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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-17

coILl!P!aEERc
 BOW \
 6 co. . In advertising, short lived success Is that which induces people to buy inferior and unsatisfactory goods. SPECIAL SAVING SALE MONDAY Y-TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Hams (O1d Dominion) TIC regularly 1S1Ac -good-Eastern sweet-Sugar cured Coffee Crescent blend) 25c A fine coffee for the money Tea
 Mandarin Nectar reg'Iy soc lb 45c (blend of uncolored teas)
 Phoenix Chop reg'ly soc lb S5c
 (FoochoW Oolong) White Wine gallon A5c Worth $1 gallon
 Johannisberger Riesling type grown in our own vineyard at How ell Mountain.
 An excellent wine-inexpensive Lobsters small I5c large 200 regularly 25c and soc tin
 For lobster salad-lobster curry lobster a la Newberg-lobster cro- quettes-lobster rissoles
 Recipes cheerfully furnished Canned fruits (ourchoice) 15c regularly 20c tin Gall kinds) Heavy syrup--our label-and they wouldn't have that if they were not first rate Hamamel1s (extract of witch hazeD F pint pint quart
 15c 25c ACC
 Heals chapped hands and faces men use it after shaving
 Soothes burns and bruises-handv for children's hurts Ginger Ale SI2s regularly S15O dozen Made by Cochrane & Co Belfast Raisins
 Clusters regularly 15c ID 1oc Muscatelles regularly 10c lb lbs 25c
 Frontier Rye Whiskey ooc regularly $1.25 quart
 Closing out the brand Macaroni--V --Vermice1li--S hetti and Italian paste (let- ters and numbers)
 regularly 15c lb 121hc The favorably known La Favorita brand Olive oil 1rc regularly soc bottle here
 Italy Gas lighter and tapers 25c An An excellent x sl brass lighter worth 85c
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-17

rBLEPHoNH GRANT 1a4.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

The Merchants and Miners Trans
pOrtatiOn Company to Build An
other Ship the Duplicate of the
Juniata-Charts of the Seat of War
on Exhibition at the photographic
Omce-VesseIs in Port.
The Merchants and Miners Transporta-
ton Company has placed a contract with
the Harlan & Hollingsworth Company Of
Wilmington, for the construction of a
steamer. to be the duplicate OF the Ju-
niata. She will be a steel vessel, 270 feet
long, AZ feet beam and 26 feet depth of
hold. The vessel will register 1900 tons
net, and $500 tons gross. She will ha re
four decks, and accommodations for sew
eral hundred passengers, and over 1000
tons of freight The triple-expanslon en-,
gines will have cylinders measuring IS, 80
and Y inches. All the deck beams, all OF
one and parts of two other decks will be
of iron. The deck planking of the first
and second decks will be of yellow pine,
3iAx6 inches. and the third deck will be
of white pine, of the same dimensions. The
iron plating of the third deck will be coy
cred with pressed bricks, laid in cement
There will be three freight matches on
each of the first, second and third decks,
and two in the fourth deck, the after
one of which viii be double. The spaces
between decks are to be about eight feet
each. The lower hold win be eight feet
three inches. The Merchants and Miners
line has chartered the steamers ID. H. Mil
Ter, Allegheny. Chatham and Berkshire TO
the government as transports for troops
The branch photographic office has on
exhibition government charts, showing the
correct surveys and positions of the ISL
ands at the seat of war Among those
most prominent and interesting are charts
Of the West Indies, harbor of Havana Ma
tanzas, Cieufuegos, Porto Rico. the Phil
ippne Islands and harbor of MANILA The
public is invited to examine the charts
at the office in the custom house.
A New Governor for Sailors Snug Har-
bor.-Capt. George w. Brown has been
elected to the position OF governor of Sail
ors Snug Harbor, made vacant by the call
of Lieut. Delahanty to active service.
Capt Brown is well and favorably known
to the American shipping trade through
out. and his standing and record among
the community is sufficient guaranty of
an able and beneficial administration.
The Ocean Steamship Company, the Old
Dominion Line, the Clyde and Mallory
lines and the Metropolitan Steamship
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ENC.

