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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-19
1h-ss tagging Parties.

\ Charleston paper. several y ear
age, published the following: An
exchange says that huggiDg parties for
The baneh. Of churches are a recent
importation into the South, but they
are becoming very pooular IN some
sections, especially in Virginia. The
prices are as foll21s: For girls under
IS, 35 cents 'or q hug OF 3 minutes
frcm IS 70 % years OF age, from 50 10
%, smother mans wife, 81; widows,
according to locks. from 10 cents TO
81: old maids, cents spiece, or two
Tor nickel, and no limit OF to lime,
To which q lady very properly 90.
icc:ed and replied SIS follows: In
ycur last issue there appeared para,
graph entitled a Hugging Match.
whicl was intended to be funny, bu;
which proved to be mean. l! em,
bodied the old iossilized slur on Cd
maids. and averred that II tie hug
eing matches now in vogue in d.
vers places, while young girls aud
widows wer5 hugsed al dollar or two
each, and s very few seconds allowed
at that foc the thrilling performance,
old maids were hungeei st 3 cents
eSch or two for nickel, with no limit
as to time. III vouch that the author
OF that paragraph is q bachelor who
keeps his blackins brush OF the man
tlepiece. and his clean shirts IN The
coal box. and who is q good enough
Judge OF whisky to pull the stoPp Is
out OF a bottle Of corn WHISKY ana
smell the negro that hoed the cora.
And ii the truth we're only knoHn, be
has beer rejected oy dozen girls,
perhaps some old maids, any one OF
whom would had TO have supported
nm mad she been fool enough 10 have
Lal him, and al OF whom reader
thanks night and morning nov that
tney had seDse enough to kick him. I
am an old maid, ard I am happy. I
don't know how it feels to uucork a
bottle Of paregoric st 2 a, N. 10 quiet
sqpall that was caused by collie in
stead OF cloud; and I am igr GRANT CT
the process OF pulling off pair Of
muddy boots q midnight and swath.
ing with wet towels the burning, ach
ing forehead OF at lord of creation, :"
Who promised with lie upon his lips
at the holy altar, 10 love, houcr and
protect me as long as he lived. re-
pest i, l don't knoI anything about
these delights Of ma:rimony. sup
pose ought TO be pitied. But | had
rather BE- laughed al because lam not
married, than not to be able to laugh
because I am married. II you will ex
GUS ne for being conf ienlial, III say
in closing, that during career OF so
years I've only been hugged one tine.
Oa that occasion, strange to say, I got
three scents. I didn't want any
more. The three scents I got were
scents OF disgusting hair OIL, rum and
tor, ,ooo
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z he Ed O. MOl.

Some months ago the Sacramento
Bee ASSERTED that y .oca, Judge h&d
been gully OF iais5hood. Tee editor
Of Tne Bee vas fined for contempt by
the Judge whom he had attacked.
The editors counsel appealed TO the
suprenle court and c0uteaded thai IS
there waS question CT v9raciy be-
tween tae Judge aad the editor, Il e
latter could not be denied tie light to
prove that the jQ5ge was gul : e
ialsshc0d. Che CASE was arguad rlab
orately by bogh sizes. and tie supreme
courl, ty vote Of four to three, &c
c!deG 10 favor If the editor, The ma
i2r;-r oj the court declared that w2i.e
!ne power &c punish tor c9ntenp: IS
proper &ad necessary, it should be
used with great discretion, ard tbst
he tcdge in he case uader considera
on bad made an urwsrranted as:er.
tlon Ct lis authority. The Geci>lJn
has CAUSED much comment i2 The Cal
iforri3 press
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-19
ADyTssTOys AND -DIsCHARGES.


