~ AO ir t r mae arasac se: tege 1 OW. OO ae SRT RRR OP Mees ae on A Rh EO ME ABE RIT LT tI ‘ SE: ga Se OTT Items \nniversary SATURDAY, D 20—This day has go J : e for its hard weather in imier mth th oki Prost 1 ba tems irom the Iwo huadted years ago to-day, th elevon meche 5 hh i . ’ i my th ' frost and small birde all perisl ; t v . uiG ¢ oily « 1 TAU GS ~ were kept raa- ning nti ft rary ‘ ime next year. In te » [455, wine was sold in pieces Lhe incidents of the pas nt ted With « raord nary treezee, agh 1 unavoidable suffering those wel un pared to meet the rigors such times, were always mad season extracrdl 3ageEttivity and enter tainment, a may not be much out of place perbaps, to suggest that some organized plan te utilize tl Hillsboro’ as soon as the ice bridge is Strong enough, be instituted in Charlottetowr 4 competent committee could double bush miles of drive and plant stations, erect ‘‘ivxe-castles”, and furnish hot coffee and ran roomy sledges, and have bands | of music, acd, not only have a rousing time | all winter, but make enough out of it to pay | not be dollar cvuld difficult to bills from as many private families, and then there would would pay for eaterta‘nmenuts, establish skating rings, and all expenses. It collect a hundred five be many who stands, giv: otherwise make old father Hullsboro’ fairly hum with excitement and interest, Local and Gther ltems. | | Onin Buaykers at J, B. Macdonald's. | deezo eit ROLLER SKATING seems to be the rage juss | new in New brunswick. creniejlillas dist BLANKETS AND QuiILts.—Above stock sell ing Cheap at J. B. Macdouald’s. dec20 > — iv you want to be merry on Chrisimas, get your supplies at N. J, Campbeii’s. “ etal Lors of Boys’ Fur Caps, cheap, at L. E. | Vrowse s. {dec 20 e A LARGE srock of Men's and Boys’ Fur | Caps selling low at J. B. Macdonald's dec20 i > | For choice groceries, fruit, spicies, ete., fer | \mas, go tu N. J. Campbeli's cash store, | \ pper Queen Street, sheniatiiianigl THe steamer M, A, Starr arrived at Port Mulgrave to-day. She will proceed to Georgetown when the weather mederates. soiilipicaves “Toe OLogsy Lyaaprrantr’ states that he | never exper.enced a tharper or more sudden | ‘cold snap” at this time of the yéar. - - - i st Crean Trem Ovr.—A great reduc- | tion in Ladies Kid Shippers during Xmas and New Year's times at Vorsey Goff « mH ec20 (iat slliade A SPECIAL train will leave at 6 p. m, (Standard time) this eveuing, taking mails aud passengers to connect with Northern Light at Georgetown. iets Tuere will be preaching (D. V.) in the Christian Meeting tlouse, U pper Creat George | Street, Lord’s Day, at il a.m, and at 6.30; p. m., by Mr. M. Guana, -- - — ' Tue frost last night hited the corver of K. | K. Brace’s store sufficierty to break a large | pane cof glass in three pieces and take the) centre piece clean out. aie Rev. Joun Hurcnison, formerly of Seot | land, and lately trom Untario, will preach in st. James’ Charch, to-murrow morning and evening, at the usual hours, on Tue Summerside /ownal says that the work is progressing very tavorably on the Roller Skating Rink in Montgomery's Hail. The door will be laid shortly. a | Tye steamer Princess of Wales was anchor- ed to-day off Pictou, and 1t was the intention of Captain Cameron to leaye for Charlotte- town as soon as the weather moderated, *-- THE lines entitled ‘Voices from Abegweet,” by the Rev. Maurice Swabey, formerly lec- | tor of Milton and Rustico, have a special inter- | est for many readers of ‘THe EXaMINER, snd | they will be read with pleasure by all. | Sadidi iowes Warren A. Woxrven, Ese., United States Cousul, left this morning for his home, on leave of absence for the wiater, The duties of the Consulate, in Mr. Worden’s absence, will be conducted Fred, W. Hyndman, Ksq, Vice-Consul, sinieiailiiiadiauii Moxtacur.