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married m i i on i oiuu hi at tho rnti knco of tlio i u lun iiiulli r on t intmil ij 17tli lint by lliw a 1 uirlin rtniiot i urroul il mjjitur i f tl u t it fim h trtruht r ou iph 1 n ii 5u lo joiiililuutluor f s ihh biwui iu d flium lay morning wlilltlin nod 7h urtn tob jotli j huluo n otl 77 wilru i aw incutli 1 inth i iiiiuy 11 on luru mi i l inuntl ft kli mo t gnulim on huuiiiul hi lo ftitlioi of j jiftia anflo inontlib dim tn acton on fiiasd ij ir 1 i tbruiiry m iry nn mli art n u i ijin if tlio 1 iti alon tt n diils iitil bh turn wai irton riiiiuj ll jlht ut tl t o iiornt iu hi it il on 1 h i in i ittu m mi jurof tho h ill hotul utt i fi mra mai l in iioon at hour 1 1 oiiut on i il lay utb iflriuy ii 1 muo homon ouilii to jtuv ii m ltl llulhoil lu i urlli tira tsiiain at tho 1 oino or tlu lilt tun h flhiu itli tin litiuihltii mi rrtife liuli lornr mnr i i ho bhuri njo 1 7f joarn nud t i loiltllk dljc retail jfrw rxss neighborhood news news items supplied by cprros- ponjenta and exohangos milton oporutioiih huvo commenced ou tho now buildings for milton wiro uituvlloofuig co lho bito is ndjftcont to tho c 1 it station w ii caldwell who has g up inn atnruiiy for news of- the day nrnko hih poeitiou in lorouto loft on gah forma where ho intends homo in tho future f speoit1 nerviuttjiro in proreen in 4he methoditt church 1 vunohht jenkins in abaiutm tlio pantor r u er1n iiiursdvy i itonryire notes and comments tho vail b input auja thuhho napmoipal item in tho temperance legitutlon of tho ontartogovojjnient this ecauion wi be tho abolitionof huiooiih one tlnnf of thorfo licenses being otinctlkd each jer for three eurh the london mata cmeiuiqiidet at koine states positively that- lho vatiaau lriagncn no decision on the school ques his work tion and arohbishop lanfiejn8 alleged statemout that homo has spoken is not correct mr chamberlain htated in tho british jjouueof commons that it was not intend od to hold any imperial conference during tho visit of tho colonial premiers to london hut the government would dibcues any matters of common interest which tho visitors might bring rip tho dominion cabinet has beon oonbid oring tho now franchise bill in all pro nubility th government will simply adopt tho various provincial frail ohibott for elections to tbo houbq of com motih tho expensive franchise aot will consequently bo dispensed with tho bimcoo county council has decided to hold its eesaionn at different places in thocounly- this it a rood idea and with the present limited number of county coon cillors is quite feasiblo it will rive tbo county councillors au opportunity unitedly to loarn of tho needs of the various localities over which they have charge lnn has afain suffered from a disfiat erous llro wm couboy a storo dry roods groceries boots and bhoeh and also that of g hamndon s hardwuro was burned to the ground friday morrunk botiycen i and- surely prompt mooaaroj will no bo taken to aqcure the much needed proteation mr wm conboy was in toronto last week attending tho crarid lodgo a o u w when hisetoro was bnrned owing to the illnens of llov mr crosby being supplied for several weeks by outsido preachers soven o olook the fire started in gonboys half of tbo village might have boon destroy od but for tho ualmucsa ot tho morning both lirmsvero pirtially lusufed tbottvjk of the absolute nocesaityfor ftre protection muram an incessant todttfr w rumored at winnipeg thattbe dominion government will hand over to the manitoba government all the rem ami ing qrown landa in the provmco thns protestant school ontmniaaioaors of montreal havtt entered an notion against mr brenner for having bent lnicliildren to a public school whilo there wero caaos of moaalea in tho family au inquest was begun on tuosatay at lnffilalb on tho body of jamos vry the murdorer of mr j p shaw who bhot himself lho inquost on mr shaw result ed in a verdict of murder against try veterinary surgoou morgan his dis covered tbo disoabo known as tho sheop floab in two flooks of sheep one at barrio fiold tho other at batteraea tho depart ment of agricultural has be notified at barrio wm itxyner and george porry wero committed for trial on a ohargo of ussaulting geo crawford a week ago crawford had trouble with his wife and was called out of his house at night and beverly beaten ashgrove mr and mrs nixon and miss doll bpont a few days labt week