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for trltttnias itaily buyers will find a aploridid choice in our groat atock of christmas kndwwvercrdi and booklet r1i- vtrwara cat glass pancy china fancy novelties watches jewellery teys doll cnudaajswlgh hooka for hie boys mod girls awwnaihlnst ito every pumi emmta otuauat hkadguartira geo hynds ontario real kstatb oney to lemu al lowest rate r jtotoyem lurge maanberot rxra paate ao lwlllog a fccr property lu all part aaf the uwa w bare every larlllty far ttmaaactlmc oar boathraa to year oeamptete satisfaction j a willolcuul ceorgctow ft be rarton jfre 3rss thursday novkmiikll 28 ibu bklef local items tba county registry office is to haw a m tile floor vetera james ilues w htalkrr and j arthur each brought a one deer home from tbeir hunting trip to muekoke the vote in beaverton laat wesk on hydro- electric wu for 1m agsln- ms oaonlngton for 130 against a in woodvllla for 04 sgaltiel 1 tbey instat on the boys being qoiet in osk villa and two or them were flncd 1 each for setting off ora- oraakere in the street last week rev oscar v oooke of tapley- town is ukely to be appointed to auo- eeed rev 0 mcquillan aa hector of oreo church milton champion tmr ales murrey of gleawllllains baa bean apokeo of aa a poaalble eandl- w for eounelllor of the township of eneelot or the year 10ia herald the hilton reforiuer baa com- wood 1u sbth volume it la vigorous bealtby look log and mr it white the founder is atill at the 1m the orst real taste of winter came jp bqffday afternoon with the snow istoro which covered mother karth with her first white mantle of lb saa- awx daffsrln county lias arranged to j have tbe indigent of that county at the wellington house of flefttftw ai iwo dollar per week per annual meeting of the lords day alliance will be held in knoa r obnroh nest monday evening bev mr henna aeneraj secretary of the g ajuaoos will addreea the meeting tbe physicians and surgeon of p reryrubloia arthur grand valley jitnsd belwood have agreed to adopt a p tariff of fee whereby there la a eooatdereble increase over the exlat- eoai 1 juat a possibility that oahvul may have a new grand trunk station a party of officials hare in their private car algon- eff ajnln oo monday and spent conalder- ahl time looking over the present tatioa yard star grv on saturday a man itamad saxby vos of too hydroicleatrlo workmen wma badly hurt at tbe o p r sutlon ho nod other were unloading pole ff wbeo a pot fell on him and broke one of hm leg and two ribs he was taken to a toroatn hoapltal miltou gbam- h pioo tbe regular monthly meeting of tbe womans institute will be held on thursday afternoon pec sib in the oounoll chamber at three oclock mr a q glnrrtdgrnnd mr n k kcoresre going to peakvn how to prepare hot auppers and making oandle for cbrfsuu by six of tbe igl gone but not forgotten are th day when we paid ten cents for a pound of steak ten cent for a dosen of egg and got three nice large her- ja tflbg fot a dlute the only blng that k5tally remind one ol be good old day i the aaroe old hundred cent that bdyea ntuch newspaper lu y jamr now aa 11 did a quarter of ekmilton reformer ftsswevvlneai at bewmptoa jaum furrell tf htreeuvllle was lion saturday found guilty f illegal llnffof llsjnor and fined four bun- brad dollar and cnsia he wnu to ju dr t w allison of oaldon raaft was fined 100 and wists n alnf liar charge news of local impobt the uu mow aest obur umi reoeied a leuer from the nolle at i ihi tunnal htai inn hoi nl on friday blating that a foreign- r mnwfring tbe d lotion of soiol- aaky the escaped prlaooer bed been mvnln that vielnuyv- hehee likely naavntlme the chtor bold mnm 97000 ha secured trofi heaol and kuki manks who was with hla t george- tow o tfee wdwm ase es w the ladles el the tes day nenlngfr organlaatloo in con nection with th local option oontesl they appointed strong committees for various work and