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All to no purpose. Days  weeks  months passed by, and furnished not the shadow of a clue to the mysterious disappearance of Reginald Bourchier Savareen on the night of Monday, the 17th of July, 1854. ALL TO NO PURPOSE DAYS WEEKS MONTHS PASS BY AND FURNISH NOT THE SHADOW OF A CLUE TO THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF REGINALD BOECHER SAVAREEN ON THE NIGHT OF MONDAY THE SEVENTEENTH OF JULY EIGH
. Even the wells of the district were peered into and examined for traces of the thirteen stone of humanity which had so unaccountably disappeared from off the face of the earth. Doctor Scott, the local coroner, held himself in readiness to summon a coroner's jury at the shortest notice. When all these measures proved unavailing, a public meeting of the inhabitants was convened, and funds were subscribed to still further prosecute the search. A reward of a hundred pounds was offered for any information which should lead to the discovery of the missing man, dead or alive, or, which should throw any light upon his fate. Hand-bills proclaiming this reward, and describing the man's personal appearance, were exhibited in every bar room and other conspicuous place throughout Westchester and the adjacent townships. Advertisements, setting forth the main facts, were inserted in the principal newspapers of Toronto, Hamilton and London, as well as in those of several of the nearest county towns. D WITH CAREFUL MINUTENESS EVEN THE WELLS OF THE DISTRICT WERE PEERED INTO AND EXAMINED FOR TRACES OF THE THIRTEEN STONES OF HUMANITY WHICH HAD SO UNCOUNTABLY DISAPPEARED FROM OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH DOCTOR SCOTT THE LOCAL CORONER HELD HIMSELF IN READINESS TO SUMMON A CORONER'S JURY AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE WHEN ALL THESE MEASURES PROVED UNAVAILING A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE INHABITANTS WAS CONVENED AND FUNDS WERE SUBSCRIBED TO STILL FURTHER PROSECUTE THE SEARCH A REWARD OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS WAS OFFERED FOR ANY INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD LEAD TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISSING MAN DEAD OR ALIVE OR WHICH SHOULD THROW ANY LIGHT UPON HIS FATE HANDBILLS PROCLAIMING THIS REWARD AND DESCRIBING THE MAN'S PERSONAL APPEARANCE WERE EXHIBITED IN EVERY BAR ROOM AND OTHER CONSPICUOUS PLACE THROUGHOUT WEST CHESTER AND THE ADJACENT TOWNSHIPS ADVERTISEMENTS SETTING FORTH THE MAIN FACTS WERE INSERTED IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPERS OF TORONTO HAMILTON AND LONDON AS WELL AS IN THOSE OF SEVERAL NEAREST COUNTRY TOWNS
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