Nassau County Review 19061221

              Nas
I Coun
VOL. XII
FREEPOllT,   N. Y.,   FRIDAY,   DECEMBER   21,   1906
NO. 9
GREETINGS
To All   Our Friends Dear Friends ;
Thanks to my many friends, the Re¬ view in closing the ye^r 190fi finishes the best twelve montljis in its history. I wish to thank you for the courtesies extended me during this titne, and to say "Merry ('hristmas" iind "Happy New Year" to you.
I have tried to give saUsfactinn and shall try during the coming year to please you even better, if possible.
.A.gain thanking you and extendin.tr a hiiiijiy Yuletide greeting.
Very sincerely yours.
Smith F. I'ear.siill.
Where To Get Almas Presents
(from our advertisers)
Turkeys, at H. If. Hiirnis, corner I'ine and Main Streets.
f'erfumes. Writing Paper, aJid sueh goods as usually fovind in uji-to-date drug stores, :it (;has. P. Smith's, junction Main and (i!hurch Sts. ; Thom¬ as Johnston, Fulton 1st.
Candies Windel'is, Vernie's C. P. Smith's, Thotnas .lolfinston's, DaSilva's.
Cigars -Verirhe'sj Gobetz's, .lohn- .sLiiu's, DaSilva's, i^mith's.
Nuts-   Harms, Vhmie's,   l)iiSilv:i's.    j
Caulirtower   -Vernie's.
Cranberries    Vermes'  nnd    llarins'.
VVatermiin's   Ideal Fountiiiii   Pcp.s Pearsall   &   .Vlinray's;   iilso Chi-istniiis ['ost Card.s.
Apples by the Barrel .1. .M. Ih-v.- lett, G. M. H.ewlelt & Co.
Oliver Typewritil'i"    K. V. Hiildw in, agent.
Piano -ClKiiuiler & Held. "A.common sense Christimis Gift"
see Na.-^saii .'v- Suffolk Lighting Ce. adv.
Everyihing see ('. P. Seaman's iidv. (m page 7.
.'\ ChrLstnia.s Breiith
God rest ye, little chihiren ; but nolhii.j- you all'right. For .Tesus Chrisi,  your   Savior,   wii-; born this luippy nighl; Alonj? the hills  of  Galil.v   th.'   while
Hocks sleeping lay, '  When Christ, the child of Na.-.iirelb, vvas born on Christmas day.
D. M. .viulock.
llu' Bliml (lirl'.s Cbristiiias
\iy .Ino. .1. Beekman.
T'wiis ill a ct-owdod city.
Along a busy street. Where throngs were niiidly rushing.
Vnd tramping, Ireailing feet. T"'wiis there besiik- the curb-stoiu',
Tbat (Iciir cold Winter's night; Tbe blind girl sat in silence.
Praying some good soul might
Buy her godds thai evening ;
The morrow was Christniiis ilii.\'. ,    The throng kejil nuidly rushing.
Hushing uji the busy '.v.iv. Her heart was low w ithin her,
The world ignored hi-r plea; She (-ried unto the ll(>;iV(.'ns :
Christ!  1 have fnitl   in Tiue !
FREEPORT NEWS
Wm. P. Jones and wife have gon,' to ! the ciiy for the winter monlhs.
#9 ¦ -y
i     A meeting of the   Village   Board   of [Trustees will be held on Friday   ni.ght.
(Complimentary Reception
Without I pieslion lhe best in-ogram furnished before a Freeporl jiudience was giveii at the Freeport Club house Wednesday . ven ing. iis an e.xfiression of aiijireciation of and lo the "Ladies of the Club" for their work in con¬ nection with the recent  fair.
John I). Gunning, chairman of the ^ J, E. Nolan and familv are now oc- Entertainmenl Commillee, mtroduced I ,,u j^ ^heir new house im North Mr Dean President ot the Clu\ y^o \ j^^j^ ^^^^^y - welcomed the guests.    He spoke ot the
work of the ladies in connection with the fair, and said that as the result of their efforts ."fl.'^OO had been rai.sed, which was to be used in decorjiling the club li.iuse inside and nut, contracts I'or which had already been given out. Ik- spoke esjiecially of the work of Mrs. Mayland, chairnum of the hidies' com¬ miltee of the Fair, to whom its su(-- cess was largely due.
