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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-11
DUROC.
LUDLOW, VT. Sept. 25, 1889.

LUDLOW, VT. Sept. %, 1889.
Mr.. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Dear Sir:-Duroc was brought here by
Jock Hills of Claremont, N. II. He
bought him in the State of New York
at what date | do not know. He sold
Duroc to Jonathan Hall of Plymouth,
VT, and Hall to me. Hills said he was
sired by an imported English horse. He
was on the Long Island course when but
three years old, carried full weight and
ran full distance. 1t broke him down
and he was taken from the turf. don't
know the date when | owned him, but it
must have been forty or fifty years ago.
Duroc was beautiful chestnut in
color and should say stood about 15t
hands and weighed from 1000 to 1850
lbs. was very intelligent horse with
beautiful head, eyes and ears. He left
some good stock.
Yours truly,
JOHN p. BROWN.
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FRANK w. SMITH,
EDWARD II. BRAINERD,
HOWARD ID. BACON.
STATE OF vEKMONT-Addison Coun-

Sarah j. Crane of Brdport, in said county.
having hled her petition to the Addison Conn.
ty Court next to be held at Middlebury, with.
in and for the county OF Addison, on the tlrst
tuesday OF December, A. D. 1SS9 setting forth
in substance that she was married to Clarence
+. Crane on the 3lst day of January, A. d. 1877:
that she has resided in said county for two
years last past; that said Clarence f. wiliully
deserted the said Sarah J. on or about the lth
day of sept, ~. ID. 1856, and has continued
such desertion to this date; and being of sui.
hcicnt pecuniary ability TO provide suitable
maintenance for the libellant, he has without
cause grossly, wantonly and cruelty neglected
and refused so to do; and that the said Clar-
ence r. did commit adultery on the LIST day of
February, A. d. 1889 at Newburgh, n. Y, with
one Mary l.. Smith.
wherefore the said Sarah J. prays for III.
vorce from the SAID Clarence +.
Ana II appearing that the said Clarence f.
Is without the State of Vermont so that said
petition cannot be served upon him, il is or
dered that said Clarence F. Crane he sum.
mOned TO appear and answer the foregoing
petition on the first day of the next term II
said court to be held ut Middlebury within
and Tor said county, on the first Tuesday of
December, A. ID. 1885, by publication OF the
substance of said petition together with this
order IN the Middlebury Register, published
in said Middlebury, three weeks successiyely
the last OF which publications to be at least
six weeks prior to said term of said court
Dated ut Middlebury, aforesaid, this oath
day OF september, A. ID. 1889.
80 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Clerk
BLISS ROYCE, Attys tor Petitioner
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KETCH, 2:I8H.
Truly yours
G. w. FREEMAN.

Not long ago met arm in arm uncle
Ben Wright and the massive John Long
ley, two merry old boys of seventy sum-
mers with the elixir which an active
out-of-door life gives coursing lively
in their veins. Few living men have
had such varied experience in breed
ing and racing with trotting horses as
Benjamin S. Wright, first as proprietor
of Mystic Park and partner in Fear
naught Farm in the East, and in later
years as breeder and stock-grower in
Michigan and elsewhere in the West.
Among the notable ones bred or owned
by him are: Fearnaught, Fearnaught,
Jr., Jessie Wales, Mollie Morris, Tom
Rolfe, Royal Fearnaught, Woodford
Knox, Walkers Morrill,, Fisk's Mambri-
no Chief, May Morning, Revenue Lo-
THAR, and dozens of others; the latest of
note being the black gelding, Ketch,
2:lsa, by Keystone, dam by Abraham.
Mr.. Wright sent Ketch's sire and dam
from the East to Detroit, Mich, and
while they were on the Stanley Farm
Ketch was begotten. He farmed the
Abraham mare to man named Nc
Ginnis, not knowing she was in foal, and
subsequently sold her to him for $50.
but alleges that he never parted with
his title to Ketch.-[ "Veritas" in Horse
man,
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CIVILIZATION.
URBANA, o., Sept. 80, 1888

