. the youth of this town.

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Local and Other Items.

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Fresu Finnin Haddies on sale at F. Hanford’s, Water Stree t.

Lorp Durrertn has finally decided to sail by the Polynesia on Saturday next.

teMemper the Grand Military Concerts bv the band of the G2nd, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Tue Patriot’s defence of the position of the Hon. Thomas W. Dodd is so weak that it is contemptible.

Tue band of the 62nd Batt. will arrive by this evening’s steamboat train, and will play from the depot to the Revere House.

Mutrra.— The promotion of Captain and Major George Dogherty has been con- firmed. We congratulate Major Dogherty.

Tux wheat crop of the United States this year is estimated at 426,000 bushels, or double what it was twelve years ago in 1866, when it was 216,000 bushels.

For the benefit of excursionists we are requested to state that the steamer South- port leaves the Ferry Wharf for West River on market days at 5.30 a.m. and 3.30 p. m.

A spectaL communication of King Solomon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., will be held this Monday evening, at 8 o'clock, sharp. Visiting brethren cordially in- vited.

A QuEENstowN dispatch of the 11th inst. says: ‘* Four survivors of the crew of the French brig Beanns Noio, of Prince Ed- ward Island, from Havana, Sept. 2nd, for New York, have landed here.”

Burrer is likely to be low this seasons The home market is well stocked, while the shipments from the United States for August alone amounted to 4,500,000 bs. , with abundance left for home consumption.

A new feature in the trade of the Do- minion is an order from Birmingham for 105 vases, containing 2,240 dozen ot wooden handles for various tools, which is being filled by the Dexter-Whitwam Manufac- turing Co., of St. Thomas, Ont.

Tue Lieutenant Governor in Council has cancelled the following appointment : John Higgins, Collector under the ‘* Assessment Act, 1877,” for Charlottetown, Common and Royalty; and has appointed Mr. George D. Davison to that office.

Ar half-past nine o’clock on Saturday night, a man named Chisholm was set upon by acrowd of roughs, who assaulted him in a violent manner, and robbed him of a small sum of money. No trace of the mis- creants has yet been found.

Goop Worx.—Copies of the Addresses presented to Earl Dufferin while here, have been made by Messrs. Bremner Bros. We have no hesitation in stating that the work could not have been better done in any printing establishment in Canada. As printers, Messrs. Bremner Bros. rank Al.

Tae loading of a vessel at Chicago for Glasgow has been a cause of great alarm to people in the State of New York. They see in the deepening of our canals the ruin of their own transit. A vessel last month left Chicago for Glasgow, Scotland, via the Welland Canal, with over 17,000 bushels of

wheat.

Tue Hon. Thomas Walker Dodd will have to walk out of the Government after the 14 November. A man of more ‘‘ worth” and a ‘‘long” way better politician will teach him that it is as dangerous to endorse the measures of Messrs. Davies & Stewart as it is to break the law securing the In- dependence of Parliament!

We thought Mr. William Brown, jr,, showed some fine tomatoes at the Exhibi- tion—as tine as could be raised on the Island—but it seems we were mistaken. He showed us on Saturdry a splendid specimen which beat them all hollow, perfectly ripe, which weighed 23 ounces and girt 14 inches. He informs us that he has green ones which are even larger. — Pat.

Mr. Eptson seems bound to make him- self a public benefactor. His latest idea is to make electricity supply light for domes- tic use. He expects to be able to supply electric lights of moderate intensity in pri- vate houses, cheaper and better than the products of the gas companies. The ques- tion of expense he thinks he has solved; if so, the electric light will certainly supplant gas everywhere.

Tue Mail has the following witty para-

aph :—‘‘ Big Push letters will hereafter probably read as follows: ‘The fight goes bravely on, but we must make a good stand at polling place No. 40 in the East and No. 6) in the West divisions. We want a few sound Reformers to act in the cellars with the majority apparatus. Will you be one? I have been asked to write you, and comply accordingly.”

Scuonastic. —We are pleased to record the success of our young townsman, Mr. George Ings. He has passed the Matricu- lation Examination at King’s College, Windsor, and is now studying there. This is the third pupil from St. Peter's Boys’ School who has entered King’s this year. The influence of this school is evidently making itself felt in the higher education of We think we are within the mark in saying that, during the last five years, a larger number have en- tered on a University course at King’s than during the fifteen years before; and what- ever tends to raise the standard of general education, particularly for those who may hereafter be expected to occupy a prominent position, is a benefit to the whole commun- ity. We wish St. Peter’s School success in its work, and are glad to learn that both the Boys’ School and the Preparatory School are fuller than at any time since they were first opened.