New York May 6.-Flour, held higher,
checking demand; city mill patents, Tl51
7.S0 Rye flour. dun at $3.S0d4.00, mostly
$s.60ds75. Corn meal. quiet Rye, easy;
No, ,, 73q7Siac. Barley dull; feedins,
4s5zc. Barley malt, quiet.
Wheat, spot, easy; No. 2 red, Sl.45; op-
tious opened easy in answer to disappoint-
ing cables and suffered more or less all
day from bear attacks. on the idea that
the market was overloaded; speculation
was quieter than yesterday, foreign houses
bought moderately, both Of futures and
spot wheat,' May closed 1lkc lower, and
the other months l4Q%e off; No. Ted,
May closed, $14Sia; July closed, $l09; Sep
TENDER closed, 905sc.
Corn, spot easy; No. 2, 403sc; options
opened easy with wheat, and after mid
day bulged on big clearances, eased off I'M
der realizing and closed 14n19c lower; ex-
port trade lighter and cable news weak
May, SS15Q391sc, closed, SSAc; July closed
1880.
Oats, spot, steady; No. 2, 35140351zc; op-
tions stronger on the advance in cash
oats. and closed nominally lie higher; May
closed, 35c. Hay, quiet. Hops, steadier.
Hides, quiet. Wool, dull. Coal, steady.
Beef, quiet. Cut meats, steady. Lard.
easy; Western steamed, $6.15; May, S625;
refined, quiet. Butter, steady Western
creamery, 14l4d17c; Western factory 100
141ac; Elgins, lie; imitation creamery, JAG
l512c; state dairy, 14Gtl6lzc; state cream
cry, 1415d17c. Cheese, firm; large white,
Slzc. Potatoes, steady; New York, $2.S714
Q2D; sweets, $3.G0G45O. Tallow, quiet;
city, 35sc; country, 319@S24c. Cotton seed
oil, steady; prime crude, zoe. Petroleum.
strong; refined New York, $500; Philadel-
pha and Baltimore, 5S5c. Rice. strong;
domestic, fair to extra, 5Js47Ac; Japan,
52446c. Molasses, firm. Cabbage, steady /;
Southern, $1.75@200. Coffee, options OPEN
ed steady at UNCHANGED prices TO points
advance, worked within narrow variations
with weak undertone, in absence of spec
ulative interest. while spot buyers were
inclined TO withdraw, closed steady, with
prices unchanged TO points net higher
sales $500 bags including May, 5.S0c; July,
soc; spot Rio steady; No. Z, invoice, sac
No. T. jobblng. Tie; mild, steady; Cor
dova, S1zQf15l5c, sales, business of jobbins
character at former prices. Sugar, raw,
steady; fair refining, 39sc; centrifugal g.
test, 3-16c; sales. scattered on basis of
quotations given; refined, steady.
Chicago May 6.-AIay wheat to-day COW
cred a range of 10 cents, closing a shade
lower; July covered a range of 215c closing
at lac decline. Letter sold 5000 bushels.
chiefly to millers. Other grains were heavy.
Corn declined 1aG5sc. Oats unchanged
Provisions were neglected. Pork closed sc
lower. Lard and ribs, 10d12iac lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
Regents Mt railroads.

Per Central of Georgia Railway, May g.
1872 bales domestics 521 pkgs ndse, 1S9 Dbls
rosin, 30 bbls spirits, / car pipe, 81 cars
lumber, car butter, l car coal, ] car
wood. car fresh meat, / car hay car
packing house products.
Per Central of Georgia Railway May g.
2S9 bales cotton. 80 cars lumber 1 car coal,
cars meal, car butter. 100 cases eggs,
602 plSgs mdse, 101 bbls flour, % bbls spir-
its. so bbls rosin.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular Rail-
road, May 6.-17 bales cotton, 1879 casks
spirits. SO7 bbls rosin, IA cars lumber, /
car sheep, As cars vegetables l car barrels,
10 cars wood, Z cars mdse, cars rock, 2
cars bran, car tobacco. 2 cars oil, car
hay, ear cartridges, / car beds.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway, May
6.-l96 bales cotton. 1.645 bbls rosin, $40
casks spirits, so cars lumber IA cars mdse,
cars hay, l car meat. / car oats, cars
corn, cars bran, / car grits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market easy; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale, SIPS;
New York, per bale, $.00: Philadelphia
per bale, $L00: Baltimore. per bale. 81 90.
Direct-Barcelona. 53c; Bremen, ssc:
Trieste, 5Sc Genoa, SOC. Via New York
Liverpool ACC; Bremen, 45c; Amsterdam.
45c; Hamburg, 43c; Havre, Acc; Reval. 5sc
Genoa. soc.
Lumber-By Sail--Freights are firm. For
eigu business is dull The rates
from this and nearby Geor
gia ports are quoted at Si5O46. %
for rauge-including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties, base "A feet;
to Baltimore, l2c; TO Philadelphia. 1Sc; TO
New York. 13lso. Timber rates. 5Oca$1 90
higher than lumber rates To the West
Inules and Windward, nominal; to Ro-
sario, Sl2.O00l3.OO; to Buenos Ayres and
Montevideo. Sl000G100; to Rio Janeiro,
$l4.0O to Spanish and Mediterranean ports,
SlLS0dll50; 20 United Kingdom, for or
ders, nominal for lumber, "a SIS standard.
by Steam-No rates quoted
Naval Stores-The market is steady; me-
dium sized vessels. Cork for orders 2s I'd
for barrels of $40 pounds. and SC primage.
spirits, As; larger, 1iad3d; Genoa, rosin. Is
3D.. Adriatic, Is Sd; Brazil soc for bar
rels of go pounds; Java, IS Cd; River
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

