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A STRUGGLE WITH DEvu.-FIsH-A DIVER
NEARLY CRusHED.-Mr. Charles B. Braiuerd,
of Boston, in writing to the Scientific Ameri-
can about specimens of the devil-tish, re-
lites this interesting incident:
"The strength which these creatures pos
sess is almost beyond comprehension, Is is
evinced by what took place when my pet g.
was captured. He had seized hold of a SUI
marine diver at work i'll the wreck of
sunken steamer off the coast Of Florida.
The man was powerful Irishman. who
claimed to weigh 800 pounds. His size and
build fully verified his statement, and, to
Use his own language, the basic landed Oh
top Of my shoulders and pinned my arms
tight felt my armor and myself being
cracked into jelly 1t seems that he was
just about being brought TO the surface, else
the monster would have killed him, for
he was suffering so from tue terrible en-
brace that he could move no part OF Hun
self When dragged onto the raft from
which he had descended, and finally re.
leased, he had tainted. The men on tue raft
seized the fish by one of its wriggling arms
and tried to pull it of, but could not break
the power of a single one of the suckers.
The fish was only removed by being dealt q
heavy blow across the sack containing the
stomach. This sack stood stif1y up above
the eyes, while the eyes stood out like lob
sters' eyes and cleaned like fire. The mon
ster is. all-in-all. one of the most frightful
apparitions it could be the fate Of man to
meet. 1t fultils in every particular the hor-
ribie features attributed to 1t in Victor
Hugo's' Toiers Of the Sea- Notwuhstand-
ing the severity with which the able French
man has been criticised for creating nom
descript with his weird Imagination the
truth must be granted that bis monde
script has an actual existence, Us is evil
denced by the specimens In Brighton and
Hamburg as well is my own"
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
w BARGAINS IN COTTON GOOD


GD BARGAINS IN COTTON GOODS.
NEW YORK MILLS SHIFTING at zoe. per yard;
WAMsUTTA SHIFTING at l9c per yard;
PRIDE OF THE WEST SHIFTING NJ 21c per
yard;
DAvOL MILLS SHIFTING at 1sc. per yard;
FRUIT OF THE LOOM SHIFTING at / 63asc. per
yard;
ANDROsCoGGGN L SHIFTING at 1870. per
yard:
AUBURN SHIFTING at / 6Xc. per yard
FRANKLIN CAMBRIA MUSLIN At 15c. per
yard;
EAGLE MILLS SHIFTING at 12Nc. per yard
All Of the above goods are full yard wide.
UNBLEACHED SHIFTING mt 81, 10, aud 12Hc.
per yard-all very cheap;
PILLOW-CAsE COTTON, full AZ inches wide, at
1870. per yard;
Ga WALTHAM UNBLEACAED SHEETISG at
30c. per yard;
ga WALTHAM BLEACHED SHEETING At 35c.
per yard;
1o-4 UNBLEACHED sHEETING q. s5c. per
yard;
10-4 BLEACHED sHEETING at 4oc. per yard.
The above are the same prices at which they are
wholeSaled. but we give our retail! customers the
advantage on account Of the scarcity OF money.
LEVY BROTHERS.
OCT 1917 and Ol9 Main street.
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The most interesting feature of town
meeting-day in Connecticut was the election
in New Haven OF Yale College professor
to one branch of the Common Council and
the Yale College colored carpenter to the
other.
Bismarck's wife, who recently died, was
her husbands secretary, clerk, and messen-
ger. ALI private dispatches were first read
by Frau Bisnarck.
DR.. Sale, who died recently, was the
last of four clergymen who have held
successfully the vicarage of Sheffield, Eng,
during the past 100 years.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis is still Ill In Louis
vile, Ky.
Farjeon promises the Petersburg appeal
o new Christmas story.
Snow fell at Marion on last Monday night.
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REAL ESTATE VALUEs.-[From the Clevc-
land Leader IA very important feature Oh
the present financial crisls-one IN when tle
whole country is more or less interested-ls
the effect which the excitement Will nave
upou the value of real estate. The New
York Tribune has had its reporters busy
among the real estate dealers, and finds that
even during the height of the panic in Wall
and Broad streets their business had gone on
undiminished. The dealers explain that
whenever there is crash in stocks or paper
securities of any kind there comes rush OF
capital for investment in real estate-the safe,
solid bedrock, which cannot burn up, blow
away, or be wiped out by the failure or de-
falcation of any one. ga prominent Pine,
street broker" says the Tribune, ''stated
that many of his customers who had large
sums in bank had withdrawn them for in
vestment in real estate; that there was an
increasing frmness in real estate and ten
dency to invest in it, and that it was just as
easy to obtain money upon bond and mort
gage as it was week ago."
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Petersburg.
lGorr,snondenee Of the Richmond Dlspa.chI

