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1 1 if i railway- ran table village varieties lumd exprecs- arandtetox rattwa aaixoiuit ooaaixst kxnreas iiit m too jn fiimiiss uo sm mill- sjspjn special bjt run paammtitl- 10 uu thrwttli kxam pjffi special- s pm- nitt or closxxa xin8 tocg vtoas sm ooinc eitj5mad5j0pjn eosiuh null closes at us u on than 4 4- r ii- r ttm in jtutk tarbsbit mosxtso s 28 1884 arc wo to hava civic holiday this vear if so when meeting addressed bv revs av a- hceav about tfae hot weather w kb ute 0 i onsaturday and sucaay wearing tvj c vj i election on the repwj of the soott act r week from next tuesday rockwood till show hu been uedfor the 7th and 8th of october a number of our citizens intend tajring in the excursion to dettofr tomorrow hoppicking commenced here on jtoa- dac the crop is a fairly average one the fkee pes excella for auction sale posters ask the auctioneers about it the british association will visit gaclph and the experimental farm on sept 6 acton baw ball clab suffered an igno- minioas defeat in a game with the hilton clnb in that town yesterday f both the parliamenury represent- trees for this county have taken the plat- fonp in f aror of the scott act mi ajjrfse toilof fnig do not forget to do a little careful work for the coming cotmty and township fairer the fitm pnxas is read by 3000 or 000 persons weekly it consequently pays to advertise thjoogh its cdamns- 5f essrs keener bros are getting- in a ray fine stock of new fall goods in boots and shoes c call and see then stock messrs beardmore fc co com menced the shipment of sole leather their manafactary is now in full running order yon forgot your lamps one or two nights thisyweek didnt yoo 5r lamp lighter dont let it occar again if yon please- the barn and outbuildings on lot i 6th line esquesing were struck by light- ning during the storm of sunday week and burned to the ground on tuesday bufifr archt hann on the farm of his father ifrrpeter mann near acxon cut andbound is acres of cats in nine andahalf hours with arbrantford binder r i communion services will lie held in the presbyterian church tnis week rer d b- camerou the pastor wfil be assisted hi the service by rer john ross of brucefield weve had some decidedly coal weather this week the people who grumbled kst week around on3aturdav and sunday their overcoats p mill icas nned ix end 33o costs at the guelph polioe court last tiiarsday far selling iager beer on the exhibition grounds a few days before the liquor basiceseiatist go the new factory for the canada glove works is rapidly nearing completion the lathers and plasterers are now at work the building will be completed about the 1st of november we have on exhibition in this o5ice a ttalkof adams early sweet corn from lie garden of mr duncan kennedy meas- nxing 9 feet inches in length who can show one superior major gray occupied the pulpit of the methodist church last sunday evening his sermon was in every way calculated to induce the sinner to forsake sin and take jesus as his captain theweathetcontuiuesverydry there have- been indications of rstiu several times during the week but as yet none of- any moment has alien a shower would be very acceptable just now a drunken t put his hand in the cage of the great russian bear the great at the toronto zoo uat saturday afternoon and brmn pinned it fast while hi ate the arm op to the elbow 5be horse d buggy of messrs dun bar bros bockwood which were stolen last week have been foand in hamilton the thief had sold the rig for a good sum and departed for the domains of uncle bam- acton comet band will give another of their popular tencent promenade- con certs in the town hall on thursday evening sept th the citizens of acton and vicinity are cordially invited to be present 1 mr c b griffin of the halton dry goods store here has opened out a branch store at ospringe in the building formerly occtpied by mr a j currie mr griffin has also received the appointment of post- m of ospringe in another column is in open lettert to members of our municipal council perhaps some of the members of the coun- cil will feel like writing an open letter to lex for his prescmpfaon in thus questioning their improvements a load of gipsys passed through town on tuesday morning tbejwere rather more respectable in appearance than the verage fortune telling horeejockeying tinkering crew they seemed more bent on pleasure than business or profit we are in receipt of a sample of very fine honey from the apiaryof mr w c- bety omgh- mr beaty is vei7siioce- fal with his bee industry and we have no bewtafaori in putting him affinrt uio oonny fprnfi pneestrained hooey it is said tiere aw aboat 15 threshing ptwriua