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the bank ujt hamilton headoefiou ham1lton capital all paid up 1 260000 oo reservo fund 725000 oo total assets 984g67s 45 soarly iou mullona of domurtj board directors of ohnstuaht a g itambvy 1 roaidout vico 1 rosiduut iko itoacli john tltocl oh a p wood a b lm torouto wm oiuhon ml tuunbull cash i wi ll h 8tdvun abst casulor ii m watson inblctor george agency a general banking j3usiniss transictcd notes of responsible farmers discounted and special attention given to the collection of sale notls and commercial paper enerally prafts issued payable at ill principal points in canada and united states drafts on great britain bought and sold savings department deposits of 8i and upwards received interest allowed nt current rates and added to principal e cry yeit whether piss book is brought in or not specnl deposit receipts issued for large sums j p bell agent georgetown the news at home mostly of q local character and every itom interesting oni if spectacles you have any trouble with your spex if the glasses do not suit your sight if the frahnes want altering if there is anything wrong give us a call we carry the hrgest stock of spectacles and eyeglasses and always give silislictfon in our repairing headquarters for wedding and birthday presents geo hynds jewelery and stationery store acton f2 look at the date on tbo label on your paper and you will boo how your sobbcrip- tlon stands renew promptly it will cottier a favor k thursday february 10 1808 little local brieflets which caught the eyes or ears of free press reporters this week thetebruary thaw st valentinoa day will he tn evidence next monday tuesdays rain btorm considerably re daced tbo snow banks fat tuera institute meetings in tbo lowuhall to morrow afternoon and evening you can t eat enough in a week to last a yoarf and you cant advertise on that plan either a thing worth doing ib worth doing well a thing worth advertising is worth advertising well rev p a olokwen of berlin will preaob in the baptist church bore at three o u o mr r d graham has been re engag ed municipal officer for another year salary increased to ft 150 the days of february ap to the lenten season have been and are still pretty well crowded with entertainments the counoil will consult an eleotrioal engineer at tlo noxt meeting relative to the establishment of an eclectrio lighting plant for acton air john brown of eramosa called upon the fbee phebs on saturday and paid for bis paper for the twenty third year in succession he has received a copy every week since ib was first issued on jaly idt 1675 knox church auulvcrtmry lho anuivtiury services of kuox chutoli will bn huld on stnultiy 20th lobruary hov v a j martin of guelph will piunuh ujuining untl ovahlug tbo choir will provide special musio the anniver flary ih ulwajh un oaoabion of interest and will no doubt on una occasion bo largely attended shovel off the snow complaints aro in ado that fooib of our worthy citicns aro not careful to have their mtlewfilk uloared of bnow especially u runt of uoaiit lota und uuoooupied houbes a few inmates devoted to shovel ing would touo up the aystom wonderfully keep our ludiea and old folks in a better humor aud comply with the provm ions of tbo by law an outittnw pastor preached in the absence of any other pulpit supply rev 11 b cook preached in the baptist church hut sunday afternoon although m his snventy soveuth yoar and suffering from a aevoro cold the old gentleman preached with characteristic vim and earnoatuete it may so of intorest to many to learn that mr cook was tbo first pastor of the baptist church hero in faot he was instrumental m having ilio present ohurch cdioce moved to aoton from ballin uf ad fortj two jears ago since retiring from the ministry same years ugo be liab been a worthy cituon of aoton hoi tons vital statistics tbo annual report of the registration of births marriages and deatha in ontario has been lbsnod hahon a returns are as follows births 405 of whom 203 aro males and 202 females 2 pairs of twins i oaso of triplotp and g of illegitimacy marriages 103 and doaths 214 compared with tbo returns for 1895 there was a deoroaso of 11 in births and increases of 11 and 10 respectively in marriages and deaths the ratio to 1o00 of population was births 17 5 marriages 4 4 and deaths 9 2 algoma had the highest ratio of birtbb 3d 8 less was at the top in marriages with 17 1 and carloton in deaths with 17 0 a big display of seeds mr g j thorp seedsman had quite a street display saturday morning of all bia imported seods jaut arrived from the old country including swede turnip mangel rape carrot and all the various kinds of garden seeds also