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I THE MERCHANT FRIDAY JANUARY 22 1S7o RATES OF ADVERTISING a t sement w l be nserte at the rate of ] ve Cents per ne first nsertion a.nd l o Cent per I ne eac au S!}guent nsertJon Adve tiseIDJnt un ler 10 lines 50 cts Adve t 8 ments nserted n OBS.&ILVRR and ].fE a NT at Seven 0 nts p r I ne first nser on and lhre_e Cents per ne each subsequent ne S e a.I contract for spa.ca made on ai pl ca ton BOWIHANVILLE JAN 22 i6f" A11 ma ter advert sen en ts &c ntend cd for pu \Jl ca on must be han led l o e 2 o clock noon on Thursday ~ be Not ces ol B rtl s and Deaths user ed n the MEROHANT from th · e:> cents each nsert on blarr ages ba lot vote for he Oppos ton c nd date they are gu ly of ac ng a I e and for aught that appears to tbe conlfary w bout even a temporary advantuge for A and B ere la gely favored by a fr end of the Oppos t o cand date who soon makes them feel that he "as not p eased " I the r ot ng and they to save themselves from suffer ng wrongful ly wh aper rn h ·ear the fact that they voted for h s cand date and all goes on mer r ly but where 1B the protec ion of the ballot 1 C wao l terallv tom from hi.ah d ng place and dr ven to the polls bv ti · friends of the Oppos ton candidate and th· conclus on s that he I ns voted for the par t es by whom he was borne to the polls. H s emplo) er a annoJ ed thereat and w ll dIBcharge h m the first opportun t) Tl e Ballot was des gned to protect the voter but to that end t s neces ary for the E eel on law to be yet further amended At )..,,,t two clauses are needed the firot to forb d all personal convass ng Let t be made a punu.hable offence to ask a man for h s vole save n appeRlo tbroagh tl e p eaa or fron the pub! c platlorm 2 To n ake t llegal for part es to fetch or carry 'oters to 01 from the polls W th au e dments p o 1 ng as above we should have he protect on weak men re qu re but f personal canvass ng and dr ug electors to and from the pu ls be allol\ d tb n the ballot s a prote on n name not n fact 'I he only real protect on it s1 fords s to the man "ho a ~a I e We trust th s matter w II not eacape the-not ce ol tie powers that be dur ng the first ses son of th· New Parliament A LOST OPPORTUNITY The ColoraJo Bee e seems to be g n~ aa much con ern to the G r na Gove nn e t Hon \\ E Olads one l as res gned the as the Jes ts and t · proposed to pr b Leadersh p of the L be al par y n E 0 land t he mpo tation of Amer can pola o order lo keep o t he dreaded bug The Heavy sno v dr fts greatly nte lered ,\. <lesp Ii f o ~ th le I ro 0 ress of the t a us both East and \~ e t 2 PEN AND SCISSORS The Commutation of Lepme s Sentence The Offic al Document Burnt to Death on an Altar A H "' B E AUT F UL l'ou G Wo~ A'1 ::;ACR FICES A u MAllKS OuT HE!