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g irra r jtaw s m thvsmhy mokscw mm sl 1hs at ceo hynds t kpooin tble spoons knivw and forii t oo- hynda watehk clock i jelrr a larse stork spccuolt from s3 j cl lo m wedding and birthday pnaeata puriw pipoa pocket kuivt combs hair i bmihea school bookv note taper and knwloiies peoa and ink call in aud s my large stock crto hyuda jewellery fawy goods store acton ont bit3 of brevity cat aa rthrrww repmt hy tat mt r ikr pa aatf r hr w4er rjlerr fitm tomorrows june fly time comes boniug alon itominiou day full ou a sunday vowpardener keep ahead of tbe wwls hie plain and cherry tree are uow in bkw it- iuujeis have brute t out amm the j horas in erin the gnefph maple leafs play a match iu p irt hurou today farm laborers are reported scarce aud hici wages iu asked vr tbonias lash lias ukeu charge ol lut in temperance hotel nie trees are aboat ten day later iu lean ir out this year lhau last ejoard of education in the cooucl chamber next monday evening frederick street is to be tnrnpiked be- twecti church aud aucs streets j feel likqa crushed strawberry u j the latest in the slanj tocabalary a fiue new union jack floated over ihe own hall on the queens birthday single copies of the acton fiut pktrs can llways be had at the office price 3c esquesinc court of revision will be held in uie council chamber stewaritown nei monday the carpenters are rushing forward the work ou mr w p browns new shop and residence fit weeks more of school and the boy and girls wflj be dismissed fur the mid summer holidays ililton town councii had a stormy ses sion last week the member dont pull toother harmoniously mr r koyce has moved into the resi de on main street recently purchaicd i from itn r hamilton mr g wells has taken possession of iiis property on mill street and is now coui ted as one of our citizen s mr c- w hill photo artis has taken two em village varieties x tallreufla r loral nnu mtd 1brr mntlrr r nprrlnl tulf rrl o ear ylunee irattrrt moving time dont forget the ciutlcu hue wipe the darling babys ijowj put the looking el ass and looth brush safe away hero i lulus cthor buttle come now pills get up and hustle we are moviutf it the mercy mouth of max animals at large last week mr david williamsou of this village wa up beforo ltiv worship the reeve ou s charge of cows numim at urge he paid the necesvary fiue kiki determined that hereafter his wn would be kept in a nuuble pasture field this week the pouudkeepcr advertise- three filieep aud two lambs within hig enclosure truth must pravail kotwitlistauding uie fact thu the scoll act i iu force iu haluui the actou fiux prt says the ljuc buds aat on llnr bust lirvu moore i an advocate of the act but he u nevertheless a truthful chroaiejer as the above indicate maiu- a champtoii of s wnise causo would lilac blazes in preference to jriviuij the pablic tlie uikvd f sets when the fact- were against them marham eswjuutt draw your lauguae a little more ecouomically friend eyjpjlf oar reddersare not ac customed to anything quite so loud i the vuligeeounou very nice iews of actou from differ- pointf hae you seen them beat the carpet gently papa do not it quite so hard for yoa never am replace it hort of eighty cents a yard the bankrupt stock of wm stewart a of guelph amounting to lu000 was sold lam week at toronto for 40 cents on the dollar the council is determined to enforce the bylaw respecting the placing of rub bish on the street the streets matt be kept clean elder hertzog preached iu the disciple chapel on stmday maruinix and evening he hhc immersed several candidates dur ing the week another party of between 300 and 100 immigrants passed throosh acton last friday afternoon on their way to manitoba and the western states ijcoeiiterfeit fifty cent pieces are in cir culation which are a fair imitation aad hate a good ring sat can easily be detected by iestxng tbem with the teeth workmen are now busily engaged in tack- pointing the brick work of the new town hall when this is completed the hall will have as fine an exterior appear ance as tbe interior i nimif3 cottespoodenoe with friends in the countrr has oommenoedv with the idea tlnrt perhaps well be invited out to spend a few weeks with them during the sultry summer months anpther merchant mr frauk deitch has opened a stock hi kellys store ou mill street and is offering ote very cheap goods in clothing hats fancy goods c head the advertisement in another column suaday train withdrawn we are informed that the sunday pas senger train running between stratford anj toronto ou the q t k- has ben withdrawn people wouldnt desecrate the sabbath by patronizing it and it conse- quently didnt pay lome rifle the lornekifles20thbatt haltongo to camp at niagara on the 19th iust- the following pipers have been engaged for the battalion by cpl allen a campbell gaelph g- a smith hamilton john manroe and w canipbell boffalo john fitdlsvan toronto and sullivan boss embro awtic ice cream parlor kr a e matthews has purchased tbe ijwiness lately carriedon in the post office btflding b ins brother mr l g matth- the premisee have been remodeued inflimnroved and we have no donbt al i 1 do his utmost to meet tbe wants of eii tomers and enccess geueraliy reward