timothy- and clover seod from the united states and canada there were about twenty five dray loads in the procession and they were decorated with fancy streamers stating the country where the seod was grown white plumes flags etc bedeokod the horses mr tborps business has now extended all through we b tern ontario as far as god- erich and cothngwood in the north which enables him to importrall seeds diroovfrom the growers guelph afercun good crops and good prices in renewing bis subscription for another j ear mr clinton t falkner writes from his home ut saskatoon saskatchewan my crops last summer were good good jield and good sample being no 1 bard wheat and good heavy oarts garden stuff was also good bat potatoes were a poor crop nearly everywhere around here except in the case of a few men who pat jo very little crop and got their potatoes planted in better time than the rest of us prices of grain good three licenses again officer graham roongagod at an incroasod salary the now library board an important ecssiou of tha council vua hi id on luladuy tmninf the jujuor lioenuo by 1 iw pusdtd upon the uatn i ubin aa last oar it is podtnblo bowinor tbo xiq60bocum t off one of tho lioeiiboa lho muuicipal ofiner s i y luw was also pje atil und tbo members uf tbo counuii a sltiion of tut uav 1 reo library bourd were appointed tho eectno lilht matter was advuiiced a utugo aud at next meeting tho council will confer with anoleotrical ox port in tho matter action is being tfitcti towurd the ringing of the town boll for tee hours of ohurch eer vices on butiday council mot oul tuesday ovemng at sunderland villa tffe homoof tho rcovo reovo storey was m the ohair and all tbo couuoillors were present the chairman of tho comunlteo on tmauco presontod tho auditors report stating that the committee- had cxaminod tbo report und- found tho samo correct movod by j a murra soconded by i i runoie that the auditors report presented bj the clnirman of the committed on finance bo udopttd und that three hundred copies of tho same bo printed in pumphlet form carried tho aunuul iicenbo by luw wuh next considered movod by john clarke seconded by j a murray that leavo bo granted to introduce a by law to limit tbo number of tavern licenses to be issued in the municipality for the ensuing jear and for flxtug the sum to be paid in rcspoob of euch licenses and that by law bo now road the first time the by law was introduced rind tho required number of times and passed tho number being limited to threo and the price to ba paid for each iicbobo be in fixed at 9125 in addition to the government fees tho municipal officer a b law was then taken into consideration moved by j a murray seconded bj john clarke that leavo bo granted to introduce a by law to uppomt a municipal ofilcor to attend to the following duties coming and going visitors to and from aoton and varlousother personal notes tho lityr puhan invites all its readers to con tribute to thin ooluuiu it you or your frlonda tiro fioluk away ou a holiday trip or if you have frluuds vialtlun you drop a card to tho fuse im hh yery moderate winter only two bad blizzards so far we can travel anywhero across the country an he snow a sleighing party went from aoton and vicinity lost thursday evening to epend the evening with reeve wriggles worth and family notwithstanding tho cold weather a delightful drivo was enjoy ed and the well known hobpitality of hoove and mrs wrlggleiworth and family was fatty appreciated vftftv alooalagent to represent the manufacturertguaranteeand acaidentco for aoton and vioinity liberal contract low rates and all claims promptly settled apply to head office toronto attention is called to the special adv of the bight house hamilton in this inne they believe in the principle of letting each season seo a olearanoo ot the took bought for that particular seasoo hence the great reductions in prices of highgrade jackets and mantle oloths kara to hamilton and return is easily saved on the cost of one jackot we recommend this reliable house to the con fldenoecf nor reader card of thanks to mff fellow q titans t as i was dot present at the nomination for school truitee last saturday i desire tbroagh the fue pftxss to express my thanks to the ratepayers who were kind enongh to plaee my name in nomination for public school truitee i believe bow ever that it woold not be in the interest of ibfoorporatlontoiocar the expense of an election for tbo short lorra of eleven months j have therefore placed my with drawal in the hands or the olerk yoars eebpeotfnlly aoton fcby 7ib 1898 w h dkvn fr new sch t hiram swackhamer and excoun cillor danny nominated the latter declines not deep there is borne talk of tho government