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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
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SECTIONS or THE COUNTY.
PARIS NIL

srss Bapsist Church. ~. p. 4. neosrA-
sunday school e q y. oabbaaA HvsainG ~
vice & !:p 2. \. Prayer Needing Wsdnssday
TniSs.ssass Church: sunday school every
Sunday 81 II 4. H.
Mrs.. A. T. Forbes left Thursday for
visit Of few weeks 70 friends In Water
Vile.
The mumps are NO respecter Of age.
The children have about all had them,
and now the older ones are taking an In
ming. Several Of mature, even advanced
wears, are laid up with swelled jaws.
Eugene and Fausie Hammond visited
their grandparents at Shows Falls few
DAYS last week.
Herbert L. Scribuer has purchased the
Mrs. Mason stand, and intends TO thor
oughly repair the buildings. IL 10 I'M
derstcod that Mr. Scribper and his
brother VIII occupy the place.
The spring term At Paris Hill Acad-
envy will open on Monday, March 50th.
Mr.. A. c. Wheeler, the popular principal,
viii furnish substitute for this term,
while he completes his college course. IL
IL expected that Miss Tirrell will return.
Parties interested in the Paris Hill
Water Company are again agitating the
putting In Of water works, taking the
supply from the springs on Crocker Hill.
IL Is probable that q subscription to the
stock Of the company will be circulated
the present week, and IL sufficient stock
can be sold the water works will be put
In this spring.
Paris Hill people are nervous about
fire now. One of our leading citizens
mistook the striking Of the town CLOCK
for fire alarm Sunday morning at eight
O'Clock, and, arming himself with .
couple Of pals, ran the entire length OF
Lincoln Street shouting ''fire." When
be reached Main Street. finding no one
stirring. be concluded he MAS mistaken
and started back home, but he met the
whole neighborhood responding prompt
ly 10 his alarm. He was obliged TO ex-
plain 10 them that he'd had nothing to
take that morniug-not even his break
fast. He will now be made chief engin-
eer OF the Paris Hin Fire Department.
Judge Thomas III. Haskell OF Portland
drove here from Portland with his team
Saturday, returning Sunday. Judge
Haskell Was q guest at the Hubbard
House.
b. =. Doe il one Of the latest victims
of the humps, and Hiram K. Hubbard Is
entertaining case OF grippe.
The Hammond neighborhood promises
to be lively place this spring. All OF
Hon. Geo. +. Hsmmond's farm buildings
are 10 be removed to q new location west
Of the ssnitarium, and = new farm house
built. The Hammond sanltsrium u TO
enlarged and II. +. and Ii. ID. Ham,
mond are 10 build su extensive addition
20 their barn, ss well as make other i'm
provements.
Fred Eastman has enlisted Ia the reg
ulsr army, been assigned 10 the cavalry
division and sent 10 Fort Riley, Kansas.
He Il the oldest son Of Frank Eastman,
and WAS born and raised here.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
EAST HEBRON.

Mrs. Elbridge Bridgham Is falling
Her recovery Ia not expected.
Many are sick with colds.
Frank Pierce's father, DIR. Pierce OF
Lewiston, has had another shock this
week and became blind for part Of that
dsy but IL more comfortable just now.
Charles Pierce has gone 10 Lynn In
quest OF work for the season.
The grange have = social entertain
ment Saturday evening the ll,h. Masks
will be In the order Of exercises.
X. Z. Fuller and X. G. Besls are sell
Ing phosphate for different firms and
delivering at the station.
Report says b. c. Keene and house
keeper have moved TO Auburn and left
his farm. His aged mother still lives In
the family home. His son and Mrs.
Fogg, who has cared for Mrs. Keene for
several years, are still there.
Alton has sold nine cows the present
week.
John DeCoster has again hired to
work for j. +. Bonney.
$. Z. Brown and wife visited his sister
in Lewiston last Monday, Mrs. N. A.
Neal.
George and Charles Consnt, with their
cousin Stanley Consnt, passed wednes-
day evening at T. l.. Rogers. George,
with the trombone, Charlie, cornet,
Lewis with violin, Stanley with triangle,
made the hours fiy all too quickly.
The young people met at Frank
Pierce's last Monday evening for social
dance. Charles left the next morning
and he wished TO pass his last evening at
home with his young friends.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
! euckr,eLp.


