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THE OGLETHORPE ECHO
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COTJIV’TY NEWS.
Take Notice! r ~
The time is now running" short;. All
accounts and notes of the firm of R. S.
Martin & Cos. are now past due, unless
by special arrangements. They must be
P a *d at once, or suit will be commenced.
Come one, coma all-1
R. S. Martin.
November 25, 1874.
CORRECTION.
In the article in our last issue on the
Rev. W. A. Florence, it should have
been “ this most popular and faithful
minister.” Our compositor made it
fashionable.
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WIFE WANTED.
“ Any gal wanting a good-looking, in
dustrious husband, can get one bv ea 11
ing on or addressing the undersigned.l
who iiK extremely anxious to iuawy. A1
comfnunidatidns strictly confidential.
dec! 1-if “ PonV Little.”
J. F. MURPHY.
This gentleman, editor ol oiir Lexing
ton department, has kindly, consented to
act as general agent also. Patties hav
ing articles for publication, advertise-
or any news items, can hand them
to Mr. Murphy, who is fully authorized
to receipt for money, or attend to any
other business incident to the office.
COMPLIMENTARY.
We clip the following personal of a
pair of the belles of Crawford, who are
on a visit to Stanford, Ky., from the
Interior Journal, of that town :
“The yotmg ladies and gentlemen
who were so fortunate as to be present at
a tea party given by Mrs. Col. Rochester
in honor of the Misses Hanee and Up
shaw, of Georgia, speak of it as one of
the most delightful affairs of the season.
We hope, for the delectation of our
* unlettered’ friends, that this is but an
advance chapter of a serial of pleasant
social parties to extend through the
season!”
OUR PAPER.
Our paper, this week, will be fburid
minus its usual amount of reading mat
ter, owing to the crowded state of our
advertising columns. We will make up
for all delinquencies in the future.
FREIGHT LIST.
The following are the names of persons'
having freight remaini’ng in the depot at
this place up to the morning of publica
tion :
BY &MM7A RAILROAD.
LEXINGTON.
J B Anderson, J Eberhart & Son.,
Thos. Anps, J T Johnson,
S H Cox, F M Matthews,
J D Mathews, G Patton,
G W Whitehead.
ELBEKTON.
J F Auld, 8 D Blackwell, & S.,
W M Brawner, M P Deadwyler,
8 H Fortsoo, J H J ones & Cos.,
K. K Gardner, F W Smith,
W M Haslett, J A Sanders,
E B Tate, Swearinger & Son,,
Mrs S A* Vail.
.. B Y SO OTHERS EXPRESS .
LEXINGTON.
W A Cunningham, G B Erwell,
HH Colquitt, Mrs M E Colquitt,
Mrs J Edwards Lex. Grange,
II Luthie, N M Mattox,
CC Stribling.
ELBEKTON.
P S F Bruce, G W Garrecht,
J F Auld, G Loehr,
T J Blackwell, H D Schmidt.
LOOK OUT FOR THE FANTASTICS!
Numbers of the young men of Craw
ford and ’surrounding country will ride
in fantastic costume, on Friday. Decem
ber *2oth, at 1 o’clock.
A GRAND AFFIAR!
4 .,„~ —i
The Ladies’ Supper.
Account of the OcetMtoa.
J it and "i; ffi| .m
On Tuesday evening last, we accepted
an invitation to attend the “ Calico Par
ty/’ given by the ladies of Lexington
for the benefit of the Union Sabbath
School.
About dark our friend Murphy called
for us, and we were soon on the road to
Lexingtxm. neajfing that village,
we witnessed the ascendoh of a baMoon,
a pair pf which had been manufactured
by the young men of the town, for the
p'urpose of “ sending hp” ‘fhat night, as
an addition to the interest df the ©aca-
The first balloon did its work '
nobly. Ita ascent was so rapid, that in j
an almost incredible short space of time,
one would suppgne it to be a bright plan
et in the heavens, but for Its Upward
and onward” course. Weafterward learn
ed that it settled upon.the,j>lantatiou of
Mr. John W: Tthfd, twelve miles
from its starting point. The balloon was
managed by Willie Knox and Walter L.
Rowe.
