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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

The cestus, a cruel and dangerous
species of boxing, in which the hands
and arms were furnished with gaunt-
lets, loaded with lead or iron, was re-
vived in Greece in the twenty-third
Olympiad; but, as the victory in this
game was frequently stained with blood
1t was never held in much estimati
by the Greeks, who evinced in then
public sports none of the sanguinary
ferocity that characterized the Romans
Damoxenus, champion of the cestus,
having slain his adversary under cir
cumstances of much cruelty and treach-
cry, was not only refused the wreath,
but was driven from the stadium with
every mark of infamy and Indignation,
while his deceased victim was splen-
didly crowned by the judges. The COM
batants in this exercise wore headpieces
of brass for their protection, notwith-
standing which they were often terribly
mutiated, though they might escape
with life and limb.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30
Frxinr Rattera.

One cupful of bread -four, one-half
tablespoonfuls of salad oil, two-thirds
cupful of water, beat in one egg yolk,
put in the ice chest one or two hours,
add one-half teaspoonful of one egg
white beaten stiff. Asparagus in Bat
ter-Trim stalks of cold boiled aspara-
gus, have batter thin as light cream,
dip stalks in, fry in deep fat, drain on
brown paper, serve. Sweet Batter for
Fruit-One cupful pastry flour, one
tablespoonful of oil or melted butter,
two-thirds cupful of water, one-half
teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful
of extract vanilla, lemon or ginger,
one beaten yolk. Set in ice chest till
wanted, add two beaten whites. Cut
fruit in sections or slices, use skewer
or nutpick to put one piece at a time
in batter. Drain little. Fry in deep
fat, drain and serve with sugar in
shaker-La Polka.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30
SOME DoN'Ts FOR SUMMER.
Sapiexx Suggestions which May Help
to Make life TOlerabIe in
Hot weather.

Don't you wink at the soda fountain
man. Winks have gone out of fashion,
says wise contemporary.
Don't hitch along on all open car.
1t is easier to let people climb over your
knees
Don't ask a fat man if this is hot
enough for him. He'll think there's
joke in it somewhere.
Don't take it out on the ice man. If
it wasn't for him we'd have to cuss
the coal man the year around
Don't try to cool off on cocktails or
warm up on ice-cold lemonade. There's
a philosophy about such things
Don't imagine that the fellow in the
white duck suit is looking for red-hot
coal stove. He's got the same feeling
down his back that you have.
Don't get up arguments about ice
cream. 1t may kill, but if it does our
loss will be your gain.
Don't tell anybody that at this date
last year, when you were up in the
mountains, you had to sleep with three
blankets over you. You are thought to
be liar as it is.
Don't talk politics, and feel under
obligations to call some one liar. Let
him escape until the frosts come again
Don't swear off on anything, and thus\
perturb your mind, and add another bur-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

Tho first of August seems to be a
long time getting here for those who
are waiting for the improvement OF
the fire department.. The additions
are badly needed and the plans cannot
be carried out any too soon. The
aldermen will doubtless lose no time
in awarding the contracts and getting
the apparatus here as quickly as posi-
BILE, likewise have work started on
the new houses so as to have them
completed before cold weather.
The question of horses for Lincoln
Hose Company will have to be more
seriously considered by the city
fathers. There is still some questions
as to whether the members of that
company would attempt to drag their
carriage to fire at any distance if
they did not have horses. 1t is under
stood the Lincoln's took no action on
the matter at their last meeting and
as for the public appearance of Chief
Cominss' before the aldermen, he
received n9A instructions then that
c&ld be called official. -
With their new combination wagon,
however, conditions change. Lincoln
Hose no longer has carriage that
can readily be pulled by hand. 1t
will be very heavy and will require a
strong team. What will the Lincolns
be supposed to do then when they can
get no horses? They cannot be ex-
pected to drag the wagon, neither can
they be allowed to remain in their
house while valuable property is being
destroyed. If any company in the
city needs horses, it is Lincoln Hose.
The matter is clearly up to the Board
of Aldermen and must be solved be-
fore the contemplated improvement is
at all complete.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30
liam 1ireenleaf, c. Of R. Mrs. ?. Eriokson.

