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THERE'LL BE No MORE SMOKING THERE
AT weekly meeting of the Methodist preach
the effect that he had a man in his flock who
started heaverward q few weeks ago. Some
how or other he couldn't find his way TO grace
and hnally came to the conclusion that the
Devil kept possession of him on account of his
keeping pipe in the cupbossi Il AID to which he
was greatly addicted. He broke the dudeen.
emptied his tobacco pouch into the fire, and
road to Heaven is clear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-06

EQUITY COURT, Jsdss Wylss. -'Yes'erday,
Douglas We Smith & Boston; decree Diminishing bill
Doston Deuglae decision for sole Of onerixth #
he real estate. to nake partition. Ofust ct al vs.
King ct al: order extending time to arch Is, I
in which 20 amend cross bill. Russell We Wall Il
al order appointing A. Lloyd guardian I'D Item 20
infant. Beale vs. Wattersen order modify ing terms
Of trustees bond Ferry 81 al. Vs. Edwards ct Al !:
order appointing smes I. Ferry guardian al liten
TO infant. Parrish We. Peugh; order confirming
auditors report OF January Inst, 1873, and for re-
coyery Of specific sum. Lsrner Gideon: order by
consent confirming recsiverb feport
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Mrs LEONowyNs.-AItention il directed To
The advertisement Of the lecture by this lady
Tomorrow evening at Lincoln Hall, on Siam
and the Sismese Court" At a reception given
her yesterday evening BY lady Of Washington.
uhese house j. a nucleus OF all that il good ami
beautiful ia our cosmopolitan society, Mrs.
LCOBOwens read from some written episodes OF
her eyentfnl life at the Siamese capital ami Ia
- thought not too much 70 say that the deep
interest excited by her tragic and also her droil
experiences was only exceeded bv that which
was inspired for her personally as a woman.
heT audience at the lecture will be, i'm it, quail
Wv one OF the most select ever assembled in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-06

DANGER OF BOILED CABBAGR-A little Lit
tie Rock girl died a few DAYS ago of what W as
supposed to be cerebro-spinal meningitis. The
Gazette says: ''Dr. QuidOr, doubling the cause
OF her death, obtained permission to make a
disclosed the fact that the little girls stomach
was loaded with boiled cabbage, which had
worked itself into one hard solid mass distend-
ing the stomach and causing death, the victim
dying in commissions. The doctor saws that
many Of the deaths credited to this cerebro-
spinal disease have nothing to do with il. and
are entirely distinct from IL :,
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CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE.-On the 9th
oit' MI. Thomas Barnes, q son Of william j.
Barnes, ESQ.,, residing five miles from Princess
Anne, went into the woods to cut wood and came
to his death in the following manner: Not re-
turning at supper time; his friends felt seme
been at work, terribly mangled and lifeless
having been crushed by tree. Mr.. Barnes
was about twenty-five years Of age, aud hal
been married about fourteen months.-P ess
Anne (Md.0 Herald
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The ANIMAL COMNENCEMEST of the medi-
cal department of Georgetown College took
place this afternoon at Wallis Opera House.
which Was crowded in every portion. The ex-
ercises were opened by the performance OF sew
erai appropriate pieces Of music by Donch's
orchestra. during which time the president of
the college, Rev. Father Early, and the faculty
OF instruction and others took their places on
the stage. DIR. Noble Young read the act OF Con-
gress authorizing Georgetown College to confer
thedegres OF doctor OF medicine. Rev. Father
larry, in appropriate remarks, conferred the
degree Of doctor OF medicine on the graduates.
Their names were published in The STAR OF
yesterdayl The new NJ. DIS were generally
complimented by their fair friends with floral
gifts. Dr. Lons hackall, jr., delivered the adj
dress 10 the graduating class, which was atten-
lively listened to, and he was very deservedl,
c2pplimented, the address being replete with
sound advice. The yaledictory was delivered
by Edward Cranch, Phi. Il. and NJ. d., and DIR
'has. Allen, addressed the alumni.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-06

LONG AND ADVENTUROUS LIFE.-A Maine
woman attracts the attention of her neghbors
by her vigor and sprightliness not withstanding
the fact that she is 81 years old and blind. She
outlived her husband, though he tried to kill
her several times; once by setting fire to piece
melted lead into her ear; and once he tried ts
Drown her; but he failed in these, aud finally
he fell from boat and was drowned. Once.
while In her sons house, after she was 90 wears
old, the house took fire and burned down She
escaping from window, though badly hnrneI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-06

