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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-23
News of Somerset's Busy Towns

Moxie Lodge l. o. o. F., and Cen.
tennial Rebehah Lodge to the GENE
terv. More than hundred were in
the line OF march and few in auto
mobiles. The Rebekahs formed a
circle near the center of the Gene
terry with the brothers outside.
Chas. o. Small of Madison deliver
ed an address and the graves of the
departed brothers and sisters were
decorated with cedar wreaths and
flowers. After which the company
reformed and returned 10 Fraterni-
tv Hall where refreshments were
served.
Rev. c. W. Robinson has charge
OF party of Boy Scouts at Pleasant
Pond this week. Those in the party
are Elwood Fulsom. Donald Sterling
- 10 Arno. Donald Fnlsom Wilder
rvonlns, rnvin Miller, Keith Hume
we'll Ellery Sterling. Clifton Brown
Hale Smith. Stanley Baker. Guy Hun
newell Leroy Cooley, clyde hume
well. Leland Mclaughlin. Clayton
Andrewn. kale Baker, Milton Baker,
Clifton McDunnah. Norris Clark. Eli
wood Millett, Donald McDunnah,
Harry Knowles. Clayton Carl, Warren
Buffers, Frank Washburn, llenfy
Wasburn. Donald Beane, Edward
Knowles. Earl Lister, Miles Goodell
and Bert Worcester. Tie boys have
raised the money for this trip by sell
ing chocolate bars-haying sold near
ly one hundred and fifty dollars worth
within a very few DAYS.
Gas is selling at 27e Pc gallon at
+. e. Folsoms. 1w25
The ladies of Kennebec Chapter
d. A. r. were delightfully."- enter
tanned on Flag Day by Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. Burke at their beautiful sum
mer home on Hillside Farm. There
were about, twenty present including
a few guests. The regent Mrs.
Ethel Brown presided over Snort
program of music and select readings
appropriate to the occasion. Re
freshments of sandwiches, frosted
cake, cookies olives fruit-punch and
ice cream served at tables in two
rooms overlooking the pond and the
beautiful hills to the north. The fol
lowing ommittees have been appoint
ed for the ensuing year in the Ken
nebec Chapter d. A. r. Program
C mmittee Mrs. Josephine Sawyer
Mrs. Effie Craig, Mrs. Carrie Colby;
Entertainment commmitte. Mrs. Bin3
Preble, Mrs. Gertrude Scoppi, Mrs
Belle Hunnewell; Patriotic Educa.
ton, Mrs. Eva Bachelor, Mrs
Marta Savage, Mrs. Nellie Robinson
Mrs Bertha Ball; Historical Land
marks. Mrs Annie Whitney; Magazine
Mrs. Cara Jordan; Old Church, Mrs
Lephe Preble, Mrs. Lucinda Moore
Library, Mrs. Alice Goodrich ant
Mrs. Florence Owens.
Miss Mildred Miller. one of the
grade teachers, gave her pupils &
picnic on the last day of school or
the old Robinson Place.
The first and second grades in the
Primary school are under the in
struction OF Mrs. Mae Topper and
Miss Florence Murray. These teach
ers have nearly sixty children under
their care. The following last day
program was carried out by the two
schools together.
Vacation Song-Second Primary
School; The National Colors-Bruce
Coleman, Bin Witham, Edon Ram.
sey; What the Cows are doing-Heler
Padham; Good Bye Books-Wilfret
La Pointe; The Daisies-Alice Chase
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SOUTH MADISON

Road Commissioner E. s. Adams
has a crew of men and teams resur-
facing the sand hill near the resi-
dence of j. W. Blackwell, also an
other crew cutting bushes and work.
ing with the road machine near the
residence of A H. Mckinney, in both
cases making. much needed improve
ments.
The Ward Hill School closed last
Friday for the summer vacation after
a very successful year under the in
struction of Miss Bertha Young. The
last day was observed by a picnic in
Wills Naples, which was largely at
tended by the parents and friends of
the pupils. Those who completed the
work in the school this year are Doris
Mckinney, Laurence Foster, 'Glendon
Withee and Frank Arris. We are glad
to learn that Miss Young will re-
turn for next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Bailey and fam
lily of Skowhegan were visitors Sun
day at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Wallace Mckinney.
The voters in this part of the town
attended town meeting in body last
Saturday and registered their disap-
proval of the town going in debt to
the limit for the building of school
house.
Mrs. G. F. Warner arrived last
week from Florida and Is with her
husband at the Harry Reynolds farm,
which he purchased two years ago.
l.. G. Traitor of the Strout Farm
Agency at Skowhegan was in this vi
cinity the first of the week with par
ties looking for real estate.
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Holmes Swain

