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' THE :MERCHANT FRIDAY :MARCH <J,.7 1874 RATES OF ADVERTISING SUMMARY enqu r ng ORONO ool s ay th e tten n d out and BOWMAN\ ILLE MAR 2~ Thompson u response to the Chau o cu rue to thef on t und after a few prom na es comm ttcd h mself to an expos t onofMr Mackeuz e spo cy tuk ngthatgen tleman s p bl shed addre s as hlB anthonty Mr Thon psou "as none of b s bapp 'st moods a d earned ior h mself ~ goo.I de g ee Vie ndersland he s hencefortl to be kno ·n ns the Bowma ville Thunder e He ailed pon the electora to do the r d y an.l reQord ti e r votes for Mr Burk. A th call of the cha r Mr F Y Co le, de! vered h rose f of a few hr ef sentences and efe ng to M Thompsons remarks upon e ater comm n cat on n the llr at No th West " she a to know of M T what I d of Boots they vere to use 1 He u ged h e tors to vote fo M McC!ung Tie ha man hen called upon the Hon Joh S npson "ho nhsverybeatstyle addressed the meet ng n favor of the Great R fo u pa y and la med from every R me a ear y vote n favo of the N om nee of he Convent on cspect ng a cooceas on 1 ne n the of Sandwi h est u the C unty e the S o a B Tl e EI tor of the MERCHA more at he ca I of the meet ng ti an of the cha r o cup ed a few n lllutcs n ad ocacy of the a ms of Mr Burk rest ng those cla ms car ~e nan upon the fact that a Con vent on composed of s x J one p eked men had p.nan mous y The l ren h Can d ans a e nov ng tl e chosen Mr Burk as the Standard beare of matter of the R e amnesty ti e partv n th s contest Leg sla ors The meet ng broke up w;th cheers for ti e stomary to Queen and he t vo Cand datea L sa "ate CA T vn (lH Ou Wednesday at one o lock p m a meet ng as held n the Town Hall Cart u ght n the nterest of Mr Thos M Clung 11 B SJ nks Esq lleeve of Cartwngl t n the Cha The meet ng was addressed b Messrs Thos Jl!cC!un~ Dr McLaugh n S Wash ngton J M lne and the Hou Con m as oner of Pub! c Yorks We under stand the nee ag was Yell attended by Mr McC!ung sf end but fe v Reformers be ng present I ad the latter known that the Hon Oomrn s oner of publ c works and o her f ends of Mr Burk ntended to be p esent doub !es hey ed a arg urn be rs orde y and effect e J,ES ARD Public 1'ea and Bazaar 'I he B hie Ohr st na at 1fo n1 ton " ho J a Puhl c Tea ·nd Bazaar on Good Fr 1 ) Apn 3 d n fov r o th Ne Ch r h Bu Id ng Fund At i" o o k a m a ·crmon w I be preached by Rev Wm Hooper of Peterboro R f eshwents r kets to be served at 1 o clo k p m adults 25 cents ch d en 1 The Ba oaar to be opened at 10 o clocl At hall past four o clock ~ P b c Tc be pro ded at 6 o ock p m a p atforn meet ng w 11 comu ence to be ad ]reseed by Reva Barker Hooper and J Kenner Tl e pub! c general y are ord al) nv ted to attend It s H s Honour the L cu euant !Jo r nor s " l and p ensure that t s Leg a ve A sembly be pro ogued un l Monday the fourth day ol May next to be then here ho den , and th s P o nc al Leg slat e "-ssembiy s accord ngly prorogued unt J Monday th fo rth da~ of May next RIB Honour hen left the House th the ac u tomed sa es ABOUT HOME PORT HOPE together go to the oesfoM J3 k A meet og \\as held at Lea1rnrd on Wed esda at 1 o clock p m n the nterest ~ r Burk he of M Burk p are not to hand b t If yo Jave o e sed to r sp esn an be t belo ed we n e sand he Ueet ng was a good one Hon E Blake the J ol s men nd Anoth Me ng as he d at n West Du ham to t TTROISE MIDLAND CAI WORKS -Tl ese o ks bave aga n comm need opera ona T~X a e now engaged n chang ng M dhu d R ~ way co.r true m f om he broad o the nar o" guage -lb Pnt to Flight by a Somnambulist IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT E H cO u sofQ eens and he Cou t o to a lm t Jo epl se as a atto ney rHE QUEEN Ii S My Lo d - ndG<n um 00 Sa urday New on Monday 30 at 1 I m Orono n the To vn Hall on Tuesday at 1 ue J n Nev; cast e day at 7 p JJJ l e To" n Hall on T Hampton n the To vn Hal on We<ln s <lay Apr 11 30 p u Bowman the pla orn Secretary THE HON E BLAKE A () us pe fo u n e on a small sea e was given at the eor o Cl I attend the N om nat on to da) (Er day and add ess a P b c Mee ng on S t rday 'er Stree s on Wed esday ven ng n the To n Hal Bowmanv l e The actors a ero ·tl of n en and boy a pla~f ho se POLLING PLACES New Bank --- - r roon R on " en Addre ses I be g ven If you sh to attend th s meet- J 3 tI McM t y & Co ould announce that th r S o k s now complete to g <le ) ou e 14 h st · -