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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-24
GRAINS. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, May g3.-Flour dull and bare
ly steady
Rye -four quiet.
Corn meal easy.
Rye steady.
Barley dull; barley malt dull.
Wheat--Spot easy: No. 2 red. SIC; OPP
tions became strong after a starting de-
cline due to crop news, advancing on high
er continental cables, and active buying
for both accounts. Subsequently, however
they reacted severely under realizing, ana
closed easy h6e3sc lower In spite OF a
heavy export trade; May closed, S0ise
July zoe.
Corn-spot weak, No. g 4oAc; options
were dull and weak all day. under fav-
orable crop news, lower cables liberal re-
eelpts aud unloading; closed weak &c
lower, despite big export trade. May
closed 4ghc; July, 4Slkc.
Oats@Spot easy; No. 2, acc; options dull
and easier with corn.
Beef steady. cut meats steady
Lard easy; Western steamed, $40; re-
fined easier.
Pork steady.
Tallow steady.
Butter steady; creamery l5a1sc; state
dairy. i5dlsc.
Cheese quiet; fancy large white. sha
SMc do small, shs
AHSo SANoHog otate uuN AthhnfiNdhiai
13lAc.
Potatoes quiet.
Peanuts quiet; fancy hhnd-plcked, 4%a
5c other domestic, 4laG44e.
Cabbage quiet.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, i0c
Coffee-Spot Rio dull No. T. invoice,
Giic; mild quleti Cordova, shil2Ikc. Con-
sldering the stubborn opposition offered
by prominent local traders the coffee mar
ket did well to-day. On the call the feel
ing was steady with prices net unchanged
10 points higher. Foreign buying. most
~ French. with fair demand from room
shorts. offset large offerings by leading
bear Interests. The influences at work
were quite bullish, the European and Bra
ALLAN markets being frmer than expected.
receipts at interior towns IN the crop
country falling behind expectations. while
demand for spot coffee was Inclined to
broaden. After the call there was COM
paratlvey little change In values: closed
steady, net unchanged to points higher
Total sales. 22,750 bags. including May,
5.40c; June, 5.i5ci July $500; September,
5.CO@5 Csc.
sugsr-Raw arm, but quiet; fair reiin-
Ing. 5Ao; centrifugal, &c test, 9-s2c; re-
fined steady.
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S0VuI11n Bl1R Z Trust Co.
Capital $3.50, 900.

JOSEPH D. WEED, President.
JOHN c. ROWLAND, Vice President.
VIM. F. McCAULEY, Cashier.
S. L. CLAY, Assistant Cashier.
A genera banking and exchange bust
ness transacted.
Savings Department interest computed
quarterly.
Accounts of merchants, banks and cor
porations solicited
American Express Company's letters of
credit issued available in all parts of the
world
Collections carefully made and promptly
accounted for.
Safety deposit boxes and storage vaults
for rent
Correspondence invited.
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FINANCIAL.
MoNEY-Money plentiful.

MONEY-Money Plentiful.
FOREIGN MARKETS-Market dull
and easy. Commercial demand, $4.S7N;
sixty days, A.s4; ninety days, "a s21R {;
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days,
5.19A; Swiss, sixty days, 5.21A; Belgian,
5.2O5s; marks, sixty days. 94A; ninety
days 81 7-16.
banks are buying at 1-1e discount and
selling as follows: $25 and under, 1Oc pre-
MUM; S25 to $50, 15c premium; $50 to $780,
2Uc premium; 500 to $780, 25c premium
$500 to $1,000 u premium; 1000 and over
75c per M
sECURITIES-The security market is
very dull.
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MONEY MARKET.

New York. May a.-Money on call
steady sQ4lz per cent. Last loan 4 per
cent; ruling rate 4 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper, 4a4ik per cent. sterling ex-
change strong, with actual business IN
bankers bills at siSsh04. ss3s for demand.
and at S4siM for sixty days. Posted rates.
SiS5lkd4ss. Commercial oils, AsiqAs4is.
Silver certificates nominally. soc. Bar sil-
YER 5s%d. Mexican dollars. 4sisc. Gov
eminent bonds steady; state bonds mac
tive; railroad bonds Irregular.
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my GOODS.

New York, May 29.--There has been
more business doing to-day than on pre-
vious days OF the week, but the increase
has not been important In any direction.
Prices are unchanged In all lines here.
Print cloths inactive and unchanged. The
exnort demand for China has been on a
somewhat fuller scale during the past
two days.
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COTTON.

