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Bic Purses for Trap Shooters.

The sportsmen of Toronto are to have three days
trap shooting tournament. commencing Tuesday Feb
23 Live brds and clay targets will be used The
main event of tho meeting will be guaranteed purse
of $500 to be sho: the first day twenty live birds
with entrance fee of $40. There will be twenty di.
visions Of prizes On the Same day there will also be
guaranteed purse OF 500 at twentyh taryets with
an entrance Ire Of So and eleven divisions OF MONEY
ranging from $50 to So - .N''
On the second day another target race will be con.
tested for purse Of sioo There will also be live.
bird shoot for $500 guaranteed purse The entrance
foe VIII be So with seventeen divisions OF the putss
Zach man will shoot at fifteen birds.
The third day to be devoted to special
for u big assortment Of merchandise prizes.
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To.day's Programme at euttenburs.

Tho Hudson County Jocky Club announces the fol-
lowing full fields of horses for the day
their winter meeting:
First Race-purse s!oo. for beaten horses: three.
9uarfors of mile vagabOnd, 1l6; Quibbler. ll3;
Battle Cry. 10; Anomaly lO7 Fambenn. l07; Tourist
1GI Crab 40, Cider ~! Gran!ts lol; Marty B. Iol;
Second Race.Pnrse 500: selling: four and a half
tnrlongs Objection, III; Two Lips, 120; Broadway.
i20: Sir LAunceot. ilst hannibal III: MenthaI
Bob Arthur -: Ottawa ia; Gold Digger. 1l2;
c9milgs, los Even Weight. io8; 8;,,
Torchght colt III; Catherine colt 1l7 Glaucus II;
lsx, ia; Happy George. ia.
Fourth Race-Purse $500: six and one.half furongs,
Drizzle, liz: Prince Howard, 1l2: Rancocaa. 1l2; O.
" Cook loo; Ma BELLE. 1906 Benjamin. 80: shotover.
Fifth RaSe.Pnrse $500; selling mile and sixteenth.
Forest King V7: Sandstone, o.: smuHeler. So A00'
Sixth Rsre-Purse 5000; selling: six and one.haf fu..
1o3; Daesman lo9; Gambler. 1Ot: Signature. 1906
Gladiator lO3 Zazoo. 100; George C.. 81; Magic ~,
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schu.r.r and I've. to Play on March 10.

CHICAGO. Feb flake Schaefer wired Charlie Parker
to-day that March 10 agreeable to him. and his
match with Ives for the emblem and the champ
OF the wo Id Will be play ed at Central Music Hail
that date. Ives when notified OF tho champions de-
cison, WAS greatly n,eased. "The date" he said
"suiis me exactly. and win play the stronsest game
winner in New York. That Is quite concession his
part but It In customary for The winner to name tho
city and IL should happen TO come ont ahead SossOn
will have 70 come TO Chicago. have gone up. 4 ap
have been nf all times. to meet the Student" Ives
will play exhibition games nt Des Moines and Rock
Island next week. and settle down to hard practice at
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Wade and mate. all with records for distance
or speed.
Gen. Washington. owned by ]. Maxim, prize
winner as best Tor 535 miles In 1891.
MONTGOMERY. holding the worlds record for
diatance. 1.054 miles. ls expected to be pres
ent; Owned by H. q; Thurston. Fall River; -,
Provideneo Winners Of the t Cappsr @ and 4eeea e,
prizes as best from 100 miles or over.
Romeo Of Brooks Borden. Fall River. best
Juliet Of Fred Bowers. Fall River best Of the
entry from 535 miles.
winning the Pulitzer leg band Tor best speed
fr3m the metropolis to Now England,
Bobby and Domino OF J; 4. Boutelle. Provl-
dence, with record from 1000 miles.
Collier. owned by W. Haden. Providence.
prize winner for sOU miles.
WstrouA. owned BY Jero. Clancy Providence.
The eird E making q L The best speed from the south
requested are tie birds Art ArnoHx A Hen H' and
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YouNo AND pnooRrssIrE ATHLETES
The Now Howe or the West Esa A. aaa 9.
Club or Newark.