ENTHUSIASTIC CONSERVATIVE MAss-aEETlsH-
RADICAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOUND MAX
RIAGE. 81. 80
5 correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
PErEnsBuRa, october 9, 1873.
The speaking last night at the Academy
of Music was attended by one OF the largest
crowds that ever assembled in this city on
ary political occasion. Pit, circle, and GAL
lery were filled with representatives OF the
hest people of the city, and the spirit that
prevailed was one of thorough and enthusl-
astic Conservatism. Every utterance OF the
speakers that struck the popular feeling was
applauded by the large crowd present TO the
echo. The speech OF Mayor Kelley was pol.
ished, strong, and effective. and it appeaied
in MANY passages TO the memories and asso-
Citations of his audience. His tribute to the
candidates WAS very cffectiye-especialiy his
description of the charge at Gettysburg,
which was led by General kemper.
MIR. Harris, of Mecklenburg, followed, and
made most telling speech. The exercises
of the evening were concluded by Major w.
F. C. Gregory, who, in response to loud and
repeated calls, appeared on the PLATFORM ana Q
made a brief speech, to whose strong ana
effective points the audience made frequent
and enthusiastic responses.
The Radical Nominating Convention Iast
night nominated IA white man named dod'
Trey May and a negro named &: W. Goou,
wyn as candidates for the lower house OF inc
Legislature. These nominations have occa'
stoned, l. learn, great deal OF dlsafection
and complaint in the ranks OF the kepuoll.
can party, and it is probable that many Of
them will repudiate the ticket.
The body OF Jesse w. Baltimore, who was
drowned on Tuesday night while suffering
from an attack of delir,um tremens, wa:
found last night some miles below the cry
and has been restored to his family. Iht
funeral will fake place tomorrow.
MIR. Campbell Pryor, brother OF hon
Roger A. Pryor, was married to-day 10 Miss
Anne Bannister, of this city.
RoRlS ADAlR.
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Elections-The Democratic Party.

Next Tuesday elections will take place in
a number of northern States. Indiana, Iowa,
Ohio. and other States are to choose various
officers. In all those States there is Demo
cratic party and there is a Republican party.
and between these parties there are differ
ences of creed which will call for division
of the voters; just as they have divided for
many years In Ohio there are three sets Of
candidates for the various State otiices-Re-
publicans, Democrats, and independents.
In other Safes the oranges may possibly con-
clude to make their influence felt. and vote
as body for some candidates who are MOI,
now expected to receive majority vote.
But we suppose that the general result will
be successful Republican candidates and de-
feated Democratic candidates, thus giving a
new proof of the truthfulness of the aver
ment which has been more than once here
tofore made that the only purpose which the
Democratic party accompisheS in the poiti
cal world is to keep a majority Of the voters
in the northern States in the Republican
party. The Democratic party ought to have
been buried long ago. 1t is q nuisance. 1t
is red flag that always arouses the anger
of the northern bull. 1t is an organization
that has outlivcd its day-nct With a quick
ening, active sort Of life, but iaded. dispirit-
ed, and utterly powerle>s to effect any good
purpose. 1t is the BEAU HICKMAN OF par
ties, whose shutting gait and pedal bunions
may bespeak its "biood," as BEAU said his
did, but which tell also that it can never
more hope to run successful races with the
real bloods of this day and generation. This
party has proved taise to all its dnte.tellum
principles, though it still has many noble
men ia its ranks. Its mission ended with
the beginning OF the late civil war. There
can be no State rights, no Jefersonian doc
trines, and no serious opposition to a con-
solidated national government, BY DieG who
take the sword in hand to put down as re-
istic features of the Democratic party. The
northern Democratic party bears the infamv
in the northern section Of the Union of be-
ing States'-rights party at the same time
THAT II has long since lost that characteristic;
whilst in the southern States it bears the in
lamy Of having proved traitor to real
statesrish,s principles al the same time that
IL nus constantly upon its lips the warmest
professions Of devotion to those principles.
But we are wandering from our purpose.
we merely wish to forewarn our people not
to be discouraged by the results OF the cleo
lions which are to take place in the North
next Tuesday. We have nothing to do with
those elections. Ours is a peculiar party.
Its mission is to hold Oh 10 Il pure judiciary,
to save our excellent public schools, to IN.
sure economy In the expenditure of the
public money, and TO d6Whafeper may be
lone 10 promote the prosperity, bono, md
'l0ry OF the Old Dominion.
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Rev. DIR. FULLER, OF BALr1aoRE.-In in,
Producing the address Of DR.. Fuller before
the Evangelical Alliance the New York. Tri.
6une says: aa .a.t..,t1:
"Dr. Fuller is man of strongly marked
and rather severe countenance. He relied
very little upon gesture-almoSt entirely
upon his vuice-tor the emphasis Of his argu.
ments. His manner was dictatorial rather
thin argumentative. Applause he would
not have, checking the tirstAexhibitlon with
the remark that it was very painful to him
when speaking on this subject"
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DEATHS.