in this conntv managed by aati- scotto wto intena to ao arrange matters that they miy j ttwabing for scott act farmert on thelday of ebcbonj w do not think ttiew is nincfaca for jjarmmtoia xeipect uutm jteicf a cutdu ar aeal bw aa ttktr utter r seelal utemt t ear vlua e te4rr tanaperiac sermona rev c cookman of trafalgar will prtachin the methodist church next bun- day evening and rev john smith of toronto will occupy ti6 pulpit of the pres byterian church on sunday evening 7th sept both these wrmoni will have special reference to temperance and the scott act t aasirtiag in the campaign we are pleased to notice that rev elea- r w siobajaan old acton boy now rector of chrisich arch belleville is en gaged in the present scott act campaign in this county he will speak at milton next thursday evening his many friends and former schoolmates would be pleased co hear him in aaton womens gnxistian temperance union mrs hooking of the w c t u- milton visited acton on tuesday and succeeded in organizing a verj strong union with the following officers president mrs john speight vicepresidenta mrs d hender son and mrs w j pigott treaa miss jennie steel secy miss lottie e speight executive committee mrs james brown mrs edw moore and mrs mcleod the union has considerable work before if and will no doubt make its influence felt before the close of the scott act campaign the army banquet the banquet and jubilee held by the army last friday was well attended and may be considered a success a number of officers were present from other stations after tea in the basement of the barracks on church street the company adjourned to the town hall where the jubilee meet- ing was held dr carry of rockwood acted as chairman the hall was well filled and there was an interesting meeting acton cornet band provided the instru mental music and the army rendered a number of gospel songs vocally fatal result mr daniel mccurdy of kassagaweya the old gentleman who met with such a serious runaway accident a few weeks ago as reported in the fkee press died from the effects of his injuries on tuesday 19th inst the deceased was an old and highly respected resident of the township in which he lived he was a native of ireland and emigrated to cnada many years ago by his industry and integrity he rapidly im- provedhis farm in xassa that at the time of his death he was considered to be one of the most welltodo agricultur- ista in the township- scott act meetings j meetings in favor of the scott act are announced to be held in the town hall acod as follows monday evening 1st sept to be addressed by mrif s spence of toronto sec of the dominion alliance rev james coutfe and jacob peart esq friday sept oth epeakers will be an nounced latere on monday sept 8th j j ilclaren esq q cthe gentleman who j- defended the scott act before the privy j council will be present this evening a fhrsokal8 mrs james matheion hat removed to simooe mrs c w hill it viaiting friendi at mrkhany mlsa etta matthewi of toronto ij visit ing acton friends mrs p c floury of uarkham visited aotou friendi this week mr and mrs alex booord jr left last week on a trip to new york and other american cities mrs h smith of ancestor was the guest of mr w e smith several days during the week mr and mrs thomas e si ton spent several days this week very pleasantly at grimsby campground mr john b cameron who has been rusticating with friends at sheridan for some time is in town again mrs william moore and mrs william towcsend spent the past week with friends at hamilton and at grimsby camp mr p m mccann is we are pleased to be able to state now considered oat of danger he has had a very serious attack we had a pleasant call this week from mr a warren of the state oraaf lin coln neb mr warren is the guest of mr john warren deputy reeve mr f h smyth severs his connection with the free paras today to take a situ ation in detroit mr smyth has been connected with this office daring the past eight years and we as well as the public doing business with the fsxe pane had almost begun to look upon him as part of the office plant for five years he has acted as foreman of the mechanical depart ment and the neatness good taste and general superiority of the work turned out by him testifies very practically to his skill as a printer for the past five years mr smyth has been our right- hand man always upright and honorable in the trans action of cor business and in his relation with our patrons are very sorry to bid adieu to fred but he leaves to take a superior position and we consequently wian him all possible success and prosperity we can heartily recommend him as a faithful employee- a competent printer and an honorable gentleman