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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-30

Mrs. F. w. misunderstanding more
than ten years ago that little temple dedicated
to the drama, and styled the Howard AtbR-
neum-whch is situated in quarter of Bos-
ton so secluded that renders its discovery
perfect conundrum to the stranger-was
crowded with an audience composed of the in
telect, wit and beauty of the Modern Ath-
ems" who had assembled to do honor to one.
celebrated no less for her spotess worth as
lady than for her great talents as an actress.
The play selected for the occasion was Sheri-
dan Knowles "Love, or the Countess" with
Mrs. Lander (then Miss Davenport in the title
role. How magnifeently she delineated the
almost regal pride, descended from long line
of noble ancestry, struggling with the master
passion love, until the devotion of the woman
breaks through all the barriers with which
court life have hedged her round and the high
born Countess consents to become the base
born serf Spellbound, the large assemblage
hung upon every word and every gesture until
the fall of the green curtain brought them
back, as from dream to this work-a-day
world, and stamped Jean Davenport next in
succession to Charlotte Cushman as queen of
the American stage.
Last night Deering Hall was filled with
large and fashionable audience to witness her
impersonaton of Giacometti's Elizabeth"
1t requires talent and even genius to interest
one throughout five acts of an historical play
without the faintest sparkle of comedy to re-
leve the dramatic element. But so perfectly
have all the company been drilled in their re-
spective parts and situations from constant
repetition that not the slightest blot mars the
picture. Mrs. Lander was evidently suffering
from cold, which at times rendered her voice
somewhat indistinc., but her acting was su-
perb. Her combination of vanity and temper
is remarkably well done, while her grief at be-
ing compelled to sign the death warrant of
Essex rises into a grandeur of despair when
the news is brought her that he no longer lives.
In the last act the tenacity to life even at such
advanced age is remarkably well depicted
while the old love for Essex and the remem-
brance and horror of Mary's death are seen to
cling to her to the last
Her support was remarkably good, and we
would particularly wish to mention the def
ance of the Queen by Essex (Mr. Taylor) in
the third act. 1t is of the Forrest School, but
it is pardonable in the favorite who, after striv-
ing to secure the supremacy of England's arms
in SpaiH, returns to find his interiors rewarded
while he is tainted and put aside. All the
proud spirit of the man who deemed himself
beloved by the Virgin Queen is outraged by
the treatment. and tits only the fact that she is
a woman prevents his laying his hand on his
anointed sovereign. Mr.. Fenno was good as
"Lord Bureigh," and Mr.. Becks (whom we re-
member with Miss Reignolds) as Sir Francis
Bacon. In tact, when all did so well it would
be invdious to select, and we will simply aid
wise all who wish to see an historical play well
acted to see "Mary stuart" tonight.
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THE SOMERSET RAILRoAD.-A correspOn-
dent calls attention to the following paragraph
which is going the rounds of the press: $50
lon, at its late meeting few days since, voted
with only three dissenting votes to refuse as
sistance towards building the Somerset Rail-
road" He explains at some length that this
meeting had its origin in the rivalry between
the Portland and Kennebec and the Maine
Central roads, The details in brief are these {:
In 1860 the charter for the Somerset road was
granted. to run from Carritunk Falls in Scion
through Anson and Norridgewock to Water
VILE.
The Legislature of 1868 authorized the town
of Scion and other towns to subscribe to the
stock of the company.
On the 10Th of March, 1868, the citizens of
Scion, in legal town meeting, by vote of 22S
to 3S, agreed to subscribe 100000 to the stock
OF the Somerset Railroad There are over 300
voters in the town, and 313 votes were thrown
for Governor at the late election.
The Selectmen of Scion subscribed to the
stock in accordance with the vote of the town.
Similar subscriptions were made by Arson,
Norridgewock and other towns The Somer-
set Railroad Company was afterwards du,y
organized, its line located, proposals for con-
tracts for building it were advertised. and the
work let to S. S. Thompson, Esq, a gentleman
well known in this city; and the work is now
in progress.
On the 3Oth Of September. 1868, parties in
terested in the Portland & Kennebec road
sent certain papers to V. R. Bachelor of So
Ion, proposing to build first class railroad
from Skowhegan to a point near Patterson's
Bridge in Madison, the object being to head off
the Somerset road, which had made contract
for connection with the Maine Central rail-
road under contract of lease.
A town meeting was held, at which meeting
ffty-niDe persons were present, and fifty six
of the fifty-nine persons present voted to re-
scnd their former vote authorizing a subscrip-
ton of $4,000 to the stock of the Somerset
Railroad Our correspondent says that acting
under legal advice, that the proceedings of any
meeting of the sort contemplated would be
nugatory and of no effect, the friends of the
Somerset road purposely abstained from the
meatinp
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NARROW EscAPE.-Monday evening as three
members of the Turnverein were exercising at
their hall ON the trapez, one OF them, son of
James ODonnell, Esq, fell to the ground and
struck upon his head and shoulders, iniuring
himself seriously, and he narrowly escaped
with his life. The cushion which is usually
placed on the ground under the performers had
been accidentally forgotten on this occasion,
and in consequence Mr. O'Donnelrs injuries
were very severe.
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NEW YORK. JuIv LET 1863

