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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-01-13
LOCAL ITEM S, &C.

MRS. REYNOLDS BENEFIT. The COMPLIMENTARY
Benefit to his lady, at Hayford Hall. on the even
ing of the 9Th, was a decided success. The Hall
was well filled, and the audience of highly annre-
clatve kind. The ballad singing by Mrs. Ouimby.
MISS webster, Mrs. Thompson, Gen. Webster and
Mr.. Dana, was as usual, excellent Mrs. Sleeper
presided at the piano. Mrs. Reynolds recited the
baliad OF the Shamrock, The Mothers Prayer, and
sang song, all OF which were greatly applallded
ree OF the religious Societies of this city present
Gu Il tabieau each. Inc Universalists placed upon
The stage representation entitled Love Among the
hoses-surrrounding love-making young couple
WIN HOOK OF cupids, beautiful little girls and
boys, with lowing locks, and arrayed in wreaths
SHINING dresses and gauze wings. It was beau
tllui spectacle. The Congregational Society had
group OF living statuary, persons clothed entirely
IN white, representing Fidelity, Hebe, Prayer
Ifuaht, shepherdess, Innocence. Sleeping Beauty.
haphaels Cherubs, Lesbia, Light and Shadow.
renewed against the dark background, the statuarv
appeared classically beautiful. The Unitarian
Society fitted up the stage as an Artists Studio
hung around with picture frames. Behind these
frames stood persons dressed to represent George
Washington, Lady Washington Shakespeare. En-.
press Josephine, Summer, Longfelow's Children.
anu Madonna. 1t was difficult to realize that they
were not beautiful paintings! The proceeds of the
evening Melted to the beneficiary about 5000
The attention of Waldo County people who do
something in the way of numbering is called to the
advertisement for Railroad ties, in this paper Some
S2o,ooo Is to be expended in this way, and the peo-
pie OF the vicinity may as well retain the money as
to have it go to Nova Scotia, as it otherwise will
The railroad company will guarantee the payment
OF the bills, on the delivery of the ties The prices
offered are 80 cents for yellow ash and hacmetac,
and 40 cents for CEDAR with two cents additional if
delivered at the required distances on the track.
10 our personal knowledge this is two cents for
each tie more than the contractors get.
Capt. auckland will soon enter the service of the
Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad. as resident
engineer, the position recently held by Mr.. Mori-
mer.
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APPL ES-The market is quiet and the demand today
has not been active. Holders firm at 81 so for prime
lots of Greetings and Baldwins and 81 per Dbl for
m on Apples
DRIED APPLES-There is very little inquiry for
Dried Apples, and buyers purchase only in small lots
We quote Eastern quarter ed at a14c per lb do sliced
l5a6c New York State quartered II 2a12c; do sliced
HAY-There is good supply the Market and the
demand has not been very brisk. Holders making
sales at quototons VIII there purchasers
We quote prime Eastern cargo at$2la25 per ton, and
Verm and Eastern prime by the carload at 2la4 50
per ton: inferior qualities at 16a1S and Swale Hay
at SIS, per ton. New York Straw s27a2sper ton.
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Assignee's Sale.
" nv ~ w Y
BY CHARLES C. CRARy AucTIoNEER

