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The Portland daily press., 1900-03-07

ELumber tonnage for lhC Iii er Plate Is active.
particularly from the South, ana with few YES
sells available, the market is strong; We quote
ulf TO Buea0s Ayres s13 l13 so. Boston o 80
so 90, Portl ,nds .Coastwise lumber freights
are extremely quiet. Few or no coal orders are
Offering to Eastern ports, and the market has
weakened; from Hoboken to Boston 81 10 has
been acce ted from New York to Sonnd ports
the rate is nominally Tue.
The following are recent charerst
Ship Timandra, Boston TO Euenos Ayres. lum-
ber supposed 50 so.
Bark Hattie G. Dixon, Portland to Paysandu,
lumber, oil NJ Shocks PIT
Schr Matte J. Allies, Portland TO Providence
drain pipe, p. t.
Schr Nellie Z. Sawyer, Portland to New York.
lumber 81 90.
Barges Corbin, Tunnel Ridge, Bear Ridge and
Draper. Philadelphia to Portland, coal. .. t.
Bark Olive Thurlow, New York TO Surinam,
general cargo. at or about S2,7oo.
Schr Schr Snowflake, H0boken to Portland.
coal 81 25.
schr Mar, 4. Randall, Baltimore TO Boston,
coal 50; option Portland So, or Portsmouth
81 o5.
schr Il. D. Bibber. Savannah to New York or
Providence, lumber 81 so.
schr s. p. Hitchcock, Savannah to Baltimore.
lumber Sc 90.
sehr E. C. Middleton, St George to Boston.
coal 81 IS.
schr Cakes Ames. Perth Amboy 10 Bath coal
81 So
Schr II. T. Rundlett. Jacksonville. Brunswick.
Fernandina or Savannah 10 New York, three
trips, s. 90; stone out to Mayport soc.
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BOSTON & MAINE IL. II.
IN klIoot Oct. Id. 1899
WESTERN DIVISION.

Trains leave Portland, Union Station. 10
scarboro Crossing. 1000 a. M. $50
GO. pm; soArboro leach, Pine Point. 100
le.O1 a. M. $50. 5.25. CO o. M. Old Or
chard, saoo, Biddrford, KenHebank. 100
$40, 1000 a. M: 1870, $50 e.2s. az, 6,2o
Reach. North Berwick, Dover,
200. SAD, a. m. $50, ., 20 pm. ssmerswsrth.
Rochsstsr. 90, $40 q, m, ESQ. $50 D. IN.
Alton Bay, Lskeport. and Northern Divis-
ION. $40 a. n, ~ 80 p. m. Worcester wa
and North, 7 90 a. m, $50 y. III. Dover. Exc.
ter, IL avsrhili. Lawrence, Lowell. 100. S.45
a. m. 1880. $50 p. IN. Boston. A4O5. 100
$40 a. m., 1880, $50 u, IN. Arrive Boston
T.2b, lOl5 a. M II. 40. 4.1O, 7.l6 p. IN. Leave
Boston for Portland $50, $50, $50 a, m. l.2O,
A.; pm. Arrive IN Portland lo.lO,Sl LOO a, H.,
1910. 500, 1901 m
SUNDAY TRAINS
scarboro Beach, Pine Point, old Or
cksrd. saoo. BIddeiord. kennobuhk. North
Berwick. Doyer. Exeter. Hayerhlll. Law
renee, Lowell. Boston, 1885, $50. ,. IN.
Arrive IN Boston 5.lS, sa2 ?. H.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Boston and way stations 300 am bldde-
ford, kitiery, Portsmouth,: Ns"huTy-
port, Salem. Lynn. Boston. 2oe. 500 a. m.-
i245, coo .. IN. Arrlve Boston, 65I a. M.
1910, 400 9.05 p. IN. Leave Boston, I-so.
900 B. m, IL 30, 100. 7.45 p. m. ArriYe FOR l.
land. lI.41 a. M. l2o1. $50. 1913 1910 p. IN
Biddeford, kittery, Portsmouth, New
buryport, salem, Lynn, Boston, 100 a. M.
l2.45 p. IN. Arrive Boston, 6.6I a. m- 400
p. IN. Leave Boston, 900 a. M. 100 p. M
Arrive Portland, 1910. io3op. M.
A-pally except Monday.
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w. N. g. q. DIVISION.
station Foot OF PrcbIe Street.