NEW YORK, July 1st 1868.
DEAR SIR:-In your paper of last week you
or one of your correspondents say that DR..
Drake is not the originator of the celebrated
Plantation Bitters, and that they were manu-
featured and sold by one Pedro Martelle, an old
Spaniard, in the Island of St. Thomas, over
forty years ago, as every old sea captain can
testify. Now, sir, can certify to the above as
being true. for have followed the sea for over
forty years, most of the time doing business
with the West Indies. These same Bitters.
differently put up and named, were brought
to my notice on my first trip to the Island of
st. Croix for cargo of rum, and for years and
years after my ships stores were never without
them. always supplied my family and many
of my neighbors with them, and can truly say
better Bitters and Tonic is not made in all
the world. Yours, truly,
eod&w1w CAPT. HENRY VENT.
MAGNOLIA WATER.-Superiort to the b. st i'm
ported German Cologne and sold at half price.
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A COMPLIMENT FOR THE PORTLAND Men,
The Boston Journal, speaking of the grand
torch-lght procession, says that ''the Portland
men PROBABLY attracted as much attention as
any other part of the procession, and they
were certainly deserving of it. Their uniforms
were attractive and varied, ana til lir march
ing was very firm. The cheers which they re-
ceived along the route told them that the peo-
pie of Boston not only admired their fine ap-
pearance, but recognize ed the patriotism which
had prompted them to join in the celebration
of last night. They fully sustained the honor
and prestige of the Pine Tree State"
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MARRIED..

In this city. Oct 20, by Rev. C. Bolles, Charles
q: DYER OF Cape Elizabeth, and Miss Fannie T.
Rice. CT Portland.
In this city. Oct 2s, by Rev. e. X. Keyes. Reuber
ii. Prince and Fannie A. knl hit, 10th of Falmouth
In this city, Oct. %, BY Rev E. II. Reyes, 'ohn H..
Hall and Emma Griffin, DO h OF Portland.
In bangor. oct. rs, ny Rev. G Everett, Wins
low H. Curtis OF Poi tland, and Miss Nette NJ. Lord.
oil Bangor. mo cards
In Augusta, Oct %, Austin Bragg, Of A, and
Eliza b. Boston. oil flaming ale
In Warren, Oct. 10. George Smith, of Appleton,
and Vesta o. Howard, OF Hope.
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THE BosroN REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION

THE BOSTON REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION
was even more of an affair than reported by
the Associated Press Dispatches. Instead of
5000 men in procession there were from 1900
to $4,000. Fortunately there was no serious
disturbance during the whole parade, Copper
head malgnity exhibiting itself only in one
stone hurled at the magnesium light which
headed the procession. The light, however,
was not extinguished but burned triumphant
ly on to the end. The Harvard boys in the
procession with their apt notices, singing, and
peculiar cheering attracted great attention.
Our Portland boys were provided with lodg-
ings at Faneuil Hall, where they were provid-
ed with collation. of crackers and cheese.
There were no mattresses in the building, and
benches and boards had to serve for beds, for a
number, while others secured lodgings at no.
al
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EXCURSION TO BIDDEFoRD.-Some three
hundred members of the Seymour and Blair
organizations of this city and the adjoining
towns went to Biddeford last evening to attend
mass meeting there. The procession, as it
passed up Congress street. we noticed, bore
the same old transparencies as before the cleo
tlop In this State-not having had an oppor-
tunlty to add new ones for the elections that
have since taken place in other States. The
lobster Brigade" as the Argus would call
them, looked very neat in their red flannel
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DIED.

