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In religious belief, Ezra Goodrich is a Seventh-Day Baptist, and was one of the charter members of the Milton Seventh-Day Baptist Church, to the support of which he contributed largely, and for the benefit of which he has given, by trust deed, the perpetual income from his inheritance from his mother's estate, after Milton College ceases to exist (a time, it is to be feared, not far distant).
In politics, he is and always has been a stanch Republican ; but his faith in the entire purity of any particular church or political party is most materially modified. He is a man of both independent thoughts and actions, and of strong personal convictions; an act that he believes to be the right and a duty to be done, he will do, though frowning devils block the way ; and an act that conscience clearly tells him is a wrong, he would as openly and as fearlessly condemn. He has been an active participator in Milton events and filled many local offices of responsibility and trust in town, in church, in college, in schools and societies, etc. He raised the original stock of Milton Academy in 1854 and furnished the money (by loans to the subscribers) that secured the control of this institution to his denomination-the Seventh-Day Baptists ; in 1868, the institution having become a college (its founder, Joseph Goodrich, having died), and the college President having involved himself and certain trustees in the erection of an addition to the college, their notes for $1,500 of the amount being held by the bank in Janesville, and near protest, and without a dollar in the treasury or that could be raised to pay them (a special effort of the college Trustees having been made and utterly failed), Ezra Goodrich finally determined to make a personal effort to set the institution entirely out of debt and to secure for it an endowment fund. Having his house completed, but not yet occupied, he adopted the novel expedient of getting up a big party ( but keeping the purpose carefully concealed); he accordingly gave out invitations to about 300 persons tu assemble at his residence for a grand " house-warming." He provided tables for seating about 150 guests at a time and the dishes and fixtures for setting the table for 300 persons ; he procured 450 chairs at the factory, provided for the illumination of the house, the checking and care of baggage, etc., and for as good a supper as he knew how to give them, with soul-stirring music to follow, thus expending about $300 : the guests came, the programme was successfully carried out; all went merry as a marriage bell, and, at the auspicious moment, when the inner man was full and the outer man smiling and happy, and their attention attracted to the music, Mr. Goodrich stepped forward and announced his real object in the gathering, stated the situation of the college and the embarrassment of its President, stated what he believed to be both their interest and duty. and followed his precept by subscribing $1,700 for indebtedness and $6,000 for the endowment fund of the college. Tears of gratitude fell thick and fast from the eyes of the college President and others ; the President and the Rev. D. E. Maxson followed Mr. Goodrich with well-chosen remarks, and the result was over $8,000 subscribed on the spot; and Mr. Goodrich succeeded during the week in increasing it to exceed $13,000, the largest subscription ever raised for Milton College.
When the great rebellion came and the call for volunteers and the draft on Milton for its quota fol- lowed, meetings were called and committees appointed to raise money to procure the men. It required about $6,000, and the town committee finally reported a failure to raise a sufficient amount, and it was proposed to abandon the effort, when Mr. Goodrich came forward and asked an adjournment and vol- unteered to raise the money, and the result was he got it, and the quota was filled.
In 1869, Mr. Goodrich drew the plan and specifications for the Milton graded-school building, let the contract, superintended the building, laid out the park surrounding it, superintended securing and setting the trees, building the fence, etc .; giving his time, without compensation, for most of the season. His last public enterprise was in the Milton Cemetery, which had lost its legal organization by the neglect of electing officers and allowed its grounds to become filled up and entirely neglected. He purchased for
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the association grounds to double their capacity, platted and fenced them, setting evergreen trees within and elms surrounding them, restaked the old lots, cleared out the unornamental trees and rubbish and inaugurated a system of grading and improving the lots under the skillful assistance of Mr. F. A. Howe, which has rendered these grounds the most attractive and beautiful of any in the country ; Mr. Goodrich. without recompense, giving much time and attention to this enterprise. In the political campaign of Mr. Goodrich, in 1877, his usual fearless manner, published an article reflecting on the integrity of a Republican candidate for an office of honor and trust. He was promptly arrested, with much flourish of trumpets, and brought to trial, charged with $10,000 damages. The case was a hot one, calling out about one hundred witnesses, and was before the jury for the unprecedented time of twenty- three days, the jury alone costing the county exceeding $2,000; and they returned a verdict for the defendant.
