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NAVAL STORES.

g4 MHtMs |NTTKPN n = MaFG e a.
receipts, q barrels. Crude Turpentne---
Firm at $2404i; receipts, 20 barrels Tar
Firm at $l,C1; receipts, 1856 barrels.
TINE-Eir mat &C.; receipts, l63 casks;
sales, 200 casks; exports ). lG2 y casks,
Rosin--Frmer; receipts, l,S23 barrels;
sales, 1863 barrels; exports. 6,7l4 barrels.
a CHARLESTON, s. c., March 2-rUR-
5PENTlNII-Firm at CSC, Rosin- Firm.
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THE EDITORS VIEWS
What the New York Evening Papers
Think of the Situation.
Especial to The Times. Dlspatch.) !

NEW y DIRK, March 2.-Eyenins Post
B says: Three causes co-operated n bring ~
Ing about to-day's decline of prices--the
continued Tightening Of the money mar
3ket, and some decreased January railway
earnings. Under this triple influence the
during the first two hours yielded slowly
with Intervals Of dulncss and brief activ,,
3 ity, and in the long run fell to q level
Factlonaly under last weeks, closing
/, Changes 5iat for the day were highly irregn-
na MsaE son RGn'Pf a asts and @
thereabouts. Advices from Washington,
sgaS tia Agrf Tho S suggested Msra
K multiplicity Of quarrelsome cooks whicn
not only spoilsa the broth but ,lpsets the
y couldron. ..
The Mail and Express says: Financial
Legislation at Washington was the pivot
upon which stock market sentiment turn
ed to-day. At first there was DISPOSE
I ton to take an optimistic view OF the
chances Of the Aldrich bill, OF, a compro-
Il misc measure; then the situation became
SO discouraging that speculative wall
Street arrived at the conclusion that az
measures would fail in the short time
fluctuations in sentiment. The market
opened with a higher level the rising
q trend being assisted by an Improvement !
Il in Americans at London and purchases
through the cable of about 10000 sha/as.
y Shorts covered here and abroad, and at
Z the start there was q little outside buy
ing When the demand from these
!. sources ceased prices melted away. rather
\ slowly at first, but with Increased Vlgor
& In me afternoon. the late downward turn
= being accelerated by demonstrations on
n the part Of the bea'ish trading element.
The Commercial Advertiser says: The
same influences continued to work
Z against to-day's market as depressed the
\ Speculation last week. The banks started
the new clearing house week with n loss
OF $2,l360l0 to the sub Treasury, foreshnd-
BY next SATURDAY. Borrowers, Of money
OF, time were still able to get their wants
4 supDlied at per cent. for all periods, bu
call money relle'sAcd the prevailing ten
! dency by holding firm at S&t per cent
and above all day, me reports ron
2 dr!ch bill were extremely conflicting, bu
H they EXPRESSED more doubt than the sim
liar advices of Friday and Saturday, o.
the whole Wall Street sentiment seemed
. this quarter. and these preparations wer
the principal factor undoubtedly IN tn
movement OF prices The downward ten
dcncy did not really become very dtstln!G
before the afternoon. One or Two lndl
yidlal stocks Copper and Manhatiaan Rsr
was some early strength also in st. Paul
Atchison, Pennsylvania and one or tw
others OF the active stocks. But the. ad
vance made little Roadway, What buy
ing there was at the outset soon exhaust
ed itself and carly in the afternoon IN
professional contingent of operators 70
The decline renewed their attack upon tn
\ general market .t
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS,
DRY GOODS MARKET

NEW YORK, March 2,-The dry goods
market was quiet to-day With few
changes. although agents are quietly ask
ing more In a great many INSTANCES than.
dltions prevail In nearly al lines and sell
ers are not accepting oeftrs made them.
Manufacturers continue to complain Of the
small margin OF profit on their products.
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PEANUr AND PEA MARKET,

NORFOLK. VA, March a-Ths peanut
there is an adyance Of one eighth OF a
ket is moi changed from the prices Of
: Fancy, quiet tat At So; strictly prime,
efine p pickssdi. II iHSS|sae,; seaalsh. 75s Per
and specEle peas, 81; clay and red peas,
Soc Peanut bags IN bales-6S In. 7A-l0c,
Y. PYIERsBURG, Var, March 2,,1P p a.
81; sssrs as asR a mos fTshia.A
Quiet at SQ9.sc, A. III 4! ..3t
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:, " u fszs "a ~ 61l1
RY s..ss...... ..,..st'.''ss - - M