liam Greenleaf, c. of R. Mrs. P. Erickson.
c. of w.
F. and A. M. Raritan Lodge No. 81
Regular Communications and. and 4th.
Thursdays, Odd Fellows Hall, Smith Street
c. F. Hall, w. M; c. K. Seaman. Sec'y.s
High Street.
F. of A. Court Amboy No. IS, meets
K. of P. Hall, first and third Wednesday
Thos. Lucas, Chief Ranger, f. Dalton
Fin Sec., 95 New Brunswick ave.
G. A. r. Major James H. Dandy Post
No. g. S. G. Garretson, Commander;
Adjt. Rev. E. B. French, Westminster.
Imp 0. r. M. Po Ambo Tribe No 6s
Council Sleep every Thursday. Phillip
Schwartz. Sachem, Hans S. Smith, c. Of r.
Andrew Jensen C. of w.
Ira B. lice Lodge No. 3oo RAILROAD
rrainmen, meet every Ist and 3rd Sunday
Knights of Pythias Hall Cor Smith and
High streets. T. ]. Griffin Master Robt
Mulvaney Secretary, Charles Miller Tres
urer
l. o. of F., Court Keasbey, No. 1907.
Meets last Thursday of every month,
k of C Hall, corner Smith and Rector
streets. G. w. FIthian, Chief Ranger
Fl. Z. Pickersgill, Secretary, n Lewis St.
l. o. o. Lawrence Lodge. No. 62
Meets Odd Fellows Hall, Smith street
every Friday night Dr. Frank Crowther,
N. G.; F. L. Herington, Sec'y, Brighton
Ave.
Jr. o. U A. M. Middlesex Council No.
63. Meets every I'D and 4th Wednesday
in City Hall. Charles Cluney, Counsellor,
G. M. Adair, Recording Secretary 2o3
Madison Av.
X. of P. Algonquin Lodge, No. "a.
Meets every Monday X. of P. Hall Smith
and High Streets. Harvey Stetson, C. c.;
Chris Meshrow, X. of r. and S.
K. of c. San Salvatore Council. Meets
every I'd and 4th Wednesday in X. of c.
Hall, Smith and Rector Street. w A.
Growney, G. K; Recording Sec'y.,
Richard A. Bolger, I24 Market Street
/. o. off. Court Perth Amboy, No.
3o43. Meets K. OF P. Hall, High and
Smith Streets, every 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.
John K. Sheehy, c. r. Peter Poulsen, R.
S., los Elm Street
r. A. Middlesex Council No. 100.
Meets Odd Fellows Hail. Smith Street
every second and fourth Tuesday. Henry
Mccullough Regent, N. II. Moore, Secre-
tary, 90 Jefferson Street.
K. of G. E. Meets in Odd Fellows
Hail. Smith street, every Tuesday night.
George Bath, Noble Grand; Frank b. Reed,
Keeper OF Re ords, r2o Mechanic street.
P. o. S. e. A., Washington Camp, No.
49, Meets every second and fourth Thurs
day X. of P. Hall, cor. High and Smith
street Fred Waters, President; j. M. Mills,
Secretary, 2Io Oak street.
w 0. W. Perth Amboy Camp No. Io,
meets at City Hall Ist and 3rd Wednesday.
Chris. Mathiasen g. c., DIR. H. K. Mason
Clerk, 634 Smith street.
Washington Literary Club meets in Un-
ion Hall Adelaide Building, on the Second
Sunday of Each Month at 3 o'clock p. m.
John Clark, President
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

asphalt pavement, for it is generally
admitted that material will be used,
only to have it cut to pieces in year
or two. Not only should the sewer
be laid, but water, gas and sewer
pipes should be laid from the street
mains to the curb line of every lot,
whether built up or not. This will
prevent the pavement being cut when
ever new building is erected and
will thus add several years to the life
of the asphalt No matter how care
fully asphalt is cut out and replaced,
the crack is left and this, by constant
wear, grows larger until an ugly hole
is made.
Perth Amboy needs street paving,
but the city is not rich and has no
money to throw away. Therefore it
is necessary that the work be done
right when it is done. There is no
right way except by having all under
ground conduits and pipes placed in a
street before the pavement is laid
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
some Facts which VIII BE of Interest
to PeOp1e Who DO Much
Travelling.

