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i i si 1 the free pres ik ay qoxii i tscrdt monsjito may ii iwsj al store acton uot bertit vvolt motioia the urgttt stiek bbockv x pap p uk craeta spoon mj ftrka tewe jjiij tort in- acton for wddu and birthday prettnte call in bits of brefvity i j vt r ike him f i readme teelreat down kith the dust aontfeer ftio ysttnuy xo picnics announced yet esxdleot growing weather splendid thower on monday local ilcnu trt wna thli we i who was complaining about dost yenoot predicts a cold wet tummet tbe higblingak begun his aong hli month toe woods are fall of til kindt of wild sowers- get your boats tad botlia appanftut la order j tbc tilers loo cold for iwlmming in reboys i some women ttho do fancywork dont fancy work il improvements are still taking place in all directions vhien tbe farmers are busy tie wka is rather quiet j tbe creamery at liaehoose is to be re opened shortly has the band decided to give a concert on lie sith hay be it weal or be it woe beam b ow before may doth go la this vicinity t bad looking field of wlett is an exceptiun mr w cboliiafeo will leave in ate dvs for the sorth- west i tbe4a of tbe- sod water foantaiu will sooaiie beard in town i th fact phxes office tot firaews pntlor of any description for mr- s a seeorf has our thanks tie erst booklet of the season rsome fine strings of trout are beinjr farrjpil bone by actoa sportmen- 4hox would it do fat the council to crdsr blocks for crossings this yer the fair press is undoubtedly the best adrertiiu mediam in this region acton merchants are paying more for ecrs than any ober town in the county christie hendersons fih pond has atlracliocs forirout natters careful boy- isnortnce mar be bliss bat there arc some pwpie who are both ignorant todnn- bappy- the gnciphbotrd at trade is aflat icj fjr letce baxe go the principal nnels jvdid you ever sect drinker or a smter that couldnt leave off at any time u he wanted ic the man who walks liroogh the w rld wlh his ees bait shut misses many a burnt future the reaidentsajidfreoentetsoffred- enct street want a aidewalk from cuorb to irnrt street- single copira of tke fuee press may be had c the offica of publication at any tine for three cents saturday was tbe busiest day ihtl acton has seen for tome time business wis exceedingly good a large number of shade trees were plantedria lscknow on knnday ihtl day bdeg set apart tor arbor day there is notliiag lower than hypocnacy to profess friendalrip tad act eomilr is 8 tare proof 3 total depravity an exchange asks if any snakes are seen in this ricinily wellno not since the scott act came isto forca- some of par citians hare apparently forgpuen the fact that it ti a criminal of fence to malilkle or destroy potters tbe hawthorn the ilay of poetry is now in bloom sod beauty and its uos- slma fill the air with fragrant perfume the weeds nourished or tbe april showers will soon riral the vegetables in their rapidity of growth if not checked died mr a h burnett a promising young journalist on the staff of the ojrpa jferearjr died on pnday of eoaaumptlpu the qnlpk bo- til says some oe the ctably connected young men si tha city play cards in tbecemeleryou sunday hrs al secord h wpeo4ing comid- eraue time this season ia beautifying ber garden at the corner of mill and tain streets tbe owdph bcrold has got eoox clinrch ialo its wool and has been treated to a resolution of indignation by toe con- gregalion j it ia nnderrtood that be government has decided to abolish the newspaper post- aee in canada tbeact to take effect oi the 1st of jane gbaritf taanteth not itself is n puffed up and yet some men expel t ipnjt every time they givea dollar u indiseat old womans society watch for tbe new comet it is vertised to appear ben about the las hay and as that time is aot far disfai people should make preparatioci for gazing that yoong man who bid hb to tin such an ottectuhou good night down oa hain street sundiy eresing sboud men ber hat it isnt always safe to do kissing on moonlight niahu a large am unt of square ttaberha been pusiog cast through acton over 0t b for the past few weeks umber is principally competed of rock tin andss for thipmtst to tbs old cauatry village varieties 4 callretlaa r la ewt a tuer atalmn f iteitil lalmtit it r vlllalte atnera id ol ot ittxr liia fba rite j e meflarviaa ao- foncuwcotablntd scrou saw and tumlngutlw fo tala bhaap loult p snyder liti prlktkldh i anderaon of hamilum preached in the dltdput home o 8unday lun bjkjitaejjuvell