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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-08-12
Average Life OF An Iron Or
Steel Bridge.
Scientific American.

"A correspondent WTltcs IIOm QUO
of the smaller New England towns
to say that proposed improve
ment in the shape of $4,000
steel bridge is meeting with oppo-
sition from many of the citizens
on the ground that the average
life of such q structure is limited
to twenty-five years, and, there
fore, the benefits derived would
not Justify the expenditure. He
wishes to know whether the stated
term of life is correct. Without
psusing to comment on the sdmi-
rable and all too rare regard for
the interests of posterity shown by
the obstructionists in question, we
hasten to assure our correspon-.
dent that their estimate of the
length oflife Of steel bridges is
altogether too limited. The per-
manence Of a steel bridge will de-
pend upon three conditions: the
design, the loading, and the main
| tenance. If it be properly design
ed for a specified maximum load
ing; if oversight be exercised that
this loading is never exceeded;
and if the steel work is thorough
ly accessible and painted at regu-
lar intervals, there is no reason
why a bridge should not last for
centuries. As a matter of fact,
however, these conditions are too
often ignored or imperfectly full
filled. In the first place, although
bridge designing should always be
intrusted to specialist, even if
the structure is to cost no more
than the sum named above, many
of the county bridges and those
constructed in the smaller towns
are built from the designs ESQ.
called) of the local surveyor, who
may have the Vaguest ideas as to
the strains to which the various
parts are to be subjected and the
best way to proportion the differ.
ent members and connect them
into a finished structure. TIE
construction also should always be
carried out by recognized bridge
firm, for the local blacksmith or
machinist's shop is usually NO
more fitted For building good BIZ
ges than it is for building lathee
and locomotives. 1t is QUESTION:
bic whether amateur bridge bull
ding can produce a structure with
a useful life of twenty-five years.
To secure the best results the
county officers, Board of Alder
men, or whoever it is that has the
matter in hand, should first deter
mine exactly whst uses the bridge
is to be put to and the greatest
possible loading to which It will
ever be subjected. This informa-
ton, together with the location
and other data. should then be
published for the benefit Of the
competing bridge companies, who
should be given free hand as to
the style of structure best edap-
ted to the case. III this way q
better bridge, and a cheaper, will
be secured, even in the case of in
significant structures, whose con-
struction it might be supposed the
bridge companies would not be at
the trouble to undertake. When
such a bridge is completed, the
question of its life will be one OF
care and maintenance. II every
inch of the steel work receives q
periodical coat of the best non
corrosive paint, and care il taken
that the bridge is not strained be-
yond the limit agreed upon when
il was designed. il will probably
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-08-12
LOCAL NEWS.

Senator R. Martin and DR.. j
S. Martin left for New Orleans.
Tuesday.
Masters George Gauthier and
Dominique Dupuis returned from
the Bowling Green college last
Friday.
Mr.. Henry Olivier, OF Adeline,
who had come here with fever, re-
turned to his work yesterday, hav-
ing fully recovered.
The communication of Obser-
yer WAS this week crowded out by
legal publications, it will appear
in our next number.
Representative H. P. Fournet
left last Sunday for Baton Rouge,
TO attend the special session of the
Legislature.
MIR. H. P. Fournet & Son are
making an addition to their dry
goods store, to make room for
their large stock of goods now
coming.
While in town Monday, upon
a Knight of Honor mission, Bro
ther l.. L. Bentley of the Donald
sonvilfe Chief, paid us an appreci-
ated visit.
-Buggies, below cost at L. G.
Duchamp.
Miss Annette Durand sfter
spending several weeks here, the
guest of the Misses Durand, re-
turned to her home in Loreauville
last Saturday.
Mr.. L. j. Cardinal had q sud-
den and severe spell of sickness
last Sunday, but we are pleased to
Say that he is how better and able
to attend to his business.
L. G. Duchamp agent for the
Rubber Paint. The best on the
market.
We are pleased to learn that
Mr.. Edgar E. VOORHEES,, who was
on the sick list, is now much i'm
proved, and will soon be again in
possession of his full health.
We have bargain for the plan
ter who wants a good breeding
mare; we will exchange the mare
and a three weeks old FLY for a
good family horse. Apply at this
office.
"A nice little Industrial School
meeting was held Wednesday eve-
ming at Mr.. D. Dugas' place. The
meeting was addressed by Messrs.
A. S. Wood, d. Dugas, and DR.. D.
c. Liable.
The Police Jury has contracted
with the Company now building
the Breaux Bridge bridge, for the
removal of the Levert bridge to
Bulliard, for the sum of $4,000.
Il. c. Duchsmp is sole agent
for the celebrated Mccormick
Mower, sold at l and 2 years.
Mayor T. J. Liable and Dis
trict Attorney James Simon left
last Sunday. for a summer trip in
Colorado, and other places of in
terest in the Rocky Mountains.
Let all, and particularly the
mothers and fathers remember that
tomorrow evening at Duchamp's
hall, will be the Baby Show, which
we have no doubt, will be very in
teresting.
Mr.. F. j. Duplain has compile
ted his repairs to the Oyer corner,
which he recently bought, and has
made quite a change with the
building. When the market house
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09

