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The Somerset reporter., 1895-11-07
Carratunk.

Mr.. Calvin Dunton has moved to Bing-
ham.
About five inches of snow fell Thurs
day night, Oct. 30th. At this writing it
bids fair to all go off again but mud,
don't mention 1t
Mike Combers remains were brought
here for burial from Lincoln, N. H.,
where he died of typhoid fever, Friday
. he was buried under Catholic orders,
Rev. FIR. Forest of Jackman, officiating
He leaves mother, one sister and four
brothers to mourn his loss.
DR.. Williams of Bingham, was in
town yesterday on business trip,
Harry Wade of The Forks, and Mr..
Mitchell attended the funeral of Mr..
Comber.
Leon Witham and wife of East Madi-
son, are In town visiting relatives.
Philander Baker went down river on
business last week.
Kate Kennedy of Bingham, was in
town yesterday
Mr.. Arno returned from his down
river trip yesterday.
John Sterling has got a crew of men
in the woods He Is in the same place as
last winter.
Eda Baker returned home from North
Anson, last night
George Jones and wife went to Solon,
Monday. They expect To move into
their new home soon.
Mr.. Charles Foss and wife are making
quite an extensive visit down river.
MIR. William Adams who has been
away about three weeks returned to his
home Sunday.
G. c. Stewart and wife and little
daughter are away on visit.
The subject of Mr.. Hatt's discours,
Sunday was "From riches to poverty
and from poverty to riches"
One of the young gentlemen that wen
to Outer Pond, as spoken of In the las
issue Of this paper ate so many trout
partrldges, etc, for his supper dreamed
(not exactly as did Hated that cucum
bers grew on an apple tree buD that tn,
stage and four horses were In the top o
the tree by Mr.. Buffers.
Eugene Clark and wife of Bingham
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
Baker the past week.
Florence Williams Is on the sick list
Mr.. lothian Goodrich. the aged uncl
of Mrs. George Baker is quite sick.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF MAINE.

SOMERSET ss:-
Tak IL this first day OF November, A. d. 1895
on an execution dated Oct 30 A. ID. 1895 issued
on judgement rendered by the Supreme
Judicial Court for the County of Somerset
at a term thereof. begun and held on the third
Tuesday of September, A. ID. 1885, to wit: On
the fifth day of October, A. ID. 1895 in favor
Of l.. W. Chase of Skowhegan in said County
against AlonZo Spaulding and Sophronia
Spaulding, both of Harmony in said County
for thirty dollars and ninety five cents dam
age and eleven dollars and seven cents costs
Of suit, and will b. sold at public auction at
Danforth Il Gould's office in said Skowhegan
to the highest bidder on the tenth day OF
December. A. ID. l8ao mt ten O'clock A. NJ
the following described real estate and all the
right title and intere st which the said Alonzo
SpauIdinR and Sophronia Spaulding have in
and to the same or had on the twenty eig h
the time when the same was attached ON the
writ in the same witt, to wit: certain lot or
parcel OF real estate to gether with the build
irgs thereon situate in Harmony in said
County being part of lot No. 3 in the twelf-
tn range in said town of Harmony, being
| the same decided to jeremiah Grant by John
w. Dunn and by said jeremiah Grant to said
| Sophronia Spaulding, containing seventy
two acres more or less. and bounded on the
North by land now or formerly OF John Moore,
| on the South by land now or formerly of one
| Dore, on the East by the road running be-
tween Athens ana Wellington, on the West
! by land now or formerly of George Stenne-
| ford. Also one half of the orchard as occu pi-
| ed by Grant e. Moore above named and same
deeOe to jeremiah Grant by John w. Dunn
and by I. FarTar to said Dunn and all OF
| the above being the same premises conveyed
Sophtona Spauding by jeremiah Grant by
in Somerset Registry OF Deeds, Vol. III, Page
| 233.
Dated this first day of November A. D. 1895
T.. P VILES Sh eriff
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East SkOwhegan.

