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Probate Court.
BARNARD.

JUSTICE BAkNAkD
Estate q Julia Nlahoney; order granting letters
testameEtaIy 10 Michael Aiahcney; bond $50 At
tCrnCy y L Newmver.
Estate q Sarah H. King: Cvior granting letters
q administration % J. Harry King, bond. 81 co..
Attorney. +. B. Rhodes.
Estate Of William d. Fuller. order granting let
tiers Of administration d. b. n. C. l. a. 20 Thomas
J. D. Fuller: bond. 5000. ATTORNEYS. Ivon & Lyon
Estate Of James ST. c. Morton. order granting
letters q administration d. b. u. 20 Insurance on
Lives and Granting Auuuities; bond s2oOo At,or-
ucys same.
Estate q Joseph O'Donoghue. order granting let
ters OF administration 10 John Ready; bond 81. 600
Attorney. II. A. Hesarty
In To A. Gary johnson. IT.: order appointing A.
Can johnson guardian; bond. So0oo. Attorney.
H. W. Sohou
Estate q Jane Fitzpatrick: order 20 transfer stock
Attorney. H. Z. Blair
Estate d Albert Kafka order grantin. letters tcs
taneniary 20 Jennie Kafka; bond $50. Attorneys.
Darr. PeySer & Curtin.
Estate f Kate Davidson petition for letters tes-
tamentar'. Attorney, VI. W Hcudry.
Estate Of Samuel H. HARRISON: order granting
letters Of administration 20 Sophia + Har-Isfcr !.
bond, 500. Attorney W. c. Chase
Ia re Margaret DAILY ct al order ratifvinr audi.
tor report. Attorney, u. G. Suutler
Estate Of Carl Auerbach; win dated August
1907 filed
Estate Of Edwin F. Parkinson; order granting Let.
ttTS Of administration 10 Katherine Horgan: bond
500. Attorney d. W O'Donoghue.
Estate OF William VI. Stan; order extending time
20 file exceptions.
Estate Of Sarah A. PAYNE. will d,ted Nf,rc,, r
1910, fled. -
Estate Of Joseph d. Aiken will dated August Is
ls6, and petition for letters tcstamcntary filed At
t0rncys. Sheehy & Shechy
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET

Baltimore May s.-WHEAT-Stock in elevators
6o955 bus. shipments from elevators l6 40 bus
sales Of cargo q No. red were at Ice and o.
several hundred bushels Of No. red NJ lbs per
bushe; small bag lots. by sample. sold az 81. g.
and IS per bus. Settling prices No. Western
100; No red, L09; No. 3 rcd. Les.
CORN-Stcck In elevators, +96S2 bus. shipments
from elevators, 57,657 bus. Sales Of No ? white
corn AZ "a per bus and Of cargo Of yellow at s.
per bus Track yellow corn. Tor domestic delivery
az 70 per bus. for car lots spot; cob corn. car
loads prime nearby yellow, spot. al BIS per
bus. and good 20 prime Western yellow az 350a260
per bbl.
OATS-Stock in elevators % IL bus: shipments
from elevators. $3.50 bus. white No g. as to
weight 4eai9ls; do white No 8 10 weight
E]saiS5; do, No. l. as 10 weight Aikai5l3; do
mixed No ?, Ea47lz; do. No. 3. Sai6lz.
RYE-Stock in elevators. $500 bus; shipments
from elevators. 30 bus. No rye Western do
nestle, s5asi; No 3 rye. Western, domestic Ta78
bag lots. 10 quality and condition 70a74
FLOUR-Winter extra 375a3e5; do. clear 4.35a
L55; do. straight 4sOa495; do. patent 5.2Oa53O;
spring clear. 45ja4f0: co. straight. 5lOa5.35: do.
patent 5.25a5.60; city mills best patent 600. do.
high grade patent 800; DO. straight SO; choice
family. SIS: do. extra A2Oa4so; I've -four medium
TO choice 425a4J0: cornmeal per 100 lbs. Lf5al55.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York MAY l6-Nloncy on call at the stock
exchange to-day opened at 81 per cent; highest {;
lowest. 81 closing 81 per cent. Most Of the days
leans were made at So per cent.
Time money was slightly easier than at the close
Of last week. funds being offered in larger volume
There was no special increase in the demand Rates
were lowered 4 per cent In the bid The quotations
were 5Al4 per cent for sixty and ninety days and
four months; 4afh per cent for five and six months
4izai& for over the year
Mercantile paper came into the market with some
freedom meeting with fair demand Rates: 454a5
Der cent for sixty ninety days Endorsed bills re-
oeiVablei f4a55 for choice four to six months sin
gle Names 81 fox others less well known.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York. May B.-CATTLE-Receipts 4lss
Good TO prime steers 7.5Oasl5 bulls. 5OOa6 s.
COWS. 340a62j; dressed beef in fairly good demand
OF II and Il cents per pound
NES-Receipts. 7.si5. Common 10 choice
veals sold at 7OoaaOO: a few selected buncbes.
l211; culls 475a6OO; dressed veas higher AT e1Il
for country dressed l0l6aH for city dressed
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts 1855 sheen
were easier and the under grades slow. lambs
steady; spring lambs also held up 10 last weeks
prices. quality considered. Common 10 nrime
clipped sheep sold at 5O0a650 per hundred rounds
a few wooded sheep. 7OOa75: dressed mutton
easier at lial4; dressed lambs steady, at l5al7H.
H0GS-Receipts. 1851 Feeling easy. With saies
at n.0Oal0E per hundred pounds
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Inclined TO strength.

