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% " r m 'T 'i, k < :*l ' . "n J." I ->., ** i a _ "*- L -~ *t >eent*. J ^ j*T- - ~~ -"VS. tt **?*.*!*< t5^- ^-^--f HAM -> |ou of their latthej ,1 ? , i * Ved TrtE Acton Telavc 1I* Xo' 33 Whole No. 85 ACTON, ONT., THURSDAY, /?rs/.VV^ OAfWS. H.XOUVRY. W. IT.. M. 0- 1' f Uracluatr1 or Trinity rvilcffs* Alcmt> ^r ot Oollfejio t>f 1'hj stoiatis Jttd Surjreonv Mill Sr-itssr a.c-rv.c m f _R. R. MORROW.- PUysi- T cjAiit ^urce u. Ac , ot IMl^wte Col lin., N*w Viii,ai-ol)riiUiitK ot Yiotorlii C&leffN C-tnadt OMiM.Ua'iut du>-* fuetaay* aid FrUlava* from ,1 t m till 4 tm. BwIJhkc-\\ tat llower stnes, crx A NOBLE WOMAN. Sv nEX'DERSOX. Convcj- A*s ir-mce C ^. IVmK M.tik k< ^ .prepare 1 ntitlv% prom HU o irr< e-tfy nJ on rw- >n iWo ti run. "" Mom \ to- Lau oi Mnrtirci> ^ocurll}. omce GImjow Uoue, \ctou D. M4THKSOX. Attorney I a'.-t-iw, vjiiollor In I'laiu-i'rr, *r ^O^c - O ^r-T^r-^t^Milii a.id Cliurcu Street*, <ieoi>reUvvr n, PPLEBE & -SinPSOX, ____TUnlstors. .Vrtoriic} s- it-Lmt, So fteners In Chancery, Convsjancers, 4c. Main Street, UejeostowH areet,; r ,u N E S [been * traced Ami " si 1 - ILines taa .** ires. * "f.tf y _ 3*4*-" ' f r*.^ r0 ^ 1 "Jl * Tbi? gitl wua half reclining in a rustic -seat behiud the nrbor. She was ia *-h.Uf dceiuny stat<>, Tho DR. K. flUKKWHr Fliysl- i't-cs buzzed in and out araoiii; tho . 5!\?,l??V.,i,K:.S!J,,,llfXJ5S.*;sI; flo ear W.'but she ,hd not laur them A mocking bii\l alight ed on n bush and poured foith liia loxehost strain, but she did iiot note tho &ouud. Tho song of the 1 iborer and the lowing of ctttlo rtht echoed from tho fields did not tvicb her senses. At that momeut sho w.ts nncoiitcioiis of all the btuuties of nature, ot all tho har- JD. H4.THESO.V, Attonie>- mo,nos or lJoastnt sounds, of all __at-Uiw,^)iioiuir in i'_i ruWy, the fiAgi.mce oi the counti \. But alio u.is not uucoiibcious of a i>iiiu that was gnawing at her A PPLEBE & -SIMPSOX, heait. Lnitelr tho deepest sleep TUrrijtcrs. Aofno> s- it-L,n\, s.v- that ^sbo eonld get could not causo hei to losb the realization of that. It waa ever preset with beri And why ttas thii ? The Kill's nime waa Ellico Burke. Sho bad u lover whoso uame wag Chailes Vane Tiiey had A>een en gaged foi six months. Tv\o weeks bclore tbi^ mrniug she had come HEXRY L. DR1KE, ~ down to t-his'pleasant-place, Heath- 1 . cote F.irm, a guest of her friend, Vngiun He.ithcote, and had found Cnii le^ A^aue aheidy ltere. And J ulmaat immediately s>ho became ----------------------------------------------------- I'.iw.ua of that which caused her PITEATs for I\*E\TIO\S ,1Jln Chules V.uie, her lo\er, was tirelU o>i\ ind ] ro,*erl\ secured L i * t , ' , luCnaJi.the I imolsMjtt?- iud K irope. bovqung about another woman; ITTM. EAIDL1W. Barrister. if AA*oroe\-at-I-a\r s.ilicilor lu Ca*^cerr, <tc- Offlcs. Haruilton, 10 Kci lrt>et; Milton, Main street, l'lie Miivxn Ofllc wiU. bf under (h? maaace- ntal of U. \V Oamvivtl. inil Mr I. lit- Itw will attend at tno "Milton Office" oaFrlJ^oreacti woet. _ |EXRY L. DR1KE, r\ki~sv>rx: isEvr. gielph, Anv for the 'Mercantile mil Waterloo AU SL'nis elitri ~1o I to il*. care witl be- filitra'lv attenj-^il to. Krdrr". hv mill toUcteJ. H. L U1UKE p,t*nt g-iarirw-d or m. fnrjc >end | evljeutlv deef)ly faaciuated by that Uoatayears llKVKi t.KI-T. ) other. Ottawa, OAtiatla, llee^^nlcai FnjiDeer, hoJclior of Pa %entasd Drau^li snian. t------ ^ustr Marriasr Llccn*ris A CertlficatA ByJKo} al Apioiu.ntt.nt.>' ^o.ine^& puirc.se a d confident al <itfc. a: th* pji o a >, lxc iTi"iant, Cdaaty Ualtoa. M Rt. S. tAKJTER. Tucker trHulr, Drawlnc and Frrncfe, Lli'ireu street, AcUm. Her name was Maud Danfortb. Sha was a very beautiful woman, and be\-ond all doubt, kail been, a \er\- decideil flirt. Elhceiad heard of her frequently, and hud met her occasionally before she had foi<nd her beie, like herself, a guest of the Heachcotes. The last two we(*ks bad been miserable oues'to Ellico. 