| There are two main reasons for rail-
way wrecks in the United States; the
large number of lines which have only
Ingle tracks, and the great respon-
sibility that is thrown upon one man.
In England more than five times as
great a part of the railroad lines are
double-tracked as in the United
States. In our vast, half-settled states
the companies have not enough busi-
ness to justify the building of double
tracks, says Youths Companion.
The error of one-man responsibility
must also be laid to the desire for econ
omy. 1t is not the American way to
have two men to one task; rather is
there a tendency to put two tasks up
on one man. Yet human experience,
and more specifically the experience
of railroad men, shows that there are.
moments in the day of every man
when his mind lapses for an instant.
In that instant the engineer may fail
to note a signal while his helper, the
fireman, is back shoveling coal. One
American newspaper suggests that
there should be two engineers. The
railroads recognize in, way that even
a good man is not infallible by limit
ing the working time of an engineer
to few hours day, sometimes as few
as four hours. But even that allow
ance for the effect of constant ten
sion does not provide for the ever
lasting chance of human failure so
we'll as would second engineer, who
should be in the cab all the time
In the inquiry into the terrible wreck
at Westfield, N. j., this year, it was
shown that green signal, which
means ''go Slow" had been set. Just
for the fatal second when the engine
/ flew by this signal the engineer was
/ trying to adjust defective injector
valve. A second engineer would have
prevented the disaster.
The problem of preventing wrecks
is one for the railroads and for the law
to solve. There are, however, some
useful suggestion which, the individual
may paste inside his travelling hat to
protect himself in case of disaster.
study of wrecks shows that the
lightest car is the most dangerous.
Suppose a train is made up of one
heavy baggage car, one smoker and
one Pullman sleeper. Whether the
collision be head-on Or at the rear,
the light smoking car between the two
heavy ones is sure to suffer. The
principle holds, no matter in what or
der the cars are arranged Set paste
board box and two wooden ones in
row scudding across the floor. Unless
the pasteboard box is on the outer end,
and in some degree even then it will
be the sufferer when the train strikes
the wall. The wooden boxes may not
show a dent.
If baggage car is heavily laden, or
if it is built with steel floor, it will
be safer than light passenger coach,
which in a collision will act as buffer
to it, and will squeeze together like
chicken coop of lathes. Old railroad
men say: ''Stick to the heavy cars"
1t is easy to see why.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

The public is now beingsentertained
with the various scientific statements
that Boston is sinking into the sea,
that the ocean is drying up and a
whole lot more of such discoveries.
We are sorry for Boston in one sense,
but if the city sinks into the sea and
the ocean dries up at the same time,
it would appear that Boston will re-
main about where she is even after
sinking.
By-the-way, what has become of the
discovery made several years ago that
New Jersey was washing away? It
was said that the State was once
under water and she would sbe there
again within few thousand wears.
Better get the date marked in the
diary or it might be forgotten.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

Is Perth Amboy to see the sea SER
pent? OF course. When last seen,
the beast" if it may be called such,
was along the South Jersey coast.
After splashing around in the surf at
Atlantic City for few days it can be
depended upon to seek the delights of
the North Jersey coast and then it
will doubtless slip, into Raritan bay
for little recuperation before going
on to Newport. In the meantime it
might be well to put a few extra
anchors on the lighthouse and prepare
for an exceedingly high tide, for its
body must displace a whole lot of
water.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30
The California Reading Habit.