takiog charge of tho creamery here this will of course be good for us kind regards to all old friends a distinguished lawyer will preach tho services in the methodist church next sunday will be of nansnal interest to the congregation it is the occasion of the missionary anniversary and sermons will preached by mr john j maclaren l l d q o of toronto br maolaren is one of tho foremobt lawyers of the dominion and was recently emyloyed by the bom in ion government lu a case before the lcivy counoil of bnglaud notwithstanding his large and important praotico ho devotes considerable time to ohurah and son day tiobool work and numerous philanthropic enterprises br maclaren was last year president of the sunday bohool assoala tion of ontario aud for several years wae ohairman of its executive his usit next sunday is anticipated by the congregation with mnoh pleasure st joseph churchs new pastor rev father feeny met the congregation of st josephs church for the first time last sunday the services both morning and evening were well attended at tho morning service an epiecopal letter from bis lordship rt rev t j bowling 1 d bishop of tho diocese was read it gave official notification of the appointment of tather feeny to this parish and contained very complimentary references to his oharaoter and ability and commended him to the hearts of the people here following this the new pastor delivered an impressive address upon the relation of the pastor to the people and their obligations to each other at evening vespers tather feeny preached from t matt 20 4 and it being candlemas sunday explained in a vivid and interesting manner what tho candle toaohes he referred to christs statement i am the light of the world and ampli fied tho loabon tangbt making pointed application to both life and death father feeny baa already made very favorable impressions upon his people c owo w rntortalnmcnt the dramatio entertainment givon in tho town hall under the auspices of tho canadian order of tho woodmen of the world on wednesday evening itebrnary 2nd was a grand success notwltfastand ing the severity of the storm prevailing that ovening the nltizfib turnod out in lurgo numbers to isrtrsa our homo talent in uiq bomody alli flhtiw u not collector bamtary inspector caretaker of town hall carutabor of public school caretaker of fabho park caretaker of cemetery lamplighter repairing and buildiug bidewalks cutting weedb village constable pound keeper and whatever other duties may bo required in connection with tho work of tbo mumci pality and that said by law no uow read a first time carried tho by law was read tho required num ber of timos aud passed ond r b graham the present incumbent was reengaged ut an inoreaso of salary to hjo per annum though tho members ot tho council wcro not unanimous in supporting the inoroaso tho appointment of tbo councils quota of tho public library board was consider ed moved by i francis seconded by john clarke that the following persons bo ap pointed by this council us members of tho public library board rov jameb a mclaohlan m a for one year rev h a macpherson for two yours h p moore for three oars carried moved by john clarke seconded by j a jhnrrayjhat the municipal treasure bo and is horeby authorized to depobit all monies received by him for tuxes otc in ch a c a andall monies received on account of sinking fund la the bank nf hamilton georgetown carried the question of electric light wib intro dnoed by mr james clark in the follow ing motion moved by james clark neaonded by j a murray that tho clerk bo instruct ed to correspond with mr parke elcotn oal engineer of berlin reqnealing him to give a detailed statement of oil coat of an el net rip llht plant of sucq lent oapa city to supply aoton with an aro and incandescent service also cast of fuel and other rnpniug nxponscp and that ho meet lho council on monday evening 2lat mat tn give an further information required mr 1 j and mrs lit luted spent sunday with fnonds in iliilsbur mr and mrs alfred sopor spent sunday with frieuds at georgetown j mrs s t humbentono of newton brook ib vibiting friendti in ber girlhoods homo mr and mrs aioi kannawin of shilburno were guests tide week ot aoton friend col kerns was io town on monday and tuoaday shaking hands with his con stituonte mr and miss brown of owen sonnd spent a couple of dys with miss mcdonald jlrwb smith of cleveland oat been tho guest of his mother at talrviow place the past week rev 1 a maonuorson14 at crieff this week assisting rov mr robertson in special services miob da ley niohlin wbo is attending guelph collegiate institute spent sunday at ber home here miss fairbrothsr and miss house of copenhagen visited with frionds