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Montpelier.

Measles are still raging with an occa-
sional case of diptheria.
Miss Jessie Watson is at home from
school sick with the measles.
| VIM. A. Lord, ESQ. has purchased
one of the new houses being erected by
Sibley u Kemp on Barre St. and will
take possession as soon as completed.
a Washington Co Court convened last
Tuesday u. m. Judge Munson presiding
with Judges Lyford and Lance as as
slstants. The first case tried was
Martin Hill We. Maurice Locklin for
assault and battery committed in Aug
ust 1884. The case was given to the
jury at $50 Wednesday p. m. and in
about one hour the jury returned YER
dict for plaintiff to recover fifty dollars
damages and his costs. Il. r. Gordon
for plaintiff, Wing & Fay for Defend.
ant. The next case called and now on
trial is John Eddy VS.. Gardner Winter
assumpsit. The parties live in Marsh
field. j. p. LamsOn for plaintiff, G..
w. Wing for defendant.
The Montpelier Stone Shed Company
organized last Friday and elected the
following officers: President, Geo.
Blanchard; secretary, Il. j. Deavitt;
treasurer, l.. IL. Bixby; directors, Geo.
Blanch I'D, A. j. Sibley, f. w. Morse,
O. L. Watson and T. j. Deavitt. If
the W. II. II. II. Co. fulfill their agree.
ment to supply all the stone sheds re-
quired then the Co. will have nothing
to do.
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West Fairlee.

Mrs. G. N. Perkins celebrated hel
10th birthday Mar. 3 at her home with
q few of her intimate neignbors and
friends having been an invalid fol-
eleven years and unable to visit them
TAT their homes. The supper was very
nice after which the guests departed
each leaving little memento of their
love and good will All report very
pleasant time.-Storrs and Weston of
Hanover who have been selling goods
at STAFFORD but are now in this place,
were arrested Wednesday by officer
Chandler in behalf of STAFFORD parties
for selling goods without license but
the law not being strong enough to
get through they were obliged to re-
turn for the night.-The entertainment
in the church at Copperfield last Satur-
dav Eve was success. They made $1S
The solos sung by Mrs. Fred Lowry
and Miss May Rule were appreciated
very much. The singing and speaking
by little Agnes Rule, 3 years old, was
worth the admission money. Great
credit is given to w. II. James for his
solos Oh the organ and Glide trombone,
they were loudly applauded.
Rev. Mr.. Mclaughlin was called to
Maine last week Oh account of the ill.
ness of his father.
Miss Mamie Bragg is at home from
Montpelier on vacation. Also James
Stevens and his friend, Mr.. Stevens.
Howard Gilman has gone to Laconia
to work
The sale of goods at the hall still
goes on, MIR. Holland of St. Adams
having purchased the stock of StOrrs
and Weston.
Mrs. w. II. Eastman of Barre is Wis
iting in town.
Mrs. H. M. Whitney and Miss Anna
Haven have been quite sick.
WIN. Buck of Manchester is visiting
at M. A. Stevens.
Harry Dewing of the Argus and
Patriot was i'm town the first of the
week.
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Waits River,

Earl Davis and and Fred Cunningham
are spending their vacation at thei
parental home.
Almira Minard, Evangelist, is stop
ping at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
A. r. Beede.
Frank Welton has sold his house to
George McDufee, and his land to
to 0. A. Dodge and expects to leave
for Tex. next week. His many friends
will miss him and their good wishes
followkhim.
Mrs. Ia. r. Beede has been on tlS
sick list for the past week but is slowly
convaleing.
Gertie Cunningham was called toher
grandparents home last Wednesday on
account of the sudden illness of her
grandmother Woodman. 1t is hoped
she is not seriously i'll.
Miss. Evans is keeping house for
Mrs. s. Locke during her absence.
Sugar makers are making prepare
tons for good sugar harvest.
Mrs. Henry Richardson has recover
ed sufficiently to ride ont and is slowly
improving.
George McDuffee made flying visit
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wood
man.
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Fairlee.

