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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02

rr>rJsTEEs' AUCTION SALE OF A
VERY ATTRACTIVE HOUSE AND
LOT. NO. ITO south Tenth street.
By virtue OF Deed OF trust dated April
n iSs2 and recorded In the Clerks Off q
OF the Urlting Court OF the city OF Ma l.
oItster In Deed. Book H. page 2i9. default
havsrg been made In the payment OF ne
bond sccu, cd thereby, and being directed
so 10 do by the directors Of the Virginia
Building and Lean Company. will sell
at public auction on the premises on
MONDAY, the Sd DAY OF MAY. 1897.
Mt 40 o'clock r. NJ. the above HOUSE
and LOT fronting 30 feet on the east side
OF South Tenth street. and running back
between parallel lines 1S2 feet deep. rms
Is really good property and Is one OF the
nest desirable locations in the city. the
lot is all that can be desired. and the
house is a large well-built. comfortably
arranged seven-roomcd building. with
wide halls. Any one wanting real com.
Portable home in a desirable neighborhood
will find this property worthy their atten-
tion. Investors all know such property
rents well
TERMS: Cash as to costs OF executing
this trust. taxes and 10 pay the sum OF
ss97. so the amount now due on said bona.
The balance upon such terms as Will be
given at the sale.
apse-iot Trustee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02
Bv George II. Valentine. Auctioneer'
500 east Broad street.

500 east Broad street.
{, PECIAL AND A VERY LARGE Gun
= SIGNMENT 80,
2RorrT FIFTY WAGON LOADS OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. &c,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH,
at 1890 A. NJ, consisting or 'Oo yares
Good Quality Moquet. Tapestry and BODY
Brussels Carpets, Hair Mattress. walnut
chamber Suits, Hat Racks. Large Grocer
Refrigerator, Chairs. Sheets. Blankets
etc. etc. GEO. ii. NALEN lNE,
my2-1t Aucuoneer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02
FINANCIAL.
PICHWONDAND MECELENBUaG RAILROAD

On and after May ist, the Virginia Trust
Company will pay on presentation or the
coupons the following sums on coupons
from the First Mortgage Bonds Of the
Richmond & Mecklenburg Railroad.
on coupons due May l, 1891. from ALL
bonds, s. on each coupon. On coupons
from ASSENTED Bonds. only. due May,
1896, s.; November. 1896. 50. Both payable
out OF the traffic fund. apSO-5t
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02
TRUsTEES SALE
l. OF THE
Land Of the Va. Agricultural
and Mechanical Society,
COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE
FAIR GROUNDS.

In execution Of a deed Of trust TO US
from the Virginia State Agricultural ana
Mechanical Society, dated June ~. 1871. OF
record la the clerks office OF neh'lSo
County Court, in Deadlock 10 - page
bO default having been made IN the prlh-
cipsl OF the bonds secured by said deed
amounting to $4,000 such default having
continued for more than forty days ailtr
the maturity OF said bonds, ana detault
having been made in the payment OF
and icing required 10 execute said trust
by the holders of a majority in interest
OF said bonds, We will. on
WEDNESDAY. MAY 5th. AT II O'CLOCK
NOON.
ia front OF said property, on Broad streel,
In the city of Richmond, Va, sen tha1
portion of said TRACT OF LAND known
as the Fair Grounds, containing aeoul
thrty-one acres. or so much Thereon ds
may be necessary TO execute the trus',
situated adjacC mt TO the northwest OF tne
city of Richmond. fronting on the north
line OF Bi DAD street and extending 4lOrth-
erly TO the land Of the Richmond, Fred
cricFsburg and Potomac railroad, ana
bounded on the east by the land OF WIN
Held Scott and others.
This property has a great future, ana
the society has plated it TO conform, as
far as practicable, TO the plan or the
city. end lots will be divided up and Of
fered for sale in lots of 80 feet front
tncft DN CNdnllnS tluuttS VI liloNNA nv
means 10 supply their wants. That por-
ton OF the tract along the line OF the
Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad Will be offered in large parcels
suitable for manufacturing and other
business purposes.
II the sale is not completed on the day
named it will be continued from day TO
day at the hour named until the whole
debt due shall have been provided for,
and II the said thirty-one acres shall moi
sell for sum sufficient TO execute said
trust. the balance of the tract, when
contains an aggregate of IS ga acres, more
or less. or so much thereof as may be
necessary. will be sold on May L, lsJh
commencing at the hour named; rms
property lies entirely outside OF the city
limits. which should commend II most
strongly TO investors. as II Will proDaOly
be many years before city taxes VIII nave
10 be paid thereon. .,,,,
A map OF the property, as suo-dlVldeu,
can be seen al the Office OF the aucuonee'
or OF the president OF the society.
TERMS OF SALE: One-third cash. ana
balance i'm equal payments at SIX, twelve
and eighteen months. with interest," au ', ~,
the deferred payments TO be evidenced Dy
negotiable notes and secured by trust
deed on the property.
JOHN SHELTON WILLIAMS,
c. V. MEREDITH. Trustees.
IL the amount due the bondnolders
should be obtained by the trustees without
the sale of all the lots advertised 10 be
sold on May 5th, tho balance OF said lots
will be- sold by the society Immediately
thereafter on same terms. -,,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02

