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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
East Sumner.

Rev. Messrs. Eaton and Lamb were
both away last week, Mr.. Eaton at Ban.
gor, and Mr.. Lamb at Rumford Falls,
where he assisted In evangelistic work.
The New Century Pomona met al
East Sumner last Wednesday and did
some routine work and installed officers
E. H. Libby of Auburn. installing officer
Nearly 200 Patrons were present and the
occasion was one of interest to all.
The winter term of school has closed
for the season.
The writer much enjoyed call or
Saturday from Henry D. Irish Of Buck
field. Henry D. and "John" were class
mates with US at high school at Buck
field in 1858, and old time associations
are recalled with much interest. John
even then was fine declaimer and orig
inal in expression as now, and both
were good scholars and classmates.
Mrs. S. Robinson was able to get out
to the Pomona on Wednesday, not hav
ing stepped out of doors for several
weeks previous. Her improvement Is
slow, but it is hoped that with the ad
vent of warm weather she may be able
to get ont more.
As we write the news of the death OF
Mrs. Nancy j. Tuttle of West Sumner
reaches us. She has been almost life
long resident of Sumner.
Harrison Bonney, aged 95, Is Summers
oldest living resident, and carries the
cane of the Boston Post.
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Oxford.

George E. Hawkes., of the late firm of
Durell & Hawkes., died suddenly while
sitting in his chair Saturday, Jan. 9Th.
He had been in i'll health for some years.
Mr.. Hawkes. came here from Windham
when young man, and after his mar.
rage engaged in trade with Mr.. Durell.
He was a prominent citizen and has held
public offices. His funeral was held on
Tuesday at the Congregationalist church,
Rev. Mr.. Newport of Turner officiating
The Masonic Lodge, of which he was
member, was in attendance. Mr..
Hawkes. leaves a widow, q SOD, Frank
Hawkes., of Boston. His daughter died
some years since. He was man Of
ready sympathy, eager to help those
who we're i'll or in need. He will be
much missed in the community.
The Knights of Pythias held a public
installation of officers on Tuesday even
ing, with oyster supper.
The Congregationalist Ladies' Circle
met Wednesday with Mrs. John Eden
Rev. Mr.. Newton preached at the
Congregationalist church Sunday.
The Advent society is holding evangel
istic meetings and Rev. Messrs. Lone
and Cluthey and Miss Retha Glover art
among those present, and others are OK
pected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kohen of Boston, wht
have been visiting at j. E. PARROTS
have returned to their home.
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Byron.

P. A. Whitney recently shot bear on
"Old Turk" Mountain.
Jairus A. Taylor has bought the G. L.
Hall farm in this town and moved on to
it. He has fixed up the buildings quite
comfortably. He caught nice fox
Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. Taylor visited at Car
thage recently. DR.. Taylor breaches at
Berry Mills the first Sunday Of each
month.
G. A. Taylor and v. D. Taylor recent
ly went to Andover on business.
The mill at No. 8 has started saving
squares recently.
A good four.horse team driven by
Percy O'Brien Is hauling squares and
toothpick wood from No. 8 to Byron
station.
A nice fur glove lost by DR.. Taylor In
No. 8 woods was found and returned to
him by O'Brien.
Ralph Young is at work for e. Z.
Knapp.
Wallace Hutchinson from Canton has
a team hauling wood for Mr.. Luce from
the Richmond land.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
Bryaut's Pond.

