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XLY DIaEc7 LINE TO FRANCE.

ONLY DIaEcT LINE TO FRANCE.
the GkhkRAL TRANSATLANTIC CONPAkYs All.
CALLING AN BREsT. ~ nA' sH'
The splendid this favonc route for the Con-
unent lbeing more sonthery than any othcr) VIII sal
PEREiRE Captain surmont .ssturday, August q
WILLIE DE PARIS. Captain DauIs. Saturday. Sept u
Price of passage In gold lncludng wine-First CABIN
Sl25; second S76; Third, $50
Excursion Tickets at reduced ra,ea
American travellers BY tskinR this line avoid both
anat BY English railway and the discomforts Of
ing the Channel besides saving time, trouble ana
'' aBoRGR MACKENZIE Agent IS Broadway.
DOUhD TAE wORLD.-CoOK'S THIRD, PERSON
II ally conducted, Tour Round the World viii leave
New York September 81 and San Francisco October II
i viii embrace Japsn china InSia Esyptsnd w ESrope
Palestine. Time occuDied 28 days inc nding no day
hotel accommodation: fare el675 gold all neosssar,
August. ready, which ais, contains lists Of over 20
tours to al points Of interest in Europe, Asia ant
A'A'' COOK. SON JENKINS 2s1 Broadway.
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Clark and Randolp S streets, CHICAGO. IN

DAssHNGERs PER STEAMSHIP CALABRIA EN-
bark from tho Uunard wharf, loot Of Grand street
Jersey City, at r. b. on Wednesday, August IL 1874
f..-r CHARLES g. FnANCkLYN.
No Bowling Green, New York
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| DOSTERS. BILLS OF LADIN0. RECEIPTS, COL
i ored Printing, &C.. for amship lines dono with
ncatness, cheApness and promptncss BY the METRO
| POLIIAN PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT No. 2lS Broad
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD STEAM .HIP COMPANY.
IN FOR SOUTHAMPTON AND BREMEN
The steamship FRANKFURT. Captain y. W. Bulow,
will sail on wednesday. August IL at r. NJ. from
lowed by
fay HHrEs A"sois' sos PAssAas TO LONDON. BAyRs AND
BREMEN
payable In gold or Its equivalent In currency,
Second CABIN 60
0ELRlCHs 4 CO., Agcnts
No. 2 Bowling Green
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nAyMLIng aUxp1.

UNOR YONKERs DAILY.-rHE STEAMER sAPPH0
leaves pier 26 foot Of Barclay street. 10 80 N.
and $40 p. ~. laniinR q fwenfoursh street haphat
tAnXllLe and CarmA usvllle. n
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y Queenstown every WEDNESDAY;
Stccrage. Sl5
ANCHOR lLNE, No. bowling GreAu.

JNOR PLYMOUTH CHERBOURG. HAMBURG
Il The Hamburg American Packet Companys iron
mall steamship
CAPTAIN w. Stahl will sail on Thursday August Is 1874
for Hamburg.
Rates Of passage to Plymouth London Cherbourg and
Hainburg:-
gold
Stccrage to Plymouth London and all points in Eng
land, scotland and Wales, $50. currency
The POMMkkANIA will sail August 20 1874.
KUNHARDT CO., q. y. RICHARDS BOAS,
General Agents. General Passenger Agents,
81 Broad street, Now YORK. 6l Broadway, New York
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A NCHOR LINE

