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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

Bastrop Texas. December 13.-,Siayor ].
n. jenkins has appointed NLessrs. ]. H..
Craft, w. \. McCord and NJ H. Young,
three Of Bastrop couuty's most prominent
planters. as delegates to the boil weeyil
convention 10 meet at Dallas next week.
About 400 negroes have left this county
the past fortnight for Louisiana and the
Territories.
District court, December term. in and for
BasTop county, convenes here Monday,
The AshlyRush company, has held the
boards at Elzner's opera house all the week
to large audiences
Several Bastropians went TO Austin Sat
urday to witness The Tempest" by
Louis james and Frederick Warde.
Mrs. S, ], Organ returned from visit
to Mrs Governor j, d. Sayers
MISS julia ID, Ellers viii spend the holt
days IN New York with Mrs WIN Luckett
and later Join house party given hy Ariss
Helen Hurlbutt at West Point, Conn, after
which Miss Ellers and Miss Hurlbutt win
return to the New England Conservatory
Of Music, Boston
Miss Stella Title and Mr. George Wolf.
enbarger we're married at the home OF the
| brides parents at Lehman Thursday, De
cember H.
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GONZALES K. D. CLUB.
Annual Reception the Social Event Of the
Season.

Annual Reception the Social Event Of the
Season.
Gonzales, Texas, December 15,-The an
nuul receptions Of the X. ID. club Of Con
Eales are always looked forward TO by the
society people Of the city with great eS-
pectations, as It ia the event OF the season,
and a number OF visiting ladies' and gentle
men are in attendance The sixth annual
reception last night was no exception TO
the rule unless 1t was more largely attend
cd, nearer perfect and greater success than
those Of previous years. The spacious
rooms were Handsomely decorated and
everything was done to make the event
notable one.
At 0:45 the grand march, led by Prcsl-
dent ID. Louie Beach and Miss Lucy kooin'
son, began with sixty couples on the door.
Dancing with some intermissions was Kept
up until 1910. An elegant supper was
served in the dining hall There were
plenty OF cnapelons present wlo dld NOT
dance, but of course, went to look on. Inc
visitors were Mr.. and Mrs. a. $. Carter OF
uockh0rt, Miss Guoch, Palestine, IeAaSt
Miss Belhnrver Miss Laura Roberts, MISS
Rosa Schwartz and Miss Viola johnson or
San Antonio, Miss Rosa TrIgg, Miss Fanny
Ter Of San Antonio, Miss Bea Thompson OF
Big Hill, Miss Burow of Yorktown, Miss
Mary ID. Linn of Hnrwood Miss Netue
Dnrst Of Richmond, Miss Maggie Hun or
Lullng, Miss Ora Lamkin of Luling MISS
Erin Foster Of Torreou, Mexico, Miss Betu
Is. Nelson OF Bolton, Miss Winifred Stner-
ker of Cuero, Miss Tlle Kleburg of Cuero,
Miss Annie Breeder Of CuerO, Miss Annie
Boyd of Cuero, Miss Lille Krepz Of Schu'
lcnburg, Miss Bessie Souter Of Sun Marcos,
Misses Carroll OF Victoria Mss Goodman
OF NuvasotN, Messrs Alexander Hamilton,
Jr of CuerO, Ed Blackwell of Cuero, W.
1 r. blackwell of Cuero, Robert Cox Of Moul-
/ ton, Otto u. H. pfeufHcr of san Antonio.
] Cal. Zoru Of Segnin, John Dawson OF
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Texas Postnasters Appointed.
Especial 10 The Post


Washington, December IA. Postmastcrs
appointed IN Renaissance W. Mccall.
East Hamilton, shelby county, vice r. S..
Virgins, dend; James r. Rogers. Frosa,
Limestone county, vice Plnkncy T. Robin.
son, resigned J Il. Green, Gray, Eastiani
county, vice Thomas W. Gray, resigned:
Columbus A, Ice, Leary, Bowie county,
vice D. n. Smith. resigned; John G. Rea,
Peerless Hopkins county, vice Il. J. LIND.
iy, resigned; Jordon Reasouover, stiles,
Tom Green county, vice w w McElroy.
resigned; Fannie c. Fisher. Barksdale. ed
wards county, vice ] II Swecten resigned,
Bruce A, Sailor, cado, Navarro county, vice
J. W. Noryell, resigned; William l. Knew.
Camp Verde. Kerr county. vice Mpttle
SHUTS, resigned; Edward II, Turner, Kate
mey, Mason county, vice Thomas S. Wood,
resigned; o. ID. Gunstream. Little Elm,
Denton county. vice Rice Wood resigned;
Matte j. Swofford. Paint Rock, Concho
county, vice CASTOR w Swoftord dead:
Thomas NJ, stone, Rockhln Collin county,
Vice W. c. Nangle, resigned Monroe Mui.
likns Utica, Smith county, vice Beriie A
Tolbert; Eva Chestnut, Valley Spring.
Llano. county, vice J. A. Chestnut, re
signed.
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Weimar Local items.

