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Trap Around Philadelphia^ 
SILVBB LAKE GUN CLUB. 
Jan. 2.— The Silver Lake Gun CJub held its regular shoot the 
winter series on the club's grounds at Greenwich Fiers to-day. Jhe 
special event was the fourth contest for the three silver cu^a to 
be contested for in thirteen sboots. each contestant to take part in 
ten regular clab mRetings. A sliding handicap and point system is 
used. The three highest scores at each contest get .% 2 and" 1 point. 
A 3-point man loses one target at the next meet. The 2 and 1-point 
men remain as they were, and all contestants who did not score any 
Jjoints are allowed one more broken target to add to tl-ieir score. 
The standing to date is: Gregory 7 points, Murpby 6, Apker 6, Mink 
6, ti'reuch 5, Ford 5, Woodstager 4, O'Brien 4, Price 4, Stoffer 2. Nutn- 
bers 2, Beed 2, Lane 1. 
The conditions were 25 targets, unknown angles, handicap of misses 
as breaks: 
Harris. . 
Handi- 
cap. 
Points 
iioiiimiiimiimiuoo- 
-22 
4 
85- 
-3 
loiioouioniiiiiiiiiioii- 
-so 
5 
25- 
3 
oionoiiioiiiiiniiniui- 
-21 
4 
25- 
-3 
iiioiiiiioininooiiioni- 
-20 
5 
25- 
3 
IIIOOIIOIIOIOIOIIOI IIOICO— 15 
5 
20- 
iiojiiiiouiionimioooi- 
-IS 
5 
23- 
-I 
oiomiioimoiiiioiooou- 
-17 
e 
23- 
-1 
iinmiiooiiiiioiiiioioi- 
-SO 
5 
25- 
-i 
coioiniiioioioiiiionioi- 
-17 
7 
24- 
-2 
looiinioooouiioiooooiio- 
-13 
8 
21- 
lOlOOOOli OOOOOOOOOOOOlOdO 
- 4 
10 
11- 
UlllllOlOOUlllOliO OOOIO- 
-15 
4 
19- 
11001 00100111001010000000- 
- 9 
11 
20- 
10101 lOllOOlOlllOlllOOllO 
15 
5 
20- 
KKYSTOKE SHOOTING LEAGUE. 
J^an. 4.— The Keystone Shooting League, whose grounds and club 
house are at Holmesburg Junction, Pa., held its annual club shoot 
and election of officers to-day, winding up with a banquet, at which 
about forty members and guests sat down. 
The league, which is one of the largest and most prosperous gun 
clubs in the countiy, made a new departure to-day, electing in addi- 
tion to the regular officers a board of governors consisting of three 
members, to whom are to be referred all matters pertaining to the 
management of shoots, tournaments and the election of new mem- 
bers. The league also reduced the admission fee for new members 
from $iB to $10, and twenty new members were admitted. 
At the banquet Harry Thurman acted as chairman and toastmaster, 
calling on many of the members, who responded in short speeches. 
Common Councilman James Wolstencroft gave a history of the 
league from the time it started as the North End Gun Club in 1880, 
Until it was chartered under its present name in 3S9i, and took up its 
present location. The inclosed grounds embrace over two acres, but 
the club has recentUy leased the balance of the tract, which takes in 
over fifty acres. The olScers elected were: President, Wade Wilson; 
Vice-President, Albert W. Worrell; Secretary, George E Pack; Treas- 
surer, E. R Johnson; Field Captain, >VUliam H, Pack; Assistant 
Fitld Captain, H. L. Uavid (Landis): Scorer, Nathaniel Swope; Board 
of Governors' J Longuecker, WUliam M. Pack and Jlenry Pebriger. 
Among those present at the banquet were: 
Harry Tnurman, W. H. Wolsteacrofc, G. S. Norris, Wade Wilson, 
Henry Febeacker.-fl. T. Dauvid, Will K. Park, Thomas Kellar, James 
Wolstencroft, Joseph Thurman, Howard Ridge. E. D. Johnson, D. 