—The Monetary Times says: From Montague, P. E, Isiand, a bank agent sends us what follows: ‘‘Business has been dull this season, but a good amount ef produce is being shipped; and as prices are fair the merchants here wiil be able to collect fairly. —— Tue brig 4sra, Capt. MeMahon, cleared for England last evening with 4 cargo of oats shipped by the owners Messrs, Peake Bros. & Co. The Zara dropped auchor at the Three Tides, and is now ioebound at that place Arrangements are bing made to have the Princess ot Wales tow her outon arrival to- morrow, _—— A special TRAIN left this city st 7 o’clock (local time) this morning, with mails and pas- senyvers tv connect with the Northern Light at Georgetown, aad arrived there at 9 (2 o'clock. Owing tothe haziness of the weather the s.camer did not leave port, and the train returaed, arriving in the city at 220 p. m. lhe special will, we presume, return on Mon- lay morning to connect with the steamer. Conductor McKie—than whom there is no more trustworthy official on the road—is in ‘narge, and there is every reason t> expect all the satisfaction possible in the mail arrange- ment so long as the Northern Light keeps ip commruication. ——-—— ps tux Christmas Tree and Tea at the Con- vent d> Notre Dame was conciuded last even- ing. Notwithstanding the storm, 4 goodly number were ia attendance, and the proceeds of the evening were handsome, We ‘earn that the total amount realized by the tree, anaemia hateatntiehatetheenteeen a eet am, a ton, the weather was the most severe for , many years, A /E. 1, has arrived at DATLIY TELEGRAPIB REWS. ES To Pay SS The Brooklyn Holocaust, 100 LIVES Losr. 7 New York, Dec. 19. lt is supposed that over a hundred lives were lost by the burning of the Orphan Asylum ai Brooklyn last night. 2 LSPROIAL Dersparoy perished. Two have died from received at the fire. Mishap te a Cattle Ship. (UEENSTOWN, Dee. 19. | Phe Steainer Oxenholme came into the harbor on her beam ends, and stil] remains in that position. Heads and leva of dead and living cattle can be seen protruding through the caltle pens, and hanging over the side of the vessel. The upper deck of the steamer is a confused mass of dead and | living cattle. Many carcasses have been thrown overboard and washed ashore, The Severe Cold Weather. : Boston. Dee. 19, _Extremely cold weather is reported to- night, from all parts of New England, ae- companied by strong winds. At Washing- spirit thermometer regis- tered 42 below zere. The wind blew over a 100 miles an hour. The Lady Miiton at Penarth. Lonpon, Dee. 19, The brig Lady Milton, which left Har- dingen on Oct. 31, for Charlottetown, P. Penarth. She sue- ceeded in reaching the Banks of New- foundland where she lost her sails. and was compelled to return. i An Oil Fire Ragivg. New York, Dec. 19, A special from Philips City, Pa., says that a large oil fire is raging there. The excitement is intense as the fire is spread- ing and quite beyond control. eg +0 Below Zero, Otrawa, Dec. 19, | The thermometer dropped to 30 degrees below zero at Ottawa and several other points last night, A Fatal Fire. Derroir, Dee. 19. La Pere County Poor House was burned last night, one inmate, a woman, Was burn- ed tu death. Se ee A Seott Act Vietory. Ovrawa, Dec. 19. The Scott Act was carried in Leeds and Grenville yesterday dy 659 majority. ee Weatner Bulistin. Probabilities for the next 24 hours for the Maritime Provinces. eee Toronto, Dec. 20--10 a. m. \““eaterly winds, decreasing in force; fine, | eclder weather. METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, Charlottetown December 20, 1884, Highest Temperature yester- MU Gk vin aad 6000 00.60 beens 15.9 Lowest Temperature (read at PR SFT 13 bel. zero Lowes} temperature this morn- Miecetsvirpecstitasesssee oe Temperature this morning, at § MEE 0.de be oGbapeewvs dues me. F:." Temperature this afternoon at 1 OO 6 heii vibinssi 8 ted + <—/ + oe -—--—- Att who want Fur Cups should call at L. E. Prowse’s. {dee 20 ~-—--@> -- + As Isrernestina Puzzie.