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The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13
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Wow! Wow!! Great eye, Eddie:
Make him put it across! Bust q
fence. You can do 1t! Wow! Vow!
Wow!!!. ROBBER. All right. Tough
luck, Eddie. Two and two. Make,
her be over. Home run, Eddie, old
scout. Break the gate. Wow! WoW!'
Wo-."
The red-faced, apoplectic young,
man In the front row made a trumpet
of his hands and yelled until the
veins in his neck turned purple. In
the middle of the final Wow he col,
lapsed, looked disgusted and turning
to me said:
What do they keep that hunk OF
cheese for? He can't hit. Never
could Striking out In a pinch like
that"
The fan, bowling encouragement or
bawling abuse at the ball players Is
the spirit of the town. Just how
great an influence this spirit exerts
upon the playing strength of the team
representing the town or city Is i'm.
possible of calculation, but 1t is GER
tain that it is part of the national
game. He and his fellows exert al
most as much influence upon the team
as does luck, and this spirit is so In
extricably mixed with the element oi
luck that it Is impossible to deter
mine cause and effect. There are
cities in which the loyalty Of the fans
has waned and turned to gibes, and In
these cities no player does well
| There are crowds that remain loya
in victory and In defeat. These in
spire the players to give their bes
efforts to win Ball players will tel
you that teams invariably play bet
ter with friendly crowds applauding
The fan invariably will respond tina
he would be loyal provided the clu1
would win games enough to justif,
loyalty. The players accuse the fans
the fans accuse the players, and bot
are In a measure right. The major
ity of patrons will root" when tn
home team Is winning. Any team VII
play better ball and win oftener
the patrons are loyal. The fan, voit
ing the spirit OF the town, is pow
er for victory or defeat.
Conditions in different cities CON
prising the circuits of the majo
leagues assert a powerful infiuenc
over their teams. Players will te
you they would rather play for tn
Chicago White Sox or for the Ne
York Giants than for any other team
They will assert that twenty Cobt
could not win a pennant for Cinci.
natl under conditions which the MAJ
agement is now striving to chang
, The fanatical loyalty Of the Whit
, Sox ,rooter and the Giant patron, tt
angry. abuse of players by the a
nually disappointed Cincinnati pu
lie, the sarcasm and raillery of Was
ington crowds, trained for years
: expect nothing but defeat, have 9
: immense effect upon the players ar
: teams They make or mar player
and weak men win for one type whi
: brilliant ones fail and lose for Il
: other.
The baseball fan Is an unique Anne
!, lean species and the most rabid of 8
enthusiasts Compared with him Il
: golf fan, the bridge fan, even Il
bowling fan are mild Baseball
the most serious pleasure ever l
vented
4 Probably the most blindly 10y
! crowd In the world is that which I,
lows the fortunes of the Chical
4 American league team, and to o.
!, who Is disinterested the Chicago s
!. uation is acute1y funny. The Whi
Cox park Is located on the south si
N -.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13
Ad Hominem

Man With the Bulbous Nose q
or two baths week, I tell you " =
about all a busy man has finn. = !
take.
Man With the Bulgiug Brown.
do you know?
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13
No. SlX-SIXTY.sIy

This is prescription preparo,
pecially for Malaria or Chill. y
Fever. Five or six does will h''s
any case, and if taken then as s' y.
the fever will not return, 25c
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13
Cures ivy POISONING.

For Ivy poisoning apply Han,o,..
Balsam. 1t is antiseptic and NAV
used to kill the poison. Prompt rss'
should follow the first applic.s.
Adv.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13
Gee Whiz.

did the play have happy end.
tng?"
Quite the reverse. The sheriff at.
tached the scenery for debt"
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13
Not ALWAYS PaIatah,s

Truth lies at the bottom of vsl,.
Then no wonder there is so mn.,
well water which is contamip.,ss,
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

For sprains make a, thorough appli-
cation Of Hanford's Balsam, we'll rub
bed In. ADV.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Gina.
teething, softens the gums, reduces inisu,s
ton, n,allsys pain, cures wind collie sc bo,,Is !
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

A heavy sermon maketh a light cs
lection plate.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

