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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-11
MAINE CENTRAL r.. r..
Ir effect Oct. 4. 1897.

Trains leave Portland as follows:
700 a. m. For Brunswick. Bath Rockland.
Augusta. Watervile. Skowhegan. Lisbon Falls.
Lewiston via Brunswick, Belfast, Bangor and
Bucksport.
$50 a. m. For Danville JIG. poland springs)
Mechanic Falls Rumford Falls Bemis, Lew
iston, Winthrop, Oakland, Readheld, Water
vile, Livermore Falls, Pennington and Phillips.
11.2U a. M. Express Tor Brunswick. Bath,
Augusta, Wateryille. Pittsfield, Bangor. Bar
via B. & A. r. r. for Houlton. Woodstock.
st. Stephen. and ST. Andrews, via Vanceboro
lis p. m. Mechanic Falls. Rumford Falls,
Bemis, Danville Jc:. Lewis ton, Livermore Falls.
Pennington, kingfeld. Carrabasser, Phillips
and Rangeley, Winthrop Oakland, Bingham
10 p. m. For .Freeport Brunswick. Au
gusta. Bath. Bootfpay. Rockland and
IL ncoa ta dson 0H Water1 TN s kOSf ss d
fast, Hartland, Dover and Fo1crofts Green
vile. Bangor, Bar Harbor, oldtown and Mat
BIO D. IN. For Brunswick. Bath. Lisbon
Falls, Richmond, Gardiner Augusta and
b.i5 p. M For New Gloucester, Danville
Auburn and Lewiston.
:, HOO p. m. Night Express. every night for
Brunswick, Bath. Lewiston, Augusta, Water
county via Old Town, Bar Harbor, Bucksport
St stephen st. Andrews. st. John and
Aroostook County via Vanceboro. Halifax and
NiiO iVflASOo. Ih0 SATURDAY AuSHt udiu uooS
not run to Belfast, Dexter. Dover and Foxeroft
or beyond Bangor excepting Bar Harbor,
Oct3d, 10th and nth. Sleeping cars to st. John.
White Mountain Division.
s.45 o. m. For Bridgton. Fabyans, Burlington
Lancaster Quebec, St Johnsbury, Sherbrooke,
Montreal, Chicago, ST. Paul and Minneapolis
and all points west
$50 p. m. For Sebago Lake, Cornish. Fryeburg.
Brdgton; North Conway. Fabyans. Lancaster.
Colebrook; LLunenburg, St yohnsbury, New
port, SherbroOk, Montreal and Toronto.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
1920 a. M Paper train for Brunswick ALL
gusta. Waterville and Bangor.
1850 p. m. Train for Brunswick, Lewiston,
Bath. Augusta, Waterville, and Bangor.
HOO p. m. Night Express with sleeping ears
for all points.
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
From Montreal. Quebec, Fabyans. Bridgton
1926 a. M, Lewiston and Mechanic Falls, $50
a. M: Wateryille and Augusta, SIS a. nj. !;
Bangor. Augusta and Rockland. 1928 p. IN. j;
Kingfield. Phillips, Pennington, Bemis, Rum.
ford Falls. Lewiston. 1890 p. m; st. John. Bar
Harbor. Aroostook County, Moosehead Lake and
Bangor, 5.45 p. IN; Rangeley. Pennington,
Rumford Falls, Lewiston, 300 p. M; Chicago
and Montreal and all White Mountain points
$40 p. M; daily from Bar Harbor, Bangor,
Bath and Lewiston, 140 q. IN. daily; Halifax,
st. John. BarHarbor. Waterville and Angus
ia, $50 a. M, except Mondays.
GEO. F. EVANS. General Manager,
+. E. BOOTHBY, G. P. s. T. A.
Portland, Sept. %, 1897. oct1dd
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GRANDEUR u ! Z

On AID after MONDAY, october Attn, 1897
trains will run as IJii1ws.
LEAVE,
For a Aae1 vi AMI nd Lewiston 7.o6 500 a. MT
For Gorham, RerIin and island Pond 500 a.
m: 100 and Gao D. m.
For Gorham and Berlin sundays 7.3O a. m.
For Auburn aud Lewiston Sundays 7.3O a. M,
and 900 p. n.
For Montrsa; and Chicago 800 a. NJ; and
For quebec 500 a. m. and.o.oo p. IN.
ARRIVALS
From Lewiston and Auburn $40. l1.15
a. H., 3.l5. 800 and Gao y. M
From Island Pond. Berlin and Gorham $50
and II 10 a. M, and 90 y. m.
From Chicago aud Montreal $50 a. nj. and
600 D. m.
From Lewiston and Auburn Sundays $50 a. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on Night
trains and parlor cars on day tranG.
TICKET OFFICE DEPOT AT FOOT OF
INDIA STREET.
CHAS M. HAYS. Gen Manager.
Portland. October 4tn. 1897. oct4ti
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Falmouth and Ffeepoft Steamers.

