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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
Judiciary.

The committee on Judiciary will give pub
lie hearings at their room in the state House
~ follows:
Tuesday, Feb. 20. 1898. at > O'Clock p. m.
Gardiner, in reference to election of assessor.
On an act to amend sec. 3, chap. PSI OF the
Private and Special Laws OF 1919, as amended
by chap. ASS OF the Private and Special Laws
OF 1855 relating to the charter of the city OF
Gardiner
On an act to relieve the inhabitants of the
town of Cape Elizabeth from the inequalities
Of burdens imposed by chap. PIG of the Laws
OF 1893.
On an act granting to Ernest Z. Abbott and
Chas. E. Moore the right to establish and
maintain ferry between the towns of Sulli-
van and Hancock, in Hancock county.
On an act to allow The Electric Corporation
to reduce its capital stock.
On an act in relation to the jurisdiction OF
the Municipal Court of Portland.
On an act regarding, or extending the juris-
diction of the Municipal Court Of Deering.
Tuesday. Feb. 10, 1898, ut s.1O o'clock
u. M.
An act to authorize the sale of the Second
Baptist Meeting House in the town of Bow
doin.
wednesday, Feb. ~, 1898, at o'clock,
p. ma:
On petitions for amendment to the eonstiaao !,
ton prohibiting appropriations by the state
in aid of institutions under sectarlan or
ecclesiastical control.
Thursday, Feb. IS. 1895 Mt , O'Clock p.m.:
On the petition of 81 physicians and 2ss
others of Portland for an Act to establish a
Commissioner of Streets and Sewers in the
city Of Portland"
On an "Act TO establish Commissioner OF
Public Work in the city of Portland
On an act to incorporate the Maine Live
Stock Insurance Company.
On Act to Incorporate the Union Water Co
Petition of Joseph Martin ct al. for Charter
to build canal to draw water OF Long Lake IN
to Violet Brook Lake.
On the petition of Charles r. MoFadden
that the State will refund his expenses in de-
Tending liquor suit while sheriff of kennebe'
county.
Friday, Mar. I, 1895, Mt o'clock p. m.
On an act to amend Sec. "a. of Chap. sa, Pao
lie Laws of 1888 relating to Boards of Registra
ton.
An act to incorporate the Long Pond Dan
Company.
On the petition of J. T. Davis and Is other
for an act % ameud the charter of the city o
Ellsworth
On an act to incorporate the Car rabasse
Water Power Company,
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Mercantile Affairs and insurance

The committee on Mercantile Affairs and In
surance will give public hearing in the In
surance Commissioners room at the State
House:
Thursday, Feb. rs, at O'Clock p. m.
On an act relating to Fraternal Beneficiary
and Assessment Corporations.
An act relating 10 taxation of Insurance
Companies. BY order of the committee.
J. p. Hutchinson, Secretary.
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Taxation.

The joint special committee on Taxation
hereby give notice that they will hold hear
ing in the Senate Chamber:
Tuesday. Feb. 2G, 1895, at 2.3O p. m.
On bill an act to secure fair and equa
valuation throughout the State of property
subject to taxation.
On resolve in favor of Town of Dexter.
On bill on act i'll relation to valuation of wild
lands.
On bill on act in relation to State taxes on
wild lands where the soil and the growth
thereon are owned by different persons.
Per order,
u. A. GILBERT, Secretary.
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Another whiskey pool formed. This
isn't pool resulting from a spill but rep
resents those who are likely to get spilled
unless more fortunate than other whiskey
pools have been.
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Feb. ~, 1898. at $50 p. ii
Shore Fisheries.

The committee on Shore Fisheries will give
public hearings at their room in the State
House, as follows:
Wednesday. Feb. ~, 1875.
Petition of Il. w. Brown ct ais asking to have
the law amended SO that no lobster trap shall
be set within 800 feet of any fish weir.
Petition of A. NJ Holbrook ct ais of West
Bath and Brunswick to amend sec. 2 of chap.
2t9 of the Public Laws of 1898 relating to the
use of seines in Casco bay.
All act to amend sec. of chap. 2io of the
Public Laws of 1893 relating to the use of purse
and drag seines in State waters.
Bill an act TO protect clans in the towns of
North Yarmouth, Yarmouth and Cumberland.
An act 10 repeal chap. 529 of the Special
Laws of 1888. relating to the taking of smelts
in Bluehili bay.
Per order,
II. T. CROCKETT, Sec'y.
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Ways and Bridges.