BY CHARLES C. CRARY, AUCTIoNEER.
In the matter of JOSEPH F. HALL, Bankrupt.
PY order of the Honorable Edward Fox Judge OF
ID the Dictrlct Court of the United States for the
District Of Maine shall sell at public auction at my Of
flee In Belfast, in said District Saturday the twenty
the interest of said Bankrupt in undivided ninth part
and the undivided ninth of ninth part of the real
tate of Frye Hail. located in the of the Belfast
Academy, which conveyed by said Bankrupt to Har
rson Mahoney, of said Belfast on the fourteenth day
of December 1885, to him for the OF $500,
that day loaned to said Bankrupt by said MahOney,
deemabe on payment of said sum and interest in
year from date" JOS. WILLIAMSON, Assignee.
Belfast, JAN l, 1870. 2w26
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WHAT EVERY PERSON NEEDS is some re-
NEEDY for habitual Costiveness. 81 would advise
all those who are troubled with Dyspepsia Costye-
ness, Piles, Blliousness, Headache, or any form OF
Indigestion, to use DIR. HARRISON'S PERISTAL-
TIC LOZENGES." ELISHA HUNTINGTON
M: D., EX-Lieut Governor of Massachusetts,. For
sale at No: l fremont Temple, Boston, by u. A.
HARRISON 4 CO., Proprietors, and by all Drug
glsts. Malleu LOT ~ cents. 2mo23
WORTHY OF NOTE. Anexchange says, there is
scarcely ii day passes that do not hear either
from persons coming into office or in some other
way, of the success ofJohnson's Anodyne Eminent
in the cure of coughs and colds, so prevalent about
town just now.
If we benefit the readers of the Journal anv nv
recommended Parsons Purgatiye Pills to be the
best anti-bilious medicine in the country we are
willing to do so. We have had about as a GOOD a
chance to know as any one
In our northern latitude where sudden chances
OF temperature are so common, be sure and keen
supplied with Warren's Cough Balsam, The best
thing to ward off consumption.
CAUTION. Purchasers of the Peruvian Syun n
protected solution of the protoXde of Iron) are ca
toned against being deceived by any of the prepar
atoms of Peruvian Bark, or Bark and Iron which
may be offered them. Every bottle Of genuine has
Peruvian Syrup (not Peruvian Bark blown In the
glass Examine the Bottle before Purchasing.
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the defendant to show that. The magistrate and a
number of others have testified that he did not On
the other hand the plaintiff, her two sisters and her
father testified that he did. he burden Of the
proof is on the plaintiff to show that. 1t is purely
a question of fact and for you to determine. you
are not satisfied that he did apply the words to her.
then that second count may be mid out of the case
But if YOU find that he did, then say how much
damages should be allowed for the SANDER
Gentlemen, if you are satisfied that the defend
ant is guilty-on either of hese charges, and you
are satisfied that it was done in Wanton and ma
ciouS manner-then i'll such a case the jury have
a right to add what is called punitive OF exemplary
damages. 1t is done to prevent other individuals
from doing the like, and Ito prevent the defendant
from doing the same agaiA. But you must be first
sati- fled that ii was donei maciousy. You must
look at all the evidence I'll the case. You are not
obliged. and should not assess one cent for eXem-
plary damages unless you are satisfied that the de-
PENDANT acted through malice.
Now for mitigating circumstances you will take
into consideration that the defendant has testified
on The stand substantially, that he was mistaken
in relation to the plaintiff, He has done all that he
in writing, remarks in relation to which you heard
made by the counsel for the defendant. And what
he said in relation to his fees. You have nothing
to do with that. Whether counsel shall or shall
not charge fees is moi matter for your consdera-
ton.
| have now presented to you the points in this
ease and the law by which you are to be governed.
There are certain portions OF the testimony to
Wliln L nave only alluueu because you ulttISloou
it as well as did. You will now take the and
retire to YOUR room and in the exercise of sound
discretion and judgment bring in your verdict.
The jury retired at about O'Clock, P. NJ.
and the Court adjourned During the eve
ming the Jury found and sealed verdict for
$3.50 Ii is understood that the Defendant
will again take exceptions and move for 4
new trial,
The case was tried with great skill on
either side. Gen. Nickerson. especially,
managed the defence with great shrewdness
and ability, and is much complimented. The
Court Room was crowded during the trial
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DISTRICT COURT OF TIE UNITED -, :, .
STATES. District Of Maine. IN pANhhufiCf'
In the matter of LLEWELLYN EMERY and DA.
VID B. NEWTON, Emery & Newton,) Bankrupts.
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE that pursuant to an or
i der of Court, the second meeting of the creditors
of said Bpnkrupts, will be held before Peter Thacher
one OF the Registers in Bankruptcy in said District
his office in Belfast to wit at the office of the Register
OF Probate in said Belfast the 22d day February
A D. 1870, at2 O'Clock p. NJ for the purpose named in
the eth section of the Bankrupt Act Of March 1857
Dated at Bangor, in the County of Penobscot In sand
District January 10, A. D. 1870.
2w27 WHITING S. CLARK Assignee
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED Wv =, ,-,-.,....-.-
STATES District Of Maine IN BANKRUPTCY

STATES. District Of Maine. In BANKRurrcY.
In the matter of CHARLES w. GATES, bankrupt
TT1HIS is TO GIVE NOTICE that Petition has
been presented to the Court this thirteth day of
vember, A. D. 1868, by Charles W. Gates of Machas.
port in said District Bankrupt praying that he might
be decreed to have full discharge from all his debts
provable under the Bankrupt Act upon which Order
of Notice in the Machias Republican and the Rockland
Free Press issued returnabe before Court in Port
land on the first Monday of May, A. D. 1869, which
der lhas not been complied WITH and it appearing
the further petition of said Gates that the failure
80 to comply from fault neglect of his own,
but solely in consequence of the neglect OF the per
whom he had employed to attend to the publication
OF said Order of Notice; upon reading said Petit
ton for Discharge, anew,
IT IS ORDERED by the Court that hearing be had
upon the same, on the first Monday Of March A. ID.
1870 before the Court in Portland in said District at
10 o'clock, A. NJ and that notice thereof be published
in the Machias Republican and the Republican Jour.
nal, newspapers printed in said District, once
week for three weeks, and that all creditors who
proved their debts and other persons in interest NAV an
pear ut said time and place and show cause if any they
have, why the prayer of said Petition should not b.
granted. VIM p. PREBLE
3w27 Clerk of District Court for said District
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LUMBERMEN!

