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The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-13

WHEREAS, The Ladies Auxiliary
Society Of st. Paul NJ. L. Church of
this Borough, having SO earnestly and
faithfully labored, not only during our
recent church social entertainment, but
also throughout the history of the Soci-
ETY. since its organization, as a very i'm
portant adjunct to ting plan already
adopted by our ChurclIin raising mon.
ey for preachers salart, as well as assist
ing to liquidate otler necessary debts
of the Church, and in recognition of
the uHtiring zeal and efficient services
thus rendered.
RESOLVED, That the entire Official
Board of St. Paul NJ. E. Church tender
to the noble ladies of said Society, their
heart felt thanks, and sincere apprecia-
ton for the sacrafce made and labor
performed by them for the interests of
our Church, and advancement of the
Redeemer's kingdom.
RESOLVED, that this resolution be
published in the PeDn's Grove, and a
copy of the same be presented to the
Ladies Auxiliary Society of St Paul NJ.
E. Church. p. II. Il. WYATT, Com.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-13
FRIDAY. MARCH 1a. 1896.

PUBLIC SALES.
March 14-Lamert Reymer, near Pedrickthwn.
March l6-Edw. f. D0nnegan, l.. T. Neck.
March l9-Marcus Cheesman, mile above Penn's
Grove.
March 20-Elizabeth Burden, at Wiley School
House.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-13

In Woodstown the Republicans elect
ed Joshua Moore and Joseph N. Taylor
Counellmen for 8 years and l.. b.
Wright for unexpired term of Jas Bor-
den.
In Warrington Peter Smith, Rep,
was re elected Freebooter, Samuel T.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-13
WANTED!

Agents to sell our new book, Dictionary of
United states History, by ProI. ! FRANK
LIN JAMESON. Needed by every teacher, pupill'
Agents selling fifty books per week. successful
agents will be made general agents. Big pay
PURITAN PUBLISHING co" Boston, Mass
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-13
For Eent,
For Rent.
House and Lot

The +. 2. Walker house at the Cove. opposite
II. Z. CROMPTON.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-13

Simon S. Hartman, of Tunnelton, West
Va, has been subject to attacks of collie
about once a year, and would have to call
a doctor and then suffer for about twelve
hours as much as some do when they die,
He was taken recently just the same as at
other times, and concluded to try Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy.
He says: 81 took one dose of it and it gave
me relief in five minutes. That is more
than any thing else has ever done for me-"
For sale at Johnson's Drug Store, PENIS
Grove, N. ].
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-13
Delaware River Railroad.
Penn,s Grove Post once.

Penn's Grove Post once.
Mail hours from 6.l5 a. m. ito 81 pm.
Mails close:
For ali points except Woodbury. and along the
Delaware River Railroad, at 6 80 a. m. and 40
a. m for all places and registered matter, nA5
D. m.
Mails arrive:
From Philadelphia and beyond $50 a. m. and
4.40 D. m. Woodbury. and along Delaware R.R.
40; south OF Woodbury. 7.20 p. m.
DANIEL v. JR. 7. NJ.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-13

FIGURED MOHAIRS
Twenty styles of colored
mohair dress stuffs are ready
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-13

$500 to be raised each year
for 3 years, U. 1913
There we're 15i Democratic tickets
and 1913 Union tickets cast and counted.
l ballot was rejected. AS the proposed
appropriation for fire apparatus failed
to get a majority of the votes cast it is
lost.
U T, NECK.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-13

For sale. Is situated on Harmony ST., owned
by VIM. Shoemaker now occupied by G.. S
J.D. WHITAKER,
Stf. Penn's Grove.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-13

on Tuesday was very quiet and lees
than two thirds of the vote was polled.
Only 27S votes were polled in the Bor-
ough and 139 in the Township, with
the following result in the Borough.
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I2GGn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
WASHINGTON GROVE.

