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The Newtown bee., 1889-11-22
HUNTINGTON.

Miss Hattie Moore of Birmingham school spent Sunday at Edward $. law ley's.
 Edward Iaborie, who has been work ing in White Hills, is now in the Sterling Organ Co., factory, Birmingham.
 Master James E. Fair is home again.
 Miss Adele c. Hill returned to Morris. taking Mir and Mrs Frederick Botsford with her.
 Rev Mir Park will continue to hold cx- tra services in the Congregational church for the next few weeks. Meet ings next week Tuesday evening at 20 and Thursday morning at I.
 Mrs Henry Betts is in Bridgeport.
 C. T. Adams of Waterbury hats been driving the stage for a few days, while Mir and Mrs Potter were in RoXbury.
 William Buckingham is out with new horse.
 Miller Curtis is looking for buckw wheat so that he can begin making his famous buckwheat flour.
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ed with wooden manufactory in Utica. While in that city, he became acquainted with the lady, Miss Moorehead, who is now his wife and they are on their we'd ding trip. Quite large number of his old friends met to congratulate him and make the acquaintance of his wife; very pleasant time was enjoyed.
 The residence of Nathan Middlebrook was invaded, last week Thursday even ing, by party of 40 or more young peo- pie from Stratford and Bridgeport to give his daughter, Miss Daisy, pleas ant surprise. They brought good music with them and dancing was indulged in until the small hours of the morning. A fine collation. was served and all depart ed fully satisfied that they had enjoyed one of the pleasantest of times.
 Our society young men are fond of a joke and even the victims, when the joke IS particularly good one, appear to en- joy it as we'll as the perpetrators. On a certain evening within short time, four OA o'ASSS yoohS IhCh Aouuu IhciuSclfeS arguing over a certain matter and finally a bet of one of Minor Smiths fish dinners was made over the result; two of the party, including we'll known attorney, taking one view of the subject and the two remaining the other. The attorney and his friend lost and requested one of the other gentlemen to telephone to Smith to have the supper ready at a cer- tain hour. Our young friend called up Minor, gave his order in the name of his lawyer friend and, in addition, answered "1es, yes " to several questions asked by the man at the other end of the wire At the appointed hour, our friends were ushered into the dining room and what spread met their eyes. Blue Points on the half shell, fish in every form, part ridge and quail, cooked as only Minor Smith can cook them and the whole flank ed by a bowl of punch fit for the gods. The supper was thoroughly enjoyed and the bill paid by the losers, though the amount of the bill was somewhat larger than originally intended. Our attorney friend thinks that when he loses sup per again, he will order it himself, though he is getting some satisfaction in telling the story.
 The Capt Brothwell place near the up- town green is to be sold at auction. this week.
 Mrs Fred Beardsley has gone South to join her husband. They will spend the Winter at Brunswick, Ga.
 John Dorman is quite ill with a fever.
 Oyster men have had pretty good luck, this Fall, finding oysters on the flats.
 Mrs Fred Benjamin is rapidly recover ing her usual health.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Mrs A. L. Shepard has sold her crop of tobacco to II. o. Warner of New Mill ford for l6c per pound.
 The new library books, 100 in number, of St. Faul's Sunday school, were issued, last Sunday. ~+
 k. K. Smith is asserting tobacco in New Milford for Schoverling.
 The firm renting the old milk factory have made il change in management. h. stead of D. B. Ryerson manager, it is Ryerson & Holbert, the new management beginning November |. It is hoped that the patrons will have reason to be better satisfied.
 The west chimney of St. Paul's needs attention, as it is put up outside the build ing, but close to it and is bulging out. Old mortar has accumulated between it and the building, making place for water to freeze, which aggrayates the trouble.
 William Parker has bought 70 barrels of apples of Lernuel and samuel Camp in Taunton, which he ships to Eugene Ward in Bridgeport.
 A surprise party in honor of H. D. Lakes 67th birthday was given by his neighbors, about 40 being present. Music and dancing were iildulged in, Mr Leach with his violin and Miss Shepard 1t the orpatl furnished the Inusic
 Dr Williams was called to Mrs Thomas 1 bristol of ObIuse, Monday night.
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After his service at Trinity, Sunday, Bishop Morris was driven to Bethel by Rev Mir Wilkins, holding service in St. Thomas church, assisted by the rector, Rev G. P. Terrence and Rev Messrs Will kins of Newtown and E. J. Hall of Dan bury. 4 large congregation was present and q goodly collection taken. 4 simi- lar service was held in St. James church, Danbury, in the evening. Bishop Morris spent the night in Bethel with MT Short, whose son, Rev William Short, is in his diocese. Monday, the bishop left for Pennsy ylvania, accompanied as far as New York by Mir Wilkins. 4..-
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BEDDING.