a. PASSAGE RATES REDUCED.
NEW YORK AND GLASGOW.
STEAMER WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY,
from company's picrs 20 and q North New York.
ITALIA. We'd august Y ANGLIA; We'd. Aug. e
EUROPA. ed. August 10 MACEDONIA. We'd. Sept.
ETHIOPIA. sat Aug. q U OPlA. sat, sept
10 GLAsGUW. LlvEkPooL. Lon NDoNDERRY,
QUEENSTOWN OR BELFAST.
Cabin S5 TO $40 according to steamer and accommoda-
tons Return tickets Issued at reduced rates
INTERMEDIATE. SIS: STEERAGE. SIS.
Drafts issued for any amount st lowest rates
send for circulars giving further Information to
pany's Offices NO. Bowling Green.
' HENDERSON BROTHERS, Agents
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TINTED STATES MAIL LINE-srEAM TO QUEENh-
~ town and Liverpool II
Sailing every Tuesday
from pier 46 North River.
NEVADA. Price. M at A. n
IDAHO, Forsyth. August 2h ats p n
Cabin passage. $50; steerage ut lowest rates.
Prepaid tickets at lowest rates
PASSENGERS book TO and from Paris, Ha amburg Nor
way ana sweden, &C. Drafts on Ireland. England,
France and Germany, at lowest rates. Apply 10
WILLIAMS 4 GuJON. 80 Broadway.
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NArIoSAL LINE NOTICE
The most soutnery route has always been adopsd By
this company, to avoid leo apd he eadandA
la TO QUE oTEkNsfoWN AND ILivtERfob1.
sPAINs Aug. IS 7soA;M. EGYPT: August %. 3P,M
FOR LONDON DIREtT
DENMARK, Captain Sumner August Is, p N.
Cabin passage $7O $50 currency Steerage at greatly
reduced price. Return tickets At reduced rates Pre-
Apply at the company's ollce,:No 50 broadway.
Y. W. J. HURST, Manager.
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DED STAR LINE.
~ Appointed carry the Belgian and United States
The following steamers are appointed to sail
For ANTWERP.
From PHILADELPHIA. From New YORK.
NEDERLANp.......Au Aug. zI swITzERLAND.. :. .Aua. 10
VADERLAND Sept. X COLTNA. ....,..... Sept II
From ANTWERP
For Philadelphia For New York.
NEDERI AND: Sept Is SWITZERLAND. Sept II
PRICES OF PAsSAuE IN CURRENCY.
First cabin $40; Second cabin 500
Stcernge and intermediate tickets to and from all
points at the lowest ratcs
Passenger accommodations for oil classes unsurpassed
Ample attendance Is provided. Every carries
surgeon and stewardess.
Through tickets and through bills Of ladng issued be-
tween all prominent points
For passage. rates of freight and other information
apply to George W. Cotton, Agent AZ Broad street New
York; John Mcdonald, Passenger Agent No. Battery
PErLK WRIGHT d SONS General Agents
BOZ Walnut street. Philndcphta
Il. VONUEk BECKE,
General European Agent, Antwerp.
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EA0LE LINE
~. UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIPS
TO PLYMOUTH, CHERBOURG AND HAMBURG.
The elegant Clyde built iron steamships will sail rom
New YORK follows: H.
HERDER Captain Fischer. August Is
SCHILLER, Captain 1homas.............S eptembcr 8
from Eagle Line pier, loot OF First street. HObokcn
, RATES OF rAsSAGE TO -
PLYMOUTH, LONDON, CHERBOuRG and HAMBURG.
CabnFirst saloon. $ gold second saloon, $50, gold
stccrage-ro rlymouth ana London, So currency; to
Prepaid tickets from Hamburg S36 currency
For freight apply 10 PUNCH. EDYE CO., South
william street.
General Agents, l3 Broadway.
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EXCURSIONS.


A STORIA HARLEM. MORRISANIA AND HIGH
"A Bridge.-New palace mboats leave Fulton ferry
pier at g. Z 7.l5 Slb rs 10:sa II As A. NJ las ?U
S:iA rs 5:ls g. $40 p. NJ Sec time cards for land.
Sunday boats every half hour after "a n 8
A LBANY. SARATOGA AND ROUND LAKE AND
"A return, at reduced rates. See Day Line advertise
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C,OR CARDIFF BRISTOL, LONDON AND ALL
T. other points in England and wales-The South
Wales Atlantic steamship Company from Pennsylvania
Railroad wharf, Jersey City, as ioilows:-
Saturday, August ~
First cabin passage, SIS and $50. CURRENCY second
cabin, $50, currency steerage, $SU currency Prepaid
steerage certificates from Cardiff SIS, currency Draib
for fl and upwards For further particulars apply to
ARCHIBALD BAXTER a CO.. Agents.
II Broadway, New York.
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FRANK THOMSON. General Manager
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-12-22

vaa iS iodmaeeA 1aa4 Hah
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Dr. L. Dexter Lyford. a..

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON OFFICE,
Il No. IL, Downey Block, Los Angeles,
Office hours-9 TO Ii A. M; to j
and Ito Bpm. ltHg t ap23-tf--2
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j. n. MCKEE, NJ. D..

a., SUR GEON OFFICE,
l. No. Spring street, Opposite Temples
Bank. REs1DENCB = First street, between
Fort and Hill Los Angeles, Gal. mrl8-tf-2
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DIR. M. S. JONES,

EyORNIERLY OF ST. LOUIS, MO-,
AZelsA Il has located in Los Angeles. where
~ he will give his special attention to
- diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat. pt-, rr
OFFICE: Spring St., opposite Temple Block.
feb2Stf-g
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
r. n. CHASE. N. o.