VMassachusetts prints half the religious
journals.
~ Boston has printer of 80, who is still able
to "pi'' matter.
~Pet bears in Oregon are becoming accom-
plished in the scalping business.
~Dundreary's eldest son made his debut in
Providence, II. l., recently.
SGrace Greenwood says with Gen Banks
went out the stateliest dramatic element of the
House.
sIAn Indiana man proposes to feather his
nest by running goose nursery, and has opened
ga Missouri waitress took of her apron, re-
Gently, on the reception Of the news of the death
of her uncle, who had left her SsOO, 200.
ga Chinese merchant preferred disem-
boweiling himself to settling up with the gov
H%Government BARRIERS in Japan have been
requested to see that all the natives have their
queues removed before the ist Of April.
ga girl twelve years old, living In Fort
vile, Saratoga county, n. T., died recently from
the effects ofswailowing hair pin.
GA western railroad conductor marks dead
beats who cannot pay their fare by punching
three holes in their hats.
~An American circus, on large rate, Is be-
ing to.ed up the Rhine, stopping stesch village
genius has invented double-barreled
combined ride and shot gun. The ride BE- rrels
At inside the others, and can bs taken out at
ga woman juror in Wyoming recently took
her baby with her into the jury box, and the man
who lost the suit asked that the verdict be set
aside on that account.
~Henry Taylor, who for thirty years has
rocked the "Crsdle Of Liberty" in Boston that
is, has been superintendent Of Faneuil Hall for
that perfodD has declined resppointment.
0At the conclusion of notice Of On enter
tainment In New York the Arcadian observes:
'And the Miilard sang cavatina, and some
body played piano from the celebrated factory
OF somebody"
0The papers are making quite ado about
the falling OF tree which killed an old servant
Of Generst Washington. We don't yerv we'll
see how tree could fan without killing one of
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-06

"A FEMININE CHALLENGE.-The Sunbury
(Pa.) Democrat says:-A jackson township
woman challenges any man in the county TO
meet her and contest their superiority in
grading or moving in the harvest field, chop
ping wood, hauling with a team, hitching up
and breaking green mules, or any manual labor
generally performed by them in the country
She also proposes to wrestle any respectable
man from this county who will meet her in
jackson township, accompanied by friends who
VIII vouch for him. She has been engaged all
winter in hauling coal in the village Of Hern-
don, and boasts that she can do more work of
any ordinary kind than any man i'm the county
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SrII FOE LIBEL.-This afternoon. in the Cir
cult Court, Judge Cartier, the case Of s. "
Hindle agt. Murtagh, publisher of the National
Republican, was taken up, Messrs. Riddle and
Miller tor plaintiff, and Messrs. W. A. Cook and
Richard Harrington for defendant. This suit
l. based on a portion of an article published In
the Repshlioos ON the 18th of March last in
reference TO one Charles III. Butts, who was ar
rested on charge Of immoral practices with
girls Of the public schools. The words COM
plainedof charge that he had debauched the
mind OF one girl to such an extent that the trus-
tees expelled her from school, and induced
her 10 act the part Of procuress. The DANA
yes are laid at 100000. After Mr.. Carne had
testified that the article was published in the
RcpUtIicoR, the plaintiff offered the article in
evidence. Tho defence objected, ana Mr.. Cook
argued that the averment was defective. Leave
~as granted to amend the bill, and the case
went over until tomorrow.
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Too FOND OF Loo.-A mild and affectiopate
wife in Lancaster overheard an acquaintance
remark that her husband was too fond of loo
She waited up for him that night, and when he
came home demanded to know IL he had been
spending his time again with Lou. The uusus-
pecting husband admitted that he had, when.
without giving him time to explain, She went
for him with a fire shovel, The husband does
not exactly remember how the interview ended
but he could never convince his wife that loo
was game at cards, and always PLAYS euchre
now and gets home before ten O'clock
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SUIT FOR THAT 81 .oo0' wIrHDRAwN.-Mr.
Riddle, as counsel for Page, (the Kansas
banker against York, who brought the charges
OF bribery against Senator Pomer0y, this morn
ing withdrew the suit OF replevin. IL Is the
intention of plaintiff 10 take legal measures in
Kansas.
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BIrE croTH rRocK COATS, fast eOlors, for
S1l and SIS. Vests TO match for - and s.
GEo. G. HKNNlxe. No. sio Seventh Street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-06

