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DEATHS.

In this city Feb. 20. Mrs. Sarah j., widow of
the late Peter Dtchfield
Notice of funeral hereafter.]
In this city. Feb. 20, William A., son of Chas.
w. and Jessie A. Charleton aged IL years
month 6 days.
Funeral on wednesday afternoon at O'Clock,
at parents residence, No. @ Beckett st eet..
In this city. Feb. 90 Helen. only child OF
James A. and Nellie Conwell, aged 1 months
8 days.
219 Danforth street.
In Worcester, Mass. Feb 49, Jane Palmer,
aged SO years formerly of Portland.
Funeral to-day, at Portland.1
In Bangor. Feb A. Nancy Dean Curt $, aged
In Bangor, Feb. IL, Mrs. sallie s. Grant, aged
III Winthrop, Feb. 4, Mrs. Sarah E. cQrthell,
aged 76 years.
IN Gushing, Feb. 6, Mrs. Elsie Hathorn, aged
III Cushing. Feb g. Mrs. Harriet Stone.
In Deer Isle, Jan. 81, Henry Knowlton, aged
40 years.
III fremont JAM IL, Capt. John B. Stanley,
N'7 In York, Feb. 0, VIM. H. SWEET. Esq, aged 80
At Pleasant Ridge, Feb 9, Mrs Albert Howes
In Belfast, Feb. IA, James c. Mayo, aged rs
years.
40 years.
In Belfast, Feb. IA, Donald Nicholson, of
Bucksport aged AZ years.
The funeral of the late Sarah l., widow of
the late Capt. John w. Chase, will take place
Tuesday forenoon, at her late residence, No.
yate.
1.-THE funeral of the late Frank Delaney will
take place this Tuesday afternoon at o'clk.
from his parents residence, No. 20 Union street
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febI5.6t
Judiciary.

FTlHE committee on Judiciary will give a pub
J. lie hearing at their room in the State
House, Friday, February "a, 1893, at 2 o'clock
p. M, on a bill relating to medical registra-
ton.
The hearing upon an act to appoint an, cleo
tric light commission, has been postponed from
February Is to February 27.
The hearing upon an act to incorporate the
Gorham Water Company, has been postponed
from February Ia to February 81.
BY order of Committee.
feb16dtd FRANK M. HIGGINS, Secretry
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mother who would
have dressed and
cared for them, and
during all these six
tie 9 II y e ars S h e
dressed my side from
two to six times each
day and night. In
this awful condition,
\ LL51 I<1I
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded at the Registry of
Deeds:
Portiand-Mary B. Redmond ct ais. to Elias
Thomas
Westbrook--Alden Pike to Joseph Obi.
Hattie E. Edwards eft al. to Abel Christman.
Raymond-Nelson Shaw to William HI. Sta
pies.
North Yarmouth Edwin 7. Haskell to An
drew r. Sawyer.
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Inland Fisheries.

The committee on Inland Fisheries and Game
will give public hearing at their room in the
state House, Thursday, February %. 1898, at
message from the Executive, giving the COM
missioners of fish and game power to regulate
the time and manner Of taking fish in the in
land waters of the state. Any recommended
tions or suggestions relating to the same will be
carefully considered.
BY order of Committee,
ID. w. ROLLINS, JR., Secretary.
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stronger anu 1b idSb
was able to do some
work. That SUM
mer / began to cut
white birch upon
our own land in
Abbott, and hare
since aeorked at lam
Der operations and
farming. I fe Ell
strong and we'll, my
side has entirely
healed, 1 weigh one
Il I LIsA
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Legal Affairs.

fElHE Committee on Legal Affairs will give a
Il public hearing at their room in the State
House. February rs. 1899 at o'clock p NJ.
III the bill to amend The statute relating to the
sale OF obscene Iierature. BY order Of Com
aittee.
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EducatiOnal.

"EARING Tuesday, February 21st. at Up.
LII m.,petition of J. f. Holman and others re-
lating TO town of Athens.
Petition of HI Longfellow and others, asking
for aid to pay for school house.
Resolve in favor Hartland Academy.
Resolve-ProtectiOn Madawaska and Normal
School buildings.
Hearing Thursday, February 23d, 2 p. m.
Order to regulate apportionmept of school mon
ey to average attendance instead of'whole num-
Der scholars.
Act relative to school attendance.
Per Order, H. FL. CHAMBERLAIN.
feb1S Sec.
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State Printing and binding.