A narrow escape from serious IRE It
the residsnce Of Mrs. G. G. 6paulding
Vas that Friday evening from . fool
chimney taking Dire. Timely help with
damage TO the extent Of so TO s75 WAS
the outcome.
Mrs. Anna Pike Of Rumford Falls was
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Alfred Cole,
over Sunday, the 5th.
Druggist J. A. Rawson and wife are
visiting friends In Boston.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Robinson
Dean vas held at the family residence
Sunday afternoon, the, 9Th, both the
Baptist and Methodist pastors ofiiciat-
Ing.
DIR. o. r. Hall, Oxford County's blind
and eloquent lecturer, gave his new
lecture on the Sea Power Of the World,
under the auspices of Nezinscot Lodge,
/. 0. O. F., at Nezinscot Hall, 70 n
good and sppreciative audience. Con.
sidering the environment In the doctors
misfortune, the lecture and lecturer are
little less than marvels.
Mrs. Lucy Prince Shearman Of Port
land ID visiting at the home of her
parents, Capt. c. II. Prince and wife.
Thursday, March 10, Buckfield will be
l06 years old.
The death Of Mrs. Capt. Lewis Bisbee,
which occurred Friday morning at the
Bisbee homestead Ia Sumner, near the
Buckfield line, Mt the age Of nearly 92
years, brings to = close long and happy
experience Of 20 years OF married life.
The record 10 that this venerable couple
have given a home TO eighteen children
besides their own. She leaves, besides
her husband who IL In his 9lst year aud
feeble, a daughter, Mrs. Amanda Har-
low, who has tenderly cared for these
large hearted parents through their de-
clining years.
Mrs. Livonia Murdoch Is booked for a
pension Of s. per month.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
EAST 6RowNFIElo.

The house of james $. Hunt has been
broken into recently by unknown
parties. Mr.. Hunt and family are spend
ing the winter with their son In Port
land, and before going thoroughly closed
up the house. Sherman Mcdonald, his
son-in-lsw, having occasion 10 visit the
house, found tracks about IL In the snow,
and on investigation II was found that
one window was up, and the bureau
drawers had been ransacked and things
scattered about. Ii cannot be told as
vet II anything has been taken, until Mr..
Hunt has been heard from.
The remains Of Ersstus Cole, who
died at Hiram March Sd. were brought
here In the storm Of Sunday for burial.
Monday night when the last train went
through, officers were aboard with
Frsnk Dee, as prisoner. He Is wanted
in North Conway, n. H., for robbing
the Garland store. He Ia the same party
that IL suspected Of breaking into the
store Of l.. X. Giles here at the depot.
The capture was brought about By his
being run across In Boston, while the
officers were looking for some one else,
who had given them the slip, and rather
than come home empty handed they
arrested him and brought him along, as
he did not demand requisition.
There WAS quite fall OF snow last
Tuesday, and In the evening II was &C
compared by some thunder and light
ming. About foot Of snow fell. and 10
some places IL WAS drifted badly.
The first signs Of spring are with US
In the arrival of the crow, and the pussy
willow buds beginning to swell.
One Of the best jokes of recent date is
on one Of our grocers here at the depot.
good and true citizen. Now he never
drinks anything, but be got so full OF
politics and enthusiasm that when he
started for home some one asked him to
ride, and in he got and rode home. When
they asked him where his horse and
sleigh was, Il came over him that he had
left 1t at the town hall, and be had to
return and get 1t.
Eli B. Bean IL confined to the house
by sickness. His genial face was missed
about the town house Monday. .
According to the town report there
were Il births 10 the town the last year,
Is males, females, and II deaths,
males and 10 females, the oldest being
u years and the youngest year.
The census Of the town 10 1890 gave
the number Of Inhabitants l,lA; farms
2l4; manufactures 81; veterans 20;
total valuation S273,96l; real estate
casa ,442; personal al $40; the number
Of scholars ofschool age In town April
lst, 1898, was 32l.
The wood piles are growing al over
town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
ROxBuRT.