in town duriug tho week mr amos barborrae wbo is attending guolph collegiate institute visited aoton relatives over sunday mr r o gavin of toronto spent sever al days during the week in town in tho lutcroat of the canadian order of foresters mr thos miller wbo removed from aoton a couple of years ngo to hartney man hb left there and gone to the dauphin district mr and mrs john pi a turner of rock wood and miss scott and mr rockland of brampton were gueatg ot mr w e smith during the woek rova h a miopheraon james a mclachlan m a and juessrs r j gurney and h p moore attended the county sunday school convention at oakville last week general regret wilt be felt in the community at the growing illness of rev j c smith d b which has been apparent for spmo time to bis friends and all who know him hia medical adviser has ordered him to cease all work and his pulpit has been tilled by friends for the past few weeks guelph mercury neighborhood news news items supplied bv corres pondents and ecahancfes crewsons corners a numbor from this vicinity took lu lho aurual tea meeting at gburchhill just evening a qloigh load of young peoplo from this icjnity attended a party at mr george jeffersons jpuelinoh on wednesday night last they bad a vory enjoyable timo mr and mrs george rambbaw of lowville spent a day or two with frionds here this week mr r h allen spout a few days last week with frionds in tho vicinity of oakville it is reported that rev t r forbes is talking of organizing a congregational cbnrch here merit made and merit maintain thooonfldeno of the people in hoods baruntrllu itm medicine ourea you whon aiok j jf it makes wonderful euro every whore thon beyond t t mndleln mer it pays to buy at bolluls it pays to buy at b oiler ts bookwood the rev a c crews genora seoretary of the epworth leagoe of canada ad dresied large meotingq in the town half on monday afternoon and ovening mr h hortop the conservative oandldate for this riding held a rally of hitranpportcra in the town hall on wedoes day hh inst the concert m aid of the mechanics inatitate will be given thisevening not on the 8rd as before announcod the admission will be 16o and first olass talent will perform a oarnlval was held on wednesday avening 9th inot the bockey team defeated a team from guelph last week by a good eoore that is just tho troth about hoods bar- saparllla we know it possesses merit becauso it cures not onco or twlco or a hundred times but in thousands and thousands of cues we know it cores absolutely permanently when all others fall to do any good wjjatever we repeat skrsaparilla istliebest infae tho one true llloed winner hoods pills esss first week of f r finds this store in a bustle of business re novation sale with its price attractions attracts buyers new spring goods are knocking at the front door for admission and we have the remodel ing of the internal economy of the store waiting for us stock must be reduced more before we tear down shelving and in the meantime price inducements grow stronger we want another week or two of lively selling and clearing out look here it is early to say spriag everton lorne school tho honor roll of lome bohool for jan uary comprises tho list given below jupilg to obtain jionora muit secure an avcruge of 70 por ceot of aggregate markb clnea iv seniors lenla gamble 78 class iv juuiors harry bold 99 hannah plank 02 arthur swaokhamer 88 itiobard leaveof 88 clinton swackhamer 79 robert lasby 78 james mcdonald 71 class 111 willie iteid 84 harriet lasby 77 annie quanllo 72 the following wcro present for two of lho three examinations bold class iv senior- ida jobiibson 84 iva cleave 80 olass iynlomor nelliobrown 85 clnjb part ii liszlo xsaby 98 clabb i chester plank 76 stanley the young people ot ihn vicinity are enjoying a treat in the way of a free bing log sobool under the leadership of james blaob farmer he soems to be a favorite teaob6r as the attendanoe runs np towards a hundred every monday evening he ia also efficient being a pupil of profoseor maitland gqelph mr henry who has been visiting his daughters in minto since augobt came home last week looking well quite a number of evertomana got over to the methodist quarterly eaoramontal servioe at the eramosa appointment on sunday rev and mrs w g charlton ot hamilton wore goests at the home of g wells esq labt week milton carried gounoillor murray introduced the qacb tion of ringiog tho town boll for tbo chnroh bervioes on sunday tho matter was favorably regarded by members of tho council but was laid over for further consideration and with a view to securing uniformity in lho hours of service in tho various ohurolica the counoil adjourned at 9 30 oclock the meeting for the