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flp kpjfipiw t t5h school omninc mrp bis store on we keep a urge stwk ot achool books i by mr j aud chooi supplies oousuntlj onhand i wtkttxtnmxu kell ispaiuttug mid reulug ww spccacles carefully repaired grounds jewellery and stationery store arnx a grows wu rant ovo thoir business thereto ti the rtoti fm jjttssc thckm morstn4vxrar 801887 1 mr janes j bradford tw prcw on vt flay right hand djj crumb porbreakfast provided by the bvr thoughtful free pma reporters amputation sary attire on moudajl his intcutiojn of which ho donating jo to tins is dour day kor i talking electric light another mouth of politic campaign- vfr the politicians ah agaiu on the war path are the new years resolutions still kept inviolate halton teachers convention at milton urt thursday and fijiday the lk has an iutorewt- iug announcement in this iu x young men liberal club is about toheorniinxasstflaweya many of the country roads have boon badly blocked with the snow drifts pr wild lectured in thecongreauoa- a cburcotorsctowa on monday evening two tramps were the guests of con- stable easton in the cells on monday night ir d r mckeraic of eramosa has a snanlitv ol cedar rails lor sale see his adv- the choral society will meeton tuee- dav evenings hereafter instead of wedncs- grand symphony cantata in the dub lin street methodist church guelph this evening- it is said that a woman eihtysix yirs old toted at nerval at the municipal election- ttbere were only 60 arrests for itt-unk- coness in guelph last year in lfsfc- there were 124 i the grand division sous of temper acce of ontario is iu session in brampton this week messrs thomas t moore and gabriel wells have been appointed auditors fur the j current year st marys taxes last year ajoirtjpned i s30w234 the old council left l23- in j the treasury the farmers iustitute opened in the town hail burlington yesterday it will close this evening for a badge of p e islaud papers mrs i t lepage of charlettetown will please accept thanks belgrove the ballinafad hotelkeeper was fined 50 and costs last week for viola tion of the scott act hr isaac francis has been elected a member of acton public school board for the ensuing two years the town of wingbam has just dis- posed of sli9c0 debentures bearing five per cent interest at par guelph merchants haw mutually agreed to close their respective stores t 5 p m until the first of march messrs- mcleod anderson i co stead of fciv the couuc 1 street recently occupied howhi after it has been shape momi- kelly bee amteson foreman of tho r while working gordon lust got tho fingers ot hla jammed iu the maobino tug the th fl craved and of o e of them may be neoos- hit i neetiug of the gait council w mayor scott expressed adhering to the custom mat isuratwl lait ybar vi weeks raking s sue i georgetown are holding s special forced farticalars iu next issue a ccavention of the halton temper ance alliance will be held iu the methc dit church milton next tuesday mr joseph freestone who has been a resident of georgetown evet since the building of the gtiu died last week a very successful teameeting was held iu the presbyterian church xorval last week about 575 was taken at the door sow that the weather seems to becom ing settled again all sidewalks should be thoroughly cleaned to the full depth and width j a meeting of all interested m reorgan izing acton cricket club wilt be held in i the conucil chamber on monday evening 31st iust michael toothy of east oxford passed awav to htsrewardtat the wonderful age of 100 years a few days since- he was born in ireland a barrel of apples passed through sar- nia for china the othetday tbey were shipped from gnelpnanu the freight on them amounted to 8 those whoof late years have motmied the absence of the real old fashioned trinter stand a good chance to be thor oughly suited this time rev j w pedley of georgetown was the recipient last week from the young people of his congregation ol a number of very attractive presents the annual meeting of knox church was owing to the stormy weather post poned from 1riday last until tuesday 25th iust at two oclock the new orleans university jubilee singers in the methodist church nest tuesday- evenfsg the church is comfort ably heated by steam come all bishop simpson