The cotton market closed quiet ana un-
changed to-day. with sales ON the spot
of 1853. There was no marked improve
ment in the demand from any source,
end the day closed without any very
large transactions being reported. The
receipts were sS1, against 232 last year
ana $50 year before last.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day.
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Marcel duiet. sales 159.

OdlIy AONSHeutS at Ol0tI GOTIS-
Galveston-Steady; niddling, 11-16; net
receipts, S,467; gross, 3467; sales, 2,37s;
stock 62s19
New Orleans--Quiet; middling, rs; net
receipts. 1888; gross, 1850; sales, 2,55o;
stock, 1905.
NGobile-Nominal; middling. rs; net re-
ceipts 2; gross, q stock, s242.
Charleston-Steady; middling, ~; net
receipts. 25 gross, IS; stock, 5,s05
Wilmington-Firm; middling, "a; net
receipts. Is; gross, Is; stock. 1926.
Norfolk-Steady middling rs; net re-
ceipts, Gal; gross, Gal; sales, Az; stock,
lS4l7
Baltimore-Nominal; middling 8; gross,
ST.; stock. 6,735.
New York-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re.
CENTS, 2O1; gross, IA; sales, SO; stock,
I2s.sla
Boston-Quiet; middllng, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 48; gross, 349
Philadelphia-Quiet middling, Sss; net
receipts. 1877; gross 1877; stock, 1898.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, s. net re-
eeipts, 11s; gross, 1ls, sales. 5se; stock,
2s1SS
Memphis-Quiet; middling, 9-16; net re-
s4l10
st. Louis-Dull middling, 11-16; net re-
csipts, $50; gross, S64; stock, 1857.
notwithstanding; middling 7s4; net
receipts. 120 gross, d2O stock, 1922
Houston-Easy; middling, l1-16; net
receipts, 1888; gross, 1888; sales, 1853;
stock, 1929
Louisville-Firm; middling ills
Exports of Cotton This Day
Gaiveston-Coastwise. 37J0
New Orleans-To the continent, 3,542.
Mobile-Coastwise, a.
eaVannah-Coastwise, 54s
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 243
New York-To Great Britain, III; con-
tinent, 737.
iotal foreign exports from all ports
lIls day. To Great Britain. az; to the
continent, 4279.
total foreign exports from all ports
mus mus far this week: TO Great Britain.
dSeo2; to France. 1928; to the continent.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1. 1900;
10 Great Britain, 2.76,4a3; to France.
VS's22; to the continent, 2,2s2, 153
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Chicago. May 2S.-After many weeks OF
imitation May corn to-day sold at % cents
a bushel, Ave cents lower than yester-
days closing price and seventeen cents
under the highest price OF the Phillips
manipulation. The decline was under
liquidation by Phillips who disposed OF
about s.5O0OO0 bushels In the pit. believed
TO represent the last Of his holdings. /.
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COTTON snEn OH.

New YORK. May 2s.--cottonseed oil
quiet again ana steady az yesterdays
prices. Prime crude barrels nominate
prime summer yellow. 35oi on sumner
yellow. 3ioi prime white, 37iaasso; prime
winter yellow, 3So; prime meal, s2l00
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CnIcAao NIAnISnrs.

Chicago May 25.--weather ana indifer-
ent cables depressed the wheat market
to-day, but export sales steAdled Il and
July closed only Ne lower. July corn
closed &c and May 40 lower. Oats show
ed a loss Of hQAo. while provisions closed
q shade higher 70 cents lower.
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salt, Hides and Wool.

sALT--Demand IL fair and the market
steady; carload lots, 100 pound buflao
sacks, 47e; 10o4pound cotton sacks, 4sc,
ll0-ponnd burlsp sacks 5lkc; 1fo.peund
cotton sacks. 62lhc; 125-pound burlap
sacks, 5slte 125-pound cotton sacks, boike,
2Oo-Dound burlap sacks. sics
E1DES-Msrket Arm; dry flint, IIKc;
dry SALT l0lsei green sailed. sac.
WOOLs-Nominsl; prime Georgia, free
of sand, burrs and black WOOL 16di7c;
black. lsNi4c; bury. Joe. Wax, 2Jo; tall
low, 10. Deer skins, 20e.
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said that no business of public interest
was transacted. A report that North
ern Pacific control was discussed, was de
MED.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-24

Magnificent Pullman buffet sleeping
car service to Norfolk. Washington. Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New York: also
to jacksonville and Tampa.
Buffet parlor cars Savannah to Mont
gomery.
For additional information. apply TO
Ticket ONCE, Bull and Bryan streets;
phone %.
JAS NJ BARR, First Vice President
ana General Manager
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New York Office. No. 81 Broadway.
,ornces in principal cities throughout
.ne south. Write for our Market Manual
and book containing instructor for
traders.
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NAVAL STORES.