31)6 un- dera'ood fullv how m liters weie, misont bio truth that eho was noth ing to him was apparent. At lust sho was ii'ilo to riso to her feet. Sho managed to reach hor room unobserved by any one. Sho lookfod tho door and sink down upon a sofa. It uoemod as if do spui was consuming her hoait. Would this blow kill hoi. " Am I d) nig ? Ain-I dying V she askod hot self. Then a long sob shook her, thou nnother, and anothet'; then cxino a bin at of tears, tho tii'st that all this agony had caused Iter to shed. ' Wessod teai-s ' thoy ooothed and calmed hor. Tlioy quieted j to an extent the keen agony that bad been gnawing at Kei heiut, i When tho boll rang for dinner she batbod hei face. Looking in tho glass sho saw no especial change in hei self. Sho had suffered, but her countenanco did not show it particularly. She waa glad of this. " Of course I shall Lava to wear a musk," sho murmured to Lersolf. A sad smile touched her lips " I suppose'I will have to bo gay," waa her thought " I will boar it hero for a day or two, and then I will go away." , _ And at dinner no onej could ha\o guessed hov\ sho had been and was biiiieiing A day passed. To the sensitive girl there came no thought of any but one course sho should puraus. She coijid nevor, ne\er again think of Chailes Vune as lier lover. She would reloabe him, But this waa what sho shrank from. She dreaded to approach him on tbe subject. She was beaung it till bnnely but that seemed too much ' Cucumstancps assisted her, how ever. She was Kitting behind tho arboi ag^in, not diearning thin but wide awake to the bittei OLITEELOZIER, Plasterer, exterior ' Ac; in, <.'nt- r^er> ileacrtvi'^n or j h,er in f*lMXZ*~**>g and 22** ib-c-u.l'r;s done ot th* m'K! rea-^)nat)le u.rm-> aua sallsfHC Loa aaranteeU. out sha had been compelled to hide ,.' , , , , . , . i 1^1 reality, when she heinl the votces tt^r paiu under a c uiu and e\en gav I " .^" 4 1'TOXFLOrE MILLS. > H-iE. >1CK.LI>", Proprietors ricur an J Feed always on band, wltole- .sale and retail. Gn^tin^ an 1 Chopping Dull. Csh for all kinds of Oram. "DOSSIX HOrSib,-Acton. JLl Close to ttt-G-T. Railway fetation. Eicsllect tcfomniala..( ii &>r the travel- llnipabl.c Tii'Js. CAMl'BELL, Propr, DOHIXIOX HOTEL. Acton, K<iDr*. \gn v, "rti^rif ior,Tltl= nir Hotei l J;el 0-> m rrt-clai-. style with ne furtuture^ Comjaerciai Travellers wf 1 *ird tyxxl accommolaflon aadcomtxioaipas Sample Koom-.. special -attention palJ to Urn Katili. oJtne travel ling paulle, Baroappliet' withane best -Liquors and Cigars. Uooi S_atUDg'and atteatlTe Hostlers. w* DEBSTREET, Looeised Auctioneer Tat taeCojnt es of WelVngton and 'Ifal- tsa. orders l^rt at the "bee Pbess Offlce, Aiton, o*- at mi residence, in Roek\ro-id_is-.!. bt prpmpt'> atteudei1 to. -J.------------------------- Ta^nls ieaonab 16 ILTOX M ELATING- MILLS. J. R. MITCHELL, ilannf&oturer of Sash, Doors, Blindsr Hould- ins, Door and M Indow Frames, Pickets, etc Scroll Wort and Uaidang Don' to Ordtr. \fBT Blinds 30 cents per loot. ~CA -ill work debt ered in ^Icton trCe. Orderg left at Sccord Bros, will be ^promptly attended to. Jfilton, Jane 6, 870. 50-ly P TROLLOPE CHAPMAN, Practical Bookbinder. What a bitter fact stared tlio free! The man alio loved no longer loved her, us it seemed. Charks Yaae aa(^ been trying all these da%s to keep up the sem blance of bis regard for her, and "had i asked for no release -from Iris en gagement. There were several other guests with the Heathcotes, but none of them knew- of the tiond between her and Chailes They knew, iiowever, of his afiair with Maud Danforth, but what else could they call it but a flirtation ? Noth ing, tiuly, in view of her reputa tion. _ And the realization of all this was what was present with Ellice as she sat behind the arbor, causing tho pain at fcfer heart. Piesentlj two people came down tbe garden walk together and en tered the arbor; Ellice did not hear their steps. Bat wllen a man spoke she beard that It was Cluiles Vane's voice that was sounding m her ears, and be bad called the name of Maud Danforth. These two were conversing about no com mon-place isubject N6 ! and if Miss Danfoi th was only with Vane, she had secured her victim firmly , and if it was more than j. fliitation on her part, she had achieved a vic- toiy, for be was pouring forth pas sionate words " Oh ' Maud," he was saying, " I love you w ith all my heart, madly, Letter than my life." Ah ! if be could have beheld the deathly white face of the gill out- bide, a ping of remoiso as keen as he now thought his lvo fr Maud Danforth strong must hive touch ed bis beait. Ellice Buike was bearii^ thxne words, words that aroused hei full} fiom all ^di earns, jtt at tbe same tim6 took away her power- of volition, thatr.numbed her heart, that bound her in the chains cf despair. " Majid, Maud, my darling," continued, " is there any All Descriptions ot Binding Keatly Etecuted. BooU of all Kinds Made to Order. of some persons coming down tho 'path to the arboi. Veiy soon she knew that the persons were Charles Vane and Maud Dauforth. They