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Plate glass windows collapsed, and chimneys
were sent flying in fragments to leeward. The
paths OF all the parks were Uttered with
branches of trees, and hero and there a tino
elm or willow or maple lay PROSTATE uprooted
by tho soulless West Indian. Wlres wero
blown down east. west, north and south. and
communication with the world outside OF New
York was for a few hours practically sus-
pended.
The greatest havoc was wrought at sea.
Only the disasters In tho near neighborhood Of
New York were revealed last night. Later.
perhaps, when the big liners. the tramps, and
sailing craft from coastwise ports and from
across the sea como in. We may hear OF
more damage and loss of life. The
liners that are due to-day are the
worlds FAR Day. Coach Excursions, only $40 for
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FRANCE CROWDING SIAM.

Demands Made that Exceed Those or tho
Recent UIumatum.
LONDON. Aug. 25.-The Bangkok correspon-
dent OF the Times says Of the negotiations boz
tween France and Siam:
Tho French have prohibited the siamese
from receiving the assistance OF thei- foreign
legal diplomatic advisers. apparently In the
attempt to overreach Siam. The demands OF
NJ. de Vilers. Frances Special Envoy. exceed
those OF the utimatum."
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1T WAS GRAND AT GRAY CABLES.
The surf Runs Higb-Gov. Russell Visit.
doc Jrnerson-A Fishing Exeur.Ion.

doc Jenerson-A Fishing Excursion.
BuzzARDs BAY. Aug. 24.-The scene about
Gray Gables was grand to-day. The ex-
POSED position OF the Presidents home gave
It's occupants q magnificent spectacle to look
upon; The sea as 1t broke about the Ga bles. wa
plainly seen from this village The President
remained within doors oil day.
,nov' Russell arrived here to- night, tho guest
OF J9o Jefferson. and when he left the train he
received ie,ii cordial reception. Tomorrow there
WI be grand fishing excursion to Peters
roma IN sandwich. Tho party will include
NE President, Cow Russell. Dir. Bryant. DR..
MIicEWprney Of New YORK. Joe Jefferson, and 4.
Ihey viii probably return tomorrow night
or saturday morning. This Is Gov Russell 3
nrst visit to Buzzard's Bay. and before he re-
o cut 70 Boston on Saturday he will probably
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-25
a 100000 FIRE IN ST. LOUIS
n Hose Pipe Stream Connects with . Liv
Wire and Pipomen Get the Current.

Wire and Pipomen Get the Current.
ST. LOUIS. No.. Aug. 24.--Firs to-day de-
stroyed the plant OF the Western Brass Manu-
featuring Company at 6l5-8l7 Walnut street,
causing total loss OF about sl65. 600. on
which the insurance is about three quarters
OF me loss. The loss in the brass company's
stock Is 100000: insurance 100000. The
pant occupied two buildings, ono owned by
SGJreegory. On the buildings the loss is about
$SI,33ppo each. with insurance as stated. three
Ionrtns Of the loss, During the fire. which
hecessltated three alarms n stream OF water
from nose pipe struck naked electric light
WIRE, .ne current from which shocked all the
tIpemen; one SO seriously that he was TAX en- to
me hospital; The STANDARD Theatre adjoin-
ing was sllghtly DAMAGED by smoke and water.
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sTAus1oN. Va. Aug. 24.-James W. Jackson.
a young man OF Grcenorier county, W. Va.
was married at p. NJ to-day TO Miss Bette s..
Echard. daughter OF Siias G. Echard.
Just after the Wedding feast the groom bo-
came iii, and in a few moments lost conscious
ness Iio remained in this stupor for eight
hours. recovering consciousness for a few
moments only before death,
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ROUTED OUT cor. ALTGELR.
The sheriff Lev:es tho Hotel Bed Which
the Governor Occupied.


the Governor Occupied.
CHICAGO. Aug 24.-JudGe Baker has appoint
cd William G. Stephens receiver OF the Winder-
mere Hotel. Cornell avenue and Fifty-sixth
street. The hotel Is one OF the finest on the
South Side and has been the Headquarters Of
Gov. Altgeld during his present stay In the
city. Last night Attorney Isaac Mayor and a
duputy sheriff went to tho hotel to levy on
some brass bedsteads, and the Sheriff was In
structed to break open the door Of every room
II need be and get the properly. IT was dark
In the corridors. The searching party went to
the parlor floor and tried the door to the FRET
clothing appeared.
"iieiio, Governor" was the answer. The
Sheriff has instructions to take the bed In
which you are sleeping"
Al right. tako It; presume can sleep on
the hoor." .n..
dian OF tho Sheriff until morning you may re-
Il shall be pleased to do So"
Then the incident in that room closed.
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PRICE TWO CENTS.

