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-7".. ?^^bt3^^^^' *-* *A * . * wmmmmmmmmmmmm PlllilslipSl ?85'.2S*J tag masm wmaemm THE" FREE PRESS, ACTON, HALTON COUNTY, ONT., NOVEMBER I, 1877. &c1o4*F<:3i\l|Vcs JOS M '^CKINO tDITOR Tiii'itsiiA.-^Mousis.;. Nov. 1.-V877. THE i*f.i.pu ABDUCTION CASE. -iiffif"' itHI lllii M mmi- m tfi The *T$ic Pnsh" Slnnrtr*r , 1:\ his anxiety to g;in for- his piper .rUvpntivtion for enterprise | und .-'fi-nrlcM"energy, Mr. Wilkin son, of tho "West Durham .i\Yr>", ovi'rs-i'j-pfd tlij bomulsof prudence, tuu\ r-lio it-suit- is tkpt tho notorious jiivce of sensatioaalisni-of which he whs the. author ami -publisher has linully heon-the means of< bringing him to grief. Th charges made iul circulated -by him against Sen- sitor Simpson- wore pointedly de- nifil at ihe time, btit as he ret'ns- od -to retract,'; or .apologize, nn action for HWL was entered. The trial was deferred froiu tiruo to time Until- last fwk, when it took place at'the Cobourg assizes. Alter tlK> examination of, tlit> witnesses the whole fabric was shown to be exceedingly weak. The Judi^ in his charge to tho jury commented on the greatness f the. offence charged? agiiiust Mr. Simpson owing to his-position us a Senator and the head of a large _ moneyed institution, und charged tli jury carefully to compare each u lie-gat ion of the oWfend.-tnt with the evidence therein ad4u'eed. He ream iked that such serjpus-uhurgea as were made in the articles should be audit ih-a- Court of-law and- not scattered broadcast ever the land .in a newspaper, when, if an tp- jHDrtunity offered, evidence ihight be given to disprove them. In charges- of- this kind they xnight rerv T^ell- apply th& same consider- ..atibn as to a person who assailed thVbody with -ft deadly \ weapon ; they should judgo them by J the " propf of jus-'.ihcatiou: In the present ease~rne evidence seemed - Vo him to fall absolutely Bhort of proving a justification. The jury returned a verdict, of " guilty." on both of the counts; "first, that the (articles were libel lous ; and BFCOiid, that the plea of justification hstl not been made good; The jury recommended the defendant to mercy. His Lordship announced that sentence would be given on the fourth day of next . term. /f TRIAL 0*' TnE STUUDYS AND LOWES AT THE ASSIZIJS OUTlINF. OF THE CASK KOlt THE CHOWS----TESTI MONY JOB THE DEFENCE K.ll KU BRICK ETritDY AND LODIBA T.TUKDY rt)l'ND Ot'ILTY. Guelph, Oct. ?rv Novrrin tho criminal annals of this neighbor hood was tho (JVnirt .limine bo crowded jis it was thi3 morniug by niee o'clock, ou tho. occasion of tho trial of tho Sturdy-'Oarr CA8e. Hon. Mr. Justice. Morrison presided, and the following legu gentlemen were iutei-ested in the'cabo; John 0'- Donohue, Counsel for thu Crown ; II. W. Peterson, County Crown Attorney; X)_fGuthrie, Q. C, for the proseeiition. M. 0. Cameron, Q%-C\ A. Dunbar, and A. H. Mo- Donald for the prisonora Sturdy ; and Smith, of Brampton, for the Prisoner Lowes. A riiinuto or two after nine the presiding judge entered, and the prisoners were immediately brought in from the eellB. Tiia threo male prisoners,Fred Sturdy, Wm. Lowes, and Joseph Sturdv were placed in the dock, and Louisa Sturdy ws allowed to sit down outside. With tho exception of the hitter the prisoners did not appear to feel their position very keenly, and their faces showed that prison fare agreed with them. As the jury men were called arid took their Beats the principal prisoner intently scrutinized their faces. After the Clerk had read the in dictment, Mr. O'Donohoe, Q. 0., oj>ened the case for tho prosecution-. He said the case was ono without a,' parallel-in the history of the country, and proceeded *> relate briefly the circumstance? o the abduction, explaining the nature of the crime. J?or a. long time in England the crime was only- com plete when a marriage had taken place, or the female ' had been cirnally known. The law hud been changed, and neither of these now abate the