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500 feet 3-inch black walnut plank, good and dry,
IL to l6 feet long, IL to Is ches wide. III
300 feet 2s-inch black walnut plank, good and dry,
II to 10 feet long, IL to Is inches wide.
GOO feet 2-inch black walnut plank, good and dry,
IL to l6 feet long, IL to l6 inches wide.
100 feet s-inch black walnut plank, good and dry,
IL to l6 feet long, - to Is inches wide
100 feet k-inch black walnut plank, good and dry,
~ to l6 feet long, IL to Is inches wide.
$50 feet i-inch black walnut plank, good and dry,
II to l6 feet long, IL to IL inches wide.
400 feet l-inch black walnut boards, good and dry,
10 to Ia feet long, IA to "a inches wide, equal
quantities.
400 feet inch black walnut boards, good and dry,
10 TO IA feet long, IA to "a inches wide, equal
quantities.
$50 feet k-inch black walnut boards, good and dry,
II to IL inches wide.
200 feet black walnut veneers feet long
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10, 900 feet juniper inch, best quality length to
be from IL to l6 feet width from 10 10
Ia inches.
CLASS No4.
Hard Wood Plank and Boards, board
measure.)
1900 sup. feet cherry boards inch thick, IL feet
long, IL to IS inches wide
1000 sup feet black walnut, / inch thick, II feet
long, IL to Is inches wide.
500 sup. feet St, Domingo mahogany, | inch,
and 10 10 II feet long, Is to ~ inches wide
500 sup. feet St. Domingo mahogany, inch,
and 10 to u feet long, Is to 20 inches wide.
Class No 5.
White Ash Oar Ratiers and fish Logs.
25 oar rafters, first quality, Is feet long, to be
inches square in the looms, 45O feet IN ALL by
the foot.
rs oar rafters first quality, 10 feet long, inches
square in the looms, 400 feet in all, by the
25 oar rafters, first quality, IA feet long, inches
square in the looms, $50 feet in all, by the
foot.
25 oar raers, first quality, - feet long, inches
square in the looms, 300 feet in all, by the
foot.
oar rafters, first quality, % feet long, to be 5!
inches square in the looms, the blades to be
one-third the length of the rafers, and inches
wide and 2 inches thick at the blade end, l68
feet in all, by the foot
10 ash logs IL to Ia inches in diameter, and II feet
long, (per cubic foot,) 1870 cubic feet.
CLASS No. 6,
White Oak Knees, per sided inch.
25 knees, sided inches arm to 5 feet body 5 to
feet in length, It's inches.
25 knees, sided inches, arm to feet, body 5 to
feet in length, $50 inches.
25 knees, sided inches, arm to feet, body 5 to
feet in length, l25 inches.
None to vary more than degrees from right
angle. June l3-lawtl5Aug
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White fish (6oard meqsure) per thousand
feet.
II 900 feet of plank, . inches thick
1000 do. boards, i do
To be II inches and upwards in breadths
and usual lengths.
1900 feet Of plank, inches thick
1900 do do ii do
1000 do boards, do
From 8 to 10 inches wide, ~ to Is feet
lengths.
Black Walnut, board measure.)
1900 GOO feet fee of plank Ian inches thick
1000 do do q do
1000 do do 2 do
10 inches and upwards in breadth.
1000 feet of boards, | inch thick
1000 do do do
To be in breadths of l6, Is, and 90 inches,
in proportions of ea(
Cherry, BOARD measure.
1000 feet of boards inch thick, Is, 10, and 20,
inches wide, proportions Of each breadth, to
be clear of all defects.
Elm, board measure.
1900 feet quartered boards, inch thick, 8 to 10
inches wide, Is to IS feet in length.
1000 feet of plank, inches thick "a inches wide.
Cypress, board measure.
5000 feet quartered boards, inch thick, s to 10
inches wide, Is to 25 feet in length.
CLASS No. s.
st. Domingo Mahogany for capStanS,
board meaSue)
pieces, each piece a. inches thick % inches WIDE
feet lone 400 feet
pieces, each piece inches thick, IS inches wide
9 feet long, 304 feet.
pieces, each piece inches thick, 25 inches wide,
8 feet long, l56 feet.
4 pieces, each piece inches thick, 10 inches wide,
feet long, $50 feet.
pieces, each piece inches thick, 10 inches wide
feet long, 1874 feet.
pieces, each piece inches thick, 10 inches wide,
8 feet long, Ga feet
pieces, each piece 81 inches thick, ~ inches wide,
s feet long, So feet
To be straight grained clear of knots, splits and
all other defects, (by the foot.)
Bay Mahogany, board meaSure.)
1000 feet of plank, inches thick, to be 10 inches
and upwards in breadth.
1000 feet of boards inch thick
900 do do do
To be l6, Is, and 90 inches wide, equal
proportions oil each, by the foot.
Class No. 6.
200 Hickory hondspkes, each feet in length, 4
inches square at the butt end, and not less
than % inches at the small end. To be Of
fered for by the piece.
CLASS No. T.
Lignumrit0, 10y the ton Of {, 240 pounds. }
tons Lignumvita, an equal proportion Of the fol-
lowing dlameters, VIZ, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and
| 10 inches. To be free Of shakes rents,
cracks and all other defects.
NAVY YARD, PENSACOLA.
CLASS No. l.
White oak Timber, by the cubic toot.)
$500 cubic feet best quality white oak plank
stocks, to average ortyfve feet long, and none less
than thiry-fve feet long; to square from thirteen to
! fifteen inches, and average thirteen at top ends.
Class No. 2.
feitow Pine Timber, (by the cubic foot.
1000 cubic feet ine-grained long leaf yellow pine
plank stocks, best quality, length not less than
thIrty-hye feet, averaging forty live feet to square
from twelve to fourteen inches, and average thirteen
at top end
Class No. g.
Lumber, board measure per thousand feet.
10000 feet best quality white pine boards, inch
thick
10000 feet best quality white pine plank, inch
thick
10000 feet best quality white pine plank Il inch
thick.
10000 feet best quality white pine plank, inches
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NEW BOOKS AT TAYLOR & MAURY's.