The Uniform Rank, K. of P, have
arranged to give grand ball at the
Opera House, Friday evening, March 4th.
Music will be engaged either from Port
land or Lewiston.
The local dramatic club will soon an.
nounce the date on which they will
present "The Old New England Home"
Mary Green, the twelve year old
daughter of Thomas Green, died Tues
day night, Jan. 18th, with typhoid fever.
One of the older residents OF the vii
lage, Mr.. Andrew Hill, died on Saturday,
Jan. Sth. The direct cause OF his death
was paralytic shock. He has been a
resident of our village some twenty
years, coming here from Norway. He
was born in Lowell, Me-, in 1880. By
occupation he was farmer and engineer.
In 1868 he enlisted in the Goth Maine
Regiment under Col. Beal Of Norway
and served under Gen. Banks 10 the Red
River campaign. Mr.. Hill leaves a
widow, one son and three daughters.
The funeral was held at the house Mon
day afternoon, attended by Retha Glover
of the Mechanic Falls Advent church.
Burial at North Lowell.
James Billings of New Gloucester has
purchased the place at North Woodstock
owned by the late w. A. Billings.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Tuesday the following officers were
chosen:
Pres, Charlotte HILL
Vice Pres. Lalia Estes.
Treas, Mabel Rowe.
Sec. Hattie Bessey.
Work Conn.,. Flora Cole, Floris McInnis, Hattie
Bessey.
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Denmark.

The following officers in Denmark
Lodge, No. so, l. o. o. F., were installed
Tuesday evening. Jan. 18th, by d. D. G
NJ. 4. G. Buzzell of Fryeburg, after
which an oyster supper was served in the
banquet hall:
NIGH. 4. Lord.
r. S.-A. W. Belchcr.
L. S.-F. c. Alexander.
y.G.-E. W. Berry.
X. S.-Perley Bradbury.
l.. S--Wm. johnson.
r. SIS. II. Smith.
r. S.-Geo. l.. Wentworth.
Treasurer-F. G. Jewett.
Thursday evening Mrs. Ada Gray, d.
d. G.. p. installed the officers of Silver
Rebekah Lodge, No. 10:
n. G.-Hatt,e Bradbury.
No appointments of X. and l.. 8.
v.G.-Mary Berry.
r. S-Mrs. webb.
K. S.-lda Gray.
F.S.-Addie Wentworth.
Treasurer-Mrs. 4. Q. Jewett.
Cake and coffee was then served.
Mrs. Clayton Smith is reported al
quite sick.
Mr.. Chadbourns Rand observed his
Goth birthday the 18th.
Mr.. C. /. Smith has returned from his
visit to friends in Massachusetts,.
Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge and the
Star lodge held joint installation Wed
nesday evening. Supper was served.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hill.

First Baptist Church. Rev. g. W. =. Hi. pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday at l0a5 A. u.
Sunday School at u. Sabbath evening service
at &c. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening at
the LIST Sunday of the month at 80 p. y. AL
not otherwise connected are cordially invitea
Miss Horteuse Gregg of Norway was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shaw
several days last week, taking advantage
of the fine snowshoeing.
Mrs. Caroline P. Harlow went to Bos-
ton last Thursday for a stay of few
weeks.
Again the blizzard that visited New
York and Boston has skipped Us. A
little wind and no snow being the total
result here up to date. We have elegant
sleighing, no drifts and most OF the time
the finest of winter weather.
The Ladies' Circle will meet In Cum
mings Hall next Friday evening. Sup
per will be served at half past six. The
men are to furnish the supper, so you
may expect a good one. There will be
an entertainment, Jerusha Dow's Album
No. 2. Entertainment to commence al
fifteen minutes Of eight. All are cordial
ly invited.
Editor Charles Z. Waterman Of the
Mechanic Falls Ledger was in town Fri
day.
Miss Mary /. Mellen entertained the
Five Hundred Club last week and Mrs
w. III. Cummings entertained the club
the previous week.
Rev. l. B. Mower, d. D., of Waterville,
State Secretary of the Maine Baptist
Missionary Convention, spoke at the Bap'
fist church Sunday evening.
Rear Admiral w. W. Kimball, U. ).
Navy, of this place, was retired on the
Sth inst, reaching the legal age limit oil
81 years on the 9th. He is now in COM
mand in Nicaraguan waters, and it is
thought will remain in active service un-
| til his return from there. 1t is expected
that Admiral Kimball will hereafter
make his home at "Old Brick" the Kim
ball homestead here.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Mr.. William Mason has sold his fancy
white faced steers to Merton Warren OF
North Buckfield.
Mrs. Lille Mason is at work for Har-
ripgtOn Mann of Norway.
Mrs. Joe Croteau's father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pomley, of Canada, are
visiting her.
Mr.. Robert Davis is hauling ice from
Fremont Fields ice pond.
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Maine News Notes.

