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. neatly, cheaply and prompt EXAMINER Office. iptoctocnal Meetine.—-The wii be

Railway Gospel held at the usual hour to ifternoon ih ol lo CORRESPONDENTS, The letter of Rev. Lawson on ee crowded out,

ppear on Mon ay. om a -— \ | A Gospel Service in the \ \l (. A. Hall to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. 5 ect, Christian Love, | Cor. 18: 1~—-1$). Secwnl \TTEND, \ll should endeavour to make eir arrangements to be able to attend such sn) eXCelleat treat as is instore for them Mon- AY Hight — Vinnicompe’s Concerr.—-Remember that

Mr. Vinnicombe's Concert takes place in the Y. M. C. A. Hall on Monday night. Concert at S sharp. - - THeRMomMeETER Reavines.—-Last night the thermometer registered 4 below zero, at ten lock this morning it stood at zero, and at noon 4 above theineneseipaiininatl lo Skaters.—-The Excelsior Rink will not be open for skating on Wednesday evening aud «Thursday afternoon, owing to the varnival on Thursday evening; but will be open on Monday afternoon instead omnsthittiinmtal At rae Cares.—-The opposition boats with a crew of twelve men and twenty-ene passen- gers, left Cape Tormentine at seven o'clock yesterday morning; but after getting as far as the running ice were obliged to return. No

rossing to-day. = <a

, LAR The largest gun ever made of steel in one solid casting, and one of the three big guns recently ordered by the U. S. Ciovernament, was cast at the Pittsburg Steel Co.'s works last week. The complet dd gun will be 238 inches long, and will weigh nine

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tons. he muzzle velocity will be 2 000 feet p> second. ios ATTEMPTED Sup Nat Bell was found lying on the street ef Windsor, N. S., one evening last week, with a bullet in his head and a_ revolve: by his’ side.

He was taken to the police station, when he recovered strength to say that he shot himself

because he was downhearfed. At latest ac- connts he is not expected to live it

DramaTic.—A St. John correspondent of the Moneton Times says: Some of the Messrs. McMillan's own publication? are fine speciments of bookmaking, and Robberal, an historical drama, by Hunter Duvar, of Prince Edward Island, which they are about to publish, willadd to the author's reputation and to the bookmaking credit of the firm.

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A WaksisG for CHARLOTTETOWN.—A queer sight was witnessed at Fort Smith Ark., recently. There is not a foot of paved sidewalk or street, and when it rains it is aimost impossible to move around. Some ingenious residents hitched a pair of mules to a skiff, one drove the mules, another used the oars, and the third managed the rudder.

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Ax Istanvex ApsrRoap.—Mr. William Mitchell, son of William Mitchell, Esq., of this city, formerly a telephone operator here, and for some time an employe of the Beil Telephone Co., at Winnipeg, isnow a superin- tendent of construction in the employ of the Nova Scotia Electric Co. The situation is a lucrative one, and we are pleased to learn that Mr. Mitchell is givng every satisfaction.

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Tue Carnivat.—The grand fancy dress Carnival to be held in the Excelsior Rink on Thursday evening next promises to excel al) previous one’s held in the same place. Already upwards of one bundred ladies and gentlemen have signified their intention of taking part. Among the new features to be introduced are

‘‘Unele Tom's Cabin, the ** Vocophone

Sand, et All whe attend will, no foubt, thoroughly enjoy themselves. coniesdiimaselioan

Tur Storm,.—A heavy drifting snow storm

set in on Wednesday afternoon, and it still

continues. The roads throughout the coun-

try are in many places impassable, andin the city several of the back strects are in a simi- lar condition, The storm very severe along the line of railway. All the cut-

filled up with hard drift snow, and

was ilso

tings are

as aresult no trains are moving to-day. The Cape Traverse branch has been similarly ob- structed since Thursday. As soon as the

weather moderates trains will be despatched

from all terminal points. Secieeiilihicinen

Cuurcn or Ewnorann. —The Clerical Associatlon of the Church of Eng- land met a short time ago in Alber-

ton and held most interesting and profi- table services. Addresses of a missionary character were delivered by the clergy on each evening. On Tuesday morning the Holy Communion was celebrated, and an excellent sermon preached by Rev. James Simpson M. A. of St. Peter's, an extract from which we vive in another place. Very successful services were also held at the new churches in Alma and O'Leary. We are glad to note these signs of increased activity aud progress, showing that the wonderful revival in the Mother Church is also reaching P. E. Island. Sicinen