The market generally was visIbIv in
cined TO strength. and undoubted iusti-
hcation for the fact was the view that
has come to prevail pretty widely in the
financial district that recent pictures OF
the state Of business in the country and
dismal forebodings concerning the future
have been utterly overdrawn.
with the English political and financial
crisis out Of the way the money situation
the world over tending toward ease. poll
tics In our own country approaching the
time when Congress and the various state
legislatures are about TO adjourn and
with the crop outlook such as 10 Justify
broad and general optimism. substantial
reasons Tor selling stocks are mot over
plenty.
The rise in prices during the early mart
OF the day amounted to more than a
point In most of the leading stocks. and
as the narrow character Of the present
market is admitted on every hand. some
recession on prO1t-talUing was fairly GER
tain TO occur before the day was over.
The declining movement at the close
was. however, led by a fall I'm Chesa-
peake and Ohio shares. which was At
tributed in speculative discussion TO the
announcement that receivership had
been announced for the Hooking Valley
Railroad Company
A decline in United States Rubber
shares and the resignation Of the secre-
tary Of the United States Rubber Com
pany was accompanied by stories Of fric-
ton in the management Of the company
that might develop at the annual meet
ing Of the company, 70 be held to-mor-
row; but the matter was one that was
really considered to be Of minor interest
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BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.

Baltimcre MAY l6-CATTJE-ReceiptS for the
week ending az noon to-day were l730 head against
ass head last week. Eighty-oue carloads on sale
market about steady at last weeks prices. viz:
Steers. 451a7.75; heifers. 4coa625; bulls 3sa625;
COWS 22sa5.5O: fresh COWS. 25.0Oa65.00 PER head
SHEEP AND LANlBS-Reccipts for the week
ended at noon to-day were SEP head. against 2622
head last week. Fair supply sheep and lambs; mar
ket lower. sheep 250a675; lambs. 5.cas50. Liberal
supply spring lambs. and steady at sSal050; extra.
lC75
HOGS-RecciTts fer the week ended at noon to
day were 7.01 head against $3.50 head last week.
Fair supply; market about steady. Westerns lO2Oa
1879; nearby lO.l0al0l5; pigs s5oas75; ruughs 500
a95Q
CALVES-Reccipts for the week ended at noon to-
day we're SOS head against 7Z head last week. Fair
supply market slow. Common TO best. 5O0a901
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circuit court No.
rHIEE IrSTIlE rIArArru

