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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07
At Augusta


Among tho papers presented thursday
were ieillloo Tor Incorporating '''f-
"'lu idie Insurance '"'
p.-,,i 's ,,i'.'i ,i.'.' ~ '''
=, ION 'ti Il "NF''H III ne l'"" oI
N'''@oa ana li'e '"r"I Iof3iloh "I nc"
'"Nn'
By Mr.. Merry ot Arson Petition OF
Hrulahn :. collins aAa ~ others Of
Norm Anson, requesting the repeal ol
mat pafl oi srcl'"h J. cuaPlef TO- OF me
9P Clai LIN "' IN'', rem my !" I"'
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III great Ll9o.'e" poua, II Noln' r>'l
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asl;,,,, f, r,.,,I ~ ,ha,.t',.51e p,,tI;
Ia,"s, f isa3 rnla,inr ~ s,.iaa1 a., WAY
and 10 ,r.,i,i for ,,0ra ,ni.i,,.,
vision of public schools.
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Stnyybo"an for sa,nn '''' ''''''' VI
Bv Mr.. Boynton Of St. Albans-peti.
tion of :. i. Prescott and II others
business men of 81. Adams. for law
eGualizinp freight rates and prevent nm.
lust discrimination.
ny Mr. hoFeN "l Noihefsel-i rtlllon
81 oaHl9ei fhfouSh ana - others oi
l II ana harmony ana AlhenS Tor
,, ''','e oh HNu'"S III 'orSoh pT"oH'
Hartland. Athens and Harmony.
IN Er;aa, ~, n,otion#of NJ, uo.,+o.
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rho Sonato chan,ho, ho ,,r,ntoa ~ tha
ioint snaciaI committoo on taXat t ' no
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07

Nhe cut of logs on the kennebec
waters this season is, by close figuring
of men WHO are familiar with all parts of
the field, placed at - million feet nclud-
ing spruce cut for manufacturing into
pulp. In addition to this il IS estimated
that ten million feet will be transferred
from Penobscot to kennebee waters by
Bradstreet and Cos endless chain tram
way, making the amount Of new logs
in kcnnebce waters s2,0oa,ooo against
about l07000,000 it., last year.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07

Even the grave Senators at Augusta,
are liable 10 unbend when heir official
duties are not onerous. Friday morning
there WAS placed on the desk Of senator
IIovey beautiful bouquet and by its
side lay card, "IIon. + ". lloycy,
from the Ladies' of Pittsfiela." just as
the Senate, having Completed its work,
was about to adjourn, Senator Shaw aa-
dressed the Chair with the remark that
he wished to present out Of order "A bou-
quet to The President, and there was II
smile when he caught up Senator
IIovey's and carried it to the Presidents
dpsl,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07

Woman's day at the State Capitol,
this year, was like no other day of the
season. The ladies' were there with both
feet and their best clothes from all parts
of the state. SkoNhegan was reason.
aoiy we'll represented bur not 40 we'll a.
solne other towns ar cities about it. size
and population.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07
For the Reporter
From New York to SOUTHAMPTON

