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Loeal and Other Items.

City CouNcit meeting to-night. nia New Carprrs at the London House.

iat Cuorca Showing Prunes at Beer & Goff's, ee GaLBRAITa ’s Bayyp at the Reller Rink to. night > sex the Black Worsted Suits at the Lon- don House,

wtalbcaigiblnith uRGLARS are doing a rushing business at Newcastle, N. B.

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Men's Paum Scree Surrs just opened at!

the |! ondon House.

7 : ‘ : ithe hole A FINE assortment of Chocolate Goods just | lower part of the hole has fireserved its form

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received at Beer & Goff's. wuipdidiiiben

Tue Salvage Corps will meet this evening at their room at 7.30 o'clock.

THe steam tug Sea King is expected here from Chatham, N. B., this evening. -- ~~. Rev. D. D. Mooxs bas an article in support ef the Selvation Army in the Wesleyan,

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Tue firemen are requested to meet for practice on Victoria Park, at 6.45 this even- ing.

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Tux barkentine Erema, P. Ledwell, master, to Peake Bros. & Co., arrived here this fore- noon.

i Iv is, we learn, the intention of the Govern- meat to epen a Post Office in Groshaut, King’s Co., at an early date. A mertixe of St. Peter’s Church congre- gation will be held in St. Peter's Boys’ Schoolroom, this evening, at 74 o’clock.

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Tue bark Claribel. Walsh, master, owned by Messrs. Welsh & Owen, arrived here from New York at ten o'clock this morning.

Cart, McLaren’s schooner, Critic, will be employed in the protection of the fisheries, This schooner is the only one that is likely to be taken from this Island, we understand.

A RIGULAR meeting of the Benevolent Irish. Society will be held in the Gallery of their Hall, Prince Street, this evening, at eight o'clock. By order, John Hennessey, Secretary.

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A CORRESPONDENT at Miminigash, writing on the 7th, says: ‘The prospect for iobster packing is very bright. One firm which set its traps on the 4th, packed six cases on the 6th and twenty cases on the 7th,

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Fivsurse, L. 1., has a Vigilance Organiz- ation, the object of which is to punish married men for staying out late at night. The punish. ment consists for the most part in ‘‘ducking”’ the offending individual under the vi'lage

ump. A branch of this organization should & formed in Charlottetown. sGintiitten

St. Groxce’s Lirerany aNnp Desatixe Cics.-—At the nex: meeting. to be held to- morrow night (instead of Wednesday night) Capt Weeks, of the Engineers, will read a paper on ‘The Relation of Physical Exercise to Mental Culture.”” This will be the last meeting of the season.—B. F. Messervey, Seeretary,

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Tae St. John Telegraph reports that the schooner Beulab, about 380 tons, Capt. Kyan, of Jordan River, from Boston bound to Tig- nish, P. E. 1, with a general cargo, went ashore on Big Gulf Ledge, Whitehead, Cc. B., at 9 o’clock on Wednesday night, during a dense fog. The crew were saved, The vessel will probably be a total wreck.

Ir isv leasing to note that Mrs. A, D. MoLeod’s besatifal m, on “Spring” —tfiret published in Tos Fxamiver—has been re- produced, and given first plece, in The Scot- tish American Journal of the 5th inst. This mark of appreciation will not fail to gratify Mrs. Me and her friends. Mrs. Me- Leod’s timely lines on ‘‘The Tree,” appears in another columa.

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Suppex Deatruas.—Says the Moncton Transcript: Mra Hugh Green, of Meadow Brook, was on Monday morning in her usual good health, and before evening she lay a co’ Her husband was abseut at the time. She leaves three small children. * On Tuesday morning. Mrs. Poileys, relict of the late Mr. David Polleys, of ®t. Andrews, died very suddenly, while in the act of taking a drink of water. The cause of death was « failure of the action of the heart.

