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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-06
MARKED DROP SHOWN IN
PRICE OF LUMBER PRODUCTS
Sturgis Randall Quotes Figures to Show How
Cost of Building Is Coming Down-No Pre-
War Prices Again

A great many of the items in the
lumber industry are now being pro-
duced at a cost which exceeds the
present selling price, which alone is a
great Involvement to people who need
lumber to avail themselves of such a
golden opportunity, as such condition
can not \ prevail for any very great
length of time, for economic reasons.
1t was considered patriotic NOT TO
BUILD in 1918, and everyone post
poned building of every sort, except
ing the most urgent requirements,
with the result that when the War
ended, 1919 and 1920 saw an unprece-
denied building boom, which was nat
urally reflected in building material
prices, which explained their rapid ad-
vance When that period was con-
fronted with the general reimbursement
of War time prices, and everything
commenced to resume its old normal
price, lumber prices led in the amount
and speed of their decline, and in
proof of that fact, the following table
of comparative prices is submitted,
and it must be remembered that lum-
Der is carrying 1000 increased freight
rates over those prevailing in 1918.
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visiting his son, Lester, for the past
few days.
Harold Kaler and B. H. Lincoln
were in Liberty last Tuesday on bust
ness.
b. K. Ware and Master Willard
will go to Portland this week, where
Master Willard expects to have the
iron support removed from his leg.
Mrs. Mary Rockwell who has been
critically ill, is somewhat improved
although still very sick.
Mrs. Nellie Bowes has gone to
Massachusetts, where it is reported
she has had an excellent position Of
fered her.
Mrs. George Lincoln is in very poor
health Mrs. Philena Perry is work
ing for her
The Misses Frances Crooker and
Marcia Hatch, who have been pass
ing their Easter vacation at home,
returned Thursday to their respective
schools at Bucksport and Hebron.
The Easter fair and poverty ball
given by the High school on Monday,
March %, was decided success, net
ting nearly $50.
The class parts of Washington
High school have been assigned as
follows: Frances Howes, first; Beu-
lab Overlook, second; Alonzo Farrar
third, and Minnie Dreamer. fourth
Graduation will take place the last of
June.
The spring term of the primary
and intermediate school here will be-
gin April II. Other schools in town
having begun April 4.
Mrs. Kate Overlook of East Wash
ington is at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mary Mitchell, where she
will make her home.
Percival Pierpont. who is at home
from Coburn for the Easter vacation,
will return next week.
EAST-Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ Pres
colt visited relatives in South Wash
ington last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. p. Sawyer Of Oak
Ledge, Maiden, Mass, were visitors
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day and will pass her vacation with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Cos
fellow, Main street
Mrs. f. A. Shepard and small
grand daughter, of Bath, We're re-
Gently visitors in town.
Miss Florence Watson, who teaches
in Bath, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Seth Watson.
The assessors started taking the
valuation Saturday.
!! A Teachers meeting was held at
the High school Saturday afternoon
at o'clock.
Miss Frances Kidder, a teacher at
Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield, is
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kidder,
Center street.
Mrs. E. 1. Jack and son, Paul, have
returned from Damariscotta where
they have been the guests of Mrs.
Jacks sister, Mrs. Leon Laid.
Miss Genevieve Dunlap of Bow
doinham, was a business visitor in
town Saturday.
Mrs. George Otto and two small
daughters are passing several weeks
with Mrs Otto's parents in Nova
| Scotia.
There will be a meeting of the
Baseball Association at the Select
mems office Tuesday evening, April 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Busch and son,
Harold. of East Strandsburg, Pa, are
visiting at the home of w. J. Bau-
mann, Lincoln street.
/ Miss Mildred Crowell of Bowdoin-
ham Ridge recently visited at the
home of Mrs. Archer Terrell
, Francis MacDermott of Boston was
recently guest in town.
| Fred F. Bean of Bethel was recent
ly a weekend visitor at the home of
his sister, Mrs. F. L. Billings, South
Pleasant street.
| The building of the new Grange
hall has progressed so rapidly that
the roof will be placed Thursday,
April Z, All carpenters who have
promised labor are urged to be pres
ent at that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Anderson
and children, of Rotterdam, N. Y,
passed few days of last week with
Mr.. Andersons parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. H. Gallagher, South Front street.
| Rev. w. J. Layton, former pastor
of the Methodist Church of this town,
came from his home in Augusta,
Monday of last week and was a guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Farnham.
