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aS Torr) a ro rr : , 4 7 MARRIED A SOOTOCH -N©GHT, RA LLWAYs. LOCAL AND 0:8 ITEM i A: Montagwe, On the 24th ult.. by Rev. oT : = nition : i 4 wo H. Spencer, John Jamen Sorrey, to if you chance to strike a gathering of half | sir Wiliam Yan Herne aed the Trak (EEE Eee M t ‘" Katie Ann Godseaw, both of Commercial! W) " reese at sie theG TR Wixpow Decorating —Io one of the u Meet me a f Croee agp : shies , i Banter Ble rt - Sir William Van Horne writes as fol- | Windows of Stanley Bros. blore may be The Always Busy at 4¢ Commercial Cross, on the 14th inst.. And tl 7 re i fv es Dense, 0 lowe: seeo a very tumely and appropriate bit of Store " d And the room ts full of* spereiu n¢ , ‘ _ : ‘ th by Rev W.& oSpeneer, Daniel Maclean, 66 op a” of a on ae en 2 “) ean only speak concerning the Cana- holiday decoration. The desiga shows i P ' ; — rrupp) Ww } 8, y° a“. % . ; . "I, ’ fo . ‘} a ve Lauer Jenkins, both of Lot 63. eS s , ae va ¢| Gao Pacific Railway. Since the opening Santa Claus ‘audi: £ ip Chariottetown, and a ae And the talk is all of “tartans” and of | ; the arrangement througbout is in keeping § At Boston, Mass., On the D4th nit., by] “nlaidies.” and of “ clans.”’ | f spring 1t8 business hat been most satis (2 fangemet 1rOuUs i 3 ping ; a R las. T. Bla axeistec bw Rev l You can tal Ag in lon . 1 easv, you factory on all of its lines, aud since these | with the occasion. AT STAN LE: ¥ Ss ve" , = . e ; 7 : ; . ‘ aa ; es adouce an "ae 'y J’ » ‘i 2 J bor r res > wail , 2 , aad - McD Campt ell, Joho IT, Stewart, former- | cap j 1dge you're going right, lines extend through neal ly ail of the pro ;

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For you’ve had the luck to stumble on a “ wee Scotch nizt _

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Caprais Kipp’s Treasure.—-The 4Aali- fax Herald says: Mr. Putnam, of Oak | Island treasure fame, is in town arranging | for machinery with which to carry on the work. To a _ reporter be expressed

vinces this is a pretty good indication of the state of trade in the country generally. Lcan see no reason toe resent favorable conditions should not cuntinue

ly of New Argyle, ‘to Miss L. Sophie Campbell, daughter of Capt. G Campbell,

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Hon. Jokn Weo,of Port «Hill, was in

} tow nD leat might.

Rev. D. B. Reic, of Kelly's Cross, is in town Mr. J the ¢ ty Mr. G. A. Freeze, the energetic repres

ames ‘Clow, ex-M. L.

entative of the Boston and’Mame Railway

a in the citv On ficial business.

Mr. D. A. Lawson, the popular station ageat at St. Peter's Bay, is in the city His daughter is with him.

Mr. J.M Lyeas,ofthe LC. R., who went east yesterday with Superintendent Sharp and other officials of the I-land railway, leftthis moruing on return to Moncton.

Registered at the’Queen : Murray Harbor Norih; DV A Lawson and danghter, St Peter’s Bay; D«C Morson, Cardigan; W H Pearson, Toronto; S L Fader, Halifax, Artemas Moffatt, New Giasgow; Miss Jennie French, Boston; W C Kennedy, city, dames Laird, New Glasgow; P Sinclair, Summerfield.

silt ienle ~ KINDERGARTEN.—Abe Christmas clos- ing of the W. M. Kindergarten and pri- mary school wil] take place. toroorrow, between the hours of 10 and 12 a. m.

Paixce or Waves Cotzcece.—The Prince of Wales College closes tomorrow for the Christmas holidays, The papers for license commenced todayfand wilt be con- cluded tomorrow.

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The mission of Hood’s Sareaperilla is to cure disease, and thousands of teat:monials prove it fulfile its mission well.

Furs for gentlemen. Persian Lamb Collars or Persian Lamb gloves, and in Astrakan avd Baltic seal at Weeke & Co’s.

Laliesfur gloves and mitts ati Weeks & Co. 3i

Read Paton’s offer on all jackets. It ought to make you vii. their mautle

departinent.

Half price sale now on at Paton # "Co's,

A big loss on over 204 ladies jackets We

- take the lose, you take the jackets. The

department has to be cleared out at once.

Noreserve. $2.50 jackets $1.25, $300

jackets for $1.50 and s0 ou. Come early.— Jas. Paton & Co.

