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£::=:±::: THE MERCHANT FRIDAY, SEPT 27 1872 There s at present, discuss10n i pro grcss m tbe lend ng J ournnls n Ne v York State as to ti e ad\ sab ty of t ansform ng the E e canal rnto a Ha !way l or somct ne rast t has been fo ud that canal Advert semcnto tia t s too slo v nd t d ous and ti c ltiERCH..ANT at 8cven Cents v 1 uo first Ulser t on and Th cc Cents Io 1 nc eacl sub e 1ucnt State of Ne\\ York offered a P' ze of $10 one 000 fo the be t 1 ethod of applymg stean r"" Spe al cont act for pac n [\(le on a.ppl cat on fo, the propuls10n of boats s i table for thout tton u canal traffic ThlB hberal offer has caused o t and scvernl r d iduals to try the sk 11 w th wh1-1t succeos 'et remn ns to be seen £he Presa advocates the ha~ ng off the water New Advertisements Ill tbe cu nl a I ti c lay ng a track on Tl eie is a great deal the bed of the sam Lo be sa u 1 fa or ol this scheme 'Ihe Lraus vo Id be m h qu ker the cost about the'" ue as at prooeut aud the road coul I be ~orkcd the hole year round On ti e otl e band ti ere s ous derable money nvcste l m the boats at present m u·e an l th s wo ld a sense he lost The change we th k ¥0 ild be a tl fticult one to make Sno v l lB made ts ap:pearauce 1n ti e weste n te r tor es At Uelena n Omaha a co s deiable amo nt foll lhe car1 ente 'S n Cl ca0 0 am on tl c st ik for $4 per daJ So uc of the i 1 lo) c · h .ve ccedel to be len a d o k I as been res wed fhe \unu·l Meet ng ol the I oro to N piss ng .Ra l ~ay Company as held on tl e 19th nst The report subn tied s ver) enco a~ n 0 aud co gratulates th stock l alders u1 on the s ccess vb h has attend e I tie ente11 r se Tl e Repo t states that tl e l u k s la d un l part ally balla tel I OIU ti c M dlanil J ncL on to V cto "a Hoa l and tl e ema u ng e gbt miles to 11 1 e lead) fo l.!affic early e t montl r1 e h s ness done by this Ra l ·) has been uy la :gc Tl c e e pts b ccou t of Heveuue dur ng the past )C be i g $110 733 2v und tie c pe1 d t m - - - -- - - - - $72 997 13 lea ng a balance ol 37 936 12 ava !able fo the payment of nterest on the HOWMANvILLE SEP 27 company s bonds. Of th s amount the di rectors J ave approp iated $30 Q05 84 to the payment of mterest on sued bonds for tbe THE MERCHANT twelve months from 1st Julv 1871 to 30th \\ ti o r ext sue we close vol III J unc 1872 and have carr cd forward tl c of tl c MERCK Tl e liberal I atronage balance $7 "30 28 to the c rren years ac ~ th vi ch e ha e been favored nay count 08 930 passengers ere co1 veJ el · ell be c led n J lS! ficatio of o r p 't over ti e road dur ng the J ear ca ee a~ vell as for o r f tu1e I he annual race for the cup presented by The MERCHA.NT vns started as a rel ab e H R H the Pr nee of Wales to the Royal d ve 1IB n0 med u The readn g I bl c Canad an Yacht C e" came oft m Torm u kno th s an.I arc no v ac u·to ed to look on Monday last Four boats were entered at t, not · mply for a rnl able record of Tl e cat her "as all that could be des red local and other e s b t 101 am ounceu e1 ts and after a close and exc tmg race the Go of New Arr \als Cheap Goods &c &c ri.Ua Capt Gifford of Cobo r 0 vas declared Dur ng the past J ea nurnero s nstances v nner ol the c I Th s boat IS a i old ha con c to our ln owled 0 e i \\h cl ad favor le for many years beat ng veryth ng vetL sers ha\ e rec ved speedy ou the lakes b t lately she bas lost her benefit by us ng t1 e columns of prestige dur ng