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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03

Columbus Ohio, Oct, 2-Mrs. Mary Anderson.
the wife Of former divine in the Methodist
Church, brings suit for divorce on the ground Of
gross neglect and abuse charging her liege lord
with extreme cruelty. Mr.. Anderson was former.
ly minister in the Methodist church of the Ohio
Conference but was expelled at the session of 1877
on the charge OF immortality. Mr. Anderson's g
standing among the true blue OF the church has
been below par for number of years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
Fight at a Camp Meeting

Akron Oct, IA bloody fight occurred at New
Portage, six miles south of here, yesterday, be-
tween ovid of New Portage roughs and mum.
Der Of Akron blOOds who went to Orrville by an
excursion train to attend the Colored camp meet.
ing. About thirty men were engaged in the fight,
which resulted in number Of broken heads, one
man being badly injured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
Shooting at Akron.

Akron, Oct 1.-Yesterday morning at the old
portage just west of the city, one Barrett ap.
preached John oDoDnell, with whom he had
previously had trouble, and shot at him with
re yolver the ball taking effect in o ODopnels leg,
IN hicting painful wound. warrant is out for
Banetts arrest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
A "sUBJECT."

A Murderer Offers his Victim to Medical Col.
lege,
Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 29.-May 18th John
Rufus, alias Suffering Jack" was murdered in
an unoccupied East Bridgeport carriage factory
by Frank Z. BaAsett, who placed the body IN
barrel and drove TO DR.. Sanford, Of the Yale Medi
cal School, New Haven, who refused to purchase
without certificate from the proper authorities
He then drove to the Derby West bank of the riy.
er to an unfrequented spot and rolled the barrel
down the embankment into the water. woman
with whom BasSett lived, cOnversant with the
whole matter becoming dissatisfied with his ac.
ti0ns, let drop some remarks, which being follow
ed up by Chief Marsh the whole story was brought
out, and the body recovered to-day. Bassett is
now in jail.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
INDIA.

THE MOUNTAIN PASSES To BE SECURED BY THE
ENGLISH.
London Oct. Ia correspondent at Calcutta
telegraphs as follows "Unless shere Ali gives us
satisfaction the present occasion will be seized to
secure for ourselves the passes piercing the noun
tain ranges along the whole frontier from the
Khyber to the BOlan, and further strategetic
measures will be adodted to dominate the sulei
man rance and the Hindoo Koosh mountains,
The present condition Of affairs on the Afghan
frontier and relation with the hill tribes should
OuCe for all cease to exist and we may thank the
Ameer aud more especially Russia, the Cansa
CRusans, for atiOrdng this opportunity OF consOli.
dating the defenses OF our Indian empire by a
frontier
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
MISSING MAN FOUND.
A Four Days Sleep from a Large Dose
OF Quinine.

Troy, N, Y, Oct. 1.-Sigismund L. Weisel, the
travelling agent for Friedman Il Co., Of New York,
who disappeared under mysterious circumstances
last Tuesday, has been found. Itappears that
Wesel left Troy and went to Cohoes on business.
He had recently undergone a surgical operation,
and while in Cohocs exhibited symptoms which
caused doctor to advise him to take quiDine,
street. He was found by a mill operative, who
took him to hiC house, and Weisel slept almost
continuously from Tuesday until Saturday,
awakening only once or twice to take nourish-
ment When he awOke on Saturday he was taken
to Troy. nv. Weisel returned 10 New York last
night, accompanied by relatives His long sleep
is attributed to an overdose of quinine.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
TWO VESSELS LOST.

London, Sept. 26.-The British steamer Yoxford
from New York for Havre was abandoned at sea,
sinking. The crew arrived here safe. The Brit
ish ship Commerce, from Philadelphia for Ant
werp, was sunk by a collision off Hastings, aud
two Of the crew drOWBed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
ENGLAND'S CABUL TROUBLE,
Active Preparations Making For a
Conflict,

Conflict,
Vienna Sept. 9O-A ConstanHnope dispatch
states that Schir Ali Khan, the secret envoy of the
Ameer of Afghanstan, Is instructed tn claim the
Sultan's intervention in the pending difficulty in
order that England should not declare war against
Afghanistan He is further to convince the Sui
tan that an alliance with Russia is advisable for
the MUS ulnen race and that the Ameer person
ally is decided to conclude such an alliance.
London Sept. 30 Five batteries of artillery
will leave Portsmouth on October 18th for India
The Second battalion OF the Fourteenth regi
ment at Currah will embark at Queenstown for
India on Saturday night
dispatch from Simla says all preparations are
advancing with the utmost speed Several legi
ments have already been mObilized but the com
missariat department requires reasonable time
for its completion The army in enthusiastic. The
spirit of the natives is admirable.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
SAD ACCIDENT AT zANEsvILLE.

