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DIE ID.

DAVIS. Entered into rest September 18th 1881
ct O'Clock An, Mrs SARAH DAVIS widow Of tie
late John Davis Of Abel in the ninety fourth year "a
aye.
Funeral ON Wedn esday, the llfh inst from the &c.
ond Bapt9t Church. corner Of 4th street and yirrnia
avenue southeast at O'Clock Relatives and frns
on the family are respectfully invited to attend Inter
ment At Congressional Cemetery.
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BUILDERS SUPPLIES.

IMITATION STAINED GLASS
Il This grand and beautiful invention fills a vacancy
long felt In the ornamentaton of common windows
glass &C. and produces all the unique effects of the
real lead sasnes and cOlored glass richly stained
glass windows For descriptive price list call send
postal New designs just received. Directions for
applying given to every customer Agency 939 street
n Refer by permission to Church of the Incarnaton
Se21m* j. q. CULVERN ELL Ayt for d. c.
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OWING to the extremely dry weather Of the
past month the stock OF water on hand in Cris-
field, Md, has been entirely consumed. The de-
maAd Is now supplied from the Princess Anne
wells. 1t is brought down by the Eastern Shore
Railroad Company and dealt out to the eager
purchasers at ten cents per gallon.
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DR.. II. 7. Helmbold was Saturday, at the in
stance of his relatives taken from the Norris
town Insane asylum to Long Branch, where he
will be under the care of physicians.
The heavy rains which fell Sunday night ex-
tingushed nearly all the forest fires around Mil
ford, Pa. :
Prof. Robt. Odlum OF Washir gton ID. c., wss
cured of severe rheumatism by st. Jacobs OH.
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The MODEL FAST hTNE AND THE ONLY LINE
THE EAST AND THE WEST. VIA WASHINGTON
DOUBLE TRACK, J As1fI COUPLER: STEEL
SCHEDULE TO TAKE EFFECT SUNDAY. MAY 22D.
fssE pSSrSI 2sD ST. LOUIS
kifSs. PGkt and Way sat0na
6S0-BaItimore, Annapolis, and Way piedmont,
S:rasbury. Winchester. Hagerstown. and Way. via
& E9e ban and WAY st Sags .osrox
'l AND o' VALLEY ley i ExPKEss
FTede aSc and at Point OF ROCKS Tor
ss:OoaOn sunday only for Baltimore. Annapolis and
1000 c saLTIMoRE EXPRESS etops at Hy..ssyse.
JssI, and Han6xe LAu'ei' Anhapons junction.
lO;4ssg.PIfIshrKsi CHICAGO. CINCINNATI AND
H:iO. Baltimore, EIeots City. Annapolis and Way Sta
i9ba sqHsny SeRP{ t tpF RslmOrs and Way
fs:ooz,BALIIM0kE, PHILADELPHIA AND NEW
s:so-Baltmore aud Way Stations Winchester. Fred
4sos Hns5fR"p Sna TTTsS II Ee AYB
EMPRESS. Frederick. via Relay. stops at Annap
chester and Way stations. CON Sunday to Point Of
md Way s:,.ons
Way, via Relay. stops at Hyattsyille and Laurel.
6:O9-Pont Of Rocks and Way Stations
r6-43-Baltmore and Way Stations.
7:3o.BALTIMOkE, HYATTSyIILE AND LAUREL
fs1s..PITTsBURG. CINCINNATI and ST. LOUIS
EXPRESS.
fS.5o-PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK and BOSTON
BALffMoRE. HYaTT S n1I f0l and LAUREL
e Ss an and Annapolis
Junction
,tDsiy. Sundays only. Other trains daily. e1osp,
Sunday. ~ s'
AL trains from Washington stop at Relay Station
For further information apply al the Balt,nore and
Ohio Ticket Once, Washington Station and GIG and 35i
PenEsylvanla avenue corner l4th street. where orders
any point Ill the city. mSa
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In THE SPECIAL ELECTION held In the second
district of Maine yesterday for Representative
in Congress to fill q vacancy caused by the re-
signatiOn of Mr.. Frye, Ex-Governor Dingley IRE
publicanl was elected by over 4. 900 majority.
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PROFESSOR KINGS mammoth balloon. ''Great
Northwest" was at last cut loose at $50 yester
day afternoon at Minneapolis, Mimi, on south
west wind. 1t disappeared going at the rate of
twenty-five miles per hour. Its occupants were
Professor King, Winslow Upton of the u. s.
signal service, and four newspaper correspond
onfS
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BOOKS, &c.