A Ciose Catu.-—About half-past nine o'clock last evening, when the storm was at its worst, and the thermometer marked several degrees below zero, Mr. John Gillis, an employe of Messrs. McKinnon & McLean, left his resi- dence on one of the small streets nome trom upper Pownal Street, for the purpose of bring- ing a pail of water from the pamp. On his way to the pump he took a lovk about him, and maith the drifting snow noticed a wo- man wandering aimlessly about in Peake's large open field in the neighborhood of Boyle's [annery. He laid down the pail and hasten- el towards the woman, who rl exhausted at his feet just as be reached her side. She had a parcel in her arms which on close inspection proved to be a baby adout nine months old. As ey as possible Mr. Gillis econveyec beth woman and child to his house near by, and in a short she regained consciousness. She told

time nae ont her preserver that her name was AlcSurray and that she belonged to the weatern part os

yon

the Island. She and her babe b astray in the storm, and had wandered into the field in which they were found, and which would probably have been their death-bed

were it not for the providential arrival of Mr.

Gillis.

A er Supreme Court.

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Sarurpay, Jan. 21.

Henry T. Lepage vs, Charles Cook. — Mr. Stewart for plantiff ; Davies, (4). C., for de- fendant. Verdict for plaintiff for $219.

The case of Johanna Carroll vs. Charles F. A. Strong, an action on promissory note, is now before the Court. MeLeod «& Morson for plaintiff ; MelLean & McDonald

for defendant.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

On the Defensive. Sik,—There is just a point or twe in Mr. McRae’s letter of yesterday which requires to be noticed. I am sorry to trouble you with a matter of so little concern to the general reading public ; but for the sake of those who ,so kindly proffered me their support, T must put inyself right even if it would cause my very kind oppenent to furthor alvertize me. In speaking of the vreach of law forwhich | was accused. | used the word uny ittingly, because at that. tune-——souwe four years ago—I was acting under the best legal advice in the Province that the Canada Temperance Act was un- constitutional, My living was at that time locked up in a business in which I was en- gaged for years previous. It was there I did wrong. Had Mr. McRae been in my place the town would have been ‘ painted red ‘ by « ‘* bon-fire of all his liquor and casks.” I being nothing more than human, could not see my way clear to do so for the money therein invested—the principle part of which went to keep the machinery of Government in motion—was not mine absolutely, but only given me in trust by the Giver of all good things for the support of my little family.

Concerning what he says about signing

the pledge, I may say there never was & necessity for my doing so, so far as I was myself concerned but for example sake and other reasons too; delicate to mention, let me inform this man of Christian virtues, who denies me the right to even speak of them, that I signed the pledge over two years ago, and still keep it. _ For the purpose of putting our sincerity in the temperance cause to the test, I will go into the bontire business providing Mr. McRae meets me half way. I know a man —really poor—who sincerly wishes to ab- andon the liquor tratlic, but who cannot afford to destroy his stock. I will pay for the half of what it cost, providing Mr. Mc: Rae pays for the other half, and let us have * genuine ‘bon fire of all his liquor and casks,”” on the evening of the election. Mr. McRae will fully understand how much stronger his claim will be to a mono- poly of all the Christian virtues by being the means of destroyiug so much ‘cursed hell Sire.”

It is really cruel of Mr. McRae to drag the reason of my resigning the command of the Charlottetown Engineer Corps before the public. Heaven knows it was not on account of any disgrace I ever brought upon the service. So very far was it from that, that contrary tv the tener of my resigna- tion, 1 am_ still retained an officer in Her Majesty's militiaforce. It was contrary also to the miltieg law, and ] believe my case is the only one in Canada where at officer, after serving only three years, was

retained on the list of officers, by Her Majesty, without his asking. Whois Mr.

McRae that he should thus sneeringly talk of one who, if he had a fault, it was that he served his Queen too faithfully.

In conclusion, let me say that the letter now under review bristles with falsehoods intended to deceive and throw dust in the eyes of the electors to cover up the writer's shortcomings.

Next week, with your permission, | will explain why a change in the representation of Ward Four is necessary.

Yours truly, Ewen Macpovuea.t. Ward Four Candidature.