entered the uibor, Chailes making a common-place remaik as they did so. Then there seemed to be a pause in tho conversation. _, Ellice rose to -go. She did not wish to heal any of their love mak ing. No. She could not bear that now Then she heard words that caused hei to stay. ' now yet 1" asked Maud -r '^ No," replied Vane : " I dreud to tell her." Ellice's hands clasped tightly together. So Maud knew all then. " Pool Ellice !" Maud continued, " I pity her. But oh, C Jarles, I love you !" Ellice knew that there was a gieat quiver of pain in Maud's voice. She knew that these two were suffering for the wrong that they5were doing hoi. Should she lndo her pain and help them ? She took counsel with her heait and de cided that sbe would. A second later she fatood in the arboi' with them. " I know that you love each other," she said quietly, feeling that they would understand her. " I have known it for'some time." _-Piobably Maud and Vu'io ex pected a burst of wiath to fall on their heads tho-next moment. But it was not so. It was a noble heatt that they had wionged. Ellice leached out her band to Maud. " I am suio I wish you very mlich happiness," she haid gaily. Tlien she turned to Chailes Vane. " Ple.tso forget all that has ever been between us, she s.lid gently. " Foi give inef Ellice !" he stam mered. _ "I forgive, you freely," i sho uttfiied. That was all she said. Sho left the aruor and went up talue house. Lope fo>- me i Do you love me V ".' " I do not think she cares much, Baling Promptly Attended to. _ - _____ i Bbtdkit-^Ss. George's Square, Guelpi -j?"Orders Jcft at the Fp.ee Pbess wwill receive prompt attention. gD Zks. w (,. j. KOWELI, 4 CO. oo,5*7 Y<>rk, for P implilct of 100 pasc, i.uS^ta* llHts r *W0 newspapers and watatei ho trlng cos t of ad v ertlhi lie- $12 * .- Co . Oatat and terms Tree. V". Aupigta, Maine. > Afient* wanted TKUE <t S5 f,Ci QOCl Per day at home tr~T a *^^ Sampled worth SI i Co., Port hind, Maine. JOB PBIXTINu>f all kinds -e*tly and promptly ex*cuteaattbo ?HEB paESS OFFICE? : 'J-*> ? Sen ti> Pottom There wag tt momont'si silence. Then the answer came an answer that showed that Maud Danforth was not flirting this time, that showed that however much she may have trifled in the past, she was not trifling now. Her voice was full of triumphant happiness. " Ob, Charley, I do love you." Thetr bush and sky and flower faded from tbe sight of Ellice Buike, and all becamerdatk to her. iihe heard no mote^and in uncon sciousness she found a temporary relief. She never knew how long or short tbe time was in which she lay in that condition. When -she came to herself and vose, mechanic ally listened for the voices in the arbor. When several moments had passed and she heard no sound, she knew that they had left it. Then with a sigh her head fell back upon her arm again. Oh ' the bitter pain *t her heart. She knew now that heretofore liope had not quite fled, that she had'still cherished tbe thought that perhaps 'Chailes Vane might love hei bpst, that only a tempoiary fofcination Miij-bt be dinning bun to Maud re, HI1 >frei f. Vane said to Maud, So little did he understand the woman he had oace profaWd to love passionatelyi Maud Danforth shook her head. " Sbe ia a woman," she said simply. She masks her pain behind a smile, I know not-how much agony may have been at her heart when she said these words so lightly. She is very noble and genetfous more so than I could be under Ilka circum stances. " Heaven bless her '" A day mdie passed away. El lice announced to her hostess that she was, going away. " You are very sudden, ^Ellice," Viiginia Heathcote cried. At any rate you will not go till after the excursion down the river to the Gleu. 'We are all going." " When is it f Ellice asked. " Day after to-motrow." t And as Ellioe had no reasonable excuse for "hastening off nooner than that, she had to jremain. The afternoon of the excursion came, and a gay party of yjoung people left IJeathcoto Farm. The Glt-n was four miles distant, ' They reached their destination Sfe D..nlortli But now the -Uiole ' It was i pietiucsque placo. Shaded t and cool, Tho time speiV monily away to a portion of the party. At length some one proposed that thoy should searclt- along the river bank for a boat with which to amuso themselves. The ptoposition washailod with delight, and soon some eight or ton of them found themselvos at tho river shore. Among them, it ohanced, wore E'lice Burko, Maud Danforth and Chut tos Vune. Two boats were found tied to tho shore. One was largo enough to hold bovorul persons ; the other ACTON. Its Manufacturing and Com mercial Interests, etc. Q LIU PSSS OF EAltLY HISTORY AND OTHER MATTERS So little has Acton's manufactur ing business been paraded befoie tho woi Id, that few people have any idea of the extent and importance was a mere shell that could only ( of tho operations. Compaied with accomodate two It was light and BOmo of the large manufacturing ! neaily $100o"h (trU l(llVAVwr< Noil t 1 If .ill nf.t *.