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· l THE MERCHANT FRIDAY JUNE 9 1876 RATES OF ADVERTISING The number of ace den\R &c t n ues to be ery large of st ll on ABOUT TOWN TOWN OOUNOIL BowM NV LLE June o Regular mee ng of Counc l The M·yor n he ha r Me ubers alp eeent Mr Co le presented a pet on from the Hose Co or oss stance to pu c o.ee J11ck s and be ts Rece v i ond on n on of Mr B k he eum of $20 was g anted for the object named Mr McDougall pre en ed a pet t on from Wm Mc Mu try and 52 other. pray n~ the Counc o pas a by aw for Wd er ng K ng S reet and to le y a tux o pay o the ame Hece ved and leave granted or ntroduct on of the b) la" Mr Burden presented a report from the re ommend ng pay F nance Co nm t e ment o( sundry accoun s Read and adopted " M Porte pre n~ed a eport from the Roads and S eels Cornn t e g v ng eel mate of sums req u ed a that de pa rnent Adopt d ae amend d for be pre ent yea .M 111 Douga od ced a by law pro v d ng fo w I.< g u po on of K lli( street Read three t mes nnd passed Moved by Mr M Dougall Reconded by Mr Port r -That Mr Cow le the Mayo and the mover be a con m ttec to super n tend the wate ng of K ng street pu ·uant to by aw us pa sed and hat the contract b t bv ende Ca ed Moved y Mr l u d n seconded by Mr Porter -That the Mayor Messrs McU ung Co le McDougu and the R e e be a cc n m tee to exam ne and ~port to th & Co n any amend men s adv sable ti) be made to he by la s of th s orporal on and that the ex st ng by aws of the town and those o be passed n future be eco ded fn_ a book to be loept for that purpose and be proper y ode d Car ed Moved by Mr Bu den seconded by .Mr M C ung 'l'hat the t<ea urer e eq u red to wake a re urn to th a Counc l of a sums orwrat on .. unpa d. taxes. due th Ca ed Pursuant to a c auae n the report of the Roads and S r !els Comm !tee Mr Thos T Colem·n was requ red to op n Runt street from Nel·on st eet to Y cto a st eel and Y cto a atreet from Hunt atreet to Duke s re t, by the 1st day of A g t next M Bu den gave no ce of b s ntent on to ntrodu e a by 1 w at ext meet ng of Uounc to stab! ha pub! c ma ket n the rourt l the table but assuredly he uses the Ternble Gunpowder ExPloslon at Herodsfoot. THREE M.EN K LLED most sauce The fi st e t nge of tbe Su peIDe CI!ou t Canada ommen ed on Monday last a 0 tawa In he even "K the 1udgee were enterta ned at a d nncr by the Prem er The annual p c n c of the D rbam D s on G ange was held a P n ) n Pa 4 the town of I ort Hope on Fr da) laat l an ear y ho r veh c es ClfIDO rush ng nto the to ·n some to leave the r load at the stat on wh 1e o hers went on the way to On the ar val at the amb t ous town Po t Hope of the e.. tern bound express a pro e " on wu.s formed headed by the 46th Bat band ant\ hep en c ground was soon rea bed A J gave themeelves up to the pleaeu ea of he hour and he baskets v re speed y empt d of he pro a ons After the ref eshm nta came the speak ng J T Goud Sec of the D son Gange tool, he cha r In h a open ng apeech he ted o t the rap d g owtb of the 0 n Ou ar o and es c a y n. the Durham D v a on dur ng the pnst yenr upon the n port·n e of he Grange movement ts ob Jee sand the wanne n wh h shou d be He ea u bnt n) ear ago there ntend wo k xi n be were but live email granges n the Du ham D v a on w th a membe sh p of about 200 now there are th rty wo w th a member Jn the Dom n on and sh p of about 2 550 there are a o t five hundred and twcn y granges, w h a membersh p of about 2n 000 He be d that that as the most marked p ogrese n the annals of soc et es THE BIBLE CHRISTIAN OON The orator of ho day the Ilon Y ctor FERENCE P olett, an Ame can as not p esen but thert' waa no lack of peakers. I he Gu J.e oays that W h le the speake s were de nounc ng the tr cka of the m ddle men from the s and on ) as ort d lance a ay two or three cheap ewele y and glaa ut t