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The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10
EASTON,

A good number were present at the Easter celebration. The offertory amount ed to $44, which will be used towards painting the exterior of the church.
 The Easton Baptist Literary society will give an entertainment in Long Hill hall, under the aus pices of the 70. T. A, M. of Parlor Rock council, Tuesday even- ing, April 2l, commencing at 7. 30 p. m, Entertainment will consist of drama entitled "The School ma'am," together with some excellent music and singing. The admission will be 25c, children l5. If stormy the entertainment will be held the first fair evening.
 The Apollo quartet of Yale Divinity school, assisted by local artists, will give concert in the Easton Congrega. tional church, Friday evening, April 20 Instrumental parts upon the banjo vii be feature of the program. The ad mission will be 25c; children 15c. Sup per following the concert, 10c. stormy the entertainment will be post poned till Friday, April 24.
 Rev D. H. Evans of Yale Divinity school will preach at the EastOn Con gregational church, Sunday, April 12,
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have returned from weeks soj0urn in Massachusetts.
 Mrs Charles Perley is quite i'll at her mothers home,
 Miss Rebecca Mcdonald is with her parents in Booths Hill for few days sojOurn.
 Mrs Anson Smith has returned from a weeks visit in AnsOna.
 Miss Annie Gorham spent nearly all her Easter vacation with her aunt, Mrs K. J. Buckingham.
 Miss Lois Hawley is spending the week with friends in Shelton.
 Mrs Norton has closed the Center school for a weeks vacation and gone to her home in Essex,
 Mrs Stiles Nichols of shelton is spend ing some time with MT and Mrs Charles JudsOn.
 Daniel Wood has moved his famil / from the GOrham place to Long Hill, Trumbull.
 Mrs E. J. Buckingham and Miss Cor ham took a trip to New York, last week. The stereopCcOn lecture was again postponed till Friday evening, but owing to insufficient advertising only a few were present. Mir Saver gave a delight full talk to those who came out, but put of the lecture proper till 8 future date. Rev A. .J. Parks and Rev Ralph BoWles are among the sick.
 The Easter music and the excellent sermon by the pastor were highly appre- ciated by large audience at the Congre- gational church, Sunday morning. In the evening the Sunday school gave 8 very pleasant concert which was well at tended,
 Miss Jane Mills is in a very critical condition from the effects of shock. But little hope is entertained of her re- cOvery.
 friends in Glenbrook, last week.
 Died in Bridgeport, March 3l; 1896, Kate JudsOn, wife of Percy l.. Johnson, aged 7 years.
 Earth was SO glad l could but wish to stay Where fresh spring flowers were scenting ali
 the Sunshine and singing birds were everywhere Earth seemed so good, l could have lived
 Hlway. Love was so strong How could bear to go And leave these precious breaking hearts be
 hind, To mourn and think that God might be un
 kind
 Because of griet> would not have it so. Life was SO sweet! did not long for rest The cup of happiness was mine to drain Filled to the brim and running O'er like raII And yet, and yet, who knows? death may bt
 best.
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east of Long Hill on the land of Mir Me Guire.
MONROE.
WHERE ART THOT?

WHERE ART THOU?
 Monroe enthusiasm! where art thou? We mean that enthusiasm that was go- ing to keep the street lamps in the Gen. ter lighted on dark nights.
 The singing school had most inter- esting meeting, last Monday evening There was beautiful and harmonious blending of sounds.
 A. Roy Brubacher, an academic junior, in Yale University, spent Monday and Tuesday with Rev aud Mrs 4, R. Lutz
 Albert Wheeler and Mrs Mary Beard sleY attended the fellowship meeting, last Tuesday, in the South COngrega- tional church, Bridgeport, and also the ninth annual meeting of the Bridge port Endeavor UnioI.
 Arthur Wales is establish ng a route for serving the public with bread, pies, cakes and tropical fruits.
 Miss Florence Wales, to the joy of her many friends, was out for the first time last Sunday, after 8 protracted illness.
 Miss Witter of Hanover, Vt., was the guest of Mir and Mrs James c. Johnson.
 Mrs Augusta Wheeler, widow, aged 6 years, who lived beyond East Vil- The interment was at East Village cem- etery. The funeral was largely atten- ded.
 The Center school resumed it's work last Monday.
 Mrs George Bennett is convaIescing.
 George J. Banks of EastOn recently tuned the piano of Frank Olmstead.
 F. w. Wheeler and Fred Clarke brought in seven yoke of oxen recently.
 Weir and Mimford GOldsboTough from St Pauls', Garden City, and Miss Annie from St Agnes school at Albany, are home for their Easter vacation.
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DEATH OF MRS CHARLES HAwLE1