Fred Duren, who is employed in
Bath, passed the weekend at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Duren, North Pleasant street.
a Community supper will be held
at the Baptist vestry Wednesday,
April 6. Supper will be served be-
tween the hours of $50 and o'clock.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Curtis of Bath
passed the weekend with Mrs. F. S.
Fellows.
A new Novelty Remnant store
opened at Front street, Saturday.
Mrs. c. A. Potter has sold her home
on Lincoln street to Mrs. Eliza
Hughes.
Benjamin c. Clark returned Satur-
day from Orlando, Fla, where he has
been passing the winter. Frank c..
Osborne. a former Richmond resident.
who passed the winter with Mr..
Clark. has returned to Lewiston.
Mrs. Clyde Townsend is teaching
in Bowdoinham.
Several University of Maine alumni
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-06
MONMOUTH
Burglars Break Into Woodbury.
Store Fire Department
Called to Winthrop Center
M. E.. Quarterly Conference.

The clothing and shoe store of w.
w. Woodbury. and the hardware
store of N. w. Richardson were en-
tered by burglars Friday night.
Three suits of clothes, shoes and
various other goods We're taken from
the formers store, and cutlery,
watches and small ware from the
latters store. Woodbury. and Rich
ardson offered a reward and word
was received Saturday night from the
police at Lewiston that they had Sc
cured the thieves and the goods.
Monmouth fire department was
called out twice on Sunday. in the
morning it. was called to the fire at
Winthrop Center, in the afternoon to
grass fire near H. A. Simpsons
residence on the State road.
A union service was held at the
Congregational church Sunday morn
ing. On account of the illness of the
pastor, Rev. Bessie F. Crowell, Miss
Frances B. tdams the evangelist
occupied the pulpit. Sunday even
ing a union meeting was held at the
Methodist church. Miss Adams took
for her subject, "Christ's Question to
the Business Man" The meetings
will be continued during the week.
The fourth quarterly conference Of
the Methodist church was held at the
parsonage on Thursday evening. The
reports of the various committees
were read and accepted. The follow
ing names as trustees, stewards and
committees were approved by the
conference.
Stewards-A. G. Sherman, E. NJ.
Marks, l.. r. Shorey, Harold Smith,
w. w. Plumer, c. B. Boyd, Washing
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over Easter Sunday at their home,
Pine Ledge, ana at the home of w.
NJ. Prescott.
in Liberty Saturday.
Mrs. Clara Overlook visited last
Saturday at the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth Dow in Washington.
w. w. Light sold the 5-year- old
! colt which he purchased of Delbert
Turner, to Everett Ripley of Union
last Saturday.
Irwin Winslow, who has been work.
ing at Medomak Camp farm for sew
eral months, has returned to his nome
in Auburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Turner visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Austin OF
Washington one day last week.
Josephine Finley of Palermo was a
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Overlook, for a few days
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Overlook went
to Branch Mills last Wednesday,
where they attended the COMEDY
drama, Aaron Slick from Punkin
Crick." They report a large crowd
and fine time.
Mrs. Bessie Light and children,
Frances and Elsie, visited Mrs. Ever
EFT Fish in North Burkettville last
Sunday.
Ice left Medomak Lake March q,
much earlier than it usually does
Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. Sawyer were the
first people to navigate a boat on
Medomak lake this year, going by
boat Sunday March 26, from their
landing down to the island. which Mr..
Sawyer recently purchased, cutting
their way the entire distance down
and back through the ice.
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WASHINGTON

Ralph HILBERT and family visited
his mother Mrs. Clara HILBERT, Mon
day.
Mrs. Arthur Leigher, who has been
away for the winter returned home
Saturday.
No teachers appeared on Monday
TO open the schools on the Mountain,
Razorville, or the Mcdowell school.
This was the date decided upon and
the parents sent their children but no
teachers came. Had it been the first
day of April instead of the fourth it
might passed off as a joke for the
children and parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard f. Overlook
have been visiting John L. Howard
and family at Union.
Large focks of wild geese have
been flying overhead the past week
and a few ducks are in the ponds, but
the looms which generally put in an
appearance as soon as the ice leaves
the ponds have not yet come. Prob
ably the weather man forgot to notify
them, that the ice had left a month
earlier than usual.
Rov Clark has built a nice boat for
Winfield Savage and is soon to build
one for himself to add to the fleet in
Crystal lake for service this sum-
mer
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood T. Jones and
daughter, Edna, are visiting Mrs.
Jones' mother. Mrs. Addie o. Farrar
Charles Henry Savage is fitting
wood for w f. Overlook.
Harry Kahrmann made two trips
by auto to Waldoboro last week.
