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iwwfwffw wmmmsmss irl iii 1 1 a i t 13 u lij rrioimxi j- f- v vvt v rv ii wwwfw pwp w iiijwp lsm ft tton mrmnkb tmiunit mnn- i ucn 81 ibs municipal amendments a very important wriee ol amendments ampowcra amumeipm oouncll to paaa by law eetabliihinc rorulatin or elofing public and private wellv reiwrvoira for procurinc aualyti ot trorfor seuiuf and deatroyiui tainted or unwholeaome food prcveiiumr or abating public nuis ance coinndlinj the closing up ot wella water closcta privica which may bo con- aidcrcd dangerous to health regulating or preventing the erection or oontinnauw of laughterhomes or other manufactories or boainesi places which may prove to be naiaanoea prohibiting or regulating the keeping ot cot and other animals the conttroctiou of cellars ainki watercloaeta etc i the compelling or ragulating of the ailing up clearing altering of yarda vacant lota and private drains and geuerally the making of such other regulations aa may be necessary for sanitary purposes the great conspiracy during the past week numerous develop ments and disclosures have taken place in the great conspiracy case but it will be tome considerable time before the matter is ultimately settled a royal commission has been appointed which will no doubt probe the matter to the bottom in a most thorough investigation and this will prob ably occupy several months notes and comments ontario rarliament prorogued on tues day at 3 pm whitewashing legislation seems to be the order of the day in both provincial and dominion parliament this session sixty conservatives and eight reformers voted for the orange bill and nftythree reformers and fifty two conservatives voted against it there seems to be a boom in temperance just nowhowingthat the people are be coming more alive in the evils of drink the scott act will shortly be put forward far adoption in this city tjrunio koc as is always customary st the proroga tion of parliament the opposition papers appeared as usual yesterday morning tell ing their readers of the utter uselessnei of the session and how nothing of any im portance whatever was enacted- should the scott act be carried in ox ford it is rumored that the temperance ad vocates in this county will circulate a petition frg the government to have it icbmitted to the people of brant braxi raiac well oxfords done it get your forces in order friend rerieic although a number of important mea sures have been adopted we feel safe in concluding the session of the local legisla ture winch has just concluded will be more memorable for the conspiracy which wa earned on than far the legislation which has been placed upon the statute books prohibition doesnt prohibit but the liquor dealers report the falling off of 90000 barrels gansas seals list year from what they sold two years before they also re port an increase of 4000 barrels in xe- braaka where high license law is in force which prohibits high license- or prohibi tion yarmouth the old nolicense county of son scoria took the lead in the scott act campaign now oxford follows other counties shouldfall into line rapidly not a day passes nowadays without some important temperance event public opin ion is at last awake on the subject and not in canada alone but in all anglo-saxon- dom wdnea general luard has gone to england on a leave of absence and it is pretty well understood that he will not return again his furniture st ottawa has been sold and no doobt the leave of absence is but an easy way of letting him down he has ertainly proved a white elephant on the- government for a long time mast and the only wonder is that he was not pressed to accept a leave of absence a year or more befrrehedid the chatham plata conservative says that professor faster as the avowed cham pion of temperance in the house of com mons has made a bold step his advocacy of total prohibition marks an era in the advance of temperance sentiment a few years ago prohibition was declared an impoicibilitt but now it looks as though the sale of honor had but a snort life in canada temperanceoaonot after this be a party question in canada because neither party dare come out against it while the support of temperance men is courted by both parties oxfords victory to boott aot carried by an ovarwhlmin majority whiskey must go tho second battle of the scott act cam paign in ontario lias been fought in oxford county and resulted in a victory of the pronounced character