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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
IMPROVED ROADS IN QUEBEC
In Five Years Government Spent $751;
774,369 for Develc pment ard
Improvement.

The development Of good roads In
Quebec is a subject at present much
discussed from one end of the prov
ince to the other. In the five years
from 1911 to 1916 the Quebec govern
ment spent Sl5,774,369 for good roads.
The following figures show the num-
Der of miles of roads Systematically
maintained by the municipalities OF
Quebec, with the aid of subsidies from
the government of the provinces: In
1907, 1000 miles; in 1909. 1000 miles;
in 1911, $500 miles; in 1913. 10000
miles; in 1915, $4,000 miles. Since
1911 more than 1924 miles Of mac
adam and 497 miles of gravel roads
have been made in Quebec.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
A BRIGHT, CLEAR COMPLEXION

Is always admired, and 1t Is the lauda-
bic ambition Of every woman to do all
she car to make herself attractive.
Many Of our southern women have
found that Tettcrlne Is invaluable for
clearing up blotches, itchy patches.
etc, and making the skin soft and
velvety. The worst cases Of eczema
and other torturlng skin diseases yield
to Tetterine. Sold by druggists or sent
by mail for soc. by Shuptrine Co.,
Savannah, Ga.-Adv.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
SUMNER FEEDS FOR CHICKS
Fowls In Confinement Must Be Sup
piled With Abundance Of Green
Feed and Meat or Milk.

Chicks and fowls In confinement dur
ing the hot weather must have lots Of
green food and meat or milk, or both.
II they are on free range they can OBJ
tain much of their meat food in the
form of bugs and worms and can add
to their variety OF grain the various
vegetable growths that they obtain by
foraging This Is equally true of the
fowls.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12

Miss Sentment--Were you ever dis
appointed in love?
Eligible Widowcr-Two and half
times.
Miss Sentlment-Two and half
times?
Eligible Widower-Yes, twice mar
rled and once rejected.-Boston Post.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
Important to all Women
Readers Of this Paper

Thousands upon thousands Of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Womens complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys are not in healthy con-
diton, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita-
Bile and may be respondent; it makes any
one so.
But hundreds of women claim that DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be Just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
Many send for a sample bottle to see
what Swamp-Root, the great kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, will do fol
them. BY enclosing ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. y, you
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores.-Adv.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12

egg breeds, such ms Tie Leghorn,
CampIne, Mlnorca and Ancona. The
Single Comb White Lcghorn Is I'M
doubtedly the most popular and the
most widely kept variety of the egg
breeds. These breed. comprise
the Mediterranean and Continental
classes, ms given In the American
Standard of Perfection. The egg
breeds frequently are found on gen
eral farms also, particularly in those
sections near markets preferring Il
white egg, and where considerable
hocks of poultry ARE kept.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
Down Come Prices.

Darby saw in Main street win
dow about 100 articles on which the
price had been reduced 30 per cent.
Joan (excitedly)-Bet you've been
drinking, But what were theyf
Darby - Knitting needles.-Buifalo
Express.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
Desperate Remedy.

~ have fine remedy for the high
cost of living, but it's desperate ana
| hesitate to try IT,"
"Whnt is it?"
"Just to quit eating food alto
gether."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
How's This ?

We offer $1,000 for any. case Of catarrh
that cannot be cured bv HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 76c. Testimonials free.
+. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. OHIO.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
Freshen 4 Heavy Skin

With the antlseptlc, fascinating CUT
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented convenient, economical face,
skin, baby and busting powder and
perfume. Renders other perfumes SUI
pernuous. One Of the Cutlcura Toilet
Trio (Soap Ointment. Talcum) ADV.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
The Proper Treatment.

~ have terrible cold he com
planned. "My head feels all stopped
up
Have you tried n vacuum cleanerT
she queried sweetly.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
MAKING Him Feel Good.

Percy Noodles says that when he
wrote to the capitalists daughter at
the seashore not to eat lobster salad
and Ice cream at the same time, she
wired back: Haven't seen Il lobster
since ! parted with you at the depot.
--Dallas News.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
Successful Cultivation.

