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CHARLOTTETOW N. PRINCE

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ange in.our business at the re now closing out our

farge and Well-Assorted Stock of

At Unusually Low Prices,

Which, we are Sure, Will

Meet the Hard Times.

| Dress Gootls from 6 cents upwards. Grey Cottens from-4 cents ugwards. Prints from 6 cents upwards.

Hemp Carpeting

from-i2 cents upwards. Tapestry from 59 cents upwards. Brussels from $1.00 upwards.

All other lines we are stosing out at Prices that Defy

Competition,

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Charlottetown, June 30, 1879.

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The Insolvent Act of 1875'

and Amending Acts.

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Ferguson Robertson, and Robert Robin-

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& A. BROWN.

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TEA PARTY

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1 ea test Koonce PIG-NIG = SUPPLIES | , .

son Hodgson, Insolvents.

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ing of e.aboye In- solvents, dafyeibnaebe and held cat yioftice,

in Charlottetown, on Saturday, the sixteenth day of August, inst., notice is hereby given that up te noon of MONDAY, the 8th day of oe berett, { will receive tenders for the puréhases en /loc, Of the estate of the above named ' Insél verits- atid the several respective estates of each of them. 19

The tender must beanade in ee ae must sta yeret offered for the joint or Setinals estate’ of the above in solvents; 2d, the amount offered forthe sev- eral estates'of each of the above insélvents. ‘The person whose tender is accepted) shall be bound, in addition to the amountof his tender, to pay all costs, charges, and expensés! which the Assignee has incurred, or may incur, in respect of the above estate.

The Assignee and Inspectors-of. the estate are not bound to accept the highest or any tender. ;

The terms of purchase are payment in cash upon the execution by the Ass of an assignment of the above estates to the par- chaser, or as he shall direct. The estate of the above insolvents, and of each of them, consists of shipping, real estate, book and other debts a ee property of ee descriptions, ten Tow u verh belie of the’same, ‘by feference to the schedule of assets filed by the Insolvents with me in this matter. Certain portions of said estates have been sold since the insolvency, Sa of such as have been sold can

e obtained from, th ceeeds of such sales and the securities repre- senting the same shall form part of the estate and shall be assigned to the purchaser.

The éatate of the insolvents, and of each of them; is sold subject to all existing incum brances. Such incambrances shall be ascer- tamed bythe tenderer by searching at the

‘omeces.

D: harlottetown, P. Et. the 18th day of Augiist; 1879. BY WILSON HIGGS,

Aug, 19. Assignee,

MAIL NOTICE.

AILS for Great Britain will be closed at

10 o'clock, p.m, on THURSDAY in each. week, to be forwarded via Rimouski, and also on MONDAY, the 4th and 18th inst., at 4 o clock, a. m., to be forwarded via Halifax

Mails to be forwarded via Summerside and Shediac and also for all pl on, the route to Summerside and in Prince County, will be elosed ‘daily at 5.30 o'clock, a. m., also tor Summerside direct, at 5 p. m.

‘Mails to be forwarded via Steamers to Pictou will be closed every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and SATUR- DAY, at 5 o’vlock, a. m.

Mails for Georgetown and Souris East, and all places on those routes, will be closed daily at 6 o’dlock, a. m.

Post Office open from 8, a.m., till 9, p. m.

A, A. MACDONALD, Postmaster Post Office Charlottetown, ) . Ang. 290; 9879.97 jor“ te

QUEEN INSURANCE CO.

OF ENGLAND.

pe ave it~ effected on all kinds of Build- Merchandise and Produce, Also, on v on the stocks. : sl rates for isolated residences.

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Assignee. The net pro }

& GOFF’S

a, ‘BEER Ia L ‘ u at

Lemon, Raspberry, anid Pine Apple Syrup

Sold. in. -bottles and by the gallon.

‘Plain and Fancy Biscuits

Sold in Boxes.& Bbls, and-by the poun d.

Iceing Sugar, Raisins, Currants, Pastry Flour, Essence of Coffee, Confectionery, Nuts, Oranges, Potted Ham, Drivelled Ham, Potted Tongue, &e.

BEER & GOFF

June 23, 1879.

BRITISH AMERICA

Assurance Company. FIRE AND MARINE.

Cash Capel & Assets $1,176,401

INCORPORATED 1833. Head Gffice, - Toronto, Ont.

Risks taken on all. descriptions of Property at lowest rates.

PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES. HORACE HASZARD, Agent.

Ofiice, South Side Queen Square. July 10, 1879.

UNION HOUSE,

@ueen Street, Charlottetown.

P,P, CILLIS, ©. . . PROPRIETOR,

CHOICEST, WIMES & LIQUORS. NEW YORK LAGER BEER.

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ABLES set at all hours,.with every luxury of the season. Fresa Oysters received daily.

