Warren sheaf., 1897-01-28
NORWAY.
ChristlAnia.

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an honarary member Of the Norwegian
Mariners club OF this city. .~ \
Hon. Gerhard Rasch Olsen of this
city has retired from the postal service
Captain Burchardt and wife, of this
city, recently celebrated their golden
wedding. ..
Ibsen's latest play, "John Gabriel
Borkmann,' will be rendered at the
! Christiania theater soon.
Attorney Hyerdahl of Maesne has
been appointed district judge Under
Lofot1isket" during 1887.
The citizens of Christiania have az.
propriated 50, 900 crowns to the poor
school children of the city.
Lars Sohnn. of Orkendalen, recently
celebrated his Tooth birthday. He sSill
enjoys exceptionally good health.
Rev. A. Bergesen recently resigned
from his congregation in this city. He
will go to Italy for few months.
The beautiful residence "Bakkedal,'
the property of A. Haerem has been
sold to K. Sunde for $1,000 crowns
The Alfheim furniture factory was
recently sold to Attorneys Blom and
Koss of this city for 400, 900 crowns.
Professor Andreas Mathieson, of this
city, has been appointed principal of
the Christiania institute for the blind.
The Schmurrbusch hotel of .Arendal
has been sold to the proprietor OF Hotel
Fenix, Jonas Lundegaard, for 1876, 900
crowns.
Hon. D. Cappel:n of Skien was re.
gently appointed knight of Vasa,"
g distinction exceptional and well
merited.
Rev. G. Muller of Ostre Aker received
| gift of 5000 crowns from the MEM
bers Of his congregation on his 10th
birthday.
J. Collett, secretary of the university
OF Christianla, has handed in his resig.
nation. His successor has not yet been
appointed.
A sign of Christiania's progressive.
ness is the fact that building insurance
has increased from 1sO, ,0OO. 600 crowns
in 1880. to ~, ,00O, COO in 1856.
Hon. Kjerulf. formerly Norway's
''statsministor," died suddenly Jan. y. \
He was the representative Of the Nor
woRian government It Stockholm from
1871 to 1884. .5.s "z,, ',:
Henrik Konnon, q prominent bust.
ness man of this city, died suddenly
Jan. t. Mr.. Konnon was one Of Chris.
tianias leading merchants. He was
born in Bergen in 1916.
Thirty thousand candles are daily
manufactured ut the Falkum factory
Of this city.
The Hartof factory and seversl I'd !:
joining frame buildings were totally de.
stroyed by fire Jan. y.
Sixteen school children were
drowned while playing on the ice in
the vicinity of Ask island.
Madam Fredrika Falsen has sold her
estate on Malm island to Messrs Bsr-
quist, Halvorson and Koss Of Chris.
tianiR.
The cannons and 'haubitzars."
which will be used in the Notifications
near Bergen, have been ordered from
French firm.
The steamer Bjorgvin has been cold
to Captain F. Munster, of this city, for
50, 0Oo}crowns. 1t will hereafter run be-
tween Trondhjen and Christians.
Bergen citizens have decided to rive
up the use of the Borne park for the
new theater, which will be built there.
This park, which is the most attractive
and beautiful one in Bergen, is valued
at 345, 600 crowns.
Trondhjem.
The Gudvangs ford is now covered
with ice, and it is thought traffic will
be entirely crippled during the next
month.
Over 400 men are now employed in
the mechanical factories at Trondhjem.
Five vessels, including the Erling Jarl,
are now being thoroughly repaired.
i Captain Due, of the First Artillery
, regiment of this city, has, for reasons
unknown, been forced to resign. His
removal has caused much gossip in mil
itary circles, Captain Due being, one of
the most popular military officers in
the city.
At q recent meeting Of the city coun-
Gil it was decided to erect new hospi-
tai at q cost Of 349, 900 crowns !; 2OO, 600
crowns have already been appropriated
end $50, 900 have been subscribed by
Londre, Trondhjem The hospital will
he erected on the Tilfredshed estate.
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