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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-26
Local and Business Notices,
10 swARMs OF BEES FOR SALE.

III swarms of bees for sale. also good 10
year old horse. For further particulars in
regard 10 the same enquire of
l37jt4 T.. y. DOUGLAS.
:, miles south of Paw Paw.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-26

Mrs. Porter sells the finest mixed candies
ever brought 10 this market. al 20 cents
per lb. 1884
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-26
WHOLE NO. 1879.

Henry sherman was arTaigned before his
honor, Esq. GaligaE. on Wednesday,, snd
fined 500 and costs. amounting 10 ~-.15,
for running his fst aSains' tie nose ri Dr.
Ward.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-26
Z. A. CRAM,
WHITE BARBER SHOP,

Attorney At Law. Office over Avery's store
Paw Paw. Michigan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-26

Glasses /. ? and = are only for horses
owned in Van Buren, County since July LIST.
1881.
All the purses are for trotting best :: in .,
III harness. and the races will be conducted
under the rules and regulations of the Ma
tional rrotting Association now in fore.
All races five to enter three TO starr.
Any horse distancing the field. or any por-
ton thereof. will De entitled only ~ hrsi.
money.
If. owing to bad weather, on any unavuid-
able cause. the society shall be unable to
start one or more of IT'S races .on or before
four o clock z. M. of the last day of the fair,
such race or races shall thereby he corsideeet
and declared on. and the entrance ra"uey-
therein refunded.
Heats in each day rnces may he trNite',
alternately.
Horses will be called NJ 1850 y. m: s'sred
at O'Clock p. M. promptly.
The entrance fee will be ten per celit "f
all purses.
Entries i'm ,lssses l. and 3 ro ciusc ~ is
M Oct oh. 1881. In classes { and !. close
at p. M, Sept. 27th. 1881. Entries ly
mail can he made by addressing G. 4. Har-.
tison, s,ec'y, Paw Paw. Mich.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-26
NOTICE.

Porter. Aug. 9th. 1881.
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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Presented by this Years Assessment List.

The assessment valuation Of property
for the ear 1851 just completed by AS
SCISSOR Thornby is one Of the best eyi.
dcnces Of our present and future pros
peritv and demonstrates the fact that
our valuation has increased thrccfold
since the assessment of 1880, which
amounted TO $lO2, 1880, and which was
an increase of ga, 1928 over 1879. The
assessed valuation for the present year
reaches the following magnificent fig
ures, $363,364.
There are in the county 1899 head OF
horses valued at $30,S00 90 mules and
asses valued at $3.50; $3.50 head OF
cattle calves not counted) valued al
$2l0,SS5; AGO sheep valued at $500; II
head of swine valued at f465 carriages
and wagons $500; capital employed in
manufacturing and mining $26,975; me
chanics tools $500. Ranch property
$23. $50; farming utensils $S05.OO; towr
property $2l,475. Machinery $S,260
capital employed in trade $l7,3S4 mon
eys and credit $3.50; stocks or share,
1857 all other property So, l63.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
The End Of the World.

Mother Shipton announced the end OF
the world for 1881, but she forgot to aft K
the exact date. An Italian writer.
Leonard Aretino, who died in the four
teenth century, was more accurate. In
the fifth volume Of his work, "Aouila
Volante," he clearly prophecies that the
world will come to an end on the 10Th
of November 1881. There is one consola-
ton however, and that is that the ami.
hilatiOn will not be momentary, but on
the contrary, will last fifteen days. On
the first day the ocean will overstep her
boundaries; On the second day it will
penetrate into the interior of the earth ;
on the third day all the river fish will
succumb; on the fourth; the d~enizens of
the deep on the itA day The birds will
perish; on the sixth day our houses
will collapse; on the seventh the rocks /;
on the eight earthquakes will cont nue.
the work of destruction: on the ninth
the mountains will fall low on the
tenth mankind will lose the " of
speech; on the eleventh the graves will
open on the twelfth it will rain stars.
but not stars of lndia); on the thir-
teenth all men will die on the four
teenth heaven and earth will be con-
sumed by fire, and on the fifteenth we
may expect the resurrection and the
last Judgment.
Such being the case and as we wish to
take along sufficient ofthe whcrcwithall
to compromise with the Devil, it will be
necessary for u delinquent subscribers
to help us out by paying up. Come to
che Font gentlemen ard lrrk pleasant.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
Notice.

Sealed proposals for the erection of
T., will be received at the County Clerks
Office, Custer, ID. T., UP to August 8, 1881.
Plans and specifications of building can
be seen at the County Clerks Office.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
good and sufficient bond of 500. signed
by two responsible persons. The com
ty commissioners reserve the right to
reject any or all bids.
The court house and Jail must be com
pleted in three months after letting OF
contract.
c. G.. CRARY,
Chair'm Co. Commissioner.
+. III. FLYNN, Co. Clerk.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
Notice.

