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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
STEAMERS,

ARD LINE
NO TICE
LANE ROUTE
TIE CTNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL
CALLING AT CORK uARBOR
FROM PIER 90. n. r., NEW YORK.
OREGON. Wed. Oct. 8. SERvIA.,,,. We'd Nov
GALLIA. WED. Oct. Is. 5oREcoN.... We'd Nov II
AURAN1A Ned, Oct p GALA We'd. Nov. 10
BorHNla. We'd, Oct. ~. AURANIk Wet Nov Is
AND EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM NEW YORK
RATES OF PASSAGE-S6o. $50 and $780, ACCORDING
to Recommendations
steraso at very low rates Storage tickets from Law
lowest rates
Through bills OF laden given for Belfast GLASGOW
Hayre Antwerp and other PORTS on the Continent aud
for Mediterranean ports.
For freight and Passage apply 1T the Comra y'sofce
No 4. Bowling Green or both Stserage and Cabin 10
OTIS BJGELow co. COS 18th ST. WASHINGTON D. u
VERNON II. BROWN & co, New York:
Orto MessTs. OTIS BIGEIOW & CO.
oc2 Cos zth street WaSh.n0too
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DALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
- The MODEL FAST LINE AND THE ONLY
LINE BEIMEEN THE EAST AND THE HESL
VIA WASHINGTON
DoUDLE TRACK! JANNEY COUPLER
STEEL RAILS
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT SUNDAY, UNE i5rH.


syenue and street
at 3:o5 a M iO:I5 a IN 1910 p m with Ihnngh
Coaches and Palace Steering Cars 10 above POINTS.
without Change, lu:l5 daily u Chicago. except
Tor Ttts{urg at $40 a. m and 40 r. m daily. $40
m 10 Pttsbur, Cleveland lIld Detroit with sleey-
ing Cars to Pitishnrg.
Fer Toledo and Detroit via Mcnrocyille lo15a m
daily with Sleeper for Toledo. Via Wheeling aid Lake
Grains for PHILADELPHIA and New York at $40 a m
Ssiiy. except sunday: 3 p M. ard $40 !. IN and
io;,o P. IL daily. with Iailor and Sleeping Cars at
for baltimore week days g. 81 $40 500 $40 900
minute train) 4.40 6:So ESQ., co. 80 $40 lolop
Ioi Baltimore sundays. 9: 80. 500. $40 m la
ESQ $50. A40. 5:3u 80. CO. s.20 9;so ana lol0R
IaPoints on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. lo:is
f,r annapolis. G 40 r. M and L. and $40 p m: On
n.n May e 60 . a M 40 p m p.,.,.
ssS;lop m On suaaszs $40 and r. % ana
40 m ana sss y IN daily @ except snnd Ss. sss
paS .Gr daily for ieno On ssaaaS sa
Valley tranch, $50 m daily except Sunday. for
Frederick, $50 a. IL. l0:ls T. ~ 4:AS m daily
For Bsr1stown lois T. m and 5:ss p m daily except
Trains arrive from the West daily GEO. 7sOa m 2:2A
From New YORK and Philadelphia. 25s. s.soA m. daily
$40 p m daiiy. .nssrt Sunday;
Sunday. 9:Ss a M. e:s7 p. m = MT
From flsR a mp Fl Sss POINTS n
2I5 2 M and s;,2 p N daily. saceit Sunday; s2
Trains leave baltimore for Wilmington Mt 400 .aa
sc rs 20 Goo go and io;Yo o :. M. l2:is 2:9
days 400. 40 .:lS s;ao $40. 500. 1885, 6;o
tntlains from Washington stop at Relay Station ex-
Ohio itet Station. the anG i lsd
VII /: tasen ior ass e sS eesloa sna rsceysa &
": III. CLEMENTS. NJ o. T.. baltimore.
e. IL OtliI I2sso.ger Agent
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seq, .lo-Iot . Ne" ioS' ifuS'ee'

