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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-04
At the annual meeting, held yesterday
these officers were elected:

At the annual meeting. held yesterday,
these officers were elected:
President-Mrs. Charles II. Mitchell.
Vice President-Ntrs. James III. Pike.
Chaplain-Mrs. Oren r. Legrow.
Secretary-Mrs. Edward l.. Elwell.
Treasurer-Mrs. Arthur M. Sawyer.
Conductor-Mrs. Edward l.. Deane.
Guard-Mrs. Andrew f. Lang.
Past Presdent-Mrs. Watson X. Gribben.
Delegates to Conventlon-Mrs. Oren H. LegTow,
Mrs Caleb N. Lang, Mrs. Sidney W. Fletcher,
Mrs. Charles s. Merrill
Alternates w. ii. Wentworth, Mrs. Sam
uel II. uanmon. Mrs. Oh lr 90 +. Foye. Mrs. Lew.
is l.. Thurston.
At its meeting June 18th, Bosworth Relief
Corps will consider the question Of uniting
with the organization known as the Ladies
of the g. A. r., which meets in Boston at
the time of the annual encampment. This
question will be considered by the suborGi-
nate corps Of the Maine department, and
will then come before the state convention
in Portland in the latter part of this month.
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Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me-, June 3, 1890.
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Saco Finances.

BIDDEFoRD, June 2.-The Saco city gov
ernment appropriations have increased from
S59, 200 to $780, 900, the increase being due to
the text book law apd the recent settlement
of damages with laborer, injured last fall
by the caving of Woodbury. Brook sewer.
The salary of the supervisor of schools is
increased from $500 to 5000; the salary of
SI50 to $3.50.
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Washington Notes.
COST THEM $500
To See the Little Rubber Ball Glide
Around.
Especial to the Pre- ss.1

WATERvILLE, June 3.-Robbins's circus
visited Waterville, Monday, with the usual
horde of fakirs in tow. The game opened at
tables in a side show tent as soon as the
crowd began to gather in the morning. The
victims were numerous ana decidedly raven
Gus in their tastes. The dollars chinked
merrily in the fakir's capacious pocket, at
first singly, and then in clusters of five and
ten. The more money the people dropped
the more they wanted to. So it went all day.
The amount taken in by the fakirs is vari.
ously estimated from $1,000 to $500.
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NANCY CLAPP'S WEALTH.
a Long List of Institutions Which
Get Some of 1t.

BATH, June 3.-By the will of the late
Nancy E. Clapp bequests are made to the
American Home Missionary Society, $4,000;
American Bible Society, $1,000; Maine Board
of American Education Society, $1,000; Bow
doin College. $1,000; Maine Charity School.
Bangor. $1,000; American Missionary Asso-
citation of New York. $1,000; American Con-
gregational Union, Maine Charitable So
ciety and Congregational Sunday School and
and Publishing Society, $1,000 each;
Third Parish of Bath, commonly known as
above, $4,000 will revert to the American
Board of Foreign Missions and $4,000 to the
Maine Missionary Society, upon the death
of relatives to whom the income Of such
sums will be paid during life.
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MAIN G.


BIDDEFoRD. June 3.-The milkmen here
are wrought up over the complaint of one of
their number against the delivery of milk on
Sundays. He has appealed to the city mar
shal for an enforcement of the Sunday law
and will have warrants issued against those
who persist in carrying Sunday routes. An
attempt will be made to enforce the law next
Sunday. Those against whom the complaint
is made are clubbing together for self-de-
fense. They threaten If they are prosecuted
to stop Sunday horse cars, bakery wagons
and lea deliveries.
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How He caught the woodcnuck

A well known citizen of Portland has
been visiting in Weld lately where his fami-
ly have been passing some days. When the
head of the family reached Weld he found
his boys greatly excited over the good luck
they had experienced while wosdchuek
hunting. "Only think, pa" cried one, I'VE
got eight woodchucks in all and five of them
in one day its the grandest place for 'chucks
you ever saw"
Our esteemed citizen got considerably
worked up over the boys tales. He wanted
to take a hand In woodchuck hunting him
self and the next day off he went with the
boys. All at once he espied what he wa:
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Portland Trust Company.
SIauehterIne of Birds.

