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The morning call., 1891-12-06

CLIPPER GREAT REPUBLICAN,. L., City,
That peer of all Yankee clipper ships, the
Great Republic, afterward sold to Dem
mark and after that country renamed, was
not burned in New Y ork harbor. On March
2, 1872, she sprang a leak in 800 north lati-
tude, and was abandoned by the crew when
twelve feet OF water had gathered in the
hold.
NATIONALITY STATIsTICs-C. R. and G..
l.. NJ, City. Statistics on population as re-
CARDS nationality have not as vet been COM
piled according to the returns made under
the eleventh census. Chicago is cOsmopoi-
tan to greater extent than any other Amer
lean city, with the exception perhaps of New
York.
AMERICAN MINIsTERs-G. l.. W., San
Jose, Cal. The United States Minister to
the Central American States is Romualdo
Pacheco, and he is located at the City Of
Guatemala; the Minister to Mexico, Thomas
Ryan. and he is at the capital. the City of
Mexico.
ALL TO THE HUsBAND-H. K. o., Oak
land, Cal. Upon the death of the wife the
entire community property, without ad-
minlstraton, belongs to the surviving hus-
band, except such portion as may have been
set apart by judicial decree for her support
and maintenance.
HIGH BUILDINGS - A. L., City. The
height Of the New York World Building,
from the Frankfort-street sidewalk to the
lantern. is 800 feet; from the foundations
1856 feet The greatest height of the Audi
forum Building of Chicago is 270 feet.
KILLING OF BILL PooLE-M. L., City.
Bill Poole, the puglist. was fatally shot
during an ARRAY with Louis Baker, Jim
Turner and others, at Stamnix Hall, New
York, on February %. 1855, and died on
March Sth.
For AQUARIUM AND BATH-W. B. H.,
Los Banos, Cal. The concrete construction
on the ocean beach, Immediately north of
the Cliff House, is intended by Adolph
Sutro both as an aquarium and bath
tank
MORTGAGES IN. ILLINoIs-A. A. c., Oak
land. CAL According to the eleventh census
the amount of mortgage indebtedness against
the real estate of Illinois, not including
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I" Children,s Money!

With the new year the Park Commits
sioners will introduce ''children's money!
in Golden Gate Park. The pieces are OF
the size OF quarter OF dollar. of alumni
mum and have a face value in the park OF
21 cents. good for one ride, for candy. soda
water, etc. in fact become the childreD'S
money. The coin was designed and made
In this city for the park and is excellent
work considering the material.
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Finance Committee.

At a meeting OF the Finance Committee
of the Board OF Supervisors yesterday it was
decided to report against paying the claim
of j. j. Conlin for $4,000 for street work
done several decades ago. The committee
agreed to pay the judgment OF $3.50
rendered by the Superior Court in favor Of
Hannah Butler and against the city for
damages from defective sewer
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BENDER FAMLY-C. NJ, San Jose, Cal
The Bender family kept an inn on the road
from Parsons to Cherryvale. Labelle
County, Kans.. and it was there that the
murders were committed.
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An Honest steward.

Judge CARRIER has declined to remove
James Orndorff as manager of the Cafe
Royal, owned by the estate of Milton A
Joyce. The widow asked for his removal on
the ground that he was not rendering a
proper account of the receipts. OrndOrff
convinced the Judge that he was an honest
steward
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MILLIONS CLAIMED.
Theodore Fox Accuses COmstOck
Miners of Fraud.

