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r i 4 4 r nw i r i i railway time table village varieties a cucctua if ucil itirt ui thfr matten ofipctial lblercttt tar v11u e ktaor oranditrunb railwa ootxg eaft j jkuko tcit uixod tt un- bxprtn j4 ua rxprcu tjoiaa 1 hxpttt 9j0 atn rw mail i 1od0 ajn 1 kkprecl t p m throocu htti5s pm1 mill 55 pun special 955 pjii- 1 special 6jt pm tdccof clooxg 1uils ginc wert fj5 lol goln etj3 m uid sjo pjn knglah maildose tt3j5 mu on tuundav j tftftt jfr stress tkcaspir mqkxxxc ac 21 18i bits of brevity ixal ad thrwtk prepare b ke ac r the c amd telnet ter pttden f tk ft rrm teacher engaged- mr j h fell hiu been engaged on the staff o teachers of tho milton pablic school daring the model school term mr fell undo himself popular here during his formerengagement and tats great suc cess as t teacher champion a dramatic society it haa beeu suggested to us that a strong dramatic society might be organized among the young people of our little towu with profit to themselves and pleasure ande3ifi- catiou to the public the matter is worthy of cousiderauou we feel satisfied that there is eioallcat talent for a very success- ful society give it a little thought friends heifer astray read xelsou staud- ishs adv gorgctowl ciic holiday is fixed for holiday 25lh au the feix vutss to the end of the year for so cents send it to your friendt monday was toronto civic holiday a number of its citizens spent the day in acton when did yoo say oad like civic holi day appointed and to what point would you like to excurt tliefast drivjng almost daily indulged in on our public streets should be discon tinued it is dangerous and illegal a few bramble berries are now coming in owing to the dry weather of uie past week or bo the crop will be a short one bower avenoc sidewalk has been com pleted a new sidewalk has also been laid on maria street j to the residence of cok allan i mclj rlams has resigned her posi tion as caretaker of the public school mr l lyman has been appointed to fill the vacancy an interesting letter on the scott act br iec junes henries reeve a k assga- weya to the bntdsds f6 appears on our first page- owing to the fact that the cleaning and whitewashingjof the public school had not been completed school was not opened until- this morning in lelton there are it in acton h and in georgetown 33 women entitled to exercise- the municipal franchise on the voters hst of 1884- the army banquet and jubilee will take place tomo an interesting time is anticipated- a number of good speakers are on the programme the farmer is boasting that his oats and corn cannot be beaten hut we dont hear of any merchants claiming that their carpets cannot be beaten the great fprepangh show will be in guelpli on saturday 6th sept among the latest attractions presented is the worldrenowned white elephant the halton scott act association is issuing tlie scott act bauatr a neat four- page sheet during the campaign it will contain much of lintereat to the electorr of the county secure a copy each week tiie prist week has beenoneof unusual heat the thermometer registering in the region of the nineties during that time on hand it vk as highas ninetyfive teople have resorted to all sorts of devices in their endeavor to keep cool the fete pees to the end of 1s84 for only 30 cents friends of temperance in other counties should subscribe ior the bal- ance of the year the free press fll keep vou thoroughly and reliably posted on the scott act movement in halton we are pleased to notice that the street and sidewalk committee have acted upon the suggestion of the fbee fkess and removed the street lamps on md1 street to the outside of the sidewalks ou the streets which crosrit this change is a very sensible one a grand concert will be given in con nection with all sainta church erin rev g b bull pastor ou thursday even ing 11th september xo effort is being spared to make thi entertainment one most interesting and of a character unsur passed the programme will include sev eral pieces by acton talent vwe hayeaceived a copy of the annual circular of goelph business college the dreulai contains much valuable informa tics to these who purpose taking a course in a commercial college the little vol ume is very neatly and tastefully printed and reflects -credit- upoa the job rooms of the gwdph mciuy from which office it was issued a sopywillje mailed free to any address on application to the pro- prietociepuegehea6r3sto bogle timnnhs j li coraphmflnfert- rw the following item fronrthe bradford exitotilar wiu j no doubt oe to the many friends in acton and vicinity of iteyb hobbs formerly pastor of the itetliodistchiirch here the quarterly ofticial board iof the methodist church mount pleasant at its meejg last week raised the salary of theicminister