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rpHE AtlTON FREE PRESS , Published Every Thursday Morning. J? H. HACKING, Proprietor. SI Per Annum in Advance lOt M HACKING. EDITOR Our. Poor Tm-KBDAY Mousing, Dko.'21, .1876. of The tinip-honorvd greeting i" Merry Christmas 'Hs now in order?*" With words, of joy let us tnect'Wnd part, and not only by 'empty words" but by good deeds show to the world" that not all is dreary and selfish. -Remtmiber tho poor in their time of need. m~"- Thk Grand Trukk A circular has been issued "w the employe of tbe&J'and Trunk Railway stat ing that, in consequence of -the .great depression in trade and falling off in the Company's business, it" Las been dererruined to discontinue a large number of trains on and after the 23rd inst." The reduction will, it is estimated, amount to about twenty per cent, of the train ^sei vice, which will necessitate a - -large reduction in the number of engine drivers, fiieuien, train hands, and others employed 'by the com pjiny. Besides this alLetnplojees on the raid, except engine drivers and firtrmea will have their wages lowered ten per cent. The through feeing decidedly freight business ^....H -, , , . unreraunerative, will h> to a certain toC{ tb,at ?U [ Prisons 'nud our Houses. To tjfi Editor of tic Free Ptvts. I," ;' ~ We have from timo to tyno no ticed in looking; over the riiiiivitea of oivr--County Council, thnt two hui'jrpia of some, public.interest! to t'm- inhabitants of theJcoiuitjr Llive: IsiiVB boeU brought<before that body; and that each received at Ipnst! bo much attention ns to have cojnsider- ablo time spent in discussing thorn. We refer to the matter of! begin ning to make some provision for maintaining and sheltering the un fortunate but honest./poor'; of tlia county, and the matter of jenlarg- ing and making more commodious iud comfortable the institution ul- rotdy providod for tho uufortuuato dishonest of the county. But its the former and by far the nj'oru im portant and deserving of-the two, was introduced, by no authority having ipoatpulsory po>vr, but de-! penda for its commencement and for its. carrying on to completion, on the moral sup|K>rt it willi-eceive from the inhabitants of ihejco\in*.y :when brought before them ; 'und as the latter eomos down with jail ;the power and all the authority that accompanies the behests und the commands of a governnieut official, and as both schemes are pressed at a time,when'the ratepayers of.the county; aro beginning to feel the weight! of a burden of indebtedness which tliey: will havo to bear for many years to come; we very much fear that the comfort and convenience will be first attended the community extent discouraged, and more atten tion! paid to local traffic. it is probable that in the couise of a few months, the disastrous railway :War which ltas raged, so long will be brought to an end, and freight-rates .-stpred to a paying basis. In such a ease there is.no doubt that the w-ajjes-'of the G.- T. JR. . employees lie jrestort-d to their former -position." VKXsnR's pREnicTioss Verified. Mr. Ygnnor's latest jforecasts of . the weather has been vlerified with remarkable accuracy. He fixed ' the setting in of a " cold spell" for about the 15th of this pionth; ajid, 8ur flnongh, after a p.riod of "ex ceptional-mildness, on the evening; of the 14th the mercury suddenly; fell to extreme cold, wjiich promises lo.continue.> His "probabilities,"' during the past two years, have been ; nearly all fulfilled. He promises abundance of snow this winter. who make it the object of thir pur suit to maintain an existence by preying upon ijie-property, und if need bo on the'persons of thst }>or- tion of the people who by honest pursuit of their various and respec tive avocations maintain all from the Queen on the throne of the renlni to the poor unfortunate who iB thankful'for a piece.of breadior a night's shelter. But while; wesay that we fear this state of things may_ be, yet we hoje that there is sufficient moral 'power in the peo ple of this" ^county to: give greater heed to the wants of the suffering Halton County Council. Kroniitho OftV,vlllo;Kxpress report. Tho Oounoil-moton Tuesday tho 12th inst.i pun uunt to adjourn ment, in