On and after Oct 4th steamers leave Portland
Pier for Great Diamond Island, Mackwofths
and Falmouth, 1i'0 IL. m. 200 l.. N. For
Couscn's. ChebeagCe ami Kustin's Islands. SO.
Return leave Great Diamond Island at s.45
a. nj $3.50 y, i'll. l1are NsaeKwol!G'E $40 u. H..
1925 p, III. leave Falmouth. S;'' Il IN. 1900 m;
leave CousGn's Island, T.t5 a.. M; leave Che-
becue 7.35 Il. nj; leave BustinS. Ills a M. +;
lr'ivr So. Freeport, 100 a. III. PoRer's Ianti
BENJNAlIN NJ. SEAnCRN
octGati General Manager,
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STEAMERS.
INLAND ROUTE.
AND ROCKLAND,

Commencing Monday, July 5, 1897, until fur
Their notice. sTiR. MEkkYCUNtsAG, I. +.
archibald. Master, leaves Tillson's wharf. Rock
land. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at $50
a. M for PORTLAND, touching at Tenants Har-
Dor, Port Clyde. Friendship, Hound Pond, New
Harbor and Boothbay Harbor, arriving in Port
land in season to connect with Boston aud New
YORK Steamers same night.
Returning leaves Portland. Tuesday. Thurs
DAY and saturday. Portland Pier at $40 and
Boston Boat Wharf at TOO a. M, Tor Rockland
making way landing as above, arriving in sea-
sol TO connect with steamer for Boston.
Fare, Portland to Rockland, ouly Sl.25.
g.. 8. ATWOOD. Agent, Portland Pier.
J. r. FIVE, Agent Tillson's Wharf, Rock
land. i,yl2dtf
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Portland and BOothbay Steamboat Co

SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS.
GOING WEST.
STEAMER ENTERPRISE leaves as fol-
lows:
EAST BOOTHBAY for PORTLAND, Mon
days aad Fridays, at 7.15 a. M, touching at
South Bristol, sOcean Point,
tChristmas Cove, Boothbay iiarbor,
Heron Island, Squirrel Island.
PEMAQUID for PORTLAND, Wednesdays
at 600 a. M, touching at above landings,
GOING EAST
Leave PORTLAND at TOO a. m. Thursdays
and Saturdays for
Squirrel Island, christmas Cove,
Boothbay Harbor, South Bristol,
ocean Point, East BoOthbay,
Heron Island.
Leave PORTLAND at TOO a. m. Tuesdays
for PEMAQUlD and above landings.
i Passengers conveyed bv team to and from
South Bristol.
Thursdays and Saturdays, passengers for
Pemaquid conveyed by, ferry from South
Bristol.
Touch on signal.
ilyl6dtf ALFRED RACE. Manager
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Portland wno,ssa,s MARK

PORTLAND. Oct. 8.
The markets were quiet to-day with prices
steady and unchanged. Flour, Corn and oats
are quiet al d firm Chicago market closed today.
Provisions about steady. Turpentine advanced
lie to-day; now quoted 4095oc. The Coal STU
lion is firm one, and prices will surely ad-
vance between now and the first OF November.
The following are to-days wholesale prices OF
Provisions. Groceries; crc
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Boston rroauc, marker.

