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Intenperance.
n1rrY OF PRoFEssoRs OF RE1IGI,

DUTY OF PROFESSORS OF RELIGION. @
To the Editor Of the Press: ..s5-.re r. r.
There is no evil so disastrous to the welfare
of society, material and moral, as intemper-
ance. And it is an evil that is evidently in
creasing. The cause may be traced to the fact
that moral suasion is sadly neglected, while
there is a lamentable failure to apply the law
ofprohibition. Both instrumentalities are eff
fective, nor can one supply the place of the
other. The thorough use of both, by those
who profess to have faith in their efficacy.
would completely close the dram shops, and
so greatly check the habit of drinking.
There are few faithful friends of temper
ance constantly in the field, and their labors
are not in vain. But it is painful to witness
the apathy Of many, especially of the pulpit
and of professors of religion. i The personal
habits Of such, it may be are almost uniformly
correct; but beyond this, on the part of large
class, little is done. Now and then apulpit
sounds. forth an alarm; now and then a
church utters q warning; but for the most
part there is total Indifference - .- e Il"
Intoxicating drinks, in open defiance of law,
are sold in our cities, and to large extent Sc
cretly in our villages; and our young men are
contracting habits which, If not abandoned,
will surely lead to ruin. And yet the religious
community as a body are wholly Indifferent
to the melancholy fact, if lack of direct effort
to arrest the progress of this desolating evil
may be regarded as evidence. aFres,Iey
&C. 1t is in no ccnsorious spirit that complain.
am myself a professor of religion. But it is
with utter establishment that I observe that
men protesting godliness, who stand on The
watch tower of Zion, who lead the devotiops
of the sanctuary, who exhort sinners to re-
pentance, and who profess to follow the exam
pie of Christ, and would remove distractions
to the progress of Christianity-ot which in
temperance is the most palpable, and perhaps
a greater intolerance than all other obstruc-
tons ombined-that such men should with
hold their efforts to stay the tide of an evil so
terrible as that Of intemperance,
For the last twenty-five years and upwards
much has been said about inyadelity, in con-
nection with movements of reform. On one
hand the Church has been denounced, it has
seemed, out of sheer malignity; on the other,
reformers have been .indiscriminatAsy stse1sa
TIED as infdels. "a plague o. both the
houses" The Church has indeed been un-
faithful, and many reformers have uttered in.
.fidel sentiments. The real intidel doubtless
hates the Church, and would hate it none the
less if the Church were not false to its cove
nant. The unfaithful member of the Church
has no sympathy with the infdel, even if he
be true to the cause of humanity. honor q
But I am led to enquire which is the great.
er infidel, he who, while protesting religion,
practically ignores the humanities Of life, OF he
who, making no such profession, yet enters
heartily into the work of saving men from
drunkenness and delivering them from bond
age? To my mind the answer is plain. "a
- hrs ian AEMrEHh "A s
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ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.


EB The Aroostook Times saws there has bae,,
qu'.e demand for dwelling houses in, the
porder towns, by persons from, the Provinces
VINO are anxious to keep out Of the way of the
Fenians.
GB Some hundred and fifty cords of white
birch logs have been purchased by firm at
Pennington Falls, and are being manufactured
into spoOls.G bskfz i sE5 ~ s5
va A grand masquerade ball comes off at
Norombega Hail. in Bangor, tonight.
VS. IIhe Bangor Whig learns from reliable
gentleman from Ellsworth, that the people in
that vicinity are enjoying an extraordinary
freshet using canoes to sail about their cellars
and navigating the streets in flatboats.
By~Ni hundred dollars were received at
'he ouiversalist Levee in Waterviue, a few
evenings SINCE -4.,--'' =
va The Sko shegan Clarion complains that
II has become common practice with many
ootn IN and out of that village, to drive their
'eams on To and across the sidewalks and street
crossings, so as to completely obstruct them
ana compel ladies and all pedestrians to 90
into the mud and water in the streets in order
to get along. We are assured by an eve-wit.
ness, that nothing of the kind was ever known
| in this city. er --.- -,-s,~. 80
GB. public library is to be established in
Skowhegan, and levee will be held to raise
funds for the purpose, on Wednesday, 18th
instant /. + a,... itsy...e ~ "
va" Col. Stokes is elected member of Con.
gress from the Sd Tennessee district. .a ,oslk
Va Governor Brownlow of Tennessee. said
in recent address "a Knoxville, II announce
| to you that if Andy johnson is to lead the wav
In reconstruction, with the Democratic party
at his back, Ego the other way 1 60 with the
Congress of the United States the so-called
Radicals 81 81" OH 20 a41rf iEIfHF -T7Trr-
EB- "Perley" of the Boston Journal. saws
PRESIDENT johnson now thinks that it is not
his duty to execute a law that he believes to be
unconstitutional Will some one be kind
enough to inform us, what right the two houses
Of Congress have to NEEDLE with the govern
ment of the country at all. .52
va The Richmond press receive the Mem
Nation with characteristic cordiality The
Examiner says, "All negroes who patronize it
should at once be discharged from the employ
| mems of every gentleman who respects him
self and the society in which he moves "a An
white men who give it countenance are al
ready damned" Meanwhile Mr.. Hunnicutt re-
publishes some of his predictions of 1861. and
announces himself as the editor of the Mem
Nation published in the city of Richmond.
Va, and desires to be held personally respon-
| sible for its character @0k
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Mr.. Beckett's New Directory.

