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ABSORPTION OF Q. $ Y. STOCK.

Governor Appoints Commission to Over
 look the Details.
 Hartford, Dec. Governor Chamber lain to-day appointed John R. Buck of this city commissioner to examine and overlook the details of the absorp- tion of the Ontario and Western rail- road by the New York, New Haven and Hartford in the interests of stockhold- CTS.
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Harvard Professor Honored.

Mexico City, Dec. 1.-The Mexican As tronomical society has awarded it's chief prize, a gold medal, to Prof. William Pickering of Harvard University, who discovered the ninth satellite of Sat urn. :.
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VIII Giving s5,ooo,ooo for Hospital Up-
 held.

Boston, Dec 1.-The will of Peter Bent Brigham of this city, who be- lqueathed $5,OOO,OOo for the establish ment of a hospital here, was sustained to-day by the United States circuit court of appeals.
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CONFIRMATION OF CRUM.
Senate Steering Committee to Get Vote
 Before Recess.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The steering committee of the senate today framed the order of business for the senate un- til the holiday recess. Four matters will receive attention. They are the Philippine bill, on which the senate to- day agreed to vote December IS; state hood legislation the nomination of Will liam D. Crum to be collector of the port Charleston, $. C., and the ques- ton of filling vacancies oin senate com mittees.
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THOUGHT qHlr W1Rr CANDY.
Bridseport Boy Eats Patent Medicine
 Tablets and IS Seriously III.

Bridgeport Dec. 7.--As the result of eating an unknown quantity of patent medicine tablets thrown around the city in sample packages, Victor Peter son, son of Neils Peterson of Ogden street, lies at his home in a precarious condition. The boy had taken the tab lets and eaten them thinking they were candy that was given away
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CARNEGIE NOT 70 PHosEoUTI

VIII NOt InterIeEe EReh IT HIS NuIhe
 Has Been Forged.
 New York. Dec. 7.Andrew Carnegie declared to-day that he had not the slightest intention of prosecuting Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick, nor anybody else for forging his signature to notes az gregating about two millions of dollars, even if it is shown by further inyesti- gation of Mrs. Chadwick's tangled financial affairs that such forgery has been committed.
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STEADY DESTRUCTION OF PORT ARTHUR FLEET
BOMBARDMENT OF SHIPS sUC-
 CESSFULLY CONTINUED.

Many Eneetlve Hits Yesterday Against the BattIeshIps Peresviet and Pobieda and the Protected Cruiser Palladn- Former on Fire and Pobieda Listing to starboard-BattIeship Poltava sunk and the Retyizan Damaged by Earlier Bombardment.
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SECRETS OF EAGLES
 DIVULGED AT TRIAL
HEARING UPON COMPLAINT AGAINST MIDDLEToWN MEM

Jobn Hunns Tells His Experience While Being Initiated Into the Aerle in That cits-clailns He Was BrutalIy Treat ed-Doctors Testify to His Injuries Accused Members Declare He Was Not Tattooed--case Adjourned Until Next Thursday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-06-01
BRUSH CREEK.

Misses Laura Lodge and Flora
Smith spent last Sunday with
relatives and friends in Whips
Cove.
Watson Plessinger, who is
working on the sawmill Tor II. r.
Starr, had the misfortune to get
his hand cut very badly by catch
ing it in the saw. He was taken
to his home in Whips Cove. We
hope he may soon recover.
Walter Smith and sister Miss
Grace, spent a couple of days
last week in the home of Judge
Morton, near McConnellspurg.
Henry Lodge spent couple
dsys last week with his father,
Josabed Lodge near Emmaville,
Ross Jackson returned home
this week after week S visit with
relatives and friends IN Altoona.
Mrs. Lizzie McKibbin and son,
Alex of Crystal Springs, were
visiting relatives in Buck Valley
"a few days last week.
Seibert Barton and George
McKibbin were visiting friends
at Akersvllle last Sunday.
Children's service will be OBJ
served at the McKendree M. f.
church Sunday, June 5, at 10 o.
clock A. M.
Aquilla Lodge, who Is employ
ed at Altoona, spent a few day:
last week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Lodge of Emma
Vile.
Rumor says there will be ;
wedding in our valley soon.
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SIDELING HILL.
HUSTONTOWN.