RYi1n..,.s. ....,..... ..,........ g at'I Z
N March NJ! IL sTR[ o01pfRstaady
SssxasaS gSqs-pH 81
TtepSaaESaf she ay w satSe fee e
Strength a g Corn sl Ind ths slbjI!
was Sustained tby local covering ana cl ls .e
s ss's $ 81 sE tey5 5aiS 7Es ssbfsi'
Corn arm; No. 2 80 op ai, IN mar IS
est F sd aSAsE On t sayS
board oleafances and disappointing, c9 g, !.
partially reacted closing stca 1ak a. Mas r..
b nSt aaySq a1Ss s1sM March closed :, go ~
fs$$ !t "a rsk ''A2 Ne;
o'2ssa family s4gs |, r ,,, 3
s. III As@f opleflss Seiiies g
hams, iig1N ". lard Urn; 8 stea,1m III q !.
sstompound, N5S@ 49, hersz TIflnsr I'M !{R1;
iS y 'Te ssSrts .slsdy o :lg9f5 esussr
f@sas ESiinE'aa 's'''nsa
Coffee-The market for foat[ as,, n lutnFes
points, ruled very q,lfet, In keoplnE WI IN I,
foreign markets. clo Es0 q d u sr on
Rio, steady; mild, quiet. sugarLFirm;
refined qulet. Rice--F 'lt classes
IButter-Irregular; extra creamery 2sc. ;
State dairy 24gsc 81, ch re1osed fga5}
14Ihc,: small white, fall, 14Nc. Eggs
Firm State and Pennsylvanl average
best, 17c. Southern, 1ec.; western faa IGsy!
State and Sssterns Per lso poyund 1 s;5oS.9s :
s2.5004. enthusiastically; fancy hnrA-
picked, \ 6D41sc.; other domestic, 3a41so.
dom f'1 SS Per rttd narre1;
steamer ' to SE,iv;erpoo,l. iSc. q,
CHICAGO fILLl, March 2.:-The strength
In corn was gain q pretl99minatlng In !,
wheat and corn ruled strong, May wheat
closing, M9Ac. higher, and corn 9 6aas5Ss
and oats Nc. lower, and provisions 1oa2oc.
hi OH
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coyToNsEEp OIL MARkEr,

NEW YORK, March Pho change in
cott9nseed, oil, market closing steady With
here nominal; prime crude, T.. 0. b. mills,
34@S41so,i prime summer yellow. 40i5c,;
of off summer yeloW, Ssc. prime white, 45e;
$y7.EDQl2S nominal 754t
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

- = OF RICHMOND, MARCH 2. 1908
~ wv ~ ~ ARRIVED. 4 81
( steamer Brandon, Rhodes. Norfolk,
~ s srreel,andIso and passengers. Old pominl
'o ste anne Yemassee, Simmons. Phtladel-
mia. Pa, merchandise and passengers
Clyde line. !, ~,
steamer Pocahontas. Graves. Nort4lk
and lanes River landings. merchandss
and passengers. ylrgints MaysatMi1 nr, ~:
mssrT ehhnsda, and passengers. Old pomln'
lon line,
PORT NEWPORT NEWs, MARCH y, \
" 7, M ARRIVED.
Schooner Maria oteel, N CIV Lond Ion.
Schooner NJ, IT. Barrett gFro,yy!dsnce q.
4 Schooner Samuel lolllowa M aasnine t ''1a
sshaoFes II III 4 z! Bs s1ssfSld b0sl0
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SSBUDGE1
IN HURRY
Matter Goes, Through Council 4,
Without Any Fight. 4.
LARGE APPROPRIATIONS PRO Pr
They Amount in the Aggregate TO Near a
1.-TWO Million Dollars--What the
Various Departments Get.
Other Notes.
APPROPRIATIONS.