With the exception CT January, each
month showed an increase IN The pop
ulation. The daily census Of S23, jan.
uary q, rose to 923 Octooer IS, and
the year closed with 923 p2tients il
the Hospital. Il must be remem tered
that this largely increased population
has been received IN almost ne Sane
quarters we hac ten years ago Win
out the Dix cottage, however, We
would have been unable 70 provide
accommodations for w2-::te wome2 az
ter April I, except SIS g vacancy CccrT
red, either through death or 6 DIS
charge.
One Of the most striking lessons
Of our statistical tables Tor the past
few years has bsen the increasing
number OF admissions OF persons over
so years Of sge, sid tna! the larger
proportion Of these have been white
men ard women. The table also IN
dicates that CT the acute forms CT in
sanity, mania prevails among tie men
of both races and melsEcho}ia among
the women. The total number ct 20
epileptics we-e admitted, tie !argar
proportion being among men. Tne
total discharges during the year were
S24. Of these, S! were seat home as
recovered: 10 rs much improved; 22,
as improved; 26, as unimproved.
The morality was 142 TGere are
two leading fSctors which tend tc
swell our mortality lists. O4e of these
&c tho foor rhet F,r Ty7orv rp2rS EhiS
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Coco 81. Fellow.

james acIndoo, Ct Nade,.4, is is
gears old, IS six fee: zen i5ches taM,
and Weighs ;3g33 poGEaS H wears
: ;aen!y four shoe and 10. 5 hat,
30d drinks gallon Of water ~ t;me
10 qlenc4 his thirst. He is weIl pro
pccucaeG, IS very powerful, and Is Sill
growing very fast.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-19
Eiaht7M G D:cMned-

La est 2dTic2S from the Orien: state
taat TIE japanese transport steamer
Nara, OF :. SO tons, bound to the Pee
caderes w2s wrecked Dec. - and about
50 lives lost. The only survivors we're
tie saam2n, who were picked up by
the steamer Madsum Maui Captain
Iasada .; The Japan navy, and nine
caGeis we're smong the missing. The
vcssel struck an pncharted rcck, her
cargo shifted ard she went to the bot
tom
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-19

An Indiana genius has beaten per
peiual motion ard the Kelley motor
.'out OF sight" He has invented, so
he ssys, a perpetual light. Once set
10 burning i. burDs forever, or until
the glass globe, which contains it, is
broken. The substance, which is
pro'ou d secret, is rmet;cally sealed
II q glass globe, wnece the inventor
s2ys It will glow brightly and con-
SANITY for al: tine, barring accidents.
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GOVERNOR Powers 0: Maine, recent.
ly told how, when ne was & young
justice Of the peace, he married 2
couple, later secured them divorce,
married the man to another woman,
secured them divorce, and later re-
married the original couple.
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CONFEDERATE RECORDS.

It has been particularly unfortunate
that the cfice Of State historian has
been maGe.vacant by the death o: two
worthy incumsents Sirce toe ad-
iournment Of the General Assembly,
lhe grand Old Confederate soldier,
Gen. Hugh l. Farley, has passed
Away, before be had completed the
work 10 which he had baen assigned.
I appointed Col. John p. Thomas,
Confederate historian, to carry on the
task. You will dnd in the repor! Of
Col. Thomas detailed statement CT
The work already Core, together with
what remains to be flashed, especial.
ly as to the completion CT the Confed-
crate rolls. It is the duty Of the State
to prepare an historical account Of the
part ta Ken by the commands from this
Stale in the great civi war and to com
plete the rolls. l therefore urge that
provision be made Tor carry ing on this
work. To insure completion l recon-
mend that sum be appropriated sui
icient for clrrying cut this uadertaG-
ing; and I sugs es. as "a ildUcement
to its early completion that while suf-
icient mcnay be allowed monthly for
current expenses. the mai )r portion be
paid only upon the completion ard sc
ceptapce' CT the work as row mapped
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The prohibition candidate in J

TIE prOnlDI(lOn canolUale II NGW
York is found by the corrected returns
to have polled $50 votes, and IL the
present city Of Brooklyn, long regard.
ed as strongly inclined to temperance,
607 votes, total in the two cities o.
1,257. AS his contribution to the cam
paign was s., 1000, i! therefore cost him
about 81 8 vote.
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TEE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
+ CONTINUED FROM rAGG ONE

