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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-31
81 Years Ago
Happenings of December, 1871.
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.

Mrs. Alfred Wright of this village has
an English ivy which measures about
$50 feet in length.
The Universalist society in this village
was very kindly remembered.son Christ
mas by Mr.. Alonzo j. Hines who pre-
scented them with an, elegantly bound
Bible for the pulpit.
.s--.. - .f s@-Es
The Sabbath school of the Unitarian
church of this village held Christmas
festival at Crosby's han on Tuesday
occasion was a delightful one to all who
participated. -
The pews in the Baptist church will
be sold at auction, for the coming year,
on the evening of January >, beginning
at Z o'clock. No one desiring seats should
fail to be on hand.
Professor Kimball will meet with the
singing school Thursday evening, Jan. 4.
1t is hoped there will be a full attend
ance. This school is designed for begin
ners as well as for old and experienced
singers. -
The Brattleboro House will be opened
on Monday or Tuesday of next week with
Thomas Evans as proprietor. He has
purchased the house for. about $4,000
furnished for occupancy.
The bailfffs have posted notices for
the prevention of children sliding on the
streets and walks of the village, also for
the clearing of snow from the walks and
to prevent the blockade of crossings by
teams. We hope to see the regulations
rigidly enforced.
The annual election of officers OF
Columbus Lodge. No. So, F. & \. NJ,
was held on Tuesday evening with the
NJ; II. w. Simonds, s. W; w. d.
Perry, ]. w; w. S. Guild, treasurer
y. 7. Willard, secretary.
For selling diseased meat to Mrs
Betsey Wiley of Guilford slate quar-
ries, James ]. Boyd was placed under
S400 bonds by Justice w. s. Newton for
trial before the county court in April
The case is said to be an aggravated one
Miss Charlotte Cushman's Shakspear-
| can reading on Friday evening of last
week was attended by an audience OF
about 500 persons Though considerably
/ displayed remarkable power and were
received with tokens of general appre-
citation. Financially the enterprise fell
short of success. .at
| MesSrs. Ray and Boyden, owners OF
the American House, have concluded to
repair the building which received such
severe damage by recent fire and a
/ thorough oyerhauling is now in progress
In tearing away a portion of the siding
a board was found on which was painted
the date 1791-doubtlesS the year in
which the original structure was built
/ An extension of several feet will be added
/ TO the rear and the interior remodelled
! We are happy to learn that the Buck
ner house has been purchased by Ellie
G fiiF MsHs ST ! eY 9FS stSFtgEht8Hf
mer residence during the last ten OF
| twelve years. This is one of the most
elegant and desirable summer houses in
! the whole Connecticut valley and we
/ hope that the present owners may live
/ long to enjoy it.
A Gard.
+ The undersigned, in behalf of the Uni
versalist society of Brattleboro, desire
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-31
CHURCH NOTICES.

Unitarian church. Rev f. Q. s. Osgood
pastor. Service in the parish house
Sunday morning at 1870. Subject of ser
mon. Through the Open Door of the New
Year All are welcome g..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-31

Julius Caesar was the first ruler To
style himself an emperor. rs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-31
A Card.

The undersigned, in behalf of the Uni
versalist society of Brattleboro, desire
to acknowledge the timely and very ac-
ceptable gift of a beautiful copy of the
sacred Scriptures for the use of their
church. from the hand of Brother AlOnzo
]. Hines-and to return their unanimous
thanks and tender their best wishes for
the continued peace and happiness of
the generous donor. And may the giyer
and receiver ever be mutually blessed by
its pure and holy whereby
are given unto us exceeding great and
precious promises"
f. WING PACKER,
/. :. HIGGINS.
ii. +. TAYLOR.
Trustees of said society.
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way she was chuggin' and rolIin'
along. About dinner time we peeked
through port hole and saw a light
house bllnkin' solemn at us.
