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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10
WILLIAMS FLAYS
PAYNE AND PARTY
In Hot Debate on Honest Elec
tons, Minority Leaders De-
nounce Republicans.

~
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Sectlonal
lines were sharply drawn in the House
of Representatives to-day, and for a
time charges and countercharges of
dishonesty in elections by both politi-
cal parties were heard. Interest in
the proceeding was all me more Keen
because tls IVY ilooi ?; ~
Payne, OF New ioih' an any, =, :,
Nlsslsslppi, we're TUG ~ i''o'pa's - w
stage settng.
Mr.. Payne criticized the minority
leader "for having had tho hardihood
to say he was In favor of honest cleo
tons" "Since when was the Demo
cratic party in favor of honest cleo
tions?" he inquired Was It," he
asked. when it was deprivins a GER
tain class of citizens of suffrage by
every means, by. perjury, fraud, intinl-
dation, murder, riot and everythins
else under the SUM"
He wanted to know II the pemocrm'E
favored honesty in elections III tne
State of New York, when TINE ai, e.
time they carried tho election, nov ~ J.
thu honest ballot, put pS lra '-lA,',,.,
votes deposited IN the pallot puA ~,
fraudulent counts, ne sa'u a "a
we'll known that ~ i'os, tNrn.,s ..'tt
the CITY OF New iois Wy rs, - , "l
sent around srepsu.e's ,ao'.. pv.r - !,
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FLORA l. BOAT JUST BEFORE TT WAS LAUNCHED.
PAY TRIBUTE TO
SOUTHERN DEAD.
(Continued From First Page.l

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Band played Nearer. My God. to Thee"
the speaker and members of the staff
took their seats. After prayer by
the Rev r. A. Goodwin. rector Of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Judge Duke
was introduced by the Hon. D. c. Rich
ardson. Mayor-elect Of Richmond.
Designating the day as the one dedi-
Gated to the deathless memory OF an
feelingly OF the stainless Common
wealth OF old, and said that
her sons should be trained to work. or,
II need be. to die for herFsake.
II, who am still believer in the
Righteousness of what some OF our
people now call the rebellion; 1. who
believe that slavery was right and
emancipation a wrong and a robbery:
I. who am behind my time, they tell
lne, stand to-day amidst these fatrest
scenes of Gods creation and greet you
to speak of our men who died" he de-
clared.
Adding that he did NOT feel pang
OF sorrow but for the people who died.
the cause that was lost and those suf-
fering from the ravages of war, he
said, that for the men who honestly
fought the Union. and died in the fight
they thought was right and he knew
was wrong. he had the same feeling
OF reverence and respect. and would
give to them the same undying glory
as to his own people.
Rights In Secession.
AS to Virginla's rights in secession,
he said that had she acknowledged the
power of ,hc Union to free her slaves.
which were the property of her sons.
and mad then refused to obey. would
have been treason; to acknowledge and
assent would have been a violation of
every principle she had ever enunciat-
ed since Bacon proclaimed the liberty
Of the Individual to protect his pro-
perty and his Preside. Virginia" he
declared. chad no other course consist