the crew was In change OF wind. which came
about 4 o'clock yesterday morning. lot OF
canvas was rugged to the stump OF the fore
mast, and the Laughing Water. with every
soul on board well but weary. stood out to sea.
An ocean tug gave her lift. and she came up
to Fulton Market in the afternoon.
Four other fishing schooners that tie up ~
Fulton Market, the Ella NJ. johnson. the
Juliette. the Melinda Wood. and the Eva r.
were of the Jersey coast in the cyclone. None
OF them had been heard from at midnight.
The Ella NJ johnson is commanded by Charles
Erickson. His brother Is the mate. Her crew
consists OF seven men. This Melinda Wood
had aboard nine men. including Oscar Gus
tersen, passenger. The Juliette had seven
In her crew. and the Eva r. Capt. Andersen.
had the same number.
Members Of the several llfe-saving crews OF
the New Jersey coast report that many vessels.
with part OF their rigging carried away. have
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Mother and Daughter Killed.

FRANKLIN o.. Aug. pat a crossing be-
tween Lexington and West Alexandria. on the
SSlheihnati. Jackson and Maekinac Railroad,
9iTs william Hapner and her DAUGHTER, aged
~, were struck py n train and instantly killed.
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4 dyer DROWNED IN A WRECK.
A Tug and u Tow or Four Pontoons ana Z
Schooner Complete Losses.

PROVIDENCE. Aug. 24.-Four pontoons and
schooner that were in tow OF Merritt Wreck
Ing Company steamer went ashore about two
miles north Of NarraGansett Pier at an early
hour this morning The five vessels are a total
loss. and the diver. VIM. Cool an Of Staten Island.
was entnpgled In tho wreckage and drowned.
sunken barge. There were nine men on the
crafts. eight OF whom succeeded In getting
ashore much cut and bruised.
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Mrs. Psrrine's Coming Visit to Mrs. Cisve.
land.

OMAHA. Aug. 24.-Henry X. Perrine OF Buff
falo. stepiather OF Mrs. Cleveland. said here
to day:
Mrs. Perrine Mrs. Cleyeland's mother. will
90 East from our Buffalo home about the mid
die Of next month to take care OF Mrs. Cleye-
land"
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hotel delightfully."- situated is the Madison Avenue
b9th and MsdlSon wear Central faThl AodeEato
terms. Rooms cd suite or sings.-Aa~
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The second yIeum of Yellow Fever.

SAVANNAH. Aug. 24.-s p. Harris. the, second
late last night. No new cases are reported.
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via tho Ontario and Western Ry. Monday. Aug 20, via
Niagara FAlls, Full information ~ oil Broadway.
New Y0Tk.-Adv.
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Rip.ns Tabuss assist diEe.tiOni Swsstsp sour StOm
Ashi cure liver Wopbles.-A1E.
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worlds FAR Day Coach Excursions only $40 FOR
round trip see the HUDSON River en- route By taking
Dew YORK CSntrAL-Adn
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Ths OBIy Really PAIataPls CaIisAyas
CalisayA La RillA-lAdG
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
IN CATHOLIC CIRCLES.
A Letter from Cardinal Gibbons the
Chief Topic.

Chief Topic.
NEW YORK. Feb. THE letter pur-
porting TO nave been written by Car
dinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, to the
American are.lbisops~ asking whether
their alleged protest against Mgr. Sa-
tolli shall be presented to the pope at
this late day, is the chief topic of con-
versation in Catholic circles. The Chi
cago dispatch containing the letter
charged that the alleged protest, said to
have been adopted by the archbishops
at their meeting last November, had
been withheld for six weeks until after
Satolli's powers had been broadened by
the pope, so his holiness might not
know of the opposition TO the apostolic
delegate among the archbishops.
Archbishop Corrigan has refused to
see reporters, but his private secretary,
the Rev. Father Connolly. has made the
following statement for him:
1t was the archbishop himself who
called my attention to the story and
after reading the letter alleged to have
been written by Cardinal Gibbons, said
that he considered it a most unjust,
unwarranted and unfair attack upon
his eminence at Baltimore. In fact, he
directed me to say that he could not
speak too strongly upon the subject. ]
do not know whether Archbishop Cor
rigan has received a letter from Car
dinal Gibbons such as was printed or
not. He might have received one in his
own correspondence and l should have
known nothing of it. had never heard
of the letter until l read the news
papprz '~~rr
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Kilgore Filibusters.
POLLED THE SENATE.
Expression On the Hawaiian Annexa-
tiOn Question.

