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THE RAILROAD PROBLEM.
A Lively Interest Areused IN ssThe
Leaders,, Puzzle.

This is the problem offered by The
LEADER last Friday and the subject of
town talk, much discussion and con
siderable hard thinking ever since:
The double order system. Conductors
who are mortal enemies are at Cheyenne
and Sherman with trains of twenty. four
cars and an engine each. Dispatcher at
CHEYENNE gives orders for trains to meet
and pass at Granite Canyon, where there
is a spur which holds twelve cars and an
engiIe and which must be used. Neither
conductor will touch the other train, but
they pass all right. No flying swith is
made and grade does not enter into the
problem; no roping or hand power.
Over thirty verbal and written answers
were received BY THE LEADER yesterday.
Geo. A. Draper gave the FIRST correct so
luton, Marshall johnson and Thos. Dur
bin were next, with j. A. L. Chenery
fourth, then Will Mcclure and Phil Ker-
rigan. Late last night the best written
solution presented was received from Ed.
j. Towslee. 1t follows:
Train leaves Cheyenne with twenty
four cars, also one leaves Sherman with
twenty-four cars. Train from Cheyenne
stops at first siding this side Of Granite
and puts engine in center Of train. TheJ
stop one-half mils east OF Granite aud
leave the twelve cars they are pulling.
They push the other twelve cars onto the
spur at Granite. Train coming from
Sherman run down by spur and stops.
Engine on spur backs out with twelve
cars and pushes them towards Sherman
and then goes back onto the spur Train
going East backs up and lets engine off of
spur and it goes down and gets the
twelve cars it left east of Granite and pulls
them onto the spur which lets the train
going East continue its Journey to Chey
enne. The engine and cars on spurs then
backs out and go toward Sherman picking
up the twelve carr they set out on the
main track first. K. j. TowsLEE.
Henry Conway and a dozen others
came near it, yes very near it.
This problem arose in the service on
the Illinois Central road about twelve
years ago. g. H. Palmerston, a young
brakeman, who is now agent for the
company at one OF the biggcs, towns on
the line solved it. On that occasion, as
there were no switching facilities. one
train left its order station with engine in
the center as suggested by Palmerston.
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giving a FIRE alarm on the south side.
The old bell might be obtained.
Fire apparatus, with the exception Of
the Durant steamer, was in good working
order and the machine should be repaired
at once.
All the buildings, except that occu-
pied by the Alert hose company, were
adequate, and this structure was at pres
ent UNDERGOING repair.
SIDEWALKS N BUILDINGS.
Chairman Robins and Marshal Schnit.
ger reported upon several matters. On
recommendation of the building commit
tee, per Mr.. Merrell, Charles Ohenstein
was given leave TO erect an addition to his
frame dwelling. Considerable sidewalk
is to be laid neal the school on the south
side.
There was a petition for the construc-
ton of sidewalks on East Twentieth and
House streets.
AUCTIoNEER's LICENsE
The ordinance allowing the issuance of
a monthly license to auctioneers is now
operative, having been adopted last even
ing.
COMPENSATION OF OFFICES.
An emergency ordinance enacted fixes
these salaries for 1890:
Mayor, $500; treasurer. $500 and . per
cent on taxes collected; marshal, 81. 800
and fees and 3 per cent on collections; at
torney $3.50; clerk, 81 200 and $3.50 for
assessing; engineer. $1,000; policemen,
5000 and fees; chief of fire department,
$3.50; water commissioner, SIS a month
and horse feed; sexton. 5000; pumphouse,
engineer, 81, 900. house rent and fuel;
street commissioner, s75 a month; park
commissioner sos a month; police justices,
fees.
II COMING ELECTION.
These will be the polling places and
judges for the city election to be held the
l4th inst.
First ward-Ofice Of street railway
barn. Geo. Bescherer, A. W. Jenkins
and Thos. McInerney.
Second ward-L. c. Whipple's car
rage house. L. G. Whipple. w. d.
Pease. D. McUlvane.
Third ward-G. G. Charlton's barn.
Thos. F. Durbin, P. f. Powelsou and
Thos. Conroy.
YIADUCT.
Advertisement for bids for construction
of the viaduct will be made this week.
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George Sehilling. aged 65 years and
I months, died at the family home a,
4l2 West Twenty Second at IO:l5 O'Clock
yesterday morning.
The funeral will occur from the resi-
dence at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon, Rev.
r. +. Field conducting the services.
Geo. Schillinr, a native OF Germany,
and for a long time a citizen of New York
and Philadelphia. came to Cheyenne
eight Years ago and has made friends or
all sides since his arrival. He was ex.
tremely fond of his children, who art
eight in number, including Adam, VIII,
Albert. Emma, Henry. aud Mrs. H.
Haas, all well known here.
Mr.. Schilling has suffered for som
time. but bore his pain bravely.
New York and Philadelphia paper.
please copy.
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TOW TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked w
Throughout the City

