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The Newtown bee., 1878-09-19
CUSTER POST.

The dedication of the new i"d%" room of Custer Post in Sandy Hook, Iuo-'iaA evening was very imposing ailalr Ahout one hunhred Comrades from oul of town was present. Howe Poat' No' J. turned out 49 good ami true friends "h' received as did all the visiting friends cordial welcome.
 At the close of the ceremonies at the hall. the Pest and visitors went [" the Methodist Church, where a beau l.uI lag WAS presented by Mrs. Jno. L. San1"ro in CuslerPost. The singing of the Piiar tettc was magnificent and highly aPPf'c'' atcJ, The singers came from IfIos'' ,,,rt as lid tile drin ron'7 and tne good music Was duly acknowledged.
 Tine refreshments were served in the basement of the church, and W''7 in goo" hands when we called. All oi tue good tbinns were not consumed, for a very fine cake found it's way to oar aanciuN' for which we return our sincere thanks
 We must reserve for our next issue a more extended notice of the sood tlmc had.
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A Narrow K scape.

On Friday morning of last week an ar- cilent occurred on the fine of the lloIS- atomic railroad, which came near proving sarious to a son of Mir Patrick Nctar- thy, named Thomas.
 It appears that the boy was driving; to HawleyyiIle with load of milk, and when near the railroad he saw the ur train pass and attempted to cross the track. not aware that there were any more cars coming until he reached rhe track, when he sa" ttGst several cars were coming rapidly. The horse became frnhtencd and d<eI up the track to- ward the tunnel and Icaped over i,cattle- guard, freeing himself from the wagon and escaped injury. The cars struck the wagon and threw the boy out on to 1he north side of the track several feet, but fortunately he was not very seriously hurt. The wagon was totally wrecked The train hands did all they could to prevent the accident. We understand that at the time of the accident the cars had been cut in two to make flying switch.
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To the Public.

The curse of convict labor and it's eff fleets upon all legitimate industry has at tained sush alarming proportions that at a recent convention Of the Fair Hat Fin ishers Association held in Orange, New Jersey, the following resolutions were adopted. and we publish them in order that the public may become acquainted with the subject and act intelligently when called upon 10 assist in putting down this great imposition upon honest labor:
 WE. the Felt Matters of the United States
 of Ameries, in Convention Assembled,
 do hereby
 Resolue, That it is the highest duty of any Government. as well as sound policy. to protect and foster by wise euactpents and liberal laws, the interests of the in dussrial classes. on whose welfare depends in great measure. the general prosperity of all communities. Laws, or customs having the force Of law. that bear heavily upon those who are producers, by curtaii- img employment and depressing wages. are so many checks upon the business prosperity of a State, and ought to be abolisted at unee.
 Re~olred. That despite of countless protests made by millions of honest, harl- working mechanics, supported by an en- frightened public sentiment throughout the.press of the country. we find in many of tile Stasfs Of this Union. the inmates of the prisons and reforznatorF fnstitu- tioas working at some department tsi mechanical labor under the authority of the State Officers and with the consent of 1user1sofS and Legislatures thereby inter- ferizz in the legitimate work Of regular mechanics fg diminishing theiF chances tf easritFrls|.t and ansia}r loWerine fAe eeaersI sszasiaFsI Of eaees alreaky iassf- iIeiemf fef the must Hlnd6fate wants
 Es<,z<<1 That the Hatzezs Of Eize United SsAsss fdz naax years &s1sz, 11ke szlzezc.I
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Arrivals anIDepartures.