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Arthe Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court this forenoon, three of a gang of east end vagrants were disposed of, one being fined $20 or 30 days, for assaulting a companion with a knife during a drunken brawl, another was sentenced to one months im- prisonment and the third was given twenty- four hours to leave the City. The Bcott Act case was dismissed owing toa lack of evidence, and one drunk was fined $2.70 and costs.

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A MeeTING will be held in the Liberal Con- | servative Rooms, Cameron Block, to-morrow, Tuesday evening at § p. m, at which Mr. Brown, ©. E., will show the plan and give estimates, &c., of the proposed drive-way to be made in Victoria Park. It will be shown that a half-mile track forty feet wide can be constructed, which will be a great attraction to the Park, and a place where any pers» can enjoy ® pleasant drive, All persons who favor the undertakiug are requested to be present.

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Tue St. John Globe says :~ In a bucket on board the schooner Anna Currier, on Quinn's blocks, are two queer specimens of fish. They were in a quiescent state when inspected by our reporter, and closely resembled two large cucumbers, The captain of the schooner stated that when active they can streteh themselves out to quite a length and project from. their heads numberless ‘‘feelers,” by which they can cling on to an object. They fastened themselves on the chain while the vessel was at anchor near Mt. Desert the other day and were hauled on board. They belong to the squid family.

We call at’ ntion to the advertisement in to-day’s issue of the Redpath Concert Com- pany, who give two of their very unique and attractive performances in tho Y M. C. A Hall here, on Monday and Tuesday evenings, May '7 and 18. In every city where these accomplished artists have performed, the most flattering notices have been given. Never before have the people of Ohariotte- town had such « galaxy of talent visit them. The tickets are already selling, and as only ® limited namber sre issued, we advise our friends to procure them without delay.

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Tus Myrtle Navy tobacco is not burdened

with the usual costs which swell the price

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| them. The merchant does not require to

eep alarge stock on hand swelling its price with interest, for the fsctory is »n Immediate source of supply to him at the cost of a postal card, or at most telegram. He !oses

| nothing, therefore, from being overstocked,

/ minimum rate of profit ineligiiniinhiin

IN exvavating for the new water works at St. Hyacinthe, Qie., Wm Perry, (the engin- eer, who visited this city on business connect- ed with the introduction of waterworks) after | inking a good way through the clay on the | bank of the Yamaska River, discovered a re- | markable cylindrical hole, similar to the bot- tom of a wel!. |feet trom the surface, but above the level of the river. Bits of charcoal were found as if ‘ad been used as a fire place. The

by the reason of the lining of the well. The burnt bricks are supposed to have resulted

from the burning of the clay wall while the | j male or oven was in use by the Indiana

nails .. © G. T —On Tuesday, the 4th inst, A. J. Campbell, Provincial Deputy Good

‘Templar, installed the following officers of Morning Star Lodge, No. 18, located at Uigg, for the ensuirg quarter ;—

W. C.—J. A. McDonald.

W. V.—Ada Muaic.

W. Chap.—A. J. Campbell.

W. 8.—D. McD. Campbell.

F. 8.—H. McLeod,

W. T.—Jane Martin.

W.M.—W. A. McLeod.

A. 8.—Mary Relle McPhail.

Db. M. —Emily Campbell.

O G,—L. Ross,

I G.—F. Evans.

P, W. C. T.—Cyrus McKinnon. ->

Hitisporoven Park.—Marked improve- ments are being made on these beantiful grounds. The walks are nicely rounded up A number of suitable trees were donated on Arbor Day. Messrs. Houle and McPherson, Railway Trackmasters, gave the Committee quite a number of mountain ash and other nice trees Silas Hodgson, Esq , of the Rail- way Department, provided four very fine white birch trees. James Byrne, Eeq., planted a beautifal Irish oak in froat of the Content Notre Dame. The Committee pur- chased from Neah Harper ten rock maple trees of large growth ; and four english oak trees from Mr, John MeMillan, of North

