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FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPL E.;-lTeXa- s5e per Ia bushel
LcSts: Missouri, sl.s5 per barrel.
ftANAN " Per hnnen. s. vlnl75.
CALIFORNIA FRul Bartlett pears
s. 30 IN - No boN S. plum5. Si.la IN - ID
crates. prunes. SIS in y III crates,
peaches. $50 aprlcots. $l75n2.oo
COcoANlIs- si.Sn4. 90 per 100; s3i o.
GRArES-Texas Gjca75c per i-baslset
crates; small baskets, 2ou'S.
LEMONS Irss.na and Palermos'
cho e., 3his. s. .50at 0o %6Gs. 800; fancy,
EuTs-Brazil, he per ID: finerls. Sicily.
Dc: Naples i2lec; walnnts. llmi5c, peanuts,
5isGihc, aim 1nds. Turlgona, lie per IL. he
per sack California Almonds. Zoe; pecahs,
PLUMs-T Texas. a5a45c per !. bushel
iEACIIEs--Per peck boxes. small to
basket crat- =, jjG,H.,
WAIVER Ml.L.ONS--1lcNSl.5 0 per dozen.
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NOW. THERE YOU ARE.

Italy Herald.
The Dallas News keeps ON telling IN
saualIy language about this retainer fee
But what the News says goes for little,
as every sound minded man knows the
News Is rotten 10 the core, morally and
politically The News T. not the only rot
ten paper In Texas. There are hundred
or for truth.
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I Jacobs e. Co. live stock commission
merchants report as follows.
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BuRuLARs WORKING curRo.

Cuero. Texas. July 2iBnrglars are
again ins~s,ing cuero. Within the past
week several burgiaries have been re-
ported. the losses being mostly small. but
it gives the citizens an uneasy feeling
anyway fhe last series oi bprHlaries was
stopl@d by the officers shooting 0it caught
In Inc attempt, and n tins one In not Csix~-
fui he VIII get IT, too.
ruero and Victoria croFsed bats at Port
Lavnca last Sunday, with the result that
CuerO led by score of Is TO .. OF WHOA
the CuerO boys are proud
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THE FRUIT MARKET.

II supply Of Texas fruit nm tho ,oo,,
prica, lay was not unusually lacse
k,i,ss.s nat up very Web. IN, Posts
ks,,ain Day ihterfered with trade to
Nue. s,, eHeht ana a number Of the
r,.. Establishments were c!cs,d d,riu,.
The main i .,., hes continue to consti.
husns'" re OF eNoellanr nualitv sb "s
.nnagnmsonm more care in s'-lectine sock
fDt sai,1h Ien., rsiii2lns that poor frui,
b be res' so, when the supply is 40 lar,n
fM cra,s so'o today AT 25G 81 cent. 4.
kks havs h.o we're i'HTiic, Very lex
a conssn poer reie.'ed this week, INC
u having IN 'aSl Friday and sal.
M rrs sxsaao to bo;h the sbipp SiVn n,d q
dsue sum- pears aud apples are "'i in
supply ana fair demand ''' Az
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GRAIN AND HAY

Car load lots, job cars. from mills. d.o,.
vSrs charge from store seil0c more per in
corn. " '"'s ana
nRAN-65c.
CORN-Sacket, 3sTiOc.
mon, 2ln23c
CHOPPED CORN-s2c per 100 lbs.
HAY-Alialfa. $lS00ulioN per ton: mil
let. su.5oul2.6O; timothy. Si75caiS NJ ;
North Texas prairie, $500, South Texas
prairie, so.50a7.oO.
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas CITY July 2i.-,Atrlc- Receipts
'n'. shipments ?irso, steers teidy. all others
a,i l0c lower. TeNas steers 22hu3 ~. Texas
cows l 95Ti2.ah beef steers 2,,Dni.2S. notive
cows 15ouS-i5. Stockers and feeders 2fod
3.',l. Hogs Receipts ] 500, shipment none,
market hHlo lower. bulk Of sales 2p1fi5.Ni.
packers 2.N,tSlh, mixed 3rHdi3.59. lights
3.lj4l32 .i.. york ers I.lOnS 22i2 pigs 3uOn
3.22is, sheep Receipts 5000, shipments
none: market dun and weak lambs 3elfi
500. mutto,s . OOdl, GO
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BANK CLEARINGS.
New York, July 2I.-Bank clea-lngs SlU
65i. Jo9. balances $6.6l0.563.
I3ilNIoS-