Ed. Morgan is over from Laramie.
Hon. AL. Bowie is down from Chug.
Joe Nj. Scott, Omaha, is a guest at the
Inter Ocean.
Cheyenne's fire department is now in
excellent condition.
Superintendent Ryder lett for the
West yesterday afternoon.
The opera house has been secured 70.
the big real estate sale Feb. 4.
There will be Il public installation of A.
o. U. w. officers this evening at Masonic
hall.
Geo. Black, who murdered 'old Bob
Burnett will be hanged at Laramie a week
from to-day.
The funeral of the late e.. H. Pierce
will occur from the Congregational church
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Ice on the lakes is now nine inches
thick. The harvest will be commenced
by j. L. Murray probably Friday.
Rev. T. G. lift, of Salt Lake, dis
coursed most eloquently to a large audi
ence At the Methodist church last even
ing.
DIR. Marston was called to Colorado
Junction at ! o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Branson, wife of the agent at that
place, is i'll.
An annual meeting of the Board Of
Trade is called for Thursday evening
Important business is to be transacted at
the city hall at that time.
H. c. Relf. Engineer Huntlcy's sue
cessor Is here and will take charge of shop
construction at once. Mr.. Huntley leaves
for Omaha in the morning.
Chief Clerk Howard Kemp. of the
Inter Ocean is a delighted father. The
child is a girl and Mrs. Kemp is doing
nicely. Kemp is even more agreeable
than usual.
The fast mail which left this place at
S:l5 yesterday morning collided with a
freight a few miles west OF Laramie three
hours later. 1; was a bad wreck but no
one was seriously injured.
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You have heard your friends and neigh
bors talking about in. You NAV yourself
be one of the many who know from Fer.
sonal experience Just how good a thing it
is. If you have ever tried it, you are one
of its staunch friends, because the won
derful thing about it is, that whea once
given a trial, DR.. Kings New Discovery
ever after holds a place in the house. Ii
you have never used it and should be af
flicted with a cough, cold or any throat.
once and give it a fair trial. 1t is guaran
teed every time or money refunded. Trial
bottles free at B. B. David's drug store.
, 1890-01-08

CITY @ JOHNSTON.
j. A. Johnston is now city engineer
succeeding D. Miller this morning. His
bond was filed last evening and approved
by the city council finance committee.
The sum was for S., 900 and the surieties
Andrew Gilchrist and Elwood Mead.
PLUMBERS WANT PROTECTION.
O'Brien & LAWYER presented bonds of
$1,000 each as licensed plumbers and
drain layers. John W. Griffin and J,
l.. Murray we're down as sureties. APP
proved.
Mayor Riner said the plumbers had
called on him and said that while Ii.
censed they were frequently supplanted
by hardware men andothers.
A couple of councilmen made f~acetious
illusions to the petition for protection
and Marshal Schnitger said that they
would get their dues If they called for or
assisted in enforcement of the ordi
nances.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
Mr.. jerks, of the fire commit
tee, said the alarm system was in good
condition, and that the electric wires had
been frightened so hat ENHANCEMENT of
the two was no longer likely.
He said it might be looking ahead a
triae too far, but that an extension of the
alarm system this year would be neces
sary. There should be one or two new
boxes on each side of the Union Pacific.
Then there should be some provision for
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bate Notice.

To ,ohom Il may concern:
Notice is hereby given that tine will of
Alonzo Martin, deceased, was on this, the
Sd day of January, A. D., 1890, filed
with the undersigned, Judge of probate
in and for the county OF Laramie, in the
territory OF Wyoming, and thereuponi it was
ordered that THURSDAY, the Both day of
January. A. D., 1890 be fixed as the day
for proving said will.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
probate court, this 81 day of January,
A. D., 1890.
[sEAL ISAAC BERGMAN,
Judge of Probate.
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Almost

The Cheyenne Transfer company under
the competent management of j. L. Muir.
ray has almost recovered from the dis
astrous effects of the late fire. Mr.. Muir
ray has al ain the best outfit in the terri
tory and he is local agent for a splendid
coal always promptly delivered when or
dered from the Sixteenth street Office.
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Notice.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the Cheyenne National bank of Chey-
enne, Wyo.. will be held at the bank on
Tuesday, January IA, 1890, at one thirty
O'Clock p. m. for the election of officers
and for the transaction Of any other bust
ness which may come before the meeting.
GEORGE L. BEARD, Cashier,
Cheyenne, Wyo. Dec. II, 1889.
, 1890-01-08
Reports From the Various Officers
Received Last Evening.
Some Mighty Interesting Figures
by Treasurer Kelley.
Expenditures Last Year Exceeded
Receipts by a Good Sum.
The City Debt Large, But its Assets
are Valuable.
A SESSION.

"OHNHFU DT0oEON'
Seven members attended last evenings
session of the council and worked earnest
ly until a late hour Reports were re-
ceived and matters of great public no.
ment discussed.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
City Treasurer Kelley submitted an ex-
haustive annual report from which the
following figures of interest to all tax
payers are taken:
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The Cheyenne Transfer Co. sells the
best Rock Springs coal from the Hopkins
mine and are also agents for the Stewart
coal. Leave orders with J. l.. Murray or
at Marshall Smith & Co.'S, Sixteenth and
Eddy streets.
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I ne largest stock of fine brandies. old
WHISTLES, choice ~iiqueurs and superfne
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
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Entire disbursements tor all purposes,
including $4,000 for improvement of
water system s73.255. 4S.
Cash on hand, SIG, s26.l3. of which
So 5000 has probably been applied to set
Element of bonds and interest due at
Philadelphia, Jan. /.
Balance of warrants outstanding S.
1853. 80. When 1888 ended this sun was
$9,697. 81.
Warrants and interest paid during the
year $50, 95S. 25.
Interest paid on bonds, s14, 2s5. 90.
The city's net debt is $l34, 1877.
This debt showing is pretty big, but
placing a fair value on the property of
the corporation the city is easily worth
800, 900 above all liabilities.
THE R DEPARTMENT.
There were four fires attended by the
Cheyenne department in the course of the
last quarter.
Chief Warlamuont reports; THE fire
apparatus of the city is all in very good
condition at present and the attendance
upon fires from all companies throughout
the year has been good"
Attached to the chef communication
was a petition signed by the foremen Ct
the various companies and asking for
eight pairs of rubber boots for. each organ
ization. 1t was submitted that the men
frequently felt compelled to leave fires at
ter getting their feet wet and that in all
departments OF any consequence the men
were equipped with rubber boots. 1t was
mentioned that immediate action should
be taken on account OF the prevalence of
the influenza.
On Nj. jerks motion the purchase of
one dozen pairs of rubber boots was or.
dered.
FRO THE CEMETERY.
Sexton Hastings report shows that re-
ceipts to the city on account of the ceme-
terry during October, November and De-
cember, 1889, aggregated 1924.
QUARTERLY REVENUE REPORT.
During the final quarter of 1889 Mar
shall Schnitger made these collections
Water rents. binders fines and
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THE COMING ELECTION.
Col. Pickett OF the HOUSE.

Col. w. D. Pickett, Fremont %county's
member elect to the house of the
Eleventh legislative assembly, reached
the city yesterday and is quartered at
the Normandy. He served through four
years in the Confederate service, with the
rank of colonel of engineers, and is recog
nized as a distinguished authority upon
engineering and kindred subjects. For
the past seven years he has made his
home on the head of Grey Bull river, in
Northern Fremont county, under the
shadow OF the highest peaks of the Rocky
mountains, and one of the most PIC
turesaue sections of the territory. and has
made a national reputation as a hunter OF
large game of all kinds. Col. Pickett is
a gentleman of polished manners. OF
commanding appearance, being over six
feet in heighth, with snow white hair and
mustache. He is in every way qualified
to, and will doubtless leave his impress
upon the action OF the house.
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A. o. u. w.

A.o. ". w.
All visiting members and their ladv
friends are respectfully invited to be
present at the public installation services
this evening at 8 o'clock. at Masonic hall.
COMMITTEE.
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DIR. G. B. NJ. Free, eye, ear, throat and
catarrh specialist Office, rooms s and 9,
Normandie hotel.
, 1890-01-08

Not only to get way NJ work done,
but also to get your d%arninG, patching and
buttons sewed on without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY.
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Board of Trade Meeting.