Barnegat, says Wee. That's the
last land we shall see until we get
somewhere in the Bahamas"
hope III be thawed out by then"
says /. ''ei'
But say. in less than AZ hours we
WOKE up one mornin' to find the
steamer plowin' through an ocean
as calm as a goldfish pool and as
blue as Il bottle of writn' fluid. Wee
says it's the gulf stream. Also after
one turn on deck ! dashes down to
the StaterOom, sheds my heavy serge
suit for pair of ice cream pants and
d thin coat, and goes back to breathe
in great chunks Of mild balmy sea
air. i noticed that the ships officers
had blossomed out in white duck uni
forms and they sure did look spiffv
Iney begun TO get folksy, too, stand
in around chattin' with the passen-
gers. showing 'em where to stand so
as TO see the flying fish dash away
from the bows and organizin' games
OF shun1e board and ring toss. By
noon nearly everybody on board was
In summer rig, the men in palm beach
suits and white fiannels, and the WON
en- in thin waists and straw lids. and
all gettin acquainted as easy as so
many west coast campers. Say, Won
wouldn't have thought it was the same
crowd that came shiverin' aboard two
days before. Even Old Hickory has
softened up enough to get into a
bridge game with three other more
or less potty old sports, and the crab
by lookin' chief engineer has towed
1kky boy and Wee down where the
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he decides sudden that instead of
chuckin' d paper weight at my head
he'll take mae on a midwinter cruise
TO the tropics l amt going to get
mad over it. Not me. The only thing
j worried about was whether Wee
would think she could make such a
quick shift or not. Three days to
pack and close up country house is
kind of short notice. But she's a
| regla sport, Wee is.
! 'Oh, Torchy. says she, givin' me
| the fyin tackle after hearin' the an
nouncement. Wasn't that perfectly
wonderful? And just when ] was be-
ginning to get desperate over that
wretched cold that 'Ikky boy has had
| for a couple of weeks. trip to
Jamaica! Why. you clever boy. How
did you ever manage it?"
Huh. says j, shruggin' my shoul-
my boss trainin' act? Well, they say
I'm fast worker You wouldn't
| rather make it the Riviera or Japan.
| would you?"
NO. no." says she. I've ALWAYS
| wanted to visit Jamaica Auntie spent
a winter there. you know, and she
says it's delightful I'll get her to
move down here and keep house while
| we're away. And I'll have the trunks
ready by tomorrow afternoon"
Some girl says I. You're quail
| fled as runuIn' mate to a travelin pri-
vate sec, all right. Us for the sunny
Southern seas. ] didn't know il until
today. but I'm just ripe for an excur-
sion of that kind. Fact is Pm fed up
! on this commutin' stunt--rollin' out
of the feathers at sunrise, dashing
for the SOB. paddlin' across town in
the slush, and spendin' my days in a
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thing at a moments notice and run
off to the ends of the earth? You
don't know what a muddle our af-
fairs are in
NO" admits Frazier, I'm happy to
say / do not But I know a pain
wracked old business man when / see
one, especially when the rheumatism
gets TO his disposition. And my guess
is that you'll he OF very little use
here. Ellins. for the next month or
two. SO pack your trunk and go
down there and sit in the sun
Never" says Old Hickory. bang n
his fist on the desk.
Fat plenty Of the native fruits.
too goes on Frazier. especially
pineapples and papaya. Chew some
Of the papaya seeds. You'll not like
them, but they'll be good for you.
Better stay couple of months. That's
all, i think. I'll send my bill in to-
morrow 1t will be a big one. Good
day to you"
"Highbinder" snarls Old Hickory
as the door slams. Here. young
man, let's get to work again. Now
what's the next item? Port Antonio
Wharfage Company's bonds. Where is
that place.
Why" says ]. smoothin' out a grin.
that's Jamaica, too. sir"
| thought IL was comm then. ]
didn't know whether he'd blow a
cylinder head or throw me through
the window. But all he does is let
waste basket. II was reckless thing
TO do with that game leg of his.
OUCH he howls-
'Yes, SIR" says i.
Get out" says he "Stay out,
And-arsS tell Robert that if he-no,
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Henry Southard. y. j.: William stedman.
