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MO. 54O2 EQUITY.

in the Circuit Court for Carrou County.
+. Neal Parke. Assignee of Mortgagee VS. Ben
jamin F. Sherry and wife. Mortgagors.
Ordered this 3rd day of November A. d. l!22
that the account of the Auditor filed in this Cause
be finally ratified and confirmed. unless cause
to the contrary thereof be shown or before
the 10Th day of November. inst; provided copy of
this order be inserted for two successive weeks
before the last named day in some newspaper
published in Carroll County.
EDWIN M. MELLoR. Jr.. Clerk.
True copy-Test:
nov3-3t EDWIN NJ. MEILOR Jr Clerk
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children, of Westminster, spent Sun
day with her mother, Mrs. Mary Stov-
er.
Mr. Lester Haugh and children
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Non
roe Bankard, near Piney Creek Sta
TjOO
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FOR SALE

Good combination coal and wood
heating stove, practically new; two
good cook stoves. fine marble-top
cherry bedroom suit, good oak bed.
hall rack, fine settee, two large mir
rors.
EDWARD W. CASE,
noV3-5t Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1922-11-03
PUBLIC SALE
OF A VALUABLE
House and Lot in Westminster

will sell at Public Sale. on he
premises, No. 147 West Main street,
Westminster, on Saturday. Deeem-
Der End, 1922, ut , p. m., my house and
LOT and some furniture. The house
has IL rooms, with bath. hot watc-
furnace. electric lights and other con
veniences. all in first class condition.
Terms at sale.
JOSEPH +. SHREEYE.
The Democratic advocate., 1922-11-03
LOS

LOST-A Black automobile glove:
high top. lined with sheep wool; strap
on back to buckle; buckle has letter
u" engraved, For right hand. Find
ct please leave at this office,
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France Has Brought Shame Upon Maryland
FOR SENATOR FROM
MARYLAND


E.. e deekly grounded in alandc
Lr..e anJ IL sttuhiona principles and
,.bL dents and in American history
-. which author he has made
-, l. - Nh notable contribution He is
- IL. of distinction. He man
on.-- L.. of he highest character. He ha,
l.. -, T.. been partisan
- I..x... He has been friend o
L. Jrefor apd good nment HI.
,n;,~rs has a thorough knowledge ofbuH.
.or. ,rb Above ALL completes
Jo-, trast to DIX France, $ a mar
- ~ toIla.,oJ of sound stable and balanced
Io'"PdI,e His intellectual
~. .oI. of the first order and
-. would make him al homer o
H. NJ Senate which admittedly nedr
- e - R.a,LI innprov No doubt for
- ~. e.. minds eccentrlcy has its charms
H.. butw when .
of mere habit
e V. IL r. but of opinion
w ~. So, greatly limits or destroys pub
T.. pu..;sn - lie man power for public
Ill -, tends. indeed. o max.
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ty a be adequately
eL - H. sened by of unstable
J.na.n. h. neb b.tt.r permanent and shifting Poha
e.,J -, L. butor 70 om. fantasies? To borrow from d.
Johnson, DR.. France is a
S.n.tar ,yo,IJ metco while Mr. Bruce a
be o the advantage of the Re star
publican Party well OF the In between ordinary
country him leisure the country large
his studies small
March 4, 1923. Americans of soodvi
Mr. in the defeat OF
William is emil patron of Boshevism.
Elect Bruce and Restore Maands Prestige in the Senate
Election Day, Tuesday, November z.
Published by authority of Clarence K. Bowic, Treasurer
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Mrs. Harry Canon nurso
s: HosI tai, Sykesville, spen, N a0s 7, 5
Monday evening until TuespSas psns iqa
ing last week, with Miss Tho; e'e'
inert, near this city. 'us W
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is urged to be present

is urged to be present,
Plasterers are through al -.
sonage and are ready fnr a. ~ 'As D..
Farmers are having a baualla bar1
to husk corn. Dry weatbor ndfa TO-
help is the cause. aNi |,
Mrs. Herb. Buckingham is ,n,
with qu!nsey at this time 10 Saa''p
Mr.. Frank Eckenrode Is On.
and is slowly recovering from Ua' ~ q.
Listen for wedding bells u 'llls
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Adventures in the Underworld and in Politics