By the way, this balloon is quite an
idea. It was invented by Mr. Scheve
nell, of Athens. The construction and
inflation are so economical and simple,
that we wonder they do not come into
general use. We carefully examined the
one not as yet sent up, ,of which the fol
lowing is a description : It was some
twelve feet high r tpa in circumference,
and manufactured entirely out of old
newspapers. The inflation is done by
heat, which is managed by holding rolls of
burning paper beneath it, while being
suspended from a pole. When sufficient
heat is generated to swell the balloon to
its utmost dimensions, a roll of cotton,
saturated in kerosene, is lighted and
placed in a kind of wire basket suspend-,
ed in its centre. This done, the cord
is cut, and the huge bulk ascends as
gracefully as the entrance of an acknowl
edged belle into a ball room. The bal
loon continues to ascend for some time,
and is then borne onward by the cur
rent of air until the supply of oil is
exhausted, when it slowly descends to
mother earth.
But to proceed with the supper. When
we reached the Hall, We found) it bril
liantly lighted up, and filled with oiie of
the most select and refined assemblages
it has ever been our pleasure to commin
gle with. The first floor was set apart
for the supper rodm, and the hall above
tor the reception of visitors.
We were cordially, ushered in by the
door keeper, Mr. George Latimer, and
first shown into the supper room. O, ye
gods! did any array of delicacies half so
tempting ere meet your gaze? The large
room was filled with tables, literally
groaning beneath loads of such fare as
heathen mythology tells us was the food
of gods. There was everything the
greatest epicure could ask, prepared and
arranged in the most, tempting and tasty
manner,-in quantities sufficient to satiate
the appetite of the greatest gormand.
Among myriads of exquisitely trimmed
cakes, we select the following for special
mention, which were kindly pointed out
to us by one of the lady managers :
One of the handsomest trimmed cakes
we saw was presented by Mrs. George
Latimer. On its top was formed a harp,
as natural as the instrument itself. We
were surprised to learn that the trimming
was done by hand entirely.
A large heart, tastily trimmed, by Mrs.
Judge Upspn, next attracted our atten
tion.
Miss Mary Willingham presented one
of the sweetest trimmed, and most attrac
tive cakes we noticed.
Miss Stella Robertson presented one
that merited special attention.
f-he fblibwing ladies also had beautil
fully trinpnqd ,gakes qn the various ta
bles, the tehapes of. which have escaped
our memory :
Mr*. Cox,
Miss ißallie Suns,
Miss Lizzie Knox,
Mrs. W. B. Lester,
Miss Jennie Lester,
Mrs. Robert Latimer,
Mrs. J. B. Shackelford,
Mrs. Dr. Ada hold presented ad rewed
pig’s head with an apple in its mouth,
attracted much attention.
The “ substantial ” wefe also bounti
fully displayed on separate tables, pre
pared in such excellent manner as prov
ed that the ladies of Lexington possess not
only refinement and every accomplish
ment, but are also versed in that most
necessary acquisition of the present day
—good house-keeping.
Having “interviewed” the supper
room, we next ascended to the hall,
which we found well filled with the chiv
alry and beauty' of Lexington aud sur
rounding country. This being a church
supper, dancing was prohibited, Uut the
young people seemed very well content
without, aa they could amuse themselves
as best suited their taste and fancy. Some
were playing, others talking, some look
ing on, aud a pair of lover*, snugly en
sconsed in a corner, appeared oblivious
j to all surrounding objects stve each oth-
I er. They were happy—what more could
i thev ask? '
T - ■■mi.m.w. 11., II
The juveniles, top, were determined
| not to be left entirely in 44 the dark,* so
they collected together, and were engaged
i in those littfe game* and romps so famil
iar to ua all in our childhood days. They
! were the happiest little throng we have
. seen in a long time.
About 9 o'clock* to the* satisfaction of
all, sapper wa announced, when the
t crowd adjourned .to below, wherg, we
must confess, ample justice Wfti ddne
the delicious viands 90 profusely spread
out before them.
We return our sincere thanks to Mrs.
8. and other ladie*L Iqr the %uperb man
ner in which they kept our parly—com
prising Cheney, Murphy, two other old
bachelors and ve local—served. Surriy,*
ne’er were so “ homely looking ” a set
so highly feasted, and served by fairer
hands.