Thursday, May ~.
SPIRITS. THE turpentine market open
ed Arm At s2Ac. with sales Of $40, ana
closed firm ana unchanged. with no fur
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COTTON FUTURES.
me Market Closes steady 1910
Points Higher

Ne" York. May 2S-To-day's cotton
market wes moved by buying and selling
orders from the outside ana failed to
materially respond to either bullish or
0earish influences. The room element
was badly mixed IN It's opinions and
readily turned buyer or seller AZ foreign
so,aIthsrn, Wall street. or Western orders
s ssl.a them. The uncertainty was etill
.erea around Joly, which followed
sieal course all the session and at
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-24

New York. May IA. meeting OF the
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ESTABLISHED 1874.
HENRY BEER. BERTRAND BEER.
EDGAR H. BRIGHT.
H. & B. BEER.
Cotton Merchants,
NEW ORLEANS.

Members Of: New Orleans cotton Ex-
change, New York Cotton Exchange and
Associate Members Liverpool Cotton AS
ISOLATION.
Special attention given to the execution
Of contracts for future delivery in cotton.
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Note-These quotations are revised daily
ana are kept DIS near as possible In accord
with the prevailing wholesale prices. Off
ciaI quotations are not used when they
disagree with the prices wholesalers ask.
Country and Northern Produce.
PoULTRY-H Hens. 7oaSOc: ROSTERS. SOC
ducks, 65aT5c.
EGGS-AFresh candled, i3c
BUTTER@The tome of the market is
Arm. Quotations; Cooking l6c New York
state dairy. 1sc; extra. Elgins, &c
CHEESE-Market Arm; fancy full
cream cheese 1115c for 20 to 22-pound av.
erages; Is to S0-pound averages, llc
Early Vegetables.
IRISH PoTAToBs-Northern. si75
sack.
CABBAGE-Barrei. 81 25d275.
oNIoNs-Esyptlan, sacks, Ss.75; crates,
$40.
Brcadstuffs, Hay and Grain.
FLoUR-.Market steady; patent sIS5,
straight. 1885, fancy sS75; family, $500.
sack; $780, city meal. per sack, bolted
$l.27tk; water ground, slS5; city grlts.
sacks S1.27lsi pearl grits, Hudnuts, per
barrei $5.l5; per sack, $1.4OI sundry
brands, $3.50.
CoRN-The market hrm white, lob
lots, &c; carload lots, 65c; mixed corn Job
lots, 66c; carload lots, 64c
RICB-Market steady demand good;
fancy head, &c; fancy, s1sc.
Prime s.s..ss..s..ss..sss..I.,.5
Good ............s.s.........s. .41464A
AIR ....s.,s,....4s......s....s AQI4M
Common i.......................t. .3M
OATS-No. 2 mixed. carload, Ale; Job
lots, 42ci white clipped cars, 43c. Job
lots, 44c.
BRAN--Job lots, s1.1o, carload lots. $iOs
HAY-4Market steady; No /, timothy
job, 97hcQa.O0; cars, Csc; No. 2, 92za95c;
job SOC. ~
Fruits and Nuts.
BANANAs-s12 5@t.75
LEMONS-Market steady at $350a3.75.
PRUNE1S--40s to Sos. gtsc: sos to COS Sc.
COS TO 70s, 6i4c 7Os to sos, &c; sos to 90s,
5iac Dos to zoos, &C.
PEANUTs--Ample stock, fair demand:
market firm; fancy handpicked, Virginia,
per pound. SAC; hand picked, Virginia,
extra. 4ho; N. G. seed peanuts, 415c.
NUTB-Almonds, TarraEona, 15i&c. wi
cas-, 141zc; walnuts, French, 10c: Naples.
13c; peeans, lie, Brazls, SIC; fiIberts.
l2i4c; assorted nuts. 50-pound and rs.
pound boxes. lie.
Dried and Evaporated Fruits,
APPLES vaporsted. 6aeMc: sun
dried, 5a5hc.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o,sc pound,
nectarlnes. 91Ac.
RAIsINs--L. L., s1.75; imperial oab,.
nets. $3.50; loose, 5O-pound boxes. sac
pound.
PEACHEs-Evaporated. peeled, lshc;
unpeeled, shc
PEARS-Evsporated SIC.
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London's Action ON N. p. Shares.

