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tations and Remarks.

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DAILY EXAMINER, - - -

Last Night's Blaze.

was discovered that fire was raging building on Great George

night il

in the rear of the

‘i. in eve 7 town and viili age in civ ilized coun-

on: ar” botties fur 10 cents renraim the

i : ree jy ing men were on their I rr sf Salvation ‘Sans barracks to attend the Street, le: ased by Mr. JohnStumble onde C) watch meeting, they were approached by | and occupied as stores by himself and Mr. ty i two veuny fellows who solicited cents. | John Evans, and the upper flats | as ‘he young men did not feel like accommo- | dwellings by Alexander Turner, saddler, \ i 5 lating the impeecunious ones, and they de-] and David Arbing blacksmith. parted growling Shortly afterwards,| The fire bells were at ces sounded e party |} when the young men were almost at the | and a general and prompt turnout eusued, vit barra ks corner, they heard some person | Rollo engine was first out, with Silsby ) AGS uning running after then One of them, | about two minutes behind. Rollo took a vine lar. }a young man named Ferguson, turned position at Queen Square tank, Silsby at : ‘round to see what was the matter, and] Quirk’s. Both soon began throwing et ~ TN | received the point of a scissors in the left] steady stream of water on the flames. By Crown | ~ H lcheek. He at once reached for his assail-] the time the first stream was thrown the “~ ~jant, who stooped, and in trying to get | fire had obtained much headway, and was lucation con | away collided with one of the stabbed mans | blazing furiously in that portion of the i mpaniens named Rodd. Rodd caught | building in which it originated, and which He isa y deba d | hold of the fellow, who proved to be Pete | was jointly used by Messrs. Evans and H ‘ 3 { i Brogan, one of the young roughs who had Stumbles. his tive } e | been soliciting cents a short time before. From the time the first stream of water t bY u had been thrown, it was a foregone conclu- . iM DID NOT RELISH BEING CAPTURED sion that the fire would be confined to that Q : e i a Ais a ail portion of the building in which it started. n is then, ana nh order the qulc Ker to "7 ’ 7 =» Ghia sun she aalencie tebe Mebd’s Fortunately there was no wind blowing or re Se ohauk Gl) ok cen peleeeedl aide there isno knowing to what extent the stein the | was 1 set about attending to the wound | °@@flagration would have spread. rhe fat: Clnmeattied his cheek. Brogan backed off a bttle:-| Bight was bitter cold, the thermometer i is nontiine thal 7 5 seneiiiel voune. sien being away below zero, and everything was \\ "| were too much occupied with their injuries frozen stiff. The clothing of the firemen ‘} to harm him, still kept within hailing dis wes se0n deluged with water, which was v3.3. | tance A number of peeple had by this speedily transformed into solid ice. Not- u aon euativaih és thd Gheenk,. Demme's cat t hee fact they stood to their 1} was covered with blood from the cut. Some | POSS like heroes of old, and, coated with ae ‘| of his friends took him to Rankin’s drug |! battled manfully with the devouring stove. whare the wound wen dvessed,..The element. And their efforts were crowned i - it was found to be of a jagged nature and via rg oh far 1} hei ail mi inch inlength. NRodd’s injuries ¢] _ ' eee hg — piecter i tse severe. He was taken to a| “¢ eugimes, the fire Was sO complete y y pu und, after a considerable under control! that it was deemed advisable \ £' bathing, the flow of blood. which | take the goods which had been removed | was quite rapid for a time, was stayed. It from the stores back again, and by about i ailiec . a oe “ two o'clock this morning it was completely ;i8 p ing to iearh tha Oth young nen . ; wie ot very seriously injured and are able extinguished. ; ; ae a move about They have not. rhe Salvage ( orps, under Capt. Robins, r Newendh « taken any | action worked like Trojans removing the