visiting frioudb iu gampbellvillo mr kiobard graham has about finished tho drawing of material for his new barn a large number ifom be ro attended tho anniversary services hold in the english church stewarttown on sunday mr will morribondf toronto was home for a few days last week the constable of georgetown wab in tqgnqnjndau mr matthew howson took buddenly ill on wednesday last with congestion of tbo brain he is being attended by dtb boo and sutherland and hopos are entextaincd for his recovery councillor oud mrs brown miss maggie h matthews misa mary howoll and bev v j gilpin epent a day last week visiting ashgrovo friends one or two of our ashgrovc boys oan play crokmole too an epltoma of tlio wj ij s doing durlnn tho wook lho wifo of john duvidaun blacksmith of luvtotdalo grvo birth to tnpoln mrlu sunday ovouing tho scoouil uoshion of lho ninth i ovinia turo of tho proviulo of manitoba was openfd last thttrsdnj mr j b luion conaorvativc was elected to tlio mumlobu asuombiy for st b mifuce luat lliurs 1 iy by a imijontv of iho lieut gpornor ivirltpitnult hat almost ontirely rccovortd ifo will upend a fow weeks in brighton bf ro ruturuing to cmadft d miol ael brounan tho hfo prisoner from barrio at the iviuston pomttntiar hua been laktn from tho hogpittl and p lured at hard labor mr j p slmw of lmsdiilc was shot and killed by jamos try in tbo woods noar ravenbwofth on saturday they hada dispute over scfmo tanbark r tho fjuobtrbn of tbo bbohtion of gov ornraont house will be brought up during this session by tho patrons it will bo remero bored that an agitation began two years a 10 and at that timo an investigating committee wab appointed bat the report was presented too late for any diacnssion mr haycock has put on the order paper a question asking what haa becu done about government houbo ard will urge that bo mo steps bo taken at once the ontario government has introduced a meaauro to enaure a better auditing of the accounts of tho municipalities and sobool boards of the province the need for a better snpervisloitover the officials who handle mnmoipal funds has been evident from the nuroeroob defalcations of tho past few months more shortages are re ported against municipal treasurers tban against any other claps in the community tho measure of tho government is on the right lines tho details of wbioh will be given later balunafad the question of tho wheat supply in india the earning beaeon b interesting some dealers with a wheat crop the past year of only 170 000000 bushels it was found necessary to import wheat the question aribes what is likely to be tbo result with a wheat acreage neatly 5 000000 acres less tban labt yoar and prospects on the entire area not particularly promising it ih quite possible that unless the weather con ditiona are very propitious that india will become qaito a large importer of food pro ducts during tbo next years the trade and navigation returns issued thib week show total exports valued at 121013 652 the largest totoj export einco confederation tbo increase over the pre vious year was 87 500 000 tho imports wero valued at18 oil 580 an increase of seven and a quarter millions over the pre vious voar bnt lower than any year of the five preceeding tho grand aggregate of trade for the yoar amounted to 9239 025 g0 an inoroste of 814 500 coo over tho pre year and certainly the beat year for trade in tbo history of tbo dominion lagrippo or colds are the fashion in this neighborhood just now tbe methodists wero troated to a magic lantern exhibition on wednesday evening last by bnv mr garnbam it was an interesting review of sabbath school lessons tbo prebbytermna hold preparatory service on friday afternoon when bev mr mckay of norval preached a very im prebsive sermon after the bervioe a con gregational meeting was bold to appoint trustees for tbe manse the manse has just been relieved of itb last instalment of debt 8100 tbo communion on sunday was largely attended miss brander who has been visiting at bev d l campbells for the past few woeka left last week to eeo friends at soarboro junction we are sorry to loarn that mrs byron thompson has been confined to bor bed for two or three weeks by a severe attack of rheumatism the editors table an englishmans study of the longest reign m british history is contributed to tbo iktiew ofjievicws iu this diamond jubi lee year of qu3en ictorias rulo by mr w t stead who traces tho growth