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1 in course ot construction henry g vemor the farfemed wea- ther prognostieaior is dead the showers of the put week were most acceptable and appreciated by all the foundation for miss browns new residence on willow street is iptted remember the lecture by mr thomas memurray in the methodist church to night m stephenson bras new black- smith shop on main street is about eonv pletedv rev e teskey i iiinwood occupied the pnlpit in the methodist church on sanday an additional stone baiiding about h i 3 is being erected by messrs beard- more fc co mr a w green has sold to a gentle man hi hamilton his grey drmng horse for a handsome figure mrt t ellis has been appointed g t r agent at limehouse- he does not intend to remove his family thither captain webb of brampton conduct ed the lords army meeting on tuesday etening he wis welcomed by a large at- tendance owing to xbe absence of rev bryek at conference rer d b cam- erun of knor church will cocapy the pulpit of the methodist church on sanday erenin scott act convention in milton next thursday lth inst- let etery man who has the best interests of the country finan cially morally and spiritually make an effort to be present qaite a number oi our citizens attend- ed the methodist conference in guelph while in session sunday was the most attractive day the session being of a very interesting character the brickwork of the new canada glove works factory on bower avenue is completed up to the windows of the fourth story the brick wore will probably be nh in the course of a couple of weeks arthur village with population a couple of hundred in excess of acton has nine licensed hotels four tinder the do minion and five under the- provincial act we presume this will suit king doddv ideas of the rights and liberties of british subjects the tgueiph llerauy says rev t a moore an old guelph printer who was ordained in the korfoqc street charch last sanday got the start of the ordination class- he baptized two children in the city co monday afternoon as usual the printers get ahead mr h j benner of the pari elqip free proa has assumed control of the mount fprat confederal- the confederate is an excellent newspaper and mr benner perieshy understands how to sncceeafnlly superintend a newspaper satisfactory r- stilts may be expected from the change what the undermentioned are saying qness dsr experience in administering chloroform to canines for facilitating the reforming of surgical operatioas is too limited were not snccessfnl at f t that poor dead dog reminds us of this fact poor fellow wim b ros t cam on j lonsv and j z mcg ffin an exchange truly says the way to bnod upa town i to believe in it become inspired with a faith that there is a future for it aad for every citizen to lend a help ing riar fa making it what it ought to be this in belief is local pride j6 is a local public spirit which does not hesitate to make a present sacrifice in the faith that it wtli make the town we uvein better in the fnture a serviceable hint to storekeepers is given by the r of the ontario col lege of pharmacy m an advertisement just published those who sell paris green london porale or other arsenical insec ticides are required hereafter to label the packages with the name and address of the seller anil to keep a record oi their sale this under a penalty of 120 for the first ofieuce and s0 and coal for subsequent offences pharmacy act 188i sec u lomt rifles lisuuool allan has procured or the itafl and pay sergeants p his regiment handsome crossbolts of the same pattern as those worn by the commissioned officers bat with the ornaments at bronte instead ot silver a good law the braattord city council hat decided that berry baskets in that city shall hold one imperial quart each the introduction ot a law nuking such a sweeping change would be appreciated by the average house keeper iu actou journalistic change the gmrgtiomt uenld his been pur chased by mr 1 e baatedo late of the ittuixta herald mr baatedo it a young man ot experience end comes to the county wcju recommended we wish him 1 levery success and extend to him the right hand ot journalistic fellowship we have not learned what mr keelands intends en gaging iu we bespeak for him prosper uy wherever his lot may be cast important houce the clerks ot all municipalities have re ceived notice from the provincial secretary to take proceedings against parties who fail to register with them the births deaths and marriages ot their relatives within the specified time the time allowed is at fol lows for deaths immediately births 30 days and for marriages 60 dayti if convicted ot neglect in this matter a mag istrate may impose a fine ot 1 90 and coats earry closing at the first stroke ot the town bell at seven oclock on monday evening an ar ray of merchants employees could have been seen on mill and main streets putting up the shutters snd barring the doors ot their respective stores every man who entered into the agreement acted honor ably and according to the agreement made we hope to see the movement given a tair trialby all and we feel assured it will prove satisfactory a little difficulty may be experienced at first but in a short time the matter will right itself parents be canful some pupil attending the intermediate division of acto4 public school took with him the other day a quantity of strychnine which he carelessly left lying on the slate of a fellowpupil the teacher saw the parcel but could not find out from the children what it was or who brought it subsequently it was discovered that the package contained strychnine after which it was destroyed- we would warn parents against leaving poisonous lubstanccjt with in reach of children because disastrous consequences might attend such culpable negligence an