tho Town Hall, Milton. Tho Warden reported to the Council that tho debentures'* had i boon handed over to the-H. fc N. ! W. Ry. Co.' Ho suid that a claim was mado ut the time for arrears of interest which lid [refused to gruut. I When tho debentures wcro adver tised, the .tender, :priccs wore 101 ; and lOl^i lie took tho responsi bility of purehosiftg $10,000 worth, aiid purchasing tljoNO maturing at the same time as the C. V. It. de bentures. The same day the trusters handed oyerto the comjHitiy $10,000 on presentation of the proper certificates; since then, the balanco, less thi amount reserved for the section of tho road botween Georgetown and the County line, had been paid.--' j The Finance committee presented a rppoTc"i recommending the pay ment of several accounts which was adopted, TRAMPS. j Mr.-Young ,'md.ved, seconded by Mr. McEnery^ That the sum of one hundred dollars begrauted and paid' to the treasurer of the Town of Oakville to asfeb-t in maintain ing the large number of indigents which from tho geographical pos ition of Oakville are thrown upon that munieipiility. He said there wero 15, 20; and even as many as 25 relieved 'some nights. Last winter over 1900 poor outcasts had been sheltered and fed by tho people of Oakville. Mr. BarberVould be willing to support tlie' motiont.if Georgetown was granted a similar'sura. There | had been latterly a.'great many tramps relieved thire. The lock-up was kept open ail night for their accommodation, . Mr. Warren was opposed to the. motion. It was quite enough for the rural constituencies to maintain their, own poor. "He himself had found shelter for- four or five on one night. ,' / Col Clay was opposed to the prin cipal "of these grants, but Mr. Young had proved his case to be | an i xceptional one and as the sum was not ne THE FREE PRESS, ACTON, HALTON COUNTS, 0NT., DECEMBER 21, 1876. large oxpeiiBO in liiukiiiga gaol that odod. Mr. Cliitnents said' tho tttonu could bo four.miles put down winter, Col. Clay upon ono ;poiat tho necessity improving; tho gaol y nil thuy fored upon was the nature of tl improvement. He had been formed on good authority all alterations necessary could bd 0Ji>ne obtained within three or of Milton, and could bo ns chuup in buminei , as said all w.oro ngteed of iff. ibso in- tho I ACTdiV MAUKKTh, j' . $2 B0 to 2175. lafe: -^ , - '-ffttlni EaK ' V-' *r-*rt SjMHj Wsi II p.sii - -MfBt e*"" iMHs rk .-- - - -sHBBj -1^.. ^faSBBBS* i*H ; 1ft !-: JRk iU s 0 ^i-'fflsl jH ' w ^,^ 1 1 : it m3BB mm M l~rX The Earl andGountesrtof Duffer- 5 injWill visit Toronto during Janu-' .* ary A grand ball will be-give;. them by the Lieutenant-Govern^..' And now John ..Knox has betu . appointed a policeman in Hamilton, nd John: Bnnyau Hceeps ' a tavern : in Guelpb, "What is the woild J-, cming to. 1> Arthur Aiken, John Junkin and Dexter Potter have been convicted of corrupt practices in the Lincoln election,- fined $200 apiece for each offence, and;, disqualified for eight --'years. Aiken most pa) $1,000, Junkin $200, and Potter 800. The Grangers of Turnberry have .'H bought a corner, of Winghani Cem etery for their' own tuje and behoof, from which we infer the "ruling passion is strong in death" amongst "" the Grangi-rs, they. l>eing determin ed to secure even their graves at .' ' -wholesale prices. * '^A fatal colliery explosion has occurred near Newport, ;Wafes. tip to [latest advices sevehteen dead bodies! had leen recovei4d, and a- nnm"ber.of eases"of fatal injuries.are repotted^ . A special cable "dehpatch to the Globe report* a rise in" Grand Trunk stock, eonswruent upon the recent arratigemeiits for an advance on through; freight rates. The United States' Senate ha appointed a committee of seven of its aiinibers u> act with ia committee appointed by the House in devising1' '" me-ariB to count and 'declare the eleeto.ral vote. Announcement is made of the couimutatious of' the sentences of " Belcher,-the Colchester murderrr, ' ~ and of - Alden, the m'irderer of ' Jefferson, the Hamilton wntohman. ^iew Publications. ;Kbadisgs axd -REcrrATioxs. By B. -- au thor of the Dominion Elocutionist. .