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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CATTLE-Ncasured by tho amount Of stock
sold, tho market was active, the number, Of
transfers exceeding thht Of any previous day
within the past six weeks, but there WAS, after
all, a lack Of animation, and prices Wero 1inmts-
takab1y in buyers favor. In comparison with
last Woek, the aeaboard marketo Wear healthier
look, but this favorable circumstance was more
than eounterbalanced by tho almost unpreee-
willing operators, savc at something OF q reduce
ton from former ratos. Early salos did NOT
indicate any material change in values, but
roceipts would considerably e1ceed 1000
Of prices for the better gradoB,-tho
deolno Averaging. an 10: Tho common aorts.
auch as aro usually sought after BY the local
atock cattle approclably lowor, but tho groater
hrmnesa in these descriptions was duo to tho
comparatively light supply OF such on sale, and
vas not tho result Of any unusual activity IN tho
Of fine beoYes among tho offerings, and tho
sea,o2. Asa!os wero reported At ss.o6@4.75 for
poor to good butohering cattlo; at $9.75@'4. 60
grsdos % and at s5.e5@o.4o for ehoico teds to e1trs
shipping n!eorH, while tho bulk OF the daya busi-
moss nas transacted within the range Of s4.75t@
Conger Brothers for two carloads Of Lasallo
other important salos vas 1ss extra Texas steors,
averaging 1853 Tbs. at $5.1o. They were sold by
Il. strahorn. Tho ehipments Of ono Of our
largeBt operators Qaaao Wa1el), yesterday,
amounted to LOO head, among which were 1853
choice " "Btilers ''-the frat instalnont Of 900
herd owned by Mr.. Ws1el, which hare been feed
ing during the past winter ct tho dtatllory Of
Miller Z; Need. The market closod WoAk. j
QUOTATIONS..
E1tra--Gradad rtoera averaging 400 bs
oholca Beayca--Fine. fat, vol formed syear
to year old stecrs, averaging 1900 to
Good Deeyes--W -Wel.fastenea, nney formed
etcers, Averaging 1900 to 1900 iba .... 6a5{a56s
Medium 0rades-Steets In fair dehh, Ayer-
aging 11so to slo &eo@t.2s
Butchets' 8tock-common TO fair stssss,
and good to o1trA cows, for city
slaughter, averaging 800 to 11G0 tta. 37t9476
g:ock Oattle-Comm0n CATTLE In tecent
nesh, averaging 700 to 1850 bs 8,soa4oo
Inferior-Light and thin cows, he!fers, =.
stags, bus, and acallAwag staers........ 2609925
Cale-Te1ss, Northern wintsrol, ,.......,. Loo
Catta-CoFntud Te1A.. &25QA6.00
Sterling, TX. .
0krTLR eALI6.
Hn, AZ. Fa18a
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HOG 6AEE8.

bHEEP--Thoro Wa8 decidedly moro llfo IN 5bo
higher. Not only was there better local do
mand, but outside buyers took hold IN more
liberal scale than for q number ns days past. and
under tho combined domand tic supply. which
amounted to about 1000 head, Was easily dis
las lbs, fetched s075, but with thfa exception,
S6.25 was tho highest figure obtaincd. We quota
poor to common Ut $s.75@4.5 80, medium at $4.75
@5.50, and good to choice at $5.G5@6.25. Among
tho transactions were tho following: :
BIEEP BALES. -..
Eo; A. Prdst: Ee d,. 3T5ee ks AZ. 4 P,tes. r
y Is rs = 100 ss1x 50 l3a 6.7a
lit 11s o.uo % So s,25
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Oats wcro quiet and unchanged, at 2o3lo cash,
aud 2919o ael1ert May. Other grain md proyl-
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The nbore figurcn show that while the Ma
tional Banks Of tho United States do not hold ls
much actual cash (apecie, legal-tendora, a1id
years ago, thoir liabilities to tho public for cir
culaton and deposits have boon Increased 82l7,
'pU0o0o
LOCAL BTocK AND bond MARKET.