URBANA, o., Sept. 80, 1889.
JOSEPH BATTELL, ESQ,
Dear Sir Il met Thomas Owen, few
days ago, and found out exactly the
French blood that is in the great horse,
Civilization, sired by Ethan Plumwood.
Thomas Owens father, John Owen,
had very fine mare, sired by North
Star, dam by Northern Eclipse, which
he bred to half French horse by old
Napoleon Imported by Fallington and
MARTINI, the first imported French horse
to come west of the Allegheny Noun
tains. Said mare had a horse colt,
which was kept entire, and made sea-
son, a part of which was at the Hefly-
bower Farm.
Thomas Rawlings bred mare to said
horse, and got a mare colt which was
the grand-dam of Shirly, the dam of
Civilization. l knew the horse from Ma
poleon. He was kept by Frank Butler
about the year 1855. He was a
large, dark-bay, 16a hands or over; very
deep shoulders, not very Frenchy built
behind, but ran down extra well to
launches. The horse from the Owen
mare never knew, but am told he was
a very fine, strong, black horse, and
there is black mare within half mile
from here that was sired by him. She is
large and has II stripe in the face.
Civilization took a record few days
ago in 2:244 on half-mile track. He
was very fat and had little preparation.
| say, confound man that will lie
about the pedigree of horse. If we can't
know the truth, we can't breed intelli-
gently.
Truly yours,
G. w. FREEMAN.
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DEATH OF DON COSSACk.

A telegram from Peoria, where the
Illinois State fair was being held last
week, announces the sudden death of the
celebrated stallion Don Cossack. This
horse was a bay, l64 hands, foaled April
3, 1876, and got by August Belmont (son
of Rysdyk's Hambletonian), out of Lat
ham Lass, by Alexander's Abdallah, and
she out of a daughter of Mambrno Chief.
He was owned at Cation Stock Farm,
Joliet, ILL.,, had record of 2 :2s, and was
the sire of several performers with
records. He was a great show horse,
and had been exhibited In many parts Of
the country, notably New York, St.
Louis, Cleveland, Buffalo and Chicago,
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trotter Patron, record, third heat
2:19i. Vikings dam was Water
witch, one Of the very best daughters of
the removed Pilot, Jr., and the only one
which can claim the honor of having
brought three 2 80 performers and son
and three daughters that are credited
with produce in the 2 80 list. Viking is
a very speedy trotter and game horse,
with plenty of endurance. He is young
yet, and, like Kentucky Wilkes, it will
be some time before his get will prove in
actual contests their ability to get there
first, but breeders of excellent Judgment
are willing to take the chances on the
success of the produce of a stallion which
the well-known driver, James Golden,
pronounces the best horse he ever got up
behind
Ben Franklin and Golden are among
the very finest specimens of the Morgan
family that can be found, and were the
mare ours we should not hesitate to
breed her to either of them on account of
being bred in similar lines. Both are
from the Black Hawk branch of the
family, and are inbred to that noted son
of Sherman Morgan, it is true, but both
have a strong outcross of Messenger
blood. 1t is doubtful if any of the trot-
ting families can be inbred with advan-
tage to the same extent as the descen-
dants of Vermont Black Hawk. Gomez
the fastest of the Lamberts to single har.
ness and the gamest of the family, was
by Daniel Lambert, grandson of Yer
mont Black Hawk; dam by Hlawatha, by
Jackson's Flying Cloud, by Vermont
Black Hawk. Abraham, by Daniel Lam
bert, dam, Polly Cook, by Vernon
Black Hawk, got five that have heater
2 80, all out of dams that trace directly
to Vermont Black Hawk, two beins
daughters of Ethan Allen. Abraham
paternal grandsire and maternal uncle
Ben Franklin, is from daughter of AID
Olson. BY Vermont Black Hawk, and il
strongly backed by the best of Messenge
strains. Golden is from daughter O
Ethan Allen. Both his sire and dan
were from daughters of Old Abdallah
sire of Rysdyk's Hambletonian. In re
gard TO answering the question defintel
which horse to breed her to, no man Il
cur opinion can do that intelligent
without knowing the temperament, cor
formation and gait of the mare to b
bred, and the several horses from whic
the selection is to be made.
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PACO ALTO, 2:I334.
c. III. MCKINNEY

Less than year ago Senator Stanford
said to us in this city that he should not
feel satisfied until Palo Alto trotted
down close to the stallion record. AS a
two-year-old the chestnut trotted trial
in :23a. and as four-year-old he won
seventeen heats In better than 2 80 and
reduced his record in stubbornly-fought
race to 2:20t. He is now seven years
old, and has been doing well on the
tracks of California. Senator Stanford
has not been disappointed in Palo Alto.
On Thursday last we received the fol-
lowing dispatch:
STOCKTON, CAL, Sept 26, 1889.
PalO Alto won the twO-twenty class
here to-day in straight heats time, :l6d,
2:l7a, 2:l3a.
ARIEL LATHROP.
The time of the third heat is equal to
the record of Phallas in race, and it is
but half second slower than the best,
2:l3i, made by Maxey Cobb against the
watch. Palo Alto, as is generally known,
is by Electioneer, out of Dame Winnie,
thoroughbred daughter of Planet, and he
is owned and was bred at Palo Alto Stock
Farm. The speed-sustaining blood en-
abled him to put in three fast heats. As
Dame Winnie is the dam of Gertrude
Russell, 2 :234, 1t seems as idle to combat
the assertion that thoroughbred mare
cannot throw trotter as it is to oppose
wind storm with feather.-[Turf,
Field and Farm.
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ANNOUNCING EMIT.