ara 10 toe S,are.
TIE appropriation q $4,000 TOR he
sslary ald exEeGs;S CT The p5csDbate
Inspector Is TOO much 10 pay, consider
iyg ihe sgall?GtU 10 the Sla!e IRON
tai8 source. I recommend that the
oGice OF phosphate inspector be a5ol,
shed snd that tho Comptroller Gsn.
-ral lie charged with ths COLLECTION o.
he revenue .To.n Fh5spA%te niling.
TIE Governor c1.amends that he
&C! c,e2!iDs tho olEce oi p2b!ic printer
De repealed ard that tno wcrk ba lei
cut 10 the lowest bidder. He &iso n C.
comUerG t!,9t tie n"rn "e- 81 cial
statutes sbouid Le rsjucsG tg the e.
3ctmen. 6 general lars. cm02dyirg z
apple provisions ararereales f5rtce
rsli=: Il persons, corporations AID
communities, relative to SQbjac.s o. q
general character ald tG pQs &c erG
20 the present flood CT special lee;s!a-
t;oa. rs il IS eas:ec ard IL s0ae CO: es
cheaper to apply 10 the general AS,
semoly for rellef ra!Eeg than to the
Courts Or ctSsr Tribunals provided By
gv1erai ::aw, tie legislative IS bsi2g,
ucon various excu:2s, subjected to
c1T s!aGt prs S3a.e 10 er&3t SPECIAL laws
for the relief OF individuals Indeed,
even cor sti!utionsl proviSioaS i2tend-
e& to Limit such sp-cial legislation
lave cften been sv2ded un1er the
P!>ise Ct 50 called general law.
TIE sIyKISG FUND COMMISSION.
The total value O. tee assets Of tbs
cumulative phosphate royalty SINKING
'uud IS $253, COZ So O; this amount
*37, 532 was loaned 10 c3u1tjes at rate
cf 5 per cent inter es. perannum. TIE
sinking fund has permanently invested
IN State stocks S35, 72S Sc There Is
invested IN temporary leans, ucder
The Act OF February 25, 1896, and
February Is, 1887, $59, ,4S422 tbs
leaves balaace o &l3l,262 IS. which
has been deposited il bayk, bearing /
per cent, payable monthly. Ycu can
see from the above ststement that un.
der the Act Of 1897 only a small
amount vas lent tc counties; while tne
greater pert OF the fGnd ias been de.
coSited IN banks aud IS unsecUr3d, ex
cep. by the credit OF tEese banks. L
will also be seen tia! on the 31st CT
Dscsn Ger, 1896, there was then loaned
10 the banks al J Per cent. interest,
and secured by adeposit with the Stale
Treasurer as collateral s. cyrity ofS,ate
Brown ger cent sock, Sl73, 9S4 %,
leaving only 81, ol6 03 ca.h deposited
in bank.
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abusing her"

