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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-04-17

ANDovER, April lS.-Adiectively speak
INC, the roads are " too awfully awful for
anything"
A concert and musical convention came
OF at Union Hall, last Thursday evening,
under the direction Of Professor Chamber
lain.
During the last seven months twenty
three Audoyer people have exchanged
" blessed singleness" for copjugh bliss.
Yet, as near a. we can figure ii, there are
still 3 widows, Is widowers, SO marriage
able daughters, a. bachelors, and a small
spriukuug of old maids in our popula-
ton.
Mr. George Smith has moved into the
Merrill house.
The ladies OF the NJ. +. Society held a
Fair at Union Hall, last evening. Previous
70 the sale, hull corn supper was served
in the lower hall.
Al the school meeting in District No. l,
last Monday. il was voted to have the
schools fall and winter, instead OF summer
and winter as heretofore. J. Lyman Rip
ley was chosen Clerk and Agent. Z.
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OXFORD COUNTY LOCALS.

ALBANY, April lS.-Isaac Croker has
returned from Lowell, Mass, and purchas-
ed Of o. II. Guptill, the Muller farm. Cas-
ter Grover has purchased Of A. 6. Bean
the Wyatt Edwards stand, near Hunts
Corner. Mr.. Bean came very near losing
his horse. He got loose In the stable, and
ate half bushel Of corn meal. BY giving
linseed oil very freely, the horse came out
all right.
The warm weather makes those who
have small haymows look quite cheerful,
while those who are gathering sweet from
the maple look rather sour.
Mills which have so long been short OF
water are running on full time.
our veteran house carpenter, Daniel
Clark has taken a house TO finish for c.
W. westcott OF Boston, by the side OF
Songo Pond, delightful location for a
summer residence.
Jacob W. Dresser, who has spent the
winter in the pine forests of Wisconsin is
about to return to cheer the home circle,
and other friends.
Mrs. Nancy Cummings, who has been
dangerously sick at her daughters, Mrs.
Clifford Wheeler, is convalescent. Most
Of our people who have been so seriously
afflicted with lung troubles are Improving.
l..
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EDITORIAL CoRREsPoNDENCE.

NEW YORK, Apr. II, lSS3.
No doubt Oxford County readers thought
that an over-strained Joke, in the DEMO
Graf Of April 10, where New Workers are
charged with siNing their ashes through
the network Of telegraph wires, but as |
look from nv hotel window, it seems more
Ike hard fact than a newspaper fiction.
on the west side or Fourth Avenue, there
are lis wires. and on the east, at this
point. are IA. making 1872 wires, running
north and south, through the Avenue. In
nearly every cross street, there are more
or less wires, crossing these AT right sn-
-les Thus the corners CT many streets
present 10 the upturned eve, very reSpec-
table coal Seiye. At one corner I saw one
pole containing - croSs-bars. aud on each
bar were ten iuSulators, giving a total o.
$40 wires a, thst point. did not stop %
count the number OF the opposite side,
though there must have leen nearly as
many more. These poles are very large
and high. Most OF them reach the top Of
third story windows. II the store or
ground door are twelve feet high and the
other two stories ten feet. the poles would
be 81 feet long. Iestimate their height al
from ~ 20 40 feet There j. so much
strain on these poles that most OF them
have been StireueG and braCed ~ drawing
wires from their tops in four directions
and fastening the ends to the roofs Of sd
jacent buildings This gives very IN
gainly appearance % an already uugaiuly
appearance My observations relate %
Fourth Avenue. which i by no means the
busiest section OF New York Tuesday,
the Board Of Alderman passed, over the
Mayors veto, bill granting one company
the right 20 lay is wires under the streets.
and, no doubt, they VIII all be- soon put
under ground. When this Is accomplished
the fourth fat people viii De obliged 20
purchase FOR themselves ssh >if-er>. but
they viii bc fuUy compensated Tor that
outlay, by square view OF the sun. when
they drop down the elevator, % the pave
ment below. 80. 10 W
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EAST DAY.


