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THE MERCHANT RATES 0 F ADVERTISING CM1ual advert se ueuta. w 11 be meerted at the rate of ] ve Cents per ne first nae ton and 'l wo Cents per line each suhseque t meert on. Ad ert ~ement u der 10 lines 50 ts Advert sements lllSe ted lil OBSERVER and Jr!t w A:N' at Se en Uenta ~er 1 ne first nser t n and 'lhree Cents per me ea h subsequent e Spec al cont a.ct fo apace made on 11.pplica on tten n w thout Ad ert sements sent 1tru t ons wil be nse ted until ordered out and CbargA l a co clingly FRIDAY DECEMBER 17 1870 Tll.USTEE~ THE LEGISLATURE POLICE COUlT For some t me past, a man named John Treganzey I v ng on the shore of the Seu gog Lake has been n the bah I of 11 treat ng b s tea~ on the publ c h gh"ay he bemg n a drunken state Several lead ng parties 1n that sect on hardly knew how to deal w th the case and therefore one of them 'Jame to town and consulW w th l\ r Cole man tell ug h m the urcumstances and that act on m at be taken .. e en the lad es were agitated over the matter one of them had appealed to a group "ho were talk ng over the affa r as follows G ntlemen are ytz go ng to st.nd and see a agabonu I kc th s k I h s horses n the presence of i ez all 1 Truly 1t waa time to m('Jve nucl the fe low was euw.mon ed before our Mag st ate and pa u fine and costs amountmg tu $10 40 Many a poor horse has o suffer scTerely fron the nbu man treatment ot drunken and we may also aav sober n asters and a. few examples I ke the above w II have a very good effoct r 1 Coleman vs Jno L&mberL-Drunk and Incapable F ne and costs $3 uO BOARD OF SOHOOL The Deutschland Disaster n BOWMANVILL1 nteud D be w 11 date for 2!j,cen\a each nsert on 00 cents ----~·---- Any of onr readers ans er ng advert se men ts wh ch appear 1 our columns or send 1 g for books maga.m.nee etc. etc not ced by us w II confer a lavor hy mak ng men ton of th s paper to ether advert ser or pub! sher ~~~~-·~·-~~~- FAOTl:I That all suhscn hers n arrears u ust pay "" the account· w I shortly be pla ed n the bonds of the col ector If th · appl es to you take the first oppnrtun ty to call on us and rel eve ) our m od and pocket Tl at the MEROHAN hav ng about five thousand readere weekly n West Dur ham s the best adver a og med um nth s 15ect on of conn ry Exper ence has taught a IJ mber of our nerchants thts fact MUNICIPAL , elec ol the rece pis of tl e respect ve reports of the Judges n the se era! contested elect ons and the dates of he sue of t e wnts n sad cases He accused the Government of uc reasonab y d lay ng the vr ts n many cases to serve pol oal ends He '" d that h s obJeCt n mov ng for the return was to 1 x. the respons b ty of delay ng the "' t on some person and a the event of t be D({ found that the prov s ona of the statue "e e not sufli e tly st ngen the L g slature m ght ena t add onal prov s one to compel the ssue of wr ts n contested tdcct on ca&eB mmed ately alter the report was rece ved Mr Mowat n reply ·· d t ·onld bo found when tl e return ~as brouo t down that any delay wb ch bad OCC rr U D th· ssue of the writs had been o ng to con s derat ons ent rely d ffere t from those wh ch had been ment oned by the hon meru b r In a larg number of cases ho\\- ever t would be founu that the wr s had been ssued w b n a short t me of the rece v ng of the reports The ugges on that there was any pol t cal u ot ve n the matter was en rely w ti out foundat on an<l the re suits of tl e elect ons n quest on should gen leman have ohown that to the bo As the matter to w h ch he had referred "' cau· ng delay n the asue of the ·r ts bad come ent rel) before ha Depa t n ent he accepted the whole rcspone b I ty connected · th the matter Several members took part