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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-03
CORDER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Winstan-
ley and Mrs. Mary Carter of
Kansas City, came down Satur-
day for visit with Tom Vivian
who has been confined to his
room several weeks with a
broken leg. Mr.. Vivian is able
to be out some.
Verne Vaughan and Herman
Nelson and Kathryn and Francis
Yokley we're in Lexington Sun
day evening.
Charlie Holman of Corder
had business here Wednesday. 1
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Vaughan
and small son, Mrs. B. W..
Vaughan and Mrs. Rudolph
Yokley motored to Lexington
Sunday evening.
Word was received here of the
serious illness of Mr.. L. p.
Brown at his home in Beatrice,
Neb. He suffered a stroke of
paralysis on the 7th of October.
Mr.. Brown viii be remembered
as the father of Mrs. B. F. Cox
Of Rockford, Nebr.
Alvin Turman Of Alliance,
Neb., came in Wednesday for a
visit with his mother, Mrs. Ed
die Turman.
Mrs, w. B. Harwood shopped
in Lexington Monday.
Miss Ruth Lewis is visiting
this week with Mrs. Jefy Will
son near Lexington.
F. L. Cox returned Sunday
from Monroe County where he
went to accompany home his
mother, Mrs. Eliza Cox, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Charlie Crum in Illinois and Mrs.
Mrs. Walter Pollard at Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Wahl took
their little daughter, Doris, to
Lexington Friday to have her
tonsils removed. The operation
was successful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Wahl
Miss Dean Dysart and John
Wahl motored to Warrensburg
Sunday and spent the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Vaughan.
Mrs. Jeffy Wilson and small
son, Chalmers, spent last week
with Mrs. Annie Eagan.
Mrs. w. F. Corbin and two
sons, Floyd and Carl, and Misses
Susie and Minnie MCGEE motor
ed to Slater Sunday to spend
the day with Mrs. Emma MCGEE
and family.
Rev. Pearson of Glasgow is
conducting a series of meetings
at the Baptist church this week
and will continue through next
week.
Miss Lucy Belle Emanuel
teacher of the Cox school visit
ed home folks at Odessa Satur-
day.
The young people enjoyed a
Halloween party Tuesday night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Best, South of town.
Miss Mamie Brown teacher
at the Hedgewood school spent
the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Brown.
DR.. w. G. Harwood spent Fri
day and Monday in Lexington
professionally.
Miss Addie Holman came home
Friday form a two weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. Dan Brown
Mrs. A. L. Carter Of Fairfax
Mo-, is here this week visiting
with relatives.
The ladies' Of the Christian
church will give their annua
meat supper Saturday night
November the 4th. Everybod,
invited to attend.
Mrs. Laura Fox and daughter
Miss Jessie shopped in Higgins
vile Saturday.
Tom Holman of Atchisol
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-03

Buff Plymouth Rock Cocluel
and Swan Indian Runner drake.
Mrs. A. P. Young,
wv. Lexington, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-03

Mrs. Mary Welsh returned to
her home in Coneordia Wedncs
day after a visit here with
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hogan. Mr..
and Mrs. Hogan accompanied
them home for a visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-03

Miss Honor Goodloe of Kansas
City spent Sunday here with
her parents.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-03

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-18
In tho Bsstile

Whether you have ever been in jail.
or not, you will have an opportunity
to hear prison life and it's unfortunate
conditions described at the First Bap-
fist church, in DR.. Phelps Sunday
night sermon-lecture on the topic, "In
the Bastile." Criminal jurisprudence
and it's reforms and how the helpless
may not become hopeless, will be
treated. AS to the music, the large
Sunday night congregatio are not Of
ten disappointed. A song by the Colby
College Male Quartet and Mr.. Lords
singing Shall You? Shall ~ and the
aid Of brass instruments. will make up
the nights musical program. The or
dinance of baptism will be admins
tered. In the morning. the we'll know
Charles NJ. Ellinwood of Boston. edu-
cational secretary of the Florence
Crittenton Homes Of Compassion, will
tell of that extraordinary story of
adolescent service, from the topic,
"The Social Emphasis Of Our Day"
The music by double quartet will be
Schneckers "Te Deum in A." Response
by quartet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-18
Open Evenings

