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Arizona's Petrified Forest.

The Territory of Arizona is vast
museum of natural curiosities, includ-
ing many of the most wonderful in all
the world. The atmosphere, the eli
mate, the mountains, the soil the riv-
ers the forests are filled with phenom-
ena, many of which exist nowhere else.
In the desert. three hundred miles
square, with Flagstaff as a center, are
spread out a variety of wonders of
which the people of this country have
little or no conception. but if they were
in Europe or Asia thousands of our
citizens would cross the ocean to see
them Being within only two or three
days journey of Chicago, and easy of
access by frequent trains of sleeping
and dining cars and other modern lux
uries of travel, they are overlooked by
the multitude and are practically un-
known.
To my mind next to the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado, the most interest
ing and impressive of the natural Won
ders of this great Arizona museum is
the petrified forest which covers near
ly one hundred square miles, within
easy distance. either on foot or horse
back, from Billings station, on the
Santa Fe Railroad, but it can be more
easily reached by carriage from Hol-
brook, where better accommodations
can be found. The Government explor-
ers have christened it Chalcedony Park
The surface of the ground for miles
and miles around is covered with gil
gantic logs three or four feet in dia-
meter, petrified to the core Many of
them are translucent Some are almost
transparent. All present the most
beautiful shades of blue, yellow, pink
purple, red and gray. Some are like
gigantic amethysts, some resemble the
smoky topaz, and some are as pure and
white as alabaster AT places the chips
of agate from the trunks that have
crumbled lie a foot deep upon the
ground, and it is easy to obtain cross
sections of trees showing every vein
and even the bark. Comparatively lit
tie of this agate has been used in man
ufacturing, although it is easy to OBJ
tain. Manufacturing jewelers. of New
York have made table tops and boxes
and other articles from strips that have
been sent them. and if the material
were not so abundant it's beauty would
command enormous prices. Where you
can get carload of jewelry for moth
ing you are not likely to pay high
prices for it.
A bird's-eye view of the petrified for
ests on sunny day suggests a gig
antic Kaleidoscope. The surface of the
earth resembles an infinite variety of
rainbows. The biologists say this great
plain, now five thousands feet above
the sea, was once covered by a forest
which was submerged for ages in water
strongly charged with minerals, until
the fibers of the trees We're thoroughly
soaked and transformed into eternal
stone. Many of the trunks are still
packed in deposit of fine clay. which
was left by the receding waters, but the
erosion of the wind has pulverized
much of the clay and carried it off in
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How They Do 1t in Boston.

A man with a pasteboard box labeled
Ladies Vests" sat in the Reading
Terminal the other day, so wrapped up
in a Boston newspaper that he let his
train slip off without him. When he
found that he would have to wait two
more hours he seemed annoyed, but,
Notwithstanding his annoyance, he was
kind enough to explain in loud voice
to a couple of uniformed officials how
they ought to run things at the ter
minal. "You ought to do as we do in
Boston," he said. "At the stations
there the names of the cities and towns
all over the country that the trains
run to are printed in big letters on the
walls, and the seats for the waiting
passengers are grouped around these
names. Suppose / want to go to Wash
ington. / run my eye over the walls,
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and when L find the name I'm after
1 sit down near it, in a Washington
seat Then, when a train is ready, the
enunciator-as we call him in Boston;
l don't know what you call him here
goes quietly to the people who are in
that trains seats, touches them on the
shoulder, and murmurs in a polite way
Your train, sir Your train, madam
Gate H. Now that's the way to do 1t.
No shouting, no confusion, no trains
escaping without their passengers.
That's how we manage them in Bos-
on."-Philadelphia Record.
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idaho and wyoming Soldiers.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26.-Repre-
sentatives from Idaho who have come
vest to greet their returning volunteers
and resident San Franciscans formerly
of the Mountain State met to-day to
arrange for the reception to be given
on the arrival of the Grant, which
brings not only the Idaho men, but
those from Wyoming and North Da-
kota. The hospitality of the Idaho peo-
pie will be extended to the Wyoming
soldiers. Governor Steunenberg of
Idaho presided. and 1t was decided to
meet the Grant down the bay, a vessel
having been rendered for that purpose
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Water Supply for oceanside.

