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CHESAPEAKE CITY I7E.WS.
FUNERAL OF MRS. BROOKS.

FUNERAL OF MRS. BltOUhS.
Mrs. Susanna Brooks. wife of Joseph
II. Brooks, of this town, was buried Al
Bethel cemetery. Oh last Sunday. The
funeral sermon was preached by the Rev.
!. y. Brindle. assisted by the Revs. Lay
field and Cochran, in the NJ. +. Church.
IN which she had been il member from It's
commencement in this place. The SCI
mon was an able and affecting one. am
produced on the minds of the congrrga-
ton remarkable effect. 1ou could St,
strong men weep throughout the congre.
CATION. and it WAS extremely touching b.:
the finer feelings Of humanity to see til,
silent tear and hear the suppressed groa,
and heartfelt sigh of those to whom tn.
deceased had been Il kind and benevolen
friend. to whom she had given CHART
and christian sympathy. 1t was indea
very touching to behold the deep Eel
grief of many old coiored people. Trni
has she gone from Labor to her rewar.
and her works do follow her. Never il
my recollection have atten led so larg
4 funeral. The church was crowded l.
nverilowing and many could not obtai.
an entrance. and had to stand outside
There were over fifty carriages in tn,
funeral procession.
FURNITURE STORE.
William B. Coleman has just received
y splendid lot of furniture. consisting &"
brd>teaaS chairs. tables. stands. lounges
,.radleS (to rock Il by baby in) and i'll fac
everything necessary to houSekeepin.
md what is best of all he sells his good
It bottom prices and think those i
want of anything in his line will miss j.
If they don't give him call and say,
money by stopping and making an i'll
veStment.
PREPARING FOR SICKNESS.
Iheard some talk about i prominen-
Local Option man attending the sale q"
he late Capt Laymam and pur has II
i've gallons of " Bourbon whisky AN
upon inquiry find that it is not true. l.
WAS five gallons of Ginger Prlndy anG
not Bourbon whisky that he bought a,
that sale. and it was not AL for himsel,
either. as 81 gallons We're for another
Local Option man and for use in THEN
fami les i'll case OF sickn, IS. a the LIST %
My is nearly here. suppose the,
thought it would be hard to get it afte,
that without some trouble and at a vre;t
Ell price after Local Option set III III ear
hest.
PUBLIC SALE.
The sale of the personal property of the
late Capt. Layman, which took place on
last Saturday. was well attended and the
goods sold well. especially the stock of
liquors. which brought good prices from
the fact many awaited themselves Of the
opportunity of laying in Il stock for fam
lily use. before the first of May. One
Darrell Xxx which had never heen tap
ped. | learn wis returned to the place
from whence it came, to the disappnint-
ment of some who wanted gallon or
two from that XXX Bourbon.
MALONE.
There is large man weighing about
30 pounds g"ing round about in Clblic
places especially the post office, and sing
ing some kind of song commencing with,
"Mahens, Malone, o, letus ALoSy. "
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~ business is business. We have
great many Goods: bought them 10 sell ami
they must b- sold. We cant afford III keel
them and Il very little money will buy you
lots o things. Try it, REESE.
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MARRIED..

HAISES-STEpHESS- the residence
of The BRIDES parents, near Rising Sun, ol
tuesday, April II, 1881, by Rev. j. ID
Kemp, Edwin HalncS, DR., aud Miss Emma
L. Stephens, both Of thi, county.
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DIED.

BoYD.-In Elkton, on Friday morning,
April 9TH, Sophia Boyd, reiIct of the lat,
Joseph Boyd, i'll the Dist year of her age.
lnrernrnt al Cherry Hill cemetery un sun
day afternoon.
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~ Northern Early Rose Potatoes, eX-
,re,slv for Seed. REESE.
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&C. ID. JAMESON, at the uptown tin
store, manufactures and sells hcuru tinwarc
for the same prices that ligh: ware can he
purchased elsewhere. See for yourselves.
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sB Call and examine the heory rinwar'
At &. ID. JAMISON'S un-towm~storc. Work
guaranteed. No light and inferior grades.
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- Our line of Groceries and Provisions
is always full and prices just i little lower
than they ought to be. REESE.
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THE sun fights hard against the north
wind, but spring is coming; and so is
Christmas.
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~ lot of very respectable Dress Goods
Al 6l4c. per yard. REESE
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sS The South Bend and Oliver Chilled
Plows for sale by Il. WITwoRTH.
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Our alleged spring is nearly half over.
II mi !ht have passed for a dlsagreeable,
"onen winter.
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baltimore Markets.
Corrected Teekly By ". II. Michael d Sons,
Grain 0nd Produce Commission Ner-
clantS, 1875 McEldeiry's Wharf.
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The Government Chemists Report on
Baking Powders.
the E1;tOy Of The Win.

