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Little Falls transcript., 1886-11-26
E. II. FAHxHAM,
u,,.'i .HAa'S 4 ttnr,,a
MORTGAGE SALE.


n:'nn11 having hcen made in the conditions
ofa certa7at mortgage made and delivered by
! Louis NsSnly and his wife Ilanres Nasnly nv
| nss rt.agtsrs ta Elhi! Schneider aud John Rarth
as n'nrtghr*~< OH the thirticth day Of Nosem-
her. H.. q. 1873 tn secure the payment of the
sum 1T two 1rantrcst dollars in one year from
that care, n1u<s sfse following described lands
sltn'tt il. tls~ ta-assaty of Morrison and state of
block NUM- %r srvsu ~ of,t,e village Of little
Falls M tho same appears hy the tow,,$.e plat
of Little Fails saor !Df rrctsa ia the Office ofthe
register Of deeds Of said ctsnntr. ann which
"aid register "f deeds tfre ;etl day uf Novem-
iHr, 4. D, 1887. on PAGE 300 of book i If mort.
cages, and WtsGrcas- slse said mortgage: having
h~cn dnty asignel by fire MM nhsztgayee
! I5ar'lc1 M:Seal. by an iastrullrsat IN writing
which wnst1nly recorded ;a .Sia register office
nm tho :th day Of June. A. II. 1855. nn pages l5e
and 15' of book of la"rt%ages, aaac there POW
being claimed to bc due and il hue upon said
! mortgage the sum oftwo hundred and thirty
five dollars and fitey cents, with AT attorneys
fee Of Twenty-Five Collars stipulated in said
mortgage. t., te paid i'll case OF Garcrlt,su:y au,
having been taken to rc"fs :er said sim Ur any
part thereof: Now. tAesafore, 1aotice is hereby
given that IN pnrsna,'re of Il power of sale il,
safA mortgage contained nli'l "t the statute in
such cn.e made and ptnri3cf, the said mort
gage will be- ftncc iOsttl hy a sale of said rrcm.
iscs. by the sheriff Of SKID couNty. at public
:eudue t. the highest i'id.er fim cash 1t the
Front door Of the court house IT. the village Of
Little fNls in snid county aud stat" on Mo,.,!ay
the 9th s1Hy Of December, 4. d: 1896, at two
"a clNck III the afternoon to satisfy the amount
thrl due on SAID mortgage. with still attorneys
Gss and the costs Of this proceeding as i<s,:uh
rs Law.
Eetcd November l2, 1888.
HARRIET McNEAL.
Assignee.
T. r. FARSHAM
AxS.rAec'S Attorney.
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e. A. sLINDBERaH,
.Auot,sey for MoltEa:e :ees.
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been male in tho cond.tiohs
Of & certsin ns'ftgarc marie s,ri delivered by
Louis VASTLY aud his wife Francis vusaly Us
nOrtsagOr* unto Hnrrie. McNtnl rs mOrtyagee
ON The HrN dAy Ot Gct0b.r, A. u 1881, tOSecuy,
the payment Uf Glr lol,sad dol 4, rs and int.
ext Ave yesr \ H. dare n,>pr the following de-
&C! lied lnN is situate in he county Of Morrison
and state of MineAMa, to wit: lot ,t.uE, ber
F1sc ~ III StAR nl,mt,cr SsSczl IA IN the Vii
lags nf Lift Fxt!s iccnrfng 4, the 3,lat assd
survey thereof made byS n. i',,t,s&la Ola fie
and Ot ,ecerd in the office Of the register t,l
desfs hf said coMnts, which mortgage wss dNiy
r:tor'St III said register of deeds oIRce on tht,
thlrd dnX oi October, A d. 1891. OH rage g. oi
hmR Of Mortgages and th.rc ,iow ht:iug
GAINED o.: e Que aud il tinr. on said mort"h., c
the s,lin ot teVen hundred and tive We dollars
ana hitS cettS together with ti;iy dollars at
t"r'ey's tet's IS provided In .si mortgage ia
case u ore losare, asrd Whereas us action ur
ptrec'1h: ~ law or in equity having bcen
takel 10 recover $ai,! ~N,t, nr ANY part thereof,
now. therefore. notice is hereby given that in
pursuance OF power 0f =. lc III said Inortya h
Contained ana 81 the stnt;1te il, >kch case made
anp pr'Nidad, the sail mortgage will be fore
ci">co a!id the above described premises sol, by
lhe Siicr'n OF said co2mty Mt public venlue to
tne highest bidder E.r cash, u the front door
OF vac court house in the viltase of Little S,ls
IA sais county and stat. ~. MnndaS, sse third
u"p n1 January. A. ~. 1887. n, two O'Clock II,
se afternoon, 10 satisfy the am,A,t thei, due o.,
sasn n'ertgaic, with sai3 a,tor;oy's fees and the
; ~ u" o.! thts proceeding 81 pre"idedb 10y law
Lated Sotcmber Is, 1885,
HARRIET M"SEAL.
MOrtSrEee.
E. II. FAHxHAM,
i
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a COMPROMISE.

