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The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT GO.
Custom House Wharf -t, 8
WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.

Commencing Thursday, April IS, 1898
For Forest City Landing, Peaks Island, 545,
GAO, 500, 900, 1890 a. M, 1900 M. 215 3. 10,
co. 6.15, $50 p. m.
For Cushings Island $40, 500, 1890 a. M, 2.15
3.15, 500. 6.15 p. M
Trefethen's Evergreen Landing Peaks Island
$50, GAO 800, 1890 q. M, 1900 M, 200, 4.20,
clio. T.30 p. III.
For Ponces Landing. Long Island $50, 500
1880 a. m, 200, APO; 6.15 p, m.
For Mariners Landing, Long Island, 1880 a.
M, coop. m
Leave Forest City Landing $50, 7.20, $50. 9 30
1850 a. m 1 90, o. 3d. 3.45 $50, $780, $50 p. N.
Leave Ponces Landing. Cos $50, 11.26 a. M
$50 $40, 6.55 p. m.
Leave CuShings, 100, SIS. HOS a. M, 2.45
Leave cave Little Diamond $50 72o, go a. M.
IL 90 m. 1925 $3.50, 535, 7.20, $50 D. IN.
Leave Great Diamond, 6.25. I.15 9.15, 11.55 a.
m, r. 80. 3.25. $50, 7.i5. 7.55 p. m.
Leave Trefethens, go, ITO. 910 1850 a. m.
1913. 500 525 ITO, 500 p. m.
Leave Evergreen, G15, 705, 9.05, n.45 a. m.
124o, $40, $40, 7;o5. sos p; m.
Leave Mariners Landing, Long island, l1.30 a
Saturday night only, $50 p. M for all landings
Sunday Time Table.
For Forest City Landing Peaks Island, 500
800 1890 a. M, 12;l5, 2:t5, 3.l5, 500 p. m.
For Cush ng's Island, 800, 1880 a. m 12.15, 215
For II Little ittl and Great Diamond Islands
Trefethen's and Evergreen Landings 500, 800
O.3O a. m., 12.15, 200 4.20 p. m,
For Ponce'S Landing, Long Island, $780, 1913
a. H., 200, ago p. M.
For Mariners Landing, Long Island. 1880 a.
NJ, 200 p. M
c. W. I. COOLING, General Manager.
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The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
RAILROADS.
RAILROADS.
PORTLAND & WORCESTER,
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, 4. r.
Station Foot of Preble 81.


On and after Monday Oct. 4. 1897, Passenoa-
trains will Leave Portland:
For Worcester Clinton, Aver Junction, Nashua
Windham and Epping at 7.30 a. m and u. 33
p.m
For Manchester, Concord and points North az
7.30 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
For Rochester, Springvale Alfred, Water.
boro and Saco RiveS at 1880 a. M. 1880 and
b.35 p. m.
For Gorham at 7.so and s.45 a. m. 1880 a,oo
5.35 and $40 p. m.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills, westbrook
Junction and Wocdfords at 7.3O, 9.45 a. M.
1880, 800, 6.35 and $50 p. N. '
The 1890 p. m. train from Portland connects
at Aver Junction with "Hoosac Tunnel Route''
for the West and at Union Station Worcester.
for Providence and New York, via providence
Line" for. Norwich and New York, via "Nor.
witch Line with Boston and Albany Il, r.. for
the West, and with the New York all rail Via
Springfield"
Trains arrive in Portland from Worcester
OF 100 D. m; from Rochester at $50 a. M. i 40
and 6.b2 p. M; from Gorham at $40, $50 and
1850 q. M, 100, 4.15, 5.52 p. m.
For tickets Tor all points West and South an
ply to T. L. McGILLICUDDY, Ticket Agent.
fortlond, Me.
ie25dn J.W PETERS. supe
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
Boston h Maine 4. r.
In effect ocf. Ath, 1897.