Special Notices. Very pretty new styles Silver Jewelry in Broaches, Ear Rings, Necklets and

Imposition IS THE Lire or TRADE. — The Tubular Well put in for George A. Rattenbury, at Hunter River, last week, that cannot be pumped dry, was put in by ©. C. Jones, not Messrs. Hamm and Balder- son; they put in the one for Mr. Devine that is as dry asa fiddje. All of you cheap opposition look at this and weep.—-msd lw

THose who want cheap Clocks, go to McKay’s.

Menp your broken furniture, dishes, children’s toys, and keep safe these hard times, with See See Jones Shure Thing Cement. Everybody likes it.—m t s

Buy your Watches and Jewelry at Tay- lor’s, which are offered low to suit the times.

7,000 feet of Iron Pipe and 13 dozen Iron Force Pumps for Tubelar Wells, re- ceived per American steamer. C. C. Jones.

Oct. 9—4i

A NICE assortment of Gold Pins and Fancy Rings at McKay’s.

Buacksmitn’s buy C. C. Jones Composi- tion for restoring over-heated steel and welding cast steel without borax, and at less price. Steel will stand a greater heat and higher temper. For sale at the Pump Store.—dly till stdy.

How can Gass sell Boots and Shoes so cheap? Call and he will tell you.

Two Stices FRom ONE Loar.-—Mr. Paul Lee, of this city, had a Tubular Well put in last week at his new house. He has one a his steam factory thirteen feet deep, put in last year, which is pumped by steam daily. Jones’ Wells and Pumps are coming in favor fast. This dry time is what will test them. His oftice is opposite Dr. Jenkins’. —fri and sat.

‘“*THe Sure Turne Cement,” made by C. C. Jones, will mend wood, leather, glass, crockery, &c.,and sticks as close as a brother. Try it, or send in what you have to mend.

Oct. 9— C. C, JOnEs.

EXTENSIVE SALE

—OF—

Superior Furniture

—IN THE—

MARKET HALL.

WILL Sell at Auction in the Market Hall

on THURSDAY, 17TH INST,., AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK, The following Valuable lot of Very Superior Furniture of Warranted Workmanship : 1 Escritoir & Book Case, painted Walnut

L Walnut do l do do (very superior) 1 do Sitting & Standing Pedestal

Writing Desk

l do Cylindrical Pedestal Writing Desk

1 Iron Bedstead with patent wire woven bottom

1 Walnut Bureau

1 Large Winged Mahogany Wardrobe

2 Walnut Wardrobes (very good)

1 Pier Glass, with Marble Top & Stand com? plete

1 Very Superior Marble Top Cheffonier & French Glass Back

1 Marble Top Cheffonier & Glass Back

1 Walnut Cheffonier

1 do Divan Parlor Set, Green Repp Covered 1 do Parlor Set, Red Plush Covered

(very good)

I do Drawing Room Set, Magenta Brocatelle Covered (latest pattern)

1 do Drawing Room Set, Green Damask (latest style).

1 Walnut Dining Room Set, 1 Walnut Ex- tension Table, 1 Very Superior Walnut Bed- room suit, consisting of Bedstead, very large Bureau & Glass, 4 Red Plush Chairs, Marble Top Washstand, Towel Horse, 2 Candelabras, Tables, &c. 1 Ash & Walnut Bedroom suit (complete). 6 Painted Bedroom sets (com- plete). 1 Marble Top Centre Table, 2 Easy Chairs, 6 Dining Room Chairs (birch). 1 Very Superior Flat Piano, new (Williams, N.Y.) 1 New Cottage Piano, very good, Lons don made.

This Valuable Collection of Household Fur-

the 16th inst. Sale Positive. TernmMs—Three months for sums over $50 WILLIAM DODD, Auctioneer. Charlottetown, October 3, 1878.

Grand BONNET HOP!

