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IHE MERCHAN1 FRIDAY AUGUST 18 1876 RATES OF ADVERTISING Presenta.t1on to the Rev J A Ca.lder Orono G POLICE COURT GEO HA NES P M p es d ag TOWN COUNCIL 14 I per l ne At a meet ng be d n the Preob3 ter an Church n th a p ace on Monday even ng Aug 9 h the temperance people t;he own sh p of 0 arke pre<ented Rev J A G C·l der who baa res gned the v !orate of the church here w th a purse I $250 and the follow ng address wh ch "·· od by J R. Anderson Eeq ol Ken al Will an Saturday da\\aed upon us rather c ou y After a re resh g b uktns we og n ook to the boal, and came o one of the larg ot o ka "e had yet s en It "aa fu ly l 0 l h gh and n some p a cs s ra ght up u be \\a e antl one ne tled a rong erves to stnnd on ij a mm and gaze on the wat rs beneath The pa l des og to THE YOUNGS C ouds of Grasshoppers I per l ne SPEC .AL YEARLY RA ES TUESD 5 T T Coleman s Wu II 1-M k g nee of blasphemous and obscene language on To the R"' J A G Cal<l r the Sat rday e en ng pre ous to Arra REV AND DEAR Sm The temperance people of Clarke hav ng learned L you Good H ll s a frequent contr butor to r usu y of th to" n h v ag pa d s nee have res gncd the paatorate o! IL ' bu h 87 o $41 O n fines and are about to remove from cannot a lo v you to go w thout to yo our s ncere regret e.t you PERSONAL We are not among those who L th s age furn shes no heroes T of those who act from pr nc pl not as P ey of Manson N ortb Caro great ae t should be and yet as 01 p un l na formerly of th s p ace a r ed n town t es present themselves men good and true on Monday last come forward and take the lead n great moral and social reforms such as the one ABOUT TOWN n wh ch we have been enga~ed Iu the face of oppoe ton and often at cons derab e personal eacr ficc they perse e ng y pur sue the course wh ch the r consc ence ap re ch home by Sabha h wae warned by he fl ght oft m that pack ng should be \\ e re pa d o the camp ng Rround and many hands mak ag l ght "o k t d d not take long to place every th ag snu~ our craft We bade la ewe l o Rone Is and " th h ee cheers for the J "I ur I BOWMANVILLE AUG 18 1876 D a hs w l be nserted n the MERCHANT Free of Oba ge prove.a. Your O'\\ n action amongst ue for some t me past confirms ue n the op u au that W Not ccs of B rths, Marnages and the moral heroes are not all d ad W Al mat er advert eementa &c ed for pu bl cat on ore 12 0 muet be handed clock noon on rhursday TOWN AFF .\.ms Let t be understood that we have no n tent on of cast ng the least reflect on upon the gent emen compos ng our Town Ooun c l n the r capac ty as pr v·te c t zens but we do th nk there a room to quest on the r fitneae for the pos t on they occupy at the Uounc 1 Board Several months a nee n comm ttee wa.e appo uted composed of certain member· of the Counc I anil other prom nent nd v du ale represent ng the merchantle ntereet to cons de and report upon our protecllon aga net fire. It was understood that on one o ens on the cha rman of bat comm t.tee h>\d the report of eElld comm tie in hIB pock et but was too s ck to be n h a place at the wee ng of the Co nc I coneequeatly no report vas subm tied Month after month has pa.seed away and although sa d report has been regularly called for I has been as regular y refused and o day we are as we were on the occae on of the last fire Should some careless smoker tLrow h s half burn ng ma ch ere t would gn te some dry paper or rubb ah or ehou d eome drunken oot stagger home n the short hours of the morn ng and upset h s lamp half the town m ght be consumed wl le the c t zens stand and gaze a the devastat on go ng on pow e less to etay t Alter a small amount of loud talk g he Ma~ or m gh telegraph to Oshawa for a s a e.nce Mr Ualder n reply to the a dr s spoke for nearly an hour and was la ened o by the la ge aud ence w th marked attent on He referred to the growth of Temperance sent ment n the townsh p ae the r su t of the a0 tat on dur ng the past two yea e to the number who bad been nduced tog ve up the uoe of 1 quor as a beverage and the lessen ag of the number of places where l quor · aold the number ha ng been re d ced more than one ha f du ng I e past year He ·poke al the d scouragemen s ti at had attended our efforts n the past of the en courag ng s gne of lhe present and exhorted a I to persevere n the wo k eo well begun M Calder bas been a fearless and un fl nch ng advocate of total abst ncnce pnn c pies He eaw c early the power mun pa counc lom coul<l. e:::.:erc e her for good or I on th · quest on and endeavour ed to secure w th a good measure of su esa a change n the compos t on of he o nc l board. He has been most b tter y mal gned by eome