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Wichita eagle., 1889-07-25
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Boston Produce Market.

BOSTON Dec. 26. 88s. The following are TO-
days quotations Of Provisions, &c.:
Pork Long cuts - 50@13 90; short cuts 2 so
Gl3 90; backs IL 60G 90; lean ends at IS 25
@l3 30 pork tongues at IL 90; mess at IL 90;
prime mess IL so; extra IL So
Lard-Cn0ice 6sl 97c oh in ties and tubs, lO-ih
pals in cases at 71ac; 5-ib pals at 7M c; 3, at
Hams at lOailcismall at 1l1s pressed hams
Hogs-Uholce city dressed hogs at SIC y n;
country do at &c.
Butter. Western extra crmy at 23a25c: fancy
well known marks at zee: hrsts and extra
1rstS 14122 extra INIT crm at Sc; firsts I2a
IA ;choice fa tory at I2a14c New York and Yer
mont extra crm 25@26 do ext frsts 23a24c New
YORK and Vermont, dairy, good to choice, LA 81 /;
low grades 10n14c; Eastern crm gOOu TO choice
at 10 25c. The above quotations are receivers
prices for strictly wholesale lots. Jobbng prices
iG2c higher.
Cheese-Northern choice at 1O1s 911c western
az lO9lO1ac; lower grades as toIquality; sage at
11NG12c. Jobbing prices 14c higher.
EggS-Eastern choice rs s126c; extras 23G24c;
hrsts ZIG s2c; extra VI and N choice al 25@
at 25@26c; Canadas at 24c lined 17@lSc. Job
bling price r higher
Beans Choice small N hand-picked Pea at
picked do 2 0a2 8 y bush; choice New York
large hand-picked at 90: small Vermont hand
picked at Q 0a2 81; choice Yellow Eyes at 3 90.
Jobbing prices DC higher.
Foul ry-Fresh killed spring Chickens, Northern
ana Eastern choice 16nl6c; common co good 9
@i2c; Turke 170l9c, common to good l2@I6;
fowls. choice at i0lG1lc.
Potatoes-We quote Houlton Hebrons at q
zoe y bush; Honlton Rose at -@66c: Aroostook
Hebrons CSC DO Rose o3@65c
Hay-Choce prime hay SIT 50GS18 90; fair to
good al - 5 0oGSl7 90; Eastern fine %l3e@l5 81;
Rye straw, choice, SIC 00gl6 60; Dat straw $50
9O0
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gloucester Fish Market.

FOR IhC " IHh ENDING, Dec. 90.
Last sales Of new herring bait AZ 10 bb1
Frozen herring are held at 81 rs and Se % hun
bred, ,.,..,
extra mess sou oE 20 NO Is at S24@S2S; 2s SCI
as 50; medium ana large IS 81 sas21; small $i4
Last sales Of large Shore Goldfish So so % cwt.
Last fare sales OF Bank Halibut is and IOc 10
ID for white ana gray.
We quote new Georges Goldfish Sc 90 ~ atl for
large, with some lots held at 6 25 and small at
S475: Bank 81 hsa5 90 for large and al 90 for
small late ugnt handine Western Bank s SO:
Shore at SO anu ~ To- large and small
We quote cured cusk at So 20 to So so y qtl;
lock S2H and English cured s3 per otI'
Boneless and prepared fish 4A aba ~ III for
hake haddock and cusk and eGI0c 4y.ih for cod
fish, as to style and qualify Smoked halibut Al
60iOc; smoked salmon at lac: do haddock &C.
Medium herring at &c % box ;tucks ii G: length.
wise 1895 NO is az lOc; BlOaters at soc; canned
trout 81 " fresh halibut at SIN fresh salmon at
l.so; CLAIMS Soc hbsters 2 90; mackerel 3 10
herring soc.
Labrador Herring s5M ID Dbl medium split as i:
extra No do at so. Newfoundland do AZ NJ:
Nova Scotia do at S. Eastport al 81 split Shore
$44 round do . 60;round Eastport rs ;pickled
Goldfish at 81; haddock at So; haiibut heads 50:
sounds at S13; tongues and sounds at 4 ale.
wives at 81 90; trout SIS 90; California salmon
at $17; Halifax do $23; Newfoundland do SOP
Clam bait 81 to 80; slvers 81; halibut fins SIY;
shad Sl2; Swordhsh ST.
We quote cod oil at 27@3oc % gal; medicine OF
az soc: aekhsh oil Doc; menhaden oil 23. Liyers
at soc y bucket.
Fish scrap at Sc y ton; dry do SIG liver do 81.
fish skins not sold by contract quoted S $3.50 y
ton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-28

