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mm i 5 and scarp albums v british workman jband of hope j bibles books toy books photo albums autograph albums pjuph goods toys dolli vases purses knives mugs plush frames toy oups and saucers cake baskets xmas and new year cards cruets pickle stands card stands butter knives napkin rings butter diahes fruit stands fe pickle forks v ink stands ac v- geo the leading store in acton for xmas and ww year presents is hirijids iotelrelet aisto fanot goods stobl overcome by thee evils lit is a duty which eacli man ocs to himself and hi- fellows la mitimtc r tuadi as passibli the fuifcrir of humanity ind in novay bettcr cm he tecemj tin purposctbiu to s to it that he himself is fortified by the best known prejiaratioa iu the strong est possible manner and lhal he exerts the influence of his own example upon jiisfel- lown to jhe cad that they too may- share with liuu imtneaity from ore destructive influences which seek his nun cton tgreeffnss tktil-ma- mouxisv dec 13 1s3s the scott act x a recent meeting held at cornwall it was resolved that measures should im- jnedialclybe taken to have the scott act submitted to the electors of the united coacties of ttariuoit duuis and olen- girrg a convention of the triend uf the cause throughout the abovenamed counties was held at the town of cornwall on tues- dav the 4th test with the view of organ- ltlu forthf coming strucsle with the counties of oiiurj norfolk larabton and probably ehnu cnaed m the sainejvork there is likely to be a lively time on thia question the more the better the education of the public upon this subject will ensure its ultimate success notes and comments i there u every appearance o a hard tryimr winter for very rainy kot that trxth means to foretell that the weather is goinf to be- very severe or the frost very keen on the contrary weather prophets tell silvbom it may concern that we are going to have- a remarkably open winter bat basinet i cull work is going to be ver scarce- wiims i and cost of living very high thoc- who can occupy only what are called genteel callings are likely to be in a lad way salesmen in stores and so fcrth are crowded oat of all mea sure- they earn even now bet a miserable pittance and before the winter is over many of them will be earning far less toronto- tvtit it is understood that the fostmaster- general will submit to parliament at the coming session such amendments to postal laws is will prevent the circulation of lottery circulars and tickets through the mails acton municipal council the couiicil met on tuesday evening kembers alf present- eeeve in the chair minnies of last meetiug read and con firmed communications were received as fol lows from eolicitor g t b referring to local personal property of the company and refusing to pay taies thereon from mrs edward itoore respecting wrongful assessment of sioo taxable income and asking that taxes on same be refunded the finance committee preseuied their joth report recommending payment of the following accounts eowsetl 6 hutchinson municipal blanks thomas ebbage repairs ic thomas easton wood j c hfll repairs to street lamps 268 2m 254 h067 eeport passed and adapted a btlaw was passed appointing j e- ifcgarrin returning v officer for polling subdivision ko one to he held at town ftallf and j c- hill returning officer for polling subdivision no two to be held in the office formerly occupied by dr forster moved by d henderson seconded by c s- smith that the complaints made res pecting wrougful assessments not corrected at court of eevisipn be referred to a com mittee of the whole council who shall report on same as well as any other complaints of a similar character that may be brought to the notice of the committee with a view to having all such complaints agreeably and legally adjusted carried the request of the womans suffrage association was laid before the council after a short discussion it was passed almost anaminously council then adjoamed- corkespondenoe we wih it tc be distinctly understood that we do not hom oarselre responsible for the opin ions or expressions of an j- correspondents rockwood depravity to the dditot or the free prat vdehpsci in your issue of the 29th ult appeared a letter from fcomo one strbscrib- infi himself as citizen setting forth the lamentable state of affairs in our village xow sir i am glad to know somebody ha moral courage to face this question and whoever citizen is he strikes the nail cm the hed- somebody has trie unpudeoce to reply jtra4jtfidg tha statements of citandeignfl himself a bttbroft fe0 he bayb he was u rety much pain dd on reading citizens letter- well i dont wonder for youinow it is an old saying and true if yon step on the devils c w hill is the leading photo artist toes heis 6urc to sqaoai the truth comes home to a rockwood boy and he cannot stand it and iu his feeble defense of him wli and his