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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
QUECHEE.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick R. Alexander was the scene of
a quiet wedding Monday morning,
June 10, when their eldest daughter
Mabel was united in marriage to
Mr.. Elmer o. Bond. Rev. G.. H.
Waite officiated at the ceremony,
which was witnessed by only the
immediate friends Of the contracting
parties. Mr.. and Mrs. Bond left on
the same day 1or Norfolk, Va,
where he has IA position as assistant
band master on the U. S. r. S.
Franklin. The best wishes Of host
of friends follow them to their new
home.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
HARTLAND.

F. ]. Reed of Salem, Mass, was
in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Spencer OF
Quechee spent Sunday at F. P. Dan
iels'.
Eva Markham Woodward, who
has spent the past winter in Califor-
MIA, came Monday to spend three
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Markham.
a. ]. Robinson, a former resi-
dent of the town, passed away in
Burlington. The funeral and burial
was in Putney Tuesday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Dickinson went to Put
ney to attend the service.
The ladies of the Methodist church
gave an ice cream sale Saturday
evening at the home Of A. A. Mar
tin. Proceeds So.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24

STATE OF VERMONT At Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFORD, ss. Court held at
Woodstock. within and for said District,
on the 10th day of May, A. D. 1905,
Present. HoN. THOMAS o. sEAvER. Judge.
An instrument purporting to be the last
will and testament of Henry s. Dana, late
of Woodstock in said district. deceased, is
presented to said Court for probate and
allowance by Eliza M. Dana, the ex-
ecutrix therein named; and it is order
ed by said Court that all persons con-
cerned therein be notified to appear before
said Court. at session thereof to be held
at the Probate Office, in Woodstock, afore-
said on the 9th day of June, A. D.. 1908,
and show cause, il any they may have,
against the probate and allowance of said
instrument as the last will and testament
of said Henry s. Dana, for which purpose
it is further ordered that copy of the rec
ord of this order be published three weeks
successfully in The Spirit of the Age, a
newspaper published at Woodstock, In this
State, as soon as may be, the last of said
publications to be one day, at least, be-
fore said 9Th day of June, A. d 1905.
A true record, Attest,
I. o. SEAvER, Judge.
A true copy of record. Attest,
L, o. SEAvER, Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
CHURCH SERVICES.

Christian--Rev. {. A. MacDaniel,
pastor, Morning service at 1890,
with sermon. Sunday school at IL
o'clock. Junior Z. E. at S o'clock,
and Y. p S, c. E. at 2 o'clock.
Mid-week service Tuesday evening,
7.3o. Welcome to all.
Universalist-Rev. II. L. Canheld.
pastor. Morning service at 1890.
Sunday School at 1850. Y. p. G..
U. Tuesday evening at 7.3o o'clock.
Congregational-Rev. F. Z. Put
nam, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at 1850, YES
per service at s. Tuesday evening,
prayer meeting at 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, pastor. Morning SER
vice at 10. 3oi II.45 o'clock, Sunday
school 6.3op. M, Epworth League
evening service, 7 p. M; Tuesday,
mid-week service 100 p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at II u M; evening
service at 1880.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and al
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second Sunday of each month at {
o'clock
st. James-First Sunday OF each
month Holy Communion and ser
mon at 1890. Evening Prayer anC
address at 500. All other Sundays
Holy communion at 7 80 a. M, morn
ing Prayer, Litany and sermon al
10 80, Evening Prayer and address
at <. G. II. Wells, rector.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Eetote of HENRy 8 DANA

Estate of HENRY s. DANA.
The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Hartford, Commissioners to re-
ceive, examine and adjust all claims and de-
mands of all persons against the estate of
Henry s. Dana, late of Woodstock, in said
District, deceased, and all claims exhibited
in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we will meet for the purpose aforesaid at
F. O. Southgate's Office in said Woodstock
on the 18th day of July next, and the 25th
day of November next, from o'clock p.
m. until 4 O'Clock p. m. on each of said
days, and that six months from the 9th day
of June A. D.. 1906, is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination and al
lOwance.
Dated at Woodstock, vt, this 18th day
of June A. D., 1905.
FRED,K @, SOUTHGATE, lCommis-
ORLEY A. WHITCOMB, : sioners!
VIM. S. DANA, Admir-.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
WEST BRlDGEWATER

Miss EfIie Smith of West Wood
stock was at Will Lacount's Satur-
day.
Mrs. Ella Perkins and son Basil
of Gaysville are visiting at A. j.
Pinney's.
Several have been afflicted with
German measles this week.
Mrs. Henry Damon went Monday
to Rochester and intends visiting in
Warren before returning home.
Clarence Pinney of Sherburne is
working for ]. N. Madden.
John Albee was in White River
Junction the last of the week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
The Mary Rogers Interview.

