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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-11-01

A RUSSIAN BRIDAL ToU8.-Count She.
remMieff, Russian, is celebrating his
honeymoon for all there is in it. He
married not long ago the Countess Hey
den. He hired the steamer Olga, which
is now taking them up the Volga. The
Drulina Steamboat Company, to which
the steamer belongs, receives q payment
of 1925 day. In return for this sum
the count may travel when and where be
pleases. Many wedding guests accom-.
pany the Count and Countess Shereme.
tieff, and there are also ON board the
Oleg q band, twenty singers. photog.
rspher, q physician men and women
cooks and o numeroq staff of servants.
-Philadelphia Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-11-01

Worth makes man. When Worth
makes the dress he breaks man.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-11-01

NEVER SAW TREE BKFoRE. One lit
tie girl who had lived in London all her
life and had never seen q tree, was taken
into the country, together, with many
others, at the expense of "fresh air
fund" She chung to one Of the teachers
in dreadful alarm ON seeing . tree, and
could not understand what such an i'm
mense green thing could be. why
don't it keep still?" she exclaimed, in .
paroxysm OF terror, - the wind swayed
It's branches; and it was sometime before
she cauld DO ind uced 70 60 near enough
10 touch IL.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-11-01
PERSONAL.

Mrs. General Ord is at Fortress Mon
roe.
General Butler is worth two millions
of dollars.
Julian Hawthorne is going to live in
Sag Harbor.
Butler is strenuously devoting himself
to cattle shows.
Mrs. Frank Leslie will bring So, 600
pair of earrings from Paris.
Henri Conscience, the French novelist,
died OF cancer Of the stomach.
Mrs. Van Colt has begun series of re.
vival meetings in Lawrence. Mass.
Senator Don Cameron will be able to
appear at the assembling Of Congress.
The widow of President Tyler will
probably spend the winter in Washing
ton.
The improvements which Mr.. Tilden
is making on Greystone will cost him
S475, 900.
"Professor" John Lawrence Sullivan,
Of Boston, is now said 10 be worth
1900.
Mrs. Garfield wisely pays no attention
10 attacks upon her dead husbands mem.
DRY.
Rev. Stephen h. Ting, Jr., has re-
turned to New York after long absence
in Europe.
General and Mrs. Mcclellan have re-
turned to Washington, where they will
pass the winter.
Queen Margherita, OF Italy greatly ad-
mires American women's faces, and she
has reason to.
Davy Crocketts youngest daughter,
Mrs. Matilda Field, is living in Tennes-
see, aged sixty.two years.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-11-01

OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY AND COUNTY.
Vancouver. Clarke County, Washington
Territory.
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Shooting ARRAY.


On Thursday evening last, about half
past 6 o'clock, a disturbance occurred in
the bar-room of the Howard House be-
tween Alexander Evans, Jr., and some
other persons.
Town Bailitf Howard Titus, who was
present, somehow became engaged in it
and a tussle between him and young
Evans took place. The statements in re-
gard to the affair are conflicting. Mr..
George Price, who was acting as clerk of
the hotel in the absence of Mr.. S. B.
Foard, called Bailiff Titus to endeavor to
quiet young Evans. but as to the posi-
ton of the two at the time of the shoot
ing there are several stories. An eye
witness gives the following account -
Evans and Titus had hold of one another
and the former had backed the latter up
to the pool game box, and grasping him by
the lapel of the coart, pressed him back
upon it, third party at the same time
having hold of Evans's other hand. While
in this position Bailiff Titus reached
around with his right hand, drew pistol
from his coat pocket aud fired two shots.
Evans at once cried. 81 am shot !" and
released his hold upon Titus. An exam
! nation showed that Evans had received
both balls in his thigh and groin. He
was taken home and DR.. Ellis summoned,
who found that one ball had entered high
up on the groin and another had passed
into the thigh. He pronounced the in.
| Jury serious. The pistol was 32-calibre,
a ligJh weapon. After the shooting
Bailitf Titus walked out of the bar room
with the pistol in his hand and welt into
the segar store of c. II. Smith adjoining,
where he removed the empty car
tridges. How the quarrel arose no one
seems to know.
Another statement is that Evans had
| Titus down at the time and was choking
him until he was black in the face, and
that he (Titns) called on him to release
him or he would defend himself, when
Evans defied him AMI said he "would
choke his damned head off," when Titus
drew his pistol and fired.
Young Evans was under the influence
of liquor, but had dl ank nothing in the
Howard House, and the fact of the I'M
fortunate occurrence taking place there
| should not reflect in the least upon the
house. The proprietor, Mr.. Falls, had
been endeavorirg to induce the parties
to leave some time before the shooting
took place, but could not prevail upon
them to do SO. The shooting created a
great excitement in the vicinity. After
the shooting, Titus went to the Jail and
gave himself up, and was taken charge
of by Sheriff Smith.
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School Commissioners,

