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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-16
LEXINGTON.
Sylvanus Wright of Monument was
a visitor Monday.

Sylvanus Wright of Monument was
visitor Monday.
Everybody is getting ready to at
tend the Morrow county fair. From
all accounts it will be a successful
event.
l.. A. Palmer brought his cattle
from the mountains Saturday and
put them On winter range on his
ranch below town.
Mrs. Minnie Leach, wife of w. E.
Leach was very seriously sick Sun
day. A doctor was called and from
late reports the patient was better.
E. A. Pointer of this place left
Wednesday for Long Beach, Calf,
to spend the winter. He will stop a
few days in Portland to visit friends
w. F. Barnett finished threshing
Saturday and pulled in his machine
for the season. Mr.. Barnett had a
very successful run for so short a
crop.
Mrs. Ida Burchell and daughter
Hulda, went to Monmouth last We'd
nesday, where Miss Burchell will reg
lister at the normal school for the
coming year.
Joe Marshall and wife and little
daughter returned from a two weeks
visit at Corvallis. Joe says it is just
as warm and dry in the valley as it is
in Morrow county.
A fine rain fell Saturday night and
was welcomed by everybody. 1t laid
the dust and cleared the air and now
everybody has forgotten that there
ever was any hot weather.
George McDuffee, county sheriff,
was business caller Thursday.
Miss Nettie Davis left Saturday
for Forest Grove, wnere she will at
tend school the coming year.
Work on the new school house
is going along very rapidly Build
ing material is being hauled to the
ground and large force of men has
been employed to rush the work.
W. A. Walbridge, county fruit in
spector, was in this viciniy gathering
exhibits for the fair. This section
will make quite showing from the
amount Of stuff Mr.. Walbridge gath
cred.
Thursday was sales day for horses
and mules in Lexington. There was
large number of animals for sale.
The buyers were not paying very high
prices and only few horses were
sold. Peddicord, Houser and Low
ghry of Stanfield were the buyers.
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SCHOOL OPENS WITH
BIG ENROLMENT
Many Pupils Come From Districts
Outside of Heppner.-Manual
Training Course Attracts.

The Heppner public schools OPEN
ed Monday with an increased en-
rollment of pupils from outside dis
tricts, in the high school, AS near
as can be ascertained at this time,
there are 19 students registered from
districts outside of Heppner, and the
high school faculty look for a big in
crease in this number before another
week goes by. Many of the old stu
dents residing in town have not yet
returned to school, putting off the
day of entrance until after the fair.
The total enrolment in the high
school department was Sc this morn
ing, almost as great number as the
highest point in attendance reached
last year, which was 81.
The new course of manual training
is attracting many students, and
twenty-five have already enrolled in
this department. Prof. Motley has
arranged for this course in the old
building on the hill, and the draw
ing room is now ready for the recep-
tion of the students. However, the
equipment will not arrive for two
weeks, and during that time Prof.
Motley will be kept busy arranging
schedules and doing preliminary
work which will include the making
Of tables and benches for the depart
ment. The manual training students
will receive some of their first in
struction in the making of these
school room fixtures.
The students who have registered
from districts outside of Heppner
are Amelia Blahm, Cecile A. Steph-
ems, Ethel Copenhaver, Lola Hayes.
Iona Vinson, William A. Hayes, Flos-
sic Barlow, Elverda Winnard, Eliza
beth Blahm. Earl Evans, Marcia Win
nard, Lena Cox, Daisy Barlow, Lena
Hughes, Edgar Copenhaver, Ada Rit-
chic, Charles Barlow, Edna Ritchie
and Sylvia Severance.
The following teachers are in
charge: Prof H. H. Hoffman, Supt.;
Mrs. Lucy T. Wedding, Miss Eliza
beth Schoenwald, Miss Marion Long
and Prof. J. W. Motley, high school;
Miss Ethel Casey, Mrs. c. w. Shurte,
Miss Suhm, Miss Coe, Miss Sophia
Burke and Miss Mary d. Power,
grades.
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Heppner Young
People Married

Two prominent Heppner families
were united by marriage at Pendle-
ton last Friday, when Miss Grace
Van Vactor, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam e. Van Vactor, became the wife
of Ellis Rush Minor, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Minor. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Chas. Quincy In
the presence of few friends.
The young people departed at once
for California, where they will spend
some time at the expositions there,
after which they will return to his
city where they will make their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor are popular
young people, Mr.. Minor having been
born and raised In Heppner. Mrs.
Minor has made her home here with
her parents for the past several years
and graduated with the 1915 class Of
Heppner high school. She was very
popular among her fellow students
and held many positions of honor
while in school, among them being
president of the student body in her
Junior year. The newlyweds will be
warmly greeted upon their return to
Heppner by their many friends here.
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May Hold Institute at PendIeton.