—The following interesting poser for those mathematically inclined appears in the Toronto World ;— There is a word of four letters. Reckoning from the beginning of the alphabet the pro- duct of the numbers of the two first letters is 180, and of the two last 110. The sum of the second and third is 37, and the sum of the first and second is equal to the sum of the third and fourth, What is the word ? ~--— > -_—_—— Sex the Ladies’ and Gents’ Slippers, very nice, at Macdonald’s Boot Store, dec20 ~~—-_--} ---- Said a well-known Toronto shoe manu facturer the other day: ‘‘An act for the equitable distribution of assets is one of the . : ‘ greatest business needs of the day in Can- ada.” And he was right. There is a great number of chattel mortgages and bills of sale constantly being issued, and often one does not know “who is who” until the maturity of the mortgage unless he watches the record. And indeed a chattel mortgage is a very convenicnt and arapid method of security. No wonder, therefore, that so many wholesale dealers prefer it.—Mone- tary Times. lin: Dest Great BarGatns in Boots and Shoes during the Holidays at Macdonald’s Boot Store. | dec20 ——— Se The Gulf signal service offic -s clused for the season a few days ago. MAXHICR. At the residence of the bride's father, on December llth, by Rev. W. H. & eneer, Joseph, youngest son of A cal Joseph gat aan, of St Andrews’ Point * Janie, sacond daua)+-.. of George Peters, of Lower Mon- tague. tea, etc., was somethivg over four hundred dollars. Too mach pratse cannot be accorded | the good Jadiea managed the affair. | y worked energetically, ang their worx | is crowned wth a s#ecess wholly unex: | pected by them, as the proceeds were twioe a3 great as at first anticipated. ‘The enter- tainoment at the conclusion bh Seok pleasing affsir, avd the youpg Jadies who took part acquitted themselves irably. | fis age. EDGE BD, At Lot l¢, oa Uctober llth, aiter a shor' | illness, Richard Powers, in the 73rd year of | R. quiescat in pace. Suddenly, at Wilmot Valley, on the Sth | inst., Mr. Samuel Burrows, aged 57 years He. leaves a widow, one son ant six dau ehters | to jgoura’ the, loss of a kind husband aad | affectionate father. i coy lum ai Broo One of the | Sisters 18 missing and is supposed to have} injuries | Low all iL Ba Salvo Dry Svs, Ong ea. Be, | ——AT— W. A. WEEKS nh Hak A MTN HE, ee at % Aan, tone ( gtatlame caste, « ‘ o a Prices in all Departments. i Holi eee a EJ 400 Handsome Silk HANDKERCHIEFS from 12 cents up, 100 Ladies’ Beautiful Woe) SQUARES, ia nice coler3, * | 300 LACE COLLARS, very cheap, 200 Dez. Ladies’ Linen HANDKERCHIEFS, A Lot of very pretty CHEVILLE SCARFS, 700 LADIES’ CORSETS, Lowest -Prives Ever Offered ! MANTLES. ABOUT 75 MANTLES, NEW GOODS AT LOW PRICES TO CLEAR OFF. Dress Goods are Very Cheap. GOOD CASHMERES FROM 334 CENTS PER YARD, GOOD PERSIAN CORDS FROM 10 CENTS PER YARD, GOOD FRENCH MERINOES FROM 50 CENTS PER YARD} 18,000. 18,000 YARDS WINCEYS AT WONDERFUL PRICES, SPLENDID VALUE IN VELVETEENS, COTTON GOODS NEVER SO CHAP AS NOW, TICKINGS, COTTON-FLANNELS, BLEACHED COTTONS, CHIMAP. CHBAP. 