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the seert of the solicitor and the enormous law costs. I intended to put the result of » the my calculations on paper on his plate in the », | morning ss a relish for his breakfast, but I did not, and [ll tell you why. I could not help thinking of the $12,800.00, for if father gained seventy-five doubloons, and other shareholdsrs who were creditors in ‘the same proportion, some body lost the le, wi A | $12,800.00. And when I saw that: the thare appears over the signature of “Junius” | ter creditors of the Bank—unfortunates Sa itad ecia eee a cehdihen ial elteal who had no shares in the concern, and who seoibhain calties ‘Meak pf | bad not been in the receipt of handsome
Prinee Edward Island. I think that there | avi bende for. the . : . ut who had put the savings of a life-time
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The Bank of P. EB IsJand.
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of the Examiner.
Sin,—In your issue of
a ietter interest to the
aan only be one opinion respecting he | :
spitit pr bg Hes 2 y ae seats gt jin it on deposit on the faith of good grand- one : oe | father’s ¢ : i , di rhe indignant protest against the reck c and the other Director’s names
: re Se at 2,8 i i lese squandering of the assets of the Bank, | ‘ ot r hoes that 9) ee 00 I said me his : : |} tOol © SON C » » Leas > and the call’for interference on the part of | a son comes at least on one side of | honest stock; and I will not see my father
the depositors must commend themselves to F , ’ oe . of all men, pocke lor the syt pathy and common sense of all 20 | : - ; ket his donbloons at the
; |}expense of those who can so i ore a1 whom the Bank is indebted. ] ~ a jose -whe can so Ul atued. their The desire ot avery depositor iS to sectire } ¥ 1} } ° :
: ou will please, therefore, print this
as large a dividend on his deposit as he possibly can, To attain this the liquidation ight to be so managed as to entail the least possible expense. It ought to termin- ate within a reasonable time, and all liti-| gation, except what is actually necessary for | the collection of calls upon shareholders and debts from dishonest debtors, should be avoided. I might characterize in strong terms the transactions which have tiken place singe the Bank closed twelve months ago, but Iforbear and trust that the ex-| Charlottetown must retrograde unless more periences of that period may be laid to! manufactories are gotten up and more em- heait by al! interested in the gconomical | ployment given therein; and the saying is winding up of the affairs ot the Bank, anditrue. You say further, that it were well if rouse them at once and effectualiy to Jock! half a dozen woolen manufactories were after their interests. | there instead of but one. Would not that To appeal from the decision of the Judge | be putting too many eggs into one basket ? in the matter of the ‘* set off’’ would be| Allow me to make my suggestion. Good- one of those acts which would protract the | ¢83 knows how many thousand grain sacks liquidation, and waste the property of the | are anvually imported to the Island ; how depositors, Even though the appeal should | many thousand yards of table linen and be successful, the expense incurred by the | towellings and sheetings and over-haul | lawsuit would probably be in excess of the | Stuff. The money annually sent off to pay | sum sued forg while if we fail to obtain a|for it all is not alittle, Why not keep it reversal of the judgment, we lose the sums|home! Why not supply ourselves there- involved and the set off as wel). with—material and all? Why not go into | am one of those who dissent from the {flax culture and flax manufacture, man- decision of the Judge; but yet I am pre-| fashion? Flax grows as well here as else- pared to accept it as final. I am quite} Where. More would be raised but for the willing to rely upon the judgment, impar | labor of breaking. Let us have here and tiality, and legal capacity of Judge Peters | there a flix-mill, gotten up starch-factory in all matters of dispute that may arise in | fashion (farmers stipulating to supply pro- the course of the liquidation. duce of one or more acres each), and let us He is one of the most experienced, as he | have the supplying of our Island and to is doubtless one of the ablest and most|some extent possibly the sister provinces, high-minded Judges in Canada, and there-| With coarse linen fabrics. Three years fore I consider that we may confidently | hevce, potato-raising, in quantity, is likely accept his decision, even when it differs from | to be a difficult, costly and risky business, our own opinion. because of the Colorado beetle. We have Let us then as depositors be on our guard | already starch and cheese factories, and against entering wpon a series of appeala to | $004 service they are doing ; let us add to the Sapreme Court; for should we adopt the list linen factories. If, then, one thing that resslution, we are entering upon a} fails, we shall have another. The wide- course of action which is equally chimerical | awake Yankee is getting flax workers from and ruinous. abroad to start the manufacture. Let us Let me suggest that a meeting of the raise tne flax and do likewise. Our boys depusitors be called at ovce. That the will s00n learn the manufacture. I find the questian of appeals from the decisions of following in the Farmers’ Advocate of June
letter in your next issue. Yours truly, PHito JUNIUs.
