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5 · c ar loads of Salt-Liverpool and Canad ian- just arrived. MURDOCH BROS~ GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. BO WMANVILLE S'l'ATION AND 'l'IME. GOI NG F.AS1' FURNITURE HEADQUARTERS. A Visit of Inspection to the Palace Furniture Store. LAltGE AND Al\TIS'£IU DISPLAY. .E xpress ... ....n.os a. m E x press ...... 7.H5 11. m I!. m Loe_al ...... . ..S.~3 11 m 1\flxed ... ... .. .4.20 p u> ~.fixed ...... ... i..O P m Local... . ....... 7.28 p m Expr ess.... .. . !l.02 P m :Exore33 ..... . 9.~o p m .Fa:st Express.10. ~4 I GOING WEST I B o w.MANVILLE, F RIDAY, APRIL 10. Mr. C1im ie im Trouble. M r. S. l\icConmi.chie, of this town, u s a letter a few weeks ago in reply to one recently published in these columns frc lln Mr. P.. M ur.doch. We at first used a ll our pow.ers vf persuasion to ir:duce M r . M cGonrrnchie ~10 t ta publish -the lett er, but fi nding liiH1. lotormi1·ed ,we iinally said we would if h o would allo w his nawe to be p ubli;ihed, which he at !first objected to, but t.n ; w· h ich he afterwards 11.grecd. Tl1e lettter in 1 1uestion p.urporLed t o be a r eply to l\lr. Murdoch's letter r especting the accotmt between him .and his late pastor, but wa.s re:tlly a per.sonal atta ck on M r. Murduch, who is .an eldei· in St. Paul's church, and cont:l.irring n:tsty insmuations n:Jiecting on l\k.. l\Iurdcch 's conduct as such. A fter consulting wit.h leadiug oUicials of said church respectiag the a dvisability of allowing any fu rther corl."espo:idence on t he recent .church troubles, withunt making known the subject matter of the letter, we .decided .vot ·to use the letter and "t o aoo returned it to Mr. McConnachie through th e post ofl:ice with a note · exp laining t.he reason. \Ve are pleased to see Mr. M<;(Jon uachie confessing i u this w eek's Su.n, tha t )le " may have misunders t ood" us, re specting h is at ateme nts ou this matter in that paper two weeks ai;o. ]1an d~d l\fr. McConnu.chi e, evidently more de11irous of crnshing Mr. Murdoch , tlian preserYing peace in the church, took the l etter to Mr. Climie, who, no doubt, thinkiu·g it would bring his weakly sheet into prominenc", decided . to publish it, bu t feeling that he was t.rPn.diug ou thugerous ground, he prefaced it with · a1i .apology which Mr. Murdoch very correctly coustrued int o '-"11 iusnlt, and lost no time in telling Mr. Climie eo. Finding gim~elf cornered, Mr. Climfo .hi hie last issue says. the language used by 11 'm :applied tu the publisher of the S TATESMAN and "having been intimately acquu.i11tt1d with Mr. P. Murdoch for about· thirty year~, we have yet to be convinced that he would. knowin'gly deal unjustly with any one." At this season of th e year when m any hundreds .of families are m akin~ p reparations to ' '1uove, " numbers of 1hem per· lu~ps to aa. r ger a nd more commodious p remises, an inc1wised c omfort which increasing worlr.lly prospm·ity in mu.ny c ase~ w gg.ests an d j nstifies, p<>rlrnp~ a w ell· a rraug~d and w.e il·s. t ocked furnit ure s tore is i;s interesting un obj ect of inspec· One of the ti ou as can be im a~i ned. p rntti est sights i n the to wn is the P 11lace FtH'niture .Store of :M:r. L evi l\forris, J:fotms· .Lll's Block, who is one of the most exteHsive retail < lealern in tlus part of CtLn:tcLi. M.r. Monis' fon.1iture display occupies two shops wher~ is t.o be seen :tl'range.d with ex ceedi ng taste an imm en~e iLlTay of every concei,sblo kind of parlor, d rawing room a nd sitting-ro0m furni ture, of evcl'y known modern va.riety and design, many of tli e