The secret Of successful cultiva-
ton consists in getting the jump on
the weeds before the surface Of the
field is matted by their roots.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
important to Mothers
Exactly.

81 keep telling my boy TO aim high.
imprcsSing On him that not failure
but low aim Is crime.
81 see; in tenching the young idea
to shoot you use II Maxim"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
Benefits of Good Roads.

Good roads bring autOmobilists
They spend money. Good roads bring
trade and increase property values.
They attract homeseekers and indus
tries.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
Safe.

~ gave Up cocktails and rouge just
to please him." sobbed the fair plain
tiff. formerly of the "FOllles."
"Order In court" cried baillff as q
sympathetic juror groaned aloud.
Look here" said the defendant tO
his lawyer, Pm afraid we are gcine
10 lose this case"
Don't worry" answered the lawyer
"The fellow who groaned Is n man.
about-town. The other jurors are old
fashioned men."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
BEFORE nttuekinr an enemy. map out
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12

Ills word is law"
81 never could see much to that ex-
preston"
"Why not?'
"Most laws require so many words. "
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
Mean ThinQ,

Edlth--lIow do you Ike my new pho.
tographs dear?
Marle-Why, one of them is very
pretty and the other Is quite good
likeness.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
Slogan Of "Good Roads,"
From all sides echoes and re-echoes
the slogan Of "Good Roads"


Ordinarily one or two harrowings
followed by three or four applications
Of the shovel cultivstor are sufficient
to bring corn through a successful
growing season.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
Do Mot Build Roads.

Large appropriations and paper
plans for highway development do not
build roads.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12

A torpid liver condition prevents proper
food assimiiatiJn. Tone up your liver with
Wrght's Ind'a Vegetable Pills. They ac8
gently md 81. ely. ADV.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12

A pneumatic hhmmer for tamplng
pnying stones has been invented.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12
A Mean Remark.

~ hear he got his wife out of a de-
partment store" "Ile must have pro-
posed on remnant day.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12

To Purify and Enrich the Blood
Take GROVES TAsTELEss Chill TONIC
which 10 simply IRON and ou1NlNE sus-
pended in syrup. So Pleasant Even Chlidren
Like II. You can soon feel us Strengthehihs'
Invigorating Eject. Price COO.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12

Before attacking an enemy, map out
your line of retreat
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
BRIDGE SCHOOL HOLDS
 CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME

The Bridge school on Main street, East Side. held Christmas exercises on. Friday. the closing day of the fall term of .4school. The following pro grammes were given:
 Grades 1 and ?. M. Josephine Ed wards, teacher: Song, grades and 2;
 Winds Through the Olive Trees;
 Merry Christmas, Alfred Chriaten sem. 4 Suggestion for Santa Claus
 Lawrence Clegg, Charles Banker, Richard Williamson, Woodrow Ham,
 mell Angelo Lavidono, John Ryan;
 Santa Claus, Margaret Gaudet; song,
 o, Come All Ye Faithful grades and
 2; A Letter From Santa Claus, Melis-
 sa Jenkins, Frances Higgins, Elinor
 Willet Roberta McDonald; My Dol
 ly's Stocking. Wilma Stanton; Hang
 Up the Babys Stocking. Susie Leon ard, Winifred Ballou, Mary Welton. Marion Denison; While the Stars of
 Christmas Shine. Veronica Tamuel- curcz, Myrtle Grenier: song, grades and ?. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear; Ring Merry Season, Viola Vars; O. Santa Claus. Elizabeth
 Steele; A Question to Santa Claus,
 Kirkner Bailey; song, grades 1 and ,, 1 Jolly Dear Old Santa Claus; A Christ mas Wish, Cleland De Grenier; A Hifh i Ambition, William Dunn, Howard Dickerman, Benjamin Shanley George ] McNeill; In Bethlehem, Edith Wood
 mansee; Why Do Bells for Christmas l Shine? Victoria St. Martin; o, Little Town of Bethlehem. June Woods and i Madeline Spalding; Christmas. Olive
 Calkins: song, Away in Manager, | grades 1 and 2; salute to the flag; song. America. 1 Grades 8, f, and g. teacher, Mary 1 F. Shields Vera NJ StetsOn It Came Upon Midnight Clear, school; Hang 1 Up the Baby's Stocking, Charlotte
 Pike, Loretta Lanoie; A Christmas 1 Carol, Mbael Ericson; song. Old San 1 ta Claus, grades 3 and 4; In Bethle- hem Marie St. Martin: Down the
 Ages, Kenneth McNeil; If Yow Are 1 Good. Doris Olney: song, Away in a Gertrude Sullivan; A Christmas Carol 1 Jennie Pedace; Christmas Questions
 Bruno Pedace; A Merry Christmas, Elizabeth Brown: Snowfakes, Rita Peloquin; Jingle Bells, song. grades
 and 4; Again the. Angel Hosts Draw
 Nigh. Susannah Hargreaves; song, l Christmas Bells, Adelaide Tracey Kriss Kringle, Jennie Temulewicz; 1 Twoe Little Stockings, Dorothy Nor | man, Lillian Cramer, Mary Har-
 greayes, Elizabeth Barber, Mariargelo ! Lavidora,. Mary Antoofan; Summer and Winter. song, Florence Vadamis; Christmas Day, Alice Dunn Christmas in Many Lands, Rosalie Anderson, dred Douglas, Eleanor Peckham, Maude Wooiey. Jennie Pedace; A
 Christmas Visit, Dorothy Dewing:
 Mousie, Margaret Mecholz; Canta
 Claus Palmena Pedace; Sing a Song
 Of Christmas, Dwight Richardson;
 What I Should Like, Pearl Brayman; Christmas, Mary Peckham: December, Lucille Gross; My Christmas Tree. Winfield McDonald; Why Bells at Christmas Shine, school Star Span gled Banner, school.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
Tco Many.