OFFICE OF CHEYENNE BOARD OF
TRADE.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. L, 1889.
The regular annual meeting Of the
Cheyenne Board of Trade will be held at
the city ball on Thursday. Jan. 9th, 1890.
at 3 o'cloo p. IN. A full attendance is
requested. JOHN X. ,JEFFRFy
Secretary.
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Herkimer Co., n. Y. cheese. +. S.
Johnston & Co.
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Getting Title TO wyoming Land


Getting Title to Wyoming Lands.
List OF patents received at the land Of
fee Jan. 7, 1890, which we're issued Dec.
IA, 1889.
Edward Buskirk, Addison A. Spauoh,
William T. McGlnity, Andrew j. Miller,
Herman Weber and Abram lie Fever,
Laramie county.
Daniel NJ. Leet, Albert Webb. William
IL. Lyon, Byron Bliss, and Rufus Rhoa-
den. Albany county.
Curtis r. Spaugh, John X. Calkins,
Elizabeth B. Moore, Charles I. Williams,
John f. Leet and Thomas Wilson, Con.
verse county.
These patents we're delivered to attor.
neys at Washington:
Alexander R. Mitchell, John j. Geisel-
man, George F. Plumb and Rudolph
Hauser, all of Laramie county.
All were pre-. emption cash patents.
Up TO Date and Down TO the Times.
THE PHOENIX MARKET
While 1t ls up to date in every essential
is down to the times in the matter OF
placing upon the market the following
line OF staple and fancy goods at prices
ridiculously low:
Beef, Veal Mutton,
Turkeys, Chickens,
Quail, Prairie Chickens
Dressed Teal, Ducks,
Vegetables of all kinds,
Fish and Oysters,
Pickles. Pigs Feet, Triple.
Pure Lard,
Pork Sausage, Bologna
Wiener Wurst, Honey.
, 1890-01-08

.or1ca1 Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo
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SECTIONAL POLITICS.

During the brief visit of Gov
Ress and party of distinguished gen
tlemen from this state to New Yorl
a dinner was given in honor of then
at Relmonico's. Among the few in
vited guests who were in attendance
was the famous and gifted railroad
president, lawyer and postprandia.
orator, Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew
1t is hardly necessary to say that
Mr.. Depew delivered an address on
the occasion. A banquet at which
he was present and without few re,
marks from him after the dishes
have been cleared off the table
would be no banquet at all 1t
would not be in keeping with the
eternal fitness of the occasion to
have had him present without hear
ing from him. Those who know
Mr.. Depew know that lie always nss
something good to say in his after-
dinner speeches, and in this instance
he seems to lave been more than Or
di2arilY agreeable, and taaere seems
to have been something deeper in
his remarks and in the manner of
expressing then than ordinarily
efferSesce with the wine drank on
the occasion and that are prompted
by the inspiration of the nomeut
and paes away with the first exilara-
ting effects of the sparkling cham
payne Dir. Depew is credited with
the declSration that while he was q
yet, since his recent visit
through the South he had made a
firm resolution that he would never
again assist in lighting the battles of
another political campaign on
blGody-shirt sectional issues. These
are patriotic, manly utterances, no.
bly, expressed. Let it be hoped
that Dir, Depew will remain firm in
this determination, and we will be
justified in expecting a speedy
change of sentiment toward the peo-
pie Of this section all over the North.
The conservative, business interests
Of tie country are already demand,
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An ACTOR-PREACNEE

The Rev. Virgil lIaxcy, a young
minister OF the Baptist denomina-
ton who has lately come into promi-
nence as an evangelist Of conzidera-
bic influence. not only in Texas, his
native state, but in four NJ five other
Southern states where he has con-
Quoted revival meetings, is about to
take q step which will be calculated
to still further extend his fame and
to attract attention among the
church people of all denominations.
In a lengthy interview published in
the San Antonio Times, the young
evangelist announces his intention
of taking to the stage. He does
not propose to abandon the pulpit,
but to become a preacher-aetor,
amusing the public before the foot
lights six nights in the week and ap-
pealing to their religious natures on
the seventh day. He takes the
ground frequently advanced that
there is a natural affinity between
the pulpit and the stage and that
properly conducted and regulated
they can be made valuable aids to
each other. In laying his plans be-
fore the newspaper man the evan
gelist says: Il desire to unite the
pulpit and the stage in the grand
work of moral reform. 1 believe
that 1 can do more actual good for
the cause of Christ by devoting my
week days to the dramatic stage.
On Sundays I shall preach the gos-
pei as heretofore. In my opinion it
is a mistaken idea that the the stage
is in any way allied to hell and dam
nation. I believe that the moral
sensibilities of men can be reached
more readily through a properly
performed moral play than through
a single sermon or argument, no
matter how full it may be of logic
and good reasoning. There are
many people who cannot grasp the
truth by the sense of hearing alone;
they must see it as WE'LL Mr..
Maxcy candidly admits that money
making has something to do with
his taking to the stage. He is just
twenty-four years of age and pos
sesses a great deal of histrionic abil.
ity. He has already signed an
agreement with the manager Of
theatrical company and will begin
his engagement on the first of Sep
TENDER. 1t is safe to say that if he
carries out his purpose to continue
preaching the gospel it will not be
as an orthodox minister of the Bap-
fist denomination, and a church
meeting will no doubt be promptly
called to take action in his case.
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HE KNOWS THEM.

