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8 DAILY "WORLD, VANCOUVER, II. CANADA. Wednesday, December 14, 1892. LEA MY" KYLE, MAN I'FA OK ROUGH AND DRESSED rI I 1 Uil Je L3I33 WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED AM) Ol'KXKI) A MOCK SILlER PLATED School TruwtfeK in S.tli)ii, The monthly meeiing of the School Board wis laid in tii city ii on ies lay evening, teiie being present Messrs. Wm.

Brown (in the chiT), C. W. Murray, G. F. Baldwin, (i.

I. Wilson, H. Collins and Sec retary Maegowan. A petition from 33 residents on Fairview for a was laid over to awat the arrival of tie hoard for Iv.Ki; communications from a number of tradesmen and others, otlering to furnish fittings, etc. for the new schools were laid on the table; in reply to a letter from J.

M. Browning it as decided to pay an account due on lots purchased from the C. P. R. a communication from John Wesley regarding Christinas presents was filed, as was also one from F.

C. Potts regarding military drill for pupils. Caretaker A. Ilobinson, of the Ceutral school, tendered his resignation, which was accepted. The monthly reports from teachers show the schools to be in a satisfactory condition both from an attendance point of view ami also with regard to efficiency.

A request from Miss Mcintosh to be allowed to rent a room iu the old West F'nd school was referred to the chairman and DOORS, WINDOWS, Worth Attention WARE Pei)der Slreet, Lot with two houses, cabin and stable; all rent cd; $24 per month Oppei)heiijer Slreet, Klock 5, lot, 3 houses and $36 per month Aletfarjder Streel, One Lot, Block 44 Richards ai)d Sis, Double Corner Seijijiotir Street, Lot in Block 74. Hastings Street, Sub Division 19 (Corner) Povell Streel, Sub Division 1S4, Block 27, 2 lots (cleared) each Hastings Street, Sub Division 1S3E, Block 5 AND shop; well rented atl woo 675 775 vi iOM balance small monthly 'Stff payniHiits, will huy a hanclmme i. i'iem on nearoperrt House. Willi all modern conveniences, Price, UK). A decided Imrcnin.

lunulas Co, Cordova M. Q1 1 (f FIIt house ami lot on princes A Ea Easy terms. DmiK'ins iV. oriiova st. S12700'; 'OK one of the t.e.

re id Hftth, hot and cold wafer, etc. stsuds on corner, Willi fine view of city. rounds lOOxlJi). tertnH. Houirlns Co Cordova St.

CT I i KOH a handsome modem MJlilIl houseon i'rineiisstreet; hum, si'wer connection etc. terms. Mm) rash, Imliun per mouth, liouglas Cordova street. Xi)t Wl LL Hl'Y a gooti ho CDM fj Alexander street, nea nouse on ear i.ro i ei) r.KK. stnmn fjtee Inlet; fine view: easy terms.

I nugltts Cordova street. qln(A WILL lil'Y a liandsome tX) deuce iu Fairview, one h)ock oil Citv Klectric llHilwRv. i ifv and coni maiifling mxmiificfiit vifw of Hav, the city. ete. it; eie tc ins.

loiigias i. Cordova treft. Special Buys hi tots. WILT, huy cond lot on I'nr m4J stiv'; lot contain rn.e (ifanaere: easy t' nns of iiayment. Co Cordova street.

'r WILLhuy CiixlJOonTrmnwav, vDuUU KiivtKnd. A bargain. Douglas 'or Iovh St. (J TIT W1I.I. huy lot feet on U5r IClevelilll Hvemie, Mount ili.se loOniHi io st, i.ot faces inlet.

