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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
GROWS HOLDING COURT.
She Strange Sight Witnessed In n West
Crn Wood.

crn Wood.
never would have believed stories
told about crow justice had I not Ut
tended their court" says Ewing Her
t.crt in the Kansas City Star. Ono
beautiful dry in December was rid
ing on the public road two miles north
Of lIamlin, Kan. I had noticed great
flocl<s of crows flying about me, and
when rearing cottonwood grove, in
making turn to the right, I saw
hundreds of them perchcd in the trees
in solid lines to the end of the rows. l
had read somewhere that crows were
well-governcd birds, and when T saw
this iinc-loolSing body judged that it
sat there to give trial to an offender of
some sort. 1 stopped my horse, half
fearing the crafty birds would fly
adjourn court or continue the case. TO
my delight no attention was paid to mo
it takes man with gun to disturb
these moclSing, impudcnt blacklegs. I
was just in time to hear and sec all that
was done.
From a tree mt the head of i row,
where ten crows sat, there came such
loud and rapid cawing rs never heard
before from so few throats, and every
now and then all the flock joined in
making the noise, and the chorus thus
furnished was nll that could have been
asked if noise was desired Alter two
OF three minutes of this racket Il silent
rest was taken, which was broken by
single crow, who made little talk in
the crow dialect, followed quickly by
others.
rbiDrc ho,,,no ,ro,,, 3;--,,;G,,1 o,.1
my interest in the proceedings was so
intense that when fine, fat bind sub
rnittcd few remarks and was applaud
ed by general cawing from every bird
present could scarcely keep from clap
ping my hands.
Suddenly twelve crows flew down tho
lines twice and back and I'll was still
as they did so. was amused and
startled. This might bc a jury Of crows
on parade. And believe it w8s After
two or three crows had again spoken
the twelve flew down the lines once
more; but this time there was ficrco
caws from every crow in answer to
caws from the twelve. My fancy en-
planned: The jury was seeking its YER
dict in public opinion, and the excited
crows, like revolutionary mobs, dc
rlanded blood. Back to their perches
for the last time flew the crows and
again n silence fell not unlil1c tho
abrupt hush of courtroom whispers as
the prisoner steps forward to learn tho
worst. But I could distinguish NO Grim
inal. AS looked for the poor fellow
there was great angry cav from every
crow and all flew to the center of the
line, where, as live, they tore three of
their unsuspecting kind In shreds, lcav-
ing only few feathers to float upward
and out of sight as they separated and
noiselcssly flew away, seemingly salts
fed with what they had done.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
SPARROW i:ncincnrs.

The town clock at Sarnil, Ont,
chopped one morning not long ago, and
On investigation the hands wc,.r found
securely tied down by strands of twine
and grass. The mischief had been done
by pair of sparrows- Desiring to
build nest in the angle Of th,, hands,
The movement of which interfcred with
their plans, they tied the hands to each
other, and to the framework, in such u
manner that IL took considerable time
and labor to remove tho distractions.
Tie engineering skill displayed, and
the amount of industry and pcrscvc--
ence exhibited makes tho fGl& quito
phenomenal in bird annals.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
Disagreement of tho Fore,,c,d.

The tribal mark Of princess of Ban
gala. Africa Is u certain Disagreement
of the forehead. Every thoroughbred
Bangalla, whether male or female, is
required to cultivate this national trait.
The task is by no means pleasant 1t
is necessary first to innict several short,
parallel gashes upon the forehead, in
line directly above tho nose. Into tho
wounds poisonous vegetable decoc-
ton is rubbed, whereby tho flesh is
caused to swell and harden into pro-
tubcranccs about as big as the end joint
of mans little finger. These additions
to the human frontispiecc are consit-
cred by the natives not only patriotic
but beautiful
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
ALIEN
BACK FROM ALASKA.
President Dreher, OF Roanoke
College, Arrives Home.
ROANOKE TINES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.

HOTEL LtCERNE, SAl.EN, VA.
DIR. Julius d. Dreher, president of
Roanoke College, has returned from his
trip to Alaska and gives quito glow
ing description of his visit.
The party went by steamer from Van
couvers Island to Chilca: and thence to
Sitka, returning by the same route as
en- the outward voyage. During the
whole trip they were scarcely out Of
sight of snow capped mountains. DR..
Dreher has travelled nearly ten thou
sand miles, two thousand OF which were
by steamer He will lecture to the
students in the near future about the
visit, and THE TINES will contain full
report of the lecture.
Roanoke College opens on tho 10th
and President Dreher expects large
Freshman class. The prospects for the
coming session arc very fine
The following last years students
have returned: II. NJ. Smith, of Como
yer, n. c.; f X. Morton, Memphis; w.
J. Dyer, Eagletown, Mashalatubi Dis
trict Indian Territory: Timothy Word,
Phusniatoba District, Indian Territory;
II. c. Kennard, New Orleans; S. Pend,e-
ton, formerly of Marion, now Of Salem:
w. +, Ferguson, Salem: j. A. Dukes, OF
Tulihina, Mosbala tubi District, Indian
Territory; is the first new student to
arrive.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
I1ro Plug signs in England.

