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.Ionu Lanw,o,, Datur weII.

St. Louis Republican, Friday; "The many
friends of Mr.. John Langlois, who was
severely injured at the time of the Gold
Dust disaster, will be gratifisd to learn tn at
he is improving, Captain Dan Able, of tbs
City of Alton, having received the following
dispatch Yesterday:
HICKMAN, KY.-John Lapglois is doing
well. One death since you left.
ALEX A. FAIRS, NJ. D.
"Mr. Langlois IL at Dr.. Faris's house, in
Hickman, and is receiving every attention.
possible-D
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HoUsE-sUILpTNG MATERIALS.

Bricks, lime and cement are quiet a
former prices.
FRAMING LUMBER-Yard prices-Rough
S1o per loco feet; DIRE ssed, $50; yellow pine
flooring, S25; shingles, S3@4 so; lathing-
poplar, 81 70; cypress, 81 per 1000 laths
Extra prices for extra lengths above 20 feet
NAns-S3 rs rates per keg.
BRICKs-Hsrd, SO so; soft, SO a thou.
sand; friedrich, S4@4 so a hundred.
LIME N CENENr-Alabama lime, 95cG
81 a barrel; Tennessee, 85CG90c; Louisville
cement, 81 70@l rs a barrel; Rosedale, ce-
ment, 81 so a barrel; Portland, S.; plaster
of Paris. 50 30.
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PETROLEUM MARKETS,

COAL On-Wholesale lots. I2c per gallon.
CLEVELAND, August 12.-Petroleum-s.w.,
ll0O, 62c.
BRADFORD. August12.-Petroleum steady;
opened at sole; highest, 60sc; lowest, 6O5c;
closing at 60gc.
P%ITTsBURe, August 12-Petroleum quiet;
united certificates steady; closed al 6Rc;
refined sc, Philadelphia delivery.
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october.November, 6 AGA, 1864; No
vember-Dscembs 6 37-64d; December-Jan-
uary, 6 S7.s4d; Msrch-April, 6 40 ed:
APril-May, 8 4s64d; June-July, 6 46-e4d.
Eutnres cInaed weak.
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Receinfs Yesferdax.

John S. Bransford-1 bale cotton, Is SKIS
seed aud q pkgs sundries.
John B. Maude-731 brls -four, $50 brls
meal, ITO bxs bacon, IS crates cabbage, APO
bales hay, 1919 SKIS oats and 1862 pkgs sun
dries.
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RRooMs AND -sRooM.cosn

Brooms of home manufacture and broom.
corn continue in good demand.
Broom CoRN-Per ton, Sl50@22O, accord.
ing TO grade.
BRooMs-Per dozen in wholesale lots,
81 75(a4.
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urE :

DE-. T. O VETS HEEyB y BEAEf EE1rHmr-
4 SPECIFIC for EysterfS. DiIkineza. ConyulEionl.
SefTous Headache. Mental Depression, Lo1 d
Memoir, spermztorrhes, Impotuney, IDvolrntzxy
Emissions, sfremasure Old Age. caused By over
exsrion, sedsADuse OF oyer-induisence. Which
cure recent cases Each box containE one months
ueatn nt. One doslAr Q box, or six boxes for ave
Ne znarxutee ~ Doxe< 10 cure any case VIII
1er1 order received by ne Tor sx boxes, accompe,
NED win ave DOLLAR. va viii send the pur2.Z
our written Eu1rsuise TO return the money
4c1tDtnt does not effect scure. 9neh-isss(
Ded only by A a 20. rnosc-zS
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ANo RIVERS

OFFICE 81 g NAL SERVICE, us. A.,
MEMPHIS. TENN, August Il, 1882
The following observations are taken at the
same moment OF time Il ;0S PM at all the
stations named:
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Visitors fo New York civ.