Longnecker, J. Roas, Harry Stevenson, R S. Elwell, H. S. Callaway, 
A. Stevenson, William Donnelly, W. H. Pack, J. K. Karr, J. Roth- 
acker, C. H. Fitzgerald, JST. Moore, O. K. Stevenson, J B. liidge, A. 
Warrell, Harry Allen, H. B. Wilson, Jr., N. Swope, I. W. Biidd, Dr. 
Allen and P. N. Day. 
For the league's annual shoot the members were divided into 
teams of twelve men each. The conditions were 10 live birds per 
man, 30yds. rise, 50yds. boundary, under A. S. A. rules, the losers to 
pay for the banquet to follow. After an exciting match the team 
captained by W, H. Pack won, defeating Captain Thurman's team 
by the small margin of 1 bird. Summary; 
Pack's Team. 
Trap score type— Copyright, /sar, by B'oreat: and Stream Publishing Co. 
W H Pack..l a021»222 0-7 Fitzgerald..8 222l0»2«0-6 
WWolsten-;"-^<-<-^ WN-^^ 
croft 3 2222^222 2-10 Moore. 
»aa202022a— 7 
WPacK, 
..1212222220 
Stevenson. .2 02 l8«oi20 
Febiger....0 22200102 s;- 
Eothacker..2 l 0 0 l 2 2 a 2 2- 
Emerej l siO«l»JJ110- 
6 j;Donnaly, 
.111001121a— 8 
J B Ridge. .0 02110112 0—6 
. J Wolsten- 4.+..//'4.\H-^^^T 
croft 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0-1-7 
Thurman's Team. 
HThurman.l 08«82221 2— 8 Wilson 2 2»222Sl«2-8 
Landis 2 02»2282a2— 8 Boss • 2212223 2 3—9 
EDJohnsonl 1 2 2220020—7 HStevensonO 012«20000--3 
HBidge..,,2 01202202 2— 7 Elwell 0 0-1110110-5 
JThurman.2 i 1 0 2 2 2 l 0 1— 8 Callaway... 2 11222020 a— 8 
Longneckeri lliaaOOll— 8 AStevensona 0212«0S2 2— 7 
florists' gun CLUB. 
86 
Jan 5.— The twentieth shoot for the Donaldson diamond medal was 
held to-day by the members of the Florists' Gun Club, on the club's 
grounds at Wissmomiog. The weather at the start of the shoot was 
quite pleasant, but when squad No. 2 went to the score the wind blew 
up strong and cold, making the flight of the targets very erratic. 
Although A. B. Cartledge made the highest score of the day for the 
actual number of targets shot at, T. Cartledge, by virtue of his handi- 
cap, beat him out for the medal and scored a win for that trophy. 
Six more contests have yet to be shot before the actual ownership of 
the medal is assured. The score of wins to date stands thus: 
George Craig 4, Charles D. Ball 3. Edward Reid 3, Thomas Cartledge 
8, John Burton 2, George Anderson 8, A. B. Cartledge 2, Will K. Park 
1, W. K. Harris 1, J. W. Colflesh 1. 
