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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21
Serious Fire in Salem.

Salem, Mass, July 20.-A fire This
morning damaged the Hale building in
Essex street to the extent of several
thousand dollars. The fire started from
the explosion of lantern in the base
ment of Hale's hardware store, and fol-
lowed the elevator shaft all the way to
the top of the building. A general alarm
was sounded and the building was food
ed with water, doing great damage. The
losses are II. A. Hale on building, $4,000,
on stock of hardware $40. 900; w. e. Lus-
comb, stock and fixtures, $1,000; Deaf
Mute Society, fixtures, $500: Salem brass
band, $4,000; Metropolitan Insurance
Company, office and fixtures, $500; Salem
Gazette, $1,000 Board of Trade, $500; VIM.
L. Hill, real estate office, 5000. All are
fully insured except the Salem brass
band. q
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice to Contractors.

GEALED proposals for constructing sewer
y in Monument street will be raceived at
the Office of the Commissioner of Public Works
until Wednesday, July %, 1896, at IL O'Clock
M, when they will be publicly opened and
read. Plans, specifications and further infor-
nation may be obtained at the office of said
Commissioner, who reserve the right to reject
any OF all bids should he deem it for the in,
tcrest of the city 50 to do. Bids should be
to Geo. n. Fernald, Commissioner of Public
Works. jly1S-dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21
SOUTH PORTLAND.

| Mr.. Willis Cole, who left this towy
some years ago for the state of Washing
ton, has returned for a visit to his OLE
homo. He has made success of hi
ventures in tho West and has accumulat
ed considerable property.
A young lady from Portland has opened
| a kindergarten In the grammar schoo
building andlalready has quite mum
Der of pupils.
Miss Lizzie Avery is visiting friends a
York Beach
The sparring exhibition will occur Oh
Thursday evening in Seaside Hall
Preble street. Boston and Portland anG
local talent make up the bill.
George Richards, Of Portland ,Ethe olerl
az William I. Studley's, is enjoying &
vacation.
+. E. Cole, shipping clerk for the
Emery Waterhouse Co., is enjoying 6
short vacation.
Mrs. Dyer of ..Knightville, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. B. L. Thompson, Pine
street.
q W. E. Elliot, oflE. Corey Co., is taking
two weeks vacation.
G. N. Trefethen, of High street, IL
entertaining relatives.
Charles Dyer, clerk for C. M. Rice, is
on short vacation.
The new store which is being built by
j. II. Edwards on High street, will be
occupied by j. L. Richardson, tinsmith
and plumber.
A case of scarlet fever has been report
ed on Jefferson street.
Capt. York is remodelling his barn into
a dwelling house.
Fred and Herbert Cole are spending
their vacation in the village.
4 Mr.. g. A Tilton and family spent
Sunday at. their cottage at Old Orchard.
Quincy S. Dyer, of the Peoples mar
kot, went to Clapboard Island yesterday
to gather his hay crop.
Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Kilgore, of Brown
street, Portland, were guests at Mr..
Kiiby's, High street, Sunday.
Mrs L. f. Merrill and Mrs. Julia Best
of Peaks. Island, were in town Sunday
afternoon, calling upon friends on High
street.
Mr.. q. T.. Greenslit lefs on the Boston
steamer Sunday evening and returned ito
his home in Worcester, Mass.
Twenty one houses have been erected
since January valued at from $500 to
50, 600 each.
The seleotmen estimate that it will cost
at least$2, 300 to repair Anthoine's bridge.
Mr.. David Slower has moved into his
new house on Pine street.
The Medley Rifles of Lewiston to the
number of about !25, were the guests of
the soldiers at Fort .Prebls on Saturday.
After a ball game the party went down
to Fort Scanned and passed pleasant
afternoon in athletic sports.
The soldiers of the fort have gone into
camp on the parade for the summer
Seen. Nelson A. Miles, the commander
of the army, is expected to make an in
spection of the post during the month of
August
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21
LONG SHORE.
A Dog Day Yesterday and Not Productive
of News.

