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rvom ! : lb I r *j i;. ^>_ l I ill 1 :'ti ft. *l $& ?-> f J if 2 IT f 1 |-| rV li iij tf " *i \ I , 1 I >! ! J '" 1 THE FREE PRESS, ACTON, IIALTON COUNTY, (WJL\, DECEMBER 20, 1877. |11K 11TON FUKt PRESS l\ihli*hcd every Thursday Morning \ 1 Per Anuiun in Advance K, $>c1ati^bolijVoss Til i-i \\ MnuMVn, Orc VM, l.^TT, To w SHl*rriler.s. Now is the time t-o send ii\ sub scnpunns i'ur the i-omitig \ iv r. Now subscribers-, who |.\y in advance, will rvcoi\e the p.qu r from the present date to the 1st Jan. 1S70. Only, $1.0') a year. ' \Y |vnrposf inti-oducing into tin." n'xt v^lutm1 several new mid interesting features unM confident lrvly iqion nil llio old fiietuN of the Viikk Press, and expect many now onus, to support ux in our ondoa- - v-irs to fitrnkh- a good sad tolla ble IocaI ptper. him, IId in iv gowl cponkor, *ml 'I ' Tlio Popo iH repotted t bo bettor although lie c.iiMiofc boast of n hit go mid has h'lt bin bod. practical oxpononoo iu Municipal matters, wo have no doubt lu would u.uko nu excellent representative. Having ictiiTil from llio uotivo operation of tlio furin, ho id in n position to devote h huge portion of his tiino to public matters, It would bo well for tlio oloetors to Jiiy nsido nil diU'oreiices ot political, or other olniVuoter.in older to so<-uio tlio lotuin of llio best in.in thev e4m fn id.1 MUNICIPAL MATTERS. i__________ As the time nppi ouches- for the tijotion of Municipal officers, some of tho ratepiyors ire beginning to c in vass tho meiits of those who atv likely to offer their services. But very Ijttle attention lias ye-t b(H.ii given- to th>^ matter by fh- majority of qui- citizens. Dr. McG,ai via h.ii si^rnitled his intention of :i:jim offering liimsolt ai .Rvc, unJ it is <;eiii>r.ilh "UIi delh>toOv\ thtit he will be opposed by either Mr. Chtistio 01 Mr.i t>ti>rrv. \W urdfi-slnr.d thut u. inquisition is going lo be pu-gentod to Mr.-Storey, iibkltig hhn to'uilow himself to be tiotiiinated us Reeve. Whether Mr. b'Oiey will accept Uie reouisition we do not know, but it is mast l.kely he will. Mr. HendersDO will not ho a e-indid ite for tlie ollice of Councillor ,for the coming year, and, thorrfore, a change will of necv^ity t.ike place ; and it Khoves the electors to look around for another to fill his place. VTe aro not aware of any of the .otherjnemhera withdrawing, nnd, Aniibtless they will all otfer their services again. Among pi-ob.tblo candiil.ites wo -might mentiotr the name of Mr. John Speight, who has hitherto proved an efficient member, fnd has clain')3 to public Jfluvirg ni.idti uiTiingomontR with tho Doniinioji Telo^iaph Co., wo intend publishing the correct re ports of tho Huolph ALiikets, every Thursday morning, provided wo gflt pibpor encouragonient to do1 ho. As this will causo nu additional outlay on our part, we hope that farmers and othi-rs will show their appreciation of our (ffoita by sub set ibing fu- the pap.'r, and', those who do subscribe, pay up. Sir John Mactlonuld is to'be pre sented with it costly gold watch and chain, oX a banquet to bo given in Tho (Stmpcl Tomporaiico move ment has been iiiaugHriiied 'in Nap nice. j A number of the .rinp|leiidern in tho I'ittsburg rioUi dining tho great railway htuko were tiicil lately. Tliey woio tiht'd fioiu ?10() to $fv 000 1'iit'h, Wn'uU'h lonytliy teuiiH in the peiiitentiiiry. Fatlior Stafford, of Lindsay, liaH made iv inunifioeufc gift to thu Sep.uaty 'SoIiooIh of that town. The mini of $rt,tO0t the amount, of bis donation, cannot but prove a boon to tho schools. Tho liotuPkuepiM'H of Forgns hnvo adopted a tariff of chargesv to t>u imposfii ii|>ou thoso electors who voted iu favor,of thu Dunkin By law. John A. Alderdico, lately of (Jalt, has been arested in Wilmington, l>ul., U.S., for robbing tho vault of Messrs. ljcinou, Petoraon >t Mc- Ijoan, OueJph. Dcnth of Kcv. Dr. IngliN. Tlio Presbyterian body of Camilla will deeply iegret to hear of the death of liev. l>r. David Inglis, which took plueo at Brooklyn, N. Y., ,on "S.iturday morning. The . . . . T / blow will be all tho inorv felt from his honor nt I010TU0, on Januiirv ,, i, , ., , ., f , t 1 the ,t!ic-t that only a fow days ago { Kuo\ congregation in Toronto hud i/uou him a unanimous cull to be 2nd. The. Fall orru^nn. Tlie news which appeared in last week's edition of the Finn: Piu.ss, of tht defeat of Osinan Pasha, the fall of Ple\ r a, and the c.ipt.nre of the Tuikibh army, it. an e\ent of momentous importance in tlie history of the present Euro[ie.in war. It makes the ultinmtu suc- ci'xt, of liut>i>ia,'aiid the humili itiou ofTuikey, a ecituiuty which cm pnly be delayed by the ligors of the winter iu the Balkans, or by fo.vign intei position, and brings up again prominently the contingency of British imerfcrencp. Thu main army of the iRus-siuns, can now turn their attention entirely to the armies of Mehemet AH and Sulei man P^faliiX,* which have alreacly waged'a doubtful contest with the force under the Czirowitch, and which, with this new force directed against them,- will undoubtedly be compelled to retreat upon I\ust- ehuk and ShumU, and then stand upon the defensive in tluss grcat fortresses. Nothiog remains to prevent the almost uninterrupted that can hardly be Over- ,narcu of the'Russians across tho number of i have been loofc*<i- Mr. Horace J, IIhII, who last ywvr only eso.ipt'il election liy a single l^llot, vill,,no donbt/be willing to test bis strength ag.iin. There need be no lack of c-indi- ^lates, as there is no lack of good rnate-d il. Letusoce: Messrs. J as. Ryder, ?. S. Armstrong, James MHtthews.-John K.< miedy, John T. Codtes, Jajues Cimjitull, and a thers we conld mention, honored with public notice before and may be available now. We trust tlW. good men may be foundtosei ve; 'heouly conbideiation which should influence the electors in choosing Councillors shoul 1 be their fitness for the position. All other questions should be left in abeyance, and every (ffort should be made to get first class men to occupy the position of Councillors in thin Village for the con ing year, and we hope to see politio.il preju flice* overcome by a desire to fui ther the onward march of our Village. First Deputj-Itecveship of EsquesinK. * We p-iblMied a letter, in our issue of the' 6*!v inst., irom Mr. John Warren, First Deputy Hoove of E-quesing, declining to he a can- l;j!ate for a place in the Township -jlUounci] at the approaching election. We regret that Mr.WniTi'u'B health would not allow iiim to act for uno*her year, as he 1ms proved LiMself to be a. very efficient' repre sentative of the people for the past eight nine y^urB, and enjoyed the confidence of the electors during that time. Dining these*years he BaciiQwd a great deal of his time nnd energies in behalf of the Town ship, :id ho wat, a in.in who was highly rej-jiee'ed by all with whom he c une in contact. His loss will be greatly It, both by tho 'loWll- bliip and the Council of next year. Tlie Gen,-getown Herald says that Mr. McEnery 's fi ielfils are pressing him to allow himself to be nomi nated as First Pepu-ty Rep.ye, and BtlkanR, and en to Adriaiiopl< extejrtr the delay which miy be im posed by the winter season, render ing the movement of a huge army (difficult, if rftit impracticable. W-hothfer the Rbssians decide U]ioii attem]>ting to reduce the fortresses of the Quidiiluterul Wfoie follow ing up their leci'iit gre.it success in a southeily direction, or otherwise, will not alter tho course of events. A compiratively small force, such as those under command of tho Czarowitch and General Zimmer man, wool 1 suffice to hold the Tuikish armies theie in checlj, and lo lea re a free course to tho Russo. Roumanian forces which ha\ e been for so long a time concentrated around Plevna. No obstacles savo those interposed by nature is to prevent the march upon Adrian- ople, and oven upon Constantinople itself, while the recent successes in Asia leave little doubt of the eoily fall of Trebizond, and ths approach of a Russian force towards Scutari. A Plevna correspondent de scribes Osman Pasha's reception by the Russians. jGrand T>i ke Nicholas rojle up, to Osman'a car riage, and 'for fome seconds the two chiefs gazed into each other's faces without utterance. Then the Grand Duke stretched out his hand, shook the hand of Osman heartily, and said, " I compliment you on your defense of Plevna ; it is one of the most splendid