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s the free pr tucutut wobmnq aagtt25 1881 hava yea road it t fhomtjhta n prohibition r tndthetctal abstinence pledge b rev d u cameron ot acon call and gel a copy piice 10c t ueo lijuda jerelry suns actou oot home news i bytnr and do lugs la towa and county trots coluctkd ajtd rxpotxs for rsx fsxk prxss notice wf are at ral ritautmt tteuld la all tabsertbert ik arrears la kick we vaklcrraaeat tkelr prompt aueadaa m e sure aariax ike paat jxarbeckmmiaixllr mmic u ar plant aa4 tte sutsl kate earner a par far ikese imprareasejlu ft e in alt er aatraai will al caaaplr wuk aar reea aa witle ikelr aerouts 1 v f j or cocbse itll csxrj- pcthvr the harvest uiitls xati for tie town hall by jaw to morrow 1 oikville young men go oat boating on sanday ms mcdermids blscumitu shotf is almost completed ope etrtet lamps da excellent service these dark nights the constnule continues to impound tie at urge coax the town hall election tomorrow u he principal topic of eoareraxtioa coles menagerie and areas will ei hibil in gnelpa on saturday sid sept the detroit snd cleveland excar ai returned home on friday erfntng jorctypo should not seul their envelopes when using a one ceat stairp r whits wrongs with the ckkville atdtzrd f it issuedi only a qnarter iheet last reet i r hold e will accept oar thanks for weekly parcels of kecnah and ateca ha wis pipers grip hii been considerably improved lately it now sports a parer and a new octsde headinc ivtehestivg correspondence from i ajai kassagavreva is ana variably crowded oat tins weeil i if ar parties do not get their papers earned tthn realariy they will confer a favor by letting aa tsov of it the question is frequent do yoa thrnfc the town hal brixw wlttearrj tomorrow a electzaiiyui tell oxlr jiropertr owners arp allowed to rote at tile town ilall eleetaxi tomorrow we trost that every owner will cae lis fxisrhiw m favor of tlie by law the annaal sports of the students of fee- aeocnltaral college gnelph will be held on the groonds tomafravr afternoon the georgetown ad mlltaa voters lsts for isal do not show tle post ofleee ddressof voters xeics whos to uame the enma of marder eeemi to be terribly on the increase and every day the telegraph bnnga the news of 6om revolting tragedy ii rkrnn vts tnoai see iiafc iadr enstoccers from the coantry are not obliged ta attend ta their hones when they cometo bay ot theau eajcestvc fall ernibifion will be held at georgetown on the sqth september sorely it willbe actons torn to have the exhibition next year we wish that some of the opponents of the cow by law woerd wait alone our sidewalk on a dark night with clean boots cgit georgesawa scroti xeaecr all of the farmer in this neighborhood have nised harrestio they will hare longer tiua nsnal this aeaaoa for plocghing and attending ta otter fall work oar liult oner for septeajber is to band bnmfnl ofexeellest matter latexest- ing to little folks send 15 cents to the bosseir publishing company boston mass forli copy as fill be seen by the jninntes of esqoeong comcil ui another column the rnrarportioa of aetoa school division has been separated from the village of actoo acton will now be an independent lectio a fsox the stela coialy mcraldr at orange city iowa we learn that jfrw e boomer brother of mrs i speight of this village was lisaling aia last week when the wind thrw him off the wagon and blew the hay rack apoa nun breaking several of hisnba v the teasold baby of mr bobert creech of this village was very severely bnrnad yesterday forenoon urs creech was bottling some hot jelly when the can borst and the contents raovover the face and arms of the little one who was playing on the rloor bende the table ecalding one side of the face very bftuy we hate upceived from messrs bl warwick son toronto copy of the latest selections for aatograpb- albttms the volomt contsinsso pages at qnotatioss of every description carefully selectew from the poets of the past and the present all arranged under suitable bead inga the book is indispensible to writers in autograph albums os saturday about 230 p m a dis ireaaing threshing machine accident occur red os the farm of mr john brown 9th line esquesing near georgetown by which i xitoiiacd thoraton 7th hoe isaqneaing had bis arm taken off above the elbow ee was feeding and his arm was cangfafby the cylinder and had it not been that be vas held by the man who wu catting bands he would have been killed siieei rsyl seadv hop picltng commences next week vote dy fat the town hall by law quotma it now indulged in by nnu of oar villsge tporu 8aake aid iid lo be ntimeroua n the village ccmetctv sitt llectoa lngevin will visit guelph ou the slit tnsl tub fsctorujt are thipping cousidet- able ilavtj and headiagstprcmul a bcevisa straw stack created con siderable excitemeut m hilton on saturday night the new planing factory of crawfotd bros georgetoaa u rapidlt apnroachinj completion last weeks chrutiait gttanlim contains a lengthy obitasry at the late john speight q axq lull the