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i jfi- 4111 i- ssi t ipra 1 vr r ps r4 i- m vi tli- v the wei ding ring the rev t dewitt tidniage liasfife- cently commenced prcacmnsrspoii a sub ject that i have leen writing opou lor several years vut the mawiaee ring bat with this ifferoirce ne preaches to those whoihaveusedjt i write tor those who desire to use it and want to know where to get it welt fur the largest stocjc best quality and lowest iice i think 1 stand up iload so ust drop lit at once and have the matter settled gkottok hynks jewellery and fancy goods store acton tbcirusmosisjmach 11886 crumbs f0ft brearfast the weeks rakin grb provided by the ever thoughtful free v reporterav which ttrt pririoipally iooal d all u laktaun btalbiavohtiroh the rev a j mackenzie of mi hon will preach the annual missionary serjt ion next lords day march 7th niornirig a id even ing atst albaus church attei noon at st joints church ralkwodd at 80 pm holy communion in the morning i ft acton a new brick yard a valuable sample of briok clay has been discovered in matthews hop yard and in vestigations have proven that it is to be fouud in sufficient quantity as to warraut the establishment of a brick yai d there we hope it wilt meet the expeoti tions of mr matthews lor a satisfactory bi 10k yard is suchclose proximity to acton will bo a boon indeed to builders the windy month of mroi xeailv a week of zero weather i ithe county council mettpu tuesday acton has business for a foundry and machine shop deanery ot haiton and north wertworth the next quarterly meeting f above f mr aud mrs kli snyder and mr aud 1s as v spring will be welcomed as usual when it comes mihou public school board hasnt had- sajsessiou yettliis year- xhe spaisiey advocate has purchased a new and doming spring dress the regular monthly services in st josephs church were held last sunday the march sitting of the fourth division court will be held next thursday lia reader of the frek press lias kindly seut us copies of the dublin irish tiiiics the georgetown- checker players chal lenge any six in the couuty to play a game herald oakville is already storing herself in the matter of a first of july demonstration so the star says thevillage of erins expenditure for municipal aud school purposes last year was s1c14j3 economical march opened up in orthodox lion styhr we hope its exit will partake of the lamblike nature desired the man who predicted an open win ter is now positive dfau early spring but we have learned to mistrust him m heary of dixie had to pay a fine of 20 and ebsts at the magistrates court pn friday last for selling liquor on sunday bjyimpfou 2iintts the bandmarched through the streets yl playing on tuesday night lthe progress noticeable was- remarkable and the organi zation is a credit to miltonsiw a masquerade carnival will be given inthe rink next wednesday evening good prizes are offered aud several new and pleasing features will be introduced fn the competitive races and costumes x we hope our citizens will not fail to organize and send a good committee to the nieeiin of directors of- the agricultural society di saturday if acton is to have the fall exhibition tliisetep must be taken there was no session jof the council on l tuesday evening only councillors pear son fyfe and cameron put in an appear- once and as there was no pressing business 6u tlie docket the meetings was not opened the editor of he norwich gazette with tears of gratitude thauis the village couucil for s10 and the board of educa- tionforsl for- reportorial services kor- wich isa sort of a garden of eden for editors acton lherchnuts dont look with favor on the g t ils fcatarday excursion to g uslph coustdcriu g the amount of mpney that institution getsfcut of acton we con sider jt unfair tcrgive the larger town such tudue advantage a cogwheel on the main shaft was btokeu at beardmores tannery one day liiiweek this necessitated the closing of mpirt df the works for several days tiis workmen in tlie finishing- department are now working overtime the services in connection with the anniversary of the baptist chureh george town were held on sunday last rev ales grant of london superintendent of baptist home missions preached to large congregations both morning and evening htxdd the park river ffosftfc- of dakota gives an account of the wedding of rev 11 p copper an old teacher to mibs maggie widde daughter of mr w widde of rushford formerly of harris- ton ontario and cousin of rev mr shil- a ton of georgetowufviiftan reformer f my llow very interesting were the- ners and editorial pages of the milton sun- list week those plates