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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-25
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HouLT NEWS.
HOULT. June "a,

HouIT. June "a.
Eh;:or West vi.rsiniar:
The weather OF the past few days,
has been SO hot as to almast cause
prostrnt.ons In several instances
Everything. including the weeds.
grows this sort Of weather.
The farmers are taking advantage
of the sunny days to put up thei.
wheat.
Bertha, Ray and Hazel. children OF
Jas. D. Bowman, were visiting their
grandmother near Little Falls, a few
days past.
AIRS. Essie Barnes AMI adopted
daushterz were visiting near Little
Falls Sunday.
C.. B. Satterfiell WIS Mt Winfield
Sunday attending meeting of tn,
board of the Winfield district Sunday
/ School Association to make arrange
mems for the annual district conven-
iti-n.
.las. d. Bowman and wife ana Car
field Mcdonald and wife took advln-
tngc of the cheap excursion to Pitts
burg to visit the Smoky City Sunday.
There was n game OF baseball be-
tween the Hoult and First ward fans
at Aurorn Sunday. Score 10 to In
favor of Hoult IS
Ed. Hoult Is getting out timber nj
Colfax for the use Of the contractors
on the bridge Mt Falrnont. 4
Track men on the b. and O.. here
are only milking half time the last few
days of June. The 30th OF this mont!
ends the fiscal year and rs earning
power has been low for severa
months. The management. is nnxiotl
to mike good showing on the ANNA
report. The laying on OF thousands
of reIairmen for a few days will maxi
a difference on the balance sheets.
533!s 10 FRITZ!
! Cod Medal Flour 10 best for pastry.
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OPTICAL SPECIALISTS.

5 DES MONIES, Ia, June 25.-An adj
dress by President H. L. Steaks. of
oskaloosa. Ia. opened the conven-
ton of the Optical Specialists Associa-
ton Of America ut the Hotel slvory
this morning. Papers will be read
by optical experts who are here from
Massa chusetts to California.
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NEW YORK EDITORS.

NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y. June o5---
Newspaper men OF the Empire State
gathered here to-day forS the yfifty-fifth
yearly meeting OF the New York
State Press Association; which will
last three days. The organi1lt ton was
formed before the war and Is one Of
the most Influential associations OF
editors In the country ss:S
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FIR 81 WARD
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IL OAKLAND.

Miss Marie Flanagan and Mr.. Tru-
man Thompson left Tuesday evening
Tor Oakland where they were united
insmarriage Mrs. Thompson has re-
gided With her brother, Mr.. Charles
Flanagan, OF Diamond street. NJ.
Tliompsuns Is an en- gineei on the B.: q
10. railroad. 3 Mr.. and Mrs. Thampson
viii reside at aicAIechan. They have
sfheT congratulations OF host Gf
friends. &. -
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EYA RUN AND
I PRIckETT's CREEK.

The health of this community is not
Very good at present.
Those on the, sick list are Mr.. David
Earpenteri OF Burners Ridge: Mrs.
Clay ton Wolf, who has been sick for
1.-The IN st week IS much improved; Mr..
n FilliE,n sII,irhurst, of Burners Ridge.
still con tirues very III. /. ~ 3 Is 7
5sgs and Mrs. G gorge Heston.. of
airmnnt are visiting friends in this
= eommnnity Il s. II 81.
Mrs. Payforl Grub was visiting
Frank Eisher's, OF Winfield. Fri
IA \, II rs q i{5
lss Mrs! Ellsworth Hawlins and daugh.
leila. ere shopping in Falrmont
satnrda 3ts e! i,
Mlss Eva Phillips, spf Fairmont. Is
Sislting her grandparents. Mr.. and
thrst Manuel Lesson. s.
az EaEll Hay urst and Cha les White
and VIII Hay hurst and Morgan Muir.
IT.
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Notice.