the s mmer she .as r CF!ANI bu t and fittod up splend dly and o do bt she w 11 aga n take tl e lead as u for ner :years of Ll c punter; (fortunate folio ·)au I then he got ti cm sorrept t o sly He n .ist be a ha "Cl 1 earte ! sw ndler vl o ould cheat a l ' nter aud e delight u expos ng I m He lB villi g to send $10 000 of ge u 1 o grec bu ks to a y I eison wI o v 11 ·end h rn $50 an l ou Lhc re e It of the mo ey ti ern s $600 ru<>te to be sent but he v ll trnst tie sender fo t1 s nonnt kno g that t ll bo pad prom1 tly as le 11 not be sol sfied th one lot only lhcrn is the s al caut 0 not to s nu by ll ail a l bus ncss 1st be transact d uv e rress and then to fin sh tic whole 1 e s gns h n self as 1 e ug a Freemason of 20 years stand g and an Oddfello v for 13 ycnrs It s needless fot us to say that the \\hole thlllg s a swmdle a d a y one I o may be nduced to sei d !um money " 11 ne thei heru from h n nor feast their eyes on a p le of g een book& Belie ig tlat ve sl o Ji.I R" vc honor to bom honor s 1 e we \ 11 say that there s oue streak o! n n an n I m vet for l e pa d ll e f ll po tage 01 tl e lette1 BATES OF ADVERTISING HUMBUG It i uot long ago we called the atteutwn of tie puU!lc to a humbug ntitlca the "Spamsh Policy We have no ya otl er to wh ch ve woull po) o r respects 1 op u0 that o r expose II ope the yes of Io other" sc m gl t be dupe l the1eby A c rcular has been placed n our hands by a friend who rece veil by mail th s veek wh ch sets forth ho v n oney can be m ar. e11Sily an<l rapidly The ell calculated to AUCTION SALES On Wednesd v e t Mi " B sell by Pubhc Auct oh 01 tl e prem ses of Mr D B Knapp Lot 0 9 n the 9tl Uon cess on ol Dnrl n 0 to a ot of E r Im1 le cnts &c S l to co of m nd so as to enable him to L c tte 1 Ontar That B th~ I 1 co o get a t o! lotb .. · 111 r A vde s sale o[ Farn &c tob l1 take pla c oi Jlfouday FAIRS N exL veel ca deed ca le eek lll th s local ty 0 1 uesday and Wc<lu sday th N orth Ontar o \gricultu al Assoc at o w 11 boll the r Fa r a\ Pr e Albert 'I he Claike h 11 b I Id '"T On F <lay "eek ti e 11th of 0 to be tl e Cartwr ght Agr c It ral Soc et) 1 hol l their fa rat Will an sbu 0 Boots & Shoes. nlHE SUBSCRIBER IHAl\KEUL .EOR i the e y libe al pat onage ho l a.a shared t 1a t espectful y n tes the p ublic to 11 speot h · MEETING OF 'l'HE BOARD OF SOHOOL TRUSTEES 1 UESDAY Sept 24 1872 LAROE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT n.nd 0 Merube ~ p ese t Mess s M lne Tho np E sa} son McCluug Wrndatt Chr t e C b tt Doxolo 0 y Tl c fa r of 1872 now progress m Rice Ratel Jfe Ha nes Co vie and 0 Hara Splendid Fruit M n tes of last meet g read and cont m Ifan lion s said to be m some espects 0 r tba ks arc due to M supe 10 to its predecessors The grounds el have been mater ally en! rged b) Lhe ad Appl cat ons lor Iea le · w le taken up d t on of seven acres of land an several for the s tuat on abo t to be va ated b) appl at ons were II e en Mr 'I homp on Eo read Mo ed bv F Y Co le secon led by \\ Rutchffe tl at th appl at on of Heu y R hardso for tl e J ost about to be cated by Mr Thompson b acceptc l Moved n a ne dment b) Mr Thompson THE SOUTH ONTARIO FAIR se onded b Mi 11cCl ng -fbat the Re lh1B fair VllS held at WI tb) on lhurs J B tle be appo nted t the s tuat o day and Fr dav of last week We verc bo t to be vacated by M rho D pon unable to attend t n J therefore ca not A.mendme t ca ne l l\lo\Od by l\lr C b tt seco d I b) Hanes -'"hat l\liss lhomas be