SURGEON AND PRACTITION feK OF HO-
- meopaihy. Office, rooms 4. and 3 in Per-
~ Riley's new building. Office hours, from
. TO III A. NJ, to and Z to 9P.M.
De- Special attention given to diseases oil
women and children. tt oci9Lf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-23
Change Of Pnsta1 LAWS.

The Senate Committee on Appropriation will
propose an amendment to the laws providing
mat after the Both of June next, conveyance IN
mails OF samples of merchandise, packages OF
Clothing, seeds, cuttings, bulbs roots, sciOns,
samples of metals, ores and mineral original
specimens and bound books shall cease, and all
laws authorizing such conveyance be repealed.
Some if not a majority of the members of the
committee are in favor of abolishiug the postal
car system and of repeating the clause proyid
ing for the free delivery of letters. the latter on
the ground that large sums are spent for the
benefit of residents Of a few cities while the
people at large are taxed to pay for it.
Abandoned Property.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day trans
mltted to the House statement in regard to
captured and abandoned property fund, con-
tanning: the following Information: Total
proceeds of sales of captured and abandoned
property, consisting almost entirely Of cotton.
was $20,9lO, $50, of this amount there has been
pad TO claimants under awards Of court claims
70, SOO. 463, under judgments of the United
States Circuit Court for New York, $97, 74 and
under awards by the Secretary of the Treasury
under the act of May 18th, 1872. S9.734. The
fund also has been diminished by 81, 600, 900 ex-
pense of collection, leaving balance in the
Treasury of $14, $40. There remains unpaid
Judgments of court claims amounting to 81 1884
OIL.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day:-Currency, $2,868,6 special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit $50, 900; coin, $50, $50, ST. including
coin certificates $43, 634, 600; outstanding legal
tenders, 1881, 1870. 1927.
Various Matters.
A Washington special says the sub Judi
clary Committee have agreed to report Judge
Poland's Utah bill.
Alexander H. Stevens rode out to-day, the
hrst time for several weeks.
Gen. Spinner has returned from Florida
Prof. Henry received by telegraphIthis morn
ing the announcement from the Academy of
Science of Vienna of the discovery of a comet
in night ascension, 20 hours AZ minutes of de
clamaton plus 25o 81 minutes, with motion
southeast 30.
The unprecedented number of / ,234 applica-
tons for patents has been received the past two
weeks.
The Congressional Temperance Society
formed Feb 22d, 1888, held large public
meeting to-day and was presided over, in the
absence of Vice President Wilson, by Hon.
John Cessna of Pennsylvania, and Senator
Morrill, of Maine.
The Secretary of the Treasury has been in
formed that Spain has removed her duties on
exports.
About one fourth of the members of Con-
gress stand on the Congressional Temperance
Society's abstinence platform.
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HOUSE..

Senate papers disposed of in concurrence. -,
Petitions, &C., Presented and Referred-bll.
to incorporate the Peoples Savings Bank OF
ROckland; to incorporate the Central Cheese
Company of Winterport; remonstrance OF L.
L Lowell ct ais against taxing insurance COM
panies.
Orders Pdssed-That the Committee to Fish
for the further protection of land locked sal
mon, togue and trout; that the Committee on
Legal Affairs inquire into the expediency OF
chartering Hotel Company at North Haven;
that the Committeen on abolition of Land Ot-
fee inquire into the expediency of changing
the law so that all monies received By the Land
Agent be paid direct and Immediately into the
State Treasury.
Read and assigned-Bill to protect fish in
the Rumford Falls and Bucktield Railroad
Company; resolve relating to the United
States Arsenal at Augusta, Maine; in favor Oh
B. Busy, Jr. in favor of j. B. Traitor; re-
funding certain money to Aroostook County;
in favor of Cyr Plantation.
Ought not to Pass-Bill providing for duty
on private acts of legislation.
Referred to Meat Legislature - Bill abating
part of the State tax of Perkins Plantation
and assessing the same upon the town OF Car
thage; petition of municipal officers of West
Watervile for adjustment of valuation and
taxes between said town and Waterville.
INSTRUMENTATION of H. Poor ct ais for
reimbursement for over paid taxes.
The bill repeating Chapter A, R. S., relating
to Hawkers and Peddlars was after discussion
ndefnitelylpostponed.
Passed to be endcted-Bill to establish the
lines of Portland Harbor and Fore River; au-
thorizing the Maine Central Railroad Company
to change their location and construct new
bridge over Kennebec river; act to amend an
act to incorporate the Auburn Mutual Fire In
surance Company; relating to trustee process
relating to recording devices of real estate in
the Registry of Deeds; legalizing the dolngs of
the town of Vinal Haven; authorizing G.
Dyer at North Haven to establish ferry; to
incorporate the Bangor and Brewer Steam Fer
Iy Company; to make valid the doings of the
Raymond Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock, a. M, Monday
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Especial Dispatch to the Press
Two Sessions Daily.