goods. | Several citizens also rendered good service } in this way. ie ME VICIOUS \ ” sg seg - | The goods were almost all removed from 1d stabbiug Chey doubtless look | both stores as well as from the dwellings ' } upon their injuries as not sufliciently great above, and were carried back again as soon ‘i put t i the trouble of a trial. This | as it was considered safe to do so. ye | Should not be s Had the scissors ent A considerable amount of mystery sur- : ed an eye inst \dofthe c! wek,themen would | rounds the origin of the fire. The upstair ntl wwe been mained for life Chere are too | tenants had but shortly retired. When rt i my lads of l¢ brog ith «=STAM} «6M Char they did so there was nota sign or sme sl] of | lottetow mud the sooner some of them] fire about the neighberhood. My. Evans F t | lve eful employment in Dorchester | jnforms us that he closed up shop about , | or Kingston the better for the community | seven o'clock and went away to a meeting. Most of them are the way ward | About a quarter past ten, in company with lest, hard-working parents, uyon| Mr. Lapthorne, he returned_to the sforg, h | i bi drag and a disgrace put some coal on the tire to keep the nam D E They s the great p an n of their | from freezing and, with Mr. Lapthorne, _— r sy and night, about the streets so - | left the store some fifteen minutes before lean igh cents with which to buy liquor: If] the alarm was sounded. There was then no i Fergus } ad t { by declines yecommodate them sign or smell of fire that he could see. Mr. ng hims 12 in} With oe x ‘“*ten’’ he is generally Stumbles’ workshop had not been occupied @ iw 1@ expression not recog from half-past six in the evening. : nised as civil in respectable societyea, When | Mr, Stumbles is unable to give even a = [THEY FEEL HUNGRY OR TIRED | rough estimate of his loss. The stock in Mr. wend their way homeward with un- | the front shop was all removed, and» any . h Mr. Fere vy st ind a lobster factorv “ shanty damage ww it Was caused thereby. In itera of many verses and no particular air on | the workshop he had a number of rolls of , eir lips. On arrival at home. if they are leather, a case of saddles, bridles, etc., all of sppear-| st at once served with the best in the | Which were nwre or less: injured by fire and l to, and had | pouse. they proceed to make things exceed- | Water. He has the building insured in the with him up to} ingly uncomfortable—so much so that in| Royal Canadian Co., represented F. H. ny cases neighborly interference is a} ATmeud, for $1,000; and the stook in the ed. ‘eh eT nema It is high time Shi state of Oy represented by Carvell Bros., for tf ere pu top Many ot ese | "eS Ff Grit of the first} young 1 <a se = ‘i. "Stipendiary | Mr. Evans had about $2,000 worth of would not so re Mavistrate’s Court. The charge against | Stock on hand. He also is unable to esti- t tl ‘ . on nerally the pominal one of | ™te his loss. The goods in the store were ' ‘ 4 drunkenness. or “out after hours. damaged somewhat In removal, Owing to : For the offence, a fine of afew dollars or | the progress attained by the flames at the { ias b twi the alternative of a few days’ board at the | time of the ‘ire, none of the goods im the le Same t men-{ Hotel de Harvie is imposed. In some | Store-room ould _be removed and they Mr. Welsh has been tw de-| cases they take the days, in others they | Were destroyed. The goods in the store- he freely | promise to take the pledge and " |room were not insured. The stock in the unt & ae pees) : store was insured in the Lancashire Insur- ve : a ee " _ ance Co., represented by Mr. A, 8. Urqu- “ y, | and u this way prevail upoa their parents} hart, for $1,000. iil chs Bs d c pay the hne : Most ol them are bad —_- from the word go Mhey maniest a fond- ness for liquor and its attendant evils al L ‘TTERS TO THE EDITOR. | ie St ; Vix most as soon as they are able to move \ London and | 220ut the streets. Some of them, it is’ true, ———— ’ NG have a tender spot in their composition, and