T)ERENFToRY SALE OF FIFTY ROLLS OF NEW
i FIVE FRAME BODY BRUSSELS CARPET
On MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER SIXTH. COM
our AUCTION rooms fifty rolls of fine five frame Body
BRUSSELS Carpet Tor account of the manufacturer who
qua antees them to be perfect This lot contains twelve
different patterns, (modern). and presents opportu-
nifty seldom, If ever offered in Washington They will
be sold by the piece. DUNCANSON BROS,
oc2-dts Auct ioneers
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S1EAMER hATTANoIEAVFSS SEVEN III STREET
- Wharf every SUNDAY. TUESDAY and THURSDAY
at O'clock an. for hattor Greek returning Mon
days Wednesdays and Fridays stopping intermediate
Landings going and returning. Also touches az Grim
der's wharf sundays and Tuesdays down and Meinrs-
days mp. and Chapel Point Brelt's wharf InrSisVs
down and Mondays and Wednesdays up. Frriyhts re-
ceived daily O. Il u. NES Agent
w22 TIL 81 rect Mai
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
Two NORFOLK. FORTRESS MONROE AND THE
II SOUTH

Two NORFOLK. FORTRESS MoNKoE AND THE
poroMac srEAMfSSoaAITH ooMp.xyn rcrv,.,
sss.msr GEORGE LEARY lesys IN street vharf ON
Ing leaves Norfolk Monday. Nedn-sisy and Friday
g same hour. stoppinx ct Hney Point and Cornfold
Harbor going and rtu ming
Exclusive connection with the Boston and Provencs
efeaincfs Connect also with New York and Rich
and Roanoke. Ocean View and Vtginia Bescs
railroads.
Passage aud rooms be secured az Baltimore and
Ohio ticket Office. ut 18th street and Pennsyiyx-
MIA avenue ST Marc hotel. office OF knoxS e1rFs--s
9Th street and pernsyivania syelus and comIanys
Cfnce 9TH street wharf
knox's express win cali for and check bassasefroa
hotels and private residences
Fright received daily until 8 D.
SET WILLIAM L. WEIGH, General Ac,nDt
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nR LEON. THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED AND
~ only reliable ladies' Physician in the city, he
Consulted daily, 29 Missouri avenue street south
q pennsylvania avenue between Sd and streets All
elnaie complaints and irregularities quickly removed
PROMPT treatment. Correspondence and consultations
strictly confidential. Separate Tor ladies' Office
hours-i to and to Up. III s2s-1ms
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sB-CAPITAL PRIZE. S75G1ss
TICKETS ONLY S.. SHARES IN PROPORTION
T OUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY.

We 40 hcre5Y certify that supervise the arrange
eHfs for atfhe Month SENT Haud Dratcfnos of
zee Loatsds'd State Lottery Company and in person
manage ana control the Dgdtciaps themselves that
the sa.ns are CONDUCTED with honesty iress and
good Jdh fotrdFd az parties and authorize the Com
dap 10 use this sch sitlLeS or our ssCI
lures attached TN ats advertisements"
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rattle there had been no blanks, and that every
nan had drawn prize.
Not man called upon Mr.. Horter that even
Ing and he greatly wondered why they did not
come. either to laugh or to say why they should
not do 50; but every member Of our club was
visited by nearly all his fellow flremen who ran
in to see If it were true that he also had one of
those ridiculous reversible landscapes. AS
everybody knew that Mr.. Horter had one. there
was no need to call on him; and even il they
had hoped to be able to laugh at him they could
not do so. when each one of them had drawn
one OF the pictures himself. A good many called
on he. and some were little severe in their
remarks. saying that although it might be a
very pretty joke, must have used up nearly all
the money that they had given for the good of
the Association for. Of course, hone of them
cared fol the absurd prize.
But when, on the next meeting night I Maid
in one hundred dollars to the treasury, sum
more than sufficient to pay for the work neces-
sary to make our room comfortable, they were
quite satisfied. The only thing that troubled
them was to know what to do with the pictures
they had drawn. Not one of them was willing
to keep his preposterous landscape in his house.
1t was Mrs Buekby. our presidents wife, who
suggested way out CT the difficulty.
''0f course" she said to her husband, at
would have been much better II each one Of you
had given the two dollars without any rattle,
and then you would have had all your money.
But You can't expect men to do thing like
that"
Mot after We had all paid In our regular
dues. and had been subscribing and subscribing
for this, that. and the other thing for nearly q
year, said l, who was present ct the time.
some extra inducement was necessary"
But. as you have all those horrid land.
scapes," she continued, s'why don't you take
them and put them up along the top Of your
walls, next the ceiling. where those openings
| are which used to ventilate the room when II
! Vas used for storage? That would save all the
money That you would have to pay to carpen-
| tiers ard painters to have those places made
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II COX AT LOW FARES.
NORFOLK AND FORTRESS MONROE
FIRST-CLASS FARE 81 ROUND TRIP sIsa
Steamer LAKE MONDAY and THCRSDAlat 30 u m,
and SATURDAY at pm
Steamer MoSELEf WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY ut
b:D D.
Passage and rooms secured II and q Ticket OffNa
18th street and Penns, vanis avenue General Office 9th
street wharf; Telephone call 1918
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
Steamer THOMPSON MONDAY. WEDNESDAY, and
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J ahEs, MARRIAGE GUIDE. ! p2sse9s

Elegant cloth and git binding. Scaled Tor 20
cents In postage or currency. over my wong
dcriu pen pictures. true TO life, articles on tho
following subjects; Who may marry whonot:
WHY Proper age TO marry. Who marry nrsts
Manhood, Womanhood, Physical decay. Who
should marry. How liio and happiness may be-
increased. Those married or contemplating
marrying should read II. IL ought to be read
by all adult persons. then kept under lock and
key, Popular edition, same as above. but paper
cover and 200 ages, - cents by mall, In money
or postage
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have known and used swif's rreGihc fog
more hNn twcntf As, rnd have seen more
wonderful results from is use then horl any
Icmedy In or ont o. tn. Pcarmac Iua It's .
certain and safe antidote TO all sors OF Blood
Poison J. ID Ksos SMITH N. D., Atlantis. 6as
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Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
msied free 10 applicants.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 4, A'lsuis. 0sc
N. Y ONCE 159 West $50 81 bet 9th & 7th Avs.
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nm sure that svi,tu . clhc saved my iife.
was terribly pCiso' d with malaria aud VIZ
given ~ 10 die. swifts 3 rrinr relieved me
promptly and entirely. think II J. the ercsi4st
remedy OF the age. e. g. sthstEY,
srpt. Gas WorEs, Rome, GO.
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and sesmed to her 10 say: "why don't
you shut mp that squalling bralW
Presently a man with n long, flowing
beard came M the alse. chucked the baby
undr the chin, made 9 horrid grimacs,
an simpered, IDA, da, da, tootle 10 tooty."
Tbs baby was crying a. loud as IL could,
but this made Il cry louder.
Then = woman reached over from the
next scat and whispered something IN tho
mothers ear. Or course nobody heard
what abe said, and tho mother pnly sat the
little ono on her hard aud shook her head.
A man across the way ssd perhaps there
was pin sticking INTO Il, and The baby, was
tipped and turned aud wapsey'd about
until investigation exploded this theory
Probably got the oilic,' said dignl ied
woman with double chin, msn In q
long dua.er gave ~ u peppermint lozangs,
but tho baby declined 10 With kicks and
yolls.
The poor mother looked down NJ the floor
40 n shs wished 20 Had nail hOli 10 slip
from tho other end OF this car, took the baby
and pranced up snd dow the aisle bobbing
and jumping tho bundle OF scream, until
IL was demonstrated tibet this was
not the cure. Shs passed tina baby 10
man, who offered II HIS watch, bat
that was spiteiully flung 10 the door, az
TIE baby opened tina steam ihrot.l, an
A young man with strugglIng mus.
tache and high o1llar WAS looking on. Of
window wheeling "Biby Nine" He
turned his head langnidly and uggested to
the man who was trolting tho screaming
infant on his knee irving 60 eh ks lis lungs
down into the muillng folds OF It's long
skirts, III You people keep on until YOU
brighten the baby TO death TN atop crying
/ gnoss."
Every ey, In 'he car shot a blooi-red
stare az thsS young man. What did no
know abanl bsb'os, the stripling? Bat the
bsby was passed bacs 10 ito mother and all
the passengers sat still and br,oded over
the Insult. Then the baby In tho dense
anetuds laid its little head uoon It's moth.
er's shoulder, shifted a few solos, and fell
In to O peaceful. noisele,s slumber, and the
youag man turned his head down into his
high collar aud concluded his tribute 10
. Baby Nine" while ths other passengers
thought. Now he thinks he's smart
doesn't hep"
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letters from twcnty.,hrec (23I OF the leading
rotiil drug sts OF h'lunia say, nnde' ~. III
a. iSsE I'VE sell more Of 5vif'i Spc ihe thsn
a. much as any o her ulond mei'cinn. wefcu
Il u al classes, aud many t. bes. fsmie1
use It as a general hcnlfh ne"
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COTTON.

