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adjoin the main auditorium on the north,
and have entrance on Fourth street through
broad doorway and vestbule directly
into the room.
The interior arrangements are modern in
every respect The main auditorium Will
consist of Il floor and gallery with a com
bined seating capacity of 200. The pulpit
will occupy Il central position on the ca
face OF the room, and the pews will be
arranged in semi-circular form about the
char eel. Space has been reserved to the
left of the pulpit to accommodate the pipe
organ and members OF the choir to the
number OF twenty.
The gallery will be provided with elevated
flooring and seats, giving to all in the
house clear view OF the preacher. The
gallery will be approached by STAIRWAY V
In the f1reprOof tower, capable of clearing
the galleries in a very short while, should
an emergency occur
The ornamentatlon of the room will be
in polished wood, while the ceiling and
walls Will be finished in borClered fresco
The Sunday-school room will be sepa-
rated from the auditorium by movable
partition. which will be wound into boxes
In the ceiling, after the manner of sliding
desk tops. BY this means the seating ca
pacity is increased to eco, Just large
enough to house the EbeneZer congregation
when anything OF especial Importance
rouses the interest of the members.
Class rooms have been provided for in
the front and rear of the Sunda y-school
addition, and the infant class will occupy
a large apartment in the wing caused by
the l. shape OF the lot, which can also be
thrown open by means OF movable screens
A small room adjoining the infant class
room will be reserved for the pastors
study, completing the division OF floor
space.
The builders expect to have the structure
ready for occupancy by July l, which will
necessitate the laying Of the corners stone
not later than January 1, and every energy
is being bent to accomplish this ambition
OF those concerned. The pastor. Rev. NJ. W
Clair, is already arranging for the corner
stone laying which will be conducted with
Masonic rites. Pastor Clair is ably as
sisted in the work OF completing arrange
Inents for the successful termination of the
project in hand by members of the building
committee and church officiary.
Those who compose the building commit
Tee are Messrs. B. J. Cant, A. w. Danger
field, James N. Cephus. F.. s. Atkinson, d.
Is. Webster, Henry jennings William Mil
Ter. Frederick Fowler. John H. Mitchell,
James spriggs, Daniel Stinyard, Enoch
Colbert, Joseph n. johnson, and j. W.
Flower. The board of trustees are Rev. w
M Clair, pastor and president; Messrs H.
W. Dangerfield, John H. Mitchell, James
N Cephus, Richard Lewis, Clem Smith,
Frederick Murdock, James Magruder, Jesse
Barnes and Enoch Colbert.
The board of ste wards are Messrs Daniel
Webster, Henry Jennings, Jerry Grander-
son, Daniel Jenkins, Frederick Fowler, vii
liam Miller, Joseph Davis, William Herod
William Dunmore, Isaac Pinkney, Corne-
lius Gardner, K. B. Tolson, and Samuel
Carroll.
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TWO FAT PLACES.
Civil Service Commission to. Have
Vacancies Soon.

tlNlI service COMMISSION 10 III ave
Vacancies Soon.
The President viii have two vacancies
10 fill in the Interstate Commerce Com
mission between now and January /,
1897, one caused by resignation and the
other by the expiration of the term for
which he was appointed.
These are Wheeluck G VeaZy Of Yer
mont, and NJ. A. Knapp OF New York. The
resignation OF Mr.. VeaZy was placed in
days after he was reappointcd, on January
/. $50, for a term OF six years.
At the date OF his appointment and for n
year and half prior, Mr.. VeaZy was IN
capacitated for continuous active work
lie was reappointed at the urgent request
OF his Vermont friends, foremost among
whom WAS Senator Proctor Fearful that
he might become totally incapacitat"d, his
friends had Mr. Veazy last January tender
his resignation To be accepted at the
pleasure OF the President.
trip TO Europe last spring, and to the
West this summer has failed Ia improve
Mr. Veazy's health, and his fIiends now
no longer urge his retention He has not
been at ills office this entire year. Both
MessrS. VeaZy and Knapp were Repub-
iiCaus, and under the law the Prcsi lent
Will have tu appoint Republicans TO their
places. as the other three members of the
Interstate Commerce Commission R
Morrison of Illinois, James u. Yeuman of
Iowa, and Judson Clements of Georgia 49,
are Democrats, and the law restricts the
dominant party 10 three members on the
commission
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A NOTABLE NGLISH MAN.
Sir william Jard1ne's Experiment
in American IheatricaIs