The marriage OF Benjamin r.
Holmes son of Stillman L. Holmes of
SkowheGan to MISS Lillian Swain, eld-
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Swain Gertrude HID was solemniz-
ed last Saturday night at the parson-
age OF the Bethany Baptist Church.
Rev. George Merriam officiating. The
double ring service was employed and
attending the couple were Malcolm
and .Aurinda Swain. the brother and
sister Of the bride. The groom is
employed on the State road and the
bride for sometime has been an op-
orator In the Farmers Telephone Ex-
change. The couple are to live in
Skowhegan.
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BINGHAM


Mrs. W. w. Stoddard and daugh-
ter Dorothy are now home from
Waterville where Dorothy is attend
ing Colby.
B. F.. Adams and wife and Cliff
ford Keene and wife made an auto
trip to Lake George, Canaan. last
Sunday.
W. W. Stoddard and Harold Cole
man returned from Waterville on
Monday night.
On Saturday June 18th at the an
nual meeting of Bingham Lodge No.
199 F. and A NJ the following Of
ficers were elected: Leon G Robin
son w. M, Harry Cummings s. W,
Lon w. Goodrich ] W, George l..
Baker Treas Lee e. Snai1h Sec.
Ernest Sterling S. d. Pw
J. O. Over three hundred were ser
we'd at the supper. Masons and their
families.
Sunday church services were at
tended by the lodge to the number OF
sixty-seyen and o. r. S. members.
An error was made last week in
giving the names of the music COM
mittee for the Century Club. the com
mittee is Mrs. Gertrude Schoppi and
Mrs. Carrie Whitney
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Moore took
a trip to Rangely last Tuesday to at
tend the graduating exercises. Mr..
Moores niece being one of the stud
ents. The trip was made in their
Baby Overland.
Chas. Littleneld and wife of Shir-
ley have been guests of Thomas
Reynolds and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Plummer of
Monroe have been guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Cilley for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frost Williams OF
Jackman and Mrs. Moulton of Con-
cord have been guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mahlon Boyington.
Mrs. Ben RUSSELL had house full
of guests on Thursday night Mr.. and
Mrs. Hilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Norton and Mrs. Emma Pierce.
Mrs. Eta Holt has been III for sew
eral days.
Mrs. Frank Hunnewell and her
son Bert were In Boston a few days
of last week. Dana Hunnewell OF
Moscow returned with them with his
twin babies-now about q year old.
Mrs. Dana Hunnewell's mental con-
dition made 1t necessary to place her
In sanitarian for time.
Mrs. Edith Whitney of Portland
is visiting friends in town.
The exercises Of Commencement
week OCCUPYING four evenings were
held as previously announced and were
fine without exception Kennebec
Hall was filled to its limit with rela-
tives and interested citizens. All
the parts showed careful preparation
and received merited applause. The
hall was decorated in the colors OF
the class who carried out the pro-
gram for the evening-and as there
were four classes this meant four
changes and an immense amount of
work. In the presentation of gifts
the Senior class presented fifty dol
lars to be used for the benefit of
Bingham High School. Each of the
graduates received a beautiful bou-
quet of flowers which was brought
forward by little Marguerite Russell a
sister of one Of the members of the
class.
A large number of the members of
Canton Somerset of Skowhegan made
an escort last Sunday for Mount
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c0nMANDERY oBspp,.s
CONTINUED from paga