Charles E. and Winfield S. Savage
moved the last of the Fogg lumber
camps to their places last week.
Nell Black of Port CLYDE has been
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-06
FORECLOSURE NOTICE

WHEREAS May J. Smith of Mon.
mouth, in kennebec County, State td
Maine, by her mortgage deed dats
August 10, 1915 and recorded in Ken
nebec Registry of Deeds, Book bs
Page 401. conveyed and mortgaged %
William T. Haines of Waterfalls ~
said county and state the following
described real estate, namely, !,
A certain piece or parcel of lana
with the buildings thereon, situate
in said Monmouth and bounded ana
described as follows: Beginning near
the northwest corner of land owned by
Timothy Flatherty; thence northern
by the easterly line of fourteen acr.
piece OF land heretofore decided M
May j. Smith to Charles Flanders e
the southerly line of Bonney's land
thence easterly by said Bonneys
southerly line to the road leading from
the George Gilman home to and pas
thence across said road and northern
by the easterly line of said road "
land of w. IL. Hathaway; thence east
erly by said Hathaway's land ane
thence northerly by the same and lana
of Benz. Leighton to said Leighton
said Leighton's southerly line to laha
of Ethan Little; thence southerly o.
said Little's land and land of III
Adams to land of Mrs. Sarah Perkins
thence westerly by said Perkins nortn;
erly line again crossing said road any
continuing in the same course By. tns
northerly line of said Flatherty LAM
to the point begun at. containing
e1ghty-six acres, more or less.
Also one other piece of land adJolh
ing the above described premises ana
bounded as follows: Said land Is on
the west side of the said road. Be
ginning at the south line of Fred Bon
news land and t,nrtbprlY ID
the line of said Bonney's in the line Of
said road two rods and three links y
stake; thence westerly parallel "
said Bonney's north line six rods ano
eight. links to a post; thence soutn
easterly two rods and sixteen links
the south line of said Bonney's lana
thence easterly in the line of said Bon,
ney's land to the first mentioneu
bounds, being the same premises cor
veyed by j. Perley Gordon to May, q
Smith, Nov. Z, 1908, by deed recorosSs
in Kennebec Registry of Deeds, boo'
491, page 102.
Excepting a fourteen acre strip On
the west side fof said farm conveyeess
by SAID Smith to Charles Flanders % %
heretofore referred to, and exceptlns
also right of way across the pastu,,ss
which is west of the road, subject y
gates and bars, for the use and peh PEN.
mt OF said Charles Flanders, his he a.,
or assigns, for the use of the fourtee'
acre lot herein referred to- r
ANA whereas the said william ,o,
Haines died in 1919, and the unue,d
signed Edith S. HaineS was duly az, ~
legally appointed executrix of his iss
Will and testament and trustee un .sia
said will by the Probate Court wit nd
and for the County of Kennehec az.
mas duly qualified as such, and VIVA hss
as the condition of said mortgage III. IN
been broken. now therefore, |, the s sity
Edith $. Haines, in my said capa..itss
as executrix and trustee of the es'sttS ne
do hereby claim foreclosure Oh
mortgage, aforesaid:
Waterville, Me-. April 5, 1921.
EDITH S. HAINES, AZ
Executrix and Trustee of Estate
William II. Haines. a
By ANDREWS & NELSON.
Her ATTORNEYS
apr6,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-06

war prices. Some have said that lum-
Der is back to the quotations of 1916
and 1917.
list. Freight rates are double what
they were before the War.
end. Labor will never again drop
to a pre-war figure.
"3rd. The available supply of lum-
Der grows less each year. and will
continue to do so more rapidly as the
Pulp and Paper mills deplete our for
ests of standing timber.
"4th. There is constantly increas-
ing demand for lumber for all uses"
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I hope that the above table Of fig
ures will clear up the impression that
some people have, that lumber prices
are delaying the building of homes"
Mr.. Randall was asked regarding
the offers of mail order houses and re-
piled: Lumber that can be seen be-
fore 1t Is bought, which is sawed an
even thickness and graded to exact
quality and which can be bought at
less cost than mail order lumber will
always be preferred.
'And there's one thing more I want
to say" concluded Mr.. Randall, land
that is regarding the so-called pre-
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ton Smith, Cora Chick, Frank Wheel
er, George Haynes, John Pinkham,
II. H. Cochrane, Lila Flanders, Irv-
, ing Jewell, f. l.. Chenery, Jessie
Frost, Maria Mountfort. Trustees
, f. NJ. Marks, Harold Smith, w. w.