Medal shoot, 25 targets, unknown angles, handicap allowance of 
extra targets to shoot at; 
Thomas Cartledge (10) .111111101111111101010011000111111111—27 
A B Cartledge (a) , 11111011111011111111111011011-25 
Ed Reid (4) , 11110111111101110111011011011-23 
G O Bell (4) 11001010100111111111101111110—21 
John Burton (0) Oll«110mil0111111llll01— £0 
ri Bucknell tO),.... , 1111101111110111011111000—19 
CD Ball (a) ,.,,,.,....,.0110111011111111001100111-18 
J W Colflesh .......... V "• '•••.» •■'' " "IIWIOIOIOIII 1011— 18 
W KPark (0)...-..;i,vii..r.... v..... i..;.. 0110101111111001111101101-18 
T Keller (0) lOllllllllllOllOOJCOlulll-18 
W Smith (3^ llOllOllllllOOllliOUOllO-lS 
Q Anderson (0) OOllOlOlHlliOllllOOlOlOl-16 
T C Brown t.8) OlllOlOlOlOlOl 10001111011-15 
G Craig (4) 111010101 10001 oil 1 lOlOOf'l 14 
WP Craig clO) OllOlOOlOOmiOOOOlOOlO 01-9 
WK Harris (8) 0110(J01U10100001 100000101— 9 
H Payne (0) „.,.,•„, IIIIOIOOOOOOIOOOOOOUOOOO— 8 
J D Carlisle (4).. OlOlOlOOlOCOOlOOOOllOOOOO— 7 
VDorp (0) lOlOlOlOOOOlfcOOOOOlOoiOOO— 7 
J Ford (0) OOOOOOOOOOOiaOOOOllOOOOOO— 3 
Thos. Cartledge, A. B. Cartledge, Ed Reid end G. O. Bell were the 
only men who shot out their handicap allowances, none of the others 
having any chance to win. 
Another race at 25 targets, unknown angles, was also shot, with the 
following result: , 
Q. Craig 9, Ed Seid 18, W. P. Craig 6, J. D. Carlisle 9, G. O. Bell 14, 
T. C. Brown 8. C. D. Ball 22, J. W. Colttesh 19, Thos. Cartledge 9, W. 
K. Harris* 18, J. Ford 6, H, Bucknell 21, A. B. Cartledge 18, W. K. Park 
17, T. Keller 16, W. Smith 81, J. Burton 16, G. Anderson 82, Payne 18, 
V. Dorp 7. 
New Haven Gun Club. 
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1.— An all-day shoot was given to-day by 
the Hew Haven Gim Club on Its ground in this city. There were 
about twenty-five ehooters present, including a number of out-of« 
towD mepi among the latter being Uessrg. fiarvey and Outier, of 
^iodsor hoQke, {ie4 Mr. Blfttae?, of Holyoifee, Mass. Tii«r« w«;« tet) 
events on the programme, but a number of extras were also ehot. 
Several men, whose names do not appear in the scores, shot for tar- 
gets only. 
First average for the entire day, including extras, was won by Mr. 
F. L. Harvey, of Windsor Locks, with 85', per cent.; second, byH. O. 
Whitney, 84i,; third, by F. J. Potter, SS^j. On programme events 
only H. O. Whitney was first with 87 per cent.; F. J. Potter second, 
86^; F. L. Harvey third, 84. 
Following are the scores: 
Events: 
Targets: 
1 » 3 4 6 
10 10 10 10 15 
Extras. 
6 7 8 910, 
10 SO 15 10 16 10 10 10 10 10 
Cowee , 6 
Potter 8 
Bristol 7 
Clark 9 
Stevens ^ 
Cutler 8 
Ooogan 2 
Blarney .....w.^.i^x.;.. 7 
Harvey 8 
Whitney 9 8 
Carrie 4.,..,... 6 7 
Olaridge.. .. 
Clock ,. ;.■ 
Hubinger .. !! 
Savage.. ....,.,,,4^,i„ii,, .," 
Langdon [ \\ 
7 11 
9 15 
4 13 
6 10 
6 12 
8 11 
2 5 
9 11 
9 10 10 10 
7 13 
8 18 
7 14 7 6 10 
9 19 11 7 14 
4 17 10 10 18 
8 18 11 8 9 
5 17 13 
4 15 13 
5 7 9 
4 IS 7 
6 16 14 
9 17 15 10 13 
7 16 12 9 13 
18 
. 13 11 .. .. 
7 8 
11 
11 
8 18 
7 13 
6 6' 
7 14 
9 13 
4 .. 
5 8 
8 10 
3 6 
8 7 
8 7 
6 5 
6 10 
9 9 
7 
. 7 
. 9 
8 8 
6 10 9 
The club held its annual meeting on Saturday, Dec. 26, at Bassett 
& Reeven's store. The secretary's report was read and accepted, after 
which olBcers were elected for the ensuing year as foUows: Pre.^i- 
dent, M. H. Clark; Secretary-Treasurer, W. iH, Hazel. Directors, C. 