The Wells boys pressed ten tons OF
hay and three tons of straw for Fred
Getchell at the barn of J, |. Burrill, and
fifteen tons of hay and three tons OF
straw for +. b. Richardson last week
and then moved into II. II. Richardson's
barn. Henry Peavey hurt his knee and
Henry Goodrich took his place. They
were one of the best pressing crews We
ever had.
Edmund Parkman of Clinton, has had
II nice monument put on his lot in the
cemetery in this place recently.
Mrs. J. w. Pooler appears to be a lit
tie on the gain.
Mrs. 5. Richardson is quite low ana i.
growing weaker. Mrs. Often hel
daughter Is still caring for her.
Elder Ora Chase preached very gooC
sermon to we'll filled house Sunday
He is now keeping boarding house OF
IL cross street east of Oliver Walker
place.
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There are few more beautiful women
or more popular singers than Miss
Theresa Vaughn, whose refined and ex-
quisite singing in the burlesque, "ll92, y
will long be remembered in every com
munity. Her address Is New York
City, but she is known, respected and
admired from one end of our country to
the other, and her strong endorsement
of the wonderful curative powers of DR..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy, and her earnest advice for the
tired out, the weak, the nervous, the run
down and debilitated, to use this grand
est of all medicines. will be followed by
everybody who needs strengthening
and invigoratng remedy.
She tells all to use it, because she
knows 1t banishes all pain, cures the
aching head and dragging back ache, re.
stores the oyer-taxed brain, nerves the
weary limbs, strengthens the weak and
shattered nerves, gives natural refresh
ing sleep--in fact, makes all who use it
strong and well. The remedy is purely
vegetable and perfectly harmless and
may be given to infants, children or the
weakest invalids with positive assurance
Of beneficial results.
Here Is what she says:
"'rhe fatigue attendant upon public
1t is not Il patent medicine, but the
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Canaan.

/ Mrs. owen HusseY and daughter
Alma are visiting relatives in Cambello
Mass. They intend To remain unit
spring and will visit friends in Chicago
before their return.
Miss Lovina HusseY Is teaching II
Ilartland, the term commenced Nov. 18th
Mr., Hatch, teacher of the High school
returned TO his home in Alton, on Satur-
day accompanied by his wife, who has
been stopping in the village for few
weeks.
V. X. Tuttle has been grading and
otherwise beautifying the grounds
around his residence in the village which
adds greatly to the beauty of the place.
Mrs. Mabel Harris who has been visit
ing friends in Lewiston. for the past
week returned on Wednesday.
Miss Nora Jewell has returned from
Fairfield.
The band concert and dance AT the
town hall Saturday evening, WAS quite
well attended.
Railroad meetings are again in order.
Mrs. Nancy Harris spent last week in
Pttsfinld, with her daughter, Mrs. W.
r. Chase who has been i'll but is now
gaining again.
Scott Lord is in Fairfield, at work.
c. l.. Chamberlain of Colby, who has
preached for us here the past three Sun
days is very generally liked. 1t is hoped
he may come again.
A. r. Dunn b. D., of Waterville, will
preach here next Sunday at and ?. NJ.
The village schools closed last Friday,
after a term of eight weeks.
The following is the Roll of Honor of
the village primary school Just closed :
Melvin Hubbard, Ellie Jewell, Amos
Nelson, Milton Gleason, Jesse Alexander,
Eugene Dunlap, Eddie Wheeler, Omar
Lewis, Willie Pottle, Allie Goodrich,
Leola Wheeler, Clara Frost, Addie
Cover, Shellie Harris, Flora Gleason,
fIilda Nelson, Millie keene and Katie
Pottlc. Mrs. {. d. Harris, teacher.
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Cambridge.

