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Waldo.
BELFAST.

A five-years-Old son of James Aldus
of this city la a narrow escape from
drowning. The boy fell overheard
from the lower bridge at nine O'Clock
in the evening. Charles Marshall and
wife, also of Belfast. were crossing the
bridge at the time. Mr.. Marshall
jumped overheard and held the boy
until both We're rescued in a boat
Both man and boy would have
drowned but for timely assistance.
TROY.
Miss Maud Merrick of Waterville, was
in town over Sunday. the guest Of Miss
Lula Harding.-Quarterly meeting SER
vices were held at the church Sunday
afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Ogier, p. E.,
pre- ached an able and instructive sermon
on "Nethodism. Miss Nellie Hillman
has returned from Maiden, Mass. where
she has been for the past five months.-
Mrs. Alice Garcelon is very low But
little hopes are entertained of her re-
covery.
LIBERTY.
The event of last week was the Union
Times picnic. which occurred at Mar
shall's shore in the west part of this
town. last Saturday, and proved to be the
largest one ever held in this vicinity. 1t
was estimated that there were over 1000
people present from 1.-THE different towns,
some. coming from as far as Camden. a
distance of % miles, The Times scribes
wore red badges and were very numerous
too. Editor Fish wore his badge with the
others. He had advertised the picnic for
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People.

Old people who require medicine 10
regulate the bowels n kidneys viii
find the true remedy in Electric Bit
ters. This medicine does not stimulate
and contains no whiskey nor other in
toxicant, but acts as a tonic and alter
at:ye. 1t acts mildly on the stomach
and bowels, adding strength and CIV
ing tone to the organs, thereby aiding
Nature in the performance of the
functions. Electric Bitters is an ex-
cellent appetizer and aids digestion.
Old People find it just exactly what
they need. Price fifty cents per bottle
at Chas. X. Partridge's Drug Store.
oct14, DIN, w&f, &wtf, folrm
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I T OF AUGUSTA.
Collectors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the taxes
city Of Augusta for the year 1896 were
committed to j. r. Townsend, Collector
Of said city on the 18th day of June. 1896.
That by a vote of the City Council of
said city, said taxes are due and pay
able to said Collector. on or before the
18th day of September 1896, and that an
abatement or discount of five per cent
will be allowed on all taxes assessed for
the year 1896 which shall be voluntarily
paid to said collector on or before the 10th
day of August. 1896. and interest will be
added to all Of said taxes remaining un-
paid September 18th, 1896. from that date.
J.. r. TOWNSEND, Collector.
Augusta. June IL, 1896. junel5dtd
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a long time in his paper and 1t was a
complete success. The Union band was
present and furnished splendid music
uurinS the day. 1t seemed more like a
Fourth of July celebration than n pic-
nc. The steamer .Hervey was In readi-
Gtorge's Lake and back. The steamer
carried three loads of passengers from,
tle village to the shore. In the evening.
there was Il dance in hall st. George.
about 81 couples being present.-W. II.
Lowell of Boston,. is home on a vacation
OF about two weeks:-W. N. Cargill, w. l..
1afslll Eddie Mitchell of Liberty. and J..
Perry Critics of Boston. went from herr
last Thursday, to Pittsfield, to attend tn
commencement exercises. and report u
line entertainment. Ralph I. Morse was
one of the graduates. He returned home
saturday, having the honor of bringinr
q diploma from the Maine Central Insti-
steamer Hewey. was in town. Saturday.
Twelve were baptized here Sunday ana
received the right hand of fellowship
INTO the Baptist church. They were Mrs.
~: W.. Abbott. Willie Smith. Eddi.
Mitchell. Blanche Cram. Mr.. and Mrs.
T. y. Carpenter, Roy Woodland, Charlie;
Abbott. Minnie Stevens Willard Daniels.
and his son Harry. and Mabel Griffin.
There are several more converts who will
be received later.-Mrs. l.. c. Morse, son
Ralph, and daughter Virginia. came frora
Pittsfield last week.-W. J. Knowlton
went to the Maine General hospital lasj
week for his health. He returned very
him that il was not a cancerous stomach.
but chronic diarrhoea.-The horse trot
that will be held here June "a, will have.
three classes: A 2.25 class. purse. sl20: n
231 class. purse. 800. and IA 2.45 class.
purse, $50. The entries close Tune 1G.
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Penobscot.
CORINNA.