OPERATING IN DECENTRALIZATION from
Philadelphia report that n. b. Lien, who was
arrested here few weeks since ON the charge
OF forging the name of Mr.. A. r. Shepherd, is
now in that city, and has already obtained mo-
ney from firms there by representing himself as
a member Of the old firm Of Shepherd s. Bros,
and giving drafts on IL. :
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ANOTHER VICTIM OF LIGsr FINGERED
ekNrsr-on Tuesday, Mr.. David A. Grieg>
OF thapleu, Conn, was robbed of $50 i'm m6nev
and s.0o In PToinissory notes while on the ears
Just outside of this city. The train wa. On ~
way TO this city from Baltimore ami -topn.,i
sear Boundary street, when many OF the n,s
"a myers, suppo~ing they had reached their de-
fination, rose up TO leave the cars and AT Ills
time -FOUR strangers crowded around Mr. G,riyg.
aud his wife a. they we're going out. In few
minutes afterwards Mr.. q. discovered his los.
The men were not seen afterwards
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Miss GAEAFILA MoHALBI-The concert
given by this lady in Wizards hall was attend
ed by very nne assemblage Of ladies and gen.
President Wilson, Gen. N. p. Banks and fam
lily, Judge Montgomery Blair and daughter,
Representative SchoHefd and family, Captain
beaumont, OF the navy, Miss Winnie Ream and
many others; and all united In Northumberland the
concert decided success.
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Georgetown Advertisements

LOO, F-The Officers and Members Of
Wy MECHANICS LODGE, No. Is, l. o. o. r ;,
are earnestly Requested 20 be punctuai in their a.
tsndancs TO MORROW, friday EvENiNG
Mafeh 1th. at "a D.. m, TO receive the Visiting
Phsianx. Mcnnbcrsof Sister Lodges are frsternaily
ms-2t CHas c. MYERS, Rec. Sec.
rs THE BRANCH OFFICE OF KNOX
eSX EAPRESS in Georgetown has been removes
70 the Drug Store Of @. W. CROPLEY, corner of
bridge and Congress streets, where all orders an be
ssen. Passengers called for and Baggage checked
Rom, residences t. all points via Great souther Mail
ohlo railroad, and Steamer Lady Of the Lake mi 81
THE RUSH Is OVER, THE AcCrMurA Urn
work Az ready for delivery; regretine the una
voidabls delay in the delivery m work during the
skilled workmen In suf6cienf numbers
Truly thankful for past favors, having st present
fuii corps Of hrptcias artisans with eyery faci,y
70 meet promptly all demands, respectfully solict
continuance Of the same.
w. II. WHEATLEYS
PREMIUM STEAM DYEING AND SCOUR.
ING ESTABLISHMENT,
tann - Jefferson street, Georgetown, DO
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LOCAL NEWS.
Amusements. &c. Te.nfght.

Wall Opera Kogse.-charIotte Cushman as
Meg MeTTilles.
HssAus9sos TAsatsr COms9se.-A grand variety
performance in which a number Of new stars
appear.
L.Rool= ReH.-Duprez and Benedict's famous
sIlnftreS.
g.areorotfoB Bon BtTdiag--Grand Promen-
z.le Concert and Drill Of Company A, w. L. T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-06

A SAD Casa Youthful Prostitute S5oo.s
HeraJ.-A young girl named George Brown,
an inmate of the house of prostitution No. 23s
William street, attempted to put an end to her
existence early ON Sunday morning, by shooting
herself through the head with revolver. The
bail entered the left cheek, one inch in advance
Of the lower lobe of the left ear, and finally
bone. DIR. Amaibile tried to extract the bsll.
which Is firmly Undecided in the bone, but All
efforts proved fruitless. There is but little
nope OF saving the unfortunate girl's life, mas
owing to the almost inevitable consequences OF
severing the angular vein or some OF the arte.
res.-Nep York Star an
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TIE AssEssNENT-TEc psari Of appeals OF
YET asSesn ehl nave at their present sitting re
Cefved comparatively a much smaller number
eI appeals than IN former years, and will on the
'eth instant, commence the consideration of the
appeals hled. Those who intend to appeal
should al once forward taem TO the board AT
their rooms. No. 330iE street IL does not seem
10 be generally understood that the assessors are
required by Law to examine all real estate and
ny thereoh ts cash value. PrOmptness m for
warding appeals viii be OF great advantage TO
fhe tax PAYERS. as thereupOn depends the early
completion of the tax lists. and the sooner they
are completed The larger will be the discount
allowed
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The GRAND PROMENADE CoNcgEr To-
NienT.-The managing committee of the inau
gurstion ball building have concluded to give
every one an opportunity OF seeing the interior
ct the ball room before the removal OF any of
the decorations and the demolition Of the build
ding, sne Tonight il fixed upon for a grant
PRONE made concert Company A, Washington
an exhibition drill during the evening" AMI
Iai vtsiting band will discourse music In a,idi-
ton 70 the Marine hand OF thi. ri,,-
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Poxp's EXTRACT has been prescribed
physicians OF all schools.
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FLOUR.
SUyDRIES