HE BAND of the 62nd Battalion (of

St. John, N. B.) intend giving one of their popular Promenade Concerts in the

Market Hall

Tuesday, October 15th,

and a BONNET HOP on WEDNESDAY, October 16th.—Tickets for Concert : Adults, 50 cents; children (under 12), 25 cents. Tickets for Hop : Gentlemen, 50 cests ; ladies, 25 cents—for sale at W. R. Watson’s, Ss. W. , Dodd's, Apothecarie’s Hall, C. D. Rankin’s, ‘Bremner Bros., the Diamond Bookstore, and at the door on the evenings of entertaiment.

Doors open at 7.30.—Entertainment to com- mence at 8.

THEO, L, CHAPPELLE, Agent. ? Oct, 5—tu th sat, pat mon wed fri

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Lockets, just received at Taylor’s. [6in :

niture will be on Exhibition on Wednesday, |

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PALL 1878.

‘PeyUelIeM aly ATaAT

TWROWWELL Maa ST 048

RGAND BASE BURNER !

Standard Franklin !

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> Renowned Island Crown,

All kinds of STOVES at very Low Prices. Kettles and Spiders.

STOVES fitted up in any part of the City.

SIMON W. CRABBE,

**Sian oF THE Srove,” 109 Queen Street.

7 Extra Boilers, Pots,

Charlottetown, Oct. 14, 1878—-6i

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LONDON HOUSE

~—¢»e@ese-——

WE ARE NOW OPENING OUR

LARGE AND CAREFULLY SELECTED STOCK OF

FALL & WINTER GOODS

JUST RECEIVED PER S. S. * PRINCE EDWARD.”

Geo. Davies & Co.

Charlottetown, September 28th, 1878. — = 7 - — ——ae NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!

Robert Orr & Co.

HAVE JUST OPENED A VERY LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, MILLINERY, Ktc., Etc.,

which they are selling, wHoLEsALe and RerarL, at the lowest pricesever offered in

Charlottetown. We solicit an inspection from all Cash Buyers of our Goops and Pricgs, before pur-

chasing elsewhere. ROBERT ORR & Co.

Charlottetown, Oct. 4, 1878.

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ECONOMY & SECURITY.

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SUN MUTUAL

LAPLAND AUGIEAT LANURANCE GOMPUN}

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A SOUND AND RELIABLE HOME COMPANY.

Investments All Within the Dominion.

30:

$B55,299.51

SURPLUS PROFITS ON PREMIUMS IN 1577.

NEW BUSINESS, 1876, - - - SUBMITTED - - - $1,856,598 " : 1877, - - - " - 3,158.000

Solia Addition to Company's Assets in 1877, , ~ $55,289.56.

There is no reserve clause, making the amount of claims under the Sun Mutual Policie vo be less than the sum assured by them, as under the minimum system.

a@ Special attention is claimed to the fact that our policies are payable in full. “Ga THOMAS WORKMAN, Esq, President ; M. H. GAULT, Esg@., Managing Director ; T. J. CLAXTON, Es@., Vice-President ; ; KR. MACAULAY, Secretary.

J. M. C. DELESDERNIERS, Superintendent. Prince Edward Island Board of Directors : HON. L. C. OWEN, HON. J. F. ROBERTSON, ** DANIEL DAVIES, OWEN CONNOLLY, Esg., Messrs. JENKINS & McLEQD, .. . MeEpICcAL EXAMINERS.

HORACE HASZARD, Manager, P. E. Island.

July 3, 1878—

Merchants Bank Notes Taken at/ SPECIAL NOTICE.

Their Face For SPECIAL MEETING of the Share-

7 one 4X holders of the St. Lawrence Marine 6 5 O00 a Capea Insurance Company will be beld at the Ex- ’ “yee de change Reading Room on MONDAY, 28th F, S. HANFORD & ©O., October, instant, at 2, p. m.. to take into con- Water Street. | sideration the advisability of winding up the

affairs of the Company, or otherwise.

By order, FRED. W. HYNDMAN,

Secretary.

Oct. 11—3i

Merchants Bank Notes

AKEN AT THEIR FACE in exchange} St. Lawrence Ma. In. Co., } for Boots and Shoes, at Ch’town, Oct. 8, 1878. { 11th—t meeting

E. W. SMITH’S, UY THE DAILY EXAMINER,

Mrs, Stamper’s Corner. lOct. 11, 1878— for the latest news—local and telegraphic.

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AUCTION SALES... LUMBER.

Pine Boards, Hemlock and Spruce Deals, Scantling, Kte.