The municipal officers We're visited
Saturday by representatives of the
following firms: Boston Bridge Co..
Springfield Construction Co.. Wrought
iron Bridge Co., King Bridge Co,
Garrett Ford Co, New Jersey Steel
Co, and five others. Bids are con-
templated for an iron bridge to cross
he liver on Main street.-Mr. Fassett
If Lewiston, came on Owens train
saturday stopping at John Young's IN
East Main street.-Miss A. NJ. Drawn
If Bradley. came, Friday. and visited
Mrs. j. G. Pease on Center street, ver
the Sabbath.-Potatoes have been
rushed the past week. The buyers
prices were IS cents a bushel.
OLD TOWN.
George Draper was thrown from the
ia machine. Friday afternoon, the
horses having got beyond his control,
and was severely injured. The real
wheels of the machine passed over his
lody. fracturing three ribs. He also
received serious internal injuries.
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guests of Miss Grace Stone, Tuesday
evening.-John Small went to Pittston,
Saturday. to remove the remains of his
brother. to the Bolton Hin cemetery, Au-
and was inferred in the Pittston Gene
tery.-Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Cunningham of
Lewiston, are visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
B. Warren.
WAYNE.
Mrs. Marcia Merrill is visiting her
brother, Capt. VIM. Cary.-Geo. Johnson
took "A trip to Brunswick and vicinity.
Thursday.-Mrs. Melvin Fuller is the guest
of the NJ. +. church will give a children's
concert. June pa lady in town picked
a spriS from an apple tree one day this
week, on which were four well developed
apples. some buds, and full blown bios
SomS.-ReV j. j.. Bryant and family
have returned from their carriage drive
10 Deering,-Mrs. VIM. burgess is very
WINTHROP.
The graduating exercises of the Win
throp high school, will occur at town
hall. Thursday evening. June IS. The
graduating class numbers IA: II young
ladies and three gentlemen. No class
WAS graduated last year. and so this will
be III extra important occasion. Last
Sabbath this class attended the Congre-
sa%tionalist church IN a body where a
sermon was preached especially for their
benefit by the Rev. MI. Credeford.
LITCFFIELD PLAINS.
There is only one ease of scarlitina in
town noW.-Mr. William Wyman Is re-
ported very low.-Miss Flora +. Rog-
ers has gone to Massachusetts for "A few
i'll. the first of the Week.-Mrs. NJ. II.
Simpson of Auburn, and Miss Emma
Adams of Lewiston. and two lady friends
We're among the guests at the Plains
church. ~Sunday.-One of Hon. o.. Smiths
horses got tangled in barbed wire fence,
last week.
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Lincoln.
DRESDEN.


c. II. Seigars has moved into his
new ~store.-Fred Carlton is running a
barber shop over the store of c. ii.
Seigars.-Mr. Smith, a veteran of the
cate war. who has been living with G.
II. SeigarS the last two years, was
buried, Sunday.-Mrs. Betsy Stilphen
5 quite sick at Hurbert Barton's.-R.
J. Small and Ed Seigars spent Sunday
with their former pastor, Rev. NJ. S.
Preble at Windsor.-The schooner
Winslow Morse was towed out OF
Eastern river Sunday. She was loaded
with hay for Boston.
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John Monroe, a Grand Trunk switch
ran was badly injured, SATURDAY,
evening. He a switching on Com
n'rrcial street, Portland. and caught
the fingers of his right hand between
the two draw bars. Three fingers wer.
split open.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-17

