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The Schwartzistan Herald
Vellmar · Tuesday, 2 December 2014 · No. 76,552 · Editor: Oskar Fozin
Grauholt Brewery is founded at Grauholt by Rainer Brenn
Grauholt, 30 November 2014
Grauholt Brewery is founded at Grauholt by Rainer Brenn. The particulars were entered in the register of companies at the Ministry of Finance. A statement is expected in the coming days.
The Exchange took the news in its stride; the close is given in the market column. Brokers in the wine rooms reported a quiet afternoon.
Concerning: Grauholt Brewery, Rainer Brenn.
Hochstadt Electric Company is declared bankrupt
Hochstadt, 28 November 2014
Hochstadt Electric Company is declared bankrupt. 313 jobs are lost at Hochstadt. The particulars were entered in the register of companies at the Ministry of Finance. A statement is expected in the coming days.
Concerning: Hochstadt Electric Company.
A new wing opens at the Norrbruck hospital, with 30 beds
Norrbruck, 29 November 2014
A new wing opens at the Norrbruck hospital, with 30 beds. One witness, the keeper of the toll-house, gave the following account: 'I said at the time it would come to this.' Related reports are linked below.
Concerning: Norrbruck, Old Gate Street.
Ostrabruck marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along High Gate
Ostrabruck, 29 November 2014
Ostrabruck marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along High Gate. The matter was the only talk at the quay that evening. Speaking to this journal, the driver of the carrier's cart said: 'It was over before the bell had done ringing.'
Concerning: Ostrabruck, High Gate.
A fire in Ferry Row at Reedtal destroys 5 houses
Reedtal, 29 November 2014
From Reedtal. A fire in Ferry Row at Reedtal destroys 5 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. One witness, a clerk who would not be named, gave the following account: 'It was over before the bell had done ringing.'
Piped water reaches Old Gate Gate, Sanding
Sanding, 28 November 2014
Piped water reaches Old Gate Gate, Sanding. The old pump is retained by public request. We have it from a peat cutter on his way home that the affair was much as described. Readers in Sanding may send their accounts to the usual address.
Concerning: Sanding, Old Gate Gate.
The telegraph reaches Grauholt
Grauholt, 27 November 2014
Grauholt: The telegraph reaches Grauholt. The first message sent is the front-line report. A boatman from the lower quay said: 'You could hear it in the next street.'
Concerning: Grauholt, Well Square.
Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry
No names were published this week.
The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.
The Assembly
30 November 2014. The Diary Licences Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 45 votes to 18. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. The debate was brief.
28 November 2014. An Act for the Better Improvement of Military Pensions passed. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Final reading, without incident.
The Grand Chancellor, Renate Brenn, has held office since 14 February 2014.
The Courts
The High Court, 2 December 2014. Brenn v. Brenn. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Berging. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. Judgment at ten in the forenoon.
The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 30 November 2014. The Crown v. Zinbeick. Concerning assault at Norrwick. Ruling: acquitted. The court rose at half past 2 in the afternoon.
The Market
Markets: a fair for the season week on the Exchange. Published prices in the capital:
Bread, the loaf, 543.1 pfen; beer, the litre, 814.6 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 105.52 marka; a furnished room lets at 369.32 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 31,545.40. Bank rate stands at 3.45 per cent.
The War Appropriation for the year, 217,195,469 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.
Registers
Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 151 births, 97 marriages, 176 deaths. Population at the last return, 720,071.
Programmes of the day: the wireless.
On This Day
From the archive.
206 years ago. The bells of Oberbach church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.
203 years ago. A cart overturns in Short Square, Grauholt. The driver, a man of Tarnmoor, is taken to hospital. Report.
Pfahl
Final standings:
The League of 2014 was won by Grauburg Fortress. Full table.
| Grauburg Fortress | 18 | 4 |
| Altstadt Pfahl Club | 18 | 4 |
| Hollstadt Workers | 16 | 6 |
| Norrwick Printers | 15 | 7 |
| Weinfeld Vintners | 13 | 9 |
| Tarnmund Lake | 11 | 11 |
| Kessel Iron | 10 | 12 |
| Marschau Garrison | 10 | 12 |
| Ostrabruck Bridge | 7 | 15 |
| Vellmar Wardens | 6 | 16 |
| Reedside Athletic | 5 | 17 |
| Brennholt Farmers | 3 | 19 |
Sudholt Electric Companyelectrics · Sudholt · est. 1957 · STB
Sudholt Electric Company · Sudholt · electric fittings, lamps and wiring
Kessler Vineyardswine · Weinwick · est. 1999 · JPL
Kessler Vineyards, Weinwick: wines of the marsh vineyards, red and white, in cask and bottle.
The Station Hotelhotel · Grautal · est. 2014
The Station Hotel: rooms, a dining room and a bar for residents. Offices at Grautal.
Zum Harbourrestaurant · Kessel · est. 1951
Zum Harbour, Kessel: the cooking of the country, at tables for two to twelve.
Norrhafen Wine Cellarswine · Norrhafen · est. 2012 · LDH
Norrhafen Wine Cellars: table wines by the dozen and the cask. Offices at Norrhafen.
Mengen Department Storeretail · Lindenmar · est. 1951 · MEE
Mengen Department Store · Lindenmar · everything for the family under one roof
Correspondence
Sir, — The Herald gives bread at 543.1 pfen the loaf. Not in Sudholt it isn't. A Reader.
Notices
Vacancies: Sudholt Electric Company, electrics, Sudholt.
Room to let, Grauholt, 369.32 marka a month, references.
Found: phone, Hochstadt.