PAUL M. GREEN, Postmaster, Milton ; born in Alfred, Allegany Co., N. Y., Aug. 15, 1837; son of Henry W. and Martha, who came to Rock Co. September, 1840, and purchased 120 acres on Sections 4 and 5; built and lived there twenty-eight years; in 1868, moved into the village; Jan. 27, 1878, Paul M.'s father died, and was buried at Milton Cemetery, aged 73 years ; he held many offices in Milton, and was a home representative man ; Paul M. was educated at Milton Academy ; commenced mercantile business in 1868; boot and shoe trade, firm of H. W. Green & Son ; in 1869, engaged with W. S. Hamilton as clerk ; June 1, 1874, was appointed Postmaster. Married Miss Abbie, daughter of James and Abbie McHenry, of Allegany Co., N. Y., May 19, 1859; had one son- Alden L., born Dcc. 28, 1864, died March 14, 1868. Paul M. was elected Clerk of the graded school 1871 to 1874; Secre- tary Cemetery Association ; 1868 elected Justice of the Peace ; resigned to take position in store ; attends Seventh-Day Baptist Church ; Republican.
HENRY G. GREENMAN was born in Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y., April 21, 1810; he was the son of a farmer, and remained with his parents upon the farm until his 17th year ; during this time, he received his education at the common school ; in his 18th year, he went to Utica, N. Y., where he learned the shoemaker's trade. Mr. Greenman married Mary B. Maxson, of Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., N. Y., Jan. 16, 1831. In 1834, Mr. Greenman, with his family, removed to Alfred, Allegany Co., N. Y., then regarded as a new country, where he was engaged in farming for a period of ten years; dur- ing a portion of this time, Mr. Greenman served as Superintendent of Schools and Justice of the Peace in the township where he resided. In 1846, the financial management of Alfred Academy (now Alfred University) was placed in his hands and was successfully managed until his resignation four years after- ward; during his administration of the affairs of the institution, through his personal influence, a loan of $10,000 was obtained from the State of New York, which amount was subsequently donated to the insti- tution. Mr. Greenman came to Milton, Wis., in July, 1851; he commenced business as a lumber mer- chant soon after his arrival, in which occupation he was engaged during the remainder of his life. He
was not a politician, yet, as a Republican, he took a lively interest in the political problems of his time ; he was Justice of the Peace during a greater portion of his life, and his extensive experience, thorough knowledge of the law, and his excellent judgment rendered his services of much value in magisterial duties ; he was for several terms elected Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors. Mr. Greenman was active in promoting the material interests of the community in which he resided, and was especially active in promoting educational enterprises. Though identified with the Seventh-Day Baptist denomina- tion, his religious principles were broad enough to be in sympathy with religious sentiment wherever found. Mr. Greenman died Oct. 18, 1863, having been successful in the business ventures of his life, and much esteemed for his manliness and moral worth. He had four sons-Charles H., born in Plainfield, N. Y., March 11, 1832 (now residing at Mauwatosa, Wis.) ; William B., born in Sangerfield, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1833, died at Milton, Wis., Sept. 3, 1853; John M., born in Hornellsville, N. Y., April 15, 1835 (now practicing law in Austin, Minn.), and Reynolds J., born in Hornellsville, N. Y., July 24, 1840 (a lumber merchant of Milton Junction).
R. J. GREENMAN, lumber dealer, Milton Junction ; born in Allegany Co., N. Y., July 24, 1840; son of Henry G. and Mary B., who came to Milton, Wis., in the spring of 1857; they had four sons ; R. J. was the youngest ; he was educated at the Milton Academy ; went into the lumber business in May, 1863; the house he built and used for an office was the first building at the Junction ; has since built several buildings in the village. He married Miss Lois P. Collins, daughter of Dr. B. F. and Tacy A. Collins (old settlers); they have had three children, two living-Mary Floy, born Nov. 11, 1863; Bertie, born Jan. 16, 1867, died Aug. 7, 1869 ; Stella, born April 12, 1871. Mr. R. J. was elected Justice of the Peace about 1863; held office ten years; was Supervisor one term. Liberal in religion and independent in politics.