GUNNER READING.
The Beautiful Wretch: Vim. Black
An Ocean Free Lance; w. Clark Russell.
The GeOrgians Round Robin Series.
Among the Hills; Leisure Hour Series,
A Gentleman of Leisure; Edgar Fawcet&
Synnoye SOlbbaken, from the Morse.
How Crossed Africa; Major Pinto.
England Without and Within; II. Grant WhitA.
Friens, Duet; Z. Stuart Phelps.
Book OF Love Stories; Nora Perry.
Poems OF Ballads Heine.
Franklin Square Library.
JAMES j. CHAPMAN
1y9 GIL Pennsylyania avenue
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD

CUNARD LINE
NOTICE.
LANE ROUTE.
The CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED
BEIWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL.
CALLING AT CORK HARBOR.
FROM PIER 40. n. r.. NEW YORK
Gofhnia We'd. IA Sept. Algeria -. We'd. 5 Oct.
Galla We'd, II Sept. Scythia - We'd IL Oct
hhrs5is We'd, Is Sept. Bothnia We'd. 10 Oct.
oat3Nia We'd. rs Sept GaIiia- We'd, 26 Oct
AND EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM NEW YORK.
PASSAGE.
~ and 800, according to accommodations.
Tickets to Paris, SIS additional.
Return tickets ON favorable terms.
Steamers marked do not carry Storage.
Storage at low rates. Steeraee tickets from Iy-
rpco and Queenstown and all other parts of Europe at
lowest rates. "
Through bills OF laden given for Belfast Glasgow
aayre. Antwerp and other ports the Continent and
Tor Mediterranean ports.
For freight and apply at the Company's Office
No. lowing Green, both steerage and cabin to
ID. C..
VERNON H. BROWN h CO.,
JanlZ New York.
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The RETURNS OF THE ELECTIONS i'm San
Francisco show that the democrats have
elected their candidates for surveyor and
supervisor in the third and sixth wards. With
these exceptions. the republicans have made
clean sweep. Sedgwick for sheriff has the high
est majority, it being 3,405. Clark for mayor
has majority of 2 ,092. and thence the majori-
ties ranged down to a few hundred
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REMOVAL OF THE UTEs.-The Ute Indians
have all gone to their new reservation. They
exhibited no little evidence OF disposition to
delay starting out. Gen. Mackenzie had an
effective force concentrated at the Indian camp,
and insisted upon a prompt compliance by the
Indians with the pledges made to the govern
ment. The Indians had not ali left when the
settlers began crowding i'm. and had to 10
corraled by the military until the time set by
Gen Mackenzie for them to stake the claims
Nearly all the good land i'm the valley for q dis
lance of twenty miles is taken
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ExICONGRESSMAN HENKLE's RESIDENCE. -
The register Of voters Of the fifth election dis
trict of Anne Arundel county. Nd, last week,
struck from his book the names of DIR. Eli J.
Henkle and his three sons The register said
that the names We're taken off on the ground
that they are residents Of Baltimore city. DIR.
Henkle claims his right to be a registered voter
i'm the county, where he has all his property and
interest. DIR. Henkle will, as understood, apply
to Judge Miller of the circuit court, to have his
name and those of two of his sons replaced on
the list. DIR. Henkle is a candidate for the egis-
lature in Anne Arundel county in the .. l.. ID.
movement
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THOMAS BOWLING. Auctioneer.

