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I,469 55 And recommended for adoption the following resolutions: Resolved, That John NJ. Donnelly be, and is hereby appointed Collector of benefits assessed for the construc- ton of said sewer. Adopted, November 7th, 1910 Approved, November 9th, 1910. Attest
 STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, o11sk City Clerk.
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RECEPTION FOR DIR.
 AND MRS. SWAIN. At tlAe South Congregational church at o'clock this evening the members will meet to tender a reception to the pastor and his wife, Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Swain.
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What you do for an ungrateful man Is thrown away.-Latin Proverb.
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NOTICE.

Sewer in Fox Street Its Entire Length. At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, held November 7th, 1910, the following re- port of. the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages was adopted:
 Statement.
 Cost of construction, 4,476 67 20 %
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And recommended for adoption fns following resolution:
 Resolved, That John M. DonreIIy be, and is hereby appointed Collector of benefits assessed for the consfruc- ton of said sewer.
 Adopted. November 7th. 1910. Approved, November 9th, 1910.
 Attest,
 STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, o11sk City Clerk.
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NOTICE.

Sewer In MOrehouse Street, From
 Fairfield Avenue Northerly
 About 661 Feet.
 At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport held November 7th, 1910, the following re- port of the Board of Appraisal of Ben- efits and Damages was adopted:
 Statement. Cost of construction, s1,944 40 Advertising, Is %
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NOTICE.

Sewer in State Street and Lestda Street Distance of About 260 Feet. At the meeting of. the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport held November 7th, 191o~ the following re- port of the Board of Appraisal Of Ben efits and Damages was adopted.
 Statement. Cost of construction, zz4 60 Advertising, 10 60
 3s4 06 Less one-fourth paid bx- city, g %
 
 Amount assessed, $z50 s
 Assessment. c. Barnum Seeley, 57 z4 Alice H. Sherwood, % 1s Helen B. Rennel1. 72 4 Wilson Marshall, Guardian for Wilson Marshall, IT., 50 G4
 s2s6 50 And recommended for adoption the following resolution:
 Resolved, That John M- DonneI1y be, and hereby is appointed Collector of benefits assessed for the construc- ton of said sewer.
 Adopted, November 7th, 1910. Approved, November 9th, 1910. Attest,
 STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, o11sk City Clerk.
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Wants, To Rent, For Sale, Etc, 1 cent 9 word in Farmer Want Column
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$500 34 And recommended for adoption the following resolution: Resolved, That John M Donnelfz be, and is hereby appointed Collector of benefits assessed for the construc- tion of said sewer Adopted, November Eth, 1910. Approved, November 9th, 1910. Attest,
 STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, o11sk City Clerk.
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Farmer Want Ads 1c a word
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NOTICE

Sewer in Osborne Street Distance of
 About 75 Feet.
 At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport held November 7th, 1910, the following re- port of the Board of Appraisal Of Benefits and Damages was adopteds
 Statement.
 Cost of construction, sss @ Advertising, 10 %
 4s @ Less one-fourth paid by city, Il 50 Amount assessed, 34 50
 Assessment.
 \. S. Wordin, Est, IT Zs Ferdinand Karas, sZ Ferdinand and Mary Karas, s2
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N o T ICE

For forty.four years we bavo been conducting; business at the same old location, corner of Main and John Streets. Bridgeport. Conn.,, and our Private Bank has been cstabIisteo there contirsuonsly. We have received and paid out on demand without no- 1co millions of dollars of money de. posfted with us and we continue to receive money subject to depositor's . check at sight. on which we allow shreo per cent. per annum. creoi.eU to each account n.onthly. We solicts eFo accounts of individuals, business men, firms and corporations. and all who want Q bank account where they can deposit money, checks or drafts. sud leave 1t for one day. one week. .ono month or ono year. and draw interest ors it for any timo 1t is left with us: We xive to the business our carefui personal attention as the oldest nfm Of Trivafe bankers fin this state.
 
 T. l.. WATSON & GO.
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T. l.. WATSON & co.
nEOPLE'S SAVINGS ! B ANk
AEaeble B0ildinR ss4.s26 MAIN STREET