-. 1 ...nn.l " v , . , . . .j . ' ** * from Now York and Boston. They consume noailyj2,000 cords of hem lock bark each year, for whiah they States in large quantities, and heie is where the present tariff operates to the gioat disadvantage of our pay out nbout 810,000. The manu-/ manufactures,- the rates "are liigb filature of sole leather does not re-1 in proportion to the duties paid on quite a very large number of skilled workmen, still Tthe wages paid at this establishment amounts to about $400 a month. | The capital invest ed is about 30,000. The main building is of stone, two stories, 147 feet long by 60 wide, with leech house 70x30 feet, engine-, a month, {mid e*ery Saturrfaforen- dry, however, Neatly all clambered I""" "It I' ..i , t, , . into the huge boat. | towns, the sum total of the busi- "El'ice and I will go into th InCBa mnr aPPoar somewhat inaig- small boat," said Maud Danfoi th nificant, but considering the Bize and village, we have reason to will bear favorable com- to Chailes Vane, the three beiug age of the yet upon the shore. " I can scull believe it splendidly, and we will get alone . ... ... , first rate (ParI80D Wlth many much older and Maud felt that she should like |moro pretentious pluces. The this girl. She cherished nothing growth of' Acton has not been of but gratitude and friondahip toward the mushroom variety, but it has her, and wanted a chance to express'pea8e<, ,8teadily nnd qoiefl something of her feelings. Of . , .. I ... . , . course Vane consented to the UUtl1 lt ?** attamed a position airangement. " You must be careful," he said. " Oh, there is no danger," cried Maud. A place was given Charles in tho large boat, ami with meriy shouts they flashed away fiom shore. For some time they kept togeth er. Then Maud and Ellice drifted liebind. A silence fell between them. Maud glanced at Elhce with wist ful eves. Ellice," sho commenced. amongst the most substantial of our incorporated villages in On tario. The place was first settled something raoie than foity-fiye years agojby the Adamses,'and the small hamlet wras for a long time known us AdanisVille. , About the year 1845, a post office was established and the place was christened Acton, but it was not until tho Grand Trunk Bail way was being built that the village be gan to assume importance. It any commercial then advanced But that sentence was never completed for, j " Halloo " came sounding merri-, considerably in giowth, for a short ly across tho water. " Hurry, time, ana property becamo -veiy Maud !" cried some one fiom the other boat. ' Maud rose to her feet and waved her handkerchief. Her signal was returned with, shouts and laughter. Then some way or otber, how, she could never tell, she lost her balance and fell over the side of the beat. She had only time to scream and then there was a rush of water about her ears. Ellice Burke rush ed towards her and managed to seize her as Bhe rose to the surface. But, alas! the weight of the two upon the side of the shell was too much. In a moment it overturned, and Ellice was struggling in the water too. She kept her presence of mind and managed to grasp the boat. ' " Maud, Maud," she cried, "seize the boat and you are safe 1" And with her assistance, Maud, half drowned as sho was succeeded in getting a hold beside her. But a fearful fact became appar ent. The ovei turned shell would not sustain the weight of both of them. It was slowly, slowly sink mg. " Oh Heaven 1" gasped Maug, " must we die V Ellice- Burke glanced over the water. The other boat was coming swiftly toward them, but could never teach them in time. In an instant her resolution was formed. " Maud," she said, " cluig fast to the boat and you shall be saved. He'loves you, and foi his sate you bhall live." Then, before Maud understood hei intention, she released her hold of the boat. Mutid-had one glance at her face before she disappeaied. Then, with a gieat light shining out of her eves, the noble woman went down to her death. Maud Danfoi