THE GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
By the sdyice OF the Executive Council. do
hereby appoint Thursday, the 18th day OF
April next, 70 be set apart as a day OF fasting
humiliation and prayer. Let the people OF our
State-in honor Of the custom % our fore
fathers. and the vencration In which u has
ever been held by the Christian people OF New
England-on that day abstain from an Unncc-
essary occupation ami assemble in THEN sew
eral places OF worship, 20 confess the sins OF
the past. and consecrate their future 20 Him
who Is the giver OF every good and perfect
gin.
'Givc the lord the glory due unto his name,
bring an Offering and come into lii- courts
Given AZ the Council Chamber at Augusta,
this twenty eighth day OF March, IN the
wear OF our LOrl one thousand eight hun'
dred and cightv-thrcc. and OF The indie
ueucc 90 the United states OF America the
one hundred and seventh.
FREDERICK Robe.
BY the Governor,
JOSEPH .. SMITH, Secretary OF state.
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George Hawkes., who usually does the
right thing at the right time, has contin-
ued the plank sidewalk through that mud
hole near his store. That mud hole has
been a lion in our path, for our boots
leak.
G. II. Jones Is having his residence and
drug store painted In rather odd but very
pretty colors. Frost and Penley are doing
1t. +. and p. have done some very salts
factory Jobs of house painting In this vi
cinity but we are sorry to say they wasted
a good deal of precious time, last fall, pok-
ing fun at the way we slung sleighty
paint brush over our little shanty,-
&C. and stars came forth and comets did APP
pear"
A." grand hop" April eth; they hoped
grandly. Prof. Taylor and Charley Weston
drew, with skillful fingers, the horses Jar
across the bowels OF the cat.
The splnners got so much " fllling "
ahead that they came out last Saturday.
They say that the work is going "bully,
now.
Bartlett Kavanaugh has purchased a
part of the Bearce lot, and is going to start
an orchard. He came here a small lad,
with a broken leg, and no friends; has
worked thirty-three years in the factory
owns handsome property, and is one OF
our most respectable, benevolent and pub
lic-spirited citizens. A. Thayer, the
South Paris painter, recently had green
peas, string beans, new potatoes and Gu
cumbers for dinner. [G-o.l-l-y Adder
iiSer.
An excited crowd gathered round an OBJ
ject on roadside. We rushed up, "tickled
20 death" over the prospect of big item.
IL was not murder, or even a suicide
only tiny blade Of green grass, the first
OF the season. Such are the trials and
tribulations of a peucil-pusher.
Rufus Cushman has just got what he
calls "quite h'lst"-feet slipped aud he
went down quick.
VIM. Edwards OF Bryants Pond is visit
ing his sons here.
welchville, in town of Oxford, Is " the
land of lovely women, so says A. Ward,
jr.-AdUertiSsr.
As we never made any such ridiculous
statement, we can only account for the
above by supposing that The editor of the
Advertiser is cross eyed, and doesn't see
straight.
New style OF bookkeeping Fishman
Smith, whose good fish every one buys,
chslks down his little dicker with those
who can't "put up the root till payday
on a clapboard on outside OF house, fence
slat, pump post, side Of barn, or some
other handy place. T Is rather more com
plicated than the old way.
A. j. Loveioy has been appointed ad-
ministrator on his mothers estate.
Big dance at cheese factory hall on the
evening before Fast Day. Good music
Joness Orchestra.
Spaulding, the travelling watch-ixer,
is stopping at the Lake House-he does a
good job.
The factory is being painted and white
washed inside.
Captain Fernald, whose singing school
closes here the 18th, will have grand
musical concert here, Fast Day evening.
It promises to be very fine affair.
4. WARD, JR.
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wish was expressed for his return another
year. The year has been pleasant one De-
tween pastor and people. The religious
interest on the charge has improved very
much, and several have been converted;
several have joined by letter, others from
probation will join soon. Death has re-
moved some of the faithful ones to their
home above. May the blessed Lord add
to the number of the working ones, and
the thoroughly saved. W.
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PARIS. Henry Dimmock, while chop
ping wood on J. II. Rawson's lot, cut his
foot quite badly. DR.. Morse attended the
injury.
Mark p. Shaw, at work in Ma1im's fac.
tory, South Paris, received injuries TO one
OF his hands, losing finger. He will have
To lay of few weeks.
The village schools will commence on
Monday, April so. Misses Giles and Rip
ley teachers.
The numerous committees 10 engineer
the Fair for the Academy Repair Fund
have been appointed, and the preparations
for successful entertainment are boom
ing. The Fair will probably be held about
the middle OF May.
Several OF our people attended " Uncle
Toms Cabin" at So. Paris, Monday night,
and were pleased with its rendition.
The snow is rapidly passing away; the
roads in many places are firm and dry, and
the prospect is that we shall soon have
good travelling.
There will be services at the Baptist
church, Fast Day; sermon at II o'clock,
by the pastor, who would be gratlied in
seeing large congregation.
At the Academy meeting, Saturday eve
ming, o. A. Thayer and j. H. Rawson Were
appointed a committee to solicit subscrip-
tons for repairs. They are TO start with
the understanding that they shall raise at
least three hundred dollars, and report at
another meeting to be held next Saturday,
April 81, at p. m.
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SWEDEN, April 5th.-Bad colds are very
prevalent; nearly every one Of some fami-
lies being sick with them.
Oxen buyers have begun their raid on
the farmers. Joseph Perry sold pair OF
good cattle for Sls5.0O. John Evans re-
ceived $4,000 for pair of four year old
steers. Samuel & Lyman Plummer have
some good oxen for sale.
Benjamin Nevers, esq. died on the Ord
inst. Though he had been an invalid for
quite a number of years, his death was
quite sudden and unexpected. He was at
tackled by cold several days previous to
his death, but was able to move about the
house and out of the house till the last.
Mr.. Nevers had always lived in Sweden.
His father, Col. Samuel Nevers, was one
of the very earliest settlers in this town,
and an older brother of the deceased was
the first white child born in Sweden. Mr..
Nevers was q man of undoubted integrity
and strict honesty. In the days Of his &C
tive life he was called to Ill numerous Of
fees of responsibility by his fellow citi-
zens. In politics he was always Demo
crat The funeral services were held at
his late residence, the 9Th inst. He was
nearly 90 years of age.
We are glad to know Of Mr.. Noah
Smart's recovery OF health, so that he is
able to be one OF our citizens again.
So many OF E. W. Benefits people are
Frustrated with colds, that he has shut
down his steam mill for several days. Mr..
Benefits foot recovered very slowly from
the bruise caused by an oak bolt falling |
on it, some weeks since.
NJ. NJ. Ii.
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NEW ADvERTIsEOIUNTs.- A. Gay
& Co, Portland, advertise a large lot Of
Dress Goods. Samples sent by mail.
They also advertise the Gold Dollar Shirt,
which they sell for so cts.
NJ NJ Phinney Norway, advectises his
Spring Opening of Dress Goods. He has
the largest stock ever in Oxford County,
which be sells very cheap.
J. c. Billings of Bethel, calls attention
10 large lot OF carriages, which he viii
sell as cheap as they can be obtained any
where.
An Administrator Sale is advertised.
An Assignee's sale.
Two Commissioners Notices.
The State Treasurer inserts list of
taxes.
The examination Of teachers.
Wanted.
A Probate Notice.
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commissioners. yo,icc.