A. w. Paine is to put up barn next
summer 40x1O0 feet. Lucas & Adams
are getting out the lumber.
H. p. Warren is going to build a
three story building on the north end
of his store 4Ox24. First floor for
farming machinery, second floor for
farming machinery and third floor for
paint shop. He is to take out the brick
partition and make his store 80 feet
larger and add big line of work har-
ness and all kinds Of trimmings to the
harness business. Wait short time
to see his advertisement.
1t is with pleasure that we report
the marriage of our friend Charlie
Hayes to a young lady from Newport.
Quite a number of the young peo-
pie made Mrs. Fred Messer of Thet-
ford Centre visit last week.
Jim McLane is expected to visit his
friends at home in about two weeks.
Town meeting passed off very quiet
ly. The highway expenses were rath-
er high but it must be remembered that
the new roads, etc., cost considerable.
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Wentworth.

Lillian Howard, who has been at,
tending school at Concord for the past
few months, returned home last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis of COTS.
town. are guests at Rev. A. III. Clark's
Rev. Mr.. Winn occupied the pulpit
last Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Ford came up from La
coma Saturday to ascertain the amount
of damage to her household goods by
the late fire.
Auburn Simmons Of Lyme, a for
mer resident Of this place. visited
friends in this vicinity last week.
Mrs. John Eaton, who has been Wis
iting friends in different places for the
past view weeks, returned Saturday.
Mrs. H. Ramsey of Browns Mills,
who has been sick long time, is now
cOnyalesciDg.
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The case of r. E. Merrill VS.. B. F.
Celley was tried at the school house in
District, No. 2, on Monday. Watson
for plff.; Pickett for deft This was a
case of trover for sheep that came in.
to the enclosure of the defendent, and
was by him taken up unadvertised.
The plaintiff as soon as he found that
the sheep were in the defendants pos
session sold them to VIM. G.. Sanborn
for nine dollars. a Mr.. Sanborn went
to the defendant and demanded the
sheep, offering to pay charges. The
defendant refused to let the sheep 90
until he was satisfied, that it would be
wrong to deliver them to third party
At the same time saying that if Mr..
Merrill was then to claim the sheep he
would give them up. The defendant
did in a few days after notify Mr..
Sanborn that lie could have the Sheep,
Sanborn refused to take the sheep, and
demanded $40 in payment for the
same. This sum was paid by the de-
PENDANT, thinking to avoid further
trouble, in this he was mistaken.
Merrill then brought action of trover
claiming exemplary damages for TAX
ing the sheep. 1t was shown on trial
that the parties were not on friendly
terms, and that the action was brought
wholly for revenge. The jury was
out but short time and returned with
averdict for the plaintiff, all awarI of
$6.9l. This looks little strange to
many. The court room was crowded,
and some amusing incidents took place.
After the jury came in Ira Low and
Heath, the old fox hunter, argued the
case. 1t was warm debate, and some
got little excited, one man received
blow on the face. No arrests were
made. With all it was as quiet time
as could be expected at No. 2 school
house which is a famous battle ground
All went home happy except, perhaps,
the defendant. B.
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East HaVerhill.

Mrs. S. II. Baker visited her nephew
o. r. Baker, at Bradford last week.
H. E. Moves of Lowell, Mass, has
been spending few days in town.
Miss Stella Hill of Bradford has
been spending week at her fathers.
A very interesting series of meet.
ings has been held in the church the
past three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alba Banks and Mr..
and Mrs. Lyman Heath of Bradford,
visited friends here last week.
Our students are home for the spring
vacation. Guy Richardson from Til
ton Seminary, Arthur Hardy, Frank
Cutting and Miss Julia Cutting from
Haverhill Academy.
Eighteen volumes of Willis Boyd
Aliens works have been added to our
s. S. library, the gift of the author
who is relative of Rev. H. E. Allen.
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COrinth.