says the music of the university jubilee singers who appear in the methodistchurch next tuesday even ing is the sweetest 1 ever beard wm soper of springfield baa entered an action for 9500 against the village coun- cil alleging that bis childs leg was broken in consen uence of a defective sidewalk mr j ie booth of orangeville has purchased tbe well known stallion tara oshanter latejy the property of mr pat- u terson of marsvillfc thr price paid was 10020 i owinf tothe congregational anniver sary services there will he no service in the baptist church next sunday evening georgtioien htralk let brotherly love continae there is no clamor for new sidewalks by householders jast at present ob tbe snow the bean no thats not vhat they call it where the council has been liberal with sidewalks kev henry sinclair ocenjaed the pol pit of knox cbqrcli last shbath j jktr sinclair will also preach tbere next sabbftth- a sermon in gaelic will follow at thp close nf the rpjjnlar moruiqg service rmr frank sanderson jr who it will be remembered left town immediately efter bis fracas with the license inspector set fall haa since died and was buried in slton on sunday last reformer uto poor of the town in supper to the niembera of aid other friends some chief magiitrat a tail to announce tboir intention ol taki ng either course rial ia number of the mont real stnr wi is a i iganuo success being how in great dot tani at 91 a copy four tunes the publishers tjrioe but it is to beoeupsed carnival number of the qnecua jubilee year will not besoon fokjucn by canadian the carvival no mbfej jof the stitr will fls itiu delibly on llio nind of everybody tho carnival vr ir is to be some forty oddmam- moth pages wit x flvp plate supplements cachwortliy of a frame ind each good value for th e cot t of the whole paper elgewher 9 in 1 his issue we present a largo advertisenunt tf h h warner lt co sotting fort 1 the fact that up to december 27th s6th y ha 1 sold the enormous amount of 265s7r5 battles of warners safk cure in uortl america alone tp say nothing of the european and australian trade jh aefii urea seem almost inored iblo but ooi ning as they do from a bouse so wellknown artd lionorable we feel safe iu attesting tp thei truthfulucss waniers sake curi his certainly been a groat boom to thi suff iriug and its success has depended a togei her upon its own merits for kidne r l ver blootl and urinary trouble its xiua was never known and for this reason it dc serves all the praise which it receives which aje principally local and all 1 ntorestinfi thenewsi aper mans dream 1 i had a drea m the other nijjlit when everything was 1 till 1 dreamed that each subscriber atne up and paid his bill they wore a look of h mesty and smiles were in each eye s thi y handel over the stamps they yelled r owjs that for high takes an inter 3t m municipal affairs mr jobc johnsptiof the second conces sion of ersmok has attended the uoniiua- tions in jh s it unicipality for sixtyjtwo years in sn cess son at the last nomiua- tions mr j ohnis ou was present as usual and he did not 00k to he tbe most feeble man there ituer 1 three stor ny reeks the ver- oldest inhabitant cau hardly recall sud a xmtinuity of snow storms as have vis ited i he country since christmas week sn w hi a fallen nearly every day and vight und requently both railroad and high way 1 avel ein impassably blockaded the whole time intense cold has prevailed it is now h sped jthe storm is over for the present aid bat the january thaw will soon fulfil i ts annual engagement missionary ser ices the ann al 1 iissionary services of the church ol en land of the diocease of niagara will be held at st johns church ittockwdod on 1 uesday evening 25th inst j at 7 pni7 1 ndf 1 1 st albans acton on wednesday eve ring 20th inst- at 8 pm revs thdi nas smith and rev evelyn radcliffe i re tl e appointed church delega- tioiu chrstian friends are cordially in vited w j p gott b a incumbent anold dccumnt j the gali jit u irltr publishes the report of a speech delh ered by tbe ate wo dick son ksqof oalt in noraiuhtingatguelpb mr james webster to oppose mr dnrand as member for halton west then includ ing considerable i ipore territory than our county at irese it this speech was de livered abo it th year 1845 and was no doubt peru ed with interest