Not quite ak months ago tho West End Ath-
letic and Social Club was organized for the
purpose Of filling need which had long been
appreciated in that section OF Newark lying
west OF High street and rapidly growing In
population and prosperity. Tho next thing to
do was to supply homo for tho new club. and
stock was quickly subscribed for by the men,
bers. many Of whom are wealthy business
men. Then general plan Of the club house
was formulated. Philip II. Ward Is the archl-
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Yachting Gossip.

Inc rncinR roors selected by the newly formed
Oreenvile acht Club yellow and III ne
on on white background; The membership Iimit-io3~
neht Of!cerS will be elected. "s P''"%
Tnsrs VII BE- meeting Of the American Yacht Club
~ Nimonico's on Tuesday at o'clock r. N Thers Iii
be an election Of 0icers and o,her i'm M
come up Tor consideration The polls viii be ones oso
nour iIom Ine beginning OF the meeting Al ths ~.
a.da, OF nSmosr Sf yacht owners and memSers Com
has consented TO accept Tenomuatfon. (WHICH Aoa
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Gaelic Champion. Leave tn. Field

The Charles j. Kickham Football Club Of Harlem.
champions sfthe Gaelic A. A. were defeated yesterday
afternoon at wallace's Ridgewood Park by the EN-.
NETS OF Brooklyn. The champions played strong
game. but they were without the services of some OF
their best men The Emmets put up q remarkable
game and deserved to win. Just time was about 10
be called the Kickhams claimed to have made a polnt
Referee IIarttgan refused to allow the claim and IN.
kickhams Withdrew from the HELD The tenn. vii
meet again next Sunday. The score of The game YES.
The lined AS foliow.: f''"'''
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PLENTY OF LIE IN THE COURTS
A Number OF Well.played Games at Hand
bnil and Anne ricnA Racquets.

There was tho iveest kind Of sport at the various
handbal courts In this vicinity the regular "club
days" At the Brooklyn Clubs homo all the available
space the comfortable gallery occupied. and the
spectators treated to excellent xhibitions
The match between Phil Casey and ". Rorty against
Paddy Quinn and ex.Alderman Dunno tho prnci.
pal feature Of the day. 1t was scientific well
hard hitting display and pleased tho spectators great
ly, The scores Of tho day were:
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others from the loft Of A, T. Baldwin. Newark
The qyers Of Francis white!ey. Newark and the
:. II WAS intended to limit the exhibit to travel
ling pigeons. but tho high Flyers Of Brooklyn
@Ade claim to place 10 that their birds. were
German beards and rad Hollands Of Max
OApphauser apd Charles Ritchie. BROOKLYN.
Nill be shown Both lots are noted In Brooklyn
for their flying qualities,
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Chief Consul Luscomb of New York State Division
OF the L. A. W has appointed the following
to serve during his Term e ef,iee Highway Improve.
Rights and Privileges y. y. Cossuu, l. A. Newcombe
nha g. Wiiila9si knies and Regulations. ). shIiyer
RssSnSSnd RsS 4 L Bridgman, and q. g. Monlsenery;
halsey. and y H. Warner transportation, Q. A. shes
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Bowling Games To-nighl

