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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-29
THE CHURCHES.

Sunday, September lst, there will be ser.
a. m.
John S. Pendleton of Northport will
preach at the Baptist church next Sunday
The services will be as usual
The UniverSalist church will be open
next Sunday. Morning worship at 10.45
with sermon by Rev. A. A. Smith Sunday
school at - m.
First Parish Church (Untarian) service
next Sunday at 1915 a. M. subject of SER
mon, Through Love to Light" Sunday
school at II noon. Miss Edith Pettingil
will sing solo.
The Prospect and Unity quarterly meet
ing will be held at the church in Jackson
village Saturday and Sunday, Sept 7th and
Sth, and it is hoped there will be full at
tendance.
Much interest is manifested in the specia
service at the Methodist church next Sun
day morning, when the Boot and Shoe
Workers Union will be present in bod,
to listen to an address by the pastor, Rev.
Albert E. Luce. The subject for this ser.
vice will be, "What is Man.
The services at the Methodist Episcopa
church Sunday, Sept. 1st, will be as fol
lows: At 10 45 a. M, preaching by the
pastor, Rev. Albert E. Luce. The Boot
and Shoe Workers Union will be present
At { so p m, Evangelistic service, to which
all are cordially invited. Thursday at 7.3C
p. M, the Epworth League devotional ser.
vice; leader, Emma L. Frost; subject, The
Divine Call.
The services for the week at the North
! Congregational church will be as follows
prayer meeting this, Thursday, evening
subject, Character Study-Nicodemus
John 2:23: 9:1S: morning worship Sunday
at l0.45, with sermon by the pastor, Rev
d. L. Wilson; Sunday school at 10 m
| meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society
at $50 p. m., evening worship at 73O D. IN
The Rev. James b. Burleson, rector OF
st. Paul's church, Great Forks, North
Dakota, will be in Belfast Sunday, Sept
1St. There will be celebration of the
Holy Communion at $50 a. M, at the home
OF Miss Gammans, No. Church street, and
all communicants of the Protestant Episco
pal church are invited to be present. At 4
O'Clock p. IN. there. will be evensong in
the vestry OF the Congregational church
All are welcome.
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REGIMENTAL REUNIONS.

The Seth reunion of the First Maine
Cavalry will be held at Peaks Island, Port
land Harbor, Labor Day, Sept 2, 1907, with
headquarters at Greenwood Garden. There
will be buffet lunch in the garden for
those arriving early i'll the day and at
O'Clock shore dinner will be given at the
Peaks Island House.
The members of the Second Maine Cav
airy Association will meet in Camden,
Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. l1th and
18th. The company will arrive Wednesday
and Thursday will be held the grand re-
union in G. A. R. Hall and the business
meeting with election of officers. In the
evening there will be camp fire in the
Opera House.
The reunion of the Fifteenth Maine will
be held in Skowhegan, Sept. 18th and 10Th.
This is the home of the veteran commander,
General Isaac Dyer, who is hale and hearty
now and, will if he lives, be 81 next Novenl-
ber. There Will be a camp fire aud supper
Wednesday evening, and Thursday the vet
Grams will viSis the Somerset county fair.
The annual meeting of the d. c. Branch
of the 1st Me. Cavalry Association will be
held at the home of Comrade George f.
Powers, South Orrington, Thursday, Sept.
located on the east branch of the pictur-
esque Penob cot, and is six miles below
Bangor on the Bucksport branch of the
Maine Central Railroad.
The annual reunion of the 32nd Maine
Regiment Association was held August 21st
i'll carboro. The following deaths were
reported: Thomas Welch, Jr, Jeremiah
Thornton, Daniel W. Leavitt, Charles H.
Goodwin, Judson II. Pratt and Isaac Phil
lips. The officers elected are: George f.
JOY, South Berwick, President; George W.
Richards, Portland, F. E. Gould, FreepOrt,
Vice Presidents; E. C. Miliken, Portland,
Secretary and Treasurer; Henry G. Hous-
ton, Portland, Necrologist; L. Fl. Collins,
George W. Richards and W. II. Sargent, ali
of Portland, Executive Committee.
The annual reunion of the 7th Maine
Regimental Association was held at the
headquarters at Long Island, Portland Har-
Dor, Aug. end. Sec. A. A. Nickerson re-
ported the deaths of Thomas Feney, Will
liam Y. O'Brien, Alva A. Gilbert, JabeZ P.
Eveleth, William b. Bush, Jariel Mari,
Thomas A. Packard, Eben True, James
Cobb and L. Bent Rowe. The election of
officers resulted in the choice of the follow
ing Roscoe Doble, Lawrence, Mass, pres.
II. b. Niles, Rangeley and Henry W.
Knight, Brooklyn, vice presidents; A. A.
Nickerson, Portland, sec. treas. w. W. Den
non, East Portland, chaplain; DIR. W. S.
Norcross, Auburn, surgeon; George T.
Hunt, Westbr0Ok, quartermaster; John P.
Hart, Portland, historian; John Mullen,
Portland, officer OF the day. +
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Memorial to T. B. Aldrich.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 26. A move
ment is under way to establsha IA permanent
memorial to the late Thomas Bailey Al
drich. whose boyhood days were spent in
Portsmouth. A committee of prominent
citizens from all over the country has
formed the Thomas Bailey Aldrich Associ.
alton, to acquire the old house here which
belonged to Mr.. Aldrch's grandfather,
Thomas Darling Aldrich, and to preserve ii
as memorial museum. Mr. Aldrich lived
in the house for many years. Mrs. Aldrich
and MIR. Talbot Aldrich, the poets survi.
wing son, have agreed to deposit in the
house his collections Of first editions and
valuable manuscripts and autographs.
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Pythian Field Day at Rockland

