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DISASTROUS FIRE.
A Number of Narrow Escapes From
Loss of Life.

BROOKLYN, Oct. pa disastrous
fire in Ronald & Camps six-story
building on the corner of State street
and Brum place, in which there were
number of narrow escapes from loss of
life, took place this afternoon. The
firm are wholesale dealers in plumbers
supplies, and other firms are Fay, Har
mon and Chadwick Manufacturing
Company, corset manufacturers; Lock
cit & Findley and Simond Brothers,
skirt manufacturers.
The latter firms employ upward of
seventy-five girls, and the fact that all
got out safely is almost miraculous, as
they were in the upper stories.
The fire originated on the fourth floor
from an unknown cause, and spread
beth upward and downward, and in a
few minutes the whole structure was
a mass of flame, and thousands of peo-
pie had gathered on the streets near by
The Fay, Harmon & Chadwick en-
ployes, about 100 in number, nearly all
of whom were girls, were in the part
of the building first attacked by the
flames, and there was great jam on
the fire escapes, but so far as can be
learned tonight all have been ac-
counted IOI. MANY VI tlSuI ldlnleu
and had to be carried down the stairs
by the firemen and male employees.
The girls in Simonds Brothers skirt
factory were panic-stricken when the
dense smoke began penetrating their
rooms, and many screamed and ran
helplessly about. The employers, as
sisted by the male help, partially
quieted the girls and piloted them to
the stairway, and all reached the street
in safety, and most of them without
their wraps and hats.
The fire burned five hours and COM
pletely wrecked the building. The loss
is estimated at 100000 most of which
is Ronalds & Co.'S. Fay, Harmon &
Chadwick place their loss at $4,000.
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BEATEN And ROBBED.
DASTARDLY critic COMMITTED
BY FOUR MEN.
After Fatally Injuring an Aged Couple
The Bandits Make Way
With $4,000.

NEW YORK, Oct. PA special from
Shamokin, Pa, says: At a possible
cost of two lives, four robbers on Sun
day morning stole $1,000 from Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony Monaghan, in the min
ing village of Rappahannock The
heads of Mr.. and Mrs. Monaghan were
crushed with sandbags. Last night
they were in a critical condition and
1t was not expected they would live
until morning. The robbers are still t
large, but parties of men are securing
the mountains on each side of the viii
lage in search of them.
The Monaghans are the owners of the
Rappahannock Hotel They did not
maintain a large bank account. but it
was generally believed that a large sum
Of money was hidden in the hotel.
There were no guests in the hotel Sat
urday night. The Monaghans were
alone.
The burglars gained entrance to the
hotel by climbing on the roof, forcing
the second story shutter with .'jimmies'
and then making their way to the room
where the old couple slept. There were
four of the robbers and all were
masked.
The curtains were drawn, and the
leader coolly told one of the burglars to
light a lamp so they could locate the
money supposed to be in the house
Now" cried the leader to the trem-
bling hotel-keeper, 1--WE want all the
money there is in this ranch Don't
speak above whisper or we will kill
you"
Monaghan replied that he was poor
and had nothing more to give than al
ready stated.
Take that the leader answered,
and down came a sandbag upon the
head of the landlord. Mrs.. Monaghan
shrieked and tried to leap from the bed
to rush from a window and call for
help. She was knocked down by the
burglar.
During the attack Mrs. Monaghan re-
vived, and although half dead from her
wounds, cried to the men to have
mercy. A brutal kick in the face was
the reply. The open door of the saloon
attracted attention in the morning, and
an investigation led to the finding OF
man and wife, still insensible.
1t was learned that the amount of
money stolen was $4,000.
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SENATORS HILL AND MURPHY
Neither Stumping for Bryan and
SeWaIl.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Chafrrnan
Danforth of the Democratic State Com
mittee returned this afternoon from AL
bany, where he had seen Senator Hill.
/ saw Senator HILL said Mr. DAN
forth, for few moments, but our con
Versation was partly on private mat
ters, and we did not discuss the politi-
cal situation
Mr.. Dan forth also stated that Sena-
tor Hills attitude was unchanged in re-
gard to the ticket, and that he would
continue to advise the State Commit
tee, as he had been doing for some time.
Did you see Senator Murphy?''
asked the reporter.
Yes, saw Senator Murphy at Troy"
replied Mr.. Danforth.
Had he anything say about the sit
uation?"
Yes, Senator Murphy told me he was
for the Chicago ticket and platform.
and would stand by every word of it,
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PRINCE LOUIS OF SAVOY.
Recipient of Much Social Attention at
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27-Prince
Louis of Savoy, who has been the re-
cfpient of much social attention since
his arrival here ON the Italian cruiser
Cristoforo Colombo, and who returned
last evening from his two days trip to
Niagara Falls, was to-day driven to
the Country Club by Colonel E. Dew
Morell on a tallyho. There were a num-
Der of prominent persons in the party,
including ex-Minister to Italy Potter
and a number of ladies.
This evening Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Drexel
gave a dinner in Prince Louis honor,
and dance followed on board Colonel
Drexel's yacht, the Margarita.
The Prince was also the guest of
honor tonight at a banquet given by
the local Italian societies at the Hotel
Walton, and which was preceded by a
promenade concert at Horticultural
Hall.
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Ply asking me not to publish the letter
at present. In the meantime / have
wired to Mr.. Watson urging the ad-
visibility of making at least one inn
portant change in his letter. If he au-
thorlzes this change. / will give out the
letter. Otherwise he must take the re-
sponslbility of publishing it himself.
"MARION Butt LER"
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Treasury Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The treas
ury gold reserve at the close of business
to-day stood at S119 ,056, 245. The days
Withdrawals a. New York We're S431.-
400
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Money Club of Cleveland. Major Nc
klnley made the most stirring speech OF
the day to the underwriters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-16

