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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-05-06
Fourth District Items.

DEAR WHIG:--lt has been So long since
! have noticed anything from tie Fourth.
that | doubt the presence OF your cores
pendent aforesaid among us: and lest your
readers forget that there is such district,
| propose to occupy Il small corner Of youl
valuable space.
In addition to the usual incidents Of
improvements, removals, marriages. fires,
thefts, scandals, Ne. we have had an un
usual amount of sickness and death in the
eastern end of this district.
First let me mention the deaths from
consumption, believe, OF John and George
Kyle. They we're honest, industrious men
and good citizens, About the same time,
Il. {. Cowan, Of Cowantowu. passed away.
He was the last of his name i'll this county.
lie was born, lived and died in the village
named by his father after himself, nearly Il
century ago. On the thiItieth day of last
March. a young man named Taylor Frame,
his wife and child, moved from Linwood to
near CowantowU. \ week later they at
tended the funeral of James Gracy child,
and in another week, young Frame and his
wife were Frustrated the wife iirst) by
pneumonia, OF which they both died in Il
few days. Here | would be glad to stop,
but my sad tale is not yet told Mrs.
Curry, the motheri n-law OF Mr.. Frame,
came down, also from Linwood, to nurse
her daughter, which she did till she died
The stricken mother was now Frustrated
by disease, aggravated by grief and fatigue,
and in few days she followed her daughter
and son-in law to the grave, making three
out of one family in less than three weeks.
At almost the same time, Mr.. John Brown
and Mr.. George Wollaston, Of Fair ' lew,
each lost a child by scarlet fever.
Here let me close this dark page with one
bright spot in commentator OF the self
sacrificing attention and service rendered
to these strangers i'll their time of need, by
many of our people. Pre- eminent among
these miuisterins angels noticed number
of ladies. who day after day and night after
night ministered to the sick, the dying and
the dead. May they, when they need them,
receive the same kind offices which they so
kindly bestowed on Others and in the world
to come receive the blessing promised to
those who visit the sick. For 'inasmuch
as ye have done it to one Of the least of
these, My brethren, We have done it unto
Ne. OCCASIONAL.
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Letter from North East.

DEAR WHG:-We are gratified to learn
you have Il new correspondent from this
place. One who takes so much interest,
and feels so much sympathy for the wei
fare and healthfni condition of his fellow
man. The subject of church rentilation, as
also the coloring of the paint has been to
Tim a matter of serious consideration for a
long time, and as he is lire and energetic
young man, and one whose capacity for
business is so well known in this commu-
nifty, we can't help feeling assured that at
no far distant day he will put his theory
into practice, and when that comes to pass,
we may expect to have one of the most
ample and best ventilated and most skill
fully painted churches in the county. Be
leving then, as we do, in the ability of
your new " Itemizer," and as we have been
contrI buting more for the accommodation
of The Wig than from any fancy of our
own, we thank him for his corrections and
wish him good speed, " and we 'step
down and out for the present.
A. G.. JR
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W. w. Carter is repaiuting and paperng
his house, on Cherry street, occupied as
the u. f. Parsonage. 5. 7. Reynolds is
building an addition to his dwelling. Joel
Evans is reraintng his dwelling \ num-
Der Of our citizens have followed the Iur-
sons example and erected bird houses.
REoRGANIZED,
The Presbyterian Sunday school, on Sun
day last. There WAS quite a good turn out.
5. Wiley, superintendent.
are dry, but very rough, and more COM
plants are made than for years. Tie new
system don't appear to work as well here
as in Pennsylvania. Perhaps not sharp
enough on purchasers.
appears to be revived among our mechanics.
Pogue, the coach builder, is crowded with
work. The foundry is running at night TO
make up orders. Hunts team shipping
corn drills from depot, &c, &c.
At the residence of her brother, on Sun
day last, Miss Betsey Hammersmith.
TO BE PUBLISHED.
The Good Templars Lodge of this place
intend publishing the names of all signels
to applications for hotel licenses bonds
men, &c. So here is a chance to get printed
AROUND,
The sewing machine man, scissor grinding
man, umbrella man, drug man, cigar man,
but not the man that went to look for bail.
JONES'
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Letter from Cecilt0n.
CECiLloN, May ,, lsIii;
DEAR WnIu:-l presume yo0 often visit
TIN. CITY OF CECILTn

