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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-11

cent, Kendrick, Grand Prelat.; Vim.
Requa, Grangeville; Ed Cooper Troy;
w. NJ. Van Horn, Or,iinoi A. n. Tucker,
Post Falls; S. 2. Fairweather, Wardner;
l.. Hunter, Kendrick; w. B. Crews,
Grand Tribune. Messrs. Harte, Clyde,
Van Allen, Hunter and Post have their
wives with them.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-11
NOTICE.

At the solicitation of friends have de-
cided to become an independent candi-
date for the Office OF, City Treasurer.
shall feel grateful to all who may be kind
enough to support ME, and promise, If
elected, to perform my official duties
promptly and faithfully. Respectfully,
Miss MARY M. DENNY.
MAY 26, I9oo.-72tf
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-11
ELECTRIC LIGHT NOTICE.

Commencing Jure I, the Lewiston
Light Co. will resume their day service.
Anyone desiring electric fans should
leave their orders with w. A. Smith,
superintendent. All light consumers
! should see that their lamps are shut off
during the day to save the life of their
lamps.
75-tf S. H. REED, Secy.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-11
NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS
MEETING

The annual meeting of the sharehold-
ers of the Lewiston Water & Light Co.,
for the purpose of electing directors for
the ensuing year, will be held at the office
of the company on June Is, 1900, at 2
O'Clock p. III. +. w. KETTENBACH,
74-7t Secretary.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-11
NOTICE OF REPAIR OF COUNTY
BRIDGE.


NOTICE OF REPAIR OF COUNTY
BRIDGE.
Notice is hereby given that i'll pur-
suance of an order made by the Board, OF
County Commissioners of Nez Perez
county, Idaho at their regular April,
1900, term, on the third day of said term,
April nth, 1900, bids for the repair OF
county bridge across Cow Greek, near
Leon Station, in road Dist. No. ;, in said
county. will be received by said board,
from this date till the nth day of July,
1900, at 10 O'Clock a. III.
Said bridge shall be so repaired as 70
make il Is feet III width.
Said bids shall specify the amount of
newspaterial To be furnished in the repair
of said bridge.
Said board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Lewiston, Idaho. June 9TH, 1900.
=. Il. STooKEY,
Clerk of the Board OF Co. Comms.
BY ]. A. Gill, Deputy.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-11
FOR SALE.

A front Office room in the Wildenthaler
block. S. Wu.DENTHALER.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-11
FOR X ENT,

Buy your homemade Bread, Doughnuts,
Cake, etc, at the Woman's Exchange. II
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-11

House and lot 1870 foot front on Snake
River avenue. S. WILDENTHALRR.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-11
LADIES,

The Evening Teller has all the news.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
vlsllors ln Delaware Cllr
Special to The Evening Journal.

: Special to the Evening Journal
Delaware City. May 22.-Mrs. n. G.
Price and daughter. Miss Louisa Price.
have returned from a trip to Philadel-
phia.
Henry G. Higgins. of Philadelphia.
who has been spending a few days with
his mother Mrs. John G. Higgins, near
town, has returned to his home.
Miss Carrie Wright and Miss Bmma
Choate, of Newark. Del. were visitors
at +. A. Pennigton's yesterday.
w. ID. Clark. of Wilmington. spent
Sunday with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
James b. Clark. of near town.
George Anderson. OF Philadelphia. Is
the guest Of his father. Reuben Ander-
son.
Mrs. c. Bright. Of Wilmington. is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Alexander jar
rell.
Walter Moore. Of st. Georges. was
10 town on Sunday.
Miss Lucille Martindale. Of Whining
ton has been the guest Of Miss Mas
Thompson.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
THEIR BOAT
WAS CAPSIZED
Three Young People Nearly
Drowned in the River
WERE ON A SUNDAY FROLIC
Mary Taylor, Of Salem, Would Not
Make Known the Names Of Her
Male Companions
WERE ON A SUNDAY FROLIC
Special to the Evonlng Journal.


