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.EPIT0ME OF THE week
Interesting News Compilation.
XLVIIItll Congress.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5.-Biils were intro
irccd in the Senate: To repeal the Inter
nal Revenue laws and abolish the system;
to place the legislative power of Utah in
tire hands If the Governor an1 4 LeSisla-
tive Council appointed by the President;
to give every orably-discharged sol
tiier or sailor of the late war sections of
Land. Mr.. Blair INTRODUCED a joint res
olu1 ion for Constit ltional Amendment to
! rol hit the manufacture or sale of liq-
uurs. In the House, Mr.. Randall raised
OF tjections to a deficiency appropriation of
S2O,C09 for printing the Supreme Court
records. The death of Thomas III. Hern-
don, of Alabama, was announced, and an
adjournment was taken.
THURSDAY, Dec. "a petition was pre-
scented in the Senate from the Nebraska
j., ,i,laturc to so amend the law as to force
railroads TO take out patents on their land
grants. Mr.. Groome introduced a bill to
instruct th" Maryland & Delaware Free
Ship Canal Il means of defense. Mr..
Lapham proposed an amendment to the
Cons tuition giving women the right OF
slffra-e. Adjourned until the 10th. Tie
House met ani also djournad to the 10th.
MONDAY. Dec. 10.-A memorial was pre-
scented III the Senate from Mexican vet
Grams asking for pensions. Mr.. voorhees,
offered resolution expressing diSap-
probation of the plan of rcrpetuating the
bonded debt III the interest of the
National banks; also resolution look
ing; to the purchase for a National park
of the grounds occupied by the Revolution
airy army at Valley Forge. In the House
ci hit hundred and twenty-four bills We're
intro duccd and the call of States was only
partially completed. There We're numer-
Gus propositions to forfeit unearned land
grants, to amend the Homestead and Pre-
cnption laws, to limit the coinage of sill
Yer, to amend the tariff, and to reduce
newspaper postag-.
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LATER.

IN the Senate on the 11th MIR. Sher.
man introduced bill for closer relations
with Mexico and South American States.
ostmaster-General Gresham's appoint
ment was confirmed. In the House Mr.
Robinson offered resolutions lnqulrlnS
whether a United States Minister i'll Eng
land had accepted any title of nobility,
such as "lord rector" whether the United
States Navy assisted the British at Alex
andria; whether British detective had
been allo we'd to tamper with the mails IL
the New York Post office; also for inforna-
tion to enable the passage of law to pre-
vent foreign noblemen from forming land
monopolies in America. The call of States
was resumed and a large number of bills
and resolutions introduced, making in all
], ,02I under the call. A message was re-
ceived from the President in relation to
wants of tie Indian bureau. House ad-
journed until the 18th.
Ex-SENArOR kELLOGG'S bribery case
goes over to next term.
The Cabinet, on the 11th had under
consideration the O'Donnen case.
THE Courthouse at Butler, Pa,
burned on the morning of the 11th.
THE British Parliament will be fur
ther prorogued till February.
THE French are reported to have be-
gun active operations in Tonquin
The Egyptian commander ut Suakem
has been supplanted by a Crimean veteran,
and the False Prophet is reported to have
retired from Ell Obcid to the mountains.
THE bill to lcgalize marriages of
Jews and Christians rejected by the
Hungarian Diet on the 11th.
AT Sligo, Ireland, four defendants
who pleaded guilty of conspiracy to muir
der were given ten years each.
ALL trains were stopped on the Man
itoba Division of the Canadian Pacific on
the 11sh in consequence of a strike.
BILL KINNEY was acquitted of muir
der at West Union, W. Va, on the 10Th
and a mob hanged him the night follow
ing.
Mrs. JOHN ECKERT was cremated IN
her house at Braddock, Pa, on the 1lth. lt
| is supposed she was murdered and the
house fired.
In backwoods saloon on the Cum
berland River in Kentucky, w. II. Fields,
proprietor of the place, shot four men Ia
tally because they raised disturbance and
would not leave.
LATE estimates of the Department OF
Agriculture place the total wheat yeald at
4OO. 900. 900 bushels; Oats, 50O,Oo0,OOO bush
lels; rye and barley little short Of the
crop of 1852: buckwheat, about one-third
short: corn, a little short of previous esti-
mates. and cotton about 100000 bales.
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The East.

