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The Red Cloud chief., 1890-02-07

srErRES A. DOUGLAS, J II. 1.-The Raleigh
Standard. tho organ Of tho Republican
party In North Carolina. In the same
year he was appointed Adiutant-Gcncral
of the State. and In 1872 became q
Presidential clcctor. Four years later
the party honorcd him again In . sinfi-
lar way.
Arriving Mt ChirayO In 1870 nc began
tho practice Of law, and was, the follow.
Ing year. elected In company with the
famous Long John Wentworth. o Grant
delegate, To the Republican National
convention, from which tho two mon
mentioned, together with sixteen other
Illinois delegates OF tho same faction.
were expelled. Since that time young
Douglas has devoted his political
talents u stump-spcakin9, but has not
yet succeeded In securing . reward for
his lSbors. ~ personal appearance the
namesakc Of the Little Giant has no
reason 10 be proud, uplcss he might
happen ~ III acrOsS IN admircr Of
short stature and . mass Of adipose
tissue. Vulgarly speaking, Stephen A.
Douglas, Jr., In fat, " fat In fact that
his eyes have hard work to peep out
into tho world. lilo has. however, .
great name and has inherited some Of
his fathers cloqucncc, NJ that what ma.
ture has denied him In moro than bal.
anccd by what his ancestry has given
him.
The name NJ Douglas will forever be
hOnOrcd In Chicago, aud, t0r that mat.
ter, throughout the West. still Il IL tn
be regretted that the grand gift of u
great man to the cause VI American cdu-
cation IL 10 bo parcelcd out among real
estate spcbulstors and thai where onco
was . scstoflcarninR may In . few months
stand two Or thrco beer saloons and gin.
shops. Hut then tho ways Of Providence
arr inscrutablc. and kicking against tho
pricks u y useless occupation.
u. W. WEipPiERr.
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fore Senator Douglas, who at that time
owned = large tract Of land fronting on
Cottage Grove avenue. near Lake Michi.
gan. DIR. Burroughs wss anxious ~
have the institution placed under hap
tist control. but % this Douglas object
I'd. Hix months later, however. he re-.
treated from his position and gave tho
land 70 DR.. Burroughs individually
with the understanding that tho board
Of control Of tho university should bc
composed Of no moro than . majority Of
gentlemen Of tho baptist denomination.
DR.. burroughs then raised subscrip-
lions amounting 70 eass. 900. and In 1850
tho erection Of the grand. hut scarcely
practical. structure, . picture Of which
accompanies this article. WAS begun.
DR.. Drrroushs, tho primo mover In tho
enterprise, was elected president Of the
i~pStitutioa. and established On high Q
standard Ut study ~ that pursued In tho
Now England universities.
Tho people, however. suffering from
tho c0nscQucnocs 0f tho financial de-.
precision Of ~ and ~, and the civil
wal wcrr unable 10 support the col
lego. and, At tho close Of DR.. Burroughs
administration In 1879, tho property
was mortgagcd to tho Union Mutual
l.ife Insurance Company u tho amount
Of thrcc hundred thousand dollars. DR..
burroughs MAS succeeded In the prcsi.
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end splcndor u wsll q Il ris Of present
prosperity. 10 me its chief attraction
arises from the fact that herc the scales
fell from psul's cyss, and that chief Of
apostles here began that mission which
Will not end until Heaven Ia peopled
with ransomcd spirits. so also saw
day before yesterday Patmos, whore
John heard the trumpcts and the wavc
Of the Q dashed 10 his foet, reminding
him Of the scngs Of Heaven, like the
voice Of many wstcrs."
hut this letter can only give . hint Of
tho things We mean ~ tell you when we
get homo. where wa expect 70 he before
this month In ended. bsptixed by I'm.
mersiOn In the jordan an American
whom we met, and who desired the
solemn ordinance administered tO him
In the sacred waters. rolled down
from Mount Calvary Or ''place Of y skull"
. stone for tho corner stone of Our new
brooklyn tabernacle. We bathed In the
''Dead Sca" and In 'Gidcon's Fountain"
where his three hundred mon Tapped
the water from their hands n they
passed through; and we sailed on Lake
0alilee and stood IN Mount Zion and
Mount Moriah and Mount Hermon, and
] saw tho place where the shepherds
heard ths Christmas anthem the night
Christ wa born; and have been ~
Nazareth. and Capcrnaum. and sat by
Jacobs Well" and saw Tcl-el.Kebir of
modern battle and McRiddof of ancient
battle. and where tho ~Isrselitss crossed
tho desert, and slept Mt Bethel, whore
n ladder wa let down Into Jacobs
dream, but the night ! slept there tho
heavens Q full Of ladders, first q lad.
der Of clouds, then y ladder of stars, and
all up and down tho heavens were the
angels Of beauty. angels Of consolation.
angels Of God ascending and descend
ing; and ] was ON nearly all the fields ~
HcrOdic, and HOlomonic. and Davidic,
and Mosaic, and Abrahamic history. I
took Rome, and Naples, and Athens, and
Alexandria, and Cairo on tho way out,
and take the Greek Archipelago, and
COnstantinoplc, and Vienna ON the way
back. What moro can God In His good.
grant mo In the way of natural
scenery. and classic association, and
spiritual opportunity! An, yes! I nj
think Of something gladdcr than that lie
grant me. Safo return " the pcOple
Of my beloved flock, the field Of my
work, anl tho land where my fathers
died, and In the dust Of whose valleys
pray God ! may bc buried.
4. DEWITT TALMAGE.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-02-07

