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nor So eAp As suPPosED.
Richmond to Have an Ice Crop in
spite OF the Jam.

RICHMOND. Me, Jan. 9.-The condition OF
the ice is unchanged. Thursday night was
very cold and the drift ice is now firmly
cemented together. The lower end Of the
jam is at Clark & Chaplin's houses, four
miles below here From there down, and up
about a mile on the back river, the river was
open, and the cold snap has given field of
splendid smooth, clear ice, from which 50O,-
600 tons may be cut if wanted. The situa-
ton is remote from all but two firms, but the
facilities for erecting stacks and temporary
houses are excellent, as well as for shipping
next summer. Fields win probably be staked
out at once by firms most interested. Several
firms have contracts to fill one for as low
rates as 70 cents per ton, and must have ice
at any price Probably no attempt will be
made to break the jam, except in places.
The streets are crowded with men, mostly
laborers, discussing the situation. Ii the
ice business should fail them, many would be
in straitened circumstances before spring.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 9.The leading ice
men on the river conferred with an expert
enced operator in dynamite today, and be
gave it as his opinion that itwould be useless
to attempt to breakup the immense jam with
that explosive unless there should be soft
spell. The jam has worked itself up so that
it now extends from the foot of Swan Island
to Browns Island, a distance of about 1e
miles
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Machias. January
Making a New Index.

blQueIOFu JOuIudA.I
There are nearly four hundred volumes of
deeds in the registry at Alfred, and hereto
fore persons in quest of certain convey
ance were obliged to waste vast amount of
time in determining certain matters in this
line. But work is now going ON which is
destined to obviate this difficulty to a great
extent, and which will decide questions of
Importance to all comers with great rapidity.
A new index is being made of all the deeds,
and the work will be so arranged that all the
transfers of each man will be together, both
the conveyanees to and from. This will be a
great convenience, as matters of this kind
can hereafter be determined almost instant
ly, and the long, tedious and oftentimes
fruitless search will be done away with. The
work employs twelve girls, and was begun
last summer, and such a vast amount of
labor does it represent that another summer
will doubtless roll around before the work is
completed.
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THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.