Commander Peary has accepted an in.
vitation to be present at Bowdoin's Com
mencement this year.
Thomas Jefferson Winchell, who died
in Topsham Monday, had reached the
great age of a few days more than 80
years.
Joseph Wight, aged So years, recently
came from Los Vegas, New Mexico, un-
accompanied. He will hereafter make
his home in Windham.
Two men, not at first recognized, but
believed to be members OF the Greek
colony in Biddeford, were struck by a
train Wednesday night while walking
on the track in Saco, and instantly
killed.
A meeting Of the executive COM
mittees Of the Maine Association of Col
leges and Preparatory Schools and the
, Maine State Teachers Association was
held at Wsterville recently, and as a re-
suit Of the conference the Association Of
Colleges and Preparatory Schools was
merged In the Teachers Association.
Two murder indictments found by the
grand jury 10 Knox County are OF rather
more than ordinary interest. Mrs. Sadie
Newbert Is accused of causing the death
of her husband at Rockland on the 18th
of November by poisoning, and Fred
James Is accused Of causing the death
Of his daughter, six days old, on the oath
of Noyember. also by poisoning The
two families were near neighbors, and
Mrs. Newbert assisted In the James
family somewhat during the child's ILL
ness. Both cases have been continued
TO the April term for trial.
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West Sumner.

Some of Emery Ryerson's friends gave
him surprise party Thursday evening,
the occasion being his twenty-fifth birth
day. Refreshments were served and the
guests left at late hour, wishing him
many happy returns of the day.
Mrs. Nancy j. Tuttle, widow Of
Richmond futile, died very suddenly OF
heart failure the 18Th. The deceased
was 10 years old.
Wesley Hammond and family are suf-
fering with the humps. At last
accounts they were improving.
Ora and Doris Field of North Paris are
taking lessons on the piano Of Mrs. Il. 8.
Robertson.
As Mrs. John Foster was driving across
Pleasant Pond she met A. D. Hazelton
driving three-horse team loaded with
ice. In some way the sled slued and
struck Mrs. Fosters sleigh, breaking the
whiffletree and doing other slight
damage.
The joint installation of VIM. A.
Barrows Post and W. R. Corps, that was
to have been held Saturday, the 18th,
was postponed on account of the death
of Mrs. Nancy Tuttle. There was to
have been a social dance here Friday
evening which was also postponed owing
to her death.
The S. b. Reading Club was entertain
ed by Mrs. NJ. P. Heald Thursday after
noon. Roll call was answered by quota
tons relating to the New Year. After
current events and the contents of the
question box were disposed OF the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President-Mrs. Alice Buck.
Vice President-Mrs. II. g. Robertson.
Elias johnson of Strickland Ferry
bought beef COW of James Tuell. Mr..
Johnson has decided not to begin saw
ing in his mill until the first of March.
Miss Hattie SWEET of Canton, who has
been spending week with Mrs. Free
man Farrar, returned home Friday.
Mrs. Hattie Swift is quite Ill with a
cold. DR.. Atwood has been called.
Mrs. James Buck has returned from
Paris Hill.
P. v. Redding has sold out bis variety
store to Wallace Andrews and Mr.. Red
ding has bought the house and store Of
u. NJ. Becker at Sumner.
The ladies of the Baptist Circle will
serve dinner in the Universalist vestry
Wednesday, the 10Th. All are invited.
The Oxford County Telephone and
Telegraph Company will hold their
annual meeting here Jan. 20.
Deacon Moses Dow il confined to the
house with cold.
r. A. Chandler, who has recently gone
into the grocery business, is having flne
sign painted by Ben Lowe of North
Paris.
C. Alvah Dale of Boston, Mass, was
the guest Of his uncle, A. G.. Wheeler,
over Sunday of last week. Mr.. Dale left
for Portland Monday.
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Peru.