In Gorham, Oct. 20. OF dropsy the brain. Gee.
W fhestrup aged years months youngest SOB
OF Capt. Geo. j. and Nancy Thesrrup.
Funeral on SATURDAY afternoon. at 2 O'cloek.l
In Gath. Oct. rs, Hon. Jerem ali Ellsworth, aged
"a YEAR.
In Jefferson. Oct. IS, Mr.. ALDEN Kennedy, aged &c
years IL months.
In Monmouth. Oct. II, Rev. Samuel Foag, aged
81 years.
In Wells, Get IS, Mrs Sarah Dorrill. aged So yrs.
In Foxcrot, Oct. 10. Mrs Martha, relict OF the ale
Jacob Lebroke, aged 81 years.
In Arrowsie. Sept rs, William Snipe, Esq, aged
"a wears month";
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The STATE FAIR.-We learn from the Treas
urer that the entire receipts, at the late State
Fair, including the stipend from the State Civ
EN- to the Cumberland County Agricultural
aud Portland Horticultural Societies, which
by an arrangement with these Societies is to
be made over to the State Society, will amount
to nearly $4,000 After the payment of all
the bills against the Society, including the en-
tire premium list, there will be balance in
the treasury of something like $1,000, two
fifths of which goes to the local ,cieties above
mentioned, and the remainder to the State So
niatrr
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Among the innumerable caricatures which
the Spanish revolution has brought ont is one
representing the Queen, of unspiritual bulk
sailing through cloud of smoky glory toward
a figure of the Emperor Napoleon, exclaiming.
Help, help! for they will burn me alivel"
To which the devout Emperor replies, Burn,
burn, Sister, if so they will it, for the Pope
will make you a saint in the calandar, with
Grown and palm" But Isabella seems little
disposed to fry either tor her political or relig-
ious faith ..-f0
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INSULTING FEMALEs.-Last evening one of
the female employees of one of our hotels was
engaged in conversation with the porter, when
one of the guests came out aud made some re-
mark which caused the female to spring one
side and exclaim to the porter, "give it to
him." The porter seized couple of paving
stones and rnshed after the guest who. incon-
tinently fled into the hotel, and locked himself
inside of his room.
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RETURN OF THE TANNERs.-The Portland
Tanners and Grant and Colfax Clubs returned
from their excursion to Boston yesterday af-
ternoon. They had a glorious time, and met
with cheering reception in Boston on their
arrival and during the route. They speak in
terms of the warmest praise of the kindness
and hospitality of the Republicans of that
city, and are ready when necessary to go again
upon duty.
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West Virginia.

1t ought to be distinctly understood that
there is no mere doubt about West Virginia
than there is about Vermont. The State has
given very large Republican majority. The
Democrats have not figure to show for their
pretended doubts as to the result while the
Tribune has returns from forty counties which
give Republican majority of 4,636. Only 13
counties remain to be heard from and these
counties last year gave 600 Republican MAORI
ty. The Republicans have made clean sweep,
and this is the nearest to Democratic victory,
that has occurred this year.
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Portland and Vicinity,
New Advertisements this Day,
sew ADvERrIsEMENT coLUM

sew ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Reliable Insurance-W. D. Little & Co.
Dry Goods. X. Babb.
Flour &c.-ClIase Brothers.
Illustrated Almanac d. Appleton & Co.
Houses tor Sale-W. H. stephenson.
Schooner for Ssle-Nickerson, Perry & Thatcher
Raft Picked Up-). W. Park +.
rtnershil-Gaubert & Woodbury..
Boy Wanted.
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Bachelors HAIR Dive,