Al eiAecb Oct. ALL, 1871.
Trains leave Union Station. Tor scarboro
Crossing. 1000 .. m. b.15, $40 pm; Scarbo-
70 Beach, Pine Point. 2; 90, 1000 a M. 9; go.
SaS go M n q 51d a. Orchard saeo BID
515, $40 p. M; Kennebunk. 100 $40 a. M.
72 ~ s;se 5.l5 ;e.29P n K sn
North Berwick, Somersworth, Dovsr.f 400,
100, 1890 $40 q NJ. 1915. $50, 5s15p. MI
Farming ton. Alton Bay, $40 a. m. is.45,
$50 p. M; Northern Div. Lakeport. La
eonia. Plymouth, $40 a. M: i2.45 p. m. i;
ManShYster. Concord. via RooEinS hams
ssssisssam =. sunst.a% ESTER. a.y q; !:
Arrive irH in Boston. TO. 1916 a m. 1850,
4.22 7.25. D. m. Leave Boston for Port
p. m. Arrive Portland, 1O.1S. HOO a.
M. 1900. 1920. 800, 500 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS
scarboro Beach. Pine Point, Old Or
chard, saco, Biddsford. Kennebunk. Wells
Beach, l2.55. 4.3o p. M; North Berwick.
Dover, Exeter, Haverfill, Lawrence. Low
ell. Boston. 4.05 a. M. 1856. 4.3O p. m. Ar
rive Boston, 7.25 a. M. 5.2s, S.45 p. m. Leave
land 10 q. III.
EASTERN DIVISION.
For Way Stations, 9 a. M; Biddeford.
Portsmouth, Newburyport, salem, Lynn,
b aG m Arrive 0 n ncsson oo1 1a sS
4.l5. 9.26 D. m. Leave Boston, for
Portland, 7.3O. 800 a. m. 1880. TOO.
D. m Arrive Portland. 11.5o "a. M. 1915.
430, 1920 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Biddeford. Portsmouth. Newbury.
port Salon. Lynn. Boston. 200 a. NJ LOO
p. N. Arrive in Boston. 5.57 a. M. A.l5 p. "A.
Leave Boston for Portland, 900 q. m, ZOO
p. m. Arrive, in Portland. 1925. 1880
D. M
fConnects With Rail Lines for New York.
South and West.
fDaily except. Monday .,a-.
Through tickets to all points for sale at Uniop
Station.
D. j. FLANDERS. G. p. & 7. A., Boston.
GEO. 81. THOMPSON. Ticket Agsu.. Port
land. h-...
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
These transfers are reported:

These transfers are reported:
Alfred @. Prentiss of Saco to Frank G.
Deering, land in Scarboro.
Edward w. Cox to Edward L. Bur-
rowes, land in Portland on West street.
The conveyance Is made on condition
that no building or structure shall be
erected upon the said lot nearer the
northerly line of West street than the
buildings of the grantor.
Katherine G. Chandler ct ais, to Chas
+. Chandler, all of New Gloucester, land
in New Gloucester.
Mark q Earle of Portland to Melville
"; Kent of Deering, land IN Deering On
Glenwood avenue.
william II. Deering to Frank G. Deer
ing. both of Saco, land in Scar5oro.
Cornel1A A. Andrews to Mary M. Dyer,
both OF Otisfield, land at Otisffeld.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
RAILROADS
MAINE CENTRAL e. r.
II effect April II. !31;