II OOW1lNUs AucuOneer
CATALOGUE SALE OF THE ENTIRE CONTENTS
OF THE HAMILTON HOUSE, CORNER OF
FOuRIEENTH AND STREETS NORTHWEST.
EMBRACING ABOUT 100 ROOMS AND FUR
NISHED IN THE VERY BEST MANNER, COM
PRISING ONE SUPERB NABEPARLOR GRAND
PIANO; FRENCH-PLATE MIRRORS; ELEGANT
ROSEWOOD AND WALNUT PARLOR SUITES,
Emery UPHOLSTERED; SEYENTY-FIvE
ENGLISH AND OTHER BRUSSELS CARPETS,
RUGS, HALL AND STAIR CARPETS; SUPERIOR
CuRIED HAIR MATTRESSES; FINE FEATHER
PILLOWS AND holsters; BLANKETS, COM
FORTS, SHEETS AND SPREADS; TABLE
LINEN; WALNUT EXTENSION AND OTHER
DINING TABLES: WALNUT BUFFETS; DIN
ING CHAIRS; CHINA AND GLASSWARE; SILL
YER PLATED WARE; COPPER COOKING UTEN-
SILS, &C.
Also
F1RE-PROOF SAFE, OFFICE FURNITURE, To-
GETHER WITH A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
OTHER ARTICLES NOT NECESSARY TO MEN
The sale of the above effects will commence on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH, at TEN
O'CLOCK, and continue from day to day until all
is sold.
st THOMAS DOWNING AuctiOneer.
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SUMMER RESORTS.

NTARSHALL'S ST. GEORGE HOTEL.
W PINEY POINT, MARYLAND,
Mlll remain main open until 18th OCTOBER at re- Al 4
duced rates-$1 rs Per day, So Per week, $25YcYAY
per month Splendid fishing. &c, &c. u liz
s9-2w Il. j. MARSHALL
SUMMIT POINT HOTEL.
~ GAITHERSBURG, MD,
r. snd Two miles from Washngton by the
uated 700 feet above Washington. Is sur EihES /
POUNDED by fine drives Is less than mile from
ton Grove Camp, where the hotel coaches will make
frequent For the months of September and DC
tooer liberal arrangements will be made. For terms APP
ply to JUAN BOYLE Manager. aI7-2m
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HOUSEFURNISHINGS.

WE WILL SELL
REFRIGERAToRs. WATER COOLERS.
And Other Summer Goods,
AT NET COST FOR FIFTEEN DAYS.
Prior to packing them away for the winter
And we invite the attention of those wanting Heating
sys 1s made
Al! Aso, RANGES. LATRoBEs. SLATE MANTELs.
Do not buy until you see our stock.
w. s. jerks & CO..
ash Ut SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
HOUSEKEEPERS AND OTHERS
Are invited to examine our new and complete stock OF
PoRCELAINs,
AND HoUsEFURNIsHING GOODS.
Best quality of Goods at thelowest prices
WILLAMETTE EDMONsTON,
50 7os MARKET SPACE.
HOUSEKEEPERS y
r 9SD AZ e o5R sEGSE SSn CAN
PLETE STOCK OF
CHINA. CUTLERY.
CROCKERY, PLATED WARE,
GLASSWARE.
HOUsEFURNIsHING GOODS
OF the best class
M. w. BEvERIDGE.
Uate Webb Il Beveridge,)
a26 NO. 1909 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
T. W. KENNEDY & Co.,
Established 1907
COG PENNSYLvANIA AVENUE AND GOT STREET
NORTHWEST,
Have for Sale at Bottom Prices
PRESERVING KETTLES, APPLE PAIRING MA
CHIMES, WITH CORING AND
SLICING ATTACHMENT,
PEACH AND POTATO PARERs
IMPROVED BEER VENTS AND FAUCETS.
ASBESTOS HOUSE PAINTS.
n B.-Store closed at pm. ais
THE CELEBRATED
TRIPLE MOTION. WHITE MOUNTAIN ICE
CREAM FREEZER.
THE CELEBRATED
KEYSTONE CLOTHES wRINaER,
ONLYs5
THE BEST USE, AT
j. w. SCHAFER'S,
1920 7TH STREET.
JelO ABOVE New YORK AVENUE.
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DRY GOODS.
ROBE A ECHARPE.