The North ThetfOrd agricultural meeting
was holden as advertised, Feb. oath and
| 25th, and the members were all present to
speak their pieces as transient bOarder says
except Bro. Chaplin. The audience was
large, notwithstanding the storm. Each
member of the board spoke upon the text
assigned him, but as they had no manu-
script did not cOnfne themselves very close
| ly to any particular subject. 1t is easy to
see that the great theme is dairying, and
anything that did not bear upon that sub
ject directly or indirectly, was touched up,
that the board had not armed themselves
with facts. There is nothing so convincing
as actual experience ''What man has
done, man may do" yet great many good
things were said. Farmers were advised
to keep manure under cover, little or bad
the stock, use muck or sawdust to absorb
the liquids. We think they went too far to
advise the average farmer to build a cement.
ed cellar to save manure. Farmers were
advised to raise their own cows and not
hurry the growth of heifer calves designed
for cows. EnSlage was recommended to
be secured without cutting, three tons worth
one ton of hay. Apple pomace recon-
mended 900 equal to ton of hay. Nothing
said of swine, except to root the manure.
which of course means meal or shorts to
feed the cows Mr.. Vail feeds 9quarts of
bran, quarts cotton seed and Is pounds of
ensilage made from mature corn of the
small kind, to each COW per day, besides
good hay. He had not figured his receipts,
be the amount of butter made. The board
all seemed pretty well agreed as to the
manner of feeding dairy cows. The price
of butter depends upon the customer. Bro.
Spear recommended keeping sheep, but did
not tell what breed or the probable cost CT
Somehow it has leaked Xut, but not at the he
meeting that Is tons of Hay will keep an
average flock of old sheep, and that 1000
pounds of hay is sufficient for cow of
about 1000 pound weight for the winter.
OF course the length of the feeding season
is to be taken into account. This may help
to solve the question asked at the meeting,
sheep to a COW to balance feed? The breed
OF cows talked about mostly were grade
Jersey or Jersey. We do not rec0llect hay
heard the name horse at the meeting, prob
ably because the board travels mostly by
railroad. We liked the idea advanced by
the board, of putting manure upon the field
intended for the next crop, in the autumn
before, or as long as possible before the
time Of planting. Too much cider and
tobacco ruins the farmer. Be careful that
the first patch the good wife puts upon the
pants does not have to be applied to the
seat. Bro. Cook talked of creameries and
thought that the time would come when
milk could be tested to make it nearly equal.
He thought some advancement had been
made within the last year, but did not claim
that it could be done to-day: We forbear
writing any more now. We think the
meeting has had the effect of interesting
the farmer and of provoking some discus
Si0nS, and with your consent we hope they
will use the OPINION as a means Of inter-
change of thought in the future,
UNCLE NED.
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District No. IL, Newbury.

Ira Currier has in his possession a
powder horn bearing the date of 1856.
This was originally the property of
his grandfather, Ebenezer Currier, and
is supposed by many to have been car
ried by Chas. Weed in the war of the
Revolution. Although 1856 years have
passed since it was made it is in per-
feet state of preservation and looks as
if it was good for another century.
Also wood clock originally owned BY
the same party which is supposed to be-
over 100 years old. Your correspond
ent has hand sled which was made
by his father in 1849. The old sled is
in state of perfect state of preserva-
ton and will carry ten hundred pounds
without injuring joint.
Thomas Kasson has hen which laid
an egg last week 10 1-2x8 IA inches in
DiIcpW ference. Who beats this?
collector in. district No. IL is
ldnXIhg OF serving writ of habeas
corpts on a maiden lady who refuses
TIM sociable at Alvah James last
week was deferred OH account of the
inclemency of the weather, to some
future date.
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OlcOtt.
Mrs. Nettie Sargent from Thctford
is visiting at j. G. Ellis.

