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THE M;ERCHANf J3RIDAY FEBRUARY 6 1874 ~=-============~===============;=============================================================================--=-~================-~ RATES OF ADVERTISING I Meeting of the Board of School Bazaar A Wholesome Revolution S S Convention TELEGRAPHIC Trustees lt s tbc ntent ou ol the Jr nds Casual ad ert se nents wil be nserted a.t the (l GREAT BR TAIN rate of E vc Cents per l no first neert on ai ne t on " ti ho B 0 l 0 c nts pe line each uh~t3q!l t llStl on r csda.y E cb 3 cl ] 8 4 to hold a Bazaar and i\.dvertisements msertod n OBB.ERVER and Tl B d d , I ME H11....."iT atSe enCent P linefist u~e e oar wasofl'oa se uya.resouto Fndnv I ton and 'Ihree Conts per ntl ea.ch subsequent ~loved by Mr ~1 lue se on led by I\1r lea ~ a apace madu on app , McCJung That Mr W Thompson 1e Uha rrr a for the eu u g .} ar Carr ed M v d bJ Mr M lne seconded by Mr McClung t1 at F Y Co le be SecretarJ and Teas er for tl e e au g )ea Car re I · THE ELECTIONS 'He I 1 ow g co est· OU I t bee COUNTIES ng Cornu ttec for the ens ng yea COUNCIL nt] I ed Moved by Mr W ndutt seco ded by M 0 Ha a That Mess s M 1 e C b t a d AlcClung he u corn ttce on fi ancc for the current) ear Carr ed The P nc pal p ese ted a eport cf Lhe a rage a tendance Rece ved and fj ed Mr Ke nott 1 anded ·eveml comruun ca Lecture [F n ou S e nl C Cou c l Conouno Fob 3 d 8 4 et · he Cl be Pre <lent ::ts e Jan 9t11 84 1 Le L be n~ ti fourth CAwlbed S up ndous Scheme of Robbery Thon s ho \\as bas no v nder tu t on nearly one huud ed ch dre aud hel e ng that no one tea I er an do Just cc to so large a n nbcr of pu p ls even J perm tted by la v Reeolved hut Lev s na o nn ttee b em po ve d TOWN COUNCIL and requested to en ploy a helper to Mr Ke tl for the term oft vo moo tbs or fo such lonper per od as they may th nk fit at su salary as they n av agree on Oa.rr ed Move l by T M lne seconctetl by J Dr t ta n That heteas tbe School kno vn as Hon l ete M t h 111 a been elected for Northumberland Co Ne B uns" ck by ti e Rel ef o So th Wa d S hool 1 as for a a OJOr ty of 4 0 r:I·tals as far as v t known de pen M n ster al te Oppo on Outa o G4 19 3 3 Quebec 44 16 Nev Br k 2 2 26 37 Cou c l 1874 The Couuc I metp suaut toodJonr ment P e t tie Mayo n be Cha r a d Burl ill Ar I u Porter Patterson ton 'lberc not be ng a q o um pres nt "!erk adJO rued Co nc I t II 7 30 at b ch ho r tl ey met and elected T S Fo d re read lteeve of Pery Warde ·ho s 0 ned lbe dee] rot10n of offi e hr eflJ turned thanks and took b s seat Bye lave wete ntroduced t rue for the appo tm nt of County A d ors Aud tors under the La v Reform Act Ja 1 Su 0 eon County ;:;o] tor and P bl c Prosecutor nder the Tavern L cease Act A spec al Com ttee wa ap1 o str ke t e var o s sta d g Co n the J ear also a spec al Co nu tee to ex. an ue to the legal ti of the T ea Bo ds Cou I tl cu adJOU ned B'IANDING COMMITTEES et g SUMMARY OF NEWS H s Exce !enc.) the Goven or Ge th LadJ Duffer n are n Mon real Fi a e-Mea rs T eke W nJ n ot Hage nan Pro or Oocl ane Butk So"den SI ools -M ssr I e H uma G bson I 0 Proctor Gould Tb.on pson Lapp Roai!s a dB wges Mess Ja obs Lya Sp nke Barnba tl 0 arl Sta] les Rosevear S dey Oou ty P ope ty -Me s s H '\\ Sm th Bns'i n Robson Atk nson ~foOoll Johnson Cont ge.nc s ~feaara Preston Scott Counc I Cl a nber Feb 4 l 3 u ock Counc l met a three o clocl and 1 e Warden read b s ADDHESS 'IV uls All parts o the Dom n o hu e s a ed the advantnges or otherw se ot the late cold snap Tbe or g no] r solu o he Gov lo t on the follow ng d s on to e· gn I a 'i eas !VI ne