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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Not His Fault,

Jacks Mamma-There were thret
slices of cake in the cupboard, Jack
and now there are only two. How
does that happen?
Jack-It was SO dark in there, nam.
ma, that I didn't see the others.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Major Llewellan, of the Rough Rid
srs, was recently operated upon for
appendicitis, and the surgeons discov-
cred two big bullets while they were
carving him. When he recovered from
the anesthetic they showed them to
their patient, who calmly observed:
There are two more in there some
where: did you see anything of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Che Was Satisfied.

CAUTIOUS Mother-what do you wan,
to marry that young man for? He
doesn't know enough to set the world
on fire.
Sensible Daughter-Maybe not, but
he says he knows enough to set the
kindling wood in the kitchen range on
fire.-Somerville Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Enrllsh as She Is Wrlt.

english as She Is Writ
The following notice was lately at,
fixed to church door in Hertfordshire,
and read in the church: "This is ia
give notice that no person is to b.
buried In this churchyard but thost
living In the parish; and those whs
wish to be buried are desired to apply
to the parish clerk"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Ethel-She's the belle of the hotel.
Edward-Yes. and there's twenty
men anxious to ring her.
Congratulated Himself, Too.

Employer congratulate you or
that new baby of yours, Higgins.
Higgins-Thank you, sir.
Employer-And l have no doubt tina,
hereafter you will be walked up early
enough mornings to get to the office
every day on time.-Somerville Jour
nal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Drouth DAMAGE

The rivers and streams in Minnesota
and the other northwestern states have
been dry for long time. This has
resulted in stagnation of the lumber
industry. 1t was impossible to get the
logs down the different rivers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The freak of an insane man has
paused the loss of fortune. w. D..
Bender, who died a short time ago,
at the College Hill Sanitarium, near
Cincinnati, accumulated considerable
wealth and then became demented
10 annoy his relatives he burned gov
ernment bonds representing $4,000.
They were unregistered, and the rela-
lives lose that amount.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

cure for that
common phase
of summer ca
tarrh, known
as inSigestion.i
Miss Kennedy
says:
IT found tho
c o n t i n u q l
change of diet
incidental to
Gig hit years
travelling COM
pletely upset
m y digestive
system. In con-
sulting several
physiciansthey
decided I suf-
fered with ca
tarrh of tn 9
stomach.
" Their pre-
scriptions did
not seen to
help me any,
SO, reading Of
the remarkable
cures effected
by the use of
Peruna l 1ecid-
ed totry it and,
soon found my
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Two Farmers,

"This," said the city man who had
taken up farming. "this is my herbar-
ium."
"Your what?" asked the farmer born
to the business.
"My herbarium-collectio of herbs.
you know"
ooh! And amt you goin' to build
no hogarium. too?"-Indianapolis
Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

During the last thirty years e,575
persons have lost their lives in Penn
sylvania anthracite coal mines. The
principal cause of accidents is said to
be the carelessness of the employees.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
That Was All.

.Are there no egs with the ham for
breakfast this morning?" asked the
observant boarder.
"No," replied the cross-eyed board
er; "this is ham and eggless break
fast. New York Telegram.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Popular Prince,

The late Prince de Joinville was the
surviving son of Louis Philippe. He
was never exiled by the republic with
the rest of the family because he was
not in the direct line of pretension and
because he had made himself SO popu-
lar with all classes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The average velocity of cirrus clouds
ID about eighty-nine miles an hour.
while In winter they have sometimes
been known to travel at the rate of
t3o miles an hour.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
About tho Same Size.

Towne-Yes, I'm looking for house;
we'll have to move. The reaches
where we are now scare my wife al
most to death.
Browns thought you said the only
thing that could frighten her was a
mouse.
Towne-That's just it. At little
distance these reaches look like mice.
philadelphia Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

A leading Chicago physician says
that one of the best remedies for in
somnia-and certainly the cheapest
is to take long trolley ride just be-
fore going to bed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The French village of Aumore ranks
is the healthiest spot in the world.
it contains only forty people, and
.wenty-eight of them are over 80
fears of age, and three have passed
century. There are no graves in the
place, and the oldest inhabitant can
aot remember seeing funeral.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Too Well Known.

BILL understand Gayboy is one of
the best known men in your town?
Jack-Why he's so we'll known that he
has to go out of town to borrow mon
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Cigarette smoking is not permitted
on the exposition grounds in Paris.
Those who violate the rule are i'm.
prisoned and fined.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Does your wife believe all you tell
fler?" asked Mcbride. "Does she?"
repeated barley. "Why, sir, my wife
believes all the weather man SAYS"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
HEALTHY WOMEN.