Continued from pase ~.
headquarters and buffet lunch
served.
The parade promises II
feature of Friday forsn.oe
lines will be formed at nios a
the visiting COMMANDERS ~
Pleasant street near Crane
De Molay Commandery viii >,
Water street at the Asylum
toon of police with the Ci,,..
will lead followed by Riebt 4
Sir Frank W. Bucknam, C,,.s
mander of the Grand Comms..
Maine and his suite. De Ma,
mandery follows and then 10
land Band, Clairmont Con-
De Valois Commandery II.
Band and Camden Commana.
Knights will be in full Temn,.,
form and the procession VIII
less be a third of a mile in
The Communicates will pro..
Elm street where military ~
will be exchanged and the
formed, proceeding from Elm II
SAINT street to Madison n
Court and High street 10 Eo.
and Water to Coburn Park
burn Park refreshments win h
ed and the parade will be- =,
by the Grand Commander ~
suite. From the park tho
will proceed along Water ST.
Madison avenue stopping N
Buchanan residence for rest n
Treatments. From there the
march will lead to Fairyjev
where the parade will be dim
and dinner will be served in M
hibtion building. Sports, ban1
certs and community singing ;
: in order during the Afternoon
buffet lunch at $40 just precedi1
departure of the guests at s b
1t is especially fitting nd
Molay Commandery should
tain this year from the fact thai
honored by having one of M
commaders, F. W. Bucknam.
commander. Sharing in this
will be Right Eminent Sir Coed
Cover, o past grand command
the Grand Commandery in lS|
The visitiag Commanders VI
Eminent Sir George F. Stew
Clairmont Commandery of Rod
Eminent Sir Leslie B. Ames III
den Commandery, Camden and
ent Sir Frank NJ. Hight of On |
Commandery Of Vinalhaven.
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Eminent Sir Frank r. Made
present Commander of De
Commandery Is a native of ca
N. H., having been born there
uary 20, 1888. He moved to
land when very young and AID
the public schools OF that cid
Deering High School. He q
the employ of the General Con
ton Department of the New n
Telephone Company under the
vision of A. S. Jacobs, June
He continued with them In Mel
Hampshire and Vermont, in lN
ing had charge Of the cons,v
work when the SkoWhegan a
the company were moved irgu
Griffin building to the Dunlap
In 1914 he returned to Skog
and had charge Of the plant a,
mercial end for the Maine III
Tel. Company. In this capal
was engaged during 1915, lili
1918. In 1918 he became elth
charge Of the plant at the u
the reorganization Of the ssyst
partments, but severed conll
with the Maine Tel. and Tel.
pany in May Of the present VI
is now associated with HoA
Hight. Mr.. Madden is a me-
all the Masonic bodies in Skai
and aside from being Commas
De Molay Commandery is Stew
Mount Moriah COUNCIL.
Eminent Sir Madden will pens
the various athletic stunts al
program for to-day and tor
remains to be seen, but It 10
say that he is fully capable u
SO having been captain of the y
High School foot ball team III
and 1901, when he played n
back. In 1911 and 1912 he wei
considerably in the athletic
light as a second baseman fo1
Bridgton Athletics.
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GOODYEAR
TIRES. TUBES AND ACCESSORIES
NORTH ANSON GARAGE
WILLIAMS BROS, PROP.
AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE

Oliver p Baker is home from Bates
College for the summer vacation.
Miss Mabel Steward arrived Satur-
day from Philadelphia to spend her
summer vacation with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr Smith made a
week end visit to Waterville. and An
gle and Erman Smith, spent the day
with their grandmother in Scion.
Mr.. Reed of Benton was the over
Sunday guest OF his son. A. W. Reed
North Arson had two representa-
tives in the graduating class at Farm
ington Normal School, Misses Lula
Gordon and Florence Cushing
Among those in attendance from here
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STARKS

The Ladies Progressive Club will
have their monthly entertainment
June 9th. Monday evening. A fine
program has been arranged consist
ing of dialogues, readings, music etc.
Ice cream and cake also for sale. All
come and bring your friends.
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The annual field day OF -
Farnsworth Chapter D. a. !"
held Monday at Coburn ParA.
arrangements were in charge q -
Alta s. Elliott and Mrs. Neiiie
A picnic lunch was enjoyed vi
hostesses serving ice cream Au n
onade. The ideal weather ANU
charming surroundings toge,n GENE,
the graciousness of Mrs. E'''o ~,
Mrs. Chase made the ahair -
ularly delightful one.
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Annual Meeting Farmers Union

