powers of the young speakers, yet the uniformly high moral and
intellectual tone of the admirably composed essays was a feature
gratifying indeed to the numerous fathers and mothers present. There
were present men of learning, teachers and preachers from surrounding
cities, whose words of frank encomium upon the exercises emphasized
their excellence. The visitors crowded the spacious hall to its utmost
capacity and a large "overflow meeting" looked in through the windows.
* * * * *
_Church Work._
* * * * *
THE EVANGELIST AT WORK.
MR. JAMES WHARTON.
It has again been my privilege to spend the winter in the South in the
interests of the colored population under the auspices of the American
Missionary Association, and in each section of the country visited I
am glad to record a marked change for the better both morally and
spiritually in advance of twenty years ago, and this I consider is due
in a great measure to the influence and instrumentality of the
Congregational churches and schools in connection with them.
The untold good that is being done by the various institutions under
the American Missionary Association will never be known this side of
eternity, and wherever I have gone I have found the people speaking in
the highest terms of praise of the efforts which are being put forth
to help raise the standard already attained.
During the last winter I have visited and held revival services at
Dudley and Raleigh, N. C.; Hampton, Va.; Howard University,
Washington, D. C.; Oaks and Hillsboro, N. C.; Athens and Thomasville,
Ga.; High Point, N. C.; and at each place the ministers and teachers
of the schools have worked admirably, with the result that the
churches have been quickened and scores of the most promising young
people of both sexes from different parts of the States have been led
to trust in Jesus as their Saviour and to commence a new life for Him.
It has been a great joy to me on returning to places formerly visited
to find after years of absence the converts going on still in the
"good way," witnessing for Christ and working for the welfare of
others, and, in many cases, settled for life in comfortable
frame-built houses where once it was the one-roomed log cabin with its
evil influences. In spite of the distress so keenly felt by everyone,
the past year has been one of unusual interest and revival. The old
idea, of visions, dreams and voices being necessary to a person's
assurance of his acceptance of God, seems to be yielding to a more
perfect and Scriptural way: "Thus saith the Lord."
WASHINGTON, D. C.
In Plymouth church, Rev. S. Brown, pastor, protracted meetings were
held, resulting in the lifting heavenward of the members. Among the
converts was a Mrs. T., who had been a seeker for thirty-three years.
While listening to an address on Ex. xii Chap. 13 v., "He sprinkled
blood," the light she had been so long looking for began to dawn upon
her soul, and before the address closed she was rejoicing in God's
wondrous love. She could scarcely keep her seat for joy; she arose to
testify that God had saved her that night. Her testimony caused
considerable rejoicing, as she was well known to all as a "long-time
mourner."
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
At the invitation of Dr. Rankin, the Evangelist and Pastor Brown held
a ten days' mission, resulting in some good cases of conversion, two
brothers being among the number, the sons of a Methodist minister, one
studying to become a doctor and the other a pharmacist.
HAMPTON, VA.
During the week of prayer we felt a deep wave of spiritual blessing
sweep over the institution such as had not been realized for years
past. Quite a number of the students were brought over on the Lord's
side, including several young Indian students.
OAKS, N. C.
Meetings were held here for ten days, and although snow covered the
ground several inches thick, the people attended well, and every night
a large proportion of the congregation was composed of white folks who
did not hesitate to worship under the same roof with their colored
brethren.
HILLSBORO, N. C.
Here the revival commenced in the school. When the Christian pupils
were asked to show hands only about three testified, but ere the
meeting closed a marked change was seen, for a large number became
Christians during the meeting. As there is no Congregational church
the Baptists kindly offered their church building for our use, which
from the first was packed to its utmost, the people standing around
the doors and windows unable to get inside, so eager were they to
hear the word preached. Several "long-time mourners" were converted,
including three old grandfathers and two or three grandmothers. People
of all classes came in from the country for miles around, willing to
leave their fields and work to attend the services. Many of the older
inhabitants of the town said that such a revival had not been known
since before the war, for in a few days the converts reached the
number of one hundred and sixteen. As a result, a goodly number were
added to the Sunday-school. A society of Christian Endeavor was
organized and a weekly prayer-meeting started, the young converts
readily taking part.
ATHENS, GA.
The members took an active part here in helping on the good work. At
Knox Institute meetings were held for the pupils and a large number
professed conversion. At the church three public school teachers were
converted, also the mother of two of them.
MACON, GA.