united states neil of nassajjaweya and messrs mccrariey 1lp and kerns mp will be held at milton the bcdl is rolling and will undoabtedly bring up in a suc cessful result the first meeting the first meeting of the present scott act campaign was held in the town hall last evening and was very largely attended mr john warren deputyreeve acted as chairman the epeakers were rev w a mckay 51 a of woodstock and d d christie esq toronto formerly of acton the addressed were clear practi- cal interesting and to the point at issue and of a character calculated to result in mcch good the arguments of rfv mr mckay were particularly keen and incisive and in every case appealed to the better nature an imitation was extended to any person desiring to speak in favor of the repeal to take the platform but this invitation received no response at the close of the meeting a standing vote was taken against the repeal of the act when the entire audience stood up the exhibitions teronto industrial sept 10 to 20 ottawagrand dominion sept 22 to 27- hamilton great central fair sept 30 to oct 3 london western fair sept 25 to 27 montreal industrial sept 5 to 13 guelph central oct 1st and 2nd the cradle keuk in erin on the 2oth inst the wife of mr alex kerr of a daughter ttut at penetangnishene on the i6th inst the wife of mr z a hall of a son mckisxox in nassagewaya on the 25th inst the wife of mr john mckinnon of a eon the grave adahs in- acton on the 22nd august augusta edith only daughter of mrs josiah adams aged 12 years eocicwood news from otrr otri eormspoxdcht mr lialer lectured on socjal reform and temperance in the town hall on the uth inst rev mr strachaa has returned from his vacation mr ccna and mr dennis have each fihed rev mr sparlings pulpit iu his absence miss strachah has returned from spend ing her vacation with frieads ia westminis ter mr w dunbar has recovered his hone and baggy loaned to a stranger the rube was foand in milton the horse and buggy in himikod but the thief had decamped mr s daffleld is renuldingthe railroad hotel mr unbiufdn it is said will rebuild another ou the site of mr hartnetts and we slso learn that mr lee will eniarse his to meet the growing demand of boarders mr susrp the ploughman who has won fortytwo prizes at ploaghing matches has removed from this village to mr j slew- arts farm which he has rented acton municipal council coancil met on tuesday evening 26th inst present councillors henderson ismond and cameron upon motion of councillors henderson and ismond councillor cameron took the chair minutes of last meeting read and con firmed the finance committee presented their 12th report recommending payment of the following accounts thos easton half year salary 1 5250 j c- hill 9 new street lamps 3735 john m stephens laying sidewalks 2727 l lyman work on streets 2106 thomas cook on acct lamplighting 1800 b pearson nails canada pacifist railway tlokst agency tioml to klnltobt ut irvntttti point u noted tewd to in poiirti en credit vliy toronto onj brno ottbloni 8tona b4tm prom acton to the old country dont read this tnlett ton want to sare boner ojpwwo paris creen turnip seed wapiilt to jemccarvin biflvtr 4bteunihip ticket tat acton out tool tita taa siluui j e mccarvins stuff k stttloaitt stext ao special attention- is called to the large stock of decorated china and stoneware sets just arrived at whhowells iu all the newest designs of fho day we are prepaeed tojurnish pamiijes with doods at the follqwind wholesale prices good grey cottons one yard wine by the web at 5c pine heavy all- wool grey flannels at 25c by the web the best shirtings in canada at lc by the web choice prints from 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 1 best french makefpr 90c 8110 8125 8150 200 aeknjwl- edged by our customers better value than any other house can show have you seen those uew glass tea sets the design is log cabin they are really beautiful goods and are being ad mired by every one that soes them i have on hand another lofrof glass fruit jar8 that celebrated 50 cent tea is the tea of all teas try it once and you will have no other all are welcome faeme r s t t i for eeapdcg mowing uachixes use lardine machine oil no cum no crit nl fill wtr longer tiun my other midline oil for sale at j e mgaryins drugr store only co to tho old reliable clothing store for your spring clothing you will find a still increased stock of goods iu all lines adapted for the coming seasn at prices suitable to the hard times do not fall to see my j 11 1 and 813 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 at the east end clothing store j fyfe thos- c moore teaming c teoi mils hugh eyder teaming thos rmahs7 work on streets j b pearson