are so handy and so beautiful too but then that big voters list woatj always monopolize your energies brother and well forgive the present neglect of less importaut affairs acopy of the special edition of the norwich gazette issued in honor of the dedication of the new methodist there and the clearing off of the entire debt 8150c0 is received it is printed on pink paper and gives a most interesting exhaus tive and well -written- history of the church in that town with a full repdrt of r the dedication services the edition is a credittofrieud bartholomew the publisher and hasten given a hearty reception km pjrily pa paragraphs respecting podphj withwnonv our readers ire individually or pblleotlveljr aoquiinted miss aggio moore toron to is a guest 6 mr axruby mr tlios cook lauipligutet- had uueof his feet badly frozen last friday miss carrie smith spent the pifst week or so with friends iu st ciitliariuea mr pollard of sheridan was a guest of mrs jane b cameron over sunday mrs joiiu speight spent a couple of days this week with f riehds iu toronto messrs harry ehhage and alex brem- uer jr left on tuesday fojr grayeuhurst mr james brown spout several i days during the week with friends in water- down hal h h singh m deanery will be held in st albani church on monday and tuesday march 5th and 16th the rev yv r clark am of ancaster will preach the sermoi in the church on monday evening marol 15th at fcsopan all are cordially invitid the session of the chapter will be hel i at the parsonagenext day preceded iby tdminls- tration of holy communion at tin i ohurch at980pni 4- missionary meeting twe annual missionary meeting the methodist church siloam oh sunday evening lastwas quite ful mr g h kennedy geo preached an earnest heartsearcl ing ser rhou after which mr h p moore acton made a short address and partially review ed the annual report of the mi jsiouary society the collection aud subs iriptious were very satisfactory and amoi nted to about 825 they will exceed tlie atnbunt raised last year misses mclaughlin aud denny are the collectors for that locality held in nd lice success- getown dominion short horn herd book by circular no 1 published dominion short horn breeders tion a great dealof information by the 6socia- relative to the new dominion herd book is o stained it ia proposed to publish in the iuw herd book qualified pedigrees of all anil nals al ready on record in the two canadia u books and the qualified pedigrees that ha e here tofore been found only in the american book thus making tkeddmiuioh book a complete one for reference any breeder wishing to publish a catalogue cat obtain all this information he requires fioni the one book members of this associs tipu not only get their cattle recorded for 0118 half the expensebut get one volume rer year of be herd books as weu the dominion franchise voters l 1st the voters list for this mhu dipality prepared under the dominion fdnchise act is to band the list contains only five names which were not on the ordinary voters list for 1885 and only two which mrb jw kelly guelph visited aoton friends last week mri aind miss e u hemstreet of trafalgar were guests of actoii friends on saturday and sunday mr and mrs j h wilcox of orange- ville were guests of mr j e mcgarviu a couple of days last week dr r johnson esquesing who has been i ill for several weeks is still confined to his room his couditionis critical rev alox warren and his niece miss jessie left labt thursday on an extended visit to dr walters mountain home walters park pa thos a auddrsou of the editorial staff of tlie guelph mercury has been ill for ten days past we hope soon to hear of im provement in his condition w had a call yesterday from mr j c hirst inspector of agenoies of the sun life atsbtirance co some years ago pro prietor of regent hall dry goods store acton the many friends of mr a mcmillan late of the academy rockwood in this section will be glad to learn that he hab been appointed town clerk and treasurer parkdale we congratulate friend mo- millan upon his appointnient over so large auumber of applicants would be excluded under the the voters an important new work cycjopedia oftjniversal history tho spirit of progress is abroad luduoemenlsiuul facilities for spread- ing out for going ttbroail for bteiiif vhut ill going on beyond the confines of ones immediate neiijhliorhood iind of inking udvantnge of eyory benefit thus afforded areabundunt the very sensible procedure of the railway iuilhoritiph of offering single fare ex- ciiraion tickets lo guelpli from cerlnin pu llta uli slluhuy is bllllging hosts of people to tlm royal oily it is tn be honed thut