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ww u ijhdpen pilpths kjumm tp tikes vpcr cover 6e tjertrgke ellerblie amwivor twontxiw cloth cover 00c i4 two splendid books just out at i geo hynds j jkjtkuiy ami stationary stork acrox 11 i the fruit season know at its licisutli ami imfkkxlky ikoiiiijj nil kinjls i uitatlioy comoin ojrjors for u quantity of nuv kind of fruit ukjoii nd filled with the best is in times atlonl ffernleys is the attraction fclrfi lie confection- cryj canuotl goods ice creaui sixla water ac i jmikfiknlkv j in ihc lvnih office hiiildiur t tfccnsiuy morning skrtkmnsb lesg i i i i i crumbs for breakfast provided by the ever thoughtful free press reporters j liis rumored that ajnarriage will consummated in the m thodist church next wednesday evening at 780 oclock wo re not t prepared to guarauuso that there really villi bo but wj will guarantee that a majority of tho f airfe maides in town will be there j thetilwnburg liberal celebrated the inauguration of its tenth volume with an eularged paper at the sanie price as for merly the zifrmif is jau oitterprisiug local paper and ia meeting with suocoss tilsouburga citiaous appreciate the paper tho frkk pjnaa wishos friend moguire every success and prosperity mr i daniel strachaiij of llookwood preached morning and evening iu knox church on sundfty- in the evening there was a very jarge congregation mr strachana sermonb wero very acoeptablo he gives promiee to develop into au olo- quent preacher guelph i herahl mr strachan is son of rev dbtrachan rock- wood and is well known here the weeks rakinqs h im- x ieat ibe lies 2rt xt 1 ck sa y ra week ctf3amp weather ifrossty nights now prevail h- another equinox is passed overcoats are again acceptable tbays and nights of equal length tbe coal bins are being replenished jtbe grain market ia now more lively council meeting next tuesday evening esquesirig exhibition a week from to morrow some farmers in erin havent got their peas and oats in yet georgetowns rate of taxation for this year has been fixed at 20 mills now that the big fairs are over the humbler ones step fo the front a number of local men are exhibiting stock at the provincial at guelph this week will the youn mens night school be continued the coming winter we hope so the town of mitchell pays 20 mills on die this year and carries a bank debt ol 110000 the cordovan tannery is now tanning double the quantity of stock formerly put through base sail and lacrosse have evidently been laid upon the shelf for the season by local athletes the county model school has an at- teudauceof eighteen pupils nine ladies and nine gentlemen the locattnilliners are patting their showrooms in as at tractive a condition as possible for the fall trade mr w g rawbone of toronto will dyi preach iu the baptist chapel on sunday next 26th instj the provincial exhibition at guelph this week promises to be a success the attendance is verv fair thanksgiving day has been fixed by jciiugovernorgeneral lord russell for thursday november 18 a meeting of the deanery of haltcn and wentworth was held in georgetown on tuesday and wednesday as we gojto press thisr- wednesday evening rev mr deacons illustrated lec- tare is in progress in the methodist chupsh- gaits liabilities are 811133615 it claims assets to the amount of 11227602 1 were itsstodk to drop it would be rather abankrupt tfrwn for copies of that interesting journal the nohhktttcrii mu mr chaa arm strong armstrongs mills will please accept our thanks oakvillecouncil spent nearly a whole session 3ast week in deciding not to grant the town band 8100 to assist jn paying for their dew uniform i the milton sun has evidently learned of a new dialect it says bev d b cameron preached a sermon in gaelic and acton lasf sunday a former acton boy now a successful business map in a western towd will next week wed one of keut countys fair daughters particulars anon stores of hay and straw stacks- were blow ii over in wellington county by the stor n on thursday last while many large tree were overturned and fences demolish ed i i all directions guelph was visited by a miniature tornido last thursday afternoon signs wen blown down and smashedj plate gfass winhows broken buildings unroofed ran- brejlasblown awajy etc i bring m your s sale bills to the fbee pbbs difice and receive a local notice in the aper a local notice witli the fbee pbbis circalationjweanb tliat everybody m 08 1 know all about the sale the fbee pbess job rooms has exeenjt- ed w adding invitations for every wadnes- day n september the people have learn- ed w lere they can secure itae and artistio prinling we show some very pretty samples i ve have received from mr geo hyn is bookseller copies of the cottager j and irtisan cliudknii tnaiil and cmmps oirn ilayauntpir september they are pure literaturjb bad very interesting to the uttle folks he toronto papers have decided apt tops wish the priz list of the industrial r fair aiess it is paid for this is fair and reasonable and local papers are lflfely fe folloi i this sensible example respecting local fairsf j a excursion train from chicago- fq bpt in passed through acton via gtrj onb ttday afternoon