CHIEF JUSTICE CLABAUGH
No. 5sjS McDIuEl IS Capital Traction Com
pauy; motion for new trial filed. Att0ueys ". G.
Gartirer-R. r. Perry & Son and g. T. Dunlop
NJ. 100 Heinickc IS. White; GCuslI. an costs q
plaintiff ATTORNEYS. VOL & Roscube-S-C. j. r.
Graf and F T. Mitchell
No 5l5l. Johnson s., B-chtwood Railway Com
Qauy, ycriirt fer defendant. Attorneys NJ D.
Campbell. and +. II. Pattrr-cD-J. J. Darlington
No $40 Warwick Vs. Washington Railwav and
Electric ComIuuy, continued Attorneys l. T1bd-
ueI-J. r. Darlington.
No. 1855. Bigethcnthal & Bckart vs. Arlington
Brewing Company; motion Tor new trial filed At
toueys, J. A. Burkart-J A. BAILEY.
Assignments Ter to-day:
No III Collins vs. Danforth Company. Attor-
neys. Lambert. Jcfcrds Yeatman-Douglas a
Baker
No. 3d. LansblTsh Furniture and Carpet Com
pany vs.. White q a. Attorneys. Ho,,audsr-Ham-
ut0n Colbert. NCrkes & Hamilton
No $50 NeSty 4 Parish u Ascension rs Stein
berg & Co. Attorneys, Carter q Brook and Cal
hoUn-WiiIiams5n.
No. 49, Richards vs.. Washington Terminal Com
pauy. Attorneys. Baker & Ohtar-H--7iltru
No. Sc Wagner rs. Thomas Al 1Cys. Hufty-
Whi-f1rd.
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Chicago May N-Liyc hoEs were d cents lower
The receipts were estimated ar 5000. Official
Saturday 1.26 shipments SOS left over from
SATURDAY. 1000 estimated receipts t0-mluow. 49,
Bulk Of prices. e55a9.60. lights s5a955. mixed
ard butchers e5oo965i heavy 9Ea965. rough
heavy s25a940- workers.. 955as65. pigs. eOoa9.70.
Cattle were steady 90 70 cents lower. Estimated
receipts 2CN Be,vcs. 5.70aS 60 COWS and
heifers. 2Soa755 Texas steers. SOFAS 90. stocksrs
and feeders 40Oa6oO, Western. 5.lOa7Z5
sheep were 10 cents % Is cents lower. Estimated
receipts 2j.010 Natives 4I5s7s0. Western. asa
7.S5; yearlings 690aSI5; lambs. 7.Ooaa30; Western,
I Sag s.
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COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. b. Hibbs & Co., mem
beTs Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hibbs
Building
New NCrk, MAY l6.-Thc manipulation 4 the mar
ket wac more apparent in the carly trading to-day
than any tmc recently. II lefr o. itself the ten.
deucy would have bt,n dragging one on the cdm-
Tlcg absence Il outside interest the dull condition
q the Southeru spot market and the Improved
situation and outlook fCT the new crop from a fdrt
night ago from the m0ry -,ttlcd and ~aqluable
Temperatures and beneficial showers. especially M
Texas the past week
The market was very dun during the late trading
with Irccs milling mostly unchanged Tor al options
ir 10 saturday closing. except Is points up f0r Au-
gus. and y for Selffrub-r
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Mechanics Liens.

No. 606j. johnson & Morris vs. Joseph Auer-
back. lessee and Thomas +. Love. trustee. &c.
sgb lot 49, square sE3 6l3 Fourteenth street
Sl9206. Attorney. Burton Nacabeo
No. Coo. Thomas c. Henderson w.. Joseph Auer-
back. lessee and Thomas T.. Love. trustee &c.
sub lot So square 953 6l3 Fourteenth street north
west SZl9l. Attorneys. Wilson d Barksdale.
No. 6G. Paul j. Pelz VS.. Joseph Auerbach
lessee, and Thomas B. Love trustee &c. sub Iot
80 square S2j2. 6l3 Fourteenth street northwest
$500. Attorney. burton Macafee
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Shoe COMPANY BnnIxrunt.
- Ma.lIrgInr HlnId

Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Roanoke. Va, May 1.-THE American
Shoe Company Of Roanoke, William H.
Duncan, proprietor, has gone into bank
ruptcy. The liabilities are about $4,000.
A large majority OF. the creditors are
wholesale dealers and manufacturers OF
shoes. the largest creditor being the
Hamilton Brown Shoe Company, OF ST.
Louis.
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WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

CATTLE-Extra. per cwt- G5Oa7OO: do, butcher.
475a550; do common. 2Ooa30.
HOGS-Per c,yt.. gross. 900; do. Ordinary 500
sHEEP-Prime i5Oa5 90; do. common. 3eOaAOO
LANIBS-Fancy spring. 10: fan choice. per Ii,
oal0: do medium. g.
CALvES-PTimc Der H. 9asas: do. medium. o.
DO. grass. ia5.
COWS-PTims. fresh each. 35.0catsoo; do, con-
mon, 5.Ooa5oo0; do, old and dry, l0.ooal5.oa
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DAILY COURT RECORD.
cOntInued dom rare rweIve.