ere liiiigllie limit will be much extended guelph is ilestin- ed to be the distributing centre of dry goods to the flourishing towng aud counties nronnd it and in thisway people come herb for the better class of goods in smaller places stores cannot afford lo keep the assortment they will sell staple uoods aud uo doubt sell them cheap enough too but when ft lady wants a- nice outfit a handsome mantle or bonnet ok other articles of dkes of super iolt quality she naturally looks for a place where she canet a large selection where the newest toods are always shown and where she has the benefit of the very beat taleuts in these lines and so with the gentlemen noliodytrayelsfartobuy a ten cent wincey or calico but for the better diss of goodh a lare assortment to chotbo from is always an adyautage now this is the class of trade we especially cater for our uress goods depart- ment contains beauty varlei ty and value unsukpassed an d we offer the services of one of the- most accomplished dressniakers our millinery department con tains the very choice of the market our tailoring department offers every iudjeement in style flud quality new brooms sweep clean but the old ones snow tlie corners o- d m sl john bennett agent acton has secured a portion of thelpost office store where will be fonnd a full stock of tho genuine isinger sewing ma- chines any orders left at the store will receive prompt attention mr e 13 nelson haviiig by nmtual agreenient withdrawn froip the buginss of tlie j3lasggw hduse wb will continue the saijne undep tihe name of a j henderson mcrae co wm a broken arnl v qazteray anorning as mrs ahgub fletcher an aged lady residing on john street was proceeding along mill street she fell near the postoffice and fractured her left arm near the wrist it is a serious fracture dr lowry ia attendjugher mr smiths horse recovered mr w e smithi liveryman has recov ered his horse and g- the young man somerville went as far aa niagara and there run oat of funds he left tlie horse and- cutter and returned home walking moat of the way back his friends at limehouseintereeded in his behalf and agreed to go for the horse and cutjter and pay all expenses if mr smith declined prosecuting him they were returned in good order on monday the expenses in- currrf jn the recovery amounted to 1200 tavtntiippoo muiji m at howsong i c mm5 list act in force aud for these vo ers the country is put to the unnecessary expense for printing alone of nearly 35 and such a specimen of printing for the money paid for it thej paper is of om of the lightest aud most inferior grades ind the typography is something discreditable we really expected a piece of work imich sup erior both in quality and style from the excellent office which was favored vith the order but it is really on a par vith the ridiculous and unnecessary act which authorized it what our cotems think respecting the address etc tendered the editor of the fhek press a cinplfe of weeks agef by the ladies aid of the methodist church tlie following comments among others have bseu made by breth ren of the press our friend moore is certainly deserving of the recognition shelburne etonomint we ate glad to note tnat the 1 idics of acton appreciate bro moores efforts betton world we are glad to see that his services have been appreciated eteu at bis late period as there is not a more earn est and devoted advocate of temperance an d chris- tiany than mr idoore tuornbm y neic friend moore has done much i or that as well as other religious bodies in acton and he will no doubt feel considerable sat isfaction iu knowing that his effort to ad vance morality are appreciated brace- bridge herald- the carnival the carnival at the rink on wednesday evening last was quite a success and well patronized the night was favorable hot too cold and the ice in splendid condition costumes as a rule were neat and in good taste and there was a gratifying absence of those absurd wouldbe comic dresses which are neither sensible nor becpminb the enjoyment of the evening was miich en hanced by the presence of the band iti full force who rendered some choice selections in their usual wellknown style a two- mile dash the event of the eveniig was won by robt lawson in the very f air time of nine minutes the prize for he best lady costume was awarded by the j adges to miss nellie worsen as a scotch lassie- that for gentlemen to mr geo sm pth in a continental dress of the 18th centui y the prizes were cabinet photos generously do nated by iilr a a ruby of the 3 letropo- litan studio ladies costumes no ed were as follows miss pearson recl white and blue miss jelley queen of hearts