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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-12
PRACTICE ECONOMY.

The question OF tobacco money Is
sometimes brought UP with great enn,
phasis in the household 1t leads to
calculations In connection with the
cost of Easter hats and other finery.
III has figured as an Offset In SO many
ways that the annual bill for cigars
used over and over again in this fash
ion would amount to a fortune large
enough to keep family in luxury.
But it appears that under stress
men can practice seif-denial even
when that means reducing their con
sumption of cigars. And this is
proved not by some small and per,
naps exception individual account but
By national statistics. During the
month of October last year the pro
dHction Of cigars amounted to 1873.
1850. But later the general strin'
gency was felt, and In November the
production fell to 576,s50,550 and in
December to 4SS.42S,STO, Men We're
beginning to economic heroically and
to set a noble example for those who
were near and dear to them. There
was a falling off in the production Of
tobacco cigarettes also, and the paper
ones dropped from 513,SG5,570 in o.
tober to s59107,191 In December
However. the figures complied by
the United States r'ouacco Journal ~
dieatc that the year was a fairly busy
one for the tobacco industry in spitc
Of forced economies. The production
Of manufactured tobacco came to
SCI .O60,437 pounds, On increase of :.
1850 pounds over that of the pre-
vious year The output OF paper
cigarettes was 529s. 100. SEA. am in
crease of 9s9,o6i 500 Cigars sof all
Sizes showed d decline Of some TWEEN
- million but the total production
was S,422.ai1 ,439.
Attention is called TO the fact that
he cigarette has multiplied in spite
Of repressiyc legislation, but It's enc
mics are not likely to cease from their
labors on that account-Record-H Her
aid.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-12

"A Fortunate
Accident
BY WILLIAM 5. RICE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


There was succession OF raps upon
the back door of Widow Rudisilps prim
residence early In the morning OF the
day preceding Thanksgiving. When
Miss Maria herself appeared at the
door she was greeted by a sturdy,
roundfaced Pennsylvania German lad
from Dellinger's Cash store.
Good morning, Maria; this here's
your turkey that you ordered yester-
day he smilingly said, as he held
aloft for her critical inspection a me-
dunn sized dressed bird.
Its most too big for Nom and
me-" she replied, hesitatingly but
then, ! guess we can warm it over 4
couple of times"
The Rudisills earned for themselves
among the townspeople the reputation
of being close while others, mali
ciously inclined. considered them
misery. But the truth Of the matter
was that 1t was their extremely small
income that led them to live the mar
row, secluded life together in the ways
Of the past and its memories.
In this way the daughter became
prematurely old-fashioned and unduly
saving" in order to make the small
income from their few shares of bank
stock go as far as possible without
landing them actually into debt; for
debts were nightmare to both OF
the women.
She was always considered shy and
peculiar. especially so in the presence
of members OF the sterner sex, not
withstanding the fact that she had
what was known in the community as
STEADY" and had set up with him
Saturday nights for ten years al
ready" While George Becker seemed
to have steady idea OF winning her
to himself some day, she on the con
trary seemed to steadily ward of
any such climaxes by always saying
"Ach, Cheorche, my Nom, she's al
ways poorly and she needs me"
Only week before, as they We're
coming home from Lovefeast, he
seized the opportunity for at least the
twentieth time to press his suit, with
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TWELVE WHITE
men SECURED
FOR JURY IN CkJSEY MURDER
TRIAL-TESTIMONY BEING
TAKEN.
GRAND JURY VERY BUSY
Likely to Have Several Days Session
Owing 70 Es----a,ert of
States Attorney Wilson
in Causey trial.