4 ranchman from Concho County
went into Nose Schaumburg's Austin
Clothing Emporium last week. He
got into - dispute. knocked Nose
down, blackened the eye Of young
Jake, and used frontier language to
Mp. Schaumburg. Nose had the
ranchman arrested for this, and for
slandering him b publicly proclaim
iHg on the streets t6at be- was 4 thief
The ranchman sent hiS lawyer, to Nose
with q view to having the matter ret
tied. s..
b n. ..You offers me- said Nose, ..ten
tollars- Mine gracious! Dot vas an
insult. Ten tollars vor my vbundeo
1be1itigs! Ten tollars $vor Jakey's
plack eye! Ten tollars vor dose pad
words at Rebecca! Und he ruin my
character py CALLING me thief. W.
my vriend. dot character py itself va,
worth more as ten tollars- i dels yo,:
vat 70 do, make it dwelye tollar and
9 halluf and 70 gals i squvars. -
zerns Ssii iittas, 81 b 55z
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70 DelinGuents.

IL is not very often that We And ii
necessary to urge an of orr st,hscri-
hers to pag what they owe rs, but we.
believe that an encouragement slIat,ld
he given s5oiIte Of them This fill 10
settle. unitliSjir acconnts Qnits i num-
Der Of our ts t@eAs have, owing 10 the
hart tinies III; am, 1885, be-
come indebted "a, i,sssiqr one or two
* ,.y;t..,s, and a few for. even longer
.tiaae. For tire psst two, years 1e
sshaves r,st made Any qreat effort 10
collect subscriptions, and tl,ose who
lnve paid did 30 voluntarily This
fall We expect every subscriber in
Morrison county 10 settle No for his
paper. Times are so they c1au do 80
easily, and we. shall insist Oh having
our pay. Don't carelessly .leAy the
matter, but settle up at once. .%*
Bralnerd Tribune: The Mississi,tti
Wafer Power and Boom Co.. although
apparently making but slow .l,regress for
months pasi. have not lees idle hy any
means. There was grat deal to l,e
done of which the general public hive
little o. 10 idea, and all Vie l,relian mary
arrangements having finally been made,
THE company is now about ready to com
'l,ence the construction of she dam.
The necessary cond demna,ion proceed
ings ttok up months Of time, and caused
bcsidesa great deal ofaxl,or and expense.
The period all"wctl the company in
which 10 pay property owners for lands
condemned for floxage will expire Dec.
5'h, and we understand tnoa, Mr..
Kindred that the money is ready for all
having claims again>t the Company
Bids for furnishing boultlers for the dan,
were advertised for in the Tri4une two
! or three weeks since, ard during The
pnst we.k contracts have been let for
furnishing the piling and the necessary
oak Timber All the timber needed wsii
h cut from sl,e lands that have ,x-n
condensed for tlowsge. Men have ,rcn
hired to cat ,Ae timber, and tire work
will be commenced n, once. These
sctive Operations Of the company irdi.
cate ,aeir. determination to s,n>h their
work rapidly thrHwh TO-; ...'n p1e'ion,
and Our citizens nre accOraIu civ inhlan,
over the "st1ock. The dam will un
tl"ube'lly lie lMi1t in the near future,
and the sAgnific'nt wafer power VIZ
have long lacked for ward 10 will be Il
reality
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,l,r,l II an. ].

