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WHOLE NO. 8,375 1L -f 1 -v 1 3i i 1 1 'I I RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION, IN ADVANCJt. One Year (by Mail) Postage paid Six Months, Three Months, 00 00 1 50 5J One Month, fW To City Subscribers, delivreed in any part of rhe city, Twblvb Cdnts per week. Our City Agent are not authorized to collect lor more than three months in advance. Entered at the Postoffice at Wilmington, N.

as Second-class Mad Matter. OUTLIMES Washington news The President and Secretary Gresbam hunting for ducks the tariff bill not ready U. S. war vessels. Cardinal Gibbons to come to North Carolina.

Chicago grain and provision market. Foreign newsRumor that Gladstone has resigned; the treaty between Russia and Germany. Congressman Wilson located Guadalajara, Mexico. A big strike in New Jersey. r- A convention of negroes'to discuss immigration to Africa.

Congress yesterdayVarious petitions presented in the Senate; the Seigniorage bill in the House. Schooner ashore at Bodie's island. N. Y. markets: Money on call has been easy at 1 per cent with last loin at 1 per and closing offered nominal at 1 per cotton dull; middling gulf 7 cents; middling uplands 1 cents; Southern flour dull and easy; common to fair extra $2.003 00; good to choice do.

wheat spot dull and higher; No. 3 red in store and at elevator 61 cents; afloat 63 cents; corn dull and firmer; No. 2 at elevator 4142 cents; afloat 4243 cents; spirits turpentine quiet and weak at 3132 cents; rosin dull bu" steady: strained common to eond fcl 101 15. Phil. Armour employs 12,000 men ia murdering hogs, and yet there are a good many of them running at large in Chicago.

Mr. Bourke Cockran, of New York, says there are not more than 2,000 out of the 15,000 of his constituents who would come within the provisions of the income tax. As a representative of the minority Mr Cockran seems to be a success. Some of the papers are poking fun at the people of Paris for being scared at bogus bombs. But how are the Parisans going to tell what the the things are stuffed with until they go off? They do the sensible thing in going off themselves without wait ing for the bombs to Gen.

Rivera, the discoverer of the medicinal qualities of the Mexican plant "Jtcama," pins his faith to it and insists that it will not only cute typhus, but will cure small-pox and yellow fever. The General seems disposed to invade the patent medicine domain, although he is claiming no patent on Jicama. It is said great discoveries of manganese have been made in Russia, which will enable the Russians to ship it to our Atlantic ports and sell it for a little over half the present price. This discovery was probably made just in time to play against the Wilson tariff bill, and help the fellows who want protection on Melvin Grubb (who seems to have a healthy appetite for his name) is the looming curiosity of Wytheville, Va. At the age of ten he weighed 410, at fourteen 450 and now at the age of fifteen he pulls down the scales at 535 pounds.

He's a whale; but he is active and can get around nimbly, although he does not aspire to fame as a pole climber. There is no tax on weather prophets in Missouri. Between prophet Hicks and prophet Foster they always keep us on the ragged edge. We don't know whether Fos ter caught on to the last blizzard, but if he dida't he proposes to make up for it by predicting the most severe storm periods of recent years between March 7 and April 13. Gov.

McKinley, of Ohio, is financially solid again. A lot of his friends got together, chipped in, paid his debts and returned to him the property that he had assigned, un incumbered. It is a good thing to be in the swim sometimes. The men wno aid this little favor are the fellows who are engineering the Governor's Presidential boom. If by chance he should be nominated and be elected these gentlemen will have the pull on Mr.

McKinlev. Miss Lay, of Carlisle, wants Mr. Jackson to pay her $5,000 because he had been courting her for ten years and has been going right along ever since until the other day he informed her that he couldn't make her Mrs. Jackson because his children were raising a racket about it. Miss Lay has been figuring on it and thinks the amount of her time which he consumed and the amount of fuel and kerosene consumed during the ten years' courtship ought to be worth at least $500 a year, not to speak of missing the chance of being a step-mother to a numerous family.

WILMINGTON, N. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Pertinent Prrph Pertaining Princi pally to People and Pointedly Printed. Mrs. A.

