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Electrical Punkah pulling.

Electricity is to be the light of Asia
in the near future. Calcutta is Just
now expending 100000 on a munich
pal installation. Bombay is desirous of
following suit, and being the most ad-
vanced city in the East in respect to
municipal government is not likely to
lag behind for long time, in spite of
an impoverished exchequer.
All the most important streets of
Calcutta will be lighted with electric
ity, also many of the public guildings.
Clubs, banks and private residences are
to rejoice in arc lights. It is hoped that
the installation will be complete this
month.
The supply is to be continuous
throughout the twenty-four hours, and
will be employed for a novel purpose
Punkahs will be pulled by electricity.
Special punkahs will be hired out, and
coolies henceforth dispensed with. the
saving which this change will effect III
mental wear and tear can only be real-
lied by any one who has spent spell
of hot weather on the plains of Hin
dooStan.
In Madras there is an electric tram
way on the overhead system. 1t is "a
very popular institution with the ma
tives of the country Clubs aud mi
vate houses in the city on the Coro-
mandel coast are also lit by electricity.
Many of the palaces of princes and
maharajahs are a dazzling glitter of
electric light. In respect to electricity
India will soon be abreast. if not
ahead, of England.-London Daily Mail
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aosAl eAklNo pqwosA col, INV WORK

NAM, 6 to 1. won; Midlight (Rutter),
5 to l, second; Opponent Uones), Z to
1, third. Time: :141a. Horatio, Prom
ise. Don't Skip Me, Lord Marmion and
Chappie also ran.
Mile and sixteenth, selling, Adolph
Spreckels (H. MARTINI, 3 to 1, won; DR..
Bernays (Jones), 9 to 2, second; imp.
Mistral &C. Sloan), 10 to l, third. Time
-1:49A. Our Johnny, Plan, Chomwell,
Robert Bonner and Bernardillo also
ran.
Mile and an eighth, selling,( Lodestar
PiggotD, 2 to 1, won; The Bachelor
H. Martin), 3 to 5, second; Formella
(Spencer), 25 to /, third. Time-1:564.
Glen Anne, Rapido, Perseus and Road
runer also ram
Seven furlongs, handicap Buckwa
(BullmanD, l to 2, won; Highland Ball
Reauchamp), 80 to 1, second; Hohen-
zollern (Spencer), 3 to 1. third. Time
1:2SA. Libertine also ran.
Six furlongs, selling, Maxello Oh.
MARTINI, to 5, won; Una Colorado
PiggotD, to l, second; Naranja
(Spencer), 9 to ?, third. Time: 1514.
Joe Mussle, Meadow Lark, Two Cheers.
Grandezia and Judge Napton also ran.
Mercutio was left
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AwruLNEss OF PRISON LIFE
Realization That Brand OF Con
victo Can Never Be Removed.

'The first aspect of prison life that
strikes one who enters within the
doors is it's cutoffness from the world
outside writes Mrs Ballington Booth
lin the Ladies' Home Journal The
man who has friends who still cares
for him may receive stated numper
Of visits year, when for few min
utes he talks with his wife or mother or
friend in the guard-room, and he is al
lowed to write one letter month and
to receive letters twice a week. To him
there is, therefore, still this little brlose
between his cell and the world from
which he has been banished. TO many,
however, there does not exist this hnl.
mo friends have they to call on them
and the deliverer of letters passes their
cells every week for years without
stopping to hand a message through the
bars to them Stern discipline, lonell-
ness, long hours of work, narrow lit
tie cell with just room enough for a.
stool and a bed, with a thick barred
door through which the light tails
fianked with shadows as a constant re-
minder of confinement-these, in part,
make up prison life. The felon OF
wealth and the poor prisoner from the
slums may march next each other in
the locksteps and occupy adjacent cells
on the gallery, for to all intents and
purposes they are alike now. The
striped dress, close-cropped hair, the
utter stripping off of all comforts have
leveling influence.
1.-The awfulness of prison life lies in
the memories of the past; the dlsmal
contrast between home and prison cell;
the longing for loved ones whose
hearts. are aching away out of reach;
the knowledge that the wretched COM
panionship of misery must be theirs. in
the weary round of prison toll from
morning till night, for the long years
ahead, which seem interminable. Above
and beyond all this, prisoners have the
bitter realization of the brand that has
fallen upon them never to be removed
they are degraded be-
fore the public, and will be looked up
on forever as accursed.
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The Reservoir Of the Big Dipper
Mine Breaks,
Carving Away The Entire Mil, Blacksmith
Shop and Drying House.
One White Man and Five Chinese
Lose Their Lives, the Bodies Be-
ing Recovered Several Miles Be-
low the Scene of the Disaster.

