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‘ 4 a -3437997 Ot ! : - 2 : Lag BRR Ni A RELSE GELS Se ' Robert Strong We found therein a large 4, dD a 2 ee iC all oor, ui envelope with several smaller ones inside. Ain 3S g re Ys There were endorsations of the receipt of — = ’ Prince and Peasant, the Millionaire and . : ; money written by Mr. Strong on these atic @ miner Pub ishing Co | Day Laborer, by their common use of Pablic Investigation. envelopes, but the money was not in them. oe ae. \*) | this remedy, attest the world-wide rep- Tee (Letters and envelopes put in evidence.) I utation of Ayer’s Pills. Leading phy- Snnsieiiaet: Sink. 4 Avother envelope with ‘A. McArthur” 5 oe Py PEA ST FZ PS gm RS te Ee me Be on ians recommend these pills for ee ee written on it and endorsed “$1.76 for LONDON HOUSE.” OTB) Pe | Bee oq tn Mel Bd ee Ge Aiba & ” & ach and Liver Troubles, Costive- AFTERNOON SESSION. ee : , ~ DUADUN RUUD UU OBN OUUS . BEvrenreavprere et ‘ : ae : , ae 1 registration,” was found in the drawer of liwul VUDL, PUA OU Siva +: 44.45 Bd ie meester 4Ahbh & e : j 5 Biliousness, and Sick Headache ; j Eaguiry resumed at four o'clock. Mr. Stron desk in the office at Charloette- { riottetoy P for Rheumatism, Jaundice, and } - Sia ut ‘Wii, A
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SHOEMAKERS ~—We are Headquarters for French Calf Tops, Sole Leather, Upper, Calf, Goat, Kid, Awls, Pegs, Pincers, Nails, Shoe Thfead,
algia. They are sugar-coated ; con- h no calomel; are prompt, but mild, in operation; and, therefore, the very best medicine for Family Use, as well as for Travelers and Tourists.
“TI have derived great relief from Ayer’s Pills. Five years ago I was taken so ill with
Rheumatism
that I was unable to do any work. I took three boxes of Ayer’s Pills and was entirely cured. Since that time I am never without a box of these pills.” Peter Christensen, Sherwood, Wis.
*Ayer’s Pills have been in use in my family upwards of twenty years and have completely verified all that is claimed for them. In attacks of piles, from which {suffered many years, they afford greater relief than any other medicine I ever tried.’’—T. F. Adams, Holly Springs, Texas.
“‘T have used Ayer’s Pills for a num- ber of years, and have never found any- thing equal to them for giving me an appetite and imparting energy and strength to the system. I always keep them in the house.’—R. D. Jackson, Wilmington, Del.
** Two boxes of Ayer’s Pills cured me
of severe Headache,
from which I was long a sufferer. — Emma Keyes, Hubbardston, Mass.
; rice from $250 and up ; “Whenever I am troubled with con- ee “acacia nar laa ee Wax, Webb, Eyelets, Brass Nails, stipation, or suffer from loss of appetite, x > ° . >. 3 7c $ ; 1 <A a j y i ”? mo vo o : : i . . Bristles, Hammers, &c., sold cheaper Ayer’s Pills set me right again. A.J. ORGANS, in price trom $65 and upward. Kiser, Jr., Rock House, Va.
2 than can be imported. SEWING MACHINES, in price trom $25 and upwards. Intending purchasers will do well to call and inspect our large stock. j MILLER BROTHERS,
Queen Street, Charlottetown.
Orders by letter carefully and prompt attended to.
GOFF BROS.
Chai lottetow n, Oct. »]
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Agencies :—James Seaman,
“Ayer’s Pills are in general demand among our customers. Our sales of
ly them exceed those of all other pills com-
bined. We have never known them fail to give entire satisfaction.’’—
Wright & Hannelly, San Diego, Texas.
W. E. Seott, Alberton
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JOHN T. HELLIS:
i, Barrister, Attorney, Notary Public, &c.,
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND OFFICE—London House Building, qa,.73 .,4 *% Wal ann ie ace ie rey. : , (Davies Corner), @ueen St. licLeod & Meck CHZIC, Star Merchant Tailors.
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All kinds of Legal Business promptly attended
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UNPARALLELED!