New Castle, May 22.-Two young
men and young woman, Mary Taylor,
OF Salem, almost lost their lives in the
river on Sunday afternoon as result
of q frolic. That they are alive to-day
is due TO the quick action of Mr. Co
field, the keeper of the light at Ham
burg cove, just below this city, who,
hearing the cries Of the struggling trio,
hurried to the river bank and, manning
a boat, rescued the young people.
According to the statement of Miss
Taylor, who is well-known to Mrs.
Martha Foley, OF South Delaware
street, and to whose house she was
sent after being taken from the river.
she had left Salem about noon with
the young men, intending to sail to
New Castle. The trip was uneventful
until they reached a point in the river
opposite Hamburg cove, when a sQuall
struck the boat and capsized II. All
three were soon struggling in the
water, and after they had succeeded in
grasping the sail Of the upturned beat
they cried for help. Mr.. Cofeld an
swered, and in few minutes had them
ashore.
The young men, whose names Miss
Taylor would not make known, went
to the home Of a friend of Miss Taylor's
In Shawtown, where they dried their
clothing. They then proceeded 10 VIII
mington. leaving Miss Taylor at the
home Of Mrs. Foley, where she remain
ed until evening, when she started for
her home.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
OLD BOOK is INTERESTING
1t Shows the Prices Of Groceries Sixty
Years Ago
Special to the Evening journal.

hH'NAeA " AHN AaNtiiAlb aN4lihls
New Castle. May 22.-While looking
among old papers In the attic of his
house several days ago, Thomas Fra
ger, the grocer, found an account book
which Is interesting, because of the in
sight 1t gives Of the manner OF con-
Quoting business over sixty years ago,
and of prices grocers of that time
charged for their goods.
The book was furnished John A..
Fuss by Benjamin A. Janyier, who
occupied the property now occupied by
Mr. Frazer. II shows that the grocer
charged 7h cents per pound for
cheese. 90 cents per gallon for oil; 7St
cents per pound for sugar, Sik cents per
pound for lard, and 10 cents per pound
for gilt edge butter The book also
shows that Mr. Janvior accepted notes
Of Mr.. Fuss in payment for the grocer
les.
While sCme Of Mr. Janvier's prices
were far in excess OF those for like gro
cerics to-day, and others far below
those asked for the same articles. Mr..
Frazer says but few grocers Of this
time can accept the notes Of their GUS
toners in payment of their bills.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
NEW LODGE IN DELMAR
Occasion Of Its Institution Was an
Elaborate One
speclai to the Evening Journal.


