Local and Other Items.

No mails ssing te-day. eo - Ma. Borranaite, LIaspector of Inland Revenue, Halitax, is at the Rankin. > Mr. W. J. Weipos, the well-known pro

prie'or of the Weldon House, Moncton, died a f w days ago. aii (us Caroival on Tuesday evening last was most successful ever held in st. John. Over six hundred maskers took part.

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8 Tux final meeting of the Committee of St. Paul's Church Bazaar was held yesterday, and the nett receipts were found to be $510, >

James FE. Grayt, Esq, returned home last | Only would a large area of land of the most |

Burned to Death.

i should have a safe and enduring bridge, | 7 whereas it is well known that piles are | eaten off by the worms almost as quickly |

night after a business tour of five weeks in the { ppe Provinces and the United States. ae —

Ova of the ‘“‘Circassian’s” passenzers, William Haigh, belonging to Port Hope, Ont., was robbed of £90 in gold on the recent passrge.

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Tur graveyards at Dartmouth, N.58., are so full that the town authorities contemplate closing them up and starting a mew one ont- side the suburbs.

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Tnos, Coxvyor & Sons, St. John, Rope Manufacturers, respectfully solicit orders through their agent, Mr. J. E. Grant, who will call on the trade shortly with samples.

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A very handsome memoria! pulpit has been presented to St. Jobn Presbyterian church, in memory of number of his personal friends outside the congregation.

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Tux Zuni Indians of New Mexico are being scourged with meazles, A despatch of the 26th says over one hundred children of the tribe have died within the past month and the disease is still raging.

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We learn that it is the intention of the Dominion Government to euforce its claim to the fullest extent agaiast the Liquida- tors of the Bank of P. E. Island. The claim which is a prior one is something over $100, 000. > —

Beryep ro Dearn.—Mrs. Margaret Dur- kes, of Kelly's Cove, Yarmouth Co., N. 3., was so badly burned by the ignition of her dress while standing before an open fire on Wednesday last, that death ensued on the following day. She was seventy-six years of aze.

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Tue sale of seed wheat, oats, hay and straw takes place by Mr. Dodd at Mr. Henry Beer's farm ‘“‘Bellachin,” to-morrow. It will afford our farmers a chance to secure a good article of White Russian Wheat. Mr. Beer showed us a sample of this article which is excellent and profitable. Last year he reaped from seven acres two hundred and twenty bushels. This is a good result.

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Tue recent visit of the Prince of Wales to the slums of the Holborn district, London, to collect information in regard to the life of the poor to assist him as a member of the Royal Commission on Dwellings of the Poor has been sufficient for his purpose. The arrangements for an inspection of South London have been stopped, the Prince having intimated that he bo? «een enough to justify the objects of the Coss ws. 58100.

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Tue Spatve Hitz Dirsicviry Over.—A despatch of the 25th to the Halfax Chronicle, from Spring Hil] Mines, says:—‘‘The work- men here went on a strike on Wednesday morning last. They said two men were not making fair wages. and they wanted the price raised or the men put in another place. ‘They did not present their grievance to the manager until Friday morning, when the matter was arranged satisfactorily, the discontented men being promised another place, The mines re- sumed work to-day.”

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A Case or Bear.—-A Farwell, Mich., pepe tells of a man who sold the standing timber on @ piece of land, and the purchaser, while cutting it, discovered and captured two bears. The land owner protests that the purchaser did not buy aay bears, and hence had no right to them. The case presents some novel points, which the Supreme Court may yet have to decide, As the bears were in one of the trees sold, the capturer thinks he has a good title to them, and has already killed and eaten one of the beasts, thus putting it beyond reach of a replevin suit.

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Aw explosion took place in the Bank of Commerce, Toronto, on the 25th mstant. A plumber had been at work in the vault on Saturday, and had left a gas jet turned on. The messenger went in on the morning of the @5th and struck a light, He was lifted to his feet and carried twenty feet away, receiv- ing severe injuries. Twelve clerks at their desks were knocked about like nine-pins, and sent into all corners of the room. ‘The teller was blown out of a window into the street. Every window was blown out, and the build- ing injured to the extent of several thousand dollars. Itis thought that all the injured will recover.

