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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16

Tho Eclectic for February Is embell-
ished with timely portrait, at full
length, of Lord Lisgar, the present
Governor-General of Canada, and in
the letter-press tho Editor gives a brief
sketch of his life. The number leads
off with an admirable article, from the
"Fortnightly Reyiew," on Wpreh and
State in'Itdky; this is followed by a fine
biographical and critical sketch of Sam
ucl 1oylor Coleridge: and this in turn
is followed by Matthew Arnold s
lively sketch of A RGrsfaH Passion Rdy.
The gem of the number is Tennyson's
new 1dyll, The Last 1osraaMe.,i. which
is given entii,,e; but there are several
very striking articles in addition TO
those already mentioned. Among these
are the Concluding part of Il French
moa's FOydgc RouRd the World; Il
Morning ~ Tie TuRcrics; Mrs. SiddonS;
Forstcf's Life Of Dickens; Tic Arts IN
Cdpttcity; Papey-Naking in JopG":
HaWthorne's NQiids Note Ecoks: and
Tie loyaGe and Loss Of Tie "Nsydrd.'
In addition, there is the usual copious
editorial miscellany.
Published by e. IA, PELToN. los Full
ton Street, New York. Terms, $500 a
year; two copies, $500. Single number
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
wILLIAMsPORT ITEMS.

\ bold and daring robbery LAG COM
mitted by negroes, partially disguised
in the Greenfield Bend last Friday night
They presented arms and took some
oigElesn or twenty pieces of meat from
Holburt Greenfield anl EIrch Biddox
colored. "
Mr. w. C. Rush was married TO Miss
Attic B. Kinzer, Sunday last, by Squire
w. II. McKennOn.
On the lst inst, lfr. George Anderson
and Miss Addie Reagen were married
near Shady Grove.
John Uouser and Miss Brown Ken
nedy wers@ married, instead vGabt
Houston" as it was Incorrectly stated
in our last issue.
Henry OhOatS, o. Columbia, honOred
WilliaIhsport and one Of her ladies with
his presence, recently. 't.-.
On Saturday last John McNabb gave
Gordon Gross, colored, severe blow
over the head with d stick. Gordon did
not like this, and struck McNabb with
a state writ. The trial was was put of
until Tomorrow,
Jack Roberts, thinking that it was 9
general fighting day, let himself in on
lIObbard Johnson, col.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16

Haywood Webster 10 OvertOn Web
ster, acres in 9th district-S230.
Barclay Martin and wife to \. i
SOwell, l52I acres in 9th district-sl, iS2
John Is. Hill ct al. to John w. Mayes
1925 acres in Ind Districts, 500. l21a.
s. M. Nelly to ID. c. Gray, 5S34 acres
in 9Th district-S2, 3t6. D..
James Hodge to James NJ. Hodge, lo
in Columbia-$2, 500.
Il. w. Keesee to Mrs. G. r. Whit
thorne. lot in Columbia-S4,00 600. sud-
W.. p. Stockard to J. NJ. Anderson
l n acres in Mt. Pleasant 81 900.
James Andrews to w. Il. Ussery, ~
in Andrews Addition" Columbia
1915.
VIM. Galloway to Caroline Payne,
l2O'acres in 18th and 18th districts-S5o00
w. C. Sheppard and wife to Mrs. S
A. Jordan, lot in Columbia-S200.
J. F. Rankin to Fl. b. Titcomb, lot il
Columbia-S3S00. go.
III. b. Titcomb TO J. L. Rankin, lot il
Coiumbia-$4,0 600
S. II. Timmons to Thos. G. Hughes
SS14 acres in 10th Gistrict-Si,4 l2 80.
J. G. Bailey and wife to Emily f
Jamison, lot in Columbia-S600.
&. a. Weaver to y. L. Moore, one-hal
interest in mill and OF acres in 18th anC
9TH districts-S2,G coo.
Isaac y. Buyers, admir- 10 Frank
Mathews, 40 acres in 23d distrIet-S600.
J. B. Woodside to Il. W. Kesee,
acres in south margin of Columbia
Sl,656. ..-.... s.,..- ....- r.
Sims datta, Sheriff, to +. II. Watkins
40 acres in 10th district-SI25 u.
Il. w. Reese to Mrs. Mary T.. Wood
side, = acres in Olumbia-SI, 056,
X. G. Harris and vi 10 n. 3. C,ughn
lot in Columbia---S3 200,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
LjftelI's Living Age