Mary ]. Kennedy, manager Of Ar.
mour & Co.'s Exhibit at the Trans.
Mississippi Exposition at Omaha, Neb..
writes the following of Peruna, as q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Dickens Memory Honored.
On the thirtieth anniversary of the
death of Charles Dickens, the 9th of
June, the tomb of the novelist in West
minister Abbey was covered with beau
ttful flowers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Don't think the woman who pose.
as man-hater can't be induced tc
change her name.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

When you take Morley's Liver and
Kidney Cordial, for then dyspe psia,
indigestion, heartburn, foul breath,
dizziness, and the long train of similar
troubles will disappear, and your
cleansed and awakened system will de-
mand food. Sound digestion and
sound appetite go together, and both
follow the use of this time tried rem
edy. Ask your druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

You can easily fill the public eye
if you have sufficient dust.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

When luck furnishes the music the
dancers are always numerous.
Even the change in a retail dry
goods store comes to him who waits.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

To Cure Dandrun Quickly
use Coke DandruR Cure Money refunded
If it fails, SO why not try it2
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

All goods are alike to PUTNAM
FADELESS DYES, as they color all
fibers at one boiling. --.4...
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

lido cot believe Pisos Cure 1or consumptios
has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN p
|, BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. is, 1900
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

A clock of the year 1880, which be-
longed to Henry Ill, is exhibited at
the Paris exposition.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Life is full of checks and many
of them are forgeries.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The farther man gets away from
q dollar, the bigger it looks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The man who lives only to amuse
himself has the hardest kind of "a
task TO perform.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

FITS PermanontlyOured. Nonts or nervousness after
irst days of DIR. klne's Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
OR Il H. kL1Ng Ltd. 93l Arch ST.. Philadelphia. Pm
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Astronomers tell us that in our sol
nr system there are at least 100000
comets of all sizes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

A small thermometer was placed
in the mouth of Lee Chew sick Chi
aaman, yb DR.. Pilsbury, San Fran
cisco physician, to test his tempera-
Pure. He chewed the thermometer
md swallowed the mercury, and Lee
chow will chew no more. The mer-
fury killed him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

An Arkansas woman and her sew
en- children recently Travelled to Min
nesota on one ticket. The children
were all within the prescribed age
limit, there being two sets of twins.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The bluest blue makes the SAttest white,
that's Russ Bleaching Blue. Refuse fraudulent
limitations. Sold by all grocers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

THE GREATEST HEALER ON EARTH.
VIII send my full system for 81 90 postpald Every
disease durable. Chronic diseases cured in to 3
weeks. w. y. FREELAND, Cresco, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Mrs. Wins1ow's Soothing syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums reduces In
eRmmatton allRys pain. wind collie. Csc bottle
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

More sailors are wrecked on lane
than at sea.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

i Tho oldest American naval officei
alive is Captain Francis Martin Of
Detroit, who has just celebrated his
t10th birthday. He was second lieu
xenant before Admiral Dewey wa,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Testify to the purity of Maple City Self
Washing Soap. 1t saves time and saves
clothes All grocers sell it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

1sany Soaps Are Injurious
And destroy the clothes. Maple City Sell
Washing Soap preserves them. All erocers .
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Happiness cannot be bought, but one of the
great hindrances to its attainment can be re-
moved by Adams Pepsin Tutti Frutti.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

England uses 100000 birds every
year for decorative purposes, and, to
provide all Europe, 15o,ooo,oOo are
annually destroyed, and when we add
America it brings the sum total up to
300 100000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The overfeeding cure for nervous
ness is having great run among Lon
don society women, who are making
b fad of it. Despite the high prices
charged for treatment, nursing es-
adjustments are increasing The pa
Sent is completely shut away from
the world for from five to ten weeks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

There are 100000 men in Prussia
! farming less than e21 per year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Did You Ever Run Across
an cid letter-ink all faded out? Couldn't have
been Carter's Ink for it doesn't fade.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Get Your Moneys worth.

The greatest prayer is patience
Budha.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Insist on Having Maple City Soap
llf you want the best. It is pure, and leavsi
the clothes sweet and wholesome.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Botany.

Little Jim, you seem to know
good deal about weeds and flowers"
'Yes'm. I'd know EN- all II they
wusn't SO many. Indianapolis Jour-
NAL.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The man who is in love with himself
has no fear of being Tilted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

A Berlin physician has written an
article on the dangers resulting from
what are considerd insignificant
wounds. For instance, in thirteen
wounds to the thumb, permanent dis
ability followed in 60 per cent of the
cases.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Don't think that because brevity IL
the soul of wit that that curtnesy
embodies it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Some mems nautical experience is
confined to hard-ships.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Ono of Ills Busy Days.