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FLoops have again visited London, Ont. A despatch of the 25th says:—Since last night there has been no material change of condition in the river, with the exception that the ice in the main channel has fallen four feet below the height obtained last week. This has been caused b¥ a down pouting of water which has flowed beneath the ice, and being joined by that from the south branch, has caused almost all the water to leave the river along the north branch. More sérious danger is to be appre- hended. This may be instanced by the fact that on Saturday grinding was carried on as usnal at Hartley's mills, but this morning the water had risen jo such a height that it had bo be stopped. A great quantity of slush jce and water has flowed into the stream and is being danmed up by ice. This has formed a further blockade, which, with the additional water that will flow into theriver when a thaw occurs, may prove more serious than anything yet anticipated.

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Or Interest ro Lawyers.—Among the more important judgments rendered in the Supreme Court of Quebec, recently, was that in the case of Almour (appellant) vs. Harris (respondent). In the first inttance the action was brought on a judgment rendered in the Superior Vourt of Nova Scotia, “The defend ant plecded, among ofher things, that the action was taken on promissory notes, and that since osntering iene these notes had become prescribed, the judgment of the Noya Scotia Court not interrupting the ordin- ary preseriptions, The court held that, in the absence of any propt of the law of Nova catia resp-cting the prescpiption of pramis- sory notea, the law of this province mus

govern, and as the judgment was an inter: |

\ject of the old Jesuit Faulkner, who | | wished to see water communicatien between |

ruption to the prescription of five years, and tuirty years would be required to prescribe the decision of the court below, must be sus- tained, and the appeal dismissed. The de- fendant wag thereby condemned to pay the amoant, $662, with interest.

the late Hon. Dr. Elder, by a)

LETTERS £0 THE EDITOR,

The North River Bridge.

Sin,—It has been said that the greatest benefactor of the human race is he who makes ‘‘two bushels of wheat grow where only one grew before,” This is equally true of the man or the Government which re- claims land overflowed by salt water, and converts an unwholesome and unsightly waste of mud into green and fertile meaaows,

The rebuilding of the North River Bridge has suggested to me the great ad- | Vantage to be derived from building a solid | structure to keep back the sa!t water. Not

/valuable quality be reclaimed, but we

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fourths of the route can be travelled in| boats at presept, and that by joining! Santos \lakes, and using the waters of the rivers

Nabuel Huapi and Todos los | Petrohue, Puellas and Frias, a good channel jmay be made, terminating in the Re-

loncavi bight in the Chilan archipelago.

advocates of this plan claim that only two or| | three short canals would be required to estab- |

lish water communicatoin across the continent, and by tributary streams, with many thous- ands of square miles of valuable agricultural »nd grazing lands. [ee es T ~ TELEGRAPHIG §=NEWS.

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New York, Feb. 28. A fire broke out shortly before four

as they can be put down, thus incurring a | O'clock this morning on the third floor of |great and never-ending bill of expense, as|the frame building, 326 Stanton Street.

| well as a source of considerable danger to | passengers

To cover the additional expense of con- | struction (though 1 believe the solid bridge |is the cheapest in the long run) the owners of land might be asseased in propertion to the increased value of their farms. I would myself be willing to pay the intérest of $1,000 annually.

e@ present Government have always shown a warm interest in the advancement of agriculture. By adopting this suggestion ‘they will prove not only that they are jactuated by a desire to further the welfare of farmers, but, by the initiation of a sys- tem of reclamation of lands from the salt | water— which may be confidently expected

eventually to add millions of dollars to the

value of the farming lands of the Island— show that they are possessed of a wise and intelligennt foresight and administrative capacity that will he a source of honor to them as enduring as the benefits of the system they inaugurate.

I hope they will not allow the circum- stance of the contract for repairing the bridge being given out to be an obstacle in the way of carrying out a project which will prove of such great beuefit to the whole country,

Yours, ete., J. T. Jenkins.

Feb. 28, 1884.

