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m cl aw the wliddinq ring tlio itv t dowitt tsjimage fans re cently coremuxd fcrrtohinfe upon l sub ject that t i have j men wrjtiug upon for several years vizi4the ijurruge ring but with this difference be preaches to thesso wijohave used it i frite tor those who desire to iise it and jwit to know where tq ret it well- for the largest stock best quality and lowest price i think i stand up head so just drop iu at once and have the matter settled obobok hvxns jewellery and faucy goods store aoton 1 t- i thpbsiut moksixo march 11 1886 crumbs for breakfast provided by the ever thoughtful free press reporters f mm sjtjiesn mmm a social m held lutthqi next tuesday even m 5h hi- am a s 1 g s t v f r sleighing js passable yet comfortable spring weather lent whs inaugurated yesterday and now they have carpet ball socials council meeting iugf i look for johu nelsons new adv next week the spring assizes opened at milton yesterday halton spring show at milton on the 23rd april yes its lent the punning phel- low says so the sun has commenced its spring tradetanning first class ticket to new orleans for sahrhere see adv a dozen new houses would receive tenants at once if bnilt in town advertising is a good deal like making love to a widow it canthe overdone rev dr torrance guelph preached in knox church last sabbath juorning and evening messrs c clark and jas l warren have kindly handed ns copies of interesting american papers missionary sermons were preached in it albans church last sunday by re w mckenzie miltou the second sitting j of the fourth division court will be held in the council cliariyber today opening at 10 am mr k e nelson will open his new merchant tailoring establishment on upper avyndham st guelph on saturday did excouncillor ismonds tire pro tection scheme bid adieu to the council with the esstreet and sidewalk commis sion the milton htfunaer wants the school ooard to take the school census it says compulsory education in that town is a farce the business card of messrs mclaren hife btrtjpw nasweya in aid of m metuodist cliurcheden mills there w av a large attendanbe and a nioe little sui was re- alited for the object in view mi george 81eemau g alph has signed nine men for the maple eats and the contracts have all been plat id in the hands of the canadian base 3d 11 liague secretary the salary list will i laoh ikx a month jmr a w greeu informs ub eftt hehas sold his team of carriage bays bj goldjeaf to a chicago dealer for 500 lhe buyer ww jwell pleased with the team i nd counts it ode of the finest he has pure lased for sometime i mr joseph howe left oil friday morning with the remains of the late mrs howe for philadelphia their f on aer home whew interment took place or monday he was accompanied by mr thomas janes f kindhearted shopmate t mr j a speight managfr of the estate of jno speight son uudc rtakeis is executing some of the finest wort under taking that has ever been seen in this seo- tion his orders are invariably nrned out in very way creditable tie casket supplied for the remains of the late mrs h6we vfas equal to the best city vork and at much less cost i i in connection with the deanery ser- yices in st albans ohuroh re w r clark m a anoaster will ireafch on monday evening at 730 rev c inon belt m a of burlington on tuesdaj eveniug on each thursday evening during the sea son of lent rev c g adanai iff a georgetown wiupreachigospel sirmous in st albaus church at 730 wjmmmm the weeks rakings which are principally local and all interesting a otts has t co one of the oldest firms of boot and shoe dealers in gnelph will he found in another column the acton fuee pkess is hie neatest and one of the best conducted country newspapers which enters this office tlhonbunj liberal h the glasgow house has jubt put up a new sign as usual the schoolmaster was abroad when the sign writer introduced the punctuation points j j a meeting of all interested in the re organization of the star lacrosse club they will be held in the council chamber at the that town hall this evening tte orangetille council have compromised iwith mrlp mcmillan by granting him 2o0- compensation for injuries received from falling into an unprotected drain the butchers jn town are giving eaeh- btherlively competition just now and onr citizens are being supplied with better meat than for years before j the annual teameeting in connection with the brick church 2nd line will shortly be held we hope the friends will arrange to have it while there is isleighing at a meeting of the directors of the halton agricultural society held in milton iast week the date of the fall fair was fixed for thursday and friday october 7th and bth the muuicipal cells continue to ac commodate labont half a dozen tramps per tfeek a man woman and child of foreign extraction were inmates on monday even- i6 t messrs kenney bros recently had the c interior of their boot and shoe store thor oughly repainted and papered it now pre sents a decidedly neat and cheerful appear ance 3ir jameg b hall formerly of george town is about to establish a butt m mauufactoryiu toronto he expecta to revolutionize the button business in canada mr robert brown 1st concession fs- quesing has purchased anne young stallion coming three years got by gladstone dam fly by argyle from mr m kirby gnelph township the sanitary inspector will shortly be ground to tell some citizens that they are violating the public health actby having more than- two