iii efforts niptial ve congratulate our friend m thos 8- p tie ofljuelph upon aaamnfag member- h p in the ranks of the bpiiedifcts he wag joi ted in matrimony at brantptou on the 2s d inst by bev james pruigle to miss liaae a ballantyue one of bramptons ti nest maidens we wish their life bark a predation he presbyterian congregation of bramp- f siirprised their faithful paatox bev 3 pr ngle with a purse of over two hundred do ian and a neatly worded address the otl er etening the ner gentieman has mi listered to that congregation for ft period iwrtysix years and is highly respected by tlie entire cutiunnnitv elled on the railroad on thursday evening kt mr i j rabertsou of georgetown u- ran over near the gtoivetowu stitioi vi the i t r and had bath her lei tsken off aud wts otherwise badly bruised she jva ittnii oitthe track and is upjncd to lmvc beon iatoxicated the iiiaulel reuiu were taken on ltoard the tntin aud cotivcyed ti georgetjwii thcgrid trunk ofdcials summoned two surgeon- vlio did ill tlioy coaldly reliere her but in pitc of their efforts h he died t 11 tit the mho uiiht she and her lnvud lpd uleu cinie finm mcskoka six oclock bell iu councillor kemey oar town has a most philaulhropicaud publicspirited citi- cen haiug been dofeited iu his motion to have the town bl rung at is oclock each uioruiug he lur secured the use of the cntipegatioual cimrch bell and now our residents are arrjtd frjui their slum bers every morning ai r oclock for ins personal endeavors in this matter couucil- br kenney deserves the thanks of thcconi- munity lvtli since writing the alxive it has been hinted to u thit councillor kenney is ugotxialy working for the reeves chair for nxt yeir roctwood news during the thunderstorm on sunday afternoon the house if mr- torreiico at one end of the uluc-e- and mrs black at the other were einick bv lightuius the former dwelling vas not icech damaged but tlie otiier wa grcatlv shattered tlie electric fluid jciiii imuiir it intojhe cistern which wits exploded the current followed the stove pipetud blew off r door of the house and a boy lighting a fire in the stove had a miraculous c rape mr g wells who purchased proerty in acton i has removed thither with his family we loe id them citizens who have been unanimously respected and be- loved but rockwooi o- willbe actions gsiti- the new epiojpal church litre will be dedicatetl upon the return of rev mr pigott the pastor from england the building is very handsome structure and was erected with a view to strength aud architectual beauty no place like home our local editor while going his rounds the other day caine across a wellknown citizen sitting ou the sidewalk looking much depressed in spirits ind accosted him as follows you oeii ti bo hi l bd vay about something xot so awful bad as i might it wa- the reily is anything gone wrong at home oh nothing ia particular why dont yotr go there then v because i dont want to but yon should for the poet sa le it ever so humble theres no place like home and right tlnjiet wa to3 i was at home not au hoar ago and tlie house was tamed upside down all tlie beds out of the windows and the furniture in the corners and my wife with a dishrag around her head and the children o dusty you couldnt clean em with a feather brush aud the hired girls raising sam hill- aud four uig- gers beating carpet- and the paper hangers at work and a window cleaner with a hose turned on and no dinner and no prospect of any and the mischief to paygenerally oh you and the poet are shoutin and youre mighty right loo theres no place like home the council met iu the council chamber on tuesday oveniug 2itli lust momborsah preout tbe reevo in the chair mhiutcm of last mcciiugred mid con firmed tiue hxaxce itkpoht tlie committee ou finance presented their report recommending payment of the following accounts thos eaalu work buppliea ac luthuv lyiiu cleaning stroetk rice iwisason rritish ensigu duncan taylor work on street john matthews teaming moved by d henderson seconded by c s smith that the report of the finance coramulwfjiwt road be adopted carried hiujts d oodewiuis tn answer to tnquir- couuoiller ismond chairman of the street and sidewalk com mittee reported that all other improve ments to lidcwalk would be completed before the- sidewalk ou willow street from mill to the town hall was commenced qtvcil ciultsett eext mr lames matthews having given satis factory evidence that he had notified the reeve that the rent of hig hall for last year would be fifty dollars iuhtcad of thirty u formerly it was moved by c s smith seconded by v henderson that tlie sum of twenty dollars be paid to mr james matthows being balance due him for rent of hall for year ending 1st march 1sk3 carried moved by d henderson seconded by c j s smith that this council adjourn car personals miss ella dans is visiting her hamilton friend miss lottie e speight is visiting friends iu clifford j rev j s fisher aud wife visited friends here ou friday j mr drmcgarviu of clifford is visit- 1 iu friends here j miss jetrlewarreu is uying fricuds in kincardine- visit mr r warren sr visited friend iu gait during the pat week mr james moore visited friends in markham during the week mr s combe of hamilton spent the queen y