p'''t VI We" Jul ~ i'aii/e II grandeur
In the fullest sense. oue ma-f ia.c au
ocean voyage: fien. if tb:tf a4efl5i ham.
n,l.dp-,ner do. ,o, .,.,a ..z..
act so,,r tin i4,.,,f ,l...'s..#..5.5.. :,
Tho doom
10 .,iI far.d.,. o;,l.,,.,# z,5,...t.
oltmp.n If - or t,I,.# - -,
The .,,-.spll. "a beaJi,.,, ,,..,..f9.
follo,,i,'o ne.,eaf.,lI, ,,,,. ,....=...5 ,..'.'
from IN. =. .bn,... -. -
after 1at mon Ihe ..,,',. 5,..a -
iug vHrcf. r1.l,i..g ,,.dI,. -, .,...
tumulinou. course. io s.,l..4.,,., -. g..
~ eye could see tn The aI.f.5,, a..
where sky and W.,ter u,.4l nd 100 =,,..
the tossing. fofobling ,,a,er- gf,,y 49,.
IN enlarged idea of tho .,.t.ff,.e.fI.,l
creation. and tn IfttI..r.. If II. .,,...
lures
And vet. uhea ho ref e. nm ae.,.I,,
the va,tnaS- # the rele Eeaed,...
ocean. Inah h4- found a ,,av f., n,sI.t,,. =,
aud threading thc tiackie.- X8-te 10
cross from -hore to shore and ere,t.. o.,
highway In the -. for commerce nf th,.
nations. hi- soul leap- rXultaufIV vitt,ir.
him. and he eric, olt-"And loo. nm, "a
man"
Aud then. when the horror. If .o,-
sickness seize him ami hi, Whole internal
system seem. deranged. and lie feel, "a.
il il would matter little IS neither he .t,,id
on board or tel overheard. Ia j. am tu.
moraIize' ana think Whar fool man j..
10 venture OH INTO such au immeusitN.
am he wants 10 kick himself T daring
[" uhocrtake sci voyage.
bu' ID, repentance j. brlef. and when
ne spilis resume lh"it normtl eondj-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07

Trains to Augusta, Thursday morning,
were filled to The point of crowdiag.
ladies largely predominatiug, as they
should on Ladies Day" in Maine. That
portion of the great procession that We
saW MS made up of Widc-awakc, cheer
fnl. animatcs, chatty, weil-dressed and III
course beautiful women FROM the homes
OF Maine cities. villages and country.
HEY We're taking a day of, ana nom
were better deserving of trip 10 TIE
State Capitol and none would enjoy il
better.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07

Speaking of crowds; thu at the hear
ing before the Judiciary committee in
Representatives Hall, WAS one Of the
densest that eyer occupied that room,
the Hrseet in the Capitol There were
very few men in the throng. Women
"on dock" sure. The word jam" suits
The occasion better than the word crowd.
One genial, if not cultured mpu. presan.
ably not member Of the 9Th Naine
Legislature, stated, iileutially, There
are mole than Thousand "critters" in
that hall"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07

Tn city Of Waterville. turncd out j.
full quota aud moved Oh the State llou.e
in solid phalauX. We CHANGED to glance
into the L dies waiting room at the Main
Central station. 1T the Virgin civ.
Thursday morning whore every foot
of standing room Wis taken and
every scat filled With animated humane
ity Of The female persuasion. They were
doing their own talkiug. Two hundred
Indies on Sharp frosty morning IN II
room 20 X 30 feet nj engaged in conver-
sation are well worth seeing aud hearing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07

The educating process in his public
question j, not required among he law
eiyers alone ror Yet entirely among men.
Our observation is thai women arr more
indifferent t", OF opposed to the miaci-
pie dian men rs Il rule. We do not use
his rs an argument against the abstract
fgit OF female suffrage. but mention il
IL a fact hat exists ami it appears 10 he
one Of the most stubborn conditions 10
he overcome and one HAT appears 10 Us
necessary to be overcome before tn
cause can triumph We're lhc women OF
Maine substantially united upon tie
question and determined to secure full
.u0Iage it would be accomplished in
short order.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07
Coming Local Events.

For the benefit of our readers we shall pub
lish under this head notices of coming local
events, so far as are able. To this end we
request secretaries of lodges and societies and
the clergymen of Somerset churches to send in
anything they may have for publication in
this column.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07

Wednesday Evening Feb. 6,
u. X. f. A Banquet at Hotel Heselton.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. l. aud 10,
Annual State Encampment q. A. r
Coburn Hall.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07

The Somerset Reporter.
J. o. SMITH & CO. PUBLISHERS,
l49 WATER STREET, SKOwHEGAN, Me
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-07

