The Port Chester Journal from Port Chester, New York • 2

HiHjday Goods Holiday Goods the best nre oftyn so suddenly ami strangely removed from our housqhplds The speaker had noticed oftentimes howr few attended tlio feasts of Zion and Christians were apt to exclaim "will God put out the candle Oh! no this is to try pur faith Let us hold on and be faithful and all will be well My prayer i4 if there are those who have not rWn their hearts to Ilpn that they will do so nowSd the threshold of the year and jnin with us in tiib march to the Heavenly Jerusalem Come and let us travel together in this Christian course ftev Isaac 11 Lent of Hnrtsdale preaches in the Memorial on Sunday evening next which 1ms hut l(fsS05 fiic following nre the valuations In various towns New Haven $57843103 Hartford $48510 008 Norwich $15080792 Bridgeport $12 048317 Middletown $9495905 Meriden $8-307053 Wrttcrlniry $808 1 943 Stamford $8 072051 New London $7132454 $0788090 Stonlngton $0219544 Danbury $5409409 New Britain $4592952 Derby $3733489 Greenwich $3 066075 Fairfield $2681220 Westport $2237592 Milford $2-110072 Orange $1999576 Litchfield Now low ii $1803403 Stratford $1841 -867 Darien $1734248 New Canaan $1313 400 T3ranf5fff $11338300 RidgcfleUU $1238-323: Milford $1158976 Editorial Summary al Sjni income of the road was as follows: Passengers $2 75630561 freight $131764597 mails and express $229889 48 interest $11341 01 total $431408213 The chief items of the expense account are: Repairs of roal $18682151 of engines $f183 79880 of cars $140824 74 fuel $20422270 wages for passenger department $542174 51 for freight department $430043 49 The other items bring the total up to $2343-27770 leaving a balance of $197440435 and deducting taxos ($23 78313) and coupon interest It 180000) $101002124 is lefKas the net receipts Iu 1874-75 the net receifW were $179993049 in 1873-74 they vero $107825651 In 1872-78 tlu-y were" SI 72088288 and in 1871-72 they were $1769 10937 The general balance sheet shows a balance of cash assets October 1 1870 of $1529-85489 tii $124041840 last year The detailed statement of items of cost assets shows a total of $952485489 The contingent account has jUicreasotkiff 4527 80 during the year The -tlJjJga-iorAhn ypar 101 ft 24 JAMES McCILEE-ftY CO Mamaroneck THE MEETING TO-NIGHT EXTENSION OR NO EXTENSION IH TUB QUESTION I The interest in the tax muddle wnxcj hot and already the taxpayers are on the aleij The Town Board held a meeting Friday evening at which Supervisor Birney Town Clerk Boyd Justices Van Calmer and Revere werft present 'After much discussion tlio following resolution was adopted Mcssis Birney and Van Derbtlrg voting fio Palmer Boyd and Revere yes: HmAotd That one-half of the anioiifjt of the Town bonds becoming due this year and one -half of the amount of tho certificates of indebteduea be extended Perhaps it is well to state that the law provides that the Town Board map extend the payment on one-half of the amount of the bonds that by vote of the Board tho amounts to bo extended Ou Town Bonds On Certificates 5003 Total Extension 8125)0 There is a large party headed wc believe by Supervisor Rlrnoy who nra for extending the whole not wnle a largest umber insist tlilCt only one-half ortlic amount shall be extended and still another party who demand that tho oatfraamo tints shall ho paid The following statistics may prove of some interest Amount Of Tax 1870 $330)025 Bond extended 1070 750000 $3115841 I roadway and 11-th REDUCTIONS IN A Street Now York OUR VARIOUS ROOM FOR ARY DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SPRING IMPORTATIONS EXrJ'RAORDIN TILE JOJJFtN A Established 18 6 0 8 I) A JANUARY is lb FRANK KhLEV Editor and 1 'noruiETOR Eloise Payne Luqucr Bedford took th second prize nt Dolb Fair in Boston tGirl hood of Heroines vols -fcficillc Wertern the well-known nelress died suddonbr of pneumonia at the Picrrejtpnt House Brooklyn last Thursday night Tlic Vetf Canaanletmnyer a handsome well edited weekly from thq town of New Canaan Conn has made its appearance with NofthW iloyt editor and Weed business manager The Messenger is a cwlit to its town has a solid enterprising looks is iWkod up by parties who mean permanence and business and is worthy of its publishers Messrs Gillespie Co Terms $150 per year Brother salutatory lias the right ring to it Vick's Flora Guile for 1877 a model in its way is full of valuable information to the florist and gardener This pamphlet Is furnished at twenty five cents per year giving an illustrated catalogue of flowers vegetables vines fcc Mr Vick offers for the best show of flowers nt every State fair in 1877 $4000 for cut flowers $2000 second best $1000 third best $5 00 fourth best floral chrmno James Vick Rochester Bloat of flavcrstraw generously offers to give