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4 DISHONESTMAN

Inever saw greater rascal in my r.. than old Smith is" remarked a farmer.
 4Vbat makes you thnk so?" quer- led friend.
 1Wby. he said that the first sack of oats that I sold him was too light, so nut large iron wedge in the next sack of oats, just to please him. you know, and
 Dpid he kick against the wedge"
 nNo he would have split his foot if ,e had kicked against the wedge. He did worse.'
 "Did worse?' aYes, the blamed old thief kept the wedge"
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CARPENTER TO RETIRE

London, August 12.-Carpentier will fight his last fight in London before retiring from the ring. Who his op- ponent will be is not yet decided but the contest will take place under the management of Maj. Arnold Wilson, at Albert Hall, late in October or early in November. Wilson tomorrow is meeting Carpenter and Descamps at Boulogue to arrange final detals.
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who was shot through the abdomen. IS in critical condition.
 The shooting occurred when the off, cer approached a house where the In- dlan was, to arrest him, and James opened fire, the officer falling at the first shot, but returning the fire.
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HENiSTITCHING

am now at the OzAn Mercantile Co. where am prepared to do your Hem stitching. Call or leave work there and 1t will be promptly and neatly done. Price 10c per yard.
 Mrs. ". R. White, Jr.
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CAUGHT BETWEEN CARS

Mirmingham, Ala, August 1.-Two men were seriously injured tonight when an automobile in which they were riding was caught between two street cars and demolished. They are: Bennett Cowart and John Bulger.
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on May 24 last, has confessed he is guilty of taking $4,0O0 from the gen. eral offices at the point of pistols. He escape by sliding down a rope to a near alley. The other two fugutives have not been captured.
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INDIAN SHOT BY OFFICER DIES

poteau. Okla, August Walton ,omes. Indian, who yesterday fought oun duel with Chief of Police, Lan- dor ". Qualls and was twice wounded, a,ed yesterday afternoon, and Qualls,
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Tn Nevada Chancery Court. Grant Hamilton, Plaintln. vs. Louise Hamilton. l'erennhht
 WARNING ORDER

The defendant Louise Hamilton 1s warned to appear in this court within 30 days and answer the complaint 0f the plaintiff, Grant Hamilton This 9th day of July, 1921. (SEAL) A. s. McGOUGh,
 Clerk
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CONFESSES TO ROBBERY

Memphis. Tenn. August 12.-Pat Flannigan. held for the hold-up of the Memphis Enterprises, Inc, office
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VETERANS FOREIGN WARS NAME
VIM, ]. GONPERS NEW COMMANDER
MAJORSVILLE
Church Notes.

An official meeting was held FridnT
evening at the Salem N L. chvrrH
l'lhns for financing the Affairs OF the
lass were discussed and IL MAS de"i"sd
10 use the budget system. Some sun
,ry school work was also looked after.
The parsonage committee. Miss Flor,
enre Jones, Mrs Meade S,rIckIn ana
Mrs. VIII Campbell. are having the par
sonage repSpered snd placed In read
ness for the now minister and family.
Rsv. r. r. Newman resigned. the PAS
torship OF the Salem NJ. l.. church Sat,
friday. RESIGNATION WAS due To ~
health. Rev. Newman Will cave tmrs-
diateiy for harrisburg whore he re-
ceiyad an appointment rs pastor q. II
station. and while tho best wishes or
the entire CLASH al this place follow Bro.
Newman and family. they also extend Il
hcarty welcome 70 tho minister mat
has accepted the work on the I"ttas
charge. and who Win probably be pres
cnt nt next SUNDAYS services.
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CHORAL SERVICE
At ST, MATTHEW'S
SUNDAY AFTERNOON