Mrs. DR.. A. X. DAVIS left last
Thursday for a months visit with
relatives IN Willlamsport, Pa
She was accompanied as far as
Tyrone by the Doctor.
Miss Lena Laldig, secretary
and treasurer of the Acme Dept,
store at Huntingdon, Is spending
a week with her ptrents near
this place.
Joseph Ranck has vacated his
town residence and moved into
his new house in the outskirts
of town. He will repair his town
house this summer.
Among those from a distance
who were visiting with friends
and relatives in town last Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Kirk and
Miss Maggie Golden of Wells Val
ley; Mrs. James Lyons and chill
dren of West Dublin; Miss Nina
Kirk, Drew Laidlg, Clarence Berg
stresser of Hiram; Mrs. Frank
While and children, and Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Greer of Knobsville.
r.. S. Shoemaker returned to
his home IN this place last Satur'
day after having spent several
weeks in building telephone
line in Blair county.
Superintendent of schools, j.
d. Dell of Huntingdon, Pa, spent
Saturday night IN town and was
a very welcome visitor in Camp
554 p. o. S. of A. Come again,
Prof. Dell.
II. w. Wink wears pleasant
smile. 1t is girl.
Rev. B. A. Salter preached ar
excellent sermon to large audi
ence last Sunday morning.
Ex. Com. A. M. Corbin aud wife
of Gracey, were welcom visitor,
IN town last Sunday.
Will Strait of Altoona, is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. aud Mrs
Jacob Strait of this place.
Mrs. w. Fl. Ranck and children
; of Broadtop City, is visiting he
mother Mrs. Maria Laidig thi
Week.
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BUCK VALLEY.

Mrs. Sabina Lape, wife of John
Lape deceased, died at her home
one mile south of here, Saturday,
May 2Sth. Funeral Tuesday,
May 31st, at the Lutheran church.
Mrs. John Hebner, who has
been sick for some time, is I'M
proving very slowly.
The Democratic primary last
Saturday was well attended and
endorsed Slpes, Edwards and
Garland, sending Mr.. Shank and
Samuel Heudershot delegates.
Mr.. Martin Sipes from near
Saratoga, Indiana, spent a few
days With friends and relatives
in the Valley, and returned home
Saturday.
Mrs. Rebecca Slpe, wife of
Frank Sipe, deceased, died at the
home of her son Martin l.. Sipe,
near Saratoga, Indiana. She
was buried near Sloan, Fulton
county, Pa. Mrs. Sipe was one
of the Valleys Oldest persons and
resided here until March, 1904,
when she went with her son Mar
tin to Indiana for short visit.
The few soldiers now remain
ing in the Valley of the Civil War,
will celebrate Memorial day as
usual by decorating the graves
of the deceased, and by holding a
quiet picnic In the grove near
Lashley's store, Their forces
are getting very light, there hav.
ing been three deaths in their
ranks since last Memorial day.
Mr.. Frank Steckman had the
misfortune to lose one of his
horses by death last week. which
leaves him in bad way.
The M ethodlst church at thi
place is being greatly improved,
Our constable, Nathan Wlgfield
has purchased a very fine mule
with which he expects TO convey
prisoners safely TO McConnells
burg.
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Sudden Death.

On the ODD inst. Mrs. Al. Hell
sci and Mrs. Daniel Warsing, of
Wells Valley, received the sad in
telligence over the phone that
their father, David Ford, was
dead at his home in Sherman's $
Valley.
Mr.. Ford was highly respect
ed citizen, and was going about
his work that morning in the en-
ioyment of usual health and spirit,
when he suddenly called to Il
daughter to come to his assistance,
that he felt so badly. The daugh-
ter hastened to his side, but in a
few minutes the vital spark had
fed. Mr.. Ford was aged about &C
wears.
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William Randolph Clevenger.

William Randolph Clevenger, a
native of this county, died at his
home 32lO r. St, N. W., Wash
lngton, D. c., at 10 o'clock Sun
day morning, May %, 1904, aged
about 43 years. Funeral services
were held at the family residence
Monday evening at 7:3O. Inter-
ment at Rlverview cemetery, Will
mlngton, Del, Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. Clevenger had been in very
poor health since last June; but
for the past few mouths, he had
been suffering intensely of
Bright's disease, which was the
immediate cause of his death.
He was the only son of Robert
Wesley Clevenger and his wife
Mary Martha Palmer, both of
whom died when their two chill
dren-son and daughter-were
quite small. The daughter Jen-
ME, (Mrs. o. S. Palmer), died in
August 1899.
Mr.. Clevenger left this county
when quite young man, living
at different times in various towns
in eastern Pennsylvania and IN
Delaware and finally located II
Washington, D. G., as manager
of the Washington and Virgins
branch of the B. F. Babbitt busl
ness. That he was careful ano
capable business man is proven
by his having held this responsi
BILE and lucrative position for
number of year.
About fifteen years ago he mar
ried Miss Florence Allison o
Wilmington, Del, who survives
He leaves also family of thre'
bright and interesting children
Anna Bretta, Grace Allison ant
George Tanner.
. He had been for many years
, consistent member of the Pres
byterian church.
He was nephew of w. Rar
! dolph Palmer of Belfast towr
ship.
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RECORD HARD TO BEAT.
The TribuIations OF the 0ffice-Seeker
not Without Cleans OF Sunshine.

