Freedom

Mr. J. Braun is quite sick with nflammation of the lungs. Too bad that he had to miss election day. Four joung men from Manchester surprised the fishermen on lake Pleasant. After a fruitless attempt 5n catching fish they resorted to strategem and were also defeated with heavy loss. They withdrcw from the battle field and went home without any decisive victory. The election in Freedom passed ofFquietly and pleasantly, 291 being the total number of votes cast, 283 for the manufacture and 8 against. One vote was cast by a young man for prohibition . When he examamined the ticket carefully found that he bad voted against his principie by mistake. Six voters failed to turn out. They will be remembered hereafter as they were stiled by those present "Basswood Bills."