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Evening sentinel, Wednesday, May 19, 1926 · page 1

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SOUTH NORWALK,‘ CONN. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1926.

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The Weather

Weather forecast for Southern
New England. Showers tonight cool-
er in west ponions. Thursday gm-
crelly fair cooler in interior.

 

 

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__ The Nerg‘e carried about a ton of
3 Decorations By ice when it reached Teller. more than
of JEWish W0- a hundred pounds of this weight.

‘ ‘ conducted last evening in Both
synagogue, for the confirms.
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of newly, ”.5

In this city.
3 with relatives and friends

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Wimenm and Abn ally Fond of
as one
Dogs—Lawyerrggs She Knew What She Wes

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A. of

’I court in New York city
Died last Year.
Ilsa Rogers died last fall leaving
estate. valued from 01. 000, 000 to
‘ Januaooo. Miss Rogers failed to in-
:liilde four or her cousins in the will
M for this reason
being contested.
Attorneys, retained by the four
.. -s hays been in Westport sev-
“days" obtaining witnesses and
. evidence.
, on. of Wall street. has been as-
~ . the New York attorneys in
9'9!” work in Norwalk and Westport.
. Owned Hoodlum Place.
Miss fingers lived in Westport for
ut six years. She had a :50 acre
M. which was part of the old
place, situated nearly two
In the center of town. Miss
egsre lived in 1, huge mansion.
silt-like an English manor. The on-
, um place was laid out in
' puddle 19th century on the style
English estate. The place has
" llowed to run down in recent
but it was one of the big , ‘
show places in Westport for many , '
years. At one time nearly 100 peo-
players employed by the Ketch. ‘

3 Steam To Cathedral.
flies Rogers left 8760.000 to the
bars! of St. John the Divine.
"many other bequests to chari-
’ ,, ad gave a. large part of her es-
her cousin. Rowland rail of
Both st. while a group of
it her father's side. include *

Bradford and
out be Wilming-

the will A

Attorney Ira

. teen law anus appeared yes-
dsrd” for the contestants and the
WM under the w ll. which dia-
_ 0.000. but the
v trial lawyers were Isidor J. Kresei
' e proponents of the will and
r Borenscn for the contestants.
, l,.in outlining his case.
out monitor the death of
Tether. in use. Miss Rogers in-
mod the property left to her from
‘ “30.000 to $3 600 000. she proved

‘ to caution- . conservative in-
Mr. Kresel said, and her
“iconduot. up to the time

 

This was the first
ever held for Jewish
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pupils of the shrew

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of the Commandments.

were recitation! by In“
Diets and Ill. Edythe
Dr. Jaffe. the head‘s! the

is. which be told the young
the responsibilities which
taco in life.

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ted.

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museum“

will! link. of thall‘lm'tsasfmfii’o '

“Anus-seam as ' «seine:

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minted.

Will. MADE

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way road. Westport. in the lur-

 

 

Dorothy Bogart Gilles
Tom rsry Shelter To
Bo neon Crusoe Pup

 

 

 

The little white dog with the big
black ears marooned on Peach 1s-
iand. off Harbor View Beach.
where he yelped his misery for
three days. has been rescued. Two
young boys managed to coax him
into their boat and he is now be-
ing cared for by Miss Dorothy Bo-
gart of Harbor View Beech. who
wishes its owner. would call for the
dog. If within a reasonable time. the
pup is not claimed. i'. will be turned
over to the Dog Warden. '

The dog is of the white setter
type. with black ears and one black
eye. Abandoned last Saturday the
animal was without food until res.
cued yesterday. ‘

noun. Alaska. my 19.—-(AP)
While word came from Usattie"yds-

season to navigate Bering Sea will
come North a week earlier than
usualwdismantllng of the dlrigibie
Norse was rbported proceeding space
at Teller 75 miles from this city.
The Norge, persons visiting Teller
said. was so badly damaged, in land-
ing there. after it arrIVea Thursday
from a trip over the North Pole.
that some ofithe crew declared it
had been wrecked. '