No. sl3. Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad
and Steamship Company e al plaintiffs in eT0r.
W Gus &. Street IT,. Motion 20 dismiss Or
affirm submitted by Mr. J. W. Parker. for the de-
PENDANT IN error. IN support Of the motion. and
by Mr. Maxwell Eyarts and Mr. n. NJ. GarWoOd,
tT the plaintiffs Ia error, IA opposition thereto
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ton Company: damages 5000. Attorneys. p. J.
Ryan and J. Y Reeves
No. 52A. William Morrison ". Capital Trac.
ton Company. damages 500. Attorneys. T. ].
Ryan and J. Y Reeves
No. 52625 Albert +. Beitzel rs. Gauick Club;
Judgment Municipal Court Si5252 Attorney Alex
ardcr Wolf and o. W. Ohutt
No 582S. Gettysburg National Bank vs. Southern
Quarry Company Ct al. note N.ED. Attorney. W.
&. Clephauc.
No 526I Mrs f. Walther d Son vs. James
Granger; Judgment Municipal Court SO Attorney
e.. e. Gcrtman-
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DISTRICT COURTS.
Court of Appeals.
Ijourned from day 10 day.
Equity Court No. I.

JJ0IlDh ANDERSON.
No. 23B. Bray vs.. Barrett: substitution Of trus-
tee ordered Attorney. r. II. McLachlen
No. 250O. Indian Protective Association vs.. Cor
den; refund Of deposit ordered Attorneys. c. Poe
and Berry q Min0r-A LpsComb d. ". Baker
and II. J. May.
No 1856. james IS. James; reference 20 examiner
Attorneys. Z. ID. Blackisone-Leckc Fulton & Cox
and T. j. Ryan.
No. 2s53 Motion Picture Patents Company vs.
Oklahoma Natural Mutoscenc Company; decree pro
coniesso made absolute ATTORNEY. Melville Church.
No. &f&. United States Grand Lodge l. O.
y B.. ". Barnett time 90 take testimony extend
I'll Attorneys. A. L. Ncvmycr- Darn Peyser &
Taylor.
No. 9l6l. Basof vs. Vcuiy: same. Attorneys. A.
L. NeHmyer-Carcr Brooks and f. $ Paladini.
NJ. @Z35 Ray vs. Ray: reference 20 examiner.
No. gl6- Mygatt vs. Ran, decree pro c1ufess0
Attorneys +. b. Brock-Brandeub1rg & Branden-
burg.
No. glG Same vs.. Same; same. Attorneys
same
No. 1904. American Security and Trust Company
W. Chew. leave b withdrew certain papers granted
Attorney. W. A. McKenncy.
No. 20la Maanakcc IS AIaunakCe o. a.; order
allowing replication to b. filed uuuc pro tune. At
tcrncys q. H. Bradley-W. A. Johnston
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Equity Court No. =.
IIsTICE RARNARn-


No. 23i7s. TImburke rs. Bobcus Ct al. bin dis
missed; appeal noted. Attorueys ". G. Gardiner
and p. \. Hopcgcll-ToTTer 4 Gusack. Gull 4 Gull.
and L. Tohriuer
No. sti5. Simpson IS Sterrett 20 a. title vested
IN plaintiff by adverse possession. Attorneys VIII
son BarEsdale-Gi,tings & Chamberlain
No. 2Jf9 STEELE, IT,, ~, Penn Ere Insurance
Company; order substituting trustees. Attgney. H.
5. WEIGH.
No. 1870 VeStry Of Ascension Parish vs. Phila-
deipAn Savings Fund Society; sane. Attorney.
same
40. @10. England IS. The Midway; rile % show
cause Ieturuable May %. Attorneys. J. r. Daish and
j. g. Howard
No. Se16. Jones vs.. BiIlingsley argued and sub
mitted. Attorneys. HAPPIER a MeTilat-C. II. Syme
and Inczei & Kenyon.
No. 4a3 Badorsou VS. Baldcrsou: auditors re-
Port confirmed Attorneys II. B0yd-F H. Cottier.
Assignment for May IL;
No, rs schultz vs.. Stoaus q AL Attorneys. I'd
wards. Harlow d Amb-0so-Sterleu
NO. 2t5- Nc.ay Il al Is Washington Nati0ual
Building Association. auditor report confirmed. At
formers Coldreu q fleming W. g. Gardiner. X
VI. Norton.
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Equity Suits