military feats in history." Osman s-niled sadly, row painfully to his feet in spite of hiH wound and Haiti something which I could not hear. Tlio Rus sian officers all cried " Bravo, bravo," repeatedly, and all saluted respectfully. There was not Olio among them who did not gaze on the hero of Plevna, with tho great est admiration and sympathy. coadjutor pistor with I)f. Topp. It seems he hail been sutlering lor some time from miasmatic fever, which fatally atlected his kidneys. Dr. Inglis was born in Greenlaw, Scotland, hx 1S-3. ile came to this country when quite a young man and was liist settled iu De troit. Ho substfluently removed to Mount Washington', near New Yoik city, and aftcrwaids to New llcdfoul. Thence ho wont to Mont real fioin wheio ho waa called to preside at tho MuenHb Street Church, Hamilton. Ho accepted and was inducted in May, ltJOS, and remained in clmrgo until October, 1871, when ho went to Toronto to assume tho professorship of Theology in Knox College. Having filled that chair a short time he accepted a call to Brooklyn, N. Y., where he settled up to the tune of his death. 3-t was well understood that the congregation of Knox Church, Toronto, who unxioua to secure- h'8 Horvicea, but it is not known that ho had accept ed the call. Though he had been seriously ill for a- few* days, no serious termination was anticipated and tho announcement of his de cease was therefore unexpected. Dr. Inglis was married twice ; the second time to Miss Gale, daughter of Rev. Mr. Gale, at the time a lesident of Hamilton. He survived his second wifo and leaves two sons and a daughter. Sml Drowning Accident in I'ergiiy. youno man i.osr ins un: i.n x Hr.KOIC ATTEMPT TO HAVK ANorm.u'. A correspondent of the Guolph ititcurij *mya that on Saturday afternoon, Huh inst., it number of boyn nnd jjirlH wore skating- on (he Grand River, lOdwaid James. Teovin waa engaged in adjiihtiug the skates of a girl, when a boy, Thomas Corbett, came off tho ice, and was warned by several not. to go on tho ice, as it was unsafe, but ho leplied that ho know what bt) was doing, and again went on,'and fell into a hole. Teevin h'lt the skates and ran to the hole, and jumped in after the boy, caught, him, and was able to keep Itiin up a long time, but both went under the ice, Teevin struggling to bieak it. Presently ho let go tho boy. By this time'George l'ealy, of the foundry, hearing tho noise, took a plank, placed it on tlio ici, and walked out/ -on it, when ho saw Tecviti's^iead above water, w ho throw up his arms, fell back, and sank, Beaty saw Corbett undei the ice, which ho bioko with his foot, put iu his arm, audi raihod him to tho suifaco and dicw bun out, took him into the foumliy, and finally drought him to. In tlio meantime a huge ciowd had assembled, a punt was obtained, also a hook fiom tho tanneiy, and after half an bout's hind wuik in lueaking the ice, thev succeed* d in bringing the dead body of Teevin to the sin face. Tho boy Coibott is not yet out of danger. Edward James Tt-e\ iu is 23 years of age, unmanietl, and was employed on a railway near St. Cathaiines. It would be ungrateful if the village and countiy weie to allow this *mgular circumstance to pass unnoticed. We hope a fund will bo raised immediately, for the pur pose of erecting a monument to perpetuate the memory of one who has saved two persons from drown ing" in tho same river, and in this last cube lost his own life. hia death by a pistol bullet pene trating his brain, fired by his own hand." Thu remains wero interred at Port Hope. <'ouintunl<'htio;i. 7'o (Ac Bli! of he Fnv /'/-mi. Slit,-. An appeal case wan tried liel'oio His Hon. Jik1ij;o Miller, at Milton, on Thimiilay liiHt, which in of some importance) to the piiblio in which the village of Acton, as well as other iillages siinilaily situated, is interested. To give a history of the ease it will bo neces- suy to begin rt tho beginning. Some timo in October last, Mr. (! 