GAINESVILLE, o., Sept. 29.-John 0'Neil, who left
his family at 2 o'clock to-day, was struck by q
Baltimore & Ohio train but few minutes after
his departure from home and was instantly kill.
cd. The train was behind time, which 1t was en-
deAVoEing 10 make up.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
MINERS RESUMING.

In the COllieries of tho Pottsville Re-
giOn-
Pottsville, Pa, Oct 2.-Work wss resumed yes.
terday in the Colieries of this section to be con-
tinued two weeks. On November first another
resumption will take place, when full months
work is expected.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
FIGHT WITH TRAMPS.

The Military Arrest Eighteen at Ak
ron After an Engagement.
Cleveland, OCt.1.-Last evenil the police at
Akron, o., attempted to arrest tramp on the out
skirts of the city They were met by about thirty
well armed trsmps who drove them back into the
city at The point of the revolver Company B, o,
n G., were called out to assist the police. They
arrested eighteen Of the tramps A number OF
professional thieves, who we're with the tramps,
escaped. Several shots were fired. but without
any known effect,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
THE RELIEF FUND.

The total contributions to date are:
Detroit. 9S7
Chicago So l13
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HAMPTONs REPLY TO RICE.
The Massachusetts, Governor Sharply Rebuked
For His Violation Of Law.

Charleston, s. G., Sept 3O-.-The following letter
has been addressed by Governor Hampton to
Governor Rice, in response to that recently re-.
CeIVpd from him,
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The st. George Murder.

The following advertisement appeared
in the personals Of the Philadelphia
Record, February 2Sth
If the person who received Il letter between the
10th and 10th instant lnclosing letter addressed
to Mrs Levi Hart Tenants Harbor Me. with the
request to mail the same from Philadelphia, will
warded. Lennon q. Burgess 80. l05 Walnut
street
1t appears that on the 18th of last
month letter was received by Mrs. Levi
Hart Of Tenants IIarbor, which purports
to have been written in Philadelphia on
the 10Th, and is pOst-marked Philadel-
phia the 10th, in which the writer informs
the parties who are investigating the
murder Of Mrs Meservey at Tenants
Harbor, that the party under surveillance
is not the person who committed the
crime, but that he (the Writer) did the
bloody deed. The writer also threatens
other parties in the same place with a
like fate. This letter is supposed to have
been written by the man to whom suspi
cion points as being the guilty perpetra-
tor of the deed, and sent by him to some
friend or person in Philadelphia, to be re
mailed there for the purpose OF mislead
ing further investigation of the affair.
Thorough search has been made in vari-
Gus localities in Philadelphia for the party
who mailed the letter from that city, but
as yet no satisfactory informa ton on the
subject has been obtained. Portland
Press.
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Brighton Cattle M arket.

WEDNESDAY, March 6.
Amount of stock at market-Cattle 3Os5; Sheep
and Lambs $500; Swine 1850; number Western
Cattle 2l52; Eastern Cattle 2ls; Mich Cows and
Northern Cattle llG.
Prices of Beef Cattle per 100 lbs, live weightEx
ira quality 50 36 LAS sos first quality 80 00a5 Is ;
second quality 450a4 81 2 third quality - 00af 81
poorest grade of coarse Oxen Bulls &C., 50 50a3 81
IL.
Brighton Hides l-2c per ID Brighton Tallow SC
per ID. Country Hides 5 l-2a5c per ID; Country
rallow l2a5c per ID Calf skins 10allc per ID !;
Sheep and Lamb Skins z5cas1 90 each.
Working Oxen-There has been fair supply Of
orking Oxen in market for the week and u moder
ate demand. We quote sales of pr, girth it, :
in, live weight $500 lbs, $3.50; prs, girth it in
live weight 1000 lbs s20; prs, girth #, in, live
weight 200 lbs, Sl20; pr, girth # in. live
weight 300 lbs $40.
store Cattle-Bu few in market, most Of the
Cattle brought into market being bought up by
butchers to Slaughter We quote sales of % stockers
by Libby and Racklif at l-2c per ID.
Mich Cows-EXtra $55a95, ordinary $25a50 per
head Most of the Cows offered In market for sale
of common grade. Trade for common grades has
been dull of late. Good cows usually sell well at fair
prices
Sheep and Lambs-There thirteen double
deck loads of Western Sheep and Lambs brought
into market the past week, all owned by g. w. Hol-
lis and taken TO the Abattoir to be slaughtered
Swine-No store pigs In market. Fat Hogs 1000 /;
prices SC per ID live weight.
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NOTICES.
a CARD.