prime. The mar riage does not in the slightest de- gieo mitigate the offence of taking the female awny.' __ It would be shown , that the .ceremony of a marriage took pjlace when - the female was completely under the influence of the prisoner, without her consent marriage in fact, at* girl " that it wm her fault I" Tjio prisoner Sturdy is a man of iron will, who umdo all about him in his family subsorviont to him. A handkerchief wua applied, to tho girl's nose,.which handkerohiufoon- taintil nothing moro or Ions than chloroform to be used in protluoing stupefaction. Sho was driven to Hamilton,, forced into tho pro- nvmngetl little Iiouho, tuuV thrust into bed. She hud no food that diiy, and was weak and exhaustod. The prisoner Louisa took tho train, caiue book totJuelpb, and appeared hore tk* next duy to throw thu girl's friends oil.the Bcunt.. Snapi- ciou falling upon Sturdy,'Mr: Gow mndo inquiries of Joseph Sturdy, who aaid his father was up-Btnirs asleep, and ubout this tiuie Joseph- was Bonding letters containing money to his father addresuod to Brown at Dundaa. So each, of the prisoners wore educated in tho part which they took in tho transaction, showing a deep design and n thorough preparation. 'JL'he dark est page in tha history of this iWk transaction was in tho house nt Hamilton ; with the fonialo pris oner out of tho Iioubo this man vio lates tho person' of the girl when alio is alone, without friends, with out food, without assistance. A weak, nervous, delicate woman, he does that to her which, rendiira her unconscious, and after that presses marriage upon her. He pulls a phial out of his pocket,^.and enys there is enough there to kill fifty people, and ho and her shall die if she refuses to marry him. Sho re peats over and over again that she cannot be his wife. Sho wants to go homo. Ho says honio'Bhe never can go unless aa his wifo, and thus he obtains the mastery over this weak woman. He makeB her swear upon tho Bible threa times that she will marry him, and they are married sho without giving an audible or mental consent. They go back to the house; again her person ia violated ; thoy are driven to Dunthia, Dtc. It would bo told to the'jury that the marriage, tho drives, and the'cohabitation indi cate consent upon her part. But if it did it would not condone tho offence of the abduction. He re lated the circumstances of the ar rest and the taking home of the girl. He would not detain them longer, but would placo beforo them tho young girl herself, one of ;tbe most excellent characters of a but not a marriage in law. -He described the relations existing-be-'young female that was ever placed tween the prisoners in their family ' iQ a witness-box. Miss Carr was provided with a , The Last Swindle. TLe-last swindle is a variation and business,-and said the whole* mm ofaaolJone. The modus operandi lot had been so educated, so drilled, is very simple. It is a wire fence that each knew-exactly what part I'M -M l. i nt M'iSSp '-" ffipte' . Kfcfcirt-,? I af not a very new pattern, and.^ arhveh is not even patentable. The' smooth-tongued agent shows' it to a. farmer, and solicits him to be- cuqm an agent, for it. As an in- dvtcsment he is offered*" fifty rods free, provided b'e-'wiTl "put it up along the road where it caa.be seen aad serve as an advertisement, ilt is a handsome fence, and the "far mer bites at tho offer. First "he geU fifty rods of fence for nothing, i and if he does -tnke aA order, he i-gets. a liberal commission. He s.i^ns what he supposes is an order for fifty j-oda, and itamediately the wire is shipped him. Then comes another agent who demands pay for one'hundred and fifty rods. Indignant farmer explains that -he was to hive fifty rods frte. Agent Bays,. " certainly, bnt you have ordered one hundred and tifty_rods, aai the one hundred rods you must pay. for at four, cents a faot." And he produces-an order_with farmer'8 signature, to that effect. The pro cess is very simple. The farmer saw a