'orgu Colliding looted the estate of the insolvent Alia. McNair fiom the assignee for eighteen months, with a saving cl uiso that tho leasu coiihl bo ten.jinated by oither party by giving one week's notice. Ho bought a Hinall stock of dry goods u-id commei cod to sell dur- th. Esq., for tho nb]o and imjmitial 1 luannep'siii which ho baa presided I over tho meeting of this counicl for tho current year. Tho Reevo having made a suitable reply, tho council of 1877 then adjourned. J. A. Davidson*, Towubhip Cletk. A npccial meeting of tho council was held ut tlie Centre Tim on tho lfjth insU., on a call from tlio Reeve. Present, the Reeve in tho chair, and M'.ssis, Dullield^Cai tsr ami Waters. Jl'hu Reeve stated that ho had called tho council together to consider tho best means to be adopted in removing to tlio county house of industry tho indigent poor of tho township. After duo con sideration tho Reeve and Deputy Reeve were appointed a committees to see after tho removal of John llowbon, Leonard Ilowson, Mrs. Burton, Henry Giay, Mrs. Jones, Margaiot Thompson and James Something- WortJx Buying / -3E^"0^t- iy and at nio,ht. He dis- Buikn to the said house of industry. CHRISTMAS PRBSEUft fAT C. HYjNDS* ewellery Store. Suicide at Oaloille. During tho prevalence of 'ho cholera in 1S.">4 )iis wife anil three ,of his children dit-d, leaving by his first marriage a son, who survives him. He was a man of gi-eat ability and energy, and this, coupled with an impressive delivery^ made him one of the most popular pii^nt orators in Canada. His List pulpit appearance on this si'ld c.f the line \\<is ut the opening'-of the Central Presbyterian Church in Toionto a few months ago. Since that time he visited Elinburgh in tlie capacity of a delegate to tho Pan- Piesbyterian Council, on which occasion he seemed to be possessed of his usual health and vigor. Your trade and' influence are respectfully requested by Christie, Henderson & Co. All who accord tlitin their patronage can depend on having their interest properly attended to. Their famous SOcrTea is,par excellent NT. H. I'lt-^o tell your neighbors about it so that they irray also uharo iu the benefits you enjoy. _ by hw, to be prima facie evidence if he consents it is probablo that that the party holding it was ut- I ro opposition will be offere 1. As far as wo know, Mr. McEnery is a gPRlleinan. of considerable experi ence, but he has a gieat lack of expressing his ideas. We understand that Mr. Samuel Moore will be a candidate for the 'position left vacant by the letiring of Mr. Warren, Mr. Moore is a young man of considerable ability, Cut This Out. "Whenever an animal strays into your piemisen, it is your duty to advertise such stray animal at once, so- that the owner can know of-its whereabouts and secure his property. The very fart of koeping a stiay animal with- ont so advertising-, it has been held tempting to defraud bis fellows. The Pianos and Organs manu factured and sold by Daniel V. Beatty, of Washington, N. J., have become so well nnd favorably known that any thing we may add will only increase the testimonials of thousands by one Ml know the"ie instruments and all praise them, but id) do not know the very low prices nt which they can J>e bought cmnpired with the prices charg ed for inferior makes. We advise all ,.,,,. i . i ,, . who contemplate buying a Piano or an 1 is l.elJ in high esteem by ail |0rgin to Hrl|;e u, Mr. R-.Oty for his ,1- wllO liavu Ul3 pi'MSuTC Of Allowing 'ustrated catalogues of pr cca. Terrible Death. * Ono of tho most heart-rending accidents that lias over occurred in the neighborhood of Guelph hap pened on Thursday evening, 6th inst., on the Brook Road, a short distanco from the Model Farm, whereby an interesting littlo girl, about eleven years of age, daughter of Mr. Edwarct" Keerfan lost her life being partially roasted alive. A more terriblo death could hardly be imagined. The jKiriiculara of tho sad- affair, as narrated) to a reporter : About seven o'clock, Fanny, a littlo daughter" of Mr. Keenan, was de scending tho stairway with two lamps in her hnndn. When about half-way down, she stumbled and fell, head foremost, falling on tho lamps, which broke, the flames communicated to the child's dress and it at once blazed up'furiously, the oil which had scattered" over her clothing making it stilt more ioflammablo. ' At the time the accident hap pened both Mr. nnd Mrs. Keeniti were absent from home, the former was at Mr. John Brennan's and the latter