weimar, Texas, December l8-Rev, J. w.
Gates went to Bay City, MIR. w. II. Lester
to Waco, Mr. Charles Bltner to Kerrville,
Mr.. Arthur Ratlin up the road on UuSiness,
Mr.. j. T. Walker to Columbus, MIR. George
Hcrdor to Ill Campo the past week. ana
all have returned IN due time for the
Christmas holidays
Messrs. Eugene r, Herndon OF Columbus,
W. r. and c. A. Allen or Shimek, Rudolf
Nordhausen and wife or SChulcnburg, Ed
tor Harrlgal and wife Of La Grange, IA. J.
Lans and wife OF Columbus, Rev h, y.
Smith. presiding elder OF the Methodist
church here, Mr.. Frank Russck and wife OF
Skidmorc, Mr.. D. A. Rose and wife OF san
Antonio, MIR Nat Holman and son, Matt
Of La Grange, Mr. Louis Wrels of Gliddeu,
Mr., C.. O. Harrison of Bonus, Mr.. Ii, W..
Chinn OF Cameron, Rev, Barnum OF Fla
tonia who has been called to I'll the Bap-
tIst pulpit for the coming year ut this
place, Mrs. Nempe and baby Of Flatonia,
Mr.. ]. II. Altcnberg of Eagle Lake, have
called to see friends In this city within the
last few days,
Mrs I. Hubbard and daughter Mise cara,
have returned from Westherford.
Mrs @, G. Loedcr has returned from her
extended visit 70 LNyaca county friends
Mrs. T. A, HIN and her daughter, Mrs
Pearl Sparks, have returned from Houston.
Mrs Seydler, who has been at san An
tonic FOR trcUtment, is at home much i'm
proved in health.
MIR. John Garrett and family have moved
10 Prairie View, where they with In future
reside
! Mr. wayman Kindred, master OF weimRI
| Masonic lodge, has been Mt the Granc
| Lodge In Houston for the past ten days
| lie is now IN Beaumont
MIR, A. F. Beck was called by wire q
the homo OF his mother at Cameo Guada
| lupe county. Ills mother died at the ag,
OF II years and was buried by the sld'
Of her husband, who died many years ago
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Calvert News,

Calvert Texas, December 1s.-several
prominent citizens OF Calvert are getting
up another old hddlers contest. About two
years ago contest OF this kind was held
IN calvert which attracted people from far
ana near and was voted an entertainment
OF matchless popularity
LEES are selling in Calvert at IS cents
a dozen and are very scarce even Mt This
price, The commodity Is expected n al.
vance as Christmas approaches
,o Inc Calyert football team suffered de-
teat again at the hands OF Grcesbeeck I'm
the last Iamed town yesterday ofternoon
me merchants are getting ia and putting
ol alsplaE large line Of Christmas goods
MAJOR 5. w. Parish OF Beaumont has
sola MS interest In the store operated by
T Nae Caiyert Furniture company Ia this
n MN 70 aus partner. Mr. r. h. Read. who
WI continue the business as usnal
Mt Frank A. Wood, a popular younc Mt.
JGerney late. Of West Texas, has iocafsa In
Calyert and has been appointed denuty
county attorney by his brother. Countyp AZ AZ.
torney ]. W. Wood O0u"'S AZ
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PRIZE FIGHTERS hEART.
Coffee Shown 10 Be the Cause OF Hi
Weak Heart