For Worcester, Clinton, Aver. Nashua,
windham and Epping at $50 a. IN. and 1913
y. nj.
For Manchester, Concord and points North at
7.30 a. NJ. and 1890 p. nj.
For Rochester. SpriDgyale, Alfred, WATERFORD
For Gorham at 100 and e.S A. IN, 1880. 500
$50 and go p. m.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills. Westbrook
Junction aud Woodfords at 7.3o s.A5 a. m,
1880 SOC $50 and go o. m.
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester at
i.26 D. M; from Rochester at $50 a. IN, Las,
and b4s p. m; from Gorham at $40. $50 and
1850 a. M. / rs. 4l5 5.4s p. III.
je2o du
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Cotton hurkets.

NIGH. q.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day was
dull; middling uplands at 3-l6c; do gulf at
10 I-1Gc: sales 964 bales.
CHARLES rON-The Cotton market today
closed firm; middllngs 9lac. -
GAIN ESTON-The Cotton MARKET closed
firm; middlings 9nc-I
MEMPHIS-The Cotton market to-day closed
firm; middlings 9asc.
NEW ORLEANS-The Cotton market closed
quiet mddllngs 93sc.
MOBILE-Cotton market quiet: middling at
9i2c.
eSAVANNAH-The Cotton market closed
steady: middlngs 7-l6c.
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20 be good supply Of all kinds. with little
cutting in the price OF Cumberland. Lumber Is
fairly steady with spruce frames a trine easy.
The Leather market Is steady and unchanged.
CarboIic Acid weak and &c lower. Beet easier.
Eggs firm and 1c higher at Ice for the best
Fish market more active and hrm. Baldwin APP
pies quiet at 50 so. Fresh Beef aule. steadyi
VIC auote sides GisaSise. backs 7G7ls; binds
sail; forcs 5la d6isc c; rounds and tanks 7ls
asc; rumps and lons sa12c; IONS at s@i3c;
rattles' 665iac. Lambs quoted at Sc; mutton
&c. Lobers at FAC for boiled and Use for live,
The following quotauonsropresenI the whole
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RAILROADS
1gKIIgs1
I'm Effect December 4. 1899.