The august Judiciary committee We're
crowded into a small space around their
table in corner, hut they gallantly sub
mttied to any Inconvenience necessary for
the good cause of Municipal suffrage for
women The ladies' one forrach of the Ii
counties. were marshal!ed 10y Mrs. NJ. l..
Stevens and then several women AT large
nude themselves heard before the com
mitlee and made very crcdtahle argu-
ments. fully Is much 50 as an equal
number of men representing the salne
eonstituer cicS and selected in the snmc
way could. One lady remarked to the
REPORTER. that some ot thim INDUCED in
platltades, and another that they did not
come directly 10 the point without cir
enmlecution rs they ought to have dom
~hen they had hut very few minutes
each, in which to make their arguments
His IS not to be wondered at. if the crit.
cism MAS just Even the LORDS OF
creation do This 10 Il tires0mc extent
II Ills can be urged against women rs IA
reason Tor not comforting the right OF
suffrage i; can he urged with equal force
Is Il reason for taking il away from men.
Evening journal., 1895-08-17
THIRTY DETERMINED EXCURSIOHISTS

They Were Left In Philadelphia BY tho
Clyde. and soRmpercd TO Broad street
station, Coming Here TO Join Her.
The steamer Thomas Clyde this mofn-
ing took out large excursion of
employees of Philadelphia firm. Full
ffty Of the employees were dumbfounded
by being left on the wharf at Race
street. AS the boat ateamed down
stream. however, thirty OF them banded
together and decided to get TO Wood
land Beach In spite Of all
They hurried TO Broad street station
and there boarded the 5 81 train for
Wilmington. arriving In this city just
after the departure OF the Wilmington
aud Northern train for the Delaware
river pier to intercept the Clyde
Nothing daunted J. H. Sisson. OF the
party, sought TO have TeRmster Worrel
haul the excursionists out to the pier In
hts hacks aud wagons, but the W. q N.
people relieved matters by having the
ely de train come In for an extra Trip.
As there was plenty OF time TO spare
the Phildelphians we're taken out to the
pier In time TO twit their assoclateg who
had 80 mercllessly put the laugh on them
only three hours before In Philadelphia.
They claimed that the steamboat people
feared an overhauilng by the govern
ment inspectors who we're there 40 the
time looking out for vessels which carry
more than the limit
Evening journal., 1895-08-17
A LESSON FoR THE IEAcHER.
His Half- brother Enjoys His Hospitality
and Then Robs Him OF His Wealth.

His Half-brother Enjoys His Hospitality
and Then Robs Him OF His Wealth.
Charles II. Thompson Is colored
school teacher, who has been controlling
the young Afro-Amerieans at Iron Hill
He lives at A and Buttonwood streets,
South Wilmington. and is home during
vacation. He has half brother, Wesley
Cook by name, who Is somewhat OF
a vagabond, has no definite home aud
only works wi en- driven to g.
Last week he applied to Charles, tell
ing him a sad story Of being homeless,
etc and WAS allowed to share the shelter
of the teachers home Last night he
climbed a shed. entered the window OF
Chsrlss's sleeping room and appropriated
s12 O2 which Thompson had saved from
his school earnings and had placed In an
inner pocket for safe keeping
Charles taxed Wesley with the theft
and then started for the iclty hall to get
out a warrant. Wesley followed him to
Sixth and Market. and when he saw that
the threat OF arrest WAS not an idle one.
started to run away. Charles secured q
warrant from Clerk Adams but Il is safe
to say that Wesley has "fawed de coop
ere nov, and that Charles is a dozen
cartwheels out Of pocket.
Evening journal., 1895-08-17
MARCUS HOOK MAIL BOAT
THE BRITISH TANK STEAMER DUF-
FIELD MAKES A QUICK RUN.

