fwsitissec -i- i i- 1 gteohynd splendid assortment of xmas silveiwareextraquad- ruple plate cruets cake baskets napkia rigs butter dishes ptekle castors fruit stands berry dishefe butter kmves pickle porks silver plated knives spoons and porks we buy direct from the factories we sell cheap our stock is the largest in town for your xmas silverware call at ceo hynds santa claus headquarters s parkers dye works at hynds iaiicy soods store a u id i ids of- ladies ami acuta wearing apparel bentitully vlcauod ami dyed without ripping si wekkb rakinqs whioh r ptlotptuy looal and k a hujdaoutt present mr chain citv jtllfumwy moiuilno let umj1ku 2nd l38b crumbs forbr provided by the ever thoughtful free press reporters l 1 kribs v7 correspondent at otuwv formerly 1ira j of vho yriw has ijeen presented wilh a gold wfttoh and locket from the mayor aud iouncil and the city omcials of toronto mam keeling at milton a mass meeting of the lectors of tho county will be held al milton tni saturday 11 tit iuit add rest oj will bo delivered by hobs edward wake oliver mowat 0 w ross w mccraney mlaikl dr buck this will evidently be a field day series of sermons the tirst of a series of sermons to voudk men will be preached by kev r phillips in jihe methodist church nest suuday eveu- bubject strike the iron while if is hot tho sermons will be continued on the tirst suuday evjcuiug of each month foot seriously out last wednesday as sou of mr joseph arthurs was chopping the axe glanced and christmas in three weeks the political pot is uoiliuk- m tuesday was sti andrews day council fneetinc next tuesday the holiday trade promises well creemorest rate of taxation is lkird t rddcstuvu liext m outlay tcninu oakville vauu a tjbiaii club let her slide t tinelph assvssmeut this year amount j to vuvt ysnow-shoeiu- el b is talked of by local athletes the schoolboys stomach is a ways iu applepie order 8taeey was sent for add upon examination fouud that some twelve stitches wero necessary to keep tho sovered parts in proper position exhibits to australia sir charles tupper executive commis sioner has written us for permission to i send the fkuy pntss exhibit at the colonial exhibition at loudon en to the jubilee 1 international exhibition to be held next year at adelaide australia other can adian oilribitora have beeu similarly iu vited to send their exhibits the boilucalwar cry soon shall we hear such phrases tis the intelligent electors of halton the sturdy of kanesing 7 qli tayreo omayreo canada for the can adians chestnuts the glorious mother land i honesty aud rood govern ment ii- li w xkmlbualntmlcen why will farmers and other who kro so oaitious and particular iu purcliaaiur god from regular merchants buy bo and uurnardodly from poddlers tley all 5 sjfsssvsp freely do it muoh aa they dread tile idea of bolng bitten by tv tcllowmau lietjico tlio b iueal inij and nroainn about fraud and the execrations of 8umjryjknowtnr 6iiei who have been done by the doalor in siioddy cljth jubt now rural parta nre swarming with oily tougued gentry who hayo all orta of wondors at fabuloua pricquiand it u fair to prophecy that iu ne oases out of ten tho pnrchahcr will have the worst aide of the bargain some df our readers can tost if y to tho truth of the fthoddy cloth busiueks it is always safer to deal with responsible local nfen an invalid editor assaulted iu his paper tho wugham tiauif two weeks ago mr h w galbraith fori bomo time editor of this journal vividly proved this falsity of the statements of one jot tlio town councillors who had publicly slander ed the newspapers of the town by charging them with proseutiur exorbitant accounts struck his foot ntcuj at oneottho to u work pcrlornied by tlioin tlio timn srjiuuliisftalmouthein8teijpr sbowed that tlio unprincipled economist imeredu the foundation of this item from the beeton world sir john i blake wasstojlcu imporiant notice fy nelson the clothier t is now showjugampsteompletoassortinent of now aud ohoico suitings trowserings i and overcoatings in all tho newest desigus aud iu the most elegant patterns both in rortiga m bomeitlo icuxufsotura call early aud secure a good choice satisfaction assured 1jfj a worthy example the quarterly board of st rauls spleudid roads now and teamins is j meuiodist church bramptou which luts ijrix cthiacj iu -tlu- jjovcrnmeut hi ranted vj1 miitou mechanic institute control of the weekly contributions for the 10 support otthe pastor of the church found i georgetown hiijh bchool will be form ally opened on lolh january the latsessioii of rjuein township cjuiijil was hold ou moadiv the store windows are being dressed ith auracliv mrfnilt holidav oods the cmiector rvjortijthai lue bulk of the taxes are already paid in when they met last friday night that the income from this source during the past i six months met the half years salary aiid i left a surplus of uearly 