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pnbliahed in canada nsw newspaper dma the milton tftw came to band laat weak in a neat abd becoming new dress of type the son appeared to vary good advantage in ita old costums but then ita proprietor in one ot those men who desire to be abreast ol the times consequently the present improvement if the arim only had suffloieut independence to throw away its patent outside now it would oooapy even a more prominent place than at pres ent amonc country weeklies txtiiut m0kxxnl fik h 1m what do- you think about lf f there i nxkig tqfdulike mart tkan rfax- ting and collating and yet tkit it aecrssary in frcry ftatiaes a larye hsaorr of patron are indebted to ika ofice in hum ofdifcrent tnagnitsde ike majority bf vaom could pay up vitkout ae least pouibu trouble or into renkner soat aink aat aeir indebted it to vxall aat pairing ii iconld be hardly per ccptiblc bet tkis it a great uirfale ar nearly all ae receipt in ucicrpaper ojuctarc in email nrau tie nnmber of tkent it total ccitu m if the reader of ait paragraph oret only a dollar let kin not tkini that itt tmaunet viu prercxt itt doing any good after tkti it nod ire ejrped that nnmenmt re- tponertieil2 be gixrn ritxcml any delay tiu yon e one t cosipy 1 h p moors free prat ojke acton ontario we invite a comparieon at the km pm from week to week with any other local paper the fwr pam n acknow ledged to be the beat local paper in thit diatnet aud uur largo and ktowint circula tion attoata the truth of the matter a douativin teauiectiuj be riven in the liallinafad xt h church thia o-en- inn lor the benefit of rev g w dewey juuior putor of the georgetown circuit m e church a kood programme haa bean arranged ami a very pleasant lime i aa- ticipated thi is a rood eaon for advertiiing and the fux patsi preaenta an exoellent nttdium for reaching thoae people who have leisure for reading in winter more than doriug any other portion of the year the circulation of the kkfe pu it stead- ily increaiii and it is read thronrbout oar little chios for feuiaryhas j been received it is the best juvenile i uiaarine published ou tho coutiaent and each on twr charges wiu marslaud fined its monthly appearance is invariably hail- ho and own each on two charges hubert jed with dclishtbr the little people the a beaton fined 120 and costa each on three lcpntents are pure interesting and instruc- jharget- john c mcmurray fined 130 and tive senflceuu to rusaell pub co j coats each on two charges audwnipark boston ms for a copy and see for hill and wm irwin io ancweoiits each yourselves toronto trvtk an exchange observes that the gre ed iestman after a local newspaper i the one who is too mean to subscribe be is al- wayswaiting for the latest paper and it ia not two minutes on the subscribers prem ises till the nonsubscriber pounces upon it and never lets uptillthe last line is read- bis last act ia psuallr to cast it aside with the remark that he could make a better local paper himself crooked whiskey bailors at the police court on tuesday the case against mary hamilton chaa uorslaud john c mcunrrav wm 1arkhill wm irwin ellen oconnor peter green and wm glen w rj reuvidvd jerry bceehan wrs fiiud sv and cui- bamucl wicks was uud 211 and cu each on two charges mary hamilton vva fined edo andcoata 5k4ssrks mnmsmm oasgara bitters ourei all diieuei oruiug from tht blood liver and kidneys price 100 per bottle -at- i j s icogiarviaa draff store aotea proclamation jutt th thing the people want cheap ooodt and cood coods and the very bet value tor their money here ik the best value ia this kabket bits of brevity eal m tkerwue prepared r t ue r the pea aa4 idmn fr tca4crfl f tfce rre rre m leiit comnieiices on tht 20tli inst talentines decorate the staiiooerr trindotts how would a leap jear carniral eait tijb skaters more snow stormi thia vreek and an other thaw too varentiaes will 2v today of coarse- they u allbe prettr oaea fire fridara this monthi this will no occur aain anth the roar 1912 the post ofice officials will hare their hands full todar its sir valentines dit itr i a- socord ir- hu been ap- pointed assessor for 1881t his salary ii to be increased 510 a nir cemateiy for aoton at the last metiug of the manic ipal c5wmcil tha very important qqestion of pro- riding a new cemetery was brought dp for discussion it was decided to jail a meet ing of the ratepayers at an evly date to consider the matter due notice of the meeting will be pven conttiecoezil tha many