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Ge ails Gaaminer
Cha atetonn November 5, 1877
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MILITIA INSPECTION.
Pug Queen’s County Battalion Royal Can- |
alii Militia of this Province, having com»
pie
last Saturday afternoon by Col. the Hon. Jobo H. Gray, Deputy Adjutant General o! the District. This fine battalion consists at present of three companies of infantry stationed at Charlottetown, Charlottetowu
Royalty and Southport, under the respecte | Longworth |
ive commands of Cuptains Dogherty and McRae. For activity, iatel- lisence and soldierslike appearance, it will
contrast favorably with any battalion of Can. | fhe men went tbrough |
alian volunteers. their various evolutions in precise and mil | itary style,and reflected great credit on their | driil instructor and officers, and well repay |
them for the pains and trouble they have |
eviiently taken to perfect these men in | the various details of theiy military duties and drill, The Adjutant General arrived precisely at 3 oclock. In the absence of Co!. Beer, Captain Dogherty, the senior | officer present, took command of the bat. talion, and put the men throngh a series of | minwuvers in a very creditable manner. |
(that in 8a ¥ BS Jaches s Companies would emulate his example, |
will furnish to subscribers } - Com. i.
ted their annual drill and training, un- | der Staff-Sergeant Francis Campbell and | the officers of the Corps, was inspected on | —
Crt ae
. mainland, and inlacing bim in # position "their friends of to take his stand at Intercolinial and In» ternational Shocting Matches iu Canada QUarter past one a.
He assured him that
his zeal and |
look upon
the future other Commanders of | ‘and that he would not fail specially to re
‘port the same at an early day to Head, | quarters at Ottawa. He spoke of the good |
‘shooting qualities of the men, and ear-
|hestly hoped they would continue to de-
‘velope their talents and pertect them~_
selves in the practical use of the rifle. MR. W. D. STEWART.
ahs this effectual speech, delivered io J
earnestness, and much appreciated by the) yy. W. D. Sruwart poses before the
Battalion, three hearty cheers were given vountry as the champion of the Local Ad-
for the Adjutant Genera!. and the revieW ministratioa—of which he is—as ‘‘’tis
closed, | most fitting ’ — the most important -- | official,
2 FORM EXCURSION AND DEMONs| STRATION.
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| Own Friday last, at 2 ber of Reformers took special train for)
Souris.
‘with oceasional well»rendered airs. They ‘arrived at Souris without incident, at about | | half-past five. ‘amid cheers by the brethren of Souris Re- ‘form Club; ito s Aer Hall. The march in pro. an excélient stimulant to the appetites of ithe visitors, and they were in splendid)
-gudition to do justice to the admirable |
iwhich awaited them.
‘ance of which Souris, | Souris, and all who do business in Souris - ‘complain jast'y and bitterly.
‘tion where it is, doubtless thougbt they) ‘would at once do a measura of justice to ‘Souris West, and have the Station con- venient for the shipment of freight. But ‘they failed to recognize the trouble, labor, | ‘and endless annoyance connected with) ‘transporting passengers and freight to | ‘and from the larger town of Souris | \East--over a long, narrow, Lleak, | ‘shifting sand bank. ‘Their motives were. | good. They tried to please both Souris West | jane Souris East. They pleased neither; land lost credit for good judgment into the | But it is easy to be wise after ‘the event. Besides, since the erection of
j barg aip .
\in the midst of
| Plays o'clock, a large num. |
They were accowpanied by Gil- | braith’s Band, who enlivened the pass: ge_
Programmes.
There they were received | and were straightway escorted |
sion over the classic lands of Souris was |
‘repast, prepared by the ladies of Souris | While they are dis» |
‘cussing it we will briefly discuss a griev-| and all who visit |
Tnose who placed Souris Kailway Sta.
| ** Queen,”
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Souris. They arrived home a terrific storm at about a
eee a
m. We are i:.formed that the officers of
| Souris Reforia Club consist of—
John F. Campion, President.
A.W. Owen, Vice-President. | Capt. Jos. Campbell do Chas. P. Kaight do 4 RP. Wet onald do WW. b. wv. uudage do
George E. McEschren, Financial Sec. {'imothy McDonald, Corresponding do. |
if any names are omitted we will supply them in another issue. |
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His glassy essence—like an angry ape --
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Nov. 3 ‘Lioneer,
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auch fantastic tricks before high
heaven, As wake the angels weep.
i ae aa Don't forget to go to the Concert to. night (Monday) at the Market Hall. —See
——- 4 <--—————— Penm«osky, artist, of New He has undar-
Mr. Mon York, is now in this city. taken the job of frescoeing the new resi- dences of Mesers Owen Connolly and James
eake. | - * dao OO FT ae | Tue repairs to the «Northern Light” are now alm st complete, and she is ex- pected to clear from this port about the 16th.