CHARITY TOURNAMENT.
New York schuetzen No. !. Americas No. ]. Oriental
No. 2. and Glendale No
FEIsxSxELLER TOURNAMENT
Germania Bank Va Merchants Merchants Va NaresL
10. MArcella vs.. Germania Bank.
nAvENswooD TOURNAMENT.
Liberty No. Liberty No. 2. Liberty No 70. Ter
ARLINGTON HALL TOURNAMENT.
Auranta VS.. Brighton. Brighton Kitty. Kitty VI
Aurania-
cARRUrnERs TOURNAMENT.
saranac VS.. Recreation. Recreation W. HsrtimsT.
Herkimer VI. Saranac.
wHEELMIN's IHA6uL
Harlem Wheelmen Va New York Bicycle Club, At
Harlem Wheemen alleys.
AMERICAN AMATEUR UNION.
Section 1-American vs. Produce Exchange. at Amsri-
Section 2-Young Mems Lyceum va West End; Young
Mems Lyceum vs. Madison. at Young Mems Lyceum
.section b-PlninneldA A. C vs. American at Plalnneld
HrckrANxs 1ounsAxErL
Liberty vs.. German American.
ATHLETIC LEAcuk
Staten Island A. VS.. Jersey City A. c.. at Staten
North End 4. &. vs. Orange A. c.. at North End A. O.
alleys.
AMATEUR ASSOCIATION.
Elizabeth a. vs.. Riverside A. G., at Elizabeth A. O.
eisy. New Jersey A.c. vs. Ortani r. c. at Now Jersey
JERSEY CIT AMATEUR LEAGUE
Pin Knight VS.. Pavonin. at Pin Knight alleys.
STATEN ISLAND AMATEUR LEAaux.
Warriors Y. Alpha. at TonpE;nsyiie: corinshian NJ
Vs. Dominion. at Schmeigelow alleys.
BRooKLYS 1ouRSANKSr.
rntGus " stuyvesant, s;uyvesant va De Long. d
Long vR Unique.
VETERAN HALL TOURNAMENT
Chestnut VS.. Third Ward.
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IIrhtest Bicycle Ever Constructed.

,BosroS Feb 7-retsr J. Berlo has just finished the
hshtest safety bicycle constructed
In ths country and possibly In the world II weighs
exactly eighteen and onehaIr pound7 and Is consd.
cred by experts to no equally strong the ordinary
twenty-five pound safety. Bero had to honeycomb the
nuis bolts and washers aud tighten the frame even
mere than the most reckless manufacturer would have
Tue wheel itself 10 a beauty. Tho frame I. OF the
standard diamond pattern the tubing nsed being twen.
y.ons gauge The head is made out OF solid piece Of
tubing. cut down to twenty-five gauge thickness Tho
vhSsis are OF wood nttel wltn the ligh,est pair OF
pReumAtc tires constructed The tires weigh Just
twN pounds The wheel 10 twenty eight
ischss and the front nine inches Tho seat
10 practically q part Of the frame Tho machine IN
EssFsd sixtyeiEht. n.sd with regular humber chain
aud rat trap pedals. The latter With their bearings
weigh sxsctfy twelve ouncea The frame Is finished IN
white and gold
nyAcK Feb IA strong baseball organization, to be
known the Northern Valley Baseball League Ia being
FORMED OF clubs in Nyuck Tenany Leonis, Riyerdale
Cossr and other plAceA including the northern part
81 ksv Jersey and the southern part Of Rocklsnd
easstA snd q oonmi,tee appointed 90 prepare con
6pats1 srsj Eynck cutting Club Tsnskil outing Club
L1ElSyeeS nsA Cipb kiveIvals Athletic Club. and
q {.
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asoonDs OF xAxr zounxAxxxas
what The DiRerert Bowiine Clsbs IN Thss
vieinisy Have Done 60 Date.

The fivo sections OF tho American Amateur
Union will shortly end their games While
some OF the winners are foreRone con-
clusion. not until the tournaments are over
will II be known what fifteen clubs will par.
ticipate in the final struggle. The records OF
the prominent tournaments are as follows:
AMERICAN AMATEUR UNION. SECTION oNn-NEw
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SUNDAY AMONG THE CHICKS.
I'm 1I1DB At 1BB GARDEN CARE.
1ULLY 6ROOMED FOR THE LAST
VAYD OF THE SHOW.