10 the citizens OF Belfast and vicinity
wish TO call your attention to u few facts in re
gard 10 the New Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Mn.
chine Is not needle feed agent, Tor old style
underfeed machines take particular paius 10 tell 10
people that are not acquainted with the Davis we
VIII at any time be pleased to prove as we have
done many times to those that have taken pains to
examine that II y not needle feed by removing the
needle and feed on any and all Kind, Of goods net
ter than any underteed machine can do DO nor be
heve what agents of old sly led under feed machines
tell you, they know they cannot show YOU any ding
new or lmproI "a on d cir under-fecd and thcv don't
want you to see any thing good in the Davis bv
telling you any thing but facts. We hold ourselves
IN readiness to meet them at any time in public to
exhibit our machines, and let the people decide ho
has the best Family Machine for an purposes / he
DAVIS does greater range Of work than any other
machine. ~ this new feed, thc op"rat or j. enabled
70 turn the work At any gle While the machine il
IN ihll motion. 1t tNccls in hemmng. tuckiug,
braiding, cordiug, binding, quilting. rutliing. &c
ana VIII DO heavier work than any other Family
Machine. Full attachments given for all practical
work Instruction given free to all that purchase 4
Davis. ON exhibition at A. ID. Chase's Dry Goods
store. J. II. EICH, Agent.
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NEW loEK, March ~. a Loru1.y
awlu. death s thus described i'll the (~ou-
dar) morning Sun. John Wil.enblcher
employed ina sugar refinery in Brooklyn.
yesterday afternoon stamped on the sur
face of q boncJlack VA, through which
sugar n refined ann which continually
sinks through a conicll bottom over it,
tort, thc fires Of which keep the mass to
heat Of $50 degrees lle sank into the
hot black mass ~ he tried To ltt bis
feet to -c. out he probably found himself
drawn down hy the suction III thn moving
mass which was kept up hit Il Heat Ut $50
degrees. His struggles probably only
added ny the downward motion, ana a. il
fireman entered 10 rake his fire. WIirn-
bacher's terrible plgh, became known.
H. had then sank To his throat Men
ran from every part Of thu refinery, and
the endedvor to rescue Wulen5Ieher was
earnestly begun Nothing could stop the
ceaseless downward suction If The bone
black. because the hole at the bottom Of
the Wilt opened into a retort filled With
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BOSTON MARKET.

MONDAY, March, II.
BUrTER-We qnote fine fall ends of Northern
dairies at 2ea32c per lb, choice Northern daries
25a2sc choice creameries at 32a}sc good diaries at
2}A24c; choice Western daires at 22a24c winter
made Western al l5alec per b.
CHEEsE-We quote fine factory at II l2alir good
do at l2al2 l2c, and common and medium cheese at
10all l-2c per IL.
EGGs-lhe market for fresh laid Vermont, New
Hampshire and Maine eggs is qu,ted at l7asc with
a moderate demand only
PoULrRY-Choice turkeys in good order have sold
AT lal2c per h. and fresh killed Northern birds
at u higher price common Turkeys and Chickens in
fail order sell at 6agc, 10 condition.
BEANS-We quote Mediums at .5al 50 per bush ,
Pea beans at e5a1 90 per bush, and yellow eyes at
81 l5a2 - per bush.
PorAToEs-We quote Jacksons, which are of fair
quality, At 35a3sc per bush; ChiIIis and Seedlings
sell at 4oa45c; Prolidcs 45a50c, and Rose 55a60c
per bush.
APrLFs--Thc market is quite for Apples at 50 90
rs so per Dbl.
HAY AND STRAw-We quote fancy Northern hay
at $50 0O prime at $s 00al9 90; $40 00a17 90
for medium SO 90 per ton for fine, and Western
at 81 ooal7 90 per ton. Straw at 81 o0al5 90 per
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CircaSsian Lily.

