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professionally acton on mou- day of each week rooks agnews hotel all work guaranteed to girt satisfaction f a- tjain laidlaw co 5 biretsters solicitors oitces over imperial bank si wel lington street east entrance exchange alley toronto joss biix q c c a iluttx wcuii linu- gtosoe kxrrcix cum ree gnss thtosbjt mossnto maics 27 18ef bits of brevity cat aa eifcerwlse prepare r ae 1 te r tke a aaa sehrs far readers free press skating season is over prepare for garfenins eggs are down to 17 cent new families continue to move into acton 7 goelpheasterfiirwill be held neit wednesday georgetown brass band is progressing very favorably look ont for practical jokes next tues day its all fools dayr sleighings done and the merry sleigh bells hare been lafi away the knees ottbe boys panu now suffer sadly in the marble playing notwithstanding the rapid departure of the snow there is no flood of any she gaelph choral union will give another of their excellent concerts on the 15th of aprfl tbe bill incorporating the gaelph junction railway company has been i passed canadian pjren association a meeting of the executive committee of this association was held at toronto last week the uext annual excursion was dis cussed a lake superior trip is the likely one j an saqueatng pioneer done on thursday last mr j lv besscv oue of the oldest residents of this township passed away at the ripe old age of 84 years mr besseywas one of the besttneu of the community and was respected by all another lawyer lor acton we direct attentiou to the professional card of mr j livingston in another col umn he was the first resident lawyer in georgetown where he for a number of years successfully practiced his profeation until he retired and removed to toronto welcome spring how welcome the signs of an early spring we have had a winter of the severest or der- cold violent changeful and calainat- ous both by laud and bea business too has been comparativelv dull but with the return of spring hope and cheerfulness naturally revive plant shade trees our citizens should make arrangements for planting more shade trees on the streets this spring than ever before it must be very gratifying to all to note the marked desire apparent in our municipality for beautifying the streets of our little town last years work in this direction was most creditable tax the pistol a south carolina paper calls for a hcavy tax en the pistol which it calls a curse to the human race a boon to iht highway men a- companion to the assassin the murderer tliiefaud coward out of even- thousand acts committed with the pistol there is not mors than out- goud one here here for the north west mr john leslie of glenwilliatns left here yesterday morning for indian head n w territory to commence operations upon his farm mr leslie has a fine prop erty 120 acres in the mile belt within three miles from indian head station on the canadian pacific railway we wish him even success in hi- northwest home physicians repeat oideu therc is considerable discussion lu the county st present as to the legality of a physicians order to a druggist for liquor bearing the words and repeat we can not say whether such an order is legal or not bnt from a common sense view of the matter wc would conclude that it was cer tainly illegal a test case will probably settle the matter scottact trials mr r agnew actou and mr g gibbs georgetown were up before pm young at milton last week to answer charges a- gainst them for violation of the scott act the evidence against mr agnew was in sufficient to convict and the case was- con bequeutly dismissed in mr gibbe case judgment was reserved lot we understand there is ample evidence in the case sev eral charges against other hotelkeepere of the county will be heard this week farewell party on monday evening the young friends of the toronto conspiracy ease has given j the dailies a newsy appearance during the jfj yi h grant to the number of thirty- past week- five or forty couples met in the town hall the residents of bower avenue de- j to spend an evening socially together on mand a sidewalk from willow to guelph the event of his leaving for the north west- streets this summer we hear that the salvation army have rented the congregational church and will attack actou shortly farmers are beginning to look after their farming implements and get them is order for the seasons work an illicit whisky maker named e rans residing near ancaster was last week fined 100 and imprisoned for one month we are informed that the new skating rink referred to a few weeks ago win in all probability be erected this summer the congregation of the united pres byterian church scotch block h ex tended a call to rev mr kirkpatrick of illinois u s means w 11- storey it son have broken ground for the new glore factory on bower avenue and operations will now be rapidly proceeded with the snow has almost entirely disap peared leaving the roads in a very bad condition there is however very little frost in the ground and the roads will no doubt dry np quickly the oulwra antt drains on the various streets require the attention of the street and sidewalk committee some of them are choked np and the running water is cutting away the road bed it it difficult to predict how the wheat crop will be preserved through the frosts that may yet be experienced but the ptos- peote are reported favorable from all parte oftheleighboring townships another lot of new job type has been received this week we are in a better position than ever to turn out fine pringng sow- for your orders for spring circnlaja ind other printed matter required thelaprilnumber of out lade ona is frjhani the illustrations are most season able and attractive and the reading matter all that could be desired send for a copy to basaeu publishing co boston mass owing to the bad roads eev drcastle of toronto a ratable