A jury was secured at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the Causey
murder trial when the last panel OF
four men was accepted. The jury
Is composed as follows: William d.
Abernathie OF Mcclure, Byron l..
Ellis, w. T., Walker. John C. Crowley,
William T. Landon, s. M. Campbell
of Thebes, William Fl. Wood, George
E. Atcher Dyes Parker Jasper Brown
OF EIoc, David Bauer OF Beech Ridge,
Loren l.. Stevens or Willard.
All the jurors are white men. Sew,
enty-one persons We're examined for
duty in this case as jurors. exhausting
FIVE special yenires and list of per
sons taken at random.
States Attorney Wilson immediate
~ gave his statement of the case to
the jury and three witnesses had
been examined last evening when
court adjourned. About seventeen
more witnesses are to be examined.
The grand jury viii be in session
for several days owing to the fact
that States Attorney Wilson is en-
gagged in the Causey trial and cannot
give the Jury his undivided attention.
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There is to be no change of pumrs
at the Tepth street station as was
contemplated The eity's attorneys
have decided that such change
would raise serious question as to
the validity of the bonds issued for
the new sewer. 1t is argued. also.
that centrifugal pumps. while better
for clear water. would not be prac-
ticable for sewage in which all man
ner of refuse is carried, with sand
gravel and occasional brick bats. The
Nenge pump now in use picks up
everything and throws water at the
rate of a million and half gallons
per hour. Il is believed that some
ECONOMY IN operation can be gained
bv putting IN second chute through
the Ieree. some distance below the
rresent chute. through which the
water can flow at lower stage Of
the river. This viii obviate the ne
cessity Of pumping always TO the top
cf the leyee when the sewers are
closed.
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The aldermen of the city are paying
tribute of respect to the Prohibition
movement in this city, when they de-
fer action on bids for public service
for the present year. till after the com
ing election. The movement certain
ly seems formidable and must be
reckoned with. and the peoples repre-
sentatives do well not TO make any
contracts for the year mourning ex
penditures which they would not be
able TO meet If Prohibition should be
successful. Under the action OF the
committees yesterday the public ser
vice VIII be performed till May LIST
by those who performed 1t last year
after which action will be taken on
the bids that have been submitted,
and they will either be all rejected
or the lowest of them will be accepted
according to what the result cf tie
election shall have been
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SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Ordinance No. 14s.-Improvement OF
Poplar Street.


Notice is hereby given to all part
les Interested that the City Council
ii the city of Cairo, Illinois, has by
Ordinance No. 1IS, ordered the i'm
provement of Poplar Street from tho
cast line of Washington Avenue to
the south Inc Vt Thirty-fourth Street,
in the CITY I, 'airo. County of Alex
ander and S. Of Illinois, by tho
construction therein. of a vitrifed tile
pipe sewer, from Twentieth street to
Thirty-fourth street. yitrified brick
pavement from the east line of
Washington Avenue to Thirtyfourth
Street and brick catch basins, also
house connections and combined con
crete curbs and cutters, and for the
levy and collection of special tax
upon contiguous property to pay for
said Improvement aud that said or
City Clerk OF the said City of Cairo.
aud that the whole of the cost of
said Improvement amounting TO the
sum of Sixty Thousand Eight Hun
dred and Fifty Nine Dollars and
Ninety Cents $500. s5g90l. Is, by the
terms of said ordinance. No. 1iS, to
be paid for by special taxation of the
property fronting or AUDITING on or
contiguous to the said Improvement
aud no part of said Improvement IL
to be paid by the public, and that the
said CITY of Cairo has applied to the
= 1rxrn I.srs arafH
Illinois. for an assessment of the
whole of the cost Of said improve
mont according to the benefits and
in accordance with the provisions OF
said ordinance; aud an assessment
thereof having been made and return
cd TO said Court. the final hearing
thereon will be at the March term. A.
D.. 1905 of said court. at the court
house. in the City 81 Cairo. Illinois.
on Monday. the second day of March.
A. u. 1908. At the hour of > O'Clock
A. NJ of said DAY or as soon there
after as the business of the said
court will permit. All persons de.
string may file objections In said
court before said day. and may then
and there appear on the hearing and
make their defense. The said assess
ment is payable in ten 00) annual
insiallments. All installments viii
bear interest as provided by statute.
at the rate of five 90 per cent per
annum.
Dated Cairo, Illinois. February 18th,
1903 WALTER WARDER.
Commissioner.
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NEW SILK IS FOUND.
Discovery Considered Of Great I'm.
portanee to the Trade.

