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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20

ruary, e4nta05c, closed at 9Jc.; May,
v1 9-iGuv2c., closed az v2c:
CORN-Spot weak; No. 2 3Osc. Up
lions opened easy and. declined all day.
with few reactions under weakness abroad
and liquldatiOn. closing Au~c. lower
NAV. .3iikH34ssc.. closed at 81 &C.; Novem-
her 2g7sG3OlSc.. closed at 2y'Sc.. Decem-
Der. 3o7sn3ic.. closed az ~, W. o.,,ors
quiet and fairly steady. closing isc net
lower. October closed at PIKE. Deem
Der. ~ d23axc.. closed at 25'lc.
BEEF-Steady.
HAY-Easy
HOPS-Quiet
HIDES-Steady.
LEATHER-Qu.et.
WbOL-Quiet 81,
IARD-Dull. western steamed. $40;
October. si.G2. nominal. Refined quiet.
PORk-Quiet. q,
BUTTER-Quiet; western creamery, TO- IA
M23c.: do. factory. 9H13c.; Elgins' &c.
imitation creamery. 12ni6c... state ualry'
12d1gc: do creamery. 14T25c
CHEESE-Quiet; large white ana Col COZ
ored. &C.. small white ana eoloieo, Y.lH
9l4c. part skins. CNa1c.; tuil sNi'ns'
EGaGs-ouiet: state and Pennsylvania.
1Gdl0c: western fresh, lie. 49,
POTATOES-Ste Jerseys Si ss1g
17J: New York Long Island Sl'1oLo'2
TAfIOW-Inactive city. 81 per pack
age 3%c.: country, packages free, oNB
SIC. as to quality.
COTTON SEED OIL~Quiet and steady;
prime crude 2Oc.; do. yellow, 23isc.
PETROLEUM-Dull
ROSfN-Steady
TURPENTINE-Stea
RICE-Quiet.
MOLASSES-Quiet.
TOMATOEs-Per box or crate, as 70
quality. JOcMSl.
CABBAGE-Per 100. S3ni
COFFEE-OptiOns opened irregular at
unchanged prices TO 10 points decline
ruled quiet and featureless. with weak
undertOne under disappointing European
cables. heavy Brazilian receints. absentee
Of speculative support. Indifference or
spot BUYERS and general pcssemistic feel
ing. selling checked by increased ware
house deliveries. closed barely steady,
with prices J01O points lower: sales. 49,
500 bags including December. Sc p; Ian
uarv. Sc 20. March. SO. 45nG.JO. Nav. SO ~.
Snot coNce-Rio dull: Cordova. 1OHljc.:
salos 80 bags Maracaibo.
ST'GAR-Raw nominal: fair refining
2 5-iG. centrifugal, G-test. 37sc. Refined
steady
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pAT.TIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE. oct. 19.-FLOtR-Quei
an, WVHIEAT"irirm; No. > red. spot, so.2
0g5slc.. october. 9jiaW91Ac.; NoNeilnei !.
g5isagj%c.: December 95a4nNDc.. steam A..
No red. 9Od9OAc. Southern Mneat, y!
sample. 9Od9Gc: do. on grade. W.e9ss5t t
Receipts. ~. 134 bushels; exports 500
bushels: stock 1,1i5,S63 bushels saies'
1900 bushels. o-..,... o,,d
CORN-Easy: mixed spot october ana
November. 3O1l03O&c., new or DID, No
vember or December. 3ohn3Oia &C.. Jalu-
arv. 3lG3lHc. steamer mixed, 2sien so.
Southern white corn. 3lN33c.; do. yellow
32a33c. Exports, 81 400 bushels: STOCK,
5JOO6l bushels: receipts, 3l,'i Dusheis'
sales 100 bushels. -
OATS-Firm: No. . white. 26Aq2lc ;
No. . mixed 23c. bid. receipts. LOU
bushels: stock. PSI $50 bushels.
RYE-Firmer. No. nearby. &c; NO.
. western. 52isc. bid receipts, II .2f6
bushels exports, Sj71 bushels stock
141 pa bushels.
HAY-Stcady and unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady; steamer
more active; quotations unchanged
SUGAR Strong and unchanged
BUTTER-Firm and unchanged.
EGGS-Firm and unchanged.
CHEESE-Steady and unchanged
WHISKY-Unchange
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TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
Richmond, Va, oct. 10. $50