A SMALL private family, having large niczlJ
- furul2ued house. n lew doors from Windsor
totes aAo near fzita aFenne, viii let rooms. with
superior table 10 Desirable parties, permanent or
transleut, Terms trea sona ole.
Sz.WEsT 47rs STREET, SEW YORK CITY.
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MARINE INTElIIcENCE

QUEENsrowE, August 12.-Arrived: Re-
public and Scythia, New York.
NV ORLEANS. August 12.-Cleared: E.
y. Ward, ir., Belize. Arrived: Chalmette,
New York.
NEw YORK, August 12.-Arrived: City
OF Montreal, Egypt and Britannia, Liverpool;
Seandur, Amsterdam.
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Cons Millar, Memphis. 4 an; Paris C.
Brown, Cincinnati, 11:25 am. Night-River
stationary, with Is 7-10 feet on the gauge.
Weather clear and warm; thermometer, SOo.
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kerIoug Rat,road Aeetd.n,

WAsEcA, Wis, August ia serious rail.
wsy accident occurred near what is known AZ
the Hog Back on the Minneapolis and st
Louis railroad, about four miles south of this
city. between 8 and 10 o'clock Friday night,
A construction train having on beard over
fifty laborers started from below new Rich
moud. They left their empty gravel cars at
the gravel pit between New Richmond
aud Vases, and the engine was running
backward with the cAboose, ia which The la
borers were going TO their homes in Wasecs.
and was attached TO the engine by the draw W.
bar on the pilor of the engine. Just as the
engine had passed the trestle and reached
the Eli at the Hog Back il is supposed the
track spread, aud the driving wheels of the
engine lett the track, and the csbooss con-
tanning the lsbJrers was thrown from the
track and turned completely over and down
the embankment into the water Of the slough
below. The conductor Of the train, who was
not seriously injured. at once went to Waseca,
and s relief train was sent to the wreck, and
the wounded men were brought to Waseca,
where they were cared for. Nearly all were
more or less injured, several, it is feared,
fatally.
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PELTaIEs, HIDES AND LEATHER.

The hide market is active at quotations,
with light receipts.
HIDES, Erc.-No. 1 dry flint hides, l55c;
No. 2 dry hides, 123e; dry salt hides, JOG
I2c; No. / green salf hides, Sc; No. 2 green
salt hides, 6c;green hides. 5@6c. BeesNax-
prime yellow, 2o@22cj tsllor, SIC; ginseng,
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tBelow~ hiZh-wa,er mark ofls74-
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
TIE. Bar. Ther. Wind weather
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Although the movement of this years
crops had barely begun, the aggregate
railroad earning-f for July show a steady
increase az compared with the same
month OF last yesr. According to the
New York Financial Chronicle, Sc roads
roads reported show a net aggregate increase
for the month Of SI,777,7 O7. or these roads
13 report a decline in earnings and As an in
crease. The roads showing the largest de-
cline are the Union Pacific, which earned
S225,0OO less, and central branch Union Pa
ci6c, $24,l34 less in July last than in July,
1881. Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Pull
shows a decline of SOB, zoe; Denver and
Rio Graude, S5227I; Hannibal and ST.
Joseph, S17 ,552; Lake Erie aud Western,
$5l5,54I add Iron Noun ain and South.
ern, ST., 993. The latter road shows a de-
crease OF s122, Ii9 in earnings since January
Of this year; the Central branch Union
Pacific, Sl0l $50; the Hannibal and St.
Joseph, S12l .407 the Mobile aud Ono,
S229, 322; ST Louis, Alton and Terre Haute
main line, S132,522. and the Cairo and st.
Louis, $35,6I3. The fnty-six roads report
ing show an aggregate net increase in gross
earnings for the first seven months of the cur
rent year OF SIS, l4l, I'LL, the total increase
being Sl9,039, 996, and the total decrease
1893 835
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DRAWING.

The Public Is requested carefully 10 notice ne nerc and
enlarged Scheme 10 Be drawn Monthly.
H3CaPITAL PRIzE, ez5.OOO.~
Tickets only So. Shares IN proportion.
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PORT OF MEMPHIS.
AT THE LEvsE

AyTiUGs.-Johu S. Bransford, White river;
John z. Msude, St. Louie; Citv OF Cairo,
Vicksburg; Rene Macready, st. Francis
river.
John S. Bransford, White river.
Boats in PnG-CIty of Cairo and Rene
Mscready.
Boats Due DoCa.-Coshoma, Mark Twain,
Fannie Lewis, City of Helena, cons Millar,
City of Baton Rouge and City of Greenville.
Boots Due UP.-Jsmes Lee, Dean Adams,
Katie Hooper, Annie 2. Silver and City Of
Vickahurr
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san Francisco Quotations.
tBY MAIL AND rELEGRArHl