Coffee Shown 10 Be the Cause OF His
Weak Heart.
Frank Wallis, the Illinois champion
featherweight says:
Nearly ali my life / drank coffee and
Il finally put me Ia such condition that
training FOR any fight was almost impos.
sihle.
My breathing was poor and slight exer.
tiOn always made me very tired. ] could
not understand IL. for ! was otherwise well
and strong, until one day, In training quar-.
tiers, friend and ndmirer OF mine asked
me II drank coffee | told him. yes and
he said that was what allied me.
This was two weeks before an important
fight OF mine was due He explained how
coffee affected the heart snd nerves aud
told me OF the good qualities Of Postum
Food Confee l Immediately commenced M
use Il IN place OF coffee, The result was
wonderful My nervousness left me, INV
breathing bothered me no more. my cor.
hdence returned, and / was as good as ever
In a short time.
| returned victor OF the aght which am
confident I would not have been had con.
tinued tia use OF eonsA."
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Beaumont, Texas, December 10 The Of
fcers this morning saw negro man com
ing down Forsytho toward Pearl street.
and they thought he had been stealing
something because there WINS a clock under
his arm. The officers were wearing citi-
dons' clothes and had no badges. They at.
tempted to halt the negro and he thought
they were going to hold him up. He ran
IKE n deer, but the officers took six shots
at him. Fortunately, all Of them went
wide Of their mark and the man escaped.
In the meantime, however, handsome
plate glass front In the Brown building
was broken, II mummy was pierced with a
bullet and there were a number of badly
be made to force the officers to pay for the
glass Tho negro was cook md has bean
passing the same point with the same alarm
clock every morning for year.
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slx-DAY "BIkE" RACES.

Lcsrder Won Final Mile Sprint--jacob-
son and Newkrk Second.
New York. December 13--Lcnndcr won
the anal mile sprint with Jacobson for
first place In the six-day bicycle race by =
length and half, winning $500 for him
self and his partner the second money,
$1,000. going 10 jacobson and Newkirk. In
the second Mcfarland won. Bcdall was sec
ond and Moran third Calvin and Root,
Keegan and Peterson, contested for sixth
and seventh places, Root winning by n
wheels length Barclay aud Krchs stood
alone for the eighth priz9. The finals at IA
o'clock when the track was cleared for the
spirits. st Cd.
Leandcr- Flcvd Krohs md NewkirkJncoh
ron PAT 2: McFarl mi Maya, BedGll- BedCi'
ard Stins cn.Mornn. 2477 .; GAlvin-Root aud
KerEan.P tersou, 2iT7 l. BWclay-Franz
Krehs 247T
The lenders we're 256 miles and one lar
behind the record at the end.
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PALESTINE POINTERS.
Colonel 5urkltt Is Locking for site for
a Home

Colonel 5urktt Is Locking for site Tor
a Home.
Palestine, Texas, December l3.--Colonel
George w. Burkltt Of this city, who has
lust returned from Houston, where he Is
living at present. was seen by Post cor
respondent today and when asked as TO
whether or not he would move back 10
Palestine, said 81 most assuredly will
am here now looking for suitable property
to purchase and upon which | Intend to
erect $1,000 residence. Mrs BurKtt is
very anxious to return here and want
to get back myself" Colonel Burkitt was
the recent republican candidate Tor COVER
nor of the state, and Is the owner OF the
Faulkner hotel building here. lie was ASK
cd about his plans Tor eulurglnB tue Vuliq,
ing ana otherwise Improving, ana S'iu
81 certainly Intend to add two more stutIeh
to the building md place u IN nIst Slhss
shape, and put In an electric elevator tIOlu
the bottom 10 the roof The plans Tor tnt
Improvement have already been drawn am
ESTIMATED on and IN the very near future
work will begin The building when nhlsb
ed Will be five stories nigh ana VIII De oh'
OF the best hotels iu the state. falesIi,Rs,
is ccrtdlnly growing very fast ana my VIZ
suys / must get back here In hurry AM
| agree with her. 1T.
Ii was learned today that the new wnoie
sale dry goods firm that Will occupy tn'
Ezel livery stable building aIter ' af InaI
l Is the Mnddcu-Grahnm company OF IN
las. G Arm that has stores all over "a,
State The lUlldlng will be greatly en-
Ipr1ed and improved, and the hrn VIA hNF
one nf the biggest houses In the East IeAA
country,
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News Notes.

Beaumont, Texas, December is Mayor
Bangham is today sending out his adver-
tiscmcnts for bids on the $4,000 bond Is.
sue, to be sent In on January q.
Forsythe street will be the next paved by
the paving contractors.
The Liberty Bellies" came In late T.
night but a large audiNnce awaited patient.
ly their coming. They arrived az S:A5
Messrs Shaw and Jones went to Port Ar
thur last night and saw the new Young
Mems Christian Association quarters there
entered for the nrst time, They own their
own lot and are In excellent condition
j. r.. Clark, travelling claim agent OF the
Southern Pacihc has been here today an,
ticipating such claims as may be presented
hy the merchants on account OF the recent
Are. He is getting the papers Strengthened
Out
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Bryan erIefa.