Or the dead walls in the cities in eli
parts of England one sees staring signs,
lcgiblc enough, but unintelligiblc to tho
stranger "F. T.. 23" or "F. +. S" they
read; and tho passer-by who sees them
for the first time wonders why Il. p. is
90 at one place and only s at another.
L. p. stands for fire plug" or hydrant,
and the figures following the letters
show the distance in feet of the hydrant
from the letters. The fire plug is never
more than so feet away from the sign.
1t is sunk level with tho sidewalk.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
BREVITIES.

The Salem building and Loan Com
pany has been organized with tho fol-
lowing officers:
A, M. Bowman, president; Thos. l.
Preston, vice president; Il. j. Shickel,
treasurer, and X. Ii. Brown, secretary.
The directors are: a. NJ. Bowman, II.
j. Shickel, w. G.. b. Fitzgerald. Joseph
Stros, j. w. Allemong, II. l. Preston,
ID. B. Strouse, j. II. Crabtree and 5. Il.
Simmons.
Colonel Hansbrough has returned from
Lynchburg. where he has been defend
ing John T. Boyd on his trial there.
Miss Leila Baskerville, of Hollins, is
visiting Miss Mary Lou Stearnes.
j. Il. Palmer has returned from Klein
burg.
There will be band concert by the
Salem Silver Cornet Band on the cath.
Salem and Vinton will play baseball
here Saturday.
Mrs. w. w. Brands condition is about
the same.
Miss Bessie Wiley, Mrs. w. Il. Youn-
ger, Miss Burls. Miss Moon, Prof. and
Mrs. Smith, c. Il. Strause and wife,
Horace Smith, Ed. Shipman, w. w.
Harvey Cutler, Mr.. Smeado and Ii. A.
Banks went to Roanoke last night to
see Lillian Lewis, in GAS In Looking
Glass"
I. w. Hunter returned last night from
Benning ton. Indian Territory, to enter
college again.
Colonel and Mrs. Haas. and Miss
Alice Haas. have returned from A le-
ghany Springs TO Salem, and are at the
Lucerne.
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RAILROADS
n : = w h0rfoIksWeStern R.R

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST ~, 1891.
wEsTBouND, LEAVE RoAN0KE DAILY
G:33 n. IN. for Bristol and intermediate stations
500 q: M. for kadforh, Pulaski, Bristol: also for
BlucIeld Pocahontas, Elkhorn, Ciinch Val
ley Division and Louisville via Norton
Pullman sltepcrs to Memphis and New or.
leans and tn Louisville vim Norton
G:l5 p. III. for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol Con-
meets lat kadford for Buciicld and Poca.
honins. Pullman slccpcrs TO Memphis via
Chattanooga.
NORTH AND EAsTBOuSD, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
GEO u. IN. for Pctcr-b burg and Richmond
l2:JO y. III. for iia.crSt0wn. Pullman slecpcrs to
New York via burg and Philadelphia.
12:l5 p. M. daily for Richmond and Norfolk. Pull
man parlor car to Norfolk
SD y. m. for Lynchburg; no connection beyond.
5:2lp III. for ShcnandOah; 10 connection beyond
ll:2" p. IN. for Richmond aud Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper 10 Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich.
mond.
ll:20 u. III. for llagcrstown. Pullman slccpcrs TO
Washington via Shenandoah junction and to
New York via Harrisburg.
Clinch Valley Division-Lcavcs Blucicld daily
t:OO a. III. for Norton, and 1855 p. III. for Nor
ton, Louisville and points on l.. ~ y. X. Il.
via Norton.
North Carolina Division-Lcavc Pulaski daily
200 n. III. for Ivhnhoc ami 1920 p. m for Ivan
hoe and GOssan and 500 Il. III. except Sun
day. for Betty Baker
For all additional information apply at ticket
Office or to " Ii. BENILI.
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke, VA.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
FLOATING SAND,
Tho Singular Phenomenon Witnessed on
the Connecticut River.