Store open from 7 tal :9 o’clock to-night —F. Perkans & Co

Store open from 7 till .9 v’elcck to-night—F. Perkins

s& Co.

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is Nice Juicy Oranges, 20¢ a doz Northern Spy Apples, from 10 to 24c

‘ew Dates, 10c Ib Mince Meat. lGe lb Pure Mixe! Cancy. lée Ib Se Mix ure, l6e bb Xoras yeolate Drops, 20¢e ib = ixture (Large) l5e Ib French Cream Mixture, 25¢

Nuts, Figty Layo: Raisins, ete., at

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& sweepiog sort Of. wav, | As“ auither mon an’ brither” from the Tweed or trom the Tay, When you’re taken by the oxter and you’re couped into a chajr While someone slips a whiskey in your tumbler unaware, Then the present seem= less dismal and the future fair and bricht, For you’ve struck earth’s greatest treasure in a “ guid Scotch nicht.”

| When you hear ashort: azme shouted and

the same name shouted back,

; Till you think ia the. confasion that they’ve all been christened “* Mac,”

When you see a red beard flashing in the corner by the fire,

And a giant on the safa who is six feet three or bigher,

Before you've guessed the color and «fore you’ve caught the. height,

You’l] nave jumped at the conclusion it’s a “ braw Scotch night.”

When the red man in the. corner puts his strong voice to the proof

Aud he gives the “ Huodeed Pipers,” and the chorus lifts the roaf,

When a chiel sings “Annie Laurie ” with its tender, sweet refrain,

Till the tears are on their eyelids and—the drink comes round again,

When they chant the stirring war-songs that would make the ceward fight, Then you’re fairly in the middle of a*‘wee

Sentech night.”

bWhen the plot begins to thicken and the band begins to play,

When every tin-pot chieftain has a.word or two to say,

When they'd sell a Queensland station for a eprig of native heath.

Where there’s one “ Mac ” on the table and a couple underneath.

When balf of them are sleeping and the whole of them are tight,

.You will know that you're.aseisting at a

. (bic) Scotch night.

When the last big bottle’s empty and the dawn creeps gray and cold, And the last clan tartan’s folded, and the last big lie is told, W.hen they totter down the footpath ina «brave unbroken line, To the Peril of the passers, and the tune of ‘Auld Lang Syne,” You can tell the folk at’ breakfast as they watch the fearsome sicht, “They have only been assisting at a “braw Scov’s nicht.” —Glenrowan Australia. — »s — -o-

THE NEWS IN SHORT METRE,

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English Presbyterians are celebrating the two hundred ani fiftieth anniversary of the completion of the sherter catechiam hy the» Westminster Assembly of Divines.

From present sppearances the next meeting of Parliament will not be at all early. There is a disposition on the part of most of the Ministers to delay the session until the tenth of February.

Mr.. Berthiaume, proprietor of Presee, has entered an action of twenty thous- aod dollars. damages against"Hugh Gra- ham, proprietor of the Star. The ac tion is based ov alleged false representa- tions made by the Star concerning the cir- calation of Presse.

Lanies.—Our Miss McKenna, who has had cbarge of our Mantle Department for the last few vears has resigned ber position. She has been.a most successful salesiady. Her resignation was unlooked for. Tie department is stocked with seasovable goods at popular prices. There are about 200 high-class .beaver Jackets, black aod colored, that were specially imported this seasen and as.au inducement, the manage—

| indefinitely, and a large trade next year seems almost a certainty.”

Mr. G B. Reeve, general traffic manager

of theGrand Trenk Railway, gives bis } Views af follows: » “The vear opened with a continuance of the general] deprssion tbat had been ia force for the previous three years, which depres- sion contiaued until the latter end of May, when a gradnal improvement was noticed, aod [am glad to say that this improve- ment has continued up to the present time. Owing tothe hard times that existed for so long, reiail merchants, apd in many cases tbe large wholesalers aswell, nad been buying from the hand tothe mouth principle, aud, therefore, when the revival in business set in, there impetus, due to the necessity of a larger supply in order tostock up to even their norma] requirements.

“We bave fortunately been favored with a good crop in Ontario, and the crops io Michigan, illiovis and other western states are also considerably in excess of those of the previous year. A good demand in Europe has existed, and for the last two months, so farasthe Grand Trunk Railway system: is concerned, our business has been curtailed to the limit of the car supply.

“The lumber trade, bowever, has not participated to any great extent in the re vival, on account of the duty imposed by the United Sia'es.