The Rev. Guy De Montgomerie, M. A.

Sir, — Having yesterday opened your columns to the serio-comic letter of the Rev, Guy De. Montgomerie, M, A., Cantab., who announces his arrival among us; I fear you have unwittingly helped the writer to stultify himself badly. He is clearly very green, and not aware that the good people who present their donations, so politely acknowledged by him, have a meaning in what they do, and generally suit their gifts to the wants of the recipient. And if there is any diffi- culty in interpreting the meaning of some of the articles presented to him, it is very easy to divine the signification of others of them. For instance, the ‘‘jug of hot water, bar of soap, and spittoon,” evidently teach the gentleman that he is not over cleanly in his person and habits. The bottle of Mrs. Pinkham’s compound and the worm candy, as clearly imply that he—O my! poor Guy DeMontgomerie. The bottle of ‘‘t/oose” grease speaks for its self. The Bible ahd teapot suggest charity to all men and women (an excellent hint) and temperance, and so on. But the un. kindest cut of all, is what the writer in his unpardonable ignorance, as M. A., Cantab,, calls ‘‘Darwin on Primeval Man,” a work that no person ever heard of before, Probably the book is ‘‘Darwin’s Origin of Species.” If so, the idea is capital, as the donor no donbt expects that the recipient will examine the contents, and in doing so he wil] perhaps see some ugly, useless, mischevious looking animals with large ears, big month, heavy jaws, and small brain. Nor must he be surprised if the author refers to one of these as the ances- tor of the reader, and what is worse, poor Guy DeMontgomerie, M. A., Cantab., may recognize a strong family likeness there to himself.

Moral.—\t is dangerous to write for (1) mischievous purposes, especially with £0 big a handle to your name. (2) It is Anti- British to strike behind the back.

Yours, obediently, Pro Bono Pystico,

Ch’town, Feb. 27, 1883.

An Inquiry.

Srx,—Will you kindly inform the readers of your valuable paper who went secucity for G.A. Hughes, to enable him to qualify for the position of License Inspector, and what property was offered as security?

Dry Cuss.

[Our correspondent should ask the Com- missioners. —Ep. ExaMtNen. |

Recently Discovered Waterways Across South America.

The discovery of Bariloche pass, affording easy communication between Chili and the Argentine Republic, (says the Panama Star and Herald), has awakened the enthusiasm of geographers and railroad and canal builders. The country on both sides of the (ordorilla is righ and fertile, and the, yast plains of Patagonia promise ta be rapidly opened up through this dis- covery. The explorer, Oaptain Rhode, who made the journey, acoom- panied by Mr. Andrews, an English tourist, has published an interesting de- scription of the country through which he passed, and which he is about to revisit as chief of athoroughly equipped expedition which the Argentine Government 1s about ‘to send out. This pass was first discov- ‘ered by the Jesuits at the commencement lof the last century, but five years gfter- ward theit missjons were swept away, ‘andthe region remained unvisited by ‘civilized man until Captain Rhode and his companion went there. Projects for a trans-continental railroad, which would be much shorter than that now building by t

way of Mendoza, have already been broug

farward by the Argentine Republic, an

disouased with favor in Chili, while Captain Rhode revives and sustains with great enthusiasm the ideal pro-

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It is claimed that by following the Rio Negro up to Lake Nahuel Huapi, three-

| The floor was occupied by Cornelius Van-

Riper and his family, consisting of his wife and three children. N, Connolly, Mr. Van-Riper and his three children were suffocated and burned to death. His wife jumped from the third story window to the sidewalk, and was instantly killed. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Distributing Gordon's Proclama- tions.

Kuarroum, Feb. 28.

For the purpose of re-assuring the well- affected, and overcoming the disatfected, tro armed steamers, under a white flag, will ascend the white Nile, under the com- mand of Col. Stewart, who will distribute freely Gen. Gordon’s proclamations. If attacked the crews will be in a position to defend themselves.

To Give Battle Forthwith, Carro, Feb. 26.