The canvass made by the sew
eral candidates, and which was
terminated as far as nominations
go, by the convention yesterday,
was conducted with more than
ordinary energy and the farmers,
as well as the candidates, are
now heaving sighs of various size
indicative of the relief they ex.
perience, now that it is all over.
With all the fuss and feathers
attending such a fight, there is
much of humorous character
mingled with it.
The following yarn is told of
two candidates who were working
a certain township, making the
final roundup, and, as one of them
drove in sight of house, he saw
his rival just leaving. Congratu-
lating himself that he would have
the last word, he drove up to the
gate, hitched his horse, went to
the house "to get drink" To
the little girl who answered his
knock at the door, he said, when
she had given him the water and
he had offered her some candy,
"Dld the man ahead of me give
you anything"
"Oh, yes, SIR" replied the
bright girl; 'he gave me candy" "
"Ah." exclaimed the candidate,
"Here's 5 cents for you. [ don t
suppose that he gave you any
money!"
The youngster laughed merrily
eyes, he did, too. He gave me
10 cents"
Not to be outdone, the candl-
date gave the little one another
nickle, and picking her up in his
arms, kissed her.
"Did he kiss you, too? he asked
genlally.
"Indeed he did, sir" responded
the little girl. And he kissed ma
too"
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WELLS TANNERY.

Raney Guillard has been suf-
fering with a sprained ankle,
Walter Smith and sister of
Crystal Springs, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Barnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Sipe OF
Hustontown, spent last Sunday
with their niece, Mrs. Stella Hor'
ton.
Mrs. Blanche McGlathery OF
Altoona, is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Meridith.
w. H. Baumgardner with 9
force of men, is working on the
Wells and Everett Telephone line
putting the old part of 1t in gooe
condition and adding a lot OF new
'phones.
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Life Uncertain.

The people Of Wells Valley were
greatly shocked last Thursday
morning to hear of the death of
Mrs. William +. Biyens, for it
was not known but what she was
in the enjoyment of usual health.
Il seems that she was busy about
her homo in the performance of
her usual household duties, when,
without a moment warning. she
dropped to the floor and almost in
stantly expired.
Mrs. Bivens was aged about I'll
years, Il model wife and mother,
and was beloved by wide circle
of friends. She had been a faithful
member of the Methodist church
since she was 13 years old, and
death did not find her unprepared
for the change.
Funeral services were conduct
ed by her pastor, Rev. Harry X.
Ash. She is survived by her hus-
band and eight children-Morris,
Hayes, Mrs. Bert Horton, Mrs. j.
W. Gibson-all of the Valley;
Mrs. Hester Baumgardner, of
Plttsburg; Clyde and Ambrose, of
Allegheny, and j. w., of Nebras-
ka.
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APPROPRIATION 5 n,316,B.
That May be Used in Running Our
Schools Next Winter.
WHAT EACH DISTRICT Will RECEIVE.
FuItuns Share of the State School ApprOpri.
alton Almost Thousand Dollars
Less Than Last Year.

We are indebted to County Su-
perinteudent Barton for informa-
tion, that Fulton county's share
Of the State school appropriation
will amount to Sll,376.7S, which
is S0lS.G5 less than was received
last year--all the districts recelv-
ing less; in fact, the majority of
the school districts in the State
will receive less money for the
support Of their com mon schools
for the year beginning June 9th,
than they received in 1903. This
Is because the amount approprl.
ated by the last Legislature to
these schools Is not quite as large
as the appropriation made by the
previous Legislature.
The following table shows
what each district received last
year and what it will receive this
year:
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MEMORIAL DAY.
General Observance OF the Holiday
Throughout the County.
M'CONNELLSBUWG.

