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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-06-27
PRIVATEER.

Privateer, June 25.-Mr. D. w. and
Miss Mabel Osteen are quite sick,
The recent heavy rains, small crops
and an abundance Of grass have the
farmers wearing long faces.
NJ. Walter Roberts, Of Atlanta, Ca
spent the past week al Mrs. L. 3.
jenkins.
Miss Henaie May Bradford is at
tending the Summer school at Harts-
vile.
Mr.. Robert Hall, of Sumter, is
spending this week at Mrs. L. B.
Jenkins.
Misses Calhe and Corinne Wells
spent Sunday in Paxville
Mr.. Jerry Anderson and family OF
Manassas, Ca, spent Saturday at Mr..
E. w. Rivers.
Miss Tallulah Ramsey spent the
past week with relatives in Wedge
field.
The Bethel and Sand Hill Sunday
schools are going to unite and have
picnic at Bethel church ON the fourth.
Mr.. F. S. Geddi1lgs and family, Of
Paxville, spent Saturday at Mr.. E. w.
Rivers.
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woMANs MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Marion, June 22.-The State con-
ference of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary society of the Methodist
church has been holding it's annual
meeting here this week, it having con-
vened Wednesday night. The closing
service will be held Sunday evening.
About $50 delegates are in at
tendance, and are being entertained
in the homes Of the families of all
the denominations in the town. The
annual missionary sermon will be
preached Sunday morning by Rev. E.
O. Watson, presiding elder of the
Marion district. The church is now
without pastor, the successor to the
late pastor, Rev, j. A. Clifton, not
yet having taken charge, but Pre-
siding Elder Watson has met with
the women at their daily services
and has been very helpful throughout
the meeting.
The Rev. ]. H. Graves, a recent
graduate of Vanderbilt university,
has been appointed to succeed the
late Mr.. Clifton as station preacher
of the Methodist church here, and it
is expected that he will assume his
duties within the next week or two.
Mr.. Harry Lide, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w H. Lide Of this CRY, was
painfully hurt by fall in Georgetown
some weeks ago, and was soon after
brought home. Since arriving in
Marion, lung trouble has developed,
and his family are alarmed at his
condition, his physician is holding out
the hope Of his recovery.
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sTATEBURG.

Stateburg, June 22.-Several Of
pur young people are attending the
State Summer School at Winthrop
College. Misses Lee Moore, Mayo
Rees, Anna Burgess and Mr.. 81. D.
Bnll, are among our representatives
Eat that institution.
a large and beautiful dance was
given ON Tuesday evening by Mr.. and
.lars. Screven Moore, at their home.
The Oaks" Guests from Sumter.
wedegfeld, Clarendon and other
places added to the great pleasure
rDf the occasion The dance, viewed
from every standpoint, was a most
charming and successful one, and the
participants did not reach their re-
-gpective homes until Wednesday
-znorning was several hours old.
Mrs. w. H. Barnwell, who has been
visiting relatives in Columbia, has re-
tnrned home.
Miss Mary childs is the guest Of
Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Anderson.
Mr. Henry V. Frierson is at home
For snort stay.
Mr.. Henry P. Moore, a Clemson
student is at home for the summer
vacation.
Farmers in this section are glad
%,- o fav.- c,,oo1, 6o1,c of+a~ +ba rooar%
heavy and persistent rains, and are
jealousy combating the fourishing
grass crop which caused no little wor-
ny during the last week or ten days.
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TURBEyILLE.