1.-THE members OF the Waneta Coun.
ell MOI Of are requested to be present
Friday evening. Important business
and election of officers.
MRS SADIE HAWKINS.
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{ ;...:;;:Mot.hleelrs.,tMeetinaL.

mo hers meeting will be held at
the home OF Mrs. Belle Bennett on
Friday afternoon by the w. C. T. u.
"a full attendance lis desired and all
mothers are invited TO attend.
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AidFsoaelets,y.

The Ladies' Aid n Society Of the
Diamond Street NJ. E. Church Will
meet at the home OF AIRS. Elizabetr
slaughter on Thursday evening.
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Personals.

~ We Personals. a
Il AIR. and Mrs. NJ. J. Lynch and sons.
\ Burnell and Arthur, OF Amos are the
J guests sof Mrs. c. D. Cordray, OF Din-
mopd street.
So & Mr.sa Mrs. G. w. Rager Of Green's
sboro. arrived yesterday to VISIT their
sHons Mr.. Herbert Rager fof Diamond
street. n;
Il Mrs: Carpenter OF State street. went
to- Glovers Gap wednesday to visit
relatives.
n MRS. William snowden. Of Morgan.
town avenue. is the guest II her
daughter, Mrs. Zedoc Steele OF near
Little rails.
Evelyn, the little daughter of Mrs.
Sszeke8 Baker, Is very dangerously i'll
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flanagan have
moved from Gloyers Gap to the cor
nerf OF Diamond end Market streets.
Mr.. Ernest8B. Harden who is Ill OF
typhoid fever at Cooks Hospital Is
doing nicely.
iss nellie Leonard OF Mryerstla1a
4 Pas arrived today to VISIT relatives
: in this city.
Harley Hammond is spending few
weeks at Monongsh.
Will Mason Inns returned from Har:
ford Conn, where he attended Yalt
college. !. 8:
Yrs. Jacob Garner has returned
from a few days visit at Little Falls
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i Business Meetin q,

al business meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. =. B. SLevelle on Mer.
chant street last evening by the mem.
sbers# Of the sicilian Thimble Club.
Mrs. Level1e was assisted in serving
tempting course Of refreshments by
MisssL Louise Lloyd. The meeting was
held In order to make. arrangements
Tor an outing which will be held IN
the near future: The club will meet
sat5 the home of Mrs. Gus schwarm on
Castor! avenue, Tuesday evening. when
Interchangeable will be completed.
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BLOOD
4! OILS I|[l|
Bone Pains, itching, seabpy SKIN vi,
eases.
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"a Gold Medal Flour 10 best for; pastry.
81 e. w dEATHlGps
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
MANY LEASES REPORTED.

& Gilman the following leases: No. III
East 7oth St Lyford. il, William Rand. jr;
No. I27 Riverside Drive Mrs. II Mrs
Van Amburg; % 10th St for the Garfield Build
ing Company 10 Kaufman Alexander; No. - West sth
6. H. Suydam. William ;. Upper; No
"a tiamcrcy Park. for G. n. Henry w. Munroe
No. 81 9th Miss Mary A Flower, Joseph T
Tower .10 West 18th for Mrs A. : Patten.
Francis Rocco: 10th st. Mrs p. A. Jay
Arthur NJ. Mitchell: No 925 West End for Mr..
Thiery 10 Max Radt: No. i5th st. for Mrs 4
{. McNae. Frank Baldwin: No. 9 East 9th Mrs
Robert Livingston. Arthur Brisbane; No 40 Gath
st, for Mrs. +. :. Barlow, Miss Mar l. Willard
No So nth st. Mrs. G. L. Knox. Mrs. l..
Dupont Irving: No 101 East cd for Henry Bull to
John G. Agar: st. Acme Build
ing Company. J. Cohen & Son; No 1863 Madison ave,
FOR f. j. Hancey. Buckeye Club, No. 81 West
9th St. for Franklin ID. Bartlett.
The McNickar- -GaiIard Realty Company leased or
Jane 4. Stokes Benjamin ETlick fer Of years
the five story triple fla hoise No. East li2d
The Bryant Tsrk Realty Company has leased the
building No. 6s5 9Th a Of
five years.
L. Lockhart has rented for 4. Frankheld co. for
= of year. IA - West saith Jean
Alpine PicautJ
The Gross Gross Company has leased for Thomas L.
Automobile Company story building Nos. IA and
2i6 West e5tI ST. containing 5000 square feet
The S a of yeaIs
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
LYNCHING THREAT FOLLOWS FIGHT
Reserves Called to Restore Order When
Italian Is Shot and Stabbed.