friend of both political parties of wm kerns esq lpp for halton will be glad to learn that he is fast recover ing from the illness that has confined him to his hooe for a con pie of wests and that be hopes to be able to resume in a few days his parliamentary duties at toronto orange blosso aboot sixty guests assembled at the residence of james mcmillan esq nas- aagaweya on the 30th jan on the occasion of the wedding of his daughter miss kate mcmhisn the bridegroom being mr james moore of kassaiweya the ceremony was performed by key j neil assisted by rerwm s he ta visa coosin of the bride bennett ts j t railwty withdrawn the case of benhett n thsg tr co has been withdrawn from the courts each party paying their own costs be sides receiving no compensation for his loss mr bennett will have to pay sevaral hundred dollars of costs large corpora tions like the grand trunk are difficult to come at gtorgttoicn ffcmw new burglar alarms drive a bedless nail into the casing over any door and after closing the door hang a tin pan on the nail when you go to bed that is to say do all this if you are natur ally t and want a cheap borgur alarm that will work every time a clothes pin 11 a full attendance is requested at the jf- ssint tha handle of a key will strike j-i1- t h aekinst the door knob and make itim- i- m rf j meeting of the debating society at the toni hsil this evening there have been several cases of scarlet tever among the children in toam during the past two or three weeke thre is some talk of a companybeing formed to erect a new skating rink in some central position in urml next aummer e very member of acton lodge loof is requested to be present at the jneeting tomorrow evening important busineaa a very successful social and literary entertainment was held in the methodist church eden hills last honday even- -ing- eight applicatioiu for the offices at caretaker of tom hall and lamplighter were presented at the council meeting on tuesday evening we are informed dial a couple of lime- bouse business men have rented matthews store and intend putting in a stocky of gro- oeriea and hardware mr geo p tolton informs us that he will have something to say to our readers respecting the case of tolton vs arthurs ia next issue- of the fbez pacss the cells in the key town hall were occupied all night foe the first time on tuesday night a couple of tramps found them very comfortable lodgings berlin brass band has thrown up the sponge says the acwe this is to be re gretted as the berlin band occupied a foremost position amongst amateurs the council purpose charging 12 eacb for all dogs in the municipality hereafter instead of ii aa formerly shoot the dogs will now be the order of the day mr eobert bennett of georgetown was before the polios magistrate again a week ago on a charge of illegal liquor sed- ingout for lack of evidence the case wm dismissed mr carriqne is talking of contesting mr hushands election as hi deputy eeeve of trafalgar 3odingknflwteahip is also spoken of as being in the election courtcraflyoii ttje devil at this office came in rather late and drowsy on tuesday morning and pa being asked by the foreman his reasons for being jo late he replied i thought this was sleap year pbsenrjeeiwidbrjamguratedin the methodist anniissajjeweya next nek tliepalaracbdfflvwin be assisted by haw wrjew of isbjn estvih bi os th woo ot biiodstant tt bckstn the joys of coaating did you ever stand near a hill iu winter and watch the boys coasting and not wish you were a boy again just for an hour how jolly a crowd of coasters always are i every boy seems to have an idea that he must talk and shout or something will burst and they all try to do it at one the keen fresh air and invigorating exer cise makes the longs demand exercise and nature asserts her away by making the boys exercise their lunge by shouting and talking see the laughing sparkling eyas and rosy cheeks of the youngsters fun was there ever a place on this earth where a boy gets more fun than while coasting and a large number of our acton boys en joyed this sport to the full extent hut saturday afternoon te00 500 to00 fcoay night wjmpfij against the door knob and make it im possible to turn the key with nippers from the other side icrs pephs lecture the lecture of mrs susannah evans fech in the methodist church last evening was very largely attended the lecture was interesting instructive and entertain ing a most encouraging review of the tem perance work throughout this continent was