js m bomt -4- bavkix u v fa on thewh inst the x of robert rankin of a mm snutth in holekin on the ml lust tuo wife ol bev fetor smith of a daughter tatlob hi acton on the o december the wife of mr hurr dark trunkmaker of on at the methodist iwnioni acton- nor ttfc ton ou rtm th deember by hov 1 mimthor ut chariot anwwm to sfr brftlla unctph d1kd mbcr eutottat kn mills on the 19th john kllldtl iped w year ckfjsch in acton ou tho ltoh bccjuibcr wilum robert infant oa of robert crotch rod t months nl t dftjr l dvmktp at rockood ou 1mb lvcpinbor strickland ihibtom ased sejwtv 9 thursday december 22 li7 xotks axi comxots j tli roc thousand w omen hold the f raiiolme in toronto this year aud hare begun organize election to tor the approaching mayoralty at a cabinet meeting ou friday it was derailed to eill rsrliament torelhet tor the despatch of business on tuesday jauuary 31u the proclamation was issued on saturday the ontario government has appointed monday december 26th and monday january 2nd public holidays owiugto the fact thai christmas day aud new years day fall on snnday the principle of one man one vote ap pears to be making headway in england mr stahsfeld one of the liberal members for halifax has riven notice that at the comins session of the imperial parliament he will introduce a bill prohibiting each elector from costing more than oue vote at parliamentary electrons l i chicago has ones more bseu selected as the place for holding uie republican na tional convention aud 3 une llth fixed up on as the date it is highly probable that the democrats will also fix upon that city for holding their convention also if chicago continues to be favored in this way it will not be long before the great conventions i are permanently fixed in that city whiskevs work again sm act dttwtlvt asttlled a k wwtby burwwltr shot la tk i ro prehbl bjobetfhttltletu aucoxc arrb8tkd two soott act detectues were attacked on wednesday evening last at myrtle a station on the c p ry iboirt forty miles east of toronto by a gang of whiskey sympathisers and iu a haudtohand itrontloom of the afflremort wm shot the two detectives are i amea dennin and w c mocrao of toron thoy arovery efficient offioeri and for wme time put had beeu working up oases in the county of ontario they had iustituted thirtyone prosecutions at whitby port perry and brooklyn on wednesday thoy secured six convictions at brooklyn and the liquor men were greatly enraged they hissed the deteotivea in the court room and oven threatened violence there after the trials both the detectives had determined to take the train from port perry to whit by they learned however that the liquor men were awaiting them at the station for the purpose of mobbing them inorder to avoid a row dennin and mc- crae madeagut aoross tho country to myr tle tutt foiled whiskey avengers hired conveyances in port perry and started in pursuit they arrived at myrtle in time to meet the detectives at the station before the c p r train arrived they made a dash for the two meu with a shont of do jor them george brown bartender of the lancaster hotel whitby clinched with dennin who called for assictauce mccrao came to the rescue brown drew a revolver and fired j at mcrae without effect deuniu took the revolver from brown and shots were fired on all sides the result was that bartender brown was shot in two places and nobody else was hurt the remainder of the cowardly whiskey gaug fled from the sceue and left their wounded companion the deteotivea took the next train to toronto aud gave themselves voluntarily up to the police browns associates v lattimorc thomas trebell and fred corbyn have beeu arrested aud lodged in jail on the charge of conspiring m yrongftflly wickedly to beat wound and maliciously iujure j s deuniu and in pursuiico of the same con spiracy that they did assault ajid shoot a good deal of excitement prevails and and pkk80nal mention iuajotlr4vlltoritoandrowlutwhom jin prtf b loquaintod mr nelson f moore ape ut several days this week with friends in t tronto rev d b cameron t ow residing at point edward was in town this weak ho was a guest at fairview place bev mr baa attended a obnterenoo of guelph presbytery at ferf us on tuesday the auhjeou oonildewd were the state ol religion temperance and b tbbath schooli mr11 wordou of aolon visited the glen last sabbath now toils wo believe mr w has a warm feel ng for mr b jotiii and iwnilyjwd ipeti li portion ol his time while here very pleasantly with thorn we believe there ire tome others with which it is exceeding y interesting to spend the remaining porti m of ihe time all right h oome again- qleu correspon dence of cram i rev frank w warne late of chicago waa the guest of the edit or of the fnsk pms on tuesday mr warns hu jait been