loab of stable refuse on r their premises j the attention of the chief constable is directed tothe furious driving which tajtes place at times oil mill and other streets which endangers the lives of citizens it must be stopped the guelph scientific society was organized a few evenings ago the object being the extension of scientific know ledge bpecial attention ijeing given to our own neighborhood this is the- latest a inau sent 25 cents to team how tomake 50 a wek at his homevorking on a capital of 91 and received jtbe following printed slip fsh for fools ai i dof- the cpunty bylars have been jcon- eblidatedand priated in a neat and credit able book of 70 psges by f cliampion we thipk each newspaper- in the county should be supplied witji a copy lifarmers ih jhastijbgb eounr are being prosutforallqwmlkkn fa grow on iheir cherry tones iwe taww jotae opleinot in listings hckqiiyyw liwftforjiroscntion to warn a neat sheat a copy of the acton fkke pntsjs 11 p moore editor and proprietor reached us this week it is we believe tie neatest village paper published in ganadi and in local enterprise is second only to the- fill iu the blank somebody pleaser- xorwich gazelle a wordin season the cbief of police requests us the illbehaved youths who frequent the salvation army barracks that they must couduot themselves properly or life will be under the necessity of taking them before the magistrates court to answer for their misbehaviour he has explicit in structions toact iu the matter wideawake fanners many of the farmers iu this vicinity are putahg in stocks of ice hendersons iond at the foot of alice street affording art ample supply of pure crystal ice we are pleated to see the farmers taking an inter est in this matter and the publio may look ifor i very satisfactory improvement in the qua ity of the dairy products of hose far men i who are harvesting ice all should hav a supply j pinf ers amputated on saturday evening mr wnj brown ridgiof omagh who is about to return to the northwest was assisting i i cutting stra r with a straw cutter at mrj porters ileittovedlii quelphi it is jwittt feeliugaof d tep pefcbnal regre oiat w note th remove i of mr r e nol- sou late of the firm of msoii mora6 a co to guelph to whioh jity he has remov ed witli the intention of 6 peniug a merohant uijoriilg business mr nelson has been in business here tor five or six years and has woin for himself the fespeot and esteem of the entire community iu busiuess he has always acted iu a nost upright and straitforward manner wilh his customers he has been successful and his business relations with the comtmnity have been entirely satisfactory to all oonoerned from a social and roligic us point of view mr nelson has been a n ost desirable citi zen always ndy to a isist iu anything whioh would tend to the advancement of the place he has been i consistent mem ber of the methodist cht roll and has oo- onpied very important oi ices in counectioji therewith by his rerac val to guelph that city gains a worthy citizi m and a piactioal aud enterprising bush ess man the wishes of the people gene rally for m nel sons success follow him the farmers institute the secondcouveution of the farmers institute of this county leld at milton last wednesday was well attended and- proved quite successful an interesting pro gramme was carried out apd both after noon and evening seasons were full of practical interest mr t ames bradley the painstaking president or eued the conven tion in a neat and acceptable speech out lining the work of the i istitute mr w j watson editor of the u read a very interesting paper on ft rmers and poultry keeping which was wall received mr watson is a poultry fancier of long stand ing and knew whereof hs spoke an ex cellent ipaper on the bene ate to be derived by a course at the ontario agricultural college was given by mr g c ramsay o ac medalist and another on seeding of grains knd grasses was n ad by mr john ramsay eden mills i ively and practi cal discussion followed eioh paper many of the farmers of the coonty engaging therein the evening session took the form of a general entertainment aiid was a complete success the programme was made up as follows presidents openiug re narks alto aud tenor duet miss fannie byers and mr a wltfriuccimahd every kindness had shown him his connections with the lodgeiifcd been in every way pleasant an 1 lie intended to oontinte a member of aoto lodge remarks followed by bros lowrypg snyder pxj and kftuytpf guelph hav- hll pg gait molan pvg j whliamj pgi j speight pglrey b phillips and john nelson sr and the expressions of all were invariably full of regret at bro nel sons removal highly complimentary as to his oharocter energy and sooiability and contained heartiest wishes that he should realize every prosperity and comfort both as concerned his hubinessand domestio future the speeches were interspersed with singing by the abovenamed quartette and organ and violin duets byjmrs dr lowry and mr j c hill allot whioh were much appreciated the proceedings were con cluded by the singing of god save the queen by the company i sinule fares m jfj5i5j new brooms sweep clean lout tho old ones znow the corners mokayj grape growir g from a commer cial standpoint mr j gordon mbwat toront solo aud chi mis the elliott familj humorous reading mr vf j watsoi home es iay by mrs wm clements general rmtrkson agriculture col elliott the ins itute campbell solo aud chorns the familv bemarl s from friends of on t le 4th line