Rooms large and comfortably furnished.

CoaAcHEs from this House meet all Trains and Steamboats. First Class BARBER SHOP.

July 4, 1879—3m

BOSTON STEAMERS

GARROLL 2 WORCESTER Passage hate heduced to $8,

CARVELL BROS., Agents. Ch’town, Aug. 1879—1m eod pat ar Im

GLEAN & MARTIN, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Wewson’s Building, Opp) Post Office, 209 Sse Ay

' ed Promptly. rid pales: PO ie a

June, 1877--

A, A. Me -D.C, MARTIN, June 18° 1879,.—ex2aw

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EDWARD

FURTHER REDUCTION iN

PRICK OF

‘Albion Mines (Pictou, N. 8.) SLACK COAL,

it LACK aud ROUND COAL can_ now be |b obtained at the above mentioned Mines. ; Slack Coal, only $1.30 per toms Round Coal, $2.00,

For orders, apply to

G. W. DeBLOIS, Sole Agent for P. E. Island.

Orrick: No. 35 Water street.

Ch’town, June 23, 1879-—patsj kea h sp2m

RD ISLAND

| FOR SALE. aT fast sailing American Seheoner

“JULIA FRANKLIN,”

Of 71 tons Negister, with all her apparel, tackle, furniture, ete., now lying at Loril’s Wharf. ‘This vessel is built of white oak, is copper-fastened, and will be sold cheap, Par- ticulars can be had from the undersigned,

THOMAS CASELEY,

Administrator Estate iate Capt. 8. McDonald, Ch’town, Angust 9, I879—eod

CIVIC ELECTION,

BY THE MAYOR,

Licensing Board.

ES purseance of an Act of the General As-

) sembly of this Island, made and passed in the Portieth year df the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled : ‘tAn Act to amendfan Act to Incorporate the town of Charlottetown,” [ do hereby give public notice than an Election of Three Persons to constitute a Licensing —_ for the City of Charlottetown, will be held on

TUESDAY, | the Second: day of September, 1879,

-at the several’ places following, that _is te say: i

In WAKD No, 1—At the Store of. Mesers. J. & T. Morris, corner of Queen and Water Streets. 13

In WARD No. 2—At the Ware of Richard Heartz, Esq., fronting on Sydney Street.

In WARD No, 3—At the Market House.

In WARD No. 4—At the Fire Engine House, fronting on Kent Street, East.

In WARD No, 5—At the House of widow Tierney, corner of Great George and Euston Streets.

And at the said elections the. poll, willbe igpened atnine o'clock in the forenoon,and con-

nue open till Five o'clock in theafternoon. of the same day.

Tbe Board shall be elected by those enti- tled to vote for the Mayor of the city in each Ward. ,

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 old barrack ground. Number 'I'wo shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown which liessouth of Richmond Street and north of Dor- chester Street. Number Three shall comprise all that part of Charlettetown which lies south of Grafton Street and north of Richmond Street. Number Fourshall comprise all that

Fitzroy Street and north of Grafton Street. Number Five shall comprise ‘all that part of Charlottetown which lies north of Fitzroy Street, including the Common, of. the. said Town.

QUALIFIcAITons. An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the the town of Charlottetown, passed 18th April, 1877 :

Section 1. All the male inhabitants of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, who who shall have resided in the said city for at least one year then next preceding the day of such Election, and being British subjects, and such of whom shall actually, and within the Ward for which he shall vote, then be, ‘and for three months previously shall have been, actually and in his own right, the bona fide owner of the freehold of one whole Town Lot, Common Lot, Water Lot, or the bonn fide owner of a piece of ground of the yearly value of Thirty dollars, or the bona fide owner of the freebold of a Dwelling House, part of a Dwelling House; Store, Warehouse, Office or Shop, of the yearly value of Thirty Dollars ; or who shall be in the tenancy or occupancy of a Town Lot, Common Lot, Water Lot, or piece of Ground, Dwelling House, part of a Dwelling House, Shop or Warehouse, of the annual rent of Thirty Dollars, payable quar- terly, half-yearly, or yearly; and no other person shall be entitled to vote at said Elec- tions for such Mayor and Councillors pro- vided that every Rein, whose share of the rent amounts to Thirty Dollars annually, shall be entitled to vote ; and provided further, that every such male ae of age, aforesaid, and being a non-resident of such city, shall be doing business in, and being in actual oceupa- tion of, business or other premises in the said City, and who shall be qualified to vote at such Elections under any of the several quali- fications hereinbefore specified, shall be en- titled to vote for such Mayor and Councillors, in the Ward in which the. property on which he claims to vote shall be situate. of

W..E. DAWSON, Mayor of the City of Charlottetown. W. B, Morrison, City Clerk.

