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| that some of the commissioners expend an undue amount of the public money in im-

| proving the reads near their own residences,

IN BERMUDA! - and those of their special friends. This

How To Get Ashore—Polite- | complaint, however, is not peculiar to} Bermuda, for it appears to me that I have ness Personified.

heard asimilar one made—of course with out a particle of ground—even in P. E. Island.

TOWN AND COUNTRY | ELEGANT MANSIONS.

In passing through the Island the tra- veller sees, on overy hand, elegant man-

Another Interesting Letter from Rey, | siens, nestling on the hill sides, amidst

trees, shrubbery, and flowers, and the ques- W. R, Frame. }tion naturally suggests itself: How are ithey maintained? What is the source of - | their owner's wealth? It can hardly be I parted with your readers when on the | derived from the cultivation of the soil, as deck of the R. M. S. “‘Beta,” in the harbor|omly small patches here and thero are of St. George’s; and shall again intro-| tilled, and only one-sixth of the land in the duce myself to them by describing the | whole Colony is under cultivation. Even ‘‘ways and means” provided to get us| when taking into consideration that the ashore. I should do this if it were only to | cultivated land is very productive, and that show that P. E. Island is not the most|the crops raised are of great value, I still primitive and antiquated place in the world, confess my inability to solve this problem, as some who visit it are wont to assert. | which, I learn, is also a mystery to nearly On account of the depth of water which | every stranger, and at present I offer no | the *‘Beta” required, iustead of being able | OP!tion on the subject. ; te come close alongside, she was obliged to | I may here mention, for the benefit of at lie off about two rods from the wharf. After | least some of your readers, that all the waiting in vain to see a gangway run ont | Structures erected in the Bermudas, whether to the boat, we noticed a number of color- Churches, dwelling houses, barns, fences, ed men dragging from the head of the wharf and wharfs— with the exception of a few towards us, what appeared to be aschooner's | Ton sheds are of stone, grey coral lime- mast. A rope was fastened to the end, and jstone, W hile the houses and grounds of thrown on board, and soon an end of our | the wealthier classes, show evidence of supposed mast rested on the steamer's deck, | &Te4* taste, the same is true in a good and the other end on the wharf. In due| degree of the humbler dwellings of the time a similar beam was put across from the | poorer people, whether white or colored. wharf to the boat in the same way, the) i have not yet seen a shabby looking house two being four feet apart. Those were the with slovenly surroundings in Bermuda, stringers of | The buildings here have all an ontside coat- ing of waterproof cement, and they are |white-washed from the top of the roof about to be constructed, over which Her!| downward every spring, retaining this Majesty's mails, the passengers, etc., were | whiteness for most of the year. All the to be conveyed ont to the wharf, | houses have green Venetian blinds on the The further construction of the bridge | outside. was to me entirely novel, comical ina high| hese blinds are in one piece and fasten- deeree. A colored man from the wherf got! ed by hinges to the top of the window, and astride of each stringer, and moved slowly | of course open outward from the bottom. and cautiously out to {the distance of six | They are arranged by fixtures so as to form feet, and then drew up from the water 4/4 roof for the window, thus exclading the piece of timber with a rope attached to each | cun while admitting the light and air, for end, and bound it securely across the! the windows are open nearly every day in stringers on the lower side. Moving on!the year. The windows have no blinds towards the boat, with due deliberation and | on the inside, and but very few have cur-

A BRIDGE

caution, they thus continaed their labors, | tains,

until all the cross pieces were up.

The well-polished pitch pine hall

> . . Planks | floors and stairs have no oil cloth or carpet-

were then laid over them, and, in process ings, and the same is true of many of the

of time, the bridge was finished.

When the work was going on I wondered why the cross pieces were not thrown on the top of the stringers, which would have saved time, and what seemed unnecessary labor.

It was not, however, till 1 was crossing over, that | saw my own ignorance of the subject, and also the true genius of the architect or inventor, who, by having the cross pieces on lower, instead of the higher side of the strengers, thereby made the

/rooms—even of elegantly furnished draw- ing rooms.

No room-paper is used here, and both the walls and ceilinge of the houses are always of snowy whiteness, as they are never blackened with smoke from grate, or stove or fire-place. The cooking apparatus is often apart from the house, and always as far away as possible, so that the heat may be excluded.