BOSTON. Oct. 8. l597-The following are
to-day's quotations. of Provisions. etc.;
FLOUR.
Spring patents.l5 25d6 90.
Spring clear anu straight, 4 25G6 S5. +
Winter patents. s 20d6 60.
Winter. clear and straight, 30@6 20
Extra and Seconds CO.
Fine and Supers-.
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MAINE STEAMSHIP co.
New York Direct Line.
LONG ISLAND SOUND BY DAYLIGHT.
FIVE TggPS PER- WEEK,

Steamships Cottage City and Manhattan
alternately leave Franklin wharf Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays al D M Returning,
leave Pier 49, East River. Tuesdays. Thursdays
and SATURDAYS at 5 D. m The superb new Iron
Steamship John,Englis leaves Portland, Wednes-
days and sundays al p H.
These steamers are superbly fitted and fur
nished for passenger travel and afford the most
convenient and comfortable route between
Portland and New York.
Fare one way, $500; round trip, 5000
Merchants and Buyers round trip tickets.
under regulations of Merchants Association of
N. w. only $500.
j. f. LISCOMB. General Agent.
j. B. COYLE, Treasurer. oct4dtf
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DOM iMiOn Lime s B1sT3N
GU. S. and Royal Mail Steamer
S, S, HCANADA" (Nev.)

5000 Tons, IS intended to sail from Boston as
follows for Queenstown and Liverpool;
Saturday, Sept. IL, at 1000 a. IN.
Thursday, Oct. ~, at 90 a. IN.
Thursday, Nov. IL, at 10 90 a. m.
Thursday, Des. g. at 1000 a. m.
This new twin screw steamer has magnificent ac-
colnmodations for cabin passengers equal to the
best New York liners) and is the largest and latest
passenger vessel sailing from Boston. mo live
stock carried)
Saloon passengers $500 and upwards; accord
ing TO location.
Second cabin very superior accommodations
1880; round passage 1887. Steerage passage
125 SO.
For passage, plans etc, apply to local agents. or
JOHN FARLEY & SONS, Gen. Pass. Agts iO3
State street. Boston, augI6eod3m
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HARPsWELL STEAMBOAT co.

Beginning October 1st 1897 steamer Aueocis-
co will leave Portland Pier, Portland, daily, Sun
days excepted, as follows:
For Long and Chebeague Islands, Harpswell,
~, Bai Ivy i ana Urf M asana 40 p m
Fridays, 200 p. M.
Return for Portland Leave Orr's Island. nv
way of above landings, TOO a. m. Arrive Port
land, $50 a. IN.
ISAIAH DANIELS, Gen1 Mgr.
Sep11 dit
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PORTLAND & WORCESTER.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, K. Il.
Foot of prebie 81.


On and after Monday Oct. 4, 1897, Passenger
trains will Leave Portland;
For Worcester Clinton, Aver Junction, Nashua,
Windham and Epping at 7.30 a. ~ and 1880
p. hi.
For Manchester. Concord and points North at
730 a. III. and 1890 p. m.
For Rochester, Springvale Alfred, Water
boro and Saco River at 1880 a. m 1890 and
5.55 p. III.
$50 and 60 p. Ill.
For Westbrook. Cumberland Mills, Westbrook
Junction and Woodturds at 7.S0, 9.45 a. M,
1886 500, 5,35 and go p. nj.
The 1890 p. IN. train from Portland connects
at Aver junction with "Hoosac Tunnel Route"
Tor the West and at Union Station, Worcester,
for Providence and New York. via providence
Line" for Norwich and New York. via Nor
WITCH Line with Boston and Albany r. r. for
the West, and with the New York al! rail via
springfield"
Trains arrive in Portland from Worcester
at $50 Z. NJ; from Rochester at $50 a, NJ, l3o
and 552 p. M; from Gorham at $40 $50 and
1880 Il, M. l30 4.l5, $50 p. Iii.
For tickets Tor all points West and South APP
ply 70 j. IL. COLLINS Ticket Agent, Port
iond. Me
ie25dtt j. W. PETERS. Supt
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Retail Grocers sugar fate-.
Portland market-cut loaf Z: contectonefs o.
De; Lulvt rised &C.; powered, 60; graduated
51a coffee crushed sc. yellow A.
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FINANCIAL AMI COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets


PORTLAND. Oct. 8.
Recetnts by Maine Central R. R.-For for :
and. leS cars miscellaneous merchanoise' '"r
ounect1ng roads 13& ears.
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Portland, Mt. Desert & hlaGhias Sfnoat Co.