tion Question.
NEW YORK. Feb. THE Washing
ton CORRESPONDENT of The Herald has
made care@al roll of the senate and
house upon the questions Shall Hawaii
be annexed? Shall the United States
establish protectorate over these
islands,
A large number of senators aud repre-
sentatives have declined to go on record
before the subject was presented to con-
gress by the president. The poll of the
senate is unusually large, eighty-three
out of eighty-eight members of that
body having been seen. --..--.....
Five members OF the senate are ont of
the city. OF the other eighty-three
three are against annexation and do not
look with any favor upon protector
ate. These senators are Jones, of
Arkansas, Pugh of Alabama, and
Gafferty, the new senator from
Louisiana. Twenty Of the senator's
are decidedly in favor of annexa-
ton and very generally agree that
a protectorate does not go far enough.
Thirty-five senators prefer q protector
ate to annexation, and twenty-five re-
fused to place themselves on record at
this time because they have not yet had
an opportunity to study the question,
and they said it was too important a
matter to express an opinion off-hand.
Many of the senator's, in expressing
themselves, said that their Judgment
was not final and might be reversed
when the matter came before the sem
ate. In nearly every instance in which
senators objected to expressing them
selves they expressed the belief that
something should be done to prevent
any other country from getting control
of the Hawaiian islands. but just
what course was proper they We're not
prepared to say. The intimation given
out by the Hawaiian commissioners
Athat it must be annexation or nothing,
as shown by the poll, has not met with
general approval
The pol! of the house was taken on
the question of annexation, as this is the
only question on which thot body would
be called upon to pass Judgment.
Eighty-three representatives favor,
forty-six are against it and seventy
seven are non-commital. Nearly all of
the forty-six representatives who re-
fused to place themselves on record
agree that some action should be taken,
but they do not know just what action
should be.
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Dnbuque-Donnelly There. rzs~
DUBUQUE, Ia, Feb. THE second an
nual convention OF the National Butter
and Cheese Manufacturers association
has opened here and continues four
days. Over 1000 delegates are ex-
pected, large number already being
present. including Ex-Governor Hoard.
of Wisconsin. Ignatius Donnelly of
Minnesota, Colonel Littler of Chicago,
and 7. M. Deal of Vermont, the largest
butter maker in the world Exhibitors
of butter. cheese and machinery will
compete for "a 500 in premiums. Thurs
day evening the visitors will be given a
reception at the armory.
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New Zealand Protests.

LONDON, Feb. THE Pail Mall Ga
zette states that the government of
New Zealand has telegraphed to the
Marquis of Ripon, secretary of state for
the colonies, strongly worded protest
against the annexation of. Hawaii by
the United States. No definite answer
has yet been returned by the imperial
government to the New Zealand com
municatiou.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
In the lands ora Negro Moo.

NEW ORLEANS. FEB. THE Plea
yune's Houston special says: Marshal
Tlenet haS5 received telegram from
Staiford's Send. in Court Bend county,
asking for resistance, saying the South
ern Pacific depos was in the hands of an
armed mob q negroes who were going
to lynch the agent. The officials
wired the passenger train to look out
for the mob.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
Building New Elevators.

ST. Louis, Feb TT. III. Peavy has
mada ARRANGEMENTS to establish big
s,gJo. Coz ba IL elevator and cleaning.
haneling aue drying elevator OF 25, 600
bushels capacity. st. Louis parties are
Interested in the enterprise. Plant,
spec. .fea.ions and contracts for the pro-
posed structures viii toon b. made, and
II is exp cted that the buildings will be
ready ior business by Aug. /, 1893
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
A New Montana County.

KALIsPELL, Mon. Feb. THE bill
creating the new county of FlaSnead
has been favorabiy reported to both
houses OF the legislature and this place
is named as county seat. The new
county win have an area of 5000 square
miles, or five times the size of the State
of Rhode Island.
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SENTENCED TO DEATH.
A Kansas Bank Robber Found Guilty
of Murder.