nomination ot oandldatoe for the office of pablio school trnslee to fill the vacancy oantod by tbo retirement of t h harding was held tsat saturday the attendanoe was mall two worthy otliieina weroputliit nomine tlon as follows w h snore nominated by robert holmes seconded by james of olam hiiuk sttickiuueb nominated by 3 h matthews teoonded by w smith mr denny declined to accept the nonjl nation and elsewhere in thlalssne cordully ihanm bbe who preeinlid bra name and given his reaions or withdrawal mr swaokbammer was oonacqusntly elected without oontsst he subscribed o the to ibedeclaratlons of offloe last evening t and took all mat with ibe board anlil tbe end otbe present j ear sobnenhal elngular so inoldeooo lliaijbrw years ago ijr bwaokbamer wu gold or tbe poor girls disry the various parts were exceedingly well takon for amateurs and erery member of the caste did their parts well tbo several characters were taken aa follows jasper flam mr i francis stephen plnm mr wm stark frederick w plum mr fred h btoroy toby twinkle mr harry jeans sir artbnr laeelle mr a j mo kin ti on 13 a lady leather bridge miss jesbio nicklin lady valeria western lelgh miss ida patterson martha giblw miss minnie nelsqu tbe sentimental solo my beauteous qaeeu by mr los flannagan was welfrendered missmagglo wilson gave two fine selections in readings wlh mnoh acceptance the jubilee or ohestra did exceedingly well in fajrulsblng first olsss rnusio miss jennie hmitfy pre sided as aooompanlit in a very credftable manner so well pleased was the audience with the entertainment that the managers have been approached with a request for its reptittion some evening in the netr fa tare allison the orr morjsrer woe banged ai berlin last thursday morning 8 o s entertainment tuesday evening saw the largest crowd m the town hall that has been there for many months it was tho occasion of the sons of scotland eutertainmont the lead ing featuros of which woro tbe bajonet oontestb between pte stewart and sergt wasson champions of tho world these exhibition contests wore representative of the greatest 4hst actonuuis or any other people have ovor witnessed they wcro reproductions of those which delighted tho military experts at tho jubilee last yoar in england and brought such glory to the canadiau troops there were three bouts two bayonet v bayonet betwocn stownrt and wasson eauh winning ono by 5 points to 4 and one sword v bayonet between wasson end willams wasson winning by 5 to 2 sergt williams acted as referee for bayonob contests and pto stewart for sword v bayonet thee con teste were brilliant aud exciting and nhowod fully the skill atronth and precision of the contes tants the spaces in the programme between tho bouts were filled by music speeches oio a verv enjoyable feature was a militiry drill and patriotic oboras given by ton pupils of mr g graham of the balliuafa i public sohool it was well oxeoutad an 1 allowed careful training in drill mtorfth in tor b c onhis talent in this lino mr e 0 jack son ot rook woo j inado hid first appear ance before an aoton audience sad sang several solos they woro very mnoh appreciated aud his banki ot loch lomond and the spanish baudoltero carried tho honso mr jackson is a train ed singer of all around exoellonoo and we javenadoubtinbayingho will boooms a favorite in aoton and will bs often heard hero mr aleirlvaser of toronto grand oblet of the sous of scotland gavo an address he touohed on the pointb in which the sons of scotland excel and urged all scotsmen to join them rev h a msephenou and lieut col kerns mp p also gave brief and humorous addresses mii jennfa smith sotod as aooom pints t mr a monabb ably filled the politico of ohalrnmn tha following was the programme as rendered chairman agams a monebb post chief bagpipes piper piheatonol loglewood ifedoaaidl qlfeptpes c -t- j hperm4aun 3ayotm contest n aud vyaason military drf swackhamer 7 subjootd spelllog arithmetic and literature j afcdomj teacher nassaqaweva mr angus motaviah id uti up with typhoid fever mr c a geddes formerly of paris has bhihht the house lot and shop at knatoh bull from mr join loclter for a good figure iio iutends moving to kuatohhnll soon the coldest weather we have had this wintar was last week it was both cold and blustery in earnest thalmflipb aldofiho kdsa mills mstho at the coroner s inquest in connection with james jaroieson wbo was killed on the traok here recently the following was the verdiot of the jury tbo deceased was killed accidentally that no blame was to be attaohed to the railway employes that at the time of tbe accident tbe deceased was stuplfied with liquor whloh had been supplied illegally in milton by some person unknown to the jury