president, and again: Il am informed
by our commissioner general that we
shall have in the American sections at
Paris over 1000 exhibitors, from every
state in our country, a number ten
times as great as those which were
represented at Vienna in 1873, six times
as many as those in Paris in 1878 and
four times as many as those who ex-
hibited in Paris in 1889" If the head
of the nation has not the art or the
time to soften this prosaic, clumsy,
ponderous style into something at least
Ineligible and grammatical, he could
easily hire some one to do 1t for him.
1t is an abomination to write English
so slovenly and loose-jointed and
ragged that the reader is obliged in
self-defense to begin over again at
every other sentence, and continually
to go back in his efforts to trace the
thought through its sinuous evolutions.
Miss Won Voigt has gone to New York
to give a German talk on Johanna
Ambrosious at the residence of Prof.
and Mrs. Luguer, on West SOth street.
Her eighth German juvenile talk in
Worcester will be given one week from
today
"Prudery," says Life, lis indecent
modesty."
Edward T. Kirschbaum of this city,
author of "Idyes Crude" Mrs. Single
toms bankruptcies" and other stories.
has just completed a new book entitled
Leaves" Qllustrated) 1t will be
ready about the first of January and
will be sold only by subscription for
FIVE dollars per copy. The edition will
contain only two hundred copies.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Harriet Elizabeth Kingsbury of
this city to Oscar Copeland Davis of
Campello Mass.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
AN IMPORTANT CASE.

F. 8. Smith Appears Before the Uni
ted States Supreme Court on Inner
itanoe Tax Case.
Frank B. Smith, of Hopkins, Smith
&, Hopkins, has returned from Wash
ington. where he attended a hearing
before the United States supreme court
on the case of Shirley T. High VS.. F. E.
Coyne, collector This case is to test
the constitutionality of the inheritance
tax. A long list of eminent counsel
were arrayed, on the side of the appel
lants. If the law regarding the taxing
of estates is declared unconstitutional
it will mean the return of thousands of
dollars to large estates, like that of the
Slater estate, Albert Curtis and others.
w. S. B. Hopkins, who was to have ar
gued on the test case before the SUI
preme court, was not able to attend.
NORWOOD & MORTON SUED.
Adrian Girardin, proprietor of pool
room in one of the blocks Of Norwood
& Morton, has sued the firm for $780,
alleged to be due him as manager Of the
pool room for the defendants. A writ
for $500 was served upon the defend
ants yesterday by Constable Philip ].
Murphy.
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THE CITY.