all the actors iu the stro gles of those days have now passed awiy mi this speech owes its preservatio 1 to 1 he fact that it was printed as a campaign locument at the office of the dumfr e v urier by mr b c hearle of gait clris was the first paper ever published in gat and managed to exist for some tl ree 3 ears death of m r tl omas duncan our citii ens v ere pained yesterday morn ing to heat of t tie death of mr thomas duncan g ocer for some months it has been appaient t tatmr duncan was failing in health ut itil a week ago he attended his businet s an 1 even until an hour or so before liis leatt walked about ute house bnt that ri lent s enemy to the human frame co lsum fltion had fastened itself upon him and almost imperceptibly the lamp of lie wis gradually extinguished he was an honest atraitforward business man and respe jted by all he leaves a young wife and baby daughter to mourn their loss we understand they are left in good circumstances the whole community sympathize wih mrs dnncan in being obliged so sarly in life to bid goodbye to her loving pari ner a bare mi aical treat 4thexa1c ies 1 id society has made special arrangexne its fi a grand musical evening in the met iiodii b church acton ion tues- dayeveni 25 ib inst toe entertainment will he pj5 n to r tbe original fniverbity singers of new qrleaub said to be the best double qui rteti 1 colored jubilee singers in ameriqi t ie university singers come with high mt ioommendatitms from the ablest toik ical jsritics and ieadiug divines both of c ladaiand the united states and are prone need by all tbe finest company of tbe ch acter hi tbecauntry especially excelling f 1 native jabilect songs andolassic music it is very seldom that a oompauy qf as high standing is brongbt to acton ttndetsetc fotw phen they have appeared tbe admjw ion lee has been 50 cents but so favorable have been the arrangements effecteby the ladies aid that they are enabled to put the tioket at the low price of 85 cents a irry large audience is ex- peeted to reet these singers so noted for theur swee cmetody and pathos 1 nrti appreciated thawjterprlridg journalist always olu deatxirs to report faithfully and well the traiiaaetlousof ah oorporate ybodles doing dtttysu ie pniiiio iutofbiti r8oiivura tuereporterjibfrorta cost a good doalqlwh denial and luooi veulence frequently hii efforu are approoiatodhj- uiosooouodrned j in other oases there isuolevldonootojuxtlfy tlie oonolubiou that there is aseuse of appreoiatioui but there arc iustanoes showing iu j practical manner a dub ap- preeiauou 0 services rendered at tho last meetlug of palmerston council it was v moved by coimcillora wooldrldgo jand bost that tbo thanks of this eouuoil he tendered to mr j t lapv for bis reports of the council proceedings as published in the tttwajk and that lie be presoutod with careied mr lacy thankod the council for the graceful manuer iu which they had rffloguixl liia servioeb a similir motliou was passod at tho last session 0 jstratfoird connoil voting the reporters of eaoh of the four papers there 910 each for reporting proceedings of tho council duriug tho year and guelph re porter were similarly treated on monday last some councils dont do this but auchislifo i 4 pubjely personal paragraphs respectidgpeople with whom our readers are individually or collectively acquainted misses melo kelsou and lena dorland sponttwo or three days this week with fricncls in guelph mri 8 asecord and mr and mrs j no warren attended the christian conference athamiltottduring the week mr john shanks formerly of limehouso now- of bapid city n w t is meeting with prosperity in his northwost borne rev p l sieiioer b a iacumbcut church of england klora well kuown by many qt our readers has bcou appointed bector of tlrorald mr j c husband of tho firm bice it davis toronto visited friends in this vicinity this week mr husband is an old halton boy and is doing well iu the city mr heury f hill sou of mr chas t hill merchant is now filling a good situa tion iu an office in sydney australia henry talksof returning homo iu about a year miss bowes of miitou is engaged to do temperance work in washington and ore gon territories on her return from british columbia where she has for borne timo been lecturing a letter received this week from singa pore india