Trains leave Portland as follows:
100 a. M. For Brunswick. Bath. Rockisnd,
Augusta Waterville. Skowbegan Lisbon Falls
Lewiston via Brunswick, Belfast, Bangor and
$50 a. m. For Danyille Jc, poland springsJ
iston, Winthrop, Oakland. Readfeld. Water
vile, Llyermore Falls. Harrington and Phillips
lilo a. IN. for Gray, New Gloucester Dan
vile juno, Auburn and Lewiston.
1870 NJ kapFefss ai tor agmOsth Free
vile. r1rtsfeld,,. Bangor EHcksport Bss
Harbor Greenyille and Aroostook County.
via B. & A. r. Il for Houlton. Woodstock.
st. Stephen. and St Andrews via Vanceborc
Ito p. m. Mechanic Falls, Rumford Falls.
Pennington. Kingfeld Carrabasset, Phillips
and Rangeley, Winthrop. Oakland Bingham
Waterville and sKowhegan-
g%sta, Bath. Boothpay RocSiand . d
Lincoln division. Waterville. skowhegan, Bel
vile. Bangor. oldtown and MattawamKeag
and 10 Bucksport Saturdays only
$40 D. m. For Brunswick. Bath. Lisbon
TUa ad ts. Richmond. Gardiner Augusta and
s.i5 p m. For New Gloucester Danville
junction, poland springs). Mechanic Falls.
1l.oO P; n. Night Express. every night for
I brunswick, Bath, lewiston. Augusta, Water.
e o B 1 g Mos Rsn Lake
/
st. Stephen, st. Andrews ST. John and
Aro2stook County via Vanceboro. Halifax and
tne PROVINCES. The Saturday night train does
not run to Belfast Dexter Dover and Foxcroft
er beyond Bangor. Sleeping cars to St. John.
| White Mountain Division.
s45 a, m. For Brldgton Fabyans, Burlington
Lancaster. N o. Siratford. Coebrook, Beecher
| Falls, quebec St Johnsbury Sherbrooke Mon
| ueal. Chicago, St paul and Minneapolis and
| all points west.
$50 P. m; For sebago Lake, Cornish. Fryeburg
No. Stratford, Colebrook, Beecher Falls
Lunenpurg, St Johnsbury Newport Sher-
| brook. Montreal anu Toronto
I SUNDAY TRAINS.
7.2o a. m, Paper train for Brunswick, Au
| gusta, Waterville and Bangor a9f..
1880 p m. Train for Brunswick, Lewiston
Bath. Augusta. Waterville, and Bangor.
HOO p. m: Night Express with sleeping cars
| for all points.
| ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
| From Montreal. Quebec, Fabyans. Brldgton
s.25 a. m; Lewiston and Mechanic Falls, s.3s
| a. M: Waterville and Augusta. S.35 a. M
Bangor. and Augusta daily and week days from
| kockland, 1928 D. m. kingfield Phillips Farm
| ington, Bemis Rumford Falls. Lewiston, 1879
| D. m; Lewiston and way stations 3.25 p. m. St.
John Bar Harb0r. Aroostook County, Moosehead
Lake and Bangor. 5.45 pm. Rangeley, Farming
and Montreal and all White Mountain points
$40 p M; daily from Ear Harbor, Bangor,
| Bath and Lewiston, lao a. NJ daily; Halifax.
| St. John, arHarbor Waterville and Angus
ta $50 a. m. except Mondays.
| GEO. f. EVANS. General Manager
| +. E. BOOTHBY, G. T. & !; A
| Portland. April 10, 1898. apr2idtf
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
Domestic Markets.
NV 'refnpranm

