BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) – Searchers on Tuesday found the body of a missing canoeist in Sebbins Pond.

Family members reported Delaney Roundtree, 52, missing Monday after realizing he had not shown up for work.

Fish and Game searchers found Roundtree’s body shortly before noon Tuesday about 100 yards from where he was last seen. His canoe and a paddle were found Monday.

A witness reported seeing Roundtree on the pond Sunday night, apparently struggling against heavy winds. Officials said he was not wearing a life preserver.

Second horse gets encephalitis

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire public health officials say a second horse in Rockingham County has been infected with eastern equine encephalitis.

The horse is expected to recover. Another died last month.

The illness can cause coma and death in humans and horses.

The illness is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, so officials reminded horse owners to vaccinate their animals and said residents should use insect repellant and take other steps to keep mosquitoes at bay.

Humans can get the disease if bitten by an infected mosquito, but most do not contract it, and if they do, most feel mild flu-like symptoms.

Politicians file ballot lawsuit

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A group of politicians and the state Democratic Party have gone to court to try to shake up New Hampshire’s general election ballot.

Under state law, the party that won the greatest number of votes in the last election gets to have all its candidates listed first on the next general election ballot. Republicans have been on top for the last decade.

Eleven Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians say the law is unconstitutional, arguing it gives an advantage to those listed first. They want the secretary of state to come up with a different system.

Their lawyer, Paul Twomey, says studies show candidates at the top of the ballot get one to three percent more votes than candidates lower down. Twomey says he would prefer a system of rotating names.

Former President Visit

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – Former President George Bush visits New Hampshire on Wednesday.

Bush is taking part in the “Politics and Eggs” program sponsored by The New England Council business groups at the Center of New Hampshire Radisson.

The re-election campaign of the current President Bush is helping promote the event.