A fair ard entertainment will be held
at the Church of the Covenant, Friday
evening, Dec. Is.
A meeting of the Ladies' auxiliary,
Division No. /, A o. H., will be held
tomorrow at 3 p. M, at SO Front street.
Richard H. Mooney will address the
Quinsigamond Baptist chapel tomorrow
evening on the subject Of Good gov
eminent"
The junior league of Laurel Street
church will meet for a social, in the
vestries, this afternoon from 2 to 4
o'clock.
Mayor Dodge will be in Boston to-
day, attending the hearings before the
Waltham water commission, of which
he is a member
The Ladies' circle of Laurel Street
church will hold Christmas sale at
the church vestries, Dec. IA and Is.
There will be supper and entertainment
each evening.
Prudence circle, Ruth lodge, odd La
dies, met yesterday afternoon at %
Hudson street Regular routine bust
ness was attended to and tea was
served in the evening
Rev. Arthur st. James will preach in
Gardner tomorrow, at the ordination
service of F. A. Perron, a former mem
Der of his church here. He will lecture
in the same place Monday, on Cali
fornia."
Bay State lodge, Manchester Unity,
initiated one candidate at it's meeting
last evening at 566 Main street Three
applications for membership were re-
ceived. On Dec. % there will be an
election of officers. The lodge will give
a banquet Dec. 20.
The annual meeting of the Lakeside
Boat club is to be held Monday evening
at the club rooms, 377 Main street. Elec-
ton of officers and other important
business is booked. 1t is expected that
the committee on the Prince Ramon"
fund will report at this time.
One of the most interesting papers
read before the New York meeting of
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers was that paper by George l..
lockwood of Worcester, on the Value
declared to be the paper of the con-
vention.
At Grace church, tomorrow evening,
the pastor, DR.. Brady will give a pre-
Jude on Kill or be killed by the LIQUOR
traffic" and preach a sermon on "The
renown of Christ" Friends tickets
will be given to all to DR.. Brady's
stereopticon lecture Monday night, on
China the populous in the settings
Of progression"
The missionary societies of the Main
Street Baptist church will hold a pub
lie service in the church tomorrow
night at o'clock. A fine program has
been arranged. The hymn, Jesus
lover of my SOUL" will be given in the
sign language by five deaf mute ladies
of the city. A thank offering for home
and foreign missions will be taken.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
TIRED OF SUFFERING.

A Former Worcester Woman Commits
Suicide at Providence.
Mrs. Annie Laird, formerly sales
woman in the cloak department at the
Boston store, committed suicide in
Providence Thursday afternoon at her
home. Mrs. Laird chose Illuminating
gas as the best means Of ending her
life, and was found in a room at her
home. Her husband, Charles f. Laird,
was at one time employed at Hubbard S
grocery store on Park street and for a
time Mrs. Laird was employed at Ken
dall's cloak store as a saleswoman. She
has been a sufferer for some time past.
her friends in this city say from nerv-
Gus trouble, and Thursday morning,
after the regular visit of the doctor, lay
down on her bed and turned on a gas
jet. She closed all the doors, and
when found was dead.
She formerly lived at Yelling
ton court in this city, and was about
As years old.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
DECISIONS GIVEN.

Judge Utley Finds for Defendants and
Plaintiff Appeals in Each Case.
The following decisions in cases tried
at the civil session of the central dis
trict court Saturday were handed down
yesterday by Judge Utley: Davis vs.
Warren Specially Company, for defend
ant; plaintiff appeals. Brunell VS.. War
rem Speciality Company, for defendant;
plaintiff appeals. O'Keefe VS.. Hogg,
for defendant: plaintiff appeals. Tan
nebring VS.. Tannebring, for defendant;
plaintiff appeals. Cavanaugh vs. Al
bert for defendant; plaintiff appeals.
Capen vs.Vaughn, for defendant; plain
tiff appeals Abercrombie VS.. Butler
and trustee, for defendant; plaintiff APP
peals Dugal VS.. Stoddard, for defend
ant; plaintiff appeals.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
ADDS TO ITS PLANT.