STATE ST. WffANHs
Commencing Friday April ., the steamer
Frank Jones viii leave Portland Tuesdays anG
Fridays at II p. H.. tor Eoekland; bar harbor
Returning Mondays and Thursdays. leaving
MaGhiasport at 400 Y. NJ, arriving III Portland
at IL y. IL. GEO. L, EVANS, Gen. hl1f
L. Il. BOOTHBY, q. L. y I. A. Iar.titttf
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European Markets.

y IeIeVfaIlIl.
LONDON. Oct. s, fe97.-Consols closed at
Ill GIG for money and IL 90 tor account
MLIVERPOOL,. Oct. 8, 1897-Cotton market
lower: American middling 13-16d sales t.
900 bales, including 800 bales for speculation
and export
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Print Cloth Market.
FALL RIVER, Mass. Oct. g. 1597.--The
print Goth market is quiet at 2Ac
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international Steamship Go.

- FOR -
Eastpon Lutes. Gaas, ST. lOhn. N. g., Halifax, MS.
and all parts of New Bruins wick, Nova Scotia
Prince Edward island and Cape Breton. The
favorite route to Campobello and st. Andrews,
n. i.
Fail Arrangement.
On and after Monday Sept goth, steamer Will
leave Portland on Mondays, Fridays and
at s y. H.
Returning leave st. John and PASSPORT same
days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
TO destination. 81 Freight received up to 400
p. Ill.
For Tickets and staterooms apply at the
for other information. at Companys Office,
Railroad Wharf foot Of State street
j. Il. COYLE. Gen. Man,
sep20dd H. T. C. JERSEY Agent
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: s)tlOn NJ MrNoA
nv TelenreOl,t

.OClI. y, 1897.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-uay
closed steady; mlddllng uplands 61ac; do gull
6a C; sales 4 10 bales.
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MO. 1923.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
Merchants National Bank,

at Portland, in the state of Maine. at the close
OF business, Oct. 9th, 1897.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts ............sl,o7 2, s66.27
U. s. Bonds to secure Circulation. 100000 90
U. S. Bonds to secure u.S.deposits 60.O00.00
Premiums on U. S. bonds. s....... 100000
Stocks. securities, etc :;........,.. 100000 90
clearinghouse, furniture, and
Due from National Banks
mot reserve agents.. 1e,2s1.4e
ers.............. ............. s,o2e.o5
Due from approved reserve agents. LA, 6l5.14
Checks and other cash items ..... 1O,66a.83
Exchanges for clearing house,. 17,583.77
Notes of other National Banks. $4,000
Fractional paper currency, nickes,
and cents loIlI
Lawful money reserve in bank viz:
2 ?esai lander tend, n ,c 1S'es5
- o. ' 5e,os5.oo
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer 10 per cent of circula-
tom .................. 11,25o.oo
Total. .......~",........ 81, sos, 2s4.e9
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in.............s $4,000, 10000
Surplus fund, Observation-Disclosures. 2oO,000.0o
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid .............. 67,7O2.38
National Bank notes outstanding, 225,oOO.Oo
Due to other National Banks. 1,9I1.4 ~
Dividends unpaid ............... 221.25
Individual deposits subject to
check. ....... ............... 59i,001.5S
Certified checks. .......-. 1.112.27
Cashiers checks outstanding. 5,2l3.35
United. States deposits ......... 2e,523. 43
officers Observation-Disclosures. 23,s1s.99
Bills payable. .................. 256,725.O 90
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81, sos, 234. 50
State of Maine. County of Cumberland. IS.
l. C. O. Bancroft, Cashier of the above
named bank do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best OF my knowledge
and belief.
c. .. BANCROFT, Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9Th
~ CHAS. B. MITCHELL, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest
GEO g g iInN.h19 JR., Direcors.
oct9 st
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flour.