Richmond, Va, Oct. 49, 1891.
Shockoe Warehouse sold 300 pounds new
dark loose tobacco to-day.
Private sales reported TO the secretary
Of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day +:
Fiuers. / hogshead; Smokers. 81: leaf
dark, II; Tugs dark, 4. Total 81 hogs
heads.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
InspectiOns-Br Bright, 20 hogsheads. Re
inspections-B Bright. 81 hogsheads; dark,
IL hogsheads.
old Dominion. Shockoe. Williams &
Rehling's Crenshaw's Allegheny. Sea-
brooks. Myers. StOnewall. Meals, and
Shelburne's tobacco warehouses report
to-day: Receipts. 81 packages, deliveries,
1S6 packages.
United States internal revenue cOllec-
lions on tObaccOs for the city OF Rich
mond Va, to-day Cigars and cigarettes,
Si,223sO; plug tobaccos. $l,I3J.lL Total,
SJ.95Sgi.
A bright loose tobacco break al Stone
wall Warehouse for tomorrow, Wednes-
day. October 20. 1897. First sale at this
warehouse.
A small break Of bright loose tobaccos
sold az very satisfactory prices al DaN-
exports Warehouse to-day.
Planters Warehouse had a iine sale
of bright loose tobaccos to-day. Mcssrs.
w A. ELAN & Sons. Of Mecflenburg
county. Va. sold fne lot at fine prices.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20

NEW YORK. oct 19.-The situation i'm
dry goods is by no means satisfactory.
store trading to-day was light, ana
showed little prospect of Improvement.
Mail orders were decidedly irregular, par
ticularly I'm cotton goods. The situation
I'm wOOllen goods was maintained IN a
manner which surpassed the expectations
Of traders generally. Prices were firm IN
both mems wOOlens and wOrstcds and
I'm ladies' dress goods. and the demand
for spring goods was reported To be very
steady. In silks the market was strong
both for domestic and imported goods.
Knit goods and hosiery showed some i'm
provement. staple cOttOns were quiet
Print cloths have not sold heavily under
the very easy market prevailing. as was
expected. At 23tc spot extras can only
be bought I'm small quantities. Futures
were obtainable az 7-16c. I'm smaller
quantities
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Nrw YORK. pRopucE MARKET.

NEW YORK. oct. 19.-FLOUR-Re
CENTS AZ 3O5 barrels; exports. 2j.424 bar
reis: sales. II 900 packages; fairly steady
RYE FLOUR-Quiet
BICKWHEAT FLOUR-Quiet.
RICK EAT-Easy
CORNMEAir-Quiet.
RYE-Easy; No. =, 4Sc.
ARI.EY-Quict: feeding. oslo.
HARLEY MALT-Nominal
WHEAT firm; No. 2 red. 97iS0
lions opened easy under bearish cables
INT rallied and was firm all day on later
foreign buying. small northwestern re-
ceipts, covering and ina stcadiness at
No. 2 red. January, closed at 9i5sc.; Feb
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rr1r cnTTnN Markets.

NEW YORK. oct 19-COTToN-Douaaa.
NSlnnsne, a 3-15: net receipts hpnSf
eross. $3.50 bales; exports t 10 300
80 o 19S bales: TO the COntlhtlt' 80
Jam -,fio-.v,sTded. 1888 bales. sales - *.
bbaaiiees. spinners, - bales STOCK |''''
bales. .o-dav-Net receipts. 81 .s04 bales;
- 10 Great Britain 23,Eb pttieas, 70
Inc Continent, 11,"Of bales slo0N' oi''
ilg Dai nIi5sd,otcd-Net receipts, 1851 bales;
rte 90 Great Britain, 64euo bales =
t to france 23.0Ol bales; TO the Continent
% T iS,o Since September 1st--Net receipts
, 20 81 bales: exports 10 Great Britain,
tfs as bales. 10 France 1O3,426 bales TO
the Continent. 2S9697 bales.
Futures opened steady; sales 1890 500
bales. January. sos; Fepruery' ~, 49,
March G.15; APRIL 6ls: My aey Noyem 2fer
G2G: July, CD; OCTOBER wv wv
Futures closed steady; sales; l4G'T 1e!
bales: January. 6l5; FebruaarSyo' 80, 80
March %; April. GO May SSV, gq ber
o's snot cotton closed dull: middllng up
lands G 3-l6. middling gulf, ZIG; sales
227 bales.
LIVERPOOL oct 19-4 P. Moot
TON-Spot I'm fair demand: prices lower;
American middiing, iar Jl11T,1,, s9 9sP
low middling. 81: good ordinary. 3%:
ordinary. 3-16 Sales. 10000 bales, OF
which 1000 were for speculation and eN-
port. and included 94OO American. Re
CENTS. lO1O0 bales-all American.
Futures opened easy. with a moderate
demand and closed steady: American
middlinc. l. m. c.. October, 31-G4. buy
ers: October and November. 3 2i-64. buy
erS. November and December 21-G4I
3 22-e4. huvers December and January.
9 21-Gi buyers. January and February.
ol-Gi buyers: February and March
2 2i-GtG2 22-Gt. buyers: March and Anril
3 22-GfN2 23-G4 sellers. April and Nav
9 23-G4. buyers Nav and Tune. 2 2i-G4.
huvers: June and july 2J-GI. buyers.
July and August 3 2G-Gi. buyers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20

