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Lieut. Commander GOrringe's Re sig.
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nation.
THE LETTER OF SECRETARY CHANDLER TO THE PREsr-
DENT.
The letter OF Secretary Chandler to the Presi.
dent, transmitting the correspondence whick took
place between himself and Lieut.. Commander H.
81. Gorringe, says:
~ have the honor to inform you that there are
no charges pending against him, and no evidence
on record in the department., or within my klowl-
edge OF any act expression Of his that should be
investigated prior to the acceptance of his resgna-
ZION. In this connection, however, have the
nonor to submit the annexed copies OF recent cor
Commander Gorringe. 1t was not deemed essen
tia to the public interests to delay the acceptance
OF MS resignation in order to continue the CORE.
spOndence."
The President has approved the action of Secre-
tary Chandler in accepting Mr.. Gorrnge's resigna-
With the navy.
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Suits Against RELIGIOUS OrSaniza.
ton.

LAWRENCE, MASS, Feb. 24.-Seven suits have
been Instituted against the Augustinian Society," O.
Roman Cathohc organization, formed here In 1870
% receive the depOs1ts.of the paTishoners of the
sum OF s27. OOO and more likely to follow. The
society was formed by the priests and sub
seqnently chartered by the legislature with aI-
Large amounts OF real estate, including chur b
property, have been conveyed to the society from
time to time.
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Lost with All on Board.

Boston, MASS, Feb. PA special dispa ter
from HUI, England, s'ys the Bywell Castle from
the Black Sea, with cargo OF cotton-seed and
beans bound to this port, is thought to have
fOundered at sea and that all ON board were lost
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WHITEHALL N. Y, Feb. PA cold wave was
experienced here this morning. and the Their
momcter fell to IA deg below zero, while at Ru
sable Forks 1t was 30 deg. and at Jay 81 deg below
Zero 1t Is reported to have been 40 deg. below
zero at Bloomingdale.
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The De BelIeviIIe Divorce Case