The dirigible. these. informants de-
clared, had lost its way when it
sighted Port. Clarence. on which
Teller ii situated. A wind. called
a funnel formation. caught .it and it
was carried toward the mountains.
Some gas was released and as the
dirigible settled, some of the crew
slid down ropes to the ice cf‘Grant-
ley Harbor. an‘arm on Point Clar-
ence. and held it-

. Most of tbs damage done. it was
said. was caused ‘by a gust that
caught the ship lust as it was be-
, ginning to rest upon the ice“. _

The radio which the airship car-
ried. was coated with ice and did not
work for ach time after the Nor-gs
was brought down.‘

 

 

caught from the Arctic atmosphere,
flinging to the antennas of the wire-
on
Thuce of Port Clarence. Just be~
ginning to let go for the summer.
was rugged. but soft. Over this sur-
face the Norge was pushed and
bumped by the wind for 800 foot. it
was said. This occurred otter de-
gtion was we: advanced and while
noon were ipgiagas heavily as
theyoouidtothe ropes. The snowen
the beach- vols eight test deep.-
- Prediction that the Norse would
be shipped withins.

'22 some lists use Way. '
Firmware. Aisha. my 19.—
(AP) The my lions. A. A. Ben.
bait and A. J. mittcrd‘. avatars. do-
olarod here yesterday. was badly
as Teller Alaska. unified?"
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umbers of the crew d3ea~
salt and narrow. when tbg aviators
were at Tailor With photographers

 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

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terday that the first steamship 'of the“,

‘ was lit Saint John's cemetery.

 

“Smoke”'s com Tie
Knocks ’Em All Cold

William "Smoke" Scum. man-
ager of Young Mulligan local
bantainwoight. is sporting a new
necktie that is a knockout. it
irsuch a flash of colors that it
cannot be described. Bill says he
intends to wear it when he on-
tors Mulligan's corner in the com-
Ing fight with Jack Sharkey in
the Armory. lie is of the opinion
that if'Sharkey gets one look at
‘theneck piece. that it will un-
steady him to such an extent that
Mulligan will have an easy time
scoring a victory. "Smoke" also
announced that is was not a
birthday present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

0FlllGll COURT
HANGS HIMSELF

Fred W. Tracy Victim of

Nervous Collapse, Found
Suea ed From Ceiling
of rage.

 

Taking advantage of the absence
of his wife and mother-in-law. Fred
W. Tracy. 01. of 13.50 Falrflold ave-
nue. Bridgeport. for :0 years attach-
ed to the Fairdold County Superior
court as clorir..,commltted suicide
late yesterday afternoon by hanging
himself from a rafter in his garage.
He had been dosppndent because of

the cause of his leaving the silica

are end his in nuns has
Mm“ today a serious opera-
tlon about a New ago

some. «or mix Wm
was apparently in lair spirits. the
said. The police believe that he
immodlpt ‘ely set about lameness!

'rclub. mesons“ She found him
shortly before oe‘clcck. when she
returned.

There was every indication that
Tracy went about his task in de-
liberate fashicn. He itocd upon two
saw-horses to fasten the rope which
he had knotted around his neck to
the beam; and in kicking them from
under him dropped about two feet.
Dr. DeLuca declared that the fall
had broken his neck and that death
was practically. instantaneous.~
‘Duringshlo total of .26 years of
connection with the County court
house Mr. Tracy had become well-
known and respected .fcr his star!-
ing character and knowledge, of the
law. He lived in Bridgeport allot
his life and issurvived by his wife.
N.Paullne. and one son. Boldon. Mrs.
Tracy who visiting friends'in New
Haven at the time Tracy took his
own life.

When informed of Mr. Tracy-
death. Chief Justice Wheeler was
deeply'movo‘d.‘ saving: ”To every
Judge who has served in the state
of Connecticut in the Supreme and
Superior court. the passing of Fred
Tracy will come as a personal sor-
row. Weill regarded hint as born
for the high position he illled for
over so years."

