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THE MERCHAN'f' Hal by ·pe a quest and there per pet ate a burle@que of the co oreJ race I er Casun.l advertisemen a will be nserted at t.he a.to of F ve C n s l ne fir t n e t o and aid ng t as a Concert n a d of the Poor 1'1 o Cents per line ea h a lSequent usert on Re el Fund of Bo" n a v e hereby 11 ve gl ng members of our Churches nto the Ad e l!ement un er 10 I nes 50 eta. purchas 5 ol kets ·Drue of whom d d not d soover the sell unt l tl e per o m ers appea ed on the p atlorm othere nto on whose han ls the programme came before Spec al cont act fo spa.ce made on a.pplica FRIDAY J \NUARY 28 1876 TOWNSHIP COUNCIL HA PT0'1 Jan 17th 1876 RATES OF ADVERTISING the t me of n cet ng SllW tbe trap and des troyed the r t ckets W y ev y p ous per son l d not leave lie Hall at the be~ DD\llg oi Le fa ce s a mystery If a[te d e cons derat on the Poor Re l ef Comm ttee ame to the conclu on that a co cert would be the best th ng for re plen ab ng the Exchequer why d d they not bnng the roA. ter before some of our townsmen represent.at ee of our local nus cal ta ent 1 The) \\O ld loubtless have had a favorable espona~ ana a concert cred table to all concerned The mus al talent both vocal and nstrume11tal of th · tlW No cea of B r ha nun Deaths w I town a not eaa Iv surpassed aucl would at be ,. I d n the M R HANT Ire n th · the first word have been feely exerted n date fo 25 cents each nsert on behall of the poor 50 cents Un ntent anally though t may have been neve theless n th s nstance the mus PARLIAMENTARY cal ta ent of Bow manv l e ha· by epec al request bee gnored he rel g ous sense nost mpor\a t u alter before the of the cow mun y aulte l and tie cl max On ta o L g s a u c s ].f U oak t1 L cense reached b) the declora\ on of a lead ug ll l \\ e are p eased to know that the member of one of our Chu chea 1 ha c ques on a command ng ve y genera a ten seen worse n nge a ted n Churcbet1 to and bore Mr 0 oaks w 11 be p epa ed Some people I ay lor tie rev val of rel g on ce e sug[J'eRt ons n amendment of h s and the convers on of the ch lc1ren aud no ma. er whence th y ome We add the p o a (I example ot tak g the r nay Just say that for ou se ves we 1 eu.rt ly seats at the bur ·foque of a ;-\ gger Show app o e the emo al of the ens ng power f DI the Mun c pal tes We alao app ove NEWS OF THE WEEK o n ak g the Inepe tor a Govern nent Olli cer but "e th nk h s Balary el ould be Mont eal s n a h gb stale of exc te ndependent of nnv mo ety of tl e fines to men over a scandalous ~lopement n her be mpoaed epon he v olalers of the L"' heat c re e the w fe of Mr H Macken e place h m abo al err otat one from hat a n 1 ona re, w th F H Brydgee son of We can o se~ the propr etJ of ber of taverns by the populn on k hat a tie p rpose ol a tavern 1 s rely not to encourage the nhab tauts of I e place o d and youn~ to re ort h her to nk themselves d unk but fo the accou nodat ou of the travell ng 1 ub c Take Bo\\ manv l e for exan pie we ha e five ta e ne Aud no sane person w 1 n gue tl at theJ a e necessary to tl e acco uo da on of he t ave! ng pub Two well conducted p op r v Ju n bed hou·es would · p e for that pur]JO e "e now e h e too ma ) Pro s on has to be mude fur the tra ell ng publ c an l for tl em no e t owns w h 3 00 popu at on nay bn e a cense tor every 400 the!! u ' ead or le98en ng the ev I t WO d be u eased Bowman e nn i many o her paces Su ely tl a snot wl at l\Ir Crook· Mrs Mac k n e s sa. d to be prepossess ng n $ppear ance, tw n y three years of age and a moth er of fonr ch d en Brydgee has only re s ded 11 the c ty a few month· and be ng of a good faro lr found no d fliculty n en ter ng \be firat soc ety Among others be was ntr"1iced n o the lam ly of l\Iac kenz e and at once became enamored w th the n stress of the ho