The entertainers, mostly from the Star Lyceum Bureau, of which Alonzo Foster, a member of the Club, is president, were as follows: Miss Eva F. Collins, banjoist; Mi.ss Augusta Grimm, reciter; Mrs. B. M. Knobel, soprano; Charles R. Taggart, enter¬ tainer, Joseph Lcirrain, mimic, instru¬ mentalist, elc.; Mrs. John H. Kirby, accompanist. All the numbers were t-omiielled to respond lo encores unlil the time became so lale as to forbid further repelilions, and all seemed to be eijUrtl favorites. .Vlr. Taggart and A full allendance is desired al the Mr. l.ori-ain seem fully capable of  fur- ! meeting of Mystic Kebekah Lodge this
Get single copies of the Review at DaSilva's, West Merrick Road, or Go¬ betz's or Pearsall it .Vlurray's, South .Main Street.
Use judgment in your gifl selecting even if you are lale in purchasing. Chas. P. Smilh has something to say lo the late gift seekers in his ad. in this issue.
Owing lo the disguslingl.y  poor   ser¬ vice given us by   the        - New.s   Com¬ pany    we   have   beeu  obliged   to  dis¬ continue the handling of all magazines. Pearsall & Murray.
Misses Edna Eldridge and Florence Miller, and Ruth and Lloyd Cutler are home for a two weeks' vacation, from (.'enleniiiarv C. E, Hackettstown, N. J.
Saturdiiy uf iu-.-\l wck i.- the lasl diiy for paying your school ta.\ without the e.xtra four per cent. Wriu- to Wesley Pearsall, Freeiiort, L. L, for your bill.
Al a meet int:" ¦ f l-'rei-p.irl Council, j No. .^i7. Jr. (). r. A. M.. held on Fri-1 day evening of last week, il was decid¬ ed to hold a class initiation of candi-1 dates for in(.'mbership on the evening j of .January 4, I9dT. No -candidates i submitting their applications after Ic- nighl (Friday) will be initiated on Ihat, date. :
School Notes
'lhe physics class   took   full   posse: m of their new room on Fridav.
:\l the rhetoricals held   lasl   Frida.v there were several visitors presenl.
The Christmas vacation sUirls .m December '2'^, a(uL!as.Ui two weeks, iii-r- lil Mondav, Jan 7.
Mr.   J. .^llianv.
BALDWIN
Gitl'.mi   spi'iil   last   week in
.Miss M.E. .Marvin is ' al Central Islip.
B. F. Miller is (-ontitu bv illness.
dtiiig friends
d   to  his home
nishing the enteriiiinmenl of   a   whok evening,     iind    l! e    olher   perfortnc-rs ¦ were well   leceived. i
After the enterlainment the music- i ians iippeared and the lovers of Terpsi- i chore had a plea.sant hour. At the samo time refreshments were served in the i dining room ;itid lhe card rooms to all | the guests, under managemenl of the able ('lub Steward, Chas. Beiiubiiin.
The event was wiihout (lUestion th.' must successful of ll-.e long list nf sm- iiils oi' the Club.
OBITUARY
The fuiu'riil services of the lale Ce- I ilia HoUowiiy, wit'eof John Holloway, wen,' held Sunday afternoon, from her lale residence, Brooklyn Avenue, Rev. K. P. Ketcham oIlleiHliiig; intet^ient at Greenfield cemeteiy. Besides her husliaiid, deceased is survived bv luo '  ¦^..iis, Willett (L tuid Arthur C. .Smith.
HYMENEAL
('.i-im     Walls .Ai'.nuun'. eiiu'iiL hii.s l.c'.'ii niin!,. . f ihf iiiiirriiige   of    Miss    Eliz.dielh   Walts, daughter  of   Mr.   and   Mrs.    William
Thursday evening, be nominated and i ing yeiir.
when   (iffi(-ers will l('(-led for the eiisu-
The services ;il the Presbyterian ("hurc-h Sunda.\- will be Christmas throughout. In the morning the ijuar- let and congregation will sing ('hrist¬ mas music, and in the evening a ("hrislmas praise service will be given by (luartet, chorus choir and congrega- I ition; Miss Dailey. conductor; Mrs. Ida : B. Conklin, organist.