to get from george town to acton laat sunday to fill fhesp- pointment announce for the baptist pul pit a large co weredisappoinfc mrs b creech uahoot to open np stock of udies and clrilflrei nadarwearia the shop formerly oeemiea7 c aa a harness shop the ladles of acton andztjcimtf are inte4 to call exam- xmheraasorlmehtahout the isieond week inajeil- xhe guelph balfauon army propose theeaetionofata tbeanny bdoibwwdwoaiiioi- w ate nwl neotedshoiw 4 1 i it tt lamy ah tftsejderi no polite a very pleasant time was spent and the company joined in wishing wql all suc cess in his western home he left on the aq pm train on tuesday for winnipeg and wiil proceed to the works on the c p b as soon as spring is fairly opened new harness shop by advertisement in another column the public are informed that mr h 3 morton has purchased the liarues business of mr r creech and removed the same to the store of mr p kelly next door to canada glove works mr morton has had con sidernblc experience in the harness busi ness in port huron and is prepared to manufacture all classes of harness in the best style at most reasonable prices those requiring anything in his line should call and see him a multifarious officer tbe dresden town coqjl p a ea of iko z annum 41 per day to a chief of police whose duties are enumerated aa follows walking the streets when neces sary to preserve order keeping the street crossings clean building sidewalks light- ing and cleaning the street lamps attend ing to the fire hall town hall and pound ringing thetowu bell collecting poll tax acting as one of the health inspectors and during two months in tbe summeracting as night watchman new york t famous statue that gigantic piece of patriotic symbol ism the bartholdi statue of liberty the pedestal for which is now rising out of new york harbor above whose waters it will next year raise its flaming torch to more than double the height of niagara falls baa been graphically transferred to our office through the courtesy of the travelers insurance company of hartford a corporation which is getting famous for good deeds of this character the company has prepared especially for the press an edition of the official engraving of the great statue and lias sent a copy to every news paper in the land another victory for acton in the five mue skating race between s mills of guelph champion of wellington and w speight of acton champion of halton in the georgetown rink last fri day evening speight won an easy victory the race wu ipretty closely contested by mills but spejlght was never shoved bom the tune die race commenced until it end- ed speight who is now the champion of halten and wellington is only eighteen years of age and promises to make a re markaue record for fast skating if all goes well we will likely see some lively races next season the guelph ilernrg sy speight woo first money easily a nntnber went from gaelph to witaett the not they speak very highly of ffaaigu as a skater and think that very fewibcebsdacanbeathim tbemilton jaftoftiiw war note to tbelr already large list of publications the publishers otths moklfral itumathave added another weakly with the above cog uoiuao the ititr tfotu is a branew boott aet campaign paper lively and newsy and designed to convince the elector cheer the workor record the triumphs and report the progress of the conflict it is sold at the vary low cost of twenty copies to one address six mouths for oue dollar scott aot workers will find it a most useful weapon the temperance people through out the ttorrrrnion owe messrs dougall sou of the witness publishing houm moutreal a debt which money cannot pay for their untiring real aud iurlueuee in tbe temperance cause cameron vs ddonald a case between messrs jno b cameron and d mcdonald of this village came up before the guelph assizes last week this is an action for slander mr osier qc made a motion for change of place of trial to milton on the ground that the parties live in thai couuiy and that iho action arose there his lordship stated that he differed from justice cameron on the chaise of veutic and held that each county should ber its own expense of cases aria ing within iu limits he made the order translerriug the case to milton and allow ire the ikintifl such actual outlay aa he may have been put to in getting ready for trial i t hjohiwtou for the plaintiff b 11 osier qc and k goodwillie for defendant georgetown herald in a libel suit the georgetown ihmltl has been served with a writ for a 3000 libel suit by mr ii w king foandryman of that place be cause the editor refused to furnish him with the name of the writer of a certain cominunicatiou although we cannot up hold the herald for the unfair anony mous comm nutations attacking mrkings character whih appeared in its columns we regard the action of mr king hi resort ing to a iiv suit as a very unwise proceed ing and one which will ultimately prove most unsatisfactory to himself the ha aid seems to enjoy the prospect of being among those newspapers which now occupy a prominent place won tlrrough the libel suits eucountercd the htmld promises mr king a fair and square battle a 120 bible prize the publishers of rtimfti mvalklfi offer twelve valuable rewards in their vosmy for april among which is the following wc will give tsooo to the person telling us how many words there are in the epistle of jude as recorded in the new testament scriptures not the kcw revision by april 10th 11 should two or more correct answers be received the reward will be divided the money will be forwarded to the winner april 15th 16f persons try ing for the reward must send 30 cents in silver no postage stamps taken withtheir answer for which they will receive the may monthly in which the name and ad dress of the winner of the reward and the correct answer will be published and in which several more valuable rewards will- be offered address rati edge publishing