River, There is room left for a few choice elm, lime, or any other ornamental trees which the committee would be glad to

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THE steamer Clifton, Capt. Wade, from London via Swansea and Halifix, arrived at this port Saturday evening, with a general cargo from London and Halifax and a con- sigument of Railway fish plates from Swansea. The Clifton left London for Swansea on the 15th April and Swansea for Halifax on the 22d April, arriving thereon the 2nd May. making the passage in ten days She left Halifax fer this port on the 5th May and entered the Strait of Caneo, which was pretty well filled with heavy drift ice, at noon on the 6th. At 3p. m. of the same day the ersnk shaft of the forward engine broke, and while gettiog ready to work with another engine both anchors were lost. By 11 p. m the engines were again in working order and the steamer proceeded on her cours», arriving

here as above stated. Mr. 4G. G. Dill, of the North Atlantic Steamship Company, who has been sent out

on business for the Company, was a passen- ger from Swansea for Chatham. Of the Clifton’s officers but three of the old staff remain, vz: Captsin Wade, Chief B@nagineer White and Second Engineer Mitchell, She will likely leave for Chatham this evening.

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Defying Customs Officers.

For some time past the Montreal cus- toms authorities have understood that the firm of Patterson, Kissock & Co. were passing goods at undervaluation. Several times they attempted to gain access to the books of the firm and obtain the necessary information, butin vain. Subsequently officers applied to the minister of custome at ‘Ottawa, and Thursday afternoon once more attempted to get possession of the books, but failed. Next morning they made another attempt, and a strugg’e en- sued, as, since the previous afternoon, the firm had taken legal advice and were de- termined to resist to the last. During the altercation revolvers were drawn and, fear- ing fatal resnlis, the firm telephoned to the police authorities for assistance. Detect- ives were despatched to the scene, partial order was restored and several arrests made. The arrests necessitated the officers going to che police court, after which they returned to the store to entinue their work, but again were balked by the firm, who had locked the books in the safe and refused access to them. The officers then seized the stock, which is valued at $175,- 000. The firm have taken legal proceed- ings against the custom house authorities to see whether they can hold the stock. The firm state that they are quite innocent in the matter, but would not give access to their books or other information unlees the court ordered them to do so. The charge against the firm is one of a very serious character as Officer Gross was the hearer of the order issued by Chief Justice Ritchie of Ottawa, which the firm have disregarded.

Diminution of Breweries.

A matter which is a t-acting much a‘- tention in England isthe rapid diminution of the number of breweries. Sixieen years ago the brewers of the United Kingdom numberd 32,000. Between 1870 and 1880 they grew fewer at the rate of a thousand a year, and at the last mentioned date only mustered some 22,000 In 1881 they had become reduced to 15,000. Siece then the decline has been less rapid, but still they are yearly losing ground to a surprising ex- tent. They nomber at the paesent time only 13,000, or 19,000 less than sixteen years ago. Were there a corresponding de- crease in the consumption of beer it would bo a cause of great rejoicing to temperance advocates; but such isnot the case, though the temperance movement has had a pre- ceptible effect upon the business, and it is expected to still further curtail it. The great cause is the levying of a duty upon beer instead of upon malt, which has had the effect of concentrating the business in fewer hands.

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General Lord Wolseley denies that he had declared that if home rule was granted to Ireland he would resign his command for the purpose of leading dn army of Ulster men to resist the new Irish govern- ment, and one thousand other British offi- cers would follow his example, as stated by Wm. Johnston, loyalist member of Parlia-

of most articles. to the consumer; the firm

employ vo travellers whatever their orders ame “= them iustead of being sought by

ment for South Belfast, in a speech at Dungannon.

The article is a staple one, for which there is | as constant a demand as for wheat or flour, | }and the merchant can therefore, sell it at a!

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‘Sexo.at Despatoues To THe Kxaminxe,}

Acting Under Orders Orrawa, May 9.