The annual meeting of the Show
hogan Farmers Union will be held
next Saturday, June 25th. at the Mu-
nicipal Court room, at 10 o'clock a. m.
THOMAS DIONNE, Clerk.
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AZ Donald G. Hight is home from
New York for a weeks vacation.
A large attendance was at the
church Sunday evening to hear the
sermon to the Senior class. The
pastor took for his subject the class
motto: Not evening but dawn"
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Services Sunday, June 26: Chill
dren's Day exercises at 10:45 .. m.
Members Of the Church School asked
to assemble In the vestry at 1890
Short session of school following
concert; Y. P. S. C. E. at Glib p.
m. Topic Lives That Inspire" Lead
er, Dorothy Parsons.
Mrs. G. A. Porter succeeds Laura
Chapman as school secretary. MISS
Chapman expects to attend summer
school at Pennington.
SOL0N
AT Caratunk Theatre Saturday
evening. June %, VIM. Fox presents
Buck Jones in The One Man Traii
and Sunshine Comedy.
Mr.. Shorey, superintendent of the
pulp mill and Harland Boyington,
representing the union, have been in
New York the past week to attend a
meeting 10 consider the settlement OF
the strike. Mr.. Boyington came
home Sunday and Mr.. Shorey not I'M
til Tuesday. We understand that
they came to no agreement.
Mrs. Ella N. Jewett will be at Mrs.
Sumner Rowell's, Thursday afternoon
June 30, to receive patients. lw25'
North Somerset Grange have ac-
cepted an invitation from Bingham
Grange for Friday evening, June "a
North Somerset Grange to furnish
part of the program.
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HARTLAND
GOODYEAR

TIRES, TUBES AND ACCESSORIES
PUBLIC CAR
REPAIRING AND OVERLAPPING
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state OF Ohio. City OF Toledo. Lucas
County-sr
Frank j. Cheney mates oath that he 10
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Il Co. doing business In the City OF To-
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Gatd arm viii pay the sum OF ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for any case OF Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn 70 before re and subscribed IN
my presence. this 9Th day OF December,
A y 1888.
tseaD A. w. Gleason Notary Public
HALLS ChTARRH MEDICINE is talk
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the System.
Druggists I5c. Testimonials free.
+. J. Cheney g Co, Toledo, Ohio. ~
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Cameron News

Mr.. and Mrs. Humer Renfrew are
the proud parents of a little son
who arrived last week.
XMr. and Mrs. Carl l.. Wegner and
daughters, are visiting at the Groh
home at Bovlll this week. Mrs.
Wegner and Mrs. Groh are sisters.
Josephine and Arthur Winter de-
parted from the ridge, Monday.
After a brlef visit at Kendrick,
Fairfield and Spokane, they will re-
turn to their home in Mimi Mrs.
Lucht who is already visiting in
Fairfield, will return home with
them.
X A farewell party was given MIR
and Miss Winter at Arthur Veg
ner's bachelor home. Sunday even.
ing.
|% Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hartung went
to Lewiston, Wednesday.
During Lent, services are held al
the Lutheran church every Friday
Afternoon at p. m.
HAugust Brammer and Herman
Sllflow were Lewiston visitors las
| week.
Little Vern Speaker is on the sicl
list.
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Linden Items

< Miss Leah Smith spent few days
at home last week. She returned
to Moscow, Saturday, where she
will remain with Miss Eva until she
is up again.
A/Mrs. Elmer Hudson spent Friday
afternoon at the Keeler home.
XFrank Starr went to Winchester
Friday, on business.
James Garner had the misfortune
of losing valuable COW last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. E. Foster visited
at Southwlck, Sunday.
X Cleve and Celia McPhee spent the
week end at Cavendish.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Fry visited at
the A. G. Wilson home, Monday and
Tuesday.
X Sunday visitors at Arthur Bohn's
were Mr.. and Mrs. James Garner,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. AcPhee, Charlie
Garner and Roy Bohn.
ENH. j. Starr was a Moscow visitor
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carr spent Sun
day at Elmer Hudson's place.
H Elmer Shingler and Walter kigh
are busy putting up ice this week.
The community in general wa
we'll pleased with the literary, Fri
day night. The proceeds of the pi'
sale afterwards were $47.05. Their
will be literary again in two weeks
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School Notes

The last basket ball game for this
season was played on the home floor
when Asotln team came here last
Saturday evening. The game was
very one sided affair. only two OF
the players of the Kendrick first
team participating. The other boys
were all on the second team. The
score was 5O-17, Asotin's favor.
Preparations for the Iyceum num-
ber to be given by the school have
been started. The date is being
planned for either the second OF
third week of March.
The sophomore English class Is
taking up debating. They are de
batting some very live questions.
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Bought Dump Wagons

The Kendrick Highway District
bought two dump wagons the first
Of the week from a firm IN Spokane.
The wagons have been used short
time but are practically new.
They will be used on the road work
IN the district, the tractor furnish
ing power to haul them both at once
wnen filled with dirt or gravel.
Each wagon has a capacity Of
about 81 yards OF dirt, making the
combined capacity of the two about
7 yards. They are constructed so
that they can be pulled from either
end.
The price paid for both wagons
was $500 delivered to Pullman.
This is approximately what one
would cost new, delivered from the
factory. They will be used exten-
sively for hauling crushed rock and
can also be used advantageously dur.
ing the process of grading to haul
dirt tor fills, etc. The tires are
eight inchhes wide and the Other
parts of the wagon are correspond
ingly heavy, each wagon weighing
approximately $500 pounds.
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Entertain Circle Gard Club