while oroasinR the English Channel She
IL Run Toto. by thsloleaveiand-Th Lat
ter Is sunk and Seven Men Lost-Captain
Lowe Exonerated BY the Underwriters.
The British tanker Dufield Captain
Lowe, arrived last night from Shields,
and will load with oil at Marcus Hook
She made the trip over 10 less than
twelve days, fully three days quicker
than any OF her class have ever done.
She be lrs the palm for speed and is
generally referred to as the Marcus
Hook mall boat.
While on this trip Captain Lowe had
an experience which he will remember
for many day. After leaving Rouen.
France. and while crossing the Englieh
channel, Captain Lowe ran into a Very
dense fog Nothing could be distiu
gnished a short distance from the
Duiisld and she was running at reduced
speed, when the noise Of an approaching
steamer WAS heard Captain Lowe blew
one blast as a signal that he would pass
to etarboard when he was hoIrlfed tc
receive In response two blasts from the
approaching steamer. This showed that
the latter would cross the Dufield's
bows.
In few minutes the steamer, which
turned out to be the British steamer
Cleavelsnd struck the Duhsld on tbs
port bow, knocking hole about the
twenty four foot line. The latter's DO =
literally cut the cleveland In half ant
the two alr-tignt compartments hlled al
once.
The two stesmers lay for about hv,
minutes eide by side and Captain Low,
threw ladder from his deck to that oil
the rapidly settling Cleaveland The
crew OF the latter made a rush for the
frail crossing which BROKE beneath
them, hurting them into the sea between
the two ships. Captain Lowe at once
cropped his boats and succeeded In
rescuing ten Of the seventeen men
comprising the Cleaveland's crew he
took them TO Shields. whore be reported
at once to the board Of underwriters
which promptly exonerated him from al
blame After making repairs the
Dufield sailed for Marcus Hook
Captain Lowe Is resident Of Rothe
say and WAS at home during the races In
which Valkyrle. Britannia and Ailsa
tested their heels He brought with hin
a race card on which the yachts, theii
flags and plan Of the course Is depleted
Captain Peter Ayars. OF the collectors
office, prizes the card very highly.
Evening journal., 1895-08-17
DELAWARE NATIONALS CENTENNIAL.

One Hundred Years Ago To-day the OLD
Bank Opened It's Doors for Business.
A Successful Institution.
To day is the centennial anniversary
OF the Delaware National Bank. On
February 8, 1895. the General Assembly
OF Delaware granted a charter to
'the President, Directors and Company"
Of the Bank of Delaware with a
capital stock of 100000 divided into
500 shares at 5000 a share A meeting
OF tie stockholders was held on June o
Of the same year and elected as directors
Joseph Tatnall. William Hemphill
Eleazer McComb. Samuel Candy Isaac
Hendrlckson, John Ferris and Thomas
MendlnhRll Joseph Tatnall was chosen
president.
The property at the northwest corner
OF Fourth and Market streets WAS pur
chased Of James Lea and on August IL
doors OF the institution we're opened for
business Notes TO the amount
OF SEQ 600 we're issued. During
the panlcs bstwsen 1871 and
1920. 1886 and 1887, 1856 and 1857
and 1878 the bank westhered the storm
bravely and In July. 1865. the Institution
became the Bank OF Delaware with .
capital Of $4,000 Il is the fourth
oldest Institution OF It's kind In the
country.
Evening journal., 1895-08-17
Big THRBE-NISTUR SUNK.
Literally Cut Into Halves In the Della
ware River Last Night-An Hands No
lieved to Have Bsen Saved.

Literally Cut Into Halves I'm the Della
ware River Last Night-An Hands Re
iieved to Have Bsen Saved.
The big three nssted schooner VII
liam Jones, Captain Mclean, while
proceeding down the Delaware river last
night In tow OF the tug Eva Walls, was
cut In half and sunk between Gloucester
and Greenwich Piers by the ocean
steamer City Of Macon, Captain Lewis,
from Boston.
Just how the accident occurred could
not be definitely sscertalned, because
neither Captain Lewis nor any Of his
cfil ,ers would talk, aud Captain Mclean
could not be- found The tug Is still Ia
the vicinity Of the sunkeu schooner.
The City Of Macon brings twenty
passengers en- route to Savannah. one Of
whom Is Colonel j. West OF Georgia
The sunken schooner William Jones
arrived yesterday from New York aud
had cleared aud starred down the river
sgain She was 81 07 tons gross.
2e6 81 tons net, 129 2 feet long, 30 90
feet breadth Of beam, 10 05 feet deep
and built In 1872, at Eist Boston. aud Is
oznsd by ] o. simpson, OF New York
Colonel West said there appeared TO be
about seven men on the schooner
besides the women, but Is unable to state
whether they we're all saved, but thinks
they were, a. Captain Carroll. OF the tug.
after those In the water had been picked
up. came alongside the steamer aud held
a conversation with Captain Lewi8 and
exonerated him from all blame
Evening journal., 1895-08-17
DEATH OF A PROMINGNT MAN.

