cal and Other Items.

Vieth briek

hurch ou lay School ll be re-wp. .

rrow at 2 p. m. _ = Tue Australi

vn harvest is over, and ninety

yvagand {ois of wheat wi'l be available for

rt > ts Gospel Army marched out with tam- ne an rches last night They march | ul > M CH interest is felt in the Cencert te e held in the Y. M. GC. A. Hall on Thurs- day evening next, . . ston Cuvercw, —Rev. J. Shenton will con- | religious service in Zion Charch to- row morning, at Ll o'clock. _ > ‘Al i OLLINS has attacked Eastport, Me,,. and 18 meeting with c owded houses every night and the co-operation of the clerzy. :

ya i Tuoere will be Gospel preaching to-morrow evening, at halfepast six o'clock, at the Christian Meeting House, Street,

head Great George

o Mrvron was asked by b s friend whether he weuld instruct his daughters in the different languayves, to which he replied: ‘No sir, one tongue is enough for a woman.’ - Aumy.—Meetings in Barracks to-

(sOSPRI

m Ww Hallelujah Free Breakfast at 7 a. m Salvation meetings at 4 and 8 p. m, Gallery reserved for ladies only _ - . Rememege the Gespel Meeting in the \} ae..A i nuourow after: on, at 4 ; Lamentations Jer, 5 9-60-16 Rev C, O Meara will 8, eak » Une ecuibg es “ i Exvorr Ira C. Mircuect will preach in the Chriat Chureh, Upper Great George Street, to-morrow, at 10.30 am., and 6,30 p. m Subject for evenivg: ‘the True Pasis for a i'nien of Christians.’ —_ >- -—= i flags moved from infected h ' y Oaly one flag re- t tf , that on the house o viahon, Siduey Street. It will pro- removed on lThesday. oiiieapiilibleasiiann mm Ladies of the Methodist Brick Church beg to acknowledge a handsome Driving Sleigh, a donation from Philip Large, Eeq., to

the Methodist Bazaar Committee. The above

Sleigh can be purchased at any t'me previous

to the Bazar 2i cissieeiiiinantiaaet

We learn that Mr. James MeNeill, son

f Mrs. McNeill, Revere House, has been aopoisted Indian Agent at Touchwood Hiils. His Station is situated about fifty miles north of QuAppelle, on the Canadian P Railwa al

HI i nnual Ball took place at the Bruuswick Hotel, Moncton, on Thursday eve g Over 300 guests re present ; re- pres¢ ig Nova Seotia, New Brunswick and Q p 13 one of the largest and 1 espe ever brought together in

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rue Ferry boats stopped running yesterday

at 5 o'clock. ‘This morning the harbor was frozen over and the ice bridge was strong e1 h for pedestrians. The first to cross were three young ledics from Southport, one

whom was Miss Sophia Mutch, daughter of William Mutch, Esc

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Tne Ladies of the Methodist Brick Church

take this ortunity to inform the public

‘ war advertised to be held in the Rink previous to the outbreak of smallpox will be held in the Market Hall, on March

Sth next, of which full particulars will be

ee ee

THM DAT

[Srectat Deapareouxs ro Tae EXAmIner, }

Heavy Weather in Great Britain.— Shipping Disasters. Lonpon, Jan. 8.

A hurricane has prevailed along the nerth coast of Great Britain, causing serious damace to property. A life-boat | Was capsiz xd at Whitehaven, and one of the ,crew drowned, Small wrecks are reported. | Schooner Swallow was wrecked at Fleet- | wood and all on board were drowned, |. The gele continues with unabated fury 113 Scotland. | An unkoown steamer has foundered in ithe English channel, and a mass of wreck-

age has been washed ashcre Che French bark Rene has been wrecked lin the British Channel,and four of her crew drowned, | The Sweedish bark Cygnus, from Galves- |

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ton for Maryport, was wrecked at Working- on, and nine of her crew drowned.

Bankruptcies.

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| Toronto, Jan. 8.