Mrs Charles Hawley, who was so dangerously ill with pneumonia, died on last Sunday morning, 72 years and eight months old. Mrs Hawley was lady that won the respect and esteem of her | large circle of acquaintances, who mourn her death. The funeral service was held from the house at o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, Rev c. W. BoylstOn officiating. The interment was in the Long Hill cemetery. Mrs Hawley leaves an aged husband and two s0Ds. Charles Hawley of this place and Walter Hawley of Bridgeport.
 Mrs Mary Downs of Bridgeport has been spending few days with her son, Merchant c. G. Downs.
 Miss Elsie Garfield has been passing several days with her aunt, Mrs D. $. LeaVitb. Mir Leavitt was home from Ansonia to pass Sunday.
 John Haugh was home from Jersey City to spend Sunday.
 Miss Frankie Haugh, daughter of John Haugh, has been in Milford spending B few days as the guest of Mrs Tibbals,
 Miss Ella Lynch, who was sick at her home in Newtown, last week, returned to work at R. c. Tousey's shop.
 Master Sinclare DeWolfe of Bridge port is passing few days with his grand parents, MT and Mrs E. c. Tousey.
 The sad death of Mrs P. L. Johnson at Bridgeport, last week, was shock to her many friends in this place.
 The jubilee singers from Wilburforce University, who gave 8 concert in the Methodist church, last week Friday even ing, were favored with a very good audi enee and their singing was well received.
 MT and Mrs Tracey Dunning of Bridge port passed Easter Sunday as guests of their parents, Mir and Mrs Granville Dun- hing.
 Dr and Mrs DeWolfe and Miss Susie Beach of Bridgeport were guests of MT and Mrs E c. ToUsey over Sunday.
 A party of 15 Bridgeport wheelmen were guests of Charles A. Hall, one day recently. They rode up from the city on their wheels and made quite natty ap- pearance in their new uniforms.
 Miss Julia kelihen of Bridgeport has visited friends in town.
 Mrs Henry Jobes has been on the sick list.
 Some of Long HilIs musical people will attend the performances of Tannhau- ser at the Hyperion theater, New Haven, to- day.
 Charles Laufer of Chestnut Hill is q victim of measles
 Charles Peet paid William Roberts 8 call Monday, at Plattsville. Mrs Ro. berts is just on from the Boston Conser- Yatory of Music.
 A steam saw mill plant has arrived at the Long Hill station for w. F. Sturges, who is going to put it up in tbe woods
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BETHEL.
DEATH OF ALBERT JOHNSON.

Albert Johnson, a we'll known and highly respected citizen of Ridgefeld, died in his 18th year, at his late home in Bennett's Farm school district on Thurs day morning, April ?. For the past three years he has been in poor health from gradual breaking down of old age. The funeral services were held at the house on Saturday, Rev Mir Brown officiating. The intermert was in Rich field cemetery. Mrs Johnson will deep- Iy feel her great loss, she having all the latter part of her life lived in this quiet neighbOrhO0d with her husband, where ahe vas born and brought up. Her two sons, Reuben and Edward Johnson, live in Bethel and have families. Albert Johnson Was born in the town of New town. He learned the matters trade when young man and worked at the busi- ness for many years and travelled most of the time, 1G miles a day to and from his work in Danbury. He was fast workman with but few his equal, He was always temperate in his habits and his examples were that of a good Chris tian man, He was highly esteemed by those who knew him best. Three broth ers and one sister survive him, John Johnson of Bethel, Reuben Johnson of West Haven, PhilO Johnson Of Utah and Mrs Emily NOrthrop of Palestine dis trict. They were the children of Samuel Johnson and his wife Sally Griffin, who were born and brought up in the south part of NewtOwn in HuntiDgtown school district, where they brought up family of 10 children, seven sons and three daughters.
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LONG HILL.
AT GRACE CuNKCa.