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GARDNER HALL ; P. O. Milton; born in Petersburg, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., June 26, 1796; son of Bradick and Amy Hall, formerly of Rhode Island ; came to Wisconsin and located in Lima, Rock Co., in the fall of 1836; had about three hundred acres; sold and came to Milton and retired. Married Miss Nancy Stillman September 25, 1817; she was the daughter of George and Sarah Stillman, of Rhode Island ; born in 1799; had six children, two living-Olive, born Aug. 7, 1818; William C., Aug. 31, 1820, died July 18, 1835; Edward P., born Feb. 15, 1823, died Feb. 14, 1872; Annie A., burn December 11, 1825, died Jan. 8, 1832; Orlando L., March 3, 1829, died September 24, 1868; Lucy M., born March 26, 1835. Held the office of Supervisor in Lima several terms; Constable, one term, and Assessor, one term, in Alfred, N. Y. Member of Masonic Order; member of Seventh-Day Baptist Church.
H. G. HAMILTON; P. O. Milton ; born in Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y., Feb. 18, 1810; son of Freeborn and Tacy Hamilton ; H. G. Hamilton came to Wisconsin in 1842, and located in Har mony Township ; moved to town of Lima; thence to Milton, in the spring of 1856; was a carpenter and joiner; has assisted in the building of many of the principal buildings in Milton-college, schoolhouses, churches and dwellings. Was elected Assessor of Lima in 1845; served there three years ; elected Justice of the Peace at Lima, and, in 1862, was appointed U. S. Deputy Provost Marshal, and served till the war closed. Married Miss Catherine M. Burdick Sept. 25, 1834, a native of New York ; they have had five children-Mary L., born Jan. 27, 1836 ; Emery M., Jan. 22. 1838; Arthur D., born May 11, 1842, (was killed at the battle of Antietam Sept. 17, 1862 ; he was the first young man who offered his services as a soldier in Milton ; enlisted in April, 1861, in Co. H, 2d W. V. I., under Capt: Randolph ; was buried at the National Cemetery, Antietam) ; Madelia S., born Aug. 30, 1846; Madeline L., Feb. 1, 1849. Mr. Hamilton and family are members of the Seventh-Day Baptist Church.
WALTER G. HAMILTON, farmer; P. O. Milton; born in Alfred, Allegany Co., N. Y., June 24, 1833; son of Samuel and Hannah B., who came to Rock Co. in the summer of 1843; in the fall of the same year, settled in Harmony Township, Sec. 1, on sixty acres of land. Samuel C. (father of W. G. H.) died July 15, 1865. Walter G. was educated in the first schoolhouse ever built in Milton ; finished his education at Milton University ; taught one term in the West Milton District School. In 1861, was appointed Postmaster at Milton ; served thirteen years ; resigned in 1874, and took a trip to California for his health.
EDWARD A. HOLMES, merchant, Milton; born in Milton April 25, 1841; son of Harvey and Abby Holmes, who came to Milton, Wis., in the fall of 1838, with one child, and settled on Section 34; moved to Harmony in 1847. His father, Harvey Holmes, died April 9, 1852. Edward A. obtained his early education at District School No. 6, Harmony ; attended Milton College from 1856 till 1860, living on the farm till 1869. The old homestead he now rents; bought out and succeeded James McEwan in a general store. Married, Oct. 20, 1869, Miss Alice Wilkins, daughter of Joseph and Celista, of Darien, Walworth Co; had five children-Harvey E., born July 1, 1870; David A., Dec. 22, 1873; Helen T., Sept. 28, 1875 ; Walter S., March 12, 1876, and an infant unnamed.