Mcssrs. Lunt, Prostoh 1; Kean quote ns fol-
Xou.a Min nft
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LEATUEK-N0 change haa takon rlaeoi Tho leather
market during tho past week.. Tho movement though
not particularly brisk compares fayoraby with former
seasons at corresponding period. and a. both does-
tic and imported leather are IN aht stock thsre t. no
Tho following IL from the Boston .journa! u Conf
7nerce: "The leather market Is rather more active,
owing to tho foreign ehipments. Indeed, the amount
tho week thers being shipped from thia port 900
stdos, whilo from Now York the amount at foreign
shipments reached sdes only 1000 less than the
toal raceps. Othor classes Of leather ronan about
tho samo, with tho exception Of splits which very
active receipts being taken almost as fast aa received.
pus stock In tho markot while hcmloct solo ia er-
ceedihgy light in supply"
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Wheat waa rather more active, and quito
irregular, at about the same rango Of prices aa
yesterday. Tho market opened out strong, as
consequence Of bad weather here, hut soon
turned, nndcr liberal ofroriugs and raports OF
heavy foeling In Liverpool, whero California
wheat had declined Id por 100 lbs. and tho akics
were clear, giving hopes Of q good harvest.
IheIc mas not much caah Wheat onered to-day,
"ealted down" !" against Atny options, whilo some
Ia hold for shipment. But considerable May
wheat wns offered, several round lots being sold
gu account Of Now York holders, who ha,o been
Of holding It With preeent prospects, On the other
Bdo Of tho Atlantio. It is noteworthy that there
are no shipping orders hare for wheat, except
BY car londa for interior points, and NO
Tho speculative element that shIppod in former
years, under adyerso conditions, is nov ln the
background: Seller May opened at $l.22sl, nd
vanced to $l.29A, fell 70 4l:2lN, rose to el:21Ng
snd closed et $1.2lkk. Seller JUNG sola =.
month, or regular No. 2 spring, mas dull 1t
sl.17H@1.18111; now rooeipts OF do at $1.1o54@
1.201 No. ! spring MAS acarco and asrong at
?1.2s19; No. do dull at sl.101l, and rejected
do s S eoh On e. 7to1 cesh sae
4,aoo bu do At 81. 20; 4o6 bn do At sl19I $4,000
bu regular do At 9l.l7N; 5000 bu do at 81. Tx
2S9o bq IN Mo spring a; sllo 12Go bu do At
V4.4Vi oHU III 4c1GtktU AU ~ UuD 3uV w Q4 hau-
p!e at 31.92. Total, 102, 400 bu.
Corn was dull and q shade easier during tho
creator part OF tho scaslon, but strengthened
towards tho close, mailing tho average Of prlcen
about tho same as. yesterday. Now York waa
1uoted strong. but tho dispatch Was not receiyed
till late, and previous to that tho market Was
tame. Iii sympathy with wheat, as buyers hold
OF, though receipts were again light, and there
WAS not much offered. Tho buying was prlncl-
pally done by the short interest. Regular No. q
or sollor the month, sold ut al15@3ltac; new re-
coipts Of No. 3 Ut s3N@94o; HelIer May at aAA@
$50; nellor June at 57@s7 seller July At 9e1d
@s9o; and seller August at 400, all closing
strong. Refocted WAS In better demand, aud
hIgher, with mort Of the aales at 200. CaAh salee
reported Ct 600 ba No. at s4s Sq odG % a. a.
2soG by m 5fSuaes S q 20 sio q a5et e
bu rejectod at boo; 800 bu do at 2o15o; 5000 hu
do at S1o, aloat; 6.80O bu by sample ut 0s1So, on
Oats ware hctivo IN options. and no hIghor
early iu Tho aoHslon, but soon fell OF, and oloacd
dull at inside quotations, which wore about tht
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0Ila-AatdG from M advance or 10 IN nnstad oil,
and reduction Of sQs4o tn tuEponun prices Of goods
coming updor this head range the same tbs date
Of laas week'a reyiaw. Tho isn,and has Improved
some but Tho s lacklng In activity.