HYANNIS-In port, sehs A Buckley, Green's
Landing for New York; Commerce. kockland for
do; Chattanooga, Bucksport fol- do Abner Tay-
l0r. Calais for Fall River; Il Stewart do for do
Abbe Walker, Rockland for do; Henry, Jones'
port for do; A Bently, Bluehill for Communi-
paw. NJ.
PROVINCETOwN-I port 26th schs Mary
Lee, from Philadelphia for Boston; Nile, ROndOut
for do; Clara Shepard. New York for Rockland
Isabella Alber o. Rockland for New York.
BOSTON-Ar 26th, sch Clara j, Stevens. from
RondOut.
Below, sch Tecumseh. from Philadelphia.
Cid 26th, sch Lizzie Young, Pierce, for Perth
Amboy.
Ar 27th, sch Beta, Sawyer. Weehawkep
SALEM In port. schs Terrapin, Hanna, Bos-
ton for Calais; w ii Card, Wooster, 40 for Han
cock: I Hunter. Brown. Lamoine for Boston.
Ar 26th, sch Mail, Kent, New York.
Ar 26th, SchS Ella Frances, Mt Desert for BoS-
ton; Mary Farrow, Belfast for Boston.
GLOUCESTER-ln port, brig Jennie Hurlbert,
B0othbay for Philadelphia; sch Druid, from Tho
maston for New York.
PORTSMOUTH-Ar 26th, schs Cornelius Har-
grave, Baltimore; Sarah, Bath for Boston.
PORTSMOUTH-Sld to 9th, sch Mary Farrow
Belfast for Boston; Josie, Machas for do; Fran
els Coffin, Ellsworth for do; Ivy Belle Damaris.
Gotta for dos Abner Taylor, Calais for Fall River
Chattanooga. Bucksport for New York; Mary
Baker, Machias for Oyster River; Granville, Bos-
ton for Belfast.
BATH-Ar 26th. sch James Barrett, Preble
Norfolk.
Sid I'm Georgetown 22d, sch Apphia s Amilia
Willard, South Amboy.
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1t came outflow he had robbed Mrs. How
ard. and hiding in my grounds, had heard
Lucy read my brothers letter aloud-how, as
Colonel L'Estrange. under cover of my intro
duction, he had robbed the duchess-how, as
he stood on the platform talking of the bur-
glary, the duchess's diamonds and Lucy's
were actully on his person. There was no
doubt that Paxton had been superMtively
clever, and in my admiration for his talents
and my sorrow that they were put to such
III uses. I forgave his chuckling over his de-
light at having ''gammoned that fool, Sir
Francis
My dear wife never signs for extraordinary
events now. We both think we have had
enough Of them. We are as happy as ever,
for burglars cannot take away love and chill
dren, and good health and sweet temper.
But we are happy minus the diamonds, for
paxton got them abroad before he was
caught wanted to give Lucy some more.
but she wouldn't let me.
II couldn't bear the responsibility again. I"
she said, "Give them by and by to Baby's
wife,"
AS for the duke, he never wearies of chat
fing me and calling me Colonel l.. 'Estrange's
confederate,
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Something for the New Year.