Sir Evelyn Baring has _ instructed General Graham, before engaging the rebels, to summon Osman Digma to liberate all the Tokar soldiers and all the survivors of Sinkat desiring to re- turn to Egypt, and if he refuses to liberate them to give him battle forthwith.

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Dominion Political Notes.

generously

Orrawa, Feb. 28.

The Speaker took the chair at 3 20, p. m.

Aiter routine proceedings and before the orders of the day were called, Mr. Blake rose to a question of privilege, and read a letter he had addressed to Sir Charles Tupper, in relation to the constitutionality of Sir Charles holding his seat as member for Cumberland after having accepted the office of High Commissioner. He argued at great length on the point. In conclad- ing Mr. Blake moved that the House de- clare the seat vacant, and order the Speaker to issue a Writ for an Election in Cumber- land county.

In connection with the motion, Sir Charles Tupper was, to-day, served with a writ, issued on behalf of a citizen of Ottawa called Campbell. In the writ Campbell claimed $5,000 from Sir Charles Tupper for sitting twenty-six days in Par- liament, in contravention of the Independ- ence of Parliament Act, 1878. When Blake had ended, Sir John ruse and said he would move an amendment that the ques- tion whether Sir Oharles Tupper has, or has not, vacated his seat, be referred to the select committee on privileges and elections. He said Sir Charles had been advised that he has not vacated his seat and is still a member for Cumberland, Sir John spoke for some time giving instanoes of similar cases having occured in England.

The discussion was continued by Cameron and Miils in favor of Blake’s motion that the seat be declared vacant. Chapleau spoke strongly in favor of the contention that Sir Charles had not vacated his seat.

After recess Mr. Casey spoke for, and Mr. Woodworth against Mr. Blake’s motion.

Mr. Biake closed in an angry speech in which he was called to order by the Speaker.

The vote stood on Sir John’s amendment to refer the question to the committee, for 122, against 56.

The House than pyvocegded to the work of receiving petitions on the O. P. R, Bill.

The House adjourned early,

Weatber Bulletin.

Probabilities for the newt 24 howrs for the Maritime Provinees.

Toronto, February 29--10 a. m,

Gales shifting to west, cloudy weather, with rain and snow, followed by colder weather. MareORoLogicaL OFFice,

Charlottetown, 29th Feb, 1854. Highest temperajure yeatarday . ......., 29.1 Lowest temperature ¢read at midnight),... Lowest temperature this morning........ 23. Temperature this morning, at 8 o'clock, .2 Temperature this aiternoon, atl o’clock. .2

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A sINGLE Box of Mack’s Magnetic Medicine will prove to any sufferer from nervous prog- tration or weakness cf the geneyafive organs, that it is the hee} and cheapest medicine ever sold far this clags of disease. Read the ad- yertisement in another column and send at once for the great brain and nerve food. Sold in Charlottetown at Apothecaries Hall, {feb25 lw wkly. SS

FOR SALE,

NE-HALF ofthe Double-Tenement Br,ck QO Dwelling, situated on the North Side of Hillsborough Park, containing tea Booms. Lot 284 feet fram} by 160 teet deep. Entrance to yard from front and rear, Stable, corl sheds, etc, Cost $5,000. Will be sold at a

bargain, Apply to ne ppv ow. KENNEDY, Qn the premises. Chitown, Feb, 29.—eod lw

Manilla Marlins.

One ton Vanilla Martine,

‘the Atlantic and Pacitic through Patago: is |

FOR SALE BY

HORACE HASZARD.

CL’. wn, Feb, 23, 1884.—2w god

AUCTION ! Hay, Straw, Seed Wheat, Oats,

AM imstructed by MR. HENRY BEER to sell by Auction, at his farm ‘ Bella- chin.” Lot 48, 14 miles from Southport, on

Saturday, the Ist of March next,

AT TWO O'CLOCK, P. M., ABOUT

25 tons Hay, 5 tons Straw, 200 bush. Seed Wheat (White Russian), 360 bush, Oate.