from mr w j moore soh of mr thbs tl moore principal of acton public schools contains the intelligence r b fllt aknual ubakd disco00 i oomnsoiicing on december 27th uud contiuued until stcktaking which will bo oafly halm 1 ii the wliole of my will bo thfowu 011 tbo market at prices which must astriish asiweli as please the closest buveirs the people olthis country are not slow iu finding out whoro the genuino bargrtins nre to be hfid and tlie biasses are gcttinj thorn every lawful business day at the halton dry q oods the timo of the yoaivhas now arrived whou rny stock mua be reduced housokijepers mid others whriot have for another long year such a gclden opportunity of obtaining your wants at your own prices ladib house i w i i ltemomberll have tho largest stock of dregs goods and furs in acton tl 1 ranee irbra 5c up to 50c a yard furs of every description 1 from ra jbii toi 15 c and styles and range from oc up to uc a yar up to 5 per yard positively the furs must go crbnts i have over 50000 worth pi niw and nobby overcoats which will bu slaughtered iu order to make room for the big stock of spring and summer clothing which will arrive in march j v millinbb trimmed hate ahik bonnets will be sold at cost and a discoum of m cent allowed ou all cash safes iu this department qboobribs boots a shoes at prices to suit remember 1 give six poiuuds ofigood tea equal to any 30c tea m town for ono dollar giveroe a call and you will consult your best interests special line bale goistoltjidel grand general clearing sale at t he lio gtueliph odhkss3oods are in all the leadincr makes ibouth sea feeal fur trimmi rigs from 20c make room for the r b jermyn isrbii- that be expects to arrive at bonie sometime in february mr john oconnor of chicago who spent his boyhoods days in acton has been visiting friends here during the week in conversation with bis friends of years ago many reminiscences df events which transpired a quarter of a century ago are rehearsed j mr a c campbell who has for nearly two years occupied a position on the fiiee pkkss staff left ou saturday for ottawa where he lias secured a good position on the ixiily johiiiitt mr campbell is a satisfactory workman he was a geuerul favorite with the young folks and his re moval is mnch regretted the fnkpiass heartily wishes him success book notices mr geo j bennett news editor of the toronto ecrning tcltjriiiii who is also grand registrar of the grand lodge of canada a fiv a m has just isaiiod the froemasons pocket book diary and calendar for 1887 it is a compre hensive guide to the grand and subordin ate lodges of the dominion and may be correctly termed the masonic enquire within no mason should be without it the book comprises nearly 300 pages of useful matter elegantly encased in leather gilt edges and costs but seventyfive cents wecopy from the wont and wwj the following sayings of eminent alergy- men concerning si new book just published christ c rowned within is clear borip- tural and warm with the pulsations of divine life the method is original the style is att active aud the spirit most de lightful t is especially rich in apt quota tions from scripture very appropriate and spiritual ointments and striking illustra tions from the lives of noted writers and saints i believe the book will be read equally with any bishop taylor has written theevangjlistic fire of the author glows on every p ige it is one of tbe best books ever print d- lt is worih its weight in gold fro u my heart i thank the author for having writtien and published it i shall prize it amc ng my treasures and i heartily co nmend it to all price in cloth cover 75 c nts in paper cover 50 ceijts on receipt of price it will be bent by mail from the m irion tract depository saratoga springs nbf- staples so inch grey cotton i cents heavy grey cotton 5 cents very heavy grey cotton 6 eeuts heavy union shirting 12 cents worth 20 cents all wool grey flannel 10 cents worth 25 cents all wool fancy shirtings very heavy 25 cents worth 37 j cents we have no time nor space to advertise shirt buttons we leave that to the pin and needle men up street dress 000d8 a few more of those wonderful dress goods not exceeding 8500 yards in all to be cleared at 15 cents still a few heavy serges at 5j 35 pieces of costume tweed it 8 cents a big line