
i have receeved
the money order to day and i got the letter
on saturday withe the money in it) it was
good in you and good for me it come
very acceptable George came home to
get his months salary as i told you he
went away with so little money and went
down to the hall to draw it and mr Lane
had sent the draft on to him so he thought
he was in a fix he had 40 cents and wanted
to get boots and things but as it happened
Johnny macknemee
hadent drawn
his months salary so he went and drawd it
and let George have what he wanted
and George will send it on to him
George has gone back to mellville
for a
short time but will come to camden
as
soon as he gets the man lane sent out
to mellville
instructed mr Lane said he
must stay a week) i suppose you saw the
change in the commissioners the new ones
has the power to turn out or take in i suppose
they are northrop and fowler
they are the old
board and the two new ones is archibald bliss
and the eagle man you know his
name Walt quinsella
or something like it two
democrats and two republicans)
mr Lane
told George in confidence he was making
preparations to settle up affairs he couldent
tell how matters would turn out)
but george said he dident think lane
expected it but i suppose he wanted
to be ready
i am better of my lameness but not entirely
over it my knee is so weak but i think it
will get better after a while it dont pain
me as it has done otherways i am about the
same cant work much have to work a little
while and then sit down and rest)
i got worried some about not hearing from han so long so yesterday i sent a few lines to Heyde so i expect to get an account how or what i cant tell i hope it will be short but i thought to hear from him would be better than not hearing at all) two or three weeks ago edd was down town and encountered henry rome he talked a great deal about Jess said it was too damed bad to keep him there that he henry had broke out and got away he is evedently deranged i dident know but what he would induce Jess to leave and come with him but i dont know as they can get away very easy i dont know what i should doo if such should happen they must have much trouble with henry) smith told George he came running up the street the other day without hat or coat or shoes i thought walter dear maybee it would be better for you to write to the Doctor and see if he is as usual i dont put any faith in what he said but at first it made me feel bad i beleive he told eddy Jess wouldent come) i got a letter from matty she has not been so well but is gaining again she and the children talks some of going to minesota to stay the summer) well walt its most moving time we shant go george says till nearly may on account of the house getting dry George succeded when he was here to get a loan on smiths hous for 32 hundred doll he asked lotts if he could depend on it lott told him yes he would get it for him if he lott went to the poorhouse i suppose you know Emily price is going to get married i thought not in some time but mrs black says quite soon his name is law an artist in the cheap picture line quit poor but very free from bad habits quit pleasing i beleive
your mother