Bryan. Texas December y The Ilttic
2-year-old son Of Prof. and Mr.. n II.
Harrington OF the Agricultural asa Mrthau
ieal college was buried In 10 city Gene
terry here late yesterday afternoon.
Cam L. Fannln OF Marlin Is hers on tusi
ness.
]. R. Smith and J. t. Jones o. this coun
Y left today 20 spend the HOLIDAYS az thell
old home at oglethorpc, Ga
Colonel Rush MCQUEEN Of Brenham u VIZ
iting relatives hara,
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The Temporary Pavement.

Beaumont. Texas December 13-The va
rlous soliciting committees have been out
todny In nm effort to raise the $4,000 or SlO,-
600 for the purpose OF Temporarily paving
with plank one street In each direction TO
the outskirts and have been most success
full The sum is rapidly assuming the pro
portions required. The city Is really not
in any worse position than many other
Texas towns and cities Its proportion Of
pavement is somewhat less tlnn the aver.
age simply on account of the phenonenal
growth, and there Is more than SlUO,uOO n
sight now for permanent paving IN add
tiou to that already laid. The committees
have met with few cases where their re-
quests were refused, and IN most cases III.
tie argument was needed TO get the dona-
tiou asked.
The route selected is Bowie street to the
Santa Fc depot beginning at the Pearl
street brick pavement; Laurel avenue to
Magnolia avenue aud north on Magnolia as
fur ms the funds will permit 1t may he
necessary also to pave one or two blocks ON
Austin street In the south end, but that
part Of the city Is comparatively In excel
lent condition. The pavement started here
Is practically the SHINE as WIS adopted In
Houston some years ago. The Pearl street
pavement was opened up today and vehicles
can go all the why through. This is "A great
help to the south siders.
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RookdaIe News NJ.

aoeGdale' Texas, December ia Ferris
s SA,e' ana underground opened up for
business here yesterday and last night 4
,alse percentage Of the town nonrI,,,o,,
p",lonlzed the dual attraction. Hsntere
it eSns BARRIERS, drayinen, nigrePs MeT
scrs' s ma an sorts wed with each otheT II
nncS i9r seats all out for n lark
the proprietor anu ptoht oil
ell, bradiey, who was danraro,s,,
Ss,1s sa oy son OF George PENN 10 Z,
nreSS,SS9y' continues to Improve snS T es'
ip ,S't ~, recover; Penny had an eSam,n
be nd ~ ~ ,,yosSsdierday and was released o.
grand jury. Appest esiere the mex
Inc dry goods nrm Of ]. c. Cattle,
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Beaumont, Texas, December 1s.--The rain
statistics were received today from the
Washington authorities and disclose the
actual rainfall here during the unprece-
dented nood OF November 81. That day the
rainfall was, according TO the government
agent who was here. 90 inches, The total
rainfall for the month OF November In
Beaumont was % inches, while the average
annual rainfall for this city since 1896 has
been 80 inches. II will be noted that on the
one day the rainfall was one-fourth the
average for the whole year, and that the
November rain was two-thirds the average
for the whole year.
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CONSULAR SERVICE REFORM.

Bill Has Been introduced to Provide for
Reorganization.
Washington, December ia bill wac
introduced in the house today by Represent
alive Williams (Pa) to provide for the re
organization Of the consular service. Pro
vision is made for the classification of con
suls general and consuls and for the ex
animation of applicants and those now ~
the service. OF the latter those who fai
10 pass are to be dropped but none car
be called for examination within six month,
of the passage of the bill. Special eN-
Rminatlons are provided for those who may
be sent where the United States exercises
extra territorial jurisdiction.
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Rryan CITY Council.

Bryan, Texas, December 13.-At a meet,
ing OF the city council last night an ordi,
nance was passed prohibiting fireworks on
Main street or near any cotton yard or
warehouse. The council also fixed the city
marshars salary Mt 5000 per annum rad
the city secretary's salary nt $500 e1-ofIi
clio, so cents on each 500 va!uatipl for os'
scsslng and l per cent on al moneys col
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mont street, railway, over which there has
been 50 much controversy, is now In tne
hands OF Harry j. Johnson and bis asso-
clates The laet Of the outstanding stock
that w 81. A. Orloph Of New York and
Gustave Cusachs OF New Orleans) was TO-
day transformed To the name Of Johnson.
While !. d. Polk Is stiil president Of the
company, II is not expected that be VIII re-
main SO after January J.
Mr.. johnson says he will have fourteen
miles or track In operation by April ana
that the extoptlon TO the oil helds VIII be
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FIGHTING BoB's" COMMAND
To Have Charge Of Three Fine Battle
ships In the Orient.