improvemenx- mr c br hayes ljjs of guelph one of the dentists of the province who are alive to the interests of their business and the comfort and satisfaction of their cus tomer has just introduced into his dental parlors the apparatus necessary for the ad ministration of vitalized sir or nitrous oxide gas to those patients desirous of having their teeth extracted without pain vital- iced air is not only the safest but the most agreeable anaesthetic known to science and is not attended with the danger and unpleas ant effects occasioned by the useot either ttt j chloroform or ether mr hayes may ex- j pect numerous visits from residents of this t vicinity requiring a dentists eervicea- heretofore those wishing to be treated under this popular system were obliged to visit toronto georgetown jottingi the georgetown btrald will not be issued this week and foe the benefit of oar george town readers we present the following items of newt ot coon we expect all oar readers will find them interesting and en tertaining charlie roe has commenced houae-ksop- ing the preabyterlani held communion ser vices utt sabbath lieut creech ot the salvation army la expected here in a lew days coddy ot the bank ot hamilton has been removed to alliitou creelman bros have shipped a number of knitting machines to france this week our band practices nearly every evening led by their talented teacher mr ziegler the salvation baud held their prayer meeting at mr sparlings on tuesday night the new lltnld editor is immensely popular the youug ladies dcslare him perfectly lovely aldous co employ about thirty hands now they are shipping several loads ot furniture daily a raeetiug of the supporters ot the scott act is announoed tor friday evening in the council chamber the united methodist church intend holding a grand strawberry festival on tht evening of dominion day in the town hall our late editor mr keelands is having an interesting time collecting accounts he finds the family of slow fay largely repre sented the lords army intends shortly to open fire in the skating rink i fear the atmosphere of that building will dampen their ardor a big time is expected at the garden party on the 18th inst to be given by mr 6 robinson under the auspices ot the late c h church the star hosiery is daily iu receipt ot large orders from wholesale houses this fact tpeaka volumes for the excellent man agement of mr dean there will be no issue ot tht herald this week its new manager being engaged is making a number ot changes such as widening the columns ac the late c m and m e churches held union senices in the guelph street church last sunday evening the choir did the singing while the oongregetione did the listening very attentively the teachers and officers of the s s in connection with the c m- and m e churches held a meeting on monday even ing when the new teachers and officers of the united schools were elected the hotelkeepers are greatly delighted over the change in the management of the herald and are cooing and fawning about the new editor at a wonderful rate mr baatedo however is a scott act man and cannot be bought the orangeville 5ui charges the temper ance peopleof halton with ingratitude be cause the herald was not supported how ever there are other temperance editors in the county who have not gone down hence the charge falls fiat temperance people as a rule have been loyal to the herald hohto conference appointments at the session of the london conference of the methodist church held at guelph last week the following sre the changes most interesting to the people cf this vicin ity that were made in the ministerial ap pointments acton rev james w shhton ba f parkhul rev w fjryers drumbo rev t a moore elors- rev i broley guelph dublin st rev john scott oskville rev d e brownell pris rev thos brock norwich rev james e dyer- strathallan rev c r morrow hensell rev a e smith the draft made at guelph will of course be open for revision in the various united conferences it is confidently expected however that the appointments of rev w bryers and rev jss w shilton ba will be confirmed canada pacific railway ticket agency tiakata to manitoba and all wesuro points at lowest baits i tietatt issued to all paints on credit vimer toronto qnttbruotdlriticnl btsertf bales to england only mua tram acton rla allan line wrtpplyto jemccarvin railway steamship ticket agent acton out dead seeds seeds all kinds ot garden tad flower seeds by the package or la balk cheap it j e mccarvlns dfttat ft st4tt0itt 8tom aoto turnip mangold millet hungarian rape ete eto etc good fresh tfc bbliablb at lowest market prices a fact established no never i that howells is the place to buy your groceries crockery glassware axd the f1me8t grades of congou gunpowder japan young hyson tww will be found ix stock at the c i t yic roger y one case white cottons at mill prices one case hoop skirts bustles all our goods are marked down ten per cent for the balance of the season no old goods on the shelves but all are good and fretb i am i prepared to give yon as good value for yoar tradeor money as any other house in town knote the place ovsotlt tl aorcettehaagt oexux kill tad icaia strttu juten john t ellis gtteoral agent alotoa ontario rbpbbsenttng thk following fibms ontario pump co toronto sarnia aflioultural implement co waterous engine works co brantfbri wellington marble works guelpl any information respecting the articles manufactured by any of the above will be cheerfully given upon application samples on hand tillfs dominion boot shoe store canadian press association the annual excursion of this aasodiation this year will be a grand one arrange ments are being made for a sail through lakes huron and superior then by rail over the korthem pacific from duluth to wonderland the famous national park of the united