To Relieve the Pain of a Burn Ins,.,,,-
and take out all Inflammation in one day snn,y
wonderful, old reliable DIR. PORTERS hSP4j5. h1yRj
TIC HEALING OIL Relieves pain and al h..,lh hs..sh
the same time 25c, SOC, sl.0O ee
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

Why does a woman imagine ,s,
can reform a man by singing to him,
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

Wild oats have few tares mira
with them.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

Sold upon merit-Hanford's Balssn
Adv.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

Old-Fashioned Birds.
II like. to wander in the park
1.-THE birds do sing sweetly."
Eyes; and they never sing ragtime.'
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

He that wills a thing succeeds In
1t; but the most difficult thing In the
world is to Wilde Maistere.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13
ARoUsEs THE LIVER AND PuRIFIEs

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVES TASTEbFfSS chill TONIC, arouses tht
liver TO action drives Malaria out of the blood apt
builds up The system. Atrue tonic. For adults ant
children. 6Oc.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

Wow! Wow!! Great eye, Eddie'
Make him put it across Bust
fence! You can do it! Wow! Vow
Wow!!!. ROBBER! All right, Tough
luck, Eddie. Two and two. Make
her be over Home run, Eddie, old
scout. Break the gate. Wow! Wow!'
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

The red-faced, apoplectic young
man in the front row made trumpet
of his hands and yelled until the
veins in his neck turned purple. In
the middle of the final Wow he col
lapsed, looked disgusted and turning
tn me said.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
MUCH WORK = NEMAINS
-
ON RAIL- 0AD JOB
Rock Cut Stubborn @ osition-
Drillers Say Stone is h3 est
They Ever Encountered.

The first day on which the majority
of the employees of the HolbroOk, Cabot
& Rollins corporation have not worked
on the Hinsdale-BrattlebrO branch of
the Boston & Maine railroad was
Easter Sunday. One gang was engaged
in laying rails on the big bridge, but
otherwise the work was suspended. A
number from Brattleboro went over
portions of the work for the first time
and all were surprised at the amount of
cutting which remains to be done in
the big cut, which is a solid ledge, the
hardest stone the drillers said they
ever encountered. 4 tremendous amount
Of work remains to he done before the
completed road can be turned over to
the Boston & Maine railroad company
May !.
On the south side of the S4-foot cut
they have dug down to grade and
south of that point they have dug down
three feet below grade and are filing
in with cinders for the permanent road
bed. Two big steam shOvels are work
ing in the big rock cut and there will
be left a slight grade from Hinsdale
through the cut. There is still three
feet more of rock to be removed from
the north side Of the cut the entire
length.
The workmen say that this ledge is
harder to remove than granite. The
drills which cost $14 each last only
two days and the points are sharpened
several times in that period. The sta
tiOn roof at Hinsdale is in place and
the sides are boarded so that rapid pro
gress is being made there. Some of the
small shanties which have been occu-
pied by the italian workmen are being
torn down as the force of men is re-
duced.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
PERSONAL.

Capt. and Mrs. r. A. Foster returned
to Somerville today after a week s
visit in town.
F.. d. Whitney has returned from a
trip through the north part of the
state in the interests of the Stevens
Duryea automobile company.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Harwood enjoy
ed a very pleasant Easter in their
home, II Central street, it also being
Mr.. Harwood 5 birthday anniversary.
He was very generously remembered
by friends and acquaintances.
Horace L. Scott, who is employed in
the United States Reclamation service
in Babb, Montana, came Friday night
to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Free
man Scott, 10 days. Mr.. Scott has been
in Babb since August, 1909, and had
not been at home in two years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
MRS. McvEIGH's PURSE FOUND.
Grange Store Employees Saw 1t On Side
walk, But it Was Empty.