BURLINGTON, Feb. THE trial of
Frank Lewis, one of the two men who
attempted to rob the bank at Waverly.
Kan, last week, was concluded here
Saturday, the jury bringing in ver-
dict of guilty of murder in the first de-
gree, after being out fourteen hours.
Judge Randolph at once passed the
death sentence upon him. Lewis was
the robber who shot and killed A. p.
Ingleman, which wasplainly shown by
the evidence. Lewis maintained a
brazen demeanor until the last. The
case against Venerman, the other rob-
ber, has been continued to the April
term of the court. IA
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Etrf nj Isenyille.

RENvILI.E, Mimi, Feb. THE fol.
lowing were burned out at this place
during the early morning: A.Korthof,
dwelling; Mrs. S. N. Olson, dwelling
and millinery; Holton Bros, butcher
shop; w. Ell. Gold & Co., lumber Office
Mr., johnson, shoe shop. Loss, 10,000
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) Record Breaker johnson.

MINNEAPOLIS Feb. John S. John
son, the Minneapolis bicyclist and
skater, added new laurels to his career
yesterday. He broke the, amateur FIVE
mile skating record at Normanna rink
and did it easily. His time was
I 1920 40, which is Is 3-5 seconds ahead
of Donahue's best time fer this distance,
made at Newburg, N. Y. The time for
the four miles was 2:5s, 2.54, 900 and
1914
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blizzard In New Hampshire

LANCASTER. Feb. TIA blizzard struck
this section Saturday, piling roads and
railroads full Of snow. The thermome-
Ter ranged below zero all day. Sunday
the mecury registered 2S degrees below
zero. the coldest by four degrees that it
has l4us far been this winter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
The Anti-Sflver Men Knocked Ont In
the Senate I'm the First
$780, l, Round. --~-s .+.e
A Motion by Mr.. Hill to Consider the
Sherman Repeal Bill Defeated
AZ to 23. r.
Mr.. Kilgore, OF Texas, Succeeds I'm Pre-
venting Transaction Of Business
I'm the House.

WASHINGTON, Feb TN the senate
Mr.. Hill, after the morning business,
moved to take up the bill to repeal the
Sherman silver law. There was con-
siderable parliamentary sparring, but a
vote was finally reached. Tt resulted in
the rejection of MIR. Hills motion by a
vote of AZ to %.
~ KiiSore Filibusters.
In the house Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas,
delayed, business all day by filibustering
against the an;i-option and bankruptcy
bills. No business was transacted.
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A Physician Murdered.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Feb. 7.-At
Pelham, w. Va, late Saturday night,
DIR. O. G.. Derson, while returning
home from a professional visit, was
waylaid by two whites and beaten to
death with bar of iron. Revenge is
supposed to be the motive for the crime.
Blooihounds and men are on the trail
of the murderers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
Three Persons Asphyxiatcd.

NEW ROCKFORD. N. d., Feb. 7.-Word
had just reached here that three per-
ons named Berglund. twelve miles from
town, were asphyxiated by coal gas.s
One has died and two are not expected
TO survive. -. 4, @
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Another Italian Rank Failure.

ROME, Feb. THE Banca Asso-
casione of Florence has> failed Its
liabilities amount to 2,0oO. 900 lire 1t
is suspected that the bankruptcy of the
concern Is fraudulent and the manager
and cashier have been arrested.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
LEASED A HOTEL.
Brice VIII Entertain Buckeyes at the
Inauguration.

w SS 81 VIC
Inauguration.
NEW YORK. Feb THE Worlds
special from Massilon, o., says: 1t is
told here on excellent authority that
Senator Calvin S. Brice has leased the
Metropolitan hotel in Washington and
that he will entertain there during the
inauguration, free of expense, every
citizen of the Buckeye state who calls
upon him and establishes the fact that
he is an Ohioan, regardless of politics,
race, religion, or previous condition of
servitude.
Brice Will Not Entertain.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Probably in a
spirit of, run someone telegraphed Ohio
newspapers that Senator Brice had
hired the Metropolitan hotel in this city
and would accommodate Ohio people
free of charge during the inauguration.
The consequence of, this statement can
be easily imagined and the senator has
emerged from the pile of telegrams and
letters that overwhelmed him, long
enough TO protest that there is not a
word OF truth in the story.
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ers' strike at tlie National sewing ma
chine factory at Belvidere, has been de-
clared off, President Bailey deciding
there was no good cause for the men
going out.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
DULUTH LUMBER DEALS.
Some Big Ones Consummated There
Lately.

