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vffiifts3fci55ss8 pqvft m m tuvnsnvrmoivxisu dkvtminir 30 1880 tee municipal cponoil mr j fyfe elected reeve for 1s8 by acclmuftuon an incomplete counoil w i v fcl r t fc r i i k wbs t c aluuicipal nomination ou mouday wu largely nuendcd froiu the way ttom nations were made it seemed as though then would bo uo scarcity of candidates bat when the two dys allowed for decline l iag tad oxpicodit was found that although fiyo caudidwes fov ttw rwvwhip uud twti ityono for couucillow uad been uorn- iul ed they had all withdrawn but mr j fyfi 1 for the reeveship and messrs cam- croi dft lowry aud w e smith for councillors the oouucil for uext year will therefore be composed of the abote air led rcutlemeu and these will appoint i another person to make the required umaberof councillors the members go i ar as elected will mako a very good coi lucil indeed 2tr fyfe is a young man of enterprise aw l ability ho has freely expended lus means in improving property in the nit nicipality mr fyfe has already occupied a seat in the council and his conduct has shown him capable of acceptably occupying the chair of thief raijistrate and there ia no doubt he will exert himself in the interests ot acton hr cameron has also occupied a seat at the council board and performed iris duty well he is a man of honest prin ciples aud his convictions upon public m liters are freely expressed dr lowry has served- a considtrable teito as a public man having filled the re sponsible position of ulic school trus ts for fonr or live years one of which he as ed as chairman of the board the dr is wellknown a friend all aud corn- is mds the confidence and respect of rate- p yer generally mr w e smith is a new man in municipal politics ho has however si owu an interest in the prosperity of his ac opted town ever since he settled here and our citizens need have no fears that he will not do bis utmost to serve them well e e will make a good councillor whq the fourth councillor will be is h ird to tell but itwilf no doubt shortly be it ade known the following are the nominations rdii reeve 1 vrii aixix nominated by alex f smith and joseph anderson l3edined- 2 joseni fife by wm hemstreet and a lex feecord 4 jolbf kksii- by arthur lambert and j halsted declined i patbick relit by a f smith no seconder 5 david hevpeksos by wm t smyth ajnd tho3 ferrymanjr declined for councillors i wm ismosd by peter mccauu and arthur lambert i 2 wm e ssuth by ales y smith and wm hemstreet 3 john cameeos by alex f smith and thomas eastoiit i 4 dr lownv by wm hemstreet and wm bamsey i 5 j b psacson by j03- anderson and ivm ismond declined 0 kobeet ty abbes by lather lyman iind peter mccann declined 7 james bnowx farmer by t h harding and jcfe andersoii s paix jaevts by alex smith and john cameron declined j it w p bnows by tbos easton and ei p moore declined 1 1 10 h p moore by a f smltu and tvilham bamsey declined ii anthony stephenson by dr 31c- farvin and wm e smith 12 a e nickles by h p moore aud thos ferryman jr declined 13 j a speight by j03 anderson and arthur lambert declined 14 josem axieeson by w t smyth ind wm ismond declined 15 alex f smith by wm ismond and arthur lambert declined iothosc moobe by robt warren and thos perryman sr declined 17 kobeet wallace by ffm worden and peter mccann declined it alex sucoibybyil p moore and wm hemstreet declined iv di mcgiuvin by alex- hecord and wmk smith declined 20 d hexdeesox by dr mvgarviu and h p moore declined 21 johs haevev by jos fyfe and wm hemstreet declined at the expiration of the hour the return ing officer retired and dr mcgarvin was moved to the chair in the absence of iteeve storey the chairman called upon mr henderson chairman of the finance committee during the past year mr henderson explained that the expenditure of the year outside of uncontrollable expenses was so very small that lie had not deemed it worth while preparing a detailed statement the auditors will shortly perform their duties and their report will be published when every item will be clearly shown he thanked the people for his nomination teday and for their kind support in the past but felt that the cemetery trouble had come to be a personal matter and that his retirement from the council would tend to assist in bringing about peace and harmony again he had served acton to the het of his ability the past ten years and considered be had honestly earned a rest though in future occupying the position of a private citizen