The reading habit among Califor-
nians is particularly significant. In
the crowded ferries plying to and
fro between San Francisco and other
adjacent ports, or on the local trains
as well, one may observe both young
and old absorbed in the contents of
books and magazines. Tourists FREE
quently comment upon the extent to
which this custom prevails. 1t serves,
If nothing more, to soften the ma
lerialistic picture presented by the
city Bret Harte, once thought pos-
sessed of hard ''high lust and cum
ming greed" But the San Francs
SO of to-day manifests interest in
matters aside from finance. While
she displays such commercial energy
that a far voyager like Kipling is
convinced of her absolute madness in
this respect, she nevertheless shows
deep concern for those things tend
'ng toward the elevation of her peo-
ple.-Herbert Bashford, in Atlantic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

Chop one can of corn in chopping
bowl as fine as possible and season
slightly with white pepper, using not
over one saltspoonful and one level
teaspoonful of salt. Beat one egg
light and add also one teaspoonful of
melted butter, one-half cupful of milk
and two cupfuls of -four, in which two
level teaspoonfuls of baking powder
have been sifted. Have ready and
smoking hot kettle one-half full of
lard and fry the batter in spoonfuls.-
Detroit Free Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

All who favor an improved city and
take pride in its appearance will do
everything in their power to assist
w. A. Belcher in getting the petition
signed for sewer in Smith street.
This is Perth Amboy's main thorough
fare, but all will admit it is now in
a disgraceful condition. No city of
this size should tolerate such main
street.
Pavement, however, is out of the
question until the sewer is built, for
it would be poor economy to lay an
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

For this delicious drink, small in
ferior, but wholesome fruit may be
used. Over four quarts of berries
pour three quarts of white wine vine
gar. Cover and allow it to stand for
three days, then strain. Add one pint
of loaf sugar to each quart Of the
vinegar. let it come to a boil, skim,
bottle and cork tightly. Good House
keeping.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

Nov, witness. said the opposing at
torney, "are you willing to swear that
the defendant was under the influence
of liquor at the timer"
No, sir; | never swear" replied the
witness. but I'm willing to bet you
$40 to SIS that he was - Cincinnati En-
.quirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

den. A good case of prickly heat is
enough for one person to lug around.
Don't imagine that you are the only
rag on the line. The rest of us are in
it with you, and feel just the same over
it, and any little trust in icebergs will
be promptly, nipped in the bud and
frozen out
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

Doesn't your son Josh use a great
deal of slang?"
I'm afraid he does" answered
Farmer Corntossel. "But me an Mandy
dasn't correct him. cause we can't be
sure whether some of them words is
slang or expressions he got out O. the
classics. Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

While on your vacation Don't for
get to have The Evening News mailed
to you, and in this way keep in touch
with your home doings. No extra
charge for mailing, and address
changed as often as desired.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30

Mrs Wildman-I can tell you Thu
Mr. Wildman; if you continue in youA
present life of extravagance you'll
surely pay for it some day.
Mr. Wildman-I wish, my dear that
ny creditors had the same faith In nv
good intentions. Stray Stories.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30
where the Crowd would BE.

"Yes, am going to give banquet to
my club fellows want plenty of room
at the table, too"
"Is it going to be stag?"
"Yes"
'Then you would better have plenty
of room under the table. Chicago
Daily News
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30
wonderfuI Bird Musicians.

Mr.. George Henschel tells in Nature
of musical feat by a canary bird,
which, he says, seems to him so won
derful that he should consider it in
credible if he had not, with his own
ears, heard it, not once, but dozens of
times A bullfnch had been taught to
pipe the tune of God Save the King"
and young canary learned it from
him. Finally the canary became so
perfect in it's mastery of the tune that
when the bullfinch, as sometimes hap
pened, stopped after the first half a
little longer than the proper rhythm
warranted, the canary would take up
the tune where the bullfnch had
stopped, and finish it. This happened
when the respective cages containing
the birds we're in separate rooms.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-07-30
Mnmmoth berlin Baby.

The Berlin newspapers tell Of a won
derful baby giant which was recently
brought by his parents before the
medical faculty Of that city for exami-
nation. He is the son of baker at
Drievers. and, although only Is months
old. stands three and a half feet high.
lie measures 36 inches round the chest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-18
A Story of the Mayors Boyhocd.