contract,^for fifty rods, but when he camtTto sign,, that order was slipped up, and he-really put his name to another ono-for odo htindreJ and fifty roda, that lay just underneath. He- is frightened into giving his note for, say 200, which he expects to resist, but he always finds that it was discounted at the _nearest bank, and he pay? it. \Vhen will farmers learn that all these gifts and everything cf fche kind are merely swindles, and that there is always a cat, under the meal. _ i-i- W-': Talk about Jiving under the pro tscting wing of the American Eagle and the glorious constitution-j-'talk about this free, happy, prosperous and moral country of oars, the . Dominion of Canada, and then read the report the American Minister nt Holland sends home regarding the financial and moral condition of that country, and if the picture pleases you, compare things there with things nearer home.; There has been no bank failures, there for forty years and in all probability the retired bankers are not enorm ously rich. No failure of insurance companies'on record, and the com panies realize sixteen per cent. yearly, although the rate of- insur ance is only half per cent. First class railroad travel only one cent per mile, yet the roads pay good dividends. We should . import a few railroad directors from^.Holland. Pilfering officers are scarcely ever' Lear.l of, aii'i severely punished and forever disgraced when expos ed. No free pisses are granted to anybody. Dishonesty or faflure-in business means public dishonor. Can they have an insolvent law ^tiiere 1 Four million, of people live __ivitUiii an area of 20,000 square miles, and appear prosperous and . contented. AH live within their iueome, and are industries and honest. Its just possiblo this pic ture is tomewhat overdrawn. Ao take in the outrage. Eor a length of time Ered Sturdy Tiad been "paying attentions to Miss Carr > a marriage was arranged for, bat tho female made enquiries,, and decided finally that she wouUl never marry him, informing him- of her decisiop. He" continued to follow her, and nothing she could do seemed to impress him with her decisiori that she never would be come his wife. If she went on an excursion, she found him there. If she went on a visit, she found him there. Everywhere Bhe went she found him dogsfing her steps. Two weeks before the outrage he and his son went to Hamilton and rented a small bouse, paying a month's rent in advance, young Sturdy being the active agent in the transaction, but his. father ac companying him. A washstaud, a bed, and a stove taken from Guelph constituted the whole furniture of the house. Sturdy then came back, and through Lowes made ar rangements for a cab, which was to be given info the control of Lowes without the driver. A letr ter was posted in Thorold, where Miss,Carr's father lives, sent, in care of Sheriff Gow, for Miss Carr, purporting to come from her father, and requesting her to meet him at Well's Bridge. The letter was aa good an imitation of Carr's writing as may be. The letter was a fraud, 7and was for tbe purpose of getting her away from her friends that she might be abducted. He detailed tho circumstances attending" the entering of Miss Car into the cab ; her being driven'away -r tlreluaving Lowes in possession by the-driver; the taking up of Sturdy and his daughter, etc. The instant they got into the cab vehement surprise took possession of the young girl. Sturdy took hold of her, and before she had^ gono far she*was heard screaming at the top of her voice, and the cab was seen to be driven very fast. She was driven by means of relays of horses und an exchange of carriages to Hamilton through the night. The prisoner Joseph Sturdy -jvas overtaken on the road, and she -was transferred to another'carriage. She screamed and labored as female never labor ed, and appealed to them all for mercy, but she was taken bodily up by Fred Sturdy, with his hands upon her mouth, and placed in the other carriage, where