OCEANSIDE, Aug. 26.-The City
Trustees of Oceanside have voted to
secure fifty inches of water from the
proposed Pauber reservoir system to
be constructed by George Chaffey and
associates. The water is to be deliv-
cred by June 1, 1901, and probably
much sooner. The owners of the Qua
jome ranch and other land owners are
arranging to contract for 200 inches of
water from the same source
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To receive North Dakota Troops.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26-To-day
there arrived here a distinguished
party from North Dakota. who have
journeyed westward in order to greet
the volunteers of their State, who are
now on their way homeward from the
wars. 1t consists of United States Sen
ator ]. H. McCumber. Congressman b.
F. Spalding, United States Senator II.
c. Hansbrough and B. F. Spaulding,
Adjutant General of the North Dakota
National Guard. and several other gen
tlemen who are travelling in a private
capacity. No particular arrangements
have been made for the entertainment
of the men, as the citizens having such
matters in charge wish to consult the
veterans wishes before going ahead.
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The Business Mems Excursion.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26.-The Santa
Fe has decided TO meet the move of the
Southern Pacific, and as an offset to
the latter company's one fare rate on
the Sunset route to San Francisco from
El Paso west for the business men s
excursion during September, the Santa
Fe Pacific has made practically a SINH
lar low rate to the Northern California
city from all cities west of Albu-
querque. These tickets are good Sep
tember 9th and foI thirty days there
after.
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The Kansas Regiment.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 26.-A cable
gram to the Star" from Manila to-
day says: The Twentieth Kansas Reg
iment and General Funston have been
assigned to sail on the United States
transport Tartar about September 9TH
The Tartar will go to San Francisco
by way of Hongkong. Nine officers
and $50 men of the regiment have been
discharged to date and 150 are sick
None of the invalids are in danger
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Prisoners Escape From Custody.

WALLACE Idaho). Aug. 26.-Last
night George Craddock Joeph Inman
Jerry Cronin. Alexander Wills and
Patrick Addudel. under Indictment for
the murder of Cheyne and Smith in the
Wardner riot of April last, escaped
from the stockade at Wardner. One of
the soldier guards is also issing. The
country is thoroughly arc ID and ev-
cry possible effort is being made for
their recapture The manner of their
escape is unknown. but no one doubts
that bribery played an important part.
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The Boston Arrives.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26.-The
United States cruiser Boston arrived
here to-day from Manila, from which
place she started on June Sth She was
drydocked at Hongkong, and then went
to Nagasaki and Yokohama, leaving
the latter place on July 29th for Homo
lulu, where she arrived on August 9th,
making a record trip for a man-of-
war between Yokohama and Honolulu.
The Boston sailed from Honolulu en-
the 18th inst, having a smooth pass
age during the entire voyage from Ma
nil9
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Discus Throwing Record Broken.

NEWTON (Mass.), Aug. 26.-The ma
tional championship of the Amateur
Athletic Union in track and field events
were decided to-day on the athletic
field of the Riverside Recreation Cluo.
The worlds discus throwing record
was broken by Richard Sheldon, n. Y.
A. c., who scored 122 feet 35s inches
breaking the worlds record by 4 feet
33s inches. A. c. Krenzlein of Penn
sylvania, who wore the winged foot OF
the New York Athletic Club, was the
star of the day, scoring three firsts and
two seconds Bernard Wefers, the
sprinter, was twice beaten
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A TOWN WIPED OUT.
Not a House Left Standing in an
Arkansas Town

LITTLE ROCK, Aug. ga special
to the Gazette from Newport says:
News reached here that the village
of Pleasant Plain situated in the hills
of the southern part of independence
County, was struck by a storm last
night, and literally wiped out of exist
ence. Not a house was left standing.
AS the town has neither telegraph nor
telephone connection with the outside
world, the details of the storm are
vague, and cannot be learned at this
hour.
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Bird Not Yet Sentenced.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Or. A.
Bird, convicted some weeks ago of
forging the name of NJ J. Griffith to a
$500 check on the Farmers and Me-
chanics' Bank. was arraigned for SEN
tence this morning before Judge Camp
bell. His attorneys. however, began an
argument for a new trial on the ground
that some of the evidence presented at
the trial was not legal evidence. This
matter is still being argued.
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ON COAST DIAMONDS.
San Francisco Defeats San Jose
by a Score of Four to One.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 26.-Uncle Hank
Harris Wasps defeated the local team
here to-day by a score of 4 to L. Both
sides did very good work, and We're
steady throughout. Babbitt, the new
shortstop signed by the local club,
made a good impression. He made the
lone run for his team. The locals
weakness is in batting. They connect
with the ball, but fly is usually the
result.
Score: San Jose 1. hits 4, errors 3;
San Francisco f. hits 8. errors =. Bat
teries-Andrews and Kent: Iberg and
Swindells.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26.-The
Oakland baseball nine defeated the
Santa Cruz team to-day at Recreation
Park by a score of II to 4. Balsz was
an easy mark for the Oaklands, and
the error column tells the rest.
Score: Santa Cruz 4, hits D, errors
Z; Oakland IL, hits 10, errors =. Bat
teries-Balsz and Streib; Steffani and
Hammond.
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pointed for her. She imagines she has
money on deposit in the Bank of En-
gland, and from time to time signs
checks for various amounts. Another
OF her delusions is that she is in the
secret service of England, and that she
receives large sums of money for her
work. Her husband is a resident OF
England.
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Lived 12O Years.