10 1859. Franklin Steele II. vs.. pepnsvIvoria
Fire Insurance Company; substitute trustee. At
torney. H. L. WEIGH
No 1870 NestTy, Ascension Parish Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. vs. Philadelphia say
ings Fund Society ct al. substitute trustee At
t0Tney. n L. WEIGH
No. 95lL Samuel A. Robertson vs. Sarah A
Robertson ct al; divorce Attorney. W. c. Martin.
No 1872 Edna z. Wilson vs.. Frank L. Wilson
maintenance. Attorney, T. w. F1sby
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WASHINGTON sToGR MARKET.
sale.-RsEalar eal. 2 80 80.

sales-Regular call. p o'clock noon.
Washington Gas Is. 500 az TO- 500 at 10
Washington Railway and Electric nd. s at gH
10 az sli7 10 at sli7 Is at sl'1 at slis 10 at 9l
Washington Gas. . az 7-ia.
After Call-WaJiugton Gas g. ECo1 at 10.
Washington Railway and Electric CON. 100 az y-is
Following the bid and asked lrces on yester.
lays Washington Stock Exchange:
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Criminal Court No. I.

JlSIl1k GOULD
No G1.l. United States IS. Louis T. Williams
assault with dangerous weapon; verdict guilty
No. 2s9S2 United States VS. Robert ChiIdress:
discharCe from Jail on MAY g. 1910. ordered
No 16S-9. United States SIS. Edward T. Jenkins.
forgery; plea guilty
Ne 26'-s. United States Us. Edward 2. jenkins
false preteusesi plea guilty
Assignments Ter TO-DAY:
United States vs. Charles ". Blskeney
UNITED States vs. Richard Jackson.
United States vs.. Samuel Smith and William
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TOBACCO MARKET.
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.

GRAIN-Wheat. per bushel. LOOal.0: com. she'll
ed. per hushel. 72a77; cob 3aa4lO per Darrell oats
Western, white. No 2 per bushel. 5OaS5 mixed
per bushei. 4saS4; bran. per ton, goo middlng. per
ton. zoo
HAY AND STRAW-Hay. Western. No. d o..
No 2. 1870; mixed 2O0c loose at local scales 49, O
Straw. re bundle. $500; straw rye. machine thrash
l2oO; straw. wheat per ton. 20; straw. oat per
ton, $50.
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Nov lOTk. May I0.-WHtAI Weakeri nglt de
mard. No. ] Duluth 20 auiye L3H, No red Z
o. D.. lI6Iz. No. 2 hard. New York T. q. b.. uomi-
nal; No, / macaroni 99k. T. 0. b., opening Of INV
igaton; No. Manitoba, T. o. b.. May. LO6h. EN-
pcrttTs took seven loads
CORN-Steady; limited trade Steamer mixed.
nominal exU1rt basis; No. elevator. nominal. bid
export basis. export No. ( o. D.. $50. No 2
mixed 20 domestic basis nominal. Exporters took
nothing.
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Harvey t. Hall as Chief Counsel.

Roanoke, Va. May I6.-Harvey T.
Hall. of the Roanoke bar. has been made
chief counsel for the virgtnlan Railway
lat a salary Of $500 a year. His head
quarters will be I'm Norfolk.
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Bankruptcy Court.
District Court.

JUSTICE ANDERSON.
No 6i6 In re John G. slater. aDDIic,tio-, Sor
severance granted: appeal.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. b. Hibbs 4 CO..
members Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hibbs
Building.
Cal money; Open 3's; high 4 low. IS close l.
SALE OF SHARES BY HOURS
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WALL STREET NEWS
Stock Market Rises Until
Last Hour of Business.
ENGLISH CRISIS OUT OF WAY
Crop Outlook Good and Politics
About Cleared Up for the summer,
cline I'm Rubber shares Easily Ex-
pIained-FaII in c. & o. shares.