Craig in charge. for Sunday. March
10, will be as follows: Holiness SER
vice at 10 a. NJ: Sunday school hour
at II a. NJ; afternoon outdoor SER
vice at $50 P. NJ; afternoon indoor
service at 8 P. NJ. evening outdoor SER
vice at 40 p. NJ. evening indoor SER
vice at 745 p. NJ On each evening Of
the week at 100 and at 7.45 o'clock,
there will be outdoor and indoor SER
vices with the exceptions Of Monday
and Tuesday and evenings.
The services at the Union Mission
Lawrence avenue, for Sunday, March
10, Will be: Afternoon prayer and praise
service at $50 p. NJ: evening service
at P. NJ. The weekly meeting sof the
Union Mission will be held on Thurs
day evening at 100 o'clock.
The services at the Universalist
church for Sunday, March 10, will be
'Nesper services at $50 p. NJ Rev. Mr.
Phalen of Waterville will occupy the
pulpit, and deliver a fine sermon Mu-
sic by the chorus choir, assisted by
Miss Gertrude Percival Of Waterville
as soprano solofst.
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COBURN GIRLS
HOLD BANQUET

The girls of the Coburn basketball
teams and a few friends held banquet
at the Elmwood Thursday evening. The
toastmistress was Miss Phyllis st. Clair,
one of the teachers and the coach OF the
team. The other teachers were Mrs
Ethel Knowlton Dean. who spoke on
Athletics for the Modern Girl Miss
Edith Priest, who spoke on Origin OF
Basketball Miss Ruth Helen Abbott,
who spoke on Basketball in Its Eject
on the Modern Girl Physically and Ment-
ally Miss Adrienne Clair captain OF
the team, who spoke on 1.-The Game OF
BASKETBALL" and Miss Ruth Harthorne.
manager Of the team. who spoke ON
Summary Of the Season. At the close
of the banquet Miss Ruth Harthorne was
elected captain and Miss Elizabeth Whip
ple manager of the team for next season.
The following were present: First team,
Adrienne Clair captain. Ruth Hawthorne
manager. Helen Springfield, Helen Oliver.
Georgia Youngman and Helen Fletcher;
second team, Mildred KnowL.on captain.
Adelaide Foster manager, Grace Foster.
Mary Harthorne, Fidelia Dow and Vene-
Ella Paganucci.
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was dissolved. Mr.. Newell bought a
partnership in the business with Mr..
Kennison. Not many business men In
our city can show so long consecu-
tive term with one firm. Is years.
Mr.. Newell was converted to Christ
at about % years Of age. and baptized
into the membership of the Free Bap-
tist Church Of East New Portland,
transferring his membership later to
the First Baptist Church Of this city
where he was most actively engaged
in Christian service. first as assistant
superintendent of the Bible School, and
when the office of treasurer mis-
sions was established two years ago. he
was elected to this office, in which he
has proved one Of the foremost Officers
Of tho church, from whose extended
work he will be greatly missed.
He rose to the position OF 32nd de-
gree Mason, and was a Knight Temp
lar, a member of st. Omer Command
cry.
Uncertainty as to the real cause o.
his death led to a post-mortem exami'
nation by DR.. Boyer. in which q Sc
ries Of intestinal adhesions were dis
covered, arising from an ulcerous con
dition Of about 20 years ago. which hat
been the cause Of his somewhat frat
health during that period. Septic pois
oning induced pneumonia q week ago
The funeral services will be conduct
ed at 230 Sunday afternoon by Dr.
Arthur s. Phelps, his pastor.
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WATERVILLE HAS
GERMAN VISITORS