1t was,a regular dog day yesterday and
The weather knocked the bottom out OF
the island business and the boats had
fasy passsngers-in striking contrast to
she Immense travel of Saturday and Sun
day.
There were few arrivals Of fish or lob
ssers. Trefethan & Company received
aabus Is. 600 pounds of fish.
The little porgie steamer Fannie
Sprague sailed into port In the early af-
ternoon. The Spague ia one of the pion-
eaEs In the business, was built at Boston
May 2nd, and at present halls from
Newport.
Speaking of porgie Steamers" said
one OF tho United States Inspectors,
''few people comparatively know that
the famous tug Plymouth was once
porgie steamer. Her hull was built at
Bath, and the Portland Company con-
struotod her boilers and machinery.
Frank Girard, engineer of the fire boat,
was once on the Plymouth. Whom she
was porgie steamer she was called the
Plymouth.
The Mt. Hope came in with 1916 tons
OF coal for the Maine Central railroad
The Waloos arr ived Saturday with 1850
tons.
Saturday morning work was begun on
The new light house at Spring Point
lodge.
Cap. Vern Smith of South Portland
arrived yesterday in his Hampton boat
with 1000 pounds of cod and paddock
caught with hand line On account
of the prevalence of dog fish the travis
are not being used much by the fisher
men this year. This has been hard
year for the small boat fishermen. Fish
have been very scarce this year, but the
catches have brought good prices. :
Tbs following lobster arrivals were re-
ported yesterday: The Planter with 5000
and Minnie Davis with 1000 for G. W.
Msrston; she Bonnie and Bessie with 1000
for j. w. Trefethen and the Charlotte
Beal with $500 for N. r. Trefethen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21

Five conventions will be held In St.
Louis this week, namely: Populist, Sill
yer. Direct Legislation, Cooperative and
Reform Press Association. e. V. ,Debs
VIII address the Direct Legislation CON-
vention. Among those who will read
papers at the Cooperative convention
will bs Editor A. S. Edwards of the Ma
tion, Editor B. o. Flower of the Arena,
and Edward Bellamy, author Of Look
ing Backwards"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21
INSOLVENCY COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE PEABODY,

BEFORE JUDGE PEABODY.
Mondey-James Frank Hardy, Deer.
ing. Fl. J. Conley chosen assignee, LIST
meeting.
Ut heodore Gerrish, Portland, 1st meet.
ing. ]. o Bradley chosen assignee.
6 Leonard L. Skillin, Scarboro, LIST meet.
ing. j. b. Pierce chosen assignee.
Mr. and Mrs. j. 3. Irish, Portland.
lst meeting. J. H. Pierce chosen as,
signoe.
James L. Carter, Soarboro. Discharge
granted.
Daniel Carter, Scarboro. Discharge
granted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21
RELIEF IN SIX HOURS

Distressing Kidney and Bladder disease
relieved in six hours by the ''NJ1W GREAT
SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE.'' This
new remedy is a great surprise on account
of its exceeding promptness i'll relieving
pain in the bladder, kidneys. back and every
part Of the urinary passagesHin male or fe-
male. 1t relieves retention OF water and
pain in passing it almost Immediately. If
you want quick relief and cure this is your
remedy. Sold by C H. GUPPY co. Drug
gtst, s63 Congress St. Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21

surmeuntiDg church has been deposed
Maybe 10 was the fault Of the modern
weathervane manufacturer, who as a
realistic artist insisted ON giving the out
line OF that aggressive bird, the game
cock, never failing to arm his legs with
exaggerated spurs. The cock of the me.
dieval period was an archaic bird, wi til
subdued appearance, and never the
bird militant
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21
Annual M Getting.

NIHE annual meeting of the stockholders OF
Il Atlantic & st. Lawrence Railroad Com
pany for the choice of Directors for the ensuing
year and the transaction of such other business
as may legally be presented. will be held on
the first Tuesday, the fourth day of August,
1896, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon. in the
office of the Treasurer of the Company IN
Portland. +. r. BAER ETT.
Clerk Of the Corporation.
Portland, July Ia. 1896. 14dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21
The State Fair.