THs 500. markets e,ossd lrm al previous
prices. Reports OF CONSOLIDATED receipS. ,x-
ports and stocks arc comp eie to-day Dallas
has received Z bales this We X. Stocks hcre are
10 bales Total Dallas receipts to date are AZ i4s
Al.
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FUTURES.

Sr. LOUIS, Nay Germ 10 cent higher and
oAis IL cant lower. Wheat IL unchanged. Clos.
iog pYIcss to-day ar: Red NO l. June delivery,
o. II; July, S3l-l Corn. June delivery. 81 is:
July. 81 IA. OAu. Jnno delivery. 50 "a. July,
e bid.
CsIcAoo. Nay o.-spring wheat closed: May.
H7.8, and June ~ So, presenting no quotAbls
change from yesterday. Corn n.oset Ia ccnts
higher at 81 snf So Ia for tho two months
quoted. Mess pork IA tho June option. the
only month reported closed unchapeed At s176)
psr bsrfei. Nay lard closed at IS IS and Juno
o. S65, which In cents per cwt higher.
CDtion-Bpeculstive markets. closed stead Y
aud shade higher at New York aud Liverpool.
New Orleans lost almost the gain Of yesterday.
closing I aud points of. Business was fair
to-day.
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QUALITY OF

II IMPROVES YHG QUALITY OF
thn Eioodard 90 q. .ialit, and Is there
foro iuo iurlg 'ralit and corrective
Ia cases all eLT1E. g 1,0iGdirswhich
arc associated win an iaPoyImsuin
srATE or TUE BLOOD. Thoso ell yi2'd
horcgulnting ana nouriahing prog
orilcn OF is great fool tonic elomonts-
II cnmpcnsaies for tho toss 0Tcitdh'W,
Induced Ivy Consumption. IdiG.Tit OF
!1rGarhini md 1Hrodt affections. ~
sriH remedy Ecmin ino OcbiiiiD Gnt.
reimburse tho If,udio physique Tor
those losses ~ rif1iify accompany
Ing complaints peculiar 10 the SCR
Mothers unrsibtg thoir own ehidrcif.
and dolicufo rOUcil who expect 70
become mothers and bring up riDOr-
O,ts children Bhould by oil means uaD
~. If pW restore sufferers Jr0aL
Ifcnfrl OF Eorpo as Prosfr1fio G-la-
lug from Orcr-rork, Esrcsscs or
proirdrtroi Diseasf. II UNt cure
Drunkenness ana tho Opium Habte
for a. tho appetite grows healthier
md digestion IN 70 vigorous through
tho uso OF this Tonlc. tho unnatural
craving dics away until totally OK
tinct. n ishighiy benricidi Ia L'orr
Complaints, Afdl0ridf Frrcr, and
ALL AIdiaridi Discuss; and for tho
deDiiitating effects OF Ecrcr Of any
Kind IL has no equal. IL repairs
,sasfr, iniprores Digestion aud dp-
g,efife, aud nffor IL tho Dysprpi;o III
rGiid an easily 0ssi,niidbfo article
Of food; and IL 20 pleasant To tho tasto
that tho most sensitive palate VIII not
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FINANCE AND COTTON.
MONrr, sruUKs AND noNDs.