miss nelson snowflakn mibs j petkins queen of the roses miss maggie bremuer night miss a per kins queen of the fairies miss good- all union jack miss nelson queen victoria miss a mcleod vfinter miss e btatham mary queen o scots miss e beu gypsy maid miss m biatham tamkjurine igirl miss 0 ramshaw r miss l e taithanv may queen and others attong the gentlemen were messrs stacey golden knigm geo buckwell silver knight j morae l ohobligaia from the 5jh ward c b faulkner mynl eer van ddnck masters goo adams topsy anson smith cfown andbd belly in a nondescript costume which he grfl phioally described to the judges is repjiesenting nawthin the genial and csurteons managers messrs clark anfl jena sr are to be wgraiulated on the snocesb of the oar- by jofin clark redpathlld bos ton mirtiu garriscw a co canadian agents balch brothers 10j adelaide st east toronto agent for the counties of haiton and wellington wm gripps acton i this is a ivaluable and comprehensive historical work presenting in a condensed but graphic style an account of the princi pal events in the history of the human race from the jjeginuing of civilization to the present time taken from the most authentic sources the work is complete iu three imperial octavo volumes making 2346 double columu pages da ridpatb the author is professor of history in depauw university indiana he is the author of a history of the united states which lias had i very wide circulation his natural gifts as well as his training and special historical studies eminently qualify him for writing a history of this kind accordingly- we find that the work presents evidence of careful study f tu best historical authorities ai power of grasping and grouping events an impartial presentation of facts a keen appreciation of character and a vigorous and lucid style which arrests sjud retains the attention of the readir r many of the brief biographical sketches of enjiueut men and women are vivid and picturesque pen portraits concise and yet eloqnent and attractive- and all through the work the j succession pf events des cribed moves oh in a waylthat produces a sense of animated action- though con cise iii comparison with full and elaborate histories of particular countries yet the student who masters the contents of these three splendid vblumes willi be well furnish ed with historical knowledge a good deal j of space is given in the third volume to the history of the united states but this will not detract from the value of thtwbrk to canadian readers who generally know less about the history of tho united states than about that of european countries dr ridpath has throughout displayed good judgment aud taste in determining what events should be selected and what omitted iu the work so that these volumes are in themselves a valuable library of historical knowledge there is hardly a page that is not alive iwith interest uniting entertain ment with instruction we can heartily recommend tne work to all earnest studepts of history in home and college vol i covers ancient history vol ii is occu pied with mediioval tiniest vol ill with modern sistory this work is beautifully printed on fine paper add handsomely bound in several styles jit is jprofusely illustrated witlr maps charts sketches portraits and dia grams which add greatly to its attractive uess there are over 1200 engravings tlie ancient aijd modem maps are well executed and j valuable and the third volnrae is especially rich in striking por- j traits of the most prominent personages iuj history this is an iuterestinl feature of the work the chronological charts carej fully- prepared by dr ridpath will be found a valuable aid to the student there are also special historic inaps showiug boundaries at former times aud thus en- abling the careful student to more fullyj understand the import of the historic nar rative tehere is ft fall index and table of cmiteritsl whioii make it very convenient for reference j the author declares that his motive in preparing this elaborate wprkwab a desire to bring within the reach of the average reader a- concise and accurate summary of the principal events in the career of the liumkn race this lobjeot has beeh successf ally achieved in jthis cjloiopedia ofuniversal hisjtory terms- cheap for cash and no credit telephone in the office come send for samples if you cannot e r bollert 2t7 lower wyndham c r i street guelph ontario how for good sellable boots and shoes williamsto the front having- purchased the boot and shoe business lately carried on by mil h b mccarthy in the village of acton and having replenished the stock with a first- class assortment of all lines usually