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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-05

SAD CASE OF DROWNING Two sons of VIM.
"A; Cox, OF Caroline county, Md were drowned
the afternoon of that day, Mr.. Cox's four sons,
William E., 26 years old, Daniel, q years. Je,
rome, 10 years and John W., II years old, went
to tie river in boat to battle They anchored
the boat at the edge of the flats, stripped off
thelr clolhe and jumped into the water. The
WIND blew the boat around over the deep wa
Ter OF the channel, and when they were done
bathing, the youngest boy, John, undertook to
swim out and get the boat; but before he
reached 1t he gave out and commenced 10
at once rushed to the rescue of his sinking
brother, but as soon as he reached the deep
wafer at the edge OF The channel, he. too, com
menced TO struggle and sink. Both were
drowned. jerome, seeing the danger, went
10 the relief of William before he sunk. and
he, 100, commenced 10 drown as soon as he
reached water over his head. Daniel went to
ms rellef, and fortunately got hold of and res
cued him before he reached water over his
heaq, and thus the last two were saved The
bodies were recovered.
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VTHOMAs BOWLING Auctioneer.

HIGHLY VALUABLE IMPROVED PROP
+ Tf. No 1917 EOSNE, TICUT AVENUE
BETW ZEN AND X STREETS NORTH.
WEST. AND NEAR THE ELEGANr RESI-
DIME OF SENATOR STEWART, AT
PUBLIC SALE.
ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, July -
11th, 1878. at 51s O'Clock. in front Of tina II
prem ses sia sell Lot 81, in Square Ill con- LII
tanning 8 49l square feet of ground, and Improved
by comloI table three story Brick Dwelling, with
all the modern improvements. The yard Is Hllei
with SIN ubbe OF every description and is without
doubt one of The mos delightful places in the CITY
ct is the residence of the late Il. w. Hopkins
Terms: One-third cash; the balances in three
equal pa! men's. ct six. twelve ard eigh reen
months, with interest. at per cent pr a1Qun,
unit paid, and secured by deed of truss on tn
5000 deposit required at time of sale
N. B.-The premises can he seen at anv time
prior to sale. THOMAS BOWLING.
Jy5-d AuctiOneer,
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nUNCANSON BROS, Auctloneers.

1EOSIN ES . LIE OF VAL BILE VIII. A
HOUSE ND FAM OFABtUT 40 ACRES
FkON9lNG ON WtODLEY LANE, NEA X
THE CITY LIMIT.
BY virtue OF iced of trust. dated Novem- ksS
Der 1st. 1876, aud duly recorded In L Der .:.s
No. 825, folio 25S, of the land records for LII
the District of Columbia, and by written request
or the party secured thereby will sell. at pub
lie auc lion, on he premises, on TT ESDAY AT
TERSOON, July 18th, A. j. 1878 at 6 O'Clock
all that Ger tain piece Of land lying the county of
Washington, District OF Columbia. and described
as part of larger tract called ''PIety Prospect
adjoining the lands late the property of the widow
Forrest, called RnSedaie,' - and the tract called
,.Woodley." late the property OF Philip Barton
Key, deceased, said part of Pretty Prospect''
Icing fully described by me;es and bounds in a
deed trCm Lewis kengIa and wife to Jane j. Mich
olson. recorded i'll Lher n. G. T., No 50 foros
261, 26S and 269, one OF the land records of WASH
inSton county, -. c., together with the improve
meuts, ways, easements, rights, privileges and
appurtenances 10 the Same belonging or anywiSe
appertaining.
T. e above tract Of LAM contains about 40 acres
and Is improved by a handsome villa 1.-TWO story
frame) cOntaiLfI Z rooms: gardeners hOuse,
lodge house, barn and out houses The hove tract
is i'll The immediate vicinity Of the farms of DR..
BuseN, Mr.. Middleton and others. This tract will
be sold subject 10 s., O. note with interest Sc
cured by deed Of trust on the property. 4 d3.aIl
statement will be made at sac.