The committee on Ways and Bridges will
give public hearing at their room in the
State House:
Tuesday. Eel b. 26, i S95 at = 80 O'CLOCK p. m
On petition of citizens of Maine requesting
an act be passed requiring the counties to sup
port the large bridges within their limits.
On petition of VIM. W. Vaughan to construct
and maintain foot bridge across tide waters
at North East Harhor, Mt. Desert.
On an act to enable the county of Sagadahoc
to make free the Merrymeeting Bay bridge
and Arrowsic bridge.
On petition of E. f. Spear and Al others of
Waldo county asking a law to prevent persons
from placing rocks and other distractions on
the sides of roads where land is cultivated.
On petition of Geo. Mclaughlin and % 9TH
ers asking that law be passed to regulate the
width of sleds in the county of Aroostook.
On an act in relation to bridges between adj
journing towns.
By order of committee.
ALBERT A. COLE, Secretary.
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Notice..

The York county delegation will give pub
lie hearing in the House of Representatives
hall, State House, Augusta, Tuesday, Febru-
airy, 18th. at O'Clock p. NJ. on the bill pending
before the Legislature entitled San act to call
a special meeting of the legal voters i'll the
county of York to vote upon the removal of
the county buildings from Alfred to Biddeford
or Saco, and providing that all terms of the
supreme judicial court to be holden in Bidde
ford or Saco.'
BY order of the delegation,
HORACE MITCHELL, Secretary.
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Daily 4tnnrbte sonrnal.
TERMS: $500 Per Year.

No notice whatever will be taken OF nm
signed communications.
TEE JOURNAL CANNOT BIZ HELD RHsfoHsIbIs
for the reservation or return Of rejected COM
munications.
Address all communications relating TO sub
scriptions and advertisements to BuRLEIeH q
FLYHr, Publishers, Augusta, Maine.
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The fact that the Presidents last batch
of New York appointments contained a
liberal sprinkling of Hill men, indicates
that the willy senator's recent defence of
the chief executive was not wholly in
vain
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Agriculture.

The committee on Agriculture will meet II
the Agricultural room during the session o.
the Legislature, "Wednesday ai'efhoohS "'
O'Clock. u.c,u
Per order OF com. r. .. ADAAS' 0ee y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

A bill is pending before the Illinois
Legislature similar to that before the
Maine Legislature, providing that coun.
ties under certain circumstances shall
send inebriates to a liquor cure institute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

That incredible story about the torture
of Capt. Davis and other Americans by
Hawaiian officials was false on its face
This was our expressed opinion at the
time and it is gratifying to learn that the
Hawaiian Gazette shows there was no
truth whatever in the silly yarn.
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Legal Affairs.

The committee on Legal Affairs VIII give
public hearings at their room IN the State
House as follows:
Tuesday. Feb. 20, 1898, at O'Clock p. m.
On bill an act to incorporate the Meduxne-
keag Hospital.
on bill an act to incorporate the Aroostook
Land and Settlement Co.
On an act to amend sec. 8. of chap 50, OF tne
RS. relating to Intelligence Ofhces-
Wednesday, Feb. ~, 1898, at = O'Clock
T.. VI.
On an act authorizing the Androscoggin
Water Power Company to hold stock and
bonds of other corporations
on an act to amend the charter OF the Sebec
Dam Co.
On an act to utilize and protect certain lands
ordained for pious uses in this State, the legal
custodans of which are unknown.
On an act authorizing the Androscoggin
Water Power Company to hold stock and
bonds of other corporations.
on an act amend the charter of the Sebec
Dam Company.
Thursday, Feb. rs, 1895, at O'Clock
II. VI.
To authorize the town of Fort Fairfield to
fund it's Indebtedness at maturity and to issue
new bonds. 49,
ON an act to preserve the purity of public
water supplies.
on an act to incorporate the Maine Chris
tian Conference.
on an act TO authorize the town of Fort Fair
field TO fund its Indebtedness at maturity and
to issue new bonds.
On an act to incorporate the Maine Chris
tian Conference.
on an act to preserve the purity of public
water supplies.
Act in relation to the performance of chill
dren in public exhibitions.
Also on the act in relation to Schoo! lands
and funds in towns where the act incorpora-
ting them is repealed.
On bill. an act to incorporate the town of
Cape Elizabeth as city.
BY order of the committee,
JOHN HOWARD HILL, Secretary.
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The Rockland Star remarks that the
old fashioned winter was undoubtedly a
great institution, but the fin de steele
article is sufficiently bracing for the aver
age man.
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Taxation.

