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is all right, if you are too fat;
and allwrong, if too thin already.
Fat, enough for:your habit, is
healthy; a little more, or less, IS
no great harm. Too fat, consult
a doctor; too thin, persistently
thin, no matter what cause, take
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil.
There are many causes Of get
ting too thin; they all come
under these two heads: over
work and under-digestion.
Stop over-work, if you can;
but, whether you can or not,
take Scott's Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil, to balance yourself
with your work. You can't live
on it-true-but, by it, you
can. There's aflimit, however;
you'll pay for it.
Scott's Emulsion Of Cod Liver
Oil is the readiest cure for
"can't> eat" unless it comes of
your doing no work--you can't
long be well and strong, without
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take no other. ATWA
If you have not w INA
triedAit, send for e&EA
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greeable taste will 1WMTK
surprise you. SlNNSD
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Chemists. [lX AikC
400 Pearl Street, - INK
New York. 2&MN>
soc. and 800; all druggists.
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IT SAVED HIS LEa.-P. A. Danforth, of
LaGrange, Ga, suffered intensely for six
months with frightful running sore on
his leg, but writes that Bucklen's Arnica
Salve wholly cured it in ten days. For
Ulcers, Wounds, Burns, Boils, Pain or
Piles its the best salve in the world.
Cure guaranteed. Only 25c. 6
Sold by A. G. Eaton. Druggist @
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Last week delinquent subscriber said
he "would pay up II he lived" He died.
Another said: "I'll see you tomorrow.
He's blind. Still another said: "rll pay
you this week or go to the devil" He's
take warning of these procrastinators and
pay up now.-Finley 6. D. Slope.
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Stop Wasting Your Strength.
Stop Making YoursSifsS fsSveaker
Every Day.

sx There is a Help-A.Sure Help.
" If you SOW the seeds of wasted strength,
you will reap a, a,harvestsof sickness thatswill
follow you all your days. You can renew
your life and strength by purifying your
blood with SMITH'sv GREEN MOUNTAIN
RENovAToR. Sow the seeds of strength
with it, and you viii besyen and wgorops
all your years. Don't be weak Eanassiedy
and unable to cope withslife. Remenfber
this remedy is made in Vermont, of pure,
wholesome herbs, and is redolent of the
green fields, fragrant woods and bracing
air. 1t will give you STRENGTH.
"After twenty years Of suffering with salt
rheum resulting in loss of fesh nervous depres-
sion, loss of appetite and strength, six bottles of
your grand blood Renovator has put me on my
feet. Il was badly broken out on shoulders, face,
legs; tried physicians and many patent, medicines
but to no avail. Your Renovatof has made anew
man of me, and cannot say enough in its praise
as great blood and nerve invigorator."
( HoRAcE F. WEEKS, BakersheldsVt.
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The lake fisheries are not often alluded
to, and yet last year over 1000 men were
engaged In them, and $2,719,6A capital
with a catch valued at $1.15O, 800.
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Both makers and circulators Of coun.
terfeits commit fraud. Honest men will
not deceive you into buying worthless
counterfeits of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. The original is infallible for cur
ing piles, injuries, eczema and skin dis
eases. w. ID. Heald. '.tfE0& ,Fs
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PREVENTED TRAaEDY.-Timely in
formation given Mrs. George Long OF
Straitsville, Ohio, prevented dreadful
tragedy and saved two lives. A frightful
cough had long kept her awake every
night. She had tried many remedies and
doctors, but steadily grew worse until
urged to try DIR. Kings New Discovery.
One bottle wholly cured her, and she
writes this marvellous medicine also
cured Mr.. Long of a severe attack OF
Pneumonia. Such cures are positive
proof of the matchless merit of this grand
remedy for curing all throat, chest and
lung troubles. Only SOC and 81. Every
bottle guaranteed. 6
Trial bottles free at A. g. Eaton's Drug
Store. si' f.
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Now that the
Election is Over