advice lo the poor at his office this Winter free of charge and ai medicines used will be given at cost price If 11 Chronicle We contrast this generosity with a "medical charge of $250 for a five minutes walk and a dozen or two of miuuto pclluttphargcd to a poor family in this vicinity Wdiave medical mfn hereabouts who are an honor to their profession and whose deeds of charity arc numerous and unknown to the world it Is strange how readily people pay the enormous bills of impostors and shirk those of hyneat and worthy practitioners Literary Notes Do not fail to secure The Wule Awake for February The Doll's Fair illustrated is one of the cutest things we lftvo ever seen I) 30 32 Franklin street Boston The Wule Wade is the best young magazine published 20 cents a number $2 a news dealers have it Monthly for February is at hand replete with instructive ami entertaining ar tides and illustrations Harper Bros Franklin Square New York Newsdealers have it Town of Rye Matters Receiver Merritt has issued his annual tax notices stating lie lias received the warrant for the collection of the State County and Town Taxes and will receive the same from January 15 (inclusive) at one per cent For the accommodation of the taxpayers at Rye lie trill be at office Thursday February 8th for those at Rye Neck at Geo Saturday February lOfrom 8 a till 4 The Milton school tax bills are in Receiver hands See posters Addition to the Jail The Board of Supervisors at its recent session passed a resolution in favor of enlarging the County Jail to separate the sexes and also to sepal ate debtors from the common prisonorn The expense is not to exceed fiwwu Amherst Wight Jr was appointed to draft and procure tile passage of a bilk-fu authorize the issuing of County Bonds ffftfow the expense of the enlargement In this matter the Supervisors have acted wisely the only fault being that these improvements have been delayed for so many Journal Ilsf DTJ CEMENTS TO PURCHASERS REMEMBER JAMES McCREERY CO ItosedaW The Praying Band from White Plains wore at the West street chapel on Sunday afternoon and enjoyed a very profitable season The audience wercltejjly affected by reforoncfls made by Mr Romer to the late Mr Bliss and the singing of some of his favorite hymns Westchester County The White Plains Gaslight Company year bfcfore last proaciiUd bills to the Board of Super visors for $2500 for lighting the court rooms and county offices The charge appearing excessive the Supervisors purchased a machine that manufactured gas for the year at a cost of $400 thus saving more than the cost of the machine the first year It is expected that during the present year a net saving of at least $20WI will be made in the county expenses on the Item off gas alone Exchange Malcolqj Smith Esq late County Clerk is practicing law The Board of Supervisors takes a recess until the 3d of February when it is expected tho special committee appointed to investigate Charges against tho keeper of the Poor House will be ready to report The Trustees of the Westchester County JSavinga Bank nt Turrytown on tha 3d i fist declared a dividend at the rate of six per cent per annum on all sums under $1000 and five per cent on sums over $1000 The Board resolved that In the future It would pay an inter-st of six per cent on sums of $500 and under five per cunt on sums of $3000 an I no interest on sums over $3000 The First National Bank anil the Citizens National Bank of Yonkers have each declared semi-annual dividends of threc-and ft-half per cent The Savings Bank and the Yon kers Savings Bank have declared semi-annual dividends of three per cent Hereafter the latter hank will not allow more than five per cent interest on sums of $2000 and upwards Rev Benedict has been called to the White Plains Baptist Church The parties from Ratonn connected with the murder near Saginaw Mich have received sentences Freemdn Cargen to solitary confinment in the Stato Prison at Jackson Mich for life Those whrkhave interested themselves to study tho meaning'-of "solitary say it is imprisonment in a dark cell without even the privilege of seeing the person whose business it is to bring the daily food and that the average length of life to those thus confined is ten years The sentence of Julia Palmer was mitigated to hard labor for lifc- Joseph Taylot of East Chester who left grop- erty estimated to $75000 cxd6uted a will leaving the use and benefit of his estate to his widow during her lifetime that at her death $2000 should be paid to each of the sons of the children of his last wife The two sons by the first wife contested the will on the ground of the incapacity to execute tlio will at the time and that undue influence had been used by the second wife The decision sustained the will Literary and Social Union GIFT OF A