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The herald., 1898-05-14
THE SPANISH FLEET
Presumably the Game That schley Is
Hunting

Hunting
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Secretary of
the Navy Long this morning received Off
cial advices from Martinique, Windward
islands. that the Spanish fleet had been
sighted to the westward of that island.
Martinique is about six hundred miles in
southerly direction from San Juan, Porto
Rico, where the American squadron under
Admiral Sampson was in action yesterday.
The Spanish vessels Off Martinique COM
pose the formidable squadron recently COL
lected at the Cape Verde islands, and which
sailed from there in a westerly direction
two weeks ago today.
Upon receipt of this information Secre-
tary Long Immediately ordered Commo-
dore Schley at Hampton Roads to put to
sea at once with the flying squadron. While
its destination Is not known, 1t is believed
that the squadron has been sent In pur-
suit Of the Spanish squadron.
Sighted Of st. Pierre
NEW YORK, May ia dispatch to the
Herald from st. Pierre, Martinique. via
Hayti, says:
The Spanish torpedo destroyer Furor ar
rived at this port late Wednesday night
but Immediately put to sea. Her arrival
caused excitement.
About s o'clock Thursday afternoon the
Spanish destroyer Terror arrived. Five
Spanish war vessels are in sight, bound
northward, apparently in the direction Of
Cuba. They are the Spanish Cape Verde
fleet.
The United States scouting vessel Har-
ward is in port. She came In here to send
dispatches to the government in WASH
ington. AS a Spanish vessel was in port
and left after the Harvard arrived, the
port authorities served notice on Captain
Cotton that he would not be allowed to
leave until twenty-four hours after the
departure Of the Spanish vessel.
The Cadiz Fleet
GIBRALTAR, May 13-The second
Spanish fleet now at Cadiz consists Of the
battleship Pelayo, the armored cruiser
Emperador Carlos V, the cruiser Alfonso
XIII, the Rapido and the Partia, auxiliary
cruisers, formerly the Hamburg American
Line steamers Columbia and Normannia,
and three torpedo boats.
1t is reported that strong military
expedition is being organized at Cadiz, and
that it will shortly proceed to the Philip
pine Islands. escorted by the Cadiz feet.
1t is claimed that submarine mines have
been placed so as to protect the entrance
Of the harbor of Cadiz.
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WAITING THE WORD
For an Advance on Cuba or the
Philippines

Enll1pp1ueS
1. WASHINGTON, May BIN an in /
+ terview General Miles said: i
+ every arrangement for the Philip +
l. pines expedition is made. General Mer- (
+ rift will go with the expedition and 4
+ take charge of the troops when the 4
+ landing at Manila is made. /
+ He is now in Washington, but will /
/, go to New York to arrange matters 4
j, of his department in the east prepara- 1
1. tory to his departure. When will the 4
1. expedition leave? AS soon as possible. i
+ 1t may go before General Merritt gets 4
+ to San Francisco. He will stop at 1
4, Washington on his way to the Pacific /
r Coast, and he can follow the expedition ]
+ If it has already left. 4
4. II do not know the exact date when 4
+ the army of invasion will move into /
1. Cuba, but all arrangements are COM 4
+ pleted. Yes, will command the troops /
1. which will make the first landing on 4
+ the island. Who are the others? Well, i
1. General Shafter, General Coppinger, 4
4, Wade and others will have charge of 4
+ divisions of the army. Yes, General 4
1, Lee is one of them. The army Is 4
f. ready. 1t awaits only the word" !
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There IL another report in circulation to-
night that a fiotilla of Spanish torpedo
boats has been sighted cruising along the
Atlantic coast and that the flying squadron
has been ordered out to intercept the fleet
and sink the boats, but an officer from the
st. Paul says no credence should be placed
in the rumor. Commodore Schley left un-
der sealed orders.
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e the Had Karksmsnship Of Spanish
0unners


ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED .
. PRESS DISPATCH BOAT DAUNT- .
. LESS, ST. THOMAS, DIV. l., May .
. 1S,-The forts Of San Juan de Porto Z
. Rico have been bombarded by por- .
. ton Of the feet under the command Of .
. Rear-Admiral Sampson. =
The remarkable feature of the Z
. bombardment was the bad marks Z
. manship Of the Spanish gunners, .
. hardly . shot from the forts strik- .
. ing the ships. Most Of the projectiles .
. fell very wide. At the close of the Z
. bombardment the Notifications had Z
= . very dilapidated appearance. but Z
. the gunboats were as active as ever. Z
. The United States monitor Terror had Z
. magnificent half-hour duel with the Z
. forts. The batteries bravely threw Z
. shot and shell by her until she seemed Z
. the center Of q great basin. The {
. Spanish gunners were craxed by ex- Z
. citement and sometimes dropped their Z
. shells q mile away. When the moni- {
. tor retired she did SO slowly. con- Z
. temptuously, still firing at the Span Z
. ish forts. The Spaniarde continued Z
. to fire on her until she was miles out Z
. Of range. Z
After the engagement the Daunt- Z
. less steamed among the fleet. whose Z
. crews were cleaning the decks and Z
. polishing the guns. The American Z
sailors were said to be not at all ex- I
. cited and were going about their work Z
. as II nothing extraordinary had hap I
. pened. The only marks on the Iowa I
. were a dint in her exhaust pipe and a I
. slight injury to the railing of her I
. bridge. The New York had several I
. holes in one of her ventilators. Each I
. vessel in action carried two large I
. American flags. Only one vessel is I
. known to have been in the harbor of I
. San Juan de Porto Rico. and that Z
. craft is a small French steamer. Z
. which hurried away after the war I
. ships had departed.
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Starvation in California

SAN JOSE, May 1s.-Maud Taylor, A.
year-old girl, set fire to her bed the other
day, while delirious from starvation. The
fact was only discovered today. She u
now in a precarious condition, her back
and spine having been badly burned. She
is one OF a family Of seven children. The
father Is OF in the mountains and the
mother deserted the children five years ago
to run of with another man. The Oldest
child. q boy OF II, has furnished all the
support, but lately work has been Mack
and ths children have had searasly anx~
thing to eat
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Must Pay FUN Bates

CHICAGO, May 13.-Western freight men
have decided to make practically no con-
cessions to the United States government in
the way of freight rates on munitions OF
war and camp equipage. The last vote on
a proposition covering the movement Of war
freight proposed at a recent meeting was
cast today. and regular classification and
tariff rates on all supplies of ammunition
and on livestock in carload lots or less will
be asked.
The herald., 1898-05-14
INDEX
TO TOPOGRAPHIC NEWS