TIA Araaagenepps New Innovatioa-Laay
vss1ters 20 Receive Choice Birds-A Mig
4 Display % Howine fieeons-some OF the
latersstasG Sceses at the show.
Yesterday being Sunday tho doors Of the
Madison Square Garden were closed to visit
ore. and the birds enjoyed peaceful Sabbath.
In the great amphithcatre hundred attend
ants were cleaning and scrubbing the floors
end cages. 30 that whom tho doors open again
to-day the place will be as clean and neat as on
the opening day. The birds and fowls having
enjoyed thorough grooming and double ra-
tion OF feed. will feel and look as fine as they did
On the Arst day. To-day and tomorrow nre
the last two days Of the SHOW. and the doors
will closo on the most successful and brilliant
exhibition ever held Tomorrow. the last day.
viii bc made gala day. and the management
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a billiard room for three tables and a large
card room. besides the. Governors room. A
nishes a cool retreat for summer nights. Tho
structure will cost about $1,000 and will be
completed before juno The officers Of the
club are:
President William A. Ure: Vice President.
DR.. l. \. Hinckley; Treasurer. Ed ward Iusi: !:
cial Secretary. George Forman: Board Of Gov.
ernors. one year. j. b. Dusenberry. Rochus
Heinisch. ST., August Hahne. Edward p. Radel:
Franklin Cort, John p Steadman. Jr.: three
years. William F. Riker. Albert Seitz;, William
William F. Riker. Edward Fl. Rndel. John u.
Dusenberry. Thomas X. McClelland.
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tect. and tho cut presented shows what the
house will look like when completed. Ground
will be broken at once. and the work will be
pushed as rapidly rs possible. consistently
with care and thoroughness.
The site has been purchased and consists OF
two lots Mt 25S and 100 South Seventh street,
near South Orange avenue The frontage Is
90 feet, width 30 feet. and depth 100 feet The
first story will be OF pressed brick. and the rest
Of the structure will be frame. The main
extension for a gymnasium and stage. Tho
whole front will be occupied by broad
veranda with steps at each end. and covered in
supported by two columns. From the porch a
wide hallway will lead to the staircase hall.
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snt will be: Sleepy. winner OF the watch. the
Etockkeerer cup and the Royal Blue Line S25
Owned by Gilman f. Hood New Bedford. Mass.
Walter. Mike. and Boston, sleepys flying
Dickinson and Miss Hadwin among the
pIt1es as best for 2O5 miles. Owned by H. G..
Thurston. Fall River. Mass.
The central division OF the Royal Blue Line
lofts. at Woodbury.. n j.. containing the dis
talcq birds George w. Childs. Public Ledger.
9, O. Perry and st. Thomas. with their mates |;
Garnier and Col Muckle. Theo and M0rthn,
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DEAR DUCKfEA
are perfecting arrangements whereby each
lady visiting the show will get numbered
ticket. and among those tickets twenty num-
bers will be honored with present Of either
the following gifts: One pair pheasants. ono
pstr pigeons. one pair ducks. one pair ban
tams. one. pair Langhams., one pair Cochins.
one pair Brahmas. and twelve chicks born In
1ncubators at the Garden.
Pigeon flyers day promises to become an in
etitution. as only the mention Of 1t has met
for this years display the arranHement was
made after many OF the birds were mated and
wise e take them from homo oven for the day.
Enough. however. can be present to fill all the
0AGee that con be spared. Among others pres
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Water Polo at the n. A. G.

There was tho usual Sunday game Of water polo at
the Manhattan A. e. yesterday. The Reds won by
goal 90. The following Is the list of players:
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Reseree-Eugene Van Schaick. JudSss-E. dc Forest
Bo.twiek Z. Gross Tm-kerper7J, =. Anderson. :.
The New York 4. 4. team will play at Providence
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of tho nfteen competing clubs in tho Academy
tournament eleven were represented at the spe.
c'Al meeting held at the Academy billiard par.
lors last night The Manhattan West shore game.
whicn was played under protest by the former club
Was awarded to ths West Shores There was n Ter
argument and the delegates seemed unsbs ia ssca
eitherw way Umpire ostertag Informed the deleyatss
game had been compieed. and through this that
be distributed Friday evening previoust To- wb'ch
me delegates VIII roll game five prizes vii! be pre-
Wednesday night S''N "'@s w
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ACME HALL TOURNAMENT.