PLEASANTON, Aug 26.-Lawsino
Sanchuni, an Indian. said to have been
120 years of age, has just been buried
at the Mission San Jose. He was born
where San Francisco now stands, and
lived there until he was II years old,
when he came to the site of San Jose
Mission, assisting in it's construction
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Shot His Wife.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26.-James
Kelly shot and seriously injured his
wife, Florence Kelly, this afternoon.
The couple had trouble. and had sep
arated. Kelly saw his wife on a car
to-day and dragged her from it, at the
same time placing his pistol at the back
Of her head and firing. The woman
will recover. A bystander snatched
Kelly's pistol from him and gave him
a severe clubbing over the head with
it. Kelly was arrested.
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Steamer Bonita Disabled.

SANTA BARBARA. Aug. 26.-The
steamer Bonita of the Pacific Coast line
has been at the wharf here all day on
account of breaking her forward shaft
crank off Point Conception Friday
night. She made this port with diff
Guilty, after repairs that could be made
at sea. To-day tug was telegraphed
for to tow her south, but later it was
found that repairs could be made which
would permit the steamer to proceed
late Tonight
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Little Defeats Bond at Tennis.

A-ON-THE-LAKE (OntD.
Aug. 26.-The championship round was
played in the international tennis
tournament this afternoon. r. D.
Little of Princeton followed up his
good work of yesterday, and defeated
W. S. Bond. last years international
champion, after five sets. In the ladies
championship Miss Parker won from,
Miss Champlain after five sets in the
finals. The tournament will be con-
tinued Monday
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northern portion of the Paclhc slope
but has risen over the southern portion
during the last twelve hours.
The temperature changes have neen
slight in all districts. except IN SOUTH
ern Idaho, where there has been
slight rise.
Conditions are favorable for fair
weather in California Sunday
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Battery d, California Volunteers.

Los ANGELES, Aug. 26.-An effort
is being made here to raise fund of
81 800 for the purpose of bringing Bat
terry D, California Heavy Artillery,
down from San Francisco as an organ
ization, in a special train after the
battery is mustered out in San Fran
cisco.
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The Transvaa1 Trouble.

LONDON, Aug. PA dispatch from
johannesburg says word has been re-
ceived there frorr T:elor that Presi-
dent Kruger and General Joubert
favor sending a special peace mission
to England composed of members of the
Volksraad, headed by E. w. Reitz.,
State Secretary.
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Mrs. vosburg Granted a Divorce.

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 26.-The di-
vorce asked for by Mrs. Kate Vosburg
from j. S. Vosburg of Syracuse, N. Y,
was granted by Judge York this morn
ing. Mr.. Vosburg keeps the male child
and Mrs. Vosburg the two little daugh-
ters. The case has attracted interest
here on account of the wealth and So
cial distinction of both parties. Mrs.
Vosburg is a daughter of j. S. Slau-
son, local capitalist.
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Earnings of the Atchison.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-The net earn
ings of the Atchison system for the
month of July We're 1918, 119, an in
crease of S49S,420 over the net earn
ings of the same month last year.
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Beers Will Fight to Death.

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 26- Com
mandant General Joubert, addressing a
meeting of Burghers to-day, said they
would never cease to strive for peace,
but that if the Transvaal is forced to
take up arms to maintain its independ-
ence, would fight to the DEATH
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Anniversary of Goethe,s Birth.