appointed to the jastorate of the dhurrumtollah street met aodist episcopal churoli calontta india this is the largest and most prosniroui methodist church in india having a seating oapaoity for about 8000 and erect sd at a cost of some 145000 and the ixeoative of the toreigu mission board of i he church most have great confidence in the ability and qualifications of mr wai no air wrne was born and brought ut ip tins vicinity and his many friends her are gratified at his saccess in the past as well as with bis present elevation by his s iperior officers board of edvpatiox i both parties have plenty offriends the shooting of abarkeeper by a- scott j counsel lookiug after their interest act detective is a matter that it will do to the latest version of the affair is that ponder over the barkeeper first drew a f brown the wounded barkeeper has told pistol and the detecti vefirediu selfdefence i uie story it is about time that everybody was taught that the law is supreme and the man who resists the law at the point of the pistol has no gronadof comphint if he is con fronted and laidlow by a weapon of his own choosing- loudon atlnrtir two hundred and four lives from six teen steamerszforty- three schooners six tow barges ahd eight tug beats were lost inthe great lakes this year the total money loss was 792000 on hulls and 408100 on eargoefe old age and being underman- this ned were the chief causes of the disasters which the and the press of the united states and land by the unloaded to a clergyman and to st g robson jp and several matters in con nection with this confession have leaked out it is alleged tli t browu denies thai deniiin shot him that it was someone else that he present id a pistol to dennins head and catching him by the lappel of the coat bade hira aompany him around to the rear of the sation this dennin refused te do and thin the shooting began it is alleged that the shots fired at the de tective by browns companions found a lodgement in the unfortunate brown is corroborate 1 1 by the manner in bullets eptered browns body revolver which was canada are now rightly crying shame orj the two governments for not putting an end to uie causes of these disasters the war cloud which has been hovering over europe for the last week or two grows darker day by day and the storm may break forth i moment the immedi ate erase of the threatened rupture is the turning of troops by russia on her western frontier which is looked upon by both austria and germany as a menace aus tria especially seems to be the more frightened over these recent movements and confident of the support and sympathy w jif germany she also is beginning to aasnme a warlike attitude though still professing a desire for peace will wheat grown in india drive wheat grown in america out of the european market mr wallace professor of agri culture at edinburgh university believes it will while mr dodge an official of the department of agriculture at- washington believes it will not the formed bases his opinion on tie fact that there is more handed to inspector stark in toronto some startling developments are expected at the trial brown is still alive ably at the trial on tuisday the associates of jbrown as well as the detectives were tuh milted to bail in hgpo each the central bank f the ltiitlncmi of the year wound up at the meeting last 1 rhlny i the last meeting of the board of trttees of acton public school ft r the year was held in the council chau ber last friday morning members were all pres ut mr georgo hyuds took the chair at 11 a m minutes of last meetiui were read and approved moved by v ii store seconded by 1 fraucis that the secrets y be reijuested to publish the meeting for the nomiuatibu and election of two tru itees to take the places of geo hyuds an 1 w u storey whose terms expire with the year and that h p moore be retumiiif officer carried tho committee of hum ce presented their eighth report recommeu diug payment of accounts us follows william walker work at i chool 1 uo john matthews drawing wood 1 ii william smith work at i rcll u0 hpmoore adv stationciy postage 4c 0 i 10 07 report was adopted it was reported that tl e contractor had fulfilled his contract for wood the trea surer was instructed to r ay the account on january 3rd moved by w h stcriy seconded by tbos ebbage that this 3oard request the secretary to advertise foi tenders for care taker for 1388 and fursii h persons tender ing with specifications 6t duties tenders to bo delivered on or bef ire the 2th de cember and addressed tc the chairman of the property committee- carried recommendations certifying to the qualifications of misses jelley andmahaffy the retiring teaclters were ordered to be prepared the board adjourned it 1230 kikes at geomjetown 7 sssfeilt u a