ICUr REGULAR MONTHLY MEET
INC; Of the HOMEOPATHIC FREE
DIsPENsARY will be held on TUESDAY,
NAV 4th. at 4:3O +. NJ. in the Dispensary
Gil west Main street. All the members
are requested TO attend.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02

>-r-rD a good salesman, with expe,,
rience in special line preferred. 20 seq
Computing Scales" in virginia; ., - We
ner cent. commission and ex0 ts,-osS
territory L. s. s CO, 3of west b'V''
street city
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02

WANTED. Persons desiring appoln n,,nen.
in Postal, customs .her branches q,
ne service 10 write AT once FOR va,u-
able information about positions; sSi. a.
ries. etc. and next e1sm u nsarfDx A. ~
be held IN Rlchmon1ec 70 ,SSsrrTriTF.
second National Bank Building WASH
ington, d. c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02

III the amount due the bondholders
should be obtained by the trustees without
the sale of all the lots advertised 70 be
sold on May 5th, the balance of said lots
will be- sold by the society Immediately
thereafter on same terms.
THE VIRGINIA STATE AGRICULTURE
AL AND MECHANICAL SOCIETY,
by William T.. Wickham. President.
mh24 q. 30apz % 2. 30 myl.
24&5
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02
AUCTION sales.--future Days.

TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE OF
1 VERY DESIRABLE PROPERTY on
BROAD, MAIN AND FRANkLiN
STREETS IN THE CITY OF klCh-
MOND.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11

Wednesday morning Mr.. Elisha Bibber
hired a room at the Windsor hotel and
did not leave his room all day. AS he did
not appear yesterday morning, and had
locked his door Coroner Perry was sent
for and the door was broken open. Mr.
Bibber was found dead in bed and had
evidently died from cerebral hemorrhage.
No inquest was considered necessary.
Mr.. Bibber resided at 81 Myrtle street.
He was born in Harpswell and was about
forty three years old. He leaves an aged
father, Mr.. E. S. Bibber, at Harpswen,
and two brothers, one, Rufus Bibber of
this city, the other, John S. Bibber, who
is master of a steamboat plying in the
waters of Long Island Sound, N. Y
When a young lad Mr. Bibber received a
fall from the rigging of a vessel, breaking
leg and several ribs. He has been
crippled since then. He has been employed
in the clothing business by c. F.
Holden; in the bottling business at
ingalls, Bros, and later has acted as clerk
for the Harpswell Steamboat company, at
the waiting room on Portland pier. Mr.
Bibber's wife died about year ago in
this city. He had no children.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
A Delightful Surprise.

The Rev. Theobald A. Smythe had a
genuine surprise on Wednesday night
Shortly after his return. from Windham
Hill, where he went early in the day to
attend the Cumberland Conference of
Congregational churches, his parlors were
invaded by more than twenty of Ethe
members, friends and well wishers of the
Abyssinian church who assem- bled to give
expression of their good will and regards
for their popular young pastor.
At first Mr.. Smythe was nonplussed,
especially when he entered his bed
chamber and found the most beautiful
display of pretty, useful and valuable
presents; but he speedily regained his
usual nonchalance and gave up his rooms
to this army of friends.
Mrs. B. Simpson and Miss Alice Love
presided at the piano and rendered some
beautiful and appropriate selections. The
vocal selections of Mrs. S. Carter and
Miss S. Eastman accompanied by Messrs.
Falown and Bond were highly ap-
preciated by all. The visitors next took
possession of the dining hall and served
beautiful refreshments. After devotional
exercises the party took leave of their
pastor; whom they left a richer and
happier man.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
QUEENS DIAMOND JUBILEE.
Committees In Charge of Port1and's Gel
ebration of the Event.