- Belforrt Bros., Publishers. Tbu is a. -srery useful little work of 200 pages -and will be fonnd of great service to Uieaspiringyonnjz reader, con- . tsining as it does hints and suggestions on public reading. The work com prises, in addition to these hints, a very ehoipe-selectian-of poems from the best authors, Roth English. and ^ineri.- ycin.': Very nicely printed and bound. The Pbiscx or.Wales ts India. We have received (torn Belford Bros., 'Toronto, a neatly jbbund volume coiif "taining a graphic description of th* Prince of Wales' trip from Pall Mall to Paujanb^ by Mr, J. I>rew Gay, the spe- ! cial correspondent of the London Tele graph. Besides beeominp acquainted with the scenes which the Prince view ed, a eurrect account of the topography of India, and the moaners and customs of its inhabitants can 1>e learned by the reader. Copies can be procured -at the bookstores. - ,; Josa Dimxos' FARsreBg- Allkisav. "S ' Belford-Bros,, publishers, Toron.t'.i. - j : Jjsrice 15 cants. honest poor by-providing first for them 'accommodation and comfort equal to that provided already for thftt class whose comfort and jcon- venience the Inspector "of Prisons' is so very- sol'citions for. We re peat it, that we cannot believelthat the moral sense of the peopltf of county of Jialton would think of such a strange mis application of their generosity. .We can' easily understand how that Mr. Lnnguiuir in his anxiety to fulfil . the trust ;omniitted to him of seeing, that ?vni -the iunmtes. of our prisons -:-"iild be projierly cared for ; but ! t-'.ist as easy to.understand how :i'.i!!:il it is for him to ON'erstep the : ; i.as: of prudence in enforcing gaol improvements, and so'-put that portio5?-<ff-the community who are the - burden-bearers to a. great amount of unnecessary expense, and that at a time when the coun try is already under, the pressure of overidone speculation, and strain ing every nerve to reach the peace ful shore of " prompt payment "' without going into disastrous in solvency. We have now a prison which has been found quite sufficient for our small county- for the past twenty years and overj and with but:very little improvement might, do! jnst as well for the next twenty years. We cannot see the wisdom of mak ing our prisons a desirable place of habitation at _a timo when crime is; greatly-on the increase, and when tho rigour'of the law is found to be seriously necessary to maintain the order and peace of society not withstanding all the moral influ- ences.that are at work for that pur pose. Were it not for the circum stance that it is a prison, the in mates of our'gaol are very much better, provided for, and ifar.incjre comfortable than ever theinajority of them were when in the enjoy ment of their abused freedom. And we sincerely hopeitlbat unlit some provision' is made for.the suf- "fering honest poor, who hftve not a place to lay their heads, and are not able to help themselves, but would consider themselves happy were they only as comfortably; situ ated as those are whose misconduct has brought them within ({he walls ofiOiir common gaols, tbafi we1, will hear no more about comforts1 and conveniences for rthdse wbojwere they not! most mercifully dealt with, -would bare, fewer, comforts than they now enjoy. This is], we are confident, the desire ef every disinterested well-thinking poison in the county. Observeb. asked was small he would vote that it be granted. He was prepared to consider the case - of any other municipality on its merits when it tamo up. Mr. Barclay' had not been in structed by the Council of Milton to ask for a single cent.' Ho could readily undtistand why Oakville should bo a rendezvous for tramps. It was situated about half way be tween the two chief cities of the province, a comfortable day's jour ney from either of them. Consider ing the small amount asked, the greatness of the evil, so a blyfi. set forth by Mr. Young, he was pre pared to support the motion. The motion was then carried, .on a, division. TOWS LIXE IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. Ramsay presented an account for improvements on the town line between Nassagaweya and .Welling, ton County. He said it had been Flour : v.. ... . Wlijto Wlioat I Now Foil .Wheat. . -. Spring Whont.itJIasgow Now Spring Wheat Barley ... Barley, No. 2 Oats, ... Peas ... i .. Potatoes, per bog Butter" ... Kgga. . ... Dressed Hogs Turkeys ,. (.JCCBO : , ,'. Ducks i ., 1 00 to 0 10 1] 00 to 1 [05 1 IK) to 1 05 l| 00 to 1 .04 .0 CO tot) 72 0" C8 to 0 70 0 38 to 0 40 0 t>5 to 0 C8 0 60 to 0 75 0 17 to 0 20 0 17-toO 18 C 00 to fi CO 0 07 to 0 08 0 05 to 0 0 0 00 lo 0 07 "flow is the Time." j Now is the time' when1 all i con- ^.template the approach of Christmas holidays. ' i Now is the time when turkeys and geese are' beheaded to gratify the palates of us creatures of humanity. y ~ - Now is the time when mince pies are considered one.; of ', the necessities of household decorations. Now 4s the time wbetr juveniles save up their coppers" to have "a .t^ig.time " at Christmas, j1 : ': ITow is the tiiue when merchants <x;i*-ct to push off business;> and Uh< wise use printers injj. liberally. , , Niw is the time when single The sale of this comic almanac has [ young i^^ li bt a fire in-ttie par- increased '- - - - - - '- been -very large, and .has noe its ftrstissue. The American edi tioateUs for 21 cents. ' lor of evenings and await the coming of their cousins, of. course,' customary in the past for the County to assist in works of this nature. It was urgont and for that reason he had got it done previous to^nskihg* for a grant. Col Clay thought every munici pality'should pay the cost of im provements* on their border lines. But the practice had been different in the past, and as Mr. Rameay had got* the work done in good faith heft hough t the County ought to pay the account. Mr. Ramsay, said if such a rule was to be made he would be perfect ly satisfied, -but objected to this' case .being made an exception to past usage.. , v . Mr. Warren said that According to law the minor municipalities were responsible for these improve ments, so that until the County by T>y-law undertook to make . topm liuca Cpubty roads, the reapon'sibili- ty remained where it was. On motion tho account was | referred to the committee on roads and.: -bridges which reported in -favor of * grant of $100 being given, to cover the cost of the improve- mentn, Mr. Ramsay piying the balance. The report was adopted. COUNTY OAOL." r The consideration of Mr. Lang- muir's report on the County gaol, laid Over at last meeting was taken up. r 'Mr. Warren said there was not Jo much need of a new gaol as some leople thought. All that was re quired was. proper means of classify ing prisoners, and this could- lie- provided by buildingan addition. The .Warden said the County of Haldinand occupied a position similar to that of Halton, Tbero the recommendations of Mr. Lang- muir had been carried out at an expenditure of $15,000 of .which amount the government paid half. ;Mr. Barber said the Council had got to .the end of their rope as re- ga'rded tho building of a new? gaol. It was not at all probable that Mr. Langmuir would stand any more trifling. The gaol would have to be built in the. year 1877, and the sooner it was set about the better for all pa'rties.. The stone could be got out cheaper now than in sum mer when there was no sleighing. Mr. Ramsay said'Mr. Langmuir was not omnipotent. Mr. Langmuir was not the government, but mere-' ]y a government servant. The Council had friends at court, tend be questioned whether the govern ment would force them to, go to a for $8,000j No doubt boforo Ijong 'Aio gaol would havo to bo ultoriad, and it would he as well now j to muke enquiries and confer with Mr. Liingtnuir as to tho detaibt of tho alterations bo deems nucesa try. Mr. Ramsay moved that Meisrs. J. Warren, M. Clements und H. Foster be a committee to consult with Mr. Langmuir. . He thoight somutliing should now be done. Ho did pot believe the com mi Hue was so stupid aa to build a 'fancy; .gaol to pJcuso tkio whim of uny one. Col. Clay suggested, that the Waid^n's nanio bo added. Mr. Clements thought Mr. Ilauisay ought td-sorvo on thu conmii .tee. Tho motion was carried with tiieso ameudmeiits. POOR HOD8E. Moved by Mr. Xoung, seconded by Mr. barren, that it bo ar in J Btruction lo the clerk-.of this caun- cil.to inform tho Warden and tho county ccuucil of the county of Peel, that this council is prapnrod to appoint a committee, or adopt any other means that may bo