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'lte u t d unt lo du dou a.nd cha. ged a ord ng y From the a sessmcntJuat return~ we An e ens e fl e bas o ur ed at be ag f A) In er I s e pposed to be the learn hat the total val e of real prope ty k of an ncend a y s $7 0 290 personal property $162 23 taxab e ncome $44 903 Total amount of eal and ersona. p ope ty and ta o.b e n come $97 724 The popu at on s 3 236 '.l he number of logs asses cd s 198 Ca hogs 134 ho ee tie 382 sbeep 234 267 the ·o k ~as been go te tan ng fo t a"ready sale ARTHUR PAL UR l\f A A bJ a on of To onto T.he Bonus Meetmg \\' MANOR · ' BOWMANVILLE MAY 22 THE BONCJS Con 0 e0 a anal Ch h RELIGIOUS SERVICES SlJNDt\.Y llfAY 4 h 1871 s lD ~y at 7 n Rec1proc1ty with Canada otF eeP es) For West 'Vord NorhWn d So th "ard 4~ 59 29 Ag n t 6 2° 30 8 NEWS ITEMS Last year 50 new houses were erected n Cobou g popu a on now 4 694 A g eat fi e has occurred n Cons an no pie des rO) ng an I undred d we! nga The Carl sts 1 ave sufftre l another dcleat n Span Total 133 MaJo tr for Bon s 75 ----SUMMARY In n spc ch de vered by t e ecep o:i given by h m to the Corps uc declared that the po cy of Ru s to preserve the p a e of the Cont ne I 430 n n b s nlk ha ng run up es to 12 o clock on Saturday n ght o Id take a tra n of cara e ght h n m Jes long to load the 1873 "heat a c op of M nneso a ~ obs ea spec al comm ttee bas de c ned to rcco nmend a bonus of $75 000 f on Port Hope lo the M dland ra !way but ad se the sa e of the harbor to the company for $250 000 a h At the ate Ass 'at L nd ay one G r et Gu y was mulcted n SI 000 and co ts n a su t for br a h of I om se brought by E en l)yVi er l\ l om he prom sed o mar y and af e ward ·educed The J ) would have a arded larger dan ages f t had been n be r po" er The real cause of the d sllSter n t f om floods b g ns o be unde stood or A corn recent v state l bat e even e of the 8 ate of Lou slana app op a d fo the are of the lev es bad been sl arnefu y qua:ndered nnd bad t not been so an l e levees as proper ca. e rtd been a en o n t me~ pa!t 1e or no d n age n: ould have b·en exper1enced through the fioods W S Pastor of Kno Chu BALL Cue pb Sul van conv c ed of the outrage on a le g rl at Guelph made a desperate at tempt to breakJ· on T esday He broke t s ron bedstead and · th t almost d lied a bole n th wa 1 of the Ja I belo e caught Tl e ad es of tho Wesle) au Church Ayl n e a e arrangrug for a bazaar on the Qu ens B r da} ·hen they w I r fie the pocke · of the pub! c y pre·ent ng a cha r tot c most popular pbJs can oftbe pace e rec p cnt o be de e m ncd by vo ea pad l rat a fixed a e but u I n ted as to num nst not oute POLICE COURT The ArkanBas Trouble m BAXrER DE LARED GO ER on I have exam ned the b au fu Co Tl e Polar and Trop col \'i orld nd no hes ta on n g u g t my o d a p p ova s a wo k of erl ng alue It con to. ns a most nterest ng and n portant h a tory of part.a o:f our ca h of "h c n pamt ve y l tie I as been genera I) kno vn and t e narue of the celeb ated a thor a a suffic ent g arantee for t.. au hent c t) and excellen e T ose parts \\i b ch treat of the nor he n port on of our own count y w l be espec a ly nterest ng and valuable to Canad ans It ce ta n y leser s as I trust t w 11 have an exten ve sa e I B Pa to HOWARD IORONTO TORONTO May 2 t 1874 W M Ch rch Gu fh I can moat cord a ly ecommc d the Polar and Trop cal