loafers stand in front of the ekarcheasifnningtheuuelveshke mad turtles oa a log the free peess staff desire to tender heirjthauks to urs j speight focahberal supply ot ripe rosj apples the new comet can now be seen by the usked eye in the northern aeaveai be low the east ot the palsr star the three brampton papers will receivover150 each for advertiuug the waterworks by law and notices i beowxes phonographic ilonihly for aoguit is to hand it u an eicelleat aaai ber d l beoit btawne habhshsr kcw tork ir wast ir w p moore of georgetown but hu lured nun who had hiraraivtractared by beinj- thro wa oat at a wafoa aftee being closed for several weeks owing to theabsene ot teacheaj the presbytenan sabbath school was resumed last sanday i has the msrlette mich rmfer been reduced la trr ocl half keec hju reached this otace veeklv of late how is it bra hsictunad tueditorof the miltcti actm sports no leas than foe r initials after his name a calithamp sit chief u not half so extrava gant oakville staadznl the friends of the presbyterian and church ot england sabbath schools have made arrangements to hlld a union picnic in sir c s sjniths rove on wcdneads aftemooa 3 let lust at the jagistrates court on tuesday mary brent was charged by sirs gsrna with stealing from her residence a shaivl a parasol and a sam of money the case was diamizaed owing to tack of evidence the first term in the coanty model school will begin on uoodxv ancixst 29th and end on saturday ocuiber 2ad sftl toa chaapw theres little use far the if odd school in this county this year the following from the oaknlle standard deserves the cake if it is original this kind of weather makes caru ipetk in a hsiky voice for somebody to come and pall its ears while potatoes close their ej es and cry this just takes the starch oat cf us 1 a coattespokdext writing to the georgetown herald ox the bad batter qaes- uoa stakes hard la the following couasc sentence he says bancid cod liver oil kept m bond for 5 yeai smells hfce uvcu dea essence compared to ib general run of georgetown butjeix me eli stoat jr son of mr eli stoat of bockwood who was successful in passing the intermediate examination last year at toronto at the early age of fifteen ears has added to his laarela this j ear by raatnctdatmg in arts in the tomato uui veesity guelph jfercury we hate received copies of the piruanautii eng earning koce tdcqrvph mad chronicle from mr barnes goodalx who has been visnane- friends la the above cty foe the past few weeks we under stand that mr and sirs goodall are ex pected home about the 15th of september 1 a depctatiok from the coancilof esjaesing and acton met in iht council chamber here on itonday to discuss the settlement and adjustment of the rural par pasints oils yaiunishes etc etc boa of aetoa school bivisioa and the yd- lage of acton the depuiatoii failed to agree as to the division of the school prop erty a cocrlf of the members of the harrutou town council cot luto aa alter cation at a late meeting of the ccnucil and after calling each other bad namea they proceeded to blows they were brought before a magistrate and fined 10 each be sides the costs amounting in one case to 1599 and in the other 15 70 a gblso band tournament will be held in ingersoii out on the 31st august 1200 are offered in cash prizes sod the indication are that a great msny bands will compete hallways wdl issue single fsre tickets to those visiting ingersoll at that time wonder if the excellent brass band of this village thinks of competing the village council met on taesday evening and passed e dynes account for work on sidewalks 13 25 and w watsons account for cutting thistles 300 dr ifegamn was appointed to act as arbitra tor in the settlement and adjustment of the school property of acton school between the v3lge and rural portions council then adjourned mksses w h storey and rl little have set a good example to their fellow- citizens mr storey has bad his side of the street sarroanding his residence cleaned and graded and the grass trimmed and mr little has tun piled and graded his side of ft liber street the work performed adds considerably to the appearance of the prop erty is the vicinity of course the village council keep the afreets ia a state of repair and pst as muchlmprovsntents on them as possible bat these bttle private improve ment are executed at a trifling expense and add greatly to tpe tasteful appearance of our little town tye trust others will see fit to follow the example of messrs storey and fjltle look out tat mule thieves vo foe die towa hall bylaw trm are a large number o strin gers in town bottsr it scares at levonteeo cants per pound n town tne quelph orlcketsrt beat the chicago elsisa by one run rocmood academy reopeni for the all aud winter term on the lit bcptsmbtr iupbovi the appearance of your town by mliug ia isrorof the towu hall tororrow i while some ot our ciutsns are re turning from thsir lummer lojoaru otaen are departing the attendance it the public schools isimall and no doubt will bo uutu hop picking is over