who were aft c ed hy b · effor a a thIB d re on and also by thoee gag d n the sale and use o! ntox eat ng d k HIB many fr ends regret v ) removal f om tb s ocal ty cuunt Addreeses were a so g ven by tbe H We may "ell pauae and ask M Iler and Horton of 0 ono Ad on of next and next 1 \\ e have asked Newcas le J B Fa rba rn E q of Bo~ t on as for by n the el a at on of the manv le and H Bellamy of Brockv le assess ent ou A:fun c pal ty was subj c ed Mus c by the Kendall oho r to an ncrea.ae 1 \Ve lave had no response Oo> Whyl We have a so aeked for nformat on touch g the ndebtedneae of the Town and CIVIC HOLIDAY he and t ng ot he accounts but the orac e epeaketh not Counc or Buckler a member of the I ubl proporty comm ttee hav ng rece ved olorma on that the corporal on of the to n of "\\ ndeor hod a very aupenor steam fi c eng ne to d spose of wrote or b s own nforma\ on and w th the v e\\ f a favor a e reJ ly was rece ved of b ng ng the ma.t er before our councf making nqu r es on the subject We understand that over the s gna ure of the town Clerk ot W ndsor the follow ng waa re e ved Tbe Eng ne 1B an Amoakeag No 2 t cost $4 500 a ke Engrne now costa $4 200 U S funds. The eng ne n quest on snot much the worse for weo.r She throws two streams out of 2} nch noesles she wo ks very we bat the W ndsor peop e have no use for her and would be will ng to let her go Jor $2 000 These fa ta were brought before our counc I on Mo day last when the matter was cooly refer ed to the fire comm tteeahelved for a man h -v rtually k eked out I h s worsh p the Mayor and such of the counc las obey h s behest have reso ved the) · l n t take the necessary steps to pro tee us agrunet the ravages of fire why do they hes late so say so I Let us know gen tlemen A ne ~ pump has been placed n the market sqmte the account duly rendered and passed n rev ew before the finance com n tee and ordered to be pad (coot $15) Doub ess a new pump was necessary and he pub c property comm ttee were the pa tee to have seen t attended to t ap pears however that counc liar Buckler a memb r of hat comm ttee was not con suit d on the matter and n answer to h s nq r ee was asserted that the wr tteo au ho y of tie cha rman of that comm t tee Dr Pat e son l a.d been rece ved for the pu chase and pu t n~ down of sa d pump The Dr says he was never consult cd abo t the pump nor d d he ~ ve any w ten o der respect ng t At length the Deputy lieeve aesumed the respons b I tyhe gave the o der-he handed n the a Tl e martyr sp nt st 11 ves Rega d e s f the oppoa on you have met of the pereecut on you have endured and of the base ca um n ea that have been uttered you have con t nued to denounce ae a great and g O\\ ng ev I-the sale and nse of ntox cat ag dr nks and have followed up that den n a on by act ve efforts to lessen the ev I n every poeSlble way But f the martyr sp nt · 1 es the sp r t of the persecutor I vee a so and by your fruthfulness yon have brougLt down upo:i ,vour head the hate and the m e o d sappo nted office seekern, sud of thoee who deeI e to perpe uate the dr n ng customs of the day True the form of persecut on has changed F re and fogol, and the stake bo.ve made way for m arepresenta ona and falsehood and abuse that only t e em ssar es of Satan could employ to ga n he ends N otw th stand ag all th s yo have not been turned as de, but have shown our heart to be fully n the work ne th r al lowing cons derat ona of personal ease worldly prospects or ecc os set cal JJ<l' llon to deter you n the prosecut on of th s work As a watchman on the \\alls of Z on you have fruthlu ly ra sed a warn ng vo ce aga net tb s eV11 Puhl cly an p ately you have used your rnfiuence to g e the ernng to st eogthen and en u age the weak and to lead all w th whorr J come n contact to ve sober v rtuous G .} ea "\\ e are here to n ght Dear S do u ueas honor to vo on account of you a Weapprecaeyourmany conduct n the cause of r ght and heart ly thank you for the noble a d aggress ve stand you have taken You have b ena ra ly ng po nt n he past and we trust that your example w l not be lost upon ua who are left May t 1 ve n our hearts and p ove an n n e to more determ ned act on n the fu u e Ae a further proof ol our a k ness and an outwa d a gn of our apprec ~ on of your labors and syrupatby w th ) ou n your tr sis "e would p esent l ou w tb th s purse not of Kreat value n taelf but al uable ae an express on of eate m n v; b ch you are held by us We trust soon to heor of yo nto a new field of labor ·nd w ed that he same faithfulness n at on of nght and denunc at on w ll chare.cten e your labors lll as n the past \\ e truet that you w th many of u n u I veto eee the day when old K ng