One and all can pay attention to other
matters, and as the question of bread
and butter Is always one OF great import
ance, 1t will pay you to read this ad. with
care and compare with the prices you are
paying for just the same goods elsewhere.
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mrs. Robbins Patten, who has been
quite i'll, Is slightly improving.
Prof. Raffaele Capecelatro of New Haven
has been a guest of John Cini the past
week. Mr.. Capecelatro is considered by
those who heard him as one of the finest
violinists that ever visited this place.
A gang of men are working through
the town on the Central Vermont track,
taking up the. old and laying new steel
rails, weighing 70 pounds to the yard.
The entire line in Connecticut north of
Norwich Is to be relaid and, the road will
be ballasted when this work is completed.
Manager Hoffman announces some de-
sirable bookings for the opera house.
Next Monday evening, the popular melo-
drama, ''The Bowery After Dark" )" which
has been playing In the larger places, will
be the attraction. This piece is highly
recommended and Mr.. Hoffman considers
himself very fortunate in getting them
here. The company carries carload of
scenery. For December 18th, "The
Diamond company" a colored minstrel
troop, has been booked. The attraction
for December Is, Is the "Nonpariel min
strels." Under the auspices of the q. A.
R., the "Stars and Stripes" will be pre-
sented December 81 and 20 by local talent
under the charge Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hoff-
man, who will take the leading parts. The
oath and 25th of December, "Humpty
Dumpty" will be put on. Calhone, Chase
and Weston's minstrels come on the 28th,
and Breezy Time" the 31st.
In their game at Willimantic Saturday
| the Stafford football team showed mark
/ ed improvement over their playing In
former games. Although outclassed In
weight by the Willimantics, the Stafford
team practically played heavier oppon-
ents to standstill, Willimantic scoring
only one touchdown after the fiercest
kind of playing In twenty and twenty-five
minute halves. Back of the line Nc
Carthy played a star game for Stafford.
In the line the work of Houseman,
Kratchmar and Eastman deserves special
mention. The lineup:
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NASAL CATARRH Quickly yields to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which Is
agreeably aromatic. 1t is received
through the nostrils, cleanses and heals
the whole surface over which it diffuses
itself. A remedy for Nasal Catarrh which
is drying or exciting to the diseased men,
brane should not be used. Cream Balm
Is recognized as specific. Price SO cents
at druggists or by mail. A cold In the
head Immediately disappears when Cream
Balm is used. Ely Brothers, So Warren
street. New York. 10
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The surface area of the Chinese empire
is eighteen times greater than that Of
Great Britain. The coast line Is more
than 2, 200 miles and the land frontier is
4, 400 miles.
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II lbs. Granulated Sugar, $1.00
18 lbs. Coffee Sugar, 100
10 bars Dome Soap, agw .25
6 bars Welcome Soap, ss "a .25
8 bars Sunlight Soap, XII III *E .25
6 bars Babbitt's Soap, M SM 30
lb. p'k'ge Swift's Washing Powder, II
s lbs. Good Prunes, = .25
A lbs. Larger Prunes, a4f,Hy J. .25
8 lbs, Largest Prunes, AVA " -".25
1 lb. New 3-Crown Raisirs, ,.>' "''' 10
1 Id. p'k'ge New Cleaned Currants, .15
I lb. " New Seeded Raisins, v ..12
l can Choice Sweet Corn, 90
1 can Best Jersey Tomatoes 10
2 2-lb. cans Tomatoes, 10
r arr IN sE5s$g gt &rE,sg.s A.
have just received large assortment
of Chairs, Tables, etc., that 1 am giving
away with Baking Powderlt Gall and see
them. '.'.7 Z '~. 80 a. Y
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Established 1853.
E. 8. YOUNG Secretary
q. A PURINToN,
THE STAFFORD SPRINGS
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND GAS COMPANY
1T14s. orne.. Main Issr=. ssrees. .0'3sa3