Town meeting: Moderator, S. NJ.
Locke; selectmen, Frank Stanley, A.
W. Robbins, n. L. Hussey-all chosen
unanimously; treasurer, John Reed;
superintendent Of schools, A. W. Rob
bins; collector and constable, A. A.
Jeune. The voters were willing TO rest
under lighter tax than we had last
year, and only raised small sum for
town debt. ss the debt Is running on
low rate OF interest.
Matt Kshslsme and Nick Isaac are two
rinlapders who have worked for Swain
& Reed three years, and have been very
faithful help, and have saved their
money. They now 90 back to Finland
20 visit the dear home, but will return 70
Swain & Reed again, rs one months
work here IL as good as three In Finland.
Their friends will consider them wealthy
when they resch home.
In four DAYS last week Swain 4 Reed
shipped 2j0, 900 bowels. They have put
In smother dowel machine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
A SOLDIER CANDIDATE.

The first Republican representative 10
congress from the Second District OF
Maine was Hon. John j. Perry OF Ok
ford. he served two terms, though not
consecutiyely. Hon. Charles j. Gilman
OF Brunswick served one term. Judge
Walton, then OF Auburn, was ID CON
gress part OF one term, aud resigned
70 accept q position on the bench OF the
supreme court Of this state. Hon. L. A.
d. Fessenden OF the same city filed out
the term. Hon. sidney Perham OF Paris
served three terms, being first elected In
1852. He was followed BY Hon. samuel
Y. Morrill, Of Pennington. senator WIN.
Z. FRYE WAS elected 20 succeed Mr.. Nor
rill In 1870. He served five terms, snd
WAS followed oy Hon. Nelson Dingley
In 1881. who served until his death, =
period OF nearly eighteen years. NOT
one OF these was soldier In the ciSii
war. An opportunity Is now presented
for the Republicans 20 select soldier
The soldier interest 10 very big one,
as any one knows who has had anything
10 do with claims before the depart
ments. Byx claimant writing TO his
CONGRESSMAN his matter can be speedily
looked after. II the congressman taxes
interest enough TO look after II. No
soldier could hsve done more for MS
late comrades in arms than Mr.. Dingley,
and the longer he was In congress the
more interest be took 10 have soldiers
claims sdjusted. he sent no proxy, but
went TO the department In person: Ihere
are hundreds to-day In this district sho
will ever praise him for what be has
done for them. No new man, unless ne
IL q soldier, can have the interest In such
matters that a soldier would have.
IL Ia the last opportunity that Will
arise 10 the nature OF things for soldier
70 represent the district In congress
The men who met the enemy on the
battlefields Of the south, who carried the
stars snd stripes 20 victory, are growing
old, and are fast passing away. They
deserve this recognition 81 the hands oil
the Republican party. Mr.. Dingley 5
successor should be soldier.
Let the boys 10 blue rally for one oil
OF their comrsdes-John p. SSssey,
lieutenant In the hgh;ing 18th Maine.
whoop II up all along the line
PARIS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14