i
T'o the Editor of the Examiner.
Mr. Eprror,—In your Weekly of the 24th ultmo, in a paragraph on gas and how to reduce the price of it, you say that
the Judge be submitted to it, and their last :-— opinion ascertained; and should the opinion| ‘‘A party of fifty flax dressers left Belfast,
of the meeting be adverse to this action, as | Ireland, for Boston the other day. With I am certain it will be, then let proper | all the manufacturing booms that have been steps be taken to stay their proceedings. penne through Canada for some time { am Sir, past, it is strange that litt'e or nothing has Your most Obedt. Servant, been heard of flax culture and the manu- RicHarp SLoeeerr, | facture of its different products. Raw silk Charlottetown, 9th Dec. 1882. and cotton are being imported and turned | into finished fabrics, while the raw material of flaxen fabrics, though many parts of Canada are adapted to its cultivation, and : ;' the commercial value of the seed itself, under To the Editor of the Examiner. favorable circumstances, repays the lubor, is Str,—Your correspondent ‘‘Junins” inj|not called for by our manufacturers. his letter of the 9th instant, says in writing | Large areas of the Northwest, notably in of me, *‘ he has presented bills for himself | the Mennonite settlement, are under flax, which amount to $3000.00.” This state- | we believe principally for the seed; if the ment is absolutely false, as is also the only | stalks are used at all, it is iikely as fuel.” other direct one he makes, that through my! When one considers that from the seed neglect certain suits have now to be with-| the linseed oil of commerce is obtained, drawn. a'so, as a rcmnant, the famous oil-cake for I shall not otherwise answer a letter | fattening of stock, he pevceives that there which no honest man in this community | need be no waste of material, and no lack would sign his name to. of home market. Yours truly, If men of commercial enterprise will not R. R. FirzGeratp. | take the hint, and encourage the growth ——-9——— and manvfacture, would it not be well for Bank of P. E. Isiand. our farmers generally to undertake the pro- Se ee duction, to some little extent, first for the PRE OTHER SIDE OF THE TICTURE. | seed, and secondly for the stalk? And, would not the process of threshing serve a ite send ain) valuable purpose in lightening the hand To the Editor of the Examiner. labor of breaking the flax in domestic Srx,—My worthy sire was irritated when | manufacture? And, might not the straw he wrote his last letter ; otherwise he would | be repeatedly put through the threshing never have written of the Liquidation | mill advantageously with that object. Solicitor as he did. He is no coward, and Yours, as a rule does not strike below the belt. RAMBLER. He showed me the letter before you printed it, and I said it was unmanly. He ouly langhed and gave me the family poke in the ribs, “ft won’t hurt him you fool, and it will be worth many a gold doubloon to you.” Itook that letter and studied it,; Tye regular quarterly meeting of the Ben- determined to see why I was a fool, and|evolent Irish Society will be held in St. where were the doubloons. I did it; but} Patrick s Hall, on Monday. the 11th instant, it cost me three hours work, and this is | at 7.30 o'clock, p. m. The revision of the how I did it. You see the only figures in| constitution will be under consideration, and the letter were Turee Tuovusanp Dotnans,| 424d 4 large attendance is, therefore, re. Four Husxprep Dottars, Two Hunprep quested.—Jas. Hucues, Secretary. [de8 31 any Firry Dowtars and 14. All the| THe best Photographs in the city are figures pretty big, but the last. There was| made by Cook & Co., over Apothecaries evidently some object in this comparison. | fall. [dee 9 3i
But first I tried to work it out this way:| nm : Frencu heel Rubbers at the Dominion \ athe ‘ ’ + “) 7 Grandfather was a Director, and that $250) pt and Shoe Store. [de8 Sin wkly.