Closing quotations BOND, at New York ,oaa,
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MASONIC LOCATION COMMITTEE
lr.a I,Ly % --'rhe COMMITTEE

CIrbllfTs, 7 "NdS' ''''
s' III, 81 HE widows and orphans home
and .nois,rial sohoe', wefe q lne cc,.y
ss " and were wei pleased with Gle
w sn.'r,fs Stewart has gone 70, Clinton.
A. After I'd McGnnis VINO kiil.d me-
s sro in his county few months ago. Nc
tinnis has been apprehnnded
r, ,nt 80 los, mig hi VIII exceed the first
innate ana will run over s!oSn. Insult
ane,- about s5l5p.
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Vaughi q Kennedy of New Orleans
wired Cargill & Richardson at 1907 p. m:
New York teles raphs that foreign buying
ern stop Orders. Think IL Is about over"
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New Orleans. july II The market for
Gotten seed products is dull and nahang-
ed RENE crude oil, IN bulk II. prime
summer yellow. IN ba rrels. 90. meal.
export. 1901
New York. July 2l.--totton seed products
duff with oil uuatatsnns nominal
prime crude OIL. -; in barrels prime
SUMMER yellow, in barrels. 23a4uI; prime
cotton seed meal. y 0tg -0yD per ton.
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SICK MAN CARED For.

IA,nnx. Tnxas. July 2i.-Frank Synett.
supposed to Le a tramp. was found lying
under a. tree Ia an exhausted condition
near the OH Mctiehee crossing on the
San Marcos river Sunduy evening He
was unable to speak. hut from papers
found on him, Ms name WAS learned A5Id
that tl3s home was la CovinEton. NY.
He was web dressed and seems TO he more
Than a tramp He was carried to the
house OF farmer. whose name was not
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BUILDING MATERIAL,

CEM!iNT- Portland cement, per Dbl. 500
W"uu, tvsc0tle cement, per Dbl, S.,5u2,9l,
lime. Sl0G, ire clay. s3.aHS.I0 plaster
PARIS; $40; fire brick. ST. Louis. per NJ.
San. Drain paving tile. per foot, jni5c. 3 to
inches inclusive, felt roofing. per square.
*l,5ns.oo; Acme and ttoyal cement plastic.
per ton, tltov. piastcring hair. goat. pes
ID, &c. la his. Der Nj yg.n
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Barb wire QUOTATIONS. are Tor eaIloa1 Iots'
EAKRiip WiEE-Gldden, galyanized,
81 IS per 100 his painted wire s.lo; Wau-
began, l0c higher than Glidntn'
vauoos. 10 to 80 penny. SOC and penny,
eoc. aud I penny. 75c, ana penny. s'c :
3 penny. $40: penny $40 CANA
cur NAlLS-kate, $40 per ke6, sam"
advances as on wire nails.
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PAINTS AND OILS.

oIL-I,inseed in lbs. raw ilc; boiled 4Sc
petroleum. $50 test. IN bis. lie; In cares.
u.b. brilliant oil. .sl.55; in hbls. l2o stove
gasoline. N e So, 81 40 IN hhls, lic, Enp on
oil Ia bills, lnc IN eases, y. 50; castor eli.
med cal pure, 200; turpcn me. in Ibis, Bic.
., WHITE Ll1Ap-Su!cily p,se. 6HJrc;
WISDOM nLASs-ln ioNes, ~. ana y TO
10 per cent discount, new list.
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Hoarne. Texas, July 1.-Two nesroes'
Inn johnson and Ed Long. tried 10 break
Jo,'i, ,cL 10 IL. city calabooss sunday night
". w ard@r 10 sci at liberty Essie Tnomp-
90 ION an es.rapet convict. CAPTURED by city
Marsha n. ns,f,,n had the ainr two under lock
and key.
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LONDON SALES.