I was rejoiced to find in this city quite a number of young converts
who decided for Christ seven years ago still going on steadily, many
of them now grown up into fine young men and women, and still seeking
to glorify God in a consistent life and walk. Here one editor of a
weekly newspaper came over on business and made his way to the
services, and the first night gave himself to the Lord, going home to
the town from whence he came to tell his friends what great things the
Lord had done for him.
THOMASVILLE, GA.
After the first meeting it was evident the Lord had something good in
store for us. At the close of every succeeding service anxious souls
were to be found kneeling at the front seat seeking Christ, and great
was the joy of all when they saw those whom they were interested in
deciding for Him. Every night the young ladies of the boarding
department with a part of the congregation formed a large circle
outside the church door to sing some of the "old-time" hymns, which,
in the stillness of the night under the starry heavens, and with
nearly all the singers dressed in white, made the scene more a
heavenly one than can well be imagined. Their sweet voices pealed
forth the strains of Zion, which on the gentle breeze were wafted to
many an ear of those who lived in the neighborhood, and hearts were
touched, and many drew nigh to listen who never ventured inside the
church door. Many of the young ladies ere this have gone back to their
homes in the country, others to their summer schools, and from these
services will carry with them the happy influence of the gospel which
will in turn reach the ears of those entrusted to their care, the
result of which will be many a sad heart made glad, and many a dark
home brightened, and, above all, God will be glorified. Brethren, pray
for the three hundred and forty converts of this last winter's
campaign.
* * * * *
THE CHINESE.
* * * * *
LETTER FROM REV. W. C. POND, D.D.
I have been telling our pupils and the Christian people in the several
localities that their schools must close unless they are sustained by
contributions on the field, during June, July and August. And the
responses have been encouraging. I do not think that a single one of
the missions which I have visited will fail to take care of itself
during those months, unless it be San Bernardino. The times are
wretchedly hard, but the missions seem to have gotten a good hold on
the consciences and hearts of our best people.
The great fire at Santa Cruz swept away the entire Chinese quarter,
including our mission house. I enclose two letters from Mrs. Hall, the
teacher there, which will interest you I am sure, and will, perhaps,
afford a paragraph or an item for the magazine:
_Dear Dr. Pond:_--I have been very busy this week hunting a mission
house. Mr. Cruzan has been very kind, and has not only advised me, but
has taken me in his carriage all over town, looking for a
mission-room. We have finally settled on a cottage about a block from
where the mission formerly stood. Mr. Birkensees has a number of
cottages there, which he has concluded to rent to the Chinamen. We
have secured a cottage with six small rooms, and he is building on a
schoolroom in front (18 by 26 feet), with every convenience we want.
He is putting an attic above the schoolroom, which can be used as
sleeping-rooms. Mr. Hall is overseeing the work, and Mr. Birkensees is
having it built to suit me. We hope to go on with the mission work by
Monday night. The rent, I am sorry to say, is more than we had
expected to pay, but we could do no better. It will be $12.50 per
month, but the brethren will pay $5 each month, instead of $2.75 which
they formerly paid, besides the monthly collection.
The brethren saved from the flames the organ, pictures, books, carpet,
in fact almost everything in the schoolroom. The tables and some of
the chairs were burned, and will have to be replaced; but when I heard
that they had saved these things I was very much surprised, as they
were surrounded by fire in no time, as the fire broke out opposite the
mission house and there was no water to stay it. I have heard people
say that our brethren worked like heroes. They carried everything,
organ and all, by hand, for blocks, and finally stored them in Mrs.
Tagan's shed. They had many heavy trunks to move, besides the school
furniture. They worked systematically, displaying no selfishness, but
went right on with the moving without losing their wits. Many of their
belongings were lost, their dishes, stoves, chairs, tables, etc.,
which they cannot do without.
The Christian people here have been very kind, and have shown a great
deal of sympathy for our Chinese brethren since the fire, and I think
many will give little things, such as dishes, etc., which will be a
great help to them.
Of course I feel very sorry for our mission brethren, but I am glad
Chinatown is in ashes. We were all getting sick from the impure air.
Some of the boys had been sick for months on account, I think, of the
filth surrounding our mission rooms, and I believe it was the Lord's
will that it should burn, and besides I am certain that we can do a
better work where we are. The Chinamen are driven from their nests,
and I believe many will come to school now. They are disgusted with
their idols, because they did not save them from the fire. About six
Chinese women were driven out, so I will commence work with them soon,
if possible. Then I find a good many little children, too, and I will
try to get some Christian lady to teach them. I hope I may save the
women. I could never locate them in Chinatown, and the Chinamen told
me there were only two in town, but I find they told me an untruth,
and I will now endeavor to reach them.