The new Portland Directory is a handsome
octave volume Of about $50 pages, and. is
very great improvement upon its predecessors.
To gentleman who remarked Saturday that
the book is probably entirely free from error,
Mr.. Beckett replied, mindful of the errors
which unavoidably creep into every book
which treats of countless details, "No, sir, it
is full Of blunders." The statement was a lit
tie too sweeping; after pretty careful exam
nation we are persuaded that the information
the Directory processes to furnish is as accu-
rately compiled as the conditions of the case
will allow. e ea3a3 20 Al Is
On the fourth page of this mornings issue,
our readers will find Mr.. Beckett's very inter
esting account of the fourteen Directories
which have been published in Portland since
1928. To that account we must refer for a.
particular notice of the improvements in the
present volume, merely calling attention here
to the new and beautiful plan of the city and
to the excellent index, which are not there
Great credit is due to the prin-
tiers, Messrs. Thurston & Co., for the typo
graphical excellence of the volume.
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heretofore regarded only their individual and

heretofore regarded only their individual ana
personal interest in the investment OF money.
If it could be made to pay seven per cent
they would not put it into railroad STOCK that
would pay six per cent, although the railroau
would increase the wealth of the city ten per
cent. This was rather shortsighted policy.
and has kept us many years behind the times,
but am very glad to be able to say, in all the
enterprises recently started among us this
principle has been fully repudiated. We seem
to be making good Roadway, although "stern
chase"is rather a hard one especially when
the wind is not quite favorable to us. Yet we
are evidently gaining upon our arrogant rival
and shall some day stand by her side equally
as tall and with more energy, activity and en-
terprise than she ever possessed.
The people of this city will shortly be called
on to decide by their ballots whether the P. &
r. railroad shall be extended or not; and
cannot harbor shadow of doubt but the res
ponse to the question will be unanimous and
hearty in favor of its immediate completion to
Rochester. 10 --s r NJ. 5. {,
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ut in 1888 he "told the Lord if he would
quench his thirst for strong drink he would
not often trouble him." and from that day 10
this he has touched nothing Of the kind' anu
all the money in Canada would not tempt
him to do so.
He ia smart. has strong Voice, heavy
white beard, a full head Of hair stu showing
dark shades. can walk twenty miles a day,
tbin%s he has seen more fighting than any
man alive. and is troubled now only by his
mick temper. This he prays God to over
come. but dares not make pledge to keep
cool aaill the id finnigans are extinguishedp'
The old fellow does not believe in churches
or clergymen-scarcely in the Bible-and his
speech is not in all respects free from objec-
ton, but ne affords remarkable specimen OF
longevity and endurance.
When our war commenced he wrote to
President Lincoln, Offering his services, stat
ing his age, experience, and expectations il
his services should be accepted. Mr.. Lincoln
did not answer his letter. for which he felt
some hardness till he found his son, by whom
he sent it to the postofice, neglected to mail
it.
When I parted from him he gave me
pressing invitation to come and see him, Tell
ing me to inquire for 'tthe old sergeant" for,
said be, off you should inquire after me by my
proper name, the Devil himself couldn't put
YOU on the trackp SPURWINK.
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The CANADIAN OH CENrREs.-We have
received letters from "Spurwink" and others,
tending to reopen the controversy about the
rival claims of Petrolia and Boutwell,. As both
sides have been fairly heard in our columns,
we prefer that the discussion should rest, es-
pecially as reiteration of previous statements
will not add a particle to their weight. We
have tried to lay before our readers such rep
resentation ofthe state ofthings in the Cana
dian oil regions, from various sources, as will
enable them to form reasonably good judy
ment for themselves. We shall endeayor to
furnish early intelligence of any new develop
ments. Meanwhile we commend to every
body,s consideration the following sentences
from "Spurwink's" last letter: "No man is
wise to abandon fair business to 60 there
Let well enough alone, is good motto, and as
good in oil speculations as in anything else.".
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80 DOMESTIC PORTS J