The Board met on Tuesday last &C
cording to bylaws. Present-Messrs
Bidde and Scott. Mr.. Scott was chosen
President pro. tenn.
A letter from President Everist was
received and read explaining his absence
on account of the death of his mother in.
law. This is the second time he has
been absent in a period of fourteen years.
The Committee on School Houses for
the Sixth district reported that they had
examined the new house for the Farm
ingtOn school and recommended it's ac-
ceptance by the School Commissioners,
and also that the contract price be paid
the contractor, Mr.. Richardson. The
report was adopted and the Treasurer
ordered to pay the amount.
The balance on the quarterly accounts
for the First district, school No. s,
amounting to $50. 10, was ordered to be
paid.
1t was ordered that the Treasurer pay
Commissioner Biddle per diem s94, and
also bill for freight and committee duty,
s29.S9. and for envelopes Slim all
$134 50:
Commissioner Scott and the Examiner
were authorized to examine new house
for Mill Creek school
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1hv ".- Ho, rcan iu Mi, section has been
unusually ,.rnJ 'u,s season, Il larger mum
ler"f heavy porierS having been slaught-
ery'i ,.4an for several years past. We have
..lr...,1..- noted 4 number of them. This week
Mr.. ,i5..a l.. .l.rNlmder slaughtered four
yy,#-1.n- de-. a5-grInte of l5a2 pounds,
nearly cor hundred each. VIM Dunbar
Killed ta'sr, weighing over q thousand.
Al!y-al - slaughtered TWO averaging
thry" hunJr'I each and Dunbar Morgan
one. larh.n- ouiy i've pounds of halt a
ilI"H,.. Ill. Besides these number of others
equally - heavy We're killed.
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A Life Well Insured.

Mr.. Hamilton Disston, of Philadelphia
the millionaire manufacturer and presi-
dent of the Florida Land and Improve
ment Company, gentleman well known
in Elkton, is carrying heavier line of
life insurance than probably any other
man in the United States. He has $780,
0O0 i'll force upon his life in the regular
companies, while he is good for several
thousand additional in MANY mutual
concerns. The only man who is regard
ed as his rival in this is ex State Senator
George X. Anderson, of Titusville, Pa,
who is reported to have about 500, 600
upon his life. The bulk of the nsur-
anccs has been placed within the last few
years. In order to maintain this enorm-
GUS insurance Mr.. ID .sston pays to the va
rious companies who are carrying him
$50, 900 in premiums per annum.
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\ hedge pj. OK, Fellows WAS formed.
&.:-eu- Ne 'uio.'d people of this town
ard vi'ln:'y, on Inu:day and Friday
evenings, III. 9Th aud 1,h insts. \ com
m.ttcc trnm Crystal Fountain lodge, No.
1861. Of Baltimore. consisting of II.
Cornish a"l Joseph IL. Young, initiated
IT," c',aIttr rsnhnt~. 'i'he new lodge
ha. hecu ,.m,d The Elk, No. 2f!S. 1t
aircaoy az. a>ve@ryri&ht members and
800 in 81, Treasury, Il very hattering
,f"Jt i:':-.'. Peter Cottman was chosen
:. q. an E. T. Young instructor
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The DOingS of the Circuit Court.