lis an Ill wind that lows no kosd,
and theshlizx,2rd of last Week u.is no j
.exceptiSn II lies. till rnest enples
had cu fleera AMI noses ydss blew
muclrf tsstl,e n,iilliisas IL obg people
whom rrtre ently rntuee,,l 4. change.
their 1fssppg Jtsxsv,,sa single contli-s
ton intoof'e that VII grant them at
tile JOYS 81 married liilaE . slAs Atls toll.
winds wlislet Iaro md s i,as, ahaS
bachelors ii lad a ape&eTfuf in1inepcs,
in rcmin'sing.i i,ren,of sl,ei best girls,
and when 4 yonng \ lady has q chance
ITO marry one cf Morrison C.,,' model
young men Sic shows her good sense
in dni1ssso, especially when ALEC under
the influence Of that aame blizzard. Il
is safeto say that every young nan in
thisgyicinity who conli induce amy
:, femalepto become his bride l,as already
done So, and the few miserable
wretches who still drug out 4 cnrsed
single liIes are those whom no lady.
will accept for a cosnpanson, and their
cases then deserve s'ompaaion; !;
aitl,eueh they are prebably Suffering
n deseved fate. Poor, lonesome
fellows, how We do pity yon all and
{jrity.ourself. Marriage LICENCES have
tbeen issned during tie past week to
,sthe following: Vincent Dorawa to
~ rancisSa siike. Erick Erickson to
Anna> johnsor. John Rassier to
!" Christian stnmpf. Charles Utremba to
! Amelia schadler. Frank :spanfelner 20
Minnie Ranch. Charles Stevenson TO
Rosila McReyna|ds. Richard Chambers
to Lille Mans~eck. Joseph F. Bastien
to Mary Lagpsse. Nelson Waibridge
TO Nellie Malhurn. Robert Russell to
Sarah A. Mason. Several Of she we'd
ding took place in Rich Praaie, and .
general celebration was enjoyed.
Charles Otre,n,a and Miss sschalder
were married there on Tuesday, the
.23rl, Frank Spanfe1ner and Miss
Rauch on Wednesday, tue Path, and
. Johr Rosser, Of the Little Falls
'EarrIoge Co, married Miss Christian
.S,umpf, daughter Of Hon. John
Etnmpf, ut the residence Of the erie}e's
parents on Thursday, Nov. e5. 1t was
~ gay week in that town, as all Of the
parties we're we'll known and popular
there. II.
: We understand that ali the other
weddings for Which licenses were
procured took place according to the
plans, but we did not learn the dates
ofall. =. -
Richard. Clnmt,evs and Miss Lille
Manheck We're married in Pike Creek
town by NJ Scott. Justice Of the peace,
on Saturday, Nov. 90.
Joseph Bastien and Miss Lagesse,
both of this village, were married on
Tuesday of this wee. and their friends
and relatives celebrated the occasion
'proper y. = N
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81. Clond Journal.Pr Manager Wes,
is corresponding with capitalists who are
talking ot establishing barb wire works
s'a'es that the company will locate it the
desired aid il given, a1he Water Power
Company is psspaied 70 offer every in
dereincnt ast" power md i'cation, but
cur ei'izcns will also prot~Ny be asked
TO tnke n certain anno,.nt <s4 sock in the
business. The cokccrn &ouh work
about $50 men, =
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sSTRAYED.

From my farm il, Belle Praii ie, three
sheifars and steer. each Is months old, 2
OF the heifers red, gray and the steer
gray, all marked y 'L. Dr. on side, a
liberal reward will he paid for
sinf0fnation that will head 10 their
recovery. Disappeared ia May, 1886
ANnoaNE BELLErEUILLE.
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ESTRAY.

:, Came onio my premises two mnnths
ago two yeaHing heifer> OF red col'r.
and one yearling steer of brindle. red
and white color. The owner or owners
are requested 10 come. prove property !,
pay charges and take them awav. :
Dated ut Gravelvi1le, Mimi, Nov. 81,
1886.
:, r. NANCIsRF GRAVEL.
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NOTICE.
Editor of Little Falls TRANSCRIPTS:
Sir-There is a man living in Little
Fails with his wife and children who
came 10 me to he treated for a loa,i,some
disease and uow refuses 10 pay his bill
for treatment. lfnot paid in one week
from The publication of 'sis notice | will
give you his name Tor publications. 50
is the amount of his bin
= S. II. DuLEy, NJ. d.
Morris, Mimi, NV. % 1886.
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NOTICE.

TO all whom ii may conrern:
II Is" !, known that Mrs. Mary G. Eoyce
has lef1 my bed and hoard without ju,,
cause or provoea'iDn. and I forbid all
persons harboring or trusting her on my
account, as viii no, pay any debts
contracted by her after this date.
e. A. F.. BolcE
Parker, MINI, Nov. 10, 1886
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ESTRAY.