Especial Dispatch to the Pressl
Two Sessions Daily.
AUGUSTA, Feb 81.
On and after Monday two sessions daily will
be the order 1t is now thought that it will be
impossible to adjourn before the first week in
March.
Rumored Speeches.
1t is understood that quite number of
members have in preparation speeches on im-
portant questions to come up next week. Thus
far no elaborate speeches have been made in
the House, and we'll delivered speeches will be
received as rain is received by the thirsty
earth.
The position of the PRESS in the matter of
Manly and the SupervisorShip receives hearty
endorsement by the members generally. 1t
has been extensively commented upon.
Final Reports.
Quite a number of the committees have
made their final reports and matters generally
are being wound up preparatory to ad iourn-
ment.
Repairing the Statc House.
The inconvenisnt and badly ventilated con-
ditiou of the State House excites strong ex-
pressions of condemnation. The Committe
on Public Buildings reported this week re-
solve authorizing the Governor and CouLcil to
arrange for the better ventilation of the build
ing, which is entirely inadequate to the pur-
poses of legislation. A resolve looking to the
removal of the Capitol to Portland would be
received with favor Exorbitant hotel charges
are bad enough-but endurable. When you
supplement this with hard seats, insufficient
desks and poisonous atmosphere at the Capt..
fol hnildinp members object
The absence of the Judiciary Committee is
noticeable as it is composed of leading men of
both branches.
Personal.
Hon. W. w. Thomas and wife have been
here all the week and are highly gratified at
the popularity of their son-the Speaker of the
House.
Clarence Hale, ESQ.,, P. Bonney, ESQ.,, and
A. A. SSrout, Esq. of Portland, ExGov. Per-
ham, Hon. Josiah Crosby of Dexter, Warden
Rice of Thomaston, are among the prominent
gentlemen who have been here within day or
two.
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WASHINGTON.
Let Us Have Peace.

WASHINGTON, Feb 22-The House Com
mittee on Judiciary have made report in
which they say that as all other property and
rights of property of persons engaged in the
late rebellion have, by the general acts of the
amnesty and laws of the United States, been
exempted from confscation, there can be no
reason for now retaining on the statute books
such acts and parts of acts as were very prop
erly enacted to prevent aid and comfort to the
enemy of the United States during the war
which by their impedimepts to icreditors of the
United States in recovering their just dues
amount to confiscation thereof; and also that
such acts to the same effect which were passed
to hinder and prevent disloyal persons whose
disabilities had net then been removed BECAUSE
OF their participation in the rebellion fro maxi
ing any claims against the government for
debts due and claims not arising out of the re-
belliOn thereto, should also be repealed
The Committee therefore report bill re-
pealing the Joint resolution of March I'd, 1867,
prohibiting the payment of debts due by the
United States before the war unless LOYALTY is
proved and repeating them both at present re-
qulred OF applicants for pensions.
Wants to Explain.
The following letter was transmitted to the
Committee on Ways and Means:
WASHINGTON, Feb, 1874.
hon. Henry l.. Dawes, Chairman of the Com
mttee OF Ways and Means House of Repre-
sentatives:
Dear Sir,-By the resolutions reported by and
referred to the Committee of Ways and Means,
the contracts made with the Treasury Depart
ment in compliance with the act of May 9Th,
1877, have been brought before that Committee.
so long as my conduct in relation to the con-
tracts made with the Treasury Department was
only the subject of newspaper paragraphs. l
had not taken pains to go into any explanation,
conscious OF my own rectitude both in intention
and act; but the matter now being before
committee, all the transactions ought undOubt-
that Committee may conclude to take, may eff
feet very considerably my personal interests if
not my character, 1 respectively ask leave in
justice to myself to appear and put the facts as
know them before the Committee at such
time as may be convenient.
(Signed) JOHN d. SANBoRN.
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

