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SHERlFF'S SALE.

Mrs. Clotki'Le Janin, VS.. w. NJ Low.
ct. ais.
District Court, Parish Of Natchitochn
No. 1892.
DY Virtue of writ of seizure and ri.
ID issued in the above entitled al
numbered snit and to me directed, hsyN
seized aud will offer for sale to the last,,l
highest bidder at the door of tho Cosn
House. in the city and parish Of Natch
tOches, on
Saturday, the 10Th day Of april, 1872
at IL NJ, the undivided three.fifths 4
the following described property to.wit:
The plantation known as the Lac du
Mures y plantation, on both sides Of Rsl
river in the parish If Natcl,itoches, M
composed Of the following pieces of hnl
to wit:
LIST. Section 40, township II, range l
containing 326 $4,000 acres. Section Il
township II, range 9. containing
4O-lOO acres. Section q, township H.
range 8, containing 2O7 acres, making
altogether SIS 9o-lOO acres, gu both sidei
Of Red river, confirmed to Francois D.
lin, Ivy certificate i. NO. 1869.
end. Another parcel Of land, being
Section Al. township u, range 3, COZ.
tanning 2o3 1000 acres. Section Is,
township L., range =, containing loy
l6 100 acres, making together 4O6 39-l0o.
acres, on both sides Of Red river, con-
frmed to Michel Chignom, b. No. ~.
81. Another parcel Of land being part
Of s. ction AZ. township II, range 8, COZ
tanning al'out IS $1,000 acres on tho
right bank Of Red river descending, con.
frned to Joseph Jean Ris, by certificate
B. No. 1928.
4th. Another parcel of land, sectioes
80, township IL, range Q, being tho
northern part of the double concession Of
D. Il. Hopkins certificate, containing
81 6O.1OO acres.
5th. Another tract of land, being tho
northeast part Of section "a, township IL,
range 9. containing 800 acres; the above
being the land originally owned by
Henry NJ. Hyams, acquired from the H.
cllanics' and Traders Bank, gu tho 9Th
uOy VI CCPVCWVClS 1COUs 81.
9Th. Another tract of land acquired!
from the United States, being the south.
east quarter Of section 80, township II.
range 9, by certificate 1871, containing
l64 54-lO0 acres, the south half of Gee tlos
Is, township IL, range 8, certificate l79e
and $3.50, containing 29l 2O-lOO acres. n,
section -. township IL, range 8, wei,
certificate S279, containing 26 0l.l06
acres, making together ASH lO.lOO acre..
It'll. Another tract of land acquired
from the State. of Louisiana, being The
so"th east fractional portion If section
y, township II, range 8, containing IS
6 and 8, and the whole of lots 3, 1 and
S Of section 81, township II, range :,
containing 26l 29-lOO acres, tho two
last mentioned portions, making toeeth.
or 295 24.lOO. The whole If said tracts
or parcels Of land, making together 9at6
35-lOO acres 1888 S2.lOO more Of lee d
which lying and being on the north aids
of said river, aud 1888 $500 acres more
r less, lying and being on the south eide
of said river, forming one body Of land,
which constitutes the Lite DIES Nue.
plantation, together with all the build.
ings and improvements and smeliora-
tiocs the,eon, or thereto belonging.
Terms Of Sale:
Cash-sulject to appraisement.
- s - L. A. DEBLlEUX,
Mach l5-tds. Sheriff.
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Succession Sale.

succession Sale.
Succession Of Henry Harrison.
DY VIRTUE Of an order from the Hon.
ID Parish Judge of the Parish Of Match.
itoches, l will offer for sale at public auc.
ton at the late residence of deceased in
this parish on
Saturday the 81 day Of May, 1879,
The following property belonging to
the Succession Of Henry Harrison. Five
head Of cattle, plantation tools, 3 mules,
3 horses, one colt, 2 double barrel shot
guns, one two horse wagon.
Terms Of Sale:
On credit Of twelve month for what
it may bring, purchasers to give their
notes with good and solvent security
bearing 8 pc: cent interest from date.
FRED WILSON,
April 19.tdls. Administrator.
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NOTICE,
Succession Of Ann 7. Caseu.