trafalgar touarda the clos of the day mr brownridje was so unfo rtunate as to get the first ai d second fing ra of his right hand in the ogs anc were so badly smashed an d bruised dr freeman of miltonbac to ampu- tbeni close to the band mi petre vs the guelph lumber co telegram has been received from wa stating that the supreme court day given judgment in f a or of the res indents and has dismissed t be appeals in all the cases of petrie inghs and stew- the guelph lumber co with art jvs costs the judgments rendered previously are thus confirmed and all the coss are payable by messrs petrie inglis t hunter and stewart guelph mercury this case has been in the courts for years and the costi now far exceed the amount n dispute a curious legal question- jthe erin advocate says a curious legal question has arisen betweei a farmer in this neighborhood and a mac line com pany the company sold the firmer an implement taking his note in payment and paid note has a condition attached whiqh declares the machine is th s property of tiie company until the note is laid the farm buildings are burned and th e machine is among the contents destroy id- who stands the loss of the machine tlie farmer qr company and is the note s till good the methodist church the pulpit of the methodist ci lurch was occupied last snnday very acceptably by bev j j rapp junior pastor f george- towi circuit bis sermons weie earnest inteiestitfg and practical the truths of the ospelbeiug proclaimed in a m ostexpres- sivenanner we look upon mr bappasp youig man of very great prom is and feel confi ientthat under divine guidat ce abrieht and successful ministry is biiforehim revri phillips preached missbnary ser- monion georgetown circuit on sunday nex i sunday special services villbe in augurated and on the follbwiug saturday one i f the evangelistic bands oi rev pi savajge will arrive to assist in tl e setviues for a week or so the county printing the county printing was awarded to the milton reformer last week at third the regular price for sich work tbelminptes byrlaws c sei inusual stylefforkuhicipri work will make oyer 100 pages about 20 of which ari rule and figune work and all the reformi asks for 500 copies of the same is 3600 he prici paid for this work in 187 vas 121j80und the former year 4400 was only fair and reasons turnied ont strictest economy and are the wihbe about w out of pock et on courity jprinting this year if it the time employed at the work ftnyihinfe and executes only a fi of 4rk i anduieotranty councfl will jaogh ike reformers c contract is completed purely pe sonal paragraphs bespectingpe6ple with whom our readers are individually or collectively act uainted mr g h brown toronto visited friends here this week j mr w p brown has a ccepted a position in the office of acton bailing company- mrs j e boomer clifford was the guest oi acton friends n- couple of days lastweek mr anson smith spen several days last week with friends in gla iford and hamil ton jmr ji k moore of cr scent lake man was theiguest of mr a 1 ruby a couple of days this week j mrs t j starret of thombuiy was the guest of the misses stafford of bower avenue a couple of days last week mr jl e mcgarvin o moore mcgar- vin satchel and valiss manufacturers left on monday on a busi less- trip to mon treal mr john j kelly of i lelly bros gro cers has been suffering f rom a severe ill ness during the past wesk or so he is now recovering however mr w h storey of tl ie canada glove worksj j left on mondiy morning for ottawa jwhere he willin rview the gov ernment concerning maters pertaining to hio business our esteemed friend i he editor of the palmereton telegraph celebrated his 60th birthday j a week ago ft ay continued good health prosperity and a clear conscience be his ever present blessi lgs the bpiril of progress is abroad inducements and facilities for spread- lug out forgoing abroad for seeing vrhat is goirg on beyond the confines of ones imnediatoueighborhood and of inking ndlsntnge of every benefit j thus afforded are abundant the very sensible procedure of the railway authorities of offering single fare j ex- cursion tiokets to guelph ftom certain points on saturday is bringing hosts of people to the royal city it is to be hoped that ere loug the limit will bo much extended guelph is destin ed to be the distributing centre of dry goods to the flourishing towns and counties around it and in this way people come here for the better class of goods in smaller places stores cannot afford to keep the assortment thoy will sell staple goods and no doubt sell them cheap enough too hut when a lady wants a nice outfit a handsome mantle or bonnet or other articles of dkess of super ioh quality she naturally looks for a place where she can get a large selection where the newest goods are always shown and where shehas the benefit of the very best talents in these lines and so with the gentitmen nobody travels far to buy a ten ccgt wincey or calico but for the better chss of goods a large assortment to choose from is always an adyantage now this is the class of trade we especially cater for i oiir dress goods depart- ment contains beauty varie ty and value unsurpassed and wo offer the services of one of the most accomplished dressmakers our millinery department con tains the very choice- of the market our tailoring department offers every indjeement in style and quality terms- cheap for cash and no credit utm mmm tet- le boot shie store cuelph arrival dip sppi hg goods v mr r k nelson