For the weeks ending January 10Th and
9TH cont aims, among other Important
articles, Church and State in Italy,
Fortnightty: Rcricu; American Expe.
rience in the Relief of the Poor, Mac
mNan's Magazine: Old Fashionable
London, Iempte bar. The Queen OF
tho French, Spectator; A Reminiscence
of Elton Life, OOrnhiH 3Iago=iae; Jowe t s
plato, Quarterly ReticT; The Story OF
the Hostages, Gen1emda's Mdydsine;
Political Influence OF Humour in Amer>
lea, Spectator; Indian Forests, Pau Mail
Gazette; Affairs at Pekin, Spectator:
Ross Neil's Lady Jane Grey, ,Satlrday
Reriet.; Public Ca,am;i.es and lie Pub
lie Bearing, Spectators The Topples
Diction of the Future, sSdtdraap Rettew:
The Quakers and the International.
Spectator: with the continuation OF a
remarkable Serial, '"rhe Maid of Sker,n
etc. The subscription price al Tie
LiriRg Age is IS year, or for $40 any
one OF the American 81 Inagizines is
sent with The LiSiag ige for a year.
LITTELL Il GAY, Boston, Publishers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Tax Collector.


We are authorized to announce MCMFORD
SMITH, as a candidate for Tax Collector.
We are authorized to announce the name Of
SAMUEL ii. BRATTON, as candidate for
Tax Collector of Marry County, at the ensuing
August election.
We are authorized to announce I. J. ALEX.
AMBER, as a candidate for Tax Collector Of
Maury County, at the ensuing August cleo
ton.
We aAAuthorized to announce ID. A. CRAIG,
as a candidate for Tax Collector of Maurv
County, at the ensuing August election.
We are authorized to announce Maori K.
JAMESON al candidate for Tax Collector of
Maury county. Election August, 1872.
We are authorized TO announce SAMUEL
". NEELLEY as candidate for Tax Collec.
tor, of Maury County, at the ensuing August
elect IN.
We are authorized to announce JAMES H.
ANN, as candidate for re -election to the
office of Tax Collector of Maury County.
.tr For Sheriff.
We are authorized to announce ALBERT A.
KENNEDY, as a candidate for Sheriff of Msu-
ry county, at the ensuing August election.
We are authorized to announce WOOD ID.
DAN Is, as Il candidate for Sheriff of Maury
County, at the ensuing August election.
We are authorized 10 announce SINS
LATTA, as Candidate for reelection to the
Office Of Sheriff OF Maury County.
For Trustee.
We are authorized To announce J. CLAYT
MOORE, as candidate for Trustee of Maury
County, at the ensuing August election.
We are authorized to announce JAMES {.
McGAW, as acandidate for reelection to the
office Trustee of Maury County.
We are authorized to announce JOHN W.
CALDWELL, as cin1idr.e for Truste OF
Maury County. Election August, 1872.
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A Turnpike 10 Marshall County.