Terms: T. e amount secured by this deed of truS
and expenses Of sale in cash.
X. ". BOWMAN, l,.i,,
Jy5 q. T. CIR ES, S1iuSIeeS'
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Richmond. rrcdCrtcksburs and Do
tGmae Railroad

sTkAMBoAT CONNECTION VOTED AND IN.
1OkEp SHAREHOLDERS PROTEST
ID Al the meeting Of the stockholders OF the
richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail.
road company, in Richmond Wednesday, after
lengthy discussion, the resolutions offered
ny MI. Biddle, of Philadelphia, substituting
Tue Ialroad connections between Ouautic1
ana Washington by the Potomac steamboafS
Tor the all'rail arrangement was adopted NV
large majority, after which the meeting adj
lourned. The measure was carried nv fla
Philadelphia and English stockholders Snp
seQuenty meeting of the Virginia stock
holders OF the road was held, and a resoutioa
was unanimously adopted that "A few gen
tlemen connected with and controlling the
policy OF the Potomac Steamboat company
having acquired control of a majority Of the
STOCK OF this company, have to-day secured
ing the boat line on the Potomac, in violation
of the plighted faith, of the solemn resolves Of
ms company, In disregard OF the earnest pro-
and private stockholders OF Virginia thereby
lnaugurating miSchieyous and most unius-
unable opposition 10 friendly companies; and
holders, who have no interest in the Po-
tomac Steamboat company, would not per
mt Their stock TO be used for pur-
poses not only foreign TO the objects
.ner interest, were they apprised OF the facts:
therefore resolved, that a committee of nine
ne appointed TO supply every stakeholder win
the history OF this movement from its incep-
tCn 10 Its contamination, together with all the
facts and documents bearing on the subject
that they may no longer be left i'm ignOrance
OF the Spohations they have already suffered
and the more fearful disasters which await
them Glder the guardianship of the Potomac
Steamboat company"
The chair named the following gentlemen
as members oi the committee under the above
resolution VIM ii. Palmer, l.. B. Anderson.
John L. Branch, Charles r. Ellis. Ed Cohen
II. L. Jones {. =. Mills, Isaac Davenport ir
Gen. I. NJ. Logan.
A resolution was unanimously adopted that
a subcommittee be requested to bring the in
terei OF this state in this company, i'm cooper
alton With the state proxy, before the board OF
publcNorkS, aud invite the united action oI
that board with the private stockholders i'm
Virginia ia resistance to what is deemed To Ia
the Illegal and unjust SuhOrdinati0u OF the
property and interests of this company To ths
proft Of tie Potomac Steamboat c6mpany.
and 10 CO operate with the state in any legal
proceedings that the board OF public works
may inauguTate.'
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CASE OF H1DROPHOBIA IN OHIO The
Cincinnati Commercial of Sunday saws:
sad case OF hydrOphobia has lately deVelOpPd
Itself in the family of William Schell a Ger
man charcoal peddler and produce dealer. liy-
Ing about three miles southeast of New BaIti-
more, i'll this county About two years ago
ScheIl son, aged l. years, was bitten by dog
Dut the bite was considered tritling and no at
tentl0n was paid to it. Last Monday the
young man showed signs of rabies by going
INTO commissions at the sight of water. The
symptoms grew stronger from day to day. aud
during the week the victim became furious at
times, swapping at the bed-clOthing and car
pets, and attempted at one time to bite his
unc.e, tearing his sleeve and nearly inflicting a
wound During the SpaSmS he would become
exhausted, and called on his younger brother
III plteOuS voice, to hold him. for he was 20
Ing to fall. His father had four physicians
called to consult in regard TO the case, and
alter an examination, they decided that they
could do nothing tor the young man. and ad-
vlSed the father to get mad stone in the pos
session OF some person at CleVeS, and to apply
II. Mr.. Schell came to the city to obtain ad-
vice from Dr.. Gunckel, who is said to be Dos
SeSSed of secret remedy for the cure of nv
drOphObia, while SchellS brother-in law went
to CleyeS 10 get the mad stone. The cOntOr
tons OF the victim We're horrible to witness.
and his piercing cries were heartrending. Ii
required the combined strength of four men to
prevent him from in Turing himself and others.
and it was finally necessary TO piniOn him to
the floor. During his lucid Intervals he would
plead yehemently for help from his misery but
there was no relief that could be afforded
him.