LIBRARY DECEASE OF THE SOCIETY The Litornry am Social Union established some five years ago and which did such good work for the village for throe years held its final meeting last Friday evening in the office of Messrs Wight jjplapp The Hon A Wight Jr called the meeting to order appointing Clapp Esq Secretary pro tern The following members answered to their Hon A Wight Jr IT Clapp President Wx McCarty Trustees Fisher Dr Bowron Finley Goodwin Ashley The President in a few pertinent remarks stated the object of the meeting referring to the fact that by the gift of Hon Peck of a Free Reading Room and Free Library the necessity for the Union had been re vcd whereupon Mr Goodwin offered resolut ion that the Library and other property lielouing to the Literary and Social Union be donated to the Trustees of the Free Reading Room and Librafry brganizcdby Hon Peck This was passed unanimously Mr Finley then moved that the Literary and Social Union be and hereby is dissolved Car-riftl unanimously The Library of some 250 to 800 books has been handed over to the Peck Reading Room and Library and forms a nucleus for a fine Library giving the new enterprise an excellent start In Meinoriam ng Tho demise on tho 29th of December of Alonzo Martin aged 28 years son of James Martin surprised nearly all who heard of it as few w6rc aware of his condition he having been secnViding but a few days previous Dud his illness every attention and kindness was shown him and lie passed away peacefully and trustingly to that better Where there is no more death No more sorrow nor weeping" The funeral was solemnized from the Sum-merfleld Church Rev Hammond delivering an appropriate address yA quartette choir sang music suited to and the floral tributes' "boro witness to the affection of relatives and friends The remains $rere buried in Union cemetery Gone but not lost Safo ottfhe shining shore" Local Religious Intelligence Summeufield Churcii Hammond pastor Regular Sunday seijviees Class meeting at 9 and preaching nt a Sunday school at 2 and preaching at 730 Miauun Leave It may be necessary to appeal to tlio Selectmen to rid this community of nn undesirable character who lias recently taken up her abode here clso indignant parents fnay take the matter in hand The statistics presented show that 2Q75 254 miles have Ixftn run by all trains 3919900 passengers moved and 830019 tons of freight moved The receipts on tire Shore Line division have been $37957105 and expenses $300043 20 leaving $18927 49 as the gain for the year Journal inktnms There wero nineteen cases of tobacco in Danbury last week If it wero intfor the llaxckeye the Graphic the Norristown Herald and all those fellows xre should say they on led in smoke Peace to their ashes Mr Bottles has been elected a school trustee In Texas: Hh was the nominee of a joint cork-ms Commercial Advertiser somebody put stopper on that man A San FrancisetT luyyor received a wooden jackass as a gift from his fellow practitioners in -the rtolicti Court and he says: "I know how hard pick out suitable presents but I almost believe an insult was jV Sun An astute lawyer Henry Ward Beecher will deliver his great lecture on the of in Washburn Hall on Tuesday evening January Yonkers Qasette Try again brother Spillkins your wife want to buy 1 new sealskin cloak asked ait uptown merchant the other day said 8pil-kins Erchange What fur A contemporary remarks that "Julius Cresar like most great men died in the liar very strange llin no traces of Ids remains havo ever been found Yys sir ns it may seem though tills is a bit of information w-c wero not rea ty for Julius held the reigns himself he Ashley of the Port Cheater Journal lias started a department in his paperheaded It is supposed to be an attempt to depopulate the place Bridgeport Standard Wc like Candeed expressions of convictions Journalinktums Wal-do as well as Prindling Rye "Mrs Pam el i a Brown wife of General Jacob Brown tl4 victor with Scott at Lundy Lane in the war of 112 is still living She is minty-ciglit years old and resides with her daughter Mrs Evajrts in this town Ml Kisco Weekly Civil Service Reform The action of Sheriff BrundtigcjT retaining Daniel Budd as deputy (n spite of croakers in both political parties Historical In the new venture put forth-hy A 8 -Barnes fc Co Magazine Ainqiipt History with notes and is to be found a woik of much value to those who would understand the early settlors and their ways Dr Chas Baird will contribute a sketch of the first Huguenot pastor of New York to the February number Religious Notes Mr Wardcil prcacli-cl on Sunday morning from Eph 4: 5 his theme bcint Christian unity and fellowship Before the sermon lie remarked upon the interest manifested during the week of prayer and gave notice of meetings on Tuesday Wednesday