The world renowned success of Hostetter's
stomach Bitters, and their continued popularity
Tor over third OF q century as a stomachlc is
scarcely more wonderful than the welcome that
greets the annual appearance OF Hostetters Al
manac: This valuable medical treatise is pub
hshed by The Hostetter Company Pittsburgh,
Pa, under their own immediate supervision, EN-
ploying &C hands In that department. They are
running about IL months in the year on this
work, and the issue Of same for 1890 will not be
less CD IN ten millions. printed in the English.
German, French, Welsh, Norwegian, Swedish,
nolland Bohemian and Spanish languages Re.
fer TO copy of it for valuable and interesting
reading concerning. health, and numerous testi-
monials as TO the efficacy of hostetters Stomach
Bitters, amusement, varied information, astro
nomical calculations and chronological items &c.
when can be depended on for correctness The
Almanac for 1890 can be obtained free of cost
from druggists and general country dealers in all
parts OF the country.
First Dude-No wonder am pale, Clawrence
Fweddy played mean twck on me.
Second Dude-What was it, old fel?
First Dude-Why, gave him cigar, y'know,
and the cruwel fellow made me stay in the room
while he smoked it, bah Jovel.-Time.
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my dear fellow" he said, 'that's your
burglar! How these rascals get to know
things passes my comprehension, but some
how they do. l have a friend-a Colonel
L'Estrange-but he is stout and extremely
dark, and wears moustache only. Depend
upon it, that fellow hoaxed yoa. wonder
he didn't pay his attentions to the duchess's
diamonds also"
So he had. A gentleman came up at the
| moment, and after shaking hands said ex-
ctedly:
Heard the news, Dennis ?"
"Only my own, Shaw" | replied dismally
my wife's diamonds have been stolen"
"By Jove" cried Shaw. "And the Duchess
| lost 20 of her finest diamonds last night
cut off her dress-while the detectives stood
by"
We told him about L'Estrange, and he
| listened with interest.
1--WE think it is a celebrated burglar of the
name of Paxton. alias Grubb." he said, lower
| ing his voice. That's what the police think.
They say no other man could have done it,
81 thought Paxton was safely out of the
way" said Stormont. Surely remember
hearing of him when was lad. Wasn't he
concerned in the great diamond robbery OF
| Grey Towers in '69?'
"He was" replied Shaw, "but he's on the
loose again now, and the police have been
watching him. A fortnight ago Mrs. Howard
lost her dressing-bag with $4,000 worth OF
Jewels In it, Paxton was suspected and
traced to Canterbury, then gave his pursuers
the slip aud disappeared"
he has probably been lying perdu in the
neighborhood," said Stormont, as the train
came up. dennis, write to me at Morlev's
if can help you in the least Au reyoir Till
Saturday. Thank you beyond words for all
your kindness"
That evening as we sat at dinner Mr.. Stor.
mont was announced. rushed out. But the
Stormont who stood before me, with Edgar
Arrowsmith's letter in hand, was not the
man who had gone to town that afternoon
In moment / had realized the truth, Stor
mont the first was Paxton the burglar.
Certainly very uncommon thing had hap
pened at last, and when Paxton was caught
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SAN DIEGo-sld 21st, ship McNear, Warner,
Tacoma and Valparaiso.
TACoMA-Ar goth, ship VIM A Campbell, from
APALAUHICoLA-Cl Esd, sch Ariadne, Col
=. JACKSONVILLE Ar 10Th, sch Charlotte T
Sibley. Cottrell. New York, 6 days.
Sid 2sa; sch Milford, Haskell, New York.
Niekerson. Portland for Satilla.
SAVANNAH-Ar 26th schs Matte Eaton,
Carnage; New YORK; Gertrude L Trundy. Davis,
CHARLEST0N-Ar2 5th, sch Geneyieve Haley,
Philadelphia.
wi LSin Des i0f asth scS Harry
White, Dlnsmore. Nassau, MP.
Cid 26th sch Lucia a Snow, Carter, Hayti.
Rockand; Annie Lewis Lewis, New York.
L NORFOLk-Sld Gath, bargelLizzie Moses, for
BALTIMORE-Ar 26th. sch Augustus Welt,
Boston; Grace Green, Sawyer, Blnenil
CD 26th schs Cellna. Murray, Boston; Frank
PERTH AMBOY- Ar 24t6, sch Florence f
Tower. Knowlton, New York.
SID oath, sch Jamie Carlton, French, Hoboken.
Portland.
Cid 26th. sch Thomas Pillsbury Pitcher, Fer
NEW YORK-Ar 2eth, schs Lizzie Smith. Mat
| thews, Richmond: l. Burnham, Watts, Bruins
| wick; G B Reynolds; Snow Philadelphia.
dina: sch WIN II Allison, Kennlson. do
| Cid 81 ship Cyrus Sargent, Morse, San Fran
| CISCO.
Passed the Gate 26th, sch Hattie MEG Buck,
| from Bucksve for Port Jefferson
PROVIDENCk-Ar 26th, sch Alice I Board
man. Norwood Amboy.
DUTCH ISLAND HARBOR-In port 26th sch
Fiheman; Kimball Bath for New York Nat
| Meader. Dunton. Wiscasset for ridg port; $ 4
| nightingale, Easiport for New York; Lady Ellen.
| Pawtucket for Grtenport.
. In port: schs s Paine. Stinson, Deer Isle for
| New York; Yankee Maid, Tuttie, Mat ap0iset for
| DO; Webster Bernard. Marshall. New bedford
| for do; Booth Brothers, Burdick. Roberts Harbor
| for do; Susan Ross. Nairaganset for do.
VINEYARD-HANEN-Ar 10Th. schs Cora s
| Meader. Clark's Cove for Portland; j i Glover.
| New York for iiockland; Gen Han. aud Lottie
| ThOmaston for New York; j r Bodwel Rock
land for do; Am Chief, do for Norwich; Jennie
| Greenbank, do for Norfolk.
Ar 26th, sch Matte +, Dorr, Lamone for New
York.
| TARPAULIN COVE - In port 26th, brig L I
| Campbell, from Sullivan for New York; schs ] ?
| Kelsey, and Mabel Hail, Rockland for do; d b
| Paine, PASSPORT for do; David Siner st George
| for do; E A Anderson, Bucksport for Bridgeport
| T W Allen, and Palestine Calais for do; sebar o.
| Portland for do; A Bentley, and Speedwell
| Rockland for dol Emma 8 Briggs, Wlscasset for
| Rridppnort
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Real sstare Transfers.