n the debate and the mot on we& carr ed "I e the Deuts h an l J ft B en en she A spec al me t g o! I e S ool Boa d P esent had on boa 101 adu ts 11 h ldren and 2 was held on Tuesday n ht la t fant Of ee 06 have beeri saved and Me srs Thompson M Dougall W nda I 58 ar m · ng together\\ th a fe" of the ~ cOonoch e Cub It McC ung B tta n crew Burd n Ratel ffe J\I e M uutes of last regular and spe al meetnga read and con fi me l Appl ca ons from Messrs Allred !JoLbs and Wrr East\\ood "ere read appl; ng for the post on o Jon tor of the schoo Jo t ensu ng year La d on the table A com nun al on fro W E T ley v.as rea 1 accept ng the pos t on of a cond n ns ter n the lJ ~h School filed l equest of n any f tc to olf myue f M nn office ~r D p1.1ty. R e Th "\ ot n.nd nfluenc of espec fuJ y so c ted Umon School -------·-~~- THE CLEMENT S OASE Th e cose closed on ] r day be e> dence of Dav a as g en our last, conclud ng the proaec on The pr soner was com;. m tied for I al and ha 1 refused An effort has s nee bJll{l rnade by the fr ends of C n ents ~ta n ba l by an ppeal to the Judges but n va Wm Frazer was proceedeu aga nst as Ti e be ng an acceosory after the fact abort on ·t and the seducer had been d s co eretl b t where \'.'as the uan that occ p e I a seat n the vagon ..- th Mrn Dav s and ass sted n k ng he c pse o B en St 1 Tl s as a q oest on asked by many It can now be answered ~lrs Dal' s says that Frazer a the u an She nppe.red n the court and gave her ev de.nee n n stra gbtforna d rnaune After g v g the pa ula s of be engagement of Fra er by her b sband to make a box n wh ch lo The exam at one of the c asses 1n the Un on S hool w ll be held next we k We hope that the parents of the pup la w II en s dered deavor to be present and thereby show the r adopted nterest n ·he school Mr 01 ver w I bo A spec al comm ttee ons at g of pleMed to sec the rooms comfortablJ filled Oba rman Mr Bu <len and J\I Cub t appo nted to u est gate ti e state of T" o th n and That won t wash Kermott a d v s on and report at next has g v·n place to that won t go ro nd meet g Go to C Barker s for the celebrated M AB F·rley wasp omo ed to the I oa I on No sele·s Sl·tes rendered vacant by the death of M a R ck BuJ!'alo Robes at st 11 lower pr ce· at ard and M ss S nc a r was appo nted to succeed M ss Farley as teache of be JU or McOlung Bros. d v eon Just arnved another lot of :E g n and WaIth am watches at A Buekler s They HAMPTON" w II be sold cheaper than any m town ADT Arrangememtss lave been made tor a Mr J onatban Porter has purcb..ed the Grand Sacred Concert n the l3 i., celebrated mported horse Oonq~erer tan Ch rch on New Years eve from Mr Geo Cockburn of Bait more. The ch01r under the leadersb p or Prof Ruse pr cc pad waa somewhere about $5000 w II render An hems, Solos &c an I several On Wednesday even ng ne+t an enter rev gentlemen \\ H del ver short addresses ta nment w tb Chnstmas Tree will be Full part cu ars n po ters g ven n connect on 11 th the Sabbath B.o.ND OP llOl'E School of the Canada Presbyter an Church ~eur ~thl.crhra.cm.cnt~ Something New 1 Yo a e1:1pe tf lly S BUlDEN M Cl ug Br s hav an excel eut stock of ooUNC ILT OR Ob na Glassware and Lamp· ln Xn as and New Yee.rs pre en ta very nu me 101' for ren a nder of 1870 at Hampton oh h o CHRISTMAS :BEEF.