The Joint special committee on Taxatlon
will hold regular meetings on Tuesdays at
go p. M. in taxation committee room under
land agents office.
Per order, - c,
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Labor.

The Labor Committee will give a public
hearing in Labor Commissioners room, State
House.
Tuesday. Feb. 70, 1875. at o'clock. r. NJ.
On an act prohibiting employers of labor
frcm making contracts with employees for the
retention of wages for certain specified pnr-
poses.
ID. X. JEWELL, Secretary.
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SeashoYe Fisheries.

Committee on Seashore Fisheries will meet II
Seashore Fisheries room every "wednesday
go" NIoKEnsoN, Chairman.
HIT. CROCKETT, Secretary.
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judiciary.

Regular meetings Of the committee on
judiciary will be held in the committee roon /.
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursoays' ae
Z O'Clock, r. M, until further notice.
WILLIAM j. KEowLTos, Secretary
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Railroads, Telegraphs and Eek
presses.


The committee on Railroads. ,Telegraphs
and Expresses will give public hearings at
their rooms in the State House as follows:
Wednesday, Feb. 2sth, at $50 p. IN.
On order of the Legislature directing the
committee to enquire into the expediency
of legislation providing for cumulative voting
on stock in corporations.
On order of the Legislature directing the
committee to inquire into the expediency of
abolishing grade railroad and highway eros
sings within city limits.
On act to extend the charter of the Bath,
Small Point and Popham Beach Railroad
Company.
on act in relation to the Penobscot Shore
Line Railroad bonds, held by the city of Bath.
On act to incorporate the Aroostook Mutual
Telephone Company.
on act to extend charter of the Penobscot
Central Railroad Company.
On act to incorporate the Readheld Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company.
On act to amend chapter 357 of the Private
and Special Laws of 1893 entitled IAN act to
amend the charter of the Rockland, Thomas
ton and Camden Street Railway"
On order to enquire what legislation is ex-
pedient to reduce or regulate the tolls and
rates charged by Telephone companies doing
business in this State.
Thursday, Feb. Is. 1898, ut $50 p. m.
On petition of the Franklin Telephone and
Telegraph Company for right to extend wire
to North New Portland and Madison.
On act to incorporate the Somerset and
Franklin Telephone and Telegraph Company.
On act to amend section of chapter 1886 of
the Private and Special Laws of 1893. relating
to the charter of the Deer Isle Telephone
Company.
on act to incorporate the Penobscot Tele-
phone Company.
On act to incorporate the Rockland and
vinal Haven Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany.
on act to extend the charter of the Kittery
and York Electric Railroad Company.
w. IL. WILDEs, Secretary.
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This has been q prosperous winter FOL
the good town of Brunswick. One of the
selectmen remarks that there has been
less distress there the present winter than
for number of years past.
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COMMITTEE NOTICES.
Legal Affairs.

Regular meetings OF the committee on Lega.
Affafrs will be held in the committee room on
Tnesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays at z
O'Clock r. NJ, until further notice.
john II. HILL, Secretary.
January 8, 1895
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WaYs and Bridges.