Delmar. Del. May, 22.-Delmar
Lodge, No. 201, A. +. and A. NJ, was
instituted on Friday evening, May Is.
Grand Lecturer Graham Dukehart, act
ing grand master Of the Grand Lodge
Of Maryland, conducted the cere-
monies, and was assisted by Grand In
spector X. ID. Grier, acting grand mas
ter, and l.. e. Williams. W. M. Day, w.
U. Polk, A r. Leonard, G. Il. Harper,
George W. Sharpley, w. H. McConkey.
II. J. Byrd and other members of
Salisbury Lodge.
Delmar Lodge has about fifteen
members, and the following officers
we're installed; II. ID. Renniger, W.
NJ; j. j. Restein, S. W.; William Sir
man, J. w. A reception was given
after the institution exercises, in which
all the women of the fraternity partici-
pated A committee composed OF T. A.
Veasey, j. ]. Restein, +. Leslie Barker
and w. l. Sirman had charge of the
banquet. which was served In the Opera
House. which was tastefully decorated
with palms, lilies, rubber plants and
cut flowers.
The women in charge were Mrs. ]. j.
Restein, Mrs. II. NJ Waller, Mrs W. b.
Sirman. Mrs. II. ID. Renniger and
Miss Lulu Barker. Addresses were
made by Mr. Dukehart, w. NJ. Day and
others.
Those present were: L. r. MessiclS
Wilmington; A. Z. Trader. Cape
Charles. Va; r. T. Veasey. Lewes: l.
A. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs o. w. Marvel
Laurel: Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Restoin, Mr.
and Mrs. II. M. Waller. Mr.. and Mrs
III. ID Renniger. Mr. and Mrs. W. b
Sirman, Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Clark, Mrs
Philip Hearn, s. Foskey. H. Sipple. Miss
Maud Nelson, DR. and Mrs. Roberf
Ellegood, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. HURT
Miss Lulu Barker, +. Leslie Barker. w
J. Thompson, all Of Delmar; Graham
Dukehart and J. ID. Horsey. OF Balti
more; J. ID. Stubbins. Pccomol5e; r. ID
Grier, Fred Grier. w H. McConkey. w
Il. Boot, l.. p. Coulbourn, Travers l.
Ruark, Huston Ruark. G.. IT, Sharpley
the Rev. c. W. Wilcox, William NJ
Day. c e. Harper A. r. Leonard. MI
and Mrs G. T.. Williams. Of Salisbury
Miss Annette Ford. OF Fairmount, Nd.
II. Crawford Bounds and Mark Il
Cooper, Of Mardella Springs
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
HOKEY-POKEY VS.. ICE CREAM
Makers of the Former Worry the
Ice Cream Men
Special o The Evening Journal.

opecldl - the ENenlnB journal
Smyrna, May 22.-The growing appe-
tite for hokey-polIey shown by the citi-
zens Of Smyrna, both old and young
is giving ice cream dealers here con-
siderable trouble. There are several
dealers who handle these little cakes of
frozen ice and milk and the demand
exceeds the supply.
One dealer last week sold 800, caus-
ing the trade Of the ice cream saloons
TO fall off considerably. The dealers
are reaping harvest. selling hol1ey-
pokey two for five. and have made an
agreement that the price shall not be
lowered.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
Professor Mhlle Known Here

Special to the Evening Journal.
New Castle, May 22.-News Of the
horrible murder Of Professor Roy Will
son White, in Philadelphia on Satur-
day night, was received here with sor-
row. the young lawyer being we'll
known to many New Castle people.
His only brother. Thomas White, a
member Of the Philadelphia bar, was
groomsman at the wedding of Miss
Sophia Rodney and Professor Henry II.
Hay, OF Girard College, here about a
year ago. Roy W. White was invited
but was prevented from attending be
cause Of business.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
Tcachers Enior an ontlng

Special 20 the Evening Journal
Milford. May 22.-The school marms
OF the town went to Slaughter Beach.
on Friday evening, and remained until
Monday morning. They occupied the
Fouik Cottage and had a good time,
they say. In the party We're: Miss
May Foulk. Miss Mary Bell. Miss Cora
Sirple, Misses Mary and Annie Hall,
Miss Mabel Honseal and Mrs. Edward
Bacon. Professor Cross, principal OF
the school, was their guest on Satur-
day.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
REEDY ISLAND IMPROVEMENTS
Another Wharf and National Quarantine
TO he Established
speelal to I'D EYenIng JournaI.

New Castle. May 22.-Down at Reedy
Island an additional wharf is to be
built, and a national quarantine to be
established The new station will have
the best quarantine plant on the At
lantic seaboard.
The disinfecting pier is located in the
channel Of the river, in thirty feet Of
low water, about 500 feet from Reedy
Island, directly opposite Port Penn. on
the Delaware shore. The pier is 400
feet long, and the largest ocean
steamer can lay there in safety.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
FnneraI OF . rraincd Nnrsc
special 10 the Evening journal.