May S6. 1898.
NEW YORK-The Flour Misunderstanding
ss ess aca
Flour quoIations-city mills patents at 3b9
7ioO; winter patents 6o@6 go :city mills clears
at 3OA6 30; winter straits 2546 40; MINI.
pats 9007 So: winter extras bO4b 90 ;M1nn
bakers at 30 90 o6i winter low grades 2 cog
8 90.
Rye uuIl--No Western s6@s7c.
s22 bush: sales I, SEQ, 900 bush; futures 90, 900
bush spot; spot steady No q Red at l 341a o
b af1oat export grade.
Corn-recelpts 251 .076 bush; exports 229, APT
$3.50 I o af1oat.
Oats-recelpts 247, 800 bush: exports 1885,
025 bush; sales - bush spot: futures = bus;
wnite at 81 ~ Q; mixed C; track white g.
Beef steady family -; city extra India Mess
Lard easy: Western steam 8 As.
Pork quiet; mess IL 76@l2 90; family $l3G
~.
Butter firm, Western creamy at 14@1e1sc:
factory do 114la Nc; Elgins 1613c: state dairy
12@l6c do crem 1874 1i6hsc.
Eggs firm; State and Penn at 12Ul21aci
Western fresh 1zc.
Tallow steady.
Petroleum dull.
Rosin steady.
Spirits Turppentlne dull
Rice frm.:
Molasses STEADY.
Freights to Liverpool dull.
CHICAGO-Cash quotations;
Flour quiet, unsettled.
Wheat-No spring wheat 20; No do at
10@1 3o,No Rod at 1 6991 20. Corn---No
at 341s@34Ac: No 2 yellow at 34c. Oats
No q at l714c; No white 31e; Nos White at
29La assoc; No rye: No 2 Barley at A0G
51c: No Flaxseed at 81 prime Timothy seed
2 76@2 Sb; Mess pork IL o5da1I ~. Lard at
6 2OQ6 rs; short rib sides at 35@6 20. Dry
salted meats-shoulders at 5@5A; short clear
sides 6 80.
Butter firm; cremry 12@l51sc dairy at lie
l3c. Cheese ea5y--cream 5@8Ac.
Eggs steady: fresh at 10c.
Receipts-Fl0ur, $500 bbls; wheat 1O9, 200
bush; corn 47s 400 bush; oatss37z. 900 bush
rye $500 bush; barley 26.5Oo bush.
Shipments-Flour l6, 200 bbls wheat 49,, zoe
bush; corn 622, 400 bush; oats 274, 400 bush:
rye 0Oo1 bush; barley 3 600 bush.
Wheat-May at 55 ;July at
b4A Sept at 57ssc; No hard 1 81; No l
Northern 81.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES patents cog
90; second patentsiat 6 1896 IS, first clears
at 30Q95 so; second clears at 4 S0a4 90,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES White at 10: Mop
Red cash l 80; May 80.
Corn-No2 mixed 37Asc.
Oats-No 2 white 311ac,
Rve-No 2 at soc.
TOLEDO-Wheat-No cash and May at SO
bid.
Corn active, weak-No mixed at 351ac.
Oats-No mixed 25c.
Rye-No 2 at Sic.
Cloverseed-prime cash -.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
Cotton Markets.
by Telegraph,

MAY 26, 1898.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-dav
closed dull; middling uplands 61ac do gull at
ga c; sales 1921 bales.
CHARLEST0 N-Ths Cotton market to-day
was nominal; Midciing Sac.
GALvEsTON-Cotton market today was
irm middling 15-,6c.
aMEMPHIs-The Cotton market TODAY was
steady; middlings &C.
NEW ORLEA VS-The Cotton market to-day
steady. middllng 1-16c.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day -
quiet; nsiodlIng 5Hsc.
AH-The Cotton market to-day was
1rm; middiing 5Tse.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON.

Judge Robinson held very short
session yesterday morning at the
municipal court, charging Charles B.
SUewart 50 and costs for intoxication, and
sentencing Maggie W. Stewart to thirty
deVs in Jail for the same offence,
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27

Boston Produce Market
ElBOSTON. May 20. ls9s-The following are
to-day's quotations OF Provisions. etc.,
FLOUR
spring patents...6 756775
Spring, cicarlana straight. 5 2b@7 co.
Winter. patents. 1907 %
Winter. clsarIand straight, 6 oOaT 90
Extra and Seconds 90
Fine and Supers -.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27

10000; fairly good demand beef steers at 90
g5 90; Western fed at 0o@4 80 ;stockers and
feeders -.
Hoss-recelpts 35 900; better demand; pack
ers O5l4 20; butchers at 0b(04 80.
Sheep-receipts II 900; active; poor to prime
at 25@4 So; lambs O0@s6 05; Spring 500
l7 90.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
FINANCIAL ANACOMMERCIAl,
Quotations OF STAPLE Products in the
Leading Markets.
new York Stock ana Money Market.
by Telegraph,

tby I6I6gTdpu.'
NEW YORK. May 20.
Money on call was steady 1917 per cent;
last loan -; prime mercantile paper S1s@4Ia
per cent Sterling Exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills S61l@4 S6Aa for
demand and "a "a 84A for sixty days;lposr
ed raLes at s5a4 t71s. CONNER ciai bills
4 S31s.s,,
Silver certificates 57N @581A.
Bar Silver $3.50.
Mexican dollars 45A.
Government Bonds strong,
State bonds dull.
Railrc ad bonds firm.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27

