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DECEMBER 9, L881.

Suffering Seamen.

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Tue life ofasaileor! Can we safe ashore imagine what it is! been said that at beat the ship isa prison, | with a watery grave compassing it on every | hand; and the sailor’s ordinary every-day | duties are necessarily beset with danger | and ‘‘ hard tack.” But in the power of the merciless storm king, and a brutal captain, with snow-covered decks and icy

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rigging, what must his sufferings be !

No man appeals mors rightfully to the sym- | pathies of the sympathetic than am 1imed sick sailor; and again we have to thank the| Charlottetown Hospital for saving this | community from the sin and shame of con- | tinuing to withhold relief from one—per- | haps ‘* one of the least "—of these

We are not disposed to find fault with the officials. They seem to have acted (or rather refused to act) strietly within the | limits of their official duty. What we want to say is that if a little more of the spirit of | the Goed Samaritan were abroad, better | accommodation would be provided, and ne | ‘‘ rules” would interfere with the prompt | admission of the sufferer.

The building known as the Dominion | Hospital for Sick Mariners, situated at the eastern end of the city,is a very small instita- | tion, so smal! that it does not afford accom- | modation for more than five patients. In | a port. like this, where sick mariners are | constantly arriving for treatment, an hos- | pital of larger dimensions should be main- tained. The Hospital (socalled) is a wooden house, about twenty-four feet long by twenty feet broad, one story high, with pitched roof. It centains eight reoms, | which range in size from 12x12 to 8x10 feet, with very low ceiling.

Although these rooms are kept in excel- | lent erder—clean, well regulated etc.—they have been time after time, condemned as unfit for hospital purposes.

In it at present are five patients, together | with the keeper, his wife and servant. But we are informed, that there have been, as many as ten men ender’ treatment at, one time.

Now, it is very clear that a much larger and more suitable building is wanted ; and that the rules should be relaxed in such a way that a recurrence here of the expe- rience of the poor Spanish sailor would be impossible.

It seems to us that our eitizens should have a first-class General Hospital built in or néar the city; and then have the Marine Hospital in connection with it.

The ‘‘ Charlottetown Hospital” is not large enongh for the requirements of the Island, nor is it possible to provide accommodation suitable for sil the cases which come to be treated in it; and we should ‘‘come down handsome- ly” to aid in the erection of a new build- | ing— in which apartments might be obtained | for sick mariners.

These latter could be leased to the Do- | minion Government, and the money thus| derived would help to maintain the inati- tution.

By adopting this plan, more room and better accommodation would be provided | for patients of beth sea and land ; and eren | if a poor wretch of a sailor did happen to} be without the certificates required for his | admirsion to the ‘‘ Marine Hospital,”® he | would be sure at once to obtain succor at the benevolent bands of Madame the Superioress.

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Current Bank Notes.

Refering to the Ontario Bank meeting the Toronto Mail says :—‘‘ There are some | points in Sir Wm. Howland’s species ad dress which deserve notice. His idea that discussion may be prejudicial to the inter- ests of shareholders is suggested by self- interest. Discussion meant exposure to him. It is obvious that there was too little discussion at previous meetings, and that statements were accepted which were in- correct by shareholders who misplaced their confidence in SirWm. Howland. His idea of the responsibility of directors is stated as follows:

‘“‘It is a mistaken notion, however, in my opinion, tv hold that the Board of Directors as ordinarily constituted, and with the remuneration which they receive, can be expected to be fully acquainted with all the details, and to exercise a supervision and direction in regard to the daily transactions which occur.”