Lood view. lloimlns f'ordovil St. CT I rr h'Olt rood iot on Sevmoiirst. nn CDHc i terms. Ilouclns (v Pf.i Cordova Ct 1 CASH, liiilniice smull monthly 'iaJJ puj inelits.

will huy line iol oil I'riee IIouliIhs Cordova $1,050 one of the finest corners omit rieasant; ea 'V terms. li tv Cordova vfreet. (T2QW WILL huy feet on Maro y)Ol "I street, close to Burrard street, fa'1 i ing Inlet; gnniedaiid ready for building; easy terms of pa nit nt. Douglas street. i'M V'L' A good lot oin )ipenheimer J.Al lLliUj and a fine comer on 'Mh avenue, Mount 1'lensnnt, for a limine and i Douu'las tt Cordova street.

Several lots for tJnt) eftfdi. Doug rrllilllMl las A Cordova street. I llE Arili'I Itl.Ol'KS rlmverKmw easily cleared; flue loeatioii. Jtouglas Cordova street. i $2,100 45 400 DnUO I LATHS, SHINGLES, Tpj "iinir fur Office, Hastings Street tyills, the TIDE TAltl.K.

The tidal hours for tin; current week are as follow I.oW. HIGH. a.m. p.m. a.m.

Ii. m. Tuesdav. Iee. 1:1 wcdllcsdsv.

lice. 14 Thursday, lice. Friday, inc. PI Saturday. Pee.

17 Sunday, Pee. Is Mueilrtv. pec. 11 1 Mil 2.M 2 4 3 1(5 0 4.1 147 ion; 9 40 10:41 11: 1) 11 p.m. pin md't 4 fil'i THE WEDNESDAY.

DECEMBER 14. TKlti: TALES OF THE TOWN. Sam Gintzburger, tobacconist, Holland block. lust horse covers iu the city atLip3ett's. Xmas c.inl.

at russell uiacnnald it co. The iHlinonico is the only lilacc in town where v. can get Eastern oysters in the shell. The lt variety of Nkck an.l Puckkt in the city at Stark's, tilasgow House, 2i0 Carrall St. Gold, jjijil, Kold at Fairview, saved ly haying wood ami coal from K.

S. Forbes. Telephone. L'lS, P.O. box II Battery No.

i of the B. V. 15. G. Capt.

SuialllieM, has won the annual competition for efficiency and the eupi. Geo. I. Wilson is giving up business and is otlerini; his entire stocks in both stores, on Cordova street and Westminster avenue, at a sacrifice. The city baud has very kindly offered to give a coucert at popular prices iu aid of The World's I'ook I'hiuhikn's Christmas CiiKEit Frvii.

One hundred cords best wood in the city 12, 16. 22 and 24 inches long. Come and iee. Wellington Coal Yard, 550 Carrall street. Telephone 4S.

II Summer's Orrell, Granville street, are opening daily beautiful and useful articles suitable for Christmas presents, also fancy materials for making up. T. Prest land brokers, 50S Pender street, will exchange 10, 20 or 30 acre lots, or a choice improved farm iu the best locality of the Fraser valley, for rental bearing property in this citv. I The postollice department has let a contract to Capt. Troup of the Columbia and Kootenay Navigation Company to carry two mails per week from Nelson to the coast.

The benefit will also be shared by Kalo, Pilot Hay, A insworth and Balfour, A. Haslam having disposed of his in i terest in the electric light works, has with drawn his resignation of the office of Mayor of Nanaimo, and as the council had never considered the letter he resumes his place as if the letter had never been written. An important meeting of the members of the Y.M.C.A. will be held on Thursday evening to consider a motion approving the action of the board of directors in having the association incorported. The attendance of every active member is urgently requested.

Ucsnoiisible parties who may desire to lease a bnildiiiK on the southeast corner of Hastings aiid 'ambit: streets, can have sanio erected suit their requirements. For full particulars apply to the British Columbia Lind Investment Agency, DougaU bh.ck. Miss ton, of Misses K. it 11. Johnston, modistes, of Toronto, expects to he in Vancouver about lieccinber 15th.