~ 900 RAILROAD SLEEPERS W .,NT.
fCsOOO ed. Having contracted for H. 900
we now offer the balance to citizens adjoining the line
on the following terms, if applied for Immediately
Cedar 40 cents each Hacmetac 80 cents each Yellow
Ash SO ceuts each of the following de1nensions feet
long, inches face, inches thick.
Parties desiring to contract, must apply to C. III
WEBB, ESQ., Thorndike, to the subscribers at their
office in Belfast.
The whole Of the above sleepers will be paid for on
the 18th day OF the month succeeding their delivery
ter INSPECTION and accePtsnse 6y the chief engineer
We hereby agree to guarantee the prompt payments
OF the above deliveries In accordance with the terms
the advertisement. A. uAYNORD
p President B. & NJ, l., R. H.
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GOOD AGENTS WANTED.
Belfast & Moosehead L. r. R. CT

RY request in writing of fifteen stockholders OF said
~ Company notify meeting of stockholders, to be
held at the Court House, in Belfast the 18th day
january next at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, to act the follow
ing matters, as embraced in said request.
l. To see if said Company will issue its Bonds 9TH
er paper and mortgage mortgages OF its road to
the payment OF the and the interest thereon
and if so to what amount and for what purposes.
2. To see in what mode such mortgage or mort cages
shall be executed and what rate of interest shall be
lowed on the Bonds or other paper to payment
TO what Measures are Ieauste az and sba be
ken to give legal validity to such mortgages.
I. 10 act on all such matters as may be connected
with the foregoing articles and be necessary
carry out the same and the intent thereof.
A. HAYFORD, President
Belfast, Dec %, 1869.
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A Good Stand For Sale.

~ GOOD HOUSE well finished, with l. and
9asEf barn and about IL acres of land, at Saturday
H=a#I Cove Norhport TO person wishing pleasant
49, situation this offers superior Inducements A p
ply to A. f. FLETCHER
Northport, Nov %, 1869. 3m20
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DIRICT COURT OF UNITED =, r, .,-
STATES. District of Maine. ~ DAShhuFtIf-
In the matter of WILLIAM F. COLEMAN, Bankrupt
FNHE third general meeting of the creditors OF said
l. Bankrupt, will be held at Belfast, In said Dis
trict on the day of February A d. 1870
at o'clock p NJ at the office Of Peter Thacher Esq
of the Registers in Bankruptcy in said District 10
wit, at the office Of the Register of Probate the
purposes named in the 9th section of the Bankrupt Act
ofMarch I'd ,1S67. MARSHALL DAVIS, Assignee.
Belfast, Jan. ), 1870. 2w26
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Belfast Savings Bank
A penny saved is penny earned
Dwelling House for Sale.

a. Situated on the road leading to Northport a
H3aEf two-story House and good Stable. Buildn -
EEasl in good repair and furnished throGg hout;
-A excellent well and cistern t1nr acres OF land
enclosed very pleasant and desirable residence viii
sold at bargain; immediate possession given requr
ed For further particulars inquire OF Mrs R.h. COOMBs
on the premises.
Dec. q. 1869. imo1y
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Timber Found.

TAME INTO THE DOCK OF THE SUISSE RIDER
~ few weeks ago, spruce spar. which tn Owner
is requested to take away, after paying charges.
W. II. SIMPSON.
Belfast, Jan. 10, 1870. 3w27
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Mrs. CLARA A SLEEPER
MARRIED..

In searsport Dec. slst by F. Goodhue, ESQ., Mr.. Jos,
In Wadoboro, 18th inst. by Hon Isaac Reed AIr Orrn
NJ ink and Miss Theresa Il, Bean. both of w.
In Damariscoti, Jan. 10th, by Rev. Mr. Richardson,
Thomas G. Kennedy of Onawa City, Iowa, and Miss
Laura A, Weeks of ID,
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Farm for Sale.