emit with her traditions. her view Of
the Constitution. the terms upon which
she entered tie Union. her relation 20
her sister Commonwealths. than to
fight"
Those who first refused to deliver a
fugitive slave TO his owner we're par
ticipating. lie said. in a rebellion far
deeper than were the Southern States
when they fought In defense OF their
homes and firesides.
Truth is truth" he cried. 1T must
be fearlessly told when it becomes
necessary, and then let 1t hurt who
1t may"
The war. though. had its uses, he
thought, despite the fact that the
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The Taft people claim that they all
ready have enough delegates to nomi-
nate their man, allowing the opposition
TO have every one hereafter chosen.
The following statement was given out
by the publicity Of the Taft boomers
this afternoon:
With California, Georgia. Louisiana,
Michigan. Montana. North Dakota. Ore
eon, Texas and Washington. as we'll as
score or more of scattering districts
yet to.hear from. the Ohio man Is al
ready as good as nominated. If none
OF the conventions scheduled for next
additional les delegates, should be
held. yet Secretary Taft would have
enough strength to nominate him on
the first ballot at Chicago. There will
be $50 delegates in that convention;
necessary to choice. 491. The devel-
ppmcnts this week swelled Taft's In
structed following to total OF 454
delegates. The number of uninstruct-
ed delegates is III. and three-fourths
Of them favor the nomination OF the
enty contestants have informally an
nounced 'th cir intention of laying claim
to seats to which Taft delegates have
been elected. thus far only g dozen Of
claims to the Republican National
Committee.
Taft, -; Foraker. Only 9.
OF the 124 delegates elected this
week, az Were instructed for TAFT and
2 for Foraker the others being unin-
structed. Among the uninstrncted are
the delegates from two New York dis
tricts as we'll as the New Jersey and
Utah DELEGATIONS, the latter. however,
virtually pledging It's allegiance to
Secretary Taft. Kentucky spoke decis-
lively In Secretary Taft's favor. twenty
four of the twenty-slN delegates being
instructed for him. notwithstanding the
bitter contest waged against him by
Senator reflect Bradley. contest which
resulted In defeating the. aspira tons
of the Senator to represent his State
as one of its delegates at large. Con-
necticut and Wyoming also, fell In line
! for Secretary Taft. as we'll as scatter
! ing districts In North Carolina. Ala
bama Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee
and Arkansas.
This week brings the total number
of delegates elected to $50. with Us
yet to elect. almost entirely IN Tar
strongholds. Pledged to Taft 4o4 un-
! Instructed. III; Instructed for other
| cand dates, 227, as follows: Fairbanks
/ 80; Cannon, AS: La Toilette, 20 !; Hughes
I54; Knox, IS, and Foraker. g Con-
tests Informally threatened, y.
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This Ticket Nominated With
Great Enthusiasm by
Students Convention.
CLEVER MEETING HELD
. AT WASHINGTON & LEE.
Young Men Proceed With All
the Dignity Of Seasoned Vet
Grams in Politics, Put Up
Ticket and Prepare
a Strong Plat
form.
Especial to Tho Tines Dispasch.l
EXTINCTION VA Nav a.