Your correspondent returned, last week Thursday, from trip to eastern Massachusetts, during which he visited Chelmsford, Lowell, Carlisle, Naticll and Concord.
 Engine No. of the lIousatonic, on which Johnnie Nickerson acts as fireman, was run into and completely demolished by engine II ut Wilson's on Wednesday, 9th, as it was backing gravel train on the side track. The engineer of No. 1, seeing that q collision was inevitable, jumped and called on Johnnie to follow, but he pluckily stuck to his post and shut off steam. Both engines were wreck ed. Johnnie was considerably bruised and he had a narrow escape. He was set at work, next morning, firing on the new mOgul engine at Wilson's Point.
 On Friday evening, Miss Emily Hill delivered q lecture on temperance in the Ridge school house to a small audience Mrs J. Grumman, who has been nurs- ing Mrs J. A. Sherwood for five weeks, has returned home. Mrs Sherwood, we
 
 are happy to say, is on the road to recov- cry.
 The marriage of Miss Bertie Bradley to Arthur Jones had a pleasant sequel in a serenade given the happy couple on Monday night by the drum corps. MT Jones treated to cigars, cake and coffee, the blushing bride passing the latter with her own fair hands.
 Martin, nephew of Mrs Ludway, who came over from Ireland about year ago pining for his native land, has returned to the old sod.
 Hon Thomas Sanford has moved some of his household goods to New Haven. Messrs Whitehead and Sherwood have added to the attractions of their store by show window, where they display some of their most desirable goods.
 Clarence R., only son of Rev A. K. Sanford, was married, last week, to q Brooklyn lady.
 A fine obituary of Maria, eldest daugh ter of Rev Joseph Smith who was for merly pastor of the Methodist churcl here, appeared in last weeks Christian Advocate. She was lady of fine educa ton, graduate of Fort Edward, a gooC musician and sincere Christian. Sh, died of consumption.
 Mrs II. Miller has gone to Mt. KiscO tt be present at the marriage of her neph CIV, W. Miller. She will spend severa days with her brother-in-law.
 stephen Sanford's mother was taken last week, with profuse bleeding iron the nose. All attempts to stay the fiov failed, but Dr Anna Reid was called an' checked It. She is now slowly recover ing.
 The gathering at J. s. Sanford's, las week Thursday evening, was a pleasan affair, all being in high glee.
 Miss NJ. Carroll was in town, Sunday
 Rev c. NJ. Wilkins, accompanying tn bishop of Oregon to Bethel for service i the afternoon and to Danbury in the ever ing, could not ofIicate at Christ churcf Sunday. Service at the usual time, mex Sunday. yw
 Farmers have commcnced butcherin pigs and poultry. Al
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MONROE.

Martin J. Mallett has sold his Hammer town farm to Mir Smith, who bought the Minot Booth place. It is said that Mir Smith intends to build q road direct from the Booth place to the new station at Hammertown. He already has the steam saw mill at work and d gang of men are leveling the forest.
 Mrs N. J. Sterling has moved to Bridgeport to live with her son for the present.
 Philo J. Burr has built an ice house for James Burr.
 M. J. Mallett has contracted to repair Elm street road for three years and Lew is Burr the Cutters Farm road for the same length of time.
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SHELTON.

The meat and fish business of Field $ Burgess Ut the corner of Howe avenue and Center streets was sold by them to Eli E. Seeley of Monroe, who takes pos session immediately and will conduct the business. The firm has been in business nearly six months and they have built up Il thriving and prosperous trade. aIr Secley is one of the substantial citizens of Monroe and has held the position of selectman and other important trusts. He will continue his residence there Ut present, but ultimately intends to make shelton his residence and to be identified with its interests and future growth Transcript,
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Newtown friends of Rev Edward R. Brown, the Episcopal rector at New Mill ford, will be pleased to hear that the re- ports of his insanity are greatly exagger- ated. He is simply suffering from ner- vousness and overwork and has, by the advice of his physician, resigned his charge. After six months of absolute rest, he hopes to resume his labors, though he will probably not return to New Milford.
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SOUTHPORT.

