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wtatrnnn wedding and birth a cfio r a fine stock of watch dock jovxslj fiery spectacle oarewl attention given to rcptintir drop in nd aw mr large stock comprising jewellery stationary books and fancy goods geo syncs acton ont methoiflst church acton rev r phfftjtp a pa8tor resmiracet noww avenue rnwic sen ices 1030 atiilm nj sunday mbooljo bible uuw alklueted by the pastor all cordial y invited stnmgers aud visitor shay welcome at tentive ushers uiedoor if sittings arc desired an ply to 11 f moore pewstettard tllitrsdayrqctoer 0 1887 many minoitj locals collated by tie ever thoughtful and alert free press repwttn tenth month october rockerobd show tomorrow orncviue wants watenrorks halton couuty fair takes place today and tomorrow guelph post office is opened at seven oclock every morning the champion libel suit against the iiriit his been dismissed tom cowan has been rewarded he is now post master of gaits big office rijtev carey will preach in the baptist church this wednesday evening the county teachers association- convention opens at milton this morning farmers will find it will pay to clean their grain properly before bringing it to mrket cautiully color d foliage now eerrcunds all nature itp recedes the cold t blasts of autumn by bnt a ew weeks special services are bi ing held in the methodist church milton ths whyte brothers are snperintendin the singing at the band contest at brampton fair last wk brampton band was awarded first prize slreetsville see jnd and milton third a emented cistern is 1 eiug put in at the disciples chapel in o rder to supply the baptistery when immersions are per formed three berlin lads were fined m each for disturbing the salva ion army the other day rev j jackson wra- of whitfield taberaacle london eng will preach in bnmpcu next suudayl and lecture mon day evening mr thomas elliott farmer near acton lost a valuable horso last week it ran against a broken board in the stall and was disemboweled the rain came in gxxl time after all and it wasnt twentyfour hoars before people feeganto complain they were getting too much of it such is life the american reprint copy of the iuuftratttllomlo xties is proving a great iccccst- and deservedly so it fully sus- taicstfce excellence if the original an excellent letter containing- many interesting points on ottawa the capital from the pen of mr a c7 c a former citizen wifl appear in onr next issue mr john milne a former acton boy now a prosperous resident of st louis mo- has just favored the free pbess with a bu jget of interesting st louis papers milton has a very successful market thv every saturday a similar arrange meut for acton would be aj decided advan tage to farmers merchants and citizens among the sufferers n gravenhnrst fire last week we notice tile name of mr ephram hughes who lost bis household furniture mr hugbsls at old acton boy we have received sample copy of mount forests debenturesprinted in three- colors by the jicpreaeslapk it is a worthy job and sustains the offices repu tation the directors advertised as one of the attractions of the haldimartd county fair the trial of the election jpetition against dr montague this is a new and novel attraction the new advertisement of messrs jlollinrake a- sou milton appears in an other column an attractive feature to the farmers is their offer to pay toronto prices for fresh batter and eggs j pair of goldrimmed spectacles lost on mill street between the methodist church and j b pearsons store on tuesday after noon the finder will be suitably rewarded by leaving at the fbee press office a venturesome young lady narrowly escaped serious bodily injury at the g t r depot on monday evening she was struck by the engine but owing to the slow rate of speed at the time she suffered no harm rwhilemr andrew adams was work ing as usual in aldous it cob cabinet factory on thursday his band accidently came in contact with the circular saw and the loss of two fmjjere was the result herald home hi3baiinr4 which are xoatitr of a local charaetar sdtutaurwttng a ntwputortn the baptist church rev b j conning of wyoming who was called some weeks ago to the pastorate of the baptist ohurohos of astym and georgetown has aooeptod the oall h preached his first rmon as pastor jot the church here last sunday aiternooni mr ominingi comes well recommended v hope his ministerial labors will bo suc cessful new map o ontario the department of crown lands has just issued a new map of the prdriiuce of outario showing counties township rail ways and post oflfoea on a seals of eight miles to the inoh tho aim being about t six tort by four this map hu boon compiled from information obtained from the var- ions provincial land surveyors throughout ontario the map is considered one of tho moil accurate that has yet been pub lishtd and ntains everything of interest up to this year j uquor drinking becoming unpopular an exchange says some time ago a man who has lived in the county for msuy years was going to a neighboring city and stopped at a tavern outside the county the tavernkeeper said