Ayer’s Pilis,
Dr. J. C, Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Dealers in Medicine,
, A. FL DeB ors (sworn)—I am Provincia Auditor and Cierk of the Executive Coun cil. 1 was appointed in April, 1882. I re ceived my instructions as to the duties o the office from my predecessor, Mr. F. J Conroy. I supposed that the Governmen expected me tO carry out the same systeu t as had been followed
counterfoiis any way connected with any
| town. Since then the deed im this case has -jbeen prepared and sent to the registry - | office and the neney paid for it. The en- f | velope, however, coutained but $1,the other
75 ceuts secessary were taken from the t money pati in by George R. Strong. The nvelopes did not sug
1 fact of fin ny (hes
irregula ity.
j of au by preceding gest anyihing wrung, as there were ten Auditors. The duties of the Provinesal detlar- ins lver in the b x. and Mr. Sts ng Auditor are cefined in the ** Ae ] y vs expense, to Tignish, | Public Offices, 1876.’ ih is the ony a Me ens se@eXpaned the transac- Act relating to these duties. hid ling tion ve DY reasun [CO suspect any ith » books of the Land Vv lice, i Wollld Aad perso € Lob rt. A str ng #8 being in the cash book by checking the
of the receipt bwks and land sales with the items as carried into the cash book
amount received during the month pee properly credited to the Government.
'cash buok with the accounts in the township ledzers. or receipt book with the township ledgers duty. I had no instructions not factorily perform this work. a month regularly. to the correctness of each audit. office.
smaller amounts took less time.
one time about three years ago.
that date. ing the audit. self,
BENEVOLENT [RIH SOCURTY
starting a Reading Room for the member during the winter months. Senator will address the meeting. list will be opened for new members. Admission free.
to. Money to Loan at low interest \ J ODESTY forbids us (to use a slang phrase) to blow our own horn, and as it is contrary o~ . » ‘ig & wky tf B' F + ur ninion (ace rding to the old proverb) when in Rome todo as Rome does, we Dd, QO M. REDDIN,
a oo Fee Oe mee r ca roe | ; } sa bF? + . . ; President shai vor, as heretofore, to present tacts so undeniable as to be beyond the reach of dis- ot ee iaent. pute, Tr e, pe ople have gained for themselves a name (not an enviable one) which, to all FRANCIS CU RRAN,
JAMES A. MORRISON. GEORGE MUSGRAVE | appearances, served the purpose they had in view. But wisdom dictates, before posing as| dec6 Secretary. ee eaders in the great race for supremacy, that we should look well to the foundation upon erpet
nn iT 0 TITO CNT Wy 2 4 : : ne - faa ; hi r } : ; XN i+ i Vv v ich those assertions are based, : ' ; pt 1 & MUDTDATE, motto; and instead of revealing to t > gaze, through your columns, the errors int« which they have fallen, we will endeavor to lead them geatly into the light. That you wil
fo throw the mantle of charity over such people is our
| WANTED.
_ ln ae on ’ ’ : . “ 5 . is * {> 4 Ae et soy icq uiesce in wl wt say, is a foregone conclusion, namely, as Fathers of the trade in this 4 . vipa : Province we treat the several branches of the trade in this city with the same consideration —AND— » loving parent would his innocent offspring; aud to this end we invite such traders to
gh aad co perate in eievating this
Commission Merchiaaits, esis, tn sic meatine. call and see HALIFAX | ay EE a, HALIBA | McLEOD & McKENZIE.
Consignments of Island produce will receive! Charlottetown, Oct. 19, 1889
e firs professi m l } less : - our handsome goods, in NA PS, MELTONS
le up in the latest styles and cheap.
ST EI TY A LT ens Renee
prompt attention. j sain ‘ ieeienceniiahaiae vali winpaaneusidiiei
RereRENcEs : Thomas Fyshe, Esq., Cashi r| Bank of Nova Scotia, Halifax; D. C.} j :
Chalmers, Manager Bank of Nova Scotia | Charlottetown. — WARREN & JONES, |
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And We Are Going to Stay There.
TEA MERCHANTS, {x]}-—————-
LONDON, ENGLAND.
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Represented in Canada by Morrison t | o , Halifax ~- |
Oct. 24, 18387. | |
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BUSIEST YEAR. Since its advent we have not had a dull day.
MHIS IS OUR atin te on a | » WHY? Because we have earned areputation for furnishing the very best Suits a) $3 i it the very lowest prices. People from all sections of the country place their orders A COCK BOOK iwith us, and after receiving their Suits, stay with us in spite of all competition. Series = : ; vase at ag . . an shee e NIZE GURNEY ROILER. jn} FREE We can show the largest range of “Cloths on Prince Edward: Island—500 different % SMALL-SIZE GURNEY BOILER, in
By mail to any lady sending us her post cffice address. Wolls, Richardson & Co., Montreal.
