a la

‘ present week. Lotteries of various useful

=s et - ——

Local and Other Items.

ees ee ot ate.

- : " mem a re — Sunpay SERVicEs crowded out. Will sp- | pear to-morrow. |

Tar Hon. Jas. Skead and A. C. Bangs are candidates for the mayorality of Ottawa.

Tur Peticodiac Lumber Company have sawn eight million feet of lumber this season. |

} Tun Bar.—Ten law students were ad- | mitted to the Bar in Halifax on Wednesday |

last. '

'

of Wales” left She will

Tis steamer ‘‘ Princess this port for Pictou this morning. return with the mails to-night.

srict.

ARRIVED. - Archibald, Musterd master, arrived at Queenstown on the 14th, inst., in 134 days from Georgetown. |

DirentHertra.—From the Sackville Post | we learn that there were five funerals—the result of diphtheria—at Memrameook, N. B., on Saturday.

Fire.—The Royal Hotel and block of buildings comprising the principal business portion of Neweastle, Ont., was burned on the night of the 12th imst. Loss $40,000.

‘A MOVEMENT is on foot in Halifax to establish an Inebriate’s Home for Females. The first meeting held was not very suc- cessful.

Mr. Henry Hughes, Secretaty, having resigned, Mr. A. A. McKenzie was elected in his stead. A vote of thanks was ten- dered the late Secretary for his past ser- vices.

ABANDONED. — By cable to McDonald Bros. we learn that the brigt. Aleppo, of P. E. Island, from Liverpool, was abandoned at sea. The crew were saved and taken to Lisbon.

Restcnep.—An Ottawa dispatch says Messrs. Duodney and Cunningham, of Brit- ish Columbia, have resigned their seats in the House of Commons, having viojated the Independence of Parliament Act.

Quick Passacr.—By Cable to Peake Bros. & Co. : ‘*‘ Barkentine Ethel Blanche| arrived at London on the 15th inst. , making the run from here in 15 days.” This, we believe, is the quickest passage on record.

Tue schr. ‘‘ Edith Weir,” which went ashore at Naufrage on Wednesday night last, is insured in the Merchants’ Office of Canada for $3,000. She will be sold for the benefit of the underwriters on Thursday next.

A Curistmas Tree will be opened at St. Joseph’s Convent, Pownal Street, this even- ing, and will be continued throughout the

articles will take place on Wednesday even- ing. Their will be amusements of all kinds each evening.

A Horrite Srory.—There has been great excitement at Bridgetown, Laurence- town, Kingstown, and in fact all around that part of the country over the case of a wealthy farmer in the upper part of An- napolis County, who, it was said, found a dead beef cow in his pasture, had the car- cass dressed and sold it to a gentleman-who

is ranning a large lumber business in the}

country. The men in the country were poisoned from eating the meat. The mat- ter has got into the Courts.—Berwick Star.

Scnooner Goss AsHorE AND Burns.— The schr. Active, McFarlane master, from Halifax for Margaree, C. B., in making the entrance at south end of the Strait of Canso in a thick snow storm, on the night of the 13th, struck on a ledge and filled. The water getting to lime in cargo, set the ves- sel on fire. It was blowing a gale at the time from §.S.E. The vessel and cargo burnt to ashes. The crew saved only a small portion of their clothing.

BARQUENTINE Lost aNnpD Two MEN Drownep.—The barquentine ‘‘ Jane Stew- art” from St. John, boundto Sydney, struck on Cranberry Head, Wednesday night last, the 12th, ina snow storm. Stood off and was thrown on beam emls. The mainmast was cut away Thursday morning. The Cap- tain, John Mitchell, and a seaman named Dorsay, of Dundee, got into a boat, when a sea struck her, throwing both of them out, and they were lost. “The remainder of the crew were taken off yesterday at noon by the brigt. ‘‘ Arichat West,” Capt. Lebuf, | and brought to Glace Bay. The vessel wa sinking when they left.

STO ERE

Died.

This (Monday) morning, much and deserv- edly loved and respected by all who knew him, Mr. Henry Coorer, Printer, of this city, in; the 38th year of his age. He leaves a widow, five small children and a numerous circle of relatives and friends to mourn their sad be- reavement. His end was peace.

Funeral on Thursday, 20th, at 2 p. m., from his late residence on Prince street. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully requested to attend.

RE Nw ne ER OS ee 8)

Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court.

Dec. 17th.—Michael Mahony, drunk and in- capable, was fined $1 and costs or 4 days; William Brown, drunk, and on complaint of Joseph Duster, was fined $2 or 8 days; Michael Began, drunk and incapable, was fined $3 or 14 days; Martin O’Shea, for selling spirituous liquors to minors, was fined $16. 22 and costs.

——__~- 2 4p o_-——_—_

Special Notices.

