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TE DAILY EXAMINER.

Our Water Works.

We are now within measurable distance of the completion of the water works tor Charlottetown. In about two moaths, at furthest, we shall prob«bly have sbundance of water for fire purposes, and those of our citizens who take time by the forelock may have their houses supplhed, to the great comfort of the women folk, throughout the coming winter.

rHE SUPPLY WELL.

Phe source of supply is, as we are all sware, about three miles from Charlotte- town. by the side of the Maipeque Road. x * supply well ” has there been dug to a depth of twenty-four feet, and of a diameter of twenty-five feet. This well is lined with stone to within ten feet of the surface; and

» that up, the wall is of brick laid im cement, backed up by broken stone and

-oir he second place, connection be sn tel a8 ia ww of the lewislati and plain bunks, with no _ pretension r . ‘ oe ounded hard. A small round voir; nt sg deuce in the permanency ot the levisiation ® ‘ ‘ x ‘ “ i ti P a . aa oe octagonal roof, | tween the pumping station and the town]. 4 gave comfort to liquor estiens They | to anything beyond os eget CY love oa AR 00! o0ds, hOUSE a Mi . =“ . ’ ¢ as . » —— ee P . ° . » ’ i , built over it. Frequent, we will, in the case of a fire, be made direct, | ..i4-°+* We have friends at court, the Sen- When we consider that the actua

raey savy continual, tests have, in the past summer, confirmed the opinion ot the en- cineers that this well will supply all the water that Charlottetown requires for years to come. At present a rapid, babbling, crystal stream flows from it, but affords no evidence of its true capacity; for by far the greater part of the water in it which is now forced off through the underground stream, will be available as soon as the depth of water has been reduced by pumping to say ten or fifteen feet. QUALITY OF THE WATER.

The water thus afforded is almost abso- lutely pure, and not, by any means, as hard as that supplied by most of the wells in this Province. By Dr. Clarke’s notation,

ne degree of hardness represents as much of the hardening salts as would take up and precipitate as much soap as a grain of carbonate of lime would do in a gallon of water. There are 6.70 grains equivalent

throughout the reservoir, and pure water all the time. This contrivance 1s 4 very in- genious one

Passing out of the reservoir, the water will be carried through fourteen-inch pipes along the Mount Edward Road and the St. Peter’s Road to the town; thence along every street to every house. In this ser viee there will be 15,995 feet of fourteen inch pipe; 6,100 feet of ten inch pipe, 9,600 fect of eight inch pipe and 48,000 feet of six inch pipe.

THE FIRE SERVICE.

Che fire service will be supplied at the hy drants,oneof which has been placed at each corner of every block,—so that in the case ofa fire every biock may be covered by streams from four different sources. It will also be possible tu saturate the build- ings to the leeward in the path of a fire, aud thus render its spread an impossibility. The supply of water will be sufticient to enable the firemen to cope suceessfuily with any fire which may arise. In the first place, there will, at all times, be a reserve of about two million gallons in the reser-

and water poured upon the fire and its sur- roundings to the full capacity of the pumps. If any accident should happen by whiich the pumps will be rendered useless fur a time, or if the supply-well should be ex- hausted, there will be the reservoir to draw from. Electric bells will give to the man in charge of the pumping station instantan- eous knowledge of a fire in the town; and the full foree of the water supply may be obtained as soon as the hose can be attached to the hydrants. Under these circumstances, only absolute neglect will adaut of the spread of a fire beyond the building in which it may break out; and the rates ol insurance will, no doubt, be materially re duced. ‘*CREDIT TO WHOM CKEDIT.”’