Tbs following have been neither abb
aAak,noS t6rdy nom Dist. No. 5. Bristol
during the school month ending April,
8: Mary Schmeckel, Ward Shields,
Geo. MeVicar, Edith Hahn, Henry
Hahn, Roy Marsh, Alvin Marsh, John
Creighton, Roy Pirchow, Hugo PirchoW
Louis Schmeckel, Willie Hahn. Per
cont. Of attendance II.
]. b. EDWARDS, Teacher.
IT: C. Kelly spent Tuesday in
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PARIS.

Mrs. Will Bacon and daughter,
Mamie, of Bristol, spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. Sheen.
Misses Mary Peterson and Maude
Osburn and Walter Hurn, of Union
Grove, attended sevices at Paris Cor
ners Sunday afternoon.
Miss Maggie Boundford, of Bristol,
is the guest of Miss Lizzie Powell for a
few days.
Miss Belle Gunter returned home on
Wednesday, after six weeks visit
with friends and relatives in Iowa.
Johnnie Owans and sister Lizzie, af-
ter spending the winter with Mrs, j.
Henderholtz returned to their home in
Chicago on Wednesday.
Lewis Tetzlaff spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in Ives Grove.
Quite number of Parasites attended
the party at Mr.. Horizons last Friday
evening. All report splendid time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Moe and daugh-
ter, of Milwaukee, was the guest of
Lewis Williams and family the past
week.
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BRISTOL.

A. G.. Pacey, of Randall, spent day
in Bristol last week.
Miss Maggie Bryant, of Salem, was
the guest of Mrs. Tabor.
Bristol is having quite boom this
spring in the building way. Richard
Fellows, of Walkers Prairie, will build
house here. John Richards and Mrs.
Pringle have built additions to their
residences. Bristol as a residence town
offers superior advantages. There are
or soon will be three churches and no
saloons. All there is lacking is a good
graded school.
O. G. Stonebraker made the city of
Kenosha visit last Thursday.
Mrs. Will Turner has been visiting
friends in Racine.
Where was the A. p. A. vote at the
Kenosha municipal election? The In
dependent man must have been so busy
wrestling with the Marquette statue
that he forgot to take it out of his
pocket. Marquette is dead.
Miss Ruth Van VIE and George
Phillips, of Salem, were married last
Thursday evening. Their many
friends in Bristol congratulate them.
Miller & Sons are still at work at the
artesian well.
The tile factory started up this week.
understand Mr.. Nelson has received
several large orders. Bristol tile are
getting a good reputation.
Thomas Hartnell, of Brighton, was
in town Tuesday.
Charles Whitcher sold his bay team
last week for $40. Three years ago
those horses would have brought $500.
Cleveland is to blame for it..
+ Messrs. E., Jones, F.. Lavey, James
Bryant, DIR. Stevens and Mrs. Barnum
and Miss Barnard were Kenosha visit
ors last Saturday.
james Turnoek was over from Salem
the ptheS day. . .. g g. 49, II 5.,.' /.
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WILMOT.