A letter from Miss Batchelder tc
the Burlington Free Press explains
her position in regard to the Mary
Rogers interview printed by yellow
sheet in Boston, and it also shows
that the newspaper criticism which
has been lavished on States Attor.
ney Batchelder for his alleged par
in the affair was altogether uncalled
for. Miss Batchelder says:
"Apropos of any pull which it is
alleged | obtained through States
Attorney Charles Batchelder, / viii.
say that did not even know that
that gentleman was in the town Of
Windsor when / went there, and did
not learn of his whereabouts unit
after my arrival at the prison. AND
further, / never even mentioned tc
him, at any time, my desire to go tc
Windsor to interview Mrs. Rogers
and ] did not know that he was tc
accompany us until Superintendent
Lowell spoke Of it to me"
Both Superintendent Lowell ant
Sheriff Peck are reported to have sale
they didn't know Miss Batcheldel
was a reporter when they admitted
her to the condemned woman's cell
but the author of the interview
states:
''Both Superintendent Lowell and
Sheriff Peck knew that ! was news.
paper reporter when l asked permits
sion to 90 to the states prison and
interview Mrs. Rogers. / explained
to them in detail just what wished
to get, and for what purpose, and
after quite a delay l obtained per-
mission from Superintendent Lowell
to see Mrs. Rogers and naturally
took advantage of the opportunity tc
obtain a scoop" for my paper, as
any reporter would have done"
AS to the other side of the ques-
ton the st. Adams Messenger says:
Superintendent Wilson S. Lowell
positively denied to a representative
Of The Messenger that he knew this
woman was a reporter for any news
paper when he admitted her to the
cell of Mary Rogers and said he only
began to suspect the nature of her
errand after she had been in there a
little while by the tenor of some ques-
tons that she asked. Superintend-
emit Lowell distinctly said that the
fact that Miss Batchelder was the
sister of the states attorney who
went into the cell with her was the
reason for her admission, that is to
say, that he did not mistrust any i'm
propriety in her errand so long as
she was accompanied by her brother
who was an official of the state of
Vermont. The Messenger has au-
thority for saying that this, in effect,
is also the official explanation made
by Superintendent Lowell to Gov.
Bell himself.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
nutchers, Merehants and Hlie Ruyers

Butchers, Merchants and Hide Buyers
Butchers, Merchants, Hyde Buyers
Should write to Carroll s. Page, Hyde
Park, vt, who wishes to purchase
their Hides, Calfskins, Sheep Pslts,
Tallow and Bones. He pays spot cash.
He pays the freights. He pays full
market values. He wishes to arrange
with some one in every village, where
he has no agent, to sell Poultry Sup.
plies and to pick up for him Hides,
CaIfskins, Sheep Pelts. and Bones. He
furnishes money with which to buy
and he keeps his agents thoroughly
posted at all times as to market values
Write him for full particulars.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
DIZZINESS AND WEAK
NERVES Cured.
Nothing Helped Until the Wonderful New
Medicine, CAL Solvent, Was Taken.
Dr.. David kennsdy's Latest Medicine.

"I very much WISH" writes Loretta J.
Vail, of Hopewell junction, N. Y, that I
might be able in few lines, without put
ting myself forward, to let the people un-
derstand how valuable Cal-cura Solvent,
the neoO medicine discovered by DR.. David
Kennedy, is in cases Of indigestion and the
like ailments, which are so common among
us. Suffered from O severe variety of liver
complaint, with dizziness, numbness, and
an exceedingly weak and excitable state of
the nerves. 1 employed the best treatment
within my reach, yet nothing really helped
until began to use Cal-cura Solvent, and
that did"
Remember, CdLcurG SolUent cures 9s9S
cfGR eases Of Kidney, Bladder and LiOeT
disorders. You may have a free sample
bottle of this wonderful medicine. and de-
scriptive booklet, by simply sending your
name and address to The Cal-cuBa Com
pany, Kennedy Row, Rondout, NY. Large
bottles $1.O0 (Only ono sise) all druggists,
or if they do not have it, send to the above
proprietors.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
Fertilizer FreefOr
the Asking