Pacific railways, as much, it may
be, because of his shrewdness as
politician as for his ability as
lawyer. When the Legislature of
1885 convened Vrooman was there as
a Senator to take charge, as was as
sumed by voters and press generally,
and without question, of the election
of former United States Senator A.
A. Sargent, who was to be returned
to the Senate at the wish of the rail-
way interest.
/ was assigned by my paper to go
to Sacramento and report the ses-
sion, and as had succeeded in per-
suading Miss Annie Lake, the lady I
have spoken of as a fellow literary
contributor to the Ar0ondut, to be-
come my wife, she accompanied me
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orchards and pick fruit for month
or two, but that's more like you
might say for change of air
They're hobos, not tramps; they've
no cares, as l see, and are as USE
full to the city as is an old maids
cat that's too well fed to catch a
mouse-and as harmless. There's
many as write pieces about the suf-
fering of the poor-and some of 'em
suffers, God knows,-but these? /
sometimes think they're the COM
fortaDlest folks in the world-the
bums,"
story / might begin it: AN Ameri-
can citizen named Vrooman mar
ried a maiden of a warlike tribe of
Indians and made a home for her in
pleasant region of Central Cali
fornia, where a son was born to
them whom they named Henry. The
youth grew up a stalwart, and when
he had acquired such learning from
books as the village school teacher
could impart he satisfied a boyish
ambition by becoming a blacksmith.
Gut manhood ambition, Influenced
by heredity. overcame the influence
of environment, and young Henry
decided to become a lawyer What
ever he decided to do he never failed
to do from lack of persistent effort,
and in time he was admitted to
practice law. Then Henry observed
that those in the larger town to
which he had moved who advanced
rapidly in the legal profession had
adopted another profession; a side
line, as commercial travellers say.
politics."
Having thus introduced one of the
most interesting characters I ever
met, / must stop the fiction manner
of writing about him, for his career
is so like a fiction hero's that to
write about him in story telling man
ner nigh arouse suspicion as to his
reality.
Vrooman had been selected as his
county's legal representative of the
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for their land. Riparian rights!"
shouted the miners. Water diverted
from it's bed must be returned un-
diminished in quantity, unimpaired
in quality" roared back the farmers.
1t was a corking row, displaying
no small knowledge of common law
and a dazzling amount of fiery
speech. When it threatened more
than verbal assault Vrooman sig
nailed to Mcclure, who tactfully
soothed angry feelings, quelled tu-
multi and brought the discussion back
to the closed season for quail in Tuo-
lumne county-and peace reigned in
Sacramento county.
How was that?" Vrooman asked.
rejoining us. Splendid" Mrs.
Townsend assured him. Men are
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interesting only when they are inter-
ested."
There was some perfunctOry
grouching by the antirailway press
over the seemingly inevitable election
of Sargent, but, IT'S railway Leg
islature. To the victors belong the
spoils. What's the use of getting
mad?" was the general sense of the
comment. Vrooman's headquarters
were in commercial building, where
we correspondents called on him
nightly just before filing our latest
dispatches. The railway boss talked
freely with us and with apparent
frankness We assumed that the
nightly visits to his Office by MEM
bers of the Legislature were in pur-
suance of his plans: the machinery
for the joint session of the Legisla-
ture for the election of a Senator
must be nicely adjusted. oiled, each
movable part known to be smoothly
running and dependable.
One night as ! was leaving his of
flee VrOoman asked me to wait un-
til he had closed up. and when he
had done SO he walked with me to
the telegraph office, and after / had
filed my dispatch to the Chronicle
he asked me to go to supper with
him. We did not go to the only first
class French restaurant but to a
little place in an unfashionable part
of the city near the water front,
which he liked, he said, because ii
was not patronized by politicians.
He ordered for himself friend pigs
feet and champagne. and smiled as
| looked my horror at the incon-
gruity of his selections.
1t is my regular supper here
every midnight" he said. My doc
tor and my wife are agreed that it is
the worst supper l could eat. II 1t
were known at home" he grim
aced
Nearly every night for a week or
more at his insistence / joined him
at supper. but my example in testing
the cooks varied offerings of dain-
I'm ss1x
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one from between a tarpauline and
cords of potatoes in sacks, two or
three from q 1eanto made of bales
of hay and others from other impro-
vised shelters; men under middle
age. most of them, hearty looking,
too, and generally good natured
about receiving their early morning
calls.
They won't work, because they
don't have to-" said my expert ad-
wiser. They don't beg, and few of
them ever take a chance at hold
up or such thing They eat off'n
the fruit wharves, or do a lazy
hours job around a restaurant for
a cup of coffee and a sandwich, or
sweep out bar room for drink
Oh, some of them will go out to the
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quoted. but it was true only as to my
cribbing his useful and accurate fig
ures. / am acquainted with the
slums of many American cities. and
can find my way about in those of
London and Paris. When old Null
berry Bend of Harrigan and Hart's
songs and stories was yet a clutter
of brick tenements, covering all the
space of what is now Mulberry
Park. one angle making one Of the
notorious Five Points, / knew its
many dark and devious passages
well enough to pilot friends through
them at midnight. To learn how
the other half lives has always fas-
cinated me.
One night in San Francisco, look
ing for special story material, 1
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Comfortable Buns.