Charleston, S. c., May CARVED, steam
er Seminole, Bearse, New York, proceeded
to Jacksonville.
Sailed, United States torpedo boat Rodg-
ers, Jayne. Key West, via Savannah.
Port Royal, s. O., May 6.-Arrived,
steamer Rio Grande, Brunswick, and sail
ed for New York.
jacksonville, Fla, May 6-Cleared,
schooners j S. Hoskins, Bennett, Cri9-
field, Nd. bark n. p. Nielsen (Nor, Bent
zen. Sharpness, Eng; steamer City of
Jacksonville, CreaFer, New York.
Sailed, steamer Algonquin, Platt, New
York
Hamburg, May 6.-Arrived, steamer ST.
Irene. Brunswick, via Bremen
Philadelphia. May 6.-Arrived, schooners
Rob Roy, Savannah; John G. Schmidt, Sa-
Vannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
vesne1s cIcnrea Yesteraay.

Steamship City of Augusta. Daggett,
New Yorl6-Ocean Steamship Company
Bark Eugene (Nor), Aaroe, Runcorn-
Dahl & Andersen.
Schooner Horace P. Shares, Mount,
Roundout, n. Y.-C. w. Howard & Co.
Schooner Chaunaey e. Burk. Townsend,
Fhiladelphia-C. w. Howard & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of vessels
free Of charge in United States hydro
graphic Office In custom house. Captains
are requested to call at the Office. Reports
of wrecks and derelicts received for trans
mission to the navy department.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
VESSELS IN PORT MAY Z.
Steamships.

City of Augusta, 1929 tons. Daggett, New
York-Ocean Steamship Company.
Essex. 1873 tons, Billups, Baltimore-J. j.
Carolan, Agent.
Bawtry CBr). LISP tons. Oakley, ldg phos-
plate rock ard cotton for Stettin-Wilder
& Co.
Glenwood (Br), 1,25S tons, Mehegam, ldg
cotton, Genoa.-J. f. Minis & Co
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
constrvise Exports.

Per schooner Horace p. Shares, for
Roundout, N. Y.-s2S, 162 feet pitch pine
lumber-Cargo by e. B. Hunting & CO.
Per schooner Chauncey E. Burk, for
Fhiladelphia-663,6 $40 feet of pitch pine Iurn-
Der, of which $685. feet was shipped by
the Georgia Lumber Company and IS, 165
by Dixon Mitchell & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
II M, 18th meridian time
Washington, May 4.--Notioe is given by
the lighthouse board that, owing to the
planting of submarine mines in Baltimore
harbor and Patapsco river, and the prohi-
bltion of navigation at night, the follow
ing named lights win be discontinued from
this date until further notice: Craighill
channel, front and rear (Craighnl channel
range; Seven-foot Knoll; Cutoff channel,
front and rear (Cut-off channel range ;
Fort Carroll; Hawkins Point, front; Lead
ing Point, rear (Brewerton channel range)
Notice IS also given that, owing to the
planting of submarine mines In the en-
trance to Portland (Me) harbor and the
prohibition of navigation at night, the
following named lights and fog signals (at
night only will be discontinued until fur
Their notice: Portland Head, Spring Point
Ledge; Portland Breakwater.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


Steamship City of Augusta, Daggett,
New York-Ocean Steamship Company.
United States torpedo boat Rodgers,
jayne, Norfolk, via Charleston, bound
Key West.
Schooner Thomas A. Ward, Lyman,
Charleston-C. w. Howard & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
Phases of the Moon for May.