Kk. P. Stern, gents’ furnishings, called a meeting of his creditors yesterday, and showed a statement of his liabilities to be $48,000, assets $15,000. He offered a compromise at 30 cents on the dollar. This the creditors refused, and made him assign. loe-night he was arrested at the irstance of a Montreal firm, charging him with con- cealing $7,000 with intent to defraud his creditors.

Another well-known firm succumbed here f Wm. Hessin & Co., whole- sale confectionery manufacturers. Their premises were seized by Molson’s Bank, under a chattel mortgage, for $59,000.

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-cia that to-day, that

Terrible Murder.

sartie Creek, Micu, Jan. 8.

Dr, Martin White, his wife avd two children were found in their house in this city, this afternoon, with their throats cut from eartoear. It is thought they have dead since last Sunday. There is evidence of a terrible struggle between hus- band and wife, and the supposition is that White had become violently insane, com- mitted the terrible murder, and then com- mitied suicide.

Deen

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Wages of Sin.

Moncron, Jen. 8

A serious shooting affair occurred at a settlement near Campbelton ‘yesterday, A man named Jones, who left hia wife, has been living with a girl named Allaid. The girl's relatives supposed they were married;

ut «letter from a Priest a short time ago showed them that ihis was not the case, There has been trouble ever since, culm- inating in theshooting. It is said the man is badly, if not fatally injured.

Home Rule.

Loyvos, Jan. 8.

The Duily News says that a resident of Dublin, who has been making enquiries concerning the opinions of the Protestant minority in that city, on the subject of Home Rele for Ireland, learns that many Protestants do not oppose Home Rale, while others are in favor of it.

Blizzards, Blizzards.

given. 2i s t—jan9 ss sibiilll Lclitnti Tue chair contest at the Roller Rink last nizht attracted an immense audience, and created a great deal of amusement. Ten |

contestants entered, and the priz3 was won | by H. Large, after a tight run with Henry | Huvhes. All present departed well satisfied | with the result. nite Hay 1s Hay at Present.—The Sackville Pest says: Hay is worth about $14 at Halifax and advancing. Messrs. Fitgett & Guon have speculated for a rise, and have, it is said, 6,000 tous. J. A. McQueen has several hun- dred tons. The sarplus hay in Sackville has been nearly all sold. It is now held at $9. eldtsdididiedarninn Tue Northern Light is detained at Pictou by the storm. Mr. Brecken, at three o'clock to-day, received the following despatch : To the Postmaster : \rrived hereat nine o’clock this morning. Thick snowstorm. Will remain until clear, D. D. RYAN, ts ceaeanile Some heavy failures took place in Glasgow at the beginning of the year. Among those were Hardcastle, Rule & Co., cotton traders, nd the Blantyre Weaviog Co. The liabilities the former are placed at $150,000, and of t $100.000. Mesars. P. Walker &

the ia ter a Co.. jate spinnera of Dundee, also failed, Liabilities, $150,000

i‘ j CaLEDONIAN CiuB.—The Ca!edonian Clab Literary Soc’ety will open for the season on Monday next, llth inst. at 8 p.m, in their jioom, ‘«Fachern’s Building, [Archibald MeNeil!, Esq, President of the Club, wi'l read a paper on ‘‘Nationual Sentiment. ’ Mem- hers of the Club and others who attended last winter, together with all interested, are cor- dially invited. enebicintiewnn A MB&ETI of citizens was held in the Cameron Block last evening for the purpose of organizing fer the coming Civic election. Energetic committees for each ward were ap- pointed and given the power to select a Mavor and suitable Councillors. After the reneral meeting the committees unanimously elected Mayor Beer as their candidate for re- election. They will report the selection of Corncillorsat a meeting to be held on Monday

ev ening next. - —_—~<»)-""

An escape of gas from alarge base burner dormitory of St. Dunstan's College, caused some sickness and quite an alarm emong the students this morning. They quickly recovered, and all took their usual