Captain Frank M. Acton Passes Away
nc salem After = Severe ninsus-was
Finy-two Years Old.
SALEM, Aug. 17-After a severe i'll
ness OF several months. Captain Frank
NJ Acton passed away Thursday after
noon, at his home here, In hia 52nd year.
Captain Acton had not been enjoying
good health since leaving the army at
the close OF the war, but was able to sue.
oessfnlly GIL the several responsible
positions to which ne had been elected.
Before be became Of sgo he volunteered
aud Was elected csptsin Of a company Of
the Twelfth New Jersey Volunteers.
After the war he hlled positions under
the government At Washington and
Philadelphia In August, 1857, he
entered As clerk In the Salem National
Bank. and In October 1881. was elected
ssslstant cashier. which position be held
up TO the time OF his death. Ia the
meantime he was elected city treasurer
and councilman. and also stood very
prominent IA several secret orders.
His funeral will occur on Monday morn
Ing next.
Evening journal., 1895-08-17
RIPE and JUICY PEARS

10 tho Market In such Abundance That
They Sell for 80 Gents Basket.
PEACHES Plentiful.
Bartlett pears and their larger kin, the
Duchess. appeared In market this morn
ing for the FIRST time in any large quan
titles Before noon the choicest yello v
Bartletta were 50 plentiful that they
we're selling for 90 cents basket, 15 aud
20 cents a half peck Early In the day
they sold for 20 cents basket The
Bartlett pear Is one OF the fnest fruits
that Delaware can produce, which means
much TO the outside world.
Peaches were slso plentiful, Moore's,
Favorite and Stumps, splendid fruit to
cut down In cream. selling for 20 cents
half peck. This WAS. OF course, within
the reach OF every buyer.
IL was truly said OF this August Sat
urday that the fruit season Of 1895 In
Delaware was clearly In It's zenith TO
dav
Evening journal., 1895-08-17
Friends temperance Conferences.

WRsr cuEsrER. Aug. II AT New
town Square. under the auspices Of
Concord Quarterly Meeting Of Friends. a
temperance conference was held yester
day. The attendance WAS large Short
addresses on temperance, the Prohibition
party, political methods and other work
we're made BY Mordeoal Birtram. Loyi
Morse FRI derrick Price. Cora Andrews.
Charles Palmer. Anna Powell, Lewis
Palmer and others. Five topics were
assigned a committee for consideration.
They were as follows THE Indian
Question" Improper Literature, "
Peace and Arbitration" "Temperance
aud Narcotics aud THE Colored People
Of the South
Evening journal., 1895-08-17
olTY NEWs lN RRIEF.

The Wilmington Rod and Gun Club viii
go TO Philadelphia this afternoon 10 shoot a
match with the Forrest Gun Club. OF that
city.
In Brandywine Park this afternoon the
Summer Social, composed Of West Side
young men and women, viii hold a picnic.
continuing the festivities untl late to-
night
Benjamin. Cheeseman. New Jersey
trucker ot PennsgrOve, reports having raised
3600 baskets OF Early hose white potatoes
from E ylantlng Of fifteen sbarr6ls, yield OF
nearly hfty-fold.
AT the Pusev and Jones Company's ship
yard, Colonel William NJ. Singerly's yacht
Impatient has gone out on the railway.
The Margaret Begin. three-masted
schooner. is undergoing repairs AT the jackson
and Sharp Company's.
Rev Asbury Burke has decided 10 hold a
tent meeting near BrandyWine Church dur
ing the coming autumnal season.
The City Hall Is crying for repairs and Il
Is probable that City Council will be asked
70 give 10 a new cornice at the next meeting.
Evening journal., 1895-08-17
ADDICKS CEESURES WASHBURH.