The following transfers of reel estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try of Deeds:
Westbrook-Ann w. King to George L. Bixby
81, etc.
Harrison-John A. Winn to Aldana II. Edison.
$1,159.
Raymond Albion Knight to Edwin b. Har-
mon. &c.
New Gloucester-T. ii. and A. G. Chandler TO
Town of New Gloucester. SIG.
Adelne Fogg ct d to Town of New Gloucester.
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Foreign Ports.

Sewall, New York.
AR a Hong Kong Dec 20, ships Iceberg. Treat,
New York.
At Hong Kong Nov goth, ships Annie II Smith,
Brown. and Wandering jew, Nichols for New
York: Charger, Goodell ConquoTor, Lothrop,
and b Q CHENEY, Humphrey, unc; Mabel Snow,
Passed Anjer Nov Is, barque Haydn Brown
Havrner. Hong Kong for New YORK.
Ar at Maurtlus Nov 22, barque Jos A Ropes
Emery, New York for Bombay.
Passed Ami er Nov 1 L. snip Josephus Rogers
from Hong Hong for New York
Ar A. RIO Janeiro Nov 80, barque Chas Loring,
TheStrup, Rosario.
ply, Ne York.
AT Demerara Dec eth baraue Nellie Rumbull.
JOhuson, from Boston, AZ Goth; brig Mary & Has
kell, Perry Tor Phi adelphia; sch Herald, Heagan
from Barbados, ar Sd. for Philadelphia.
pa Dec "a, sch Addie Charlson, ChaTlson, for
Ar at Surinam. Nov 30. brig Rocky Glen. Bray.
Boston,
Al at Barbados Nov 2s, sch Herald, Heagan.
Pernambuco; 30tb. brig Hattie NJ Balm Rlcnard-
son. Norfolk.
At Annatto Bay, j, Dec 1C, sch Jas X Talbot,
yrocker, for Providence, ready.
Ar at Port Spain 9Th inst, barque Edw Cushing,
Whittier Demarara.
Spoken.
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Cu.nberIand National BANK.

THE annual meeting Of the Stockholders OF the
Il Cumberland National Bank, OF Portland, will
be held at their banking rom ON TUESDAY,
the fourteenth day Of January, 1890, at 10
O'Clock \. M, for the choice Of d. ectors for the
ensuing year ana the transact on Of any other
business that may legally come before them.
w. ii. SOULE, Cashier.
Portland, Dec. Il, 1880. dec1bdtd
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Chicago Carrle Markert.