a majority ol about 600 votes having been polled in avorof the act in the above result the people of oifonl have riven no uncertain sound as to tlioir wishes respecting a oontlnuanoe ot the whiskey curse in their county the vote polled was one of the largest evor known in the conititucucy only two or three municipalities in tho whole county gave majorities against the act while the majorities for the act were as high u 317 the people ot oxford deserve credit for their untiring teal and continued energy in the struggle but we have no doubt they feel that the victory achieved is ample en couragement for their arduous effects hilton extends to oxford its warmest con gratulations referring tojthe campaign and subse quent victory the tiltonburg liberal says every possible effort was made by the anti- scott act party to work upon the cupidity and the fears or the electors but all to no avail all such appeals were re jected by the intelligent electors of oiford we are not inclined to boast over a van quished opponent but we rejoice in the victory of today it is important not only for oxford but it will give an impulse to the cause of temperance throughout the province the temperance cause is gaining ground every diy and before many months have gone we may confidently expect to see many other counties following in the wake of glorious old oxford rocfcwood news from our ova corrttpondtnl another of the early settlers in eramosa has passed away m the person of mrs dryden of late jcars she has reiided in guelph we are glad to see that ilr john cum mins has so far recovered thatne it able to drive to this village again the roads on sunday were not suitable for either wheels or runners cousequendy few were present at church this month has been unusually mild for march many are at a loss to know whether sfarck came in lioolike latterly she has certainly been lamblike about twehc years aco this date we had a snow blockade such an event does not at present seem probable the fall wheat that is uncovered presents a healthy appearance- the cbadle dam in naaaagaweya on the 19th inet the wife of mr edward darby of a son thsobayz hxawxo at buffalo ny on the 18th int ur henry harding aged 29 years bimat batman citjr idaho on march 10ihr john steal sen of mr george bteel acton aged 40 years at fail residence lot 18 con 6 b on thursday march joth mm tohnbeidbeaeey in bis btb year lfapowheer brampton on frhtt jlft j tojt very suddenly mr hugh leona 4 v correspondence we tith it to be dirtiacuj- understood tint ve do not hold oanelre responsible foithe opin loaf or eidreuioni of act eorrtxpoadenu tolton vs arthurs to the editor of the frre prtu tfzis 6 te i bee by the lut issue ol yoar paper timt the plaintiff is not content with havin himstlf before the public u an ex ponent of nonsuits bat he mast make niattera worse by again writing to yoa aboat matters that have nothing whatever to do with the suit of tojton w arthurs in plaintiffs letter hejieems to have for gotten all aboat the merits of the case bat pursuing the same coarse as was done at tle trui he thinks all he hatto do is to abuse every one that is in any way con nected with it bat he will find that his at tempts in the newspapers will be quite as unsuccessful as they were at the trial what the pabhc are interested in and what ilr toltou at one time was also it may be well to remind him he brought an action against mr arthurs to recover 50 for breach of an agreement on the sale of a span of horses but he failed to recover anything and had to pay the costs of the court plainiilts memory in writing letters seems to be of a very treacherous kind and a good deal at par with the way in which be got matters mixed and oat of place i the trial bat perhaps this is par donable on account of his extensive experi ence in litigation- plaintiff says if de fendant did not appear in the newspapers he never would have thought ot such a thing the readers of the fbte phzss will remember that plaintiff was anxious to show to the pablic his great knowledge of nonsuits acton science and other mat ters when he penned the first letter on this matter and now he labors to make him self believe that the defendant wrote it mr toltooa lame attempt to make any one in this neighborhood believe he was aach an innoocent abroad that be pur chased a span of horses and gave 300 for them with the risk of having to bring an action to recover part of what he bad paid over on account of lameness is too thin