he will al ways take an interest in municipal affairs and hold himself ready to give any information or assistance be could in the carrying out of the business of tire municipality he declined the nomination with tje best of feeling mr i fyfe considered the business of the council had during the past year been arnica ly carried on owing to the ceme tery lawsuit the members of the council had 11 t felt themselves free to spend as much ui local improvements as they would other vise have done he felt pleasure in receiving the nomination for thereeveship not r cause of any special qualifications fort5 alce tint because of the earnest aolttiuatiou ofjiiauy frienttb to offer hirawif pa a c audilate jlopfd if tkero was a contest i would bo peaccably cotiducted ho did sot como beforo the peoplo tbifi year pieigpa us any particular platform ho wonldpfwur adhere to tue policjf advo- otted during the pastyeor but wpul4 leave binwelf free to deviate from last years ledce it- bticb wbw fdund nectsswy to nutke uib cemetery a 8olfsuetainlninatwr mr jpcirjb0ibu8 next cullod iipmi mid uo had ltiteudoovtomrku80injoexphimuoni as to hi conduct as u councillor diirinu the pmt year but aa uo charges vera mad afliuat him nothiug wus rebuked from liinji ho had much pleasure in declining his nomination later oil mr feavtan charged the cemetery committee with having spent 511- for cemetery purposes when their estimate presented in october bury showed un expenditure of ic5 councillors fyfo aud cainoron we aro pitpared to explain this to thu baustuctiou ofh mr john caiucvon had decided some time ago not to staud for roelootiou and had said as much to a number of tho rate payers he had uo desire for the offloo of councillor but haviug boeu strongly pressed by maiiy warm friends he had allowed himself to be uoiuiuatecl aa uliairiiiau ot the couimitteo on streets aud sidewalks he gave a report of the work performed by that committee during the year more work- would have been done had it not been for the trouble aud expense caused by tuose opposed to tho cemetery he could not tliankthc people forhis nomination tor lie did hot desire it but he thauked them heartily for tho good feeling which was evidenced toward him although he was hot anxious for office ho would always up hold the interests of the corporation even if he had to deny himself to do so and he considered any man a traitor who would in anyfmanner injure his municipality if elected he would occupy the same position aa last voar not withdrawing single plank the other nominees having quietly re tired no further speeches were made and tne meeting adjourned i nominations elsewhere esqcesing keeve nlindsay 1st dep- reeve john warrou and dr webster second deputy reeve h p lawson and r graham councillors f lluddell johu evans richard dick and john campbell xissabawm reeve janiea menues deputyreeve d wheelihan councillors last years members and peter savers and peter gould j 1 milton mayor s hanuant reeve j h mccollom georgetown reeve wm mcleod and d mckeazie gcelth mayor col mcdonald geo bruce g sleeman j keough w- ri- m he retun s to parilani6ht with an noraped majority m jor b 1 rhb the favortte the oonsen a ive party continue to hod theirtlnhaltonforthe j looalhouso t 10 cleoti ii is over and by this time the excitement i m lideut to u general eloctioii lioh about nbsidod uud politicians will again have is suniod thoir normal every day tone tho returns show that the momt min biry has been bustainod by a coiv lidcrubly i ucrcased majority reaching nearly thirl y members tlo roault cer tainly show i iliat while tho peoplo of the province cannot jfccl entirely bittrnfled iu evcrv reiiet with tho administration of affairs by tl cmowat ministry they are not prepared i haiid tho businusu of the proviucu oer to mr meredith and his followers ui trt hri comes out with a plat form of a more nrogressivv pruulictil and loynlly pro iucial oharacutr- than bus yet been presetted by hfni the mowat liov eninieut hove more strength thau evoruud it- is ardent y lioied tlioy will now deeia it prudent to tdopt more of the progressive measures vhichithe province requires and wliich hao hitherto been left over for tiorc caieful consideration wo have no doubt tlfio result of the elections is very to tho citizens of kt sums v i l rii school trustee election the olection of school trustees to fill the vacancies caused by the lapse of the terms of office of messrs w p brown and thos c moore took place at noon i yesterday the elections of