Full moon 9Th, 0 hour, "a minutes, morn
ing; last quarter, 18th, 8 hours, Sc minutes,
evening; new moon, 10th, 6 hours, IS min
utes morning; first quarter 2Sth II hours,
IA minutes, morning; moon in perigee, It'll;
moon in apogee, 23d.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
Banks.

Topdal (Nor), 571 tons, Andersen, repair
ing.
Eugene (Nor). 697 tons, Aaroe, cid Run
corn-Dahl & Andersen.
Morgenrey (Nop 5S7 tons, Egelien, log
naval stores, Europe-Dahl & Andersen.
Latona (Nor), 522 tons, Gahrsen, dis bal
last-Dahl & Andersen.
Veronica (Br), 1903 tons, Robinson, ldg
lumber for Santos.-Master.
Chill (Swd). 6S2 tons, Anderson, ldg naval
stores, Europe.-Paterson. Downing &
Co.
Aljuca (Jor). 1899 tons, Gundersen, ldg
naval stores, Europe.-Paterson, Down.
ing & Co.
D. II. Morris (Nor), 1,1s5 tons, Moe, dis
salt-Paterson, Downing & Co.
nrig.
Jennie Hubert, 4l9 tons. Rodich; ldg lum-
Der for Portland Me.-Master.
SchOoners.
John H. Tingue, 525 tons, Holt, ldg lumber,
Philadelphia.-C. w. Howard & Co.
Chauncey e. BurI, 81 tons, Townsend, cid
lumber, Philadelphia-C. w. Howard &
Co.
Oscar c. Schmidt, so tons, Crawford dis.
coal--C. w. Howard & Co.
Charmer, S4l tons, johnson, dis coal--C.
w. Howard & Co.
George Taulane Jr.. 442 tons, Magee. ldg
lumber, Baltimore-C. w. Howard & Co
Thomas A. Ward, 765 tons, Lyman, to Id
for north of Hatteras-C. w. Howard
q Co.
Douglass Gregory, 52i tons, Woolman. ldg
crossties, Philadelphia-Dixon, Mitchell
& Co.
j. f. duBignon. 459 tons. Turner, Idg mnl.
Der, lphia-Master.
Charles NJ. Patterson, 760 tons, Tunnel ldg
lumber, Phladelphia-Master.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
PAINE, MURPHY & co.,
D r q x Z r s.
Orders Executed over Our Private Wires
COTTON, STOCKS,GRA a. PROVISIONS
For Cash or on Margins
Local Securities bought and sold
Telephone $50
Board OF Trade Building. jackson Building
Ssannah. Ga Atlanta Ca
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

Company report no change in rates. They
assign as a reason for this the fact that
they are brought into competition with
rail lines, and although their expenses ale
higher on account of the war insurance
risks, with which they are covering SNIP
ments, they do not consider it advisable
to quote higher freights.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
vessels Went Ia sea Yesterday.

Steamship Nacoochee, New York.
Schooner Fanny Arthur Philadelphia
Schooner Horace p. Shares, Roundout,
" Y
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

Platte, nc; Australia, IS 81. Coastwise-
Steam. 12c per 100 pounds on rosin; sl.00 on
spirits to Boston and 1Oc on rosin, and
s0c on spirits to New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
Foreign Exports.

Per Norwegian bark Eugene, for Run
corn-4,276 bbls rosin, valued at 4,935-Ca--
go by S. P. Shotter & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
So Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises sos and sets Sat.

High water at Tybee to-day at S:2f a. m
and S:47 p. m. High water at Savannah
one hour later.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
River steamers Departed,
shinnina AIesr,nrnnda.

Steamer Clifton. Strobhar, Beaufort and
U. Beach, Manager
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
at New York, brought over A,OO,V0 IN
gold. and on herkast days run, ending at
noon on Tuesday, logged $50 knots, the Big
gest days run on record
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
in fair demand and steady; No spring
wheat, 81 .1001 49, No. spring wheat, $10S
@112; No. 2 red, 81 .45(11 Al; No. 2 corn
34ac; No 2 oats, S1Ac; No. white, $3.50
34c; No. white, S21a@33hc; No. rye
6S1a@e9c; No. barley 42q5Oc; No. l fax
seed, $1.35A; prime timothy seed, 1850
2.75; mess pork, per barrel, $40 S0610 IS;
lard, per 100 pounds, So .SOd5.S2; short rib
sides. loose, s. .35C15.7O; dry sailed shoul-
ders, boxed, 4s4d5c; short clear sides, box
cd, s.. 9O6l6 10; whisky, distIllers' finished
goods, per gallon, $40.
Cincinnati, May 6.-Flour quiet. Wheat
unsettled; No. red, $1.1S. Corn hrm
higher; No. mixed, 9S1ac Oats firm No
mixed 32izQ33c. Rye firm; No. 2, Toe.
Lard easier; $50 Bulks meats, $685.
Bacon easy; S6.971a. Whisky active; $122
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