Rev. o. NJ. Chase of Skowhegan will
preach ut the Union church next Sun
day, Nov. 10. at 2 p. M, also at p. m.
A. A. Richards has moved his family
TO Willimantic, where he has secured a
winters job at blacksmithing.
Willard Chadbourn, clerk in the store
of j. b. q G.. Mitchell has moved his
family from Harmony into the ID. b.
Whiting house.
Miss Hattie Mitchell from Union New
Hampshire, is visiting relatives and
friends in town.
Mrs. Charles Mitehelrs sister is visit
ing her.
Mrs. David Morrill, has returned from
Auburn where she has spent several
weeks with her daughter.
Bert l.. Morrill, has returned from his
summers employment in Auburn.
Harry Cole is home from his summer
job at st. Albans.
Leo Merkle has again been at work at
Mt. Pleasant. where he has built up
several lots which is a great improve
ment. He has also done some work in
the old cemetery.
Hiram Watson has moved his family
to Guilford We are sorry to lose this
family from our town. Mr.. Watson is a
life long resident here and has always
taken much interest in the welfare of the
town. He has been one of the board OF
selectmen for quite a number of years
and was always found very accurate il
that business.
VIM. Drew has moved his family back
into his house at the village.
Leonard Stafford of Ripley has moved
his family into the Martin house.
Deer have been seen quite frequently
in this place, but one has been shot as
yet
John b. Longley, a missionary from
the Bible society of Maine, WAS in towr
over Sunday. He has lately oanvasseG
this and adjoining towns. He informs
US that they canVassed these towns six
years ago, then they found III familic,
In this town and found l6 families with
out Bibles, at this canvass they found 9s
| families in town and only 3 without
bibles, They found FIVE thousand
families in the state of Maine withou
bibles. He thinks the families of Main,
will average five to the family, families
average more In cities than in country
| towns.
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Mercer.

Alden Dunton and wife, Chas. Girdlel
and wife, went to Norridgewock, Satur.
day night to the Free Masons yearly in.
stallation of officers and report good
time, good music and Il yery nice supper
Of baked beans, coffee and all kinds OF
hice cake, and Il very full hall OF people,
Mr.. Webb Gage of Brownylle, was in
town last week visiting Ellis Hatch.
Lizzie aud Oracle Gordon have gone to
Lowell Mass.
Mrs. Cutting has gone to Maria
Thomas to board.
Most of our schools in town closed
Friday.
Mrs. ID. G.. Wood returned home last
week from the Central Hospital at
Lewiston, where she has been since
September for treatment. She had a
cancer removed from her side and is
gaining very slowly
George Wood is painting his buildings
very pretty color.
Chas. Narney and wife have been made
happy with boy baby
Holbrook Bros were in town Monday
buying ash.
Chas. Wood is having his house paint
ed over.
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In the good old days of NJ. Blanc it
was the custom, so the story goes, di-
rect'y suicide was found to stuff his
poc"pts full of bank notes. This was
done to prove that his losses at play
We're not the cause of his hurried de-
parture from the shores of time The
last person who received this generous
treatment was, l believe, an American.
He was found lying in one Of the quiet
alleys of the beautiful grounds, with an
empty bottle labeled Poison by his
side. The secret agents of the bold
Blanc instantly stuffed his pockets full
of gold and nutes, preparatory to giving
information to the police No soouer
had they filled him as full of lnere as
he could hold than the suicide leaped to
his feet, raised his hat, exclaimed
"Thank you very much p and went off
to enjoy himself with his newly acquired
wealth. r. Sims in "Dagonet S
Daunnerin s. "
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF MAINE.