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100 PAIRS S-4 White Wool
BLANKETS,
AT BRENAN’S STORE,
TO-DAY. COMMENCING Ai 11 OCLooK,
$SB1.50. Ch’town, Nov. 5—1i - hn Programme of Concert GREAT BARGAIN, | OF AMATEUR ORCHESTRAL CLUB e BED QUILTS =
Lavxcarp, on Saturday gyening, the eS ‘ult, from the shipyard of the Hon. J. | Pope, Cascumpec Point, ® handsome new brigantine, of about 5/0 tons register. Also, from Howlan’s shipyard, on Thurs- | day evening last, a like handsome brigan- ' tine, for M. Foley, Esq. Both these ves- sels are monuments of the skill of their respective builders, Messrs McKinnon and /Humphrey, and deserve much more than |a passing notice af our hands. Perhaps ) we may be in a position ere long to notice them more fully.— Pioneer. Sibi Tas race between Dr. ‘Jenkio’s mare, and A. N. Large’s mare *‘ Fairy’? took ‘place at Upton Park on Saturday
‘There was not a large number present, | owing to the bad roads, and but little ine
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the station the position of Souris is changed. ‘terest appeared to be manifested. The The breakwater has been built, and # sate first heat was sent off at half.past two
[ne manual exercise—volley and file fir- ing, advancing and retiring in column, breaking into open column, forming fours and other exercises—were performed with vigor and precision, and plainly showed that both officers and men were thoroughly conversant with their duties and well geounded in their drill,
artificial barbor has teen formed close to Souris East. Therefore, the principal ex
removed.
As it is, the station is no greater advan- vantage to Souris West than if it were convenient to Souris East, and not the vestige of a reason can be adduced
The Adjutant General, as is his custom, | why it should not be removed. inspected the battalion with minuteness ani military precision—nothing escaped his eye. The rifles, appointments and present incident to traffic at Souris, can- uniforms were all in their turn particulariy “not possib'y be estimated. The people of scrutinized, and when completed he ex-j|Souris East are cnterprzing, they want to! pressed himself highly satistied. he con | get on, they are bound to make their town | duct and appearance of the men and the ‘one of the chief towns of the Island ; and state of their arms and accoutrements, he | gail, were all that could be desired. He’ to be. a serious drawback. spoke to the men for some time in an en ‘merchants, tradesmen, yisitors, —all couraging manner, complimenting them on | out against the location of the station—all their pleasing and military appearance | call for its removal as soon as possible, tod them that it had a his pleasure | If their interests and their wishes were miny times to witness the inspecti ls cataledicGl echetiidiind aided rereeen by the Dominion and Local Gov.
‘ernments,—if the station were removed but he knew, from bis present observation. gnd a good, solid roadway laid ever the that the battalion before bim was as wel! | sands between Souris East and Souris We:t,
other hand, the loss of time, money and iaber, and th vexation and annoyance at’
cry
disciplined, could perform their duties as 4 +4] boon would be obtained and, we urej Year.
soldiers as well, and would certainly com | pare favorably with any other body of men he hai seen in Dominion. He said) their term of three years’ service had now) expired, and that tbey could, if desirous,
re‘ieve themselves of further duty as oil, icin mea -that if they did, they would re- Souris, the Reformers reformed (in proces. tira with the proa! consciousness of nay. | *!0?) and bearing lighted torches, marched ing given three ears of their valuable time Tough the town, to the music of Gas
for their country’ = service, and faithfully braith’s Band Several of the principal served that time—that they need never be ‘stores and hotels were illuminated; and
ashamed of their appearance or their drill | ‘the whole town seemed intoxicated with —that if they still wished to continue their ‘enthusiasm. Returning to Agvicultural term of enlistment for another period, Hal’, «pubic meeting was immediately or, he know neither they, not their superior 8*9 zad,Mr. J. W. MeKechnie presided ; an officers, would regret it, and their country short addresses were delivered by Messrs.
‘sure, appreciated by the people of both
| towns.
the But we must get back to Agricultural
lati. Having finished a repast which was
in every way creditable to the ladies of
would be glad of itand appreciate their D. Banks McKenzie, Artemas Sima, A. A. spirit. He exhorted them to do this and felt McKenzie, A. G, McDougal. G. W. Mill- assured their devotedvess to the cause “el, V- |. Cotton, George McEachern, and wou d ensure it, and again enlist them in Others. [le vocal and instrumental music @ontipuing their duties. He spoke in *S good. We do not know the names of
ali the performers; and it would. therefore® be invidious to particularize any.
of the Officers of the Bat- sailion and of their anxious endeavours ever Minifested in furthering the welfare and
termi: ol praise
At lv oclock the meeting dispersed —
cuse for pacing the station on the sand is}
On the} Davies.”’
there should be a free exchange of com.)