are already in lies to pursue an active campaign tbey will use their lofluedbe with all th lady- eoiev and in various ways do valiant service in tbla fight for right over wrong fu tbewomea have their way tbf uijuor treffle will be shorn of its power lose msjesi fee aeuacstuwm mnsttenrouraging rvports eome from georgetown as to the splendid pro- pacts of carrying local option in the present campaign a prominent eltlsen and leading business nun when ritlng to an aetna friend this week says our workers here are moeh encouraged by the reports received from time to time and we are looking forward oonfldaatly to having george town take it place nest year along side of its neighboring towns as free ing itsslf from the stigma of the legal ied liquor traffic tmhersnlnatia qajr i the response mads to the efforts of tbe national sanitarium association to secure the observance of next boa- day december let as tuberculosis dsy throughout the provlnns of on tario has been exceptionally cordial end encouraging letters expressing approval and promising support have n received from not only the most promlnsnt statesmen sad cbureh dlg- nltartes but also from the clergy as a body end leading laymen in addition to having the ministers devote their discourses to the work being serried on for tbe benefit of uirerer from consumption with advice a to the prevention and cure of the dices the aoggeallon has been msdethatmedteal men or laymen familiar with the sub ject should be given an opportunity to eupplemeqt the ser by brief and helpful eddi lee y mlysrithtlhrhan a balton county frultgruwer is authority for a itnry which tbrowa ai interesting kldrlluht on the hhli cost tofuvlng problem ijnmiys thv win- nlpeg managar of eflre liiaurene oonpany opened a barre of onvhrlo apple and found beneath lbs lldlhe following note from the faxmer i i oenls fer thlaharrel of applaa how much did you pay for ilfcr tbellnaurauce man paid 57s both ti fermar and the ennaumsr are now wjoiidarlng who got hie other 5 glolt bow heernsarhet cmoneu viewed i toonwwarttetkrasaya lhare will btnolooat option repeal vute in new- market nt january tlfodoncu dwfersd at itatueeilog last werk that jtmfotel jsmjpimni9 u ih tpnnlelpaur to bring nn a vote forth bepaul of local option at the muni- dlpaj election of 013 and dtraldvd that auoh vnto be n4 taken it also point ad ou that the liquor license aol dooot requlrectmnoll hi tmbrnk a bylw to repeal lnoaj qnchyt upon to prswiniadon oi a pilmc nui laiewi tha raster endrwyn tr of the munlolpal oounoll the new consolidated catalogue of the free library has been laeued and wa obtainable by read r at the library laat evening the new hooka will be available nn saturday evening the new catalogues will be by all patron of tbe library together all tbe books of tbe old cata logue and the balfdosen supplemen tary catalogues hating all over their respective classes in consecutive order this will greatly facilitate the search for books in any distinct class the 900 volume of new books juat cata logued will be found at tbe beck or the hat tbey comprise a very floe list of books the book committee baa especial pleasure in commending th new list of 44 volume in the home university library tbey include numerous subjects of int and are written in brief end succinct style mue coleman the ubrarian wiu courteously sttsnd the wants of all readers there are numbers nf ynnng people in town who have isiaure who would be much profltted by becoming members of the library and borrow ing tb book available tbe cost is very nominal two toswettoveuithej oess wrceur oo saturday- algbj a few minute before twelv elock ae mr k s rice grocer was proceeding to close up two young men walked in covered him with a revolver and said they were after money mr rice com mence to walk to berr nf the store when one of tbe young fellow menac ingly commended 8and still w mean business he had reached tbe rear