B. Bristol, F. J. Potter, G. L. Clock. The club starts the new year 
with a substantial balance in the treasury and bright prospects for 
the future. 
The regular club shoots will be held the seeord Wednesday of each 
month. A schedule has been arranged as follows: 
No. 1, handicap race, 30 singles, 15 at known angles and 15 at un- 
known; three merchandise prizes each month. 
No. 3, team race at 20 singles for cash prizes. 
W, H. Hazel, Sec'y. 
Mount Ellis Gun and Rifle Club. 
Newburgh, N. Y., Jan. 1.— The members of the Motmt Ellis Gun 
and Rifle Club held a shoot to-day at clay targets. Among the 
events shot off were two team races. The first race was between 
5 men teams captained respectively by Messrs. Bradley Soott and 
Sneed. Mr. Sneed's team won easily by 88 to 68. Score in this event 
was as follows: 
Scott's Team. 
J Bradley S^ott. 0010001110101011111010011—14 
James Todd 111^100101011010101101001—15 
Geo W Miller ..i... 0010001110111100101111010—14 
David C Miller.,.,,.,^..,, 1100110100100000011010100—18 
Geo Mould 0111010001101110110111010—15—68 
P M Sneed 1101111111101101011011110-19 
Alex T Moran 1111101111111110110111110—21 
David Bell , 1010100100110100110111106— W 
A Lincoln J Miller 1011111010111011011100100—16 
Elmer E Roosa 0100110111010111010010011—14- 83 
A 4-men team race followed, the teams being captained respect- 
ively by Messrs. Bell and Todd. After a close race Mr. Bell's team 
won by 65 to 61. 
Bell's Team, 
D Bell 1100011011111111010110001—16 
AT Moran „... lOllOlllOlOllOllOllOIlOOl— 16 
J B Scott ,....,..,.„, lOOlllllilllOilllOOUl 111-20 
E E Roosa......... 11010110110010110.0100100—13-65 
Todd's Team, 
J Todd 1100101010110010101111111—16 
F M Sneed 0010111111110101, OlOOOOll— 15 
A L Miller . . * .i*., .,4^^ .1101101111101100100000111—15 
G W Miller. 1111011110010011Ui;01011lO-15-61 
Jan. 5.— The annual meeting of the club was held this evening, the 
following fist of officers being elected for 1897: President, Elmer E. 
Roosa; Vice-President, Lewis F. Suydam; Secretary, Frederick M. 
Sneed; Treasurer, A. Lincoln J. Miller; Captain, Alex. T. Moran; Trus- 
tees- Samuel L. Stewart, David C. MiUer, Alex. T. Moran. F. M. Sneed 
and Geo. W. Miller. 
The club was organized in March, 1895, and was incorporated in 
February, 1896. Its membership, which is limited, has increased 
rapidly. The grounds, which are located just outside the city Hmits 
and therefore easy of access, are splendidly arranged and equipped. 
The club has imdoubtedly one of tne best 20Oyds. rifle ranges m the 
State, and since organization some of the members have developed 
into excellent marksmen. At the traps the club has thus far confined 
Itself to the clay targets, and as nearly all the members were new at 
trap work the average scores have nat been high. But if the mem- 
bers have, during the short time the club has been organized, failed 
to make record-breaking scores, there is one thing in which they are 
not lacking, namely, enthusiasm in the sport. 
Greensburg Gun Club. 
Grkknsburg, Ind.. Jan. 1.— The Greensburg Gun Club some weeks 
before the first day of the new year decided to celebrate to-day with 
an all -day shoot, life birds in the morning, clay birds in the after- 
neon; but their hopes almost vanished when with the morning came 
a very hard rain which lasted until nearly noon, so that only one 
live-bird match was shot. This was between Winchester and Zoller, 
and was won vei-y easily by Mr. Winchester. 