Plumer, Washington Smith, Cora
Chick, Frank Wheeler, George M.
Haynes, II. II. Coclrrane, John Pink
ham. Recording acknowledgement
Smith. District Steward-A. c. Sher-
man. Reserve Dist. Steward-John
Pinkham. Communion Steward
Martha w, Shorey.
Committees-Appo Benev
olenccs-Ethel Richardson, Margaret
Smith, Amelia Thompson. Foreign
Missions-H. H. Cochrane, Martha
w, Shorey, Myra Day. Christian
ewardship-George NJ. Haynes, F..
Missions-Harold Smith, Washington
Smith, Cora Chick, Religious Educa-
tien-Bessie Wheeler, Lila Flanders,
Ida Cochrane. Temperance-Fran
Wheeler, Daniel Marston, Willard
Day. Education - Ida Cochrane,
Lila Flanders, Amelia Thompson.
Church Records-C. B. Boyd.
Auditing Accounts-E. NJ. Marks.
Parsonage and Furniture-Mary
Blake, Maria Mountfort, Mrs. c. B.
Boyd. Church Music-H. II. Coch-
rane, Ethel Richardson, Ruby Has
call, f. L. Chenery, Mary Blake, Mil
lard Day, Harry Merrill. Estimat-
ing Ministerial Support-John Pink
ham, George Haynes, Harry Coch-
rane, Frank Wheeler, E. M. Marks
Exam. of Local Preachers+Pastor
and Official Board. F'inance-Esti-
mating Committee.
Harry Greenlief, a senior at the
University of Maine, returned Mon
day from Boston where he has been
with his class on their annual in
spection tour to places of interest.
Harry K. Merrill and son Elmer of
Madison were in town Thursday.
Mrs. w. w. Woodbury. returned
Wednesday from Bristol, Conn, after
a nine weeks visit with her son, r.
f. Woodbury. and Mrs. Woodbury..
Oscar Flanders was the week end
guest Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. 0. Flanders.
Mrs. A. j. Loon returned Saturday
from Lawrence, Mass, where she was
called the first of last week on ac-
count of the death of her sister. She
also passed two days in Boston with
her daughter, Miss Lena Loon.
Rev G. w. NJ. Keyes left Monday
on business trip to Haverhill, Mass,
for a few days. Mrs. Reyes accom-
panied him to Scarboro to visit her
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Andrews re-
turned to Winterport Saturday after
passing two weeks with Mr. An
drews' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G..
Andrews.
Misses Grace and Isabelle Berry
were weekend guests of relatives in
Lewiston.
Mrs. Lillian Robertson and little
son Orville were recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Wetstein in Lewis
ton.
Mrs. Carrie Buzzel1 and two little
boys of West Winthrop are passing a
few days with Mrs. Buzzelrs mother,
Mrs. Emma Merrill and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bailey and
little daughter have gone to New
Gloucester for two weeks visit.
Mrs. Ralph Moody of Belmont,
Mass, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
]. +. Moody.
Rev. c. e. Owen of Waterville was
in town over SUNDAY.
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DRESDEN

Llewellyn Rittal has sold his farm
to John Rittal, Jr. Mr.. Rittal has
purchased a home at Five Islands,
A kitchen shower was rendered
Miss Winnie Getchell Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Joseph
Houdlette. Miss Getchelrs engage.
ment to Melville Houdlette of this
town was recently announced.
Mrs. Ethel Houdlette of Harring.
dale, who has been the guest of Mis-
Carolyn Sheldon, has returned to bel
home
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large amount was realized.
Supt. Charles A. Snow and Prin.
Harold Swicker were business WISH
tors in Bowdoinham on Saturday.
Cora Darrah, of Lewiston, was a
recent guest at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. A. S. Alexander.
Repairs are being made on the
Selectmen's Office.
Miss Mildred Kincaid, of Auburn,
was recent weekend visitor at the
home of her brother, Everett Kincaid.
Miss Mildred Costellow arrived FRI
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ciated. Interment in the family lot
at Whitetield cemetery.
Mrs. Walter Peaslee is passing a
few days with her friend, Mrs. Lon
Little.
Sidney Bailey and family are ex
pected home soon from Los Angeles
Cal, where they have lived the past
year. Mr.. Bailey has purchased the
old home place of Mr.. Dunton.
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RICHMOND

Judge Harold Drew of Gardiner,
was business visitor in town re-
Gently.
Mrs. Clara Cross is passing two
weeks with friends in Bath.
Henry Drew was business visitor
~ Bath one day recently.