The men directly and principally engaged

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condemned the McCarthy Act, and they were ofticially beheaded, leaving the people without an officer of either government in

any Scott Act county to leok after the law |

till May, 1886. Thus the strife over the MeCarthy Act deprived the country, during

to enforce the law. No marvel that the Scott Act was to some extent discredited. Che McCarthy Act being overthrown, the amendments tothe Scott Act contained therein were also destroyed, and all rights of the Scots Act executive to participate in che fines, and thus meet the costs of prose- cution rendered necessary by the neglect of government officers, was taken away. fo this hour private prosecutors are not allowed to share in the fines, and must defray costs that average at least $10 per euceessful case, and $25 per unsuccessful prosecution, : Before the first of May, 1885, the Senate had passed that notable and infamous aweudment providing for the sale of beer and wine in Scott Act counties. This was the first and most serious blow ever dealt the Act. It weakened the people’s confi-

ate says the Scott Act is tyrannical, and we should be allowed to sell beer and wine, and we will sell.” ‘*The Senate,” said the speaker, ‘*as constituted will never yive us prohibition, and temperance elec- tors owe it but one duty. Convert it if you can, if not cut its head off and bury the carcass.

The courts have been invoked for judg- ments restricting the powers of the Act, and not in vain. The judges have taken sway the power of search, probab'y one of the most stringent and valued provisions of the law, and other judgments upon pro- cedure have very seriously impaired this measure, while all attempts to secure umendments from Parliament have been unavailing.

Until this last session, when the Scott Act having been repealed, the amenaments sought were in part granted, but at the same time the Act was further weakened

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| Halifax. , tl ucial year inits history, of all oflicers | new steamer Halifax, built and engined by | to cruc year i sv ’

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‘hand this morning, contains a lengthy re: |

port of the trial trip of the steamer’ We extract the following: ‘* The

the London and Glasgow Engineering and | Iron Shipbuilding Company, went down | the river on Saturday on a trial trip. This! handsome steamer, of 1600 tons, which has been built to the order of the Canada At- | lantic Steamship Company, is the pivneer

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vice between Charlottetown, Halifax and Boston, U.S. The Halifax isa ateel screw steamer, 250ft. by 35ft. by 23ft., moulted, built and equipped under the superiuten- dence of Capt. 8. R. Hill, the gentleman selected for the command of the vessel. His experience in the requirements of the trade has greatly aided the builders in producing a very fine arrangement of pas- senger accommodation. There are berths in all for 424 first-class and 50 second-class passengers, who have the choice between lofty and luxuriously-furnished state-rooms

time of sailing between the extreme points of the reute is only 36 hours it is impossible not to admire the realy sump- tuous accommodation provided. It will compare favorably with that of almost any of the Channel s'eamers plying to and from the Clyde on routes extendimg over one, two, or three nights. The steam-heating, lighting, ventilating, and sanitary arrange- ments are about as perfect as one could wish them to be, the electric light being used throughout the vessel, even tou the cargo holds. The dining-room is a spacious apartment, with loity ceiling. The panel- iing is in oak, satin, mahogany, and wal- wood. Throughout, the vessel is heated ment of stoves, with electro-plated rails and marble tops. Pneumatic bells are also fitted throughout the ship, there being one in every cabin. Besides the passenger ar-

put, the furniture being in the last-named |

by steam, there being a 8 ecial arrange- |

New French Dress Goods,

| New Cashmeres and Merinos, New Plushes and Velvets, New Ulsterings and Tweeds, New Worsted Cloths,

New Hats and Shapes. New Feathers and Flowers, }

New Readymade Clothing, Lowest Prices for Cash.

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Charlottetown, October 2, 1888.

READY-AAUE CLOTHING |

; EBB i Ba ‘Kir ' . arr: 2 7 P| ‘ i % “4 to carbonate of lime in a gallon of this Laird, J. Kelly and Alex. McKinnon. by the Senate striking out the clause mak- rangements, those for carriages, horses, = & ? r za q) 4 oo ame i Me ay : : 2. The engineers in charge—M. M, Tidd, ng the defendant a compellable witness and general cargo are all that could be e 4a om, a 4 . pe ¢ . . > : +“ ~+ , ¢ . . . ’ ‘ ’ . i 3 é 3 } 55, S water; and Mr. Murdoch’s report shows] Chief Engineer; and Mr. Freeman C, C _ffin. " desired.

that a water whose permanent hardness does not rise above six degrees of Clarke’s scale is taken conventionally as a_ soft water. So that persons taking this water into their households will have good water for washing as well as for and drinking.