We quote: Carbon, l9Xc; extra lard OIL. 5ao; No. !,
whale, BBo sperm, s2od@2lo; neats-foot oil, .ricy
pnre sllo; DO eItIs psS; DO No. soo; bank ~ !9e:
1S :; ss19q s ~ os
@l8c.
PAINTS. coLoRs, AND pUTTY-Du.tncsa has
been air daang wees an hg m.rks oahtea
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MoNDAY.-United States VS.. j. W. Perkins ct al.
This was an action brought to recover penalties uu
der the act of 1928 upon twenty-nine barrels of alec
h alleged 10 have been bought by defendants of 7
T. Mills q Co. of Boston, in December, 1867 Til
amount claimed by the government was s1O,oOn.-
Testimony was introduced on the part of the govern
ment tending to show that Stanwood, in connec-
ton with Mills, withdrew this amount of alcohn'
from bond for the purpose of expectation but nstea
ca ried the cohol to Glouceste, Mass, where it
change into alcohol barrels According to the tes
timony Of Stanwo0d 1t taken from Gloucester tc
ants. On the part of the defendants it was claimed
that the alcohol was unsigned to them by Mills IN
the usual course of business, and that there wat
nothing connected with the transaction different from
ordinary transactions of the kind, and both test fed
that they had No knowledge whatever of any fraud
connected with the alcohol 1t also proved that
they paid the market price for the alcohol though at
the time such market price less than the govern
ment tax. BY the act of Congress passed in March
prior to the receiving of the alcohol it was provided
that sale of alcohol to any pei son at price less
than the government tax should be prima fIcie evil
dence that such alcohol liable to forfeiture and
the defendants having purchased nine barrels of this
alcohol for use in their business druggists under
the instruction Of the court the jury found that they
were liable to the penal upon the nine barrels so
purchased, and returned verdict for the government
in the of $685. The will go forward on ex-
ceptious to the rulings of the Court.
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pprvArE WATCHMEN.-Some changes have
centred in the system of bank watching in our
itv which makes it a mater of an historical
haracter in local affairs Now each bank en-
noys man for night protection, whereas for
nerly one man had charge of the whole For
many years MIR. c. Meserve was the only watch.
nan for the banks, and by reason of paralysis
vas compelled TO resign and was succeeded nv
Mr.. ). w. Emery in 1864. Mr.. Emery had
been private Waterman for the stores on Mid
lie street as successor to Mr.. Joseph Webster,
low insurance agent. Mr.. VIM. G. Hart sue
teded Mr.. Emery ON Middle street in charge of
ne stores, with Mr.. Emery in charge of the
ranks until the great fire, after which noted
vent, the care of the LIST National Bank and
he Mutual Savings Bank was rendered to Mr..
Tart, who continued their Waterman until his
esignation year ago to accept the office of
'ault keeper at the Safe Deposit Vaults Mr..
Hart had been Oh night duty seven years to the
lay of his entering upon the duties of his new
'harge. Mr.. Emery and Mr., Flanpagan were
"atchmen to the other banks after the great
ire and continued until the resignation of the
'ormer. Recent movements placed Mr.. Elan
hgan at the Canal, ex-deputy Sterling at the
Merchants and Traders, and Mr.. Robert E.
smith at the Casco Ex-deputy Decelle has
charge of the LIST National and Maine Savings
oanks. The Portland Savings Bank and Safe
Deposit Vault Company each employ their own
vatchmen. Private Waterman Homsted has
barge of Middle and Free streets, and expo
lice officer McClusky the lower part of Middle
street-or business portion below Exchange
With the Ocean Insurance office and building
This most valuable part of our city we think is
veil protected against burglary. There are
light police whose beats are in that vicinity
greatly add to the strength of the already
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NEW YORK. May 19-fcvening- dull and
heavy; sales I'll bales; Middiing urlands 19ic Flour
a shade f:rmer; sales 100 bbs; State 90 "a 80:
Rouud hoop Ohio 90 q 10 80; Western 20 a 10 80
Southern att 50 e II 80. Wheat less active aud a
shaae sass S1r saes a So9 5u No IspRg
Western So q 95; Wbire Michigan 195 "a s5.M
Corn is dull ami heavy sales 5000 bush; new Mised
White Western 56 q 5o4c; new Weslern Mixed at 49
q SOC: Beefsteay. Pork lower; new mes, II 3d.
