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Last words From a Builder.

T. rHE EpItoR uP THF SuN- Sv In your
issue Of sunday you touched. lightly. on
about aS rHScally d piec" Of Iammany Job
berry ~ was ever attempted IN this rogue
ridden city Pray Heaven that to-msorrow's
battle 1T ballots Wll -hov that the decent
people are Of last ufous"d. and that such
action, 49, Hre contemplated viii not be toll
Grated Bu' that b. another matter
The aft,.e I refer Co. BE- that relative 20 the
threatened change in the building laws.
REGARDING the use uf t~f.iTuuf materials la
high buldugs A. you truly state. au at
trmut vas recently made Co carry through
en-, Hoard ~ Aldermen Du hmrudmsIt 90 the
HuIdIug ,udr. tl.'. lad ~" T4sh g. pH,s n
r.f AROUSED tNr .Isul,4uis ~ au hunstt msut-
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u u..y -r,u. uupt las" 1uu-sd tLe p4ul,
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49,, ~ 49,.
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pun"
-The perlaoeou' Dawn o'usnin. .na
vas 'us' unS.,I,a. sonsn, aowr n. West.
NV" '..a..,r ,s.r. -. mir clear note, the
,nr,n,,, e,,I Of IN, ou.u, n.a,lnr in large rap,urcs
over IN. cave, of u. morning: promptly from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-05
ICE TRUST RENEWS FREEzE-Orr
InJunctioas 20 Prevent Small Dealers From
Doing business,

After desisting for a considerable TINA
tbefore electionl from getting iniunctiors
against small ice dealers to prevent them
from doing business in ice in this CITY tina
American Ice Company. which brought
money and shivers to Mayor Van wvck
procured two temporary injunctions from
Justice Giegerich in the Supreme Colr,
yesterday in separate actions ~forbiddi1r
George c. Robinson and Louis Kniep, Jr-
each from doing these things;
From engaging directly or indirectly
or concerning himself in the carrying on
or continuing the business Of selling ice.
ut retail or wholesale, either as PRINCIPAL
or agent or servant within the corporate
limits Of the city Of New York. except upon
the written consents OF the plaintiffs or in
its employ"
Andy Freedman's company, in which
Squire Croker is a s~tockholdor, gave two
bonds Of $3.50 each a. security for the Amer.
can Ice Company on the inJunctions. The
orders of injunction were procured by
Lawyer Thomas ID. Adams. No papers In
the suits except tho undertakings on in
junction were filed.
When the American Ice Company had
struck root among the Tammany powers
il began to reach out for all the small ice
dealers. Their customers were found out
and efforts were made to undersell and so
get the orders in cases where il was i'm
possible to secure the businesses Of the
small retailers for nominal sums. Most
OF these small retailers found Il was useless
to fight against the cutting the American
Ice Company could do and they sold out,
Sums such as $3.50 or $500 were paid for
horse, wagon and business and each small
dealer signed an agreement not TO engage
in the ice business in the bounds Of the
whole city for ten years. 1t was not ex-
pressed n the agreement. but a number
Of these men understood that they were 10
be permanently employed by the com
pany and many were so employed al about
$40 a week. Some of them were after
ward discharged. Many injunctions were
issued against those who sold out and con-
tinued TO do business and in each case III.
company secured the injunction.
As many Of these small icemen had pa
irons who would not leave them the COM
pany has permitted them 20 continue their
business as il they were not in the employ
of the American Ice Company. Whether
there was or not a tacit understanding
hat the wagons Of the company should
not be filled with fusionists inc placarded
in derision with Van Wyck for the Supreme
Court does not appear.
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and although the majority OF the enls,ments actu-
ally occur in large cities. as the recruiting ofnces
arc principally located there. a large percentage
Of the men come from homes IN the country and
small towns and villages In every part of tho United
States. Desertions most usually occur during the
nrst sir months OF enlistment and a much larger
percentage OF e%nlistments has been made during
the last six months than heretofore. In many
cases the men tina, have deserted belong to a class
whose presence In the service was not desirable
under any conditions. but whose real character
was not known a, the time Of
On the question Of artillery organ
i~zation, Gen. MILES stands practically
alone. The corps system for this arm
was obtained after a long struggle,
and the argument that the n~on-canteen
system has not had a long enough trial
applies with equal force to any sugges-
ton Of a return to the regimental sys-
tenn. The present system obtains in
other armies, and works we'll with them.
The General says that we found the
corps system a failure once before.
This is true; but il was more than
eighty years ago, and experience ac-
quired four score years ago should not
be followed blindly. Military matters
have changed since 1921.
To correct the injustice resulting to
artillery officers jumped by officers Of
the cavalry and the infantry, whose
promotions duo to the increase Of those
arms bear date Feb. Q, Gen. MILES
recommends that Congress authorize
the artillery commissions. which were
made in patches from May to October,
to be dated from the same day. AS
these latter we're due to the augmenta-
ton Of the arm. it is only logical that
they be treated as we're those OF the
other arms Of the service.
Gen. MILES urges the decentraliza-
ton of the army as much as possible,
and the restoration Of authority and
responsibility to subordinate COM
manders. Secretary RooT's scheme
for improving the army undoubtedly
includes this suggestion. New recon-
mendations are that a service school
similar to the schools at Fort Riley and
Fort Monroe be founded in Southern
California;; and that meritorious nom
commissioned officers OF Ave years
service, who are not eligible for per-
manent appointments in the army by
reason Of age, be commissioned and dis
charged, as an encouragement and
recognition Of their services. The ac-
ceptance OF this suggestion would cause
no expense, and would give to these for
mer soldiers merely the title Of Lieu
tenant; il. however, it should tend to
decrease the too small number of eff
cient non-commissioned officers in the
army, 1t would not help the service.
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Tire. Circle. 60 Choose From .