On Sunday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
there will be !nauguratcd in St Mat
rhews Protestant Episronal church.
Fifteenth and CHapi,ae streets. a special
series OF chura, services that viii corr
tlnue throughout the winter and viii
,aSe tho place OF the usual evening
services. These services are being plan
ned very carefully and will contain all
he elements necessary and helpful In
pubic worship. The deSotioua! ele-
ment will be furnished through the
beautiful Episcopal liturgy which las
heen published IN pamphlet form so that
It may be followed with east BY those
unfamiliar with i. Meditation and eH-
hortarion viii core through special
sermon each Sunday afternoon on 4
vital. interesting topic. And the music
will be furnished BY the vested male
choir OF as voices. an organization whose
work IL well known and always appre-
rIa,ed in Wheeling. The choir has never
been in better training than now. These
services promise 20 be both popular ana
helpful.
on SUNDAY afternoon Few. T. F.. |"
eirIder will preach on the subject "How
God Speaks" Among the musical num-
hers by the choir will be u Very b-auE-
ful drec by John O'Conno- and David
, Crawford entit.eI "A Heart Thai t.o,stn
, Thee" and also an anthem. "Hosarna
, In the Highest" sy the full Choir With a
bass solo BY Mr.. Crawford. Tho serv-
Ice will start a. I O'Clock and Will last
about an hour. The public IL cordially
Invited.
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rous shower IN honor OF their sister
Miss Ledora Wilkinson whose maTrihEe
10 John lsler will take place during
the holidays.
~ the c>"n'nC and delicious lmn,h
wds served Many useful articles "ci"
rc'e;l cd ly the bride elect.
wedding Bells
At high rooa on Wednesday. Noveir-
her Sn Miss sadie Hare was unit"H ~
marriage tO Mr.. Forest Noinn ct fiu'h-
Ins nt the home of her parents; MI
Teararden rcrformcd the ceremony ~
the presence NJ the immedat" m"inh"iS
of tho two families After ia" Wedding
a sumrtuous dinner WAS served ana MI
and Mrs Nolan l"Ct for ten days INA
which Wi. include many interesting
the br.d. was memh"r ~ th". ~ ;
cIaas of st ,"airSvilln high school ana
- very popui0" while tic ci""A' - =
most cstimahlC ymuYG urn
Among those from here WHO attended
the funeral Of Robert 'aimrr at -,
(-ia!rsyIlIn on Tuesday we're Mrs /. III
Iddinrs. Mrs. T.. T.. N"I Mrs, I""I
Iantr Mrs charles l"cr"r.nr. Mrs, -
u. Clark. Mrs q. NJ: F"Eur NNH ~"
rrt l'nlmcr vas native or this NirihIi,
and speat his life her" uniil aheul
twenty years ago when La moved I.
- ,i'ialrsvIllc lie was a member or
The NJ =. church all nj hs mature NE
and was highly respected tor Ms up
right life.
THE Rev. John &. lddinEs c"ndu''"L
RI, Sabbath services at the fF'ch"9
church AZ Eas, RlChland ~ the hhkcn'e
Of the regular pastor. MISS tlnrenr"
Talbert. Mr Iddlnrs works "a en'nuS
laS.ically in the pulpit as he does III
80 hloydsviue Briefs
Carl l.. Hays Of canton visited "..,
Sunday VITA HIS parents Mrs. and MIS-
J. l.. lays east Of town.
Mrs Ida Parkinson Vas business
visitor st st CIRirsNillc on TUESDAY.
Mrs !. y. bremen and Mrs John 'or-
tor we're Wheeling shoppers on IncS-
day ,,,.
Messrs !. II. Lopez AND Addison Len
d,ax OF 81. CiairsvillN were late guests
of II. NJ Lopez and wife.
Frank Urban. Jr.. Waited ms SsteF
Mrs Charles HARPER OF Lansing re-
Rev. II. o. Tengarten BEGAN " s"r'rs
Of meetings ~ East Rch!and NJ; "a
church and Mil continue for ten DAYS
or two weeks. Mr. Fred 'usic Will nave
charge Ut the service here on nekt sun
day evening In the absence OF the pas
tor. -,
,ended the Palmer funeral on Tuesday
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NoKsrrthan-whts.

A very petty wedding was solemn
,zed ct the home Of AR and Mrs. White.
~ West Aicxande". Thursday. N"Nem-
be- -. at Nigh noon. when 'hPlr dSu"h-
ter LeotR became the wife OF Earl Nc
Nerr!han. only son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ".
W Mckerrihar. OF Nideo.
Roth the bride md groom are srahu.
ates Of Rich-hil high school. class Of
1919, and both are successful teachers
Their man. friends extend cOngrntula =
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cemhe- 18th. Everyone remembers the
Senior Foli!es." and will want TO come
to see this as 1t Is even better than
that.
Bible Glass Meeting.
Last evening the ladies RihlN class 81
tho prcsNytcr.an church.. held their reg
uiar meeting ut the church.
Charley Complt-
First class shoe repairing work done
nv electrical machinery. All work guar
antecd. Rest in city. National Shoe
Repair Co.. 90 Nineteenth street. War
wood. no'10--il
Carol Service.
over 3nn children Of the Warwnoh
0rrhIIc school arc DraCtcinS Tor fhe
carol service which is to he hold Mon
dav evening. December 10Th. In the local
high school. Miss Agnes Cass IL direct
ing the children in christmas Carols
and it is thought 1t will be big affair.
Methodist Missionary Society.
Last evening the Woman's Missionary
Society OF tho VI. f. church. met at tho
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Ths art OF making artificial eyes was
known In Egypt a. early AZ 500 B. G
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ANIMAL INJECTION ENbr LAST
EVENING N.Y. KhEEX-PH1LhIPS-
RWoApAR POST no. sas
INVITATION ACCEPTED TO Pro
VIDE AYHAKNRa At TWO
SCHOOLS on PATRIOTIC
DAY
DANCE pURINs AoIIpAfg PLAN
Nnp--JNafA or or
YxcMnS ON pEU1n1nD 10