SOMERSET, IS;
Taken this first day of November A b. 1895
on an execution dated October 26th A. D. 1895
issued on judgement rendered by the Superior
court holden at Augusta within and for the
County of kennebec at a term thereof begun and
held on the first Tuesday of September A. ID
1895, to wit: ON the 18th day of October A. ID
1898 in favor of l.. c. Cornish of Augusta in said
county, Admr. of the goods and estate while here
of Freeman Coomhs, late of said Augusta, against
John Nichols of Augusta in said county for
twenty-five dollars and two cents damage and
thirty ave dollars and six cents costs of suit and
will he sold at public auction at Danforth x
Gould's office in said Skowhegan TO the highest
bidder on the tenth day OF December A u. 1895
at ten O'Clock a. IN. all the right in equity which
the said John Nj thols has or had on the thirty
first day of July \. II. 1893 at six O'Clock p. M.
the time when the same attached ON the
writ in the same suit to redeem the following
described mortgaged real estate as follows, viz
Situated III Smi; hfcld in the county of Somer.
set and state of Maine, bounded Southery by
land now or formerly of one Biekford, East by
the East Pond, Northery by land now or form
erly of Augustus Holmes and Howard Crowell
esterly by land now or formerly of Howard
Crowell containing sixty acres more or less, be
ing the same premise : decided to John Nichols
by Frank X. Bickford by deed dated August "a
A. ID. 1891, recorded in Vol PIG, Page la5 Som
erset SIS Registry of Deeds
Dated this 9th day of November A. ID. 1895
T. L. NILES, Sheriff.
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I4arOIle.

j. G.. Merrow and Ned Powers made a
trip to Solon, last sunday.
Mrs. +. Winslow is recovering from
her recent illness and now her companion
Mrs. Pinkham is DOWN with the fever
aud under the care of DIR. johnson OF
Skowhegan.
Among those who have lately made
improvements on their buildings are j
G.. Merrow, l.. 5. Lowe, o. Stevens, J,
Haynes.
Among the visitors in Iarone, last
week were. |. and w. Winslow, j,
Welch and ladies', Mrs. c. Goodwin and
Miss Brown of st. Albans; {. Mason, +,
Mumford and Mr.. clough of winthrop
Mr., and Mrs. NJ. Briggs of Winthrop
Center Miss Irene Winslow of Water
vile; Miss Grace Smithberg of Unity,
and Rev. J. IL. Douglass from the west.
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Browns Corner.

John Wyman secured fine deer last
saturday.
A family from West Athens has moved
into the house lately vacated by Chas.
Lewis.
All the schools in this part OF the
town closed on Friday last for vaca-
tion of few weeks before the winter
terms commences.
Henry Crowell is much better and able
to be out of doors.
There has been rustic of feathers in
the poultry pens "o'nights' of late and a
sudden diminution of the flocks in
several farm yards. Their disappearance
Is not charged to that odorous little
animal which frequently In the darkness
does disturb the quiet fowl, bnt to some
L.. sueaking thief who Is liable to put
his foot in the trap While making his
uightly raid I'm the lieu roost.
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SPURS TO ACTION.
Tho Very simple Thing That Brought Mr..
Griddletop Back to Life.

DacR I'd Lie.
"s,ome men need one spur, some an
other" said Mr.. Gratebar.
Nov, there was my friend Sylvanus
Griddletop Mr.. Griddletop was a man
with fair income, which, when the
financial cyclone came along was very
greatly reduced. Mr. Griddletop prompt
ly shortened sail to accommodate him
self to the altered weather; he ecuno-
mized in all directions, and he was sur
prised to find how much he could ccono-
mize and while the new order of things
WASH t like the old, il was gratifying
to Mr.. Griddletop to discover that it
still afforded some measure of comfort.
AT last the financial cyclone passed,
but Mr.. Griddletop, who had accepted
the changed situation manfully, now
discovered that in the course of that
enforced period of comparative idleness
his manfulness had given way to slug
gishness he had found it quite posi-
BILE to live upon his reduced means, and
now, instead Of making an effort, he did
as men sometimes do in like circum-
stances-he settled down into placid
dull contentment With what he had.
Zone of the economies that Mr.. Grid
dletop began to practice Immediately
upon the curtailment of los income had
been that of backing his own shoes.
There had seemed no easier way of say
ing SIS a year than this, and he had
found the work easy enough, without
realizing at the time that this, like
many another economy, like giving up
going to the theater, for instance, meant
the cutting off of so much communica
tion with the world, and SO tended to
the gradual narrowing of his existence
"One day, when he had occasion to
see man ON matter of business find
ing his shoes in a not very presentahle
condition. Mr.. Griddletop stepped up
on bootblack's $ stand and took his seat
in the comfortable chair, as he had not
done in year before, and put his feet
upon the metal footrests. 1t was like
stepping back into the world from which
he had been so long apart; 1t awakened
in him a desire for all the Old time ac-
tivities and pleasures of life. He stepped
down from the bootblack + stand with Il
new ambition. 1t was for h IN just the
needed spur to action New York
SuD
The Somerset reporter., 1895-11-07