TERMS AT SALE,

WILLIAM DODD,

Auctioneer, Ch’town, Feb, 21, 1884,

YHE RAILWAY HOUSE, situated on Richmond Street, near London House. Also a shop adjoining, 16x30 feet. Apply to

THOMAS CAMPBELL. Ch’town, Feb. 23, 1884.—tf

FOR SALE OR TO LET,

HE Subscriber hereby offers for sale or to let his Residence and Model Livery Stables, together with all Furniture and Ont-

fits. P, C. CONLEY. Ch’town, Feb. 23, 1884. —tf

Mr. Harris left ves= terday, to purchase Spring Stock, in kn-

London ilouse, and in order to make room for the new im- portation, G. Davies & Co. are offering special inducements totheir cash custom-= ers in town and

country. Feb. 19, 1884,—4w eod

Qld Mine Sydney Goal

—AND—

TURK’S ISLAND SALT.

TONS Old Miue Sydney Coal, ex 5 “ Kitty Clyde,” will. be sold in emall lots. at reduced prices, to close sales. Coal is under cover and free from snow,

—ALSO— 1,500 bushels Turk’s Island salt, by the same

veesel will be sold iu lots, at reduced prices, to close sales,

H. HASZARD. C@h’town, Feb, 11, 1884. —2w eod

TO RENT,

W ITH immediate possession, the store on Sydney Street, opposite H. J. Call- Apply above the premises to

MISS SKINNER,

Ch’town, Feb. 20—eod lw

beck’s.

Tie Ladies of St. James’ Kirk

INTHND HOLDING A

Good Old Time

Tis AND FANCY TABLE,

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ON THE 12TH MARCH NEXT.

| ar Further particulars will be given.

FRBRVUAR YX

Perkins &

Ask Special attention to their Stock of the following Goods, which are, beyond question, as good value as can be found :

650 Pieces Crey Cottons, . 280 Pieces White Cottons,

Biack French Merinoes, Black. Cashmeres,

A FULL LINE OF MOURNING GOODS. Table Linens, Towels, Sheetings, Pillow Cottons. Room Paper.

Rugs, Mats, Carpets, Oil Cloths, etc., all standard Goods, and prices low.

glish Markets for the

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SPRING G8805, SPRING GEBLS

The |

Sterns

300 Pieces Frint Cottons.

English, Canadian and American Knitting Cotton,

A good Stock of Canadian and American Corsets.

Black Nun’s Veiling, Biack Persian Cord.

PERKINS & STERNS.

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Lobster Canning Factory | FOR SALE.

OMPLETE and in excellent order—1,600 Traps, Boats,Can Makers’ Tools, Board. | ing House. | $TOCK—comprising Tin Plates, Cans, Tin, Lead, Solder, Paint, Labels, etc,, ready for |

immediate use. Inquire of

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MESSRS, POOLE & LEWIS, Charlottetown, | Feb. 26,—-2~

TEA. TEA. TEA.

ee aD ‘fFNHE SUBSCRIBER has In store, on con-

| signment, —

250 half-chests Congou Tea, IN FOUR QUALITIES,

Tin Cannisters, 5, 10 and 15 pounds

will be sold low to close for spring importations.

B. WILSON HIGGS, One door south New Custom Hous, 49 Water Street.

Cl’town, Feb. 22, 1884.—2w eod

FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN,

EP XHE Shop and Premises immediately oppo- site the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Great George Street. Apply to

A. McNEILL, Auctioneer. Charlottetown Feb. 22, 1884,

SALT! SALT!

FOR SALE ex WAREHOUSE, 5,000 bags Liverpool Salt, 1,200 bags Coarse Fishery Salt.

PFAKE BROS, & CO. . Ch’town Feb. MM, 1884,—tf

COAL. COAL.

OR SALE—Pictou Nut and Round Coal. Also Cape Breton Coal, equal to Sydney, at Queen’s Wharf Scales,

ALSO

GEO, COOMBS. Feb, 15 —eod wkly 3i

EALED TENDERS, addressed to the undersigned, and marked on the envelope “Tender for Indian Supplies,” will be re- ceived up to noon of Tuesday, the first day of April next, for the following articles, or any of them, to be delivered to the Indian Super- intendent on Lennox Island, in such quanti- ties and at such times as may be required by him :—Flour, Tea, Sugar, Cotton, Print, Moccassins, Lumber, Shingles, Nails.