THE LATEST NOVELTY.
JUST FROM PARIS.
LARGE STOCK IN ALL THE NEW SHADES.
OMBRE STRIPED PLUSH
PLAIN COIORED PLUSH
PLAIN coLORED yELvETs, BLACK vEIvETS.
DAMASSE SILKS. SATIN MERvEILLEUx,
ELEGANT WHITE DAMAssE SILKS
NEW WOOL DRESS GOODS.
HANDSOME PLAIDS, CoLORED SHooDAS.
COLORED CAsHMEREs. EVERY SHADE.
CHEvIoT CHECKS. FLANNELs AND LADIES'
CLOTH IN ALL SHADES.
HOUSEKEEPING GOODS IN EVERY GRADE.
TOWELS. NAPKINS, TABLE LINEN, SHEETING.
NOTTINGHAM AND ANTIQUE LACE CURTAINS
ONE PRICE,
W. NJ. SINISTER L SONS,
s12 919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
NEW DRESS MATERIALS.
b s1s Ct Dss sn Gsh in the most desra
70 pieces silk Plush handsome shades.
Black Csshmeres, from SOC. to s1.25.
50 pieces Domestic Dress Goods from 10 to 25c per yd
full %e Of Sasns , sn f. S. with
BROWN Il CLAGETT,
So sOs MARKET SPACE.
NEW GOODS:
We have Just opened one Of the best SOC. CASHMERE
in the Market. all shades-Black. Bronze. Garnet,
goods
Fine SILK PLUSH all shades.
Large stock of FLANNELS all shades from 25c to
snd AZ 5es sssnf n se Of f PsT T GHST
Large stock Of DOMESTICS. Examine our stock be-
J. A. LUTTRELL l. CO.,
ST BIT MARKET SPACE
NOVELTIES
IN FRENCH PLAID SUITINGs,
BROCADE SILKS AND sATINS,
SCOTCH GINGHAMs.
PLAIN AND TwILLED HABIT CLOTHS
TYLER & CHEWING,
at 91S 7TH STREET NORTHWEST.
SPECIAL BARGAINS
IN DRY GOODS
Pure Wool Cashmere, all colors including black 25c
Shetland Shawls, all colors 81, 81 .25, 81 80. Madras
Dress Glnghams, beautiful styles, very quality TO-
IL. 15c. Beautiful Fall Dress Goods l25ec. About
thousand remnants of Dress Goods. Silks Cloth, Can
ton Flannel, Cotton and many other too nu-
merous to mention, which selling off
CHEAP-LESS THAN COST.
NOW is THE TIME TO BUY REMNANTS CHEAP.
Double White Blankets, 81. So Very fine quality In
Ola Linen only zoe. Extra large size pure White Bridal
Quilts $1.25. White Honey Comb Quilts, 80, 81, IS,
Sc. 81. Red Twill Flannel. all WOOL 25c. Pure white
all linen Table Damask, So 75c., 81 Pure Linen Dinner
Napkins 75c. dozen. Colored Cashmeres all pure wooh
one yard and quarter wide, Soc Sun Umbrellas at
cost ColOred and Black Silks only soc. Black and
White Striped Silks, SOC.
CARRIERS,
a29 I'll MARKET SPACE.
SPECIAL BARGAINS.
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EOR NEW YORK DIRECT.