Trans lsave Union Station, Railway Square,
TOR stations named and intermediate stations as
follows; For bangor ZOO aud 1925 a. m,
M. 10 and 100 p. IN. F@ BrunswIck,
Augusta and WatervflIe 100 and 10 IS a.
m. .l2 IS, 1.2o. 5.io and 'il.oo p. m. For Bath
AMI Lewiston Via Brunswick go and io-25
m, .i2.s5l $40 and '1lOo p. m. For Roeklsnd
T.0o a. m. f2.35 and $40 p. IN. For skowhe-
s.o and .ae All l9S ind iOo p For
Bucksport 100 a. M. 1875 and li.o9 p m For
Bar Hsrbor l2-s5 ana II 90 y. ~. For Green
& A. n. X. 1870 ard 100 ,. m. For WASH
tngtcn Co. n. X. u IS and sii.oo p. m. For
Malta wsmIsesg 100 a. m. 1 90 and II 90 p. m
% ss Sss' Snd ST. john zoo n a. m. Snd
if.00 D. m. For Ashland, Presque Isle,
ForfFsirheId and Caribou via q. & a. II.
X. 100 p. m. For Lewiston and Mec ha N 10
Falls s.so a. m. Ito and 5.i5 y. m. For Rum
ford Falls, Pennington and Phillips $50
2, m;, LILO p m 70, BENT, ,y and ,n.nss,.y
Trains leaving Portland iI.oo p m,
and Fo,sro oEv Or beyoS 0 ssnrop except 10 pIs
worth and Washington Co. II. H.. and leaving
li.oo p. m. Sunday does not connect to skow-
began.
WHITE MOUNTAIN DIVISION.
For Bartlett $50 a. M, 100 and $50 p. m
For Brtdgton and Harrison $50 a, m. and
$50 s p M For Berlin, Gr S,.,s Island and
Beecher Falls $50 a. m. and 100 p. 10. For
Lunenburg, Montreal. Chicago, 81.
Paul, Lime Ridge and Quebec $50 a. m.
SUNDAYS.
For Lewiston via Brunswick, watervtile
and Bangor 100 a. m. and 1885 p. IN. For al
points east, via Augusta. except Skowhegan
ii.oo p. m.
ARRIVALS
a23a. m. from Bartlett, No. Conway and
Cornish; s.35 n. m. Lewiston and Me-
chnntc Falls; 643 a. M Watervile, Au-
gusta and Rocklaud; ii.53 a. IN. Beecher
Falls, Lancaster, Fabynns, No. Conway
and Usrrison; 2.i5 y. m. Hanger, Au-
gusta and Rocklsnd; 1920 p. IN. King
heid, Phillips, Pennington, Rents,
Rumford Falls, Lewiston; $50 p. IN.
skowhegnn, watervflle, Augusta,
RoekIand, Bath; 5a5 p. m. ~. John, Bar
Hsrbor, Aroostook County, Moosehesd
Lake and bangor; b.t5 p. m. Rnngcley,
Farmi gton, IL % m ford Falls, Lewiston ;
$40 p. NJ. Chicago. Montreal, Quebec, and
all White Mountain points; LIS a. IN. daily from
bar Harbor, Bangor, Bath and Lewis
ton and $50 n. m. daily except Monday. from
Haitian, st. John, Bar Harbor, Water
Vile and Augusta.
'Daily.
GEO. II. EVANS, V. p. & @. NJ.
+. L. BooTHBY. q. Z. g. 7. A.
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International Steamship co.

FOR
Fssir9- lubs, caias. S. John n 3, Hsiat US.
and all parts of New brunswick. Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
favorite route TO Campobello aud St Andrews.
n. Is.
Spring Arrangement.
On and after Monday, Mar. 5. Steamer will
leave Railroad Wharf. Portland, on Monday
and Thursday at 80 p. m. Returning. leave
st. John PASSPORT and Lubeo same days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
TO destination. GR- Freight received up to 4W
p. M. -
For tickets and staterooms apply at the Pine
Tree Ticket Once Monument square, or fol
other Information al Company's once, Railroad
Wharf, foot of State street.
Scyidtf Ii. r. c. HERsEY. Agent
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NEW YORK. Mch. G.

Money on call was firm at 2l5 "A per cent;
hast loan at 3 irer cent. Prime mercantile p =
per 41a G51s per CT sterling Exchange heavy
with actual busihessin bankers bills s61s a
4 Soi4 Tor demand and S2ia Tor sixty day
posted rates at saga SAL. and S71se4 S.
Com ner eial bills at 4 S2d4S2l9.
Silver certificates 59s4 a6os..
Mexican dollars 47a4
Bar Silver 59ss
Governments strong
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Portland & Yarmouth Electric Ry. Co.

Portland g. Yarmouth Electric Ry. Co.
NARS leave head OF Elm street for Underwood
y Spring and Yarmouth at 6.45 a. m. hourly
Extra Tor Yarmouth week days at SIS p. m.
leave Yarmouth for Portland at $40 a. M,
hourly until 4.40 p. M, then 5.l0 GO $40 and
$40.
leave Underwood Spring for Portland at $40
a. m aud hourly until $40 p. m. thea $40. 7.io
$40 and 1910. -
SUNDAYS.
Leave head of Pin street for Underwood
Spring and Yarmouth at s.45 a. m. hourly until
7.45 u. M, then 0lb.
For Underwood Spring only at LIS, 2.s5.
1856. sos and els p. IN.
Leave Yarmouth for Portland at 7.4o a. m.
hourly until 40. then $40.
Leave Underwood spring for Portland, at
$40 a. m. hourly until lilo ?. NJ. then l'6o 10
500. $40, 4.IO, 4SO, $40, b.+o, Clio. $50, ITO
.iO.45 car leaves city at close of theares,
mar5dtf
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Chicago Lave stoen Market
BY Telegraph,