FRANKFORT -ON-THE- MAIN, Aug.
26.-The 150th anniversary of the birth
of Goethe was celebrated by immense
crowds here to-day. The Goethe platz
and statue We're beautifully decorated.
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Condition of Ex-Governor Merrill.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26.-The condi-
tion of Ex-Governor Samuel Merrill of
Iowa is greatly improved tonight, and
the physicians are now hopeful of his
recovery.
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LADY Yarde Butler.

OAKLAND. Aug. 26-LadyS Yarde
Butler, daughter of General Kirkham,
was declared mentally incompetent by
Judge Eall to-day, and a guardian ap-
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Stores for Troops on Yukon

SEATTLE, Aug. 26.-Five hundred
and fifty tons of stores for the United
States troops on the Yukon River were
shipped to st. Michael to-day on the
steamer Alliance
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Big Log Raft.

SEATTLE, Aug. 26.-The steamer
Czarina sailed for San Francisco to-day
with the big Robinson log raft in tow.
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Peabody and Archie Rollins-Rollins
won first heat in 2:15b The second
was a dead heat. Third heat won by
Rollins Time-2:26
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wedding Presents in Japan.

A Japanese bride gives her wedding
presents to her parents as some slight
.recompense for their trouble in rearing
her.
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POLITICS IN THE
GERMAN EMPIRE.
The Defeat of the Government in
Vote on Canal Bill
Engrosses Attention to the Exclusion of
Almost Everything Else.

That the Blow Was Dealt by the
Conservatives Makes the Event
All the More Sensational, the
Party Having Been Favored
and Nursed for Generations at
the Expense Of Every Other
Party.
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Now York Cotton Exchange.
Reported over private wire by II. c. Fried.
man 4 Co.. bankers and brokers' 10 Wall
Street, N. ". and 1853 Chapel Street, New
Haven. N. A. Tanner, Manager Of Local
Branch.
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Issued from the United States patent
office Tuesday, February q 1899, for the
state Of Connecticut, furnished us from
the office Of Seymour & Earle, socilici-
tors of patents, 1858 Chapel street, New
Haven Conn:
G. r. Alsop, asignor one-half to G. A.
Coles, Middletown, gas engine.
Sarah e. Cook, New Haven, abdomi-
nal bandage.
w. F. Dial and G. III. Dimond, assign
ors to Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing
company, Bridgeport, sewing machine.
w. T. Hobbs and e. N. Sperry,
Bridgeport, scissors or shears.
e. O. Porter, Bristol, hose washer.
H. B. Sargent, assignor to Sargent &
Co., New Haven, sash operator.
C. e. Smith, New Britain, assignor to
North & Judd Manufacturing company
of Connecticut, snap hook.
C. Sterling Bridgeport, motor vehicle.
A. r. Tirrel, Unionvllle, wagon shaft
and appurtenant harness.
M. ]. Whitlock assignor to Farrell
Foundry and Machine company. Anso-
mia, calendering machine.
H. f. Williams, Hartford, game box.
DESIGNS.
w. M. Wellman, assgnor to Nation
al Folding Box and Paper company,
New Haven, box blank.
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Govern meat BOntlS,
BID Asked
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HOSPITAL. IMPROVEMENT.

The New Haven General Hospital so
ciety have in contemplation the erec-
ton of two new buildings in the early
spring, the plans for which will be pre-
pared soon. A new maternity ward will
be built between the present operation
room and Howard avenue, which will be
Of brick, two stories high, and will have
accommodations for about twenty pa
tents. 1t will be fitted up with all the
necessary conveniences. The other
building will be erected in the rear of
the Administration building, and will be
three stories high, of brick, mill con-
struction. 1t will be used as an extern
sion of the kitchen and for dining
room for the nurses. The plans for the
latter building were gotten out in
March, 1896, but the building was never
erected. The total cost will be between
twenty-five and thirty thousand dol
lars. General S. E. Merwin has the
matter in charge.
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$4,000 LOSS.

Historic House in Stratford Burned.
Stratford, Feb. 7.-One of the town of
Stratford's oldest landmarks was de-
stroyed by fire last night.
Shortly before o'clock fire was dis
covered in the handsome residence Of
Mrs. Annie P. Benham, at the corner
of Stratford avenue and Main street,
and at s o'clock the entire structure
was burned to the ground. The loss
is $4,000, the value of the building.
The building was one of the Oldest
structures in the town and over cen
fury ago was the village tavern and
bore the distinction of being the stop
ping place on one occasion of the Mar
quis de Lafayette in revolutionary war
times.
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MINISTERIAL MEETING.