Mr.. j. Edward Barclay will give re-
ception to the officers of the British war
ship Pallas at his studio 507 1-2 Congress
street, one evening during the time the
ship remains in this port.
The entertainment committee of the
Queens diamond anniversary celebration
in Portland is made up as follows: Mayor
Randall, Collector John ". Deering of the
Portland custom house, Alderman Adam
P. Leighton, and Frank Moore, Council
men E. H. York, G. G. Cannell and Fred
erick May berry.
The general committee on the Portland
celebration of this anniversary is COM
posed of W. H. Anderson, Esq, George
t. Dncan, Hon. c. r. Libby, j. A. Bar
clay, Col. Bradbury, William r. Wood,
Commodore j. W. Bowers, Leonard o.
Short, H. r. Mcleod and John B. Coyle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
THE FRIENDS.
Begin the Yearly Meeting at Oak Street
Church Yesterday.

The Yearly meeting of the Society Of
Friends began it's annual session at Oak
street church in this city yesterday with
a meeting on ministry and oversight.
This meeting is not public meeting, but
some matters are transacted of public
interest.
The meeting was called to order at a.
m. and, in the absence of the clerk, Mr..
Charles II. Jones of Amesbury, Mass,
was appointed clerk for the session. On
account of the severe storm the attend
ance, while good, was by no means what
it would have been in fair weather.
A season of prayer was led by Amos M.
Kenworthy and Isan P. Woodman, fol-
lowed by many others. This praise meet
ing lasted an hour. The meeting for
business followed. The accounts from
the quarterly meetings, constituting this
meeting, were read. The names of the
delegates were read and forty-three re-
sponded. The visiting ministers from
other yearly meetings presented their Gre
dentials as follows: Amos M. Kenworthy
of Indiana; Eli G.. Parker Ezra G. Pear
son and Isam P Wooton of Iowa; Daniel
r. Sampson of North Carolina; Hannah
II. Leggett of New York; James P. Price
of Oregon.
A cordial expression of welcome to the
visiting Friends was given by the meet
ing at large and the visitors responded
briefly. A small committee was ap-
pointed to present, at the afternoon
session, summary of answers to the
queries propounded. The meeting then
adjourned until 8 p. m.
At 3p. m. the meeting recommend
and the queries and answers taken up
and considered at length.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
Songo River Route.

IN and after June 14th 1897, Str. Louise Of
~ the Sebago Lake, songo River and Bay of
sions Sundays included) over sebago Lake,
through Songo River. Bay of Naples and Long
Pond to Naples, BridgtOn, North Bridgton,
Harrison, and Waterford. Leaving Sebago
Lake Station on arrival OF train leaving Union
Station at 8.45 a. m. over Mountain Div. nj. G.
r. r. Returning leave Harrison at $50 D. m,
touching at all landings, connecting at Sebago
Lake Station with p. m. train for Portland and
Boston. Ample time for dinner at all landings
STEAMER will also leave Sebago Lake Station for
Whites Bridge and Raymond at $50 p.m., or on
arrival of evening train from Portland and Bos-
ton. Returning leave Raymond at 6.15 a. M.
connecting at Sebago Lake station with morn
ing train for Portland and Boston.
Ticket Rates-Songo and return, sI25 !;
Naples and return $l.5O; Bridgton' NO
Bridgton, Harrison or Waterford and return,
SLID; Whites Bridge or Raymond and return.
$1.o0 Tickets on sale at all R. r. and Steam,
boat offices for Sebago Lake and return.
EXCURSION tickets good for day Of date only.
at y! 90 for round trip to any of the steamers
landings. For further particulars telephone
lDeering Drug Co., Deering, Me. jel1 dit
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
PERSONAL.