Will Kruckman is riding a new
wheel.
Ray Thompson is visiting at home at
present. He says he wants to try farm
ing awhile.
Lightning struck j. B. Swenson's
horse barn Friday night. Aside from
some damage to the cupola no harm
resulted.
Mesdames James Owen and George
Faulkner visited in Chicago last week.
Floyd Voak has new saddle for his
pony. He says he can ride all right
now.
News reached us of the death of
Mike keenan, at the home of his nephew
Mr.. McCabe, in Chicago.
Earl Hogle, of Richmond, visited
with Levi Hogle last week.
Jim Jepson has sold out his saloon
business to Frank Hunt.
The Woodman dance on Friday
night was not very largely attended,
owing to the condition of weather and
roads. Those who attended report a
good time. Elk. Capt. Fred and a
young man friend from Salem took it
in. They danced all right, but unlike
the hero of the "Skinny-tighU Pants"
song, they didn't wait until the broad
daylight to depart, in fact, Fred says
it was little dark. Nor do we doubt
it. He grasped the reins, took his
bearings at the hall and started out.
All went we'll until the turnpike be-
tween the bridges was reached, when
the horse, in a fit of enthusiasm, caused
by lightning, tried to execute " bal
ance all" evidently to show how it was
done. The result was startling to say
the least. Horse, buggy and Occu-
pants turned a doublei somersault into
the ditch on the side of the pike.
When Fred had picked himself up and
captured the horse he groaped around
for his companion, whom he presently
found sticking feet up in a mud puddle.
AS near as we can ascertain no damage
was done except to the buggy, which
looked rather forlorn the next day.
Fred says that in the future he will
drive blind horse on stormy nights.
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WoODWoRrH.

Somers pastor gave the people at
Pleasant Prairie and Wesley fine dis
course last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett, of Antioch,
were guests of Fl. L. Adams and family
Saturday and Sunday.
Frank Fell, at the Corners, has a
new team.
George McGregOr, of Chicago; has
purchased team of Charles Whitchor,
of Bristol.
School III Dist. No. IL, has closed for
q vacation Of one week, on account Of
the illness Of the teacher, Miss Wicks.
A bag with 8 eat in it will not al
W8ys stay whore you put it, will it,
Frank. -.
Dams Rumor, says We are. soon to
hear wedding bells at Woodwork.
The Recognition social ct james
KaTnes' IVES wen attended, and al re-
port . good time. -
r. Pollows hes bought q lot in Bria-
tol. and will move theresa soon as bis
house is completed. ~ =
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SILVER LAKE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rocket have
left for Milwaukee where they intend
making their home for some time.
Mr.. Thompson, of Wilmot, paid a
visit to this village Tuesday.
A. M. Wicks left Monday for Gray's
Lake where he will make short visit
with his son, Don Wicks.
Bessie Selby the youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Selby is quite
sick with lung fever.
August Pohfal has taken his place
as section foreman in Mr.. Rockets
place.
David Prosser has been quite sick
for the past week.
The state of Wisconsin against Geo.
Newbury was again adjourned until 10
o'clock April %. The District Attor-
ney A. E. Buckmaster not being able
to appear.
The families Of G.. Ell. Johnson and A
P. johnson are quite sick with the
whooping cough.
M. L. Hoffman shipped carload of
cattle and car load of hogs Tuesday
night.
A. Jarret of the Waters stockfarm
had business here Tuesday.
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-EX-Congressman Isaac Stephenson
has shipped eight of his horses which
have been used in the pineries neal
Marinette to his farm in this county
where they will be cared for during the
summer.
There is bad puddle of mud and
water on Market street near the Jail
A branch of the G. & n. W. r. r
crosses the road at that place, stopping
the drainage. Workmen were busy
today filing up the hole with cinders.
Jason Lathrop returned from the
western part of the county, having
completed job of surveying a new
road in Randall township The road
runs along the east side of Twin Lakes
and is to be constructed mainly through
the efforts of Chicago parties.
Lawyers Fisher and Lloyd argued
the case Of Shookma2 and Selegman
VS.. Herman before Justice Slater this
morning. Action was brought by the
company, firm of liquor dealers to
recover cost on goods sold to Henry
Hour. Justice Slater. took the case
under advisement until Friday.
"A cordial invitation extended to
the literary ladies of Kenosha to at
the illustrated free lectures at Simmons
hall, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
on CHOW to Keep Young Through
Natures Way" Saturday afternoon,
+" What the Twentieth Century Woman
Should Know"
"A large party crowded the Merten
home on n. Water street Tuesday
evening when the aged Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Merten celebrated their golden
wedding. The affair was under the
direction of their sons-in-law, Rudolph
Kreofske and John Mahaney. The
gathering did not break up until 4
o'clock in the morning. Among the
many present were Revs. Dries and
Roche and Father LOchemes, of Mil
Waukee.
AT the meeting of the public lib
rary board Tuesday evening Horsea
Barnes presented an offer of forty
eight complete volumes of the Popular
Science Monthly beginning with
volume L to the library at $25. The
matter was referred to the committee
on selection and care of books. Treas
urer Bendt reported that there were
$1849.9 in the treasurer unappropri-
ated money. President Strong an
nounced that Mrs. 0. S. Newell had
donated complete set of the American
Encyclopedia. The secretary was in
structed to acknowledge its receipt
and tender the thanks of the board fol
it. After some other routine matters
like allowing a few bills the board ad-
journed,
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CAMP LAKE.

