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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24
Rriohton cattle Market.

For the week ending Wednesday, Dec. %, 1855.
Amout of stock at market-Cattle 1850 head i;
Sheep and Lambs ,195;. Swine 1895; Veals
Northern and Eastern Cattle, Cows, etc, 800
Prices Of Beef Cattle 2 100 TBS, live weight
Extra quality at o096 25j first quality at 259
ty 5O04 1919 poorest grades of coarse Oxen.
Bulls. ETC., 3 000l3 371s.
BRIGHTON Hides S0S12c W fb.
Brighton Tallow sc ~ Id.
Country Tallow Sc y ID.
Country Hides 718c,
Calf skins Toe ~ ib.
Sheep and Lamb skins 85c601 10 y skin.
Veal Calves-Prices ranged from 2@61ac "
live weight.
Swine-Western fat hogs are costing butchers
4G41sc % 1b live weight landed at the slaugh-
ter houses
Sheep and Lambs-Western Sheep at 31s05c
p ib landed at the yards; Lambs 41aa614c "
h live Wnirht
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European Markets.

BY IeIegTaDn.J
LONDON. Dec. %, 1S85.-Consols 80 3-16.
LONDON, Dec, 23, 1ss5.-U. S. 41as, 114ss.
ELIVERPOOL Dec. %, 18s5.-Cottcn market is
Steady ;uplands ID; Orleans 3-16d; sales 10000
bales speculation and export 1000 bales.
LONDON, Dec. %, 1885.--[Beerbohms report
to Chamber Of Commereee.l Cargoes off the coast,
wheat slow; no corn offered Cargoes on the pas
sage and for shipment wheat and corn dull; AT
LiVerpoOl,Spot wheat quiet corn tirmer Wheat
and flour on the passage to United Kingdom l.
775, 900 quarters corn 100000 quarters.
LIVERPOOL, December %, 1SS5.-Winter
California average IS 9dG6s11d; club 7sSa7s I'd ;
corn mixed Western As Sd; peas 5s Cd. ProviS-
ions, &c.-Pork steady at 49s for Eastern mess;
bacon at 29s 6dfor short clear and 29s Cd for long
clear; cheese at 46s 6dl for American Hard prime
Western at BIS Cd; tallow at 26s Cd for Amerl-
can
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Chicago Cattle Market.

BY Telegraph.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3d. 1SS5..Cattle- Receipts 81
600; shipments 1900; shipping steers at 3 409
8 40; stockers and feeders dun 25@4 90; COWS,
bulls and mixed at 1 5094 90; through Texans
COWS 2 40d4 90; steers at 2 1904 90.
Hogs-Recepts % 600 shipments 1000; opened
strong and closed weak rough and mixed at 40
as IS; packing and shipping at e5&S so; light
8 1908 70 ;skips 50t03 10.
Sheep-Recepts 5000 shipments 1000; steady
natives at L 1904 90 western 1903 30; Texans
l 75GO2 90 Lambs 4y head 50G4 rs,
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Portland paiIy Press Stock List.

Corrected by SWAN & BARRETT, Bankers and
Brokers, 1856 Middle street.
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Railroad Receipts.

PORTLAND Dec %, 1885.
Received by Maine Central Railroad-For Port
and Al cars miscellaneous merchandise for con-
Meeting roads 80 ears miscellaneous merchan-
disc
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SCOTS Emulsion Of Pure Cod Liver

Always avoid harsh purgative pills They first
make you sick and then leave you constpated.
Carter's Little Liver Pills regulate the bowels and
make you WELL Dose one pill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24

The demand for domestic Wool is steady, and
prices continue quite firm for all desirable grades.
The demand continues to run on coarse and me-
dunn fieeces but all other kinds have been in fair
demand, and pulled Woods are in more request
than for some time past
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Memoranda.