Fred. Sturdy held her, while Louisa drove to the city, of Hamilton. She screamed and roared along the road. She would tell the jury how her mouth was injured by Sturdy.'s bands, in his endeavor to keep her quiet. chair in the witness box from which she gave her testimony, de tailing the particulars of the critrio outlined above. '> Before taking her evidence Mr. Cameron objected to her being sworn as Annie Mary Carr, con tending that a marriage dr. facto and de jtw: had been conBumated. The objection was noted by his .Lordship. Several other witnesses for the Crown were heard and the case finally adjourned till Friday niorn- in#, Guelph, Oct. 20. The attend ance at Court to-day was aa large as yestcvdayr indicating that the interest in this extraordinary case had not in tho least degreo ubated. The first witness for the defence was John Laiuood, toll-gate keeper, who testified that'when the vehicle passed on the night of July 26th, i there was no noise inside as of any one being cairied away unwillingly. The next and apparently most important witness, was the Rov. Mr. Fletcher, who testified as fol lows : I reside in Hamilton ; am a clergyman _of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; I have; seen prisoner Sturdy before and think I have female prisoner; I saw him iu the forenoon on Saturday, 28th July, when he asked mo to perform a marriage .ceremony; he came back in the afternoon with two ladies; one lady's name was Annie Mary Carr, that of the other Louisa Sturdy ; the appearance of the- la dies was nothing peculiar ; I think I shook hands with all ; I saw no appearance of excitoment all tho parties looked cool and collected ; I saw nothing that led mo to sup pose it wa1} not an ordinary match; my habit is to fill the marriage schedule before tho marriage if I do not know the parties; if I am acquainted with the patties I would not do this; I did so with both parties ; if I thought the lady was under any fear I would have pro tected her; I did not notice any thing wrong with Miss Carr's throat; I asked them are those all; being told yes, 1 said I must get some person else to come in; after the ceremony was over 1 sat down and wrote the1 marriage certificate ;' I afterwards handed her the certifi cate ; she said nothing but smiled; I only use a ring in the marriage ceremony when the parties wish it; I do not require parties to assent audibly to the questions during the ceremony; after filling up the sche dule I charge the parties solemnly that if either of them know any reason why they should not be mar ried, to declare it then and there ; (the formula of the ceremony was given) ; the only assent required is They applied a bottle containing t a nod ; I am under the impression some drug to her lips, and she I that I received this assent; if any struggled, against swallowing it I objection had been ra'sod I would until Sturdy took bold of her nose, I not have proceeded with the cere and, forcing open her mouth, pour edjt down her throat as one would to-W horiie. And the female pris oner, a girl who had all the ap pearance of purityt thou^ht'to be a good peraon, said to the nnfertun- mony by any means; when Sturdy called in the morning I told him he would have to come to the manse early in the afternoon, as the fol lowing day was Sabbath. Cross-examined by Mr, Peter son 1 am cortain Miss Carr did not Jipoak in tho ooremony ; thoro might have boon a red mark on her neck and I not seo it; sho looked Rome what pale ; thoro was no audi ble laughing on her part; my' his- tur was present; I think'.iuy BMter'B face was direoted towards the party part of tho time ; I did not pay more attention to tho parties than at any other time ; I think there wua no conversation between tho parties after tho ceremony; there wero no terms of endearment, as I know of, between - the parties that I was HWiim of; Chief Kolly.called on mo to mako enquiries niwut tho mnrriago; no foo was paid at tho timo ; Sturdy nfterwards called and gave me a $5 bill. To a Juror I saw Miss Cnrr in Court yesterday ;. I did not notice any particular change in hor ap pearance from what it waa-'whon L saw her. P" To Mr. .Cameron I think the smile On Misa. Carr was caused by ray stating. 