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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-31
Dedication.

Dedication.
The Univcrsali>t church. erected in
this village the past season, WAS dedi-
Gated last week Thursday. L. VI. In
vocation. 10y Rev. Mr.. IIealry; rcadin.
of Scriptures, 10y Rev. Mr.. Balinu; ded-
icatory address, 10y Rev. Mr.. Tillotson,
pastor; sermon. 10y Rev. Mr.. Ballou ;
consecrating prayer. by Rev. Mr..
Wright: address to the people. 10y Rev.
Mr.. Ballou.
Rev. Mr.. Wright, of Montpelier.
preached Il sermon i'll the House i'll the
evening of the same day. The church.
by action of the society, is to he known
as the church of the Messiah. The
structure is fine one. and we admire
the style of the pews. Mr.. Lambert
Packard was the architect. and Mr.
John \. Stevens, master workman
There are 80 pews-and ii sale of the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-31

Mr.. solomon Stevens, who had 4
slight attack of varloloid. at Barton, re
turned to his business i'll Boston. som,
days since. No other cases appeared
at Barton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-31

STATE of VERMONT. Essen COUNTY. S.
~ L" the Hon. County Court next to be- holden at
Guldhall. Ill Essex County on the I'd Tuesday Of
March. \. ID. l-13. your petitioner. Eliza
Rivers, formerly Eliza l-ham. of Victory i'll Essex
County, represents that she duly married 10
Frederick Rivers AT Littcton III the County of
Grafton and state of New Hampshire the 9Th
day OF July. A ID. l-ts. by Rev. Albert W. Drew
that ever since her said marriag" she has fulfilled
her marriage obligations; but that the said Fred
.rick Rivers disrrGarding his said obligations at
Victory aforesaid. III November. y. u. l-tg and on
divers other days and times committed the crime of
adultery with Srlana Norris. of said Victory. and
with other persons To yuur petitioner unknown
that the said Rivers being of sufficient means to
support ynur petitioner left her III July lS72 and
has failed Ia furnish her any support and has not
been heard of since said July.
Your petitioner Furthermore represents that the
said Frederick left hut little personal property
and lot of land in said Victory containing
hundred acres more or less. our petitioner has
had lay said Rivers two children, Dennis ". Rivers
aged 3 years and Dana +. Rivers aged year.
Your petitioner therefore praNs that she NAV
re: and personal estate of said Frederick signed
tn her, and that she may bc permitted To resume
her maiden name.
ELIZA RIVERS.
STATE OF VERMONT To Frederick Rivers
Essen COUNTY. formerly of Victory i'll
ESSEX County You hereby commanded to
MAX" your personal appearance" before the County
Court next I" he holden at Guildhal in Essex
County, the second Tuesday of March l-73
then and there answer to the foregoing prtitinn
that the said Frederick Rivers resides ont of the,
state ut Vermont. il Is ordered by the Court that
tn" substance of the foregoing lhrl b published in
the tatiunln a SIap'.T published at 81. Johns
bury i'll Caledonia County. three WEEKS successive
ly. the last publications he at least wr,ks be-
fore the session OF said Court.
Given under my hand at tiuildhall. in Essex
County. this 18th day of January l-73
JONATHAN ROSS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-31

annual rental had reached, last Mon
day. nearly II 200 ten then remaining
to he disposed of.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-31

\ blow and some drifting Tuesday
night. The Pa>Sump>ic down train
was u hours late "Wednesday morning.
and the =. and .. somewhat later, oc-
nu the turmtablr.
, 1873-11-24