1. COVAING

THE PUMPING ‘STATION.

The supply well and the pumping station are under contract to Mr. William Fraser, of this city, and are nearly completed. The latter 1s covered by a well proportion- ed building of brick. Designed by Mr. Cottin, the engineer in charge of the works, the building shows that he possesses the artistic eye and much of the ability of an architect. It is pleasant to look upon, #8 Well as suitable in every way tor the ser- The engine room which occupies much of its space, is entered by a door which fronts on the road, from which the path wiil be nicely graded. {n this room there will be (1) the pumping or suction well ;(2) the engine and pump The suction weil is twenty feet deep with & floor of concrete laid eighteen thick, and walls of brick, laid in cement, sixteen inches thick. It is thus water tight and may be pumped dry at any time The water is led to it through a sixteen inch pipe, on one end of which is a ** gate” to shut off the water whenever it is neces- sary sotodo. This pipe delivers the water info the screen well, whence it goes into suction well through two sets of screens.

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PUMPING APPARATUS.

The water will be drawn from this suc- tion weli by means of a compound duplex

deusing steam pump, capable of pump img two million gallons in twenty-four wurs, or nearly seventeen hundred gallons ior every man, woman and child in the

wn. Toe bviler which will supply the steam 18 seventy-five horse power. The sied which holds the coal required to make tv e ire which boils the water which makes the scveam is attached to the western side vi the station, and very convenient to the boiler room. The cost of taking the coal to the pumping station will, of course, be a considerable part of the running expenses; but if landed atthe railway wharf, and conveyed thence by rail over the railway anda track laid onthe ground in which the pipes are laid—the fee simple of which the Cowmissioners were forced to take at prices fixed by the arbitrators—it may be imiterially curtailed. The coal as it is used wt!l be weighed ; the water as it is pumped \ be measured ; and in this way will be known exactly how much coal it will take to pump any given number of gallons of

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3. The engineer superintending the reser- voir-—Mr. Plaw Ball.

4. The contractor for the supply well and pumping station—Mr. W. H. Fraser.

5. The contractors for the reservoir and pipe layin: and machinery— Messrs. clatostr & McDonald.

These gentlemen have, in our opinion, performed their work very creditabiy in- deed. The water-works have cost a good deal of money; but they are substantial and permanent.

Repeal of the Scott Act.

Rev. B. B. Keerer, of Toronto, deliver- ed a lecture on this subject in the Y. M. C. A. last evening. The audience was a large one. Mr. John A. Lawson occupied the chair.

Mr. Keefer said: In introducing the Seott Act in the House of Commons in 1878 Mr. MacKenzie explained that a demand had arisen for Prohibition ; that his Gov- ernment was not convinced that the coun- try was ripe theretor, but that they had reso.ved to test the principle in local option, and accordingly had prepared the Scott Act which provides for its adoption in those counties in which 4 majority of the electors voting was recorded in its favor. He, Mr. MacKenzie, had hoped that its adeption would educate the sentiment of the country and of surrounding counties tav rable to prohibition. That its operation would result in a reduced consumption of liquor, in diminished drunkenness and erume, and a gradual decrease in the reveuse from the liquor traffic, and in ex- penditure on account thereof. These ex- pectations have been realized. The liquor, according to the inland revenue returns, taken for consumption in the Dominion, was 1,767,000 gallons of ardent spirits less the first year of the Scott Act—the year ending June 30th, 1886—than in the pre- ceding year.

The reports of the inspectors of prisons for the Province of Ontario for 1884 and 1887, the last years of licenses and of Scott Act respectively, in a large number of counties, show that taking the group of counties which were wholly under the Act in 1887 and wholly under license in 1884, there were committed to the gaols of those counties in 1884, 708 drunkards and in 1847 only 194—a reduction of over seventy per cent. in favor of the Scott Act. In the counties remaining under license in 1887, the increase as compared with 1884 was fully twenty-five per cent. The crime record likewise showed in favor of the Scott Act, those counties showing a decrease of

The delay of the local Government of Ontario in granting the necessary police magistrates to try the cases, combined with the unfortunate fact that the act was too often administered or not as the party ex- igency required. In any study of the question of the ‘* Why of the Repeal,” the above facts are to be remembered.