Turbeville, June 20.-This little VII
.lage has three mercantile establish
uaents, one of which was organized IN
December, and another will soon be
opened. This place is surrounded oy
a beautiful farming country and l
must say that our farmers know row
sto cultivate the crops
We have a site for a beautiful little
town and our only Inconvenience is
#hat we are about one and a quarter
miles from the depot, the nearest be-
ing on the A3colu railroad.
we are charmed and we'll pleased
10 hear OF the talk Of a railroad run
ning from Sumter, S. c., to this place
or through here. We certainly think
st viii be a wise thing for the business
men Of Sumter to take hold Of the
matter and get railroad to this point.
We feel assured that it will be step
never TO be regretted by them, but
they will only want to blame them
se1vs for having not come in closer
touch with this prosperous people be-
Tore now. We have a good graded
school Of over one hundred pupils en-
rolled every session. We have a
Methodist Church that is credit to
"a space Of this size and i'm fact We have
- good opening here for people who
want tc do well.
Crops are looking fine taking in
consideration the heavy rains for the
last week. Tobacco has been injured
mere than any other crop but the
markets of some place viii get a pull.
at great amount of this kind of
crop yet, and Of course this land pro-
ances the quality.
We have a Knights Of Pythias and
9Eoodmen Of the World order here,
both of which are doing well.
Messrs. D. E. Turbeville and r. F.
MeGris are home from Wofford Col
-aege where they have BEEN attending
school for the past season.
Miss Blanche Ivy, Of Manning,
spent few days here last week.
Miss Pearl Whittle will leave next
saturday for saluda, S. c., to spend
The summer with relatives.
We are glad to know that Mr.. F. L.
Collins, a man whom we know well
has accepted position as Superin-
1endent Of the prospective railroad for
his place MT. Collins is a wide
awake man and has never been
Known to make other than a sue
cess with the management Of the
work he is now doing. w.
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Nesbet dined with T. H. Osteen a the
sycamores last Sunday.
Ben Giddings and wife, of Pine
wood were On a visit to ". j. Ards
last Thursday evening.
Miss Mary Lee Ards and brother
John were at W. ]. Ards last Thurs.
day night for g while.
r. P. Weeks and S. W. Scott are iii
YOUR city today on business.
The Bethel and the. Greenland sa-,
vannah Sunday schools are to
have a joint picnic at Bethel Church
(near Privateer) on the 4th of July.
Well, we ought to have a first class
governor for the next two years, as
we have eight to select from. But We.
are still hurrahing for Manning in.
this Corner. I think whoever gets
the Office will earn it by the time he
gets around all over the State in this
hot weather. But they think different
from me, for I had rather plough
than to be on the go from one place
to another all che time as they are
doing.
Well as it is laundering again and
the yellow flies are anoying me, will
stop. But I don't know what good
the yellow flies are annoying me. I will
keep a poor sinner from sleeping 700
much in the day time these long sum-
mer days.
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That Double Pay.

The Record has no desire to do
anybody an injustice. If convinced
that it has done so, though uninten-
tionally, it is always anxious and will
ling to make the proper apology.
The Record gave publication to a re-
port that all the members of the dis
pensary investigating commitaee ex-
cept Mr.. Cole L. Blease had taken
pay both as committeeman and as
Legislators for days during the recent
session of the general assembly when
meetings were held both by that
body and the committee. The Record
attempted to verify that report before
publishing it, but was met by a re-
fusal of the chairman OF the commit
tee to answer proper and legitimate
questions as to records OF which he
was the custodian.
The Record realized that because
of the way in which the matter was
first published, other members Of the
committee, who, as well as Mr.. Blease,
had not taken double pay, naturally
felt a hesitancy aboue defending them
gselves, as to do so would seem to
cast imputation upon the motives Of
those. members who had seen fit to-
take double pay. So The Record put
the question squarely to each member
Of the committee, as to whether he
did or did not take double pay.
Mr.. CASTOR has replied fatty that
he did not SO, adding Mr.. Blease,
there are two members who did not
take double pay. While Mr.. Fraser
declined to answer the question, for
reasons published in yesterdays Rec
ord, his home paper publicly and
some Of his friends privately to the
Record reporter have entered G de-
NAL for him, which must be taken as
true. The Record openly and pub
licly apologies to Messrs. CASTOR
and Fraser and requests those papers
which copied its article as to double
pay to give circulation to the dehial
thartrey took double pay.
AS to the others, Senator Hay, de-
cl;ned to answer the question pre-
sented to him in writing and in per-
son. Mr. Lyon returned without ans
wer or comment the letter Of The
Record requesting q statement from
him. Messrs. Christensen and Spivey
have not replied to the letters ad-
dressed to them on that subject. The
public will draw its own conclusions
as to these gentlemen
The Record has not dropped this
matter. 1t is determined to find out
just which members did take double
pay. Ducking and lodging will do
no good. Sooner or later the facts
have got to come out.-Columbia
Record
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-06-27

In the court of general sessions
at Charleston. Wade Hampton Berry,
the white man who was arrested In
Columbia some time ago, was tried
and acquitted of the charge OF big
amy. His attorneys have moved for
new trial Of the man Of the charge
of forgery on which he was recently
convicted.
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THE ALcoLU RAILROAD co.

Will offer for sale every Friday, Satur-
day and Monday during June, July,
August and September. 1906, round
trip tickets over its road at. reduced
ra -es, god to return until the follow
ing Tuesday. This notice is subject to
change or withdrawal without notice.
Your patronage is solicited. For fur
ther information, address P. r. Alder
man, Traffic Manager, Alcolu, S. C.
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g0UN1Y CORRESPONDENCE.
EEwSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Aems Of Interest From all Parts of
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.