terrific slaughtering a a v i bry igcobds clothing carpets boot aa m w k phillips company wholesale and eotail bramlfron ontario xmai is xxxmim cobeihi faniuy ft phiwypf iowwtfdb storei irff piete -and- n mccarvinj stock is now complete witlialltlii ties of the seaeou sultab t m hotkw news the mail says m mayor howland and mr w gooderham liquidators of the central bank held an informal conference on monday th6 mayor says he will do his utmost to sift the central bank affairs j to the bottom ithssalso the fol owing iu an editorial paragraph the iquidators of the de funct bank of london after paying the claims of noteholder and depositors will it is said have a ball nee with which tey will be able to pay tt e shareholders 90 per cent of their subscri itions this is a bet ter showing than v as expected would that the central bat k liquidators could do as well the gnelpt depositors and share holders of the cential apparently expect nitrogen in the air of india than there is p buc favorable result they held a in the air of this country and this storming meeting on friday last and de- makes the supply in india inexhaustible 1 termined to ask thfc liquidators to take while in england and america the nitro gen is in a great measure taken f torn vege table accumulation in the gronnd which in consequence of a system of close cropping becomes exhausted but mr dodge con tends that the american wheat is better than the indian product and that this fact will always secure the american article the best market referring to the affray at myrtle last week the whitby chronicle says the scott act is undoubtedly a hard law breaking up traffic which has existed for dear knows bow long and throwing men out of business who know nothing about any other line of trade but it is a poor way prompt criminal action against the guilty parties should any e ridence of fraud pre sent itsely a great deal of guelph capi tal is lecked np or list in the bank yet guelph has not con ribnted to the losses the branch was a god one and under such excellent management that people confided their all to it without the slightest fear that disaster would follow a kklit thee pkdlak itxished siucor onti dec 16 jas cavers the young man from gait who obtained notes for large suras from three german farmers of middleton on small orders for fruit trees was tried here yesterday evening at the general session before his honor judge to fight the scott act by dynamiting mag- livingstone there tf ere three indictments istrates and inspectors residences and pounding the lives out of coustables and detective men who will resort to such acts should not be allowed to keep a public house whether they sold liquor or not for for it must be unsafe to stay over bight in their places the expressed wish of a large majority of the people of this county is that liquor shall not be sold and this mikes it unlawful the authorities are now determined to enforce the wishes of the people it seems and the most of the keepers of public houses being tenants they are generally talking of quitting the busi ness or goiug to some part of the country where the traffic is still allowed this is the best thing to do as gettipg into jail or getting ubot for fighting constables and de tectives wufonly o their cause harm in fact since people are beginning to see what supporters of the traffic are willing to re sort to they are- so much more determined that the business shall be stopped no man who favors this business of commit ting outrages is tit to keep a public house muok h0wuxd at new yoke orr kive hundred gnexlh awuililctomeft him it a brooklyn reception new yoiik dec 15 the impression made by mayor howland of toronto in new york has been most satisfactory his address before an immense audience in steinway hall was most successful and is against him and hewas found guilty on each count this morning his honor sentenced him to three years in the pro vincial penitentiary at kingston gavers is said to be respectal ly connected in gait j and to have previous borne a good reputa tion but the evidence was most convincing as to his guilt if akpek8 magazine scott act magistrate noble has made the following returns convictions made iu east biding 90 xmvictions made in west biding 77 onvictions made in north riding 49 to 1 225 total fine imposed 912800 c immitted in default of payment 12 comn itted in third offence 2 total 14 fines ot ilected and paid over to the county treas irer east riding likely to have an important influence upon m000 west riding 18615 north riding future movements here iu regard to obaerv- hwo total gcott ac 1 19445 fina under is- sek1 ance of uie sabbath aud the regulation of saloons in this city the mayor was en tertained on tueeday evening at a reception j at the house of