The BEGINNING and Ind Of The Obi
oago Univsrsity.
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Little Ossss $50 ~
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Especial Chicsso Cosresposdsncc.1
Tho name and fame Of Stephen A.
Douglas arc closely identified with the
growth and development Of the Stats Of
Illinois and tho city II Chicago. Tho
Little Giant" who, born In 1918 In
Vermont, and carly spprenticcd 10 the
trade Of cabinet-msking, was compelled
70 educate himself, always had . loving
sympathy with struggling young mon;
and prompted by this feeling he was
easily persuaded TO contribute . portion
Of his posscssions toward tho foundation
Of . university In Chicago. How nc 40
tory. Ill health compelling him to.give
up the trade for which his parents had
intended him. he studied law in Canaan.
daigua, N. Y, and In 1888 camc West,
scttling a0Jacksonvllle, III. His tal.
enN were quickly recognised and sp-
precistcd by the progressive people Of
Illinois, who made him Attorney ener.
III before he had reached the ago Of
twenty-five.
In 1870 no Wa elected Secretary Of
State, and In 1871 was appointed Judge
Of tho State Supreme Court. Two years
lStcr no entered Congress, whore no
NOON became conspicuous for his views
on tho Oregon boundary question, and
his eloquent advocacy Of the annexation
Of Texas. In 1883 no became noted
throughout tho world an tho author Of
the bill for the organization Of the Ter.
~vitorics Of Kansas and Nebraska, which,
~ 10 we'll known, brought about . revo-
luton In the political parties Of the
United States and played y most impor.
bnt part In bringing the slavery qucs-
Ton 70 . crisis. In 1859 and again In
1870 h0 was an unsuccessful candidate
Iw tho Presidency, two blows from
which no never entirely recovered and
which probably led 70 his promsture
death In 1891.
While at the height Of his political
glory. and while being In tho regular re.
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SWINE TALK.
Hints - tn the Care and Trentmsat a
brood SOWs.