The Third Regiment, Uniform Rank X.
OF T., held their annual field day in Rock
land Aug. DIST and 22nd. The VISITING
companies on steamer kockla were met
at the wharf by Key Company OF Rock iand
and st. Georges Company of lhuma,tuu.
who escorted them TO the armury of the
company, where Il regimentaI meeting was
held. 1t was voted to hold the next field
day in Bangor sometime between june llth
and June 3oh. The degree team from
King Company worked the Uniform Rank
upon eight candidates from Bangor, lAree
from St Georges, one from llal!uWe.I and
two from Stonlngton. The companies pres
eut were as follows: Belfast of hetlast,
officers and 22 men; l.. A. Barker Company,
bangor, officers aud so men, King Com
pany, Augusta, officers and So men; st.
Georges Company, Thomaston, officers and
IA men; HalloWell Company, lIalluWell,
four men Key Company, Rockland lficers
and ~ men, Stonington Company, Stoning-
ton, officers and 20 men.
AT p. m. the members of the Third
Regiment left on the steamer Rock land Tor
Crescent Beach, where Il shore dinner was
enjoyed Thursday afternoon the Knights
had their parade and field day exercises.
Nearly 200 men We're in line ON the parade,
not including the reglmental and staff
officers. Belfast Company had 90 men and
the following officers Captain, James E.
Waterman; first lieutenant, Lorng H. Col
coTu second lieutenant, JOhn Norton. The
dress parade was followed by an exhibition
drill by l.. A. Barker Company of Bangor
and drill for the Colonei's cup by King
Company of Augusta, the only company APP
pearing on the field in full dress uniform
The cup was presented to King Company
by Gov. Cobb in "A brief speech Then came
the field sports, which consisted of 80
yard dash and tug of war. y military
bail at the Arcade given by Key Company
of Rock land concluded the festivities. The
steamer Rockland arrived here in the small
hours of Friday morning and landed the
Waterville, Augusta and Belfast Com
panes and then proceeded up river.
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contents of To-Day's Journal.