NARRATIVES of the U. S. Expedition 10 the Dead
~ Sea and the River Jordan, by Lieut. w. F.
Lynch, U. S. N, with maps and numerous illus
trations.
Ninevah and its Remains, with account of
visit to the Chadean Christians of Kurdistan, &c,
&c, by A. H. Layard, Esq.
Hints on Public Architecture, with views and
plans of the Smithsonian Institution by Robt. Dale
Owen, Esq.
Minifie's Text Book Of Geometrical Drawing, il
lustra ted with 56 steel plates and 200 diagrams.
Downngs Landscape Gardening and Rural Ar
chitecture.
Five Years in China, from 1912 10 lS47, by Lieut..
F. E. Forbes, r. N, | vol London.
For sale by TAYLOR * MAURf,
June Is Booksellers, near 9th street.
TAYLOR q MAURY, Booksellers, near 9th ST.,
i Washington City, are receiving regularly from
the publishing houses in the United States all pub
licatons-which they sell in every at the pub
lisher's lowest prices
School Books of every kind, Medical Books Miscei-
laneous and Lar Books, Jurer,ie Books, and cheap
Literature, Bibles and Prayer Books plain and richly
bound
Blank Books of every size and quality, Stationery,
States, Copy Books, &c. June l3
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Grocery, Flour. aud Feed store.