Crompton & Knowles Loom Works
Takes Out Permit to Build.
Building permits granted yesterday:
To Crompton & Knowles loom works,
Cutting, Bardwell & Co. builders a A.
story brick and stone addition, so by
so feet, for a machine shop in addition
to the fainter street plant, estimated
cost $4,000; Albert o. Condor builder,
for himself, a 1-story wooden ice house,
IL by 20 feet, in Maiden street; H L.
Jencks & Son, D. M. Waterman build
er, history wooden shed, Is by 40 feet,
on haywood street, estimated cost $500.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Marriage licenses issued yesterday:
To Maxine Fanion, "a, and Julia Leo.
Fl, of Westboro; Henning F. Sundgren.
n, and Ida M. Peterson, 20; Bagdasar
Goshgorian, 20, of Providence, r. l., and
Agareney Bagdaserian, 1S.
PERMITS TO OPEN STREETS.
Permits to open and obstruct streets
granted yesterday: To Worcester Gas
Light Co., Webster street, from Jauues
streets, south IS feet, to make connec-
ton; water department, 1876 Millbury
street, 40 Wlluam street, SOmerSet
street, to put in new service.
LIBRARY FUNDS EXAMINED.
DR.. T. c. Mendenhall, Lyman A. Ely
and Webster Thayer of the COMMITTEES
in charge of the Green library fund
met in the office of the city treasurer
yesterday afternoon to make their semi
annual examination of accounts of this
fund.
OPINION ASKED.
In view of the amount of discussion.
pro and con, that has been in evidence
since announcement was made that
members of the socialist labor party
would use stickers ON the official ballot.
election day, City Clerk 3. H. Towne
has asked the city solicitor for an opin-
ion as to whether the sticker invalid
ates the ballot or not
HEARINGS ON PETITIONS FOR
DAMAGES.
There were a number of hearings in
the office of the city solicitor in city
hall yesterday on the petitions of peo-
pie who have asked additional COM
pensation for land damages to estates
in various parts of the city. Mrs. A. V.
A. Miller, through her counsel, Willis
E. Sibley, asks compensation for dam
age to estate on Institute road; Mrs.
Mary Gildea was represented by Col.
E. B. Stoddard in her claim for damages
to property on Commercial street. John
B. Scott appeared for Mrs. Maria
Griggs, who wants compensation for
damage to property on Mill street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
TOY DEP ART1nyE EMIT
OPEN.
Parker and C. C. Milton appear for the
petitioner.
YESTERDAYS HEARINGS.

There was hearing yesterday be-
fore w. B. Harding as auditor, in the
case Of Bickford & Pellitt VS.. Charles
F. Stevens.
There was a hearing before Judge
Forbes yesterday, in the matter of
the administration of the estate of Ly-
dia A. Corttis of Webster Frank E.
Deon appeared for the petitioner, and
Kent & Dewey for persons interested in
the estate. The court appointed Fred
erick A. Stockwell of Webster admins
TRAITOR Of the estate.
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back, Lawyer Dodge thinks that Their
will be little trouble about the matter
HOTEL MAN BANKRUPT.

Proprietor of Hotel Eyrie at the Lake
is lnsovent.
G. Frank Granger has filed his petit
ton in the United States district court
at Boston, in bankruptcy. He is the
proprietor of the Eyrie hotel on the
Shrewsbury side of Lake Qulnsiga-
mond. There are no assets The liabili-
ties are $500. The principal Worcester
creditors are: George Clark & Co.,
70; o. P. Shattuck & Son, SIG; G. H.
Muller & Co, $5S.37; Holden & Earle,
SIS. 80; George A. Knowles $1S5. so; c. S.
Pitman, 1897 so; George Bieberbach,
1881 80
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
CATHOLIC FEAST DAY.

Yesterday was observed as the feast
of Immaculate Conception in the Cath
Ole churches Masses were said in
churches of the city from $50 to o.
clock, the s o'clock service being high
mass. Services were also held at 7.S0
o'clock in the evening.
At St Annes church consecrational
exercises took place, the sodality OF the
Immaculate Conception being conee-
Grated to the Blessed Virgin.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
DIVORCE LIBELS.
! list of Gases Set for Hearing Before
the Superior Court.