AUBURN, Feb. 9.-The reservoir at
the Big Dipper mine, in the Iowa Hill
mining district, has broken and carried
away the entire mill, blacksmith shop
and drying house. Five Chinese ana one
white man, Joseph Farber, were killed,
and their bodies were found several
miles down the canyon The loss of the
mine is heavy and will reach upwafd q
of $4,000. The Big Dipper ranks as
one of the richest gravel mines in Cali
forna.
Owing to the past dry season there
was not much water in the reservoir,
which is mammoth one, extending
nearly two miles in length. Had it been
full the damage to property and the
loss to life would have been much
greater than it was.
Joseph Farber, the white man killed,
was recently a resident of Oakland.
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HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
A Stage Held UP in Santa Bar
bara County.

SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 9.-The
stage which was due in this city at 3
O'clock was held up this morning by
lone hfshwayman, who was lying be-
hind fallen tree with shotgun, en-
the San Marcos rancho, about twenty
five miles from this city. Mr.. Paddock
and J. w. Armstrong, commercial men,
We're robbed of $40.
AS the stage drove off the robber
called out Tell Hicks 1 shall never
bother him again. Hicks was the
Sheriff of this county, and he con-
Quoted the hunt when the stage was
robbed several months ago. 1t is be-
lieved that the same man committed
both crimes He is described as being
short and stout, has brown hair and
wore blue overalls and jumper. Sher-
iff Stewart and several deputies are in
pursuit.
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The Annual Convention in Session
at San Jose.
Y. M. c. A.

SAN JOSE, Feb. 9.-The eighteenth
annual State Convention of the Y. NJ.
c. A. opened at the Baptist Tabernacle
in this city at 1:30 o'clock this after
noon, and the quiet hour" services
We're conducted by Rev. DR.. ]. K. Nc
Lean President of the Pacific Theo-
logical Seminary.
There are a large number of repre-
sentative men from various parts of
the State in attendance, Los Angeles,
Oakland and San Francisco being espe-
cially well represented. The Executive
Committee has opened headquarters at
the ST. James Hotel, where its Chair
man, D. Edward Collins of Oakland.
is in charge.
good program of services has been
arranged. The convention will con-
tinue all week.
The convention was called to order
by H. ]. Mccoy. State Secretary
After the reading of letters of regret
from Bishop Nichols and John J. VAL
entine, DIR. Mclean of the Pacific Theo-
logical Seminary addressed the conven-
ton on the Presence and Power of the
Holy Spirit"
D. E. Collins of Oakland, Chairman
of the State Committee, spoke on the
magnitude of the association work.
An address was also made by w. M.
Parsons. representing the National As
Sociation.
The following were declared the per-
manent officers of the convention:
President, D. e. Collins, Oakland; First
Vice President. F. H. Babb, San Jose;
Second Vice President, Rolla V. Watt,
San Francisco; Third Vice President,
F. H. Lawrence, San Francisco; Sec
retary. r. S. Boyce, Sacramento; As
sistants, John Proll. Stanford and
Ralph Pruitt, Oakland.
After addresses by N. H. Jacks on
the necessity of active work, H. J. Nc
Coy on the failure of San Jose Y. NJ
c. A, and DR.. Hummer and Judge
Reynolds. welcoming the delegates, and
a response by President Collins, the
convention adjourned until tomorrow.
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Tracey and Muller Matched.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.-Pugilists
Tom Tracey and Fred Muller have
been matched by the National Athletic
Club. They are to box twenty rounds
at Woodward's Pavilion on the night
of February 2Sth, each man being re-
quired to weigh in at 145 pounds or
under at = o'clock on the evening OF
the contest. Tim Hurst, who presided
over the Sharkey- Mccoy fight, has been
chosen to- act as referee. w. A Brady,
manager of Jeffries and Mccoy. has
arrived here to look over the pugilistic
field in this city.
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Something Wrong.

