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"I should tell you that I have taken you at your word entrusting e of your interests here, and I had the store-roo the office put in shape, and offered it to the telegraph co in their former quarters over the

post-office They haveus our

despatches direct, is a reduction of expense

"Mr Watts informs me that the Standard's offer is liberal and the terms

are settled The boo; and the

town, so long a dependent upon the i a prosperity of its own on other lines as well Strangers come

every day; oil has lubricated every commercial joint Contracts have been

let for three new brick business buildings to be erected on the east side

of the Square The value of your Main Street frontage will have doubled by

December, and possibly you

and put up another, instead; the investht be profitable The

'Herald' could find room on the second and third floors, and the first

could be let to stores

"I regret that you find your copy of the paper for the 29th overlooked in

the er could find none for you at the newspaper

offices in Rouen Mr Schofield was given directions in regard to

supplying you with theissue at once