There is a movement on foot to
hold teachers institute at Pendle-
tor in the near future at which time
all the teachers of Wheeler, Gillian.
Morrow and Umatilla counties will
participate. 1t has not been definite
ly settled yet as to whether Morrow
county will take part in the union in
stitute or not, but Supt. Notson has
been interviewing teachers over the
county and his decision will be de-
termined by their inclinations. The
Pendleton Commercial Club is max
ing a strong bid for the meeting and
they have secured special rates on
the railroad. They have even gone
so far as to guarantee to the railroad
company the amount of money re-
quired to meet the special rates.
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New Bridge Contract
Let By City Council
At Meeting of City Council Last Eve.
ming, Plans and Bid of Seattle
Man Accepted.

The bid of Charles G. Huber, con-
tractor of Seattle, submitted with his
plans, was accepted by the City Coun-
Gil at a special meeting held on last
evening to open bids for the con-
struction of reinforced concrete
bridge over Willow creek at Gale
street. Mr.. Huber gets the job at
5000, and will be prepared to COM
mence work in ten days.
This new bridge is to be a rein
forced concrete arch. 40-foot span
and total length of so feet. 1t will
be built sufficiently high to be above
the common high water level, and
will be an ornament to the city as
well as a structure that will last yor-
ever.
The material for the bridge will be
shipped to Heppner the coming week.
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Trades Auto For City Property.

Spencer Akers returned the first
of the week from Pendleton, having
been forced to spend the greater part
of the past week there awaiting re-
pairs to his auto. He visited Pendle-
ton to look over some property be-
longing to Frank Parker of this city,
and since returning home has traded
his Case automobile to Mr.. Parker
and taken therefor the house and lot
in the Umatilla capitol. This leaves
Mr.. Akers afoot, and presumably in
the market for a Ford,
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The Morrow county court has en-
tered into a contract with V. o. Sta
pleton, whereby the latter has agreed
to build certain piece of road south
of Parkers Mill The construction of
this new piece of highway will be
started at once and will be pushed to
completion as rapidly as conditions
will permit. Mr.. Stapleton has agreed
to do the work for $1225.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-16
Noted Civil War Governor Is Dead.

Paris, Sept 11.-William Sprague,
famous war" governor of Rhode Is.
land and twice United States senator
from that state, died today, aged S4.
His death was due to meningitis,
coupled with the infirmities of age
William Sprague was the last of
the civil war governors. He outlived
every member of Lincoln's cabinet,
every chief executive of the states
and nearly every member of congress
of the war period.
He probably was the youngest man
in this country ever elected to the
governorship of state When only
20 years old. in 1860, he was chosen
as Rhode Islands chief executive,
serving three consecutive terms Of
one year each. In his third campaign
only SIS votes were cast against him
in the whole state.
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LOST--S1O.0O REWARD.

There strayed from my place at
the head of Sand Hollow, about five
months ago, one sorrel, tWo-year-old
colt, branded SZ onright hip. For
return of said animal to my farm, or
to me in Heppner, Oregon, l will pay
a reward of $1,000
At. MIKE SZEPANEK.
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HON. 7. I. GEER Of PORTLAND WILL
ADDRESS MORROW Co. PIONEERS
Morrow's Third Annual Fair Opens Today With Horti-
cultural Agricultural and Livestock Pavions Crowd
ed.-Pioneers to Have Big Day saturday-Many
Amusements and Concessions