Some OF our people are taking OF a
turnpike road from Columbia to Mar
shall County by the way Of SOwell d
Hardison's Lower Mill Bridge, Rock
Springs, and the Leftwich Bridge. This
is probably the most direct route to Mar
shall County and has this advantage over
other routes: no bridges would have to be
built, as two new ones have been re-
Gently erected at the only points where
the road crosses Duck River. Sey-
eral miles of the road is cedar glade,
and the cost of building tho road would
thereby be reduced. Go}Ambia is great
ly in need ofgoCd turnpike to Marshall
County, and Will no doubt contribute
pie along The route Will also take con-
siderable stock, as they can pay it in
| work, provisions, DC, The stock will
DO valuable investment, as the cost of
tho road will not be great, and the travel
over it will be immense. The tollgatc
fees will pay a handsome interest Oh
the Investment. But beyond eyely
other consideration to Columbia, will
20 the very largo and wholesale trade it
will bring from the eastern portion of
Maury County, all of Marshall County,
and portion of Lincoln aud Giles; and
the inestimahle value rs throughfare
it will he 10 the people along the route,
who, now, if they come to town at all,
ride on horseback. 1t Will be q great
blessing to tho ladies, as they can then
ride in handsome and comfortable vshi-
Giles. There is another route, parallel to
the one we have mentioned, which
may be preferred by some, viz: the old
Shelbyyille Pike. Three or four miles
of good turnpike are already built on
tl,;s, ,.,,,ta lint tho l.nuta il larnar than
the one we Arst mentioned. Now,
every body we have talked to on the
subject, is in favor of building a road to
Marshall County, but We have had
talk en0Ughi what We now need is
actiOa. 1t is hard to say which stand
in The greatest need OF this road, the
people along it or the citizens of Co.
lumbia, and we do not know whose
duty it is to make the first move. Sup
pose we throw the responsibility on our
country brethren, will they not respond
promptly? II George NJ. Cannon, Frank
NJ. Vaughn, geo. T.. .Whitakqr, VIM
Brazisr, George EurSerson, Henry John
son, Col WI Sowell, Thos, S. Lief
twich ,lEsq. Thos. @ Harrison and others,
will meet together, and appoint a Com
mittee to solicit subscription for this
road, commencing in the country, and
then taking the town, we believe the
road might be counted upon as an ac-
complis6cd fact. 1t those who live on
the old Shelbyville Turnpike have any
interest in having the road come their
way, let them 20 to work. Captain
Harris, j. A.Gallbway, Ii. Ii. Mooney,
Jack Gordon, and others, can soon find
out from the people what can be relied
on. Prompt ana inimpdiate action is
needed. -'' " - .'ts''l g. 8
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16

COluulDid uiluertOOk 10 SeL up I6rp
Year Party" and commenced bravely,
but broke down, through extreme mod
esty. Mr.. Edsail calamity offered his
splendid rooms, and a list of gentlemen
was made out and sent around. Only a
few young ladies were brave enough to
carry out the programme, and the party
would have been dead failure but for
the wisdom of the lady managers, and
the gallantry of the young gentlemen.
Capital jokes were piaye off on young
men who are sporting their first crop OF
wLiskers. About half a dozen OF
these youths are desperately smitten
with the fascinating beauty and loYeli-
ness of young Parnassian beauty.
Several misunderstanding gentlemen sal
down and wrote notes to these youths,
purpOrting to come from their hearts
idol. The nice young hardware clerks
heart went pit-a-pat, when he received
the charming missiye, and he quiyered
with delight, when he read the modest
words that requested the pleasure OF his
company to the ''Leap Year Ball." The
owner of the hardware store says 1t took
the youth one hour to write the answer,
and the scattered fragments of note pa
per on the floor. told OF the fruitless ef
forts to frame it in words sufficiently ell
egant and expressive, to suit his fastidi-
Gus taste. In the mean time the young
men aforesaid were standing sentinel
not a great way off, to intercept the note
carrier, and to preven1him from taking
it to the fair dansel. Had they failed,
the result can be well imagined. But,
although they did not fail, they thought
the time was two hours, SO impatient
were they. The young men enjoyed the.
joke, but the unfortunate did not. The
most practical part of the joke is that
the youth, as soon as he received the
fictitious invitation, went to Mays x
DodsOn's, and engaged a carriage for the
occasion. The same young men then
sent note from the same young lady to
another of her admirers, modest young
dry goods clerk. Wiley says he destroy
ed MANY sheets of paper, and was in
perfect nebulOus sea of ecstacy. The
same results followed. Another set of
jokers got up a capital joke Oh hand
some Young lawyer. They found out
that he had received note of invitation
from nice young lady, and they wrote
two, purp1rting to come from two OF
the most beautiful young ladies in Co
lumbia, and then sent them to him, one
at IL o'clock, and the other at l.. The
limb of the law answered them, after
the manner of the ladies, that he "re>
GREETED that previous engagement pre-
vented the pleasure Of accepting her
company" To the last one he replied,
|"I regret thai { NO previous engagements
deprive me of the pleasure of accepting
your polite Invitation" The jOkers
stood outside, and caught tho carrier
boy. The party proved to be an elegant
affair,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
kuklux Captured.