Whether or not the clouds weep
in sympathy with the tears that
flow in living remem brance of
our soldier dead, it Is coinci-
dence that it nearly always rains
on Memorial day.
Notwithstanding the frequent
showers, a we'll filled Court House
greeted those to whom had been
assigned the duty of delivering
the Memorial addresses, and at
two o'clock an organization was
effected by electiug Rev. Dr..
West chairman, and Mrs. w. L..
McKlbbln secretary. The order
of exercises followed was, Prayer
by Rev. Adams; Reading of Lin
coins Address at Gettysburg, by
L. d. While, Esq; Recitation by
Miss May Sheets; Address by
Hon. w. Rush Gillian of Cham.
bersburg; Address by Mrs. S.
M. Cook; Benediction by Rev. DR.
West.
The exercises were lnterspers-
ed by excellent vocal selections
by singers from the several cholrs
of town, with Mrs. Z. B. Stevens
at the organ.
Committees of course had pre-
viously visited the several grave
yards of town, and strewn flowers
on the graves of deceased sol
dlers.
WELLS VALLEY.
After the committees had
visited the several burylng
grounds, a large congregation
assem- bled at the Valley M. E.
church, where M. r.. Shaffner,
Esq, of McConnellsburg, the
orator of the occasion, delivered
an excellent address.
Local talent furnished excellent
music, and short addresses were
made by several others.
SIDELING HILL.
AS was announced last week, ;
carefully prepared program wa'
carried out at the Sideling Hill
Baptist church. Co. Supt. Del
of Huntingdon county, and Prof
B. n. Palmer of Needmore, de
livered addresses that wererecei
ed with marked attention and ap
probation. A large crowd was Il
attendance.
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THUNDER And LIGHTNING,
And Lots of II Promised for the
Month OF June
By REV. IRL HICKS OF ST. LOUIS
Very ChangeabIe Temperatures viii BE Ex'
perieuced Ranging From Very
High to Unseasonably Cool.

The Rev. Irl II. Hicks, the ST.
Louis weather prognosticater,
promises some "spells" OF unset
tied weather in June.
The first storm period is Gen.
tral on the 4th, extending from
the Cd to the 9th. On the I'd and
3rd it will grow much warmer
During the 4th to 9th marked
electrical storms will move east
ward across the country. In
tense lightning and thunder, with
hail and heavy rain IN many parts
NAV be counted on. There will
be change to much cooler, with
rising barometer, westerly WINDS
and clearing skies after the
storm.
In the second storm period
reactlonary-from about the 9th
to 18th, there will be sultry winds
from east to south, attended by
low and 6uctuating barometer
General rain and thunder storms
with abnormal displays OF light
ming and heavy hail, may be ex-
pected, reaching a crisis about
the 9th to the 18th. For several
days thereafter there may be
protracted storms and thunder
squalls. Very changeable tenn
peratures will be experienced,
ranging from phenomenally high
to unseasonably cool.
The third storm period-reg'
ular-is central on the 10th.
There may be expected a very
warm wave, low barometer and
high humidity, causing many
very active and violent electrical
storms, with downpours OF rain
and hail. Change to high bar
ometer and surprisingly cool, al
most to frost northward, will
come in from the northwest be-
hind these storms.
The fourth storm period-re
actionary-central on the 21st tC
22nd, should bring rising temper
ature and falling barometer, witt
much lightning in the heavens
during the nights and afternoon
thunder squalls and showers, tt
the great annoyance of haymak
ers.
The last storm period-reg
ular-may bring a prolonged
period of threatening, stormy
culminations, one centerlns
about 25th and the other abou
the Both. A very warm wav
will appear in western part
about. the oath and rapid storm
of wind, rain and thunder nee'
not surprise on and touching tn
25th. There may be daily cycl
of afternoon thunder storms, u,
to the end of the month. Pos
sibly a rising barometer, Yves
winds and cooler may intervene
bringing fair weather from abou
the 9th to Goth. But returnin
warmth, low barometer an
electrical storms are almost Gel
tain to develop about the Both.
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While cleaning the windows OF
her house last week, Mrs. Sam.
uel Berkhelmer of Bedford coun'
ty. tell from the second story to
the ground distance of ten feet
and was painfully injured. She
had been cautioned not to lean sc
far out, butt her anxiety to pusf
housecleaning along she forgot
her own safety.
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Our friend w. A. Cutler former

Our friend w. A. Cutler former
ly of this county, but during the
past several years doing splen-
did service as a teacher 10 the
public schools of Franklin county,
a few days ago successfully pass
ed the examination for a per-
manent certificate and will hence.
forth be independent of examin'
ing committees.
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KNOBSyILLE.