Washington, December ia cable mes
sage was received az the navy department
today announcing the arrival OF the battle.
ship oregon at Yokohama. She will join
the Asiatie feet. The Wisconsin, recently
flagship of the Pacific station, has been
assigned to the Asatic station and viii 6C
fitted out at the Bremerton naval station
fox that service Her arrival in the Orient
viii give Rear Admiral Evans command of
three Of the finest battlcships In the navy,
the Kentucky. Oregon and Wisconsin.
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BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
People Are Subscribing 10 the Fund
for Temporary Pavement.
EAGLES CARNIVAL Is AT AN END
Twenty-three inches Of Rain Fell During
the Month e November-MaS Free
man Sent to Jail.

Branch office, The Posts Beaumont Of
Zee Is now located IN Exall building
ground floor, both phones No, S33. WITH 8.
d. Linn as business representative ana +.
w. Greer as correspondent. Subscli ptlohs
and advertisements or news items lelt az
this address viii receive prompt attention
Subscribers having any cause for complaint
as to delivery of papers are REQUESTED 20
phone or otherwise notify the otnce
promptly.
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act OF youngsters as ever graced the
Texas diamonds. Manager REILLY u In cor
resnondence with several men who are top.
notchers IN their intercollegiate games, and
season OF professional ball viii no DOUBT
develop them to that extent that they VIII
Southern league or faster company.
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neI.natos 10 AN Meevll conventlon.

delegates 70 EoW WeeVI OohVtHWOH'
Yoakum, Texas, December 1S.-Mayor II,
Tribble Of this city has designated Messrs.
a. G. Harrington aud Jacob Poth Of this
place ana George F. Willis Of Hochheim TO
represent this immediate section ut the boil
weeyil convention to be held at Dallas soon.
These gentlemen have had much experience
with this pest to the cotton crop.
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Ei.zslmn,ons' Def.

Tacoma, Wash, December Bob Fits-
simmons said today in reply 20 Gus Rub
Inns challenge for a eix-ro1nd bout before
the Penn Athletic club OF Philadelphia
'Personally | am ready to meet any man
In the world that can offer sunicient m
ducements SO far as Corbett is concerned,
i guess ne can ultimately get Eight with
Jeffries IL he wants Il bad"
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Taylor; Texas, December 1s.-on last
meahesday Mr. Adam Appel and Miss
70 the German Lutheran church, south.
west OF Taylor. After the ceremony a
sumptaous repast where everything good
ioyed By about 30 or more persons.
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PLENTY Of Ball PLAYERS.

Information derived from several sources
shows that the South Texas league viii
have no trouble securing fast set Of
players for each team. Applications from
players OF ability are received by every
mail. and the league will have Just MS fast
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HOUSTON WAS DEFEATED.
Affected by Stage Fright During the
First Halt

7
Especial 60 The Poul
Shreveport, La, December 13-Superior
strength and not science caused the defeat
Of the Houston High school eleven today.
The Shreveport Athletic association foot
ball team won by score OF - to in
two twenty minute halves. The Texas
youths appeared TO be affected with stage
fright IN the FIRST half. whom four touch
downs and three goals were scored. In the
second half the Texans outplayed Shrcye
port, bust costly fumhles and % misundcr
standing OF signals prevented Houston from
making q possible score, The work ~ he
lcs1cru,er of Houston was revelation 10
the admirers ~ tho game lu this city III:
tackles and work behind the line could not
be Improved upon. Campbell Jones ulsC
PLAYED good ha'l DuroG missed a goa
from field az sixty yards by only Few
feet
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60 WIZ be succeeded by Mistrot Bros. a
Co. on January l. Contract has beeu lot
for a handsome brick store house on the
corner Of Bell and Akerman streets 1he
business will be under the management of
Mr. w. Il. Gather
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The CarnIval al Ia nd

beaumont Texas December 13.-The
Eagles carnival closed tonight in whir
ling, wbizzlng shower Of lights, din from
horns and noise makers, yells from happy
Eagles, a noiseless storm Of confetti and
general good feeling. The carnival has
been on for the entire week and the at
tendance hns been something enormous not
withstanding the slauderous reports that
have gained circulation throughout the
country about the condition OF the streets
here. Captain II. !. Kelle was down from
Jasper last night and suys that even there,
which community * entirely friendly to
beaumont, report went the rounds that
matters were lu horrible shape and that it
/ is nothing Ike as bad here as they are be,
/ lieviug. The crowds were made up largely
/ of home people, but II Is believed that there
must have been 1000 visitors here during
/ the week The merchants have done a big
/ business and Christmas goods are already
/ growing scarce from the rush OF today
| The Gaskill Munday Carnival company goes
/ from here to Galveston, where they will
open up Monday. They have an excellent
line Of attractions and their shows are clear
ana the people here appreciated them thor
Oughly,