se, and t1 e pass on wae returned w th equal fervor The gu lty pa a cbed forau opportun ty to pul up stakes and eave Th a was a~on g ven n he absen e of Mr aeke11z e f on the ty Sbe packed up her luggag and w th her t vo) oungest ch ldren JI) ncd her para our n a t p to U cle Sa s doma ns A Jc of a few hou s brought them to S~ A bans here they remll. ned three da) e Ca ad an detect ves appen ng on the scene hey started f r New York whee they - - ---·----- 0 l Br)dgea ofrah\ay fame nte u~ We also o J· t to what s called Ls ease un I th nk t Bh ~ d not lowed were a res ed but o.ga n 1 berated M there was no cnm na cha ge aga net them Be f ~· leav ng the court he part} was JO ned ) Mrs Mackenz e s brother and bro her n law both of Vi hom used the r u moat e den ors to persuade the err ng fa r one to return to her g ef str cken and heart hr ken husband and ch d en but to no a. 1 She wou d never leave her dear F ecter ck she !!8 d and as for return ng to statement of rece pta a d d Mhurscmco ta for the year All of wh ch s respectfu ly suhm tted Hav ng hearol t rtated that the members GEO SHAW p' t of be late lS ew Conn ex on accustomed R WrNDATT Secy to worsh p tn what ·*nown ··the Br ok Jlowmanv lle Jan 20th 1876 Church were the firat to terfere w th tl e The Report was on mot on adopted lock on the door of a d Church we wrote A rcu ar trom the Sec etary of tho Ea·l the par es 110 f\ccused ask ng for the facts Durham Agr cu t11ra.l Soc ety \\as read ot the case and h~ve n rep!~ recc ved ihe Mking that West Durhan un te w th other follow ng ooc et ea n the d atr t n the Cen ral Ex The soc ety and congregat on of the h b t on to be held n Port Hope th s A mart ga e uf u ng waa payed o B ck Church Manvero !late N 0 year Monday laat betwc.eru> r 1lk of Eggl eh neu Method s ) hae opposed the un on lrom the On mot on the D recto s were nathu sed and one of Scotchmen Me s J H gR u first Accord ng to the trust clauses of tlie to contr bu e $00 to the funds of such ex bo ham T T Coleman F 0 b S Bur deed the trustees held posseBB on of the h b on an~Mr S W mot was appo nt den sk p ou po ed be fora er and Messrs Church It was nnan moue y dee <led last ed to represent th s soc ety at he n eet ng~ J lllurdo h Cal' Ke h lt Dodd· W spnng by the tr stees and aoc ety to invite of the Board of Mana~ement thereof W 11 am on ·1 p the la ter T e game the B b e Ohr et an preset ers to take up an C rcula a from the Secrets ~ of the On Jae ed th ee and a quar e-r hour Le s o e app<> ntment here The door has always taro Adv sory Board n oonect on w th at the close be g 28 o 20 The S ot h be ope ·d for the Mn at.rs of the Canada the Amer can Cente n al E:xl b t Oil were men however w ll aga n oe U e mo Mstkod ·ts a\ the r preach ng appo ntments. read ask ng that eamp ea of the pr nc pa when they hope to K e a be On or about D 1st 1875 I Preston J P products of th s country be ae ured and for h ruselvea clas· leoder of the L !ford ( ate W esl·van) war led for exh h on at Pl ladelpl a Church demanded of the sexton the key of 'IheS st ctedtoalvertse the Church ·h ch was of course refused On Dec 6th Mr Preston and another man went to tl e Church w th a new lock Tl e alee on of officers for the present w th I e open and avowed purpose of fore n~ year resulted ns follows -Pres dent-S open the door and re hang ng t so ns to W lmot !st ' ce Pres dent-It D Foley open outward ac ord ng to la~ and pot ng llnd do -H M dd eton Secretary-R on b a new lock but WRB prev·nted do ng W ndatt Treaaurer-M Porter D rec so by u. numbe of the trustees and congre tors-E Hal A Tam l) n A lt b no, gat on 'I he trustees now feared that aome Clarke W Lea·k W C emene R Fo ey Ne>t Monday ev n ng he Pleo ant Hour one m ght nform aga nst them on uccQuu H E J ott J' D·r ngton S Burden of the Young Men a Oh s an Assoc u on of