M. J. HOLMES, station-master, Milton Junction ; born in Stoddard, Cheshire Co., N. H., Jan. 26, 1837 ; son of Luke and Sally (Correy) Parker, who came West and settled in Wisconsin in 1842, at Otter Creek, where he received his early education at district school, and finished at Milton Academy. He followed farming till he was 21 years of age, and then commenced as carpenter with his brother Charles. In April, 1863, he entered the employ of the C. N. R. R .; July 21, 1865, was appointed freight agent and station-master C. N. R. R. and C., M. & St. P. R. R. Married, August, 1860, Miss Frances J. Wandell, daughter of Thomas Wandell, of Milton Township ; they have three children-Cora S., Flora G. and Harry ; member No. 161, Masonic Lodge of Milton ; liberal in religion, and in politics a Democrat. His parents, before coming to Wisconsin, resided in Trenton Township, Oneida Co., N. Y., for five years.
D. T. HUDSON, farmer, Sec. 26 ; P. O. Milton Junction ; born in Chatham, Columbia Co .. N. Y., Feb. 11, 1810; son of Elijah Hudson and Nancy Bemis ; came to Wisconsin in April, 1845, and settled in Milton, on Sec. 26 ; purchased 160 acres of Mr. James Waddle, pre-empted by Mr. Gros- venor Stores. Mr. E. Hudson had six sons. Mr. D. T. Hudson married Miss Lucinda Butts, daughter of Louis M. Butts and Betsey Page, of New York. They had eight children-John W., born Jan. 12, 1834; Louis B., Dec. 11, 1835; Albert C., Sept. 6, 1837 ; George W., Feb. 25, 1839 ; William E. H., July 31, 1841 ; Elijah, April 19, 1843; Carrie A., April 6, 1847, died Nov. 22, 1871 ; Benjamin F., born July 12, 1848. John W. enlisted Aug. 14, 1862, in Co. D, 23d W. V. I., Capt. Joseph E. Greene; discharged for disability Oct. 3, 1863. Mr. Hudson was elected Town Assessor about 1846; also Supervisor three terms, Treasurer and Trustee of the District School. The family attend the Methodist Church at Milton.
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He has assisted in advancing the interests of the Church by donation and otherwise ; contributed toward building Milton College and the Congregational Church. Republican. His home farm consists of 160 acres. He breeds cattle, hogs, horses, and the usual products of the county.
W. H. LANE, miller and dealer in lumber, coal and brick ; born in Sparta, Sussex Co., N. J .. Nov. 7, 1830 ; son of William and Margaret Lane; came to Rock Co. June 1, 1866, and located at Janes- ville, commencing to work at James B. Haines' sash, door and blind factory; bought a farm on Section 33 of eighty acres. Married Miss Susan Mabie Jan. 3, 1855, daughter of Martin Mabie, of LaFayette, Sus- sex Co., N. J. Their children are John M., born Jan. 31, 1856; Mathias C., Nov. 25, 1858; Margaret, June 3, 1862, who died Sept. 20, 1862.
JAMES McEWAN, farmer; P. O. Milton ; born in Perthshire, Scotland, May 8, 1824; sou of William and Elizabeth McEwan. His father is dead ; his mother came to America with six children, one son having left for America some time previously. He married Mrs. C. C. Carr, daughter of Simon and Roxie Atherton, of Tolland Co., Conn .; had one child-Mary E. B., born June 1, 1875. Attend the Congregational Church. From 1856 to 1879, carried on a general store in Milton, and always paid 100 cents on the dollar ; E. A. Holmes bought him out.
PETER MCEWAN, deceased; born at Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland ; came to America in 1834. In the spring of 1837, he, with eleven others, left Milwaukee to explore the country in search of homes ; reached Prairie du Lac, about the first of June, and made claim to and settled on the land on part of which the village of Milton now stands. After a residence of over twenty years, in 1851, failing health induced him to clase up his business and return to his native land ; since that time, he resided in the city of Perth until his decease on Jan. 30, 1879.