J. DeRosset is reported dangerously sick. Mr. J. L.

Winner was reported yesterday as seriously sick. Capt. T. J. Green, of White Hall, N.

was a visitor in the city yes terday. Mr. S. D. Benson, of Halls- boro, N.

was a visitor at the Star office yesterday. Mr. D. M. Williams, who has been quite sick for seveial days, was reported improving yesterday.

Mr. C. M. Burns and Mr. P.

A. Leak, of Wadesboro. N. among the arrivals in the city last night. The friends of Mr.

J. H. Mc-Garity will be pleased to learn that be is rapidly improving from his recent spell of sickness. Mr. W.

C. Mikell, of Columbia, S. connected with the South Carolina Cotton Seed Oil Mills, was in the city last night. Maj. W.

A. Johnson left for the North yesterday to buy his Spring stock of millinery and fancy goods. Miss De Bombard, who has charge of the milli nery department, has been in New York some time making selections. Messrs. S.

F. Craig, William Weeks, Southport; R. H. Lyon. Eliza-bethtown; J.

H. Lewis, Charlotte H. C. Black, Oransebu'rg; F. A.

Daniels, Golds-boro; K. C. Barrett, Florence; A. J. Gal loway, Goldsboro; J.

Bryan Grimes, Grimesland; Bruce Williams, Burgaw; J. E. Hassell, Charleston, were among the arrivals in the city yesterday. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Tbe River and Harbor Bill-Collector Sim- mona' Cms The Ralelah Posimaater- sbip.

The Washington correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch of yesterday says The River and Harbor bill will not be completed until after the return of Chairman Blanchard from Louisiana. Mr. Jones says there is very little work yet to be done on the measure, but until the finishing touches are made, the aopro-priations for Virginia and North Carolina water-ways will not be made public From what can be learned tbe Senate Finance Committee will probably not take up at the meeting to-morrow the nomination of Mr. Simmons. Collector of Internal Revenue for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

They are too busy just now with tbe tariff, and the other matter will be held up possi bly until after tbe return of Senator Vance. The latter is not expected earlier than tbe middle of March, and he may remain in Florida until April 1st. He has been steadily improving in health, and his physician thinks he ought to re main in a genial clime until he is fully restored to health The Raleigh postmastersbip is another North Carolina matter that will soon have to be settled. The friends of Mr. W.

C. Stronach are making a hard pull on him. and tbe backers of Mr. Busbee continue to do all they can for him, with the chances that if the fight becomes too warm a compromise candi date will be taken up. An Important 8uit.

Sheriff Smith has given the Charlotte Observer the leading points in an impor tant case tried in Richmond Superior Court last week. It was the case of ex-Sheriff Thread- gill, of Anson county, against the Com missioners of Anson, removed for trial to Richmond. The suit has been pend ing for 13 or 14 years. It was for the payment of coupons of bonds of the county of Anson, issued before the war to aid in the construction of the Wil mington, Charlotte Rutherford Rail road, and tbe amount involved is be tween ana He trial was begun last Monday and was concluded Friday night, resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount sued for, Defendants' counsel took an appeal to the Supreme Court. Burning the Wind, Tram 78 on the Norfolk and Carolina Railroad made the run, a day or two ago, between Rocky Mount and Pinner's Point, in two hours and four minutes.

The distance is 116 miles. It is good enough to make 116 miles in 124 minutes; but the run between Rocky Mouni and Tarboro, a distance of seventeen mile3, was made in fifteen munttes. COTTON FACTtt AND FGURES Spot cotton dull in New York at 7 cents for middling. Receipts here yesterday, 53 bales; same day last year, 1 bale. New York futures firm; February, 7.39; March, 7.40; April, 7.46; May, 7.53; June, 7.60; July, 7 65; August, 7.70; September, 7.69; 7.74, November, 7.7$; December, 7.82.

The total consolidated net receipts of cotton, reported from all ports yesterday, were 13,620 bales; exports to Great Britain, to the continent, stock, 921,146. Total so far this week-Net receipts, 88.371 bales; exports to Great Britain, to France, 89; to the continent. 7.969. "The cry is still they come" mai is. me orders lor the Stoddard Portfolios of Photographs.

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"They are charming," said a Wilmington lady yesterdav, referring to the Stoddard Portfolios of Photographs. The cold snap has, no doubt. caused considerable injury to fruit trees and to truckers' early crops, in this sec tion. The Star is requested to state that the usual Wednesday evening ser vices-will be held at Grace M. C.