Il was troubled with that dreadful
disease called dropsy: swollen from
head to foot BurdOck Blood Bitters
has completely cured me. 1t is a most
wonderful medicine" Joseph Herick.
LinWood, Ont.
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We regret the disappointment occa-
stoned some of our out-Of-tOwn patrons by
being sold ont of the 43c wrappers, early
in the day last Saturday. We considered
the supply offered would satisfy all de-
mands, but the sale was beyond our ex-
pectations.
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MARS HILL.
Alexander McIiaW met with n pain
ful accident Il few days ago He was
engaged in clearing land and fell upon
n small stump breaking in his cheek
bone below the y and making Il pain
full and serious wound. He is rs years
OF age. active II vigorous and is
rapidly recovering from his injury.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago. June 16.
FLOUR-Quiet. steady. unchanged.
WHEAT-No. 2 spring. 56ssM57ss: No. .
red. 60i4M6li2.
CORNING. 2. 27A.
OATS-No. 2. 17AM179s.
RYE-No. .. 31l2 bid.
BARLEY-No. .. SO. nominal.
FLAXSEED-No. !, S11e.
PORK-$7. 10M$7.15.
LARD-$4. 10d$4. 12ha.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15
Portland & Worcester Line
PORTLAND L gOCHESTEG R. E
STATION FOOT OF pkERlE STREET

On nnd after sun6ay, october 4, 1896
Passenger trains VIII Leave Porsiaad:
For Worcester, Clinton, Ayor Junction.
Nasnn4, Windham and EpP&ng at T.30 a.
m and l3-S0 p n,
Tor Manchester Concord. and points North
at $50 b. n. and 1896 p. m.
For EocsAester. Sprlnsvale. Alfred. Water
baTo and Sseo River as 7.3o a. Ne 1880 ana
For eForisssln at al so and o.45 a. n. 1890
3.OC.5.3O, and 9.20p. III.
Fer yTestbrSoe, Cumberland Mills. West
brook j junction and Weodfor~ " T.30.
Gas 81 M. 1880. 500. o.3J and
$50 Q, Nc
The 1850 0. m. train trcm Portland connects
at Aver tgaaoslon with "Haosae Tunnel
Roufe' for the West and at Union Station.
Worcester, for Providence and Now Xork.
via "Prog6dence Lime" fog NoryviU1 and
F{erv 'gcrss via "ISorwich Limo" with Boston
& AlDazsy r. r, for The Vest, and With the
New z eorIz All Rail via "SpripGfiolo-
Trans arrive at I'ortl anG iron Worcester
at1 80 D. N. IRON Rochester at $50 3. III,
Lac and 5.45 p. NJ: from Horhnrn
at e.4o. $50 aud 1880 a NJ, 1,3c.
4.15, 5.45 y. n.
FOR Through Tickets to all points West and
South, apply 10 4. Ii. COLLINS. Ticket
). W. PETERS, Supt.
ie2t dts
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15
MAINE CENTRAL. e. e.
In Effect oct. 4th. 1ses.