Tine work on the first volume of the Register
OF Morgan Horses goes steadily forward. 1t
will consist OF about 500 pages, and contain
about 1000 pedigrees, with much additional
matter, be well illustrated and handsomely
bound. All stations of merit tracing in di-
rect male line to Justin Morgan, toaled 1880
and before and having at least one sixty fourth
blood OF the original Morgan horse, will be
recorded free; tor stations foaled since 1880
and mares with such inheritance as above,
the usual fee OF 81 is charged. The price OF
the book is not yet fixed, but will be made rs
low as can be afforded, so that the work may
be widely distributed. Blanks for pedigrees
furnished on application. Address,
JOSEPH BATTELL, Middlebury, vt.
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DIRlGO B. 6. 2:29.

SIRE OF BULLY BROOKS 2:2e, oAMoRs
2;25 IA. JOHN VIRGIN, 2:2e, LITTLE FRED
2:2e "a, DlRlGo MAID 2:2e "a.
MONROE, June 5. 1887.
MIR. BATTELL,
Dear Sir Yours of May % was duly
received and contents noted. The breed
ing of the dam of DrigO is not known to
any one in this vicinity. Dirigo was not
bred by my father, but by man by the
name of John Heagan, in Prospect, Me.
AS good authorities as there are in these
parts say that all that is known about the
dam is that she was brought from the
Provinces by a man by the name of Mos
man, who then lived in Searsport, this
State. have my information from an
uncle of mine living in Wintersport, Me-,
who lived very near Mr.. Heagan. His
name is ID. II. Smith, and he knew
Dirigo before father got him and all the
time we owned him. | should have ans
wered your letter before, but could not
till had seen different parties and got
the facts, which think have given you.
Any information | may have will be
cheerfully given at any time.
Yours truly,
G. III. MCKENNEY.
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=. TATE OF District of
Addfs0n.

Be 1t remembered, that at a session of the
Probate Court holden at Middlebury, within
ana tor said district on the 18th day OF Sep
TENDER A. d., 1889.
Present, Hon. James NJ. Slade, Judge.
Whereas, IA certain instrument in writing.
under seal, purDorting to be the last will and
testament OF Alexander Hamblin, late OF Bird
port, In said ID istrict, deceased, having been
this day presented to said Court tor PROBATE,
ana duly hled In the registers Office: There
lore il is ordered, that all persons Interested
in the estate OF said deceased be notified to
appear before said Court, at the Probate ONCE
in Middlebury, in SAID District, on the l4th tlay
OF October A. ID. 1889, at ten O'Clock A. NJ. BY
publication of this order, three weeks success
lively previous thereto, in the Middlebury
Register, newspaper printed at Middlebury,
TO show cause, il any they may have, why
said instrument in writing should not be
proved and allowed as the last will and tes-
lament OF said deceased.
49, JAMES NJ SIADE Linda
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4 COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.-Estate Of
~ Luther ROyce.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court tor the District OF Adj
olson, commissioners to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands OF all
persons against the estate OF Luther Royce,
late OF Orwell, Vt, i'll said district, de-
ceased, and all claims exhibited in Offset
thereto. hereby give notice that we will meet
tor the purposes aforesaid at his late residence
in Orwell, on the 10Th day of October, and
10th day OF March, next, from o'clock,
until ! O'Clock p. m, each OF said days,
and that six months from the 10th day of
september A. ID. lSS9, is the time lmi-
ted by said Court tor said creditors to
present their claims to us tor examination
and allowance.
Dated at Orwell, vt..this 10th day OF Septem
Der, a. ID. 1889.
ii. G. HIBBARD, lCor,s
30 GEO. THOMAS, NoHi .
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DAM OF JOHN MORRILL,, 3. c. :27h

NASHUA, N. H., May IL, 1887.
JOSEPH BArTELL, ESQ.
Dear Sir In answer to yours of the
9th inst. regret to say that can give but
little information in regard to the dam
of "John Morrill, As | am informed
she was a thoroughbred, or nearly so,
and was owned at C0lebrook, n. II.
Mr.. Ira Woodbury., trainer and driver
of Portland, Me-, who handled and drove
the horse in several races, probably
knows who bred the mare. Mr.. Wood
bury's father owned John Morrill,, and,
as / understand, bought him of the
party who raised him. Although the
horse has passed out Of my hands
should like to know something of his
breeding ON the dams side and shall
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DAM OF ARTHUR, 2:29A.
WATERvILLE, Me-, May 7, 1887