Theodore Fox, mining operator, Is on
the warpath and filed two rather sensational
complaints in the Superior Court yesterday.
The issues involved are similar to those in
the case of N. W. Fox against the Directors
of the Hale & Norcross Mining Company
and the Nevada Mill Company, now on trial
before Judge Hebbard.
In the first action Theodore Fox sues
John W. Mackay. Cornelius II. Fish, George
K. Wells, Cornelius OConnor and the Con-
solidated California and Virginia Mining
Company, charging Mackay, and j. c. Flood,
deceased, with having conSpired to defraud
the stockholders of the corporation, and in
pursuance OF such combination causing the
election of Fish, O'COnnor and others as
Directors, and paying to themselves large
sums of money which were charged to the
fire extinguishment account. By that means
he claims they cheated the stockholders of
S50,000 Fox also charges that Mackay and
Flood procured the payment of $50. 900 to
w. II. Patton, the former superintendent of
the mine, and that the money eventually
reached their hands. He demands an ac-
counting from the Directors.
The second action is against A Hayward,
mon. w. E. Sell, A. w. Rose Jr., Charles
T. Bridge, Joseph Marks, the Nevada Mill
and Mining Company and the PotOsi Min
ing Company. Fox accuses Hayward, Ho-
bart and Jones Of being the conspirators
who caused the election of the other de-
PENDANTS as Directors of the mining COM
pany. and that they then milled the ore at
the Nevada mill. He charges them with
having stolen several hundred thousand dol
lars by oyercharges for milling. A simIl ar
complaint was filed against the same Direc-
tors and the Cholar Mining Company.
The fourth complaint is against the Con-
solidated California and Virginia Company
and Includes j. p. Jones in the list OF de-
PENDANTS. In this action the charges of
fraud cover another period than that men,
toned in the first suit. Fox alleges that
the stockholders were defrauded of 81, $780,
600 in the working over of shines and
tailings in the Comstock mill, and he de-
clares that the defendants overcharged to
the extent of 81, ,046 in milling 6G9,6S2
tons of ore. Another allegation is to the
effect that the defendants, in December,
1886. perpetrated fraud by distributing to
Maurice Dore $500 shares of Con solidated
Virginia stock at 81 per share, which was
reasonably worth in open market So, 1871, 776,
ana which has since paid dividends aggre-
eating S507, 9lS.
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Judge Slack has under Amusement mo-
ton to dismiss the charge against William
Stack of feloniously assaulting Mrs. Ellen
Murphy, an elderly woman. Stack was
twice tried in Judge LAWYERS department
for the crime, and each jury failed to agree
upOn a verdict
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AS A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. S. NJ,
City Since 1868 the only RYAN to hold
the Office of Justice of the Peace was j. 81.
| Ryan, in 1881. The Q. c. has no recollection
| OF a Lawrence Ryan in the office.
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BRYANT's NOMINATION - NJ. L.. City.
The late A. j. Bryant was first nominated
by the Democratic convention for the Office
OF Mayor on August - 1873. The cOnven-
ton held its sessions at Mercantile Library
Hall
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THE CALLS
QUERY COLUMN.
Brief Replies TO Questions on a Variety
Of Subjects.
Loss Of the Great epublic-Mortgages in
Illinois - Nationality Statistics.
Authorship Of Poem.

THE CALLS Query Column is conducted with
view 10 aid all seekers after knowledge of gea-
eral interest.
Catch questions viii not receive any attention.
No opinion will be given IN TINS column regard
Ing the reliability or character OF any person or
hrms In this city or elsewhere.
Questions, answers TO which are In the nature
of an advertisement, viii not be answered.
Every inquiry must have the true and full
name OF the sender as well as the correct resi-
dence. Any inquiry that has not the cor
rect name and address of tho sender will
be treated as III IL was not signed, and tn Q
writer need not expect answer.
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AVERAGE AGE--J. w. H., City. Queries
should be within the bounds of reason. Who
can answer, 'What is the average age of the
people of the United States ?"
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WHAT l LIVE FoR"-F. c. NJ, City.
The lines

For the cause that needs assistance,
For the wrongs that need resistance
For the future in the distance
And the good that may do,
Are from poem entitled what I Live
For" and are said to have been written
forty years ago by Rev. Linnaus Banks of
London, Eng. The first stanza runs some
what as this:
live for those who love me-
For those l know are true;
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too
For all human ties that bind me,
For the task that God assigned me,
For the bright hopes left behind me,
And the good that can do
The morning call., 1891-12-06

The third in the course of Lick lectures
will be given on Thursday evening at Pho
neeI Hall. 1t will be by Professor E. E.
Barnard of the Lick Observatory, on the
subject Recent Visual and Photographic
Astronomy" and will be illustrated.
Doctors. rshaw, Take Beecham's PMS.
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Lodge of Sorrow.

The annual Lodge of Sorrow of Golden
Gate Lodge, No. 6, b. P. o. E.. in memory
OF departed brothers, will be held this after
noon at Metropolitan Temple.
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APHAELS As THE MODERN SAMSON OF THE CLOTHING Trade

real estate owned by railroads and other
quasLpublic corporations. is 1884, 299, $50,
and this is 14.06 per cent of the estimated
true value OF all the taxed real estate Of the
State.
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No SUCH INSTITUTIONAL. F. j., Cotton,
Wash. The State of California has no
free medical institution" whatever you
may mean by that term.
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| CRYSTAL PALACE-M. L., City. The
Crystal Palace in New York was opened on
July IA. 1858, and destroyed by fire on Octo-
Der D. ISIS
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Mrs. swinerton's Diamonds.