During an exploration of the region
surrounding The East African lakes a
wild silk has been found which is not
only 81 importance TO the silk trade,
but viii also be of interest to scientists
as well. To the latter. chiefly. that II
may bring the source OF the silk of the
ancient races nearer to Its final solu-
ton. II is reported that there is every
likelihood that the cocoons can be I'M
wound in single thread If proper
care be taken in the process, which en-
hanccs the value of the silk. Expert
mcrfs to this end have not as yet
been concluded. Besides the cocoons,
these caterpillars give with each spin
Mig a large quantity Of superior ma
terial for spun silk OF scbappe. The
cocoons are incloscd in numbers OF
from 80 to 500 or more in a thick Gov
cring or nest. the material OF which
consists Of pure silk fiber. and being
available in large quantities might In
freuce the schappe market TO a large
extent as soon as operations are
started on a sufficient scale. A most
important and valuable fact In regard
70 this silk is that Il can be bleached
20 very fine white. which is con
tra-v % other wei known wild silks.
among which Tussah silk Is the best
knpen. The African lake regions
sem TO be a promising land for silk
culture. there being an abundance of
the trees. the leaves of which the cat
srdllar prefers for his food.-Hsrper's
Waaf-r
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the usual reply from the memorable
maiden.
"Ach, Maria, that wouldn't make a
BIT Of difference ] could help to take
care of you both" This Indifference
on the part of Maria was a puzzle to
others besides himself.
"Wen, Cheorche, seem you don't
give up asting me I'll asst Nom once;
mebby she'll say yes"
He would walt longer, with his Penn.
sylvania German patience. even If it
took another year to win her con.
sent He occupied with his parents
the brick house Just across the alley
from the Rudisils.
George was idly glanoing out of the
setting room" window at the flying
snowfakes when presently the door OF
the kitchen opposite opened with a
jerk. and Maria briskly hustled across
the porch towards the pump and pro
ceeded to pump a painful OF water.
She had no sooner lifted the pail
from the pump spout and stoopcd
over, when her foot slipped on tho
snowy porch, and the unexpected hap.
poned.
For several months previous she
had noticed that the portion of the
porch directly over the rain-water els.
tern was In a dangerous condition. and
she had Immediately communicated
this fact TO Samuel Fritz. the town car
penier. 10 repair the same. Sam. as
everyone knows. is habitually inclined
toward procrastination.
He had received orders from Miss
Maria in early spring. but Sam forgot.
and those treacherous planks over the
cistern gave way with the sudden
strain OF Miss Marias fall A vide
yawning chasm appeared. into whose
black depths she was precipitated like
a ball shot from a cannon She was
so badly frightened ar first that she
made no ouicry; but when she left the
icy cold water gurgling and swishing
about her she came % her senses and
gave a lusty scream that was heard
clear across the alley
Haflcss. breafhless with excitement
George rushed wildly across the aiier
into the Rldisiil gard and disappeared
in the doorway VI tie Eo0dshed near.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-12

re Eycniag American is the latest
candidate for public favor in the
Cairo newspaper field. 1t is edited
by Rev. Sam w. Small and Robert T..
Finney is business manager 1t takes
the place of the Labor Journal which
Mr.. Finney had been publishing in
Cairo for some months Its first
issue appeared Monday afternoon and
IL viii appear every afternoon TIL
after the April election and perhaps
longer. 1t Is six column folio. de-
voted especially to the cause Of Pro
hibition In Cairo. and is ncwsy
sheet and, as Rev. Small said il would
be-tas hot as the business end Of a
yellow jacket"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-12