CHICAGO. oct. 19-The most notable
change in the wheat market to-day was
am advance Of nc. per bushel IN May.
while December declined isc. That rep
rcsents the style of the days operations
of the bull clique. They appeared to be
sellers Of December every time II got
up 10 one, and buyers Of May on all
weak spot At the close MAY was only
1a.c. below December. instead Of &c.. as
10 was Saturday Corn was heavy Under
continued liquidation by small holders
and closed i4H%c. lower. Oats declined
Wc. Z Provisions were weak under re-
ncwod yellow-fever reports, and declined
JN1Jc.
The leading futures ranged rs follows:
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DEmocRATrc ADVOCATES.
Appointment Of Speakers by the state
Committee.

Democratic state Committee,
Room %. Chamber of Commerce BID z;
Speakers and times and places of speak
ing are announced as folioWs.
J. HOGE TYLER.
Accomac Court. October 18th.
Eastvile. October 18th nighp.
Mathews. October 18th.
MiddleseX Court, October Zitn.
Gloucester. October 18th.
Norfolk city. October 18th.
Isle OF Wight. October 3Oth.
Stafford Court, October 2Vth.
4. J. MONTAGUE.
Radford. October Goth Cnishp.
Bedford Court october "a.
Blackstone. October 90.
Augusta Court, October ON,
Basic City. October 18th tnighu'
Rockbridge Court, November Isl
THOMAS s. MARTIN.
Orange Court, October 21th.
Surry Court, October 2bth.
Charlotte Court, November ISL
JOHN W. DANIEL.
Iynchburg. October sd. 49,
Halifax Court, OCTOBER LJlh'
Big Stone Gap, Wednesday, OCTOBER
10Th
Gate city, Thursday, October 2lst.
JOHN LAMB.
Wesley Chapel, October 10Th g o'clock.
Matoaca. October 18th mighp.
Hanover Court. October 10Th.
Charles City Court, October list
skinquarter. October 22d g o'clock.
H. D. FLOOD.
Gainesville, october 23d.
Nelson Court. october 18th.
Cumberland Court, October Zbth.
JAMES HAY.
Page Court October 18th.
Shenandoah October 18th might.
Albemarle Court, November lst.
PETER J. OTEY.
NJ. Carmel. October 23d g o'clock.
South Boston. October 23d mighD.
GEORGE w. NORRIS.
Stanardsville, October 9th q o'clock.
Ruckersville, October 9th nighD.
s. b. SETTLE.
Fletchers, October 26th might.
Ouinaue, Greene county, October 18th
I.Sydce. Greene county. October 5Oth.
(nighD.
w. A. JONES.
Berryville, October goth.
Mathews. October 10Th
Gloucester, October 18th.
5. II. LETCHER.
Highland Court. October 18th.
w. f. BIBB.
Stafford Court, October 10Th.
Orange Court. October 18th.
Prince William Court, November lst.
]. n. STUBBS.
Eastville, October 18th might.
AccOmac Court, October 2oth.
Mathews, October 18th
Middesex Court. October Zith.
Gloucester. October 18th.
Norfolk city, October 18th.
w. f. REA.
Newport. Giles county. October 23d.
Buchanan Court. October 18th
s. T.. JONES.
Lithia, October 18th might.
GUSTAVUS ALMOND.
Rochelle. October 18th might.
Fletchers, October 2Gth nighD.
Wolftown. October 9th might.
Ouindue. October 29th might.
Lydice, October 30th might.
b. w. l.. BLANTON.
Gainesville, October 23d.
c. NJ. WALLACE, JR.
Westmoreland Court, October 18th.
Hanover Court. october 10Th.
GEORGE J. HUNDLEY.
Orange Court, October 9th.
JOSEPH +. WILLARD.
Orange Court, October 18th.
i. NJ. FRENCH.
Newport (Gnes county,. October 23d.
EDWARD LYLE.
Fincastle. October 23d.
Craig county (specials), October 18th
2Gth. 9th.
j. TAYLOR ELLYSON.
Chairman.
JOSEPH BUTTON. Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20