A look al the ballot furnished YOU
to-day will disprove utterly the asser-
ton that the ticket headed by MIR Low
is partisan. OF Republican rather than
Democratic
There Is the Republican column de
noted by the Eagle. the Gtlzons' mon
column denoted by the statue Of IAberj
and tho Greater New NoIk democracy
column. denoted by the Rooster Bat
a single supporter IT the fusion
uoket. including all tho newspaper
and stump par'lhans ~ u hind or all
other. Will quarrel SI'h '"u an a. Which
aurlo you 'houso fuf marking ~Ith no
ufuss that makes y"uf vote
Tho main pursis' ~ thr 'AHpalfn.
ihs sl.,tlun II the flsiun u'kots piJ
and county Will h. accomplished T., {.
mAik n aly ons q he ihroo Drios
natnsd
No matter wisil,oi 500 aIu o i,splU
bean uf . nsmlsiat. vote &c iHs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-05
ROOSEVELT CUT THE RED TAPE.
Lieut.. P~oindeNtcr Gets Hs Commission
and Ills Delayed Wedding Is Celebrated.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-The marriage
to-day in Christ Church in Alexandria. Va.
Of Miss Charlotte Thornton Mason. daugh-
ter Of Col. Roy Mason of Fredericksburg.
Va. and Lieut.. Fielding Lewis P~oindeIter.
U. s. A., brought to light another Instance
whore President Roosevelt has cut red
tape to do q sensible. kindly act. Lieut..
Poindexter served In the Volunteer army
during the Spanish war and made q most
creditable record for himself. Some months
ago he was designated for appointment
as a Second Lieutenant in the Regular army
and passed a successful examination.
When IL came TO actual appointment,
however, tho War Department officials
demurred on the ground that there was
some slight breach of discipline charged
against him. trivial. il was true. but never
Young Poindexter tried for weeks to have
the matter righted. and the wedding was
put of in consequence.
On Wednesday last one Of his friends
went TO President Roosevelt, explained
the circumstances and asked that some
action be taken. The President called
on the Wa Department for the papers
in the case and asked the official who brought
them what the charge was against the
young officer. Upon being told IL was
that Lieut.. Poindexter, just after his APP
pointment in the Volunteer army, had
not risen and saluted his superior officer
when the latter entered tho ROOM, Mr..
Roosevelt. remarking that a young man
without an army training could not at
once lie expected to kno all the army
regulations, directed h issue OF his COM
mission. The next day the commission
and the date Of the wedding fixed for
to-day.
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PerIae.ous Dawn In Pildurcr.