The young ladies and gentlemen Of the Grove re-
Gently held meeting in the cottage Of Mr.. WIN.
Mayse and formed an organization known as the
Young Peoples Association. The object OF the as
ISOLATION Is to build chapel at the Grove, the site
Of which shall be selected by the trustees. At o
meeting held Monday the Treasurer reported nearly
500 had been raised, while the members were re-
Quested to solicit donations well new mem
bers. The officers Of the association are as fol
nelus Csscl. first vice president; Mr.. Vim. J.
Palmer, second vice president; Miss Lucy Merriam
secretary; Miss Grace Altschu, treasurer.
There Is proposed plan on the part Of the
Hotel Park and supply the hotel with water Bid,
have already been received 10y President NJ. D.
Peck and submitted to the committee.
Mrs NJ. ID. Peck is quite sick ut her cottage OIL
Grove avenue.
DIR. and Mrs. F. ". Ritter have returned from
visit TO friends In BroOkline, Mass, and Newport
Mrs. Frances Cher and daughters have opened
their cottage on 9th avenue.
Mr.. Clinton James, who has been summering nj
Hotel Albany. has returned to his home In the
city.
Mrs. VIM. Lewis and daughter, Miss Eleanor
are visiting friends at Fern Villa"
Mrs. Henry L. Strang, who has been quite SICK
Is conra descent.
Mrs. Lewis D. Wilson and daughter guests
Of Mrs. Percy Hughes.
Miss Mabel Perry has returned to her home in
Boston: after pleasant sojourn with her aunt,
Mrs. VIM. DE Shields and little ones visiting
friends at Manassas, Va.
-, A very enjoyable picnic, chaPeroned by Mrs; VIM
and rowing were INDUCED in. In addition Ia de
lightful reIast Among those prescAt Misses
Ieper EdMs Meta Asshg Mattel Perry Jan
Rearick, a. tAiessrs. Henry Altschu Mormon
Boyer. Jesse ~s.silson, jr., Melville Lindsey and
Mrs. f. X. Boyer and sons have returned from q
visit to friends In Hyattstown.
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BRIGHTWOOD.

Yesterdays Junior Christian Endoavor meeting
WAS we'll attended. Miss Lille Mathaney led oI
the topic What Are Some OF the joys You Ex-
pcct to Find in Heaven Miss Lillian Knouse, a
member, Of the few absent. She is visit
ing in Baltimore.
Mrs. Grover OF Flint street suffered severe fall
yesterday. She was descending the stairs with
two small buckets, when she was tripped by her
heel Catching IN the carpet. Her forehead just
above her tight eye was badly cut by one Of the
buckets. She received several painful bruises also
Mr.. W. v. Cox left this morning for extend
cd visit to relltives in New Jersey. He Will
probably stay for two three weeks Mrs. Cox
and the children will during Mr.. Cox's absence
be the guests OF her mother Mrs. NJ. &. Emery
Mrs g. T. Gregory of Washington is staying
with Mrs. Jane McE1wee Of Flint street.
Mr.. and Mrs John w. keene end their son Ray
have Returned from their cottage at Colonial Beach.
Their early return caused 10y the illness Of
their daughter, Mrs. Edna Bushec.
Messrs. Harry and Claude Clayton have re-
turLed from Colonial Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. George Perkins of Washington are
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Willism Thomas OF
Flint street. They have just returned from their
wedding tour through the southern states.
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SUBURBAN NEW S
BROOKLAND.