as mr tolton himself at any other time would blush to own i have no doubt ur tolton feels some- what sore over his restore at law and if he had thought that a farmer like myself would have dared to presume to dispute his claim this case would never hare seen the inside of a court room bat it may be well for mr tolton to know as a guide to him for the future that letters from such great men as he potentate of jumbo mills and other legal authorities will not frighten me into giving up my rights nor compel me to settle suits at bis pleasure and for his benefit then is an old saying which it would have been well if the plaintiff and ur tolton had remembered never holler no til yoa are oat of the woods if they had waited until judg ment was iven and not proclaimed that it ww all right the plaintiff had won they would not now need to be writing to newspapers aboat nodsnits and abasing people who have beetredsneoted with the case lodesdeftvoringl all me to their power to convert a defeat into a victory tb dznxpajn esquwing haroh wb 1884 we consider ibb matter has now frees tiffldeotiy ratoatad in asm iltiinns ssjd as the plaintiff wuttwarsttosnter the tjiaotmion the cottwgaabmqm must end tiie matter u the boott aot annual meeting of the ontario prohibitory alliance right will prevail the annual meeting of tho ontario brandt of the dominion alliance for tho total suppression of the liqnor truffle held in torouto on tuesday and wednesday was the largest and most enthusiastto katlieringi of temperance workers ever held in thfrdomiuion representatives were present from nearly every county in on urio notably among which were urge del egations from halton and oxford the two boott act coautie the question of sub mitting the scott act iu all the counties of tho province was tho one most largely considered a rcaolotiou was adopted to tho effect that organizations be established in each county where the boott act ii not in force with the object of having tbe aot submitted to the electors at as early a date as possible and the executive committee of the alliance to aid them by every means to attain that end the report of the scott act committee stated that the time had arrive for con certed agitation on tho line of prohibition and recommend that immediate action bo taken by the alliance to secure the passage of the scott act and simultaneously voting in the following groups of counties no 1 peel bimcoe york ontario north umber land and durham no- 2 frontenac leeds grenville renfrew lanark carleton stormont dundas glengarry lennox and prince edward no- 3 middlesex lambton- norfolk elgin kent brant and essex no igky brace hurou aud perth the report said that the counties men tioned iu their report were ready for the act and he felt sure they would be able to carry it in all of them it was also understood that tho couatics not mentioned in the above groups would fall into lihe as soon as practicable ad dresses were delivered al the convention by a number of the most prominent speakers in the country they were exceptionally fine and treated of practical subjects on tuesday evening a reception and banquet was tenderedthe delegates between two or three hundred by the people of toronto a most enjoyable evening was spent acton municipal counou council met on tuesday evening reeve in the chair members present messrs wm ismond d m cameron andd hen derson minutes read aud confirmed mr donald mann pouudkeeper tender ed his resignation of that office the auditors report was presented and referred to the finance committee the finance committee presented their fifth report recommending payment of the following accounts hjp moore printing j393 j c hill repairing lamps 160 wm hemstreet shovelling snow 150 m98 council adjourned report adopted the pen we nave jast received from theester- brcok stei pen co new york a book of poems on steel pens the poems have been selected from over six hundred written by as many authors on the esterbrook steel pen they present the subject in a variety of interesting forms and their literary merit renders them a source of interest to the general reader of all tbe pens that now are made the writer will attest that esterbrooks will highly grade among the very best they vary both in shape and size to suit the young and old and finer qualities comprise than pens een made of gold esterbrooky falcon pen has been in con stant use in oar office daring the past two years and we have pleasure in testifying that we have