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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
PAYS $4,000 FOR a BULL
"Noble of Oakland" Brings Record
Price al Cooper Auction Sale.

Price at Cooper Auction Sale.
Coopersburg, Pa, May Noble
of Oakland a prize animal, brought
the record price for a bull at the an
nual sale of cattle held on the stock
farm of T. S. Cooper.
DR.. M. A. Scovall of Lexington,
KY, bid $4,000 for Noble of Oak
land" and then gave $1,000 for Lady
Viola" the high priced bulls dam. 1t
IS thought that DR.. Scovall was acting
for James Higgins. of the Kentucky
experiment station.
All told Mr.. Haggin bought twenty
head of bulls, cows and heifers for
$36,660. The second highest purchaser
at the sale was T. Dewitt Cuyler, OF
Paoli, Pa, who bought bull for 5000
and seven cows at $3.50 each.
A total of 164 head were sold, in
GLIDING IS bulls, SIS cows, As heifers.
8 bull calves and heifer calves, for
$125,515.
Fully 5000 persons journeyed to this
quiet little Lehigh county village to
witness the big annual Cooper cattle
This sale annually attracts scores OF
cattlemen and breeders of pure stock
from all parts of America.
Before sunrise hundreds OF farm
ers residing within a radius Of miles
were on their way to the cooper es-
tate. Hundreds of automobiles were
parked on the spacious lawns and all
trolleys leading to the farm were
packed with persons anxious to catch
a glimpse of the highest priced cattle
in the world.
Other prominent breeders beside
DIR. Scovall who attended the sale
were: H. d. Rodman, of Louisville,
Ky; w r. Spom, of Shelbyville, Ky;
w. r. Goodwin. Chicago; E. II. Chap
man, of Albany, N. Y; B. L. V. Duree,
Worcester, Mass; r. r. Fleming, of
Toronto, Ont; George M. Laughlin,
Kulpsville, Mo; Douglass Green, OF
Torrington, N. Y, and Gordon Hall, Of
Hallow. Kent. England
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Welded AT sHARPS6URG.
Miss Stella Cav Bride of Ernest Pat
tersOn.

Miss Stella Cav, daughter Of MIR.
and Mrs. John Cav, South Maple ave-
rue, and Mr.. Ernest Patterson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Patterson.
north of town, drove to Hagerstown
yesterday morning, procured mar
rage license and then went TO Sharps'
burg where they were married, They
returned to this city in the evening
and are residing at the brides home
fer the present. The groom is cut
ter at the Shenandoah Pants Factory
and he and his bride are both popular
young people. Their wedding comes
as a pleasant surprise to their many
friends.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03

Washington. d. c., June 1.-Sena-
tor Scott had railroad and sleeper
tickets to leave for Charleston to aid
in the primary fight, when the tele-
phone message from the governor was
received announcing the adjournment
of the leg stature. The senator re-
deemed the tickets with some re-
greet, as he was anxious to aid in the
primary proposition in every way.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Boy Killed For "snItehIna."

Danville, Va, May 31.-Frank Ma
han, a fourteen-year-old mill opera
tive, was shot to death by Samuel
Pruett, a fellow operative, thirteen
years old. Mahan reported Pruett for
some neglect of duty. Pruett armed
himself with a revolver. On crowd
ed street Pruett opened fire on Ma
han at close range. One shot slightly
wounded negro. Pruettwa arrested
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Moves to Hagerstown.

Mr.. Harry Imback, for a couple or
more years agent here of the Cum
berland Brewing Co., has shipped his
household goods to Hagerstown and
he AID his family will reside there.
He will be the Brewing Co.'S repre-
sentative there. He retains the Mar
tinsburg agency till July l when the
town goes dry"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Black Bears Are Numerous.

Dunkirk, n. Y, May 29.-Telephone
reports from Port Allegheny received
here state that many black bears have
been seen in the woods surrounding
that place and in other nearby towns.
Farmers have lost many sheep and
charge the loss to BURN. Charles Cas-
key, of Port Allegheny, reports seeing
two monster black bears near that
place on Sunday
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
BERKELEY FOUNTAINS
WE'D IN HAGERST0Wk
Young People Take in Driving Club
Events on Decoration and Get
Married.
From the World of Thursday.