tEtllloN, May ., lNrn.
DEAR WnIu:-l presume you often visit
THE CITY OF cECi.T"N,
and are well acquainted with its dry goods
merchants, Messrs. Mcgee. Ford. Cruill-
shank, Beasten and Davis; with its cabinet
maker. Mr.. Caleb Sanders; its dressmakers
Mrs. Morris Il Daughters and the Misses
0'Neal; its milinerS, Mrs. Allen and Mrs.
Pierce; but it is unnecessary to enumerate
farther your many acquaintanceS IL Cecil
ton. As you are always wide awake, we
know you have noticed The
IMPROVEMENTS
Mr.. Anderson is making on his neat little
dwelling, which, when finished, will be one
of the pretticst in town. But, dear Wig,
have you had IA peep i'll the NJ. +. Church
since it was repaired last Fall? If you
We're IN before ii was repaired, we beg of
You to find yonr way i'll again and see if
you can realize you are III the same place.
You will find the same dear, good. able
minister filling the pulpit that did last
year-Rev. +. Miller Aud now. dear
Hhig, we want you to tell everybody,
wherever you go, that Cecilton is
TEMPERANCE TOWN.
That no liquor is sold within her limits
Perhaps you have told it before. but can
such Il good story be told too often? Keep
telling it till other towns shall be induced
10 follow her noble example, and abandon
the vile traffic forever. Bat we are sorry,
and no donAt you are, dear Wig. that
liquor is sold a few miles from Cecilton,
and we fear there are those who are wash
ing their hands in inuocency upon whose
skirts will be fOund the blood of rum muir
Il ,r:,r
license to sell rum. Answer. We who vote
for men that favor the sale Of liquors.
Answer, ye tre5h0'd6rs. who give your
names to allow the soul and body destroy
ing stuff sold in your midst. Oh, Cecilton,
may your fair and honored reputation as a
Temperance Town be kept un>pOtted. May
your quiet, peaceaGle. lovely and thriving
town never become the scene of midnight
riots, Of hacchaaalian brawiS, gutter wal
lowers, of iends IN human shape, and the
innumerah!e woes which are the inevitable
result of the sale of liquors. Do not let it
within your borders: no, never, while you.
as tree, rational, responsible men, have the
power to vote against it.
Monday being the first day of May was
"MAY DAY.
notwithstanding the atmosphere would fain
nave naue us DeIleNe oIHe!NiSe. L lie clIl-
Zens of Cecilton were determined that they
would not be cheated out of their May
party, and at an early hdur. wagons trim
med with wreaths, flowers and flags, and
loaded with men, women aud children,
were on their way to Cranberry fishing
shore.
But | must bring my letter to a close.
Hoping | have not wearied you, | am
Yours truly, lIoPEFUI.
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L RE.

About nine o'clock on Sunday evening,
that portion Of the Iron Works known as
the blowing house, was discovered to he
in flames. The alarm was Immediately
given; the citizens hurried to the scene
and succeeded in subduing the flames be
fore they had become unmanageable. The
watchman was the first to discover the fire
Had he been negligent or remiss III his
duties, the whole works would have been
destroyed, as the wind at the time was
blowing strongly. We have been sigularly
foItuate in the matter of fires. The town
is built principally of wood, with the houses
standing closely together, and it seems to
me, that if fire should break out and
the wind be in the right quarter, we could
not save the place from almost total de
struction. As we are totally unprovided
with fire distinguishing apparatus of any
kind, property holders will wake up TO a
realization of our utter helplessness in this
direction when it is too late. We should
have a fire engine by all means. EVA.
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Personal.

p. c. Strickland, Esq, is again con-
fined to the house and suffering greatly,
from the injury received over a year ago at
the new Presbyterian Church
"A. W. Mitchell, Esq, was in town for
few hours, on Wednesday last. He left
in the evening train for Perryville, where
himself and bride are visiting the family
of John Stump, Esq.
B. F. May, Esq, of Baltimore, was in
town on Thursday.
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is much felt by our farmers. They cannot
secure them in quantities large enough for
packing for Winter use. In fact, not
enough are to be had for immediate con-
sumption. Mr.. James Crothers, at his
shore, on Saturday last, at one haul caught
but one basket of herring and three or four
shad.
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NOrsi, East Items.
NJ CSIt'.