npd Thursday evenings of the present week Tho subject was treated under three heads: 1st Recognition of the elements of the text essential to proper church organization 2d The acceptance of these el aments Isnc cordant with strict denominalfonalism fid Adherence to essential elements of church -gtfeization is conducive to Christian unity Reference to Church history was mane to bow the early divisions on minor points of doctrine and the steadfast agreement in essentials down to the present time An earnest plea was put forth for the esprit de corps necessary to make labor successful Hymnal lbst and handkerchief See Tiro Tennesseeans will givo a concert at the Church Wednesday evening 24th Sec A NoVelty Vienna bakery apron anil grocery sales in chapel Port Chester vclly css hog at Boston next Wednesday -rJ4ev Mr Smuller preaches next Sunday evening Seats free all welcome The first lecture in the Course at Seminary last Wednesday evening very select audience The lectures on in subject Greek Temple by Wm Henry floodycar arc bcnutifulljr illua-t rated are mo(le)s In every way and received the marked attention of tho audience The second lecture Greek Sculpture will be given next Wednesday January 24 Sudden For some ten days Wm Kellmati A IV teacher in the grammar de partment at Park Institute had been complaining of feeling ill and suffering from hemorrhages On Saturday against the acjvice of his physician he went to the city returning atli very ill ne was carried to Mr continued to grow worse and on Tuesday died from typhoid fever The deceased wag rtti only son of Wl Kell man Esq of Salem Mass Ho had resided in Rye since last July had won a large number of warm friends and was a general favorite at the Institute He was a student lu every sense of the term and hjs death is a great loss to lie Institute and 1 lie cause of education Ilwas in his 27th year The remains wero removed to Salem for burial Lecture le RJe vv out a i Rye Neck SUNDRIES ccessor to Pixley) new stove and tin store and shop is already in good working order Call in A surprise party stormed and captured Mr Geo residence last evening A r)ght jolly time of course Religious dancing aud card parties were last Sunday It is well to chock all crafts tkntiro in danger of going too far at sea The Sioux in Dakota number 40000 and occupy 42000000 acres of land Smith Dann of Stamford over on Charge of incest and confined in the county Jail to await trial Tills is the last work record of a Concord (N H) plucky wife Gentlemen entertained 53 guests at tea 09 at breakfast 38 at dinner 47 lodged 39 number of calls made 484 -received 505 letters received 494 written 010 covoring 12874 pages She has also read 90 books and written 116 newspaper nrticlcK besides doing herown sewiri attending to her marketing and pifrish matters keeping only one servant Now let us have that one report There were many demonstrations of grief among the congregation in St It church last Suqday when the pastor Itev Tierney announcfcni Ids intended removal to another field of labor Father Tierney began his pastorate in Stamford immediately after the death of Father Fagan which occurred Decorn-tartfth 1873 During his residence hero he Juts "not only contributed greatly to build up the religious and temporal interests of the church but lias favorably impressed everybody both in and out of bis parish who have had any personal acquaintance with him lie is to taken charge of the pro-cathedral at Hartford and his place here is to be supplied ty Rev Father Rogers formerly assistant pastor in Stamford and in that capacity having already won the confidence and esteem of his iarialiioncrs Stamford Advocate Four Highest Awards Among the exhibits of the recent American Institute Fair in New York none attracted more attention or exdited greater interest than the exquisite and unexcelled wqx fruits flowers and foliage of Mrs John If Stiffen of Greenwich The pieces wero marked by a delicacy of form varied tints and a truthful copying of Dame Nature It Is and wo think justly claimed that Mrs display was the finest ever seen in this country She is cer tainly a real artiste in her line of business and has received the four -highest awards of the American Institute ist year her award was the silver-medal this placing her In the position of fl rphjirijst gnd teacher A call at Mrs studio corner of 10th street and Broadway between A Stewart fc and Grace church amply repays one The display of wax flower fruits foliage imitations of medallions figures together with choice paintings in oil and water -polors all from the hands of his lady arc beautiful Mrs Sniffen is always glad to receive calls at her studio No 788 Broadway Railroad Matters The following desfrved compliment wc find in the Watchman's Alarm New York of January "The