CHICAGO. Dec. 81 Is89-The Cattle market
Receipts 10000 shipments3500 slow and steady
beeves at o6a5 %; stockers and feeders . 81
@3 90; cows. bulls and mixed L 4o@2 80; Texas
cattle at 7f@275
Hogs-receipts 800; shipments 1000; slow
- light at 40d3 ~. skips al 0n@3 80.
Sheep receipts 4h00 shipments 1000; strong
natives 0 95 40; Western corn-fed 2 0005 90
Texans at OOa4 90; lambs 90
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MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK

FuSHE annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
Il Merchants National nix Of Portland. Me-,
Tor the election Of seven directors for the ensuing
year and the transaction Of any other business
that may legally be presented, " II be held az
their banBing house ON Tuesday, the 14th day OF
January, 1890, at 10 o'clock =. m.
CHARLES PAYSON, Cashier.
Portland, Dec. IS, 1889. dec14-1m
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CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

TINE annual meeting Of the stockholders of the
IL Canal National Bank, OF Portland, for the
election of seven directors, and for the transac-
ton of any other business that may legally come
b.forp them, will be held at their banking hou> @
on TUESDAY The fourteenth day of January
1880, az II O'Clock a m.
Dec. IS, 1889. dee13eOdtd
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TINE shareholders Of the National Traders
Il Bank Of Portland, are hereby notified that
ruom on TUESDAY, the 14th day Of JanuarS
next at eleven O'Clock a. M. TO choose Ave
directors for the ensuing year, and to act on ANN
other business that may legally come before Ihs
meeting.
Dec. IS, 1889. sssisdtd
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OCEAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Fa,HE annual meeting Of the stockholders OF the
u Ocean Insurance Company Of Portland will be
held at the office Of said Company on ednesday,
the eighth day OF January, A. D., 1889, az 10
O'Clock a. M Tor the purpose OF elrcting seven d.
rectors for the ensuing year and for the transac-
tion Of any other business which may come legally
before them.
JOHN II. HUMPHREY, Secretary.
Portland, Dec, 20, 1880. dec24dfd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-28

a mans wife should al ays be Il 9
same, especially to her husband. but if she Is
weak and nervous, and uses Carter's Iron Pills
sne cannot be, for they make her ''feei IKEA
different person." so they all say, and their hus-
bands say SO tool
Shortpurse-YeS; those are nice trousers, old
boy; but-er-arent they-er-iust IA trife
loud?
Smallpay-On the contrary, old boy, they are of
modest and retiring spostion--shrunk three
inches in six hOurs.-Lawrence American.
Over 100000 bottles of DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup are sold every season, and thousands of
persons saved from an untimely grave. The price
is 20 cents.
Mr.. Thomas Mcdonald, of Balto Nd recon-
mends Salvation OIL "with all his heart for rheu-
matsm.
An Initiative Nuisance.
Mrs. Fussy--Deay, dear | wonder what makes
the parrot swear sol
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-28

NEW YORK, Dec. 81. 1889.-The Cotton market
quiet and steady; sales IT'S hales uplands
ordinary TIC; good ordinary at 1896; low
mlddling at 9M C; middling at l01Ac: Gulf ordina-
ry at 7s4c: good do at 1-l6c; low middling at
10c, middling I01ac
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. ~, 1882 Cotton market
steady; middling $3.50
SAVANNAH, Dec ~. l8S9.-Cotton market is
steady; middling 9-16c
CHARLESTON Dec 27, 1889 Cotton market
quiet middling 9ssc
MEMPHIS, Dec. %, 1889 Cotton market is
quiet; middling at 9ssc.
MOBILE, Dec. 81 lsS9.--The Cotton market
dull midding at e-l6c.
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Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
DOCTOR prescribed T.: Castoriai

Emma, aged five years, asked her grandmother
IL COO made the world, and of course the other
questions followed
"Who made God?"
II DON'T know" was the frank reply
WELL" said Emma, refiectively. "Pye talked
MIN hnnert (who is four years old) about It. and
on that subject.-Judge. F-'
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MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

FRIDAY, Dec. 81.
Arrived.
Steamer State of Maine, billiard, st John NIB,
via PASSPORT for Boston.
Sch Chapperal. Obrien Port Clyde.
Sch L Crockett O'Brien, Deer Isle for Bos-
ton.
Cleared.
Sch Oliver Barrett, Wallace. Boothbay, to
load for ?hiladelphia-Chase, Leavitt & Co.
Sch Fl Townsend, Smith, Pembroke-Chase.
Leavitt & Co.
SAlLED-Barques Marsh, Golden Sheaf;
schs Ella M Storer Apphia & Amelia, Matte
Allies. ii S BoyDton.
Also sailed, sch Cassie Bronson, land put back
with centrebOard chain broken.).
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-28

a woman who Is weak, nervous and
) eepiess, ana who has cold hands and feet can.
aot feel and act like well person. Carter's Iron
rms equalize the circulation, remove nervous
ness and give strength and rest.
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Mr.. Fussy (who has his own views on the sub
jec) ] suppose he has picked ~ the r remarks
that the neighbors have made about hint
fuck.
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Boston stock Market.
sEx-dividend.
New York STOCK and Money Market