II this, the opening day of the Third Annual Morrow
County Fair is to be taken index of what the other
two days will be, there be question as to it's being
the biggest and best ever
People have been gathering in large numbers from the
outside, and from the standpoint of attendance it prom
lses to exceed all former years. The exhibits of all kinds
have in well that space in all the pavions is
crowded to the limit This is especially true in the live
stock department which is already crowded beyond ca
pacity and more coming This feature is one of which
we are especially proud and it is of great salts
faction to have such large interest taken along this line by
our farmers Vegetables fruits and grains are especially
fine and abundant and the fair starts its first dav with ev
eryhing in good shape and the management enthusiastic
Saturday is to be the big day for the Pioneers and we
anticipate large gathering of the old settlers of this
county. Hon. 7. T. Geer governor of Oregon and
native son. will address the pioneers and this means thev
have treat in store Mr. Geer will arrive Friday
evening and spend Saturday at the fair. Many former
residents of Heppner and Morrow county beginning
to gather and Home Coming Day. is going to be one
of the pleasantest features of the whole fair.
Concessions about double what they were last year.
and the amusement features abundant enough to keep
the crowd entertained and in good humor all the while
You will get idea of this from the following which is
today's program:
10:15-Band Concert
1o:3o-Reckess Wahner in his daring 250foot slide for
life at the Grounds. -
11:00-Le Nair in Punch and Judy acts.
11:25-Band Concert.
AFTERNOON
100-Band Concert.
130-Lucle Belmont in daring balloon ascension and
double parachute drop.
215-Punch and judy.
240-Vera De Hart in "Hula Hula" dance in grounds
3:30-2 Zonolas in high wire gymnastics.
400-Band Concert
430-Punch and Judy.
5:00-Band Concert.
5:30-Reckless Wahner, slide for life
EVENING.
7:00-Band Concert.
7:2O-Punch and Judy.
7:35-Vere De Hart, reading. An imitation of Geo. NJ
Cohan's "Life's Funny Proposition After Alp
7:45-High wire gymnastics Illuminated by fireworks
8:00-Dancing in Pavilion.
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lessons In Piano.

Miss Virginia Crawford wishes to
announce that she is now ready to
resume her work in piano instruction.
New pupils and former ones can ar
range for hours by calling at resi-
dence or phoning Main 426.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-16

Old eyes made young. 1t is
clear-eyed world to old folks whose
time-dimmed eyes are made young
again through the magic fitting
glasses. Correctly made glasses will
turn back the pages of time, as 1t
were, and analyze your eyes, 20 years
old again. Come to the Palace Hotel,
Sept is, II, and IS and let Drs.
Lowe & Turner prove what these
right-fitting glasses can do for you.
Don't forget the date.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-16
Grant PeOple Visit Fair.

]. S. Buseick and wife and VIM.
Crabtree and wife arrived in Hepp-
ner yesterday by car to take in the
Third Annual Morrow County Fair.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-16

Glasses fitted satisfactorily by DR..
Winnard, or money refunded. His
prices are reasonable, and he Is where
you can always find him. No charge
for testing eyes. tt.
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FOR SALE-A No. Is DeLavel
cream separator, good as new, as it
has been used for very short time.
A bargain. Inquire at this office. If.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-16

Why 60 to the trouble of baking
when you can buy the best Of bread
at the Heppner Bakery.
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DR.. Isabel Sedgwick, the |. 0. 0. +.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-10
SOUTH AMBOY

Thomas O'Neil, of Trenton, organ
izer Of Lodge No. 1854, Loyal Order
of Moose here, Is now taking his va
cation and was In town yesterday.
South Amboy Is most beautifully
decorated throughout the whole Of
Broadway, but 1t is the opinion of
all who have seen 1t that the Straub
dwelling, corner of Broadway and
Church streets, is the most beautiful
and elaborately decorated of any
place in town at the present time.
Mrs. G. T. Mason, who has been
sojourning for several weeks at
Ocean Grove, returned home yester-
day.
Andrew Wiler, of Mechanicsville,
has been in the employ of the Penn
sylvania railroad on what is now
known as the Trenton division just
one half century on the fourth day
of this month, having commenced
when boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Dill spent yes
terday at the sea shore.
Mrs. Jennie johnson and daughter
are spending two weeks vacation
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller on
the Washington road
Miss Ella Selover, of Brooklyn, is
visiting with friends and relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Clayton were
visitors at Asbury Park yesterday
afternoon
Harry Minnick, of Chicago, is TAX
ing his vacation and visiting his ma
tive town and will be here to spend
Old Home Day.
Miss Bertha Fulton spent yester-
day out Of town.
Mrs. William s. Dey was q Long
Branch visitor yesterday
Former Freeholder J. E. Bennett
was South Amboy visitor yester-
day.
George Hetsel, of New Brunswick,
was in town yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-10
MAfAWAN