We hear great complaint made in the su-
burbs of the slaughter of song-blrds by boys.
The boys go out to Dsering, the Cape, and
to other places, armed with their air-guns,
sings. bows and arrows, etc.. and wage de-
termined warfare against the birds. There
should be some measures taken to put stop
to this sort of thing, and we hope the author
tiles will take the matter in hand.
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what amounted to an educational test and
therefore illegal, was imposed by lettering
the ballot boxes which were separate In the
case of each office. Voters were deceived by
the intentional shifting of the boxes so the
judges of elections were able to throw out
all of the ballots cast in the wrong boxes.
ballot box stuffing. 1t is found that taking
the position most favorable to the sitting
member. the contestant, Miller, had major
ity of 757 while If the law is strictly fol-
lowed, his majority will reach 144S.
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

The work on the Nicaragua canal is re
ported as progressing favorably.
The Rev. Sam Small has been elected pre-
sident of the Methodist University at Ogden,
Utah, and will accept.
One hundred thousand dollars is a low
estimate of the loss caused BY the recent
freshet at Arcadia, Wis.
The Dover, N. H., horse railroad stock
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Weather Observations.

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday. June
Sd, taken at p. M, 10Th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
in this order: Temperature. direction of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston. 64o. SW, cloudy; New York, 62o.
Sc, partly cloudy; Philadelphia, 100, Sc
eIoudless; WAS Washington; egt dS, 5Go, 5, partly
7Oo, E, cloudy; Cleveland, 7S0, Sc, p c
Detroit 76o, S, cloudy; Chicago, 780, w,
clOudless; st. Paul, 74o, NE, cloudless
Duluth. $50, NE, partly cloudy; st. Vim
cent, GO, N, cloudy; Bismarck, 64o, E.
cloudy; Jacksonville, E76'. e, rain.
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CASE BALL.
Games This Week.

Thursday the Tufts College team will play
the Murphy Balsams on the Portland
grounds. Friday the Lewlstons will be here
and Saturday the South Windhams. The
Tufts College team is one of the finest In
Massachusetts,. When they meet the Port
land team good game may be expected The
Murphy Balsam team is now stronger than
1t has been this season. Two frst-class
players from New York have arrived. They
will cover first and third bases.
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Sheriff Irish Captures His Man.

RocKLAND, June 3-Sheriff Irish re-
turned from Washington this evening with
Hilton B. Wright, who attempted to kill
livered himself up to the sheriff, making no
resistance. He knew Irish and knew him to
be man of nerve and dead shot. So he
decided that discretion was the better part
of valor. Irish went to the house against
the earnest protestations OF all the citizens
of Washington, who felt sure that he would
be killed. Wright was arraigned before
over ls,t te s,,s, - ~ ~ me
peace, and $4,000 on charge of attempt to
kill. The sheriff lea yes with him for Wis
casset Jail tomorrow morning.
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At Bangor Theological Seminary.
Temple of Honor.

BANGOR, June 3.-The Grand Temple of
of Honor of Maine held its meeting here to-
day. The following officers were chosen ;
g. W. T., J. j. Jones, Hallowell; G. v. Y.
T.. l.. S. Rines, Gardiner; q. ". T., n. u.
Lewiston; G. w. C., Rev. George W. Avery,
Say; G. w. u, l. r. Clark, Bangor; q. W.
S. j. N. Cannon, Gardiner.
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The Franklin pasture ghost in Lewiston,
has been laid at last. He proved not to De
a disembodied spirit after all, but modern
Demosthenes who sought the secluslon whien u
the pasture grants, to indulge, himsen IA IA
when he found out what a Stir he had made
and promised to confne himself to indoor
oratory in the future. II Is doubtful whetnei
the statutes prescribe penalty lot such uls'
turbers Of the public peace OF mind
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Still Another.

Mr.. f. f. Sears, blacksmith, lives at No. 80
Tyng street, Portland. Has taken less than one
bottle of Dana's Sarsapara for Cattarrh, Bilious
ness and Costiveness, and is being rapidly cured
No headache, and feels like a new man.
Go and see these people. They live in Portland
not South America. One bottle of Dana's is
worth more Re than than dozen Of any other GUAR,
bottle 1lolU.
my22 d2w
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Railway Notes.

The Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad
dend of S3 per share on the preferred stock,
and S1.641 per share on the non-preferred
stock.
regularly Monday between Bar Harbor and
The Railroad Commissioners will 60 to
Dexter very soon to appraise land damages
along the line of the Dexter & Piscataquis
extension. In Dexter the people are claim.
ing very heavy damages and considerable
trouble is anticipated there before all the
claims are well settled.
The German Railway Managers Associa-
tion proposes to distribute every four years
prizes aggregatlng &c. 900 marks for important
inventions relating to railways.
1t is expected that the Franklin Il TiltoI
railroad will be opened for traffic on Sep
tember /.
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Annual Field Day at CcIbv

WATERvILLE, June 3.-The annual field
day at Colby University occurs Saturday,
June a. There has been a keen interest IN
athletics among the students this spring and
active training has been going on for some
weeks. Everything points to most success.
full filed day this year.
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the STATE.
ANpRoscoeeIN COUNTY.

The Auburn Jail library was opened last
Saturday afternoon without any formal cere-
mony. Over $500 worth Of books have been
contributed.
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As Recommended by Pan-AmerIcans

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Senator Hale pro-
posed an amendment to the diplomatic ap
preparation bill to carry out some of the
re concentrations of the Pan-American con-
ference, The amendment makes aggregate
appropriations of $41,750 for the salaries of
officers, miscellaneous expenses and printing
of the conference. The President is author
lied to invite the governments of the other
American republics and the Hawaiian King
dom and appoint commissions to meet In
Washington the first Wednesday of June
next to consider the establishment of inter-
national committees as recommended by the
Pan-American conference. The President
is authorized to appoint three members of
and $685. 900 is appropriated to defray this
governments share of the expense involved
Ia this scheme. For the establishment of
customs information union, 5000 Is ap-
of a suitable building for the accommodation
of the LaIln-American Memorial Library,
$250,000.
Maine Patents Granted.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The following
patents have been granted Maine people:
John p. Tapley Richmond, car coupling.
Hiram B. Sevey, Vienna, combined metal work
John F. Rogers, Belfast, ,vamp marking machine.
Henry 4; Lombard, Saco, and j. W. Rankin,
Lewis W. Haskell Auburn dust collector
George +. Elliot, Calais, gang Of circular saws.
Julian nj. Bradford, Portland, maintaining a
uniform current in electric circuits.
Jacob A Andrews and E. +. Kelley Bath,
steam wlndlass and capstan.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-Pensions have
been granted to the following Maine peo-
pie:
ORIGINAL.
Andrew A. Hurd, Belfast.
VIM. H. Roberts, Northfeld.
John ii Plummer, Pennington Falls.
Joshua r. Howard, Newry.
George Geisel, National Soldiers Home
James Green, Brooksvie,
Ellis G. Moore Bangor.
John w. Hubbard, Brownfield.
Charles b. Ryerson, Bryants Pond.
Frank p Hubbard Brownvllle.
Elbridge Warren, Cross Hills.
Alice, widow of VIM. II. Broughton, South
Portland.
Washington Notes.
It's reported that Secretary Noble intends
to resign in order to become general solicitor
of the Missouri Pacific railroad.
A meet of conferees on the general pension
bill voted to report disagreement to both
houses. The service pension feature was
the only one of any Importance upon which
the conferees could not agree.
The subcommittee of the House commit
tee on commerce has ordered a favorable re-
port on the Senate bill providing for fog
signal at CuckOlds Island, Me.
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Tno crime Of St. Louis soys.

ST. LOUIS, June 3.-Last night five white
lads. half grown, were having frolie on tho
river front at the foot Of Clark avenue, when
crazy negro came along, shouting that h.
wanted 10 Ego to Jesus" The boys select
him. dragged him TO the river and drowned
him. The police arrested one boy land are
looking for the Others
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The following Is the standing of the clut
in the National League:
The American Association.