az S-ElSSb OCls ttEs 1889
Trains ieaye Portland, Union Station, Railway
Square, for stations named below and inter-
mediate points as follows;
sOoa. IN. For Brunswick. Bah, Rockland,
Falls, Lewiston via Brunswick, Bangor, Bucks
port, Vanceboro, st. Stephen, Houlton, Wood
stock and st. John.
80 .. m, For panyille Jc. Poland Springs
Lston. winthrop. Watervilie, Livermore Falls,
Pennington. Phillips and Rangsiey.
;, 1889 a. m. For Brunsw.ck, iath. Lisbon
Falls, Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville.
1850 2. IN. Express for Brunswick. Lisbon
Falls, Augusta, Wateryille. Moosehead Lake
via: 0ldtown Bangor. Bncksport. Bar Harbo
anu Oldtown, Bangor s. Aroostook to Hoult0n.
1.15 p. n., For Danvlle Js. Poland Springs
station. Mechanics Falls. Rumford Falls. Bemis
Lewiston, FaE1aington. Klngfeld. Carrabasset,
Bingham, Watersiiie. Skowhegan and Malta
Wamkeag
1.s0 p. IN. For Freeport. Brunswick, Au-
gusta, Bath, Rockland and all stations on
Knox s. Iincoa division. Watervlle, SkoW-
hegan Belfast. Dover and Fexeroft, Green
vie, Bangor. oldtown and Mattawamkeag.
COS p. IA. For Brunswick. Bath, Lisbon
Falls, Augusta and Waterville.
$40 .. "a, For New Gloucester. Danvils
Junction, Poland, Springs station, Mechanic
Fails, Auburn and Lewiston.
i1.oo y. m. Night Express. for Bs.il
Lewiston, Augusta. Waterville, Bangor, Bar
Harbor. Bucksport: yaneeboro, St. Stephens.
St John and all Aroostook County: Halifax
and the Provinces. The Saturday night tram
does not run to Belfast Dexter Dover and Fox
croft or beyond Bangor.
White Mountain Division.
S.A5 a. m. For Bridgton, FaDyans. Burling-
ton, Lancaster, St. Johnsbury Sherbro0ke,
Montreal. Chicago. St. Paul and Minneapolis
and all points west.
$50 p. m For sebago Lake, Con nish. Brldg-
ton, Fryeburg, North Conway, and Bart EFT.
FaDya9s, Lancaster. Lime Ridge, ST. Johns-
bury, Montreal, Quebec and Toronto.
SUNDAY TRAIfsS
80 a. m, paper train for Brunswick Au-
gusta. Watarville and Bangor.
12.5op. IN. For Brunswick. Lisbon Falls.
Lewiston, Bath, Augusta Wateryille. Bangor.
HOO p. na, Night Express TO Bath Lew
iston, Bangor and points east with sleeping
cars Tor st. John.
ARRIVALS II PORTLAND.
From Montreal and Fabyans. Bartlett
Mechanics Falls. $50 a. m; Watervi'le.
end Augustus .35 a. II. ;Skowhegan, Lewiston,
KiEgiield, Phillips, Farmington, Bemis, ana
Rumford Fails, II. so p. N. .Mattawarnkeag, Ban
gor and Eockiand 12.25 p, N. mixed
from North Conway 40; Skowhegaa.
W.: erville. Rockland, BIS p. m. st, John.
Bar Harbor, Caribou, Ashland and Moosehead
Pennington, Rnmford Falls. Lewiston. 6.45
y. H.; Chicago and Montreal and all White
Mountain points. $40 p. m. Mattawamkeag.
Bar Rarbor, RoGkand, 1.4O a. N. daily ex-
press Halifax, ST. John. Vanceboro. Bar Ear
Dor, Watervjs and Augusta. $50 a. m. daily
except Monday.
GEORGE +. EVANS, General Manager.
E. C. bOOTHBY. q. L. y I. a.
sept5o DIFF
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15
RAILROADS.
Boston & Maine r. n
In Effect October 4. 1896.
WESTERN DIVISION.

Trains leave Portland, Union Station, for
Scarboro Crossing loco q. No., 5.15, G.2O p.
M; scarboro Reach, Pine Point, TOO, 1000
saco, Biddeford. 100, $40, 1000 a. M, y. a
$780, Obs, 6.2O p. H.; Kennebunk, 700. $40
a. M, l2.45, $40, 6.lb, 6.2o p, M; Wells
North Berwick, TAOS, TOO, S.4oa M, 12.46,
$50. 5.15 p. Ill.,; Kennebunkport, sorners-
worth, Dover. 100, $40 a, m, la.45. 3.3o,
Fay, 5. 40 a. H., II. 40, $50 p. M. Lakeport,
Lacnnia, Plymouth, $40 q. m. l2.4o p. m. I;
Nyolfboro. $50 p. M: Worcester, Wia som
chester. Concord, 700 a. NJ, $50 p. M;
Rockingham Junction, Rayerhill, Law
renee, Lowell, TOO, $40 a.. M. 12.45. $50
p M Exeter 70 Boston 40 90 /, 90 ts4o o
1915 a M. 1880, 4.22, 100 p. m, Leave Bos-
Ton for Portland. 7.3o, 8.3U a. M, 100, AIS
p. m.
and way stations, 1855, 4.3o p. m. Arrive iii
Boston 7.25 q. m, 5.25, $40 p. M. Boston for
Portland, $40 a. M.
EAsTERN DIVISION.
From Union Station for Saco, Conw ay june
tion. Wolfboro, 800 a. M: Biddeford,
Portsmouth. Amesb1ry, Newburyport,, sn-
1900 y. m. Arrive in Boston, 5.5S a. H., IL. 81,
4.15, $40 .. NJ. Leave Boston, Tor Portland,
7.3O. 800 a. m. 1870, TOO. TAB y. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Biddeford, Portsmouth. Newbury-
port, Salem, Lynn, Boston, ZOO a. M, LOO
,. m Arrive In Boston, 5.5S a. m, 4.15 p. m.
Leave Boston for Portland, 300 q. M, 100
p. IN.
+Does not run Mondays.
tConnects with Rail Lines for New York.
South and West.
Connects with Sound Lines for New York.
sWestern Division from No. Berwick Sundays
only.
Through tickets to all points in Florida, the
South and West, for sale at Ticket Office, Union
Station.
D. j. FLANDERS. G. p. & T. A., Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15
domestic II Arkets.
(By Telcgraph.)