rev r obbs from 1700 to l000 a year and a free parsonage we are bound to consider e aave a- cqnipliraent to friend hobbs ot vmost tangible and to himappreci ftblercharacter a common accident aamrwinscoft xasagaweya was approadiing a bridge- laatsanday n ear milton jrae of his horses slrfed mr s- gave him a cut with the whrpcaasing him to jtanp forwaid when the rear seat oftbe carriage was thrown backward to ji gronndjriui ito occupante mrs scpti ier uttie nditerrand ifiss bella heu- derson daughter of mr thos- henderaon milton fortunately they werp pcf vevj jfffyday mjred exceptiiig mias hender- flon who complains of an injury to her ick hibjlia another wajcningto people fekaveheji carnage seate cnu fa gqe4 ifctw quelph juncuon railway at a joint meeting of the provincial board of directors of the guelw junction railway the board of ttade iff the city council held friday evening it was resolv ed to aak the city council to submit a by law to the people and see if they will give a bonus of 110000 towards the construction of the road all the necessary- stock has been taken by some montreal capitalist and guelphs principal business men base ball a base ball match between acton and campbeuvule clubs tocjfc place here on saturday as the score will attests acton 31 campbellvilie 43 it was one o the most loosely played games ever witnessed and in every way unworthy of players pro fessing to understand anything at all about base ball if our boys intend to take a place among players this season they will require to buckle in and practice in a more businesslike manner hotel premises searched early on monday morning last inspec tor black accompanied by constable har- ley of georgetown armed with the author ity of a search warrant arrived in acton and proceeded to search the hotel- and premises of mr john bennett of this place the oflicers of the law were obstructed in their search and were treated to more or less violence in the performance of the duty assigned to them however for this inter ference the public will proljably hear more within a fewday we are informed that no intoxicating liquor was found by the officers reprehensible conducts we are informed that certain parties have been committing depredations by steiling pots of flowers from graves in the cemetery here this conduct- is moat an noying to those who take an interest in beautifying the graves of their deceased loved ones and the perpetrators certainly merit punishment for the offence the natural condition of the unprotected and dilapidated old cemetery is sufficient to wound the feelings of thosj who have friends interred there without the addi tion of proceediogs of the character above referred to personals mr john p worken visited friends at highgato last week rev and mrs w j pigott visited friends in toronto this week mrs james goodall of parkdaie visited friends here this week mr jaa f smyth of toronto visited acton friends this week miss maggie xemen of shelburue visit ed acton friends this week mrs geo l beardmore of- torouto is the guest of mr w d beardaibre mias martha firstbrook of toronto paid acton friends a visit during the week mrsh mulholland of carsouvule is a guest of mr john matthews and family mrs rev g a bull of hamilton was a guest at st al bans parsonage laat week mrs thomas jeans and daughter left last week ou a visit to friends in glovers- ville xv mrsw williams returned home ou tues day from a three weeks visit to friends near bowmaaville mr and mrs mccoli of oshawa were guests at the residence of mr r r rae of the gtr this week mr u u wilson president of the huron scott act association was the guest of mr d henderson yesterday mr aud mrs j e mcgarvin left on tuesday morning for a two weeks trip to penctanguishene parry sound and up the georgian bay mr w a mclean barrister returned from his visit to orchard beach maine on tuesday he reports having enjoyed a moat pleasant vacation mrs rev a e miller of hamilton and mias virginia miller of guelph are guests of mrs 6 a secord mrs rey w- bevan of harriston intends spending a month or so with mrs secord an antiscotts lying report of what halton la below we present a short letter from a wellknown gentleman in collingwood in which is given an expression of mr t j bell one of the men employed by the whiskey party in this county respecting oar noble county and its people to tac editor of ike free prw- drjj snt i see that they have a mr t j bell organiring the antiscott act forces in halton and i thought it would be inter esting for the electors to know that gentle mans opinion of the inhabitants of hal ton in the course of a speech delivered in collingwood a short time ago he said that haltou was the motf godforiaitn hole be had ever seen now does mr t j bell expect to bring the people of halton nearer to