the door not open ng outward acco d ng Bowmanv lle A Aud to R 0 m e w be g ven n ti e Read og Roo u to law determ nPd to fix t the so.me andJ110 McClu g e ce lent progt9JlUlltL a. prom1Bed Ill d ll.!l n ght ao as to open outward About m d The Director· a e to meet on the 17tl of the adm ss on s only fi e cen e we hope n ght JUSt before the dnors were fin abed Feb to select ·pee mens for the Ph ladel to see the Roon fil eol Tbeee Hours are a the Mag atrate aforeaa d w th fi e or s x pb a exh b on and the transact on of other sour e of re enue to t e As o 11 on and as others, aga n appeared at the Br ck f nds are r qu red to run the conce n b a uesa for p rposes bes~ known to themselves wh ch a a benefit o the cornmun ty at the key wa· aga n demanded from the legal ----·~--large they ought to be well pa ron zed hokle"' n th· name of the Method st We have 1eCE"1ved a cur os ty n the news Ton ght a great t nt w l be g ven n Church of Canada, and was aga n refused paper \\orld n a paper called the Aiatn the Town Ha by Mr l ouman and h · On Dec. 24th the door of the Church was monwl Balla publ shed tn Ch cago It clas.; of 139 yo ng ' ngers We h a d one fore hly opened a d Mr Preston and eonta ns a x col mns of short advert se o h ' concerts about 10 yea a ago and t othcn1 from other ne ghborhoods were eeen ments from lads and los e~ n ~ant of wo.s one (If the mos nterest ng ;ve ever at putt ng on a now lock On the day fol ow w ve· and hn·bando, and correopon lents tended e nee th·I me Mr l hos ntro ng the legal trustees caused Mr Preston s the way to n nrnage a made eaay Ah n the ay of lock to be ren ove l The author t ·· of here s o. cla.nce ior our uumarr ed lady the Method st Uhurch of Canada not eats friends lied w th hav og free access to the Chur h A youn m·n ot New York aged 22 for the r preach ng appo lltments appo nted he g t o ft 11 dark ha r l ue eyes a cla s meet ng for Dec 26th at the regul&r merchant do ng a bus ueea of $65 000 per com ere al s and g $75 000 to preach ng hour of the B 0 M n sters The annu $100 000 w Bhes to get a " le None but Super ntendent 11! n ater of the ( M those well educated and w th IDU8 ca ac Oh rch a hough he had no appo ntment com pl shm nts n d ans" er lrloney no there that day) I Preeton J P anol others ohJe t-one t a make home happJ a tempted to ga n poBBeBS on of the Church all that s des red on bat occas on but fa led n that )\lso Tl e tr atees and congrego.t on cla m that the r gl t of posseRs on s the rs morally and legull) We have opened the door for prea h ng by the C M M n sters but we are determ ned not toy e d up o r possess ou to e ther pr est or ma~ st al· nt 1 the h gh est courts of tl · land declare those cla ms oval d JORN H It Truotee JosEPH ST.lFLEB Trustee JA> Bs ST PLEB Trustee MANVEB.S s ad au.l confirmed Commun cat o s p sented From Mow at M Lennan & Downe) gal op on aa to p e of counc 1 over roads Orde e 1 to be n ed From W H HogerR report of sur ey of a oud on lo 4 n the 9th co F om J H Bu tie\ & Co wro ght ron dera a ed atten on of be coun r method of constru t ng br dgee as netructed to k eon t~at he can have the m nutes n the s me na ner aa the o her paper$ '~ tO\\ D ~ram " m 0 ) derman and Geo app y ug for the ffi e of Aesessor - Se e th mo Rev R ot s---" s O 30 y YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASS U TION 6 COMMERCIAL W · have no good nows for the f rn1ers th s wee!