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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-11
MARCH IL PARADE.
Many of the Prcliiuinaries for II Ar
ranged Last Night.

ranged Last Night.
A meeting Of representatives from all
the Ancient Order societies of the
county was held last night at the rooms
OF Division Z In A. o. u. w. hall on
Lackawanna avenue. The arrange
ments for the parade OH st. Patrick s
day was what brought them together.
County Delegate NJ. j. McAndrews,
of Archibald, who will be grand mar
shal of the parade, has decided that 1t
will be in two divisions. The first will
consist of st. Johns Total Abstinence
society of the South Side, which will
have the right of line: st. Joseph's
Total Abstinence society of Minooka,
and the divisions of the Ancient Order
from old Forge. Minooka and Scran-
ton. There are five divisions In Scran-
ton and one in each of the other places.
The second division Of the parade
will be commanded by William Piel,
Of Carbondale, and will consist of the
divisions from Simpson. Forest City,
Nandling. Carbondale. Mayfeld. Arch
bald and Jessup. The respective So
cieties will arrive In Scranton at 10
o'clock and begin forming at 1880. The
pass over the principal streets of the
city.
The programme In full has not been
altogether arranged yet, but will be In
u few days. In the evening an enter
tainment will be held ut st. Thomas
College hall. the principal feature of
which will be an address by Rev. +. =.
Mentally, Of the West Side.
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ceremony reception was held and con-
tinued until $50 o'clock. Those who
received with the bridal party were
Colonel and Mrs. Coursen and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sawyer and Miss Sawyer.
of Cambridge. The rooms were be-
witchingly treated by Clark with pro-
fusion of roses, hyacinths. carnations
and other cut flowers and trailing
green stun. The catering was by Nc.
Kenney and the music by Bauer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer left Scranton
on the Lackawanna road about mid
night. They will reside in Cambridge.
Among those present from out Of
town were Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Vail.
of Blairstown: Miss Coursen. of East
orange; DR. and Mrs. T.. A. Nugent. of
unionville. n. Y: W. =. Coursen. OF
FREEDOM, N. j.: Miss Kenney. of Leo
minister. Mass: Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
$. Marvel. OF Hartford; John A. Blair,
Of Jersey City; Blair Kelsey. of Reiri-
dere. N. j.: and William Anderson. of
Philadelphia.
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ANNIE BELLMAN AGAIN.
Mother and Daughter Accuse Each OthcI
in Police Court. -'-

.NAos"Ss osS 80 S06WsOs AS~oS~ -s~-
in Police Court.
Another chapter was added to the
history Of the famous Bellman family
yesterday. The mother had the daugh-
ter arrested for being wayward and at
the hearing the daughter gave testi-
mony that led to q raid on her mothers
house. The girl, as u result, will spend
the next few years In reformatory,
and the mother. with two Of her
"boarders" answered in police court
this morning.
The daughter Is the Annie .Bellman,
| who, 1t will be remembered. gained no
end of notoriety last summer through
habeas corpus proceedings for her re-
lease from the House of the Good
Shepherd. Court placed her in charge
of an uncle living at Hunlock's Greek,
and while there Annie, who was only II
years of age. gained additional fame by
placing herself at the disposal Of some
American Protective association lee
turer, who exhibited her as young
girl rescued from the terrible intiu-
ences of q convent. Annie, 1t seems.
did not behave well of late, and her
Hunlock's Greek relatives about two
weeks ago shipped her back to Scran-
ton.
CONDUCT OF THE GIRL.
The girl refused to live at her moth
ers house. and as her mother didn't
particularly care to have her around.
she was without care of any kind, and
as q consequence fell sadly away from
grace, spending her time about the sa-
looms and alleys. During this time the
girl told some stories about her mother.
and when they reached the mothers
ears she asked the police authorities
to have her daughter picked up and
sent to the House Of the Good Shep-
herd.
The girl was arrested last night in a
Penn avenue saloon and taken to the
station house, where 'pyor Connell
gave her a hearing. she told of the
business her mother was engaged in
and also made certain charge against
her whichit is hard to believe mother,
no matter how low, could be guilty Of
The mayor forthwith issued a warrant
against Mrs. Bellman, and dispatched
Chief Simpson and squad OF officers
to raid hey house at No. Is Lackawan-
ma avenue. They returned inside of
half an hour with Mrs. Bellman, Lizzie
Parks, Kittie Lewis and three men.
The mother glared fiercely at the
daughter when they were brought face
to face in the police court room, but
nothing was said on either side. The
was pidNCu ELiIcI ScICs
hospital over night, the three women
were allowed to bunk In the court room
and the men were locked up in cells.
SOUGHT THE FIRE ESCAPE.
While the raid was being made one
Of the girls, Kittie Lewis, made an at
tempt to get out by way of the fire es-
cape which Kittie Woods was trying to
reach when she took her famous fall,
but Patrolman BOland, who was watch
ing the rear of the building, advised
her to go back and take her medicine
like a man." and she did.
The building is veritable nest of
disorderly houses, and when the police
entered 1t last night all three floors
poured forth a frightened mass of men
and women. Only those who were on
the third floor, which was occupied by
the Bellman woman, were detained.
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TWO NATIONAL DELEGATES.
BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Report Of What Has Becn Accomplished
Ipuring LAST Two Weeks.