ForttAhu Wh0lsaaie MarKa
PORTLAND. May 2e.
Flour very dull at unchanged prices. Wheat
at chicago was higher for May at rs, while
July shows decline Of 21zc. and Septa drop
OF 212c. Corn and Oats easier. Evaporated
apples 1rm ana higher. Sugar firm.
Inc following are rodys' Wholesale price; OF
Provisions. Groceries.o5c
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27

1t was almost miracle. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me of terrible
breaking out all over the body. I am
very grateful" Miss Julia Filbridge,
West Cornell, Conn.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
Hides.

The following quotations represent the pay
ing prices In this market:
Cow and OK hides. ...............7o y fb
CcaIf skins, trimmed, ..............1Cc
do untrimmed. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SC
Lamb skins ................ 90 to SOC each
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
TO PEAKS ISLAND FOR 5 CTS.
Str. Island Belle.
Capt lei. b. Townsend.)

Commencing Wednesday, May II, 1898, steam
er will leave east end Portland Pier for Bay
View landing. 4&J
WEEK DAYS.
500, 6.15 p m,
Returning leave Bay View landing 62o 7.2o.
S25, 1910 a. H., 1925. 2.25, 3.25, 525 $50 p. H.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Portland Pier 500, 800 1918 a. M,
1900 m, 200, 800, 500 p. m. asG6
may1ldtf JOIN TEMPLE. Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
Portland & RumfOrd Falls R'Y.
In Effect Way 2. ls9S.

In Effect Way 9, ES9S.
DEPARTURES.
$50 4. NJ and ITO PM From Union Station
for Poland, Mechanic Falls, Buckfeld. Can
ton, Dixheld, Rumford Falls and Bemis.
$50 d. m. Ito and 515 D.. m. From Union
Station for, Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
Falls and BemiS.
Connections at Bemis for all points in the
Rangeley Lakes.
Through Tickets on Sale.
r. c. BRADFORD. Traffic Manager
Portland. Maine.
je1S dtf Rumford Falls. Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27

fBy telegraph.
LONDON. May 26, 18es.-Conso,s closed at
l1l9s money for and Iii Ills for account.
LIVERPOOL, May 2S, 189S--Cotton market
Observation-Disclosures midling at 35Ad; sales
| 1, 900 bales, including 800 bales for specula-
| ton and export.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27

via Passport for Boston. ooioy, St oohn' ND.
steamer steam Percy v How, Phipsburg via cundy
Bootbbay. oou.h ofistot aho
Sch Sarah E Palmer Whit+ior por.,,,.,
Sch Baker Randall, Machias.i Vi '''iou'ii
Scn Row .i In11 Racket, Gardiner, Pembroke.
sa 1en hos N6r)' Gllchrst Fredericton, NIB, for
Sch Railroad, Simmons, Friendship.
c.,, Cleared
j F Liscomb. ponneCc' NOW forh-
Sch Annie I. Henderson usndoroo, prnr..
lit & Co. io'iuence-ohase' hea'-
w sea sarah e Ropes. Kreger, coal port-J
ten Grain Co. oAoti0As' "lhtetporV-Do
cr ncn y, moorning Star. Halves, Calais = Doten
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
Imports.
Portland wne,.sa.. Marx.