NEW YORK, Feb. M-The motion for alimony
ana counsel fee, in the suit for limited divorce
brought by Edith De Bellevlle against her hus-
Dand, Frederick DE Belleville, the actor, was de-
cided to-day in the supreme court. The court adj
vses that the papers in the be laid before the
general term, that counsel who obtained the al.
leeed divorce might be dealt With by that tribunal
TIE Judge fixes $50 week as alimony and $3.50
counsel - 49,
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Taken to Prison.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Feb. 4-Botce, Beach and
Shaw, president bOokkeeper and Cashier re-
spectively, the wrecker5 OF the City Bank, were
to-day removed to state prison.
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HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.-A picture agent
named Joseph M Baird, who has been before the
courts several times on charges OF larceny, was
committed by Judge Smell to-day for the action OF
petit larceny, In stealing clock. The testimony
showed that he sold clock on the instalment
plan, and then unlawfully took it away and
pawned it for whisky.
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THE POLICE EXAMINATIONS
The commission appointed by the District Com
Of the che ability
police duty met yesterday at police Headquarters
and proceeded to examine those who had been
named ny the neutenants OF the 9TH, 9th, and ed
precincts DIR. Eliot Is surgeon for this medical
District
DISTRICT DEFICIENCIES
The District Commissioners to-day transmitted
ment prepared by Auditor Tichenor of the defici-
fiscal years OF 1881 and 1882, as follows: ISL
buildings, sl44: fire department., s. so; total for
1881, 1878. l882-executtve Office, S1lb5; attor-
o os o I co. fuel ice ,os District
nues and Streets S. 1896; current work Of repairs
sewers. S25b7 lighting street lamps, 81 Is: fire
a ann,a s6sss; health department
euec 9otai sens 81 school Buildings
FILLING THE OLD CANAL.
The work Of filling the old canal, in the south
east portion Of the city, has progressed finely dur
Ing the past week. Another fresh gang OF men,
with horses and carts, will be put ON by Mr.. Bur.
rows next Tuesday.
THE NEW APARTMENT BUILDING.
The building inspector to-day approved the
plans Of the new apartment building to be erected
at the corner or 10th and II streets.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Inc commissioners have approved applications
Tor liquor licenses from VIM. Cox, Maurice Fftz.
gerald, Archie Hayes, VIM. L. Huglas & Co., Owen
Murray and Chris. Paggensee.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE STRONG CASE
Attorney General Brewster has reported upor
the papers referred to him In the cases of Strong
against the District OF Columbia; against the
proposition to settle the suits on the basis OF
the award made in the District courts, and
entering judgment for the amount awarded in q
suit pending In the Court of Claims. In his opin-
ion the Court OF Claims has no Jurisdiction over
the cases, as he thinks it will be found that the
Strong claims are within the class rejected
by the board OF audit, and hence excluded
from consideration by the Court OF Claims
Furthermore. he thinks the provision that no suit
pending In the courts OF the District on the cOllec
t1on OF claim based upon contract should be In
any manner prejudiced by the provisions OF the
act giving the Court OF Claims Jurisdiction OveI
District claims would operate to exclude the cases
from the Court OF Claims
PERM 10 BUILD.
Building permits have been issued by Inspector
Entwisle as follows: ]. Harrison johnson, erect
an Ice house south OF Water and near Congress
street, $500; Riggs & Co., repair brick. 1875 18th
Stleet, northwest, 9600 Elizabeth e. Harris, repair
Drlck SO40 Sth street, northwest, $500; D. Cahill.
as1otney for owner, repair brick. 1345 street,
northwest, $500; j. w. Bogus. jr.. erect two
and cellar dwelling, corner 10th and streets
9. a CONCERT POE THE INsANR-The inmates OF
81 E1a6eths enjoyed most thoroughly an instru-
mental ana vocal concert provided Tor their enter
t8lNment W l,o iosp ofYor or
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II IEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF mean
IL FINEST AND CHEAPEST MEAT FIAvORIN1
STOCK FOR S0UPA MADE DISHES An
LIEBIG C0MPANY's EXTRACT OF MEAI
Ap invaluable and pslss:bls tonic N On -
cess and boon for which nations should e
Grateful See AedicN presA LAnssks
CAUT1oNLSenuineo only with the f.cemnseR
Baron Liebigs Signature in Blue Ink seguI
the Label This caution IL necessary. oW11k
tovarious cheap and inferior substitutes -
Ing in the markoe
LIEBI0 COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEA2
10 be had Of an storekeepeA. QrooeQ =
Chemists. Sole Agents for the United go
(wholeeale oniyl Q. David Z o.. D -
church svenuA London. Engan0. 60
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A PLEASANT NORMAL SCHOOL REUNION,
young ladies OF the class Of .'sa OF the Normal
school held reunion last night at the High
rendered recitations in a highly agreeable Style.
a piano duet was given by Misses Sheriff and
thenic exercises were participated In by the whole
class After the literary entertainment a few
pleasant minutes were spent in social Intercourse
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JOIN ". FosfKR 10 IN MINISTER 10 sPkM
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:
John w. Foster. OF Indiana. to be envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiaTy OF the
United States to Spain
Postmasters Franklin splading, Niagara
Falls. New York: John L Bissen, waterv1lle,
New York; Joseph L vancleft Middleton, n. r.
Norman L Andrews, Greenwich, New YORK
John B. Deason. BrooknaEen: Miss: Charles
L. McCleary, Clyde, Ohio: A.; B. Smith. Belle
p Tus Ohio; James W. Templston, Princeton. M
Galya, MS; John Abbott Lapeer, Michigan:
E. I. Graoiil, Greenville, Mich; A. F. Graves,
Red Wing, MINI; Theron r. Beers Lyons,
Iowa; John Beckwith,- Des Moines. Iowa;
Ihos. M. Atherton, Usage, Ia; Wm. H. Purse. Louis
lana, NO.; Burton s. Williams, Concordia, rs.
VIM. f. Dargie, Oakland. Cal Edw. A. Grant,
Fargo, Dr.
NOMINATION WITHDRAWN
the nomination OF Hon Emory Speer. 70 be
United States attorney for the northern district
Georgia, has been withdrawn at his own request,
it having been found that Mr. Speer is Ineligible,
for the reason that he was a member OF the Con-
gress which passed the act creating the Office.
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wSte me readings at the office OF the chief signal
o ., .o-day: am. $3.50: II am, 34eo; Bpm
f.A maximum, 81 80; minimum. 1850.
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TIE RIVER FRONT WoRK.-Mr Sanford. the Po
tomac Nat contractor, has been In the city yester
ga gay and to-day experimenting the preparations
ILL., naI are now going on for beginning the work OF
h hsag sne mats. Another locomotive viii arrive
mere nom Baltimore on Monday.
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Inere was very pleasant entertainment given
LAST evening at the Industrial Home School, Prof
MurTay exhibited his illustrated views. Mr. ii n
1eyser made short address, ana music was rem
oefeo on the concofdeste and organ.
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district, with an amendment The amendment
changes the proposed route. Instead OF entering
along Rock creek the amendment provides that
from that point IL must enter the city over the
tracks OF the Baltimore and Potomac track.
Capitol Notes.
In the House this afternoon, Mr. Hammond {Ga.l
called up the report OF the judiciary committee
in the matter Of Thomas j. Majors claim to seat
as a contingent member from Nebraska.
The last or 'samen" row OF seats in the House
will not hereafter be Stunned. Two members
who now occupy them will have seats In the
Senate after the 4th OF March, viz Mr.. Gibson of
Louisiana, and Mr. kenna, of West Virginia.
REPORTED ILLNESS OF SENATOR FERRY.
It is reported at the Capitol that Senator Ferry
of Michigan is quite i'll at the National hotel that
his sister has been telegraphed for, and that the
senator refuses TO see even his most intima te
friends.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
The House passed the sundry civil appropriation
bin this afternoon This leaves only the deflclen-
cy and river and harbor OF the regular appropri-
alton bills TO be disposed of.
THE MEXICAN TREATY
is regarded by most Senators as dead for this
session. private canvass, which has been made,
shows that very considerable majority will vote
to postpone the consideration of the ratification Of
the treaty until the next session of the Senate,
and 1t Is probable that this motion to postpone
will be acted upon at the next executive session
OF the Senate.
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Mr.. West this morning submitted to the Senate
an amendment to be offered to the sundry civil
bill appropriating sos 600 to enable the Secretary
OF the Interior to protect the game and improve
the roads In the Yellowstone Park.
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL IN THE SENATE.
The amendment OF the committee on approprf-
atoms to the internal revenue portion of the egis-
latve, judicial and executive bill providing for the
travelling expenses OF officers and clerks detailed
on special service and for averaging the fees Of
gaugers, was ruled out on point OF order as new
legislation. The committee had reported in favor
OF striking out the provision repeating the law Of
last year authorizing the appointment Of an as
sstant Secretary of War and an assistant Secre-
tary OF the Navy, but On motion of Mr.. German
the repeating paragraph was retained.
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THERE Is BUT
ONE GENUINE =
ESSENCE OF
JAMAICA GINGER
IN THE MARKET.
And that's
FRED'K BROWNS
PHILADELPHIA
Anothes limitations or made to eel on the rspuI>
ton OF the ORIGINAL and may do harm. while FREDD
RICK BROWNS PHILADELPHIA, VIII always b. q
blessing In
SPRING
SUMMER
AUTUMN and
STOMACH DIsoRpERA
sLEEPLEssNEsa
For
SUDDEN CHiLLA
WHEN DRENCHED DURING THE EQUINOX
WHEN COLD IN WINTER
WHEN DISTRESSED IN SUMMER
Buy . bottle Of your Druggist your Grocer sw0
oents cnast having the GENUINE given you-.
FREDERICK BROWNS PHILADELPHIA, and you
win secure an article which win serve you wsu-AI8
THE YEAR ROUND a
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CONCERT FOR THE INsANR-The inmates OF
81 Elizabeth's enjoyed most thoroughly an tnstru-
mental and vocal concert provided Tor their enter
Iainment bv the joint efforts OF Miss Addie Pros
peri and Prof w. r. Weber, last evening Among
nose who took part were Prof. just A. Weber,
riOL e. Bernays, Mr.. G. B. Ward, Mr.. Robert 4
SeexenA Misses Sallie Westhorpe, BERTHE and Mn
ME Crawford and Gert1e Wood.
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PIANOS AND ORGANS.
CHAuNcEY j. REED,