at Mr. McBiide'b both neighbor". The child's ci ies brought two elder sisters to her rescue. Ono was so panic atriefcen that she was powerless to render assistance. Tho other tried to extinguish tlie flames, but did not succeed. The child suffering un told agony Wished from one part-of the house to onothei*. Her cloth ing, or it greater portion of it vras burned off before it waa extinguish ed Tsh):. Hockins' hired man entered! the holme aboftly after the accident happened, nnd ho succeed ed in extinguishing tho flames. The father and mother were sent for, and both arrived in a short time. All that could he done to alleviate tho child's suffering was administered by Dr. Keating, She remained consciouB, Buffering ieiribly,unlil death came to her lelief nt,oiit midnight. Gaeljih Maxunj. The Oakvillo Exjjrcsn siys Unit great excitement piev.uled in that town on Thuisvlay List over the sad affair that occui red tho night before in tho Oakvillo Talinerv. William Hardy Roche, who has been in the employ of Mr. Cliailes Reed, us book-keeper,' for some time past, committed buicide be tween 10 and 11 o'clock* by shoot ing himself in the he id with a revolver. , It appears that he wont out for a walk in the eveni'ig in company with Miss Annie Ander son, to whom he was much attach ed, ami as the letter ho left indi cates, intended to many. B'-fore they parted, boiuo Misunderstand ing aroie between them-, the result ot which caused them to part bad fiiends. This must h ivo pained the unfortunate young man a great deal, for he bhortly uftirw.ti d went over to tho tannery and knocked at tho door, and on John Vass, the Uight-watchiu.au asking " Who is there ?' he gave his usual pnsswoid and was admitted. Roche and Viiss had some time ago been talkiug of trUding revolvers. Tho night in question Vass had Roche'a revolver, and the lattei i asked him to let him have it and he would return him his own to day. He complied with his. wish. Rocbe the.ii set^a lamp chimnev on top of the scales nnd tired ono shot at it, and remarked that it fired well. Ho then pirt the. icvolvcr in his pocket,, ^ot a light, nni walked into tho office. Ho there sat down and wrote two lettei-B. He talked to Vass of a-quarrel he had with his gill, and said ho was afraid alio would irmko tronblo for him to-day, nnd that ho wonld send her that letter bv her brother. He then got up and walked, or rather skipped out into tho little hall, whistling. Ho walked up and down, passed tho office door* twice, and Vass was sitting iiibide, when he heard tho Bhot Hied. On run ning out he found poor Roche li- ing on the floor near the door, shot in tho right temple. Assist nnce was sent for as soon as possible,-but it was of no avail, and death resulted in about twenty minutes. Ho was unconscious when *.ho watchman first~weno to his assistance, and never rallied. Vass says that from bis actions be never suspected that ho was going to commit the rash act, and could hardly bring himself to believe it was so, even, after he had seen him. Thero is no doubt that the unpleasantness that spiung up be tween him and bis intended in the early part of the evening: was Hie only cause that can be aligned for the lash act. Roche was a fine young man, about 21 years of age, and much esteemed by all who knew him. He was a member of tho OtldFellows' Sosicty nnd his sail end has oust a gloom over tho entire commuuity. The mother of ihe deceased lives in Port Hope, for whom gieat .sympathy is felt, she having lost her husband and a posed of what ho could by auction The Rosve notified tho party in chaigo that ho would bo lequiicd to tako out a Tiansient Ti.idol's laceuse, in accordance with a By- la iv pissed by this Municipality for governing and, regulating such Tinders. Mi.Ooldmg refused to take out the fiicensi*, stating as a icason that ho held a lease, and tin reforo, did not come under the pio\isions of that By-law. Infor mation wi laid by our village Constable before Dr. McGarvin, the lterve, and, on the 27th of October, the c ise was heard before the Reeve and W. II. Storoy, Esq. At the trial Mr. Golding admitted that his agents did bell merchandise and that ho was responsible for what they did Tho magistrate, after