which
all
Immediate
light wiring will
his We'd
t.ss
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A large picture of Christ and the four
apostles, supposed to have been painted
in the 18th century, has been found on
the island of Beichenan, In the lake of
Constance.
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A GENCY of Tolland County Mutual
N Fire Insurance Co. at j. w. CHANDELIERS
ONCE at residence Westford-a Stafford Springs.
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NTM. WOBBECKE, Merchant
w Tailor, Room 1, Warren's Block, STAFFORD
Springs, Conn.
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"M. A. COMINS, Horse and OK
w shoeing, Machine Forgings and Repairing
done to order. Also builder and repairer of all
styles of Wagons. South-st, Stafford Springs
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iAEcLAUGHLIN II SON, Printers
VN and Stat1oners. Good stock of Mercantile
Papers, Envelopes, Bills, Statements, ETC., La
dies Fine Correspondence Stationery. At The
Press once. -
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~ T. PRESTON, Counsellor at
VI Law, Notary Public and Real Estate Agent,
wilmington, Conn. -. -
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III. REED, Attorney at Law, office
- in Stafford National Bank Building, East
Main-st. a..---....rt 5fss..s-5
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Score: Willimantic 5, Stafford 0. Ref
cree, Sullivan. Umpire, Brand. Lines
men, Smith, Sullivan. Time, 25 and g
minute halves.
Mrs. Ellen Dunlavey, 36, wife of Chris
topher Dunlavey, died at her home on
Prospect street Saturday evening of con-
sumption. She was daughter of the lBte
John j. Sullivan, and besides her hus-
band, leaves two small children, Frank
and Arthur. She also leaves two sisters
and two brothers. The sisters are Mrs.
Arthur Squires and Miss Mary Sullivan,
| and the brothers, John T. of Hopewell and
Daniel F. of Somersville. The funeral was
held Tuesday morning from st. Edwards
church, Rev. Felix O'Niel officiating, and
the burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
Among the people who were here to at
tend the funeral from out-of-town were
the following Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Sulli-
van, Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Sullivan, Mr..
and Mrs. Patrick Vail, jeremiah Sulli-
van, Miss Margaret Sullivan and Miss
Teresa Sullivan and David Foley of Hope.
we'll, CT; Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Murphy
of Broadbrook, CT, William and Nellie
Bailey of Hazardville; D. F. Sullivan oi
Somersville Officer Frank Dunlavey OF
Providence; Bernard Dunlavey and Mr..
Brennan Of Franklin, Mass; Mrs. Mary
] Mccormick Of Somersyille.
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v. E DEM0ND,
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

~ LII. HOBBY, Piano Tuner and
W. Dealer In Pianos. P. o. Address, Mans
field, Conn. See advertisement.
The sun., 1900-02-10
PREFERRED DEATH
TO INDIGESTION
Miss Mary E. Robinson, Great
Sufferer, Seeks Solace in
Death by Deadly Revolver.
LEFT NOTE OF FAREWELL
After Preparing and Placing in the
Oven a Batch of Light Bread,
the Despondent Girl Sought
Relief in the
Long Sleep.
LEFT NOTE OF FAREWELL