The seizure of the American fishing | schooner David J. Adams, by Capt. Scott, 'was made under orders direct from the | Minister of Marien. When the seizure was reported, a telegram was sent by the | Minister to Scott to guard the schooner at | Digby, but before that telegram reached him Capt. Scott has started for St John. In obedience to instrnetions he has taken the ‘schooner back to Dicbyin order that legai preceedings may be taken in the port in which the capture was effected.

infanticide.

Moncton, May 9. | Tha Coroner’s inqnest on body of infant | found in Mrs. Duaffy’s cellar on Thursday last, developed the startling fact that death had been the result of foul play. The girl Nora Murphy, who is still in bed, will be arrested.

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A Large Fire. Orrawa, May 9. By a large fire in Hull, cpposite Ottawa, this morning, three hundred families were rendered homeless, Ssveral shops and houses on the Main St,, and also the Dominion Post Oftice building were burned,

Great Excitement, Giovucester, Mass., May 9. There is great excitement here, over the seizure of the David J. Adams.

Latest News in Brief.

New York, May 9.

Honolula has been scourged by tire. Eight thousand persons, mostly Chinese, are homeless. Loss, $150,000; insurance only $23,000.

The Archbishops of Quebec and Bal- timore will be created Cardinals June 10th.

Philip Gosset, manager of the Jersey Bank which failed under suspicious cir- cumstances, has been sentenced to five years penal servitude for embezz'ement.

The Powers have completely blockaded all Greek ports.

The Greek Government resigned ; but the King refused to accept their resig- nations.

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THE TREE.

Thou noblest of all nature’s growth ! Where’er thy shadows fali,

Thy beauty, and thy peerless worth Doth reach the hearts of all.

O‘er all the forms which wake to life In unison with spring

Of stately structure, perfect hue, Thou reign’st unrivalled king.

Erst—while the Jewish exiles hung Their harps thy boughs along,

And poured their wearied spirits forth In strains of plaintive song.

So yet, neath shimmer of thy leaves, Roll back the waves of Time,

And exiled souls in dreams return To home's serener clime.

Before the German peasants’ eyes Thuringian forests ioom ;

Whilst cypress of the Sunny South Lights up Italia’s gloom,

The English hail their country’s oak Through which great victories came ;

For naval power, in danger’s hour, Sustained Old England’s fame.

The ebon cross of Erin’s Isle Bedecks her loyal daughters,

In every land, on every strand Saved by the glittering waters.

Ah !sweetly mong the rowan-trees Ayond the seething foam,

The Scotsman hears heaven’s harpers play Around his mountain home.

Fair in thy sweet resume of youth, Fair in ae gorgeous day,

Surpassing fair in Autumun’s garb, Even beauteous in decay.

Beneath thy shade rich melodies From woodland warblers ring ; Whilst nightly cradled in thy arms They rest their wearied wing.

A landmark thou in vale of years ; White stone in history;

Loud publisher of private wrongs, Or nation's victory.

’Neath aged Oak of Elderslie Five centuries tell the tale

How, at the name of Scotland’s chief, Her enemies turned pale.

An English yew-tree speaks her fate, Who, by a despot’s breath,

In radiant beauty graced a crown, Then sank in shameful death.

Treesnote the spot where Bonaparte Surrendered at Sedan

Ambition’s sceptre, framed for self, Through blood of brother man.

The Grand Republic views with pride That beauteous, branching elm ;

Where Briton’s firmest, noblest foe, For Victory turned the helm.

By souls that in the greening leaf

The Great Designer sees rs from The X’er Living Life among the trees.

Sweet whis Are hear

And every changing summer hue Which decks the forest band,

In homage bends our grateful hearts To Him, Whose faultless hand

Doth plant the seed, and sap the stem, And rear the structure high,

Till noble branches incense bear Into the bright, blue sky.

Whose artist touch illumes the dool Of woodiand’s waning green ;

With flashing streaks of red and gold Sunlit in glorious sheen.