elliot- f shepard son-in- law of cornelius vanderbilt and last evening a splendid entertainment was af forded him jn brooklyn at the boiae of mr robert j kimball the well- mown banker over 500 guests were invito in- eluding the leading people of this oil y and brooklyn and nothing could exce d the teartiness and kindneas with which the mayor was received in both eities j i 1 a ttejfsee paaswiaheaevarybdy a mey mey chriatraaa the share of america in westminster abbey described iu the january harper by- archdeacon farrai will delight all who have visited this glorious church as well as those who have that pleasure in anticipa tion the archdeacon as a cicerone is unsurpaimxl for style of narrative and his fund of information is complete no nook or cram y where amer can honors lie buried or are commemorated escapes his notice the engavings of tombs busts and win dows from photographs by h n king and york a son london are by varley g e johnson muller and jleard a pretty go0d deposit other acu72 loucon free prciu hamox electfox pk0te8t hie rumor respecti ig the electiofe pro- teat referred to last wi ek yet remains to be confirmed the petit on against the return of mr waldie as mem ber of the house of commons for this eon ity will be tried be fore judge rose at oi goode hall on wed- neaday 4th of januar next toe 8ekat0 ttjbx up again oimwa 16th pec- jenator mekitidaey of miltoo i in town he wants to get a day fixed for voungprj the queatfon of re- two lurrndiary- firm wljhln a frw hi8 i our incipient the otlier dektrnrtlve georgetown seems to he the headquarters of one or more contemptible firebugs during the past month jijr so a number of fires have been started fortunately without serious loss until last friday at 8 oclock on thursday evening an attempt was made to burn excouncillor hardys residence the plan of procedure was familiar to that followed by the man who some weeks ago set fire to the dwell ing of mr- hugh matthews ou main street and for the conviction of whom a reward of 100 is offered the frbnp door was saturated with coal oil and a match being applied it was soon ablaze as soon as this was done the wretcp made a hurried escape aud in going dowh the walk to the street was met by mrs cook who was going to call ou mrs hardy she gave the alarm and soon the fire was extinguish ed the caufe of the eeckleso deed is a mystery herald last friday morning about four oclock a fire broke out in i mr jacksons grocery one of a wooden range m stores occupied by w t jacksob grocer mrs macmaster millinery and fancy- goods and j cane barber the buildings were completly de stroyed tbey were owned by dr w j roe and insured in the caledonian and norwich union for 000 each the con tents were insured in the lancashire and glasgow and london they were mostly saved an incendiary is believed to have inaugurated the destruction from our own correspondent- w dunbar of wauaoeburg is homo ut his fathers mr geo dunbar ill with typhoid fever jas black and edw stout are home from tho collegiate institute colliugwooj for their christmas holidays the funeral of mr 8 dufliehl late of the railroad hotel which took plucc last friday was very largely attended a great mahy friends from this neighbor hood guelph and other plaos paying the last tribute of regard possible to a figure familiar to many in the county mrs john black town line lb in ami eramosa hid tho misfortune on tueslay morning to fall down tho stairway of the cellar breaking her nrm and otherwise sus- i tatuing sevcro injuries neil mclean ulacksmitli evurtou met with a serious accident on monday evening while returning from guelph on accouut of his horses ruuniug away and throwing him out of the waggon among otlier injuries queof his legs were broken at the ankle and an arm was put out of joint and broken at the elbow the presbyterians of eden mills are to bo congratulated ion the completion of their fine new church which was formally opened fo divine service last 8unday tlierevprof m larenof knox coliegetoronto preached to crowded houses morningandeveving a te injecting was held ojuj mondayj evening when atler a splendid collation in the old church the people adjourned to- the new building and listened with delight to ad dresses by the rv messrs gardner 1st presbyterian church eramosa itae of airton swann barnby and strachau the pastor rockwodd and to the music fur- ni shod by the splendid choir of st an drews church guelph y z rockwood dec 20th 1887 glelph playixtt lakliamknt to wjtcff lafparers on or about december i bh the laltliaiii will put on tiif market thefu waltham these watches will have soumagnetic balance ii iir sprin and escienieiit will be accur4tejjk adjusted and will possess al i watches i w of the fine timekeeping qalitics characteristicof walthani we deem