Grand Camp Confederate Veterans Re-
union, Richmond, Va, October Goth To
22d inclusive.
For the above occasion the Southern
Railway will sell tickets from tl sta
lions in Virginia, the 10Th, 2lst and 22d.
good returning until and including Octo-
Der 18th at one fare for the round-trip.
For further information apply TO any
agent Southern Railway.
G. w. WESTBURY.
Travelling Passenger Agent, 920 east
Main street, Richmond, Va.
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Confederate Veterans Reunion. Rich>
mond. Va. special Rates via &, and

For the Confederate Veterans Reunion
at Richmond. Va, October 22d, the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railway will sell tickets
from all stations on their line within the
state Of Virginia to Richmond and return
at rate OF one fare for the round trip.
Tickets will be on sale October 18th 10
22d, inclusive, limited for return passage
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. OCT. 10. 1897.
ARRIVALS.

PORT OF RICHMOND. OCT. 10. 1897.
ARRIVALS
Steamer Virginia. Porter. Baltimore.
merchandise and passengers, Bay Line
Steamboat Company
steamer .Pocahontas. Graves. merchan-
disc and passengers. Virginia Navigation
Company. from Norfolk.
Schooner Jessie L. Leach Inman, plas-
ter. Warner Moore e. Co, from n. j.
Schooner Jennie Middleton. Somners,
coal. s. II. Halves & CO., from Philadel-
Dhia
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Winyah, Simmons. merchan-
disc and passengers, Clyde Line. for Phil
adelDhia.
Steamer Virginia, Porter, merchandise
and passengers. Baltimore Steam Packet
Company. for Baltimore.
Schooner Dora Allison, Rose, railroad
ties. for Philadelphia
Barge Waverly Hanson. lisht, from
Norfolk.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. OCT. 10, 1891
ARRIVED.
Schooner w. T.. Downes. New Haven
Schooner Edward Stewart. New York
Schooner A. 4. Shaw. Allyn's Point
Steamer Dowgate. Galveston.
Steamer Kanawha. Liverpool
SAILED.
Steamer Wildcraft. Norfolk.
Steamer Dewgate. Manchester.
Barge City of Atlanta. New Haven.
Barge KnickerbOcker. Boston.
Barge West Point. Providence.
PORT OF WEST POINT. OCT. 10. 1897.
ARRIVED
Steamship Accomac. Thompson. Nor
folk messengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Accomac. Thompson. Nor
folk. passengers and general cargo
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ne leadlne futures RANGED as follows.

Cash quotations were rs follows 55ii'1
barely steady: No. yellow corn, 49,
o 9aics No . spring wheat. SlasGc.; No; - -
5 1prine VIII wheat. 77iIas3c No. red o 9ie
AZ No corn. 24kN2Hlc: no 2a's;
1sc No white, f. O. 6i nay n ' rye,
Wni.o . ole r'-r~'nal. No. 3, +. q.
b. 29a4ic.; No. 4, {. o. b. 23T@ timo-
Thy seed sos: mess ,o pork dorb PfF S sis6a
f' 5i55il hort rib sides Ooose). 81. 4o44.t2'
d d-,7 " sait t shoulders Cboxe@- -! 100.
short clear sides (boxeO Sis'isl,,; e SUI
CARS unchanged: butter urn Vn,,int M
S6siIc.: eggs firm fresh. 14iAc.
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GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
,-onror prANITT MARKET.

NORFOLK. VA. oct. 19.DFarinssr r
market dull. strictly prims FANCY .yya,,i Se'
strictly prime. 2Ac prime, ZAc' ,f Hl'ss'e''
9Oc. low grades Smelling stocS' 9c third
NAM, ne c No j Spanish shelled' o31sc''
20 ! Virginia, size; 40. virginia -'40'
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CASTORIA.
4' ~; EzhAZzZN< ill., II; I
vomsn's Foreign Missionary Society. \ or-
a. A. Snectal Rate. vi. a. and a.