Ottt!c-Te1as, Northern wntorcd. ........ 215tay2y
Ctlle-Tc1ls. through droyos. l6a3.i1
Ifoos-Iho arrivals during tho rast wsok nyc bcea
laat, en o. 4pi for tho corresponding week ast year.
In thia branch Of tho market tho Iast week hns benn
notAblo one-notahlo hccnage tho receipts havo bcen
tho History Ct tle trnle, null 1'osnbto ncraao ,lis
rrecctont'y hoayy supply has boc un1oacl from TITO
era 1 e,Fsa fer %9t
al wero tho case with which tho enurmous receipts
wcro disposed Of, md tho utoquivocal .nrmncsa Of
prees N0twit1'stanng q w Moalaya supply snonnted
ant at 1o@15o advance Gu tho previous
saurtaya EFieos :, co!so to extra arades ge-
market cascd up little. prices fasliny OF 10 s3604
4oo but tho Finaller supply Of Friday cnabod aocra
10 recover Their LOST grord md closing rrlcea
reyow. Tho unusual activity In tho dcnnnd for lilo
product, and tho consequent upward movement nf
prices impaired condclt fcnlinE to packers, md Of
thor way Into their llnnls-chioAy At s37o@305.
How long our market would withstand tho proaslro Of
dtiiy supply Of, 900 hogs, which Il lsas bcen
s esas e sesn nsa na sa %ass
aimsislcd domand for tho lroiuet would, Under u
atfse. tho marlies mora im,nsiateiy and much mora
seriously than under ordinary supplies. Az the ind-
eaiona aesm to DO III favor Of beor prices later in tha
soason there DOES not appear to he any OCCASION to
To-day trato opened l!to alack, owing to tho dsrn
views entertained by holders, advance Of 5@l0a
Stsing ass1: saheoquently howeyor,-solors having
bcforo night Tho pona woro nrstty woj cleared baea
were reported at s3.7o@ll6, with tho buE 1t $5aJ5
3.05.
Tho closing prices Of this week. compared with those
current on the corresponding date Inst year. arc "a
followss
, 1873-11-24

whi!at there IN "tho outside ring, ,nay not
fnvora6to accounts from "liio otcr @ sido 81 of
.o rot yssy eneraI That
sho,ld feo' degree Of solitude such a. they havo
s st s se sssy pa II and Sn b ,1
hare been foF ycass Tha imrrsssion ID Iorno out 81
told, they aro ii presont msiiSg oyory shift
to t. oconomtzo, l!nylng CONG down to half
et ms Sd mr. ns saiua 9as oz a Up ssr s ow
duco Of Amerlea Thts Of courac, Il no eeonoy, such
one o. would bc praetlced by him who would feed
Ia econolny Of the poor, who tnkos whaoyer will
ts Flyer rreson Imrase ana ws fsnr IT. WI he rrae-
I S sySs rs
aid lilo country sha hayo sot Itself to The work Of
coyury. THIS ia ia especially tho III Great rita!u
sn, whero tho wheat crop haa comparatively failcd.
TITO 1fg ,a Of no a eGny Is pretty ; we'll
hdctcl fair'y inuuglratcd. though BY no 1rcens
bcBt hackers tlosc mott competent and best lxod for
tho nncr work, aro frittcri1g nway their timo in
od 3o1s doing wle.eser VII nGl beg asenngy
that prices viii doeiino aud leave them with dear @
nHrnneisy IHn On hand. During laat mud fore part ot
aud tic west Of Europa, which sent priccs up buth for
hogs ana their prolnft: II ts h9woser, now ed ar!d
1 's9 ,. 1sa s1 ase, s o m - n2es. fesaI that
Rcs1ns 10 hayo my confidence In It. Jat now there In
great disposition 10 do businoss for other people, mud
got their wiaheH than they expectod one
IL disposed to contest with om tho chances Of loss.
list. LOUIS agooK-yAnns.
Tho great 81, Louis Stock- Yards arc opened
at last-in Illinois. They could not got ground
enough III Missouri at What they dcomol q ren-
Hntthtl1n Drira Hhn varf1H r0utnfn f37 NNtt1a
, 1873-11-24