&c L Oon~is' a LOST OR STOLEN I You obed ent se a AA.RON Bl CK LEl Dec 16 1875 In the early morn J estcrday several teams w th sle ghs well laden w th br cks pas ed through our town from Mr Hambly a br ck yard ., out· to Brook! n where a new church · to \Je c ected for the B ble Cbr et an Denom oat on l\[r J no McM rtry baa opened h a new etore R the Golden L on Block w th a splend d fresl stock ofG ocer es and w II be pleased to sec all old cu tomero and any amo ot of new onee: The bus ness w ll be conducted on the cash pr nc pie UNION SCHOOL Go to M C u g B o s for you Oh 'lea Go to J\IcC n 0 Bro · Fru ta EXAMINATION <l Bl ' ro J our Oh · W~I WIN"DAL1 1875 RELIGIO US SUNDAY EC SERVICES J\Ir R D Foley has w tb h s usual en terp se purchase 1 a e y fine spec men of ENNIS KILLEN erksh re Boar I g from the pens of Heber Humphrey E q Berks re England The We are re iueated to no co he fat that a an ma\ was sl PP d on the S S Mo a·ta' Tea w I be I e d connect on w h the Pur es · sh ng to mpro e he r stock P esbyter an Ohur h Ena sk Hen on New shou u call on h m -ADV Years Day F II part u as I beg en Plenty ol sno· a»d good ele ghrnll The farmers fro n Manvers say that the ~oads are b g nn ng to Ir t Mr Armon Soper wr tea from he l umber ng d etr ct bock of Ooboconck that ti ere ar two f et of ano v on the level \\here s the man who ·· d there wo d be bat I tile onow befors Chr st nas next "eek ----~----- mu 87 DR 187 SI JOH~ S CHURCH ANGL[CA N 1 To Let 6r for Sa.le FRAME HOl.: SJ A GOO Duke S eel A1 I t ~ t t QU In mak ng your Chr stma don forget M Clung Bros Go to C Barkers for Cbr stmas preseu , and New Year a g ft· s w MASON 11 f 187 TO :BUILDERS Home spun Se he~ se l ng at 50 per ce t be ow the r value at M Cl ng Broa Mone sa ed by buy ng yo r ho day presents of L Corn sh thecom ngyear Mr W slongandfathf I serv ce ent t1ea h n to elc ~on by ac lama t OD E ltto ·! he ~Ie l ant r the What o l er cha ge· ( f any) are anl c pa e we know not We trui'it l o ever that the electors b th u the Town an I Townsh p " I endeavor to elect su h gen tlemen as w l do the r beat to lesacn the number of p aces censed to se11 tox '1t Ing d nks THE DESIDERATUM or the past b s ory of he Don non Or gan Comp·DJ "" have o w sh to w te a s ng e l ne be! e ng ti c least sa d about 1t the bet er We hope t bas o ched bot tom aud hat henceforth ts progress w ll be P"ard and on\\ard It w I be remen bered ti at Messrs R ce and Barker pledg d themse v.s thus So soon as the on pa y produce an Organ q a o hose manufoctu cd by MeSBrs C ougb an l Waren of Detro t they \\onld tak bo J of then and push hen Such nstrun euts have not been producea rhe Lon pany has rt: ent y been e organ ze and as at p esent const tu ed there s .P om Be of a tirs.t class es ab sLment 1 hrce gen lem n Me srs l agott Wes I y and Russell ach an expert n b · de par me t from the I m of Mesare Olough and War en are now a pa I of the Propr e tory and ha e I th~ w ves and fam I a arr ved n o r m dst Tbev ha e also aec r~d the serv es of four competent 0 gan b ldets We are therefore JUS fied n I om s ng our fr ends first class n tr n en ts super or to any man Ja tu cd n t e Dom n on and second to none n the Un tcd Sta ea · O·wker & Broll er \\ould ust rem nd the r nu me ous f cads and customers that they st II calcula e tO.J)lake the r usual d s play for Chr atmao They need not part cu a ·· ti · r stock uf meat for all know ed h m and l e drov near h J a waJ s have second to none n t e and I JU nped R the pr soner was dr v ng Dom a oa They cord a ly sol c t nspec tl e wagon we drove down to he next ton and patronage as the whole amount slreet and turned to the r ght to We Ing m st be d eposed of cheap for cash on and hen turned aga n to the r ght On Wednesday Mr M D W II ams gave a man caught hold of II e horse a bead and the pub can opp rtun ty to see h s Ohr st bolloaed I would not know the man mas "attle and ~ e doubt la f ner herd can aga n the mnn a ked f we had a corpse be showa by any butcher n the Dom n on the p oner aaswe ed suppose "e have I 0 ou se the cen re of attract on was the The mnn a ked d d Ph Ip oome do"n w h fat cow L lly Dale <eve a part