Mass; Thomas Stephenson. Va: John Stewart,
madge. Conn: Samuel Tenuey. y. H: George
Tihbitts. n. Y; Philip Van Cortlandt, y. T.;
Isaac Van Horne, Pa; Daniel c. Verplanck.
hill. Pa: Lemuel Williams, Mass; Richard
Wynn. s. c.; Joseph Winston n. c.; Thomas
Wynns y. c.-e6.
Nays-Nsthaniel Alexander. \. C.: George
Michael Bedinger. Ky; Adam Boyd. y. J.:
John Boyd. Ky: Robert Brown. Pa.; William
Butler. s. C.: Christopher Clark Va; Jos-pa
Clay. Pa: Jacob CrovninShied. Mass; John
Dawson. Va: William Dickson Peter Early.
Ga. John w. Eppes Va: William Ensr's,
Mass: Peterson Goodwin. Va: Thomas Grif,
Holmes. Va: Walter jones. Va: N.lrmiah hih
knight. L. l.: Michael I.eib. Pa: Andrew
Mc,ord. y, Y: Nicholas II. Moor. Nd:
Anthony New. Va: Thomas Newton, i:.. VT;
Gideon olin. Vt: Reriah Palmer. y. y: John
Randolph. Va. John Rea, Pa: Samuel Riker.
y. Y; Caesar a. Rodney. Del; Thomas sam
mons. y. Y: Thomas SANFORD. KY: John
Smile. Pa: John Smith. Va: Richard Stan
ford. y. C.; Philip r. Thompson. Va; John
b. Narnum, Mass.-2s.
Maryland's delegation in that Con-
sress-second session of the Eighth
were John Archer. Walter Bowie.
John Campbell. John Dennis. Nichol-
SON r. Moore. VIM. McCreery. Roger
Nelson. Joseph r. Nicholson and
Thomas Platter. Archer, Bowie.
Campbell. Dennis Nelson and Mich
olson did not vote; Moore. no: McCreery
and Platter. aye. ----,
In Nfrginia's delegation Thomas
Clairborne. John Trigg. Matthew Clay
John Clopton. Edwin Gray, John Il.
Jackson. Thomas Lewis. Andrew
Moore, Alexander Wilson and Abram
TriSg did not vote; Christopher Clark,
John Dawson. John w. Epps, Peterson
Goodwin. Thomas Griffin. David Holmes.
Walter Jones, Anthony New, Thomas
Newton. jr., John Randolph, John Smith
and Philip R. Thompson voted no.
Thomas NJ. Randolph, James Stephen
son and Joseph Lewis. Jr.. voted aye
The dam and causeway bill was
brought into the Senate Friday. Decem-
ber IA. 1904. and referred to committee
consisting of John Quincy Adams Of
Massachusetts, William B. Giles of Eir-
ginia and Samuel Smith Of Maryland.
So far as the records show, its course
through the Senate was peaceful, though
slow. and it was passed by that body
January Is. 1905
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don't tell him anything. Oh. seven
curdled curses on this old knee of
mine,
But by that time I'm slidin' through
the door thankful. I'd been through
a cloudburst and was still alive
happens. Nobodys called into the pri-
vate office and you can bet nobody
went without being sent for. was
just figurin' on making dash FOR
an early train home. too. when my
number is rung on the buzzer.
Hard luck." thinks /, but L mas
to answer it.
The old boy is still sittin' there,
chewin' cigar and scowlin' savage
at that list of investments. He's
calmed down lot. though.
"Torchy." saws he, ''it seems that
we own lo- of things in this fool
island"
You mean" I begins.
You know what | mean he breaks
in. Don't have banana plantations
in Iceland, do they? Yes. Jamaica.
I've never been there. Don't wish to
go now. But it-may be necessary.
Our interests, you understand. l must
look them up. straighten our affairs,
sell off some. maybe buy others Per-
haps l shall be there several weeks
and / shall be very busy. Can't get
around very we'll alone. You'll have
to go along, young man."
ME" says /, gawpin.
YES. 1 understand" says he, Lit
tie wife and youngster. Well. bring
'em along, too. Wen make party of
it. There's a steamer next Tuesday
Get reservations, good ones. And tell
Robert to step in here
How was that for grateful jolt
to be handed you just when the indi-
cations were a something exactly op-
posite? But that's Old Hickory to
the life. He can throw in reverse
gear quicker'n anybody 1 ever knew.