mUNEf' FIVUNN NJ" "''-s1"'
HHw YonK, Nay 0 = Money. 2 To =; closed 10
SIS prime mercantile payer 10 IL. stefling
exchange II, u, ,weaE, All Ia; sight tsl.
Dry Goods imports 2 the week, i,s2OO
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MEDICAL
POI SON

In the blood 10 apt TO show Itself In tho Spring
and tore should by all .mesns be assisted IN
throwlng It of. swiifs Specific does this Cleo
lively. Itisa purely vegetable. n1n-polsouous
remedy, which helps nRtiie T. f0rgs all the poll
sou or iaint out through he pores Of the skin.
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ToYE--0pened: Nav York. quiet; New Or.
leans steady; Liverpool quiet. Coscd: New
York, weak; New Orleans, y eady; Liverpool. quiet
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NJ. Rotort A, Easlcy Of rukson, Tcnsesscc,
writes under date OF Marlh 10 1854 "a hal
chilH aud ever followed by fhoum ism, for
three yearr, 20 that was not abio To attend %
my business; h al tried nlmnst every KIDD OF
med iolno. aud found 20 rlief friend re-
commended swifs Specil / tiled one blttia,
aud my heath began 10 inpruve continued
until had taken six bottles. aud A. he's set ne
on my fes' 0s sound ou well IS . or. re-
commend II 10 Ill iimiiarly Afflicted
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bRu( cline: |!

The Greatest and only Perfect Hair Rcstorer
Ever Discover d.
Mr. Bruce hsvnc discovered this wonderful
Rcstorct offers II TO the public sitter repeated
experiments, claiming for II qualii1s possessed
bs no other tair pTepsr alton ever m nuisciured
II does rot dye the hair, INT causes new
growth IN It's Original color after two week. ap-
plication Il matters not whether the hair is Of
The deepcut black or most dehcs'e blonde.
1t also entirely frees the head from dAndruhs
aud is frte nom any poisonous cruz.
The proprietor guarantees To give ono hum
dred COLLAR (il00 COZ b. any reTson who after o
fair risl finds that II does not 20 10 their entire
satisfaction al that IL claimed TO- H.
Over twenty ThouseId l20.t00) testm )nialn
and letters Of approval could he furnished
FOR dressing 10 clean the head Of dendtuh,
kes p the hair from failing out OF turning gray,
II has no equai.
BY it's use as dressing the hair viii retain
n soft and glossy Appearance, and Will never
turn gray
PRICE, ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.
MATTHEW A. HRUJE
222 sIxTH AVENUE, New York
Money refunded In all cases where satis'ac-
ton is not given. send for circular with ref.
ercnces ss-AGENTs wAETED.
Nama This paper
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II Is scf-cyident that q physician paying
particular atteni lon 10 class of cases atiains
great skill, and physicians In regular practice
all over the country knowing this, frequently
recommend cases TO the oldest Office In Ameri-
ca, where every known appliance Is resortcd
to, and the proved good remedies OF all
ages aud countries are used, A whole house Is
used for office purposes, and all are treated with
skill In respectful manner; and, knowing
what to do, no experiments are made. On ncs
count OF the great number applying, THO
charges are kept low, often lower than 10 de-
manded by others. IL you secure the skill and
get speedy and perfect life cure. that Is tho
important matter. Pamphlet, 20 pages. sent
%, any nllrpss free.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-01
RersOnal.