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Bank of P. HB. Island.
St. Peter’s, P. E. I., Dec. 4. (Other Island papers please coy.)
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Special Notices.
" j Flax Culture and Manufacture. |
was spent in examining his co-Directors, and, of course, the Sire would not compli- ment the Liquidators upon that useless ex- penditure. Hut then what had the other | tigmies to do with that? No, that is| not where the doubloons are, thought I | them tried it. thie, way: A vain of 1§ per cent. upon the dividend, supposing the Bank paid 50 cents on the dollar, would exactly equal the sum of | TWELVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOL-
LARS, presuming that the total indebted-|—R. K. Brace.
ness of the Bank was $780,000.00, and
Tue fivest display in the city of Xmas Cards, Oil Paintings, Frames, and Faney Goods, is at Coox & Co’s., next to Apothecaries Hall. [dee 9 3i
Jus? arrived, another large supply of assort- e1 Crockery, to be sold cheap at Colwill’s,
novl5 3aw wkly 6w
A or of English and American Pickles, in bottles and by the quart. Also Jellies, Mar-
malade, Sauces, etc., at the Family Grocery. [ded
Don’t Forcet to have your Photo-
making allowance for all shareholders un- graphs taken by our new process, no head
able to pay their call. That was a big sum
of money, and it was evident
ors if no right of set-off was allowed. be never took the trouble to make that caleulation to get at these small figures, without the object of concealing the larger one of $12,800.00. I had it then. He wants toshow that the gain from an appeal would be small; but the costs enormous. I rubbed my hands and said the word “ fool,” softly to myself, and then I put it down this way: Father has some $14,000.00 deposit- ed inthe Bank, and he has thirty shares. If there is no appeal he will be allowed to set-off his deposit agsinst his call, and if the call is $80 upon the share he will just get $2,400.00 of his deposit paid in full, in- stead of at 60 cents in the dollar. In pocket exactly TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS or seventy-five doubloons.
The old fox had done it neatly ; it was not & bad stroke to break them all off un
that that!
amount was the gain to the Bank’s credit- Now, |
rest required.— Cook & Co., over Apothecaries Hall. [dec 9 3i
Go to the City Hardware Store, and get | your Hardware of all kinds at cost.--Jonn R. Bourke, JR. [no7 4w 2aw wlv 4i
Lov of money saved by buying all the buves and Shoes a family requires at the Dominion Boot and Shoe Store. {de8 3in wkly.
We can make 100 sittings a day— engagements not necessary —Coogk & Co. over Apothecaries Hall, [dee 9 31
A SPLENDID variety of Christmas presents are now on sale at the jewelry store of EK. W. Taylor, South Side Queen Square, Those who desire handsome and useful gifts should vive him a call before purchasing slsewhere, as
he advertises he is not to be beaten in price, _ [de& 3i
Hardware Store.—Junn RB. aie a JR.
We are now selling off, at cost, Hardware’ Cutlery, Glass, Paints and Oils, at the City
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past twenty-five years, |
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KINS & STERNS
Are offering great inducements to cash buyers during the Holiday
_ Asplendid variety of Winter Jackets are offered at an immense
discount,
Fur Goods, Knitted Wool Goods, Skirts, ete., will be sold ex-
ceedingly low.
A lot of Fancy Goods, suitable for Christmas presents,which must
75 cents and upwards.