Report Of What Has Becn Accomplished 4
During Last Two Weeks.
The Board of Associated Charities
met In regular session last night, with
Colonel T.. II. Ripple, president; Rev
Rogers Israel, secretary; ID. j. Phillips
assistant treasurer. and Messrs. Philip
Kirst. II. j. Kelly and John Gibbons
present.
The report of the agent. Mrs. w. Il.
Duggan was as follows: Cases investi-
gated. 35; found worthy. %; found work
for, 6; transportation furnished, 3: sent
to Founding home, 1: sent to House
Of Good Shepherd. 1; sent to Rescue
mission, 4; lodging and meals furnished.
2: sent to hospitals. 2: referred to board
of health. 9; referred to district attor-
ney. 2; removed to better quarters, /;
children returned to parents. l..
Miss Kiesel. the district nurse. re-
ported having attended eight patients.
Colonel Ripple reported that through
the efforts of Rev. Mr.. Israel, the esti-
mates committee had been persuaded
to lay aside the necessary appropria-
tion for separate cells for female pris-
Oners in the central police station. A
letter from Manager George +. Davis,
of Davis theater. acknowledging the
vote Of thanks rendered him for the
benefit performance given at his house.
was received and was the cause of
again bringing forth many compli-
mentary remarks on the generous show
mans annual donation.
Mr.. Kelly for the child saving COM
mittee. reported that the Lithuanian
girl. Mary Brown, sent to the House
of the Good Shepherd on account OF
her waywardness was returned to her
parents on Lloyd street. on trial. The
Conway children. whose mother is in
the county Jail on the charge of entic-
ing young girls to their ruin, will be
cared for by their aunt.
After the meeting Rev. Mr.. Israel
gave an informal report Of his recent
trip to New York. where he attended
the meeting Of the commission, which
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MILLS WILL HAVE TO GO.
Police Committee of Select Council De.
clincd to Interfere in His Case.


The police committee of select coun-
Gil declined last night to interfere in the
dismissal of Thomas Mills from the po-
lice force, first because it concluded it
had not the power, and secondly be-
cause 1t wouldn't If 1t could.
The dismissed patrolman and his
friends, for some time past, have been
circulating among the members of the
committee, endeayOring to stir up op-
position to the mayors action. They
secured encouragement from some of
the councilmen and when the meeting
opened last night Mills was on deck
feeling quite confident of being sue
cessful in his fight. Mayor Connell
and Chief Simpson Were there also to
explain the reasons Of Mills removal
IL the committee cared to hear them.
Mills claimed that he was innocent Of
any wrong-doing and asked that the
committee refrain from passing upon
his removal until he had been granted
q hearing. Every man is innocent, he
said, until he Is proved guilty. Then
Mayor COnnell recited the causes for
which he had removed Mills. The
committee deliberated for a short time
and decided that they had not the pow
er to interfere, and some of them in
dividually said that they would not IL
they could.
After the meeting Mayor Connell
stated to O Tribune reporter that the
reason no formal hearing had been
given Mills was that his own admis-
sions We're sufficient to demand his dis
missal. 1t was also thought best to
save the city the disgrace which the
exposures would bring upon it il they
were aired at a hearing "At all
events" the mayor stated. II am thor
oughly satisfied that Mills was not q
ut man to be on the force and no mat
ter what councils should do in the mat
ter he will never wear a star while I
am at the head of the police depart
ment.."
The committee decided to report IA
vorably upon the appointment of Har-
ry Lutz, jr., to succeed Mills. The MEM
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-11
SALE OF WILLIAMS EFFECTS.
Ex'Cashier's Personal Property Went
Under the Hammer for S979.IO