Hints - tn the Care and Treatmsat a
brood Sows.
The brood ows should he kept In hnc.
thrifty condition. lBy this I do not
mean fat enough for market, but M thcy
look we'll. Old sows that have reached
maturity, II Of n OF tho improved
breeds, need but little feed to keep them
In prime condition. except when suck
ling pigs or for u short timc after rcar-
ing their young, In order to gain the
flesh they have Lost by the drain thu
pigs have made on thcm. Young SOW
should be fed about all thoy will cs:. Of
. variety Of food. such ~ oats, corn.
middlinRs and milk. with the run 0i .
grass lot Oil meal Is very good. In
proper quantity. Keep them growing
"a that they may DO large and we'll DE-.
veloped before having their first litter
Of pigs. They should be eight months
old before being bred; thcy will then bs
n year old at narrowing time. and 10
properly taken care Of will have ~
trouble In being delivered Of sheis
young.
Often farmers have trouble with
young sows At timc Of giving birth. sim.
ply because they arc coupled too young,
or have not had sufficient feed TO de-
velop growth. Many . young VOW has
died NJ narrowing. cithor through the
carclessncss or ignorance OF the owner,
by being bred too small aud young.
have been called In 70 give assistance
NJ such times when 10 was impossible -
rcnder any, except with an instrumeat
made especially for tho purpose.
After tho SOW has been coupled ahe
should he tnrncd by herself In . cluss
pen. where she will keep quiet until tho
heat has passed on. Watch her froa
eighteen Ia twenty-five days after
coupling. ~ that 10 tho time thcy gcu.
orally come In II not safe In pig. al.
though ] have known instances where
SOW would come in In fourteen days, and
have known them again to 90 twenty
nine days. but thcse are only rare casra.
When safc In pig feed on good whole.
some food. with . clean warm place tn
sleep. and above all allow them plenty
of exercise whenever the weather will
pcrmt. ! can not imprcss this word
exercise q strongly. ~ upon IL depends
to u great extent the crop Of pigA A soN
that has beef allowed the exercise she
should have will bc deltverci 81 her
young much easier. and her pigs will hs
more fully developed. will como strong.
ct, grow better aud mako better ptsa
than . SOW that has been confined in .
close pen and fed principally ON corn.
The SOW that has been confined will
give birth IA worc runsy pigs than tho
m that has had exercise. y. l. Van
norcn. In Ohio Farmer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-02-07

dcncy by Rev. Lemucl Moss, Hon.
Alonxo Abcrncthy and Rev. 0alushA An
derson, but non Ut them succeeded In
tightening tho financial load. Finally
tho university was abandoned, and tho
property passed into tho hands Ut tho
Union L.ifc Insurance Company. WHOSE
agents arr now engaged In tearing
down tho historical college building.
Thus, u charitable work. which should
have forever pcrpctuAtcd tho memory
Ut stephen A. douglas In the hearts "
the Western people, MN wrecked by
the financial vicissitudcs Of . war
which he had "a earnestly dcslrcd ~
prevent, and. had Il not bccn foe the
DISTINGUISHED efforts Of his countless Cd.
mirrors, nothing In the shApc Of = last
Ing structure would remain ~ remind
coming generations Of onc Of tho grcAt-
eat of Western stAtcsmsa.
Thanks u the eaorts Of thCss mea.
however, AgrAnd m0nvspehI which cosa
with tho ground about II, eD1.00O. wAs
dedicated In tho city Of Chicago August
IL 1881. twenty years After u WAS orig.
inally proposed. This monument WNs
Designed by Leonard w. volk. the II.
mcus sculptor. Around the main shaft.
which II = feet = incAcs high, sur
ooautsd bye heroic statue OF Stephen
4. DouglaA, gazing I'VE the wasers ot
Lake 0tchisNn. Are four AllceoriCal AZ.
Rueeas representing Justice History,
&eQSsncs and lllinotA eAch - . sspa.
rsts pedestal. In bss relief asoand ths
eass ass groups depicting The sAvNSoe ol
civilization. Tue bAse 10 ocsAgoaal. ~
: tect II diameter. o. one eide = sAis n
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sTAkiNo Y TaEes.
A. s,esi'sss Device ~ Psessssae rss.G
OeeoaeAo.