it proper to tate hore for the iuforumtioiinf those who uiiuiufactured in geneva aud roprecntcl as noli magnetic have tiutbj 3t and only nonjf ag net1c inive not made the test ibat most of the watches heretofore con such but could be stopped by strong magnetic influences the valre 0j1 trees mr r w phipps of jtbe ontario de partment of agriculture has sent ns the forestry report for 1886 and with it a note in whih be says be will be glad to j forward it to any of our readers we will send their address to him at 233 rich mond st toronto mr phipps has taken great paius to make the report very com plete it will be found to contain a re port from 100 townships giving the amount of wood fit for fuil yet standing in the older settled portions of ontario a report of a caretol examination of two j townships of ontario one lying southerly and one northerly with the viewof obtaining an accurate idea of the effects of woods or lines of trees on groind crops and the climatic differences observed since tbv clearing np of the country notices of the progress of forestry in other countries results of experiments jin sowing ever greens in large quantities iu ontario and directions as to how similkr results may be obtained complete directions at to rais ing all trees from seed arid planting them oat carefully prepared statements as to the lumber districts ot ontario value and uses of wood hereplantinflin school grounds and on arbor day value pf woods in pre serving humidity inadjajcent fields pro posed forest plantations advisable on ontario farms preservati n of birds forest workjn india evergreen ledges andnany kindred subjects as well i tvalnablen rcrta from gentlemen who hare of late yean started plantations here xext years lr it exhibition toronto dec u th i conncil of the agricultural and arts as ociation met to day in the board room ai 3 finally decided to bold the provincial fa r next year a deputation from colling ood pressed the claims of that town on tie connoll when the council adjourned unt 1 0 p m to hear other deputations in th evening it waa understood that both i t ibumaa and kingston were in the self though an ex pected depatarion from the former city did not appear on moti n the pair waa flaed6r kingston befajurig on beptam- berlf j the young men of the city have succeed ed in the organization of a mock parlia ment the mercury says that a strong cabinet has been constructed will be apparent from the following list m maccormick president of the coun cil a j little postmaster general fi l torrance secretary of state a m mckiiinon- minister of justice dr mcphatter minister of agriculture f harley minister of militia r mitchell depaitmcnt of the interior wi n husband department of bail- ways arid canals jffmes hough jr deport mentof jjlu rim ai d fisheries a sinclair department of inland rev enue t t aoderson department of custc ms dr mckinnon department of public works waltham nonmaguetio watches will resist tlicuiost piwerjulin iguetism when brought into actual contact with dynamos or other maguetic fores tliey will not stop or be inauy way affected wecansafely guarantee wallham non magtietio wuioiips to possjess all the qualities that arejclajimed for tnem ljlhljlm 1888 harpers young people ax illl strated weekly 25 25 25 3525 christmas cards christmas cards christmas cards presents 3 llaiiikitb vufmi rnoit1 intcrchls all iuiik rcadoin by iu caiwnliyiioloeted variety of tluinw nud their wllltcuiifculltud treatment it con- taiiih tho best scrinl aud short stories valuable nrticlec on rcieuthlc subjects and travel his torical aud biographical tutttches papers ou nthlotic kjiorts and games btirilnt poems etc coutiibuted by tho brightest aud most famous writers itsillustrations nre nuincroiia and c- eoilcut occasioual supplements of csiccial in terest to parents and teachers will bo a feature of tho forthcoming volume which will comprise fiftythree weetiy numbers every line in tho paper is subjected to tho most rigid editorial lerutlny in order tlint uothiug harmful may ouur it columns presents presents all opltoilie or e ertlili that ij attractive aud desirable hi juvenile literature- boston courier a weekly fcbtof good tilings to the boys mid girlb iu every family which it visits ilruoklyn union it is wonderful in its wealth of pictures infor mation and interest christian advocate x v great barga savaide guelph baiig ans bargains i be sure and s30ufe sorrifl qf the lfjipgain3 which will g thre nexttwo weee at the east end be offered du pin clothing store elegia nt tweed si llts from a mmu 200 wprtji from40 to 1000 overcoats frm hoo ti 12001 j j v hats caps tnderclothing etc at correspondingly low prices vvaters brothers the pictube gallery wtndham btrbet oueli 2 tekms lostiige prcpahl 8200 per vcnr vol ix