The dearth of coasting craft at Balu-
more. has induced the coal shippers there
TO offer high rates to induce vessels to
proceed there to load for New England
ports. Owing to the large accumulation or
tonnage at Philadelphia, there has neces-
sarily been some delay in loading vessels,
but the average freight rates from Phil
adelphia have been higher and more coal
has been shipped from there than for
long time past.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

The time ball on Cotton Exchange drop
II M, 18th meridian time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

The steamer Eulalia. which Is to arrive
to-day from Jacksonville, win open the
excursion season to Wilmington Island and
Warsaw tomorrow morning, leaving from
the foot Of Whitaker street at o'clock.
She will stop at Thunderbolt, Wilmington
Island and Warsaw, and will arrive In the
city at p. m. on return trip.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

The tug boat owners of Philadelphia are
at war among themselves, and it is claim
ed that the rates adopted by the Tugboat
Owners Association, which have been IN
force a long time, will be no longer rec
ognized. The rule of the association rs
that the tug which lows the vessel INTO
port shall have the right to tow her 10
sea again This rule is claimed to nave
been broken, and Charles Walker, manag-
ing owner of the tugs Mary Walker, Liz
zie era wford, Arctic, Thomas Smith and
John Reese, has said that he would no
longer recognize the association, ana would
tow vessels for what he could get.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

Dominion Line. the Clyde and Mallory
lines ana the Metropolitan Steamship
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

In Effect April q. 1893.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-30

the safe deposit vault which the de-
ceased rented from the Lackawanna
Trust and Safe Deposit company. This
was afterwards modified so that Pso-
thonotary Copeland opened the vault
in the presence of attorneys of the
parties and took possession of its con-
tents. All that the box was found to
contain was "a judgment note of 81 900
made out to Mrs. LILA Packer Dries
bach. an insurance policy on Dries
barh's life made out to her as bene-
ficary. about $3.50 IN cash. and a will
In which the deccdent gave all his
property to his "beioved wife, Eliza A
Packer Dricsbach' and made her his
sole heir and executor.
When the will was offered for probate
n caveat was fled by Driesbach's son
with the intention of contestine il. In
vcstiSations have convinced the son
that the estate is about wholly repre-
sented in the $3.50 found in the vault
and as this was not worth lighting for
a compromise was suggested and ac-
cepted and yesterday with permission
of court the proceedings We're with
drawn and the keys of the safe We're
turned ove' to James II. Torrey, OF
counsel for Mrs. Packer -Driesbach.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-30
The Reading Hospital.
Editor of The Tribune.


Sir: 1t affords me pleasure to inform
the relatives and many friends of the
boys of the Thirteenth regiment at ST.
Joseph hospital Reading that they are
well cared for. While visiting my friend,
Sergeant Iona b. Day, Sunday, Novem-
Der 27, was much impressed by the hos
pital and the way it is conducted The To-
cation is most beautiful, situated,
should judge, about 100 feet above the city
proper overlooking lovely park and with
q beautiful view over the city. The hos
pital is IL large we'll ventilated building,
and the appointments are first class
throughout. This hospital became famous
during the smallpox epidemic of 1898,
when 800 people died through the dread
full malady. The good sisters volunteer
ing their services in caring for them.
The mother superior, Sister Mary Juli-
anna a noble little woman, gives words
of comfort to the suffering patients, and
Sister GeorGiana who seems to have charge
of the typhoid ward is unceasing in heI
attentions. The conValcsCentS speak IN
the highest terms of the sisters and theit
treatment. Another sister, whose name
| did not learn. who speaks only whar
spoken to. goes noiselessly about. admin,
istering what is needful to the patients.
one patient who had been in the hos
pital for some weeks, says If ever there
were angels around a bedside, it was ir
the typhoid ward of the st. Joseph hos
pital / cannot speak or write words Of
gratitude enough to express myself anC
the people of Scranton should feel very
grateful indeed to the city of Reading
for the goodness shown these invalid sol
diers. Sergeant Day is slowly recovering
William Evans.
Pittston, Pa, Nov. 2S.