of imperial dpminion and tho influonoe of tho royal family from tho point of viewer tho typical british subject tho article is illustrated with a largo number of par traitb of tbe queen and members of her family circlo many of theso portraits aro rare and aro now published for tbe first timo in america remarkably jlowbfices on mens clothing llftrc isnt clothing bucr who cin i fibril to piss us by hunc ire selling 1 isluonable clothing it sin h rennrkab low prices ihu oivt i man an where who cinnot afford to buy j a suit ovcrcottor ulster at these 3 prices i wehvan woof harris frlozn ulsterfancy tweed linings jtorm collar half bolt tabs etc colors brown and fawn were 7 5 for 95 men s blue brfaver cloth overcoats tcd unod vchct collar fine finish wore s7 30 for 95 hens scotch tweed suit single breasted cutaway italian linings wero q 50 for 5 00 hfen s heavy tvfwt pants wero 8i5j for 99c mttn dlnck orated coat and vest mohair bmd hi iding pri ice ilherl style fine triinniiiiks uoll tailored were jooo for j 06 a8 all questions clilcirull answered i etters or order received be fore 1 o clock answered simc di jsutcliffesons e o ouccn st w lununiu al irtasor cr clcrli q vhen calluifr hbltftimhr j l sutellffe their forestry policy the government plans a thorough programme to protect the timber job printinq our friends vill kindly remember that the flirt pness is equipped with au up to date job printing office under skillful super vision and that wo are prepared to do all kindb of printing promptly and in flrbt class stylo at most reasonable prices l1mehouse nassagaweya premier hardys bill to lessen tbo num ber of town councillors and to do away with the olcction of reeves and deputy reeves bo far as the saroo was formerly required for representation in the county council has beon printed tho bill pro vidca that in towns of over 4000 the council shall consist of a mayor and two councillors to bo elected by general vote and two councillors for each ward tho council of towns of i 000 and under is to consist of a mayor who bhall be the head thereof and of six councillors 4o bo ele by general vute and the coanoil of every incorporated tillage of a reeve and four councillors to be elected by general vote and the coanuil of every township isto consist of a reevo and four councillor who bhall bo elected by general vote where the township is not divided into wardb and where the township is divided tuto wards ot a reeve who shall bo olected by general voto and one councillor to be oleot od from each ward on wednesday evening htst while john hitching eldcbt eon of mr wm kitohing was attempting to harness one of his horses the horse kicked at him striking him under tbe chin his jaw was dinlocat ed and several of bis teeth knocked out ho was thrown baok with such force agambt the stono wall as to give htm threo scalpwounds hib brother colin waff in the btable at tho time and carnedtimi to tho houbo and snmmonod th ph who dressed bis wounds and found it nee essary to put several stitches in tbe cut on bis bead he is in a very critical condition at present but it is hoped he may soon recoer mr john b mcgregar teacher of s 8 no 8 nassagaweya was married to ono of gaolph township fl fair maidonb on wed nesday last we wish john and bis bride a successful journey through life witli hap plcosa and prosperity mr tbos b taylor roturnod homo saturday after a four week visit to rcla lives and friends in clifford cbarho sharp was arrested hereon sat urday by a goorgotown constable for steal ing an alarm olook from mr crawford ho was sent down for trial louisa deemort left od tuesday for st mary s whero bbe has a situation in a woollen mill bov t w jaakson of tergus preached tbe annual missionary sermon in tho mothcdist churoh on sunday ovenlng tho remains ot mary eadio widow of tho lata william sharp and mother of the late james sharp were laid at rest in the cometery hero on sunday becoased has been a patient sufferer for many months tho funeral was very largoly attended qeorgetown during the present seaaion the provincial government will appoint a forestry com mission spurred thereto by a number of requests complaint is made that the policy of the government haa simply resulted in tho timber being taken from tho country and tne lands not re stooked the government has eaid tbore was ho necessity for this and the landa could bo settled but it tran spires that a large portion of tbe property