STTRPTJIS 16S, 100000 Pays FOUR per cent. interest
 Interest begins first of month fol- lowing deposit.
 Dividends-January and July.
 Deposits of $1 to S1,0OO received In one year. 4-l-, : >ss5 >scssss55@::ssFH- EDWARD W. MARSH. Treasurer.
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And recommended for adoption the following resolution:
 Resolved, That John M DonnelIy be, and is hereby appointed Collector of benefits assessed for the construc- ton of said sewer.
 Adopted, November 7th, 1910. Approved, November 9th, 1910.
 Attest,
 STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, o11sk City Clerk.
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Four Reasons Why First
 Mortgage Zeal Estate Loans Are the Safest and

i. Because they are not affected by panics.
 .. Not affected by condition of the Not affected by manipulation.
 .. If we'll selected they never de- rreciate in value.
 Now is the Time to Invest. We offer, subject to sale, the fol- lowing list of Bridgeport Mortgages. au,rx,n% Avvraisal Rate Insurance
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-11

-5~--z- QSQ 4a Less one-fourth paid by city, 4ss s5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-11

Farmer Want Ads. 1 Csus . Wora
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NAL process Of the recovered mind had
been stealthily undermining Harry
Sanderson at last knew his past and
all OF puzzlement and distress that it
had held
Shaking in every limb and feeling all
along the courthouse wall like drunk
en- man, he made his way to the fur
Their deserted street. a passerby would
have shrunk at sight Of his face and
his burning eyes,
For these months he. the Rev. Henry
Sanderson, disgraced, had suffered
eclipse. had been sunk out of sight and
touch and hearing like stone in "A
pool For these months-through an
accidental facial resemblance and n
fortuitous concurrence of clrcum-
stances-he had owned the name and
ignominy of Hugh Stires And Jes.
sica? Deceived no less than he. dat
ing her piteOus error from that mis-,
taken moment when she had torn the
bandage from her eyes on her wedding
day. she had never seen the real Hugh
in Smoky Mountain. She must learn
the truth Yet how to tell her: How
could he tell her all?
At any hour yesterday. hard aa the
telling must have been. he could have
told her. Last night the hour passed.
How could he tell her now? Yet she
was the real Hugh's wife by law and
right. He himself could not marry her.
II God would but turn back the uni
verse and give him yesterday!
His feet dragging as though from
cold. he climbed the mountain road.
Al be walked he took from his poke
the little gold cross. and his fingers,
numb with misery. tied 1t to his thong
watch guard. 1t had been only bau.
BILE. a pocket piece acquired he knew
not when or how. Now he knew It for
the badge of his calling. He remem,
bered now that. pressed certain way
It would open. and engraved inside
were his name and the date Of his or
dination.
He might shut the cabin door, but
be could not forbid the torturer that
came with him across the threshold
He might throw himself upon his
knees and bury his face In the rough
skin Of the couch. but he could moi
shut out words that b!ent In golden
lettered flashes across his throbblne
syebails. Thou shalt not covct thy
neishhor's WIFE"
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CHAPTER %.XIII CONTINUED