door and the wouldbe burglar evidently thluklng he was getting help beat a hasty retreat on sunday chief laweoo was nollfled that two young men answering tbeir description bad been arrested by georgetown constable at cookavllla charged with stealing a livery rig at georgetown warrants ware issued and tb chief and mr rice went to georgetoi monday evening mr rice identified tbe prisoner in 1h meantime tbey bad been tried by u w kennedy j p and committed to lb county goal to be tried before tb judge their trial bore will take place later tbe name of tb pair are albert kee and frank bagvn thay ran away from toronto some time last we tbey are about 17 or 18 year of age kee lived in acton with hie parent eome years ago a vtett by taboo win bishop francis warns of india pant several day last week with friends in aclon rind vicinity the blahop came from india last apring to attend tbe session of theanrl con ference of the methodist repieopal church st minneapolis he baaelnce been addressing missionary ineelinjr on tbepaolae coast and in tbe baetern bute blahop warns is a son of ibe late william warn br or brlrl and wa horn in that township fiftyseven year ago whan he became of agab offered blmeir for tbe metbodlat ministry apaitt esveral years at albert college bclterlav sod aftrrward flnlahad hi coiire at north we tarn university bvatwton 111 he preach ed for several year in manitoba and afterwards in illinois from theno be wa called by bjshop thoburn of indl to work t tbe mtealonary flatd in that land twentydve year ago hi flrst obarg wa lb largest kog- uabprakug church in caontawlth a oorrgloa of 8000 tp head quarter of tba blsbnp a now at luck- now and bo haa vest territory under ino haha been in america a great revival ha brokn but at delhlaiid vfotnuy hd be ha received the glad tiding rslelyut 8000 oopvert await hu return to re- oel vetbe rli of baptlsw during bl visit in acuin the buihop wa the gosst of the editor at moorrcrort who was hi fnllnw tudnt at oolhjgo back n ttisaevethia he lft oo saturday for qakvlllrvhere mrx warn and daughter have been vlaltlog her parenla rev miqrat w jfferles tli rofndla in a few weekat 1 highly successtult bazaar two day of bio mluno ht albaos basasr and sale of work lu the town hall last friday and sat urday la regarded by the leads re of tbe churchs acllvltie a the nosl successful event of tba kind in tha forty years history or tba church hsrr tits rctr itev ii u wilkin son m a is highly gratified not mlti of the baxaer but with tbe wil- ungneea and energy which marked tba efforts of llir itosle uf church people young and old who each con tributed his or hrr uuula lo tbe aggre gate suoossa mr and mrs torrance rsardmorv wars moviag spuuelncoo- nectlon with the various enterprises si plaited in the ttesaar and tba msm- bsrs of ku albsoe isdiss guild st margarets guild and the youhg men were sll actively engaged the attendance was large through out but both evanlogs there were linutsuse crowds tbe flab pood bran dip and ice ereem and refreshment booths were entirely cleared out on friday nlghl snd a complete hew supply was necessary for saturday deration rev mr wilkinson de sires to sxpress sincere sppreclatlon of tbe liberal patronage of the members of tbe other churches in town as well as bis own tbe vsrioos booths aurrounded tba audience room of the hall and the flsh pond was in the centre tbey were all attraetlvelydecoratedandthseo tents b was skilfully arranged tbey were io charge of ibe following ladlss and ge 1 clotblng dry goods olc iadlae guild mrs g chspman mrs john clerk mrs 3 laird mrs oso cook and mrs logic flowers and candles mrs torrance bserumore the misses clark tbe misses chapman the mlssss white mabel hall clara ilauer ger trude statbaar alice flynn kthel goldham and mrs sbeppard iccrsadaod refreshmsntsmiss moore mrs jos hall mrs wallsr isesra u uarwood and jek chap- iso the fish pood geo cook w al ger