CATTLE-Tho weot opened untlor rather favorable
auspices, n,cagre receipts aud encouraging ndyices
@ warI ten tcnency, ' Tla @ arsyas . aur:ng susay, Moi
ah nanSer was reay dispossd Of u iss;o ayanso, IS
and reports of materially lower prices Nsw York,
p0'e asp 'sa Sn 1q' Hscrn xh' ops1so's sstss
and q, consequent depreciation ,in vall'cs
Of snng ,sstt lack TO- sonq
Is r. m eIs Il s o sa,'o
cuptioualy good, and THO average Of prices was tho
highest sii,co September but ance "Wednesday tho mr.
eeipts consisting almost exclusively Of eommon
tl!nm grades. Ths range OF rriccs paid was sl.605
o9 Tug inside Trs q foE ssa!a%ags ana tue out
ss''i srsa Ss'E 's' Or tie ~ sesx vas sossa ot +
ssss rSnng 6o &C. 1 n'ssars rs
4.75 wh!o buyers for. New York, A.
hany, aud Boston opusatea principally a. situ@s.a5.
cattle, hut, under lighter rocsipts sc!lets have
agel to fully sMstan former rates. Veal calyea have
sold at $21s@3oo for r. poor, ana at = s'55@soo for
To-day only small amount Of sales was accom-
plishod. buyers wore few, aud their wants were
limited, a not enough tFa1!ng was done to estalAl
market yaluca, We quotU prices nomnal follows;
Extra Deoyos-dradcd steers, averaging 400
oho!es s s it, wo fors ;sar
to yoar old stecra, averaging 1,3ou to
odoa nssss:.:isas, usy FORMED '''S''''
Steers. ayeragug l,2oo to ,yso bs;...:.. 44o@A!7s
pslsa sSsg tn sloelEUomon q: 9s to iar stxsrs 39'
svsssgng 500 10 lloo III. a.so@4,2s
tesh, averaging 7Uo 10 1850 is. 2to@o.2s
InieEior-LlgAt md thin cows. hsifers,
stags, bulG, saa seal'aw4s staass....... l7Saa.2s
, 1873-11-24

Withdrawn from store on Friday for city con-
Humptton: o7o bu wheat; 4,o57 bu corn; lido
bu oats; 1,195 bu rye; 5,571 bu barley. With
drawn for do during tho past week: 81 500 bu
wheat; 25,9s4 bu corn; 2oa,s97 bu oats s,20o bu
rye; 10000 bu barley.
Tho following grain has been inspected into
store this morning mp to 10 O'Clock: 1B0 cars
wheat, 10 cars corn, 81 cars oats, 0 cars rye, %
cars barley. Total. 9t4 cars, or III, ,0o3 bu.
Tho following were the receipts mud shipments
of b1eadstuifs aud live stock at this point during
tile past weak and for the corresponding wcehs
oniliun Al datnlt
, 1873-11-24

ffSnsR itp Nn t. 100 r., 9o 10
qe la oesaly sisaS ohor astee, IL to ais ss
ate unchanged. No quofe:
TIN phAFE-1c, 1oxl4, s12oo; do. 1ax12, $3.50; do,
12o tloo do, roosng l4x2o, 1o sll.so; do, 2ox2s,.
ria Trn-Largo 400; small, 41u; bar, 42c
LEApTpig SHo bur- 1oo; pipe, full coils, 1oKo;
-. sasa 5d a,Ss Ssss 1o%o; ha casks" 1oe
md lo &c d. ii and IT, lie; do No. stanei 1Ss u
Eatea American nusaia-A. a.; =, 11c.
5s:Ss i3s !nssSs ass aas S::sss 'ss
corPEn-copper bottoms 37c; braziers over II tbs.
%.nsTNo. t. O.; to 2. 1os; 70 to T. 10; ~
IT, ill., ie lie; TO- 2o f hundo 30 psl cent t'u ds
count; i, fence wire, by car|9a'l, 6lc.
tail Il qates are M 1g sr T. sg sEa e +
ss 5vht g az f3H%;;s f "a Dc aai sns ;' soS
terial clanyo as follows: SaniIln ropo, . h. Tic;
s!sal rope, = Ii, l4N@l6kc;, sasl hemp cord.
fopo ~ e. za2sss nssans oaaa% t.e e. tsHtS ss
d1isx:s s :es'9 tai Sr ..d ~
ss ars @ w. sp repoas oal ss 'nss ss
follows: oishon,, 1exo; ,extra, wtutor lard, 72.; ;
SS eea s. 81 Sss ss ssssa &c. spsE 1s osSss &;
neatsfoot OIL atrctly pure, s1.lo do extra, ado; do
No. L 70c; bnnk oil, oJo; atraita. osc elephant oil
25e; tMrpsntins eo'; naphsha ea gravity, ISL naph-
roTAY0Es--ivero In continued good demand unt7
500 Peerless sa!ea fro atorc ranged from 81 10
@32; sxy swSe rS,e@ss % sG q 80 in nr's
moderate trado IN good to cho'ce lots Of dressed
poultry, and prices wore lower for turkeys u,1l
dressed, s25o@325 common do, ST l5oR9 90 ducks,
dressed, s36g@4a3 geese, $s0j@9.u0 dressed
, 1873-11-24
1878, 1872.
Extrn.... 444014,45
Good to choice. ..,........... 3.9034.Uo 42s9l435
Common to medium, 3.70G93.B3 l1uG@l 20