After supper, an auction was held,
when all cakes, etc., not destroyed were
sold to the highest bidder, Dr. Morton,
auctioneer. The Doctor, makes almost
as good an auctioneer as he does den test.
The pig’s headfwas purchased by a young
gentleman of the county who thought a
few more brains would not overstock his
cranium. But we saw several chaps
present who were more in need of brains
than Frank.
Then came the cutting for the ring.
After many fruitless attempts, it wag
finally cut by one of the cleverest old
bachelors inf the house, apd presented to*
one of the most popular youhg ladies in
the State.
This ended the entertainment for the
evening, when all dispersed for their sev
eral hoipesffeach and every omi pronoun
cing the supper the grandest success ever
inaugurated in the county. We extend
our hearty congratulations to the ladies
of Lexipgtop for the magnificent manner
in whiejb their entertainment was con
ducted,? and the universal admiration
their noble efforts met with from all
present—but they say the ladies of Lex
ington, like, Richelieu, 44 know no such
word a mfail!”
We spent the night with Mr. John W.
Bacon, who entertains his friends in that
hearty,' liberal style, which was the
pride and boast of the South before the
war.
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NOTICE TO THE CITIZENS.
Editor Oglethorpe Echo .*
For thorough satisfaction, J will state
that there has been a society organized,
at Thankful phurch, called the " County
Executive Committee.” The object of
their organization is to perpetuate the
United States of America; preserve lib
erty ; maintain the supremacy of the
laws and constitution against all enemies,
foreign and domestic • to secure the
ascendancy of American institutions on
the continent; to protect, defend, and
strengthen all men and members of their
organization, in all their rights of person
or property; to demand the elevation
and aid in the education of labor and
laboring men ; to make our councils
schools for the prompt and proper itt-
struction of all men in the duties of
American citizenship; and for the in
culcation of sentiments of true charity
and brotherly affection.
Our officers shall consist of a Presi
dent, Vice-President, Treasurer, Chap
lain, Secretary, Marshal, Herald and
Sentinel.
No politics in it.
We would like to have our white
friends visit us, and give us some idea
on the subject. We will welcome you
in, to see what you think of the organi
zation, and if you don’t like it, let us
know’, and we will take your advice.
Robert Henry, President.
Richard Thomas, Vice-President.
Joseph Wray, Treasurer.
Henry Letter, Marshal.
Win. Luke Johnson, Secretary.
Meet twice a month.
Meeting opened hy Prayer, and ended
with prayer. Very respectfully,
Anderson’ L. Brown.
LADIES’ SUPPER.
The ladies of the Baptist Church, in
Lexington, requests us to announce that
they will give a supper, in the Masonic
Hall, on the evening of the 23d insl., the
proceeds to be used in repairing the
pqlpit, and purchasing hymn-books for
the church.
The admission fee will be 50c. A hand
some entertainment may be expected,
and all are most cordially invited to at
tend.
TRAVELING GIN,
Mr. T. J. Edwards, of this county, has
a traveling gin, which he challenges
competition in fine samples of cotton and
clean seed. Satisfaction guaranteed to
all who may favor him wmi their pat
ronage.
MESON ACADEMY.
We invite the special attention of our
readers to the advertisement of Mr. Thos,
B. Moss, Principal of this old establish
ed and justly popular institute of learn
ing. Mr. Moss is one of the leading ed
ucator* of the country. We will give a
more extensive notice in our next.
A SPLENDID SUGGESTION,
Let the Farmers Write, for an Agricultural
Column in the Echo.
I think it would be well for vou to
open an agricultural column in your
excellent paper, for the purpose of dis
cussing the greatest interest of the coun
try. I think it would be interesting and
profitable to yctlr Dumerons readers, and
the people generally. Let those who
can, contribute to this column —relate
their success and failures—where and
how they have failed. Tell “P. Y. Mc-
Cooly ” “Mum” and others to ooutribute
to this department, as they seem to be
4 little spicy. *i
Keep the subject before the people
to raise plenty of supplies at home, and
|ben make all the cotton they can; pay
cash for what they get; buy nothing but
what they actually need; make all the
fertilizers at home they can, and buy what
they actually need. Let the
sue this course for a few years, and then
you can “puff 4 some poor farmer as well
as some of your Crawford people. Then
there will be “ virtue” in farmers, as
well as the man of “noble carriage” and
others* ; dig ; „
■- We should sow more wheat, oats, rye,
barly, etc., than ever. Rotate our crops,
plant less cotton, employ less labor, live
at home, content with common things-.