300 to be handed ovsr to the trustee board for general i church purposes- awmvv j j a prospective manufactory the senior partucr of the tiinn of diaper j a- sonf canton mass manufacturer of theco5ity counch will hold its last j vvbolleu audition goods of varjlous classes regular jncttiug for the year nest tuesday j g in acton last u hroptihg w a santa clans has already commenced view to the establishment of a branch his election of presents for the little ones j manufactory here the large quantity of i 1 hefferuan liueiph was fined j off j goods in their line utilized by messrs v and costs on monday for selling beer at his j h l a son of the canada glove i j works for glove lining etc is an induce- tikcouutycoun and general sessions i mm f them to locate their proposed will bt held at the ciiiirt houseon tuesday canadian branch here we hope the pro hth peceraber j w j satisfactorily consummated services wejrelelj in st ssehs i a wnalhitmmmm hurdion snnaayj father dumortier of we are pleased to notice that there is ouelpfcrpeesiding now everv reason to believe that a success- miltou public school paysthe teacher j fa debating societv will be organiied of us javenileaepartniem the enormous- a nam of onr young men are snlarj of 200 per annnm i teresting themselves in the matter and ilr r the event of the holiday eason will a shiter has kindly offered the use of he a sfiujdcoiicert by the clipper base the law office with which he is connected ciub on chxibttnas aight last saadav was advent suudav for a preliminary meeting to be held next mondav etenlug bead his letter and at- this isxie earliest possible date on which j- tent t proposed meeting dewrmined to this annikersary can occir i l a3sis in tbe f 0 a society which building a neat and i i properly conducted will tend to mutual councillor fyfei substantiil fence aloiiji the front of his ifine on charch street itoperty wheat is comingiu to themarket here in lare ipantities jnst now- the vjrices j however baaipess little dd cnei raiiv tha e are over seventyfive applications j jot on pearl street d mccatcheon sold jor the chief ef voiiceship of gait left j bis house near the school to mr vacant b the resignation of mr mcfeggan i the political campaign in this comity will be o eucd at oakville tomorrow eyen- iug major kerus setting the ball n motion kvj pat jf acctpxd t4 cha m his far kdwarti i i ii cjuttsof glannuis formerly the baptist church here has i call from the kincardine riap- tho mcculloiigli eramosa sold oflijo acreii last tuesday to mr fucker toronto forf7b0 includ ing about i0 worth of wheat the lb tlisr- provide acton theinse itbe improvement ojf the members realestate in milton milton has bad quite a boom lately real estate transfers mrs james codtts i sold ber frame dwelling and lot oil main j street to mr d mcgibbon and mr mc i but the men who advertise j t the backpart of the blouse to get a bhj share of all there is i j d- mccutcheon who is removing it to a show uo indication of rising in certain lines qiiv be johnston mr henry howes sold hi 3 house and lot on pine street to mr john son and mr jjlames mcintosh hfes sold joseph robin- y newest wrinkle in church socials buckwheat party tbey dont anything for grub but slapjacks and lasies both kinds of thyhuter i the auuual christmas tree and eiiter- tainmeih of the methodist sunday school win pro iably take place oil thursday even ing iio t december a new feature to the entertaiimeut is talked of 4 bus iueis uhsiaess tho world qver and vh iiiitis the truth there is nothing immode it in the acton fjiee puei saying its job d epartment is superior to any in the county f halton diiitda standard aif actared aliuoit i n the centre church for a week tbe residents of ithai vicinity wiil thank the proper officer to see that the owner removes it forthwith th death is announced at peterboro of w ias3ie elb principal ofeicol- legiate institute and uncle of mrs i a secord of this place hu demise is great ly regretted as he was a most useful man arieetuig of the reformers of livis- iona 1 a id 5 esatiesing and the villa e of the house andpt formerly owned tock to mrs fitzsimmons vftatitilhn communion services at knox church the quarterly communion services of knox church were held last saturday and ales frazer of orobo offi- sunday bev ciated at the kervices which were cll attended on both days the sermons were ablerand earnest and much appreciated by had no foundation whatever for hia state ments and that his reference to tii a com parative pricesfor work iu other towns was entirely false of course the man who is caught in a lie is the maddost kind of a maiij and a day or so later the misrepre senting councillor camo upon friend gal- braith uuaware aud brutally assaulted him from behind the attack came so j unex pectedly that steve had no ohauco for self deftjnee aud as a result was severely injured being