heating tlio cube, decided that ho cime within tho meaning of tho By law, and, on tholbtof Nov. imposed a fine of i?20 and costs. Mr. Golding appealed fiom their decision to the session, and it was heard on the 13th Dec. Too point set up was the same as was at the M-agistiatcs Com t, \iz . that hyhohlnig- it-Ieirm-ko did not, come within the meaning of the By-law. The Ree\o, who attendtd in the interest of" tho village, employed Win. Liidl.iw, E>q., to dufend thu By-law, and who pio'\cil, by seve nil witnesses, that Mi, Guiding had, within the last eighteen months, sold -goods in sc\einl pi ices, \ iz : Gengetown, Olen- 1 Williams, Acton, Oiaiigi ville, Hillsburg, Ac. The Couit hold that the ("oi pea ation had a light to pass said Bvliw, uccoiding to tho Munieipil Institutions Act of OnLuio, and tint M,\ Gilding .was it tiansient tiM'l-r under tl.it Act. an I that tlie Magistrate h id a right to impose the fine under said By law. The jury, after a fuw .miimtis, brought in a veidict of guilty agiinst Mr. Golding, theie- fore Mr. Goldimj had to pay tho fino the Magistrates imposed, and also the cost of the Court. Much ciedit is due the Reeve for the interest he has taken in seei-ig that owr By laws uru not violated. I might say befoie con cluding that such By laws "was passed in order to ^compel poisons who come into a placo and sell goods, ebpecilly b.niktupt stock- iiiul stay but ii slioit timo and who contribute nothing towards the snppoit of the Municipality. I Veuiiin, yours Trilv, JusTici;. Tho tieasurer. was authorized to pay tho following accounts connect ed with the funeral of John Pears, an indigent, who died on the 14th inst., viz. : ground for the grave in Eveiton cemetry, 1.25; Daniel Abbot for coffin, 1.00; Robeit Hepburn, for digging and sodfling giave, S2; cotton cloth to wrap the body, 81 cts; total 58.09. " The cleik was directed to notify the following parties that the council would not be responsible from and after the 17th of'December, 1877, for the support of the indigents, seveially kept by them, to wit : John Carter for Mrs. Burton, Robert Hepburn for Henry Gray, ,an.l Gtoige Peavey for Margaret Thompson. The Council then adjoin ned. J. A. Davidson, jTownship Clerk. In Fancy Goods, I havre just - opened a splendid assortment.of Ladios' Pearl Oarfl, Oases, Ladios' Shell a?d Ivory Puts*] Silver fclacs yasct, Real Bohemian Glass VasV ------- '- SHoll-Worfc Boxbb, : Sh.cU Hoarts, Sholl Pin Cushions, Clovo Sssis, Shell Hatch Safes, etc,, etc Hana&creijig'sMii Sholl Crociwt"- Tlie fostiseXectGd Stock in town., XlIAS. The largest stock of Christ mas Prcttaits, Toys, etc., ever shelln ill Acton is at the Post Olhce Stole. Don't buy till j cm hi\o seen them Mostly all g"od and useful | artieles, Ma^ie Lint^nis, Caint.ra IObseurrv, artleles of great amusciifciit to the \eung fcillis, Top-, Toy Bouko, Scrap IlooKs, etc , nnpo-iiblc here to eimiinierate all tiie artleles. Hut come out on Saturday night's grand illumin ation, d'umc and ceo them. Eodv's' Pail Factokv auun on Fllti:. Un Sunday foienoon hie was di-co\creel in the paint shop of Eddy's pJil factoryat theCluiudiei e, Ottawa. Owing to the inflani- n aide natme of the materia! the flames spiead rapidly, and soon en veloped the upper flaTs of the build ' ing. which was of stone and veiy huge. In the couts-e of an hour tl e fl imes Wire masteit-d, but the streams weie kept going till neat- dark, extinguishing eveiy spuk of linking file. Tho de.sti action was considerable, but owing *o the fact that the fire was .confined to the upper flits, the gieater pottion of tho valuable machin -i-V was saved. The loss is calculated at between ?1."),000 and .92*,000 ; insurance, 912,000 distubn^ed among vai ions comp-tnioa. Thus is the lliiid fire this year which has destroyed pro pel tv belonging to Mr. Eddy in Hull. Mr. Thomas White, sr., father of the Messrs. White of the Montreal Gazelle, dted Wednesday at Peter- boro'. I An entire ne"v7 Stock. Ladios' aa.1 asat*3 Gall ringer P.iays 3sa-atiftil desieas, Gout's Gold Stills, Ladies' Geli Setts. Ladies' Gold 2ro:cIics, " " Lai jo s' ar * " Gold Lockets and Chains, roid EroccUcs, .Ladies7 Sold Ear2iaes, > Ladies' and Kent's Gold CnS 3cttons, , - , i