‘o'elock. in it the ‘ Queen’’ took the jlead but went off her feet on the back. stretch and was passed by “ Fairy,’’ she keeping the lead t) the finish. The sec- ond heat was trotted handsomely, and easily won by the ‘‘Fairy.’’ A second race took piace between Dr. Jenkins’ *‘ Young | Queen”. and R, Steele’s mare ‘ Nellie The race was half.mile heats, ‘best twoin three. Both being green, a good deal of breaking was experienced. The first heat was won by the *‘ Queen:”’ the second by the “ Nellie Davies,’’ and the third by the ‘* Queen.”
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the Railway Station is, and is ssasheniie felt | Satuox.—The market price of salmon
Hotel keepeis |
has been greatly lowered of late years be- cause of the increased quantities of canned
\ealabon sent from the Northern Pacific
coast, where the rivers are still full of fisb. In this Province the canning of s3]mon has
been almost wholly abandoned. An ex- change says : —
‘Salmon from Oregon and Victoria shows increased production; 400,000 cases canned salmon have been shipped this Most of it comes to San Francisco and is forwarded eastward byrail. A few cargoes were shipped to Australia and some to Loadon direct. Victoria (Puget Sound) expects to greatly extend the sal. mon trade next year. It has five rivers very tqickly stocked, while Oregon has but one A new and very destructive disease appears rmong the salmon this year. Max rine parasites deposit thetr eggs under the skin, breeding worms, which spoil the sal | mon.” a
Goverwor TiLpex, who has recently re- turned home from Europe, was serenaded | one evening last week and, of course,made a epeech in which he stated that bis obser- vations le? him to the conclusion that
modities between the United States and.
Great Britain. He said;—
“Tfour British cou-ins fiad itgdifficult| to get a supply of food. we have an unlim-| ited and Loundless supply, a continent, in | which are vast areas of fertile 80.1, adapted | to the use of agricultural machinery, and, connected with the centres of trade by! great rivers and vast internal seas and 75 - 000 miles of rai'way. Why cannot the |
Men’s Clothing
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4000 YDS. Print Remnants, 6 cts ’
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1600 Yards FLEECY COTTOYV !
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PUBLIC ME AEETING !
PUBLIC eerie w will be held at the COURT HOUSE, St. Peter's Bay, on :
Friday, the 9th Instant,
'
Extraordinary Bargains
at the hour of 3 o’clock, tur the purpose of | taking into consideration the Assessment Aci and other measures passed at the last session of the Legislature.
‘Men's Reefers $2 to $10. ‘ Representatives of the District and Mem
: (bers of the Government are invited to at- ‘Top Coats $4. 50 to $16. tend. th vernment invited to at Boys & Gents Ulsters $3 to 316. |
JOHN McDONALD,
DAVID LEWIS.
JOHN A, WINSLOW, and othefs.
aivancement of their men. He compli- Mented Capt. Longworth on his praise« worthy efforts always displayed in pro-~ mong and advancing the cause of rifle shooting and target practice, more ess pecilly of lite—the very thing, he said. peeded to put the Island Volunteer on an «qual footing with bis bis comrade of th
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into darkness unmitigated. The Char- lottetonians, guided by their Souris breth.~ ren, groped their way to the train; and if a wagon-load of ladies had not, on account of the darkness, been driven over a bank there trould bave been no incident. With mutual good wishes and assurances, the
, St. Peter's 8 Bay, Nov. . British workmen have cheap foo i, our far. | The above Goods COnLpr se a portion | tee : : mers a good trade, and our carriers facili jor our immense Stock, which our special : DR. T. . POWEROY tate this commeroe? Commercial exchan~| Clash System enables us to sell at prices {{4s Beh ee BSE te et aia
ges, it must be remembered, i : tuality. We must reform gee eat so exceedingly low. staying at the * Osposne House, where he may be consulted until Tacsday
our barbarous revenue system, an y d /mext. He wili then go to Summerside,
Reformers of Charlottetowsm separated frog
longer legislate against the wants of bu. GEORGE DAVIES & CO Faves he will remain for a sbort time. | ‘ xaminations free.
mavity or the benefactions of God.” [Ap. p'auge. | Nov. 5, 1877 » Ch’tuwn, Nov. I—
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