\ Gn rn S E NE ON ~ hl S CAfFOLD -J uckso and J ur a the Oi ster Buv Murd erers re ex e t d o da:r 13ot me n \\'e e com posed aod cool The form r d e I !run strang a t on n a abort t u e but the .rope w h h h J a s was suspended broke and he ,\.! a delny of I n fe 1 w tho t nJUr) m n ea he was drawn up nga n nnd d el 1 ke J aeke on of t auguln on A French gentlen an M de Launay has succeea ed n ban sh ng from b s farm at Courcc ea n form of sp e c d s a e w b h s fata o catt e and sheep by ~ v n~ the an mals free access to cnrboIJate of l me He I ad observed that the cattle stabled n xt to the all· of be sheds were n the h b t of I k f( ti e wh t was] and that "'l'Tiey u ti ot suffer He placed cba k n a os t on a es ble to her st aod th y too Gerta n sbeep h eh e e not at ackeu were thep solated fro m the rest and dep v ed of chalk were attacked by l e ·plen c d se seas formerly T E DEATH PE N r.rY SHOCK! G enunc at on of Mr B ake s v e'\\ very mportant que t on We char ably hope ll at an <lst ll e gen era] exc te neut the subject as Jost a gh of we reg et t see ng th s !oat oppo t ty ca not be reca ed R EASTON S Th y Days Sale TOWN COUNCIL SPEOIAI POLITICS THE ALPHA AND OMEGA If" e are ost rrnng em en a heh\. t> and Canada goes to efl t o ruary next Af er that <late NOTICES DAIRYMEN S ASSOCIATION OF ON TARIO a so a on w 11 be held at Ingerso 1 on the 10 h and 1 h F brua y and he co nm ee hope to ake bu h benefi al and e e· ng o da ry rien and farme s genr.r lly Add esses w l be del ver d by several em nent gent e u en and a la g att ndance s ant [a tl Any part es w ·l ~ to a end and beco uo members way o t· n cert ficates by apply mg at once to the Beere ·rY Mr J a Heg !er Inger ol on presental on of wh cl to the <l lferent stat uns o th Grand T k and Great \'i ester ra 1way a th J en led O'\\ g to spec al arrtngements mude th these compou es to t ckets at one fare a I a th d he luuu e ourn y THE GENERAL ELECTION Tl e ann al o vent on of tl WEST DURHAM BROAD HA NES t e e L on under a Reforn Ad S nee our last the people have heen s ra on and by ballot wh le t has re s lted n several cbangeB bas g ven the g eatly exc bed ovtr the elec oral co test Gu " nt a good wo k ng m·Jont) ·· Hon E Blake can ot fovgel h s first (lo l cal) love and therefor. at the req est the fol ow ng et rns a':iow G 0 I of 1 sold fr ends d d on Fr day last vs t 0 0 Orono n the afternoon wherehealdress l 0 0 ed o \a,.._e concourse of people At Bowmanv1lle Ill the even ng he ad l 0 0 dressed for t o hours and a half one of 1 0 0 1 o o the ost densely packed and pal ent crowds o o e>er seen o our Toi\ n Hal About 150 lad es""' present If report· a ere al le 0 l 0 he ne er d d so well n our hall before Cardwell-Flesl er l 0 On Saturday even ng Hon M C Cam Corn a !-Mcintyre 1 0 0 o o eron prove cl h s po" era of end ran "' LJ Duffer -Ba o 1 o talk DI( fur three hours and a half the au DundM Broder o 1 o d ence was closely packed Of course t o o w ll be understood that the latter gen leman 1 o o appeared n the nterests of Mr McCl ng o the former n the mterest· of Mr McLeod 0 On Mo day the elect10n """ conducted 0 1 0 o 1 o n the greatest poss hle order All save the o 1 o part es w I o I e on exc tement heart l) ap o o prov ng the change Vot ng by ballot g vcs 1 o o the ro"d es but 1 ttle chance for the p o·e 0 1 o cut on of the r spec al vocal o There wa some anx. ety dur ng ti e after 0 l 0 noon n ti e I fferen parts of the R d ng 1 0 It was known that tl e Conservat ves were l 0 br ng ng up every man and at tie same 1 0 t n e t was kno n that no neon dern.ble 0 n mber ot the