given and the position of the women in relation to the cause was fully explained and vindicated teameeting at church hex the members of church hill congrega tional church near acton will give one of their excellent oldfashioned teameetings next tuesday evening the following speakers have been invited to be present revs bryers and cameron acton robert son and dewey georgetown dobson bailinafad fowlie erin and the pastor of the church rev g scarr good music will be provided all are invited doe it pay an ontario merchant when asked the above question the other day answered my advertising bills amount jo hundreds of dollars annually and my success in business 1 attribute to judicious adver tising this is the answer ot every suc cessful business inaii- a merchant who does not constantly keep his name before the public in the press might almost aa well take his sign down and discharge his clerks people seldom go where they are not invited a beneficial change a new feature haa been introduced into the wednesday evening prayermeeting ser vice in the methodist church instead of devoting the whole time to prayer a half hour or so is devoted to a review of the sabbath school lesson for the ensuing sunday by the pastor with questions pc by the teachers of hp school this inter esting feature promises to be an attraction to the meeting and will undoubtedly be of much benefit to the teachers and to the school anmremrysertloes our readers are again reminded that the members of the methodist church acton will hold their anniversary services next sunday and monday rev w brigga of toronto will preach on sunday at 11 am and 6 jo pm and ber k el dewart j d will deli ret ltnr en monday evet- ing on christian fnion ajr oystjej h3prf oftaw on jdu4y evening rj tefnjqmjsj ohromatio printing this style of poster printing is getting to be the rag because of the pretty work done at the coaserrotor office theres no poster so attractive and pretty as one worked in bright and varied colors and theres no office in york peel halton or dufferin that can turn out this sort of work as fast pretty and showy as the conttrraior we have the best material and workmen who know how its done brampton ctm- tcrvalor tour claims are altogathsr too sweeping dear contervaior we cant answer for tork peel or dufferin counties hut the public knows a printing office in halten where chromatic printing equal in very respect to that turned out at the contereaior office is executed and if our friend of the contervator will visit the actox fan putss office we will take pleasure in showing him samples which will convince him of this fact serious aomdant on tuesday while engaged in chopping in the bush alone mr thomas lamb of the fifth concession near this village met with an accident of a very serious and painful character while at work a heavy limb fell striking mr lamb upon the head and other parte of the body rendering him unconscious in this condition he lay for about three hours with his face in the enow before any one became aware of his perilous condition as soon as discovered he was removed to his residence by his brother mr m lamb and a neighbor and medical aid was immediately sent for it is ascertained that mr lambs injuries are of a most serious nature a deep gaah- is cut in his head his arma andone leg seem to be paralyzed as well as minor in juries the physician in attendance enter tains strong hopes for his recovery school matters in milton the milton jrcu- of last week has the fol lowing perhaps the ratepayers of mil ton who have to pay heavy taxes yearly for the support of the public school are not aware that since the completion of the new addition one of the lower class rooms ia being used ae a wood house perhaps they are not aware either that fires were kept all through the winter vacation and are still kept going from friday night till monday mornings perhaps they are not aware also that many of the pupils com plain that some of the class rooms are not sufficiently heated during school hours they are doubtless aware that no report of the school board meetings is ever furnish ed for publication consequently all the do ings of the board are unknovrn save to the members the people ought to enquire into these things as our school is the most expensive thing the town has to maintain there are several other thing the rate payers should look into and pass judgment upon the above is certainly not a very commendable state of affairs for our county town look at this ust of 500 lots