Lioata. sicily. Steamship Europa-2boo tins
birthstone to A Macomoop. 'A'
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27
Retail Grocsrs sing,

Portland market-cut loaf z; cenfstjon a
STA coffee crushed &c: yellow :.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27

,a So.
hoe ne nc aUursnasted sch Augustus Palmer. which
oa o G s chartered by the Government to carry
Svat from baltimore to Key West for the United
90 no ~, marsnlps arrived here Tuesday ana viii
ta; IN ve railway for an overhauling before en-
VornIns sie government service.
p. ne Darque Olive Thurlow, now loading at
carr ior Key West has been chartered TO
carry coal to the warships in the Gulf. J
a.. AuGakland NJ, April 19-Barque EVE Reed,
tao,M NeW fork. arrived 18th and reports had
noasy wetther soon after leaving. during which
SbeaS,ue sn damage was done on deck by
uecKnouse was stIvein.
s,d MoIiolK May 25-Tug j Merritt has returned
= = o IN sen Eugene Hall, which was wrecked on
3 r,os Lsidna bar while on the voyage from Red
Peach lot Norfolk, with material stripp q from
eie uesseL Her hull is total loss.
IN, Ne, Sprague, with $50 tons paving blocks
ior Newark, struck on Catum Reef, Fishers Isl.
anu, az IN. She is full OF water. Watch Hill
,le saving crew assisted In stripping the vessel.
Grew OF three taken into Stonington by steamer
As,magansett. Vessel and cargo were valued at
Si,oo0. upon which there was small insurance.
Batn, May 26-The hull of the torpedo boat
D ~; en- In the plate shop of the Bath Iron
WORKS Is completed and ready to receive the
engines and boilers Her sister. the Craven,
lying near by. is not as far advanced in construc-
tlon. Work OH the two boats has been pushed
nignt ana Gay. One of the boats will be launched
~ ~ aoous Two months and the other little later:
MANY OF the castings have been received and
jug !, resi- are on the way to Bath.
tne large steel cargo steamer Winlfred. Which
looms up In the Iron Works ship yard, will be
n q. IN three or four weeks. The launching oil
lne huge vesselwill be grand sight. and q mem
ofaDle one. 1t being the first steamer OF the kind
ever constructed in America.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27

Ola EXCHANGE DISPATCHER
,;a niu III liverpool May 26th, steamers Lauren
tlah ara Yorkshire, Montreal
TAFT Montreal. -'' ''oain0' Do'on" 'oi''
,.n a s,e Fame Point May 25 steamer Manito-
pan lbf'' braes, Glasgow for Montreal.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27

,ro, - spoken.
May ~. AZ go m, off Cape Lookout, sch
Josephine Eiilcott, Nash, from Boston MAY IL
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27

New York 6luotations stooxs and Bonds
(By Telegraph,
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27

Foreign Ports.
, AT az Auckland. NJ. April 10. barque EVE
heea' " Wnittier, New York (to load for York;.
vi niu In fort Spain, Trinidad. May 8, barque
VirIg = ia, fettigrew, New York.
son, Croeker, San Francisco.
pxr:s as santos Ma May IS, barque Bonny Doom,
WATSON, Philadelphia. 'N A' ''u'' "''0N'''
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-27


NEW YORK-Ar goth, schs Lizzie i Wiley
klvers Fernandina; Charles II Trickey, Par
sons, st John, NIB; Helena Nickerson. Bangor
Al annie Chase I,, Ellis, DO, M 3 Mahoney, Flick
ely, DO; Miranda. Flynn, Bath: Henrietta A
Whitney, Woodward, Ellsworth Chas X Schulz
johnson, kennebec for philadelphia; Clara
Leayitt. Lomberd Portland; Mail, Belatty. Sui
Ivan via New Bedford; George Bird. Gray
Rockland; Island City, Nelson. do.
Cid, schs J Frank Scavey. Portland; Hume
do; Henry May, South Gardiner.
Sid, sch Fred jackson. Norfolk.
Ar 26th, ship st Franciss. VIM, Plymouth. E
r, Ar 2Gth, sens rs, Charlie Bucki, Two Rivers. Ms
do; Harry |. Whifun, Richmond, Me; Clara I
Rogers. Port Greville, MS Joe, South Gardner
via Westerly; Mary l. Crosby. Bath; Seth L
Rice, Kockland via New London.
CID. steamer Horatio Hall, Portland
BOSTON-Ar 18th, schs Hunter, Kelson, New
York; Chlde Harold, Sweeney, Philadelphia.
CID, schs Grace E Stevens. Stevens, St ste
phen, NIB; Victory, Stiles, st George. NIB; Ada
Herbert, Getchell, Tivertln; Henry wilmington
Crowell. Kennebec and Baltimore.
Ar 26th. steamers Peruvian (Brr, Glasgow
John Wise. Greens Landing, with barge Mar
gerry; Fred Dalzel, Portland. with barge
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19
NTBS OF NEWS.