London. May 2s.=The stock exchange
committee for general purposes to-day
decided to suspend the buying In Of
Northern Pacific shares until June 10.
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firm, 9114c; sales none. Rosin firm un-
changed.
Wilmington, N. G., May 23.-spirits tur-
pentine, nothing doing; receipts 5S casks
Rosin firm, $1.oOG1O5; receipts 2es. Crude
turpentine quiet, $l1Ca2.10; receipts H.
Tar quiet, S1.25; receipts 131.
New Orleans. May 2S.-Reeeipts: Rosin,
$50; turpentine, 1876 Exports none
New York May 2S.-Petroleum easy
Rosin quiet; strained, common to good,
a.521s. Turpentine quiet, 35lkQ36c.
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Anaconda MOO. 4stslRepublic Steel. isis
Brooklyn r. T. ISL do pref ....... 70
Col. Fuel & L.. SO Sugar .......... 146ls
Con. Gas .... 2lsislTehn. c. & Iron 55h
Con. Tobacco IS Union B. & P.
90 PREF .... lOS Co. ..,......... 12A
Gen. Electric. 30 do pref ........ 50
Glucose Sugar. So IT,. S. Leather. 1872
Hooking Coal. 17Ml do pref 800. 77la
Inter. Paper =. q lU. S. Rubber :. 20ss
do pref ....... 1881 do pref ........ 62is
Inter. Power -. 96s4U. S. Steel 49,. 49,
Laclede Gas e. sSls do pref ........ 927i
National Biscuit A Western Union. 90
National Lead. II
Bonds
U. S. Is ref. reg 1854 do As .........99
do coup. 49,. 1864 N. Y. C. lists =. 1918
U: S. SIS reg. ..10s ". ]. C. gen. 5s.ls2A
do IS coup. 100 No Pad IS 49,. 719s
do new Is reg. 1915 No Pac As go 1861
do new As cot. N Y. c. & st. L.
do old As reg 1lS4l As .........l o7h
do old As coup lis12iN &. w. con As i00A
do SIS reg. -. 1854 Ore. Nav. lists i9e
do 5s coup. ..10S& do As ...........10f
D. of c. s 65s 125 10. S. L.. 6s .... lg7s,
Atch gen. IS HOPS do consoi IS ..117sl
do adj Is .... IS Read. gen. As =. $50
C. of q. con 5s1BSis r. G. w. lists .10l
do list inc. -. 50 St l.. & Ir. M
do end inc. -. 81 consol IS ..115
Ndn %. %hds. .iVe9a 81 L. a san r.
C. & o. 4lss =. l05ss general es 800. 1854
do IS .s.s.n.,.12o ST. P. consols 100
C. & Nv. con- ST. P. C. & p.
rs ..............lA% lists .s..........11S
G, & NV. S. f. do IS ...........1isi5
Deb. IS ...... i2i1s So. Pac. IS 49,. 1884
Chi. T. As ..... GA 50. Fy. 5s ...... .1l6ls
col So. As 800. ST%lS. Rope & t. IS 60
D. & R. c. As. .1O5NlT & Pac. lists. .19O
Erie gen. As e. SSH do ends ....... SO
r. w. & D. C. u. Pae. As ...... .t05ss
lists ........i, .11U wabash lists ....117
Gen. Flee 5s. 1857 do ends ....n. .1lO
Iowa c. lists ...117 w. Shore As -. .ll3h
l.. & N. u As. l0S Wis. c. lists -. 80
NJ. & o. As go. 94xlVa. Centuries :. 50
M. K. & I. IDS. SEA
New York, May aS.-Standard oil, Ts@
7s5.
Baltimore, May 23.-Seaboa common
25A d25as; SeAboard preferred, 45@45A;
Seaboard bonds. as, So
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MURPHY q CO.. INC,

Board of Trade Building, Savannah.
-Private leased wires direct to New
YORK, Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.
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FLUCTUATIONS IN FUTURES.