Secretary Twitchell, of the Maine State
Fair, was in the city yesterday. DR..
Twitoheli says that Lewiston s fair is to
be up to the old time mark this year, but
that the hard times and political cam
paign combined will make it harder
work than usual to bring out the
crowds. The fair opens on Monday, Au-
q lst 81 and closes on Friday. The
Grange parade will be on Tuesday
Wednesday will be military day. with
a review of the troops by the Governor
and his stat; and on Thursday there
viii be floral parade These are the
racing evenGs.
Monday, August 81.
500. Trotting Foalg, 1893
400. Trotting Foais, 1899
Tuesday, September l.
$3.50. $50 Pacing Stake.
400. 226 Trotting Stake.
200. BAG, 1rot and Pace.
300. Ia mile running.
Wednesday, September 2.
S4o0. 2.17, Trot and Pace.
500. 2.32, Trot and Pace.
300 240, Trotting Stake.
200. ~ mile running.
Thursday, Septem Der 8.
800 2.2l, Trot and Pace.
800. 2.29, I'rotting Stake.
800. 2.35, Pacing Stake.
500. Eree-for- all Trot and Pace.
200. l mile running.
Friday, September 4.
$500. 500, Trottina STAGE.
800. 2.37, Trot and Pace.
800. 2.a7, Trot and Pace.
200. Mile running, consolation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21

The following were drawn yesterday as
grand Jurors for the Septgm ber term of
salo Superior Court: Lewis III. Douglass,
and eniamin f. Farnsworth.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02
TOWN C0RRESPON )ENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSo
IND GENERAL.
TO Our Correspondents.

For he past two months the proceedings
OF the legislature have necessarily had the
right Of way in these columns. What the
lawmakers were doing, or were not doing.
was the leading topic Of interest with the
greater number of the readers " tais paper.
Town correspondence has been fully and
promptly published in the DAILY JoURNAL,
but its publication in the Waterman has
been governed by necessary precedence of
legislative proceedings. The legislature
having adjourned, the WATERMAN will re-
sumo the full and prompt publication OF
the news from all parts of the local field.
Correspondents are particularly requested
to give special care to gathering up the
local news and items of interest and re-
porting them promptly. The wAToHMAN
for the coming year will make additional
room for the local news, and increased at
tention will henceforth be devoted to this
important department of the paper. The
less busy days and the long evenings that
give greater opportunity for reading have
come again, and the WAToHMAN bespeaks
the best efforts Of its correspondents to
make the local news columns valuable for
the fnllness and quality of the news. and
interesting for the way in which the story
of local happenings is told.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02
The Living Age.

The importance of The Living AGE to
every American reader, as the freshest and
best compilation Of gleanings from the field
OF British periodical literature has been long
recognized. Founded by E. Lttell in 1884,
1t has never ceased to occupy prominent
place among the foremost magazines of the
day. In pursuance Of the same general
plan adopted by its founder, and to give the
best the ,C0rld can offer, the publishers have
arranged for the introduction of certain
New Features 30 widening its scope as
to embrace translations of noteworthy arti-
Giles from the leading publications of France,
Germany, Spain, Italy and other CONT
mental countries, many OF which contain
matter of great interest and value to the
American reader, yet which, for obvious
reasons, are absolutely beyond his reach but
for the timely help of this delightful
medium. In addition monthly supple
ment will be given, containing three de-
partments devoted to American literature.
It's prospectus, printed in another column,
more carefully describes these new features,
the first OF which appears in November
issue.
A year ago the price was reduced from
$500 to W. 90 year. This reduction brings
the magazine within the reach of much
wider class, and certainly at this price, with
these improvements, it is at once the cheap
est and the best literary weekly in exist.
ence. In no other way can its equivalent
be obtained for less than many times its
cost. Reduced clubbing rates with other
periodicals offer still greater inducements,
and to new subscribers remitting now for
the year, 1897, the intervening numbers of
1896 will be sent gratis. The Living Age
Co., Boston, are the publishers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02
The Popular GrOwl.