Mrs. Albert H. Morton is spending
the week visiting Mr.. and Mrs. La
ban Dennis In Newark.
Kenneth e. Cooper was New
Brunswick visitor Sunday.
c. L. Haight, of Perth Amboy,
was a Matawan visitor Friday.
Miss Lillian Patterson, of Red
Bank, was the Sunday visitor of
Miss Jennie Warwick.
Joshua T. Cloves was New York
visitor yesterday.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Matawan borough council will be
held tonight.
Contractor Clarence Huff has fin
ished laying a concrete sidewalk in
the front of John P. Lloyd's resi-
dence.
Mrs. James Dave and daughter,
Miss Evelyn Dave, of Brooklyn,
were Matawan visitors Sunday.
John Crownshaw, of Cliffwood,
was a Matawan visitor Saturday.
Samuel M. Pruden was Keyport
visitor Sunday.
Councilman Forman r. Thompson
has returned home after being con-
fined in the Perth Amboy hospital
for several weeks, where he under
went an operation for hernia.
Cashier Charles H. Wardell, Of
the Farmers and MERCHANTS Ma
tional Bank, was a shore visitor Sat-
urday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-10
HONOR FRED DEY
ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Friends Take Possession of His
Home in Jamesburg and
Merrymaking Follows.
sgecta 10 the EVENING NEWS.

oVSCHt 10 tHC u V ENINt NE WS.
Jamesburg, August 10.-While
spending Friday evening at his
home with few friends, Frederick
Dey was surprised when a large COM
pany of friends descended on his
home and took possession. 1t was
his birthday and his friends took
this means of impressing the fact
forctbly on him. Instrumental solos
were rendered by many of the guests,
chief was several solos by Anthony
Dughi, Ralph Brown and Earl Hamp-
ton.
The evening was spent playing the
usual home games and reminiscent
converse of quarter century ago.
The event was Mr.. Dey's 40th mile
stone. Refreshments were served
early Saturday morning. Among the
guests present were the following:
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Lokerson, Rev.
and Mrs. Henry Johnson, Mrs. How
ard Conover, Mrs. Samuel Perrine,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartley Wheeler, Roy
Wheeler, Miss Irene Wheeler, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Carter, Anthony Dughi,
Earl Hampton, Mrs. James Hampton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Brown, Mrs.
Charles Breckwedel, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Dey, William Crosby, Mrs.
Arthur Brown and son LIE Roy
Brown, Ralph Brown, Edward Dey,
Herbert Dey, Ralph Brown, Russell
Dey, Misses Angelina Dughi, Blanche
Emens, Charlotte Dey Ida Brown,
Marion Brown.
Mr.. Dey was the recipient of sew
eral presents from his guests.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-10
OLD BRIDGE

Miss Charlotte Hickey, of Runyon,
was the guest of friends at Perth
Amboy over the week end.
Herbert Stout, of Manasquan, re-
newed old acquaintances In the bor-
ough over the week end.
Miss Margaret Andrews has re-
turned home after a few days visit
with her sister, Mrs. John Peterson,
of Perth Amboy.
Mrs, George Rusher, Jr., was re-
1T guest of Mrs. Van Pelt, of Perth
An boy.
Ellsworth Sylvester has resigned
his position as salesman for the APP
pleby Grocery and Supply Company
and accepted employment with the
Westinghouse Powder Company, as
chauffeur.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wilbur Van Dyke,
of East Sposswood, and relatives
from Hightstown and Spotswood
have returned to their home after a
week of camping at Morgan Beach.
Miss Susie Reid, of the r. V. Crime
Company, of Morganville, enjoyed
the week end with her parents, Mr..
AMI Mrs. Charles Reid
Henry Se1over, a former resident
here, now residing at South Amboy,
where he holds responsible posi-
tion with the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, has Joined the ranks of
motorists, having purchased 1916
Overland touring car.
Charles Reid, master mechanic at
the Old Bridge Enameled Brick and
Tile Company, was a BUSINESS visitor
in Perth Amboy Saturday.
Ray Treat, of Woodbridge, spent
the week end with his family here
Master Raymond Yates has return
ed home after three weeks visit
with his aunt, Mrs. William Hornsby
OF Perth Amboy.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Il. Selover and
son Herbert, of the Old Bridge ho-
tel, enjoyed cross country al'to
ride Sunday, visiting Freeho d,
!. .Formingdale and Allaire. A stop
was made at Allaire for luncheon.
The return trip was made over the
Rumson road
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-10
PORT READING

Mr.. and Mrs. William Turner enter
tained Miss Agnes Hogan, Miss NJ. G.
Callahan, Miss M-Mahon ard Mr.. J.
Ecker, of Jersey City, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Freedman are
entertaining relatives from Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Turner and child
rem, of Hartford, Conn, returned to
their home after spending a few days
with Mrs. H. A. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Turner, of Wood
bridge, spent Sunday with Mrs. H. A.
Turner.
Daniel Brown, of Milltown, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Parker
Brown.
The Spawn tent show which showed
at Port Reading two days, left Sun
day morning for Metuehen
Mrs. Charles Hibbett and daughter,
Marion, of Roosevelt, spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. H. A. Turner.
Misses Rose and Christina Richard
son spent Saturday night out of town.
A ball game between team from
Perth Amboy and the Port Reading
keam was called off in the second in
ing Sunday, ON account of rain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-10
WOODBRIDGE