New
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Gwents Furnishing Department.
14 Ary) | HATS, CLOTH and FUR CAPS, SHIRTS, TIES, 1 a a | Cl fai. GLOVES, wc., § ld at bottom pri S$
‘ive Hundred BOYS’ SULTS we are offering at
: . 1 ments ; strictly first-class work ; lowest prices.
{ ' is 7 i designs and patterns to
a a)
COLLARS,
UNDER
first cost. Perfect-fitting Gar- 7&7) E have rented the premises lately occu- y ; pied by Mr. J. J. Seaman, Prince they
For FINE SUITS, neat and unique designs, elaborate and artistic trimmings, and will continue ¢
Cae JOHN McLEOD & CO.
MERCHANT TAILORS,
the same business} under the firm name of HARRIS & BLAKE. |
We have purchased the good will of his business, and having had several years’ ex- | perience, are now prepared to carry on Car- | riage Building in all its branches, and feel;
nfident of keeping up the reputation of the | Fa | Factory. ie EDWARD HARRIS, | oH GEORGE BLAKE, Kesey &
anBeterring to the, above, I desire to thank Our Stock of Fali and Winter Goods is now now fem Comte “« complete, and we call the attention of our cus- nov5—dytw wiyin SS (COMETS and the public generally to the im- ee es offering in Gents’ FRED. E. MORRIS, jinderwear, Shirts, Collars, Ties. Cuff Buttons,
DEALER IN ‘VF
Street,
Ch’town, Nov. 16, }1889—eod
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oO ® . 3 2 “6 2. . . } mensée parraiks we
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ek ae Shirt Studs, Breastpins, Suk Haadkerchiefs, ELEC 5 RICAL, GOOBS, Suspend ;
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Vor. Queea and Water sts, | We have a very fancy lot of Cloths, in Naps, CHARLOTTETOW es - PE. ISLAND '. oa sgs. on c Th? 4 : vill li " si : 5S An: stones on hens: insets Ins. audi Meltons, Suttings, &¢., Which we Will ¢ ISPOSE O _., ate Burglar Alarms, Mediva) Batre ries, : ; ‘ wrt Rac (ete ills anda Kndsor fice ee, WE OU USHAL LOW prices.
ste h ing Apparatus,
‘tting up Houses and Renairt t
& Specialty, All P@iring Instruments - All work guare
n 3V16~] Ww n ntieed,
. J, PORAN.
to the high status to which it
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this date and Tuesday, the 10th inst. EDWARD HARVEY,
dec5 Cor. Queen and Kent Streets,
NOTICE.
HE inhabitants of Peake Station
Booking Station. bers are invited to attend.
H. CURRIE, Peake Station, Dec, 4, 1889.
*. good condition. any Desk, suitable for an office. Apply to
WILLIAM HEARD. nov21—tf
ECLIPSE BAKERY.
VHE 'PLACE to buy your Bread is at Db, STEWART?’S, where you will get it Fresh Baked every day and of best quality. Atso—Tea Buns, Bath Buns, Currant Buns, Parker House Rolls, Drop Cakes, Hermit Cakes, Jelly Squash, Cream of Tartar Biscuit, Cornmeal Cakes, every evening steaming hot. Please give us a call. Special rates to Hotels and Boarding Houses, Remember the place—WATTS’ STAND, Kent Street. dec2—ti
Horses, Carriages and Sleighs FOR SALE,
Ne ee ne
\ R. E. J. HOVGSON having no further 4V.E use for his Horses, Carriages and Sleighs, will sell them, together with Furs, Harness, &c.,. by private sale. They may be seen at my time at his Stabies,
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OLD
PUBLIC MEETING ofthe above Sociéty 4% wil be held in their Hall (the Lyceum) on TUESDAY, Dee. 10th, for the purpose of
Howlan | : At the close the| did not notice the erasure on the
HREE or four good. sound Horses, from | four to eight years old, weighing f om | bias ‘Supiahder Ledeaes t eleven to fourteen hundred pounds, between; © WHSship ledgers.
and | vicinity intend holding a Meeting on; these marks — ‘0 MONDAY, the 16th inst., at 5 o'clock, p. m , ' when Lentered the office that the printed to take into consideration the advisability of | memorializing the Minister of Railways to} It was uot the practice of have the present Station changed into a} count the cash, and I never did it but once, 8 Tepert to Congress, Dominion and Local Mem-|T uever suggested any improvements in the
‘| been made.
box when I counted the cash.