KEY WEsT-Ar 9th, brig Belle Bernard. Cook.
.sAXzNNAH-Ar24th.b brig Giles Lorius soule
p, sAaT9 S7 2sth sch Rsbecea Warren,
PHILADELPHIA-Cld 10Th, schs Albert Clarence.
Ameshury, Mass; S E Fish, Jones, Boston "' ''i
Ar sist, baIene Eventde, Park, Matanzas: brig
Gen Banks, ketchum, Providence "'is
Sid Slst, 6IIg M Houston, Almeida, Trinidad.
a MEM 4SE1kI sosh basque Harvest Moon,
sst u sbos seh Hart Wall
Stamler, Lamson, Havre; Robin Hood, Matthews.
s ass days. barlue ellen Stevens Howe
donia, Howes, Felnandina; b Nash. Lancev. from
ClenIiIuegos; sch Mary Farrow, Condor, Portland.
Cld Sist, bargue NJ Haven, Hail, Malaga; brig
AlDer1, DOW, Cardenas; sch Com Tucker Loud fnS
Providence; Sarah Fish, Henderson, Philadelphia.
AT 3ist ship Villafranca, Urquehart, FIN London
Gray, Gray, Apalaehicola; M Williamson. Thomn-
son; 40; sch w Clark, Clark, Cedaa Keys.
n G Ior SSfst brss Bernard Crowell zaza; Anna
u JORDAN, Parker, Cfeniuegcs. --
Ar LIST. ships Frank Flint, Robinson, Callao: r b
Cutting, Tyson, Liverpool.
,r Ar 1st ships Henry a beck stoughton FOoehow
NEW LONDON-Ar2 9th schs Gen Meade. Dins-
pora NsE York tor Lpbec; seth, Adelaide, Delano,
HOLINESS HoLE-Ar sOth, brigs Amos NJ Rob-
erts, poak, Cardenas for Boston Mariposa. Nash.
ff ada%;a phi for rorlend GSdgdon
port for do Hannie Westbrook, Wallace I'm do tor
Portland; Albion, Spaulding, New York for Salem
Red Rover, Hodglon, New Haven for Boston. land
allsailed 31st.) ~. = '' N"iu
. EDGART0W,N-Ar 27th, sch Tantamount. Davis
from Chester River Md, for Newburyport, with loss
Sid 2Sth, sch Convoy, Merrill, Boston. ..
=, Ar 29th, sch Mary Brewer, Pease New York fbr
- NEW BEDFORD-Sld s1st, schs Mary Shields
LIST inst, ships Colorado, Freeman
TMimI1',a' Soraena Morris, Newcastle Z: barques
f Mmsl2w, Davis Cardenas 10th: Suliote. Panno I'm
Circasss; Jas MeCarty, MeCarty, Galveston: briggs
Rrovm a. tSucker from Cieniuegos; Clara Brown,
.nro p, Goj Stockton. Griffin Havana; Cosmos Par
s sCh pphadephia; Frontier Lttlefeld New York;
Tbon, anet, SHANNON st Mares Fla Richardson,
thompson, Philadelphia; John Griffith Cobb; Hud-
son; imker, and Rocket, Marshall Ettzabethport;
; Iea1e, Roberts. and Boston, McRae, do; May, Hal
i0 WEI s1 Deennysville GOTyo xeaIon, New York
Hopkins, Bangor,
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lFESIAN MEE11NGl-There win be grand
rally of the F. Bat City Hall this evening to
listen to addresses from Col. John O'Maho-
ney, Head Centre of the F. g., and Rev. ].
Curley, on the subject of Irish Independence.
The Band will be in attendance to discourse
sweet music and martial strains. The price
of tickets Is fixed at rs cents. as
The Portland daily press., 1866-04-03

PoRT. LAND Dry Dock Co.-The Annual
meeting sf this corporation was held yester-
day afternc on. Without transacting any bust
ness the NEE ting was adjourned to Monday,
April 16, A O'Clock P. NJ, at the Board of
Trade Rooms.
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SUPREME JUpIoIAI, oouRr.