Coming down to the vote for repeal, Mr. Keefer explained that the defeat was due not so much to a less temperance vote, but to a Jarger liquor vote. The original vote, though large, was not the full vote of the ecunties. The attitude of the unpolled vote was neutral rather chan hostile; they were willing the Act should be tested, and it is they whe, holding the balance of power, have decide] the repeal. The vote for the Sectt Act in 1884 was taken on the provin- cial lists, the vote for repeal on the Do- minion franchise lists, which added to the electorate an element unfavorable to tem. perance, created a non-resident vote, and not being revised from 1885 to 1888, ex- cluled frora the vote the young men who were susceptible to the education of the Seots Act, and who had attained their majority during its enforcement. The liquor party has been able to control three non-resident votes for every one that we had been ab'e to bring back. Many of the nettrals had been induced to vote for re- peal because they had found greater difii- culty in procuring liquors than they had anticipated. Some took this revenge for having been summoned as witnesses in Scott Act trials, afew were induced from sympathy with men in the trade to cast ther vote for a return to license, while others, disappointed with the results and with a law that does not destroy the sale in the whole country, were willing to vote out the Scott Act as preparatory to the fuller measure of prohibition. Mr. Mowat was quoted as saying to a Montreal Witness reporter that, in his judgment, the repeai votes did not indicate any recession of tem- perance sentiment, but as proof that the neutral element were not satisfied with Scott Act and wished a law of total prohibi- tion. These reasous formed the deciding element in repealing the Scott Act, to- gether with the fact that th- temperance people had not the nerve for the campaign, seeing that the Act was so badly damaged in the courts, and Parliament was so slow to amend it.

In conclusion, Mr. Keefer dealt with the charge that the Scott Act is an attempt at cvercion. He contended that the Act pro- posed the destruction of the bar and the treating system, and then the education of the rising geueration in the principles and

practice of prohibition. The 250,000 boys

The engines of the vessel are triple-expansion, combining all the latest improvements and having cylinders 30in., 48in., and 73in. dia., by 48in. stroke, and boilers to work at 160'b pressure. The engines indicate about 3000 horse-power. On Saturday the steamer was taken over the measured mile a couple of times, when she easily attained an average speed of 144 knots, this being entirely satisfactory to al concerned. Inthe hands of the enterpris- ing gentlemen who comprise the Canada Atlantic Steamship Company this new vessel] wil] almost certainly do great things on the Halifax and Boston route, and the somewhat antiquated American boats which at present take charge of the traffic will hardly be able to compete with her. In he circumstances it will not be surprising if an order is soon given for a sister ship to the Halifax. Messrs. Chipmar Broth- ers, of Halifax, are the managers of the new Company, and the agents at the re- spective ports of call are : Charlottetown, F. T. Newbery ; Hawkesbury, Messrs. P. Paint & Sons ; Boston, Messrs. Richardson & Barnard.

My stock of Boots, Shoes, Pub bers. Overshoes, Feit Buots, Over- secks Slippers, &c., is new cem- plete, and is better assorted, larger anid chesper than ever. Please ead and examine.—K. K. JOs., (Boreham's Gid stand).

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One thousand pairs to select from. At the Charlottetown Woolen Co's. store you can get custom-made pants from all woc) tweed, our own make, fo. $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50 per pair. Better value cannot be had in any market in Canada. Cali and inspect. oct8 6i

NEW MUSIC,

By Rev. Fred E. J. Lioyd.

Twelve Tunes for Familiar Hymns, PRICE, TiiE SET, 25 CENTS,

To be had on sale at the Diamond Bookstore

IR J°HN STAINER, Mus. Doc., late of St. Pauls Cathedrai, London, writes :—* Your uncs are melodious aad well written.”

'. Lewis, E-q., Mus. Doc., President of the Guild of OUrganiois, Lundou, Kugiand, writes :— “ fuaak you ior your exceileat tunes; tiaey ar: worthy of being sung by our best Cathedral Choirs.”