bate bill club of tali tillage will pity t quelph nlnt bere oo queeot birthday basi btlu tht airiployeei of the guelph afercary tnd fferou will play a game of bate ball tomorrow amiutsticiwilktid- intel ligeut ly about u yeara of g it wtnted at the iftjn pbem offlcei to learn r art of prtaltng eaeltcloatsomerehtnta return to the early closing movement tad glvt your clerks t cbano to get t little fresh air then beautiful tpring evenlcgtj mori lw messrs pullerton hall 4 storey hive opened a law office in george town wonder if acton couldnt support one or more of the fraternity dmox doubt a tegular session ol tbe fourth dirialoo court was held here yesterday there were only a few cases but several of them were prolonged ocea lost on wednesday between the disciples church and christie henderson cot two black ostrich tips finder will kindly leave tt christie hcodorson 4 cot j cams rot exroatmr j crtig of brampton it collecting the cattle purchased in hit vicinity tome time ago and will ship sereral car loads to liverpool this af ternoon i vnagk pboribtt the cry about lie scott act killing acton doesnt seem to affect the price of village riroperty sereral placet bare changed handa lately at most satisfactory prices tcskxt stole some person or per- soo stole t turkey hen from the premises of mr r h allan on tuesday evening ten dollars reward is offered for the con viction of the guilty parties vtis he paid the ftoryrtwa bcrold wints to know it it ii true that tbe hotel keepers of ibe county of halloo owe kirg ljudiis two thousand dollars for his services in the late scott act coaijuin tkx srdkwalijl our village fathers do a good deal cf head scratching theie days while inspecting sidctralks the bad system adopted a few years ago of uaini hemlock plauk is now ueiug severely felt- hate scccexded the supporters cf the scotr act have tucceeded admirably ia pcovuiins accouimodauon for travciurs aiace the scott act came into force aii they have the testimony of tle travellers to this effect ttteia coictottt everything adverse to the scott act no matter how trivial is cizcd apoo by its oppotcou as a drewn- iaguan mould seize a ttraw it takes very little to ojooic some iicople so we wuui euvy thetn their wurce o comfort ojb fikjreas just now the fanners all over uie ian j are attrtstiiiiik or it au many acres to be phwcdio be harrow ed to be owed and planted and cultivated and reaped- how vast the army of oar canadian farmers and uo standing rmy eilher tinarrxg haples the proper limeo trim soft maple trees is when the foliage is just beginning to develop and they sbaum aot be pruned at any other time if this is observed a good n ay people next fall will b i saved the trouble of inquiring what kill ed their trees miaberaesextatiox the fftuullon spectator seems to delight in making a daily misrepresentation of the existing state of affairs in halton since the scott ac came into force- make as full reports ax you like mr spectator but act manly by reporting facts acdircras repoet in another column will be found the annual abstract and de tailed statement of the receipt and ex j penditares of the village of acton for the year ending dec 3isl 188l give thsre- port a perusal and you will be able to see where your money eoes- uaqotsatis coutti a change of aa- tiuh and battery was- made by william cirroll against hiram ryder and the casr was brought up for trial before mcssri- c s smith w h euoaey aid col allan j fe on tharsday evening last hrdei was fined 300 and costs rerfaird fttoat iturrrobi- ifr jas goodafl returned from manitoba 6o thars day last after an absence of only three weeks he doesnt fire a very flattering lefjort of the country and thinks people who are doing well in ontario should stay where they are mr robert watson re turned home the tame day- dorrr dead with thejc there are a great number of shoddy cloth peddlers go ing through tbecounlry fleecing he farm ets tight and left- dont deal with them but patrooixe your merchants at home who are doing business in a legal way and is whom you can put confidence house plajm collect some soot from s chimney or a stove where wood is used as fuel put il into an old pitcher and poor hot wtler on it when cool use il o water yonr plants every few days the effect upon plants is wooderfnl in producing a rapid growth of thrifty lboott and a greater juumber of thick richlytinted leaves asothei the erin advocate says that owing to the want of accommodation in georgetewn acton and glenwilliams a good number of the farmers in