London judy e1-'rhe wool auction sales
closed today with offerings Of BID bales.
of which 1900 were Withdrawn. MerinOi
ana Cnpe of Good Hope and Natal wer.s
4 rcr cen, Lows while greasy cross III ID
wore neary per cent higher. Aneri, a
purchased 300 bales.
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s.. Louis july u Cattle Receipts.
1900. shipments. 5ro, market steady 10
strong. native shippne steers. : ,pU' ., +.
dressed beef aud huichcrs' sn-rs. 3 @ou
10. stc,rs under 1000 pounds . Sltl 81.
stock~is and feeders " todS g.. COWS aud
hciiers. .Wi2 90. TEXAS cattie. sos. : - i.
cows 75pr2 81. Hogs Receipts. 1000,
shipments, 1890. market steady and firm
Tor light. light. 3 lpilj -. mixed , i5u
3 30, heavy. 3 2nnS 70 Sheep Receipts.
300. shipments nom. market steady ma
,ivcs. 2.Nu3 10, ewes, 80. lambs 3.cop
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sawn MIN failures We're reported: Pee
kal ' niI,sS lansing, Mitch. First Ma
Fla n 1Wa!ssaooro, OHIO. capitai SlyD.00p.
IN c sa,,ey National hank. Ellcns burg.
|npor,,n,' a's, Wash. capital so0,U0.
wilson a. c'ohllhelc!ll failures were:
kwing cnn "o', h'arhl. Chicago. II. Smith
SaIi,;a nss 10, Fear, contractor, RaIti:nora
kinaw ,, n..s"" J. W liowry X son
VIM, Mich, and Young kros A. N;ny,.
"'sa" groc cries, Decatur. nj
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EVENING posTs cABLEaRAM

New York. July 2i.--The Evening Posts
London financial cabegrim says
The stock markets were idle today, the
Ioyh wedding tomorrow Increasing The
POLITICAL feeling. Americans We're steady
New York advices soon broke the nIas
ket The Berlin and Paris markets We're
quiet.
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s1,rrER AND EGGs.

81, Louis. July el.-Bulter-unehangod.
Egss-Hasher: SC. ,,,,,, ,,,.a,.,.,.
or,,.,n,rv I9lsi3. dairy lO4,l2, Esss--i2c
b,eh,r. receipts smaller. quoiable al TO-
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. July -Wheat-Active
and unchanged No hard 49i.n5o. No. 3
i76iiSia, No. . red nominally 30; No. 3
f,Ur52. Corn-Active. unchanged: No. 2
mixed 22i.Q23: No. . white 22a.m4 oats.
Firm No. mixed l6,s: No. whtc nom
inally ~ Rye-No. > nomlnally 25u26.
Hay-Stcady and unchanged.
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md BUSINESS BAROMETER.
,.,., 10 the Condition OF Trade
Generally.
.,,1e Of WHOLESALE GROCERIES.
"a Hog Products Are Lower
~. - -. Failures for IA Week.
The Hide Market
offe of The Post,