The agony caused by indigestion
proved too much for Mary Il. Robinson
and she ended her sufferings with 80.
callbre revolver yesterday afternoon. 1t
is thought the young woman's mind be-
came derapged in consequence of her ill
ness. 1t was sad affair and her rela-
tives are Frustrated with grief She was
engaged to be married and in a few
weeks would have been the wife Of
Frank Matherson, electrician in the en-
ploy OF the du Points.
Il am sick and respondent. / am
tired OF being in misery. Good bye
'.Pop," Less, +" "Ed. = aud Frank. God
bless you all. You have been good and
kind to me.
(Signed) NAME"
This was the note written by the de-
spondent young woman few minutes
before she fired the fatal shot. With
the cunning and deliberation Of insanity
Miss Robinson prepared the weapon ana
executed herself. After placing bread in
the oven to bake she retired to her bed
chan ber, disrohed herself to the waist
with The exception Of her undervest.
The latter garment she raised and pinned
at the LETT shoulder, barring her left
breast, to which she placed the muzzle
OF the revolver and pulled the trigger.
Her death was instantaneous and the
report of the weapon was muflled to such
an extent that it vas not heard down
stairs.
The deed was committed between l
and O'Clock, but the body was not dis
covered until about half an hour later
The fall Of the body was heard by Leslie
Robinson, brother of the unfortunate
young woman, but he thought board
or some other heavy object had fallen.
Leslie was the one who found his sisters $
dead body in the chamber of death.
The body fell at The foot Of the bed
and che probably stood before the mir
ror when she fired the shot The note
was written with steady hand and not
a line bore evidence Of nervousness.
Miss Robinson has been despondent
for about elk weeks and several times
expressed The wish that she was dead.
Yesterday morning she asked her brother
&sEd" the easiest way to die. Mr.. Robin
son turned the question off with Jest
and tried to cheer his sister.
The deceased was thirty-two years of
age and kept house for fer father, who
keeps a saloon at Nos. l06 and los West
Tenth street. Her mother has been dead
for about eleven years.
Soon after it was discovered that Miss
Robinson had killed herself Officers
Mcbride and Riley were summoned, and
they notified Captain Black. AS soon
as he discovered the nature of the case
Captain Black summoned Coroner Van
dever and Deputy Coroner Giles, who
viewed the body and investigated the
case. Prior to the arrival of the police
and coroner, DR.. Irwin Finn arrived at
the house and pronounced the young
woman dead.
The inquest was held last evening by
Coroner Vandeder and the verdict OF
the jury was that Mary L. Robinson
came to her death from gun shot
wound, self-inflicted, while suffering
with mental alteration, superinduced by
nervous dyspepsia.
The sun., 1900-02-10
BRATToN's ADVENTURE.
Escaped From Burning Hotel and
Fell Unconscious on the sidewalk.

Escaped From Burning Hotel and
Fell Unconscious on the sidewalk.
John w. Rratton, the we'll known
Wilmington composer OF popular songs,
whose home is at present in New York,
according to word just received by
friends in this city had thrilling ad.
venture in Pittsburg. Pa, last week.
Bratton, who is part owner of the
vaudeville company of Mcintyre &
Heath, was with the company in that
City and was taken sick With what
threatened to be TYPHOID fever.
This Of course confined him to bed in
his room in the hotel where the COM
pany was stopping. While sick in bed,
the hotel caught fire. There was great
excitement and general scramble Of the
guests to get out safely.
Bratton, although very sick, wrapped
damp towel about his head and face
and made his way through the dense
smoke. He got out safely, but fell over
exhausted.
Later, when the members of his com
pany searched for him, taey found him
living unconscious on the sidewalk near
by.
He was picked mp and carried into
another hotel. When he regained con-
seriousness, an rff1rt was made to induce
him to allow them to remove him to a
hospital. but he positively refused. He
expressed strong desire to get back to
New York.. and 30 when the companv
wei t to Brooklyn Sunday for week S
stay, he was'taken along.
The sun., 1900-02-10

quarantine wharf, but when they at
tempted to return to their ship the tide
was running up strong. the fog was
dense, the floating ice was troublesome,
and TO make matters worse darkness was
about setting in.
The party became lost and rowed about
in vain attempts to find the ship. They
blew horn and it was answered by the
steam whistle of the Luman. Guided by
sound alone they were within few feet
of their ship, when their frail boat was
caught in an ice hne and carried up the
stream. They landed on the edge of a
marsh and after struggle with marsh
mud they reached the pike, where they
boarded a trolley car for Marcus Hook.
1t was found that they had landed near
the Chester oil marsh.
1t was 10 80 O clock yesterday MORN
ing when the captain and his party
again set foot on the deck of the Lumar.
They were sorry sight, their clothes be-
ing covered with the marsh mud.
At 7.30 O'Clock last evening the tanker
left for her homeward voyage and the
captain dec ares that he does not ''care
to again have dr. 20 parade a. night
across blooming American mamh.
The sun., 1900-02-10
THREE INQUEsTs.
The Coroner Last Night Inquired
Into the Deaths of Three Persons.