Ratel ffe B tta n McC ung Na s W ndatt ~fan ng 0 Ha a ker Burden 1foConacl e 6 see ten m lcs So ti o Qucb The result of last Great Br ta g Vt!8 9. Co s rvn es The uea h of Dr L v og ue ed bJ offic al lespa cl e u '1 Co Assesso s ~fessn Ho sey an 1 Bra lsha v Co or-R W nu tt Ch d Constablo-T T Coleman L ease ln·I ctor-J H Hanns Town P osecutor T 'I Co e nan Wa d Con ables- \\est R W ndatt No th R Da 1 Sou 1 S To U THE TED MuN c PAL CouNOlL OF OF 1u:u CouNTIES NonrHuMnEn ----·- ---A LAND ND D URHA1' pleased to announ e that on 1\-fon day ev n ng next the Jr ends of and SJ mpa th ers n tl e ork of the Yo ng Mens Chr a an Assoc at on " II ha e au oppor tun ty of b a.t og a depotahon from the Osha~ a Su etJ T e meet ng v ll be held ntleRead gRoon n dall are 1 vted to ott nd 1 b program ne w ll cone et of speecl es &c nnd select m s c all to be The furn shed by ti e Osba va brethren meet ngs l uve not 1 een so vell attended ae m ght be expected ani w 1 ope a ew departu e w l be n aa.e and the room w ll be filled on Monda; n gl t on ROGRAUMID Open ng E el ses Address J Carm hnel E·q llil le to burn Read ng (The Standard Bearer) J B Har e o llonday Ree tat on (Parbasou ) S R Earle tie Presby Duett M ses Rob nso and Mark J P Luke Address Quartette Rec tat on Address Steele Es l M s Thompson Inst umental Read ng Mr Scott 111 ss Rob nson Song M H Webster Read ng M SBes Rob nson and Mark Duett C rcu t, v 11 be held before Just ce Gw nu as follows The Return ng Officer has nfu rued us :N apanee Monda; 9tl March that Wood an ·Jor ty n the late elect o Wb tbv Tuesday l 7Lb Mar h ~as 4o Bellev lle Monday 30 h March Cobourg Monday 13th Apr l Tho Good rempl·rs of th s To" D v ' t P~terboro 0 1 \\ edne da; 22nd Apr l the r Brethren of 0 ha ~a, on Fr day even I uesda; 28th Apr l · Lmdsay ng next A good t ne e expected P ctun T esdoy 12th Apr 1 JUre 1 r ght An aruu~ ng nc lent occurred during the past "eek n "b ch a cow played a prom ncnt part There are two of the Bov ne spec ea ownetl by two of our zena ao ucb al ke that tl err mothers couldn t tell tl e n opart and th s s n lor ty vas the One of the gentle W od tt cause of the trouble nan on go ug out nto the yard sa v vl at he s pposcd to be b s fellow c t zen s co" on h s premises (auppos ng h s o n au ma! to be eafely bouoed) and mmed a elv n mpound the stru ted one of b s ~ons to br te vh h was accord ng y dune Short ly afterwards he pa d a v s t to tbe pound u company w h tbe keeper to s c the brute but h s vorde vere l In b s homeward etepe hasty M J ffrey the keeper not fied tl e party to I e bad been told the cow belonged an mo! as mpounded and was not a I ttle urpr seJ to r ce ve the nforn at o that the cow n que t1on bad not been out of her A numl er of en e ' tu stable that day and therefore he b.ad no edar and luu G t tied the \HO g u an Next morn ng j ·ented the pound vns found broken rnto and Mo ed ~l ,\l \ u~ a t eo onded by ~ r d B pus tende for empty and o nvest ga on t was I urn [ B o vn -That El ed that the smart nd v dual bad mpo nd the cedar nu Henr; Hu kens !or the ed h sown an mal n d n the s ent wa cl plank be accepte l o cond tons ndver es of t e n ght tak n 1 er out h t sed Ca r ed out leave or l be t; We suggest lo b m i\f ti tl e ad sab I y of brand g I er n some count o Dr wav that he may not agu n comn: t the~ a ce on he same error l g pay nen GE'1TLEMEN -Upon refc \lll e to tbe M Jlntes ol be last Seas on I ti d that no n atter~f 1wpo a ce hae been left over dott and D P ter on rorn last 3 ear It 1 be et1 ary to pass Jllr McAr I ur llllro c d a Bye lnw for by a s to appo nt oili c s under the cun tl c appo trnent ol S boo! 