Miss Fannie lIawlcv of Bethel, Is the 'resl of Mss Ella Clarke.
 lIls' Jennie Plnlnoy of New York Is visiting Nt It. Albprt packs.
 Ms, Jennie Henderson and daughter | ne returned from Roxhurt, where thev h we hern spend II Il few days with their friends.
 Mir. Wm, Dc. ". Kellogg of thc Yalo Law Srho ] has o'u spending few days at the residence of D. x. Ilunmond, Esq.
 Miss E&a iIammond returned Monday roma two wo Ks visit to Brooklyn.
 Mrs Jane Drc#o, visited. Now York city this week fora few days.
 Mr. Cleo. NJ, Judd and John CtIs TO. turned to Yale College, New Haven, Sept lllh.
 Miss Alice T. and Master Stanton Ham. ,nonh left for their home in Brooklyn or Monday.
 1njrdL4 m Gruud Cci,i,m Hold sine. iast paJitciiJW:
 Mrs. Dr. Pinnoy, Birmingham; Mrs. Franklin ll"llurk, Birmingham; Sturgie Wiitl prk and wife. two children and unn,d, GiGniigham Mrs David Watson, BroulNyn; Miss Mary Stewart, PnAdcl, phia; Mrs. Willis Bristol. New ilaycu 1 IT, G. Paan"r, New Haven Caleb Mix, New haen Edward Marble #nd wife, Nc'y Haven: Alex Croup, New Haven C. r. OhhIr Hn wife, New II vel; F.. 4. B"rIs, SrrinSIi |; Mi $ S'rah '} odWin and mi Cheshire; Er n Y al c, c cahue II. $. 1 a s, NorNalk; A. j, Crorrt, NoWalk; |. White, NoIwalll; II. E. Pratt, \. l.; Mrs. Peters, \. Y.; Miss Daiscy Peters, X. I,; Mrs. $. P. PowclL \. Y. H. Scott Gray \. N.; H. A. Wal face N. Y.; Il. $. Andrews, \. Y; r. l., Cooper. x. r.; i. 4. Preston and wife N. r.; $. <. Smith, N. l.; Henry Sanford, Bridgeport; |. 5. Mudgct, Bridgeport S. Wakcm n: Br'd tcp, Tt r, E. pattison, B :idgcPo,t; Geo. MAliiaton,- wife, child, nurse airl man, Naugatuck; Chas. G AL l,non, Naugatuck; Louis NJ. Alerlon, N"uyatuch; Thc0. UaWlcy, Naugatuck Albert HaNlcy, Naugatuck: Stcvcn Rob insop, Danbury; A. NJ. Rrmdle Danbury E, $. Morse, Daabury E. 4. Smith and wife, 1aIhuIy, l.. II. BouEtt0n. Jr. Dan burY; Miss Ella Sturgis, BauIuIy: E. NJ. Simmons, Covimgton, ky. ; Chas F. Glade, ! luyington, Ky; w. I. Touscy and wife, frmubnIi; E. D. Galloway, Hartford, Henry W. Goodwin, Hartford; Geo. N. Carter, B"aton;J Carey, Boston,
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THE KU KLUX KHAN.

They hal lhatr0t nnd were drl"rminro t1 make au example of him and u terol to all his race. So although hr showed fight and put on forvc.ous micn, thes' courageous females succeeded with many screcchings and lersings in holding hin till he La a beautiful coat of tar an' feathers and looked liE" an evil on" Thus they released the terrible "I'm''i jumping as far away os po.aihIr. H' didn't hurt anybody. II" WaA dead.
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OBITUARY.