kept in a no 1 boot and shoe store i am pre pared to guarantee entire satisfaction to all who may favor me with their patronage a good supply of firstclass trunks and valises will always be kept on hand j as the ordered work aud repairing is all under niy own supervision the public may rely upon its receiving the best of attention give me a trial and see for yourselves wm williams after an experience of over thir teen years we flatter ourselves that we know the wants of th0 j cortimunity nd will at all times do our utmost to furnish byery- thing in pur lines that isi fresh new an d desirable oils needles and parts of machines always kept in stock john bennett i l the american exposition opous at now orleans jov lotbjssip aud con- tuiucs until adril 1st 188c j the iliixois cents kl k ki the great short line between the north aud i6outb vlu place on sale roundtrip tickets at verj- low ranis winter tourists to florida texas mexico aud california can purchase tickets via now orleans with stopover privileges to visit tho exposition at as low rates as by auy other route for fall and winter excursfou folder giviug routes add rates aud a very complete pamphlet styled pen points from the american exposition address a h hanson thos d6bwin gentlaba agt- seul nprth pass agl chicago- 121 kandolph st ft c -goto- j waters bros i the- pi ture gallery guelph for anhsm materials oil and water colore crayons- canvas drawing papers brushes tr oil paintings stepl bnerrayingrs chromos c ttrames op all kinds mouldings room and picture cornices and cornice poles spring rollers and windowshadesfromooc complete r fancy- 6oods suitable tor wedding aud birthctaypresents c w visitors cah hsve llieir pictures framed whilein the city so bringthern wiihyoqjto waters brosv the picture gallery the post office fvi h i m7e purpose largely reducing otr present wellassorted stock tp m4ke rbqm for spehstg- rutledge orasspn butchers have purchased the business of imr r j holmes and solicit share iof public patronage t r the members of fhefirni ard practical butchers and are prepared to ensure their customers thorough satisfaction there will always be found on hand a full stock of all kinds of meat 46 ineason we have settled in acton to stay and feel satisfied that by transacting business upon business principles we will win public confidence and support j rutjedge croseon actoii ijeb oth 188g abeivjijffi j nb having disposed of the boot and shoe business lately carried on by me wish hereby to nqljify all parties indebted to me to call at once and settle their accounts hb mccarthy finewatch repairing nivaj and the skating publfcyriitj bnbtlebb appreciate their efforts to providi amulse niout for them r jrv and will offer tiie most pronounceji bargains in all we 6prdially request the patron age of the public and will spaije ro pains in securing for them the 1 u- 7ety best values is tiie wellington marble works quebec st guellfh john h hamilton proprietor i wholesale and retail dealer in marble granite and everything pertainiiig v to cemetery work direct importer of all kinds of- granite audi marble h having lately visited the bay of vtindy ersnite quarries andlhayins purchased tlie entire stock of gray and rod grauito niouuuientsboadbtoues crosses afusi etc of- alexander taylor at loss than cost iwiui until further notice sell at prices never hiitpolaiowu in ontario forin- 6tancegranite jhonumcutb 0 ft high fgo 7 ft s75 8 ftew 0 ft9j00 10 ft 130 all work aud material warrantednrsfcclass parties wautiug anything in this lino will do wellto oall and see mo before purchasing elsewhere as i guarantee my prices are from so to 60 percent below all other dealers flocbjtyou can get the best flour in acton at howfon8 for jj20per inndred pounds liqnor tea isijhe tia of the town now itisbooning best istone flour f 195 respoot iridft lahdoms volumeoiobehby yourself jftpyi jested trith everytl iree lbs itisa firetoiabbtea in ejery xmms particular attention paid to the repairing and oleaning of fine watches and clocks i at the old isatablished v house of e central guelph remember that famous 50c tea henderson mrae co l m ajrossell has re-putchascd- the butcher business lately carried on jby bollman mccannell he has comerthis time to stayj and intends making it a permanent business good meat of aljkinds constantly in stock the patronage of the jpublio is respect- iiilly solicited come oie and all i x n a rossell r- x- j telephone tjo li nnectlon f oralfview eqrgretowtf oft i r j tifte aiewest- apft chblcost elauts and cut j- cwootowholesale anjtlbotail j prfpaedghorfcnojcei- vv an4suliipdelllinviroathiir j a m i sfisi j jf t