“at the dinner table at noon. In the were many wild rumors re- garding the affair, which are totally unfounded. Phe stoves which are liable to such accidents are now being replaced by one from which

no gas can evcape, so as to avoid the possi- bility of a similar accident occurring. anteenaiieniilian SMALLPOX AT Scorcurort,—Dr. Jenkins Scotchfort Isst evening. He discovered a bad case of smallpox in the family of Mr. Daniel Gillan, Afton Road. The victim is a boy eighteen years of age. He has not been vaccinated, and will therefore have a hard time to pull throuuh. The Gillan family is composed of cix members, none »f whom are vaccinated. Dr. Jenkins started for Scotchfort again to-day to vaccinate the inhabitants of that

place.

in the

Pp city there

returned from

Cuicaco, Jan. 8. The blizzard raging at present throughout llinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Dokota and Minnesota is declared of wider extent

land more fierce in character than known

before in years. The temperature through- out Dakota is stated from 20 to 40 degrees below zero with a wild blizzard blowing.

A Report Denied

Lonpon, Jan. 8. The report is denied that the Govern- ment intends to make changes in the Cabinet, or intreduce a bill that will lead to the removaliof Lord Carnarvon from the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland.

The Princess Better,

Lonpvon, Jan. 8, The Princess of Wales has recovered from her attack of pleuresy. Weather Sulletix. Probabilities for the the Varitime Provinces.

next 24 hours fer

Toronto, Jan. 9.—10 a. m. Easterly winds, increasing to heavy gales ; cloudy weather followed by a snow storm.

METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Charlottetown, Jan. 9, 18&6 Highest Temperature yesterday, (read at midnight)....-. ceeded tenses sate-<s 15.8 Lowest Temperature yesterday, (read at midnight) .....-cceses + dencretiokie 2 Lowest Temperature this morning....... 08 Temperature this morning,at 8 o'clock... 7.5 Tamperatnre thie afternoon at } oolock,..13.0 *Below zero.

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NOTES.

Not the promissory, but facts about Wetcome Soap, an article that does not con- tain one particle of the adulterations used to reduce the cost of ** Pure Goods,” but does possess the value of legitimate Washing Qualities, the demand for which proves the advantage gained by the use of the gennine over Soaps of doubtful character, None should be deceived even by Red and Yellow Wrappers, or any of the imitations of the Wricome, as a pair of clasped hands is stamped on every. bar. Made by Corttis, Davis & Co

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Said William to Martha : “But you mué remember, my dear, that my taste is better than yours.” Said Martha to William : “Undoubtedly, whea we come to remember that yon married me and I married you.” And William said not a word, but seemed to be thinking.

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Mr. Howells makes a woman character in the latest instalment of ‘‘ Indian Sum- mer,” ‘‘tremble into # chair.” Before

long, as the prospect now is, he will have his hero shiver into his boots,

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Ov the 16th

beleved wife of Piequid, aged 69.

nx AM

</ ei -Set e ie estefignet -————

|TELEGRAPHIG HEWS,

DIE.

of Dec.,

1886.

At his late residence, Kent Street, Char- lottetown, yesterday (Friday) aftern’on, the |“th iost., after a snort illness, Mr. John 1 e- Pag’, »ged 73 yerrs

| Funeral to-morrow, Sunday, at 2p m, by train to She: wood Cemetery, j

1885, Jane, the

Archibald Me(annel, of ‘‘Her end was peace.”

Resolved, such purpose,”

your Worship an

inst., as a day

Almighty God

from our midst.

— ane — se A Day of Thanksgiving,

a oe following Resolution, passed by the City Protestant clergymen, who met

yesterday in St. Paul’s Schoolroom, has been

received by His Worship the Mayor :

“Inasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God to teke away from ovr city the pestilence which so sudde:.ly came upon us.