th waa saved. She became the wife of Chailes Vane. And veiy often the face of Ellice Burke, as it looked on that neVer- tto-be foi gotten day, comes befoie her vision, and she realizes fully what a geneious heart was bioken for her. what a noble existence was sacrificed for her that she might iiave life and love ' After much practice several Chicago gills have got so that they can chew a toothpick " jnst like* a man." Thus the cause moves ou. During last year the qnantity'of cheese shipped over the Grand Tiunk from Belleville was 70,885 packages, weighing 4,782,518 pounds ; of butter, 72,230 pounds. Sentimental youths aie now in anticipation of St. Valentine's Day, vuluable. But after a few years of prosperity it again settled down quietly and continued so until four yeaia ago, when the people agitated for and s cured iU separation from the townthip, and its incorporation as a distinct municipality. More and bottler buildings have been erected t le past four years- than during eny previous period in its histoiy, and the volume of general business has been vastly increased. The financial position of the municipality is equalled by few, it being entirely free from municipal debt, and has a consider able sum to its credit. It is now in a fair way for making rapid strides in growth, and commercial prosperity. The following sketch of the lead ing manufacturing and mercantile establishments of our village will be found iutei eating : Beardmore'& Sole Leather Tannery. A little more th,an forty yeafcs ago, when this entire section of country was an almost unbroken forest, a small tannery was built by Abraham Nellos on the site now occupied by one of the largest establishmants for .manufacturing leather in Ontario. The business was carried on by Mr. Nellos, in a small way, for a number pf years, and he. wus succeeded by Edwaid and Henry Smith, who incieased the capacity of the tannery and car ried on a successful and profitable business. The concern was pui- chased about 25 yeais ago by Cole man <fc Mclntyie, of Dundas, who built a large stone addition to the old building, aud confined J-beir operations exclusively to the manu facture of sole leather from Spanish hides. They carried it on success fully for about four years, pait of the time under the_ management of Mr. J. B. Burns. Dunmj their ownership the building was burned down, and ie-buili_ It aftei wards became the propeity of McGlashon & Atcueson, who continued the business several years, then sold it to Sessions, Toby &, Co. After lying idle a considerable length./ of time, the entire pioperfy was pur"' chased by Mr. G. L. Beaidmore, the present owner, in June, 1865, the manufactured article imported from the States. y The wholesale value of the gloves made heie during the past year is about $35,000. From 35 to 50 hands are employed, men and wo men. Wages "Hyemgi* 'aooqt'8500 room, etc. Tleie are about 100 vats. The un.chinery comprises the most niodsrn improvements, iving been expend ed last spring in introducing round leeches, coolers, new bark mill, a centrifugal pump for pumping liquor, and other improvements. Thd tannery and yard occupy four acres. The yird is almost con stantly filled with baik. The leech ed batk supplies the immense fur nace with fueh The municipal taxes on the property avorago about 200 a year. I Wolea^n witjh tfegret thatiTttessfS Beardmore <t Son hav about con cluded arrangements to remove their entire operations to 'Brace- bridge, and that the concern heie will be closed in about a year fiom this time. This |tep has been foiced upon thum by the growing difficulty of procuring sufficient bark at a reasonable cqit. For seveial years past the supply has been brought long distances, even in some cases as much as 20 miles by team, and much further by rail- Way. It i hoped, however, that the withdrawa" of tho biiBiaeyj of this firm from our village will not" have the effect of leaving a vaccuum in its place. It is quite probable that the building will be used foi the manufacture of upper leather and other light stock, requiting but comparatively a veiy small quantity of batk but a much larger number of skilled worktnen. The budding has a capacity for the emploj ment of 60 or 70 tanners and curriers, and -with very small expense could easily be adapted for the purpose Oar village woiild thus reap a much greater benefit jfi om the establish- m lent than it does now. We un derstand that the proprietors are open to negotiations with paities desirous of buying or