DECEMBER 14. 1880
NEW YCRK-The Flour marKet - recelpts
IA b8 packages; exports 1893 bbls, and 30
897 sacks: sales 1900 packages; steady and
dull.
riour; auoJauons-winter. wheat log grades
a. 2OA3 SO; do fair TO fancy AT . 80 q ~ /:
do patents 9095 Is; Minnesota clear at y oo
Ga 90: do sraight at OOa4 60: do patents
at A 25N5 O5; low extr2s.2 2043 30; City mills
extra at ooR5 90; city mills patssts do z.
1888 80, nne at S093 05. Southern nour
dull, steady.l common to fair extra ObG3 90;
GOOD to choice do 6oGS 80. Rye -four quiet,
Wbeat-recelpss $500 bush; exports 72.711
bugh: sales - bush; dull. firmer with opt onS
No Red o b at 391sc: No Northern 9OA G:
Coln-recolpts 7l,l7a bush; zzsnpoMrts sy'a 5So
eIcy; SOC afioat. Oats-receipts l94, 400 bush:
exports 6S. 200 bush; sa.eS 10O.OoObush; duii
steady; No 2 at 1884 White DO at Is 44c: No
Chicago 1884 C: No 3 at 20iA, do White 22tse,
Mixed Western 22n24c: do White and White
state 2sd32 Beef firm; family 50 50FiO 90;
extra mess at 60T5S 90; beef hams STEADY al
II 6o018 90: tiereed beef frm. qmet: Guy ex-
ira India mess at $131Sl4; cut meats trim
pickle bellies l2fbs DC: do shoulder 3% ga: &c
ans at $685.. Lard quiet, frmer; Western
steam closed at 20; city 3A renned quiet
Continent at 40; = A at 4 IS: compound 4as
D4Iac. Proylsions-Pnrk firm; new mess "a
ds75. Butter quiet. lower, unsettled; state
dairy 1l6l9c; do crm l4GasCe: western DAIRY
S@l3c; do crm at lAGZl: 40 Factory ~ tgi1ci
Films at ZIG. Cheese quiet, steady Estate large
7IG1OA do small at 71a @10Ac. PeroieIn
NOT Guoted Coffec-spot Rio dull, steady. SUI
gar@raw quiet, steady: refined auief, STEADY
No at 3 1880 NO at ~ No at lis
No 10 at Y7.lec; NO IL AZ 50. G.: OFF A at q
4Isc: Mould A 4ss standard A at 4asc; Coniec
TONERS A Ahc; cut loaf 8; crushed &C, DOW
aered 4hsc: graduated 4%sc; Cubes 4es
Freights to Liverpool quiet. grain Dy steam
ID.
CHICAGO-The Flor market to-day was
steady, unchanged hard wheat spring patents
4. 2oa4 60 in wood; hard wheat bakers at OF
wood, Wheat No q spring AZ 76AG1TS19c;No 2
Red at 80 81 Use; Corn-No2 at 22zs @2314c
Oats-NO at I7ss 917sa. No 2 Rye 3s9osL2
No Barley 36c nominal. No Flaxseed at 7e
@T7Iac: Mess pork 9O,ec7 90. Lard = 81 ~ a
3 So; short rib sides at 8 1894 10. Dry sailed
meats-shoulders 25@A 30: short clear sides
OO14 12k.
Kecelpts-Flour. 1900 bhls; wheat ss.4ot
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15