Tho Singular Phenomenon Witnessed on
the Connecticut River.
It Is we'll known that a needle con be
placed gently upon the water so 90
to float, the force of capillary attrao-
tion producing surface tension so as
to prevent it's sinking. This principal
apparently accounts for the following
phenomenon described by Mr.. j. c.
Graham In the American Journal of
Science: lie saw sand being removed
from bnr jutting out from an island
In the Connecticut river. The erosion.
carried on from tho side of the bar
against which the current did not
strike, took place by gcntlc ripple
waves splashing up against the sand
bar (Which was ut an angle OF about
one hundred and fifty degrees to the
surface Of the wntcr), and upon the re-
firing of each wave little float of sand
would be on the water. At first these
were about the size of Il silver quarter
of a dollar, but by the union of mum
Der some floats would be formed Of
about six inches square. These blotchcs
werc so numerous as to be very notice
able in rowing up the river, and could
be traced for half mile or more below
the bank from which the sand came.
although this was but sew yards
long. If one of the blotchcs were dis
turbed by touching or the too violent
action of the waves, it would immedi-
atcly separate, the particles nj once
falling TO the river bottom.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
THE CARDS ARE 0UT.

Mayor Evans to he Married on the First
OF October.
Cards are OUT for the marriage of
Miss Rosa Roberts, of Salem, to Mayor
w. G. Evans, of Roanoke. The mar
riage will take place at the Presby-
terrain Church, III Salem, on October /.
and the ceremony will be performed by
Rev. j. r. Bridges.
Miss Roberts is one Of Salcms fairest
daughters. Her father is L. r. Roberts,
ST., real estat and insurance agent
of Salem, and Il prominet m ember of
the Salem Gas Heater Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
Catciiin. Him,

Dcalsr-So this IS s. Tenicrs, eli? Il'r1.
Very fac specimen; but-ah--l don't
like. thr. background
Artiit-Dont yon really? Well, |
think perhaps ! coAld fix th2t Il /
amt III do tke whole thing over
igain.-Harpcr Bazaar.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
Not Toothsomo Al,or.,ho,.

And how did you like my prcdcccs-
So-, King Totcm?" asked the missionary.
lie was very nice, returned nc Can.
ni5al King. though lttlo stringy."--
Jrsy.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
VINTON.

Herman llolloch has sold his interest
in the real estate business to +. a. Gish
and will enter in the glass business with
Prof w. S. Boxer, who is known
throughout this country to be master
of his profession. The firm will be
known as Prof. Baker & Co., bohemian
glass blowers.
Misses Sallie Jones, Jcnnie Smith and
Nannio Hunter, OF Vinton, have been
elected to teach school in Cave Spring
district.
Misses Mary Vineyard, Maggie Frank
lin and Mr.. Il. O. Smith laid aside the
tolls and cares OF city life and spent
yesterday with their friend. Miss Alice
Muse, in the country, SO that they might
enjoy some pure mountain air and sweet
cider.
f. w. Bowie is making great improve
ments around his store, at the end of
the dummy line, by building now
Il. NJ. Sanderson left Wednesday on
No. for Bedford City to play against
the Winston team. Owing to some
delay they did net arrive. so he STAYED
over until Thursday. Sandcrson and
Boyd mako good battery.
McH. Booths houses have boen com.
pleted on the tract of the Etna Land
Com pany, and they show that part of
the town off to great advantage.
TIE Vinton Baseball Club will plav
the Salem club Sa urday evening at the
latter place.
Miss Wilson, of LyEchburg, who has
been visiting friends and relatives in
Vinton, returned home yesterday. She
made many friends while in Vinton,
who will be glad to see her again.
w. II. Craig had n fine COW killed by
tie Norfolk and Western train las,
night. She was valued at So.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11

The Private Secretary" was written
by William Gillette. author of "H,ld
by the Enemy, "'Wilktnson' Troubles, :"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11

Fine writing papers, Thonpson's
Book Store.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11

The new styles made by tho Brifge-
weter Carriage Company are very attiac-
tive and pretty.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11

large variety OF plush and tapestry
rockers, finished in mahogany old Eng
iish and Sixteenth Century. The very
thing for wedding or birthday pres mt
AT Copper & Stones.
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-25
CONCERNING BOOKS
BY Z. CAvAzZA.