DR.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Collins attend
ed the funeral of the Doctors aunt
in Kingston, N. Y, Sunday.
Mrs. Edward Flood, of Brooklyn
was the guest Of Mrs. Michael Coffey
Sunday.
Arthur Flood, of Brooklyn, will
be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Coffey for the coming month.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Elizabeth, oc-
cupied the pulpit of the First Pres
byterian church Sunday.
Mrs. R. A. Hirner returned from
visit with her sister in New York
state Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Williams and
Miss Mary Williams returned home
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sentini, OF
Perth Amboy, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Carnello jam Sunday.
Dominick Lepenta visited his son
Samuel, who is still confioed IN ST
Peters hospital, following his recent
serious operation for appendicitis.
Chief Murphy is enjoying his an
nual vacation.
M. g. Ashley was a Perth Amboy
visitor Sunday night.
Miss Josephine Romond IS enter
tanning her cousin from South Am
boy.
Charles McCann is Ill at his home
in Railway avenue.
Mrs. Hugh Cunningham, Miss
Catherine Cunningham and Miss
Hansen, of Perth Amboy, we're the
guests of Mrs. Maurice Dunigan last
night.
Miss Sophie Johnson was an out
of town visitor yesterday.
The banns of Miss Anna O'Brien
and Edward Einhorn were called al
st. James church Sunday.
Miss Christine Larsen was taken
with an acute attack of appendicitis
last night and removed to st. Eliz-
abeth's hospital, Elizabeth, where
she underwent a successful opera
tfon and is resting comfortably.
Henry E. King, OF New Bruins
wick, called upon friends in town
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. King is
connected with Pathe Freres Film
Company, of Bound Brook.
Misses Margaret Shannon, Helen
Kelly, Elizabeth Romond and Anna
Sullivan have returned from Asbury
Park, where they spent a week al
the virginia.
Miss Viola Dunham and Mrs
Messenger are enjoying the ocean
breezes at Ocean Grove.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-10
EVERYTHING READY
FOR OLD HOME DAY
Monster Celebration in South
Amboy Friday Night and
Saturday Will Attract Many.
spsclnI to the EVENING NEvs

Special to the EVENING NE We
South Amboy, August 10.-The
last meeting of the Old Home Day
Committee prior to the celebration
was held last night and in some re-
spects was the most remarkable
meeting held so far. First it was
more largely attended than any pre-
vious meeting, and second, practical
ly the entire evening was taken up
in determining how much money, ii
any, should be contributed for feed
ing the firemen. A motion that $3.50
be donated the fire department for
entertaining those participating in
the parade was passed with applause
by the large number present.
The various committees reported
practically all arrangements made
for the coming event. 1t is antici-
pated there will be about FIVE hun
dred firemen in line in parade.
The athletic committee had ar
ranged for four events-1A mile
race, 100 yard dash, 120 yard run;
100 yard dash for boys under sixteen
years, and baseball game to be hold
on the Stevensdale grounds.
!. Mayor Dey reported all arrange
ments made for police.
The carnival committee reported
a parade of four divisions-frst.
marching division; second, float divi-
sion; third carriage division, and
fourth, automobile division. The
prizes will be such articles as silver
cups, safety razors, claxen horn,
flag, clock, watch. etc.
The committee on automobile re-
ported all arrangements made, prizes
to be shoe or casing; two Michelin
tubes, complete set of tools, Claxen
hand horn.
The reception committee reported
all invitations out and everything
ready to receive guests.
1t was explained there will be two
grand stands, one known as review
ing stand and the other grand
stand. The seats on the grand stand
are to be sold for 81 for the per-
formances on both days. There are
some ninety-six seats in back for
sale at fifty cents each. The review
ing stand is reserved for the queen
and attendants, judges, chorus and
guests, and the ladies who have been
working on the baby parade. Tick
cts have ben issued for this stand,
which will admit to the stand, but
seats are not reserved except for the
chorus, queen attendants and judges.
1t was stated $2,432 had Sp..n col
lected with bills slightly exceeding
such amount. Everything is moving
smoothly and this years celebration
promises to far exceed that of last
year. Everyone is enthusiastic and
are but awaiting the rise of the cur
tain of what Is anticipated to be one
ct the largest events in the history of
oNSctty: