’ . ; bd ; . o'r a Local and Gther liems. LEPTLRS Te ’ BETS ‘ 4 : > TEM. ERETOR, | £0 . & Sah, Ricws j ] Summerside, is at ™ toe Ranks A Convention. > nn : ' Nonare ar > yy r “ % ; —- and W - SIR, — The unseen ly contention as to the Cakes at irphy s Kent Street, Wy 21 edvisability of calling a Convention of the . Liberal -Cons leg} aber mservative party, to nominate : ai 2 ii arty, to nominate a PR Rock! RMAN, Of Dalhousie Col | candidate, is to be regretted. One wou'c is att tocklit ‘ee, i Siippose that the Wisdom of calling a Con- Vention eo ‘ . Sain . aan Custard, Mince and Apple ana - ld not be disputed. But, it Pies at Murphy's, Kent Street Qy 25 2i friv a ee ~ who pretend to + h 7" 4 ol the Liberal-Conservative party os wh ‘ rlge + , fue ¢ Club will meet at Belvidere to The ieee that no Convention be held. ater teeturday) of 4.0 ae = claim that, as Dr. Jenkins ran last a “lection and lost, therefore he should ‘be

Boston Baked Beans and Brown Bread at

t. Marphy's, Kent Street. (jy 25 fi

of Wr. Se ek, General Superintendent of Government Railways, is in Moncton, ae Tea Fuscvire, New York Rusks, fresh every evening at J. Murphy's, Kent Street. (jy 25 21 7 « market to-day was fairly well attended a supplied Fresh fish fell off in stock, owing to the stormy weather, and prices were

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- fur Black Diamond Line steamer Coban, Capt. Fraser, called at this port to-day, and took a small freight and one pessenger—Mr, Dp. A. Macnonald ~—for Montreal.

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A xcemper of female operatives in the Ham ‘Iten cotton mills, Toronto, are on a afrike wainst a reduction of wages. Their places were quickly filled by the unemployed,

-_ > - says that ‘‘Plunger’ Wal- and left large unsettled ac- He offers 25 per cent. in settlement, book makers refuse to accept.

Lonpon T'ruth ton has failed counts which the

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SpECIAL arrangements for cheap fares from all points by Railway and Steamers have been made for the Annual Scottish Gathering at Chariottetown on thursday, the 3lst day of July, inst.

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Avcrion Sate.—Apples in boxes and bar- rels, Oranges, Onions, &c., Wednesday, July 30th, at 11 o'clock, Ex. steamer from Boston,

\. McNeill, Auctioneer. jy 25 21

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Henny Lonewortu, Esg., High Sheriff of (jueen’s County, received the writs of elec- tion in Queen’s, County this morning. Nomina-

tion day will be the 12th of August, and |

on the 19th. - - ~ —

ele tion

Rev. Dean Boom, while pronouncing the benediction at the service at the Chapter House, London, Ont., on Sunday, fell in a fit and had to be removed to his home in a

carriage. He was affected with paralysis of the side, and is ina very low condition. a ee ~ [ue steamer Carroll, Captain Brown, |

sailed for Boston on Thursday evening with a freight of 1,300 cases of eggs, 1,200 cases of lobsters and 127 bags of potatoes. She had

the following passengers:—James Holland, Angus McDonald, Mrs, J. MeMillan, and Michael Cameron.

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Tue great fire in Lachine, near Montreal, destroyed $50.000 worth of property, and rendered sixty families homeless. There is little doubt that the fire was caused by drunkeom ss. Father Piche is authority for sayin t it began at one saloon where liquor was sold on Sundays and ended in an- other of the same kind.

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Rev. A. C. McDonatp, President of the Nova Scotia Dairymen’s Association, is at the Rankin. While here the dairymen are wise in making an effort to have a public meeting on Wednesday next. Let there bea bumper house. Gentlemen like Mr. Me- Donald are what Canada want, and they are worthy of every encouragement,

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Tur Nova Scotia provincial loan, for which tenders were taken on the 23rd, was very suc cessful. The Government advertised $400, - 000 for five per cent. 30 years debentures the interest being payable half yearly. Fifty- four tenders were received, the total amount offered being $2,136,000. The whole loan was taken up by Charles Annand, of Halifax, for parties living in Engiand, at a premium of 5 per cent.