|
EXTINCTION VA, May 9.-Thc
final session of the Democratic
National Convention Of the stu
4 dent body OF Washington and
--- Lee University adjourned Thurs
day night, after nominating William
Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska. for Pres
ident, ana Senator Charles a. Culber-
son, Of Texas, for Vice President.
First in the order of business was
the report OF the committee on rules
and regulations by the chairman, Mr.
John lizard, OF Virginia. The rule al.
lowing the States to adopt the unit
rule and cast the electoral vote as
the majority Of the delegation willed
If the States soAchoose. brought on q
long debate. but by vote Of the con-
.vention the report was finally adopted
and the minority report lost.
The report Of the committee on per.
nation for permanent chairman Mr.. w
Neal Grubb, of Minnesota; for secre,
tary, Mr.. VS. NJ. Johnson, of Wisconsin
and for sergeant at arms, Mr., Charla:
Spears Glasgow, OF Colorado, wa;
adopted. and these gentlemen were
unanimously elected. Secretary John
son appointed as assistant secretarle!
Messrs. Bledsoe. OF Montana; Caldwell
OF Porto Rico; Gather, OF Iowa; Izarl
of Virginia; Jackson, OF North Dakota
and Witten. of Connecticut,
The Platform.
Then followed the report OF ,ths
committee OH CREDENTIALS, by Mr.. w, NJ
johnson, OF Wisconsin, which VIA
adopted. The platform committee fol
lowed with most able report, the
preamble setting forth In vigorous
party ~ 81
The plank on the constitutional right
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der the nations currency system elias
tic and adequate to meet every condi-
ton which may arise.
The party pledges the completion OF
the Panama Canal and favors policy
OF Improvement of inland waterways.
The publication of campaign funds
Is also inserted. advocating the passage
the sources and amounts of these funds.
The direct election of Senators by
the people Is recommended.
A plank on the admission of Terri
tories favors the immediate admission
of New Mexico and Arizona as separate
States. and recommends territorial gov
eminent for Alaska and Porto Rico.
| The plank on ship subsidies and the
merch ant marine is strongly worded
and roundly denounces the Republican
policy of granting large appropriations
of public funds to private shipping In
terests. but ndorses building up the
merchant marine.
The party reiterates the maintenance
of the Monroe doctrine in its fullest
Integrity.
| The plank on the race question en-
iphatically pledges the Democratic par
ty to a lassez faire policy in regard
to this question. believing Federal In
terference in such matters OF State in
e.
whole attitude of the Republican party
toward the negro question is do
Encuhced.
| Nominations Arc Made.
Immediately after the adoption of
| the platform tho nominations OF candl-
dates for the presidency We're called
for, and Mr., r. B, Stephenson, of New
York, was recognized. Mr.. Stephenson
Very ably eNpounded the principles OF
the Democracy of to-day, enlarged on
the partys need for an able winner,
and ended with a burst OF eloquence
by Placing in nomination Governor
John A. Johnson, of Minnesota.
Mr.. r. S. Keebler, chairman, OF
Nebraska. was yielded to by Califor.
MIA, next on the roll-call or States.
i and in very sound speech nominated
William Jennings Bryan, of his own
State. Edward Ward Carmack, Of Ten.
nossee, was next nominated in ring
! ing speech by the chairman from that
State. Mr. N y. Smithson.
On roll-call the four secondlne
| speeches allowed each candidate were
made by enthusiastic supporters OF
| these three great statesmen. The bal
loting by States was then called, anG
1t was found that n large per cent. OF
/ the delegations had come instructed.
:. AS q result of the first ballot, Mr.
. Bryan was nominated, and for few
minutes tumultuous applause shook tho
{. conventional hall. Governor johnson
i followed with the next closest nun.
Der of votes, and ex-senator Carmacl
came third
The chairman, after announcing tho
] result called for nominations for Vice,
! President, with the result that Senn.
tor Culberson, of Texas, was nominated
by Mi. Corey, of oklahoma; Governor
Folk OF Missouri, by> Mr.. Larsen, vi
Tennessee; Governor Hoke Smith, d
Georgia, by Mr.. Burton OF Florida
Colonel Henry Watterson, OF Ken
lucky, by Mr.. Hobson, chairman OF tha
delegat lion, and Attorney-Gene Iud
son Harmon, OF Ohio, by Mr.. Milling
j chairman of the Louisiana delegation
Senator Culberson was nominated OF
i the second ballot,
After appointing Messrs Corloy. OF
california; Price, OF Massachusetts. ant
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CONTRACT FOR ARTILLERY
StUOOI. AWARDED TO FULLER CO