81IEEP-This market remains dull, with but slight
huctuaton ~ pricce. Since Monday, when b95 head
were ahrps, Eastern pyera have done nothlng md,
trade, sales have dragged heavily With prices rather ID
buycra fhvor. We quote gool to choice at $360 001
nlelinm ut $3a5GS3t1o anl poor to common at &2.T6
, 1873-11-24
COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING, Nov. =.
Tho following we're tho receipts aud shipments
Of Tho leading articles Of produce in Chicago
during the past twonty-four hours, and for the
corresponding dats one yoar ago:
, 1873-11-24

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Review for tho Week Ending SntItr-
duY, Nov. -.
SATURDAY EVENING, Nov. 90
Tho receipts OF uye stock during te week hayo been
, 1873-11-24
nEcE1PIs

nEcEIPTa. suIrNENTn,
1873. 1877. 1878. 1877.
, 1873-11-24
PROSPECTS Fl1oM st. LOUIS.
Korcleynl l. Son write III follows,


T.e general business Of thu week lus beon unevon
and Irregular. In tie commencement The volume
llsk,lH was reater mud sronger li the utter lars,
welkcF and n'aalsr. Tor ti,Ae i Locked a. II W.
pulse TO e given by tho approach Of tho proba-
bilitics. II not e almost certainty, Of war bstwecn
tAu Unttel Satca upl Cuba, and tho hoayy isbtlac.
nIonts therefor, We, SHOULD Ut onco eseapo tho
difficulties undur which VIC were laborng, Nnd ut
ol!co enoy iho advantages Of an aetiyo uIial.k for
tho slalte produce Of tio country, ,and The dis
Iitgon6nt Of heavy sums of money which weru to
store credit and arproeiate tho yaaa Of tho general
produce Of tha country; which were to maize times
eapy al,d, NJ ii by nagt, to place al pleasaEs
faee everything bit " tt!ao Wnre @ gu aud neople
at nny rato oi an insn,eIiao warhcean,u loss or
cltIpg and The tsue situation Of tiags began to crop
out puorla gradually bccatus less mid less excited,
more cons<fyaiye ytows Doy,n + prevail. aa!,
uuitu rapidly, ~ they lal riseu, und fur tho luHt
three days the question on 'o1angs has becn aayhug
but ploasant. or eycn hopeful. uoneral merchandise
Las been marked down 10 to e5 pcr cont: Thu pro-
tnco Of tl!a country u quoted at nominal figures;
stockl have no relaLlo Value and anoIoy IL nut Oh
Scarce but has 70 greatly rssn ha II en ne!tlor u
counted OH W certainty, nor surmsed whetAer The
bas security viii command |! 1t TO- H. 10 per cent,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-23

TWO boys STEAL As MANY WATCHES FROM
SMITH n sON-PRoPERrN RECOVERED AND
THIEVES ARRESTED.

TWO boys STEAL As MANY WATCHES FROM
SMITH n sOg-PRoPEWrY RECOVERED AND
THIEVES ARRESTED.
Monday several coloreA boys entered
the jewelry store Of Joseph Smith X Son,
No 1903 Market street, and while the atten-
tinn of tho proprietOrs was directed to some
object in the street. the boys stole two iil.
yer hunting case watches, Que valued At S2'
and the other Mt 800. The boys then lelt'
and II was some time before the Mcssrs.
Smith found out their loss. When they dad
so, however, the police were notified, and
other jewellers directed to keep "A sharp
lookout for the stolen property
About noon Tuesday one Of the young
thieves, William Matill Tor Tlll), about J.;
years old, and living on Lord street
between Lombard and Pine, offered the
s2j watch for sale at the jewelrl
store of u. =. Smyth, on Market street, he
tween Third and Fourth. Mr.. Smith qucs
toned the lad aud falling to get satisiac
tory answers. arrested him, and he wal
lodged IN the hall.
The other. or f5j watch, has also been re
covered, and In this way boy named
Shed Trusty, living at sos Orange street
went TO q. !. Buah's jewely store Tuesday
and offered the watch for sale. lie. SAT-
II belonged to his father, etc, and seemed 50
innocent, MIR. Bush concluded he would bul
the watch and await developments. -
after getting the boys name, and the stree
and number OF the house in which he lived
he told the boy he would give him - Tor lh'
watch then, and that he would pay nm
more il he would subsequently return
This the hoy agreed TO. got the 10 and left
Mr.. hush Immediately reported the trans
action at the police station, aud the propert
proved to be the so watch stolen from MI
Smith.
The. police are after Trusty. and VII
| doubtless catch him.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-23