Too many persons in this country are enjoying the right of free screech Eagle.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
A BIT OF ADVICE
First-Don4 Delay. Seeond-Don't
 Experiment

If you suffer from backache, head ache or dizzy spells; if you rest poor ly and are languid in the moring; if the kidney secretions are irregular and unnatural in appearance, do not delay. In such cases the kidneys often need help.
 Deans Kidney Pills are especially prepared for kidney trouble. They are recommended by thousands Ask your neighbor. Can Norwich residents desire more convincing proof of their effectiveness than the statement of a Norwich citizen who has used them and willingly testifies to their worth Mrs. A. D. Lathrop, 3 Stanton Ave. Norwich, says: T am recommending Doan's Kidney Pills because I havt used several other medicines for at tacks of Sbackache and found none a. good as Doan's, They give great re ] lief, always strengthening my back.
 recommend Doans Kidney Pills be cause think they will help others Price soc. at all dealers. Don't sim ply ask for a kidney remedy - ge
 Doan's Kidney Piils-the same .ha
 Mrs. Lathrop had. Foster Milburl
 Co. Mfrs Buffalo, N. Y.
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BRIEF STATE. NEWS

Thomaston.-The local factories will have but short Christmas vacations
 Bristol.-Loca1 merchants are to start q boom Bristol business move ment. They believe that Bristol folks spend too much money buying in Hart ford
 Middletowr.-Judging by the list of beekeepers who have registered their colonies the production of honey in l this city is no small one. This city hase. somewhere in the neighborhood 1 Of 90 beekeepers.
 Center brook.-A public meeting in
 interest of public health nurse for
 Essex. ~Centerbrook and 1voryton was
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
LADIES, AUXILIARY. A. O. H.

.ss Mrs. Mary L. Sliney, county presi- dent of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the ~ O. Fl, represented New. London cpunty at meeting of the state 1pard in New Britain last Sunday. Fhis was the first time the new of ticers of the state board have met. Rules and regulations. for the com ing year were discussed and other sinportant business matters were dis Ebsed of. There was banquet for ttose present, the banquet being serv- "a in the K. of c. hall During the liter dinner programme there was a
 plo by Mrs Sliney. Six of the eight counties in the state were represented G the gathering.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20