II am going to fight this blamed
chills and fever" said the saffron
thued man. ITO the bitter end!"
( And he took his regular dose Of qui-
nine. Chicago Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Money talks-but it doesn't always
speak when spoken to.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The smaller mans mind is the
less he seems to know it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

A signal failure has wrecked many
a train of thought.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Don't attempt to play Hamlet un.
less you have at least ghost of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

:, Many causes induce gray hair. but PARKKR's HAIR
BALsAh brings back the youthful color,
HINDERCoRNs. the best cure for corns l5cts
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Jeff Eddins, of Burlington, KY,
noticed an angle worm speedily
emerging from hole in the ground,
and then travelling at rate of speed
unusual in worm. He watched the
movements attentively and presently
observed mole in pursuit. He slew
the mole and saved the worm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
UNIVERSITY OF NorRE DAME

The less we parade our misfortunes
the.more sypmtahy we command.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

A bird in the hand is vulgar. Use
the knife and fork.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Quite q Difference.

Mamma Ito daughter) SHOULD
not play with your brothers toy sol
diers; besides, you are getting too oil
to play with such toys.
Daughter-I am not playing with tn,
common soldiers, mamma. l am play
ing with the officers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

All classes in China dress by imper-
al command, and when the Pekin Ga
lette announces that the emperor has
put on his winter hat on day pre-
icribed by centuries unvarying astro-
nomical custom, all China does like
wise and turns over the chair cush-
ions, exposing their winter side"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
All Good Housekeeper.

The landlord has an easier job rails
ing the rent than the tenant has.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The human race is but contest fol-
dollars.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

For a merciless critic commend W
to the unsuccessful author.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
No Reflection on the BOW.

Senator Croesus says he began life
as newsboy."
"oh, well, We ought not to blame
the boys. Some black sheep get into
every line OF business. you know
Chicago Post.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Poverty is not a crime morally, but
il is matrimonially.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Don't be too sure fsss a compliment
if told you sing like = bird. The
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
A Kindly Act

Farmer Greene-They say a bunko.
steerer has run off with Josh Medder't
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Russ Bleaching Blue makese 34(
than snow, delights the laundress. INV r.
sell 1t in Snd 10 cent packages. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The trouble with lots of patience is
that it hasn't any monument to roost
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Eat What You Like,

A man can't check his creditors
unless his bank account is all right.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

In China there is twenty times as
much coal as in all Europe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Eight and applll
The doctor said his selv4~
needed, for the poison'was neH
or killed by the Wonderful
Mrs. S. did not suffer from the
Sold by agent in every town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Dangers of the Day.

"That was a mean trick Harry
played ON Louise
what was it?"
"Why, he disguised himself as
census taker and found out her age
Chicago Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
OVARIAN TROUBLES.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Cures Them Two Letters from Women.

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM IL write to
tell you OF the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
me. Twas sick in bed about five weeks.
The right side of my abdomen panied
me and was so swollen and sore that /
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.
Marauette. on Lake snnerior

The whole value of manner lies in
it's sincerity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Millions for BasebaIl.

A million dollars are spent every
year for baseball, but large as this is,
At cannot equal the amount spent il
search of health. We urge those who
have spent much and lost hope to try
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It
strengthens the stomach, makes diges-
tion easy, and cures dyspepsia, con-
stipation, biliousness and weak kid
news.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

"DEAn MRS. was sick for
two years with falling of the womb, and
Inflammation of the ovaries and bladder.
l was bloated very badly. My left limb
would swell SO I could not step on my
foot. I had such bearing down pains I
could not straighten up or walk across
the room and such shooting pains would
go through me that 1 thought could
notstand it. Ny mother got me a bottle
OF Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and told me to try it. took sir
bottles and now, thanks to your won
derful medicine, am well woman. -
-MRs. ELSIE BRYAN. Otisville, Mich. !
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

1t is always the bottom dollar thar
counts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
A Sure Way.

GLOW amiable your little boy SEEM
to be?"
Eyes; we never object to anything
he wants to do. Bloomington Panta-
graph.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

Farmer Browne-Ya-as! Josh say,
he always knew them bunko-steereri
wuz good fellers at heart.-Judge.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

II say Mag, where'd youse get the
toys? Youse look daffy."
''Youse don't know good thing
when youse see it. Desc is my recep-
ton close"
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
4 BOOK IN MEMORY Of STEIYITz.

