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The opposition OF organized labor to the
appointment OF Judge faxson, of Penn
sylvaIii;s. 10 be Interstate Commerce Com
missioner, las become SO persistent that
the President has about reached the con
elusion that he cannot afford to appoint
him
Several leading Senators, who have
recently tailed with the President, have
gathered this from the remarks the Presi
dent has made.
1t is kncwn THAI the President has been
overrUh with letters from leading labor
people Fl ON all partS-of the United States
Some of these have been Il such weighr
that they reached his private desk, and
were perused ty the eye OF the Presiden,
himself. They were written by the very
men WIG controlled the labor vote in Nc
Kinley's interest in tie last campaign, and
they are men of such Importance in the
labor snd political world that the PEesi-
dent cannot eocontrary to their wishes. il
be hopes to have their continued support.
Similar letters have been written to the
Senators who stand closest to the Presi
dent, and between the letters to the Sena
tors and those to the President, the
Executive las been brought face 20 face
with an opposition that he cannot suhdue
The labor organizations VIII have none of
PaXson and the President is simply com
PEELED from. motives of eXpediency TO turn
Judge PaNson down or give him another
place. The prediction is made that this
will be doEe-
The influences that prevailed upon the
President to make this selection are well
known. The appointment was asked for
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
speaking through Mr. Frank Thompson, n
personal friend of the. President. Judge
PaNsun is Sc stventy-four years Of age. older
than judge Morrison, who has been Oh
iected To by some on account OF his YEARS.
When President Cleveland appointed Ms
Proutty. OF Vermont, 10 the commission,
Secretary Lamont endeavored to have Judge
PaXson chosen, but failed.
Who Will he selected To take tie place
cannot now be stated. Judge Littler, Of
Illinuis, the candidate of Senator Culiun.,
is out ui the race. Judge Littler sent tie
Senator a telegram a few days ago with
drawing, and saving that lie would NO,
enter into Z. scramble for IL. Senator Cul-
lom paiG IIo attention to it, bat he yes
terddI received another and a more cu
phatic one. Mr.. Cullom told tie PreSi-
dent Of this, bat still urged the appoint
mcnt of Mr. I4ittier.
Among the other names mentioned is
that of 6eurce A. Lawrence, of Galesburg
H., Prominent young lawyer, who iaS
strong Chicago street railroad backing.
Mr.. Lawrence is said to be quite wealthy,
lives in fine style and is married 20 a
rich wife.
Anctiri naGle is that IF Representative
Hepburn, of Iowa, who has been quietl-
grooming for some tine IS a candidate
to succeed Yeumans, OF Iowa. Under the
law. however, IL Morrison is succeeded
by a Republican Yeomans VIII have to
he suoct cded by Democrat, 50 that Mr
Herruu has DECIDED to m3ke the race
at the pres ent time. He has some powerful
friends who are urging his claims before
:he President.
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narllnptrr who is now at Charleston
$. c.. accepting has election as general
counsel for the board OF control,
The different bodies of the Scottish Rite
reported that they would take hooth
in common at the fair, and their example
win he followed by the several Masouic
,odies in Georgetown and by the various
chapte:s 0" the Eastern star In the city
CbaiIusp George Gibson, Of the commit
tee on printing, presented an attr4c'iNc
sketch. for d heading for the stationery
of the board Of control, which, was exc
cuted by j. Harry Cunningham. t - M
bines ir a graceful device the Capitol
and Washington Monument and u Inc
represer tation Of the ruins oi A'nS solo
mons Temple.
The following committees We're com
uleted ard announced by the chairman
General cCntrbutions-Allison son Major,
chairman: Harrison Dingman, vice chair
man; George H. Walker, secretary; w. -
Amin, ". A Brown, {. l.. Beatty, George
preitlarth, c. Becker, K. VI Brown, ii
T. birmingham. F. W. Behrens, W. a.
Bodv. II. l.. Biscoe, c. T. Cald well, ], C.
CLANCY, c. Childs, R. Gala han, j.
Costinett, Is. D. Kramer, {. ;. Domer, Z
Droop, j. {. Davis, Rein W. Darby, NJ
DyrenfuIth, II. ninGman, y. A Freidrich'
y. r. Faston, s BRAN Frey. Adolphus GUIDE
W. T Galliher, X. L. Gait b. 5. Graves
Isaac Cans, E. b. Hay, f. II. Hosford, e.
II. Heii3,run. c +. Hale, : T. Hege, FRANK
L. Hanvey, W. II. Hoe6e, r. ). Johnson,
W. S. jerks, j. o. Johnson, A. w keh;,
W .KnoA, Charles Kraener j. Lansburgh,
r. c. Lewis, a. NJ Lothrop, II. Il. Morgan.
N. E Myers. W. G. Moore, j. McGregor, j
+ Norris. r. Il. Ogra:n j II. Oicott, T. B.
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0tterbach, S. c. Palmer, s. E. Rosenthal
Fred w. Royce, Colin Studds, Harry Stand
ford, " l.. speare, J. K Sutton. J. f.
Swayne, S. W. StineE,etz, c. c., Sloan.
Thomas Some lyil,s, J. a. Sample, Z. s.
schmiu, c, F. Schneider. X. T. Scott. Z
5. Smith O.. G. Staples, c. NJ. Shreve, f. II.
Thomas, j. S. Topham. M. a. Tappan. T.
r. " alf er, 5. J.Walker, CIV alter, Wash b.
Williams, Fred Webber, G. 4 " hite, C gorge
II Walker, s. NJ. Yeatman.
Music John C. CLANCY, ChairmS.; \ lex.
Grant, vice Chairman; Donald B MacLet,I
secretary: F. E. Camp Harry p. Cook
j. W. CLANCY, J. NJ. Davis, e. +. Dro"p,
Thomas NJ. Fields. Nathaniel b. Fn.i't
Lurtin r. CHM, W. F. GUIDE, C. W. Ial
Cock, L. S. Holmes, Il. r. johnson, J1sspf
Jouy. John + Kaiser, Clarence Lansclon
d. g. Miller, William ID. MacFa arl iud.
BENJAMIN W Murch, r. y. Nixon, w. T
Palmer, George G tearsnn, j. S. Raabuin
w. II Smith, il anes E. Talk, Perry D. r,Ir
pin, ] j. Wilher. Herbert Wright, Henry
White, William II West and F. j. Wood
nan.
The times., 1897-12-31