Mrs. Nettie Sargent from ThetforG
is visiting at j. G. Ellis.
Lewis Dickerman has the measles.
Mr.. Gage has returned from Man
chester.
An attempt was made Sunday night
to enter the store of M. & S. Jacobs
but were frightened away before an
entrance could be affected.
Supt. Dunbar visited the schools
here this week.
Mrs. Chase goes this week to Hart.
ford, Conn.,, for few weeks visit.
The Ladies Aid Society met with
Mrs. Goss on Wednesday afternoon.
A sociable will be held at the parlors
of the Congregational church by the
G. e. Society on Friday evening. A
literary entertainment will be fur.
nished.
: Mr.. Campbell who has been superin.
tendent of the pulp mill for several
years, has gone to Ashland, N. H., to
take charge of Mr.. Wilder's paper and
pulp mills. Curtis Powers who has
been night superintendent takes Mr..
Campbelrs place, while J. c. Ellis
takes the place of Mr.. Powers.
Edward Newton has purchased Mr.,
Chandler's milk route.
Ephraim Skinner who has been sec
ond hand in the N. II. pulp mill is
promoted to first hand la place of
Harry Kenyon who is spare hand.
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Do Not Fail to Read This.

Dr. Greene, of 81 Temple Place, Boston,
Mass, the eminent and successful special
lst IN the cure of nervous and chronic dis
eases, gives to all sufferers from this class
OF complaints the privilege of consulting
MN by letter free of charge.
The doctor is the discOverer and prOprle-
tOr OF the well known nerve cure, Dr.
Greene's Nervura, and his standing as
specialist is so high that no sufferer should
nifty.
You can send for his symptom blank to
NJ out, or write him description OF your
disease, and he will return his opinion OF
your case, the chances of cure and advice
IN regard to treatment In his carefully
considered letter he will fully explain your
alsease and give you perfect understand'
ing OF all its symptoms, all without ex.
pense to you. He has made a speciality o.
treatment of patients at a distance through
letter correspondence, and his success IN
curing chronic diseases, even, cases gwen
up as hopeless, Is unprecedent. ~ writ
ing 10 him you will be almost sure OF cure
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Oxford.

Dartmouth Glee Club at Bradford,
the 14th.
Mrs. Hattie A. Waterman and daugh-
ter from Thetford were in town last
week visiting friends.
As Leroy Stetson was driving q
three horse team down what is known
as Dayton's hill, one horse fell and
broke two legs and was at once killed.
Flossie Carr is attending school at
ThetfOrd Academy, comes home FRI
day nights and gives music lessons
Saturdays to several scholars.
Rev. Mr.. Converse of Piermont
preached last Sunday afternoon in ex-
change with Rev. Mr.. Cogshall and
administered the sacrament.
At our annual town meeting Tues
the following officers were elected:
Samuel r. Morrison, moderator; Geo.
w. Lamphrey, clerk, republicans;
James E. FOote, George NJ. French,
democrats, and Lewis Franklin, re-
publican, selectmen; s. r Morrison,
collector; fish and game warden, Paul
Lang; pound keeper, David johnson;
fire wardens, Chas. H. Riley, Benz. F.
Niles, John d. Weeks, H. II. Conant.
Voted to raise $4,000 for town purpos-
es, as follows: $1,000 to defray town
charges, $1,000 for highways and
bridges, $500 for schools and 1926 for
Memorial services. Supervisors, G..
H. Riley, E. G. Franklin, Ernest w.
Cushman.
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West COrlnth.