Lar9 lowsrat o o. Butter Butte Is guet and gncbang
heavy and AZ pt Declining Mascevado 9 1ening
Strong Rio nj III q I9sc IN gold Moassee Is no an
nal: New Orleans Ct % SOC. Naval Stores-S,,irits
Turpentine dull at Az q 4Sc; Rosn dull at G5 a,
efined 191c. Tallow steady at SEC.
Freignts to Liverpool firm Grain, per steam, at 81
q Cd. r-, ''' ~ y
Wh,.at opened firm and closed dull and weak: No 3
Spring sold at 323; seller May 500; seller june
closed dull; No Mixed cash $780, 4Os a 4Oic seller
Oats steady; No at s2A cash; seller June sss reject
ed sole. Rye firm and scarce; No at zoe. Barley
is quiet and unchanged; sales of car lots of regnay
at 4 q s0c according to location. Provisi 1ns~iork
clsh; 50 seller June. Bulk Meats and Bacon uniet
and unchanged; n, sales Whisky firm at 9Oc.
Lake Fieights-Wheat to Buffalo 81; Corn to Os-
wego Il. -,
Keceipts-s,ooo bbls four $1,000 bush wheat. 100 :
poo ns corn S9ooO h'sb oats. 0OOO busL rye 900
900 ous -four 1906 900 bush whoa, OK
900 bush corn, 5000 bush oats GOO bnsh rva DO
b1sh barley, 0oOU hogs -'''' 'u'' rye o'ooo
CiNCiSNaTi; May l9.-Butter stealy. Provisions
roTk quiet, held at II 90 cash or buyer Nav Cd
a az ana R nominal sales Of steam at SIC; kettle at
~. DUH Meals frm sales of shoulders at 81 ~ Gac.
S1 Sc; ci srs ria a. Sc Bacon frme
~ hisherc. "biskey is steady at SIC.
- aol NDo; May 19.-Flour quiet and unchanged at
W oy g W. Wheat is firmer: sales Of Nos White
W Oe &C ii; No2 White Michigan IS; No at
r 90, Amper dihi.an on spot 80 No Red at .6t.
o,,a uqll ana decning high Mixed on s'o, 4 9
sei,er June a6sc; ler July 473c; seller ng 4 al
Sayer May 4Gtc; White 5oac; low Mixed on spo. sof
,g 4Stc no grade 453 Oats yulet and unchahseu d.
Lake Freigbts dull--to Buffalo 81 q &c; to oswego
79 TIC. u,... 90 nan
Receipts 900 bbls -four, 1900" bush wheat rs QUO
Sh oUn o,o% Sbs dour 1000 bush wheat So 600
'I ~ rU M"v io-Wheat dull and lower; extra
WIFI 4 o.. M White at 92s; Amber Michigan at
w i'e 1 dnIl and declined; No at Acc. Oats are
in o BOD demand ut age.
Seceius- 1,UUU bbls hour, 10,000 BUSH wheat, 1000
bnsh corn 5000 bush oats.
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Cane Elizabeth,

Mrs. Gavett, the wife of worthy man resid-
ing near Town House Corner, be, anne insane q
few weeks since owing to the loss of some
property belonging to ter husband. She made
several attempts to hang herself, but was for
turately discovered in season to save her. Once
she had to be cut down. Last week she was
carried to the Insane Asylum at Augusta. The
physicians think she may be cured as she is but
% years Of age.
The Congregational meeting house has been
land mark on the hill leading to the Cape
yhts and Cape Cottage so long that people
would miss it were it to be removed. 1t has
occupied the site on which it now rests for
more than one hundred years. There is at the
present time some talk of removing it to spot
just east of where it now stands. As among
other reasons for removing it, it sets partially
in the county road. Parties are negotiating
with Mr.. Hosea l. Robinson for lot of land
belonging to him, on which to move 1t. If it
should be removed it will probably be repaired
and modernized.