ON October 18th. 18th and 18Th the
,,t,'saneexe and Ohio railway will sell
tin,kefl from Richmond to Norfolk and re-
mn AZ he rate Of $50 for the Woman's
Enreien Missionary Society. limited for
return passage 10 October 18th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. OCT. 10, 1897.
ARRIVED.


James Lee. a colored man, is locked up
at the Second Station, charged with cut
ting another colored man named Philip
Chisley. Justice John will hear all about
IL this morning.
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John l.. Williams & Sons
BANKERS.
ION EAST MAIN STREET.

State Bonds. city Bonds. Bank Stocks,
and other high-grade Investment Securi-
f,rTTERs or CREDIT furnished avail
able In ali parts OF the world. sepS
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CASTO7TA.
Tie is:- N
4s '':;5s sZhzZzZM ! 81; &


.Tis said that Patrick Henry said
Give liberty or death;
INT Hummer soap is now the cry
That comes with every breath.
KELLY & DUDLEY,
Sole Agents.
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NAVAL. STORES

CHARLESTON. S. c.. oct. 19-TUR-
PENTINE-Marke quiet at 2Jc.: sales
none.
S11O: ID. Il. Sl.15: +. $40; G. S1.2J; II,
S1.3j /. 81. -. X. $50: NJ, S1.GO; y, 81;
window glass 22j; water white, 500.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20

HOPKTNSVTLIE. KY, oct RE
ceipts since last report. ~ hogsheads'
receipts to date. l5,3i2 hogsheads: re-
GENTS to same time last year. 1879 hogs
heads. sales since last report. a~lS hogs
heads: sales 10 date. 1J.362 hogsheads'
sales to same time last year, 1850 hogs
heads.
Our market this week advanced along
the whole line. from i.Hi2c.. the most
pronounced advance being on the small
quantity Of desirable medium leaf that
Instances showed L.. over last weeks
prices
Operations i'm the loose tobacco market
are less active than they were a week
or two ago. but buying goes on steadily
ON "A more moderate scale. and gradually
the better crops are being disposed Of.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20
OASTORIA-.
rs fi:- N q.
~; ZMzZzZ l n
IT,, Car. cnld in. Onena,

Take Lsxat ysfu nrpT the 91lnne Ta5isss
to cure. &c,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20
G. so. SUNDAY OUTINGS
To Old Point aud Norfolk Continued
Through October.

The Sunday outings OF c. & o. Rail-
way to Old Point and Norfolk will be
run on Sunday. October oath and 3ist.
ONE DOLLAR for the round-trip The
outing train leaves G. * o. Broad-Street
Station at $50 a. NJ.
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MONEY. AND FXCUANGF- Money o

oaIl easy AZ 2d2H Per cent: last loan at
oiL and closed offered at 2G2h per cent; ;
nrirne mercantile naner. 4G4iR Der cent.
Sterling exchange firm. with actual bust
moss An bankers bills az 4Sfih for demand
and at 4S2G4S2N for sivtv days; posted
bills ISL Silver certificates 5S%: Meyi-
can d0llars. 44& Government bonds ir-
regular: State bonds dun: railway bonds
strong
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SAVANNAH. GA. oct. 19.-SPIRITS
OF IURPEN Nf.-S229leI AZ 'V'a0'' S'i0''
ROSIN-Firm. sales reported, CAB bar
rels. receipts. 2.f67 barrels: a, y. c, ID,
Sf.25: d. +. Sl.3O; G., Sl.35; II. Sl.4O; J.,
$50: X, SLIGO; NJ. $50; n, SO, WINDOW
glass. S2.4J; water white S2.eO.
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wIIAfINGTON. N. q. {

WILMINGTON. y. c.. Oct 19.-SPIR-
IT'S or TURPENTINE-S at 29G
2gfbc: receipts, 81 casks. -
ROSIN-Firm at S1.1JgL20; receipts, 162
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Qui at s1.JO
az: receipts. 81 barrels. 90
TAR-Firm at S1.5O; receipts, 22G bar
rals
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Socialistic Theories.