*' that he had put it there for safe keeping.
any errors of importatice. the office suddenly and asked for the e¢ g/box and counted the cash and that the basis of my _ audit. i counter- toil of receipt A. J. 118 of receipt book until after Mr. Strong’s death, when it was pointed out to me. On several occasions [ noticed erasures and asked Mr. Strong about them, but he always gave me what | considered a satisfactory explanation. |
ment or any member thereof officially to the factthat the audit was in any way detective There was no special order from the Gov- ernment in reference to the keeping of cash inthe Land Office. Mr. Conroy told ma {it was not the duty of the euditor to au
| never heard
any previous auditor having audited the township ledgers and the cash book, as de- scribed by Mr. Hyndman. I examined
$j one of the township ledgers (No. 27.) and
found that there was not a check mark thereon to show that an audit of the book had been made. not be made without a check mark, and Mr Hyndman was very particu ar abou: Iwas told by Mr Qonroy f re ceipt was ali that was to be used the auditor to
rorin
system of book-keeping in use in the office. Entries might be made in the township | ledgers that were not made in the }cash book, but I had confidence in the | Assistant Commission ¢. Widow McClos- key’s case :
| 30, folio 151, also
book
cash
| preowanm,” “Igo,” “ia” *761" jin full. These words were not there when | ji made the audit. The red pencil audit | ‘mark is mine, and when J audited it, it was asearch i6e. The counterfoil shows an | ‘alteration and erasure. The writing now | in the counterfvil is Mr. Robert Strong’s.
So also are the figures ‘* 383," ‘*19” and! “Search I6c” in the cash book.
In Township Ledger, p. 161, the credit of $400 on March 19, 1889, is ail in Mr. Strong’s hand-writing. I am very familiar with his writing, and know it: I do not consider that a person holding the township ledger and reading from it to the auditor who held the cash book would en- able the auditor to discover items not in the cash book when no check mark had |
I never suggested the keeping | of a general ledger. To audit the township ledgers once a month would take more time than I could devote to it. I cannot tell how long it would take as I never did the work.
Me. Ferguson resumed : The Widow Me- Ciosky amount was discovered last August. {t was Mr. Longworth who discoverea it The reference to the receipt book disarmed suspicion. We looked upon items without this reynired reference as being suspicious, The encries in reference to the McCloskey matter made in the counterfoil, township ledger and cash book are in Mr. Strong’s
Notice fo Gas Consumers,
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ae the price of Gas sup- plied to consumers, on and after the First day of December next, be reduced to Two Doilars per Thousand Feet.
DANIEL DAVIES,
| Charlottetown, Oct. 18, 1889—eod wky
handwiiting. YVhe payment on the Me- Closkey account appears to have been by check. Adjourned until seven o'clock.
EVENING SESSION, Enquiry resum@d at-seven o’clock.
When | went to Tignish, accompan
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Thomas ialay and Geo, R, Stro
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I also compared the vouchers in the treasury with the cash book, and saw that the total had | amination.
I checked the Sherifl’s accounts when submitted. Question: Can yougivearea--of Mr. Strong’s drawers in the envelopes. son why you did not compare the cash book |There are six blank receipts, viz: 243 A.
Auswer: I did not consider it part of my/A. L., and 295 A. J. to do 8O. | foil of } considered that no one man could satis- | follows : I audited the accounts and books of the Land Office once [ certified in writing
I think the money was inan envelope. In the course pf my auditing | did not discover | office, | did not think it necessary to give
I never went th 80 close attention. I had acquired experi- asi-/ence in disposing of questions of tide that made | arose
have not drawn the attention of the Govern-!
A thorough audit could |
Witness is referred to Ledger} for March, | 1888 (19) item in cash 383, search 16 cents, : jand counterfoil 383 a. m., now appearing | Also, a good mahog-j + Widow Murray and James McCloskey,” | *B400) ’ {OF nor ww @
‘state of intoxication.
By wy direction, last winter sume ledgers were examined by Mr. Newbery and Mr. M-Kinlay in order to form an estimate of the time it would take to make a full ex- The clerks in the office anc imyself have been engaged in examining
1 did not at avy time compare the counter-|them for my own benefit since March, | foils in the receipt book or the items in the | 188v.