The committee on Ways and Bridges Will
meet in the agricultural room during the
sessions OF the Legislature, Tuesday after
moons at 2.30 o'clock. Per order,
ALBERT A. COLE, Secretary.
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rheumatism has crippled the left arm
of Mayor Strong but we are pleased to
hear hasn't relaxed the grip of his strong
right hand
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penobscot County Delegation.

There will be regular meetings OF the Penoo
scot Delegation at room OF committee OF
Legal Affairs on sdaysdmmedlateiy Al
ter adjournment. Per Order.
STANLEY PLUNMRR, Sec'y.
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Towns.

The committee on Towns will hold Its
regular meetings in the Senate chamber, on
Wednesdays. at 2 =. NJ
X. G. PENNEY, Chairman.
II. A. RYERsoN, Secretary.
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Insane Hospital.

Regular meetings OF committee on Insane
Hospital will be held on Tuesday at 2 p. M IN
the bank Examiners room.
g. N. WATERHoUsE, Chairman.
FIJI. PARKHURsT, Secretary.
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Military Affairs.

Tho committee on Military Affairs will meet
in the Office OF the Adjutant General OF
Wednesday evenings at 7.30 O'Clock.
G. II. PRESCOTT, Chairman
JOHN O. PATTEN, Secretary.
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Banks and Banking.

Committee on Banks and Banking will hold
their regular meeting in the bank examiners
room on Wednesdays at p. M.
A. r. DAY, Chairman.
+. Ii. PARKHURsT, Secretary.
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State Library.

The regular meetings OF the committee on
State Library will be held in the Library
every Wednesday evening at 80 O'Clock, I'M
til further notice. Per order, .
Jan. 10, 1895. +. A. FLOYD, Secretay'
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ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.

In France it is decided that the makers
of bicycles are responsible for damages
when an accident occurs through struct-
ural fault in machine.
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Labor.

The Committee on Labor will hold its regu.
lar meetings in the room of Commissioners OF
Labor on Tuesdays at 2 80 7. Nj.
q. f.. SIMPSON, Chairman.
ID. X. JEWELL, Secretary.
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Railroad Telegraph and Express.

The regular meeting OF the Railroad Tele,
graph and Express committee will be held
Wednesdays at 230 p. M, in railroad com
missioner's office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

One of the earliest efforts of the United
States fish commission in the restoration
of exhausted fishing grounds was along
the inshore cod fisheries of New England.
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Education.

The regular meetings of the Committee on
Education will be held Tuesday of each week
at Q O'Clock p. NJ. in the adjutant generals Of
fee
Per order,
JAMES ii. HowEs, Secretary.
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Inland Fisheries and Game.

The committee on Inland Fisheries and
Game will meet at their room every Tuesday.
Ut $50 p. NJ.
CYRUS A. PACKARD. Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

Sometimes the more help the less work
accomplished. family living in the
New Jersey suburbs kept II servants, but
finally took to boarding because the lady
of the house was threatened with general
prostration from the labor involved in
experimenting her household.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

Congressman Samuel J. Randall's son
says that if he ever goes to Congress it
will be as Republican.
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Interior Waters.

wh. committee on Interior Waters will meet
every Thursday at 2.SO p. NJ. Per Order.
JOHN X. AMEs, Chairman.
Geo. p. Longley, Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

The editors study in Harpers for
March contains an article from the pen
OF Mr., Warner. which is as readable as it
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

It's heads off with the Chinese com
manders who fail to head off the Japs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

Dexter has a new city charter which
will be passed upon at the annual town
meeting. There seems to be quite Il
sentiment in the place in favor of its
adoption.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