in American Theatr1caIs.
Sir william Jardine, baronet who has
Decome interested In the production OF
The Gelsha, on tour, VIII be in Wash
ington Sunday and all next week.
Sir William is man OF Interesting
personality, tall and handsome OF dig
nirIed but straightforward and democratic,
manners. Only thirty-two wears Cd he
has already had varied and valuable cx-
periencc. Born at the dover house Dunn
fries, Scotland, where his family have
lived for generations, he decided to go
abroad soon after attaining his majority,
and, removing TO India, he engaged in
commercial pursuits in that country and
stayed there for some years, seeing much
OF fashionable and military, as well as OF
business life.
His father death having brought him
home TO succeed TO the titles and estates,
he returned again to India, Travelled con-
tInuously for two years, and after wards
came back to England. HIS present home
is A pplegirth. Scotland. but he spends much
or his time in London. He is IN officer
or militia, holding commission in the
battalion known as the Kings own Scotch
Borderers, and IN the Queens Bodyguard;
but In these piping times or peace he IS
FOND OF patroniZing the theater. has a
discerning Judgment in matters dramatic,
and rs well known In the London theatrical
world
Tie enormous business done by 1.-The
Geisha'' at Daly's Theatcr, London, and
the probability OF the piece being repeated
widely IN America, decided Sir William
10 buy an interest in this remarka Bile
musical comedy for the tour of the United
States and Canada. The extraordinary
initial prosperity OF the beautiful Japanese
play at Daly's Theater, New York has al
ready Justified his choice OF Investment
sSsd that success cannot fail to be dupii
Gated everywhere on the-road cousin
OF the baronet, Mr. William Harvey Jar
dine, Is with him, and VIII share in looking
after theintereStS or the piece Mr. Harvey
Jardlne lived for number of wears in
California and married an American wife
Nor is the present visit Sir williams first
To the United states
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Another place to which he called specific
attention was Union Court, which Is be
tween Fifteenth and sixteenth and L and
Nj streets. These he described as old
frames, which could not be attempted to be
moved without Imminent danger of col
lapse and diSs olution. These, like all
the others, are whited sepuchres.
In all of these the criminal class is
believed 10 predominate, and for that rea-
son there is no future for the rising
generation but a drift into the ways OF
life of their progenltors. In the places
named there are more than the 400 houses
referred to by Mr.. Emmons, although all
of the alleys specified are not such con
slant source OF watchfulness by the police
as Van street. the Rock Greek rookeries,
Pleasant alley, and Willow Tree alley.
These are the places, however, which
the board of trade declined to discuss as
fit subj jects for vigorous action, look
ing to some legislation which would in
any degree elevate the condition Of their
denizens The whole burden is left on
the Commissioners to act probably as they
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fUU HUWllu UWlH
List That the Board Of Trade
Did Not Want
THEY Are IN THE ALLEYS
Mr.. Emmons Had Them Prepared
for Submission.
But THEY PAY RENTALS
Van street and Its Rows of Boxes
Where People Live-Other Alleys
and Courts That Are No Better.
Ramshackle Tenements ana Barn
Like Hives of Poverty.

