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MT. Moe Levine, a popular clerI, in the clothing house of Isaac Drey- ius, after pleasure visit to Memphis is at home again, much To the grati- tication of his many friends. He speaks of having had an enjoyable visit to the Bluff City.
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The bali games in all the Eastern cities were prevented by rain yester- day afternoon Ii raiurd at Phiia- Idelphia, New York, Washington and Brooklyn. A game was played at Boston, bet seen the Boston and Pittsburg clubs, and Che score was s to 1, In favor of Boston.
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Miss Lillie Blum left today for Bloomfield, Iowa, where she goes to attend the wedding of cousin. She will remain in Bloomfield during the remainder of the summer.
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The o'possnm. with her litter of young ones, now on exhibition in the show window nj the Anderson Meyer drug store, are Il curiosity and attract grehtatteniian ln ud- dition to the o'possuns the window contains aa aequariuIu gold fish, two Texas horned frogs and q mum her of other curiosities
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The Baptist Sunday Schools of Pine Bluff will give u picnic at Big Lake, fourteen miles this side of Lit He Rock, the on 22 of June. The place Is said to be perfect one for q picnic,
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Mir. Joe Alexander and family and Miss Jennie Aiken hnve zone to Eureka Springs. where, with the eX- ceptIon of MT. Alexander. they will spend the summer.
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Itis gratifying to note that the city authorities are ut last having brick cnlvert put down across Main street. at the intersection of Third avenue, to replace the bridge that spans the town branch. "
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Mrs c. Q. Petty returned home yesterday from searcy. where she went to be present ut the marriage of Mir. Petty brother and to witness the closing exercises of Galloway college.
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Misses Grace York and Pearl Mur- dock visited Anderson, the saw mill town on the Cotton Belt south of Pine Bluff. this morEIng. Capt. York is interested in large mill at that place.
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Miss Lizzie Gerhardt will leave Friday for her home in Oklaho- ma, where she wlllspen i the summer with her parents.
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A party composed of ten young ladies and like number of young gentlemen will drive to Snlphnr Springs this evening. take supper at che hotel and return home by moon light.
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The Jefferson County Fair Assoela- ton held q business meeting at the Citizens Bank at 10 o'clock this morning.
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For State Convention Republican League Club, Little Rock, Ark, June 2s and 29 For this occasion tho Iron Mountain will sell tickets at one fare for the round trip on the certificate plan, limit of certificate July ?. H. E. Mi2ell agent
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Trim up your treesl Along certain sidewalks on a certain portion of West Barraque street it is almost Impossible to pass on account of the limbs of trees obstructing the side walk. There Is city ordinance re- quiring property owners to keep trees on sidewalks trimmed.
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Mir. Percy Meyer left yesterday for Monroe, La, where he will be one of the contestants in the interstate shoot at that place.
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Miss Hattie Holland lett yesterday for Fayetteville where she will spend the summer With relatives
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Lakeside prayer meeting tonight at o'clock. Cottage prayer meet Ing tomorrow night at the residence of Mir. and Mrs. W. D. Brady.
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Lee Williams, a former eolored sport" has got" religion. IIewas converted by Elder Battles, and this morning he was preaching in Brockaway's negro saloon and gambling house.
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Miss Nannette Altschnl, one of Little Rocks fairest daughters,i is the guest of Miss Brunette Altschul on Barraque St.
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Mrs. | '. Erwin and daughter, after pleasant visit to Pine Ruff relatives, left for their Monticello home this morning.
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Mrs q. " Gage aud daughter, Miss Maud, left last night for New York, where they will spend the re- malnder of the summer.
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Mir Nose Rlnglehaupt, formerly of this city, but now of Little Rock was here shaking hands with his many friends yesterday.
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Mir. Duck Rosenberg will leave In a few days for Nashville, Tenn, to take in the Centennial
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The horse hitched to Streble's butcher cart ran away on Barrnque street this morning and knocked down several awning posts in front of D. l I MiIl's drug store.
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Dame Rnmor has 1t that popular young lawyer who has recently come among us, win carry one of Mississippi's fairest daughters to the altar, about the middle of July.
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Mesdames Mccoy and Phillips re turned from u brief visit to friends at Little Rock yes .ef1ay
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MT. Leo Blum, who accompanied his wife to Quincy, Illinois. has re turned home. Mrs. Binm will spend the summer with relatives at Quicy.
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Mcssrs. Allie Dte, fas and Ma l-ew- inc have returned from Memphis, where they spent several days very hnnnIlY.
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Dr B. k. Donnelson came down from Pastnria this morning.
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The Happ, Hour Social Club gave q delightful dance at Vining's han last night
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Mrs. Ada Sweet, after protracted spell of typhoid fever, is eonyalese enf.
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Misses Bessie and Ollie Voss, in the company of Mrs. Evans, left today for Stuttgart
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Messrs. E. c. Howell, ]. W Rag land and r. r. Byrd will leave this week for Potash Sulphur.
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Misses May Hudson and Owen Hogg leave today for the Nashville Centennial. Before returning home Miss Hudson will visit friends in Mississippi.
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Mir. Chas. Howson. wife and ehidl- ren, and Mrs NJ. E. Bryant are at MeDonald's Lake, on fishing expe- dillon
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Messrs. c. yoss, Tom Atkinson and R. q. Atkinson left today for Wesson, on fishing expedition.
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Mir. W. J. Brannon is on the sick list today
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Four convicts were sent to the County farm yesterday.
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Miss Eva Mccoy is in the city, the guest of her uncle. Mir. II. A. Me Coy.
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Recently several contributions were made to the County Exposition. Among the number was a cabbage grown by Mir. Pio Merlo. that would not go in an s-inch jar. Another was alradlsh contributed by Cicero Caldwell, which was 4-inches in cir conference and l6-inches long.
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If your scalp itches, have Il rem edy for it. Ragland, the Barber.
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Nothing came before thc polist Court this morning.
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The wholesale llqnor firm of l.. X E. Rosenberg today received car load 0f the celebrated A. B (. beer, which is said to be the finest bottle beer made.
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City Bal Poster Senyard has q patent billboard which k . unique advertising scheme. Theheard is to be erected on Main near Third. II is 10 feet high hy s feet wide. The board is turned by the wind.
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Mir. Drew White is soiournlng at Hot Springs.
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There k only one other big lot of cotton in Pine Bluff to he sold, and
 lis said the owner will hold 1t until the price reaches 10 cents per pound.
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Mir Louis Altheimer was n Little Ruck visitor yesterday.
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The commencement exercises of AnDunciation Academy take place at the opera mousse tonight.
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night a numherof young men, alter drinking superabundance of beer, repaired to house of ill repute. and while there two of the number got into fight. One of the partici- pants was cut in the arm.
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Sherff Triplett has returned from q business trip to the Capital.
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Screen doors and screen wins doWs, fancy or plain. All tastes suited by the Bluff City Lumber fn
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Billy Layton, a well known pugi list of Hot Springs, is in the city.
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nr. J. r. Runyan has returned home, after professional visit to Stuttgart
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Misses Eta and Roella Selmson and Helen Rosenberg are expected home today on the l10gene after a hriet visit to relatives in Memnhis.
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tFrom Thursdays Daily