The Young Mems Ghristian Association game played
follows: 's'"'S'N''eo 80
,YorIyille-Weissman, 100; Cramer. 15s; Kattmeier
io2; Drnmmond. ll5: Kramer, 1872: VOgel, Il8: Gal
ingasr; lss; Aoritz. IA; Luce 100; Stumpfei. l83
;. Madison AvsnusmLaundis 1lo; Burlnson. l72 viii.
srtlGn lt6; BRIL- lo5; Hascey, l29; Ls fingy iss
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pponded is the full run Of the game:
NOTES ny W. sTEINITi


ta onite safe, though apparently leading to disas-
tr0us com Pile ions for black.
co. No doubt 13BxP. 10 R-K Ktsq: u B-Kt vas
Senina from his present sts oE psy SSt ws Believe
that even IN that case blask had game
would have turned badly for white.
td> Kt-Kt was probably better.
e, The simplest and best plan wa! Kt ~ eh
BY XIX was stronger line of play
(h) With his usual fertility Of ingenious resources
the Russian master effected = surprise wh!eh might
had be @ ls,s con fned already;
ch: IS Q-Kt2 35Qx 1t would also have won. but
aS Kt-o 20. IS B-K 6; SO Kt-Ks made it more
dif1icu.t for black TO win.
~ This breaks up whites game completely.
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en- ~ match game between the Railway and Jerssy
Cty branches OF the Young Mems Christian Associs
non on saturday evening at the latters alleys ths
'e,s,y % Siiy i,9 men Won. TleseoTe Wv
Williams n; Lindsay. 1872; Weston. Il5; Coiemap'
ics Tot"i tN; wright 1si; Ruddck. l4a Aabie.
pnmn'.y pKnhway n, n A1Iiow,rd IsO Rolnsen, III;
miii:r Sns 49, rTowsl lSi Bliss 1852 Berry 1906 T.
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N ne Spartan House tournament game on Friday
pins. The score: " o' ~ AOu'
Fritz RenterLange. 1876: syphord, 1872; Horubacher
122; Duske. l3l; Peters, l2+ Total 635.
, solo-lisyen. 1872: wehslage Ils; H. Neyer 1xa.
Rescker. llS; ". Meyer. III. Total esi. 'e'' A>''
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-07-07
Secretary of State.

In the appointment OF John W. Foster
to be Secretary of State the President has
secured & head OF the department of fer
eigu affairs who j. throughy familiar
with all the current business of the Office
and who has hsd a large and most use
full part in sll it. recent Distinguishing
"oih- Mt sE.ter's training for long
sci - Of years has peculiarly qualified him
Tor the eminent service Ia which he " III
now engage. He has conducted three i'm
pprtant legations, those at Mexico, Ma
dTjd and St Petersburg. As Minister
be was successful in au unU>usl degree.
not only in making good treaties and in
performing II" routine work u necotia-
tion, but In cultivs'ing those pleasant in
ternatiOnal relations whiCh are among the
highest services r representative abroad
can render
Mr.. Fosters part in carrying out the
provisions of the Reciprocity clau- = Of
the Mckinley bill must be mentioned With
high praise. The practical success OF the
Reciprocity policy i largely Cue to his ex-
perience with south American Govern
ments and with the Government of Spain,
70 his knowledge Of the condition of tar
IFS and markets in Latin America, and %
the great tact and per>i~tency with which
n
President and Secretary Blaine. In the
negotiations with Spain relative to a freer
entry Of our products and manufactures
! into the ports Of Cuba aud Porto Rico, he
was conspicuous a = special envoy, and
the results Of his work were most fortu-
nate. II he did not obtain all that wss
, demanded. be certainly got much more
than at first there was real reason 10 hope
for. lie Is familiar with the political and
industrial conditions in every country with
which our relations are close snd import
ant. He perfectly understands the Pres-
dents views and policies, and i in com
( p.ete sccord with them. The selection VI
= man prominently identified with politics
might have been at this juucture dramatic
but Il could scarcely have been more 10
the interest of the nation.
General Poster j. not politician but be
: a CONSIDERATIONS Republican. and s. such
NJ appointment viii be thoroughly salts
factory ~ The party. H has never under
taken the ta>N Of leadership. hu. he has
been during a large part Of his lifetime the
servant " The whole people. His success
sion 20 the Secretary>hip j. the cu.mna-
uon Of q career which has developed aud
educated hi- diplomatic talents and ha,
won for him muct popular respect and ST
fiction. He Will All the once 10 the grea,
advantage OF the country ". Y Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-07-07
An Old Time Schooner.