The people are exercising their time
honored right or privilege of growing
over the doings of the Legislature at the
recent session. If they are putting an
unwonted fervor into their manifesto
tions of disapproval at this time, the
cause may not be entirely in growing
and unreasonable condition of fault
finding, but there may exist just and
rational explanation of the increased
disposition to criticise. The chronic
tendency to jump on 1.-THE legislature
may have a pronounced strain of vir-
tue. Certainly it would be an impeach-
ment of the intelligence of the people
if they uttered no protest. They may
not understand precisely what they are
protesting against. They may fail to
discriminate between cause and effect.
Because they do not harvest a crop of
figs from thistles, they may be inclined
to blame the thistles instead of going
to work to plant fig trees.
There is no doubt that some of the
sharpest and most just and competent
critics of the General Assembly, in re-
spect of its lack of efficiency and moral
ity as a law-making body, are found
among the members themselves, those
who have labored with right mind
and resolute purpose to keep the legis-
lative machinery diligently to its legiti-
mate work, but who have been power.
less to control the tendency to do fool
ish things, TO perpetuate abuses, or to
prevent expenditures that are not war
ranted by sound public policy or justi-
fed by services rendered. 81 would
not come here again for ten dollars q
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02

TWENTY-FIVE savings banks in New
Hampshire have failed in the last
eighteen months, with deposits of over
S17 100000. 1t is said that of this
amount 81 100000 will be lost to depos-
itors. The money was lost in western
land investments made, for the most
part, years ago, before the collapse of
the farm mortgage boom. The idea of
profit, rather than of security, predomin-
ated with the men having in charge the
savings of the people of New Hamp-
shire. While some of the older savings
banks of Vermont may have suffered
from western investments, not one of
the forty of these institutions has failed =,
and every bank, with one exception,
has paid dividend of from three to ten
per cent, the past year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02

DURING one of the intervals between
labor and refreshment on the night be-
fore the final adjournment of the leg
islature, there was gathered in one of
the rooms at the State House group
comprising, without question, the lead
ing men of the lower house. The dis
cussion was concerning the need of
changes in the State House. All
agreed that alterations must be made,
and within very few years. Chief
among the alterations should be a
change in representatives hall. The
number of visitors this year has been
much greater than ever before, and
day after day the doorkeepers were un-
able to find seats, or proper standing
room even, for all who came. They
were packed away on the floor of the
House where visitors ought never TO
be permitted, or have stood crowded in
and about the entrance, making in
gress or egress almost impossible.
When it has been necessary for a men,
Der or attache of the House to leave the
hall, he has been compelled to push his
way by main force through the crowd
at the doorway, and if he got out it
was absolutely impossible for him to
return. Any change must include
largely increased gallery room, and a
private entrance for members, clerks
and other attaches of the House. An
other pressing need is more committee
rooms. All through the past session,
committees have been literally falling
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02
Lanesboro.

George Goslant and Cephas Rock started
for Norfolk, Va, last week, in search OF
health Mr.. Goslant has finished saving
chair stock, and shut the mill down for re-
February.
Alfred Ellie and Archie Forrest were out
hunting in the Peacham pond woods, one
day last week, and got lost. They were
obliged to stay in the woods all night, with.
out any fire, but at daybreak started out
and reached home at hslf-past seven.
Mitchell Goslant has been in Maiden and
Hardwick for few days rest. - School
began on Monday, with Miss Mable Paquine
as teacher. - Frank Miller of Bradford
was in town last week. visiting his brother,
II. j. Miller.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02

IT is expected that at the December term
OF Bennington county court will be heard
one OF the most important land cases ever
heard in Vermont. 1t is the suit brought
by the Bennington and Glastonbury Mining
and Manufacturing Company, practically
Gen. j. G. Mccullough against John q.
and Moses Newton OF Wilmington, the
Deerfeld River Company, with some con-
tractors who worked under them, for wilful
trespass in cutting timber off the lands of
the former In Glastonbury. The suit is for
$4,000: Land to the extent OF 10, 900 acres Ia
covered by 1t, and the claim is for triple
damages under the statutes applying to cut.
ting OF trees without right.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02

GOVERNOR CIRCUIT appointed Hosea
Mann of Wilmington inspector OF
finance of the state of Vermont. Mr..
Mann is director and stakeholder in
the Wilmington savings bank, accord.
ing to the last report of the inspector of
finance to the General Assembly. The
law says the inspector of finance shall
not be stakeholder or officer in saw
ings bank, trust company, or loan and
investment company. How can Mr..
Mann hold the office legally?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02

over each other to find places to hold
their meetings, and when found they in
many cases proved entirely inadequate
to the needs of large committee. In
many Instances legislation has been
delayed by this very thing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02