fraternity and iu his endeavor to make the best of a bad cause the cloven foot appears- he does not pretend to deny the statements of citizen nor does ho attempt to cover his guilt for he distinctly declares he will continue tio hoot at respectable people ou the street he takes up the cudgel in defence of the chief mag istrate which is out of place for ho is quite able to speak for himself he rays citizen runs whining to you mr editor but the whining is altogether on his own side and he misquotes for citizen asks the question what is to be done t and is answered by the brave men of rockwood if you want to save your head you had better leave them alone he next speaks of 6abbath observance and attributes all the desecration to the guelph and acton roughs he is quite correct when he says that guelph and acton rough come to rockwood of course they do and why on the principle that birds of ufeather flock together these roughs are under restraint in the law- abiding corporations of guelph and acton and come out on the sunday for a breath ing spell and find genial society in the roughs of rockwood- a rockwood boy will have to put oa his spectacles and read citizens letter again for i have read it carefully and nowhere does he say that no lady con walkour street without being insulted a rockwood boy comes out in his true colors when he slaps oar village clergy men in the face by insinuating that one of them is the guilty party and by charging them with dodging round the corners to catch the boy shame shame on a rockwood boy he plainly tells us the kind of home traini he has received whether he means one or all of our clergy i dont know but this i have to say it is a vile and unwarrantable charge respecting a christian minister and one which no thoughtful or wellbehaved young man would make and he does well to hide his meanness under cover of a fictitious name i sm acquainted mr editor with the ministers of the village and i know them to be men who mind their own business and to be above doing a shabby thing and if a rockwood boy would stop and think for a moment i think he would agree with me that there is none more interested in his welfare than fhese very clergymen i endorse all that citizen has said indeed one of the most worthy and promi nent citizens said the other day the state ments of citizen were dot strong enough the congregations worshipping in the various churchei are continually amazed by a rockwood boy and his vile fraternity what is the testimony of your own correspondent in this village mr editor 1 i quote from the rockwood xews of yov 29th some miscreant wrenched off the presbyterian church door lock daring the past week this vil lage is becoming noted for misconduct of this kind and i am informed the con duct of the boys at the methodist church is such that unless the law is enforced the authorities will have to close the church and yet a rockwood boy in the face of this state of affairs will run to you sir with a letter in defence of his vile conduct in ail fairness to the boys that are well be haved for there are those in this village he ought to give his real name and not have innocent boys blamed for the trashy production of dec 3rd aters hair vigor rrttortf tilh tbe glosi and freshness of youth faded or graj half to a natural rich brown color or dtep black u may be dcatraf itr lu qm llglit or ml uairmajb darkened tuin hair thickened and baldness ortcn ihoagli not alstji cored it elimks jidj of the hair aud hlma- huea tak and tiekly growth to rigor it pretfuts and ors teurf and dandruff and heals nearly every disease peculiar tq tho scalp ai a ladles- hair dreaalnr tho vioon is unequalled it contains neither oil uor ia miden llic ualr soft loy and ilkeit in appearance and iinparti a delicate ocrtmllc aud lasttn ierfonie msc p baiciiek vrites from airjr 0 july j isxl lit ui1 my uxir commenced flliiie out and ui a short time 1 became uearlr bald 1 used part of a bottle of arm hail vioob which itopped the fall ing t the lulr and fiarted a oe growth i harfl nor a full liead of liair jrowiiitf tijor- oov aud ant convinced that but for the use ft your rpriiou 1 shoald hire been eiitircly bald ljv liowtk proprietor of the mcahknr ioiio faquirtr nvi avt 1ui vioob is x nioti excellent preparation for the hair 1 pxak cf it from wy cro experience its use promotes the rroth of ne hair asd railw it glosjyajid iofu the viooa is also a lum cure for dandruff xot wllhtn my fcikmx hu the preparation erer failed to ra entire satisfaction mit ascru fatrii liny leader of the teliratd kairbairu family of scottuh vocal iu til from kotlon afait f lio krer lince my hair began to fire sil very evidence of the change wliich fleeting lime procureth i hare nsed avulb halr viru and to iixtt been able to maintain an appearance of yoalbfulneti a mauer of considerable coneqaeiice to ministers ora tor acton aud iu fact every one tho lives in the cyei ot the public