Tho annual budget was adopted by the
Common Council last night in less than
Ave minutes It was not even read, as
copies had been furnished to members
in advance. III 4
NJ The budget is considerably the largest
ever prepared Involving as It does the
expenditure Of 1,754.S9U9o. The Markets
Committee was the only department to
get all that It asked, which Is a compli-
ment for Mr.. Peters. the chairman.
Following Is the paper inyful:
Be it ordained by tho Council Of the
Z city Of Richmond:
& /. That all unexpended appropriations
are hereby cancelled Except Ladies'
City Mission. coal account, 81 oO2.62).
and the Auditor is directed to place to
the credit Of the follwing accounts
which are In excess-say, City School
Board. special repairs. ,1.75; city po-
lice contingent fund, sss 81; courts and
iures, sO5o.58: grounds and buildings
expenses, s1.sl temporary Jail. $41.o; pay
of Judges, a cents; hands and carts, ex-
penses, SO cents; hands and carts, pay
roll, $780, making in the aggregate ST.
043. ca ; and to balance his books accord
lngly.
2. There shall be appropriated from
the funds and resources OF the city for
tho yerr ending the 3lst day OF Deem
Der, 1903, the following sums, and for
the purposes mentioned; and the said
sums shall not in any case, be increased
or added to, except by a vote OF two
thirds of the whole Council in favor
of such Increase or addition, said Vote
to DO taken by yeas and nays-vIz.:
Interest and redemption 5....&....$ 49,, G67. 7s
bonds MI. 4o,O7s1,
Assessment OF taxes 49,. 5000 OF
ments 49,. ......... .......... 1900
Collection OF taxes $3.50. ....... 7,ooo.ot
Collection OF delinquent taxes $4,000
C;oliectIon OF speclal taxes - 3, ! O00ot
Charlties-Almshouse expenses, 17.0O.0
Charties-Almshous payroll 1o.o8o.0
city ....1.... s......,. s,eoo.o<
| charlottesville shouse poor OF .5
city--special y. $3.50, l l9'
n 10 Hon. ........ 57soot
chnrities-care OF lunatics ~. 00t
Charitles-Appeal cases $1,000. 3oo.o
Cemeteries-Oakwood expenses. 10000
f,eneterIes- payroll !, 2,e700
| Cemeteries graves. 5000
/ emeteries-Pay-roll River View 2.2f1.n
View -. =. 49,. IT,. $500. 5000
Cemeteries-Shockoe Hill ex-
penses and repairs to walk
ways and roadways.. $1,000. 1900
e roll - .......... .,........ 1,oso.o
| cemeterles-st. Johns expenses. 5000
ccneteries-St. Johns payroll. ga. -
oi psns ss"oo' ...,,.. ,,.,...,.. 12.5ooo
c1 pg,rs so and IMPROVEMENTS -. $4,000
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET
A NV AL M do prefe sea poaTa
Changed Seaboard as, o3}.
T Atlantic Coast Line common. l321a; do.
preferred. unchanged.
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Spot cotton closed quiet, 10 points hlgh-
er: middling uplands, 1o.s5; mtddling gulf,
10.6O; sales, l.476 bales.
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond, Va, March 2, 1908
SALES.

a.s Richmond, Va, March 2, 1903
SALES.
Virginia rolina Chemical preferred-lo
shares at 127sl5 shares az lI IIanos,t ~ "
Richmond Trust ana ahre l'epos't 49,
~ V 1ii Centuries 900 at 81; $4,000 at
"a. 800
STATE sECURlTlEs, bld. AsRe"
E Eoft cen nurHs IS &, and r.. 81 94S
II RAILROAD BONDS
a. C. l.. Of C. Ger, of Ind. 6's.. ~
Char. Col, and avg; 2d ~ sSSs, -! !"
G Ge+ &C. r and Fl Fla, lsl5..,.. IS
H Nnr and we Vest. Ky, IS, 1885, lo2 !.
n and ". Ry. Pocahontas As, g
Pet, Glass SIS. r. g, , l2SS'',' ~ IsS Z,
Pet. Glass = 8. ~ ci l'i iSSis % -
s sehi Iaa is IS. is4l,... ~ ,s;u
s. A. L. Con, LIST ~; l9o..:,'' 80, Ss@ af9
& A. L. Collateral Trust b's'' JOS
RAILROAD STOCKS Par,
Atlanta and Gharlotte,..'..ll M le5 =,
Chesape ake and ONO ,,,,''iiGG 1S,l -
seaboard Air Line com,...,..in1 SS3A 2eH
southern Railway pfd.t..,.'1l9M1 y y ~,
Southern Railway com....,,lW 81
BANK AND TRUST cos.
American National. ,..,.....,1M ~ -.
Broad Street Bank ri...,...'SSee ssssh -
f Ely, national ......,i6s sSs 3.
Metropolitan Bank OF Va...;2 z
National Bank Of Ya........ l0o, LIZ 100
rich. +, and 3. Dep. co..,lo LEN 5sA
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WABASH STRIKE:
had some influence in strengthening
wabash but there seemed to be some
rather good selling. The belief that the
buying by the Gould Interest TO c9np PIE
absolute control was over and made trad
ers rather beariSh. f9R4 I'll
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advance of the metal in London and q
hardening tendency in the copper market
here. The copper trade interests still
seem to be on the long side OF AmalE;a a.
mated, although 1t Is noticeable that me
Standard OIL people are not SAYING nue. nue..
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MISSOURI PACIFIC:
,or Missouri Pacific around 10. where the
stock had either been pegged or else wG 's
In process Of accumVlation ~, inc so s" WhS
ihe, borrowing should affect the market
position and are bultsh on the earnings
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BALTIMORE, MD. March 2.-FLOUR-
Dull; spring patents s46gASoo d, W g,h6;ai,
southssin sBB9 y sample anna ene sae
SPOT and the month. 52N4d15 Southern
White. 47@52hc. oats,13Qulnet; No,aS 2 white,
Firmsand higher; fancy Imitation, III l2sc. !;
fancy creamery, 29d96c. EGGS Firm and
higher; fresh, 15c. Cheese-Firm and un-
changed large, 1+014A E. smell lazaa14A 9;
coarse granulated $4.961a.
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CATTLE MARKET,

