Vellmar today: rainPrice 279 pfen
The Schwartzistan Herald
Vellmar · Tuesday, 3 January 2017 · No. 77,315 · Editor: Oskar Fozin
Tarnmund Wine Cellars lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HGS
Vellmar, 1 January 2017
Tarnmund Wine Cellars lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HGS. The tone of the market was steady. The Herald will follow the matter.
The company's books are kept at Vellmar and may be inspected by shareholders on application at the registered office between 9 and 2 o'clock.
Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Tarnmund Wine Cellars.
Sudmark Wine Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KSH
Vellmar, 28 December 2016
Sudmark Wine Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KSH. The listing was read out on the floor of the Exchange in the customary form and the brokers proceeded to business. A statement is expected in the coming days.
Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Sudmark Wine Company.
The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Hollstadt
Hollstadt, 3 January 2017
Hollstadt: The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Hollstadt. Cellars in Iron Quay are flooded. One witness, the sexton, gave the following account: 'The clerk wrote it all down; you may ask him.'
Workers at the foundry in Tarnmund stop work over wages
Tarnmund, 2 January 2017
Workers at the foundry in Tarnmund stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days. One witness, the driver of the carrier's cart, gave the following account: 'The clerk wrote it all down; you may ask him.' A statement is expected in the coming days.
Concerning: Tarnmund, Chapel Walk.
The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Marschau
Marschau, 30 December 2016
The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Marschau. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. The bell was rung at the ferry and the townspeople turned out to see. A clerk who would not be named said: 'I said at the time it would come to this.'
Concerning: Marschau, Church Way.
A motor omnibus service begins between Vellhausen and Norrbruck
Vellhausen, 28 December 2016
A motor omnibus service begins between Vellhausen and Norrbruck. Speaking to this journal, the keeper of the toll-house said: 'The dog knew before any of us.' A statement is expected in the coming days.
Concerning: Vellhausen, Well Way.
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
31 December 2016. The Apprentices (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 11. Applies to children between 6 and 13. It amends The Apprentices Act. Final reading, without incident.
29 December 2016. The Hagenkirchen Sealed Archive Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 33 votes to 14. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. The vote was taken a little after 7 in the morning.
The Grand Chancellor, Renate Brenn, has held office since 14 February 2014.
The Courts
The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 3 January 2017. The Crown v. Hauk. Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. The court rose at ten in the forenoon.
The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 31 December 2016. Brenn v. Bruwitz. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. The gallery was thin.
The Market
The Exchange was thin. Price indicators for the week:
Bread, the loaf, 559 pfen; beer, the litre, 838.5 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 111.29 marka; a furnished room lets at 389.52 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 27,266.70. Bank rate stands at 4.54 per cent.
The War Appropriation for the year, 232,746,212 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.
Registers
Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 176 births, 90 marriages, 140 deaths. Population at the last return, 719,282.
Programmes of the day: the wireless.
Deaths
Tim Voss, shopkeeper, born at Bergberg on 3 January 1984, died 30 December 2016. shopkeeper, of Bergberg. The funeral is private; a memorial notice will follow.
On This Day
From the archive.
208 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Oberbach by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches. Report.
208 years ago. The harvest at Weinfeld is reported average. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. Report.
Pfahl
Pfahl League, final table:
The League of 2016 was won by Grauburg Fortress. Full table.
| Grauburg Fortress | 17 | 5 |
| Hollstadt Workers | 17 | 5 |
| Weinfeld Vintners | 15 | 7 |
| Altstadt Pfahl Club | 13 | 9 |
| Kessel Iron | 11 | 11 |
| Vellmar Wardens | 11 | 11 |
| Norrwick Printers | 10 | 12 |
| Reedside Athletic | 10 | 12 |
| Tarnmund Lake | 8 | 14 |
| Brennholt Farmers | 8 | 14 |
| Marschau Garrison | 6 | 16 |
| Ostrabruck Bridge | 6 | 16 |
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 559 pfen the loaf. Not in Sudholt it isn't. Vigilans, Sudholt.
Notices
The Station Hotel (Grautal) are recruiting. Details at the office.
For sale: wireless sets and electric irons. Sudholt Electric Company, Sudholt.
Anyone who saw the incident at Vellmar is asked to contact the Herald.