van street, so called. has probably no
parallel anywhere in the civilized world
1t is only Washington alley, which is,
SO To say, one OF if not the worst sewers
which swell the local slough OF poverty,
immorality and crime.
Van street spraHg into prominence
Wednesday night at Il meeting of the board
OF trade, when one Of its members, Mr.
'Jehree Eiiiinons- citcu tfat shameful nest
or buildings az suggestion for remedial
action by the lawyers and merchants and
other business men who compose that body
In the course of his remarks the speaker
said that he could at a moments notice
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lures, even of primitive human habitations,
and its people have peculiar history. Van
street is the biggest thoroughfare in what
is traditionally known Is Frederick.
The Washington Frederick gets it's name
from the Maryla nd Frederick, and is largely
populated by people who left Maryland
for their own good. This has given the
street the reputation of being inhabited by
the scum Of out of town colonists, which
means criminals of all classes who seek
asylums. paradoxically enough, in the
center of the great metropolis. In the day
time one sees in Van street only the ap-
parently industrious women and the brood
of boys and girls of all sizes and ages who
swarm at the windows, exhibit their rags
in the streets or huddle around the smok-
ing-rooms in cold weather. AT night the,
male population assemblies and the police
opens It's aggregate eye. All of this part
of life " this alley and Of all other alleys
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Creek at Twenty fifth, Twenty-sixtb and
Twenty fourth streets. These places are
just as villalnous in odor and sanctity as
any in the incorporation.
only recently the details of the Phillips
murder gave occasion for the uncovering
OF some of the stockings circumstances Of
life on this charming creek. The people
are infinitely morni wretched than the
wharf-rat population described by Dickens
IheIr houses are money makers for many
who do not desire to appear in print
They are cattle sheds, especially picst YES
III which the criminal and defective classes
are born, spread their Influence and die
All along the creek, in fact, which is
itself famous as hreeGer OF pcstilence,
there are such houses singly and in groups
Here and in Van street there are about
$50 of Mr.. Emmons' 400
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GEYER AND BALL RELEASED.
Judge Cole Discharges the Alleged
"Knock-0ut" Men.

Lawrence Bail and Joseph Geycr, who
were arrested several days ago 10y Detec-
ives Horne and Weldon, charged with rob
biug man named Clarke, from Ohio, who
was a guest at the Keystone Hotel, were
yesterday released from jail 10y order of
Judge Cole.
The mel. il will be remembered, were
accused of having enticed Mr.. Clarke into
a carriage, drugged him, and after having
taken his money and valuables left him on
a vacant lot, near Eighth streetand Florida
avenue northeast. Ball and Geyer Were
taken into custody by the detectives and
locked up at separate stations, SO they
would have no opportunity to converse
with each other.
They were questioned by Inspect or Hol-
linbergeT, and il was said that Ball had
confessed the robbery. The men We're given
a preliminary hearing and sent to jail
to await the action of the grand jury.
Yesterday Assistant District Attorney
Jeffo,ds appeared before Judge Cole and
asked that an order be issued for the re-
lease Of tie men, as there was not suffi.
cient evidence to convict them. Judge
Cole, after hearing Mr.. Jeffords' state
ment, signed the order, and the men were
given their liberty.
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have always acted, although it was stated
at the meeting that If the iaw as ii
stands was enforced the problem would
be in fair way of solution.
The places named are remarkable, in
addition to the character OF most of the
inhabitants, for the unsanitary conditions
of the houses and their adjacent purlieus.
Other places against which a good deal
of the above history corlI repeat itself
are the alleys:
X street, betwee IL Twenty first and
Twenty second streets.
Market alley, in Georgetown.
o street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets.
Seventeenth street, an alley, from NJ
to l. streets.
Pleasant alley, recently described in
detail in The Times.
Willow Tree alley, also recently graph.
icalIy described.
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Eastern Star Election /.