The usually quiet vicinity of Green
field Bend, in this county, was the scene
of a Kuklux display ON the night of the
eth. 1t seems that one Bitticks, a col
ored man, had::been charged with steal
ing p-eat from Wash Williams, but had
been acauitted of the crime, few days
before the occurrence. The redOubtable
Wash, however, was not satitied with
the tria', and determined, Ey tho aid
of some Of his associates, to recapture
his own meat or as much OF Bitticks' as
ho had lost. Hence, they proceeded,
clothed IL habilimepts Of kqklqx, in
solemn procession, To Ritticks' house,
on "Wednesday hight, the 7th. Happily
for Bitticks he was not at home, Tor
they expressed themselves as having
come to hang him. But their victim
being absent, they demanded the keys
and proceeded to assert out such meat
a. they wanted, and carried il of. They
We're all armed To tie teeth, and thor
oughly disguised, Their manner was
imperious and threatening, and their
coEduct TOWARD the inmates of the
house highly tinsultin2. Eour,of them
were identified and arrested. by Sheriff
Lattslast week. Clay Gordon was tried
and committed to jail to await trial
at tho next term of the Criminal
Court; Arch Foster proved I an alibi
and was released;' Sam Gordon was
tried Monday, and Wash Williams on
Tuesday, hut decisions have not been
rendered in their cases. All Of the par
ties engaged Ia the aisair were negroes,
and doubtless did not know how grave
an offense they were committing. We
hone that il the Tennessee Tribune pub
fishes this statement It will not meta.
morphose it into a 'Isebel Democracy
kuklux Outrage "
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
NENRYyILLE ITEMS,

Kelsey & Kidd have recently recruited
their house with some nice new goods
They are selling goods as cheap as any
country store in the State. Choice
prints only l2lZ cents per yard, Other
things proportion. III. Kiddy is now
absent after goods to recruit his family
grocery.
MONETARY.
Very scarce, and great deal OF conn.,
plant about hard times.
WEATHER.
Very cold for the past month. Our
streams are nearly frozen up. Fine
time for skating and putting up ice
Great complaint about grinding. We
hear the report that the millers have
issued q proclamation THAT all the red
grains of corn must be picked out
Their mills stop'to play With them.
DIR. Deason and /. J. Johns have just
returned from a trip to Dickson County
They report cold weather, and lots o.
ice and mud.
Parson May and John Gordon are now
moving from Henryville. The former
to Wayne County, the latter below
Laurel Hill. Others will follow suit
soon. We forgot to state that Parson
May did not ride his kine-horse, but
hired wagon and 9 yoke OF oxen
and took ii afOOr.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
Zinc fnrfIe

The Clark County Iky.l OcmocI7"4
reports the following sales in recent
number: &C. l.. Nanmeter sold to
sIsssrs. Bruner and Baldwin, OF Mis-
souri,, oas yearling heller by Hlrdrle
Duke, for Si,U5." "Mr. IL. l.. anne
Ter sold 10 the SAME gentlemen one
yeariing bull, bv Airdrie D.se fer
Si0o." We have some OF the same val
liable stock ia Maury County. our
cnte-Pfising ielioW-countrymRn, Wal.
ker Scott, has celebrated bull, "Thorn,'
which is brother TO both the above
tRentioned bull ana heiier. He has two
$0uHg bulls, full blooded, tor sale.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16

