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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Cora Kennedy Drank Carbolic Acid
at Her RossviIIe Home.
While in 4 fit of dependency Cora
Kennedy, fifteen years of age, com
mitted suicide by drinking carbolic
acid about 4 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, at the home of her uncle, Fred
erick Fischer, who keeps n bakery
in New York avenue, Rossville. She
has resided there as a domestic. She
was found by her cousin, Annie
Fischer. a girl ten years old, who ran
down stairs and told her father that
Cora was sick.
He hastily ran upstairs and found
her living across the bed fully dressed
and the bottle lying on the floor.
DR.. Andrew Eagon, of Rossville,
was summoned by telephone, but the
girl had probably died almost instant
ly. as she had swallowed a large
quantity of the poison. Her face was
badly disfigured by burns from the.
acid.
The girl, whose home is in Boston,
Mass, had only been living with her
aunt and uncle about three weeks.
She only remarked to Mrs. Fischer
yesterday morning, 81 guess mamma
and all the folks at home have for
gotten me-" as she had not received a
letter in about a week from home and
was expecting to get n yesterday
morning and as none came that is
the only reason known for this act,
but two souvenir postals were re-
ceived from her parents last night,
asking after her health and how h
was getting along and hoped that all
the rest were well.
Coroner Matthew j. Cahill viewed
the body and gave a permit for its
burial. Word was Immediately sent
to her mother in Boston, who will
probably come on to attend to the
funeral arrangements.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
sANTANELII COMING.

The people of ~Tottenyille Will nave
q chance to witness a great hypnotic
exhibition, when Prof. S~antanelli
comes to town to play for two nights,
Friday and Saturday, at K. OF p.
Hall.
Prof. Santanelli is the master of
hypnotism. giving exhibitions never
seen before. He has given these ex-
hibitions for the past twenty-five
years, having played in every large
city in the country, as well as in all
the leading European cities.
The people who have seen this ex-
hibition given by Santanelli in other
cities where he has recently played,
claim it to be marvellous, and the
best kind of amusement known.
The professor will hypnotic a
young man in Bedell's drug store at
1880 Wednesday night. Prof. San
tanelli will be in Perth Amboy and
produce the wonderful effect over a
telephone. The young man will be
put on exhibition in the store window
at the K. of P. Hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Brown and
son, of New York, who have been
spending n few days with Mrs. Il. d.
Wright, of East avenue, returned
home last week.
Glidden Hufcut, who had been
spending a few days with his mother
in Poughkeepsie, returned to Sewar-
en- last week.
Miss Anna Warning, of West ave
nue., spent Saturday and Sunday in
Railway with Miss Rachel Robinson,
of Bryant avenue. She attended the
tennis tournament of the East Jer-
sey Lawn Tennis Association, which
was held on the Ilderon courts in
Railway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Stoddart and
family, of Cliff road, spent Sunday at
Belmar.
Miss Catherine Wright. of East
avenue, and Miss Eioise Gimbernat,
of Cliff road, saw e. H. Southern and
Julia NARROW in Hamlet Saturday.
Miss Starr Boiling, of New York, is
spending a week at the Sewaren
House.
Bishop Scarborough visited this
parish Sunday.
Theodore Freeman, of West ave
nue., attended a dance in Roselle
Friday night.
Mr.. Schuyler, of Trenton, is in
town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
ITEMS.