“The improvement of businees through out the country has been reflected in- eur traffic returue, which have been pub- lished from time totime, and our earnings have shown a substantial increase over last year,

“With regard to rates, which is the ab- serbing topic in, railroad wanagement, I am sorry to say that they have been any- -thing but eatisfactory on through busi- ness fromthe Western States. For the last four months, notwithstanding tie increased volume tu be moved, the charges have shown a decided tendency down. wards and the roads that have partici- pated to any extemt in the carriage of thorough business from the territory refer- red to nave on several occasions paid for the privilege of hauling the trafic. I mean by this that there as been an absolute losin operation. The reason is the over-

building of railroads. “The volume of traf-

fic has not increased proportionately with the increased number of miles of track laid down, and conrequently a great, many railways have passed intoth haods of receivers, There lies, together witb, the roads that heve bordertu g ou receiver- ship for some time, find ic so dffioult to meet their obligations that, spasmodically,, they make a scramble for all the business: in sight in order to get sufficient revenue ty pay ibe wages of their bands.

“With reyard io the prospects ‘for the vear 1898, 1 way say that the indivations are very bright--in fact, ] have not seen them more su for a great many years.”

RUSA,

Theré’s a top notch in the public faver that we try bard to reach. Good goods, | plenty of them, low prices sud prompt atiention are the means used. Nearly a) thomeand customers by actual count bough: goods here yesterday. Such a rust? But we baye pienty of goods and enough clerks to.wait on everybody, and “fall weut

merry as a marriege bell.” Bargaius ali, over the store. Wondertul bargains ip

fanew goods, cheap bargain tables, amu - ing toys, ail the Jeading games. We can but hint at the thousand aud one atirac- tioos. Come and see—Geo. Career & Co., headquarters for Xmas pre-ents.

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THINGS TO MAKE A NOTE OF,

Soctar.—Anyone desirous of spending

ment ef the Big Store bas put a fareweil price on each garment. Strictly ove half price, So come at once to get Xmas gift you ever got. “Two for the price of ove.” —When we cut we cut. Jas. Patron & Co.

For Damerarna.—T he schooner Delight ia being loaded at Georgetown for Deme- rata by (Carvell Bros She will take a full cargo of oats ard a deckload ot sheep. It ie expected tha: she will sail on Friday arxt.

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St Desstayn’s Carneprat—The work of decoratwg the new St. Dunstan’s Ca‘hedral for midnight mass began last evewing. The gltars are being fited up, theSpews”* placed in position and other ar angements made for the opening.

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ComMiTreER ©9 THE Fisher, who figured at the police court vestercay morning, has been committed to the Hospital for the Insane.

FOR _ MERIT

‘that’s why we received Sevea First r.cea and Honorary Medal at the Pro- \'nciul Exbibiticu for SOVEREIGN Goode.

Sovereign llavoiing Extracts

have won on their own merits. They

advertise themaelves by their excellence

fo «very heveckee per wants the

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SIMSCN BROS, & CO. jialifas. NS.

AsyLum.— Daniel !

an erjoyable evening should attend the

entertainment aud ba-ket social to be held the best ! in

cowpal Hall bv Exeelstor Lodge

[. O.G.T.,0n Wedaoesday, Dec. 29tu,

Admission Il0ets; ladiێS witu ba-ket- free.

Sav-vavion Anmy.—A Xmas tree and

entertainment will be held iu the Barack: on Thursday eveviag, Dev.23rd, a So’cluck interest nh

m. The children wii! give an programme. Admission silver collec— tion.

Xmas night, Saturday Dec. 25th at & o’clock. Eusign Perry, will give a Lantern Service, subject, “Flowers of Faith.” Ad mission J0ct-; children Sets Ine Ensign will also take partio the Xmas Service Sunday.

Tux Crry Scnoors close to-morrow,

instead of Friday as previously stated. saintdpeeite

Pouce Covrt.—This forenoon the case of George Offer, charged with selling in- toxicants during the prohibited hours, was further adjourned until Monday next for judgment.

Curi-rmas Cantata.—Good music a’ the Cantata Christmas night. Come and bring the little ones and enjoy a pleasant evening. The Sunday Scnool children bope to see a large number present at the churcb, upper Gt. George St, Christmas night.

A Goop Catenpar.—Une of the finest calendars yet received comes from Bruce Stewart & Co.,engiaeers and machiniste. The design is large,in good colors, and what is more itis a good advertisement, something that most calendars fall short of being.

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te, Rete 8 3 J.J. JOHNSTON $ S Barrister at Law, = § $ Stamper Block, Charlottetown. ° 5ee soeocoocecesceesoonesee

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every confidence in his ability to locate the wevlth of Oaptain Kidd. piece of parchment taken on the end of one of the big drills. The writing is almost like copper-plate, and it 1s well preserved. Handed to an expert it was identified as similar to the make of paper a number of years ago. The manager has negotiated some stock since he arrived here. He is purchasiog heavier puinps to place in the pite, as those now in use have been found unequal to the task of keeping the pits dry. Work will be resumed as soon as possible. s aceein

Anotuer I, O, F, Courr.—A new cour} of the Ludependent Order of Foresters, to be known as Court Movnt Stephen, was instituted in the city last evening by Mesere. FS Jost.L U Fowler and John D Bell, officers of the Higb Court.