Ladies wishing to place their orders for evening and stre o'tumes will lind it to their advantage to place the same with us. Orders can be completed within three or four weeks from the time they arc ordered. At Tuesday's meeting of Columbia Encampment No, 5, I.O.I). Bro. Win.

J. McNab Mas admitted to the Patriarchal degree, Chief Patriarch Ward officiating. Grand Chief Patriarch Waller, of Victoria, will be present in person to instal the officers for too next term and arrangements are being made for a general good time on that occasion. To d.iv's deqiatches state that Charles M. Sterling, manager of the Toronto branch of tiie 'H York Life Insurance Society, is dead at Barbara, where he had gone for his he.dth.

The deceased was ono of Toronto's most energetic young business men. Sterling is a brother in law of Mr. W. Home, M. P.P., of this city, ami his wife, Mr.

Home's sister, has visited here. W. A. has returned to Victoria from Xels. a and reports a better outlook in the Slocm country than ever before known, IS mines will be worked all winter and at alow estimate these will have ready for shipment iu the spring some 10,000 tons of ore averaging from 100 per ton upwards.

There will ba paid out in wages by the mines now working over $12,000 per month, in a.ldition to which must be considered the wages earned by those engaged in transporting the ore from the mines to Kaslo, to which point most of the ore finds its way. I imyiw all kivus wue. Red Mills, South Side of False Creek. S. Thomson, tobacconist, Sunnyside corner.

I tolls at russell inacdonald it co. Waterproof covers, all sizes, at See the merchants' lunch at the Pacific. II There is uo place like home, only the Del monico. Newly furnished rooms to rent in the new Holland block. II i Artistic hair cutting at Whit tier 'a, 211 I Carrall street.

A lot of collars going at fifteen cents, at Itunlap, Cooke The tastiest Fuee LiM it on Cordova street is at the Oriental bar. Stop that cough by taking Nelson's Cough I Linctus. 106 Cordova street. For 'Xmas goods, fine perfumes, and toilet articles, see window at Heed's Pharmacy. In these hard times a first class Fuke Li Neil is a boom.

Try the one at the Oriental bar. Elegantly trimmed millinery at reduced prices at Summers Orrell's Granville street. Another lot of those Ciilap Dkkss Goons just received at Stark's Glasgow House, 22i! Carrall St. Now is your time to get sweet apple ripr.i;, mifcrineiitcil, direct from Ontario. Sold by all leading grocers.

Fresh apple cider direct from Norwich Ontario at Webster Bros, corner of Seymour and 1 lavie street, telephone 301. Coal, coal, coal, only So. 50 per ton at the I lty ruel telephone P. (). box S74, yard Granville street bridge.

Visitors before registering elsewhere will do well by calling at the Waverly hotel, corner of Georgia Seymour streets. II Sayve yure munnie fur ye Olde Folkese Concerte in ye Markete Halle, on Monday' nyte, ye XXVI daye of ye XII mnnthe. You have no idea how indifferent you will feel toward's the coal combine if you buy your uuderware at Duulap, Cooke Co. Don't forget S. J.

Euianuels it Co. 'a enormous sale of Diplock's toy and fancy goods to night at S. Bailey Bros, have just received 15 cases English goods, consisting of leather dressing cases, pocket books, albums, Bcreens and glass photo frames. David Evans, the merchant tailor, has a large stock of tweeds aud worsteds imported, suitable for the Christinas trade. Inspection invited and cut guaranteed.

The most ridiculous thing that has come to our notice and everybody is talking about it is the extraordinary fino stock of holiday goods at russell maconald it co. Scotch short bread to order with any design, and finest Xmas cakes iu town, from 20c per lb. and upwards. Teas unrivalled, and chocolate candies of the finest. Scon, ltil Cordova St.

Sign of the big teapot. The ladies of Zion church will gi a Xmas. dinner iu the Market Hall, Monday, Dec. 2iith. There will be an orchestra in attendance and parlor pastimes may be participated in.