WILE SELL AT AUCTION, on Pownal _ Wharf, on

y ~~ 2 Tuesday next, the 5th inst, AT 5 O'CLOCK,

20,000 feet 1, 14 & 2in. Dry PINE BOARDS (good quality),

40,000 feet HEMLOCK DEALS,

40,000 feet Refuse SPRUCE DEALS (good quality),

3,000 feet SCANTLING, 3x5 and 6,

2,000 feet DEAL ENDS, ex schrs. ‘‘ Clay- more” and ** Lucity Ann.”

WILLIAM DODD,

Auctioneer.

Oct. 14—1i

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Flour, Cornmeal, Apples & Kerosene Oil.

WILL SELL AT AUCTION, on Lord’s Wharf, Tomorrow, Tuesday, 15th inst., at 11.50 o’clock,—

160 bbls. Extra FLOUR,

50 ‘* Strong Bakers’ do.,

100 ** Kiln-dried CORNMEAL,

100 ‘* Baldwin APPLES,

49 ‘* KEROSENE O1L—now landing ex schooner ‘‘ Henry M. Clark.”’,

WILLIAM DODD,

Auctioneer.

Ch’town, Oct. 14—li

Customs Sale.

F_XHE Hull of the Schooner ** LODI,” about 65 tons burthen, together with Chains, Anchors, all her Sails, Gear and Rig- ging-—seized in November, 1877, and retaken in June last—will be sold by Public Auc- tion, at Westaway’s Wharf, Georgetown, on

Monday, 21st inst. at 11 o’clock, a. m.

Terms —Cash on delivery.

Also, on the same day, at 12 o’clock, noon, at the Bonded Warehouse,

ONE PUNCHEON RUM,

containing about 120 gallons. CHARLES OWEN, Sab-Coll’r, Justoms, Georgetown, Oct. 9, 1878—[1]th 2i]

BOOK DEBTS

Estate McDougall & Currie.

E will sell, at PUBLIC AUCTION, at our Salesroom, on

Wednesday, the 6th November,

AT ll o’cLock,

the Book Debts of the above Estate. A list of the Debts can be seen, and the Books are open for inspection till sale,

CARVELL BRO’S,

Auctioneers. Ch’town, Oct. 11, 1878—ar pat t sale

AUCTION SALE

-—-OF—-

REAL ESTATE!

Insolvent Act of 1875, and Amending Acts.

Co

In the matter of JAMES M. BUTCHER,

an Insolvent.

B* the direction of the Inspectors appoint. ed by the Creditors of the above Insol-

vent, James M. Butcher, I will sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, on the premises, on

Saturday, the 19th day of October,

instant,

A. D. 1878, at the hour of eleven o'clock, a. m., all the Estate, Right, Title and Interest of the above Insolvent, in and to all that tract,

iece or parcel of land, being part of Town

t Number Two in the Third Hundred of Town Lots in Charlottetown, aforesaid, com- mencing in the westward edge of Weymouth Street. at the northeast end of Town Lot Number Sixty-five ; thence by a right le line with said street, running westw eighty-four feet, or until it meets the east- ward boundary of Town Lot Number One; thence following the course of said eastwara bouadary northwardly sixty feet ; thence by a right angle line therewith, running eastwardly to said street ; thence following the course of said street southwardly sixty feet to place of commencement.

ALSO, all that other tract, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being part of Town Lot Number Ninety, in the Third Hundred of Town Lots in Charlottetown, in Prince Edward Island, bounded and described as follows, that is to say : Commencing on the northwestern corner of the said own Lot, at the angle formed by Kent and Prince Streets; thence following along the said Kent Street eastward ly for a distance of seventy-nine and one-half feet; thence southwardly, at right angles with the said Kent Street, for a distanee of sixty-four feet ; thence eastwardly, at right

es with the last-mentioned boundary, for

a distance of two feet ; thence southwardly at right angles with Kent Street to Clark Street ; thence westwardly along the said Clark Strect for a distance of eighty-one and one-half feet to Prince Street; aforesaid; thence north- wardly along the said Prince Street to the lace of commencement. ‘Together with all ouses, outhouses, buildings and impr »vements on the said parcels of land, and all appurten- ances thereto belonging, or in anywise appere taining. ;

Terms and conditions of sale will be made known at sale.

Dated this Ninth day of Octcher, A. D. 1878.

B. WILSON HIGGS, Assignee. Davies & SurHer.anp, Solicitors.

Ch’town, Oct, 10—ts

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