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vented machine for slsvating water
from the Platte river on TO the uplands
for irrisating purposes. An under
shot water wheel is placed in the bed,
Of the river, which furnishes the mo-
tive power to operate the centrifugal
pump, with = capacity Of 1000 gal
Ions a minute. The wheel just put in
operation on the Harvey and Clough
ranch near Douglas, Wyoming, is ten
feet in width and fourteen feet in
diameter, and develops forty horse
power, which is sufficient to operate
seven pumps Of the capacity men
toned. 1t is estimated that seven
pumps will elevate water enough to
irrigate /, 800 or =, 900 acres. Hereto
fore great difficulty has been expert
enced in getting the water from the
bed of the river onto the land, but
this invention completely overcomes
that obstacle, and ranchmen believe
it will work revolution in irrigation
enterprises in the Platte valley.
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THE WESTERN REGION.
A WILD DAY At OMAHA.
Thousaads OF wsramsa March to tn.
Aid OF ksliy's Array.

| Thousaads OF Wsrhmsa March to the
| Aid Of kslfy's Array.
Omaha and Council Bluffs were the
scene of great excitement and disorder
on the Goth.
On the previous evening it was
agreed at a meeting of the Omaha
Central Labor Union to form column
of men and march over to Council
Bluffs for the purpose of giving moral
and perhaps material aid to Kelly $
army in its efforts to get transporta-
tion eastward. In the morning 900
men started. At every street recruits
were received, and when the Paxton
hotel was reached there were $500
men in line. Each company was pro-
vided with an American flag. and as
fast as recruits joined they were
formed into companies and provided
with banners. When the column
reached Council Bluffs it numbered
G,000.
At Fifth and Broadway the Omaha
army was met by detachment of
Council Bluffs with fife and drum
band and dozen flags These, act
ing as an escort, took the company to
Bayless Park, where halt was called
and, in response to request from
Chief of Police Scanlau, the commit
tee was appointed to present the de-
mands of the men to the railroad of
ticials, who were found in the office OF
John y, Stone,
1t was learned that the officials
would do sothing. DIR. Duryea then
said that two alternatives present them
selves. To bring back the men from
Weston to the Chautauqua grounds
and there house and feed them until
transportation could be provided by
way of Kansas City, or to take advant
age of an offer made by the Rock Is
land to carry the men as regular pas
sengers.
The Kelly men did not want to go
to Kansas City.
Committees of public men sent tele
grams to the railroad presidents in
Chicago, but got no answer but mega
tive. They would only carry the army
at regular rates. Local officials were
waited upon by parties of women.
Meetings were held to denounce
Judge Hubbard who had said that if
the army captured a train, it would be
ditched. Other workmen formed pro-
cessions Bands of music came forth.
Saloons were closed Everybody
marched here and there and yelled a
good deal Money was collected for
the army.
At 80 p. m. 5000 men captured a
Union Pacific train of ten cars and ran
it to Weston. where the army was, and
told Kelly to take it.
General Kelly. after consultation
with his friends, declined to take the
train: it would put his army in the
light of law breakers. He could not
concien tiously go on board of stolen.
train This decision was approved by
his men, but he was urged to come by
the relief committee.
He said that he had not broken any
laws yet and he did not intend to be-
gin.
The sentiment is overwhelmingly in
favor of the army, especially in view
of kelly's position and the orderly
conduct of the army itself.
Late at night manager st. John of
the Rock Island said that he hoped to
get authority to move the army on his
road soon. 1t seems certain that some
arrangement to that end will be speed
lily made.
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KILLED A DEPUTY SHERIFF.
Nick Myers Commits Murder and 1
Killed While Resisting Arrest.


A double tragedy is reported from
the vicinity of Gunnison. On the 24th
Deputy Sheriff John Myers went to
Doyleville to arrest Nick Myers
on warrant sworn out by a neighbor
as the result of quarrel.
Myers refused to recognize the
authority of the deputy sheriff He
retreated into his house, seized his
rifle and deliberately fred at the officer,
hitting him twice and inficting NOR
tai wounds. The murderer then fed.
A posse was organized by Sheriff Deer
ing and pursued Myers to point near
Chetopa He refused to surrender
and fred upon his pursuers. They re-
turned the fire and killed him.
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Denver. G.mbl.r Mus. Go.