WASHINGTON, May a,--The war de-.
partment has awarded TO the George A.
Fuller Company the contract for the cons
struction OF. the building for the CONS
bined artillery schools at Fort Monroe.
VA. at a cost of about 10000 The Of
tlcers' school Will be a brick and stone
building. with IA .o0-foot front, The arehi-
lecture will be distinguished by simple
lines, which are a modification OF the
Greek. The other building for the en-
listed men will be simpler IN design
--------------- ~
Miss Mabel Stuta is visiting heis
brother Mr. p, q. Stutz, In Ltlesyliiee5
N. q AZ
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Stirring. Values

.
Keep US busy as bees, when
other shops are twiddling
their thumbs.
What need TO speak Of
our Jay-Ell' Special Ten
Dollar Suit, when it speaks
for itself,
And if our Ten-Dollar
Suit speaks, our twenty-five
Dollar Suit fairly shouts. A
tailor would. say FIFTY Dol
lars" without having to chic
reform his conscience.
The same excellence in
Furnishings, Hats and Shoes,
as in clothes. Whether you
want TO pay much or little,
you get most-for-your-money
here. One just price---just
one price.
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or Employment Department. to which all
are cordially invited make their headquarters for
Of the Underwood Typewriter Company since its organization
has secured positions for four hundred and fourteen @
sehographers and boo<eepers with charge to employer
employee department. will be under the skllful manage
men OF one Of Rchond's best and competent steno-
graphers III
Thanking you past favors and hoping to be favored with
continuance Of your patronage and confidence am,
Yours respectfully, f
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EUGENE H. CLOVES.

New York. Mar. 81, 1908.
Mr.. z. Fl. Cloves.
Richmond. Va,
Dear Mr.. Cloves:
It gives us pleasure to In
form you Of your appoints
ment ~ District Manager for
the Underwood Typewriter
Company, to take effect
April lst. Your district will
include the following branch
offices:
| Atlanta. Mclnphic.
we nope the arrangement
thus entered into will prove
mutually satisfactory.
Yours truly.
UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER
(signed) S. T. Smith,
General Manager.
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The Taft people claim that they all
ready have enough delegates to nomi-
nate their man. allowing the opposition
20 have every one hereafter chosen.
The following statement was given out
bS the publicity of the Taft boomers
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EUGENE II. CLOVES
Pioneer Southern Representative of Visible
Writing Machines, Appointed Southern
District Manager Underwood
Typewriter Co.
To My Friends, and Patrons

To My Friends, and Patrons:
Remembering with gratitude
and thanks your kindly con-
sideration and liberal patronage
for the past fourteen years,
beg to advise that | have
severed my connection with the
Columbia and Bar-Lock Type
writer, having been appointed
Southern District Manager for
the Underwood Typewriter
Company, with headquarters
and Office at No. 1919 East
Main Street, Richmond, Va,
from which office | shall man
age and direct the Underwood
Typewriter Company's busi-
ness and branch offices in the
following States:
Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, !
Tennessee and Kentucky.
AT each of these branches I
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final. session of the Democratic
National Convention Of the stu
dent body OF Washington and
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31
Z I:z:'sdzEi}ElEIlIIIT j
COOP WITH SLIDING DOOR.

be used on the inside of the house. 1t
will take very little more time. and
they are then easily cleaned and do
not harbor dust as much as II they
were rough. Ii they are smooth they
can be easily whitewashed or painted
The main point to consider In build
ing henhouse is that of removable
roosts. nests aud even the floor boards
II there Is to he a board floor Make
all these appliances of smooth board or
wood, and when they are dirty or the
farmer wishes to clean his poultry
house they can be taken out into the
yard and sprayed. wushed or even
burned over with torch. Consider
all these things now. and in the end
they will be much more economical.
The first sketch shows convenient
way to make coop for the poultry
yard. of which special feature ls its
door. Procure a box Of the right di-
mensions and saw hole. d. In oLe
end. Then strengthen the boz with
narrow strips of wood, b c. on each
side of the hole b C. This acts as a
groove for the door to slide In.
Thus you have sliding door. which
opens and shuts with the greatest ease.
The front of the coop is inclosed with
lath or narrow strips. placed two and a
half to three inches apart. The top
should be covered with a good grade Of
roofing paper to make 1t waterproof.
A coop of this sort should be two to
two and n half feet long. sixteen inches
deep and not less than twenty inches
high. while two feet would be better
The simplest coop Is the common A
shaped coop. 1t is quickly and easily
made. This coop may be constructed
either with or without floor. A foo.
Is desirable, except during warm
weather and where the soil drains
quickly.
sketch In some respects is preferable
to the A shaped coop. for In the latter
the hen can stand upright only near
the middle of the coop, while with the
box coop the entire foor space is avail
able for her and the chickens. The
box coop Is also more easily cleaned.
II desired small covered run can
be made for each coop. This Is espe.
cially desirable If there Is danger Of
losses from cats. hawks. etc.
Fresh air is essential for the health
Of the fowls. A successful poultry
raiser says:
"One Of my poultry houses is lathed
and plastered, while another Is single
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31
D. s r. G. Time Card