is valueless except for timber the appointment ot a commission is taken to indiaate tho government a uiten tion to place the forestry on a systematic basis legislation willbo introduced this session to provide efficient protection from fires in all the timber districts whereas heretofore the protection has been bopphcd only when local lumbermen demanded it the intention is to have fire rangers far till districts two mo to live that was what the doctor told mr david moore 1 ho romarlkojilo hxperiqnco of one who was an invalid for yearb six doctors treated him with out benefltho owen hla re newed health to following a friends advlco mom tlio otlmva journai mr david moore is a well known und much talecmed farmer jivmj in tho county of curlttou some six mikafrom tho villaio of richmond mr moore ban been au in nhd for boii 0 care anl phjmoiani failod ntrto as lo his ailment not only this but their treatment fuilod to rcatoro htm to health mr moofo given the following account of his illuebs and eventual restora tion to health ho bays my first sick ueea camo on mo when waa go vears of aje prior to that i had ulwoys been a strong hcallhy uiaiw1 jmda tad-couh- and was growing weak and in bad health generally i went to north gowor to cb suit a doctor who after examining mo said mr moore i am jory eorcy to tell you that our caeo is very bcrieup ho much so that 1 doubt if you cfci llvo two months he said my trouble was a combination of astfima and bronchitis and begave me sbmo medicine nni 8oai9 leaves to smoke which ho said mlht chova roe i took neither because i felt bure i had neither trouble he tuid and that ho did not under stund my case jwo days later i went to ottawa and consulted one of the most prominent physicians there he gave a thorough examination and pronounced my ailmout heart trouble and baid 1 was liable in my present condition to drop dead at any moment i decided to remain in tho city for some time and undergo his treat ment ho wrote a few hneb on a piece of paper giving my name and place of resi dencq and trouble to carry ip my pookot in case i should die suddenly i did not seem tobegethngnny better-nuder-the-troat- ment and finally left the oity determined to consult a dootor riearor homo i was gainxatntnedond tbeiifea that i had parliament buildings fire on was the alarming dispatch re ceived last thursday evening rockwood meeting of parliament post poned tho meeting of parliament will not take placo until march5 the fire in tho depart build having caoipd tw weeks delay in the preparation of tho 1 oil mates the cuelph arson case qulnn and busby sent to peniten tiary for eight and six years mr wm icitching noar kockwood while harnessing a fractional horeo last friday was kicked by tho animal on tbo jaw breaking it badly a tea mooting was held at the stone oharoh near tha centre inn on friday labt a number of loads from tho village attended it tho division court was held on monday soveral minor canoa were passed over but tho moat important were tho f6llowiug wm mccarthy va bobj junrap mccor thy va ingle breeze va mcdermid decision in most oases was not givon tho matters requiring mora investigation jimong the visitors in town during the weefc were mibb gothior harnston mrs whcelor erin miss i cogblan eramosa mr o byan geargetown mrs john cumfmnga visitod friends in georgetown last wook the editor of the fhhb pnisas was in town last friday and having a hour or so on bis hands took a trip down to tho old academy where ho was a pupil twonty threo years ago he found numerous old land marks still disoernablo crewsons corners gun m lub 2 i judgo ohadwpk this morning sentenced james qtiinn lo oight years in lho kingston penitentiary for firing kubt haddonb und john halls barns and sentenced john busby to iii your in the 85 mo place for aiding aud abetting quinn in the firink the- famine in india our readers will be interested in hoaring that tlio famine fond at the offlceof the montreal stm has passed 805 000 thirty llvo thounand dollars being for twenty days an average of seventceu hundred dollar a day far and away the greatest fund of the kind in canadas history the churches anctbchoola aro doing rxoel- lent work in swolllug the star rand many hundroiuuf them hnving forwarded sub seriplionn while olheni are now doing their biiar oecurrences of interest have ot late been rather scarce and uuimportanf noverthe less wo have been able to gather a few