Our aniated contemporary, uh" Hd0'Ts-
topn Nal, nov contains such modest
bus signihcaut notices hS he
Tu,.i.r rprs,sutrs f4fsaa sul Company
K.~ Yon. dropp,d lotto Ia go hl.s stb . litter
mon na hm . lafss spd pfuuHpslt Doe uHtrA
saasd A. tEs botlou that utnr lf VA ,u ts nuuS
sf Padgssi ~ ned usiu 'an cod go u' rsn.
.nd o,nsf fsuuH, ouif.u ufHuarsa Do ga o.
snd iss, Fp-ud
EspAid ~ sutne Bristol merchant
of ths early n.y rui"ruth o'niuf, would
have eli i,ur.li irisld II hs had d,"pls7i
lnts ~sifaifprd 90 Asun hni drank o.
plI- - Airgnia aud q -i"up ~ sa'h
9Th NuaAAA hntttartAnt l1ldus'f
iissif sHh uf laaus aud giadrs is
b8Uss iuuntalu Ua SrFHs larhsrs
and BE- maHf ullrI iar.uilrs ahi 'sI
aalilsr b. u.sf. ihsu nuiti itr lHHIUfN
fnm ~. iuft as iif ils'I aill booze
~ us m,ss HIYsID4s ~ h'lhf lsfr
sAd a lH gifsl SOD 500 a Nai
sllimal lIluffH 10 iis p'ass
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ans tal.rH SEQ tH Nrual a lHHlifI
pal.lus A. A.. ilIiaHI hIHff s
ifssalm taf ls lsHHis "a u. iatf
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daaH httf flH iItHr aN A. IH
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80 A. nfa 60 W
s.n,naH pu naf l
srf.sas iis a..f Al. $500
"a l.ssr M 90. IHH IH
49, . HUH|....H. ina r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-05
WITNESS HAD SMALLPOX.
Counsel Said That He Had Been 20 See Him
-Case Quickly Went Over the Term.

NHwBURoH. Nov. THE case OF Sidney
Bell against Ernest Shattle cams before
Justice Dickey this morning in the Novem-
Der term Of the Supreme IA II Is q
Westchester county case. X + Ulme
a lawyer for the defense. appeared, He
said
L ha We lust been down 90 SEQ one OF
our material witnesses and found that he
had the smallpox
Every ear in the court room opened
wide and every neck was stretched 20 hear
what more Lawyer ullne might say.
i called on him, Continued the bar
lister, and
did YOU go into his room'' asked the
Judge
10. sa.d Thine. i called az the house .
Apparently relieved. Ia feeling that the
crowded court room shared with the Court
justice Dlckry said
you have . good excuse you are sitting
pr.tts clos" tu M" aud you can leave just
~ soon az you please
Amid laughter the case quickly went over
the term
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-05
v.,OR mrs PiT OiraI IRf
Aad >rp spaper'' 'AmpAisa iaiitloa 'en'
tainlng Hls Ilnal Appeal 10 sa,rd

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thr l.,sl Democrats ne~slaI" vhDl 10
s4It.iulug Mayo fisar sas ab.af o. o.
"a. pts-- iliH arrulsun iHrr' va- a. -
pl....u 81 l-rfru u rir l~a-ru.ruf. vlarh
ns hfo tY Iur I~u.lI.ng NaIt,i itsDtHf
f.r fltuuuau sac i4funi aI.Yf Ihs afus
aud leo ihs Its siaIHT n 10 .H fL'
$50 halI alI l, rtItan.U aI. iHsHl u.s .fF
unlHlAls A. IH b. tiirl ltaiIsHI iini d aH
taF siltIuH - tH us IhIsHH Boo. Iut4HFr
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nsif iLs hauu Nsb lHAt utH iad
nlni srtsfa| Isba gHfHf laia srflri
&C. ils foe slI fHI ri. Ihr f.iIf sHIHfd
altl iHn rIis.IIHaIHH
10 nn uH nNHi l.t NHI 90 no t.I
lsfs n rllI .HHif 20 aIr 49, sIrN
asfn4 sittui 30. If "H aHN IarH linH
ssnlt .u.nHH. IH. s#I sfss
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-05
". Y. UNIVERSITY LOOKS AHEAD.
Committee 20 Consider I q OF Seventy.
NTH Anniversary Celebration.

New York University, through its council,
took the first steps yesterday afternoon in
considering the advisability OF a celebra-
ton Of its s~eventy-ffth anniversary In
October, 1905. This committee Of seven
was appointed TO consider and report upon
the expediency Of the celebration; Chan
cellor MacCracken, William F. Havemeyer.
Andrew II. Green, DR.. John p. Mum, DR..
John Reid, Miss Helen Miller Gould, Miss
Emily ID. Butler and Mrs. Eugene Smith
This committee will seek conferences with
the Senate Of the university in reference
to the plan and scope Of a celebration
with the officers OF the various alumni
bodies in regard TO tho formation Of a
united alumni association; with the Rapid
Transit Commission and leading citizens
of The Bronx upon the extension before
1905 OF the new Underground road to Uni
versity Heights, finally with the friends Of
the university with a view 20 securing by
1905 81 900 900 for grounds and buildings.
which might liquidate all liabilities and
provide accommodations. greatly needed,
FOR one OF two schools. and 81 600 900 as a
productive endowment. the income TO be
for the extension Of the university
work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-05
JUDGE z. O. LEwISS WILL.
Estate Of 81 .0OOyOOO Dfvtded-Mustn't
He Invested In Railroad Securities.