tqueslng hare commenced to do tbelr trading in erin village- otdph itercury the above may be true bat our merchants here-ex- cept thpte wko are unfriendly to tbe scott act tay tbey hayent dtoe a better busi ness any time inside of six months thin during tbe past week notwithstanding the fact that tbe present it very bnsy time with the farmett there ft just ti macb accotamodatioo now for farmers at before the act came into force d it costs them considerably kitnow t fonnetlj e- d uuu akava bojun aopi ettt tt now tmmtealejg hortat ease is called thrush il makes itmlf knowu byai eruption on the skin lmmijdlately abot s uie booft tnd ill time if not itlend- od l the hoof nfumisod drops off thote hor art molt uablt which are overwork ed r ban jolt rtcotered from pinkeye the dlteate it sat couttgtous ixcipt by dtrw t contact it has not yet made lu ap pear nee ia ibli district bat own of bora should watch for the lympl ixxnirjtihtrthe oaicut standard of list week referring to the scott aot taya in oakvllleod we understand throi ghuut the county the hotela were all dote 1 up and no itcommndatloa ojuld bt got f r man or beast in the very next para jraph we read it is truehotwer ihtl lhe supporters of the act did til with in ti tir power to afford tceommndtuon to the i ublic by securing the use of tlii ihedt of th i presbyterian and helhodiil churches for eatni and by giving the weary and wort traveller shelter under their own root cant the suaddrd man ate the incoatlstsncy of his own slatementa we are confident that if the lurjportertpf he act did all tn their power to afford ac commodation that there mutt have been tbmel uul accommodallon for man and h- a ruxtok fob it tbe bennett hotel in acton is offered for tale the feix pasts tays a good temperance man could do a paying business there temperance hole a are generally scraggy institutions erin advocate very true but there is i very good reason why the tocalled tem pera ice hotels axe scraggy instlln- lioui and that is that when a hotel be- comis superannuated and loo dilapidated and itkept to be patronized by respectable cusu men and the license commissioners tefute it t license then it it generally the case that some lety whiskeybloated lo- divi ual takes posscasioo hangs out a thiae inscribed temperanoe hotel and grumbles that the temperance people dont patronize hit house but we oan con fidently believe and have eood reason to conclude that il will be satisfactorily oroved before many weeks that a man of unques tioned totiperance principles ens open a hotel in acton anittrapsact a paying and at tile same tline lcgrol business- dry goods our day personals mr a b wright was in town during tbe week jseveral mj- james wilds tnd mr i binjrcmtn of berlin were in town last i hursday mr hentyf hillwho has been n oak- vilie for some time past is spending a week at home i mr c f russell nf toronto was in tows oa tuesday eodeavorug to make the young men think an insurance policy was the best thing they could ittvrsi ia rev j h- george of coboure made us a pleasant call last wednesday evening mr geonre was attending the m- k- con ferenc at georgetown and came up to see how the world was using the writer who was at one time a fellowstudent jat col- h rev t a moore of belmont ia pafik bis friends here a twi this week lit may be df interest lo the friend of mrj moore to learn that tt his thirl year examinations held a few weeks ago he passed very creditably having a considerable percent age of marks to spare liii labors on the belmont circuit during the conference year just closing have been marked with success what people say that its time the strikes weie ended tbat now is the time to plant shade treei j that tbe scott act so far hu been t success i 1 that they would like to see a perfectly patriotic poiitiaan that some very extraordinary fih stor et are now being related t jai there is s marked increase in the vtlt e of village property lately that its time the street and sidewalk corimittee had the streets raked clean tjhat its time the contractor was com meijciug operations on the new town hall misses minnie sscord and ella davis peat a few days this week with friends in hamilton i l that there- are some people in acton who have teei winnipeg and found that the streets are not paved with gold that no person requiringaccommolation in acton since the scott act came into force has been obliged to go without that a on in ber of papers ouuidc of hal- ton are doing their best to make capital out of the scott act by