Admission including dinner 50 cents. At T. K. Morrow drug store, 42(i Cordova you will find a choice assortment of Xmas novelties, consisting of fancy per mines, leather cases, opera glasses, gold and 1 silver ej glasses, etc. The pioneer dry conds merchant of Van couver, i 1.

Wilson, is retiring from business, ills stock is so well and favorably known throughout the Province that it is unnecessary to mention what it is com prist of. The whole is to be sacrificed. In order to make room for the increasing stationery Uillmli business of the Dip lock Book and Stationery house, S. .1. 1 Euianuels it Co.

ill sell, without reserve, 1 their enormous stock of fancy goods and toys. The auction will commence at 2 p.m. 1 to morrow and will be continued every day until the whole stock is di. posed of. A decided saleluard to pedestrians crossing Westminster avenue bridge has been tlhetcd by nailing a rail along the bottom the whole length of the bridge.

Iu the case of a person slipping in frosty wea ther 011 the pirt which slopes toward the i water, the precaution taken will avert a drowning fatality. The scmi annu il examinations are being i conducted in the city schools day this week. Commencing at Mount Pleasant on Monday the public iminations will take place, ami the promotions for the next six i months be made known. Thereafter pupil and teacher alike will be at liberty to enjoy the Christmas holidays. Tenders for the construction of the Nelson it Fort Sheppird railway will be asked for about Feb.

1st, and it is the intention of the promoters to let the work to British Columbia contractors if possible. The reported letting of a 200 milu contract I 011 the Spokane Falls Northern and Ncl 1 son it Fort Sheppard railways to Seattle contractors is erroneous. An enthusiastic meeting of the newly i formed Victoria Citizens' Association was held on Monday evening. A number of speeches were made, the association was permanently organized, ward committees were appointed to select candidates for the forthcoming muuicipal contest, and after the transaction of preliminaries, an adjournment was made for a week. iiin: in tiii: WHICH WE ARE "FTKItlSi; AT 25 PER CENT.

liELOW IiEGULAK IMiK'Es. This Is an exceptional chance to secure the best goods at low prices. Do not fail to call and inspect our stock. 1.1MITKII 15! ST. CD 7s 4 J3 jD I t) 3 CITY MARKET A.

M. BEATTIE Will commence his auction sn'es on nit iwiii, BVEItY NIGHT Commencing Thursday, Deo. 15. ai 2:30 in. And will continue JSvcry Afternoon Specially for the Convenience of the Ladies.

THE LARGE STOCK of GOODS Placed in my Hands for Sale CVinssf riy or" Boots and Shoea Dry Goods, Hat3 and Caps Ready made Clothing Hardware Groceries and Glassware. The Stock was placed in mv hands to eienr out, tui't 1 have mien inyseif unlil Jmiuilry next, lio you think I can do it Come round and see what will happen. LARCE QUANTITIES OF FURNITURE Are now rrer at the Market, and every afternoon from Thursday next there will be A FUri)itlire Sale until I hnve room to move. ATTEND FOR BARGAINS. I Mean Unreserved Auction Sales.

A. M. JJEATTIE, Auctioneer. lifl tt Mcndcn Britannia CJo. OJKftDM AUCTION SALE LL, V' IV, rack secretary with power to act.

A number of accounts were recommended for payment, and the secretary instructed to draw from the council before the 31st the balance duo for school purposes, after which the board adjourned for a week. War Ship Kontin. Latest advices from the ship are to the effect that the Sun Ban, No. 72 Cordova street has the finest assortment of Japanese goods suitable for Xmas presents for ladies or gentlemen to be found in B. C.