Deputy Sheriff j. d. Ferber yesterday
sold out the personal property of eX-
Cashier A. Il. Williams of the Traders
National bank, on an execution entered
up by w. w. Watson on u bond and
mortgage Of $4,000 held by him against
Mr.. Williams and wife. The mortgage
was recorded Sept. II. 1895, and the ex-
ecution was made and the sheriff's levy
nearly u month ago, but the sale was
twice continued.
The amount brought yesterday was
only $919.l0 The purchasers were b.
Moses, II. Arndt, w. w. Watson, Chas.
Schlager, Joseph Levy, and j. M.
Dewey The latter bid in Mr.. Williams
fine library for $3.50. 1t is easily worth
$1,000. The personal property not hav-
Ing realized an amount equal to the
judgment. the defendants real estate
will be made subject to levy.
The home of the eX-cashier was u
splendidly furnished one and its disso-
luton for such low figure very poorly
represents the value of the furniture
and furnishings.
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HAD TO DROP THE CURTAIN.
Gallery Fight Stops the Performance n
the rockingham.

Cornelius Coleman, of jackson street,
and John Murphy, of Seventh street,
two young men. We're arrested last night
for creating Il disturbance at the Froth-
ingham.
Special Officer w. T.. knight who has
charge of the gallery attempted to eject
Coleman for forcing himself into the
front row during the second act and
crushing those who had secured the
coveted place by coming early. Cole
man refused to move and when the
officer tried to force him out, he and
his friend Murphy pitched into the Of
tlcer and bested him.
Two Datrolmen, j. d. Thomas and 1.
+. Jones were summoned and the two
disturbers We're hustled off to the sta
tion house. The fracas necessitated the
dropping of the curtain, SO great was
the furOre
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SPORTED WITH LUCAS.
Bicycle Clubs Captain-tO-Be Gets on
Cnexpected RlOM.Out.

A score or more well known members
of the Scranton Bicycle club last night
amused themselves and had no little
sport with Harry c. Lucas, the pros
pective 1896 captain Of the club. He is
the only member mentioned for the po-
sitiOn, but this fact did not deter his
friends from engaging a drum corps
and visiting Mr.. Lucas at his home,
on Platt place, from whence he was
forced to accompany the party and do
the hOnors customary with prospec-
tive officers Of organizations like the
Bicycle club.
The sDortive members paraded the
streets with the captain-to-be in tow
and were preceded by a transparency
bearing these Inscriptions:
Vote for Lucas: Slow Riding; Beautiful
Scenery.
Lucas for Captain: Record from Oily
phant to Scranton. 15 minutes. Never
Rode Slow in My Life.
Tomorrow Is the clubs election night,
but as Mr.. Lucas leaves today on
business trip his friends grasped the
opportunity of making him celebrate
before their ardOr was .dampened,
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COURsEN.sAWYER NUPTIALs.
Ceremony Took Place at Home Of Brides
Parents ON Washingt0u Avsuue.

Parents ON Washington Avenue.
The marriage Of Miss Anna Blair
Coursen to Walter Dean Sawyer, Of
Cambridge. Mass, took place late yes
terday afternoon at the home Of the
brides parents. Colonel and Mrs, H, A..
Coursen, on Washington avenue. The
ceremony, which was witnessed by onIy
relatives and a few near friends. was
followed by q large reception.
The bride Is the only daughter of Col
Onel and Mrs. Coursen. and Is one OF
Scranton's very popular and accom-
plished young women. Mr.. SAWYER is
of an old New England family and is
engaged in the wholesale mercantiIe
business in Cambridge.
At $50 O'Clock the ceremony foo,x
place In the front parlor. Rev, DIR.
James Mcleod. of the First Presbyter-
ian church. ofilciated. Miss Coursen
wore O gown Of peau de sole, trimmed
with point lace and made plain and
demi-train. She wore q veil and car
ried lilies of the valley. Her maid of
honor was Miss Eleanor Newell, Of
BrOokline. Mass, who wore a pink bro
caded satin gown and carried mermet
roses. The brides mother wore a gray
silk. trimmed with Irish lace.
The groom was attended by his
brother. John Sawyer, OF Cambridge,
The ushers were Charles E. Coursen
and c. Edward Blair, of Scranton;
Walter c. Daggett, Of New York city,
and Frank Coursen, Of East Orange,
N. J.
Immediately following the wedding
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DEATH OF MRS. HACKETT.
To Her Had Been Allotted an UnusualI,
Long Pilgrimage on Earth.