houston, lucSihsi Jug -.
.,a erocery trade shows sonb'
~ .'..,ani in the volume and number
rV' ...o,h,ns bu, prices on staple arn'
= are generally weak, with sharp oe-
~. in sugar and nearly all hos pro
roted in this column yesterday
sA Lar has declined isc doubtless aus
~. heavy selling oil and lower Prices
/. .ugar stock in Wall street Monday
\. ,saned market was actually oVersoia
= 49,. wses and buyers have generally
a. an urgent demand for the promp'
[v,srv of sugar ordered by them, which
/ '.,.o.sd to mean that light stocks ate
n !, The country. THIS. i, was thought,
sra influence better prices but insteas
A.,,n. has ensue1. The low prices now
r,ilpg on lard. pork and ribs are the
n ~ the trade. and where the decline
n and no one attempts to guess. III Ii
| a howsyer, thai Il few OF the leading
{..,,rn mckrs refused 10 sell Lard al
ow record made III the speculative
L,te,s Yesterday. The coffee market doe.
1, show any particularly il.eicStiiis .r,t
r. though prices cNinence some weak
=. and are in buyers favor. Jobbers
inon A rather indifferent demand FROM
country Molasss and syIups are
Sov,nr very slowly mo the hands OF buy
y hit the tone of the market is called
ysady. as available supplies are conc-n.
S,.i in the hands oil Il few holders and
M a also limited supply nj priniai!
kinn There has been a slight decline IN
annapolis Hour but the Texas mills are
hiding 10 former prices,
THE HIDE MARKET.
|WhIle there has been little change in tho
"a market one way or the other for som.
he the tone this week is even duller
Ian heretofore The untouched weak.
(ss In packer hides la, influenced the
|unlry market and the dellers do moi
h at oil strong. They think the larger
kas are We'll supplied and rather an
kiW!e a dull season from now hntli III,
II cutting OF leather begins.
The Shoe and Leather Review states, that
/ Chicago packer hide market has d.
lopez considerable weakness. The actua
|ontions are only &c oil. hut the feeling
bong both buyers and sellers il that
|lps have declined from iac TO ~. Til,
(ge buyers are oiiering Nc .or niues lliit
khos. time ago were hrmy held III s 10
y xhhe Sig is s,ill quoted. SAc would
accepted today.
NJ Texas Steers. 70 pounds ana up
ke bsen sold al 81. with the light s.elec-
p al 14c. Two ears We're sold from !
(lcaso and three cars from Western |
ench packing houses at these figures |
rs are In for several large blocks at ~. !
1 the packers as'e nof ready to accept
even figure at this writing. 1t must /
admtted that the stocks of Texas nidcs
! small and that under ordinary conGi-
rs Inc market would rule strong. The !
laNFs, however, ara influenced by the un !
fard state OF general business. and are
eeciheiy prone TO hold Oft ut time
z tae market seems to be on the dow II /
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. July GA better financial out
iook WAS the principal cause of re-
every oil u in the price OF Wheat today.
Corn closed l1acticaliy unchanged and
cats Is higher. ProviS.on We're again Vary
much depressed. lard ard ribs making
new low records.
W hea, Trading was rather narrow mos,
OF the day but on display OF sHang;n the
market mAts there Was some pretty ac-
tive covering by local shorts and "A fair
amount OF buying Tor the long account.
l ne opening was iirmer ut slightly ad-
Nanced prices The steadier feeling In
Wall street and the reported action OF the
banks In Strengthening the gold reserve
ead an important influence and was. per.
maps, the main feature OF strength an
through the session The weakness; of pro
visions and active short selling caused a
temporary decline. But prices soon re.
covered, strong ate cables and liberal sea
bn-.d cearances amounting to ivD,UM
bushels, imparting fresh strength. The
market held Very strong during the Last
outside markets and the substantial de-
crease III the worlds visible supply the
close was steady at a substantial advance.
The strength in wheat held cc,n prices
prospects OF another crop Considerable
short covering was INDUCED ill.,
oats, though quiet, ruled firm and
shade higher Influenced by more reports
OF bad yields and strength in wheat and
corn
Provisions continued their recent down.
ward course Heavy liquidation WAS in
dulged in 10y the holders although there
closing prices heng materially lower. Lard
ANA RIBS also made low recoris, aud pork
was within > Of that mark Tor Juiy
Estimates foi v e'incsday-W Wheat loj
ears, corn ~. oats In. Hogs. 2l,oD head
ST LOUIS.
St. Louis. july II. Flour quiet, him ana
unchanged. Whea Market advaA ing
ed flt,N Ii
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SUGAR.

New ORLEANS, July al sugar-Qniet, ;,
Centrifugal whtes 3il-l;n3 5-l6. yellows
siSs,s H. Is: seconds . 7-l6as's. Moass.s--
Dull. centrifugal 3ft9: others unchanged.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. july 2i.--Mouey on call easy
AZ 2n3 per cent; last loan 2 closed . per
cent Prime mer ,aniie paper 5li6 per
cent. Sterling htnee s'n7lv v'i'h
actual business in bankers bills at ASS 81
Tor demand and As TOR Sixty days. Posted
rates 4SSi.uI9 and isyigu1.sn CONNER
clal bills i.s7 Silver ,srt,iicaltes ~ hid
Mexican dollars 80 as
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LONDON CONSOLS.