items here and there quito a number from here attended the anniversary services in knox chnrcb acton on sunday last mr alex orippa has ecoured tbo con- tract for the building of goo feet of bark shods for the beardmoro tanning co of aoton tho many friends of mr john ki tolling jr will be sorry to hear of the aooidont that betel him last wednesday ma n forbes and jier brother mr w moore had a runaway on saturday evening while returning from aotnn after cross ing the railway the horse shied and upset the onttor throwing lho occupants down the embankment they wars not hurt but were 00m polled to walk homo a social in aid of tlio metnodml churoh here will be held at the home of mr h mclaughlin nassagaweya on friday evening all are cordially invited admis sion 10 cents mr and mrs n forbes fpent sunday wth friends in billinafad at the last session of tho division court rft brampton g h goodwillie hamster of georgetown onesided for judgo mo gibbon tho bovoglaugford wasone of the- spoakora at tho great mass meoting at the pavilion in toronto labt sunday the bov prof cody preaohod anniver eary sermons at at st georges church georgetown and stewarttown last sabbath largo numbers attended the service to hear tho loarned profeusor an interesting at homo was onjoyod at tho parsonage of tho lnglibh church bov joseph fennell and mrs penncll invited all the adherents of st georgos oburohand thoir frionds to enjoy an evening with thorn at the parsouago and it proved a most interestingoaaelon mr c h mitchell b a s c town onginecr of niagara tails is vibiting his paronts at tho parsonage this week the bov g a mitrholl b a and miss e tyhdall are at pans attend ing be lp worth leagua convention tho mutual improvement society of the presbyterian church held a pablio meeting tacsday evening of last week the bev mr rogers pastor of the congregational church gave a paper on british columbia in addition thera was a program mo of mupio tbo mothodist young peoples loaguo had a concertand literary entertainment monday evening mra win bowman re cited several seleatoa in her usual ex cellent style mr c williams and tho misses tyndall furnished excellent singing miss powell and miss whitney both excel lontsolojsts from toronto added freely to tho mtorest of thftevouing mrs a will son officiated as organist editor warren was at guelph on mon day on ohurch business mr w harrold af wheatland dak ib vibiting friends in town and vicinity miss a duff of toronto was the guest of miss nolhe molood for a few days last week mr b i crcolman loft monday evening foran extended bneiness tripto montreah ottawa teh 12 tire started in the west or old wing of the parliament buildings shortly after 5 oclock yesterday and owing to a lack of water considerable damage was doue the loss to the build ing alone amounting to about 8200 000 the fire started nnder tbo third floor of thofublio works tteparfment and eoon burst through the roof tho now fireproof wing built in hon alexander mackenzies time kept it from thoorthern buildings the hose in tho department proved wojthlebs and the city firemen were ubo less asthe hydrants on parliament hill wore frozen up j mr tarte mimstor or public works was buccesstul in securing everything of value in his office except tbo formturo tho fire at bix oclock covered oifly a bpaco of 30 feet but at 7 80 it began to bpread rapidly towards the middle block and raged for honrs afterward a portion of the montreal brigade camo up and aid ed to extinguish tho flames cuelph business college ajd shorthand institute oulpb ont heart disease was acouted tbe dootor say ing there was many a man following the plow whose heart was in a worsa shape than mine i remained nnder tho treat ment of this dootor for a long time but got no better then my case was made worbo by an attack of la grippe which left be hind it a terriblo pain in my neck and shoulders this became so ocvere that i could not raiso my head from my pillow without putting my band to it and lifting it op i doctored on until i was trying my sixth dootor and instead of getting bettor was getting worse the last dootor i bad advised mo to wait nutil tho heat of summer was over when he would blister mo for the pains m my neck and shoulders wbioh ho felt- euro would relieve me i i was on my way to bichmond to undergo this blistering when i met mr geo argue of north gowor who told mo of the won derful cure dr wiltiama pink pills had wrought