staluigwrong fuilu- that there is no accommodation in thejeoanty and millinery 5c grifleln boots shoes an hats caps spring stock 917 patterns pi choice english and french printi at 5 cent a yard andj up mantle and dnaa cuhmeret so inchet wide tingle width dress goods ill the fashionable colon and shades with trimming i to niatcb from 8c a yard upward linen goods if every description at prices that cannot be beaten 1 evy white counterpanes at jloo beautiful stand spreadst 80c and 40c gents furnishing goods j i t mow complkte stock is actoh special lines icj ciour oar millinery will be found more attractive than ever this season as we have taken all pains to obtain the latest and choicest d us of goods in the new york montreal and toronto markets childrens hats fancy straws at 15c k 20c mens and boys felt fur straw hats w can show a very large and choice assortment in this line i boyi fancy straw for 20c and 40o mens straw and felt bats for 25 50 and 75o us mm i department the large trade we have done in this line daring the past year convinces us that we are handling the right class of goods oar principal lines are manufactured by j- d king co- and cooper k smith toronto which maktyrs are acknowl edged by all boot and shoe dealers to be amongst the best in america and the holders of the centennial and dominion exhibition medals for fine and durable work prices will be found the very lowest foi all classes of goods chigiest price im not going to manitoba but im goifr to stop right here ifftaeton and intend to do the largest tra e this season i have ever done because have the goods to do it with and the prices are closer than ever ipaid for any quantity of good butter and eggs edinburgh warehouse aot0n the question lis often asked how can green sell so cheap and till make money my answer is just this i bny close and keep a sharp lookout it all times for bargains and buy everything that a farmer offers for sale and my customers invariably get the benefit of it i have a fall and ceaaplet uae la giiitlolgleieiiibls au frisk cleaa aad new the largest stack f crockiery and glassware ever shown la acton count against you will tbe cbldlev cilffbkix in erin on ike 7th hut the wife uf mr duncan campbell of a dkoghler hubhzs in acton on the cth latt the wife uf mr j r hog its merchant gf aidaoghter j tbe altai wldte campbill at knalchbtill on tie 5th inst by rev d b cameron kr dtvld waldie blacktmilh to mia alice campbell twtb of kaatagfweya thinsdat bay 11 auction tale of har- nnat furnitare etc ihe propery of j u knowlet aackwood salt to com mence at 2 pm w hemttrett auc tioneer uofa ba at wm boyd hij cobourg writes earing used dr tbomat eoleclrlo oil for tome yearn 1 have much jleasure in ttlfying lo iweffioacy in relletirg pai it in ihettck ami fhoiiljra- i hate al ated it in rates of croup in children ant hare found it w be all ibtt you cltmulo be- i i acnmfaf htsutiwiljl vbat phjtielanliat ereriditoter4a cai 3 for beadtohe f echo anttrtrt i ra bordookhlcbittertbytbiirwmlakioj fyl g itigortia nenrlni tfhfimml affi rd a oarirltiearly erery oaje tw bet llhgiriog pripeiplet of ihltiremacjy are unequalled by y jimiler prepar intboaforw gentatnoe be dishes any color any price or any style you want special attention given to the provision line cask paid for produce of all kinds r american silver and niokela taken at par for gooda green sells cheap gtitzr geoobeit a w creen flour 4nd peed 3t bre flour goods cheaper than ever hast just received a fresh lot of gro g e r 1 e s j wo ohanejs ob j glassware and crocri which he is determined to sell at i bemembe1 his celebrated 0 cent tea wamtf d all kinds of produce especially butter and potatoes i fa3t0t 800d8a mi lot of fiaty oeodi jnst to land tht nodertifrned llat jolt opentd in tht premitat ormtrly c hill m11j ocenpitd by mr j ttntt acton a ptoiisiod store aad will keet i osauntry on hand a full tnpply of flour bran s lorta 9apkvrtiattriur oonunaal seed oon oatmeal peaiieal and all kinds of feed e3tgoods d slivered any place inside or out ofj aetoo april if th corporation jourpatronjige is iwpaotiully b elliott i8s1 eall at 3 javtw j- f v substijjl liyi sa04y txttw stoee lktb goolds 1 bottom pfelce it everything ffesh neat and th harding wisheato inform h people f acton and aurrounding conntry that he has opened out hi the kewbricktore opposite agnews hotel a complete newbtock ot groceries rojmi fainily jipplies pf dassugajpa fruiteaiinedgci pried t5c salt m xxxtfivafr iidftoofc of piftyiirmimi arinsjdpgptt v ii l i j