s Maguire for alderman at the
ensuing election. This, no doubt, secures for Mr. Maguire the cordial
support of the Democratic City Committee, and as the two wards are
democratic in politics, it ought to be an election for that gentleman
without any doubts thrown in. Mr. Maguire has had a varied experience in
municipal legislation, in which he has proved himself a most useful and
capable servant of the people. He served six years in the Boston City
Government, that is, from 1879 to 1884 inclusive. During this time he
was on the committee on public buildings, also on the committee on the
assessors department, on committees on Stony Brook, public parks,
claims, police, and several others of more or less special importance,
in all of which he showed a fine business efficiency and discriminating
capacity highly laudable. He has also served as a Director of Public
Institutions. Last year he had to contend against the forces of a big
corporation, and other organized oppositions, in favor of the Republican
nominee for alderman, which are not likely to avail against him in this
campaign. The gentleman is of the highly respected firm of Maguire &
Sullivan, merchant and military tailors, 243 Washington Street, between
Williams Court and the _Herald_ office, one of the busiest sections of
the city. Their trade, it should be said embraces considerable patronage
from the reverend clergy for cassocks and other wearing apparel.

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WE give our readers this month sixteen additional pages of reading
matter. Should our circulation increase to warrant a continuance of this
addition--say one hundred and ninety-two pages a year--we will continue
the addition. Come, friends, and enable us to benefit you as well as
ourselves. Let each subscriber send us a new one.

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A FAIR in aid of Fr. Roche's working Boys' Home will be held in the new
building on Bennet Street, commencing Easter Monday night.

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THE KING OF SPAIN, Alphonso XII., died at his palace in Madrid, on the
morning of the 25th of November, in his 28th year.

Death of the Vice-President.

The eventful political and professional career of Hon. Thomas Andrews
Hendricks, Vice-President of the United States, came to an abrupt end
towards evening, on the 25th of November, at his home in Indianapolis,
Ind. The event was sudden and unexpected. There was no one at