in high school to attend the Meriden Trade school. The tuition is free and the cost of transportation is divided between the town and state.
 Waterbury.-D. +. Buckley, superin- tendent of the local office of the Metro poiitan Life Insurance company, will be the guest at dinner at The Elton on Dec. S1 given in his honor by fellow employees. On that date Mir Buckley will have rounded out quarter of a century with the insurance company
 Suffieid. = Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Emily Iathrop, nurse, daughter of Mrs. Alice Merritt Lathcop of Main street and Dr. Edgar Gillette Loomis son of Wilbert Loomis, of Westfield Mass The ceremony was performed by Rev Clark $. Brownel. pastor Of the First Baptist church of Brattleboro, Vt.
 Norwalk.-Robert Van Buren, 7s
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
KNITTED WORKMEN

z The past week brought continued
 Food reports to the office of the grand recorder in New Haven as to a continuation of activity in adding aew members. This is especially true Of the New York lodges. par tfcularly Osceola and Rochester The nost important meeting in December tpus far was a big union meeting in Hartford of the lodges in that city Snd vicinity. It was held at the hall of Nathan Hale lOGNe on December Eth Despite the bad weather that night the meeting was well attended. Grand Master Workman Merrill of New York and Past Grand Master Eahey of Rockville were the speakers, They recounted the history and use tplness of the order and referred to
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
STAFFORDVILLE

Mrs, L. NJ. Booth is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Allen s. West, in Springfield, Mass, this week.
 Ernest Belcher of New Britain was MT. and Mrs. Frank Belcher.
 The friends of Mrs. Elstin Belcher gave her postcard shower Monday. Dec. 18th. it being her 73d birthday. She received over 100 birthday cards. She also received many other gifts from her children and grandchildren; Ia birthday cake presented her had on it B pink and white candles. Some of her children and neighbors called on her during the day and lunch was served.
 A Christmas tree and concert will be l held in the NJ, +. church next Wednes- i day evening, Christmas eve.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20

held in Comstock Cheney hall. Ivory | ton, Monday at 3 p. m. and in Esse1 town hall Tuesday evening at o'clock New Haven.-Rev Anson Phelps Stokes, secretary of Yale university left this week for visit to New Zea i land, to be followed next spring by a tour of the Philippine Islands. His return home will be during next sum aer.
 Redding.-The Bedding Mems club East Side, at it's meeting Wednesday heard Judge Cunningham of Danbury speak on the work of the Knights of Columbus. The meeting was held in the Christ church community house at s o'closck.
 East Beriin.-About 15 workmen came here Monday evening, bag and baggage, to woFx in the new factory, but could not find any boarding place. They were housed for the present in the Berlin Bridge company's office near the station.
 Greenwieh.-John M. George. 56, for merly a coachman for Andrew Carne- gie and driver of four in hands for George H. Dodge, died Wednesday of pneumonia at his home in Greenwich, He recently had been a watchman on tliG 1GICN A. JSUChclGllGIs SSldtS.
 Winsted.-The marriage of Miss Beatrice Rose Wheeler. daughter of the late Stephen c. Wheeler. chief Of police in Winsted for over 20 years, to Hamilton Large took place in North Tonawanda, N. Y. Wednesday after noon. The bride has been a teacher there.
 New 6ritan.-At the meeting of the teachers council. Supt. Stanley H. Holmes made an outline of the new salary schedule and told the teachers of the action of the school board in recommending the increase of $500. The. teachers individually petftioned fer an increase of $40e
 Portland.--At the school board meet ing held on Thursday evening it was voted ot grant permission to any boy who has not completed his first year
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20

former chief engineer Of the depart ment of water supply of Brooklyn, x. Y, died at his home in Norwalk this week. MT. Van Buren was descend ant of President Van Buren and was educated at the Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute at Troy. \. Y. In 1893 he was appointed chief engineer of the water supply of Brooklyn and continued until his retirement in 19i4. Up to the time of his retirement Mir. Van Buren had been in the service of the city for 49
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
REBEkAAS.