oil for nail ic h s moore adv re voters list thos easton work on sidewalks geo wilds j b worden thos holam albert gibbons thos speight minn mann j e cobban do do do do do do do do do do do do do do 15s8 1360 1z 900- 700 l66 m 350 313 230 250 250 225 l2s l2s j2u72 eoport adopted coqncttthen adjourned j business brevities some faou about onr bnalstli hen and hows of benefltto tn kinoral reseri tonsg waldnns strew the whit ele phants path ttith flowers when it goes abroad trnmoets and drums and a large retinae precede it to the bath whither it is con ducted with a large red umbrella held oter it br some of the highest dignitaties young maidens strew its path with rarest flowers which it picks up at will first emep ling- them br virtue of its passionate delight in perfumes and then conveying them to its mouth where they are apt to be sacrific ed to the grosser sense of- teste save for this occasional bath biwever it rarely leaves- its palace cell except upon jpeat feast days when it always beads the pro- session amid these happy conditions provided it does not die of astonishment or succumb to indigestion itjnay live tote a centenarian rejoicing in a weight measure ing from one to three tons and in a height varying from six to ten feet and so pro found is the indo chinese belief in omens that as unusual grant from this potentate is qoite sufficient to interrupt the most inrnortont sifurs and break the mosp solemn engagement he can be seen at tto great foepaogh show at guelph on 8imdy6pai hats from 75 cents to 1250 at j fyfes if voa want a nobby durable and cheap suit s fyfes is the plac to go the largest and cheapest stock of boots t shoes to select from is at kelson mcraes scotch english and canadian suiting u great variety at the east end clothing store 1 fyfe acton suits and overcoats at extremely low rates and made in latest styles be sure to call and see them t fyfe acton there are lots of people going around grumbling and half sick at the stomach all the time who might be well and nappy if they only osed dr carsons 8tomaeh bitters occasionally ills a splendid blood partner all drnggists 50 cents 45 at cxbuis sba80k8 most every ones appetite requires a little coaxing stomach is out of order are biliou food wont digest- flmta sfjumlrtkr pais rs the medi cine seeded sold by j e mogarviu druggist 25c da sbabss cob aolvbrr will poaisively do all tost is claimed for it there u not a corn in the workrthatit will not lenwye if sml accbrdhigto dirtotions sold is acton by 1 e moqarvtn prugglat price 25oti the free press i power printing house is the best place for job printing qf all kinds best op faculties posters programmes dodgers reasonable prices for all orders invitation cards circulars lotices wedding cards sec he neatest memorial cards n printed stationery the best work o pains spared to give satisfaction- ii qood work invariably executed boots shoes womens firstclass riveted shank bootafor 80c womens fine 81ippers for 75c childrens and mens boots at 15 per cent less than you can purchase elsewhere sttgirs c teas superior bright mnscovado sugar at 6c per lb by the barrel in smaller quantities at 5 per cent advance a good cooking sngar 18 lbs for one dollar we guarantee to give the best hyson tea in canada for oo cents per pound cheapness and cood value is our motto at the halton dry 3oods house c b griffin c minion boot shoe store kenney bros mansr st tslotoiti fall goods we are now receiving a very large stock of new fall goods of every- description ourboots and shoes are purchased from the best manufacturers and yie are consequently prepared to guarantee all lines we have a large assortment and can suit everyone requir ing boots and shoes as far as quality style or price are concerned ordered work in this department we are in a position to manufacture all classes of work and will guarantee satisfaction to every customer call and see our goods a oov kehhuy bios acton ang 28th 1884 an immense special sale at mcleod anderson cos georgetown tyou will always be pleased with the style and quality of the work turned out at the k i mft a car load of prints to be slaughtered at 10c a yard worth i6c and 20c the greatest bargains ever offered special sale of carpets a magnificent tapestry carpet at 85c a union carpet at 25a we have an immense stock of carpets in hemp union allwool tapestry and brussels they have got to he sold regardless of cost special sale of ordered clothing we are selling suits at 14 and 916 original price 20 and 24 great drives in beadymade clothing 25 yards splendid factory cotton for 100 a yard wide mtoiy cotton for 6c per yard a magnificat cotton for 25c worth 85a howlflthettiaa i mi aa afrffimcuiwk i m ss- iiifiisisi