Church to-night, commencing at 7.30 o'c'ock. The interest in the Star's Art benes increases, the only trouble is that they are not announced as last as wanted. Series 7 and 8 will be ready in a few days. A thief walked into the yard of the Palmetto Brewing Company, Monday, and took a seat. He didn't sic down, as vou may suppose; but he stole the seat of one of the delivery wagons, Set 'em up, Richter.

THE WEAT HER u. s. Dep't or Agriculture, i Weather Bureau. Wilmington. N.

Feb. 2S Meteorological data for twenty-four hours ending at 8 p. m. last night: Maximum temperature 52: mum temperature Normal temperature for in; iu, deduced from twenty years' ooserw tion, 52. Rainfall for tbe day, 0.

Rainfall for the month up to date 8.53 inch FORECAST FOR TO-DAy. For North Carolina and South Carolina: Increasing cloudliness, warmer; southeast winds. LOCAL FORECAST For to-day: Fair; probably severe froit this morriing; warmer this afternoon. RIVER AND MARINE. A dispatch from Beaufort, N.

says the schooner reported Monday as goin? aground, went clear off tbe shoals under short canvas, the wind being westerly. Schooners S. Warren Hall and Eunity R. Dyer are safely anchored under Cape Lookout, A dispatch from Philadelphia says the four-masted schooner Florence C.Mc-Gee. Capt.

Rogers, "bound from Port Tampa, with 1.600 tons of phospate, is the unknown schooner previously reported ashore at Bodie's Island, south of Cape Henry. She will prove a total lo3S, with cargo. A press dispatch to the Star last night, from Washington, D. says "Superintendent Kimball, of the Life Saving Service is to-day informed that the schooner Florence McGhee of Philadelphia, from Port Tampa, to Baltimore, phosphate laden, came ashore off Bodies Island Life-saving Station, North Carolina, Monday night at 9 o'clock. The crew of ten men was saved in the surf-boat.

This is the only wreck so far reported." Severe Losses by the Snow. The firms of F. Rheinstein Morris Bear and Pol- vogt suffered damages by the leakage of water caused from the weight of the snow forcing the water under the tin during Saturday's snow storm, which communicated to the stocks. The firm of Katz Polvogt have purchased the damaged goods of F. Rheinstein and Morris Bear and with their own damaged stuffs, will offer them to the trade.

Tuesday and Wednesday previous to their opening, which takes place on the evenings of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, from 8 to 10 p. m. Tbe establishment will be decorated by a florist and an expert decorator, who was formerly in the employ of the largest dry goods fi'ro in Richmond, Va. We bespeak for the feminine gender a treat ia this exhibition of Spring and Summer fabrics never before witnessed in Wilmington. The novelty ot an evening opening will, no doubt, bring large attendance.

The firm extends a cordial invitajion to everyone to be present. BAD WEATHER PREDICTED. March, is to be the Worst Month of tbe Year-Application of Hick's Predlo- tions to tbe Cout Counties of Eastern North Carolina. A writer ia tbe Newbern Journal gives the following as tbe sum of his researches into the weather predictions for the month of March, 1894, made in tbe almanac published by Prof. Hicks, the famous weather prophet: Until Sunday's snow storm Eastern North Carolina has bad very little winter only about eight freezing or frosty days, while the record, during a series of years' observations for the State Geologist, shows an average of twenty-seven; the lowest twenty-two and the highest thirty-five; this would leave not less than fourteen freezing days to be expected between February and, say, April 5th.

Tbe equinox of Mars, central February 18th. will causa disturbances the balance of February and its influence will domi nate tbe whole of March; in addition to this, March weather will be governed by six other equinoxes that will cause the 'oldest inhabitant to search well back in bis recollection of severe winters for as severe a March as March 1894 will prove to be; the most recent one having been March 1864, when tbe trees in tbe Episcopal church yard were broken down and almost entirely destroyed by the load of sleet that formed upon them. twigs no larger than ordinary strings being built up to the size of a man fin ger by the deposit of sleet upon them, causing great limt3 to fall. Freezing will follow the storm period of the 3d to 5th, the freezing being at the time of new moon on the 7th to 11th. Tne full moon on the 21st, earths equinox on the 22d, with tbe influence ot the equinoxes of Vulcan, Venus and Mercury, lntensehed by tbe equinox ot Mars, will cause the 17th to 22d to be particularly severe, and heavy sleet may be seriously feared at this time.