Here is q story Of Mayor Robert
sons boyhood, sent to the Lewiston
Journal by an oxford county CORE
spondent. The mayor pleads guilty,
ard says he we'll remembers the Incl
dent. The correspondent writes as fol-
lows:
candidate for mayor of Augusta, has
pledged himself to give the boys a cir
Gus every week. Now perhaps, it is
not generally known that he is a
veteran circus man. Some fifty years
ago Van Amburgh's circus and cara
van exhibited at Bethel. Gustave and
some other kindred spirits conceived
the idea Of having a circus, so after
some days of preparation they eX-
hibited on the lot in the rear of the
Congregational church.
Jim aver was ring master. Ike
Littlehale was chief acrobat and con-
tortionist; Dan Hastings was cham
pion athlete and strong man. 1t was
before the lays of three ringer cir
cusses but they boosted of two clowns,
Wallace Mason and Frank Bartlett,
either of which could give the Veteran
Dan Rice points.
The arrivals consisted of James
Horner's huge mastiff and several
other 'dor2s' of various sizes. The cage
was an inverted crockery crate. Gus
tave played the part of Van Amburgh
and got into the cage to stir up the
animals. The animals (dogs) got to
fighting. Gustave got scared and be-
San to cry, L want to go home. My
mother don't know | am here!'
"That circus though got up by
amateurs was no SLOUGH and the most
of the participants are alive at this
day. Poor Ike Littlehale died in the
biggest show of modern times, the war
of the Rebellion. Jim Aver has posi-
ton in the New Orleans Custom
House. Dan Hastings is q retired Mon
tana rancher. Wallace Mason is Il
veteran engineer on the Grand Trunk
railroad. Frank Bartlett is a carriage
builder at Bethel and Gustave? Well
he seems to be still in the show bust
ness and if he promises the boys a cir
Gus. they are going to get it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
kennebec Coyptv-

AUG uSTA-Charles E. Raynes of An
suSta, land and buildings. valuable con
Slderat ton; Charles II. Raynes of Eagl
I ls.ahd 70 William George Of Augusta
land and buildings, ST.
hELGRADE-Paul Hammond of Bel
grade to Cora f.. Hammond of Belgrade
land and buildings, $11OO.
BENToN-Charles A. Hodgdon of Rem
$780,; Lizzie Crawford of Benton, t,
Charles c. Kent, Jr., and A. M. Kent
both of Benton, land, SIS; John Z. Brow
of Benton, to Addie Thomas of Benton
land. $500; Henry w. MaXfield of Benton
to Eugene Cain of Benton, land, two lots
CIIINA-Wellngton T. Reynolds o
WinsloW, to Leonard Atwood Of PhiIadel
phia, Pa, land, SIS; Celia NJ. Halves o
Vassalboro, to Charlotte G. Jealous o
VassalbOro, land, $40
CLINTON-George H. Piper of Clinton
to Fred L. Spearin of Clinton, land anf
buildings, $500; Lottie M. Hume of Clinton
to Arthur Holt of Clinton, land and build
ings. 81.
TARMINGDALE-NelHe NJ McDonal,
of Farmngdale. to Michael Ormond O.
FarmingdaIe, land, two lots, ST..
GARDINER-lessie A. Milton of Card
ner to Jennie I. Shea of Gardiner, lane
and buildings. $500.
HALLOWELL-Mary E. saban of Gar
diner, to George H. Willis of Hallowell
land and buildings 81.
LII Cftf LEI .D-Nllldm M. cunning
ham Of Iitchfield to John Jamison of | j
fast Ireland, land and buildings, $1,000.
MT VERNON-Edwin " Carr of Mt
Vernon, to Noah A.. Clough of Mt. Ver
non. land and buildings, $500; John j
Woods of Mt. Vernon to Ida r. Woods O
Mt. Vernon, land and buildings, $215.
OAKLAND-Laura A. Folsom of Oak
land, to Oral f. Benson Of Oakland, land
ST.; Sanford J. Baker of Oakland, to Her
bert j. Weber of Oakland, land ant
buildings, 81.
RANDOLPH-Ralph B. Jewett of Ran
dolph to Frank Z. Goldberg of Randolph
land and buildings. ST..
VASSALBORO-Mart A. Meserve
Elizabeth F. Meserve and Lois A. Meserv,
of Vassalboro, Marietta Aver of Water
vile, and Martha c. Meserve of Reno
Nevada, to Edward G. Mccoy and CASH
Mccoy of Bangor, land and buildings, {
valuable consideration.
WATERVILLE-John L. Fortier of Wa
tervile to Emile Couture Fortier of Wa
tervile, land and buildings, 500; Thoma:
Rourque of Watervile, to Fred Toulouse
OF Waterville. land and buildings, $500
WINDSOR Sumner Merrill of Windsor
to Angie L. McCurda of Palermo, lane
and buildings. ST.
WINTHROP-George L. Macomber o
Monmouth, to Mary S. Jewett of Ripley
land and buildings. two lots, ST.; VII
liam l.. Hobbs of Eliot, to Frances ]. Car
of Bowdoinham, land and buildings will
furniture ST.: Ralph H. Carpenter of Win
throp, to John G. Yeaton of Winthrop
GARLAND AND FAIRFIELD-Orrir
Dyer of Madison, to John II. Lord of Oak
land, land and buildings, 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-18
Roster of Police Eorcc.