T'HE subscriber has now ON hand a large assort-
Il ment of goods carefully selected which he Of
fcrs low.
All who desire really good articles are requested
TO call The highest price paid for country produce
SAM'L HUMPHREY, ~~
Pa. avenue, near the ADD phi
June 1876 10
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The whole to be inspected and measured agree
ably to the printed rules issued by the Bureau
copy Of which will be furnished bidders by the
Commandart Of the Navy Yard, Washington.
NAVY YARD, GoSPoRT, VA.
Class No. /.
White Oak timber, per cubic foot.
1000 cubic feet White Oak plank stocks,
/ 900 do do promiscuous timber.
To be rough squared, from 80 to 50 feet in length
to average 40 feet in length and not to be less than
Ia inches square at small end
White oak thick stuff, for caps and tresfle-
trees.
10 pieces, each piece 81 feet in LENGTH l6 inches
wide, 10 inches thick, or 232 cubic feet.
10 pieces, each piece 10 feet in length Ia inches
wide, inches thick, or l62 cubic feet
Is pieces, each piece II feet in length, Ia inches
wide, inches thick, or 300 cubic feet
Is pieces, each piece IL feet in length, l3 inches
wide, inches thick, or 100 cubic feet
White Oak OF Hickory small butts, for
Cooper.
pieces, 20 feet in length, by the piece.
do Ia do do
do 10 do do
do 6 do do
To be not less than inches at the small end and
clear of knots and straight grained
5000 white oak barrel slaves, usual sizes, by the
thousand
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WINE STORE.
w. RUpP's RESTAURANT.

PENNsYLvANtA AVENUE, BELOW THIRD STREET
T'HE choicest Wines, Liquors and Segars, con
Il stantly kept. June 1876
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CLASS No. 2.
Locust timber.

500 cubic feet Long Island Locust timber,
lengths not less than 10 feet, to average IL inches
diameter, not less than 10 inches, to be of the best
quality, free from all defects.
2 pieces Yellow Locust timber, IL cubic feet, L.
Island, feet each, % inches diameter.
8 pieces Yellow Locust timber, 81 cubic feet, L.
Island, feet each, 8 X II inches diameter.
80 pieces Yellow Locust timber, $50 cubic feet, L.
Island, ~ feet each, 9 inches diameter.
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LIVERY AND SALE STABLE.

NE have recently added to our former commo-
w dious Stable, large addition, and can now
accommodate any number Of horses
Harness and Saddle Horses for Sale, and every
attention paid to Horses at livery.
SMITHA x BIRCH,
June 1876 ID street near Sth
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Spar timber.

yellow pine sticks, or 267 cubic feet Of spar timber,
so feet long, 10 inches parallel.
yellow pine sticks or 2l0 cubic feet Of spar TIM
Der, 45 feet long, Is inches parallel.
yellow pine sticks, l035 cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, 70 feet long, 25l inches ] from butt
yellow pine sticks, or 100 cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, IS feet long, % inches J from butt.
yellow pine sticks, or 46S cubic feet of spar tim
Der, 50 feet long, l9 inches from butt
yellow pine sticks or 3S4 cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, as feet long, Is inches from butt.
yellow pine sticks, or l47 cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, 81 feet long, l6 inches ! from butt.
yellow pine sticks, 96S cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, - feet long, % inches parallel.
yellow pine sticks or S74 cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, 65 feet long, % inches parallel.
All Of the above Yellow Pine spar timber is to be
Of the best quality, free from heart shakes, wind
shakes, and all other defects to be hewed to fair
edge, and to have no more sap than l-6 Of the
breadth Of the face from each corner. Those
pieces marked 90 from. butt" aie for yards, and
must be the same at the butt, and lined full towards
the end, which be tapered off, the large pieces
to Ia inches and the smallest to ii inches-by the
cubic foot.
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CLASS No. 9.
YeHow Pine Timber.