,.4N' iSAL TERM-rAPLEY, j., PRESIDING.
i.-ihe Court came in at two O'Clock and
'uase iapiey Withdrew the sentences he had impos-
ca IN the three cases of John Robb, AMI he was sd-
Juueeu common and notorious thief and sentenced
to four years in the State prison -
In the case of Joseph E. Russell, convicted of lar
ceny from the person, the motion to set aside the
dict was withdrawn and he was sentenced to y IN
months Imprisonment in the County JAIN.
Court then adjourned sine die. fs
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- SORE THROAT, CoUeH, COLD, and similar
troubles, if suffered to progress, result nseri-
Gus pulmonary affections, .oftentimes in@ra--
Bile. Browns Bronchial Troches' reach di-
rectly the seat of the disease, and give almost
instant relief They have been thoroughly
tested, and maintaining the good reputation
they have justly acquired. As they are imi-
tations, be sure to obtain the genuine.
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SMAsHuP.-Yesterday morning MrBar-
rows, Superintendent of the Reform Saool,
came into the city and fastened his hors and
wagon to the lamp post at the Post-offe.-
The horse got frightened at mans ascedine
the lamp post to clean the lamp, and afr gy
rating round the post two orthree times, roke
away and started of, bringing the WACO in
contact with the Post-ofice building, and
smashing 1t badly. II nr.-.--r-
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70 Physiological View of Marriages:
Containing nearly 800 pages, and 100 fine Plates
and Engravings of the Anatomy of the Human Or
gans in state of Health and Disease, with rrea-
tce on Early Errors its Deplorable Consequences
upon the Mind and Body with the Authors Plan of
Treatment-thc only rational and successful mode of
cure, as shown by the report OF cases treated. A
truthful adviser to the married, and those contem-
plating who entertain doubts at their phys
ica condition. Sent free of postage to any address,
on receipt OF % cents, in stamps postal currency
by addressing DR.. LA cROIx, No. 81 Maiden Lane,
Albany, N. Y. r. geG ~ e85HAiT 20
The author may be consulted upon any of the dis
eases upon which his book treats either personally
by mail and medicine sent to any part of the world
Oct 6-S N d&w6m -s
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The Reception Hall at the City Building
will be open from six to ten o'clock on We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings by the ladies'
OF the st. Lawrence Street Society, and we
advise all who wish for good supper, well
served, to give them a call.
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LA. R. A. BALL-The third anal hall
Of the Irish American Relief Asiatior.
which came off last event Ag lat gitysll was
a most splendid affair. 7 fe nan waspwded
and every thing, went off in the mOsaimo-
NOUS and happy manne r. Every pen pres
ent seemed to be full af enJoyme, IND the
dancing vas prosecuted With vigor. d kept
up-how late, or rather how early III norm
insT we are unable to say. Parting, was
pres mt to dispense refesh ments of tb,boi, =
est kin,% which were eagerly sought aft The
managers, deserve credit for. the hasome
manner in which the affair was carried,t
Many msmders Of the City Council allied
themselves of the polite invitation ex6ded,
and after the adjournment Of the City oun.
Gil visited the hall and enjoyed themseIs.
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r E MI o " A L T!
't --ra a--ir f.,e-.I
So DR.. w. r. Johnson,
~ DENTIST.
Has Removed his Ofice TO 13 I-2 FREQ 81.
Second House from II. II. Hays Apothecary
Store. --- mar2sNd&wti
Boston stock List.
MARRIED..

In this city, March 81, by Rev DIR Smaller, Thomas
Cross and Miss Lydia Healy, both Of Portland.
In this city, March Is. by Rev Bodies, Enoch
Grant, of Freeport, and Miss Blanche Bartol, OF
Portland. ~ ga
In this city. March 81, by Rev Allen, Samuel
"A HUT and Miss Lizzie s. Bradley, both OF Portland
In Newfield, March &c, Charles Clifford, Esq,
son Of Justice Clifford, and Antonette d, daughter
of Luther Aver, Esq.
In Scarboro, March 10, Thomas j Higgins and Mrs
Paulina Farr, both of S.
In Belfast, March7, Edwin Brier and Miss Clara A
Brown. Al
In Thorndike, March 3, Geo A Jones and Hannah
P Hubbard \ - UEA . p F.-s.r4
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THEATRE.-Two new pieces WILDE brought
out tonight The Duel in the Mist" and
:" Children in the Woods" with appropriate
n, w scenery and stage effects. The plays will
be performed in the same splendid style of
In the Snow" .t
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THE Ladies' Executive Committee of the
Fair in aid of widows and orphans of deceased
soldiers, are requested to meet at the Alder
mans rooms, this afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
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Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry

Still maintains its long established reputation as
A RELIABLE REMEDY
Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness. Sore Throat,
influenza, Whooping Cough, Group,
-e]A+{-A. Andevery affections OF e.sz1 Gsg
The Throat, LNngS, and Chest
Including even CONSUMPTION.
UNSOLICITED TESTIMONY. %.
= The following explains ITSELF 1t is but one among
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Gentlemen: Seeing numerous certificates in the
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my family in the year 1856. During the summer of
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at Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, was attack
ed with splitting of blood, cough, weakness If
lungs and general debility, much SO that our mi-
ly physician declared him to have "Seated Con-
SUMPTION. He was under medical treatment for a
number of months, but received benefit from it,
At length, from the solicitation of himse and others,
was induced to purchase one bottle fWistars Bal
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PRICE ONE DOLLAR A BOTTLE.
81 s-t. PREPARED BY
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Asthma, Bronchitis. Consumption, Croup,
innuenza, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, or
Inflammation of the Lungs,
and Wheoping Cough.
In these complaints this Medicine has NO sUpE-
R1OR and while thus ecacious it is perfectly safe to
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The Cough Balsam possesses the two-fo,d adyan
tage ofbeing at once valuable as a curative and in
valuable as preventative of all the diseases OF the
Throat, Lungs and Bronchial
The world Is challenged to produce command Of
equal efficacy and safety. -
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Botanic Druggist, No. l Granite Block East Market
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ER-The Cleveland Herald of recent date
notices phenomenon in Lake Erie. MANY
persons gathered along the banks of the Cuva-
hoga river to see the water flowing toward the
source whence it came, carrying with it LOGS
blocks and other floating material. In the
afternoon the river rose about two feet being
at its highestStage about o'clock when from
some cause the water began to flow in an oppo-
site direction from the lake. The wind was
blowing stiff breeze from the SOUTH which
makes the matter SO singular In the face of
this breeze 1t moved with considerable speed.
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EIS<ASIo SEAi " Il
Works like magic in cases of m
CUTS, seAhDe, BURNS, woIrNDS,- BRUISES.
SPRAINS, BOILS, CHAPPED HANDS, ae
--7 FELONS, CHILBLAINS, BE. "a
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Is prompt in action, removes pain at once, and re-
duces the most angry looking swellings and infa-
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ONLY TWENTY-FIVE CENTS 4 BOX.
f.A tSentby mail post paid tor IS cts.)
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R Sold by Druggists and dealers generally.
Feb II, 1S66-sNood&eow1yS
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Books Received.

The Story OF KENNEL. By Bayard TAYLOR. Ono
POrand sod by sFobsrs and
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CIsiLbZnia,s Can Be Cured!
USE CHARLES IMMINENT. FolIo,c the D,rec
tons strictly and We warrant cure.
For sale, Wholesale and Retail, BY
go 7ie- BURGESS. FOBES & CO.,
.s n.s-s4 10 GENERAL Agents,
SO Commercial Street, Thomas Bsock.)
oecz'ottsN Portland, Me.
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SPECIAL NOTICES,
The Assortment.

of Ladies', Gentlemen's' Misses and Chdren,s Roots
and Shoes at F. MOSEhEY & CO., SUMMER ST
Boston, are made from the best stock in
styles, and are disposed of allow prices. 3 ap3sNIt
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Tuesday Morning, April 8, 1866.
PORTLAND AND VICINITY

I.s ~ 0s'-'rs a0W benefit themselves, as geHas
Ht an early hour in ae-Iety.
New Advertisements ro-Dux
SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Boots and Shoes-T. e. Moseley & Co.-Boston.
ENTERTAINMENT coLUaN
Theatre-Deerng Hail.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Auction Sale-C. w. Holmes
NEW ADvERTIsEMENT COLUMN.
Chisam's Fashionable Tailoring Establishment.
Copartnership-Smith, Donnel & Co.
Farm for Sale-J. g. Proctor.
Quarterly Report of the National Traders BanS
-Meersehaum Pipe .-'
Dissolution Of COpa tnership- Fling 8 whittemOre.
valuable Mill Property for Sale.
for Sale Stock OF Store.
Strayed-Dog
Notice-Stephen Whittemorc
Ioruand Freedmen Aid Association