Eno’s Fruit Salt, Health-Giving, Pleas- ant, Cooling, Refreshing and Invigorating. Lamplough’s Pyretic Saline. Tarrant’s Selt- zler Aperient and Bishop’s Effervescent Citrate of Magnesia. —Wa. R. Warson.

Dec. 17th—3in

Recetvep at the City Drug Store, where no “good (or any) imitation” is sold, 12 dozen (Stamped) Hall’s Sicilean Hair Res- torer, $1.00 Cingalese Hair Restorer, 50 cents per bot-

per Bottle; also, Gardner's},

tle.—Wa. R. Warsow. Dec. 17th—3in,

F. T. NEWBERY

a

. Tobacco, Matches,

OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO WHOLESALE BUYERS OF

Flour, Tea, Sugar, Molasses,-Kerosene, Ra

Peotinnsiendlldiaien

DS,

a

6 6

ce we 16)

IsSiINs

—

Manilla, Harthenware, Leather, and Groceries generally.

m~* ‘ OEE

CHRISTMAS,

I87F, cH ‘ ¥ " | LADIES AND GENTLEMEN INTENDING TO SELECT

PRESENTS FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS

are invited to call and see my stock of

Elegant Card Receivers Handsome Engraved s 3, e Engrave: (Brooches and Far Rings. i Cake Baskets,from 84 to $10. | © ceama@tOLD WATCHES,’ Gold, Gold-Plated and Jet Vase and Cake or Fruit Stand | Silver Lever Watch Chain, |Can be had either separate or combined, very pretty, for $12. 4 ° to match d = Richly Chased Tea Set,6 pieces, | WALTHAM WATCHES, | on in Silver Cases, from $15,/Weddine Rin f s 3 én 515, /W g Rings, from $1 to $8. Waiters, from $2.50 to $7.09. — Rings set with Precious Stones

Childrens’ Mugs, from $1.00) Youths’ Watehes- im Silver | from $3 to $20.

‘Yoana fy } a2 a} <77a rr " ‘ *

ee a ie | Case from $8, all warranted. Engraved Guard Rings from

Napkin Rings, from 35 cents ; 21 to $8

a“ to $5. Ladies’ Jong Gold Chains and ; :

C i Ss n 75e. Z at { ay arin ;& fn a all Bells from 75c. each. Victorias, Studs for Front and Collar, poon Holders, 2el | from 1Be.-to

. ; Sr eo en trom Loc. to $7 per set. Sugar Basins, | Gents’ Alberts, in

: (Gold Top Stads for $1 , Gold, Silver, and Nickel. Cuff Studs and oly h rai x to $6 per pair. Spectacles and Eyeglasses to | suit nearly all sights.

A great part of the above are quite new, and the prices of many Goods are much cheaper than we have hitherto been able to offer. One price only charged.

E. W. TAYLOR.

Fancy Pickle Stands from $1.50 | Teilet Bottles on Stand,

very pretty, | Gold Necklaces, Vases from $1.25 upwards, Bracelets, &e.

Sonth, and nearly fronting Post Office, Charlottetown. December 17, 1877.

ee EN

aay z

1878.

CHAPPELLE'S P. E. ISLAND ALMANAC

DIRECTORY FOR 1878.

>... 469 0 —

Now Ready and for Sale at the Usual Places.

a E> Oxo em, cee

CONTAINS 240 PAGES CHOICE INFORMATION. 16 CHNTS HACE. }

RAILWAY TIME.

-~4 Sy

1878. SLS8T

WATCH, GLOCKMAKER AND JEWELER,

NORTH SIDE QUEEN SQUARE, CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, GOLD CHAINS, SILVERWARE,

WEDDING AND Mourning Rives, Broocnes,

GENTS’ PINS,

Clocks, Ships’ Barometers, Chronometers, &c., ALWAYS ON HAND.

Chronometers Adjusted, Rated, and to Hire.

decl5—dlm

a7

JUST RECEIVED AT

J. F. M’KAY’S a a q NORTH SIDE QUEEN SQUARE, consisting of :-—-

Ladies and Gents’ GOLD WATCHES, Ladies’ and Gents’ GOLD CHAINS,

LOCKETS, CHAINS, STONES,

- ENGRAVED and PLAIN RINGS, SILVER-PLATED WARE, in Butter-Coolers, Cake-Baskets - @ruet Frames, Napkin Rings, Fruit Knives, Butter Knives, Vases, Goblets, Mugs, &c., &e.

ALSO, A NICE ASSORTMENT OF FANCY CLOCKS AND TIMEPIECES.

oe —AT—

>

se i J. F. M’KAY’S:

ie en A tt i * a

R. SNHHSTON,

ryXO BE SOLD by Public Auction, op

. THURSDAY, the 20th inst., at 10a. m., at Naufrage, King’s County, the Hull and Materials of the Schooner

6é : | =DITH WIER,” of 99 tons Register, 2 years old, with all her. Materials.