appo ted as rea h r 1 the room ol 1II ·· Fa r ~eatber res gneu Car ed fhe \ st g Co n ttcc " requ ted to repo1t the pro0 rc.!a ol the o v school I mlJ n 0 and ·l eu t v ll l kclv \Jo fit for OCCUJ at 0 BoardalJo ued THE PBOVINCIAL FAIR d u loo vest of 11-Iur J SM'l.Lll no2 039 tf Sopt 9 611 1872 Situation Wanted AL BLACKSMilli ASJo GENEI mnu A d lress t) u} · A B N Sept 26th 1872 Bo n a v llc Dnt tf n nv2 WANTED. on e lea 'll tl AN E XPER!El'<CED BUOS. Bo~ Also two apprcnt ccs (girl.e.J to tailo ng b 8 e~ a.t 1'1 CLU :I\ G Mll LI~l 1t · n ~ , uc SeJ t ?3rJ 187 tf m 2 QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY m m be" of the Board of 'l'r i tee 1 ema u Yo rs espe \fully OF UVJ RfOOL J:: I Q!\l 0-o- £2,000,000 S rER L 1'G AS I'ATERFAM l NEWS BY TELEGRAPH GRE T BRIT.l 1U NEWS OF THE WEEK 111 Ll e A cable despatch on Fr day last an o ces the death ol Charles X 'i King of tl eden and N orwoy wh ch ace rred at a s nail port m the souther part of Sweden Ire' as born on the 3rd of Jlfay 1826 mar ned on the 16th of June 1850 to Whil hemma Fredr qne Alexandrme Anne Lo 160, daughter of Fre<ler ck Pr nee of Orange aud ascended to the throne on the death of h s father K ng 0 car I ou the 8th of July 1858 He was cro vncd at Stock holn Sw·den Jlfay 3rd >nd at Drontl e m JS or vay August otl 1866 His re gn of t vclve yea s I as not been d st rbed by wa an l I as been marnly de oted to develop ug tl e m lllilt ml a d comn ere al reso recs of the cousol date l k ngdom and m contract i g all ances calc late l to cement an! pe p ' ate the tenure of h s dynasty of wh ch he aR the th rd so re hn be ng th.i 0 rand aou of Bcrnudotte o c ol N apolcon s mar shalo, 1 ho as hoscn by the S vcd sh ~tales General and adopted by l c ch Id l s K10g Cha lea XIII as Crow u Pr ncc m 1810 and ·uccceded to the Cro n on J\ not her crowned bead s la d lo t Car ag horse· 8 cutr es l t J ol Cl n 0 2n<l J I ollard Bst Baddie 1 oi~c M I o tc · nd best draught s~'ll ou G 81 "nd best draugl t uare and lo"l ~ Be tb · d beet d a ght t o Jenr ol l cnt re colt Il Be h o d 1 cat ! aught L o ar ol l f llJ R Be tb !st ml 3rl bes l ,.ugbt tea I est D o b 11 W & L Co It Best JCO l ng b 11 W & L Court 2nd best bull alf W S: L Courtice Best 3 car old cow W & I Cou l c lat and 2nd best 2 year old he le IV & Cou L cc 2nd and 3 xl best yea Jm 0 be I 11 L Courtice ~nd and o 1 best He le C 1 J \\ Court ce 3rd best Ayroh et vo year old I e Je W and L Court c Best t vo hor.e C ltw tor John 1\fo nc Best 3 b sl els peas la ge I Everso Best 3 u sl ele pea< s all R E e"o Best 3 bushels o~ts black R Ev 01so 2nd best u lbs Carrot seed Jt Be t1 Best l · turn ps V\ Leask Best 12 mangolds long red T r Colen au 2nd best 12 1 a golds yello v glouc r I Colenm ·r.d best 12 cur ots white W Le·sk 3 d T Everson Best 10 lbs b tter M s R E e son Best 30 lbs factori cheese W and L Co t e ·n l best p r 0 ecs lar 0 b eed I Coleman Best pa r ducks T T Coleman Mr T T Coleman also took the follo rng fir.t p es 12 table pearo tall 12 dessert table I ears w ntcr 12 I 1 m ollect on plums .fig tomatoes c l.!on to matoes 3 heads auhllo ver 3 bca s ab bage rel 12 tab e cu Tots 6 beads eel I) peck wb tc aQ 1 °nd p on ons !st u<l o l best 10) anls lullclotl 1 omc nadc spun a d o c by ha tl Mrs. Jo epl McGlcllau 2nd best J 0 ya is lluun 1 sp m and ove b I and cotto Jos. McClella Best 10 yads pla l fl one! l\I ' Jos McClellan ---- ·,-~ Lo:moN A Dearly Bought Lesson We cl p the folio ug I ou