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BY virtue ef writ OF feri facias issued out OF
the Clerk 8 ONCE OF the Supreme Court of the Dis
tr1ct OF Colum bia and to me directed l will sell
at public sale, for Cash at the Courthouse door OF
said Distric1, on SATURDAY, the 9th day OF July,
1873 at 12 O'Clock M, all the right, title, claim and
interest OF the defendant Ia and 10 the following de-
scribed property, to wit All of Square No 49, east
half of lot "a in square 126; sub lot E square 49,
ano sub-lol % OF Vim L. Bramhsll's subdivision
~ original lots and square /. 034, all Ia Wash
ington city. DC, together with ali and singular
The improvements thereon; levied upon as the
property OF Albert q. Hall, to satisfy execution
No. H. 956, at Law. in favor of John K. Kendall.
FRED'k. DOUGLASS,
- U. 8. Marshal, ID. G.
JOHN SHERMAN, Auct. ie16-itS
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nI The people who get dreadfuIly hot and
who know how high the Thermometer is are
those who fret and fume and wrestle.
EB Cheap beer has triumphed in Cincinnati.
The brewers have withdrawn their opposition
to glasses for three cents and d" SchOOnerS for
five.
FH~ Bicycles ere becoming objects Of general
dead in The suburbs Of London. " The amUSe-
ment they afford" says the Pail Mall oSu.ettc,
as fast becoming dangerous aud intOleTable
nuisance
The question Of compelling employers to
insure lhtlr servants against accidents incl
dclt 10 the nature OF their labor is discuSsr
in England. This system has been i'm ,narJ-.
ton IL German MINING works for many wears
&c An? sew York Euentnq Mai has re-
Sumed publication. The interest of Mr.. Clark
Bel has been bought by BT. w. Ianford
White. who has transferred the whole prOD-
erty clear of debt 10 The Mail Publishing
Company" Major Bundy resumes editorial
control
Rg-A Swiss lOckSmiih has invented a target
which, by means of electricity shows upon
another target set up AT the firing station the
exact spot where the bullet strikes and thus
does away with the necessity of marker To
signal the result of each shot =:
EH-MiSS Emily Faithful i'm a recent address
on the extravaganza of modern life, said that
outward luxury was becoming a perfect pas
sion among English men and women who had
lost The taste for simple pleasures, and in their
pursuit of gold were losing sight of higher
characteristics.
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r h. WARNER, Real Estate Auctionesr

BY virtue Of deed OF trust to me, dated -
June 80. 1875 recorded In Lioer No. SIS, M
1olto l42 &C., one Of the land records for me Xs.
county Of w sshington, d c., and by ths cirectiol
FRIDAY, July Ii b, 1878 al 61k O'Clock D m,
sut.ot hfty-two, t52. Ia square east of five hun-
rOCMs. -
Tie. ms OF sale: One-fourth cash; balance In six
WE'VE ard eighteen months after the day OF sale
with ten per cel per annum interest to be secured
" DEED OF trus, on the property. Ali the cost of
oeeds and to be at the expense Of the pur-
cnasef. and II the terms are not CON piled with In
Ten Gays after sale, the property wi be reSold at
the risk and cost OF the defauIing purchaser after
Star. JNO w KEN NEIIV Trnstaa Hs
j. I. COLDWELL, Salesman. jyI-i
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r h. WARNER, Auctioneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF A TaREE-sroRY
ANHD BASEMENT sen BRICK ROUSE on
TWEEN NEW JERSEY AVENUE AND
SOUTH CA PITOL STREET SOUTHEAST.