Brig Sarah s. Emma, Nash, from st Marc for
Uncssville, which grounded at Dutch Island Har-
Dor goth, came off 22d, AM, and proceeded.
Sch SpeedWel, Webster, from Richmond Va,
fer Portland, anchored off Chatham night OF 21st
She was assisted into Vineyard 22d Where
temporary repairs will be made.
Sch Lonisa Smith, of Castine, from New York
for Boston, was ashore 22d four miles south OF
Chatham. She was assisted off by wreckers at
an expense of 500 and proceeded
Sch David w Hunt, from New York for Vieque,
before reported abandoned at sea, was diSmasted
and waterlogged, and the crew were completely
exhausted when taken from the wreck. The YES
sef registered ia tons and was built in 1879 at
Bath where she was owned.
Sch Com Tucker, of Bangor, Capt Hardy, at
Fall River, reports, 18th, near Wreeker's Island,
was run into by schr II r Hallock, and had MAN.
boom broken and mainsail torn.
Sch Elva E Pettengill, Dodge, at Boston from
Elizabethport, lost jibboom.
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CHRISTMAS MUSIC BOOKS

Christmas Cantatas for Children.
CHRISTMAS GIFT, (25 cts s2.4o per dozen.)
Easy and pretty. Every school should give IT,
MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS. go cts. IS per dOzD
Easy. For children with assistance Of adults.
Sweet Picture Song Books.
Gems for Little Singers. 80 cts. (S3 per doz.)
Fresh Flowers. go cts. $40 per doz.)
-Four Splendid and very cheap Collections.
American Ballad Collection, so cts.
American Dance Music Collection, 30 cts.
American Piano Music Collection, 90 cts.
American Song and Chorus Coll, 90 cts
Notice that these are large books and cannot be
mailed, except for price and postage, or 90 cts.
All other books mentioned are mailed, post free,
for retail price.
Valuable Piano Music Collections.
Piano Classics. ..........-............. .$l.OO
4-Hand Treasure ..............-...-.. sS.VO
Leaves of Shamrock. .Sl.OO
Valuable Song Collections.
HaIfssan Kjerulf's Album of Songs. S1.5O
Frauz's Album of SOngs..........-...S x'0O
Norway Music Album. ............$ 500
Rhymes and Tunes for Children. 100
Minstrel songs -.-..-...-....-...-.t-.. 51S'Vy
College songs ..-....-....-.........- .eV'0V
Also a large number of Christmas Carols. Send
for lists.
OLIVER DITSON * CO., Boston.
dee11 eod&w2w
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Notice Of Foreclosure Of Mortgage.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the seven
IN teenth day of April, A ID. 1877, Susan j.
Adams, Of Cape Elizabeth, in the County Of Cum
berand, by her mortgage deed OF that date, re
corded in Cumberland County Registry OF DEEDS,
Book Alb, page III, conveyed to German savings
Bank a corporation created by law and having us
office in Gorham, in said County, the following de-
scribed real estate, viz: certain lot OF lana Win
the buildings thereon, situated in said cape Eliz-
abeth bounded as follows, viz Beginning on the
easterly side of the old Hannaford road so called,
and the southerly side of land owned by heirs q
EbeneZer Hutchinson, thence southerly BY sald
road twenty rods seventeen links, to J. w. Jor-
dams land (which was set off by PARTITION thence
easterly by said Jordan's land to W. I. Rofe' s
land, thence northerly, thence easterly by said
Rolfe's land to land belonging to heirs OF JORDAN
Roberts, thence northerly by said heirs land and
others to Charles Hannaford's land, thence west
ery by said Hannaford's land to John Hanna
fords land, thence southerly, thence westerly by
said Johns and said Hutchinson's land to point OF
beginning: containing twenty-siX acres, one nun
bred and tifty-two rods, more or less. Meaning
hereby to convey all the above described property
excepting about ten acres of the rear portion of
said property sold by said Adams to VIM. L. Role:
That said bank claims the said parcel OF Areal
estate under and by said mortgage and that the
condition of and in the same has been and is
broken. by reason whereof said Gorham Savings
Bank claims foreclosure of said mortgage, pur-
suant to the statute in such case made and pro-
yided GORHAM SAYINGS BANK,
by its Treasurer. John A. Waterman.
Gorham. Dec 8, 1886. dec10d1aw3wTh
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Rice, ~ ID. -. Ga ia
Rangoon. =. 51a@ {
SnIeratus.
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New YORK Stock and Money Market.