The Denver Fire and Police Board
has ordered the closing of all gambling
houses and lottery establishments.
The new board states that the spirit
and the letter of the law in regard to
gambling will be enforced The chief
of police will have authority to close
clubs" which he has reason to be-
lieve are kept open for the purpose of
gambling. The leading gambling
houses will submit to the rule and
close. The proprietors will wait some
time before taking other action, as
they seem to imagine that the order
will not long remain in force.
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The books OF one pawnbroker In
Philadelphia show that from 1913
loans. aggregating s2,11O, he re-
ceived interest in seven weeks
amounting TO S2.O)I50, which was
at the rate of 720 per cent per an
mum. 1t is precisely this kind OF ex-
tortion that lot of philanthropic
men of New York purpose to break
up by establishing loan Office that
will lend money to people who are
hard-pressed. and loan it. too. at the
bare cost Of maintaining the loan
Office. The case in Philadelphia is
not isolated. Such cases are com
mon IN New York and they can be
found in other cities.
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NOVELIST Howells is reported as
saying that he knows it would do
him good to chop wood or dig pota-
toes couple OF hours every day,
Many unfortunate persons who have
tried to read certain novels might
be persuaded to say that it would do
them lots o, good il Mr.. Howells
would adopt either wood chopping or
potato digging as a regular and ex-
elusive avocation. The danger is
that IL tho latter were chosen the
potatoes would be sure to turn out
small.
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r1d., LAX. Il. w....r. Tennessee.

Reelfoot Lake. In western Tennessee,
is one Of the most remarkable bodies of
water in the Unit,d States. 1t is popu-
larry supposed to have n snb.erranean
source from the Mississippi River, 1t
having no visible outlet or inlet. hut the
evidence seems to be decidedly against
this theory. There Is considerable
area In the center where no line has
yet been found long enough to touch
bottom. 1t Is not affected by the rise
and fall Of the river, but Inns tide cor.
responding with that of the sea. The
Oldest settlers can remember when the
land where the lake II now was a fer
tile farm. One night there was an
earthquake, distinctly felt, but doing
very little damage to the surrounding
country. The next morning the land
wns gone and Reelfoot Lake was there
and has been there ever since. 1t 10
one Of the most noted fishing resorts IN
the south.-St. Louis Globe. Democrat.
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The president OF Honduras is in a
hurry to have the ex-president shot
This haste is not unnatural The
president knows that the whirligig
of time may see him wearing the
fatal rex" himself. and the gentle
man now endangered by it placed in
a position to do the shooting. How
ever, the outcome is unimportant
The evidence is ample that any man
who would be president in Honduras
ought to be shot
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BUFFALO BILLS romantic story
about the young woman he has been
backing in n theatrical venture needs
TO be accompanied by an affidavit to
be OF real value for advertising pur.
poses. He says he found her on the
plains BAT be. the sole survivor OF
murdered band OF emigrants. She
says that he found her in London.
full grown. With this apparent dis
crepancy adjusted the young woman
will be ready to star.
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The fremau's lot is not a particu-
1arly happy one at best, and when
he meets death in the discharge Of
his duties, rs he sometimes does. no
hero is deserving of more honor.
Much sympathy will be felt for the
families of the nine iremen who
were killed outright and the seven
who were seriously injured in the
burning of the Davidson theater at
Milwaukee. To send twenty firemen
out upon the insecure roof Of a burn
ing theater which quickly gives way
under them certainly looks as though
come one lad blundered.
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QUITE a pathetic story is that from
New York Of the sales oman who
actually '.died OF joy because her
wages had teea raised from s6. 80 to
81 q week. With woman's pluck she
might have stood reduction. but
the increase was too great shock.
This is the story in its baoL outline.
Perhaps a closer Investigation may
show that the young girl who sup
ported her parents and three or four
little brothers and sisters on Vi. 80
week auccumbed to causes more fatal
shan jov over . small increase 10
vASsa II nsy have bssa stsrvstssA.
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: A NEW York woman left an estate
OF $1,000, 0)O and stipulated that all
OF it should be devoted to the build
ing OF mausoleum to hold her do
carded clay. and the remains OF her
husband. Relatives are going to
make contest. and for once, ut least.
will have public sympathy. II they
can wrest the fortune from the corpse
they could do much for science by
having the corpse itself turned over
to inguisitiye surgeons, who might
locate the bump OF egotism. concern
ing which there has been more or
less dispute.
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SoRosIs has been wrestling with
the subject. shall fairy tales for chill
dren be banished from literature' ?
Certainly not. Do away with the
goblins and the man eaters and all
the horrors OF supernatural lore, but
give to youth the good fairies and
enchanted princesses in large doses
Nothing stirs the Imagination of a
child, awakens the dormant poetic
impulse and dispels the clouds OF
life's gloomy realism like good
fairy story.
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The latest newspapers from Port au
Prince, Hayti, bring unusual news.
Instead of tales of murder and revolu-
ticn, II Opinion Ndtionaie, prints in
very large and black type the an
nouncement that President Hippolyie
has forgiven his old enemy Legitime,
and has invited him to return to Hay
ii, and that he has Furthermore urged
the chamber to vote pension to Lie.
gitime as he is an ex-president Uf the
Black Re public. The reconciliation
is apparently genuine and complete.
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TWENTY-FIVE young women were
graduated in the woman's law class
of the university OF the city OF New
York last week These young women
are not to practice law, bnt will en-
deavor to reap the benefit OF their
instruction by applying it to their
own affairs, That was Portals i'd en-
She studied law for the purpose of
looking ont for herself and for u
young man in whom she was Inter
ested.
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Miss ALICE G.. YINGsr OF Pennsyl-
rania, it is announced, is on her way
TO meet and marry Mr.. Harry Crat-
ger of Idaho Itis stated in so many
words that she never saw Mr.. Crat-
ger. and further that she weighs 1888
pounds, which is a polite way OF say
ing that Mr.. Crater never saw her.
Modern newspapers leave much to
reason. presuming. in this day and
age. that people can put two and
two together.
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PRINTERS INK compares an adver-
tisement to an electric current. The
newspaper is the switch board. The
advertisement is the operator. When
the advertiser would electrify the
public he manipulates the switch
board, and the powerful current
which he so thoroughly controls en-
livens the community and often
shocks or even kills competitor.
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JUSTICE must have worn her seven
league dongola boots yesterday. AT
least 1t naturally SO appears to the
youth who tried to kiss a girl against
her will and got bullet IN his arm
before he had chance to think
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EVERY man cannot scale the wall
that surrounds business success.
Many have attempted IL with a
ladder that has proven too short
The man who is most likely to gain
the summit is he who uses advertis-
ing as his ladder
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Neturnea the Call,