-Monda.v evening, Christmas eve,   the j annual Christmas festival of   the   Sun- I day .School w-ill be held   in   the   church : at 7 :.'{(» p. m.    A very small   admission I fee   will     be    charged    non-members. j An    inleresling.   and    allraclivs   ]iro- gram will be given by all the members I of  the   kindergarten,   iirimary,   inter- 1 mediate and advanced (k;[iarlments un¬ der   the   leiidership   of   G. P.   Bergen, I chorister; .Miss Annie   Smith,   piianist; ! Sidney   H.   Swezey,   cornetist;   S.   T. Raynor,   violinist;  logelhcr   with   the members of   the   iirogram   (-ommitlee.
Miss Gertrude Waterbury will : the Christmas vacation with hcr ents in Saugerties.
.-\ pari of the third grade ami a of the   lifth   grade    pupils   have asked toM-eporl in  the  "annex' school (-(inveiies in .lanuarv.
par-
part been when
.Senati village.
T   Fox   sjient   Saturdiiy in the
J.   P. (ionies Clinton  Place.
ilt   his  hi
Mr. Smith, Miss Partridge aiul Miss Rice will spend their Christmas Holi¬ days in Freejiort. Miss Partridge will enlertiiin her inuther here.
ll is exjiected that the ";innex" on Miiin Slreet will be finished this week with the jjossible excejition nf the seats, which have been .inlered but hfPVe not \-el arrived.
The .M. L. S. mel with   .Mi.ss  Hamil ton on Tuesday evening.
Wilford   C. from Cornell
.Southard    has- returned for lh(.' holida\s.
1   Mrs. John Eckluiid uf   New
.Mr.
York,   sjienl   SundOav Mrs. Wm.Wolfe.
with     Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Massie ing over the birth of ii son, riveil on Friday.
iire reji which
.\
win
Walt
Grim, .li.. sun of   Mr. and  Mrs. James
O.swiild    Grim   ot"   Rockville    Centre,
wh.ii'h t.iik jiiin-i- nt St. A.gnes Rectory,
U.ickville   Centre, l-"iitlu-r (^iieiily utTic-
iiiting.
f   Freejiort   lo James   Oswald i iissortmenl of   the   Walerm
the genuine; with jiretty boxes. Pearsall iVL- Murr Building.
A euchre and drawing fur a doll wiil be held at the Manhattiin House ('hrislmas night (next Tuesilay even¬ ing) under ausjiices of the .Mystic Ell' tertainment Commillee.
The .\. S. 1). C. met nl fixe home of Mr.s. Forrest Dutibiir, Lexin,gton Ave¬ nue, last Wednesday. .All rejiorl hiiv¬ ing had a line lime in sjiite of the cold weather.
The block signals for the trolley c(iinpan,v are being installed, one m front of Ackerman's hotel, and the (ithei- at the corner of. Main Slrti-t iiii'I ITi-iiiikTyn Avehue.
Chrisiiiiiis exorcises • will \if lu-kl in the M. E. .Sunday School on the^eve of Christmas. Those of the Primary Dejiartment will be held on the ,iiflt-i'- iiiion of the same dav. -¦. '
•.•J .'; Whal better  jiresent   for   ('hri,stmas than il fountain jien'.'    We have 'a hirge n   h.k^il Chi^Stiiias '.    Kevi'-w
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Combs    .¦^eiinuip. At   Hen'.J i.s lead   lifT  Decemlu r   ;i, Kev.   H.   V<.   Munson,     Ellsworth Coinlif. (if   rreejiort and   Mi.ss -Mary Si'iiniiin uf llenipstead.
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.lolm Brie Rmkawiiy FreiMxirt.
Powell Ocean   ."side
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Ile'u-v nd    Flr
P.iWel
2.*^,    bv
,1      ei'
Navi.
:\l the meeling of the tbiicial Bnard of the .M. E. Church held Fridiiy even¬ ing, a resnlution was jiassed reiiuest¬ ing tho return nf the pa.-Tur, \'<,-'\'. '.< A. .loi'diin. for the i-nnimg year.