Reformers were nr.if vot ug 0 0 no were thev I k ly to vote Not ti al they 0 l felt the a t d s oi alty to reform p nc plea 0 1 but they d d fe l that oder the c tc n l 0 ane s thev ere JUSt fed n not go ng o 1 0 1 o o the polls Fea ng what the r sult n ght 1 o o be n any voted "ho would not have done 0 1 o so l ad ti ey been s re that t ere w Id 1 O O I ave been a llAJOr ty n favo r of the 1Io" at 1 0 0 Adm n ·tr t on The Conservatt es there 1 0 0 tore mu t ot he too JUb Ian! over Le 0 1 0 n n sh ed m·Jor ty of the Reform party 0 1 0 s s mply the result of ·pee al c re eNurtl Merr ck 0 l 0 -never l k ly to occur aga. n Sou b-Preston 0 1 0 The .Reform ra of Lb s Rd a~ are l re 0 0 1 pared under cond t ons they ha e a r ght 1 0 0 to demand to return the r Representut v 0 1 0 w th a m·Jor ty worthy the r pMt h etory 0 1 l l e follow ng was the state of the pol ls 0 1 0 McLeod McClung 0 0 Ilo l. ANVILLE 1 0 0 48 "\\est Ward 84 0 56 3o North Ward 49 69 0 C ntre War! 66 0 1 0 Sou h Ward 57 0 0 the On not on ol Mr Loscombe eecon<led l;y 111 Trele e tie M·J o I e e and the over "ere appo nted a spec al om tte 1o tie H o to carry o I the pro sons of the Don n 0 a Va on 0 gan Company Bon a bj law and re Gov t House Ottawa Jan IA 18 5 port at ext meet ng of Counc l Moved bv lir Thompson seconde 1 b) Mr Burk ti at Me a Bu k M Clung Lmmou e Burdeo and the n over be and are hereby apµo ted a comm ttee to st k the var o stand ng comn ees or the pre nt year and repor of Uounc I 0 rr ed Mr Thon 1su gave a ne<t meetmg of Co law for the appo n me fo 187 Co l a ljourned to Monday even ng ne t at 7 30 o clock R WI D Tr To"n C rk George .tirunes Esq den e of he bride e fa.the Bo man e by Rev M Cade J ob n B oad of St. lb ma i ... to J eann e yo ng st daugl tc of MARRIED On t he 7 h nst a t tl 4;l e RELIGIOUS SERVICES SUND,\.Y ST JOHNS JANUARY 24th 187 CHURCH ANGLICAN mode out n the ne ghbor ng to vn of Wa t erford and was valueless n N ant c There :was a fl t er ot consternat on for a moment and I en t e b e 1 I k ly a gg st l that th e) shoul l walk o er to Wa erfo d am le d s an t oy tie ra !road t a k as ii as too late for a t a In ti a town no su tab e place o be Jound for a wed l n0 cere THE :OO'FFERIN MEDAL nony except th ho el "h ch was vetoed at once as the par y vere Gnod T mplars That lucky fellow I<t' A Mac acl <in Aga n the bnde came to the resc e and de County Ule k and Trea u er I as re eived clare I that an open a r wedd ng would Ile from ti e Govenor Gen ra a Gold M°"'I dee Jedi) ro naul A d by \110 edge of a"a ded by H s Ex el en cy u the marks the qu et strean with he br dal con pany n an rnuk n~ the h ghest score at W m ble stand ng around n the moon! ght the co pie don a~t summer The fol ow ng s n copy vere made one of I e le er accompany ng the medal 0 tawa 1 h January 18 S r cee n th s chur h tw ce e ery Sunday at 11 o:.cloc t m the mo mg an I at 7 n the e en ng by R e D 1\.fa nnb CA::.ADA s~ bb~th PRESB YTEilI~ Se v e ext at 11 the moro ng and at 6 30 n the e emng 03 Re J Sm h Sabbath S hool n the afte noon at 2 o cloc KIRK Ser R E ~STON e once e ery Sobbath at 10 30 He M Spens S 30 Days Sule o clock n the morn ng Pa tor War Clouds ce tw e e e y