Mr. Longworth, about June last | brought me those blank receipts or brought me to them, which he said he tound in one
tiL., 324 A. L, 483 A. L., 485 A. LL, 486 The counter-
243 +A. CL. is filled up as Nov. 21, 1887, Philip Wilhams, Yeo, 100, 13, 5-10, $13.70. 324 is filled up: Nov. 26, 1887, John McKay, Yeo, 83, 19, 174-229, $10,83 in full. 483, Dee. 9,
The time | 1887, Roderick McKinnon, Sullivan, 50, taken up by my audits depended a good}61, 155, $5.88 in full. deal upon the amount of work done in the | Daniel McKinnon, Sullivan, The largest sum of money received | $11. could be audited in about three hours, and Sullivan, 51, 61, 159, $14.13 in fall.
484, Dec. 9, 1887, 50, 61, 122, 485, Dec. 9, 1887, John McKinnon, 295,
I never/A J. is filled up: Nov. 9, 1888, Francis tuld any person ia the office that I intended | Watts, J. A. S. McD., 96, 35, 325, $85.07 making an audit at any particular time. I came suddenly on the officials of the office jin full, and the entries in the counterfous I got the jare in the handwriting of Mr. Strong. I counterfoils of the receipt books and made/do not know that they have receipts un- up whatamount hav. been received up to /less they are on the backs of théir deeds,
i had no special reason for mak-
lia full. All these payments were evidently
which were of the second class. I gave no
I made it just to please my- directions to the auditor in auditing. I There was about $20 too much in the /left him free to make any audit he thought Mr. Strong! proper. told me this money belonged to him, and/at the office were not regular.
My heurs of personal attendance For the first two years | was there pretty closely; | but after [ had mastered the details of the
My other public duties prevented me from being present there all the time. Adjourned.
News Notes.
The River Neva is completely blocked with ice.
There have been severa! violent earth- quake shocks in Servia. The English Government has commis-
sioued a mau-of-war to meet Stanley and jconvey him tu England.
Ts housand Chinese laundrymen in New York have formed a combination and Wisi AtVance pric i6 per cent.
Archbishop Satiolit, the Osservatore | Romano says, has probably zone to Lreland, not on @ mission, but to remain there.
It is steted that a London publisher has offered Henry M. Stanley £40,000 for his proposed bouk, entitled, ** How I Relieved Emin.” | Secretiry Noble, of “the Miberior a ‘partinenot, propriation
j j
United States recommends the ap- of $97,210 252 ior payment of
} Sights tais Cai,
Secreiary Pracey, of the U.S. navy, in says the United , States cannot take rank as a naval power, jana recommends the construction of a sufficient number of battie ships and cruis- ers to bring the navy up to 100 first-class war vessels.
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aaa {| Crean Hanps.—Clean hauds in matters jot money among the young certainly ought
‘ to be the indispensable condition of gentle- ee i. : »f ;
maniiness. No man who borrowsand does
not pay, and does not care whether he pays gentieman, no matter how
‘ hd os ‘> 4 > - zc | . eo : rr
Vinly OF Say or Dnhe he m y de. To speak
in good plain Kaglish, the mangwho-dresses
umseit at anothers expense, not knowing
ow to pay, not caring whether he pays, is
c igen {4 genteel scoundrel,
on
Worss tHan Rum.—The other day a man in Bridgetown, N. §., yave two small boys a dollar to procure some raw for him. They picked up a dirty old bottle, had it nicely laballed, and filled it with a com- pound of molasses water and some poison- stuff, sealed it up and gave it to the old man in lieu of his crisp dollar bill. Aftera while the man took a taste of the liquid, and finding that he had been sold, threw the bottle away. A little later, he took deathly sick, and continued so all night, and was not fit co be sent home.
CLOSING Up THE SaLoons.—A few days ago a coupie living near Fairland, Lidiana, visited that town and found their son in a They at once noti-
fied the saloon keepers not to sell him any
mors toxicants. The next night they again went ts Fairland and caught their
son Crinking beer Lncensed, the mother took the glass from her son and dashed the contents ia the bartender s face, and while he was wiping his eyes she broke the giass over his head, inflicting quite a deep gash
in his forehead. Oa hearing the cireum-
stances, the citizens met and a committee
was appointed to wait upon the saloon
keepers of the town aud request them tu retire from the basiness. to comply. with the request, and were given } until Sunday to close up all their business Mr. Ferguson's, testimony continued: affairs. Thy citizens have raised a fund,
ied by and have boand themselves to never agai
re > hey agreed
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