WILLIAM McEWAN, farmer; P. O. Milton ; born in Perthshire, Scotland, Oct. 8, 1813; son of William and Elizabeth McEwan, who had four sons-John, Peter, William and James; John came to America in 1832; went to Mexico, having been engaged by the corporation of the City of Mexico to assist in the introduction of water supply for that city; was a plumber by trade ; he died with -Asiatic cholera there in 1833. Peter left Scotland in 1834, and went to Canada ; came to Rock Co. June, 1837, and settled at Milton ; their mother, with two sons and four daughters, came to America, September, 1838, and settled in Milton. William married Mrs. C. C. Carr, daughter of Simon and Roxy Atherton, of Tolland Co., Conn .; they had three children-Adeline M., born May 8, 1854; Elizabeth D., September, 1855; Wm. A., March, 1857. William and Peter kept a general store at Milton, firm of P. & W. McEwan ; Peter returned to Scotland in 1858, and died Jan. 30, 1879; their mother died Feb. 15, 1866; is buried in Milton Cemetery.
H. N. MAXON, farmer, Secs. 17, 19 and 20; P. O. Milton Junction ; born Nov. 26, 1827 ; son of Charles and Catherine Maxon. H. N. came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1845; settled in Albion, Dane Co .; came to Rock Co. in 1863, where he now lives; he raises cattle, horses, sheep and hogs. Married Nov. 16, 1854, Miss Sarah C. Carr, daughter of Mr. Peleg S. and Deborah Carr, of Milton, Wis. ; they have had six children, three living, two died in infancy-Charles S., born May 7, 1859; Maggie D., Feb. 13, 1862, died June 14, 1869 ; William B., born Feb. 5, 1865; Kate, Dec. 1, 1868. Member Seventh- Day Baptist Church ; Republican.
WILLIAM H. MORGAN, farmer, Secs. 4 and 9; P. O. Milton Junction ; born in Dan- vers, Essex Co., Mass .; son of Isaac P. and Rebecca Morgan ; they had three children, two living. Will- iam H., the oldest, came to Rock Co. in the spring of 1866; he enlisted May, 1861, in the 7th Wis. V. I., Co. B, Capt. Huntington, as a private ; was in several battles and skirmishes; wounded at the battle of Gainesville Aug. 28, 1863, by minie ball through the neck ; was nine months in the hospital at Alex- andria, Va .; transferred to the Invalid Corps, taken prisoner by rebels, discharged June 1, 1866, by gen- eral order from War Department; was commissioned Second Lieutenant in regular army Nov. 22, 1863. Married, January, 1866, Miss Lena Maas, of Milwaukee, Wis. ; have one child-Benjamin T., born Aug. 28, 1869 ; is a member Masonic Order, Lodge 161, Milton ; religion, Universalist ; Republican ; owns 150 acres ; raises cattle, horses, hogs.
WM. T. MORGAN, Milton Junction ; born Feb. 8, 1812, in Bennington. Bennington Co., Vt .; at the age of 20, he came to Milwaukee on a visit to see the country ; returned East and located in Western New York ; in 1842, came to Wisconsin and settled in Old Milton, where he engaged at his trade, the shoe business ; also, in the first two or three months of his coming to Wisconsin, he was mail con- ductor from Milwaukee to Janesville; in 1843, built the Dulac (now the Morgan) House, which he carried on for five years, and then sold out ; he was appointed Postmaster in February, 1845; served till 1849; at change of administration, he was out, and, in 1854, he was re-appointed, serving till the Lincoln adminis- tration ; received express appointment in 1850; was engaged till 1861 ; was in partnership with his brother,
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Isaac P. Morgan ; he purchased thirty-six acres, where now stands Milton Junction; he built the first Morgan House in 1861, which was burned Dec. 24, 1872; loss, $20,000; insurance, $14,700; the fol- lowing spring, he built the present house, which he sold August, 1878, to his son-in-law, Mr. J. C. Stet- sun, who carries on the business himself. He married, June 25, 1835, Abby A. Sowle, daughter of James Sowle, who was born June 23, 1814; they have one daughter-Minnie Deborah, born April 6, 1845; married Mr. J. C. Stetson, attorney-at-law, of Marshall, who died Oct. 18, 1877, leaving two chil- dren-Evelyn B. Stetson, born Aug. 23, 1875 ; Susie Abby Stetson, March 31, 1877.
