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i gl the fact that the Customa Officers, Bertram and Henry; Atfanoleled that the iron weighed "more than the weight upon which duty 'had been collected," representing a value of §14j800. The officets having sat, isfied themselves of the correctness of their information ordered the seizure of the bridge on Saturday. seizure was accordingly made but the contractor was permitted to proceed 'with the work of construction until the importers of the iron were informed of the action. «Yesterday a representative of the Ohio Wrought Tron Company at Toronto, Mr Hill, having heard of the affair came to the city with the intention of settling the difficulty. He visited the Customs Department and in. quired for the Minister. "He was informed that Mr Burpee was absent, i "He asked for the Commissioner of Cus- toms, but was told that he was absent also. "Finally he asked who was in charge of the Department, but no one appeared to know, "One of the clerks, however, thought that Mr, R. W. Scott was acting as Minister. "The representative of the Wrought Iron Company thereupon dispatched a messenger to that gentleman, asking him who was sup posed to be Minister of Customs in the ab- sence of Mr. Burpee, "Mr Scott did not know, but he would as- certain, "He did ascertain, and returned an an- swer that he was acting Minister for matters of importance, but not otherwise." doing Back on Dunkin. The Brockville Mowitor says that a large petition'has been sent to the Elizabethtown Council requesting a vote to be taken for the repeal of the Dunkin By-law, and that the township clerk has been instructed to take the necessary-steps, in somplisnce with the petition. ----------e pr -------------- Sixeurar.--On Saturday last the barn of Mr. Ovens, on the 10th concession of Notta- wasaga, was struck by lightniog and com- pletely destroyed, At the time the building contained-a large quantity of produce, to- gether with implements, all of which were scattered in every conceivable direction.-- The most remarkable fact of the story is that although everything was di yed, yet there was no fire.-- Collingwood Enterprize. Distressing Accident. A most terrible and heartrending accident occurred- in the Township of Glanford, on the farm of Mr. John Jerome, last Friday -- It appears that his daughter Christina, a child twelve years old, was driving the reap ing machine which was at work in ove of her father's fields, Her brother was in the same field but not near her. As she was driving the reins got under the tongue and she stopped the machine to get them right. While inthe act of stooping down, the horses took tright and started oft to run away, knocking down the little girl and en- tangling her in the reaping machine, Her 'brother rushed to stop the trightened ani- mals, but before he could do so the unfor- tunate child was' cut to pieces, and when they were stopped she was found under the machine with an drm and a leg severed, and presenting'a most terrible aspect. The poor little sufferer d cd alwmort immediately. Printers' Greek. The following is an acknowledgment of wedding notice and a generous allowance of cake by a.classic rural Professor of Typo. graphy :--"We make our most respectful bow to the happy twain; and - the bpportunity to return thanks for his almost unjled act of liberality, May the matrimonial chase which locks the form of our brother typo justify all his preconceived impressions. In whatever § of the country he may roam, whether called upon to face the --ing wares of adverse fortune oy stand before the t or { of enemies, may his life be such that when the ga of death shall be laid on hiw, and the. of his existence draws to a close, may he show a clean progf and claim a clear title to an honorable T in the page of history, as well as to an inheritance beyond the **+" Game Fowl as Layers. Mr. A. H. R Sproule gives us the follow- yng returas as the result of three months' laying of his game hens :--May, 8 hens, 141 eggs ; June, 12 hens, 147 eggs; July, 12 hens, 221 eggs. Besides these he has a black game hen that laid in May 27 eggs, June 25, hen that lias done more ? . His hens also hatched 73 chicks, of which 62 are living ond doing well, Mr Sproule took three 1st and two 2nd prizes at the Horticultural Show this summer with some of the above birds. We have received from another geatleman ia town the number of eegs laid by seven hgns ia the first six months of this year. The 'averaged 85 eggs each during that period. This beats any we have yet received of gowmon heus.. Mr, Sproyle's}. game hens have a0 yeu been beaten.