Attorney william J. Gonpers las.
night VAS unanimously elected post
corms nder ct Elesh-ThillIps-Rh des
lost No Sa5 Veterans OF Foreign Wars
Of the tinted states The post com
nrandsr- elect Ia an overseas veteran OF
tho World War. having served In
F~anrs With the 3l5>n Fleld ARTILLERY.
Other elective officers chosen hast night
are.
senior Vice Commander - Andrew
Hess
Junior vice Cormander-Eaymon
Fa'land.
CharlRin--CharleS = Casey.
Officer % the Day--John {. Stump.
Pcst Snrgeon-pr. ". IL McLaln.
Thase elective officers. and the ap-
pointive officers who are Stsll 70 ot
named. will be Installed Friday evening.
December lS.
Post Communicated Gompers IN
timely address stated that In accepting
TIE office TO which ne was elected ne
seeks tho cooperation or every present
member OF the post. and hopes 70 have
mustered into rs membership every
available ex-serviCe man In Wheeins
who has served on foreign sotl or hosl
tile aea IN one OF the foreign wars 81
the United states. lie insisted max
members OF the organization. when bus
mess matters are uneer consideration.
make use Of every opportunity 10 enter
into discussions OF tHe posts anairs.
Get rid OF your stage triSht." he said:
speak out your views, and well have a
arst rate post. believe in majority
rule. Snd the majority will rule in thli
organization. But SPEAK out your views
whether you always agree with every
other man or not. II can't do any harm
10 express your thoughts. and when
action 10 taken. YOU won't feel that you
haven't had the opportunity TO express
your sentiment"
The post accepted an invitation 10
send speakers TO Cathedral High school
and s.. Joseph's academy - address the
s,udents OF those schools on Friday
afternoon. December y" the date desig-
mated - Patriotic Day OF Americas
Educa ton Week
rost Couma nder-sieCt Gompers was
selected by vote OF The post TO address
,he Cathedral High school cadets. His
stat on ch!s occasion VII be Gary Ep-
plev and Chanla:R Cus~,-s I. Casey.
The post designated lost Commander
Ciaude - Bonar 10 address the students
OF ST. JosepSs Academy. He Will be
accompanied to the a,cc"'rN by senior
Vice Commander Robert f. Garrison and
W. \. Ninkle.
The pos, authorized appointment OF
committee 70 arrange -or = aacce dur
ing the holidays. Cha::r> !. casey was
made chairman Of the committee WITH
authority 10 select his committee
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SMITH AND MINARD
HEARINGS LATE TODAY

WILDER smith. colored chauffeur. will
"a arraiEned this Afternoon oe'ore
sauire JOHN J. kindelbsrEer on recx-
rsss driving charge. He Is out on $1,000
aNnd Smith vas the driver OF the
machine that ran through tho old cav
stables on Twentieth street and In which
= NAN and woman wers seriously In
jured.
Mrs. George Minard will he arraiEnad
before Squire John J. Klndeleerger this
afternoon charged with heating Miss
Ruth c. Rice. teacher In the Clay pub
lie school This has attracted consid-
cable attention. The board OF sduca-
ZION went on record a. paying for any
,sral ADVICE that Miss Rice may need
10 employ.
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Iu style. material and tailoring these Dresses
are so distinctly superior that they will at once
appeal to the woman who combines smartness
with service.
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MUSICAL SERVICE
AT SAINT JAMES

81 JameS Lutheran ehurch will nave
spec!a' rnuScal service tomorrow
1v.nink At 7:l5. The sermon will be
rriet. delivered by tho pastor. Walter
y. Schuetta Mr.. W. q. Sadler will rem
der two vocal solos. AessrL Brehn and
Gressen will play two duets for violin
ard cello. Tns choir, under direction
Of Miss Rsss MeGrhnshan. win give
Geunod's BY Babylon's wave" Prof
c. Eestsrnan will be a. the organ. Ono
Of the organ numbers will be Yons
inIrnitAole Christmas In Sicily" With
its peculiar easpips initiation.
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MAiorpytus Briefs,
Tor 4 Weak HtomAch