Mrs. George Wells k reported To be quite sick
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AIr. Wallace Douglass passed through the city today enroute to the Nashville Centennial.
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If yon would Dc comfortable get screen doors and windows put In by tine Bluff city Lumber Co. 2i d&wtf
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The work on Berlm's brick livery stable Ia progressing rapidly.
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Miss Ida Mann has arrived home from Mlaersburg, Ky where she has been engaged in teaching in the MllIerahnrg Eemale ollege.
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Prosecuting Attorney Martin is confined to his room today with q badly spraned ankle.
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big cotton sale will be consum- mated in this city today, at which time the firm of TnIerS Co.,, of Tnlar, will sell 1000 bales of cotton to cotton buyer of Pine Bluff.
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Mir k H. Wolf, of the firm ofTillar &. Coa of Tillar, is in the city today, for the purpose of selling 9 ,000 bales of cotton owned by the firm he rep respntS
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have raised them quite enougf
 From Thursdays Daily.
 Mrs. George Wells k reported to be quite sick.
 sheufi Triplett has returned from q business trip to the Capital.
 Mir. Louis Altheimer was n Little Ruck visitor yesterday.
 Billy Layton, a well known pugi= list of Hot Springs, is in he city.
 Dr. ]. r. Rnnyan hats returned home, after professional visit to Stuttgart
 Mr Wallace Douglass passed through the city today enronte to the Nashville Centennial
 Prosecuting Attorney Martin is confined to his room today with q bady sprained ankle.
 Miss Ida Mann has arrived home from Mlllersburg. Ky where she has been engaged in teaching in the Millershnrg Female ollege
 
