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t railway tllil tablk t 4- sun i oeomvur tj0 tamutiwu oatat wastus u maylsast us ua as4 uiba enftfah mill iimi at uiuuw tbtmdar th graham lj burgeon dkkiujt baairra our wllriot pfofamkntllylaotoo on mon day o wi week boost agnews hotel all wtttfc nnirctwyi to giw sattstaotion tfontuits tacaspir hoaxrxa jttt 17 1881 cherries an rige slight frost on tuesday morning wheat harvest in a ooaple of weeks sotne oool weather lor the middle o july gnelph civio holiday haa been fixed tor 12th august cherries are ripe but the crop is very 1 lunetedintbiflaeetton owing to saturdays showers farmers had a holiday that diy mr j b pearson now drives a nea and comfortable pheton now doht allow that new band uni form scheme to fall through is oar local board of health doing their whole doty we trow not a little eon of capt gerrie oakville was drowned in- axjstern last week john gaoe georgetown had a shoul der dislocated by falling from a ladder the presidential elections seem to oc cupy considerable attention even in acton- the average daily attendanck of papils at mbton public school daring jane was 211 t i little child of ttfra kippen glenj williams fell from a table the other day and broke an arm have youaid your snbscriptiott for the prteent year we are prepared to re- osra cash any day mr j e mcgarrm ticket agent sold a ticket this week over the c p baihray to whtewood n w ty- lost a gold pen in black gutta percha holder rnderiwill be rewarded by leaving it at the post office strawberries are done andconsequent- ly so is shortcaka but watermelons are coming with stuminycake ex we understand that hrejosiah adams intends continuing business in the stand liow occupied by mr w c king the attention of the boys who tamper with the street samps is directed to minutes of the municipal council in another cbi- tuesday was observed as decoration day bjr g uelph oddfellows the afternoon was spent m decorating the graves of de- ceaaed brefltren a calf belonging to mr c tv hifl drank a quantity of coal oil on sunday morning and in twenty minutes it was a live calf no more- t the amount realized at the garden party at the manse last week was 145 jt typographical error in last issue made the amount rather uncertain the fall wheat is rapidly assuming that beautiful golden tint so attractive to all who admire the- beauties of nature harvest time is rapitfly approaching it is rumored tat a number of brant- fords fair inhabitants have formed them selves into a society entitled the m mutual sweetheart protectioa association what next the mutoayetcs says that its item copied in the free press last week an- nouncing the marriage of mr joseph crew- son teacher in milton school was incor rect no marriage took place a full attendance of the officers and directors of acton kairvfew cemetery com pany is requested for saturday evening next at 830 oclock at the office of the canada glove works important busi ness let every citizen da his utmost to keep bis premises thoroughly clean in every re spect cholera is prevalent in some east- em sections and is ravelling westward filth is the first friend of this dread 1 messrs r w king co foundry- teen and machinists georgetown have been awarded the contract for putting in the boiler steam pipes ac in messrs w h- storet sons new glove factory the contract price is something over 11000 we are informed that more drunken ness was to beseen on the streets of bock- wood on saturday than hag been in acton during the past two years of coarse this was notbockwoodfl fault btrt the fault of the license system which preyailsmathst county a- party of young folks residents of acton for whom a ball possesses unresist ing attractions left on saturday evening toittendoneinbockwood they return ed borne about 2 oclock on sunday morn ing surely our rpungfriesds never heard of the second commandmepi the muum xetot answered the cfuntt- pionf illogical editorial respecting the da- crease of population in haltbn since the scott act came into force in a manner most satisfactory to its many reader the jfesw showed that in a number of counties where the champions pet license law is in force tha population has decreased many times more than in this county the rea- son of thedfcrftise is hot j oxghatnpioa would hare it readers believe owing to the existence if the scott acbat to the afaartinnt to settlers in the rerthwest aricttonbale j household furniture confectionery fancy goods 4cj the property of mr w c kmg izlstat aetop on jtorday aboawlalll we are informed