by virtue OF deed of trust TO me- d.ted a
f S1he ~, 18TH 1871 recorded in Libsr No. 1853,
District of Columbia and Oy the direction OF Ins
BENEFICIARY therein named, 1 shall sell at public
auction In front Of the premises, on MONDAY
the 18Th day of July, at o'clock p. an, the
east one-thld part OF lot numbered rfteen DID, in
square numbei ed six hundred and niuety three
l6s3j, fronting nineteen feet ON D street SOUTH
eSst, between New Jersey avenue and South Cap
Iol street, and running that width 10 the fun
depth Of Th the To-. with The Improvements there
Containing lime rooms. with gas and water.
Terms OF sale: OGe-fOurth cash; balance In six
We've and eighteen months after the dag of SAFE
Win Per cent. interest, to be secured by a deed
OF trust on the properly, c'ntalning An insurance
cl us Ii the terms are not compiled with In ten
Gays after s.ie The property Will be Dli at the
IisR ana cost OF the defaulting purchaser, after
nve days notice, to be published IN the Evening
Star. All the cost of deeds and recording TO he
paid by the purchaser. ~
J!6-d j. HIN W. KENNEDY Trustea
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THOMAs BOWLING, Auctionser.

hhoMAS DOWLlNd, Auctloneer.
VERY VALUABLE UNIMPROVED PROP
ERTY IN THE NORTHWE.TERN SEC
TON OF CITY AND NEAR THE e f.
CANT RFSll.ENCFS OF sen ATOR STEW
ART AND JUICE HILLYER, AT PUB
Lie ATT' TON.
On WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. July ~
10th, 1878, a 81 O'Clock in front of the prem
ises, L shall sell the following valuable prop 49,
Lots 55 and Sc, on Connecticut avenue. between
. I'D STREETS. containing 5, $50 square feet of
L" 8. in Squa-e 95 on the northeast corner OF
21st aid stree S, nj contains To- 042 square feet
ground
Also, lots Al. 40. 4S and A, in Square SO agyre
eating 1887 Square feet, on Z Street, between
20 n an pit.
Terms: 0ne-third cash ;the residue at six twelve
and eighteen months with notes bearing interest
81 PER cent. per annum until paid, and secured
ny oeed OF trust on the pr perty sold. A deposit
OF $50 VIII be required each purchase at ne of
sac. All conveyancing at purchasers cost
3D.
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TOMORROW.
TROMAS BOWLING. Auctioneer.

FNhOMAS BOWLING. AuctioneeT,
THE WFLL-KNOWN TROTTING HORSES
FRA KILN AND DAISY, ROAD WAC
On. SULKY AND HARNESS, AT AUG
TlON.
On SATURDAY, j l,y Och, at 12 O'Clock IN
m. L will sell n front of my auction rooms H
he celebrated 1rottng Horses, Franklin and
Daisy Also.
Harness.
These Horses are too well known to need any
saT her description, and will be positively sold as
The owner has no further use for thom.
ALSO,
At the same time one Wesley Richard Double
Barrel Shot Gun.
N3.2t THOMAS DOWNING Auct
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BY yIr,ue OF deed of trust dated May -
20 I'D q, 1S'o' ana recorded In Liber No 1856 "a
ioi1o 2oo It seq of the land records for tina t,l8
District Of Columbia, aud at the request OF the
party secured thereby Will. on FRIDAY the
q Oh b day OF July 1878 at O'Clock p m, in front Of
numbere" nine 80, in square mum Dered four hun
9reG and thirty-nine 1880, in Washington city in
INT District OF Columbia, described as follows: Be-
at point on the north line Of said square
10 Feet inches from the northwest corner of said
! t, and running thence south 66 feet 4 inches:
hehce east 10 feet inches; thence north 66 feet
inches; thence west LIS feet inches to the beg n
ming, with the improvements consisting of a frame
dwelling, No. 712 street southwest.
