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Scott and family are in the Adiron- 

 dacks, Geo. Lippincott is at the seaside 

 resorts, Walter Bonne is back from 

 Casco bay, Me., Mrs. Geo. McGarrett 

 is at Spring Valley, N. Y., Mr. and 

 Mrs. Jos. Barnett are back from Crystal 

 Beach, Canada, Walter Bonfeld is at 

 Orrs Island, Me., Mrs. Gillespie is at 

 Merrill, N. Y., and Benj. Miller is at 

 Asbury Park, N. J. 



A. Kottmiller and wife have enjoyed 

 a month 's autoing in New England. 



Wm. Halvae, an employee for some 

 years of H. L. Baylis, in the Coogan 

 building, died of heart failure from the 

 excessive heat August 10, aged 27 years. 



Siebrecht Bros, have removed their 

 retail store temporarily to West Forty- 

 sixth street. 



Some grand phoenix and other large 

 palms add to the attractive front of the 

 new store of Small & Sons, on Madison 

 avenue. 



E. C. Horan is enjoying his summer 

 at his home in the Berkshire hills. Wm. 

 Her, his manager, is at Mohonk Lake 

 with his familv. J. Austin Shaw. 



For a little diversion, Wm. J. Elliott, 

 of Elliott & Sons, New York, will try 

 to sell to the highest bidder a number 

 of market stalls at Wallabout Market, 

 Brooklyn. 



Two-thirds of the workers in the 

 paper box industry were reported on 

 strike last week. They demand wage 

 advances and improved working condi- 

 tions which, if granted, will further ad- 

 vance the cost of florists' boxes. The 

 strike comes at a time when the supply 

 of boxes on hand is the smallest in 

 years, and when prices are the highest 

 (fever known. No maker will accept an 

 order teubjeot to delivery at a definite 

 day and price. 



James. J. Daly, president of the Green- 

 wood Florists' Association, a south 

 Brooklyn organization, is making ar- 

 rangements for the association's an- 

 nual outing, which is to be held at 

 Green island. Labor day, September 4. 

 On the day of the pienic members will 

 assemble at the Clubrooms in the Fiftb 

 avenue court building and will be taken 

 to the grounds in automobiles. 



Chenrvale, Kan. — Our summer has 

 been the hottest and driest in thirty 

 years.. F. W. Meyers says that on his 

 place, exposed to. the south winds, he 

 noted twenty days in July gave read- 

 ings of 100 degrees or above, some up 

 to 406 degrees. 



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