DniiatioiTs of childrens' clothing, candies and toys are reijuested by Mis. Josejih Carman,   for   the   Village
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H    y, isilv,
ll   wi-n   tl gel    yu"tii-
She ,sat another hour
.-\nd no one bouglit her vMires; "UhI Chrisi; 1 have faith in'The.
Tho' many iire my cares." .She heard the angels singing ;
Then was restored her sight Christ made her Christmas merry
She saw the Star that night.
iur J.ills jrinted. .'heaji-
lo !)<)((
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.illheads This class ..f work i.s lu-ally and 1. I'xecuted at  this otfice.     W slock dilTerent sizes iiml sluijies nf   bill heads and statenieiits.   Our.iiimmercial i Jirinting is m-al, correct and in iici-ord-' iiiice with the jirevailing styles.     "The best is the cheapest."
.4 Good Place to Live
If, perchance, a cojiy   of   this   pajier
Sunshine should fall into the hands of  any   who
About eighteen dollars has  been   re- ; are in search of a new location    a place
ceived in the rainy day Sunshine 'ooxes , where   church,   school  and  social   ad-
and much   Christmas  cheer   has  been j vantages     are    given  emphasis,   and
sent out. : where you can   live  out  your  allotted
(.'hri.=tnuis Tree, which will be held h.er lioHH<>. in accor(;lance with her Uill i-usfom.' ..Ml donations are quested lu bp in by .Saturdiiy. .-\11 vors will be greiilly aj.jireciiiled iti.v; W. C.  T. E. ai.d Mrs. Carman.  ',"'
Tlu class
sujijier given to the young men's if the M.   E.   Sunday   School   by
John J. Randall G. .Miller, created Wnoiklert ("haniiel , and Jirovided a straight wntercourse to ' the bay from this village, has cnnlract- j ed for work to begin next mnnth on a ; new chiinnel, to extend from tbe foot i of Long Bciich -\venue, sibotil a mile I .south to deeji wjiter. The new chan- | nei will Jiarallel Woodcleft, and willi have ll (lejith nf ',iO feet in (ii'(.'pest ¦ parts, and ii width of lOb   feel. j
The creation of the new channel wi'l | atford liuilding sites between that and Wi.H^dcleft, by filling in, and opens up j a su.gge.stimi to the town of Hempstead in the matter of utilizing common lands, which is al presenl ii matter of discus,=inn between citizens and .some of the tnwn nllicials. The town jios¬ sesses Ihousiinds of ill-res of meadow hind frnnling .villages from Rockville t'entre to .Seaford. and a large jiortion of it-Jiroduce.-; no re\enue to the ti.iwn. With the crealinn nf ilinnnels to {he liiiy .sui-h JIS Mr. i;iii;iliill hits jilaiiiieil, tht' hinds .-..iii.l 1'.- fiiiuie viihiidile as buikling site.-, aii'l .-..iil'l !..- s.ild for large sums, il is' ia-ii- ^ . .1.
.Si>me nf th-' Ini 111 sjiiirting frali-rmly i.-ielved il sevei-e jolt Saluniiiy iifter- ] •.\uu:x when Police Cajitiiiii John Dunbiir miide his iijij.eiiiance tit an iilleged jiodlrnnin in Fi'iilernity ll;ill. near the railrnail statinn.
Till.' jiliue had '.een uiak-r su.-'jiicion for s.ime days. It was fi.rna-rly run as a brokerage cu:.. ern ;i branch ..f one in Miuihatlaii iiinl v.a-; iii '-l.ii.-jre nf n local resident.
Latleriy two nun fi-om Lmitc rslaiid City, wiinse names Chief Dunbar is not reiidy loj^'ake jiublic. liav.- condu led the Jilace, iiml the aulhnritie.-i wen- rea.sni.ai.ly (.riaiM ii j.n'oli'.mm wiis 1-.-- iiig fu'i. ¦.•\It '.'lill wa^ i.*-eiled waT.--vi¬ dence, aii'l Chief Dunbar f-.und no lack I.f that when he ..nU-re.i tl..- j.'hi'-e Salurday afterno<iti.
A      number   nf   Im-al   betlnrs   were
The second jjushmobile race for the Dean trojihy,which was jiostjinned from Dec. K, was held lasl Salurday. Frank Pitcher and Harold Wilson won th race, their time being S minules, :'. se.-onds, f'or one mile and a (juarter. Edward Chajimiin iind ('arrnll (iuniiing W'ere second, with lii-iiiiii!! Jnhiisnn with Williiffli iand Joseph .Miller thinl. Th.- linal c will be lield on Saturdav.