New York, May 2S-Futures opened
steady and closed steady. Prices as fol-
lows.
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LARD-Pure. in tierces. 9Ac; in 90
pound tins and SO-pound tubs, 9lkc: com
SO-pound tubs, &c.
miscellaneous.
F1SH-Maokerel, half-banels, NO. 1,
$3.50; No. 2, $685. No 3, 1913; kits No
/, $l25; No. 2, &.1O; No. g. soc Goldfish
1-pound bricks &C. 2-pound bricks. 5sc
smoked hefrinss, per box. 10000 Dutch
herring. in kegs, 81; new mullets. half
barrels, 1919
SYRUP-Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 29d30c; selling
at 32hd35c; sugar house at 10d15c
HONEY-Fair demand; strained, In
barrels, $4,000 gallon.
High wines, basis sf.27.
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Hardware ana BaiIdihg Supplies.

LIME, CALCIUM. PLABTERs AND
Observation-Disclosures and Georgia lime In
fair demand and sell at 30 cents a bar.
reli special calclned plaster, 800 per bar
rel hair, 4a5c. Rosedale cement. 81 200
i.2s; carload lots, special; Portland ce-
rnent, retail. s2.2J; carload lots. $2.O0m2 90
LUMBEEs-Market. dull. Quote. Sawn
ties per "A feet, IS; hewn ties C7xgxSls).
25c each, minimum easy size yard stock,
s10dl0.J0; car stills, s12: stock, 14xi6 in a,
depending on length. tlsai5; ship stocks
$500.
oIt.-Msrket steady; demand fair; sig.
nal. 45d50c, West Virginia black, gdi2c,
lard, Bsc, neatsfoot, eOdj70o; machinery, ic
h25c; linseed oil, raw, 6lcI boiled, GO,
Kerosene. prime white. lie; water white,
lac. Pratt's astral, i4c; deodorlsed stove
gasoline drufns, MO, empty oil barrels,
delivered, Sc.
BHOT-Drop, si.45, y. n. ana large,
81 10; chilled, $40.
IRON--Market steady; refined, 30;
Swede, 5iso
NA1LS-Cut. a.. IS base; wire, t2.7o base.
BARBED WTRE--s3.J0 per 100 pounds
GUNPOWDBR-Per kee. Austin crack
shot. a.: half kegs, 50 Is; quarter kegs,
81 25i champion ducking, quarter kegr,
81 Is; Austin smokeless, hair kege. 81. l5,
quarter, u.so; three pound. s2i0: one
pound. Tgcl Tess 20 per cent.
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BAcoN-Market nrmi d. g. c. r. sides,
DC; D. 3. bellies. s,tc EASTERN accord.
ing 70 average size. d. 3. bellies, gNc
(westerne; smoked G. r. sides. ss.c,
IhAAiswsuEar cured, ilNQd2c, 49,.
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-BAGGING-Market Arm; jute. 2M
pounds. Tao, 2 pounds, 7Kc. tx pound,
enc; sea island bagging. INC
TfDs-standard S-pound arrow, large
lots. ti.@.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note-These quotations are revised daily
and are Kept DIS near as possible in accord
with the prevailing wholesale prices. Off
ciaI quotations are not used when they
disagree with the prices wholesalers ask.
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New York, May %. --Flour dull and bare
ly steady
Rye -four quiet.
Corn meal easy.
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IRISH PoTAToEs-Northern, 81.
sack.
CsABBAGE-Barrei, $22592.75.
ONIONS--Egyptian sacks, S275; crate
ri 40
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-18
MARSHFIELD.

Ms. Mahala Boyl:s is at work at
NJ. E. Beckley's.
Brooks Hudson is teaching school in
Maple HILL
Mark Davis is visiting in town.
The Ladies Union of the Universe
list Society will meet with Mrs. Caro-.
line Robinson Thursday afternoon,
Dec. 49, All members are requested
to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharkey Of Barre were
in town Saturday.
George Parks of Barre was in town
on Friday Of lass week visiting his
brother, VIM. Parks. =
Vern Hudson went to New York
Monday to work in a restaurant as
bell boy.
There will be ball in Marshall s
hall New Years eve.
The Molleys Falls Electric Light &
Power Co., have poles set to Cabot
and about two miles down the river
toward Plaiafeld II the workmen have
not been delayed by reason Of non ar
rival Of poles the line would probably
be completed by this time.
NJ. e. Bemis Of Greensboro county,
Georgia, was visitor in town last
week. 1t is reported he has rented
bis farm to Almond Tucker.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-18
WASHINGTON.