The following games were played in the
American Association yesterday:
At Syraeuse-Athletics, 8; Syracuse, Z.
At Brooklyn-BrO0klyns, g.; ROchesters, ].
At Columbus-Columbus, O.; Toledo, 2.
At Louisville -Louisviles, 8; st. Louis, 2.
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FLAf EBo LEAdUE oIANDING'
The following Is the standing of the e
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Later Developments.
1Snecial tn the preSq

AUGUSTA, June 3-Geo. E. Hughes, ESQ.,,
of Bath is one of the latest names mentioned
for governor but the nomination will depend
largely on the outcome of the fight over the
license plank. Should the men win they
will have man after their own heart. Mr.
Allen of Dresden will probably not run pre-
ferring to be candidate for Congress. Mr..
Putnam favors the nomination of Mr.. A. F.
Moulton of Portland. At the meeting of
the committee tonight Baker was pressed to
run for governor but was coy in giving his
consent. He will probably run however
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cossacks Fighting Robbers.

BOSTON. June 3.-A special from st. Pc
tersburg says that bloody engagement has
just been fought in the town of Olti, on the
frontier of Asiatic Russia, between the Cos
sacks and band of robbers. The robbers
succeeded in killing a score of Cossacks and
wounding many more. but in turn lost Of
their own number dozen killed and eight
wounded. The latter were promptly dragged
to neighboring fortress aud hanged.
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BEST Stuff That Ever
Came to Portland"

Said Chas. f. Allen, who lives at 1873 Portland
street, as he stopped his team loaded with rock.
"Why, Twas all used up this spring with GEN.
ERAL DEBILITY, KIDNEY TROUBLE and BLEED
ING PILES. I did not expect to do any work this
summer, but here am. hauling rock and cement,
completely cured by DANA's SARsAPARILLA."
"My wife has been a sufferer for years with a
complication of diseasesspeculiar to her sex, and
she has obtained greatfelief, and haveno doubt
VIII be cured by Dana's Sarsaparilla."
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Josiah Crosby NomIna ed for Corr

BANGOR, June S.-The Democratic dis
trict convention was held this after iss.s..ss.-noon
and Hon. Josiah Crosby of Dexter was NOM
mated by reclamation to be the candidate for
Congress in the fourth district
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The National League.

The following games were played In the
National League yesterday:
AT NEW YORK.
Brooklyns.... 40 10 3 3 o 2 x-2O
New Yorks.........0 o o 8 o o 3 z
Base hits-Brooklyns, 90; New Yorks, IL. En-
rors-Brooklyns, L; New Yorks, s. Batteries
Loyeitt and DAILY and Stallings, Burkett and
Murphy.
AT PIrTSBURG.
Chicagos. os............0 o o o 3 O. 8
Pittsburgs ..........1 o 3 o 0 O. 7
Base ts-Chicagos, 13; Pittsburg, o. Errors
-Chicagos, 2; Pittsburg, 2. Batteries-Cough-
lin and Kittridge; Hecker, Sowders and Berger.
AT CLEVELAND.
CincinnatS.... 40 o D q 5
Clevelands. ds...."....o o o o o O. 2
Base its-Cincinnatis. 6; Clevelands, 2. Er.
rors-Cincinnatis. L Cleyelands, 4. Batteries
Foreman and Baldwin, Wadworth and thinner
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphias.... 20 o o 4 K 6
Bostons.. .-..........0 O. A
Base hits -Philadelphias, z; Boston, g. Err
rors-Philadelphias, A Boston, 2. Batteries
Gleason and Clements. Clarks0n and Bennett.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
The following is the standing Of the clubs
in the National League:
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Jed Prouty experienced some of the sweets
of personal comedy in Bangor the other
night. In his lines he makes reference to a
citizen of Bucksport by his own name, call
ing him mean man. 1t hoppened that a
grandson of the mean man was present in the
audience and he spoke right out in a meet
ing resenting the imputation. Jed answered
back and there was an angry dispute for a
moment. Jed came out on top however and
the lines were resumed.
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Notes.
sosworth Relief corps.

The Buffalo team Of the International
League will be transferred to Montreal. 1t
is losing money in Buffalo.
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zMr. S. E. Whitaker, son of Rev. DIR. Whit
aker of this city, graduates today from the
Boston University, receiving the degree of
A. b. Or. and Mrs. Whitaker and a num-
Der Of Portland friends are in Boston in at
tendance on the graduating exercises.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY

During the year from April, 1887 to 1888,
the collection at VaneebOro custom house
amounted TO Sl27, 0S8.79; 1888 to 1889 the col
lection amounted to S94, ,7S4 Sc; the present
wear IL will amount to SO 353 SO
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Tho Players League.