We venture to dissent very widely from this absurd and untenable position. It may not

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be necessary that directors should have per- |

sonal knowledge of the minutest doings of every day's werk; but it is essential that they should know the nature of loans made the value of securities offered, the credit of conceras obtaining money, the value of the bank’s assets, the measure of its liabilities, and the true position of its profit and loss account. Sir William Howland admits that he received $4,000 per annum, a very geod thing so far as salaries go; he contends that he gave a good deal of his time to the bank’s affairs; he asserts that he was placed in office tv get business for the bank; yet he contesses that he accepted state- ments thas were delusive; that he trusted everything to a manager whose incom- petency, now so plaintively asserted, should at once have been discovered ; and that he published highly-coleured state- ments of the bank’s affairs without, in fact, knowing them to be true, and indeed hav ing goed reasons to believe that they were delusive. We venure to recommend to his attention the judgments in the case of the Bank of Glasgow. The opinions of the judges regarding the responsibility of bank presidents and directors were. somewhat more rigorous than Sir Wm. Howland’s views ; and in proceedings of a penal cha- racter, Canadian judges might astonish Sir Wm. Howland by the strength of their re- pudiation of his opinions on that subject. We trust that the affairs of the bank will be satisfactorily settled, and that its business may go on prosperous for the future ; but we judge thatit can only do so when a more scrupulous president jis in charge of it, and when the lax notions of Sir Wm. ee no longer prevail in the manage- ment.’

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* - How often’yare young men turned out : 1 : ° - . . ~~ the world. with beards on their chins ut with fow er attributes of manhood.

The head on the outside often has a polish-

ed hat but on the inside vacancy or a froth of vocables—Carlyle.

who live | } It has) if the United States institute a trustworthy | of a number of letters, and among them |

jgood market 2 ‘poultry production might be greatly ex-| PEL

THE DAILY EXAM

NEWS NOTKS.

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There is one thing I always like about a) hen, she don’t cackla much until she has laid her egg.—Josh Billings.

The French Minister of Commerce has | declared his willingness to remove the em- argo on the importation of American pork |

system of inspection. 1

The beet root sugar industry is not prov- ing asueceas in the United States, what- ever future it may havein Canada. We notice in a United States exchange that the | Sacramente factery has beenn sold out for) $7.575. or a merely nominal figure com- | pared with what its cost must have been. |

Preparations are going on in 9ntario for | a uery heavy export of turkies to England | during the winter. A large number has been sent forward already. When our) steamship line with Britain gets into regu- |

ilar operation, poultry will become here also Lohnes, P E Island; 30th ult, Jessen Smelt

With a| Prevince’s

an important article of export. ensured, the

tended.

Advices have been reccived from Ottawa | that the movement to earry the Scott Act to the polls in St. John cannot be taken, | on account of technical informality in the | nroceedings. Just what that informality | is, has not been clearly indicated, but it| would appear that the work of securing oe names to the petition has all been in vain,

‘and that the whole thing must be done) . ' | over again before the vote can be taken.

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There is considerable agitation in Scot- land on the present condition of agriculture. | Ata meeting of tenant farmers on Friday, |

at Kelso, it was resolved thatfan immediate

readjustment of rents and conditions was |

'the only remedy calculated to meet the al-

tered circum«tances of the times. It was also declared that no Land Bill would he accepted which did not secure te the tenant aright to bequeath or assign his lease under special cireumstances, as wel! as compensate for improvements and unex hausted mannres that may have added to the value of the holding.

The appointment of Gen. Wolseley as adjutant-general was popularly supposed to mean the carrying out of a number of reforms to which the Duke of Cambridge is opposed, but which Hon. Mr. Childers is strongly in favors. To set these rumors at rest, the War office has issued the follow- ing official announcement :

‘‘ When General Sir Garnet Wolseley sneceeds to the adjutant generalship in April next he will, like his predecessors, transact official business under the autho- rity and responsibility of the commander- in chief, who is the military adviser of the secretary of State.”

C common ealt keeps our bedies in health and the ocean clean and pure, it helps to build up our continents, and te water the surface of the earth with refreshing and invigorating showers ; it prevents decay and drives away disease ; split up into its con- stituent elements it provides work for thousands ; it cleans and beauntifies our fabrics of fine linen and cotton ; it gives us our snew-white paper, and provides seap for cleansing, and glass for beautifying, and thus enters into every department of human life, carrying cleanliness, health, and wealth, wherever it goes.—Seience for All.

