Please note: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 Quarry Farm, 8:00 P.M. Dr. Peter Messent, University of Nottingham Straw-filled Fossils, Solitary Oesophagi, Woe-worn Men Up Telegraph Poles: The Question of Comedy in Mark Twain's Short Stories and Sketches Elmira College welcomes Dr. Peter Messent, the Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Quarry Farm.