The Coroner last Night Inquired
Into the Deaths of Three Persons.
Three nquests We're feld last evening.
One MAS uvet the remains OF John G.. Ii.
Donovan, who fell frJm the deck OF a
steamship at the HARLAN & Hollings-
worth Company Wednesday and died
shortly afterwards at the Homoeopathic
Hospital from iniEfies received in the
| fall.
The jury gave3a verdict of death from
a fracture OF tht skull caused by his own
carelessness bIiumping from the deck
to a scaffold, oslng his balance, thereby
falling.
The sams jury held an inquest over the
remains II Jacoub Haussman, who died
Thursday night from taking an overdose
fmedcine.
The verdict rendered was that he came
to his death from an overdose of medi-
cinRy consisting of half drachm of
,chloral hydrate, ne-half drachm tincture
digitalis, one grain morphia sulphate,
two ounces water and one ounce of
syrup.
The quantity OF either one of the first
three drugs mentioned is enough to
cause death.
The same jury inquired into the death
OF Mary E. Robinson and rendered a
verdict that she died from a gunshot
self inflicted, while che was suffering
from mental alteration superinduced by
nervous dyspepsia.
The sun., 1900-02-10
COUSIN OF BRITISH general ADR|FT ON THE delaware

While General French OF the British
army is fighting Beers at Rensburg.
South Africa, his cousin, Captain A. L.
French, of the British tanker Luman,
has been having troubles of his own
among the ice foes of the Delaware
river.
Customs Inspector B. B. Allen, who
returned to this city from aboard the
British tanker tells of an adventure of
Captain French and several of the crew
of the Luman.
The ship has been loading oil at Mar
Gus Hook for Hull, England, and has
been tied up by the foggy weather and
ice in the river. At O'Clock Thursday
afternoon, Captain French decided to go
to the quarantine wharf for the purpose
of telephoning to the company's agent at
Philadelphia, regarding certain pieces of
machinery which were to be sent down
to the ship and had not arrived. In a
small boat, accompanied by the second
mate and several members Of the crew.
the captain arrived safely at the desired
point. 1t was on his return trip that the
captain and crew of The boat experienced
all kinds OF trouble. H. WAS ehh tide
when the party made the trip to the
The sun., 1900-02-10
4NIINGTON, DELAWARE, SATURDAY, February 10 1900
RED MEMS BANNER YEAR.
Greater Interest Manifested Than
Has Been Shown by Members
for Many Great Suns.

Has Been Shown by Members
for Many Great Suns.
The Red Men throughout Delaware
reservation are unusually active at the
present time. Delinquent committees
have been appointed tU look after those
OF the order who are not in good stand
ing and liable to suspension. Under this
management the membership of the
tribes suffers only minimum loss from
such a shrinkage.
Every means and available method
are being devised and adopted to en-
thuse their membership and increase
their strength.
District meetings have been estab-
lished for Wilmington and vicinity,
where the membership and special
committee of five members from each
tribe collect around the council fire of
some one particularly designated semi
monthly with great chiefs present; re-
port progress made and means devised
to strengthen and advance the order.
Thursday evening, February %, the
district meeting will be held at Keokak
council burning, with smoker and
other appropriate entertainment.
All along the line of tribes in Della
ware there is "hustle" of an extraordi-
nary kind. 1t is expected that the har-
mony now prevalent in the order will
show from united front an advance
this great sun unprecedented. Indica-
tlons all round point to such.
The sun., 1900-02-10
THE REMEDY
FOR MUDDY WATER
Citizens Generally Complain About
the Bad Condition OF the
City Water.