That was the story believed by all
who knew old Ross, ths vagrant,
that he was a descend >at Of the
famed Betsy Ross. maker of the
first American flag. After hearing
the old man tell his story, over a
cup Of hot coffee, / rejoined my
friend the policeman. who / found
TO be an imperturbable off f-side phi
losopher. He would not have it that
the water front habitues deserved or
wanted pity.
1t was growing into dawn, and he
rsas turning out the inhabitants;
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wandered to the Barbary Coast,
where the widest if not the lowest
jewellers in this country invent
dances for Broadway and Fifth ave-
nue. TO enjoy, and as morning ap-
preached chummed in with police
man and made his rounds with him.
Where an old shanty had tumbled in
on itself the policeman made a
search and brought out little old
white haired man who was fretfully
scolding at having been turned out
before daylight.
Why. it's old Ross himself." ex-
claimed the officer. Now, Ross,
did the kind judge send you to the
Workhouse. where the coffee and
grub are fine? Why didn't you stay
there?"
Il don't like it there" the old
man cried. There's no fun in the
Workhouse. so / skipped
He walks, said the officer, en-
couragingly six or eight miles.
Wouldn't he make the grand star in
a six-days-go-as you-please! And
his grandmother-or was it the good
at-grandmother, Ross making
the American flag for Gen. Wash
ington?"
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to the State capital. 1t was my bust
ness to make Vrooman's acquaint-
ance, for he was to be the chief
source Of session news. Physically.
he plainly showed his Indian blood;
tall, sinewy, dark skinned. black hair
and eyes, the warlike Indians arched
nose and high cheek bones. But he
had one temperamental character
istic / never saw in any full blood
Indian of any tribe, a sense OF
humor, and he was as courteous as a
Latin diplomat. Come TO think that
over, / am not certain that warlikc
Indians, as opposed to such a tribe,
for example. as the Diggers, are not
naturally courteous.
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EDWARD w. TOWNSEND.

a FTER my return from Homo
~ lulu / worked on a story of
romance and pathos with the
most interesting newspaper man I
met in San Francisco, a Russian, a
reporter on 4 German paper, a big,
nearly. smiling hap; as experienced,
think. as the devil. He had FAM
lily name Enthusiastically Russian, a
long string of gritty consonants un-
on the tongue. So, of course, as we
could not pronounce his name we
called him Duke. / was out one day
on story which proved to be a dud
when l met the Duke, who urged me
to go with him to the morgue. He
believed that he was on the track of
= good story. and if it turned out
as he expected-Ah. then we would
dine. He had been at work on the
Atcry. but would not yet tell me more
Than the incident which had started
him investigating.
Before we met, when he CHANGED
TO be near the morgue, he encoun-
Tered messenger boy carrying an
Armful Of flowers. In answer to the
Dukes question where he was taking
Huch flowers in such a neighborhood |
the boy said he was sent with them |
fsto the lady at the morgue." Ex-
pensive flowers to a lady" in the |
Ihorgue? We were off,
We put in a lot of work on the |
story. each taking an end. and,
briefly. here is what we learned: In |
q light opera company playing in
San Francisco. years before that
time. was an Irish prima donna who |
had been educated in music in Berlin
and Vienna. She was not young. but
OF that alluring age when a woman,
having become wise, selects her
masks of Folly with the same care
she selects and wears her hats. She |
made herself the favorite of some |
young men who were spending the |
money their fathers had made in the
mines. One day at the races a Uni
rersity of Dublin man, a major
among San Franciscos minor poets. |
was joyously hailed by woman,
one Of vivacious party lunching on
top of a four-in-hand coach. 1t was
the foreign trained Irish prima |
donna She ordered her hosts to
invite the poet to the lunch, max
ing much OF him for that he had |
been kind and encouraging to her
when she first sang in London.
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Starting Something.