Thursday night two men arrived in the
city about 8 O'Clock. They spoke little
English and were evidently Germans.
They inquired for a German in the city
and were taken to George Sandner. Later
they told story to newspaper man
claiming that they had been in Canada
at the outbreak Of the war. One man
admitted that he was German but the
other claimed to be a Russian although
speaking German perfectly. They told a
story of a close friendship formed in
Canada which even the war did not at
feet. They also spoke of being in Bangor
and Of working there. but claimed that
they could not get pay for work done and
90 left. They gave the names Of Emil
Urban and Max Wildorf. One Of them
claims to be a painter and the other is
Q handy man who Is able to DO almost
any kind of work.
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RIDGE ROAD

RIDGE ROAD-H. p. Stewart is slnS
ing from severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fraser Gee visited
Gees cousin, E. l.. Lunn, at Watef'|
Sunday.
Mrs. Colby Joy and Mrs. Fred bfH
visited in Oakland Saturday.
The friends Of Mrs. l.. ?. StuHe''
will be glad to learn that her sister ~,
George Furber of Brooklyn, \. !" "
has been so i'll with pneumonia, Is
covering.
Mrs. Kate B. Ellis is taking an eAss'
ed tour in the interest of the State Dss
Of Health, going to NorridgewocK' W
throp, Augusta, Lewiston. Bowdo'nn'
and st. Adams.
Marguerite Craig went to fo'''
Wednesday to visit her uncle ana =.
DIR. and Mrs. w. d. Williamson
Joined the party of Lawrence high w.
seniors on Friday en- route for "Ss~'
ton, D. c.
The most severe storm OF the VIZ
visited our vicinity on Wednesday ~ :,
ing it impossible. because OF the u.'
for the school team to get tnrousD
Thursday and Friday.
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FAIRFIELD
Students Leave on Annual Trip
to Misunderstanding of
Mems Bible Class, at
Baptist Church
OTHER LOCAL ITEMS OF IN.
TEREST TO READERS

Miss Grace Savage, Miss Ruth Osborne
Miss Edna Emery and Miss Alice Nye,
students at Pennington Normal school,
arrived at their homes in town, Friday,
to pass their vacations.
Chester Varney, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Gus Yarney, has gone to Rhode Island
where he has entered a preparatory
school for boys.
William Meta appeared late Thursday
afternoon before Judge Harvey H. Braz.
zell and appealed the charge Of 500 and
costs or 60 days in jail for illegal posses
sion OF intoxicating liquors. having pre-.
viously decided to serve tho time. He
was placed under 500 bonds for the next
term Of Skowhegan court.
Fred Freeman is able to be out. after a
few days illness at his home on uppe,
Main street.
A daughter was born. Thursday morn.
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph King, lower
Main street.
A Butterfly" lunch was enjoyed
Thursday afternoon by the Eeedlectaf'
Sisters, at the home Of Mrs. William A.4c.
Phee. Silver street. Tho ladies enjoyed
the afternoon TN sewing. Refreshments
Of Butterfly cakes and fancies werl
served. The dining room decorations
were also butterflies. Tho party broke
up in the late afternoon all declaring thu
occasion to be most pleasing one.
The Christmas Club members were en-.
tertained Friday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. Clarence Oakley. upper MAR
street. The afternoon was passed by the
ladies in sewing on Christmas presents
A light luncheon was served by the hos
tess The next meeting will bs held in {
week.
Charles Choate of High street II enter
tanning his nephew, Maurice Adams o.
Norridgewock, for q short time this week
The members Of the Lawrence higl
school girls basketball team with substi
tutes and supporters went to Watervill,
Friday evening, whore the return gam.
was played with the Watervills high
school girls team.
During the past few weeks there hAv,
been 5000 wooden boxes hauled from tn,
box mill owned by Del stratton at Al
bion to the Fairfield shop Of the Port
land Packing Co. in anticipation Of mex
seasons corn canning. BY the first Of tn,
week the cans for the sauas purpose vii
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-18