Sabbath at 10 30 o o k n the morn n and a 630 nthee enng Ro M Alo th Sabbath S hool n t he afternoon at 2 o clo ik METHODIBT- S VIee next Sabbath at 10 ~O o e S ] lock the o n n and at 6 30 m the ewng by the Re J B ~ n Sunday boo at 2 0 m P tliJ e M t ng e el') day even ng o.t k ck er R. BIBI E CHRISTIANS At 10 30 o tl e morn ng by ~{ C and at 6 30 n the even ng by Re Ba w Roa h Sabbath Sch o at 2 o lo n the af en o n P ayer 1r!eet ng on \\ e e en ng a 7 :10 oclock esday PRIMITIVE ' 1ElHODIST - S ~ on Sabbath next at 10 ao n t he m rn ng and at U.:JO n be e enmg by the Rev R U de DIRCIPLES Se tw ce e erv Sabba h at 10 30 o lo k n the mo n M I 6 30 the even ng y E d r L te Sunday Sch o at 2 30 n tho <tfte noon "'°" ~dlltfti!ftlUtlttG Farm to Rent. ng Lot No 17 tbc 1 Cone ss n BeDo. ng n e uate o e ru le f m B w ~ t man le Pl n W.l done Ap ly t o JOH N SANDEilCOCK Dot No 2 B ken F Jan 21 18 17 3 w DAl\Ll~GTON l 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Moo \Carswell 0 Bradle\ s School House 0 Hampton 0 Pro idence 0 T)rone 0 Enn sk lien 0 CunKE 0 0 ono 6 Leskard 0 I~endal 81 2 87 82 70 88 53 36 34 18 R EAs ON B 3 Days Sale I 0 OF G T rl. f l a tenda mem era a req ues ed th s e en De Don t for0 et he Soc al to n ght at R Fo ey a The beau ful sno keeps a undance ._a d o fr w tl dr ft A la ge qu nt ty of Cord woo i s be ng brougl t lo town JUSt now Ten loads passed our " <low o 1\ ednes ay rn one lot The Beecher Uase Flow rs s nt to tl c co t roo n Beecher tr n rem nd s of ro cs and forge me no sp antedo er a gra The r pu ty strangely co:itrasts w th the corrun on they nr n end d to con ea The Beecher cas~ has not an odo vi ch plea e· but rath r resembl s tl o hea y perlun e of th se blos soma "h ch po son the over burdened a r I flowers sho d be sent to tie pr nc pals n th s pa f l slf· r they sh uld be rose mary for remen bra.nee and pans es for thought and rue for al even f hey may call it herb of gra e o S ndays nnd though as Op! el a s d they may "ear it w tl a d ffe reuce fh e Jleeel er cMe s SALE s tuate on Ont. o St et En FOR q of MR '.!HO MAS on the premIBes B wman le Ja.n 22nd 1875 7 ti oO 52 -FARM FOR SALE Con f pa 118 41 10 maJ 70 lOo 1 0 0 0 1 0 NEWCASTLE 1 0 CART VRIGHT 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 J· 1st 187o J mN WHIMSTER S Mar:isP 0 1 2mo· m3,1 !3 64- NOTICE 0 17? 0 1 0 0 1 0 S o mount-Be June 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 l 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 1 0 0 l 0 0 1 0 0 McGo.,an Nortl -Su k ortb South Sexton Ea t-Lane Nor W dd field W st-Paterson I,\ est Went Yo k Yo k Yo k 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 l 1 0 0 0 5 33 4 0 r o!Js r at uns ha e Jed co c1 s on z ha the Bal ot does not a fur<l a "eak man JUSt th k nd of help h s weakn 88 req r a Suppo e AB 0 to represent tl ee Electors u.n Ces a e no~ par cu arly vl ose c cu go d n fact they are dependent men Tl e oppos ng cand dates have each done the r best n canvass ng and no v on the do of po l n~ the cutte e dr v ng h her and th her n the ntere ta of the Gove :u p A and then B and eon ey them to t polls For wh ch of tb e caud dates are they su ppo,ed to vo e 1 E 01 th Go r u