Miss Mabel Osborn has been with Mrs \. G. Wakelee in kettletOwn.
 Miss Ida Tucker and brother Bertie visited their parents in Bridgewater. last week.
 \. T. White was ill Bridgewater, Sat urday.
 Willie Smith has been sick; Dr Cooley attended him.
 George Smith of lIull's Hill recently bought a new horse.
 $. l.. Futile and Hermon Perry of Southbury conducted the Sunday school service at Hull's Hill, Sunday afternoon.
 Reported that A. D. Munson is to have an auction at his house, Saturday.
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HAYWOOD.

A surprise at George Starr's, last week Tuesday night, was given Harry An drews, who has been guest thers few months. About 15 present and q merry time was had, with refreshments served during the evening. All regret his re- turn to his New Milford home.
 Nellie Whitehead and Susie Baldwin attend the grammar school at Bethel.
 Henry Ferry is sick with lung fever.
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DIAMOND HILL, BEDDING.

Peter Peterson, colored, died, Monday, aged go. He was buried in the Umpa- waug cemetery, Wednesday.
 Mrs Walter Ritoh and little daughter and Miss Hattie Boughton' of Dapbury were guests at B. s. Boughton's, last week.
 Mrs Theodore Adams of Springfield, Mass, spent last week at her home in Bedding.
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An extra coal train on the Housatonic met with an accident, Friday, which blocked the track for hours. Just above the tunnel, an axle broke, throwing the car from the track. The II B m train could not pass and New York passen- gers were sent by the Danbury and Nor walk, while those for Bridgeport and way passenger cars of the express freight be- ing pressed into service. Bridgeport was reached shortly before } p m. The track was cleared without the aid of d wreck ing train, about 5.
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A pleasant whist party was recently given at the residence of Mir and Mrs Charles F. Beardsley, three tables being filled. The guests included Miss Mar tina Wilkins, Misses Glover, Mrs E. s. Beers, Dr and Mrs E. NJ. Smith, How ard N. Wakeman of Southport, E. F. Hawley, Prof D. l.. Lowson, Judge Beecher, X. F. Clarke, R. II. Beers.
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Rev J. P. Hoyt was called to Amherst, last week, by the illness of his son Frank, who has now recovered and has resumed his studies. He has charge of the ob- servatory and makes several observations daily. Frank has been voted scholar ship by the faculty and is member of the class committee.
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A Yankee List.

One small house, one hundred and sev- enty acres of rocky, swampy, brushy, poor land, twcnty-four small two-year- old cattle, one barefooted old horse that cant eat hay, one clock, no poll tax.
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Isaac Beers remains about the same. He is confined to his bed, but remains quiet and has careful nursing, which makes his last days comparatively com fortable. It is how some years since he has been confined to the house.
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OXFORD.

Miss Alice Hazeltine will spend Thanksgiving week at home.
 The Congregational church is being renovated with freshly painted walls and new carpet.
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STONY HILL.

D. A. Martin of Ottawa visits his
 brother-in-law, H. H. Knapp. Mir and Mrs Alfred Platt of Waterbury
 have been guests of Charles Sherman.
The Newtown bee., 1889-11-22

The Rethel public are to have gas. It is not gas to say that E. Stone, 229 Main street. Danbury, can suit them in the dry goods line, either in quality, variety or price.
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Presiding Elder Cheney will preach at Southville, Sunday morning, at Sandy Hook in the evening and hold quarterly conference.
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Rev J. 0. Munson has engaged to preach for Rev J. P. Hoyt, next Sunday morning.
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E. Maurice Botsford of Botsford Hill traded his wild broncho with Philo Stew ems of South Kent and, after the trade, Ed Hook had to drive Stevens home.
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SoUTHvILLE.