W. f. Bartlett and I. G. Crosier, en-
ployes at the Grange store, who drive from
West Brattleboro mornings, found Satur-
day morning the purse which Mrs. Carrie
G. McVeigh reported that day as having
been stolen from her home at u Western
avenue during the night. Mr.. Bartlett
was the first to sight it as they were driv-
ing along.
1t lay in the middle of the sidewalk.
nearly opposite her doorway. He picked it
up and found that all contents had been
removed. Mrs McVeigh's name was writ
ten inside the purse and when the teams
went out for delivery the purse was re-
turned to her. 1t was about G.30 in the
morning when they found the missing
article
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
C. w. ELIOT ALSO
DECLINES THE POST
Ex-P President of Harvard Thinks He
Can Be of Greater Service in This
Country Than in England.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-An Off
cial announcement was made at the
White House today that President Eme-
ritus Charles w. Eliot of Harvard uni
versity had declined President Wilson 5
offer of appointment to the ambassador
ship to Great Britain. He said he
thought he could be of greater service
at home than abroad.
The appointment was first offered to
Richard Olney of Boston, who was see
retary of state in the second Cleveland
administration, and he declined on ac-
count of his age and the i'll health of
Mrs. Olney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
THOUSANDS KILLED
AND INJURED BY
OMAHA TORNADO

were injured, and that fire added to
the horror of the devastation.
Special trains and troops are hurry
ing to the scene.
The telegraph companies are making
every effort to restore communication.
The equinoctial storm which swept
through the Missouri valley early last
evening left a path of ruin through
six states, all of which sustained heavy
damage.
Terrc Haute, Indiana, reports that
the death list in that locality may
reach So In Iowa. Illinois, Oklahoma
and Missouri the destruction was wide
spread.
Telegraphic communication with
Omaha was broken at last night.
The few meagre dispatches which have
been received came by way Of Lincoln,
Nebraska
The path of the tornado is descI bed
rs eight miles long and from four to
six blocks wide.
The National Red Cross society has
volunteered its services.
Gov Morehead left Lincoln today to
personally assist in the relief work.
Railroad bridges are down and train
schedules are demoralized.
Iysterical passengers arriving in
Lincoln were unable to give any con
nccted account Of the disaster, except
to say that the destruction was Sc
vercst in the residential section.
The property damage will amount TO
many hundreds of thousands Of dol
| lars.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
MR.. MARSHALL
HAS HIS TROUBLES
Vice President Faces the Intricacies
of Parliamentary Law Without
Having Had Experience.

BOSTON, March 24.-The intricacies
of parliamentary law are bothering
Vice President Marshall more than the
problem Of tariff revision, so he told
callers during his stop in this city.
So far as ! know Mr.. Marshall
said, q am the only person except
Roosevelt who has occupied the vice
presidency without previous Legislative
experience. ] don L know muh about
parliamentary procedure. Often j am
agraid my ignorance of the subject
will causeme trouble
Mr. Marshall came here to visit a
sick friends.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

The body of Mrs. Evelyn Weeks. who
died at the Retreat yesterday. was sent
to Windsor this morning.
w ID. Lenihan is having a hard wood
floor laid in his barber shop in the Ullery
building. The rooms are also undergoing
thorough renovation and other improve
ments are TO be installed.
Mrs. Peter Oakes fell on the sidewalk
in front of the Congregational church
Saturday night and was rendered un-
conscious. She was found by DIR. w. II.
Lane and was taken TO the Office of DR..
&. :. Pratt and from there home. No
bones were broken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
FIRE FOLLOWS STORM
IN BUSINESS SECTION
Police Utterly Unable to Pro-
tect Property in the Strick-
en- District-Call for Troops
Issued

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 24.-
Meagre reports from Omaha up to ,
o o'clock this morning indicated that
that city is the scene of the most dis
astrous tornado that has ever visited
the state.
Thirty to forty blocks in the residen-
tial section of the city are said to have
been swept by the storm, killing
scores of people and injuring hundreds
more, and leaving hundreds of wreck
ed residences.
The villages of Benson, Dundee and
Florence, suburbs, were practically
wiped out.
The heavy downpour Of rain which
followed for half an hour after the
tornado had demolished buildings Is
reported to have saved the wreckage
and many bodies from destruction by
fire
The telephone station was in the
path of the storm and in moment it
was twisted and torn. Several girls i'm
the station were killed and others were
injured.
A moving picture show was putting
on a film when the storm struck the
building. The roof fell in and in the
mad rush many not hurt by the col
lapse of the building were trampled
and crushed, the rush continuing oven
the bodies of the dead.
The tornado swept from southwest and
zigzagged across the residential section
of the city in a track two to -four
blocks wide.
Fire sprang up throughout the storm
swept area. Firemen were unable II
respond to the numerous alarms anC
/ houses were burned to the ground.
/ The police were utterly unable Il
/ protect property in the stricken dis
trict.
Soldiers who were called from For
Omaha placed the damaged zone pract
callv under martial law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