Civie. a} : go on a ** keg vevasionally. They go to oe . ee st] work and earn new clothes sm themselves Sirr,—As Mr. Egan is out canvassing for RO. Wee: 49 wrry- | and they and their parents rs ee But a seat in the City Coureil, without being Ry, | ae ea Oo ee ee wn 7 t long. Pheir | solicited by any meeting of the electors, a hi ompanions, jealous of the good} jane number of them would like him to to t] p Thad ian 4 — “oe . es. ane seine. ee call a meeting and state his Views on water- — W em apt orm , moeeS “| works, temperance and other civic ques- ' oa SOW | See uder his nose at every opportunity | tions in his usual eloquent,able and learned ind he is urged to partake the reek. | He wanes lds out for some time, but final ly, nh is ELEcror oF Warp 3. nent of weakness, yields. One drink >< am 0 © slows another, and he is soon again the , , mash same old tough that he used to was,” and Millner’s Ash Sifter. tollowi i o | can take his drink ‘‘like a little man.’ oe rue POOR MOTHER WE SERS OES. t nine W RO, put 1 avo day s nor . - e kor ars The Sifter’s ‘ preacher, ' ie: glare Ena ag re oe Pe derapea nts Like him who designed it, nis 4 her th i ilfe itseul ae ler Dest to turn And teachés a lesson \ in | SSB STO Bi Ove: ways and companions. l'o them who can find it ; ‘ (Jccasion ully she is succc ssful, but often } i she is not. When the son sees _ fit The cinder is rescued fii! - “can, on | be yields to his mother’s solicitations and lo sparkle with light, _ D once more “‘sobers up.” But it is not with Ww hile the ash, like the wicked latin the “sobering up” kind that we are dealing. Is buried in night. B — i e It is with the kind to whom a ‘‘key”’ would > be a welcon idi- | bea regular “‘surprise party.” They are well ot the Federa por known to the police, are # bad lot, and ination en '''S 7) should be sent to the penitentiary on prin- { oal. ciple ee RR NIN el + <> + Ga ——____- - soy-| Scott's Emulsion of Pure | MADE pnste gremien trom tha Bowe Suge re “i- | Cod Liver Oil, with Hypophosphites . Doe's run tive on of eating poisonous, adul- cy erated ci v, when you cé > gure t i ‘ i nl ry palatable, but the remedial pene taees a: our: se eee , r of these valuable specifics is greatly in- ray Vat , . . . d in wed, andas ; ae for consumption, FABLE i Ns AND DROPS firs Angus M si ofula, emaciation, or where there is loss of |... equal to the finest English Confectionery, and McLean. eves; | 28h abd ne rve power, it is remarkable in its have the advanti age of being Fresh, a : ' o rl MnCiei'. a Danes et Comms ore aetens y our Boda Chan o oe um Howard, eggs; A at ef kind Ren Butler likes ; our Cherry Candy and Mayhew, butte >: Free Trade. Chock Sticks are what the boys like, 1 skein ‘yarn. For =o Come aud we will suit your taste and your Heory Hyde, $2: Mrs The re poy of internal revenue and the | P“*+, Y 1 o < lias Marvaret McLeod, | taking off of revenue star ee from Proprietary k RI ITS AND NUTS ‘ SOc: Miss Bertie | Medicines, no doubt has lar; gely benefitted the Sle en Choice GROCERIKS, Col iriend, S0e: Mes Allan Mce- | consumers, as well as relieving the burden of | Tolle Sede ana Perfumery. olgate’s home manufacturers. Especially is this the ol case with Green's Auguat Flower and Boschee’s | German Syrup, as the reduction of thirty-six B B A . QD BE R, S T 0 N evening jast, three seamen went | cents pe dozen has been added to increase the | ° wh ‘ inne | size of the bottles containing these remeclies, Chews. tes, ik ae bee o » Wharf, Halifa bhi | th reby giving one-fifth more medicine in the wis Wo eee , " | 75 cent size | i “s | biggiat Cine The A ici ust Flower for Dyspepsia and Liver = PIE! at ‘t ' Be ON. co a 7 -6e* see sul- iaint cad. the German Syrup tor ¢ ough | . Wve lew baek into ae und Lang troubles, have perhaps the largest | Uhre iat pond of any medicines in the world, The ad- Fresh I i ite : ly re of ncreased size of the bottles will be | emiove to the hospit ral | ge greatly appreciz aved by the sick and afflicted, oom AT lerable treatment, they