states in wyoming territory under shadow of the bockies a meeting of the executive committee of this association was held at toronto on tuesday for the consideration of matters pertaining to the trip personals mr x mclam visited friends at nor wood last week mrs c killmaster of fort rowan is yisiting in her old home mr and mrs richard- hemstreet of hornby are visiting acton friends mrs ehis sr of gribbin u the guest of her son mr j t ellis of this nlace mr g c clark spent several days this week with friends in houghton centre mr b jose of toronto spent a few days last week with his friends atbeaver dale farm mr c dempsey merchant waikertou paid his acton friends a dying visit on tnesdiy rev john mills of seaforth was the goest of rev w bryers at the methodist parsonage this week mrs thos easton and master alfred easton left last saturday on t visit to friends in sarnia and detroit eev w bangh of bayfield and j w pring of modrefieid visited cyr townsman mr john matthews this week bevs c cookman and h g living stone of trafalgar were the gnesta ol mr james brown a part of this week rev john henderson of london called open a number of his friends here oh mon day and tuesday he then went to visit friends in trafalgar j mr- j- j- kelso job printer guelph made a fine catch of trout in this vicinity last friday his basket was much ad mired by guelph sportsmen when he ar rived home mr seneca g eefchum the notorious local editor of the orangeviue advertiser spent a few boors in acton last week we presume oar charming acton young ladies attracted him hither the county rate the following are the amounts levied on the townships towns and villages for countexpenses for 1384 the equalization of the assessment being about the same as that of last year trafalgar 27536 esquesing 272332 kelson i8760g kaasagaweya 1213 31 milton 1b58 oakvaie 268 georgetown 17136 acton 12908 burlington 13390 maidtst kenney bros acton are daily receiving their new stock of spring goods which comprises a large and varied assorment of styles from the best manufacturers of the dominion and at the most reasonable prices j everybody suited both as to quality and price ordered work in this department we are prepared to manufacture all lines and can guarantee satisfaction every time repajrlntc promptly and ncatlr executed eenkky bros b g barqawt l big bargains -w- new uoes and imillilli- i er goods new goods arriving daily sold at job pbi0es mens boys straw hats at less than half the obiginai price i any of our regular customers from 7 oclock pm until 8 oclock prn notwith standing the early closing movwehtf which i signed conditionally j rs v- fl c b griffin co to the old reliable clothing store for your spring clothing 1 kirk the guelph incendiary chas kirk whose trial for attempting to fire the alma block in guelph was in progress when the frze pcss was issued last week was committed to stand his trial on monday jhe was bailedhlmself in 1800 and two sureties of moo each on friday afternoon he made an assignment of his business for the benefit of his credit ors thst evening he went on a visit to toronto but didnt stop at that place he went on to the u s territory mrs kirk went on saturday on monday when the case was called the prisoners box was empty his honor and the crier through the usual form of calling on the prisoner thrice tojeome forward and then called on each of the sureties james watt and w b beney to produce the body of charles kirk there was no response and then the bondsmen were ordered to pay over the sums in which they were bound a bench warrant was issued for the arrest oi the accused the bondsmen were both se cured and will sustain no loss the sup posed cause of escapade was the belief that conclusive evidence of guilt would be pro duced at the trial new harness establishment i ftihe undersigked begs to inoounce that he hat purchased the business of mr u creech leased the stare of mr p kslley and is now prepared to receire orders for liost heavy hzarjstess of superior majce collars whips trunks valises c hiving had considerable experience in the business i feel confident that i can guir- antes satisfaction to all repairing promptly and neatly executed a call solicited j hj morton the best place i to buy groceries provisions glassware china and crockery is at w p brown gos you will find a still increased stock of gobds iu all lines adapted for the coming season at prices suitable to the hard times do not fall to see my 11 12 and 1j3 suits made up in the best of style and perfectly fitting the finest stock of hats scarfs collars and all things necessary to a complete outfit satisfaction in every way guaranteed afrthe east end clothing store jfyfe an bcmsnse special zale at mcleod anderson cos georgetown 1 5 v- thb cratvtt1 ctitxe in acton on the 9th inst the wife of mr b crtine of a daughter wdol wool 20000 pounds of good clew merchant- able wool for which the highest market prioe will be ptll hclrob asvttsox 4 co georgetown look at oar beautiful china tea setts new goods just arrived sutscrite f or taeactmfreopreas a car load of prints to be slaughtered at 10c a yard worth 15c and 20c the greatest bargains ever offered j special sale of carpets a magnificent tapestry carpet at 85c a union carpet at 25c we have on immense stock of carpets in hemp union ajlwool tapestry and brussels they have got to be sold regardless of cost 8pecial sale of ordered clothing we are selling suits at 14- and 16 original prioe 20 and 924 great drives in 5eadymade clothing j- 25 yards splendid factory cotton for 100 a yard wide factory cotton for 6c per yard a magnificent cotton for 25c worth 85c v nor la tie time for basttftiaa srf all our other departments iare in first olasa working order and goods are being soldhean we assure the pubhejtfcattkia is fi greaj oppoiriy for fcttf s sa