and jas smith groceries and gllleua uootbw lee and cbaa moore disc game t hbeppard ructilbed water j oblnnery rummage counter jack jennings ooe thing we are very proud ol said mr torrance beard more aa he escorted the fhkk ptumh scribe ugb khe bkh we ere giving full value for the money in all the booths and tbe people who patroolae us sre well aalisfled and tbey certainly appeared to be kotertainmeut was provided on tbe plant by mrs scotland and mr itlgby and on lbs gramophone by air a w franklin- ben ton the principal prises were sw sided nn saturday evening as followa morris chslr a cripps dlnasr bet g irge carpet hweepei k ford parlor lamp mies k wood carving set w mslnprls slslgbs miss c nutley snd uaslera r prevoat osheaand 1 coles cake guessing contest mr coles bolls gueealng conlrst mr hall out glass milk and sugarmr r cook tbe proceedings ended on saturday evening and the usxaar closed with a very tired but wellsalufledsnd thank ful company s0ual and personal slw itiumnar spent sunday in aberroyle with silo uehoo sir- t a ilbtd will he at home on tlo flrl wrbiday of lbs itonlb mi jlniinlv hurd was bovne from bchiimbsrg for a dsy or so lest week ur arthur krnney was hoiue frotu lh denial cillage toroatn over sunday mr and mrs walter unrston and babe of guslpb bavs been guests of mrs sunderland taylor this week mrs w l btewariweut to alt- wood on friday u attend tbe funeral of iter fur tfr gsorgs rich mood mla lucy gibson of krin and miea kffls lbsou of lllllsburg visited their mother sire geo dads last week m vv w leerdnwnalunded tbavpnln of peribuneut at ottawa last wsek in company of itsr mother lady maekenxls mr james smith who has been in glosrsvllls n y- the psst four year returned home laat weak and will spend eotne i line hers mrs thomas tjhristie of titrooto speat last week with friends in tbs oil home she via cordially greetsd by many former friends bees ml klleu snyder who took a trip to the writ aud out to tbf coast isst itner has returned to ber studies ss lctinwh training school at toronto r uwranu wmllams returned borne from his trip to tbe north west on thursday morning he spent most of his utiw at llsrtney man and rsglna sask mrs p s armstrong of wymorr neb formerly o aeumi whose hue- band dlsd la september has removed to toronto u reside with ber daughter mrs dr jsqulih at lw0qtm street rest re j k cirry snd miss kffle of saull ste marlf arrived laat wsek to spend a mouth or u in tbe old bom mrv corry is not enjoying very good health and fell that ber native sir ighl bs helpful omz uhatuooana masses fraako bvtgia and pair belletooa leave in a few days fr tit ir home in italy to spend tbe winter in their old home tbey hav beri em ployed by tbe toronto una company h for several yeers laat tbnraday ee mr wm smith of acton was driving throogh have his burse became fright a n at some reels of wire bslsoglng to the hydi kleclric co and bolted the bit brok and tbe horse ran over tbe weigh scales throwing mr hmilb out tbe horse broke swsy fines tbe boggy at j murray etefale aad wee caught at buggy were eoctalderably demolished mr smith was badly braised and sha up tbe laidlee aid maots at tbe home of mrs jas moore jr on thursday miss mstue tompkins georgetown spsot sunday at mr w mlllare mrs mercer who haa beeo visiting ber mother mrs m crewson baa re- esoved to istroll mis msggle crewson visited rrieod in milton lest week nrvonucoi laxativus n wtthoal pargtnge t 3sc a bos si your orargh wimim tama nam jam bswi ibllioty fowl i fcfwl fowl iftxhntbd also ssusli kinds ol furn1tuku rtcton 7t stocb ly do you realize eukljb wohk im aotom rdltor free press slrj i have just completed ave weak or bouse to houe work in your town in selling bibles and portion of tbe scripture i have had exception al opportunities for seeing the people of acton and have made many valued acquaintanceships and bsve formed a high opinion of the town daring my calls i