"T'VI7I % IHV UVtIIIUE JOUIUlI.
Smyrna, May 22-1he remains of
Mrs. Sue Sutcliffe. who died in Phila-
delphia, on Friday, were brought to
Smyrna, yesterday. interment being
made in st. Peters Cemetery, after
the funeral services were conducted in
the Presbyterian Church, by DR.. Estlin.
The deceased, who was a retired trained
nurse, leaves several grown children.
She formerly resided here, and is a
sister Of Mrs. Robert Denney and Miss
Annie Holding.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
FUNERAL OF "A YOUNG MAN
Body of Richard MalIery Taken TO
Milford for Interment
spcclal 10 the Evonlnq journal.

NpVVIuI % IHO INVHInK IuUTHHI.
Milford, May 22.-rhe body of Rich
ard Mallery, who died several days
ago N Washington, ID. c., was brought
to this town on Saturday and inferred
in Odd Fellows Cemetey The deceased
was 2S years OF age, and went from this
town to Washington, fifteen years ago.
His father, until his demise in 1881,
occupied the pulpit in the Presbyterian
Church here.
Sunday morning a large congre-
cation gathered at the Presbyterian
Church TO hear a sermon by Rev.
Charles Mallery, OF Syracuse, n. J. Mr..
Mallery, came here on Saturday, in
company with his brother Lawrence
to attend TO the interment of their
brother Richard.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
SMYRNA is PICTURE MAD
Craze for Penny Photographs at Its
Height There
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal
Smyrna, May 22.-The craze here for
small penny pictures which has been
prevalent for the past two weeks has
extended to the older people, the young
ladies and gentlemen of the town hav-
ing had their photographs taken in
every conceivable STYLE A travelling
pho. Srar her has found Smyrna a
Klcn0ike. One young woman has pic
lures of thirty-five different friends,
and In some families every member
from the baby to the grand father has
had his likeness taken.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
RUSH FOR BERRY CRATES
Growers Are Surprised TO Have a
CrOp
Special TO tho Evening journal.

Special TO the Evening Journal
Milford. May 22.-The recent rains
have done a world of good, and farm
ers and truckers are in better frame
OF mind A few peas will be offered for
sale this morning Strawberries of
local growth We're sold ON Saturday,
for twelve cents quart The rains
will help the latter crop wonderfully.
and what a week ago promised only a
very small crop Will NEW yield at least
a half crop Many growers had not
secured their crates for shipping -ex-
pecting no crop. Now there Is a rush
for packages. The height OF the sea.
son here will be on about the last Of
next week.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
Sturgeon in a shad Net

New Castle, May 22.-Henry Dunn, a
shad fisherman from Pennsville.
brought to the wharf here yesterday a
sturgeon weighing 15O pounds. The
fish was caught in a shad net, and
when Mr.. Dunn and his assistant start
ed to haul it into the boat their boat
nearly capsized. The sturgeon hook
subsequently hauled the big fish into
the boat. 1t was sent to a Whining
ton merchant
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
Powhattan Now at Reedy IsIand

Special 20 the EVenIng JournoL
New Castle, May 22.-AuXiliary
gunboat Powhattan, OF the navy, has
been transformed into a boarding yes
sci at the national quarantine station,
at Reedy Island, and will take the
place of the Louis Pasteur, now on
duty there. The POwhattan is a sea-
going tug, 1OS feet long. During the
war she was used by the navy as a
blockading and patrol gunboat of the
coast OF Cuba
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
Nd. HoIschnmaI.cr sncceeds porris
Special TO the Evening Journal.

special 20 the Evening journal.
New Castle, May 22.-Another meet
ing of the New Castle Hundred Demo-
cratic Committee was held here last
night, and Henry Holschumaker was
elected a member of the committee
from the First or Eastern district. He
succeeds James Doris, resigned. The
committee forwarded to Governor Tun-
nell the list Of registration officers for
New Castle hundred.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
FISHERS GO UP THE BAY
Sturgeon Arc Not Scarce, But seek
other Waters
speclal 10 the Evening journal

cptcih 20 the Evening journal.
Milford, May 22.-Sturgeon fisher
men, who have been operating at the
mouth OF the Aispilllon river, left yes
terday with their feet Of boats for a
point further up the bay. The catch Of
sturgeon this season has been small.
and only until the past few days has
there been any profitable catches made.
Old fishermen say the sturgeon is not
getting scarce, but seeking otnes waters
and must be followed up.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
Fiaherman Fen ororhoard