-
abusing her
I'm going in and talk 70 her, the
first speaker announced. ''Yoa chaps
wait outside till I come back
a good idea" another agreed. We
want to see 4 little more INTO this busi-
ness before we 90 anything rash
The cowboy walked around to the
door and entered the Office. He passed
across the floor. and stopped just be-
fore the little table ii which The wom-
an was sitting. lie took off his hat.
made an awkward bow, and sad:
Good evening, lady. l hope I find
you we'll"
Il am quite well, thank you. Is
there anything can DO for ycu?''
We'll. 1 don't know. reckon may
be I'd like to see the editor of this
paper
Il am the editor
We'll, but l want TO see the man
your father, or husband. or whoever
he is
There is no man here I am all
alone"
You don't mean to say that you are
running this paper all by yoarsef!.''
Yes. sir; except for the help Of a
boy, who manages the press for me-
-. ~ ~ ,rl,n,o, !, o1,,oyo,,,on+
ht,..e no o;ac,,Io+eT.
WI, WI = tba+ don.+ s+,no me-,
go. t-.,a oII aIono ,r;+t
oi---.. .na tnII.s ILL.,, - la19 berr Co b1,+ i
~ -.-N - 49,. Jo.e - hard ,ro-,-,.,
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"l.ttas ~ "o. So ~ w. ,,,a, - 1.ao,,
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so. p''Pl- -, = -o
~, - NV '-'''7
~. .. 1870.
hes' " - n1,e - I,,, s,op =. ,,,ara r r,o,Sa
AZ. - - I'll. s,d hora - Inv.
- on,I .hi,,rs fo,. bor poo,.
80, So 49, 80 l,noy- how, 7 sboIl nro-.
,.;Js to,. ,o,, now.
- u:-I.. $500 .ur,b,od ord I,o,.
.ras SID win 4oors Tbs corboy
Iool,ud on ,,,orar+ +bo,,. rocea ror-
;I1,. 4r.a -. .tran +;,,as anross +5a
ny ~ So -
-. -. - ~ ~, ,,.7.
~ va. ~t. .tets :, t0- LIZ l = " "''ef.
." 7I d *" -, n:tn 1'es. e.. ..--..,.;..-
.t' W $50 49, ~ us ., up" f',.n'0IS, ~
s wiz 49, 80 ""t,t..a - '' VIC s ~. -. ile
~ ~, 49, ..1, tI,o,TI
~ hoS d;snnrarad ~ ~ Tba,. I,nor( T,, 49,, ti-,, -
the end
so that woman" one OF them said.
"wrote that niece abost RYAN,
She did
..Tban r vra L;cl, mn . frss with ony..
boar i+,c oo, - Ia vi,b ba,."
~ bos
I'm +bo- cose o,,ass ,,.e ,ror r l,;c1,
nm any fuss
~ e oo, bo1, r..-,11 Ill.
a,ongb - nile o9+oo nan ,nG snnG7cb
hin, bn+ if.s = 1.f~aror+. 1.-TWO, vvban
II comes 20 = nocr lone ycn,a6 >tr,,o.-
Cling bravely to support her sick moth
err
The paper is going to quit. any
how" some one remarked. so its all
right TO let it alone. 1t can't do any
mo.e damage
The -,or 3rbo bod oorno sro, Tho
room v.as sirant a~G I'D n,,b+t,,I 60,
-oornar. ~ +bon - ba S,'S Soid. '''''' "
- ~ - -.l IN ~ -. r 80 u,;nn
,;. 80 .-hon '"s ~ p"ps. I 80, l.os so-s %,,,r ~
~: e':.'e'. ~, t.41lI, e''o"'-''
10 l.Ue - " & i *" NeeNS' ""'G--
We got enough TO 'ide II over a 1e"
more weeks another SAID. ana he
was promptly followed by the others
with like propositions. The rPshot Of
It all was that q minute later 4 roll OF
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port of the census:
Fourteen months.

II OuTtSSQ mOuLnS.
All of the building fund from 1891
inclusive is for permanent improve
mentS.
The deficit Of last year, 1895, 81,
05S 23, had to bed made good from
this yesr's appropriation. Oar total
income was sl03. .066. SO, the total ex
psnses s102 29l 49, which gives bal
snce OF S3, IT'S 90. This balance has
been used to reduce the amount o.
money borrowed from the banks to
meet the expenses of the Parker build
ing. The total cost OF maintenance
proper was S9S 273 40 This amount,
divided by SIS, the daily number Of
average patients. gives the sexual an
nual per capits OF SIP 81, or daily per
capita of $50 II cents,
For comparison with former years
the fo,loWinp tables ere presented:
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The tOtai GIonoST OF aC1ulSSIcI,S SlEcS
the opening OF the hospita1 !: S, $40, o.
whom I S9S have been received since
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-19
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

The General Assembly should sive
careful consideration to the matter Of
expenditures by county governments.
The system nov in force is very cum.
terSome, and in many counties leads
to extravaganza. From the rePresen.
tstion by t)Hnships arises sendeEcy
to reciprccate favors, snd this leads to
useless eXoenditures which, ii there
were no opportunity for these mutually
beneficial exchanges, would be
avoided. Many counties have rene
dad this trou Die as far as possible and
have made a further saving by placing
their ctii GERS on iX.d salaries and turn
ing the surplus LETT over after paying
the salaries into the general equity
fund
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CONCLUSION.