On Saturday evening, the brass band gave
us free concert. Marching through the
town, in the stiffness of the evening. the
music sounded real secset, as the young
ladies would say. We would kindly sug-
gcst, that if some of the members would
observe the time more closely, especially in
playing quick pieces, the music would be
greatly improved thereby.
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A MATTER Of POPULAR INTEREST.

perfect system Sad rules of selfmeaSurement
make il V0Ssik-G To please people 2,COO miles
sgay iA>perteetly as if they were here in
Y. u suppose you have at least half dozen
different Departments
A. My dear sir! We have more than tUenty,
each CHARGED withits own business, and each
thoroughly or,Gnized, u necessary wheel with
Y. win Yen Iame Il dozen or so of them ~
\. "N!th pleasure. The Custom Depart
megt i, r those y 10 prefer cnstqm- made to
with its iyG2snso stock Of all underwear.
making cur own first class shirts. The Trim
ming Department. il elf u, big as many u regu-
lar store. The Garment stock Room. The
Receiving Room. The Order Department,
tanned before: The special Uniforms Depart
ment The Delivery Department, with its
score of messengers. The
V. Hold. hold! sir ehcughr
y. I'm not half through! The Advertising
Department with its bill and sign distributors,
editingand publishing business and popular
5tci III ii your S,a ri send fort. The Mens
Department, witlrits many rooms. The Boys
Iepartn IL. The Youths Department. The
C naP The l p Epfsa
mcnt. The Chief Clerks Department, with
its book-kceners and assistants. General Man.
AYERS Department; linanciers Office, and
Thinking planning, executing, buying, max
:n@; Issistering, sending ending out selling,
10 carly on Il iusinessWfth the people amount
ing to between s20Oo,O00 and s3,00o00O an
nually.'
A. Indeed it is l forgot to name the
Cashicrs Department, which handles its 81, 600
Crlctail sales on some single days."
v. "S2loooi lmmensel That's what enables
the house to buy cheap and sseYcheapc"
A. "Exactlyl You have iZst hit it. The
people ' 1T; d here, that we depend
V. What are the FOUR RULES hear SO
much about?'
A. "Our system Of business dealing-1 One
price. no deviation; - Cash for everything; 3.
guarantee protecting the purchaser; A. The
money returned il the buyer can't otherwise
be suited"
V. Nothing could be fairer"
\. Nothing. And the people see it."
v" Wen, thank you, sir, for your polite
attention"
A. Net at all. It's a pleasure to ssive you
CAL sgan /, and be = aqre Of t3e plaSe-Wana
mals sfxI D aaG Ma Ga East cor
v, Thank YOU! shall be happy to do 90
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LOST AND FoUND.-Plethoric pocket
BOOKS are scarce in these parts but an Elk
ton pm ysican has one, and he left it lying
upon the counter in McCrery & Boulden's
store, on Tuesday evening last. Discover
ing his loss on Wednesday morning, he
MADE 1t known at the store. Search was
made for II, and when just about ready to
give u up as gone, 1T was found nicely hid
away between the folds Of a piece of dress
goods. The unsuspectinp clerk had folded
that piece of goods, little thinking thai
it contained rolls of greenbacks.
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We eondensf/ IRON the LGhig, Reoi,et :, the
attendnn1Ese the speakers:
Visitor. What c0nicr is the building on"
iEtRiGHt South !..-t corner Of !S-th and
Market. Please n1.r line SlNfll for some
strangers seeking Oal, Hall, have been mislcl
by designing persons.
V. 1t is perfectly colossal! Do you know
its dimensions -
A. 1900 square feet-65 on Market AMI
$50 odd on Sixth, sig stories high has oscr
; ssssP SS5S a'4y dyssA Do-
v DO YOU use stcau-9GUcr?"
A. e y giant young engine furnishes power
for the freight and passenger elevator. and the
boilers steam for heating, ana the other opc.''-
i. "Whal order do you take with goods
4 They are ti IT., IrEed and arr&nse4 / IN
thence econ on the tsssI<eleTStor 10 The inseo-
Tors room on thssssxH ..oor'
Y. is inspecting llIc i.Ist operation
a. NO, sir, measu..U2; The goods are q
measured in tie pic, G, Ihr.. inspected. IT,
cloth passes over rollers in tie face OF I strong
light and TWO men sit, one before and oie
behind the goods watching with the eye a Il
hawk for The least pin-ho!e impericCt!oT IL!
marking every flaw, 80 that the cutter moy see
and AVOID it WHEN he cones 10 cut th1 gay
lAents.
keep 20 hands all the I G. crIting up tie clo.h
into garments.-brsi'iGSsy@ machines thai 80
dozen mems work csl!fft Il stroke
y. DO you manufacture all your own
goods
y. We do, and most carefully. Our e,s-
aminCrS inspect every stitch and seam. and
certify to every garment As eNtra-a ell made
before we put our ticket ON it, AID become
responsible Tor il.
V: Your system must save ysu great
deal
a. In every direction, sir. 1t is lm system
and economy We practice all ~ wM through,
that enables Us to put ar prhAS Town 10 the
people Us we do "
"" Alter spectiug the work, what becomes
of it?''
a. Before it gees into Stock it is H,1atcd.
Every single garment has its number and
other points noted on it, - that its entire l. s-
tory can be traced without fail, upon cur
books"
V" You must have 30 or 10 salesmen?"
A. "WLy sir, On busy days You lnaYscc 100
in the various rooms and suites OF rooms,
selling 10 the throneS Of customer
sn y. e sBS yo y do an order bo by mail
Very great Al Oyer the ct>i,r,t.v Oar
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NAY DAY,