pieces being of remarb.hly unique workmansl1ip, and entir ely new in design, tne cove rin~ of cos~ly and beautifu l fabrics, combining all the ad vant<tges of dura bility, attractive n,ppeanin ce, and usefulness. Passing through the fr ont etore and the ba ck r vorns we find the whole v'tst pre mises liter·ally crammed wit h every discripiion No poss ible want but of fu rnitu re. cuul<l b u ht:re supplietl. The cottage, the w:i,nsiun, or t he palace, ca n all be accommodated and furnished with e< 1ual case. ~)fr. Morris sells chiefly the tine cab.i net work and upholstered goods ID}1tJUfactured by t he U µper Canada Furm t ure Co. of this t own, while in his importatiom he selects from the bestmanu· factoi·ics on the co11tine11t. Onr ropresentativei w"s informed t hat it is the proprietor'8 intention t.o pl.ice a ll this immense 8tock immediately at a discount of 10 per cen t, with the double object of ouabling h ousekeepers at this se.. son to buy new furnituru at less than auction ptices, t1nd to mak e room for constant i moortations and ne w m anufactures. Mr. l\1:<;rria has by his ability, enterpris~, rni;egrity a nd courteous treatment to all cou'lers worked up·a trade 1md connection of prodigious proportions '.l'hat his great clearing sale just llnnounced will bo a boon to the co mmunity, a satisfaction to himself, a nd a pronounced success, goes .without s~ying-all auction sales to tlw contru.ry notwithetandmg . Hie stuck of c0flio s, caskets and funeral furnishings is the bes t and most complete in this diH t rict , MARKUS MAYER'S ADDRESS. ·, G E NTLE MEN. - -----··..·-·,..-··--- - I ris1~ to remark that . 8pri!1g hl\s w me , though the weather has Now taking these words as evidence, we must condemn Mr. Climie for the course he has p.ursued fo allowiiig Mr. McUonnachie to misrepreeen.t and malign his "intltnii.te ncquainfance of thii:t,y years," without tirat making inquirie11 of And a lifr. Murdoch or the mmmgers of the church respecting Mr. _ McCunnuchie'a char1~ es; and aspecially so when he was Having bought the stock of the late Firm of S. MARON told by Mr. Mc.C onnachie that we had & SON, at a refnaed to publieh his :letter. '!'his fact alone should hnve Rlade him suspicious of the character of the production, which was fittingly and ably exposed by Mr. w~ are determined to make war on all old fogyism,. high M c.Arthur's letter last week . He well priced, and long credit systems by giving to the Ji>Uolic. knew of the serious trouble& 1ome ti.me At the commencement of the Spring Trade we take the lead; Goods at such prices for Cash, will astonish those- i·n: the ago in the church of which the two men are members, then why should he allow habit of doing business with credit houses. we will offer such bargains that will defy all competition. them to be reeunected? 'To allow Mr. The small expense in connection with our business enables l\1cCormachie to give us a slap aud to us to offer goods to the public at prices lower than any gail'l a little notoriety for the Sim is tho answer given by the public. The apoloother house in the trade. gies he has made are of very little weight, TELEPHONE SERVICE. and he can offer n o adequate excuse for Srn, -l n view of the llt:w telephone\ the disturbsuce he has permitted Mr. Mc. companies that propose t o establish b usConnncl1ie to create. iness in Toronto and other places, it wv ould We invite a call and examination of Goods and Prices. be i'i'ell to now study the matter and decide as to th!' recevtion to be given to TH E jury brought in a verdict of n ot OuR Morro :- Every pai.