leasing the premises for the purpose named. jng. Most of the goods are sold to wholesale houses in Tpronto, Mon-1 treal, and other cities. The -firm , has two travellers constantly on the road, iaking orders and supplying the retail trade ; Mr. -J. K. Fuller, east of Toronto, and Mr. Cihatles Dean taking the western section of Ontario. Mr. John B"rown is- the local agent in Manitcba,and Messrs. Walter Wilson & Co. supply the wholesale trade in Quebec and Maritime Provinces, and Suther land Bros. & Co., of Toronto, the wholesale trade in Ontario. W. repair, land fully equipped with the most modern machinery. For two years it was under the management of Mr. Atchesdn; and since v"then Mr. Z. A. Hull, the present effi cient and couitaous manager has stringing together languages in had full chaige of the operations which tbe words " dove," ' love," " heart/' " part/' etc., appear prominently. Dean Stanley sent as his New Year's advice to a Bible class at Aberdeen these words of counsel: " Beware of party spirit," and Still carry in thy right hand gentle geaco. - > To silence -envious, tongues be just and fear not. Timely. An experienced1 mar ket gardener informs us that IthoHe who have strawberry, beds should tramp the Snow down over the plants at this season. -This'-wilr pi event the mice fiom eating the t inea. and placed in a thoiongh state of al boundary lines and-prohibitory Glove H. StoreV & Co.'s "Works, i This establisl ment was commenc ed in Acton by Mr. W. H. Storey, in the year 1J168. At that time the operations were not very exten sive, being principally confined to the manufacture of harvest gloves, and the coars:r grades of men's wear. But now all classes of goods are made here, comprising over 60 diffeient lines, and embracing tbo finuafc quality o" lady's Fiench kids, while the goodn have the well-earn ed reputation cf,being much, supe rior~to any other manufactured in the Dominion, and in some lines rank fully equal to the best import ed article. In the year 187^ Mr. Storey entered into' partnership with Mr. Jamis Moore, and with Dr. McGarvin in 1873, \vhfen the operations and facilities for manu facturing were largely increased. -With ample capital, additional ma chinery aud implements weie intro duced and a number of skilled wotk- men employed. About the sumo time a tannery was built for tho special purposn of tanning and dressing the ski is used in tho manu facture of gloveil. "Dr. MjGarviu's. interest in the business ceased at the expiration c f one year, it being since then continued under the care fulmanagement and practical super vision of Mr. Stoiey and Mr. Moore. In 1875 they built an entirely new tannery on a hu-ge scale. "JTHere is only one other ustablishntont of the kind in Canada that approaches this, in the ex.ent and quality of its manufacture^. The sale of A^jpn gloves extends froth Halifax in th- east to Winnipeg in the west, while the trade is only limited by nation HOW GLOVES AEE MADK. ., I The mode of manufacturing,may be thus described : The skins on being brought fiom the Dresser are first selected, the thinnest and finest qualities beiug generally reserved foi ladieB' goods, the nex in giade for gentlemen's fine vvear and the thiid selection for the lcheapest grade of goods, some Of which uie known as seconds and sold accord ingly. The- blcinB having been selected, they are banded over to the Cutters for their jmrt of the work:; they jtre then placed in season until tbey are sufficiently damp to work propeily, then they are stretched and worked in eveiy direction in order that flaws or defects may be discovered and also to give elasticity to the leather. After being sufficiently woiked they -are measured, and hei em th9 skill pf the cutter is manifested, as he knows at once what kinds and sizes of the goods the skin will cut to best advantage. The different sizes are cut out of tbe ekms in square sections, and id this shape they wre again woiked over the end of the cutter's table until thoy ^e ready to be cut. Those that are tablfecutare slit and cut by shears and are amongst the best fitting, and generally the finest class of gloves have this labor be stowed upon them. Other classes are cus with dies, by which means, aftei the stock is prepared a gieat number can "be out in a day ; and when we consider that there are - xl20 pieces in 3ope dozen "pairar of gloveE, without the lining facility afforded by using dies will bp at once apparent. On the gloves being cut, they are taken to the woik loom