The different fishing shores make a
gala day of the LIST of May, putting on
flagS, banners and other mice Iixins, " and
preparing generally to make it pleasant for
visitors, and visitors were numerous, judg-
ing from the number that passed through
our town, bound that way. Persons desir-
ing a holiday can't do better than go to the
river on May Day.
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BUTTER THIEF.-A colored how. named
Elijah Boyer, was caught in the act of pur-
ioinlng butter from the basement of Lewis
store, Main street He was pressed SO close
that he was forced to drop his booty and
take to flight.
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have had hard time of ii in their attempts
to plow this season, on account of the dry
weather. The rain of this week helped
them wonderfully, but previously some
had been forced to give it up after trying
to drag the pillow with double team of
oxen. The
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.NONDIT, tie 18Th day IF Nay, 1876,
lot. Piece or Parcel of Land.
Sheriff 's Sale.

IeI virtue of writ of teIi tacias, issued
4 ,Ii IT III" trc uii Court fr t"'! comfy 1t III"
Of William NrNamrc against the goods ami chat
tics lands and irut nrI;s of .uEt F,-ir~, ana L. IN"
directed lty, -,l-,l and taken III 'N-catint Hi the
right tc. claim and int To> a. Etw -"i III 'IuitN. e."
A., that
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- Best and largest assortment of La
dies, Misses, and Children's Eastern and
City made Shoes and Caters i'll Cecil
county, at MCCRERY & BoULDENs 5, next
door to the Court House.
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20 3. X. MILLER has also a beautiful
Chincoteague Pony, which will be sold a !,
his Cattle Sale May 9th See advertisement.
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Chesapeake City Items.
FIRST OF NAY.

FIRST OF NAY
n, N,p5a, 1,st Nav 1s+ tha sto,ar
r1a,,,oa,,t lef, bara ,+ ~ ,r;th :, nartr
of nleasura sani,ers hound for pevhnids
wharf Tho first of Nsv;sa hoI;da, ,n,ona
the llShefmen. on inns Gay they hang mp
siieii net" anu leS'sn themselves 10 Soei'I
M an $500 f H.. "EiG lilly
tior ha,' au - " ;o '',,o' ,,,e'i
~ a., ""' o,.,>,,,no
~ tI, C,I r ~. % S ar..r
~ Wy "p T t'i noU p'nu' "i'' go
il, tba ayanip,r ,rho,, -ba,, ,yaro sL,.1-aJ n
hear of the accidental death of worthy
citizen of our town,
lie was employed III Philadelphia, npon
the steamer Ihiddeiph{d, and was killed
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Bay View Items.
FARM Frs