in him and advised mo strongly to try them i went on to bichmond but instead of going to tho dootor a i bought some pink pills and roturnod homo and began using them beforo 1 had finished my second box there was no room to doubt that they wero helping mo i kept on taking tho pink pills and my malady which the doctors had failed to successfully dtagnobo was rapidly leaving me tho pain also left my neck and bbonldore and after a conplo of months treatment i bo came strong and healthy i am now in ray 77th year and thank god that i am able to go about with a fooling of good boalth i still continue taking tbo pills occasionally t feeling sure that for a person of my age they aro an excellent tonic after the failure of so much medical treat mont i feel sure that nothing else than fink pills could havo restored me to my present condition dr williams piuk pills create new blood build up the nerves and thus drive disease from the system in hundreds ot cases they have cured after all other modi cinoa bad failed thus establishing tbe claim that they aro a marvel among tho triumphs ot modern medical scion 00 the genome pink pills are sold only m boxes r bearing tho full trade mark dr wil hams pink fills for palo people l pro teot yourself from imposition by refusing any pill that does not boar tbe registered trado mark around the box everybody welcome is thoio 0110 who comob to quolpli without knowing that this is a rosting and waiting- and meeting place as wejlaa a btoro theie shouldnt be wo welcome the lookers us well as the buvers buy ol not hb you please wo try to make tho btore seem nearer like homo to you than anywhero you can go outside vour own door nna n ga j j hundreds find it so every day well for wo wont deny that the store is for buyers as lookcts bojou betour fnennmg wfeero olee can you get so complete an assortment of warable things and house iurnishin8 it lopieaonta time savrng labor baying money saving with little or no necessity to visrt other stores too cosmopolitan for that nt a word about prices 110b8 if they wenewrong wo wouldnt be doing such a busi- the boy and his shoes theres something wrong with them or he wouldnt want pmroverytwoweeks eitheryourshoeidotis aro wrongorthe shoes are wrong pei haps both mosrmanutiicturers seem to think that toboyu smaller than the man poor ieatber and slimpy sewing will do well enough but it won t shoes ob durable as the oak wouldnt bo too strong for a boy why hell bring poor shoes to shame in a day be a general size not big enough to burden him and style cultivate it hell grow careful byeandbye the frank dowler departmental gtjelph co new english prints you buy prints among the first thingsfor spring there has now gone into stock a shipmento crumbs famous english prints in the very newest designs including indigos blues pinks red greys lilac blacks and whites in stripes spots figures and dresdens patterns these goods are known as perfectly fast colors and the best washable goods made new flannelette tickings cottons cot- tonades sheetings carpets warps etc groceries every week adds fresh goods to our grocery dept and you can depend upon them being fresh and at the lowest possible price ideta alttrriscnurttf dressmaking m ihh not in will inn in 1 rr autoi n ctilvo orclora for drobflluak 11 hi unci i red trick st root ml kb n chile waited old uatulihalied wholesale houuo wnnta ono or two lion tint and industrious loinoiionu tivim for tti suction can 1 ay a liusuur about 61j 00 a wook to utart yrltli drawer 29 buanti oltd 0t wanted inti lucent- mon with gool education to whom s0o0 00 and ox pen hob for the drat j oar woulllbean inducomotit write- with full nor tloularn the manaclu 41 ulchmoud fit wont toronto out revolving booftcae for sale a bargain apatfnt revolving hook oaao black walnut neatly finished will hold iso volumes in nrstolftsu order coet 1 250 wfll be sold for 300 cash apply at ffieb phgsb office wanted ip ahnebt- mon and vvobion to circulate the u bword of iiilam or thiifl oring armenia r tbrillidr book graphic aacouut of the eastern- queatfpn tbo turk armenian ahduobaranwd auibni with its horrible inassftoreb fnmprbtfs atrtlfnft illustrations taken on tho spot 8 iy9lw agontemako wjm 0 3000 weekly books on time proanogrqs free to canvassers the bradley gabttetfloh co ltd v tobonto ont wanted men to encage with ui as salesmen new eaaon just openlnfi new stylo ot plato book more attractive and yet