Also--Sandry Goods,

| . . 1 . + (consisting of Salt, Flour, Beef. Tobacco, Tea, Dry Goods, ete., etc., condemned and ordered to be sold for the ben- elit of all concerned. Souris, Dec. 15, 1877.—3in arg li

TRADE SALE!

\ KE will offer at AUCTION, on WED- NESDAY NEXT, 19th inst., at 1

o clock,— PUNS. good retailing Molasses, BAGS English refined Sugar, 4 BOXES Valencia Raisins (new fruit), BOXES Layer Raisins, i KEGS Muscatel Raisins, ; CHESTS Tea, BOXES Assorted Crackers, BOXES Flat Chewing Tobacco, BOXES and Caddies Twist Tobacco, ‘ CADDIES and Butts Smoking Tobacco, QUINTALS good retailing Codfish, BARRELS Labrador Herring, BOXES Smoked Halibut, BUNDLES Dried Pollock, BOXES Cook’s Friend Baking Powder, ~ CASKS Kerosene Oil, TWENTY Bdles. Sleigh-shoeing Iron.

Usual Terms.

HASZARD BROS.

Dec. 15, 1877.

SALE OF BOOK DEBTS.

Insolvent Act of 1875.

_—_—__.

In the matter of David Hooper McKinnon,

an Insolvent.

OTICE is hereby given that the remain-

ing uncollected Book Debts of the above

estate, will be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION,

at the Sales Room of William Dood, in Char

lottetown, on THURSDAY, the 27th day of

December, instant, at the hour of eleven o'clock, a» m.

F. L. HASZARD, Assignee. Ch’town, Dec. 15th, 1877—pat till sale

LAND SALE,

3G AURES PREGHOLD PROPERTY, LOT 62.

T° be Sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Colonial Building, on FRIDAY, the 2lst December, 1877, at 12 o’clock noon, a FARM of (56) fifty-six acres of land, bounded as fol- ows : Commencing on the south side of Gray’s Road, at the north-east aagle of land sold te Archibald Crawford; thence south forty- eight chains (48) and seventy-five (75) linka, or to the rear line of farris frorting on Nor- thumberland Straits; thenee east eleven (11) chains and forty-eight (48) links ; thence north to the road ; thence along she road to the place of commencement, containing an area of tifty- six (56) acres of land. a little more or less. For conditions of Sale, apply to BREOKEN & FITZGERALD, Solicitors for Bank of P. E. Island.

Woodenware,

US Buckets, Clothes Pins.

—"

Washboarde LK ASZARD BROS.

‘Tubs,

See ete ~ dyn ee ee SP Wants, ete., ete. 3a Advertisements unde

this heading, in space not exe- eeedingz half an inch, will be inserted for DEN CEN is per day.

\ JANTED TO EXCHANGE.—A Single Jaunting Sleigh, nearly new, for a DOUBLE-SEATED SLEIGH, Apply at this | offic ., °

tor 8 4One o fe el pel Lj, OGG iV

V4 4 Oni ie. so purca MS », &2 £ecoon l-hand v BDU A-stLaided. Appl to

ia

a

Ch’town, Dee, 14 DR. STRTUKLAND } yaar A Servant Girl, to do gen- q eral house Wi kk. Apply al this othee,

Dec. 14, 1377. A RARE CHANCE. — WANTED~& 4% Partner with capital and commanding au influence in business in a well-established finn in the city, which will pay large profits on ca- pital invested, by the right man in the right lace. For particulars, address, R. S., Char. es Post Otiice.—Dec. 13, "77 —6i i tte teseeaaensiileais taneiicnicanidtalali cenessaat Silat: Waa Customers for New Figs, Turkish Prunes, Egyptian Dates, Flor- ida Oranges, Lemons, Grapes, at The Confec- tionery. declO

——_______——. ae ee

OST.—Enormous quantities of Cocoanut Cakes, Butter Scotch, Chocolate Creams Almond Candy, &e., have lately disappeared at *‘ Tur CoNFrEcTIONERY.” Dec. 10, 1877.

Ww TED—By a young lady, a situation in a store, who thoroughly understands millinery, having paid particular attention te it. City preferred, but weuld accept a situa- tion in the country. Address ‘‘A. G.,” Char lottetown Post Office. {nov 27—

TIOR SALE—A few second-hand Kerosene Oil Lamps, cheap, at EXAMINER OFFICE, Nov. 27—

\ TANTED TO PURCHASE —A * Good MILCH COW. Apply to Hom, G. W. DEBLOIS, Chairman Commissioners Poor House. Ch’town, Dec. 4—

LD TYPE.—About 500 lbs. on sale af ; Tue EXAMINER OFFICE,

ena

nee

: Seemed tigen mre

For the Benefit of all Concemed

+ eng a \ fare pal ce

rary ata

ee LO, PS

Ui

va a <r. . ie A

bad ?

i