FE1HE committee on State printing and binding
the room of the committee on legal affairs,
Tuesday Feb. 81, at O'Clock a. m., to receive
proposals for the State printing and binding for
mittee solicit bids for the whole, also in detail
for the various reports and for the. depart
ment and legislative printing. The right is re-
served to reject any or all proposals.
Per Order of Committee.
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Railroads, TeIegraphs and Ex-
presses.

FuyHE Committee on Railroads. Telegraphs
j. and Expresses will give public hearing
Feb % 1893, at o'clock P. M. on the Petition
L. w. Smith and others of Newfield and LINER
lex, for charter for a Telephone and telegraph
company BY order OF committee
teb11dtd ALBERT M. PENLEY, 6ecy.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
ALMOST A MIRACLE.
The Most Astonishing Cure
Ever Made by Medicine.
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE

Two Bottles of Browns SarsaparilIa Re-
stores Man to Health and Strength
After All Hope Had Fled.-FOr sixteen
Years He Had q Sore which Discharged
aQuart Day.-He was Helpless, Bed
Ridden, and Given Up to Die.
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Legal Affairs.

The committee on legal affairs will give pub
lie hearing at their room in the State House,
February %, 1898, at O'Clock p. H., on the
bill relating to defences in action for costs on
Injuries suffered on the Lords day. Also on
the bill to amend statutes relating to trustee
process. BY order of committee,
WALTER G. EnERSON, Secretary;
feh2O dtd
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To the Editor of the Press:
Capt. Lane went on his long delayed
excursion of benevolence to the eastward
last Friday, the 10th inst. His health
was pretty we'll restored and he was
looking better than he has for year. He
was full of courage and hoped help for
the poor people who have been wonder
ing when he would return. He took sew
en- barrels of clothing. He writes Feb
ruary IA letter that has just reached
here-that he arrived at Orr's Island at
A o'clock and soon found team for the
next day. But before he had made
much Roadway there were Is needy ones
in the surrounding neighborhood made
glad in their great restitution. Then IL
miles by boat to his place of destination.
s'We had little difficulty in getting
through the ice but succeeded in making
landing about half mile from the
first settlement. need not tell you of
my reception. Almost as soon as I had
arrived men, women and children fooked
u UC1CO4uO poOA eVS5oaA piAo va AlAacptoA--
airy, Att late hour Saturday night |
was glad to thank God for his kind di-
rection and retire for the night.
"a short notice had been given and
Sunday afternoon there were a great
many more present than I expected, but
in the evening there was large attend
anee, mostly Of young people, the old
ones could not get out it was so slippery.
We had very spirited meeting and "a
expressed their desire to live Christian
life and trust God in everything. Peo-
Pile will respond to such an invitation as
those suffering ones got on Saturday.
monday morning set out with a
pack on my back from house to house,
meeting the poor people and supplying
their wants as well as it could be done
under the circumstances. I found desti-
tuition as expected. spent the entire
day visiting and find my stock greatly
diminished. Tell the good people of
Portland to lend helping hand to res
cue the suffering.
GEORGE w. LANE"
The post Office address of Capt. Lane
is Ashdale.
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Legal Affairs.

YElHE Committee on Legal Affairs VII give q
public hearing at their room in The State
House. FEB. 81, 1888. at o'clock T. NJ, on
the bill to incorporate the Cape Elizabeth
Home for aged Women. BY order of Committee
feb2O-dtd WALTER C. EN- ERSON, Secy.
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Labor.

hearing in the room Of Deputy Commissioner Of
Labor Statistics ON TUESDAY, February 81, at
2 p. m as follows: An act to amend Section
HENRY W. LEVEQUE, Secretary
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LEGISLATIVE NOTICES.
Taxation.

in Senate Chamber at Au-
IL gusta on petition of j. s, Winslow and
others for abolition of taxes on shipping on
Wednesday, Feb. %, at 2 p. m.
feb1odtd JOHN A. ROBERTS, Secy.
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Mercantile Affairs.