Rush Chapter, No l, o. E. s., elected the
following officers for the ensuing year: Mrs
Katie GUIDE, w. NJ; John F. O'NeiIl, w P ;;
Mrs. Rose Yost, A. NJ; Gertie Cook,
conductress; Mrs. E. Schneider, associate
conductress; Mrs. Jennie JOhnson, trea surer;
Mrs. Winnie Watson, secretary.
Naomi Chapter, No 3, o. E. s., has
elected the following officers for 1897:
Mrs. Almeria s. Williamson, W. M; C.
Howard BUcklcr, w. p; Miss Ida NJ Tom
linson, a. M, Miss Matte H. Gould, seeru-
tary, third term; Mrs. Fannie Taylor, treas
urer, second term; Mrs. Annie V. Yeat.
man, conductress; Mrs. Ella q. Hunt, assn
ciate conductreSs.
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locale, Tor the information of the board. at
least four hundred houses IN the city which
were unfit for habitation by human beings.
Strangely enough the II ore OF degrada-
tlon, Of immortality, of dirt, squaIor, utter
lonesome. abandoned wretched sclialUr
which was brought 10 the attention OF the
board the greater was the zeal OF the meet
Ing To let these conditions severely alone.
one gentleman with sublime philan-
thropy took out his watch which marked
tine for great corporation and the al
vance OF civilization. ard wanted TO know
when the meeting would cease talking
about the poorest uf the poor and mount up
the stairs OF progress to the consideration
or little boys cutting thrcccornered cooked
hats and girls baFing ineffahly indigestihle
dough IN some manual training schools
which are yet iii the clouds
WORKING on THEORIES.
To cap the climax Of the severe official
frown on the proposition TO do something
In the name of humanity for the alley
population, the superintendent OF the pub
lie schools. in The course OF a singularly
happy address, accentuated it by maintain
ing that If the children were made to 20
10 the public schools two years earlier at
The kindergarten age. the problem OF civ
| ilization would be solved.
SO FAR. however. Il the bod Y To which this
suggestive language was addressed is CON
cerned, 1t was fairly to be inferred that
the subjects for the kindergarten ciyliZa-
| ton should continue To rot themselves
| INTO higher culture and morals as has
been done by their fathers ana mot hers.
married and unmarried for generations.
There was also another singular develop
Inent Of the discussion by he board Of
trade Of the uneXpecte edly introduced alley
skeleton at the feast The Commissioners
| OF the District had in pointed letter
! asked the cooperation of the board of
trade n this particular relation. The presi-
dentof the board very promptly stated that
the board would take up the subject AZ
once, probably on the very evening OF the
announcemenJof the desire OF the Commits
SlonerS
The highest funCtiUnaries OF the board
met on that afterG oon, but the alleys
were pigeOnholcd. largely, it s said, by
the influence Of a mumh her OF the directors
who runs a paper, but not in the interest
of question suggested by The Times, and
whose decppunlic sI&nlfcauCr wlsivIdenced
by the discussion of the question by the
board. although unwillngly and uneX-
pectedly.
The recent action OF the board was pre-
sumably based on the reason that the
board has committees covering the alleys,
but which committees have rot acted in
that direction within the men. DRY of man
and the alleys.
ONE MpJE STREET
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Thoroughbred Horses Burned

Dallas, Tex, Dec. ION b. Alkires'
barn, ten miles north of Dallas burned last
night. Six thoroughbred horses perished.
One thousand bushels of corn and large
quantities of general provcnder We're de
stroyed. The loss is $9,OoO with no in
surance. Incendiarism is believed to be
the cause
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ONE SAMPLE STREET.