Came onto my premises in The town Of
Pierz alout Nov, l. 1886, one red and
white COW and a calf. The owner can
have theaa by paying charges. III.
~ - :s, #,:s 4 9.5z Pm. FI.ExsHACKER.
Pierz. Minn., Nov. Is. 1886. +.
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co ON cah save money, and big
money, by buying your Clothing. Over
Goats, both fur and cloth, from Tanner
End he has the largest stock in the city
10 seiect from. !. ~ I% ..
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From my premises ia the village of
Little Fails about Avg Is, 1886, red
and white yeariing steer, white star in
forehead and white tip oftail. A reward
wil4 he given for Information as to its
whereabouts. ~ 49,. w. L. Dow.
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Try the Morrison Comfy Market if
y"u have any heef, park, game. chick
ems, turkeys, potatoes onions, cabbage,
butter, eggs or amy kind of meat or
produce Tor sale. ! J. SrMNoNs& Go.
J p. SNIrH. Nannrer -.
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Notice.

Notice IS hereby given that this give
nv minor son. Clark Shea, His time,
and hereafter will collect none OF his
dues and will pay none OF his bills.
81. .s b sssss 7ssa JOHR SHEA.
Little Falls, MINI, Get, %. 1856.
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A full and complete line 1T Boys snt
Youths suits in full and kNee pants
these goods will I've sold cheap, rs they
must be closed ont, a TASNER's.
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Southern Erlsoll 7 Jews.

Fifty pho otogrn phi iic views sc nthern,.
prisons iii which the ca r,tive yTnioi,
solsiers ne re con # ned during s.. var,
win SO exhitited by the ai.l,si I tl,1 hy-{
tlrogei lin,e l4ght at Gross O,,era
House next Monday night, Nov. 81.
The scsRes will is,elt,.le Aa,tlers,,,vilits.
Libay Prison and Belle Island, amt.
by way O f. contrast. Il vieMSof tl,..
Northern prisoR at El,nirA New York
will be given. The views will be |.
feet square, and very distinct and
realistic. They are authentic photo
graphs and are just what they pnrport
10 he. The entertainment will he
given ,tn,ler the auspices Of Workman
Post, q. A. R., and Il part OF the r,-.
ceeas willgo to the port. It will be
very interesting, and all should attend.
Admissions IS cents, children l5rents;
tickets for sale at Tnttle 4 Churchill'a
and at the posfodice. / E'::.+...s s &
Hon. 'Nm. r. Lee of Long Prairie
passed through town yesterday morn
Ing on his way to st. Paul. Hesis busy
locking after his canvass for the
speakership of the house Of represen-
tatives. Az in. the last, house, the
farmers Interests will control it,, and
as Mr.. Lee was one Of their leaders
two years ago, he will be very strong
candidate. The apparent necessity Of
conceeding the Northern part Of the
state some of the important offices
Will also bring h,m many supporters.
H. c. Stivers takes exceptions to
some Of the remarks That tive newspa-
\ pers 1asve made about hsnl since his
| defeat for the LEGISLATURE. Hzd etiitori-
ally and in :; letter to tire fl~ns Prairie
Leader denies many Of them. It must
be conceded by all that Mr.. *tivers
made gonl fight and came nearer
] election than the Rp pnl.iicans e expected
him to-, He made the best run on his
ticket. But We think that h*. slra.,'''
! conrc'le that hrs claims Of tf'e hxce'asg
Of the workinymen If Brxiner'1, Re-
| publican and DcmorrAtic, were mat
sustained ly the elerti,u. Mr.. Lnm's
majority Of $40 over him in tT"w
Wing county shows that m'i,v of I'll"
| IAhnring men voted for him. iasa r"le
the Republicans Of that c"untv voted
| for Mr.. I.nm and the Democrats v"te.l
for Mr.. Stivers, and the interests that
gave Anes H. majority Of aK' III the
county ronlh have done AZ we'll for him
J if they hal supposed he would hon
| estlv support Ames' Legislative
measures for their benefit. 1t ia evil
dent that the lahoriny men rs class
>s:a' ed for Ames, but they did not vote
| for S,ivers-
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Ladies' and CMildrcn's Clmks, I, full
line. an,l will bc said cheap rs they mnsl
he closed out, at & TANNERS.
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s75- &C. Neal, the photographed, is com.
petent tn clean, tune and repair thnt or.
gan of yours and make it sound tie same
as new. Those desiring to purchase II
new organ or piano will do well to call
on him at his photograph rooms one
DOR $, lth VI. y. i':r.', ulviwr,
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RW Farmers, jf:you want any maple
nenls, give Hessel call.
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Frey', Butter.