the previous day apparently caused the electors to fcrget so unimpor tant a matter as the proper superintend ence of the education of their children for the attendance was very small indeed the following nominations were made thomas ebbaoe nominated bv thomas easton and jihu matthews davw hexieksoxnominated by thos t moore and thos eastou there being no further nominations the returning officer declared messrs ebbage and henderson elected by acclamation to serve the term of three years as members of the brtard of trustees of acton public school the pefsouel of the board is now messrs j e mcgarvin chairman w h storey dr lowry george hyuds thomas ebbage and david henderson i iaxtltj we have just learned that mr d hp- dersou declines to accept his election to the office of trustee aud has placed his resigna tion in the hands of the secretary of the board mr hendersonexplainsthat when he declined to accept nomination for muni cipal council he had come to the conclu sion not to accept any public office and consetjnently has just tjs strong objections to acting as school trustee as in any other official capacity j notes and comments the mount kuicjit it ir- ttiitn refers ui mr tv ii store iisj aolonb veteran reeve and the brampton fanner says mr storey aunonncesjhis retirement from municipal politics in a george washington farewell to his subjects the chief euglish citiy 111 the dominion toronto 16 only abojit ouelifth the size nf chicago and yet 111 many respects chicago cannot compare with toronto especially as an intellectual and education al centre does the queep city of ontario outshine chicago the canadian city has abler lawyers platform oratore teachers preachers and editor it has better schools colleges aud universities better hospitals aud public institutions of all des criptions handsomer churches and more real culture to the square inch than chicago has to the square yard- r canq jian- american chicago generally iatisfatory- ontario the election in halton he election in our uwn county is only slightly changed from that of 188 major kerns the first successful standard bearer in the couity since it wja organized in provincial elections has ajjniii been bus jiucd 1 e had a strong opponent and his ifor 0hbi3tma8 j i 1 r m brennan has pleasure in uiikjv uoing that his tail oriug shop ill lijeciy fruit 8toro i8 now open and in full running order anil ii a position t to till ulioideih i i f 1 ito in showing- uoill tw icki su its at 12 soi i irsiwhkkk kok iir soottml twkk 17 i 18 siinjisi wiiiiii iuiisil ami 821 kjnk woustkd slut at f20 sou kisevuiilk at st is gentleinen wanting u liratchios good ftttingcoati etc muy rely upon bemy suited in overy vejiieet hy leaving thoir urilora with beenhan the clothier mm i ami yitli it uilurgu iwuoptmpiitof now fioodh of evecjr a noveltivh of nil kinds ivncy uud- sillcl hiiudkeroh fancy wool goods scriptibn o- tiuc every poll canvassed rln acto majority i some thirty jier cent leas than inj his forr lor contest it is now about 100 the campaign was a vigorous one uud ng subdivibibii was thoroughly by both parties i hard work was done and the represeuu lives of each candidate did their utmost t ensure success hero major kerns m jority wasreduccd from 88 to 24 the fol owinjj table will show the major ities in each polling place in the county bucks majority 9 the successful teachers the third class professional examina tion of candidates for teachers certificates began in the model school milton on monday 13th inst the written examina tion embraced the subjects of drawing education theory and methods pchobl law physiology and hygiene the papers were examined by thp county board of examiners dr laski h cjray and j so deacon the oral exawnation consisting of practical teaching drill and calisthenics was conducted by the p s i owing to the thqreugh training received during the model school term all the students succeeded in passing the examina tion certificates were awarded to the fol lowing i william m meuuire auuie m chap man thomas j moore walter campbell i ass wei nelson trafalga xias prebentsr pia twa to your hoaiory paste it in yoar bat koop it la your minfl i onalk it on tho wall- c c speight has iiuv in rtouk aimie of the tastiest and most nitvactivo gjjods for the christmas j trade iu ilusli fraiucs gilt oxide em- j bossed aiid itustie piuture frames and mats oil paintings easels ottomans mirrora ivc tbtlias ever been shown here frames of any kiml plain or fancy cheap or expensive promptly made to