Yet Van street alone might have been
sufficient to stir the activity of the full
board, even SUPP oSing that thr ',nmttcrS
had recently been engaged in the task of
deodoriZing and evangelizing the town.
The Times presents picture Of part
of Van street. Its buildings are carica-
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400 HOMES UNFIT FOR HUMAN BEINGS

has already been told In The Times and
every day in the rpIied courts.
Yam street is both the type and the
worst type. 1t is not a close street.
On the contrary it has q wide thoroughfare,
we'll ventilated and accessible to police
supervision. Each of tile houses, as in the
cut, are about ten feet high, with two
rooms, each Of which issa bed room, where
they perspire in the SPINNER and shiyer
in the winter.
Old boards and pieces OF tin obtained
every where and anywhere make the shell.
DepraVed women make show OF keep
ing the front room neat, although 1t is
COOK shop, a nursery, laundry for
rag wasliings, and all the disagreeable
functions of large family, sometimes
or two or three families, or parts of a
half dozen families under one crazy, shame
fui roof.
Gne OF the real estate men OF the city
knows 1t to be the fact that five or six
people sleep in each of the rooms, not
counting the children who are strewn
around indiscrimi nately awaiting their
turh In the public Kindergarten. There
may be some honest people in Van street,
but they arein very dirty and disreputablc
company.
Van street is between NJ and n streets
and Third and Four ur-and-a-half streets
southwest IL is one of a number in its I'm
mediate vicinity which extend TO or
rather empty into the area along the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The cut
gives only the wooden shanties, and only
a few or them. There are besides some
brio houses, dilapidated, ramshac klc, 4,
aud dirty,
ANOTHER BLACK SPOT
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wANTED-FLATs.

WE can rent your nat, send us full de-
scriptioH Address TIMES HEAL rs.
TATE BUREAU. ocl1-0
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FOR RENT Large fur front room
aw deg-3t
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FOR SALE a good, sound draft
...-.s1 --sJ " ST. s.M I.S9 9-bJ-em
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FOR RENT-STORE.

FOR RRENT-Bakery, or suitable for
fnX OJner business 1915 5Ch st NV
Apply at l. OTTENBERG' 1243 7th
st. NV del I-3t
FOR RENT Store, with fixtures, cellar
aud stable, at 113 ID ST. NV. se1O-7t
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ANOTHER BLACK SPOT.

Another alley or scattered number OF
rookeries used by Mr. Ennions To point the
moral of his argument for assistance from
the board OF trade is To be seen in pic
turesguc abandon along the line Of Rock
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FoR KEN tt rooms L back, 1 front,
suitable for light housekeeping, So.
l2lS w NV. No children deS-at
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FOR NT-5UI lUJh ST NV, cOsey
sitting room, with adjoining bedroom,
Tor TWO gentlemen; all cOnyenIenCes- So
per month each Cen-3r
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FOR X Mt Rooms IS % \ =, me Iis-.sr
Capitol and new Library. all newly
fur. BY owner, refs de4-1t tenn
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FOR RENT-One large room, furnish
ST NV de9-6tem
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oR KEN I rooms Iur. or uHTur.;
LIST and III flCOTs, also office TOOgn on
ground Tioor; board near. IO5 Md ave ne.
de5-7 t-em
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FOR RENT Two pleasant rooms; one
front, one back, all cOuveniencps, pre-
Ter gentlemen IUIl 10th ST. NV
dtS-AIem
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LOST. STRAYED OR sTOLE LEN-From
3O1 c st. nw.-dark brown male cocker
spaniel puppy. white star on breast and
White spot on nose. Liberal reward Will
be paid Tor Its return and no questions ask
ed GeIO-3tem
LOST-Dec. 8, beagle hound; name on
collar GutChall. Return III 7th Sc.
and receive reward Item
IOST-In washington, a 6oid watch
initials M. c. en- outside ease. liberal
reward If returned to 40 King st, Alex
tndria, Va. de1U-Jt
MISLAID or lost from The editorial
office of TINS paper, an old hymn book
called the ''Lyre" with one leaf off;
any one that has the same please re-
turn to this office. Ge9-tfem
LOST-WaJCn cnarm Drown cameo set,
engraved on back "MIZpah." Return to
JOHN r. AIklNSON, 10th and r NV.
dey-SJ
LOST-AbOut Oct. l small dog: answers
name Dash; tag 11O7. 1884 9TH NV
deS-3t-cU
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-22

A young Bath business man who Is AZ ~
excellent Judge In such matters, ana VIM =.
has lately returned from VACATION u
Vermont, says that there Is this diner
ence between Vermont and Maine: Ne,
mont has good roads and homely glr,s
and Maine poor roads and the manu-
soonest girls In the world.
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FOUR DAYS COUNTY FAIR
WITH A GOOD BIG SHOW IN ALL
DEPARTMENTS.