Worlds ns a book full of vo.luable nfo ma on and hope may have an extens ve c rculat on GEORGE WooD P mt el\Iethodstllfn e 1 20 021 080t 000 000tol21l 0 70 0 "2 0 5 to06 022 t025 8 00to8 o0 0 75 to 0 90 0 12 to 0 13 030 0 30 2400t 3500 $1 28to1 34 ( DY) INTERESTING '10 ALL From the Guolpl M u l fF b 2 h T e second agu st .F Henderson \'i ae under he Town By law the cbar~e be ng a ght n the ba roon af er hours Ev dence of a 1 ke nature to prev ous case 'The th d was aga nst Thos Totterdole st for sell ng 1 quor on Sundoy 10 h AdJOU ned to bear futll er ev denee tb s morn ng when dee s on on the th ee cases w 11 be g ven If th County Official "as le s onx o " to d splay h s ab t ea an<l "ould toke ti e nb c to "'ork up h s: cases under proper ad before br ng ng tLem o tr al there o cl be less cros swear ng and the chances L I quor dealer· to o err de the law ou <l bed m n shed Tb · fact "" ap In th s work ow b u l t before the Canad an po bl c by Mr J W Lyon Guelph e find the t vo adm rable vo umes of Dr Har w g on ti e Io a ·ntl T op al Wor da cowL ned u one I am conv need ti al few readers Wl l hes ate to say that the excellence of be work ful y Just fies a the attractiveness of the t tle I hear ly umte w th the many who have r com a n ded t to the favor of all who can apprec ate a work so calculated to nterest and ns ruet THOM s \\ ARDROPE STRAYED M n s e s of Cbalme s C ur Guelph JNO WHIJE J n323 ks b A numb r of I lgrfms York au fo Panll an l f om hence o the ehr ne of 0 I ady at Lou e The N Y S·n says The p g mage nder the ov rs ht of seve o. b shops and o her d v nes and nn a ta for the ce e a t on of d vine worah p I as been e ec d fo hem on hoard the steamer '.lhe r depar ture s not mare y a nave t) among s bu t a n t elf an event of unwonted n eree lhol' on We are nforme l that a p oc amat on w ll ssued to the effect that all co vs o· ned Sa em I exam ned the work and fo nd t cry nst:r-uct vc and can re om nenU s per aal to all L Journ S J St Barthe omew Ch h Gu ph ea Hamp g & ] ne ~ I ~Yl m32 2m s. OR FOURTH ANNUAL SALE --0! NOTICES Willow Grove Herd f SHORT HORNS. BEL L\\ OOD MR \Ill G e Fam w -o- a to be o d t n 'l'hursda.y, June 26th, '[h ad A Jo.rge conco se a.s en bed n the v c n ty of th· A ma Hole to I s en to the open r on ert of the Cornet Band The p e es ere rendered n an a.be manner 11nd re fl c s great cred t o the eacher Mr E Bounsa If the boys bad r ma ned at Fen an m ha long 'nee set led do n I ome the even ng v. ou d have been mo e uto a lac on 1gh bet een tie eade s of enJoyable as shout ng and sett ug off fire the mo emc t for the posse!! on of some acke a e not ca culatc<l to le~d charm o S 000 e na D ng f t1 e large fund rn sea fo t e p osecut on of the wa agu n t Eng land Tl e la est pbnse of the sq abble s The Memo al S one of the ne Church the ar es ol M T J Ba Ne York no n p o e9S n the Village of Ham pt on o ad been appo nted re e er by the w l be lad on Monday next ~5th nst ou s, and n h s cap· ty as eu b ob runed Senator S mpson a s sted by Bro J H e oveted aeh An appeal to t1 e Gene E non s expected to Jay the s one. Bro ral Te cancc ed Barr a appo ntroent o.n<l. Robe ts 1 del ver an add ess Rev !ti he Os ordered o re u n the money to the La k whe e twas bed on de1 os t Eor ef e ng to ob y ho has been taken !l!lean me tl e surp ua s. cus ody ng a ay and tbe lawyers are ge he HORTON 3 N m tf I · J