Farmers, Gardeners, Florists, Seeds
men, Greenhouse Proprietors, Muir
serymen, indeed any one who will
send his name on a postal card to G.
S. Page, Hyde Park, VT, and sim
ply say 81 saw your advertisement
in The Age. Send us a sample of
your Pages Plant Food" will re-
ceive a sample promptly, free, post
paid. From what we know Of the
reputation of Mr.. Page we are in
clined to believe that his Plant Food
is an article of genuine merit and
when you note the ingredients-and
he will send them to you with the
mail sample-you will see that the
ordinary impositions that are too
often practiced upon the farmers I'M
der the head Of "FertiIizers" do not
exist in Pages Plant Food.
Address c. S. Page, Hyde Park, Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
Sudbury Mans Awful Death.

Augustus Croteau of Sudbury de-
liberately threw himself in front of
the southbound mail train at Wiley
crossing a mile south of Brandon de-
pot last week Friday morning and
was literally cut to pieces. His re-
mains were shoveled into a basket
and taken to local undertaker's
rooms. 1t is without question a case
of premeditated suicide.
Croteau was 65 years old and he
leaves his wife and boy of three
years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
RandoIph's Mill Pond Ice Con.
demned.

AS the result Of petition pre-
sented to the health officer, DR.. J.
P. Clifford, few weeks ago, sam
Piles of ice from the mill pond, the
source of Randolph ice supply, were
sent to the state laboratory in Bur-
lington, and the conditions about the
pond were referred to the state board
of health. The first Of the week
Health Officer DIR. j. P. Clifford re-
ceived a letter from DR.. H. D. Hol
ton, secretary of the state board of
health, stating in part that the ice
taken from this pond contained so
large a number of bacteria as to rem
der it dangerous for ordinary use,
and the taking Of ice from this pond
in the future is strictly forbidden.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
Husband Tried Suicide.

After a quarrel with his wife Sun.
day Arthur Raymond of Montpelier
shot himself through the head with
a revolver. For several hours he
lay unattended, as physician could
not be found, and begged his family
to finish "the job" A physician
was finally located.
The bullet entered in front of the
right ear and passed through the
head and out back of the left eye.
Doctors say his recovery is doubt
full.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
Shot Himself While Temporarily
Insane.

Fred Reach, az years old, for
merly for 10 years an engineer on
the Boston and Maine railroad, COM
mitted suicide Tuesday, June I3, at
his home in South Manchester,
Conn, where he had been employed
in a paper mill for about four
months. While temporarily insane
he fired bullet into his head. He
was born in Randolph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
A Hint to Correspondents.

Here is just what The Age wants,
in thirty items compiled by the Man
chester Journal:
We desire early and accurate informa-
ton on the following subjects:
L. When Henry Smith builds barn.
9! When Abram Shotover sells his farm.
3. When Widow Thomas moves into
town.
4. When George Ross goes to college.
5. When Enoch Gallup kills q fat hog.
g. When Mrs. Michael Finn has new
7. When Bill Jones sells his Morgan
8. When Mrs. Mary Thomas goes to New
York.
o. When Rev. Amasa Berdine exchanges
pulpits.
ii. When Mrs. Abigail Stone has kittens
to give away.
II. When Miss Fannie Hart gives a
10, When Charlie Weeks catches a
mink.
IA. When Fanny Knights skates into an
10. When "Uncle Abe' finds a bee tree.
10. When 81 Epla is down with the rheu-
matism.
II. When Major Slawson kills deer.
IS. When Rob Green catches 40 pickerel
in Long Pond.
10. When Jake Ella sees bear track.
20. When Arthur Sheldon moves to
Kansas.
81. When Sykes, the storekeeper, gets a
new clerk.
"a. When Squire Judd finds trout in
the milk.
20. When Willie Reilly Kills four par
tTidges.
"a. When Bart Applegate's COW has
twin calves.
%. When Bud Davis new trotter runs
away.
20. When Hank Jones capslzes in a
snowdrift.
"a. When John Sanders breaks leg.
%. When Josh Abels eve has three
lambs.
20. When AL Ames and Matte Silver
were married.
80. When Jericho township buys road
machine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24