10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank stocks, to average fortyve feet length
and none less than thity-fve feet long. Two sides
must be lined straight, but may retain the natural
taper Of the tree. The other two sides may be lined
Of parallel breadths, or with the natural taper and
must be lined straight, or with fair curve. The
small end must not be less than four.ffths of the
butt end, and the small end must not be less than
twelve inches square, clear of wane. No more sap
wood than one-eghth Of the breadth of the face from
each corner will be allowed on the stocks. The
sap wood to be excluded in the measurement-per
cubic foot.
5000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow Pine
promlscuous timber, from % to 40 feet long, and
from Is to "a inches square-per cubic foot.
All the above Yellow Pine timber to be Of the
very best quality, and free from all defects The
ends to be sawed off square to sound and perfect
wood by the contractor.
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FORM OF OFFER.
WASHINGTON

Sir: ] hereby agree to furnish and deliver at the
,avy yard at --, in conformity with the
requirements of the advertisement from the Bureau
,f Construction, Equipment, and Repair, Of the
18th June, ls49, the several articles Of --, emu
nerated in (class ~ or classes - and -,
or that ward to wit:
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White Pine.


1000 feet, board measure, No | White Pine 1
inch boards to be clear of all defects such knots,
rot, splits shakes stains coarseness of quality sap
wood, holes, and uneven sawing-per thousand feet,
board measure.
10000 feet, board measure, No. While Pine one
inch boards, to have not more than three medium
size knots within the surface of fifteen feet to be
clear of all other knots, sap wood rot shakes splits,
holes, and uneven sawing-per thousand feet board
measure.
fish, Cherry, Black Walnut, Cypress, Lo-
Gust, SC.
500 cubic feet White Ash butt pieces, from IL to
80 feet long, and to average 10 inches diameter in
the middle of the sticks, clear of bark; none less
than l6 inches diameter--per cubic foot.
500 feet board measure, Cherry boards, one inch
thick to average l6nches-per thousand feet, board
measure
10000 feet board measure, White Ash plank, 9
inches thick-per thousand feet board measure.
500 feet board measure, Cherry plank, 2 inches
thick to average Ia inches wide-per thousand feet
board measure.
1000 feet board measure, Black Walnut boards,
! inch thick, to average lS inches wide-per thou
sand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure Black Walnut boards,
] inch thick, to average Ia inches wide--per thou
sand feet, board measure
500 feet board measure, Black Walnut plank, 9
inches thick, to average Ia inches wide-per thou
sand feet board measure.
10000 feet board measure, Cypress boards,
inch thick, from 90 to 80 feet long, and from 8 TO
~ inches wide-per thousand feet, board measure.
so pieces Yellow Locust, from ~ to 25 feet long,
and from 10 to 10 inches diameter, TO average IA
inches diameter clear of bark in the middle of the
sticks, or SIS cubic feet-per cubic foot.
pieces Fusc, three feet long and sixteen inches
diameter, say IL cubic feet-per cubic foot.
1000 feet board measure, Cedar boards, Is to IS
feet long, and from s to 10 inches wide, and of
an inch thick-per thousand feet, board measure.
All the Ash, Cherry, &c, above described, to be
Of the very best quality, clear Of rot splits shakes,
knots, cross grain, worm holes, stains, &c. The
plank and boards to be sawed to even thcknesses.
CLASS No. a.
Black Spruce Spa,S and PoieS.-By the inch
and pole.
80 pieces, 81 feet long, 8 inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear of
the bark--per inch, 240 inches.
40 pieces IS feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear of
the bark--per inch, $50 inches.
30 pieces, 80 feet long, Z inches diameter IN the
middle, Al inches diameter at the top end, clear of
the bark-per inch, 90 inches.
40 pieces, 81 feet long, 6 inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end clear Of
the bark-per inch, $40 inches.
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Yellouo Pine timber.