~Pe- terboro E: Mrs Shoddy (to shopkeeper)--Show me a thermometer, one of your very best. 'Shop- kecper--This, ma'am, is one of our finest; Veuctian and the best quicksilver. -- Mis. Iver | That would be very nice for the kite ng, but I want ome for my boodoor ; haven't you one with quick-gold ? lL ---- Ace | bills. we a N.B. ior i pL REET $6 The Dalrymple farm at Casselto, Dakota Territory, nuthbers 30,000 acres 130 of which were sown to wheat this was done in a week, | following each machine, and shocking the. whicat as fast as it was cut. The entire cost of breaking, sowing. reaping, thrashing, and as the yield averages 17 bushels per acre, the profit will reach $7000. Next year 0,000: acres will be sown to wheat, One Hundred teams are employed during the « breaking" season, the furrows turned being six miles long.-- Exchange. Epps's Cocoa.--GrateruL Axp. Cox- Fortine. --"By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful ap- plication of the fine properties of well-select-- ed cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our break- fast tables with a delicately flavoured bever- age which may save us many heavy doctors' 1t is by the judicious use of such ar- ticles of diet that a constitution may - be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease, Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pur- blood and a properly nourished frame." -- Civil Service Gazette. ~Sold only in packets labelled--"Jaues Erra & Co, Homeopathic Chemists, 48, Threadneedle Street, and 170, Piccadilly, London." ------------------------------------------ Block of Buildings for Sale HE Subscriber offers for Sale that Block of Buildings opposite the Post Office, in the flourishing Village of Port Perry. a roe price, terms, &c., apply to the pro- prieto ARK, Anglo-American Hover HEAR Albert. June, 14, 1876. Valuable Farm for Sale! NEAR GREENBANK. HIS Farm contains 108 acres of the first quality of Land, being composed of the north balf of lot 11 in the 9th con of the township of REACH, Is in a high state of cultivation, with goéd Buildings, and good Orchard, i3 well watered, and within six miles of the flourishing vil lage of Port Perry. Terms--easy. Possession given to the purchaser on the 1st of November. For further particulars apply to Mark Currie, Esq, or P.A. Hurd, Exq., Port Perry, or WM. LEE, On the Premises, Greenbank, Aug. 19, 1876. Boots & Shoes THIRTY CASES OF Spring & Summer BOOTS & SHOES have just been received at' the PORT PERRY BOOT & SHOE STORE. Comprising many ot the latest Styles of the weason. A large variety of Ladies' and Children's wear in Prunella, Kid, Goat, But- toned & Laced. The above Stock will be disposed of Cheap for Cash. An inspection of our Stock aud Prices is all the favor we ask of the public. The business will be conducted strictly on the Cash principle, as the nimble sixpence is better than the slow shilling. i Note the place--Port. Perry Boot and Shove Store, J. G. MORGAN. Port Perry, April 19, 1876, VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE HE undersigned offer for Sale by Private Bargain, the following excellent Property longing to the ESTATE OF THE Late James Page, Of the Township of Reach. The Property condists of two Parcels. PARCEL NO. 1 Contains 79 acres, more or Tess, of dhioiee ce land, being the north-west Tot 4, gon. of Reach, i os are 170 acres cleared and ic a good state of cultivgtion ; i T lendid Wood "land, Beech and Maple. 'On the premises are a Frame ,"a_Log Barn, a 'oung O Fruit Trees never of good water. is situate in'a healthy, pleasant perious section, country easy distance of some of the in the Prone eft atoat . Ei po rer brass ancestor, Fo Te {rom hid sa iy opportubity for Ankesting in TERMS : . in three équal an ih aid) at 7 per cent remaining unpaid tthe gs JOHN ST. JOHN. Dee. 22,1875. : FOR. SALE! Te marketing is estimated at $9 per acre, and | Price. Teas from 25 cts to $1 i brands of ey aphid Coffee, Pure Spices and everything in the T= Grocery Line of the best quality. 