Miss Helen Case entertained a
friend over Sunday. e.a
Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Alden visited
Boston last week.
Rev. and Mrs. DeStyle and daugh-
ter, of Lakewood. who have been
visiting Mrs. William Arnolds, left
town yesterday.
Christ's Church Club, of New
Brunswick, have offered to give a
play in July to benefit st. Luke's
church here and help pay for the
damages done by the storm.
Miss Harriet Alden is spending her
vacation in Metuchen.
Mr.. Charles Yingling was in town
Sunday.
An italian was arrested and locked
in the Jail yesterday for slashing a
friend with a knife.
DR.. Mason and family left Metuch-
en- yesterday for their Cabin Content
at Allenhurst. Mr.. and Mrs. Ames
have taken possession of the manse.
The baseball game Saturday was
played under difficulties, but scored
in favor of Metuchen. The contest
ing team was from New Brunswick.
The children's sewing class, con-
Quoted by the young ladies of the b..
/. L., will hold their last meeting in
the Reformed lecture DON next Sat-
urday afternoon. The work done by
the children during the year will be
on exhibition, and it is desired the
parents and friends will call and ex-
anime ii. Mrs. Harold Edgar, Miss
Bogert, Miss hurry and Miss Thorn
al are the most earnest teachers and
have the children in charge.
Mrs. Co1burn has rented Mrs. Will
liam Stelle's cottage for the summer
months, and will be at home there
with her sister, Miss Johnson, after
July 1.
DO not forget the Sunday school
picnic to Asbury Park next Thursday
The train leaves at S:30~o'clock.
Mrs. H. d. Hodgson entertained
friends on Sunday.
Mrs. Harrington left for New Yorl
yesterday, where she will spend sew
eral days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

PARIS, June 26.-The grand automo-
bile race was started at 9 O'clock this
morning and is the chief international
test of Europe, succeeding the Internal
tional cup event, France has twenty
five entries, Germany three and Italy
six. The ears were started at Intervals
of Il minute and half over the Sarthe
circuit. and the racers will go around
it twelve times, totallng 1,236 kllome-
tiers, running six hours daily for two
DAYS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
THE HAIL. STORM.

The severe hailstofm which reach
ed Metuchon about N o'clock Satur-
day afternoon was the worst ever
known in this vicinity and consider
able damage was done to houses and
crops. t,r
At st. Luke's Episcopal church
about two hundred dollars worth of
stained glass was Knocked into the
church.
Thirtv-six panes of glass in the
home of Mr.. Thomas Barr, in Main
street. was the highest record, and
not IA house in town escaped. Mr..
Charles Bloomfleld's and the Heron
property suffered greatly. Many
electric lamps were smashed and the
wires were down in many places.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
THE COUNTY FAIR WOMEN.

The women'S committee OF the
county fair met at the residence OF
the chairman, Mrs. Stephen D. Steph-
ems, last week and all yer very en-
thusiastic over the prospects of sue
cess of the women's department OF
the fair. 1t was decided to exhibit a
colonial dining room and bedroom,
the members of the committee to pro
vide the furniture. Mrs, Stephens
announced that she had sent to st.
Paul for partieularsvasstoethe method
of drilling and uniforming children
so as to form a humans flag Mrs.
Stephens saw one OF these flags at st.
Paul, composed of two hundred and
fifty girls and described the spectacle
as one of SURPRISING beauty 1t Is
hoped that one can be formed in time
for children's day, Wednesday, Sep
TENDER s.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

7EpcA4i ITEMS.

Miss Sophie Johnson is in spring
Lake for six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Voorhees, are
to be congratulated on the arrival of
a little daughter.
Mrs. S. w. Jones has returned
from Spring Lake.
Mr.. Samuel Daily has returned
from a visit to Asbury Park.
Misses Helen and Dorothea Valen-
tine are visiting in Plaintield.
Miss Laura Wheeler and Miss
Edna Walsh, of Chicago, are the
guests of Mrs. H. r. Valentine.
Miss Gertrude Edgar is visiting
Miss Cutting, in North Adams, Mass.
Miss Mabel STEELE is spending this
week in Spring Lake.
The strawberry festival under the
auspices of Trinity church Will be
held tonight in the w. A, A. club
house. All are cordially welcome,
Miss Dorothea Boynton has re-
turned from Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. w. H. Demarest and Mr..
Campion Cutter left town today Tor
Tacoma, Wash, to visit MIR. Ernest
Demarest.
Miss Miriam Voorhees, ana MISS
Laura Voorhees, are visiting MI " o
VOORHEES,. on Edgar's Hill. ,dars
Mr.. Ellis Edgar has opened gu
automobile repair shop in the rear u
his residence on Edgar's hlli.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
TOTTEMViLLE.
ANNIrAU PICNIC.