So Faith may ao with restful eye Across this desert wold ;

To find the darksome shades of earth Relieved by Heaven’s bright gold.

And Hope may realize that day Beside the crystal river, ; Where, sheltered by the Tree of Life

Pure joys flow on for ever.

Ch’town, Arbor Day, 1886.

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Horsford’s Acid Phosphate, IN CONSTIPATION.

Dr. J. N. Robinson, Medina, O., says: ‘In cases sf indigestion, constipation and nervous prostration, its results are happy.”

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Lieutenant Anthony Copp, jr., of Ham- ilton, Ont., field battery, was working on a ladder at his father’s establishment, last Friday, when he lost his footing and fell sixteen feet, striking first a man who was standing at the foot of the ladder and then bouncing on to a pile of machinery. He struck on his head aud shoulders, and suffered such injurtes that he died same night.

BIRTH.

At Mount Edgcumb, Charlottetown Royalty, on Wednesday, May /, the wife of James E. Welsh, Esq., of a son.

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DIED.

_At Charlottetown, on the 8th inst., Mrs. Joseph Stright, in the 78th year of her age. [Funeral on Tuesday, at 2 o'clock residence of T. R. Williams. Bayfie

P m., from the d Street.]

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SHIP NEWS. PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN. ENTERED,

michi, Feqcet, Montrea

May 10—John Miller, Brown, Port Mulgrave ; 85 Clifton, Wade, London, mdse; J W Alien, aa Northport, lumber; Cora, Thorp, Pictou, coal.

‘CLEARED.

May 8—SS Miramichi, Baquet, Pictou; Onward Dotten, Pugwash, mdse. ,

OTHER PORTS.

_ Georgetown, May 10—Arrived Brigt. Sirius, Sigsworth, from Boston, fiour, &c., for Messrs, Carvell Bros. - Liverpool, G. B., April 23—Sailed, Barque Sappha, McPhee, for Booth Bay, N. S., cargo salt. uantanamo, Cuba, April 28—Loading, Barque Lady Nairn, Richards, for north of Wattsmnn cargo sugar.

FOR LONDON.

Ts steamship ‘‘CLIFTON,” is intended to leave

Charlottetown fer Londen about 18ih MAY. Shippers of Cattle, Lob-

sters, Grain or other goods, in order to secure room, will require to engage freight at ano

early date. FENTON T, NEWBERY,

Agot, Ch’town, Mav 5, 1886,

SHIPPERS a

Lobsters and Canned Goods,

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ZVOR the convenience of Lobster Packers and Shippers we will place that large, three-story building on No. 2 Wharf, at a cheap rate of storage and will grant ware- house receipts for goods stored therein. On goods so warehoused and shipped by any of our vessels no storage will be charged.

As this warehouse is well situated, there is scarcely any risk from fire, and being almost surrounded by water, Tnusurance can be effected at a very moderate rate,

PEAKE BROS. & CO.

Ch’town, May 6, 1886—3aw tf

CITIZENS’ SKATING RIWK,

HE General Anaual Meeting of the Share holders of the Citizen’s Skativg Rink Company will be held in the Rink on WED- NESDAY, the 12th day of MAY, at 8 p. m, By order,

w, W.

STANLEY, Secretary May 4--3i

NOTICE.

TOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in the Charlottetown Gas Light Company will take place at the Gas Works, on TUESDAY, the Lith day of MAY next, at the hour cf Eleven o'clock, in the forenoon, for the pur- pose of electing Directors and the general traneacting of business.

DENNIS MURPHY, Manager.

Ch’town, April 30, 1886,

TENDERS.

TENDERS are requested for completing St.

Joseph’s New Convent. Plans and speifica- tions to be seen at the office of the undersigned.

Tenders to be sent in not later than lithjof May.