First Sunday after Easter, April l2; At 9.3O d. m., Holy CommuuioD; at lO,3O a. h., Morning Prayer, LjtaDy and ser mon. Sunday school after morning ser, vice.
 Those who have not already done St are requested to return their Lenten mite chests on next Sunday. It i- also asked that all contributions 10 the Easter Ms sion barrel for Mrs BufOrd'> work be sent 10 the rcct0ry on or before Friday, April l7.
 The Easter services were very well at tended at Grace church, which was neat ly decorated with palms and flowers for the festival, The excellent music rend. cred by the choir showed the careful preparation made, and was much appre- ciated.
 The same officers of the parish were re- elected for another year, at the annual meeting on Easter Monday. The treas urer's report showed all bills paid in full and a comfortable balance on hand, at testing the success of the new system ot monthly offerings begun year ago. | was voted to continue the same system during the ensuing year. I5was also un- animOusly voted that of the balance now in the treasury, the sum of Sl00 be donat ed to the rector as an Easter gift.
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THE METHODIST APPOINTMENTS.

The following are the Methodist ap- pointments in THE BEE's field: Bethel, c. A. Knesal; Easton, K. Warriner ; Newtown circuit, James Taylor; Red ding, B, 0. Pillsbury; Roxbury circuit, George Bennett; Southford, K, Cruick l; Stepney, K. Warriner; Stratford, w. E, Jefries; West GoshPn and Cornwall, Charles Dixon; Nichols, T. NJ. Laine ; Westport, w. Fl. Wakeman; Bethlehem, s. W. Tolles; Middlebury, J. o. Munson l; Bridgeport, First Church, Joseph Pull. man; Grace church, ,Addis Albero; New field church, Samuel Guerney; North Main street, A. F. Knell; Summerield, Daniel O Ferris Cannons, l.. W. Holmes l: Washington Park, k. L. Thorpe; Corn wall Bridge and Ellsworth, NJ. Nj Cur tfce; Danbury, w. ". Bowdich.
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A SUCCESSFUL AIIARTsT.

The patrons of Edwin E Smith, the we'll known bee man, have received g first of the year. Mr Smith has recently issued very neat 24 page cataloguc. which every apiarist should have. MT Smith has iatel y received two handsome machines to be used in the business. 1lr Smiths orders come in from all over the country. His goods always give satis- faction. Mr Smith calls the attention Of apiarists to the fact that the annual meet ing of the Connecticut Bee Keepers as, sociation will be held at the Capitol building in Hartford, Room 50, April g The meeting will be free to all and a cor dial invitation is extended to all inter- ested.
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guests of Rev and Mrs sWhipple at the 1ectory.
 Mrs George MalletJ, who has been ser iously ill, is improving,
 Mrs George D. Mallett, who has been very dangerously sick with pneumonia for the last two weeks, is slowly gaining under the careful nursing of Mrs Leav- enworth of Stepney,
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BETHLEHEM,
DEATH OF CAPT J. B. srR0NG