The contested divorce libels in order
for hearing next week at the jury
waived term are:
Ella L. Hill VS.. George H. Hill; Mary
Rhoda Horton VS.. Edgar H. Horton:
Roderick f. H. Bigelow VS.. Matilda
Bigelow; Lemuel P. Millett, petition for
nullity, VS.. Lettie D. M. c. Millett;
Dana L. Fuller VS.. Josephine Fuller
Ida o. Estabrook VS., S. Brown Esta-
brook John j. Bonner VS. Mary A. Bon
ner; Josephine e. NJ. Fuller VS.. Dana
l.. Fuller; Dora H. Muir VS.. James E.
Muir; Frederick B. Simonds VS.. Grace
j. Simonds; Susan N Record vs. Chas.
Record; Hattie Rushia Maple vs. Frank
Maple; Frank w. Chase vs. Esther e.
Chase; Eta E. Gay VS.. Almon d. Gay.
The uncontested divorce libels are:
Mary ]. Hoar VS. Walter ]. Hoar;
Clinton G. Perry VS.. Flora Fry Perry;
Emma M. Goodfeld VS., Maurice Good
field; H. Eugene Newton VS.. Eliza M.
Newton; Mary E. Riley VS.. Edward o.
Riley; Harry e. Brooks VS.. Augusta l..
Brooks; Susie E. Roberts VS.. Victor e.
Roberts; Lena M. Laing VS.. Charles S.
Laing; Mary A. Jourjourlas vs. Con-
stantine Jourjourlas; Samuel ]. Sar-
gent VS.. Gertrude E. Sargent; Mary
Bonnell VS.. John w. Bonnell; Jacob
Nichols VS.. Almira Nichols; Phila Wall
VS.. Charles f. Wall; Ida G. French VS..
William H. French; Emma Peterson VS..
Carl T. Peterson; Clara Grisbrook VS..
Charles f. Grisbrook; viii H. Thomas
VS.. Jennie B. Thomas; Lauretta Snyder
VS.. Charles E. Snyder; Eottie E. Burr
vs. Ellison S. Burr; Geneva B. Bragg
vs. Walter w. w. Bragg; Eva NJ.
Gates vs. Leonard w. Gates; Jennie
Carrier vs. Frederick Carrier Zella B.
Estabrook vs. William r. Estabrook;
Nellie e. Baker VS.. George II. Baker;
Clara e. Drake VS.. Joseph B. Drake;
Lefrances r. Fraser VS.. John w.
Fraser.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
ATTACHMENTS

Attachments recorded yesterday IN
the registry of deeds:
Sewell E. Greenwood VS.. Gilbe&
Flagg, of Hubbardston in an action OI
contract, ad damnum $500; writ served
by Deputy Sheriff H. A. Turner, and re-
turnable in first district court Of north
ern Worcester.
Hosea P. Pierce VS.. Hannah Corcoran,
of Southboro, in an action of contract,
ad damnum $500; writ served by Dep
uty Sheriff F. D. Newton and return
able in first district court of eastern
Worcester.
Thomas F. Mellican VS.. John LOTUS,
in an action of contract, ad damnum
$5OO0 Writ served by Deputy Sheriff
James Hunt, and returnable in March
term of superior court.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
WILLING TO TRADE BACK.
Duprey and Carpenter Are Not More
Satisfied Than Damon.

DUpVOy aTU OI' POITNO' 'NTN w w Vt :
Satisfied Than Damon.
C. S. Dodge, counsel for Philip Duprey
and E. F. Carpenter, who are the par
ties respondent in the bill of equity
brought by A P. Damon for recon
veyance of the property in question,
says that as far as his clients are con-
cerned. they are willing to trade back.
Mr.. Dodge says that the block in Tai
lapoosa, Ca, is not rented, and is in a
town that has run down rapic-y the
past few years and now property there
is worth very little. He said that Da-
mon tried to trade the property to D.
Owen Clark, and that an agent sent
down there to see the property valued
it at about s1O0. If this is so and the
petitioner wishes to get his property
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
COURT HOUSE BILLS.