the jury recommended that a oopy of their verdiot should be sent to the license inspeotor ot the county the ladies aid of knox church milton will give an at home in the school room on tuesday evening feb 15tb from 7 till 10 oclock the anniversaay services in connection with the milton methodist charch will be held snnday feb 20th sermons appro priate tollho oocabionwillbflproachedhv bev w e presoott b a of simooe tbe political pot is boiling at a good but six cases of new window shades came to us yesterday and the prices v ere so good that we must git e it away cloth shades with rollers 23 cents each fringe and laoe in proportion the mantle room contains a most elegant stock of ladies snd misses long and short coate fur lined capes and circulars storm capes and jackets which we offer at reductions otoute third off their price shouldnt ou see them the fur stook contains 7 fur jackets 4 pur capes 2 electric seal capes and muffs assorted mnffa roffn boas gauntlets caps aud tarns all at big reductions in price see them and save money the clothing stock has overcoats from 54 50 to 910 all re duced one third in price mens and boys baits at a straight dis count of one third youths double breasted pea jackets at 82 00 worth 84 00 t the carpet room has extraordinary bariums in brueaoln and arm muter carpete art squares and door mats there are white wool blankets at 91 55 per pair and opwards and lider down snd cotton filled comforts and quilts at a big disoount off regular prioes and dress goods thero never was a better time to get high class goods at a low olass price we want tbo shelves unloaded and are makidg tho prioes to suit the idea g l neiles thb lshd6h cublph soaps just received a large assortment note our prices baby s own ioc 3 large cakes carbolic 25c pine tar 5c savar s white cistile ioc 1 lb mottled castile 3 cakes 10c williams jersey cream 25c size for 15c li t hetuabuut a mr james graham a farmer on the third line trafalgar about three miles from here was iostantly killed tuesday afternoon while helping a neighbor mr george buck in catting etraw they had out down and removed half of a straw stack when the remaining half fell over on top of mr graham one of mr books sons and a hired boy the two latter succeeded in getting out not mnoh the worse bnt mr graham was dead when found he leaves a wife and two small children i or billiousness headache etc use browns little liven pills purity vcgctabo small sugar coated pills only io cents a box e r bollert 25 and 27 wyndham street guelph co preparatory to stpektaking we offer special inducements in the following lines wool blankets flannelette blankets underwear dress tweeds flannelettes hosiery glo ajd general winter needs wl invite your inspection gurnet co a t brows main street planing mills actopt ont twilltst ac5t017 hodnlortlooaolmrllo uoornolowli lllack waloh tiins disetjuuroh held their at soma in the rorebtors ball labt thnraday evening it was a grand snooess then ffas a large crowd an excellent time spent and every one left feeling well pleased with tbe entertainment tho ebenezer and corwbin epworth leagneb altendod a convention of leagues at rookwood on mooday evening where the bev a o crews qenenl seoretary ot toronto delivered an excellent address mrs wm husband is laid np with an attaok of inflammation of lbs longs mrs thompson sherwood family have tho scarlet fever mr d viokermaor of oampboiivllle ha purchased a woolen mill near preston and mrs viokerman and ibolr daughter mabel have gone there to live tbe reek of ihe family will remiin to look after tho farm tho annnul oonvenllon of massaga weya sunday school association will be held in tbo presbyterian charon at sodom next thnraday 17th inst fntident storey will take the ohair at 2 oolook in the afternoon at this session bev j a molaoblan m a aoton will deliver an address npon the ideal sunday bohool teaoher and bey w a 3 martin ot ooelpb upon xho teaoher and the word in the evening addresses will be given as follow by bev h macpboraon on praclloal application ot lho lesson and how to make it by bev mr martin on millions tad bev mr molaoblan will give ihe closing address the olalmb of tbe bnndsiy sohool upon tho hbme and chnroh and tho obligations of tho sunday sobool opportunity for discussion will be given in ibe afternoon eossion suitable mailo will be provided tbotneeseiooar address song and encore nayouot oontest qrand oblef prater toronto mr hb jaokson stewart and wesson bong bonny dinks o ioou lomood mr e b jaoksen address bev b l afeepberson bong spavnltb baodbllero mr b b juisod adilrosl ool kerns mpp bagpipes piper bmeaten bword a bayonet oontest waaoon andvltlams god save th qora the bayonet odnteals were no