and passed to the Silker whose business it is to dec- oi-ate thein| wilioh site deW with a, inafcliyie sdecially fcdapt^^fojr^he .purpose. On the de^mtingrSelng completed, the gloves are passed to the makers who again select them, the pairs which will match the here. The proprietors, Messrs. Beardmore Si Son, reside in Toron to, where thejj conduct an extensive wholesale leather warohouse. ..On, the 14th December, 1872, the entire building was again burned down, destroying nearly everything except such stock as happened to be in the. vats at the time., The insurance^ of L$17,-000 covered,only,a, small portion "of the loss; nevertheless the enterprising proprietors at once' set to work to have it rebuilt this time entirely of stone.' \ l We learn from Mr. Hall that the number, of-sides tanned annu ally is from 18,000 to 20,000 all South American stock, impoiUid tariffs. The laly who fancies she is wearing a genuine French kid glove (firept From T?ans, would nol doubfr-be s'lrprised'tolearn that fche- article was made entirely in the {village of Aoton frmr one of our Canadian lamb skins. Of course a large number of the diessed skins used here for I the finest class of foods are really jmported from, !rance,'1rtit t^etgvejit; bblk of them are.dressed in then- own establish ment. [The process is described in another paragraph elsewhere.] It is Et fallacy to presume that what knqwV to the trade aslkid. eslere^tda^ fttoniUlfej ik^ f kids ; our Canadian lamb skins are Considered amongst the very best in the, market f >r the purpose, and *re so'ughfi aTtef A>yJ tTuifed Stfctes and otlur manufacturers, rJy unpoi Gieat Btitaiu and the L'nited considerable quantity of calf-skins and sheep pelts; the plts being dressed with the wool on (about inch long) used foi making heavy mitts with the wool turned inside, and faced with the calf-skins. The firm haveTsold nearly $9000 worth of wool to the woolen factories. They have put throuj; h during th year 14,00Q sheepskins, and paid out $15,000 for skinii, tannin and dyes." About 600 d -z eggs hare been used. For tani ing> tbey use extract of hemlock bi rk and japon- ica, both of which are manufactured in the States. They employ' eight skilled woikmen. A brief descrip-. lion of the tedious process of manu facturing kid and, russets may hm nitei eating to many of our ruadera. For the following details we are indebted to Mr. Henry Moure, the courteous bookkeeper of the con cern : ~ TnE PROCESS OF MASUFACTURlKO. Tho skins arrive at the -tannery in largo bales, lliey Art iirst thrown into & vat- and thoroughly washed", o that the w ool may bo clean and lit forTnar- ket, i All the burrs and tags are theuS cut from the wool side of the skins said the large pieces of flesh are worked" off tho other suite. They are again rjut into the vats and washed wrth clean water, then hung in the sweat house- uutif the wool can he gulled off easily. They are then carried np staira to the wool room and the w ool is all palled off, and cirned up to "the woo] kiln ou the third fiat, to be dried. YV hen tho wool is taken off, tin: pelts qre pat into a vat of told water till ijight/when they are taken ont and put into other vats, called the "huies," where they ' are allowed to remain a week or ten days, being handled every day. S\hen this time has etpired they are taken oat and worked on " ueam " (so-called by t&nne>s) fer i the purpose of taking oiF all the rough flesh and wool left by the pullers. 'Ihey are next put into a vat called the " bait" and left till morning when Jthey are taken out and again worked on the beam, ind at-night pat into the bait a second-tnae. In the-j morning the skins are taken out of this 1 v at and worked on the beam the thirds and last time. Daring this pr^cessr they are assorted, the small fine akms being selected for kid, and the iargo li*a\y ones for rosseta. * - BOW KB) *Tfc&51 IS MMHS. The skins-ilfeiectetF-fbT- b3,are then tanned in a. white tan, occupying three or four days, being handled night and morning. They are then earned up to the kid kiln on the second floor, and thoroughly dryed. Aftei; this they ace pded m bum and left there for four or live months-, when they are made damp and packed in barrels, so "th*t*they win be seasoned and the kid-dresser enabled to work Jthem soft more easily. The- dresser takes the skins out of the bar rels and works them on an upright -tool called "the stake"; he then -works them on the " perch " with an " arm stake." Again they are hung into the kiln