DEATHS.
Died, OH Monday, October 9Th, BELLE ROBl-
NETT, infant of William and n. E. Hampton.
My babe was like n flower Of spring;
As beautcous to the eye
A bud OF promise opening,
But soon alas to die.
Died, October 9Th, ut haf.past O'Clock. ST LA
MAY, child OF Martha j. and James 7. Bryan
aged one year, eleven months and nlne days
The funeral will take place THIS friday EVE
MING at O'Clock from her fathers residence, NO.
2lO3 Broad street. The friends of the family are
respectfully Invited to attend.
We greve to lay our gentle child
Within the darkeneh tomb,
A lovely blossom for The sky,
In Paradise TO bloom.
But ali. IL Is Il selfish grief:
In yOn bright world Of bliss
She'll never know the bitter care
That dns our paths In this
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Postal AFFAIRS IN VIRGIHIA.-John p.
Pannel is appointed postmaster at Chalk
Level, Pittsylyana county, Va, u'ce John
p. Faris, resigned. George X. Grggs is
appointed postmaster at Cascade, Pittsylva-
MIA county, Va, utce Mrs. Susan S. Ross,
resigned. William NJ. Hall is appointed
posi master at Diana Mills, Buckingham
county, Va, utce F. L. Crowder, resigned.
William Evans is appointed postmaster at
Lombardy Grove, Mecklenburg county, Va,
uice Philip Lockett, resigned. Henry Riley
is appointed postmaster at Pleasant Grove,
Lunenburg county, Va, oice George 4. At
kinson, resigned. Mark ID. Holland is ap-
pointed postmaster at Haesford, Franklin
county, Va, nice W. g. Mitchell, resigned.
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Roanoke.
TIE WEATHER AND CROPS-vALLEf RAILROAD
HoLLINs INSTITUTE.

uOLLINS INSTITUTE.
rCorrcspondence Of the Richmond Dlspatch.J
ROANOKE COUNTY, VA, October 7, 1878.
The weather has been very variable III
this region of country for some weeks past,
sometimes quite warm and then suddenly
changing TO cold, threatening frost, which
has not come as yet TO an extent to do any
damage. Farmers are busily engaged say
ing their crops OF corn and tobacco ana SOW
lug wheat. The larger portion OF the wheat
crop has been seeded, and some OF 1t has
come I'D and shows beautifully. There are
splandid farms in this county, and most OF
them well cultivated. Evidences OF pros
perty are seen on every hand-more appa-
rent 10 one who has been accustomed to see
Ing the many neglected farms and diapi-
dated buildings in some parts Of Eastern
Virginia than to the people living here.
The Valley railroad between Harrison
burg and Salem is now under contract
through this county, and commenced near
Botetourt Springs. 1t is thought that it Will
take two years TO complete the road. Some,
as in other parts of the country, are looking
for great benefits from the road when conf
Dleted others, with your correspondent,
cannot see it in that hopeful light. 1t Is
very certain that, apart from railroads alto
gethcr, this valley promises well for the flu
ture-based upon the fertility of the soil
and the skill and industry Of the farming
population more than upon facilities for
transportation, which are good already.
Ho.Iins Institute has opened with encour-
aging prospects. There are ITO students
or upwards already in attendance, aud they
are coming in daily. Some of the r'S1tors
from the far South still remain, but are a.
ringing to leave soon to make room for the
voupg ladies coming to the Institute. The
panic about the sickness among the negroes
in Needmore, Botetourt county, which seems
TO have been most severely felt at a distance,
has passed off, as the sickness had done weeks
before and persons at distance are no more
afraid to come here now than those living
here were afraid to stay all the time. II.
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COMING ELECrIoNs.-O Tuesday Of next
week general elections will he held in Penn.
sylvania, Ohio. Iowa, and Wisconsin. In
Pennsylvania the State officers TO be chosen
are State treasurer and Judge Of the SUI
preme Court, Robert j. Mackey, Republi-
can. and Francis N. Hutchinson, Democrat,
being the candidates for the former Office,
and Isaac G Gordon, Republican, and James
Z. Ludlow, Democrat, for the latter. In
Ohio and Iowa, Cover nors are to be elected.
The respective Republican mnjorties in the
three States ut The EisI State elections were !:
Pennsylvania, 1851; Ohio, l4.l59; aud
Iowa, 81 1862. These are the majorities for
tue leading officers of the State ticket voted
for in 1872, that OF pennsy lvania being Gov.
ernor, and in Ohio and Iowa Secretary of
State. In each State last year the majorities
for President Grant were larger. being 137,-
74S in Pennsy lvania, 81 53l in Ohio, and co.
$40 in Iowa. The Democrats and Patrons
OF uushandry in Iowa nave this year COIL
esced 10 the support Of candidate for Gov
crnor. An election will also take place on
Tuesday next in the District Of Columbia
for metubeis OF tile Territorial Legislature.
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The True Republicans of New York state
have nominated ticket made up from those
previously nominated by the Democrats ana
the Republicans. This road leads to sue
cess. The know-NOthings never lost an
election so long AS they refraiDed from noml'
mating candidates of their own and chose
between those of the Wings and the Demo
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DECLINE IN THE PRICE OF CATrLE.-The
panic in financial circles has had the effect to
seriously embarrass the cattle trade. The
prices have declined materially, and many
dealers have declined to ship their cattle at
ent.-MariOn Patriot. fr
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STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, J