JOSEPH BUTTON. secretar
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20

GAINESVILLE. TENN. Oct 14.-Our
receipts land warehouse transfers. this
week were "a hogsheads; offerings, iOi
hogsheads; sales 5ls hogsheads the , Of
vvas much better than for past two or
three weeks The market was active and
strong. closing at the last about Nc.
higher. There Is such a tremendous gap
between the prices OF the lot. c1op anu
those of the crops Of 1895 and 1898 that
many are buying from the present stocks
as safe investments, encouraged by the
comparative small stocks In all markets.
The loose tobacco market IL quieter.
though crops are still bought here and
there. mainly at 11nl3lsc, the fancy crop
having ali been secured. Great Britain
will get but small make Of strips from
the 1897 crop. and Continental Europe IS
expected italy particularly. to come up
handsomely next year in the way OF
prices for it's supplies. Our prices are
NV. near our outside row Of quotations.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20

Another big break for tomorrow. Some
fine tobaccOs Will be offered. Last sale
at this warehouse.
The Petersburg Record OF Saturday.
October 10. 1891, says;
The following Will show the movement
of tobacco during the past week at the
various warehouses:
Farmers inspections, IS hogsheads;
loose, 1915 pounds.
Centre-lnspections. hogsheads loose,
1915 pounds.
Oaks-Inspections. 6 hogsheads loose
3 49, pounds.
neutrality-suspicious. % hogsheads; loose,
Is OOJ pounds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-02
WESTBROOK.

Miss Lottie Grant, assistant postmaster,
will take vacation during the month OF
August. She will spend the first two
weeks at Higgins Beach.
Miss Eta B. Raymond will act as assis-
tant In the postoffice during the month
of August.
The funeral of Mr.. G. P. Maxwell will
be held at his late residence at O'Clock.
Rev. E. M. Cousens of Gray will conduct
the exercises. The interment will be
at Evergreen.
Alderman Howe left Saturday for Bos-
ton where he will visit friends and rela-
tives the coming week.
Mr.. Fred Hasey of the East End who
underwent surgical operation a short
time ago at the Eye and Ear Infrmary
for trouble with his ear, and was
thought to be getting along well, was
taken worse yesterday and was obliged to
return to the Inflrmary for further treat
ment
DIR. Geo. NJ Woodman who was ap-
pointed one of the house surgeons at the
Maine General hospital for the year COM
menced his duties yesterday morning.
Mrs. Elizabeth Herman of Bracket
street who has been sick for the past two
years with cancer died Friday morning.
Funeral this afternoon.
DR.. Harris of Fryeburg is the guest Of
DR.. Hawkes.. ]
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-02
Peaks Island.

Arthur Cooper, young man about 10
years old. a summer resident of the isl
and was the victim of painful accident
on Friday afternoon. Young Cooper
was standing on Jones's wharf, leaning
against the railing at the side of the
wharf, as a boat containing two young
men was hauling into the wharf to make
fast Mr.. Cooper had just cast the boat s
painter to the occupants Of the boat. AS
ne did so his weight against the railing
caused it to break and Mr.. Cooper was
precipitated into the water. In his fall
he struck his wrist severe blow and
as a result is suffering with bad sprain.
Mr. Nickel has on exhibition in the
window of his bairdressing rooms a
model of combined rocker and reclin-
ing chair, with foot rest attached. The
chair is made of oak and is labelled
This chair was made by girl 10 years
of age with tho aid of a jackknife and
small hammer. The chair attracts consid-
cradle attention and is work of neat
ness and perfection in its makeup.
Mrs. Victor Maggi of Chicago arrived
on the island Saturday eveningIand is en-
toying a brief outing, visiting friends on
the island and in Portland. Her hus-
band, Victor Maggi, is well known in
this section and his many friends will
be pleased to learn of his recentiappoint-
ment as United States consul at Palermo
Italy. Mr.. Maggi did some excellent
work during the last campaign on the
stump throughout different sections of
the west.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-02

posite side of the street, but the team be-
ing in the way, collision with the wheel
ridden by the scorcher was inevitable.
The scorcher continued on his wild run
and in moment the collision came. Each
of the ladies was thrown to the ground,
but no serious damage was done, except
ing that Mrs. Watkins wrenched her wrist
quite badly.
This is the second case of similar
nature that has happened on the avenue
during the past week.
The decendents Of the late Mr.. James
H. Rines met Friday evening at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Jeddiah Rines of Deering to
form themselves into an organization.
The family numbering II was represented
to the fourth generation. The meeting
was called to order by Mr.. Job Rines of
South Portland who had been unani-
mously elected president.
A man and woman were driving in
East Deering Saturday night who were
badly Intoxicated. The horse ran away
leaving the carriage standing in the
tracks of the electric road. When the
electric car came along the motor man
saw the carriage too late to avoid a
collision. The carriage was overturned
and broken and the man and woman
brown out. The man escaped with
bruises but the woman was badly cut.
No blame attaches to the motorman who
did all he could to avoid the collision.