god by establishing a legal groggery on every corner of your streets oh con sistency i am yours fcc a b sfekceb collingwood aug 18th 184 electors of halton will you submit to such indignity and such libellous expres sions as those reported and then vote for the reopening of the whiskey shops of halton to oblige the men who engage such un principled beings as the one who knowingly uttered the above disgracefully false state ment never i painful aockeflnt an accident of a most serious and pain- rul nature occurred on tuesday evening to the little yearold sou of mr geo hynds jeweller the little fellow was playing in the shop aud while mr hynds was out got at his work bench and in some way ob structed therefrom a bottle containing a solution of muriatic acid used for solder ing and drank a portion of the contents the cries of the little one in its agony brought sts hynds to its ade in sa in- stant dr lowry was immediately called th and through his professiorial sklh the life of the little one was saved- the escape from instant death was a very narrow one hut the bright little fellow isnow doing very nicely and will in all probability bt recovered in a few days haitorr s great campmeeting the great prohibition camp held at mil ton every day from thursday lith to last evening was one of the grandest affairs of the kind ever held in the province and wafi indeed a treat to every one who was present two great speeches were heard every day and as they were all of a very high order it wohld be out of place to particularize tlie attendance was large every day bat that of sunday and tuesday was largely in flirygg of the other days hon j b finch of nebraska and ex gov john e st john of kansas prohibition candidate for the presidency of the united states were fhe speakers on these occasions the meeting was a grand socces and will have a decid edly beneficial eflect the cradle lowkt in acton on the llth inst the wife of dr w h lowry of a daughter gaigm iu esquesing on the 19th inst the wife mr alex graham of a daugh ter lawso at limehoose on the 18th inst the wife of mr graham lawson of a son bctlis- in st clair mich on the llth inst the wife of mr l s butlin of a daughter moetos in acton ou the 15th inst the wife of mr h j morton saddler of a daughter mccutckeoy in erin on the 20th inst the wife of mri hugh mccatcheon of a daughter apubliahfldfraud last week there appeared hi our columns alerter signed ponltryman which set forth the benefits of a certain incubator and wound up by eta ting that directions for making this wonderful heuhateher could be obtained by sending stamps which is the milk in the cocoanut to a certain address this is somewhat a new phase of an old swindling scheme and we like the welland tdcgmph last week though it once inserted a letter from the same source denounce the letter as a fraud of the first wafer our sago correr spondent may rest assured that any further ajnirauiucation from him will speedily find its way into oar waste basket thorold post we received a copy of the same let ter but didnt bite there are papers pub lished both in the states and canada that expose such frauds notably the agenu berali rural aotf yorker ainerkati affri- guitarist in the united states andtheivw lana in toronto poblishers by exchang ing with these noble men who are after frauds continually need not be sold we saw the expose of this sago man some time ago in the agtuis herald l lnm femith editor philadelphia fen fbee pazssj canada pacific railway ticket agency tloktu to lltnitobi tad iu wutorn poliiu at lowmtbtui ticket uned to til poiatf on credit villey toronto qrey a braes dltlllodi stance rfttei from acton to the old country only 8010 via ahau line uk apply to jemccarvin hauirty stamhfp ticket agent aclou out paris green turnip seed 0901 tmii ui btutbl at j e mccarvin8 drue sutiomtt stew aotoa dead no never the a fact established that howells is place to buy your groceries crockery glassware v akd the fisiest geajdes of congou quapowder japan young eyeon teas will pe found in stock at the it yc rocer v c no old goods on the shelves but all are good and fresh i am prepared to give you as good value for your trade or money as auy other house in town sgunote the place owiim tin sorl axeiwir conur itni u ibla strwti aetoa if a s m e r- s for reipixg i iiowtt0 jiacehxe3 use lardine machine oil no cum no grit d w we looser thn my other xucuine oil foe saie at j e mgarvins drug store only co to the old reliable clothing store for your spring clothing you will find a still increased stock of goods in all lines adapted for the coming season at prices suitable to the hard times 811 made up do not fail to see my 18 and 13 suits in the best of style and perfectly fitting reasons for worshipping the white elephant the extraordinary teueraf ion