CHcAGO. ILL. March 2.-CATTLE-
receipts 1900 head, including 100 Tex
ans active. 10415c. higher, god to prime 81 Inc
! 50: stockers ana nc feeders s25oG47o; cows.
81 ,46dis Co: heIfers, s2@4.75; Gamers. $l5o@
go; bulls, Saa5G4.5O; calves, k375M.5o;
ceints to-day. 5000 he'd; TO- morrow. q. 900
head; left over {, COO head 1o@q5c. higher:
closed weak Mixed and butchers. 690V
rough heavy ,I7 E6' II gni segIpty a5o s
Sheep STEADY 70 stro1l .500
LOG hgher eiood ~ s4GSi X n o.
6.85; falr % Gholce 1le' tfl5
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NEW ORLEANS, March 2,-COTTON-
The spot cotton market was steady with
u fair demand, thstanding the light
movement IN Liverpool. E'8
The future market was very strong to-
day. Prices opened 5QD6 points below Sat-
urday's closing, but almost Immediately
sent prices up 10Gll2 points, Slight nuctua-
lions followed, the bard at the else show
Ing net gains on all positions from March
September gained il and October polnM
Cotton futues steady: March, sel@9.92;
April 9slap,9S May 8, $500 90; July 20. looollS
September, s.lGlDl2; October 9GlGO,6l;
November, 9.61G95s; December. 9,5lGs.62.
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Cotton, quiet; mlddling, 1875; net re-
,eipts 81 bales gross. o. ,046 bales; stock,

Total today at all seaport-Net re-
ceipts, 2S.472 bales; export to Great
Brftain 40 bass t. b shs Continent 2e
Consolidated at all seaports--Net re-
ceipts. 60.lA bales; export to Great
Britain, 1929 bales; TO- France. 200 bales
10 the Continent, as.110 bales, t5
Total since September LIST at all sea-
ports-Net receipts, 1916, 2o4 bales; export
10 Great Britain. 2,l7S616 bales; to France.
s2s,S0s balesi to tho Continent, 2'a94a2o
bales. ~
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PENNSYLVANIA FIRM J,
Pennsylvania showed a firm tone ana
apparently reelected the views Of the out
oi-town investors on the annual report. Z
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s1 pA1mnEcLINEp:

