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Evening Star, Issue 7361, 5 November 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)

The appeal by ratepayers against the Few Plymouth Harbor rate was heard yesterday before Mr Justice Gillies. Mr Govett, instructed by Mr Travers, appeared for tb» ratepayers, and Mr Samuel for the Board. His Honor dismissed the appeal with costs* at the same time remarking, that he. saw no grounds whatever for doubting that the rate had been properly levied. Leave was granted to. appeal to the Court oi Appeal. They had Noticed them.—" We has been libben heak? for two weeks," said a colored man in Charleston, leaning over the fence and addressing hia next-door neighbor, " but you hain'c doue rake no notice of us* You don' seem to be a war'dat a fatnbilyhas moven in nes' do'to you." "Oh, yes, we» has done tuk notice dat you moved in l* "Hah! Don' look like it. You nebker took no notice dat a 'spectable onUedfjMttbilys hed become yo' neighbo'.. Datffe.a fac. "Dat ain't de fac', sah. ,W».done tuk notice dat you movid in, an* \whab locked! up de chicken coop do' an' k«p.' de dog* loose* at night ebber since." " So, Mr Paletto,. you can guarantee a satisfactory pioture of my wife f* "lYeSj, Mr Podsaap, I can paint a speaking liksnesa of hsi." "A speaking, likeness !; My dean■sir, if, tou. want the picture to sn&me, ywj will do no suoh thing."' -• :>. t. : , ; ■;