CHICAGO, March 24.-Omaha, Ne.
braska's chief city, wrecked by storm
and aflame in places, was so effectu-
ally cut off from the rest of the
world this morning that only meagre
estimates of the death list and damage
can be obtained.
Dispatches coming by devious routes
indicate that between 100 and 200 per-
sons perished, that hundreds of others
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
NO AUDIENCES BY
POPE UNTIL APRIL 8
Pontif is Still in a Weak Condition and
Physicians Advise Giving Up Plans
for Tomorrow.

ROME, Italy, March 24.-Owing TO
the weak condition Of Pope Plus his
physicians have decided that it will be
impossible for him to hold an audience
tomorrow as planned.
No further audiences viii be given by
the Pontif until April ;.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

CHICAGO, March 24.-Unconirmed
reports received by the Western Union
Telegraph company says a thousand
persons were killed or injured when the
tornado struck Omaha, and that the
city is burning.
This information came today from
Grand Isle, Nebraska,> the nearest city
TO Omaha to make a report. All at
tempts to establish direct communica-
tion with Omaha have been unsuecess-
full. The condition of the wire service
indicates that the storm area radiates
a great distance in every direction
from Omaha. The wire chief says wires
are down between Omaha and points
north as far rs st. Paul. as well as in
every other direction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
GRAND JURY IN
SESSION TO-DAY
Witnesses Called to Plymouth to Give
Evidence in the Case Against Mrs.
Jennie M Eaton.

PLYMOUTH, Mass, March 24.-The
Plymouth county grand jury sat in special
which Mrs. Jennie May Eaton is held,
charged with the murder of her husband,
Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton of Nor
we'll
Members of the family, physicians, off
GERS and neighbors are on hand to testify.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

Reports early this morning from Nebras-
ka, Kansas, Iowa and Indiana indicated
heavy damage, but owing to the wrecking
of the telegraph lines the statements were
lacking in detail.
Omaha, Berlin, Ashland and Yutan,
Neb.,-the latter towns near Omaha
Marshalltown, Ackley, Woodhine and
Carroll. Terre Haute Ind, and Abilene.
Kan, are places from which scattering
messages carrying the news of grave de
srructun have been received. The death
list at Nutan, which was partly destroyed
and burned, was placed at II and the i'll
jured at 80. The Chicago, Burlington x
Quincy railroad offices report Ashland de-
stroyed by the tornado. There are no de
tails Nutan and Ashland are 20 miles
apart, and 40 west of Omaha.
A tornado, forming near Greenwood,
swept over the eastern part of the state,
resulting in the death of at least 20 per-
sons, while 10 more are missing and over
100 are injured.
All wires were down and Berlin, a neigh
boring town, was said to be in flames.
The message was received over a single
ed at intervals.
Terre Haute, Ind, suffered severely. \
dozen people were killed there, scores were
injured, an unknown number were over
whelmed in the ruins of houses blown
| down by the wind and many fires were
| started in differenet parts of the city.
| First reports from Nebraska We're that
| the towns visited by the storm had been
wiped out and that the wreckage was or
| fire. Trains loaded with rescuers, nurses
/ and physicians were struggling toward the
scene, being compelled to feel their way
without running orders, owing to the par
alysis of the telegraph service.
The loss Of life and property in Iowa
was less severe, according to messages from
the swept district. Dust storms, rain, hal
| and tremendous electrical disturbance
prevailed over Kansas and Nebraska. the
greater part of the day. Where railroad
service was impossible motor cars wer'
pressed into service and surgeons and sup
plies were rushed to the wrecked town
at the best speed possible over the washe,
out roads.
An mconfirmed report from Marshall
town, Ia, said there had been loss of lif
in Ackley, Woodbine and Carroll, Ia
Six persons were Killed, houses were uT
rooted and many thousand dollars of dan
age was done at Woodbine, Ia, accordin
to an unconfrmed report
Several persons are reported killed a
} Craig, Neb.
Several persons were reported killed an
many injured at Galesburg, H., last nigh
according to reports to the American Tel
phone and Telegraph Company there Tt
storm was raging through Central Illino
$ before midnight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