Hope Rebekah lodge, No. 23. I. o. 0.
 r., at their meeting on Wednesday ev- ening elected the following officers to serve the coming. year: Noble grand, Lena Christmann; vice grand. Florence Douglas; secretary,
 Ada Revell: financial secretary, Min nie Auburn; treasurer Elizabeth Smith; trustee for three vars, Minnie Auburn; financial committee. Will jam Douglas. Jennie Harvey and Eva o. Wilson The installation will take place on the first meeting night in January,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
ODD FELLOW S

. Shetucket Lodge. No. 27. I. o. o. F., preparing for it's annual election shich will take place the last Tues
 lay night in December. At their aeeting last Tuesday night the mem iers held their first nomination. The econd nomination will be held next tuesday night and. the election the blowing Tuesday night.
 2 UncaS. lodge. No. II, held their reg liar weekly business session on Mon
 Fay night. Only matters of a rou- inc nature came up for discussion.
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transient guests. most of whom staxs1

transient guests, most of whom stayed over the allotted two weeks. Three thousand meals were served, averag- ing 209 meals daily during the first twenty -one days, the largest number of meals serving during that time being PSI.
 The club is rapidly becoming the center of American fife in Paris. Sun day afternoon tea has been established, with prominent wornen acting as host esses, and ali Americans in Paris stop in at sorne time on Sunday afternoon or during the musicale at night. An effort is being made to get as many American musicians of not on the Sunday night programs as possible.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

Mrs. o. A. Hiscox spent several days last week with the family of her brother, A. D. Briggs. at Pornfret Cen< ter
 Mr and Mrs. A. Winfield Kenyon are visiting relatives in Putnam, Worces- ter, Boston and Providence this week.
 David Broadway has gone to Abing- ton to work for Jacobson, the millman.
 Mrs. Alien Kenyon entertained An automobile party from Rhode Island last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Leonard Grenier and family of Wiilimantic spent Sunday ai Charles Rutherford's. There are times when a charitable heart can do more good than char 1 itable hand
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
Y. w. C. A. CLUE SERVES
 mo n. TLREE NAEE

During the first three weeks Of it's existence tn Amrica Wonlan's Club, re gently opened by the American '. W
 C. 4. in Paris in what was formerly
 the the Y. W. c. A Hostess House
 Hotel Petrograd, has entertained ITO
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
ECHOES FROM THE LODGE ROOMS.

the redutting campaign now on, throughout our jurisdiction in terms of satisfaction and pleasure and arg- I'd all the brothers to do all in their power to make the campaign suc- cess. One candidate for member ship was initiated Cigars were passed around and a social time en- joyed. Supt. of Extension Emb4ee was one of the honored guests of the evening. He had nearly recovered from his recent illness and his pres ence was very welcome.
 Supt. Enbree attended the meeting of Sprague lodge of New London last Thursday evening, receiving warm greeting and pledges of active work hY the membership for an increase or members.
 ROYAL ARcANuM
 The summary of membership and finances of the--Royal Arcanum on Nov. 30th. according to the Royal Ar canum Bulletin is as follows: Membership. Applications since received =. S26 Reinstatements since received 64 Sus. & Per Withd'ls .... ITS Deaths .................. 420 09S Approximate membership ... 11s.S1S Total number Councils ........ 1.472 w. ( O.. B. Fund.
 Balance last report ..... $82i, ,Ss2 06 1 Received during the month ................. 525.0O7.5l  Total ................. $l,346, ,S99 .61 Death benefits paid ...... so5,514.25 Transferred to Emergency 1 Fund ............... 200 .0o Total payments from organiZa- tion to date, .... s204, 1856, ,25s.67
 Emergency Fund i Amt per last report. $59S4, ,660 9s Interest since added .. 278.94 Received from W. & o. B. Fund ....,.......... 200 1000 co Total .............. $6.1S4 93s.S7 Excess of Mortuary Resources over all know liabilities ,...... s7,01S, ,331. IS Approximate amount standing against
 certificates under Sec. 430 (15),
 $1,o14,528.ss
 General Fund.
 Balance last report .... S90, 604 29 Reed during the month .... 524.63 Total ................... $91,12S.92 Paid during the month .... 17.57s.O6 Balance on hand ........ s7S,549.s6
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OWLS,

1 Norwich nest, No 1896, 0. o. O., transacted only routine business at l their weekly business meeting in Owls hall, Tuesday evening. The nest held
 2 successful whist on Friday evening. Prizes were awarded the winners.
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held in Comstock Cheney hall. Ivory
 ton, Monday at 3 p. m. and in Essex town hall Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.