Succession Of Ann Y. Casey.
7 PREIDHEIMER having applied to
y be appointed Administrator of the
succession Of Ann V. Casey, notice is
hereby given to all whom it may concern
to file their oppositions thereto in this
Office in ten days, otherwise the applica-
ton will BE- granted
Witness the Hon. j. NJ. b. Tucker. Par.
ish Judge, this 10th day Of April, A. D,
1879.
W. II. TUNNARD,
April 1921. Clerk.
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NOTICE..

Succession Of Victor Hocha', decd,
JOSIAH W. COCKfIELD, having ill.,.
81 il the Clerks office his application n
be appointed Administrator of the x,,s'
cc>siou Of Victor Racial deceased, notic,
is hereby given to all persons to shos
cause within ten days why the apnlie,.
ton Of petitioner should not be grant.S
Witness the Hon. J. N. B Tnckss
Parish Judge, this 9th day Of April, 4
D., 1879.
JOHN LAPLACE.
April 1921 Deputy CLERK
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NOTICE.
Succession Of Osasime Crane.

S"eoe's'o" Of O"asime Grape.
7 +. Grape, Administrators of n.
1919 49, succession et! Of Onazime Grape, de-
ceaset' having filed in my Office his
provisional account of Adminisfrat;on =,
the said Succession, with n statement of
oeCts s'd accounts, payable to creditors.
wlta n's petition praying for the ho,nolo.
Sss'on Of said account aud statement ann
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to be authorized to pay the debts aprs..
bly, thereto, all persons are hereby MT;
fled to file opposition thereto within To-.
days or pra.e Of petitioner will =.
granted.
W. II. TINNARD.
Apil l2-Y. Clerk.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Special Notice.

-, D. c. SCARBOROUGH having been con,
m'ssioned as President of the Scho@
Board vice H. Stafford reeigned, having
qualified, will he found ready to dischafls
. nls duties as sach at his place Of buzz
March 49, i
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JUDGMENT.

JUDGMENT.
N. + Holt. wife, vs.. =. A. Barnhiil, hus-
band.
Parish Court, Natchii"cheS, Louisiana
No. 1888.
IN this case by reason Of the law aud
the evidence being in faver OF the
plaintiff, NJ. F.. Holt, aud against the
'lrirnlam, 4. A. Barnhill. 1t is ordered,
a'j"'igrd and 'lecr'rd that plaintiff re-
cover Judgment against defendant. dis
solving the community Of aclncts and
"a rs heretofore existing between them,
and that she also recover judgment
against her said husband p. A. Barnhill,
for the property described in her petition,
aud be it further ordered, adjud sed and
decreed that plaintiff is the owner of the
north east quarter and north east quar-.
ter Of suuth east quarter Of section No.
y, township 10, range 10, containing
two hundred acres. situated in the Par.
ish Of Natchitocles, it being the same
tract on which she now resides, and also
Of the stock Of cattle Of twenty head,
and also one horse, all of which is tlescrib.
ed in her petition, and plaintiff do have
the right in the future to administer and
control her separate estate, and to Onjoy
and have the use of her labor and income
under her own control and adlninistra-
ton, and for costs OF suit.
Thus done, read and signed in open
Court. this the 18th day of Nov. 1878.
(Sig"ed) =. A. SIMMONS,
Parish Judge.
State Of Louisiana, J
Parish of NatchitOches,
Clerks Office.
] certify the above to be true and
corret copy Of tho original Judgment on
file in my office.
Witness my hand and Of
[L.S.] fetal Seal, this 18th day of
April, 1879.
JNO. LAPLACE,
April l9-3t. by Clerk.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
I have sold oil my right, titles aud in
i terest iu my present Mercantile bust.
meas, Corner Front and Horn Streets, to
Mr.. HEYMAN BATH. All persons i,,-
debted to me will please call on him ~
once and settle up.
SIMON WINBARO.
Referring to tho above will continue
tho business Of Mr.. Simon Winbarg IN
my name, and solicit . share of public
patronage.
April Sim. HEYMAN BATH.
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SCHOOL.