The twenty-first annual picnic and
games of Court Staten Island No. 30,
Foresters of America, will take place
at Silver Lake Park Monday, July 10.
and ii promises to be a great day for
the members Of the court I'M their
friends. Dancing will begin at .
o'clock and the music will be furnish
ed by Professor McAuliffe's orches-
ira. Besides games for the children
and ladies there will be prize bowl-
ing for SO in gold. The committee
of arrangements is w. J.. Lindemey-
err, chairman; Richard Haley, J!
Kennedy, p. Fischer, John ].
]. Haley, w. f. Hoffman, Albert Bau-
man, Frank Dacey and J.. F. Ander-
son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
ARREsTED

Frederick II. Phillips, twenty
years old, was arrested yesterday by
officer Eiselborn, of the Eightieth
sub-precinct station. Phillips, who
had been wandering about town al
day yesterday and Sunday, acting IN
a very peculiar manner, was taken 70
the station house in Broadway an0
when questioned by the sergeant as
to what he was doing here, could not
give a very vclear account of himself,
but gave his name and age and nav
ing no home. He was taken before
Magistrate Marsh, in the second dis
trict court, who committed him TO
the New York Farm Colony, at Rich
mond, to be examined as to his san
itv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
NOTICE or PUBLIC HEARING.

Notice is hereby given of al appli-
cation to the borough council of the
borough of South Amboy and of the
Introduction of an ordinance for the
laying of a sidewalk on both sides of
Bordentown avenue, between the
bridge across Raritan River Railroad,
and the bridge crossing the New York
and Long Branch Railroad, and all
whom II may concern are hereby noti-
fled that a public hearing will be had
upon said Improvement on Tuesday,
the third day of July, 1906, at the
hour of seven thirty O'Clock p. m, at
the council chamber in the Borough
Hall. in the borough of South Amboy,
at which time and place the borough
council will meet to receive and con
slider objections thereto. All objec-
lions to said improvement or to any
part thereof, should be in writing and
filed with the clerk of said borough
on or before said date.
JOSEPH r. FULTON,
Borough Clerk.
South Amboy, N. j., June 10, 1906.
2645-6-25-1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
PLEASANT PLAINS.
umr1MKrNNME sHnN HIMNNsaNIRM@mRlM
A AWAY.

During the height of the storm,
Saturday afternoon, a horse owned
by James LaForge, the hay and feed
dealer in Amboy avenue, and which
was being driven by Clarence Nance,
ran away down the hill from in front
of the residence Of A. w. Browe, in
Bloomingdale avenue, dashing on
down the hill into Amboy avenue at
a terrific rate of speed and collided
with a telephone pole. He broke
free from the wagon after smashing
the shaft. He. ran on around the
block and was caught later in Shar-
rott avenue by a passing citizen.
Nance received several severe bruis-
es as the result of being thrown out
when the wagon struck the pole. He
later walked to his home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
HAVE NO

At a recent meeting held by the
members of Bethel NJ r. "church 1T
was decided to abandon the annual
Fourt of July celebration, which in
fromer years was held in the grove
back of the cemetery and for years
back this day was looked forward to
by a large number of people, but
since the destruction of this grove 1t
has been held at the CORNER OF
Sprague and Amboy avenue. AS it
has been very difficult to get help
for this day the celebration Will be
Abandoned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
HUGUENOT.
LOCAL ITEMS.

Every member of the Rossville
band is working hard for the success
of their entertainment and dance,
which will be held in Washington
hall on Friday night. An elaborate
program is being arranged.
The annual entertainment of st:
Patrick's Roman Catholic church VII
be held at the Casino, Midland Beach,
tomorrow night. One Of the features
of the affair will be a series OF NOV
ing pictures recently taken on Staten
Island.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
EOR lime CUP.