Grazine Lanp ry Hettany.—England,

| says Land, does not possess a monopoly of

landed depression. Grazing land in Fries- land, ‘‘ the garden of Helland,” which a |\few years ago was worth from 2,500 to | 4,000 gulden per hectare (£83 to £133 per jacre), and was letting at £6 and £8 per jacre, gradually declined in 1879, then fell jwith amazing rapidity (nearly fifty per cent.), and now from £2 to £3 is the annual rental of this same land. An English | agriculturist on the spot says the cause of | the depreciition is American produce put upon the market at prices which ‘‘ stepped all competition.

The promoters, in the Imperial Parlia- ment, of the bill to legalize marriage with a deceased wife’s sister are very much in earnest about the matter. Not satisfied with bringing the bill forward every ses- sion and gaining additional adherents, they have hit on the ingenious idea of publishing | the names of the numerous persons in all | parts of the United Kingdom who ave sup- porters of the movement. The list includes all ranks of the peerage and names illus- trious in literature, science, art, manufae- tures and commerce, and gives strength to the movemrnt by showing how many men of intelligence and judgment are in favor of the proposed law.

The Nova Scotia Gavernment are about completing negociations with a powerful syndicate to take over the provincial rail- ways and work them. The chief feature ‘in the arrangements is to complete the colunmn of the railway system through Cape Breton to Louisburg, and westward to Yar- mouth. This isa most important work i for the Province, and is certain to result in the increased development of the min- ing intereats of Cape Breton especially. We understand that to the active efforts of Sir Charles Tupper these arrangements are largely due. Their completion will make another of the many services the Minister of Railways has rendered to his native Pre- | vince.

Weather Bulletin.

Probabilities for the next 24 hours tor the Maritime Provinces.

Toronto, December 9—1i0a. m. Moderate to fresh southwesterly to west- erly winds ; fair weather.

Tue Grit party have a policy. A su!scriber tothe Moncton Times, a plain farmer at Bates- ville, Kent County, writes: ‘“‘I do not think the Blake party get justice done them when itis said they have no platform or policy. They have a policy. Itis that of grumbling and fault-finding with anything and every- thing. They don’t like surpluses ; they don’t like duties, nor are they satisfied that the duties should be taken off tea and coffee.”

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Tux only place on P. E. Island, where you can get every part of a gun made, is at

Streets. nov | tf wky

To the Editor of the Examiner. | Str,—I notice in your issue of yesterday, the publication, by direction of the Mayor, |

two of my own. In taking the most extra- | ordinary course of publishing my private | lettera, Mr. Dawson must have a_ strong motive. Doves he wish to lay any eharge | against any of the parties mentioned? If| so let him state those charges explicitly. [am yours truly, F. P. Tayror. an

SHIP NEWS.

® Havirax, Dec. 7

Ar schs Alpha, Ganion, Charlottetown; On- ward, Squarebridge, New London; Swan, Skinner, Pinette; Lord McDonald, Souris | Cld M A Starr, Rooms, Ch’town.

New York, 4, ar seh W H Hatfield, Terrio, P EI via Halifax.

Philadelphia, 8, ar sch Winnifred, Mentague.

Fortress Munroe, 2, passed in sch Knight Templar, Downie, from Murray Harbor, for Baltimore.

Luncuburg, NS, 29th ult, ar schs Petrel,

from

zer, do. Gloucester, Mass, 5, sch Moro Castle, Nass,

New Bedford, 4, ar sch Eugene, McMillan, McPhee, Ch'town.

Providence, R I, 3, ar sch C Graham, King, Summerside,

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MARRIED.

At Rustico, 22ad Nov., by the Rev. Pius McPnee, Jeseph MacAleer, to Maggie Carr, beth ef Hope River.

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DIED. At Sea Cow Pond, 22nd ult., Charles Mo Carthy, Esg., aged 66 years.