0} CHOICE CE CARRIAC ES. =X PORT PERRY. Call at my Works and Inspect the Carriages now completed. Harvesting with thes of ingteh- binders, twelve men Of every variety, the Newent Site ow De rit sd aryerioe Workmanship, st the Ontario . Ca rria geW orks y My aim is to meet, the desires of my Customers as to Dursbility,' 'Style, Comfort, ag JAMES EMANEY. Port Perry, May 15, 1876. municipalities to his Immense Stock of carefully selected r 1b. Excellent Sugars, Raisins and Cucrants Nothing put good and FRESH PROVISIONS offered. A Large and Choice STOCK 0 The Subscriber would now call the attention of the people of Port Perry and surrounding GROCERIES, fh and (lea The best Flour, Oatmeal, Cornmeal, Graham Elgur, | Buckwheat Flour, Hominy, Bacon, Hams, &c. WINES AND LIQUORS ! ! Of the Purest Brands, Wholesale and Retail. v Hotelkoepers will be liberally dealt with. FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS --These are all the very best and having bgen bought from the growers are warranted pure. CLOVER AND TIMOTHY SEEDS always on hand. A CAR LOAD of Corn expected in soon. CASH paid for Oats and Peas, Cash Terms or #&F~ Free Delivery in Port Perry and Prince Albert. Port Perry, March 29, 1876. Trade. HM. BLACK, By Private Bargain !| July 28, total 80 in three moriths, who-has a |, A pairing. Bk NEAR THE TOWN HALL, BROCK STREET, WHITBY, 0. DONOVAN PRACTIC AL CARRIAGE MAKER GOOD Assortment of funion at on hand made from the best Material. -- Work made to order with neatness and despatch, Particular attention paid te re- Now is the Time to get SPRING TRADE. GROCERIES CHEAP FOR CASH, > ~ =| 3 = * S$ a % Il Gn = - : 5 5 1) Ad Be | rp oa AT W. H. ROBINSON'S. Port Pesry, Apkil 26, 1876. TR LT BE a --- At J. ILVIN's "PORT PERRY. SEE THE PRICES. 'oncs Poup--A complete Pamp and Fire a tL att oo Coupling complete for Patent Swing Lift Pumpsat 50 cts per fool. 'Common Log Pumps at £0 cents per foot. Common turnedsuction Pumps at'38 cents foot. } rio $9, Pumps, "complete Pump, from 53 up to Also every other, description; iE a avALLY LOW ® SaTEh 7 CIPI al P u nF S y PUMPS! UNDERTAKING You can got the best and cheapest Pomp in the i Urq i B." Night ch promptly Partnership. rp wodemigned have entered into Part- ad for the manufacture of BOOTS & SHOES of every description for all classes of the community. [CHOICE MATERIAL First Olass Workmanship, and a Perfect Fit warranted. By strict attention to business, punctuality in filling orders, and Moderation in Prices, they hope to secure a liberal share of public patronage. DOUBT & MOTHERAL, * Late Warriner's, one Block west of the Post Office. Port Perry, July 19, 1876, The Snbscriber takes this opportunity of thanking bis many customers for their liberal patronage since he succeeded Mr. Warriner and commenced business ou hig own account. In order to more promptly 'meet the orders of customers, he has taken Mr. Motheral into Partnership, 80 that in future the business will be carried on as above, JOHN DOUBT. Port Perry, July 19, 1876. STEAM Casmver Factory! PORT PERRY. HE Subscribers always keep - on hand (end are constantly manufabturing more) a large Stock of just such FURNITURE! As the community requires ; suitable for all classes of purchasers. All of croror' Ma- TERIAL, the Best WorkmaNsuip, and at suce Dagors as cannot fail to suit, UNDERTAKING In all its departments promptly | attended to and charges mod COFFINS of all sizes kept con-- | stantly on hand. | SHROUDS of all sizes and [newest styles. CASKET OR BURIAL CASE procured on short notice. The American Style of | Hearse. Also an ordinary style | of Hearse. E-- ° J. W. DAVIS i Port Perry, Nov. 26, 1873 J, NOTT & SON, Cabinet Makers, Undertakers and Upholsterers. Take pleasure in informiug their customers and the public generally that they have on baad in their Warerooms a good and well! assorted Stock of Furnitare consisting of Extension, Centre, Drawing and Kitchen Tables ; Wood, Cane and Stuffed Bottom Chairs ; Couches i in Reps, Orétoune, Damasks and Hair-Cioth, Sofas, Bureaus, Sideboards, Cupboards, Writs ng Desks, Bedsteads, What. Nota; Stands, - Mirrors in Walnut, Gilt, and Rose and Gilt, Straw, Wool, Moss, Seagrass, | | Mined and Hair Mattresses, Bedroom Setts, Parlor Suites, Hall Furniture, Dunk's and Whiteside's Spring Beds, &c, which will. be, gold as cheap as at,any Houseily ie Gude. ""PICTURE FRAMING. Keeping a large Stock of Walnut, Gilt and Rose and Gilt, ® Siomdings: Chromos al. Lithographs we ont we can give mn in this Tr of our business as