Il
WnEAT-No. l, $3.50 per GENITAL:
OATs-S1 50@1 81 e cti.
WooL-OregOn, Valley 2S@3l cts. Z,
ID. Eastern Oregon. 20026.
HIDES--llcayy Salted 1O1zc; light. dc
9}5@lOe: sailed calf, 955@1Uc.
FAMILY PRovISIoNs-Bacon. 11@l:
cts: clear Oregon sides, 131131Sc; hams
lS1f@151I cts.
HAELEY-Coast feed. 81 42@1459 ctl
Brewing 81 50@1 Go p ctl.
EGGs-California, 26@2Sc y doz; Ore.
gon. 22@23c u dcz.
'FLCUR-OregOn extra, s. 90; Super
fine. So 75.
Butter, 81 cts, q ID; Fresh roll, good
to choice, 2j@27Ects,3 ID. Cheese, II
120c.
SEEDs-Flax, 21l@4c q b: Canary,
:'ta5 G.; Alfalfa, 16@17c; Timothy, S@
BAGS Wool sacks, 44@5Oc; potato
gunnies, l3]f@lic; standard grain nom
mai.
FRUITs-Dried apples. 669 cts. p b
for qrS.: Ease for sliced: Pears, 80lec
PIumS. ,7@l0. pitted 13@l5; Peaches, Ii
@i3c; peeled, 17@2O.
SALMOS.-Coiumbia river fish are
quotable at 81 50 f3 doZ. LIB tins on
the spot; on the river, 81. % q doz. Sac
ramento 81 20@1 -.
SCGAR-Refinery terms net cash
Cube, barrels, IKE; Crushed, Ike
Extra Powdered, barrels, 12c: Fine
Crushed. bDls., i1Ac: Dry Granulatesl.
bbls., lI4c; Extra Granulated, bbls.
G0}Sc: Golden c. bbls., 91Ec; ID. bbls. or
- L
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kSE8ria Markets. .


RETAIL.
FLouR.--Superfne 81 IS; Extra 81 %
Corn Meal q cWt. So 80: Buckwheat "a cwt
81 10.
EufIER-CLoice foll. S21l. 10 70 cts. q II
E.-Clatsop-dairy 2J925e.
iGGs.-35 TO 35 cts = dog. Chickens. 81 90.
FRESH MEATs.-Choice cuts. Lamb. l0c:
Beef S8l9: Pork lO Mutton s9IQ. By the
earcase &c.
MEATs.-Breakfast bacon 1895 per D;
aides l3]&gi41zc; hams l31aGlec; shoulders
iG9l3c; smoked beef l59l6s5c: corned beef
slG9I2 = DBL: corned nork l0c . D..
BEANs.-31SGG cts.
LARD.-ln tins and caddies l69lsc = n.
HOSEY.-In frames 4Gc /; in slasg 59c.
SUGAR. -l1lc alb We S F prices.
DRIED FRUITs.-Blackberr pc: Prunes
l215@lGc.
Null FEED.-Bran SIC 90 q ton: chop
feed s2i925; Shoits s25827 50; Hay 500
SOD 3 ton.
0ATs.-According to quality. prices range
from 81 15 to 81 80 Der cwt.
Observation-Disclosures, 2G21Ic per fbs
onions 293c a h.
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DOMESTIC EEPnRrs