Many Attend Funeral
0f Officer Mulholiand

The following is from the Orange
Eagle of May is: .

Precast and former Ora'sgo odlcors
were among the many- mourners at
the funeral today of Trellis Officer
James Mulholland. A solemn high
requiem mass was said in Saint
John's church. Orange. The pall~
bearers were Policemen William
Byron. li‘rank hitchensr. Williim
Bron. John Harrington Issuance
Faricy and Michael lchermott.
‘Odicer linihoiland, was. one of the
department’s popular trade rush and
flowers banked his bier. He was a

 

 

force since 1018. e leaves a Irid-
dw. and two chil rcn. Lillian aged
two years. and John Joseph. aged
ten months; also two brothers.
Inches; J. and John J. Mulholland.
or Orange: and two aunts in Nor.
walk. Conn. Hrs. John Higgins and
Ira. litary Gulliror. who were at his
bedside when he passed away.

The was the largest that
left for 'inany years. Burial

 
 

 

lecer ndlholland often visited

 

 

ill health he had suffered for two ,
' years Ind which forced him to re-
’ tire on e pensioh last July. A nerv-
ous breakdown 'from overwork was

'rmy contaminate» oi
, cards with his nether-inner. Mrs.
,me was

with himself when: she left to attend ‘

native of orange and served on the '

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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months.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

New England had a taste of Southern hospitality when President
Coolidge visited the sesqulucentenuial celebration at Willismsburg. Va.
Photo shows him being gloom! by Gov. Berry F. Byrd. a brother of tho
latent-Com. Richard E. Byrd. who recently flow to the \‘orth Pole.
Virginie beat the Philadelphia declaration of independence by nearly two

 

HM It III:

no... From 0,320 Out Of

545.300. Pepper 427.
Much.

Pepper still Hopeful
Neither Senator George Wharton
Pepper. supported by the forces
leadby Secretary ,of the Treasury

‘ Mellon. nor Governor Pinchot. dry

candidate, conceded defeat.

Returns from o 820 of the 8. 231
districts in the state gave Vera a
plurality of 118.1“ over Pepper.
The vote *was Vare. 846 800: Popper.
421.034: Tilich‘ot. 270.498.

Although the plurality of 220. 928
given Vere in ti. city of Philadelp-
phia was responsible for his lead in
the entire state. returns from the
outlying districts today... showed he
roceivpd a heavier vote than his cp-
pononts had predicted tor him.
Senator Pepper ran first he r. in
the totals for till “0%. of
Philadelphia with Gov vruor chat.
second. _ v ‘~ -

 

PEIEADILPBIA, May 19. ”(AP).
vd‘x, wet candidate. maintained his lead over his opponents for
the Republican nomination for United States senator as returns

of yestgrday’ I primary continued to pile up today.

 

 

 

,, Pinchot 270,498-Mlssing

Districts Not Expected To Reduce Vare’s Lead

 

Congressman William

In Allegheny county. which in-
cludes Pittsburgh. Senator Popper
maintained a lead of approximately
10.000 over Vere as returns of the
county were tabulated. In 1.242 of
the 1.405 Allegheny precincts". Pep-
per's vote was 72.005; Vnre's. 62.505
and Pinchot’s. 80.007.

The 103 missing districts in Al-
legheny county. which included
Pittsburgh. are not expected to
change materially the Vote lead in
the state. There still remain 1.789
districts outside ofNPhliadelphla and
Allegheny county to report. Those
are mostly small districts in the
rural sections and the Veterans-
lagers indicated no fear that they
would seriously reduce the congress-
man's big margin.