/ can keep him in sight. though. If
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dingy, steam-heated Office. Wouldn't
be any better livin' in town. though.
I'm stale on New York, too. It's an
ugly. noisy. messy old burg. amt it,
Il simply loathe the city. especially
at this time of year" agrees Wee.
THE shops are having their stupid
mark down sales of last season.
goods, we've seen all the best plays,
and 5th avenue looks tacky and
dreary."
Worse than that" l adds. ''if you
have to push through mobs of strik-
ing buttonhole makers every noon
| time. the way l do. Course. 1 don't
know much about how well find 1t IN
this Jamaica place.
"Oh, it will be heavenly" says Wee
enthusiastic. Just think, Torchy'
warmy, sunny days all the time. ba-
nanas and oranges and flowers every
where, and mountains rising out OF
the sea Wen drop into summer. l
| must put in your silk suits and whlte
flannel trousers.
! She had the right dope. though. even
i if we did start out past Sandy HOOK
with three inches of snow clutterin
up the decks and northeast gaze
hummin' dreary through the riggln
Everybody was bundled up in ulsters
and furs and it was shivery, grouchy
crowd that collected in the smokin'
room. I'd helped Old Hickory into a
corner seat and he was glarin' around
like he was pickin' out who he'd bite
in the leg next Wee and me huddled
in a sheltered spot aft and watched
the smoky blur over the stern that
was New York.
so long. old town." says I. Much
obliged to leave you"
II wish we were going clear to the
EQUATOR adds Wee. and were not
coming back until 4th of July"
ME. too says l. hearty.
Seemed like that banana boat never
would get ne anywhere. though the
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THE RAMBLER WRITES OF OLD CAUSEWAY
FROM MASON'S ISLAND TO VIRGINIA SHORE

but he wished the applicants to give
notice of their intentions in order
that any person conoeiving himself
likely to be aggneved should have
opportunity of being heard. This was
the usual course in the state where
he resided.
Thomas Claiborne of. Virginia was
by no means satisfied that the re-
moval of the mud bank would do no
injury to the Eastern branch and TO
Alexandria.
Roger Nelson of Maryland said that
on question so important to the
upper parts OF Maryland and Nir-
ginia he could no, refrain from stat
ing some reasons in favor of the
measure and against the motion of
the speaker, which WAS intended to
destroy the bill. Ii had been urged.
he said. that the sediment which now
obstructed navigation at Georgetown.
II set affoat. by increasing the cur
rent and volume of water would im
pede the navigation OF the Eastern
branch and fill up the harbor OF Alex
andria. Those who would take a view
of the Eastern branch would be con-
vinced il could make no deposit there.
il being Intercepted or turned aside
by a point which projected into the
Eastern branch, and as the water of
the Eastern branch was more rapid
than the Potomac. the breadth of the
latter being much weaker than the
former. there certainly was no danger
to be apprehended in that quarter As
to Alexandria. 1t was not to be sup
posed that the solid mass of sedi-
ment was to be taken off the bar a
once and lodged in that harbor: the
probability was that il would be re-
moved gradually and deposited at the
eddy on each side of the river. while
the union Of the Eastern branch with
the Potomac would increase the
celebrity of the current and carry it
far below Alexandria. He imagined
that the inha bitants of Alexandria
and the citizens of Virginia wished
| success to the measure. He knew his
constituents had it much at heart.
knowing that a choice of markets is
a great accommodation to the farmer,
and if defeated it would be as much
to their advantage to bring their
produce to a shipping port at once by
land as to use the canal recently con-
structed at such prodigious expense.
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that the Potomac river along the
Georgetown front was difficult OF
navigation by ships of deep draught
or heavy cargo. because of mud banks
and further set forth that there was
an especially troublesome mud bar
off Easbys point, 1t was asked that
Congress give its permission to the
erection of a dam across Little River
the object being to stop the flow of
water between Analostan island and
the Virginia shore. and to force all
the now of the river through the
Georgetown channel. it being be-
lIeved that this would have a scour-
ing effect, remove the mud banks and
bar complained of and make the
Georgetown channel one of great
depth.