keep the finest stock 0f fresh butter
in town. Amoag other OF The l,est loca)
brands will be found tAat made by
Dochen. nf Buckman. j.&sr
wv RyrrY RR
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Hereafter.services will be held at the
Episcopal church in this village every
Sunday naorning ii 1O;sO clock, and
every alternate Sunday at 77:So in the
evening. /. G. s.I
u - z, ssS 8:.$ ssss5 Rector.
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/ have two or three good yoke Of oxen
which wish 10 trade for u span If Eood
heavy horses, must be sound and weigh
over al00 pos,n.is each. Apply 10
ANDREW HANs0N,
GvavclFilh, Minn.
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Good Butter in jars
or tubs wanted at
Tanner s.
HafH HafE. ]

Bottled Cider ia bodies Or by the glass
at '55 St$% ss$ SpRANDEL'S.
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tTFarmers bsy the Ac Gormick
MscAines, kDos wing they give perfect
Satisfaction. sFss u &.
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q. &. I. 8
! '!Estray.

Came onts my farm, three miles south
Of Little Falls, abont july 25th 1856,
one spring hsifers cali, dark red, The
owner is requesie.l 70 pay charges and
fenaoye lie ssnae.
ADoLrH LArosp. d
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Hats, Hats. s.*@ {
A full iine Of, Summer Hats 10 Fine
Wool and Straw, cheaper than ever at
r.. sl&s& =, af TANNER's.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Recorded hy Register xnf Deeds l..
Sisnor.Hg urantl.es past week:
Peter TnftH&d to- ". A. Rushrv--lot
5, laMK 1'i, Clalssr'> add to
Little Fails. 100
Thomas We'th and waf+' to s &
o Kipp-sla ~t &e Il as,d sw'l
of Sw L Of sec,ins IS, town 40
range IS. :.... ...-..... 100
Sylvester Kipp ct al 10 .!nhn Gross
-S122 ct ne1 If se.1i"n 81,
town 40, range 2S.......-... -. 500
James Muncy asd.w,rr 81 Coo. ".
MNncy-sl55 of swli rfn~ "f
sec,i,na IS, t'wn 30. range 3d.. !
Latau tic E'nmr'le TO Ernrst T..
W*nh MS at nw'i. swli ~t
n~lf and scl4 ct ne' "i sc'',ion
8, town 80, rang. 81. ...-..... 100
We always lead "n cfoekr,y and glass
ware. RICHARD Bros
A cloudy day is 5uss as .Es'oo AS clca
one for making pictures. Neal. -
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\ A new brand IF whiskcy, pure Ken
J lucky Slrsw Flake IL SpnASDEI's.
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Lewis famous 1866 distilled wliske,
ut SpRANDEL'A
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The highest nest price ri: g
paid for all kinds Of
Game, II Hides | j {: and
Furs at TANNER So

The largest aesortnent Of bottled
beer a, the Central aaloon. y. +, ts3.. \ y
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A cloudy day is Juss as .Kssoo AS cca
one for making pictures. Neal. 81
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We always lead "n csoekr'y and glass
ware. RICHARD BROS. .
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S1'RAYED.

NANCIssE GRAVEL
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24
Personal.