.Mr. and  .Mrs. F.   A.   Xichnlsnn   and
(laughter of   Delanco, N. J., will ithe holidavs with re.litli.veH.lMire.
-jiciid
The M. E. Sunday Schnnl has |i|-e|)iii-. jd an t liibnrale enlei-tiiinment to I i lield in the   ehiin-h nil   Cliristma.s  Eve,
A luld whi.-l davs.
Christiniis eiilerlainiiietit   will  b
111. -hn.
-hnnl
I"ri(la\',   iifter
¦   fnr lhe hnli-
A'eiirly all llie grjides   aro   jireiiiiring j I'n;-    spei-jnl   exercises   iipjirnjiriiile   In j Christniiis, tn be held in Miss   Diiiley's room to-day (Friday).    The   fnlinwing ; jis the lime ifv   which   the   griides   will iTiider tbeir j.rognim :    The .Tnl   graije ill !);.'!<) a. m; the .'llh grade   al   l(i::;(i; the   L'nil   gra.ie   al   l:!-'.   and   lhe    llh grad.'ill l: :IHI.     Uelalives  an.!   jiiireiils of Lhe scholars iire enrdiiilly invited   In attend.
Ml-, and Mrs. 'I recejition l.j the I win Club illld t 111 evening last.
'.  B.  Bit
lellibers ii- wive;
I- lenili-red ii if the Bak!- i.ii   Sat'irdiiy
The barn nn ji s.ii;, .Mcrrcik vm Sunday evening is not known.
einisi ^ of ileiiiy .Im 1, wns burned dnwn
Th.- (-iiuse nf th.'  li
Dnn'I fiirgel the Jilay which i^ held Jan. 12,  1907.     Fol low itm
is   th'
cast that hits b
Aiiril T^eckv
Katlu ritle (h'-i
.Marion
Philiji
Mr. Bi.iwn
PilllV
Jenkins
.'en  ehnseii:
.Marie Piirkinsnn
lii-i.-e)
Gertniil.' Wiilerburv
.Maude Alwater
Harold Cook
Harold Krojiji
.Mvrtle Fisher
.lanu's Stvles
j ¦ lhe fnil.iwing is where lhe U-a.li.-rs j will sjiend ('hristniiis nr the ('hristiniis j hnlidays:
i     .Misses Su.san-.and lle'.«-n  Stni'-r. Siis- (iuehanna. Pa.
Miss Ostrander in .'Mbatiy. I     Miss Dillon in Rochesti-r.
.Mi.is Davis in Cayugii.
.Vliss Dailey in Phihidelphia.
.Mi.s..;    Wright* and   .Mi.-^s   Cm.per   m Adam;-'. '   '
Miss .Si-idxlnii,   Waleit-iwii.
Miss Ha.slings in Palmer.  Mas .
Miss Waterbury, Saugerties.
.Mis.-i .Miller, Connecticut.
.Mi-.-^ Healy, North (adton.
Miss iv'adge Wainer of .Swarllimnic Prejiiirabiry Sihool w-jll sjiend the holi¬ davs with her sister, .Mrs. E. C. Sonth- iir.'l.
.¦\ii iill-diiy meeling uf lhe Ladies' Aid .Society of lh(.' .M. E. Church wiis held at the home ui .Mrs. B. 1.. Smilh nn Cetilral .\ve. Tue.sduv.
.Mu.li   lime    has   been   sjiL-iil   by   the
members of   the   .M. P. Sutiday   School
, in Jirejiaring   for their (hrislmas   tree
'. xen-i.-ses whi(-h w-ill  In- lu-kl nn Chri.st-
! mils night.
I WANTAGH
! The King's Daughters are jnejiariiig ia Christmas Barrel to be ,seni tothe ! Jacoti Biii-.Sfttlenicnl in New Vork '<'itv.
-Ana nf Os; Tuthill linllse I
linn wiis held ill the ii-siderice Tuthill on Wedne.sday. Mr. s about to mnve into bis new eiillv conijik'ted.