Railroad which was then in process of
construction. Now the town supports a
school and preaching service every two
weeks.
The subscribers of the Daily Boston
Journal are staunch friends. Many of
them have taken the paper so long that
it has been become to them necessity.
In this connection the best that can be
said in commentator of the enterprise
resulting in the Sunday edition of this
paper, is that it is fast becoming rs much
a household necessity among the old sub
scribers as is the daily. But this is a
matter of course considering the general
excellence of the Sunday edition. When
is added its new features, novelties, origi-
nal ideas and attractive illustrations, one
does not marvel that its circulation is
booming all along the line.
Mrs. Marcia Littleield of Springvalc,
who is 81 years of, age, has an orange
tree which she has carefully tended for
many years and which bore its first fruits
this winter; the tree was a handsome
sight with its golden fruit cleaning amid
the glossy leaves and while familiar
enough to our friends who are in Florida,
was an undoubted rarity in this northern
cline.
Tides have run very high on the Maine
coast the past winter. Not long ago they
covered the great salt marsh at Small
Point, sweeping the stacks of hay from
their saddles Nothing like it was ever
known before.
Campobello is to have new brass band
of 90 members.
There are some peculiar things in trade.
One would scarcely think that florist in
the vicinity of Portland could find it
profitable to make weekly consignment
of flowers to st. Augustine, Florida, but
such is the case.
The Courier Gazette tells of swap
made on a street of that city recently by
two men from a neighboring town. 1t
was evident that both were Yankees of
the sbrewdest type. When they broke up
the exchanges made were a COW and
horse. The animals were delivered the
next morning, and both were dead
Samuel j. Eaton of Sunset thinks he
owns the champion cat of Maine 1t re-
Gently caught rat which measured Is
inches from the end of its nose to the tip
of its tail Cats which can handle rodents
of this size are indeed scarce.
One OF the smart old men of Maine is
S. z. Pierce of Hudson. He is 20 years
old, has cut Is cords of wood and fitted
it for the stove since October.
The Rockland Star remarks that the
old fashioned winter was undoubtedly a
great institution, but the fin de steele
article is sufficiently bracing for the aver
age man.
1t is said that barges will be used to a
greater extent than ever before, in trans
porting the ice out of the Kennebec the
coming season.
A number of Portland ladies are re-
ported to be making move for the estab-
lishment of school for cooking.
A correspondent from South Deer Isle
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ing there the present winter, the snow
remaining but very few days at time.
Two Biddeford men lost 600 HOLSTERS by
Il recent storm. They were worth Is
cents apiece.
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Near Brighton. England, galloway has
recently been constructed for the convey
Dyke" When in the middle tho adven-
turers are swung 230 feet above the bot
tom, but the small box-like cars have
wire netting sides, so no one can fall out.
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Courier Gazette: He was Knox coun-
ty clergyman and one Sunday he told his
boys that they mustn't go cumming, as
he found they had planned to do. On his
return from church there were evidences
that the boys had been in the woods, and
he asked them:
Have you been out cumming
"No, father" was the answer, 1--WE
only picked out place
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MAINE GOSSIP.

The growth of the town of Crystal
reads almost like chapter of Oklahoma
history. 1t has grown up almost in a
night. Two years ago where the town
now stands was wilderness relieved only
by the line of the Bangor and Aroostook
Railroad which was then in process of
construction. Now the town supports a
school and preaching service every two
weeks.
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A correspondent from South Deer Isle
says that there has been very little sleigh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

More than half the worlds supply of Gin
is mined III tho straits settlement at the
tip of the Malay peninsula. The output
i'll 1891 was 36,06l tons out of total of
56,65l tons; IL. 105 tons came from the
Dutch East Indies, chiefly from the island
of Banka, leaving only 1881 tons for the
rest of the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

A number of Portland ladies are re-
ported to be making move for the estab-
lishment of school for cooking.
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Last fall says the Madison Bulletin, a
Madison man named WEIGH, while grub
bling around the Father Rasles' monu-
ment at Norridgewock, found curious
ring. 1t had wire-likc circlet of gold,
much corroded by exposure, and huge
cal bearing a cross and the representa-
ton of two women, kneeling ON either
side of the emblem. Catholic priests who
have seen the ring say it certainly must
have belonged to the martyr priest, as the
emblem is such as only missionaries of
the early days We're allowed to wear.
Beads and other relics are occasionally
found near the old monument, and in
Madison wooden mill hangs an ancient
English cutlass that was disinterred near
this historic spot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26

Building operations have gone on in the
good town of Blaine the present winter
with scarcely an interruption. This is
certainly good evidence that the prosper
ity of this live and energetic town is still
progressing