< E ery wl ere p t nd ng w th ti ann the n mpe us hi Wh ·t Sp ngWhe.t Ba ey Rye Pe~e at. Potatoes Butte F esh Egg· F oh Pok 0 30 0 30 02 To :N ake Bus1ness1 A dve tise Tl e 'merchant man ufactu e or dealer I o ! eeps I s wares bcfo e the public seldo con plains of d ll tim s 1! Ze e s tZe util t / of I avi g for sale tZ e best fabrws in the u orld if the wo ld be pu chasers le ow not wl ere to obta them RoB STAPLES , A-Ion real v;by she could not for a moment enterta n lhc propos on Tl ey left New Yu k for Ph ailelph a n a bu ry the fl ght be ng unn DK y planned On be ng told that her fa.the and mother were com ng to meet her she sad she "ould go back w th them and b) her apparent remorse hood w nked her watchers 1-Ier ft ght was soon d covered and he po ce no fied but they J d noth ng They were reg stered n the P ladelph · ho el ·· Mr and J>[ BS Brydg s l\!r 0 J Brydges }[r A en h s son and a Montreal lawyer followed b m The m serab e wome.n returnei:l home w th htr father The oITa r has cast a cloud over the Vi e of ~iontrc&I and so ro v ed the hea ts of a large c re e of re at ves and fr ends The deprav ty of human na ture s to be n ourned but a case of th s k nd eels one th nk ng aa to the pun sl ment ti at ougl t to be me ed out to the v 1 l an who teIB the faru ly rcle n the gu .e of fr endsh p on y lo prove a er m nal ol he deepest dye E~ led Alderman C ements has been acqu t The ev dence of Dav s the b ef "'1t \Hts ness aga nst h m the ury gave a verd t of not gu out leav ng the box not corroborated ani y w th The Lo don correspondent of the Man The Rbene er B 0 Sabha h S hool re cent y p rchased a $GO l a y and he books vere taken by the Super nteu<lent Mr Hanco k to h s house to be p epared HENRY l\IQRilOUD !or d s but on The roon n h h bey And 50 others were placed had a fireplace b t th ' not The Br ck Manvers Jan · th 18 6 be ng nu e v;ns boarded up On Th rs Io there a ba helor n to" n dav lae enter ng t] e roon t was found to and read that unmo ed Just ti $10 000 n ··h eto sh hard t mes be fi led w th sn oke and tt e d nit caused and the nee ss ty ot borrow ng 25 ta to pay by open ng the door caused the flames at WEST DURH:A:M AGRICULTURAL W h d fli u ty the) !le waahe woman S amps " l be lnr once to break out l:lOCIE'lY Th e , vra y '" ... as coupe t e n shed at the post office at 3 els ea b and were s bd ue d Ly destroyed and he pet a d several he letters placed n a leat er bag to en An mber of the 1 a I ug members of the sure safetv There are more of these so art !es of urn tu e badly l~n qged It s above o gan a on met n the Oo no 1 t!lry doves opp ng for wu es we hope supposed that the soot n he ney g Chamber on Tb rad y afte noon last Mr tl ey may get tl em u ted f om tie sto e pipe enter ng t above G SI aw n the cha r The annual Heport the fire place and fall ng dow the wa.s ea.d as fo] owe ---~~---boa ds on I re rhe sun ·hone out hr ght on Wednesday Tot wi men b· s of "' West Rd ig of lJur Leap year furn shes em1 OJ n e tu lbe tam E to al Ag cultu al ~o ty and yeaterdav llfa k t down young lad · of he w ' of · de· r on }fr· John Ye lowlece on Sunday even ng qu te new to us D ng t the girl who counts al the ~rey horses she sees unt sbe last sl pped and fol br ak ng her arm has got up to · h ured " l be na e l The County Counc l are n Sess on Tl e " th n & )ear to l fi st gentl man w h Reeve of Se)mo r 1Ir Juo Clarke baa whom she shakes hands af r co n ng the been elected Warden one hundredth horse Every girl cnrr ea a Mrs A f ed Hob s Busta ned a severe n e orandum book that ale may not for DJ ry f om a tall and w 11 be d sabled for get and one v; e rea<l. o bas got 26 st okes on her book Th · not a ~ad <lea and a long t me ed .slatea that we hear so as there are 0 e Those no .se]ess grey horses n much {'!bou can be obtn ne l at C Barker .a Book Store They are cheap and w 11 not break DAVID HART GEO WERRY Sen r Tao· D ST.IJ'Ll<S THos Ho NSON Se r v.n at ) anstone gave not c that h~ next met!l ngof :ouuc 1 nt oducea by Ja or t e appo ntrut!nt o 9.D a sessor for the cu ent year = tc o nts Mrojl e en cd om l er and ~1 L ghl n for attendan on n 3ro °" d gent person· dunng the past year to tie I of $ 6 an $14 - SAMUEL\ ANS IONE m w chester Gua d an says that