Fresh evidence of the unusual Sc
verify of the past winter is almost
daily appearing. At the home Of
DR.. D. B. Freeman in Bethel a
water supply that had not been
known to fail tor about fifty years
froze up last winter. Early this
month efforts were made to start the
water running again, but without
suct ess at first, and upon digging
down to the pipe the ground was
found still frozen solid at depth Of
six feet. This was June S.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
The Only Survivor

of the Hayes Arctic Expedition, Mr.. S. J..
Mccormick, now U. s. Deputy Mineral
Surveyor, Bliss Station, Idaho, says /;
"For years have suffered from severe
pains in the hip joint and back bone, de-
priving me of all power. The cause was
Stone in the Bladder and Gravel in the
Kidneys. After using DIR. David Kenne-
dy's Favorite Remedy, Of Rondout, N. T.,
was completely cured.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
IF YOU HAVE
A FARM
OR COTTAGE
IN the VICINITY
OF WOODSTOCK

Which you would like to rent to
desirable tenant for the COM
ing summer it would be we'll
for you to send description of
it, together with your name and
address, to the undersigned at
once. Hundreds of families all
over the country search the col
umns of the Boston Transcript
each season for information as
to where the most desirable
summer residences are located.
BOSTON TRANSCRIPT co.
3a4 Washington ST., Boston, Mass
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
WOMAN SAVED AGAIN
Another PQstponement Of the Execu-
ton Of Mrs. Rogers.
Brattleboro, June %.

Brattleboro, June %.
A reprive until Dec. 8 for Mrs,
Rogers, was signed by Gov. Bell
today. The reprieve was granted so
that the case can be carried to the
supreme court of the United States
on constitutional questions.
A despatch from Brattleboro
Thursday, where Mrs. Rogers was
taken for hearing on a writ Of habeas
corpus issued by Judge II. H.
Wheeler of the federal court, stated
that the hanging would not take
place Friday.
In the writ Supt. w. S. Lowell
and Sheriff II. II. Peck are ordered
to produce the body of Mrs. Rogers
in the court room at Windsor and
show cause why Mary Rogers is moi
illegally restrained from her liberty
First because the supreme court
of Vermont after passing on the
question Of the granting of a re-
prieve by the governor did not re-
sentence her.
Second that she is held in confne.
ment on pretended warrant issued
by Charles ]. Bell and not by rea
son of the sentence of court OF
competent jurisdiction.
Third, she had reen deprived Of
her liberty because the Legislature
has neglected to establish a supreme
court in Bennington county as re
quired by the constitution.
The writ was secured Monday
evening by E. B. Finn of Spring
field, who went to Windsor Monday
and was granted an interview will
Mary Rogers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
Ordination at Ludlow.

The ordination of Rev. Edward
L. Bayliss as pastor of the Baptist
church at Ludlow Tuesday was an
occasion of much interest. The IS
churches of the Woodstock associa-
ton were represented.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24

The engagement of Miss Frederika
T. Webb, only daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs. w. Seward Webb, and Ralph
Pulitzer, son of Joseph Pulitzer of
the New York World, is announced.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24

The contract for supplying the
navy with an annual supply of to-
bacco aggregating 10000 pounds,
has been awarded to the American
Tobacco company.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
lar
TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS:
The Age and
Delineator One
Year $l.55.

Ira Page of North Sedgwick, Me,
claims to have the prize cat of Han
cock county, if not of the state.
Stonewall Jackson is his name, and
his weight is 10 IA pounds. The
dogs of the neighborhood have
learned to give him all the room he
shows disposition to occupy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
Drowned Himself While Insane.

The body of VIM. Sheehan OF
Fair Haven, aged 81 years, who dis
appeared Saturday night, was found
Sunday in the river just north of the
depot. Over study is thought to
have resulted in mental unsound-
ness.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24

A Mexican and full-blood Pawnee
Indian were married in the probate
court at Pawnee, Kan, the other
day. Neither understood the Ian
guage of the other. A marshal
acted as interpreter for the Mexican
and court attache translated the
Pawnee responses into English.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24

dump no yubish her" is the no.
tice in vacant lot between Wash
ington and Water streets in the city
Of Bath, Me.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24

The Age and Delineator one
Year $I.55.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
Poison in the Letter.

A letter from Boston containing
poison and making an offer of $4,000
if the substance were given to Mrs.
Rogers, was received by Superin-
tendent Lowell OF the state prison
Wednesday. The letter was turned
over to the federal authorities.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
DespOndent Man Attempts Suicide.