'I ustees Pa" sol dated L cense A t and otl e1 oil cers e 1 w h t e na n of ;1 S McCu o l e necessary for t e curr nt vear wh ch no do Jbt rece ve yo r attent on place of .Mr Ceo Ila nea, rct red The Treasarer v ll laJ on the table a ie Co n 1 ud on ed to Monday 23 d nst turn of the and sold for taxes on t e 28tl at730pu day ot Janoar; last R IV N!J l'T 1o n C erk I find on en JU y Office t Bowm v e s no :v con p c cd and that the accounts tor t e furn sh ng and complet ng the same w ll be preeen ed DARLINGTON COUNCIL to yon for payn ent There al o a con mun cat on from Mr Ar uour tl e reb strar Han pton Jan 31 n referen e to the o l ffice no1,1, ace p ed Co c l et I u ua t to ad our we t. by b m vb ch 1 req re your at ent on Members all I -csent the Reeve n the the comm n cat on w l be lad before Jou The Treas rer nforms me that all tl e cl a r M nut s of la t nee read and g ave] road ntee and t1 e Mun c pal Loan confir ne 1 Fund rates have been pa d n by the seve al m nor Mun c pal t ea nnd hat o ly a amo.ll por o of the County rate e nn unpa d and that be hos eason to be! eve thatallthebalancesw 1 be pad th spresent month Tho To v s of Port Hope and Co bourg hav not yet pa d n the amounts due by them but prom se to do so rn ned ately The Treasurer h"" pad over tl e nte d n anded by the Gov rnment under t e Mun c pol t es Act There ha~ not as Jar ns I can learn been & Co iegard ug ony furthet common cat10n f om ti e Gov ernment of Ontar o n refe ence to the De E 11 of Abate benturee and I tl a Couac 11 as any <le R re to ha e the t ne for payment of ti ese D bent res extended act on should be taken by th s Counc 1 at ts present sees on 'I be balance o! cas at the firet of J a u ary to meet the c irrent expen es of tbe s year vas about ten thousan l do Gent emen we have everJ reason to be thankful to a All v se Prov leoce fo the great rueasure of prosper ty e a e now n IOY ng anu that ve ha e bee cpt j e from theec I anc ol d fficult es that has ·o n uch d stracted the centres of across a r bo ders In conclus on gentlemen let thank you for the con! deuce; o lave re posed Ill e by elect ng me your Wa den It sl all be lDJ endeavot to sho v that tie trust has not bee rn splaced Con tee A en M A Ilev R Clarke Rev M tchell M lb ook R v A U Maybee Rev R Port Ho1 e Al en Perry to vu Rev C Sha v Ca on W Wh e IS ewtou 1 e D Wele< we R B K rby a d D i\fcMul en To the Editor of the ~{e chant I was pre·ent at the appo n of Lhe Town Ofl ce s at tl o 1ast mce ng ot the Counc 1 and n y op n on another oflic al s cces ary z -a B I ard Room Inspector It ma\: have been o ~rlooked or u thought of b; our C ty Fat ers There may be son e d fficulty exper enced n fin 1 ng a person su table I so I v 11 nf er tl e ext Co nc I Mee Threshing Machme Accidents ns S R, es nterested f not to th Yours ! XYZ RELIGIOUS SEii.VICES SUND\Y ] EBRUARY Sth 1874. o the Edi to of t o Me chant JAB s DHR Sm -W ll yo obi ge n e ser ng the follow g n your n x.t ss e J udg ng f orr the 1 en.se ~o no n t:lO as surne t vuuld appear that they ca mar ght lo say an} 1 ng that au ts them be t rus or fa se w ho t any r~gard to conse quences Instance tbo follow ng At the 1 st n eet ng of the Town Fathere Mr 'lbompson spoke n favo ol gett ng a He Town Clo k f means wo ld al o v FOULDS a.t 11 n the mo n ng:[l.n n he c n ng Re J Sm th Sa.b at nth afte no nat 2 o ck KIRK-Ser e once ever) :::labbath at 11 o c ock n t e mo n n Re ~f Spe e 1"1.>to CO:N GREG \TION \L--S t 10 30 c evellIDg t D YOCNG MEN IS CHlUSTIAN ASSOCH IIO:<i A P ye Me g y Sabbath afte at ~ o o k t1 So tl " ard S hool H o se -