The light 0fsnze that shook the pine
needles bore tie sound far to an ear
that had grown tense with listening
to one on the ridge above 10 whom 1t
had sounded the supreme call Of youth
md life. He did not feel her nearer
presence as she stole brea,hess across
ihe dark path and stood behind him.
The music died. the violin slipped
from beneath his chin, the bow drop
ped and his head fell on his arms.
Then he felt touch on his shoul<er
md heard the whisper: Hugh!
Hugh
"Jessica!' he cried and sprang to
his feet.
Il have watched every day and lis
tened every night" she said. II knew
that you would come-that you must
rome back
ar I had never gone. Jessica" he
exclaimed. Then | might have seen
by father. But l didn't know
She clasped her hands together.
"You know now? You remember It
nll?'
He shook his head. 81 have been
khere"--he pointed TO the hilside-"and
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Jcssica had seen the mastering
crowd from the hotel entrance Mrs.
Halloran had welcomed her crrand
that day and given her her best room.
chamber overlook ing the street She
had persuaded her visitor to spend the
afternoon and insisted that she stay
to supper. Just to see how she would
like 1t for steady diet" Now. as
Jessica passed along toward the noun
tain road the spectacle chained her
feet on the outskirts of the gathering.
She watched and listened with Il pre-
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UdtletUdh Jones trds IN his element.
occupied mind. She was thinking that
on her way to the santarium she
would cross to the cabin for good
night word with the man upon whom
her every thought conferred
AS it happened. however. Harry was
at that moment very near her Alone
on the mountain. the perplcxng con-
fict of feeling had again descended
upon him. He had fought il. but it
had prevailed and at nightfall had
driven him down to the town. where
the street preacher now held forth.
He stood alone, unQoted. II little dis
lance away near the courthouse steps,
where by reason OF the crowd .Iessica
could see neither him nor the dog.
which shifted at the heels of the circle
Of bystanders as il to inquire casual
~ of salvation.
Numbers were swelling now. and
the street preacher. sha king back his
long hair, drew a premOnitory. waver-
ing chord from his mrlodeon and
struck up gospel song The song
ended. he mounted his camp stool to
PROFOUND his usual fiery text.
The watcher by the steps was gazing
with strange. alert ntcntness. Some
thing in the scene held him enthrallcd
Hallelujah Jones knew the melolra-
matte value Of contrast. AS his mood
called he passed abruptly from exhor-
tation to song. from prayer to fumina-
ton, and he embellished his harangue
with anecdotes drawn from his lifelong
campaign against the arch enemy of
souls. OF what lie had said the soil.
tary observer had been quite uncon-
scious 1t was the ensemble-the repe-
ttion Of something experienced some
where before-that appealed to him.
Suddenly, however. chance phrase
pierced to his understanding.
Another moment and he was leaning
forward, his eyes fixed his breath
strainlng at his breast. For each word
Of the speaker now was knocking n
sledge hammer blow upon the blank
| wall in his brain. Halleluiah Jones
had launched into the recital Of a story
| which. though the stern charge Of a
bishop had kept him silent as to name
and locality, yet. possessing the vivid
ness Of an actual experience. had lost
| little in the telling. 1t was the tale Of
an evening when he had peered through
the tilted window of a chapel and seen
its dissoute rector gambling on the ia
BILE Of the Lord
| The words shrieked themselves
through Harry's brain. Harry Sander
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SO he crouchcd. II man under whose
feet life had crashed. leaving him pm
ned beneath the wreck 10 watch the
lire That must creep nearer and hcarer'
Curiosity held Jessica until the evan
gclist closed his melodcon preparatory
to descent upon the dance hall. linen.
thinking of the growing dark with
some trepidation, she started toward
the mountain.
Ahead of her Il mulllcd puff-putf
sounded. and the dark bulk Of an auto
mobile was moving slowly In the same
direction. and she quickcned her pace
glad OF this quasi company.
a little way up the ascent cum
brous shadow startled her She saw In
a moment that it was the automobile,
halted at the side of the road. Her
footsteps made no sound. aud she was
close upon 1t when she saw the three
men 1t had carried standing near by.
She made TO pass them and had cross
cd half the Intervening space. when
some instinct sent her to The shade of
the trees. They had stopped opposite
the hydraulic concession. where Il side
path left the main road. 1t was the
same Path by which she and August
prcndergast had taken their uncon'
scious burden on Il night long ago
leading along the hillside. overlooking
the snakelike ,nume and forming II
sleeper short cut to the cabin above
They were convcrsing in low tones. and
as they talked they pointed. she
thought. toward it.
JeSSica had never in her life been al
a""cSilroUper. but her excited senses
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the chapel. And now you are willing
to take hint from the proiiGal. How
did you find my nest: Ana perhaps
you can tell me who has been making
/ himself so at home here latcly?'