Mr.. VIM. Cotter. general superintend-
emit of the Grand Trunk, is in the city
with Mr.. Mundy, the new train master.
Mr.. Cotter is confined to his car by sick
ness.
Rev. and Mrs. John Carroll Perkins,
of the First Parish Church, will leave
Portland on Thursday, June II, for Mon
treal; whence they will sail on the 10Th,
by the Allan steamship Partisan, for a
three months absence in France.
One of the Oldest residents of Augusta
and probably the Oldest living native
born Augusta is Mrs. William Hunt, who
lives with her son, Mr.. George Hunt, on
Crosby street. She is in her 93d year and
remarkably bright, with hearing as acute
as it ever was She is pleasant and rem
iniscent and the Tooth anniversary of
Augusta arouses many recollections of
the past in her mind. Her father was
Ezra Hodges. He lived to be so years of
age, dying at Vassalboro about 40 years
ago. He was in the revolution, serving
on the body guard of George Washing
ton. He went to the war contrary to the
wish of his parents, being only IA We ars of
age He was proud of his position and
often used to refer to the many nights
that he slept beside Gen. Washington.
Lieut.. Col H. E. Noyes, I'd u. S. Cav
airy, recently promoted to the colonelcy
of the 9Th us. Cavalry, was born in Bel
fast in 1889, and spent his boyhood there.
When his uncle, Joseph S. Noyes, was ap-
pointed postmaster of Belfast by Presi-
dent Pierce, Henry went into the office as
clerk Later he went to West Point, and
graduated about the beginning of the
Civil War, through which he served with
distinction.
Hugh D. Mcclellan of Belfast, who was
recently elected as principal of the Water
vile High school, has declined to accept
the position.
James Archibald, ESQ, deputy collec-
tor of customs, at Houlton, has rendered
his resignation to take effect July /. Up
on his retirement from the custom house
he will resume the practice of law. Mr..
W. f. jerks, former deputy under ex-
Collector Albert A. Burleigh, has been
nominated for Mr.. Archibald's position.
The diphtheria and scarlet fever scare
is not so bad as some outside papers
would have us believe There is only one
case of diphtheria in town and the doc
tor reports the patient in good condition
and will recover. The three cases of
scarlet fever are very mild ones, and
all possible precautions are being taken
to keep it from spreading. The schools
of the town, including the kindergarten,
are closed for the present, but if the
board of health thinks it safe they will
be resumed next Monday.-Fairfeld
Journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11

The Members of Beacon commandery.
Moss, of knights of Malta, and Lebanon
commandery 220 of Deering will attend
the First Presbyterian church, Sunday,
June II, the first Sunday. after st. Johns
day, when a special sermon will be
preached to them by Companion Rev.
Henry McGilvary.
At the next convocation of Beacon COM
mandery an amendment to the bylaws
will be voted upon to change the time of
meeting from twice a month to once a
week. The scarlet degree will be worked
at this convocation.
Supreme Deputy Ira F. Tibbetts has
preme commandery.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
HARBOR DRIFT.
various Items of Interest Picked up Along
the Wharves.

A stiff northeast wind was blowing yes
terday and a heavy sea was running in
the harbor and outside. The Spring
Point ledge lighthouse was about the
last object one could distinguish on ac-i
count of the thick fog outside.
There were no signs of life on the
many fishing vessels in the various docks
and only business of actual necessity was
transacted along the water front. Taken
altogether it has been one of the most dis
agreeable days for weeks around the
wharves.
The schooner Unison that has been
beached on the South Portland flats for
the past few days, has gone on the ma
rine railway for the purpose of finding
and stopping the leak. Quite a large
quantity of lumber washed in to Wells
beach which was undoubtedly the deck
load of the Unison which was thrown
overheard to tighten her. 1t now awaits
the owner if he cares to pay the charges
upon it.
New masts have been placed in the
bark S. R. Lyman and other extensive
fitting is being done.
Three large barges, the Braddock, Rad
nor and Stanford, were towed by yester-
day by the handsome tug Paoli, on the
way to the Kennebec, where they will be
loaded with ice for New York.
The schooner Lizzie May arrived from
Bay Chalur with rs barrels of mackerel.
The steamer Cumberland has completed
her repairs and is now ready to go on the
route again.
Hodgdon and Maggie have recovered their
missing cat boat Anna May. 1t was
found Tuesday moored at the dry dock
near Knightville. Nothing has been
seen or heard of the young man who
hired the boat.
The steamer Merryconeag from Rock
land arrived in Portland yesterday after
noon about o'clock.
The tow boat Eleanor l.. Wrng fleets
returned from towing the dredgiigh TIL ha 5
from Machias.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
LOST IN THE FOG.
A Nova Scotia Fisherman's Hard Expert
ence.

Thomas Rice, shipwrecked sailor,
arrived in Portland yesterday from South
west Harbor after most trying expert
ence.
Rice was a member of the fishing
schooner Curlew's crew and belongs in
Digby, N. S., from which port the
schooner halls. Last Saturday morning
the Curlew was off Digby, N. S., and
Rice went out in a dory to pull travis. 1t
was about seven clock in the morning
when he started and half an hour later a
thick fog set in and Rice started to row
in the direction where he supposed the
schooner lay. Though he rowed for half
an hour or more Rice failed to find the
schooner and the fresh breeze which was
blowing kicked up such a sea that he was
obliged to head his dory into the wind
and exert himself to the utmost to keep
her from swapping. All day Saturday
with the wind blowing gale in thick
fog and with the sea running very high
Rice toiled at his oars to keep from being
swa1nped. He had nothing to eat or drink
all of this time and was well nigh ex
hausted at quarter to three o'clock on
Sunday morning when he sighted the
American fishing schooner Morning
Light, Captain Henry c. Moore.
Rice was picked up by this schooner
and carried into South West Harbor.
While on board the American vessel he
was kindly treated and cared for. On
Wednesday Rice was sent to Portland and
on his arrival here went to the British
vice consul's office where Mr.. John B.
Heating listened to his story and sent him
to the Atlantic house. The sailor will be
sent home today by one of the Inter
national Steamship company's vessels.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
BRIEF IoTTINos.