The rrea, relief afforded by Cnam'
acrla.n's Tablets IN a multitude Of ca SCI
ha. FULLY proven the kre,t value or tnis
rrepaIati,n for weak stomach and
impaired digestion. In many case- thus
.aii,r naa become permanent and the
sufferers have been completely re-
-,ored TO health. For sale By all deal
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LOUISVILLE
Nav Mnna9er

Now Manager
On December Car, III. Wilson took
charge Of the Belmont c0uUty expert
NOM farm. one mile least For the
nast three years he has had charge OF
tho SnuthCA stern test farm OF Meigs
county. He Is grHCuatH Of the ONO
State University and was Al che tim'
axIensiyely rnenrel in farming In Fair
neld county The new management has
large plans and hopes tn make old Bel
mon,'s experiment farm one Of the lead
ing ones ~ the state b. practical DEM
CnstratlOnS.
miscellaneous Shower
NJ and Mrs T.. !. Blcley entertalned
on E,aturday evening with a misccUan.
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home Of Mrs. H. Glow, of Center War
wood.
warwood Personals,

home OF Mrs. II. Glow, OF center "A
wood.
warwood Personals.
Miss Mary EaGcn IS visiting friends
IN 0hio.
Miss Angola Bates. OF Moundsyille, 10
visiting relative hero.
John Adams is suffering from badly
spr. ined arm.
\ goohly number attended the Lutn-
can bazaar Monday and Tuesday even
inEs.
willard Wright. OF Hess avenue. ID
improving after serious illness
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jacobs. OF Woods
field. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George
Jacobs. Of Eighth street.
Miss Marie Morgan is improving At
her home on Vance avenue. after sari-
ous illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Logan were call.
Cd to Pittsburgh by the illness OF q
relative.
Miss Blanch KaeerIss will spend the
week end in Bethany.
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WARWOOD
Important Meeting.

A congregational meeting or tho
members Of The 'Warwond Presbyterian
church, will he hold "Wednesday even
ing. nnCcmhcr eth. All nomherE arc
urged :" hc present ~ important bust
ness viii hG discussed.
"Vodville."
Students az tho local high school are
prartiring for hig show 10 oe given
for tho benefit Of tho "Wa:rior." The
big event VIII be Friday evening. De
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ADOPT new RITUAL

An important meeting OF the Fort
Henry Bsnsat association VAS held last
Thursday evening at their lodge rooms
S121 Eon street The meeting was for
the purpose OF adopting q new SGT Of r!,-
ualB. They now have q membership
Of 400 and expact 70 initiate 8 largo
class OF candidates on the 18th OF this
month.
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tire menu. but tho oyster Is one biz
item on the BIZ or fare
Gas Notes

tire menu. but tho oyster Is one big
item on the BIZ or fare
Gas Notes
Work At the Crow we'll has hsen
somewhat dc!ay ed. but the crew are 10"
running ruli time At L.! CT"un station,
SIX miles southeast Of this place. ut
rla MckccsVurt has sprung MP. three
wells are being dr. Hoo an= IA number
nr locations have been made, SeNera'
gas companies have holdings at that
place.
MRjorsvtue Briefs.
Lexie MrNinCh recently purchased u
farm containing ll9 acres near Va
Grove. Tho purchase price WAS $40 per
acre. Mr.. McNnch and family viii
move TO their new home April !.
Miss Cora Allison. teacher ~ Long
Run. spent the weekend with her par
ents.
Mrs Rerrlre Swat spent tho past
week With her sister. Mrs. Charles tlut-
to-.
Little Miss Eva Lena Chichester. - re.
covering from an attack OF tonsllitis.
charles Frye is on the si"h list,
Mrs. ]. VI. Allison returned Thursday
from an extended visit With her cousin.
Mrs. Jennie Jones.
william Damn and HoaS and Mr.,
C;vcnn and sons. ot Pittsburgh. were a
hunting party, that visited friends here
recently.
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Observation-Disclosures t.