AERCHANTS AND MINERS TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY'S OUTSIDE LINE.
ne steamship VIM. LAWRENCE, Capt. j. S. March,
Il: VIII sau from the foot Of Spears wharf WEDNES-
DAY. September IA. ..
reisht received daily foot of Spears wharf. Lowest
Rates OF Passage First class S. including meals and
0eateroom berth.
Steerage, So meals if desired Is cents each extra
Steamers leave Pier 40, East River New York, for
Baltimore, every SATURDAY at pm.
A. l. HIGGINS, AGENT,
Spears Wharf, or foot of Long Dock, BALTIMORE.
GEO. III. GLOVER, AGENT
yZS PIER 40, EAST RIVER NEW YORK.
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Two HUNDRED PEOPLE Burned To DEATH IN
MICHIGAN FOREST FIREs.-A dispatch from De-
troft Michigan. says: Two hundred and fifty fam
lilies have been burned out in the towns of Mar
lette, Flynn. Argyle Evergreen Moor. Tamoot
and Elmer. and thirty-two additional deaths are
reported. The fires i'm the burned districts are
mostly out now and the homeless people are
dsconsolate-many with their eyes burned out
and disfigured. and few demcnted sit around
piles OF ashes where a few days ago they dwelt
IN comfort Many persons are missing and the
exact loss of life cannot bee known for some DAYS
yet. 1t is said no less than twenty-sev dead
bodies have alraady been found between Badaxe
and Port Huron The total will possibly reach
two hundred
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NEW YORK ROTTERDAM.

NE" YORK ROTTERDAM.
The frs..-c,ass Steamers Of this Line
AMSTERDAM, - ROTTERDAM"
''SCHIEDAM.' Nv. A. SCHOLTEN"
''P. CALAND," and 'MAAS,"
Carrying the u S; Mails to the Netherlands, leave Wat
son stores, BROOKLYN, regularly, on WEDNESDAY,.
y: cAZAUx General Agent, 27 South William street
New York For passage apply to W. c. METZEROTT
CO., 925 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, or +.
H. JOHNSON, Agent, National Safe Deposit Building
corner New York and 18th northwest ja17
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
- oTEAAsHIP LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK, HAvRE
LONDON, SOUTHAMPTON AND BREMEN.
ne steamers OF this company will sail EVERY SAT-
yRDAY from Bremen Pier foot of Sd street Hoboken
oates OF passase,From New York to Havre, London,
oouthalnIton and Bremen, first cabin, 500; second
cabin $50 steeraee, $50 prepaid Storage certificates
- Fer freight or passage apply to 0EI4RICHS CO.,
bowling Green, New York; ". G.. METZEROTT Il
co, 923 Pennsylvania avenue northwest Agents for
washington jan12
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RESOLUTIONS OF COMMUNICABLE trades
union i'm session in London, yesterday adopted
resolutions expressing its horror and detesta-
ton at the attempt to assassinate President
Garfield and of coincidence with the President
and his family, and with the people Of America.
AT the Hamilton county democratic conyen-
ton yesterday resolution was passed sympa-
thiZing with President Garfield. and deprecating
any attempt on the part of any faction to make
political capital out of the national calamity.
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FALLING FROM HIS BALLoON.-A telegram from
Boston. Sept. T. Says: Prof. Rogers. the aero
naut. made a balloon ascension at Point of Pines
suburban summer resort, to-day, When the
balloon had reached an altitude of 600 feet
an upper seam ripped, allowing gas to escape
and causing the balloon to descend rapidly.
When within 100 feet of the ground the balloon
collapsed, the car tipped and Prof. Rogers fell
to the ground at Nahant Beach, about a mile
from the starting-p point. He was picked up IN
conscious, but soon rallied and was carried to
his home in Maiden. He is thought to have sus-
tanned severe internal injuries.
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Il FRAME HOUSE, No. 724I MADISON STREET.
BETWEEN SEVENTH AND SIXTH AND NJ AND
STREETS NORTHWEST, AT AUCTION.
FIFTEENTH. 1881, at FIVE AND A-HALF En-
O'CLOCK, we will sell in front of the premises them
nortn nail OF Lot &C. In square 44S improved by Brick
House Lot is II feet by 105 feet. Also northern part
Lot is II feet by los feet This property sold close
an estate.
Terms; One-fourth cash; balance in six and twelve
secured by deed trust. Deposit of 500 on each house
required at time OF sale. Conveyancing &C., at pur-
slO 10. IA DUNCANsON BROS, Auctioneers
nUNCANSON BROS. Aucnoneers
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED AND UNIM-
PRONED PROPERTY ON NORTH STREET,
sT ERkEMfEEE aRsELATA i1i AVENUE AND SECOND
By virtue of two deeds of trust-o,e dated Maycs:,
2lst 1877. and recorded in ber S58, folio a. and |
the other dated August II, 1879, and recorded in
her 92 folio 81 ct seq. of the land records of Wash
request of the party secured thereby, will sell at
public auction on WEDNESDAY,, the TWENTY FIRST
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. d. 1881, at FIVE O'CLOCKP p.
parcels OF ground lying in the City of Washington in
the District OF Columbia and known and distinguished
as ots numbered eight 49, nine 90, ten (10) and eleven
sixteen (l6 together with all the improvements ways
easements, rights, privileges and other hereaments
10 tne same belonging or i'll any wise appertaning.
months notes to bear six per cent interest and to be
secured by deed of trust the premises sold. Convey
ahc and recording at purchasers cost. Terms to I've
complied with i'll days otherwise the Trustees
the right to resell the property risk and
OF the defanltng purchaser after giving days notice
IN some newspaper published in Washington, D. c. A
deposit OF 800 on each piece sold will be required at time
OF sale. JOHN ARDEESERF)
s10eo&ds GUSTAV GIESIEK Trustees
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GENTLEMEN'S GOODS.