The u15crsi<ncti having been mp 30 intel ~ the
Hcr. Judge OF Probate Tor The County OF OAiltd,
Comm s.ioutr- 20 eceive and examine the clsim-
Of creditors sgaius, the estate OF Joann W. Hods
don. late Of Sumner, ia said County deceased.
rep resented irsolvsnt. hereby give notice IN ~
six months rom the thiri Tuesday or Februarv
\ u. less are allowed % s1id creditors In which
10 present and prove their claims. AID that they
wi h BE- n session ~ the IN Of +. :. Bridsham
IN Saturday, the Hfih Gay Of NAV \. ID. lsSl,
and SATURDAY, the fJITth day Of August \. ID.
ISIS at one O'Clock IN the afternoon, Tor the pur
pose Of receiving and eNaming said claims.
Dated Al Paris. the 3sth d as NJ Feb, 1883.
THuS :. RRiDrHAM. lCorn,,,.,rs
SHARON ROBINSON N''"" -
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commissioners Malice.

TIE uniersigrsi having been Appointed by the
Hon. Judge ot Probate. iIr tn County Of oxford
C0mmiss )ncrs - receive and KAN me the
eiaians OF cvej tore against the e-ttte OF CYRUS
Dor. lac Of FrAnkiin Plantation. In sail C)un-
~ deecas "a. Represented insoivent, hereby give
notice that six months from the dsie OF said az
30 IN uncut arr allowed TO said creditors in which
10 present and prove their claims. and that they
Will b. IN session ~ the oli,e IF !. \ II. \. Ran
dsiI IN u Niicil, Ia sail County. IA the nrst Sat
urdsy IN jane next, the third saturday In August
and the IN rl Saturday "a septembe- nexg, NJ ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, for The purpose OF re-
ce ying and examining "a H claims.
Datcd at DiXded the l2lh day OF April, 4. D..
lss5. ISAAC RANDALL.
MM- IL FAINTER
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KEZAR FALLs.-0n Thursday, the 5th
inst, Jordan Stacy, esq, was helping his
men roll logs into the Great Ossipee river,
at KeZar Falls, where the bank was very
steep and rocky. When log was about
10 be rolled from the pile, few feet from
the edge of the bank, he was advised to
step one side as he was in danger; but he
insisted on letting the log come and he
would take care of himself. But iustead
of stopping the log to be marked, as he
supposed. 1t carried him down the bank,
rolling over him, it was supposed and
said by some OF the by-standers that he
was dead man, and many say he stood
ninety. nine chances out of one hundred OF
being instantly killed. But he came out
with one bone broken above the knee and
one below and split about three inches.
He was badly bruised and scratched, but
nothing serious and is now doing we'll
Besides much other business to attend to
he has 10000 shook TO be made, and is
sheriff of Oxford County.-Jouradi.
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UPToN.-Rev. A. II. witham spent his
last Sabbath at Upton for this conference
year, the 9Th. A very blessed season was
enjoyed at the communion service. Two
were received into full connection from
probation, who, with some others, have
been converted during the year. A general
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THE following officers were elected AZ q
town meeting held IN Lincoln Plantation,
Monday, March 26
Moderator. J. s. Wilson; Se,ectmen. +.
T. PeunOCk. J. s Wilson, /. y. Linnell +;
Clerk, A. W. LinneI; Treasurer. !. c. Bean
Collector and Constable J. W Clark; Su-
perviSOr Of schools, A. W. Linuell.
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oxroRp.-wagons are beginning to CO.