VALUABLE

Household Furniture, HORSE, GOW, CARRIAGES

Sleighs, Robes, Yacht, Boats, Canoe, &c,

WILL sell AT AUCTION, at the late

residence of J. R. BreckeNn, Esq., Water Street (West End), on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY NEXT, 14th and 15th inst., at 11 o'clock, afl his valuable Household Furni- ture, Carri: zes, Sleighs, Yasht, Boat, Uanoes, Horse, Cow, &c., in erder as follows :

On Wednesday, at 11 o'clock,

1 good Driving Horse, 1 Cow, 1 Top Buggy, | Basket Phateon, 1 Single Sleigh, Wolf, Bear and Buffalo Robes, Harness, Horse Clothing and Stable appointments, pair of Carriage Lamps, Gent’s Riding Saddle and Bridle, Ladies’ Side Saddle and Bridle; 1 Yacht, with Sails and Outfit complete, 1 Row Boat and oars, 1 Reb-Roy Canoe, with paddles, sails, life preservers, &c., complete, 1 Birch Bark Canoe, Ropes, Blocks, Chains, Boat Hooks, Oars, &c., &c.; 1 Breech Loading Gun, Leather Case, lot Cartridges, Shells, Game Bag, Fishing Gear, &c, 1 Pump and Hose, 1 Lawn Mower, Garden Seat, 1 Chest of Tools, Garden Tools, 2 Flower Stands, and numerous other articles

On Thursday, 15th, at 11 o'clock,

All the Valuable Household Furniture, con sisting of 1 Wal. and Green Satin Repp Suit, Wal. Centre and Side Tables, Large Matle Mirror, Marble and Gilt 8-day Clock, Pic- tures, Statuary, Satin Repp Curtains, Brus- sels and Tapestry Carpets, Wal. Ext. Dining Table, Wal. Side Board (Mirror Top), Wal. and Leather Seat Chairs, Easy Chairs, Sofa, Cane Seat, Rockers and Small Chairs, 1 large Silver Epergne, Decanters, Glassware, 1 Din- ner Sett, 1 Dessert Sett, Tea and Breakfast Setts, Case of Birds, Music Box, Book Case and Escritoire, Book Shelves, 2 Oak and Wal. Trimmed Bedroem Suits, [ron and Wooden Bedsteads, Lounge, Toilet Sets, Matrasses, Blankets. Sheets, Counterpanes, Lace Cur- tains, Chests Drawers, Wardrobes, Nursery Swing, etc., Hall and Kitchen Furniture, etc.

‘Terms—All sums under $50 cash on deliv- ery, over that sum, a credit of three months, on appreved jeint notes.

WILLIAM DODD, Auctioneer,

Dec. 9, 1881. pat eod

CITIZENS’

INSURANCE CO.,

OH CANADA.

SIR HUGH ALLAN.........PRESIDENT.

Capital........ 00 Shtenh.abenad Uigtesed ordens $1,188,000 Deposited with Dominion Goy’t.... 142,000

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Fire, Life, Accident and Guarantee.

Risks taken in the above Company at moderate rates. (Farm Property and Isolated Dwellings a speciality.) Policies issued in office at Charlottetown. Losses settled promptly and liberally.

A. 8. URQUHART, General Agent for P, E, 1. Ch'town, Dec, 9, 188i|—1l.a

DAMAGED TEA.

MONDAY, I2th inst.,

AT 11 O'CLOCK, A. M.,

| tor the benefit of all concerned, at the Customs Appraisers’ Office, Water Street,

10 half-chests Black Tea, 2. hneet 25 boxes Black Tea, in —_— Ex 8. 8S. Columbia from Lendon to Halifax

A. McNEILL, Dec. 7, ’81—4i

OTFS of the above Bank taken at their face for Goods or Book Debts,

BOURKE, SON & CO.,

Brown’s Shop, corner of Prince and Grafton |

City Hardware Store. Novy. 28, 18Si—dly 2w

INHER,

CORRESPONDENCE, |

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opinions or statements of our correspondents.

'Bloater Paste, Pickles, Sauces, Tomato Catsup, Macaroni, Ver-|

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DECEMBER 9. 1881.