mo 0 a lrrxrrt writing from 1 si aruioira mau april h im2 iys two vearf ago about iouurds of my hair caitie off h tuiniifrl vcrj- rapidly and 1 aa tisl prowiic lm- o ninjt areas hatr vic ilt tbe taltiiif rtpicsl aud a tier totii cxurnnccj tui in auat a month my head waa conipctly cjrered with ihort hair it tat continued w gror and i nor as good as before it fell i regularly uwd but one bottle of the vigo a but nor use it occasionally u a dressing we have hondreds of similar tcstunoniali tov the efficacy of a rrns kiiayiooit it needs but a trial o convince the most skepti cal of iu raise rectaim bt drjcayerco 1 said by all irajjiu business brevities int faota about our bniltiim ka udsiuu of baefitt our xaaoral raadert hiu from 75 oeal to 150 at j fyfav u yon want a nobby durable and cheap oit s fyfe is the placj to go the largest and cheapest itock of boots shoes to iclect from is at xeison fc mceaes tb7 largeat stock of gents faruiahini hats and capa shirts and drawer at kel- ton t mcbaes bcdsirl arqatm for ibis month i am offerinn my wlioleslock of watches jewellery c at reduced price hy shop u filled willi xcw tioods m okey to loak jritarz rvkis eocfcvrood- dec xolh 13 brstikiisn scott act meeting owing to lbe exceedingly inclement weather the meeting in the methodist church last friday evening was bat fairly attended- the meeting was opened with singing and prayer- by rev wbryers after which mx henderson was tinan- lmoasly called to the chair after a few remarks the chairman invited bev d l- brethoor to address the audience the eev gentleman in a moat interesting speech of an hoar or more presented argu ments of a very forxibleandconviacing character against licensing the whiskey traffic and in favor of the canada temper ance act the existing liqaor law in our cotinty the address revealed th fact that the speaker has devoted ranch time to the study of the question and is thorough ly acquainted with every phaae of the sub ject bevctf morrow of ottervilla fol lowed in a short address he referred to the work in which he was engaged in pre paring to submit th act to the electors in oxford and norfolk where he felt confident success would reward the efforts of those engaged in this work of right he compli mented the people of hal ton on the exist ing state of affairs here and urged the electors to use all possible effort to thwart the designs of the liquor sellers in their en deavors to have the act repealed that tho arguments presented by tbe speakers were clear satisfactory and well received was very evidently apparent by the marked and earnest attention of the audience throughout the evening an invitation was extended 66 any person desiring it norrrwuiewasgvd bfcv icr brttntfur has been invited to address another meet ing here at someteonvenient date and we trust be will comply t six per cent clabke a- cakklff bmaisters dec gotten a block guelph rpenders for stone tenders will be received dy the under signed up to the 1st january 1884 for the supply of 30 cords of freestone ft a i table for building stone to be delivered on the site of our new factory as follows half by 1 5th april balance by 1st may 1ss4 tenders for whole or part may be given stating quality of stone the lowest or any wodec not necessarily accepted unless satisfactory v rl stokeysox acton 13th dec 1b83 the wonderful man new 8tyle8 in every line the low price of my flue gold setts ladies watches chains necklets brooches earrings ac snr- prise everyone call early and hareyonrcholceand also bare your eoods properly engraved wm s smith tiie watch and clock house of guelph w p browtf covs -for- christmas groceries new and fresh beautiful designs ix glassware and china come and- buy- your xmas presents w p brown co new coods for fall and winter christmas creetinc the undersigned faker great pleawc in thinking the public for their kind pat ronage during tbe past year tod in soliciting a contioance of the tame would assure them that her stobk of christmas confectionery christmas frails christmas nats christmas toy christmas carta i equal to any in town gire her a call all abe welcome mbs w c king acton dec 11 88 velvet ploth s insist classes on monday evening deer 17 1883 a meeting will be held in the temperance hall acton for the purpose of forming an adult singing class all who cannot sing by note nod bare a desire to learn are re spectfully requested to attend doors will be open at seven pm exercise to com mence at eight oclock sharps if a sufficient number of pupils can be obtained a juven ile singing class will also be formed any person or persona have children and wish ing to secure vocal instructions for them- wul ie well to oonfer with the undersigned fees for children 50c for twelve lessons e a bobbins american method taught the following are a few references received as teacher of vocal music wri mc- craney esq oakville mp or hilton dr tvanrimlrin hanover mp for