Special TO the Evening Journal
New Castle. May o. While shad
fishing in the river yesterday after
noon Charles Brown. of Pennsville. fell
overheard He was in the act OF
drawing his net when he lest his bal
ance. and had he not been accompanied
By a friend he would have drowned.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
To Give a Festival

Special to the Evening Journal
New Castle, May 25.-James NJ.
Wise's class Of the Methodist sunday
school will give strawberry festival
In the Opera House. Saturday evening.
A program Of musical and literary Sc
lections has been arranged for the oc-
casiOn.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
Trolley Rails Are Distributed
Special to the Evening journal

NUOlIlI @ IU0 ENININN I0UTnII
New Castle. May 22.--Along the
Dobbinsyille read. from the city linn
Its to a point three miles down the
read, excepting that portion Of the road
in front OF the property OF John c.
Mahoney, lies the rails Of the New
Castle and Delaware City Electric rail-
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
Knights win Atfend Church

81. Johns Commsndery. knights
lemplar, viii attend Ascen-
sion Day services on Thursday In ac-
oordance with their annual custom
This year they will visit Grace NJ. E.
Church in the evening. and the Rev.
William Writ King. who is a member
OF The order, will preach the sermon.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
stricken win Paralrsis
spcolai 10 the EvenIng journal

Special TO the Evening journal.
New Castle, May 22.-While on his
where he had offered prayer several
hours before. Isaac Moody was on Sun
day stricken with paralysis, and is
now so critically III that his life is
despaired Of Mr.. Moody Is about IS
yeara OF age.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
GEO. R. TOWNSEND & CO.,
804 Market Street.

Houses and stores for sale and rent;
farms, factories, stables and lots. Fire
insurance in one of the best companies
in the world. Burglary insurance and
plate glass insurance.
Money to loan on good mortgages at
5 per cent.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22

way They were distributed yesterday.
and will be placed in position next
Monday.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
WANTED TO PURCHASE

Good, substantial, we'll shaded
house and from ten TO twenty acres
of land. near Brandywine Springs
trolley line, or on a line of railroad
west of Wilmington, not more than
five or six miles from the city. Ad-
dress,
c. S. The Evening Journal Office
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
MUST RE SOLD
FOR SALE.

Building suitable for manufac-
turing purposes and about FIVE
acres of land, within chy limits,
good wharf front, railroad through
property. Will be sold at a great
sacrifice TO close estate. Address,
ATTORNEY, The Evening Journal Office.
Evening journal., 1900-05-22
TO THE MAN WHO THINKS.

l7zT7OOK yourself squarely in the face and see
NA1l if you are not half ashamed to be without
Il1 Ivory Soap in your house. Worse than this,
l1.zJ your wife is without it. 1t is bad enough
for man, though a man often doesn't care how
his comfort is mis-spelled. But woman misses ali
these little helps to housekeeping. And Ivory Soap
is one; its great potency makes it actually cheaper
than yellow soap for general work. 1t floats.
s,uur 4aa.sa ca Aonou,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-12
DOORWAYS IN CHINA.
That Are Strange to West
ern Ideas.