He Pours voIley OF Hot Shot Into the
Minnesota Mana Lengthy Answer.
The controversy between John Edward
Aodicks and ex United States Senator
W. d. WRshburn, of Minnesota, is not
ended. To a representative of the
EVENING JOURNAL, Mr.. Addicks last
night exhibited the following received
yesterday N orning:
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug 13.
J. EDWARD ADDICKs, Philaael lphia. Pa
Telegram just received. Believing you
responsible for the defeat Of a Republi-
can senator from a state usually
Democratic expressed myself empbsti-
cally as did ia New York as to your
Rction, intimating. of course, political
rather than physical punishment.
(Signed w d. WAsHRUnN
In answer 10 It the millionaire wired a
lengthy dispatch, censuring the Mime
sofa senator in bitter terms for his
attack upon him. The message was
wired from Addicks's home, In Clagmont
and was couched In the folio ring
language;
ITO Hon w. d Washburn, Minneapolis.
For public man, your words were
i'll chosen and might have inspired some
not understand Delaware politics
Wisely investigate before foolishlv
orrting Ninety per cent of Delaware
Republicans are with me to day. MY
assistance and a three years fight car
ried Delaware for the Republican party
last year. All pledges to me were broken
The Higgins machine made fraudulent
nominations. Repeating the events
n Irsf
under. and that maohlne was deservedly
annihilAted by the people. The small
faction pledged to Massey preached and
practiced treachery and ara now home
less. The election OF q Republican
senator other than Addieks would have
left Delaware hopelessly Democratic for
generation. The Republicans will
carry Delaware next year pledged to
Addicks for senator. l made Delaware
Republican. am no politician. If the
Republican party Is the party Of treach
cry, l will help bury II ten thousand
fathoms deep. In conclusion, Delaware
Republicans notify all hot headed out.
siders that they propose to manage
their own affairs. (Slgneo)
John EDWARD ADDICKs
Ia An Interview Addicks said he felt
glad that Senator Washburn had made
the attack, as it furnished him an
opportunity to answer all those who are
decrying him
Mr. Washburn, in speaking Of the
incident, stated that be had no idea
when he said that Addicks should be
killed that he was talking for publica
ton. The conversation was With a
brother of Senator Higgins OF Delaware,
who was one Of his close personal
friends Mr.. Washburn said that II be
had known that the mstter was likely to
get into the papers he would prefer to
have said nothing; but now that It has
gone to the extent It has, he proposed
to have the whole truth told
Evening journal., 1895-08-17

Carlton A Morris. Of No 7O3 East
Tenth street, employed In the Diamond
State Rolling Mil, WAS badly hurt last
evening while at his work He was
struck by an iron hook swinging in
the air and the object struck him with
such force as to break his collar bone
and knocked MIN PROSTATE on the
ground He was removed at once to the
Delaware Hospital that he might receive
surRical attention.
Evening journal., 1895-08-17
JERSEY FARMERS' ANNUAL OUTING.
and Roam About tho Grove, aud
Discuss the Drop Prospects.

Discuss the Crop Prospects.
PRNEsoRovE, Aug. 1.-THE eighth
annual .outing Of the truck growers on
the line Of the Delaware river railroad In
Salem and Gloucester counties was held
near here to-day. aud the farmers with
their families to the numbsr Of about
4 1000 took advantage OF the delightful
weather, and joined heartily IN the
festivities A great number OF the soil
tlllers came by train, but frsm early
morning until the big feast was opened
at noon vehicles Of All descriptions kept
arriving with their loads Of humanity.
aud the day. a. usual. was spent In
roaming over tho grove, boating and
Discussing the outlook for the year from
doanoiAl standpoint
The Bight at noon on Farmers day"
Is one OF the chief attractions to the
many city visitors. who hugely enjoy
watching the preparations for dinner.
Tables we're spread, aud judging from the
quantity Of eetables Ia view one won d
surmlse that tho plonic was on for sew
eral days to come After supper wagon
loads OF daintiea left over were repacked
and carried home agSin. A mass meeting
WAS held At Q o'clock In the afternoon,
and the picnickers listened TO the ad.
dresses OF the grange leaders.