grey t s gib0d p8l willowdale j w bnrtconingsbyeoevrerintownjhip henry bouotmi omagb beevedt trafal gar i iiib half esq otajrobvilw w j rnmf ssdm perry welti 1 h huti ewftrrteigm revc piritte hamu wrjtev t 0 ames late of oakville bsrseider 8ndenon late of brampton fle minister bar t c large mea- jord and others addolhwfraitonutah- h5rhjjb8xojf mr k why we did it some people are very unreasonable and will notseetbedeeirabilite of making changes even though tbe change intbe end prove a di rect benefit to themselves a big drop has taken places in this silk market and we believe that bv the month of uaj all kinds of silk goods will be much cheaper than at present therefore we make a change and one that immediately concerns tbe public and ourselves it required considerable nerve to mark them down so lotv but weve done it and are now offering our entire stock of silks at the following des- perate prices thirtyfiye cents o colors myrtle hnntess green olive navy marine klaeseal hairbrown olive brown and some stripes t sixty cents ich v colors sjate new shade chestnnt brown biscuit brown olive brown qarnei mulberry prune c sixtyeive cents colors hunters green myrtle brodze dart olive peacock seal hair brown slate now shade navy garnet c- seventyfive centsj same colors as abovei with three or four shades of a color ninety cents f jl immense 8uperb 8tock at the mammoth house croat bargains mcleod anderson co have pleasure in announcing that their stock wu never before iu such an attracllre con dition for the public for variety extent and cheapness tny have fairly surpassed themselves ureal bargains in all lines of goods an immense line of winceys or so 8c 10c 13c worth so 10c 12c loc tbe above are the cheapest goods ever of fered to the pubtic in cottons and cotton goods we took advantage of the ssvera depression bought largely and can now offer them retail at less than present whole- sale prices as they have advanced lately in woollen goods genu suitings and overcoatings we have an immense assortment market has contributedits quota to wards this slock the getup of pur garments in our tailoring department is un surpassed forttyle fit cheapness and durability gents bumlshlngs in everj con ceivable description at close prices our dress goods department is replete with all the latest styles of dress goods including black ond colored cashmeres black and colored silks fancy bilks latest trimming in every conceivable description our dressmaking and manuemaking department is carried on in firstblaas style charges moderate consistent with efbpiency dadies need not hesitate leaving their ordnri with us wedding and mourning orders specialty our milliner depart ment is under the management ot an efficient and experienced hand and we turn out novelties in millinery that gladdens tbe hearts of the ladies we have an extensive stock proper variety and all at bock bottom prices we have n large and extens ive stock of carpels brussels tapestry supers- and 3ply carpets cniou and hemp carpets oil cloths and linoleums curtains table covers window blinds c we are satisfied that our large stock and cheap prices surpasses many city houses tor sire and cheapness and we are satisfied no house aball offer you such value as we shell mantle and shawls haberdashery and tmall wares beady- made clothing in mens youths and roys immense stock and at fearfully low prices overooau in mens yonthi and boys big stock big bargains boots 8hoes extensive stock low prices fort in beaton w have a great many goods we cahoot enumerate we simply remind yon thai throngb our long experioncsandun brabted position in the markets at regards credit and money that we have an outlet of s large business ilace and that we have it position ahead of ordinary retaiiare that we bnj mostly direct from tlje mantjfaoturers and we sell you goo a at whole- sale prices we shall be pleased and thapkfnlfor johr patronage by pattoniilng ni you will make money for yoqreelvea jnspectiop invited mels antlejrmii lc oo colors amber brown chestnut brown dahlia admiral blue ruby garnet claret tally ho antique myrtle bottle green slate hew shade sapphire navy prune ic one dollar satin brocade8in newest patterns and in colors tai match r each shade in the various prices of silks one dollar satin duche88e a splendid heavy dress satin makes np very richly and wears exceedingly well colore same as in line of ninety cent silks this line we particnwly reeoth- mend to yonr notice j j hi -o- black silk brocades for basques and mantles our stock of these goods is very large and contains the choicest patterns the market affords peioes- 1w 175 2 250 8oo oros rain black silks immense stock weve far too many and must sell them i price will do it but the price must be low i black gros gralf a 76o 80c 90c ii 188 flss di0 t but mere figure are no of valacm y ongtb t se them at once a ew dajs wi make wdnderfoi ml w jntaflwrteritiif coips 1 is