In the death of Nir. Harry Nichols we lose one of our oldest inhabitants. He has left behind him mamy friends ami few, if any, enemies. Like many otherr, ho has a history Having been left an orphan in his childhood he was adopted by his uncle, David Meeker, as his own and reared and educated as such. In 1872 war was declared with England and a company was raised which was known aa State troops" for the defense of the State. Mr. Nichols enlisted contrary to the wish of his uncle, who was a strong Federal and opposed to the var. The British having chased one of our cruisers to New London, bIocEadcd the harbor and the State Troops" were ordered there tO defend the place and protect the cruiser. His uncle objected to Mr. Nichols going and offered to get q substitute as some others had done, but Nichols refused, feeling that it was his duty to obey the call and defend his country. His decision incurred the displeasure of lis uncle, and whon mustered out of the service he re- turned to find himself diSoWncd and dis inherited. His uncle had given his prop erly to the Episcopal SOcIcty, Of whose fund 1t how forms q part Mir. Nichols Wtto thus thrown upon his own resources. lie taught school season or two and then started for what was then calIcu ''out Vest" At that time, sixty Odu years ago, there were no Palace t. R. cars or railroad of any sort nor splcudlu steamers. After reaching St. Louis he took d Hat boat to New Orleans. Not liking the place he went back up the RcG river, and alter spending two or three years with the back-woodSmen retuTltu to New Orleans and took passage for New York. Arriving ill Newtown he found his uncle dead, and the property belonging to the Society, subject to the lIl2 interest Of hi. aunt. Having a fondness Tor the old homestead he bought back the property the society selling 1t to him upon reason abl .- terms ill consideration Of the cir cumstanees.
 He then married Miss Sally Blackman, of Huntington, and settled down on the farm, where he kls remained ever since until the beginning of this his ia;t ill., ness.
 He represented this town in the Legis- Iature in lSl3, and held other trusts Of the town. h 1870 he was granted pension of eight dollars month, winch was con tinued until his death. 1 have often he.lrd him remark Of late that he would like to return in fifty years and take one look at this country and see what new i'm proyements there will be. May his desire be gratiiei is the wish of
 A FRIEND.
 VIEWPOINT, Ct, Sept 10, 1873.
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obsequics of the Late Colonel E. 3.
 Fairehild.

Since the last issue of the BEE, Robert
 Bruce Fairchild, Colonel of the Fourth Regiment. C. N C.. the Christian soldier and citizen, "entered into rest at the house of Mir. Lee Wooden, in Stratfcrd. Thursday, Sept. 12th, after long and Iainful illness of several months. His funeral was attended on Monday of the present week by an immense eoneourse of citizens and soldiers from all parts of the State. 4 short service was held at Mr. Wooden's house on Monday morning at 9 o'clock, which was conducted by the Rev NIr Stephenson. his pastor, after which the body was conveyed to the Sun day school room of the Washington Park J. E. church in East Bridgeport, where from ten o'clock to one lis remains were viewed by hundreds of people. 1t oae o'clock the Fourth Regiment was assem- bled on Fairfield avenue. right resting oa Water street. with aiout 5l0 men nndes the command of Lt--CoI- Crufut of Beth rl. with the faIlowin stasf officers MajEF. Henrx Skinner. WinstesE: A35utaHt. D. I. Hshf.eII Bethel: Surgeon Geo. F. Lewis. Bridgeport Chaplain. Gee. 4. Parking ten. Seu Haven. Ins.~zetor Target Prac. ti<a. Capt s. G kiusznaf Bridsefort; c .aFfzzm4=ter. Tzziei 2 1laEsh, Bfides
 <<5E< Non o<,-sau1Azzs<ezzzt Sergeant Nz1ox. George E Derrick. Bridgeport nzs1a H1{o< Js< Hl. Szncer. Erf erFor- 4aaEsezz94s<zE 6e 2. 2. NEeiez.
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from which she was yainly ondcavurlrg tn eNtrlraln herself Our informant did not tell ns how tho ladder got tlere {; neither did hn tell us that he WAs mad {, hut wG will ask him as soon as he gets over looking dangerous whenever the subject ls mentioned,
 Tint ID l-2 pounds baby proved to be
 II l-2 Instead. Wo apologize for the mls- l take,
 Mir. R. V, Barns, of Staten Island, with | his family nrn among thr lntest arrivals, | and nrG the guests of Mir, Glover llAWley. l As Mir, Barns k a crack shot we think some of thn game m llnwlryyllle Will snf- | fer from the crack of his gun during the l hunting season,
 Mrs. Nellie Smith, of Millcrton, N. Y.,
 is visiting with her sister, Alis, Robert MIlim'.
 Whoa Id0. JIM.
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THE MURDER TRIAL.