THE CHAMPIONSHIP sQURr.-We shall
print tomorrow a lengthy communica-
ton from the Fame Fire Company, giving
their version of the recent controversy
between themselves and the Water Witch
Fire Company, with "A copy Of the written
proposition they first made aud further
offering positively 10 make a trial with
the latter through hose lllty Ieet long.
DEcAMPED WTH ANOTHER MANS
Horse. Carney, employed as
eoachman for Mrs. Alexis DUPONT, OBJ
tanned a fine horse from friend living az
DuPOnt's banks last week under the pre-
teus0 that his employer wished to buy IL.
Time wore on and the owner OF the horse
thought he would Just wait on Mrs. Du-
pOnt and see how she liked the
nag. She was surprised to hear
about the transaction and further
said that James had left suddenly for
parts unknown. The true state Of affairs
then dawned on the horses owner, aud
he Immediately and doubtless rightly ad-
judged James Carney u horse thief.
Carney also took the wagon belonging to
the horses owner. No tidings of the
missing yet.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-23

CHESTER CREEK q BRANbYwTNE RAILROAD.
Special correspondsnee Of the STATE Journal,
West CHESTER, Aug. 18th, lS73.-One
day lust week Surveyor Hood passed
through this section in quest Of route
for the Chester Creek ~ Brandywinc
Railroad, which is to he run in connec-
ton with the State Line ~ Juniata Rail
road. About year ago the latter road
made a survey which carried ii through
the southern extremity of this borough ;
this IL seems has been abandoned, and
the following route has been partially
adopted;
The point of commencement Of the G..
G. ~ Il. X. r., is at the Street Road sta
ton on the W., &. ~ r. X. K in West
town township, keeping in II valley FORMED
| by stream which emptles into the West
branch of Chester Creek, through the
southern portion of the said township, to
point one half mile east of DarlingtOn's
| Corner where ii crosses the Street Road
into Thornhury township, contmniG Z
south to the head of Rillcy's Run on the
property Of Joseph II. Brluton, whore II
crosses the West Chester and Wilmington
highway, continuing down the creek
through valley ou the properties OF
Abel aud William Darlington, Jesse Gar
rett, Townsend Walters, aud Otheia Ii
the Brandywine creek at It's union with
the P0cOpsin creek, where II crosses tie
W. & X X. r. FROM hence to Pnrkescille,
AvOndale, Oxford In this county, ans
fnally conHecling with tue Northern
| PENNSYLVANIA road at TowsontOwn, Bnlt.-
more county and seven miles north o
Baltimore.
There has been notices distributed
through the route signed by j. +. For
rest, Secretary of State Line ~ Juniati
Road, and Geo. W. McPhcrran, Presidcn
Of the Chester Creek and Brandywin'
Road. It is four feet eight and one-hal
inch guage, and will pass through I
very fertile section.
| II is possible that If this road Is bull
through the Above named section, that
will become the eventual proprietors o
the W. c. ~ P. X. r., and from th
Street Road to Philadelphia lay doubl
track.
, THE aEoRGETowN AND FRANKFORT AN
! CHBRRYsTONE LINES.
The Milford N,rs says il is rumore
that the Pennsylvania Central Il. X. ha
had its representatives spying out til
land along the FrankfOrd and Georgetow
, route and II is thought that this Co. ma
take the contract for building the road
They are also understood 10 bayc engage
to build the road as chartered through th
two counties of Virginia TO CherrystonI
aud thus extend the seaboard line
Norfolk.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-23