As there are no wells or springs in Ber- muda, rain water is used for all purposes,

latter serve the important part of a railing to the bridge.

and every householder is required by law to have a water tank. When well filtered,

lam not unmindful of the adage which | this water is pleasant to the taste, and

forbids speaking lightly of the bridge which | carries us over safely—as this one assuredly

did. Who the designer was, and whether

he secured a patent, I did not want to enquire, but conclude that the invention

belongs to a period long known to the age of patents. laeend the

CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICER a most gentlemanly official, who readily

wholesome for drinking. But 1 must not weary your readers further at preset t.

W. RK. F. East Warwick, Dec. 7, 1883.

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Ovr Advertisers.

St. Peter's Boys School will re-open, after the Christmas holideys, on Monday,

passed our trunks through without the | January 7th, next.

useless trouble of having them opened and |

searched. | may hear also speak of the uniform and marked politeness of the Bermudians, of which I had heard before.

Their attentions and courtesy to strangers are wortliy of all praise, and were noticeable from the moment we landed. Strangers are quickly known as such by all the inhabitants; and if they complairfof inatten. tion ‘or discourteous treatment by the latter, it is pretty evident that the fault rests with themselves.

ST. GEORGES,

This ancient town which for centuries was the capital of the Colony, lies on the extreme north-east end of the Bermudage. The harbor, although somewhat difficult to enter, is very safe. Both it and the town are strongly fortrtied. There are extensive barracks here built on a lofty hill, and the soldiers around them seemed to be quite numerous. The site of the town is so hilly that a eomplete view of the whole cannot be obtained from any one point. It con- tains a number of substantial old public

buildings. I also noticed in the suberbs several very handsome modern private residences. lt is evident, however, that

when the seat of Government was removed from St. Georges, a large measure of its former glory departed. Ita present inhabi- tants, including strangers, do not number more than 1,500.

TO HAMILTON.

Having engaged a team on the wharf we started for Hamilton, the capital of the colony, twelve miles distant. wery beautiful. Our driver, an intelligent young colored man, was able to explain al! the points of interest to be seen by the way, and could tell the name of the owner of every mansion we passed. We of course passed along the causeway—over a mile in Jength, and also the revolving iron bridge which, since 1871, connects the Island of St. Georges tothe main Island. This important public work was four years in constraction at a cost of $160,600, one- fourth of which was defrayed by the Imperial Government. Hamilton’ was reached in two hours, and I shall speak of it at scme future time.

There are some things which forcibly |

strike all strangers who visit Bermuda for the first time, and one is:

THE SPLENDID ROADS,

They are by far the best for driving on that I have ever seen. Much of the coun- ‘ry through which they pass ia very rocky. These rocks, ‘‘coral limestone” as they are called, often rise above the surface. They reem about as hard, or rather as soft, as P, E. Island sandstone. The cuttings through the solid rock in the building of these roads are in many places ten and twelve feet deep, This cutting down and levelling, which mus: have cost an immense amount of money, has been constantly going on for over two centuries. In olden times much < the work on the public roads was done ber = ox 1 think also that convict Seenaan oe = apr They may Stier aeacl bys dry, for the rain soaks a8 quick asitfalls. These roads

are : & credit to the colony, snd a constant ource of advantage an

object.

| A Quadrille Party will be held at Terp- _sichore Hall on New Year¥ evening, com- | mencing at eight, p. m.

The directors of the Citizens’ Skating |Rink advertise their annual Skating | Carnival, to be held in the Rink on Wed- | nesday, the 16th January next.

Bremner Bros, announce thst previous | to closing their branch store they will cleaz joff the large stock of fancy goods at a (reduction of twenty per cent. for cash

only.

| Peake Bros. & Co., inform all interested, }that the remainder of the cargo of the |**Alpheta” will be sold at auction at Port | Hastings, C. B., on Wednesday, the 2nd | January.

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A Buffalo Dynamite Fiend.

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HE THREATENS OTTAWA OR TORONZO,

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A Buffalo despatch, dated Dee. 25, says: The following paragraph appeared in the Buffalo News on the 26th: ‘John J. Me- Bride, a prominent Fenian, states this |afternoon that a meeting of Irishmen was

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THE DAILY EXAMINER, DECEMBER

Suppen Deatu.—The Halifax Chroncile reports that on Christmas morning Mr. Edward Wilson, painter, residing at No, 37 G-rrish Street, woke up to find his wife, Pheebe, cold in death in bed beside him. he had evjoyrd customary good health and re- tired about Ll p. m., in hopes of spending as merry a Christmas among her friends here as any. Coroner Somers held an inquest at the house yesterday forenoon and a verdict was returned of death from apoplexy. Deceased was a middle aged woman and was highly esteemed by the neighborhood, The Moneton T'imes reports that Reuben Stiles, aged about 78, died at his residence at Albert, Hopewell, N. B., on Saturday morning. He retired to rest the previous night, apparently in as good health as usual, but not rising in the morning some member of the family went to his room and found him dead.