order call and sec j c c speight new links in j gents f u r n ih 1 if o 3 amd- ladies cents eufe jl cvi- quality cheap j also a ne-vv- siock of ladies kid glovest -o- mantle cloths oyeroats ix popusrcin atpklckstosultthetimjes -oo- pollini acton burlingtdu georgetoun milton oakvillo esquesinl noj 1 nojs no 3 noj j t noi kenis majority 24 m g no a noj 1 xo- no 3 xoj 1 noj 2 nojii p no 4 nbl 1 noi2 no no i n 5 noi i ttaii kerns ttal majority 4t yiju uit go t hat fyfes 12 10 ii 21 01 if 12 v7 ico liil 21- it if ii h r n v 3h the haltos force pump and every variety of force well and cistern a i mimufiiciurt- bv a c bounsall flannels that cannot be beaten for quality and pric and thu lxuiiesl i j stock of dress goods of every variety iu jtown with triviuifiiigc to majtcli w our millinery department is complete in everly respect -o- oaevtlle out agists w ni as new goods are arriviutr and our larrt stock must be cleared out before the middleioi january tlie public v ill realise j that there are snaps to be luul at the bblasgotfy house kitiiiifed in no other house in the vicinitv t d uwaiit iic o j fyfes nobby durable tiudclieap actoii jambs 3tirton lds dentist toveus block opposite post office guelph vitalized air 7 ceuls to 0 at j ne abvertisements far51s wanted i fahms vajsted f01s the next issff of our fniiarlian farm aclvcrtiscr which ib to lkclkcnltttdhmoiitiiifciiiliiiuimvcribsers nf farms fhrouqbout caimla the united states europe ajiiil otllcr countris we have in our office at gaolill thousands of letters from apiili- cants for farni frui nil parts of cnunbi all parla of the united states kuriilie suutli africa f nil jhmdiea all tlie lutten are from naities who have seen our advertise ments lioxe iauting to sell are invited tecouie toourofuct- in uueli huii ee hie letters for theuieelvieti we nic- selling more fhinib than ttiiyotlictirim ji coiktdit aiul we def eoiilrn- t f diction td tliu fitulviiitut if vmrwant to fll m renil ait v our nutne niidatldrcth ma tlieu wevil to i it 1iiiikc unices iwihmolteltnl adlllcrk j -oo- our boot and shoe stock is ilso voiv large every line being full special jittentoii is directed to out values in mens aiid boys loiiu jottsl h pain less extraction of teeth arlitkinl t eili punnuitccd jierfevt in appear- i unee lit ami ne liliu iuld work i speriiiltv j all operations mvictly firt clh i apiiointiiieiit- mnic hv lll r i weavou es choice stoofe of givociries on aad at bottcm priced tj axe shoving now a special line of 25c teas that arc bound to take- reatmhtr tho famous 50c tea- mil t mitchell desires to inform the proplc of acton and mirrriundinas tliat he is prepared to take ordersfor weaving all kinds of fancy hag cttriicu klaimel sheetiii mliirting and drcss iotiiis striped m- plaid twill or plain also lied 13luukcts and llorkciilniikcta two yards wide and icr aud lavilliiiiiutee tlnil i illyieyood hutitiftutioli if ill frii and others uliti in- uie villi liil- itriuge t mitciihi vp 1iight cfe co to ok a ii jo in j daley ft co guelph ont gri send 25 1nts v p galeseim wanted elegan fhe froijt comiktvinix i ilaci- n and substantial goods j ieitnaiktrt poiitiiis uuaiioiteed with j i salary aid eesbcscs paid any dp j terminod mail uan succeed with ub peciil- bplendid in quality ofptoe toronto i ulvx t niock ram- uj p iu1uu i pleteincliidiiianinnvfist outtit free i adrhesal iince iniinic ihi- puiiell hltowviluothklls xltlsinvirv noi iiistkk ny ami nncnivj tim christmas a id election nos of grip an i the papcmurip to 1st feb 17 ok send m tl and roi ive uio chiustmab aud mikctlon nob and tlictoptr tojtily 1st 187 including choice cf the two iieuiluui platen load hip consem tivffl or tjeniiing kcfonners addtess the qilp printing and publishing op i nd 2rt front street west toronto i 72000 copieb per week svoru circulation daily aud weekly free itcbr beat family newtpaper in canada j kbtanitheed 42 yeabk penuaicnl eulnrrrmct vnt improve uienl is p8k- witmy king olpwk v klie8 i fee press l the ari cultural department is a uotaj feature of th j free prckg being nlwaya iipto th j times and coudnnted by persons 1 tactically skulod iu farm work co z pra ticfthuiisivfttionk of jlen and things ftppsaij from time to tiino herbert wbell alice j breckon john jrjst dhethinloebhi faliply h stinblerrarrotillbulebarre- hannah sleleau davii williams 0rm4 t wilb roott maiy c oantjro mafijid fatiqst franklin clazie dauiol stlugle mfglo mclaac wijlium mclean flora b b lyon ferein lamb caps tje best qtmlityijl at low prices also