The reserves II The East Io4th street station were
called out 10 prevent lN-nching last night when
FasQlale BianCo. of No 3l6 East 1Hsth street shot
ana stabbed Thomas Leonard OF No 33s Eas
ivlth street The fight occurred in front Of house
a No SIG Eas; 1asth street
ffanH Leonard. brother of The injured man
and Joseph Bianco. brother Of Paso,ale also
look part Frank Leonard was shot through the
zoe ana was taken 10 his home after he had been
attended BY 4 surgeon from the Harlem Hosrf,al
his brother vas taken 10 the hospital where Il
vas said last night thar his condition was serious
ne four men became involved in a Quarrel and
slooenIE shot rang out followed quickly by an
otner- Thomas Leonard fell TO the sidewalk with
e CRY that brought an excited crowd of Italians >,
the place They gathered around Pasquale Bianco
"ho mad the smoking revolver stiI in his hand
and were threatening 20 lynch him when = r,atro1
'l'@" arrived As soon as he saw the attitude of
the mon ne telephoned for assistance The man
was locked up charge Of feIoniolis assapI, b,,t
hls 1-olhsr escsped.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
BIG BUDGET OF AUCTION OFFERINGS.
Wright Estate Parcels To Be Sold to the
Highest Bidder This Week.

The budget of auction offerings for this week is
large. On Thursday Joseph r. Day will seek
market for the Mary W. Wright estate holdings,
comprising six Manhattan parcels and thiTtY-two
Brooklyn properties. The customary 10 per cent OF
the purchase price will be required to be paid on
the day of sale and 60 per of the total amount
will be allowed remain bond and mortgage
fer one. two three years, the rate of per
cent year.
The Manhattan properties include No lH Prince
st, No. Bleecker st. No. 2S0 Pearl St. No 40
West 2sth st, Nos. "A and Is NandeWater 81. and
No. pos East SD st. Some of the parcels have not
changed hands for half century, and one. the
Beecker st lot. has been in the Wright family
since fS2S The Brooklyn holdings embrace No. us
to 124 Wouehby st. No. 21 Hicks ST.. No So
Columbia Heights. No. 129 to l35 Cambridge Place.
NCs lG3 and 105 Kent ave. No. 60 North Sth st.
No. 2S9 Wythe ave. No Is Rush st. Nos. - and 81
Garfield Place No 1863 379 9TH St, Nos $40. 5S2.
$50 59i and 536 9th Nos. z9S and &o Prospect
ave, No. 454 1lth st. and No. 181 18th ST.
One of the largest voluntary auction sales sched-
u!ed for this will be held on Thursday.
March 12 Bryan l.. Kennedy will sell on that day
for the estate of Joseph w Meeks Nos. IA and IL
Vesey st, Nos rs and 30 Vesey st. and No. II West
9th
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
CALLS GROCER BLACK HAND MAN.
italian Wholesale Dealer Has One of His
BUYERS Arrested

An Italian rho said he Marianci Viola. OF
No 2l0 East 18th street. arrested last evening
en- complaint Of Giuseppi Santineli, a wholesale
grocer Of No Sr East e4th street charged with
sending Black Hand letters TO Santnell demanding
money
ter on February Is demanding 81 500 and instruct
ing him 60 TO 125th and First avenue that
evening and hand the money a who would
be waiting for him Santinelli noticed that the
writing Of the letter and the entries in
hook Of Viola. who of his retail buyers.
similar and told the police Of his suspicious
SsnJineIii said he observed Viola his the
DAY he received the first Black Hand letter and
also noticed that the Italian remained until
ing
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
FREE LECTURES THIS WEEK.
Leader of Ziegler Polar Expedition Among
Sneakers for Educational Courses.