Nearly a ISreak. People who sat waiting on Tuesday evening for the curtain to go up in the Vancouver Opera House did not know that one of the most lively of acts was going on behind the scenes. Before the performance commenced, Dinald Dowuie's man demanded the money for his principal nor would he allow the performance to commence till he got it. Tins demand in a house of such standing as rather surprising and entirely ithout precedent. Manager Goldsmid had a dozen and oneothtr things to attend to at the time, and did not see why Donald Downie could not do as all others had done settle iu the office after the performance had started, and the manager had timo to think.

But nothing but cash before the show started would suit Donald. So Mr. Goldsmid took his man down to the office and counted out the money, keeping out that he had paid out for duty, on advertising matter. The man did not want to allow the and the matter was referred to Donald himself. He also refused and said that they were not in the habit of paying duty.

Manager Goldsmid wanted to know if they had expected him to smuggle the paper in. And so it went on till Iinally Donald told bis man to take down the apparatus. And then Manager Goldsmid told his property man to take the apparatus ami lock it up in the property room, there to be kept till Lonald Downie paid $400 for brea.h of contract. Then there was some more fun, but finally Donald and his man concluded that they had better do the squarj thing, so they allowed the the man turned on the pictures aud Donald did the talking. Those in the secret of the matter advised Manager Gold sinid to let Donald go, but ho felt that ho must keep faith with the public.

Don't forget S. J. Euianuels it enormous sale of Diplock's toy aud fancy goods to night at 8. Make Happy lie Happy. One of the surest ways of gaining happiness for yourself is to do something to make others happy.

You havo an excellent opportunity in connection with The WoKLIi's Pool'. ClIllIST.MA.S Clir.i'.i: Fi'NH, which is to be used irrespective of creed for the purpose of making the poor children of the city happy on Christmas day. Contributions acknowledged, $111. 50. Chief of Polico McLaren, $1.

Mrs. Geo. Gillespie, half a dozen mouth organs. Major Eldridg 85. Baker it Leeson, 1 bid.

apples. Special Notice. On and after this date the price of small cakes ill be reduced from 1 "1 to 10 cents per dozen at Taplcy's. IIIITIT. The magistrate this morning remanded Guy Cook who is charged with stealing newspapers from door steps and selling them, tiny is a member of the irrepressible "alley gang," of which his brother Julian is grand chief.

An ordinary, respectable citizen who had unwittingly exceeded his carrying capacity was discharged. Best chocolate creams, 'hoice candies, Harcus fruit store Corner Carrall and Hastings. CITV II A I.I, ECHOES, Caretaker Clough is feeling for the annual lump sum. The school board has S7 applications for the vacant janitorship. The board of health to morrow will be asked to deal with the finally linal smallpox account.

The license commissioners are to meet on Monday next. There is a large grist of applications of various kinds to be considered. Miss Bowes has transmitted to the license inspector a copy of a resolution passed by the W. C. T.

asking for the cutting oil' of all saloon aud shop licenses. A man ho wanted to peddle jewelry walked jauntily into the license inspector's office and asked what a license would cost: "One hundred dollars, sir," was the reply, on hearing which the man wilted and slid out. He apparently had figured on about $10. The agreement with Mr. Stimson of Toronto, who has purchased the local improvement debentures, was prepared and forwarded to day.

Ho has to hand over 37,000 at once for one third at par. If the Legislature grants the city power to guarautee the other two thirds, he will take themat par also; but if not, he will take them at 04. A difference of opinion has arisen be twem the bank, the selling agents and the city over the amount to be paid for the last issue of general debentures, The city claims that they were to be delivered in London at SS net, but now the bank appears to have taken SS net minus the stamp duty, hich totals upon the whole issue to about 83,000. The city will hold the bank for the SS net unbroken and then the bank will have to fight it out with Coates it Co of London. A Full House.

Sue F. W. Hart's warcrooms 21 and 23 Cordova street for Holiday specialties, i TERMS TO ARRANGE. Spccaa! Bargains in Mouses. OWNER forced to sell.