Gales and high winds will whip to shreds such of the pea vines as may escape the freezing they receive; March, 1891, besides beint the coldest, will be noted for the severity of its tornadoes and hith 'winds throughout the entire month, of any March, within tbe mem ory of people now living. Only three equinoxes occur in April and alter the first week mild weather may be looked for. Many of our truckers have planted too early in fact they might almost as well have planted peas in the fall, tor their spring crops. The leaders plant bv tbe date and not by the condition of the season and many plant because "everybody else is planting." In studying Hicks almanac many things have to be given weight, particu larly altitude and latitude, as the same temperatures cannot exist in Canada and Florida; nor in Craven county and the Blue Ridge counties. THE LOW PRICE OF COTTON.

The Weekly Beview of the 8itution by Biordan In the regular cotton letter of Riordan of New York, issued last Satur day night, they have the following to say regarding the situation of the mar ket: "To-day ends the most depressing week that tbe cotton market has known lor a long time. The movement, though somewhat larger than was expected, has not been excessive and Liverpool bas followed rather than led our decline, but the continuous selling out by the bulls day after day involved larger offerings than buyers cared to take, aud tbe forced liquidation of March contracts was the last leather that broke an overweighted market. Tbe unprecedented fall in silver, tbe uncertain and discouraging aspect of trade, the delay of tariff legislation in Congress, and tbe lingering doubt whether the crop may turn out to be lar ger than has been expected, have all helped to lower the price of cotton. But the sharp decline of tbe last few davs has, we think, been more largely due to tbe overwrought condition of the mar ket than to all other causes combined. The tremendous liquidation that bas taken place has certainly lightened the load that bas been tbe chief obstacle in tbe way of a healthy and lasting im provement.

Whether there is still any considerable amount of cotton held upon slender margins that is liable to be thrown upon the market is, of course, uncertain, but whenever the last of the weak longs have sold out, there ought certainly to be an advance and perhaps a sudden and very sharp one, The amount of cotton that has come into sight this week is about 11.000 bales less than during the corresponding week last year. But tbe disparity should greatly increase if the anticipations of short crop men are to be realized. Maxton Personals. The Maxton reporter of the Robesonian gives the following personal paragraphs "Captain J. T.

Elmore and family will moye to Henderson to day, wbere be goes to take charge as road master of tbe Raleigh Gaston and tbe Durham Northern railroads. Regretting Max ton's loss we commend them to the good people of Henderson and wish them increasing prosperity. Captain A. A. Chapman, who was in Maxton a while last fall, is the new road master on the Carolina Central.

He came in last week and has taken charge in place of Capt. Elmore, who has served so acceptably in that capacity. We wel come Captain Chapman to our pleasant town. Settled Pall. Sheriff Stedman has made final settlement with both the State and county for the taxes of 1893.

The items are as follows: State tax $22,229 36 COUNTY TAXES. School fund $27.605 42 Sinking fund 3.458 07 General taxes 84.843 88 164,307.87 St. James' Church. The joint services of the Episcopal churches will be held in St. James' to- Ight at 8 o'clock.

The rector requests the presence of the suroliced choir. No teachers' class at the rectory this afternoon. NEW ADVERT1SKMENTS. Wreck Sale. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 8th, 1894.

AT 1215 p. we will sell, at our lesrootn. 15 Princess treet, per order and und- ukdccuoi of the Ahm for the Underwriters, and all concerned, the Hu 1 and all on board appertaining and bdooeine to the Schr. K. WEEKS, as sh li-.

R.r Island, ODDOsite southnort. At same time all rarer i of railroad ties on board of aid schooner, adrift or on sh re. CRUNLYt iRRIv feb28 4t 28 mar 4 6 8 Auction, ers. Annual Report QUHE CAROLINA INTER-STATE BUILD NG AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, of ilmicg'on North Carolina, for the year ending December Slst, lc3: ASSETS. Loans on bond and mortgage ((ace valuf $143 600 00 Loans on her secuiiiiej 57 3,18 85 Real ctate foreclosed Cash on hand a i i bank.