Il have" said Harry evenly.
lIuch'S glance. that had been waver.
Ing about the neat interior. returned to
ed into it, so it was you. was it?
You are the one who has been trying
his hand rs claim jumper" He
lurchel toward the table and leaned
upon it. i've always heard that the
devil took care of his own. The run
away rector stumhles on my manor.
nnd. with his usual luck-Satan's luck
we called it at colloEe-steps in just in
time TO strike it rich"
He stretched his hand suddenly and
caught q tiny object that clittered
against Iarrys coat-the little gold
ross which the other had tied to his
watch guard The thong snapped. and
Hugh sent the pendant rafting across
'hc doorway.
You were something of a bowling
swell as a parson." he said nsolently.
but you don't need the jeweiy now"'
Harry Sandcrson's eyes had not left
llughs face. He was. thinking swift
~. The bolt from the blue had been
so recent that this sudden upparition
seemed n natural concOniitaut of the
situation. Ouly the problem was no
longer imminent. 1t was upon him.
Jcssica was not for him--hc had uc-
ceplcd that. Though the clock might
not tLYn back ward. this man must
stand between them. Yet his presence
HOW in the predicament Was intolera-
Die.
'Wcll," said Hugh. with Il sneer,
what have you got 10 say
How much will you take for the
proper,y;'
That's your game. is il: But I'm
not such numskull. Whatever you
| could. offer, it's worth more to me,
know you, Satan Sanderson." lie
sneercd. You We're always the same
precious hypocrite in the old days, pre-
tending to be SO almighty virtuous,
| while You looked out for No. /, l
saw through you then, too, when you
were posing rs my friend and Try
ins your best all along to queer me
| with the old man! | knew it well
enough. | knew what the reason was
100 You wanted Jessica. YOU
Self control left Harry suddenly, rs n
ships sail IS whipped from its gaskets
IN white squat. Before the words
could be uttered his fingers were ut
Huglfs throat.
At that instant there was the sound
or running feet outside, hurried
knock at the door anu an agltated
voice that chilled Harry's blood to ice
HIS hands relaxed their hold. He
dragged Hugh to the door Of the inner
room, thrust him inside, shut and bolt.
cd 1t upon him.
Then he went and opened the outer
door.
The accusation Of Prendersast had
stunned Jessica's faculties. As In an
evil dream she had seen the sheriff rise
to his feet and methodically put the
fragment Of paper into his pocketbook.
A moment later she was running up
the dark path. her thoughts q confu.
sion In which only one coherent pur.
po,, stood distinct-to warn him. They
would know no need to hasten. IL the
man she loved had reached the cabin,
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like yet curiously like
him in feature, had slowly climbed the
billy slope from the north by the SAN
itarium road He walked with jaun-
ty swaggcr bred Of too frequent appli.
cutions to n flask in his pocket.
As he walked unsteadily along Hugh
drank more than once from the flask
to deadcn the superstitious dread Of
the place which was stealing over him.
On the crest of the ridge he skirted the
snnitarium grounds and at length
gained the road that twisted down to-
ward the lights of the town. In the
dubious moonlight he mistook the mar
row trail to the Knob for the lower
path to the cabin. AS lie turned into
1t The report Of rifle came family
from tho gulch below.
lie Quickcned his steps and stumbled
all mt once into the little clearing that
held the new made grave and Jessica'S
statue. The sight terrified his intoxi-
Gated Imagination. His hair rose. The
name on tho hcadstonc was Stircs, and
there was himself--nc. Il ghost OF him.
sclf-sitting near. He turned and
broke into a run down the steep slope.
In his fenr--for he imagined the white
figure was pursuing him-he tripped
and fell. regained his feet. rushed
across the level space, threw his
weight against the cabin door and
burst into the room.
4 dog sprang up with Il growl. and
in the light OF the fire that Burned on
the hearth Il man sitting at the rough
hcwn table lifted a hag-ard face from
his arms. and each recognized the
other.
The ghost was gone now before fire.
light and human presence, ard Hugh
with loud laugh OF tipsy incrcdulity
stood staring at the man before vim.
Harry Sanderson" he cried. His
shfty eyes surveyed the others figure
the corduroys. the high laced boots.
the soft blue flannel shirt Not exact
IL In purple and fine linen" he said
The impudent swaggcr Of intoXication
had slipped over him again. and his
boisterous laugh broke with n hlc-
cough. ~ thought the gospel game
was about played out that night in
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I have guessed who it is that lies there
/ know l snned against him and
against myself and left him to die un-
forgiving. That is what the statue
said to me, us he must have said, 4
Am no moro worthy to be called thy
SON."
All" she cried, "he knew and he
forgave you. Hugh! His last thought
was Of your coming. That is why
carved the figure there"
You carved jt?' he exclaimed. She
bent her forehead to his hands as they
clasped her own.
'"The prodgal is yourself" she said
Il modelled it once before when you
zane back to him. in the time you have
forgotten. But | destroyed 1.-THE
words We're very low now-"on my
wedding day"