The sad news was received here last
week of the death of Michael Comber
formerly of this place, but for the past
year he has worked in Livermore Falls,
Me-, and after Il short but painful ILL
ness caused by typhoid fever he died.
The remains were brought to Carratunk,
for burial. The funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon. lie leaves
four brothers, one sister, II loving
mother and large circle of friends TO
mourn his absence.
Mrs. c. \. Kennedy and daughter
Josephine made a trip to Bingham, last
week
Eva Durgin started for Portland
Hospital last week.
James Redman of Solon, WAS in town
last week.
G. +. Ball WAS sent as delegate from
the Christian Society here to the Con-
vention held at Skowhegan, Tuesday.
Simon Goldbirg of Bangor, was in
town last week. n.
Another correspondent writes:
Three persons were admitted to the
church, Sunday afternoon, Nov. Sd, after
which an impressive communion service
was administered by the pastor, Rev.
MIR. HIATT assisted by Dea. Horace f,
York. Previous to those services the
pastor delivered an exceedingly able and
plain discourse on the origin and mean
ing of the Lords supper. The following
contributions to the chapel fund have
been recently received "a Friend"
$25.00; j. N. Il |. J. Smith, Skowhegan,
$3.50; j. NJ. Gould, Portland, per J. 5.
Curtis, $500; A. c. Dinsmore, Bingham,
$500; j. A. Rice, Solon, $l.00; Mrs.
Warren Colby and Mrs. Fred Preble,
Bingham, a beautiful communion cloth
and mats. MAY the Lord do so to them
and more c. +. b.
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State and General.

County Treasurer Isaac &. William
son of Wiscasset, died Tuesday night.
He was prominent Republican poiti-
clan ard collector of taxes in Wiscasset
for many years.
Eugene Field poet and humorist, died
Monday, of heart disease at his residence
in Chicago. Although Mr.. Field had
been i'll for three days. his death was
totally unexpected.
Hon. J. o. kyes of Wilton, died Tues
day morning, at the age of about ~
years. He had been in failing health
for some four or five months. He is
survived by his wife and two children.
There was sale of 960S barrels of
apples, in Liverpool, England, Monday.
BaldMins sold at lbs, I'D to l5s barrel
Greetings, los 81 to lis Cd; Newton
Pippings, lbs Cd to 20s; Boston Bald
wins, lbs Cd; Ben Davis, l2s Cd.
The Portland Club Monday, gave a
dinner to Senator Frye at which there
was large attendance. President
Henry Z. Cox presided and Senator
Frye spoke over an hour, discussing the
political issues of the day and referring
IN complimentary ana encouraging
terms to the presidential candidacy OF
Mr.. Reed.
Hon. Charles X. Whitten, ex- State
bank examiner, has accepted the position
of New England representative of the
German American Investment Company
81 Wall street, New York city. Mr.
Whitten's valuable experience as bank
official, together with the ability and
knowledge he displayed in the position
of State bank examiner, and his high
integrity, assured him flattering offers.
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st. AIbans.

About fifteen members of St. Albans
Grange met at the home of j. W. jew
EFT, Monday evening and had pleasant
social time.
n. B. Turner, who has been i'll for
some years, has improved of late.
Weston Webb, son of K. y. Webb, is
improving in health slowly.
Hon. ID. ID. Stewart is making quite
extensive repairs on his residence.
MI. Pheland left home some two
weeks ago without informing his people
where he was going, but he has been
heard from at the home of daughter.
| am informed the case of the Misses
Bonncy against Joseph Winslow has
been adjusted 10y Mr.. Winslow.
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SHE RIFF SALE.
STATE oF MAINE.