 Miss Mamie Rutherford has return ed home from Mexico, Mo, where she has heeu attending the Hardin College.
 Mir R H. Wolf, of the firm ofTillar X Co., of Tillar is in the city today, for the purpose of selling ,oo0 bales of cotton owned by the firm he rep resents
 The Stuttgart base ball club will play the ', Nj. C. A. team at Jones' park three games dnrinG next week
 The residence ( Judge C. & Proc tor, at Stuttgart, was destroyed by fire yesterday. No furniture was saved. Loss, about 5000.
 A big cotton sale will be consum- mated in this city today, at which time the firm of TnIer& Co.,, of Tillar, will sell 1000 bales of cotton to a cotton buyer of Pine Bluff.
 
 There is only one other big lot of cotton in Pine Bluff to he sold, and is said the owner will hold it until the price reaches 10 cents per pound.
 Mir. thas. Howson, wife and ehidl- ren, and Mrs NJ. E. Bryant are at Menonald's Lake, on a fishing expe- ditlon.
 The horse hitched to Streble's butcher cart ran away on Barrnque street this morning and knocked down several awning posts in front of n l Alil's drug store.
 The wholesale liquor firm of l.. X E. Roser berg today received a car load 0f the celebrated A. B C. beer, which is said to be the finest bottle heer made.
 Miss Mary Gilman, one of Sherrill's most accomplished young ladies, is in the city visiting friends.
 Miss Ida Dreytus, of Pine Bluff is, the guest of Miss stella New man. i Miss Dreyfus will attend the Levy Fink wedding-nele World. Win Darby is in jail today charged | with cutting young man hy the name of C. F SeuyaId. Spnyard is | not seriously hurt.
 Miss Edna lola Wallach, one of | society helles, ls in the .ity the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Sol Franklin, on West Second avenue. Miss Wallach will spend the summer aere and We welcome her in our midst
 Misses Etta and Roella Salmson and Helen Rosenberg are expected | nome today on the Eagene after a brief visit to relatives in Memphis.
 Lastnight a numberof young men, at,er drinking superabundance of peer, required to a house of ill repnte md while there two of the number got into fight. One If the partici- pants was cut in the arm.
 City Bm Poster Senyard has .atent hill-hoara which is unique ldvertising scheme. The board is .o le erected on Main near Third It is . feet high by s feet wide. The 'oard is turned by the wind. :
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Miss Mamie Rutherford has return ed home from Mexico, Mo, where she has heeu attending the Hardin College.
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The residence cf judge C. s. Proc tor, at Stuttgart, was destroyed by fire yesterday. No furniture was saved. Loss. ahont S3, poo.
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tFrom Wednesdays Daily j
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The Stuttgart base ball club will play the Y, Nj. C. A, team at Jones' park three games dnriHg next week.
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Miss Edna lola Wallach, one of Washington's society helles, ls in the city the guest of her aunt, Mrs Sol Franklin, on West Second avenue. Miss Mallaeh will spend the summer here and We welcome her in our midst
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T'HE RIAL LINCOLN.
A Man of Deep Subtlety and
 Consummate Wisdom.
o0EgoIEYoB RULED HIS HEART,
Always Just Before He Was Generous. Good zsa.ured, but Firm as Steel = 4 Unique Character In History Whose Faults Were Few and Virtues Many.
DT JESSE Y. WEEK

BT JESSE Y. WEEK. Joint Author of fHerudon' s Life of Lincoln. Copyright, is98 by American Press Assoeia' tiou. -
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Win Darby is in jail today charged with cutting a young man hy the name of C. F Senyatd. Spnyard is not seriously hurt.
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Miss Mary Gnlman, one of Sherril's most accomplished young ladies, is in the city visiting friends.
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and the cement will not get inside of 1t, where the repair strip lies.
 When you have q puncture, get ripht oil Riding tire flat, when it has q tack or nail in it. may damage it COR. siderably.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-13
ANCIENT ORDER OF foREsTERs.
The Grand Court Of Maine Holds Annual Meet
ing at Gardiner.