| desire to impress upon the mem,
oers OF the General Assembly tie
necessity for the strictest economy in
the appropriation Of puolic moneys.
While unnecessary and excessive ap
propriations OF plpIic money should
be avoided at all times, and the strict
est economy consistent with good ad-
minis:ratiou IN every branch Of the
puoIic service should be at all times
enforced, there is at this time aspecial
reason why this principle should be
carefully applied. Toe people have
endured long period Of business Ge-
preston. bat the present low price CT
cotton, our principal money crop, has
caused still greater depression, aud the
mercantile and industrial inactivity is
keenly felt By all classes, AS guar
dians Of the public interests and Gus
todians OF the public funds the p2ra
mount question at this juucture, when
considering the appropriation of the
peoples money, should be. Can this
expenditure be deferred,withcut ipjury
to the plblic interests. until business
shall have resumed its normal acti7i
ty2 Ga account Of low prices ard the
scarcity OF money the burden O; taxa
ton presses. with more than usual
severity upon the p o2!e, and in no
way can you more richl y merit their
approval ard gratitude orjUs!ify their
coaidence in you than by jUdiciously
striving to tighten this burden.
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Tho stare Income Ia Law.

INC 6LaIt
The New York Daily Dry Gocts
Record prints revised estimate Ct the
cotton crop of 1878, placirg the esti-
mate of the crop st 10. 257, ,Q30 bales.
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Too Late David

a YOUNG college athlete at Rich
uond Hill, Long Island, saved t,SH
lives the other day by making leap
OF six feet through the air and siflS
ing with his shoulders man @no
woman who stood on the edge CT a
railroad track with train alnlcs! ca
them. The shock threw thenn TO the
ground just ever the edge Of the ir4ck
and barely in time.
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ESTIMATES FOR TIE GEAR 1915.
Your board, after careful conSidsra
ton, has decided to ask ior sp:cial ap
preparations Us follows:
For maintenance ,Sl0G, G00
For Parker building........, Is. 500
For Wallace property, debtsnd
Observation-Disclosures. i SIC
For insurance (three years.. Leo
For mileage ard per diem re.
Observation-Disclosures. 1900
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mainlerarce' ..,...-,S.C5 lvV ~
From rav patier ,s.,,,.- 5.0IQ IS
Balance CT l2-lG&Cy i1zUr-
sTce f,,r,6,..,,...>,,.. 1924
From all Ciher sources. @G6 %
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such cases would seem to me to De
outside the pale of the Probate Courts
and TO belong rather to one OF the
higher Courts.
THE PARKER BUILDING.
At its last session the General AS
semcly appropriated $500 for new
building for colore6 men. Your
board had most properly decided to
cali his building the Parker build
iog, not only because OF the fact that
lis erection hsd been proposed by Dr..
Parker II 1853, but also because of
D.. Packers long and eminent service
20 the State IS an officer Of this Hos.
p!tal
Immediately after tie adjournment
OF The Legislature the ylsns Tor the
building were prepared. Owing to
ire snail appropriation it was under
ssoo3 g5at we should so far as posi-
ole dathis work within ourselves.
We, t5erefcye, found ourselves debarr
cd taa services of both architect and
c2otyGc:or.
Ehs excavation having been COM
p'2te& ~ Eegro patients, the founds
tiocS were. .i&;d June /, and owing to
f2vass 225 weatnes the erection of the
52u.,ol1s has since bean carried on
continuously. TIE building fronts
tee S&Gib, a1G consists Of three stori, S
a. ya, an ample basement, except
caa! :he central portion is carried one
S.ory nigh. With the view of pos
S.o.s future extension OF the Hospital
tae miGdIe liae OF the fist cross sec
tioa o. the southern wing of the main
building was continued through the
nsw building. The length of the
olildi z IS 240 feet, the main portion
ferry f5et vide, and the extremities
siX!y y..ssTen feet wide, The cellar, as
We I IS sac1 s;ocy, IS twelve feet high.
TIA. portion 0! IGe basement nearest
% sd 0gc@ the same level SIS the
asain ..it2Eeu 5 planned for the din
:IG ElCT, having dimensions cfsixty-
seven ay :.iir;y seven feet. The front
X SEaa 2l.1e eastern end is TO be a
y-sa rg2T, QHip2sd Nth appliances
o. ran ON. The first story will be
u, as tle iGirmasy ward. The
sree 3a-@-o rcoG3s over the dining
o.2- g,;!I seY'ye as associate dormito
sacn scco;aodsting forty patients.
.1s,,crea si-ni.i:r dcrGllcries over the
CsG. r2ol4 I'll! hold twenty beds each,
= 4 - oUc:h story thirty beds.
EL7ss w.c2 ci4hty SIX single rooms,
- E...& - The to.al cspscity Of the
1-ssl--a. - &2ou. three hundred beds.
@'-&s 4 Eatec closets apd bath
sCG- - 2Ui! i. separate tower ex-
's..us,ay from the building on
.-t:. GGc--srU exposure.
.ie3 w&lls are built on what is termed
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-15
BANEFUL INDIGESTION.
THE DISORDERS 1T CAUSES AND THE
PoIsONS 1T INSTILS IN THE BLOOD.