A. 9scsiiess Device ~ PsstssSae Ysss0
. Orchards.
Young trees set last spring or In the
autumn. II In On exposed ~situatiOa.
should be stsked up and II this msttss
has been neglected II should sow ~
ceive prompt attention. - the constant
moving 70 and fro BY the wind not only
causes the tree TO grow out Of the per
~pendicular, but strains and often checks
the bark. not infrcquently girdlins the
tree where 10 continually eratcs against
the frozen grousd, all o. which should
be avoided. The general plan Of ssak.
ing is shown In the ILLUSTRATION. and
three forms Of bands are also exhibited.
They arr best made from old nbbcs
boots or shoes cut In strips sevea inches
long and from n 20 two inches wide;
but In the absence Of rubber thin leather
may be- used. In either case connection
may be made with the stake With No. -
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NE SAID mo-"
WI. Has the Courage os m

4 aeastoP WhW HAs the Courage 0e me
COnvtrtlOus.
There arc few men In public lifc who
have tho courage To say "No" when
called upon To do improper things.
Hence II IL worthy VI note when . statcs-
man u bc found who deliberately and
positively refuses To indorse . person or
scheme which his Judgment indicates
should not receive his assistance. A
young man from Missouri was In WASH
ington seeking an important consulate.
His Endorsements were excellcnt, but
he keep. adding to them whcncvr.' he
could do M. Ono day hc called upon
senator Plumb, Of Kansas, with whom
he was slightly acquainted. and re-
q .csted HIS no mmendation. Tho Sen.
ator, In brusquc, frank. earnest fashion,
immediately replied;
~ won't indorsc you. but I will do
feat you for tho appointment II I Gan do
no. am sent here by tho State Of
Kansas, and Il IL my duty IA represent
that State. Hundreds Of people from
other states have cOme To mo for my REQ
ommcndAtion, and ] say mo" to all Of
them. You are from Missouri. and you
must depend upon your Missouri
friends to help YOU. There aro several
KAnsas mon who want just such . plsoe
- that for which you src applying. ]
shAll not jccpArdiae their chAncea by
indorsins you. I'm the contrary, I shaTl
do all that I caa " help she people Of
my own Stats, and II ] can defeat you
and UT . Kansas INA Appoinud 10 that
place you may ress ASSURED that ! shAal
do 49,"
The young man wa aatoundsd. but.
hcins bright Intelligent and expert
encsd In aasirA he spprsciassA Ne st-
uAsion and satd:
"You arc right senator Plumb You
are right Hut yoa ~ the ant msn u
either branch Of COngrcAs who has aaid
NO - ma. end you have surpsisel me.
like you. and II you hest me II hia
matter shall emtyvSss frua Miascar.
- KAasaa. wHas j~as sscA . seastss
- sspssesAt ma ~ yos Ase."
A KxxrcCxv Aixo2yy-TAsss vAa
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A correspondent Of the Rural New
Yorker earnestly advises any young maa
who has . few hundred dollars to invcss
In . small farm not 10 purchase poor a.
half barren land with the hope Of bring.
ing u UP to fertility, but to hug else-
~herN This advice accoras with tAo
practice OF come good farmers whon %
have known. oae OF whom had . farm
OF hts own In . portion Of the STATE
known for its sscstlity. lie did not IN
dcstake Ia work that farm. knovtse
that Il would not produce eaoush. bat
let IL - osheA Nos being rich saossA
so buy another farm. hs thea sraSsA
one in . fertile porsioa Of wesass.
New York, whe~ his shssr lrsu she
lasd uss Rrest~s thsa The whole peuS.
net Of tAe poos farm. ssa b. diA vpSl
By the opcrstioa. IL eftss hspesuo
tAAs b sans amoaas Ut lshoe mast -
performed % bosA; ssA IL spsuisss .
ooer Labor II Flowing. csisivssag -
ether work % the h<ss iasa yAsa =
that sssea g'ves osly svsssy tssAsas -
sose 70 sAs scsA
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sTAKiN0 YOUNG r

anncaled wire. OF course. - stake
should he located upon the wiudward
side Of the tree. and when large trces
are set two or three stakes should bs
used. In all cases the band should BE-
large enough " contain two years
growth Of tho trees without pressing.
and unless In u very exposed situation
In two years from setting . tree should
be so firmly established Az 10 dispense
with further support. - Rural New
Yorker.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-02-07

ccipt Ut . large
income derived
from successful
rcal cstab spco-
ulatio ms, tn o
statesman was,
In 1853, visited
by Rev. DR.. j.
G. Durroug h H..
thcn . prOmi.
nent p
Cier8 y m OF
Chicago, Ut his
Wa shinRtOn
h o M Tho
worthy doc tor
laid his plans
for q university
In ChlOan0 ha.
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Caroline, Missis.
sippi and Texas.
In 1870. before no
was twenty years
old, he was made
chairman Of Q
Republican oOun.
~ delegation 10
tho Stats o0nven.
ton. and Subsc-
quently became
editor-in-chicf Of
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GREAT CONTRACTORS.

