More Stories 1838-1899 watching a number of men at work moving a house. While standing near the capstan the chain snapped and struck him on the leg above the knee. It was first feared the leg would have to be amputated but Dr. Kaye dispelled these fears yesterday by setting the broken limb." (Daily Examiner. Dec. 26, 1882) Post Master Ejects Nuisance "To the Editor of The Examiner Sir, I observed by the issue of the Weekly Examiner on the 27th ult. an item purporting to be reported from Georgetown that I as postmaster ill-treated a boy who called at the post office for letters. Your informant must either purposely have reported a falsehood or been ignorant of the facts. Sometime ago a man (not a boy) came into my place of business under the influence of liquor to transact some business of his own, and used language which could not be tolerated, and ejecting him summarily from the office I daresay he felt he was in the wrong box. I should be happy at any time to have an enquiry by the Post Office Inspector of this or any other circumstance connected with the Post Office. However I conceive that I have a right to guard my place of business from the offensive intrusion of such rowdies as the person in question. Georgetown , Dec. 30, 1882 W. Wightman , Postmaster." (Daily Examiner. Jan. 2, 1883) School Principal Popular 'The examination of the Georgetown Public Schools took place on Friday last, the 22nd inst., after which the principal, Mr. Ewan Stewart was presented with an address, accompanied by two elegantly-bound volumes, the works of Milton and Shakespeare . It is pleased to note the reciprocal good-will such incidents indicate between the teacher and the taught. Mr. Stewart seems to have the happy facility of securing the regard and attachments of his pupils not less by his judicious discipline than by his earnest endeavours to advance them in the various fields of knowledge. Mr. Stewart has within the last year, by the aid of his scholars, raised sufficient funds to purchase a school library of a hundred and fifty volumes of a very select kind. They consist o history, biography, travel and general literature besides a goodly number of charts of object lessons. The money for the purchase of the books has been raised by musical and dramatic entertainments given by the pupils of the school." (Daily Patriot. Dec. 29, 1882) a precarious condition" (Daily Patriot. June 14, 1883) (It was later reported that Mr. Gillis survived his accident.) Rescue in Boots "Two boys aged about 14 named Canteloand Burdette, of Bridge, King's County, while bathing in that river got suddenly beyond their depth. An alarm was raised by some person on the bank noticing their danger, and although a crowd immediately gathered they would in all likelihood have been drowned as they were being rapidly swept away by the strong current. Fortunately, Charles MacKinnon and Sam Glover of Georgetown who were crossing the bridge with a McDonald and Westaway team, noticed the boys and at once plunged in, boots and all, and saved both of them. This is not the first time that "Charlie" got a wetting in the same way." (Daily Patriot July 20, 1883, slightly edited) The Shipping News at Georgetown, P.E.I. Dec. 18, 1883 'The brigt. Columbian, Musterd, master, sailed on Sunday last with a large assorted cargo on account of the owner Messrs. McDonald Bros ., Georgetown . The schr. Four Brothers, Power, master, also for St. John's loaded by Messrs. Pool . Bros , at Aitken's wharf read)' to sail. The barque J.W ., Crane , master, has in about 35,000 bushels of oats and will be ready to sail for Europe in a few days. She is being loaded by her owner McDonald & Westaway. The New Era, Parker, master, is also loading oats for Europe by Daniel Gordon ., Esq., the owner. The barque G.H. Gordon , Kibby, master, arrived yesterday at Georgetown after a passage of 35 days from Gloucester, England . The brig Nora is ready for sea at Georgetown with a cargo of 10,500 bushels potatoes. She was loaded by the owners Angus MacMillan and R.T.Holman Esqs. of Summerside . Capt. A Murchison , of Point Prim is master. The schr. Quiet, Sergeant, master has just finished loading at Georgetown by H.L MacDonald Esq . with a cargo of potatoes for Portland, Maine and he has just finished loading a schooner for Chester , N. S. . The schr, Cammelia, from Georgetown arrived at StJohn's, Nfld., on the 10th inst.." (Daily Patriot Dec 28, 1883) Accident in the Railway Yard. " A distressing accident occurred in the railway yard at Georgetown yesterday forenoon by which Mr. Angus Gillis , baggage-master, was jammed between the buffers of two engines, his breast being compressed into the space of about three inches. He was bled by Dr. Kaye , under whose skillful treatment he is placed, "with a view of removing bruised blood thus preventing infection The injured man suffered a great deal last night and still lies in Prohibitionist Passenger 'To the Patriot Mr. Editor , Is the sale of strong drink allowable on the Island Railways? A few weeks ago, while traveling by rail between Georgetown and Mount Stewart , the young lad who sells apples etc., came round with an open basket in the bottom of which lay side by side about four bottles of liquor of some kind which the lad was offering to the