Ethel-My! These Western men ars
unconventional. I hadn't known that
young MIR. Breezy Of Chicago half n
hour before he was calling ms ~ ~
flrst name.
hImf 4. X
5 srsAes ts.srssticslly,---l SxI,ss -
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STANTON ABBOTT, one OF England s
lightweight pug lists. has declared
his intention to become an American
citizen. VIII the band please shut
of "God Save the Queen" and strike
up "The STAR Spangled Banner"
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The people cheer the Emperor
William, 1t is true. but the season
has not arrived in Europe when ap
annointed royalty feels itself safe in
laying aside its heavy bullet-proof
underwear.
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Tn. r,n,,cn,,.ry comm,..lonrr.

Governor Waite has ordered Com
missioners Reynolds and Boettcher to
appear before him on the Both to an
swer charges of malfeasance. He
charges them with paroling convicts
who had been transferred from the
penitentiary to the reformatory, con-
trary to law and with having en-
ployed detective illegally.
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General Harrison at Cheyenne.

E1- President Harrison, on his way
home from California, passed through
Cheyenne on Thursday. He was
greeted by 1900 people and the band
from Fort Russell The general
spoke for twenty minutes.
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Denver Markets.

Eggs, ranch 14c, state lilo; butter,
best creamery 2l@22c, dairy 15c; hay,
upland baled t11(a412, second bottomts
@s9. 90; alfalfa s6. 0;oats q. 1901. 20;
potatoes $1.0O(d41. 15; cattle, choice
steers$ 2. 9O(d$3. 25, cows t2. 10(942. 80,
native feeders t2. 6O(a$3. 90 hogs, choice
s6.05; spring chickens 13e(Sl4c per
ID; turkeys &c.
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Editor Rp.cwater In Jail.

Edward Rosewater, editor Of the
Omaha Bee, was sent to Jail for thirty
days and sentenced to pay fine of
1900 for contempt of court on Tues
day. This was the action Of District
Judge Scott, caused by local article
published in the Bee, pointing out the
fact that Judge Scott let rich men off
but sent poor men to Jail for crimes.
The reporter who wrote the article
got the same sentence. Rosewater
proved that he knew nothing Of the
article before it was printed, but the
judge sent him to Jail just the same.
Judge Scott is political enemy Of
Rosewater. The latter succeeded in
being released by the Supreme Court
six hours, and it is thought that
tAey will reverse Judge SCOTS action.
Lifting Wat er for IrriR atinE.
Tho Rnrku Nouufu;,, Nr,rx sava. r
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-04-28

April 18th has been desigpsted ~
Colorado Sunday School Day.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-04-28