Sergeant Rafter, of this city, of the
who recently returned from Porto
Rico, visited his old friend, Sergeant
Edward Conley, of this side, who is re-
covering from a severe siege of typhoid
fever. Mr. Rafter presented his friend
with Il copy of the Daily Journal. the
first American paper published al
Ponce. 1t is an interesting little sheet
of four pages, and in size is about one
fourth as large as the average daily
paper. November was the date of the
first issue.
The twenty-siXth annual ball Of the
Neptune Engine company will be held
at Germania hall tonight Indications
point that il will be a big affair
The Club of Fifteen held an interest
ing meeting Saturday night, A COM
mittec was appointed TO arrange fol
the initiative social session of the club
which will be held at Hotel Best, Mon
! day next.
Miss Dora Jones, of Connolly q Wal
| lace's dry goods store, is seriously il
| at the home of her sister Mrs. John
| Gordon, on Cedar avenue.
5. S Spruks has returned from a shor
stay at the Spruks farm at Ransom.
Mrs. Ben f. Moore is confined to he
home by illness.
Jacob +. Buntz, of Cedar avenue, i
! quite i'll with rheumatism.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19
TWO FUNERALS SATURDAY,

From his late residence at 423 Fig
Street, the funeral of Patrick Cannon
took place Saturday morning. with SER
vices at st. Johns church at $50 o'clock
Father Melley was Celebrant of the
mass offered for the repose Of the de-
ceaseds soul. Father Melley delivered
a sermon, eulOgistic of the good char
acter of Mr.. Cannon. The remains were
laid to rest at the cathedral cemetery.
The pall-bearers We're Patrick Walsh,
James Howard, Patrick Heenan, John
Mcdonald, Michael Barrett and Ed
ward Manning.
The funeral of Patrick Weir, of HiCk-
ory street, took place from his home
Saturday morning. At o'clock the
cortege moved to St. Peters cathedral
where "A mass of requiem was cele-
brated by Rev. ]. J. b. Feeley. Inter
ment was made in the cathedral ceme-
terry. st. Aloysius T. a. b. society, OF
which the deceased was a member. at
tended the funeral in large numbers
From the society's ranks We're chosen
| the pall-bearers. They We're c.
| Ruddy, John Brown, Patrick Walsh
Dennis Ruane, James Bolan and James
| Johnson.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

The ladies of the WaShhurn street
Presbyterian church viii meet in the
church assembly rooms this evening at
40 o'clock to arrange for their annual
church dinner on New Years day.
The committee on consolidation of the
Father Mathew society. st. Lcu's bat
talon and 81. Pauls Pioneer corps, met
yesterday afternoon in st. Bco's bat
TALON rooms. They have almost COM
plctcd their plans for the consolidation.
These plans will 10 considered at a
Joint session Of tho three societies,
which will be- held ON New Years day
in st. David's hall on North Main ave
nuC.
Tho annual ball of the % Social class
will he held in Mears' hall Monday
evening, Dee %.
Final arrangements have been made
for the annual affair Of the Columbia
Chemical company. No. >, which will
be held i'm Mcars' hall. Wednesday
evening. Dee. u next.
Should the weather and ice prove
favorable an interesting contest win be
conducted ON Schuens ice pond on
Frink street this evening at s o'ClDCk
The distance will he twenty-five times
around the pond. prize 81. Misses Eil2
abcth Jenkins, Elizabeth Martha and
Kate Sweeney and NJ. May. James Dog
mol and James Martha have already eni
! tered.
Every member of the plymouth con-.
| grgoatiOnal church is requested To at
! tend the meeting which will be held al
| the church this evening. The annua
| election Of officers and the issuance ,I
a call for a pastor are the two impor,
| ant matters for consideration.