We are in debt. Cotton, guano, and
credit have ruined us. Let us repent of
our sins and turn away from them, pay
our debts as we can do so, and all will be
well in five years. H.
LEXINGTON DOTS,
The Hotel de Boggs has not a
single boarder.
Good Templars prospering. Room
for five hundred more.
Haire & Latimer have bought
four hundred bales of cotton this fall,
and they are still coming in.
Sunday was a lonesome day in
Lexington. Everybody staid at home
who had one. We staid under a tree.
.The young blood who smokes the
cob-pipe, speaks*of emigrating to Califor
nia to get out of the jurisdiction of Judge
Pottle.
Why does not some* lady or gen
tleman open a private boarding house in
Lexington 7 IT they only would, some
poor mortal’s soul will be happy. A
widow prefered.
—T-.Look out, young ladies ! There is
a youfig gent in town who has just re
ceived a lot of love*books. You had
better mind how you look at him. If
fou do, you are 44 gone where the wood
bine twineth. We judge from his looks
that he needs something of the kind to
h( Ip him out. •
—— Our estimable fellow-citizen, Ar
thur Hair, has just returned from the
North Georgia M. E. Conference. He
looks as fat as ever. We learn from this
gentlemen that the appointments for
Lexington are Revs. W. A. Foote, and
E. G. Murrah, supernumerary. We un
derstand that Mr. Foote is quite a young
man.
—— The following, letter written by a
citizen of Lexingtou to a Tennesseean,
who wants to send vegetables to that town,
gives some sound advice :
“ Dear Sir —Your postal card of the
11th inst., requesting names of tw'o or
three of the largest and most reliable
grocery and ptovieion dealers in Jny city,
stating also that you wished to ship veg
etables to this market, and inquiring
after population, received. Our popula
tion is a few hundred. Messrs. Haire
& Latimer are the largest dealers, and
they are reliable. If you find much of a
market for vegetables here, please let me
know, as I like bmote striking occur
rences. Should you really desire to
build up an extensive trade in your com
modities in oqx city, I would advise you
to setLeele worts, cow -peas and onions to
the freedmen cm time.
“ .Yours, etc., .
“ Frank Gaines, Esq., Arcadia Tenn.”
AN ESSAY.
We have in store for our readers, next
week, a literary treat. It is an essay read
by M|U W. M. Lester, before the I. O.
G. T.i M Lexington. It is a production
of extraordinary merit, and reflects great
credit upon the writer, and honor upon
the Lodge that has such a bright intel
lect in its rani*. We will here state that
it was w ith the greatest reluctance that
Miss L. would consent to its publication.
TOO MUCH!
A young chap of this county stopped
the Echo, and then went up town (mind
he did’t tell u*,) and gave as his reason
for so doing that it was too personal to
suit him. This is too had! Here we
have been running the Echo from its
first issue just'to please him, and him
alone, and then to fail! ’Tis terrible!
Awful! Heart-rending ! More than we
can bear!
BEAUTIFUL WORE.
We noticed at the Ladies’ Supper, a
sack worn by a lovely little daughter of
Mr. George Latimer, the embroidery on
which would challenge comparison w r itb
that produced by any machine. Mrs. L.
most certainly have great use of her
needle.
BAIRDSTOWN.
LETTER f BOM MBS. AHHA KIHBEEBEW
Baibdstown, Ga., Dec. 7, 1874.
Editor Oglethorpe Echo :
I am the lad? (at least I hope I am
one, and am not aware that I have ever
done anything that should deprive me
of that designation,) whom a person sign
ing himself ‘'Little River,*’ in your pa
per of the 13th ult., saw fit to hold up in
so gentlemanly an<l chivalrous a manner
to public ridicule, on account of my
short comings in physical beauty. Af
ter what Mr. Neal had the kindness to
say for me in your paper of the 27th
ult., I had hoped that the subject was ex
hausted ; but it seems that I am doomed
to be disappointed. I find that in your
last issue he has seen fit to make an
other thrust at my husband, although he
has had the magnaminitv to leave me
out this time. Now, he knows very
well, that his first letter caused great
offence. If he is the harmless, peaceful
and quiet individual that he would have
the public believe, why does he follow
my husband up with his slurs? The first
half column of-his letter consists of a
Silly rigmarole, (I really can’t see that
it is anything else). Meaningless to
the public generally, but undoubtedly
intended to further annoy my husband
and another gentleman who was lam
pooned in the letter of the 13th. That
the public may understand this, I will ex
plain that my husband and the other
gentleman applied to the Editor for the
real name of the person calling himseli
“ Little River.” The Editor refused to
give it, for the reason that “L. R,” had
requested him not to if applied to, and
that there was nothing strictly libelous
in the letter. We will presume that he
did what is customary among the edi
torial fraternity.