ST PAUL DECLINED:
after Tel developing eve a little early strength.
Some OF the stock bought on Saturday
with an eye to its effect on the genera ra
leyed that special action would be taken
on the authorized new Issue. but there
was stll people who, thought that. some s,,ff,
announcement would be MADE at Inc ulVl-
dend meeting on Thursday. y,
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Southern Trust Cos. 100 112h -"
INSURANCE / COMPANIES.
Va. Fire and lMarine..........25 81 -.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Amer lob Co. pfd.. s p. c. 100 14o
American Locomotive pfd 100 s4A bh
Consolidated lob. 4 s bonds. 100 g.
Old Dominion s.. 8. CO.. 100 120 $50
s. r. and S. CO. 1st bonds 6's.. 100 &...
s. !. and s; Co Con: 4ss.i;occc s. -.
as, s, and /, 60. com. 100 20 -
Va. Carolina Chem pfd....1 100 196h ~
Va. -Carolinaa Chem. CON-. 100 g 64h
VIC. C. Co., Collateral T. S.. 9s2 SO
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steamer Albano. ,NU;ortolk.
sehooner Laura L. sprague. Lynn,
steamer Aldershot, Mobile
SAILED,
steamer Yittyia, heidelberg,
Barge General Knox, Providence
Etsamer Orion, Boston,
3 ste Steamer Lord 1.anslowne, Dublin and
Belfast. sSf II, Ia. Y, l.
Steamer Shenandoah, liverpool.
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steady. ) No.@2 spring wheat, 7sG09Ec.;
No 5c; No, 2lred 7S&79N5s rs N Neis ce sa9l
9S4c v No. 81 white, 34Gs6c. No. 2 rye,
491ac. Good feeding barley, 449p4Sc l. ta al,
to choice mating, 4sdo3c. No. .ilaxseea,
per barrel s1s.121IakQl1s.2 IS; lard, per loo
pounds: 9,7oG0. 721s: short ribs sides Qoose),
seS59s dry salted SHOULDERS sl fh9x. lpHoxsadd2}
los. - Glover, & contract grade. $ll.s5. But
ter-Steady; b creamery 1s@27hc,t dairy,
l4G24c. Tggs-F'irm 4 at mark, cases II,
cluded, 169161sc. heese-steady at Ia
to 13Q1311tc.} I'LL 34t si5
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S. AL, Earnings,

Following Is a comparative stat smsnt OF
the approximate earnings Of the Seaboasd
Air Line for the third week In February;
Week ending February %, 1903, i24o,a1s;
1902 s2lS, 1853 !; ncrease, t22, 1885. Three weeks
ending February 20, 1903, Po,644; 1902.
~, JM|y ~ e Fen
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CINCINNATI, o., March .2.-HoGss-
Actove and higher at s. 1922 Cattle
Strong and hIEher at 1896. LAMBS
Steady and higher at s4,50G8.65
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The pressure in the Traction stocks.
especially Brooklyn and Metropolitnn APP
nenr!ed to come from political sources.
The latter did not act as If the short in
te RI. were so considerable as had been
stated. Although there was no evidence
M N ,t sils seemed to have been oyersod.
Specialists says that the street ava , not
realize how much of tho stock had been
There was no difficulty in forcing the
shorts to cover. and the movement did
not seem to have any other Significance
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Rock Island did not hold Its rally, and
there seemed TO be selling OF a., q K " %
bearisl on the stock. They take i, for
granted that the Frisco financing VIII n.
volve an addition to the common sto nn
ple In charge OF the distribution Of the
amount already created are likely 20 re-
peat the experiment of squeezing the pro-
fcssiunnls.
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NEW YORK CENTRAL:
The uncertainty as to plans for financing
was the cause Of the weakness In New
York Central, which had some syy,mpai It,'
tic effect on the junior yanderbllts, me
sufficiently large to leave room for, any
great Increase In cnpitalzation;, and the
undivided equity for the controlled ROADS
seems 10 be pretty fully discounted IN the
prices of the controlled stocks.
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RANGE AND SALES OF STOCKS.


American Cotton o
iiiSS e Ane erllsas 1 Icoo
900 Anaconda ..............
1850 ssSS Aseson I E}iE9Ra md Santa
1000 Atchson. Topeka and Santa Fe
Ss sSsS AA%te!'ssasssa ae?S6GSes
5000 g51ss|Iyn s,pq obrcen eomany
bonn T q $50
900 Solorado sonthern IA
sesee SSSS}e enso A2l'tssES :! snd
s2 sSS GheasH Roe dTG iro and
1S S ehssEG fsh, Chicago
oVo Den ware. I'm Iackawainn and Western.
10000 I1rie,t com
5 5dS I SII ST {{dd
1900 Illinois Central
$500 400 I.ouisville ana Nashville
223000 Mammalian = !.
1866 Mexeppn Central
sI sSS M lssou Kansas and Texas
$50 Missouri Kansas and Texas
sSSc New York e ontario and western
1900, Norfolk and West ern
1899 sSs PeoPss uas :.::
s s$$ SsssssF l II p saa
Sss$$sss$ E #!ss; Ed ssP
'sl lSs s so"tern RaHa CON
$500 Texas Pacific -
2o70o Union Pacific, com 40
5doo 1 IN 81 states at Steel sdi on
Virginia Carolina Chemical. pfd ..,.......':..,t.
2s4oo MaSas sh pfd s
200 Western Union
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CHICAGO fILLl, Marcel, 2.:-The strength
iuence IN the, grain rain pits today and both
wheat and corn ruled strongt May wheat
closing M@Ac..4 higher. and corn 99sSg g z3Hc:,
and oats Nc lower, and provisions loazoc.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-10
Celebration at Forestda e.