The complete list of the police force
appointed by City Marshal Henry NJ.
Breen, and confirmed by the board of
aldermen, for the ensuing year is as
follows
Deputy Marshal-Kervin r. Hanks.
Regular Patrolmen-George E.
Fletcher, Charles A. Miron, Edwin L.
White, William A. Ward, Linwood T.
Dutton. Frank w. Chadwick.
Special Polcemen-Henry c. Thing
Charles w. Kicker Charles e. Haskell
Daniel S. McDavid, Joseph Pelletier
Elmon Dion, Frank II. Fisher, William
II. Rackliff. William S. Knowles, Ed
ward +. Rice, James IL. Jones, David
Il. Perkins.
Special Policemen for Public Places
State House, William L. Thompson
and f. A. Weston; court house. James
S. Mckinney; postoffice, IIlbridge G
Pedder; Opera House, William S
Kittredge; the Edwards mill, Fred
erick A. Brann; electric cars, w. f
Spear and Elbridge Lehr; asylum fol
the insane, Frank Winter and William
II. Allen; City hall. Isaac Clark; banl
watchmen Charles f. Grover and S
S. Young: Augusta Lumber Co. fac
tory, A. M. Bennett; Cushnoc paper
mill, A. E. Cram; Lithgow library
Stephen A. Thurston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-18
PERSONAL MENTION.

A. A. Powers of Orono, was in Au
gusta, yesterday.
l. H. Boothby of Leeds, was in Au.
gusta, yesterday.
Elmer E. Potter of Whitefield, was ir
the city, yesterday.
George r. Plaisted of Gorham, was
IN Augusta, yesterday.
w. S. Malcolm is confined to the
house with the prevailing cold
Ex-senator A. E. Nickerson of Bel
fast, was in Augusta, yesterday.
Charles Frazier of Portland, was in
Augusta, yesterday, on business.
w. 2. Forsythe and J. B. Durgin OF
The Forks were in Augusta, yesterday
Mrs. Everett Hutchins of Brunswick
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Jane Shee-
han, on Court street.
Ex-Representative and Mrs. Thomas
ii. Boothby of Leeds, are spending a
few days with friends in the city.s
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Stone have ar
rived home from Patten, after visit
ing DR.. and Mrs. Farnham for the
past two weeks.
James j. Maher went to Worcester
Mass, yesterday to act as one Of the
appraisers at a large sale of a cloth
ing store and business.
A. E. Stearns, ESQ, of Rumford
Fails, was in Augusta, yesterday. Mr..
Stearns is president of the recently
organized Rumford National Bank.