Born, on the 5th, to the wife Of N. d.
Babb, daughter.
Edith johnson Is at work for Mrs. n.
81. Babb.
Mrs. Lucia Walker has gone to Massa-
chusetts to work for Mrs. Hattie Kid.
der's sister.
z. n. Howard of East Peru has been
quite sick with pneumonia. DR.. Stan.
wood of Rumtord Falls attends him.
Mildred Walker 10 at work In the
toothpick mill.as Dixfeld.
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South Paris, Maine
Avoid Harsh Drugs
Many Cathartics Tend to
Cause Injury to the Bowels.

many Odt1laFeASS Ao~
Cause Injury to the Bowels.
If you are subject to constipation, you
should avoid strong drugs and cathartics
They only give temporary relief and
their reaction is harmful and sometimes
more annoying than constipation. They
in no way effect a cure and their tend.
ency is to weaken the already weak
organs with which they come in contact.
We honestly believe that We have the
best constipation treatment ever devised;
Our faith in it is so strong that we sell
it on the positive guarantee that 1t shall
not cost the user cent IL 1t does mol
give entire satisfaction and completely
remedy constipation. This preparation
ia called Rexall Orderlies. These are
prompt, soothing and most effective in
action. They are made of recent
chemical discovery. Their principal In,
gredient is odorless, tasteless and color
less. Combined with other well known
ingredients, long established for their
usefulness in the treatment OF consti-
patton, it forms tablet which Is eaten
Just like candy. They may be taken al
any time, either day or night, without
fear of their causing any Inconvenience
whatever. They do not grippe, purge
nor cause nausea. They act without
causing any pain or excessive looseness
of the bowels. They are ideal for chill.
dren, weak, delicate persons and aged
people as we'll as for the most hearty
person. ,e
They come in two size packages, Il
tablets 10 cents, 80 tablets 25 cents
Remember you can obtain them only al
our store,-The Rexall Store. +. A
Shnrtleff e. Co
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East Bethel.

Farmers are harvesting their ice.
Mayor F. ID. Bartlett Of Berlin city
visited his brother here last Sunday and
Monday.
Mr.. Albert Swan visited relatives a
Norway and attended Pomona.
Miss Amy Bartlett has been quite Ill
with humps the past week.
Mrs. Golf from Lewiston is visiting a,
z. w. Bartlett's. Mr.. Golf is overseer o.
the mill business here.
Alder River Grange held Its annual
installation of officers at its regular
meeting last Friday evening. Mr.. j. q.
Martin of Rumford installed the officers
to their respective chairs In very able
and pleasing manner, followed by a
short programme. There were visitors
present from Bear River Grange, Frank.
lin Grange, Rumford Grange and other
invited friends. A baked bean and
pastry supper was served.
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Hebron.

Hebron Grange held an all day meet
ing Jan. IL, East Hebron Grange visiting
this one. In the forenoon r. D. Leavitl
of Auburn installed the officers. After
dinner they had the following entertain
ment:
Music by the choir.
Paper, Ceres, Mre. F. X. Marshall
An interesting talk on farm topics,
z. d. Leavitt
Paper, The Strenuous Life, Grace Bumpus
Music.
Remarks by visiting members.
George Cummings of Oxford spent
Sunday with his grandfather, Dea. D. F.
Cummings.
G. j. Hersey of Auburn was in town
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Peables of Auburn
were in town the past week.
Ida Leslie arrived home Wednesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18