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New Twerps just received :t J. B. Mac-

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A lady of St. Thomas, Ont., tells the fol- lowing strange incident in connection with the drowning of Benjamin Folds, a Burlington Beach fishermman, on Tursday last. Foid’s widow, it appears, was married in her younger days to a man named Shephard, and on December lith, 1862, or just twenty- one years ago, her husband who was & fisherman, was drowned in the Grand River between Caledonia and Middleport, She sub- s quently married Folds, who now has met his death in the same way and on the very anniversary of her first husband's taking off.

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Tuk eldest danghter of Sir Hector Langevin will be married at Quebec, on the 10th of January, to Mr. Thomas Ca) ais, son of Senator Capais, and paivate secretary to Lieutenant- Governor Robitaille.

NOTICE. Wreck Sale Continued. BRIG. “ALPHETA.”

W E are advised by telegraph from Mr.

Lemuel M. Poole, Agent Port Hastings, that the Brig. ‘‘Alpheta’’ materials, aad about one-half of the danaged portion of cargo were sold on Friday the 28th inst.; and that the

Balance of Damaged Cargo

WOULD BE SOLD AT

Port Hastings. C. B.,

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Wednesday, Qud January, 1884. PEAKE BROS & CO.

Dec, 29, 1883. —2i.

BARGAINS!

aed ab to closing our BRANCH STORE, we offer all our FANCY GOOD 3 such as Photograph Albums, Autograph Albums, Card Cases, Frames, New Year Cards, Writing Besk, &c., Also, Gift Books, Toy Books, Bibles, Prayers, Hymus,

at a reduction of TWENTY PER CENT. from marked prices, for CASH ONLY.

This offer to remaim good only a short time betore we move back the balance of our Stock into the Old Stand.

BREMNER BROS. Ch town, Dec. 29, 1883.—1f,

GRAND CARNIVAL |

VHE Directors of the Citizens’ Skating Rink have pleasure in annourcing their

| , held in this city last night to take action | AT THE RINK,

| regarding the hanging of O'Donnell. Me- | Bride is very mysterious, and yefases to |

| dicc loge the plans of what is believed to be a'| ‘ Hic lavineibies MeBride isa sit Wednesday, 16th Jan.

| branch uf the Invincibles. McBride is a skill- ed manipulator of chemicals, and has experi- mented at East Buffalo with dynamite for several days. He is about forty years of

The drive is | age, sleek and well fed. Has been con- |

nected with several Fenian scares, and | before O'Donnell was hanged he sent tele- grams to Governor Cleveland and President |Arthur, urging them to do their duty, and

jhave O'Donnell pardoned. McBride re- fused point blank to tell who was associated with him, and said he

had a grievance against the Canadian authorities, He explained as follows: “John Quinn was a companion of mine, and he was so treated in Kingston prison, where he was confined, when ecap- tured after the Fenian raid, that he was

never good for hard work after he was |

liberated. He was a warm friend of mine, and his ill-treatment, which hroke down his health entirely, made him a pitiable John finally took to drinking and hanged himself in a cell in a_ police station, where he had been arrested for being intoxicated. So you can see that I do not feel very friendly towards the Canadian Government, and that I don’t propose to put myself in their clutches.” McBride is the O’Donovan Rossa of Buffalo, and is a very shrewd fellow. Whether or not mugh reliance is to be placed in what he says is ancther questioh, but there seems to be something in the wind, for secret meetings of Irishmen have actually been held, and their proceed- ings kept away from the public. He says a blow will be struck at Toronto or Ottawa in a few days,

Horsford’s Acid Phosphate

VERY SATISFACTORY IN PROSTRATION.

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Dr. P. P. Gilmartin, Detroit, Mich, says; ‘T have found it very satisfactory ip ite!

d confort to th ape a mY there are certain siéviitee, have heard the womplnint matle

effects, notably jin the prost on y 8 prostration attendant

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| Annual Skating Carniyal,

i TO TAKE PLACE

—ON—

AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.

REGULATIONS.

All parties intending to take part must enter their names with the Committee not later than Saturday, 12th inst.