RoucE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Man your letters so that they will
reach this Office, not later than Tues
day morning. When the letters are
received Wednesday it is almost an
anpossibility to have them appear in
4he paper issued that day.
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Sumter. :. 20 0 0 2 0 0 o.
Orangeburg, June 20.-Orangeburg
again defeated Georgetown this after
noon and incidentally made It shut
out series, Georgetown having failed
to find the plate during the three
games.
At Manning, June 20
Darlington. % 0 OIL 0 6 2--1o
Manning. 20 o 0 0 O o o 2-2
At Sumter, June 21-
Manning. :. ;. ..o20 900 600 2
Sumter. ;. .220 iO2 1872
At Darlington, June 21-
Score: Darlington 2; oranaeburg
At Georgetown, June 21-
Score: Camden 5; Georgetown 0.
Georgetown, June 22.--Georgetown
defeated Camden this afternoon by
score Of to 2.
Darlington, June 22.-In ten-in-
ming contest here this afternoon, Dar-
lington lost the game to orangeburg-
Score to 5.
At Manning, June 22-
Sumter. :. :. ..002 030 00o-5
Manning. :. >. ..010 600 010--2
At Manning, June i23.
Manning. II 0 0 0 0 1 o.
Sumter. ;. ..3 9 0 1 0 o 0 0-5
At Darlington, June 23-orange-
burg 2; Darlington 1.
At Georgetown, June %.
Georgetown. >. 30 l. 0 0 0 2-3
Camden: ;. ...4 o 0 0 1 o-7
At Sumter, June 25-
GEORGETOWN. ;. a...loo 600 oo*-1
Sumter. 80. :. :. :. 200 600 coo %
At Orangeburg, June 25-
Orangeburg. -. :. ..04o 05o o0.-s
Manning. :. :. 1000 G0e DOL. L
At Camden, June 25-
Camden. :. ..011 21o 0-5
Darlington -. :. ..001 02e -3
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CZAR WILL YIELD.


Reported That He is Ready to Give
Way to Popular Clamor for Min
istry.
St. Petersburg, June ga confer
ence has been called at Peterhof to-
morrow, between the Car, govern
ment officials and the Emperor's ad-
visers. 1t is believed the Car is ready
at least to yield to the clamor for a
popular ministry and will ask Mour-
mountseff, the president Of the douma,
to form a cabinet.
All members except the ministers
Of war and marine have been expelled
from the assembly.
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Mr.. Hubert Osteen,

SOIolA1Ulo, ~. ~, y OAAS 80
Mr.. Hubert Osteen,
Editor Item, Sumter, S. c.,
Dear Sir-I am just back from
Winthrop College where met the
summer school Of teachers.
Upon a thorough consideration OF
my proposition that the school join
in the celebration on the 2Sth OF
June, it was decided that as my whole
time is taken up here and will be for
many weeks to come, that a cele-
bration would be impossible this
year; but, as the monument would be
ready for unveiling next year, we
would have big celebration on June
2Srh, 1907. I am communicating with
You and Capt Hyde in Charleston by
this ma. to let you both know that
the: undertaking is called off for this
year for the reasons 1 have given. ]
shall be kept hard at work here for
many weeks yet
Yours very truly,
J. J. Daragan
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-06-27

The campaign meeting at Walter
boro was slimly attended only abou
20( persons being present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-06-27

FOR sALE-5-horse farm, Rafting
Creek township on Charleston road.
opposite Mr.. E. R. Alston's I. P.
Sanders.
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The Gen. Sumter Memorial Celebra.
ton Called Off.

The following letter from Col Dar-
gan, gives the reason for calling off
the proposed celebration of Carolina
Day at the Gen. Sumter Memorial
Academy:
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is an everyday affair with those who
eat at our restaurant. The best Of
food is served at modest cost.
GOOD EATING
and our bill Of fare go together. Well
fed men dine here cbecause they get
what they want and as they want it.
It's pleasure to pay for good food.
That's why we have so many good
patrons.
THE SUMTER RESTAURANT,
Y. f. Brunson, Proprietor.
3-21-6m
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STATE BASEBALL LEAGUE.