New York New Haven and Springfield Railroad Company have just made their yearly report which shows that it is in a prosperous financial condition Many years ago when the Hon Win I) Bishop became its president although the road had paid dividends on examination he found that not only the road and Us rolling stock but its finances wero in a most fearful condition almost bordering on insolvency and ruin To think of saving it was to hope almost against lnpcand not many would have ventured their reputation in attempting to restore it to its former value and make it a first class paying road He wu given the oxelusiVc control and he alone was responsible to the shareholders for its entire management lie had good judgment courage and ambition and went to work witli a firm determination to succeed in making it all that its shareholders could desire True to that trust lie had placed In himself days and nights for years without faltering or stumbling by the wayside he worked faithfully for the desired result Day by day hie saw the old road bed give way to tkenew and day by day he has seen the old iron give way tothc latest Improved steel rails and the strongest iron bridges and after years of'-un-ttrlngexeriion he has the salSafictim of the glorious triumph jn having finished betweenstke two great cities of New York and Boston the connecting link which is tbfl nest and best railroad the face of the globe Fbt its length it carries more passengers with greater safety than any other road in existence Right well may lie be proud of the great miimc he has so justly I) Bishop New Railroad The Housatonic Railroad stop-over checks on Now practice of buying through tickets and selling the checks has been depriving tho company of a great share of their local fares making a difference of $30000 or $40000 in the annual re ceipts A ticket from Pittsfield to New York is sold for $350 or two and-onc twelfth ceuta mltey of which the Housatonic gets $2 for tak ing the passengers to Bridgeport 1110 miles Bcntly SQpei Intend cm of the New London Northern JUilrmd has been appointed Commissary-General upon Governor staff The propositions made nt a recent meeting of the bondholders of tho Connecticut Western -Road will be considered af special meeting of the stockholders to be held IK Hartford January 17th -The new Board of Directors of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad Company represent about 18000 shares of the stock worth $1300000 They ought to be thoroughly interested in the prosperity of the road' iruLird After reading so much about the safety of the Ashtabula bridge wo cannot help wondering that the rest of the road cavo in and leave that model of and firmness still standing Worcester Press The fifth annual report of the Board of Di-rectoraof the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad shows the groas income from all sources is less than for Jhe year preceding by $284841 32 The not income lias been sufficient to payjhc regular dividend of tenjper cent and leave a surpltiB to the credit of ptrofit and loss No addition has hoen made to the capital or construction account but owing to the perfect condition of the road and tlio reduced price of labor and materials the Director have been able to accomplish satisfactory redults ITic ad Com pnnyre fuse York tickets baa been- luiici Amount of Tax 1877 $4318041 Bonds to be Extoncbd $7500 Certificates to bo Extended 5000 Collected and In hands 2000 $145 10 $1150000 $28G8)41 The amount to be assessed rafter the extension proposed is $2477 than the last assessment It will bo seen from the above that the amount of Ibc proposed extension is $12500 Let all who can attend the meeting to-night Three circulars have been posted which we print in full TAX -rAYKBS OF MAMABONECK Are yoifcin favor of paying off a much larger amount of the Town indebtedness this hard yoftr than was paid lost year Are you in favor of largely increasing the rate of taxation this hard year over tho rate imposed last year Do you wish to aul can you conveniently pay a larger amount of taxes this hard Winter than you paid last Winter? Are yuU in favor of the action of your Town OtfloerH who lajft Friday evening refused to extend a sufficient amount to keep tho taxes at least as low as fhoy were last wholly disregarding a petition numerously signed by ourhoavicst tax-payors? NOTICE TO THE TAX-PAYEB8 The Supervisor of tho Town of Mamaroueck has received the following Petition to wit Mamaiionfi Jan 15th 18771 Birney Erq Supervisor We the undersigned tax-payers ojtho town of Mamaroueck respectfully and earnestly request that you call a meeting of tho tax -payers and their repre-soutativcJ to be held at an early day at tho Town Hall for the purpose of giving the owners and repre-ju-nUktHtvi of the taxable property