The democratic press is still en-,
gagged in discussing the speakershir
of the next national house of repre-
sentatives, the elevation of Hon.
John G. Carlisle to the United
States senate having precipitated
the discussion, and it being taken
for granted that the democrats Will
unquestionably have a controlling
voice in the organization of the next
congress. Among the members on
the democratic side Of the house
whose names have been prominently
suggested for the honor are Judge
Crisp, of Georgia, Hon. Roger Q.
Mills, of Texas, Breckenridge, of
Kentucky, and Congressman Bynum,
of Indiana. Judge Crisp seems to
be in the lead. The Shreveport
Caucasian in a well considered arti-
Gle declares its preference for MIR.
Mills, of Texas, and in stating its
reason therefor strikes a keynote.
He has read the parable in the bible
about casting pearls before swine
and he doesn't believe III dallying
with the republican party CT IN
showing it any quarter. L aas
shown itself to be blinde,.. sec
tional and INSCRIPTIONS party with
out any decent principles and with
out the courage of It's convictions.
1t is incapable of gratitude and
doesn't appreciate decent treatment.
1t is treaeherous party which goes
against the best dictates and is sub
servient to the party lash. The
more that is conceded it the more
wild, extravagant, dictate
rial and dangerous does it become.
The only proper way to treat it is to
regard it as totally unworthy of con-
fdence and as foe to the govern
ment. This is the way Mr.. Mills re-
CARDS the republicans. The eau
casian says: He is about the only
democrat of ability liz congress who
seems to thoroughly appreciate the
character of the enemies with whom
be has to deal, to know that to treat
them with courtesy and magnanimity
S a casting Of pearls before swine:
to know that while pretending fair
play they are meditating tgeccEary
md that while democrats are stand
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IT WOULD be unjust to impute

IT WOULD be unjust to impute
mercenary motives to the Galveston
Dallas News in fighting the railroad
commission. Of course its position
is entirely disinterested and is
prompted by its hatred and abhor-
renee of paternalism. But from a
business point Of view it pays the
GID News at least five or ten thous-
and dollars year to oppose the
commission. These daily papers
have several travelling agents and
solicitors, all of whom get deadhead
passes, as well as the editors and re-
porters. Then the News gets re-
duced special train service. The
weekly papers do not get or require
such favors and they are almost
unanimously for Gen. Hogg for
governor.
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ing on point of etiquette Or of
precedent, they run roughshod over
all decency and every precedent and
secure the prize. Mr.. Mills knows
them as they are and that it is a
pulling sentimentality that would
prompt magnanimity or even scant
courtesy toward so INSCRIPTIONS a
foe. Bold, aggressive, self,reliant,
with the courage of his convictions,
and disdaining to truckle to or court
the favor of his adversaries, he is
the very man for the position Of
speaker"
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TIE fact that the prohibitionists
have already held meeting and put
a ticket in the field is liable to be
lost sight Of in the present excite
ment over the mad rush of the Don
Quixotes and Clarkites to save Texas
from the stain of paternalistic legis-
lation, The prohibs might pool
issues with them in this contest.
They can afford to wait few years
longer before enforcing their sump-
tuary notions on the people, while
the other matter is immediate, ur-
gent and pressing.
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GinnarS, Do Your Own Work.

The undersigned has bought the right for
Washington county for the FARMERS
GIN SAW GUNNER AND SHARP
ENER, with which any ginner can sharpen
his own Gin at a mere nominal cost. The
machines can be had at Burton of E. GIE1E
or c. W. Frazer. who is now visiting the
ginners of Washington county.
BRENNAN, Texas, June 3, 1890.
c. W. FRAZER, Burton-We have exam
med the Farmers GIN sharpener and find
that the same does neat and fast work.
RcFF & MILLER
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Mr.. E. PENNINGTON, ST., one of
the few Texas Veterans still living in
this county, celebrated his seventy
first birthday anniversary on Sunday
by giving a quiet dining. The din
ner was gotten up on the spur of
the moment and had not been long
decided upon. Hence, no time was
left to send invitations out into the
country. Major Bryan and his
brother, Col. Guy NJ. Bryan, both
Of this city, however, were in at
tendance, and the day was spent
pleasantly.