1,200 Yards Cotton and Flannel SHIRTINGS, FLANNELS AND BLANKETS. - ~~ OLOTEIN G. MEN'S OVERCOATS AND WINTER CLOTHING, FUR CAPS, COLLARS, SCARFS AND GLOVES, 200 DOZ. BRACES, every price. TEA of Best Quality, at Lowest Prices to all, in parcels of 5lbs., 10lbs., and 20lbs. each. OE ee en () ree Buy vour Christmas and Winter Surplies --AT— W. A. WEEKS & CO. Ch’town, Dec. 16, 1884—eod eee Christmas is foming AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT eee L. fi. Prowse Sells the Cheapest Clothing and Far Gaps on P. i. Island. seemal() scseeneerntnenessen ee Not only that, but during Xmas week he wiil give BIG BAR- GAINS in every department. Come and buy Cheap Goods so that you may enjoy your Christmas, L. E. PROWSE, Sign of the Big Hat, 74 Queen Street. Charlottetown, Dee. 11th, 1884. LOOK HERE! 0:0 G. H. HASZARD Has the Largest and Rest-selected Stock of CHRISTMAS CARDS ever shown. All New Designs, Will not shew any old Cards this year. Noveljies this Season :—INLAID WOGD, MOTHER OF PEARL, &c. Carnival Set of Canadian Winter Sports mee ee (amen AND SEE MY STOCK BEFORE PURCHASING. —— 9 COME G H. HASZARD. Ch’town, Nov. 26, 1884—1mo eod GRAND SALE OF FURNITURE! ————- . COMMENCING EVERY MORNING ATS AWM, ——o ——— ErAves lately increased our motive power and made several additions ty ~~ prt : ai . . } atter r ion 8 3 : Sg . — a ees ery plant, we ave in a better postion than ever before to gtien vy the wants of our cugtomers. : wevies S 0.4 ae of Sa ewployed Gur monthly output of Furniture is very large j ? - om © HOt [tone paying the exorbitant rate of insurance asked, we id comet ¢ kee ~ our stock down to a certain limit, and to do this we will se!] all our goer” at the lowest possible price FOR CASH. The public are respectfully invited to examine our stock and ask for prices. Orders by letter promptly attended to. Funeral Furnishing a Speciality. Beau- tifai, Good and Best Value in the Prov- baaces. MARK WRIGHT & CO. . Cicsciikdon. Nov. 14, 1884. DECEM BHR Ne tat SBS in te ae neo ne om wes ann eee Orme ee } ; ( | FLOUR, CORNMEAL, OA AO... LABS. a - tt et iti ty gel ea teenth agen nanae - BTMAS, ISC4 THORAC HASZARB Has Just Received the Following Goods : SUGAR—500 Barrels, different grades, | TEA—200 Chests and half-chests, choice, MOLASSES --40 Puns. bright retailing, & CO. TMEAL, BRAN & SHORTS, TIN PLATES—1,000 Boxes, 14x20, { INGOT TIN, LEAD, COPPER, | CODFISH, HAKE, HERRING, BONELESS COD, TURKS ISLAND SALT—500 Bushels, Intending, as I do, to move Ch’town, Dec. 10th, 1884. ‘ Sa cement day Goods at ‘Holiday Prices. my place of business to the new Cameron Block, South Side’ Queen Square, early in January next, | offer the above Goods at Lowest Wholesale Prices to clear. Samples sent upon application to HORACE HASZARD, Lower Queen. Street. AND —— My ‘Tea is well and favourably known. Winter’s Tea FREE OF COST. J. B. M Ch’town, Dec. 4, 1884. UNTIL NEW YEAR'S | DRY GOODS & CLOTHING H FAP. TEA GRATIS. Oo —_— a fb. MACDONALD will, during this month, give every bayer of — * $2.00 worth of DRY GOODS, Ilb. Good THA, $4.00 worth of DRY GOODS, 2ibs. Gord TEA, $6.00 worth of DRY GOODS and. CLOTHING, Sibs. Good TEA, $8.00 worth of DRY GOUDS and CLOTHING, dibs. Good TEA, £10.00 worth of DRY GOODS and CLOTHING, 5ibs. Good TEA. Purchasers not requiring Tea, and buying $5.00 worth of Dry Goods or Clothing, will be given a handsome pair of Vases ; $10 00 worth, two pairs of Vases will be given. This offers a rare opportunity to get the ACDONALD, Queen Street. GARVELL WHOLESALE : **Kent,” ‘Olive Branch,” | ‘*White Loaf,” 175 do Cornmeal, K. D., 820 half-chests ‘lea (all “arranted), ( Barbadoes, : ; 376 Puns. Molasses < a | Lrinidad, 100 casks Kerosene, 325 Bris. Refined Sugar, 100 do White do, 150 do Vaiencias, new, do, 100 do Layers, do, 100 bags Rice, 40 Bris. Currants, 100 boxes Cheese, 130 do Picklss, 20 pails do (buik), 25 bags Nuts (filberts), 2800 Bris. Flour ) BROTHERS | PORE SA ILE. 200 Cords of HARDWOOD, 200 Cords of SOF PWOOD, 2000 LUNGERS, cat and piled ar jviaing Stock Farm, 3 Acres of BRU>H and about +00 loads MANUKE, ~ Apply to JOSEPH MAHAR, Cumberland strect. Ch'town, Dee. 15—Iw A PRE Annual Meeting «f the Young Men’s Christian Association will be held in the Parlor of the Y. M. C. A. Building, on the evening of Monday, the 22nd inst., at 8 o'clock, for the ‘election of officers, te. Py order, L. L, BEER, President, HENRY SMITH, Secretary. Ch’town, Dec. 13th—pat mwe 10 do Peanuts, 105 cads Tobacco, smoking and chewing. 