The receipts in San Francisco, of GER
tain articles Of Oregon produce from
January 1st, 1882, to Feb. 18th, inclu-
siye, have been as follows:
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LIE Efchau's Golden Balsain No. Cures
CHANGERS, first and second stages; 5 res
on the Leg and Body Syphliitic Catarrh,
diseased Scalp. and all primary forms Of
the disease. Price. So CO per siotiie.
LIE Rieiiau's Golden Balsani no. Cures
Tertiary. Me curial, Syphilltic Rheuma-
tism. Pains In the BOnes. liberated Throat,
Syohilitic Rash, Lumps, etc, and eradi-
Gates al diseases from the system, whether
caused by lad treatment or abuse of mer-
curry, leaving the blood pure and healthy.
Price, S5 90 per Bottle.
LIE Richau's Golden Spanish AntidOfe
for the cure of Gonorrhoea, elect, etc.
Price. Sc so per Bottle.
LIE Elchau's Golden spanish Injection,
wash for cure of Gleet, Structures, Dis
ease OF the Urethra and Bladder, etc.
Price. 81 80 per Bottle.
Lc Richau's Golden Ointment for the
effective healing of SyphillIic Sores and
Eruptions. Price. 81 90 per Bottle.
Also Agents for lie Rfchau's Golden Pills.
for Weakness, loss Of physical powers, and
all diseases arising from abuse and excess
or over-wOrk. Price. So 90 per Box.
Sent everywhere. C. o. D., secvrely packed
per Express.
c. r. RICHARDS & CO.. Agents,
81 & 40 Sansome street. corner Clay.
d-w-ly San Francisco, Cal.
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VESSELS ON THE WAY.
From American Ports.


Gerten. sh. Philadelphia, Jan 10
India lsy5 Patten Philadelphia Oct
Ida Lily 7JT Eastman Phila.
Ivy. sh. New York. Sept Is
Jane Fish. sh, New York. Sept.
Lamoi bk Philadelphia loading
Mornt Washington. sh. l2l7 tons. n Y Sep T..
Philip Fitzpatrick. Am sn. Philadelphia. Oct &c
Sonoma l0e3 Newberry Phia.
sparrow sch March is
From Foreign Ports.
Amphitrito Dutch sh 1910 Newcastle Ju'y3
Adolf. Swe, bk. 6s5 tons RihsnGusson. Gotten.
burg, oct Is
Boldep, Br bk Liverpool
Co. of Inverness Br sh 1895 Capetown Oct
Chloe br bk. 49, tons, MAY q
City of Manchester. br bk sS6 tons Rio
Furness Abbey. bk. lrS3, Libby. Yokohama.
Manitoba. Br SD Buenos Ayres Sep; n
Malacca br bk jsi tons Japaf
Navigatore II blk 50 Shields .iuiy 81
Peter Stuart Br 81 l4i7 Victoria Sept
River Times br bk 50l tons Christie IquiJui
san Stefano. Br sh. St Nazaire
Torbecke, Duteh sh. Newcastle. via So1rabayA
June
wanlock. br bk 40 tons. Liverpool 10 Astoria di-
rect. Oct
VIM Hales. AN BIZ. Hongkong
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ARRIYALS FEON SEA.

North Bend bkt S76 tons Msrryman 5 Mar :
REPORTER schr ) March
Mary Graham Br bk Valparaiso March
Columbia. SIS. 272l tons Bo,es. S F. March
City of Chester + Feb y
Yacuna str Denny Feb %
Reporter sh. 1855 tons Wilson n Y Feb II
Western Belle ll35 Fish N. Y. Feb Is
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RESCUE ENGINE COMPANY No. e.
Regular meeting first Monday In each
Common Council.

Regular meetings second and fourth Tues-
day evenings Ofeach month. at "a O'Clock
s8 Persons desiring TO have matters acted
upon by the Council. atany regular meeting
must present the same to the Auditor and
Clerk on or before the Friday evening prior
to the Tuesday on which he.Council holds its
regular meetings. f. c. NORRIS,
auditor and CLERK.
Astoria Lodge No. 90. l. 0. G.f.
Regular Meeting every Tuesday Evening
at TH O'Clock, at Good Templar's Hall, Che
namus Street. Astoria, over C. l.. Parker's
Store Members of the Order. in good stand
ng, are invited to attend. Degree meeting Isl
Monday each month. By order W. CT.
Temple Lodge. Mo. ! a. F. a. n.
Regular Communications FIRST and ny
tmrd Saturdays in each month. at ~ W.
o'clock, P. NJ, st the Hall in Astoria.
Members Of the Order, in good standing, are
invited to attend. By orde; Of tho WM.
Order OF Chosen Friends.
A regular meeting Of Occident Council No.
8, &C. F., is held every Saturday evening,
at the hour of Y. O'Clock, in the hall of the
A. Q. U. w. Ala. sojOuming members are
cordially invited to attend.
By order of &C.
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Temple Lodge, No. IA.F. A. ~.
Order OF Chosen Friends.
TIDE TABLE FOR ASTORIA

rom tables OF United States Coast Survey.
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Liverpool Salt,
PAGES slors. etc.