WHEAT began its march to the dollar
mark when the election of Mckinley
became an assurance not to be doubted
it struck the dollar mark, plump and
square, after McKinley's election be.
came an accomplished fact.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02

A POSITIVE cure for rheumatism. neural
gia, sciatica, govt, lumbago, neuralgia or
rheumatic pains, has been found In Neu-
rotc Oil. which is also an infallibe remedy,
either externally or internally, for the thou
sand and one aches, pains, wounds, bruises
and disorders which the human family Is
subject to. Thousands Of families have
been relieved of suffering by Its use. Twenty
five cents at druggists
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02

The London Times declares that
there is no prospect that Spain will win
in Cuba. We cannot exclude the
probability of Intervention by the
United States" the "Thunderer" says /;
in conclusion of an article on the Cuban
question.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02
@attbman 4 suurnal
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1896.
ARTHUR ROPES. General Editor.
Clubbing List.

The following offers are for the benefit
only of subscribers to this paper who pay
all arrearages and a years subscription in
advance. One or more of the publications
may be ordered, but the money for each, at
the club rate, must invariably accompany
the order, with all arrears III any due on
the WATcHMAN and full year in advance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02

The above rates are subject to change
without notice.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-26
Suns Cotton Review.

New York, Jan. 25.-The Suns cotton re- view says Cotton advanced points. then lost most of the advance on this months crop and fell to points on October and bales. Liverpool was steady and unchanged on the spot, with sales of 5000 bales Flu lures there advanced lsQl point and closed steady.
 Today's features The market pulled both ways; it was a little of everything and not much of anything. First 1t was higher be- cause Liverpool was firmer than had been expected; then 1t declined because of lit- on the new crop months. In the main the changes were slight and the undertone was firm. During the past week the receipts have been light, and though this fact is sections of the cotton belt, 1t is worthy of note that the weather in Texas was favor able for moving he crop and yet very It, tie was moved. Prices are high and a big the receipts continue small. The bulls think this fact speaks volumes. The re- ceipts at Houston today were a mere baga- telle as compared with those of year ago, being only about one-fifth as much. while the arrivals at Memphis were only one third as large as on the corresponding day Orleans for Monday were small. The re- eeipts p at some of the ports today were a lit far below the expectations of the bears. There Is a good, steady demand for the actual cotton. The political situation in the
 10 Se bster general business is on the mend if an im- provement in the iron trade-duly consider ed the barometer Of trade''-may be ac- cepted as trustworthy criterion. At any among the largest and strongest houses .n the cotton trade. o9 7i'-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-26
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
 $lyU-l5xl40 feet on 2nd avenue between 18th
 ah nun streets. This is in one and half
 DOCKS or postoffice. The cheapest prop-
 erty in the city. P-op u!0.-6Ox140, with good broom house. on 4tb. between 23rd and. 24th. ' vzOW-9xl4O. on 9th avenue, between 22nd . ana Srd, with good dwelling and barn. >.tzo--0yxlW on Avenue F, electric car line.
 2etWeen 26th and Nth streets
 $oss,H-Ax rect front on 11th avenue, south. $aeo0-5ox16211s, with good barn. alley corner. 91 4ln, between 18th and 18th. e0$v-0ns or the most desirable homes on | youm Dth street: large roomy lot: pay- so9sSS easy; all modern conveniences.
 cs-spiendid 2-story residence, with all Sveniences, on 11th avenue. between | enti. and 18th streets; 5000 cash, balance sisvv Hx2fo. on Sth avenue, north near Fist Ssr 5acre tract near Fritchman's gar ,rsch-Iwo 9h acre tracts, right near eoyrt Syso This lies in # mile of car wheel l sAsa Iezesinow being buiided
 | S500 -.566 sluiu Broom cottage at East Lake,
 Tatc sres between Woodlawn and East 'Sbds Sbadassicre farm in miles of city, in 1Enaues valley. '' " see is yoa ar wnt a home or investment call to HAGOoD & THOMAS. 20l5 First Avenue