kujocked c insensible for j some minutos it is well known that for years he has been partially invalided and the iudiguatiou o the people when they heard of this assault upon a siok man was very great as soon as steve was able to be about again the cowardly councillor was arraigned before the mayor who found him guilty and fined him 500 anu costs orteuday8iu gaol in hia remarks the mayor told the culprit that us long as he held a public position the newspapers had j a right to criticise his actions if they baw i anything wrong iu them aud such a mode of muzzling tho press must uot be tolerated tho mauy friends of mr galbraith iu actou siucerely hope he has received no permanent iujury and feeljsatisfied that he will proceed as before to fearlessly expose wrong from whatever source it may cm- auate educational services the annual educational meetings in the methodist church last sunday and monday were full of interest and resulted quite satisfactorily the sermons ou sunday by bev b phillips the pastor were of a character not ordinarily heard ou such occasions they gave evidence of careful preparation were highly interesting to the congregation and were iu every way worthy of the important theme which was their subject the meeting on monday evening was also very interesting after tho reading of uu encouraging report of the work of the education society by rev r phillips the chairman introduced rev dr potts of toronto the lr thoroughly explained the workiiig of the society its aims and objects and its importance as an ally to the various educational institutions of the church he clearly showed the con nection of education with the- constant elevation aud growth of thei methodist church since its inception aud the growing necessity for a still more general education both as concerns the pulpit and the pew the university federation scheme which has for several years occupied the attention of the various conferences and which was carried at the recent general conference was vividly reviewed and the audience was given an insight to many of the important details with which they have hitherto beeu unac quainted the address given by tbettev dr was a masterly one and received the undivided attention and appreciation of the audience after the addresses the collec tion was taken aud we are pleased to learn amounted to double that of the circuit last year when crewsons and siloam were connected the choir sang at intervals during the evening a number of selections the chair wal occupied by mr h p moore i hafs from 75 cents to 2u0 at j fyfes persiau lamb caps the best quality at low prices also black astracbaus good and cheap tit j j fyfes 7 speorajijyj 4 pants 11 i theclothter 99 wyndham st gublph- go to mf5ajrvm for yovkr i i sclool books slates and all school requisites r we keer a fcij 8uppia also a kike blxk w stati oneettir- new stock of fancy groods iy j18t akuivku a cluditfu albums glove and handkbechief cases perfumery cases dw pivjlxts oils yatolshes brushes etc dont forget the place sftograrrias d and stationery store aoton our blanket andj a true stoky coxtlliutid yes the present is undoubtedly the time to buy the prices jof allelasses of dry goods are jumping up and in inauy tines ve cannot buy today from the manufneturerg at as low prices as we aro selling the goods across our counters especially is this the case iu cashmeres and french dress goods generally 1 nm selling a beautiful cashmere at 23o that would be cheap at 35c a better one at 42c und a really splendid line at 50c which today i could not import to sell under 75c per yard my prices run up to 95c per yard but auy of them arc worth today at least 33 per cent mote- than i ask for them and soiu fajjcy duess goods which i show at 10 mi 17c 20c and upwards and all exceptionally cheap one great pleasure you have in baying your dress goods from ineis that i nl- ways keep a beautiful range of trim- miugs to match every shade this re fers to plain and striped plushes and velyeis fancy silks braids laces patsementrick fringes buttons clasps 4c then if a lady wishes to get her dress made she has the services of mrs thompson one of the most competent artistes in this land who will give her the most faultless design at a very moderate price however we never worry customers to let us do their work many peoplo buy press goods aud make tbeni up themselves them to thcirregiilar dressmak ers in the cily to each and creryonc we giyo the best attention we have still a full assortment of those silks at 25c 374c and- 50c a yard exactly at half price but they are going of fast and will soon all be cleared out an other department in which we have had a great run ib the mantle awl cloth department i show superb curl arid frieze cloths at 125 per yard belter ones at 3 4 5 and g per yard in all colors also ottoman cords at 150 said to be equal to goods sold hi the city at 