A. frcsh supply of Landreth's Warrante,
Garden Seed. just received BY
TITcoNB & WILLIAMS, Druggist.
Uanl9.l Columbia, II N
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16

NJ. d. Brown, of Lewis County, has
received a patent for an improved ami
NAL trap. which is said to be the best
thing of the kind in existence. Capt.
o. Il. Plummer and Mr.. L. Il. Plummer
have purchased one-third of the patents
right. A young man named Brown, of
Cathey's Creek, is their agent for Maury
County. Al. Hughes, the great trapper
of Duck River, ought to get one of
these traps. 1t will catch anything, and
as many Us will CONC along.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
DIED..

At her residence. near. Pinewood, Hickman
County, Tenn, on Friday, the 9th inst, at go
O'Clock, A. NJ, Mrs. Mary j. Cameron, widow
of the late ". ID. Cameron. aged 81 years.
Mrs. Cameron was truly kind and affcs-
leaves three children and host of warm
friends to mourn their, not her, loss.r May
they bear up under tho heavy bereavement,
keepidg in memory that their loss is her eternal
gain. A FRIEND.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
The Ladies' Pearl For February

The February number OF The Pearl
sparkles with gems. "Ths Basket OF
Moss" the prize story, is iuimitable.
"The White Canoe" is a beautiful Indian
legend. 1.-THE Little Church under the
HAl'by the editor, is unfolding into a
lovely story. "sFairy Nigils" is a poem
full of imagination. Tne editorial re-
view of l.ongfellow's "Divine Tragedy
is trenehant, but just. The whole num-
Der is just such as to make The Pearl a
welcome visitor i'm any refined house
hold. It is published at Nashville,
Tenn, at the low price of 81 per annum.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
Din,aou,, pin Lest

A pin representing an hand. holding dia
moud, was lost on Monday, aboat noon, some
where between the HERALD Office and thu
post Office. or between that place and the Eais
copal Church, on Market street. The finder
will be suitably rewarded by returning the sa m'
to this Office. IFebl2- If.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
A AnscexskaR.

II would be very great accommoda-
ion TO the public ifthe departure of the
accommodation train in the morning for
Nashville could I've signaled by sound
ing the whistle NJ & g;yen time, say
twenty minutes bsfore the hour OF
leaving, Will Capt. Stone. the polite
and accommodating conductor, look
after thiS2
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
Lip.comb Brother.

Would respectfully ask all those who
are indebted to them to call and settle
the same, during the month of January,
or they will find their accounts in the
hands of an officer.
jan = If
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
Please RcaSi.

Fair wspni. We respectfully irform all
who ar c indcbcd to US either by Note or Ac-
count 10 come forward and settle Immediately
as money VIC must have. All debts due Us
not settled by Fsb'y. LIST, will be handed out
for COLLECTION. WE MEAN JrsT WHAT We SAY.
WILLIAMS n TYLER.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16

