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Porsons or Oi'^rtnlzatlona desirous of renting this Theatre for one or nioro ni)$hts v;Ul plear.e drop a, card to F. W. Stair, M^r. 5ftr T. H. AND B. RAILWAY Sold trains to Bul^lo 8,55! A.M., 5.29 v.y\. Fast trains to,'' St. Thoina;^, Detroit, Chicago and West \ia Michigan Cen- tral, 5.08 11.05 I'-'^j Try til , . pJte ! New coaches. jlO ilOf' i'onnoctions. Everythin xlied. I '.NT,.,, Brantford, THROUGH •, 'OKETi^ TO M.L I'OINT.s, H. F. LATHAAi, City P.'isseiiger Agent. WILLIAMS' iPIANOSI The Artist's Choices , The Highest Standard See Our Styles. SO ^ 5<1 jarnes Street Hor% HASVIILTON, ONT. PARISIAN STEAM LAUNDRY 132 KING STREET EAST. Good Work and Prompt Delivery. We transfer your Laundry kree of charge to all the principal towns of Ontario. Saturday, Hpill ititi, AL. G. FIELD'S leWeL LAUWDRV. 19 JOHN" .Si'riEl:.T NORTH, HAMILTON. ALI. HAND \Vf)HK, Work called for and delivered to any part of the city on shortest notice. Prices rea- Goiiable imd aatisl.iction guaranteed. A THIAI. SOLICITED. MRS. D. MelCAY, Proprietor. lis' NOTICE— A reward of ;.-i^.oo will be given for information leading; to tlie con\iction of the party or parties throwing stones, nuubles, etc., on the stage of this house. F. W. STAIR, AIgr. JAMES CRAWFORD, iSv4.Sj;S^ve;;B} Th^ Leadirig Corifectionen 34 king Street West, Hamilton. 'miimii»aummir»m See DOYLE & FLESHER, for Fine Tailoring, 56 James North, Opposite St. Nicholas Hotel. THE St. Nicholas Hotel is now thoi'Oiighiy heated by steam. HEMINC & GARRETT, COAL DtAL£R$. 'WK/'L are tlii! imiy riealcis in tlie Ciiv Suit hi-ll tin; «» genuine UAPLB HILL BtRAN" >N COAL. T!"s i»n v,"ry ilciisi; COAL, KivuK . - '- this COAL at the iowesi prices. PHOMB 1261. Or Ipave your ordt-is at 11 wlaimas St. Nortl-i. I i Furniture! Furniture! HOODLESS & SON Have the Largest .Stock of Newest Designs in DRAWING ROOM, BEDROOM, and DINING ROOM GOODS, Ever shown in the city. Prices arc right. WAKEROOMS : CI, 63 & 65 KING ST. WEST. HAMILTON, ONT. Smoke Honoras, 10c. Hilda, 5c. MAtfUFACTUKED BY I. BUUlMEE^NSTIlBi:^, HAMILTON, ONT. The MURTON COAL CO.^andle ncithing but the Genuine Soranton Coal. Try It I ^iiiiiHaeiiiiii.iiHisiiiioiiiiiiiaiiiiuiiiiiiiiHiiiiiMiftiiiiiiuniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiHiuNnHiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiinii'; I DAVIS & McCIJLLOEH, M 7'/te I.catfiiii^ Diamoiui House, wm ' \ Ladies' ^^ Gents' Oiamond Rings S A sriCCIALTY, I The Finest St:,ck in the City, S Alho, Moln ted to Order. I DAVIS ^ V^KUCLOUGH, I 12 KING ST, WEST. S p.S.— I.