Mrs. j. g. SwinertOn, vile OF eX-Judge
Swinerton Of the San Joaquin County SUI
reror Court, arrived in this city from
Stockton, via steamer, on Thanksgiving
morning TO spend that day with friends
here. The night before, on retiring, she
placed her diamond earrings and pin I'M
derneath her pillow. but forgot them next
morning on leaving the boat. When she had
almost reached her destination she per-
ceiyed the loss. and returned at once to the
boat, but the jewels were gone. The police
have been looking for them, without sue
cess hOwayer
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MUNICIPAL AREAs-A. L., City. The
area of Chicago is 1910, of Philadelphia
1888 and Of New York IL square miles.
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Hyer's Habeas Corpus Case.

Carroll Cook, attorney for John Hyer in
his application for habeas corpus to resist
the rcQuisition from New Jersey, occupied
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IN THE AXLE-W. H., Alameda, Cal.
Taking the wheel of q locomotive as the
lever the fulcrum is in the axle.
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LOOKING BACKwARD-E. A. B, City
August 8. 1885. was Sunday, and September
9, 1851, Tuesday.
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merchandise to La Paz-chartered nv
Thomas Bell & Co.
BarkeEtine Katie Flickinger, lumber on
the sound for west coast of South America.
The morning call., 1891-12-06

A Chestnut-street photographer says the
handsomest woman in Philadelphia is store
girl earning 50 u week.
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Doctors: Pshaw, Take Beeeham's Pills
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The Shawn ut MIL

Mr.. f. J. Lawrence Of Lawrence, New
hall Company and director of the Shaw
nut Fibre Company has been seen in re.
gard to the rebuilding of the pulp mill
lie said nothing could be positively done
until the insurance was settled, when a
directors meeting would be imme lately
held.
He thought that the mill would be re-
built upon the same general plans, but
larger. The same process as before
would be used, and 1t would be built so
a. to have a capacity Of twelve tons a
day instead of between seven and ten as
formerly.
A large quantity Of machinery, ordered
from Germany for the old mill is now on
the water, while thousands OF dollars
worth the German foundries are now at
work upon.
The loss of the fibre company will be
very heavy, as besides the large dif-
ference between the amount of the insur-
ance and the value Of the mill, they bad a
large quantity of pulp stock on hand and
a number of contracts, which the com
pany can be freed from with difficulty
The company also had in the past three
years just succeeded In working up a
trade, and 1t Is feared that the enforced
idleness Of year may destroy all the
prestige which it ha, taken three years Of
hard work to gain The business men OF
both Watervile and Fairfield feel happy
over this opinion of Mr.. Lawrence, and
only hope the other directors Will share
his views.
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Ladies Relief Corps

Among the national cilltrrs ~ the La
dies Relief Corps who viii he present al
the ninth annual couvt ntiou In Detroit,
are the following, representing New T. .
land Ms FL >sh"ih \. Turner. national
senior vice President, Boston, Mrs Emily
Y Little held. national chaplain, Bangor,
Me. Mrs, Harriet s. Durfee. Rockville,
Conn natoual executive board; Mrs.
Matte B. Moulton, Laconia, N. H., and
Mrs. Emma B. iowd, Salem. Mass, mem
bers board Of trustees, National W. Il. C.
Home.
The following is the list of the officers
and delegates VINO have been chosen t.
represent Maine:
President, Cara b Leavitt, Skowhe
gan; senior vice presideut, Carrie San
born, Bristol; junior vice president, Mary
human, Cherrydeld; secretary, Nell Lea
witt, Skowhegan; past department presi
dents, Emily V. Lltrletleld, Bangor; An
ME f.. Wood, winthrop; Iuzest4 A. Small
Lew ston; Grace Howe, Lewiston dele
gate at large, Ellen +. Patterson, Bangor
ID legates. Nellie VI. Carlton, Winthrop
A. NJ. Millet, GOrham; Matte p. MELON
aid, Bangor.
Alternate at large, Lucy Cothrell, Rock
port alternates, Helena +. Trundy Gar
land; Abbie S. Damon, Pttsheld, T. Il
Campbell, Cherrvdeld.
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American Goods Preferred