begins kovojiiuvr 1 1w7 specimen copy sent ou receipt of u twocent stamp slnulo xtmibcrafiyi cents eapl roiulttancct should bo inado by pastofhp money order or draft to avow ohaucu ot loss xowspaiicrs are not to copy this advertisement without the oxpressorder of haltmiuuotukm address harpek brotnots new york ai injeourt i i we wisfcl the- f free press refers jvterry otjtvthis o ns in clothing atfil fyfes christmasnewyearspres 1011 boti1 olu axli vorvc v ooo r v newest styles very ct cotf sistfing 6pl toilet cases dressing cases jewel and odorct in plush wrjtlngdesks vj work boxes r 8crap and autaai y bums in plusffl and lea photo albums latest designs hand mirrors whisks and vwii holders toilet bottles for covje shaving cases and mu magic lanterns i dolls in china kid m and rubber trumpets mouth orgai -ood- biblewhgxfpihubi hair brushes and perfiuneft boys aud girls own annual baua hope workman picture 1 fp books dsf 4c everythinc worth having vrilj be found jry m wortl 1 mcgarvin drqgftilrt statiouerr steffi s h t isfg actn qnt i grand siecial th publiibe scsool ltjv pfr s s fau gethbr with i strahgett al tentivsustcrf tif siltinfsi pew atewlrdil km a chrfcc with the 1 resa held irpou thurso 15 suitablel local mini tlie cbildr jn t actiri presents ill 1 sabbath s iho music b admissli y m thuiib luifftj ot o s- l puuchass ash all accounts rjot settled by january 1st will be plaeed j fyfrej acton christmas wm m a perfect panorama of tions this week at no 27 joyforlbi thousands who share in the bargains are going 1 the great kiienninuou ef dress goodrcontinttes fresraleshart been added tc the sacrificejfaudrbds j pieces pf french all wool dress goodsari colored cashmeres tc raugjng iif from 45 to 75c per yard are going oof iff fvkf p y dont iuneanoulv oca hard times the dealer soff fers this time ypu get the benefit corae tweeds are 00w6 at a sacrlfiee so are the finer class of snitingc buy thaj goods leave your measure get them for nothing aad save money in the action everything in the way bf we and boys clothing cheap qverooatbw own make well pat together warrautei wear bargains waiting for yoajoonigg i a crash iaonr lace curtaiii de ment a notion perhaps a jittle hai but a notion carried into effect- a little 1 of about go pairs nottingham lace cffl taias tone of whichwere less than 7j8 per pair audi some 51050 you can ba3 jou come quick at 25f per pair 0ob tjt 300 oqod tor one fancy sleigh it benrsrbuys 300 worth at goods this order must be presented to hollinrake sons milton ont we ofpe 871 el inches ioei nicely painted and well got e boys and gitls want to every case purl ore of dry gobds millinery olcthing grdceries yerybody ehcqld take advantage of this baser of greatj cljearjng sale pr mflllinfertl weapc selling now an ffliionablc lauios ffeltllats worth 125 to 1x50 for 50 ten is groii j note we will not givp a sleigh to any person uuless tbey bring aboye order i i r wmiiis w j just what p- worth or b and shoes iff otrjcmwtep just agiie away price a- ivhlton real irish table likens f kins to raacb charming goods 3rea towels for a very small price sideb covers fringed tinselchair scarfs pitt covers r bilk tahle covers and seoif of other pretty things in this dtpartaaot worthy of your inspection come tc a carnival in hand nice little pictures for the children 6 jl 5o nice fancy hemmed bowers afcrij real nicp eanoy cam brife aa4 pemeateaf 5 8 10 12i 15 18 20 and c hepbrj all linen handkerchief hemmed nice woven border i for s5estot faj for 25c ind a real fine white irish i at 16c each beautiful lawn hemt with border j inch and 1 ferei wide it 20 35 30 35 and40ceach a word ftbatls our bilk handktrcbiefs plain jaj fancy brocades lyons silks hoddiedj them from 25c to s500 each weibiiiki oneapest goods you have ever we thought we had too fancy knitted woolens suoh as comb shawls fancy squares fi how pretty the girls look in them dq der they are called by that namei8o caps etobiit biess you they larelgaiag with a bound and no wonder pidan ever dream such charming tibtsai textures could be produced at the low we offer them come j our space has given out aad wel much more to tell you about but too cheap to buy more space only more still about 50 k thoselsp ting german mantles and dojo astraohau jackets conie arid seothw rl twi noted for choice goods no cr e k bdlli 27 lower wtthifcmb mfr iwrt collated by i prizes i rfgublph rthe s ppess to d imustbfi trouble xihp worid theyekrl onlychistf calnd office frqin ltaymorik grange jin the of the h ieldah he pubjio a e coo ej merry ojf firing w bil all be f i fa oyer the agogasnej and arofuc pioni- thij the brit kj day eve in pectedf on i tbe vicii lit j music b rl good tin ei jliec tmvpia- pi i thartevirl christm la 1 ecticius a ing jitor tor ira ajshpol i h ip i