A reception was hell at School
house hall Wednesday evening, in
charge If the Ladies Mite society, in
honor of Mr.. Ira Calef and Miss Lu-
Gle Caief, who are soon to leave town
and spend the winter in the West.
A number OF short speeches were
made, short musical program given.
a chicken pie supper served, after
which promenade was participated
in by the larger part OF tine company
old and young. The affair was a
complete surprise to M. and Miss
Calef, who were much pleased at this
token OF esteem in which they are
held by their friends OF Washington.
About 1870 were present.
At the progressive supper Saturday
evening given by the Young Peoples
Christian Union only about 80 were
present. owing to the bad weather.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-18

The standing OF the teams to date
10.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-18

About ten Ladies A. inch aud :q.
length garments, costing from s,.to
$40. We ~jN Csc these ut a, a
price that will interest every buyer.
10 Children 5 Suits, costing rom q
to sl2, in ages ; 10 and = 7ears.
These will close at inst HALF
PRICE.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-18
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Are Well Ahead at tha End Of
the First Round

The Red Men won last evening S
cribbage contest, defeating the For
esters OF America by six points and
thus placing the closest contest of the
league to their credit. That the con.
test was FAR from being one sided is
shown by the fact that four tables on
side wol.
The tables, players, those Of the
Red Men being given first, their
scores and total scores were:
+ Table No. 1-B. w. Sibley and J.
F. Hunton, 1000; George Gay and
VIM. Evans, 1915. No. Nv. H.
Bradburg and Alex Ross, 1000. Alex
Smith and Alex Clark, 1885. No. 3
W. W. Russell and Donald Blake,
1000; W. Scott and W. Mackie, 1901.
No. 4 James Duncan and g. W.
Brown, 1909; James Smith and John
Glib. 1000. No. 5-Peter Laxon and
Alfred Robertson, 1915: George Stuart
and John Rowley, 1000. No 6-Wm.
Burns and ]. 9. Crowley, 1915; o. J.
l.. Mathews and William Taylor, 1000.
No John McAsklll and James
Smart, 1000; M. f. Bassett and Pat.
rick Cleary, 1864. No. 8-William
Forbes and Ira Wright, 1912: A. ].
Schneider aud VIM. Clark 1000. TO.
tails, Red Men, 8ll2; Foresters of Am
erica, 8106. Referees, George Troup
Of Clan Gordon and Henry Premier Of
the Catholic Order of Foresters.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-18
ROXBURY.

Mrs. D. l.. Nichols was called to
Barton Landing to attend the funeral
Of friend last week.
B. f. Shaw was ia St. Adams and
Swanton recently.
Clare Cadyi is at work at the asylum
at Waterbury.
Henry Bell is reported as very
much worse.
Rev. II. l.. Cobb OF New York city
will preach at the Congregational
church Sunday evening.
There will be social dance at the
Town hall Dec 20.
b. A. Simonds has returned to
Philadelphia and Frank Guptil to
Portland, Me, each having loaded
three or four carloads OF Chris tmas
trees.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-18
FOREIGN MASONS ATTEN
TON

Tickets for fhe annual assembly are
going fast, and if brothers that nave
not been supplied would apply 10 any
of the committee as soon as poSsloIe.
that would give them chance 70
complete arrangements also save any
being disappointed.
It's the intention Of the committees
with your assistance to make TINS Ine
b. st time ever held. The committee
meets Friday night, Dec u, AZ ,
O clock to complete arrangements aDu
record the names OF those intending
to participate.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-18
EAST BROOKFIELD

Mrs. Eta F. Steele visited her "a
ents recently.
Mrs. Stella Trask and her mother
are improving.
Everybody is rejoicing over tue
abundant supply Of water which fell
last week.
The Ladies Society Cleared $50
from their Christmas sale ard social
at George Sprague's last Friday even
ing.
NJ. S. Wheatley helped care for
John Clark Of North Randolph, who
died last Saturday morning ate,
long and painful illness.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-18
EAST CALAIS.

Mr.. Bailey of Montpelier is stopping
at the Moscow House.
The drama entitled 1.-THE Heart of q
Hero" next Thursday and Friday
evenings at the Union church.
Horace Pike is able to have the
plaster case of his foot but cannot
walk any yet.
The body of c. O. Adams was taken
to Massachusetts, for burial.