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CHRISTMA

IN a

‘Monday Even

MUSICAL AND LITERARY

Entertainment

¥. M. G, 4. HALE

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PROGRAMME,

Instrumental— Overtare —* Le. Souverging »

“ IS ; i i x R jf 3 ai A RS | Chorus—‘‘ Merrily Rolls the | Recitatic mers.

| Rome. o Je: - | Duet—** Little

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N order that all our customers may be able to have a MERRY) | CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR, we are prepared to supply them with a

CHOICE A*SOR'TPMENT OF

HOLIDAY RiAQUIREMENTS ! occ: i

| Recitation —‘**

COMPRISING IN PART:

i Solo

a... > chestrs Mall Stream

on, 7-00 G86 * opeeue. @ . Agnes E Doherty » Hannah Whitty Bright Eyer,”. . Hettie and °

Daisey Low} "i Y 1AWig ‘The Doctors Story, ’... Gertie Mi‘ chej]

—** Jack o’ Hazelden,”--Miss M. Crabbe

Duet—‘* Sliding Down the Hill on a Slog ”

dé. ini M, Koight

sey

Recitation— he Christmas Dinner,”

Chorus—‘‘ Hark

Recitation

Tilly Ferguson ; the Merry Christmas gga et eee

**Snsie’s Pet,’

: Tomm v James

PART I

[ustrumental —Seleetions from Poet and

| Piano Solo

Recitation

Peasant,” ...'. sh

Be Tsetse «+ eUrc> entra rdie's Seng,”’. . Hettie Lewis he Parson's Daughter,”,.

; Florrie Loye -‘*Old Black Joe,” with vuria. .. Miss Ella Palmer

tions,” owe ‘Woman’ Rights,’—J, Knight, jr

Solo —‘* Flow gently, sweet Afton,”..

206 Boxes, Halves and Quarters Valentia and Layer Raisins, Currants, Spices, Essences, Candied Peel, Confectionery, Almonds, | Nuts ; Canned Goods, in Peaches, Pine Apple; Salmon, ter, Sardines, Corned Beef, Green Peas, Boston Baked Beans, inicilli, Tapioca, Sago, Chocolate, Broma, Cocoa, Lemon, Rasp-| berry and other Syrups; Apples, Onions, Cheese; Plain, Fruit and. Fancy Biscuits; Honey, Hominy, Prepared Cocoanut, Manioca, Corn Starch, Mustard, Vinegar, Split Peas, Beans, Pearl Barley, Rice, &c., Ke. | —0:9—— — |

Tea of Choice Quality, at 36 & 38 cts, per |b.

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Coffee, Pure Java and Jamaica, Fresh Ground Lvery Day.

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‘Sugars, Molasses and Golden Syrup.

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Flour, Corn and Oatmeal, Warravied Superior Quality.

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inducements during the Holidsys, and can show some really nice Goods, in Handsome Vases, Candlesticks, Hall, Library and Table Lamps, Boquet Holders, Table Sets, Celery and Pickle Holders, &c., &e. A few sets Covered Pitchers.

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The Largest and Cheapest Assortment of

Glasses in the City.

Looking

HARDWARE!

Table and D: ert Knives and Plated Forks, Carvers and Forks, Pocket Kni: s, Butter Knives, Cook’s Knives, Bread Knives and Platters, Tea, Dessert and Table Spoons, Cruet Stands, Napkin Rings, Jelly and Pudding Moulds, Tea Trays, Toast Forks and Racks, Egg Boilers, Table Bells, Egg Beaters, Patty Pans, Pie Plates,Ladles, Basting Spoons, Potato Pounders, Rolling Pins, Lemon Squeezers, Cork Screws, &c.,, Xe.

70:

A few Handsome Bath Room Sets and Slop Pails, Umbrella Stands, Coal Hods, Crystal Stove Boards, Hearth and other Brushes, Skates, Whips, Sleigh Bells, a choice lot;

|“ instructed to scll BY AUCTION, on|

Brackets, Lamp and Bird Cage Hooks, Stair Rods.

SHOVELS, FORKS, AXES, HALTERS, LANTERNS, &c., &.

BUCKETS, TUBS, BROOMS, BASKETS, SNOW SHOVELS

AND CHILDREN’S SLEIGHS.

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Parlor, Hall and Cook Stoves and Stovepipe. yet on hand.

TEN TONS BAR IRON AND

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STEEL.