 Capt J B. Strong passed quietly away on Friday morning, April 3, between i and o'clock. About seven weeks ago ht received quite severe injuries iron, 8 fall. He seemed to be recovering slowly until Thursday morning when h. began to fail and his strength failed rap idly until he breathed his last. He wa 85 years old. His life had all been spert in this town. He obtained his title ol Captain from being captain of the com pany of troopers to which he belonged in times of old state militia. His onl, child, Elizabeth, died in 1864, aged p years, and his wife died in 1881, leaving him without any relation nearer than cousins. He was a good neighbor anG had the respect of his fellow UOwnsme, and the gathering of his friends and neighbors annually on his birthday seemed to be great comfort to him il. his old age. His funeral was attended lat Christ church by Rev J. T. Hargrave on Monday. The pail bearers were Jonathan WoOtten, B. H. Johnson, J. E Thompson and R. B. Lake.
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The Latest Markets. WHOLESALE PRODUCE QUOTA
 TIONS.
BY BUCK X DARLING, BRIDGEPORT, PRO
 DUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

BY BUCK & DARLING, BRIDGErOKT, PRO
 DUCE CONFESSION MERCHANTS.
 Butter, choice creamery print 2a25c choice creamery tubs lSa2I, choice dairy lGl2O, fair to good l2al5, common Sal0; factory cheese 7aII, dairy 5aS; frceh nearby eggs II; chickens. alive 1Ia12 dressed I2aI4; fowls, alive lOu2; hogs d. red 75aSl bbI, yellow, IaI 25. whire, Ia l.25; bects, 15a$1; carrots, 75q1.25; par snips, 25al 75; turnipo, l5a2O bu; radish, 25a30 doz; dried peas, lal O.; marrow beans, l 5O4l,G5, pea beans, 40 al l5; honey, lOal2; beeswax, 2sa3O: choice Baldwin apples 75a3, fair Bad win 2t2 70, choice greening $2a3, com mon 25aI75, evaporated j l-2a7; darl maple sugar loal3; maple syrup G0aG5 per gal.
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In Litchfield County
WATERTOWN.
A TRIBUTE TO REV MIR TOLEs.

A
 Before the New York East Conference on Friday, Elder North brought up the case of Rev MT Toles, the beloved pastor of the Methodist church here, who has suffered greatly by illness during the last year. Mir Toles was formerly pas tor of the Summerville church, New Haven, and, according to Elder North, his edith had been wasted in his work for the Methodist cause. He had lately been at the sanitarum at Saratoga, but unavailingly, and the only saIutary step would be to move to Colorado. Elder North called upon the conference fur contributions and agreed himself to du picate the highest individual aubscrip- tion The collection was taken and net ted $411.
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AT CHEST CHERCH.


 The Easter services at Christ church were well attended. The chancel wae tastefully decorated with flowers. At the service two adults and three infaE ts were baptized. William Erich, son of MT ana Mrs William c. kair, Gladys Hadlugh and Amy Alfida, daughters of Mir and Mrs William Blakeman, were the infants baptized.
 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH INTERESTS.
 Rev k. r. Aver on Sunday preached aD Easter sermon and sought to impress ou his audience the necessity of begin ming 8 new life at this time. Some choice pral decorations were offered for the OCca ion.
 Miss Tracy of Waterbury visited at J.
 x. Smith'a, last week.
 ChaT.es Gu2rncy of l'hemast0n was in town, last week.
 George C. Stone attended the funeral If his cousin, Mrs Samuel Feau. of Midd ebury, on Sunday. The meeting in the N0nuewaug school house on Sunday afternoon WAS conduct ed by Miss Miller. Another service has been appointed it the sane time and place for next Sunday, unless the weather proves very stormy. A meeting was held in North Carmel Hill schoolhouse on Sunday afternoon, which was conducted by Misses May hard and Eaton.
 Mrs George Aver is guest at Rev Edward P. Ayers.
 Mrs Richard Magee has enjoyed for a few days the cOmpaniOnship of daugb ters. Mrs Elmer D00little and Mrs Howard Seymour of Watertown. An auction sale took place on Satur- 1 day at the residence of the late Dea 1 William R. Harrison. Rev F. B, Har- risOn, the administration, was present and by his candid and upright manner, l won for himself 8 testimony that he is not merely 8 professor of the religion of | Christ, but also p0ssessor. This every day testimony for the Master is what is needed to bring the world to know of Him whom to know alright is life eter- nal. Let us see some of it before the dawn of the millenium. Edward Eggleston of New London iS a guest of his uncle, George W. Percy.
 Arthur H. Eggleston, so we'll known among us, is private tutor for a young man of New York City. but is now spending a few days at his home in New London.
 George Box on Monday, March 30, at tended the funeral of his brother, Henry Box, whose death was OccasiOned by 8 fall in a barn in the town of Cheshire, where he lived with his wife. MT Box was engaged in active Christian work.
 Zenas P. Candee of the Yale Scientific, is spending his vacation with his par ents, Mir and Mrs Fred Candee.
 Mrs Eleanor Mallory and Miss Mallory were up from Woodbury on Sunday.
 Miss Elizabeth Fenn has been a guest of Mrs Ralph Munson, while attending to business interests in this place.
 George FOOte has sold the Fenn place to Mir Booth, who will soon take posses sion.
 Miss Hattie Hill has so far recovered her health and strength as to be able to walk with the aid of her nurse.
 Mrs Dr Follansbee of Danbury is a guest of Mrs William R. Harrison.
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BLOOMFIELD.
AT ST PAUL'S.