Therefore Resolved, that a day of Thanks- giving be appointed, when our people may assemble to rendcr thanks to Almighty God for the preservation of our lives ; ard further that we ask His Worship the Mayor and the City ‘‘ouncil to appoint Wed- nesday, the 13th inst, a public holiday for

In accordance with the above Resolution, we, the undersigned would respectfully ask

the Council to set apart

Wednesday, the 13th inst., te be observed as

a day of Thanksgiving.

, 8 Smythe, Jas. Carruthers,

(Signed) { J. M Mcleod, J. Shenton, {C. O'Meara, 8. H. Rice.

In accordance with above request, the Mayor and City Council desire their fellow citizens to observe WENESDAY, the 13th

of Public Thanksgiving to

for the

By order,

preservation of

their lives during the smallpox epidemic, and also for the disappearance of the disease

A. H. MACPHERSON,

City Clerk

ISsc.

fied

Island,

THEO.

— FOR--

ISS6.

sgust Issued

188 6,

CHAPPELLE'S PE ISLAND ALMANAC,

containing, in addition to a vast amourt of most valuable information, a carefully classi-

CUSTOMS’ TARIFF

(Corrected to Date.)

Get a Copy at once—only 15 cents each. For Sale at the usual places throughout the

L. CHAPPELLE,

DIAMOND BOOKSTORE. Ch’town, Jan. 7, 1886—3i eod wky li

Jan. 7, 1886.

=e

AT THE

Complimentary Dinner HON. SENATOR HOWLAN,

RANKIN HOUSE: TUESDAY, 12th inst.

in recognition of his services in connection with the Subway Scheme. Tickets to be had from the undersigned,

C. E. ROBERTSON,

Chairman,

D. O’'M. REDDIN, Jr,

Secretary.

Bushel. be used.

Coke for Sale.

f & - price of Coke will hereafter be re- duced from Ten to Eight Cents per This is the cheapest fuel which can

DENNIS MURPHY,

Manager.

Ch’town Gas Light Co., Jan, 4—lwk

Assistant

A Large Assortm

Dec. 24--3m eod

ACMILLAN’S COAL OFFICE has been ms Removed to foot of PRINCE STREET.

ent of

& wky

~ DR. WARBURTON

AS been relieved from further duties as Health Officer. He therefore be able to attend to his other pro- fessional duties as heretofore.

Ch’town, Jan. 2, 1886—-lwk

will

HARD AND SOFT

OO Owe ta

Kept Constantly on Hand,

R. McMILLAN.

receive pupils above Art.

Store.

Dec, 29, 85 —4i 2aw

A NEW ART.

ODELING in High Relief, in imitation

of Barbotine, adapted to the deccration

of Piaques, Panels, Vases, Mirrors, &c., &c,

The work is easily learned, requires vo firing, and can be applied to any material.

Miss Longworth, Water Street, wishes to

for instruction

in the

A Specimen can be seen at Watson's Drug

anything else in you start Yarmouth, N. 8.

fck—CITY

America.

§THIS OUT andi return it to us with 10c, or 4 3c stamps, and you'll get by return mail a Golden Pox of Goods that will

bring you in more money in one year then

Your fortune if

NOVELTY Cv..

may |

INER, TANUARY S.

ESTABLISHED, 1842.

Assets, One Hundred and Five Millions ($ 105,000,000.)

Four Hundred Hillions ($400,000,000).

— ee comme FY” eS

ne? to Policy Holders LARGER than those of any other Company.

It has no Stock Holders to claim any part of the Profits,—the Asssets and Surplus al! belong to the Assured,

It is the BEST COMPANY in which to Insure, as it combines all the advantages of Age, Large Membership. Financial “trength, Absolute Security, and the Cheapest Ineur- oe that is honestly possible under any contract, which has a definite value to the bene-

ciary, J. W. FITZPATRICK,

Travelling Agent for the Maritime Provinces. Ch’town, Dec. 22, 1882—1Imo mon sat

BETTER THAN FACTS! |

NWO CHANCH BUSINESS.

OO

Kelilable Yet—Genuine PRe- ductions at

STANLEY BROS.