Charlottetown, Dec. 11, 1882.
be cleared out, are arranged on tables, your choice for 20, 30 and
If you wish to make a Christmas preseat of Blankets, Comforts, Table Napkins, Table Scarfs, Dress Goods, Shirts, Drawers, Cardigan Jackets, etc., we can supply you with these goods very low,
Covers, Kit Mittens, Gloves, Handkerchiefs,
Give us a cali.
PEREKEINS & STERNS.
PRESENTS
New Silver Ware
JUST RECEIVED AT E. W. TAYLOR'S,
A SPLENDID VARIETY, and not to bd £\% beat in price by any in Town. A hand- some line of
JGWELRY & WATCHES
Now showing, just the thing for Christmas Presents. tion at
E. W. TAYLOR'S, South Side Queen Square. Ch’ town, Dec. 8, '82.—3w eod
he N EW
AGADIA GOAL DEPOT. Peake's Wharf, No. 2.
Early callers get the best aclec-
wenn =
GREAT SALE
—OF —
VMIEN’S AND BOY'S CLOTHING
—AT—~
7 JI. B. MACDONALD ’S. —_ 20: —_— WARM REEFERS, $3.00. HEAVY REEFERS, $4.00. HEAVY REEFERS, $5.00. VERY HEAVY REEFERS, $6.00. EXTRA WARM, (Good Quality) 7$, $8, $9, $10. WARM OVERCOATS, $4.25. WARM OVERCOATS, $5 50. VERY WARM OVERCOATS, $6.00. MEN’S EXTRA HEAVY OVERCOATS, $7.50. MEN’S AND BOYS’ ULSTERS, in Great Variety, very Cheap. sae Peisons in want of Ready-made Clothing for Winter, wi!l find one of the largest and cheapest Stock in the City at
J. B&. MACDONALD’S,
Ch town,, Nev. 22, 1882—wkly pat, pres ne QuEEN Srreet.
MEN’S MEN'S | MEBEN’s MEN’S MEN’S MEN’S MEN’S | MEN’S
en ee
Pictou Round, Pictou Nut, Svdney Round,
Svdney Nut.
A Large Supply of the Above Coal Kept Constantly on hand.
s@ Parties from the country will find it advantageous to cal] before purchasing else-
Bi C. LYONS.
Nov. 13, 1832.—dy wly tf
TEA, FLOUR AND COFFEE,
ear — Sera Supericr Congou TEA, 250 Barrels FAMILY FLOUR, 5 Cases FRENCH COFFER,
All just received and now on sale.
WILLIAM DODD, Auctioneer,
CONFECTIONERY.
JUST RECEIVED. 800 Ibs. SUGAR STICKS, 600 }bs. ROYAL AND LORNE MIXTURES 250 lbs. EXTRA STRONG MINTS, 6GO@ lbs. CONVERSATION LOZENGES. —ALSO~
Novelties and One Cent Goods,
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Nov. 28, °82.—3w 2aw
J. QUIRE,
PRINCE STREET. Ch’town, Nov. 15, ’82.—1m eod
Will be Sold Cheap.
Has now on hand a Large and Well-Selected Stock of HOME MADE AND IMPORTED
BESTS AND SHBES.
0 Our MEN’S and BOYS’ BOOTS are HAND-SIDED, SIDE- LINED, Good Stock and First-Class Work.
——0 In WOMEN’S, MISSES’ and CHILDREN’S, a Large Variety, Nice Fitting, Well Made, and Warranted equal to any in the Market.
Oo A Choice Lot of Felt Boots and Slippers, Overshoes, Rubbers and Moccasins.
—- 0 The Whole Lot to be Cleared Out as soon as Possible,
Cheap fer Cash at Stamper’s Corner,
Ch’town, Nov. 7, 1882.—wly
NVIN GY : in % rerxs '’ 2a rt] DETERMINED TO Sibi . ® —————0—_—_—_—_ D. A. BRUCK, MERCHANT TAILOR, » Having imported an unusually Large Stock, of excellent value is prepared to make Suits and Overcoats to Order, THAN THEY HAVE EVER BEEN OFFERED FOR ON THIS ISLAND.