Sir Charles Upper has csbled the
high commissioner to see the imperial
authorities and ask that . war vessel
be sent 70 notify seventeen Canadian
sealing vessels now oA Queen Char
lotte island that the eloss Of the sea.
son, under resulssieas ssrssd to Il
PsSi4 viii take sDses My 1.
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been frightened.
The doctor wrote out . prescription
for the quieting Of her nerves and this
Miss Guilder had made up at the next
drugstore.
And now" ehsnid, where shall
take you? shall, Of course, set you
down at your own door"
We're goin' to ketch train" said
the old man. THE Grand Central is
our Pint Of stoppage-but we're giving
you lots of trouble"
None" Miss Guilder averred, and
spoke to her coachman
She felt very amiable and very conde-
scending. These were evidently very
humble folk.
my" exclaimed tho old lady sudden
ly; II my Billy knowed what I'd went
through! He sots heaps on his mar.
I'd been to see him; pm and me come
down for junkett, and We went to
Billy's ONCE. and suthin he told me
upset me frightful, That made me ner-
vous-about crossing"
I'm sorry you had bad news" snid.
Esther.
Now 'twarn't no slch bad news, TIL
ly Jane" said the old man.
you amt a mar. Exekial," said the
old lady.
But I'm a par" said the old ran;
"and I've knowed what 1t was to lavc
a good wife, and oughtn't TO h.gretlge
my sons hevin' one, too. You hadn't
orter. neither"
Your son ia your son till he gets
him a wife," said the old lady; NOW
don't know whether or no you're sim
gular or married ma'am. hut anyway,
ef ever ye hev son, the day he tells
y, u he's soin' to marry away from you,
will be q day Of sorrer."
VERY likely" said Esther.
"A woman undeFstl.,da, rall tho old
lady; I'VE hey been poor all our uv~s,
but We squcesed and saved and etdicat.
ID Billy. He gns toek II JaWysrs
s1nsa AaA y - sesn w. ~ -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-13
Hetty Green's Nerve.

Once when John J. Cisco was Hetty
Green's banker she came into the estab-
lishment with several hundred thousand
dollars worth of securities in the black
bag. She said she had walked all the
way down town and was tired. The bank-
er expostulated with her for her reckless
ness in taking such u risk OF attack ana
robbery on the street.
"Why didn't you como down in car
riages" he demanded.
stYou may be able to ride in cabs, Cis-
CO." said the richest woman in America
sharply, "but can't afford it.
Mrs. Green used to keep all her plate
and diamonds as well as her securities
in the strong boxes of the Ciscos, and once
a month she would go down there and
polish up the articles and cut her own cou-
pons. She keeps up the practice today at
the Chemical bank. One day report
fioated around Wall street that Cisco was
in trouble The report was not verified,
but it reached Mrs. Green's ears, and she
went at once to the bank and demanded
every cent of her account. She had S13O,-
600 on deposit there. Cisco protested that
the withdrawal of such a large single
amount in one day would ruin him, but
this made no difference to Mrs. Green.
She demanded her money and got it. 1t
required two cabs to carry away all her
strong boxes. The bankers failed the next
day.-New York World.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-13
Stage Jokes.

Actors and actresses have good deal OF
fun among themselves on the stage,
though guying is strongly discounte-
nanced by good managers. Generally the
fun is impromptu, but sometimes joke is
carefully planned beforehand.
In a performance of "The Lady of the
Lake" one of the principal actors-Rod-
erick Dhu--was known to be in pecuniary
difficulties.
When Roderick gave the line, ~ am
Roderick Dhu," Fitz-James responded,
"Yes. and you rents due too"
On the production of a piece called "The
Spy the carly acts showed that it was
going TO be dead failure. So when, at a
certain point, a character had to rush on
and shout, "Five hundred pounds for the
spyr' the author, who was concealed be-
hind a rock, arose and cried, "It's yours
copyright manuscript and parts" That
was the end of the performance.
When eating takes place on the stage,
the temptations to play tricks with the
food are naturally great In Henry w
the leek, which Pistol has to eat, is usu-
ally made from an apple. But on one new
er to be forgotten occasion the Fluellen OF
the evening gave him real onion, and he
had no choice but to struggle through it,
though the tears coursed down his fat
cheeks.-London Tit-Bits.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-13
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