chains. ailvcjp ThuaUes, Silver Ciaiai; Lots of "Warranted. rh s '- li'i'Higle's- Jcu'cllcrj- Store, i - (ittclph. : Eramosa Tovrn>liip Council This Council met at tho Centre Inn on the 3rd inst., at ten o'clock a.m., the Reeve in tho chair and with him, Messrs. Dullield, Carter and Waters. Tho minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. $5 weie ordered to be. paid to John Wood for putting in a culvert at Lot 27, second lino ; $20 were granted to Robert Hepburn for the kojp rif Henry Gray. Mr. Hoi top now arrived and took his seal. By-laws wero introduced and passed after the usual number of readings appointing places for holding the Nomination and Elec tion for 1S78. $16 for registering i births, man luges, and deaths, and S3 for stationary, postages, eye,, for 1877, wero ordered to be paid to the Clerk. Tlio following amounts for gravel weie ordered to be paid : Mis Sullivan $5, Win. MeOulloughS1.20, and John John son 91.20. Fifty cents to Patrick O'Boylo for repairing a road scraper. Tfce following amounts wero granted to indigents, viz : Mrs. Kavanagb, 93 > John How- hod, 3; John Carter, for tho benefit of Mrs. Burton, G; and Thos Bolton, ,$5 ; ten dollars to Mis. Danib wero ordered to be puiel fol- the use of the council room, and ten dollars to the trustees of the Rockwood town hall for the division court purposes, audvJas. O'Donndl was ordered to be paid at the rato of Si per month up to the 31st of Dec, for the keep of Richard Walker, A By-Jnw to remnnerato members of tho council and township officers was introduc ed nnd passed after tho usual num ber of readings. 25!) were ordered to bo paid to Patrick O'Boylo' for son by drowning near there, somo|fiIlinS ul> " 8<>d pit at lot 19,"fifth Uimo ago. An inquest was hohl by I line ; Charles Gerow's assessed Coroner Williams, iu the office of | value of propoity was reduced $300, the Tannery, at 10 a.m. | on account of a cleiical enor in the After being duly sworn, tho | nsat-HHiiifnt roll. Eond comtniUuos ICIQTII-*. In Acton, on the 13th inst., the wife of Mr. Thos. H. Campbell, of a. son. Ill Acton, on the 13lh inbt., the wife of Mr. W, Goggina, of a Lou. DIEIK In A cton, on the 14th inst., the in fant son of Mr. Thos. H^"Campbell. ' In Acton, on tho IGtli. inst, Thomas Barns, aged 18 years. ACTON MAUKfcTS. Flour ........$2 50 to 3 00 Fall Wheat, .. '. . 1 15 to 1 lb Spring Wheat.....0 75 to 1.05 Sprouted Spring Wheat 0 75 to 1 00 Barley 'Oats ..... Pens ... Butter..... Eggn\(new laid) Chickens > .. Uces^ Turkeys Potatoes, per bag Apples, early, per bag IIay per ton. 0 50 to 0 CO . 0 30 to 0 34 . 0 60 to 0 65 . 0 17 to 0.18 . o iatoo do . 0 05 to 0 06 . 0 05 to 0 0G . 0 06 to 0 07 . 0 60 to 0 70 . 0 55 to 0 70 10 00 to 1-1 00 CTELrH 1IIBKF.T9. Special lo the Free Press, per Domin- iuri'Line. Guelph, "Dec, 23th, 18 77 TO I'Alf&nRS-A-SlrEVEUIBODY HLSE. Why is PringU's jewellery store in Guelph the" best place to deal it! Because all the watch, clock and JLweliery repairing is oither dune by himself, or under his personal supervision. He being a firat clasn woi^mun in all the* branches, iiad having the greatest interest in keep ing his customers, it follows that all the work will be done well. Eveiy job which comes into the shop is ex iruined by him before it is taken away. Ton can buy patches and clocks cheaper theie than anywhere else, because Prmgle having bought fiom Thos. Rusklli ik'Son for cj-sh the whole of their'stock in Guelph, and got it cheap, lie cm afford' to sell cheap. All siock bought by him in future will bo bought for cash. Merchants and wadersi know that this is a, great aelvan-tage. Pringle has no connection with the firm of Russell <fe bron, any- more than he is still their authorizeel agent for the Russell watch, winch ia ac knowledged to do th.e best watch made. (5. D. Pringle has also h^-en established as agent for the Wal^ tham and Elgin American watches,, and a full line of them, from the lightest to the heavy six-ounce case, will be kept on hind. Remember that all those watches aro now] bought entirely for cash, and there fore can and will lie sold by him cheaper than they, can be got any where else. Beautiful Christmas goods conflng in,every day. Gold