FNHE committee on mercantile affairs and in
room in the State House, Thursday. February
23rd 1893, at O'Clock p. m. on the bill. an
act additional to chapter 40 OF the Revised
Statutes relating to insurance and insurance
companies. BY order OF committee.
febl7.7t I. O. SPILLANE, Secretary.
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MILITARY Affairs.

rEHE committee on military affairs will give a
Il public hearing at the room of the State
Pension Agent, Wednesday, February 22nd,
1898, 1902. m. on resolve in favor OF the pur-
chase of regimental histories. By order OF the
committee. GEO. S. FULLER, Secretary.
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Agriculture.

yTyHE committee on agriculture will give pub
IL lie hearing at the room OF the secretary OF
the Board of Agriculture. on Thursday; FEB
to associations, &c., for improving the breed OF
horses EDWARD WIGGIN, Secretary.
feb17-td
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Taxation.

HEARING on petition of J. S. Winslow aud
LII others for abolition of taxation OF ship
ping. postponed to February 23rd at p m.
afebl7-td JOHN A. ROBERTS, Secretary.
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DIR. is. Lemon Chemical Co.

A new corporation has been formed in
this city called the Dr. S. Lemon Chemi
cal Co., for the purpose of preparing and
putting on the market preparation
called Pedicura. The officers are:
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Here are the plain facts of the most
astonishing cure on record. We offer
to prove the truth of just snch state
ments or forfeit Five Thousand Dollars.
RANcaR Ne Eah z
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MercantiIe Affairs.

TIME Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
i Insurance will give public hearing at
21st., 1888 at O'Clock p. M, on the bill an act
to repeal Chap. IL of the Public Laws OF 1891,
relating to Fraternal Beneficiary Associations.
T. C. SPILLANE, Secretary.
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Judiciary.

The hearing upon an act relating to medical
registration has been postponed to Tuesdsy
February 2S BY order of committee
FRANK M. HIGGINS, Secretary.
feh0O IT'D
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I, James D.
Evans, now a
re ST e IL t Of
Abbott, Me-,
do tie tify
under oath as
follows:
April IS,
1873, I was
taken sick
with W h a t
proved to be
a lung fever.
During this
sic k n g IS, a
blister was APP
piled to my
left side, the
g If g c t OF
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ence no inconvenience from my old fever
sores, save when / undertake to lift
heavy log or other heavy weight.
To the taco bottles of B,'oacn's SdrsapdriAa
I cel.taillLu ONE anM clLre md llclhalls mn Efe
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INSOLVENCY COURT.

BEFORE JUDGE PEABODY.
The second meeting of the creditors of Percy
D. Lowell of Yarmouth was held. The oath
was taken,
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which caused fever sore. I got through
the fever and moved about and out OF doors
some, but the side and sore therein began
to swell and was again put to bed. This
was about June, 1878. On June II, this
sore was lanced by DR.. Trueworthy, Of
Guilford, Maine, and 1 have been told six
quarts were taken from the side.
From that time until June 27, 1889,
10 gears, 10 days, there soas a constant foac-
age from my side. IN al, sir sores appeared,
and tIei daily .fo,oage Of matter aoas about
one quart. daring all these gears.
These sores were very offensive in their
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President-Solomon Schwartzschild.
Vice President. w. Sullivan.
Sec g. lreas.-Geo. p. Dewey.
Directors-S Schwartzschild, j. W. Sullivan,
Geo. P. Dewey, Port and, DR., S. Lemon, Cam
bridgeport, Mass. and E. Eisemann, New York.
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The Fire at south Gardiner, Me.

We give below a list of the insurance
on the Richards Paper Company, which
was burned day or two ago at South
Gardiner. Me. Total insurance $50. DOC.
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Mercantile Affairs and InslIr.
sAnRCe.

TIME committee on Mercantile Affairs and In
il surance will give public hearing at their
room in the State House, Thursday, Feb. 23rd,
1898, at 2 O'Clock p. M, on the BIZ ana Act 10
Create q State of Board Insurance Adjustors.
By order of the committee.
feb18dtd I. C. SPILLANE, Secretary.
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one oNort. davi1ao al these wears.

These sores were very offensive in their
odor and can conceive of no one save my
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Feb. 10, 1891, a rep
resentative of Browns
SarsapGilla saw me in
Bangor, and at his
request I submitted
my side to a photog-
rapher. Estate my case
for publication, to the
end that others might
be benefited, and be-
cause / am very grate-I
full to Ara Warren, the
proprietor of Browns
Sarsaparilla, for pro-
ducing the medicine
that cured me, and
my re covery has
always been a source of
wonderment to every.
body.
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JAMES D. EVANS.