to clear at 10 cents worth 15 oents i about 50 pieces of serge at 12 cents worth 20 silks silks satins merveilleox lloaddmas satin de lyon brocades stripes velvets pldshes and velveteens at great redaction only one more piece of grot grain silk at 5 cents h mantle olotn8 ottoman cord from 5115 worth 175 black silk brocade mantle cloth 9195 worth m black silk brocade mautle cloth i worhs9 heavy brocade burl cloth 81 worth s175 heavy brocade curl cloth 1 15 worth j375 stock must be reduced i we arc so elated with bur last three months tri of bargaius before tbo public we bavo no solving partnership we arc not moving we jdt iust justifiable pride wo like to see our business 25 per cent the cash discount 4sal comnieiicingoii saturday 8 tli at 10 am and uutil udiue i shallgive the pu lio the itber story on the lion we just want o sell dor goods arid got yojir money we want to tihue busy aud then wo wul continue hippy anji we want o make sou happv with cheap entirelyi aogelic although it might bo considered a growanfl expandi aud we taka la secret pride if we must conteas since tbe spirit of candor is upon us in bearing jjie oft n pea ted remark weu williauisou yon arc tho only people who ore doiug any busiuess in guelph anoi coutiaue busy aud then wo poods buv weuiust confess to feelings not ct d wellia fnnuary further bduefit of a great sweeping s ie of my immense stock aid fancy colored dress fiuoy tarlans coloiod silki clearing plain g oods satins d meryeilleus plain coloied vel ao v ts striped colored velvets color- ed plusher striped fancy plushes ct at a straight cash disco int of 25 per cent the goods will be sold at the marked price and the discount ta icn off the bill thus 15 yds colored boucle at 40c less 25 discount net or 8c yds colored silk at 75 15 00 less25 discount net no is and comments tjie chios go canadian club was organ iied in thecitynimed last week with a strong mei a ersb ip bisinesstifl yar gives ndicitiohs of steady frpinapiafto o wbi h perceptibly turnc d last itiops of i steady rise the united state and cknada criie rporta proving thai our iidustriessib in tlian for kme jtevieic i since th j jbcoti act was passed in i fred- erieton n ii in 1878 fines amounting to not less thi it fit 000 havs been imposed upon viola o rs ol the law by the ipoljce magistrate ct the city with thi year which has just come in tlierefis evay pr jspect of a gradual but steady rev v tl of activity in trade all the conditions a re rovowblfe iojt larg 3 dis- tribution of mire landise tbepeopl ihave bn redltg th h supplies and will find it necessary to bt y freely to make up the d lflcit te riatses are prosperous which wlill enable tiem to buy everything they nquireanjdadm tof their indulgence in n imerous t aper luities altogethe the t much better coniition years canailicui trade majority vote for waters bros ch1ustmas cards 1 new year cards j ohrlfttafaapuesenfrs novelties a fine assortment of the noted florentine stationery will ariivo in a few daye frames pictures artists materials the best as usual waters bads thepiotnre gallery near the pest office gufclps c 40 1 go 4 60 11 this should be an immense at taction it is well known that i cany three ti nes as many handsome drei s goods as any house in the city dy cus tomers know that the compart live size of my advertisement with oihers iu the trade is no indication of the rela tive attraction of the stocks for while m advertisement is the sma jest my assortment is the largest 1 do not believe in spread eaglo advertisements in any case and daring th s great 81 lei am giying away the pr fits and therefore cannot afford to pay several hi ndred dollars to the printer the general public is going to i aye the benefit aud i have found that a simple statement always suffices to draw at- attention to any specialty we make in addition to this specia reduc tions of f roroio to 59 per ce it have been made in every other dej artment in the house i am overstock d have too many goods and go tbey nust i want to take in at least 2o00 during january and february tae quiet months of the year and prices are going to be made low enough to make business hum come to no 27 for bargains i striotlyash noicredifc telephoneandletterorders prompt ly attended to iycs mportations e tllat we mcl in the humor to put all