951 79 Furniture and fixtures 399 80 1,898 40 Installments due akd unpaid $154,573 81 LIABILITIES. Due shareholders, due initallments 47 earnings not crtcued Borrowed money 44 850 01 female payment s.ock 6,583 73 $154,575 91 Report for the Year Ending December 31, 1893. RECEIPTS. Cash on hand January 1, 1893 $1,747 61 Nubscnoi ions on snare 47 214 80 Pai up, "prepaid or stock 1 '250 00 Mortgages rtdeemed in whole or in pirt. 19,7 00 Premiums received 7 280 50 Interest received 7,1 2 61 Fines re eiv-d 256 90 AdmiSMon fees 1 850 0) Conversion fees 38 05 Borrowed Money 43 050 00 Dividend from Kec.

First National Bank. 59 67 $129,590 18 DISBURSEMENTS. Loaned on mortgage 39,83 03 1 oined on other ncurnies 00 Paid on withdrawals, dues 51 Salaries 2,81 00 Ad erusingaod printiug 2X) 95 Kent 150 01 Burro ed money repaid 48,8 0 00 Discount and interest 54 keal estate (foreclosed) 3.184 35 Dividends on S. P. stock 299 26 Taxes 165 50 Other expenses Jcond.

business 3,534 19 Accounts ctiargei to P. and 838 5 Cah on hand 951 '9 $129,590 18 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Auditor's Department. In conformity wit 1 2300 (d) of "An Actio amend chapter 1, volume 2. of 1 he Code, en 11 led Build or and Loan Associ I certify that ihc above is a uue copy ot the sworn statement ol the Carolina Inter-Slate Btiildine and Loai Assooiation. Wilmington, N.

on D.cember 31, 1893, now on file in tnis department. ROBERT M. FURMAN, feb 38 It Auditor of Mate. Bicycle Riding School. For the accommodation of ladies and gentlemen who wish to learn riding a bicycle, we have opened in our building a Bicycle Riding School, where all who wish to learn and buy a high-grade '94 bicycle, from a large line we represent, either a Victor, Cleveland, Raleigh, Lowell, Apollo or Crescent, will be learned free, at HEINSBERGER Live Book and Music Store.

feb 27 tf FEBRUARY! The Meaning of the Word. We do not want our friends to think us pedantic; we certainly are not running a kindergarten, but the name of the month interests us. We've just found out that it is de rived from the Latin word februo to purify by sacrifice. That applies so aptly to our stock and our intentions that we can't help mentioning it. Just on the eve of our departure for market, we propose now to Clean Out the Odds and Ends, Even if we do have to make a great sacrifice to do it.

Don't Fail to Get Your Share. Blankets Blankets Comforts COMFORTS. Thev must be sold if not at one price, they must go at another. We will not carry them over for another winter. Cloaks and Capes.

NEWMARKETS, CLOAKS. They all come under this head. MONDAY MORNING we will place them on sale, and they Must go. Now is your opportunity, not ours. A.D.

Successor to BROWN RODDICK! No. 9 NORTH FRONT ST. fb tf BROWN LADIES' FESTIVAL. Entertainment at the City Hall by the Social Circle cf Grace M. E.

Church-To be Repeated To-NiRtat. An entertainment of the most enjoyable character was given last night at the City Hall, under the auspices of the Ladies' Social Circle of Grace Methodist Church Sunday School. It was a success, both financially and socially. "Tom Thumb's Wedding" was the first number on the programme. It was a unique and laughable little play, filled with wit and humor.

The costuming was perfect, and as presented it delighted all present. The many singers on the programme were accompanied on the piano by Miss Fannie Corbett. Tbe characters in "Tom Thumb's Wedding'' were represented as follows Bride. Gussie Jacobs; Groom. Earl Webb; Maid of Honor, Marie Clawson; Best man, Hankins Hall; Bridesmaids, Bes sie Craft, Julia McLaurin, Jenny Cor bett, Carrie Thompson, Mercy Newkirk, Ethel Hopkins, Edith Craft, Lizzie Kirkham; Bride's mother, Mary Ja cobs; Bride's father, Murr Hali; Eldest son, Harry West; Groom's mother, Janie Dudley; Groom's father.Edmund McLau rin; Ushers, Osborne Ford, James Craft, Ashley Bowdea, Jeff Moore; Guests, Jenny Stanton Grace Rone, Zon Hall, Mary Lewis, Edna Rittenhduse, Mel vin Dent, Belle Darden, Clarence Craft.