The Sabbath services at East Buckfeld
have been discontinued for the winter
and the preaching service in the village
at the Methodist church has been chang
ed from the afternoon to 1880 A. N
Rev. s. G. Eaton OF East Sumner was In
charge with Pastor Pottle Sabbath, Jan
16. =,
About twenty-five members OF the
Buckfield Grange were in attendance at
the Pomona at East Sumner on Wednes
day. There was large attendance from
all the patronizing oranges, and gooo
time was enjoyed.
Miss Kate G. Nelson, Bible missionary,
was in town Wednesday, and was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Pottle over night
She went on Thursday morning to Rum
ford.
Rev. A. w. Pottle was in South Paris
Tuesday.
Mrs. Y. P. DeCoster, who is receiving
treatment at the Hebron Sanitarium, II
reported as improving in every respect,
giving much encouragement for her com
plete recovery.
Miss Cleora DeCoster, who is teaching
the winter term of school at East Buck.
field, is reported as winning her way
with her pupils and meeting with mark
ed success. She gives promise of max
ing frst-class teacher. This is her frs
term at teaching. She is member Of
the sophomore class at Bates College.
Mr.. Fred Warren is hauling lumber tt
the Morrill, mill for G. Il. Hersey, who
is doing quite business in wood ant
lumber this winter. Mr.. Dunn is als(
hauling.
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Greenwood.

Sad indeed was the last weeks notice
of the death of William Cushman, for
merly of Hartford, although he has been
an invalid and suffered much from rheu-
matism for several years. We were born
the same year and our homes were only
about two miles apart, consequently we
were often together on public occasions,
but never attended the same school. The
last interview with Mr.. Cushman was
four years ago next autumn, at the house
of DR.. W. P. Bridgham. He was stop
ping with the doctor while his wife was
on a visit to friends in Portland and was
then so troubled with rheumatism as to
make it difficult to get about. We talk
ed over matters new and old, and when
informed that had travelled from South
Paris that day on foot, a distance of 10
miles, and was then almost as good as
new, never suffered with rheumatism or
any kindred disease, he extended con-
CALCULATIONS and said ought to consider
my self fortunate man. On comparing
our ages it was found that we were both
born in 1880, and only about three
months apart, and, as might be expected,
that fact did not cause us to think any
| the less OF edcu Otner.
Having noticed for a long while the
people whose birth year was 1880, who
might be called common and noted,
there have been quite number of the
former, too many to particularize, but
at this momeut only two are recalled,
Joseph Durham Of West Paris and our
humble self. OF the late class, whose
names occur at this moment, having
made no paper record, are James G.
Blaine, ex-President Arthur and Gen. o.
o. Howard, aud by going into foreign
lands the late premier of Great Britain,
Lord Salisbury, Francis Joseph, King OF
Austria, and President Diaz of Mexico
might be added.
Only a few years ago there were five
women Of that age, we'll known to the
writer, only one of whom is now living
the widow of the late Alonzo B. Swan
formerly of Bryant's Pond, now of Port
land. Thus it seems that the year 1886
was quite similar to any other for pro.
ducing noted and common people.
And here is the record of the persons
who passed away during the year 1909
whom we knew personally:
January. Mrs. Ansel Dudley, Mrs. A.
C. Libby, Mrs. Edward Herrick, Mer
rift Parsons, Mrs. Thomas Aver. (5),
February. Hannibal Andrews, Minot
Davis, Mrs. VIM. II. Cole. 81
March. Clinton Cole, Eliza Cum
mings, Alonzo c. Abbott, Orsamus Bart
lett, Mrs. Ezra Stephens. Perry Earring
ton, Mrs. George A. Wilson, Elijah S
Berry, Mrs Clarrie Crawford. (9)
April. Charles Durham, Mrs. Cora
Cummings, J. II: Barrows. 81
May, Thomas Lurvey, E. l.. Tebbets
l2)
July. Anthony Berryment, Andrew
J. Aver, Evangeline Small. 81
August. Mrs. Albion Cole, Jesse
Felt. (2(
September. Washington A. Billings
Mrs. Seth Benson, Orlando Houghton
Isaac Howe. a.
October. Miss Sophia Bisbee, Mrs
Joseph Fl Briggs. o.
November. Abel Bacon, Mrs. A. K
Hicks, Scion Chase, DR.. j. W. Stuart
"a
December. Mrs. Alden Chase, Edwin
C. Rowe. o.
And some time during the year, Ma
thaniel Bartlett and Emma Alley, max
ing a total of Al, if our figures are cor
rect.
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Martin Whitney has left town.
Miss Susan Tyler has returned home
from East Waterford.
John F. Rollins is working in Leigh
toms mill in Gilead village.
Joseph 1. Spofford of Woodstock IL
visiting friends in town.
The Paris Manufacturing Co. are about
closing their business here for the win
ter.
No more meetings will be held II
Union church until warmer weather
comes.
Miss Ethel L. Allen has gone back te
Brookline, Mass, to work in a store az
bookkeeper.
Charles Rollins has moved to Auburn
and is working in the Lewiston station
for the NJ. C. R. R. Co.
Written & Dennis0n have added an
other and larger press to their printing
room, and now have FIVE presses and {
large paper cutter running by kerosene
power.
Heavily loaded teams are now crossing
the Apdroscoggin river on the Ice, ant
John Carleton, the ferryman, has movet
out of town for the winter.
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IUurB I'D DIUlu6TuUUui
w. A. CRUIKsHANK.