The celebration at Forestdale last Sat
urday proved quite a success. A large
number were present from Brandon and
all the nearby towns. The high jump
contest was won by John j. Stone, the
pole vaulting by Ned Ripley and the 100
yard dash by Charles Hall, all of Bran
don. The ball game between the
married and single men resulted i'll a
score of Is to in favor of the single
men. The game between Salisbury and
Forestdale resulted in a score of II to /
in favor of Forestdale. An exhibition
of about $500 worth of fireworks was
given III the evening.
There We're no accidents to mar the
pleasure of the day and Forestdale is to
be congratulated on giving good, clean
celebration worthy of larger town.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-10
81 Mrs. Abby Woodwork La m b .

I The funeral of Mrs. Abby Woodwork
Lamb, who died of old age Tuesday
night at tie home of her daughter, Mrs.
Frederick .G. Swinington, at Rutland,
was held at the home of her daughter,
Mrs, Emma IngersOll Jones, at Shore
ham, yesterday afternoon at 2;3O
o'clock
Mrs Lamb was born in Weybridge,
February 3, 1913. She was OF good
colonial family, being the daughter of
Guy Woodwork and Abigail Inger-
soil, of Great harrington, Mass. Her
mother was the daughter of Maj.
Thomas Ingersoll and Elizabeth Dewey,
daughter of Israel Dewey.
settlement and the town of Ingersoll in
Canada, which have furnished the
material for the recent publication of a
book entitled "The Story of Laura
Secord and Canadian "reminiscences.
Laura Ingersoll Secord was Mrs.
Lambs aunt.
In 1885 she married James NJ. Lamb,
who died in 1871, and lived in Shore
ham until 1869, when the family moved
to Middlebury. In 1879 she gave up her
home in Middlebury, spending the re-
mainder of her life at the homes of her
daughters, Mrs. Jones, of Shoreham.
and Mrs. Swinington, of Rutland. She
was a member of the Congregational
church of Nlddlebury.
Besides these daughters. Mrs Lamt
leaves three sons, DIR. George f. Lamb,
of Port Henry, \. Y, Albert w. Lamb,
of East Orange, n. j., and Arthur c.
Lamb of Portland Me.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-10

The celebration at Bridport, under the
auspices of the Grange, was grand sue
cess in every particular. The day was
perfect and over two thousand people,
from all parts of the county, were pres
ent. The programme was carried out
as advertised without a hitch to mar the
festivities, and it was beyond doubt not
only the biggest celebration ever held in
Bridport but the best ever held in the
county.
The street parade of horribes was a
great success and contained many not
able floats, etc When in front of d. II.
Benefits store rousing cheers were given
for the American flag.
The address by Hon. George Watkins,
of Moriah, y. Y, was listened to by a
great crowd and heartily appreciated.
Most excellent music was furnished by
the Factoryville band throughout the
day.
The game of baseball at p. IN. be-
tween Bridport and New Haven was a
red hot one, and was won by the latter
by score of II to 8. 1t was full of
good plays and each club did its level
best.
The foot race, in which there We're
many entries. was won by Edward
Whitney, of Bridport.
There was grand display of fireworks
in the evening and all went home well
pleased with the events of the day and
with pleasant memories of the hospi-
tally of Bridport.
Another correspondent writes:
The net proceeds of the celebration on
the Fourth amounted to about S1,5. A
very successful programme was carried
out. The variety parade was especi-
ally fine, which was largely due to the
untiring efforts of George Conn. The
dance in the evening was under the
auspices of the Masons, and was pleas
ant and successful affair.