SCHOOL.
Inc Members Of tue School Board =
me Parish of Natchltoches. are respect
, July requested to mest on Saturday, ~
A*tn instant, in the City Of Nstshitqhe
n. L. DlSMUKEA
Secretary, School Board
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tsla1lsa nay nj, lV1U. aUy part OF the
United States "u receipt Of g. Send for
our Illustrated Pamphlet on the Cow,
containing the testimonials Of practical
farn,ers aud dairymen Throughout the
United States, and sectional views Of .
cows tests aud bag dissected and scien-
titcally explained, by Drs. White and
Wilson of this city. Sent free to any
address.
GEO. E. KING, President.
Office, SIS Broadway, New York.
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MIS- PHILIPPINE Kahn

VIM continue Tho business Of the late
Abe1haa Kahn md Aas reuoved hsr
stock % tho store room under tho Naooa
10 Lodge On Second street.
Afa1l limo Of staple. fancy and family
sroeeries constantly on hand snd q 70.
0onable prices. .''''.1i
Sept. 7.6m ~ - ia.,i'i
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fls nODOUelDRED STALLION.
AND POPULAR
PRINCE ALBERT
win stand the ensuing season At
NATCHlTOCHES LA.

nESCRIPTION-Price Albert T, In . dark
- Mahogany Bay. without white six years
old sixteen hands high, and In 6ne health and
condition.
PEDIGREE Prince Albert T. Ma sired BY
Prince Albert, IT,, Sand he BY Troutmsn =
Prince Albert. and he by imported Cleveland
bay horse. Yonng Lord, the property Of ]. B.
Clay. Of Bourbon county Ky. His dam Wa
sired BY old imported Valentine bic grand
dam BY Forester he By old Bertrand his great
grasd dam. Amenda Sergeant BY old Shake.
spear. Valentine was thoroughbred horse i'm.
ported 70 improve the thoroughbred stock If
this country. Abadam Valentine, the dam Of
Prinee Albert 10 ono ofthe finest maree IN Ken
lucky. The dam of Prince Albert. Jf. M0llis,
wss sired by . Thoroughbred race horse her
dam was sired BY old Wood Picker and b wa
tho Giro Of old Gray Eagle. The dam Of Prince
Albert T, wAs sired By John Priuteo and hia
grand dam by old Black Hawk:
TERMS Single leap, q 90, payable At ser
vice season. o. 10. payable during season
insurance. elS 90, PAYABLE whom fact 10 ascer.
txined or marc trsnsferred TO other owners.
The oclts Of Prince Albert T Of lest year have
beon dropped and they are su6nient Guarsn.
tse Of his qualities, IN sise. form and beauty.
Pasturage and care Of mares can 10 had from
the andsrsignsd.
,rlr r. P. HUDSON.
PostofRcs. Box 10. Natehiteehss. Ii.
=. April &0m
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SheriEs Sale.

State Of Louisiana va. Moses Brock, q, 4,
District Court, Parish of Natchitochsa
No. 1910.
DY virtue of q writ of Fl. Fa. issued II
- tho above entitled aud numbefoi
suit aud to me directed, l have seissl
and will offer for sale to the last ri
highest bidder at tho door of tho Cont
House IN the city and parish Of Nstchite.
ches, on
Saturday, the 18Th day Of april, 1873.
At 10 NJ. the following described property
tO.wit:
A certain tract or parcel Of land situs'
te'i in the parish Of Natchi,oches, Ststs
OF Louisiana, and being all Of that pst.
ton OF the south west quarter Of section
township ~, range /, lying south 4
bayou Bourbeux, and .contaiuiuGT -
hundred 1907 acres, more or lesea ID II.
er with all the buildings aud Improve
ments thereon.
Also ?5) twenty-five acres of land "
my on the north side Of bayou BourbsuI,
and being land purchased BY Moses Brock
from John Syluaster, together with u
the buildings aud improve luents tbereoB.
Terms Of Sale:s
Cash, subject to appraisement. ~
l.. A. DEBLIEUX,
March ID. Sheriff.
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LIST OF JURORS.
JUNE TERN, 1879.