birthday iu acton mr w h howell visited fricuds iu waterloo on the twentyfourth mr jasv firstbrook of toronto sjient several days this week with acton friends mr samuel attkeus aud wife of hamil ton paidtiieir friends here a visit during the week mr a swayzc and daughter of ham ilton were the guests of w h storey esq several daysduring the week mr jas matthews and wife of orange- ville ppeut several days this week with actou friend mr l creech of lamblon mills iienl e couple of days during the week with his bou mr rcreech of this village rev mr bull jr occupied the puiiit iu st al bans church an sunday he will assarae charge of the pastorate during the absence of rev mr pigott we are pleaded to learn that mr s w galbraith has so far recovered a severe at- j tact of illness as to be able to resume his seat at the editorial table he uovr occu- j pies au important positiou ou the fti mich dfitorrui bm hami tht tkltlle wheilu in acton on the queeus birth- di iahmay the wife of mr a o wlieeler of a sou j the altar mckmilatjbixoet at the residence of the brides father on the 23 rd iust by the rev james coutts georgetown mr a c mceiindlayof georgetown to miss rebecca daughteraf smith bessey esq of esuesing the eive trai iu georgetown ou the j0ui iust mr charles tliayer aged 50 years diviira at his residence uear stewart- town on the 29th instelijali w uev- ereaui aged 71 years d eslkible u01ses to let turee af those coarcaiently arranged tenement houses of he acton building asiocisiion may be rented by applying to whstorey i acton dec 2lst iss2 president v faxted queens birthday the weather of the tweutjfoiinh was certainly queens weather and uo finer da j- coald be desired the darfc cloads which iiad filled the sky for several days before disappeared during the nhlht and the moniingfiky was clearandof tbatdeep blue so characteristic of a perfect cummer day tlie people of acton showed their loyalty to their beloved queen and their desire for a holiday by generally cloaing up their stores aud places of businese and patronizuie largely the cheap excursions on the gt ii to toronto brampton georgetown and gaelph at each of which places celebrations were held a number of onr citizens enjoyed a days sport with the fishing rod and others spent the day pleasantly roaming through the green fields and shady groves at seven oclock in the morning the cornet band assembled in uniform and played a number of then- excellent selections on the principal streets besides serenadinga number of onr prom inent citizens their nmsic was much en joyed the only entertainment here dar ing the day was thafof prof belismith otlondon in the new town hall but that owing to its being insufficiently adver tised was very slimly attended the prof however provided a very enjoyable programme for those present and his reci tations and sketches folly sustained his high reputation and all present were pleased with the eutertiimneut fnsr fiood ijm ullkers best wsts iiv aork guaranteed all the year apply percotully nr by letter fo touovto love coupix v u2kiugst west touosto rurktage pautivg c c 8peicht is prepared to repaint market waggons baggies cutters kc in first class ttyle at the inest reasonable prices all orders promptly attended ia and ttatiafactjen guaranteed apply at speights jbop or at the residence on church street c c speight acton may loth 83 tjvypress iwbliverv the undersigned wishes to announce to the business men aud others rwiuiring ex- press or freight delivered thai ho has purchased tbe business formerly carried on liyimr e matthews and intends giving- iiis whole attention to that business all goods carefully handled and promptly d- itvered your palronnge respeclfally so licited jjohk matthews acton may 23 83 uta1vlan barber shop j f woede1t has opened a barber shop in tbe premises lately occupied by dr forster as a medical office andsollcits a fcbare of the patronage of this vicinity every department of the business will be conducted in tirstcbua style give us a call j p w0edes jan 23rd 1s83 s alesmev wanted to legio work at oiice on sale for fall 1883 for the fonthill kuraeriea the larccat in oanaila mobbta stose wei usiiton proprietors we oan start in ad dition to onr already larcejorce 100 adni- noxn taxvaaebi and wont men who can give full time to tlie basinets steady em ployment and good salaries to aacceaiful men it dots not matter what your prev ious occupation has been if yon are willing to work j our access is almost certain the beat of references required apply en closing photo if possible to 8t0nb weijngtpn r xuvserymrn toronto ont ewall a i -i- lt hpecul prizes q0 cash lor beit dosen b6 turnip koo cash for best doton manflol raited from mod purchased at j b moqabvins lm aid ruiteaerx 8lort acion tliosolprtbm ire open for oonipotitfon to all rttjdent fanners in ksqucstug nasiaca- vya krln and brauioia tpi fe all kinds of garden field and flower -seeos- qood fresh and reliable at 3 e mcgarvlns drug stauouery store acton h alto n dry goods house actoisr 8ummer importations just to hand new dress goods for this season check and plain satixs xlks veiling wool buntings and cashhkre8 in mykile green brown gkey stone navy blue cream i- blue with new shades and 50 other different kindsof