A severe gale at the Grand Banks on the 18th
INST, did considerable damage to the Glouces-
ter fishermen. Only one life was lost SO far as
heard from.
Griffin, another masked burglar, has been
sentenced to twenty years imprisonment at
New Roscbellc, N. Y.
Gen. Sibley has been visiting the counties in
Iowa and Minnesota which were devastated by
grasshoppers last summer. 1t is generally es-
timated that nearly or quite $4,000 bushels of
seed wheat and pruportOnate quantity of
oats, corn potatoes, etc, will be needed to meet
the wants of the destitute settlers.
The stock jobbers on Wall street received sew
eral new rumors of Cabinet changes Saturday.
A number of Cornell College students sailed
on scientific expedition Saturday for q year in
South America.
The striking employees in the Philadelphia
cotton and WOODEN mills are still out.
Most of the railroad bond forgers and their
engravings have been captured in New York.
Six persons were killed by the explosion of
dualin at Phennix mine. Lake Superior on
the 18th inst.
Reports from the Asiatic squadron report
that the force is well.
The Mormon Legislature has adjourned but
the Governor has refused to sign the most of
the bills.
John barley, freight conductor on the Yer
mont Railroad was run over and killed Satur-
day.
Even in Chicago Victoria Woodruff could get
no hall to lecture in.
The Dominion Parliament will meet March
26th.
The white military of Richmond, Va, cele-
brated Saturday as Washington's birthday,
and the colored military to day.
Gems. Sheridan and Ord left Cheyenne Sat-
urday to find Indians. 1t was showing hard.
The official vote of Philadelphia for Mayor
foots up: Stokely &C, 128, Mcclure 49, 1873.
Buenos Ayres advices report the Asiatic chol-
era is prevailing there, with from forty to fifty
deaths per day. Fifty thousand people have
fled to the rural districts, including President
Sacramento.
The employees in several glass factories in
Pittsburg, Pa, where there has been trouble
about wages, have agreed to run the works and
guarantee the owners per cent. on their CAPT.
tai.
1t is represented that Gladstone has deter
termined to no longer take an active part in
parliamentary proceedings.
The Pope desires to see all the Bishops be-
fore he dies
E. Curtis & Brothers planning and saw mill,
at Hillsdale, Mass, was burned Saturday morn
ing Loss $4,000; insurance 81, 200.
The First Light Infantry Regiment of Rhode
Island went to church Sunday in Providence
because it was Washington's birthday.
Louis Halter, a saloon keeper at Baltimore,
was fatally shot Sunday by James Stein.
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MATTERS IN MAINE.
Nomination for Mayor.


LEWISTON, Feb. 21.-At the Republican eau
Gus in Auburn to day, DIR. B. Sturgis was NOM
mated as candidate for Mayor.
Inquest ON n Railroad Accident.
Coroner Brooks held an inquest, on the body
of Auema Wheeler, killed by train on the
Maine Central railroad on Thursday. The cor
oner fully exOnerated the conductor and engi-
neer.
sudden Death Of Roelkland Merchant.
RoCKLAND, Feb. 21.-Ephraim Barrett, for
many years prominent dry goods merchant in
this city, was discovered this morning by pass
ing neighbor, struggling in fit near the door
of his stable and died in a few minutes. He
was upwards of Oyears of age.
The Petee Homicide-New Testimony.
p At the adjourned corolers inquest in the
Pettee homicide case, last evening, the jury rem
dered verdict that Caroline Pettee came to
her death from blows inflicted by some person
or persons to the jury unknown" At the pre-
vious session of the inquest, Sarah f. Martin
testified that she heard screech at about II
o'clock; got up and went out doors to the cor
ner of her house, and saw back of the house
Mrs Pettee with Ann Burns and Henry D.
FIVE. They were back of the house about
twenty-five feet distant. Witness saw Mrs.
Burns strike Mrs. Pettee over the head-with a
stick. that knocked her up against the fence
Saw Flye kick her twice after she fell. Wit
ness thought she was observed and went in.
Afterwards heard some one walking and went
out again and saw the same persons in the
same place. Mrs Pettee lay on the ground.
Saw Mrs. Burns strike Mrs. Pettee on the head
again and heard her say, "Flye you take care
of her. Saw Flye take hold of Mrs. Pettee
and move her short distance. Then he heard
some one and both he and Mrs. Burns got over
the fence next the Burns house, and witness
went into the house and to bed, and knew
nothing more of the matter till she heard that
Mrs. Pettee was dead in the morning.
No new testimony could be got in the two
weeks between the time when this testimony
was given and last Saturday, and the reaso n
which influenced majority of the jury to
reach the verdict announced, was probably tina t
the previous testimony of this witness contra
dicted what she last stated, and no other evil
deuce was found to support, and fill up the gap
between the time when the blows referred to
were said to have been given and the finding of
the body at o'clock in another place.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.- The only postal
change reported the past week is the appoint
ment of Hannah c. Proctor, postmistress at
North Bridgton,