Miss Sydney johnson OF Hartford street is ex-
pected to return from Lovettsyille, Va, where she
has been the guest Of her cousin, Miss Lillian
Filler.
Miss F. Marean will leave Saturday for lengthy
visit to California.
Miss Maud Jordan Of Washington il the guest Of
Miss Gass.
Miss Rosa Sullivan, who has been visiting in
Brookland, has returned hcme. She was accom-
panied by Miss Fannie McGrane Of Baltimore, who
will remain her guest.
Ihe ladies Of the Baptist Church busy with
preparations for the lawn festival to take place
tomorrow in the grove Of Mr.. ]. b. Lord. There
Will be a novel feature in a Japanese bazaar.
Mr.. Fred. johnson has returned from a pleasant
outing at Atlsntic City, NJ.
Or. Franklin T. Howe and his daughter Marie re-
turIed yesterday from a lengthy visit to North
Falmouth, Mass. and New York. Mrs. Howe and
Miss Mary Helen Howe are still in New York.
Mrs. II. NJ: Woodward and children have returned
from u months vacation ut Coltons Point
Mr.. Charles G. Lynch and family are still in
Cupeper county. Virginia, where they will remain
INDEFINITELY.
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street.
A public lawn fete and dance was given at
Bloomingdale," the home of Mr.. J. w. Phillips,
near East Falls Church, Tuesday night.
Mrs: Lee. Mrs. Croggins nd daughter and Miss
Croggtns OF Washington, ID. C., were The guests of
Mrs. George w. Mankin yesterday.
Mr. Gregor Noetzel and family, who have been
sclnmerirg rear West Falls Church. moved back
to their hoioe in Washington yesterday.
Mr. Arthur Garner of Washington D. C.. is the
guest of his aunts, Misses Emma and Marge Gar
ner at their home on Columbia street
Miss Isabel X. Eskridge, second matron OF the
Louise Home, Washington. ID. c., was in town yes
terday to make arrangements about repairing and
improving her cottage Forbes street
Mr.. T. V. Crittenden has gone to Ripon, w. Va,
to visit is parents
George Callahan and family, who have been &C.
cupying the Northrup cottage, have moved onto
Mr.. Saugmuellers farm, near Chain bridge.
Miss Mary Harvey of Washington, d. e, is the
guest Of Mrs. NJ. L. Chamblain at West Falls
Church.
Mrs. Lucy Payne. who has been spending the
summer West Falls Church in one of the cot
tages belonging to Mr.. Hambln, moved TO Wash
iIgton u. c., Tuesday.
Mrs. A. G. Newton is spending few days with
her son. MIR. Samuel L.. Newton.
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VICEROY Ii and HIS LIFE STORY

junk is a home. 1t has slouched up and
down the Chinese coast, children coming,
children going, youth and old age clinging
to their junk in a parasitic fashion, like
the mushroom engendered under tree.
There are the ruins of the French cathe-
dral, sacked in 1870, for which China paid
severe damages. and one of the conse-
quences of the sacking and the massacre,
the summons of the viceroy to Tien TsIn to
see that order was maintained. Below
ern enterprise-the huge, painting machines
heaped with cotton and cloth and oil,
wharves- streaming with trade, as turbu-
lent and overwhelming as New Orleans.
In considering a character like the vice
roy, we must take him from the Chinese
point of view. He is neither a Roman nor
a Greek. nor an American, but a China
man. He represents the Oldest of civiliza-
tons. Behind him are sixty centuries OF
ancestors had literature, a religion, a
the woods or following the deplorable rites
of the Druids. He represents the liberal
thoughts of a conservative people, but it is
liberalism held down by the traditions
Of centuries AS q statesman he has ever
climbed toward the mountain top, and II in
climbing the ashes and mari recede and
throw him back again the fault is not with
him. but with his environments.
Japan and China.
Further on In his story Mr.. Young says:
The relations between Japan and China
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Vice Chairman John T. Amey called the
New Hampshire democratic convention 10
order yesterday The report of the commit
tee on permanent organization was adopt
ed. w. A. j. Giles of Concord offered a
resolution indorsing the national platform
and nominee. but it was ruled out of order
and Chairman Nash, who had been escort
ed to the platform by a committee, was
formally presented to the convention. Mr..
Nash delivered address, in which he
called upon the convention TO stand by the
democracy.
The committee on resolutions then pre-
Sented It's report.
1t was as follows:
I'VE, the democracy of New Hampshire
in delegate convention assembled. recognize
in the action Of the national convention,
held in Chicago on the 18th OF July last. as
authority for party action on al political
subjects therein stated, hereby adopt the
platform of said convention and pledge
ourselves 10 the earnest support of William
j. Bryan and Arthur Sewall, the candidates
for President and Vice President"
The platform then declared for we'll
regulated license law, based upon the prin-
ciple OF local option, and arraicned the re-
publican party for its alleged faulty and
partisan management of state affairs
The resolutions were received with grea
applause, and a motion TO send greetings
of the convention 10 William j. Bryan Wen;
through with enthusiasm. resolution in
dorsins the administration of Presiden;
Cleveland was lost. Then the platform was
adopted.
After sharp debate Barry Bingham an
nounced the withdrawal of the gold men
from the convention, ard they left the hail
Col. Henry Kent Of Lancaster was numl-
mated Tor governor by reclamation. The
following electoral ticket was placed In
nomination in the same manner: William
Z. Hutchirs, keene; George y. Bingham,
Littlejohu; Gilman Cloush, Manchester;
Nathan ]. Jameson, Antrim.
After listening TO a speech of acceptance
from Col. Kent, the convention adjourned
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LII HUNG CHANG.

