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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-22
Lyme.

The younger alumni of ThctforG
Academy gave their entertainment to
a good house and was duly appreciated
Fred B. Palmer was elected mem
Der of the school board for three years
taking place of j. F. Elliott, time ex-
pired.
Alvah Stevens, who has lived on the
Moody Chase farm the past two years,
has taken a farm In Massachusetts,
Adna Chase having bought this farm
takes possession
Ira White has taken the Burton farm
in Hanover for three years.
John 8. Norris has rented his farm
the past year but will carry it on him.
self after April LIST. 4.
VIM. W. Whitcher has moved to
Springfield, Mass, having good offer
to work at his trade.
Will Fellows moves into the Char
lotte Gordon house, DIR. A. B. Good.
rich into the house he leaves and Max
Hawkins into e jerks house.
Hon. II. Fl. Holt, Mrs Holt, Miss
Sarah Holt and Clair Holt left Colora.
do Springs Monday night expecting to
arrive home today. 'ee-'Al
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Strafford.

Joseph Avery is quite feeble
Mrs. w. Turner is on the sick list
with la grippe.
r c. Hackett has come home from
South Royalton and gone to work for
Mrs. Ruth, Smith for a short time.
His wife and son are now on the farm.
Miss Kent died on the 10th inst.
F. II. West has been on the sick list
bat is convalescent.
w r. Scribnei has been laid up for
repai . for lew days on account of
his hurt recently.
Colds are very prevalent just now.
Fl. F j. Scribner was laid by few
days but seems all right now.
There was quite On excitement here
last Saturday caused by Justin Stacks
boy which he took from the orphans
home, attempting to run awav. He
was fonnd by Richard Rhodes who
was getting wood in the woods of Fl.
p j. Scribner, and Mr.. Slack carried
Z i'm back home.
Josiah Smith is very low yet and not
much prospect of recovery.
A regular blizzard the 18th, regular
March weather.
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Chelsea,

About thirty took the teachers ex
animation here last week. d.s
Mr.. Harrington is to have charge OF
the town farm this year.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Flint last week.
One night last week Mrs G. P. Dick
inson's life was dispalred of but she is
more comfortable at the present writ.
ing. a.,,t -s
Mr.. Sargent's people have moved
from the Woodruff house into the up
per village
Miss Nellie Corwin is home from
Boston.
Hale Darling, who has been confined
to the house for several days, is on the
gain.
Mr. Jackson and Miss Flora Corliss
were al her fathers Sunday.
Miss Hattie Stevens is home from
Corinth.
Benson Sanborn was hurt Sunday
by cross COW.
Miss Clara Laird is spending q few
days with Miss Edna Robbins who is
recovering fl ON an attack Of infama.
tory rheumatism. ta
vi. Spear and DR.. Rich spent Mon.
day and Tuesday i'm town testing cat
tie but found no eases Of tuberculosis.
Frank Kenerson formerly clerk in
town, spent Sunday here.
Fred Allen went to Boston the first
of the week looking for a job.
Will Densmore is home from Lowell
J. M, Comstook has resigned as
school director and Ernest A. Corwin
has been chosen TO Gil the vacancy.
Ermice Moves has been paying Mrs.
Frank Hutchins of Barre short visit.
Norris Lncas' infant son died of
pneumonia Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Davis have come
to Chelsea to spend few weeks with
his mother u .tow as ..--
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East Haverhiil.

The w. G. T. u will meet Wednes
day afternoon with Mrs G. w. Rich
ardson. - F4
s IL Baker spent Sunday at Haver.
hill with his friend, Isaac Pike.
Mrs. Warren Blake and grandson of
Peacham, Vt, are visiting friends in
town.
Miss Jennie Morse spent few DAYS
at Wells River last week with Mrs. s
Shepardson.
Mrs. G.. w. Richardson went to
Monroe last week to organize w. G.
T. U.
We are sorry to hear of the serious
illness of our former pastor, Rey Hugh
Montgomery Of Lowell. Mass
A card of grateful acknowledgment
has been received by Mrs G. j. Pike
for box of clothing sent 10 Holdrege,
Neb., b, the ladies of the w. G. T. U
The third entertainment in the w.
Q. L. U. course will be given next
week BY the Mnsgrove Ladies Quar-
tette and reader from Bristol. They
give first class entertainment.
Some of the members of our W. G.
7. U. held service at the Jail last Sun
day.
e. Shepardson is making extensive
repairs on his house before moving
his family fl ON Wells River, putting
in furnace, laying hard wood floors,
papering, etc.
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West Falrlee Centre.