Samples of groceries and dry goods must accompany the lenders. 4

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted,

Any newspaper inserting this advertisement without authority from this Department, through the Queen’s Printer, will forfeit pay- ment for the same.

L. VANKOUGHNET, Deputy of the Superintendent Genera] of Indian Affairs. Department of Indian Affairs, | Ottawa, February 9th, 1884. Feb. 18—3Baw tl Ist ap

P &. Island Pottery,

W* are Agents for the P. E. Island Pottery. Orders gont to us will re- Jars, Jugs,

ceive prompt attenton. Bean

Merchants Bat of PE. Island.

f¥\HE Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of this Bank will be held at their Bank- ing House, in Charlottetown, on Thursday, the 6th day of March next, at the hour of twelve o'clock, noov, for the purpose of electing Directors, for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business as may be laid hefore them. Proxies for voting must be left with the Cashier at least one day previous to the meeting.

WM. McLEAN, Cashier. Charlottetown, Feb, 25, 1884.—eod

BAZAAR & TEA.

r tf Ladies of Covehead and Stanhope purpose holdiag a Bazaar and Tea, on

Wednesday, March 5,

—IN THE—

YORK CHEESE FACTORY.

Every effort has been put forth to make it worthy the public patronage.

Arrangements have been made with the Superintendent of the Railway, as follow:—

eturn Tickets, at one first class fare, will

be issued from Charlottetown and intermedi-

ate stations, at sixty cents, ($0.60), and also

from Mount Stewartand intermediate stations

at seventy-five cents ($0.75), which will admit

meer a to Bazaarand insure them their ea as well.

The Special Train will leave Charlottetown for York at six o’clock p. m., and leave York for Charlottetown at 10.30 p. m., local time.

Passengers can go by Regular or Special from Charlottetown.

Teams in waiting at the Station to convey them to the Factory, free.

Tickets for Bazaar and Tea, for persons not coming by train, thirty-five cents, to be had at the door. Tea on the tables at one o'clock.

Should the day prove unfavorable, it will be held on Thursday, 6th, weather and roads permitting.

Feb. 21, 1884.—2i tu fr wkly 2w

LOBSTER FACTORY

FOR SALE.

fq\HE Lobster Factory, Cook House, Ware-

house, Boiler House, with al] the plant, situated on John McKenzie’s shore, Yankee Hill, New London, wil! be sold by suction, at that place, on

Tuesday, the 4th day of March, next,

AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK, A. M.

The plant is nearly new, being used only one season, and consists in part of one steam boiler, with fittings, a lot of piping, 1,200 traps, with rope, 10 extra built boats, with sails, 40 trays, 2 pumps, 6 boilers, with coils, 10 M. deals, tables, trap-hoops, wash- pans, andalot of material that is usually found in a first-class factory.

TERMS OF SALE,

If the factory and plant are sold together, one-half the purchase money is to be paid at time of sale, the other half in six months, with approved security.

If the buildings are sold reparately from the plant, the whole of the purchase will be required in cash at time of sale.

If material and plant are sold separately from the buildings, al! amounts under $50 00 will be required in cash; all amounts over $50.00 in three months, on approved joint notes,

BANK Of NOVA SCOTIA, Per DAVID C. CHALMERS; LEMUEL C. OWEN, CHAS. C, GARDINER. Liquidators Bank ot P. E. Island.

Feb, 11.—2aw wkly wkly pat sj tl sale

The above sale is hereby postponed until Wednesday, the 12th day of March, then to take place at the hour and place above mentioned.

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, Per DAVID C. CHALMERS; LEMUELC. OWEN,

Pots, Muga, Flower Pots, Spitoons, Steve; Stomes, etc., etc., im stock f

BEER & GOFF

CHAS, UC, GARDINER, Feb. 27, 1884

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AGENTS Ch’town, Oct. 26, ’83.

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bh) NER, the Che t and bubhidited on PK, Tataud, Only $1 por year