·cel a bargain~ and every bargailll them. guilty in the case of the Bdbery Brigade, To me it seems that to telephone users an advertisement. but that they offered bribes and used corrupt there are four courses open , viz. :- 1. means to·, if possible, upset the Mowat To stick t o aud wstain t he Bell Telephone FRANCIS MASON, Government has been e11tablishd by in- Co mpany agl.\i11st a ll comers, and in an unmistllkablo manner give all other comSAMUEL W. MASON. j diaputable evidence . 'l'he "Not Guilty," pani0s to unders tand that t hey will not W e are offering Men's All-wool Suits for $5.00, and good of the jury impliPs thst their actfl did not be patronized. 2. To st1bscribe to the Boys' Suits for $ 1.~5. law make "a conspiracy" in the eyes of the B ell Company and to all new companies . that commence business. 3. To desert ! t he Bell Company and patronize one- I MR. GEoRcrn Guu:LE'rr was reelected the be5t - of t he n e w companies, and thus for W est N orthumberland on Tuesday by l!wa01p the Bell Company. 4. T o aban............. . . ....... ...... at $ 50 worth $ 70 - a majority of 74. It is stated that large don the nae of telepho1rn alto~ether, ex- Dress Silks ...... . .. .. ...... · cepting, pe rhaps, privatto lines. I have purchased irom J. D. CLIMIE the stock of BOOTS andl s ums of money were used. Mantle Silks .. . . ..··.·.. .. ...··· , ·· ·· · ...· .· .· .. · .. . · .... at 1 00 worth 1 40 I I would em~1hatically recommend the Cashmeres, 45 inches wide, in all celors .· . · . ·· · ···. · ..· · · · ·. at 30 worth 40 SHOES in the ad option of the first course, and chiefly 8 worth 10 / WAH No'l'ES. -No further tngagement.s t hat t he 01 he1· courses umy be avoided. Bleached Cottons.. . . . · ·· ·. ... . · .·. . ··· . . .·· . .... . ... ·... at 10 worth 14 ' ' with t l1e- rebeh reported in the Nor th At t he same time, as a user of the Bell Bed Ticking . ...... .· · , ··· . .· . . . · ·. . . . .· · . ...·· ·· · . . . ..... at \Vest up to Thursday mot'ning ...·..· The Company Hy&te1n since its commi;nc1m1ent Towels . . ·. · ···· . . .··. ·· . · ·. .. . , ··· · .. .. .. ..· ·.· ·.· .· ··. . . at 8 worth 10 Queen'aOwn ha.tereached Qu'~~ppelle .... here, I have to testify that th e ma11age- Lace Curtains .·.·· ·... .·.. . . .. . · . . . . . ... , .····..· . .. ... .. at 1 00 worth I 30 ment has reinedicd 'grievances and defects lliol is weakening :i,lready .. .... Our war correspondent with Col. Williams' Mid- with attention mid promptit ude. Their Rubber Circulars . ·· ·· ·..··.·. .. . ......... · .· . . . ... . ...... at I 25 wo~th .1 60 j land Batt. report s "C" Company, under ch arges cannot be proved to b e exorbit- Unbleached Cottons . · . · ·.·.·· . .·. · . · ·· .. ._. ... · . . ·. . . . . . · at less than mill prices. cvimnand of Major Hugh es, in good health an t, and pressure can be brongh t to bear Gent a' White Shirts.. . .. - . . . . . .·. · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . 50 cents. ~ud have ordered a large new stock, which will anive in a few days, a nd s pirits. Bis letter was posted at upon t he company to reduce charges a s 90 cents. when I shall offer Boots and Shoes cheaper than tlrny can be got R enfrew . . . . . A home Guard of ove r their subscribe rs' list is increased, No E x tra Fine White Shirts· · · · · · · · · · · · · · , · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ne w comi:m v can possibly afford equal fifty members lws been organized in Bow··~··---anywhere else in town. m ~nville aDd will drill regularly.. ... . . facilities to those given by the Ball ComNo. 