The Boston Journal quotes the follow
ing from the Dry Goods Chronicle, tn,
leading Journal OF the dry goods trade OF
the country, which cannot be pleasing
reading for the 'tarff reform" politician,
or the foreign manufacturer:
I'VE remeslber very distinctly the time
when American goods were looked upon
In almost every line as being of an in.
ferior quality, especially as regarded tex
tile fabrics. Everything to have the
stamp of quality, durability and excel.
lence must be imported, or be of foreign
make. This however has entirely chang
ed. You can go into some of our large
clothing houses and find label upon n
made-up SUIT: This is exclusively Ameri.
can, and guaranteed to hold its color or
money refunded The same can be said
to-day of fast black hosiery, of silks and
other lines of domestic dress goods. |,
requires an expert to distinguish any
difference between many lines OF Ameri.
can and foreign goods, and even an ex-
pert cannot tell, In some Instances
whether the goods are made In this coun.
try or in Germany, France or England"
he journal ADDS as corroborative of
these statements. We may mention the
fact that the British press is overwhelm.
ed with complaints from British Consuls
In foreign lands that American manufac,-
uied articles are frequently preferred to
British gouds even at a higher price, be
cause of their superior quslity. OF
course other causes than the protective
tariff have contributed to this marked i'm.
provement In American wares that has
taken place within recent period, but
the tariff has been large factor in secur-
ing, this result. 1t has wonderfully stimu-
lated the ingenuity and enterprise of our
Inventors, mechanics, and capitalists, by
preserving for them the best, the most
prosperous and the most exactiDg mar
ket In the word-the market Of GO, 900,
600 American people.
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was incorporated by the legislature this
last winter, has organized aud elected for
officers. W Huuuewell Pres. James f
Connor, Vice Pres T w Hovev, Sec and
Treas. l. Perkins, Gordon Dubson. Ben
ianIn Thompson, DIR. I n Drake. ID NJ
Parks. { Murray. d Walker. J W Manson,
snd o Haskell are the board Of directors
The by laws have been drawn up and the
company are ready for business. Ample
funds have been subscribed. nut the prop
osition now is to devslope the upper water
power and put IN good system of water
works To supply tue village for fire and
household purposes. This is an excellent
investment, and Will be profitable bust
ness fer the company, which is made up of
our leading citizens and business men,
which i u guarantee that there will he nc
unnecessary delays. There is some talk of
the te"n assuming the corporate rights OF
tue company, and putting i'll the works
1t Will be greatly 10 the advantage of the
town to do 50, This start in the develop
ment Of the upper. water power has already
given quite boom TO u project which
some Of our citizens had in view when the
| upper power should be developed. and the
/ recent prophecy, that within the next fv,
years the population of the village would
double. is in fair way to be realized.
There are four ladies' bicycles IN town
now and they are becoming quite popular
Last Sunday, morning service in the Tn
| iyeTsalist church, closed for month. Anf
sill be resumed Sept 9Th In the mean
time some repairs will be made on the
church. The annual parish meeting wa,
held tins week to make arrangements fol
the current expenses and the support OF
] mr. fnr
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Foreign.

An attempt las been made to assassi
nate the wife Of Pres. Csrnot. A pack
age was sent her through the mail, which
contained what appeared to be q Roman
Catholic mass book, but its peculiar ap
pearanc, led to a careful examination and
1t was found to be full of a powerful
illuminate powder. Similar packages were
received BY three other prominent indl
viduals. There is no clue to the sender.
Once more Mrs. Maybrick is promi
nently brought before the publice. Pro
ceedings are now going forward by
which the case will be re-opeued In Q
civil court by an action against the in
surance company, and then the unfor
tunste lady, whose friends have always
commended she has been most urjustl,
convicted, will be allowed to appear in
witness box and tell her own story. If
under those circumstances, the jury
should find verdict 10 her favor, It will
be practically impossible for the home
secretary to resist the pressure which will
be put upon him, to grant her free par
don.
The population Of France. IS shown by
the latest census, Is 80, 900, $50, an In
crease since the last census of 268, 584.
The increase Is entirely 10 the urban pop
ulation, the rural population having de-
creased.
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Athens

Minnie Clark and Carrie Wade are ex-
pected home f.om the White Mountains
this week.
Mr. Fred Goodwin and wife of Skowhe-
gan were in town over Sunday.
The sunshine was improved by the hay
makers Sunday.
DR.. j. S. Tobey is recovering from an
at 'ack of La Grippe.
Arthur Paul of Boston, is visiting his
uncle, & b. Wade.
Mrs. Bradbury Baker fell from ham
mock recently, and was quite badly hurt
Her fall was caused by the breaking of q
rope with which the hammock was tied.
Mrs. Nelson was thrown from carriage
one day last week She had Il baby in hei
arms, but fortunately neither were mucl
hurt.
Mrs. Warren Turner is very sick, DIR
Ellingwood is attending her
There was a quiet wedding at Rev
James Hinckley's n few days since. The
contracting parties were Miss Dora Corson
only daughter of Charles Corson, and Mr.
Leland boston. formerly of Wellington
now farmer of Athens. We extend fe
hcitations.
Mrs. Will Wood of W. Medford, Mass
accompanied by her three daughters
Grace, Flossie aud Della, is visiting rela
tiyes III town.
Miss Whitman of Brighton is at work a
Hotel Emery.
IL. p. Bush and family of Wyterylle ART
spending few weeks at Mr.. Bush's farm
the Wesserrunsett Stock Farm.
George Loring is driving the stage to E.
Athens
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Enforce The Law