Amateur-What do you think of the
artist Albino, who painted a spider web
on the ceiling so naturally that
chambermaid spent a whole morning
trying to sweep it away?
Critic-There may be many such ar
lists, but I do not believe in the exist
ence of such hambermaid.-Boston
IRA Weller
The record-union., 1899-02-10

The weather is cloudy over Wash
ington, Oregon and the plateau and
Rocky Mountain regions, and in the
extreme northern portion Of California.
Rain or snow has fallen from Cape
Mendocino and Red Bluff northward to
the British line. and eastward to Mon
tana and Wyoming.
The pressure has fallen over the
north plateau region during the day,
and has begun to rise over Washing
ton within the last twelve hours.
The temperature has remained prac-
tically unchanged in all districts.
Conditions are favorable for partly
cloudy Weather in California Friday,
with light scattered showers in the ex-
treme north portion.
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INGLEsIDE RACES.
Credo, Ferrier, Adolph spreckels
and Others Win at Ingleside.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.-Weather
at Ingleside fine; track fast. Results:
Six furlongs, selling, Credo (Bull-
mani, to /, won Eakins (Jones). 8 to
1, second; Anchored (Rutter), II to 1,
third. Time-1:15l4. Judge Wofford,
Rosemaid, Romany, The Miller, Dore-
mus, Sokombeo, The Wooer and Yaru-
ba also ran.
Six furlongs, selling, Ferrier (Bull-
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to collect the larvae and burn them in

to collect the larvae and burn them in
piles.
Just at the present moment the sub
ject is engrossing the Government nat
uralist of Madras. Years ago some one
introduced into Madras. as a. good idea,
the yellow-howering cactus, or prick
ly pear Now the prickly pear has be-
come a nuisance, and it is proposed to
do a useful stroke by introducing the
cochineal beetle to destroy it, Dr.
Bourne, however, has grave doubts as
to the result, for the right kind of cocf-
ineal refuses to flourish, and the wrong
kind threatens to become a greater
nuisance than the cactus it likes to de-
vour.-Pall Mall Gazette
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wired him from Mojave that he could
get a fight with Choynski. Mccoy
wired back that he would fight any time
after March Goth Mccoy expects to
go, into training very soon. He says
he would rather fight Choynski than
Sharkey, as he thinks Joe the better
man of the two.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Favorable for Scattered Showers in
Extreme North Portion.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8, 5 p. m.-
Weather conditions and general fore
cast: The following are the seasonal
rainfalls to date, as compared with
those of the same date last season. and
rainfall in the last twenty-four hours:
Last This Last
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One ON the Calf.

He-They say that a person gradu-
ally becomes more or less a part Of
what he eats the most of.
She-Well. I shouldn't be SURPRISED if
that were So I've noticed that you are
particularly fond, of = yeal.-Chicago
Daily News.
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Not the Best.

The Solemn Passenger II have al
WAYS tried to make the best of things
as / journeyed through life.
The Joyous Passenger find more
money in making things to sell on bar
gain counters.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
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Two Suicides.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. = ]. c.
Fletcher, a seaman, aged 33, suicided
to-day, presumab bly, by taking strych-
nine in whisky He had been on a
protracted spree.
Charles Bergquist, musician, cut
his throat and the arteries in both
his wrists with a razor, and bled to
death in his room to-day. He was in
the last stages of consumption.
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croc1er En- Route to New York.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.-William
H. Crocker, the banker and one of the
owners in the Southern Pacific Com
pany, left tonight for New York. He
has been summoned to participate in
the conference which c. P. Hunting
ton, Mrs. Jane Stanford and the other
owners in the company are now hold
ing.
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The German Fire Department..

Il have the honor to announce, Cap
tain. that the fire is in the fourth story
and our ladders and the hose will reach
only to the second.
Indeed! Then we'll have to wait un-
til the fire gets down to the second. p
Fliegende Blaetter.
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The Transport Grant.

ALGIERS, Feb. 9.-The United States
transport Grant, which sailed from
New York on January 10Th, bound for
Manila, passed here to-day.
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Burglary at Fort Bragg.

FORT BRAGG, Feb 9.-Daring
thieves entered the market of Jefferson
&. Dixon last night, successfully open
ed the safe by means of the combina-
ton and escaped with several hundred
dollars.
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Death Of a Prominent Lawyer.

SPRINGFIELD (Mo), Feb. 9.-Major
J. C. Cravens. aged 81 years, curator
of the University of Missouri, and a
prominent lawyer and politician, died
at his home here to-day, after a brief
illness. He served during the civil war
in the Confederate army.
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What She Liked.

He very much gomez There's Moth
ing half so sweet in life as loves young
dream
She-I don't know. Chocolates are
pretty good.--Chicago Journal
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Earthuuake in Kentucky.