lighter than ever all supplies furnished frfee we are tbe only canadian nursery paying salary aud qxponaoi from the tart liberal oommtmlrjn to eart time men large ibjt of speolalltlea all avlng beon tested at our trial orchards it you warutji good tblng for tbe winter write us stone wellinotowi erytnon and fruit owors tormito can overtoo aerea uqdorctiltlratlon her majestys diamond jubilee carries queen victoria her life and rolon- rloto every tome porsoob who never aold books take order fast preface tlie most eloquent of lord dufferin a aetafevemonta jo book 1a blgbly praited we need more can vaiiors eaiy to mako 815 00 to 4b0p0 a week ifookn on time probpoctun free to eanvaaiera a trial will coat nothing and it mky fill vour empty pocketbook the bradley-gar- betbonco ltd tobonto ont georgetoavn electric works t j spejght proprietor i manufacturers of dynamos electric motors water motors amt hydraulic rams ipo and fit olng equipped with aj ix prepared to do brazlog wbceli oonverted trot pino and steam fitting and ueneral repair onin u wuuuruiuua oioycitw r tames o wbceli oonverted from direct to tangent a gas brazing machine oa bloyeles frmmei spokoe handle ban bent to any deaired angle full lino of bpokei kept in btock satibfaotum guarantood bicycles enamelled in auy eolor t j speight georgetown acton saw iviills and wood yards jttrotes br03nn manuvaonmkn and deader ih lumber tttkth shlaglea wood etc superior facilities for tliorourli and practical couraea 6t study bookkooniufi shorthand and typowrlttnii ooureob a spoofalty graduatob afialatod to poaltloiib iall sessions oommoucoa sopt lbt wrlto for circulars j sharp principal e b collins butcher desirob to tbank bis numeroub customers for tbolr liberal patrodagp nlnco bo commenced buainosb last january and hopofl that by careful and courteous attention to merit a coutluuanco of their custom a comploto asaortmont of flrstclabb beef mutton lamb pork fresh and salt hams sauboges poultry lard o in season prices always as low aa con a latent with tbo boot quality prompt delivery i at stock wanted e n cominv etjael gtroup qaldmttiing company a e gurnet co mill street acton gboldies famous flour for sale arsymon bros cheap cash store we have secured the sole right for goldies flour in acton and are offering it to the public at 240 of rossland b c authorized capital 1500000 shares treasury atooh 8507000 shares of par value of 1 per share head offloe robsland b c mines north of rossland head of murphy creek and quobeo thoanhivorbary saivices in uonneotion with st johns churoh stowarttown were moet aucceesfuj mr and mrs w h willdon have ra turned from chicago wliero tho went oh tlieir neddlngtour a ooncort under tho nuspicca of st oeorgea ohuroh will bo held in the town hall on tuesday evening maroh 2 dr jameeon of toronto will leoture in the baptiat churoh on monday maroh let on holland its coatoina and manner the death of mra john wllaon ooourred t her home in emjnosltlr orrsullday utter a brief illuesa her fuueral tahea placo thia aftornoon at 2 o olock a mlaiiouary cononlion waa held in tho baptist church on friday afternoon heme foreign manitoba and grand llgno miaalona woro rrpreaonted liy hove mcderniald boaworth mokcown and melliok what mlht have proved a very aerlrjui fire ooourrod at the realdenoe of mr 0 o roaon friday last it roaulted from ida little aona playing with matches borne 30 or id wcrth of dhinu waa ilono president and manager l l clark ofrosshnd ho vice president and treasurer j i ytl acton ont secretary l l devoih rosslnnd solicitor j l g abpot1 depository bank of fyfontrcal v toronto office 39 adelaide street east groceries patent medicines can corn 5c pyny pectoral 20c can salmon 10c harvards bronchial 20c canpeas 8c kemps balsam- 20c can tomatoes 8c syrup of mint 20c 12 lbs currants 25c d i emulsion 40c coal oil 17c pain killer 20c 4 lbs cu rants 25c belladbna plasters 15c a apples choice 12c per peck piece black pepper 15c per lb salts 5c per lb all kinds of wood in stock and promptly dollvored to anypart of tho town at reasonaulo prices hardwood and blabs out stovo length alwayrt n hand telephone commuqlcatlop w w budlonq hills drove b i buys all kinds of raw furs sklas beoawax genilng living wild anlmala of all kinds price list of furs for next 60 days for well handled stock inferior according so qualltybotarui mads day goods received all fara should be snfppodbyexpress dear flahor