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Best American Kerosene Gil, in 1-2 gal., 1 gal. & 5 gal. Tias.

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we can supply you at satisfactory prices.

Auct’r, |

Bank of P. E. Island. | Railroad Station or Steamers free of charge.

Thankful for past favors, we solicit a continuance.

Goods expressed to any part of the City or suburbs,

HENRY BEER. |

Cheapside, Oppostte the Market, Dec. 8, 1881.—2aw & w this date.

Recitation-

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A few Farmers’ Bo ilers nwt «Wy:

| Address T, A., Post Ofil

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. A | Good references required Please call and examine our Goods, and be satisfied that R. Firzceraun, Knockrour.

i'l LET—A ial

. Dow | ing House, Warehouse and Stable. Po: | given immediately, if required.

at 8 o’clock

Mr. Read ‘The Philesopher’s Scales,” Herbert Ularke

Lobs- | Chorus -—-** rhe ‘ erman Student's Song,”,... | Instrumental

‘*Pen Sorge vn Trotz Wa'tzes,” Orchestra

God Save the Queen,

Doors open at half-ps st seve Db; commence Admission only 10 cents, Dee. 9, 1S81.

FANCY SALE AND TEA,

BAPTIST CHURCH BUILDING FUND, will be held in the

MARKET HALL

Wednesday, 2ist December,

The Sale will begin at 2 p.m. Tea on the Tables at 5$ ovlock, Refresiments during

| the afternoon and evening.

Admission to Hall 10 cents, Tea 25 cents, Tickets can be procured at W R, Watson's, Apothecaries Hall, C. D, Rankin’s, from either of the uidersigned, and at the door,

Donations towards cither Saie or Tea will

be thankfully received by

In GLASSWARE and LAMPS, we are offering Special

Mes, F Laweon, Migs M. Currie, Miss Mary Davies, Miss Jessie Scott.

Mrs. George Davies, Mrs. James DesBrisay, Mrs D. G. McDonaid, Mrs. 8S. McRae, Ch’town, Dec. 9, Bl.

sce eeeeseneeneaata ee

». PP. FL SCHER Alas just received his Winter supply of the celebrated

BELL ORGANS, in new and elegant desigzs. Call and tee them at Fuetcver’s Music Srors, Sign of the “ Big Fidtle.” Ch’town, Dec, 9,'8!—2i, wkly 2i, pat

Molasses and Sugar

JUSU RECEIVED, ex “ NATALIE,” from ey Barbadoes, — 2.) bhds, Barbadoes Bright Grocery 5ugar, 40 puns, Barbadoes Molasses, prime article Will be sold cheap from Warchouse on wharf GEO. COOMBS,

Ch’town Dec. 9, ’81—tf Water Street.

MEACHAM'S ATLAS OF P. E. ISLAND.

HE subscriber having purchased the entire stock from the publishers, Mracnam & Co, now offers them at

$3 PER cory. The subscription price was $12.50. Orders by mail promptly filled on rm ceipt of price,

E, H. NORTON, Post Office Box 192, Charlottetows. Dec. 9, ’81—6i 2aw pd

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WANTS, LOST, FOUND, de y ENERAL SERVANT wanted in a smalt J family, Good wages. Apply * * office, [de 7? ANTED—A_ second-hand pone about six feet in length. Address Lee Box 27, Charlottetown. (de 6 2i pd VCE ale situation as daily ss or com panies.

B x es city.

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or resident Govern:

> ANTED A Cabinet Maker, also a Boy W to learn the business, Apply to Ancvs

McPuait, Furniture Factory, Montague Bridge {de | why : name

TANTE IMMBDIATELY, an elderly \ NURSE, to take charge of an iptabe. Apply to Mrs.

foo 25

Businees Stand m Lwell- session For terms

Souris Kast, consisting of a Shop,

/apply to R. Burvert, Bridgetown, P. E.

| . TINO LET—That desirable

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{no 24 im

Dwelling Houre

on the north side of King’s Square, Ot taining nine rooms and a convenient ‘an proof cellar and good stable. Rent er om Possession given in abont one mont ee Apply to Mark Berewer pe

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