ii lbs sugar 5 lbs 50 cent tea 1175 lamp 40 cent pitcher for lbs 35o tea 1 toilet sett pieces 1 doz tea plat 8 lbs currants new 8 lbs baisins new 1 covered dish tar li lbs sugar 1 sett dishes 70c platter 80c pitcher jibs 50c tea for 1500 1 toilet sett 9 pieces 55o fruit dish 1150 lamp lfb 50c tea nto5b8a ofsraopsr 1 doe breakfast plates 1135 glass sett 2 lbs 75c tea 3 lb 0c coffee tl cop and saucer 8 lbs biscuits for 8 lbs 0c tea 10 lbs granulated sugar 1 doz goblets 7sc glass piteher 1 doz dinner plates for i doc china cup saucers 1125 cake basket 90c fruit dish s lb 75c tea black or green for 1 doc cupa a saucers 00c platter 80c scollop 40c pitcher 75c fruit dub 1135 glass sett broom 16 lbs rice for las sugar 2 lbs 50c tea 1 lb coffee 4 package corn starch 10 lbs bice and a 60c lamp 8 15c bowls 2 covereddishes 1 pukla dish 60c for 1 lb tobacco i large tub wash board scrub brush 1 sett color ed dishes blue for i do nickel silvel forks j doz nickel silver dessert spoons 1800 lamp 8 large cakes toilet soap for i bbl herrings 60c lamp pitcher 2 gallons coal oil for strictly cash sale for 16 days at w p brown cos store 0 0 id 1600 m00 01 500 1800 b 0 15x0 500 1500 500 glasgow house i nelson mcfk clearing sale yk m virvkjtffj 2timtmnmntum taking clearing sale at the r- mamjtotlj house gebugetowff eleod aitdeksoh c si m ii c si m clearing sale olearitig sale clearing sale clearing sale clearing sale clearing sale of kemnaots of every description of ladies furs mens fur japs buffalo robes and boeky mountain wolf of dress goods cloaking mantles millinery and shawls of beadrmsde clothing and overcoats in mens and boys of carpets oil cloths and mats of winter tweeds and winter goods ot all kinds including clouds squares etc great bargains will be oiyeio our drss making mantle and millinery departments abe in full workinofokdkr our tailoring department is a i ttglve us a call and 8ee the bargains n mil mt m m icoleod anderson ft co halton dry d hocisi they must all go otereoau sheeting fuiuaeu wincey cashmeres colian caps tut mantlet taweliv clortt skoru tncjdac shirts denlnu srawera boots nhoet fie e we hare decided for the dext so dfljs to offqr oar large itoek of winter gooda consisting of overcoats redymade clothing mantles mantle cloths knitted goods in shawls clouds hoods c at less than cost price we are offering no 1 value in gentlemaus lamb cape felt hats and caps a first class stylish hat from 50 cents np spotial talae in ladies man ia mink seal coney at lew than cost price the entire balance of our winter stock of dry goods and boots shoes we have just the goods yon want and yon cannot boy them cheaper elsewhere nor as cheap i believe by 20 per cent as i will bell for cash in order to clear oat my stock by the first of april willsell you teas sugars and other groceries cheaper than any other house in town keep this fact in your memory and tell all your friends to go to in ordered clotpitf g ws are giving no i valne iu tweed suitings good workman- hip and perfect fits guaranteed every time s the band carnival the carnival held on monday evening in aid ot anton cornet band was very largely attended there being quit a repre sentation from georgetown milton 4c there was a large number of oostumers exhibiting a great variety of style and de signs the several contest resulted sa fallows goat idj skater in costume his alio henderson 2nd miss lottie hemstreet fastest lady and gent tan lap mis lily king and mriwuti king i sndihim statham and mr w- speight banal rasa brlggs nioilin best drassed lady miss minnie beatrd beat dreawd gent mr h worden but thexaoi of the evening was that of the membarf of th band this created oottridarab amnas- ment and than era oanaiderabu apaouja- tion as to who among tibgys ssl tbolubala only on r- boots aid shoes in endless variety at less than maaafacturers prices w groceries we are giving the best values to be had in the county be sure and moore a box of those layer raisins we are offering firtt- class fruit at 1180 per box wo hare the moat complete stock of 50 cent teas in japan black and green to be found in town vj spuodi vtjni iitijj ibfc bitsn tqdwtiidlmib pooj griffins with their cash for hi8 motto is not to lit thi nimble sixpence 8lip in hope of thb futubk shillings i will not carry over any winter 8tockif i have to sell it at half pric1 i 0 b griffef fusss cheap cash millinery store all goods selling at a great boduetifjnl v rw 111 jintf rrrtarv 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