burk s falls formerly of this place tbe funeral was hold from the do o t il train on tuesday afternoon to falrview cemetery acton pte g ii iaou is expected to arrive hero moon tiaving been invalided home ho sailed irom lirerpool on jan 0th mr wm murray wbo was ill with tonsllitii about a month ago is still con do it howl today r do whnt why fill up your national bcrvica card of course that n your duty t o if ioti are a nan lclnoen the airee of 10 and w do it why been ivs your reunify requird tl o information ixith for the proper conduct o your coun tryn aitaus during tbo war and for lho difficult jteriod junt after ll o war having filled up your orn card ppo that it gets back uifuugh tho authdriied i ojtnflicoco lector tl en do who j- jo u can to see that every other mao in lho hoomj you hvfl in or the plane wtioro you work does the same milton jallbroaker roarrostcd ceorge mnutng who broke out of mil con jail on dccemtxy- 7th after aconvlctlon for highway robbery and for whom lhs provincutl and now ork state pcfioe have been leoklng o r sjuce was arrested at tackawatma n v on saturday by chief gilaon manning a freed to waive extradition and was brought back monday by provincial 1 olitc oflicor j r dovtd goenor mcgibbon and odtfatahlo chap man took him back to milton where other serious charges await him bitty dollars reward was offered for hiaarrent oun reaan i l voi onnlatarnnnrfi i lierauio tl n eh are so n run ua tiiat tlirrofliust lo a tna n i ccnloo m lo to apto rintcncis imn t expert tl r aujerii lendunt to rnine your salary t iuo yo i lave nttmn htm alist you know morn tl a i o dooi die iwlitdaii ilrcli us much troul lo in cornli g back an tlio p igilut does mammoth f jewellery j sale wed january 17 to 31 a wow tks 3 many irficlc such as 1 i wntcfecjxlocus kioks j silverware violin- etc 1 will uo ilelow cost j entircbtoclc mu t o i cortil to the bir iltcra- i tion sale th7s will be a rrc i 2 weeks sili ul x vvarchc- t e j liphardt optlolnn j actori ontario j- hi b a free railway ticket to guelph on i iii occasion oi guelpiis bicglst m bargain ivln1 op rilc yeak wednesday january twentyfourth nineteen seventeen day muicular rheumatism dlod durlngd charlvnrt mr ambrose pickett a successful farm or of tansloy in the lower jiart of tho county suddenly expired on tuesday of last week white a noisy party sited bis homo for the purpose of serenading his son joseph who waa married the previous tuos day to a mjai burnett of zimmerman theyoung couple had mturned to their wd flaw house on ola farm but tho mr frank i sayers haa just completed a fine new garage fct his realdence mrs p sayers acton was a guest at councillor bayers during the week inspector haroy was at qcmpbellville on saturday a case of wine which analysed usarly twenty per ojint alcohol wholesale bonsep was receiving his tttentlon t the tmstoe board of ebenextr church is oitsrjng a reward for tho appreoalon of the parties wbo recently stole the gasoline lamp nsed to illuminato the church sheds the follor i the monthly report of school no sr iv camacan hitching johnkiog shury hasel wilson kathleen dennis j ii ill bosaiekiogsburtbert night i ngat i- meat ihmn olive mclaughlin gladys shrive ada nellie alloa mo 1 retpr promoted from 8k l to jo il rob bie kiognbury cnarlis mclaughlin reggie wibou mary darby violet hhrtdj sit pu george nightingale nollls tom mclaughlin ju pn lrvin wilson loule shrive stewart klctinfuatui market proiwiit fiery day l u nmson toacher mtrai ghrtsiwetytncuptrctfmisr of knox church and her work tnptriotlo and other war activities since coming t antonhave been uioat belpfub mr whlt- manv suooeaaor u mr l il bborey of yarkar ont wbo coaoes highly recom mended any chest gold may brihq bronchitis or tonsilitis the lmtuting ticjthng cough aflects the lung tissue and wears down natures power to resist disease germs scotts emulsion wpprcewso the cold aluy the in- flomrnation steadtly removes tlw povrer to prevent lung tyouble scotts ha done more tttf brorichial troubles than any other one medicine it cants ra m oanniul ilrvfs sahiabowoe tusoato out i isla 111 iii iii ur isi iii to give sweater coats a new lease of life now that sweater coats arc getting more expensive it is more than ever desirable that you woah yonrs with lux of all things a sweater coat which 13 seen so much must be jcept soft fluffy fleecy nnd pe in appearance you can keep youra that way and wash it again and again i you do thiq pour boiling water over lux flakes pure essence of soap allowing 3 or a table noon tula for every gallon of water you use whip into a creamy lather a fow seconds is needed then putin tho garment and atir it about let it soak until cool enousb for your hands o equeexe the water out of tho coat tho dirt just runs eway rinse tn two or tbrea relays of tepid water and hang to dry very aimple anyone can do it juat a few minutea work and you get a result that the moat expert french cleaner might well envy lux wont shrink woojlena wont hurt any fabric or color that pure water can aafely touch i at alt t joc srfflik- lever brothers- limited toronto ai thij tt t unique event winch in- bctii ft tturcd