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Mayor’s Office, Ch’town, Aug, 16, 1879,

tl date

WEDNESDAY,

part of Charlottetown which lies south of:

ward Isiand. | To the Editor of the Free Press.

Sir,—How is it that Canadians, as a rule, are so little acquainted with the fair- est Province of their Dominion ? Naturally, the watering place of Canada, why is Prince Edward Island not more of a sum- mer resort! True, it is no. fashionable watering place, and afferds few of the re- fined luxuries of larger cities ; but ona quiet scale the hotel accommodations are all that can be desired, and, what is better, everywhere along the sea coast the com- fortable farm houses of a hospitable people are always open to the welcome summer visitors. Is economy a consideration ? Then you may do the round trip from Uitawa to Summerside for less than: $30, and your beard there need not exceed $4 per week.

Is a sea voyage an object? “Then take the Miramichi at Quebec fur a three days’ sail down the Gulf. Yon will call it the pleasantest trip of your life. There is little danger of seasickness at this season of the year. There is often scarcely a ripple on the water as you skirt the wild, rugged coast line of Gaspe, or anchor under the shadow of that mysterious Perce rock. About July or August you will long to get away from the city’s dust and oppressive heat. Let me direct you to a cool retreat, where neither dust nor heat obtrude; where no fog abscures the bright atmosphere and sky ; where the pleasant warmth of the day alternates with the delightful coolness of the evening ; where you can walk or labor with little fatigue, and where you sleep es that even an uneasy conscience doés not disturb your slumber.

Are you in need of mental rest? Here you will find it unbroken and unalloyed. Located in some cozy farm house along the coast, miles‘and miles away from the un- easy Civilization of cities, you can think as little as you please, and your héad can rest in peace... With some boon companion to make society for you, and with your favar- ite novelin hand, you can snatch up a mat. from the floor and a pillow from. the sofa, sally forth out of the house under the great shade trees on the lawn, then lay down on your back and talk or read—with the ripple,

wind breathing its restfulness ever your face... This is peaceful luxury. Here you can read, or sleep, or dream, and with no anxious care whether Letellier be dismissed or the Zuln war fovorably terminated, or how otherwise the outside world may wag.’ At night, in'some of the valley of the in- terior, there is a peculiar stillness that is of itself refreshing to the weary mind. Bor- dered and ‘enclosed as these vales often are by dark walls of stately spruce—the quiet- ness of natttre unbroken by any sound save perhaps the liquid gurple of a neighboring brook, and which by contrast only inten- ‘sifieés the stillness—their very quietness seems to creep over and into your spirits as you ramble up the glens, till the calm rest- fulness of nature, by a sort of sympathy, is absorbed and beeomes your own. A few weéks of such holidays tend to render slug- gish the current of your thought, and any sort of mental labor becomes a bore. Notice the effect when you return to city life. It takes you days after you return before the mind thoroughly awakens from its long rest to its wonted activity.

Do you appreciate natural scenery ? Then nothing grand or majestic is presented here,

{ but every part of the Island is, neyerthe-

less, quietly, yet really beautiful. Some- times perhaps as seen in the cultivated fields, stretching far up the hillside, with the wind making wavelets in the ripening grain—sometimes as seen in the roads— red, clean and winding—skirted now and then by a vigorous undergrowth of fern, and threading their course through long avenues of lofty firs—sometimes, as in the delightful landscape of woodland’ and sheltered vales, fertile fields and comfort- able homesteads—sometimes in the glorious sunset, on the Straits of Northumberland, with the flood of golden sunlight on‘ the gently-heaving sea, with the sails of the passing vessels bathed in the mellow rays, and the distant shore of New Brunswick framing the picture.

Are you fond of sea-bathing? Then come here. You will find it to your taste— either cold as the Atlantic at the points and bluffs, or deep in the bays, where the tide comes in for miles over the sand bars, the water embraces you with a warmth that is perfectly luxurious. The shores are everywhere easy of access. The sand beach is red and smooth, and firm, and so clean is it, and so inspiring the sea breeze that blows in over it, that many an older man than you has been tempted and enabled to cast aside, for a brief space, the burden of his years, and to become a child again. In his bare feet, he runs and skips like a school boy, over the sand or through the shallow pools between the bars —-now tossing up his hat in very glee-—now drawing a long breath of the invigorating air—now chasing the receeding wave far out, or sporting with~its crest asit suddenly returns and rushes at him in its mimic

anger.