Among the many couples who took
advantage of the Driving Club events
In Hagerstcwn ON Decoration Day to
be married were the following from
this section:
Lindsay VI. Unger and Irma Lemas-
ter, OF Hedgesyille.
Harry G. Barney, of Glengary, and
Annie Chorpenning, Of Gerrardst
Wendle w. Mason, Martinsburg
and Salhe c. Mcintyre, If slanesyille,
Berkeley county.
James H. Huff and Elizabeth b. An
derson, both OF Winchester.
Girl Weds Austrian.
A marriage license was issued this
morning in Clerk Hobs office to Mr..
PETIT Dragewith, an employe of the
Security Cement and Lime Co., at
Berkeley Station, and Miss Mae Hen
sci, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. p. Hen
sci, of the same neighborheod. Later
they were married at the United
Brthren parsonage by Rev. DR.. w. F.
Gruver. Each of the couple is about
20 years old. The groom is from the
Austro-Hungry empire and hasn't been
in this country very long.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Sixteen Perish In cIoudburst.

Berlin, May 31.-Cloud bursts. ac-
companicd by heavy hail, caused
great damage in South German, Six
houses in village in the grand duchy
of Baden were swept away by the
floods and twelve persons were drown.
ed. Four persons we're drowned near
Heidelberg, where a mill was washed
away.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
EstraY Notice.

On or about May /, 1911, ali estray
bay horse came to my premises, near
Marlowe, Falling Waters district, and
said horse has lot yet been claimed.
Owner may have same by proving
properly and paying charges.
6-2-4t. HENRY COLE.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Five Persons Die In Fire.

Winnipeg, Man, May 81. - A dis
patch from Silverton, B. c., tells of a
fire raging there which destroyed the
Windsor and Victoria hotels and sew
eral stores. Five persons were burned
to death in the Windsor hotel.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Sucked Under Train.

Troy, n. Y, June Henry Worth
ington, fifty years old, a resident of
Hoosick Falls, while sitting on the
platfol m in front of the depot at that
place was drawn beneath the wheels
of a rapidly moving freight train and
ground to pieces.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Smallpox Epidemic Spreads.

Harrisburg, Pa, June -Four add''
tional state policemen were ordered 70
20 from Pottsville to assist in the
smallpox quarantine maintained about
towns near Waynesboro. Fifteen new
cases were reported.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
AVIATOR AT ROME
Beaumont Wins $4,000 In Second
STAGE of Flight.

Rome, Italy, June Andre Beau
mont, the French aviator, arrived in
Rome. He was the first contestant in
the big Paris Rome-Turin aviation
fight to reach the Italian capital, the
end of the second stage of the big
race.
His magnificent flight from Pisa, a
distance of about 100 miles, made him
the winner OF 100000 prize. He will
promptly start on the third and last
stage, Rome to Turin, by way of Flor
ence and Bologna.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
EARLY CLOSING
L ocal Merchants Sign Agreement to
Close Stores at O'clock .. m.
During the Summer Months.

Early closing of the stores during
the summer months begun Thursday
evening at O'Clock, as per the fol-
lowing signed agreement CT the To-
cal merchants:
I'VE the undersigned merchants of
Martinsburg agree to close our places
Of business at 6 O'Clock p. m, begin
ming June 1, 1911, until September Is,
1911, Saturdays, B. & o. pay days, the
18th and 22nd (mill pay days. of each
month excepted"
L. Lyle Bentz.
S. B. Dorm.
J. F. Geyer.
Houseworth & Zimmerman.
w. o. Nicklas & Co.
Banks Bros.
Shaul Bros.
w. L. Jones.
Frank S. Emmert G Son.
M. G. Tabler.
J. F. Thompson.
Moler & Co.
Thompson e Thompson.
Spillman Bros, Drygoods.
E. r. Fisher.
r. D. Cohen. :.
S. V. Fiery.
Martinsburg Millinery Co.
E. Voegele.
Guy II. Mckee.
Stotler & Dyche.
J. b. Fisher.
The Leader and 10c Store.
J. w. Castle.
M. l.. Dorm.
J. 2. Michael
Beck & Iglehart.
F. e. Boley.
II. s. Cushwa.
Garment Shop.
S. p Douglas.
F. L. Dunn Furniture Co.
Chas. r. Thompson.
o. M. Ramsey & Co.
Julia A. Staubly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Goodwin "Ex-AIimonv"

Los Angeles, Cal, June /. - Nat
Goodwin is about to sue to annul the
trust under which half the income of
s1,750, 900 is paid to his ex-wife, Edna
Goodrich.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03

Senator Gray Silver and Representa-
tive G. M Seibert arrived home last
night from Charleston, where they at
tended the special session Of the legis-
lature
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
y POOLE