Charles Clapper, employed as a
farm hand by c. e. Robinson in
Stowe, attempted to commit suicide
by taking one and one-half ounces
of Fowler's solution AS soon as it
was discovered that he had taken the
poison Mr.. Robinson sent for ply
sician. Clapper attempted to pre-
vent him from doing this, claiming
that he wanted to die. When the
physician arrived Clapper refused
to take the antidote prescribed but
the physician injected medicines and
it is expected that the man will re-
cover.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-24
SUICIDE AM EAsT BARNARD.
Miss Clara Allen browns Herself in
a Cistern.

Miss Clara Allen OF East Barnard,
aged 90 years, sister OF Selden H..
Allen, committed suicide Saturday
morning by drowning herself in the
cellar cistern.
Miss Allen acted as her brothers
housekeeper. Saturday morning,
while Mr.. Allen and hired man
were milking, she left her bed and
going to the cellar threw herself into
the cistern. When Mr.. Allen came
into the house, not finding his sister,
he began a search. AT last her body
was found in the cistern.
Miss Allen is supposed to have
killed herself while under the influ.
ence of a medicine she had taken
occasionally, an overdose of which
would temporarily affect the mind.
1t is not known that she had been
Respondent, and she was apparently
in her usual health, though she suf
Gered severely from neuralgia tht
day before her death.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-12-22

Receipts of hogs thus far this week
are 31,500; last week, $1,000; last year,
10000. Mondays market opened strong
but closed weak to five cents lower;
Tuesday was firm and today while
heavies sold steady to five cents higher,
light weights had a weaker tendency.
Bulk of sales were from s4.75 to S..
top $50.
Receipts of sheep thus far this week
are 15,20O; last week, 1900; last year,
10000. Mondays market was steady
and active; Tuesday steady for best
other ten to twenty cents lower and
today the market was dull at weak to
ten cents lower prices. We quote:
choice lambs s7.15 to s7.35; choice light
yearlings, 1925 to S6.4O; choice heavy
yearlings, $3.50 to $500; choice wethers,
$3.50 to s5.65;choice ewes, $500 to s5.15.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-12-22
BAITLEsHIP MAINE DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS.

welcome an American warship to an
for they know what Yankee hospitality
means. Seldom does a crew of an
American vessel on service beyond the
seas sit down to its Christmas dinner
alone. While he may not be SO gen.
erous as to call in the lame, the halt
and the blind, man-o'-war's men from
more than one imperial battleship or
royal cruiser have occasion to remem-
Der with infinite regret the grub of the
Yankee sailor.
After dinner general leave is grant
ed and In home ports many of the sail
ors go ashore to visit relatives and
friends. Most Of the men, however,
and on a foreign station practically all,
remain on board for the sports to
which the afternoon is devoted. Row
ing is the most common feature of
these contests, and where two or more
vessels are gathered together there are
highly exciting races for the champion
ship of the fleet. On deck, boxing,
wrestling and fencing vie for favor
with sack races, three legged races and
athletic games which involve quick
work in going aloft and getting down
again. Frequently the programme
ends with a pie eating contest, which
loses popularity with either par
Elephants or spectators. With their
hands tied behind them, the pie eaters
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-12-22

harbor of some home port, where prox-
unity to shore insures ar abundance
Of the usual accessories, Christmas on
board a man-of-war Is not essentially
different from the holiday Of the land
lubber. 1t is on the foreign stations,
and especially those in tropic seas,
that Jacky has to exercise his we'll
known ingenuity to create a Christ
mas atmosphere. On many q battle
ship and cruiser have bamboos done
duty as Christmas trees, banana leaves
as holly and cacti as table decorations.
heather bird has masqueraded at the
Christmas dinner as a North American
turkey.
The navy's Christmas really begins
at noon Dec. "a. After that hour dis
cipline is relaxed and all hands are
piped to the work Of preparing for
the morrow's festivities. The sun must
not rise on masts or yardarms naked
of Christmas green's, and all night the
cooks galley fires are hot-a special
concession from the "old man"-baking
pies and cakes innumerable.
On Christmas morning the usual rou-
tine is omitted. During the forenoon
religious services are held on vessels
on which there are chaplains. Other
wise the sailor man is left to his own
event Of the day-the Christmas din