The trial of Michael MeNamaTa for the murder of Martin McNaInara July 18th.
 was commenced Monday afternoon before Judges Hovey and Pardee in the Superior Court at Bridgeport. The court after be- ing opened by Sheriff sanford. the first husiness was the selection of 8 jury. which after sessral ehalIenges resulted in the selection of Giles D. keeicr. l. H. Ran dali. John G Reynolds. Rufus B. jen- n,aas. Win. H. Marvin. Wm. E. Dikenlan, Oliver ceok. Jos. " HubhsH. Moses TrsadmeIi. Thes. Farrissas. George Dix oa ana Andraw Burke who were thes euern and fsek theix seats The iirS' u}<r&<s called uns Dr. HnhRs<'1. Ehf ~sxe | ninzfs description ef the pos r.SrI11H <xs1aizz<fon mace iE him Aosns' M E. s1nds Ho,k. in tHs <rs<eaes q
 ulIz Beunsst 1a|]soa and a.enl XIII Ike Doe1o< sxhIki'1z zee<ior
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AT TT AGAIN.
ANOTHER ENLARGEMENT,

We present 10 our patrons for the third ,in,r. in the space of lifleon m"ntha, an enlarged cop, of the NEwrnNS BeG. We leave IL lo our friends tl sgy whether ll h m Improvement or net,
 Please show La your friends, or send them copy of this numbcr, and perhaps It yill secure us q few more subscribers.
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A BIRTHDAY PICNIC.
ffoo Late for last Week.

Tuesday, August 27th, a few of our young people participated in a very en- joyable picnic held at Lovers Leap near New Milford, the occasion being the nineteenth birthday of one of the com pany. think the place need moi be dc scrifesl. as most people in this vicinity at least are ysrulsasly familiar with its TO- mantle beauty The day was spent de lirhtfaIls in games and other amuse- merts. and as tine long ride sssnlesi tc have given appetites in proportion the many good things with which the tasses were loaded we're not neglected by any At tea an original poen- prcparesi bs some Of the company as a surprise and Hh{Ef- l think worthy Of place in ye4l eoIan4ns was read. after which q dTiSs uas fzktsl through inc pleasant village ol New Milford and from thsTe home. s7e uzz1 a xazz zzxn os azz SrxExzx1a nfzrz1s1 sHe. <-rz- 1s7<.I
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The Greenbaek Meeting in Sanford'i
 Hall.

The Grnenhaek mass meeting in San- fords Hall Thursday evening was SIG cess in point of numbers and enjoyment of the good address made hy Hon. Alex ander frOup, of New liav'n, and ns speaker Alr. rronpRayc Eood satisfaction He spoke for about an hour aud half, Prof Blakslcc, Wnl. and Eugene BurMJ were pr,r eut and furnished music,
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1 COL. R. $. FAIECHILD, died Sept. I2th, 1878.
 Aged F years.

He Was dressed in citizcl. ; clothes. On the cashct restc:I his hat, lclt and sword, His horr with saddle and reversed h0ot, with spurs followed the hcar4c. led by q groom. Flags were half mast in different parts of the city, aud d general feeling oi sadness pcWHded thc entire community. All classes felt thai q prominent citizen, merchant, and friend had gone, Wh0sr lO7s cannot he filled, but whose memory will always be fresh in the hearts of all who knew him Hmi none knew him hul to " hin. His history i5 W, l k own tu the citizens of Ncwtown. 4 poor boy orphan-he left their midst and entered the city of Bridgeport, without friends or money, and by industry, patience, mod cSty and pure Christianity, lie rose step by step until his name had gone forth throughout and beyond the bortIor5 of our State, and all felt that the honors bestowed, both civil and military, were worthiIy rerdcred.
 Chaplain Parkinston closed his address in the following beautiful lines:
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Charlie with two Williams. Efta ft.stz.f.t h4Fr

Charlie, with two Williams. tila, LyHard May, One nmnuB nur number Nr Wrut,rnupwulHta Ou his u,uaiir nth birthday lA this ta3lhiy state, That mauys mans bright ones, AisN ligbf hls lsthWay silll, Is tiiu Wisii Nu uu
 AaW, Il pur iritnd VIII. iu tHa ,.lstMl miurr,
 A mr rnwari paths Ro press, |, MtF uur ruthiy 1flHadshua tuAlinHe nn ta bless, And ilp' distance part Ills,
 A tIru tll" world wn rove, Mat Ef Hh t"frllt meat
 in tho hri. ht home above.
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CAhLLERGE.