II New York City few days ago fire
in Il tenement house fatally burned two
persons another was overcome by smoke,
ln.l Il fourth leapel from n third-story
iniow.
RESOLUTION was adopted by the Ma
tionaI Temperance Association at New
York on the 9th asking Congress to amend
the Constitution so as to prohibit the liquor
traffic.
THE new bridge over the Niagara River
WAS crossed 10y an engine with several peo-
pie o. the 9Th. The structure was said to
have felt rs firm aS solid ground.
Ir was reported on the 9Th from Glouccs-
te.. Mass, that thiri y-ei 5ht men were lost
hv the recent sinking of three fishing
s,.I.ooners, which made tie total number
thus far lost III the late gale sxty-eiSht.
Ina speech ut ti,e annual dinner on the
Tth of the Brooklyn (N. " Revenue Re-
form Club Henry Ward Brecher, the Pres
iGlrnt, rongIy udvocatcI the abolition OF
tie Tariff laws.
NEAR Castleton, MY, a sleepins-car of
the Cj ica:o express, 3n the New y ork Cen
tr;l Road, was destroyed by fire on tie
.th. One occunant was fatally burned and
another was taken out unconscious.
One If the largest clothing firms III the
country, Levy Bros. & Co., of New Horh
Citv failed on the 1th for s., ,41o,6;H'.
Az appeal has been issued to workinGmen
Throughout the country by X. a. fhinney,
President of tine Workingmen's Associa
tion nj i.ygn, Mass, AMI an enthusiastic
supporter of Ben Butler, ta organize, call
Il National Convention and make a noml-
nation for President.
CYEUS REED Gi.l at Erie, Pa, few
days ago, aged eighty years. He was the
last of the guard of honor TO Lafayette
when lie visited that city i'll 1874.
VAN BRUENNING, tramp musician, who
died ut New Haven, Conn, few days ago,
was a Baron in Germany, and brought
S15,GI9 to this country, all of which he lost
at the gaming table.
An opinion has been rendered by District
Attorney Pt cIlham, of New York, to the ef-
feet t.at the conviction of Il liquor-scller
for violating the law revokes his license.
IL Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Rich
ard Wildey, of Philadelphia, ex- member
of the Pennsylvania Legislature, com
mi5teI suicide by cutting his throat a few
days ago.
A FEW days ago Amanda Fluch, whom
John Koop, a Bavarian, confessed to hav-
ing murdered June last in the woods
near Perth Amboy, N. j., turned up alive
and well. koop was under arrest.
THE failures are reported of McManus,
HARE S: Doolin, of Providence, Il. l., dry
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TIDINGS OF THE MANISTEE.

A Man Claiming to BE a Survivor Gives
an Account OF the Loss of the Vessel.
DULUTH, Mimi, Dec. S.-Mr. Carlton
has received d letter from friend who was
a passenger On the fated Manistee. 'When
the boat went out' the letter says, 1--WE en-
countered very heavy gale from the south
west, and when about twenty miles out
the boat WAS put about, but could not
make it. The /life-boats were taken out,
but before they were launched all but one
were swept away in the storm, and
only nine persons who We're Oil the boat
were allowed to get in. We had "A terrible
time. After the boat went down there was
nothing but a wide expanse of water before
us. We rolled around on the turbulent
waves cold, wet and hungry for three days,
and one by one the waits dropped off, death
having come to their relief Some of them
We're frozen to death, while some died from
sheer exhaustion and exposure to the wind.
Captain Mckay never left the boat but
wrapped himself up in his heavy overcoat
and remarked: Il will never leave the boat
until the last soul is off. L am Captain OF
this boat and if she is coffin for anybody
she will be my coffin After the men had
left the boat the ManStee made one plunge
under the waves, and that was the last OF
her When we left the vessel there
were the crew and ten or eleven
passengers on board, and out OF
those who started out in the boat
only three We're saved and reached Hough-
ton. The wreck occurred of Eagle Harbor,
and there was no possible chance of saving
the vessel under the circumstances. At the
last when everybody knew there was no
hope Capt. Mckay gave his orders just as
cool and collectedly as if he was Oh land"
A body floated near the shore at Pigeon
River, and fruitless endeavors were made
to secure it. 1t is supposed to be corpse
from the Manistee, but was not identified
in any way.
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Business Failures.