-.suers of /T\arria^e Ije^ijees. = CO TO NEWSERRY -FOR- s Hats and Boys' Furnishings. I A. Waddell & Co. ;S^;S;-S^ I Crooer and Liiiyor Mgrchant. i 32 and 34 James St. North E HAVE YOUR ■i I Jewelry Repaired g Or Made Over at I E. Dfll/IDSON'S I KING STREET EAST, S 0//. LaJies' College. '';iiiiiiiiiiiitii& , We sai on Credit To 2iY^ Person ^ \m\mi GHItPETS. GLOTHINii. ETC. Frank E. Walker, m AND 119 KING STREET EAST. Programme Darkest America. Auoi.rii Hendkrson, Tenor— " Cast Aside." ' Old Love Letter," " Only Me," Lauri-n'ce Chen'ault, Tenor — " Only One Girl in the World for Me," " Darling Mabel," " She May Have Seen Better Days." Wii.i. Dean-, Soprano — " Only One Word, Farewell," " The Outcast," " Answer." Will Meurjtt, Tenor — " Venus, My Shining Love," " As the Waltz Went On," " The Girl I Love." Ben Moore, Baritone—" Rob Roy," " Cruel Hiss," " From Hovel to Mansion." F. Gordon. Baritone — " She Was a Soldier's Sweetheart," " Picture Eighty-four," " Church Across the Way." Lindsay, Basso—" After Your Wandering, Come Home," " Even Tide," " Kiss and Forget All the Past." Will Reid, Basso—" Belle of Life," " The Miser," " The Buoy," Harry Fiddler—" What Could the Poor Girl Do," " It's a Good Thing, Push It Along," '• Kansas Land." TJrLLy'Ml'irLER"— "'T3ig Dick from Boston," " And His Paarents Haven't Seen Him Since," "Billy Johnson," "My Angeline." George Titchner — " Since Hannah Learne.d to Ride a Wheel," " Keep a Hammock," "Standing on the Comer" John Ruckner — " Golden Bells," " Trilby Hoops," " Boil Old 'Possom Down." Opening Scene-Musicat Melange. Overture and Chorus — " Hail, All Hai! " [Prof. Hallstock's Orchestra and Full Company Comic Song John Buckner Ballad Adolph Henderson Song and a few Verbatim remarks George Titchner Ballad Wm. Merritt Georgia Crackerjacks McCarver Brothers Ballad Laurence Chenault Crying Specialty Harry Watters Song and Short Talk Billy Miller Two Senators from Arkansas Holland and Jackson His Tale of Woe and Song Harry Fiddler Magnolia Quartette— Messrs. Reid, Gordon, Chenault and Henderson, Original Charleston Camp-meeting Shouters. PROGRAM.ME CONTINUED ON PAGE 3. The Fashionable Tea, ""'"""BoaSlkT-. HAZELiL 5. SON, FAlf',Y GROCERS. ^ ^ ^ STORES : Cor. King and Macnab Streets. Main and Wentworth Streets. The newest production | in Photography is the Mat S Surface Platino. a * COCHRAN ^ i Is making a Specialty of s them. I COR. KING AND MARY ST. E Visit the WHITE STAR Between the Acts for the best of everything in the refreshment line. Op- posite the Theatre. " Ronisch," " Ronisch," " Halle," 'ymm " Newco " Newcoi «' Berlin,' t'BerliH" " Morris," " Morris." ominion, s ominion," 3 Mi s s Are some of the PI.\NOS that you will 5 see at out vvaicruoms. The largest and S best selected stock in the city. g W. HALLE & CO., 90 King Street West 5 OUR CATS Have just arrived. Not the S ordinary and every day " catch-as- g catch can " cat, but the handsome 5 art catalogues of the 5 Cleveland .^^ Brantford| Bicycles. ^ | Send us your name for one and S learn the merits of Canada's leading 5 wheels. s i lIBlllilllllHIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIHIIIimilUIIIIIIII Skerrett & Vernon, = 30 King William Street. S iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiS s a ■M BM I B I Illllllllllll'; duction I he Mat ^ alty of 5 ST. iR m for the g rin the mi ). Op- m J. ninion, s ninion," 3 ■I » -^ hat you will S largest