BROWN’S BLOCK, OPPOSITE MARKET HOUSE.

a ne

JOUN MACEACHERN, Agent for P. E. Island.

The Most

N°? Old Goods ; Everything Fresh and New—This Year's Importation.

From this date we will Sell ata Large Reduction the balance of our Wool Searfs aud Squares, Wool Shawls and Jackets, Far-lined Cloaks and Astracan Jackets, Colored Dress Goods and Millinery Goods, Ladies’ Plush and | eather Hand Bags.

Big Bargains for Men in Fur Caps, Kid Gloves and Mitts, Wool Shirts, Underclothing

- STANLEY BROS.

BROWN’S BLOCK.

Ch’town, Dec. 14, ’85.

Se eee a ~ A A SR ARN A TRE Gia, avec.

’

—_—_—_—-— 0 Ss

ys | ‘

___Chesing-sut of the Entire Stock of GENERAL DRY GOODS at the

LENGEN HEUSE!

GEO. DAVIES & CO., intending to make a change in their present business, offer the whele ef their MAGNIFI-

CENT STOCK OF MERCHANDEZE at prices that cannot fail to make a clearance.

This isa BONA FIDE SALE, as the stock must be dis- posed of duriag the next few months, and will present a Grand Oppertunity to all buyers for Cash.

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Our Wholesale Customers will be supplied on the usual Terms.

CHO, DAVIES & CoO.

Ch’town, Dee. 9, 1885.

ioc ane

The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co.

eee age)

Assets, Sist Dec... I884, $36,023,954.86

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IRE INSURANCE may be effected with this Company on the most Advantageous Terms.

LEONARD MORRIS, Agent, Summers'de, P. E. [, Dec 22, 1885.

THE BEST YET!

ne ee

R. R. FITZGERALD, Agent, Ch’town, P E, I.

Ro Change but 2 Bona Fide Change in Prices.

oO

CLOTHLNG as will make everyone who will buy from me Happy, and in addition will give you some of my Choice TEA GE-ATIS. To every buyer of $2.00 worth of DRY GOODS lb Good Tea. $4.06 sé ae &s %Ab se

$6.00 r os oad 3ib # $3.09 asp a . or Clothing, 4lb Good Tea,

$10.00 of sé sé “e 5lb “s Purchasers not requiring the Tea can have the equivalent value in other goods iu the

Store. - The Quality of my Tea is well and favorab'y known.

get Good Tea Free of Cost.

J. B. MACDONALD,

Queen Street.

This offers a rare opportunity to

Chytown, Dee. 10, 85.

Amount of Policie. Now in Force about

im Business Contemplated ;

Tt the end of JANUARY NEXT, I will give such Bargains in DRY GOODS AND

| ‘A Bowoura for Bangain--Hunters. THE MUTUAL LIFE THSURUNCE CO. OF HEW YORK Cone soccoce ccs sp

palling Reductions !—Unheari Of Prices !— Overcoats, Suits, Tweeds and Gents’ Furnishings—

SLAUGHTERED! SLAUGHTERED ! SLAUGHTERED!

TIME for Stock-taking is near. Dull trace is alarming. Our stock of Tweeds must ge. Our mammoth stock of Clothing must go. Our big stock of Gevts’ Furnishings must zo. Our large and superb stock of Ladies’ Furnishings nrust go. The price is not so much of an object. The goods must turn inte new dollars.

This price list is only an index:

Men's Heavy, Overcoats with Fur Collars, only $10, worth $14.

Men’s Black Worsted worth $10.

Men’s Winter Pants, $1.25, $1.59, $2 and up.

$16 will buy a firat-class Suit, made to measure, worth $22.50.

$i will purchase a first-class pair of Scotch Tweed Pants, worth $5.50.

$6 will buy a Heavy Winter Ulster, worth just $8.75.

Tryon Tweed Suits, made to measure by first class workmen, $11, $12, and up.