JUNE TERN, 1879.
List Of Juronf drawn April 5th, 1879.
for the June Term, 1879, Of the 18th Ju.
dicial District Court, Parish of Natchito.
ches, State Of Louisiana, in accordance
with law.
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Thas W eDtgraoee hsve 0oen bun.
tagged = Ieoneedsd. That they are
flying hoa. political psrsseation 10
ridicoled. Republicans, even, admit
that. Tie emigraGtt destitute coudi.
ton, the promise Of better things IN
Ksasas, sad tho indacemests Of rail.
road and steambost agents Arc &C.
copied % tho controlling causes Of the
hseita..a No doubt thosS Who aie ne.
AuSoeing them lIavSealafmed them -
much - possible. No doubt Z or.
tain Glaze Of Louiaiaps CARPET, bsseer
politicians would ,try. "a make ool,si-
col cspitai BY shouting that tbe %.
erose are flying for t6sir lives !: bat
Southern men one and oil assert that
% danger exists 70. we'll, behaved col>
orsd nep, and that he going d not
from. motives Of safety.. Senator
Windons 4qsolstloa, argilg consider.
alton Of ihs piaeticsbility ef eolooi.
sieg ~ eplpesd people u. 10 West
I'D 0eosibing 20 Do with ihe move.
nsal III yay Of brisgieG ths subject
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sheNQ. q aey hind. Many NE
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saa ~ PIT : sssp e H., He eppoeed
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Sssss ase taas To .eeeessA 1astl
!; - \: ~ - go asso sseeglissd.
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a'Flafl v y '5.fii .l1IFF Itt{i = .f.-if J
H. fssasa e Alexasdsja lad
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~ eo0pOaadod from sabstancos that arc
free f'rem any properties that can lejHre
che NEST delicate Organization. They
eearcb, Cleanse, Purify, and lavleeraso
the entire SysteIn. BY relieving the eae
0orged Liver, they cleanse the bleed
ffOm poisonous humors, aud thus 00pare
health aud vitality to the body, causisG
The bowels to act naturally, without
which - one can feel we'll.
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A Noted Divine saws:

d. TUTT:-Dear Sir; For ten years have bsea
martyr 70 Dyspepsia, Constipation and Piles Last
0peing your Pills we're recommended 10 me; I used
them but With little faith. am now we'll man,
have good appetite. digestion perfect. regular stools,
lIee 6oos and hsvs gained forty pounds solid 6ssh.
tho9 ~ worth their weight IN gold
REV r. L. SIMPSON, Louisville. Ky
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DR.. J. +. HAYWOOD,
az NGW YoRk. RAYe.-

Few diseases exist that cannot be relieved By ~
Otosing the Liver 70 its normal functions, and foe
this purpose no remedy hiss ever been invented thae
Aas q happy a effect as TUFTS PILLS"
SOLD EVERYWHERE, PRICE Is CENTS.
OOco - Murray street, Now York.
~ d.. TUFTS MANUAL of Valuable !nfor.
nation aud Useful Receipts" will be mailed free
GA application.
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TUFTS PILLS,

1hetr Arst effect il to Increaso tho ApPoelte,
md cause the body 10 Take on Flesh, thus the
system ID neuFished, aud BY their Tonic Ace
tJ6o on the Digestive Orgaus, Regular
0e0n1o are DnOduced
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THE Patent SELF acting Cow
mixer MFG CO.