J. A. Wilson, d lawyer of Ncwt6wn sends Us the following, with Il request for its publication:
 I hereby respectfully invite Alexander TrouD, of New Haven, 10 a discussion oi the following propositions, to lake place at Sanfords $ or Giover'5 Hall, ili NeWtown, at any date between Octoher2 20 and 30, d. Mr. Troup may designate, provided that his acceptance hereto shall he colnmJni- catcd to lie on or before the 2&th of Sep tcmbcr, 1878, and ! will guarantee Mir. TrOup's expenses if he desires.
 Prop. Isl - That the immediate convcr- sion of our bonded debt into green backs will not result ill permanent ben cit to the laboring classH& of the country.
 Prop. 2d.-That it would not result in the immediate and permanent revival ol manufacturing and business interests throughout the country. J. i. WILSON, Ncm Hate11 Reyistcr.
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"BITTER-SWEET..
NEW HAVEN. Sept. 14th.

NEW HAVEN, Sept 14th.
 Yale College was formally opened Thursday the 18th, with prayer by the President. Immediately after prayers the different classes were met by their respective officers, and lessons assigned, to be recited at noon, at which time the college year really began.
 The Freshman class this year bids fair to he tho largest which has ever passed meath the elns of dear old Yale. As given in the Yale Record their number, counting those who passed without conditions at the June and those who subsequently, worked off their conditions at the Sep tamber examinations, amounts to l2O !: while about so others who are still out on conditions will swell the number to about 200.
 Owing to their large numbers and feel ing confident of success the Freshmen en- tered with great zeal into rush" with the 5OphOmores, Wednesday evening the 1lth, and received taste of what their college life is likely to be this year. Contrary to all other custom, several Juniors, who are old hands in this line of business, assisted them, and they met with better success than could otherwise have been expected. The SophOmorcs, Who generally have to bear the blame of such things, were called before the Presi- dent the next day, and received lecture on. the subject of "hazing, ill which they were threatened with separation from their class, regardless of standing, if they should hereafter be. caught while violat- ing the college laws. Notwithstanding the danger of so doing, some one on the very evening after the lecture, set two tar barrels on fire in front of South Middle, around which was soon collected motley crowd from the city, who enjoyed inn mensely the bright blaze, and the "crackers" which were let off to celebrate the occasion. Either by accident or de- sign, large cracker fell near Professor, who was trying to spot the guilty per sons, and he took himself away in short oder.
 Matters move on as usual in the city. A very bitter feeling has lately arisen in regard to the use of Bibles in the schools. Last Fall, the Board of Education decided that no devotional exercises should be held, and would never change their de- cision, although several times requested to do so. Hence the dissatisfaction oi the citizens. Three members of the Board are to be elected Monday, when large portion of the community will support a ticket which is pledged to reestablish the Bible in the public schools.
 4 great many were startled Wcdnes- day by hearing several discharges can lol, repeated one after the other in q c succession. Many supposed that the fir ing was in honor of the Democratic vie tory in Maine; but, on enquiry, it was found to be in honor of the reunion of the Grays. Now AND THEN.
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Corresp pon dence,
TComnlunication received last week. THE NEWTOWfI BEE"