+ Admiral Simpsons bombardment OF +
4, San Juan. Porto Rico, did not silence +
+ the shore batteries, but the Spanish +
r loss is believed to be heavy; the Amer +
+ lean loss Is confined to one seaman r
4 killed. one dead from eunstrohe ana r
+ seven sailors wounded.
+ Bodies of the men killed ON the +
+ Winsiow buried beside the Maine VIC +
4, tins at Key West; Blanco's reports OF +
+ the battle show considerable spanasn Z
+ loss.
/ Hunger rules in smaller Cuban +
+ towns and Spanish soldiers are Joining +
+ the insurgents to obtain food. +
+ Reports from Manila vary greatly, +
+ the most trustworthy one asserts that !.
4 Dewey has succeeded in maintaining 4
+ rood order; measures looking to re- 4.
+ iievs him are being pushed a. rapidly +
+ as possible.
+ The flying squadron leaves Hampton +
: Roads under sealed orders and full I.
= head Of steam: destination - not oni- :!
+, cially made known, but where the +
i, Spanish fleet is, there Sampson and +
+ Schley soon will be.
+ The invasion of Cuba has been post
r poned indefinitely. or until SPANS 4
+ fleet has been disposed of. i
+ Hon, Joseph Chamberlain, British 4
!. secretary Of state for the colonies. In 4
+ q public speech at Birmingham, as !
+ serts that terrible as war rs. 1t Is not I
+ too great price to pay for an Anglo +
r Saxon alliance. +
r The state department and the !
+ French government emphatica1ly deny !
+ the landing Of expert gunners BY the +
+ steamer Lafayette, still the ordnance /
4. experts are not satisfied. +
+ Peter Maher beaten by Joe GODDARD I
+ in one round, but Joe didn't mean to 4
+ do It,
+ General Miles insists that the At 1
4, tempt to occupy Cuba without the COT
+ operation of the navy would be sui I
4. eide. The attempt will not be made. +
+ The latest from Sampson says tnat I
+ San Juan has capitulated; the news 1
+ brought by Signal Officer Maxheld: /
+ Sampson is ordered to Cuba and the !
4. only fear entertained by navy officials +
+ is that the enemy will escape. !
+ If anybody win take any kind OF &C. !!
+ tion to end the war tia pope will lend I
+ all his aid to the movement. 4
+ spaan complains that Porto Rico was 1
i, bombarded without warning and says /
+. she'll tell the powers about II. 4
+ Men In camp at the Presidfo suffer 4
i, from lack of clothing and still great 4
+ er lack Of provisions 4
r The pension Of the aged veteran, Gen. 4
+ Cassius N. Clay, raised to $50 month. 4
tt* + + r. r. Fl + - 1T
The herald., 1898-05-14
SAILEDOff SOUTHWARK
WHERE SPANISH SHIPS ARE
NOW LYING
ITS DESTINATION NOT KNOWN
But Where the Spanish Squadron Is
There Sampson and Schley
Will Soon Be
...ociated Press specia, wire

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, May 1S.-Five
| vessels of the flying squadron, led by the
flagship Brooklyn, steamed out of Hamp-
ton Roads this afternoon and after pass
ing the Virginia capes took a southerly
I course, going, it is said, to augment Ad-
miral SIMPSONS feet now in the vicinity
of Porto Rico.
The order directing the fleet to put to
sea came at midnight last night. A few
minutes later the signal, BE ready to put
to sea at daybreak," was flashed from the
flagship. Back from the men of war came
the answer In jiffy the men were sum-
moned to the decks and the work Of maxi
ing the ships ready to sail commenced.
Suppressed excitement prevailed. The lit
tie steam launches were hoisted aboard
and decks cleared. Then the men waited
for the signal to weigh anchor"
Day broke, but the signal was not
hoisted. The day wore on toward noon and
until the sailing flag was seen small craft
ran to and fro carrying dispatches. Ex-
element gave way to impatience, for the
men had been lying of Old Point Comfort
for the last six weeks waiting for orders
to go to sea, and they were afraid they
were to be disappointed. But not SO. At
4 o'clock a signal ordering the battleship
Massachusetts,, the Texas, dispatch boat
Scorpion and the collier Sterling to weigh
anchor was run up to the top of the Brook
lyn's military mast. Thirty minutes later
smoke was curling from the ships and they
were blowing the seas at rate Of fifteen
knots.
Hundreds Of people. mostly the guests
at the hotels, including the wives and
daughters Of the officers of the ships,
stood on the dock and waved godspeed to
the men who were going to do battle for
their country. After passing through the
capes the Scorpion took the lead, acting as
scout. The fleet will join Admiral Samp-
sons squadron. This statement came from
a reliable source. The ships passed the
capes at 7:15 o'clock After reaching the
open sea it is said the vessels took the mid
die course. proceeding under full steam.
III :. .-,,ts.r, Hfto~.ocoii. o,d Hya1, Oryaocs
were left behind, as was also the auxiliary
cruiser st. Paul, which is still anchored in
the harbor here. taking on supply of am
munition.
At o'clock tonight the Minneapolis
hauled up her anchors and steamed out at
full speed to overtake the squadron. 1t had
been reported that the st. Paul. Captain
sigsbee commanding, and the New Orleans
would not leave before daybreak tomor-
row, but late this evening Captain sigsbee
received orders to proceed at midnight
She will join the New Orleans at Old Point
and both VESSELS will then put to sea. They
are expected to overtake Commodore
Schley some time tomorrow evening OF
early Sunday morning. The fact that the
Sterling, laden with 1000 tons Of coal, &C.
lcompanied the feet indicates that a Ions
sail is contemplated. The arrival of the
flying squadron will greatly strengthen
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet.
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that the American fleet under Rear Adj
miral Sampson IL now outside Of San Juan
de Porto Rico. awaiting the coming Of the
Spanish fleet commanded by Admiral Ger
vera, which was last reported on Fort de
France. Island Of Martinique. French
West Indies.
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SPANISH REPORTS
Defenders Claim That No Damage Was
Done