CHICAGO. Mch. O. 1900. -Catfie-rsceipts
5000; good to prime steers at oOde 90; poor
to medium at OOd4 rs; selected feeders 10
"a 70i mixed stockers at s0a3 so; cows at
3 0O64 rs; heifers 1904 co. bulls at 2 500
n 90.
Hogs-receipts $4,000; mixed and butchers at
66a4 90: good To choice heavy at S6g4 70 !
rough heavy 45G4 20: liRht at COCA B2hs
Sheep-receipts 900 good TO choice wethers
8 6oGt6 90: fair to choice mixed OF 1908 so:
Western sherp 3bab %; native lambs 25G
$50; West o o0d7 4b.
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HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

will leave Portland Pier. Portland. daily. sun
days excepted. at 200 p. m. for Iona Island.
Little and Great Chebeague. Chm Island, SO.
Harpswell Bailey's aud Orrss Islands.
Return for Portland. leave Orr's lslandsnd
above landings 100 q, m, Arrive foru aha
seprsodt ISAIAH DANIELS. Gen Mgr.
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Portland & Rocthbay Steamboat Co

STEAMER ENTERPRISE leaves East
Boothbay at Ia m. Monday Wednesday and
Friday for Portland. touching at SO. Bristol.
Boothbay Harbor.
Returning. leave Franklin Wharf, Portland.
at q. nj. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for
East Boothbay touching at Bo )th0ay Harbor
and SO. Bristol.
Land at Five Islands on signal.
octlldu ALFRED RACE. Manager.
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NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND

TUESDAY, Mrrch o.
Arrived.
Steamer Turret Chief. OBJ Macaulrey, Louis
burg. CB-coal to G NJ Stanwood.
Sch Geo Walc0tL Reed. Newport News
coal to Me Cent RR,
Sch Amelia i Cobb, Mt Desert for Boston.
Cleared.
Sch Horatio L Baker. Aikius. Batimore-w s
Jordan s. Co.
WinsoW q Co
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GOVERNOR DIN6LEY," Capt. John Thomp-
son. and the staunch and elegant steamer
Ray STATE" Can't 4. C. Dennison, alter
naielv leave Franklin Wharf Portland, and
india Wharf, Boston, at 700 p. IN daily, ex-
cept sunday.
These steamers meet every demand OF
modern steamship service in safety speed,
comfort and Luxury of travelling.
Through tickets for Providence, Lowell
WorcrsIer, New York ETC.. etc.
JF LISCOMB. Gen. Manager
THOMAS NJ BARTLETT. AseIt
deci0dtf
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BOSTON. Mch. 8 1900 Tbs following are
to-day's qnotzuOHs u fTS.IsIons stc.i
Spring phtents ia IS
Winter patents. 3 T6-A25
Clear snd straight 20 400
Corn-steamer yellow 42s4c.
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Retail Grocers' Sugar Market.

Portland market-cut loaf 7c: confectioncrs
SC powdered at &C; graduated at sac; coffee
crushed &C yellow 415c.
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G';lIIIE.LI!IIHHYsSsssYsI

TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND
For Lew vision, $40 n. m. 1-30. 400 $500 p. m
For Island Pond. $40 n. M, so. 900 y. IN.
For Montreal, Quebec, Chicago, $40 a. IN.
900 p. m. reaching Montreal at 100 a. m.
and 100 D. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE PORTLAND
From Lewiston. $40. ii.sO a m. 5.45 and Gas
p. IN.
From Island Pond. $50. ii.3O a. m, 5.45
p. IN.
From Chicago, Montreal, Quebec, 1910
a. m, b.i5 2. m.
.Daily. Other trains week days.
Sunday train leaves Portland every Sunday
for Lewiston. Gorham and Berlin at $50 a. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on night
trains and Parlor Cars on day trains.
Ticket ONCE, Depot Mt foot OF India
street. O,t23du
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EuropeAn Markets.