His hands released hers, and. looking
up, she saw, even in the moonlight,
that with the last word his face had
gone CHASTITY white. At the sight timid-
1ty, maidenly reserve, fell, and all the
woman in her rushed uppermost, She
lifted her arms and clasped his face.
"Hugh," she cried, cant you remem-
Der? Don't you understand? Think,
was blind, dear, blind. A white
bandage was across my eyes. and you
came to me in shaded room. Why
did you come to me-"
A spark seemed to dart through his
brain like the pricklng discharge from
Leyden Jar. He saw himself stand
Ing. facing a figure with bandaged
eyes. Ee saw the bandage torn off,
felt that yielding body in his arms,
heard a voice her voice - crying:
"Hugh, Hugh. Ny husband" and felt
those lips pressed TO his own in the
tense air Of a darkened room.
A cry broke from his lips: Yes, yes,
remember! Jessica. my wife!" His
arms went round her, and. with a little
Sob. she nestled close to him on the
doorstep.
That hour on the mountain side un.
der the stars had left Harry possessed
Of melee OF perplexing emotions.
Dreaming and waking Jessica's face
hung before his eyes. her voice sound
I'd in his ear. The future held no long
er any doubt; it held only her. Where
was that future to be? Back in the
tity to which his painful curiosity had
30 lately driven him? This lay no
longer In his own choice. 1t was for
her to decide now-Jessica. his wife.
He looked up trans6xed, for she
stood there before him ankle deep In
brown whirlwind of leaves from a
frost stung oak, her hand to her cheek
In an adorabl gesture that he knew
her lips parted and eager.
II wanted SO to find you" she said.
NJ have so many. many things to say"
at is oil wonderfully strange and
new" he said. ut is as though | had
rubbed Aladdn's lamp and suddenly
had my hearts desire. How could
have thrown my pearl away?"
I'VE are not to think OF that" she
protested. "never, never any more"
"You are right" he rejoined cheer
Fully. ut Is what is to come that we
must think Of" He paused an instant:
then he said:
Last night when you told me OF the
white house In the aspens did not tell
you that had just come from there
from AnlstOn."
She made an exclamation Of wonder.
sTell me-" she said
Sitting with her hand In his. he told
Sf that nights experiences, the fear
that had held him as he gazed at her
portrait In the library, the secret Of
hA L l.
misery and sent him back to the ia
3hsr he was not to see.
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son. not ii u & b
Stircs. Not an
tea st! Not
Grim inal. thief
and forger. The
curtain was rent.
The dead wall in
b is brain was
down. and tn e
real past swept
over him In an
u n e vern Bile
food. Hallelujah
Jones had fur.
nished the Glow
to the maze. His
story was the
last great wave,
which had crum-
blcd all ut once
the cliff of Obllv-
ton thot ttA ,,Ar
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A change Of tcnors had been made IN
the church choir Eieht-yoar-oid Jessie.
returi.hs fror' the morning service. was
anxious to tel tn news.
"Oh, mother" she exclaimed, 1--WE hnv"
a new terrier in the ,hJlr,' Womaus
Il one Companion.
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main street Of the little mining town,
He had not lacked for listeners here,
for he was new sensation. When be
lit his dare In the courthouse square
1T dusk on tn. 10 .ond evening the Of
ace Of the Mountain Valley House was
emptied and the barrooms and gaming
tables well nigh deserted Of their pa
irons.
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CAS- His Sten,~rapher Took It)
Fill us up in Tho morning,
spirits of loving spr.ng.
Tin VS. tight as pillow
Boys like the birds th1, ing.
Fin us full Of moorshiuc,
Sparkling like dropSy due
En- US. nj us. oh. I'LL US,
This is too strong for YOU.
Fill Us, Why do YOU ,iaeor?
Where are yoGr feet In PAIN
Fiji US We wait your cumming
over the Gloom-ncci-ed plain.
FIJI US n rrimming h,ukD.
Now 10 your healthy graft,
Sondins our hartshcin loaping
Light aa a ringtonea calf
The Postal Record
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List of unc'air,,d lottors remaining
urcailed for IN tie EWlr-'on eoe-o.nc
toy the week ending JAN . ,t'
MEMS LIs9
Najh,n Ash. Row. ". r. "acamlr L
NJ Barnes J. q. rer2erou ur a. r.
BURGESS Editor "pcm.rrut." " j. El.
wards. George Griffin. Earl Harn~ f.. q.
JEROME. G.. i. Keut. II. + Ke"t. char
LcdouX. Miguel Ausel Lerus. Tor-~.4l
Ouor.ndo. Rev. Richard owen. EI
Richards. George Robinson, Char
Roy. II. O. Sail Walter Y. Sm.ta
charles v Spear j. VI. Townsend Jaues
" Towu*cuu. G. }. Tyndall, II. u. Weller
Nj and Mrs. Fred Y. WhitinS
WOMI.N's LIST.
Miss Oleyne Bachaud Co. Miss rlor-
ence Herett. The Misses Briggs, Nj
Lillian Burn. Mrs. c. \. Busucy Nj S.
NJ f. Bushey Miss Hope Chadscy Ms
Laura peforre. Miss Eva :. Fairly 90.
Nj. ; 2. Gibbs, Mrs. Hall, 81 Pearl ST.
M.ss Lillian Hathaway Mrs. Joseph
Jarvis Mrs Ruth L. Jarvis Miss
Elizabeth Kelly. Miss katherine La
Nip'rc Mss l.ibbie Long, Miss Ruth p
Marvin Mrs Frank Mcbride. Mr. L.
Moorhouse. Vouve Phillips, Mr. CAY. =
plunr,,r Miss Ella rrough. Mrs Id
Rounds. Mrs +. NJ S,reeter. NJ
Christie sucuso Miss Marearet sullivan.
Mr. Joso.hine WEBB. Mss Eos,
Wcmette. Miss Mamie Williams
WINOOsKI STATION.
Rev. J. H. Caisse, Alex Con~'autiucal
Joseph prebrirk Master Edw ryire
Antoine Icmarais Couetanfl..t ti.!.-.rf