Flour
Sal crime &
low grades.4 1894 36|
spring Wheat baY-
ers.cl ana Sta 100000
ateni spr ~
Wheat... 9 SO &c 10
Hlch. str'gin
roller 5 35a5 50I
clear do. 20 1895 25I
louis syg,
roller 80. 5 1895 so
clear do. 80 1906 20
Nnt'r wheai
pateEIs.. 5 1906 0U|
Fish.
iBuying& selling prlce)
Cou-L argN
Shore ....A76m500
small. do. 2 C0d3 2bI
Pollock .. IL 5M3 00I
tladdock. Il 1902 90
lake. ....2 00G2 26
Herring. boz
Scale0 .... @16c
Nackorei. b.
Shore Is xE2 O06A2n
Shore zs SIS 0OG320
Large IS $12@%14
Produce.
Cpe Cran.crate OE2 80
do Dbl 6 5O0S7 90
Asw YORK
Pea Beans,1 4o@1 5U
feilow.Eves.l 75&;l 80
Cal Pea. 6b@1 ~
lrlshfotars. Dus0O@O0
Now do, Dl Q SO az rs
Sweetest ersey2 7b@5OO
40 Norfoik2 O0a2 40
do Vineland. 3 %
Onions. EgpSu Uo@O oO
do Natives 2 60C02 10
Chickens -. l4,6lG
TURKEYS. ives. I4@lhc
Northern do. 100000
Fowls... ala
Apples.
Eating apps Dogs 80
90 common S203 90
Ev8p y h 7@9c
Lem 0NAs
MesSIna 4 0066 30
Orangen.
Messlna = 1894 2h
Palermo. b 26G3 90
Valencia. 100000
Eggs.
Nearpy.... 21a22
Eastern extra. 20U21
fresh W esUern.. geo
Held. -. cog
Butter.
Creamerv.tncy..2l022
Gilt EuRe sr'mt. 1920
| Choice. .......14G16
Che csc.
n. ". ictlryl0I2 Oil
VermonI ...1OHa oil
Sage .....l2 @1212
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Portland Daily Press Stock Quotations.
Corrected by Swan & Barrett. Brokers, 1876
Middle street.
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Boston Wool draket.

BOSTON, Oct 9. 1s97.-The quotations
on wool for this market are stronger. with the
tendency still upwarG:
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Spoken.
Sept 10, lat 8 s, lon So w, barque G P Dixon.
Gilkey. from New York for Port Elizabeth.
Oct 6, lat 81 Is N, lon 10 30. ship st David,
from San Francisco fol New York.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
ALLAN LINE

NVIAL MAIL STEAM EHS.
Liverpool, Quebec and Montreal, Call
ing at londonderry.
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Saturday-Holiday.
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BRIEF LoTTINos.

The Female Provident Association will
hold It's regular monthly meeting in
Room 8, City building, this afternoon, at
2. so O'Clock. A full attendance is desired
AS important business will come before
the meetiLg.
At p. ID. today at St. Luke's parish
house, the monthly meeting of the Maine
Indian Association will take place.
Tonight the Snew Shoe club will make
its annual run to Copeland's. The
beautiful prizes to be awarded can he
seen in John Wiiliamson's window, cor
nes of Congress and Free streets.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Salvation Army Aid Society will be held
in First Parish house, Wednesday at
TO- 80 a. m.
Toda. la Cnndlemas day.
The Masonic Journal for February,
has been received frosn the publishers,
Smith & Sale.
Yesterday was another splendid win
ter's day.
Park Conn., listener Smith says the
snow has spoiled the skating in the Oaks
ana that 1t will not be cleared OF. The
skating lasted 40 days.
The NafioDal Publishing Company has
been organized All Portland for the pur-
pese of carrying on publishing, adver-
Using, book and binding business. Capt.
tai stock 500, 600, Of which $500 is paid
in. President. Howsrd g. Scarborough,
Portland; treasurer, Walter Q. Soar.
borough, Portland.
Chemical engine No. is expected to
report for duty again Wednesday morn
ing. She has been painted and var
nished, ia addition to repairing the
damages from the recent collision.
Tho employees of the custom house re-
ceiyed their monthly pay yesterday.
The ErateYnity ciRb was entertained
by Geo. 3. Morse, Esq. at the Sherwood,
last evening. Paper by Rev. J. @. Per
kins.
The Atwood Lead Company at its an
nual nesting, hello yesterday. reelected
the old board of officsrR.
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. j. B. Bracket, manager for
Maize of the Washington Life Insurance
Co., had q stroke of paralysis while in
Guilford. He was brought home to his
residence in this CITY and is doing as
we'll as could be expected.
Mr.. Charles Hawkes. Of Harvard, who
has been i'll at his home on Neal street,
has sufficiently recovered to return to
mbfidge.
Hon. j. W. Wakefield of Bath was as
the Fai mouth vest srday.
State Railroad Commissioners Benja-
min B. Chadbourns of Biddeford was at
the West End hotel yesterday morning
He departed on the noon train for Au-
gusta yesterday.
Mr.. Elmer E. Woodbury. of this city is
trying to secure the restaurant privileges
In the Capitol at Washington, D. O. This
position Is awarded by the COMMITTEES on
pu Bile buildings and as Congressman
Miliiken of this state Ia chairman Of that
committee, it is believed that Mr.. Wood
burr's chances are excellent.
Inspector General Choate of Augusta
and Major Albert G.. Rollins of Porter
haye been selected by Chief Marshal Gem
eral Horace Porter, as the two aides from
Maine for MoKinley's inauguration.
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New England Fair.