Do you know that you can nave
The Morning, Evening and sunday
Times-the- only COMPLETE news
paper published IN washington
served to you ny carrier for nifty
cents u month";
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sFopen late This evening and Han Day to-
Full Dress

for tomorrow evening. Prince
Albert sor .Cutaway Frock for
the afternoon. Plenty of both
HERE. Proper fabrics, stylishly
cut. ;cerrectlv made and perfect
fitting; also the correct style Silk
Hats, Patent Leather Shoes.
Proper Shirts, Collars, and Cuffs,
Ties, Gloves, etc. All of the
very best makes and proper quail
titles, at proper prices.
Robinson & Cherry Co.
18th and Z Sfs n w
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18th and r SITS. N. w.
City BrevitieS.

Samue! II. Walker has been appointed
O policeman, vice Clark, removed.
The District Commissioners have rafrsed
the request OF the Rrightwood Avenue
Citizens kssuciation for lamps on Piney
Branch road, on account Of lack of funds
Increase OF pension was granted TO citi
zens of the District of Columbia yester lay
as follows: Henry Crowley, SS TO Sl7;
1useph W. TAYLOR, SO to Ss, and John X.
Haab, S12 to S17.
The will OF Lucy McCauley, dated NJ
VembeT 3. S96, was filed with the register
of wills yesterday Mr.. samuel Bensinger
is named as executor, and the estate is &c
be distributed among several friends of
the deceased.
TIE White House and the State, War,and
Navy Building were visited all day yes
terdsr by eXcrIsionists from New York,
Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The risi-
tors are mostly lady school teachers
from the three states named.
A matrimonial bureau has beea put into
practical operation in Washington. The
manager offers TO young and middle geci
persons Y lio desire to marry an opportunity
to find oont eI,ial companions. See adver
tiSement. II
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THE Busy CORNER,
9th and Market Space.
S. kdnn, Sons & Co.
"All'S Well That
Ends Well.