To the Editor OF The Wig:
The recent publication of the report, Civ
ing the comparative merits of various B,k-
ing powders, according 10 tests nla,ie 10y the
Government Chemist, has induced some of
the manufacturers of brands. who>e intrri-
GRITTY was thus brought 10 light, TO resort /"
various means and publications, i'll order 10
rid themselves of the results of that unfav-
orahle exposition OF their int,riority.
That the public may fully understand the
matter, and to avoid any miSconception
arising out of statements of our competi-
tors, seeking 70 break the force of the re-
port, herewith suhioin the main part of
are correctly given.
DIR. Loves tests were made TO determine
what brands are the most economical tou>e
And us their capacity lies in their lravening
power tests We're directed solely 10 ascer-
tain the available gas of each powder.
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The Government Chemist also adds: -
regard all alum powders as very unwhoe-
some. Phosphate and fartaric acid pow
ders liberate their gas too freely in process
of baking, ar under varying climatic
changes suffer deterioration"
1t is proper to state that ali the powders
examined Mere from he open market. and
that The nrignal labels Were. i'll every CASE
broken bv DIR. Love hmsrlt. He also in
forms me that h-, himself, purchased the
can of ROYAL Baking Powder at the store OF
Park II Tilinrd.
have only tn add, that for 20 years the
Royal Baking Powder has been before he
public, and it is to-day the standard for
purity and excellence throughput the world.
Because of its intrinsic merit. and by virtue
of honorable enterprise, the Royal B,kin"
Powder has taken this rank, and | am
therefore not surprised to find a'lventurer>
i'll the business anxious I" assume their pre-
partitions tn he its equal.
j. &. HoAGLAND,
President Rnval Il liking Powder Co.
Neu York, dprH s, 1881.
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OurQuestions.

Are you buyer of Mems or Boys
Clothing at retail? Do you need
clothing for the farm, the office. the
workshop, the courtroom. or the
pulpit? DO you want boys clothing
for the school-room, or for dress? Do
you prefer to buy clothing ready-made
or to order? Are you in need of
shirts?
If yes, to any or all of these que
ries, state your needs to US, that we
may send you samples and prices.
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THE uHRhETS.
Elkton Markets

REPORTED BY D. SCOTT & BRO.
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There is large man weighing about
80 pounds g"ing round about in rlblic
places especially the post office, and sing
ing some kind of song commencing with,
"Mahens, Malone, o, ietus ALoSy."
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fore managed by Mr.. f R.irz i,
silent and deserted. On Monday, Il
TO Wilmington, taking away all
and irnplernenfs. We are inform
the coming local option is at the
this change. There is a good opel
for al enterpri>ing tanner.
y Mr.. |. y. Mills, of the Delaw;
sion of the p, w. & Il. Raiir
known here, and several other 20
have. purchased an island in The II
inSular waters, and will convert
stock farm and sporting ground.
all kinds is plenty in that sectiol
doubt hut that it will he a success
We we're shown, this week, Il C
Confession of Faith, of the Pr,
Church of Scotland, England and
printed and sold in Philadelphia
min Franklin, in lIij. The book
condirinn and Of much interrS
taius also what is known as the !
Shorter Catechism. The volume
curiosity.
The choir of the NJ. +. Chul
without Il musical leader, the or:
ing resigned. The place has heei
competent musician, but the voc
TO the power of the choir lacks
rich tones of the former rrghnlSt.
this talented young ldy Will
her decision. and again occupy
she so ably filled.
Two old subscribers and rea
IVhig, one from the First di>f
other from the Sixth, the uppe
extremes of the county, met IL
this paper, Oh Tuesday, 10 SET
scrip,ions. During their ron'
WAS recollfrted by both that
at the same place upon the So
th,t day "iis year previo' 5.
gssA The Improvements TO M
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STATE OF MAINE.