NEW YORK, Dec s.-There were 24o
failures in the United States reported TO
Brddstrcet's during the past week, IA more
than the preceding week, one less than the
corresponding week in 1882, and II more
than the same week OF 1881. About 20 per
cent of the failures were those of small
dealers, whose cayital was under $4,000
Compared with the preceding week the Mid
die States had 80, an increase of IA; New
England States, %, decrease OF 6; South
ern States, 80, an increase OF Is: Western
States, 81, an increase of L; Pacific States
and Territories, Is. a decrease of Ii; Can
ada and :he Provinces. 3j, decrease Of 1.
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KENDAlL'S SPAWN CURE

does not blister, yet il iS penetrating ana
powerful to reach every dc"pScat"d pniutr
10 remove any bony growth or other enlarge
mcnts such as spavinS, SplintS, curbS, callunI
sprainS swciingS. and any lamcncSS aud all
cnlargcmrntS of the joints or limbs. or Tor
rheumatism in man. and for any purpose for
which IL linmcnt is used for man or beast
man ever used, acting mild, ana yet certain
in its effects.
Send address for Illustrated Circular, which
we think gives positive proof OF It's VIZ
tues No remedy has ever met with such
unqualified success to our knowledge, Tor
beast nS well man. -,
Price 81 per bottle. or six bottles for -. Az
Druggists have il, or can get ii Tor you. "i "
will he sent to any address on receipt of pricn
by the prOprictors. nH. B. j. KENDALL y
Co EnGSllrh Falls, VT.
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KendaI|'S SSpavin Cure,

West Enosburgi, VI, fcb. I5th iSsl.
DIR. B. j. KENDALL y Co, Gents several
months ago | injured my knee joint which
1caused an enlargement to grow the SIZE OF L
large walnut, and caused me very sever" pam
all the time for four or five weeks. when be-
gan to use Kcndalrs SPAWN Cure with th" most
satisfactory results. IT has completely re-
moved the enlargement and stopped the lame
ness and pain. | have long known il to he cN-
ccllcnt for horses, but now know it to bc tho
best linmcnt for human flesh that am ac-
uuaintcd with. Yours truly,
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A BOYS Fearfal Death.

CHICAGO, Dec. s.-A little boy, twelve
years of age, employed in the National
Life Insurance Building, was sliding boy
like down the bannisters. when he missed
his hold and fell two stories, striking his
head on the stone floor below. His head
was horribly crushed, and the poor little
fellow died instantaneously. No one i'll the
building appeared to know the boys name,
but he was supposed to be employed in
some of the Offices. The body was 70
moved to the morsua
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KendaII'S SPAWN Cure.