Nartng of Waldo County Grange -.
f-soiutions of Respect. Coming Family
fr1uions. Our Banks Pay Per Cent.
Tr- old Ladies' Lawn Party. Death
Admiral Smith. Verona Park Camp
-4,ing Obituary Memorial to T. b.
Irich. Yachts and Boats Regiment
Reanions. Labor Day Program. The
lslrches. Wedding Bells. Personal.
l-Lian Field Day at Rockland. Some
Fotat0es.
-Il- Soutllwest....A House Party in
s7J1v Pole Bean Times. The Wild
-1Is Song (poeml. Rockland Star
lI
MY Correspondence. Eddy Case
Aioned NaturalistS get After DR..
Literary News and Notes. JEFF
e. -lus Centennial. Financial and In
-rIial Conditions Death of Manasseh
per Center Montville. Maine Ap-
.cop,
-arialS.. Transfers in Real Estate. i.
u5thlng About journalism.
- News of Belfast 800. The Clements
ly Reunion.
Mission (poeml The Wind in the
stOry). Last of the big Four.
Pays? The Thrifty Swede Camp
p0em).
Y Reunions. The Dream OF the
mobOatist (poeml.. County Corre-
sence 49,. Belfast Free Library.
cuicity on the Farm.
port Locals. Stockton Springs. g.
New. S. Markets. Births. Deaths
NarriageS.
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WEDDING BELLS,

BRUCE-FERNALD. CUsHING-GRAY. A
pretty double wedding occurred at the Meth
odist parsonage Saturday evening Aug. 25th
at eight O'Clock. when Mr.. Charles S.
Bruce and Mrs. Bessie E. Fernald and
Ralph Cushing and Miss Nancy H. Gray, al
of Belfast, appeared for the solemnization
of the marriage tie. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Albert E. Luce, pas.
tor of the Methodist church. The above
parties will reside In this city.
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.5EslLUTIoNS OF RESPECT.

. has pleased our Supreme Ruler
ION our midst ourSeloved broth
Lassell, who has been an honor
Of Victor Grange from its or
he being charter member,
-r. and the oldest member of
e. He was never absent when
q him to be present. We shall
Ii loving remembrance our
emory therefore, be il
. That we extend to the bereaved
sincere sympathy in their aff1ic-
That our Charter be draped in
55r thirty days, and copy of
utiOns be placed upon our
0py sent to the bereaved fami-
he Bangor Commercial and to
can Journal for publication.
SUSIE n. ROBBINS,
ANNETTE F. HUNT,
JOSEPHINE A. KNIGHT,
Com. on Resolutions.
-., Aug. 2lst, 1907.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-29

ID meeting of Island Lodge, F. &
in lslesboro, Aug. %, 1907, the
solutions were unanimously
, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
lis great wisdom to take from
oQr very worthy brother, Willard
hO bade farewell to the things
j passed to higher life on July
vas born Feb. Is, 1880, in Hope,
raised to the sublime degree
Mason in Quantabacook Lodge,
. Jan. IS. 1866, and soon after he,
.pung wife, moved to Islesboro,
we'd a long and honorable life.
emit from Quantab bacooks Lodge
'"l with lslandi Lodge Feb. >,
As a Master of Island Lodge in
Fuu shall say that his advice and
chlngs were not worthy of imi-
aretOre, be it
That in the death of Bro. Whit
iEp Las lost an honored and re-
p0er, the wife and children a
d and father.
hat a page of our records be
IFS memory and that these resO-
4uted in The Republican Jour-
GEORGE A. WARREN,
j. A. PENDLETON,
Nj MARCELLUs VEAZIE.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-29
OF WALDO COUNTY GRANGE

nty Pomona Grange met Aug.
honesty Grange. Morrill,. The
nearly all present and twelve
re represented. The day was
the attendance good. A class
instructed in the fifth degree.
re made by c. VI. Howes. D. 0.
ward Evans and the secretary
gted a committee TO arrange the
another year and report at the
g. The noon recess was taken
uentS and the wants of the visi-
well looked after by the host
& hen the grange was again called
LIE program was taken up and re-
as follows: music by choir ad-
come by Maud Thompson; re-
A Y. Martin. The topic, SIS the
F. conducive to the good of our
90 was opened by James Gun
lowed by A. Wadsworth, ". P.
Allen Miller, W. Shibles, j. F.
-. Bowen, j. 0. johnson, j. G.
,ey. c. a. Purdy, &. &. Abbott,
:, j. Kendall and w. D. Tasker.
ought the automobile had come
BIT that there should be more re-
them than there is now, and
aw should be enacted to better
q yeams on the rural roads. They
# It would come out all right in
- lU.lowing program was given by
= music by choir; essay by An
is; rec, Olive Berry; music,
L4ins; reading by Mrs. Charles
lay by Mrs. Oracle Bowen; read
r Harding. A vote of thanks
Honesty Grange for courtesies.
tankS was also given c. B. Ring
: at the field day meeting.
meeting will be with Frederick
-e, Waldo, Sept. 18th, with the
ugram Opening exercises con-
IL iegree; report of oranges ad-
~ leone by j. G. Harding; re-
b. 0 Bowen; appointment of
recess; election and installa-
rs remainder of program by
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-29
Verona Park Campmeeting.