The principal event of the day, and as it turned out the only event 
in the afternoon, was the shoot for the Laflin & Rand W- A powder 
trophy. This was arranged to take place at 1:30, but on tccount of 
the rain it was after 2 when the first squad of the 18 contestants took 
their places at the score. The afternoon was very dark, and a mist 
of rain fell continuously, increasing into showers at times. Had the 
weather been at all agreeable for shooting the scores would have 
been much better. The W-A trophy is a very handsome silver can 
about 5in. in diameter and 5>^in. high, filled with W-A Smokeless 
powder. The club appreciates the kind remembrance on the part of 
Messrs. Laflin & Baud, and at a meeting of the club held this even- 
ing extended to the company a vote of thanks. The trophy was 
won by D. A. Myers, the president of the club, who broKe 47 out of 
50, that being the number of bluerocks allowed each contestant. The 
club had the following inscription engraved on the trophy before it 
was presented to ttie winner: "Won, Jan. 1, '97, by D. A. Myers, 
score 47 out of .50 " Following is the t core; 
Minear OllOO.OllOuOOOOOllOlllllilllOlOllllllOllOOllIOOOI-Sl 
Tillson 01111110110111111011111101110001111111111010101111—39 
Zoller OOlllOlOlllllllllOlOlOOnillOOlllOlOlOUllUlllllO— 3tf 
Thomson 1111011101111111011001 1101111101111010100011101011—36 
Link llllOOlOlllOUlOllllOlllllOllOulOOiniOllllllOlOll-35 
Gallagher 11001011100010001101010110001000101010001010110000-81 
Alexander lOlOOOIlllllllllOOllOOllllOlllliniOilOUlllllllOl— 37 
Coroett .llllllOlllllOlOlllllHlHOlOlllOlllllOlOnoilOOIll-41 
Buckley . ...10001111111101111111110111111111111111011011111111-43 
Myers ........ 11111111111111111111111111111011111111111011011111-47 
Winchester OllOllOllllOOUlOOllOllilOOlOlOOllHlillllOllOIOlO-83 
Woodfill. .11110011111011011010101101111101100010110101011100- 38 
Web. 
Trap Around Pittsburg. 
EAST PITTSBXTRG GUN CLUB. 
PiTTSBtmG, Pa., Jan. 1.— The East Pittsburg Gun Club held an all- 
day shoot to-day. The weather was cloudy in the morning, but 
cleared up in the af lernooh. The attendance was very good, and 
some capital shooting was done by those present. Scores were: 
Events: 133456789 10 11 13 
Targets: 10 16 10 IS 10 IS 10 16 10 15 IC 15 
Peters 7 9 8 11 8 10 8 13 8 10 10 11 
Mack 9 13 7 12 5 13 7 13 9 12 8 15 
Motz .w.i.'...\;....V*....'.V... 8 13 8 13 10 13 9 15 8 10 .... 
Buck ., .......^/^i 11 8 11 4 14 8 11 8 10 6 10 
Shaw u:.-.. 8.. 9 12 6 10 7 10 8 10 .. .. 
Bambo 8 11 7 10 7 7.. 8 7.. 5 9 
Krop 4 18 8 7 10 5,. 9 7 
Mcintosh 7 7 3 13 5 11 3 8 8 
Hamilton........... 9 6 11 6 14 9 18 6 9 
Tim 5 .. 6 10 5 6 ,. .. 
Hofmeister .. 11 9 10 5 10 3 .. 
Born .. .. 11 10 .. .. 5 .. .. 
Williams 811 510 
Gurbates....... .. 4 7 .. 7 4 
Wymer , .... 6 8 5 10 
Sharrfird . « • • « t • I * « 1 1 1 « s « « ( t » ( I ai f* f,^ «• if «« tt «• 0 18 
Ruud..., ,,M... «« .. .. 7 8 
BAH P. 8VI1K80K, S«c'y. 