This is tha last week the mdseason series of
free public lectures arranged by the department OF
rublic lectures of the Board of Education. Plans
for the final series Of lectures for March and April
are now under way.
Anthony Fiala leader of the Ziegler polar
nedirion will talk on Fighting the Polar Ice"
on Tuesday evening the Museum OF Natural
History and on Saturday Public School I65,
I0sth street and Amsterdam avenue. Manhattan. At
this latter centre on Wednesday John De Witt
Warner former president of the Municipal Art
Commission will lecture on New York. the World
Netropolis' Professor Charles Zueblin. of the
University of Chicago. will speak under the au-
spices of the Board of Education Wednesday
evening at the East Side House Settlement, 18th
street and East River. on San Francisco, a City
Of Promise" The following evening, at ST. Lukes
Hall Hudson and Grove streets DR.. Herman Lor-
ber will explain the relation OF Work and Play
in the health of school children while at the De
Witt Clinton High School, 59th street and Tenth
avenue. Charles Johnston will lecture on The
Struggle Constitutional Government in Russia
On Saturday Cooper Union. Professor George
William Knox will speak Oriental Civiliza ton,V
and at ST. Bartholomew's Lyceum Hall, No: 2O5
East AID street. Professor Irving W. Fay will ex-
plain The Application of Coal Tar Dyes to Foods
and Beverages" On Friday, at Public School 100
Suffolk and Rivngton streets. Professor J. Russell
Smith, OF the University of Pennsylvania, will
continue his lectures commercial geography with
The Story of a Loaf of Bread" On Tuesday at
Public School 81 No 22i East ssth street Frederick
D. Greene will lecture Human Breakage and
Repair in New York City and Public School l69,
Audubon avenue and 169th street. Dr. ". Z. Grifis
viii describe The New China of the Twentieth
Century"
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
BL4CK HAND 4RRESIS.
.Men 4dmit Sending Threatening
Letters to SparkhN Residents.

In the arrest OF George Rode and August Diets.
Of Tappan yesterday the police believe that they
have solved the mystery of two Black Hand let
-ers which were sent TO residents OF Sparkhil re-
Gently
Warrants for the arrest OF the men were issued
hy Justice Bauer. and Chief of Police Hickey and
Constable Nevins arrested them at Dets's home
A. the trial at Pierrnont the afternoon District
Attorney Gagan, Of HarverstraH, forced Diets 10
admit that he had OF the letters and that
his companion had sent the other He said that
they knew Wesley a. Kipp and Henry Schnster.
Of Sparkhil to whom the letters demanding that
sums Of money be left in a certain old tree were
sent He insisted that il only a Joke.
search Of Diets's home brought 10 light guam
ti,y of paper like that upon which the Black Hand
letters had been written
The men are Germans and have been living al
Tappan only a short time. Rode said that he was
srnpoVed formerly in an apartment house al No
Fn2 West l51st street. They were held il 5000 BAH
for the action Of the grand jury.
Kirp who received letter demanding 500 and
containing a threat kill his family and blow up
his store. disappeared three days ago with his
wife and daughter He was seen boarding q train
fer New York.
Handlers spread rapidly. and persons from places
miles away drove into town 10 see them arraisned
Mr.. Schusier has had armed guards stationed
around his home since he received the letter. and
he is suffering greatly from fright. His wife is
being cared for by a physician and is almost a
nervous wreck
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
Lord g Taylor
Broadway & goth St; 5th Ave; 10Th St.
BARNuM's CIRCUS COMING TO TOWN.
Bigger. Better. Brighter than Ever Before,
It Is Ssid-Due Here March 19.