G. A. Richardson of Lebanon, N. II.
has been in town the past few days to
help take care Of his father who has
been very sick.
Mrs. j. H. Quimby has gone to VOL
colt to visit her daughter Mrs. Charles
Haskell who has been sick the past few
weeks.
Mrs Charles A. Densmore of Chel-
sea has been in town few days visit
ing friends.
Walter Pierce is at home again from
Barre.
Will Downing has got the measles.
Elias Avery who is boarding at A. S.
Litch's this winter has been quite sick
with lung fever.
Abbie Williams has been visiting
friends in Bradford the past week.
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Pjermont,

The subject of the next League prayer
meeting will be " Gods Love-.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
with. Mrs. A. r. Gould Wednesday
afternoon, March 18th.
The Epworth League will give Clam
Chowder and Chicken supper at the
Town Hall, Tuesday Evening, March
oath. In connection with it there will
be an entertainment consisting of Sc
lect readings by Miss Emma M. Eaton
of Wentworth, who comes recon
mended as talented reader, also the
little folks will give Mother Goose
Party in costume. Bo Peep, Jack and
Jill, The Old Woman in the Shoe
Humpty Dumpty, Boy Blue and many
other familiar little characters will at
tend the party and sing the little
nursery songs SO dear to the hearts OF
several generations.
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SOMETHING WORTH HAvING.-This
week the Dana SarsaparilIa Co. sends
to the head of every family in the State
excepting in places of over 5000 in
habitants, where they distribute
through agents. a package containing
Three Papers, that are veritable works
Of art, containing prize poems, across
tics, drawings, etc., and over fifty gen.
uine testimonials of the most wonder.
full cures ever wrought; nothing like
these papers were ever sent out for
free distribution before. Call at the
post Office and get the one sent you, or
yon will miss a present worth having.
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Wells River.

E. d. Carpenter went to Barre Nor
day.
John Hanson returned last Saturday
from a two weeks trip visiting friends
in Maine.
Abner Rutledge is this week moving
on to John Miller's farm which he has
re"ted for the coming year.
Mrs. DR.. II. II. Lee is visiting friends
in Barre
Mrs. f. Deming went to Boston
Wednesday.
Willie Slack is up from Boston for II
few days, making arrangements for
some repairs on his mothers house
this spring
II. ID. Chamberlin has moved to
Deerfield, Mass, where he will take
charge of large farm the coming
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Baldwin went to
Boston on Monday where Mrs. Bald
win will receive medical treatment for
her eyes.
At the annual village meeting held
on Tuesday evening, the following list
of officers were elected: Pres, John
Bailey: trustees, w. G.. Foss; G. II.
Hutchins, A. F. Mulliken; Treas,
Nelson Bailey; collector, r. H. Sher-
win; auditors, r. G.. Parker, D. II.
Allison, w. III. Buck; chief engineer,
j. &. Learned; LIST assistant, James
Dalton; I'd assistant, Malcolm Brock.
Voted to raise ten cent tax to defray
expenses and pay indebtedness.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELL
Lows.-District No. will hold it's District
meeting with Temple Lodge. No. 10,
Wednesday, March 25th. The b. & M. H.
r. will sell tickets to Wells River and re-
turn, good going March 25th and returning
March 25th and 26th, at the following rates:
White River junction $1.25. Norwich 81. 10.
Fairee 80 cents, Bradford 40 cents, New
bury rs cents, Mclndoes Is cents, Barnet 40
cents. Evening, $50, comforting lnitiatOry
Degree, Temple Lodge, No lC; comforting
First Degree, Myrtle Lodge, No. q, White
River junction; comforting Second Degree,
Champion Lodge, No. II, Bradford; con-
ferring Third Degree, Myrtle Lodge, No.
~, White River junction. Short addresses
upon the work of the Order. 1t is expected
that several of the Grand Lodge Officers
will attend this meeting. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to Odd Fellows to be pres
ent.
w. II. BUCK, D. d. G. NJ.
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East Corlnth.