I Mr.. and Mrs. John Kite entertain
ed the Circle Card Club at their
home Tuesday evening. 1t being
Washlngton's birthday the house
decorations were in the national
colors and red axes, emblematic of
the man who made the little axe
famous.
There were sixteen members and
guests of the club present, which
just filled four tables for progress
sive "50O". Mrs. Boyd and Mr.
MACPHERSON having the highest
scores were declared winners for the
evening.
Mrs. Kite served dainty lunch
consisting of sandwiches, salad
pickles. pie and coffee.
Those present were Messrs. anc
Mesdames. Rogers. Lelth, Boyd
MACPHERSON, Kite, Ivy H. H
Stevens, Harry Stanton and Mis-
Dorothy Stanton. Mr.. and Mrs. Ivy
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Stevens. Mis-
Dorothy Stanton and Mr.. Harr!
Stanton were guests of the Club.
The next meeting will be held a
the Rogers home, Tuesday evening
March 8.
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Mrs. Joday Long Entertains

A very delightful social evening
was spent at the home of Mrs.
Joday Long last Friday, when 2
number of her friends responded to
invitations to card party given
in honor of Mrs. A. K. Shumaker
and Mrs. +. w. Candee. Three
tables of 800" furnished several
hours of pleasure to the assembled
guests, after which dainty two.
course luncheon was served. The
color scheme of red and white was
carried out in serving the refresh
ments. Dainty heart shaped sand
wlches and pressed chicken decorat-
ed with heart shaped plmento, and
olives furnished the first course and
fruit sherbet, heart shaped cakes
and coffee for the last course.
The rooms were beautifully dec
Grated in red and white carnations
and red hearts.
Those present aside from the
hostess and guests of honor were
Mesdames Carlson, Newton, Bech-
tol. Mcconnell, Raaberg, Dunkle.
Morrison, Knepper and Miss Esther
Lowery.
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Business Men Met

A number of Kendi ick business
men met at the Kendrick Hardware
Store Monday evening IN response
to an invitation from Charles Nc
Keever. The meeting was called
for the purpose of considering the
advisability of sending an exhibit
to the Sportsmen's and Tourists
Fair to be held at Spokane. April
IL to IS inclusive. A committee
was appointed to take charge OF the
matter and ascertain whether it
would be possible to get up an ex-
hibH~from this point. The names
of those on the comittee follow: M.
V. Thomas, R. D. Newton, s. P.
Callison, M. B. Mcconnell and N.
E. Walker.
The committee met with number
of interested citizens Wednesday
evening at The city hall, and after
discussing the matter it was un-
animously decided to prepare an
exhibit for the fair. S. P. Calllson
was appointed chairman of the COM
mittee and M. B. Mcconnell, Sec
retary. The committee had already
prepared tentative list of trophies,
etc., which included mounted game
birds and ANIMALS, mounted heads
skins, photos and other interesting
specimens.
No charge will De made at the
fair for space in the large building
for EXHIBITS and the public will be
admitted free.
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Local News

Charleston Republic: Mr.. Frank
Benscoter a successful and pros
porous farmer from American ridge,
near Kendrlck, Idaho, has purchas-
ed the j. H. Lentz lots extending
from Sixth street to Seventh and is
preparing to build a fine veneer
brick house similar to that of M.
j. Steele's. He is having the brick
made to order and will commence
construction as soon as costs of
lumber and labor are on more
reasonable basis.
Kamiah and Orofino highway dis
tricts purchased rock crushers last
week. They are the same style
crusher as the one bought by kend-
rick district, although somewhat
smaller.
l.. E. Brooks, deputy game war.
den. was in Kendrick the first Of the
week on business.
Ii is SAID the cost of building one
battieship would save the lives OF
three and a half million starving
children in the war devastated areas
of Europe.
Shredded cedar bark used in hens
nests, keeps insects out of them, al
the bugs object to the odor of tht
cedar.
| lHichard Rauschke who has beer
firing on the railroad out of Spokane
is visiting home folks. He has beer
LAID off for time. Dick says tina
u large number of firemen ant
engineers were given an enforced
vacation until the dull season i
over.