darn ed advisable, to i confer with t^liem on the subject of a poor house. Mr. Foster skid the county of! Hal to u vas prepared to buid.a; pOorhoua) of their own if n<;ces-J sary. ' -; '!, Mr. Warron thought that the county of Halton was plucky and able enough to build a poor hoube ; but if it was found that one for the two counties could be carried an at leas expense, it certuiuly Wka worthy of consideration; at present i tbe. rural inunicipalilies had.to support their own poor and also to contri-j buteto tho support of the poor in! the villnges. . ' ' I Mr. Barclay thought it would bo. much more simple and effective to have n poor house of our own, if.' we have one at all. It was eaisy to see that difficulties would, arise as! to the management and apportion ment of running expenses. j ~- Col. Clay said we must have ono of our own. A difficulty would arise, no doubt, from residents of other counties adjoining- seeking shel ter, which could hardly bo " refused.; The aid of the -Legislature would remedy this. There would also be pet ty jealousies as .to'where it should be located ; but all these could bo [over come, as the nceil of a poor house had beefl long much felt. !' Tho motion was then carried, j VOTE OX Til AN KB. ' Oil motion, the Warden left tho chair, which was taken by Mr. Borlwr. | Col. Clay moved, seconded by Mr. Young, that the thanks of tui3 Council bo presented to the Warden for hui able and courteous conduct in the chnitj He paid that gentleman no <anpty compli ment when ho said that he had manag ed the County business the pas^jycar with remarkable ability and zeal in the interest* of the people of the County. Mr..Young endorsed tho remarks of the mover of.th* resolution. The War. den had presided over the deliberations of the Council, ably, fairly and ittiparj tiolly. He felt great pleasure ill sec ond ng tho motion. . '! Tho Warden mado it suitable reply] remarking that tho difficulties of the itol AUCTION SALES. Thursday, l>cb. 28 Solo of form stock aud implements, on the premises of Mr. Tiioh. pAVinsoNJ lot 31, 1st con. Knqtiosin'g. | \V. Hemstreot, Auc tioneer. : . '. ' npO WKEEDERS. Tho young '-Berkshire Boar "Wc'l- liugtun Chief,'? bred by Odo. Itudd, of fiuclph, );ns bdeii ])urc!inned be me and will Imj kept for servici on liiy promises adjoining this | village. Tlijis animol iB from imported! stock with, firgt.claag pedigree.- Terms $l.f>>, to bo paid nt timo of service. . i ; , . | . C. S. SMITH. Acton, De. 18, 1876. 25-tf -piSTItAY- S[TEEK Came on to the premises j'of the sub scriber, Lot No.|23, Ctli.conl Esquesing, about the 1st lit October last, a Dark Red Steer, rising three! yca^s old. The owner, is requested to I proyo property, pay charges and; take the animal away, ! U'MJ-/SCOTT. Esquesing, D(jc.'9,1870. i -24-3t PORK! PORK!! Charles Cameron is prepared to pay the Highest Market Price for CO tons of Good Pork. Call ! tho Old Stand on Main and ice him at street, i ' | Actoii.'Nov. jSOth, 1876. 22-3m L0VELI, ADAM, WESS0N& CO'8 ' ' , !. 'LIST OF I : NEW BC0SS. irroi I^-ttrrs rrem MttfU I*tUndri A Yacht Voyaite to icflanii, Jim-iMnyen and Hpllziiejgen. Byliis Katbellenby Iho Karl or; I'Dfffcrln. 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He has received the constant and sympathetic assistance of thelCen- tenrtial authorities, and has enjoyed peculiar advantages in its prepaijationl He- takes' us through the Exhibition grounds, and makes us familiaifi'witli every object of interest in them] | We are then taken" into the Main Building!, andare carried successfully through it{ and through every building, lar^e ond small, intihi-grounds^ We ore told the story of the construction .and arrange ments bf each of these edifices, and the rare, beautiful, and wonderf ulcolleldtions which they, contained are' graphically described. I! The book is sold by subscription only!, and the publishers want agents in every county. . ' ." -1 The Oldest and Best Restorer fp Fonnd in nslne it. j - TToort's Improved Ilalr Bestoratlve ts unime any |other, and has no equal. Tbe Improved has new vegetable jtoniio properties; retbres grey hatr to a jjlossy natural color j; rRtores faded, dry, iiars(i undfallln? hair; restore", dresses !glves vigor to the nalr; restores hair to prema- turely bald heails; removeB dandruir, hu- mors, sooly emptlons; lemoveH trrlta tlo'o, Itching and scaly dryness.! * Np article produces ueh wonderful p'ftecte Try It, call for Wood's Improve.