ho was going out of the business his customers hid been halton people but now they come along buy a cigar pay for their horses keep and go away a large majority of them were giving np the old habit of stopping and getting their beer or whiskey and there were not customers euongh to pay him to keep the place any longer murons postmaster injured mr john lyon postmaster was out for a drive oni saturday evening and in turn ing a corner on one of the back streets went too near the ditch with the result bat the vehicle in which he was driving was overturned throwing him ont his leg being caught in ono of the wheels in this position he was dragged for some distance and when assistance arrived it was found that bis leg had been badly broken between the knee and the ankle mr lyon was also severely braised about the head but is doing as well as can be expected innder the painful circumstances jfcrbriiir r carriage shop in erin burned i about six oclock on wednesday morn ing 28th ult the blacksmith and carnage show of 3dr geottamshaw erin village was piscovered to be on fire as soon as the alarm was given the villagers turned out in full forco and did all in their power to extinguish the flames it soon became evident that their efforts jarould ben vain to save the carriage shonand their atten tion was directed to saving the adjoining buildings near the post office thil they succeeded in doing mr ramshaws loss will be heavy as he has only an insurance of woo and more so from the fact ujat he bad a number of fine and highly finished buggies etc prepared for the erin ex hibition v i h tort the bek a ceruiu oluien waj deputed with a team anl wagon by sob f the thirsty lit town go goia peel tor s wis beer one day list week he parohu id one i gallon ud two b gallon kegs land havlug got tuu himself started for home he reached nerval and soap of the boys ooaxed him to como info tlie hotel and liavotwoor three rounds of pop he did so and tho mischievous norvalites took advantage of huiittipidify to make way wlttt the beer he oanio home with an j empty wagontmuoh to the disgust ot those whoieut him and whose money he tltus allowed to be squandered f qtorgetom jitram wist in being steady i l halton is the ouly boott act couuty in ontario in whioh a repeal voto can be uken before april loth 1888 the jtntts have already taken notion looking towards a contest their petition is prepared their big talk is going on and their organisation nominally formedr many temperance porkers believe that the whole fuss is inerely nominal and iuteuded simply for bioff this theory may be correct j whiskey hss already had two terrible tronnoings in halton and is not likely to seriously court a third but we do not i how what sinister sohemes or methods ma be under contemplation and our triendi are wise in being ready a convention of oott act workers vaa held at milton last week and was characterized by earnestness and enthusiasm that will leave points of oar defences weak through bveroonfidt uoe the necessity ot making another fig it a deoisire one is folly recognized and our men and- womon are already enrolled for active service toronto cithen sad death of a fine young man on wednesday evening of last weik a very sad accident occurred in nass iga- woya by which mr robert euioi t a young farmer of that township tweity- eight years of age and living at home nth his father mr george elliott met with instant death the unfortunate ycung man and his brother george went out toon hunting in a bush near the farm 1 hey had treed a coon and went to work to cot the tree down robert took the first t irn and after be had chopped his half he sat off to the side holding tho dog between his knees while his brother finished the jut ting before felling the treo the brother gave warning and the aiiswer came all right but it 60 happened that in tho fall the tree struck a small sapling which turned it from its course and caused it to strike the young man on the head killing him in an instant the body was at once removed home and the grief of his parents and friends can well be imagined the deceased was well and favorably kuown and much sympathy is felt and expressed for the bereaved family in this sudden affliction iw feriibjiiii itliig visitors to aad froiwithwhom ipmssreafteisareaoojiainted iu- us xf s j a sjor kerns mpp was in town yet llo is vlsltinii messrs read gowdy guelph have imported from kentucky to replace the stallion that died a few weeks ago the threeyearold trotting stallion lexington jr by lexington goldduati the animal gives encouraging promise of value h cronmiller of homberstone tried to prove that h kegt six jtga of lager and a small sized bar so that lie and his wife could indulge when they choose the police magistrate however did nbt see ft in that light and fined him iso ank costs notwithstanding milton v cow byrw cattle run at large in all directions at least the champion- says ifi poor milton come to acton and our municipaljanthori- ties will give yon a pointed on the subject iveve had the experience yon know j just received a copy of the esquesing fall fair prize