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A Misstexary’s Dearu.—A cable message to Professor Kiersted, of Wolfville, N. a an- nounces the sudden death at Maulmain, Bur- mah, on Sunday, 20th inst,, of the wife of Rev. E. W. Kelly, formerly pastor of the Leinster street Baptist Church, St. John, N. B., and for the last two years missionary to Burmah. The cause of her death was dis- ease of the liver. Mr. Kelly, it will be re- membered, was only married a few months prior to going to India. His wife accom- panied him. She was the daughter of Rev. A. R. R. Crawley, of Henthada.

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Tur Canada Gazette publishes a statement the state of the Farmers’ Bank, to be as follows :—Liabilities—capi- tal stock, $8,211.86; bills in circulation, $12,655 : deposits, $547.19 ; due on divid- 565.45; total amount due from bank, £21,479.50. Assets—Geld and silver, $945.35; Dominion and other bank notes, $1,813; amount due to bank, $19,039 ; total resources, $21,797.35 : balance in favor of bank, $317.85. All the debts are considered good, and a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. was de- clared for the year ended 15th February, 1554.

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fue 25th anniversary of the wedding of Rev. and Mrs. Lathern was celebrated at Windsor, on Monday evening last. A large

number of friends gathered on the occasion. Music and speeches were indulged in. Rev. A. W. Nicholson presided. Dr. Black, war- den of Windsor, made the presentations, which were pumereus and valuable. After the presentations by Dr. Black, the beautiful silver ice pitcher, the gift of the Bible class, was formally presented by the reading of an address, signed by representatives of the Kev. Mr. Lathern made an admir- able address in reply, thanking all friends who bad taken part in the celebration. Speeches were made by Revs. Canon Mayn- ard, Gunn, Vidito and Morton, representa- tives of all the Protestant churches in Wind-

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class,

eee Tue excitement ana interest in the dis- covery of salt veins at Perry, New York, have been greatly increased by the striking of one of the heaviest deposits yet found in one in entirely new territory. The Silver Spring Salt Conm.pany began the drilling of an experi- mental well some time ago at East Gainesville. On Saturday morning last, at the depth of 2.180 seet. the drill struck a solid bed of salt of the finest quality. The drill has penetrated pure salt rock for a distance of one hundred feet. This strike is one of the most important yet made; as if demonstrates that the salt belt is pot confined to the Warsaw and Weoming districts, but that it extends all through this portion of the territory. Exten- sive salt works will be erected at the pew

well at once, and other wells will be drilled to

the great salt vein.

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the candidate this time without being select- ed by a Convention. According to this /mode of reesoning, the oftener a candidate runs an election and loses, the more eligible he 8 as a candidate. Now, Sir, I freely admit that the Dector has great claims on the Liberal Conservative party, and that he dese rees the Homipbanon, al d | belie Ve, would get it from a Convention of the party; bat Ido not think it right or proper that he or any other man should push

himself furward as the only person | fit to repreeent the party. I have voted for the Doctor every election he ran, and

would like to vote for him again; but I can ,only do so when he is nominated in the |regular way by the party. If the Doctor }should be so ill-advised as to run without being brought out in the regular way he will find when too late that hundreds will |remain neutral on election day. And, al- i}though I am nota prophet or ‘the son of a | prophet, I predict his defeat. If, on the other hand, he is the nominee of the party, | his election is certain. The idea of a con- |vention of Delegates from the different | Sections of the County to select a candidate }is a liberal idea. It has been found to | work well in the past, and I am surprised | that the Doctor should oppose it, as it is }said he does. TIT assure you that it ig not ifrom any unfriendly feeling towards the Doctor that I take the trouble to write this jletter. On the contrary,it is because I fear | he will lose his election and the party lose | @ seat in the Commons if an opposite course is pursued,

Yours truly, Oup LIBERAL. Queen’s County.

An Agricultural Society.