Sir,—The contest between Messrs. Mc- Rae and Macdougall is taking a strange course. An outsider would infer from the letters of Mr. McRae that temperance is the only matter of interest inthe city. Allow me toinfurm both gentlemen that the temperance question is of smali import- ance to the great majority of citizens. There are other things, such as’ drainage, bad sidewalks and streets, lighting, sani- tary matters, filthy yards spreading disease and death, swinging signboards, excessive population of dogs and cats, and a host of other things interfering with the comfort of citizens generally, that are of far more importance to the electors than the tem- perance question, which, after all, is settled for three years tocome. It matters little to me whether Mr. Macdougall did or did not sell a man a glass of liquor some four or five years ago. If he does not sell it now, that is quite sufficient for at least one voter. Mr. Macdougall has openly stated that he is not engaged in the liquor trade now, and.that, in my opinion, settles the matter. Even supposing he does favor the liquor traffic—which I do not for a moment admit—there are still nine men in the Council to look after temperance matters, and his greatest efforts in the opposite direction would not make a straw’s differ- I think him in-

ence. In other respects finitely superior to Mr. McRae. He is a well educated, enterprising, gentlemanly

citizen ; and inthe latter quality stands out prominently before his opponent. Mr. Macdougall was asked by a number of elec- tors to contest the vacant seat. He has done so quietly and ,inoffensively. His rival has no past services worthy of record, and therefore,to direct attention from that fact, issues an address lcaded with abuse. He styles Mr. Macdougall « ‘‘ wolf in sheep's clothing,” a ‘* rumseller " a ‘* two faced de- ceiver,” advertises him in the press as alay breaker, and puts into his mouth words which he did not utter. Now, sir, I object to a man being publicly pilloried in this fashion for an offence committed years ago, and I think Mr. McRae’s means of winning votes, cowardly and contemptible. In no other ward are such questionable methods employed. Besides, Mr. McRae’s conduct resembles tuo strongly that of the famous individual who said, *‘God 1 thank thee that I am not as other men are, nor even as this publican.” sr Lastly, there is such a thing as riding 4 favorite hobby to death. We have heard eo much about temperance lately that I am

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An Unfounded Charge. Sir,—In the report of the Grand Jury, on Saturday last, it is stated among other | matters, that complaint was made by J. J. Chappell that John McPherson, of Prince Street, perjured himself at the Scott Act election onthe 24th November last, and asking the Attorney-General to investigate | the case. The Grand J ury were detained | until the following Monday morning, when | the Attorney-General informed the Court that tere was not sufficient evidence before him in this case for their consideration.

From circumstances attending'the polling of my vote, Iam, no doubt, the party re- ferred to, and trust you will give me space for an explanation, | have resided in| Charlotteto-yn for upwards of sixteen years, | and voted at almost every election that | took place since I became of age. At! the last sitting of the Court for the Revi- sion of the Voter's Lists,{] made application | to have my name placed on the list, and} swore to my qualificetion. | avas then as- sured my name was registered, and on the strength of this | voted at the Dominion Election in February last, not the slightest objection being made to my vote. Iam not aware that any other John McPherson even made application to vote on that oc- casion. On the 24th November last I went to the polling booth, as usual, to record my vote. Objection was taken to my vote by one of the representatives present, and I was asked to swear if the name on the Voter's List was mine, which I did, taking what I then believed, and _ still believe, was a conscientious and true oath. There was only one John McPherson on the list, and it was no fault of mine if another per- son of the same name came after me and could not vete.

Itmay not be out of place to state that I have been for years a strict temperance man, and consider this hasty and unjustafi- able action of Mr. Chappell is calculated to do me an injury if allowed to go uncontra- dicted.

Yours, &c., JoHN McPHERSON. Ch’town, Jan. 20, 1888.

siitell ~_ ot The Citizens’ Skating Rink.

Sir,—During the past twe winters it looked as if the old rink had seen its day and was about to retire from the struggle for existence against toboggan slides and curling rinks; but the old associations were too strong in the skaters, fer since the rink opened under its new management, a few weeks ago, a number of season tickets have been issued and large crowds of people have attended on each band night and on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. The ice is generally in excellent order, the music good, the waiting rooms comfurtable aud warm, and a careful and obliging janitor who spares no painsin keeping the ice well scraped and in every other way attending to the comfort of all who patron- ize the rink,

The members of Worth’s Band, to whom the citizens are indebted for having the rink open this winter, deserve great credit and liberal patronage for their pluck in under- taking to open it, particularly so as the

tink was looked upon by many as gone beyond recovery. Jt therefore must be? a source of satisfaction to them to find their efforts appreciated by having a good patron-

age which keeps on increasing. A few suggestions, however. may not be out of place. The music, although good, is

capable of considerable improvement. A more suitable selection for Rink use might be made, with now and ,then a_ chorus by the men; asa rule, the music is tov loud, and at times altogether too fast.