The collections at St Paul's on Sunday were $34 86 for the missionary society of diocese. The children sgave $11.05 for general missionary work. At the Iron Works $3.l9 was secured for diocesan work. Here the children gave $11.1 for general missionary work, making 8 total of $60 26.
 At the annual meeting of the members of St. PauPs parish the following officers were elected: E N. Hawley, clerk; Sam uel Sherman, senior warden; E. N. Haw- ley, junior; Charles Stuart. c. D. H. Kellogg, W. J. Beehler, F. H. Beers and s. B. Terrill, vestrymen; K. N. HawleY, Charles Stuart, delegates; F. H. Beers, Charles Camp, alternates; s. Terrill, treaaurer.
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THREE CHEERS FOR THE DRAMATIC CLUB

THREE CHEEK FOf HE DRAMATIC CLI $
 The Dramatic club have already placed several lamps in the most needed places about town and it is hoped they may raise enough money at their coming entertainment, April P, to still further continue the good work.
 J.B. Wooster, whose attractive and well-kept place is located near the fai grounds, handles 8 good many cattle in the course of tke year. He has lately sold a fine COW to Charles Woodward Of Nova Scotia Hill. He has also sold four cows to George GriswOld5of Middlebury, MT Wooster handles a good many nice pair of working cattle.
 w. c. Atwood has invented and pat ented a cattle stanchiOn which is very highly spoken of by farmers. He has turned out quite good number of them. It has a great advantage over the com mon Stanchion. Farmers who have eX- amined it are pleased with it.
 paper is in circulation among the ladies of the town to raise money to buy dishes for the new hall More than $50 has been already raised and it is hoped necessary silver may also be pur- chased.
 Cyrus E. Scott has recently pur- chased the building lot just north of Mrs Guy Weddings in Chestnut Grove Park,
 A 1O-pound boy was born to Edgar and Mrs Norton on Sunday evening. April 5.
 David Norton fell from an apple tree on Wednesday morning and was quite seriously injured. pr French is the at- tending physician.
 The masters of MT Taft's school will give dance in the hall on Monday, April B, at o'clock.
 MT Cartwright, one of the Taft mas ters, is ill with pneumonia.
 Samuel White has entered the employ of John H. Taylor.
 The pews in the Methodist and Episcc-
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CHURCH NOTES.