sii - once, a we cannot guarantee the sbov. nj,
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= Posp's ExrRAcr cures al "a, ss.h an, r,..,,,.-
in the results, NV NC o.sApf"int u
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S1l and SIS. Vests 60 match for - and IS.
GEo. G. HKNNxe. No. &io Seventh Street.
Poxp's EXTRACT has been prescribed
physicians OF all schools. ..-'
Posp's EXTRACT cures al %, sa.A -, -,
ailments Try it. Yea vi, no; h. a, ds,snn,ni
A Wv dtf
THE COMMUNITY at large appreciate the us..
fuiness OF Singers Sewing Machine. is
ASK YouR GROCER for Dooley,s Yeas, poxas-
the best baking powder for preparing biscuit
rolls, bread, griddle cakes, waffies sc Ipe,,os
% New St, n. Y. At retail by all grocers- s
PoSp's ExrRAcr-For twenty-five wears the
peoples remedy, for what? See Ponds Extract
Book. 2,ie25
and comfort thousands Of persons come from far
and near TO visit Or. White, the well-known
Chiropodist, No. SIS 18th street, opposite the
Treasury, for relief from corns, bad nails., &C.,
and advice Is TO suitable shoes
PcND's EXTRACT has been used for twenty
nve years BY the people Of this country and has
been found an unfailing remedy for rheuma-
mgs, and troubles OF the bowels Do not suffer
from these complaints without asking some
friend what Ponds Extract will do for you. dtf
TIE NArIosAL SAVINGS BAxx, corner Of
New York avenue and 18th street, pays per CT.
Per annum on deposits for each calender month
to g. ss,a ,s.,s
WILCOX & GIBss SEwlNa MACHINE The
celebrated Bazaar Patterns. Agency AT Chss
baum's hoopskirt and corset factory, in street
A''eAA'se"oe' cuileIhe. 0,S
THERMOMETERS and Barometers are repairsa
And made 70 order by Hempler, near N street
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SsT FAMILY, at % - Per barrel
A tnoice Flour, at ~ g per Z barrel
TM n'es a 9 Gents psr s.''on.
70, are the sole Agent. for the District Of oolumh,,
MAoHINE NEEDLES. Have sii Kind. 4 EN-.
- NN.s-. g0-u
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GROCERs.
r. .. O'HARE q SOW,

~hsiesale and Retail esse.rs,
t2is Ss0sH;s Street ysfs~.s, kssrs-. n s.s v
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FINE ARTs-A me collection of French
Bronze Clocks. Figures. Groupes. and Cisssicai
vases - row ready Ter examination at the sales
room OF Messrs- LatirDeT g Cleary, south west
corner Of i1ta street. and PENNSYLVANIA aVen,,s
and will be sold at public sale on Friday. 7th of
March, commencing at 10 in the morning, AMI
continued IN the evening at = The whole cot
lection - the importation OF the Messrs. yiti
Brothers late VITO Vifi * Sons)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-06