cordinor Nov 70 -(SneciaD .-Court
n -
l'oper' Hihh'el' NO Il
T. of A.. entertained the Grand Court
of Maine. Wednesday. the occasion be-
.. naleoatas from
the l. lodges Oh the o'a'e -
and very interesting session was mad
In the morning. after the opening
of the meeting, =. r. Nj. A. Haradeh
cordially Welcomed the visitors both To
the city and to the local lodge in I.
very fitting way
The grand officers present at the
meeting We're, James l.. Doohttie oil
Brunswick. G.. G.. r.. James Dority oi
Bangor, G.. $. G.. r.; j. T.. Cunning
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-13
New York Produce Market.

New York. May IL.
FLOUR-Reoepts. 23029: no sales;
strong and held 5@10c higher.
WHEAT-Receipts. lbs, 225; sales. l $50
900: opened steady. advanced sharply on
better cables. foreign buying and con
tinued poor conditions in California burt
later e1sed off under realization: May.
S2i@MS2ss: July. 79MS0 5-16: September.
IS 7-l6M76$s; December. 77m7ss
RYlE-F'irm: No. Western. 37ia elf.
Buffalo.
CoRN-Recepts, $3.50; sales 10000:
opened quiet but firm. advancing on I'M
satisfactory crop news and sympathy
with wheat July, 3ld3l Lilo; September,
32hG22h
OATS-Receipts. 2i6,0o0: sales. 15,GoO;
moderately active and firmer with the
ether markets: May. 23M23ik; July. 22zs
track white. 26M3lia
BEEF'-Quiet.
PORk-Steady.
LARD-Quiet.
BUTTER-Receipts. 1926: steady: state
dairy. 1lG,14: do. creamery. 12Gl5; West
tern creamery. l2M15 Elgins Is; factory,
sail, imitation creamery. 10n13
ClfEESE-Receipts. 1895. quiet; state
9leMlc: do. small. 10hM1lA; part skins.
4GiS.
EGGS-Receipts. Sis; steady: state and
Pennsylvania. 1Oi2G11; Western. 1ohMlol2;
Southern. 9M9i..
SUGAR-Flirm.
PETROLEulM-Dul
COFFEE-Quiet.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Q
MOLASSE;S- Quiet.
RICE-Steady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-13
4 BREAK IN THE DAM.
Cobbosscon.ee Water. Freshet High. Break
inq Down Dam Trouble is Feared.

Gardiner, May 12.--tSpeciaD.- Word
was brought into the city. "Wednesday
morning. from the outlet. Lake Cob
bcsseecontee. that there was a bre ak
in the Gardiner Water Power Co. x
dam that needed prompt attention, as
the water is very high and the break
constantly charging. Frank Hodg-
klns and a crew Of men were at orce
sent to the outlet. where they labor ID
throughout the day to repair the break.
II was found that a small crack had
become worn in the dam by the rest
less waters. and it had rapidly grown
into hole at least four feet square,
under the gate. through which the
water was rushing with tremendous
force and slowly but surely wearing the
hole larger and larger.
The crew went to work at once with
a will to check the break but late at
night, the situation was such as 10
become alarming. Mr.. Hodgkins came
into the city for more help which was
at once sent out and results are anx
iously awaited.
The break. in it's present condition,
VIII Iol HipNt any way SNii'HE w '''N
many industries along the water
course. as ii will only tend to cause
rise of q few inches Should the dam
give away, which is feared it Will al
low a tremendous body of water to
sweep along the 20 miles of streams
and ponds, to the kennebec, taking
along dams, bridges and all in its path
The dams in the city could not with
hold such an immense volume and with
the addition of the water in Pleasant
pond. which is now very high. it would
be impossible to imagine the loss. as
the many industries along the stream
could not help from being destroyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-13
OUR CHIEFS OF POLICE.
National Bureau Of Identification by BertilIon
System 10 Be Formed.