It would add very much to the comfort of the’skaters if a small expenditure were made im re-covering or renewing the cover- ing on the seats at the south end of the building, and a free use of the white-wash brush about the promenade.

Your, &c., CITIZEN. A Weather Bulletin

Toronto, Jan. 21—10 a.m. Increasing north to northwest winds ; fair cold weather.

ORGHMSTRAL CONGERY

Y. M. C. A. HALL,

Monday, 23rd Inst.

MR. VINNICOMBE..........6--+eccese Conductor po Bf 3g |} erent te Vocalist MISS 10 WGB ii... . vides egies ete +-»- Accompanist

PROGRAMME. PART I, Gloria in Excelsis (from First Mass).......Haydn

Orchestra, Violin Duet, No 2—Prelude (Study in double stops) deccodvelbes saclenvnvaue epee Dancla Walte-—Beddisol Occ eons. =. 5 cs cccccesee Bucalossi Orchestra.

Vislin Bole—Deenieee. . .« <> code orc vees Renard Miss Belle Newbery. Shnete—-Sutes Study (Classic)........Hauptmann fembers of Orchestra.

Cornet Solo—*The Moonlight Soft is Falling.” ARR POSE. ORS RE RS FE sae Mayfair

Mr. Fletcher. Gems of Scotland--‘* Bonny Laddie, High'and BME ows ccdak ck sneseecs ss eahineonee Benne

Orchestra.

PART IL Ovyerture—Martha...........scsceeessevecee Flotow Orchestra.

Vocal Solo, with Violin Obligato—La moe rasta

Miss Newbery and Mr. Vinnicombe.

Trovatore—String Quintette.................Verdi Members of Orchestra.

Violin Solo—J’ai Perdu mon Eurydice...... Gluck Master James Hyndman. Deetiiis Lama. . .. sions bakin cancine’ Jakobouski Orchestra.

Vocal Solo—When tis Moonlight. ........- White Miss Newbery.

quite sick of it, and would beg both gentle- men for pity's) sake to change the subject and find some matter of general interest to

fight about. H. GREEN.

Ward One.

Sir, —Your correspondent ‘* Voter,” itn the issue of Friday, refers to the necessity of having a representative from the eastern end of Ward One, and as it was distinetly understood at the canvass for Counciller Small last year that a candidate from that section of the Ward would be selected, it is

time for those promises to be carried Py E4sr END.

Grand Potpourri—To-night Fareweil.Schlepegrell Orchestra,

Gop SAVE THE QUEEN. Concert at 8, sharp. TICKETS, 35 cents, at Reddin’s Drug Store.

s<mas Goods,

~_ SATURDAY, JANUARY

21, 1888.

PEOPLE ARE SAVING MONEY!

Buy Clathg Ir. E. POOe

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It is a well known fact that his competitors cannot look at his low prices. They have to do some blowing.

But L. BE. PROWSE sells the Clothing. get what you want at L. BK. Prowse’s, you need not try His prices are the lowest ever known for First-class Goods,

200 Overcoats to be Sold at a Bargain.

COME AT ONCE AND GET ONE.

anywhere else.

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Ch’town, Jan. 12, 1888

market.

Ch’‘town, Nov. 18, 1887.

[* pursuance of an Act of the Genera} Assembly of this Island, mde and passedin. the forty- third year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, intituied: *‘An Act to amend tne Act of the eighteenth Victoria, Chapter thirty-four, intituled ‘An Act to Incorporate the

the same,’” I do hereby give Public Notice that an

to serve as a Common Council- man in the City Council for each Ward of said City,

Being in all a MAYOR and FIVE COMMON); COUNCILMEN, will be held on

Wednesday, the 25th day of January, A. D., 1888,

At the several places, that is to say:

In Ward No.1, ator near the Fire Engine | House on King Street, between Great George | and Prir.ce Streets. |

In Ward No. 2, at or near the house of Thomas Connolly, opposite Mr. KR. Heariz’s Warchouse. Sydney Street, between Great George and Prince Streets.

In Ward No. 3, at or near the Market House. |

In Ward No.4, at or near the Fire Engine} House, fronting on Kent Street, east, between Weymouth and Cumberland Streets.

In Ward No. 5, at or near the carriage shop of | Carroll & McAleer, corner of Euston and Great George Streets.

And nt the said Election the Poll will be opened | at nine o‘clock in the forenoon, and continue open = five o'clock in the afternoon of the same

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DESCRIPTION OF WARDS. Number One shall comprise all that part of |

‘Charlottetown which lies south of Dorchester |

Street, and the parcel of land formerly known as ' the Military Barrack Ground.