They have also been favorably reviewed by ihe vionireai Gazette, ~uebee Chronicle, Cana- dian Church Magazine, and vy tae Church

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Charlottetown, Sept. 22, 1888.

PHGKTIG ViMCHar aud Spices

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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

English Malt Vinegar —The season for Pickling Vinegar having come around again, we have just imp rted from London, G. B., another large supply of English Malt, which is, without doubt, the best Pickiing Vinegar in the market to-diy. As we import this direct ourselves, we are prepared to give extra g od value in it.

White Wine Vinegar. — We have lately received a large supply of this article from one of tue best Vinegur Factories im the Dominion, and we guarantee it to be sirictly pure a d unadulterated.

Cider Vinegar. -A always k pt on ha d.

stock of this nice Tabl: Vinegar

4 water. ° : ‘ " : , : Tur of Loni +s and che re use i ; 1y ina ror — j j is ! 3 4 uP . Ty } . ‘Nig forty per cent., while the license counties|in the homes and schools of Ontario in Sins vant et daeetcn ne nk enronns. Groids n sy rup Ving matt’, i his ” t © best Pabl: \ Inegar ON TO THE RESERVOIR. reported an increase of ten per cent. fluenced by the Christian mothers, taught ecto put up mm Canada, being Of very fine quatity and stre gth The water pumped from the suction Che revenue from the traffic has likewise | scientific temperance instruction in the Righetti eee get ee nearer ickline Soliees » have just re ee a Re ; .

well will be Bt + neo ‘ pipe Ps iorte declined. The figures are as follows :— schools, and inspired by the hostility shown . ir Pic — , ot _— We A = ju t received a tat 2 quantity inches in diameter to ke inde Mate Pe cee «$3,555,490 the trattic to-day, wil » in ten years, come pp BS, ears nions. f Chwice Mixed Piekli ig Spe }. Whica We can reco nw uend as a som of Bount. Maawed. ome hemiived and 1 1903. <.. 0 <cccc sve cscecocccuce -” 3.902.867 ere box ser rt ballots, a first-class article it contains sixteen different kinds of highly fifty-six feet above the level of the harbor at a he OU oie oe occ Cake 3,610 496 with : em e = ion Wil be, not 7 0 ei ont i Fie eta geo i : high water, Thasendrvoiricciveularintorm, | 18----+-<-++-<ses+s00nesc0 +00. 4,281,027 | vote Grit or Tory,” but ‘Do I vote whiskey WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION, aromatic seed, and is mixed by an adept in the business. like an immense bowl or basin. Its diaun- | !556+- ++ +++ ++) ++ seer ee errr ee ee ees 3,214,075 | or no whiskey.” Twenty-five years hence

eter at the bottom is one hundred and thirty-five feet, and at the top one hundred and eighty-six feet, and its depth seventeen feet. it wiil hold over two millions of gal-

Thus the revenue for 1886, the first year of the Scott Act, was less than the lowest of the four preceding years, notwithstand- ing the heavy increase in the tax on spirits

they will control the destiny of this nation, and are a generation not of coerced drunk- ards, made sober by act of parliament, but born sober; we have kept them such. The

AT SALESROOM, DODD'S OLD STAND,

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Friday, October 12th,

BEER & GOFR,

Queen Square and Hing square Stores. Ch’town, Sept. 17,1888—eod & wky 2 eet

: lons of water. The embankment | imported in the year 1885. m eves appealed — hearers to give - — nes is fifteen feet wide at the On the question of the education of the St a cana aa oe etal conenabiaea ' . kegs: snks oy oe — — a penis continent, the speaker argued that up the cada mak aan ee cee 40 Barrels APPLES, in Portland a. ome - ci = the result has been highly gratitying, and pelling the srtsisbenians df “tbe eiedhd ‘cont. 10 “ ONIONS, ies sees hich ee ence. = — ~_ “3 aatson of the c ‘urches, the atti-|tion of paohibition tb the electors of ti i “ PEARS. covered hy the eiake matatial. The pater | cerns than seen and the: politicians 0! Dominion within ton years, aed ite edep- R. BEAIRSTO a 3 aterial, 3 prove that there bad been a marked growth |,; SiR ge Pao asie rs. tlo—2i ae 4 side of the embankment will be graded and| in prohibition sentiment. Aled: ain tion as the settled policy of the nation| °ctl0—2i Auctioneer. 4 laid down to grass. The inuer or water deepened feeling there has come an intelli- within fifteen years. re ae