This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world.
rhe only true and perfect Dye-Harmless, Reliable
Instantaneous. No disappointment. No ridiculous
tints. Remedies the III effects 81 Bad Dyes Tnyig-
orates and the hair soft and beautiful black
5roWn. Sold by all Druggists and Perumers; AM
properly applied at Bachelors Wig Factory Is Bono
street, New York. ian14NsdlV
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Pierce. Jones, do Richmond, Gupiill, Rond outj
Lille Boat, Achorn, do.
Cid 18th, brlgs ottawa BIZ Carer, nor Portland
~ naS " esley, Nickeis Geors etoEi, sc; sch AmAh
ia, Lamson, Calais.
Ar Z9th. barque Mary Edison Howes. Lordon; sch
Z Lindsey, Linnel, Eliza bethpoTt; Lcctaw, Car
CID 29th, barque Tatay, Lewis Portland 10 load
ior Buen Nres; brig Nellie Gay RnndIelt Savsn-
nan sens Maggie Smith, Smith ~ Lin NIB;
land o''' ''e'sVh' hOON
sALFM-Ar 2sth, brig Elmna, Ureomer Rangor
ior New York; schs Vulcan. Small. PembroIe Tor
New haven Col ) mes Straug. CALAIS Tor provf.
denee; faos, Belaty, Bangor for Bridgeport: Il A
Heath, Williams do for Providence; Lizzie ,,upiijt
'pan ding, itoeklsnd; AIarie, Kal.r, I'm boston lor
Cli 2sih, barque David Nichols, wyman, PLilo-
yERs-Ar eth, sch S Lindsey, Crcetett.
new No!k 80 N'''
NEWB0RYPORT-Ar2s th, schs Re'en NJ ware.
NcRae, EllzabethDort . Hall PIessey New
York HUDSON, Post, New York
STU th' brlgS Nelson Jones Bangor; ID Hat,
'qr Sgss, aaenias; sch Helena Harris. Bangor.
PORTSMOUTH Below Is h. s3ls Gen Grant
WnslOw. Ninahaven IOf Boston; anaconda. Tain.
or, fort ami tor do; Elizabeth sargent Boston lor
*edgwick Cho law, Carlow, from ALIAS Tor Il Isttn;
lloekdnom. Bost n Tor Rock AID Il l. ondOn Snow
10 tor Boston LIZZIE GuptII, spa NJ, BJs, on frr
ROcklandi Waiehman, from iualbaven tor L,nn;
Ono g sam. Miller, KCckllnd tor boston Sea Flow
or, Simonton ID tor do; Pearl, Tha,tr do lJr Dam
ers Arkansas. Spauldng, boston for RCtklina;
Yankee Ass, DuntO from Win,erpoct tor boston !;
Oceanica, Chesl Is, WisCasset tor Bosom.
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The Presidential Election Once More

To the Editor of the Press:
am very cheerful this morning and send
my respects to the Boston Post.
i still think that all the States which claim.
ed Tor Grant in my letter of the 9Th instant
will give him their electoral votes, and nv non
ular majorities larger in the average ;bap T
claimed Oregon may possibly cast her three
votes for Seymour; but it is far more likely
that New Jersey will cast her seven votes for
Grant. In three or four States the popular
majorities may be some smaller than claim
ed. But in general the maiorities will be
larger. These conclusions are warranted by
the State elections that have interviewed since
my letter. JCW.
PORTLAND, Oct. 20, 1863
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TO-DAY AND TO MORROW the registry lists
are open in New York and Brooklyn for the
the last time, and in the Incorporated villages
they are open only to-day The activity of
Republicans there at this time will therefore
settle the result on election day. On the lists
as they now stand the scrutiny Of the Repgb-
licans has discovered the names of -four thou
sand persons who do not live where they are
registered, and arrangements have been m de
to arrest such persons when they approach
the polls.
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A NEW invoice of those beautiful chromas,
"The Old Oaken Bucket" have been received
at Mckinney & Davis. They also have the
finest lot of mirrors, in plain and black walnut
frames, ever offered in the city.
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ST. LUKE's CATHEDRAL-We are pleased to
state that st. Luke's Cathedral is rapidly ad
vanclng towards completion. The roof is all
slated, and the work of lathing is now going
on in the interior.
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c. X. BABB, Market Square, Congress street
has large and beautiful stock of dry goods,
which he is offering at the lowest prices, deter
mined to be under-sold by nobody. See ad-
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Notice.

~ The Carriers OF the "PREss are not allowed
to sell papers singy by the week. under any cir
cumstances. Persons who are, or have been receiy-
ing the s.PREss" in his manner, will confer q tav-
or by leaving word at this office.
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ATTENTION is called to Auction Sale of gro
ceries aud store fixtures at store No. 81 Com
mercial street, to-day, at 10 o'clock, by F. o.
Bailey, Auctioneer
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VICTOR HUGo's NEW NOVELETTE, greatest
of French authors gives the fruit of his genius
so rarely to the world, that the announcement
of new work from his pen becomes an impor-
tant literary event. There are to be no more
delays in the appearance of the novel upon
which M. Hugo has been engaged for portions
of the past twenty years. 1t will be published
in Paris, this season, under the name Par Or
DIRE du Roi, in four volumes. NJ. Lacroix, the
French publisher, paid 100000 francs for the
novel, and has sold the advance sheets to D.
Appleton & Co. 1t will appear here, in Eng
fish and French, simultaneously with its pub
licaton in Paris. A special American trans
lation will be made, under the title, "By the
Kings Command"
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THE PRESS.
Friday Morning, October 80, 1853.