| which eliminated in the recent war were
ever a source of anxiety to the viceroy. In
| 1879 there was what was known as the Loo
Choo question; namely, the ownership of a
struggling group of islands on the coast Of
China. Under her suzerainty. They had a
kind CT sovereign, who paid a modest trib-
ute, and then did about what ne pleased.
Japan sought to make them an active, in
tegra1 part of her empire. The whole af-
fair was nazy-king taken by the neck and
| thrown out, the islands of no special impor-
| lance, except to the innocent inhabitants,
outside of naval or military purposes. They
! hung like a fringe upon the skirts of the
| celestial empire, and China was sensitive
| to their possession by another power.
AS General Grant was passing through
| China to Japan the viceroy requested him
| to bring the subject to the attention of the
| rlikado. This was faithfully complied with
| and the result, as will be found in our dip
| lCmatic history was settlement honorable
| to both countries and ar adjournment of the
| ar. which came in its own unhappy time.
! I fieeE1 this iLcident-that of a private gen
tleInan adjusting an angry international
| dispute-one of the greatest triumphs OF
! Grants illustrious career. The suggestion
| came from Ii Hung Chang.
| The Japanese war was bad enough II
/ was never the v.ceoy's desire to attack
| Japan. l remember a dinner given by the
| viCeroy to Ito, the present Japanese pre-
| mier, and the earnest, affect!onate, almost
| soliciting interest with which the viceroy
CeDAteu every question between emma and
/ Japan-the hope that the nations could
| come into the old family circle.
Ito was never a delnonstra:ive man-rath-
| er q surging, undemonstratiye intellect; de-
| cisive direct, kindly. prompt, audacious-
| and when 1 knew him not the dominant
power that now governs the policy of
| Japan. The best answer that the count
| could give to the viceroy was that he should
| come and see Japan and confer with the
| emperor. l pressed the viceroy to accept
| the invitation. You could move the ava
| lanche. but not the glacier. 1 have often
| thought that if the viceroy had accepted
| the courtesy of Ito there would have been
TO war between China and Japan.
] The Tonquin war, which resulted so dis
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HERNDON.