Lately.
DULUTH. Feb. IA sale of 5000, 600
feet of high grade lumber was made
here by Bradley s. Hanford to Noyes &
Sawyer, of Buffalo. The same firm has
also purchased some.3, ,OO0, 900 feet from
the Home Lumber company, all for
water shipment East next season. The
Cranberry Lumber company, of this
city, which last year sent an even 10,-
100000 feet of high grade stuff by water
to South America is figuring on another
big lot of the same class to the same
destination. This timber goes from
Duluth to Buffalo by lake, to New
York by canal and to Rio by Atlantic
steamer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
steamer on Fire.

PoRTLAND, Or. Feb. THE steamer
Wilmington, from Pnget sound with a
cargo of lime. is burning nine miles be-
low mere. At last accounts only her
forecastle remained standing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
MADISON. SOUTH DAKOTA TUESDAY. FEBRUARY Z. 1898.

cago, ana rne f'IrrsDurg ana fort
Wayne officials here have declined to
receive such freight, as they expect
trouble on their line with their engin-
eers.r
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
Big brewery NJ nnbuaue.

h DUBUQUE. Ia. Feb 7.-The Dubuque
Mailing company, which controls the
four local breweries, will at once erect
ia modern brewery alongside the rail-
road tracks at a cost of half million
dollars,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
lt Pays to Use

AYERS Sarsaparilla, and AYERS
only. AYERS Sarsaparilla can
always be depended upon. 1t does
not vary. 1t is always the same in
quality, quantity, and effect. 1t is
superior in combination, proportion,
appearance, and in all that goes to
build up the system weakened by
disease and pain. 1t searches out
all impurities in the blood and ex-
pels them by the natural channels.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
Strike Declared or

RocKFoaD. Ills. Feb. I. The nolish
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PEOPLE FIND

That 1t Is not wise to experiment
with cheap compounds purporting
to be blood purifiers, but which
have no real medicinal value. To
make use of any other than the old
standard AYERS Sarsaparilla-the
Superior Blood-purifier lis simply
to invite loss of time, money, and
health. IL you are afflicted with
Scrofula, Catarrh, Rheumatism,
Dyspepsia, Eczema, Running Sores,
Tumors, or any other blood disease,
be assured that
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07

'sTelegrams from poins along the line
Of the Pennsylvania railroad indicate
that that company EXPECTS trouble at an
early date over the question of wages,
as they haveS refused perishable
freight at many points destined to Chi
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-03-02
SOUTH RYEGATE.

Mrs. Lane and family have moved to
Salem, Mass.
Rev. Mr.. Jackson has promising class
in elocution of twelve.
Mr.. Libby comes from East Mont
pelier and takes this depot
Mrs. Hotchkiss has moved to Bradford,
having recently married a Mr.. Cawdry.
Charles Smith moves into the tenement
now occupied by Mrs. Park in W. 1.
Georges house.
Charles Bailey and family have moved
to Barre. He is to take charge OF the
freight depot there.
Many car loads of sawdust are being
shipped to this station from Lanesboro.
Price $40 per car
Mrs. George N. Park has bought the
"Mill' house. once owned by her father,
and of late by James Buchanan.
During the big storm on Monday there
were FIVE engines at the station at one
time. The storm was so fierce that it
was impossible at times to see, and a
collision occurred by which two engines
were badly damaged.
School closed on Saturday. Miss Jeanne
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-03-02
RYEGATE.

The reading by Prof Chapman of St.
Johnsbury has been postponed to the
10th of March on account ofthe bad state
of the roads. We hope for good weather
and full house.
The directors of the creamery Associa-
ton have at last fixed upon a location
for the plant, just south of and in close
proximity to the brick block in this vii
lage. They are now trying to negotiate
for a spring of water on.the land of M.
X. Gray, distance of about $50 rods
Some of our townsmen thought it best
to hold a caucus before town meeting to
facilitate the election of officers, but none
has been called, and in fact we hear very
little said in relation to road and school
commissioner, two of the most import
ant Offices in town. Had caucus been
called, doubtless it would have been
thinly attended, owing to the condition
of the roads.