SOMERSET ss:--
Taken, this fourth day OF November A. ID
1855, on execution dated November second A
D. 1897 issued on a judgmt MT rendered by the
Supreme judicial Court for the County Of
Somerset, at the term thereof begun and held
at Skowhegan in and for said County on the
third Tuesday OF 5, ptember A. ID. 1875. to wit
on the fifth day OF October A ID. 1925 IN favor
of NJ g. LOBBY, II. c. robey and A. f. Leavitt
all of Athens in said County against Henry
Butler of Brighton in said County for one
hundred and eighteen dollars and thirty
cents damage and eleven dollars and forty
three cents, costs OF suit and will be sold at
public auction at j. +. Holman's Office In
Athens in said County. to the highest bidder,
| on the twenty first day of Dect mbe r A. d. 1875
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, the following
described real es tate and all the right title
and interest which the said Henry Butler has
in and to the same or had on the twenty Sc.
cond day OF October A. ID. 1894 at twelve
O'Clock, noon, the time when the same was
attached on the original Writ in the same
suit, to wit: a certain piece or parcel OF land
situate in Brighton in said County of Some
set, together with the buildings thereon, be
ing all that part of lot number eight in the
hrst Range OF lots in said Brighton, that lies
west OF the road, and is bounded on the north
by the north line OF said lot, on the east
| by the road, on the south by the south line OF
| said lot and on the West by the town line be
tween said Brighton and the town of Bingham
November 4th A. ID. 1895
SIMON FOX, Deputy Sheriff.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Starks.

Mr.. George Ward has rented the Ora
Smith stand and has moved his family
into 1t.
Mr.. Fred Duley of Pennington, has
been In town few days visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Duley.
Mr. George Folsom aud wife of New
Sharon, passed through town Monday.
Mr.. John Tolman and wife from
Weeks Mills were in town Sunday.
Snow storms have been quite preva-
lent for few days past
Miss Dora Mace took trip to Nor
eidgewock and Skowhegan Saturday.
Mrs. Maria Hamilton of Madison, was
in town Sunday.
Mr.. John Fish is quite sick at this
writing. M.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-11-07
Welsh sand Wastes.

Large tracts of sand wastes are being
reclaimed along the Welsh coast. Series
of parallel fences are put up seawards,
closely interviewer with wires aud furze,
and spaces between these posts are filled
with earth aud road scrapings. In these
various trees, snch as sycamore. willow.
pine and alder, are planted. while the
ridges are sown with gorse and broon
s,od and planted with brier
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Parlin Pond.

We had about eight inches of snow
fall here Thursday night which made
fine hunting. One deer was brought in.
Eugene Clark of Bingham, was in
town Saturday.
Hon. S. j. Walton and o. A. Priest,
Esq, returned from Jackman Friday.
The former is to spend few days here.
James Redman of Bingham, was in
town Wednesday. He had good look
ing pair of horses for sale.
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Guy whitten of Clinton Is at work at

Guy Whtten of Clinton Is at work at
|. Crowelfs.
Leslie Daggett of shawmut made his
sister, Miss Elgie Davis, call last sun.
day.
Many are taking advantage of the
lovely moonlight evenings to visit among
their neighbors.
Alonzo Wyman entertained friends
from Harmony Sunday.
Nina Woodbury. is visiting in Har-
mony.
Several from this place attended a
husking at Fred Bnrlill,s. Hartland. re-.
Gently and enjoyed the fun and the
bountiful supper.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-11-07
East COrnvile.

The school in Dist. No. 3, taught by
Miss Alice NJ. Case, closed Nov. |, after
successful term of IL weeks. Scholars
not absent one-half day; Edward J.
Berry, Mary h. Berry, Ralph NJ. York,
Harold York.