WATERNILLE, Me-, May Z, 1851.
MR.. BATTELL,
Dear Sr:-In answer to your inquiry
can give you no very satisfactory ac-
count of the breeder of the mare.
bought her in Sherbrooke of young
man attending school there and boarding
at the hotel. He said she was out of a
famous mare and sired by horse called
Logan Chief that had at that time a
great reputation. She proved to be an
animal of wonderful endurance, great
roadster and mother of some fine horses.
She had hard mouth and habit of
boiling. She ran away with me several
times and | sold her to a Mr.. j. A. Jud-
kins, cattle. drover (now dead). He
cured her of that habit and bred her and
raised from her some fine fast horses,
and | think it was he who sold Mr.. Mum
TO the horse Arthur, sired by horse
called Draco. This is all the informa-
ton can give you. have forgotten
the name of the young man of whom /
bought her.
Yours truly,
JAMES PERCIvAL.
In vol. 2 Of ThompsOn's "Noted
Maine Horses" the sire of Arthur is
called Lexington. ED. REGISTER.
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UNEoUAllED CURES,


Mrs. Orrin Webster, Bedford, y. H., a Grip.
pie and on crutches /, years, with terrible I'll
GERS on her limbs, soundly cured; Geo. II Ste
bic burning and itching humor, which cover
ed his entire body; Mrs. WIN. +. Russ, North
Hartland, VT, given up by counsel, with a
large ovarian tumOr, heart disease and drop
sy, perfectly cured and tumor disappeared,
doctor did not see her; Many Smith, East
Gambia, y. H., also cured of ovarian tumoi c.
l.. Buffum, North Monroe, y. H., helpless with
spinal disease, involving liver, kidneys and
bladder, perfectly cured and the doctor did
not see him. Isaac Buttrck. Londonderry,
y. H., son cured OF discharging ears and deaf
ness. Mrs. l.. A. sawyer, keene, y. " terri.
Bile bleeding from lungs, cured. Amos Young,
Derry Depot, n. H., catarrh had eaten hole
through root of mouth, cured. Miss Lizzie
Williams, 20 Blodgatt street Manchester, y.
H., blindness, cured DIR. Levi Bodge, Water
ford, VT, kidney disease, with irighttul hem
doctor did not see him. Levi Burt, Llttleton,
y. H., and hundreds of other cases OF nervous
debility in its various stages. Mrs. j. E.Fields
Milford, y. H., cured OF n complication of fe-
male difficulties, after she had dOctOred nine
years with Others Son OF W. b. Hill, Pitts
field, y. H., was most terrible case OF heart
disease, dropsy and epileptic fits, got WELL
went to work and has not had IA fit tor two
years. q. Ambrose, North Londonderry, y.
H., cured of cancer Alvin Bruce, Williams
vile, Vt, cured OF cancer. Albert Clark, I'm
derhill, VT, bad case of chronic rheumatism
treated at hospital with no good results, can
now do good days work VIM. ii. Tarr
Bedford, y. H., son cured of lumbar abscess,
after Others had given him up. Mrs. c. w.
simpson, - Washington street, Concord, n.
H., suffered with II bone sore upon her arm,
from which large pieces OF necrosed bone was
discharged, She was advised to go to the hos
pital tor an operation. DIR. Gage cured her
without using the knife or causing pain. A
gentleman reports remarkable cure of piles
or hemerrhods OF 20 years standing. The
doctor has upon his books 100 recent cases OF
piles which have been cured by his special
treatment without IA single failure, in all OF
which cases he guaran ees cure or no pay,
without knife, salve or pain. Remember his
visits. DR.. Gage can be consulted in person.
He has no assistants travelling.
DR.. CAGES APPOINTMENTS.
BRISTOL, Bristol House, Friday, Sept 81.
MIDDLEBURl, Addison House, Saturday,
sept. 2s.
BURLINGTON, Van Ness House, Monday,
sept. 3d. 81 SIN
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HIRAM MILLER, b.. G., 2:22A.
COLUMBUS, o., May 8, 1887.

COLUMBUS, u, May9, 1857.
Editor Register Your letter of the 9TH
inst. received in regard to the breeding
of the black gelding Hiram Miller. He
was bred in Canada, sired by Tom Kim
ball, he by old Tom Kimball. His dam
was by Royal George. Miller is nine
years old this fall. He made record
last season of 2:22a and 1 think could
trot in 2:20. l cannot say who bred him.
The above is correct as to his breeding.
Yours truly,
G.. ii. OLMSTED.
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VERMONT HEARD FROM.