The ladies OF St Patrick's church
gave a fair and supper d: Eatman hall
| in February. The receipts were more
than s5Gc
Services We're held in the new Epis
cnpaI church on sunday, Fcbruary
sth. Rev Or, Labagh officiating.
on Monday, February 9th, e city
election was held resulting as fol
lows Mayor, S. $. Taylor city attur.
ney, Fl. W. Webb; marshal. Martin
Egan: treasurer r Stapleton. city
clerk, A. II. irwin. The aldermen
elected We're Isaac Adler aud Joseph
Brankel in the First ward Robert AT.
Jennings. Second ward n. rorcoran
and NJ Walsh, Third ward, and T. r.
Gaffney. Fourth ward
The members OF the Cairo Brass
band we're called to NEE, at East
man hall for the purpose Of reorgal
izins.
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THE REPUBLICAN PANIC
Concluded From First Page.)

has Theodore Roosevelt. Fortunate
Will we be If we drift not away from
the high standards of civic and bust.
ness ethics t. which we have attained,
and thus make necessary the repeti-
tion of lessons which have been
tuaght in message, in legislative en-
actment and in judicial decree.
cover three hundred thousand
freight cars standing empty on the
tracks, eight thousand locomotives
white loaded and out of commission.
oneTourth of the population Of several
large cities idle, and for the irst time
under Republican administration, free
soup houses in every industrial cen
ter; the price of farm produce natur
ALLY and materially deprecated. furn-
ish an object lesson which ought to
produce measure of sober-minded-
ness On the part of the American peo-
pie. So, while approve of the strict
enforcement of the laws, and the en-
R1AltARhN VI anu iitFEuT
tive Legislation, | can but believe the
time has come to give primary con.
sideration To the restoration of indus
trail and business activity.
The American Navy.
we are spending hundreds of mil
lions fer the construction of an 18th.
milan canal and the great enterprise
will be cheap at any cost, provided we
place ourselves In position to make
use OF II when completed. otherwise
il will be dear at any price. If i.
we're in operation now its use would
be limited to foreign merchant ships,
the American Navy. and our coast.
wise trade.
We have a navy of which the Am.
erican peole are Justly proud. II con.
sists of battleships. armored cruisers,
torpedo boats. destroyers. ordnance.
Iwell-trained and brave officers. peer.
less guuners and well-disciplined and
courageous marines. 4 peaceful
squadron has recently been sent to
the Pacific Ocean preceded by twenty
seven coIliers OF foreign construction.
floating alien hags. This imperative
but hired service will cost 81 900 GOO
every sixty days Had a declaration
Of war preceded the expedition. for
eign vessels conld not have been hired
nor could they have been purchased.
Battleships without coal arr as worth
less as without guns. n all the pow
der mills in tho United States were To
work twentyfour hours every day fer
thirty days. the product would last our
navy but two hours am told on the
best of authority that at least one Of
cur European rivals can produce as
much powder in one day as the Uni.
ted States can produre in twelve
months. These facts are as vel
known to the naval authorities Of
Europe and Asia as to the naval de
lpartment Of the United States. and
concerning them both are silent
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The DuIIstIn 10 On sale II the FOL
sswing placer:
celsnan's, xf4 Eighth street.
halliday Houss News etan6.
walkers, 1O1 Sixth street.
Dlue Front Restaurant.
FOR CONGRESS.

The Bulletin IS authorized to an
Eounce William HI. Warder Of Marion,
Williamson county. as the Democratic
candidate for Congress In the Tween
ty.fftn District III Illinois, at the
special election to be held Saturday,
February is. 1893. Mr.. Warder soil.
cts the votes OF all citizens. regard
less Or party Affiliations or party
lines. II elected, he will represent all
the people If the Twenty NTH dis
trict.
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NOTICE.