Chas Kemp will be with the Glee
ana Banjo Club at Bradford the 14th,
Mrs. .: X. Winship and Grand dau.
ghter, Miss Marcia, who visited at G.
RACES returned home Saturday.
Geo. 9. Taplin who is attending St.
Johnsbury Academy, spent Sunday in
town. returning Monday.
Key Z. W. Hatch is spending few
days In Danvil Q, this week.
Quite large party from here will
attend the entertainment given by the
Dartmouth Glee Club, at Bradford, to-
morrow night.
The stockholders of the Waits River
Valley Improvement Co, held their an.
nual meeting Saturday and elected the
following officers: II. A. Jackman,
president; p. E. Crafts, vice president ;
Is. +. Ordway, secretary; A. G. Jack
man, treasurer; Henry Whitcher, p.
y. Crafts, A. G. Norwood, r. r.
Fulton, directors.
Miss Hattie Montgomery commenced
work this week for Mrs. Albert Cor
liss.
Married in East Corinth, March 9TH,
by Rev. E. w. Hatch, Mr-Andross,
OF Plermont, to Miss p. E. Masten of
Topsham.
The entertainment and chicken-pie
supper given by the Post and Relief
Corps in the church, Tuesday evening,
was well attended. Hon. Roswell
Farrlham gave very pleasant talk and
Mr.. Geo. Reed of Chelsea talked very
Interestingly about the hardships en-
dured in Libbey Prison.
Miss Ardelle M. Dickey started yes
terday for st. Johnsbury, where she
will spend two weeks visiting friends.
G. M. Page and w. r. Rowland at
tending school at Lyndon Institute,
Lyndon, are at home on a short vaca-
ton.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather last week the closing school
entertainment was postponed till
Friday, evening March 10. After the
entertainment there will be box sup
per. All are cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Simpson are in
town for few days.
Several from this place attended the
dramatic play "Placer Gold" given at
So. Ryegate Friday evening.
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NeWbury.



Going !opth' Mail train, Io.u a. nj passenger &C.
commentator, las P. M; passenger accommodation
7s3 p NJ; night mail 1877 M; way freight iI.4o a.
m; stock train Monday, gao a. m.
Trains arrive, going north: passenger accommoda'
ton, 93s am.; mail, 3.s8 p M; Quebec express, o5o
p M; accommodation Mixed r. M; night mall a.io
a. nj way freight 'a'Ip'H% s,,,.v Station Agent,
Mails close, south, M; mails close, north, $40
p. m. X. W. ChAMBRRLIN, postmaster.
AAl4 CHURCHES.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL,
Services 1890 a.. m, followed by Sunday school.
Regular weekly prayer meeting Thursday eve Meet
ing of the Society OF Christian Endeavor, Sunday eve,
followed by prayer meeting. Communion service the
first Sunday Of each alternate month"; beginning with
January.
w. A. BUsHEE Acting Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Services on Sunday, go O'Clock m, followed by
Sunday school, Young peoples prayer meeting, Mon
day eve. Class meeting, Thursday eve
THOMAS TREvILLIAN, Pastor.
PEOPLES FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Services Sunday at 1890 and 1880 o'clock, Sunday
school during ntermssion. Prayer meetings, Sunday
eve, also Wednesday and Friday evenings.
HENRY c. Holt, Pastor.
UNION MEETING; HOUSE, WEST NEwBuRY.
Z. w. Smith pastor, occupying the pulpit the hrst
and third Sunday OF each month"; and at the Town
House the second and fourth Sundays alternating with
the Methodist pastor.
VILLAGE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Open Saturday af-
ternoon at the Congregational church parlors..
Miss CHARLOTTE ATKINSON. Librarian.
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afternoon. The pupils performed
their parts III such u manner as to do
themselves and their teacher much
credit. About sixty visitors were
present.
Miss Farris received two handsome
prese nts from her pupils as token OF
their respect and affection. 5hl 3
The names Of pupils who were pune.
tual in attendance and having the
highest general average are rs follows
Abbie Bailey, Albert Bailey, Charlie
Greer, Earl Greer, Blanche Goodwin,
Bessie Riley, Otis Bond, Alfred Saw.
yer, Earnest Humphrey, Eva Humph-
rey, Roland Swasey.