Missouri produces more wheat, corn.
oats and potatoes than any other state
i'll this country.
Last year there were 275,O00,0oO
acres of land pIowed in the United
States Mt an estimated cost of $3.50 ,000,
Coo.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, March "a.
Twenty four victims of last night 5
tornado in this city have been identi-
fed, and it is believed that many more
are in wrecked buildings. Seventy-five
persons whao were seriously injured
are being treated in the hospitals here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

OMAHA, Nebraska, March pa
tornado swept through Omaha shortly
after O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
cutting a path four to six blocks wide
and eight miles long, causing an apall-
ing loss of life and immense destruc-
tion to property.
Hundreds of buildings have been de-
stroyed, and it appears that more than
a hundred persons have been killed
and thrice as many injured.
Early today Mayor Dahlman wired
Gov. Morehead for several more mill
tia companies to prevent residences and
dead bodies from being looted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

A woman hates to feel that she Is
old enough to be justified in lying
about her age.
The man whe waits for somebody to
leave him fortune is quite likely to
die in the poorhouse.
The Belgian government makes an
annual appropriation of $4,000 for the
maintenance of a botanical garden at
Eala, in the Congo.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

DENVER, Colorado, March PA
report by telephone from Omaha says
that the city was swept by two dis
tinet wind storms of cyclonic intensity
yesterday, followed by fire Estimates
of the dead early this morning placed
the number at between 100 ana 200.
All fires are reported out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
TONIGHT.

of Wantastiquet lodge. The first degree
will be conferred.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
THE WEATHER.
Unsettled Showers Tonight or Tuesday
the Report.

WASHINGTON, March 24-The wealth
cr forecast is as follows: Unsettled
weather, with showers tonight or Tuesday.
Warmer tonight Southwest winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

SIOUN CITY, Ia, March 24.-Tele-
phone dispatches from the Associated
Press Offices in Omaha at noon say that
reliable reports place the number dead
at 90, injured at 240. number of resi-
denceS destroyed $50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
BIG FIRE IN BALTIMORE.
Twelve Firemen Injured When Union
Abbatoir Was Destroyed.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 24. -
Twelve fremen were injured and dam
age estimated at 100000 was caused
by a fire which destroyed the plant of
the Union Abbatoir company in the
southwestern section of the city today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March "a
Ten persons are known to be dead in
Yutan, 70 miles northwest of this city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

CHICAGO, H., March % - The
Western Union telegraph Office has been
advised from the Omaha office that the
damage by the tornado will amount to
more than $12, 100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

FOR SALE-75 horses and 10 mules
at auction, March 20, at 10 o'clock a.
IN. Teams, 300 to $500; 12 farm
teams, 1900 to $500; all kinds of sin
gle horses, all first-class horses; 10
mules, been ON cart job here, all fat
and fine, 900 to 1900. All horses war
ranted as represented. Guilford &
Wood Horse Co, f. j. Wood, prop,
Shelburne Falls, Mass. William B. Av-
cry, auet. 1921
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

WANTED-A table girl or a cham
ber girl, wages $500 per week. South
Vernon House. So. Vernon, Vt. 1924
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

WANTED-Immediately, boy to as
sist in pressroom work. The Reformer
lS-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT
cents first insertion: 2 subsequent
Wanted

WANTED-Woman for work IN
kitchen. Albany Cafe. 19-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

FOR A FEW DAYS l will show 40
models of Filene's machine made
dresses. Mrs. H. A. Tucker, Grove
st. 16-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

ART EMBROIDERY ROOMS. just
received new line stamped goods.
Spring patterns. All goods sampled
free. 75 Main St 1920
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

SAM ZAR, 78 Elliot St., buys rags,
metals, rubbers, papers; cash or trade.
Highest prices. Mail a card and I will
call. Tel. 37-W. 1-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24

BROWN LEGHORN EGGS for hatch
ing, good laying strain. 81 for Is, by
parcel post. E. o. Wettyen, Rawson-
Vile, Vt. 17-20*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
To Rent
Special Notices

SEWING Machine Needles and sup
plies for all makes of machines at J.
B. Dunton s, 16 Flat st.