Public notice Is hereby given that
In accordance with statutes Of the
state Of Illinois. the Home Telephone
Company of Cairo has by vote OF it's
stockholders increased its capital
stock from Five Thousand Dollars
(s5.0O0) to One Hundred Thousand
Dollars t$100000)
Dated this 25th day Of January A. d,
1908.
HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY
OF CAIRO.
BY Andrew Iohr President.
Attest: II. r. Aisthorpe, Asst Sec.
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TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

BELT LINE cars due to leave Second 1t. sJ
ing north on Commercial Ave-, every tftmtn :
utes from .. m. to II p. nj.
Going north on Walnut st. every is min 7Le
from sos q m. to 1883 p. M.
POPLAR ST. LINE-nolbrook Ave, car
Co leave Second st. geinE nerth on HoibroO
Ave, at 55T; 6.27; 6:42; 6:b7; 7:i2 .. III. and %
same minutes evtry hour until io:42 and Han
D. IN.
Going west on Twenty Eighth st. xt 6:49I
s:i9; 6;84; S:4e; and 1904 i. m and on same min
utcs every hour until 10. 34 and lI:04 p. m.
Poplar st. cars due to pass st. Mary's park
Is minutes after leaving Second st.
BELT LINE OWL OAKS north on Walnut
IL 80 p. m. 1894 q. M; 80 q. M; 2.S0 a. m.
$50 q. m. i; 4 80 a. M; 8 80 n. M.
North on Commercal--I2:0O p. M; 100
m. q 100 q. m. 300 a. NJ. 4 100 b. m. 8 =. m.
Belt and Owl ears are due to pass Yves
Thirty fourth st. Is minutes after iesyiras
Second ",
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January Circulation.

I'll ........4 ZVzf
The above Is correct statement OF
the number OF copies Of the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sunday
during the month OF January 1908 and
the year 1907.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this fourth day OF January. 1908.
LEO q. KLEB,
(SeaI.) Notary Public.
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CALCULATION STATEMENT

Average number of complete and
perfect copies Of the Cairo Bul-
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1907 ...s........<''o
average number of complete and
perfect copies Of the Cairo Bull
Ictin printed daily and Sunday
during the month Of January
1907 ................... @ooo
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FEBRUARY II IN HISTORY.


l663-Cotton Mather born. Died Feb.
Ii, 172s.
1888 0glethorpe started a colony at
Savannah ff#E @e
ITS John Adams went as American
ambassador to France.
1So9-Abraham Lincoln born. Died
April rs. 1865. 4
1888 Henry Clay introduced the
compromise tariff In the senate.
1S51--Gold discovered in Australia
1SSi--Alico RooseTeit Longworth
hror.
1892 Abraham Lincolns birthday Gel
ebrated as legal holiday for
the first time.
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Biography.

>
George Meredith, the distinguished
poet and novelist wioso eigthtieth
birthday was celebrated in England
today, was born In Hampshire. Febru
airy ~. 1928. He received the most
of his schooling in Germany. Return
ing TO England he studied law for a
time. but soon abandoned IT for liter
AZURE. His first literary effort was a
volume Of poems brought out in 1851.
This was foIIodew by .The Shaving Of
Ghagpat,, Richard Feveral," San
dra,' and other works which brought
him much fame. Altogether Mr.. Mer-
edith has written more than twenty
successful novels. besides innumer
able poems aud eritica; ESSAYS. He IL
Liberal IN politics aud bas been a
leading spirit in the Eome Rule party.
OF late years. however. he has led "A
retired fife at his homo in Surrey.
where he has continued his devotion
10 outdoor sports being especially
fond of cricket His occasional iitss--
airy productions retain their old time
vigor Il has been ratd that Mr..
Meredith has moro literary followers
than any other living writer. and his
disciples never fail to assign him the
highest place in English fiction.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-12