ottor doaver silver fox cross fox hod fox grey fox wolf wolvorlno lvnx wild cat marten skunk racoood lllaok kacooon common badger deer mink mask bat 15 00 to 28 00 onto to no 700 to 1000 0 00 to 19 00 40 00 to 100 00 7 00 to m 00 1j0io 100 to a oo to 00 to 9 00 to so to 300 to t 900 to 80 to loo to 73 to 1x0 to 90 to 900 iso 3 50 800 150 000 100 350 100 160 110 joo as bond mo all your furs you want made into ruga overooats oaoes robos oto prioosroaaon ablo on elaas of work turned out fin the homes merchants that s where to push your business people have time to think there they haven t at your counters make i he- sales there hovr this is a development compiny organized tor the purpose of buying selling and de vcloplng mining properties in british col nmbia and is at pre bent engaged tn icthe work on six full sized claims viz 1 thel no i ada l iron king no 4 blue hell no 1 llk no 1 and tenderfoot all in ono block ind situated at tho head of murphy creek in close proximity to the ye owstone group and heather belle the ethel group properties ire well mineralized as proven by the assays ore taken from a shaft 15 feet in the ethel no 1 nnd from another shaft 23 feet assays 87 to 12 per ton in gold which compares very favorably with the assays of ore from the richest mines in this lho trail creek dis trlct at the same stage workis now bolngh pushed rapidly nnd beforo midsummer the management fully expect to have shipping ore on the dump development work can be carried on at a minimum of expense the northern end of the group being nearly 1 000 feet higher thnn the somhrm end makes it suitable for operating by tunnel which does away with expensive bofstidg and pumping plants its proximity to lho trail smeller with a good roadwaydlrcctly to it and the wry near advent of a railway the preliminary suney of which paiscs through tho libel group will place it on a working basfa excelled by none in the camp ihe eagerness of american cnpilalislannd mining men lo secure a controlling interest in this company is evidence of the richness and merit af these claims a limited amount of the company s treasury slocjc is being placed on lie market at 10 cents per share the proceeds to be uppltcfl towards further development 1 his price is liable to advance at an earl dattvwithoiit notice stoffk certificates will be issued to pur clnscqs nt the company s offices in kossland nnd toronto and the stock may also be purchased from leading broken lho cnpitaluation being only 8250000 per clmm and the rich indications of the ore together with careful and practical management should assure good dividends in tho near future 1 he operation of tho mines will be under the dlreet supervision of t w smith on cxpeneneed minim englueei from cripple creek colorado rind the greatest passible results may be anticipated we arc also headquarters for hardware tin and gramteware paints and oils boots and shoes etc and ourterms after 1st march are strictly cash or trade symon bros cor mill and main streets ask at the 1 ace press office the tree press goes into the homes of the tsuylng people and the best of them eery sub acriber pays for his tree press in nd ance our readers are of tho class who pay promptly do yon oatoh on p itoeeef acton teoubt mills acton intending purchasers will please writ or wire lor prolpectti i or imps to the ethel group gold mining co 3d adulaide street eust toronto ont or columbia ave rossland o c new goods prices speak louder than words lemons and oranges 10 and 15c a doz ladies undervests 5c 10c and 15c each boys linen collars 10c each alsoea full line of the latest patterns in dikjks mus lins and prints at bottom prices call in and examine no trouble to show goods shingles for sale c 1 c0odeve nlvt post ouicl acton jhmes clrrk phopibtor having leased the above mills for a term of years i am in a position to supply the wants of ihe public with the best qualitiesof roller flour goked wheat mill feed and all kinds of chopped feed required all our flour will contain the proper percentage of no 1 manitoba bard wheat my long experience in the milling busi ness enables ne to assure satisfaction to every patron i will be pleased lo meet all old customers of the mill and many new ones x am prepared to piy the highest current prices for wheat oats and peas for use in said mill telephone town orders from browns drug store exchanging wheat and chopping a specially jamefe clark sikil ttmsi