6 THE STOCK CONSISTS OF
Nap Cleth, Beaver Cloth, Worsted Cloth, Scotch Tweed, Canadian Tweed (355 Patterns to seleet from.)
AT PRICES LOWER
And all kinds of Cloth usually found in a First-Class Tailoring Establishment.
CEG ARS!
PROGRAMME.
St. Peter’s Penny Readings,
TUESDAY, DEC. 12th.
1. Instrumental Duett.... Tue Missegs Rayvoen S. DOO dicate Vr. W. A. O. Moxson SPN 6 isidsci. Sab, chicnnden nts Mr. HazeLwoop 62: ReON Og 0si. <cttthecsiinsss Miss Katie Waricut OG, CR di eked crete Me. Hamuton Brown C.F csi es tee Me. E. Bayrietp 7. Inatrameatal Solo........ .2:3..... Miss Lewis O. Bint ite ss iscivetiins eel Mr. K. C. Hixp ©. Vibtien Bolts kin isd, Gscudce Me, Viyyvicowns BO, ANGIE cisicctensesice sla Miss Lawson i hd ecenaiinsnaaleell Miss Desperieay Sey, A eevegee> cbnpeonh satel Rev. W. B. Kine
Readings at St Peter's Boys’ Schoolroom, To commence at eight p. m. Admission, ten cents,
Dec, 8, ’
JUST OPENED | BY MRS. MACLEAN,
(At the Store formerly oceupied by Mr. Quirk, South Side Market Square),
A First-Class Fancy Store,
—- COMPRISING —
2.—fc mo tu
LL the newest Fancy Work, Chenille Arrasene and Siik Embroidery in Cush, ious, Banners, Brackets, Table and Mantle Draperies, Wool Work, Stamped Embroidery, in Table Covers, Toilet Setts, Antimacas:ers, &c., Cotton, Wool and Linen Canvass, linen and Wool Aida Canvass, Cotton Aida, Pene- lope Aida Canvass, Railway Aida Canvass, Bragg’s Transferring Patterns, Roman Satin Cloth, Mail Cloth, Felt and Plush in all the newest shades, Filloselle Embroidry, Crewell and Tracing Silks, Arrasene in Wool and Silk, Silk and Chenille Cord and Tassels, Pompons, &c., &e, Wools a speciality, Double and Single Ber- lin, Fleecy Merino and Ice Wool, Berlin and Peacock Fingering Victoria Yarm, (the very best yarn for knitting purposes), Crewell, Shetland, Floss, Fairy Floss, Macrame Thread Point Lace Patterns and Braids, Antique Lace in Anticamacassar Squares, &c , Maltese ‘lir- chou and Spanish Laces in Black and Cream, Cash’s Frillings, Edgings, Ribbons, Velvets, Silks, Satins, Buttons, Elastics. Wool Goods in Children’s Dresses, Jackets, Caps, Clouds and Scarfs, Silk) amd Chenille Searfs, Kid Gloves in 2 and 4 buttons in dark and evening shades, Cashmere aid Cloth Gloves, India Muslin, Corsets in Dr, Warner’s Health and Flexible Hip, Royalist, &c., Children’s Corset Waists, a very nice assort- ment of Neck Frillings. Beautiful goods for Christmas Presents con- sisting of Work and Jewe! Boxes, Odor Cases, Watch Stands, Handkerchief and Glove Boxes, Satchel Purses, &c., &c. A besutiful assortment of Chrisimas, New Years and Birthday Cards from | cent to $1.50 Prang’s Ist., 2nd., 3rd., and 4th., pr'zes. Dolls in variety, Chi'dren’s Paint Boxes, Tea Set:s and Furniture ex: ected daily, a lot of Slippers, Yancy Wok, Wools and ‘hristmas Coods, Brigg’s and Poirson’s Patterns, Xe. Ch’tewn, Nov. 23, 1882.