Colorado.
Mar. 5ih. lsSj.
DIR. r. !. KENDALL II Co, GCntS:-For tho
puSt three wears have used kcndal!S SlGlN ia
turc. In every case of SPAWN. OF which
have treated five. il has killed thCm all. and
entirely removed three. In cast. OF Spllnt !
find il has no equal. ono case hiti was "t
three years standing ana the SPAWN Cure f''-
moved ii entirely. had II cow get spawned
and il entirely cured her. one year ago "A two
hundred pound block of ice fell ont OF u
wagon, striking my foot on instcp ;tni toes; u
would he impossible to mash !: FOOT wor~n
without breaking any bones. | WAS tak"n
home and carried into the house. do not
think amputatiOn OF the leg would cause amy
more pain. l went for kcndalrs SPAWN Cure
it was all | used. and in six days could walk
around. About three weeks ago my team ran
away threw me out of the wagon. the hiut
wheel struck my knee. After applying sew
eral highly recommended linimcnts without
obtaining any relief, l went for Kendall :
SPAWN Cure. My les was drawn up ana my
knee swollen badly. In three days was ;th"
to walk to the barn. could go into details
more fully, ana make this II very iohS letter,
but will not weary You.
very respectfully yours,
OSCAR +. IfCTCHNSON.
u n nl
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t. d. W. Connolly. D: 2e. sam'l Fl. Miller, 4
II. C. NJ. Brumm, G.-R. q. s. NJ. Brainerd. L.
RHODE ISLAND.
l. H. j. Spooner. K. 2 Jonathan Chace' h'
SOUTH CAROLINA:
/. Samuel Dibbe, D. 5. J. }. Hemphill, d.
2 Geo ID. Tillman, D. 6. Geo. w Dargan u.
3. d. Wyatt Aiken. d. Z. E. w. NJ. Mackoy, K
4, John IL. Evins, ID. |
TENNESSEE.
! Al n. Pettibone, r. 6. A. ]. Caldwell, ID.
= /. c. Honk. Il: Z. J. & g. Eailsnty,ne' en- tyne p p.
A. b. Mcmillan, ID. 9. Rice A: Pierce, u.
&. Richard Warner, d. 10. Casey Young, d.
l. Charles Stewart, D-I I. T. p ochiltree, K
& James IL. Jones, D. 8. Roger Q. Mills, d.
4 ID. b. Culberson, d. 10. John Hancock, ID.
& ] w. .Throckm'tn,D . II. S. w. L. Lanham, D..
g. Olin Wellborn, ID.
VERMONT.
l. John w. Stewart. X. >. Luke P. Poland, x.
VIRGINIA.
.John s; Wise. RI 3. Gee G Cabell ID.
<. George b. Wise, D. s. John 5. Barbour, D:
4. B. S. Hooper, RI Q. Henry S.Bowen,h h-r
WEST VIRGINIA.
l. Nathan Goff Jr.. r. 3. Chas. p. Snyder, -.
2 VIM l.. Wilson, ID. f. Eustace Gibson, ID.
WISCONSIN.
l. John winans, y. 6. r. Guenthcr, r.
9 d. ii. Sumner, ID. Z. g NJ. Woodward ~.
4. PctcrV Dcustcr.D. Q. /. Stephenson, II.
5. Joseph Rankin. ID.
Republicans, l26: Democrats, 1877; Independ-
ent l. vacancies, =.
ELECTED on ticket at large.
+Mahoneitcs; will probably act with Repub-
licapR
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kENDiLES SPAWN CURE

Fremont, Ohio, JAN "5tll, 1881.
DR. H. J. KENDALL X CO.. Gcnts:--l think IT.
my duty TO render you my thanks Tor p'hcl'H
and profits which | have derived from your
Invaluable and far famed SPAWN Cure. NY
cousin and | had valuable stallion worm
81 900 which had II very bad SPAWN. ana was
pronounced 10y four eminent Veterinary sur
ycons beyond any cure, and that IN" hor>''
was done FOR ever. As II lHSt resort ADVISED
nv cousin to try bottle of Kendall SpaN IN
Cure 1t had IL magical effect. th" third Doltlr
cured IL and the horse is as well as ever. Dr.
Dick of Edinburgh, the eminent veterinary
SURGEON WAS an uncle of mine. and taNu
great interest in assisting his profession.
Yours truly,
JAMES 4. WII.SoN.
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THE NEW CONGRESS.

The Senate consists of 76 members a9o INC
House of S25 The membership of the Senate
is complete In the House there are two va
cancies; one in the Second District OF Missis-
ming to present his certificate for the scat
which is contested by James T. Chalmers; me
other in the Seventh District of virginia,
caused by the appointment of Representative
elect Paul to judgeship. The following IS a
complete roll of the membership Oh potn
houses:
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ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
MASONIC.
Appointments of Districts and Deputy
Grand Masters.