Mrs. A. A. Pribnow is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Geo. Breul, in Chicago.
NJ. 81. Gallagher spent Sunday in
Kenosha.
Mrs. Harry Orvis entertained Mrs.
Becker, Of Chicago, and Miss Lille
Williams, of Burlington, last week.
Mrs. John Gallagher has been quite
i'll. She is under the care Of DR..
Preuty.
Misses Elizabeth and Kittie Nc
Ginty, of Channel Lake, were the
guests of Mrs. Gailagher's family last
Tuesday
Chas. Phillips was quite badly kicked
by horse last week.
Mrs. G. Gallagher has returned from
a visit in Waukesha.
Mrs. Yenger and daughters, Nettie
and Bertha, and Mrs. Fred Faulkner
were the guests of 81. E. Yaw's family
Saturday.
DR.. C. W. Lichtenberg spent several
days hunting last week.
Miss Anna Loath, of Silver Springs,
Wis, visited her brother Charles at
this place last week.
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tend our sincere thanks to our Brother
Knights of Branch So, c. K. W. for at
tending the funeral and doing honor to
our deceased Brother Knight, Matthias
Writ.
Therefore, be it resolved, That we
extend our sincere thanks to our es-
teemed Brother Knight, Rev. Father
Roche, for kindly assisting at solemn
requiem mass Of our deceased Brother
Knight.
Every man should try to go to
heaven as final triumph over his enc
mics, who will probably not get there.
The vegetables you get at Bailey's
are crisp, fresh and palatable. They
go straight from the garden to the
home. DIV
George Price will pay a dividend
to the creditors Of Edward George on
Saturday at the Office Of Lloyd & Nc
Dowell.
Upon complaint Of w. W. Chad
wick, member of the state Dairy and
Food commission, Mrs. Fl. Powell, Of
Paris, was fined $16:3O by Justice Slater
for selling impure milk.
The school board got ahead of the
council little. The new school COM
missioners were indicted into office
Tuesday evening, while the old alder
men are still hanging on.
Sooner or later something will have
to be done to prevent the officials con-
nected with public government from
being overcome by the desire to go
duck hunting at critical moments.
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BE it resolved, That We, members Of
Branch Isl, C. K. W., do hereby OK
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Correspondents Wanted.

It is the desire of the publisher to
make the county news an important
feature of the TELEGRAPH COURIER,
and to this end we need the co-opera-
ton of our friends. We wish to hear
regularly from our correspondents, and
we wish to secure a regular CORES
pondent at Bassetts, Randall,
Trevor, and We will furnish
stamps and stationery and copy
Of the paper gratis, and we sin
cerely hope that some one will volun-
teer at each of the points mentioned.
Let us hear from you. %
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FUNERAL OF MAT WRIT.
His Remains Were Laid at Rest Monday by
Many Loving Friends.

The funeral of Mat Writ took place
Monday morning at 9 o'clock from ST..
Georges church. Mr. Wirtz had al
ways been popular member of branch
151 of the Catholic Knights of Wiseon-
sin and of the st. Michael's Young
Mems society, and the former society
took charge Of the funeral services of
it's former member, comrade and COM
panion. Both the societies turned out
in full to do honor TO the deceased's
memory At the church solemn re-
QUEEN high mass was celebrated by
Rev. Henry Dreis, assisted by Rev. 10.
seph Dreis and Rev. Father Roche, all
of whom were fellow members with him
in the Catholic Knights order. The
sermon was delivered by the Rev.
Father Joseph Dreis. 1t was one of
the most solemn occasions witnessed in
many day at st. Georges church.
The church was crowded with the
many friends of the departed.
In the afternoon his fellow comrades
in the Catholic Knights drafted the fol-
lowing:
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Since it has pleased God, the AL
mighty, to take from us Matthias Writ,
our beloved Brother Knight, to call
him to his eternal reward; be it
ResolUed, That by the death of our
Brother Knight the Branch Isl, C. e.
W., has suffered the loss of good and
active member. Be it
ReSoIUcd, That our deceased Brother
Knight was good and practical Cath
olic, Q member in excellent standing Of
st. Georges congregation, q kind hus-
band and faithful citizen. BE it .y.e
ResoIved, That. We hereby extend to
the bereaved wife of our deceased
Brother knight our. sincere and pro-
found sympashy in this hour or great
eatsorroW. Be it yz . -
BceobVed, That . copy of these reso-
buttons be given to the mourning Wild
ow, that they be entered into the min
utes OF the Branch and printed in the
newspapers Of our city aud in the Ex-
clsiOF, ColssNsbi0 and Catholic Citizen,
Of Milwaukee. -.
HENRY DRHIs,
J. j. MAYER, Committee.
JoHH HHRHNS,
he it resolved, That we, members of
Branch Isl, C. *. W, do hereby. OK
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PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