82 then in tweed effects meltons ac my variety is very large sealettcs arc better value this year than i have ever seen them you should see our goods at fo 8 1 1 and f 14 per trd here also nnder the man agement of miss manny every custom er ib assured of the best resullr in keadymnde mantles dnlnmiifl street jackets childrens jackets my stoek lsstillvery fully assorted so much tn referenced eoods today another point kemeinhcr i do not 6ell on credit i refuse every attempt to run a bill the cashbuying customer al ways gets tbe full benefit from me and does not have to help make up for the had debts incurred in every credit business tobecoutiuucd advertisements t 1 good i2 a great success pb vohrlstmas m brennan hasplea8ofreinarinouncing that his tail nng shon in creechs fruit store f is now open and in full running j orderrandin a position j tofillajlordere v he is showing tweed suits at solpetsewiiebe 1or 15 scotc tweeb suit 17 ci 18 sold elsewhebe for 23 and 24 piie worsted auit at sotd el8ewifbhbat20 y- t i gentlemen wanting a firstclass good- fitting edit etc may rely upon beingsuited in every relpect by leaving their orders with brennan the clothier 20 -right- call early arid secure -o- ryan berkinshaw co successors to john hogg son cuelph ontario i 1 i fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffefffffff r east end clothing store fffi ffffffffffff fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff xx mtrttttnxrrtrttttttttttttttttt to the front of aix competition we rlace our elegant and substantial goods oo- splendid ill quality complete in assortment if 1 overflowing in genqrous bargains -is- t rttt itttttttittttttttttttttttttti the leading clothing house xttttitt 1 i il ttttt a large and wellassorted stock of tweed and worsted sljitiigs and ovebeoatiisras adapted for fall nnd ayiuter wear at j yfjtf having all my attention devoted tothe above lines 1 am prepared to tive the utiiiost satisfaction in fit workmanship and pri t mr j k henes formerly with j v williamson co is now in my employ and will give his many friends from acton and vicinity his best attention f also every thing- hew in ats caps underclothing iu short everything necessary tea gentlemans complete outfit mce j pype the cradle wagon has been standing intre of fredrick street a thecongregation those among the older hjnliin gait on saturday aoth i t t i i 4 the wile of mr j t havill of members of the congregation whj have loyal feelings for their mother tongue the gaelicwere unusually favored fbr sermons were preached in that dialect both on saturday and sunday kev mr straithey will preach in this pulpit next sunday inst the will be held iu the town bab on friday svening 10th inst dr back the reform candidate and others wil be present th annual chiistmas entertaininent a st h lbans sabbath sohool will jbe held on the 1 vening of wednesday 95hjjec it will je of a perfectly informal character theh idren will have a tea and christmas tree sng christmas carols and enjoy vesgenerallv 1 tbe work of body snatchers xjong ago last week mrs j lawreuce and her bis ter who reside at albauy ky dame to acton for the purpose of disinterring the remains of their grandfather w bhodes who6ome fortytwo years ago was buried in the old cemetery behind the presbyterian church for the purpose of removing them tothe family vault at albany thiy-ior- dered from messrs speight son under takers a handsome casket and eimloyod mr tf smitli to opeh the grave aiid both proceeded with their labors the casket was completed and the grave dugbut when flie coffin was reacjied the over wafoiind io be disarranged and those present realized straufie forehdingsas to the cause the lid was removed when to the amazement of all concerned the coffin was seen toi be entirely empty not a vestige of anything was left to tell of the occupant who it jwaa thought jiad been quietly resting in hie nar row bed for nearly half a century the ladies remunerate- th undertaker and gravedigger for their work and returiw d to their home with the inward conscious lees that althfiugritlieir mibuionbadeenunjuo- cessftl they bad done their utmost to pm adysiiglnothers request the ladief re- ferred to are daughters bf the late john fiaher pi thia place whose wife wi is a daughter of mr iahodesvahd are cousins of mr wo masalas theold gentleman was reporter of a son alueiibos in trafalgar on the 23rd nov the wife of mr thomas alderson of a son r tt the al chasnitjns nkwtos a if ou wanta nobby durable and cheap about seventyfive years of age at the ime to j fyfes acton to j fyfes acton for- you cloth suit go fi eecan suit you for price quality and stjle every time othis demise messrs alex grant and james cameron were the only perapns oak aide of tbe family who were present at the f tmersjietopg ago 1 imm altar ciusiifibns nkwtos at woodstock at the residence of the brides father on the 