- THE SUBSCRIBER offers his farm for sale
HAsEf situated in Northpors, good road, and in
szn= healthy and pleasant location, thirty minutes
49, ride from the Post Office Depot and Steamboai
wharyes Said farm contains 81 good land, suit
ably divided into riage, Pasture and Woodland Well
fenced well watercd and good buildings, house new
large orchard of the best fruit with and
trees Grape vines, Cherry, Curran Wilson and Agrl
cultural Strawberry, sc.
Stock and Tools sold at fair valuation if desired
Terms easy. Apply to j. c. LEWIS,
Belfast, Maine.
Nov. 30, 1869. tel
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To FRANCIS ID, SHAW

To FRANCIS d. SHAW.
II HEREBY GIVE YOU NOTICE. that I intend to
l. foreclose your mortgage to me of one colt and ne
brown mare, dated April 26 1862 and recorded in the
of Winterpor, the condition of said mortgage be-
ing broken. N A. RICH.
Wipterport, Dec 81, 1869. 3w27
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BELFAST PRICES CURRENT.
SPECIAL NOTICES.

LOOK HERE ps %h Tor w 5omys So 2lg y az
aa-when we start you in business at sure inco
of 50 to S. per day or 81 per evening proport
as-al rates for your spare moments Women can axe
as much as men. Reader. you will bless the day you
10 cents for full particulars and samples. Ad
dress GEO. S. MELLEN, Lewiston, Maine. Ms We
acharge the 10 cents to keep thousands from sendi
who don't mean business, but had rather stick t.
8s-ther So day and be bossed round. 4wsp26*
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THE firm of POTE & DUNBAR having this day solo
i their entire stock to Messrs. Woods &,Conant, do
by mutual consent dissolve All persons who indebt
ed to the late firm, the firm of Pote Prescott
requested to call at the store of c. p. Pote ayford
Block, and SETTLE the books will be kept there until
the first Of April. NJ. f. POTE,
II. DUNBAR, JR.
Belfast Dec. %, 1869. Gw26
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ASK FOR DR.. CLARKE'S SHERRY WINE Buffers,
Consumption.

And take other See that the portrait of Dr. Clark
is upon the label of each bottle No other is genuine
They purely vegetable and will not intoxicate tsp
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Timber Wanted,

\ large quantity of Hemiock and Spruce timber, for
"A Railroad crib-work, to be built this winter. Di.
mansions and other particulars given application
the Subscribers at Belfast. A. BENNETT x co.
Belfast, Dec ~. 1869. 3w2l-
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THE UNTOLD MIsERIEs

that result from ndscreton in early lie may be allevi
ted and cured. Those who doubt this assertion should
purchase DR.. Hayes medical work published by the
Peabody Medical Institute, Boston, entitled sc THE
SCIENCE OF LIFE, or sELF,PKES ERVATION.'
Vitality impaired by the of youth too close
application to business may be restored and manhood
regained. The Institute also publishes " SEXUAL
PHYSIOLOGY OF WOMAN, AND HER DIS
EAsEs,' the best book of the kind extant. One 0,
both these works should be in every household. The
advertisement of the Peabody Medical Institute, in
another column will give the reader fuller account
these excellent publications. sp5w23
Mrs. CLARA A. SLEEPER
1NEACHER OF PIANO FORTE Residence at Mrs
- HkUsSELL'S Congress Street, Belfast.
NB- Special attention given to beginners. TIL
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED -, r, ~
STATES. State OF Maine. IN hAShkUfitf'
In the matter OF JOSEPH f. HALL, Bankrupt
THE third general meeting of the creditors of said
Bankrupt will be held at Belfast in said District
on the twenty second day of February A. D. 1870
O'Clock, r M at the office of Peter Thatcher ESQ., one
OF the Registers in Bankruptcy in said District wit
at the office of the Register of Probate the purposes
named in the twenty eighth section of the Bankrupt Act
OF March 3, 1867 JOSEPH WILLIAMSON,
2W2o Assignee
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DIED..

tOb1uory notices, beyond the date name age mast
6epaidfor.
cas- Warren, aged 46 years. Consumption.
East Knox, Jan. 4th, Georgia A., daughter of William
and Mary SWEET, aged ID years and Z mouths.
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WarreA'S COngh BalSaln ,

Is beyond question the very best medicine OF the day
for all COUGHS, COLDS, Sore THROAT and LUNGS
Also for Whooping Cough and Group in Children it il
the most effective medicine ever used
Sold by all Dealers in Medicines.
b. f. BRADBURY, PROPRIETOR Bangor, Me.
GEO. c. GOODWIN & CO., Boston, Agents for New
England. Gm17
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SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF BELFAST,