Every ono who
owns . COW, should
have one Of our
wonderful Mixers.
A child Cut, use
them. Sent free to
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TUFTS PILLS

arc especially adapted to such
cases, q single dose effects
such q change Of feeling a. -
o0to0l0h tho sufferer.
TUFTS PILLS
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-16

The earliest English lottery on record Is
that OF the year 1869, when 10000 chances
were sold at ten shllings each, the prizes be-
ing articles of plate, and the profit used In
the repair of certain harbors. The gambling
spirit seems to have developed greatly during
the next. century. for. early In the reign OF
Queen Anne, 1t was found necessary to sup
press private lotteries as public nuisances,
q description far better applicable lin more
senses than one) to public lotteries. "In the
early period OF the history of the national
debt" says q writer de Morgan, we believe,)
in the Penny CgciopBdid, sit was usual to pay
prizes I'm the State lotteries In the form OF
terminable annuities. In 1894 loen Of g1,-
100000 was raised by the sale Of lottery tick
funded at the rate of IA per cent for sixteen
years. In 1746 q loan of G3,000,000 was raised
on per cent annuities, and lottery OF $4,000
tickets of g10 each; and In the following year
81. OO0. 600 was raised by the sale OF 100000
tickets. the prizes In which were funded In
perpetual annuities at the rate OF per cent
per annum. Probably the last occasion on
which the taste for gambling was thus made
use of occurred In 1850, when every subscri-
per cent, received bonus OF four lottery
tickets, the intrinsic value OF each OF which
was 91O." About this time the spirit OF gam
bling had been still more remarkably devel-
oped than In Anne's reign, despite the laws
passed to suppress private lotteries. In 1778
an act was passed by which every person
keeping lottery Office was obliged to take
out yearly license, costing $50. This meas
ure reduced the number of offices from 400 to
81. In France, the Generalization Of the peo-
pie, resulting from the immortality OF the
government in encouraging by lotteries the
gambling spirit, was greater even than In
England.
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Nevada sporting Notes.

Virginia City new Jhronlcle.l
Now that the ceasting season has begun
and citizens are afraid to venture abroad on
the streets after dark, the pedigree and
achievements OF some Of the famous seds OF
the Comstock may be of interest to numer-
Gus readers Of the Chronicle who are now con-
fined to their beds under treatment for
MANNED limbs:
Surprise-Sired In San Francisco. Time
Mile dash, 10; three mile heats on Sutton
Avenue course, 18. Achievements: Hit an
old gentleman on Taylor street-compound
fracture of leg-January IL, "; killed a
woman on Union street course, March 8, ~;
knocked down the mayor Union street)i In the
season of rs.
Calamity-Sired at Hemmenways black
smith shop in '76. Killed dog on Taylor
street and strewed It's entrails from b to ID ;
knocked down policeman and carOmed on
an old woman with market basket; scattered
the board of aldermen while returning from
an evening session and wounded two out OF a
possible four; killed $4,000 horse In two In
nngs.
Devastation-Out Of dry goods box from
Banner Brothers backyard. Manned three
school children in 70, slaughtered goat on
Howard street. killed its jockey on A street.
Bonebreaker-Sire by Andy Peasley In 70
This sled has brilliant record: Leg frac'
lures, 81 ribs caved in, IS; heads broken, 10
actual DEATHS
Several Of the sleds have records equally as
good as the above but the modesty Of their
owners has prevented their records being Sent
in.
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Americans as Manners.
Hartford Courant.