a, Madison Square Garden Thursday evening
March 1s The big show will come down from the
bridgeport winter quarters the previous Saturday
and the intervening time will be utilized in getting
the building ready for the opening and rehearsing
the new programme.
The Barnurn & Bailey show will utilize during the
coming road about eighty double length rail-
road cars; the tents will area of fully
twelve acres: will be fifty dens Of wild
animals; the horse tents viii house hve hundreo
ha ggage and ring horses. and the employees, fncud-
ing the performers will comprise army of
considerably a thousand persons There VIII
be three rings two stages and an immense hip
podrome track and the seating capacity will be in
excess of twelve thousand.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
FRANCE TO DEPoRT REFUGEES
Government Refuses TO Surrender Rebels 70
The Haytian Officials

Paris. Feb 22-France has decidad ro. ., 49,
render the Havfian insurgents who have s,,,cl.
refuge IN the French consulates At Go3ai,ez and
S' Marc because - does believe that the
soFernnen- of President Nor6 will grant then,
lzii hlel- All the refugees. about one hundred
including General F3rnIn and other leaders Of the
recent revolt viii he escorted 20 the coas, 80
embarked on steamships provided thai they give
written promises not to return TO Harti while
inc soNernTnent Of General Nord is in mower
TIE fTench Foreign Office points out that in
ialnns this stand il as only following oIt the
traditional French policy in Havti and axn,afne
that General Nord himself. when he was revo-
iutionist- once sought obtained from France
the same protection which France Is now giving
20 the men who sought 70 overthrow him
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

Liverpool Feb 2e-Closing: WEENT-STot vesss 70
red Western winter futures quiet March. IS F-I
MAJ. IS tissd. July. = ID CORN-SpCt quiet, prins
IuiN ID. American. s. lad. mixed Anere an
ciG. sd ~ PEAS
Canadian steady S'4d FJCCe Winter patents dul-
;ns- HOPS london ttdcdc ~Jclty- t2nt@ los
REEF- Extra Indt. easy. 81 sd. PORH-Irltas
mess Western. Week. 5"S ~. ~ UNNS-Short t+ 70
it N. duU tos BACON Cumberland cut @6 90 50 ~
quiet J6s. short Tb. III - n dun long clear
uiiileS. light - u. clear Widte-
VN. ~ % n. easv.S -
n f1s. bellies y. as ID
SIIOU i.pEFS-Squarc n 20 IL - quiet. SSs- LARD
Prime Western tierceS refined
In pals SIS I'd 81 TTER-tood United states
firm. T. t0SdlS les CHEESE tansian hnest Whte
new nrm. eSs Canadian finest cNlored new. hrnl. 6ts
TALON Prime Australian Lt'u
don. dult sis TJRFENTINE- 7Ss 81
ROSIN- common easy 81 PETRoLEUM -R=hnst
quiet. ID LINSEEp OIt~-Qliet 81 COrrOSp
SEED CIL-Huli rehnsd. spot steady.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
SHUT DOWN TO AVOID DISMISSAL 6

ST. Louis. Feb. Announcement was made to-
day that the Missouri Pacific Railway sbops at
Sedalia. employing eight hundred men. and the ST
Louis Iron Mountain Southern Railway shops at
Little Rock. Ark. with a force Of twelve hundred
men have been closed until March s. At the office
Of the general manager Of the Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain system the following statement was
made o-day:
The general falling of in the volume of business
leaves less work necessary equipment than dur
ing normal conditions when locomotives and cars
arc mere actively IN Use. in consequence Of which
the company has closed its principal shops during
the last week of the month of February rathA1
than dismiss the equivalent number OF men from
the service.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
d AhrUZZi. Naples iJdliti- -----''
IamiIton ,-orfcik Old Dominion
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS
t-I-sa n
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Saturday, Feb. %. 1908.