Pittsburg. Pa, May 12.-The fourth
annual convention of the National AS
ISOLATION of Chiefs of Police of the
United States and Canada opened
Tuesday. The election of officers re-
suited as follows: President, j. I. jan
nessen. Milwaukee; vice president
Col. w. G. Moore. Washington; secre-
tary. Henry O. Carr.
The question of adopting the Bertii-
lion system for the detection OF cfiinl-
nails was brought up under the head
of new business. The object is to es-
tablish national bureau of indenti-
fication.
The report was presented by JACOB
Ferry of Baltimore. He was OF the opIiI-
ion that the bureau could be put III opvi
alton for $1,000 He proposed TO divide lhe
different departments into three classes.
The first class is to be assessed Si" per
annum second class. $15; and third Glass;
$50.
The assessments had already ueeh
agreed to by Buffalo. Philadelphia TIE
burg. Brooklyn. Washington. cincinnati
New Orleans, Pinkerton's detective dse
cy, Baltimore. Charlotte. lndiahdPonaa'
Little Rock. Los Angeles, Cal, fortiilu,
Me-. and Atlanta. Ga. these assessii1i'a ~,
aggregating $500. This was Ss'" less H. H.
the amount deemed necessary 10 .es'"o
fish the bureau.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-13
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

a Plymouth special to the Mauches-
ter. n. H., Union, says that Harry
Frizzel, who shot Mrs. Edith Young in
that town. Dec. s last. and then at
tempted his own life. was sentenced.
Tuesday. to two years in the state
Prison at Concord. Frizzel had been
paying some attention to Mrs. Young
and became enraged when she tried to
dismiss him.
Frank Wentworth. the 17-year-old lad
who attempted to poison his parents with
paris green at Newton. and who was in
dicted by the grand jury, was brought
into court at Exeter. y. H, Tuesday
night and retracted his former plea of
not guilty. He then pleaded guilty, and
Judge Cease sentenced him to four years
in the state prison. but at the request of
the county solicitor this sentence was
withdrawn and instead he was sentenced
to be confined in the state industrial
school until he is q years of age.
A fire started in a small wooden
building on Berford Place, Boston, oc-
cupied by NJ. +. Chandler. Carpenter
and NJ. f. Anzell, painter and glazier
communicated to the rear of the block
50 to Al Bedford street. and cused a
lively blaze, Tuesday night Henry
Rice & Co, laces. on the third floor and
the Kertzsch Manufacturing Co. of
New York, laces, We're the principal
sufferers Their stocks were ruined and
the aggregate loss will be several
thousand dollars.
Patrick Russell and William Hackett
two employees of the Boston Water
Works We're working in a subway
trench on fremont street. Boston,
nearly opposite the Boston museum. at
IL p. NJ, Tuesday. when a gasoline
lamp fell in upon them and exploded
Instantly sheet of flames enveloped
them and shot 10 feet into the air
Patrolmen Lewley and Putnam, who
We're near by rushed to their assistance
and succeeded with great difficulty in
pulling them to the surface, being bad
ly burned themselves in so doing.
Hackett was terribly burned about the
face and hands.
The New England Order of Fro
lection at Boston, Tuesday, elected
these officers: Supreme Warden, Hon.
Lucius p. Deming of New Haven, CT;
supreme vice warden, Levi w. Shaw
of Boston: supreme secretary, ID. NJ
Frye of Boston; supreme treasurer.
Hon. John p. Sonborn of Newport, r.
L.; supreme chaplain, Miss H. II.
Sewall of Portland. Maine; supreme
guide, S. S. Foss of Quincy, Mass; SUI
preme guardian. Mrs. Emily Darling
of Waterbury, CT; supreme sentinel,
II. c. Morris of Pittsfield, Mass; su-
preme medical examiner. Herbert A.
Chase, M. D., of Cambridge, Mass.
and assistant supreme medical exami-
ner. Leonora F. Lathe, M. D., of Cam
bridge, Mass. The executive commit
tee made up of one representative each
of the New England states are as fol-
lows: A. A. Beaton of Rockland, Me-:
Rev. r. II. Allen of Derry. N. H.; L. c.
Burnham of Burlington, VT. Daniel e.
Frasier of Cambridge, Mass; James F..
Shaw of Providence, r. L.: and f. u.
Grunnell of New Haven CT.