Today ends one or the most prosperous
years OF or business career In spite 1f
the meI y draw backs ana the sO+ea Heif ex-
isting tard times we have pushed ourselves
tothe trout in GrandsEape- WehaveaccOnf-
plished every undertaking with good re-
suits This. or course, was done though
the willing Response of liberal shopping
public.
We extend our gratitude to one and all
by offering the most catchy bargains for
honest goods that have ever been seen in
print. This is to be
The times., 1897-12-31
Good TemrIa1s' watci.-Ni sht Servie

The Grand Lodge, 1 O. G. T., will hold
'watch-night services tonight from 8
till II o'clock, IL Society Temple, corner
Fifth and 6 streets northwest. The IN 1T
ing viii he a public one, and an elaborate
musical and literary program has been ar
ranged. Promptly at midnight the Coed
TemIlarS' solemn obligation viii be lie
newed. This is the first time il several
years that The ''watch-niSht services of
the Good Templars have been under the IN
mediate supervision fthe Grand Loo ge, and
Il promises 10 be Of more than ordinary IN
terest 10 tie Good Tcmplars and the public
I'm general GTand Counsellor Jesse c. Su 7er
is tie chairnla Il Of the Committee in charge
The times., 1897-12-31
DYSPEPSIA.

Remember that GROVER GRA-
HAMS remedy is GU ABANTEED
10 remove all distress FROM The
FIRST DOSE. 1t is folly to suffer
when soc bottle, procured from
your druggist, Will correct In
stantly all unpleasant symptoms
An infaIlible Specific for Dyspepsia.
Heartburn. GasGritis, and all dis.
eases arising from an impaired
Digestive system. Write to Grover
Graham Co, Sewburgh, n. y, for
pamphlet.
The times., 1897-12-31
b. * O. BULLETIN.

For the holidays; low rates to Baltimore,
Pittsbare, Wheeling, and Parkersburg,
December 81, 1897, and January L +, SsS,
al one pud one-ihrd fare. Good returning
until January 4, 1898.
Tourist sleeping car TO the Pacific coast
every Tuesday, leaving Washington on
fast Western EXPRESS ut $40 p. IN.
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Chemists at the White House.

The President yesterday afternoon re-
ceived, by appoin tment / 80 of the mem
bers of the American Chemists i ssoGiation.
The reception was III the green room and
after the formal introduction and greeting
was over. the President and the member
Of the society chatted for some time.
The times., 1897-12-31

We will be closed Saturday,
January I, 1898
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postoft:ce Thieves at wock.

gang of professional postoffioe thieves
is operating ia Virginia and Nortn "aro-
lima, and To head them Oft, in mea sure,
Pustoffice Inspector Gregory, of North
Carolina, has issued a circular OF w arn.ug
To all the postmasters in that State.
The times., 1897-12-31

Double width Plaids. with siIs stripes.
The coIcrings are Just as pretty a 5 the
alI-wosI Eind at soc yard- Pat
terms. all in one p,e"e--...-....--I2 1-2e
The times., 1897-12-31

Bed Ti,kihg-the kind the finest dowI
or the Coarsesi feathers vJuId ba una ble 10
getthrtLeh. Three assorted stripes.
in the Remnant Dept at -......I2 1-2c
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For TODAY,
Friday. December 81. the
Last Day OF 1907.