1 wouldj retain tho li cense, and that the certificate was. lions; I nlso said I hoped she would prove a good wifo, or something of that kind, The smile was a faint one. Several other witnesses followed, chiefly to nho'.v tho uaturo of tho intimacy existing between Sturdy ard Miss Carr prior to tho abduc tion, and that in their movements about Hamilton Miss Carr did not appear to ho an unwilling party. Addresses of counsel was partic ularly able. The jury after being-absent thir ty-five minutes, brought in the fol lowing verdict: In the caso of Fredeiick Sturdy and Louisa Sturdy, guilty. In the case of Lowes, guilty with1- out intent. His Lordship said that was equivalent to not guilty, and order ed the discharge of the prisoner. In tho case of Joseph Sturdy not guilty ho was also dismissed. Judgment on Frederick and Louisa Sturdy was reserved till to morrow, his Lordship promising to take; into consideration tho objec tions of Mr. Cameron as to the competency of Miss Carr as a wit ness. TsiEiir sentence; On Monday afternooD, the 'pris oners Sturdy and his daughter, were brought into Court, and being placed in the dock, His Lordship asked Frederick Sturdy what he had to say why the sentence of tho Court should not bo pronouueed upon him. Frederick Sturdy My Lord, I admit that I am guilty of the sim ple abduction, but deny that I was guilty of the gros3 accessories al leged to have taken place. His Lordship then addressed the prisoner, and said ho entirely con curred in the verdict rendered by the jury. In the prisoner's case the limit tho lawallows-as punish ment for the offenco is fourteen years in tho Provincial Penitenti ary. Ho said he saw no mitigating circumstance to plead in his case. Ho had ample opportunity to reflect after getting Miss Carr'into the cab, and during the journey to Hamilton. It was a deliberately planned abduction of the young woman, and had been carried out in the most cruel, heartless; and brutal manner. Notwithstanding ' her entreaties for mercy, sho was " carried to Hamilton on that wretch ed night; and although he did not wish to harass the victim's feelings ho must refer to her to the delib erate violation of her person, with a view of comjielling her to go through a marriage ceremony as a means to cover up tho principal por tion of the crime. This was the first caso of this -nature which had occurred in Ontario, and he felt it to bo hie duty to society, to morali ty, and to tho public to punish him, as well as an example to others. It was extremely deplorable to se a person like the prisoner in his Bhameful position, and although counsel had urged uncontrollable passion and. affection as n motive for the crime, he had had, as he said, auiple opportunity to desist beforo tho crime waa complete. The sentence of the. Court there fore^ that you be confined for ten years in tho Provincial Penitenti ary. . Tho prisoner, said he had not I been, guilty of the gross things charged against him by Miss Carr, and that he had had no opportunity to haye witnesses to . prove him correct in his statements. His Lordship said that Miss Carr's evidence was given in a manner which left no doubt as to her truthfulness, and it had betm corroborated at every important point. Louisa Sturdy then being ad dressed, said "I did not know Miss Carr was not willing that the marriage should go on." His Lordship, in sentencing her to two years in the Provincial Penitentiary,' said he could come to no other conclusion than that she knew of her father's intention, although her crime was not so enormous as his. I She was no doubt in a measure controlled by him; bub be could not forget that Miss Carr had appjealed to her,, a woman, for mercy, and that, in stead of protecting Tier, as