Now, this was a plain proposition,
and the citizens of Georgetown stated
II plainly in their petition. Yet the
matter had some hard shedding in
Congress. though no appropriation OF
public money was asked. The George
town people said to Congress- we
want to pay for this thing out OF
our pockets" Yet. there were many
members of Congress. and some OF
them highly prominent vocalists in
that body, who could not see the thing
coming or going. Some could not
understand it at all, and some very
illustrious members misunderstood ii
altogether. Some who did dimly un-
derstand it saw fiery devils in it that
stood by ready to jab their pitchforks
into the sovereign rights of the state
of Virginia. tn. sovereign rights OF
the state OF Maryland, the sovereign
rights of the people of Georgetown
the severe gn rights of the Potomac
river. the sovereign rights Of the mud
bank off Easpys point. etc. Everybody
in Virginia, Maryland. Georgetown
Washington. Alexandria and else
where cried out, Let the dam be
built" but there were SO many mem
bers of Congress looking around for
sovereign rights to defend that it was
La hard job to get the measure through
+ Y X
Representative Matthew Clay of Vir-
ginia presented to the House on
Thursday, November %, 1904. "a peti-
ton from sundry citizens of George
town stating that the channel of the
Potomac was considerably obstructed
Evening star., 1921-02-13

away from this pokey old island and
you can't imagine how tired l am OF
seeing nothing but banana planta-
tions and orange groves and palm
trees. But isn't the climate of New
York a bit severe?"
"Oh. it gets nippy. now and then"
says /, Just enough to make furs
and overcoats feel comfortable; but
mostly it's nice weather. Some life
in the air Makes you feel kinky and
bucks you up. Not like this hot
house stuff you have down here Why.
say a couple of months of this would
take all the tuck out of me; while
up there. specially some of them
days we get in October or November,
feel like / could lick the town.
Gives me an appetite like a long
shoreman. And the eats you can get
in some of those places on Broad
way Remember that last dinner we
had at Morini's; eh, Vee?"
MN m-m!" says Wee.
Just then ! noticed that Old
Hickory had reused up from the nap
he'd been taking in the easy chair
out on the veranda near the window
where we were chattin, but / didn't
think anything of it,
How 1 wish I could live in New
York, too" sighs Violet. Tiff l
could only get a situation there"
DO you really mean" asks Wee.
that you would leave all this?" and
she waves her hand out at the blue
sea and the Belasco mountains.
DO II" says Violet. "Only give me
an opportunity"
through the window. "You may go
back with US. Torchy. get us accom- :
odations on the next boat"
What, sir?" says I. gawpin'.
"Why not. you young rascal?" he
demands isn't my oonfounded knee
better and haven't we finished all our
business? Then what's the sense
stewing away in this dull hole where
the air is like bake oven and there's
nothing to do or see? Come. now!
There's steamer loading over at
that dock. See il we can't get pas
sage on her"
And I'll admit didn't lose any time
streaking it down to the booking
office The next morning we was on
board Violet and all. Was we
wavin' a fond goodbye to the cocoa
nut palms and bana.h -nahs? No. we
was up in the bow lookin due north
and countin' how many hours it
would he before we caught a glimpse
Of Barnegat light.
Uh-huh! Next to being able to get
what you want when you want it, is
being dead sure you know what you
want. Ask Violet. She's just had her
first experience with a four.inch
snowfall and she's a little wabbly on
the subject
Qanyxisht. 1a2l. M SeweU Ford
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another objection. This might be. he
said. the commencement of scheme
which would compel all boats coming
down the Potomac to unload their
cargoes at Georgetown This would
he effected by distractions in the
river above the town and canal
terminating in basin in this city.
thus diNerting TO the exclusive ben
eft of Washington all the labor aud
expense which had been jointly in
CURED by Maryland and Virginia for
opening the navigation OF the
Potomac
John - Jackson of Virginia an
noUnred that he Was willing 1" 80
move grievance which people cofu-
planned of. and which they requir,
TO be done. Joseph K. Nicholson of
Maryland said that at The previous
session he had opposed the bIll for
bridge over the otninac and he
would oppose The cauScway HUI. lie
thought Congress had nothing 10 do
with the question OF the navigation
of The Potomac river. Jacob Crownln-
shield of Massachusetts opposed the
bill because only the people OF George
town We're taxed. while other persons
would be benefited.