side is being paved with Nova Scotia free- stone twelve inches thick, laid on rubble; and impervious puddled clay will be laid all over che bottom of it to the depth of two feet.

FROM THE RESERVOIR TO THE TOWN.

From the reservoir the water may be carried by gravitation through pipes to within a foot or two of the top of the steeple of St. Danstan’s Cathedral. Every dweliing house, sture, warehouse, ete., in the town may therefore have a constant and abundant supply of water brought into ts highest story; and the pressure will cortainly cause the water to spout with Considerable force from the pipes in the lowe: parts of the town.

_ By the automatic action of ¢ piace’ on the western side of t the water will come in

heck valves, he reservoir at the gate-ho

. -house through the same pipe; but will + deliver- into it on the eastern side while it is Suttons

vut at the west,— thus ensuring varculativn

gent recognition of the situation. To-day the people demand prohibition rather than local option, and they admit that to secure it they must return to Parliament men in sympathy with such legislation.

Granting that the Scott Act is realizing the expectations of its legislative promo- ters, why is it being repealed? Is it due to any essential defect in the principle, to the defective embodiment of the principle, or to defective administration of the Act?

The speaker reviewed the conditions under which the Act has been uperated, and made a revelation of the hindrances which had been placed in its way. The Act caine into general operation in Ontario on the first of May, 1885, at which time, by the judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada, given December, 1884, the Oatario license commissioners and inspectors had been cancelled and only Dominion inspec- tors existed. But their jurisdiction was

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Honor to Whom Honor is Due.

Sra,—In your remarks on the exhibits in the Drill Shed, you very properly drew at- tention to the excellent suits of Island cloth put up by Messrs. McLeod & MeKenzie and ©. Robertson, ot this city ; but how is it that no mention was made of the suit manufac- tured by J. J. McLeod, of Crapaud, and which, in the opinion of the judges, was so far ahead of the others that they awarded him first prize. Surely the prominent badge of honor pleced upon it should at least entitle it to &@ passing notice.

Yours, &c., Farr Pay.

Ch’town, Oct. 10, 1888.

As | intend leaving the Island for the win- ter, and go ng to the far West, where we in- tena making our future home, we will offer

que ‘tioned by the appeal to the Privy’ , Cvunsil, which, in December, 1886, utterhy |

our large and well-assortsd stock of Crockery at a great reduction. W,. P. Colwill.

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Carla No. 1 Graveustein Apples.

B* AUCTION, on MONDAY, October 15th, at 10.30 o’clock, at Rooms, 11 Queen Street :—

l Carload (150 Barrels) Choice No. 1 Gra- venstein APPLES, direct from the grower, Cornwallis, N. 8.

A. McNEILL,

Auctioneer,

Auction Sale of Stoves.

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

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JOHN N@WSON'S FURNITURE BSTABLISAMaNT, AND GET BARGAINS. Largest, Oldest and Best Place ia the City.

, ———{2)___— NEVER IN A DILEMMA! Can supply you all, and give you the best value. Sales

Q* FRIDAY, October 12th, at 1 o'clock, | at Rooms, 11 Queen Street : |

Four Base Burners, 2 Franklin Stoves, 1 Cook Stove, new Waterloo, No. 2 (wood), 2 Shop Stoves, Pipe, &c.

ALso—Tables, Chairs, &c.

iis A. McNEILL,

——--—(0)—— —— daily increasing, No slop work. Furniture as represented. He does not advertise much, but gives his customers the benefit of this saving. D n’t forget the place —OPP SITE POST OFFICE.

JOHN NEWSON.

Charlutietuwn, Juty 7, 1898.