Androscoggin SIS.
Court OF County Commissioners, October Term,
held by successive adjournments April 4th, A, ID.
1881.
Upon the foregoing petition. satisfactory evidence
having been received that the petitioners
pedient.
IT Is ORDERED that the County Commissioners of
Franklin County be requested to meet the County
Commissioners of Androscoggin G. unity at the union
schOol-house, called, at North Livermore in the
town of Livermore i'm said County of Androscoggin,
on Tuesday, the seventh day of June, A. D. 1851 at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon and that the petitioners
give notice to all persons interested by causing at
tested copies of sad petition and this order OF court
thereon to be served upon the chairman of the
County Commissioners for the County Of Franklin
and upon the Town Clerks of the towns of Lvermore
Franklin, and by posting up copies of the same in
three public places in each of said towns of vermore
and jay, and by publishing the three weeks
cessively in the kennebec journal be State paper
news paper published in Augusta, in the County of
Kennebec, and the Lewiston Weekly Journal a
Androscoggin, and the Pennington Chronicle, a
newspaper published in Pennington, in said County
OF Franklin the first of said publications and each
of the other notices to be at least thirty days before
the time of said meeting, ut which time and place.
(after il has been shown that the above notice has
view the set forth in said petition, and other
routes and roads connected Herewith, and after
such view they will give hearing to the parties and
their witnesses at said place appointed place
in the vicinity. when and where all persons and
corporations interested may appear and show cause
anv they have why the prayer of said petitioners
should not be granted.
Attest: Nv HANSON, Clerk
true copy of petition and order of court thereon
Attest l. w. HANSON, Clerk.
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FROM THE METROPOLIS.

New YORK, May IA, Denver specia
says the suit brought by Frank r. Wilco,
against ex-senator Dorsey, for services rend
cred in getting up petitions and the like for
expedition and increase of pay on some OF
Dorsey's star routes in Oregon, has been set.
tied. and the papers which threw so much
light on Dorseys methods, surrendered to his
agents.
James G. Harper, agent in New York for
the Canadian Bank of Commerce, and we'll.
known in banking circles. died last night.
aged Go.
Capt. Scott, the wrecking master, hauled
the Galatea off the rocks last night, and she
is now being towed to New York city.
The counsel for Lord Courtney had his
client produced in the Supreme Court TODAY
under habeas corpus The prisoner is on hi.
way to England from Utah. under a writ of
extradition, the charge being forgery. The
court dismissed the writ. The bogus Lord
will sail for England this afternoon
-Four deaths were reported from sunstroke
to-day
NEW YORK, Nav Is. Mrs. Bridget Ouinlan
was shot twice, tonight, by her son Patrick.
aged "a, an ex-convict, while intoxicated. He
demanded money of his parents and when
told they had none he threatened 10 kiln both.
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Slight Fire in Lewiston.

LEWISTON May u. There was slight
fire in the Dunlap block, Lisbon street, Sat
urday night. The block is owned by Daniel
Allen and F.. d. Stone and occupied by A..
A. Young, fancy goods; S. l.. Weymouth,
millinery; Geo. +. Trask. halter; Morris
Handy, dwelling; and A. G. Granville,
boarding house. The building was
damaged about 800 by fire and
water fully insured in three or four compan-
les. IIandy's households goods were all con-
sumed. Loss $500; insured for $500 in the
Continental. Miss Weymouth's stock was
damaged about 500 by water; insured in
the Buffalo German. Young's stock was
slightly damaged; insured in the Lancashire.
Trask and Granville, not damaged. The fire
was caused by kerosene lamp.
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Mad Drowning Accident.

FRANKLIN, n. H. While the hands of the
Davis & Sargent log drive were at work on a
bad jam here yesterday. the jam started and
all but one man, William Abrams, safely got
ashore. Abrams whose father and brother
both successfully lost their lives on the falls
here, had been terribly afflicted. and when
the logs moved he seemed to be utterly para
lyzed, and Selling hold of the stone abutment
with his toes thrust into the crevcies for a
foothold. with Outstretched arms and legs was
left hanging in this perilous position. A boat
manned by six men rescued him when nearly
exhausted. The boat, however. had scarcely
rescued him when it vas dashed against the
head Of the abutment, smashing it completely.
Abrams not knowing how to swim and almost
dead from exhaustion, soon drowned. The
other six men succeeded in getting safely
ashore.
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Are you disturbed at night and broken of
your rest by sick child suffering and crying
with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth?
If so, go at once and get a bottle of MRS.
WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer immediately
depend upon it, there is no mistake about it.
There is not a mother on earth who has ever
used it, wEo will not tell you at once that it
will regulate the bowels, and give rest to the
mother and relief and health to the child
operating like magic. 1t is perfectly safe to
use in all cases, and pleasant to the taste,
and is the prescription of one of the oldest
and best female physicians and nurses in the
United States. Sold everywhere % cents
. bottle
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lrgal advertisements.

