Terrible mix up links sale and marriage notice
A rural paper printed a garbled notice where a wedding contract and a public sale were accidentally mixed. It lists William Smith and Lucy Anderson as the couple, describes farm items as wedding gifts, and notes auction-like terms and a trip after the ceremony, with Granby as the auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith
Josiah Smith
Lucy Anderson
Samuel Anderson
Jackson
Mendelsshon
Jersey
Market Report From Westminster February 24 1900s
The Westminster market notes heavy egg price drops from 45 50 cents to 40 cents a dozen due to warm weather and high supply from hens. Huntingdon cheese and large egg supply later threatened further drops, but wholesale buyers curtailed any fall. Meat scarce with beef mutton lamb nearly unavailable. pork offered with slight price weakness. Apples in strong demand with good prices for top quality fruit. Poultry demand high, early birds costly up to 1.50 each, average 1.2 to 1.5 per dozen. Potatoes and roots sold swiftly. onions and cabbage offered. Livestock activity steady, cattle and horses plentiful but bidders few. Wholesale meat and produce price lists included. WANTED-Correspondents in all parts of the Iaser Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rew Westmnster
Huntingdon Lee
Sellera
Thieving in the Onskirts Picking Isdies Pockets
A fragment notes theft in the outskirts with a focus on Isdies as targets. The phrase suggests small scale pilfering happening near town edges, raising concern for local residents and prompting possible patrols and warnings.
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R. A. Henderson B
Land Surveyor Office
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