Two special features will mark the
work Of the Congregational church
through Lent. One is the series Of ser
mons by the pastor on principles of
the Christian Life, as Taught by Je-
sus." and the other IL series Of Cos
pei studies for Sunday evenings on the
first three Gospels. The subject of the
sermon this week will be christian
Continuity, or the True Apostolic
Succession" For the Christian En-
deavor meeting at $50 P. NJ, Miss
= Gladys Gaylord is to bring the young
people a message.
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MUCH WANTED
CHECK PASSER
HELD IN BOSTON

Word has been received from the
Boston police department that the au-
tomobile which was purchased Of q
Bangor dealer on bogus checks by b.
NJ. Barker Of Troy, Me-, the much
wanted passer Of forged and fictitious
checks. is in their possession and that
it will be delivered to the real owner
upon presentation Of papers establish
ing ownership.
Chief O'Donohue has made out the
proper affidavit for the performance
and c. B. Swan, who sold the machine
to Barker. receiving {. check which is
interesting only from a sentimental
point Of view. as showing ingenuity
and audacity, and not from a business
standpoint, will go to Boston on Sat-
urday to claim his pi operty. 1t is not
stated as to the manner in which the
Boston police came into possession of
the car, which was a secondhand ar
ticle.
Nothing has been heard by the Ban
Gor police department recently in con-
nection with the disappearance of Bar
ker from Boston. He was out on cash
bail and evidently considered that the
loss Of $1,000 was nothing compared
with the trouble in store for him in
case the cases of a numerous nature
which had piled up against him in
Bangor and other cities should come up
to confront him.
Stories of the operations Of Barker
end his two associates in Bangor and
vicinity multiply. A man who pur-
chased an automobile. second hand, re-
Gently found that he had been in the
tolls of the gang. and the victims OF
bogus checks have not grown less In
number. Such a complete and complex
system Of swindling has seldom been
known in this section of the State
there being wheels within wheels in
| their transactions. A Philadelphia law
yer would be required to unravel al
the deals which they carried out.
| Meanwhile several warrants, perfect
! " good and lawful, anguish in the
pigeon holes Of the desk Of the Bangor
chief Of police and many Bangor mer'
chants and others would be pleased &c
| renew acquaintance with Barker, pro
yided Barker is located on the inside OF
! heavy iron door. fastened by heav!
padlock.-Bangor News.
Mr.. Barker would also be a welcome
visitor to Waterville under like condi'
tons. AS this city has had the pleas
ure (o) of entertaining him and ms
friends several times. but seems Il
have escaped any great amount OF at
ttention from him, the wentworth Mu
sic Co. being about the only heav!
loser.
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The storm seems to have broken at
last and although the day Friday was
cold and disagreeable. yet it was much
better than any Of the preceding days
Of the week and everyone was look
ing forward to decent weather in a
short time. The rural free delivery
carriers for the most part succeeded
in covering their routes on Friday, but
reported the roads in terrible condi-
ton with big drifts piled up every
where. that it will probably take
weeks to get rid Of The cost Of this
one storm will Undoubtedly be more
to the city and surrounding towns
than all the snow bills before for two
years.
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CHURCH NOTICES