Sirn,—The lecture of the Hon. Donald |Fergusou, on Agricultural Education, has awakened considerable interest in a subject | that hitherto has not received that share of | attention that the subject should command, land the favorable notices it has received | from the Press of different parts of the Do- minion, must be highly gratifying to the | author. | The improvement of our system of agri culture, and through it of the well being « { |the majority of our people, is a question t which public men might well devote their attention, and the discuzsion of such mat- | ters will conduce much more to the well | being of our people, than many of the sub- | jects to which politicians generally devote 'their abilities.

The careful consideration of subjects of this nature, and the many good ideas that earnest thought generally evolves from almost any matter is of the highest import- ance, not only to ourselves but to the gen- erations that may come after us, and no time is better spent than in studying how we can improve the quantity and quality of our farm crops.

It seems to me a pity that some means has not been taken by which our farmers and others intrusted in the matter could form a society in which questions relating to agriculture could be discussed, for it is a wel! known fact that any industry receives benefit from the meeting together of the parties interested in it, while manufacturers, merchants, lawyers, printers, and almost Yevery trade or profession have their societies at which «questions of interest to their several business are discussed, and the best course to be pursued fully considered. Farmers, as arule, have no such associa- tions, and many improvements that could be made in our system of agriculture, do not receive the ventilation that they should,

Such a society for farmers while eliciting many ideas that would be of practical benefit, would also afford a national form of recreation to many men who, from the nature of their occupation, do not enjoy that interchange of thoughts and ideas that is so fascinating to many minds.

There are many subjects such a society would bring prominently before the minds of our people that would tend, not only to increase our financial means, but would also cultivate a greater desire among our people of enjoying on farms some of what may be called asthetic comforts. While many of our fermers have succeeded in acquiring a fair competence, and have good farms and buildings, it has in many cases been at the expense of health and comfort ; and when our young people see their fathers crippled with rheumatism or some other Cisease, brought on by increasing hard work, it seems to them a good reason for ieaving farm work, lest a like fate befall them.

More brain work should take the place of misdirected exertion of physical labor on our farms, and that in order to become a successful farmer a man need not make a slave of himself, isa lesson many of our people would do well to learn.

Another thing that can be noticed in many of our settlements, is that sO many of our farm houses and buildings are totally devoid of any shelter from the cold winds of the fall and winter. Without taking into account the great improvement that a pice sheltering bush is to the appearance of any homestead, the saving of fuel and feed for stock thata shelter of this kind affords, would amply repay any expense, either of time or money, that would be necessary to provide it.

Again, many of our farmers seem to have the idea that the great aim of life is to have money in Bank, from which they will re- ceive four or five per cent interest per annum. While habits of saving and care- fullness are essentially necessary oD 4 farm, this idea of scraping together every cent possible, in order to have a bank account, is not always conducive to the welfare of the farm, for in many cases the money might be expended in improvements on the farm that would return twice as much in. terest as any bank will pay. man wko has a well manured, well fenced and well cultivated farm, with good houses for himself and his stock will not only be able to make money faster, but will also have that satisfaction which being the owner of good articles always gives to the possessor.

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great loss to our Province that

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Besides, the |

much of th

mane suV.sd

if ,armers

be improved a hundred per cent. in vain»

that is now only drawing four per cent. interest in the Savings Bank. It is a poor sign of a business to see the men engaged in it afraid to invest their money in it, and anything by which this distrust can be overcome, will be of great advantage to the country.

An Agricultural Society would afford an excellent medium for the discussion of many other subjects pertaining to farm life and work, as well as those here briefly alluded to, and a move should be made so that at ibe Provincial Exhibition, to be held this Autumn, farmers from different sections of the Province should be invited to attend a meeting to take the matter into consideration. Farmers clubs will never be generally started throughout the Island un- til a Central Association is formed, from which the stimulus necessary to put them in operation can emanate.

The Commissioners for the Provincial Exhibition can easily make arrangements for having a meeting such as has been al- luded to, and, no doubt, gentlemen inter- ested in farming will cheerfully prepare addresses on different branches of Agricul- ture, which, tegether with the discussion that may follow, will prove of great inter- est and benefit to the farmers attending the Exhibition.

| am, yours, etc., A FArMer.

King’s County, July 24, 1884,

TELECRAPHIG EWS.