If we only knew how dangerous. nsldlous
and ruthless disease indigestion IS, we would
not wait as we do before endeavoring to cure 1t
The longer we wait, the more dangerous 1t IS
likely to become.
So the sooner we take Shaker Digestive Cor
dial the better it will be, and the better we will
be.
Indigestion is dangerous because it creates
nelson's in the stomach which are absorbed by
the blood and by it carried to all parts OF
the body.
Could anything be worse than this
These poisons would not be formed if the
stomach could digest its food When it can't,
Shaker Digestive Cordial will help it to do so.
Nothing will help the stomach so well as
Shaker Digestive Cordial, nothing else cure in
digestion so quickly or so positively.
The reason is that it puriiies the stomach and
the blood, and makes your food strengthen in
stead of poison you.
1t is not medicine, but an aid to Digestion a
pleasant cordial for weak stomachs.
Sold by druggists. Ten cents tor trial
bottle.
Address for interesting book, The Shakers
80 Reade Street, New York
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-15
the trees. Eight in one tree were re.
Gently counted.

the trees. Eight in one tree were re.
Gently counted.
LIMERICK.
Limerick. March IA The Rev. r. L.
Howard expects to starr on the list for a
three months tour in the West including
Duluth, Mimi. Cumberland, Oshkosh
Fondu Lao and haclne IN WIS. ana Grano
Rapids in Mich.
The Rev. G. N. Howard. of Nelrose,
Mass, made his parents short visit last
week. Miss G. B. Howard will be home
Mr.. Frank Tarr, one Of our old citizens,
was buried ON the I'd, and Mrs. Mary N.
Dole on the 9th.
G. e. Boynton and wife, of Cambridge,
Mass. are making q welcome visit ut
Mrs. Ellen Browns.
Jas. Dudley Is at home from his charge
as overseer in wooden mill at Lewiston,
for a few weeks, on account of putting
in new wheel.
Libby, Cobb and Fogg have just put
out a new sign, covering, seemingly
everything in the world of trade except
dry goods.
Mrs. d. S. Beacham, who has been in
New York for some weeks is expected
home today.
Deacon j. U. Parsons returned from
his trip to Council Bluffs on the 9TH
He reports the spring we'll advanced. and
people blowing in Pennsylvania as he
came through.
Miss Nancy Holland is at home from
Freeport for few days.
Amos Fetch is very low and Mrs Wey-
month. the wife of our barber. Is criti-
cally i'll.
Mrs. F. M. Higgins has been making q
visit of some week among the friends OF
her girlhood.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-15
NEW BLOCK FOR LEWISTON.

Lewiston. March 14.-At the last meet
ing of the Union ST. Joseph of Lewiston,
n proposition was made to amalgamate
all the French Canadian societies OF Lew
iston and build society building on the
corner of Lisborn and Chestnut streets.
There are five societies here now, and
altogether the have a membership OF
1926 men.
The block proposed may cost S9O, 0Oo
and will be five stories high, with stores
on the first floor, offices on the second
floor, club and society rooms on the third
and fourth and hall on the fifth.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-15
spoRTsMEN's snow CROWDED.

Boston, March 14.-The doors of the
annual sportsmen's show was opened to
the public today and visitors were not
slow in coming in. There was a much lar
ger number of spectators this forenoon
than was expected. The various halls of
the great Mechanic building had been
temporarily transformed into minia-
ture Wilderness and along the passage
ways was fit, cedar, pine and spruce
trees. hunters camps, log cabins, hunts
mems trophies, mounted specimens of
various fish and game, photographs of
hunting and fishing scenes, landscape
views. Swimming races and sports of
all sort, will take place each night.