Unitarian church: Public worship and
sermon at 1880. Mr.. Phalen will preach.
Topic 1.-THE Last Supper: the Historic
Incident" Sunday school and ministers
class at u in the Ware parlors. Mr.. Pha-
len will talk on THE Demons Jesus Cast
Out; What Were They?'
Universalist church. Silver street, Rev.
Robert M. kellerman pastor: Morning
service at 1880 with sermon by the pas
tor; evening service at 7.So
Getchell street Free Baptist church.
Rev. John NJ. Thurston pastor: Morn
pastor: Sunday school at II: 7: p. s: G.
E. meeting at Gas; evening service at 7.So.
Congregational church, Temple street
Rev. Charles Frederick Robinson pastor.
residence at Park street: Morning wor-
ship at 1880: Sunday school at u M; 4
P. 8. c. E. at $40 P. NJ.
st. Marks church lEpiscopssD Cent?.
Sunday school. 10; holy communion and
sermon, 1915: evening prayer and sermon
at 100. At the 1045 service Rev. E. E
Atkinson of Cambridge. Mass. the rec
tor in charge. will preach.
Notre Dame (Catholic), Water street
Masses at 6, Z, and high mass at 1890
vespers and benediction at 7.so P. M.
st. Francis de Sales (Catholic). Elm
street, Rev. n. Charland pastor: Masses
at I, s. 9 and 1870; vespers at $780,
| Second Baptist church. Water street
Rev. Isaac LaFleur pastor: Morning ser
vice at 1890 with sermon by the pastor
meeting at P. NJ; evening service a
7.30.
| Christian Science hall. Savings Banl
building, Main street: Services at 1880
chldren's Sunday school at 1880; expert
ence~ and testimonial meeting at 1So P
NJ. Wednesday. Reading room open dali!
except Sundays and legal holidays: 4
circulating library Of authorized Chris
tan Science literature Is maintained b!
the society which Is free to all.
Advent Christian church. corner o
Nudd and Pearl streets, Rev. T. J. Cool
broth pastor: Morning services at 1870
Sunday school at 1l.45 A. NJ; evening ser
vice at I; prayer meeting Thursday eve
ming at Z.
Sacred Heart church (Catholicl, Rev
Father Kealy pastor: Masses at Z, 9 ant
1890; vespers at 7.Se
First Baptist church. Elm street. DR.
Arthur S. Phelps minister: Mems praye
meeting at 1910; preaching Charles Ellin
wood Of the Florence Crittenton Homes
The Social Emphasis Of Our Day" 1890
Sunday school; 11.4. Juniors; $50. youn,
people, $50, preaching, DIR. Phelps, III
Jail" 40, baptism. Evening music: SOM
by the Colby college male quartet: MI
Brass Instruments. The morning must
will consist of the anthem by Schneckey
'Te Deum in A." response by quartet.
Methodist Episcopal church. Pleasan
street, Rev. Henry Clay Turner pastor
1890, sermon by the pastor; subject, 9TH
Bramble That Burned by the Way /:
Sunday school. J. c. Smith superinten
dent; 4. vesper service. special must
with sermon by Rev. E. NJ. Holman o
Fairfield The church Of the warm vel
come.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-18

Mrs. Edison f. Goodrich has received
a letter from her husband in Which the
doctor tells Of his trip across the At
Ia ntfc on the Cunard steamer Orduna.
He left New York Feb. 10 and arrived
Feb. 20 in Liverpool. Three hundred
miles out from the latter port the liner
was met by English torpedo boats and
conveyed to port. He wrote that he
had not been at that time assigned to
the unit with which he was to work
but expected to be within a few days.
He was in hopes to go to France and
be close to the scene Of the actual
fighting.
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The operators in the big woods are
evidently still taking on men for their
numbering operations for the trains from
Bangor bring along a number Of woods
men nearly every day. Friday morn
ing's Bangor train had an extra car at
tached which was shifted to the back
road train here which was filled with
men who were headed for the woods
near Jackman. The snow Is reported
to be about the same there as here and
the conditions at present are the very
best for the work. which is being rush
ed to the limit. as the lumber market
is improving every day and according
to the operators promises to continue to
be good for an indefinite time.
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PIsHON's FERRY