^ i Hair Kes'toratlve, npd don't be put old with any other article. Hold by a 1 druggist* In this pla'be and dealers very'i;hcre. Trade supplied at -aaaanfacturers' prlcps by 0. a. Gook A Co., Chloago, Sole Xjgenta for tho United States and Canada*, and by Lyman Obos, a Co., Toronto. Sent free by post on receipt of price. LOVEl,, ADAM, WESSON * CO, - i ' I. Pnbi|heis. *3Kt Nicholas Street, MONTREAL. IdUmber, Lath ; and Shingles ZEioiR SJ.LE. is',feo;-tirae"Plal The merchant wlo provide* the best goods at tlie cheapest value for his customers. ". _ HI' ! Mixl Nl Begs leave to inform the public generally that he Is prepared* djtjfor - ! ' THE HOLIDAYS! to make great sacrifices for cash-on all kinds of good*, ity stock is now complete in toys for the little folks, and also a beautifhi assortaiof goods, useful as well as ornamental,-'suitable for CHRl^TMAtS PRp8EN|T&; , For both old and young, but their greatest beauty is^ their cheapness, r GEOOEEI11S. ^ ' - . * ' In this line my enstomers may rely on getting their goods fresh sad good, as I have purchased them all mthip_tb.e past two weeks, and am selling them at prices that would hare to be paid for! goods that h been, in stock for several months. \ CROCKERY AND GrLASSWARE. i} To Ml f poo .xaot f! During the Holidays I will sell goods in this line at pricos thtdfr competrtion. as toiy present large sfeick must be cleared ou6 by the beam, ning of tbe. New4Year to make room for a new stock. i f begm. -: s y S^EGOlA.X.TigE3SiJ -i ;:-*!f!t- St. ii Chi Fresh Oysters. Fiqnnn Haddies, Fork and Bologna \Satikige, Yarraotih Bloaters, Jco, always on hand. : v .' I; ~*7 ' - - . - , :'* . ""'.'-' Call und examine the goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere. :.. B&~ Please note the address. , * f - December 19, 1376.- CEO. YEMEN, Post Office Store, Adda. i The Undersigned haVe fo r sale at then- mills iu Acton a large quantity of all kinds of i i PINE AND HEMLOCK LUMBER, Pine SMa&loa aai tatlx. Shingles/ of tho best quality for only il 1.85 per square. i , ------- ' ' GltJMMINQ MA6HINE. : ! Wo ; have' - jnst introduced a new Gnmming Machine, and are prepared to. guni Drag or Cross-cut Saws. & HALL. 24-3m Acton, Dec. II BROWN I 1876. [ \TTH JAS. MATTHEWS ACTON, CLERK 4TH DIVI8I0N COURT, '[ it Cookty or CHaLton. '. Ooavoyaacer, : oommlsaioaer in Qi S. , !!S1ro InBuraaoe Agent, Life laauraaoo Affe&t,' * . i- issuer of Marrl^jKc Asreat Money to Loan Aeeat Montreal Telt graph. 0e; i . - * - - - * . Dpl:t3: Collected on 0 jaualssloa. And Geaoral Agent, Sso., See i '. ' * - Parties intrusting their business with me will-be satisfactorily '** ^tv ' V\ - Office at the Post Office. Acton. Ac|oh,-Dec. 6, 1876, Licenses. or Borrow- THOS. RUSSELL & SON Watchmakers, Liverpool, -: v . . t Having. determined to Bell out their Canadiou business previous to their opening, Jobbing House in Englanjl, have .instructed their agent, GL I). Pringle, OP GUELPH, To offer for sale the whole of the Btock of RUSSELL Watches, , ' [Clocks and . ;:| "' Jewelery At a Special Discount of 25 per cent,. it - . " '-. commencing on' MpHday November 27th, And, continue until tbe'whole stock is ' sold. j '-.r "? , An Auction #111 be hold everr . Saturday Evenine. G? ID. PRINGLE Will continue business and the re pairing of. Watches and Clocks will go; on as usual, hut the present stock musi be sold within.three months. - No Reasonable .Offer Refasedl This isa bona-fde cheap sale. > - '.:'-' .- G. TX PEINGLE Guelph, Nov. 20, 1876. Would respectfully caM the attention of ^their : 'i * -\ -' friends and the general piiblic that they >.r To their EVV MISES I Ws-f- Upper "Wyndham Sti-eet, GKdlEIilBIH:. S P EG IA L til N ES At Lo# Figures. Many Special Lines of Goods have bieen sectir^f at extraordinary low figures. - - ; g- xi bat ba n a a i -,'.., ,-s ': _ , ' "-VI An early call is necessary, as many twines, can b : V:;l- - ' '-" - '- ' -. -t be repeated at the low figures. : ^ WM,sfflr^* Guelpb, Do. 18,1876.