Daniel Reed Of East Madison has reached
the age Of l02 years.
Mr., H. b. Black was among the arrivals at
the City Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. Guy Smith, younger son Of Major J. A..
Smith, .. S. Engineers, of this city, has been
appointed to West Point.
Rev. NJ. CroSley of this city made an adj
dress Wednesday at the dedication Of the
new Uniyersaist church in Norwood. Mass
Mr.. D. j. Stafford, who has been stationed
at Bangor as United States pension exam
iner, has been removed, and left Tuesday for
his home in Morrisyile, VT.
G. w. Hobbs, formerly associate editor Of
the Argus, has compiled Il book entitled
Lynn and It's Surroundings" Mr.. Hobbs
is now a resident Of Lynn.
Mr. Benjamin Fletcher, who died recently
at Auburn, n. Y, aged IS, was a native of
Peru, Me-, and was prominent in North
Chelmsford, Mass, for many years. He had
charge of the Baldwin Company's worsted
Mills
Hon. W. w. Thomas. Jr., expects to visit
Aroostook and New Sweden about January
10th. The Aroostook Republican says that
the people of Caribou are expecting to hear
on that occasion his lecture on Sweden and
the Swedes"
A. A. Pope, Edw. Pope, Chas f. Joy,
ii. ID. Hyde, Chas. E. Pratt, c. II. Adair,
Boston; L. G. Beattie, Coos; VIM Flowers,
Bangor; A. S. Potter, Lewiston; S. S.
Stowell, Gorham; M. f. Kicker, Auburn;
and w. L. Hadlock, Islesford, were among
the guests at the Falmouth Hotel last night.
Captain Thomas S. Brigham Of Buekfeld,
who served CALAMITY in the late war. has
been appointed by Collector Anderson
gauger at the Custom House Mr.
Bridgham is a gentleman of ability, of most
pleasing address, and IS to be congratulated
on his appointment.
Rev. I. J. True died at his residence in
Minot Dec. 81, after severe illness of five
weeks, at the age Of IS years months. Mr.
True was widely known all over the State
as Methodist preacher, having been en-
gagged in the ministry so years and member
Of the Maine Conference - years.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24
rhe chrIstmas harkets.

The markets look very handsome with
their long array OF plump fowl and the deal
ers say there has not been Christmas when
the birds were in liner condition than this
year. There was good assortment brought
in by the eountrymen yesterday and prices
were quite stiff, owing to the bright, cold
weather
Turkeys brought from II cents to % cents !;
Chicks, 10 cents to % cents; Ducks, IS cents
to % cents; IIarpswell ducks, % cents; Bre-
men geese, q cents; common geese, II cents
to 25 cents; black duck, $1OO per pair; Nal
lard duck, S1.25; Prairie chickens, $50
per pair; quail S3.25 per dozen; pigeon. SO
dozen rabbits, % cents each; celery, -
cents head; spinach, 40 cents a peck; let
tuce, II cents a head; radishes, 10 cents a
bunch fresh cucumbers, % cents each
There is also large invoice of Western
poultry which commands lower prices in the
markets. Many Of the stalls in the market
are dressed withholly. The mistletoe comes
too high to use for display
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-24
BRIEF JoTTINCs.

Tomorrow being Christmas, Rines Broth
ers' store will be closed all day.
The Portland Club rooms were opened
yesterday to the friends of the members.
The Western Union boys appeared out in
new uniforms yesterday afternoon.
A large fleet Of vessels IS in the harbor
waiting for a chance TO get to sea.
There was a gathering of horsemen with
their teams and some lively trotting on Port
land street yesterday afternoon.
The Biddeford Light Infantry has invited
the Mechanic Blues Of this city to attend
their masquerade ball this evening.
The Chautauqua Circle win meet with Mrs
DIR. Way, corner Cumberland and Pearl
streets, this evening.
an extra train viii be run over the Port
land d Rochester railroad Saturday evening
to accommodate those who wish to see Law
renee Barrett In Hamlet.
There win be Christmas tree and concert
at the Gospel Mission tonight at 7.30 O'clock
A nice programme has been arranged. All
are welcome.
Mr.. Warren Sparrow was the Insurance
agent of this city who was SO lucky as to
ScculS tilc agency Oh the new California
company mentioned by the PRESS lately.
Capt. Bunker, one of the Sinaloa colonists.
went prepared to rough it carrying, as part
Of his baggage, two large tents for the use Of
himself and his family.
The net loss TO the Canal Bank by the
peculations of Mr.. Blackstone will be $50,
509.48. The method by which the money
was taken, were published fully in the
Press sometime ago.
Clarence Z. Walker, son of VIM. II.
Walker, the lumber dealer. who was ap-
pointed inspector at the Custom House a
few days ago, has concluded not to accept
the position.
Rev. Henry Blanchard will lecture next
Tuesday evening in Congress Square church
on Christ the Co-Worker with Working
1ic1.Tal "A cordial invitation is extended to
an persons Interested and especially to te
Knights of Labor
The Comptroller of the Currency has de-
elared fifth dividend of 10 per cent. irIavor
OF the creditors Of the Pacific Natiopl Bank
OF Boston, Mass. This makes in 4 30 per
cent. paid on claims proved, amanting to
So 2g9 no.