1 Co., 45 Datt. is aguin full . . . .. . So p»a~', nor g~ve bet,ter service tha n the m nch wH· news is published in the daily Ball Company is giving and can giv., ; and weekly Previnciu.l papers that we t herefore, al! thingt1 being considered, t o ad O:fJo the third course would be not only We desire your special attention and. request that you call forbear. t~ gross i nj ustice but also a. folly. The We are showing all adoption of the second course will involv~ and inspect our stock of Millinery. Coll~E, GENTL~ S_P~ING,-and ~ri_ng extra expense to which a limit cannot be the latest productions in the market. ·done so neatly that the patch can hardly be discovered. m11l.an ;1,, dys pepsia, b1ho~sness, torpi~1ty ;;et ; and yet, if ihe new companies have of ltver and I\ t:am of ;u nd_ r ed maladies. any measure of succe25, the 1mij ori~y of F ortnnately Kidn ey- 'V\ ort is at h~ud. It telepho11e user~ will be compelled to apopt All orders faithfully and promptly executed. may be hacl of the nearest dr uggrnt and I it. 'l 'o be subscribers w one or two comwill purify Lhe sys~em, correct t~e atom- panies will n ot do ; we m ust sub1cribe to All old cu stomers and tbe new ones wh o favor me with a call a?h · 'm d bowels, stimulat~ the hver and all j th erefore a ll business people should will be fairly and squarely dealt with. kll~ neya t o hea!Lhy nct10n, remove .all JOin t oget,her and op11ose all new companpo1sonous humor and make Y?~ feel, h~e 10s, .A.ncl if the public give these coma ne w man. ~~ aprmg medicme, tome p.u1ies a measure of support, then a. BOWMANVILLE. j .and blood Purifier 1t has no equal. maj ority ought to band together and BEAVER HOUSE, failed to mi>ke the - usual connections. ?!Iv atock of spring bats have arrived on ,time :u1d are now open foi· y uur 1nsper.tio11. Already t here has bllon a great deal said to you about Hats and the proba bility jg there will be comiderable more, and "l'hy n ot, as there is no other article ·in it num's outti't that is 110 ueces8ary to gl·od appearance <tud f1norable i.mprea&ion as a · becoming Hat. '!'hen why not .efahorlilte on the importance o( one of the . important parts of man that needs protection "and cultiviition.-" 'l'hti main feat ur es to observe in tlia purchaslil of A Hat, lst-soo that it is becoming to your peculiar style of beauty. 2nd-ascertain weather the price is within yom·· means. 3rd- -exa mine the Hat critically inside und ont a nd m:i,k0 sure you are gettiog good value. 4th- bny your H at at the Bowman ville Hat and Fur Store and you 1u·0 assured of good value, a large assortment to choose from, and Hiits of the most modern designs and li1test style11. Our Spring Stock is now complete. G ents F urnishings is another matter which requires your considera~ion . If it i s only i t 'l'ie you want it ts n eces11ary th~t you get tlrn latest chic, and th e same rule a pplie!l to your Collar, Shirt, Gloves, JJ andkerchief, etc. All theee little necessaries no t o show the wearer's taste ond w oi ask-you is it not th e proper caper to make your purchases where you can have a large aswrtment to choose from, at the same time get t he benefit of t he popular low prices p re\·ailing &t the Syndicn,te, abandon the u11e of t elephones t ot11lly, r~..vmanville Fair April 29. -~.A.CTSu nt il the companies become mel'ged into N i·" v Dress Goods at McC!ung's. one. It seems to me absolute 'y necessary l'I' , a. W. G. G lover is visiting in· Port 'in ·re. in the inter est of the public t hat the H op"· telephone b11siness sho1lld be a monopoly l G f I S under ]eg]slativc restrnctions. 