Miss Jessie Mcneil commenced
school in Salem Monday morning.
Miss Rosalie TAFT, of Racine, spent
part Of last week with frienus at this
place and Ranney.
F. j. Morehouse, one of the Oldest
settlers and for many years resident
of this town, died in KenOsha at the
home of his son Frank Morehouses at
the advanced age of ninty years. The
funeral was held at the M. E. church
at this place last Monday at Ii a. M,
after which the remains were laid to
rest beside those of his family in the
cemetery near Wesley chapel.
D. G.. Rogers spent Sunday on his
place near Ranney.
Chas. Rockwell Sundayed at home.
Miss Nellie Maloney, of Kenosha,
spent Sunday with her parents at this
place.
Rev. Otto Anderson, of Somers, filled
the pulpit at the M. E. church at this
place Sunday morning.
Miss Florence Reed returned to
Wheatiand Dist. No. 2 to resume her
duties as teacher, April 4.
Rev. Matt. Evans, D. D., of Milwau
kee, will lecture in the M. E. church
at Pleasant Prairie, April Fl, 1896.
Subject, Two not one, or shades of
married life" Admission 25c. DR..
Evans will lecture also at Wesley
chapel, April Goth. Subject, " Sunny
side of life, )" admission 25c. DR.. Evans
has great reputation as a lecturer.
He will give perfect satisfaction. Come
and hear him.
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COUNTY NEWS.
Leaves sFrom the Lives of Those Who
Dwell About Us.
SOMERS

oONGIIN0
During the heavy storm last Friday
night Horace T. belongs barn was
struck by lightning and wholly con-
sumed by fire. The loss, including
baled hay, grain, machinery and the
large power windmill, will be in the
neighbOrhoOd of So, 800, with insurance
in the Mt. Pleasant Town Insurance
Co. Mr.. belong had been up nearly
all night with his son Alta, who is
quite unwell these days, and had just
dOzed off on the sofa, when the clap OF
thunder awakened him. His man and
neighbOrs who saw the flames were
soon on the scene and did much to
save the stock of COWS and horses that
were enclosed in the burning building.
The fire originated at 3 a. N. By 3
o'clock everything was in ashes. He
will rebuild at once.
During the same storm the lightning
struck the barn Of Ernest Snittin, kill
ing one horse belonging to Thos. Lew
is. No other property was damaged.
For several months the people who
assemble weekly in divine worship at
KellOgg's Corners have been more or
less disturbed by lawless and lily dis
posed people who try to break up the
service and mOrtify the pastor and
congregation. Such practices as firing
off guns so near the windows as to
shatter the glass, letting dogs fight on
the church steps, yelling, cursing and
other cOwardly acts have become so
common that people have threatened
not to attend the evening service. Last
Sunday night Gaylord Shepard was
particular to tie his horses with care,
Uut SO nervous did they become that
they broke loose from the shed and ran
home, so completely wrecking the two
seated carriage to which they were at
tached that he will never repair it. Ii
any more acts of this kind are INDUCED
in young men will be arrested and
dealt with severely.
Messrs. Geo. Carpenter and EnOch
Haigh made Chicago visit last Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Burgess, of Mo-
mence, H., are visiting his father, W.
E. Burgess.
Miss Alma Cook has been engaged
to teach in one of the largest schools in
the town of Brighton.
Eighty-seyen above zero Sunday is a
pretty good figure for so early in the
spring
Uriel Newman passed quietly and
peacefully away Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock, in the Goth year of his age.
The funeral will be at the old family
residence Thursday morning at 10
o'clock.
Rev. Geo. J. Rea and Elder M. B.
Bowker are attending the spring meet
ing of the presbytery at Milwaukee this
week.
Should complaint be made regarding
the condition of the records of the town
clerks Office the blame will all be
placed on the little daughter who made
her appearance there the day before
election. Congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. GibbOn.