Saturday. April 2, was Tag Day for
the benefit of the Richmond Baseball
An1seiEfSnn-. Ys1uE nEa anR wnmem
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are planning to attend the banquet
which will be held at the Augusta
House, Tuesday evening, April 5.
Rev. l. B. Moore, of Waterville, oc-
cupied the pulpit at the Baptist
church Sunday morning and evening.
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That prices in practically every line
used for building have dropped is
shown by a tour of the stores and
manufacturing places in Augusta.
Since the majority of homes that will
be built this year in this section will
probably be of lumber, it is especially
interesting to know that there have
been some marked reductions in the
price of this commodity as compared
with the peak of war prices.
Sturgis Randall of the Augusta
Lumber CO.. who spent good part of
the winter in the big woods of the
State in charge of the cutting and
hauling of the logs for this years
work at the mill in Augusta, has COM
piled an array of statistics which are
bound to be of interest to everyone
who is planning to rebuild or repair
his home.
There are 100000 prospective
home builders in the United States to-
day" said Mr.. Randall to a Journal
reporter in discussing the situation.
cit has been said that financial inter-
ests have been slow to consider mort
gage investments. This is no longer
true. Building money is easier
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WHTTEFIELD

Funeral services for the late Miss
Bell King were held Sunday Apr. Bird.
at 2. NJ. and were private. Rev.
Frederick Emmerson OF Alma OFF,
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urally brought to
her. Her face was not a happy one,
for her memories We're freighted with
a sadness that had Swallowed her life
for nearly ten years.
She had welded Rodney Durand, a
close friend of her brother, now dead,
and both had been employed In the
prosperous mercantile house of her
father He, too, had now passed away
and Mabel was alone in the world,
except for her little daughter, Erma,
only ten years old. The little one
came tripping joyously into the room
at that moment.
"Oh, mamma" she cried, "what do
you think? Our neighbor in the next
fiat Mrs. Brayton, wants us both to
be ready in an hour to so with her to
the movies.
Mrs. Brayton had been a cheering
element in the lonely life of Mabel
Durand for over two months.
Mrs. Durand had more than once
during their brief acquaintanceship
conversed with the neighbor she
seemed to especially like about her
past history. 1t was a tragic one.
Two years after her marriage to Rod
ney Durand her husband had been
arrested and sentenced to prison Tor
embezzlement from her father.
II loved Rodney and always SHALL"
insisted Mabel There must be some
mistake in the fearful charge they
have brought against him."
There is none," replied her father
sternly. "He has disgraced us. He
stole from me boldly"
Still Mabel hoped and waited and
at the end Of two years when Rodney
was released from prison she bore 81
lently the reproach of never hearing
word from him.
SO Mabel had talked Of her broken
life and now it was Christmas time
again and the occasion brought a sad
remembrance Of those days In the hap
Ply past when she and little Erma had
known a tender-hearted husband and
a gentle indulgent father.
Mrs. Brayton. chatted casually all the
way to the theater and told her she
had seen the picture play twice and
was greatly impressed by It,
at is the story Of the life Of a
wronged, misjudged man." she said,
"and know 1t will interest you"
The screen outlined the course of
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In her seat. The gentle, soothing hand
of Mrs. Brayton steadied and quieted
her.
"Do not be startled or excited, dear
friend" she whispered. Il had a pur-
pose in bringing you here, as you will
soon know, perhaps gratefully. The
principal of this movie is Rodney
Durand, your husband and my broth
err For his sake have got acquaint-
ed with you; for both your sakes
have brought about this climax.
The story Of the embezzle-
ment crime was faithfully depicted
and 1t showed another as the real
criminal--her own brother. Her hus
band had taken his blame. bearing
the penalty and reproach to save her
brother from disgrace.
AT critical moment her brother
had sent a full confession to Rodney,
taking the blame for the crime. In
plain view Rodney. in the action of the
piece, destroyed 1t.
do you comprehend now?" ques-
toned Mrs. Brayton softly.
"Oh, how we have wronged my poor
dear Rodney" sobbed Mabel. "Cau
you forgive him? VIII he ever forgive
me? Oh, that l could find him"
"You SHALL" and when they reached
home, Mrs. Brayton left her friend for
a few moments to reappear with her
brother.
Higher swung the gladstone chime
bells, merrily echoed the happy sweet
voices, and beside the little Christmas
tree that had been trimmed for Erma
those three earnest souls Joined in the
joyous knowledge that their paths
would lead together from the threshold
Of that Christmas eve into broad sun
ny pastures of lowe and happiness