The final round for the June cup
of the Richmond County Country
Club, presented by James G. Clark,
was played last Saturday by Captain
C. West Taintor and G. A. Blyth and
the former won by 8 up and | to go,
after a most interesting contest on
the golf links. Captain Taintor had
to concede six strokes and but for
the fact that he got a two on the
ninth hole and repeated the perform
ance on the sixteenth, he might have
been defeated. His gross score was
so.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
METUcHEN.
CELEBRATING THE FOURTH.


The program arranged for the
Fourth of July celebration in Me
tuchen will begin at one thirty with
a parade of the firemen and school
children. Forming in line for march
at Robins field, down Middlesex ave
nue. to Holly street, to New street to
Main street to Amboy avenue, to
Home street, to Woodbridge avenue
to Main street, to Middlesex avenue
to Woodwild Park.
At 2:15 o'clock a flag will be pre-
scented by Jr. o. u. A. M. and raised
while all sing "The Star S~pangled
Banner"
An address at $3.50 by Mr.. ]. t.
Marshall, followed by the song Am
erica"
At 2:45 O'Clock the Hon. George
j. Corey will give an Grafton, follow
ed by the song Jersey Land, My Jer-
sey Land" M
A concert by the band from six to
eight will be followed by fireworks
at the park.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

J'hey have dumped a lot of the
sand taken from the hole in the wall
in the vacant lot belonging to the p.
RI r. company in Second street be-
tween Stephenson's and Thomas's
houses and in that way have made
the sidewalk safer to walk on nights
bv widening it. 1t has been rather
formerly, as anyone was
liable to step down in the lot ana
fall.
Mrs. Hilton Smith, of Burlington,
has recovered from here recent Ill
ness.
The telephone inspector was
around Yesterday. We have over one
hundred telephones in this borough,
SO 1t takes him several days to attend
to them, ,,
One of the members of the Leid-
erkranz Singing Society says they
hay postponed their picnic which was
to have been hold on Swan Hill on
the Fourth of July.
A lady residing near Stevens V
neup said ii was like a holiday there
vAunday with the large number oil
NxfS=r0bf3es, wheels, horseback riders
ana carriages which came FROM over
the Mechanicsville bridge. There
were some dandy autos.
Mrs. Edward Rogers, of Burling-
ton. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Blood
good, of Main street.
Some of the lady residents of this
borough had some or their choice
plants cut off by the hailstones Sat
urday.
The large first floor windows on
the side Of Hon. d. G. Chase's resi-
dence exposed TO the storm Saturday,
escaped being broken, 1t is thought
by the awnings over the second story
windows.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