been better suited with them than any other pen we ever ased send a post card to the esterbrook steel pen co 26 john st new york for a copy of the book of poems free- personals- mr john kelly left for springfield ohio last friday mr and mrs j h wilcox of orange- ville visited acton friends daring the week mr and mrs paul jarvis were hastily summoned last week to the bedside of their daaghter mrs rev 5 carrie of thed- ford who was lying in a very precarious condition the effects of malarial fever for several days her life was despaired of but it is gratifying to learn that a change for the better has taken place aud she is now in a fair way for recovery lieua if let afyhplshi and cre the symptoms are moisture like perspir ation in t com itching iocrtsetjby scratcli- tog very distressing particularly at night seems as if pin- worms werectawlingin sod about the rectum the private parts are omc times affected ii allowed to continue very seriiiijb result rosy follow swatkis onrrxbxtm a plessgt enre core also for tetter hob halt rbsum all apaly crusty skin diseases bent by mail for 00 cents 8 boxes 136 in stamps ad dress dr 8 wayne son philadelphia pa sold by druggist 00 a three cornered waapo the triangu lar ibape of the triangle dye package added to their andoatyed aperioritj have won tbe day and driven mil oibeis from tbe field 30 colors 10c at j b mogarvina drag store acten 87 i era setter r sfceal are you disturbed akolgbt and broken of year rest 17 ifc tapering and crying with tbe ewraciating pain of catting teeth if eo goat onoe and get a bottle of mrs windows soooung syrnp it irffl relieve tbe poor little sufferer immediately rdepend upon jt there no mistake about ft theesu pot a mother on arfcb who has eror used it arw will loot tall yon at once that h wb wltfe bowels and give et totho eaotbeand reuef and baalth ro tbeitsfmmim i jiww javtlml fiiijjln mm at of a few hints roi doafb u tog tt fatty i to 4 hilt i umayuir ttt i fuu ayeiamtsjitmm fnftrim i aaal mai for ccuupatlmi at ootunmaa no rauadj u to tbmtln u imi fuu th7 ims rafular dalty action aad i ton tte bevali to a baallhy aaauuom for xadifmuoam dytptptu anyl piuj at innlaabla aad aiur nra auuthnn low of appotlt ltd stomach tlatalaser dlnlaaw ba toko xuoboau xaoaaa an all nimu and nnd ij iltfl fluj ib unr complaint bulouduordat and jaaadlsa arral flu intnld t liran in daw larjo enough to eactu lb urat and boirau and noon eonrtnatton al a atoanilbf madfclna in tht sprint thorn mxi an troooauod wsraa oamed bj a morbid condition ol the bovau an expelled bjr thee fluj xnptlona skin dlaaaaee and poe the molt of iodleuon or cotatlpauon an eared by the me of art pilu for cold take anns fiuj to opes tht pom remote lndasunttorj iecreuona and allar the feter for dlarrfacaa and dteeirtett eanted by nddtn ooldt indltettnile food etc atxjii puxi an the true reoedr bhenmatlanii oont keanlttot an gdatlca often reeult from dlam derante- ment or oolda and alaappear on renorinf the cane by the nee of ami tau tumor droper kidner ooaapulnte and other dlwrden canted by debility or obitroetloa an cared by aral pnxa snppreeaion and painfol xemttraa lion ban a tale and ready remedy in ayers pills full direeuons in various laitfaafsa as- eompaoy each patkifs raeririro bt drjcayepocolowellmim sold by all drugglsta scotch kuvltsb actlcamdiaa saitiog n erct variety at the east end clothing tore jfyft acton the est assouaieut of black and col ored velvet ladtca mantles woollen and knitted fj cods in the torn at xchwn a mcraes ptciiinn i picioria pectoris the gteat remedy for coukiisi colds broochiti 8ore tbrott iofloenia ilorscne and all affec- nous of the luags and throat or chest pectorii iojscus the phlegm and breaks u the cough 25 rents per bottle dont give ij until yna hive tried pecloria all dnigitfl and general storcteepen sell it 23 ar thi season f the year there abould be a boa if t petioria in every boose it ia ucuiiif a fo- coaghi coldi ami hoarse tie ij iiletot equally afe for childrep pric- 2i o at at all draggists 80 wife whats the mruer utiw john husliand ob tbat neuralgia and tooth ache near kills me wife- vh dont you go to j e mc- oarvius drug store and eel a bottle of flaid lightning vou know it cures all bach things toothacbe neanigia head ache lumbago earache sore throat etc it cives instant relief s3 are yoa trouhlrd with halt kbeum hoofiu hands or nm sores of any kind that cauaol be healed evoq thoagh it be of years landing mcgregor parkes car bolic