Mrs s. F. Clark has been with her son and daughter in Shelton.
 G. W. Northrop is building the foun- dation for new barn upon his farm: A. Wordin does the joiner work.
 Mrs J. NJ. Ford has visited her dangh- ter in New Milford. MT Ford has at last succeeded in secur ing a teacher for the Winter school, which began, this week. David K. Barnum has moved to his house which he has repaired; Mrs Dan iel Wilm0t will move to the tenement MT Barnum vacates. U a---.-.--
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The Juvenile Temple will meet, this week Friday evening; all invited, wheth- CT members or not.
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Mrs J. X. Dibble and Mrs II. w. Todd of New Haven have been at Mrs NJ. D. JohnsOns.
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George 0. Banks has built l4x20 blacksmith and wagonmaker's shop and will employ q horse shoer at his Cold Spring place.
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The firemen's ball, which was to have been held Tuesday night, has been indefi- nitely postponed.
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Fred Pritchard is mining quartz on J. R. Smiths land, east of Mrs McMahon's and boards at J. ". Dailey's.
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Rev J. P. Hoyt was present at the church reunion at Sherman, November II and delivered the address. --.s
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F. A. Johnson has been off duty al keane's button shop with sickness.
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Mr and Mrs Sidney Cornell are in Gull ford.
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Ladies prayer meeting, next Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs Middlebrook.
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Mrs Clingan of Bethel mas been in San dy Hook, guest of H. l.. Wheeler.
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George Crofutt of Bogus is under Dr Barber's care with lung fever.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

The Winter term of the South Britain select school will begin December g.. There are classes in bookkeeping, physi- cal geography, rhetoric, Latin and draw ing, in addition to the usual English branches and class in German is to be formed at the opening of the new term. A school paper is well started, appearing on alternate Fridays. The 10 pupils who have been in attendance during the Fall term have made good progress in their studies. Their average in the recent ex- aminations was 95 per cent.
 Manager G. B. Bunnell of the Hyperion the ater, New Haven, has made arrangements with the railroad companies for trains on the different lines to wait until the close of the performances at this popular first class house The attractions for the coming two weeks are
 Saturday. 2sd the great Italian tragedian Sal
 vini in sSamson;" on Wednesday. 9sth, tn
 Jefferson Florence company appear in 'sTh'
 Rivals;'' on Thanksgiving day, matinee an
 evening. Augusfin Daly's company from Df ly's theater, New York. appear in the lates T tramatic success, ssThe Great Unknown. Seats can be secured three days in advance : by mail or telephone.
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VOLUME XII.

Noticing in your last issue statement made by Col Stevenson to the effect that he would like to have the public make their wants known, allow me to suggest to him, through the columns of your pa per, train that has long been wanted and would be we'll patroniZed, believe: Why not hold the 9 30 p m freight until II D m or run train to accommodate the theater-golng people in the Housatonic valley. passenger coach attached to freight train making decent time would be better than nothing. Anything will do, Colonel, so we get thcrr.- Few Wants.
 Mir and Mrs <. C. Glover entertained in a most enjoyable manner few of their friends and neighbors on Wednes- day evening.
 Undertaken Herbert S. Clark has re- turned from Meriden and will spend n few weeks at his old home in IIawlcy- vile.
 Mir and Mrs Dewitt C.Jencks and their children are now at Boulder, Colorado, where they have rented furnished cot tage for two months while looking about for Il home. Mrs Jencks, once Miss Sar- ah NJ. smith of NewtOWn, has recently been In Eastern Connecticut, the return of the family to their former labOrs in Japan having been given up.
 Emperor Dom Pedro, good old soul, has been sent to Europe and Brazil has proclaimed itself republic under the name of the United States of Brazil.
 Choice new figs only l0c pound at E. r. lIawley's; also nice California upri- cots, pruncs, white Malaga grapes, etc.
 Fred F. Johnson was called home from St. Stephens college at Annandale by the death of his cousin, Mrs Julia Stahl.
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W. k. Hawley has sold 3 fine steers to George V. Schreyer, a Bridgeport butch CT.
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Undertaken Herbert $. Clark has re- turned from Meriden and will spend n few weeks at his old home in IIawlcy- vile.
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Emperor Dom Pedro, good old soul, has been sent to Europe and Brazil has proclaimed itself Il republic under the name of the United States of Brazil.
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Mir and Mrs <. C. Glover entertained in a most enjoyable manner a few of their friends and neighbors on Wednes- day evening.
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Thanksgiving timber of all kinds at low pric- es, quality considered.
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Water from the spring owned by Gil- bert Bros. at the mountain, above Me Waters, is being put into Durand,s new building on Center street.
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Choice new figs only l0c pound at E.. r. lIawley's; also nice California npri- cots, pruncs, white Malaga grapes, etc.
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WHITE HILLS.