Last week a son of Capt. Charles Willard of
Knightsville, aged eleven years. died after an
illness of only forty-eight hours. He was in
the act of throwing a stone when from some
caese he fell backward and it is supposed struck
on his head, iniuring his spine, as two days af
forwards he was dead.
A singular fatality has occurred to the Bald :
win apple trees. In certain sections of the
tjwn they are all dead Whether it was the
severity of the winter or from some other
cause, it is impossible to say. 1t is sad loss
to the farmers.
A new store was opened not long since near
the Oceau House.
Chamberlain will open the Ocean House to
the public for the season on the LIST of June.
A few days since sloop yacht belonging to
Mr.. Doane and moored in a cove west of
Portland bridge, was discovered to have been
sawn asunder amidships by some unknown
person. The vessel is ruined.
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RY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.
The Warren Tragedy.
Corouer's Jury Still i'm Session-Testi-
mOny Of Witnesses-Suspicion of Other
Partse~.

CAMDEN, May 19-An inquest was held this
afternoon over the Warren murder case of DR..
Baker, before Coroner Rust, seven jurymen,
Attorney General Plaisted of Bangor, County
Attorney Rice, to which your reporter was
present The case thus far battles all attempts
to find out the guilty party though the evil
dence thus far seems to make Miss Mink's
chance almost hopeless. Mrs. Elizabeth
Mink, mother of the suspected woman, trsti-
fed that she had been living at the place where
the murder occurrea up to Thursday before the
Friday when the deed was done, and that DR.
Baker had been accustomed to come to see
Miss Mink occasionally, and that she Miss
Mink told her that she was to be married to
the Doctor in October. She did not know that
there was any trouble between them. There
are strong suspicious of a third party either as
an accomplice or as the real actor. The old
lady was the only witness examined and the
court adjourned till Tuesday morning.
A telegram was received from the father of
the deceased from Havehill, Mass, asking them
to keep the body until Tuesday, when other
friends are expected to arrive. The case will
occupy number of days, as large number of
witnesses are to be examined. Miss Mink is
lodged in the State Prison at Thomaston. Miss
Mink has been school teacher and had good
education. DR.. Baker had SIC, 900 insurance on
his life and other property amounting to nearly
$4,000 A few days ago he bought the finest
house in Warren. He leaves son eleven years
rld
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MINOR TEIEGRAvus

H "a MS.
is now over.
Brooklyn officials are accused of corrupt acts
III connection with the opening of new streets.
A strong garrison will have to be placed on
the line of the Northern Pacific Railroad to pro-
t4ct the workmen from Indians.
Four suicides have occurred in Brooklyn since
Thursday.
Donaldson, the aeronaut, made an ascension
IN IN brown paper balloon at Reading, Pa,
Thursday, and landed safely This is the first
attempt of this kind ever made
Gerritt Smith has written letter dsapprov-
ing OF the policy of our government toward Gu
ba, and inclosing $1,000 for the re ef of Cuba ms
who formerly lived in comfortable circumstan-
stances.
The court of Claims has rendered decision
IN test case declaring that officers on the retr
ed list are entitled to the full pay and emou-
ment of their rank when assigned to duty
The Court of Claims rendered judgments
Monday, in cotton cases, amounting to about
$175,000
The New York Legislature is censured by the
cOroner's jury for not making an appropriation
for the repair of the gallery at the Sing Sing
prison, which fell Sunday.
Snow fell in the north of England Sunday.
The weather in England is fair, but unfayo--
able to growing crops.
1t is charged that the Carlists not only shoot
prisoners of war, but wantonly mutilate them
before shooting.
Destructive fires are reported in the woods
about Green Bay, Wis.
The 9th N. III. Vols. will hold its reunion
the anniversary of the battle of Antetam, Sept.
18th, by an encampment at Pennacook Lake in
Concord.
To-day 1852 immigrants landed at Castle Gar
den.