Port of New York, Saturday, Feb. ~. 1915.
ARRIVED
Steamer Campania tBr, Dow. Liverpool February -
Queenstown l6. the Cunard - Go. 'td with P4
rived at the Rar at noon February
Arapahoe. keInble Jacksonville February 10
and Passed Quarantine a to:4o
Steamer City Of savannah Fisher savannah February
Passed In Quarantine 5:15
steamer jamestown Catherine: Newport News and
mdse. Passed in Quarantine at 40 m 80 .
the brunswick Co. with Tndse Passed Quarantine
steamer San Marcos Davidson Galveston February Is
steamer Trinidad ,Iir, Mann Nassau February IS to
steamer Chicago city ,Br, Hunter, Bristol February
and swansea > to James ArkeI & Co. with mdSe Ar
rived the Bar a $50
Steamer strathcyde tBn. Crear Kalamata and Rata
Patras Messna 81 an .SIsiers 81
to Phelps Bros Co with mdse. Arrived at the Bar
steamer 'oceana GER Meyer Kingston January
Colon February / la GuaXra 4. Porto Caheuo :
bddos : Martinique 8 st Thomas o San Juan 10
Diego rs and Nassau 10 Ito the Hamburg American Line
with 2o6 passengers and in ballast. Arrived the
Bark Grenada 'Rr. Gardner. Rucnos Ayres November
10. Bermuda February II and Hamptgn Roads ~ with
quebracho wood order; vessel 20 Il Eaton
SAILED.
steamers Etrura 'Brl. for Liverpool via Queenstown:
New York. Southampton via Plymouth and Cherhourg:
AIbano t6ier) Hamburg ArsteIdyk tDutcn. Rotterdam:
tpachs Charleston and Jacksonville: Aros castle
Cape Town. AIgod Bay. Bermudian rmula:
Gibraltar tt4rl. Taku Bar china, Via y:
Grenada tfir). Perth Amboy; Maracait,. t,Iayrs.
Curacao etc: Muun (Norl Baltimore: NCdeufss Cen
Port Said. Bombay etc; prluz Eite Friedrich ,Cierl
Havana; saInia Ger. Kingston. colon
etc; city Columbus. annah. III Nina Galveston.
Iiata baltimore. Nuecos. Key West ana t;alv@ston,
Pawnee. Philadelphia: Princess AnUe. Norfolk
port News: Trent tBrl- Port Antonio Kingston etc.
American. tDutchl. Antwerp
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
SMITH COLLEGE GIRLS CELEBRATE.
Congressman Burton Speaks of National
Government

Northampton Mass. Feb 22-The 400 Smith
College girls celebrated Washington's Birthday in
the chapel to-day, where they addressed by
Congressman Theodore f. Burton, of Ohio, and
by President /. Clarke Seelye Of the college. An
original poem The Washington Oak
read by Miss Annie Coe Mitchell. of Montclair.
y J.. junior. Congressman Burton's address
was on The Dangers and Blessings of Our Gov
ernment.' the trend OF which that the United
States government flexible and yet conserva-
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
WIRELESS REPORTS.

The 81 Louis. reported passing Nantucket Light
ship at 2:5O yesterday is expected dock about
to-day.
la Touraine miles east Of Hsntucket
Iightship at 123o yesterday. expected to dock
about 9 M to-day.
The Mnnetonka, reported SO miles Of Nantucket
hghtship at 100 Yesterday is expected about
Q a to-day.
The Carrnaria. reported 6Is Of Sandy Hook
al Friday, expected noon
day
The California. reported
Island at ei' yesterday. is expected dock about
u MondaA
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
PLANNING FOR PURE FOOD SHOW

The New York Retail Grocers Union is jubiant
the outlook for the SUCCESS of the pure food
exposition which, under the anagement of l.. J.
Callahan, will open the Lenox Lyceum March
2s for "A three weeks Nearly all the main
floor is taken by representative firms and the
floor spaces being disposed of rapidly.
pOrterS of foreign products to make a fine
showing. it is said. The demonstrations and lber-
aty to visitors will be a friendly competition by
which the public will profit
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
HONOR REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.

Portland Ne, Feb. 22.-The Maine Society of
the Sons Of the American Revolution celebrated
Washington's Birthday by holding the annual meet
ing dinner at Riverton Park. F. X. Boothby. of
Portland, elected president. 4 committee was
appointed 10 ask the Maine Legislature to appro-
pirate money to preserve the graves of soldiers of
the Revolutionary War.