The tastes Of the American people. as shown
In their selection of names for their homes,
are a peculiar and interesting study. The
Postofice Guide which gives list Of all the
postoifices In the country, furnishes the OPP
portunity for some queer comparisons by any
one who has the patience to make the neces-
sary Investigations. We have first natural
speculation as to who selected the name OF
AL town In Fulton county, Ohio; or the
name of Alameda, In Missouri. Indeed, the
unique names are themselves curiosity.
Why. for instance, should there be only one
postof1ice In the United States called Alice
or Acorn Hill titles frequent and natural,
while there are six places called Ava and ten
called Avoca2 And why, when there are
twenty Auroras. should there be only one
Rainbow, that In Connecticut? Do not q
people who select Airport, Arkville, and nu-
merous other Ark compounds, Noah
story of the Bow OF Promise
Coming to facts which seem to show Oh
OF invention. or at least laziness that shirks
new selections, it is noticeable how, many
towns borrow their names from next door
There are $50 VESTS" 600 "Easts," 7s(
'Norths" and 600 "Souths," and besides these
there are 721 towns beginning with New, 3" III
beginning with Centre" 40 with Middle,
100 "Litt1es' and 102 'Bigs." 1t shows some
thing of the American choice OF language
that there are 100 big" places and only
eighteen that begin with Great" While
there are thirty-seven places that begir
with "Cold," there are only four that begir
with Hot"
In trees the Oak has had the greatest intiu
ence. There are 1870 places named for 1t
Those that follow it are in order, Pine, Cedar
Ash. Maple. Cherry, Elm, and Walnut. For
est" fixes its name to &C towns; and while
there are 6s Blooms" there are only Bios
soms"-another evidence Of choice in words
Animals have had their influence, too. Reck
ing Deer and Buck" as the same they ar
most numerous, being los. Next after then
come "Elks." after which there are II town
named. The Eagles" and Beavers eacl
number 81 After them come Wolf, and thel
Bear. In colors, Green is far the most album
dant, and after 1t are White, Brown, BLACK
and then Blue. Nature makes claim to 9
"Glens." Al ''Coves," 400 Mounts, and IL
Springs" And piety has the honor 9
| scoring l75 Saints"
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A COURT HOUSE ON WHEELS.
The Trouble and Fun in a west Virginia
County About the Location
Of It's Court.

[Grafton wv. Va) Special to the Gin. Enduirer.l
At the State election In October last, the
question Of removing the county seat OF Tay-
lor county to Grafton was submitted to vote
Of the people, 1t requiring three-tifths OF all
the votes to carry It. The result OF the vote
was 1445 for and 800 against. The court at
the November term. composed OF majority
of the justices, refused TO declare and make
to the removal, and thus the matter
commenced to-day. In the meantime
tae sae Mason attorney opS MsosFma Fl
Grafton. land Col. James A. Morrow, attor-
ney, of Paramount, associate counsel, deter
mined on a grand coup d'etat. which was
successfully planned and carried out to-day.
| They procured a mandamus from the Judge
of the Circuit Court, hired three double teams
| to haul the records In, and some twenty men
that had been summoned from Grafton
in cases they knew nothing about
proceeded to Pruntytown, the for
and opened court as usual, the people Of
| Pruntytown suspecting no raid on theiIt' idol,
the county -seat, and A. Armstrong, late coun-
ty and circuit clerk. Its shrewd and most
active opponent against removal; The docket
was called. hut prosecuting attorney Nc
! Cormick either objected or was not ready for
| any case until the court house was reached.
When Colonel Morrow stated the
case and presented, the mandamus, JUS
/ LlceS MAEulH ana 1o6 HlhhHg bHb
order, declaring Grafton the county seat and
ordering its immediate removal, Justice
Gray, the president OF the court, excitedly
and solemnly protested. The court adjourned
to meet at Grafton at o'clock this afternoon
The books and records were loaded In the
wagons, and there was the greatest excite
ment and CONSERVATION among the Prunty-
town people. who gathered in large numbers
to see what was going on and how it had
been done. As the teams, accompanied by
some thirty men, part mounted, az an escort,
approached the edge Of our town, some forty
engines In the yard commenced whistling
and pandemonium reigned supreme for some
ten minutes, every man, woman and child
rushing to the doors TO seeithe fire, this being
our fire alarm signal The court opened
again In Brinkmans Hall, Grafton, just three
hours after leaving Pruntytown.