A cycle club YVES orsaLized Monday evening in
Central Hall, Ell the following officers chosen:
DIR. Z. l.. Detwiler, president; +. n. Van Deuscn.
vice president; DIR. Is. b. Detwiler. treasurer; WIN.
W. Taylor, captain; ID. c. Mahoney, first lieutcn-
ant; Z. w. Yates, second lieutenant. meeting:
will be held next Tuesday evening to adopt n con
stitution. The club starts with membership OF
atI ut twenty-five.
II. w. blanchard, his three and Messrs.
q. l.. and G. A. Howard and John Mckeen are
camping for two weeks at Aut's Ferry, the
Potomac near Leesburg.
Capt F. W. Mitchell has returned from his
western trip to the Dakotas.
Miss Kate Stephens will spend September with
her brother in Freeport, Ill.
Friends Of Mrs. Or. Rufus Choate of Washington
are panied to learn Of the recent death Of her
father In Lisbon, Me.
A child OF Mr.. A. T. Shirley, two and half
years old, died Monday night.
Ladies OF the NJ. f. Church gave 4 supper IL
Mr.. q. A. Williams Eali last evening.
Mr.. W. A. Van Del sen continues quite low.
The Congregational Sunday school will go to
Seneca Falls u picnic excursion today.
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Sketch Of the Distinguished
Visitor Who is to Arrive
in Washington This
Evenin G.. .-

Upon returning from his journey around
the world General Grant said ne had met
In his travels four great men-Lord Bea-
consfield, Bismarck, Gambetta and Lii Hung
Chang. Disraeli and GGmbetta. are dead
Bismarck is living in retirement in Ger
many. Ii Hung Chang is the directing geni-
us whose intellect svays the destinies OF
ore-quarter of the human race. He Will Us
Eere in Washington this evening, the repre-
sentative of the oldest civilization in the
world receiving the hospitality of the
youngest and the most advanced He has
come from visit to the ancient countries
of Europe. He has been the guest of mon
archs seated upon crumbling thrones, and
he has studied with intense application and
quick discernment the methods his hosts
are using 10 ward off the inevitable fall
He has seen leSions drawn UP in his honor
and has passed through provinces where
every able-bCd.ed man wore a uniform.
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while the women titled the fields, and his
lungs are nov being diStenIed with Il
strange and eXh:Iarat5nS atmosphere which
he cannot underst2rd-thc pure, bracing air
of freedom. He vii! learn more in his
short so1ourn in this country about the
true meaning of the word independence
than his Interpreter could teach him III i
CenruIy's reading of encyclopedias and
dictionaries. and he viii see here in Wash
ingtOn the simple but effective machinery
by which I1U1.CD people are peacefully
governed.
The remark of Gen. Grant was unques-
tionably true in its relation to Ii Hung
Chang. He is great man, and his achiev-
ments will live in Chinese history along
with the teachings of Confdcius. Like all
other great men he rose to his high sta
ticn by reason of his own inherent quail
ties. He was born in 1s22. His father
was a farmer and teacher and Ii Hung
Chang was an apt and ready scholar. 1t
was but natural for one OF his gifts to reap
honors rs they developed. Rising step by
step he at last reached that p-oudest hon
or of a Chinese scholar, a place in the Han
tin College. and BY his Intellectual bril-
liancy attracted the attention of the EN-
peror and was called into the public serv-
ice When the Tae-Ping rebellion broke
out in China, inspired by a fanatical set
of Zealots who started in to destroy the
country. Ii Hung Chang was intrusted
with its suppression. 1t was in this bloody
conflict that the Engiishman. Chinese"
Gordon, won the fame that was denied to
Ward ard Burgeoine. the two Americans,
who were every whit as valuable and as
active. When this rebellion was put down
Lii Hung Chang was made the governor of
province. but suddenly there came an
outbreak i'll Tien-Tsin against the mis-
sionaries- He was sent there and brought
about peace in such way that the frown-
ing face of France. that hung ominousIy
near, was cleared and drawn back.
Guardian of the Emperor
In 1850, when he was thirty-eight years
old, Ii Hung Chang was made viceroy of
two provinces. a little later he was made
senior guardian of the emperor. After that
he was given the yellow jacket and the
command of the northern army. Then liz
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astrously for France, was an event in Ii
Hung Charg's career France attempted
an alliance with Japan. which the viceroy
with the aid Of the United States, prevent
ed. Then she attempted to secure s,prem-
acy in Chinese commerce by taking the
Chinese merchant fleet trading along the
Chinese coast. Ii Hung Chang quietly
transferred the thirty-four steamers to the
American flag.
While nght:ng the rebels within and foes
from without. Lii Hung Chang has been be-
set by the secret and treacherous enemies
who worked by stealth and conspiracy. He
has been accused of being the enemy of the
Tartar dynasty, which has ruled China so
long. but he has overcome his traducers.
one and all. Twice he has been disgraced
by mis- emperor. once In 1870. after the
TIen-Tsin massacre, and year ago, after
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Uniform Rank, X. of l..