to dry, then taken down stairs ami washed in wsrm water for the.pun>oe * i>r getting^riJiofrBll snitaieej-hich- the --would tie aefrimental in coloring j they are then put into a press and squeezed dry ; then worked through a mixture of eggs and water, and pounded with a heavy mallef till the eg.; is thoroughly distributed through thBm. When in this state they are readj_for the "cdlor- cr," and after being colored are again pung<httt.the kilaTO-d^. * \fhen-ihk. fhey T^e damped, and.itaked'on the, ^"TiprTglit stake " f*then. WorkeS again on the "perch,"" with first the arm- stake and. then- the "moon knives," (which are Ttsed f of shavrng the skins to an equal thickness) and lastly the sand block" w hich takes off all the hejrimmed VM ft sg^^SrSff .; or if - for .elaat^topj.lip, W, are tfceittdcked bo now ready for the ^lve makers. j The sk^ns which were sorted for russets are put into a liquor oS~ extract of hemlock bark &. Japponica and left in it abotit two lw-sekei being handled daily, i After this time has expired they .are given to the currier w ho shaves them to utra smooth jMshcker." -^fo.dVy ; then s make them') are now also or otherwise is the amount of labor bestowed upon them. As many as a'dozun pairs of the finest quality of gloves are made by some of the makers in a day. After the mach ine work is done, the goods are sent out to be fur tops have the'" elastic1 W6r|ken^' "**Fuls woik is done out of tho factory by those working at their homes. Ou being returned, the goods are hand ed to tbe person whose duty it is to finish them and this part of the labor is termed laying off. Theroods are*Sgam -placettln the^sefiisoiling' cloths until they are sufficiently ____________________ __ damp to finish. Great jeare i: re-' .summer months the, wjool ia dryad quired in this pkrt<of ifcUswor-kr as,-jVtit qn the rebfs of t^lmildings, if the goods are not propeily attended toiiere, alk/thegnicerj^or- ftf the maker will bj^loat usr" fat as .appearance ia concerned. The gloves are now stretched on hands hap~ed fbr-the -.purpose, j'jmd_wita' %o] adtipted/for 'tin-? pkiiL-of =the woik are shaped and then laid away to, thoroughly dry.. iThey are now^ *~taken to the packer, who again se lects ]them; jJienVb3$nq^*|hip( pro|>eily ; marks the shin therein, nnd puts-^henj-in.- Boxr>hold^ng pllS dozen: eJchTxpnd ^*Ses the number "of the glove thereto. Co-'a Storey, Moore &. Leather Tannery, This establishment was built in Co., for the manufacturing of stock for their glove work*. It cost $2,500. About the time tbe build- irk was completed ^/Mii; Edward AjjWi enteredl ijtto| p^^sh^ and undertook the management of the business, under the firm name best being kept together; having . dhneso, the work is proceeded ^_TJ^i^l_i:_l_TSA and according as tho goods are fine] Jeeper black and hue gloss. The kidia ; . Co'use all by this firm. slaked 6n tho "perch soft and pliable Thesi >eady for the glove "cuttej Messrs YV. H. Storey the leather mauufaeturei THE WOO - The wool constitutes the main part of the capital, as a large qaian- tTiy~js' 'pulled, if "thej stock Is an worked out of weolakfna. < Id ^he and if it is rfine day I with a hot sennit can be dried in 6 or*8 hoara< thereby saving a large quantify of fuel. In winter it ia dried on racks in the third flat at the rate of about Bo,ibs fn. a*T; y^^>-c*4 -; iamry it? is packed mt$> " sttks* con taining about 250 pounds each,. . There_was about 30,000 lbs ef wobl. sold last year consisting of "extras Combing, Super, Black1 and Buny. It is assorted by tbe me wtjren they take 'it j-ofivt4!* Bkinsj It ia all sold in tho^ Canadian uaa3> ' kets. l_7fr]h$MeB^mnil%>X-y J, Bw r J68le. 1% wis eetafel^hed Alex; Wright's Sheepskin' Tannery. v This concern is somewhat similar_ to the rnisjjescribjsd above, only, on hi... .671 tiii- i* _i_ a_t..iSi.i...j in 1871 by Dr McGarvin <fc .Henry Smith/for the-purposo of supplying stock for Storey's glove works. It jwas putahaaed bv M*.-. WHgftfc- irt I #7$,: fA^ut 3000 ir>s>^l-akti4 nave' been turned out since lus| August; the annual, capacity being" 7000 or 8000. The process' of Storey/Moore Jt Co. During i the pJa]t year, about 81C(,000 worth muuufactute ra^miuli the sniue The of leather lias been turned out beioie deBCiiUfcd Mi. \\ ujibt *inLgCtrim^l'^r^^e^T*i^ Ju4-w.riiifc^d ^iWitBfctwfekt^* nateiiils ate ni|iiidy iinpoitfd fiom foi "<' gl<-e "d >'issvts foi hat vauous glw-e fia.tonu m v'anuda. j, sot and thieshiug ,mitts, With ,u (C^nUaucJ i c. d rc^ J 1 rO0rV Ctf//