CHAuNcEY j. REED.
z33 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
Desires TO call the attention Of the public to the
iact That he LAS just Received u very large i'm ~ n
portatOn of 80 "
BANJOS. GUITARS, vIOLINs, ACcORDEONs.
STRINGS. &c, &C.,
making his stock Of musical merchandise the most ex
hsFe IN Tie CITY, ell Of which he offers at a great re-
arGuon from prices usually quoted He offers special
70 professional people in instruments Of
extra ine Quality. suitable for pubic He
las also a large assortment OF the how celebrated
TOURNEPHONE,
an instrument on which Can be played any piece Of
music without musical knowledge practice together
win ourneI'oEe music suitable for lodges dances
&c &c He also carries times large stock of the
80 CHRISTIE SONS PIANOS
and the celebrated Shoninger
CiMBEI14A ORGANS.
1nstruInerts in which thepurcaser gets much real
sod value for the N that they sell at sight" He
ai-9 has the most coplee stock OF second hand Pianos
ana organs in tie sity and quote price low and
efths so easy that one afford to purchase. 10
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THE HAML1NE CHURCH ELEorIoN.-The election
OF o1icers OF the Hamline NJ. e. church, 9th and P
streets. took place last evening" At the last cleo
ton the reelection Of Rev. j. D. Crolssant as su.
perlntendent OF the Sunday school Occasoned the
withdrawal OF a number Of the members OF the
church who were opposed to him. For the past
few weeks 1t b I'd been rumOred that there would
oe no trouble this time. as all differences had been
satisfactorily arranged. Mr. Croissant last sun
day morning announced his intention of leaving
the school, but Unexpectedly, to some persons at
least, he was again elected last evening. The
meeting was presided over by the pastor. Rev. Mr..
HartsOck, and the reports OF the Officers were pre-
sented. These showed that 1874 new
SCHOLARS sci were enrolled during the year and
100 withdrew; that the membership was now 460
and that the finances had improved, the school
having raised $500 For superintendent, Rev. J.
u: Crolssant and Messrs: D. c. Reinohl and T. b.
elected on the first ballot. Mr.. Jef. W. Davis was
elected assistant; L Booraem, secretary; Jacob
treasurer: Oliver Brown, librarian; Albert Dom,
william GIN. and Glen Miller, assistant librarians;
Cora Hodgkins, Organist; Mamie Maule assistant
organist, and Jesse Christie, chorister.
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The estate OF the late Horace Greeley at Chan
paQua viii soon be sold ct public auction.
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Building Operations.