It is doubtful if the average reader
knows certain interesting facts about
the doors Of the celestial kingdom-to
speak literally, and not in metaphor.
In China these are often round, leaf
shaped or semicircular. In placing
them the builder usually avoids having
one opposite another, lest evil spirits
find their way from the street into the
recesses of the building. The door
ways separating the courts Of garden
are usually of an elaborate kind, and
the octagonal form is one of the most
popular, says the New York Tribune.
Religious superstition asserts itself
in Chinese architecture, and the uni
versal sacredness of the numerals
and 9 is shown in the arrangement
of temple doors. There is a triple gate
way to each of the halls of the impe-
rial palace, and the same order prevails
at the Ming tombs, and the sacred per-
son of the emperor, when he was in
his Picking home, could only be APP
preached, even by the highest officials,
after three times three prostrations.
The Temple of Heaven has triple roof,
a triple marble staircase, and all it's
mystic symbolism points either to
three or its multiples.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-12
BUILDING THE PAN-AMERICAN.
Thousands of Men at Work on the
Great Structures of the EXPOSE.
ton at Buffalo.

It requires a large force of men to
construct the buildings of a great big
exposition. The various workers en-
ployed in the constitution of the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo, n. Y,
and in the carrying on of the large
business of the exposition company
are numerous enough to populate
small city. There are more than 5000
men engaged i'm the mechanical and
other labor upon the buildings of the
exposition and the work upon the
grounds, and the number is steadily
increasing. They are employed in Gre
making the staff and placing it in
position on the exposition structures,
in painting the staff exterior of the
buildings, in grading and planting, in
digging canals, nursing shrubbery and
trees, and in the performance of
thousand and one other details. AS
they march out of the grounds
promptly every afternoon at half-past
four o'clock, they constitute a for
midable looking army. Besides these,
there are hundreds of other employees
engaged in the Service building and
in the Offices of the exposition in the
Ellicott Square BUILDING, drafting
plans, and making working drawings,
in carrying out the instructions and
ideas of the various heads of depart
ments, in providing for the publicity
of the exposition and in transacting
the hundreds of different things
which must be attended to every day
in order that the great enterprise
may be carried through to success.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-12
PLAY IN EUROPEAN BANDS.
COIOred Musicians from Anne RIGA Fin d
Welcome in Foreign
Countries.

Many years ago there were colored
musicians in our military bands, and
England was not singular in that re-
spect, says the London Telegraph. Both
in France and in Germany the cymbal
and the kettledrum players were near
neighbors to the SUM-" in the latter
country their performances were not
confined to the instruments just named
and Frederick William |. of Prussia
had, in fact a whole orchestra of them.
They were mainly recruited from the
African colony GrosZ-Friederichsbu
founded by his grandfather, and even
when that Prussian possession was sold
to the Dutch in 1920 the dark-hued vir-
tuosi still continued to be imported.
They were quartered in special bar
racks in the Friederichstadt, and the
fact is perpetuated in the name of Moor
street in Berlin, and which was the site
of their habita ton. Gradually they dis
appeared from all the European bands,
but it has been decided to revive this
old fashion practice, and two colored
performers are forthwith to join the
musicians of one of the regiments of the
Prussian guards. Queen Victoria has
many more subjects of dusky hue than
any other sovereign, and some of them
would look very picturesque on horse
back at the head of our regiments"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-12
DEATH A PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Lord Bute's Demise VIII Help Pay
the Cost of the War in
South Africa.

1t is seldom that the death of an emf
nent man is viewed as public blessing,
yet there are sordid men here, says a
London paper, who view the recent de-
mise of the marquis of Butte as in a
measure providential. The death rate
upon his estate will amount to very
considerable sum. At rough estimate
Lord Bute's possessions may be set
down at & 100000, the larger portion
of which consists of money drawn out
of or still invested in the Butte DOCKS
When ID years ago the docks ceased to
be his private property he left about
100000 in the company and took
about 100000 out. Whoever the
chancellor of the exchequer may be in
the new administration a handsome
windfall awaits nina far larger one
than that which, more than half CEN
fury ago, made Sir Robert Peel blush.
The late marquis of Butte at the time
of his death was engaged in very extern
sive renovations at his castle in Car
diff. During the work of extending the
west wall, which has been going on
through the summer, the workmen
came across a Roman arch in a fine
state of preservation.