vote lor he town hall by law and mdaoe people of means to lettle in s tovia exhibiting some enterprise eldea h mcdtaroiid m a of toronto prcsched in the disciples house oa sunday morning and eremng 10 chicago specisls pissed through here oa the grand trunk bailwayou sat orday oaa for boston the other returning at the recent session of the grand lodge l 0 0 f at brentford mr if speight vas sppoiated d dtl at for acton lodge a xmtbek of bad boys rsn away aith c limeburuer craigs wagoa pn mon day ujght john si t hes guar to make them smart for it isxeease the value of yijar property bj voting in favorof the to a hall bylaw baere will pay more for property ia a own h ch exhibits a little enterprise the gtr depot at georgetown has been renovated and painted both inside and eat the cleaning was badly needed aa the budding has hsd a very rusty sppear- ance far levers tin me jas main of the township of trafalgar arrived in udtoa but satarday night after an absence ot slwat three meatus a engtsnd where he has heea purchasing stock he brought back with him 52 sheep 10 ptc aad a camber of fouls all of fauc variety cluzmpton messes w barber k bra have ntde a number of excellent improvement in their paper mill at georgetawu under the able management ot if r john h barber a largely increased business is being done snd with the new improvements a better quality of paper u being turned out rev a e smilh of manchester who hsd charge of the lie thodist church here for several mouths in 1879 was joined ta matrimony oa wednesdays 17th inst to uu aggie witt of east oxford ttewiah the happy couple all the enjoyment that this life can anord and trust that theirs will be uvea of airfglnro the people of gaelph will learn wilh regret that ifessrs inglis t hauler hare decided to remove their foundry and machine shops to toronto at one they have pur chased s4srge property there aud will greatly extend their business all their eraployees with oue or two exception will accompany them herald the oaeville standard atys editor iloore of the aetoa free pros utqaitex ladies man the ladies of the village are so sweet oa him that they adorn ins ssnetum with boqaet toa bet the ladies of our enterpnaiug little town show that they are aaxiaa to da what they can to cheer the heart u the editor of their local paper me j e mcgarvin druggist has erected a new sign uz front of his shop the design is a new one the letters being cut into the board and the bevel edges covered with gold leaf the ground work of the sign is black ii r james scott did the painting f r afcg u s he has he finest sign m town well guess he ha at present but wait l fermaats mr h j hall of berlin wu in town cc saturday mr john smith of guelph called on us on monday mr eobt craine left for parry sound yesterday morning mr w el adams and his dxaghter jminoie are la drs toa bev d b csmeroa returned from his holiday trip oa tuesday mr george toltoa has been confined to his room for oi ec a week mlss maggie mcxsir returned from her trip lo quebec oa fndsy eveaing mr aler kerr of toronto ipe it satur day and sanday with fneuss here mr msck secord has beca ipendiag the past week with friends in hsmiltou mrs maosoa is expected to return home from the old coantry this sfternooa mrs j e mcgamn and miss eefd went to grimsby camp meeting yesterday mrs chas long snd miss jennie kyder of petrolis sre visiting friends in tewc miss augusta kicklin ipent a few days during the week with friends in toronto mr james m stephenson of brooklyn x y is psying his acton fnends a visit mr charles laing ot kew york is in town he is the guest of mrjcbas knees mus aggie allan left on friday morning to spend a few weeks with her fnends in immeruiaa mr and mrs john k kenny of both- well spent a few hours on fndsy with their acton fnends t eev t l wilkinion wenttognmsbyon saturday to attend the campmeeting now in progress there mr gnffin of hughes i gnffio left on monday morning for a two weeks visit in belleville and vicinity mrs james matthews whshas been visiting friends in hamilton daring the week returned home yesterday mr and mrs eichard hemstreet of maple arenne trafalgati spent a conple of days last week with their fnends here messrs james walker and wm gndley of elmira n7 were the gaeete of mr peter menab on taesday and wednesday misses tens tad jam kennedy of glen williams and miss m mutr of hsmiltou paid their tnends in this vicinvty a short visit on mooday at j b mcgar- there it a good ojwning for the reution of s grain warehouse at the gtr depot hers for smral years past aoton has had the reputation of being ont of the beat grain markets lu these parts m c w hjll photo artist has jost received rem toronto s flue new onr tain for his root window th uttenug and borjsr sre done in gold with a light shade on a lavtndar ground the curtain will look well when the front is painted till officers of esqumlng and nil- isgsweys agncullursl societies seem to have overlooked each otier this yesr as hey hare both choean frldsy the 30th of september u the day on wniah the annual