it waa ioaded with odiiyiows on their way to the annnal v seawjaof the sovereign grand lodge at the iftteje city the prices paid for grain i op the market here this week are wheat 78 to 7jiley 55 to 60 peas 60to52 oate r 82 to 34 very small quantities of peas and oats are offering an the present de- man lfor them is not great j f the cotuicilhave any desire to avert then liability for cost rtsdtingj froro i lank sn limbs they will forthwith mwceed i to teoeit the willow street crossing on j csutschstieefc where is the gallant jroi aai nun of the committee on street and ip ralb mm a vivid ai exjeriem arau3 rktotuks afcxab n of kls and mr as on a roller ooaster which are principally looal and all interesting i milton braas band conoert a concert for the boiientof milton brass band will be held there on the evening of friday october 8th amjng the attrao- tious are mr chas kelly brampton mr sims richard toronto miss morriman mr cable aud others a conoert of a high order is anticipated i quarterly review service i the quarterly review of sabbath sohool lessons by rev r phillips in the methodist church next sunday morning promises to be a very interesting service lu addition to the usual congregation the sabbath school children will be present in classes each lesson will be illustrated ordination of elders the edict for the ordiuation of the re cently elected elders of knox church actpn was read from the pulpit on the 12th and 19th insts the ceremony of ordina tion will take plact next sabbath at the morning service rev dr torrance of guelph will preach and efficiatc scott act trials j police magistrate youug heldi court at georgetown on friday 10th inst at which mrs sanderson milton was fined tloo and costs for second violation of the scott act the charge of perjury against elias clark i of georgetown was dismissed owing to lack of evidence against him a fine post office the new postoffice at orangeville is completed twentyfite tboasaod dollars were spent by the dominion goremment in giving that town postal accommodation onefifth of thht amount spent in furnish ing better postoffice accommodations in acton would be thankfully received sjxa would iully satisfy all bring on tlie 5000 the public health in connection with the annual meeting of the american public health association which irto be held in toronto on the 4th october a meeting of the members of local boards of health and medical health officers will take place for the purpose of organizing an ontario public health as sociation with the object of promoting public health work j an acton boy in jail and out again capt stephen marshall of the salvation army montreal well known to ow- citizens was a couple of weeks ago arrested for singing army hymns on the streets he was placed in jail for about a week but at the court last week the recorder decided that the members of the salvation army have a perfect right to parade the btreets and sing- steve is quite a hero now guelph junction railway the estimates for the 1215 miles of rail way to connect guelph from goldies mill with schaw station oh the c p railway lias not yet been completed it is consid ered however that the cost of building the road will be something like 910000 per mile not including the right of way the right of wayj from guelph to the main line will be something like 6500 within the city it willamount to at least 10500 mercury a publishers object in life an ontario contemporary announces his ppsition in the following vigorous manner the journal will be run by the proprietor and for the benefit of the proprietor and hib family it is the property of the owner investe for thi benefit of the owner aud for the juse of the same it will pay for its own paper type and material for the muscle and brain employed in getting it np and those jvho use and enjoy must pay for such use and enjoyment base ball matches the much- talkedof bass ball match be- tween the toioutou and maple leafs of guelph took place on monday and resulted in a victory forthe guelph team by a score ofotoio m on saturday lost an interesting game was played in campbell ville between rock- wood and campbellville in which the latter club won with 4 runs and an innings to spare a gwdly number of ladies turn ed ont to see the champions of halton add another victory to their already long list thebcore was 7 to 11 the secretary of the c b b c says he would like to hear from any club in the county wishing to play for the championship pall pairs sun ry other sundries well im back again to tho old place after my vacation baok again to the trottbles o this weary workaday wbrld mrs a at d all the little onos wo that is a few old oronies and my self nb travailing and bightseeing is too wearie mie for the women folk so we wout aloni hat a good holiday a regular high old tlno and wo saw tho gotham ele phant aud i liindr r other interesting animals we return toflud things about as usual moving al ng iu much tho same happy -go- luoky way uo articular disturbances on the munici pal or sooial horisons barring a slight outbreak of tlie rnarriago epidemio ao prevaloi it in tho spring aiid early sum- mor but nothing to brag of however nly