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
LEAGUE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-06-27

candidates for the Senate should not
discuss State issues I think very diff
ferently and want to discuss them,
but I can do no good and will waste
a lot Of valuable time, which I had
rather devote to rest and recuperation
after my hard winters work than fol-
low the campaign as it is being con-
Quoted. Mr.. Lumpkin will be at lib
cry to tell the people all about ma
tional issues that l do not know, while
I will tell the people about State af-
fairs and how they have been mis-
managed and they ought to be re-
formed. At this time I have only two
arrangements in the State, one at
Sandy Fiat, in Greenville county, on
July Z, and one at Ellcree, in Orange
burg county, on July IA, the place
where I made my second speech in
the State. AS soon as have ar
ranged schedule of meetings I will
announce thA da1es and places, and
shall hope to rnake the meetings
thus arranged beth instructive and
satisfactory to those who may attend
them.
1 shall be obliged if all the weekly
papers in the State will copy.
E. r. Til1man.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-09-12

MADE TO ORDER
8 no II
Made in Lafayette.
PREAGER, The Tailor.
SCHOOL OPEN.
Large Enrolment for First Day.
kindergarten to Begin Ses-
sion Next nonday.

The town schools opened Mon
day with a large attendance.
There were no special exercises,
except at the High School Supt.
Alleman made a brief talk. The
enrolment for the first day was
as follows: High School 1919,
Primary 217, Kindergarten 50.
The opening of the Kindergar-
ten was postponed until next
Monday as some repairs had TO
be completed on the Moss build.
ing. opposite the new school
grounds. which the School Board
has rented.
All the teachers were present
on opening day except Miss
Larche of the Kindergarten.
She will be here the latter part
of this week.
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A Severe Test.

Washington, D. c., Mar. I, 1905.
Tyler Commercial College,
Tyler, Texas.
Gentlemen:-AllOw me to say a word
regarding your modern institution and
its famous systems of shorthand and
bookkeeping.
Without any previous knowledge of
bookkeeping or shorthand, l enrolled
with you and studied both subjects.
Then without a days experience as a
bookkeeper, l successfully stood the
b~OOkkeeper's examination given by
the U. S. Treasury Department here.
After leaving school l did not use
my shorthand one day for more than.
two years. Then l went into an Office
and took business dictation and
transcribed my notes without the least
difficulty.
l would say to my young friends:
The Byrne Practical Bookkeeping and
Simplified Shorthand are all that is
claimed for them. If you are contem-
plating taking a business course, take
none except the Byrne.
Your friend and student,
WILL BARNETT.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-09-12

IcSpcCIlullys
J. 81. CONNOLLY,
FELIX H. MoUTON,
Committee.
Moved by Mr.. Breaux, seconded by
Mr.. Spell, that no license be collected
for entertainments given for the bene-
fit of education, or charity. or relig-
ious purposes. Carried.
Mr.. Delhomme, in accordance with
the resolution of the Police Jury I'M
der date of April 5, 1906, reports hav-
ing served notice on Venance Quebe-
dau, agent of Winston Jones, to the
effect that the wire fence O~bstructing
the public road north of Duson, and
along the property of the said Win
ston Jones, be removed. Accepted.
Mr.. Billeaud offered the following
resolution, which on motion duly Sec
onded and carried, was adopted:
BE IT ORDAINED, ETC, That the
tract of land described in act of
ow, and others, dated Jan. %, 1908, and
recorded under number $4,000 in book
of Conveyance No. 3, at page 1876 ct
seq. in the Office of the recorder of
this parish, to the Police Jury of this
parish to be used as q public road
having 81 feet wide starting from the
public road leading from Broussard-
Vile to Duchamp at a point at the
southwest corner of the property of
M. Billeaud, Jr., and of the other
Billeaud heirs, originally owned by
Lucien st. Julien, running east across
the southern portion of the land of
the donors, bounded north and south
by land of said donors, east by the
division line between the parishes of
Lafayette and st. Martin and west by
said public road at said point leading
from Broussardville to Duchamp
plantation be and the same is hereby
accepted. and said road be and is
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Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of a writ of feri facias issued by
the Hon. Hilaire David, justice of the
peace of the 4th ward of the parish of
Lafayette, in favor of Victor Hebert
and against unknown owner or own
ers, and to me directed, l will sell be-
tween legal hours at the office of said
justice on
SATURDAY, Sept. %, 1906.
the following described property. to-
wit:
One blue illy.
JULES MAILHES,
Constable 4th Ward.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-09-12