CINCINNATI, Feb. "a Maysville
(Ky) special to the 'Times-Star' says
there was an earthquake with pro-
ncunced vibrations there this morning.
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Suicide at Denver.

DENVER, Feb. 9.-Henry P. Rhodes,
ex-Assistant United States District At
torney, died to-day from wounds inflict-
ed by himself with a. razor. His rea-
son for committing suicide is unknown.
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McCov Will Fight Chovnski.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9.-Kid Mccoy,
the pugilist. to-day accepted an engage
ment to fight joe Choynski. William A.
Brady, who is manager for Mccoy,
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Pound Dead in His Room.

VIRGINIA CITY (Nev.), Feb. &c.
A. Fitzmer, a we'll known restaurant
keeper, was found dead in his room to-
day He probably expired a week ago.
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Too Often.

Doctor-Do you take bath regu-
larly? Once week. / suppose?
Ancient Patient-Lor' bless you. no.
sir! I hain't SO dirty as all that!-The
Sketch
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The Real Thing.

The editor of the "Unmuzzled Truth"
at Coolidge is the only genuine woman
hater in all Kansas. He invariably all
ludes to the devil as her satanic
majesty Kansas City Journal.
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Costly Explosion.

BUFFALO IN. ", Feb. 9.-An explo-
sion in still of the Atlas Oil Refinery
to-day caused a loss of about S25,OO0.
The record-union., 1899-02-10

The Mayor of London gets salary Of
$50 900 year. and occupies the official
residence. rent free. The entertain
ments he furnishes absorb most Of his
salary.
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Baseball pitchers. letter carriers and
preachers are judged by their delivery
The Sample Case.
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The girl who poses for artists al
ways leads model life.
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in
lis turnedd
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THE COLD WAVE IN
EASTERN STATES.

CONTINUED from First Page.,
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Millinery Sale at 9:30 A. M. to-day.

Three styles of Women's Pop
u1ar Felt Walking Hats, will
form one lot for to-day's sale.
They're what remain Of this
seasons best selling styles, in
fedora style; co1ors, purple,
navy, new blue, greens, brown,
tan, etc., with silk, velvet, OF
velvet ribbon bands around,
some fan bow, some plain with
feathers at side or front. We
want their room, not the hats,
that's why $1.5O to $2.25
values go at
DISSOLUTION hEn nonh
SALE PRICE 4JC edCn
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All Of the profit and the
greater part of the cost price
which goes to make up the diff
ference between Csc and $1.OO
is handed over to you with every
purchase to-day of q child's felt,
red, white and blue crush hat
or q conica1 crown felt in red,
green, navy or brown, with gilt
cord around, OF with ladies'
alpine felt hat in brown, navy
and black, with fancy striped
silk band. None worth less than
$1.OO, and are yours to close out
at
DISSOLUTION 0En nanh
SALE PRICE Z1C EdGll
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-29
PROF. GENTRY's WONDERFUL.
TRAINED ANIMALS.