that a new pr ijeotii mooted for the erection of a boiler dill in acton the projectors are strang ra if any reasonable indaoementi can be offered to secure a roller mill ior acton by til means let the council do their duty to the municipality in the matter t- l- fail to worthyofavlait visitors to toronto should not visit the zoo corner of york an l front streets it is becoming more popnh r every year and new attractions are cot itantly being added take your children with you it will be au excellent lei son in natural history for them and on which will undoubtedly interest and pleas i them a worthy art publication mr grant the courteous deliveru g agent of the art publishing co delivers i num bers 31 and 83 of picturesque cnada to acton subscribers last week it s need less to sky that these numbers are ully up to the standard of former issues i nd are much appreciated by subscribers accord ing to agreement four more numb irs will complete the work removing to toronto posters were issued this week ai nounc- ing the suction sale of the househol 1 furni ture fancy dry goods toys conf ec ionery 4c belonging to mr w c kin i next saturday afternoon commencing at two oclock mr king intends to reilove to toronto where he is making arranj ements for opening business he has been a resi dent of acton between five and su years and all will join in wishing bin every possible success in his new home severe accident last saturday evening as the w trkmen were about to quit work at the ne ar glove factory an accident occurred to we lington smith 14yearold son of mrw e smith of this village which is attended wi th very painful results he was workmf in the third story of the building where ti ie floor- ing had not been laid and flrfn a mis step fell through the joist of bo h third and second story floors to the hasei tent be low fortunately no bones were broken i but fnvnfr as he did upon brick an 1 other hard material he was considerably iroised and his leflankle sustained a severe sprain dr lowry was immediately called in and wi the aid of his professional i kill the patient is doing very well burglaries in acton on saturday night a couple of ba rgleries i were committed in acton but hap rily the j contemptible housebreakers seem d very j little swag they entered the n sidence of mr a w green at the corner af mill and whour streets by a front i rindow rummaged all over the house ripened bureaus orertumed drawers src ind de parted with a tew pieces of jewelh ry the jdost of whicjwere keepsakes tl eir sec ond visit ws made at the post o fleer to which they gained access by a side rindow here they secured about ho or 11 worth of stamps 3 or 14 inr email chan ie and concladed their operation by helping themselves to confectionery cigsrs ac on mr a e matthews side of the build ing the post office watch dog watched the proceedings very quietly and for fear of disturbing his owners midnigat slum ber watched the marauders until they got out of sight immense watch dogihe tha twelfth- acton lodge l 0 l- in foil j regalia escorted by acton cornet band marched from their hall through the principal streets to the gtr depot on saturday morning thence they went by train ttf rocfarocd to join in the orange celebration there- upon arriving at bockwood they were joined by members of bockwood goelpb erin and georgetown lodges a procession number ing wo or 500 headed by actoircornet band was formed at the station and a march was made through the main street of the village and thence to theexhibition grounds where refreshments were partaken of after dinner games and amusements of various kinds were entered into with spirit speeches were delivered hi the af ternoon by the bev mr stracuan and others m reference to the order most of the acton members returned by the 6 oclock train the rain during the day in terfered to some extent with the carrying out of the programme but altogether interesting time was spent odrtfpnnwship at the regular weekly meeting of acton lodge loo j ko 204 last friday even ing the following qfficers for the present term were installed by bro w williams dxjgil assisted by bros gee havill p g of gait lodge and other ioakl breth ren bra w h lowry j jg j e mcgarvin ng j a speight yg a e nicklin bg h p moore f8 b e- nelson treas b craine chap w williams wordeu geo havill conductor jas mclam b8ng w e smith ls jzg geo pratt bsvg john cameron l6vg edw matthews bss bobtcreech lss john worden lg eobt wheeler og b jekelson g xj kepj acton lodge is now in rood and the prospects are very eni the brethren are greatly pi