fabrics satin brocades ottoman cords and spots trimmings braids tarlatan braids in new colors passementre trimmings in great variety mantle loops frogs and ornaments ix all the new pattekxs a great drive we are in receipt of 40 pieceeof cashmeres ia bine ulack jet black brown black and dull black kvtry person able to purchase a dress ihoulj not lose this opportunity to secure a casuineie at at kail 30 per ceut leas than regular value staple goods we are tilling up ajraiu white cottons arc down and purchasers will uud ou cxan luitioa of our cottons daefc denims shirtings cottonades and linton caasimeres iptcial iiuea that cur prices arc the lowest we are the only house in acton that handle theae goods which are aearce on account of the iucreasuig demand since their value has become known we open ifvo case of these roods this week dont fail toiee them special values in ail kinds of linen goods hosiery and cents furnlshins millinery goods summer trade has opened up wkh ns m fall blast and to meet the great demand for fashionable miuioary we hare ordered to arrive i biff week petreral caaes of ladica and ifiasei latest xew york styles of hik and bonnets in straw leghorn tape aud other materials dout fail to eee thrfc goods before leaviog you orders fur summer wear solid leather boots and shoes we are the only house in acton that sell j d kings solid leal her boots shoe shp- pera tc we will guarantee every pair we can furnish you with cheap eastern work same as other bouses if you want them but it will pay you to buy solid leather goods only and get them warranted they cost but a trine more please gire 01 a call for these goods and we will gnarantecyou satisfaction groceries wcfcell tirooerifi cheap gool butter for sale from 15 to 20 ctuts seed potatoes for sale 60 cents a bac c b griffin the oitlft gboceet still takes the lead newcoods low prices best value at w h howells hearty invitation is extended to all to come and see the best and biggest stock of imported oroelcery and qlasswbie evjr brought into acton in the oro0ery line as well i defy competition i show the best assorted stock of feesh goods that ileady cash can buy and ripe experience select all goods warranted as represented to prove to your entire satisfaction that this is no bluster just call and compare prices here is a sample 20 pounds good raisins for 1 00 and 14 pounds splendid sugar for 1 remember the right sot tor0hiksl at tub joity grocery on the north w1 coutfes ovwksjti 7 and mill sjtreets w h howewl aqton iimawi summer announcement glasgow houise nelson mcrae we would respectfully call attention to our large and com plete stock of goods for the summer trade every department is replete with all the novelties of the season dre8s goods department in this departmeutive are showiug splendid value iu blaclr and colored cashmeres plain and check ifnus veilings woolbupt- ings and all the leadiug goods for summer wear we claim o have the beat value iu the county in 50 cent blue black cashmeres tht immenae qoautity we depose of iu this liue of goods is a sufficient guarantee of their excellence wc arc showing a magnificent line of lfuslins and a larae and select stock of prints and cretonne goods- our millinery department in this department will be found all the leading styles of ladus and misses hats bonnets ic in straw goods tape leghorn ic and a choice selection of flowers feathers and everything usu ally kept iu a firstclass house this department is under the management of firstclass milliners and parties can rely on receiving perfect satisfaction before placing your orders be sure and examine our stock of v millinery goods ordered clothing wc are now showing a splendid stock of tweeds in air the jeacling styles also full lines of blue serges and a splendid range of trous- erings we are also showing a complete range of worsted iu diagonal check aud corkscrew patterns as thib depart ment is under our own personal supervision parties can rely on getting perfect satisfaction from the fact that our goods are bought at the lowest cash price and we employ none but experienced hands in the manufacture of our cloth- idg we also give a fashionable and perfect fit every time and at prices to suit everybody call and inspect our stock ofjtweeds gents furnishings we are showing full lines of gents white and colored shirts and also full lines iu felt aud straw hats collars cuffs ties braces ire in endless variety staple department this department will always be found complete and good values in all lines of cottonades shirtings hollands towellings and all goods pertaining to the department boots and shoes r iu this department we are showing a 1 value in all lines as we carry an immense stock to select from we have sizes to fit everybody we give 5 per cent off to any person who buys 5 pairs k upwards in every department of our business our aim is to place be fore our customers the best goods at the lowest possible prices and as our business is constantly increasing it lea guarantee that our efforts are appreciated we hope dy strict attention to business and fair dealing to merit a continuance of the public patronage we are yoursv c thfl m r jtblson ktcrm t snoeessorfl to ohrfsti hendersou fc q6 swsg trtouse v tcton j-