Clark Beardsley is to remodel the old homestead and he and his family will occupy it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21
TIE NER TIES.

THE TRIBUNE prints this morning the hrst
instalment of series of letters from the thfee
great Territories which are about TO become
the four new States of North and South Da-
kota Montana and Washington. Their ad-
mission TO the Union is Of Importance primarily
70 their own people, but the men and women
who have redeemed them from the wilderness
are children of the Eastern and Middle States
and the natural ties of kinship are so strong, the
bride in National expansion is so pervaslve, and
the spocial interests which arise from CONNER
cial intercourse and the investment OF capital
are 30 keen and 80 diffused that there is scarce
" community in the land which has not
direct and intimate concern in the advancement
of those imperial domains.
A great volume of description and STATISTICS
relating to the Territories has been distributed
through newspaper channels 10 all parts OF the
country, bat they still remain, except in respect
to theirssgeographicaf limits and their principal
centres of population and activity, an unknown
land. The staff correspondent whom IHB
TRIBUNE has sent to the Northwest TO repro
duce for the benefit of its readers the ViVid
picture which is revealed TO his own eyes, VIII
not confne himself to beaten paths either in his
travels or in his correspondence. His initials
will be recognized by many Of those for whom
he writes as belonging to keen and discrim-
mating observer, and we may say without Of
fence that the letters which we print this morn
ing possess in q large degree the qualities which
Irving ascribed 10 the conversation OF Scott
they are frank, hearty, picturesque and dra-
matte.
Our correspondent will do much more than
catalogue the resources, acquisitions ana at-
fractions of the coming States. He Will repofe
the hopes and fears, the ambitions and riValr1es
of their people, reserving to himself and to as
the right of independent Judgment. But he
goes among Thorn in a sympathetic, not in a
critical spirit. Hitherto they have been ham
pered by their Territorial swaddling CLOTHES,
but they are about to attain their majority, and
hereafter their civilization will be what they
make it, From the tastes, preferences ana
habits of thought and action which now char
acterize the pioneers may be traced the lines
along which the development Of the new States
will proceed. Some questions which closely
concern their progression instance. the final
dispoSition of the great Indian reservation
which divides South Dakota into two widely
separated parts-remain to be settled by Ma
tional authority, but in the main the splendid
opportunities which nature has bestowed are
about to pass into the unrestricted possession
of their own citizens. How well they are fitted
to make noble use of them our correspondents
letters will reveal
We give more than page to South Dakota
this morning. but hereafter we shall not be 50
extravagant. The rest Of the correspondence will
be published in shorter ipstalments two or three
times week. We are confident that those
who start with the writer will 90 with him to
the end,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21
4 FOIL Public BUILDING.

The public corridors and stairwnys Of the
Postoffice arc disgacefully and disgnstingy
neglected. Mr.. Pearson was not responsible for
their condition, nor will Mr.. Van Colt be at
fault if their present state continues Under
the law the Postmaster has no authority or
control over those parts Of the Federal Building
TO which the public has access. They arc under
official appointed by President Cleveland pre-
sumably at the request of Mr.. Manning, tho
late Secretary Of the Treasury having been re-
lated to the present incumbent.
1t is unnecessary, except for the sake Of put
ting on record the daily observations Of thou
sands Of people, to describe the abuses Of which
we complain, so familiar and notorious have
they become. The corridors are continuously
filthy and fetid. There is no conceivable rea-
son why they should be lounging place for
idle and vicious persons, nor why they should
be made the rendezvous for vagabonds and
knayes. A public Office cannot be kept as clean
as private parIor, but the PostofHce might at
least DO thoroughly cleansed once day and
preserve decent appearance and a wholesome
atmosphere at all hours. II the Custodian ex-
cuses such delinquencies on the ground that the
postoffice corridors are public thoroughfares
which 1t Is impossible to keep clean, then re-
spectacle people will BIO glad to know why the
windows Of the building are opaque with ac-
cumulated dirt, why scores Of panes are broken,
and why the space between the northern front
and tho Mail-st. boundary 10 constantly In q