BANGOR, Feb. II, 1891.
Then personally appeared the above
James d. Evans, and took oath to the
truth of the above statement before me. |
G. A. BAILEY, Justice of the Peace
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Reader, you may not be afflicted as
James d. Evans was, but you may be
suffering from some form of disease
resulting from impure blood. Pimples,
blotches, and boils show that the poison
is in the system and doing its work
every moment. Remember, there is no
blood disease from pimples to the most
horrible tumors but what
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BANGOR, Me-, Feb. u.
Evening journal., 1893-05-08
DEATH OR The POORHOUSE.
An Aged woman's Suicide in Preference
to Going to Biookley.


Rather than 60 TO the almshouse 70
spend the remainder of her life says the
Philadelphia Record to-day Mrs. Lizzie
Mason, nonagenarian, took an over dose
Of opium at her lodgings, 7O4 Fiber
street, and died at the Pennsylvania
Hospital yesterday afternoon.
The old woman, who years ago was
well and favorably known in Smyrna,
Del has for some years past been de
pendent upon the contributions Of her
two sons one OF whom has not contrib
uted much TO her support One son, not
long ago, was ordered by magistrate to
pay his old mother small sum each
week. This he promised to do, but
failed to keep his promise
The poor old woman has frequently
been compelled to go TO Blockley ano
only last Friday she was discharged from
that institution She went TO the home
Of her old friend, Mrs Elizabeth Fleming
who keeps milk house at no 7O4
Filbert street, aud was kindly received
aud cared for On Saturday night, be
lore retiring, the poor old woman
pathetically narrated her troubles tC
Mrs. Fleming, and declared thai
she would rather die than return Il
the poorhouse Her friend tried to com
fort her and left her.
The next morning Mrs, Fleming heard
groans in the old woman's room, anc
going in, found the old woman uucon
scious. She was taken to the Pennsyl
vania Hospital, where it was found sh,
had eaten large piece Of raw opium
She never regalned consciousness, anC
tied late yesterday afternoon.
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PEACHES WILL BE PLENTIFUL.
At Least Delaware Expects TO Enjoy a
Big Crop.

At Least Delaware Expects to Enjoy
Big Crop.
DR. Rae, "a large peach grower of Della
ware, who was in the city yesterday,
brought the gratifying information tina,
there will be good peach crop there this
year THE present outlook, he said,
for fair, If not lmge crop is good
in fact never better. have personally
made inquiries from farmers who hold
or own about 100 600 trees, within three
or four miles of Milford They expect a
full and some say large crop We have
no trees that are diseAsed. The reports
from the lower portion Of Sussex and
northern portions of Kent counties are
not 80 favorable
My impression is that Milford and
vicinity will be able to ship nearly
GOO 600 baskets, and that town will be
the greatest peach market 1t has d
peach exchange, and the presumption is
that thousands Of baskets will be sold
Other fruits and crops look remarkably
we'll for the cold, wet season. There
will be no fruit affected by the yellows
shipped from Delaware, as the State
Commissioners thoroughly examined tn,
trees last fall and marked all trees show
ing the least appearance of disease
These have been rooted out. So expect
healthy fruit from Delaware '-Philadel
/ phia Record.
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Ex-senator Edmunds on Anne1atI