* * * * *
BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK.
MISS D. E. EMERSON, SECRETARY.
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"WHAT PROGRESS DO YOU MAKE?"
PROF. CHAS. L. PARKER.
In our letters from different parts of the country, the above is the
oft-repeated question. My answer, which is the purpose of this letter,
will not deal with statistics either of church or of school, for the
best work done among the mountaineers is not recorded in the church
books or school curriculums; it is the work accomplished in the lives
of individuals and through them. Often these individuals are never
known outside their own community.
A little over a year ago, in company with a friend, I went to visit a
Sunday-school in a mountain community way back in the "Ridges." The
Superintendent, a man whom we had met before at a Sunday-school
convention, invited us to speak. After the services we went home with
him to dinner. His family consisted of a wife and five children. He
deplored the fact that they had not better opportunities for education
and better church privileges, so we suggested that, when the crops
were harvested, he should move with his family to C---- to send them
to school.
The idea pleased Mr. W----, and in course of time he came. Mrs.
W---- entered the school with her children as a regular student, being
in some of the same classes with her little girls. All worked
diligently through the winter, enjoying an intellectual feast, of
which they had hitherto known nothing. It is unnecessary to say that
the winter passed too quickly with them, and the time came for
"making a new crop" all too soon. They left the school reluctantly and
returned to the mountain home, taking with them a spirit of progress,
which will make even a rugged fastness into a blooming garden.
Last Sunday we visited the Sunday-school again, no longer a small one,
for it enrolls over one hundred and fifty pupils. Mr. W---- has also
organized a "Saturday class," at which the youth and grown people of
the neighborhood meet after the week's work on the farm, and learn to
read and write and spell. On Sunday they "meet out" at 9 o'clock in
the morning for Bible study and worship, and again in the afternoon
for sacred song service and church. Thus they spend the entire day.
The county Superintendent has visited Mr. W's "Saturday class," and is
about to recommend such movements throughout the county, as a means of
keeping up an interest in education during the long period between the
sessions of the free school, which rarely last longer than three
months in a year. Who knows but that from this small beginning great
good may grow?
Mr. W. is not a Congregationalist, nor is he a minister of the gospel,
but he and his estimable wife are doing good work for Christ in their
own community. This is by no means an isolated instance; all over our
mountain country are schools established by the American Missionary
Association, which are doing valuable work in and through their
students.
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WOMAN'S STATE ORGANIZATIONS.
MAINE.
WOMAN'S AID TO A. M. A.
_State Committee_--Mrs. C. A. Woodbury, Woodfords;
Mrs. A. T. Burbank, Yarmouth;
Mrs. Helen Quimby, Bangor.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FEMALE CENT INSTITUTION AND HOME MISS. UNION.
President--Mrs. Joseph B. Walker, Concord.
Secretary--Mrs. John T. Perry, Exeter.
Treasurer--Miss Annie A. McFarland, Concord.
VERMONT.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. J. H. Babbitt, W. Brattleboro.
Secretary--Mrs. M. K. Paine, Windsor.
Treasurer--Mrs. Wm. P. Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury.
MASS. AND R. I.
[A]WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
President--Mrs. C. L. Goodell, Boston Highlands, Mass.
Secretary--Miss Anna A. Pickens, 32 Congregational House, Boston.
Treasurer--Miss Sarah K. Burgess, 32 Congregational House, Boston.
CONNECTICUT.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Miss Ellen R. Camp, 9 Camp St., New Britain.
Secretary--Mrs. C. T. Millard, 36 Lewis St., Hartford.
Treasurer--Mrs. W. W. Jacobs, 19 Spring St., Hartford.
NEW YORK.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. Wm. Kincaid, 483 Green Ave., Brooklyn.
Secretary--Mrs. Wm. Spalding, 511 Orange St., Syracuse.
Treasurer--Mrs. J. J. Pearsall, 230 Macon St., Brooklyn.
NEW JERSEY.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION OF THE N. J. ASSOCIATION.
President--Mrs. A. H. Bradford, Montclair.
Secret'y--Mrs. Wm. O. Weeden, Upper Montclair.
Treasurer--Mrs. J. H. Dennison, 150 Belleville Ave., Newark.
PENNSYLVANIA.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. A. H. Claflin, 191 Franklin St., Allegheny.
Secretary--Mrs. C. F. Yennee, Ridgway.
Treasurer--Mrs. T. W. Jones, 211 Woodland Terrace, Philadelphia.
OHIO.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. J. G. W. Cowles, 417 Sibley St., Cleveland.