Yard wide Dark Styles in Genuine sea
Island PercaIes-in remnants from
to 3 yds. Regular . &c quality z 7sc
The very best Standard Dress Prints.
Choice dark styles, made by the celebrate
Pacific MiIls-in dress Iength
Remnants .-.---.. .....- .-..-- = 1Sc
Light shirting Prints-copied from the
new Spring Pcr-ale Patterns -InreuI
nantlengths VI 70 afGs.........2 sc
Best quality Cretonne ana Cameo Dfapery
for Furniture Covering. ligHt and DARK
styles. 2 1-2c. grade. Reducedn
remnants 70 ...................... 4 I-Sc
Remnants Of good quality FianBelettes.
bestpatterns Ia light ndGars styles. Never
soId for less than 1Oc. from the
piece .... ...-.. 3 1SC
Ge;uine 32-inch satteen. al dark styles
will make excellent house wrappers ana
gowns. From To II yards in Il
remnant ------.--...--.4 81
French Wrapper Flannel. in high colors;
made and finished ike tns imported kind
comein r'tlnsnts large en1ugh fora
house gown. I . l &c. quality ... 4 7-5c
Double width Dress Goods Patterns. cop
led froI. ali wool quality. or course. they
are af de OF fastcolored cotton warp.
From Ia, piece, Il &c; in
remnants 49,. .... e...... . 1-SC
Yard wide Bleached Muslin, the best
hranc loom.d- Everybody Gnows that Nc77
York Mills leads the list for fin- cotton
Il 12C- everywhere. Remnants 8 &c
Fine hike India Linon, 81 inches wide
as sheer as goods YOU would pay 15c. a
yard FOR from the piece. Remnants
from 10 o yards ..--..--..-.-.-.--7 I &c
Bed Ttkihg-the kind the finest down
or the toarsesi feathers vJuId ba una ble 10
grtthrtLeh. Three assorted stripes.
in the Remnant Dept at liz 1-2c
Double width Plaids. with siis stripes.
The coIcrings are Just as pretty a 5 the
alI-v0sI KIND at soc yard- Pat
terms. all in one UlPce.-...-....-.z q 1-2c
We will be closed Saturday,
January 1, 1898
The times., 1897-12-31
HE MAY NOT IGNORE LABOR
The President Has About De-
cided Against Paxson.
IT'S PLEA IMpREssEs HIM

The Leaders -StilI--Deluging Him
as Well as Senator's With Pre-
for the Interstate Commerce COM
mission Place.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-10-29
TO THE PATRIOTIC woMEE OF coHNECTI
CUT.

The Woman's National Cuban League
being DESTROYS of placing membership
within the reach of all, have put the
price of admission at OIL and Is cents ad-
ditional for badge. The business of the
league Is conducted upon economic meth
DDS and the funds obtained through
membership all 60 to aid the cause for
which the league was chartered: namely,
to furnish supplies for the hospitals of
the Cuban patriots, and to aid their
homeless women and children, thus all
women who become members Of the
league can feel that they are directly
contributing, not only to alleviate suffer-
ering, but also are aiding heroic people
in their struggle for freedom. All wo-
men are solicited to join the league, the
only qualification necessary is love Of
liberty and desire to aid the oppressed.
By forwarding $1.25 to the president
you win be enrolled a member, and q
badge and certificate of membership will
be forwarded to you.-[ Minnie G.. Flow
er Lendeveg, President Connecticut
branch Woman's, National Cuban League,
Roxbury Station, Conn., All state pa
pers please copy. vi
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in over the trail from Klondike. Wheth-
err he had any dust with him I cannot
learn, but he was in fine health and
spirits. Every man whom I have yet
seen from Klondike has had a splendid
complexion, and seems strong and ro-
bust. This fellow had voice like q
lions, deep and resonant. Surely the
Yukon cannot be so terrible il it does
this to men, or eIse it's tale Of death is
that of the weak and sickly. AS they
used to say of the Kanakas, they were
all strong and healthy because they were
thrown into the water by their mothers
almost the day they were born-conse-
queptly none but the strong survived.
Across the street the sound of piano
and the moving figures of men and
women through the windows remind one
that there is a dance tonight, as on
every night. This piano is the only one
In town, and it's arrival is said to have
been an event. The four women in the
place are not even of the painted sort
even paint might have covered up some
of the marks Of dissipation. Clumsy
boots beat time to dirty floor, but not
with much enthusiasm. The dance
house Of mining-town! Such a thing
as shame is not seven thought of.
Harper's Weekly.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-10-29