list the directors ought to feel proud of the mechanical and- artistic yrork which friend moore has pot on their list this year it is indeed handsome job anddoes the aetatik paaat credit streeuville revive pthe acton fme pbbssj is miataken in stating that the erin station master mr wdunn has decamped leaving numerons creditors dunn was the section boss and not the station agent aa reportel erin adasats we regret the error and j hasten to correct it i the old players of themaple leafs ate poiling to win a base ball match they are open to a challenge from any other team in the province here are their wraes y s smith fred dyfon w bieckers j hewer e hewer 0 atkinson a dillon dan connors andjtno goldie any oeraingtbeteamcaube smith coekmair con- frbramr what we would bo i it we wanted to know all about thj fash ions for fall to see the best designs for the new styles to learn tfce most practical methods of making np fall goods lor to read ot the latest events that have itaken placelu womans world of fancywork or artistic effort we would read from the first page to its last jthe october number of goieik ludts book it is gratify ng to know that the ladies of america havi i been making a special run on this popula and valuable magazine since it baa been lander its present management mrs croly whom the world knows as jenny jnne has put into it a largo amount of her native magnetism and sparkle in addition to matters which concern fashion and home theliterary articles which help to fill the october number are of rare merit and toid value the poetry the music and the artistic illustrations arc such as every in telligent lady will prize the new induce ments to subscribers and to those who raibe clubs are juat now particularly worthy of attention j the price of the magazine is only two dollars a year write to the croly publishing co phila delphia pa jfassagaweya annual show unfortunately the rain and mist last friday militated largely against the success which invariably attends nassagaweya agricultural exhibition when fair weather is enjoyed for this reason many of tho classes which would otherwise have been well filled with the excellence of the town ship were barely represented at all only the more courageous exhibitors venturing out with their products the exhibit of grain roots dairy products and ladies work was not np to tint of former years and a considerable absence in the show of cattle sheep and pigs was noticealble in horses the show was up to its usual stand ard and as a whole was creditable to the township one of the principal features was the exhibition of fast hitching both in team and single horses and drive once around the ring the double team hitch was woniby brtackson in four mjnntes in the single there were three entries albert ramsay winning in less than two minutes the display in the building was naturally small and not up to what it was in former yean the officers and direc tors exerted themselves in every way to make tho show as far successful as the circumstances would permit they worked heartily and their efforts were fully appre ciated the attendance was larger than could have reasonably ibeen expected on such a dy in memory of a good neighbor a most interesting discourse and one which was highly appreciated by tho en tire congregation was preached in the methodist church last sunday evening by rev r phillips the pastor the occasion was k service in honor of the memory oz the late john kelson esq and the text luke 23 50 he was a good man the sneaker took the ground that a broad catholicity of spirif should prevail among christians and claimed that the fact that the departed was a member of a different communion was no reason why he aa the pastor of the methodist church should not love him and do honor to his memory he said we should help each other on thebroad basis of christs own faws bear ye one anothers burdens and allow no narrow ness to prevail because of difference in creeds there should be a common plat form where christ is fn the heart for- the ame jesus christ knows no difference be tween the various branches of the church re should repember that all the good people are notrfound in tope family and that while we njay differ in the non-essen- tjata because of onr differences in dlsposl- goo and education we can at the same tiw agree itf the essential elements of reugion and learn to love and respect one another the sermon was a masterly one mr phillips referred to the personal kind- nets andirieodsblp extended to him by tile late mr rehwn daring bia residence here he paid a worthy tribute to a good and in jdogagayeia grajjbicid ilfuratim of what the term neighbor implies in the truest sense t on saturday afternoon the remains of catharine mcgregor wife ot mr john mccardy and sister of mr duncan mc gregor of nassagaweya near acton rere brought to acton and interred in fair iew cemetery mrs mcgardy had a any friends in this vicinity bears must be plentifc 1 in north am- aranth near the east lt ther town iue a short timo ago mr si nrnside c40ght two cubs at the sarao tin o in the same steel trap a very rare occ irrnnce iuc eed the mother was caught it the same trap the next morning and shot inspector brothers of halton hi a tea that many of the names ittached tc the petitions for repeal of tl e scott art in that county hat were depo ited last friday are those of persona having o vote fnr heirr more that the list of nan es is fully 600 short of the petition filed ii i 1881 guelph mercury d mccaig l p 8 f ir algoma has bold bis fariri iu eramosa known as the donald black farm 200 acres to mr elijah seades of the couu y of hastings fors15oooa this is acknowledged to be the finest farm iu tho tnwi ship is in ex cellent condition tho buil linss are first- class and the price for it is not considered high j- the first communion services sir ce the settlement of rev j w pae over knox church were held on saturday and sun- day the number of those who participated in the communion on sunday morning was the largest for a number ofj years twelve additions six by profession and six by certificate have been made to the mem- bership i the base ball match on thursdi y last iresulted in favor of acton again the jscore was no we wont give it ip was rstownseud of parkdl frieudshere ifev 0 b morrow of bojrliugtou was iu town yesterday krs l gray of toroutuj is a kuest at the oditors residence mr luther lyman visited his iurotherj at thedford this week mr dan grant of toronto was anion g the visitors yesterday miss jonnto stull of rockwood is the guest of acton friends mr a teskey of fergus spent a couple of days in town tliis week mr jesse eetohum ot datidalk visited friends in acton this week mr j e mcgarvin took a trip to ho- trolt and monroe this week the missos may of hornby were guests ot mr thos milletyesterday mr wmauld of toronto was in town among his old friends this week mr john waldie mp was a oaller at the fhek pnsss office yesterday miss martlia tompkins of georgetown visited friends in acton this week vt robertson of milton spent tuesday among his friends at the exhibition i i mr and mrs j t brown of toronto are spending the week with acton relatives masters albert and robert mccurdy of auburn visited acton relatives this week m alex irving of thessaion arrived last week to spend a few dayb with friends here mr and mrs james tushinflian of toronto are visiting friends hero this weelt mrs webber of guelph has been the guest of her son mr f ii webber this week mrs p mclean of milton was the guest of friends at cedar creek from last week m f hsniyth of trutli office toron to spent a couple of days this week with friends here i mr richurd and miss llemstrcet of trafalgar spent a couple of days this week withjaoton friends miss firstbrook of toronto arrived this week to spend a week or so at the residence of mr wh storey mr b e nelson of gnoljli camo borne seriously indisposed last saturday ho is feeling much better now hon over messrs w d brothers f the milton ktformtr and b d warren of the george town herald were guests at t to fhek pbess office during tho fair visitors are in town from all parts but we have been unable to set ure many of their names nearly every fanily in town has visitors this week rev mr mihell of cheltenham who has officiated in the baptistcharcb acton on several occasions has resigned the pastorate of cheltenham mr and mrs tom kcnuet y who have been visitiug friends in toroi to and acton returned homo last saturt ay evening torn says the scott act is wi ii enforced in halton county parry sound star do dot forget when you intend purchasing a first das organ or piano to go to j c mcleanof the guelph tttnple of mnsi i he iano agent but buys his floods in large quantities at rock bottom figures- and only tho high est grades are handled torontos assessment for 888 amount to o82079ol an iucreato f 114941020 over 1888 the population is 12glf9 an increase of 7700 the town of ay 1 mer has bcn extending her limits and now has an irea of about cio acres with a population f nearly 2000 mrs mary thompson of toronto was afflicted with tapo worm 8 feet of which was removed by one bottle if dr lows worm syrup j prof lows magic sulphur soap is high ly recommended for all humors and skin diseases neither creditable to acton or georgetown itididnt reach a threefigure amount but the aggregate was a long way over one half of such an amount the playing wjas in different on both sides an exhibition number of tho liliifrew mercury devoted exclusively to the poutn renfrew fair was issued lost weak by messrs smallfield son the enterprising newspaper men of the ottawa valley among the attractions is a portrait and sketch of the president of the sopietv who has occupied the 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will be found in any village can bo h id at the merchant tailoring ettablisbmt nt of w 3 stevenson erin call and see kelly bros baujkrupt stock ot overcoats suits and underwear 1 i i rgo to j pyf es actonl for your cloth- ing he can suit you lot price quality and style every time bcotchenglisn and canadian suiting in great variety f at j fyf s aoton atjotiow baiig b tbuttsdat oct 6th auotiou salo of stock itur slemenu and bonsohold