HmHaW
IOCAL TrMMS-

way, was i'll with an attack of malaria
Sunday.
Miss Nellie Sullivan spent Sunday
with her parents at Keyport.
Miss Alice Duggan has returned
home from a weeks visit with
friends in New York city.
Miss Lillian Mathews, of Matawan,
has returned home after a pleasant
visit with relatives in this borough.
Miss Beatrice Martin is spending a
few days with friends in New Bruins
wick.
Harry Higgins, of Newark, spent
Sunday with James Hackett and fam
lily of Maxville.
Sidney Kaufman was able to walk
out yesterday.
Miss Genie Holton, of Mechanics
Vile, mas resigned her position with
Mrs. Monaghan and Miss Sullivan,
milliners, on Broadway.
Mr.. d. Kaufman, of Perth Amboy,
was calling on relatives in town Fri
day.
Miss Florence Parisen, of Broad
way. spent Friday in New York city.
The Misses Anna Fitzgerald and
Kate Kelley spent Friday evening at
Perth Amboy.
George Cheeseman, of Broadway,
boy. y
Miss Harriet Martin, of Brooklyn,
took part in the %oratoria of the Choir
al Society, of, which she Is a member.
Miss Il. M. Reigan, of New Bruins
wick. was entertained by Miss Beat
rice Martin Thursday night. She at
tended the Choral Society's oratoria
at K. of z. Hall.
Rabbi Solomon, of Perth Amboy,
was calling on a number of South
Amboy members of his congregation
yesterday.
DR.. s. Long, of New Brunswick,
was in the borough yesterday.
Mrs. Bliss Martin, of Broadway,
spent Saturday afternoon with friends
at Matawan.
Miss May Higgins, of Maxville,
was a New York visitor Monday.
She was accompanied by Harry Hig-
gins, of Newark.
Mrs. John Linz, of Augusta street,
and children were out of town visit
ors yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Stuart, of David
street, was a New York visitor Sun
day.
William CHASER, of Perth Amboy,
spent Sunday with relatives in Broad
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Voorhees, and
daughter, of Matawan, were guests OF
Mrs. Edwin Applcget, of Bordentown
avenue. Sunday.
Mr.. Mcdowell, of Broadway, is en-
Pertaining her father from a farm out
in the country.
Bernard Roddy, Jr., was a Key
port visitor yesterday.
Charles Thomas, of Second street,
has been confined to his house with
rheumatism the past few days.
BY the appearance Of our store
windows no one need go out of town
after fireworks for the glorious
Fourth.
Mrs. Perrine, of Jamesburg, is the
guest of Mrs. Peter Applegate, of Sec
ond street.
1t is said that Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lard Ingraham are to have the house
vacated by j. A. Sexton, in First
street.
Harry Brown had n demonstration
at his store two DAYS RON one of the
cracker houses and a large number
of people We're on hand to listen to
the lady and to test The crackers.
They have unloaded another.
schooner of piling for the new Cen
tral bridge at the p. r. r. docks.
Very little iron ore is running this
season.
Wolff Mahoney was a New York
visitor yesterday.
Fred Hewlett is so busy that he
has his son from New York city out
here to assist him. He has the extra
work of putting in a lot the broken
panes of glass through the borough,
besides p~apering and painting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
ROOSEVELT.
HORSE RAN AWAY.

Friends of Henry He'll drove over
from Newark Sunday to visit. They
left their horse tied inS Mr.. Heil's
shed and for some reason it got loose
and started ON a I'll toward home.
Several attempts were made along
the street to stop it, but the horse
went plunging past. 1t a as far as
Mr.. Nugey's. He, seeing it coming,
got a large branch and with that was
able to check the animal, holding it
until the owner came, who amply
paid him for his trouble.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

HAs BIsEN sTOLEN.

Mrs. Henry Thomas and Mrs. Lily
Hoff carried a beautiful geranium
plant up TO st. Mary's cemetery and
placed it on Mrs. Hoff's daughter
'.Willie's." the late Mrs. Henry Leon
ard, grave for Decoration day and 1t
has been stolen. It seems strange
that anyone refined enough to love
flowers can be sc devoid OF feeling as
to steal them from the dead ar
therefore deprive those who pI d
them there in loving remembl acc,
Of that one pleasure left them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
Two Killed In Panama Elections.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-The state
department was advised by both Gov
Shanklin at Panama of the results of
tlie election and the disturbances at
tendant thereon. The consul general
merely reported there had been n row
resulting in the killing of two men
and the wounding of several others
and that all the trouble was yer GOV
ernor Magoon reported that the gov
ernment party was successful in Pana-
ma, Colon and the other larger towns,
the vote being light In Panama. Two
men were killed in clashing resulting
from individual fights after the yot-
ing had closed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

The Literary Whist Club was en-
tertained Wednesday afternoon by
Mrs. Ernest Warning at the home of
Mrs. Wilson Warning, of West venue.
The first prize was won by Miss
Rachel Robinson, OF Railway, and
the second was won by Mrs. J.. A.
Metcalf, of East avenue.
Among those present were Mrs.
Mazzur, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Metcalf,
Mrs. Wright, Mr.. Wood, Mrs. War
ing, Mrs. Balding and Miss Anna
Warning, of Sewaren, Mrs. A. Z. Will
hanson, of Woodbridge, and Miss
Rachel Robinson, of Railway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
SISTERS.