offered bv the people to the white elephant iu the land of itscapture is a traditional super stition of ancient date it is a portionof th6 general reverence amoubaddhi8ts white quadrupeds the fact that the white elephant isfoand only in buddhist coun tries and but rarely eren in them prob ably gvve rise to the belief that it most be the temporary abode of some mighty badd- ha in his progress toward perfection it was therefore agreed that to possess such a prize most be tantamount to enjoying the presence of deity with all concomitant blessings consequently the kingdom where one of these blonde and cyclopean beasts resides is thought to be jfch and not liable to change and the king is congratulated on being longlived and invincible through his elephantine sympathies he believes himself to be a partaker of the divine na ture la the pali scriptures it is duly set forth that the form under which buddha will descend to the earth for the last time will be that of a beautiful young white elephant openjawed with the head of the color of cochineal with tusks shining like silver sparkling with gems covered with a splendid netting of gold perfect in organs and limbs and majestic in appearance see the wonderful creature in forepaoghs cjreat show at gadph on saturday sept 6th the finest stock of hats scarfs collars aud all things necessary to a complete outfit satisfaction in every way guaranteed at the east end clothing store j fyfe the free press power printing house is the best place dont read this unless ton want to bare money we are pkepared to furnishfamilies with gqods at the following wholesale prices good grey cottons one yard wine by the web at 5c p pine heavy auwool grey flannels at 25c by the web the best shirtings in canada at 14c by the web choice prints from 5 to 10 cents dress goods ducks cottonades and all othet kinds of dry goods sold at wholesale prices and cut in lengths to suit purchaser black silks best french make for 90c 110 125 150 200 acknowl edged by our customers better value than any other house can show boots shoes womens firstclass riveted shank boots for 80c womens fine slippers for 75c childrens and mens boots at 15 per cent less than you can purclaseelsewhere sttgkars oias superior bright muscovado sugar at 6c per lb by tie barrel in smaller quantities at 5 per cent advance a good cooking sugar 18 lbs for one dollar we guarantee to give the best hybon tea in canada for 50 cents per pound cheapness and good value is our motto at the halton dry goods house c b griffin dominion boot shoe store kenney bros -foft- the exhibitions torouto indnstrialf 6ep 1 o 20- cjtwi grand dominion sept22 to hinnrmfeceiitrbl jfatr sept so to oct 3 london western fir sept 25 to leotftlndnfril sept 5 hr j gojlpucenfal qctjut nd jna it you4cttzr wilh uck faeadchc con 6liptioa soar itomach or bqioar atuckg fliuti mandrake pffli will reliere yoa sure they lure no aperio sold by e mcgitvio draggiit acton price es ceot at thl ieuon of the yer there ilioum be a bottle of pectoria in ererjr bonne it it unequalled foe congha coldi and hoarseness is pleasant equally safe for children price 23 cents at all draggute rectorial pectoria jfiofljorlaj t8ft afseiy foruonghj cokubfifcj throat ipiiwbmi suraineia md utaneo- lionaof the lungs aud throat or cuect pectoria loosenf the phlegm and bnka up the cough 2 oej bottle dont vep ijlon bve tried peoori all ftraggiateand qeneral slorekeepensell it j 23 job printing of all kinds t gbst op faculties posters programmes dodgers reasonable prices for all orders nvitation cards circulars lotices wedding cards c he neatest memorial cards n printed stationery the best work- o pains spared to give satisfaction qood work invariably executed actoit 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 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- repairfmf promptly and neatly executed keknkt bbos til an immense special sale at mcleod anderson gos georgetown i jkyou wili always be pleased tb the afylewd riautyohtie work turned out atthe i ii a car load of prints to be slaughtered at 10c a yard worth 15c and 20o the greatest bargains erer offered 8peeial sale of carpets a magnificent tapestry carpet st 85c a union carpet fit 25c we have an immense stock of carpets in hemp union auwool tapestry and brussels they have got to bfe bold jegatdleas oi cost 1 speclal sale of ordered clothing we are selliop snita at14 and 16 original price20 and 24 great drives in readymaie clothing i 25 yards splendid factory cotton for 100 a yard widejiactory cotton for go per yard a magnificent cotton- for 25 wojrth 86c all- our other departments arein first class working ortfer and goods are being sdloveap we asanre the public ffiat this is a ireai opportunity forwent it wihillevtaei the fcardtimsi yrvyiias jia vv f f rhsm