mo the Court of County Commissioners within
/ and for the Counties of andre ;cOggin and
Franklin.
The undersigned citizens of the aforesaid counties
would respectfully represent that public convenience
and necessity require the location Of county way
in the towns of Livernore in said Androscoggin
County and Jaw in the County Of Franklin, and IL
the county line between said towns as follows
namely: Commencing at the county road leading
from North Livermore to Jay Bridge near the union
school-house in said Livermore and about four rods
North of the intersection of the road leading from
said county way to Livermore Falls, thence North
westerly to the West line of said Livermore thence
in said town of Jay in continuation of said course
to the gateway OF Michael Chenery on the road lead.
ing by the residences of widow Cooling and d. Lor-
ing Chenery. We therefore pray your honorable
boards after due preliminary proceedings and reQui
site notice ofthe same, you will locate the same, as
in duty bound will ever pray
Dated at Livermore aforesaid, this seventh day of
February, A. ID. 1881,
ALBERT JONES and Seventy-fve Others.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Associated Press kilograms to the Daily
Kennebec Journal.
EAST MAINE CONFERENCE.
The Thirty.Fourth Annual Session al
Belfast.

0cbI8Sls
BELFAST, May IA. The East Maine Meth
odist Conference at Belfast held a business
session Saturday forenoon. Eight foreign
missionaries we're continued. One has died
the last year.
Sabbath School interests were presented by
Rev. Drs. Vincent and Warren of Boston.
The report of the preachers aid committee
showed nine hundred and sixty-eight dollars
expended. OF conference members deceased
two.
The committee on charges against Rev.
John Morse, for improper intimacy with a
woman at Dexter. last year, reported, sus-
pending him from the ministry for one year
! Voted 10 hold next annual conference in
Waldoboro.
Clergymen were assigned to the local pull
pits FOR the Sabbath.
I The Conference this afternoon was devoted
TO the anniversary of Sunday Schools and
Tract Societies. Leading remarks were
made by Rev. j. Fl. Vincent, of New Jersey.
/ At the anniversary of the American Bible
Society, held in the evening, the report of
the committee on temperance resolutions
was adopted. They assert that the cause of
Christ demands preachers to be abstainers
and workers in the cause of temperance, and
condemn the use of fermented wine at the
sacrament as dangerous for those who hav e
had incorporate habits, and recommend I'M
| fermented wine at the Lords supper, and
approved the plan of temperance instruction
prov ided by the Womens' New York Union,
and recommended that their clergymen
deliver occasional sermons devoted especially
to temperance.
BELFAST, Me-, May II. The Methodist
Conference opened with love feast at . A,
NJ. 1880, sermon by Bishop Harris. fol-
lowed by ordination of deacons; in the after
Eoon, a sermon, followed by ordination OF
elders in the evening, anniversary of the
miss ionary society. The local pulpits filled
for to-day are as follows: Congregational
by Kcys. Axtell, and Fletcher; Baptist, Tri-
bou and Palmer; Universalist, Marsh and
Whitaker; Unitarian, Warren and Stone.
A special temperance meeting was held at
Hayford Hall at ? L. NJ, conducted by Rev.
l.. l.. Hanscom. Addresses were made by
Revs.l Haskell, Temling, DIR. left and Mr..
Bufiam
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Cured OF DriD king.