Alcohol w ll be dr ven from h e ast st ongho d aud the ron heel of the law placed on the ruon ster a neck When we may be allowed to s ag Lhe song of v ctory on the laat battle field the burden of whooe chorus sha I be a wo Id free from the thra dom of dr nk It s the fervent p ayer of our heart· that He who nether slumbers nor eleepa may watch over you and yours May He con t nue to be ) our gu de and conn·· !or lead rng you n green pae urea and by st waters and when your p lgr mage n th c oses may an entrance be m n ster d unto you abundantly nto he ever ae ng K ng dom of our Lord and Sav our J ea us Uhr st On behalf of tho Temperance Oo nw ttee J R ANDERSON RELIGIOUS SERVICES SUNDAY ~UGUSI 20 8 G l The rate of tax a on th s year w l be one cent and s xty hundred hs four tenths of a m less tban last year A tent on s d rectei to the new adver Y Cowie. I sem u s oI L} le and Martyn and F Afr Morrison ha ng p based the bus aces late y carr ed on by Mr Chas. Kelley n th s town w I be found at the old stand near the Post Offi e ever ready to attend to the head or face Read h s card n another column PROROGATION OF THE IMPEltIAL PARLIAM'ENT A ma cb ga ne of lac o se w be played here on Thu sday the 24th Oiv c Ho day) between the Unions, of Wh tb) and the Cl ppers of thJB place game to commence at 10 a m They w II proceed o he Dr I Shed m U u form accompan ed bv t e Co net Band Th e s expected to be the best mate of t e season .A.dm ll" on O c · Wea e qu sed to are n the hab o ba o day I gh w h n the pora on tha a By la" s n force mak ng su h pract ce amenable to the law Also that our h ef coastab e s de e n ned to prose ute a persons gu lty of a breach of sa d By law Bathers w t please take no Ice COMMERCIAL ILIE I arc nfo m d that a few even ngii nee a very pleasant surpr ·e greeted M s N eads the late o gan at of he Presbyter an Church n the ay of a handsome pres entat on cons st n 0 of a large and beau t ful Album and a pap ma e Ink stand w h I\\ o I gant I ot es The presentata t on was made on beba f o[ the Chu ch and RWNDTTTC S 'IFIE CRADLE UT In Dar gto on be t~net tLe w fe ol M H S u of a eo ~ THE AITAH Notes of a. Tr p on the Georgian Bay Aug 15 6 Sm E> h nat T cE a t M A .A. yea s HOUSEHOLD MEDICINE.. -o -'I KEN e.s nanyhe t s he Sadd n C PAIN-KILLER 4 C ugh PAIN-KILLER hma a dP } PAIN-KILLER tnp n Ch } PAIN-Kl LLER Cank m Remo os Cro.DlJI and P PAIN-KILLER PAIN-Kl LLER D p her a a .u he Btomach 1a the groa PAIN-KILLER ummo m W ne PAIN-KILLER n y and Ch era. Morbu~ LAlD UPON THE SHELF The ndo n!t~ble D srael w I drop qu et ly out of s ght He has made h s ast speech n he House of Commons and w 11 h e o h be kno n 4B Earl Beaconsfield We learn a so that Th rsday w l t us he Eng h Tonee let do\\ n the r be observed n Newcastle ae a pub! c hol ch ef very sol y I s e pee ed that the above t tie w II be day supplemen ed by V scount liughenden and Ba on D · ael H s new Lordeh p hae ac THE BOWMANVILLE MACHINE c l el the Pr vy Seal It e rumored that CO INSOLVENTS L D by w I be tie new P em er S r S North ote w I lead n the Con mons The second mee ng of the cred tore ti e purpose of ·Pl o nt ng an Ass gncc as OUR TABLE held n the office of the Oillc al Ass gnee on 11 l'ER s MAO NE for September Monday last the Judge hav ng referred t e Oonten s L fo at Long B onch " th 13 matter n d spute back to them No p o lustra ons Tbe way ol the nd a poem greas waa made the meet ng end ng n a dead lock " th a ser es of p es s ente ed The bf kado a Emp e w th 23 Tile matter a aga n eferred o tbe Judge a sumn e b d E on College 1 strat ons Germalshauen t e Laurel B h an o d fasb oned love story Part v The Bald Headed Tyra~t, a poem Ca n vo ous p an s o F o da Day and N ght a quatra n Mason and D xon e L ne Tom s come Lome Gandeleur a story A Wo au Hater pa t Sea So cery a poem A Sou hem Lady of Shallot\, a a ory I eutenn t Boyles Duel a story at the shore a poem Book ol Dau el Der nda by George El ot and the usual depar ments make np a very aHe number Une4ua ed Rh PAIN .. KI LLER m:i m 1\eura gia PAIN-KiLLER ntcn pa~ lhe Tu ks appear to be push ng the Ser v ane to the wa l but the end e no yet rhe po on of the Br sh Government 1B not sat s!ae ory there 18 too much fa or ng of the cruel Turks. BLE§S NGS J3RIGH'IEN .AS THEY TAKE O the Ind au war so d sgraceful to the Un ted ::3ta.tes ve have no rel ab e nfo ma ton t woold appear that the U S Gen erals a e af ad of be ng drawn n o a snare. THEIR F~ GHl It )Oil Q·ve a good head of hrur take care of I once gone and we r·a ze s loss far mo e tl an we a.pprec ate ts p en e 'Ihe Bl'l n NE s ak ag the place of al o her ha r drcs ogs becauss t s ,healthful o the ha and dehghtflll to uee 4G 2 nJ ,