[SpecraL Despatcues To THe EXaMin ck. |

Serious Accident.

Frepericton, N. B., July 24. A serious accident occurred at the Marys- ville Cotton Mill, this morning. While Mr. Patrick Mooney, who has charge of the brick work of the mill for Mooney & Sons, was at work on the fourth story on a tem- porary elevator, the ropes which held up the elevator snapped, and Mr. Mconey and a lad named Markey, who was with him, fell sixty feet. They were both seriously injured.

St. Croix Regatta.

Canais, July 24.

The weather is fine and there are thou- sands of spectators here to witness the race to morrow. The heats to-day were won by Teemer, Ten Eyck, and Gaudaur, They

twill row the final heat to-morrow,

Great Damage by Rains.

Newceastie, N. B., July 24. A yood deal of damage has been done here by the late rains. There is the heaviest freshet ever remembered in this locality at this season of the year. The Cholera.

Paris, July 24. It is officially announced that the cholera epidemic at Marseilles and Toulon is de- creasing.

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Weather Bulletin.

Probabilities for the next 24 hours for the Maritime Provinces.

Toronto, July 25--10 a. m.

Moderate to fresh west to north winds, fair weather, stationary or higher temperature.

METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, Charlottetown July 25 1884.

Highest temperature yesterday,. ......+ 64.0 Lowest temperature (read at midnight), ..52.1 Lowest temperature this morning ........50.8

Temperature this morning, at 8 o'clock, .57.9 Tmperature this afternoon at 1 o’elock. . 62.3

Summerside Exports. SUMMERSIDE, July 22. Shipped per steamer Princess of Wales, Cameron, master, for Point du Chene:— ..3 330.00

Des) ec ei

1B trl petabees ie eee cee 7.00 eee Tha eal ahine.. 6. hs c. ewan 529.00 1 horse... 150.00 1 bri potatoes 1,00 143 canes Cggs......... eee eeeeeeees 541.00 $1558.00

On the 24th by the same steamer :— 1990 tele Gal¥. . 3..0. 66, - ..$ 532.00 a isis okies no ere Rede t CREE 240 00 5D CONUN OUOD. .. «600 cescees 99 00 11 horses. 1118.00 $1989.00

SHIP NEWS. OF CHARLOTTETOWN. ENTERFD,

July 24— Rustic, Gillis, Sydney, ccal; J & S| Irving, Pictou, coal; Prospect, McMillan» Wood Islands; KE Hodgson, Lavie, Souris, 1,000 cases lobsters; Sarah Elizabeth, Samp- son, Sydney, coa!; str M A Starr, Ferguson, Halifax mdse. 25—Jehn Tilton, Mcbethe Pictou, coal; Albion, Chapmen, Buctouche, lum; St Flavie, Vanamburg, Baie de Verte, deals; str Coban, Fraser, Pictou.

CLEARED

July 24—ss Carrol', Brown, Boston, eggs, &c; Prospect, McMillan, Wood Islands; Chame- leon, Weatherbie, Tatmagouche, oats and flour; E Hodgson, Lavie, Souris, 400 bags salt; ss M A Starr, Ferguson, Halifax, lobsters, etc; May D, Drysdale, Wallace, mdse; May Charles, Legere, Cape Tormen- tine, bal.

July 25—John Tilton, McIsaac, Pictou, bal; St Flavie, Vanamburg, Baie de Verte, do; ss Coban, Fraser, Montreal.

OTHER PORTS.

PORT

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by the judicious expenditure of the mun-y, |

June trade.

Feathers and Fiowers

Ch’town, May 28, 1884.

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Hat and Bonnet shapes.

NEW iMILLINERY MATERIALS.

A very large stock of Parasols and Umbrellas. Millinery made up at short notice by first-class hands.

KS PRICES LOW. 2

Black, White, snd Colored Straw Hats. Black, White, and Colored Straw Bonnets. chip Hats and Bonnets. ‘itrimmed Hats and Bonnets.

a Fancy Straw Hats and Bonnets, | The largest dispiay of Children’s Hats to be found on P.

5 ‘

Perkins & Sterns’,

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AVE are showing a complete stock of English and American Hats and Bonnets for

hed ‘@ .