London. July l-Closing--Consols for
money ll3 7-16, do for the account 1l3,s
Bar silver Sligd per ounce. Money ,.Ni;
per cent.
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Y AEked. Bid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
Opened STEADY; lz:oS, Q,Eet: closed
steady saies. 7,200.
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years indicated crops OF gsain are rcrk.
'oneu al siS5,Uh,ep less than their worth of
.we,Ve months ago-iiglred on the basis
oil the quotations of last July
boxes; Missouri. S3.50ni0o per barrel
medium, 2Mi3oc. choice to fancy, a5Gl0c
4.Da skel crates. 5NuG5c.
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pints, sii.oo per per bbi: Ixie Pale, quarts
500; pnis, ia Magnolia I'aie. quarts
HIoiii wISES-N.2e per gallon.
WiISkY--Ter gallon; Finished so9ds,
on high wine basis. sl.2.; straight Bournoh
and eye acc rdipg TO egg una puaiN''
81 754 500. blended si15aS.D.
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GALVESTON STATEMENT.
LIVE STOCK.


J. Jacobs e. CO.. live stock commission
merchants. rcpost as follows:
Heeves-c holce ,..,.,...-.......,. 2i.ep "a
Cows Choice Observation-Disclosures. 2AM
HeiferS ........'........,..... IitfI
Yearl.nss- Choice .-..-........... 2Lsl VA
Calves-Choce spring ............. 3i.4
Calycs-According 10 size.......... az ~
Mitton--First class 9nly
Common not wanted
uoesn Cornfed li0 lbs aid undcr) s,sQ
Nssifed. must be good. .,.,...,,,. .isM
Ali classes OF choice cattle are wanted.
and first class sheep. ~ lbs and over.
FORT WORTH.
Corrected daily for The Post by the
Fort Worth Stockyards company
Cattle Quotations
Prime steers .................. " n $40
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STOCKS.
| The following wets III, e,Dsns quotation, on the
lendin stnc Is OF lne y Nv Ylr. ExrhAn., toinx:
MAXINE INTELLIGENCE.

RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Galveston, Texas. July 2l.-Total receipts
of cotton at Galveston today We're 8 bales
by the Gulf. Colordd, ana Santa he rail
way.
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Reported for The Post Nv A. Y. Norman
live stock commission merchant.
RccVcS-
Choice, per III, gross, ...,...... 2Np IA
Cows
choice, per Id. gross. ,........... :aD "a
Common. per III. gross.........
Yearlings
Choice. per Id. gsoss............ 2isp ~.
Common. per ID. gross....... > " ~.
Calves
Small. per 10. gross. ............ Z a Az
Large. per ID. gross. ............. 3 70 Sis
Sheep
Choice. per ID. gross AZ 3,s
Common. per head. ......,.......l % III 80
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APPLEs-Fancy sliced, N boxes, sgols /,
choice evaporatei 7laM7a.c. fancy .s.M..,
citron lac per III. curran's. IN pa''.'
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FINANCIAL.

GAINeston Texas. JnIV N.--In The local
eNcndn.e market. sterling aixtl9s buying
sis5. selling $40 New York sight. l., wing
i-e discount selling iac premium Ameri-
ca'l silver buying Nc discount, selling at
par.
New York. July .i--sterling exchange.
bankers sixties. N.T'4dtSs; commercial.
81 S'is, td@hmasks, 9ai, francs, bankers
5.l6 rs
New orleans. La, Iuly 2l.-Sterling ex-
change commercial SIXTIES 81 So. IA So.
francs. bankers sixties 5I7ia less Lie
New York sight. bankers 81. 81 premium
commercial &c premium
LonGon. July Thank rate per cent.
consols liz TIC.
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doinqs Of u Day With Wall Street
Operators.
REMARKABLY FEVERlSll MOVEMENT.
Volume OF Businsss Large. Nut = T.itir
Below tho Record VI tho Previous
Opening Strong.

Now York Julv gi -'rba s,,.,, ..,
s,oVn Si'eouia'
,.oh touaS WAS SharAcueN2eu by n remark
ably fevoish movement and DECISIVE spa
wide fluctuations IN ei,bor ,i,.o,,or .r,,.,
volume ,s husinsss was ee 's''' rus
VI BUSINESS WIS 'a'se, thotsn
lrif,e below yesterdays record and. rs
usual Sugar and St Pam wers wen Il,
III. ,o,., ia min, ,t ,,;,,,,. wa )"
'',. 'e"" ''' po''' VI "N'iN"s'
ihere was no news To account for the
RAPID transitions IN the speculatiys t,u-
r,r aadr ,.om hivb.r I.o,,,,,,, ,,,,...
- ,.. 0"A"' p''ees Tor
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y Value. b BID: = Seiicrs
STOCKS AT LEADING; MARKE

COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET.
The following are tho closing quotations
Tor cotton on the spot today at the Lead
Ing markets. together vita closing OF mid
ding yesterday, with today's sales:
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ST. J0HNSBURY EAST.