(By Telegraph.)
LONDON. Mch G. ls99-Consois closed at
loo7s for money and lo0lslfor account.
LIVERPOOL. Mch. 6. 19oo-The Cotton
market closed steady; spot at 2l-32d; sales
H. 900 bales.
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The follow ing quotations represent ths pay
ing prices in this market:
Cow and steers. ..bt2f " u
Bulls and staRf ..."..sssor2'
Skins-No quality los
mo- ,''.' .'.... ''''o
NO % "a = e
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spoken.

Feb 4, lat &c S. Ion Al W. ship Jas l. Drum
moad, from Philadelphia for Los Angeles
March 4, lat 81 81, Ion 73 3. barque Nellie Nj
Slade from Rosario for Philadelphia, 90 days
out,-was supplied with provisions,
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Ionishurg, CB. Steamer Turrct c iel-2Gii
tins col 20 G NJ Stanwood.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-07

MIANIrURE ALNANA'. MARCH Z.
Sun rises rise. I'll High water an 90 20
Length OF days. IL SOL Moon sets. ole
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Portland & RumfOrd Falls Ry.
In Effect Dec. 4, 1899.

In Effect Dec. 4. 1890.
DEPARTURES
80 A, NJ. and ITO T. NJ. From Union Station
for Poland Mechanic Fails. BucIneld. Can
ton. Dixneld and Eumfold fails.
$50 a N. Ito and 515 u. m From Union
Station Tor Mechanic falls and intermediate
stations.
i.;0 n. IN. train connects at Rumtord Falls for
Bemis and Rangeley Lakes.
r. c. BRADFORD. TIsfiic Manager
Portland, Maine
L. L. LOyKJoY. ssperlntendepL.
iels diff RuInford Faila- Maine
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, MORNING MARCH
KxcHASaB DISPATCHES

Sch J 3 winslow, Smith, wiscasset 70 load
part cargo for Demerara--J Winslow & Co.
EXCHANGE DTsPATcHEa
Ar at Liverpool eth, steamer Numidian. from
Portland.
Portland via Montevideo.
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ETEAMEIts.
From
Portland.

o . I'VIIIHH VdIIIt' no TaaFVHktI5'
RATES OF PASSAGE
First Cabin-s5O.0O and upwards. Return
-siO000 and upwards, according to steamer
ard accommodation.
second Csbin-To Liverpool or London. s35
steerage-To Liverpool. London, London
derry Glasgow, Queenstown. s2Z.50 10 S23.50.
according TO steamer.
Apply to T.. p. MCGOWAN. 40 Congress
street. J. b. X EATING. room 4. First Nation
nj Bank Building. CHARLES ASHTON, 047A
Congress street, or DAVID TORRANCE s.
CO., general agents foot OF India street.
nov24dtf
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Sid I'm Hong Kong "a inst. steamer China, FIN
San Francisco
SD I'm Newcastle, NsW, feb ~, snip Johh
c Potter, Meyer, keneL
Sid I'm Banbury Jan {, ship Benz Sewall, Sew
all, Ago Bay.
AR al SIN, rna 4th Inst, steamer Augusta Vie
toria, New York via Mediterrean ports, (Orient
exeursion.)
Ar at Rotterdam Sd inst, steamer WeTkendam
New York.
Sid i'm Laith 4th inst. ship Kenilworth, Tay-
Tor. Philadelphia.
Passed Kinsale 9th. steamer Cestrian, Boston
for Liverpool.
Ar at Moviile 9th, steamer Astoria. from New
York Tor Glasgow.
Ar at Bahia Jan 20, barque Adam W Spies,
Godett, New York.
SID I'm Havana Sd, steamer Mexico, Mcintosh
New YORK.
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Ticket once, Depot Mt foot OF India
street. o;t23du
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DOMINION LINE.
Portland TO Liverpool via. Queenstown

From
Liverpool
10 Portland
IIalllaK.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-07-26
SHERIFFS SALE.
HARMAN, Atty.