The town of Mattawamkeag has paid $50 in
bear bountieS to one man this season, he having
slaughtered ten of the animals during the year.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
The woodman's axe is leveling some of Auburn'S
hillside forest, getting ready for new streets ana
houses
Mr. Cyrus Hersey of North Adams, has. he says
the prettiest pine growth in the state ne OWLS
saw mill and cuts and saws his own tneI re1,, MT u
Hersey also has very pretty eedar g[o@Mtn% @ % VI
many acres. His farm consists OF nearly one
hundred acres.
Tho marr;aoe nj Mr. Arden NJ. Allen. senior
member of the firm of A. NJ. Allen 4 Brother,
jewelers. of Phillips, to Miss CoStella A. Inomp-
SON daughter Of Hon Tbrsday eVeppg Oi Jay tS
grange hall of Jay Bridge Grange
II is now nroposed TO make a connection be-
tween the county OF FrankIn ana the towns Of
transit Inv a daily mail route from West Mt Yer
non 10 Ghesterve. which will give the people
there a distribution Of their NAH two or three
nuns KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Mrs. Henry W. Bradbury of Augusta, received
the painful Intelligence on Thursday evening Of
the death of her father Dr. Thomas II. GregOrie
of Grahamyille, S. c.
The railroad transfer business at Augusta has
been worked down to a nicely, the trains only be-
ing delayed from ten to fifteen minutes. A tenn
porary depot has been established on the east
side of the river
OXFORD COUNTY.
A new Methodist chapel has been assured at
Hiram. A lot has been secured, over $1,000 pledg-
ed, and building committee chosen, who have
commenced securing timber.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
David Mclaughlin. of South Levant, now in
his ninetieth year, is cutting his third set OF
teeth
Councillor Hatch of Bangor who has been seri-
ously III for some time past, is now improving.
The Whitney woman who was shot at Enfield
by her husband few weeks ago, has been pro
nounced out of danger.
The Penobseot hay market continues to be very
dull.
Penobscot ice men are rejoicing at the prospect
of good crop.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
e. w McFadden, the octogeEarian FAIRFIELD a at,
torney SAYS that ffty-four years ago ne plougheu
on the 14th day of January. That IS a niue more
eccentric weather than we have been DleSSed
with for q week past.
YORK COUNTY.
Rev. John W. Webster of Klttery Point, has re-
eeiYed call TO so to Lowell, y. H.
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SEVEN DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.
Terrible Experience of Boothbay
Schooner's Crew.
Their Vessel Shipwrecked in Mid
Ocean.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5-The Inman line
steamship City of Chicago arrived at this
port yesterday bringing among her passen-
gers Capt. Barnard, Mate G. Gott and four
of the crew of the schooner Reuben S. Hunt
of Boothbay, Me-, recently wrecked in mid
ocean-during furious gale. Capt Barnard
relates their experience as follows We
sailed from this port on Dec. I'd, bound for
Crab island, West Indies, loaded with car
go of lumber and cooperage. On the morn
ing Of the third day out the vessel reached
the gulf stream, being then in lat. 37o 80 lon.
670 The wind suddenly changed, and by
afternoon it became furious hurricane. I'm
mense waves broke over the schooner, and
one sea, heavier than the rest, threw her
over on her beam ends, filling the cabin with
water and washing the decks from stem to
stern. Both masts were cut away and an
chors and chains slipped in an effort to right
her. This was partially accomplished, but
when the vessel Strengthened it was found
that she was leaking badly. Water poured
into the hold so rapidly that it was feared
she would sink. To add to the horror of the
crew, no food or water was available, every
thing having been washed out by the sea.
Signals of distress were displayed, but no
vessel of any kind came in sight. For seven
days the men endured hunger and thirst, and
the constant danger of being swept from the
decks of the settling schooner. They were
too weak to work at the. pumps or even to
keep their feet, and they were obliged to lash
themselves to the stumps of the masts On
the afternoon of the seventh day out a
steamer hove in sight, and, fearing that they
might not be seen, the crew started fire in
metal pot upon the deck. The steamer
proved to be the Willesden, bound from
New Orleans to Rouen, and in few mo-
ments she hove to, close to the wrecked
vessel. With some difficulty the shipwreck-
ed crew were transferred to the steamer, and
Capt. Balburn and his officers did everything
in their power for their comfort. When the
steamer leftsthe Hunt she WAS fast going to
pieces. On approaching Falmouth, pilot
boat No. took the men and landed them at
that point. They were cared for at the
Sailors Home. The American consul sent
the crew to Liverpool, and obtained passage
for them on the City of Chicago. Both the
captain and the mate of the lost schooner are
from Maine. The Reuben S. Hunt was ia
tons burden, built at Bath, Me-, in 1879 and
owned in Boothbay.
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RAILWAY MATTERS.
Eastern Road.

Eastern advanced to 791 for small lot,
and closed at 7S4 for 75O shares Saturday.
The adjourned annual meetings of the bond
holders and stockholders occurred that day.
but the stockholders further adjourned to
March 31st, in order that the old board
might remain in unquestioned control. The
bondholders present, said to represent S4,-
100000 bonds, accepted report declaring
the anti-trustee ticket, voted for at the first
meeting, elected, expressed emphatic disap-
proval of the course of Trustee Phillips as
presiding officer at the first meeting and ask
ed him to resign as trustee. Thus wages the
controversy between the divided factions in
control of the Eastern railroad assets and
finances. Meanwhile the railroad itself is in
the custody of the Boston & Maine directors,
and is doing very well. There are rumors
that the Eastern directors, the old board,
will meet the coming week to consider a
scheme to make the stock dividend paying.
as proposed by parties who are Teputed
heavy buyers. There are now three sets of
directors claiming authority to act for the
bondholders, viz: the old board, the trustees
board and the anti-trustees' board. The
court will have to decide which is the legal
hoard,
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in
the county have been recorded at the regis
try of deeds
-, acknowledgements Cushing to Charles F.
WnItler, land 81 and other consideration.
Charles F Whittier to Jane E. Whittier, land.
81 and other consideration.
Deering-George I. Roberts to Marcia A.
Roberts, land and buildings, $500.
Cumberland-Ellza A. Mack to Frances A.
Richards, land. SAB,
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FIRE RECORD.
Extensive Mills in Kensington, Pa,
in Ashes.
Total Loss Estimated at 81 200, 900

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1O-Extensive mill
buildings in Kensington, known as Arratt's
mills and Beaty's mill, occupying two blocks,
bounded by Emerald, Zetterly, Taylor and
Coral streets, and separated by Adams
street, were destroyed by fire this morning
involving loss estimated at 81, ,o00,0o The
buildings were occupied by about dozen
firms engaged in the manufacture of hosiery,
cotton and woolen yarns, upholstery goods,
Jerseys, mill machinery etc, all of whom
lose heavily on machinery and stock. All
the firms had large. stocks Of manufactured
goods on hand, which had already been sold
to dealers, to be delivered February 1st
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q Sensational Rumor.