All holders Of Custer County scrip
certificates from Numbers | to 1853 in
elusive, will present them to County
Clerk at his office Custer City, ID. T.,
and exchang" same for Custer County
bonds, as per act OF Fourtee;h Icgisll-
ture of Dakota, and by virtue Of election
held in Custer County, April 10Th, A. ID.
1881 a majority Of legal voters having
voted $4,000 in bonds 10 fund IND. hted-
ness. Bonds will be issued in lieu OF
scrip in denomination of not less than
One Hundred Dollars.
{. G.. CRARy, Chairman.
+. II. Flynn. COUNT Clerk.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23


tell you, my friends, a boy wild hor e
sense in his head to begin on, tempered
up wild two or three Vars of union edu-
cation, will make his way where gradu-
ates can't 90. Our mos successful bust
ness men am almost self educAted. Men
who nebber saw y college have invented
u reapers, mowers, sewing machines
an labor savin' masheenery. Men wild
destriCk eduCashuns have built Dug big
gest ships an planned our biggest ell.
terpriscs. %Stargazin', poetry an philo.
sOphy am well huff, but it has been
native genius an bizness push which
has made dis kentry what it All. FusI
feel of your boys an see if the Lawd gin
'cm any boss sense.-Bro. Gardner in
the Detroit Free Press.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

We see by report Of county commits
sioners of Custer county that +. b. Eddy
appeared before the equalization session
in behalf of the Battle Greek Gravel
Mining company and had the asses, :
ment on the property of the com amy
cut down. This looks as if Pennington
county will have to rustic if she wants
any of the pie.-Rapid City Journal l6.
just 30. And We can't refrain from
arising to remark shat We told you
CO."
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
Road Notice.

Notice il hereby given that there will toe pre-
sUntCd to the Board Of CouuHy commissioners OF
Custer county, II. T., AT "A meeting of sad board
to he held at the 0iire OF 1.-THE Register of pecus
on Tuesday. the Wi lay OF August, 1851, a petit
tion of irccluldcrs 'nl citizens Of Custer county,
asking anl applying for Il change of the C3cy-
cnnc road Ia said county, commencing at the
western terminus Of Custer Avenue ofCustcr City,
thence running in a straight line with said tus
ter Avenue produced in n westerly direction
about one half ", mile, thence to the present
Cheyenne road.
A. NJ. ArringtonJ. T. burst. ]. VI. Wright.
ChaS. Holmes, J. J.. Rider. j. a. Bergman.
A. Samson. j. Brotic, 4. II. kelnntisil
J. w. ChecsTnan :. u. Booth, f. |. Wheeler
Ell. Mills, J, W. Rinoiar; Albicn, S.ger
~ Co, and thirty oth.r petitioners.
Dated July iith, 1881. 81
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Religious services will be conducted
in the Crook street hall to- morrow even
by Mr.. Sherry Of Hayward. This gentle
man is earnest and sincere in his work,
and after coming here from Hayward,
We should q, least show our apprecia-
ton by filling the hall with an attentive
audience. Turn out boys, you can spare
a half hour or 50 from billiards and
pool.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

F. O. Burton with a force Of men left
Players ranch OH the Cheyenne river
Tuesday morning for Julesburg, on the
L. p. to drive in 800 head of through
cattle for Player and 600 head for
Ford. Geo. Lynch accompanies Burton
and they expect to return about the Goth
of next month.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Two men have suicided in Lawrence
county the past month the first 4 young
man named Berlin at the Merchants
hotel last week, and the last a MIR Wal
lingford near Spearfish, and makes the
sixth n committed in that county
since the first of January.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

n. S. Tubbs has secured one hundred
and ten signatures to the petition to the
county commissioners, protesting against
any change in the Cheyenne road be-
tween this point and the Patterson boys
ranch.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

The Deadwood Pioneer runs Il bluff
on some one in the following manner
1.-THE residents Of Cleveland may expect
a tar and feather party shortly. Prepa-
rations are on foot to give some over
jealous inhabitant q glorious old send
off"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Custer was enlived by a foot race last
Saturday between Gowdy, the young
man who walked off with the coin on
the Fourth, and u quarter-breed Indian
cowboy, the cowboy winning easily.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