In the last paragraph but one, “ Little
River,” treats us to a homily on our so
cial and religious duties, etc., and seems
to me almost a stereotype edition of the
prayer of an individual of our church
—who may, for all I know, be “ L. R,”
himself—almost on the heel of an act
that he had just committed, anjf so
strongly condemns in his homily. Was
there any thing so unnatural and harm
ful in the gentlemen wanting to know
the name of a hidden enemy that they
should be slurred again ?
But what surprises me more, is to see
that a correspondent, over the signature
of “ Mum,” is so overwhelmed with
grief to see the letter of Mr. Neal at
tacking that of “Little River.” He
claims that he is a stranger to all par
ties, and is therefore able to judge im
partially in the case, and that he can see
nothing in “L. R’a” letter calculated to
wound the most tender senaibilitiea, etc.
I wonder, Mr. Editor, if a respectable
man can be found who will say that over
his own proper name f I doubt it. I
cannot help but wonder whether “Mum”
has a wife or daughter. If he has, I
hope, for the honor of humanity, that he
would see things very differently had
they been subjected to such mortification
as I have. But as it is in this,the nine
teen century, this age of civilization and
refinement, a man comes forward volun
tarily and defends another in so base
and unchi valrous an act as affronting a
lady, and that in the most public man
ner. “ Mum” says that they (the pub
lic) cannot go behind the assertion of
L. R.” and look for a hidden motive.
Why not, pray? After Mr. Neal has
shown that there was a hidden motive,
still “Mum” comes to the rescue of “ L.
R.,” and asserts that he can see nothing
to wound, etc. “Mum” says that the
communication only gives a ludicrous
and “harmless version of an incident
that placed the person dubbed ‘ Bullet’
in a situation not to be envied, certain
ly.” What incident? If he means my
dabbling with the “Wheel ol
fortune,” I frankly say that I do not
approve of it. If be means the avoiding
my father on the occasion referred to, 1
will just a* frankly .say that his course
met my entire approval, even at the risk
of forever ruining myself, in the estima
tion of so gallant a person as “Mum.”
It is my sincere belief that good and pa
triotic men, such as A. H. Stephens and
B. H. Hill, would commend his course.
There is a prevalent belief that it re
quires more courage not to fight than
to fight in certain cases. As it is, I
have my husband and father still
which might not be the case if my hus
band bad done as “L. R.” or “ M'bfei
would have thought most gallant.
how I wish I could know tkemJiraM
know of some of their “ gallant decili sf
daring high.”
“L, R.” says somethings in his last
letter about finding a hole in the ground,
crawling into it, and palling it in after
him. It strikes me very forcibly that
he has actually done this metaphorically.
The hole in the ground is typified by an
noying people by writing over a non cU
plume, and the pulling of it in by request
ing the Editor not to give his real name.
All the appliances of modern science af
ford po power sufficient to draw him out
of his hole. Is this the proper person, Mr.
Editor, to hold my husband up to ridicule
for want of courage, while he plants
himself behind a masked battery and
hurls his missiles, and as Mrs. Fartiqu
ton puts It, “circulating his calonu t
erally !" I can only liken him to a
who provides himself with a tub i
water, and ensconses himself ii
place xnetcemmtote to etoem, -to ,v*
some suitable instrument projet ts tko
filthy water upon the pasaert hr. ObY *
what fun it must be. How prood he
must be of such gallant exploits. As it
is, I suppose he will file tbesa paper*
carefully away, and religious!? pfew-v •*
them until he is blessed with grand
children, when he will take them up'ttt
his knees, and read the papers to them
and ail/ to them, “ipsur honored
father did this.”