Last Sunday was the opening day of the
annual campmeeting at Verona Park and
although the day was partially cloudy
the attendance was large and enthusiastic
Campmeeting this year will be one week
shorter than formerly, next Sunday being
the last day. There will be meetings every
afternoon during the week at O'Clock.
The meetings next sunday will be the same
as on last Sunday at II O'Clock and at
o'clock, DIR. B. F. Austin will speak at both
of them. There is no admittance fee this
year.
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ming Family Reunions.

aAt1 Silver Harvest Grange hall'
ad N-ft 9Th.
,@-s> AND JACKSON. At the home of
'-' I i'al, Morrill,, Sept. Sd.
-@SIoS, The annual reunion of the
9''oa family will be held on Marshalls
'F VI 'oerty, Thursday, Sept. 5th.
N 11RHsIL. The Kimball family reunion
a. a '+ A@.a at the home of Mrs. Eugene S.
l'I ~ fast Belfast, on Wednesday, Sept.
,@.N y. NkWArER. The Drink water family's
1' annual reunion will be held at the
NJ ~, W Mathew Drinkwater, Northport,
A, ,%OAlal, Sept. I'd. All who are related
~1'lth Drinkw water by descent or mar
= az" nvited to be present.
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bur Banks Pay 4 Per Cent.

tag vls newspapers print advertisements
St45 and oil companies that are palpa-
h ',sAonest. Many of these companies
IN, small investors from forty to two
seP per cent, and thousands of small
rI,ols lave been cruelty swindled.
l ISlS %as ny to keep the people from buying
AAnota Unless stocks advertised, but the
IaOossI aeoJ,tIS say: "Of course the bankers are
Sps SpY'ns US; they want your money at
b per cent. Why not make forty per
Gka Gka, VI Two hundred per cent, as the
NIL vG makes on your deposit?" This sort
bsn,aa ing has been going ON for years.
asavsi vie mo no way to stop it?-Atchis0n,
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LABOR DAY PROGRAM.
A Parade, Ball Games, Band Concerts,
Fireworks, and Everything Free.

The committee of the Boot and Shoe
Workers Union having the matter in charge
have completed their arrangements fol
Labor Day. First in order will be the par.
ade. which will iorm on High street, right
ON Spring, at 10 a. m., in the followins
order:
Platoon of police.
The Belfast Band,
Mark Crockett, leader
Boot and Shoe Workers Union.
Stonington band.
Stonlngton Stone Cutters Union.
Baseball teams.
Belfast Company .. r. K. of P, Jas. B.
Waterman, captain.
Superintendent and foremen of the Leon.
ard 4 BarrOwS shoe factory in carriage.
Lady members of the Boot and Shoe Work.
ers Union on buck boards.
Veteran shoe workers in carriage.
Float representing one days output of shoes
from the Leonard & Barrows shoe factory
Float of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union
washington Hose Co. No. l, n. F. Patter.
son, captain.
Seaside Hose Co, No. 2, James Sholes
captain.
Floats and teams representing local indus.
tries and stores.
The route of the procession will be as fol
lows: down High to Church, up Church to
Miller, to Court, to Spring, to Church, tc
Market, to High, and disband at starting
point.
l. T. Clough will act as marshal, with E
l.. Cook and G. H. Darby as aides.
In the afternoon there will be two bal
games on the Congress street grounds, ad
mittance free. The first game, to be called
at O'Clock, will be between the Leonard &
Barrows shoe factory and the Snow-Haz
zard Co. factory of Gardiner. The second
game. to be called about O'Clock, or when
the first game is finished, will be between
the Leonard & Barrows factory and the
Stonington Stone Cutters Union.
There will be a band concert in the after
noon, time and place to be announced OF
the small bills.
AT I p. NJ, concert by the Belfast band al
the pavilion in the public park, followed al
S p. N. by display of fireworks
Labor Day is legal holiday in this State
and the county and city offices and banks
will be closed. The matter of closing the
stores and shutting down the factories rests
with their proprietors
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-29
Some Potatoes.