The Circuit Court for Cecil County con.
vened on Monday morning last. Thomas
Drennen was chosen foreman of the
grand jury. The court charged :he grand
Jury to pay especial attention to the mis-
cradle condition of the courthouse and
the jury rooms, and also called attention
to the condition of the alms-house, where
no suitable provisions have been made
for insane paupers. The court thought
t'lat the erection of suitable building
for the care of the latter class to be the
most sensible course to take. The main
tenauce of insane paupers now costs the
g, unity 81, 600 annually, while a building
! adapted to this purpose would not cost
more than $1,000 and it's support not
much more than one-half the present an
uual outlay. About so eases were mark
ed for trial but probably not half will be
| tried. The following cases have been
heard: Valentine Algard as. Isaac +. De
Ford, suit for damages for false return
to writ: tried before jury; verdict for
D1ford. Crothers and l.. NJ. Haiues for
Algard Constable and Worburton for
DtFord.
John w. Corkel! rs. John Fortner, re-
plevin of horse, tried before jury;
verdict for Fortner. w. 5. Evans and
Warburton for Corkell, Constable for
Fortner.
State rs Andrew Hickman. indicted for
! obstructing a road near Town Point by
putting brush on it, tried before jury
and verdict, not guilty. w. S. Evans for
| Hickman, CrOtherS for State.
| Isaac Brown cs. Robert II. Steward and
| the Reading Railroad Company, action
for eiectment, Oh trial. Ut. Mccullough
(, Son for Brown, Constable and Archer
| for defendants.
Up to yesterday the grand jury had
found six Indictments all for violation of
the local option law, viz: Three against
Joseph II. Miller, of Port Deposit, one
against louisa Miller, his wife, and two
| against Thos. II. Rutter of Battle Swamp.
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it would not hold even pound of sau
sage more. The grateful trio were taken
by storm. and stood in mute surprise, to
full to utter word. This vas q kind
act. and the good folks who carried such
cheer to these lonely aged people, will
receive their reward
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.... ..' :..,I ct this town, on the
.- -...... .n g. -a.ll. and unattrac.
.--- ... .. '..ltas !-3ac Wilson, an
'.. -.., ...'.-.u gan, with his two sis
ter. Sod advanced in years,
and ...-rt.cn nj health. Neither of the
three rs physically capable of labor, and
tHa' ace consequently without means of
,a. t.tl outside Of She pittance allowed
t'asu b. the county, and whatever dona-
tom charitable people may from time to
,..1- make them. One day last week
s,.ue -',d fairy put it into the minds of
a. f." rau.tahiF inclined persons, to get
r.t q n.I-..t.u party for the benefit Of
these "o.gy, set deserving people, and
o''. tr'..y 'crcning company con-
.e.!'. To-, He>sls. Geo. Ricketts,, Henry
No,u.., Henry Ninsinger, the Misses
Gug:n. HIS. Jacob Scott, Mr.. jackson,
Prank Pennington, Nicholas Manly and
c..sJ-. the Gentlemen being in most eases
accompanied 10y their wives, in large
carriages. well laden, drove to the cot
taga, and l'alo.dcd flour. meat, groceries,
yc-et.A .ss aud everything needed to
make 'hr poor folks comfortable, in great
abundance. The ample donation filled
t'.e snlat, room. The good things brought
rr .r. good people we're hcaped up on
tables md CHAIRS and piled upon the
iiao5. until thc house seemed rs thlugh
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County Commissioners Court.

The County Commissioners were in session
on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
Claims examined and passed and ordered
to be paid: County commissioners-T Bra
dun Gillespie, balance of account for two
years services, S255.3O: Henry Hess, 500. 20:
Geo. +. Harlan, 50. Paupers John Moke
Sl.50: John o.Grant, Sc; Richard a. Brown
50; Samuel 7. Wood, 81; John S. Foster, S12.
County buitinss-George McQuilkin 50. 80;
ID. Scott & Bro, $50; Robert Alexander,
Sl.G'; Tho>. Conrey, SG16.iS Incidentally
Walker, Tucker x Co, soc; j. Goldsbor-
ough, 30. E'ections-H. G. Lowe, regis
ter Fifth district, 500 80; Merritt S McNa-
Wee register Eight. District, $685.; Benz.
r. Terry, s.. Inquisitious-Dr c. Nj. Ellis
$40. Montvue Hospital, SIS. Justices of
The pea2e-Benj. +. Terry, soc. Roads and
bridges, extra and new work-W. j. Lake,
s.; Matthew Russell, 42c.; Benz. Founders,
SIT: Thomas j. Brysou, $50; FraLk Found
ers, SIS: James Spence, 81; VIM. j. Wilson,
-: {. j .Campbell, S21 b. f. Thomas, Sl03I;
Il. +. Palmer, S25.l5; George McQuilkin,
Sl0.02: Andrew Woudall, $50; Charles C.
Graham, Sl63j: William Abrams, $l22 73;
Brady * Lindsey, Sl52.07; Stephen Atkin-
son, S,9.S5; James Graham, $500; Geo. r.
Spence, SlS.60; John Milburn, S33 90; Ste
phen Atkinson, S33.25; George w. Denny,
5000 Thomas II. Warburton, S5O3: r. H.
To>h, S53.l2. Claim of John Blair for dam
ages to sheep, amounting to $3.50, was ex-
anned and passed and ordered to be paid
The clerk was directed to advertise for pro-
posals for building new bridge over Stony
run, Fifth district. Andrew j. H. Came
ron, collector Ninth district, was ordered to
release Enoch johnson from payment of
taxes for 1883 on personal property assessed
at S'l1. The Board adjourned to meet on
Tuesday, January $, 1854.
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rolls around. 1t is outrageous and >hnai