According to Vennor, the hot days of
July are to be the 10th, l7ih, 25th, and
2Gth. He predicts thunder storms for
the 18th, 18th, 18th, 9th and 2Sth. He
says, also, that the month will termi-
nate with cool nights, and August will
be cool, with thunder, lightning, and
hail storms.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Pioneer goth: Geo. Cushing and
Prof. Hirschtield started for the post yes
terday morning by private conveyance
when neal Boulder Park their Vehicle
collapsed, a it were. They returned to
the city on foot.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

n. T. Haynes, the genial foreman over
SINNERS herd Of cattle has been spend
ing the week in Custer. Mr.. Haynes
talks Of going into business for himself
and we hope he will make this his
headquarters if he should.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Capt. Elliott has a force of men at
work grading for his mill which will be
located on the South Fork Of Spring
creek, and about a quarter of mile from
its junction with the main stream. A
ditch two miles long will be constructed
to carry water to the mill. Mr.. Redcr
has the contract for furnishing 100000
feet of lumber for the mill, and will
move his saw-mill to some place in that
vicinity. A contract has also been let
to furnish the company wood, and
everything begins to assume a substan-
tiai shape.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

The ladies of the Sunday School will
next Thursday evening give a raspberry
and ice cream festival for the benefit Of
the organ fund. Everybody and their
friends are cordially invited.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

A cave in the Caledonia mine, Terra
vile, Wednesday night, killed five men
In the afternoon Of the same day tn,
foreman at the DeSmet fell down a 20,
foot shaft and was instantly killed.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Raspberries are a good crop this sea-
son selling at 3Octs per quart. All the
Kids of the city have become vendors OF
tl,e luscious frnit and the candy store re-
ceiyes the benefit.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Odo Reder now has on hand and for
sale 100000 shingles and 10000 feet OF
dry, clear lumber at his mill southwest
Of town.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
Painful Bliss.

Mary had a vaccine scab
Upon her SHOW white ARM,
She warned her beau to this effect
For fear he'd do IL harm.
when they came to part that uight,
She gave q mighty grab,
And whispered, Hug int awful tight.
And never mind the scabr
-Kansas City Time
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

MI. Gates, the lumberman who has
Just returned from Miles City tells the
lioneer that everything is overdone and
that it is a good place to stay away from.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

"The lives Of great men all remind us,
that We can make our lives supremely
happy by buying cigars Of Booth &
Shankland.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Most of the cattle men were dissatis-
fed with the first roundup and were
last Saturday working the foot hills to
the south and east on the second me-.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Tom Wheeler, who is talking of trip
east this fall, says he is going to let his
hair grow and get a suit Of buckskin.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

The grade on the Homestake ard Gus
ter road has reached the divide ut the
head Of Box Elder.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Peter Hammerquist, the e~nterprising
druggist Of Rapid City was in
town Friday making tire acquaintance
Of our business men.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Judge McCutcheon, an old time resi-
dent OF Deadwood, died in Socorro, New
Mexico, on the Ilth inst.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

The freight outfit which delivered
the machinery this week for the Gold
Star company stretched out for about "A
nile, IL Was composed Of 100 had uf
cattle and 2S wagons.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Pennington county will have an cleo
ton on the oath of next month for the
purpose Of voting upon q proposition to
build a court house.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

The finest assortment Of boots and
shoes to be found in the Hills are offer
for sale by Booth & S~hankland.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
Notice.

The records of Custer County will be
open for examination by the public
from i a. nj. to 5 p. m. each day except
ing Sunday.
+. II. FLYSS,
County Clerk.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Mr.. Patterson, banker Of Rapid, ard
also largely interested in cattle, says he
is having a picnic taking in the round
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
For Boots & Shoes Zipp's, Deadwood

Flour for sale by the sack or ton ri
Booth 4 Standards. If.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Z. ii. Flynn and wife moved into
their new residence on Custer avenue,
the last Of the week.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Messrs. Sanders and Ely last weel
purchased several head Of A / stock O.
Geo. Boland.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Sheriff Code and Billy Bryson last
Saturday rounded-up Fred Halliday and
VIM. Baldry, for attempting to skip the
country and defraud their creditors,
lLessrs. Highly & McElfresh, of Central
City. The sheriff and his assistant after
ali all nights ride came up with them at
DunwOody's ranch, on Hot Brooks just as
thew were preparing to break camp, and
with gentle persuasion at the end OF a
couple Of guns prevailed upon them to
return to Custer. Sunday morning Mr..
McElfresh with a deputy arrived, paid
the 500 reward which was offered for
the capture Of the prisoners, and on
Monday took their men to Deadwood,
where the case will be tried or settled.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Folsom Bros. Of upper Red Water las
week had AZ head of horses stolen al
cne haul.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Agent Selbie of the Northwestern
Transportation company wac in town
this week.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

"By their works ye shah know them"
Such being the case see Wheeler &
Cushing's big ad. on this page.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
Arrival and Departure Of Mails.