The ArooStOOk Pioneer says that one OF
New YOrk's large potato concerns has closed
deal with the Carter & Corey Co. of Houl-
ton for 10000 cars to be delivered in the
next five years. Four thousand carloads
will be delivered each year.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-29

Mrs. w. W. Ogier arrived from Pasadena,
Calf, last Wednesday morning to spend a
few weeks here and in Lincolnville. Mrs.
Ogier made the long trip in record time,
just five days from Pasadena to Camden
Camden Herald.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-29

Word has been received here of the
death at his home in Chelsea, Mass, of
Lewis A. Knowles, one time of Rockiand.
Mr. Knowles was born at Northport. He
spent most of his life in this city and
Thomaston, and then went to Lynn. His
last work was for the Revere Rubber Co.,
for whom he worked is years. Twenty
five years ago he was prominent in labor
circles and was master workman OF the
first assembly of stationary engineers,
Knights of Labor, of Lynn. A wife and
several children survive. The interment
was at Salem. Mr.. Knowles is well re-
membered here, being man of genial and
friendly temperament and much liked. He
was a musician of considerable note and
had a great deal to do with dancing schools
and assemblies. His age was 74-Rock-
land Courier Gazette.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-29

Edgar Alonzo Hurd died at his late resi-
dence in this city Aug. 10th, after a long
illness, aged 70 years. Mr.. Hurd was not
known to a large number here as all the
period of time spent in Rockland were years
Of helplessness and suffering, but to the few
who knew him and to the people of his
former residence and native place, Winter
port, he was man worthy of all respect
and love. His nature was of peace-lov-
ing, gentle man and his attitude toward
others that of honesty and integrity Dur
ing all his years of invalidism he has been
most faithfully and lovingly cared for by
his wife, with whom he was spared to live
so years. The sympathy of many friends
goes out to her who has proved so faithful
companion. Mr.. Hurd is also survived by
a son, Edgar, and a daughter, Mrs. Cora
Bartlett of Hurricane. Prayers were held
at the residence Saturday afternoon. and
the remains, accompanied by his wife and
son, were removed to Winterport Sunday
for burial in the family lot.-Rockland
Cour ier- Gazette.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-29

Mrs. Elizabeth J. Carr, formerly of
Bucksport died Aug. 10th at Bridgeport,
Penn, aged IS years. The remains were
brought to Bucksport and were buried
Thursday in the North Buck sport ceme-
terry. Mrs. Carr came to Bucksport with
her parents when young girl Her hus-
band died many years ago. She leaves a
half-sister, Mrs. John Emery of Belfast.
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l.
and Mrs. George ". stoddard this summer,
left Friday for ,heil home in the west
John NJ, TruSsell returned Monday to his
home in Corona, New Yolk, after several
days visit with George d. McCrillis and
other friends. Mr. Trussell, who left Bel
fast about 80 years ago, has now retired
from steamboating, which business he was
successfully engaged in for a number of
ye ars while a resident of bingham, Mass.
We have received souvenir postcards,
po stmark d at Belfast, from Mr.. j. Z. Ar
mold of Schuyler, Neb., which would seem
to indicate that he is in Maine and that his
many friends in this section, which was for
merly his home, may soon have the pleasure
of meeting him. We hope so. The cards
bear a picture of the residence of Hon. Wm
j. Bryan at Lincoln, Neb, W hich may be an
in di cation that he is taking more favora-
bic view OF the politics of his distinguished
fellow citizen. "We wish we thought it."
- Rockland Opinion.
The Journal had a pleasant call last
Thursday from Capt Charles A. Colcord of
Danb ury, Conn.,, who with party of friends
Fl rom that place had been cruising in Capt
7. ID. Barr's sloop Fiona. They visited
Camden, Rockland, Bucksport, Castine and
other places, were favored with fine wealth.
er, and had most enjoyable time. No one
enjoyed it more than Capt. Cocord, an old
deep-water sailor who for some years has
been located twenty miles from the sea in
thelHat City.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
VEN YORK