TIE ladieo connected with The Bsthel
Library ssrved dinner In 0deon Hall
Monday q ~ town nesting and added
90 70 the treasury.
Mr.. A. n. Edwards has been visiting
his father, Col. G. 8. Edwards. Mr..
Edwards was at one time superintendent
Of schools In Lewiston, bat for seversl
years has been connected with various
drums who make speciality Of furnishing
school supplies. He has recently con-
nected himself with CHM & Co., Boston,
and will represent Its interests, having
headquarters st Syracuse. n. T., where
he has moved his family.
Mr.. VIM. Lovejoy, proprietor OF the
Bethel House, 10 very Ill with pneumonia
and complication Of diseases.
Owing 70 the storm Tuesday the parish
meeting Of the Congregstionalist So
ciety was adjourned until next Tuesday
DR.. Berto Bryant Of Bangor was Ia
Bethel to spend Sunday. DR.. Bryant
has already very catering prospects.
Large quantities Of hemlock bark are
being hauled To the depot for loading on
the cars Of the G. t. X.
Quite q little excitement was caused
by the finding Of horse Wednesday 10
the horse-shed Of one Of our churches
Sheriff wormell took the horse to his
stable, fed and cared for II, and 10 the
afternoon the owner returned from Der.
lin. where he went the day before. "A
merciful man Is merciful TO bis beast
Col. Edwards Is confined TO his house
by Illness.
Next Monday evening, Rev. j. w.
Lewis will close his singing school with
a grand concert In Odeon Hall. The
best local talent has been engaged 70
assist the class and q musical treat ID
promised.
Alice, daughter Of Rev. Alexander
Hamilton Of Mechanic Falls, has been
visiting friends In Bethel.
The result Of the town meeting, as u
election Of officers and appropriations, ID
reported elsewhere. The town voted
upon recommendation Of the school
committee, to build a new school house
at Northwest Bethel, and 10 move the
house In the Mason District to Middle
Intervale and repair the same.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
RIIssEII-AEAlp.

A very pretty home wedding occurred
AZ the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. :. I.
Head OF East Sumner on Sunday, March
lath. when their daughter, Amy +
Head. was united in marriage with M
Ernest l.. Russell, son Of A. Jefferson
Russell OF sumner. The groom was
dressed In regulation black and the bride
In a very pretty wedding gown OF blue
broadcloth. trimmed Nth white silk and
ribbon. The ring service was used and
the officiating clergyman Was Rev. I. r.
Miller Of the Congregational church al
ESs; Sumner.
The parents OF the bride and groom
also their brothers and sisters and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert ID. Park, uncle aud
aunt 10 the bride, were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell will Sc once he
gin house keeping on the farm near
Buckfield village, recently bought oy
Mr.. Russell Of his father, where he Will
continue In the business OF shipping
dressed meats 10 the city markets.
These young people have the best
wishes OF large circle OF friends as
both were deservediy popular.
The presents were plentiful and valu-
able.
Miss Head WAS formerly a student at
Paris Hill Academy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14

SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION, x. OF p.
The Knights Of Pythias, including
eight lodges, are 70 meet ST Bryant
Pond on Tuesday, in what Is called a
..School OF Instruction" The convention
will be called 20 order by G. c. Waldo
Pettengill, 81 O'Clock. The following
Is the programme:
Address Of Welcome, H. c. DuEton, Ramfori
Fails
Response, Rev r J HSughtOn. c. c. Of Ham
In Lodge. No 81.
Roll call Of lodges.
Work OF ranks.
Frs,srnal Lodge. No. lis. Page Rank from N
oxford Bear. No. 81. Page Rank from 4 10 ~
Pm.
supper al s.
CONVENTION reoouvenes at.
Cabot. No. III. Esquire Rank IRON % TO
u. .. -.
Metalluc, No. e. Esquire Rank FROM 20 10 80
Remarks and Lunch from 10 ~ 10 u 90
Pennesseewassee, No. l., Rank Of hnign, RON
IL 30 % I SAN
Hsmtn. No 81. Rank of Knight from % &c
Closing address by p c. c.. Z c. Reynolds Of
south Portland
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
EAST SUMNER.