A 4-year-old girl named Robertson
was accidentally fatally shot at Swan
vile in peculiar way, by young man
named Fairbanks. Fairbanks and a
companion while hunting called at the
Robertson place and ate their luncheon
in shed. While Fairbanks was at
tempting to take cartridge from his
rifle it exploded, and the bullet after
passing through door into the kitchen
severed an artery in one Of the legs OF
the child who was PLAYING on the floor.
Death ensued three hours later.
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Sumner.

W. E. Bowker has sold his oxen to B.
F. Glover of Hartford.
Flossie Dorr is visiting at Alton Ames'
her former home.
e. F. Silver OF Lewiston visited at b
A. Sturtevant's recently.
W. E. Bowker and Floyd Varney are
cutting pine for the Thompson Brothers
Mrs. Leland Andrews aud little sor
are visiting her brother, Aubrey Dyer
and wife, Of Portland. Der mother
Mrs. G. F. Dyer, 10 keeping house fol
her while she is away.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Coles have gone to
Massachusetts, on visit.
Eva Tibbetts, who has been at work
In Hebron, has returned home.
Mrs. Ellen Poland Is visiting her son
LleWellyn at East Sumner,
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ALBANY.

Sibyl Cummings and little niece re.
Gently visited her sister, Mrs. Viola Dun.
ham, In Bethel.
The members of Round Mt. Grange
held an all day meeting Jan. 10Th. State
Deputy Rev. j. 81. Little of Bethel In
stalled the officers for the year 1910.
Members from Bethel aud West Bethel
Oranges were present.
Mrs. Lena Shaw Of Bethel has been
stopping few, days with her mother,
Mrs. o. j. Gross, who 10 Ill With muscu-
lar rheumatism.
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East Greenwood.

Archie Edgerley is working at Mann's
mill at West Paris. He boards at Jim
Perry's.
Gertrude Judkins, who has been visit
ing her father in Portland, returned
home Tuesday, to Pearl Whitman's,
where she has made 1t her home for the
last year.
Lydia Pierce 10 visiting at Lendall
Yates.
Alger Millett was at his home one day
last week to see his father, who was in
poor health.
Charles Barden Ii taking the place #
Ellsworth Curtis on the mail route, No.
2.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Ernest
Curtis Is doing well and 10 expected
home soon.