sorts eason to offlor for this sale we are not dis- ven houseceaning no do wewantlto pnt furs 100 boas worth 150 for 75 cente 50 muffs worth tl50 for 75 cents capes and dolmans at 8100 125 160 175 200 250 300 360 100 450 and 500 fiir trimmings 10 cents and hp 4 one word about astrachan mantles we handlenothing but the best blue skin all our mantles are warranted consequently we cannot do them any better than 20 and we guarantee our s20 jacket to wear as well as any s15 jacket in the country we sell no trash tweeds two cases of all wool tweeds to be sold at 85 cents worth 50 cents one case all woo at 0 cents worth 75 cents our double and twibt 50 cent tweeds is the greatest value in the city 400 coats worth 8700 to be cleared at 350 a man in the city should secure one i during the remainder of the season we have decided to clear m btra ovebcoats at j500 and 87501 l 500 suits to be cleared at500 10 per cent off ah childrens and youths suits 26 a no 1 persian iamb caps to be cleared at 96 worth 10 underouothino in this departhjent we can give you kei nor biiioalvs jost look at these oneasxtffbe cleared at 25 cents each one case aftwool at 60 cents each worth l00 i one case all wool at 75 cents each worth 125 one case scotch lambstvool 8100 worth 3160 ost c ooi tlie igfeeat tsaropoot rule keep kpxjii feet warm atd pry mo j observe my adi it jib not bad j r and often i renew- iji it brings me trade aiadi have made many a dollar throagi for trade you sefe colriesrighttome whole seas and oceans arid truth to tell it pays me weu j j and thus i make my profit ah pray make nb miptafte jvearenotshyt j w are very widelawak this journal and jj zenny it afit w my clark will pay any parsons fare from acton 1 or intermediate stations to guelph and return who buys 5 worth of goods or over at my btore 26 lower wyndham street this willhold good ab long as the holi day season laats i have the finest stock in the city to iieleot from especially in colored gold setts orouot m buiteb watohbb rbsiejujeb thk pimce w a clark 26 lower wyndham st guelph ajtnpfp 2 lower wsmdham street guelphont phonbjnjoffiot permanent iioeitionb guaranteed with salary and ixpenseb paid any de termined man can succeed with us pooul- iar advantages to beginners stock com pleteinoludlngmanyfabtbelhngbpoolal ties- outfit free 1 address at bnoe name this paper bbown bb0thb8s xonsebyuek itocuesten h t 1886 sic i the andersitoed beg to intimate that they are pre- pared to supply all lines of boots and shoes in ithe latest styles of the best material for the least j money and that they have a large stock on hand 5 bargains wiu bo given equal to anything offered either 3 in acton or elsewhere for tlia next thirty days come and secure them i our pirie sev7edjad pegged work is weltksoas repairing neatly and promptly doiie a call is solicited dominion boqtshoe3tore eos icill stye9j acton 1886 andieesqn co i lirortens and mkajfj18 ijs- r staple and fancy dry coods millinery mantles dress- making ordered clothing ready rriade clothing carpets and oilcloths x o- w clg to inform our friends and the public generally that we havo this s6asoh a most complete stock in all the different departments tha t we have j im jortedj and purchased direct f rom the manufacturers the most of par immenserstook f that it was puirchiised before the recent advance in prices that the puhlioj will get the advantage of these low pricqs that we tried tiojexcelot rselves and guceeoded in securing a large variety of styjisb attractive substantial cheap goods is in liretclahs worki jg our millineky j 1 j superb andvin- large variotyj j our dressmaking i j order a large and beautiful stock of dress goods and dress silks to select from i or mmtlu materials j i 4re gorgeous sorviceable and oheap jour tailoring epajitme j i j le turns out mugiiifipentgarnraujts ind perfect fit a large stock pi tweeds coat inga and overcoatings to ohoose from it is impossible fpr is to enumerate agr pood orpartioularizethe different prices but we guarantee a large stock of serviceable stylish andcheap goods goods are to bo sold for csh or produce after trial of stliouv h we are convinced i is tbe proper system to do business audi enables us to compete thany legitimate busnessn canada l l icleod ufmmbfwm j-c- i r 1 1 ml i f i i i m it n m vl a bssss