To Her Had Been Allotted an Unusually
Long Pilgrimage on Earth.
After an earnest, helpful life Of more
than four-score years, Mrs. Susan
hackett died yesterday morning at the
residence of Colonel Il. ii. Ripple, on
Webster avenue. Mrs. Hackett was
born in this state in 1910, and in 1886
married Richard NJ. Hackett, at Nes-
quehoning. After residing i'm that
vicinity for twenty years. Mr. and Mrs.
Hackett moved to Taylor. where the
former was for years employed as a
foreman by the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western company. In 1868 the
family removed to this city. About
eleven years ago Mr.. Hackett died and
since then his widow has made her
home with her daughter. Mrs. f. H..
Ripple.
Mrs. Hackett was a woman of great
Kindness of heart and deep religious
convictions. She was a devout menu
Der of the congregation of the Grace
reformed church, of Wyoming avenue.
surviving her are two daughters and u
son. They are Mrs. T.. II. Ripple, of
this city; Mrs. Casper Weisenfiuh, Of
Old Forge, and w. II. Hackett, of this
city. The funeral will take place on
Thursday afternoon at 9 o'clock from
the residence of Colonel and Mrs. +. II.
Ripple. 5l3 Webster avenue. Interment
Will be made in Dunmore Catholic
cemetery.
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CITY NOTES.

The school teachers will be paid FRI
day.
The regular weekly social Of the Young
Women's Christian association was held
last night.
The Ladies' Aid society of Elm Park
church will serve supper tonight from
$50 to 7.3O O'Clock.
There will be a joint session Of the
streets and bridges committee Of councils
tomorrow night at o'clock.
There, will be meeting of St. Pat,
members are requested to attend.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal COM
pany paid its employees on the Gravity
road from Waymart to Honesdale yester-
day.
Marriage licenses were yesterday grant
ed to John Il. Leyh and Caroline Engel.
Scranton; Leopold Schlanger and Frieda
Laiser, Scranton.
An Old Folks Concert was given at the
African Methodist Episcopal church last
night. which proved a great success. both
from entertaining and financial stand
points.
The sewers and drains committee OF Sc
lect council last night awarded to Bolton
q. Coon the contract for the construc-
Green Ridge. The contract price is $l.j7
per lineal foot.
William Thornton, of Feltzville, Taylor
borough, after spending vacation OF
thirty days at the county Jail, was let
out yesterday. He was sent up for yen-
tilating the hotel Of John Il. Gibbons near
where he lives, on Jan. last by means
of cobblestones sent through the plate
glass windows.
1t Is proposed by Street Commissioner
Kinsley to have q map made showing the
location of all the water, gas and steam
pipes. At present there is nothing to show
where the many miles Of pipes are buried
and often I'm making excavations they are
unexpectedly encountered and prove q
great hindrance to work.
Tickets may be obtained from the sec
retary OF the Scranton board OF trade for
the lecture to be delivered Friday night
at the Franklin institute In Philadelphia
by Nelson w. Perry on "Utilization of the
Culm Banks" 1t was Mr.. Perry who
wrote the culm articles which appeared in
q recent number of Casters Magazine
Scrantonians may obtain free tickets to
the lecture.
Mayor Connell yesterday signed ordi-
nances providing for the recOnveyance
of the lot Of Mary j. Davis, of the Fourth
ward, acquired by the city at a tax sale:
for the construction OF q lateral sewer on
colfax avenue, between Mulberry and
Olive street: for three electric lights in
the Tenth ward, and an electric light at
ihe arch OH Bridge street: also, resolu-
tiOns authorizing the city controller TO
pay the asphalt paving bill out of the
funds still due the Phenix Bridge COM
pany, and directing the Traction COM
pany to raise their Luzerne street tracks
to grade,
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DIED.

BARRIER-In Scranton. Pa, March 10,
1896. Mrs. Sibana Barrier. at her home,
in Pyne Patch. Funeral Thursday at
p. m. Services will be held at the
Archibald Methodist church.
HACKETT-1n Scranton, March 10, 1896.
at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
T.. Fl. Ripple, Susan G. Hackett, aged
81 years. Funeral from her late resi-
dence. 5l3 Webster avenue, Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. 1nterment in
DunmOre cemetery.
HARRINGTON-In Scranton, March 10,
1896, John Harrington, aged u years. Fu-
neral notice later.
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TWO GOOD PERFORMANCES.
Given ut the rockingham by the Waite
Company.