rolls around. 1t is outrageous and ~h""ti
net be tolerated.
"a singular eho,tins incident occurred
on board the sloop, Pepipsular, owned 10y
Messrs. Marrett & Bennett, of this t"wn.uu
the Elk river, the other day. The crew
were about to take up the sink box ami shr
rlan therein, was passing the guns from. the.
ploded, the load therefrom cutting the heel
entirely of of gum boot on the foot OF. a
colored lad on board, but strange to say moi
injuring his foot any more than TO make
one or two slight scr atches.
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4. e. CROUCH,

nearly opposite, also has a full stock of boots
and Shoes which he offers at fair prices
If you only want worn shoe mentied you
can have it done by II. Alexander, or Jas.
Alexander, or James Thompson up town,
Nolney Cloud down town, or Haws on High
street, whose agent is located next door to
Maxwel's store; or by Draper at Little Elk,
all of them good workmen. In stoves, hard
ware, etc, our town is served by
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P, W. & B. Branch Penna. Railroad.
TIME TABLE.

+Run on Sundays.
Newark and Perryville accommodation.
kS-For the time of trains leaving North East
station on Northhound, deduct IL minutes, ana on
Southhound add l. minutes to the above time
PORT DEPOSIT BRANCH.
1910 sos 9. so, 1855 A. NJ.
Leave Port Deposit { 80 2.35 500, 6.25 P. NJ.
,.,rs perrvvi,,s. $50, $50, 1919 IL J: % 4; NJ
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MIR. HOWARD JOHNSON

is proprietor of a first-class meat and pro.
vision market and is always pleased to serve
customers. On North street, the extensive
market of
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TANTED-LADIES TO TAKE
w our New Fancy Work at their homes. in
city or country, and earn ST to SIG per week
making goods for our Fan and Winter trade.
Send 15c' for sample and particulars. HUDSON
MFG. Co., 265 Sixth ave New York,
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at either of which the provision basket may
be filled. The last named also keeps a large
stock of groceries, fruit, both green and
preserved, in fact any or everything the
housekeeper needs. At Little Elk, few
bnrks f,rthar
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Christmas toys for the IIo.idnys, Ill
kinds, all prices. Cheaper than N.f.f..r-
ker. No trouble to show goods. NhIrrt.a's
fine candy, all kinds fine cake, joe trs' IT.
and water ices at G.. !! ,tI'S
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ia lSbN,

old bank building, who has on hand every
for the Bib celebrated fire place heaters,
and also does all kinds of tin work, roofing,
etc. a most acceptable present to many a
housekeeper would be stove from Jami-
son g stock
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markets in the place is kept. All of the
hundreds of articles necessary to furnish
the Christmas table may be secured there.
Further on we come to the markets of
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Gcntlemens Neck wear and silk Ii...
kerchiets. Something very pretty
Foreign and Domestic Dried Fruit. "r..
berries, Mince Meat and Plum Pudding.
REESE.
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Hnrn's block, Main street, can show a stock
not surpassed by many retail dealers any
whers, Every kind of boot or shoe possible
horse shoe. Their line of furnishing goods
is also large and attractive. \ glance at
them shows that they were selected with
care. Most appropriate X-mas presents for
gentlemen can be found there.
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FRAZER,

a little further up makes great effort to suit
his smoking customers, and his cigars have
a good reputation. He, too makes Il special
ity of Christmas goods and exhibits an at
tractive collection Of fancy articles, books,
toilet goods, perfumery, &C., &c. In the
clothing line Elkton is well supplied.
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MESSRS. WELLS & BOOTH,

whose market is always supplied with a
large and tempting array of poultry, choice
meats, provisions and all kinds Of holiday
mic macs, fruits, sc. Then there is
MR. JAMES =. MERRITT,
with full line of choice provisions, meats
and groceries, who usually has an ample
supply of the coveted fowls, and close at
hand are the stores of
MRS. uAwS AND MRS. CASTwELL,
so that the purchaser cannot 60 amiss in
that part Of town.
Further down Main street may be found
the establishment of
MR.. W. l.. GILPIN,
a branch of the Bee Hive, where ono of the
best grocery, provision, poultry and game
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MESSRS. DEAN & TAYLOR.