was a woman's duty, she had, to Bay the least of it, acted in a highly im proper manner. He alluded to the fact that she might have controlled her father for good, but it gave duct in entering tho cab, and after' wards driving all'tho way to Ham ilton on that wretched night was highly improper. He referred to the petitions given below, and tho faot that iv family of small children wero in a moamiro dopondent: on hor for motherly care ; and said that although it Was with great pain ho must perform his duty, she had proven that she was possessed of great strength of mind/in getting into the cab under tho circum- Ktitnces, in assisting to drug Miss Cair, and in driving tho carriago to Hamilton. - Ho again expressed hiB opinion that she imist hitv-e known her father's object, and sen tenced her to two years iu Provin cial Penitentiary. f-NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, j SHORT-HORN CATTLE, Long-wooled Shefip, i * Horses, Pigs and. Poultry. At tho Assizes inXoronto,7john Williams waa found guiHy of tho murdor of his wifo st Weston, on t'ho night of the 21st of September, and sentenced to be hanged on tho 30th of November. The Jnry added to their verdic^ a strong. re- Commendation to mercy. Tho Exhibition building .at Fredorickton, N. B., and two ad joining houses woro [destroyed by fire TlieBday morning. Several other buildings caught fire from tho flying cinders, and wero more or less damaged. A supposed in cendiary was arreBted ; much ex citement prevailed in the city dur ing tho day, and threats of lynch ing tile guilty party were freely indulged in. At tho Protectionists' Grand Lodge Meeting at Toronto, Mr. Wt H. Ilowland said he hud as much or as littlo confidence, pertection- istically speaking, in one party as in tho other. Tho G. "W. R". is dofng an .im mense traffic business; tho 'old rate of pay to employees will'; be restored on tho 1st of November. The exports to the U. S. show^a- constant increase ; and altogether the signs of the timo are commerci ally gratifying. " Hard Times" declines to stay. Tho Grangers' Co-operative- Socioty of Waterloo, Province of Quebec, has been thrown into in solvency by a writ of attachment. I Killed on the Track. 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We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a pro. perly nourished frame." Civil Service Sold only in packets labeled Street, Acton. Hair switches combings prepared to order. and every SIGN PAINTERS every ,ec- tionof the UniUd S(.atea and Provinces to answer Mils udvprtl-emrnt. AddresR DAMKL r. BEAT**, Washington, Jsew Jersey. QRACE'S QELEBRATED gALVE, A Sure Relief for the Sufferer. PREPARED EY SETH W. FOWLE & SONS, 80 HARRISON AVENUE, BOSTON, MABB. . GRACE'S CELEBRATED SALVE,- Ib a Vegetable Preparation, Invented in the 17tn century, by Dr. Wil liam Grace, Surgeon In King James' army. Through IU agenfcy he cured thousands or the most serious sores and wounds4,hat baffled the skill of the most eminent physicians of his day, and was regarded by all who knew him as a pub ic benefactor. : ". I k_ PRICE 25 CENTS A BOX. grace's celebrated salve cures ; '.. FJ.E3U WOUNDS, FROZEN LIMBS, SALT RHEUM, CHILBLAINS, SORE BREAST, SORB LIPS. KRYSIPELAB, SISO- WORSISi CALLUSES, SCALD HEAD chapped; hands, Gazette, "James Efts &' Co", Homcoopathic , . - . . -. -., - Chemist, 48, Threadneedle Street, and hira great pain to say it her oon- no, Piccadilly, London," PELOKa, ULCERS, sniNGLKS, STIES, FRECKLES, BOILS, WHITLOWS TAN SCURVY, BCTRI^S, C^KCEltS, SCALD*, SIRES, I WOUNDS, ' BTINOSJ FESTERS, WENS, PILES. 'ABCESS^ BUNIONS, SPRAINS, BITE.