Bo-ToN, june 2>th, 80.
Jas c Chdcott, Esq EHs,cortt .4mer-
icaH.
enclose slip copied from thu Boston
Dldy Commercial Gazens for the year
1890. giving the foreign and coasting trips
between St Andrews. n. B., Halifax and
Pictou, \. s., to New York, Philadelphia,
Alexandria and Boston Of the schooner
Lygonia Of Bluehill commanded by Capt
Ehen Harden, Of Trenton, Maine.
When it is taken into consideration that
at that time no such thing as steam
tug boat was in existence IN this country,
and that vessels then had only the propel-
ing power of their sails to 90 in and out
OF rivers harbors ami docks, | think il a
remarkably smart record for a top,ail
schooner of $50 tons to do in one wear, and
among the quick trips and passages now
recorded in the daily newspapers of yes
sells with all the modern uses of steam and
tug boats, that now do a good deal Of the
work OF moving them in and out of docks,
wharves rivers and harbor,, that this
record shows that there were as smart and
energetic ship masters in those days as
now. Many of your Older residents Vi
Ellsworth will remember Capt Eben liar-
den. who lived at the head of Jordan's Riy-
er, Trenton, Me. Yours truly,
JOHN S. EMERY.
schr. Lygonia OF BIuehill, Me-, Capt. Eben
Harden.
Cleared at New York December 80, 1929
for HalifLx; arrived at Halifax January &,
1880; sailed from Halifax January Is,
1880 for Buehill, Ne. Arrived at Alexan-
dria, April 22nd from st. Andrews Sailed
from Alexandria for Boston May 6th ar
rived at Boston May l7th cleared at Bos-
ton May 2Ist for st. Andrews; no report
of arrival anywhere from St. Andrews
Cleared from New York, June Goth. Schr
Lygonia, Harden, for Pictou; arrived at
Philadelphia Sept. 3rd Schr. Lygonia Har-
den, from Pictou; cleared at Philadelphia
September 18th tor St. Andrews; arrived
at New York October 9th from st. An
drews. Cleared at New York October 18th
for st. Andrews. Cleared at New York
November 23rd for Lubec; arrived at Bos-
ton December Pend from Lubec Cleared
at Boston December 30th for Bluehill, Me-
The foregoing report taken from the
Boston Daily Commercial Gazette of 1880.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-07-07
Fernald-Redding.

The marriage Of Miss Hattie Augusta Red
ding, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. jerome Red
ding, and James H. Fernald. took place at the
residence of the brides parents. 6IO Main
street. on Wednesday evening. The ceremony
was performed by Pew. n. Fl. Hartman, in
the large double paror, which was prettIy
decorated for the OCCASION in the presence OF
q company Of about fifty of the relatives and
friends of the bride and groom. The bride
wore gown OF white crepon and carried
brides roses. She was attended BY her sister,
Miss Carrie Redding, who wore white alba
tross and carried bunch of roses. The best
man was j. Herbert Redding. After the cere-
mony reception was held and a collation.
served, and at 10 O'Clock Mr.. and Mrs. Fer
maid were driven to their new home in Cam
bridgeport. They received large number OF
very handsome presents in silver. china and
glassware. pictures, furniture. linen. etc., in
Guiding a chocolate set In very delicate ware
from Walter s. Redd ng, an uncle of the bride,
and his family Of Quincy, and an equally rich
coffee set from Harry Redding, another uncle,
and bis wife. Of Everett.-1alden paper.