BosroN, Jan. 1O.-A special to the Herald
from Rutland, VT, says a rumor prevails
there that Mcneil the defaulting president of
the Lancaster Bank, has been murdered by
his accomplices and not allowed to reach
Canada. 1t is also said his wife is believer
in her husbands death. Detectives are in
Yestigating the truth of the story.
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The Amateur oarsmen.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-At the annual meet
ing of the executive committee of the Nation
al association of amateur oarsmen at the Gil
sey House last night, the treasurer reported
balance of $2S5 on hand. Frank J. Mum
ford of the Perseverance club of New Or
leans, who was charged with throwing race
at Washington, in 1883, was expelled. Rule
10 was altered so as to give referee power
to order race rowed over when in his dis
cretion any contestant has suffered from out
side interference.
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thigh Toned" Sport of "First
Families

NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-Several representa-
tives of the first families in the city wit
pleton, L. T., yesterday morning, for stakes
of nearly $4,000. The fight was between
fowls representing New York and Boston,
and eleven battles constituted the main.
Boston was victorious, winning six to New
York five. Nearly $4,000 it is said changed
hands on the result.
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THE FISHERIES.

GLOUCESTER, Jan. 10.-Ex- Collector Fitz
]. Babson leaves Monday for Washington,
under the direction of the American Fishing
Union to look after the fishing interests.
Judge Woodbury. of Boston will leave short
ly to be present at the hearing before the
committee
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SUPPLIES FOR A BIG FAMILY,
Elghty-Four Barrels of WhIskey to
Fake will, Ouinjne in 1895.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-The Department of
Charities and Correction has formulated for
1886, the following statement of the amount
of supplies consumed yearly by its charges
on Wards, Randalls and BlackwelPs Is
lands and in the various city prisons:
The vagrants inyalids criminals and children
require 1900 pounds of dairy butter, $500
pounds of cheese, 0 900 pounds Of barley, 1000
ponnds of dried apples, $4,000 pounds Of Coffee
10000 pounds of tea, 10000 pounds OF sugar.
10 90 pounds of hominy. 10000 pounds of rice,
10000 pounds of oatmeal, 1,200 quintals OF cod
fish. 6,000 gallons of syrup, "a, 800 fresh eggs,
10000 pounds of wheaton grlts, 400 bushels OF
beans, 900 barrels of Irish potatoes 800 pounds
turnips, and 1000 pounds Of carrots, besides q
generous supply of hams, smoked tongue and
bacon,
These luxnries also appear in the list:
Two cases of sardines. 20 dozen pints of chow
chow, 40 dozen boxes of canned peaches, 20 box
es of canned pears, 40 pounds of nutmegs "a bar
rels Of Bourbon whiskey, 1920 corks, 5000
pounds Of prunes and 144 razors.
Thirty thousand yards of cotton and W0olen
goods, 5000 yards of linen, and 1000 yards OF
iinsey woolsey are needed for clothing. The
Commissioners require also 10000 pounds of sole
leather. 100 packages of pins, 100000 pounds of
SOAP 1000 pounds of glycerine, 5000 pounds of
carb0lic acid IL dozen pocket handkerchiefs and
l44 putty knives are other items. For the main
tenance Of the committed inmates of the various
institutions, the city will pay this year seven per
cent of all its revenues for taxes-S1, 552. 600.
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piscontented IurkIsh soIdIers.

LONDON, Jan. "A Berlin despatch to
the Daily News states that advices have
been received there from Constantinople to
the effect that great discomfort exists among
the Turkish troops stationed on the frontier.
Acts of insubordination are of daily occur
renee, not only among the rank and file, but
the officers. One colonel has been sent to
Pera in chains, charged with mutiny. Five
generals have been accused of seditious ut
teranceS in the presence of their troops.
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Havana Market.