The following games we're played in the
Players League yesterday:
AT NEW YORK.
Bostons. .:..........5 o 0 o Q x-14
New Yorks........0 y o o 2 3 o O.
Base hits-Bostons, z; New Yorks, 0. Errors
-Bostons, l New York, 0. Batteries-Rad-
born and Kelley, Crane and Brown.
AT BUFFALO.
Plttsburgs. ..........3 o o o 4 o K 7
Buffalos.. o o o 0 o l. 8
Base hits-Plttsburg, 8; Buffalos, s. Errors
Pittsburg, 1; Buffalos. /. Batteries-Gal-
win and Carroll; Haddock and Mack.
AT CHICAGO.
Chicagos :. E. .....0 o O. A
Cleveiands ..........O o o o o o o o o. o
Base hits-Chlcagos, g.; Clevelands, 8. Err
rors-Chicagos, o: Clevelands, 8. Batteries
King and Boyle, Gruber and Snyder.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Brooklyns ...........2 o o o o o. 6
PhIladelpnias. 2 0 . o o. s
Base hits-Brooklyns, 10; Phlladelphias, o.
Errors-Brooklyns. g; Philadelphias, 2. Batter
les Murphy and Daily, Hustled, Buffinton and
Cross.
PLAYERS LEAGUE STANDING.
The following, Is the standing of the sssssss
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Michael Burns, the original package man,
is indulging in talk of law suit against
Sheriff McFadden, who seized his liquor, and
other parties who, he thinks, had a hand In
prosecuting him. He calls them the con-
spiratOrs, and speaks of $4,000 damages.
He says he is now procuring evidence, his
intention being to carry the case into the
United States courts, and he being citizen
of Massachusetts, as he claims, will be en-.
titled to a trial in that state.
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Drew a Knife on the Collector.

MAcHIAs, June 3.-The Republican re-.
ports that delinquent tax payer of Addi-
son drew knife on Collector Corthell when
called on for his taxes the other day, and
compelled the collector to retreat. The man
is in arrears for two years taxes.
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MR.. JOHN F. WILLIAMS resides at No. 81
Beach street, Portland, and his little home has
been scene OF suffering almost without parallel
For IL years his daughter Miss Mary G. Williams
has been terrible sufferer with Fever Sore on
her leg, and for six months has, been unable to
take single step. Under date of May 81, Mr.
Williams says:
"The wonderful work DANA's SARsAPARILLA
has done for my daughter is almost past belief.
Her sufferings had been so intense as to amount
to actual torment day and night. Ihaye employed
physicians and tried and tried to get even relief
but could not 1 have bought almost If not
quite enough Sarsaparllla for her to swim in, yet
she grew worse and worse; well, come to the
house and ask Mary" We went, and Mary's face
became almost radiant with Joy as she said !:
"Why, I could not walk a step when commenced
taking DANA's SARsAPARILLA, and the pain was
awful;" and the mere remembrance made her
shudder. 81 am now taking my second bottle,
and l have no pain at all. The sore Is healing
rapidly, and can aUdlk dTound.o "Publish any
of these facts you please" said Mr.. Williams, as
the tears stood In his eyes. sit is wonderful"
said the mother, and we think so too
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STATE TOPICS oTINTEREsT.

Mr.. Charles Harlow of Brewer, reports a
successful swarm of bees from bis hive last
Saturday, the 31st Considering the cold
backward season we have had this is an
early date for tbe bees to swarm, and speaks
well for Brewers climate.
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Mean daily ther....59.5 Max. vel. wind. 20S
Maximum ther....70.4 Total precip...... o
Minimum ther.....48.9
C indicates partly cloudy.
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rrott;no at Liyermore Ea,,s

LIvERMoRE FALLS, June "a trot was
held in Evergreen Park dGiday by the Liver,
attended. The three-minute class was a
close race. The summaries:
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A Truce at Calais.

CALAIS, June 3.-Mr. j. S. Murchie of
Calais, whose employees are on strike. left
for Bangor Monday, and before leaving he
told the men in his employ to go to work and
he would Advance their wages to $135 tenn
porarily and upon his return he would con-
slider the matter and If possible would ad-
vance their wages to $l.5O The workmen
accepted. As yet no settlement has been
made between III. F. Eaton & Sons and their
emplOyes