A large number of the members OF
Richmond Lodge, Rathbone Sisters,
attended their regular : meeting In
their rooms in Knights of Pythias
hall last night, when two new candi-
dates were initiated in the order,
Mrs. Abram Johnson and Mrs. Ed
ward Lovett. Several other matters
of Importance came before h meet
ing. After the usual amount OF pusl-
ness was transacted, refreshments
were. served and an enjoyable social
time was had by all members present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j., June &c
The State Association of Master
Plumbers elected the following officers:
President, .AZledon Walker. East Or
ange; first vice president, Edison Gar
rabrant, Orange; second vice president,
}. OMEN, Paterson: third vice presi-
dent, W. Crystal. Summit; secretary,
II. Il. Ballet, Newark; treasurer, w.
II. Towey, Atlantic City.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
ARCANuM.

OF Arthur Kill Council No. 140S, Roy
al Arcanum, will hold their regular
meeting in their rooms in Knights ol
Pythias hall, in Amboy avenue, 70.
night. After the usual amount OF
business of the evening is transacted
they, with their wives n lauy
friends, will be entertained at cards.
A program has been arranged by the
entertainment committee, after winch
refreshments will be served by the
Ladies' Auxiliary and a good time is
looked forward to.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
FARTHER LIGHTS CIRCLE.

The Farther Lights CIRCLE; OF the
South Baptist church. haze cqmplet-
ed all plans for their concert to be
given in the church in Main street
tonight. The program, which has
been arranged by the committee, will
be a fine one, consisting OF violin
and mandolin selections, also solos
and Duets, and r~ecitations and read
ings by a professional reader.
Admission ten cents. Ice cream
will be for sale.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
TWO FUNERALS.

The child of MI. and Mrs. Eugene
Bright died Sunday afternoon and
viii be buried Wednesday afternoon.
Shllwell & Mason have charge of the
funeral.
The funeral of Miss Susie Stephen
son will take place today at 2:3O p.
m. from the house. Rev. Mr.. Uhl
viii naifneiate. Stillwell & Mason
have charge of the funeral.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26

BISHOP LEAGUE,

The Bishop League of the AIM E.
Zion church will hold a debate in the
church tomorrow evening. The sub
iect is (Which is the most useful,
iron or wood" A neat program has
been arranged by the committee, Re
freshments will be served after the
debate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
nR. spRAGuE HERE.

DR.. D. o. Sprague, Of Central Val
ley, New York, is spending a few
days with his parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Edward Sprague, in Amboy avenue.
He was out cruising yesterday in his
launch that was built here last, year
and in which he has had a new twen-
ty-five horse power engine installed,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

AT a recent meeting of the Ep-
worth League, of st. Mark'slfM. b.
church, Miss Hattie Bedell was elent+
ed PIANIST. aeH
Thomas McNulty has accepted a
position at the s. S.. White Dental
Works in Princes Bay.
Lawrence Harris, of Station ave
nue., moved with his family to New
ark, N. j., last week.
Fred Harris will occupy the ROM
er house in Princes Bay avenue
shortly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
EAT WAS

Smoke seen pouring out OF the
windows of Christopher Straub's
sausage, etc, room over his market
on Broadway, caused people to think
there was a fire. Some fat was burn
ing, probably some they were trying
There was a lot of smoke II
there wasn't a fire outside of the
cfnvn
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
ruE GInIs,

The Girls Friendly Society met in
the parish house of Christ church
last evening. They had a pleasant
social time and a treat ana then
broke up for this season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-26
M NAKE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

They are getting ready for making
improvements to the M. p. church.
Yesterday they removed the benches
from the church to the basement OF
the same.