THE COMMUNITY at large appreciate the us.
fitness Of Singers sewing Machine. *
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Two MORE PAIR UNYOKED.-Yesterday in
the Equity Court, Judge Wylie made a decree
of divorce in the case OF FANNY L. Haufor,l mo
WILSON, against Thomas {. Hanford. The par
ties were married in Portsmouth, Va, in Feb
ruaI v, 1864, and she charges i'll treatment at
plaintiff; AMI Mr.. III. W. Garrett took the testi-
Nony
Judge wylie. in the Equity Court to-day
made a decree of divorce in the case of Zorah
V Cunningham agt. George ID. Cunningham
The plaintiff sets forth that the parties were
married on the 18th of August, lstS, and
charges that after deserving her several times
lie hnallY aba ndOned her in Septemher is1n
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SMALL PCx.-The following small pox cases
have been reported since Yesterday: one on
~licy between 18th and 9Th mi ID and stpeets
southwest: one Of corner Of Union alley aud
s;fee. southwest; and one death IA chilli at i22s
tti stIgFt southwest.
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SQUIRREL SKIN LEATHER.-The Stocktsn
tCal0 Independent notices a sample of ground
squirrel skins tanned In that city, and saws:
The leather is very fine, remarkably strong, and
which it somewhat resembles, bat is much
finer. Mr.. Woods, who has been a practical
tanner for about forty years, states that no
skins make more endurable leather than sauir-
rel skins. 1t seems to us that morocco of verv
superior quality quite equal II not superior to
that produced from the best quality of goat
SKIN, could be produced from the skins of
ground squirrels. The ground squirrels which
infest California, and for the destruction OF
which @ public bounty is offered, could really
be turned to profitable account
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TEAS TEAS TEAS !

TEAS TEAS TEAS
FIb ~ ~ '"f' hneei' u
Sunpowter Tee, sc; god article for 81
Sholce Gnnpowder Tea, 81 =: very he~ siso
nas f psal Ie., o., 20, Ell N.-y hnes,, si&.
w have also SINE Of the s-st .pf,ssred la ,a 80,
aiso, "a extra English Breakfast Tea
w.,.., FLOUR, &c
Fl"rr nl, hsys, TenneyN ana other brsni. -
Lee pounds LARD fer 81
Tn rasn5 faS, rst s.hon, Tco; our BE-, 81
Sine pounds New Pruu-s 81
Peanuts, half bushel for al
D. BRANDY, GIN. &c.
California "a '@'e-----'-. -----.---e q -
Pure Holland Gin '---'--'- -----.--.--- -
eul-Ah, i've YEAR, old, - -
sweet Caiasba Vine, g. pr Gallon. --------' 40
c. .. oHARE q SOW.
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AsK rorR GROCER for Dooley,s Yeast Powder
the best baking powder for preparing biscuit
rolls, bread, griddle cakes, wafiies, sc. Derot
% New ST., n. Y. At retail by all grocers. a
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A CARAv. or Dslra.-Af fearful pilgrim
cSe u described by the great eastern explorer,
vambery, who met il once on his travels, and
was deeply impressed By its weird and dread
appeazance. II was procession Of the dead,
and not Of the living, and yet stretched As TAR
as eye could reach across the vast plain, There
in distant Persia, the followers OF An, falling
In strangely enough with the belief OF the Chi
nese heathe MS, fancy they cannot rest In Foreign
soil, and, II they can at all scrape the pittance
together provide for their bodies a resting
place ut kufa, where their great chieftain lies
buried. Hence every year this fearful process
SION Oh comns sung on the backs Of camcls and
assee safts rom TIE uppermost confines Of Per-
Aa, ana, swelling by additions in every town
and hsmaet, gradually reaches gigantic proper
taone till 1t last vast army of horrid decaying
pilgrims reach the sacred burying ground The
unfortunate Arabs who undertake the disma
task, with their heads enveloped in thick shawls
and faces Of de ably pallor, not infrequently sue
eumA long before they reach the end OF their
journey, and countless coffins are simply cast
down, till huge pile rises like a terrible maus-
oaeum on the immense plain. Ii IL not without
reason, therefore, that travellers and physicians
have looeed upon this awe-inspirng place as the
very cradle Of cholera, where the fatal disease
Is, Phenix- like, ever born again; when it has
made its fatal journey round the world and de-
manded its periodical number of victims
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PoNp's ExTRAcr-For TWENTY-FIVE wears the
peoples remedy, for what? See Ponds Extract
Book. 2fa.95
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THERMOMETERS and Barometsrs are repaired
and made 70 order by Hempler, near Az street
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celebrated Bazaar Patterns. Ag.ncy al c,hss
baums hoopskirt and oorset factory, in street
Intelligencer Building a. a.
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.. 'ds SSSsktr s,ac..
FOREIGN AND DohkEEs p kkEsyIH,
THk LIEEsf EIGs AND kxIsfNs'
CAtt, gs skAks, IkkEEHzSSk SS sHssEs;.
OnnSLs OkANBEkRfHo. EXTRA.
vHTH Hss Gia BkANpr Imported ana California
PRGfrs. ; SsS :rF Her pound Imported ooEsERvs
Large stock q STAPLE GROCERIES Of In. ,.rv