ng d alcra were do n~ a land ofil e bus H· Wosbp The follow ng a count of the explos on s n Da Me wry ol aken f:om tie w; the 13 h u t Mr Jeff ry one of the hree men k led waa a hro he to M Dan e J effe ) o th s town late of he Hou e l\fr J llery left a w fe ch ldren Bee Mui on Lamb Veal &c & Martyn s, 16 ounces to the lb at 10 cen s Anv The Annual S ate neut of the Dom n on Bank w appear n our next The In s tut on s in a ve y p o pcroua cond t on A lecture on the chem airy of the h nan system n the Counc l Room th s (Fr ".lay) even ng by Char ea M Sher nan p eno og st Adm sa on lree Our re t ct ona on t\ie Port Hope yo ng n town on the 24 h do not " e knew they wouldn t Many of o r c zens however can eubstan t a e what we ea u Do n t fa to attend the Lac oaae Match ne t l\1onday afte noon at 2 p rn Those ntenl ng o take part n the Match 11 proceed to the Dr I Shed In u form a 46 o clock sharp Adm se on lOcta The Method st congrega on have present ad the Rev J F Metca fe " h a purse of $162 as a token of esteem and as a mark of the r apprec al on of the efforts put forth by h n dunng the past yea.r !or tlie we! fare of the Church A ang rnenta lave been ma lo by the r l Y 111 0 A o ho d a masa meet ng short neSA the most at ract ve ot N'hom waa an old mad ne she de! gnted t'o st) le her self She was d eked out w h a huge d · play of Jewele y ofva ous dcscr pl oue pro la m ng herself a Granger hrough and through Hundreds of dollars "ere trans terred from the po kets ol the JUVen le G angers of both sexes to that of the m d dle pe on- two d not do to aay man We a e nfo med he day pasaed oil very pleaean ly and we are pleased to record what s unusual ot la ge gather ngs c dent Qccurred y and the) have rece ved prom aes to at end f om V ce chance lor Blake and J Macdonald E l M P f the t me can be appo ntcd su ab e to both at least, one w 1 be n attendance Due no ce of ti e All he men hers meet ng w 11 be g ven ate r iueo d to be n attendance on Mou town daJ even ng xt 'I he Mayor stated that appl at on bad been made for .ie use o th Ila 1 lee We learn that on Sat rday the 27 h ult u e on Sp r ua sm and that pursuant to son e par y or part ea unkno" n for bly a reso ut on of the ©oune the matter was broke Into the schoolhouse at Maple Grove refo re I to them for dee on The appl ca n wh ch the ID et ngs of the Sons of Tern t on was not en e ta ned Co nc l adJOU ncd to he usu 1 t me of peran e are held and broke the lock off t e mee ng cupboard n wh ch the p ale properly of the D VIB on wae kept and uo ng more or TOWNSHIP OOUNCIL less damage A reward of $ 0 l as oe n offered by the D v s on for the apprehen a on and conv I on of the party or pa t es '.IO:<! The Turkish Difficulty RELIGIOUS SERVIOES SUND\Y JU"IEI h 86 · DEATH OF THE HON MALCOLM CAMERON ID n Dea b s 1.<ce the pro oga on of the Do on Ho ae hns been h nn Iapp super I! S Ann versary The Haydon B 0 S S w Annu· Tea o D m n on Day Jars w be g ven n Pos er HAMPTON La Mr Thos Sm th of Hamp as en ed h e fa n tor n te n of yea o 111 E W sh ng on I Ua t" ght b s o her bus ness r qu r ug h o full attent on He can s 1 be found on the o d prem ses Ru AW Y-On Saturday laet a young hor e be ongmg to H E o t Jr and dr ven by W Pye took f gbt at the no se ma e by the waggon and ran away but was check cd w tho t do ng much damage sta second t ne he as dr ven off be road and the waggon and conten e p etty e l sea ter ed tbe eamster escap ng h some eevere " l ams Wh o k T Greene su " Dav s. The vane y of meate at Lyle !< Ma t) n a large and he be t cuts ma} be I ad a oc a pe b 1 \.D The es ap d Y ng m rd r rs ha e no vet b en ca1 u ed The Late Adam Gordon Esq for Nor h Ontario M P The Oen enn al Exh of the Por Hope Guid evce to Canaua exh b ts f ----~·---- NEWS OF THE WEEK last about 12 o clo k a v ry drown ng o curred n the r v s D CA E OF D 0 VNING I )