we make a specialty of it. . DAVIS & SONS'| 9-17 Currie 8 FALL 4000s" ARRIVING! | A Choice and carefully selected assortment of Fashionable Fall Goods arriving at PEARCE'S CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT, PORT " RRY. ry satisfaction warranted as to La Quality, wk Fit and price. JOHN PEARCE, Port Perry, Aug. 31, 1876. NOTICE. & } Those not supplied with the IMPERIAL HEASCRE | Can get them, made of extra quality Tin and superior workmanship, STAMPED READY FOR USE, PORT PERRY S151 OVE DEPOT Challenge Stove of Canada. THOS. BROWN. Port Perry, Aug 2, 1876. ¢ ' First Class Tailoring Elablighment | BEHIND MR. vinnie STORE, PORT HE Subscriber would embrace this op- portunity of returning thanks to his numerous customers for their liberal and still increasing patronage during the number of years which he has done business in Port Perry, and would now state that having moved into the mew premises behind Mr. Store, his accommodations for are much enl ed, and his increased facilities for carrying on the Tailoring busi- ness in all its departments are such as enable him to fill orders with still greater dispatch. Superior workmanship, the Newest Styles and perfect fits warranted, Customers will find me at my rooms be- hind Mr Currie's Store. All orders promptly and carefully attended to. J. RIGGS. Port Perry, Sept. 22, 1875. 39 TAILORING IN ALL ITS DEPARTMENTS, AT SQUIRE'S TMLORING ESTABLISHMENT OVER BIGELOW'S STORE PORT PERRY. JAMES SQUIRE. Port Perry, May 8, 1875. "FIRST CLASS TAILORING. Jaden Tailoring in all its depart~ ments, AT HUGOE'S, PRINCE ALBERT, Work made up on the shortest notice in he lajut sete Syles and at moderate rates, A Remember oe ea. opposite Cook's Hotel. We world respécttully call attention" to our. 9 | Undertaking Departm Department where oq vandal | Jumber taken in a The Bubscribers are the 1bcality for the ; ember Wright" ras Nei righ Toot tnd hd St Sy uhart's Agricultural sale rooms. #ftohded" OGEs by one ofthe firm, Y Yeort Pury, Jay 1st, isis, on anos. | BRLHUGOE. 5 Pincaaloert, April 2, 1874. ist Notice to Builders ! ! a : T. COURTIC E's J OST RECE. VED _ EMIUM SADDLERY WAREHOUSE PORT PERRY, A choice lot of CHILDREN'S Carriages and Perambulators | PBINS8. And 'The largest and Tayellng Bags. in Town, HARNESS In great variety. Please call and see the most COMPETE SrocK J 'the/trade. Port Perry, May 6, 1875. ! MANCHESTER. " Mipsis 1 . -- " ¥ IARC FORK oven we SMITHING ESTABLISHMENT. To Subscriber has much pleasure in stat | ing that he has secured the Valuable services of = MR ANDREW CAMPBELL vince, and is now better fitted than ever to fill all orders for Cutters, Sleighs, Bob-Sleighs, or any description of Carriage with dispatch, All repairs in Wood or Iron executed with neatness and on short notice Customers may rely on getting the best material, latest styles and. superior work. mauship. Special attention given to HORSE SHOEING and the work done soas to secure the ease and comfort of the horse in traveling, B&F All Charges Moderate and all work Warranted. - | on moderate terms, | T= Subscriber has on hand a large HEARD' 'S| One of the best wood-workers in the Pr-!pe Port dai ht and re Albert es Plain and Fancy Breads of Every variety. Orders filled with the shortest notice. Bridal &nd other Cakes made to order, Socials and other entertainments supplied 3 CONFECTIONS ! in every variety and of the best quality. Children's Toys in abundance, Call at my. Bakery, quantity of really FIRST CLASS And still manufacturing Brick' Field, Nongquon, 12a CON. OF REACH. The quatity of 9 a8 10 so- cure RE ro ality and color Orders for SH fea or White Brick filled on the shortest potiey. The Brick are warranted .to give entire satisfaction and their Cheapness cannot fail in being an additional recommendation, . In quality and s pie they cannot be | ¥ surpassed and ck cannot be", ot cheaper. pie Sd i¥ Remember the place, Nonquon Brick Field 12th Con. Reach, HENRY W. A Reach, Sept. 1, 1875. Wh Agents Warited® in every Township in Ontario fosell thifrons Prize Medal Organ Manu'actured by the Smith Jipcaisan Organ Co., and George Steck & Co's anos Special ndncemepts will be given to first class agents and clubs of three or for wishing to purchase. Any number of testimonial r of those first-class organs can fur) in di ad they are so widely known=great nu baring en sold throughout the Domini m and hav- ing