by the newsp iptrs ind mcr- cli nt of tin city of gutlph once 1 ycir and which ins iwayn btcn ittcndcd by e imrvcllous ticrc s 13 ir un of in xtnortlimo n ittfrt ire ofltrcdin all the torcs of the dity jnd n uticularly by macdonalds gudphs leading and lirtict store rvcry dopirtmcnt kc idtowt iry mllintry fun jcoritt3 notions ac- s tcs oriqr sitplcs lvlm goody mens weir ijoue fumiahinrs and wallpaper every deptrtrpent has 1 1 t of uch wpndcrful inrild vaiuei ai ire offered on no other day in jhc ye ir and all the t iving involved arc limited to the one day sale wrdncsdi in order to give our out of town patrons the stfne opportunity to save money s a- out own cvuclph folks errjoy je hive decidt d to refund rajjway fares on all tickets presented at our office ilon with mac donald purchase- clucka imouiunik tqsioooor awre get t guelph newsptper is sopn is you irrivc and comr straight to macdonalds opposue the g- t k station s s i d e rviacdoiiald bros u goelphs leading and largest store wyhdhnm maedoonell and camden streets guelph onl ii ii iii iii clt fiffwrfna- cywlufi free addreu a postcard to ua nou and receive by return mail a coiy of our now illuitratcd io- rice catalopnc of garden lower and jield secdi root seeds grtyia bulb small fruits garden tools etc spec14lw vltlako atnii vettfrca apoctt oahie t5e 0 our choicm giant flowering carnafiqjl this carnation is 1 great favor laqjo tm frcrant and the plants do well outdoors ttanaplanted mm pots in the rife early fall they btopm profusely from october nil oie end of may lxtrv w pbmbi ojo easily prdpogatcd from thsm by cuttin pipin or layering w s fa ocisotamardlamqfcobtraluabl4 premium 18 m darch olhunterseed co umited j2jgj peerlcsss water systems edi we are ti6 dnh firm in canada wljo manupactuki water hystems we rrjako our own tanks hand pumps electric pumps switches and foot valvetj no other com pany in canada does this when we guarantee our roodt we know what we ar guaruuteeinfr reid this lcttir iild xvrito for copies of other lerters and booklet tlo motion u dunk lirt arthur july 1 1 116 1 a uulr agent nutiop u eqiilpmciit co roruuto soalyoiunfal ioit arthur out doarilr leeljiig tliat ou would lw nuaiioun to kno wluit niy opinion if tbo lcerlca myntcra which waalnatullctl nt my summer plnce nt loan i ike nbout n month uko i writo thutotclluu that it 11 niot a itinfactory in every feature i hareno rncami of tmowinjr- tho crnct prea sure nt the ctidoitlin jiie line tiui i 1i0 liuow tuiit at die house onrt of the lino which i wt uld ay in well 00 to 300 feet from the tank tho proasurois auilclculyr to tltn w n hoao atrcum over my hnuwe- with uti hlr proasuro ol u poutidi ut theenguio iwritoihla letter unsolicited inorcly to let you kijow thut i mn tportj than ih acd willi the ontflt vour very truly national kquipinent co- tlmiiej 40 wabaahavcnue toronto hi suiii5 amd ask your ulcalpk ahou 1 1111 i khl1 bs dominion of canada debenture stock in sums of 500 or any multiple thereof qpqinvestors those who from time to time have rumds requiring investment may purchase at par principal r payablo lni october 1910 intwcnt pajaljln half yearly int apnl and lot october by eliwiuo cct ofcscllanront nny chartered bank in canada nt tho rale of fivf per ecnt per annum from thidfltqoi purchase holders of thin ntock will have lho pnvilego of imrrendenng nt par and accrued jiterrat aa tho equivnlpnt of caah in pay ment of any allotment made- under any future war loan imuo in canada other than nn ifliua of 1 rcamay billi or other liko chort dauwcitrrt proceeds of uua utock arc tar nor purpnjea orjy a commicnon of onrqiiarter of omtrlcx cent will bo nllowrd bond and t trxl brokera on auntrntntb mado in rcsptct oi npphcatiouj for thin ntook which htar thar iiuuop lor applicauou forma apply to tho deputy minister of rinanec ottawa depairrmint or pinance ottawa october 7 th lffffl agent wanted kmyiresemitrlmmld wall papers 1 ataoltd hauooauy advarusad tas oraatsmt wall tapar lavas uon of toa aa a twtht ortttn ymist tbxhii ihe uozi ho iraifs stusors er btrajtit edjca raiuirad fapr asafuia mija aaty qolcksr elaansr and bsttsr an anruo scant la wanted in tau locality to show iamploa ana a audi ordars from tousahaldars snowuui hnadrmts or baaattrah ax- cloilvs pittoms ara ruinlanm scaota rraa over a 100 iftu are m lsx prois apptlcanu plaais stats ecenps- tlen sxa and aurroondlnjr vilucae can einvaaa wbsti fall particulars will b ituiussad ffi emrueewallpleel co uhfteo toboirro a- saxe merchant mill st acton a good line of mens dw boyssutts 1 o clear out at a law price i 48c mill st aqton we are paying 48c this at acton creamer week for cream- m saxe 3 bay madeincanada goods myjqng has called me my flj has called me the jplret called me jn humanity has called me 7my conscience says serve my brave comrades call come my manhood compels me to enlist i now flee my and country by ei wiy lhsti cletr to offer my serviecs to my king g in the haltofiduitcnn battalion name r r v x 5t ad drew age qpcupation married 7 unmarried p trrrtutndrrailtt4yrnt3mpexlrrrtrlopc tc licutcol c r mccullough d r o i n r r rntislmml for it ltd ore f hamilton ont m