The new Couri starts witha charter mem- bership of twenty eight, and will meet io the Foresters Hall ou the first and third Tuesdays of each month.

The following members were appointed and inetalled as the officers for 1898 :

Court Deputy— John M Duncan.

Chief Ranger—Richard M Johnson.

Vice Chief—Jonn W Sutherland.

Pa-t Chief—Edward E Jordon.

Chaplain—Rev W J Kirby.

Physician—D: H D Johnson.

Recording Secretary—J Franklin Mec- Millan.

Financia! Secretary—J Edwin Bell.

Treasurer—Charles McGregor.

Sr Woodward-—Archur Gates,

Jr Woodward—E H Duehemin.

Sr Beadle—Lionel J Peake.

Jr. Beadle—Wm H Ball.

Trustees—T J Morris and John A Moore.

PERSONAL.

Rev. Alexander Sucherland, who at one time labored in this province, died at Hearnly, Nebraska, recently.

Hotel Davies: Jobn Richard, Bideford; John Yeo, Port Hill; G A Freeze, St John.

Mesers. Geoffrey, Frank and Fred. Bay- field are expected home tomorrow night for the Coristmas holidays.

The many friends of Mr. John A. Me- Laren, of ihe firm of James Paton & Co., are glad to see him out again after his illness.

Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie, of Pictou, are visiting Charlottetown. They will be the gueste of Mrs. Mackenzie’s parents antil after the Christmas holidays.

Miss E la Beers, who hasfor eeveral years been connected with Messre, W. A. Weeks & Co’s establishment left this morn- ing for Boston where sbe will remain until April next.

Mr. J. S. Lewie for some time in the Bank of Nova Scotia here, and who has been in the St. John office for about eix months, has been transferred to the Sussex braoch.

We are p'eased to learn that Mr. AJ Macneill, of Stauley Bridge, who ha+ been in the Vie oria General Ho-pital Montreal with typhoid fever is recovering and will te atie tedeave tor heme sborily.

Mr. Augus Macdonald, of Springton, will leave after Christmas for Scotland, where he will pass the winter. Mr. Mac- donald is anauve cf Uiygg, in the Isle of Sky, and dt.is fifty-six years since he left the old land,

Mr, W.E. Scott, who has been for many Vvears identified with the basiness ef

Miller Bros., in thi- Province, left this morning for Halifax, where he will be

employed in future by the same firm in emoection with their Nova Scotia braoch. Mr. Scott’s wife and family accompany pim.

Miss Annie McKeona, for three vears past erapiloyed in Jeme- Patau & Cu’s. store, leftthis morning for Boston on an interestimy Previons to. her departure she was presented wiih ahand- some oo tby the firm aml @ purse of gold by her exsociate emp'ove .

Sr HW cbert Kitchever, eicdar of the Egyp'ian army, wbicn is slowly anpreach ing Khartoum. was born in 150, being toe eldest son of the la e Lient.-Col. H.B. Kitehewer. He was educated at the R yal Milita-vy Academy, Woolwich and entered the Reval Engineers in L871. He has spent » great deal or his time in the east, being connected with the Palestine survey ana the Cyprus survey. He commanded the Eyyptian cavalry fortwo vears and served in the Sendan campaign two years, and was Governor of Suakim for two more vears, He was created Major-General in . 896.

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: Perfume and ’ Perfume Atomizers

are selling fast with us

Our low prices and the delight ful odors we seli, are daily pleasing scores of intelligent buyers, What nicer present could be given toa friend than a bottle of fragraut perfume, or a nice atomizer?

HUNDREDS OF BARGAINS

are in store for our customers who call before the best are gone. When We say DISCOUNTS it means more than when some people say it

Call and get our meanings. Perfumes al! prices, fr-m 10¢ a

bottle up to $3.00 a bottle.

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Special values at per pair

The $1.10, $1.35, $1.50 and $1.60 LADIES _ ccna,

Handkerchiefs

Hemstitzhed, Embroidered and Lace edge, in endless variety. Special } dozens and } doz- ens in Fancy boxes, at 60c and 75c a box.

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Mufis, Boas, Collars, Gloves and Mitts,

FOR GENTLEMEN

Silk Mufflers, Neckwear, Braces, Umbrellas, Silk Handkerchiefs, Linen Handkerchiefs,

Underwear, Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, ete., ete. alll

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