BEER & GOFP’S. Dror’, 188:

PHE FIRE ON GREAT GEORGE STREE! THE , DAMAGE DONE LOSS COVERED BY INSUR ANCE OUR PLUCKY FIREMEN.

Apour a quarter to cleven o'clock last

TU ESDAY,

Rew Shipping

REGISTERED AT THE PORT OF

|

LIST OF VESSELS PORT CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E, L., DURING 1 HE YEAR ENDED 3IstT DEC., 1886.

Jan 7-~str Frank (© Batt, built at Yarmouth, N 8, 16 tons, owned by Wm H Batt, of Charlotte- town, PE lL.

March 15 P EL, 56 tons, Charlottetown, P E i

May 6—sch Swan, built at Jedore, N S, 74 tons, owned by Wm LeLache ur, of Little Aric ‘hat. Cape Bretoa.,

May 25 S. 23 es owned by Wellington Muteh, of idon, PE

pi ll Islands, P Ff Wood Is lands, PEL.

June 24—str Willoughby, built at Mandi! Stewart, P E 1, 4 tons, owned by Joseph T Lantz, of Eldon, Belfast, PE ~ July t-—brigt Iddesieigh, built at Lot PE IL, 331 tons, owned by Wm Appledore. Devon, Eng.

ot schr Plow the Sea, built at Victoria, Lot

, PET, 74 tons, owned by Thomas Kickham, of Sculls, r es

July 6—sehr Cardigan, built at Cardigan River, P El, 74 tons owned by James E Macdonald, of} Cardigan, P E lI.

July 12—schr Gertie,

built at New John T

schr Bounty, Glasgow ,

our by schr William, built at Chezetcook, N

Samuel Drake, built at 8 tons, owned by Wim B Taylor, of |

sehr

Thirteen, Pickard, of

built at Cascumpec. P E I. |

42 tons, owned by Benjamin Rogers, of Alberton, PEI. July 19 P K {, 93 tons,owned by town, PEL.

Aug 16—schr Restive, builtat EtConomy, N 8, 71 tons, owned by Joseph Read, of Summerside,

. a

Pk Warren W,

schr White Wings. built atLot Eleven, Jas © Grant,of Charlotte-

brigt built at Montague Bridye, P E I, 263 tons, Eng Lloyds, 9 A, owned by George Wightman, of Montague Bridg, P Ib L. Sept 1l—schr Fiona, built at Bay Roberts. Nfld, 79 tons, owned by David Small, of Charlottetown, P EI. Sept 16 I, 16 tons, owned by Benjamin Delorey,of George- town, P KE

Sept 6

schr Morell. built at Georgetown, P E

Oct 6 schr Lorena,built at Bay Fortune, P E I, 11 tons, owned by Wm Burke, of Bay Fortune, P EI.

Oct 12—brigt Westaway, built at Sturgeon, P E |

I. 259 tons. Burea Veritas, 7 A, owned by Richard Westaway, of Sturgeon, P Kk : Oct 19—schr Ella Blanche, built at Clarksville,P

E I, 76 tons, owned by George Clark, of Ciarks- ville, Queen’s Co, P k s ; ; Nov 19~—sch Delight, built at Souris (West! PE

I. 76 tons.owned by Thomas Kickham,of Souris, P KE I. Dec 8 gouc he, Chi irlottetown, P

Average tons hew vessels about 110 tons.

Tatama- |

schr Lady Franklyn, built at Power, of

N S, 77 tens. owned by James

ABSTRACT.

Vessels. Tons, | Total amount of last years - A@CCOULL. ..200 eS 227 36,040 j ADDED, New vessels.......«. at 12 1318 Registered de novo.. 2 129

Transferred from other ports . 6 339 | Tonnage adde d in conse quence of alterations,

etc i ay, |

STRUCK OFF,

Vessels wrecked, founder- ed, burnt, abandoned at seaand missing-..... 13 4744 Condemned as unsea- : worthy . ne 1 499 Sola to 4 roreigne Ss .<h 1 549 he “istered de novo..... 2 129 Transferred to other porte; » «sf. : 5 8 Tonnage deducted on account of alterations ee eee, 39 Total remaining on reg ister on 3lst VDece oes r 1X85 se ceeecee 225 30,658 Summary. Tons. EE ACE ee Oe 699 (3 eee ee ee ee 13,324 & Dereon tines, WIOMNEring ........-ccdesscese 20:2 hPa ROR. 1k... 5 oF pa5s «+ bans «0 can 167 2% briguntines, measuring ......... 5951 157 schooners, measuring ..... pe pa 6133 1 sloop, Mheasuring .----00.........2s2000- : 12

14 steamers, measuring ..... ......... jor BO

225 30,658

WANTED

Wr desire to correspond with a few men, in reference to working up a business in Prince

Edward Island. Capital not required; wages good, Full information given on application, either by letter or pomeenets. at office, No. 4, 724

Prince Wm, Jan, 4, 1837

Street, John, N. B,

vaw & w -

A NEW YEAR'S GIPT.

Wishing fo square up our books as early as possible, we offer

“A New Ye Gift”

to all who pay the respective amounts due by them noi later than the 15th inst.

We also take this oppor- tunity of wishing ail our patrons a Happy and Pros- perous New Year.