Town meeting passed of quite good
naturally considering the various dif.
ferenees Of opinions concerning the
towns best interests. One new school
house Is TO be erected at West Sumner
upon land donated for the purpose by
DR.. +. II. Andrews. The town was
quite liberal in its appropriations, vot-
ing for all purposes over $500, but upon
more mature reflection Ii Was afterward
reduced somewhat, as il WAS found that
the tax rate would be very large.
The small pox scare has mainly sub
sided.
Mrs. A. ID. Park has been Visiting
relatives In the place and returned home
on Tuesday, accompanied by Miss Amy
Heald.
Despite the great amount Of sickness
not q death has occurred In this place
during the winter.
On Friday, the 10Th inst, occurred the
death Of Mrs. Elizabeth, wife Of Capt.
Lewis Bisbee, Of sumner. Mrs. Bisbee
was well and favorably known, and her
death sewers the long and pleasant mar.
rage tie that has bound this worthy
couple for over go years. Az cheerful,
faithful friend and neighbor her memory
viii b long cherisked By host Of
ffisnds. Age 81 ysarS, Q months.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
MASON.

Roy Grover and wife visited friends In
Ncwry last week. They intend to re-
turn 10 Massachusetts, this week where
he has work for the summer.
Town meeting this week. Lots OF ex-
element.
Daniel Mills Il some better lately.
y. I. Bean visited at A. G.. Beans OF
Albany last Sunday. His little girl,
Marion, Is visiting there for while.
A. 5. Bean has his birch saved out and
has commenced saving stsve timber.
George and John Lston are putting a
lot OF spruce In At the meadow bridge.
They have some fifteen hundred cords
there aud forty horses hauling, They
give employment 10 lots OF hands.
John westleigh Is working for A. G.
Lovejoy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
kEIA1 FALLS

During the snow storm Tuesday there
Was considerable lightning.
Mr.. Garner Is improving.
J. NJ. Merrifield s. Son are working a
full crew in their bobbn mill.
Another Methodist minister has moved
into this villsge am informed.
The Red Men are having war dances
nov, and report a number OF scslps
drying.
A number OF our old people are
troubled this spring with rheumatism.
Some are quite lame.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
AAQQNER.

Town meeting passed of quietly. The
usual amount OF appropriations were
made. The town IL on good standing.
Several Of the loRgers are about clos
ing up their contracts. All report good
work. March IL the month usually TO
round up the profits, and unless the
month proves favorable, some, fear,
will not be happy when they come out.
The lumber for the new church Is all
on the ground. Work will open as soon
the weather Is warm enough.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14

ssrhe stormy March" etc. To-day ID
the Sth, and ak Of them belong 70 that
class. Several persona went nom this
neighborh0Od TO the Pomona Grange
meeting Tuesday, and al came back In .
snow storm. After thinking the matter
over seriously, the conclusion j. that We
do not care about living any nearer the
north pole than We are now.
Monday was = fine day for town meet
Ing, and the usual business was done
with but little perturbation. No road
commissioner was chosen, the whole
highway affairs being left 70 the select
men. The sums Of money appropriated
for different purposes were rs follows:
For schools, $50; poor, $1,000; town
expenses, 800: roads and bridges,
1890; breaking roads, t600; TO ray In
terest on town debt, eS75; for town
debt $500; for school books, 500; re-
pairing school houses, SIS; for school
appliances, go The net debt OF the
town March lst was O., S3i %.
Austin Morgan is so badly used up
with sciatic rheumatism as TO attend
town meeting on crutches.
Mrs. :. b. Cummings IL still so feeble
that her recovery Is considered doubtful.
There will be preaching at the Centre
on the fourth Sabbath OF this month I;
meeting to commence ct 10 O'Clock !;
sermon by Rev. J. l.. Cummings.
IL has been said that the best way to
learn home news Il TO 60 away from
home. We didn't get the news about
Mr.. Atwood's buildings being burned on
Paris Hill that way, but first saw II In
the Boston Globe. The paper states that
the stable WAS probably fired by tramp.
By the way, what IL the legislature do
ing about getting rid OF that kind OF a
nuisance:
The bleating Of calves and lambs IL
again heard In the land. Calves come
along with as many colors rs jacobs
cattle, while the lambs are generally
white. but now and then black one.
Hay Is plenty In the most OF barns, al
though few men will have to buy.
The crow il with ia again, but not
having very ardent affections for that
particular bird, we shall let him pass
without mention.
The other day two young ladies we're
speaking Of one of their sex who had
become fine violinist, when one OF them
remarked that any woman would make
better player than a man since their
fingers are far more timber aud uimble.
and added that mans fingers are ali
thumbs anyway. No wonder some con-
tend that the coming man Is 10 be a
woman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
EASI WATERFORD.