One night Mrs. Townsend went
with me to session of the Senate.
Vrooman saw us sitting in the lobby
and came to meet Mrs. Townsend,
saying that he wanted to know her
fathers daughter. Her father. Judge
Lake, for some time before his death
had been at the head of the Pacific
Railways legal department, after
serving many years on the bench,
and Vrooman told how eagerly he
had studied some of Judge Lakes
decisions. When he rose to return to
his floor seat he asked Mrs. Towns
end if the Senate proceedings inter-
ested her. She answered that she
found them rather quiet" "Oh." 4"
he said, smiling, we must liven them
up for you"
He whispered to his floor manager,
Senator Dave Mcclure. a jovial chap,
with a good understanding of parlia-
mentary rules, and then quietly re-
sumed his seat. Mcclure, watching
the dun routine business for a few
minutes. saw the opening he was
looking for and presently had UP a
phase OF the hottest wire on the cal
endar, an irrigation bill. Hoop la.
The mountain men and the valley
men were at each others throats
The miners needed the streams in
their work; the farmers wanted them
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Piano Player in a Dive.

Her first appearance in San Fran
cisco had been in the city's most
important theater. The opera COM
pany travelled on without her, for
she had cozy establishment. SER
wants and horses to remain for.
As the years went on she sang in
less and less important theaters, in
amusement halls, varieties, and fin
aily. her voice gone. forgot by her
early admirers, she became the piano
player in low dive. Her companion
then was a wreck who, when sober,
sang in the dive. One night, after the
diva's patrons had favored her with
but few thrown coins, her. only earn
tngs, to take home-home? a squalid
room in a foul tenement on the edge
Of the Barbary Coasti-her COM
panion emphasized his disapproval
OF her earning power by numbering
her
The Irish poet had learned by
chance of the murder, and it was he
who sent the flowers to the lady at
the morgue.
The Duke dug up some rags of
gossip to the effect that the singer
had been involved in a scandal in
Vienna official circles which created
q diplomatic jar between Austria and
Ifo1u lnnEna
when he gave me that end of the
story. but he neither blushed nor
blinked. Some weeks later he grave
ly chided me for my unjust and
cruel suspicious and showed proof
that the Austrian Minister at Wash
ington had, through his local consul.
been making discreet inquiries about
the lady at the morgue.
The late Jacob Riis, the man Theo-
dore Roosevelt hailed as lone OF
Americas $ most useful citizens" wrote
a book. How the Other Half Lives, >
while he was on the New York EVE
MING Sun and / was on THE SUN
Soon after that / wrote my novel
"a Daughter of the Tenements.' >
and cribbed freely from Riis's book
the actual figures of earnings by
sweatshop garment makers. Huh.
said Riis to me. II write facts about
the other half and my books dom
sell: you turn my books into fictior
and that does sell-but you never gt
near the slums."
That was bright, and was widely
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Continued on Following Page.
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One day at the races University
of Dublin man, a major among San
Francisco's poets, was joyously
hailed by woman, one of viva
cious party lunching on top of a
four-in-hand coach.
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A FTER my return from Homo
~ lulu / worked on story of
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BENTON

Miss Hazeltine Watts has return
ed to Pennington after passing
Thanksgiving recess with her par
cnts, M. and Mrs. Bliss Watts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everson Brown. Mrs.
Mabel Morreau, Mrs. Everett Hunter
and Mrs. Daniel Bowman attended
East kennepec Pomona at Nassalboro
November IS.
James Davis, who Is employed at
Buckfield has returned to his work
after passing the week end with his
family.
Miss Emily Bradbury of Fairfield
passed the day with her friend, Miss
Marguerite Hunter.
Miss Gertrude Gerald has returned
to her work in Augusta after pass
ing the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gerald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Beech of
Waterville were Sunday guests of
their daughter and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clare Brown.
Mr. and Mrs 3. C. Thomas. Miss
Stella Thomas and Mrs. Worth
Brown were recent guests OF MT. ana
Mrs. Floyd Hamer of Clinton
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hustus Of
Fairfield We're recent guests of their
daughter, Mrs. Frank Edgerly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spearin and
family recently passed the day with
Mrs. Spearn's brother and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Omer Gerald of Clinton.
Miss Frances Goodwin has return
ed to Brownville after passing the
week END with her mother, Mrs.
Blanche GOodWin
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MONMOUTH