Deadwood and Custer leaves Custer Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday mornings, at Q a, M, and
arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at
B =. m.
Custer and Rapid leaves and arrives same days
90 Deadwood.
Custer and Buffalo Gap, leaves Custer Monday.
Wednesday aud Friday af J a. m; arrives Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday ut 5 p. m.
Custer and Stockade leaves Custer every FRI
day at 2 a. m. arrives from Stockade ut 5 p. IN.
every Saturday.
Al. mails close thirty minutes before departure.
Registry window closes at 6 o'clock p. m.
s.. r. SHANKLANp, p. NJ.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Geo. Burroughs came over from the
stockade Tuesday.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

McMaken's contract with the Home
stake & Custer road call, for the dc!iv-
cry Of 100000 Of iron and ties, and it
will take him about three months to fill
II
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

c. c. Crazy has been spending the
week in Deadwood.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Our old friend Jack Deardorff is now
rusticating in Spearfish. Hope he wont
catch the suicide mania.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Mr.. Phillips, foreman for Grimes, was
in town last Saturday.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

McMaken has about 1000 pounds of
mica ready for shipment.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
I. q. e., r.,

Custer Temple, I. q. G. r. meets nj the school.
house ct Z p. m. Oh Tuesday evenings,
q. w. S~LANpAKT, c. T, LEO. II, FAUST,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Mr.. Quinn has erected q residence Oh
Third near Washington streets.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Merchants report that business has
about doubled in the last three or four
weeks.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Last nights coach br CHI down
Nessers. Fortunes and Morris.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
How They are Assessed.

In looking over the assessment regis
ter yesterday, we find the bonanza
mines taxed as follows:
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
Societies.
1. q. Il. r.

Fidelity Lodge Of /. O. q. T, meets at the
school house at 7:3o p, Ii. Saturday evenings.
c. II, BAILEY, w. {. 7. A. I, FEAY, W., 3
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

L. B. Coleman was registered at Tin
Dyer's, Cheyenne, IN the 18th.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

A. P. Smiths residence on Fourth
street is about completed.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Capt. Elliott returned from a trip to
Deadwood the FIRST Of the week.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

Time OF departure Of Passenger Trains from
Pierre, in effect 1881:
Leave for Chicago and the East .........S:0 =. n.
L. s. BULLARD, Gen'l Agent,
Pierre. Dakota.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

For Boots & Shoes Ziop's, Deadwood
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

1ue assessment taken OH the Home
stake property undoubtedly includes the
mills and improvements, although the
register does nOt state the fact to be the
cUse.-Pioneer 10th.
This makes n total valuation of the
mines and machinery of Lawrence coun-
ty, S3,252,C0O, and there is no reason
why Custer county should not in two or
tlree years reach almost the same
figures. Capital has finally turned this
way and what we need now to keep it
coming ia for our mine owners to push
developments and get their mines in
shape SO that capitalists can see some
thing besides Il prospect hole.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23

DOyoutak etheC HRoSIcLE2 Ifnot, why
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
Total.
DISBURSEM ENTS.

l.. {. LABARRE,
County Treasurer.
Custer, d. T. July 9Th, 1881.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-04-14
The Mailing Of o Letter.

The Newburyport CMass) Herald re-
lates the following story of the mailing
of letter which many persons, in part
at least, will take to themselves: Last
Saturday night Newburyport gentle
man. coming to this city, was asked by
a fellow-passenger if he would be kind
enough to drop letter in box when
he arrived in town. Of course he will
ingly agreed to do so, took the le tier
and placed it in a pocket. On Tuesday
morning he put his hand into that
pocket and brought to light the mis-
sive. He had returned to Newbury-
port and forgotten his errand. Wish
ing in part to atone, he carried it to
the depot and gave it to the baggage
master with the request that the latter
would hand it to some Boston-bound
passenger, that it might be forwarded.
The baggage-master took it. and
handed it to the first man going to Bos-
ton whom he met, perfect stranger.
This gentleman read the superscrip-
tion, and looked surprised. He tried
to smile, but was dumfounded. At
last. however, he said: "Why, gave
this letter myself to q gentleman on the
train last Saturday night to post. How
on earth came you by itp' The ex-
piauatlOn was gwen, Wnen ne re-
marked that the letter had a history.
1t was written last week on Thursday
by lady and given to q gentleman
with the request that he would post it
in Boston. He courteously acquiesced,
put it in his pocket and carried it till
Saturday morning. He then turned it
over to the narrator of the story, who
very properly carried it till evening.
and. as he was not then going into Bos-
ton, he turned it over to No. of our
tale, with the results above described.
That young lady anxiously watches
the mails, in blissful ignorance of her
letters wanderings.