The LIST regiment of the Uniform Rank.
Knights of Labor, will be formed at Cleye-
land. The Cleveland delegate to the
Knights of Labor General Assembly in
1892 urged the establishment of a uniform
rank. but that body did not incorporate the
idea in the general plan Of the order. The
matter was left conditional, however, with
the district assemblies. The organizat ton
of a regiment Of the Uniform Rank has
long been under way in Cleveland, and lao
members have signed in the city and many
more in the surrounding towns.
What the uniform and styles, IL any, will
be has not been decided on. The Cleveland
delegates to the next general assembly OF
the order, which meets at Rochester IL
November, will urge that the Uniform
Rank be given constitutional place
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TOMORROW.
RADCLIFFE. SUTTON & CO.. ACCrS.,
Successors TO Ratclffe. Darr d Co.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A FRAME Hot'SE N
BARRY FARM SUBDIVISION, NEAR SHEI;I-

TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME HousE N
BARRY FARM SUBDIVISION, NEAR SHEl:I-
DAN AVENUE.
BY virtue OF decd Of trust duly recorded in
Lihcr No. 203s. folio 32s ct seq. of the land
records for the District u Columbia, and the
request Of the party secured thereby. tho under
signed fr Istees, will offer for sale, hy public auc-
ton. in front OF the premises, FRIDAY. THE
FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER. AID. 1s.iG. AT
HAIFPAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following
described land and premises, situate in the ccunty
of Washington. District OF Columbia, and desIs-
rated as lot numbered six o. in section Numbered
five 90, in the subdivision OF Barry Farm Iy
pomeroy. Evans and Howard. trustees 81 Harry
FERN. also called St. Elizabeth according To llat
Of said subdivision on ie IN the office Of the sur
reyor Of said District in Liber Levy Court No
>, folios one ~ and two ~. said lot nntniunc
one acre OF ground, more less together with ali
the Improvements rights, &c.
Terms: One third cash. the balance in on, and
two years. with interest from the day VI sal. at
six per 90 IT per a1num, secured 10y decd of trust
on the property sold, all cash. at The uItion OF
the purchaser. A deposit OF $40 required upon
acc epLanoc OF bid. II the terms Of sal ARE not
complied with in Is days from the day Of sale the
trustees reserve the right to resell the property at
tie risk ard cost Of the dcaul;ng purchaser. after
days advertisement of such resale In sa, n.,vs-
Ialer published in Washington, u. g. All convey
ancing and recording al the cost of the purchaser
LEONARD c. HALEY,
JOHN A. PIERRE,
au2i-d&ds Trustees
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FALLS CHURCH.

Mr.. Brunson Buxton, president Of the Y. p s.
O. n Of this place, left today to Join his parents
at Shanandale Springs W. Va.
Miss Clara Jewell has gone to Atlantic City.
Miss Eoise Kaiser Of Washington, D. O., who
has been the guest Of Miss Anita v. Phillips Mt
THE Maples' for q month, will return home tomor.
row.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander P. Ewes Of Wilmington,
Del. have returned to their home after spending
two weeks with Maj. and Mrs. William Y. Swig-
gett at Ma1welton cottage.
Mrs. Cora Clagett Is visiting friends in Mont
gomery county, Nd.
Mrs. T: NJ. Talbot and little son. Master Philip,
went to Rockville, Nd, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Beever Of Washington. D. O., who
have been occupying Miss Belle -Merrifelds house
Columbia street during the summer, are now