of this town an opportunity of expressing their views relative to the payment of the town indebtedness falling due in 1877 proportion of tho Hftrae shall be paid and what proportion shall be extended for a term of years uuder a special Act passed by the Legislature for this purpose and we furtlr request that van retain tho tax books and withhold tho warfWSts until the proposed meeting instruct th Board of Town Officers relative to the quest ions shove referred to Babkkb Wl II MillsI gawxttn Phylon Isaa Merbbck vFrank Towle Bans Sibell Thomas Palmer James Mvers James Constable Cbaioheau I therefore in conformity with the above request oall a meeting of tho tax-payeys of this town to be held at the Town Hall on Thursday the 18tli inst at for the purposes expressed in the aforesaid Petition Birsey Super visor Mamahoxeck Jau 15 1877 1st There is not more of tho Town indebtedness to bo paid this year thau lust 2nd Tlio tax if assessed fs ordered by the Town Board aud according to law will not bo more than it was last winter 3d Tho statement that the Town Board refused to extend Bonds is false in every particular Party Forty ladies and gjjhClemen perpetrated a genuine surprise party at Mr Wesley Weaver street a few evefilngs since and it proved one of the most successful and agreeable parties eVerTield in this vicinity Short-kings On old hop at the ever popular Sheldrake is hinted at Henry Summers has secured the celebrated Gcorgo Monro trotter and now travels down among the thirties Letters uncalled for in the Mam-aroncck postotflcc: Geo Alexander Samuel Bolton Mr Griffon Miss Annie The indebtedness of the Town is $-131804 1 L6w Old times onco wo re The following are the announced prices for meats in this market: RoaBt of 18 20c Sirloin 8toak 18 20c Porter House 25c Round Steak 16c Chuck Steak 10 14c Plate and Navel 8c Corned Boef 8 14c Mutton 10 16o Pork Loin 14c Sausages 1 5c Harrison mkmoral dnsvrL Brother Greene came d6wn on Sunday everting and took charge of the meeting good one all'th rough After the opening cxerfcises he said he wished he might be the means in tho hands of God of doing somebody some good It was great blessing to know and to feel that the world had boon made better for our having lived in it We have passed through the year with all its trials difficulties and joys and entered upon tho now year of 1877 The yoar past and gone ha been tho Centennial year of America 1 Monarchical governments finvrt said this country could live to bo a century old but God has seen fit to show them different Our Republic Rtill stands and I bjess God that I have to-night the privilege of worshiping Him with you with none to molest or make us afraid I praise tho name of tho Lord that ever the Pilgrims landed in this country on Plymouth Rock and 1 bless floil that Christianity is a powet in the land better than millions of this wealth and then to find our final destiny in eternal darkuosi -Here wc are to-night engaged in the worsbip of God- Tho same beautiful hymns of the lamented Bliss which I heard at Cos Cob this afternoon I hear here this and the wfirsblpjoi Christians appears the same everywhere How mysterious" was the Providence that snatchod away so useful a life as that of Bliss while hundreds are staggering through the streets apparently of no use to anybody I There arc many things mysterious in this life but all will one day be revealed when wi shall know why the loveliest the swceteBt and -J StrtStJjaw'Ac ork to any Part of the Country Toys Toys JJO I FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Pinks erick TOYS TOYS CONFECTIONERY ''No charge for the GREAT WINDOW EXHIBITION TOYS 1 I w) TOY TEA SETS HOBBY HORSEsbLeIGHS CARTS And Hundreds of NICE PRESENTS! NO TTBLE TO SHOW GOODS EVERYBODY SERVED ALIKE the little folks to see the HOLIDAY GOODS AT PINKS Main Street Port Chester 4201y Meat Market MARKET MAIN STREET (orr bkuxdaok BtnLnnia) Just opened and where can be found a FULL LINE OF Beof Fork Mutton Foultry And 1 th otiMrteMti fcnd FOWLS a OF THE SEASON I ALSO egetables And Canned Fruits Of every description Orders promptly filled and delivered Large quantity of NOVA SCOTIA AND EARLY ROSE POTATOES On hand MQRFORD 6 Mala Street 14291?) PORT CHESTEB Dentistry J)R JA8 VREDENBURGH DENTIST OF NEW YORK CITY will be at Ry over New i Tuesday 832-ly Broadway and 11th Samples sent with pleasure 1 8S5 Concert ORIGINAL Tennesseeans Haring been obliged to postpone their visit to the RYE CHURCH on account of tho severe storm of December 29th will give their CONCERT OF Slave Cabin Songs at the above place on WEDNESDAY EVENING JANUARY 24tli TICKETS 50 CENTS CHILDREN 25 CENTS Doors open at 7 Concert to commence at 8 o'clock DONAVIN Manager Insurance JfIRE! FIRE! I Insure your House and Furniture against losses by fire ROYAL CANADIAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK ind MONTREAL WITH A CAPITAL OF SIX MILLION DOLLARS Has ope nel cffCo iu Port Chester for the accomodation of tho peoplo in this section of the Country The BRANCH OFFICE is in the same store of BANKRUPT SHOE SALES MAIN STREET PORT CHESTER WM CODDINTON 425w4 Manager of Branch Office Banking EPORT OF THE CONDITION OF TH First National Bank Of Port Chester AT PORT CHESTER In the State of New York at the close of business December 22d 1876 Loans and discounts $207174 17 Overdrafts 18i 71 Bonds to secure circulation 100000 00 Bonds on hand 25000 00 Other stocks bonds aud mortgagee 3200 00 Due from approved reserve agents 18805 37 Due from State Banka and bankers 3331 81 Real estate furniture and fixtures 1600 00 Current expenses and taxes paid 1005 64 iChocks and other cash items 463 65 Bills of other Banks 1443 00 Fractional ourreuoy (including nickels) 1 03 123 1)0 Legal-tender notes 19774 00 Rjemption fund with Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 4500 00 Total $386607 38 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $100000 00 Surjlus fund 20000 00 Undivided profits 26460 83 National Bank notes outstanding 89300 00 Dividends unpaid 2075 00 Individual deposits subject to chock 135086 15 Demand certificates of deposit 4651 50 Due to other National Banks 8103 89 Due to State Banks and bankers 930 01 Total t886607 38 State of New York 1 County of Wostchoater 8 I J- Wilcox Cashier of the above named bank do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief WILCOX Cabhixr Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of January 1877 John Marshall Notary Public In and for Westchester Co Attest: Ephraim Sodrii John Marshall Directors John Lounbbury JOB PRINTING OF EVERY VARIETY nearly an promptly executed Cheaper Rents While it is well understood that rents of stores offices and tenements have fallen from twenty to fifty per cent in cities and many large towns it is well known that in this vicinity they re main the same? Groceries are cheaper so are dry goods coals and nearly all other articles" but the landlords arc firm IIow longour business men can bear the burden how lng our working classes can stand the high rents is a matter which the present dull times will very soon prove Wc trust that the landlords will not wait to be driven to make concession: Wc know that some rentals arc and have always been moderate enough but many are extortion and others so high that the merchant makes nothing fforo his business arid the working man can scarcelyoarrytU4v4uv4om The tendency is and wc do hope that every landlord who is now charging War prices willat the beginning of tlijs new year mark ids rentals at hard-pan rute9 Tho Taxes We learn from Supervisor Johnson that the "Ux rate thiryear will be $2004 on the thousand dollars of valuation outside of the village and $1894 inside the corporation The state tax is $054060 less than in The county tax is greater than by $445483 The past year $6 500 of Boston Post Roml Bonds wero paid the coming year $10000 of the snme bonds become payable making nn increase of $0500 4 50388 must be raised to pay the land damages for opening of Lincoln avenue and for the extraordinary repairs of highways Audited Town bills are nearly $3000 higher on account of the expenses incurred during the prevalence of the small pox The other items of town accounts are about the except that the amount to be raised for the temporary relief of the poor is but $500 the Commissioners of Excise having paid to the Supervisor the sum of $990 to credit oftlmt fund Notwithstanding the amounts to be raised wc Joel justified iu congratulating our fellow citizens on the fact that outaido of the village the rate is but 8 100 of a mill higher thartjt year and in the vitlag qearly one mill lower Conned Wealth Tho Connecticut Register for 1877 edn tains the customary quantity of valuable information and tables of statistics and gives the grand list of each town in lie stale The total grand list of the state If $358491451 divided according to counties as follows New Haven $98983 Bit Harlard $84995927 Fairflcld $50783481 New ondon $43295043 Litchfield $27 095 639 Middlesex 20 073 778 Windham Tolland $8440935 The amoum of the grand list in towns whero the sum is above one million of dollars is given below It will be seen tiiat New Haven heads the list leading Hartford by $9320495 while Hartford Is $33438320 ahead of the ncut wealthiest Norwich Tho town in tho state With the smallest grand list is Marlborough Mrs Wm Bowles of New Castle aged about 43 years while laboring under temporary aber-atfon of mind on Monday hung herself She has left six children 9 TOB PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIP-u tlon dim at th fonxih Offlo 0Ht teW.