The annual meeting of the New Eng
land Agricultural society is to be held In
Boston today. A special train will
leave the Union Station at z O'Clock
this morning and free transportation
will be furnished to all life members OF
the society to and from Boston. The
meeting will be held in Wesleyan hall
on Brolnfsld street after the arrival Of
the Maine special. Ii is especially de-
sired that az many life members from
Portland attend as possible, for it has
been learned that. the Worcester people,
who are to loose the Bay State fair, W. ioh
has been meeting in thas city, are an.
sisus to get the New England fair back
again, and they will be out in force to
carry the fair there, il possible. Com
rnittees Of the city government and OF
She board of trade will attend and life
members from Portland should max e a
special effort to be present.
From the board of trade will go Ly
man N. Cousins, I'll. P. Cox, Geo. W.
Brown, Theo. A. Josselyn. A. Il. Wright.
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THE NORTHERN BANKING co.
Portland Institution Has Decided To Go
Into Liquidation.

The Northern Bankin. Company that
has its banking rooms at No. - Eek
change street, has decided, at meeting
held last Saturday, to wind up Its affairs
and 60 out of business This decision
has bean reached after mature considera-
tion and the belief that it IL not profta-
BILE to continue business. Mr. Tim 5er-
lake, the bank examiner, was notified
and he came to Portland yesterday and
is looking ever the bank affairs.
The Northern Banking Company was
organized In 1887 and capitalized at
500, 00O Gen. Selden Conner was its
president. 1t will be remem bered that
about eight years ago the bank invested
largely in Southern and Western securi-
ties, especially at Fort Payne, and the in
yestmsnts were not profitable. Then the
company reorganized and reduced its
capital to $50, 900. Mr.. Charles S. Fobes
was elected president and director, Mr..
C. l.. Marston, secretary. and Weston
f. Milliken, Francis Fessenden. ]. E.
Mcdowell, Henry B. Cleaves, Henry P.
Cox of Portland, j. e. Hughey Of Alfrsd,
&. B. Mal1ett of Frespfrt, and E.J. Tot
man of Fairfield, directors.
Under the able presidency Of MIR. Fobes
the dobentuFe bonds have been reduced
from about 81 IS, 900 to some $4,000 The
deposits not exceed $40, 900 it is said
It is elao ssid that there are plenty of
assets to u & all liabilities. We UNDER
stand that Mr. Timbeslaks states the ac-
counts of the bank are all perfectly reg
ular; there are no irregularities. The
whole matter in the minds of the direc-
tors amounts to this, that 1t is better to
settle up the old business and take no
new business.
The directors will probably hold anoth-
or meeting today.
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THE SNOW SHOE CLUB.
Its Great Run Tonight-valuab:e Prizes
on Exhibition at Williamsons.

The prizes to be awarded at the third
annual run of the Snow Shoe club are on
exhi bition in Williamson's windows.
They consist Of a gold watch, first; silver
cup, second; and silver flask, third prize.
They were all furnished by McKenney,
the jeweler. A consolation prize for the
last man will be revolver, and that
man need never come in last again. The
conditions surrounding the first prize
will make its posssssor much envied
man, and there has been much rivalry in
the club in it's meetings 1t becomes the
property of the Snowshoer who wins 1t
three times in succession. Mr.. John
Flavin. 80 well known in sporting
circles, has been the fortunate and skiiful
snowshoer the past two years. Unforru-
nately while exercising to render his
muscles plant and strong for the coming
run he strained the ligaments of his Leg
and knee very badly. Ills physician, DR..
Alden, absolutely forbids his participant
ing in the run-at least on snow shoes.
The other mem bers of the club have been
frequenting back lots and struggling
through drifts on their shoes ever since
snow appeared. 1t is rumored in club
circles that new member Is q dark
horse an would have won even IL the
rsdoubtable Mr.. FIavin we're In con-
ditioD. The members Uf neighboring
snow shoe clubs have been united to AS
sist In this run of the club, and we have
no doubt that Portland hos never seen so
many enthusiastic followers of this noble
sport as will meet in Congess square TO-
morrow evening at 731. The run begins
at the school house and ends at the Sea
View, where bountiful supper will be
served and prizes awarded.