10000 cubic feet Southern Yellow Pine plank
stock.
10000 cubic feet Southern Yellow Pine promis-
cuous timber.
The "plank stock" to be in length not less than
35 feet averaging As feet half to square II inches
and half to square IA inches and upwards at the
top end of the sticks; to be of the best quality, long
leaf fine grain free from heart shakes, wind shakes,
and all other defects to be hewed to fair edge,
and TO have no more sap than one-eighth of the
breadth of the face from each corner, and the GU
bica contents of all sap TO be excluded in the
measurement of the timber.
The ''promiscuous timber" to be in lengths not
less than 80 feet, to average 40 feet, to square Ia
inches and upwards at the, top ends, averaging 10
inches square TO be of the best quality, long leaf,
fine grain, free from heart shakes, wind shakes,
and all other defects to be hewed to fair edge,
cording to the growth of the tree, and to have no
more sap than . of the breadth Of the face from
each corner and the cubical contents Of all the sap
to be excluded in the measurement of the timber.
proportion of the above timber may be hewed
with fair curve of inches spring one way of the
stick.
The aforesaid "plank stocks" and ''promiscuous
TIMBER must be feled between the LIST Of October
and the LIST of March, and must have grown within
60 miles Of the coast; must be stripped of the
bark, hewed within 20 days after it is feed, and
placed clear Of the ground
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10000 feet juniper, | inch, best quality; length to
be from IL to l6 feet, width from 10 10
Ia inches.
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GLASS NO. -

CLASS NO. -
r. cubic feet yellow pine plank stocks,
at - cents per cubic foot s.
- cubic feet promscuous yellow pine,
ut = cents per cubic foot
n S.
If my bid ne accepted, desire to be addressed
through the post office at --, and the contract
10 be sent 70 the navy agent at ----, for execu-
ton.
Respectfully, A. B.
To Commodore G.. w SKINNER
Chief Bureau Of Construction, &c, &C., Wash
ington.
We, the undersigned, residents of ---, in
the State Of --, hereby guarantee, that in
case the foregoing bid Of - - be accepted,
that - will within FIVE days after the receipt
of the contract at the post Office designated in said
bid, execute the same, with good and sufficient
sureties, 10 furnish the articles proposed, in con-
formy with the terms Of the advertisement under
which it was made. @. D.,
T.. F.
| hereby certify, that to the best of my know
edge and belief, the above named guarantors are
good and sufficient j. H.,
Navy Agent
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- cubic feet white oak plank stocks, at
- cents per cubic foot s.
- sided inches Of white oak boat knees,
at - cents per sided inch -
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The length of the arm to be measured from the
back of the body as moulded by the angles given.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-30
The Governor i'm a Fix!

Gov. Johnston accompanies Gen. Taylor on his
tour through Pennsylvania. At Bedford the Gov
ernor had quarters for the night provided at
Grouse's Hotel, in the town. Gen. Taylor was to
stay over night at the Springs. In the course of
the evening however,a committee from the Springs
waited on the Governor and solicited his company
at the Ball in honor of the President, and the Gov
ernor complied with their wishes. Mr. Grouse
supposing the Governor would remain over night
at the Springs, gave up his room to others, who
would otherwise have had to put up with harder
fare. But towards the close of the fete, the Gov
ernor took up his line of march for Bedford, in
ticipation of comfortable quarters at Grouses but
on arriving there, 10 it was as we have said-
His room was occupied as
Now what did Governor Bill' do Did he
raise fuss, and demand that his bed should be
vacated, and he allowed to repose upon its downy
pillows, Not bit of it. He quietly piled him.
self up on a fe,o chairs, and SO in rough and
ready" style, slept the remaining hours of night
away Aint he bhoy of the right sort! Any
aristocracy in that-eh! Such man is Govern.
or Johnston Hollidaysburgh Register.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-30