cerate will care it beyond the shadow of a doubt it it the lel healing compound ever known boila feslenmrs frost bites barns or hoy skin trouble are alike cared by it ld at 25 cents by j e mc- qarvindniggiil 33 if a few trains of common sense could be infosed into the thick noddles of tbie wh perpetually and alternately irritate and weaken their stomachs nod bowels with drastic purgatirrs they would use tbe highly accredited and healthfal uxatire and tonic inmthrop k lymaui vegetable dia- corery an dyspeptic jure which cause good digestion to wait aq appetite and health on both 23 loalfoksale the undersigned intends keeping consuntiy ou baud a stock of bard and soft stove coal of nil kinds which will i delivered lo any part nf tbe village parties desiring coal ihocld give him a call c 8 smith wahtedtsoni ku 8 t sew 4s0 srpeftlob oanada maps tc charts ai paying at aoy agency in tht world forpar- ucniart fall and tree adtlnia c thawi sn richanead 8i leaden t for the ladies mrs r oseeoh dsirn in liereby intimate to tht ladle of acton aod earroundinit oonntry iht he will cpeo a nil naaortnuci of luci ftfa vu4rea j vwbtweaa aboat tbe aeoond week in april in the hop forperlr nandw ialr ctoeeh ai a bar- neu abob the yetronageof til it eollbe flour under tie cars of an expert the clkn roller mill u bamiuing the flonr made feieeond to none and oant all to pleaee tbe moit tu- tidlcwt houwwife betntmber thia it none or your half roller jnilu bnt it roller en tire grltu exchanged utjihevt price for good wheat joseph williams ulenwiiliama ont 8 a16 tiii tomttew fot mo iwlbm appui far 80o two mbjtina 0ma tut tot mt two 8lbj tim smsi fez ioe tro 3lb a oora for mo two 8lb tla sbubart for 29e two mb tla rut for iso roller flour ceorcetown mills having fpared no eijene ia repairing my mill and having pat la the latest and most improved machinery i am now prepared to turn oat a lyo 1 roller floor equal to any made in canada we chop very day give as a trial we guarantee natiftfactlon j t nose oworfftown c c speight pabtles ues1b1kg tueik buggies waggons cutters etc repainted or re tarnished and made equal to new on shortest possible notice and at low est pricef slioald leave their orders at once wiih ur j a- speight uudertaker and carriage builder or with o o sfeight acton march 20th 188l t he free press power printing house execute job work of all deeeriptioni in a terr tt manner at moderate ratea vlth d tpateh in tbe unw promiied bojikqs clbcolam ltttie beads bill beads letter ctbcclabs note ciiculam bdbirss cabds tuitisg casdt pajffblets hisdbills pobteu etc etc partlcnlat attention gran to fike work aoieitra cere beatowed with a flew to teenrinf oxdan from tbe country attended to with de- nalch and work tewardedimmeduuelrbr mail try tbe fail pszu job office for printing h p moore pfioprirros in acton city grocery two 3lb tim piiehm for 60o 0m 8lb tbuyu senitfor boe 0n 1lb tin oeflm for 80o i ou ssib bex baldiu for 9140 on mb olau t for ii ou 9lb 0ddl ouapowdtr tit 91 m everything else in my line accordingly quality and prices defy competition t h hioaatbxjxji 1 oornir 1cu1 ind kiln btwtti aetoa opposite haltox dbt goods house dominion boot shoe store kenney bros mairjsr st aotok are daily receiving their new stock of sprint goods which comprises a large aud varied assorment ot stytes from the best nianutucturers of the dominion and at he most reasonable prices everybody suited both as to quality and price ordered work in this department we are prepared to manufacture ali lines and can guarantee satisfaction every time repalrink promptly and neatly executed hennky bbos john t ellis general agent acton ontario representing thk following firms ontario pomp co toronto sarnia agricultural implement co v waterous engine works co erantford wellington marble works gnelpn any information respecting the articles manufactured by any of the above will be cheerfully given upon application samples on hand f5 a 5 e o o h z afc sir o pi n 4 is c v i tfa- 3 r s- iaiflrffr s 2 2 the watch 8c clock house of grdexizphi mbakcbbbghv iarxme and e rnewstoue marshall eduaondson itatb bow on hand a full atook i o still ahead llwrtaitopato la uiaaton saai to tba ft offloa v hvejonght our goods ibr ha mttd oobseqasitly aeoared c taadjntejwi to rayohng w with mroaage ttbenefitof far cat lit tiiihit ioljkrao k s- with a- new stock which can be soi j at prices lower j than- j ever having leased better rooms for my repairing ai department fl m m r a- i