three oases at present ono of which reaches a crisis on wednesday evening next at 730 oclock sh irp in the church of coerce on my return i had to take marirr mrsi a and tho kids down to the great show at the queen city and we had a groat tin e at least i had what with the care ol the kids and the lunoheon basket mrs a i lays she cant abide that trash them ero city folks gives a body to oat andcwteaoringjtokeep mrs as voluble tongue in t omething like order a big job and the ki is from going very where but where they shouldnt i lrac a great big old time j w a sav everything tfire was to see travelled n any miles doing it and came homo tired and cross as two stioks amoni other things somo of them rather extiaordinary things that mrs a would do w as ride on that newfangled ar- rankouieut tho roller ooaater rrwhen we clambered up to tho starting pointshe t nther wilted and i suggested it might not lie advisable for a woman of her ycirs aud heft that settled it and with thegrim di tarmined air of a martyr going to certain oom she firmly took her seat with a dc or die expression on her mas- sivo featnra 8ho motioned me to sit be- sido her an 1 hold her down i waved a refusal my emotion was too deep for words and turninc away sought a seat in the rear besides lo ely little thing in blue the fellow that ran tho machine clambered in beside mariar let her go 1 says he and she we it and she did go mariar gripped her companion tight aud opened her mouth to let forth a irodigious scream but the speed kept the bcrem in and she turned awfuj dale and gr pped harder i enjoyed it im mensely d spite the queer feeling of empti ness in the region of the lower buttons of my vest 5 he dear creature in blue felt in need of bupport and when did tummas ever fail in his duty to the other sex it may be rea arked it was night we arrived at the top again and clam bered out i askd mrs a who looked pretty pale and ra her scared how she liked it shegricneda ghastly grin and said it was jus splicndid 1 remarked sue didnt look ii and the look i got made me gasp for briath and visibly lowered the electric light i l on civic hohiaythc town was almost deserted nci jly everybody was down to the big show our young bloods all went down and coming backj one of their number be ing asleep on reaching the town they let him slumb r on and he was carried on to guelph tl isthey thought intensely funny great big joke wasnt it so very clever and the fellow bad been around with them all day tool and held up his end of the stick it is really surprising the very clever jokes that emanate from some of our jades i the latest thing ive seen in signs is the following forcible example in the store of a mill street merchant i to readers ikxt isk for crdit coxjotxd too this is emphatically the age of inven tions and one of the latest is a sort of an umbrella and a cuspidor arrangement a cuspidor the t is carried in an umbrella the inventi n is of especial use when trav- ii elling no n sed to spit on the floor a dis gusting trick in a firstclass car just open your umbre la slightly and there you are see itisnot known if they have pene trated here etbut they have been seen in use on trains running through here the season for lacrosse and base ball and kindred games is about over and our local clubs have gone into hibernating quarters these cool days are just the thing for foitball though and some town matches mihte arranged set the ball rolling somabody something should be done this winter in the way of tpboganningand coasting wehavephntyof good hills aronnd well suited to thi sport and it is rare fan too and exceed ngly healthy besides it is good for the girls too as well as the boys we have quite a few young tfien of an athletio and sporting turn of mind here let them get the thing into shape by the time the snt w flies as a fond parent re cently remarked me bye jacks a bit av a shport sope is 1 and this is doubtless echoed by many anous acton sept 22nd 1886 -ofthe- prbe irbsb uuklmi 8kr 22 1880 i feel that i am doing you as wetlai myself a kindness by renewing my 6ft ropoatod invitation to visit my dry goods establishment in ouelph at presentwitu the magliiflotntarray of european importations and canadian purohoses my establishment ia worthy of an effort on your part to see it i am sure i can make it worth your while to come and feel afrsured that on ac count of the great variety of material richnoss of design and lowncss of price you will feel well repaid and bo well satisfied for taking the trouble i oommfend to vou upuoially my dressmaking departmmnt the high reputation whloh my mana ger enjoys ibe faultlessuots of onr deslfins and tho superior work which 1 we produce should prove an loceutive to you to favor us with your orders my millinery department is again crowded with a beautiful variety of novelties inoluding import ed pattern miluhkby featiubs uaktles silks eto it ls a well- known fact that no millinery establish ment in the city begins to compare with ours in extent variety and richness of material my tailoring department has tho benebt of ono of the most com petent careful and successful cutters in the province during the short ttitne he las