MORTGAGE SALE,
yO be sold by Pablic Auction, on the prem- ises in Charlottetown, on Thursday, the twenty-second day of February next (+853), at the hour of 12 o’clock, noon, that hand- some residence hacwn as ‘* BEACONS- FLELD,” and is described in the undermen- tioned mortgage as follows: All that piece or parcel of land, being part of Common Lot Number Kighteen, in the Common of Char- lottetown, 1m the said Province of Prince Edward Island, and bounded as follows, that is to say: By a line commencing at the south- west angle of West and Kent Strects, and running thence southwesterly along Kent Street two hundred and ninety three feet, to the front of a wooden breastwoik, thence along the same southeast-rly (mersuring in a straight line) ons hundred and forty-six feet seven inches to a post in the breastwork, thence northeasterly two hundred and fifty- five feet, or to the western side of West Street, and thence along the same northerly one bundred and eigisty-one feet nine inchs, to the place of commencement. And also all the right title and interest of the said James Peake, in and to all that piece or parcel of land lying between the aforesaid breastwork andthe chanual of the Governor's Creek.
The above sale is made under and by virtue of a Power of Sale, contained in an Indenture of Mcrtgage, dated the ninth day of August, A. D. 1575, and made between James Peake of Charlottetown, aforesaid, merchant, and Edith Alice Constance Peake, his wife, of the one part, and Jedediah Slasoa Carvell, of the same place, m»rchant, of the other part, which said Mortgage was by Indenture dated 29th day of September, A. D. 1575, assigned to William Cundall, now de- cealed, and of which said Mortgage the undersigned are now devisees and assignees,
For further particulars apply to 4. J. Cundall,
Dated this twentieth day of November, A. D. 1882.
MILLICENT CUNDALL, PENELOPE ANN CUNDALL, THERKSA CUNDALL,
Nov. 20, °82 —-t s mon.
‘’ REEN’S Genuin? imported Small Queens None genuine without the trade mark, For sale everywhere. APOTHECARIES' HALL CO., Sole Agents for Chalottetown, P. k, I. Oct 23, 2.2m
Perfect Fits and Good Workmanship Guaranteed
CUR READY-MADE CLOTHING,
Manufactured on the Premises,
‘T'o be Let.
Watts.
Charlottctown, Nov. 22, 1882,
f HE two story Dwelling House, fronting on Grafton Strect «posite the Prince of Wales College, nd f{.: merly owned by Mrs.
EUSTACE HAVILAND,
IS OFFERED AT BETTER VALUE THAN IMPORTED.
A Large Assortment of FUR and CLOTH CAPS. FELT HATS, Men’s and Boys’ UNDERCLOTHING, 1600 White and Colored SHIRTS, COLLARS and CUFFS (American), at Clearing-out Prices, and a full line of
GENTS FURNISHINGS
a= Intending Buyers will find
URSCRIBE for the WEEKLY EXAM!
publisucd on P. KE.
NU, the Cheapest aud best N ewspaper j D. Only §1 per year | Nuv, 22, [882—2m mon wed sat wkly.
Goods and Prices.
A. BRUCE,
72 QUEEN STREET.
it to their advantage to cali and exemine our
N aid of the Baptist Church Building Fund, will be held in the
MARKET HALL,
ON.
the undersigned Committee,
Mrs, Whitman, Mrs, M. A. Cameron, Mre. Jas. DesBrisay, Mrs. Louis Wood, Mrs George Davies, Mise Heartz
Mrs. Nei! McLeod, Miss Currie
Mrs. F, Lawson, Miss Scott
Mrs, 8. McRae.
Ch’ town, Oct. 23, '82.—2aw whly
Fancy Sale and Tea,
Wednesday, 20th December.
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