New York May l6.-Without any COM
motion whatever and, indeed. upon a
material reduction in the volume OF bust
ness the stock market to-day rose I'm a
steady and sustained way up TO the last
hour OF business, when considerable
reaction took place. The market. save
for this brief period at the end Of the
day was OF kind that. judged by super
fetal indications, warranted the descrip-
ton often applied in Wall street as a
Creeping bull market" and as one bare
OF stocks
II there was no decided rush to buy
stocks strong buying movement was.
nevertheless. Enthusiastically in progress.
and was met by such small offerings OF
stocks as 10 lead 70 a comparatively large
advance on limited number OF transac-
tons
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Lawsuits,

No. 520Z- Andrew 5. Cassell vs.. John C. Deich-
man; damages $1,000 Attnrney. ]. n. Gardiner.
No. 626a Harry w. KilmAn VI Capital Trac-
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Criminal Court No. :.
.sTICE STAFFORD.

No 3sS99o. United States VI. John e. Davis.
false preteEses and embezzlemelt. on triaI De
PENDANTS attorneys. II. T. DAVIS and y W Banks
dale
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No $50. In re condemnation: squares Z96 TO 80.
Judgment awarding payments for parcels s. s. and
= ana crder amending Judgment Of May g. 1910.
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Quotations furnished By W. b. Hibhs Co..
members q the New York Stock Exchange HibbS
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ESTATES MANAGED

Full charge taken and close personal
attention given rents. investments, in
comes &c. for clients abroad nom
residents and others
c. L. RICHARDSON. HIbbs Building.
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS.

Quotations furnished By W. 3. Hibbs & Co. Nom.
bcrs Of the New York Stock Exchange, Hibbs Build.
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS on PAGE Il.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.

New York May ls-clostns quotations of rni,oel-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29

With the assistance ui numerous
witches, ghosts. COLLINS and other
creations tending to make the evening
wierd and characteristic of an All
HalloWed Eve, the Halloween party
given by the Y. P. c. L. of the Uni
Versalist church on Winthrop street
was an immense success. There were
about % persons present and ALL
whether young or old joined in and
enjoyed regular old-fa shioned
witches Night" Among the many
and fantastic methods of entertain
ment. We're the Witches booth with
Mrs. Metcalf in charge; Temtatious
lunch with w. A. Jackson in charge;
Mystic pool, with Miss Zadie MacFad-
den in charge and Picture gallery, in
charge of Clyde Metcalf and RACHAEL
Payson. The great success of the af-
fair is largely due to the committee
Of entertainment which was composed
"f Miss Gilmore Newman, chairman;
Miss Rachial Payson. Miss Ara Soule,
Robert Calvert and clyde Metcalf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29
CARRIER PIGEON RACE
Will Take Place Today from Portland
to Manchester, Me.

Today while the great international
flying machine races are being held at
Long ISland-tha whole neighborhOOd
roundabout being filled with the buzz
Zing. barking and Snorting monsters
of the air during the special speed
contests for the Belmont cup-a no
less (to some at least interesting and
certainly no less speedy contest of
fly ing machines is on right. here in
the no less enterprising old county of
kennebec and for Il cup. though pos
sibly. not as large or pretentious as
theirs Yet one which can he won only
after persistent attention and careful
training of one of our common pets.
possessing a powerful and unaccount-
able natural ablity-by some called
inStinct-the noticeable difference be-
ing that whereas their flyers have
hearts and lungs and wings of iron,
steel and wood. our local flyers have
but the equipment furnished by blood
and bone and feathers
After many preparatory training
flights from intermediate stations be-
tween Portland and Manchester. the
carrier or homing pigeon race of the
kennebec Homing Pigeon Club is
scheduled for today
For various reasons. Which need not
be stated, all other contestants have
withdrawn leaving the field to Miss
Louise Smith of Augusta. Harry f..
Wilkins of Winthrop and d. c. Robin
son of Manchester. each sending a
team of three birds to be liberated at
Portland at o'clock this. Saturday
morning. Several of the birds have
already made the flight, while others
have flown only from Brunswick.
Many anxious eyes will scan the
horizon in the vicinity of the home
lofts very soon after the hour of lib
Grafton 1t should also be stated that
little Miss Ruth Vickeary has sent her
only snow white pet to brave the perils
of the light Yet having once made
the distance there would appear to be
little danger of disaster. Mr.. Wilkins
birds are bred from very fast stock
and doubtless he haas great hopes,
while Mr.. Robinson d pinning all his
faith on large raveIt-hued bird which
answers to the name of BLACK Jack"
The race is for biri7s of this years
breeding only.