Tales of Two Countries. Alexander KEEL
land. This brilliant Norwegian romancist is
introduced to American readers by his com.
patriot Professor Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen.
He seems to have attained a wonderful COM
maDd of the Norwegian vocabulary which
under bis hand. is pliable and precise as the
Latin languages Of Southern Europe. His
work has the clear and light touch of the
best French tiction-de Maupassant could
not have more effectively synthesized In
the brilliant portrait of lady the arraign-
lnent of.wealth by misery, than Kielland has
dohe IN the sketch that-for reasons which
appear In the reading-he has named
fnaraon. Other stories reveal the disiIlu
sions OF lie, cynsically indeed, but without
maieVolence. OF these. At the Fair ia ner.
maps the most artistic. The Battle of Water-
loo Is an amusing sketch of a veteran who
loved to fight his battles over, and a young
man who submitted to be bored by the mill.
tary recitals, supposing the brave captain to
DC the papa of charming unknown, met bv
cha1ce on the esplanade. The account which
rrOIessor Boyesen gives of Mr.. Kielland's
career is authoritative and critical In his
nOie extended romances. this novelist treats
OF SOCIAL questions, fearlessly and with orioi.
naiity' pointing out the tyrauny of medi
oerlty which denies to his nation the onnor-
tunitles for growth and development. The
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-25

Tales Of Three Centuries. BY Micbae,
Zagosxir. This volume of characteristics
Russian stories is translated by Mr.. Jere-
miah Curtin, and may be considered as an
interlude between his mastery version of
Sienkiewicz's, With Fire and Sword and lis
companion romance of Slav history. The
Deluge, soon to be published OF the three
stories comprised In the present volume. II
may be said as general definition of them
that they represent the system of robbery
practiced In Russia, in the days Of belief in
ghosts and other incorporeal terrors. and of
physical aggressions. or in the present CEN
fury with its social and business frauds.
These are virile romances, full of adventure
ana nght, with strong local color, affordIpp
an Impression of the Slav race and Its char
acter FAR more wholesome and Just than that
given by the dreary fanaticism of Tolstoi,s
works. AS profound folklorist, Mr.. Chr
tin Is at home in the cycle of ghostly legends
which are woven into The Evening on the
Hopyor; in ether stories, General Suyaroff.
the Polish magician Tvardowski and the
Holy Isaac of Kieff are protagonists, and of
these MI Curtin gives some biographical notes
In his preface. These are brave and flavor
GUS stories. such as men care to read, well
mingled Of tragedy and comedy. Boston:
Little, Brown & Co; Portland: Loring.
Short d Harmon. Price; $1.00)
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literary self-restraint which kept Mr.. hiei-
land from publishing his work un',i py
practice he had possessed himself OF Deao-
tiful style and Of the sure knowledge % Oh,
fect-is lesson for the impatient crown Oh
Young American writers who hasten UMPIRE
pared into print. The Tales OF Two
Countries are sympathetically translated by
Mr.. William Archer, and.are arrayed in the
binding Of dark blue and silver allotted to
some of Messrs. Harper's editions Of the
hest foreign fiction. New York: Harper &
Brothers; Portland: Loring, Short g. Har
mon. Price. $100).
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-25

The Republican State Committee of Massa-
chusetts have undoubtedly done wisely In
declining to arrange joint debate between
Gov. William e. Russell. and the hon
Charles Ii. Allen. the Republican candidate
for governor. Such debate might afford
fun for the boys. but its tendency would be
to draw attention from the real questions at
issue and the real qualifications Of the two
gentlemen for the Office to which they are
candidates and concentrate them upon the
comparative smartness Of the two disput-
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-25

Postmaster General Taggart of the Do
minion has just undergone an investigation
out of which he Jeanne somewhat damaged,
and now the prospect is that another and
more serious one awaits him. The latest
charges against him are that while member
of Parliament he used his influence to secure
big contracts for firm in which he was a
member and made big money out of them
and that he was guilty Of similar perform.
ance after he became Postmaster General.
The scandal crop in the Dominion this year
is tremendous.
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-25

II the stories that the Boston Herald and
Globe have been publishing about Detective
George w. Chapman are untrue he certainly
deserves big damages-$1OO0OO is none too
much. II they are true, the penitentiary
would seem to be his spot.
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-25

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address Of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake t. retain or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-25
NOTICE.
FRED S. SOULE,
vi ePchant Tailor,
VIII be at 81. Julian Hotel every Tuesday,
with full line of Samples. sep12d2w'
Messengers Notice.