have been asked numerous questions relative to condi tion in acton in contrast to other towns ibat i have vlslred this i pro- bum hss largely grown out of the present agitation respecting tb value of laealoptloo to a commuolty i wa asked the other day if i sold a many bibles in a locality where tbe si of liquor is legalised as in places where local option is in fore my reply wa conscientiously and glsdly given that i have sold many more bible in acton than in any licensed liquor town lo ontario of acton s else in tbe eight year or my experience aa colporteur of tbe blbwsoouty in proof of my axperienee along thl line i may be permitted toolle these in north bay where licensed liquor is sold freely i sold an avei ratio of 9000 worth of bible in a given lime in parry sound where liquor i prohibited on one side of tbe river and llceoaes re leaued on tbe olber my average sales for the ssme lime sb0o worth whils in- midland where local option prevslls i sold an average ratio of 10 worth or bible in tb same period i em glad to slat that in acton the ratio la muehblgbar than avan in midland 1 have always found that where beeris in blblrs era oot wanted one person enquired of me if i found general business as good in local option towns aa in tbe places where liquor is eold my experience ha been that business has slwaya been bttr money more plentiful home happier where liquor la prohibited than where bar ailal and why hooldthl ntttbetboeaser 1 foond lto in acton a in all other dry localities i hv visited uy dutlee have taken me to many lcsl option towns and village and i am glad to say that invariably moral end business condition are superior to towwbeuoets frvelysold 1 fee quite oonfldent lhat the elec tor of acton will never aurrender the benefit they have wonjiy the banlah- tuentof tha bars iwlfl look wtlh ifluraat for th outonmaor tbooomlny election and will rest in ibassuraao that tbe majority sgainat repeal jwlll with beetarishee fur your prosper ous town and appreciation of u lite klndnaesee ehown toe during my at ay tnonay you can tasks asulsg fralt trees tbs prssrnl demand for anrsery amen is the rsstsst in ibe blaiorjr oi the bwi everybody who has tbe isnd is planus or prspsrlog to plant wu want now for all snd winter ntoutbs reusble nuui to sell la acton sad surrounding dwtrtlct good pay exclusive territory sad all th sd ran tars in representing aa old establish ed firm overooobcrss under caulvstloa bstsblisbsd m ysara writs pelham ndksbmr co toronto oel shoes shoes hioht in the line shoes for men woanal chbalrca also kvbben gordons hsrness aad shoe store opposite post ofhcr w j gordon acton ont mmimonniiopoadimim r you want s 3 real chocolates 1 a but p i ne1ls0nss 3 5 we have these chocolate in a g both balk sad peclcajree at g g prices ranging from 4wc to g a tlwperlb a o g u do not foroct our i ho g soda fountain thaw cbffiy evssntoga n s harold wuea b 3 tus actom crs m01 street b royal pcrple stock poultry specifics wwul mmd u- tw fc free terse- iiesas sseka chicago and bet0bn s1800 fb0b acton aocooktor brfcnanoaat lrn stock y proportionate low ra other point in ontario the grand trunk pacific rail- my fat the bectaet and qejekeat 1 winnipeg secure ticket and full particu lars from nearest grand trunk agent the fallowing teller vw received yesterday mrs brown and i think tb celling card juan reostsed are aodeleof oealnse thnfc you very awash for your ahemtloa kncloeed bad post offioe ortvr frg4jb- rev 0 w brown baskatuoa sssk bo assptaes the sals of dnlblng home made baking etc by tb isdiesof the bspust church neat wse will bean event of much lutsrver tbe sale will be held in tbe warren block friday afternoon and evening dtfc deeeiuhar the orcovfiire of th methodist sunday school will enliven tbe proceeding with s good program of selection lo tbe evening many article attractive to mother at thl season ot tbe year will be oo sale kldstere wirotig