'l'o emSeo t 'lC C. '" or t le eyes at tott &, Jury·'M. . po·1·e1 · n n umber of compani8s to do business wi ll be calculated ei ther to inL ook out for big l1argains n ext week at crea~e the e"'.pence indeflni ti;ly or to com- S. ::'.lfason ~ Son's. A good suit of clothes, youth's, size for pel the p ublic to abandon the telephone, wit.h 1111 its advantages. "We ha1'e m anog- fol' $G at Mason Bros. eel t o get alung without te lephon es before D uriug the quiet mont hs we ;.vill sacri- 1 now, a11d we can again get along wi'.hou t £ce prices. Elli~nn & Co. them. Yours, etc., A COMMON CARRIEH . Highest pricti pitid for all kinds of farm ' Toron to, M~rch 23. produce at .T. Lyle's. - -- ···- -- Ladies 'Clstern a nd J acke!s at reduced ANNOUNCE Good Friday S ervices. prices. Ellis 11 u & Ou. That they 1 t l · t I JI h C '.l'ryJ. Lylc'sforchoicefamilygrocerics < o no c aim o Jave a t e arpe ts in tow11, but The ~athering of the Band of Evange- fresh, g0od and ch'ap. as a matter of fact, they are the only firm in town who have listic Workers, came oft: as wa~ a1mou ucw., are crowded with stock frorr. Cellar Itri ported any C11rpets this season. ed, in the Church Street Meth. church to Gttrret . E llison & Co. and was a ve1·y great success. The day . , , - . r , . And it. is eq ual!~ true that they ha Ye bought and opened beingso v_ery stnrmy, pr _evented many / .we · . offer Men~lBl ack_ Vioratedsmta out mo th t N from a d ista nce. who had rntendcd COlll- fro m :j;S. 75 up. E hson & Co. . re an WICe as many J. ew Carpets as any other· ing, being on hand . However q ui te a People . a re bringing their friends lo sec house Ill town. number from other places were vrescnt, the bargams we offer. Ellison & Co. A d th h h · · . an d were cordially welcomed . The Whit. Mr. Jennings has received a big stnck ll ey a ve no entahon Ill saying that they hold at by Baud , tJrnt, has become so popular a nd of boots and shoes a nd invites inspection . present the largest anc most valuable stock of Carpets in town. b.;lo\'ed in this church , was vrellrepresentMr James Bellwood of Youn<>'s Point And it is al fi t th t d f · ed, lt ll cl were full of life aud _ti~e. 1'he was i;1 town this week M~. l\i.n.Porter's'. so a ac a every yar 0 their Carpets was' Bands from N ewcastle and W1ll1amsburg Mrs. Mitchell (nee MisR Hamilton) of bought for prompt Cash, so 1 hey can afford to sell them andJ wer e also well t·epresented. Other ptac· · · ' a tually d0 ' ll(). es also sent so me z.:mlous . a nd de voted P9rt ~ope, has been VlSltlDg Mrn. J. K. c. se11. th em, 88 Iow as any house in Ontario, workers . Galbraith. matter what their pretensions niay be. \Vhile the large a,udience3 were priuciT.lwre were six inititons at the F oresters p t· . . C t . pa.lly made up from the t wo Methodist Court on W ed110sdny ni!.(ht and several ar ies reqmrmg arpe s. are requested to read the above I·'ACT& churches, we were pleased to sec a good- propositfons. · and govern themselves accordingly. ly r_epresentation from the other congreLeave yottr measure at Couch, J olmston . gallons of the town. · & Crydernmn's, and you will be sure t o R ev. M~osrs. Hoberts, Young, Walker have a suit that will please yon in everv · One Door West of .P ost Office, Bowmanville. an~ Warrm_er were pre.sent and_ took an resp ect . · act11·e part m the services, which were A 'II b b ·-' t · tl · · " ' · t I t t' f ti b egmnmg · · e ~een y a.u v u1 , us 1 m ·ense y 10 eree mg rom 10 'l' ps w1 t l Id h' d dssuem.1'. 