Dea. John Southworth has been on
the sick list for several days but is on
the gain now.
Mrs. F. A. Hurlbutt from Concord,
N H., has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Mary E. Child. .-.t
A. Slack, Jr, Is about to move on
10 Benz More!'s place.
Mr.. Thomas Flanders has been very
sick the past week.
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South COrinth,

The Weather is fine, look out for
slgaring next week. ~. .. pJ
G. A. Washburn has been quite sick
for some days with the grip.
A. r. Martin is yet quite feeble.
A number of our friends in to wn are
on the sick list. ssa . u.. -..
1t is said that Miss Flora M. Corwin
will to ch the spring term of school at
South Corinth.
The clerk of the board of school di
rectOrs has made the following report
of the school census to the town clerk
Number of children in the town district
between the aye of five and eight ears,
so; between eight and fourteen, 81;
between fourteen and twenty one. SO ;
total 1888; number of boys 1871; number
of girls liz
Geo. w. MarstOn takes charge of the
town farm this week. This makes the
third time Mr.. Marston has had charge
Of the farm. Henry Huntington has had
charge of the town farm for the past
year and has gwen very good satisfac-
zion.
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. Granite State Local Items .
Hayerhill,

The death of Mrs. Caroline G.. Aiken
mentioned in last weeks edition of the
OPINION, as occurring at her late resi-
dence on Court street, on Monday
evening the 18th, removes from our
midst one who for eighteen years has
made her home among us, and by her
genial and sunny nature, her warm
sympathy and hearty interest in all the
life of the village, had endeared her.
self greatly to all who knew her. The
young people were particularly at
tracted to her, and her influence was
always refining and ennobling. Her
husband, the late Rev. James Aiken,
was settled in several towns in Massa-
chusetts, and upon his retirement from
the ministry, Mr.. and Mrs Aiken came
to live with her widow ed sister, Mrs.
Barstow. Here her life was spent in
loving and tender ministrations. The
sick, the sorrowing, the poor and the
friendless found in her comfort and
aid. One by one the inmates of her
home, mother, husband and sister, pre-.
coded her to the home above, In all
tbs care and sorrow and loss which
came to her, her courage and christian
faith and cheerful hope never wavered.
After brief service at Haverhill, the
burial took place ION Thursday after
noon at Brattleboro, the home of her
girlhood.
She has gone to her rest, sweet and peaceful,
And those loving hands which here have been useful
Are clasped in Christs the other shore,
Where she will wear the crown, and parting is
Mr.. George Miner is yer, i'll with la
grippe, at his home in Oliverian village.
Frank Rogers went to Newbury Sun
day afternoon, to attend the spring |
term at the Seminary, the same Begin
ming Monday morning.
Tyler and William Westgate attend
ed court at Woodsville the first of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Currier from
Northampton, Mass, and Mr. Frank
Sears of Detroit, Mich, have been at
Hotel Merrill for the past few days
Mr.. Currier returned to Northampton,
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. James Towle and daughter Car
RE returned from New York Friday
afternoon of last week. Mr. Towle
can see quite we'll since the operation
was performed on his eye and he is
hopeful of fully regaining his sight at
an early date.
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Corlnth.

Miss May Huntington has engaged
to work fer Mrs. u. Ii. Wilson in SUI
CARING.
Levi Wilson commenced TO work
for Nathan Taplin Monday. for the
season.
6. w. Msrston has charge of the
town farm this year.
Elias Avery presented the South
Meadow society 800 Tuesday towards
purchasing a bell. ....,.e u
The sugar makers thai have tapped
wear long faces these DAVIS, come to
have Dung winter like the past few
days.
Henry Huntington moved to Brad.
ford Wednesday, he has charge of the
town farm at that place this year.
They are good people for the place and
will be missed in this town.
There are many sick in town with
the prevailing distemOer, among the
number are Two of the old people, also
j NJ. Doe aud wife, Mrs. Raymond,
Mr.. Wolcott, q N. Winchester and
Mrs Colby. -t
Mrs. K. Robbie finished satisfactory
contract with the Creamery Company
last week for 100 cords of wood.
Corinth creamery Paid its patrons 20
cents for February butter.
Mrs. George G. Cooke has advertised
for sale at auction Thursday, March
28Ih, the BTydon Sleeper farm, also all
stock and farming tools. This is one
of the best farms In town. We under
stand that there are several who wish
to buy il.
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OrfOrdvill0.