Secretary--Mrs. Flora K. Regal, Oberlin.
Treasurer--Mrs. G. B. Brown, 2116 Warren St., Toledo.
INDIANA.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. W. A. Bell, 221 Christian Ave, Indianapolis.
Secretary--Mrs. W. E. Mossman, Fort Wayne.
Treasurer--Mrs. F. E. Dewhurst, 28 Christian Ave., Indianapolis.
ILLINOIS.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. Isaac Claflin, Lombard.
Secretary--Mrs. C. H. Taintor, 151 Washington St., Chicago.
Treasurer--Mrs. L. A. Field, Wilmette.
IOWA.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. T. O. Douglass, Grinnell.
Secretary--Mrs. V. H. Mullett, Clinton.
Treasurer--Mrs. M. J. Nichoson, 1513 Main St., Dubuque.
MICHIGAN.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. George M. Lane, 179 West Alexandrine Ave., Detroit.
Secretary--Mrs. J. H. Hatfield, 301 Elm Street, Kalamazoo.
Treasurer--Mrs. E. F. Grabill, Greenville.
WISCONSIN.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. H. A. Miner, 540 State Street, Madison.
Secretary--Mrs. A. O. Wright, Madison.
Treasurer--Mrs. C. M. Blackman, White Water.
MINNESOTA.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Miss Katherine W. Nichols, 230 East Ninth Street, St. Paul.
Secretary--Mrs. C. F. Fullerton, 3016 Harriet Ave., Minneapolis.
Treasurer--Mrs. H. W. Skinner, Northfield.
NORTH DAKOTA.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. W. P. Cleveland, Caledonia.
Secretary--Mrs. Silas Daggett, Harwood.
Treasurer--Mrs. J. M. Fisher, Fargo.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. A. H. Robbins, Bowdle.
Secretary--Mrs. W. H. Thrall, Huron.
Treasurer--Mrs. F. H. Wilcox, Huron.
NEBRASKA.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. J. T. Duryea, 2402 Cass Street, Omaha.
Secretary--Mrs. S. C. Dean, 636 31st Street, Omaha.
Treasurer--Mrs. G. J. Powell, 30th & Ohio Sts., Omaha.
MONTANA.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. O. C. Clark, Missoula.
Secretary--Mrs. W. S. Bell, 410 Dearborn Ave., Helena.
Treasurer--Mrs. Herbert E. Jones, Livingston.
MISSOURI.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. Henry Hopkins, 916 Holmes St., Kansas City.
Secretary--Mrs. E. C. Ellis, 2456 Tracy Ave., Kansas City.
Treasurer--Mrs. K. L. Mills, 1526 Wabash Ave., Kansas City.
KANSAS.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. F. E. Storrs, Topeka.
Secretary--Mrs. George L. Epps, Topeka.
Treasurer--Mrs. D. D. DeLong, Arkansas City.
OREGON.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. John Summerville, 108 Second Street, Portland.
Secretary--Mrs. George Brownell, Oregon City.
Treasurer--Mrs. W. D. Palmer, 283 Fourth St., Portland.
WASHINGTON.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
President--Mrs. A. J. Bailey, 323 Blanchard St., Seattle.
Secretary--Mrs. W. C. Wheeler, 434 South K St., Tacoma.
Treasurer--Mrs. J. W. George, 620 Fourth St., Seattle.
CALIFORNIA.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
President--Mrs. M. L. Merritt, 478 Edwards St., Oakland.
Secretary--Mrs. L. M. Howard, 911 Grove St., Oakland.
Treasurer--Mrs. J. M. Havens, 1329 Harrison St., Oakland.
NEVADA.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. L. J. Flint, Reno.
Secretary--Miss Margaret N. Magill, Reno.
Treasurer--Miss Mary Clow, Reno.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. John McCarthy, Vinita.
Secretary--Mrs. Fayette Hurd, Vinita.
Treasurer--Mrs. R. M. Swain, Vinita.
NEW MEXICO.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. C. E. Winslow, Albuquerque.
Secretary--Mrs. E. W. Lewis, 301 So. Edith St., Albuquerque.
Treasurer--Mrs. F. A. Burlingame, Albuquerque.
LOUISIANA.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Miss Bella Hume, corner Gasquet and Liberty Sts., New Orleans.
Secretary--Miss Matilda Cabrere, New Orleans.
Treasurer--Mrs. C. S. Shattuck, Welsh.
MISSISSIPPI.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. C. L. Harris, 1421 31st Avenue, Meridian.