40 kegs Twist do, 25 boxes Fiat do, 80 kegs Baking Soda, 20 Bris. Washing do, 100 do Apples, 30 boxes Hops, 150 do Soaps, 80 Toilet do, £400 Doz. Pails, 350 do Brooms, 50 Bris. Beans, 10 do Split Peas, 10 do Dried Apples, £00 sides Sole Leather, 50 cases Lamp Chimnies, 250 coils Rein Rope, 100 boxes Biscuit, 300 do Pipes {Seotch), 1000 reams Wrapping Paper, 100 M Paper Bags, 55 casks Vivegar, 24 Bris, Confectionery, 140 pails do, 100 boxes Nickle Stove Polish, 48 do Rising Sua de, 50 do Dome do, 280 do Shoe Blacking, 100 do Stove, Shoe and Scrub Brushes, 350 boxes Pear) Blue, #40 do Pearline, 130 do Clothespins, , 30 doz. Washboardg (zine), #10 do do (wood), 50 boxes (Rice) Starch, 250 do Dwarf Ink, 200 cases Matches, 40 boxes Coffee, 80 do Cream Tartar, 75 do Sugar, 109 do Nutmegs, 200 de Pepper, ‘25 do Allspice, 25 do Mixed Spice, 25 do Common de, 610 lbs. Cloves, 240 do Nutmegs, 10 kegs Sale" -petre, av oris. Sulphur, 10 do Salts, 2 do Copperas, 5 kegs Alum, 40 do Whiting, 50 boxes Potash, 38 do Extract Logewood, 3600 doz. Uiamoud Dyes. GARVELL BROTHERS, Ch’town, Dec. 16, 1884—pat 2wks tu sat Millinery aid Cloakmaking, woe oe MXHE Misses Currie, having retorned from Boston, are now prepared . tg execpte orders with dispatch, aud ig 1bé Very latest styles. s- Ciockeryware, Giassware, &¢,, IN VARIETY, he addition to my former stock of goods, I have just received a Jorge atid varied assortmeat, consisting of Dinne: Ware, Tea Sets, in white and gold, and printed; ‘Ica and Breakfast Cups, in chiva and printea ware; Rockingham Tea ena Cotlee Pots ; Bedroom Sets, in white and gold, and praniie Ware; Destert Bets, in Freach chinn and gold, ensmelled and printed ; Kpergues, Claret Jugs, Cut Tumblers, Cut Salts, Cus. terd Cups, Jelly Glasses and other elegant Table Ware jn great variety, Also: An asseriment «cf Table, Library and Study Lamps, im brorge ina rickel silver, Lamp Fixing, and lemy Chimurys of mavy kinds, ail ci which ie oflered at the Lowest Prices. J.B POLLARD, Kent Street. Ch’town, Dec, 12, 18°4—12i su-iu FIWAL NOTICE TO DEB:ORS HIS is te notify all persons indebted to the tate tirm of HORNE, PIERCE & Cu, for Book Accoant, Notes of Hand, Jadg- ment or otherwise, that 1 have appointed. Bernard Kiggive, of Lot 30, as Agent, to col- lect for said firm, and grant receipts for the sam; therefore imm«< diate payment is re- quested, ALEXANDER HORNR. Ch’town, Nov. 20~'i wkly 4i ED WANTS, LOS?, FOUND, &e. oe - rT LET—A Cottage near Spring Park, con- taining six rooms [pump ia kitchen) with stable and garden, Apply at “ Oakland House,” King “treet deold tf ANTE?N—A General Servant, havivg a god kowledg+ of plain cooking, Ap- ply toJ. F Montgomery, pear the Drill Shed, corner of Kent street. deo 2 7 LET--From the Ist January next, the Warehonee on Sydney street, next door to the Grey Nun's Hospital, For terms i ply to Owen Connolly. dec? 2aw wkly tl 3 *'g OLET ‘he premises at present occupied by Horace Haszard. Esy , at the foot of Queen s street, Posses-ion given on the Ist day of January next, A. D, 1885 For fur- ther particulars apply to R. R. kitagerald, nov26 OR SALE—A Firg-proof SAF, jatest Chitwan, Déeo. 1-6; bod im provement -- Cheup. Apply at Tap Rxauiven Otide. —, rdw ty tell ceiielietetinoeseeet omic ee PO mmm PRE Rane gE gpe Ne ager ae ee ieee 22 EE Oar: GF SERRATE REDERNEINE gE* aNrRR & = < Aegean te I pas = sa oe PBA 5 ff ? as agree wee a ie an ee Mee a Se BE: Th! hy tect tie Ey] ere i Pe pee seme mg Mw aa