Miss Ida Kelley, who teaches III !,
gerville, Ia passing the vacation WIZ
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. e. Kelley =
Harold Judkins of Fairfield was
cent guest Of Howard Fisher. -.
E. J. Mitchell is confined to his Nv
with the grip. q,
c. NJ. Holt and children. Bern''.
Bernard. Of Skowhegan. were fee'" A.
town, the guests Of Mr. and MIS-
Holt. N
Mrs. Herbert Carr is connheu
home with tonsilitis. d
Mrs. Clifton Cowett of Skowheea
recently in town calling on lf'en 4. :
Mr.. blanche Gilbert is on the sias :
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nar1Sd1t

arrive. Manager Henry d. Brophy Of the
Fairfield corn shop is rushing the adj
vance work along in order that the COM
ing season Of work may be more quickly
done up than 1t has been in years past
At the church Of the Sacred Heart of
Mary Friday evening special masses were
said in observance of the Lenten season.
All the special meetings Of the week at
the Catholic church have been largely AZ
tended.
Seventeen men were present Thursday
evening at the banquet Of the mems BIZ
BILE class of the Baptist church when
was held in the church dining room. The
committee in charge Of the banquet was
composed of Howard Flood, William
Burrill and Cortez p. Smith. Following
the banquet there was speechmaking by
the men present. Roger Nye sang a solo.
Tho male quartet composed Of Roger Nye.
c. A. Pierce, Wilbur Mitchell and Harry
Plummer gave several selections which
were also much enjoyed. A nominating
committee was appointed to draw up a
slate OF officers for the approval Of the
class. Howard Flood, Wilbur Mitchell
and Hiram F. Burgess are the members
Of the nominating committee. The com
mittee will report in a weeks time.
Lawyer Percy Smith has returned from
q several days business trip to Boston
and vicinity.
The services at the Catholic church,
High street. Rev. FIR. Alexandra Dugre,
pastor, for Sunday, March 10, will be:
Mass at A. NJ; high mass at 10 A. NJ.
Sunday school at IL M: Iespers at 3
p. NJ. There will be low mass each
morning OF the week at IT'S o'clock
nesday and Friday evening in observ-
ance Of Lent.
The services at the Methodist church
| upper Main street and Western avenue.
Sew. c. o. Perry. pastor. for Sunday.
March 10, will be: Morning service at
1915 A. NJ. sermon by the pastor. Sun
day school At IL NJ; Junior League at
: p. M. The leader Of the meeting
will be Elizabeth Fletcher. The sub
ject Of the meeting will be Prayer
What About IT," The meeting for
Greeks will be held in the church at
1 p. NJ. The regular Sunday evening
prayer and praise service will be. a,
7 P. M. The weekly meeting Of the
Epworth League will be Tuesday eve.
ming at 7.S0 o'clock. The leader Of the
meeting WIN BE- Janet Lovejoy. The
subject Of the meeting will be "A World
Program for the League" The weekly
class meeting will be Friday evening
at I o'clock.
The services at the Salvation Army
corner Of Maine street and Lawrence
avsauA GAptain Swan and Aajutan,
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John J, Newell.

John ]. Newell. Of the firm Of Kenni-
son & Newell, passed away at 3.45
Thursday morning at his residence on
Burleigh street after weeks illness
with central pneumonia.
John Jacobs Newell was born June
8, 1862 in Lexington. He was united in
marriage with Miss Laurette Hilton Of
Scion, Oct. 10, 1887, they residing for
a short time in Wayne. where he was
superintendent of room in the wooden
mills. They then lived for brief time
at New Portland, removing to Water
Vile in the year 1892, when Mr.. Newell
became bookkeeper in the firm of
Spaulding & Kennison. When this firm
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The mayors office in City Hall is
being given thorough cleaning and
painting The desks, chairs and all the
wood work are being gone over and the
floors, walls and ceilings have been
given a thorough washing. When the
work is completed the mayor will have
one of the finest offices in the building
and 1t will be as clean and bright as
when it was new. Other Offices in the
building are also to be gone over and
put in shape and it is probable that the
entire building will be given a much
needed looking over and touching up
during the coming year.