BY IeIegTapILI .
NEW YORK, Dec. %, 1SS5.--Money on call
continues easy at 21s93 per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper Aa5 per cent Exchange remains I'M
changed at Sc and 4 S91a. Government bonds
dun and steady, except IS, which are active and
strong State bonds are quiet and about steady.
Railroad bonds quiet and firm. The stock market
after 2 Is I'M was quiet but irregular, closing
dull and weak.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange agSre
gated 401 PIP shares.
foil nra
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ANNUAL MEETINGS.
OCEAN INSURANCE COMPANY.

FElEIE annual meeting of the stockholders of the
i Ocean Insurance Company for the choice Of
directors and the transaction of such other bust
ness as may legally come before them, viii be
held at the Office of the Company on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, 1886, at 3 O'Clock p. m.
CHAS. f. FLAGG, Secretary.
Portland, Dec. 16, 1885, dec16d3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24

My wife has been a great sufferer from neural
gia and rheumatic difficulties for fourteen years.
Since taking Athlophoros she has been compare
lively free from pain and can walk better than be-
fore for several years. Rev. S. Donaldson, Lyn-
dom Vt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24
THE CASCO NATIONAL BANK, OF PORTLAND.

FENHE annual meeting of the Stockholders Of the
IL Casco National Bank of Portland will be held
at its banking house on Tuesday, January IL,
1886, (being the second Tuesday of said month";
at 10 o'clock a. M. The election of seven Direct
ors for the ensuing year, and the transaction of
any other business that may legally come before
it, will be the business of the meeting.
WILLIAM I. SMALL, Cashier.
Portland Dec. IL, 1885. dec11dtd
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INDIGESTION

To strengthen the stomach, create an
appetite, and remove the horrible depres-
sion and dependency which result from
Indigestion, there is nothing so effective
as Ayers Pills. These Pills contain no
calomel or other poisonous drug, act
directly on the digestive and assimilatiye
organs, and restore health and strength to
the entire system. t. P. Bonner, Chester,
Pa, writes: 81 have used Ayers Pills
for the past 80 years, and am satisfied
1 should not have been alive to-day, If it
had not been for them. They
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24
CUMBERLAND NATIONALBANK

ygyHE annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
IL Cumberland National Bank Of Portland will
twelfth day of January, 1886, at 10 O'Clock a. M,
for the choice of Directors and the transaction of
any other business that may legally come before
them. WILLIAM Ill. SOULE, CaSnler:
Portland Dec. IL, 1885. dec12dtd
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FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

Ar at Buenos Ayres 18th, barque Woodside,
Race, Portland.
Sid 9TH barque Celina, Tibbetts, Boston; 18th,
Carrie Wyman, Mcneil, Quebec.
Sid I'm East London Nov "a, brig Mary Leigh
Sid I'M Manila Oct 31st, ship Frank N Thayer,
Clark, New York.
Ar at Demarara Nov 27, brig Wauban, Welsh,
At Gonaiyes 18th inst, sch H Macomber, Rum
rll, for Boston 9Th.
Sch Cephas Starrett, of Rockland, 401 tons,
built in 1857, has been sold TO parties at st
George Me.
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DDL........-4
ETRHlps.
II IOUF
Superfine and

Superfine and
low grades. 3 2593 so
X Spring and
Xxx Spring. IS 00G5 %
Patent Spring
Wheats. -. ..6 00@6 20
Mich. straight
roller .....5 25G5 80
clear do. 10 0065 25
stone ground. 4 1895 90
st Louis st'gt
roller. 80 50@5 70
clear do. % 25G5 80
Winter Wheat
Patents. ID 1896 90
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MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

yEyHE annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Merchants National Bank of Portland will be
held at the Bank on Tuesday, Jan. -, 1886 at 10
O'Clock a. M, for the choice of directors and tran
saction OF any other business that may legally be
presented. CHAS. PAYSON, Cashier.
Dec. IL 1886. dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24
REMOVAL

n. N. HARMON, Attorney for Claims, has
removed from Centennial Block, to the new Davis
Block corner OF Exchange and Congress Streets
opposite City Building, entrance on Congress ST.
BpoIiatiOn Claims, unless filed and tully
proved, prior to the expiration Of the law, Will be
forever barred.
Portland, Dec. 8, 1855. dec9d&wow
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24