bush. corn. 175, 900 bush; oats. 443,SOo bush;
rye 1000 bush barley. 10 700 ni,sn.
Shipments-Flour 500 aois' wiea aan no2, LOU
rye 10000 bush: barley 2S.2oo bush.
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
UNCHANGED firm: patenss at 4eoS4 20; c extra
at 3 0OtG3 10. Wheathigher; Dec at 9lasc. Corn
frmer Deelat 2lc. oats 4 mer, Dec - at zoe na
Pork-standard mess, new 90, Old 70. Lard
prime steam 721a: choice at 8 621a. Bacon
shoulders ar 4 b5; extra short clear 4..70, clear
ribs 4,7o: clear sides AZ Dry sailed meats ats
shoulders 90; extra snort clear at 3N; Clear
ribs at IA clear sides 4ss.
Receipts-Flour $500 bbls: wheat 22.Soo
push: corn 226 400 bush; oats 56. 100 bush ;rye
shipynents-Flour 1900 bbls. wnea, 14,6oo
bush, corn 10000 bush; oats 10. GOO bush; rye
bush
DETROIT-Wheat-No Red 90 asked Mol
White at 921a nominal. Corr-No 2 ut Il and
nominal. oats-No White zON C asked. Rye
No 2 at 3Sc.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15
Your soyWont Live a M onth

So Mr.. Gilman Brown, of "a Mill ST.,
South Gardner, Mass. was told Dy the
doctors. His son had Lung troubles
following Typhoid Malaria, and he spent
three hundred and seventy-fye dollars
with doctors, who finally gave him up,
saying: "Your boy won't live n
month - Ne tried DR.. Kings New Dis
coyerv ana a few bottles restored him to
health and enabled linn to go to work n
perfectly well man. He says he owes
his present good health to use OF DR.;
Kings New Discovery, and KNOWS 1t
to be the bsst in the world for Lung
trouble. Trial Bottles Free at h. t. >.
Goold's, 577 Congress street, under Con
gross Square Hotel
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15
Chicago Live Stock Market.
Try Teleerapnl

Chicago, Dec. IA. 1s96.--Cattle - receipts
~ 900: 1Oc higher for choice; others barely
steady. common to extra steers at 4O@5 90;
stockers and feeders at 7O@3 80; cows ana
bulls 5oW3 rs; calves Dogs 20, Texans at
Hogs-recelpts 81, 900: firm, &c higher :heavy
packing and shipping lots 8 2043 90; common
to choice mixed at s 30 IS 30; choice assorted
at 45a355: light 3o93 57HS; pigs at W
Sheep-receipts $1,000: easy; inferior to
choice 2 OO43 TO: lambs 26@e %.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15
MARINE n EWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
MONDAY, Dec IA.

MONDAY, Dec IA.
Arrived
Steamer st Croix, Pike, Boston for Eastport
and st John. NIB.
to Randall & McAlster.
Sch Anna E j Morse. Croker. Philadelphia
coal to Randall s. McAllister.
Sch Rosa Mueller. LittleJohn, Perth Amboy-
coal to r Wright Co.
Sch Matte J Allies, Crockett, New York-coal
to Randall s. McAllister.
Sch Nellie Eaton. Morrison, Disbursement
to Lord Bros.
Sch John NJ Fiske. Mutt. Disbursement to
Me Cent RR.
Sch Marcia Bailey, Look, Boston.
Sch Anna M Preble, Hinkley. Boston,
Sch Glenullen, Mitchell, disbursement to
Me Cent RR.
Sch Regalia, Cummings. Disbursement to
A r Ward.
Sch Fred Holden Greenlyw, Boston.
Sch w Dexter. Martin. Boston.
Sch White Foam, Rice, Boston.
Sch Cathia Berry, Clayton, st John, NIB, for
New York, (and proceeded.)
Sch Copy, Bangor for Boston.
Sch Frcdona, Cape Shore, with 10000 lbs fish
Schs w Pierce. aud Mary L. Hagan fishing
Cleared.
sch Puritan, Hardin. Glen Cove-Portiand
COoperage Co.
Sch Frances M. Hagan. New York, to load toi
Algoa Bay-Chase, Leayitt g. Co.
Sch David Faust, Alleg Ellsworth master.
SAILED - Tug Honeybrook, towing barge
| Cent RR No o. for Port johnson; sens Chas L
Balch. and David Faust.
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{ onion ii arKebs
by Telegraph.l