PORT OF BELFAST.
ARRIVED.
Jan Sth Sch Daniel Williams, Robinson, Balti more
9th Sch Queen OF the West Staples Swans Island
18th Sch Mary Edwards, Greenlief Baltimore.
SAILED,
Jan. 9th Sch L Merriam Clark, Boston.
18th Sch Queen of the West, Staples. Swans Isl and.
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The business heretofore carried on at y Main street
Belfast by Barker Burgess, will be continued at the
same place by Albert c. Burgess All persons indebted
to the late firm by note account requested to set
tie the same at once, as it is necessary that all demands
will remain with the undersigned time for settle
ment. ALBERT g. RITRGESS
Belfast, Jan. 10. 1870. Gyvoz
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9 KEs. sP KEs!

The subscriber has just received from New HAMPSHIRE
Ten Thousand best Hickory and White Oak Spokes,
form 12 to 1-2 nches Please call and examine said
Spokes at No. l, PHENIX ROW,
try OAEES ANGLER
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Dissolution of Co-partnership

TNHE COPARTNERSHIP heretofore existing be-
Il tween the undersigned, under the firm name of
BARKER BURGESS, is this day dissolved by mutual
consent and the affairs of the late firm will be settled by
Albert G. Burgess who alone is authorized to use the
name Of the firm in liquidation.
FRED BARKER,
ALBERT C. BURGESS.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-08
POLITICAL.

Hon. John A. Bingham has been re. nominated for Congress in Ohio.
 The Tenth Election District of New York City cast 934 votes, at the last elec- tion, of which 884 were Democratic. The census shows that the entire population of that District is but 870.
 Senators Fenton and Conkling are both delegates to the New York Republican Convention.
 The prohibitionists nominate candid ate in the 9th Illinois Congressional Dis trict.
 EIdridge, Dem. is renominated in Wis consin.
 Reports received in Washington, indi- cate that the Republicans will carry Ala bama, but the reelection of U. s. Senator Warner is doubtful.
 Tennessee Conservatives are quarreling among themselves, which gives the Repub- licans chance for the State. Unluckily, the conduct of Butler endangers Republi- can prospects in the Memphis District.
 The Iowa, Democratic State Convention has shown wisdom in avoiding any discus sion of the old issues.
 Congressman Kelly, of Pennsylvania, has made speech on the Chinese and la bor question. He is not opposed to vol untary Chinese immigration. and favors a high tariff for the protection of the la borer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-08
WHOLE NO asea

generation of the nineteenth century what she was in the last generation of the eight eenth century, when she took 30 prominent a part in the partition of Poland The only difference would be in the increased enormity of her transgressions against jus tice because of her enormously increased power to act unjustly.,
 To Americans, if they take materialis- tic view of things, it may matter very little how Europe shall be governed, or what race or nation shall there be dominant; but a people who pride themselves on their recognition of the rights of man ought not to be indifferent to the condition of the people of that quarter of the globe from which they sprung; and people who have carried the democratic principle to the mo- ble extreme of recognizing their equals in lately-enfranchised black slaves, should not sympathize with a nation that does not admit that equality can exist even a. mong white men who never were slaves, they or their ancestors,-a nation that is aristocratically- governed by class of"high- born" exclusives, who look down the rest of mankind, and who do believe that they were born booted and spurred, and that other men were born saddled and bridled for their riding. g.-Boston IrGveler.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-08
Connecticut Patents.
IoFFTCIAL.

List of Connecticut patents, issued from the United States Patent Office, for the week ending the 23d day of August, 1870. Reported from the office of Ellis Simonds solicitors of patents, No. 30 Trust Compa- ny's Block - ..
 Hiram 0. Brown, Barkhamsted. scythe.
 Thomas M. Fell, Glastonbury, truss.
 William B. Barnard and Andrew J. Bar nard, Waterville, manufacture of shears.
 Edmund w. Dean, Norwich, stop motion for braiding machines. .[,
 John M. Emmerich, New Haven, hub for carriage wheels. A< aF,
 Alonzo s. Geer. New Haven, wood mold ing machine. .........
 Noah B. Perry, Chester, machine for bending wire screw-eyes. "a oss- ss#
 Dwight l.. Smith, Waterbury. pocket sun.dial 9ls"3
 Henry W. Wicker, Norwich, weather a strip. f5f s,..,..f
 John B. Bolman, New Haven, device for canal boats. " f.'s' ~ N