Terms of sae 0ne-four.h of the purchase mo-
ney In cash; the residue in three equal Instruments
pay able In six, twelve and eighteen moEths from
the day of sale with eight per cent. interest Sc
cured by deed OF trust and insurance the prop
erty. to the satisfaction of the trustee, all cash
at tie option OF purchaser. $50 deposit ae-
ceptance of the bid and conveyancing and record
ing at pure haser's cost. II terms Of sale are not
complied with in five days from the day of sale the
Trustee reserves the right to resell tn property at
the risk and cost of the defauting purchaser at any
time thereafter, after five days notice In the Eve
ming Star.
ROBERT W. MCPHERSON, Trustee.
IHOs. K. WAGGAMAN, Auct. je24-d&ds
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r T. COLDWELL, Auctioneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF DEsIR ABLE THREE.
S SU1s AND BASEMENT PRESSED
STREET, BsTWEEN N AND o STREETS
NORTHWEST.
BY virtue OF a deed of trust, dated Septem. -
Der 18th, ID. 1874. duly recorded in Liber H.,
no. 56S, folio 255. one Of the land records for e:1
the District OF Columbia and at the ueJt of tine
party secured thereby, we win sell at public auc-
ton In front OF the premises on MONDAY, July
~ 1873 at 9 o'clock p. m, the foOwins described
real estate, situate In the city of Washington, d.
e., to wit: Lot numbered seven q In John II.
Sims lexecutor) recorded subdivision of SOU are
toSt ther with the i@prot ements; &c.
Terms: One.fourth cash; and the balance In six,
tw. I've and eighteen months, with interest at psr
cent. Per annum, secured by deed OF trust on the
chaser. A deposit of 500 required at the time of
sale, and all convey anclng and recording at pur-
Shaser's cost: Terms to be complied with In seven
DAY otherwise the Trustees reserve the right to
rtseli the property at the risk and cost of the de-
faulting purchaser after five days. advertisement.
jy3-eo BRAlNARD II. WARNS R, trustees.
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CHARMS B. MAURY, lru.o
-eo&ds FRANK I. RAMLINGS, {Iruslees


W AhSEh, Nal ESLdlo auCtlOueeEs
TEUsTEE's SALE OF VALUABLE M
PROVED REAL ESTATE IN THE COUS-
TY OF WASHIN GTON, A SHORT Dis
LANCE FROM The BEN NING'S ROAD
NEAR GRACELAND CEMETERY, con-
tanning six Acres of Ground. with new large
and cCmmo0iouS Brick House. Slaughter
House, Ice House, and other Out Buildings
Land in high state OF cultivation.
By virtue OF two deeds of trust. dated re- k.s
Spectiyely, one on the oh day of February -
AD 1875, and recorded in Liber 776, folio n.ssiA
12O ct Sec, and the other dated tn day of Janu-
airy, A. ID. 1876, and recorded in Liber SO8 folio
2G6 ct seq, OF the land ordS for the District of
Columbia, and by request of the parties secured
thereby. shall sell at public auction on WEDNES-
DAY, the oath day o. July, A. ID. 1878, at o'cIk
p M, In front of the premises, all that certain
piece or parcel of laid and premises lying aid siu-
ate in the District of Columbia, known as Lot 6,
In John A. BartIutfs subdivision of part of tract
OF land called Long Meadows, together with the
improvements thereon.
Terms OF sale as to the Indebtedness secured by
the hrst deed OF trust One-fOurth cash. bal ance In
equal notes payable in one, two and three years.
bearing interest at the rate Of eight per cent per
ahnum interest pay able Semi-annually. AS to the
SAID deed OF trust, and prOpOrtonate amount of eX-
penses OF sale In cash. and the bal .nce in G. g. and
2months for which the notes of the purchaser shall
De given, barring interest All Of said notes to be
secured by deed OF trust upon the property sold A
deposit OF 500 required at the time of SALE If the
terms OF sale are not complied with within seven
days fl ON day of SALE the Trustee reserves the right
70 resell the property, at the risk and cost of the
aeiaulting purchaser, upon giving five days notice
chaser. E. NJ CHAPLIN Trnstes
j. T. COLDWELL, Salesman. j.27 th&m&ds
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John SHERMAN. Real Estate Auctioneer.