GENTLEMEN'S GOODS.
I OOK IN AT MEGINNISS' IF YOU WANT
- Silk Neckwear cheaper than you ever saw it or
heard of it selling for
25 cent FANCY SOCKS. closing out at three pairs
for 25 cents. '
so cent WINDSOR SCARFS for Is cents
50 cent SATIN TIES for IS cents.
DRESS SHIRTS-Fine Dress Shirts made to order
ZOE 81 3D. OF the very best muslin and very fine linen.
Remember were the first to put the price of Shirts
down in Washington, and sell better Shirts for
the money than any house in America.
G. GEO. MEGINNISS
a26 1909 street northwest.
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PRUSSIA AND THE PoPE-The North German
CARTE of Berlin says the government. during
the next session of the Landtag. intends To pre-
sent proposals for the re-establishment of the
Prussian legation at the Vatican. which has been
informed OF this intention through Herr Won
Schloeger. 1t may be presumed that the Pope
is willing to continue in permanent relations
with Prussia through such legation which
would enable present or future differences to be
more easily arranged
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MEDICAL, &c.

STARTLING DISCOVERY!
~ LOST MANHOOD RESTORED.
A victim OF youthful imprudence causing Premature
Decay Nervous Debility Lost Manhood, ETC.. having
tried in vain every known remedy. has discovered sim
pie self cure which he win send his fellow
ferers: Address J. REEVES, 43 Chatham stree t
New York. slO-eOlyEk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-15