Large audiences continue to be at
tracted to the performances given by
Waite's Comedy company at the Froth-
ingham. Last night the drama "The
Inside Track" was greeted by the usual
good-sized house. The speciality in
strumental numbers by A. II. Knoll
and Marie Mcneil were particularly
well received. Sentenced for Life"
was played in the afternoon.
There will be the usual matinee to-
day. From Sire to Son" will be the at
traction. Driven from Home" will be
presented tonight.
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YOUNG PIANISTS.
Give q Splendid Piano Recital In the Y,

w. G.. A. Rooms.
The first piano recital by the pupils
of Miss Linder was given last night in
the Young WOmen's Christian Associa-
tion rooms. Mrs. Joseph OBrien, So
prano. and Fred ]. Widmayer, violinist,
assisted.
The pupils were from ten to fifteen
years OF age and their efforts showed
splendid training. The young per-
formers were Ethel jackson, Mabel
Fordham. Eva Terwilliger. Anna Hen
ry, Edna Caryl and Kittie Goodwin
Those who ushered and distributed
programmes were Kittie Goodwin,
Pearl Henry, BERTHE Hall. Lyman Kel-
lum, Herbert Dolph and Perry Hall.
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TICKET CAME IN GOOD.
Gertrude Baker Was Going to pittstou
Before She Took Poison.

DR.. Blanchard at the Lackawanna
hospital permitted Gertrude Baker.
who tried to kill herself one evening
last week, to leave the hospital yes
terday and go to her parents home
In Pittston. She is all right in body,
the same as before she gave her in
ternal system a laudanum bath.
She had a ticket for Pittston I'm her
pocket-book when she was brought to
the hospital. and 1t came i'm handy for
her. She was not at all satisfied when
they prevented her from destroying
herself.
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The greater portion Of our stock OF
1S47 Roberts Bros. silverware. watches,
jewelry. ETC.. all unredeemed pledges
which were left with US for small sums,
great auction sale, now going on.
I" Davidow Bros.
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Si1sy Pisnos and Organs.

Must be sold before the twentieth Of
March. We retire from business then
and will positively refuse no reasonable
offer Credit terms to suit the buyers
pleasure or extraordinary inducements
for spot cash. Guernsey Bros, 224
Wyoming avenue.
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IL studying the question Of better hous-
ing for the poor
The board requested the newspapers
to announce that the woman giving her
name as Watkins. who Is now going
about the city begging, is an imposter.
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bers OF the committee who were pres
ent last night Were Horatio Fellows.
James Manley, Victor Lauer, w. ].
Thomas and Fred Durr
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Wanted-Experienced machinst who
can operate Mergenthaler linotype
machine. Call-Or address 32 West Mar
ket street, Wilkes Barre.
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Valentine Abr. the wonderful mando-
linist. at Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation hall Monday evening, March Is,
assisted by Alfred Wooler, tenor;
George Carr. banjo, and the Philhar-
monte String quartet. A. f. Morse, first
mandolin; p. G. Schappert, second
mandolin; X. W. Newbauer. mandoIa: /:
John A. FoOte, of Archibald. guitar
Watch for the programme. which will
be a revelation to musicians as to the
possibilities Of the mandolin. Dia-
gram opens at Y. NJ. G. A. Office today.
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If you're responsible and want a piano
on credit ut your own price and on your
own terms call on Guernsey Bros, 224
Wyoming avenue.
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Fine sterling and 1s47 Rogers Bros.
triple-plated silverware. watches, dia-
monds. etc, will be offered tomorrow
afternoon ut auction sale at Davidow
Bros. ss
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Struck Rock.

Struck Rock.
All the finest goods are now being put
up at auction, as the cheapest stock has
been sold, at the great sale now going
on ut Davidow Bros. ga
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A Good Time

to buy. We move to 3O3 Lackawanna
ave. April 1st. We are Offering some
interesting prices. Any price In fact,
to save breakage and moving expense.
Rexford, 213 Lackawanna ave, -
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Before taking inventory March 1st, I
will sell Fur Capes and Cloth Jackets
at great sacrifice. +. l.. Crane, 324
Lacka. ave. -
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Special Salc
for ladies tomorrow afternoon at the
great auction of Davidow Bros. Sale
from to 8 and Z to9 80
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Secondhand grand upright pianos
but slightly used. Best makes. Cheap
at Guernsey Bros.
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Organs at half price. Guernsey Bro.

Pillsbury's Flour nils have q capac.
tty Of 1850 barrsls day. -
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Buy the Weber
and get the best. At Guernsey Bros.