The Lake Superior News of the 9th says DEL
egation of the Ojibbewa Indians, a tribe on the
shore of Lake Superior, within the jurisdiction
claimed by the British, have just returned IRON
Montreal.
The Indians say they never ceded either to the
Imperial or Provisional Government any portion
of their territory, but that the Canadian authorizes
have granted mining locations on the Lake shcrs
to various companies, receiving therefor fls''VV'
and will not give them solitary farthing; ana
this. too, notwithstanding the possession OF ihe"
very lands was formally guaranteed to then q
the British Government
They complain that the operation of these COD
panies, who are setting fire TO the woods in eFs7
direction, is driving of their game, which IS AZ
most their only subsistence.
The matter is of vast Importance to the Uniisi
States. as the Indians threaten to GO to war ifhsi
claims are not granted, and in that case woui
doubtless be beaten and take refuge in our teIr'
tory, where portion of the nation has long been
Buffalo Com AG7
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-30
Alabama Election.

All the Congressional districts of Alabama have
been heard from, and the results show the return
to Congress of two Wings and FIVE Democrats, as
follows: WILLIAM ]. ALsToN, HENRY w. Hh-
LIZARD, SAMPSON w. HARRIS, SAMUEL w. INGE,
DAVID HUBBARD, w. R. w. CoBB, and F. w: Bow
DON.
Of the Legislature the Tuscaloosa Monitor OF
the 18th instant says:
For the first time in the history of Alabama
the Wings have the ascendency in one of its leg.
islative bodies. The SENATE IS WHIG. In the
House we have gained IA members, and lost g.
Had our friends in the counties in which these
losses occurred stood manfuly by their candidates
we should this day have been proudly enabled to
announce that Alabama, freed from the bondage
of Locofocoism, was redeemed, regeneraied, and
disenthralled.' Regrets are useless, and we have
no desire to indulge in reproaches or recrimina-
tion."
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-30

/. On Saturday night last, near - o'clock, the
Barn Of Mr. Joseph Slocum, situated in the rear
of his dwelling, was discovered to be on fire, and
when discovered, the fire had made such progress,
that it could not be subdued. Before the flames
were arrested, every thing was destroyed OF the
building kind, in the rear of the buildings extend
ing along the south side of the square from Mr. Slo-
Gums to the corner, and down Main Street TO MIR.
Dyer's.
Mr. Sclocum had just secured his oat crop,
which was the last of the gathering of a bountful
harvest, whichhad been put away in barns, stacks,
and barrack The whole, together with sheds,
wagon sled, every necessary article of Farming
utensls-3 horses, cow, calf, and FIVE hogs,
were destroyed. The barn of Mr.. Dyer-that of
Mrs Drake, Mr.. Long, and other rear buildings
were consumed. Fortunately Proyidentially
there came up light wind from favorable direc-
ton, aiding greatly in preserving stores and other
buildings fronting on the square. from the devour-
ing element. Mr.. Slocum's dwelling was in great
danger, the fire having been arrested on. an out
house but few feet from il, The block of brick
buildings recently erected on the South side oi
the square, also in great danger, the heat be-
ing so great between it and the fire that mortals
could not operate there. The windows were kept
cool by frequent applicsions of cold water with
in.
The loss of MIR. Slocum, the principal sufferer,
cannot be much short Of $3O00-and we presume
the combined loss of others TO be little short OF
ST. 900.
Mr.. locum's house was probably the first brick
dwelling erected in this Borough and since il
was built other buildings have been burnt on 3
sides of ton one side last year, his own on
fire at the cornish and edge of the roof-and ye'
providentaly his has been saved.
The origin of the fire is not known.
The value of brick walls, and slate roofs, were
abundantly attested on this occasion. But for the
roofs of the new brick stores being of slate, ir
all human probability those stores would have
burned, and had they taken fire, no one can i'm
agine where the flames might have been checked
| A multitude of citizens were promptly on tn.
ground, and never did men work better than die
those who had chance to exert themselves.
was pleasant to see SO many there from the coun
try around, persons, who having heard the alarm
or seen the fire, rallied to assist. We saw ons
man who came miles. These men deserve grea
praise Wilkes-B Barre ADD. 22d