Men WhO Knew How To Control Treat
MHssrs 0f 0Ms0rrra.
When tho great works which we call
railways-aad which are greater In tho
lab0s expended on them than all tho
pyramids ever built-wcte first projected
IL was seen that u nov class Of builder
war required, men who could carry out
scientific orders IN q grand scale, who
could manage rough workmcn In armies.
who could build by the mile instead Of
the yard, and who could bo trusted meyer
10 rcxt satisfied with unworkmanlike r..
suits. Properly speaking. according To
the theorists, the work ought 10 Have
bceh done by cooperative clubs OF nav.
viee--wOrkmCn 70 called hecausc tho
only great oarthwOrks 0f tho Immediate
past were CANALS, and thosc who out
them wcr nicknamcd ''navigatMs"--but
the clubs did not exist, and. II they had
existed, would not have possessed either
adequate capital or sufficiently capable
dictatOrx. Committees can not cut tun.
ncls any morc than they can command .
ship. II wsa found, too, that little ron.
traCtors wanted = big man over Thorn.
II one 0f them failed or proved iMcom.
potent, the entire great work was
stopped; thcy wcrc often almost lnsane-
~ Jealous Ut each othcr, and their AZ
gregate profits wore quite m heavya
burden m the fortune tho big contractor
might IN expected u mako. ShANhohers
arr not idealists; they felt that they
wanted big men ~ agents; and " soOm
IN the demand became strong, big men
came to tho front. They came forward
from every class In the country, except
the hiGhest-cnRinccrx, bridge builders.
canal c~uttcrs, brickmakers and q hoat NJ
mon cvcn lcss accustomed To large work,
but who selt the capacity To do II. Some
succeeded and come failed, hut among
all the former thcrc was, We have heard
old engineers say, = strong family hike
nCss. They were not. as q rule. what In
called intellectual mon, did NOT study
hooks much. and did their thinking with
. rapldtty which nowadays would make
critics doubt II they thought NJ all.
They not even like engineers. but
more like tho early Kings or Generals ~
the prc-Frussian period, who know how
tn make nan obey. how % overcome OBJ
staclcs and how tn get out II masses ~
laborcrs direct and positive results.
That Last, ~ all great engineers know,
IL u separate faculty. which, curiously
enough, docs not belong to all mon who
understand great works--which. for OK.
ample. has not been displayed by tho
group of men, many Of them quite tx.
cepttonaiiy qualified iwsotherp ycspccts,
who have expended 50 many millions
upon tho Panama canal, They wcrc
nearly oil rough men, for they had 10
make themselves feared nv mulutud"s
Ia whom so.tncss seemed u little con-
temptiblc: hut they all, or Ut leaSt all
who succeeded, possessed two ravc facul.
ucs--thcy could decide NJ once and ire.
vocabiy, md they could choose oat mon.
Spectator.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-02-07
MONUMENT.

who was . Democrat TO the backbone,
young stephen is . strong Republican.
Horn November 3, 1850, In tho family
homo Of his mother In North Carolins,
he received = thorough education st
Georgetown College, and subsequently
supervised his mothers estate, consist
Ing Of several plantations in North
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h tn yN,wd = watch.