New York, December 2S.-FLOUR
firm; Minnesota patents s5.5OQ5.7e;
winter patents $4.S5@5.25. Rye
-four firm; fair good 81. S0Q5.l5.
Buckwheat -four steady.
CORN MEAL~Firm; fine white
and yellow $1.30Q1.40.
WHEAT-Spot firm; No. 2 red
higher: December s1.0s: May s1.14;
July $1.07.
CORN-spot firm; No. 2, 73sc ele-
vator. Options g@1ec; net advance.
December 745c; May $3.50.
OATS-Spot steady; mixed SIC.
LARD-steady; western prime
PORK-steady; family $4,000
1850.
R1CE-Quiet;; domestic fair to
extra 22G63c; Japan nominal.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; New Orleans
open kettle good to choice 34042c.
SUGAR-Raw quiet; fair refining
s3.2OQS.35; centrifugal SO test
s3.85; molasses sugar s3 .OO@3.O5;
refined quiet; No. 6, $40; No. {,
4:35; No. 8, $40; No 9, $4.25; No.
10, s4.15; No. IL, $40; No IL,
s4.o5; No. IL. $500; No. "A, 1896;
confectioners A, $3.50 mould A.
$5.15; cut loaf IS 60; crushed $3.50;
powdered 81. 90; granulated $3.50;
cubes SIS .05.
COFFEE-SpOt Rio quiet; No. 7.
s Lie; Santos 4sc; mild coffee quiet
COrdOVa 80 @13c Futures net ad-
ance of 5 points.
PEANUTS-Steady. unchanged.
POTATOES-Steady, unchanged.
CABBAG ES-Steady, unchanged.
BUTTER-Steady.
CHEESE-Firm, unchanged.
..EGGS-Irregular; fancy selected
white 50 O34c; good to choice 27q30:
brown and mixed fancy 27Q2Sc; first
to extra first 2oQ26c.
COTTON SEED OIL-Barely
steady and lower on some grades.
Prime rude 29c; prime summer yell
low 36Hc; off summer yellow 35@563;
prime white S63@3S3c; prime winter
yellow 45045c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31

New York, Dec. 28.-lChe cotton
r1arket opened steady at a decline OF
3 to G points, which was ABOUT as due
on the cables. Trading was quiet dur
ing the early session and after some
ifrcgularity to marker rallied to about
the closing prices Of last night on
covering Of shorts and a little buying
by Wall street. It was reported that
an annual clearance sale of goods was
going on slowly which was consider
Cd a bearish feature, but on the other
hand there were reports OF improve
IN financial circles both in
this country and abroad and senti-
ment in the market was pretty well
divided. The market closed steady.
with prices net 2 to 7 points lower.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-31
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

New York, Dec. 2S.-The stock mar
kat was under some cOnstraint today
and the brisk advance which was in
a~ugurated yesterday was o pursued
with confidence. Gains were more than
wiped out in the dnal settlement.
This was due in part to the reduction
in the short interest effected by the
covering operations Of yesterday, which
in turn were the largest element in
the advance. Traders who bought
yesterday were also disposed to take
profits today.
The bank statement proved more
favorable that he most sanguine ex-
pectations. The $4,000, 900 gain in
cash, compared with preliminary esti-
mates of from 8 to 4 millions is
gratifying
The loan contraction Of $17,752,4O0
in a week of preparation for meeting
heavy obligations reflects gratifying
rower of recuperation by the banks.
Bonds were firm. Sales par value ST.