TIMOTHY MORIARTY, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Milton Junction; native of Ireland; born near the city of Tralee, County Kerry, April, 1829; son of Thomas Moriarty and Ellen Calahan : they had two sons-Timothy and John. Timothy came to America in 1849 ; stayed in New York seven years ; came to Wisconsin about 1856, and located in Milton. He bought five acres on Sec. 27, after working hard four years; lived there twelve years ; then purchased 147 acres, on Sec. 22, which is the present homestead, in 1872. [Ie married Miss Ellen Hayes, daughter of Matthew Hayes and Catherine Farrell, from County Limerick, Ireland, July 4, 1852, at Lansingburg, N. Y. ; they have ten children, nine living-Thomas died. Mary Ann, born Aug. 10, 1854; Julia, born Sept. 18, 1856; John, born Nov. 13, 1858; Johanna, born Nov. 18, 1860 ; James, born Jan. 1, 1863; Ellen, born Jan. 20, 1865; Maggie, born Nov. 29, 1868; Timothy, born Oct. 24, 1870 ; Katie, Jan. 4, 1873. Family attend Cath- olic Church, at Janesville.
E. M. NEWHALL, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Koshkonong; born in Lynn, Mass., Dec. 3, 1808; son of Amos and Betsey (Larabee) Newhall; came West in 1844, and located in Chicago, where he worked at his trade of shoemaking; came to Wisconsin in 1868, and purchased 165 acres on Sec. 1, Fulton. Married, in 1829, Lois E., daughter of William and Lois (Newhall) Emerson-born Jan. 28, 1812, in Wakefield, Suffolk Co., Mass .; they have four children living-William E., Lois E., Francis S., Abby L. Liberal in religion and Democratic in politics. William E. enlisted in the 8th Ill. Cav., Co. H, under Capt. De Lancy, September, 1861 ; re enlisted as veteran Jan. 1, 1864; mustered out July 17, 1865, serving with his regiment in all the battles in which they participated.
C. H. PALMER, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Milton Junction; born in Pennsylvania May 29, 1845; son of J. A. and Abigail A. (Nye) Palmer, who came to Wisconsin, in the fall of 1846, with two children, one son and daughter, and settled on Sec. 9, Milton. Mr. J. A. Palmer died July, 1870; buried at Rock River Cemetery. C. H. married Miss Georgiana Raymond, daughter of Alonzo Raymond and Lucy Barker, of New York. They have two children-Fulvia D., born Dec. 27, 1873; Roy R., born May 29, 1875. Members of the Seventh-Day Baptist Church. Republican.
WILLIAM PERRY; P. O. Koshkonong; born in Elbridge, Onondaga Co., N. Y., April 3. 1805; son of John Perry ; came to Wisconsin in October, 1845, and located on Section 2. Owns seventy- one acres; raising the general products of the county. Married, in April, 1835, Sarah A. Wandell, daughter of Thomas Wandell of Milton; they have five children living, Amanda M., deceased; Alonzo. Emelia, Margery, William J. and Rachel. Liberal in religion ; Republican.
JAMES PIERCE, farmer, Section 7; P. O. Milton Junction; born in Alfred, Allegany Co .. N. Y., Dec. 26, 1817 ; son of Samuel and Susan Pierce ; his father, Samuel S. Pierce, died April 2, 1878; is buried at Rock River Cemetery; his mother, Susan Pierce, is still living, 87 years old ; James P. came to Wisconsin July 15, 1838, and settled in Rock Co .; his first purchase was eighty acres from the Gor- ernment on Section 3 of Harmony. Married, Sept. 24, 1840, Olive Hall, daughter of Gardiner and Mary Hall; had three children-Clarke R., born Sept. 9, 1841 ; Alonzo D., born Feb. 12, 1846, died March 13. 1847; Susan M., born Dec. 6, 1849, died Dec. 4, 1863; his homestead on Sec. 7 consists of 130 acres. Mr. Pierce was Deputy County Surveyor from 1841 to 1844; Assessor in 1847 and 1848 ; Commissioner of Highways in 1848-49; Justice of the Peace, 1851-55; Chairmin of the Board of Supervisors in 1856; Justice of the Peace, 1857-63, and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1864; Justice of the Peace in 1866-67; County Supervisor of Second District from 1866 to 1863; Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and Justice of the Peace in 1869-70. Is a Seventh Day Baptist, and Republican.
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