PERKINS & STERNS.

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TAILORING

MADE

Ch’town, May 19—wkly

Suits and Single Garments

TO ORDER AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE.

GEO. DAVIES & CO.

LONDON HOUSE. ‘DEPARTMENT.

JUST OPENED, a splendid assortment of Scotch, English and Canadian

STEAM BOILERS

FOR SALE.

(SECON D-HAND.)

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NE Horizontal 45-borse power, with 54

O 3-inch tubes, and in every respect a

| first-class boiler. One Upright Tubviar, 10-borse power,

with fire box attached, suitable for a lobster

factory,

| Both these boilers are ready for steaming,

| end will be sold ata bargain

| Apply to

CHARLOTTETOWN WOOLLEN CO.

; July 19—Im wkly lm

BLACKSMITH’S CO Al,

LBION MINES SiuACK COAL can be | supplicd freely, and with dispatch, for |about one month. Orders given by G. W. DeBLOIS, Agent

35 Water Street. July 10—tf

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St Marys’ Carriage Man's, Co'y

(INCORPORATED,)

Capital, $48,000.

A Division of Surplus Stock will take place on

OCTOBER 22, 1884,

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f£G2NT FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:

Ch’tewn, Feb. 27, 1884.

BAYT RB.

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SUBSCRIBE NOW,

ROYAL CANADIAN INSURANCE GO, sharcs ror sae $2 ence.

| This is the best investment in the Country,

Send for prospectus and full particulars to

| JAS. THOMPSON, H.A.L. WHITE, President, Secretary.

- $2,000,000) sGENTS WANTED—BIG COMMISSON.

HALIFAX BRANCH— J. Scott Mitchell, Agent.

F. H. ARNAUD,

Merchants Bank ef MWalifax.

Risks Taken on Most Favorable Terms.

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Just look at his prices: TWEED SUITS, FROM $4,75 UP,

ALL WOOL WORSTED, $8.25.

Mh’town. June 12, 1884.—eod wkly

Will give wonderful bargains in

TWEED SUITS (ALL WOOL), FROM $7.50,

If low prices will sell the Goods, he is bound to sell.

Men’s Felt Hats, in Great Variety, Very Low.

L. E. PROWSE,

Sign of the Big Hat, 74 Queen Strect.

TL. HH. PROW SH READYMADE CLOTHING

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Charlottetown Boot

Summerside, July 23—Eat schr Leonora,

| Thompson, Walsh, McGillivray, Pictou, do. Arsenault, Pictou, bal.

Pictou, bal ; Fanny B, | 24—Cld sch Adona,

i j A YOUNG man writes: *L have used Mack's | Magnetic Mediclne aii am much pleased with | the result.’ It has cared me after Doctors and other me‘icines had failed. Sold in Char- lottetown at ..j))-thecaries Hall. See adver-

' ‘tigement in anoilitr column, [july2l lw wkly

Wright, Richibucto, lum. Cld sch Richard /

70: pas The cheapest ana best piace to buy is at

WHOLESALE AND

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and Shoe Factory.

SHOES, |

RETAIL.

DORSEY, GOFF & CO'S

Ch’town, Jnne 21, 1884.—eod wkly

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July 4—1m pd

FLOUR. FLOUR.

IN STORE:

High Grade Patent,

750 bris. Medium and Low Grade, 259 bris, Choice Superior Extra, 125 bris. Choice Fancy.

TO ARRIVE: 500 bris. Choice Superior Extra (brands— Atlas and Evangeline).

250 bris.

CLETHING BALE [ron sare row

DURING JUNE.

—BY —

J. A. CHIPMAN & CO.

J. F. SHATFORD, Agent, opposite Rankin House. Ch’town, June 16.

LONDON HOUSE.

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BEO, DAVIES & CO,

Ch’town, June 2, 1884.

'SPIUMd, Gn Ls

all Stvies and Qualities, qysB))

BARGAINS. AM selling the balance of my Furniture saved from the fire of the 20th ult., at J. -D McLeod’s corner, Queen Street, at a

reduction of from twenty-five to fifty per | Cams. below usual prices,

JOHN N&WSON, Ch’towr, March @

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