The Portland Sanitary Company has
been given the contract to move the stone
crushing plant to Fort Preble.
Dr. Brock has bought the Eben Steele
property on Congress street, the house in
which he lives at present.
N. H. Cole, agent for Durham &
Morrill, at Grand Menan, shipped 600
cases of Holsters by Mondays steamer,
billed direct to the Pacific coast.
The regular business meeting of the
W. c. T. q. will be held at SO Oak St.
Friday afternoon at 2.3O o'clock.
Grand Chancellor Edward G. Reynolds
will be present at Trinity lodge, Knights
of Pythias, this evening.
Longfellow lodge, Knights of Pythias,
proposes to have very large number in
line during the silver anniversary parade
on July 9. PC, Henry W. Way has been
made a committee to interview the mem
bers and to suggest an appropriate badge
and costume.
Marshal Sylvester has issued an order
that all slot machines must stop working
Wills J. Vining, 10 years of age, board
ing at 1876 Newbury street, says he was
knocked down in his room week ago by
burglar using a sandbag, and who then
stole about $50. Vining says he lay on
his bed unconscious for some time. He
did not notify the police.
Mr.. Robert Huston of Portland, who
has been at work in Lewiston fell from
a staging on Lincoln street Tuesday and
broke his left--arm.
There was a meeting of the committee
in charge of the Goth anniversary of the
Mechanic Blues at the armory last eve
ming, to make final arrangements for the
affair which is to occur at Long Island,
on Thursday, June "a.
On the occasion of the annual meeting
of the Pharmaceutical association in this
city July and s, concert will be given
in the Falmouth parlors July Z, and a
sail taken down the harbor in the Auco-
cisco Thursday with a shore dinner at
Harpswell.
There will be a meeting of the Bosworth
Relief corps, Friday p. m, to elect vice
president and transact other important
business.
There was no school forenoon or after
noon in this city yesterday.
The interment services of the late
George M. Cummings will occur at 10
o'clock today at Evergreen cemetery.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
THE TUBERCULlN TEST.
What the Bureau of American Industrv
Has to Say.


communication from the United States
Department of Agriculture on the tuber-
culin test:
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Animal Industry,
Wash. d. c., June T. 1897.
Dear Sir:-In reply to your letter of the
first instant, addressed to the Secretary of
Agriculture, | would say that the ex-
periments made by DR.. de Schweinitz of
this bureau, as we'll as by others in this
country, and abroad, show that cows are
not injured in the slightest degree by the
injection of tuberculin, SO long as the
material has been carefully and properly
made Experiment with reference to the
quantity of milk given by animals before
and after the injection show that the
variation in amount is practically not
worthy of consideration, unless the
animal gives a reaction for tuberculosis.
So far as the effect of tuberculin on
healthy animals is concerned, there is not
the slightest ground for fearing any. bad
results if the tuberculin used is reliable.
Very respectfully,
D. E. SALMON,
Chief of Bureau.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON.

hursday-Francis Human. Intoxica-
ton; fined So and costs.
Rufus Fl. Reed. Intoxication; fined So
and costs.
Roger c. Mcguire. Intoxication;
thirty days in the county Jail Suspended
during good behavior. Pledge one year
George Berry Intoxication; thirty
days in the county jail Suspended during
good behavior. Pledge one year.
Alice Stoddard. Night-walking; dis
charged
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
St. AIhan Commanderr.

st. Alban Commandery, No. 8, K. t.,
held stated conclave at Masonic hall
yesterday. The Order of the Temple and
the Order of Malta will be conferred on
a large class of candidates. The work
will be rendered moist effective by the
use of the new double lens lantern with
dissolving views. A lunch will be served
at the close Of the evenings work.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-11
To Succeed DR.. GALLAGHER.

Readfield, June 10.-The nth commence
ment anniversary of the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary and Female college at Kent S
Hill, is being celebrated
The graduating exercises were held to-
day. A class of q graduated.
The trustees accepted the resignation of
Rev. c. W. Gallagher as president, and
Rev. A. F. Chase of Bucksport, was
unanimously chosen his successor. . .