For Palmer Lake, Colorado Springs
and Pueblo.
Leave Denver, 500 a. m. Dining
Carr, 900 a. m. Dining Carr, 1890 y.
m., 400 p. m. Dining Carl, 700 ,.
m. Dining Carr, 7:3o p. M, 900 y.
For Cripple Greek and Victor.
Leave Denver, 400 p. m. (Dinina
Carl.
For Florence and Canon City.
Leave Den.... 500 a. m. (Dinina
Carr, 900 a. m. lD.ning Carr, 1890 p.
m, 200 p. m. Dining Carr, 900 T.
IN.
For salida. Buena Vista. Granite
and Leadville.
Leave Denver, 300 4. m. Dining
Carr, 900 a. m. Dining Carr, 200 p.
For Glenwood Springs, Grand Iuac-
ton, Salt Lake City. Ogden and the
tacihc Coast.
Leave Denver, 800 a. m. Dining
Carr, 900 a. m. Dining Carl, 700 ..
m. Dining Carr.
For Aspen and Crystal River points
Leave Denver, 200 p. m. Dining
For Gunnison, Crested Butte, Lake
City, Montrose, Ouray, Telluride.
Rico, Delta, Paonia, Grand Junction.
via Marshall Pass Route.
Leave Denver, 900 p. m.
For Walsenburg, Trinidad, La Veta,
Alamosa, Monte Vista, Del Norte.
Wagon Wheel Gap, creede, Santa e.
Pagosa Springs, Durango, Farming
ton, Silverton, Mancos, Dolores, Rico.
and San Juan points.
Leave Denver. 7:so p. m.
For Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Kan
sas City, St. Louis, Chicago and all
points East.
For Littleton.
Leave Denver, 6:5s a. m. daily ex
cept Sunday, o:c5 a. M, 1890 D. M,
l:3o p m, $40 p. M, 400 p. m, $40
p. m, z:3o p. m, 900 p. m.
For Fort Logan.
Leave Denver, 6:ss a. m. (daily ex.
cept Sunday, o:os a. M, 1870 D. m.
! 3:2o p. m. $40 p. IN.
Leave Denver. 800 a. M, 30 D. m
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i arm ana
Garden
CONVENIENT HeMcoops.
II 10 Economy to Build Thsm Nsstiy
and Of Good Material.

II 10 Economy to Build Thsm Neatly
and Of Good Material.
A. poultry houses on farms have
to be repaired often az general rule.
would 1t not be better to build more
substantial ones at first and save the
trouble and expense of continually i'm
proving them? Let US consider this
matter. The carpenter usually thinks
that any kind of wood will do for a
henhOuse. and In that he Is much mis-
taken. Only the well seasoned wood
should be used. for when the damp
days arrive. the house having no heat
In 1t. the boards will shrink and ex-
pand until they are out Of shape more
or less. ana then there are cracks to
contend with. Use the best wood In
the first place.
Another point worth considering IL
that Of planning the boards that are to
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31
HOLLY

Mayor. ). MeMurtry.
Clerk-N. r. Vidal.
Treasurer-L. NJ. Appel.
Marshal-E. House.
Police Magistrate-J. W. Wilkin.
School Board.
George J. Ikelman. president.
J. b. Harden, secretary.
w. n. Wiley, treasurer.
Stats Of6cess.
Governor-Henry A. Buchtel.
Lieut.-governor-E. K. Harper.
Secretary OF State - Timothy
O'Connor.
Treasurer-A. E. Bent.
Attorney General = William H
Dickson.
Auditor-George D. Statler.
Superintendent of Schools-Kather-
inc L. Craig.
Justices of the Supreme Court
Charles F. Caswell and William H.
Gabbert.
Congressman. Second District =
Warren A. Haggott.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31