Each person in cosjuc,e mugt be provided with a legible card bearing name apg ‘‘character,” such card to be handed to the way in waiting, upon entering the Dressing

oom.

The Committee reserve the right to reject any objectionable character.

Admission—Ticket-holders in costume, free; uon-tickets-holders in costume, 50 cents. Spectators to promenade, 35 cents; children, 25 cents, Hall.

Ch’town, Dec. 29, 1883,—2aw.

TERPSICHORE HALL.

N NEW YEAR’S EVENING a general Quedrille Party will be held at the above Hall, commencing at 8 p. m. No special invitat ions, Ch’town, Dee, 29, °83.--2i s&m.

AE PETE'S BOYS: SCHOOL

WiLL RE-OPEN ON

MONDAY, Jan. 7th,

Subjects Taught :—All English branches thoroughly, Latin, Greek, French, or German, if desired.

App ications may be made to the Rev. G, W. Hodgson, or to ; ;

W. B. KING, St. Peter’s Clengy House, Ch‘town, 29, 83. —dly tl jany.

Tickets to be had at Apothecaries |

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NEW YEAR’S GIFTS!

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Grand Show of Silver-Plated Ware.

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SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS IN BRACELETS.

We have all the samples of a Manufacturers’ Agent, and offer at Reduced Prices.

i i ies’ ; ’ Ri le ices; Fine Gold and Childrens’ Misses’ Ladies’ and Gents’ Rings, all styles and all prices; Fine Silver Lockets and Chains, Initial Pins and Studs, Fancy Pencils, Patent Watch Keys,

Silver Thimbles, Scarf Pins. eat Decorated and Mounted Vases, Satin Lined Jewel Cases, Novel Napkin a Stands, Thermometers, Card Trays, Biscuit Boxes, Cream and Sugar Dishes, Tea Sets,

Salvers, Spoon Holders, Pickle Dishes, Cruets. Just received, the largest stock of Silver Necklets and Lockets in the city.

Gold and Silver Watehes, Spectacles, Fancy and Useful Ciocks,

and a great many other articles which, if given for PRESENTS are likely to remind one of the giver a lifetime.

Having enlarged and filled up our store, we can show goods to better advantage and give better satisfaction. We will be happy to show you whether you buy or not,

Call varly at . ‘X7. TAYLOR’S.

Ch’town, Dec. 27, 1853.

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NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!

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Xmas and New Year's Gifts,

AT— G. H. TAYLOR’S! 1 EW PATTERNS in Silver Ware, Gold Lockets and Necklets,

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{LN Colored Gold Sets, Gold-Plated Brooches, Ear-rings, ete.

Ws Bargains in Silver Jewelry, as I am closing out this line of Goods.

North Side Queen Square, Charlottetown.

Ch’town, Dec. 19, 1883.—6i wed fri sat wkly li

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THE CHARLOTTETOWN

FLOUR, FEED AND PROVISION,

STORE,

South Side Queen Square, near Queen Street,

AVE to announce that they have on hand the following goods, which they are pre- EH pared to sell at reasonable prices and in quantities to suit purchasers:

Flour (Superior Extra, Strong Bakers’ and Patent)

OATMEAL, CORNMEAL, BRAN, SHORTS, OATS, CRUSHED FEED, either Oats and Barley or Oats, Barley and Corn. APPLES, which will be suld by the barrel or by the pound, at rates very little over barrel prices.

Ch’town, Dec. 18, 1883.

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CHURLOTLTOWN BOUT ARD SHOE FACTORY

COME! COME!

COME!

—AND GET YOUR—

XMAS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENTS

&£7T LOWHST PRICES.

VY.MACC A.

LECTURE COURSE.

7" E Fourth Lecture of the Winter Course, before tha Young Men's Christian Aggo- ciation, will be delivered by

ioe H. DAVIES. ESQ.., M.P.,

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‘me OG. GI. te MADE

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Thursday bv'sg, January 3rd,

SUBJECT—“GREAT MEN IN COUNCIL.”

Chair to be taken at cight o'clock. Ad. mission ten cents, HENRY SMITH, Secretary, Ch'town, Dee 27.

YC. ASSOCUTION,

_ E Annval sale of Papers, Magazines, &c., wiil take place in the Keading Room on the eveni g of Wednesday, January 2nd,

at 8.20 o'deck. HENRY SMITH,

; Secretary. Dec, 3, 1550. - ase “vee

CURLING.