At the annual meeting of the New
Haven Union Ministerial association
held this week at Yale seminary, Rev.
George A. Pelton, of Stony Creek, presi-
ded as retiring moderator. Rev. w. d.
Mossman, of New Haven was elected
. moderator for the coming year, but de-
clined on account of other duties, and
Rev. d. j. Clark, of East Haven, was
elected. Rev. Charles Page, Of Fair Ha
ven, was elected scribe, with Rev.
Messrs. Dewitt, Clark and Be; III, as ex-
ecutive committee. Rev. Henry j..
Hutchins continues in office a. regis
/ trar.
| Included in the business meeting Of
the association was notice Of the recent
death Of Rev. w. T. Reynolds, of North
! Haven, and a memorial Of his life and
services to be presented at the next
meeting of the association was assigned
to Rev. George A. Pelton; Professor
George B. Stevens, of Yale seminary,
was elected a member Of the association
by transfer from the New Haven Cen
trail association. Among other members
of the association are President Dwight,
Professors Fisher, Harris and Day OF
Yale seminary Rev. j. H. X. De Forest
of Osaka, Japan, and Rev. Robert Hume
of Ahmednager, India.
BY invitation Of the association, Gene
raj Secretary H. 3. Wright of the Yale
College Y. M. c. A.. gave an interesting
account of the new building recently
erected on Franklin street, near Grand
avenue, for the Yale college city mis-
sion work. The cost has been about
eight thousand dollars, which Is all now
nearly paid More than one hundred
and fifty college men are on duty there
in various ways at the present time.
From forty to fifty men living in the VI
entity are present at the week evening
meetings and about one hundred and
fifty on Sundays. A reading room,
open daily circulating library, boys
club and free baths are included.
Rev. w. D. Mossman, missionary pas
tor of New Haven, read paper, pre-
pared by request, on the subject ut is
to be expected that the Christian peo-
pie of city will become acquainted
with the people Of that city who are not
Christians?" This subject was after
ward discussed by the members of the
association and the session was closed
with prayer by Professor Mead Of Hart
ford Theological seminary.
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DIED IN ARIZONA.

After struggling for over two years to
overcome the ravages Of a sickness
which was destined to remove him
from earth, William HI. Goodspeed,
aged twenty-one, son of William r.
Goodspeed of East Haddam village,
died on February at Graham's ranch,
Phoenix, Arizona, where he had gone,
hoping that the climate there might be
beneficial to him. And although he was
far away from home, among strangers,
yet he was tenderly cared for anG the
last sad offices were administered to
him by members Of the Masonic frater-
nifty, who FASTENED to his relief and no
doubt proved friends indeed in the last
sad hours of his life. His remains were
forwarded by express and left Phoenix
last Saturday night at o'clock. The
funeral, it was expected, would take
place to-day at East Haddam.
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STATE LUMBER DEALERS.
Seventh Annual Meeting of That Associ-
ton Held Here Yesterday.

| The Lumber Dealers association of
! the state Of Connecticut held their sew
enth annual meeting in this city yes
terday. The business session was held
in the hall of the Young Mems Republi-
can club in the morning. There were
about seventyfive lumber merchants
and members Of the association present.
The annual election of officers was the
most important business transacted.
Those chosen were: President, Charles
D. Barnes, of Southngton; vice presi-
dent, w. H. Judd of Stamford; secre-
tary and treasurer, L. A. Mansfield of
New Haven; director for one year, H.
L. Hubbell of Norwalk; director for two
years, f. S. Davis of Middletown; d.
rectors for three years, M. C. Stanley
of New Britain, F. B. Boardman of Wa
terbury and Everett Lake of Hartford;
insurance director, Charles e. A1ling of
New Haven.
1t was voted that an amendment of
the present lien law be presented to the
legislature. This amendment provides
that a man furnishing materials for a
building shall be entitled to lien If no.
tice is furnished within sixty days of
the time that all the material is fur
nished. instead of sixty days from the
time that he has commenced to furnish
the materials
At 1870 all repaired to the Tontine ho-
tel, where an excellent banquet was en-
joyed by over one hundred persons.
There were a number of invited guests
present, among them being Mayor
Farnsworth. After the dinner had been
served speech-making was INDUCED in
until after 5 o'clock.