Bishop Williams, Rev. Dr. Beardsley, rector of St. Thomas church, this city, and the others of their party, except Prof. Hart of Trinity college, sail from Europe for home on the 16th of October. Prof. Hart intends to remain in the old world few weeks longer
 Rev. MI. Andrews, rector of Christ church, Guilford, formerly of this city, is away on a short vacation.
 David A. Redfeld, of Clinton, has pur- chased the Deacon Chittenden place in Clin- ton of Dr. Peck.
 Prof. A. NJ. Loomis has organized very pleasant class for Saturday mornings, which launches out into the art terpsichorean next Saturday It will continue until May 1st. A Wednesday morning class is also being organized.
 William Casey, aged 2S, who is an en- ploye in the Northampton road paint shop, was taken to the almshouse yesterday suffer ing with typhoid fever. He has wife who lives apart from him.
 Timothy J. Fox and A. NJ. Holmes were appointed commissioners on the estate of Albert G. Wood yesterday by Judge York
 MT. A. T. Thoits, one of the owners and managers of the Middletown Daily Herald, has retired from that paper and will here after be night editor on the Telegram of Troy, N. Y, for which place he left Monday morn ing with his wife.
 Mir. John J. Burnham formerly merchant at Coventry depot, but who removed to Illinois in 1856, died near Mason City, Nason county, some time since. His pur- chases of land in that section were made just previous to the laying out of Mason City and proved most fortunate. n H. I,oomis, of New Britain, has sold his meat market to Mr Smith, his clerk, and will probably move to a western State Hon. E. B. Goodsen, who is ill at the Goodsen House, Bridgeport, is improving. Charles Hall, of the auditors office of the Adams Express company in Bridgeport, has been detailed for duty at the main office in New Haven.
 Mrs. Dr. Harwood and the Misses Harwood 1 sail to-day for England where they intend | to pass the winter. James Smith, of Chicago, 8 former resi- l dent of New Haven and prominent mem 1 Der of the old fire department of this city, 1 ,o;d visit to his friend, Fire Marshal Ken Ppsd1 at fire department headquarters Mr. cTnith is A substantial business man in l Chicago.
 Cantain Henry l.. Parker, the popular r i o1orE at the Elliott House, has returned from his vacation He has been visiting at Watch Hill and New London. General Sloat and H. D. Clark, of the l 1,,ventv.seyenth regiment, CIV, have gone to Gettysburg to select site for the regi- mental monument.
 Edward Clancy died yesterday at 13 Myr- tle street. aged sixty years. He had been forty years in this country and leaves wife l and three sons-
Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-01
STATE CORREsPONDENCE.
Milford


 Rev. MT. Cunningham, of Westfeld, Mass, preached in St. Peters church last Sunday in exchange with MT. Fitzgerald.
 Mrs. J. B. Crockett and family moved to New Haven last Friday. Many regrets are expressed by their friends because of their removal from town.
 William Bush is acting as sexton at Ply mouth church during the illness of Sexton Treat Clark.
 The Democratic and Republican caucuses for the nomination of town officers will be held on Friday evening of this week. MT. Rogers N. Ford has had new concrete walks laid on the sidewalk in front of his residence. This is an improvement that will be gratefully appreciated by the public. Mir. E. P. Smith and family have moved into their new home which they recently purchased of Mrs. Crockett.
 Rev. N. M. Calhoun took possession of the First church parsonage this week and will soon be fully settled and able to enter wholly ! on his parish work.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry D. Simonds have re- turned from their extended wedding trip. l The annual town meeting for the election of town officers and the transaction of town I business will be held. next Monday, October Ie.
 MT. l. c. Smith had large new barn rais- \ ed last Saturday. It is to be fitted up with l all the new conveniences and arrangements 1 for keeping fancy stock.
 l Wild ducks have begun to make their ap- pearance at different places along the shore. | Rev. George Hubbard, a graduate of the l. class of '84 of the Yale Theological seminary I and for seven years superintendent of the 1 Woodmont Sunday school, sailed with his l wife last week for China, where they are to engage in missionary work under the aus pices of the American Board of Foreign Mis sions. The people of Woodmont gave MT Hubbard reception at Merwin's grove one l day last week and presented him with purse | of thirty-five dollars as token of their es teem and appreciation of his labors among them in the past.
 There will be quite a demonstration to l night Wednesday, by the Democrats at { flag raising. The banner is to be suspended I across River street from their headquar ters. Should the weather be stormy the ceremonies will be postponed until the frs pleasant night.
 l There has been much favorable cOInmen
 made by people from other places as well a
 by our own people on the improved condi
 had 6 large amount of labor expended o1
 them by the different contractors to whom the credit is largely due. If the same amour
 of labor and care is laid out on them for tn
 remaining two years for which the contract
 have been made the roads will be excelled b.
 none in the surrounding towns.
 Extensive improvements have been in prog
 ress at the steam power building, and th
 factories will soon be in readiness for busi ness The buildings have lately received
 freshening up in tasteful colors by Charle
 H. Benham. Sept. 30.