NEW RESIDENCES TO BE ERECTED IN DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE CITY.
A fine residence Is being built on N street, near
14th, by Mrs A. r. Kirkwood. The inside and out
side will be completed according to modern de-
signs. The cost Will be $500. F. 6. Obold Is the
builder
Mr.. W. 2. Particle is improving the corner lot,
9th and streets, by erecting block OF fourteen
brick houses. The houses will have frontage Of
225 feet on street and IS feet on 9th street The
new residences will be IS by 80 feet The cost Of
the block will be $4,000.
Mr. Robert G. Campbell has begun to erect two
houses on the corner OF and Covington streets
between 9th and 10th. They will be three stories
high, and the brick fronts win be OF tasty design
The cost will be $1,000. John T. Corrigan is the
builder
Mr. T. A. Mclaughlin Is building neat house at
1890 street 1t has two stories and basement
Is "a by 60 feet. and the interior will be finished in
natural woods. The cost will be $1,000
Three handsome residences will be built by
MeSsrS bearing Il johnson on 18th street. between
and Dupont Circle. The houses viii be ele-
gantly finished in every particular and in accord
ance with modern ideas. The cost will be
$4,000.
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MI. German, from the Senate District commit
tee, to-day reported favorably the bill to permit
the Washington and Atlantic railroad to enter the
District, with an amendment The amendment
changes the PROPOSED route. Instead Of entering
along Rock creek the amendment provides that
the road may come TO the Eastern branch, and
from that point Il must enter the city over the
tracks OF the Baltimore and Potomac track
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FNNHE NEW IDEA.-THIS Is THE AGE OF Pro.
Il kressiye though. and ideas.
The MUIU Al RESERVE FUND LIFE ASSOCIA
ITO is the new idea Ia Life Insurance. Has the ai,-
Iroval 81 The wlsest 1nsurg experts and unprece-
Gentet snpport Of the putEc-Writing over four mil
II Is "a MOI th
O;!lte: 1909 III street.
nIt-6m /. Y. KNIGHT. Manager
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29
Bristol.

J.. P. circuit is building a barn on
Maple street.
Strawberries are plentiful, and short
cakes are in order.
The firm of Needham & Cakes, meat
market, has dissolved.
There are so children on Pleasant and
Maple streets in this village.
Frank Roscoe is home from Hamilton
college, N. Y, having graduated.
There is to be preaching at the Baptist
church next Sunday, by the pastor.
Our town was well represented atthe
celebration in Burlington, this week.
John Callahan, on the corner of West
and Maple streets, has his barn nearly
finished.
Prof. Edwin Eastman of Mount Ayr
Iowa. is visiting friends in Bristol and
New Haven.
We noticed the bad effect of 'atngle
foot" on our streets more than usual
last Saturday.
Messrs. Hartman & Brooks have the
job of building j. j. Dumas house or
Garfield street.
Rev. Mr.. |. w. Coombs, pastor Of the
Baptist church. preached at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday.
We hear that the Bristol Manufacture
ing Co. are full of orders nowadays
Their pay roll is $500 week.
Ridley & Varney, undertakers, have ;
one horse hearsc, which seems to be {
nice arrangement for some occasions.
The lumber firm of Finney q JimmC
of Little Notch has dissolved. Mr.
Finney moving back upon his farm il
Monkton.
We hear that the Methodist society ar,
contemplating repairs on the inside o
their house of worship. They are tc
have new cushions, carpets, etc.
The Bristol House is well filled will
city boarders nowadays. They are il
good hands, for Mr.. Ridley knows jus
how to keep hotel.
DR.. John +. Osborne of Rawlins, Wy
oming. has been in town the past week
the guest of DR.. f. NJ. Kent. The doc
tor has prospered during the Is month";
he has been absent from Bristol. lie i
IA member of the Territorial Legislature
of Wyoming.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29