"A young friend of mine was cured of an
Unsuitable thirst for liquor, which had so
Frustrated him that he was unable to do any
business. He was entirely cured by the use
of Hop Bitters. 1t allayed all that burning
thirst; took away the appetite for liquor
made his nerves steady, and he has remained
a sober and steady man for more than two
years, and has no desire to return to his cups
/ know Of a number of others that have been
cured of drinking by it."-From a leading r.
r. Official, Chicago Ill-Times
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Messengers Notice.
OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF kENSEBC COUNTY
STATE OF MAINE

OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF kENNEBC COUNTY.
STATE OF MAINE.
kENNEBEC SIS, April Goth, A. d. 1881.
VINHlS Is to give notice, that on the 2Jth day
L of April, A. ID. lssl, warrant in insolvency
was issued out OF the Court of Insolvency for said
County of kennebec, against the estate of
said Leonard I. Jones and Charles II. Blair indi.
vdually and as co-partners under The firm name of
Jones and Blair, doing business at Augusta in said
county of kennebec. adudged to he Insolvent debt.
ors, on petition of said Charles II. Blair, one of
the members of the firm of Jones aud Blair
which petition was filed the 18th day
of April. A. ID. 1881, TO which last named
date. interest claims is to be Computed that the
payment of any debts and the delivery and trans
fer of any property belonging to said debtors to them
or for their use and the delivery and transfer of any
property by them are forbidden by law that meeting
OF the creditors of said debtors prove their debts
and choose one or more assignees Of their estate will
be held a: Court of insolvency. to be holden at the
Probate Court Room, in said Augusta, on The
23d day of May, A. ID. 1881, at O'Clock in the
afternoon.
Given under my hand the date first above written.
GEO. X. STEVENS, Sheriff.
AS Messenger of the Cour: of Insolvency for said
Nouhty VI hehheDec. 1sw2w
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The Kate Field Suit.

New YORK, May II. Miss Kate Field,
president of the Ladies' Cooperative Dress AS
ISOLATION, procured an attachment in the
Supreme Court to-day against certain pro-
priety patterns to Anthony Pulbrook. She
AYERS that he being engaged to organize a
Ladies' Cooperative Dress Association asked
her to join him, promising her half of the
sum he received for her services. She claims
that he was to get ST., 900 but that he only
received S6436. One half of the latter
amount she claims less $3.50 which he has
paid her.
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Meeting Of the National Anti Monopoly
League.

NEW YoRY, May II. A largely at
tended meeting of the National Anti
Monopoly League at Cooper Instinct
this evening, protested against the confrma-
ton of Stanley Matthews as Justice of the L.
s. Supreme Court. Resolutions were adopted
declaring Matthews to be Pacific X. r. cam
didate, and denouncing his confirmation as
proof of a purpose to pack the Supreme
Court with judges who will reverse the de-
cisons in the Granger cases. Resolutions were
also received against the nominations of
Elliot Shepard, son-in-law of Vanderbilt and
VIM. H. Robertson as alarming proofs of
the purposes and powers of corporate mo-
nopolies. Addresses were made bv Major
Hagge.ty, ex-senator Cramer and Mr.. Chit
tenden.
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Vessel Launched at Rath.

Barn, May Il. Launched at Bath. Friday,
by Master John Mcdonald from the ways OF
Benz. Flint of New York, ship of eighteen
hundred and forty-eight tons. Named for
Baths old physician 4. j. Fuller and owned
by Mcssrs. Flint, Fuller, Capt. P. T. Col
cord formerly of ship Pactolus who COM
mands her and others. She is first-ciass
ship in every respect and received the highest
rate in the record of American ard foreign
shipping.
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FoRr NIoBIoRA. Neb., May IA. Lieut..
Samuel A. Cherry of the Fifth Cavalry, with
an escort while out scouting for road agents,
came upon them suddenly, when a fight en-
sued. Lieut.. Cherry was killed. The road
agents escaped. Lieut.. Cherry was adjutant
of Thornburg's command on the Ute expedi-
ton and in the action at Milk river distin
guished himself for bravery in action. He
was engaged to marry the daughter of Con-
gresham Harry White of Pennsylvania.
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An Honest Medicine

J. ii. Ncrthrup, of Lansingburgh, former
ly captain of the Troy police, writes: Il
firmly believe that DR.. Kennedy,s ''Favorite
Remedy is great, good, honest preparation :;
one that may be depended upon" And this
is the testimony of thousands. Capt. North
rup suffered from liver arrangement for years
and was cured by DR.. Kennedys ''Favorite
Remedy" 1t is an honest medicine, and sold
by all honest druggists at the honest price of
One Dollar