TIL. NJ. W. NJ A. camp at MajOrsv.lle,
VII give their usual Christmas enter
tainnent at the hall Wednesday even
iaE. DecCmbey 81. Families and friends
% the members s-e cordial" Invited
TO attend. A.so neighhors from other
Can:ps.
The Jolly -Four" quartet. Jones
Myers. Staller and cunningham. are eH-
pected to be present arl Will enltNen tho
occasion With thei- inlmltdblc singing.
The writer Is unable to give the en-
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ROderick- Burkhardt

The marriage of Hazel Pauline
Burkhardt, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolph Burkhardt and Arthur j.
Roderick of Jackman was solemnized
Saturday night at 430 from the Con
gre >ational Parsonage on Leavit1 st.
Rev. George Loring Thurlow. pastor
of the Federated First Baptist and
Congregational Church offCiated. The
couple were attended by Miss Fay
Burkhardt. a sister of the bride and
Harold Walsh of this town. Mrs. Rod
erick wore brown broadCloth trav-
ehing suit with hat to match. Mr.
Roderick has been employed in local
garages in town and has a position
with the Dodge Motor Company in a
Portland garage. The bride is a grad
nate of the Skowhegan High School
in the class of 1917 and since her
graduation has been employed locally
as a stenographer. having served in
this capacity for sometime at the Sc
lectmen's Office in the Municipal
Building. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Roderjck were
driven to Waterville by Harold Walsh.
leaving the same night for Portland
Their future home is to be at 23S
Bracket street, Portland.
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Pardon Petition Withdrawn

The pardon petition of Henry Du-
qua of Fairfield. who is serving 90
days sentence in Skowhegan Jail for
4 conviction of manufacturing intox-
icating liquor. has been withdrawn,
his counsel stating that he had not
,een able to secure the necessary pub
lication of the legal notice in the re-
CURED paper and that before that
ould he done that the sentence would
nave so nearly expired that it would
We hardly worth while to make the at
empt; also that he understood that
there would be opposition from county
pfficials, whom he had first understood
would not oppose pardon.
Duguas reason for asking pardon
vas that he has a wife and five small
children. who are now being support
ed by the town of Fairfield and if re
leased he would provide for them and
,hcy all the laws
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until after his graduation from Som
arset Academy in 1909. For several
years he was employed in Auburn, but
It the time of his call TO service was
engaged as machine supervisor at the
RUSSELL Paper Box Company, Chelsea.
Mass.
He entered service April 81. 1918.
At Camp Devens. went overseas in
July with the 10th Division. and after
4 period in England was assigned as
= replacement to Company {. 5Sth In
tantry. He was killed in battle in the
Argonne. Oct I, 1918. His body was
brought to SkOwhegan with that of
Lieut.. SandfOrd, more than week
ago.
The deceased is survived by faith
er, Oscar L. Bush OF Athens and
seven brothers and sisters. Two of
his brothers, Alton W. and Milton O.,
saw military service during the war
Alton is now a teacher in the high
school at Ware Mass. MiltoI Clyde
and belmont have employment in Au-
burn, Maine: Belva l.. is the wife of
True Ellis. a World War veteran. from
this town: Velma is married to Peter
Vincent and is engaged in business at
East Madison, while the youngest. Le-
ma. is a student at Somerset Acad-
my. The mother died four years ago
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Military Funeral at Athens For Only
Soldier From That own TO Lose
Life In Service

With the national flag and the ban
ner OF the American Legion flying in
the face of raw cast wind and sur
rounded by relatives and friends with
barred hears, the body OF PVT Arthur
T. Bush was lowered To its last rest
ing place in Mt Rest Cemetery at
Athens Sunday afternoon. Oct 3.
The services at the grave consisted
Of a short prayer by Rev = II John
son and taps sounded as the body was
lowered into the grave, had been pre-
ceded by longer services. at Union
Church. conducted by Rev. Mr.. Mer-
lam Of Slowhegan. After the open
ng Scripture reading By Rev b. II
Johnson Of Athens Mrs. Joseph Bar
ker sang feelingly an appropriate
hymn. Mr.. Merriam words were
designed to soothe the hearts of the
mourners with the thought that this
soldiers going from the living was
but a coming to those who had gone
before.
Following the exercises at the
church the body was escorted by the
Citizens Band of SkowhegaD and a
military detachment from Simon Pc
ters Post. to the cemetery, where ser
vices were t0r,plc ID.
Pvt. Lrthui if9a VS. born in
Athens, July 26. 1877. d ld i.yed there
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Rake Up the Leaves

To the Householders of Skowhegan:
We expect to commence tomorrow
tFridayl tn clear the leaves from the
street Householders can assist US
materially by raking their premises
before we ,get to work in their local
ity. Past experience has shown that
if we clean the streets before the
lawns are raked that the leaves will
blow from the house lot into the high
way and our work is largely set at
nauCht.
Where householders can convenient
" do so we advise that they rake
the leaves into the street and bnrn
them. However it will answer very
we'll if each viii clear his own prem
ises before We get to- work opposite
his house
Fphwam Cowette
Road Commissioner