a dry-g1sds merchant and q ~jeweler
were going home together on u street
car at the closc NJ their days lahors. and
the former drew from his vest his hand.
some timc.picce and proceeded to wind
u up "This isn't tho right time Of day
70 do that" said his friend. "Evcry
watch should IN wound ~ ho,ac the
first thing In tho morning. ~ that tho
fullest tension If the spring may be
upon the movement during the jarring
of tho owncr's Footsteps while hc 10 up
and awake. This win save ircq ucnt
regulation of the timc'piece, Try il Tor
. month or t~o aud you'll he surprlsed
a. the Improvement In your time
JewelcrS' Weekly.
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ssription: 'Stcphen A. Dougisa. Born
April -. 1919; died June ,. 1891. Tell
my children TO obey the laws end up
hold the constitution"
stephen A. Douglas lcft two soas,
Robert and Stephcn A.. Jr. The latter
he's since 1879 made Chicago bis homo,
and has. st different times. appeared In
the role Of politician. Unlike his father,
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Gentlemsu teaterins stree, car nse.
mates once. Chicagol- IL Colonel Csbei.
line tns
once hoy-Nop~. Hes gone out 70
buy rome sldeemeM. Back In ave min.
ueA-M. Y. Na~klv.
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the ''worm." This 10 . coil Of pipes
contained In y large vat kept filled
with cold water. Tho condensed stcan,.
and with II the oil, flows from the
lower open end into . receiver" made
VI tin. The oil bring lighter than tho
water, always rrmsins ON top. while the
water flows OF through = pipe, neal the
bottom, bcnt upright NJ . right angle
end ending In two branches.
When IL 10 desired 10 run on the oil
the watcr-dischsrge pipe IL plugged up.
and water allied In through the funnel
1T end of pip~. until tho oil rises In the
receiver and nows Cd. The oil 10 ssorcd
In cana When u 10 oil run Oh the plug
10 removed from the drain pipe and the
water allowed ~ psss out Our illus
tfation shows all the details Of the In.
tcrsos arrangement A still Of this kind.
With . capacity Of producing frosa ssv.
saty "a "ne hssdred and airy poands Of
OIL In twsaty~fosr hours. caa 10 put M
tos from eseo ~ st.oea
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-02-07

TIVE devils got taso svias two thos-
Gnd yeau agO ssd Ill 81 them never
gOs osAs satA . nan vAo bod bsss try.
lag ~ ess . pae taso Ne pea Ter halt a.
boar. Thew V god assl a devil In
. hoo. anA tAsss V ssas II uaA TNs
pis % doubt sAiaks ssos nss - ell
devil
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A Kxxrccxv Asxenyy-nss VIA
- n0t NaosA
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Chelis Scribner were
May 4, and Mrs Scribner was quite Sc
verely injured. They were returning
from East Hardwick when the carriage
top came in contact with a telephone
wire, damaging the carriage and causing
a runaway, with the result given.
East Burke.
Mr.. William Kelly died recently at the
age of 80 years.
There are quite extensive repairs being
made on the M. E. parsonage.
The Good Templars will hold an open
lodge Friday eve to which the public are
cordially invited.
A Mr.. Bailey has moved into Mrs.
Badgers tenement, and Mr.. Peavy into
the Wilson house.
East HardvvicIx.
Minnie Hoyt teaches at the North Dist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Allen have an infant
son.
j. Murray has moved into the basement
of Mrs. Prentiss house.
Rev. G. p. Boyington supplied the desk
at the Congregational church the 18th
and 18th insts.
Mrs. Capt. Davis is home again from
N Y, where she spent the winter.-Thos.
Delano is home again.
Mrs. M. g. Nelson is with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. H. Wentworth, at Farming
ton, N. H., Mrs. w. being sick.
WheoIOcix-
Jennie Hoffman who is at her fathers
is quite feeble this spring.
The Greensboro Bend band will furnish
music Memorial Day in this town.
Rev. j. Allen will preach a Memorial
sermon next Sunday at l O'Clock.
Inez Sartwell who had to leave her
school on account of poor health is i'm
proving.
Harley Hoffman has returned to Lowell
to work.-We are glad to learn that o.
D. Matthewson has got good position
as teacher at Barre.
Sheffield.
Mrs. Will Darling has been visiting at
WaldrOn Browns.
William Simpson has buried second
child and has another one very sick.
Mrs. Salma Davis will entertain the
Ladies' Aid Society, Friday afternoon,
Nav o. All are invited.
Mrs. James Drown and Mrs. Martha
White and Mrs. Caroline Stockwell are
on the sick list.