- st. Cloud Building.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE I'M.
kSD sHy EsAH ssSSTATH G0kMEK 9F
BY virtue Of deed Of trust dated and ere -
cuted on the 9Th day of October. A. d, 1876 mo-
Z, Zee, reeorded on the 10th day OF October, A. e
records for Washington county in the District of
Columbia, and at the request of the party secured
thereby: will sell at pu die auction on the prem
Uses, on MONDAY tn, hday of July, A. d. 1873
commencing al O'Clock p. m, the folswing de.
sclibed real estate, situate in the city of washing
ton IN the District OF Columbia to wit: All th Sc
certaln pieces or parcels of ground known and de-
as Lots numbered forty-fve (45). forty-six (46)
ana seven (47), in A. r. Shepherds subdivi
sion ~ subdivision numbered twenty five (25),
~ square numbered four hundred and sixty-two
t4t2) as recorded In the Office of the SURVEYOR of
said city and District, in liber r. L. Hoxie folio
said lot numbered forty-fve (45) fronts o. feet
OIL Z street west, and So feet on B ,treet south
ana is I'M proved by three-story brick building,
having two stores, with entrances OH 7th street.
ana uWelllng, Will trance OH street.
said lots torty-sfx (48), and forty seven (40
EaVe SeVeIaily frontage on street south of Fl
1eet inches, and are each improved by two or
Sald lots Will be sold separately, commencing
with lot No. As, and selling them in the order Of
their numbers.
Terms OF sale: One fourth of the purchase price
OF each lot TO he paid in cash, and the residus In
e4pal instruments at six, twelve and eighteen
months, respectively, with interest on the whole
payabe sem ANNUALLY the purchaser giving his
notes therefor to be secured by deed Of trust on
the property. deposit of 80 on said lot As, and
OF 300 ON each OF the other SAID lots will be re-
CURED at the time OF sale after the bid or bids shall
have been acct pied. The terms of sale are re-
CURED 10 he complied with within seven days from
Fsht 70 resell at the risk and of the dsfauting
pun CT aseI or purchasers. All conveyancing at the
W. . ZAGHARIAH CHANDLER, Trustee.
W. ID. eMITH, Salt sman. iu3l- -oSis
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A FASHIONABLE WEDDING is pending in
Quebec between "a widow well known iS 90.
ciety circles" and "a prominent young mer-
chant The preparations are well advanced,
when 10, young gentleman lodges formal
protest against the marriage with Bishop Will
liamS, claiming that the lady became engaged
to him In 1870, and has never been released
from her engagement.
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ri sTEE,s SALE OF IMPROVED REAL,
ES H AT; IN FoURTH STREET, BE-
BY vistue Of y deed of trust dated March -
% 1873. and recorded In Liber No. 7l5. folio ~
423. one OF the land rec )rds for WaShinQton tsiM
coni ty, In the District of Columbia and at rbe
Wrtteh request OF the no der of the notes secured
tn reby win sell Oh FRIDAY, July IL a" o.
1878 al O'Clock p. N. &C pubic aucti IN in front
OF the premises, the following desert oed realty
bered sixty-four t6A). OF Daniel Crasty's sub III
vision o. square east of square numbered a We hun
dred and nine (6O9), as recorded in Liber an n
e, ~ folio 148, together with the improyem snts
tht reoR, consisting, In part, of TWo-story five
rms of sale: One fourth cash; balance in si,.
twelve and els hteen months, with interest an mar
cen per annum untii paid, the whole to be secur
by deed OF trust on the property, with Insurance.
clause. All conveyancing at the purchasers cost.
II the terms of sale are not complied with within
ten Gays AFTER sale the Trustee the right to
resell said property at the risk and cost Of tRe da
fapjtii purchaser after i've days. notice to be
Gov L. a. LUCE, Trustee.
o. !. WI" ELL, saioeman. jJ2 dSds