fu miture belpnglna tho estate of the late t lomak lamb jjot s7 con s estroesing bale cemmenob at 10 oclock lunofi at 13 john imlthj auetjoneer fsmar oct 14th auotlon lale of 8toi and implement the property t cbas cameron lotas con l esqueaing i ale to commence atiia o clock wm hematr et auctioneer tmtsdat oct 18 attctioh bala of stoek and implements the property f mr wm moors lorsl con 8 esqueslng si le to eommenee at 18 o- dock wmhenutree auctioneer pamir sist oo4obbb tnra orved sale of farm stock and implement thb woperfy of v fanoereji ewtwdn tocommj mm itieiiwtoek auohpueer ootobeli auction hale ofj motkkwjleatnub iropert dmailisjmgtua wsys o eleek win getuseet iufitiou fehttp v y plsssfec sale lunch at tielvo thsfrbuart jj- ofiamai ibahj neer farm atlfl jps ijjirntrirtirsrriri r rr i vi clocks tec n e w rtoo of thosb which gave suchj isftfcisfectaoihast njer itevery one wapranted ozeeicsriastgi- our pall bis be open for and after mcleod anderson wswm miim m op the mammoth hojose greorcretqlwn i t have triticih pea8rite i in cing to uvii ij their patrons am niinoun- frieiidr i of imnieiise arrivals of riw and bshioifabl fall and j winter goods in fancy and stdpipdry i qopds ive are lie leaders in the latest styles and the guiding star for fall bargains visitors sur- s prised j buyers relighted fine goods aind low prints do the wwfe onr dress jgfdods and dress materials costuiiie clotlis dress silks dress trirnmings jmantle coeds mantle rnaking and dress- makingare marvels of popularity in seasonable styles and fair figures ouriiilliiiery if superb choice extensive varied any lad y can be suited ihe stock isyonderful in qualify quantity and style our staple goods is beyond com- parisori the largest aadjeheap- est ever offered cottons at won derful low prices a magpificent canton flannel for 8c per yard superb grey flaunel 26 ituches wide alfwool 20c per yacd jf j- in gentlerlieiis rear our cloths suiting materialsj over coatings underclothing and quits furnishings of alj jkibds i and not forgetting ourr cutting and make up jn our tailoring department for- style audi finish has unsurpassed the bestof every thing i v air m we wislh to intimate to the i ladies of acton dnd vicinity lljtiat jplay of millinery iwill their iispectioh on v footweae vjaraety p but no high price profits ladies and gents imimen8e stock great constantly offering bargiiinvin this department v we have a large stock large premjses ever facility to dp busi ue8 comfortably wc have un- 7 equal facilities to buy thejjgoods cheap send a delegate from very home and let us prot e tbat we if re v reaching out for more i trafltf with virresisfablg induce t racliifs beyond the whisper pi corndctition or comfarisoni our new features exclusive jbtyles nnequaled bargain will demon strate byonjd the jshadbw bf a doubt that it will pay trj trade wurmy september 24th 1887 v miss sth whose abilities are so ell jltiown and psoj apprediiid jwffi be in bh season c as this seasons stock h bought witji care nothing will be seezi henderii mcrae fe qo acton mgirvinsdrugstatilonery stre i otolsr the schools avill reopen in a few weeks 1 i purchase your new schoolbooks here all authorized editions on hand slates copy books ink pens pencils ac in large variety faiiits inore than been idry jj feut the latest styles m 4ooooo solt da can i is too welland ft byhlireoeij ttooka to requires sb obis fa liva core hsa a ro4ptbook wrappol ar rand avoir bottle vfhictf is porta it da cain gllvorouroifl guaranteed jto euro all dlaeasei arising from a torpldiihwactive liver sueh harer cimpinlul djmnela imehtmlta a btlumttttat jnbmneamead aehefiare rmpou hauowompu jiumtici da chak ssxlvev cure la no ooreiau ft ii imply a ki lneyllver beplato try it ue- diclne and jecelpt book l boldbvaudn- j x edmanboit a co sole agents bradford ont ttl the key to health r im tjnlooks alltho clogged avenuea a the bowele kidneys and livar carry- ing off gradually tvithout weakening tho bystem all tlio impuritiaii and foul liumorafif iho sooretions at thojsomt correcting asiolt7 of tht curinb 3iiictuae8sidyo headachca eizsjneaa constapalori bhrnassc dropsy xinmees o mdloo be priitnn serofkda hut6ertag ot itervouaness and gen tility al these and many lilac coicpkiats yiels to the ip ef eusdock tetebb bibtof co pfrtat torent oils vaiiiishes c are h w being used in aoton in large qi antlties and mcgarvins drug stsrewiu supply you with everyth nig in this line faints ready mjized in all quantities and colors j th i dorolniou 160xl afcsrtimaijw aajbwojbja a cebtesahlir at lndubirialvlloi iqionio f iri aaa ioiiiuwbms r sq uarb a1id upbiohfpi anof v- jerr igpondeace solldtfd r 8enafolnartii ll imorjohobqasrkb ptspdirajv sllii amiss mgarvifs drug and m everybodyjw stationery o o- x rt the largest and best assortiment m town at the- pt cloteiig i come and see tljem tapestry brussels a ejopeieutatri8j m imhti afipetsr i have a large 25o to 100 jlfy stbrira w line of cheap hats from i l which must b sold at onoe i it fe acton guilpholotlh hall -o- ww- arrwals in fill goods carpet jvyfei m aftimatiiltton 0r c r rtivpiijit 1 v m