% CUTS | WARTS, BLISTERS PIMPLKS, CORNS,! . , ITCH, INQROWI>G NAILS, NETTLE RASH, MUSQOITO AND HLEA. BITES, SPIDER STINGS, And all" cutaneous dlseaseB^and eruptions generally, . For sale by all druggists, grocers, and at all counfy stores throughout the Uni ted States and British Provinces. Prion by mall 30 cents. TX7ANTED. -7 Ladies and gentlemen to learn Tele, graph Operating for' offices opening in. the Dominion. Stamp for answer/ "' " '. i-Box 955, Toronto, I 600 Ho TOO Yards SEIikltfGr DAIJJ1S, W^er arW-uhowingj-withoirt eacep4fofi',-trry Largest, Most Attt&ctim and CEeaps^i Mark tbe w<rr<f Clieatfesf-- STOCK of SILKS AN! DtiMS Ever A<*rBt_ is this towl?, '" r Ladies, visiting Guelph and toying Dress sdVA^Kt^'vyfaH^i Mantles, .Millinery", Furs, etc., witbowt first seeing onr.ivmiemB and' beautiful stock, do themselves a ijieat rnrtwefee-, "WtP' esteem it a pleasure to siow our goods.' Indies, come direct to the Faabinable West EurL the leading hontr; for Silks, IXress Goods,' Afan ties and .Miflineryy Full stock of imhia able Trimmings, Buttons, Fringea, etc., to mitc& Ail wrdwteri^lg. .' -? A. O. BUCKAflfc |. Fashionable WeBt End Dres., Millinery and ManilfFffc Gaelpb-, Oct. 24'1KTC. I'l.-IJ. sasa FVJE CENTS AGAIN. F On "and after-the 1st of November,' MII.K. win be sold at the following rate^ : Per Quart, 5 Cents ; i Per Pint, 2i Cents; New Imperial Measure, 21 Quart Tickets for One Dollar-, 21 P/nr Ticktts for Fifty Cent*. Jn advanco. P. St ARMSTRONG. Acton, Oct- 18, 1877. BEATfY'S ' rIMllUO pronounesa trri pie*sajid tqe vrflt4 tbeprturt. unnifV AND ait tbe roost beahliftil udMnt- est ton^ Piano<T>7 wtrMmtof O^GAMSi ig-'t SJir5^ "" BaBsfcBBsfcBpBsM cronmilKWI tt*' , WASH I nlGTON, best In t&> fofltf. NEW jeRSEVcBeaJiy's erfcbat.* 'toltii-D T<:neu<d Parlor Organ- -Aw maDut^ettirer cballen^eH to MoartliBjs.-4 Tnpy potx-m power,. loptn, MHH**^! and nympathetic cJeJicacr, tvxvltttn." beautifBiiy snio efTecis, and m* csjlrsjea action ever Invented ti.at carpoti tie di-'; arranged by u-.e.- Ttie beiKjwf j*tfrr Is so icreat that but little rflort t>m4r> ed with tbe feat to unpplj. all tht r> neceBary. Best mat|e anrt most teg**t cases in tbe. market. All ni.M v**d nrnnmenti. everrinstruMattelli > ranted Tor six years sT rtrfetly 9m*Hmi' and sent on from 5 to 15 days'.tect UifU - Addre.BixtEL . BEATTT, WlMli j ton, New Jersey. PIANO & PARLOR ORCAN 1WSTRK TOR. Containing the elements of music, with easy and progressive exercises to perfect the player In tlje art of musio (either piano or orgaiA to which Is added over sixty Waltie, Polkas, Marches. Galops. Uperatio Melodies. Dances, etc,, by Dan iel F. Boatty. Washlneton. New Jersey," one oftheT>est works of Its'klnd ever In troduced, and should be In the hands of every piano and organ player. 8ent post paid to any part 01 the United States or Canada tor only fifty cent*, the prloe having been reduced to introduce It everywhere, AtWreBB DANIEL F. BEATrT, Washington, Hew Jersey. /JUIE ONTARIO SADDLIRY, AGTOIT; Is the place to get the best Harness for the least money, "Owinp; to Hard Times, Prices have been Reduced. -All Orders left vrith m vriil Teegive " careful attention. COLLARS A SPECIALTY As all farmers know their horsea -cannot work-with sore necks, throw off the ol'd collars-and ge.t'a new pairl that will give entiTe^satisfaction, The place to get them is at'the glTSINKSS PROPERTir :r:v The undersigned offers for pais t*** - desirable property, situated.on Usia street, now occupied by Mr-' CJiil. Cameron as a store and dweUrag. 5k property Is in first clan eonctrtaoo -lA with a good |cejlr. Terina' ^ 0^-. For further pjarticolars apply to ' - .' MESSRsfW, aTJaRLIXG * CO. Jlentrtal. Or. W.H. STOREY. A^taL Acton, Aug.;22di 1877.. C. T. ONTARIO SADDLERY i Another lot of those famous American jWhips JuBt reoeired and irill be sold cheap for cash, ' ' '-" ' Repairing Done Neatly, Cheaply, and on the Shortest Notice, R. CREECH. Acton, Aug. 2I; 3877. Mill Street, ACTON. . ( . -. DEALEHIH . j - 1 - " ^ Or?eoxi. .OrooSsry, . ' . Soots & Sioea, "Wall fftvper, .' " WiBdaw BlladVi, . f^ Walls, aiasi,. Pjittyyj. WttBi012, , "| All of which TrilJ be sold loir for < i BOOTS and 3SH< SoUiiig off at e*t, : ' - i, Alsp agent Jor the . ', \'"'." RUBBER PAINT COMPAN* Of Clevsland, Ohio. , [v .- Cash for Hlde. ,4cton, July .18, iS76. " I 1{ B