For nearly week past cit teens have
been making complaint about the muddy
condition of the citv water and wonder
ing how it is that the filter does not sx-
tract the mud from the water, before it
ia pumped into the city mains.
The rain of the latter part of last week
had made the water of the Brandywine
very muddy. The water became so
muddy in fact that the pumps at the
city mills were stopped Saturday night.
BY Wednesday morning the water had
become clearer and as the water in the
reservoirs was going down, pumping was
resumed.
Early Thursday morning the water of
the Brandywine began to get very
muddy again, and at O'Clock in the
morning the pumps were stopped. The
water has since gotten worse. The con-
dition of the water is evidently caused
by heavy rains in Pennsylvania.
There is limited supply of water on
hand and it will be necessary to resume
pumping today or tomorrow, although
the water will still be very muddy by
that time and may be even worse than it
is now.
The reason given for the filter not
SiCnii ibS OiC WdNSl lS bildb pWtUR 10 bIle
muddy condition Of the water recently
it has become partly filled with mud
As the filter has had to be kept in use
there was no chance to cp IN it.
This muddy conditiotp Of the water is
frequent occurrence and the question
is asked, "Why does not the Water
Board do something to remedy the mat
tel?'
The only remedy in the opinion OF the
Water Commissioners, is to have larae
settling pond. The filter is also too
small. The Water Commissioners have
had under consideration for some time,
the securing Of a large tract OF land for d
settling pond. The pond will contain at
least a weeks water supply for the city.
No tract has been decided upon. how
ever, and it is not even settled where
the tract should be located.
1t is absolutely necessary that the
pond should be very near to the city
mills pumping station.
The idea would be to pump the water
iato the pond and from there through
the filter and then into the city mains.
The water would in this way be given a
chance to settle before being filtered.
This would be great saving to the filter.
The Wttr Commissioners are all in
favor of such pond which viii be abso-
lutely required by the city before long.
The sun., 1900-02-10
SOCIAL.

Miss Mary Anthony, of Smyrna, is the
guest of Mrs. John Truax.
Robert D. Hoffecker, Jr., of Smyrna,
was in this city Yesterday.
DR.. John H. Scherfy end John Toh-
mann, of Evertsdale, Pa, ara visiting in
town.
Miss Emma and Elsie Strickland of
this city, are visiting their brother in
Clayton.
S. Frank Ewit, chairman of the
Union Republican County Committee, is
recovering from severe case of mumps.
Cards have been issued for the mar
riage of Miss Susie Lyman and Charles
Wilson, both of this city, on Fsbru-
airy 81.
The sun., 1900-02-10
THE REGULARS CONVENTION.
Brownies Call Names February 27 as
the Meeting Day.

Chairman Browne, of the Regular Re-
publican State Committee, has issued a
call for State convention to be held in
Dover ON Tuesday, February 27, at Ii
O'Clock in the morning, for the purpose
OF selecting six delegates to the Republi-
can National Convention in Philadel-
phia, next June, and electing twelve
members of the State Committee. On
saturday, February p, the Regular Re-
publican voters ofthe State will eject 100
delegates to the State convention, as fol-
lows: First district, Wilmington, 40:
second district, rural New Castle county,
%; Third district. Kent county, 30;
Fourth district, Sussex county, AZ. The
committees OF the several districts are to
arrange the details for the election.
The sun., 1900-02-10
Will Consult City Solicitor.

When asked yesterday what action he
proposed to take now that an ordinance
had been introduced in Council COM
pelling the Board Of Health to look after
the garbage comp, ,aints, Secretary of the
Board Joseph Wigglesworth said he
would consult the city solicitor before
announcing the future position of the
board. Mr.. Wigglesworth's friends
think the attack made upon him in City
Council on Thursday night was too per-
sonal and should have been confined to
the Board of Health.