t- arali atai o jiiiii w udt co um tk ipk mtril 11iititi i niiiflmi jmkmltofimshctmludmy dr uonca lallu im pou wud j ik tbt tknr d uab woa udsdl tnr dn moreee lakdian root pill opposite the post oftice highest cash prtcoa for butter elggs si poultry i whotaml ud ralill mt w oaxan btsnd hy chas d brewer our fall millin yen will find onr assortment of fall millinery superior to most and equal to any in thla district we are ready to meet the needi of any from the school girl to the grandms let us have the pleasure of serving you we feel sore we can satisfy you la the matters of style duality aad price miss mae hawthorne bmwisjiurseries are famous for their fine peach apple plnm and cherry tree tboy have tbe best nursery eoll in canada- and are the largest towers of trees in the domin ion all aclon and budstick are cut by one man and be ha been in tbeir employ many years so no mistake are made log the wroqg scion or bend for catalogue or write for agency as they have some uneccttpred territory la your county bboww btqs co utrumo ooumtv out no cure no pay applies to all watch and clock repairing done by w h foster wpummts old ktand gcotowii ottario omfort soap positively the larcts b 5 for you mr man z m h a m h m a a m m m u m m m m m a m m m a m m m m u n m m m u m m u m u m yes sik if youre looking for comfortable underwear that will wear best that is backed up by the manufacturers definite guarantee against shrinkage we advise you to come to onr store right now while our stock is complete and buy a couple of suits of the genuine stanfibld unslirinlcab e underwear nn ma tier if yon are an indoor worker or an outdoor worker wc have a weight of stan- fields that will suit yon we have everything in stanfields from si i ko- wool to the oldreliable kcd label and blue label a j wallace tsm mens store acion mill si mmakmabmamkahbammmmhmmm bank of hamilton i naoisrkabiy tbrlarjr tbapsopls sxosptioesjry an theetiagia to yoeth no asaaaw bow small of pranc are e save la ibetr yostb ihsir locome a porticn is regaawty eat apart for fainre nssd la old age thay frulta of thsir thrift nstloa nssd la old g ussy eatoy th tbstr thrift tbey am a happy tbs oosalag of a mrisgs soconat la la beat way to acquire thai habit of saving without which no ability to ear csa ie against georgetown branch w m vejcay toe sss f susa estur aa ases la a bsssjtvb lew usm w sslse ear arvjrare bstek tmasmatsmrsiviuwt ilas a ewauft fss ssd wker sad bee i in rear ssms tar it eauss ess artsstsert3wsw se sststsea oar btfc b wu la tse wjik aew urea to ave tts a ssvl w ms fed a tw stssls wim m tb wll m4 wiu km ikk fm tnm m tkjm wwk u rmatllmiu w s wn mqr tnm iwk-tw- u bm um fcokl pnj stak siiwuf m mkvkl fcf hwl pmvt taaltn s9mim h u h gp 2 mrt hmt jtyrtk usw n u h ibai ibqnj tapbt om ownv mm bwi m twltjifc rhrt llikl it won m itam ripb omwk on malkiow to bwvm dmimwx tu mfhitk mss rss- o ui m to bamsrapk mma jki to pk ktwtiriwl wly v thewajenlitnamfgco upi ww diupr ajpirtkur royil put ptfe w leti nay be obttjaed itoa iipcai4weii acff0lh v6e metropolitan bank hsi office toronto oat omwnmvp savings dcpabtiient accounu of one dollar and upwards opened and interest allowed at highest current rates acton branch t a halated manager dqaqdnapaannnpnannnnnnannnacirinoannnni i introductory offer g for the r of thl month n l we will pay your railroad faro to g r uelph and retu n if you buy your electric fixture from our how- i rooms crand display i large stock 1 better than the toronto i price i come and see xsbe guelph electric works 1 ocoeb gribyervcopropi s6 w ilarkst seikra glpk ost basiibhsnuaaunapanoduauntiaanudonnnnduuauadoumwrab stanfields unihrinksble underwear r pore wool perfect cqrnfort to the wearer fromt j a 8 pl eeallrlowat wraaksas pringrlb is now teady for your watch and clock repairs prompt- ncsa and good work is what we strive to give nicklo alarms pnt in thor ough good order same as tim iftkiii