j. E. MARTIN,
Treasurer.
Lafayette, La, Sept. 6, 1906.
To the President and Members of Police
Jury, Parish of Lafayette, La:
Following is a statement of receipts
and disbursements of the special
road fund since my last report.
DIR.
To balance on hand last re-
pOrt VSO Oh
To tax cOll'r. taxes collected
August. 53o 10
To treasure, 9Th ward over
drawn. 20 10
Total receipts. ........... .$3143 "a
CIR.
BY 5 per cent commission tax
cOllr....... ............ 20 I'd
By approved orders. ....... 1850 80
Total disbursements. $3.50. ..$1277 81
BY balance on hand. ........ 1865 81
AS FOLLOWS BY WARDS.
To balance on hand LIST wards 285 Y
To balance on hand I'd ward. 73 A
To balance on hand Sd ward. 588 80
To balance on hand 4th ward. 40 81
To balance on hand 9Th ward. 274 O8
To balance on hand 9th ward. 395 80
To balance on hand It'll ward. POI q
Total 1856 81
Respectfully submitted,
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See those beautiful electric
parlor lamps at the Lafayette
Drug Store-they are swell.
Constable Sale.
Victor Hebert VS.. Unknown Owner or
Owners, State of Louisiana, Par
ish of Lafayette, 4th Ward
Justice Court.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-09-12

1905 road tax made the following re-
port:
Lafayette, La, Sept. 6, 1906.
To the Police Jury of Lafayette Parish:
Your committee appointed to check
I'D the delinquent road tax list for
1905 beg leave to report as follows:
1ST. WARD.
To Tax as per roll...........$ 1851 %
To amount collected not as
sessed. 80. ll5 90
5 1l66 %
By amount paid into Treas
urer. 5lO w
By delinquent list ............ $50 %
8 1166 %
IND WARD.
To tax as DER roll. 1444 %
To amount collected not as
SeSSed. III %
S 1856 rs
BY amount paid into treas
urer. LOU I'D
By delinquent ist........... 1896 90
5 1856 rs
RID WARD.
To tax as per roll. ..........$ 1883 %
To amount collected not as
sessed. l6O 10
8 1874 90
az amount paid into treas
n.y.. ............$ 1854 %
To delinquent ist........... 379 IS
8 1244 90
4TH WARD.
To tax as per roll...........$ 1044 90
To amount collected not as
SeSSeO w w
1136 90
By amount paid into treas
ury .........: ............ lOSo oO
By delinquent ist........... lO7 SO
s 1136 90
9TH WARD.
To tax as per roll...........S 767 Is
To amount collected not as
SoSSoO . 800. l4S 20
9l7 90
BY amount paid into treas
ry........... ............S SO5 %
By delinquent ist........... Ill so
917 90
9TH WARD.
To tax as per ROLL. ........S 1904 IS
To amount collected not as
5 1924 so
BY amount paid into treas
ury. ........ 80. ..........S ia 70
BY delinquent list. .......... 300 %
s 1924 80
It'll WARD.
To tax as per roll. 563 90
To amount collected not as
SeSSed. ~ 70
5 Gil 25
BY amount paid into treas
......... 563 so
BY delinquent ist........... Al Is
8 Gil 25
9Th WARD.
To tax as per roll. ..........S 625 %
To amount collected not as
seSsed. sc %
5 691 so
By amount paid into treas
........3 Oh 70
BY delinquent list. .......... 81 Is
s SOL so
RnSnoctfu11v Y.
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Washington, D.. c., Mar. I, 1905.
Tyler Commercial College,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-04

The St. Mary Building Assoc
citation. Of Patterson, one of the
flourshing financial institutions
OF this parish, proposes to per-
manently capitalize portion
of its stock by the issuance of
So, 900 CT permanent stock. at the
par value OF One hundred Dollars
per share.
The Association is twelve years
old, and has at this date assets to
the amount Of s1lO,OO0.o0 invested
in st. Mary real estate mortgages,
secured by vendors liens. Its
earning power is we'll established
1t has never missed a dividend.
and has always yielded handsome
profits to its members.
The move to permanently capi-
talize a portion Of its stock is a
wise one. and the issuance Of this
stock will prove popular with the
investing public Of this parish.
This stock will be guaranteed a
dividend of eight per cent. per
annum, payable four per cent.
semi-annually in cash. and in adj
dition thereto, its book value will
steadily appreciate by its particle
patton in the surplus of the AS
ISOLATION.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-04
SEALED BIDS.

Sealed bids will be Received
by the Town Of Franklin.
La, until August 18th, 1906,
at g clock =. m. for the
erection Of a public market
building, plans apd Specifi-
cations for which Nay be had
on application to Mr.. {. \.
Frost. Chairman Building
Committee.
joins {. LEWIS. Mayor.