Interesting Easter services were held in most of the churches, last Sunday. Much pains was taken in decorating with flowers. Many choice varieties were brought in for the occasion.
 Rev H. Q. Judd, who is attending con- ference in New Haven, returned home on Monday to attend the funeral of young lady member of his church in Huntington, N. |. MT Judd and fami- ly will spend two days the last of the week with his brothers in Bethel.
 Rev F. c. Howell preached in the Methodist church, Sunday evening.
 Rev MT Puddefoot of Boston gave an interesting address in the Congregations al church. Sunday evening.
The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10

The experiment in dealing with the ,jQuOr business, which is now tO be tried in New Ork, the Raincs law, will be watched with interest the country over The law is more drastic than any otbrt which has been passed iu New Nuk state in several re. poets. The abOlitil n uf the free lunch is expected to close rul Q large uumhcr Uf saloons which have practically tollcd in workiogmen by lrt ting them fill up on sandwiches and thiret provoking viaud, of insignificant cost, a,. tht they will 70 with. ut decent aud nutritious mcgls, depriviug their fami}i'~ at the same time, and spend their money on beer and hard liquors. All the lcAd ing hotels in New I ork swept every yes tige of free lunch from their bars on Sat urdRv. lu r"~ncc'iOn with this is tho absolute ruin "t scyerrl companies which have built up great business in supply ing saloons with their baits for q .irE'r. Another requirement. of the la-' '., . there shall Dc an uuObstructed view of the interior of saloons during pr0hibitrd q hours. The previous privilege of res. taurants to sell liquor with meals during hours illegal for saloons is cut off by thi- law; and m all saloons, rc-tau7auts Or clubs no liquor may be sold between the hours of midnight on Saturday ard j o'clock Monday morning. We would like to see the saloon abolished altogrth rr, but if it has got to exist, let it be hcdgcd in in every possible way. O. the question as to whether the Raines law is wise measure good judges are divided. If ir is enforced, it will make for tcmpcHncc.
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MASONIC NOTES.

Eureka lodge, No. 83, F. & A. M, has issued very handsome invitations to it's first annual reception to be held at Nich- 0ls opera house, FIidav evening, April l7. The committee of arrangements consists of A. J. Hallock, chairman, William F. Robinson, T. H. Robinson, Charles K. Bailey and Horace L. Shep- ard, secretary.
 Mir and Mrs Samuel Wunderlfch of New Haven spent last Sunday with their PlumtreGs friends.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Thompson, " ho have spent the winter with Mir and Mrs Fred Du ant on Elizabeth street, have returned to their home on Maple street to spend the summer.
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MISS GABLER-MR GRIFFIN.

simple but very pretty wedding oc cured on Tuesday evening, when Julia L., eldest daughter of Peter Gabler, was united in marriage to William H. Griffin of Bridgeport. The marriage was solem- nized by Rev c. W. Boylston at the home of the brides parents, in the presence of the family and 8 few intimate friends. The bride was becomingly attired in 8 gown of white nuns-veiling trimmed with chiffon and pearl ornaments, and was at tended by her sister, Miss Maud Gabler as maid of honor. R. 5. Cunningham of Bridgeport acted as best man. A boun- tiful collation. was served after the cere- mOny, and later in the evening the happy couple began their wedding journey, ac- cOmpanied by the best wishes of their friends and liberal showers of rice. Ali ter their return Mir and Mrs Griffin will reside in Bridgeport.
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STEVENSON.

Miss Edith Merrill of Bristol commene- ed school duties this week Tuesday.
 Mrs James Clark is sick with measles,
 We can get along with 8 postponement of the snow storms until the first of next December. Don't THE BEE readers think
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GRANGE NOTES.

At regular meeting of Bethlehem Grange on Monday evening, March 30 the chaplain, B. H. Johnson, occupied the lecturers chair. The following question was discussed, "Resolved thai tducati2n has 8 greater influence on formation of character than nature". A. c. Lake opentd the debate followed by Wallace P. Hayes on the negative. Sev- Veral volunteers followed, among them County Deputy Whittlesey of Morris James W. Flynn acted as judge and de cided in favor of the affirmative. Broth CT Peck of Beacon Grange gave a reel tatiOn entitled "A race for bride"