ER-Fnst Page To-Day-Sweet Cider; Re-
cent Publications; Letter from Virginia; Va
rieties.
Fourth Page Hymn by Child; PORTRAIT
of Mary Stuart; A Queer Hymn Book; Iisn'
Brooches; A Royal Favorite.
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A GOOD HOTEL is benefit to community
and Boston may well be proud of its noted
American House, so long and so well kept by
Lewis Rice, Esq. Thoroughly refitted and re-
furnished the present season, it needs lear no
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FoREIGN PORTS.

SID hn bombay 7th ult barIue Egeria. Burt, for
singapore.
CID at Malaga 2sth ult, brig Eaton, Curry TOR
well, II John, NB
Ar at Dunkirk 18th lGs sch Golden Dregm, b.
CART, st John. Nd
Ar at 'aparaiso 18th ult, baTque Antioch. LIN
ell, Rio JanerO
Passed flora TAR 9Th inst, brlcs Ponvert Handy
Messina.
:. Passed El'inenr 18th inst, ship Ladoga, Wiley,
New Yoik iJr ronsadt
AR at Panama Iith inst shin WosLibglon Pags
New YOrE.
AT 81 thomas 18th inst, brig Antilles TLestiup,
from Boston, ar 18th. Tor Turks Islands
Ar at HALIFAX list inst, brig nuie AIilcLel Scott
PORTLAND.
Ar at st John. NIB, 9th. Il ig Mineola Wright,
Bangor. SENS Adj, Beyea, Portland; 9th WI lam
Lancaster. seeley do.
cd PAN schs Willie Move. Hilton, New York;
Abbie, Davis Philadelphia.
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For sac!

- The Schooue~ ANNA NJ. NASH Of
Ill Boothbay. Me-, 12j tons, C ,rpenjtr's
kf mea. lremcnt, IN cool cJnu'tion well
MkAkA funu IN "a /, riggln', anchors AID
49, chains. l. cNtd huilt vass, l. and
carries ell in proportion TO her TONNAGE; iou Yeas
old, AMI is good salgr. sol to eli se cJnctr
For further partIcu apply T.
NfCKEESON, PERRY q THACHER.
Oct Der 20, 1913. dti
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Portland Marble aud Free Stone Com

PHhys
We are happy to note that another new
business enterprise has just been commenced
IN this city by Mr.. G. N. Brainard, late of
Brooklyn, N. Y, Winslow Baker, of Rich
mond, and others, uncer the name of the Port
land Marble and Free Stone Company. Mr..
brainard has been for some time engaged in
preparing Connecticut and Nova Scotia free
stone at his establishment on West CONNER
clai street, and has employed some eighty men
IN this branch of business. He has furnished
stone for very large number of buildings in
this city, among them the Falmouth Hotel
Evans block, new City Hall, Episcopal Cathe-
draI, First Baptist Church, Savings Bank and
Woodman block. He also pays particular at
tention to cutting Nova Scotia and Albert
stone, and in order, to expedite his business, he
has a gang of twelve or more saws, which
work by steam and cut stone of any size or
thickness. 1t is very interesting to witness
these gang of saws while in operation, and
note the velocity with which they work.
Mr.. Brainard and the Company contemplate
increasing their business. They have pur-
chased the building extending from Summer
to West Commercial street, where they will
put up an engine of sixty horse power, made
by the Portland Company, to run five gangs of
saws, which are now being made by Messrs.
Staples & Son, and two or more polishing ma
chimes. A lathe for cutting grindstones will
also be erected by Mr.. Sumner Adams
By visiting the establishment of Mr.. Brain
ard very pleasant and profitable afternoon
can be spent, and great many would find it
very interesting to watch his machine for emf
ting stone, which is the only one in the State.
SEE THAT Your NAME IS ON THE VoTING
L1sT.-The Board of Aldermen will be in ses
sion to-day, from to 1 o'clock, at the Ward
room in City building, for the purpose of cor
recting the voting lists and adding the names
of such persons as are entitled to vote, whose
names are not now on. Let every Republican
see that his name is on correctly.
The Board will also be in session tomorrow,
at the same hours, and on Monday, from to
and to o'clock, for the same purpose.
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picked uD Adrift

DICKED UP ADRIF near huuse Island. n raft
Il OF roun1 spruce umoer, which he owner en-
have BY proving proper an Tayi C a Cos APP
plyto j. w. PARKER,
iioust lsian0 Portlanl Hai DO, Me.
House Isl End o e. 50. 1868. dlw'
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Business Items. .

SAVE twenty per cent. and get your Clothes
made to order at E. Leveen s, Co., % Market
Square. oct2adtf