es pro you he pr soner sad no wl o s Ph Ip nounced her ti e fattest an nal they bad ever l d d not say anyth ng the man looked at seen She now we gh· · 3 0 lbs Mr ua aga nan I sad be guessed ae a I W I ams w II surpasa all b s former elfor · r gl t and I e let go the head of the horse n mak ng a Ohr tmas exh b t Oil Cawker we then drove on we drove up the etteet a Bros and Mr Young w I also he up to the good ~a} I d d not know where we were mark go ng b t the rr soner aa d he knew of For pub! c speakers or ' ngers Grays some aand p ts p that way we drove a Syrup ot Red Spr ce Gum will be found good" ay and tie pr soner d d not seem to know "here he sand p ts "ere at last we n valua\Jle n prevent ng that dryness of turned ba k and wen nde up our m nds to the mouth and throat compla ned o! by leave the bo:r at ILe a de of the road the those who have used !Le ord nary cough p s ner took the box o t of the wa0 on and lozenges or trocl es J ol n Andrew E q I held the horse we left ti e h x at the Profess r of Elocut on Montrea remarka ha t I as been of c sent al use to h m we .nad a shovel w th us aud pr eoner got when self and that e bas on manv occas one n duccd pub! c s ngers to use t, who ha.e they went for the wa11on the Dr brought t e shovel back w th b rn ¥hen be nvar ablv expressed thcmeelvea de! ghted arue back f om A cFar ands don t know w ti s elfect upon the vo ce The Pleasant Hour of the Y ouog Men · Chr s an Ae oc at o on Monday even ng la t waa not as well attended as th-0 b 11 of fare n er ted D McNab e lecture on St Paule Oathed ra was very ntcreal ng and ti ose present rece ved a la r dea of what Eogland a grent sa red ed flee mmt look I ke J\l 01 ver read Hood a Song of the Sh rt, and Mr ' ' J Mcl\Iurtry favor ed the compa y w ti two vocal selections Ou the Monday even ng follow ng Ch st n as a soc al w th Read ngs from Mr Jas Ilugbee of Toronto ands ng ng v 11 be g ven n tie ltcal ng R om It sp rposeu to have the refreshments ae:rved from taoles A pleasant e\en ng nay be expect d pron nent c t en a e no v betore the pub 1 c seek g the sua age· of the Elec ors for M&n c pal b nors wou!U t not be for us to ecrut n ze the past acts of some of our p bl c n en wl o havo held o c as Conn c !ors dur ng the past y ar and vho a " no '!f seek ng re elect on 1 There are some a.eta n connect on "' th the management of o r town fi ances that w II not bear mepect on bout some per son be ng censured 1' ould t not be well to hold a pub! c mee ng and let the asp run s for Mun pal honors a the nselvea on a publ c platforn that the publ c n ay pie lge tHem selves onl) Lo ti ose who have ean land~ ELE TO ""I - -- - 'l'he- Dominion S<\..VINGS A:ND " Investment Society OF LONDON ONT $20 new gold wat I es hunt ng case war ranted only $20 al I Con ' One hundred new wat hes for Ch stmn.a at A Buck e · fhey must be sold noon of Cutter· and SI gbs nearly ready at tie ~ OC NG MEN s CHHISIIAN 1SSOC!A. E n ek lien Carr age W o ko I take th s TIOJS oppor uu y or than ng ny numerous custo mers tor the r ery I bera patronage dur ng tl e past s x: J ears .Aud nnnoun ng to the pub c at large t at I have n Illy completed the I rgest best and best look ng lot ot uttera and ale ghs ever offe ea n the Count es F rst -They a e bu It of the best I mber that can be pro re l Second-'lhey are lully roned v th forged braces on the knees and beet eteel --o- Bowmanv Ile D c 1 $1500 Worth 87 ~ D n wI aoon vu c y absorb the I o D ch repu b 1 cs n So th Air ca Tl e rule(s of these republ cs have cause ted to enter nto a co~u ta on w th the v ew of form ng a South African Oonloderat on s m ar to that of Canada Thus Eng an l s q etlj x tend og ts mmense emp re v thout the expend ture of blood or of much