Mrs. Alvah Kimball is more CON-
Portable with hopes of recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Danforth and Miss
Mary Danforlh of COlebrook and Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley were here to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Harry Morrison
last week.
Miss Minnie Merrill of Bradford Wis.
tied her aunt. Mrs. K. w. Chushman,
last week. a,
Harry Morrison has hired a Mr..
Allen of Greensboro for the season.
Selah Simons is saving wood on
Dame Hill.
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Waits River,

j. M Wallace and sster-in law, Mrs.
George Wallace of Waterbury, were
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. j. a. Dodge
the first of the week.
Miss May Richardson who has been
spending Il few weeks in Lancaster,
N. IL returned home Saturday
Ora E. Chynoweth has engaged to
work for g NJ Colby of East Orange
the coming season and W. E Cunning
ham for Ii. w. Farnham through sug-
airing.
Mr. and Mrs. s F. Lock and daugh.
ter Nellie visited in Barre recently.
ID. Wilkev, travelling salesman for
Haskell & Adams, Boston, was in town
Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. j. l.. Goodell have
gone to Corinth 10 care for her father
who is in poor health.
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Fairlee.

The commissioners of the Sarah G.
Adams estate meet at the Office of the
Wynona House, Saturday, March Esd.
The whist parties given Miss Mamie
Carr and Mrs. Oscar Carr of late were
we'll attended and very much enjoyed.
Those who only secured from four TO
six poilts wish that no names be given
as they are in hopes to redeem them
selves. q reIER cstT 1rrr
Mr.. Dulos Clough of Norwich while
here last Tuesday was taken suddenly
with acute insanity, Drs Chase and
Barnes were called and the next day
DIR. Frost of Hanover was called he
is now under the care of DIR. Chaos
and is gaining slowly. 4.rr
Mr.. Nat Rogers brother from the
west is visiting him r 30
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-22
East Thetford.

Charles Henry has left our village
and moved into his brother Willis
house at North Thetford.
R. s. Towards horse took fright
and ran against stone post upsettiDg
the sleigh and somewha: injuiing the
driver.
The sick are all improving, Mr. Bas-
sett is not able 10 be at the store yet
but is gaining -....-..
Louis Caldwell has started his incu-
bator with 267 eggs.
L Child lost a valuable heifer re-
Gently.
No sugar weather yet but sugar
makers are getting every thing in readi-
ness.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-22
BOItOnvlllo.

Mr.. G. M. Seaver, representing the
Waterman Pub. Co, of Montpeliar
spent Tuesday in this place
DIR. Nelson of ST. Johnsbary has
been called 10 see Freeman Tucker
whose condition is very serious. ~
James Vance is having alterations
and repairs made on his house, Robert
Gates doing the work. 90
E A. Hanson has not been as well
for some days being confined to his
room now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Putnam have
engaged 10 work for Charles Mcclure
during the Summer. .l
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OrfOrd,

Mrs. Henry Dayton has gone to visit
her sister at Worcester for a s. ort time
If some good concert company
should come TO our village we think
they would have good house.
The time for which the telephones
were hired for the West Fairlee, Thet-
ford and Fairlee Telegraph and Tele-
phone Co. expires the first of May and
the Company ale looking for the best
place to secure instruments for the en-
suing year. The line runs from Or.
ford to Sharon and Coppertield and
Hanover and has 81 instruments.
Miss Eva Barnes of Barre. VT, is
visiting her uncle, DR.. w. r. Barnes
She formerly taught school at the
Academy.
Mrs Barnes and daughter went to
Albany, VT, Thursday, to visit her
fathers family.
Beals & Son of Orfordville are do
ing big business in the furniture line
we Judge by the loads which are carried
by and the car loads that are coming
almost daily. -4 aa'
Jennie c Avery goes this week to
A~OWPViSs W., " Oc SOuo b lew weeks
on much needed vacation.
There has been more deaths and
burials here since the first of January
than for the same length of time in
many previous years, some fifteen or
sixteen in town. r. ....s
Several of our citizens are at Woods.
vile this week attending court. -
These spring like days are making
poor sleighing and wagons are seen.
A party of eight came up from Thet
ford Monday afternoon to perform a |
drama and had as they supposed sent
circulars the week before. but i'm some
way they did not reach here and the
was a very small house,
only about forty persons present, but |
a good performance. They may come |
again.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury .r-