y wATRRBURY. Conn. Nov. THE vii Of
Judge Edward Cofin Lewis. the iron mil
l~ionaire, divides 81 600 600 evenly among
three OF his children and the hve-year-H.d
daughter of another child nov dead Ihs
girl. Eleanor Coffin Lewis, will inhea'
half a million ia trust. one-hslf 20 he given
her at rs and the remainder at 20 uniess
she dies, when II reverts 10 her aunts Gnd
uncle. None Of this money, or any othc-
part Of the estate. while II Is kept tOgether,
must ever be invested In railroad securtes
The direct heirs ara Mrs W J. Schlegal
Mp william T. Fulton and Truman ,
Lewis
The sou,hmayd Home here for old women
gets o. 900. the Waterbury Hospital 800
fhe sunday school of Trinity Church, 800
All grandchildren get t?O,O0O each, and twu
nephews, esid.nt Of Bridgeport Edward
Morgan and John J Green, get 5000 a.
$40. 900 respect vsly 1he widow. a. wu.u
lis.re VA given $4,000 reoeutly grar
$50 Oo and a home worth 90 90 Jam.
+ Elton and William b. Fulton are 90.
sNagufun
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oHI>,uO, R,IDTHE PRESIDENT
nsmorial services la >snkn which We're
Attended bl An the Omcisls

DuNKtEK \ Nov William Martin
CONSUL tp chang kmng 'hiUA, tAs AIhyed
lum. Consul Martin wAu Nas ordered To-
Nauhlu. flu capital 81 sYutLsrn ttlpa
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81 ilru Urvs ~ rr idruf Mrhiulr, . a.sats.
uatl.I tra,irl NaukiI tlr NlnruN vLu
rulrr 'lsln uHlIiuuf Il JsuIlr sss no boo
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-05
NAY NOT A1CFPT BIsHOPRIC
Jhs nsV a brrn' Undecided uhsthrl
60 30 10 the rhilluplnos

bOsToA, % Z Although D. hHs be-
.sid positively within no pasf tys..F
hous hat he ir, e. ~ hr-ul - -' $50
pi.eL Ilufch had asiuiI.i, uer.ir
g. q o. tl" phulppaur. 49, hHI At
hruit cave tia d." lac lof malH f|.
decision aid NN 900 lfIlp IlH
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b . SshsrfEI lWlHurs..U uAI An
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-05
The Election To-day.

Forecasts Of the result Of the election
to-day have been made with more or
less Of intelligence and discernment
BY political managers, newspapers and
betting men. On which side the
weight of the majority will be cannot,
however, be more than guessed, very
loosely, no matter how elaborate may
be the machinery by which a straw
vote" is obtained. The general DRIFT
OF public sentiment must be discovered
to form anything approaching an In
tellipent estimate OF the result.
OF the election of Low and OF JEROME
and the overthrow OF the Tammany dom
ination there cannot be any doubt which
does not imply a ~disgraceful reflection
on the civilization of New York; and
for that reason we feel confident OF the
result Of the balloting to-day. 1t is a
choice between decency and indecency
40 plain that we would not insult the
electorate Of this greatest Of Ameri-
can communities by harborinG such a
doubt.
For the vindication of the enlighten-
ment, of the very humanity OF New YORK,
to-day's victory over Tammany ought
10 be Of a magnitude which will be inn
pressive throughout civilization. The
number of ballots cast will be about
six hundred thousand. They will be
more than the aggregate poll al the
momentous Presidential election last
real in any of the States OF III MO
except six, and accordingly they will
furnish a test of American sentiment OF
the %profoundest significance.
The time for appeal has passed. Moth
ing that can be said now will affect the
result. Every citizen understands the
plain and simple issue to be decided
to-day and IL his conscience and con-
viction have not already determined
his Judgment upon it he is both morally
and intellectually unfit to discharge
that highest duty OF his citizenship.
No excuse for any confusion as to the
subject can be offered by any one. The
question is plain: Does he want more OF
Tammany government or does he de-
mand Q better and a decenter govern
ment!
Under such circumstances the poll
to-day proportionately to the registra-
ton ought 10 be and, we believe, it will be
greater than in any past municipal
election, and fewer votes relatively
will be thrown away or side and cranky
tissues.
The question to be decided is 40 square
and simple, too. that was there
% little pretext for scratching tickets.
II YOU are for Tammany you are for
it's whole ticket and one candidate on
II is as good rs another. II you are
AGAINST Tammany you cannot assist in
overthrowing its domination completely
except by voting the whole ticket in
opposition 10 il. as presented identi-
oally in the Republican. Citizens Union
and the Greater New York Democracy
columns. 1t is always dangerous to
scratch a ticket, lest you might invalldate
your vote. For the movement against
Tammany 20 he successful fully every
candidate representing il must be elected.
30 that all departments Of the municipal
shall be purged Of Tam
many influences.
Do we need TO urge'any reader Of this
who ia a citizen Of New York to vote
to-day Such an eNhortation would
imply an insult 90 him ~ a man Of con-
science and enlightenment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-05
r THE CADETS!
Rcbukc the Parade OF Ned Light shame-
ieesnessi