noney Murderers Row It seems probable that Great Br ~ B LBYS ]!,fa 1875 g lZ , f "b e he got the sl ovcl frou he pr soner shove cd some d rt on he box after "h h we drove back to town anlJUBt before we cnme nto town the pr eoner threw the shovel away Just before we came to Mc For a d s the prisoner sa d he could uot be seen an 1 he 0 0 out and I J.ro e the horsa and "a0 on to Mel lf am! s a d changed t for the ho se and b gg) A · ngalar s aten ent made b the wt our pat ot c c t 11ene for the prosper ty of ness "as that the box was placed by tbe ust t on tbe management ol wh cl the roads de n order that t m gbt be now n heir Lande The ev deuce of Dav sand h s w le WI at hae fro he beg nu og been a de s ::iera uru s no v an accon pl shed fact and 'I e better on b fore "as too drunk to know exactly about iessr.s R ce and Barker 1 ave accepted pa culars. Gf course we n us ook w b the genera Agency for he Count es of Dur a. degree of susp c on on the ev dence of hon V ctor a and Nort and :South On Da.v s and b s w fe b t between the con taro fe sons made c the r sentence as com Look out for ti Company s ne ad er muted and the r ev Jenee n court there 9 t sment next ~eek shoes Th rd -1hey a c filed n n the pant ng 1776 NEW YORK \\ell ornamented and b ghly fin shed w th ,_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the most durable vat shes ~ ur h They are tr mwed w h l\loquet te and heavy cords done hy J\I J .a B K da e whose o k a aj s excels for good taste and thor u0 l dur b y THE 'VEEKLY SUN J. CHAPLIN, of the \. l of wh ch w 11 be sold on the n ost A guara tee l be R vea h ea h one Tho hey · I be ns rerresented for \\h ch I w 11 be reapons blc U :M LAlJGHIN l 1775 fi STILL ANOTHER Tne U SRE ABLE man of the ~ cus has be n mak ng trant !tort of Jnt:.to endea vor to make h s readers believe h m rel at e but as ong as he mak s uotru~ f I stateu en ls '° long w JI he be thought u rel able ln h s Stock .Market repo1t last "eek he q otes On tor o Bonk S u k as th bu1ers at 9 'lhe sel og at !J6t 1 oron to re po t ot nme du e aa be "New g en by tho S crctary of he Stock Ex hange a the <la I eo quotes t sellers k nds for cut .Puddrng at One of the last scenes af the Wh techapol The Road n uruer c osed on the lat nst tr al of the bro he e "a nwr ght-Henry for he n rdcr of Harr et Lane und Thomas a~ a accessory nfter lie fact tt!rm nated to day The Jury rendered a verd t of murder u I e case of Henry and fouu I h s brother rhomas gu ti as ar. accessory af er the fact. Henri Wa nwr ght when arra gned for sentence nade a short addr ss to the Court, assert ng h s nuocence of the er me and deny ng any comp! c ty n the muruer of the woman The Court then sentc~ ed h m to atb " \.-;Dt a.s se en et d o st!ven j ears penal · r tude In prono c g sentence the Court took occHs on to e Jog ze StokeH tl e pr nc I a tness Jor the prosecut on,(Jtnd awa rled h m ;;io for h s exposure of the r m na s a&d h e ass sta~oe R tlJo cau.e of 1us\1e S okeo """ the boy who followed t e arr age m wh ch Wan r ght bad the h<lfr ~f ;4,c 11mrdercd g rl and alter track ng it several n ieo "" "'f~CQ th· serv ces of a po ce ofli er and \\a nwnght was ~1··te.i W.r ·lock s a<l m tted to be one of the wl le depos ng tie bundle contrun ng tbe finest in the Domin oµ Come and see t r,nu lated rem· ~s n a ho" e on "h te Jewel ry ·old cheaper tha at any o plw:· a to vn A l311c1< ER J ch~pel toad st class 1 e touchi ig A ing the holiday seaso i wrw improve th ei vo le J 0 pe Tl ey copy fra>n a y photo o b olype 1'. d e large I lo size eq i e l a d colo e l A la ge assortment of ja icy j a es &c o han l JO OHJUS1MAS GlFTS 100 olO."> 090tol00 050t 050 050 to050 OG5to065 0301 030 o ~oo031J Ot8to020 01 0 01 6 ~Oto 700 I