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Newspaper
Reading Daily Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1868
Page
3
Local notices describe shooting events and gatherings across Reading area. Mentions include a grand shooting match at Marrisville weather permitting, a church visit by John Moyer, stockholder meeting for Althouse company, and various community actions from roads to benevolent societies.
The Board of Managers meeting at City Hall on December 1 1868 elected officers for the year ahead: President Lewis Briner Vice President D Nagle Treasurer James Jameson Secretary and Superintendent George W Oakeley. Resolutions named collectors Philip K Miller and Wa Keen and authorized tickets printing. A $200 appropriation was set for the Supplies Committee. Minutes were read corrected and adopted before adjournment.
The day’s notices announce meetings of the Religious Society of Trends with sessions tomorrow and Sunday morning. Churches including Seventh Lecture at Universalist, Christ Church, Chapel of the Reformation, Baptist Church, and First Reformed hold services and Sunday Schools with evening sermons. Revival services run next week led by Rev. John Thompson with special sessions for unconverted friends.
The article lists officers of the Reavina Fine Department fire companies including Rainbow Steam Engine, Junior Steam Home, Reading Hose and Steam Engine No.1, Neversink Hire, Friendship Steam Engine No.4, Liberty Steam Engine No.6, Washington Hose No.2, Keystone Hook and Ladder No.1, Ringgold Hose No.8, Hampden Fire No.6 with presidents secretaries and treasurers. Mottoes include Rainbow Duty, Junior We arrive to conquer, Reading Always ready, Never sink while hope encourages, Friendship To be friendly, Liberty Eternal vigilance, Washington Exitus acta probat, Ringgold Perseverance shall crown our efforts, Hampden awaiting selection.
A deceased individual with family connections is reported in Exeter with a request for attendance at a funeral service. The fragmentary notice mentions a late residence and a 10 o'clock start, inviting relatives and friends to attend.
In Philadelphia trades showed uneven activity with modest price gains in some stocks. Government loans firmed, yet demand remained quiet. New York saw heavy sales and a preference for governments over other securities. Bank of England rate rise to 3 percent barely moved gold or government prices. Liverpool cotton markets muted by slight mood change.
In New York, dry goods auctions yesterday were numerous and well attended. Catalogues included hosiery, gloves, velveteen, ribbons, trimmings, woollens, ties and millinery goods. Bids were fair though not brisk and most catalogues sold at reasonable prices.
The New York Market Review for the week ending December 4 notes heavy coal demand with large arrivals and a last sale showing a decline. prices expected to drop as supply accumulates. Copper and related metals show active trading with multiple January deliveries, while tin and other metals see limited sales and steady or unchanged prices. Feathers, stock milk prices, and other commodities remain mixed, with marginal shifts in pork and meat markets. Cumberland coal demand remains strong in eastern ports, and Baltimore Sun reports rising shipments and ongoing efforts to meet winter orders.
23 fat hogs arrived last night and were shipped to Marvin & Co. this morning. Woodland & Co. sold 25 hogs yesterday from a lot of 0. Jlollogua sold 15 from a lot of 70. Boyer & Co. sold 48 from a lot of 100. No stock will arrive today.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of names, places, and items including cattle and goods with scattered addresses in New York and Lebanon. The text appears to be a damaged notice or catalog with multiple buyers and sellers such as Greencastle, Philipsburg, and Tilden. No clear event or outcome is discernible from the legible snippets.
Receipts for the week were not large but at usual levels with medium class offerings and few high grade bulls. Eastern demand was light and the market appeared dull with moderate activity and fluctuating prices across cattle and hog sales.
The morning brought sleigh traffic as the first regular snow of the season fell in the Me vicinity to a depth of nine inches. The piece notes local weather happenings and social notices including a seminary session and cultural events. It mentions receipts and medical remedies, court actions surrounding Benjamin B. Merritt and George W. Alexander, and community activities such as a library fair with local organizations involved.
Managers of the Reading Library Company announce new juvenile publications soon to be shelved. The collection includes travel, biography, history, literature, and story volumes by leading authors to appeal to Grammar and Secretary Schools. Over five hundred books have been added since the new hall opened, and citizens are urged to support by purchasing shares at five dollars each.
An association of gentlemen plans a new Fourth Methodist Episcopal Church on a ground corner Tooth and Cheatout streets for a chapel on Tenth street. The independent group will seek property for church or mission use while aiding shareholders. A meeting of the association and prospective members is set at the Ebonyver Methodist Episcopal Church on Saturday evening with Rev. T A Forutey as chairman and John B Grissinger as secretary. Tickets are selling rapidly at the Silver Hotel and Royatone Saloon.
The report details a complex 1858 conveyance attempt by Mrs. Fisher to place her estate under her husband via deed arrangements orchestrated with attorney F J Smith. It covers whether a resulting trust favored Mrs. Fisher and if the deeds were legally delivered or fraudulently preserved, leading to a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
A fragmentary report mentions disputed claimed deductions and a court scene regarding a person named Peer, plus a description of a New York coastal fortification with massive oak timbers and cribs. The text notes strong bulwarks, sand, stones, and piles awaiting hospital construction nearby.
French authorities worry about renewed desert tribes uprisings in Algeria as military rule tightens. The emperor has not yielded on relaxing regulations, while reports note the conactenca money paid: $4. The year’s US Treasury payments total $49,000.
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