 

 
 

ELTON _ 
A WI

 

Found—one badly damaged auto-~
mobile tire in North Main street,
thh morning. . ’

Investigation has. revealed, ,, the
fact that this tire is the property of
Elton Sneli. advertising manager of
The Evening Sentinel. ‘~

When so. soon climbed into his
machine this morning he found that
one of the rear tires was flat. Not
wishing to lose any timd getting
ready for Dollar Day. Elton decided
that he would drive the car up to
'a' service station on the flat tire and
have it chhnged.

Turning from Washington street to
North lain he started his mad dash

2hr the service station. melting con.

sidenble noise as the rear wheel
bounced along the pavement. When
in front at the city hall thee tire
oast_e of! themes, flow into the air

Helium-beetltcametoawt
whoalt lumped the curb and struck

 
 

 

 

TIRE us Mom

 

But Elton captures and subdues It.

 

Local Couple Are Wed
In3 New York Today

NEW YORK. May lit—Albert
Lyublanov'its.j2i. a batter. 'of 37 For-
rls avenue...louth Norwalk. and was
Theresa. Lobenelr. 21. a bookkeeper.
living at is Clinton street. South
Not-walk, were married in the Muni-
cipal marriags'chspei here today by
Deputy City Clerk Joseph J. Mc-
Cormick._ The bride was born in
South Norwaik. the . daughter of
Frank and Francis Chalnok Lobsnek.
and the groom. born in Austria. is
the son of Adolf and Anna Winton
Lyublancvlts. .,

“or” rwalkBoys
Enlist Withya Marines

Carleton W. Burr who is said to
be a m or the caucus
Aaron Burro! early American his-
lot! I“ m a. “0’0 both 1"
and from Not-wall: have been enlist-
ed in the llarineCc

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

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w. a. D. Stokes Dies
After Pneumonia Attack

NEW YORK. Malia—W. E.
D. Stokes died this morning in his
home, 280 West 73rd street.

Mr. Stokes. wealthy realty op-
erator and financier. was long in
the public eye because of the sen-
sational divorce suit brought
against him by his wife. Helen
Ellwood Stokculio was 73 years
old.

Mr. Stokes died of double ppcu-
mania and had been ill for ohly a
week.

DREYER' HAT to.
PROPERTY sow
FOR $34,700

Bought By Star Union
Overall Co. At Auc-
tioneer’s S a l e -— New
Yorker Bid On Equip-'
ment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The plant and equipment of the
Buyer Hat Companiobsnkrupt. were
sold at public auction to the Star
Union Overall ' Company. Water
ration-act. yesterday afternoon for 834. -

The sale was conducted by Feder—
al Auctioneer. William H. Wakelee.
He said that he would first sell the
real estate and equipment separately
and would then sell them together
and if the sale together brought
more than the individual sales com-
bined. they would be finally sold to-
gether.

On the separate sales Nathan
Yecnewits. let laney street, New
York. had the h heat bid for equip.
meat 81. 850. On tile real estate the
any Union Overall- Company bid

2.000Nwhich was the highest. The
equipment and the, real estate were
twin. put up mould to the. local
concern.

Herman Wilkens who represented
the overall company at the sale
stated the firm would increase its
business and would, move into the
newly acquired plant Just as soon
as the alterations were completed.
The company has been in this city
for about three years and at the
present time employs about 45. This
number“ will be greatly increased
after rerrfval into the Railroad ave-
nue fggiory.

 

Memorial Day Firing
Squad To Be Provided

Memorial exercises will be held
at the Rewayton cemetery. Sunday
afternoon and the Frank C. Godfrey
Post. No., 1:. American Legion at its
regular meeting last evening. voted
to take part in the exercises. It
will Iurnhh a firing squad. Members
will decorate the graves of the three
World War Veterans who dre buried
there.

Junior State Vice Commander
Aaron Dawson of the United Span-
ish War Veterans and Past Com-
mander Le Roy D. Downs of the
American Legion will be the speak-
ers. The program is being arranged
by residents of Rowayton.”