There are no doubt people so deetitn ••
of the fitness of things, the amenitie of
life, etc., that the? are wholly unable to
see the impropriety of such things.
had always supposed that an honorable
man, a chivalrous man, would give even
an enemy a fair chance with hinn ■ .
Posssibly, if “Little. River” would giva
his real name, he mighr be found qi ilr
as vulnerable to ridicule and contempt
as he would have my husband appt or,
and possibly even more so.
It may be proper to say that I writs 1
in the absence of my husband, he b ng
in Augusta, and has all he can attend tg
without taking it upon himself to a
swer these malicious, fat her/ess news) aper
attacks. I have no doubt but you ami
your readers are tired and sick of the
whole thing, and I promise for mysr(£
that whatever else may appear, I will it
treat with the silent contempt it deserves,
and I earnestly hope my friends will do
the same.
One thing more and I am done—and
that is that I cannot divest myself of thrf
belief that “Little River” and “Mum”
are one and the same person. When
some person over his own proper % name
will come out and commend or defend
“L. R.,” I may think differently.
Anna Kinnebrew.
P. S.—l* notice that “Little River”
Suotes Tennyson’a Brook. Therr is an in
ividual in this place with whom? this
Brook is a great favorite. I #ondcr if'
by any possibility he can be the n:\rtMf
person as Little River? A. K.
THE COURT HOUSE.
A Manifesto from One of the County Con?-'
missionera.
Editor'* Oglethorpe Echo :
When I was a boy, I was told that
there w r ere bones enough in one|jhog’g
foot to lay at every man's door in the
county. The answer to that puzzle for
boys siihply meant the court house of
each county. In Xiexington, Oglethorpe
county, stands one of those houses,
and a noble old house it is. It has served
a good purpose for many years, and,
like very many faithful public servants, is
now udder con notion,and want to be tried;
and snap judgment passed on it. Not id/
Let’s have a fair trial at a higher tribun
al, and see what the judgment will be.
The first plea is that this house belongs
to the citizens of Oglethorpe county,
and if it is to be chopped up and recor *
structed, let it be done by the voice of a
very large majority of the said owners,
who will have to pay the tax. I do not
think the house can be changed lor the
better, but the changes now proposed*
in my judgment, will make it decidedly
worse. The house was not constructed
for the purpose for which it is uow pro
posed to make it to fill. The upper floor
has not strength to support the weight
that would be brought upon it, should
the business be removed up stairs. Then,
the very long steps which would be ne
cessary to get up, which will have to be
outside, exposed to the weather; the 1
taking down of one partition wall, which
will perhaps weaken the structure. The
weakness of the floor, the decay of the
steps, the taking out of the wall, one or
all will, in a few yers, be the cause, per
haps, of the death of a few, and perhaps
many persons.
One argument in favor of this recon
structing is the noise and confusion kept
up by the citizens* outside ot the bar,
(what is the Court for but to keep order?)
and that if the businetis waa done up
stairs, there would not be £bw<&
In the name of right and justice, is the
people to be debarred from the privilege
of attending our court*, which is the only
common law school for the people that
we have. The law supposes the people
to know the law, and if they do not get
nfortoation at our courts, where will
they go for information? the eager
crowd ftssembiod arouni.the <ar anxious
| iy waiting and 1! etening to sec and hear
tie trials under progress. This ; s our
l rights. Shall we be debarad
[ from it, 'and, break our necks to do bo,.
[besides taxing aIT unwilling people?
[lf ill of this fias to be done, let’s call a
convention of the tax-payers to authorize
the proceeding. {
I went to Lexington last Tuesday, and
to my great surprise ani chagrin,- l '
ed that lumber was already being laid ° '
down at the Court house for the reop|| 11,1
-true ion thereof, simply on the * ‘
mendation of the Grand Jury. . U '
has never been any meeting or .. . '
passed to that effect (that I know ,
the Commissioners of Roads ary? L c ‘‘
j .. jf., , , l hens ii;-,l'iuvs
ues, and as ofitef of that bodv, L- >
ig—ah:igs In
consent to reconstruct, unless ~ rr f
,vish of a large majority of the,"’ , . * S
Jra , Yours, very >
B. H. E l J ' ‘U
nhutt-..; <l.