Dospeptics can eat hot biscuit when raised with
Congress Yeast Powder. perfectly pure powder
containing no injurious ingredients.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24

Herr Professor, how do you like my new TRACE
dy?" every much, indeed. Especially the rob
bers-they are frst-rate. In fact, they are the
very best thieves / ever heard of; even the words
they speak are stolen from other books"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24
WIT AND WISDOM.


'@"The guitar has taken the place of the banjo in
New York society,"" A guitar decorated with
storks and cat tails and flowers aud things, and
hung on the wall, is as harmless an instrument as
the banjo. 1t is when society" undertakes TO
play on the guitar or banjo that the trouble begins.
MY wife has been great sufferer from neural
gia and rheumatic difficulties for fourteen years.
Since taking Athlophoros she has been compare
lively free from pain and can walk better than be-
fore for several years. Rev. S, Donaldson, Lyn-
don, Vt
Be sure that YOU ask for Colgan's Taffy Tolu, as
number OF limitations have sprung up since it
has become so popular 1t relieves indigestion.
Herr Professor, how do you like my, new TRACE
dy?" very much, indeed. Especially the roo-
bers-they are first-rate. In tact, they are the
very best thieves ever heard of; even the words
they speak are stolen from other books"
BAD DRAINAGE causes much sickness. Bad
blood and improper action of the liver and kid
neys is bad drainage to the human system, which
Burdock Blood Bitters will remedy.
Ii was Christmas eve, and they had been pro-
pounding conundrums. 'Why are you like the
Christmas tree?" queried She because tits ever
green, suppose" "Oh, no; it's because you
Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver
Oil with Hypophosphites possesses heal
ing, strength giging and flesh producing qualities
that are especially valuable in Consumption,
ScroftIa, General Debility and wasting diseases
of Children.
TEL me something don't know" squeaked a
silly YOUTH who had been chattering like an ape
to his companion /, greatly to the annoyance Of
others present swell SIR" said dignihed old
man, 81 will tell you something you don't know
You are jackass, STRIP
Ii you are nervous or dyspeptc try Carriers Lit
tie Nerve Pills. Dyspepsia makes you nervous,
and nervousness makes you dyspeptic; either one
renders you miserable and these little pills cure
both.
When girl in Iowa ''playfullyn pointed an sun
loaded' revolver at her friend it failed to go off,
but when she pointed it at her head it went off
and killed her There seems to have been deal
Of common sense about that revolver.
Always avoid harsh purgative pills. They first
make you sick and then leave you constipated.
Carter's Little Liver Pills regulate the bowels and
make you well. Dose one pill.
''Arthur,' said a good natured father to his
young hopeful, u did not know till to-day that you
were whipped last week"
Didn't you, pap replied young hopeful, 81
knew it at the time"
Dospeptics can eat hot biscuit when raised with
ConpreSs Yeast Powder n nerfnctIy nurn nOXvder
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Be sure that YOU ask for Colgan's Taffy Tolu, as
a number Of limitations have sprung up since it
has become so popular. 1t relieves indigestion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24

1M"The guitar has taken the place of the banjo in
New York society,"" A guitar, decorated with
storks and cat tails and flowers aud things, and
hung on the wall, is as harmless an instrument as
the banjo It i when soelety snaertakeS 70
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New York Mining Stocks.
California Mining Stocks.


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. 198b.-The follow
ing closing official quotations of mining stocks
to-day:
Hale s Norcross ..........,....... !3ss
Best.
Con. Cal. & Va...................t..... IA
Bodie Con- 1913
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24

BAD DRAINAGE causes much sickness. Bad
blood and improper action of the liver and kid
neys is bad drainage to the human SYSTEM which
Burdock Blood Btters will remedy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24
SAILING DAYS OF STEAMSHIPS.