Bo you love boating? Here it is to be. enjoyed in all "a ele — the coast

ou may have the s freshening sea as that stirs up the white caps, and tosses up the spray over your bows. and’ bende L Remnee bse foe gremtias is even wit e water's - your: gallant little boat flies onward like moun Or, in the~bays you may have your quiet sail, with only a gentle ruffle ae surface filled, and with the lazy liquid chopping of

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AUGUST 27. 1879,

Summer Holidays m Prince Ha-|

of the poplars overhead, and the gentle|¥

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the wavelets on the side of the boat, almost lulling you to sleep. Ii you happen to feel sentimental—and such accidenta are said tu

| be quite frequent on the Island—then take

your fair companion out fora row along the coast. Of course, the moon must be at full, the night must be calm and clear, and all the better if it be the calm just after the storm. Your little boat will then ride up and down sv ently on the swell of the wave and the dancing moonbeams will be on the waters all around you, the dark reddish, shadowy outline of the coast will bound your view ; while from the shore and the caves, and apparentiy from the very depths below you, there will come floating around you. the music of the sea-—rich, mellow, murmuring music as if old Neptune were hushing the waves to sleep with one of his faintest yet sweetest melodies. Of course, you cannot but see the,charms of external nature reflected in the eye, aud hear them echoed from the voice of the fair one by your side. “Can you téll me anything, this of heaven, nearer paradise ’

Do you care for shooting! In Augnst, black duck, snipe and plover abound, Gulls are always plentiful but you wont appre- ciate their flesh at first’ or perhaps at last. Ametenrs find them tough and fishy. Did you ever amuse yourself by peppering away with a shot gun at a flock.of gulls till your shoulder was sore with the recoil, and till your bump of destructiveness even, recoiled at the dreadful slaughter? Shot one and then toss it high up into the air. The whole flock from far and near will collect over your head, sail round their dead com- panion and survey it, then peer down at you as if prompted by insane curiosity, and scream. One by one they topple to your feet at. the report of your fowling piece, but the foolish birds will never pt a lesson—neyer learn to grow wary of their deadliest enemy. How gullible the poor things are !

| Do yow like fishing? Ah, now I see, by the light in your eye, that 1 have struck a chord of sympathy. Then let me.tell you of a place where lobsters, orsters, codtish and mackerel in vast timbers abound. The mackerel ‘fishing, you’ will like: best when 'they bite: well. Yow will be'am rap- tures with it when you fish: with four lines at a time, when a shoal of mackerel strikes our bait, when you fgel the, sharp twinge of the bite at the end of each line, when you are distressed or undecided as to which rel you will pull. first; and when you , but vainly, endeavor to haulin all four lines over the side of the boat at once. You may fish lobsiers with your toes, or hook them out witha frem under the rock. Some ‘people find it hard on “the toes. You fish oysters out ef a boat with tongs or wade for them at low tide. Seme prefer to take them with a little pepper and salt on the spot. Oysters they, say are more portable in bulk, and_the shells are so in- convenient to carry. But the. trout fishing deserves special mentien. Every stream and ‘inlet here, accessible’ from the sea, abounds with silvery speekled salt water trout. Fancy, during last month, in two days’ fishing at North Lake, near Souris, to catch seven hundred beautiful fish, each weighing from 4lb. to 1} Ibs. And imagine fishing with three fly-hooks on your casting line, and dozens of times. landing three of these fine trout ata time. This is sport indeed: So voraciously do they bite at the evening catch, that you find no time to whisk off those horrible flies that. take a mean. advantage ef your absorbing vocation to niake love to your -neek and ears; your arms at length become tired with the con- stant strainat the end of your line, and you..give up and sit down to rest with a sort of feeling of disgust at your good luck. As your eyé lights on the extent of your catch you begin to wonder how you are to get so many tish home, and how youvare tu distribute them when you get there.

I cannot too highly recemmend the Is- land to Canadians for their summer holi- days, From personal observations of many parts of America and Eurepe, | may .say, there are few places that equal it ih the fertility of its. soil, im the richness of its verdare, in the beauty and variety of its scenery, in its comfortable houses, and in its people, at once independent, hospitable and intelligent. There is no spot where you can find such sweet rest for the sole of your foot, or where such varied and hea!th- ful recreations await you. Surely it is much better for, you to give a wide berth to Saratoga, Orchard Beach, and other weary fashionable resorts, and to return from your month’s vacation on the Island with a mind sweethhy refreshed, with ten pounds added to your weight in the community, with elasticity in your footstep, and with health beaming out of every well-rounded feature of your tawny countenance.

Yours, etc., J. Hi. B. Bd ite NE Th ac ty of the Factions.

The two riotous labor factions of Quebec are at peace with each other. ‘This is the result of an understanding embodied in a regular treaty, and signed by plenipotentar- ies. representing the two high contending

parties. The provisions of the treaty em-

y principles that, if acted on’ between nation and nation, would bring back peace in the golden age. ‘The sum and substance of the treaty can be expressed in these few words :—That each party shall mind its own business ; and that neither party shall meddle with the other. Nothing could be rfiore simple or more eflieacious. What a pity the excellence.of this plan was not re- cognized before the beastly riets began. It is a plan that works like a charm.—A?. John News,

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