Circassian Lily! Well do declare,
| thought your face looking nice and fair,
And wondered what it was that changed it %,
\ GU was dreadful freckled, once YOU know.
| never such things-an awful sin
70 beantify or cen impr " ones skin,
And tho March winds have lent my face shade,
Still I've contriyed to be as was made.
\ GU ask me if think it right to wear
A veil to keep oil tan, or this false hair,
But that is different, dear, strange you can't see
What, you irving to put that stuff on me?
I'll wash it right straight oh-there, there's plenty,
Wen now. really don't look over twenty
You're there's no chalk in it, nor hite Lead,
But Glycerne and Bay Rum, think yon said
Both which know are good. Eliza, come
Let's go to Poors or Moody's and get
You know the poet SAYS, forget it never,
"A thing Of beauty is JOY forever"
Ills wisely said, see now I've been silly,
To be so long without Circassian Lily.
Prepared from the original recipe only by MISS
MIRA WENTWORTH, Portland. Price, Fifty
Cents lift
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About time to take off your double windows.

|
Belmont elected a full board OF selectmen OF the
0reenbaek persuasion
| Edwin l. Seger has purchased the Shunan place
opposite the wool factory.
M, ,.,, ,., !. a., H. !,
the tier. and make preparatjons for the season
| work
s., H.. a., ,n.,...., ,,n,,,,
49,. ,,,n,,l -. d.,
-r,ni,... So. a..
'apl 'hafifS "eteheiI OF Noftilpor'' formerly
D''9'1' M -',N ut f''' = ''''
i"eie VIII ne lecture al Tue NortH 'n'icH NeN'
SUNDAY evening hy me pastor Suh]ect r. o'd' me
| l"iida'ilth'a lae' o' hehglon'
The expenses OF the successful party at the city
election were heayv-but the profits Of the agency
will repay them as soon as the rum mill can be set
going
Dicl Noo3r III d, his ,,otbacsry sl,,n III, a.
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Next Sunday will be Saint Patrick's day.


tered places
The town meeting at Scarsporl, on Monday, was
opened with prayer
big flock of wild geese passed Monday ight
u the bay off the Searsport shore
John. wipe your feet" is now the tidy house
wltes admontion to her returning husband
The public school, have been invaded bv the
measles several eases having occurred among the
pupils.
Hon James 7 White who has tor over a month
been confined to MS house. is again upon the
streets
/ The train on Monday noon brought ii thc in
/ usual number Of over thirty passengers many of
/ them were Normal scholars bound for Castinc
tte,l makes glad the hearts o. The little girls N
the south Primary school by laying down boughs.
- That the! may cross the street with DRY feet
Al the second election to7 Mayor. next Tues
Gay. is hoped that there will be less drunken
aess and fighting about The streets than there wa.
last Monday
It win he seen BY hi card IL another column
that Seth L Milliken ESQ has opened law Office
~ "a H1S Vi'""o'eo aulil'E H 'la'
''''- y" "''+'' ''. to "''Faet eA'AJS
The house On church street built three wears ago
hE George T Pote has been SOLD for S5ool 70
Capt 7 Barnet Dur4am of caelsea Mass 1T co-t
,l0oo' capt Durham who Is low abseu. Oh 4
Pacific voyage vail ,a Dr., retara g.iuave III this
otF aa3 o.arv ~. aasse Belfast vu -et 4
! s-at citzel
An ,er,r with ....... ,4--..t. ,...l.. la,o
+. --.-t 3. I'LL S..,.r., R,.g i, rri.I,v ,r n,
grew GA. d. s.. 5.~p..,.. f...,ros. u..s. " p+.A.r
.ra Ia,. n ~..ye-, r,...... ,,+ .,1 .-..r,5
r.., Observation-Disclosures, ,..p.,.5..-...-..
b.,,. aid winch Ia. ,,,ren ,r,.rt, f,. ls.l wv.
,..e- ..-,a evcite5 ta,k stew, cai,.i i,.,ohar,
.r aud received II return /, severe b,ow II the
htc followed by others stewart drew knife
aha holding /; So Al ID ward afr tba blows ,..r,a,
~ walking backward il t4ras ~. C..rr. It,r..
t..yy..l Nv his a,,.a,,.,is, S....-,., 4......,.
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In Waterford Vt, dogs entered the yard of Cal
win Brown, where he had fifty sheep feeding for
market killed four outright, injured three more so
they had to be killed and injured eleven others,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-03-14

The Miss Thompson, who had her horse shod
with gold in Scotland has at length been placed in
an insane asylum in England.
In Chicago through DR., Reynolds efforts, there
have been $4,000 signatures to the temperance
pledge
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A S al thing Con3ps cison.