Prof. Robertson gave a very interest
ing and instructive lecture last Sunday
evening upon the subject, Books and
reading-how to get good therefrom.
Miss Clara Cook ofNewtonville, Mass,
is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. G. w.
Patterson.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Knight are Wis
iting relatives in Bristol, N. H.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman and c. M.
Chapman and wife, spent a day with
Mrs. Calvin Morrill, recently.
Miss Carrie Griswold and Miss Bertha
Lee started Wednesday for Old Orchard
where they will spend a few days.
Mrs. Elvira Hurlburt went to Old
Orchard last week.
Mrs. Mary Mclaughlin has purchased
a fine EStey organ.
Miss Mary Cleveland of New York is
visiting at w. c. Graham's.
Miss Flora Harvey is in Boston this
week.
Mrs. H. M. Knepp and son Frank will
go to Boston, Saturday, where the latter
will enter a hospital for treatment
Although his general health is improv
ing he has no use OF one of his limbs, ant
his friends all hope for a complete recov
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson. Miss Clar;
Cook and NJ SIS Mertie Graham AM
friend, Miss Cleveland, started Thursda,
morning for a carriage drive to thu
| White Mountains.
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PASSUMpSIC.

Passumpsic has new postmaster Mrs.
Maria Hawley has received the appoint
ment and will doubtless assume the posi-
ton as soon as practicable. The office
will probably remain where it now is for
the present until suitable place can be
found for it elsewhere.
Rev. ]. D. Skinner has gone to Nova
Scotia tor few weeks vacation, where
his family have been since the early part
of Iune. AS it is their native place, and
nearly all their lives have been spent
there, it is easy TO predict that they have
most enjoyable visit
Miss Ella Buzzel of Jericho is spending
few days in visiting friends in this
vicinity.
The Sunday School will hold their
annual picnic, weather permitting, at
Joe's pond on Wednesday, July 20.
Rev. John Service, formerly Of Barnet
Center, will preach in the Baptist church
next Sabbath, and it is expected he vii
occupy the desk during the absence o
the pastor.
John Barker, who has been staying
with his son in Springfield, Mass, fol
nearly year, was in town the first o
the week visiting relatives.
W. A. Somer is to paint Mrs. Kidder':
buildings.
Some necessary repairs will be made
upon the parsonage during the absence
of the pastor and family.
George N. Moreau and wife of Phila
delphia, Penn, who recently spent {
week here with their sister, Mrs. May A
Woods, sailed for Europe last Saturday
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SOIITH RYE0ATE.

A union service was held in the R. P
church Sunday evening when the Rev
]. H. Adalian gave an address on "The
present condition of Armenia"
Rev. John J. Hall returned from Wash
ington, D. c., Saturday evening, and
gave an account of the International c
E. convention at the morning service in
the Presbyterian church,
Rev. S. A. Jackson has returned from
his vacation and occupied his pulpit
Sunday.
]. w. McMeekin has commenced work
for the Grand Union Tea Co. and will
make his headquarters at Plymouth
N. H.
The eighth annual fair of the Ryegatc
and Wells River Dairymen's association
will be held here the second week in Sep
TENDER, the 9th, 10th and 18th. A three
days fair is something new for this asso
ciatlon, but there is no doubt of its being
most successful meeting.
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firm, to put in electric lights for street
lighting at price of SIS so each light per
year. The power at George Smilee's mill
will be taken for the plant. 1t is expect
ed that the plant will be in running order
the last Of October or the first of Novem-
Der. The price of inside lights will be
$35 per light Tor 16 candle power for
houses and $500 for store lights of 80
candle power.
The brick work on Mr.. Marshall's new
block is nearly completed.
Giles Reynolds has been appointed
street examiner in lieu Of A. Hall.
G. P. Titus and wife are staying at
Mrs. Orlando Titus farm for few days.
Miss Mary Wakefield of New York is
visiting relatives in town.
Perley Shattuck is learning the print
ers trade.