ApDointments of Districts and Deputy
Grand Masters.
The following is u list of districts and
District Deputy Grand Masters appointed
by Grand Master John ]. Sumpter, +. and
A. M:
First District-The counties of Clay, Greene,
Craighead, Poinsett and Mississippi; ID. Is.
Warren. District Deputy Grand Master'Gaines-
second District-C Cross, Crittenden. st. Fran
fis; orsfs sS dtf District % Deputy, Hazen, Prairie
County. . D,
Drew and part of Lincoln north of Bayou
Bartholomew; John NJ. Clayton, District Dep
utE Pine Bg etersoa CSany ash1tyy Bradley and
barlhoiomew; Bar j. F. Wright, District Deputy,
Fifth Distriet-Union; Columbia;; o%achita,
Nevada and Calhoun; ID. s. Arnold, District
Sixth Distriot-Dallas. Grant Dorsey, Hot
Spring and Saline; John w: Lybrand, District
Deputy, Grapevine, Grant County;
SEWER: "; 7; Crouch. District Deputy, Arka-
Eighth District~Hcmpstead.L Little River, Mil
Ter and hafayette; , Ga; {; "A; Bridewcil' District
Ninth District-Garland. Montgomery and
| Polk: ]. F. Kennedy, District Deputy, Hot
'PrntS PTenth DstrictuPnIaski, s Lonoke and White
Jchn w. Rson. District Deputy, Little Rock,
Eleventh discretionary, Faulkner. Van
Buren, and Cleburne; J. S. Westficld, District
Deputy, Grccnbrcr, Faulkner County.
Twelfth Dstrict-POpe, Johnson, Newton
and Scarcy; J. NJ. Harkey, District Deputy,
Russellvillc. Pope County.
Thirteenth District-Scbastan, Scott, Yell
and Perry; G. NJ. Barnes, District Deputy,
Fort Smith, Sebastian County.
| Fourteenth District-Franklin, Crawford
and Logan; Glenn Mccullough District
Deputy Charleston. Franklin County.
| Fifteenth Distrct-WaShingiO on and Bent on
| ]. II. Van Hoose. District Deputy, Faycttc-
| vile, Washington County.
! Sixteenth Carroll, Madison. Boone
| and Marion; II. III. Moose, District Deputy,
| Eureka Springs, Carroll County.
| Seventeenth District-Baxter, Izard, Fulton,
| Stone and Sharp; A. +. Kerr, District Deputy,
| Union, Fulton County.
| Eighteenth District-Randolph. Lawrence.
| Woodruff. Independence and jackson; +. NJ.
Tucker. District Deputy, Glover Bend, Law
| renee County
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-09-29

The Bell Rock passed Dover, August 10,
for Honolulu.
The Hawaiian bark Kalc passed Dungcness
August 70, for Honolulu.
The German bark friedrich was loading at
lIongkong August 8, for this port
The American bark Stillman b. Allen ar
rived at lIongkong September /, from Homo.
lulu.
The American bark c. Southland Hurlbert,
is at anchor in the stream repairs will be com.
mcnced soon.
The p. NJ. S. s. City of New York will be
due from San Francisco this p. NJ. with two
weeks later news.
The American bark c. o. Whitmore has
discharged her cargo of coal, and sails to-day
for Port Townsend.
The American brgantine w. G. Irwin i,
loading at the o. S. S. Cos dock She sail.
for San Francisco to-day.
The r. NJ. S. S. Zealandia arrived last sun
day afternoon from Sydney, and sailed again
| at 9 =. NJ for san Francisco
The British bark Isle of Anglesea is at the
foot OF Fort street. She will sail on or about
Monday for Portland, Oregon.
The British steamship Madras arrived last
Sunday from San Francisco, bringing eleven
days later news. She will sail on Monday next
for Hongkong.
The schooner Ehukai was filled with water
last Wednesday, for the purpose of killing rats.
centipedes, bugs etc. that were ON her. Several
large reaches, however, took to the pumps for
their lives.
The following telegram was received by
Messrs. G.. w. Maciarlane 4 CO. by the last
mail " The British steamship Bell Rock
sailed from St. Michaels, Angus, goth, with
400 souls equivalent to 100 adults"
The following vessels, hence, arrived at Sar
Francisco as follows; September 2. p. NJ 5. S
City OF New York, Cobb, 9 days British shr
Shandon, Passiful, 81 days and schooner
Rosario, Swift, rs days from Kahului.
The schooner Ka Moi, on Thursday last, took
on board over so tons of machinery in hours,
in part consisting Of I Roller of ~ TONS o
tons each, cheeks and bed plates etc. for the
Laupahoehoe Mill. Very good work FOR the
hoys
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-09-29