MEETING of gentlemen interested in

forming a Curling Club will be held at the Rankin House, on Saturday evening next, Chair wil be taken at eight o'clock, All interested in the “ Roarin’ Geme’’ are invited to attend,

Ch'town, Dec, 24.

{ HE Subscribers offer for sale by private

contract tbat valuable tarm and Bnei. ness Stand belonging to the Ee‘ate of the late edward Roberson, sitvaie at Belfast, Lot 57,

The farm consists of one Luncnd acres, about sixty cf which are covered with a growth of hardwocd unequalled in the Pro- vines,

There ig on the premiree, a Dwelling House. Store, Warehouse, large Barn, Horse and Cow Stable, Coach House and other out- bujidings, all im good repair,

This property cffors great inducements to intending purchasers

Terms easy and made known on applica- tion to either of the undersigned,

Ao undoubted title will be given

GEO. DAVIES, Trustees

ALEX. CAMERON, and Exccutors F. L, HAS ZARD. late E, Roberson, h'town, Dec, 27, 1888,—d4i cod wkly 3i,

CHOICE TEAS,

VERY CHEAP,

~- AT THE—

LONDON HOUSE,

BY THE—

Chest, Half-t hest ene Quarter-Chest,

;, 1 5 AND % POUNDS.

Ch’town, Dec. 24, 1883.—Im eod wkly

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LONDON HOUSE.

During December we will clear the balance of our Stock of Ladies’ Sacques and Manties at a large dis-

ELV XT, Carpet and Kid Slippers, French Kid and Oil Goat |

Button Boots, Grain Calf Skating Boots, Overshves and

Rubbers, and a large assortment of all kinds of Boots and Shoes, rom 50 cents upwards. Warranted to fit and best qualities.

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DORSEY, GOFF & CO.,,

Queen Street.

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Ch’town, Dec. 20, 1883. -_—

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GRAN D SALE OF

DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING.

od |

OHN MACPHEE & CO. will, during the HOLIDAY SEASON, give special bargains in

Dress Goods, Kit Wool Goods, Mantis, Shawls, Flannels, Hosiery, Gloves, &¢ CLOTHING. CLOTHING.

Men’s Overcoats, $3.90, $5.00, $6.50, $7.75, up. Men’s Ulsters, $4.95, $1.25, $7.00, up. Men’s Reefers, $2.95, 83.50, $4.50, $5.50, up.

Fur Caps, Kid Mits and Gloves, Cardigan Jackets, Worsted Tweeds, Under- clothing, Buffalo Robes, Horse Rugs, Small Wares, etc.

FARES’ WARP, CHEAP.

Cash Buyers can depend on getting REAL BARGAINS in every Department,

WHOLESALE AND RETAJL.

JOHH MIAGPHEE & CO,

ROBERT ORR’S OLD STAND,

Ch’town, Deo, 12, 1883,—-2aw wkly pres pat.

cepmt,

GEO. DAVIES & CO,

Ch’town, Dec. 10, 1883 —eod 2w whly 3i ae WANES, LONT, FOUND, de.

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“Seu coo Friday evening a Red and White Cow with white face, Info

Jonxn Me. {de29, 2i pd

ANTED TO RENT about Ist April, a

' House containing seven or eight rooms within 5 minutes walk of the post offiee, Enquire at this office. jdee29 4in,

JWOUND—In our Store yesterday a sum of

‘ Money, Owner can have the rame by

proving property. Gro, Davies & Co: [dec29 2i,

y ANTED.—A Situation this winter as y ‘an Maker, also as Foremon for the coming Lobster Season by one who thoroughly understands the business. Address: J. 1. M., Charlottetown, P. KE. 1, [dec29,

wis Carriage blackemith and 2 Carriage Painter to goto Halifax. To the right parties steady employment and goog wages will be given, Address: H. W, L, Dartmouth, N. 8., P.O. Box 90. [dec28 3i, J ANTED TO PURCHASS.—A pair of

medium sized Scowshocs (second hand) Apply at this office. {dec27,

ANTED—To Lease for a term of years,

_ & Cottage, centra'ly located. Enquire

at this office. {dezl tf

fyXO LET~—Warehocses to let on Lord's Wharf, Apply to W. W. Clarke.

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cupiimiaamaal a

mation thankfully Kenna, Sidney Street.

received,

ry°O LET—Part of House opposite Railway Station. Enquire at this cilice. {del®

OARDERS —Mrs. Robert Rodd, has re-

moved to the house of Mr (. Hearts, Euston Street, where she can accommodate number of Boarters, on reusonuble terums.

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