A lady from Wilmington, Del, visiting
the family Of Mr. John Kirk, at College
Green, died suddenly this week Our
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The complaint of dry weather certainly
has ceased since the shower we were ia
vored with last week. Nature seems to
have reached the acme of perfection with
regard to appearance.
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On 22nd ult., John Yates, a man of great
muscular power and moral weakness. came
to his death by an over dose of laudauum,
drank while in state of intoXication. 1t
is supposed he did it Intentionally. He
was about thirty nine years old and unmar-
ried \ week later, Mrs. Annie Lusby
departed this life. She was well known,
being IA resident of the neighborhood for
many years. Her infirmities were many,
like all those who have reached four score
Years and ten.
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Is Buy your new 81 ring Suits at the
GLASS FRONT.
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WooD's BIBLE ANIMALS. "A description
OF the habits, structure and uses Of every
living creature mentioned in the Scriptures,
from the ape to the coral. and explaining
all those passages in tie Old and New Tes-
lament in which reference is made to beast,
bird, reptile, fish, or insect. Illustrated
with over one hundred new designs, by
Keyl Wood. Published by Brady, Garrett
son X Co. This work is commended by
all leading divines, as one of intense inter
est. Mr.. D. H. Miller, Agent for Messrs.
Brady, Garretson ~ Co., will wait upon
the citizens of this county during the com
ing month to take subscriptions for this
work. We commend him to our readers as
a reliable man.
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Last Monday was almost universal
holiday. From the master of the house
down to Dinah, all were seIzed with de
sire to go Maying, and so they did. The
different fisheries were thronged with pleas
ure seekers. The pleasure was lessened in
great degree by the weather. The des-
tination OF the excursion was Reyboid's
wharf. on Elk river. All were pleased
with the music the band rendered and the
opportunity afforded them to dance, which
few failed to avail themselves of. in a large
granary kindly offered them by Mr.. Price.
The memory of May LIST, 1876, will not be
forgotten for many coming day.
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FELL From THE CARS The conductor
of the s O'Clock p. vi express, south, on
Thursday night, telegraphed from the river,
that passenger had fallen from the train
a short distance below Elkton. and request
ing search to be made. Mr.. Lewis, section
master, with force of men, spent nearly
the entire night looking for him, but with
out success. 1t is now supposed that he
fell as the train was crossing Little Elk
creek and that he was carried down stream,
as there was high tide at the time. This
is about the same place at which the West
Point cadet walked of the train last sum
mer.
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Town ELECTIoN.-The annual election
for a Board of Town Commissioners was
held on Monday last. The question rs to
who should serve the people as town bailitf,
was the main issue in the contest. The
following were elected Commissioners: John
Z. Alexander, John Perkins, VIM. Falls,
w. o. Gilmour, DR.. II, II. Tuft, Roger
Witworth and Joseph Wells. Mr. Gilmour
received the highest number of votes,
namely, 1SS out of total of POS. This
entities him to the position of President of
the Board and Mayor of our town. Mr..
Timothy White. our present efficient bailtf,
will be continued in Office by this Board.
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rs Well, yes. We are anxious to sell
Goods-very anxious-buy them for that
purpose. and will sell them 0tctul cheap.
But IRE do rant the money for them.
REESE
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LOOK OUT FOR COUNTERFEIT SILVER
There is a counterfeit twenty five cent piece
in circulation, which SO nearly resembles
the genuine quarter as scarcely to be dis
tinguished without close scrutiny. On
reading the word guar, the omission of
the period, denoting the abbreviation, will
be observed, as well as dimness of the
period after the word "drl.' 1t is decid-
eddy the best looking counterfeit we ever
saw; but it lacks the ring of the true
metal. Those who are anxious to jingle
their specie, had better see to it that they
get the right metal.
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- Large invoice of the best White
Granite Liverpool Ware bought atloat
will be opened for inspection within the
next ten days. GLASS FRONT.
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GecistOn Items.

5 Turk $ Island and Ground Alum Salt
1T REEsE's.
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SURVEYORS.
Rising SUN Items.

The gentlemen are around surveying the
county, preparatory to making new map.
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DUC ATIONAI.

The interest i'll education is on the in
crease. All the schools in this section are
taught by subscription, except one, and as
general thing, are largely attended. To
close without mentioning an entertainment
given by one of the teachers at the close of
the term, would seem like doing her inius
tice, though it is some time since. The
exercises consisted of a partial review,
speaking and singing, all of which the
children performed with credit to them
selves and teacher. At the close both visi-
tons and scholars were treated to candy
gratuitously.
SURVEYORS.
The gentlemen are around surveying the
cnuutv praparatOrv tn maxine n new man
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ATTEMPTED RoBHERY Some wonld- be
thief effected an entrance to the Hall, on
Tuesday night last. We suppose his cupid
ity was tempted by the splendid display OF
silverwaIe upon the tables at The tea party
that evening. Fortunately for the owners
of the silver, they had taken the precantion
to remove it. TIE burglar helped himself
to cake, but beside this got nothing.
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ASSESSMENT OF PRorERTY.-The asses
sors appointed 10y Gov. Carroll for he two
districts into which Cecil county is divided,
qualified on Tuesday last. Those for the
first district, composed Of the First, Sec
ond Third and Fifth Election districts,
will begin work on Monday next. Iu the
second district the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth Election districts, the
work was begun on Tuesday last. See
their notice in another column.