"rhe BEE" The BEE, The NEwTowN BEE" 'T'is the cutcst pspcr you ever did see. II tells tue news from all around. ln other places as well as Ncwtown. It tells of events both great and small, It tells of one and it tells of all, When you come and when you go, And what it don't tell I'm sure l don't know, Did you eyer meet MT. Pcarcc the Editor? f you never dill am sure y0u'd better, Hes the jollicst man you ever did meet AuI for printing paper he cant be beat. 0 take my advice and The EE'' you'll buy, l. must have wings for I've known it to fly, And it sometimes alights ill tlle city ofl.. For the bridgeport people the news to see.
 Miss Anna Grey returned to Hunting town, "Wednesday last from N. Y, whcr she has been spending d few weeks, ac companied by her friend, Miss Gussi Norton.
 Miss Helen Birdscye returned to Hunt ingtown, Saturday. after spending d fey days with her friends in Bridgeport.
 Yours respectfully,
 C1rr1,I,r
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The Register last evening publishes
 what purports to To a challenge from J.
 A. Wilson, d lawyer of Newtown, to A. eXander Troup, of this city, to discuss
 two propositions, neither of which can be | found ill the platform of the National Greenback Labor Party of Connecticut. When MT. Troup was ill NewtoWn, Thur5- day evening, Mr. Wilson endeavored te stand up a straw man, viz: that the Greenback Party favored ''au unlimited l issue of grGcnhacEs," and was prepared
 no doubt to demolish that proposition. when Mir. Troup informed him that he kQew of no one that favored an unlimited issue of paper currency. EIr. Wilson then claimed that ovcr-production was the cause of all our troubles, and com meneed tohowlabout the evils oflabor-sav- ing machinery, when Mr. Troup took issue
 with him. and then and there said he
 would come to NewtOwn any evening,
 and divide the time with him in discus
 sion cf he financial principles as laid
 down in the Connecticut platform. Ii
 Mir. Wilson desires to meet Mir. Troup ill a discussion of these principles, he can
 be accommodated by addressing him, when he will take steps to arrange foI
 the discu4siOn.-Nelc HdUen Uttioa
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"Ihy cOupsels to mlne ear Are swcetCr than tD liGwcrs the dew drop tear; Thy wise instructive lessons plan lne well. I'll go and practice them, farewell, farewell Practice them, farewell, iurcwpl,'
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A. c Winship has added to his black smith business wagon making and re- zsairing. He has employed John s Wof- den a. wood workman, 50 while Ansen pounds down iI4e iron. John slaves down he wood and puts on the paint. It 5s quite an Accommodation 10 she uea.s;e and may saecess atte.sd thcnl-
 Esy. s- J Hrsas1t exchanged xi.h fho Rev. Mr. Bar1oa last SuzsIay affefnoon. IHe Den oeIzt< have rs.fssiIinzxest f|5eir oil -ua1 sz-o.rs. LIo Espablieaas ..a*c
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-08
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

1t appears from the very agreeable
"reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln in
the last number of Scribner. that the
famous Gettysburg address, like most
OratOrical masterpieces, was the result
only of the most careful and persistent
effort. A few days before the celebra-
ton, the writer says he was invited by
President Lincoln to go with him to IA
photographers, and he adds:
Next day, we went together, and as
he was leaving the house he stopped
and said, Hold on, have forgotten
Everett = Stepping hastily back, he
brought with him folded paper, which
he explained was printed copy of the
Grafton that Mr.. Everett WAS to deliver.
III few days. ut Gettysburg. 1t occu-
pied nearly the whole of two pages of
the Boston journal, and looked very
formidable indeed. As we walked away
from the house, Lincoln said, lit was
very kind in Mr.. Everett to send me
this. | suppose he WAS afraid | should
say something that he wanted to say.
He needn't have been alarmed. Nv
speech isn't long
so it is written, is it, then y | asked.
well. no. was the reply. 1T is not
exactly written. 1t is not finished any
way. | have written it over, two or
three times, and shall have to give il
another lick before | am satisfied. But
it Is short, short, short
| found. afterwaId. that the Gettvs-
burg speech was actually written, and
rewritten great many times. The
several dranghts and interlireations of
that famous address, if in existence.
would he an invaluable mememto of its
pTeat authorr