'm will l.uv ft rooiI roomed house on Iiieharitv streef, not fsr from St. Amireu 's church. Cost onu year syo. Smsll easii pnyment. Iiahince 011 long time.

Douirfiis Cordova street. J'olt hoiie ami lot in Fairview, 0'''W only few Mocks from Citv lee trie Tramway. Fine view. Cnhleu ami well. DoivzIhs it Corilova street.

KOIt 3 roomeit house sin lot I l' 'i. ou Tramway, Kast Kiel, (iooil locution; tine view. Property is worth Owner fon eil to sell. IioimlH" IMK'or ioca K( i "olt uooil house, on Prior St. OXMVJ Fi mir heitrooms iisrlor.

lilnlmr room, etc. muhii ean payment itowu, iiiHiiee oil Ions: lime. liiniL'itis i Conors AMI, i.hIhikt month, VM will MM urcoiie 'he N' locnu rti'H'iH'CS on HhtcIhv starf: Uv ini. Ih hu tiful view. lumirlii's i vti CC I L'1' Itk houe on OJL Sfvmnnr t'(" hot nnl cnM Htt r.

hath, yrwry rM owner hus to sin riiice ir; muhIi thmi juiyim nr. monthly. nr lova tret r. TekM'hinie $W)OV, AMI, Imlnnro 't ir month, huy a trooii noniM hoiw' SL Noti street: i nreJieo; hot am! eoM vnte: hnth. ciet'Htitiy (inittetl.

mut'in rv CopIovh strew. oi hrindomo ronnlc'iico on fieorin tirtvitf, oil Hue corner overlooking inlet: oil mo'leni conveniences; easy term. Ioiil'1hs ('oriiova 1 KOIS ol, nf revi CD A deuces in the West Knd, close to Inlet; grounds cniitniu one fifth of nn were and tire tiHinisnmely laid rrnt; ood with and pear trees ami irrent ijuant if of smull fruit hone hns nil modern conveniences. Terms csh, jO in months mid hal ance on as loni; time desired, or vayflhle monthly at rate of fit) per month, whieh'sum includes interest ami priueipiil. Douglas Cordova street.

(2! I 1'tilnnee oh long time, Cpl will huy a new suhMantin! ami well Hrrrtngefl 9 roomcd house on Hiehards Ftreet. near 't. Andrew's church; hnth, hot ami cold wnter, price SWi. iJonKias i ordova ft feet. (p 1 4) foil a house on (amide street; l.dU Imth, sewer onneetion, terms.

lotiglns A Conlova street. 1 WILL tiny a two story house and a lot and a half on Kichards street; u' wtd gsrduii hu1 Severn 1 bearing fruit trees; eny terms; a wreat harnaiu. Ijouglas 6 Cordova street. GZk)f7 i 4 KOIt houe and two lots on Opjienheimer street: easy tciin. tJougias loJ Cordova street EDDY ELECTRIC MOTORS Of any Armatures The Best Size or Voltage Special! Prepared for this Climate.

is the Cheapest GREAT REDUCTION SiBraGRS HeisRB lm u. of Rnisrioa. Manufacturers of Electrical Machinery for Unlit and Power, Electric Mininir Plant, Power Trans mission. Arc and Incandescent Dynamos for Central Station aud Isolated General Electric Supplies, KrS'SJnK JOHN S. ANDERSON, ffiP Hritlsh Columhia Apent for Siemens it Hnlske Electric Co.

of America: Eddv Electric jl'I'J co, Windsor, Partrlc iV. Cinter. Philadelphia. American Eleeiricnl Works i''Ovideitce, HI. tfWl eorrespondeuce tieated eonDdciitliilly and promptly answered.

We have on hand a Large and Well Selected Stock of all kinds of BOOTS, SHOES AND RUBBERS, which will be sold at a Great Reduction to make room for our Spring Stock. CAMl'BELL'S SHOE STOHB NOS. 305 7 HASTINGS STREET 12110 tf.

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