company easton pa halton agricultural society says the milton champion at a meet- ing of the directors of the society held here on thursday last the date of holding the spring fair was fixed for friday 18th oi april in the afternoon president mills of the ontario agricultural college de livered an able address on the teaching of composition and agriculture in our public schools the hall was well filled and mr mills discussed his subject from a practical view of the matter and proved by illustra tions how easy and simple it would be for our public school teachers to improve the scholars in writing and composition and at the same time have their minds stored with knowledge of farming pursuits short addresses were also delivered by messrs white fothergill beaty and robinson and from the tenor of the meeting we be lieve it will be the aim of the society to have an annual address delivered from some member of the college as a number spoke of the beneficial results derived there from oasara bitters cure all diseases riiug from the blood liver and kidneys price 100 per bottle ivws i spring opening piles of new 60008 arkivlltc daily it till -at- j e hooarvins drag store aotoa new harness establishment mhk undersigned begs to announce that he has purchased the business of mr b creech leased the siore of mr p kslley and is now prepared to receive ordors for oi superior hake collars whips trun valises yc haviug had considerable experience in ihe business i feel confident that 1 oan guar- antee satisfaction to all repairing promptly and neatly executed- a call solicited h j morton the best place to buy groceries prorlsiona glansware china and oroekery is at w p brown gos look at our beautiful china tea setts new goods just arrived hv httprmsoc4i ktvsuks omhmttm- hrrbnu triaauagrs new oleakiass sr lcuuaint vtnr 7eutrs hit riotri vfw eitbaas hew bm all waxm nov hosiery vtw 81m nov cottons tfrw bmrtlnj- itot ginshams tew prints knrtvmds nrsaltlacftfulkids jtnrbta xtnr otntrfrbniiuasi ffrtr osflxfts ffrtr bear mo ootfc- tfiff nnr soots sad shoos we beg to remind oar patrons and friends that we have lajge stocks in all departments thatiu consequence of the depression in the cotton markets we have extraordinary bargains our ordered clothing department is in the kaf possible shape to tarn out the best ana cheapest garments in the country our millinery and dress making departments are under efficient and judicious management and are prepared to turn out all qrden entrusted to us in the best style and finish your patronage is respectfully solicited call on us we tan suit you and you will save money mcleod sanderson ft go i millinery opening first week in april hitoifct- dry goods glasgow house kelson mcrae clearing sale sottb gfeigi kvi fjisirb fai aimnirmaaimmeiaslaiam a m1nohnly occurrence on tuesday morning of last week mr t h harding merchant receive a telegram from bhffalo stetjg t h brother who ti working in that city was seriously ill ur harding immediately left for boffalo to minister to tlie wants of his suffering i brother bnt by the time his destination was reached his brother had bid adien to the things of this life with a heavy heart jur harding arranged for the transfer of die body from buffalo and arrived here the next day deceased was a carpenter and had been working at his trade in the above city for some time a few weeks ago be fell from a building receiving in juries of a minor nature to which be paid little attention inflammation ultimately set in however and before any of his friends from home could reach him death put an end to his sufferings he was a son of mr im harding of the 6th line esquesing was 211 years of age and was always a favorite with his companions the funeral took place on friday and wae very largely attended the friends of the deceased have the sympathy of all in their sudden aud heavy affliction a former pastors success it has been with considerable gratinga- tion that wehave from time to time dur ing the past six months noticed in the columns of ths chriitian guardian report of the very saocessful revival that has been in progress on mount pleasant circuit un der the supervision of bey b hobbe several hundred persons signified desire to live better lives and there is no doubt a very large proportion oi tbe number are oow savingly converted to godandfa pos- aeaaios of tbajt pefije which pesaeth all understaddlng it is pleating also to learn that tbe labor of the bev gentleman are appreciated and tbe following extract from tbe brentford hzpositar will fflnstrate to what extent uiey are rscognised a large number ot the membees and friends of the methodist church lfl vi4a congre gated in iciflrchlast freveiiing to present their pastor me bev bho6bs with a jmaainaia ivrisjaiag about j70 thla nu4 loft with hay and msstimw with sovidnisi 1toaoqi we have decided for tho next 30 days to ofier our large stock of winter goods consisting of overcoats readymade clottung mantles mantle cloths knitted uoods in shawls clouds hoods c at less than cost price we are oftbring no 1 value in gentlemans lamb caps pelt hats and caps a firstclass stylish hat from 50 cents up special value in ladies muffs iii mink seal coney c at less than cost price in ordered clothing we are giving no lvalue iu tweed suitings good workman- ship and perfect fits guaranteed every time boots and shoes iu endless variety at less than manufecturere prices nr groceries we are giving the bast values to be had in the comto bfitoren seotreatoofthoaelaxsribribm we iolfeg first- we have themokmplest6ck ofty oehttelfe and qreoo to be fooddtt toilsf s oit the eoap criffind big cheap stock of will be pouring in every i day for the next six weeks splendid valoei in i igare 18j lbs brij ftverything else in be sure aiidive us a call ks vt 7xv fcfi selling at grt fiednotwn5jj 31 tbi ujtnrsrdyes awasore fit tkh igjsw lufc mrlvjiij tiiisafsis2j3fcticvi t w3 vjia i m