Secretary--Miss Edith M. Hall, Tougaloo Univ., Tougaloo.
Treasurer--Mrs. L. H. Turner, 3012 12th Street, Meridian.
ALABAMA.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. H. W. Andrews, Talladega.
Secretary--Mrs. T. N. Chase, Selma.
Treasurer--Mrs. H. S. DeForest, Talladega.
FLORIDA.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. S. F. Gale, Jacksonville.
Secretary--Mrs. Nathan Barrows, Winter Park.
Treasurer--Mrs. W. D. Brown, Interlachen.
TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY AND ARKANSAS.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION OF THE TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION.
President--Mrs. G. W. Moore. Box 8, Fisk Univ., Nashville.
Secretary--Mrs. Jos. E. Smith, 304 Gilmer Street, Chattanooga.
Treasurer--Mrs. J. E. Moreland, 1214 Grundy St., Nashville.
COLORADO.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. J. W. Pickett, White Water.
Secretary--Mrs. Chas. Westley, Denver.
Treasurer--Mrs S. A. Sawyer, Boulder.
WYOMING.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. G. S. Ricker, Cheyenne.
Secretary--Mrs. W. C. Whipple, Cheyenne.
Treasurer--Mrs. H. N. Smith, Rock Springs.
OKLAHOMA.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Miss M. McConnell, Guthrie.
Secretary--Mrs. L. E. Kimball, Guthrie.
Treasurer--Mrs. L. S. Guilds, Choctaw City.
UTAH, (Including Southern Idaho).
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. J. B. Thrall, Salt Lake City, U.
Secretary--Mrs. W. S. Hawkes, 135 Sixth St., E., Salt Lake City, Utah.
Treasurer--Mrs. Dana W. Bartlett, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Secretary for Idaho--Mrs. Oscar Sonnenkalb, Pocatello, Idaho.
NORTH CAROLINA.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. J. W. Freeman, Dudley.
Secretary and Treasurer--Miss A. E. Farrington, High Point.
TEXAS.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. J. M. Wendelkin, Dallas.
Secretary--Mrs. H. Burt, Lock Box 563, Dallas.
Treasurer--Mrs. C. I. Scofield, Dallas.
GEORGIA.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. A. F. Sherrill, 19 Highland Ave., Atlanta.
Secretary--Mrs. H. A. Kellam, Atlanta.
Treasurer--Miss Virginia Holmes, Barnesville.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.
President--Mrs. Emma Cash, 1710 Temple St., Los Angeles.
Secretary--Mrs. H. K. W. Bent, Box 443, Pasadena.
Treasurer--Mrs. Mary M. Smith, Public Library, Riverside.
FOOTNOTE:
[A] For the purpose of exact information, we note that while
the W. H. M. A. appears in this list as a State body for Mass. and R.
I., it has certain auxiliaries elsewhere.
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RECEIPTS FOR MAY, 1894.
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THE DANIEL HAND FUND.
_For the Education of Colored People._
Income for May $36,660.00
Previously acknowledged 8,449.85
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$45,109.85
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CURRENT RECEIPTS.
MAINE, $136.99.
Bangor. Hammond St. Sab. Sch., _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 10.53
Denmark. Mrs. L. A. Berry, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 1.00
Gray. Cong. Ch. 6.00
Hallowell. "In His Name," _for Central Ch., New Orleans, La._ 1.00
Kennebunk. Union Ch. and Soc. 39.36
Kennebunk. Ladies, Bbl. C., _for High Point, N. C._,
Freight Prepaid
Lewiston. Y. P. S. C. E. of Pine St. Cong. Ch., _for
McIntosh, Ga._ 15.00
Lewiston. Ladies of Pine St. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid,
Straight U._ 10.00
Limerick. "A Friend," _for Thunderhawk Mission, Fort Yates,
N. D._ 1.00
Norridgewock. "Friends." 5.00
North Waterford. Rev. D. McCormick, Bbl. C.,
2, _for Freight, for Blowing Rock, N. C._ 2.00
Orland. Y. P. S. C. E., by Miss Jennie N. Buck, Treas.,
_for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 5.00
Patton. Cong. Ch., _for Alaska M._ 7.00
Portland. L. M. Circle State St. Ch., Bale Goods, 2, _for
Freight, for High Point, N. C._ 2.00
Showhegan. Island Av. Ch. 27.10
South Bridgton. C. E. Choate, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 5.00
Willard. Mrs. Chas. Loverell, Box C., _for Blowing Rock, N. C._
NEW HAMPSHIRE, $274.31.