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: We
have Witnessed this year In the Fifth Assem-
bly, district something heretofore entirely
unknown there or In any other political
contest in this city TO my knowledge: A
parade Of organized cadets In support
OF Shepard and Tammany-a parade OF
the vile creatures whose inoonceivably base
industry now brings them under q new
definition Of tho criminal code. a. subject
to Imprisonment as disorderly characters.
l write Of this parade As . manifestation
Of the tone and character Of h municipal
canvass now closing the sort OF fight
which Tammany has been making.
NEW YORK. Nov. 4. DEMocRAr.
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Nls iasU
Ams dfsu bfsHHT
Aaa a.su AAH Noe
AHIt d.sH tHAht tArnfH
kus 81 fol If alH.
hHsfshN .Irl naI go $780, Ha
o. .aa I
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-05

Our affiliated contemporary III" Hd0'Ts-
tvn Mai, nov contains such modest
but sisnihcaut notices h. tho
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-04
FIJI HAS A
HURRICANE
Seven Natives Killed and Losses
Will Exceed One Hundred
Thousand Dollars.

AUCKLAND, March 22.-By the
steamer Taviuni, which arrived from
Suva on March 20, comes the news of
visited the Fiji group on the 18th and
| 14th of the present month. AS the
steamer left on the 18th very few par
ticulars were available from any of
the out-districts of the island of Ova-
lau, on which is situated the old capt.
tai of Lew a. There the damage was
very extensive, both to houses and
shipping, and it is reported that seven
/ natives We're killed. Suva escaped the
blow, but it is almost certain that
when the districts on the east of VIII
Lew are heard from further damage
will be reported.
| Mr.. Hatch, of the Colonial Sugar
| Company, who was coming down from
Lautoka in the steamer Adj Rarogo to
join the Taviuni at Suva, states that
he got telephone message just be
fore leaving. saying that the compa-
ny's mill at Ba had been very severely
! damaged. The recent floods in that
: part of the island also ruined several
| thousands of acres of sugar cane. He
says that six native women and one
native man We're killed in Levuka
The hurricane started at o'clock on
gusts, and kept blowing till about 1O
o'clock, when it abated somewhat. AT
o'clock next morning, however, the
glass fell to about $3.50, which was
the lowest reading, and the hurricane
broke over the island with terrific
force, the blow lasting till about 1916
a. M, by which time it had exhausted
it's fury.
In the morning, says the Fiji Times
Levuka presented a pitiable sight
houses, cutters, and boats of all de
scription being in mixed tumble or
Beach street. Out of total of twelve
vessels in the harbor on Wednesday
night, only two, a copra vessel ant
the steamer Adj Rarogo We're afioat OF
Thursday morning. The latter haC
one boat blown away and some small
damage to deck gear. The copra yes
sci had some of her top gear damaged
and dragged down the harbor.
Great damage was done to coas
cutters and schooners in the harbor
many of them being washed bodily in
to the main street. which runs alon!
the water front. The steamer Ad
Rarogo was made fast to the whar
with twelve heavy hawsers, and In TIL
morning eight of them had parted "a
though they were whipcord. The Co
lOnial Sugar Company's steamer Ma
rama, which way lying at Viro, on tn
west side of the island of OyaIau, wa
also damaged.
The results on shore were mucl
more disastrous, large buildings beini
RACED to the ground, and others havln
roofs blown clean away. No part o
the town escaped the effects of tn
storm, and there was a scene of desc
lation from beyond Vagodace, RICH
along the beach towards Draiba
Inc seawall from opposite the Roma
catholic Mission House to Tologa cree
was destroyed. The roof of the Levuk
pubic school and one side were blow
Meat Company. the WESLEYAN Missfo
House. the Cooperative Butcherv. MI
j. Miller's store, Mr. Crocker's tw
stores. Mr.. Bastin's boot shop, MI
BoIitho,s shop, Mr.. ]. Millar's store
ard private houses occupied nv NJ,
Edwards, Mrs. NJ Wilson. Miss Mos
tyn, Mr. Warbrook and Mr.. volme