their new hall cbosot as the town wherein it iijto beheld i wgmmimtmiit viaj vii psb80hals him u bwo o blot it pytoc b aoton friendi vut mr jbomju pmtjthui o colllagwood viiltlag ttiandi ban mr john wtwa of glmiunning mm ii tisluag hit old home rev c r morrow of sinthtlltn vbittd aoton rieadi lhi wtek mr w t stone of aaron u vuiting bit triendi in thin vioinity mim b c wirren ot brunptan high school is home for vouoa min muihil wkkefield of wuhington u the gaart of mr w h howell mr ud mn h p moon in tinting frieada t rigm fell and vicinity mr end mra hogh cameron ud family vmtaed frieodi in aoton dorrng the week mr r d warren and muter cameron warren are vidting friend in kincardine uiu bertha pigbtt of chioago u viiit- um her triendi at st alhaai chorch par- eonage mrs thomas ferryman jr spent a ooaple of- days thin week with friends inj georgetown mr edw hemstreeu who ha been in shelbaroefor some time retexned home on satarday mr and mrs wilcox of orangeviilfwen the guests of mr j mcqarvin a ooaple of days during the week we are pleased to notice that mr harry tenner who has been confined to his room for a week or so is able to be oat again mr george mcfarlane of this place re tained last friday from the old country where he had spent several weeks very pleasantly j mr d d christie spent sonday last at his old home here mr christies pleasant conntenanoe and genial manner are always welcome in i acton j mrs alex grant of quebec who has been visiting her acton friends for some time left co tnesday morning for white- woodji5 w territory misr lizzie coatta of glammis miss minnie snail of winghatn and miss annie mahaffy of toronto were the gneats at cedar creek farm coring the week mr berg hemstreet and wife and mr george hemstreet and wife of milton and mr robert hemstreet and wife of cheap- aide paid acton friends a visit this week mr john cameron left last friday to visit friends at brampton and bat then we know john didnt intend anything to be said about his visit at that little town on the it c r r and w we always en deavor to be obliging will not say a word abotit it the rev t a moore who has been stationed on the saliord circuit for several yeas past haa been appointed to the drnmbo charge previoaa to his departure he wis made the recipient of nmneroos pi including several handsome purses of money which even clergymen find use ful we wish him con tinned success in his new home tngcrtttl chronicle g2ggiig mivlisi ruextytlicaakit st i traiamal compliments tbejoamals from which the following items are selected will kindly accept oar best titans for their complimentary ex pressions aad kind wishes the acton feet fasss has entered its tenth volume and is brighter than ever qvdph ilamrry the ioton fizz pazss entered upon its tenth year last week it is one of the best conducted local papers in ontario mluon sou the acton fan bazas celebrated its tenth birthday in its issue of last week many happy returns of the day brother himlle indrpadml the acton fan pazss entered on its tenth year last week the people of acton ought to be proad of their paper for it is a model journal pure in its reading matter well got up in the mechanical department and watchful over the interests of the vil lage gaimertion telegraph the acton fuz pazss entered upon its tenth birthday on july 3rd the fees paxss is a firstclaes local paper and con tinually laboring to promote tbe best inter ests of that enterprising little town and the pobliq at large we wish brother moore continued and increasing prosperity stayner san monster temperance oampi from the milton 2faa we 1 county town is to be favored ni with a temperance campmeeting on a mammoth scale the affair is tinder the auspices of an american temperance organization the meeting will open on the ltth august and continue op to the 201b of the same month thrjt ogramme will embraoe addresses from a i lumber of the most prominent speakers o r the con tinent including mrs lathro ofjack- ion mkhi mrs fixen t 8 mr scott of the ifoe york wuncu rev w hj bode d j brooklyn n t mr w h h bertram mr j r clark eztgov john p- st john kansas r v daniel dorchater du as well as a lumber of popular canadian speakers xi e musical part of the programme will be n nderedby the tenneeea jubilee singers his prom ises tobe one of the best and la gest tern- jpataace meetings ever held in 0 nada and lb insflorojpeciingti cfpiock pm jstrlkm is ipbe joongratnlated ipon being wrn hemstreetf anctioneer 1 chosen as the town wherein it ii bockwood news iwnt our tticti corrupondau farmers in this