The following instructions have beer
sent by Gov. Burleigh to the sheriff OF
Aroostook county:
Complaints have been made from the
various sections of Aroostook count,
that the prohibitory laws are not being
properly enforced. desire to call youl
attention to this fact, and urge upon you
the Importance of such discharge of your
sworn obligations as shall leave no open,
ing for criticism of this character. The
prohibitory laws have been placed upon
our statute book in recognition of the
overwhelming sentiment of the people of
Maine agsinst the liquor traffic. 1t is the
plain and imperative duty of every on
Ger charged with their enforcement to
see that they are administered according
to their spirit and intent
am very DESTROYS that there should be
no remissness Of duty on the part of
county or local officers, upon whom rests
the execution of the laws. The execu-
tive council stands with me In the deter.
mination to do everything possible for
the proper enforcement of the laws |
am authorized to say, on their behalf
that while they prefer that the matter OF
enforcen ent should rest with the county
or local officers, unless these laws are
faithfully and vigorously enforced, they
shall favor the appointment of special
Constables
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DIR. Chauncey Adams, who has recently
been graduated from the Bowdoin Medi.
cal College, with high honors, has &C
cepted position in the Marine Hospital,
Boston.
Coney. Collins q Co. have got in the
foundation for their new saw mill at No
Arson and are nearly ready to set their
water wheel. They are to put in wheel
OF abont l2O horse power. which will be
horsepower than they will need and they
will have power to let for any industry
desiring to locate here.
Mrs. Joseph Smith is building barn on
her island, the old one having blown
down. George Barnard is doing the work
Parker Witham has made great i'm
provement in his hours, by charging it.
putting on nice bay window and piazza
Marcellus Steward of Savannah, Ga, is
at home again for few weeks
Mrs. DR.. W. L. Harvey is visiting her
father, Il. f. Collins.
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Most of our farmers are through having
or about finishing. About two-thrds of
the amount harvested last year is reported,
but Of much better quality.
Ed Ramsdell aud Archie Farrar took q
piscatorial trip up into Kingsbury last
week and found about one hundred and ff-
ty trout and good string of white perch,
many OF them weighing over a pound.
Mrs. Brown and daughter, formerly of
this town now of Ohio, are stopping in
town at Will Farrar's.
Chas Hanson has been buying up a lot
of COWS and calves the past week for the
Mass. market.
Moses Watson is home from Flanders
Mills ON account Of poor health
Rev j. X. Clifford of Dexter administer.
ed the ordinance Of baptism to three candi-
dates last Sunday, who have also Joined
the Methodist church at this place
Harry Butler wss home from Guilford.
sunday and Returned the next day.
party from Ripley and North st. Al.
bans started Monday morning in pursuit
of blueberries and what trout might be no
unfortunate as to come i'll their way.
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Rev j Clifford, of Dexter, will preach
ut the Church Sunday, Aug. 2, at 10 30 A.
NJ. A the close of the service there will
be baptism.
David j. Baine was taken very i'll few
days since with heart trouble, and although
somewhat improved, ut present, he is still
in very critical condition, and his physi.
cians and friends have grave doubts con
ceIing his recovery.
We understand there is to be baptism
Mt the village next Sabbath, directly after
Sabbath school.
The picnic which was not held the itl
ON account of the rain is to come off on
Thursday, Aug &, should the weather be
more favorable, and if not it will be the
next fair day.
Mr.. and Mrs ID. II. Bartlett who have
been tenting out on the Foss place while
Mr.. b. looked after the cutting of his hay,
have returned home to Skowhegan.
While pitching off load of hay few
days ago, Nelson Brown stuck fork tine
into his arm, making very painful wound.
Dr. Turner dressed it and he is now bet
ter. Fortunately for him he had recently
taken out an accident policy.
f. L. Bachelor is at work at the Com.
modore Club House at North Hartland.
Mrs. Media Chadbourn has returned to
her home in Lynn, Mass.