IRISH pauper immigrants continue to
come to this country. On Sunday the
steamer Furnessia landed at New York
300 whose passage had been paid by the
poor guardians of a town in county
Kerry. Several of them confessed that
they were inmates of the workhouse at
that place. There were GO families, which
included 1872 grown persons, 30 single
and 243 children. all in INDECENT circum-
stances and possessing on an average
not more than $3.50 to each adult person.
Reports are coming in from the West
showing that recent arrivals who had
sufficient funds to 90 there have become
charges upon the communities where
they settled Collector Robertson of New
York is investigating the matter, with
view to decisive action; and it certainly
looks AS if something ought to be done
and that speedily.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29

One hundred and twenty-five tele-
phones are now connected with the cen.
trail office of the Rutland telephone ex-
change.
A four-year-old son of John Pickles of
Woodstock was instantly killed, last
week, by the wheel of II loaded wagon
passing over and crushing his head.
Patrick McCabe, 81 years old, commit.
ed suicide at Shelburn. Tuesday night
by drowning. He first tried to cut his
throat with n razor. lie had served a
term in State prison for burning build
ings near Burlington.
S. NJ. Field of Newport, who jumped
his bail at the recent term of United
States court at Windsor, and thus escap.
ed trial for counterfeiting, is living al
Masonville, p. O., where it is rumored
his family will soon join him.
G.. w. Parker of Brattleboro has in.
vented new musical instrument
which he calls the "clariphone." 1t is
a combined guitar and harp, having
eighteen strings, and is said to possess
great volume, range and tlexibility.
The annual meeting of the Central
Vermont railroad company was held al
st. Adams, last week. The number OF
directors was reduced from fifteen &c
seven and the following were elected
the same gentleman being directors OF
the Consolidated railroad company
Joseph Hickson of Montreal, genera
manager of the Grand Trunk railroad
b. Il. cheney of Boston. James Il. Lang
don of Montpelier. w. IL. II. Bingham
of Stowe, Ezra ii. Baker of Boston
john Gregory Smith and f. c. Smith o1
st. Albans.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29
The Markets.

In VERMONT-At Richmond, Monday, butter
sold at from Il to 81 cents; cheese, q to 10. The
market at Nergenncs, Saturday, was firm. But
ter IL to Is cents per 10; selections ~ cents per
Id; eggs Is cents per dozen; potatoes % To 10
cents pr bushel; beans Sl15 to $2.25 per bushel.
BoS ron WooL-The demand for wool contin-
ues quite moderate and in prce very little
change. The sales Of the week have been ,2uO,-
600 lbs and include all grades and qualities.
The sales at Ohio and PenDsv ivania hrcres have
been at 81 a 3Sc for and Is Il 10 for NN, with
choice selections higher. Michigan and New
York heeces have been sold at BIC for and
Michigan ficeces are quoted b SIC for good
average aud choice y. In combing and drfiIne
fecces very little has been done stocks are
small of desirable grades. We quote fine tie
lainc and line combng at 80 45c per h. Ken
tucky combing Is duh and prices are normally
y II 2Sc per Id for good lots. Unwashed II eccs
move slowly and have bee in moderate demand,
with good assortment offering, hut holders of
Texas aud other new woods find II difficult To
get their money back, rs the wool was purchased
at too high figures. The sales of Texas have
been At p Il pc fine medium Western AZ % Doc
and low and coarse at II II 22c per lii. California
wool has been quiet and sales unimportant
Some small lots oi spring have sold at - 80 pei
Id is To quality. Pulled woods have been in III ii
est demand, and prices remain about the same
Choice suprrs scarce. We quote sales ol
common and choice super nj - a Hoe, and choice
Eastern and Maine ut ~ a i3c pcrlb.