MINIATURE ALMANAC. DECEMBER "a.
Sun rises 16 HIGH water $500. !Z.56
Sun sets ...........4 07 e lZ3I
Length of days. Sol HEIGHT -. . II IN
Moon rises. 753 Ill IL III
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CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

FEHE annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Il Canal National Bank of Portland for the
election of seven directors and for the transaction
of any other business that may legally come before
Them will be held at their banking house on Tues
day the twelfth day Of January 1886, at II o'clock
q. H. Is. 4. SOMEhB4, CaSIlef.
Dec. H. 1885. dec11dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-24

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE
WISCASSET, Dec 20-Ar, sch Minstrel, Brown,
Rockland
Dec 23-Ar schs Clara ] Wilbur, (Br) Doherty,
Boston, to load for Hayti; Two Brothers, Dodge,
Boston
Dec 22-sld, sch Ira D Sturgis, Hodgdon, for
Bridgeport
EAST MACHIAS, Dec 21-Ar, sch Chester,
Sld. sch Jermsha Baker Chase Port nd.
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MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. %.

Arrived.
Barque Chieftain, (Brl Morris, Buenos Ayres, in
ballast. Reports, OIL the outward passage, mad
heavy gales, damaged sails and lost boat. To Ryan
Brig Hattie NJ Balm, Mcdonald, New York-coal
to Sargent, Dennison Il Co. Vessel to Perley, Rus
sell g. Co.
Sch Mabel L Phillips, Farmer, Baltimore-coal
to Randall & McAllister.
Sch q III Holden, Pinkham, Phladelpnla-oli 10
j Conley & Son.
Sch Ralph Sinnet Pinkham, New York coal
to Randall & McAlister
Sch David Torrey, Spofford. New York-clay to
Portland StoneWare Co.
Sch Matte j Allies, Crockett, New York-clay 10
Portland StOneware Co..
Sch Minnie Taylor, Doughty, New York-coal
to Geo H Rounds.
Sch G Willard, Foster acknowledgements 10
Sch H Havey, Bickford, Boston.
Sch Alsatian Stevens, Boston, Jar 2Oth)
Sch Black Warrior, Babbidge Boston.
Sch Ocean Rolnp, French, Cutler-herrng 10
Sch Lizzie Mary, Fernald, Gouldsboro-wood to
J Ii Blake.
Sch Wild Rose, Bunker, So West Harbor.
Sch Clear the Track, Nickerson Bath.
Sch Frank Barker. Meader Boothbay.
Sch Walter Franklin, Eastport for Boston.
Sch J C Harraden, Strout, Millbrdge for Lynn.
Sch Eastern Light, Kelley, Mibridge for Boston
Sch itaska, Pinkham Mlllb bridge Tor po.;o
Sch A NJ McAdam, Young Calais for YORK.
Sch More-L Light, Webster, Calais for Boston.
Sch j III Crowley, Lord, Calais for New York.
Sch Valparaiso, Knowlton, Deer Isle for Boston
Sch Thos Clyde, Frankfort for New York.
Sch Victory, Rockland for Boston.
Cleared.
Steamship Franconia, Bennett, New York;
Sch II 7 Simmons, Grace, Kennebec, TO load for
Sayannah-Chase, Leaytt Il Co.
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A WARM HOUSE.