AS mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from re-
putable physicians as the damage they will
do is ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure
manufactured by +. J. Cheney d Co., To-
ledo, o., contains no mercury and is taken
internally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. Ii is taken internally, and
made In Toledo, Ohio. by r. J. Cheney q
90. Testimonials free.
E-Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle
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PiermOnt,

A CARD-We with TO tender our sin.
cerc thanks to neighbors and Other
friends who 30 kindly assisted us ir
our recent bereavement and prolonged
sickness
EDWIN FACEY.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e BLAIsDELL.
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AooD'S Sarsaparilla wins Its way
- into the confidence of the people
by the good 1t is doing. Fair trials
guarantee permanent CURES.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-22

providence, March le.-Edwin J. Grow.
isy 10 wanted By the Providence police on
. charge Of polygamE.
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OPIsIoN and New York Press, 81 IS,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-25
OBITUARY..
Calvin b. Chase.

Calvin B. Chase, son of Mr.. E. G.
Chase, the transfer agent of the Boston
and New York boats, died of pulmonary
consumption Monday night al his home
in Fremont Place, after a lingering i'll
ness which he bore with manly forti-
tude. He WAS young man of bright
intellect. kindly disposition and courte-
Gus manners and will be missed and re-
GREETED Dy large circle of friends, who
also sympathize with the parents in
their sorrow. Mr.. Chase was prominent
in the Y. M. c. A. and was constant
attendant at the Chestnut Street church.
The funeral occurred at $50 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, at No. Q Fremont
place Rev. Matt S. Hughes offciated.
The pail bearers were Messrs. George D.
Erskine, George Clancy, James Murphy
and Mr.. Ladrigan The floral tributes
were numerous and beautiful, among
them being "Gates Ajar," from the
father and mother; a Pillow" from
brothers; Mound" from DR.. and Mrs.
Richardson of Boston; bouquet from
Mr.. and Mrs. CA. Plummer of Boston;
bouquet from his nephews; pinks
from sister Ida; bouquet from Mr.. and
Mrs. Pratt of East Boston, crescent,
star and bar from Mrs. Grace Green,
pinks from Mrs. Norton, bouquet from
Miss Kilby and Miss Worcester.
The interment was at Evergreen ceme-
terry.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-25

evening and all wished that their little
birthdays.
Lewis Jordan, who is at WORK IN saw |. "
mill at hrldgton, spent last SUNDAY WIN YIN
his mother, Mrs. A bbie Jordan OIL thls
village.
Mr.. Geo. Burns, of Cliftondale. Mass,
who mas been at work for = W.. winter
the past winter, left town for MS hoihe
on Monday of this week. Mr.. Burns
family has been visiting Mrs. winter ZOE
short time past
Mr.. Theophilus Rowe,is driving Il. w.
Winters team at the present time.
Miss M. l.. BickforG, the new superm-
tendant of schools for this town, is TAX
ing vacation from her school IN Gum
berland. to visit the schools in this town
The recent freshet left the roads IN
very bad shape in this town. and 1t Is
thought that they were damaged so the
amount of five hundred dollars II not
more. There were very many cu!verts
that were wholly washed away.
Mr.. I. N. Dyer and family OF Bolster
Mills made q call at the home OF James
Stevens on Monday afternoon. They
were on their way to Freeport. Mr..
Dyer contemplates trip to Boston be-
fore his return home. d
Mr.. Sewal Gross and wife Who have
OcOuAIu aLDIfH, ~. L. uuEIuE eHo paSt
winter with their son, arrived home last
Friday. All were glad to welcome their
old neighbors home again.
The spring term of school in this dis
trIct did not commence on Monday OF
this week as the other schools in towl
did, as the teacher lives so far away* that
she could not get here until Tuesday.
The teacher came from Thomastoa.
May bash cts will soon be the order of
the day. especially with the-little folks
who are eagerly looking ahead to the
first night IN May,
Mrs. Greenleaf Mountfort, who has for,
some weeks past been visiting her
daughter, whokresides at Cape Elizabeth
and VINO was very sick for some time
while there, arrived home last week.
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DEERING.
DeeriuY Center.