The Westport Shingle Manufactur-
mg Company are now prepared to fur
ntsh A ! sawed cedar shingles. Address
all orders to them at Westport, Oregon.
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WEI DE MEYERS CA
TARRH Cure. q Constitutional
Antidote for this terrible mala-
dy, by Absorption. The most
Important Discovery since Vac
cination. Other remedies may
relieve Catarrh, this cures at
any stage before Consumption
sets In.
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ASTORIA FIRE DEPARTMENT

ASTORIA FIRE DEPAHTli EST
C. j. TRENCRARD ...............Chief Engineer
T. p. Asst. Engineer
j. o. BOZ0RTH.-........ ......,..2d Asst. Engineer
BOARD EGATES.-RegI,ar meet
ing fourth Monday in each month, at : 20
r. NJ, at hall of Alert Hook and Ladder
Company No. l.
OFFICERs.-F. j. Taylor. President: F. l..
Parker, Secretary n. w. Berry, Treasurer.
DELEGATEs.-w. w. Parker, j. Strauss, |.
Bergman: of Astoria Engine Co. No. A. 4.
Cleveland. w. Barry, Chas. II Stockton,
Of Rescue EngiIA Co. No. 2; Ed. ID. Curtis,
A. w. Berry. T. j. Taylor. of Alert Hook and
Ladder Co. No. l.
ASTORIA ENGINE COMPANY 10. l..
Regular meeting first Monday IN each
month.
OrFICERs.-w. W. Parker. President l..
Z. Sellg, Secretary; William Book, Treas
urer B. +. Stevens, Foreman. =. e.. ingalls,,
Isl Asst. Foreman. Joe. g. Charters, % Asst.
Foreman.
RESCUE ENGINE COMPANY No. g.
Regular meeting first Monday III each
month.
OFFIcERs.-A. A Cleveland, President j.
A. Montgomery, Secretary Il. G: Norris.
Treasurer Chas ii. Stockton. Foreman. A.
Mckenzie, 1St Asst. Foreman, j. W. Brown,
I'd Asst. Foreman.
ALERT HOOK AND LADDER Co. No. /.
Regular meeting second Monday in each
month.
OFFIcERs.-J. o. Bozolth. President C.
Brown. Secretary; Jay Tuttle. Treasurer I;
Asst. Foreman. L. w Ferguson, - Asst.
Foreman.
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COMMERCE AND TRADE.
PORT OF ASTORIA.


Abbev Towper. Rr hk. 6R9 Queenstown March
Arcadisn Br sh ~ Queenstown Mar
Jennie Landiess Br bk I .s17 liverpool Mari
Sootis. Br bk Liverpol Feb2s
Areosy Br sh. Queenstown Feb y
Cari Haassed Norwegian bk ssi Queenst'n Feb %
County Of Argyle Br bk Liverpool Feb -
Castle Head. Br bk. Liverpool Feb 20
clydebank Br bE s5s tons Liverpool Feb 2s
balloohmyle Br sh Liverpool Feb 20.
Chairlwood Br bk Liverpool Feb 20
Alert Queenetown Feb Is
City Camp Br bk Queenstown Feb Il
Nelson Br sh Watkinds Queenstown Feb ls
Bsllona Br bk Warren Queer nstonn Feb 10
Muriel Br bk $50 Queenstown Feb
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Wotice---For Sale,
SHIPMENTS FOREIGN,

A COTTAGE PIANO. SEVEN oCTAYES
IA by Bofd. Paris nearly new, can be seen
on board Br. barque Crown Prince. For
particulars apply to Capt. Thompson, or
to 2. Cherry, Astoria.
Astoria, Feb. "a. 1882. dsw
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SAILED

Eureka str 61i Carroll Sitka March Q
State of California. SIS 200 tons, Debaer. S F
March3
Umatilla L Feb aj
OREGON IS. 1895 tons. Pohlman. S Fob 25
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THE MARKETS.
Financial.