where large and choice stock of fine gro
ceries may be found. The goods are fresh
and they have in stock all the choice little
delaces needed for Christmas times The
gentleman shopper, will be sure to want a
good fragrant cigar, to keep his nose warm
while running around looking up his holt
day goods, and there is no better place to
get it, than at the establishment of
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just across the street also pays marked at
tenton to the cigar trade, and sells nothing
but the very best. He also has a nice line
of fancy goods, toilet articles, perfumery,
Sc
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JOHN L. ALEXANDER,
large stock of stoves, both for cooking and
heating purposes, among them a number of
the best makes of fire place stoves. He also
keeps complete stock of hardware and tin
ware, and makes to order anything wanted.
In furniture there is no lack.
MARSHBANKS,
in the Hollow, has an immense stock.
HEATING,
further up, also keeps \ large stock and
manufactures anything wanted to order, and
BELL,
on High street, stands ready to furnish any
article or make it himself as desired.
JOHN PERKINS,
Main street, shows large stock of plain
and fancy robes of all kinds, whips, harness,
rugs, &c, &c, some of which would make
a nice present for gentleman who drives.
PAT McGRADY's
Looms are running all the time, and the
kitchen can be made TO look bright and
duct. If the shopper gets hungry he can
drop into
SHOCKLEY 5
and feast upon the finest oysters, game,
poultry or anything he wants or into
CLATE MANLEY'S
and get enc of his celebrated pans or fries
or 90 to
MRS. GILES
and be treated to one of her famous dishes
of bivalves; or to
MRS. HALLS
aud if oysters are too gross, ice cream or
water ices may I've eaten; or he may prefer
BOOTHS
where any of these things are served in the
best style; or the same may be had at
Mrs. PRICES;
or perhaps the shopper may prefer to lunch
at the counter, then he will proceed to
MERRETT'S RESTAURANT,
where on the hot counter ready cooked may
be found a number of palatable dishes.
We have now passed pretty well through
our market, and have looked in upon all
save the barber and the baker, and as we
have no candlestick maker we cannot call
on him. OF bakers we have
MRS. THOMPSON AND SPITTLE,
| either of which will furnish nice bread rolls
or buns in any quantity; or
GILES
will serve you with the popular Whining
ton bread.
While roaming around town it would be
worth the time spent to drop in at the ma
chine shops of George McQuilkin and see
with what ease hard metal is manipulated.
Or at the shops of C. c. Wright and watch
the skillful working of maleable iron. Or
at the foundry of George Witworth and see
the molten iron run into moulds and brought
out in shape of useful articles. These es-
Establishments are all close together on Bridge
street.
And now wishing the shopper :. Merry
Christmas Happy New Year and many
more of them, we leave him to wend his way
homeward with his purchases.
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in the hollow also keeps a good stock, and
is always ready to fit out a customer
In boots and shoes and gentlemen's furn-
ishing goods, MessrS.
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House, at late hour on Tuesday night left
| the hall there are two passage ways very
much alike, one leading up stairs the other
| to the cellar. He struck the latter and be-
fore he knew what he doing, he found
himself in some dark subteraneous region,
totally strange t. him, and the worst of it
was he had lost his BEARINGS and didn't
know the way ont. There was Il startling
prospect of remaining there all night, but
after calling good while some one heard
him and led him out. He will carry n light
hereafter
Col. Hill received letter this week from
a friend OF his son, VIM. w. Hill, at Viii
cox, AriLpha, stating the facts under which
VIM. HE was killed Ii mSthat during
: fight between several I. :. soldiers, William
attempted to separate them, when he was
shot by one of them. At the same tim,
, another soldier was killed, and "A second on,
fatally shot What led to the fracas is no
stated, the general fact Gully, without an,
of the details of the affair being given
Col. Hill has not yet received letter from
Mr.. Alexander, which he expects to contain
a detailed account of the affair. The lette
received is short only stating in addition
that William left some property which nov
awaits the action of lis administrator
+ The net profits of the Cecil County Az
f ricuItural Society, from its fair the past fal
4 out of over so, 900 in receipts, foots up onl
a about $500, where it should have been a
a many thousands. The reason is easil
}. given. Five dollars per day is a prett
o heavy figure for ordinary clerk hire, an,
t no business man i'll the county would b
= willing to pay the half of it for the sam
e service. Yet this is what the association
: was COMPELLED to pay, and it took q pile @
a money to pay it. This is a matter of publ
= interest and the interested party-the pull
) lic-shouA disCouutenance the seeming de
h termination of certain parties to make eac
annual fair IA source of individual prof
y and TO wiring from its treasury enoug
= money to serve them until the next fai