Mr.. w. M. Smails of Fremont,
Neb., a banker of national reputa-
tion and an old-time editor, made
this office pleasant call last We'd
nesday. Mr.. Smails has the high
est opinion of Holly's business
men, and declares that his visits
here will be much more frequent
in the future.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31

Fred Mason of tho La Junta Tri-
bune is offering a reward of $25 in
real money for the arrestof print
er who got away with quantity OF
valuable material from his office
recently. Valley editors are SO
flush these times that they find it
necessary to give theirmoney away
in order to maintain a normal con
dition.
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Not His Kind.

Two members of well establish
ed firm that does business in the
wholesale district INDUCED in the
following dialogue the other after
noon:
Junior Partner-Why didn't you
give that man chance? We need
another clerk here, and | rather
like his looks.
Senior Partner - / liked his
looks, too, but he's no good
Junior Partner = How do you
know that?
Senior Partner - When man
who is looking for a job comes to
me and says, 81 suppose you don't
want to hire any one today, do
your" that's enough. If he had
anything in him. he'd come right
out and say what he meant. If he
supposed we didn't want to hire any
one why did he waste our time and
his by coming in to bother us?
Tnere 10 no national holiday in this
country, not even the Fourth Of July.
Congress can make no law for holi-
days outside the District Of Columbia.
Ths presidents proclamation itself
makes Thanksgiving. for Instance. a
1agal holiday only In the District Of
Columbia and the territories.
Insurance Offacial-Of what com.
plant did your father diet
Applicant-The jury found him guilty.
London Mail.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Lamar, Colorado,

July 9. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Edward F. Nit
cheIl, Of Holly. Colo. who on August q. 1907
made Desert Land Entry No. 564. for south
east quarter Of the northwest quarter Of section
10. township %. range AZ west Of the sixth
principal meridian. has fled notice Of his in
tention to make snal proof. to establish claim
to the land above described. before the register
and receiver. at Lamar. Colorado. on the 18th
day Of August. 1908.
Claimant names a. witnesses: William Nc
Glashen. James Hochs.edler. Charles A. Pink
ham and George W. Grsbtree. all Of Holly.
Colo.
John A. Williams, Register.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31
A BOX cooP.

A BOX cooP.
boarded with paper lining on two sides.
1t has four half windows on south side
and frame fitted over each window
with cloth stretched and tackled on.
In this house have been getting the
most eggs and no frozen combs. al
though the drinking water freezes
The plastered house drew dampness
until had an old screen door hung
and tackled cotton cloth over 1t. Soon
after the hens began to lay"
Miss Chellus-rm told that your hus
band, when he was In a mellow mood
the other night. remarked that he had
married beauty and brains" Mrs.
Bride-Well, well; how nice! Miss
Chellus-Nice1 Surely you'll investi-
gate, won't you? Evidently he's .
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Press
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31
KEEP YOUR MONEY AT
HOME.

This paper is boosting for Hol-
ly because its success depends
upon Holly's growth and pros
perity. 1t may be a personal
motive but it is a far-sighted one.
Every family that moves into
own helps us and it helps you,
Mr.. Business Man.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31
We sell receipt books contain.
ing so receipts for Ioc.
Delight. Of the Sea.

The Colorado & Southern's low
rates and splendid service places the
Mexican Gulf within only few
hours distance. Let us tell you OF
the splendid attractions.
T. E. FISHER.
General Passenger Agent. Denver
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CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.

Catholic-Services at 10 a. m. sec
ond and fourth Sunday in each
month. Benediction at 7:3o p IN. The
public are welcome.
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Holly Leaf Camp No. 774z. NJ. w.
A.. meets every first and third Satur-
day of each month. Visiting neigh
bors always welcome. Bert Hornbeck
Con-; {. "A. Pinkham, CLERK.