states he remained on his farm. Soon
after Fort Sumter was fred upon he Of
fered his services to the United States,
aud was ordered to the engineer corps.
In the retreat from the first battle Of
Bull Run he was thrown out of an am
bulance and a gun carriage passed over
the artificial leg, taking it off below the
knee. Then he got second leg fitted
No further accident befel Sherwood
until he joined McClellan's campaign on
the march from Yorktown to Richmond.
In the running engagement at Fair Oaks
a cannon ball came along and, passing
through Sherwood's horse, struck Sher-
wood in the ankle of his newest leg,
carrying his fooU and q portion of his leg
several rods away. This injury was ag-
graVated by the horse falling upon his
other leg and pinning him to the ground,
| where he was compelled to stay for more
than an hour before relief came. Burn
] side, Hooker and Meade had commanded
the army of the Potomac in turn and
made room for their successors be-
fore Sherwood was again able to do duty
in the engineer corps. Grants army
was before Petersburg, making ready
I g. SoL cd OF A ~
pomattox, when Sherwood was sent to
an underground magazine for the pur-
pose of learning it's ability to stand bonn
bardment from confederate shells.
While he was standing at the entrance
to the magazine the heavy iron-bound
door swung to, nipping Sherwoodsat the
kneeand mangling his third leg 30 it
had to be taken of.
Having performed his whole duty
Sherwood was mustered out in 1865, and
came back here to enjoy his pension and
the praise of lhis friends. Though
morethan 20 years of age he
| is able to walk about and en-
| joys telling how he lost four legs in two
wars. His second leg was made of cork,
after the fashion of so years ago. The
third and fourth legs were Of willow,
similar to the one he now wears. His
left leg Is of flesh and blood from hip to
heel, and will be able to hold him up for
| some years to come.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-10-29
Life in Skagway.
THE WILD KLoNDIKH COUNTRY.

There is no shady side to life at Skag-
way; everything goes on in broad day
light or candle-light. After supper
every tent is lighted up, and the streets
are crowded with muddy men in from
the trail. The "Pack Train is filled
with people, among whom I recognize
several of my friends, who are drawn
hither, like myself, by the spectacle.
The tent Of this, the biggest saloon in
town, is thirty by fifty feet. Entering
through single door in front, on the
right hand is rough board bar some
ten or II feet long, with some shelves
against the rear wall, on which are q
few glasses and bottles. The bartender,
who is evidently new to his business,
apoliges for the whiskey, which is very
poor and two. thirds water, and sells for
TWENTY-FIVE cents. Cigars OF a two-for-
FIVE or five-cent sort thst strain ones
suction powers to the limit are sold for
fifteen to twenty. cents. They keep
beer also, on tap. After the lecture we
received on the steamer from the Unitsd
States customs officer, we are at q loss
to understand how whiskey can be sold
openly under the very eyes Of the off,
GERS. But that is story by ITSELF.
Along each side OF the tent are three
card monte, rouge ct noir, and other lay
outs, but not faro layout In the place,
nor in the town. The gamblers are
doing big business.
A big strapping fellow In yellow
Mackinaw Jacket trying his luck ct
craps Is pointed ont as having just come
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-10-29

ton of the ''unappropriated air. or the
plains? Carlton T. Chapman's sea scenes,
again, are the faithful work CT mar
who has known and loved the ocean both
in its slumber and in it's movement; while
there are few characteristics of our
modern ships and sailors which have es'
capped the alert observation of X. f.
Zogbaum.
It'll lust this close touch with life,
Joined to technical skill, that makes the
artist-illustrator such power in art TO-
day. While attaining a proficiency at
least equal to that of his brethren of the
easel, he is living factor in the pro-
gress of the day, maintaining with it
quick sympathy that lifts his work high
above mere illustration. The student OF
the future who seeks to learn what the
men, women of our time were, how they
took their pleasures and their pains, will
not be able to overlook the drawings OF
w. t. Smedley. II he wishes to learn
the pathological condition of our body
polite, w. A. Rogers, who, among other
subjects, keeps finger always on the
political pulse, may supply the diagnosis
Whether the drawings are subjects OF
travel, as those of Edwin Lord Weeks
delightful blossoms upon an authors
texts like the illustrations of w. e.
Hyde, A. j. Keller, and Peter Newell
such humors of the day as sketches OF
Fl. M. Wilder and W. McNair, or have
the varied interest which. belongs to the
work of T. de Thulstrup, G. w. Peters,
and A. B. Frost, they form a continuous
panorama of excellent art and vivid
human interest. The aim of Harper'f
Weekly is to be a national journal, and
one of which the nation may be proud.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-10-29
LOST FOUR LEGS IN THE WAR.
BUT HE GETS A PENSION FOR ONLY ONE.
MAINE LETTER IN NEW YORK SUN