BUYERS from Lewiston have been in
Resdfield and vicinity within few days in
search of matched horses and good carriage
drivers, or gentlemen's roadsters, and cer-
tainly there must be mistake somewhere
when buyers are searching and are unable
to find among barns full, horse to suit
one that has size, color, sty and action
The facts ore there are too many scrub
colts, raised from scrub stations out OF
in ferior mares and the depression in the
horse business in part is due to these facts.
There has not been fer years a better de-
mand for road horses than there is to-
day, but where are they to be
found? In any locality where gcod
stylish horse is foc sale, Bishop or
Pompiily or buyer with the money in
his pocket is after him. Readfeld can
boast of some good colts-too young for
market-but carriage horses are not plenty
Nelson's Onward has sired some good colts
about Lere and his colts match up so well
that buyers in year or two can find here
some good spans. The most promising
colt in town now is Davis Wilkes flly,
sired by Wilkes, and wien Wilkes roll OF
80 performers is added up in the neal
future, among the list pretty we'll to tie
top will be found the name of this flly, Iva
Wilkes, Q 20 Cor bet.er) SO we think.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-13
STATE OF MAINE.

kENNEBEC, ss.-Superior Court, In Vacation.
Augusta. March z. lsyi
b. ssie Conner. Lib't, We. Laforest W. Conner.
Upon the annexed Writ and Libel, II IL ordered
by me. the undersigned, just ce of said Court
that notice thereof be given to the Libelee by
publishing an tested copy OF the same, or an aO
strlct hereof, tog .ther with this order thereof,
two weeks succrssively in the KpENEBEC jour
NAL, a newspaper printed in Augusta. in SAID
County of KenDebec, the last publication to De
T urteen days ut least efore the next term OF
sad Court, 10 be holden at Augusta, within and
for said County OF kennebec, on the first Tuesday
of April next, that he may then and there appear
in said Court and snsw.r thereto II ne zee III.
ATTEST; OLIVER G. HALL, Justice Superior
Court.
Cory OF LIBEL.
The Libelant alleges that she wss married TO the
said li6elee ut Cl nton in the State OF Maine on
the i,h day of June: 1872; that the said loelan.
marriage; that tn lib-lant resided in this ; ave
wi en- he of di, orce accrued as hereinafter
set forth. and had resided here IN good faith one
ear prior to III. date hereof; that the libelant
has ever been faithful, TO her marriage
obligations, but that the said libtiee
has been unmindiul of the SINE; inat
since their INTERN rrisge the said belize mas
been addicted to gross a. confirm, habits OF In
toxicaton; that being of sufficient ability ne mas
grossly, wantonly and cruelty neglected ana ~.
fused to provide tut able maintenance Tor yosf
libcla Z
That two childrca have been born to them dur
iny their said marriage, now living VIZ: F,ofn W..
born October II, A. ID. 1882, and Everett L.' Dorm
April 25, A. ID. issj. a.
" therefore,. she prays that a divorce from 'ne
bonds of mairimony between herself ana sa'o -
beee may be deere d, and that the care ana cus
fody of their minor children may be given to nor
And the belant further alleges tha, she has usca
reasonable dig. to ascertain the present Test
dencc of said libelee. but is uoabe to do so' sno
res not know where il Is.
BESSIE CONNER, Libelant.
KENNFEEC. IS Mar. 0, 1884 The said Libel
ant made an tn thai the sb we allegation as I"
the residence OF the Libelec Is true.
Before ne.
II. NJ. bEATII, Justice of the Pesce.
true COPY of the order Of notice and hosi'
ATTEST: w. T.. CIIOATr. CleIA.
dmsrR i3&20
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-13
1iifo.

1.-THE name. age. date ami place OF deutL
OF deceased persons are published IL. this
column free OF charge. More extended
notices and obituary poetry must be paic
tor at the rate OF ten cents q line.
ARoOsTooK.
Blaire-Feb. 2s. George W. Shaw, aged 20 years.
kENNEBEC.
Winslow-Feb. 81, John Davis, eyed GO W ars.
Wa,eiville- Feb. q. Fred King, aged 65 years. /.
March O, Miss Temperance Follan .bee, sged 8.
years.
Gasdiner-Harch l, Mrs. Eunice Ware, aged so
years. ~
East Readaeld-srar:h :. Mr.. Charles c. vo.
mus, aged II years.
LINCOLN.
Dresden. March ], Shepard OBr.ne, aged 70
years and 10 months.
Waldoboro March O, Rev. Gro. p. Mathe ws.
ID. D., agef IS years ana 6 N nths >
Wiscaesct-Feb. 26. Watts Gibbs. aged ~ vesrs
months; March !, Geo. W. N-rtc9. ssed 70 y, srs
KNOX.
Rocklsni-Feb. q. Mrs. Susan /. Tolmar. ~ife
OF Issac Tolman, sged "A y. ars; .Ssh. Deac ~
Joseph G. Ttr.ey. aged % yesrs.
South Paris-March 4. Mrs. A. N. Gerry.