^".^S "1 i their teacher, Esmund Styles, on Wed¬ nesday evening was greatly enjoyed by all Jiresent, after which music and games were indulged in and the young men, leaving.at a late hour, voted .it a complete success.
At'a meeting last Wednesday
th(
New Assoc-
Miss'Alkin.snn, Brooklyn
Miss Ketcham in New '\'
.Mis.i Curran, Glen C'ove.
.Miss (.'urjihy, ('aleikmia.
.Miss, Briid,\', Buffalo.
.Miss    .Merrill,     Boston llamjishire.
Prof. Barnes will attend gathered in the rnmn, and \vnting pads \ j.^^^.j Academic Princijial's meeting, to were scattered   about tor use   in   mak- ; ,„. y^^.j,, .^^ Syracuse on, Dee. 26, '27 and ing beti5.     In an adjoining  apartment, - ^^     yy^^.^y ^.|jj   ^^^   .several   addresses it is .Siii.l, a ticker was clicking of   the   .^^.j fUscussions. resulls of races nn remote tracks. i
When Ollicer   Dunbar   appeared   thej     At the   meeting   of   Aljiha   Cnuncil, local sjKirts stamjieded, moving with   a j No.   11,   D. of A. held on Tuesday eve- night! celerity that indicated a belief that the | ning the following officers were   elect
number of years without fear of  pest
ilence or famine, we  aay,   like  one of
old "Come thou with   us   and   we  will
b:ic-a-br8c aiMlpasfl them on {do thee  good."   without  emphasis  on
9Q7t the "do".
it not l>e a good plan to gath-
11 the 1906 magazinas and per-
and  aome of the   old  toys.
at the residence of E. V. Baldwin, the.: Freefiort Minstrel and Vaudeville Com¬ pany was organized. Mr. Baldwin was chosen President of the organization; John Searles, Manager;. L. P. Stone, Assistant oianager; Robeii, Shaw, see* retary, and Wilfred Smith, Treasurer. The company intends beginning active rehearsal for a minstrel entertainment which will be given aoon after the hol¬ idays.
chief had small{X>x in a virulent form, and not one of the sporting Freeport¬ ers had ever been vaccinated.
No arrests were made. The local men broke away before it waia jKissible to put them under arrest, and Captain Dunbar had no intention of doing so. He did not even try to arrest those in charge, but  told  them   to  pack   their
A boy by tbe name of .M.-Clusk.y, in Jerusalem, accidentally shot biinself last Friday evening. Iiaving laid (kiwn lhe gun to cut down jmrt nl" ii hedgi; be Innk il UJI by the biirrel w lu-ii th<- trig¬ ger (-aught 111 a I'.vig and thn gun '.v. nt off. hitting the boy in the face and kill¬ ing,him alinnst instantly.
Christmas services will be held in ttie '.Memorial Chun-h next Sunday njorning and evening. Spe(-ial music by the Choir and sermon by the Pastor, Rev. T. S. Braithwaite. On ("hristmas eve, in the Church, the .Sunday .Si-hool will render a cantata entitled ".Santa's Substitute. " Distribution of gifU* and offering for home missions will  follow.
MERRICK
ed:    Councilor,   Mrs.     Phebe    Tryon; vice-councilor, .Mrs.   Susan'Rider;   as-1 sociate councilor, Mrs.   Alice   Whaley;
associate vice-councilor, Mrs. Charlotte I . * i- ^ »
Raynor; conductor. Miss Ina Z. Ray- "I'hipp's Cw^ns , instrtamentalistsl nor; warden. Miss I»tta Parkerson; UinRersjind colbedians. and Josef Yar- inside sentinel, Mrs. Lmian Ru/nor;«•*<* .'"J^^^^Wiaard," will be the pro- ouUide  sentinel,   Mrs.    Erma    Cum-U^-a"^ «<• the entertainment for the ben-
,.„.-^    _  ,    „^..   mings;  trustee  for eighteen  montha,   efit of Merrick Hook and  Ladder Com-
paraphernalia and leave town, and they IMts. Amy Padgett;  delegate  to A. F. IP*"/ No. 1. in Firemen « Hall on New did so quickly. JB. A., Miss Mary Esther .Southard.       I Years night.
'..^onisstoii^m