Childs’ Winter Suits, with good trimmings and braided, $1.75, and up; $8 will purchase a nobby Scotch Tweed Suit, worth $12. Our Black Wer sted Overcoats, worth $12, now $8; $1 will buy a Suit of Underclothing in pure Cape Wool.

We hold the championship for honest, low- wriced Tweeds, and challenge all-comers to dup- icate our $%5-cent Merino Wool Tweed, worth $1.40.

REXTD BeeOe.-. CAMERON BLOCK, Ch’town, Dec. 31, 1885.

Suits, only $6.50,

NOTICE / BAe ‘Q°HE partnership business heretofote cx- isting between the Undersigned, > and carried on under the name of BEER & SONS, is this day dissolved by lapse of time and mutval consent, All matters relating t> the late business will be adjusted at Kimg Square Store, GEORGE R. BEER LEMUEL L. BEFR Jan. 4, 1886—2wks wky

Notice of Co-Partnership. ‘EXHE Unelersigned have this day enter ei into Cc-Partuership as Wholesale Dry

Goods and General Merchants, under tle

firm and style of WEEKS & BEER W. A. WEEKS, L. L. BEER

1856 —jan4 wky3

Ch’town, January 2nd,

OFFICE OF THE

ROCKFORD WATCH C0.

FockrorpD, Iut., Sept. 17, 1885

i tea is co certify that we have appointed

E. W. TAYLOR SOLE -AGENT for the sale of ovr Quick Train Railroad Watches in the City of Charlottetown, P. EF. 1, and that we will, to the fullest extent, suste’n the usual warranty given by him to purchas- ers of our movements. No warranty whet- ever attaches to these gocds when offered for sale by others than our duly appointed Agents.

ROCKFORD Ry HOSMER P.

WATCH CO., HOLLAND, Sec’y.

Having examined and tested the Rockford Quick Train Watches, we offer them with the fullest confidence to the public, as being one of the best made and most reliable Watches, fur the money, in the market

We fully goarantee every Watch sold by us.

Kk. W: TA FY LO Cameron Block, Charlottetown, Eatab*ished 1872,

Qst. 31, 1885 --ly 2aw eow law & wkly

WANES, LOSE, FOUND, &e.

ANTED—A Girl to do general housc- work. Liberal wages. Apply to Mrs Philip Large, Bayfield Street. ja 9 3i pa

Woo reliable man for out-door / work. Must understand care of horse Apply at this ja 9

and cow. office.

WYOARDERS can be comfortably accommo- dated at Mra, McLean’s, Upper Hillsboro Street, fourth house above Euston, ja 9 6ieod

47 ANTED—A good Cook, Apply at Y Tue Fxaminer office. jan 6

Fs ; = Hiban # } KS SALE—A small Safe. Apply at Tue | EXAMINER ofiice. jan 4

OST—On Saturday evening a Ledy’s

A Hand-Setchel, with Purse and Letter

inside. The finder will oblige by leaving it at THE Examiner cflice, jan4

V YANTED—MYMr. H. Green can take two ¥ young ladic sto complete au aiternocn clacs in thorough Erglish education ; also, a small class of young men can be taken two evenings weekly for instruction in arith. metic; drawing class as usval—West Kent Street. jan2

\ Y ANTED—A Servant for general house-

work Apply at this office deec3l WA rED—A Servant Girl. Apply at ¥ Tue Examrver office. de20

We ac ic A onsemaid. Apply to the Matron, PE & Hospital. de29

NION MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE

CO., of Maine, Established 1848, Old, strong, safe and popular; rates moderate ; dividends larce; death and endowment claians promptly paid, Manoger for P. E, Island, J. T. Mellish, Charlottetown. ' dec?4 2aw wkly | EERE ES Sena :

POARDERS--Two or thece gentlemen or

lady Pourders may find comforteble accommedation by applying to Mre. Wi)liem Kenuedy, Brick Howse, rilieborough Park

sept? tf

FREVO LET--The jarge brick Store cn Queen

4. Street, next to J. D. Macleod. Posane-

sion given first of May. Apply to A. White, epr27 —2aw pat

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