STIRLING ¢ HARRIS, Architects. Ch’town, May 5, 1886,

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LUNG HEALER

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| Ask for the Ceruine Mecic | Portrait and his own and the Proprietor’s signature.

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May 8—Carrie B, More, ener, coal; S$ S Wied: |

STRICT ATTENTION

to Business, Honesty and Square Dealing, and paying Cash every time, is what has placed i.

E. PROWSE

to the front of all competitors, in CLOTHING, HATS, X&c.

He does not advertize to sell gods at cost, but he guaran- tees to sell from 10 to 25 per cent less than those who do adver- tize to sell at cost.

He does not try to deceive the people by making a big blow and offering paltry rewards, but trys to do things right anc. has the goods to back him up in what he advertizes.

He has now about 6,500 HATS and $4,000 worth of CLOTHING, which he guarantees to sell from 10 to 25 per cent less than any house in the trade, A lot of this Clothing was bought less than half price, and will be sold less than half price.

He does not ask the people to believe his advertisement until they see his prices; he knows then they will believe, and knows that the goods and prices back him up every time.

All goods freely shown, or sent to any part of the town. Wee Please don’t forget to call.

Dae) 0) Bee J RE ea

Sign of the BIG HAT, 74 Queen Street. Ch’town, May 7, ’86—eod wky

GRAND SPRING OPENING

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Fashionable toods- BEER . BROS.

Dress Goods Department. Millinery Bepartment.

Our stock in this Department is very com-} Our stock of Hats, Bonnets, Flowers, Fea- plete, comprising the new Panama, Canvas|thers and new Trimmings excels anything and Bouc'e Cloths, &e, &c, with averyjeven we have ever shown, in assortment, choice lot of Trimmings to match. In Black!variety, quality and lowness of price All Goods our values are better than ever before|goods were bought at headquarters, and, in and, in addition to our usual lines, we havelevery respect, we think our stock in this introduced the new Pearl, Panama, Basket|Mepartment will be found unequalled, Special and French Satin Cloths. In Print Cottons/attention is given to Mourning Orders and our showing is very large and values good. |Wedding Outtite.

:0: Our Mantle Department is unusually attractive, including the neweet French and English Goods, in Dolmans, Paletots, Sacks, &c., in Silk, Cashmere, Soleilgand Ottoman.

JHRSEYS! JERSEYS! JERSEYS!

A very large and complete range of Black and Colored Jerseys.

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Gloves, Efouse-F'urnishings, Hosiery. GOOD GOODS! LATEST STYLES & LOWEST PRICES AT

BEER BROS., 43 & 75 Queen Street.

Ch’town, April 29, 1886,

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

JAVING secured the services, as Manager of my

BISCUIT FACTORY,

of MR. THOMAS RANKINE, formerly with Messrs. T. Ran- kine & Sons, St. John, N. B., and lately from the Steam Biscuit Works of Messrs, F. A. Kennedy & Co., Cambridgeport, Mass., I am now ina position to offer to the Wholesale and Retail Trade of the Island, anything in my line, guaranteeing a better article than can be imported, at reasonable prices,

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PRINCE STREET.

Ch’town, May 5, 1886—1mo eod

TISN_WAREAOUSE

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XTRA value for MARCH and APRIL in Table Damasks, Napkins, Sheeting, Pillow Cottons, White and Gray Cottons, Towelings, Tickings, White and Colored Knitting Cottons,

CARPETS AND OLLCLOTHS.

1 OASHB BMBROLTDERY,

direct from Switzerland, just opened.

A. Le BROWN.

Ch’town, March 15.—wkly

karmer Hard Luck :—‘ What will I do? My family give me no peace on ge¢count of the Boots I bring them. They say they are leaky and don’t wear.”

Farmer Good Fortune :—“ My friend. you are right; bad Boots do bring trouble. The Boots I buy give wife and children great satisfaction. If you want to astonish and please your family buy your next Boots at

DORSEY GOFF & CO,,’

Ch’town, March 22, 1885,