ONCE of the Sheriff OF Cumberland County. State
Of Maine, Cumberland S., September II, A. ID.
1891.
UIHIS is to give notice, that on the fifteenth
Il day OF September, A. ID. 1891, warrant In
insolvency was issued out of the Court OF In
solyency for said County OF Cumberland, against
the estate OF
JAMES II. TUCKER. of Scarborough.
adjudged to be an insolvent debtor. on petition
OF said debtor, which petition was filed on the
fifteenth day Of September. A. ID. 1901, 10 which
date interest on claims is to be computed
That the payment OF any debts TO or by said
debtor, and the transfer and delivery OF any
property by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting OF the creditors OF said debtor
to prove their debts and choose one or more
assignees Of his estate, will be held at a
court OF insolvency to be holden at Probate Court
Room, in said Portland, In said County of Cumber-
land, on the fifth day Of October, A. ID.
1891, at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above writ
ten. SAMUEL ID. PLUMMER.
Deputy Sheriff. as Messenger OF the Court OF In
solyency for said County Of Cumberland.
sepls&25
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Four and Five. By Edward E. Hale. This
Is one of DIR. Hale's lively Lend-a-Hand club
stories. Four boys, campers out among the
Catskills. gradually gather to their number
other believers in the notices: Look up and
not down, Look out and not in, Look
forward and not back, and Lend
hand. Their adventures in the woods, the
rebuilding of neighbor Coram's bridge and
the coy saintliness of the old African "Prin-
cess" make very readable and wholesome
story, without preacbiness or primness.
Finally, since ten times one are ten and four
times ten are forty. the societ, in parting
after its second year of camp life. scattered.
forty representatives abroad over the globe
(Boston: Roberts Brothers; Portland: Lor-
ing, Short q Harmon. Price; S1.00)
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CILBERT'S CLASSES
DANCING AND DEPORTMENT.

Evening Glass commences Monday, Sept. 2sth.
Thursday afternoon class commences Oct 1st
Saturday afternoon class commences Oct. Bird.
For further particulars please call or send for
circulars at Academy afternoons from to o.
sep1S dtf
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DR.. Il. B. Reed,
BOTANIC AND ClAlRvOYAaT PHYSICIAN.

FOR the treatment OF all chronic and compile
Gated diseases that flesh Is heir TO, all cases
given up as incurable. will take them to make
IL, Dr. +, Reed win not ask you any questions In any
2 true examination OF your case he will tell YOU
II you can be cured. DIR. Reeds medicines are
strictly pure and put up to suit each case, he
amcted with disease or a person becoming an
entranced medium. There mas been a great many
people VINO have lost their lives by making the
Gay including Sundays from a. m. to . p. IN.
examination BY letter, stating their name place or
my2l dom
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FOR SALE.

ENINE pair Black Horses, 5 years old last June I;
Il weigh 1000 lbs, sound and good style. and
kind. VIII be sold low. H0DSD0N BROS. &
CO., YarmOuthvile, Me. sep23d2w
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-25

ThelRev.: Howard McQueary has finally de-
cided to leave the Episcopal church and join
the Universalist. Mr.. MacQueary would
have done better If he had come to this de-
olson when his views became at variance
with those of the denomination with which
he was connected. and not to have waited
until his accommodation was close at
hand. A mans subscribing to the tenets of
a particular denomination does not bind b i'm
to always hold those views. 1t Is his right
to change them, and his duty also IL his con-
science so directs, but when the change
comes he ought not to continue to preach
under the auspices of denomination with
whose tenets his new views are at variance.
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INVESTME rs.

INVESTMENTS.
We Offer subject 20 sale.
City Of Portland As due 1S02-19l2
City Of Portland SIS due 1907
City Of wssihTook as due 1884 and 1895.
City Of Saco rs due 1901.
City Of Belfast SIS due 1888.
ely Of Bangor SIS due 1888.
City Of Cleveland, Ohio, rs dus 1888.
City Of Columbus, Ohio. SIS due 1901.
City Of Toledo, Ohio, 4 l-2s due 1883, 1904 & 1903.
Maine Central \. R. SIS due 1884
Maine Central R. R. rs due 1888.
Maine Central R. R. rs dua 1912.
Leeds FamlnOton R. R. SIS Due 1886.
Portland & 0gdenshurg Railway SIS due 1908.
Denver Cih Cable Railway Gold SIS due 1908
Cleveland City Cable Railway Gold SIS due 1903.
Portland Water Co. SIS due 1893.
Portland Water Co. As due 1927.
Waieuoun. Mass, Water Supply Co. SIS due 1905.
Dss Molnss, Iowa. Water WORKS SIS due 1903.
La Grange Light G Water Co. SIS due 1910.
Kansas City. Kansas, Water Co. SIS due 1907.
SWAN & BARRETT,
BANKERS,
Is6 Middle Street, Portland, Me.
aug26 diff
The Portland daily press., 1891-09-25
FOR SALE.

Cigar store, established stand,
fine location, rent low, good nnsi-
ness; reason given for seliings
Apply 60 THOMAS CAREY.
26S Middle ST., Portland, Ne.
Ily29 au