IBy TeI6BTaphI
NEW YORK Dec. ~ l8s9--Money has ben
tight, ranging from to 80 per cent; last loan at
s, closing at per cent. Prime mercantile paper
at ga 17A per cent. Government bonds dull aud
steady. Railroad bond are dull and generally
steady. The stock market showed little more ac-
tivity after 10, especially in New England, Mis-
souri, Pacific and Sugar. No change in stagna-
ton of prices, which remained at same level the
market closing duh and steady, generally shade
off from first prices.
The TRANSACTIONS at the Stock Exchange aggre-
gated $4,000 shares
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PORTLAND Dec. 26 1889.
Receipts by Maine Central Rairoad-For Port
land lO4 cars miscellaneous merchandise flor con
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
Railroad Receipts.

Imports.
CHARLOTTETOWN. PEI. Schr Ethel-37oo
bush potatoes to Berry Bros.
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ANNUAL MEETINGS.
THE ANNUAL MEETING
Cumberland County Agricultural an,
horticultural Society

for the choice of officers and other legal business
wilt be held at Grange Hail, Gorham, Me-, at 2
p. m. on TUESDAY, Jan. q 1890
J. j. FRYE, Secretary.
Portland, Dec. 26, 1889. dec27dtd
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"Bah Jove! but I've got ain awful cold, old
chappie."
"And how did you get it, old fellah?"
"Deucedly singular, don't you know; but I
f:bncy 1t was because smoked cigah the other
script. ~
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FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

Ar at Shanghai prey to Dec 81, ship Willie Reed
Yates. New York via Macassar; barque Gerard,
@ Tobey, Delano, New York.
Ar at Colombo prev to Dec 10, ship Leading
Wind, Hnckley, from Yokohama, to load for New
York.
Passed st Helena prev to Dec &c. barque Jen-
Breakwater.
Sid FIN Callao Nov z, parque Willard Mudgett,
Croker for Calela Buena.
Ar at Rio Janeiro Dec 3, ship Cora Ray, from
Cardiff.
Ar at Barbados Dec /. barque Jos Baker Eaton,
Baltimore, (and sid 18th for Alphabetically
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-28
Memoranda.

Sch Grace while being towed down the Kenne-
bee river Oath, colllded with schr in tow of the
same ting, and a had hole knocked In her side by
fender. On arriving at Parkers Flats, she was
found leaking so badly that she could not proceed
and was taken to Minots shipyard at Phpsburg
for repairs.
Brig Abbie Clifford. Storer, at Boston FIN Turks
Island, reports having encountered heavy seas in
lat 35 N, lasting three days.
Sch Fannie A Gorham Capt Wadlin has made
the voyage from New York to Boston, discharged
a cargo OF coal, then went TO Bangor and took IN
a cargo of ice. and thence to Jacksonville arriv-
ing at:the latter port in 30 days from the time she
left New York,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-28
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS

ROCKFORD, Dec 26-Ar sch r Teel, John.
son. Boston.
The stock has subscribed at Millbridge for a
schr OF 800 tons, to be commanded alternately by
Capt Almon Strout and Geo Sawyer.
A threemasted schr of $50 tons is to be built al
Ellsworth next summer by | nj Grant, for Can't
Nj Whitaker, of schr Layolta.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-28
WIT AND WISDOM .

The secret that bothered ages
And heaped up history's pages
IS now quite clear to all.
TO lind out was a task,
But the Man in the Iron Mask
Was an umpire of base ball.
Philadelphia Times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-28

Nolan (fresh from the "old sod')-Oi wonder
phwat makes thin Dootchmen shpake such
quare lingo, Teddy. Sure Oh can't understand
thin at all, at ALL
Doian-Faix, 1t mustn't be the beer Barney Oh
can't even understand mes II very well afther
dhrinkin' couple av cansl-Puck.