Sue Boone, Bessie Harley; Rector, James Post. Mr. Alex. S. Holden sang a bass solo.

which was loudly applauded. The rendition of a cornet and piano duet by Mr. E. C. Craft and Miss Fannie Corbett was superb and elicited much praise.

A special feature on the programme was the Empire or sheperdress drill. executed by sixteen young ladies, dressed in gay colors. Their move ments were magnificent, and praise for their graceful mirching was showered upon them from every quarter. Miss Lautha Twining was captain, and her company, Misses Mary Borden, riattie Orrell, Blanche Chad wick, Addie Davis, Daisy Woodberry, Louise Corbett, Mamie Daniels, Nellie Thornton, Mary Shepard, Annie Dudley, Henrie Shepard, Lucy Craft, Nettie Davis, Daisy King, Lillie Walker, Bessie Fillyaw. After the drill the company present after moving around the hall, partook of refreshments which had been furnished by the ladies.

The hall was brilliantly lighted and the decorations were fine. There was a row of booths on one side of the hall and tables on the other side, where all kinds of delicacies were sold. These booths and tables were presided over by nimble and handsomely dressed waiters, who could supply one's wants in little or no time. Each booth was tastily draped and many of them decorated with oil paintings, etc. The ladles presiding at the booths were dressed to represent a decade (of ten years) beginning with 1850 and extending to 1890.

Tbe following ladies were in charge of the 1890 booth Mrs. Geo. G. Lewis, chairman; Mrs. E.

O. Toomer, Misses Mary Moore, Janie Home and Hattie Northam. Booth 1880, Mrs. W. C.

Craft, chairman; Mrs. R. C. Bowden, Misses Maggie and Pauline Bagg and Miss Carrie King. Booth 1870, Mrs.

W. M. Hankins, chairman; Mrs. A. Alligood, Mrs.

A. Prempert. Misses Lula King, Ida Mix Blanche Walsh. Booth 1860, Mrs. T.

DeWitt Love chairman; Misses Camille Pennington Hattie Lou Wilson, Blanche Thompson Annie Ray Meier and Mrs. J. D. Nutt. Booth 1850, Mrs.

H. P. West, chair man; Misses Sallie Bryan, Clarence Al derman, Florence Hanby and Lucy Bowden. The Dickens Lunchroom was a lovely place. Mrs.

W. C. Norman was chair man, assisted by Misses Lina Craft Hattie Mahn, Maime Welton, Maggie D. Wallace, Georgia McLeod, Mary Dudley, Minnie Perdew, Lidie Whitney and Fannie Van Amringe. Fruit Table.

Mrs. J. C. Davis, Mrs R. B.

Clowe, Mrs. W. R. Morrison and Miss Annie Borden. Cake Table, Mrs.

J. W. Woolvin, Mrs A. W. Watson, Mrs.

W. J. Clemmons and Mrs. Sam'l V. Bunting.

Candy stand, Mrs. M. McLeod, Miss Maud McLeod and Mrs. H. M.

Ford. Meat table, Mrs. L. L. Boon.

Mrs. Al drich, Mrs. J. C. Shepard, and Mrs.

J. A Everett. Oyster table No. 1, Mrs. J.

C. Stout, Mrs, L. R. Berry, Mrs. T.

W. Wood and Mrs. Jeff Smith. Table No. 2.

Misses Mary King and Alice Smith. Table No. 3, Mrs. T. C.

Craft. Mrs. J. L. Dud ley, Mrs.

E. C. Craft, Miss Mary Yarbor ough. and Miss Minnie Walsh. Table No.

4, Mrs. Leggett, Mrs. M. P. Lamb and Mrs.

L. B. Pennington. Coffee table, Mrs. John Grafflin and Mrs.

John Garrell. Mrs. W. W. Hodges and Mrs.

E. Craft deserve special mention for their untiring energy in arranging and man aging, with the assistance of other ladies, such a superb and creditable affair. To-night the entertainment will be re peated, and "The Circulating Library will be the leading feature on the pro gramme. Every one should attend. Do No That the place to Buy your Books AND Stationery is AT C.

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