/ Mr. and Mrs Fred Huntington
were business callers at Lewiston,
| Tuesday.
Miss Theresa White, teacher at
| Monmouth school, passed the
| Thanksgiving, recess at the home of
! her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
! White, Belgrade.
| The Frost school closed Wednes-
day. Nov. 20, for a vacation of two
| weeks.
| SOUTH-The school at South
Monmouth closed Wednesday for
/ few days vacation for Thanksgiving.
| The teacher, Miss Mildred White,
went to her home in Rangeley for the
holiday.
| Mr. and Mrs. Norman Higgins and
| children. Claire and Virginia, passed
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. I. A.
True of Litchfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dixon enter
tanned at Thanksgiving dinner, Mrs.
Dixon's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
! Jewett.
Mrs. Linwood Bubier and children.
Chester and Pearl Louise. passed
! Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Austin and family of Wales.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mace and chill
dren and Mrs. Perley Mace were
entertained on Thanksgiving day by
Nj. and Mrs. o. c. True.
The Thanksgiving party at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Chick
consisted Of Mr.. and Mrs. Perley
Skidgell and daughter Ruby. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Chick and little son,
and Miss Nellie Chick
P. E. Frost of Auburn was in town
TWO days last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Phelan and
family passed Thursday with rela-
tiVes in Sabattus.
Herbert TessensohI and party have
recently returned from hunting trip
bringing with them three fine deer.
Fred and Carleton Blake succeeded
in shooting deer Thursday while
hunting on Oak HILL
Edward Cote has employment at
Phelan brothcaH' store. irwin Luce
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RIPLEY

Mrs. Eva Films left Saturday for
Boston where she will visit a few
weeks with her son, Edward. 5r.
Mr.. and Mrs. I.emont p.ilms and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Films and
daughter. Ethalinda, passed nnhanhs-
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Weymouth III Corinna.
Maurice Nutter has been i'll with
the grippe for several days but is
gaining slowly now.
Reuben Lane was business caller
in Dover FoXcroft recently.
Miss Rena Laughton and Doris
Felker We're at home from Farming
ton normal school, for the Thanks
giving vacation.
I Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fernald
were Sunday callers at Maurice MT
ters.
Ripley grange gave play last
Wednesday evening at the grange
hall, which was well attended and
and the sum of about $50 cleared
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NORTH VASSALBORO
Mrs. Charles DUSTY

The community of North VassaI-
boro was saddened Tuesday by the
sudden death Of Mildred F. Dusty,
wife Of Charles Dusty of that town.
Mrs. Dusty was twenty-six years of
age and is survived by a husband,
three brothers, Warren Staples of
North Vassalboro, James and Daniel
Staples of Sllowhagan. She leaves
one sister, F'reeda Staples of East
Fassalboro. She was q member of
the local chapter Of the Eastern Star
and of the American Legion Auxil-
lar of North Vassalboro. The flu
neral will be held Friday afternoon at
P. NJ. at the home of the deceased
Rev. John Gibson Of the Methodist
church officiating. Interment will be
made in the North Nassalboro ceme-
terry
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Patience Stanley Chapter
=. A. r. Holds Annual
Christmas Party

The members Of Patience Stanley
Chapter. d. A. r. held their annual
Christmas Party Tuesday, December
5fh. Meeting at the Winthrop House
at 1 o'clock they partook Of q deli
Cjous banquet after which the ladies
adjourned to the home of the Regent,
Mrs. +. p. Libby where q most de-
lightful afternoon was spent. AS some
CT the ladies were obliged to leave
carly in the afternoon the distribu-
ton Of gifts came first on the pro-
gram. Each lady contributed some
little article for the occasion and the
gifts were placed in prettily decor
aied red and green basket, bedecked
dining room table.
The room was also decorated for
tie occasion with the Christmas col
ors and presented a most attractive
picture as the guests passed in line
and received their particular gift.
from out the basket. After these
gifts had been opened and duly adj
iIired a business session was called
by the Regent and several important
matters attended to.
The Historian, Mrs. Rose B. Par
ker sent in her resignation at this
time and Miss j. p. Bishop was elect
Cd to serve for the remainder of the
year. The Medal which the Chapter
IS to present to the Eighth and Ninth
grades for the best test in United
States History was shown by the
committee in charge and other COM
mittees were appointed in connection
with this matter. The matter of the
John NJ. Benjamin History of the
town Of Winthrop was also brought
refore the Chapter by one of the
members. Mrs. Mabel Whiting. and
the Chapter expressed themselves as
Icing much in favor of its purchase
ty the town.
| The members sent beautiful bou-
| Quet of yellow chrysanthemums as
| token Of remembrance to Mrs John
SIcllroy who is soon to move to Lew
iston. The meeting closed with the
Flag salute and the ladies departed
al! feeling that this Christmas party
had been one of the best yet One
lady who was complimented on her
! courage in riding so far to be able to
he present. tshe had six miles to
come) replied that she had brave
iancestors, most apt reply.