E. W. TAYLOR,

CAMERON BLOCK,

Jan. 3, 1887.—2i wky li

i889 = = =

a

1887

The ‘ Exeelsior” Ire Rink

WILL BE OPENED FOR SEASON

Evg, January 4th.

George Muttart 0. V. McGregor,

MANAGERS. Jan. 3, 1886—3i eod

THE

Tuesday

CIGARS

Best BRANDS in the C€ ity, retail at Lowest Prices

Calland examine goods ‘and prices,

MRS. B. CONNOLLY,

Corner Queen and King Streets. Jan, 3, 1887—3i eod

Wholesale and

LECTURE

amet me

HON, DONALD FERGUSON will deliver

CAVENDIicH HALL

on the Evening of

Wednesday, the ith Jaa,

McLuine, ol

Wood |

FOUSEFURNISHINGS

JSANU ARY, 4,

BEER

SsTOCKR-TAKRING.

| i

comeemenmeen? (3° apo cme ;

N order to reduce very low our stock in every department, previous to stock-taking, we are now offering immense inducements to cash purchasers.

FUR GOODS, of all kinds, at prices to clear.

FUR-LINED DOLMANS AND FUR COATS, very cheap.

Balance of WINTER DRESS GOODS and CLOTHS reduced very low to clear at once, CARPETS, very cheap.

WOOL CLOUDS, SHAWLS, &c., &e.,

reduced.

largely

of every kind, at unusually LOW PRICES.

_oe C7 CS

BEER BROS.

4, 1887.

en Nae RR RR ot

Ch'town, Jan.

ECEIVED ria Ne orthern Light, direct to ; Charlottetown : - ve ee

*

6 Gases Clocks and Alarms, «© . 1 Case Rockford Watches,

Start the New Year OO aN: OT ee ee

with the aid of one

ee

of our

NEW WATCHES OR CLOCKS,

E. W. TAYLOR,

CAMERON

Qaw

BLOCK. Dec. 28

“A HAPPY NEW YcAR TO ALL.”

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E. PROWSE takes this speneees of w ishing . his many customers and friends ‘‘A I 4. Merry Christmas and a Hi appy New Year.” and at the same time wishes to tell them that he can sellthem a SUIT or OVERCOAT at such alow price that they will feel happy, notwithstanding the low prices of oats, pork, potatoes, &ec., &c

eS

CLOT ae oS

He has the Greatest Assortment of

OVERCOATS

ON Fi: Ee

AND SUITS

EVER SHOWN ISLAND.

WORSTED OVERCOAT

FROM $5.00, UP,

Merchants may blow and howl, but L. E. selis the cheapest.

RVERY DEPARTMENT FULL OF CHEAP GOODS.

His Custom Tailoring Department is turning out splendid fits,

az GIVE HIM A TRIAL. No trouble to show goods,

— —-:0: -

PR@OWSE.

BIG HAT, 74 QUEEN STREET.

Sign of the

Ch’town, Dee. 16, 1886.

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A HAPPY NEW YEAR,

—_— oO ————

eee

N selecting Holiday Gifts, remember those of prac tical utility are best, for in using them i every day the recipient more often remembers the giver. We invite you to inspect our stock of Gifts. Fancy Gifts: Brass Table with glass pendants, Ladies’ Work Tables, Checker Tables, Beackets, Bannerette Mounts, Bronze Rolling Pins, Bronze Kéys, Flower Stands, Wall Pockets, Slipper Pockets,

Comfortable Gifts:

Lounging Chairs, * Smoking Chairs,

Platform Rocking Chairs,

Camp Chairs,

Carpet Chairs,

Tub Chairs,

Invalid’s Tables,

Children’s Sleighs,

Best Spring Beas in the world.

Substantial Gifts:

$200 Parlor Suits,

$100 Sice Boards,

Dining-room Sets,

Bed-room Sets,

Walnat Writing Décks,

Full-length Mirrors,

Mantle Mirrors,

Bagatelle Boards,

Hall Stands, v &e., &e., &c.,

Fancy Chairs, Metal Photo Frames, Music Racks, Paper Racks, Nie-Nae Tables Queen Anne lables, Five-o’clock Tea Tablea, |

What Notes.

And slundreds More, not Mentioned Above, at

MARK WRIGHT & COS,

Det! 23, 1380. —wky pat Li

Ch'town, Det, 15, 1886.