Several Initiations At
Butler Lodge Tonight

The regular meeting of Butler
Lodge. No. 97. l. o. o. in. will be
held tonight in Odd Fellows' hall.
South Main street

Initiatory degrees will be worked
on several candidates after which
refreshments will be served

H. J. Weed will announce at the
meeting that the Butler Lodge will
bowl against the Ousatonic Lodge.
in Derby. Saturdslr. May 32. All
Odd Fellows are invited and a good
time is expected.

Commander McQuigg
In Bridgeport May 26

NEW HAVEN. May 19. -— (AP).
John R. McQulgg. national com-
mander of the American Legion. will
pay a two-day visit to Connecticut
May to and :7. His itinerary has
been received by the Connecticut
state department of the American
Lesion hers. His first stop will be
in Bridgeport. arriving there from
evidence. R. 1., at noon May 20.
labs are for a. public reception by
civic _olubs nonmembers of the
Legion. 3 Commander McQuigg will
be the guest of the city at a noon-
day luncheon following a short
parade.

 

 

 

 

 

-Lsdies admitted to the Palace
matinee Thursday for :6 cents.

 

Coadjutor

was as follows:

Boston, 31.
L 1., 24.

in Concord, New Hampshire, 14.
0 SECOND

will be in open convention, the
really,
by the clergy makes

LEO DAVIS IS
GRAND MASTER

Odd Fellows Elect Nor-
wslk Attorney To High-
est State oiilce—l In-
stalled Later. ' .

The grand lodge session I. O. 0.
F. opened in full form in Hartford
today at 10 o'clock with prayer by
Grand Chaplain Charles S. Smith of
Granby. Mass. The business of the
morning session included the nom-
inations for the elective officers.
Luncheon was served at 1 o‘clock by
the Capitol city Past Grands asso-
elation.

At the session this afternoon Leo
Davis of Norwalk was elected grand
l’llllBtCl'.

Dorr- R. Whitney of Bridgeport
was elected deputy Grand Master.
William S. Hutchison of New Haven
was re-clected grand secretary. Past
Grand Master Sidney W. Challenger
of Middleton-n, was named grand
treasurer.

Past Grand Master Frank W.
Whitom of Hartford was rc-ciccted
grand representative and retiring
grand master Alfred Lilley was elec-
ted as the other grand representa-
tive.

Grand Master elect Lco Davis
who is making a tour in Europe
was unavoidably detained in starting
for home and was not present to-
day. He will be installed by some
past grand master later.

Several Tagged For
Court Visit Monday

Several automobile owners were
tagged for “Motion of the parking
ordinance in the second district y]:-
torday.

Their cases will come up in the
downtown city court. Monday morn.
ing. They follow:

Edith L. Birchard. Highland ave.
nue.

Mrs. Gertrude Barman.
avenue.

George H. Hawkins. Smith Ridge.
New Canaan.

Lillian Winters. South Norwallt.
Arthur West, Madison street.
Eugene J. Scanlon. 11 Hill street.
was arrested by Motorcycle Police-
man Paul McGrath for speeding in
West avenue. last evening. ,,

Footguards Received
Cordially'ln France

Members of the Connecticut Gov-
erernor’s Fooiguard and the Rich-
mond Blues of Richmond. Va.. are
being treated royally in Paris. The
guards of which William B. Gage.
local pimple! agent for the Standard
Oil Company is a member. were re-‘
solved by Marshall Eoch. Monday.
after they had placed a wreath on
the tomb of the unknown soldier.

Tuesday afternoon. there was a
reception at the American Embassy.

 

 

 

 

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FIRST BALLOT AT HARTFORD
snows SUFFRAGAN HAS TWICE AS ,
NANvNous AS NEAREST RIVAL N

Hereafter Laymen Will Ballot for Bishop a Same
Time Clergy Votes, But Two Bodies Wil Be In
Separate Places-Change of System Approved In
Hartford This Morning.