An American at Monte Carlo., 
There has been a great deal of talk during the last few days as to 
who the "Mr. Robinson, an American," was who had defeated Mr. 
Beresford, an Enghshman, in a 100-bird race at Monte Carlo on Jan. 
5. The New York Herald gives the following cable dispatch repub- 
lished from its European edition of Jan. 6r 
"Monte Carlo, Jan. 5, 1897.— A return match, 100 pigeons, at 80yds. 
for 2,lU0f. a side, between the California shot, Robinson, and the well- 
known English marksman, Orchardson, took place this afternoon at 
Mount Boron, and endea in favor of the Pacific coast champion. 
"It must not for a moment be thought that there was any collusion 
between the shooters. On the contrary, unfortunately there was 
bad blood between the rivals from the oommen cement, for no sooner 
did Robinson arrive on the ground than he asked to see the birds, and 
remained in the pigeon room alone with the employees f uUy ten min- 
utes. Coming out, he proposed to M. Bertrand, the directeiu- of the 
Tir, to ask Orchardson to allow two .strangers, in the shape of two 
street boys who never trapped pigeons in their lives, to take the place 
of the ordinary- trappers. To this the Englishman, a splendid speci- 
men of the British sportsman, replied, although evidently nettled: 
" 'Anything you like, so long as we begm the match. Have two 
ladies to trap if it pleases you,' and after a pause he added: "Say, 
would you like two boys to retrieve instead of dogs?' 
"Here the incident closed. The two did not exchange a word until 
they shook hands when all was over. 
"The light was dull and gray, with not a breath of air to help the 
birds. This was considered by the betting division to be worth fully 
,€150 in wagers over the result in favor of the American." 
The race resulted thus: Robinson 92, Orchardson 89. The birds 
are said to have been only a very moderate lot, something we are 
not accustomed to hear said about European bluerocks. The poor 
quality of the birds evidently attracted attention, as the Jfferaid's 
correspondent winds up thus: 
"After the contest several friendly sweepstakes were decided. The 
majority of the birds flew well. This M. Bertrand attributed to the 
difference in trapping. Be this as it may, in the match what was 
sauce for the goose was sauce for the ganaer. 
"After all was over everyone was pleased to see the two oppo- 
nents at the buffet together. 1 do not think, however, that the de- 
ciding match will be shot on this side of the Channel, but probably at 
Hurlingham or at the gun club, where Eaglish bluerocks alone are 
used, and the Belgian bizet is unknown. 
"In a previous match, shot at Cap d'Ail, Orchardson killed 85 to 
Robinson's 82.'' 
At Watson's Park. 
Chicago, III., Jan. 7.— J. Rehm shoot at 20 birds for practice this 
afternoon. Score: 
J Rehm 82220222J02222322220-17 
Jaa. S.— J. Dart tried his hand to-day at 60 live birds for practice. 
He scored 34, as below: 
J Dart 012200282120201200201000018020-14 
2110^0218108100022001210011218-20- 3 » 
Jaw. S.— The Kenwood Gun Club shot at Watson's Park to-day with 
the following result in its club shoot: 
H H Frothingham. . .8882801000— 6 Com Thome; 2113831112-10 
Pettit 2202820110— 7 Dering ..2001012210- 6 
Donnelley 1801220122— 7 
Practice scores were made as below: 
J H Amberg , 22212111818 — li 
McFarland 21111288122 —11 
HLee ...12200122iau0 —8 
Pettit ......11103a000822i — 9 
F M Fish 1V00200021 111100200102121 —15 
H E Wiley 0100101010212008100002310 —18 
Goodrich 1011111110 — 8 
Lord .-...,.,..4. ....111121201082210 —12 
Geo RoU .,.....,.,...088.201012221022221222821011813 — S!5 
J Rehm .;,(..*.... .82181212210212211 12102010202221121321312- 34 
Dr Liddy. 22112110181102132202118122010223 -27 
Donnelley..,.. 2010000*221 —5 
Dermg 12313 — 5 
Eavelrigg. 