Health, Comfort, steam at One Pound.
No noise. no dust, our apparatus leads, thor
oughly tested strongly endorsed, in use in thous-
ands Of buildings, trade rapidly increasing from
year to year.
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apples.
N0dheadS. q 00@2 30
Snow .....2 00(G2 20
Tallman Swts2 0092 25
Mol Bal OWNS
and Greetings
1 25@1 rs
Evaporated p lib 0911c
Lemons.
Florida. A 5095 90
Messina. a 00G4 80
Malagers. ....3 0O93 90
Oranges.
Florida. =. 3 25@3 70
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CITIZENS MUTUAL RELIEF SOCIETY.
ANNUAL MEETING,

FEIHE annual meeting for the choice of officers
Il and the transaction of such other business as
may legally come before this meeting, will be held
at Reception Hall on FRIDAY EVENING, Dec.
20, 1885, at 71a O'Clock. The Directors meet
half an hour previous.
dec2ldtd NJ n. RICH Secretary
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1t was Christmas eve, and they had been pro-
pounding conundrums. "Why are you like the
Christmas tree?" quered she. Because tits ever
green, suppose" "Oh, no; it's because you
look SO Spruce!"
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Nails.


High Mixed Corn. $1,000
Newborn car lots5l@53
Corn, bag lots. ..56@57
Meal, bag lots. ..55@56
Oats, car lots. .41@42
Oats, bag lots. .42@43
Cotton Seed.
car lots. "a 00925 90
do bag. 20 00G26 90
Sack'dBr'n
car lots. ,18 oo@19 90
do bag. ..19 00920 90
Middlings, 10 50@23 90
do bag lots, 20 00G24 90
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Eakmtss
Pure gro nd ld650@7 90
Pure dry lead6 5o@7 90
Eng Ven Red. 39 31s
Red Lead -. To 71s
Am. Zinz. =. 5 00@7 90
Rochelle Yellow....21s
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-29
From Dibrell.

To the Standard:
The weather is intensely hot, the
air dry and the roads dusty.
The protracted meeting at Mount
Zion closed last Saturday with 10 adj
ditions. Good order was observed
during the entire meeting, and a full
hearing at each discourse.
DIR. Henry Doyle will attend lee
lures at the medical college in Nash
vile next session.
Mr.. Gates; from Sequachee Valley,
was here last Saturday making in
quiry after hogs.
Farmers have had to quit blowing
on account Of the dry weather.
Beans have got to be almost a rari-
ty, with some of us at least.
Rev. Nelson Sparkman preached
at Green Hill yesterday, and says
he had good hearing.
They have a good Sunday-school
and fine singing class at New Bildad,
DeKalb county.
Mr.. Charles Keaton is going to
Texas in few days, where he ex-
poets to make his future home, pro-
vided he is well pleased with that
sunny land. Charley will leave
many good friends behind, who will
feel deep interest in his welfare.
Miss Anna Bass is visiting Mrs.
Potter at this place this week.
Mr.. Billy Hardin, while returning
from church the other night, lost his
boy. The child fell out of the wagon
and was rendered insensible for a
short time.
Gates, the hog man, has been
around again, but still failed to drive
off the swine on account of the low
prices.
An unusual number of drummers
are circulating around, and seem to
be anxious to show their goods.
The air is cool and pleasant this
morning, but we have had no rain
that is, not enough to wet the land.
Sun dried apples are readily taken
at II cents per pound.
AT the show of Joe Miller'S colts,
yesterday, NJ. l.. Sellers got the pre-
MUM of SO. p. G. p. ,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-29
Irving College.

TO the Standard:
AS your correspondent at this point
has ceased to write, and the weather
continues dry and times hard, the
old prophet again speaks0
BY close observation, we notice
many things indicating another hard
winter, thereby warning our good
old farmers to lose no time in max
ing hay while the sun shines.
Fodder pulling is at hand, but I'M
less we have rain, there will be but
little fodder saved in this section.
The dry weather is the hindering
cause Of much blowing, besides the
great damage in diminishing the
yield of corn.
be more favorable for their meeting
in the near future.
Rev. n. Brown filled the pulpit at
Hebron last Sunday.
"A good and interesting Sunday
school is regularly keptupat Hebron,
and through its influences we hope to
see many of our old family Bibles
and Testaments busted up and their
sacred pages consulted.
The school at this place is progress
ing well under the management of
Prof. Hicks.
The students of Irving College have
organized debating society at the
college. They meet every Friday
night and cordially invite their fell
lOW-debaters and all the frinds of edu-
cation to join and assist them in es-
tablishing literary society, in which
all can be benefited.
JEREMIAH.