The county commissioners were busy
all day yesterday at the court house
going over the bills incident to it's con-
struotion. The bill of the Webb
Granite & Construction company this
month will be $780, The commission
ers will have a hearing Tuesday at
Athol on the construction of a road in
that town
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
PROBATE COURT MATTERS.

In the probate court, yesterday, the
following business was done:
| Will allowed-Will of George Boyd
Of Worcester. with Rebecca Boyd ex-
ecutrix.
Administrators appointed-Marga
M. Keough, on estate Of Patrick
Keough of Gardner, $1,000 real and $50
| personal estate; Henry A. Willis, on
estate of Edward H. Willis of Worces-
ter, $1,000 personal estate; Laura F.
Bradhurst. on estate of George H. Hig-
gins of Worcester, $4,000 personal es-
tate; H. Elmer Blake on estate of
Trial T. D. Blake of Worcester, $255
personal estate; Arthur F. Tyler, on
estate of Anthony Donnelly of Athol,
$1,000 real estate, $40 PERSONAL Sarah
E. Crane. or: estate of Henry G. Crane
of Worcester, $4,000 bond; Katharine
A. Cronin, on estate of Norah Cronin
of Worcester, $500 personal estate.
Trustees appointed-George E. Cliff
ford. under will Of Josephine " Law
renee o. Fitchburg, $4,000 real and SOS,
900 personal estate.
Guardians appointed-Wend Block,
guardian of Jennie Clock of Dudley, $500
personal estate: William B. Marden,
guardian Of Grace 1. Bartlett of Leon
| mister.
| Accounts allowed-F'irst and final ac-
count of Maria P. Whitney, admins
| tratrix of estate of Sophia P. Wood of
| Millbury; final account of August
Wauke, administrator of the estate of
Catherine Grady of Worcester.
MEXICAN VS.. LOTUS.
Sullivan & o'Connell as counsel for
Thomas F. Mellican, have brought suit
against John LOTUS in the superior
court. The plaintiff alleges that the
defendant owes him on account $4,000.
| Both parties are contractors and have
been engaged in various contracts to-
gether. Lotus, some time ago,
brought action against Mellican, alleg-
ing that a large sum of money was
owing him from Mellican. The case is
in order for hearing at the March term
of the superior court
INQUIRY INTO ASSESSMENT.
E. Avery Brewer has filed in the su-
perior court, a petition for inquiry into
the assessment on a tract at the corner
OF Front and Carlton streets. The as
sessment levied was $6631.50. Herbert
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09

Enterprislng teachers of rhetoric will
find in the presidents message abund-
ant illustrations with which to point a
moral and adorn tale That carefully
considered document bristles with
tautologies, split in1nitives, misused
auxiliaries, errors of tense, number and
mood, and with inelegancies of diction
too numerous for specification here.
THE island of Cuba, which used to buy
her puerto Ricos) cattle and tobacco
without customs duties, now imposes
the same duties upon these products as
from any other country entering her
(Cubas) ports. She puerto Rico) has,
therefore, lost her free intercourse with
Spain and Cuba.
The high school pupil who should
write sentences like that would hear
from his teacher.
"The duties of the judge require him
to travel thousands of miles to dis
charge his judicial duties" says the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09

The next meeting of the Apollo
Musical club will be held Dec. 26, when
program of English and Celtic music
will be presented.
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PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.

Thayer & Perry filed in the United
States district court petition in bank
ruptcy of Ralph w. Gould The liabiH-
ties are about $780, Among the prin-
cipal Worcester creditors are: Andrew
Bayliss, SAL; E. w. Hoxie, $40; Mrs.
P. P. Lane SIS; Mrs. E. A. Sumner,
SIS; A. w. Gould, $110; Richard Healey,
1915; Barnard, SumneE & Putnam Co.,
$1,000. There are no assets.