given satisfuction in every 'instance--no testimonial, however flattering, can add to their reputation, %. The Steck Piano Co., reveived the only gfol medal awarded toany exhibitor of musical instruments at the Vienna Exposition in 1873. Churches requiring Si A Mili be ® libgtally dealt with Style 32 as being ect; ration would call attention adapted for churches ang hal) are graceful and its musical ol WA Bppttions Aré un- surpassed, The grand organ stop gives the player facilities for various and splendid effects, this stop can be used so as to slowly increase the volume of tone from uw whisper or suddenly bring forth all the power of the instrument ins ) a burst of harmony. Pianos and Organs furpished Wholesale and* Hy . C. HEARD. | 1 . Manchester, Dec. 17th ry 51 ad OF ig int las Anderionn emis btn tenes ee Circul d price li - N iA LANDS oie ars and price lists sent free on appli FOR SALE i A.M. DARLEY. Srmbaaiine fieneral Agent, Let 12, in the 12th concession, 200 acres, N.B.--All hk oni South half of lot 13, in the 12th conces- sion, 100 acres. About six miles from Atherly Railway Station. years. - JOHN JURY, [| the ' i Prineo Albert, Jan. 20, 1876. J. H. PERRY, ~ Feb, 2, 1876, Whitby. NOTICE. EAVETROUGHS UT up in good style on short notice as Cheap as the Chenpest. Ali kinds of Repairing prompug attended. E. C. Prince Albert, April 26, 1876 NOTICE. HIS is to give notice that I have sold to James V. Thompson, Port Perry, ~4R STEPHENS, Trade Mark OF THE AUSTRALIAN HORSE AND CATTLE FOOD, with all rights and privileges to use and dispose of the same, JOHN YOUNG. Port Perry, Dec. =, 1875. of this Feed for Horses and Cattle, it is un- equalled by anything yét discovered for im- proving the condition of these valuable ani- "| mals both as to flesh and general health. All parties owning. horses or cattle should have it. The ubiversal testimony of all who have tried it on their stock is that they would not now do without it. It is cheap, sufe and beneficial. The purity of the mix ture is guaranteed. Ye THOMPSON. Port Perry, Jan'y 13, his, ---- STORE, T RENT. | on the corner of Queen 'and Perry Sts, Port Perry, lately occupied by Son Nott, Esq , as a Cabinet Establishment, This is. decidedly one of the best--if not the very best--business locations in the vil lage and is well calculated for doing a large business. For particulars apply to the Subscriber, M G. ROBSON, Prince Albert. A LECTURE TO YOUNG. MEN. Vr Frice Six Weuknars' of Tho suturiber hiag'ob hand and for Sale at Port Perry, Omé Husdnd Ewenty 3 Chics $a "WHITE BRICK I Which he is prepared of 5,000 and upwhsis. | .. of Seminal Self-pbuse,' "In fair Nervous rally on NLL eA Marriage. general Cabtumpsion; Eplepey' Ras Jroen Jb "aul hor, tn {his adn admin Re the aw! a of vr 2:0 | | Nothing need be adden as to the value of WELL 3. 5, Bol w foo Prince Albert, i Agent tor North Ontario. A Nov.1, 1875. 5.1y THE GREATEST Wonder. of Modern Times, HOLLOWAY'S EEL The mus Purify the Blood, correct all disorders' of the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys and Bowels, and are invaluable in all com | plaints incidental to Females, | The OiNTuest is the only reliable remedy: for, Bad Legs, Qld Wounds, Sores and: f Gioen, of however long standing, For Bronchitis, Diphtheria, Coughs, Colds, ! Gout, Rhe nai, und all Skin discases it: has no equal. & | ER AEA ONE deem it my duty to state that my Pus: 1 ASD OINTMENT are neither maputactured nor: sold jn any past of the UxiTkp SvaTes. Each Pot and Box bears: the British Govern ment Stamp, with the words** AVS LaLLe AND OINTMENT, LoNpoN," engraved thereon -- On the label is the addresses Oxon STE, Loxpox. Vile and spuriofis i Pill: and Ointment" hides the name of * Lvs, Cuanx & jo. a Norrikur & Lyman,' Lyman Broruers & iii RENT, that splendidly situated od 'who obtain them at very low prices, from J. x Henry, Cerran & Co , of New York, and ih is trash is sopplied to unprinciple rd Retail | dors, who sel! the same as my zens Ointment, which are manufactured only ai Oxford Street, 1. be Shiai | london, and ma; from the following Firms, via :-- 7 3e . Evans, iii & Co., Montreal. Measrs Avery, Brown & Co.; Halifax, N. . Messrs T. B. Barser & Sons, St, John, MB. Messrs Buusor & Co. nto Who import them iret from : AS HOL OWAY. 833, Ozford Stre: Pl Sr 1st, 1876 DAILY LINE TO ROCHESTER. 3h Apr 1 PB or abot "NO RS HMA N, pe it