Done
HAVANA, May ID, via Kingston, ia
maica, May 13.-Captain General Blanco
has received a dispatch from General Ma
cras, the Spanish commander at Porto
Rico, reading as follows:
ELEVEN Of the enemy's ships appeared
during the early hours yesterday before
Porto Rico and opened fire without giving
warning. The port battery replied and a
severe cannonade was continued until {
O'Clock In the morning. The damage done
was inconsiderable and the loss Is insig-
.nificant."
A Glorious Victory
MADRID, May 13.-An official dispatch
from San Juan de Porto Rico says the
American squadron was repulsed of Porte
Rico. Although the eleven warships bonn
barded the place the attackers were glori
ously beaten back. The Spanish batteries
% armed with six-inch guns, were especial!
effective.
This alleged victory Of the Spaniards hal
aroused Intense enthusiasm here.
Admits Some Damage
MADRID. May 10, 2 pm.-Another Off
cial dispatch from Porto Rico says: 9TH,
bombardment only caused slight damag,
to the barracks Four soldiers wer,
killed and several wounded. The squadron
retared, having received severe injuries
Ono big warship had to be towed.'
CNote.-1f any of the warships Of tn
fleet Of Rear Admiral Sampson had to b.
towed It was probably one Of the monitors
~ they were taken in tow in this way t,
Porto Rico to save coal supply. The re
port from Sampson to the Navy Depart
sucnt says that no serious damage wa.
dose to any Of his ships.l
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Will Go by Rail
Bank Clearings

NEW YORK. May 13.-The following ta-
HE. Complied BY Bradsteet. shows the bank
ciearings at the cities named for the week
ending Nav y, with the percentage Of IN
crea se and decrease as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
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greece e Neutral

ATHENS, May ia proclamation Of
neutrality in the war between the United
States and Spain was gaxetted today
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ariat. has rented eight large warehouses
, which rations arriving from Chicago are

sariat, has rented eight large warehouses
In which rations arriving from Chicago are
stored.
Ouartermaster Lee stated that all the
members of General Brookes' STAN expect
trouble when the volunteers come IN. The
volunteers will know very little about tax
ing care of themselves in camp and Will
reouire twice as much attention as the
regulars.
will Go by Rail
WASHINGTON. May la.-It was stated at
the War Department that the order to
the New York and First Massachusetts
regiments volunteers to proceed to Tampa
by water had been countermanded, and the
troops will go to that place by rail-. ~
is supposed this change was made so a.
not to risk troops to dangers which might
beset them from vessels and the Spanish
squadron in American waters.
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Admiral SIMPSONS fleet.
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East Fairfield.