Since the deliverancc Of South Caro- ina
and Louisial rom the control of the
thieves that plunde eC them, Maine is
the heaviest taxed state ii the Union /;
and we may here add that Bangor is the
heaviest taxed city in Maine.
IN 1869, according to the United States
census, the assessed valuation of Massa-
chusetts was but a few dollars less than
1000, 100000. AZ the same time the
assessed valuation of Maine was S2O4.-
WO,WHl, or little more than one eighth
ol that Of Massachusetts,
Last year the Massachusetts Legisla
tuIe assessed a tax Of only 81 497 300.
This year our Maine Legislature has a.
seSscd a state tax of 100000 That. in
NJ the valuation of the two
states, makes our own state tax more
than four times as great as that of Mas
sachusctts which last year was less than
one mill On the dollar. whilst Names
tax tor the present year is four mills on
the dollar
Is there any wonder that Maine il poor,
whilst Massachusetts is rich? Bangor
Commercial
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1912.
Attention, Old Soldiers !

Congress has just passed law giving Pension
of IS per month to all Soldiers of the War of 1912,
who served II days or were in battle-and the same
pension 10 the widows OF all such soldiers.
This entities all to pension who have received
Land Warrants
All desiring the pension obtain it, BY apply
ing to me in person at my office, or by letter
have all the old Rolls, on which is borne the
names of all soldiers of the War of 1912, with the
place and length of service and date of discharge,
and all facts; and can give full and exact infor-
nation in every case.
Also IA record of most of the Land Warrants grant
ed to these soldiers.
No person, east of Portland. has these Rolls, ex-
cept myself and A. J. Chapman Esq, OF Bangor.
C. p. BROWN, Bangor.
n. BAH who desire their pensions early must
apply early.
Bangor, March Q, 1878. lit
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District Court Of The United States. District Of

III I1t TndtTFT OF }
FRANK PERkINo and DANIEL In Bankruptcy
PERKINS, Bankrupts. y
CtrHIs Is TO GIVE NOTICE that the second and
L third meetings OF the creditors Of Frank Perkins
and Daniel Perkins, will be held at the Custom
House, in Belfast, before Charles Hamlin, Esq
Register, on the tenth day of April, A. 1873 "
II O'Clock VI for the purposes specified in Sections
j092 and 5093 Revised Statutes Of the United States
Title Bankruptcy.
Evil JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, Assignee.
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BELFAST PRICE CURRENT
OVTTttftW " ttNty JOT Nte JOUTHUL
BY c. II. SARGENT, No 8 Main Street
Produce Market Prices maid Producer


Beet Gorned per Id 7a9 Onions per ID ug
Butter salt per boN 20a25 OIL Kerosene per gal 10
Corn per bush dta65 Pollock per ID 21-2A3
Corn Meal per bush 50 Pork Backs per ID 10
Cheese per ID lhalS Plaster per Dbl SlUU
Goldfish, Dry, PET ~. 5i6 Rye Meal per ID K
Cranberrcs per at l2ala Shorts per ct 81 vs.
Flour per Dbl. : 91al o So salt. /. per bush 30
Lard per ID 10 l.2al4 ~ Sugar per ID pal0 i y
Lime per Dbl ~ v heat Meal 4A5
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SE4RsroRr The Searsport Cornet Band accept
ed an invitation to join the party from Belfast on
their excursion to Bucksport last Saturday in the
new steamer Planet, making her trial trip ..R q
Ames arrived home last Saturday evening. hauling
for the Pendleton ship spruce spar sixty i've feet
long, On wheels, all the way from Greenfield
where he has been engaged this winter in hauling
bark. Davis, the tall tramp with big feet, has
been attending school in district No | this win
ter and at recent spelling match, after spelling
down the school, the teacher and all the specta-
tors. including several retired ship masters, he
amused the company by spelling the hardest
words they could find IN Websters dictionary
The North Searsport Dramatic Club gave pleas
ing entertainment at Union Hall, last Thursday
evening, TO a good audience. Surprise parties
are all the rage Just now. Founders are album
dant also tramps.
WINTERPoRT The buildings of Patrick kel-
ley, situated in the Hollow, destroyed by fire
on Friday night. Insured. Snow rapidly disap-
peafing, mud plenty and frost coming out of the
ground .Ice is reported out of the river as far up
as Hampden narroWs....T There is a prospect OF a
change in tie running OF the mail The new ar
rangement is for the stages to leave Bangor and
Belfast at o'clock This will give US the
Bangor mail at II O'Clock and the Belfast mail at
about O'Clock. Joshua Thayers dog ran down
deer last week which was caught. 1t is doe
apparently two or three years old and quite tame.
David II. Smith is soon to return from Dix Is
land, and will continue Improvements upon his
place....All are waiting for the good times prom
IV ms has tad I
open rum agency, and for the select men to pro
vide lock up. Tramps not plenty. alter
Haley has been re elected collector taxes, which
insures their prompt attenton......Sch Sparta is
| loading hay and potatoes for a market