had chargcmjf this depart- i meot oar orders have almost doubled ycu are certain of a perfect fit and elegant style and so all over the bouse elegance ahietv vaiuk are dominant my oircleof customers constantly increases people whom we serve once always come back again i use my customers right while i let the public know what we are doing i never blow louder than the facts warraul i always aim to do better- tban1 advertise i want your confidence as well atyour money i want both but am sure while i have the former i got the latter come and see ns and you will get the best atten- lion if you cannot come send for samples telephone in office e r bollert 27 lower wyndham street guelph ont gotoi mogarv brttg nd statidu ery stord fob yoult- n3 school books slates and all sc hool requisites wk keep a toll bupplyfc also a fine line of s t a tl o in h rti ju8t abrived a ne w stock of qpabfcy goods including albums olo vk and ihandkerchiep cases perfumery jcasj2s be paints oils varnishes rushes etc dont forget the place aioarvins drug and stationery store aoton call at the m 8t0be and examine the fall stock of fancy dress doods of allmakes materials and prices mantlingsottoman cords meltons cyery cheap an immense stock of mens womens and childrens underwear mens t6p shirts andoard1gan jaokets at lowe8t pbices i 1 we have as fine a line of stable jdtfnr aoods such as white grey navy blue and red flann as nuahton flannels wlncetscottons cottonades qbetonnm toweijling yarns glove8 h08iery ac as cheap as any other store perfect fitting buits and overcoats t j it prices to suit everybody in groceries our stock is complete and we try our fifty- cent teas john in the trade made to order cannot be undersold nelson ngyr adybrtifife the exhibition 1 e- t to people visiting the provincial ex- bibition guelph w a clark will give great bargains in watches clocks 1j jewelryi silveeware haying purchased the bankrupt btock latelyowned by w ssmith i am prepared to give the acton people a benefit snth as has never been offered before 3eing a practigal wap from the elgin watch factory elgin 111 and well known as a workman in the city i guarantee satisfaction or money refunded personal and prompt attention to repairing- w a claek 26 lower wyndharn st guelph i v important notice if you have been disappointed in j spb o t l g ii m try the alaska s they are the be8t we ever sold b savage sole agent for guelph our iof r e nelson the clothier is now showing a most com plete assortment of new and choice suitings trowseririgfs v and ovepcoatings in at the newest designs aud in the most elegant patterns both in foreign and domestic uaufaetare v 3 i call early ani secure a satisfaction assured kod choice specialty 4 pastts k the clothieb 9 wyndham stgubl5h the 0 remnants jobs and odd ends -00- drives jobs and bar x -00- a ins provincial pnelph septeinber 20 26 southern counties st thomas septenv central hamilton september 27 octo berl t western jnaonseptelnber 27october 2 centre wellington elora october 5 6 esquesing deorgetown ootober 1 nassagaweyal brookville october 5 northern walkerton october 5 8 southern br mtford october 6 8 poslincb abjrfpyle october 7 iton milkm october 7 8 ndrtb perthj stratfordoctober 7 8 erimosaronwfxd october 12 js wesrweliing ton drayton october 1213 erin eriu vi uage october 19 20 af j from 76 cents to 250 hato fyfes syitiaa nelsons yon buy the 50- cent anoolorsd apan tea in f aney baakets scotch edglibh and canadian suitings in great variety at j fyfes acton the sixth tea ship with freight for the canadian pacific railway will soon be due at british colum bia i go to jl fyfes acton for your cloth irig hecai suit you for price qnality and style evarytime the west oxfordcheese manufacturing company hi received an order for a two- ton oheeee f ir thejenglish market spring mits andoverooats atjextrerae ly low price 1 and made in the latest stytes be sure to c ill aha see them st ji fyfes acton jbe bylay to enpowertheoity oftoron- to to issne debentures to the extent of remnants of prinisr i remnants of tweeds i remnants idf denims ebmnants of shirtings remnants of dress gooss remnants of laces l and ribbons remnants all kinds of goods to ibe cleared out at any brice -o- is not settled yet but the j fact that w iwilliams has the best stock of boots and shoes in the county iu settecl j beyond dispute i have just received my spring stock and am prepared 4o suit all old customers and as manynew ones as see lit to give me a call in all lines of footwear boots for the babies boots forthemeu boots i do make boots i do mend t 1 custom work- and repairing promptly attended to wm williams excelsior jbakery 1 job lines of corsets job lines of ladies i job lines shoes of childrens job lines shoes of mens and 0ys boots these goods to be sold without regard to price being odd lines and sizes o- breaj cakfis 800000 for deepening the river don was submitted ti vote jof ratepayers on satnr day and carrd jby a majority of 1598 vot see our new new fajfgy prints just 18 nice f and nobby remember our famous 60c mm merue co teai i- m of all kinds on hand op made to brdep biscuits onfectionery c ice oream soda water mrs t stat ham