Mss Merry Mekechnie OF Larone, Is
at work In Nj. Arthur Wardwelfs
family.
Mrs. Boyden's boafders have returned
to Fairfield.
Miss Ethel Cane of Clinton. visited at
Mr.. Elmer Tuttles, last week.
Mr.. Walter Merrill of Taunton, Mass.
arrived at Mr.. Percy Ricker's for few
days visit.
Raspberries are reported to be quite
thick in this vicinity.
Mr.. George Nelson went as far as
Portland. Sunday, on the excursion
train. aud there visited nephew for the
DAY.
Mrs. Sophia Davis OF Portland, is
visiting friends at No. Fairfield.
Mr.. Henry Wintworth and wife of
Providence, II. L., are on visit TO his
father, Mr.. VIM. Wintworth.
There is to be a dance at Burrill hall,
July Is.
Mr.. Colby Leavitt is home from Mass,
on few weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Palmer visited
In Bowdoin. Sunday, going and return
ing on the excursion train TO Old Orchard
beach.
Mr.. Lonley Parsons of Cornville, visit
ed at Mrs. Tracy's, Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Plummer has gone to AL
bion. for n few weeks visit.
The body of daughter of Mrs. Harri-
son Nelson of Bowt oinhsm, was brought
TO Nye's Corner, Monday, and buried
beside her father.
Mrs. Prescott of waterville, Is staying
at Mrs. E. c. joys, a few weeks.
MIR. George Goodwin did not reach the
klondike region on account of illness.
He has returned to his work in Proyi-
dence, K. |.
Miss Mae Palmer has returned TO her
work In Waltham, Mass.
Mr.. Tia Varney and several friends
from Boston, Mass, are visiting his
father at the old home place.
Miss Mae Bowman, Blanche Berry,
Clara and Alice Tibbetts and several
lady friends are at Hayden Lake for a
weeks outing.
There are two new boarders in this
place, baby girl at Mr.. Ernest joys,
and baby boy at Mr.. Alfred Sargents'.
Mr.. Percy Kicker and family will start
for Northport campground, July 30, for
several weeks stay. Little Blanche
Hall will 20 as far As Brooks with them.
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PiShOn's Ferry.

Mrs. Fred Hastings Of Haverhill,
Mass, is passing some time here as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. James Smith.
The showers of last week, If they did
delay the haymakers. were much appre-
ciated by fields and gardens.
Eva, the three-years old daughter of
Martin Ellis, met with painful accident
Tuesday of last week, by falling and
breaking the right arm in the elbow
Joint. DR.. Merrill of Skowhegan. reduc-
ed the fracture and the little sufferer is
now doing well.
G. E. Burrill finished haying on his
place on the river road and returned
home to Canaan, Saturday night. Nettie
did all the raking with horse and also
drove out to unload all the hay. She
did the same work in getting the hay on
his home place, which makes quite an
amount OF work of the kind for a young
girl to do during her vacation.
Mrs. Capron is passing the summer
with her sister, Mrs. F. Mitchell.
Mr.. Warren Burrill died July 10, after
few weeks illness, aged about 76 years.
He was the last but one of the twelve
children of the late John Burril of East
Fairfield. He Is survived by his wife
and one brother. Funeral services were
held the 18th inst, conducted by Rev
+. L. Whitman.
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East New POrtla nd.

Miss Mabel jackson of Bath has been
visiting relatives in town for few
weeks.
Mrs. Angie Greeley of Lowell, Mass.
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Abbott OF
this village.
Miss Lottie Abbott of Boston, is visit
ing friends in town.
Mrs. Morrill, Cook, who has been suf
fering for several months with cancer
passed to the better life the 21st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Hutchins of Oak
land, Mr.. Charles Hutchins and sister OF
Belgrade, and Mrs. Frank Nickerson Of
Gardiner, were in town over Sunday, tC
attend the funeral of Mrs. Morrill, Cook
Mr.. Alvah Elder, former resident o
this town, who recently died in Kansas
was brought to this village for inter
ment, this week. The wife and daugh
ter of the deceased accompanied tn,
remains.
Mrs. Elias Hutchins has been on tn,
sick list for several days.
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Canaan.

Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey McGregor Of
Bangor and little daughter, Madaline
visited at r. H. Harris over Sunday.
Mr.. Henry Campbell and son of New
York, are stopping at w. R. Tuttle's.
Mr.. Dighton Corson of the west is
boarding at the hotel few weeks and is
on visit to his sister, Mrs. Rollins.
Mrs. Clarence Emerson and daughter,
Miss Lottie Clarke of Lewiston, are Wis.
iting at the home of Geo. Smith.
Mrs. Nellie Atkins and daughter, Ed.
wilma, of Waterville are in town.
Owing to the sickness of Mrs. Mabel,
Harris, her visit to Corinna, as stated
in last weeks paper, was postponed.
She was unable to go as she intended.
Miss Shelle Harris will go to Old
town this week to visit her aunt for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. w. F. Mitchell was in town Sun
day. She returns to Brunswick this
week taking Master Ray with her. Ray
has been helping his grandfather do his
haying.
Mr.. H. c. Speed visited friends il
Dover and Foxcroft, last week.
A valuable horse owned in Bangor
and driven from that city by two men
Sunday afternoon, died at the hote
stable, Sunday night.
Mrs. Maria Kicker went to Water.
vile last Monday.
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Fairfield Center.

Fred Grant, one of our energetic young
farmers, will make an exhibit of honey
and bee supplies ut the Maine State Fair
at Lewiston, this year.
Mr.. and rs.>William Tufts of Show
hogan, were visiting Mrs. Tufts parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Allen, recently.
James Il. Holt is soon to make some
repairs on the green house bought by
him last spring. We are informed that
Mr.. Holt will occupy the house himself
in the future. We are glad to note that
our citizens are so progressive in the
matter of fixing up and adjoining their
homes, as our little village has been
much improved thereby during the last
few years.
AS the Rev. Mr.. Pillsbury of the Fair
field Methodist church ls to have vaca.
tod there will be no preaching service
here for the coming two weeks. Mr..
Pillshury's Sunday talks are very
thoughtful and instructive.
Ed. Rice, son of Robert D. Rice, is
working as bell boy in hotel at Old
Orchard.
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Athens.

Two strangers have been in town and
bought up the old iron at the black
smiths. They are filling a car to be
shipped to Canada, and made into .'new
iron" they secured upwards of two tons
here.
Mr. w. H. Wood of West Medford
Mass. is passing few days in town.
Misses Blanch Goodrich and Miss
Vira Barker are at home from their
school work in Conn. and Mass, respect
lively for the summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Poland OF Fairfield
are visiting Mrs. P's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Eben York.
Mr.. Edward Ware and family are al
Emwood Lawn for the remainder of the
season. They have little son added
to the family recently, Scott, the name
of Mr.. Wares mother before marriage.
Matte Goodrich, clerk for F. w. AL
len & Co. Skowhegan, is at home on q
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Emery of Wal
than, Mass. are visiting friends in town
Friends of church work in town are
to hold social at the hall on Tuesday
eve the 26th. Cake and ice cream will
be served and an interesting programme
prepared.
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Scion.

The wife of Captain Moses French,
met with a severe accident on Monday
last; while about her house work she fell
down short flight of steps and broke
her left arm just above the wrist, break
ing one bone and throwing the other out
of socket. Fortunately it was but a
short distance to the residence of DR.
Paul and he soon had the arm set and
doing nicely.
Mrs. Sarah 'Remck of Minnesota
accompanied by her neice, Mrs. B. H.
Holland of Minneapolis, Mimi, arrived
in town last week. Mrs. R. who was
formerly a resident Of Scion and E
Madison, is stopping with her sister Mrs
Lyman Davis.
Mrs. Mary Paul and her neice Mrs.
Holland were visiting friends in the
south part of town last week.
Miss Elsie and Nellie Paul of So. Bos-
ton are visiting at their uncle's w. o,
Paul this week.
Most farmers will finish haying this
week, weather permitting.
I. H. Collier OF Boston is visiting with
friends in south part of town.