Will give prompt attention to al
business entrusted to his care.
special attention gwen to convey
ancing and settlement OF estates.
ofYioe Over Merchants G. Farmers
ssnk. Martinsburs, West We
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03

DIX. W. e. MiNGhINl,
--Mertinsburg, West Wrginia
Will practice Dentistry In all OF in
branches. Gas and local anaesthetaea
administered AN werk guaranteed
Prices Reasonable. Once In
Ge.Nnasr Building. 0uesn ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-09


some in white satin slashed in scarlet
and decorated with various jewels and
others bearing the dainty workman
ship of the Bohemian artist!
There are riding boots, also, for the
men who will be in attendance upon,
the king. These are oflblack patent
leather with tops Of velvet kid elabo.
rately ornamented and slashed with,
gold. q,
But, after all, impressive as Is this
display, from the point Of view ofltheT
admirer Of the beautiful. the most
striking suggestion which it willmake
to the informed spectator is that 1t
stands, not for a mere advertising
scheme, or for speculative venture,
the outcome OF which is in doubt, but
for genuine business enterprise. These
shoes are made to sell. And they will
sell. Toy cannot be sold in America
for obvious reasons. They are design.
ed for a definite occasion and their
expensiveness, as we'll as the symbolic
ornamentatlon which they bear, re-
strict their appeal toa limited class'in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-09
B6j.Ll ATTEMPT
Continued from Page one.)

tion'of the meadow and the canal. He
tS#afkeil up TO the boiler and STOPPED
over and thrust his hand into the re-
sceptacle,
AT that instant Deputy Sheriff Long
sprung out, and covered the man With
arevolyer, ordered him to throw up
s his hands.
Guessford exclaimed: 81 am not the
man; what do you want me for"
When Sheriff Barber asked Guess
ford IL he had not worked for Mrs.
Hamilton, some time ago he replied In
$the affirmative and remarked: u
would not do her any harm
SThe first letter demanded that Mrs.
Briscoc and her husband deposit SlO,-
900 at a SPOT along a lonely road be-.
tween the Chesapeake & Ohio canal
and the Western Maryland railroad,
beyond tic railroad yard limits Mt vii
Transport, specifying that the money
be In ten and hundred dollar bills, the
package to be placed in wash.hollor
at tho foot Of a blazed pine tree, also
marked by the initials OH"
The money was ordered to be placed
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-09

- ~ y p, E5s sl5, ~ Z m ~ ~
England. But D firm gilich tol years
has madealI the Shoes iof tle royal
family OF Greece, liich has an
enormous trade N Erancs Germany,
Austria, RtssIa and eplliltries, Az
well as in England has fint y k tear
Of the outcome sot this the Attest lnli-
cation OF their sagaGit y. Little
IL Co, Of Lynn, rhlIselts, the
makers OF the s6resls Shoes, have re-
Gently been commended 20 make
dtiantfty Of shoes for ne crown prin
cess Of Germany ana dnflhe ne last
winter several Russian e3un le ses
who were visiting h washington.
placed their orders Ion eNenins slip
ipers and walking boot iili ME COM
'pany.
The q. g. Jones deparInient store
has The local agency Tor slie sorosle
shoes. Mr.. Jones make 2 Specially Of
high grade ladies footweaf and iust
now Ills line Of surosis hoes Is az
tracing much attention owing 70 ne
prominence given ~ thEolgh lle cor
onation publicity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-09
THE {. c. JONES DEPARTMENT.
STORE HAS THE. 4 Fan RIM ONT
AGENCY FOR soRosls LINE OF
SHOES.