Well. for several days the poor old
dam and causeway bill was talked on
Thursday evening. December l3. 1901.
Here follows the vote:
Ycas--Wili = Aston. Jr.. y, e.. Isaac Amber
son. Pa: Simeon la gLN ia. onn.. t'aN Il fsard,
Pa: Suas betroH Y. II. Ihaau.l Rishop.
Mass. William itlacki"dgp. y. e. Isls,7h
BRYAN. ia. George Washington tzmpbeil.
Tenn: Levi tas,'., = e. VILLAIN 4 hambr. .-
la N. Vt; Martin Chiitrn,lrn. W. tYifi0n
tlaggett. y. II. q. Frederick Conrad, Pa: Iuhu
bavenp"rt. conn: Thomas Dwight. Mas; /;
John H. Earle. y. e.; John Elliott. VI: Eb
Elmer, y j.: William Findley. Pa;
CALVIN Goddard, Conn. Andrew Gregg. la /:
Gaylord Grisword y. Y: Roger Gfiswuld,
Conn; John A. Hanna. Pa; Joseph Hcisier.
Pa: John Hoge. Pa: lanes Holland. Y. C.:
Samuel Hunt. y. H.; William Kennedy. y. a.:
Simon Isrn-d. Mass; Joseph Lewis. jr.. Va;
Henry w. Livingston. y. Y; Thomas irwndcs.
= C.; John II. q. Lucas Pa: William Nc
Creery. Md: Nahum Mitchell. Mass: Thomas
Moore. s. G.: Jeremiah Morrow ohio tony
representative from that statr-tn took his seat
ocf"her H. isa3l: lanes Mott. y. J.; John
Patterson. y. Y; Thomas Platter. Nj. Th,yn-
a. NJ. Randolph. Va: John Rhra Tenn: d:
Erastus Root, y. Y: El~nezer Seaver. Mass
Evening star., 1921-02-13
DOG Id0Iatry.

"CHILDLEss married couples" said
woman novelist, ARE to be
taxed in France 35 per cent of their
incomes. A good thing, too. People
who prefer dogs to children should
be taxed quite out of existence. f''-~
These French dog lovers! 1 was
riding from the Odeon to the Made
leine in Paris on day in a motor
omnibus. A fat young woman with
little poodle sat near me. She
raised her hand and the omnibus
stopped.
The fat young woman then lowered
the window and stuck her little dog
half way out of it talking kind OF
baby talk-or rather dog talk-zto
the beast, and at the same time
pointing and gesturing with her
plump. bejeweled hand.
Hurry up, madam said the con-
ductor You want to get out here,
don't your
"'Oh. no, thank you,' said the fat
young woman. I only just wanteya
to show dear little Froufrou where
her mother lives"
Evening star., 1921-02-13
Onnin0uS.
toward
UrERMANY'S attitud,

UCERMANY'S attitude toward
~ peace is ominous." said an
Army officer at luncheon in Louis
vile.
Germany reminds me. in fact. of
the new parlor maid whose mistress
said to her:
land, above all things. 1 expect
you TO be reticent.'
Yes ma am; certainly. of course.
ma'am,' said the new maid.
Then she leaned toward her mis-
tress with shining eyes.
land what's there to be reticent
about, ma am? she asked"
Evening star., 1921-02-13
Tripping It With Torchy

" WHO was the wise guy that
a wrote the piece about every
" cloud being a thermos bot
tie? You know, silver lined.
Evening star., 1921-02-13

The Paved Roadway
andDam Are Plain
ly Seen When the
Potomac Is at Low
Tide e etition n
Submitted by Citi-
zens of GEORGETOWN
and the Fight in
Congress Nary
land, Virginia and
the District All
Had an Interest in
Project.