He wishes them a happy New Year. Ann and the children are a bit ill. He lists other illness in the town. He invited the relatives for Christmas but they did not come. Jerome is teaching school and he seems to be planning on farming. He approves with reasons. He says that the apostate priest Leihy has been lecturing at Sandusky city. The second night some Irish Catholics rushed him and threw him out. They robbed him and were beating him before friends of law and order came. There was threat of prosecution but they were dismissed for want of evidence. They are threatened with "California fever" which will probably carry away their most promising young men. He has not heard from Francis since Jerome returned. :: I-1-a A.L.S. 3pp. 4to.