Daniel e. Fore and family last
Sunday entertained the following
guests: Mr.. WILDER Sipes, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Skipper
of Harrisonville, and Mrs. DR..
Mosser and son of McConnells'
burg.
Miss Mabel Fore spent Sun
day with Miss Emma Kelso.
Miss Katie Campbell of Fort
Littleton, spent Saturday with
Miss Lola Wilson.
Mrs. Amos Clouser and hel
mother, Mrs. Grissinger, spent
SUNDAY afternoon with Mr.. anC
Mrs. d. II. Fore.
Mrs. Emery Hessler aud daugl
ter Marion spent Saturday aft
ernoon with Miss Katie Fore.
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Miss lrvie Hull, former com
positor on the Fulton County
News, but now a lightning steno.
grapher in New York City, is
spending a few weeks resting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Hull of this place.
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TROLLEY HAUL FREIGHT
Fight Likely to Repeal Act Secured by
Steam Roads.
QUESTION FOR NEXT LEGISLATURE.
The Interests Of the Country People Demand
Its Repeal and We Look to Our
Country Members to do II.

While there - a reasonable
probability that a railroad will be
built from Hancock through the
western part of this county to
Mt. Dallas, and on, to connect
with the b. & o. west of the ALE
ghenles, the fact that the greater
part including the most populous
and productive portion of the
county will be without any bet
ter facilities for transportation
than they now possess.
The very fact of the B. &. O..
building through the western
part of the county dimisis nes the
prospect OF the eastern side get.
ting a steam road in tn near
future. Hence, it becomes nee
essary, if we desire anything bet,
ter than we now possess, to co.
operate in a scheme to get an
electric railway from McConnells
burg to Mercersburg.
The q. G. &. w. people own the
right of way across the mountain;
they have built road from Pen
mar as far west as Greencastle,
which is doing very satisfactory
business, and twenty miles of ad-
ditlonal road would bring them
to McConnellsburg.
Now, there is but one thing in
the way; that is the matter of
hauling freight, The act prohib-
lting electric roads from carrying
freight was secured by the Penn
sylvania railroad company when
electric lines were still in their
earliest infancy, and at a time
when the country members of
the legislature looked upon the
street railway as a serpent, and
hated it accordingly, but it IS a
law that must come off the statute
books of this state, and it Is be.
lieved that one of the first things
done in the next legislature will
be to open the ball for it's repeal.
Within the past few years a
great change of heart has come
over the country MEMBERS
There IS scarcely a county in the
State now which is not honey
combed by trolley lines. Form
erly the farmer hated the trolley,
but now he sees in the street rail
ways advantages which outweigh
all obstacles.
This change of heart among
the farmers has brought cor
responding change in the house
of representatives. Members
can now vote to support the troll
ley without antagonizing theil
constituents and jeopardizlng
future election. With the loca
capitalists in a score of counties
banded together and bending
their influence against the steam
railroad, the electric railway will
have some chance to win.
With this vicious law cast of
the books, the way would be opeI
for road to McConnellsburg
for no stretch Of line in the Stat
/ would bring in more protitabl,
returns for the capital invested
When once across the mountain
! it would be small matter to hav
. a cross line between Fort Little
4 ton and Big Cove Tannery.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hays and
Master Horace Myers-all OF
Hancock, were guests of MIR.
Geo. w. Hays and family Sunday
and Monday.
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i IONdlo''''''s - u -'''f' Tli '''' ~
The department of public in
struction has completed the cal
culanons for the next year, and
will begin the issuing of the war.
rants to the districts as soon as
State Treasurer Mathues is ready
to pay them. The regular annual
appropriation made by the last
Legislature is 81, 100000. From
this am unit the legislature de-
Quoted S237, 800 for the state
normal schools and $4,000 for
the township high schools, leaving
balance of S5,212, 800 for the
common schools.
The amounts received by the
several districts next year will
vary somewhat from those re.
celved for the year about closing,
owing to the fact that appropria-
tion next year is based on new
returns of teachers, resident
taxables aud children between
six and sixteen years of age.
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Miss Mary Dimick, who is EN-.
ployed at the S. o. school at
Jumonville, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Ed Sinner of this place.
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Rev, j. V. Adams of this place,
occupied the M. Il. pulpit at
Clambersburg last Sunday
morning and evening.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-06-01

DR.. d. F. Unger and Carl Slower
of Mercersburg, spent Friday in
this place ON business.