HAVANA. Jan. 8, 1ss6.-Sugar firm. Sales
3ss reals gold per quintal; 1900 bags at 11-16
reals.
Spanish gold 2.38s4.
Exchange quiet.
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Irish MoonIiehters Sentenced

DUBLIN, Jan. 9-At the Munster assizes
today, heavy sentences, ranging from six to
ten years imprisonment were passed upon a
number of prisoners convicted Of moonlight
ing, attempting to murder policemen and
wounding and shooting at other persons.r
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IN THE Kinks.
BIJoU SKATING PARLoR.


The attractions at the Bijou this week will
be as follows; Monday, ladies' night, the
popular evening of the week. Tuesday will
be grand gala evening, under the manage
ment of the Sons of Veterans and the Drum,
Fife and Bugle Corps. There will be contin-
uous music for the evening by the Drum
Corps and the rink band. Wednesday, skat-
ing party and dance. In the afternoon, la
dies complimentary music will commence
at 2.3O. Thursday, polo, Lewistons VS.. BIZ
jous. Friday, ladies' night. Saturday, polo,
Manchesters VS.. Bilious. In the afternoon
the Buffers will play the Cumberlands in the
grammar school league series.
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AN UNUSUAL Offer.

Having on hand a large number
of uncalled for Garments, we shall
offer the same atless than one
half their value. This is q rare
chance to obtain a first-class Over
coat or Suit of clothes at your own
price. CORNISH BROS.
249 Middle st.
Portland Jan. l, 1886. jan4eodtf
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Waldo County Criminal MATTERS.

BELFAST Jan. 9-The grand jury of the
supreme court have found twenty-three in
dictments Of which sixteen are for violating
the liquor law Mrs. Lydia Larrabee was
indicted for the murder of her daughter-in-
law Helen NJ Larrabee at Jackson, Novem-
Der 10th by criminal negligence during her
sickness.
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PRINT CLOTH MARKET.
Fall River Manufacturers JubiIant
over the Rapid Advance in Prices,

FALL RIVER, Mass. Jan. 8.-The Fall
River manufacturers and stockholders in the
mills are all jubilant over the rapid advance
in print cloths yesterday, and are of the
opinion that the business is now on profit
able basis for the year 1886. The following
figures tell the story of the present condition
of the market:
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FOREIGN.
The Storm In EngIandlRIockades the
Railroads.
Several Moonlighters in IrelandsSen-
fenced.
Prince Charles III ExpeIs Jesuits
from His DomInIons.

LONDON, Jan. 9.-Prince Charles III. OF
Monaco and the Jesuits had quarrel recent
ly which has resulted in the Jesuits being
driven from the princes dominions II
seems that 20 years ago the Jesuits rented
some property from the prince and opened a
convent and school, the latter being for the
instruction of the sons of Italian noblemen
Having built handsome mansion at San
Reno, and removed the effects of the convent
and members of the order connected there.
with to that town because Of the unenviable
notoriety which Monte Carlo obtained
through its gaming tables, the Jesuits asked
the prince to repay them the sum of f.29S, ,0O(
they had spent in improving the convent
This the prince refused to do, and the Jesuits
prosecuted him, whereupon he expelled al
Jesuits from his dominions. The subjects oi
the prince have implored him to rescind his
orders of expulsion, but he remains obduratt
and refuses to allow the Jesults to return.
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An Eight DAYS Storm.

LONDON, Jan. 9.-The storm of wind and
snow which has been circling around the
British islands for the past eight days is un-
cry direction. In many parts of Scotland it
is at standstill. Enormous drifts of snow
blockade the tracks, andin some cases the
engineers have had great difficulty in back
ing their trains out of the drifts to prevent
trains sent out now have locomotives and
spoM, ,nlnnohs at both ends. The gale off the
seems to be increasing. An unknown steamer
has foundered in the English channel and a
mass of wreckage has fioated ashore. There
is nothing to indicate the fate of the passen-
gers and orew
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BRuNswIcK, Jan. 9.-The logs and ice
have jammed in at the narrows three miles
below here causing the water to flow back
and anchor ice has frozen in at the mills sc
they all shut down.
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The Bijous played the Elites of Waterville
game of polo Saturday night, and beat them
three goals to one There was large attend
ance at the rink, and the game was called
the best played this season. The Bijous de-
feated the Belfasts three to one in six min
utes. Friday night at Belfast.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day (sund9.ub Library
PORTLAND PUBLISHING vvnT AfN 4,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, ME.
TERMs-Eight Dollars a Year. To mail sub
scribers, Seven Dollars Year, If paid in advance
Address all communications TO
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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The gross earnings Of the Canadian Pacific PGH dc
against $5,7O0,00O in 1884. The expenses
were $4,000, 900, against $4,000, 500 in 1884, and
the net earnings we're $4,000 900, against 81,
100 900 in 1884
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The Death Rate.