! BY virtue OF a writ of Levari Facias, issued
out or the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia
| County, Pennsylvania, and 70 me directed
there will be exposed to public sale, at the
Court House, county and state aforesaid, on
SATURDAY, JULY 2S, 1900,
at two o'clock p. m, all that certain piece, par
| C and tract of land situate In the Town OF
Bloomsbury, Pa, bounded and described as fol-
| lows to wit: Beginning at stone, on the south
side OF Sixth street, fifteen feet west OF line OF
| L. c. Caswell, being on west side OF a fifteen
foot alley, laid out by d. j. Waller; thence
along west side OF said alley southwark,
one hundred and thirty and Ave-
tenths feet to stone; thence parallel with
Sixth Street, aforesaid, westwardly ,one hundred
and seventy-five feet more or less, to line OF
land OF Bloomsbury sullivan Railroad Com
pany; thence northwardly along said line of
Bloomsbury & sullivan Railroad twenty-one
feet more or less, to stone thence eastward,
parallel with sixth street, one hundred and ten
feet, more or less, to stone, seventy feet west
of the westerly side OF above alley; thence
northwardly, parallel with said alley, one hum
dred and ten and five-tenths feet to Sixth street
aforesaid; thence eastwardly along Sixth street
seventy feet, to the place OF beginning, being
that portion OF the premises described In the
mortgage executed by the Mears Manufacturing
Company, to George e. sponsler and Joseph W
Ewes, trustees, dated the frst day OF April A. d.
1893, recorded In Mortgage Book, Vol. "a, page
22S ana named In Judgment No l79, February
Term, 1900 and Leyari Facas No. So, September
Term, 1900, being the writ upon which this sale
is made, not heretofore sold, by virtue of legal
process, ON prior mortgage, upon the portion so
sold, whereon is erected
A LARGE BRICK FOUNDRY
and other Improvements.
Seized, taken In execution,at the suit OF George
f. Sponsler and Joseph w. Ewes, trustees
against Mears Manufacturing Company, and
Keystone Foundry Machine Co., terre ten
ants, and to be sold as he property OF the Mears
Manufacturing Company, and the Keystone
Foundry q Machine Co., terre tenants.
W. w. BLACK,
G. W. MILLER, ATTY SHERIFF.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-07-26

and to aim in much She same manner
that he would instruct any novice.
"Now, there is the target, and you
have the sight" he explained; "do your
worst"
Miss Wright placed the gun TO her
shoulder like an amateur and fired.
The bullet struck the bull's-eye. The
distance was ten yards, and the shot
was regarded by Mr.. Long as merely
a chance hit. Another shot was tried,
and again the bullet struck the bulls
eye. This at once inspired Aim to in
duce her to become permanent pupil.
Before she had taken many lessons,
Mr.. Long discovered that Miss Wright
was really the person that he had long
been searching for. He taught her the
various tricks of the business and
found her an extraordinarily apt pupil.
Her latent talent was as much sur
prise to Miss Wright as it was to her
instructor. He remarked one thing
about her shooting, and that was that
nearly all her shots were what are
technically termed 'line shots" That
is, they did not waver from the sight"
but were true and good. Her lessons
included ten shots each, and in the
sixth lesson she placed five shots in
the black space, hitting the bulls eye
three times and getting 112 out of q
possible 100 in the score.
When she had taken eight lessons,
Mr.. Long was so confident Of her ability
that he asked her to shoot the ashes,
off cigar held in his mouth at eight
yards. This she did very successfully,
though she went through the test with
considerable trepidation.
Miss Wright was in the meantime
getting famous without looking for
honors in that or any other line. Peo-
pie used TO come around to the water
works court yard to see "the girl that
shoots" and one day committee from
the St. Boniface church baZar called
on her and asked her to give an ex-
hibition at their fair. Miss Wright
didn't think she was an attraction to be
featured, or that her skill was worthy
of public exhibition, but she consent
ed, and her craftsmanship, under the
direction of Mr.. Long, created sensa-
ton. This was her first stage appear
ance, and among other things she ac-
complished was the so-called trim
ming of the finger nails" at eight
yards. Mr.. Long held candy disks in
his hand, and had Miss Wright shoot
holes through them. Then he lit a
match and she shot it out. She also
snuffedl candle, split card and did
things that made the audience cape
in wonderment and demand repeti-
tion.
Miss Wright's father was colonel
of the Royal engineers, Ireland, and
she was born in the army, so to speak.
She IL an attractive young woman and
the only denotement of her profession
is broad-brimmed "Texas summer
hat" which gives her decidedly from
tier appearance. Miss Wright was
born in County Fernoy, ireland, and
Detroit has been her home for ten
years. Her mother resides on Grant
sosrt. ...-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-07-26
MILES FAVORS GOOD ROADS.
Commander of the United states
Army Illustrates Their Grcnt
importance.