We've got 70 get rid Of that au-
thor said the landlord.
What's the troubie7"
why. he Keeps a-lookin' al the roof
for Inspiration. an I'm afraid Il viii
cave IN On US and let the weather in"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-12

n Is In order for every good eiti-
,en of Cairo TO indulge in congratuia-
t,ons to every other good citizen OF
csirn. over the happy outcome OF the
coafczf over the interurban ordi-
,.ncse. There seems 70 be no CUES
non nov that We z'iii have an inteflif-
f4a ralIrosf to Mounds. Mound CITY
and via Rldse. q project for ~hieb
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-12

eubscribs Tor the BuIlstin sse az
al re rsra Only see per month tU
passf s1srI faF - - freA
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CAIRO III 1863
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Rev. Patrick MeCabe died January
31st He had been resident Of Cairo
since 1852 He began at once 10 raise
funds to build Catholic church In
1868 he erected St PtricEs church.
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Any item that In Of interest 70 you
Is of intsrsst % your frisnAs Tsis
Fks.s ss.r rsps n tas Ezlz<z<a-
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Friends Of the Bulletin are request
~ T. ssnd nr tslsBhnzs Items - tbs
r<T2
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NAV, Be Future for italy.

yegetarianism is being encouraged
in Italy With view to accelerating
the time when that country will BIO
the market garden OF Europe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-12
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Cairo, Alexander County, lllIns.t
sPopuiatlon 1917. n

Mayor, GEORGE PAReONo.
Clerk, n. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer. THOMAS n. MAHONgsS
City Attorney, r. M. MOORE
Comptroller. ERNEST NORMA y
Police Magistrate, A. J. ROSS.
Chief OF Police, NJ. 3. AAGAN.
Alexander County, Population 31,4sh
County Clerk. JESSE ID MILLER
Circuit Clerk, LEE b. DAvIB-
Sheriff, FRANK .. DAVIS.
States Attorney. ALHxAaNtlDl,n.le
WILSON.
Coroner, DIR. JAMES McMANUN. "
County Superintendent Of 6chosA
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor sad Treasurer. yKMD n
NELLIE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-12

Or. ). r. BLACKS MAGNETIC
EVE WATER is painless, harmless,
contains no poison, and will cure
any case Of sore eyes in the world.
Manufactured by ). r. BLACK
MEDICINE Co, KENNETH, 40.
Ftr eain md trtfare nfcad nv
For Sale by Harry w. Schulz Drug CO.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-12

Board Of County Commissioners
J. J. JEMNELLE, Chairman !
GEORGE PARSONS. A q
DIR. EDWIN ]. CAUSE. =
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
GUILFoRD.

Miss Mary +. Smith has sold her house
and lot known as the Bangs place, to g.
+. Mason of Brattleboro.
There will be democratic caucus at
Guilford Center next Saturday evening
to elect delegates to the county conven-
ton at Newfane, July 80. =,
Mrs. Alonzo Weat herhead and daugh-
ter, Miss Ida Weatherhead, go to.mor.
row to Keene, n H., to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Weatherhead.
Miss Kate Gorham returned to her
home at Westminster West on Thursday,
after spending few weeks with the
family of her nephew, G. @. Gorham.
d; D. Franklin, vino apparently recoy-
cred from dangerous illness last April,
week, and was taken to the Lynch hospi
tai last week, where he was operated upon
Saturday night At last accounts he
was comfortable.
Mrs. d. Crosier is the fortunate pos
SCISSOR of a collection of old family letters
written more than a century ago Among
them is one dated Fort Warren, June We
18th, 1881, written by her great grand.
father to his wife at Newfane, signed
John Stearns." The ink is but little
faded, and every work perfectly legible.
DR.. Fuller of Syracuse, n. Y; DR.. and
Mrs. Major of Greenfield, Misses Helen
and Mary Ryan of Greenfield, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Ii. Stratton and daughter of Gill,
Mrs. Thomas Long and Miss Irene Long
of Brattleboro have been guests at the
Patrick Ryan homestead within the past
week. Mrs. Major and the Misses Ryan
are daughters of the late Anthony Ryan,
formerly of Holyoke, Mass.