HARTFORD,%y 19.—(AP). Sullragan Bishop E. Campion
Acheson of Middletown, with more than twice as many votes as
his nearest competitor, led on the first ballot’ in the voting for
Bishop Ocadjutor at this morning ’1: session of the annual con.
vontion of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.

The result of the first ballot in which 149 votes were cast

 

 

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Suii'ragan Bishop Acheson, 63.
Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, rector of Trinity church in,

Rev. Wallace J Gardner of St. Paul a church, Flatbush,
Rev. Dr. Samuel B. Drury, head master of St. Paul‘ a school

BALLOT

0n the second ballot, 147 votes were cast, making 74 neces-
sary for election. Acheson, Sherrill and Gardner all gained a
few votes while Drury lost. The results were as follows:

Achemn, 68; Sherrill. 34; Gardner, 25; Drury, 10.

HARTFORD, May 19. —-(AP).
of the Protestant Episcopal church in the Connecticut diocese

Future election of a. bishop

clergy and laity voting concur-

although separately, instead of the present manner where-
s choice and than notifies the laity.

This change was made at the an-
nual diocesan convention today
when, as a preliminary to ballottlng
on the choice of coadJulor bishop a
report of a committee on constitu-
tion and by-iaws changes was adop-
ted after debates.

Effective Next Ymr.

The change will be effective next
your and was not applicable to the
election at this session.

Cathedral church here today unex-
transaction routine business and ac-
tion on many recommendations of
Bishop Brewster. received the re-
port of the committee which had
considered changes in the method of

ed to receive nominations.

Bishop Brewster last year asked
to a coadjutor bishop in place of
an ragan bishop, who should have
the right of ecclesiastical succession
but the clergy failed to reach a de-
cision after twelve ballots. The lalty
did not have opportunity to ballot.
It. was then suggested that by laws
be changed so that the lolly might
ballot separately at the some time
the clergy were voting.

The bishop in his annual address
yesterday renewed his request for a.
coadjutor because he felt the need
of assistance in diocesan duties and
he enumerated just what duties
“would all to the ocadjutor. After
adopt n of the report of the com-
mittee the delegates left the parish
house and went into the church for
scnico after which the convention
on the part of the clergy proceeded
to act on the selectldn of a coadiut-
or.

Kresge Establishes Fund .
$25,000,000 Fund

Establishment of a 025300.000
fund for philanthropic and educa~
lional purposes by Sebastian S. Kres-
go. chain store ow nor, was an-
nounced today on behalf of the
Kresge foundation, which wiliad-
minister the ondow'ment.

A gift of 500.000 common shares
of the S. S. Kresge company valued
at current market prices in excess
of $22,000 000, has been made by
Mr. Kresge to the foundation.

Under trust provisions. the shares
will be held intact. but will be util-
ized as collateral for occasional bond
issues. The first of these will be for
810,000,000. the proceeds to be de-
voted mainiy to the purchase of real
estate.

May Dance In Red Men’s
Hall By Canfield School

There was a delightful May dance
in Red Men's hall. Main street, last
evening under the auspices of the
pupil! of the Canfleid School of
Dancing. Bob DeCcsaie's orchestra
played ‘witlt Mrs. Broadway at the
piano. There was an e'xhibition fox
trot by lira. Edith Lawrence and
Richard Johnson. and a .wonderful
Charleston exhibition by Margaret
Shepherd. that drew much applause.

Mrs. Caniield’s Wednesday eve-
ning social class gave exhibitions of
the methods taught at the school.

The, affair was a N-very enjoyable
social success. There was a vs!"
large attendance;

 

 

 

-Wetch window at Palace Boot-
ery Thursday-Dollar Day.-—Adv.

 

HWGAN'I CRULLERI
. «The homo-made kind are always
the same— whoiesoms. toctnsonie
and delicious tasting. They are made

 

 

. Wm mum in this vicinity sell
m inns

front the best of materials. Grocery

The convention sitting in Christ,

electing bishops and then proceed~
on

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