Earl Carnarvon Co oIJ al Se etary adv ses the Qneen that the elauee oJ the Dom u on Par uune t B ll creat ng a Supteme Court of the Dom n on wh ch debars an appeal to the Ir vy Counc I ol England n ust be repealed B gham Yo ng bes des be ng a prophet s Lso a reformer He has ordered that all halls and part e· g ven n the ward School· Sp lend d winter wea hn d r g the paet week b t no sle gh ng yel Farmers are beg n ng to eel anx o a about the r wood IVIed1cal Card J Bingham MDL RC PS K EMBER 01 COLI F.CJR m PITYSICI M ANS SURGEONS Ontar o Office R D H S d AND draw og At a mee ng of he members of the Can bda Presbyter an Chu rel on Monday eve n ng ]al'!t a unan mo e al was g ven to the Rev Mr L tile of Flor da n en m t.1 o tl a J£n HAMPTON Ji n o nsklen Jan 2 th 876 18 tf uw Co .,., pond horses a ached N r Al NIN G good , e<l p d n ng 00ro an<l fo bed ooma S nob] ng f o t shall beg n at one o clock n the alter oo and lose at ten and has prob b ted round dances Another dreadf l er m bas been perpe trated near Ulevelaud I be dead body al a young Geru an g rl l4 yeare of age was lo nd at Youngs wn on~ r day last She had ev den 1) been strangled as her ve 1 was t ed around her throat The verd et of a coroners Jury was tha ebe had been r v shed and m r lered :\. tran p has been The Grange movement has got nto the Our bopra art! oga n crushed The beau County of Northumberland and .,oc et es t ful enow fell and ·e rose but psha" are be ng formed n m~py p ace· Th s t\\aS tt l va IJ We aga n took o r aeats concern !! gotnR" dead aga nst the aunand now awa t,Jhe next flake work ng from west lo east The world s full al change our advert s ng co mns announces that Dr B ngban w l res de n Eun ek !en tak ng tl e pract ce of Dr A cLaughl n The latter gentleman ntends con ng town \.pµ y lHOS YELL ~LEES ti ) A l WANTED. SERVA~T GIRI App y to arrested Trade s look ng p n 11unt ea! era! factor ea that had been unn ug me have agaui comu enced operat on up to the r fu eBt capac \y There a a 1 rger nu nLer of p p a in at tendaoee at the H gh.-Schnol han at any term for a long t n J>Mt lt s gra\ fy n~ to know that the school s grow ng deser In keep r,g w I the s ong rel g ou· o fee n;i exh b e I n n any of our c cs and tow a r~v val has cowmenced at Eldad Church Many ha e p o! ssed onvers on MRS UBI! Insolvent Act of 1875 n a , of 11IE BOW~f4 !\I ILLE l! URN IT URE MA VUl!A01 [ R VG OOMP1~Y Ins less be accommoda.t o requ a tavern 1 cense can be Jega y 1 0 It s expec ed that the Oo o Leg s a s ed be ture w 11 adJoUrn about the m dd e of next ~eek ved y n popular y and from t e ab y of the preeent ·lat!' o! teachero t " 1 o doubt g ve a good accou t of aelf at the next v st of tl e Inspector An art cle of 0 nad an produ ton and a really valu·ble irepa at on for coughs colds and all tl roat aJI' ct ons a GllAT s ST ur o REn f;pRu E Go Canad an travellers have a ready opened up a deu and for t n Engla~d an l F 'aUe<> ·h c on ti s Ma.NVERS F no dly enforced o v Co Heavy snow ato ma have l ockaded the LIBELLOUS At t ra lways n New B une · k and na ls uud passenRe·s a e cons ine ly d a)ed Cont nent t c n be met w h ram 1Ylan toba to Nova Scot a and frou Montreal o New 0 Jeane lry t \Ve have been amused at n ormat on re ce ved that a e an n p.n alwaye t:~RE LIABLE kne" of i:mme ti ty part es \\Lo :.o 1d cease o be eub er hers to the MER OHANT 1 B n auw. f OM AS if 3 m 7 v at the >eg an ng of the New Year s \Ve are pl aaed to nform n and ol our b u es en era tbe..t lbe paper s ked too we l by a patirond to lose groun l I ho subscr p on I st was e er larger ha t uow s Thorough Bred Dmha.m Bull FOR SALE OX ORI Ou Sunday a noon laet as Mr And e B c e k for Mr E hop eome peraon apJ ouched the door wb cl s pa tly on ealed f o u pub and pu bed the k y out o ii e SMITHS MILL SMirH Ham ton Dtio 3 d 0 ~"'