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which has not changed altho' he spent the largest part of his life on this Island.
[[red underline]] His assistant [[/red underline]] [[red X]] who is the superintendent of the prison I found out [[red underline]] to be my old assistant [[/red underline]] E&H. T. Anthony & Co [[strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] thirty five years ago when I got my first job as chemist in the U.S. He has been around the world and engaged in every kind of trade and is the only member in the club who has a cruising sloop. Is an [[red underline]] enthusiastic cruiser, [[/red underline]] and has visited every Island in the West Indies and it is a delight to talk boats with him. Has any amount of experiences and stories to relate and laughs heartily at the humor of it all unfortunately his boat is out of commission and needs
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new sails. He says he went with [[red underline]] Joshua Slocum to the Gran Cayman Island [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] near by. [[/strikethrough]] between Jamaica and Cuba.
Feb. 23. [[red underline]] Allan D. Roberts [[/red underline]] who is the proprietor of an engineering supply house is a very entertaining man. Born in New Foundland he started early in electrical engineering and was at one time with Thompson Houston then Westinghouse. Knew almost every one of the early pioneers. Worked under Prof. Thompson. also under [[red underline]] VanderPoel. [[/red underline]] Says the latter was a very impressive man who gathered respect from all who knew him. [[red underline]] Vanderpoel [[/red underline]] was born in [[strikethrough]] Flanders. [[/strkethrough]] [[red underline]] Lichtervelde (Flanders) [[/red underline]] and went to