The peculiar appearance Of the sky, which
has daily been seen Tor the last three weeks
before and after sunset. has been an object Of
much interest, and no little speculation as to
its cause among our citizens The phenomenon
has certainly been one OF very remarkable
nature, and. according to the memoty Of some
Of the oldest inhabitants, one never before
seen on these islands. The lurid glare Of the
sky, interspersed with shades Of pink and
brown which deepen in intensity lot an hour
and a half to two hours after sunset, and then
fades away; and which, for about the same
time, prectdes the rising Of the sun is a cosmic
effect which has not yet been satisfactorily ex.
planned, notwithstanding the numerous theories
which have been so freely offered by the
scientists Of the town. With those who are
inclined 10 indulge in supersttious belief, this
rare phenomenon iAsupposed to bodc evil to
the whole globe and IS inhabitants, or to be
the forcrunner Of some more local CONFUSION
Of nature while many Of those who have
recently been engaged in the pcrusal Of rag
narok' are ready to ascribc its origin to
'FhlNfiN AH'NH'HNNf dllh W dHAiAilNtt u HtN
diff period as a sequel
Perhaps the only really plausible theory yet
offered is that Of Mr.. Serene Bishop, published
in our last weeks issue, where he seeks to
connect the phenomenon with the volcanic
outbreak at Java. Mr.. Bishop says 81 am
disposed to conjecture that some very light
element among the vapors Of the Java eup-
tons has continued at a very great height in
the atmosphere, and been borne by the upper
currents across the Pacific into this region. E"
That this peculiar appearance OF the sky should
have first occurred about the time of the vol.
canic outbreak at Java that it should ones.
pond in direction $50 far as sunset appearance
is concernedl with the relative position of Java,
and that the same appearance should have
been noticed by the crews Of vessels further to
the westward, are facts which seem to support
Mr.. Bishops theory. There is this fact, how.
ever, which seems to bear against it That
while We had many and large eruptions on
Hawaii, with immense lava flows, the reflected
| light from which has often been seen from
Maui and Oahu in the direction of the volcano,
no effect has ever been visible, so far as the
writer is aware, in any way approaching the
nature OF the cosmic appearances lately seem
The writer has no theory. Doubtless,
there must exist some abnormal condition OF
the higher strata of our atmosphere to cause
the unwonted retroactive process which gives us
SO much light so long after sunset, and so long
/ l.,g., T.. 4.
gaseous nature but whence it may have come,
OF what it may portend, is yet to be satsfac-
torily explained
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-09-29

The regular monthly melting of the
Y. NJ. c. a. was held at its hall last Thurs.
day evening. Several committee reports were
presented. That on the Chinese work recon-.
mended its lying in allegiance for the present,
since there was no available person for a col
porteur. Letters were read from Secretaries
Mccoy of San Francisco, and Morse of New
York, In reply to application for assistance to-
ward securing and sending general secretary,
reported difficulty in finding the right man, as
the demands all through the states were more
than the supply, but hoped by next mail TO re.
port success. On motion il was decided TO
discontinue the early Sunday evening meeting
at the Fort street church vestry with the first
Sunday in October, and commence an afternoon
service at 3 O'Clock at the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall,
especially for young men. Next Thursday
evening temperance entertainment will be
s'Son' AT the hall, and the Notwithstanding
probably an ice-cream festival will be given to
raise funds to complete furnishing. The
treasurer reported balance on hand of SI47-
insufficient TO meet quarterly accounts about
due. The statements showed large arrearage
in members dues. Five new members were
elected.