| >.
appOrtioners and reviewers to mark out
new road duty appointed and accepting
said appointments, shall be exempt FROM
common labor on public roads as many
days as they may be actually engaged in
| performing their respective duties: pro-
! vided that if any person over fifty years
of age should accept and perform the du-
| ties embraced in this section may claim
the exemption for 0neof his hnads for such
time, if ne has snch, and provided further
that 0yerseers may exempt one or more
hands for one or more days as the race NAV
be to Summon the hands in accordauce TO
the time employed for such service.
ARTICLE II.
Exempted Persons Accepting.
SEC. No person shall he compelled To
serve as road overseer ortener than one
year in every two. but any person accent
ing the appointment of overseer shall he
considered ~ waiving the right of refusal
whether over age OF any other excuse. aud
shall be liable to all penalties for non-cou,-
plance Of duties Of oyerseers of roads the
same as any other overseer not entitled
to exemption, and any bridge commission
er, road reviewer or apportioner of hands
over fifty years Of age, who shall accept a.
such shall be liable to all penaltiis apper-
tanning to bridge commissioners, road re
viewers or appor,ioner of hands.
AprrcTr rr
Nec hoads.
SEC. 1. The police jury shall order new
roads To be cut out or changes in the pub-
lie roads whenever they deem it proper
and right, whenever brought to their no.
tice by petition or otherwise. and shall To-
IL. -.
locate and mark out said new road or
change in an old one provided that ala
roads may be changed for a distance Of onc
mile or less by the oyerscer of such road
when 10 ordered by the police iurv withont
the Intervention of the reviewers afnra-
said.
SEC. q. All reviewers of roads shall taka
and subscribe to the following oath I,rfora
interipg upon the discharge If their An.
ties: State of Louisiana. parish Of Grant
l. do soleu,nlv swear Tor f,sy,,,l
that will well and truly view and marx
marx out public road ron TO- to the
yosd nth J"a ca5s a. ~ 80 "a ZOO
withont favor or atfact;or ,naI;.s ~ sss.'ss3
=. ~" -, - 80 49,, iii =. u~'seo,
C,.J &C.,. =, .,a ..shs..;s.S a nS'P mo
.h;s ~. - 10 relois INC
'"s ~ YSs :: q" - 80 1oS el5nvu.
.h;,sv a. rs 49, -" =. sl., Ior
s,va n.,I,l;c vnt;cs h. nnst;r s :. , wo1k,
r. P',I'I;. ..s"ns, rs' - lo1s. IN
80 sa;d rosJ &c ~ +;,,'. IL e. IL, III ocien'
~;s;.',- .,a ss,a,,sd ..,.1 e 800. 81 p~co " W
ka' . anu s' ~ III. sy .1a, cssss owner
~, ,srs,.r,r ~ - 49, -. urJssn9 MS
P;s 1900 ~ "a r,,;s... ,'':n, sna1i
su no' s:s ~ ss~ se'lswsls " w'gnt'ng,
s,an = ,h .,s - 60 s.u ~ sucn case y
sha - my - LII es.S1 - assess
~. us se.s;s' - sts'i 49,, os'..s ownsr, ana
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fhe noi;ce inrv o. the CLERK thsrses , G.I
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-15
mo. 10.
Road laws adopted at the January sit
ting Of the police jury of tho parish of
ROAD ORDINANCES.
ARTICLE I.

iSHC. I. Be it resolved Ly the police iury
of the parish Of Graf, III t from and after
the adoption of this ordinance, all male
persons residing in the parish of Grant for
ten days or more prior to working the
reads, between the ages of fifteen and fifty
years. shall be liable to work ON the pub-
lie roads, excepting post-masters, ministers
of the gospel regularly ordained as such.
public school teachers, when actually en-.
gagged in teaching school, and scholars
actually attending public school, and no
other male person Of proper age shall be
EXEMPT from road duty except he be physi-
cally unable to perform common labor.
SEC. 2. All bridge commissioners road
and reviewers to-mark out
new road duty appointed and accepting
said appointments, shall be exempt from
common labor on public roads as many
days as they may be actually engaged in
performing their respective duties; pro-
vided that if any person over fifty years
of age should accept and perform the du-
ties embraced in this section may claim
the exemption for oneof his hnads for such
time, if ne has such, and provided further
that oyerseers may exempt one or more
hands for one or more days as the race may
be to Summon the hands in accordance to
the time employed for such ,ervice.