DECEMBER IA. 1895.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day WAS
quiet, Il &C lower; sales 4S bales; midd]ing up
lands 71ac; gulf do 7ssc.
NEW ORLEANS-The Cotton market to-day
was weak, irregular :middling 1880.
ECHARLESTON-Ths Cotton market to-day
was quiet; Middling 6ssc.
SAyANNAH-The Cotton market to-day
was dull; middling 6ssc.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day was
quiet: middlng 6ssc.
MEMPHIS-The Cotton market to-day was
irregular; middlings 67se..
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15
Portland vvno,e.ale Hrarkef.

PORTLAND. Dec. II 1886.
Breadstafs were very strong to-day, with
Wheat &c higher, and rnlllers' agents notified to
mark up Flour Zoe. The visible supply OF
Wheat reported to-day shows decrease of
over two million bushels. Corn and Oats were
steady and unchanged. In dry fish, Pollock
are firm and zoe higher, snow jobbing at So
Salmon has been advanced 81 barrel. Mack
erel steady. Eggs rather easy IN tone. Bum
ing Oils have dropp.d 1Ac. Coal unchanged
here. except soft, which is "going as YOU
please'' as far as the price is concerned. Circu-
lar rates are from 40 to soc a ton under August
prices. AT Bangor coal is selngat So q ton;
they appear to be doing business for fun. At
New York The Cotton market has declined Az
and Butter l612c.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15
MAINE COAST NAVIGATION co
Fer Bath, Bootiibay RaEDor and
VYlScRSSess.
err SALAClA.

COMMENCING MONDAY. Oct. 18TH, un5u
y further notice, will leave Franklin Wharf,
Portland, Tuesdays, Thursdays and satnr-
Bath lille Il. III. Bo1thbay Harb0F 100 p. IN.
Arriving at Wiscasset about p. N.
Returning, leave WiScaSset on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at a. III. Booth
bay Harber $50 a. N. Bath 1888 d. m. Pop
ham Reach IL .30 u. m. Arriving at Portland
about p. III.
Silver Star leaving Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays Tor New Harbor, Round Pond, Friend
ship, Port clyde, Tenants Harbor, Rockland
ana points east.
0. c. OLIVER, President
CHAS. Il. LEWIS, Treasurer. Sct8dU
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15
FINANCIAL AMI COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of STAPLE Products in the
Leading Markets

By TelegTapn.)

{By Telegrapn.)
NEW YORK, Dec IL
Money easy 1H2@2 rer cent; last loan, "
per cent, closing / "a per cent. Prime mercantile
paper at 4G5. Sterling Exchange was flrmer
with actual business in bAnkcrs bills o3 "a
"a s4s4 for eo-day bills ana at S6s2 g 4 81
for demand; posed rates at s41s GA 20.
CONNER, ial bills 821a "a sS1a. GOVERNING nj
Bonds duh. Railroads weak.
Bar silver e5ss.
Mexican dollars 51@52,
Silver at the board was neglected.
Al London to-day oar silver was quoted
al sod y OF. steady.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-15
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT GO,

Beginning October 9th. 1896. the steamer
MEKRYC0NEAG will leave Portland Pier
Portland. daily, Sunday excepted as follows
For Long IS. Chebeague. Harpswell,
Bailey's and Orr's Is. ZOO p M
Return for Portland, leave Orr's Island via.
all landings, 100 am. Arrive Portland, $50
a. M.
For Cliff Island Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays, leave Portland. 200 y. N.
ISAIAH DANIELS Gent Manager:
oct5 dtf