doubt the features which attracted ibe immense gathering the prominence ot tha great champions vrhoio preunoa woe ssoured at large expanse was what gavmnnmal pres tige it moat be admitted howevor tit ii itok of knowledge ot military taotica an 1 bayonet exploits on tbe pmrl ot many in the audience renjxrad it diffliall for them to appreciate the poluta ot osoellenoe which were at once patent to military men aud trained athlete to tbe majority of of thoio present the seleglioii of mr e b jackson tbe baritone moitt were mnoh rporeaojjyabl the programme waa on- erthelesi of a ausraour jo vtrled hat all ooald flnd pltasiog faaltine midland route california ex cursions via tno uk mllwaukoa bt paul railway to los ansreles and other points in southern california these popular every saturday california excuraiona for both first and second olass passengers are personally oonduoted by intelligent competent and oonrteou couriers who will attend to the wants of all passengers en route this is an entirely new feature of tourist oar service and will be greatly appreciated by families or parties of friends travelling together or by ladies travelling alone tbe midland route tourist care are upholstered sleeping can and are supplied with all the accessories neoessary to make the journey comfortable and pleasant and- ibe sleeping berth rate i bnt 0 00 for two persona from obioago to california ask the nearest tioket sgent for a tourist oar folder giving complete information about tbe midland boute or address eastern manager midland boute no 05 adams street chloago iii or a j taylor canadian paasenger agant toron to ont john cameron architect and contractor manufacturer of saab doora frames mouldln in all styles dressing ma tcwma and uooxjjoto to order on abort notice will assorted stock on band at prices toso the times john cameron proprietor bring your custom logs in and take the lumber home with you pousse pate and why not a plcpnsher as well us a coffeepusher its far more necessary do you buffer with dyspepsia ayers cathartic pills will cure you take a pill after pie sky6rs lumbers planing mills nasaakaweya hp sayebs proprietor has constantly on band a full line of lumber lath shingles cedar posts woodjeto custom logs and bill stuff est to order on short notice planing end matching done to the best ol satisfaction prices very cheap and made to suit the customer s pocket p sayers acton livery urn bu line the undenlgned roapootf oily lollolta the mtrod kge of the public and inform utem tfiat well bduippd toil btyllih rlgi oan al waya bo secured at his stable a eomfortable bni meatial trains between 9 ftm and 818 p m careful fttuntlodgtvantoereryoraer 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annual spring suit sale commenced wednesday morning feb gth and closes saturday night at 930 yonr choice of the finest range oinew spbinq suitings exclusive patterns oonfined to ourselves in english irish scotoh and canadiau tweeds and dine and blaok serges none of hem less than sib 00 up to 522 60 we give iou the ohoioo oa days advertised of any of those suits made to yaur o in l v lat s for 16 a suit only one suit will be bold lo esob purchaser terms 5 must aooompony the ordor in every obbo nalanoo when suit is doliv sred at any time before 24tb may r b n6lson 99 wyndham st guelpt the leading tailor and furnisher gash and one price new fancy goods just in some of which are wools single and double zephyr beehhc saxony and shetland floss in all colors berlin andalusiin colors silks nip floss wash embroidery shaded crochet and spool silk for hand kerchiefs japanese linen footing edging insertion point lnco and honiton braids for sofa pillows plaids sateens sllkollne villa cloth etc baby ribbons all widths and shades block velvet rib bona china and brocaded silks stamped linens of all kinds as well as a full range in dry goods c f ggodee kcton the wiioson plough to limited toroislto wilkinson ploughs last longestworkeabesrond draw lightest points and soles last twice as long all cast parts have our name and address in full on them see that you get them it will pay you tbe strongest and simplest pneumatic ensilage cutter in the market guaranteed to cat ao tons an hour and deliver 40 ear full line of straw cutters and root pulpers roller bearing all kind ot avheelurro w robt noble 1 he highest price for wheat at tho peas warehouse qats acton barley station flour at bkak acton shorts i lour and 8bbds all tccd kinds of feed store try norval flour the best family flour in the market frank harris manager aqents tnb bnt life ot her majesty i bare seen j writes lord loroeoliout queen victoria aigenta make nvadollire dally thk bbadmetoaimuteon co 1 lmltd v oronto