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'IIIE MERCHANT FRf.DAY JUNE 2 1876 · RATES OP ADVERTISING Wh le R·v Father Cb n quy was return THE BIBLE CHRISTIAN CONFER .ENCE ng home from del ver ng a lecture n the Temperance Hall :ltta a h ' carr age was pelted " th s ones One of them struck h m on the bead He "as no ser ous y n JUreJ At the ha! several rowd es attempt ed to ra se a dlSturbance but the pol ce n tertered and prevented l em Thom n ng pres dent of the Canad an Copper and S lphm Co a r veil out by the 8 at a last ~ e~k and a exam n ng the numero~· m nea belongmg to h a company The Acton lli oe bas recommenced ORer at ons s nee h s arr val and there s good ground for hope that the St Francs M ne and eon e other of the r good proper es w ll be put to wok th s a mmer ~he Copleton M nes are produ ag well the new reduc ng wo ks artl a euccesH and the oper at ons profitab e We g ve the follo" ug lo what worth It s currently reported that a IJl.aU nam ed Trot er now under sentence '-b cleatl for mw.rder u New York has confes etl to hav ng shot and k 1 ed Thoma D Arey McGee From nform~t on rece v d Lo da v from a res dent of 0 ta wa t appears that t v. ns n th a same Trottt:r s o h r 13 house that McGee was lodgmg and w·s about to enter at the t me of h s death Tro ter the confessed murderer was at thti t me a youtl of 16 and Wai a page o the House of Co o nons Hew as the firstl o find deceaa ed ly ng on be loot path alter the shot and to give the alarm It '" ea d the door ot M s Trotter. house must have bee fM t ned ns de when McGee tr d to open to deja n b m and supoosed th a was o unt the as a~ n wou cl carry h a purpose nto effe t There are ioany o her collateral c rcun stances connec d w th be shoot ng "h ch s reugthen the op n on that l'ro er was be u au wlo 6 ed the fatal shot, antl t s hoped some ·tel"' " l be taken before be treads he ga ows to enqu re fur b r nto tbe Ula ter I rotter was a w tness at the ti al aga nst \'\ he an Th ty of Quebec was v s ted by a dLS ?!HE BOWMAN'VILLE MACHINE COMPANY 41as for our JO nt stock compan ea ab nu.:n ed cone tn has oaed tB doors and s l\a t ng to be thrown nto nsolvency D me Il mor THE CENTENNIAL A I h a<le ph a correspondent ol he New York Sun has the lo ow ng on the Br t sh Co o al Exh b on Dil GHT!£N A,3 THE T KE expe one ng_ 60 t and are t $4 7 lU 15 20 4 LACROSSE The return match between the 0 bawa nod llo" nanv 1 e clubs · payed on the d I shed ~ ounda n th s to ·n on Monday afternoon June 12th COBOURG (FonaSp lOo pondnt) 1 12 110 0 Tlea 35 There bas been a heavy wb te frost for .sume n ghts past not suffic ent however tu nJ re vege nt on lly advert ement, t 11 l e seen that Mr Chap] u offer ng spec al n lucemcnt to part es in want of fru t tree Drs Al on and M La gb n lenve on Tuesday next to a tend the · tt ng of tJl.e Med cal Counc l n Torovto sad s It ng to occupy three da ya The Town Counc 1 meets on Monday even ng next Let be e be a full attend ance of he vo era to take cogn znn e of the say ngs and do gs of the Fathers It rnay prove to have a very ben fimal effect Who aays for Pb adelph a I The fare s low and tl e cl o ceat routes can b so cct d lnclud ng a sail on he Hud on U ver l om Ne· York to Alban) by buy 0 0 JO r t c kets from Thoe Yellowlees fhe boye have commenced bath ng n the pond and the r naked forms a e easy v s ble from the adjacent h u and he street I he matter s comp awed of W 1 be boys take ah at before Mr Col man puts h s hands upon theo On the nor h s de of Qu en Street be t veen D on and Ontur o S e s, the fences of t vo p ecea of nroper y are over The n ne feet on the road al owance ered imp <imp u ad other part es have n oved ti r fen c to d esses and af er l ear