Schooner Florence E. Towe. 25th, arrived
mere to-niSht from Halifax, with cargo from
the wreck of the Steamer Atlantic.
An export duty of five per cent has been
placed upon specie by cuban authorities.
A pecial despatch from Washington says
that he committee of the stockholders of the
Northern Central Railroad report in favor of
leasing the line to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Gomnanv
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GEORGE P. WHITNEY, Town Agt..
specially authorized for this purpose
STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD. ss.-Board Of County Commissioners, Nav
Session 1873. -

OXFORD ss.-Board Of County Commissioners, Nay
Session, 1873.
Upon the foregoing petition, satisfactory evidence
having been received hat the eti toner's are respon-
sibe, and that inquiry into the merits of heir app-
cat on is expedient, IT is ORDERED that the County
Commissioners m ,et al the dwelling house of Sebas-
tin $. Smith, in oxford, on Tnurs lay the TWENTY
fourth day Of June oext, at ten of the clock
A. NJ, and thence pr coed TO view the
route mentioned in said Petition imme-
diatey after hch view, bel ing of the parties and
witnes es will be had at some convenient place in the
vicinity an such other measur, S taken in the prem
ises as the Commissioners shall judge proper. And
it is further Ordered, TINT no, lice of the iime place
and purpose of the Commissioners meeting af re-
sri be given to all persons and corporations Interest,"
ell, by causing ateste copi of said ne iliou and Of
this order thereon 10 be served up the Clerk Of the
Town of oxford and also to be POSTED mp in three pub
lie places in sa town. and publ he'd three weeks sue
cessively IN the Kennebec journal, a new paper
printed at Augusta in the County of Kennebec by
the printers to the Staie and In the Maine State
Press. newspaper printed in Portland, in the
County of Cumberlan :, anil also in the Oxford en-
ocrat newspaper prnet at Paris, in sal G unity of
Oxfori, the first OF sail pubicau eIch of The
other notices, to be made, serve and posted at least
thirty days before said fine of meetin ,, to the end
that all persons and corporations may then and there
appear an shew cause, if any they have, why the
p aver of sail petitioners should not be granted
Attest: JAMES S. WRIGH ., Clerk.
true copy of said Petition and order of Court
thereon.
Attest: JAMES S. WRIGHT, Clerk.
my20 w3w21
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Tnmmauy EIec,;on.
Bad for Van Buren,

The Tammapy Society tonight at its annual
meeting elected Abram s. Hewitt Grand Sach-
EN-, and Manael j Tiden aud others were in
stalled as sachams
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New Boarding House.
fENHE Subscriber, having leased the new and COM
Il modions h 'use recently erected by Geo. R. Da-
Wis 4 Co., up the Blanchard property" 800 High
St., takes pleasure in announcing to the public that
he will about the fiji st of April open it for first
class boarding house. Rooms can be and full
particulars AZ to terms, &C., obtained, by calling vi
the house from 10 a. M. 10 IL NJ, and from until
P. M. apr3eodtf S. s. KNIGHT
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A Card.
Boston, May II, 1873.

As the charges against "Sewing Machine
Canyasser" published in card of this date
may lead people to form wrong impressions we
take this method of informing the public that
it has no reference whatever % our house, as
We are not employing any city canvassers, and
Furthermore that "that is not our style of do
ing business"
Int publics obedent servants,
PLUMMER & WILDER.
"eh,; H., AGENTS for "Elas Howe Sewing Ma
ia sn M;dS, May 18th, 1873
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NEW HAMPSHI RE.
The Broken Bank,

EXETER, May ia meeting of the deposit
tors in the Exeter Savings Bank was held in
Town Hall this afternoon. About 400 were
present, one-fourth were ladies of the whole
number of 1900 depositors William Conner
was chairman. It was reported that that the
depositors would receive 70 per cent. if the
bond of $4,000 will be not collectable which is
not decided yet on account of lnformalities. A
motion to sue the bondsmen was laid on the
table, as Mr.. Woodbridge Odin for the Trus-
tees stated that suit would be commenced,
should their council advise it.