black trachinrhgdnfj ttdeheap at-jffejf- j- j 8 telogiftijli telehone mail and torreepondmico up to tlie boiiv ofpubjieavion jspacdal market department agrlcmlttirttlbepatinent sermoi by or tnlmage u 8l apltal btory a ways bunnlng xnkoaicjiui pu mle column i hruqoroni beading 9 cd cd co evo fv inenibr of th iiiiusobnid easeily look for it eaoli avccs mrcf in kl j lrif and upwards je each 9120 th8j cauaua fw prea ijrt oi i baotpla h mzsti ipap35jii then iptt ti loral inducement eey itfcipd in to pal ties getting up for tlie weuh- sflud fov ifecopy of our vlouiimn th indncerneuts wb nro ottering freb onapivhcatlou addicf s sllks13 waxtkd itk tiw iu want of a few iuore lirstclass lucii t touauvuhh for the wile of choice varieties of nursery stouli to men who tan make a- nccoss of tu bukiucks wc ran pay joort salaries orcouiiiiibsioii and iveiieriiiuiieut cinilovineut wcbave nianj uevvaudchdice specialties both in the fruit and ornaiucutal lines which others do not bundle apply at once with references may lroth13hri kinsiuvmknocm8tkit n yl you can live at nome uud make laore money at work for ib than ataiiythimj olsu in this world capitol not needed vou are started free both sexes ull ages anyone can do tbetvork iaigo eirnliigs sure from first start costlv outfit nnd terms free delay anil mutter not y costs you not uny to send us your address l dud out if you arettriso voij will do 60 at h huierr 4 co portland maine money 0 wo wi soua youtfreo hiuiib i something ojreiit value and import ance to you that will stifrtyou in business which will brine vou in more monev right away thau anything elio iu this world i any due can do tho work and livo at home either sex all ages something now that just coins money for all workers wo will start you i capital not uoeded thisls ore ofthe gcimiue important chances of a lifetime rhose who are dnibiiioun and bntci- prisinw ii nfit delay iraid outht free ad dress tfite co augusta maine complete in assortineut overtlotviii in oenerous llaifjaiiib al exj womens and jin liiiiens bubbees oveeshoes o at prices that always lead to spetly sales lowest prices consistent with good quality oo j uutitom work and itepairinf prbmptly attended to w iwilmams mill street acton headquarters sm bootssjioesrubbenstcunksyalises leading vu l aren fe boorshoe storl i guebph i thi wnj2st- iff atohbg jeweiry repairing ajways satisfactory ii- yolllavltkkn lunalwistiili ik spedt4c3bs trythe alaisica they are the best p sod fetirforcaefph k- ii s jjast greatkblerlnter mle fjtl days jjf- ojuh entire stock of jdrjy goods -9- duess gooiis buoular fltlce 17c 20c will be soldfoh l 35o ioc 45c 50a if ii ik rin yaki 1j 10 17c la 2i 21c 22 24 25c 22 28- 20c 32 jc 40c 49 zc r k dfous19lrel 150 xantlisq8 regulaj1 price 325 w1ll3e sol 175 v loo 90 i cqjoroa taru fioo uqmb- fiiifiwijnj 7e sfcs 80 70 yabd m m a fllovea aii per -lb- ra fiiyeii to diijfeliaaera of any p y goods at 17 vi i- ib cbcee ey jnsi ouoioehristriias fruits cheap i westiij new yearj jewc sire th ot jit crui pr07ided a hal y on tuesfld an ab bleighiii ia snow ltuin tlij clearil last knd oif hu wheu it ail akn vorganizecl j mr jl honsebold i an eij fieea make christ hearts of j are loves il tlfegj shut down i new 85hor 3ir jll dwelling a willow aw ryder of sl v as we i mas entertl is in projj cltildretj ar children c i acton pensed chi clothing to 1 weeic the order is coil ohj sioft which i popular ttm been worjh ciirlstinasl the past lei y tuepu afternoon i each oftbel teachers ten spective hoi nuttl theld rthei clearing sal for the nesi faeultyitf assorted seasonable wmcaii presentabol attheclif inatious thl school aplj mr h oral pitcher aftdl gray teicbqranj come ijto ii illicit whls lidward i for the illsc j dotel iii j il magistrate i afterribou trial it uj uilence is aj from sis tpl thelisclpf a most pleasure nf j 0 s jsk oia4jb v imx i nfe b -v-x- eveniii the laflie i childreu tj fir ifiesehl eujoybe tl titeclfairvf ajokeoft one of til luf is tlit fl of tlie folitl elxior tt y eection ual d e fcffonl townagaii friend cor under tliel opponents- more scott jilrs ku whiskeysbl tender for were couyj louigbu the seott a or ttedmonl failed to sb had tliem from ne christmas i chrisfma a livelyma previous da flndas a nl joyous occil was in uect canvassing favorite cal largely jiatl nvghtthe t b b cot uurileroiis anorthc yes tlie two tory i acton ou for milton i ibg actohl yesterday edpony si rrjlied the bint a rmrijgtiiatel h4tlioi laeiits- wel av lien it isl lutoniu i j faatij f