Ma. BARRE, VT.
"Two bottles of Anti-Apoplectine
cured me of dizziness and pressure in
head.
LEN. TEwKsBURY.
WEST RoxBURY, VT.
zone bottle Anti-Apoplectne relieved
me of dizziness, numbness of limbs and
loss of appetite.
Mrs. J. w. WILLIAMS"
ESSEX, VT.
zone bottle of Anti-Apoplectine gave
Inc relief from rheumatism
r. w. r. NICHOLS.
Sold by your Druggist
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TYLER STlCKNEY FLOCK,

which was established in 1884; are all regis
tered and are animals of individual merit.
also have tor sale 40 head OF registered
two and three years-old Merino ewes. which
are the choicest in my flock of this age. They
will be disposed OF at prices suited to the times.
Those interested are invited to inspect the
above. "a described stock.
E.E. sTICKNEY.
East shoreham, VT. Sept. IS, 1889. ssAw
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HORACE p. HULETT, ,con,..
MIRON PAIGE, Noin =


CTATE OF VERMONT-District of Adj
- olson, SIS.
The Probate court tor the district OF Addi-
son
To all persons interested in the estate of
Almon e. Farr, late of Shoreham, in said dis
trict deceased. GREETING:
By the authority of the State OF Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court, at the Probate Office in
Middlebury, in said District, on the 2lst day of
October, \. ID. 1889. at 10 O'Clock, a. m, to
show cause. If any you have, why the ac-
count of Jane z. Farr, eXecutriX of the es-
tate of said deceased, should not be allowed,
and also why the residue of said estate should
not be distributed to the parties entitled
thereto.
Dated at Middlebury, in said District, this
Goth day of September, A. D., 1889.
80 JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge.
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IREsON BRIGGS.
PALMYRA. June 26. 1887.

PALMYKA, June 70, 1857.
Editor Register:-I have received your
letter asking about the breeding of the
mare | sold Ireson Briggs. She was
sired by Black Hawk, her mother by
old Brandywine. The mare that | let
Briggs have was black, and she could
get right out and trot in 40. l let Mr..
Briggs have her when she was six years
old and he has raised, think, II colts
from her.
Yours truly,
TIMOTHY f. HOMESTEAD.
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STATE OF vERMONT-District OF Ad-


BE it remembered that at a session of the
Probate Court holden at Middlebury, within
and tor the district OF Addison, on the Goth day
OF September, A ID. 1889,
Present Hon. James NJ. Slade. Judge.
Whereas, a certain instrument in writing,
under seal purporting to be the last will and
testament OF Charlotte W. Wright, late OF Mid
dlebury, in said district, deceased, having been
this daN presented to said court tor Probate,
and duly filed in the Registers office There
fore it is ordered, that all persons interested
in the estate OF said deceased, he notified to
appear before said court nj Il session thereof
to be holden mt the probate office in Middle
bury, in said district, on the l4th day of pcto-
Der, AID. 1859, at 10 O'Clock i'm the forenoon, by
publication of this order three weeks success
sively previous thereto, in the Middlebury
Register. n newspaper printed at Middlebury,
to show cause, II any they may have, why said
and allowed AS the last will and testament OF
the said deceased.
80 JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge.
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DAM OF HUDSON, 2:2e.
CLINTON, Me-, May 10, 1887.
Mr.. BATTELL,

Mr.. BATTELL,
Dear Sir Yours received. In reply
i will say there is nothing known about
her pedigree, she having been in the
hands of at least dozen horse jockeys
and was about 10 years old when she
came to this farm. She was dark bay
with black points; could pace in 2 40;
weighed $50 lbs. in good flesh. Good
judges pronounced her Messenger, while
Others thought she was Morgan and
Messenger. .... ........ -
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where he captured blue ribbons. MIR.
Arthur j. Cation pushed his merits with
vigor, and thus gave him national fame.
The death Of the horse is to be deplored.
Had he lived he would have been COM
petitor for the head prize at the coming
Chicago Horse show.-[Turf, Field and
Farm.
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JENNY W, B, NJ, 2:3O.

PARKMAN, Me-, May 10, 1887.
Editor Register The dam of Jenny
w. was Black Hawk. had her of Tim
othy Homestead of Palmyra at seven
years old and owned her 10 years.
Yours,
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Hudson was foaled in April, 1873. l
will with pleasure answer any questions
l may be able to.
Yours truly,
J. r. BREMNER.