and S i 3t West S , Not theS * catch-as- g Handsome B i ntfords )r one and S h's leading s B 3 ■i non, s am Street. S iiiiiiiiiiniiS 4 i, 4 H. G. STONE, Painter and Decorator, Paper Hanger, etc, 152 King Street East. iKiiili liiiiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiigig iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'4; 2|llllllllllilllliillflliliiiiiiiiiiiMiiiillHil ^ ^ ^ AU-Wool Blankets, Worth ' :^^ $3.50. ■/ McKAY BROS., 55 and 57 King St. East. ^ ^ "3$^ After the Show. To sleep, perchance to dream, is the proper thing. Why not do your sleeping and dreairing ^^ one of our Brass and Iron Bedsteads? Cheap, healthy, comfortable and everlasting. All styles, all prices — $4 to $4.50. Sec them anyway. Thsit will cost you nothing. THE LIMITED, 123 & 125 KING STREET EAST. SMITH'S * PANTS * MADE TO ORDER, q>Z.«7c7. 5 KING STREET EAST. /(CWPORT'S tf FOR FINE CHOICE CAKES, ETC. WcooiNQ CAKCS A sptciALfy. Estimates given for Theatre Parties. 217, 219, 219>^ KING ST. EAST. ESTABLISHED 1840. JAMES mmm & son THE LEADING GROCERS, IMPORTERS OF GROCERIES, WINES AND LIQUORS, 12 and 14 James St. South. '3?-sc"o:£r>£^-scr».iixi& Con-tisixiecl PART" SEIOOND. Trombone Solo, " Tramp, Tramp, 'J'r.inip," with variations, " l?lacl< liines " Fred W. Simpkins The Hlack Coniiqiies, Cicero aivl Master Reid, introducing their own specially, " Let's See You Do It." Harry Fiddler, the foremost of colored mimics, introducing Charactet Representations. The Continentals, March, Drill and Chorus, I'erformed by 20 people. Arranged especially for Darkest America. Billy Miller, the leading? colored F.nteriainer, introducing his original songs, tales and stories. Uncle Remus John Bnckner Aunt Ann 13. F. Gordon Lightwood Bill H. McCarver Band Ham Jim Billy Miller Liza Hotfoot L. Chenault Dangerous Charley Geo. Titchner Hannah Savall Will Reid Cru.sh Foot Hill H. Fiddler Hard Head Hph . . ^ C. Reed RaKor JaliQ Ben Moore Magnolia Quartette, Charleston Shouters, etc. Suntaagg, the Automatical Egnima. Handi Cheriff's Original Troupe of Dogs. In marvelous feats of Gun Juggling, Balancing, Pyramids, Acrobatic and Contortion Work, THE DARKTOWN FIRE BRIGADE Policeman Gobera Billy Miller Mad Nance Billy McCarver Mother Goose, with a large family Will Brooks Mamma Toodle Harry Fiddler Boozy Tom Geo. Titchner Fusel Oil Bill B. F. Gordon Captain of the Darktown Hose Company John Buckner First i.,ieutcnant Will Dean Second Lieutenant Edwin Winn Nozzlemen Cicero, Reed'aud A. Henderson Axmen Harry Reid and L. Chenault Hosemen Howard McCarver and Ben Moore Every Bit Pork, M. 8, BKADT & CO.'S Kor.^o Made Sausages. Rate Sc seerr HAVE OPENED UP A NEW TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT 2Lt SO .Ja.xnes St. ]Kr>t>x>tli. H Mr. Rule's ability as a cutter is well known in Hamilton. For fit, style and workmanship tliey cannot be surpassed and the prices arc moderate. Give us a call. 80 James St. North, Opposite Koyal Hotel. lliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBiiiiiieiggiiniSiiiigntiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii?* W. J. WALSH, 115 King St East Monarch BICYCLES I Mt •rj Are the Best. I na ■■ ^ ® ^ I m See them at 16 John St. N. ^ C. HANSON, Agt. I RYCKMAN'S Kootenay CureJ FOR I Rheumatism, Eczema, I Pimples on 4.1ie££ice. ^ 5 Complexion Made Clear. | Act on the Kidneys and i Liver. 5 500 Testimonials inside of four s months. = A. RODGERS, | Sanitary | Plunibing. I ■a Steam and Hot Water Heating s A SPECIALTY. 5 tm All Work Personally Superintended, s 188 JAMBS ST. HORTH. S ADJOURN TO THE- SCH/1IDT HOUSE I ■I For « Nloa Lunoh after the Show. S The Impel ted Wines, Cheese and Table ™ Delicacies have made this house famous all 5 over Ontario. I SCHMIDT & LANGHORN, Props. | ei AND eii JAMES ST. NORTH. £ Gas Fixtures, Electric Fixtures and Gas Globes, SFFBRso'iN^mV 2ihS.*"" C H. PEEBLES, on the Market Square, for High Clacs Grocaries and Low Prices* ^1111 1 1 II n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 i M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I FEARMA N^S I Hams and Bacon ii are . : I THE BEST. I ROYAL LIVERY, = Boarding and Sale Stables. n A;i 1 li;ive just purclmsfd a n^jw l',)t uf ~'Bu,i!i;ii:s ami 1-amily V'ehicks fur tin- Ci'inirij; ^ season. 1 am prcpaicd tn K'>«^ t''^ I'liblic ;;; the best iu the cii; at a ic;u.unable price. I TELEPHONE, 142. Formerly F. POST'S. E R. A. lAfilson, Prop. E 17 & 19 REBECCA STREET. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ; 1 1 1 i 1 1 CALL ON JOHN A. BARR, Family and Dispensing Ciieniist, ROYAL DRUG STORE, CCR. JAMES AND MERRICK ST.IEETS, HAKiLION. 1 lcacl(|iiarti'r.-. foi I'cifiinies, Tnjlcl Aitii'li^s, Ilair, Nai! .niil TciDili l!riislR-s, ('(inibs, Spc. lines, C'lianinis sUiiis, eli:.. I'lpni Irir Malchlcss iialiii or Floral Crtaiii Lotion f(jr the Skin ; also for Caroline, or Dcnlifoani, the new favorite preparation for the Teeth. Prescriptions and Fsvinily Receipts Dispensed. I'ine .'ilali'liiery, also I'osiajv-' .Slaiiips I. >i .^.':,\ t i II 1 1 1 1 ij 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 i I ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 r^ W. C. GAY ci CO. j 141 James St. North, i FOR INVilATlONS. i iiii: - COMING ATTBACIilS, ifi^iiaiMGO.| ai^'M.lLJ^^JIi'C^Hi Established 184P. IriiLn uu., j Pilgrim Bros. & Co., ^ SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF I Newjiijnger Ale, ^ ANU' I Hish ^Jass /5(i\eral Waters, ^ xa Prize ftludals Awarded for Puiity. I Factory and Office : I 12&14JARV1S STREET, I HJLIVIIlLiTOM, Ol^T. I Telephone, 903. ALL NEXT WEEK I Tile Ella Gameion Umm, IN' THE I'QLLOWINt; ti) 1 = JEWEL RANGES, 1 1 Are L.i'j O'ily rangas in the^ ! mari^el having Z I Slieet Steel Ovens. § ) Umq nailed in baldngquaI-5 ities ^ BURROW, STEWART ik Wl^M, MANUFACTURERS, i ^lllllililllililililililJ'IJ.IJil'i!i:i:l.lil:lililiiii:l1il:lilililil:|illlililir|i|illlllilililililililim^ Have you been to the Hamilton Fruit Market, Cor. Catharine and Main Sts. It is a continuous Fruit Show I