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· · · I I THE MERCifANT FRIDAY JUNE 16 l 876 RATES OF ADVERTISING AllOUT TOWN PERSONaL \' e e rn tro 11 tie S Cather nes Jour al that the Rev A W llfoN ab son of ti e Rev Dr M Na of ti s town l as se red h s onne t on w th that par s ntend n~ o pay a · s t to E land The fare ·· 1 ser mon was preached on S nday even ng last, &.nd un !vlonilaJ even ug the embers ot the church I resented the rev gentleman w th a cat story e and yet test mon al and a d es as fol "" On Sunday next 18 L net the ltev n St John s Church Dr Feld ng lately p rchased of Mr W A souls o!Lbougl tl ey n ust part I ere they may so 1 ve aa to 1neet to part uo noro He bad r rne1 bered hem at th throne of CO BOURG The Coun l ! r the Un ted W Maenub of St Ca I ar n · w I preach J M lvI rtry that beaut fu property st ate on the corner ot Well ngton and S Ivor S reet,'l 01 pos te the Un on S boo! a d baa re noved ti ereto The ater g cart commeu cd lo du\ "" on ~1on<lay and we can now brcnthe w th out tak ng n a peck of du·t The cart ea eq u rt I ow ever and for better work can be made w th two oIJe horse carts. Our streets presented al e y ·PI earance on S"turday den ng Several part es fa t dr VI g to the great nCQn I ged v n en ~ Ag unle a ts BOWMANYILLJJ JUNE 16 1876 t of those \\ho hall occas on Lo crosa t the street Cowlt' a new advert sem v ll appear u o r next H s stock of pr uta a very large and eurpr s ugly cl eap Cloth wh ch will n ake up v r} n c ly 7i ) s or $2 and other goods qua Jy cheap Cowie e pr uts are the ta k of the a d th wonder s how th y can b EOROPE Jor the pr ee They are be ug taken oil STATISTICS l:\..q nc rr d the t1 epleasure ap d y but plenty rema n Other good ol be Dull u F ;u ~Y npath zers. 0 th proport onalcly cheap Tile Ass<ll!sme t IWlla are complete and 10 h at. ti ey I ad a ~orchl ght proc " ou fzom then we take th follo\\ ng le bra ou of tile escape ol the Een an 'IOWN 0 DO MAN V LLE v clo J om \\ oler Austral a lUld Mr Numb r of ratepave s 8 8 ns a~ nst n ellig) 1 233 for 1875 lot I value ol lanJs $863 3 9 oereonal proper l $146 070 $43 680 number ot dog 170 >\ h ekey went nto an ndlv I al a J w s 291 hog 103 ca tic 312 ou~ o Tuesday ven n!( last He ra ..,d popu at on 3 285 ons derable d sturbance for a. t me and as TO SHIP OF DARLINGTON a coneeque ce Will! lo ked up tor the D gbt Nu nb r of rat p yera 1 O 5 number ot by the Ch el acres occup d 67 877 number o! acres We learn that the Rector of th s par sh ol arcd 53 99 non rdl; d nt an s 567 U.ev Dr Macnab on s x n ont:l s Jca.ve of acres val e of occup ed land $3 152 G61 absence f r th cnefit of h s health " l perooual vroper y; $13 l 1 0 sbor J so 1 for Engla <l and that by I s $3 oO spee al req. es the I or B sh p of Toronto doge !Ho has appointed rlev J "\\ dmcr Rolph ash s hog l 954 horses 2 703 rate p r a subs ii to for y · an 1 lo ty five hun re lths re n tnb oer of nPJl ra epa} ers 120 NEWS OF THE WEEK 110M THE DOMINION BANK The CL nnal ~eneral meet ng of m n on Bnnk was held at the bank ng house ot the Ille Int on on 1\ ednesday 31st May 1876 An ong those pr sent we n t ed Hon l rank Sm h Messrs Aaron Ross H S· a J Maeon A JI.. R y W S .Lee, \ n Mu!ock H Pellatt P How Ian I E B Osler Wm Rams·) I C G mor J J Foy J no Severn G :Y Sm h Janes Crowther James Ho den Joe H Mead Jamea Aust n e c etc It wae moved by Mr A K Roy secoud ed by Mr W S Lee That M Jam cs Auslrn do take the cha r Mr H I el alt mo cd se onded by Mr Wm Mulock and R s lv d That Mr R li B thune do 11 t as Recretnry I be Secretari read he Report of the D rectors to the Shareholders and aubm t ted he genera s atcment of t e altau oi the Bank wh ch are as fo lows The D rectors beg to pres nt the fo l ow 1I1g statement of tile resu t of tbe bus ness ol the Bank for hey ar en led 28 b Apr I t ( l - l l I l l "IOI O:N l 0 · 18 6 $ 2L04 1 a 2 6 9! SUND \Y J UNE 18 b 1876 $ 23 9oO 98 $088 000 3S 810..0Q 77 620 00 se s ot tbat e:.ou trv C\..NAD.:\. Ca:r tid to Rest Account 1:l $ 4G &'lQ 8 45 000 00 N n e:ro s ond dcstru <l'l Jy o urrence fires are of Balan "' of P ofit and Lo$$ ca ed forwa l The $ 133008 to $2 o 000 port wost Euro1e ect tu1 commun cat on w th n loa<l of q are t rnber c r p la d on be cnrs l e t from the watcrs o! M SK ka ae loade l at G aveuhurst on Tueeday :JO I ult and th · branch of the t aflic e go g on 1 ely ever· nee and w 11 cont uu fur some t we to cone 'I he plan of assess nent lJ! n <l llerent I arts of Ontar Ci ex ng cons derable at tout on We tr ls\ the u ov uent w 11 re su t u u. Lho ough r form No sane mun w I at rupt to prov the preeent mode of us sn to be other hau JUSt In ad d twu o a rotorm n the mode ol lay ng the as asmen the ex pt on ofc erg:tmen and cu h property of eve y dcscrip\ on ~hould b d s n uued Eay no at nt on o the r du eg f r on Sun d ) a ternoon the at n I co nt Io poi:id was la ger than usua lt the Cb d as at S bbath School tl ere '8ome · c se for I not be n 0 on the strcete but f no~ \\ hure ~as he 1 We uggest that placards be p ac d on the !enc · the v e " ty ol th pond forb ddrng t to be ust:d unt 1 after n gh r.J for bath ng was di' · XHE FIBE ENGINE HAMPTON 15 o; 22 ~~$~Hlg g9 G 6 0 IR -----$41 66 DWELLING ROUSE FOR SALE ASSETS For Sa.le, Und.crCost I 268 8 289 83 782 03 r w I le se n vb the fam y were at <lwner Ii H ·