Soon after the death os William Steinitz some OF
his friends conceived the idea OF publishing BOOK
10 perpetuate his memory and his games and oeeos
over the chessboard. A committee was formed
consisting ot nr Louis Cohn, the Vice-president OF
the Manhattan Chess Club and the leading chess
writers q the metropolitan press A few days ago
an estimate as 10 the cost OF the proposed book
WIS received. From the estimate the commlttee
came 10 the conclusion that the book could be sold
70 subscribers at s. 10 copy and that seven hun
cred subscribers would have TO come forth IN order
70 insure the publication OF the work
The memorial book, which will chiefly contain a
sketch Q. stenitzs nfe and a selection OF his
games, commented upon from the standpoint OF
the present theory OF the game, IS not an enterprise
Tor private gain but the net proceeds derived VIII
&c IN aic of Mr.. Steinitzs family. As soon as the
cost Of ne book win have been subscribed the
COMMITTEES viii order the printing and puDllcauon
and u s expected that subscribers VIII receive the
book about three months after the closing OF the
subscription list All subscriptions must be FOR
Weroed 70 4 Cassel. the financial secretary, Fost-
once Box l.2G, NeW-Hork city
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
ENGAGEMENTS AND WEDDINGS.

The engagement is announced OF Miss Lelia
sherman Blair. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Baldwin. of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Bien. OF No 10s2 Fifth
ave. celebrated their silver wedding on Thursday
oy giving a theatre party at the Casino. where
they had secured all the boxes and a number Of
orchestra chairs An elaborate supper and dan g
e. DeImonico's followed after the performance.
mrs Bien Miss Myra Ellen Field OF the old
New-England family Of that name.
Mrs. Julia Huebscn widow Of the Rev DR.. Adolph
Huebsch. announces the engagement Of her daugh-
ter Nina to william Ham. The reception will
take place to-day at Mrs. Huebsch's apartments in
the Washington Irving, No. 203 West hundred
and-twelfth-st
Cards are ont for the marriage Of Miss Charlotte
Overbury, daughter OF FIr. and Mrs J. Overbury. OF
No. 500 West Observation-Disclosures. to
Henry Radcliffe Noyes, of this city. The wedding
will take place in the Manhattan Congregational
church, Eighty-thtrd-st and the Boulevard, on
Friday evening. December Z. az $50 o'clock
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
LIGHTING COMPANIES MERGE
ALL EXCEPT ONE IN wEsTCHEsTER
COUNTY IN BIG CORPORATION
MOVE IN A MORE SWEEP.
ING CONSOr m ,rv>>
ING CONSOLIDATION

All except one OF the electric light he.+ ana
power companies in %estehester County have been
merged into the westchester lighting Conoro-,.
which was organized for the purpose early IN No
vember. with capital OF s25O0oO0 The nsners
formally efecting the merger were filed ,aste-So
at Albany. and there was also flied there ana AZ
White Plains certificate OF increase OF the can
ital stock OF the Westehester Lighting Company
from S5oG~O TO Sl-'S0OOOo The certificate says
that Of this sum aO.OooooO is common stock con-
sisting OF 100000 shares OF the par value of s1oo
each and s2.5oo0oo preferred stock in 800 shares
The directors OF the new company are Charles n
Werner Louis B. Grant. Richard F. McKirnev NJ
J Werner, Charles NJ. Hemingway N ID Dahou
Henry a. Kenworthy. Charles W. squires W w
Scrugham and Reginald H. Giles. The companIes
making UP the new corporation are the East
Chester Electric Company, Port Chester Electric
Lighting Company. Larchmont Electric light
COMPANY the Pelham Electric Light and Power
Company Mount Kisco Lighting Company West
chester Gas and Coke Company, New-York Subur-
ban Gas Company. White Plains Lighting Com
pany Hudson River Gas and Electric Company
Municipal Gas Company, OF Yonkers; the Yonkers
Gas Light Company. and the westchester Gas
Iight Company OF Yonkers
II is said the new corporation purposes to erect
several extensive plants in the county as soon as
obtains new franchises and rights in the towns OF
White Pl9ins ba;5. 1onbers be Mount Yernon New
Mamaroneck- Tarrytown and Peekskin
William F. Sheehan is counsel OF the Westchester
iis associates understood 10 be heavily inter
ested in g. II said IN some quarters yester-
day that the formation Of this company was
move in the plans Of the Whitney syndicate for
ultimate consolidation Of all the electric light heat
and power companies between this city and Al
bany. and that New-Jersey and Connecticut also
would IN time be included I'm the scope OF those
plans but no confirmation OF these reports could
be obtained II was also rumored that the United
Gas Improvement Company, which controls
many Of the gas plants in the county. including
those OF Yonkers. New Rochelle and Mount Yer
/ non Is behind the concern.
The HugpenOt. Electric Lisht, Heat and Power
business and power and rights in westchester.
Among other things IL proposes TO manufa cture
gas for supplying light in every township of West
chester. supplying steam to consumers from a cen
trail station or through pipes ana conduits, and
electricity for power.