Coronation shoes have been made
by A. q. Little & Co., Lynn, and have
been sent to London to be worn by
women who will take part in the cere-
monies Of the browning of King
George v. The shoes are us elaborate
as ever have been made by the firm.
The production Of, them was the lift
ing up Of shoemaking one step more
as an art.
The shoes, slippers and pumps which
the Sorosis company have designed
for the functions OF the coronation
time are combination of the invests
cations Of the students OF heraldry,
the skill OF the artisan in leather, and
the delicate needlework of the expert
in beading, embroidering, and adorn-
ing footwear with precious stones.
The shoes had first to be designed.
That work. was done with the same
care which the artist gives to an his
torical picture. Then came the cut
ting of the leather and satin and their
fashioning into the semblance OF a
shoe. That duty was trusted to the
most careful and accurate workmen in
one of the most complete shoe facto.
rIes Of the city, which is the shot me-
tropolis of the United States. A hint
OF the degree Of attention given to the
details OF ornaMentation is found In
the fact that most OF the work was
done by a woman Of Bohemia, who re-
auiret from one week to three to dec.
crate even a single pair of slippers.
Each order OF England's peerage has
its own insignia. TIE trains Of OUCH
esses. marchionesse, countesses, Wis:
countesses and baronesses differ in
length, the rows of ermine and the
edgings Of miniver upon their nantes
differ in number, and the coronets
which they will place upon their heads
in the Abbey, once the Queen shall
have been crowned, will differ In
splendor. :,
The duchess in the Abbey will wear
Ms her coronet a chased circle Of gold,
heightened by eight strawberry leaves,
with cap Of crimson velvet and golden
tassel, guarded with ermine,
Another lace boot ornamented with
rubies and rhlnestones, interviewer
with threads Of gold, is designed for
te marchioness The rank is indicat-
ed by the four strawberry leaves al
ternating with large silver balls,
which encircle the top, and which cor
respond to the coronet, which the
marchioness is entitledI to wear,
Eight lofty rays on which pearls are
set, with strawberry leaves between
each pair Of raysat their bases, make
the distinguishing insignia Of the
countess. The boot designed for her
carries as d crest about Its top an 'elab;
crate representation Of these rays and
I;leaves. This shoe, however, Is 6Tnas
Iinanted witii eileralds In addition tb
rhinestones and tubies, sSGS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-09
woRTHINeToN NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Golf Robey and daugh-
ter, Bess, of Grafton, were visiting
relatives here this week.
Mr.. /. McIntire was at the wedding
of his father at Gypsy Tuesday.
Mrs. Earl Bryan, of South Carolina,
was visiting relatives here Sunday,
Mr. Glen Barrie, Of McClelland, was
visiting his. brother here Friday.
Mr.. BlatSley Martin, who has been
visiting relatives here, returned 10 his
home at Oakland, Nd, Monday.
Mr.. Arlln Barbe was at Enterprise
Sunday.
Miss ,--!nda Paxson left Monday for
Roanoke, Va, to visit her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wadsworth, OF
Fairmont, were in our town Sunday.
Mrs. Mildred Cochran has ben Ill
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-09
n Is Imnroylng sioWly now.

but is improving slowly now.
Mr.. Edgar Book has returned from
visiting at Smithfeld.
Mrs. Z. X. Durham, who has been
visiting her father at Pennington, re-
turned here Tuesday.
Mr.. Glenn Martin has returned to
his home at Oakland, Nd, after visit
ing relatives here for some time.
Mrs. Oscar Robinson is visiting rela-
tiyes near Barrackyille at this writ
ing
Mrs. Rep Barker is calling on
friends close Barrackylle this week.
Mrs. Georgia Barbe, who has been
spending some time with her parents
on Mods Run, returned to her homo
here Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. G. Jacobs was a business
visitor at Fairmont Wednesday.
Miss Lorena Thorne was at Fair
mont Wednesday,
Miss Joen Cochran, Of Shinnston, is
''''"S " JOSHUA.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-09

in the boiler on tile cvntng OF May 2S,
between the hours Of $3.50 and 7:15
o'clock.
The letter stated that there were a
band Of 20 anarchists concerned in the
plot, and that any attempt. at detec-
lion or failure to meet the demands
would be punished by the death Of The
entire family. The writer signed him
self as the chief of the American an
archists,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-09

After some experience OF practical
life, one is able to decide things"
from a reading Of the ads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-09
AMERICAN !. ........ .....
Footwear. FOR. 8:
Z y s.'THE' CORONATION

THE MANUFACTURERS OF soRos
SIS SHOES HAVE LONG BEEN IN.
4THE BUSINESS OF - MAKING
,isHoEs FOR EUROPEAN. ROYAL
iFX.te's, ~ stlsr
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-22
VALUE OF PURE-BPEO ,SIRES
Prot. z. II. Fraser Of illinois Expert
ment Station Explains This
Feature of DaIrying.