OxFoRD.-wagons are beginning to 60,
but they don't "go good" yet.
S. ID. Edwards has enlarged his shop,
and is putting in fine assortment of such
articles as farmers use in doing their
spring work.
The stores are full Of maple sugar, and
there is sweetness in the streets.
Granville l.. Tracy has returned from
Gardiner.
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DrXFIELD, April lS.-The streets are
getting passsble again, and | see the
"boysi" pitching quoits, and playing "hop
scotch on the dry places.
The ice in the Audroscoggin went out
TO day.
Our annual change in real estate has be-
gun. Robert Reed has sold his stand
to Geo. and Hattie Kicker. Reed who
was our house painter has bought him n
farm In Roxbury. J. =. Johnson has
sold his stand TO S. NJ. Virgin. johnson
has bought lot OF z. &. Harlow, and will
build on School Street.
The Stanley Bros, have sold the lot OF
land that they logged off OF, the past win
ter, 10 Chas. Bisbee.
The Spring term of the Academy, is a
success, under Mr.. Durham, having sixty
scholars, in fact, more scholars than room
but Geo. Holt has been elected agent to
dram plans aud let the job, for finishing
the building, so that another fall we can
accommodate one hundred and twenty-five
students easy, aud think that number OF
boys and girls will think It for their sd-
vantage to come in, and make up the
school 10 that number.
Considerable interest and curiosity Is
awakened in this vicinity as to the mean
ing and object OF the parties purchasing
the property at Rumford Falls. We all
hope and pray that it may mean business.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-04-17

MOVES DRUG STORE, Norway, Maine
has Just received and offers for sale al bot
tom prices, a full line of Gilt, Painted ant
Plain Window Shades. with PRINCES, Core
and Tassels 20 match Spring Fixtures
also Mixed Paints ready fOr use, CarriagC
and House VarnisheS, and Painters Sup,
plies. Baby Carriages at all prices. Iar-
per's Bazaar Patterns at Noyes Drug Store
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STATE or MANI.

lEANik tA : bffl'Es
AUGUSTA, APPS, lesIi
I'pon the following Townships or tracts Of i,nd
not liable 10 be- taxed IN auy town, the following
assessment Tor Courty tax ol is>i. were made
by the County Conm sslcuCrs 81 oxford County
on the ne,nth day o MaTcn, ISIS.
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AdminisirnIor's snlc.