Trap Around Pittsburg. 
TEAM RACE AT DAVIS ISLAND. 
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 7.— The new set of traps on the Herron Hill 
Gun Club's grounds, at Davis Island, were used for the first time to- 
day. This set is a great improvement over the old ones. The team 
shoot to-day was between C. A. May and Fargo against W. S. King 
and Strong The former team won by 5 birds, as shown in the fol- 
lowing score: 
C A May 223 .'2202222222002312222322222022132222388222220201-44 
Fargo 21103121823222112181201222223008322210122121321123— 45-89 
WS Kmg....28213ia22232322222112020<J2l211I111122320:(212I12012-45 
Strong OlOS"2103l210i2l2U2202302ll08a2a0122122llllOl311111— 39-84 
ALEX KING vs. M'PHERSON. 
Jan. S.— Alex. King and Sandy McPherson shot a 100-bird race on 
the Heiron Hill Gun Club's grounds at Davis Island. King won by 6 
birds with a score of 91 to 85. Both men shot from the 30yd. mark; 
A H King 3i23-200a2222<;iylSi20<!1222 -88 
2;;i23i!122882822002l5i83220^— 22 
222i042282222av:3221223222 -24 
22222220. 32S2222322K202a8-23 -91 
McPherSOQ , 222:i03222S22022320222?032— 21 
023av2S0i0a8222a222220822-21 
82202eOiiasi222ia322i;08.222- 21 
20i282-22il882182222202033-22- 88 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
Chang^es in the Lehigh Valley ZR. R. 
Mb Chas. S. Lee, General Passenger Agent of the Lehigh 'Valley 
R. R., announces that Mr. E. B, Byington. after many years of faith- 
ful service, retires from the office of General Western Passenger 
Agent of the company, and is assiened to other duties. Mr. A A. 
Heard is appointed Western Passenger Agent, in charge of passen- 
ger traffic originating at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Suspension Bridge 
and all points West, with headquarters at Buffalo.— .4d v. 
Oilers for 1897. 
Messrs. Cushman & Denison are the pioneers in the manufactnre 
of pocket oilers, and to day supply almost the entire bicycle trade. 
For fourteen years they have carefullv looked after the improve- 
ment of their product. Their •^Perfect" oiler is everything the name 
implies, while the "Star" is a good second, and one with which 
almost any sportsman or wheelman would be satisfied were it not 
for the "Perfect "—Adv. 
The Luxury of Travel. 
The man who has never been West over the,.picturesque New York 
Central has a sensation in store for him that he cannot afford to 
forego. Nature has done almost as much for him in what he sees 
as mechanical skill has done in placing him in a magnificent hotel 
on wheels, and whirling him toward his destination on the very wings I 
of the wind.— Hardware. Adv. 
Card Case. 
Edward Smith & Co , 45 Broadway, New York, makers of the cele- 
brated "E. S." spar coating and other varnishes, are sending to their 
friends a neat souvenir morocco card case.— ^du. 
Property] I for Sale. 
An excellent opportunity to secure a prolific trout stream in Mich- 
igan for club purposes is offered in our "Property for Sale" column 
this week.— ^d«. 
When tou go Solth to the great Texas midwinter shooting carni- 
val at San Antonio, or to the Arkansaw Traveler's annual winter 
tournament at Hot Springs, Ark., remember the Missouri Pacific B. 
R. When you go South for a bit of the best shooting in America, to 
the Texas Gulf Coast or the Indian Nations, remember the Missouri 
Pacific R. R. Elegant through trams out of St. Louis, with all the 
luxuries of modern travel. Special tournament rates. Address H, 
C. Townsend, G. P. A., St, Louis, Mo.— Adv. 
The free attendant service maintained by the New York Central at 
Grand Central Station, New York, is another example of the care 
and courtesy by which patrons of this great railrbal are surrounded . 
—Adv. 
Olf the New York Central you travel in perfect aeourity, protected 
every Joot o£ the way by Block SJgnalg,— 