Last Saturday man drove upon the
Public Square, Oh the sunny side of tn g
Court House, where a crowd OF men
| wee basking in the SUMS genial rays.
He was in handsome open carriage.
and looked like he might be the Grand
Duke, tired OF the great display and
flourish of cities, and travelling quietly
| and U.l0stentatiously, by himself. He
wore good clothes and a genial smile,
and as if TO keep up the idea of his be-
| ing Duke, he gave away money in Il
princely manner. He gave large bills
for small ones, and it seemed 20 give
him great pleasure to do so. But, alas
as is the case with many princeiy and
| imperial looking people, he soon proved
to he, not a Duke, but prize money
peddler. Lave Digger and Billy Tuck
er made money out of hin, but the col
ored brethren were badly swindled, and
lost heavily. One old man gave eight
dollars for a package, and drew blank.
Week before last, we mentioned the
fact that some or all of our business
men had pctitioned the telegraph COM
pany to have the office at this place re-
moved TO some point near the Public
| Square, and that, SO far as ,Ce had heard
they had not even answered our citizens
We have since learned that the Super
lntendent Al Aashvllle, u. w. Trabue,
| did send polite aud satisfactory an
swer TO the sigrerS of the petition. He
| told them that the obligations OF the
telegraph company 10 the \ asbviIle and
Decatur Railroad, compelled il ~ keep
an Office at the Depot, and as Columbia
would not support two offices, he could
| not comply with their wishes. In a re-
tut letter 10 Mr. YoeSt, Agent at this
oIace-ur ra:ller At the Depot, Mr.. Ira
bue requested him to say to US that he
found il impossible to effect an arrange
ment with the Railroad company, by
which a telegraph Office could DO main
tanned up town, at present, but no ex-
poets TO be abio 10 do SO sometime dur
! ing the coming summer. II the Hail
road company would allow their accom-
! plished Agent ut this place, Mr.. Hine,
| TO do all the operating for the railroad,
/ ;ha matte, could be easily arranged.
I VIII they do it, ard thus accommodate
a people who SO largely 'patroinze them'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
A Card Of Thun1, .

NIEssRs. EDIToRs.-Will you allow
us, through the columns OF the HERALD,
to return the thanks of the young ladies
ofthis city, to Mr.. Edsall, the accommod-
ating proprietor of the Nelson Hotel, for
his kindness in furnishing his rooms,
for our leap Year Hop" on Tuesday
evening, February the 18th instant,
- - LADY MAEAdERS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16

Dust Cooper, Of Nashville, paid us
flying visit recently.
General Gideon J. Pillow was at his
farm in this county recently, looking
well and feeling youthful.
DR.. ID. A. Davidson. of this place, Is
lying ill with scsofnla, ia Marshall
County. Fears are entertained that ne
will not recover.
s. Watson, jr., w. Z. Watson, of Nasi.
vile; ChsrleyP. Jones, the great ladies
man" of Pulaski, were all registered al
The Nelson House recently.
q. w. Twitty, formerly citizen OF
this county, but now resident Of Hen
ryyille, paid us flying visit recently.
lie is an agent for the HERALD.
John w. Medley, OF the Bigbyville
ns,ghborhood, has returned from the
far South. His fish story, this time, Is
Not quito SO large az he usually brings
back.
Hon. John Y. Wright, who las been
looking after his planting interests in
the South during the past few weeks,
has returned to Columbis, his new
home.
Can't. RUSSELL, orr excellent Attorney
General. spent last week in Columbia,
preparing for the approaching CAM
paign. Ills recently wounded loot Is
better.
Hon. X. p. Cypert, j. u. Berry, and
G.. w. Henson, a great Wag apd wit.
all prominent citizens OF Wayne County,
passed through Columbia, on their way
back TO Waynesboro, a few days since.
Mr.. Sutton, of Helena, Arkansas,
came TO our town last week, with his
daughter, and placed her in the Institute.
lie is a native of our county, is son OF
,fev. Mr.. Sutton, and left here about
twenty years ago.
Mr.. James q. Cecil, of Kentucky,
came TO our county, last week, on a
short visit TO his relatives. lie is a
very wealthy man, and made the bulk
ofit by cattle raising and trading. Some
of cur own citizens are following has
example.
Col. w. ii. Pointer, q prominent oiti-
zen of Spring Hill, in. this county, is
near Helena, Ark, where he will remain
until the hot, semi-tropical sun of Sum
mer, and the mosquitoes of July will
driye him to the healthy atmosphere OF
Middle Tennessee.
mr.. Samuel l.. Graham, OF Pinewood
yactory, Stopped la oar town short
time since. lie is on his way to FLORIDA,
where he will spend the windy month
OF March. We are glad TO learn from
him that his factory, which was destroy
ell by fire some months ago, IL almost
rebuilt, and ready for work.