Pursuant to a license 10 me directed By the
Hon. Il. a, FTyc. judge of Proo1tf, within nnd
Tor The County Of OK ord hereby give Tull'c
notice. tta' shall sell No public auction, to The
highest bidder. 10 the Homestead OF The late Jos
nh FrCEeh. 10 ONfotd Village, Gu THURSDAY, the
seventeenth day OF Msy next. at ten O'Clock IN
the forenoon. an TIE real Cstaie of which said
Joseph French died. ikei and possessed.
OxlyId April IL lssi.
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TEMPERATURES LAST WEN AT A. NJ
sunday, 80 snow Monday, - :, clear
Tuesday. IS :. clear; Wednesday. -
cloudy; Thursday. -. foEgy Friday.
81 :, rain; Saturday, SO : clear.
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house was burned last fall, soon as spring
opens.
Voters of District No. ii met at school
house, Monday evening, and made choice
Of the following officers: Moderator, 1. W.
Bean; Clerk, o. P. Chandler; Agent, Atiel
Chandler, il.
John Swan has about l25 cords of birch
to saw up into spool strips. c. L. Swan has
charge Of the mill. =.
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HARTFORD, April, l2.-Isaac Sturde-
want, Justice Of the Peace, in the name OF
the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,, issu-
ed a warrant for the first town meeting in
Hartford, to be held at the dwelling house
OF Wm. Haylord, where Rufus Bryant
now lives at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on the 18Th
day OF August l79S, TO all males 2l years
OF age, residence in town one year, and
having q freehold estate in town to the au-
nual rental of E3C0, or an estate eco. The
following officers were elected at the meet
ing: VIM. Hayford, Moderator; Mali
cha Bartlett, Clerk and Treasurer; Freeman
Ellis, VIM. Soul, Andrew Russell, Select
men and Assessors; Arvida Hayford, Col
lector; VIM. Hayfori aud Freeman Ellis,
bondsmen; John Pumpilly and John FL
well, Fence Viewers; Joseph Chandler,
John Elwell, John Ames, VIM. Soul,
Highway Surveyors; David Parsons and
Beser Soul, Tythingmen; Andrew Cusn-
man, Surveyor OF lumber; Sam. Ellis, and
John Bartlett, Hog Reefs. The following
April it was voted TO raise $50, TO defray
town expenses, and $50 for schools. In
June, the first school district was formed,
beginning at Arson Souls, near where B.
T. Cary now lives, thence over Swan Pond
hill, to Edmund Irish's and Richard
Young's, now John Morgan's,) including
large part OF the present Line school
district in Hartford, now having three
terms of school year. Not one in the
district but what lives on n farm.
Poor sap weather up 10 this date.
Every prospect of the snow leaving
without great freshet. HARTFORD.
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THE subscriber hereby gives puDuc notice that
be has been duly appointed 10y the Hon. judge OF
Probate Tor the County of ONiorl and assumed
the lrus. OF Admin stTatnr oi the Estate OF
ABRAHAM GRAY, late of sweden,
in said County. deceased, ~ giving bond n the
law directs. NJ therefore requests all pef-ons n'
debted 20 the atate OF sa,d deceased TO make m .
mediate payment. and those who have am de-
mands thereon, 10 exhibit the same TO
ADRIAN l.. GRAY.
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Newspaper Decisions.

I. Any person who takes paper regularly
nom the ofice-whether directed TO nus name OF
snoshsr.s or whether he has subscribed OF not Is
responsible FOR the payment
~ N a person orders his paper dissoaiinaed ne
must pay all arrearages, OF the puohsner may
sontipne 70 send Il until payment is made, and
collect the whole amount, whether the paper y
taken IRON the Office or not.
q The Coarts have decided thst refusing 70
tske newspapers and periodicals rom me posi-
once or removing ana ieayiog them uneallcd for
Is prina fRcis evidence OF fraud.
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OUR readers .u this immediate vicinity,
will be pleased % learn that A.vah East
man who faithfully served his apprentice
ship Ia this Ofiice. has become the Editor
and Proprietor OF the Auoka City Herald,
q large thirty-two column newspaper,
published at Anoka, MINI. lie has our
hearty congratulations.
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WHILE az Norway, the other day. we
stopped in a, BGruham's Photographic
Rooms, and De showed Us very Ingenious
and simple pneumatic attachment 60 his
camera bv which he can, "quick Is s. wink,
cut or the light, thus enabling him SO sue
cessfully 20 take those instantaneous pic
lures which are now al the rage and so
much admired. Give him q cali
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AssiGNEE,s saLE.

Pursuant 10 a. order Of sale ON the supreme
Judicial Crut. within sud iSr the County, e OK.
ford, tha ll CNpnso ard Cfer for saie - Publ;
Auction 90 IN hiehe e hili.r, thrcciDr, the TO-
loving property 80 the limo sUd place "a follows,
viz: A. Ruekhe 10 IN said County Of oxford, on
saturday. Nav -. \. - l.S.i. - ten OF the lock
IN the forenoon. The entire stock oi mcrchar q -
and fixture now Ia the store 10 saii Bucsheld,
known a. tLu Hines store and belonging 20 the
ettate oil George 4. q. rtoG, insolytnt debtor.
said property consisting 10 part OF stock CT
grncortcs. fancy 20 ,ds. arISt. IN dciacs, drug
gis;s shelf bottles case ~ me- tine drawers, T..
geth,r with al fixtures 10 said store and formerly
In the posse . ion ~ said Gordon.
Terms OF tAlc- tsh.
CARLTON GARDNER. Assignee.
pu.Lretl Arr.I IA I-es.