HOW YOuNd MAN VINO HAD nEES DETAINED
At TuE LODGE CATsED MuCn EXCITEMENT
oN RETURNING TO HIS HOME.
Late on Monday night the son Of a LADY
keeping = boarding house near the City
Hall did not get away from his lodge until
very late, and when he returned home found
himself locked out. He did not set 10 bat
tering the doors and disturbing the neigh.
hOrhOud, but pulled off his shoes, walked
around 10 the back of the house, scaled
the yard fence, and quietly proceeded
10 raise one OF the back Windows. lie WAS
getting along nicely, until some fellow who
was In an adjoining third story, nursing
the cramp, came to the window, and, suffer
ing from the result Of an inludiciOuA com
pound Of watermelon, cucumbera and
squashes, thought II would he gust the
thing for him TO yell "burglar," "help,"
etc. and he did so.
In about thirty seconds after this nearly
all the women IL the Immediate neighbOr-
hood took up the cry and the remainder
/ found II appropriate to faint. Night caps,
etc. could be seen Mt every window. and
| Market street, between Fourth and Fifth,
/ presented ghostly pharmaceutical like
reAurreotiOnday In female cemetery SiN
| policemen were called to assist aud many
/ by-standerA volunteered their services. The
boarding house was surrounded, and all the
| time the women yelled. The police CLOSED
/ In aud made reckless display of revnlvers
/ locust clubs and billies. They called to Tho
| supposed burglar 10 explain why he wal
/ there, and threatened to shoot Immediately
Something had crawled up the young fel
| Lows throat, and II was some time bciOri
he could explain When he told the crowd
however that his mother kept the hoard
| ing house, aud that whenever he was de
| famed ut the lodge room, he alwava had q
enter the house through the window, etc.
| they dispersed. ard in fifteen minutes thu
last hysterical yell had died.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-23

The trial Of the Babcors Fire Extin-
guisher came oil on FriGny "eok'
There was Il large number present us
fire was made from ten empty eoal "
barrels iiled with shavings, then saturaleu
with coal oil, which made in very lew
minutes very warm place. The former
trial by William Dean, Esq, near Dean
~ Pilling's mill, on White Clay Creek
not giving satisfaction, those gentlemen.
with the public ia general, were invited
TO attend said trial. The fire was Oullt
ON The vacant lot OF James III. Ray, Ell, ny
Mr.. Green, agent for the BabcOck Extin-
afuisher COMPANY. Alter burning some
length Of time, the gas FROM the machine
did its work so well that IN a very Few
seconds the fire was out starting the nnt
again, letting the fire buru longer, being
saturated with coal oil, the machine was
started again, the fire being put ont IN
less time than II takes TO tell II. Ihe
Gre was started again, and giving IL
plenty of time to bum the barrels anc
make il look as though the hr'
could not be eNtiuguished, whel
IN very fewi seconds no lire was icy
only the very much charred barrels. W.
IN our humble Judgment think our toWl
would be much benefited by our CITY
Fathers buying at least two OF the ma
chimes for the use Of the town, having
one near each end Of the town, Tor takln
into consideration we feel this trial Is
decided success. We are still haYin
plenty Of rain.
The sermon OF Rev. J. A. Brindle Il
the young men last evening, was not yer
well attended on account OF the rain
The address was very good. H.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-23


At. MARy's CATHOLIC CHURCH EXCURSION
Tuesday st. Mary's T. A. b. Society and
juvenile temperance societies connected
with 81. Mary's Catholic Church. accom-
panied by baud Of music. made an excur-
sion to Cuba Hill. and there snent the day
pleasantly and prnfitably. Owing 10 land
slide on the wilmington h Western road. nj
Ashland, the eNeursionista did not leave
this city until nearly ten o'clock. They re-
turned early In the evening.
EXCURSION TO sRApoRD AND TRIAL or a
PATENT can sEAr.
A large number of Philadelphia gfntlr-
men Interested in the Introduction Of u new
car seat made AN excursion 80 Seninrd
Tuesday in special train, furnished ny
Isaac IIinckley, president Of the T., ". n
H. X. X. Mr.. Hinckley and Mr.. II. y. Ken
ney, superintendent of the road. accnmpa
MED the party. One Of the cars on the
hv the Philadelphia Spring Seat Company.
The cushions rest on wooden frame, Ia
whiuh is attached eight springs. apd 80 ar
ranged ~ to accommodate the seat TO the
movement Of the car, IA well ~ "a
the motions Of the person occupying T.
The car used yesterday has hecn run with
the spring seats for nearly two years. and
during that time they have given general
satisfnction-at least so saw the officers oil
the road. One Of the peculiqritics OF the
seats consists in the fact that each passen
ger occupies his part without iucOmmOuiu0
his neighhnr. II is also claimed for the
improvement that the cost Ia much less
while they are more durable than tho nfli
nary scat now IN use. The excursion re
turned ut an early hour in the evening