J cheers, nd mu c ti e r p oper pla e b) the Band the ce emo y cl sed Tho con versa o e wa a u ce a tl ea enda1..1ce be g la ge and th n us c of a very supe r ur chara n be · REI IGIOUS SERVICES SUND \Y JUJSE 4tl 86 a Marr ages an d n the MERCHANT THE CIRCULATION DISPUTE Ihe l'ie vs of ast Mek d voted cons der nUle space o 01o1.r ">e11efi denounc ng us aa a l ar a ba e hypoc te and such l ke nawea n common use by the chrLBt an an'.! gen ema ho ed ts ti at sheet s uot our n ent on to answer th a fool ac cord ng to b s fol y but we are preparea to p o e he s ate nents made 11 our ssue of two weeks ago and v l do so to h m or aoy one per onnlly f thev w l ca l at th s office: As to the boast of the N vs l r ted n heavy fa ed lett r at the heai of the ed to al co u nn that that pap r has a ula on n West D rl nm outalde astroua con:l1.agra on on the a[ erooon of 48 Tuesday last esult ng u the ueatruct on The of over $800 000 worth of propertv fire commenxd n a. stable and s aa 1l to have been cansod b) ch Id rcn p ·) ng w th matches 'I he w nd be ng h gh tm. flan es The scene s spread w th great rap d I) descr bed as appa l ng Y aluab e art cles of t rn ture wer~ tbro fll from the w ndow or hauled through door rap d y ulock ng up the pavements and port ons of the streelB and hrougb all b@v 1y laden horses wended tl e r way wb pped a d urged on by hall Jrant c dnver coll d ng with veh cles and household effoc s and h nen m x ng n the ten ble confus on and "on en rush og h her and th ther \'\ omen look ng for the r ch ldrea look ng for the r parents and alf pull ng and tuggrng at the e cffcc ·that consti uted he r al The fl re ng ues were News power! ·· to stay the flames and the lire 113 bu nt tself ou 400 ho se· su curnb ng to I 8 the flames. Two total ace d IB occurred 63 one of a noble fellow who lost ha l fe n endeavor ng to save the l fe ol a woman and ch ld the other from burns H ndre la ol lam l es are bomele B and des tutc It a sa d that Tues<lay "as the th t eth ann versary of the des r c on by fire of the same d str ct l ceO '"Y" n the m n lle R :BELLEVILLE · U The JJ: stern cloud baa broken the Sultan A verJ good Joke was p p ated on e D ck the other dny bJ Happy blaok yo r and a t" nk ng and the b ush NEWS OF :rHE WEEK T e nu nber of raged es st II cont nues to n ~ase E ecut one are numerous but the) appear o have no salutarJ efl'ect n of Toronto He bad low ng app ar d n th· Canada ued on tlatur lay H r Majesty ii n r l a ed to appo nt H Excel ency E of Duff n a Kn gl t Grand Cross he most d a ugu ah d ur<l r of St rel an I St Georg · P for Nor h On The rrog an me Oou m ee r quest a f l at endanc of tbe members t s even ng as bey hf.1-Ve an n ere t ng S tan has been ranged for 1 1 atrang ed -----··---- Conversation Overheard Tbe Hao pton chee e factory s now n The atest F Y Uowle s cutter s g v ng fu l operat on E eri th ag abo t t I oks the Yankees fits clean and neat Yes aree Mr Townsend foreman of Mr And they say he cuts ~he sh n a 1 over Su th a M ), H Canada You never Also takes the lead lor th most fash on able cuts an l best fi s Is that so 1 Well heres off to F my su t ot c o bes 3ours TAX PA oy RR on a tll and hea en Damage by L1ghtn ng Auction Sale 0 Thu ay nex Mr H 1h w 11 se by Pub] c ,\.uc on that valuab e fa ru p ope ty be ng he west ha l of lot No 22 n lie 3 d Uon of Do l ng on owne hi Mr Il Thomao For par u nr l l Oshd wa had a ten thoUBand dollur ft e on Fr day las a ')'he 0 hawa V: nd ~ o says t a ruruor the usu l e v cea w ed that lfr McLaugh n of Eon sk en THE SCIENCE 01' HEALTH 1 h B ent ser al w l hen lo th be n o po a endeavo n· to pur·4il!l II> car age factory n Oshawa and move to that to n. with the Pl!llENQLOOIOAL JoURNU · · I l