The value OF a good bull In the
dairy herd is something that dairy
farmers are now giving more attention
to. Prof. E. H. Fraser of the Illinois
experiment station has made this fea-
ture of farm dairying a study. and ex-
plains its benefits in this way: "If, fo-
example, the good pure-bred sire Inn
proves the milking capacity of his
daughters by only one and one-half
pounds OF milk at milking, above the
production of their dams, this would
mean an increase of 900 pounds of
milk for the ten months or 800 days
during which the ordinary COWS should
give milk; they would also be much
more persistent mixers; that is, would
give milk for longer time in the year.
and would regain their flow of milk
better after an unavoidable shortage
or feed as in a summer drought. Such
daughters may certainly be credited
on the average with 1000 pounds more
milk per year than their dams pro-
duced. AT the low estimate of one dol.
lar per leo pounds this extra amount
OF milk would be worth $40 per year
The average COW is good producer
for at least six years, or until she gets
eight years old. Each daughter having
pure-bred sire will, therefore, earn
$50 more money In her lifetime be-
cause OF the good qualities of her SIRE
It will on the average be four years
after purchasing the sire before his
first daughters will have finished their
first lactation period and brought in
the first extra $40. Eight dollars and
twenty-three cents kept at compound
interest for these four years at five
per cent. will equal $40, 80 a daugh-
ter's Improvement or increase OF in
come the first year is worth SS.23 at
the time her sire is purchased"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-22
JOHNSON "DENIED" BEFORE
Attorney Says He Protested innocence
After Pleading Guilty to Attempt
ed Wrecking of Train.

Madison. - John A. (Dogskin)
Johnson, confessed murderer of An
ME Lemberger, new serving life
sentence at Waupun, appears to have
the denial habit" according to the
claim of Attorney L. A. farrell, chief
examiner of the Wisconsin Industrial
Commission.
Attorney farrell has informed Dis
trict Attorney r. M. Nelson that
Johnson, after pleading guilty to
charge of attempting to wreck a
train at Darlington, Wis, and being
sentenced to state prison, sent let
ter to the firm of Martin farrell in
which he denied that he committed
the crime.
This letter, which, according to At
torney farrell, is similar to that sent
to Attorney Emerson Ella, in which
Johnson denies the Lemberger MUIR
der, is now on file in the firms Office
at Darlington.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-22

II months as a three-year-old Is as fol.
lows: Milk, 11,06s pounds; fat in milk,
COS pounds.
The average per cent. of fat for the
entire year was 5.476 pounds. Com
putting the yield of butter on basis of
IS per cent according to the rule of
the Jersey Cattle club, this cow pro-
duced 1912 pounds of butter in the
IL months.
Her weight was $50 pounds at the
beginning of the test and increased to
$50 pounds at the end of the year.
The best previous authentical years
record for an animal of this age is
518 pounds fat, which Is exceeded 87.8
pounds by the record OF Pedros Es-
tella
The average amount of grain fed
per day was about fourteen pounds, or
a total of 5,110 pounds during the year,
which consisted mostly OF corn, oats
bran and oil meal.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-22
STATE FAIR SUCCESS
FINE ATTRACTIONS DREW GOOD
CROWDS DESPITE UNFAVOR-
ABLE WEATHER.
tude Record by Rising Over
10000 Feet in Air.

Milwaukee. = Military maneuvers
and sham battle participated in by
goo members of the Wisconsin Ma
tional guard and an ascent of more
than 10000 feet by Aviator Lincoln
Beachey characterized the final day
of the 1911 Wisconsin state fair.
Beachey's record-breaking aero
plane flight, when he rose to the
highest point ever reached by a hui
man being above Wisconsin soil, was
the elimination of a week of spec
tacular work in the air On this oc-
casion he remained in the air one
hour and ten minutes.
State fair officials are unanimous
in saying that the 1911 fair was the
best ever given. The attendance was
not what it would have been had the
weather been more favorable. The
fair surpassed all others in several
departments. The speed events were
the best ever held in Milwaukee The
showing OF live stock was unusually
good, and that is saying a great deal,
as Wisconsin fairs have been noted
for the exhibition of splendid stock
Poultry, horticulture, and other de-
partments were far ahead of those of.
previous fairs, in the opinion of
many visitors.
The attendance, cut down by
threatening weather the first part of
the week, totaled 1903, as
compared with 125,758 last year
The total receipts were $41, 92325
In 1910 they were $51,294S5 Thurs
day, Milwaukee Day." 37,367 people
passed through the gates, this being
about 1900 less than attended the
same day one year ago.
Regarding the deficit in attend
ance and the financial returns, Sec
rotary r. w. Rowlands said:
There is a deficit of 1851 in at
tendance, and / attribute this drop
to threatening weather. The receipts
are $4,000 below last years figures.
However, this loss is offset by the
gain in grandstand receipts, extra
boxes and an increased sum from
concessions
1.-THE loss this year will be about
81 900, which is a small sum, con-
sidering weather conditions of the
first two days and the immensely of
the proposition