THE COUNTY FAIR RAN INTO BAD
WEATHER AND WAS EXTENDED
GOOD ATTENDANCE - BIG ENHiBirs
ALL AROUND. FULL ACCOUNT OF
THE EVENTS AND THE AWARDS.
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SPECIAL RAcE.-puRsE sio.
THE LAST DAY.

THE LAST DAf.
The drizzle Of Thursday caused post
ponement of the third days programme
to Friday, when 1t was fully carried out.
Except for rather lively wind In the
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The congressional result is
Reed is reelected by about 10, 800 plu
rality.
Dingley' : plurality is little over u.
500.
The plurslities Of Milliken and Bou-
telle are abOu, 1900.
The state senate is composed Of 81
Republicans.
The house is composed Of li6 Repub-
cans and > Democrats.
Every county officer is Republican.
In fact, the five Democrats ia the house
are the only Democrats elected 20 any
Office in the state.
oxford County gave Powers 4,>37
Frank, I, ii5; I.add, 20; Bateman, lG9
Clifford, 40; Powers plurality in the
In l>93, the last presidential year, the
county gave Republican plurality Of
927; in l>S4, 2,226.
Elsewhere We give the complete vote
of the county for AL officers.
The town clerks have our thanks as
well as the thanks Of our readers for
promptly returning the cards sent them.
The officers elected in oxford County
are:
Seuators-John \ Roberts OF Norway.
plcott 4. Poor OF AndOyer.
County AttOrney-JOhn :. Harlow OF DiXneld.
Judge Of ProbAte->ewari ;. Stearns OF Nor
way.
Register OF Probate-Albe ID. Park % Paris.
Sherif-Frcd \. Porter OF RUmfOri
County C0mmissioner-jOhn NJ. PhilbrOok OF
Bethel
County Treas rer-GeOrge NJ. Atwood of Paris.
Representative
Isaac Rounds OF Paris.
Edward ". Peuley of Greenwood.
George t. Brown Of Milton Plantation.
AmOn Young Of Hiram.
4. =. Cushman OF AndOyer.
AarLau 4 AL..cl.ar IL. L.l-..l
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Otherwise ts.0o year. single copies cents
ADVERTISEMENTS An legal advertisements arr
given three consecutive Insertions for tiSo per
Inch In length OF column. speciAi eontfs..s
made with Local, transient and yearly sdvertis
ers-
jon PRINTING New type. fast presses, steam
power, experienced workmen and low prices
combine % make this department Of our eus'
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Wednesday
rmE CKnwp CAME EARLY,

IIIE hNWU NAWF tAkLi'
aud bl o'clock the halls were packed
and the grounds were comfortably filled.
The weather could hardly have been i'm
proved About $500 tickets were sold
that dav, representing 200 10 5000 peo-
pie on the grounds.
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COMING EVENTS.

COMING EVENTS.
sept. - "a Oxford County Association OF nj
versarsts, Mechanic Fails.
sept - a-ONfori North fair. Andoyer.
Sept. sa-Oct l.-Andro-cOggin Valley fair. Can
ton.
sept s.-Oct West oxford Fair, tryebuTg.
oct NORTH Waterford fair.
Oct --Woodstock town fair. BryAnts Pond.
oct Si-meeting OF oxford County Medical A.
ISOLATION. south Paris.
Nov. National election.