having by mutual agreeraent withdrawn from the business of the f we will continue the same under the name pf j henderson mcrae co bright new styles bought in large lots direot from the manufacturers for prompt cash- we sell firstoltss goods at lower prices than other dealer i charge for inferior kinds- c critical iaha economic d buyers pronounce our goods to be the cheapest and best in western ontario i i we invite the ladiei to see our new french eids 1 turned boots alse with flexible soles a perfect fitjas well as comfort guaranteed we offer special inducements to ctastom- ers visiting our store on hvelead in low prices i class goods all goods marked in plain figures and one price p si2it of thij big boot w mclaren co pswb keep a large staff of firstclass workmen and claim for our goods madetd order excellence in fitting comfort and durability in wearing i saturdays and sell only first- picture framing 0c speight acton has a large assortment of picture frames of all kinds and sizes also a f nil line of mouldings cornices feb special frames made to order promptly parlor mouldings and picture hooks a specialty s 1 can sell you better fhunss for the same money than you can purchase elsewhere only firstclass work turned out your orders solicited- i i leave your orders at hills stove depot c c speight cloth hall if you cannot after an experience of oyer teen years we flatter ourselves that we know the wants of jfch community and will at all titkes do our utmost to furnish every- thing in our lines thatis fresh new and desirable shaw grrundt would anuounci the arrival of a la ge importation of scotch tweeds direct frort i britain gentlemen would do and secure an early choice of patterns well to call at oncp farewell social telephone in the office come send for samples e r bollert 27 lower wyndham street guelph ontario wanted we purpose largely reducing our present wellassorted stock to make room for with the reformer the computes as worth fir quahty only when the j foltd jiyfeactohfor jour cloth- le can suit you ior prif e qi ftliiy a fraternal goodbye tolbro r e nelson by his brother ocdfeuows an enjoyable evening on tuesday evening the members of acton loflge ioof with their ladies and a few friends assembled in their cosy ana attractive lodgefobm at the corner of mill and willow streets to spend a social even ing with one of their moi t active brethren r e kelson on the eve oi his removal to guelph- after a few remarks by bro i francis n gthechairman of the ev ming and the ren- deringiof a quartette i own the biver of time bymisses moore and matthews and messrs ivilliara and gpeightwith miss speight as accompanist the company ad journed toithe refreshme it room in connec tion with the hall and p ir ook of a hearty repast jprovided by the la di 3s theiprogramme of tho evening was an interesting and enjoyable ne afterapiece of music the chairman callednpon bro hp moore ddgm who outlined the principles and labors of t tie order laid down itsaimband objects ill lstrated tlie work it was accomplishing and referred to the mysjtao links which b nd the brethren of the order so closely to ea k other spokeot broi nelsons conhectioi with the order how he had filled the hi heaijoiffices accept- ably and had been given theihonor of occu pying a seatinthegrana lodge expressed regret at the loss sustain ed by the lodge in the removal of so enterp ising and importi ant a nember and in b oialf of the lodge wished him every succet s in his nehome miin61sonreplied in very fitting ternls he appreciated very highly thehonor done him on 4is occaeibn regretted- tbatt his business relations hecesf itated his removal frota jabtbn for he ei tertaihed the very jimiaingflmwarc the jlacejftncl ts citauieris imonwisi wl ho li8hehninjne anhe everybody to khow that sewing machines pianos andvbrgans are sold at i to the people direct by v toj peoples coy 328 tongs st- toronto ont write for catalogues shawcrundy merehanf tailors guelph pine watch ring sipkiikto- vw and will offer the most pronounced bargains in all lines particular attention paid to the repairing and 5leaninfiriol now for good seliaue boots and shoes o- wllliams to the front we cordially request the patron age of the public and will no pains in securing for them the very best values iatitifl4e fine watches at the old ilbtablibhed house of b and clocks age cuelph 1 rnr having purchased the boot and shoe business lately carried on by ma h b mcoabthy in the yillage of acton and having replenished the stock with a firsts olass assortment of all lines nsually kept in a no 1 boot and shoe ptore i am pre- paired to guarantee entire satisfaction to all who ihay favor me wfth their patronage a good supply 6t lirstjoijass trunks and valises will always be ke pt on hand as the ordered work and repairing ib all under my i own snpei vision the public may rely upon its ree living the best of ftttehtion f give pne ktrijslimisipypidyf riivviiliams ittssii r i h remember that famous 60c tea bibimm ii rutledge crosson vdutchers f l have piurchased the rasinebs of mr r holmes and i solicit a share of publio patronage j tlie members of tli firnij are practical batchers and wa prebt red to ensure their oustomers ihorougb s itisf action there will always he found 01 hand a- full stock of all kind of meatj a imaeison 7 n we have settled in ictoii to stay and tfid satisfied that ibyifc ahsocting business upon bu8inew 9 we will wiu public conflciencend 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