exhibition of their society ii to be held ttw couiequeucewill be that neither ot the fairs will be si well attended bj either ex hibitore or ipectaton a mull u quite a number have been accustomed to stleud both a cheap excursion will be given over the g t bailasy on tuesday next soth lust to chicago cleveland detroit port huron and other pout seat the fare or the round tnp from acton atslioa will be lo chicsgo 975 cleveland 5 75 detroit and port huron 275 tickets good to return oa say train within tea days ka doubt a urge number of people think from a casual reading ot thrpenter that the trip in chicago la only c50 and to clave land 3 but a more careful reading ill re veal the act that be firs is 9 75 and 5 75 respectively the radroad sathonties sre very tncky la the wording of their posters aud the one ia question will na doubt de ceive aambers of ercarsioaists who think tug tie are going to eujoy a cheap tnp io cie eland or chicago will find out their mistake when they get to the ticket office on he morning of the excursion when it will be too late and too humiliating o turu back 0k thursday last mi kugo oi hillsbntg hid a cow killed in the station yard he intends to test the question u to whether the railway company ehould haet a gate at tho eutranee to their yard which i s present uneqilossd enn adeocau mr ttoger mlgbt better eave himself the trouble ot a test if he will refer to see 95 chap 195 r s 0 be will find that it is liainat the law for cattle to be allowed to run at laige upon soy highway within half s mile of any railway a spas of runiwiy horsei oreatfd cooeiderable excitement on mill street and bower avenue on fnday evening mr george leslie of enn bad tied a team of young horses in bennetts hotel ibed while he attended a some business a train passing- lome time afterwards frightened the horses snd they broke loose andtaklng the tongue of the bugry with them ran fun- ocsly down mill street to wilber street up wilber street to bower avenue thence tu msiu street or ijome tbey tin si far si mr alex leahys when that eentleman succeeded in captunng them while run ning along bower avenue a number ot children playing on the street narrowly escaped hefcg run over the three yearold child of mr isaac francis had a mirscaloui qscspe being only 1 foot or two rom th mfunsted tesm when they psssed mr francis residence the hoises were on lojared and the bjggy wu only slightly damaged bat the harness wu pretty badl used up tmnwm great clearing sale v hugkek mfilas ghaeiag sate -0f- l a r tne cradle bsowx la acton oa the wth inst the wife of mr junes brown jr of s daagh ter the altab wh watt at the residence o the bndei father on wednesday 17th inst by eev w c jolley brother in law ol the bndegroora rev alfred e smith of manchester to miss aggie third dsugh- ter of john watteiq of east ollord hats and caps iteirt pall styles just opened at the- summer dry goods i and boots and shoes commenced august 15th and cbn- tinuesimtil every dollars worth of summer goods is sold j n e3ast end olothina store ah tho nowotf thing in hard and soft fait oooda ooiyce jlstid see tiheim 4 r j fyfe acton mw eall goods 50 cases of boots and shoes finest french kids to heavy stogas r extra heavy winceys 5 to 12 j- cts bales of grey white cottons hemp union tapestry carpets extra value in table unens and towellings the finest and most choipe lot of gents fancy ties ever shown in acton grain bags best makes 300 up i best value in green black japan it will pay everybody to atten this sale early as we intend rush i out all the goods possible with- i in the next two weeks in orderto make room for fall stock see posters for class of goods and prices hughes griffin acton kltfgi of tffie dry goods e radford 2 h bollsrt s b williamson great success big sales the highest- price paid for good fresh eggs v and choice butter christie hemer80n co a fact utfdisputable that for a fashionable suit and a good fitting suit and a suit in ewy ruped to wit you ir e gstelsoiers is tee place jo q0 to 1 to suit yourself so that you may be suited just try r e nelson once and he will suit you he has the nobbiest and most fashionable stock in town to select from cheap for gash oar oreat caih discount v sweeps everything be lore it while otbr are rest ing the lion ii rushing off piles of goods we bate made till further reductions lnirioe in every department and girt ten peri cent off every dollar for cash prices of dress goodi kcduced and- 10 per cent off for cash prices of silks reduced a mid mxpier cent off foralul prices of prints reduced j aud 10 per ctnt off tor cash prices of cittous reduced nnd 10 per cnt off for cash pricea of tweeds and cloths reduced and 10 per cent off for qafth prices of linen goods reduced and 10 per cent off for cash prices of clothing reduced r and 10 per cent off for casli prices of hats and caps reduced arid 10 per cent tf for cash prtemorcariuiudbcnndo per cent aetteaf 19 wondor ttia lion doln all tho mj j l dji l li a oxjl m yins drug and stationery store icton painlkous varmisi i a i v