chains, gold rings, lockets, brooches, fcc. 22-3m. One Who Kjtows. r SE\V Ain'rJlTISESEKTS. DIsSOMTIOX OF Ir-AMT-. sf.ir.nip We hereny ^ne notice that wi iqtend to dissoKe partiio/tihip on the 3lstd*y <>f Deciinoer, TS77. All account* dae to the tiriu must be paid an "orI Wore * ' tint date, iu oWer to navecostqfif Col lection, j - WILSON & JOHNiiOK. . Act..:!, D^^. l'>.h, 1S77, " ' ',- 2fc Flour, per 1Q0 White Wheat, per hush Treadwell do Spring Wheat.. Oats.....' Barley, . . . . ' Peas Hay, per ton Egga, per doz. Butter, per lb. Potatoes per bag Hoga, per cwt Chickens per pair Goeso .. Turkeys Ducks...... $2 50 to 2 75 1 18 to 1 20 1 10 to 1 20 0 90 to 1 06 - 0 30 to 0 35 O 50 to 0 55 0 5* to 0 63 10 00 tol2 00 0 15 to 0 20 0 12 to 0 20 0 CO to 0 70 4 75 to 5 33 0 00 to 0 00 0 80 to 1 00 0 70 to 1 50 0 40 to 0 60 jury .viewed the body, and retiied to the office. After healing tho evidence, tho'jury retired for about fifteen minutes, and returned tht gave in their reports. Tho rojvo on motion left tho chair, which was taken by Mr, Duflield, and on motion of Mr. Carter, seconded by following verdict; "That tho late 'Mr. Hortop, the thanks of tho William Hardy Roche, came to council wero tenleroJ tjjj'ii Rw ErP3' Coco-i. Grateful and Oom- foktlsg. "By a thorough knowledge of the natnr.il laws winch go\ern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Kpps has provieled our breakfast tables with a delicately flavored beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills. It ia by the judicious use of BUch articles of diet that a constitution may bograelimlly built up until strongeiiohgh to resist everyj tendency to disease. Htmdieds of subtle mal.idieB are floating around us re.-uly to attack wherever there is a weak point. \V e may escape il)any a fatal shaft by kooping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a pro- perly nourished frame." Civil Service Gazette. Sold only in packets labeled "James Eri'-i & Co., lloniteopatliic I Chomisr, 4*-l, Threadiieudlc Street, and 170, Piccaililly, London." ^1At,L At , CHASEtej. CARRIAGE W-ORK& 144 145 -Woolwich! Stawt.^ For tir^t-chus Cutters or Plsasare- l^hs, of the latest Eattep avLoH prices. Fort Neat ness, Cheapness,, - And durability, they cannot ternr- passed. Call eirljr. ilUST- BE S0i4> a NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. AMOTION SALE HOUSEHOLD A t the residence of JlTr. J. IT. Hacking. Tho subscriber is having Acton, and in order to save the trouble s-nd ex pense of removal, ho has tteeid- *td to offer for sale the w ho}o of his Household Furni ture and. IJtensils, by Public Auotiou, on , Saturday nest, Dec. 22 Sale to commence sharp at 11 o'clock. TERMS. over th%t amount tjwo months' credit on approved notes, or a hLcuJ ditcouut for cash. J. 11. HACKING. TVj. HEMSTRKF.1, Auctioneer. Dec. 20, 1S77- ' * 1* OOOK LOST. ) Lost, between Acton aid SpeffBo**^ on Saturday, loth., a Poiket WW- - andum Book, containing ii>ie*, *e"1* etr., also a note payable tA jnywifr.iw about the 1st t'ebraary. 1 Sof*^ useless to any person exce^fciog *5*2f" Finder will' please leave it <lt|W or the Post Office and oblije - DONALD- SIEWASL JITORSE ST0EJ~ " A gray horse, hired by Uohn f }*j who hails fromChurchvHle, <aw'*~ Nov. for a few days,- has n it wan re turned Horse.'s maae au L Jw-*"* considerably rubbed o2, h bP *^ side of his nose. Any ?JT<H'F* 8 information which.-will lead ^ tM" *r^ and ccoNaction of the tlw, *~ suitably rewarded. 23 3t. B. ADAi T EXER& EO WOI>. Tenders will be tec|iivad W *>. undersigned up to- ^l^iLjS 1S77 for 30 cords of wood.jeot**? *| long, and from, good S1***!*6^*.^ maple timber, to be U *$* *^Jj rough knotty pieces in ae"**! rf to be dehvercJ ia<tfce'Ff ** January, 1878. BLI g^bBL " JOSEPH PS^ Acton Dec. 3rd, 1877. ^\]^, Barber and-Hairdrdseer* adjoining Secord Bros.* S^r^. , Hair switch^*"1- i. h A uile nisi to Act in the unite )o ranted on Frid J quish the Dunkin. .1 counties of Nor thumberland and Durham was y l.Mst. Street, Acton. ed tfl oWf- combmgs prepare' received daily by espies* "I V l . ,.. . ..day 2bth Klection - ~ -^ full ..tt.ndauce of uienibew ^ ,^ fully solicited. ' K___ Bv Order, w fl- ' ' J'H.'rffli^ : - T. KE>>*B " 23-2t. ^