Silver, az par.
Com exchange on San Francisco 4 per cent
premium.
Coin exchange on New York buying par:
ceiling. !: to , per cont
Legal renders-par.
Felegraphic transfers on New York per
cent. premium.
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commodate those who gathered there
Last Sunday the boys only met in the
new rooms, and so many came in that
there were not enough chairs to give
all of them seats chairs enough next
time.
Steps are being taken to form an
Association orchestra six players
have already been secured.
Hereafter, every Friday evening
there will be an informal gathering at
the roOms-for young men Only-to
sing, read, play games, chat, etc. Any
young man is heartily invited to he
present.
The coming Saturday evening an
other Song Service will he held in As
sOciation Hall led by the orchestra 4;
this meeting is open to both ladies and
gentlemen.
During the past two months the As
ISOLATION has more than doubled its
membership. Any young man of good
moral character may become a MEM
her
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Academy Notes.

The annual catalogue will be out il
about two weeks.
The present graduating class mum
bers 43. 1t is the largest class eve
sent out from the academy.
c. F. Matthewson, 70, is valedicto
rian of the senior class at Dartmouth
securing this position by the unpre.
cedented lead of 81 points above al
others.
The Academy Glee Club and the
South church choir are to give con
cert in Academy hall early in the
month of May.
We regret to note the death of w
E. Marden's father He has the sym
pathy of wide circle of schOolmates
in this bereavement.
Miss Margaret Montgomery is spend
ing weeks vacation in town. She
has been for the past year in Farming
ton, Mass. The students gladly vel
come their former teacher.
Last Saturday game of ball
was won by the Middlers over the Sen
iors, the score standing % to 81. The
same mines contend again next Satur-
day.
The appointments and assignment,
of parts for the graduating exercises
were made Friday p. M, April 81
They are, in order of scholarship, as
follows Gentlemen, LIST, A. H. Lloyd
valedictory 2nd, II. NJ. Richardson
Latin salutatOry Bird, Arthur Fair
banks, Grafton 4th, F. o. LOveland
Grafton 9Th, and 9th, w. c. Abbott
and w. l.. Quimby, discussion. La
dies LIST, Abbie o. Rust, class essay
2nd, Addie d. Hale, honorary essay
Bird, Mary NJ. NorthrOp, essay It'll
Mary E. Hayden, essay. Others viii
compete for positions, with English
composition. The class as a whole has
taken an exceptionally high rank. OF
the forty three in all, sixteen were
above 81 and "a ranked 80 or over
The valedictOrian stands %. b, and the
lowest rank upon the programme i:
95.0l. Such is the result of effort pu
forth in a worthy cause. Those wh'
would win must work.
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Railroad Hearing.

An important railroad hearing was
held at ST. Adams this week before
commissioners to examine into and adj
just the rates fixed by commissioners
in October, 1873, to be charged by the
Central Vt. road for drawing freight
destined for the st. J. & L. c. from
Rouses Point to Swanton Jc., Is miles,
and return. The commissioners OF
1873 decided that 90 cents per ton was
a proper charge. Afterwards the two
roads agreed upon an annual rental OF
SI0,500 in lieu of this tonnage rate,
but this agreement was abrogated
April |, 1882, since which time traffic
has been done under the rates made
by the decision of 1873. This the pc
titioners claim is to much. Argu-
ments were heard and testimony tax
Ell, but the result will not be known
for week or ten days.
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walden.

The post office at South Walden was
changed last Saturday. Mary NJ.
Voodry being the new pOst-mistress
chosen. There has been some delay i'll
making the change, but it has been
Strengthened ont, so that Mrs. NOodry
took possession last week. We hope
the people will try and help the office
all they can now, especially those that
signed to have it moved.
Some of our farmers are short of hay
this spring. Hay is selling for so per
ton, some higher.
Why is it that our people will go out
of town to hire school teachers, when
we have some first-class teachers who
would teach, but cannot get as high
wages AS they can to do something else
Is it not better to give 80 per week, and
have good teacher and good school,
than to pay - and have IL very poor
teacher, and Il poor school?
Miss Nellie NJ. Eddy is going to work
for Mr.. Clements folks at Hardwick,
and Miss Julia F. WhitcOmb goes to
work for Mr.. Thurber, in the hotel at
same place. The above young ladies
are both good school teachers, and
ought not to 90 out of town.