House cleaning for recreation, and
brooms, eourd sticks, axehandles and
whips are brought into requisition.
Mr.. H. NJ Greeley has moved into his
new house Earle Villa, Deering Centre.
F. H. Freese is hunting, fishing and
camping out this week up at Sebago
Lake.
"A wedding in high life is soon to be an
nounced.
Mr.. D. E. Walker is at the Mount
Pleasant House Fabyan N. Ii.
Mr.. L. E. Malone has purchased a
stopper.
Mr.. H. NJ. Greeley has moved into
his new house near Smith street.
MI. William Freese is reshingling Mrs.
". G. Lords house ON Smith street.
Mr.. G. A. Halls little boy, who is
having the whooping cough, was seri-
ously i'll yesterday with a sort of spasm.
Beating carpets is the order of the day
just about this time.
Whooping cough is all the rage now in
Deering Centre.
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Maine historical societv.

Meetings of the Society for the reading
of papers and for discussions. will be
held at their Library. Baxter Hall, in
Portland, Friday, May 10Th, afternoon
at $50. evening at 7.30. The mem bers OF
the society are reminded that nomina-
lions for mem bership must be made in
writing and sent to the Recording Seore-
tary on or before June 1st. next. Blanks
will be furnished ON application.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-25
MAY WEATHER.
Interesting Statement of the Averages
for Twenty-three Years.

The Weather Bureau. at Portland gives
forth the following interesting statement
concerning May weather:
b. Chief of the Weather Bureau directs
the publication of the following data.
compiled from the record of obsel vations
for the month of Nav taken at this
station for period Of 20 years.
1t is believed that the facts set forth will
prove of interest to the public as well as
the special student showing as they do the
importantt meteorological elements and the
range within which such variations may be
expected to keep during any corresponding
month.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature, .............. $40
The warmest May was that of 1880.
nv, with an average OF -. .600
The coolest May was that of 1888,
with an average Of. .......... 49o
The highest temperature during any May
The lowest temperature during any May
was on LIST. 1892 Observation-Disclosures. 800
Average date on which "killing'' frost oc-
Cured On spring April 18th.
PRECIPITATION rain and melted snow.
Average for the month. Gnches), ..........3.47
Average number OF days with .o1 of an
TIN iiao y. ny tiot c, u
1893. dnches), ,........ so
The least monthly precipitation was in
1876, dnches), ....... ......., 1890. O.SS
The greatest amount of precipitation re-
corded in any "a consecutive hours was
on May 18th, 4th il 1913 dnches) ........ 300
The greatest amount of snowfall recorded
in "a consecutive hours recordy extend
ing to winter of 1884-5 only was on
May End. 1885, dnches),. ..........1S.S So
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average number of clear days, 8
Average number of partly cloudy days, .12
Average number of cloudy days, ........ II
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been from the
South.
The highest velocity of the wind during
(miles), ..... ................ 43
E.P. JONES'
Observer Weather Bureau
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The Markets Improving.

Mr.. Palmer, salesman for the Milk en-,
Tomlinson Co., said to reporter. "The
market prices are strong in everything
but beans and fruit, and their boom
will come next. Up to Tuesday morning
-four had advanced 10 cents barrel
since Saturday, and have just received
notice Of another advance of 10 cents,
making -four 20 cents barrel higher at
wholesale than it was Saturday. Bust
ness is improving.n
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The Maine Apple Shipment.

The total shipment of apples from
Portland during the past five months
were exactly 155. 7o7 barrels landed at
Liverpool worth s467, 121 of which he
State Of Maine product brough $235, 929.
1t is figured that $40 barrels of Maine
apples were shipped to England from
Portland, E53.000 from Boston. 10000
remain stored in cellars, 10000 have been
utilized for home consumption and do
nestle exports making about IT'S, coo
barrels raised in the State. The foreign
shipments for Portland and Boston
realized about $414 0OO
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SOUTH PORTLAND.

The case of Albert Pratt, cruelty to
animals, was postponed from Wednes-
day to Friday afternoon.
The recent death of Mrs. Curtis was
great shock to her friends. She Will
be much missed.
The new steamer building Oh the rail-
way is nearly ready for launching.
The May carnival comes off in just
week. and all arrangements are being
rapidly completed. 1t promises to De the
most successful event OF the season.
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Today will be big day for the letter
carriers of Lewiston and Auburn. Dele.
gates will be present from all cities in
the State having carrier systems, with
the exception of Bangor. The business
meeting for the perfection of State or
ganization will occur at $50 o'clock p.
M, at Hotel Rockingham. The ban
quet will occur at the Rockingham at
s. 80 O'Clock.