ti a" 1 c der "" l ' :ti. l EPRE rn BLE I RACTlCE -J obn Donnally vas fined $0 and co ts or n de fault to be imprisoned for th e pc od of 30 days lot rel isrng to move off tl e s de ;,all on Sun lay e en10 0 laet The p actice of loafing abou the corners bas become a pub l c nu a nee a d ;ve a e glad to see that M l\lcN abb bao d termrnetl on mpp ug t n the bud be 0 l o orcd by LI c l esencc ol several notable· mou 0 hom ti e Uo crnor Uenc ul anil l s lad The n m er of v s tors a 'C in exec s of tl e neneral average attendance an l a l a vest is be n0 reaped by the hotel keep ers a d private part es who ha' e place l he tar fl at f om two to ti cc <lolla s per daJ The following aro tl e pr zes taken by ex h1b tors n West Dur! am as for as ~ e can learn at present 2nd beat road or carr a0 e bor~ t vo yr old Mr P Pollard JS ewcastle 2n l best do vearl ng colt Nelson Bo~d Clnrkc 2nd best 3 year ol ! b ll Il Colla ott Da l n 6 ton Best two yea old De ou bull Geo Manu Bo~ rnanv lle Q d lo Il Folev Da lmg ton 2n l lest Devon bull calf Geo Mau 2 u best Devon co Geo Ma n 9n l be t 3 y olu D on Co IB Manu ~ u l ucst yr ul l De on l e fer lolcy oud best l yr ol l De on he I Fole) j 0 Onl ue I cle ~1 un lo 3ril Lest Cot olJ an 2 shea " Robt Coll colt Dari gton 3rd best t"o c v e~ t vo shears an l o r I Collacott oole l a eve go to tl e Beave .Block Bowmanville Machine Company The utmost expectat ons n relat on to ti e prospenty of tl s ust tut on s bemg real zed Ne\\ erect10 s have ]>een made for the accommodaLioi of the new machme r) vb ch s be ng added cont n ally and no effo t ts be ng spa ed to make th s Foun dry lass an ong the fl st m tie Pro nee as to ti e qualiL) and nne y of work turn el o t Dur ng the l UBt season the de mand I as been fa g eater than the supplJ l cl s e dence that ti e r an factu es com1 a favo 'ably w th tl o e of larger es tabl sl uen s, and that the p bl c I ave C\01\ confidence tl eru Du ug the p1't eek theY._ have a llel to the n a b uery umense I we l) foet Iron llanor e 0 brng o er 11 tons 'I he cost of tl t e a 0 cst planer n Cauaila s o c 83 000 A la g dr lhng mach oc 11 !so be i lacetl n posit 01 m few lays Tl e a ld t on of tl s mach ner) " 11 e able the Compa J to t rn o t all km ls of n acb ue a d hll I cl u al ea.Uy o hai d na0 cu ent an l ndelat gublc energy o[ tno Manag<r M1 G bson the s ccss tte d ug th Lie tak cd th c y laL .t tyles Be ver Block Fancy Goods S _c\._L E ll:\ o! C OJlfMERCI !\.u BO\\ M ~N 11 L~ OUD Sll A l 1AILOI D 'i JOUHN EYMAN s rHOM '\. r 1LB 'I.HD 1\iJ:c oh nt 'la.ilo !ti 1882 n40 039 Beav 10 yards rag ca. I ct voo e nuc Juo Mrs Jo McClcn an Best po r, oolcn blru kct l o nc M Jo 111 Cle! a ·ud b st ia M McClella Best 10 !Uo Ua natu aht l !st a d 0 l best Qu lt 0 Mr8 McClelleu I sl anil ud be (o ly cxl b to ) " It Was Well Bought Just Arrive MASON' S Bua l ) ca1 a We lea u t1 at M Joh · fa r of tl a To nship of DaII ngton bad bet veen 40 and 50 bushels of vhe I ti 1 en fro n 1 s ba n on llion Jay n gbt la t b) nd v d als wbu vorc areful not tu inakc their i.: is t known If tl ey vere eally u an t by mak n0 the a ts known t s u ore than I robable they would I ave be u sat sf cd but taking without ask ng s a pla a !opt cd by felons only If twenty dollars suffi.c ent nducement for auy on Pee et to make known anv of tile et! by o be foun 1 11 To V1 An early call will ensure a good choice \ onplet !it l f - --o--- Harness, Whips, Saddles etc ll h rl Mrs Broclr 0