24th november by rev t a moore priiceton brotherinlaw of the jride mr wm chambers saiford to miss jennie newton daughter ol mr richard newton i colejiak ooue at the residence of the brides parents ou the 24th november by bev francis swau kockwood mr john s coleman of erin to miss mary moore daughter ef mr david moore eramosa theorave mokion iuacton on the 27th nov in fant son of mr james morton of port huron aged one month ross at 88 wellington sty hamilton ou the ldtb november florence mary aaughter of mr jjohq ross principal victoria- 3ohool aged 12 years and 8 months r j bale rechbtee f 8atciuar 4th ducehbeb sale of buildiug lots btgok household effeqts ac on the premises of bobert craine maiii street actou sale at 2 oclock wm hem- treat auctioneer mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmt e r bollert 27 lower wyndham street cuelph ont acton out 1 mens wombs jpouildrens 5opts fc shoes eubbeits 0veess0es c at prices that always lead to speedy gales 6b lowest prices j x0x8i8te5t wrrh cood quality oo- outatoml work and repairing promptly attended to w williams mili street acton central meat market the finest watches jewelry repairing always satisfactory j joseph patton butcher haspleasure in announcing to thecitizens of acton that he has purchased the butchering business of j mr wjra rossell and ib prepared to conduct the same in a straitforward bosrhess nianuer having had large esperience in the busi ness i feel that i can guarantee all custom- ere who- favor me with their patronage perfect satisfaction all kinds of meat fresh and good andj poultry fish c in seasbn will e found in stock i rqspeotfully eolict yotfr esteemed pat ronage k joseph patton acton kovsth 1886 if you iiaveiieej iiisaipuintliiiln fall winter 1886 xv jlj we are on the market j -buying- wheat teas and oats wewill give market jirioes for all sound marketable grain delivered at our ware house at acton 1 j e nicklin t son claspt to mateli the goods special values iu boating shawls staples grey cotton wlmt try the alaska they we ever sold arc uic best b savage solo agent for cuelph jambs stirton lds dentist fovellb bjock opposite post office ouelph vitalized air l painless extraction ofteeth artificial teeth gaaranteed perfect in apnear- ajuce fit and use fine gold work a specialty all operations strictly first class v appointments made by letter a ctoasr falwinter ii88e itake pleasure in iutormiug the residents oi actou aud vicinity that my stock of fall and winter qqobs is now very com plete without doubt uo dealer in acton has ever shown such late styles variety and good rvaltfe as i am now in a position to offer although niany lines in dry goods have increased at least 20 per cent- 1 had the good fortune to buy heavily iarly iu- the reason so customers may iely on getting goo la at the very lowes possible cash trice i would again remind tho public i to misrepresent goods and a ejuld receives the same good value as a growaexperienced person the business that i did during the spring aud summer was very encouraging indeed so with increased facilities and double iho stock i do not fear for the fall and winter trade j r auu uouoie ine i wish to direct special attenticn tp the following lines which for variety and eleganceconibiued are so perfect and varied that wv few houses outside of the priucipal cities can show such perfection in their selection i dress goods the fashionable shades are grey and navy blue 200 pieces to select from in ng french makes viz jersey cloths in blak and color boueles jfoiiles ottomans serges plaids meltons cashmeiies oombiutttlon winceys sirks in blaik jilid colors satiu meimloiixv plushes velvets and velveteens large- aridrermain allwool cornbiuations uid small buttons and mautles and wa cotton wool aid co ticks blankets flannels yarn ei c etc milljn bbj miss stringhjm has charge this fall anl winter of some of the best establishments iu western canada so mens and boys readymade clothing mens auc boye bbotb and sholfls foi ladie j misses childrbn iaenyutbs and boys qboobbibs t havfe received advice from yokoiama chests of uncollored teaori board ibtv me it is due a kiug jackets gloves hosiery corsets aid lades underwear faji produgfi bough tl i v lissttp ifli jiiiiiiisii vvr i it ton hirting8ducks dnims tabling clashes towels linens sheetings halton diy goods house acton this lady is thorpughly posfed iu her buiuess haviiigliad ehaijze may rely ou getting correct styles and ii will guarantee prices to suit woollen tjndervvear fs- all new goodstyt prieesas iovii as tne wiieatt japan that the ss rxo sailed from thai porkni august 13th t britjshcoiumbia on sept 7th tind ltbe ffoodfl wirresjiereflw call and try a sample pouu of first tea that was evr import to act direct issqss- tm 3 l- 1 hrimp ngsl iivfo jjb pvyrr0 yth ffl fyi ta prj3jb a t- iifi m fr t3 i gte tf e toi vi mi im m i m fti 1 1 a irrs