Number Two shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown which lies south of Richmond Street and north of Dorcbester Street.

Number Three shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown which lies south of Grafton Street and north of Richmond Street.

Number Four shall comprise all that part of Chariottetown which lies south of Fit“rey Street add north of Grafton Street.

Number Five shall comprise ali that part of | Charlottetown which lies north of Fitzroy Street, including the Common of the said Town.

NOMINATION DAY.

WEDNESDAY. the 18th inst,, from ihe time o

Twelve at noon until the hour of Four o'clock in

the afternoon of the same day. ie ;

Qualification of Electors. see Act 4), Victoria, |

on i See 20 and 64, and 48 Vic., Cap: 8, Sec. 12, L. 8.1

T. HEATH HAVILAND, Mayor of the City of Charlottetown.

A. H, MACPHERSON, City Clerk.

Mayor's Office, Charlottetown, j Jan. 10, 1888—wed fri sat

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amas Goods.

~ NOTICE

1s HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL M¥KETING of the Shareholders of

Tue EXAMINER PUBLISHING COMPANY will be | to 50 PER CENT. DISCOUNT.

held at the office of THE EXAMINER hewspaper, on WEDNESDAY, the 25th of January, inst., at the hour of eight o’clock in the evening.

W. A. F. SCOTT,

W* OFFER

a 1 2 ; 25 to 50 Per Cent. Discount. | | enforced. lance men, generally, Ido notthink, will be so the balance of our Stock of | easily culled.

FANCY AND XMAS GOODS at from 25 |

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town of Charlottetown andall Acts amending:

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To dispose of this immense stock within so short a time, it must be sold at a sacrifice, and we fore, give discounts varying from 20up to 30 per cent.

The stock consists of Seasonable and Fashion- able Goods, which are all marked in_ plain figures, and at prices that are well known to be the lowest in the

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Ch’town, Nov. 30, 1887.

To the Electors of Ward Four,

GENTLE MEN,—-After representing you for five

years, [am grateful forthe confidence you |! | express in again asking me to represent you. If | elected, I pledge my word and honor todo a'l I | can for the best interests of the Ward, the tem-

perance canse, and the city in general. I wish todraw yovratiention tothe card of Mr. Ewen Macdougail, in which he says :— “The ‘ Canada Tem sustained by a vote of the citizens, its enforce- I therefore pledge myself, if elected, tosee that the temperance law is

-respected equally with all other Jaws now in

forea. Relying with confidence on your s8up- port,” ete.

Atthe Ward Four meeting he said: ‘ True, I have been a rumseller, and my sympathy is with them ; and if I run, I will do so in the interest o the party.”

Citizens, here is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He has been a rumseller. has been convicted of breaking the law ; and he now tries to make you believe he is des/rous that that law should be Such two-faced deception! Temper-

I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Mosé respectfully. SAMUEL McRAE.

rance Act’ having been ,

'To the Electors «f Ward Five,

G ENTLEMEN,—Having been almost unani- mousiy nominated at alarge and influential

meeting of the Kiectors of this Ward, held on tie

llth inst., to nominate a candidate to represent

the Ward, Udo hereby acceptthe nomination ;:

and, if have the honor to be elected to repre-

sent you at the Council Board, will use my best

endeavors to promote the best interests of the

City ; to see that all city laws are carried ont in

| their integrity, and to get Ward Fivea fair shere

of the expenditure for ridewalks and etreet im-

provements, and the procuring of additional

| electric lamps for this part of the City.

| I have the honor to remain, Gentlemen,

| Your ob-dient servant,

oS GEOKGE CHARLES HOOPER.

| jani9

‘To the Civic Electors of Charlctte- town.

GENTLE MEN,—At the request of « large num ber of the Electors who, without solicitation on my part, so generously returned me as Mzyor jae the last Vivic Election, I again offer tayself as 'a Candidate for the Mayoralty at the fori hcoming | Election. Your obedient servant,

T. HEATH HAVILAND, Alma Cottage, Jan. 9, 1383.

japl7—3i eod pat guar ee ane ee ; ; = oe : en H ALL STOVE.—For sale, a Denmark Base S -; \ ANTED TO RENT.--A smal! Cottage or Burner, with a quantity of Stove Pipe, in u | pares repens in a convenient part of the city. | good condition. Apply to WILLIam HgeaRp, Halifax, N, ., Jan, 4, 1883. jan") = Appty at this office. lw—danis janT a sk 1X Tg cal e cilities faites i “a og we, all

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