Prof. Gentry's famous Popv and Doc
Show, that has visited every city and town Of
importance in the United Ststes and Canada
is recent years and has always surprised and
Delighted the lareest audiences with he ma.
velous feats performed by the trained ponies.
dogs and mookeys, gave oerformshce
10 the city Friday, November ~. Ths street
parade which was given at 10 30 in the morn.
iug "ss out . foretaste of the really wonder.
ful performance at 2 30 o'clock. Ii ia con-
noered remarkable when men or women
execute dimcult feats in an ordinary circus.
out ~hen the animals trained by Prof Gen.
Try are seen. the unanimous verdict is that
the performance 10 little abort of marvelous
Those who did not attend the performances
today should by all means see the exbibition
that begins at o'clock this evening". There
Tnere are no more intelligent or better train.
eo animals In the world, and those Who oucs
see tcem never doubt that some animals. at
ieas'' are endowed with almost human intel.
ligeucs.
The performance is opened by a drill Of
twelve of the most beautiful little ponies
ever seen 10 group and they are so we'll
trained that but little coacbioQ from their
ring master is needed.
Ine ooge, too numerous TO describe 10
detail, are carried through a series of per.
formances that will interest any child and
the larger part of adults.
In every circus there is one or more bare. =.
osck riders, who attract their share of at.
'enuon, and to cay that all Of the bareback
riders travelling is closely rivaled by one of
Geotry's dogs would at first be put down as
Jolly this though 's an absolute fact A black
pony 10 brouRt INTO the ring with a pad
| on it's hack and on this q small colly mounts
unassisted and rides around the ring at the
pony's best pace.
small horse and the pad being ed the
1.-TWO race around the ring side by side AZ a
dead run, when suddenly the dog with a
graceful spring cunts the pony's bareback
again, maintains it's position and completes
'ts ride, seeming to enjoy it TO the full extent
OF which>a dumb anima ia capable.
The two trained baby elephants, Pinto and
Satan, are vertable wonders 10 their per.
forming.
tossioIy the most Interesting aad amusing
part OF the whole programme is ihe miniature
nre department A small day boarding. boose
at c:e eide eli the ring suddenly bursts into
blaze aud the "board2rs' (dogs) make their
escape through the wipdovs o. the seccrd d
story, sooc Lose tarriasA I'D hook I'd l.a.
oe: 50. pany. about the siz. Of pony carriages
and dife'iIE NOT a! all in style frcn the req.
ulat'on department eppliArces, drawn by
pairs OF ponies, we'll matched, dash up to the
scene OF The fire The truck compsny is
composed OF dogs and ladders ere raised to
the windows OF the house up which they rup
and rescue a victim who bad uot been fortu.
nate enough escape when the fire was rat
discovered Ia the meantime a monkey. un.
reels line OF a hose. Then up dsshes
smali he engine to which the hose pjpe il
c'nnecied and two uoukrys pumping lhe
eogife lhs ntzziemau "a third monkey J
throws a stream Of water en- the 6re
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-29
SUMTER SCHOOL OF MUSIC,
A CARD TO PARENTS.

You ore deeply interested In the H. usical
education OF your chiIdren, and you are
sacrihcirg great deal 70 accomplish your
desires You have 40 doubt often wondered
why, after so much money speHt u,der so
many teachers, the PLAYING OF 70 4r children
Is 80 unsatisfactory. Iuvariably The great
fault is with the methods and facilities EN-.
ployed IN teaching and practice
The Practice Clavier, rightly used, will
ESTABLISH any pupil in an artistic iechnic 10
less than ene.third the time, and at less ,ha o
one third The expense required by old meth.
DDS. For further particulars apply to
SUMTER SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
Nov 28-3t cod wAs-2t
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Sumter Light Infantry Military
Ball

Al a meeting OF the Sumter LIGHT Infantry.
Thursday night, Nov. 23d, it was decided TO-
give m,litsry oail on the night Of Dec II.
1899. -
The Armory ball and company club room
will he decorated for the occasion and eytry
step will be taken 10 give their friends an ELI.
joysb!s dance.
The militia Of State, friends Of the compa.
ny and all ladies will be cordially invited 10
attend Invitations will be sent out as soon
as possible
No subscriptions will be asked for, bnt any
received will be gratefully accepted of course
The following committees were appointed {:
Red-Cspt w L Lee, Cops
] q Minis and W D Barrett; L A Murray.
Ollie Yates, R A Burgi.s.
Iov,,ation and Receptiou-W hite-Lieut
Jno B Miller, Chairman Sergt Harry Reid,
Sergt Screven Ooar, Clifton Wallace, D J
Wiun, Jr. y Hurst
Floor-Yellow-Lieut w r Burgess, Chair.
man; W J Withehpoon, Willie Bul,msp,
Walter Staueiil, Gee W Hutchinson.
Rsfreshmeois-B Blue-R 8 Hood, Cbairma +:
Capt J Auld, Jr, Sergt q B Yeadon, Jack
Moses, N J Moore.
The following ladies and gentlemen are
asked to sct as chaperones
Col and Mrs r d Lee, Hon aud Mrs r !
Manning, Col and Mrs d J Aud, Mr. and Mrs
China, DR. aud Mrs Archie Cnina, Msj and
Mrs Noise, Geo aud Mrs f W Noise, Hon
and Mrs Altamout Mosee, Mr. aud Mrs n NJ
Sanders, DR. and Mrs & @ Baker. Mr and Mrs
Hardy, hr aud Mrs Neill O'Dounell, Mr.
and Mrs Ryueoberg, Mr. and MIS- r A
Bultman, Mr nnc Mrs G Y McFaddiu, Capt
and Mrs U Phelps, Mr. ara Mrs Eugeoe
Moses, Mr and Mrs Levi, Mr. and rs F
Levi, Mr and Mrs Ernst Bultmau.