BUT HE GETS A PENSION FOR ONLY ONE.
MAINE LETTER IN NEW YORK SUN.
1t is the claim of Oscar Sherwood OF
Ellingwood's Corner that he is the only
man in the world who has lost four legs
In the service of his country. Mr. Sher-
wood depends upon his pension for
support and though he has left four legs
upon the field Of duty, the United States
have never paid him for more than the
loss of one leg. The first leg to 60 was
wher he was in front of Vera. Cruz in the
Mexican war. He belonged to party
OF sappers and miners, who had landed
above the city and were making their
way along there. A company OF Next
cans surprised them, killing or wound
Ing nearly every one of them. Sher-
wood was shot through the femur Of his
right leg and taken prisoner. The next
day the Mexican surgeons ampuLated his
leg above the knee, and he was compelled
to remain In hospital until Gen Scott had
captured Vera Cruz. after which he was
sent home, bringing an honorable dis
charge. He got an artificial leg, and
from the close OF the Mexican war until
the outbreak of hostillties between the
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-10-29

ness that is necessary for every surgeon
to have; but he had more-he had the
courage to proceed under great diff cul-
ties to finish desperate operations and to
carefully complete fiji cult procedures in
which other men might have failed. But
his courage also did not carry him as it
does the less cultivated and more reckless
of men, to do operations that were un-
justiffable, foolhardy or impossible. he
had the courage to say that certain OPP
erations should not be done, as we'll as
to proceed to do those things which look
ed desperate on the surface, but which
his skill and judgment made him know
he could successfully accomplish.
The expression of Speaker Reed, which
has certainly become current, "that the
Almighty hates the GUTTER" certainly
expresses what the best men feel regard
ing others who undertake great respon-
sibilities in life. DR. Booth was never a
"quitter." He stood by and fearlessly
worked and successfully carried to CON-
pletion what made other men pale to
look at.
We who knew him we'll and who knew
under what physical difficulties he often
labored and who would have expected
loss of heart to come from physical sick
ness were often surprised and led to ad-
mire his courage, his capacity, his energy,
his skill and bis faithfulness to the trusts
given him. These high qualities simply
mentioned are better tribute, it seems
to me, to the member of our guild who
has been taken in his prime, than any at
tempt at eloquence or indiscriminstely
fiattering praise can possibly be.
He was the senior surgeon at st Luke's
hospital for many years and his work
compared well with the best that is done
in this country. His help to the institu-
ton was continuous and his loss will be
deeply felt and sadly mourned for many
days. In this community where he had
so many friends and clients his loss will
cause many families and many friends to
feel sense of personal bereavement and
deep sorrow. which is the best tribute
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-10-29

no THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION.
l. ERS FOR FAIRFIELD COUNTY:
hereby apply for a license to sell spiritu-
ous and Intoxicating Liquors, Ale, Lager
Beer, Rhine Wine and Cider at HawleYyille
Hotel, Town OF NeWtown.
My place OF business is not located within
200 feet in q direct line OF q church edifice or
public schoolhouse, or the premises pertain
or cemetery.
Dated at Newtown this 18th day OF Oct 1897
IT.. b. DREW, Applicant.
We, the undersigned. electors and faxpay-
ers, as defined by laws. OF the Town OF New
town. hereby endorse the application OF the
Dated at NSwtown this 10th day OF Oct. 1887.
Samuel BarnuIn, Isaac "A. Hawley, Clark
Blackman, w. IL. Hawley, James e. Bakey.
hereby certify that the above named en-
dorsers are electors and taxpayers, as defined
by law. OF the town OF Newtown.
Dated at Newtown this 21st day OF Oct. 1897
FRANK WRIGHT, Town Clerk.