The whole number of deaths in this city
for last week was IA, from the following
causes
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THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II

WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Fair weather and stationary temperature.
Indications for New England today are
fair weather, westerly winds, higher barom-
eter, slightly colder in the extreme northern
portion; slightly warmer in the southern
portion and stationary followed by slight
rise in temperature in the central portion.
Cautionary signals from Wilmington to
Eastport.
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

T7AMI11AMI BPM I7PMI1l P NJ
Barometer 29.002 29.114 29215 29.389 29.503
Thenno'r. 600 1870 l14.2 10 A
Dew Point Ill A 54 81 IL
Humidity. t70.2 1916 l67.2 sos sos
Wind. -. iSW NV SW w w
Velocity. lS l12 12 2
Weather :. Fair Clear lClear Clear Clear
Mean daily bar. ..29. .24ol Maximum ther ...16.7
Mean daily ther.. 8.4 Minimum ther.... AZ
Mean daily DIV pit 1.8 Man. vel. wind. lis W
Mean daily hum. .744 Total Drecip...... 90
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Jan. 10, 1886, 1000 P. NJ
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at all stations,
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The present stock is held as gwen DeIUW:
Pieces.
Boston. n.................. .......... $4,000
Fall River. ver........................ $4,000
providence ............... ....+3o4,OOO
437,0O0
Stock one week ago.. ....445,ooo
Stock decreased for the week.. 5000
Stock 13 weeks ago............ III 025 900
Stock decreased past three months. 700
Contracted for future delivery in Fan
River. 500 900
The demand for print cloths is large at
3 3-16ths cents, with manufacturers firm for
a higher figure.
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Took a Gold Bath.

LONDON, Jan. 10.-The ice on one of the
lakes in Regents Park gave way today while
large number of persons were standing
thereon and at least 100 of the pleasure seek
ers suffered a cold bath. The water was
shallow, however, and no one was drowned.
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instantly Killed

BANGOR. Jan. 9.-Hiram Houston, at work
on the ice house at Southwest Harbor today,
fell so feet and was instantly killed.
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Sergeant sit
MAINE.
Farm House Burned.

PH1LL1ps Jan. 9.-The farm house Of
Charles Ross, of Avon, was burned with its
contents early this morning. The loss is
5000; insured for $400. The origin Of the fire
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The present stock is held as given b
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-08-20

Mrs. !. =. Kuhn went to Mahanoy City
Wednesday to attend the funeral of her
aeice.
Rev. j. r Dimm preached in the Luth-
Gran church Sunday evening to large
audience.
Rev. w. G. Campbell of Roanoke, Vir-
ginia, will occupy the pulpit OF the Presby-
terian church next Sabbath, Aug. 22d.
Mrs. John Tinker and Mrs. John Jacobs,
of Danville, and Mrs, Henry Jacobs, OF
Hazleton. were visiting in town on Sat-
urday last.
Dayid Lowenberg X. r. Little, A. L.
Fritz and Geo. E. Elwell accompanied the
delegation to the state convention on Tues
day, as lockers on.
G. W. Funston, ]. Reifsnyder, j. Wells,
G. W. McKelvy, G. A. Clark and some
other wheelmen, whose names we did not
learn, went to Williamsport on thursday
to attend the bicycle meet
George Hart, brother of William Hart,
took his friends by surprise ore day last
week when he returned from the west after
an absence of twelve years. His present
home lie at Edmund, Wisconsin, where he
is engaged in the zinc mines. He has done
much travelling during his absence, havi ng
been in nearly all Of the western states
For a number of years the Episcopal cholr
of this town was greatly improved by the
addition of his fine voice, and we are glad
to know that he has kept up his loYe o
music. He has a rich baritone voice, ant
he knows how to use it. 1t is his intention
to remain here until fall.