All three Of Geo. l.. wsrren's horses
died within a week. IL Is thought the
cause was eating ensilsge. One OF them
was quite valuable.
There was union caucus consequent
ly quiet town meeting. Most Of the
officers elected were the same as last
yesr. Not so much money was raised
as last year by 5000.
Mrs. William Chadbourne was called
10 Foxcroft not long ago by the Illness
OF her mother, Mrs. Babson. Miss Abbie
Hill OF Stoneham is working for her.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
SOLUTIONS

Whereas, Since our Great Commander
in his sll-wise providence has called
from our ranks our worthy eomrsde aud
one Of His uoblest soldiers, CLANCY 3
Richardson,
Be II therefore resolved, That we, the
surviving members Of WIN. n. himoall
Post, q. A. r, deeply feel the loss oil
one who was ever faithful and true 70
every Cause that is good and right.
Resolved, That We, his comrades IN
arms, will ever cherish the memory OF
our eomrsde by our acts aud deeds,
until We shall be called 10 join the Grand
Army above.
Resolved, That copy OF these resolI-
tons be spread on the records OF oui
post and u copy sent 20 the family OF IN.
deceased. and also a copy 10 the O1rord
Democrat for publication.
FRANKLIN MAXIM, Committee
W. >. STARBIRD, on
l. j. MONK, J Resolutions
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
SWEDEN.

The remains Of Mrs. Robert Locklin
we're brought into town for burial the
9TH. Services were held at the Ridlon
school house conducted by Rev. George
Barber.
Free vaccination at Town Hall, March
10Th, by DIR. c. =. Hubbard.
The young people have quite an ex-
tended programme for the next circle to
be held March 18th.
Seth Bracket lost 8 horse the other
day. He dropped dead in the woods
when hauling birch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
BRON.

Town meeting Monday, March 9Th.
passed of very quietly.
Frank Pike Il building store and will
20 into business when IL Is done.
A. j. Smith is quite poorly this winter.
;. A. Maxim. who has been sick since
bis return from Boston, is now out again
but far from well.
Rev. ). ID. Richardson has been con-
fined 70 the house with cold for more
than a week.
Our thanks are due to DIR. Donhsm for
a report Of the joint assembly Of Feb.
18th, containing eulogies on the life and
character of the late Hon. Nelson Ding
lev.
The first crow we have seen WAS last
Tuesday. Hope We may have spring
weather soon.
Several have tapped few trees. A.
J. Smith had new syrup Feb. 22d.
Miss Lizzie Murch Is In Massachusetts,
at work.
Sorry to hear Of the editors misfor-
tune. He may be thankful the fire WAS
in the daytime.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
SOUTH WOODSTOCK.

IL is Of no use to judge Of the attend
ance at any grange meeting by the
weather. On Tuesday morning the
westher looked very threatening, bu,
our large Odd Fellows Hall at West
Paris was filled 70 its utmost capacity
The blizzard came on In earnest, and
some had to ride eight or ten miles, bur
their courage was as undaunted as 0ur
soldiers at Santiago.
An entertainment IL to be held mex,
Thursday evening, the 10th, at the II
E. church In this place. The proceeds
are TO be used In finishing the repairs on
the house, which are well under way,
The entertainment will consist of music,
recitations, declarations, q farce, etc.
A cake, pie and coffee supper will be
furnished TO those who desire. All who
desire to help carry forward this work
Of repairs are cordially invited 10 attend.