vicinity speak hopefully of splendid crops this harvest a select methodist party was given one evening last week by the bev mr sparling messrs mutrie straehan merchants who supplanted shultz a straehan have dissolved partnership and now beams down upon us straehan bros success to the boys on saturday orangemen from gnelph aetoni and other places paraded in com memoration of king williams famous victory with the noble band of bockwood some four hundred however of those ex pected failed to appear some time ago a branch of the lords army besieged this village iand by earnest prayer etc sn qaite a number of oar young people from the broad road bat alas i the untimely arrival of tbe glorious twelfth induced a majority of tha converts j to dance away the graoe received hoxz swan hoke mr geo shultz had an arm badly crash ed while on duty as brakeman at goelpb last week frost in the middle of july is unusual bat we experienced it this week j no seri ous oonseqaences are anticipated though bev d straehan is about to leave his work for yaoetion rev mr doff will apply his pulpit the first sabbath he is absent bev mr sparling has been eranted a few weeks vacation by us congregation to re cuperate his health we trust he will re turn to his pastoral labors folly rest in health v i iiisieksfsbistsist sffsgfotgr ticket aobncy tkbsttnnuib to au mnrn ox credit valley toronto grey i brnoe and ontario ud quebec branches luoroiuhimin manitoba western states british colombia ate 4o fare to winnipeg only 1 7 j tow pawissi ustodly solwt4 bfl v cyou save money j pruggis fc stationer actok outahio drug tygst miav4 wspvesv jfuulcy law mayie 0 c c by parobaalng tickets from j e mccarvin cp ticket agent aoton ontaeio iiiiiiiiiiii 111111111111111 dead n0nevpr w9h hatlot i 7i2as8i2o ftf i simu8 eismw 4cjhuk acoording to location p intermediate sot deny and to liverpool baltaat galway fsmarlek cardiff and bristol r8pecial rates to ticketibowtoiontaurioiorttsklngrto kruetol 4 ontario for tickets and berthsjand foil in- formation apply to mavlgtohemphiy jo e moah vln agent acton i iiiiiiiiii h jvwup a fact established that howells is the place to buy your groceries crockery qlasff and th fimest grades of congou gunpowder japan young eyeon teas will betocnd in stock at the c i t yc r 0 c e y no old goods on the shelves bnt all are good and frehljam prepared to give yoa as good valae for your trade or koney aa my other house in town wnote the place oypotitt tit boyaiarflhange oexux xu1 tad lfat btrttti aeten dont read this radeas tira wmbt t sate jr -w- the best place to buy rr groceries protislotu glauware cklas ami croeterr is at w p brown cos we are prepared to tobn18hfamilies with goods at the following wholesale pripes- good grey 3 ottons one yard wine by the web at 6c i pine heavy all- wool grey flattneip at 25c by the web i the best shirtings in canada at 14q by the web choice prints frpm 5 to 10 cents dress goods ducks cottonades and all other kinds of dry goods sold at wholesale prices and cut in lengths to suit purchaser black silks best french make for 90c 110 125 1150 100-racknowl- edged by our cnetomers better valae than any otter house can show- xu 17 b look at our beantlfnl china tea settsc new goods jnat arrited dominion boot c shoe store -a- kenney bros mannsr st otolt are daily receiving their new stock of spring goods which comprises a large aud varied assorment of styles from the best man ntacturers of the dominion and at the most reasonable prices everybody suited ioth as to quality and price ordered work in this department we are prepared to manufacture all lines and can guarantee satisfaction every time v repairintf promptly and neatly exeeated sehnct hk9s boots sc womens firstclass riveted shank boots for 80c womens fine slippers for 75c childrensandmena boots at 15 per ksent lesa than you can purchase elsewhere stjglbs c ejsls superior bright muscovado jugar at fa per lb by he barrel in smaller quantities at 5 per centadvanm a good cooking sugar lg lbs for one dollar we guarantee to give the best hyson tea in canada for 50 cents per pound j cheapness and good value is our motto at the halton dry gods house c b griffin hv wt an oimense special s alb at mcleod anderso gbobaeto s w john t ellis qefioral agoat aoton bbpbb6bnting thk pollowikq fomb 4 o ptiaav oo tortmto sarniaaflrrloulturai new skainsd hoosy for ss 1mm irfttomtti if 2 jlny information respecting the ajticlji vy any of the above will be h i ajplicatisjitv 8ajnp1iaj a oarlcad of pribjtrw be tfatii and 20oh greatiiii fcr- f mi mm iastljjfr rfmm