e t allll date cerla nl y for h a fr ends bro ght them to ti e I oils What are I ese e ad antnged by the ballot 1 No h ng T ey rn ght as well have vo ed ope y It ma) \Je objected that although the) weie broug t to the polls by the Gov ern ncnt cand date s fr ends ti ey m gh f tl ey h d chosen so t do have oted for the Opp T ue but wh·t tlenl 1 We sho Id be pleased to know the v.bere ahouts of Prof Crew !I e " u d be Ph Ian ,\.n order on !J!s treasu er for a We sugHest to our Town Fathers the pro th opist pr ety of (at the earl est poss ble date) n ak small amount s n our po o ent ook ng ng prov son for the spec al accon moda ion by that of the Town Council Board of S b ol T us lI ngLisl Agent tees, and other gentlemen "I ose p bl c Hampton s to hwe a uhee e Factory A dut es render 11 n cessary for them to v s t meet ng was l eld d r n tl e pa t week at 0 our Counc 1 Chamber The want has long wh ch ~ere se era ch ~e e rr anutac rers been felt, and t 1B becom ng n rea· ng1y and t wns r so v d o n ke a s art. Last pres ng The expenae s not wo th~ ruo ght the d r ctors ment s cons derat on the comfort and ac commodnt on of the evcryth ng We suggest therefore that a room be fit ted up to be known as the smok ng S nee o r nst Jud c th sp t tl e County of Norfo k and Grand Master room let t oe well suppl ed too s lounges cha rs lie. per! nps t w l of ti e Ma n c 0 r n Cauada a ed at h s not be thought extravag·nt to add a B or.I and a Card table th equal comfort 11 ay Mr S I Holden ol Balsam n st le a be furn shed to al) parties t may be de in ed adv snb e to hFe a saloon on a sma l scale where To bac o C gars and a ho n to be drnnk on tl e prem es n a) be bud f des red As n the ntere ts of ord uary decency the matter urgent t a hoped the p J·Ct v 1 com nand mme l a e attent on 0 course ' nok ng w ll ti en be prol 1b led n any ather part of the bu ld ng NEEDED ACCOMMODATION J. CHAPLIN, DEALBR rN F: u a11d 0 nan n a 'F ee1 S d F wcrs Bu b ~ &; M C gua ant es to furn sh nothing but 1 rst cla.s trees and t ue t o na n e \ l esa P 0 Box 55 .Bo rna.nvill1:1 Jan 22nd 1875 bp ly ml o4 Horse For Sa.le I R E'L R Compet1t1ve E xammation Iyrone Jan 14th 187 16 tf WANTED. = OOMMEROlAL BOWMA?\ VII LE Cor ected by.J McDoug 11 P o uce M e chan :Bo VldANVILLE Tan 21 870 HAMPTON CHURCH DEDICATION The New B C Churcl Hampto " I be ded ated on Fr da) and Sunday Feb 5th an l 7th Messrs Barker Roi ertl Hooper Kenner Joli !Tee A Clark Pa.Coll, a d others have been sol c led to take pa t E urther p~hc Jars m due t me H KENNER Fa! Wheat Sprmg Wheat Rie .Bar uy p "" Oat. Butt D essed Hogs P ta.toes OV3o09~ 0 ·5 t6'0 90 0 98t 100 O 22 to O 23 800 to900 OOO toOOQ 0 5to050 01 065 0 0 67 o 3 too 035to035 C oe Seed E ' Wool H ay OOOt 600 10 on to 10 00 To.RON TO TORONTO to015 las or Hampton Jnn 9th 1875 J an 21 t 18 ri :;;09to098 O 00 to O 70 090to091 1 10 to077 0 1 1 0 T rn NEW DOMI NION Mo,;THLY for an ua y ha3 been rece ved and a a ap]en d Number Its co ten ta a e va el an l well as he n de "orth per al Join D ugall & Son Mo aga nst Tu key real Pu bl shers Send for a cor y 0 0 44 0 2 0 red bv )1 n n s Ja 0 0 30 8 00to 825 c OOOto OOO 14Lh 8 o 13 o oo 028 0030 0 00 oo to ·o 50 'I