1 · to t.he close. . . a crson ms RO , , ts iy goo s ms1'l'he singing, which wu.s from a choir ~i,ess to T od B!'os, ~.homn,s and . Chaeh:s selection of Sacred Songs, specially com- Io~, s~~s of our _w01"hy ~ow~sman, MI. piled a nd printed for the occasion, was ~h,1s. 1 ncl, wl10 h.tve ente1 ed mto possessver , h eu,rt and soul atirrino. '.!.'he ad- ion._ Mr . Paterson has had a successful dre;ses, apiieala and person ~l°testiruouies, busrness career h~rc of ~iearly. a 'luart.er --AT-were in keepiug with the day, and, as of a century, durmA. wluch hm~ he. ~as · ·l Id be h t. d to the p i'iit made many warm friends who will rOJOlce th eJ s 1011 · · , h' , s or .tn " . t 11 1 Miss Walker presided at the Organ o see 1nm enio:ymg JS ~ve -earnec rest with her usual good taste and skill. !~)!' many yearll Ill our nudst. Thfil ~fessrs. The morning~scrvices, after the very J oel are well and favorably kn?wn m town, approprittte (address, 0 11 tho hallowing I and will be sure of an extensive patronmemoriea of t he day, and the lea'.lons age. thereof. By the Rev. Mr. R oberts asumT~1e . following ia t!10 s~a~~ling of tho ed the character of a Consecration service pu ptle 111 Mr. Barbers V1ns1011. These and was held by l\lr. A. Bunner. Th~ r?tiults ar!3 taken from written examinaafternoon service after a. stirring appeal tions _dur~ng the ter·u: In a few cases the from the expressive words. "We would stanclmg 18 affected hy abs'.ln ce on acconnt see J es us," by the Rev. llfr. \.V alker, of sickness, &c. ~arents are earnestly was conduc ted by Mr. Mor ris of Whitby, requef!ted to examme the rep ort and when and Mr. Kirby of this town . results ar.:i not satisfactory to confer with 1'J.1e everiiu()' services which were right- t he teache r.- SF:NIOR.- Willi.e Grant, 0 ly designed to be more ~ggres~ivd in their ' Emma Henderson, ~Villie Cherry, A. cha·acter, were led by 1\fr. May, follow· P~ate . .A-. Wesley, Fmla~ Lo~k~art, _C. ed by Mr. You ng, and were the cro'fl'ning Hill, L11.Zie Rc,berts, Magg!e .C111111e, Allee ser vices of the dity. Quite a uumber of Darch, flbert Belman, \V1lhe ~dams, A.· persotl.a publicly expressed their desires Hoar, I<rank Bragg, Bertha Shcrrm. J . tu con1me nce l\ more earnest chris tian Medlancl, l~rcd Hor6ey, J. Cleonden, J. life aoL1 went forward for prayer. Eleven McOlum!. .JuNIOit.-'f. G. Brn~~' F._:F . conversions were reported. Morr1.e, .J. Shaw, M. Conch, N S1nc.la1r, We congratulate all c"ncerned on the G. Mmgeaucl, H. Hu~cheeon, J. Knight, succeMs,of those gervices RO well calculated R. Mason, J . Mara, F. Couch, M. Beach, t1J a id in t he develupme~t of the taleots A ._~elch, I Steve1111, E. Osborne, ~ and abilities of youlig christiau wotkers, \V1lhams, A. Sbaw, A. Black, M. 'l'Mt, and others.. We h ope' similar gathc.rinirs· H. Coates, M . Nosw.o_ rthy, W . Drnper,M. will l)e in order. . · - ' .Darch. · '· · · ." CARPETS c0u cH JOHNSTON i CRYDERMA.N ;t COUCH, JOHNSTON & CRYDERMAN, New Spring Goods I I WM. MCMURTRY'S~ &c~ I New Prints, New Ginghams, New Cottons, New Tweeds, all of which will be sold very cheap for Cash.. Call and inspect. A pleasure to show goods~ 1 ..., -· W. McMURTRY,. West End Honc;;e, Greater War at home. TAKES THE LEAD! OUR GOODS AND PRICES. Prove them. LARGE DISCOUNT as These are ·facts. Come and see. All Goods Sola at from IO to 25 ~er cent less t~an &f'd: pr:ices, New Spring Goods · Arrived a nd Arriving Daily. . Men's, Youths' and Boys' CLOT~ING l MASON BROS. OUR PRICE LIST. BUSINESS CHANCEi N eads' Block, Bowmanville, Parlor .Shoe Store," 1V.[ILLINE RY~ Ordered Work and Repairing a specialty. OE:MEN""TIN""G I Our prices are much lower than previous seasons. All Grocers' Due Bills taken. PIERCE & ROBERTSON, WILLIAM JENNINGS~