If Gen. Nelson A. Miles had his way
the roads of the United States would
be equal to those of any country on
the globe. He tells a story of an old
teamster out west who was driving
over a very rough road in the Rocky
mountains shortly after the Geronimo
campaign. He had the general for a
passenger. The wagon was an old
prairie schooner, without springs or
cushions, and the general was vainly
attempting to fall asleep, says the Chi
cago Chronicle.
But there was no sleep for me on
that trip" says Gen. Miles. ''for the
old rascal drove over every bowlder
in the road; in fact, he seemed to be
: doing it purposely. Finally | became
interested and began to count the
number of rocks over which the wheels
of the wagon passed or which they
struck. Suddenly, to my consterna-
tion, he missed one-a huge bowlder
in the middle of the roadway.
"'Whoa! Hey!' | cried. Back up!
Back up!'
"He quietly followed my instruc-
tions, seeming to be not at all surprised
by them. When he had his wagon
in the proper position | sad Now,
drive over that rock, confound you!
It's the only one you've missed
without so much as a glance in my
direction, he replied: Cert, pard.
Never noticed it. Amt got a chew
about yer?'
II got out and walked the remaining
eight miles"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-07-26
EXPERT RIFLE SHOT.
Young Detroit Girl Shows Rare
Skill in Workmanship.
Sonia wright Never Fired n shot ne
fore Inst October. and Now Sine Is
Pronounced n Marvel by All
shnrpshooters.

Miss Sonia Wright. of Detroit, Mich.
is said by those who know her to be the
most remarkable rifle shot in the coun-
try.
Two years ago she was a teacher of
elocution and physical culture in De-
troit. She found the field overcrowd-
ed and began reading proof in the Of
fee of the Evening Mail at Lafayette,
Ind. There she met the man who dis
covered her wonderful skill with the
rifle.
John 4. Long, assistant engineer of
the Lafayette waterworks, is Known as
an expert shot and the father OF the
"Hoosier Boy Shot" who won consid-
erable fame at the worlds fair for his
remarkable skill with the rife. Miss
Wright was included in an invitation
to visit the waterworks last October,
and went with several friends. Mr..
Long happened to mention, in a rem
iniscent mood, how lonely he felt with
out his son, who had been such treas
ure to him in various ways.
81 miss him so much" he remarked,
"in my shooting, and I don't seem to
find anyone that can take his place"
''Why can't pose as a pupil2" said
Miss Wright, banteringly. Mr.. Long
invited her to call during his practice
hours in the courtyard of the water.
works. He never expected to see her
again, and was much surprised when
she called on him one day and said she
wanted to take that lesson.
Mr.. Long gave to her the "lesson.'
He instructed her how to hold the gun