"About Hawaii l will tell you plainly
that am not in favor Of annexation.
am opposed to it, l do not believe in
taking the islands in that way, aud
having all the responsibility of their
government, and then, in few years,
give them two United States Senators
and let whoever has the most money for
these places bid for them and get them
rhis is what it would mean If we were
TO annex Hawaii, and we might as well
look at IL square in the face now.
Besides, am opposed TO giving these
islands, with a small and scattered popu
lation, as much representation in the
United States Senate as one OF our heavy
populated states. II wouldn't do. l am
against it
you think it would involve trouble
for us to look after Hawaii under those
circumstances, and that It might be
taken by some foreign country2'
THAT don't amount to anything. II
cuts no figure at all The United states
is big enough and strong enough to take
care of itself and whatever it has. There
is no fear about that.
"What kind of a government would
you be in favor of giving Hawaii, then
something in the form of a protec-
torate aud let them have a republic, OF
put someone back on the thronej'
Anything except annexation Let
the United States protect the islands anC
then let them have a republican govern
ment, or put the Queen back | don
care what, Just so the islands are moi
annexed We don't want that.
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PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Trout have appeared in the Dover
market.
The new factory at IDover is nearly
ready for work aud another factory is
being put In shape at Brenford
The Wicomico river overhowed it's
banks on Saturday, doing considerable
damage TO some new wharf property Ia
Salisbury The tide was the highest
seen there for several years.
The volume Of business done at the
Salisbury postofice for the month Of
April was the heaviest In the history OF
the Office. The sale Of stamps, stamped
envelopes and postal cards amounted to
500
Basket and crate makers on the PENN.
sula are getting ready for the peach
season, aud thousands of new baskets
have already been made AT Harrington
the factory is stored with thousands of
baskets and still running
A dog supposed to be mad, ran through
several of the streets of Havre de Grace
recently and bit several valuable dogs
among them a iine English setter belong
ing to C Pusey. The dogs that were
bitten were shot.
The semi annual convention Of the
| Cecil County Christian Endeavor Union
was held in the Rock Presby yteriau
| Church. At last nights session Rev
John McElmoyle, pastor of the Elkton
Presbyterian Church. addressed the con
vention. Delegates were present from
the churches Of the county.
The largest sale of real estate in
Wicomico county for several years was
that of the property Of George II Toad
vine, which was placed under the ham
mer Thursday. A large number Of
building lots sold fast and at very good
figures The mill property was bid in at
$1 500 Several OF the purchasers of
lots will begin soon to erect dwellings
Thes body Of white male infant, evi.
IDENTIFY four or five weeks old, was
washed ashore at the Red Point fishery
on thu Northeast river, Cecil county
Saturday afternoon. The case has beer
Investigated but no information was OBJ
tanned respecting the chld's identity ol
the manner in which it met its death
The body appeared TO have been in the
water several weeks, and was badly de
composed.
The town Of Galena which was nearly
destroyed by fire the thirty Grst of las
March has had an election of town com
missioners. Magistrate Parr swore il
Thomas II Horsey aud J r Hicks a
judges, and these appointed w r
Miller clerk DR. j. w. Latimer,
Thomas Pennington. c. e Lane. p. +
Pierce and William II. Hicks wer
elected commissioners The town vii
be provided with street lamps, and a FIRE
brigade will soon be formed
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Anairs on the pelawnre.

An unknown schooner wes yesterday
reported TO have been ashore on Satur
day in the Delaware bay near Joe
flogger. Several tugs were seen near
by, and they are supposed to have
1oated the vessel Reports state that il
was an ice laden vessel from the Kenne.
bee.
Captain Theodore Dolbor of the tug
Lottie has brought suit for salvage
against the barge Annie and her cargo of
coal The barge was lying in danger
GUS position at the Greenwich coal piers,
when the tug came to her rescue aud
towed her to a safe anchorage
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Punished for sunday FlshIpr.

Sunday fishing is illegal, and from 12
o'clock on Saturday night until 70 o'clock
on Sunday the fish wardens patrol the
river, over their respective districts. On
Sunday last Fish Warden Lawrence OF
New Jersey captured two Delaware fish
eImen who were fined by Justice Ellxin
ton of Pennsgrove The warden intends
to break up Sunday fishing with hook
and line this summer by the excursion.
lists from Philadelphia and Wilmington,
who make a practice Of following this
recreation In defiance of law.
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Thnt Four.Hor.e conntr vnn.

The New Castle county van. more
famiiarly known as the BLACK Maria, q"
another illustration Of the evil and the
unnecessary expense of having the Court
House in Wilmington and the jail in
New Castle, rolled into town this morn
ing -Four prancing horses, belonging to
Contractor George White, Of Whining
ton, who will hereafter do the hauling OF
human freight, drew the heavy closed
wagon aud this team will probably make
two trips a day all this week The frs
load OF unfortunates rolled out Of town
about 30
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InoIdents of nc pay.

The Sunday school association Of the
N. z Church viii meet this evening.
Much business of Importance will be
transacted
The Y w. c. T. u. will hold their
regular meeting to night and will make
final preparations for the strawberry
festival to be held on Saturday next.
May 10
The Mite Society Of the NJ T. Church
will hold its regular monthly meeting at
the parsonage this evening
City Council will meet to morrow night
to decide upon the tax rate for the year
and begin the bi ennial work with the
city lists aud accounts
An accident on the New Castle Viii
mington road last night was caused by
the collision Of young peoples teams
while hurryingout the canseway and sew
erpi merry makers were badly bruised.
=. T. Davidson had the misfortune To