A REp-HoT CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE
NEGRO VS.. GARRETT DAGGER. -. The following
i the card of Mo>ely. the colored candidate
for the Senate in the Thirtv-tirSt senatorial
district. He has been in the Senate Tor four
Years:
Penlberton, GoOchldnd county. Va, Oc-
iober 4, 1Sl3.-Braz"n etirontery, political
raScsility bribery, and corruption have de-
! fcated the Republican voters of your dis
trict Of the right of free choice of candi-
dates. Samuel f. Maddox was nominated by
such means to represent you in the next
Legislature. One John Coy, Of Powha,an
county, told me, in the presence Of William
Fl. Lester, of the city of Richmond, that
Maddox had paid his expenses and the eX-
penSes Of other delegates to the convention,
and that he felt it to be wrong to vote against
him in convention because of that fact. Ii
this was done in one instance it was In
others; and, if done at all, then there was
not a free choice OF our party, and, II NOT,
the briber ought not to receive your votes.
# he is false in one thing. lie is III others !;
therefore, in the in crest Of the good peo-
pie of this district, propose to teach this
nolitical fraud that the Republicans do not
mean to be cheated of their choice and po-
Iitiral preferences by dishonest ana I'M
manly means, and l call on the Republicans
to aid me in purging our party; and to that
end | announce myself As an independent
Republican candidate for senator from this
district. I withdrew my name from before
the late convention because of the rascality |
knew of, but at that lime could not give the
names of the actors in the diabOlical scheme
10 cheat the people. shall address YOU
daily until the dly of election, and ask you
to aid me in the overthrow of uuprincipled
men.
Every respectfully, WIN. P. MosELY.
"P. SIT any Conservative candidate
shall come before the people Tor the office of
senator l will Withdraw, if my friends re.
quest it. or l will do so without that request
il here is the slightest danger to the Repub.
lican ticket" ..- -.0. .ls.g -rf3f,
1t is probable that the Conservatives will
not make u nomination. .-... .... ~-e 4
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ROckbridKe.
THE COUNTY FAIR-THE LATE sTABBISG AZ
FRAy-THE UNIVERSITY AND THE INSTITUTE.
az

q.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
LEXINGTON, Va, October 8, 1873.
To-day the Rockbridge County Fair be-
gun at the grounds near this place. Very
little is done on the first day other than TO
make entries. Very few people from the
country have made entries OF articles. Some
machinery and articles manufactured in
other places have been received, and the
prospect is very fair for Il good show in the
Department of Manufactures.
Only few Of the country people were
present to-day. There is much complaint
among these that they hive little or no ell
couragement to compete for premiums.
Whether these complaints are just or whether
it is the Indifference OF the people them
selves, it is hard to determine. One thing is
certain, however. we need something to
make these Fairs a success. The grounds
7rp hc.ea.fol lDr'>lttnt.oa, AID should be
tue joy OF kQck5lidge; but just now are
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John Roessle, who established the brew
Ing OF iIger-Dcer in this country, and accG.
INFLATED about Sl,O00,00O thereby, died re-
Gently in Roxbury, Mass. -,
William Copper, of Norfolk, Is spoken Of
rs young sculptor OF rire r'omlsc. 'rhe
papers iayiShly praise his Don Quxote.
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nj MARRIAGES.

Married OH the 25th ultimo, by the Rev: Henry
Will. JAMES SINTOS, Jr., and Miss ORRA +.
GIBBONS; all of this city.
CharlcstDwn Nv. Val papers please copy.
Married. at the residence Of the brides father on
Thmrsday October 9, 1873, by the Rev. DR.. J. l..
Hmrrows. Fey. j. H. NrWBlLL, of Prince Ed
ward, to Miss MOLLIE P. MUSE, Of Richmond.
cards,
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We return thanks to the head of the Agrl
cultural Department at Washington for a
copy OF his Report on Agriculture for the
wear 1871
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RADICAL NOMINATIONS IN II ENRY.-For
House of Delegates, John Fl. Pedigo; for
treasurer, James Campbell; Commonwealth
attorney, Fleming Saunders; Sheriff, J. M.
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MT TO THE PUBLIC.
ne FALL, 1878.
SPLENDID STOCK DRY GOODS.

TR. PRICE & co.
have opened the great bulk of their fine stock OF
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC GOODS. To which
the attention af their friends and the Virginia pub
lie Is called. During the entire season tb'ir Ill
creased facilities will, enable them 20 offer all lie
novelties rs they appear In III" northern markets.
Every department In their house vii lie kept up 10
full standard, with Improvement in many respects.
Especially In their DRESS GOODS ROOM VIII
this change be apparent, the same taste III seec-
lions Of colors and designs viii Ire apparent when
gave them reputation before the war.
CAMELS' HAIR POPLIES,
FnENCH and IRISH PoPLISS,
GRO-GRAIN aud TAFFETE SILKS, In black
and colored;
REPS POPLiSS and TI COON REPS,
DIAGONAL and PLAIN PuPLISS,
VELOURS, MOH AIRS, &c;
MOURNING and BLACK GOODS In great as
sortment Speciality,
SHAWLS and WkAPPISGS Of every kind.
Great bargains In
FLANNr.LS, IRISH LINENS,
TOWELS, HOSIERY.
BLACK ALPACAS, &c
Splendid FINE BLANKETS. ocl
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NE WE NOW OFFER A LARGE
assortment of SHAWLS, snited to the present and
approaching season, among which will bc found
white and colored SHETLAND SHhWLS, Black
MERINO SIIAWLS; Striped, Plain, and Plaid
SHAWLS In all styles and qalt!es-all to be sold
at prices to suit the times.
OCT LEVY BROTHERS.
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We republiSh this morning tae latest ap-
pointmeuts made for General hEMPER be-
cause they yesterday so appeared as if he
were to speak everywhere at night. The
only places at which he will speak at night
are Fredericksburg and Norfolk. The COM
mittee found it necessary to make change
in the day at Fredericksburg from the 10th
of October to the 14th, and at Norfolk from
the 18th to the 10th. The error was not
ours.
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
RICHMOND, October s, 1873. !
The following additional appointments
have been made for General James L. Hem
Der, Conservative candidate for Governor:
Fredericksburg, Tuesday, October 14th.
Norfolk, Thursday, October 10th.
Northampton Courthouse, Friday, Octo-
Der 18th.
Onancock, Accomac, Saturday, October
18th.
Hampton, Monday, October Goth.
Suffolk. Wednesday, October 22d.
Farmville. Friday, October oath.
Buckingham, Saturday, October 18th.
Halifax Courthouse, Monday, October
9th.
Pittsylvauia, Wednesday, October Goth.
Boydton, Mecklenburg, Saturday, No.
ycmber 1St.
Charlottesville, Monday, November Sd.
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Lyndc Weiss. On Autobiography. 10y
GEORGE III. THKo0p, author of Mays
Hcad,' sc. Philadelphia: CLAYTON, REM
sen & HAFFELFINGsR.
For sale BY WooDHOUsE & PARHAM.
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The success OF Transatlantic baIIoonng
will nut IN end to tariffs and cuStom.house>
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CONEEEFI0xEEsHES.

DOSSIEUXS,-G0 to BOSSlEUN'S TO
ID buy your sweet things. He is manufacturing
daily his lnimirable steain-cltrifcd FLINT CAN
DIES; also. soda. butter. water. and arrow.ro0i
ginger, sugar, novelty CAKES,
GING NUTS. SPICED NUTS. &C.
&c Makes TOB ,CCO and CLEARS specially.
Canned Oysters, Peaches. Tomatoes. &c ar BALL
more nr,rcs ltl2 MAIN STREET.
sn Contpcliorcr.