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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-14

KILDARE, Feb. 49, [5pecisl.l- James
Driver, of Hughes Springs, was snot in ID.
B Duncan's store at Linden last night By
some unknown person. Tho shot took
til' Ct ia the right j,w-bone and knocked
out ore tooth. He is re ting easily today.
George Beaver, a jurir, WIS taken sick
Tuesday and was thought t) be dying thi-
evening. de is separated from his family
by high streams II waer and his wife can
not Ue with him in his extreme suffering.
Mr. Churcbmsn is being tiled to-day for
asssult With intent TO kill one Rev. Perry
Eno klrs, las summ.r a Qleen CITY.
The grand jury will All Jurn to morrow
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-14

WHIrEsDoEo, Feb. -tSpeclsl last
night II, some time between 10 and II
O'Clock, Mr.. James d. Davis, representa-
tive to the legislature from Lamar county.
In wild frenzy supposed TO have been
his room a. the Junction hniel iu hi, ctv
with nothing on his person bat his under.
garments, IL was discovered AZ the hotel
thai hp was gone ahnu' II O'Clock and
search was immsdiitely made and every
ex-rtion used ~ tind hin but all without
avail until about O'Clock this morning.
when his body was found slil in destn,
living iaca down IN the road, shout one
mile south of the depot Zoe deceased has
bter staying AZ the Junction Gel for sew
eral du, and has been under the treatment
OF physic
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DESISON.

DESIsoy, Feb. II. - [SpsCial,1 - Charles
smi.h, = c. bred !aborer at work in the
yards of the Missouri Pacific machine
shops, while clrrying q heavy casting this
NJ lrplug, tel iii sncl n III amer that he was
buriei uni.r his lmd, breaking his back
The heaviest aud most persis ent rain
storm within he memory of the oldest in-
nablsn's t'ii lat night. fhe trains on the
Missouri Panitir from the nortl. are deaved
rom ter t. tralve hou 8 by reason ot high
wsttr. Red Ilver is banE-tu and sui
rising,
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HOUSTON.

HoUsroN, Fac. Il. -[5occial.l A 2
O'Clock this afternoon a terrific wind
storm strGck tho city, unrooGog houses,
uloVing down signs and fences and com
nv trg general hayoc. The tin roof over
Wnshr's photograph gallery was rolled up
~ so much paper ami blown q block
sway, telling on Main street aud cau-i /.
twn ruuaW4ys. Onc pair Of borses and u
wagon d0shtc feta,icl J. down N lin street
intJ toe bayou, when one horse was
drO Ened before rescued. The damage is
small il amounts buf general.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-14
SAN ANTONIO,

san ANTONIO. Feo. l2.-[Special frank
Fries, for thres years an employe OF Wells
Fargo express company in this city as
the Main plsz, alone. He was sober, trust.
worthy and very retiring in DISPOSE
tion. Drugging is not feared. His
safe was Opeued tonight and his
books and money found all right.
A large sum OF money was In the safe.
He WAS nearly six feet, heavy built, had
dark b-own hair and eyes, smsll black
mustache and 10 % years old. Violence in
all probability hs. been done, aud from
the nnmoer OF lawless characters in the
to t1e mystery
AL is quiet st E,gle Pass.
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A Steamer Burned.

Sr. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. l2.- rne steamer
w. P. Halliday, of the New O7iea Anchor
Line burned to the water edge a. O'Clock
this morning. The rlvate wa'cn man.
Matt own, the only person on board,
was bar l. burned; he WAS taken t. The city
hospital,
The bost arrived here Sunday from New
Orleans discharged her cargo yesterday
and drorped down to the cotton CON-
press weere she WAS laid up in charge OF
the watchman. The origin Of The Fl 10
unknown. The boat is valued al $75. co.,;
no insurancp.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-14

Some of which not be reproduced at figures
offering them This line of goods will be placed
Hosiery Counter and each number packed separate
bund. The price Of them will be marked each bundle
in plain figures Wew distinctly understood that this
merely advertising scheme but reminder to those
who buy good article below value.
Probably of the most important items of childs
wardrobe is substantial we'll colored HOSE, which mothers
always wiling to invest in, and in order to meet their
demands we have made strenuous efforts to have
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DECATUR,

DECATUR, Feb.' 12,-fSpeclal l-About
$3.50 last night Sam R)okaold. a stonema-
son by trade, acting as deputy marshal,
shot Joe Highland, cook, three times.
killing him inst ,ntiy. The facts as ELECTED
at the coroner's investigation show that
Rockholi hsd been drinking during the
day About So'clock he called at High
| ,nd's residence to see a Mrs. Weismsn
who was here. Rcckhcld and Higbl md
had some word when Rpckhoid drew two
six. shooters ami wanted Highland to tax
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TEuR ELL.

TERRELL, Feb. r. Special. 1.-The burn
ing of Mr.. J, j. Csnnada's residence on
Francis street this morning ubeut five
O'Clock Is one OF ths saddess things that
have occurred IN our city yet ia the line If
fires. Mr.. Cannsda Is an OIL m,n with
gray hairs worthy of the resp, CT tley COM
mani aud q good citizen, almost unpro.
vided tor at one stroke. He had no insurance
his years OF labor are all gone. The fire is
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No is line OF goods disposed OF than
some other department offers lot OF odds and ends,
which be closed equal sacrifice such odds
being quite undesirable for stock; but they
consist perfect goods they most desirable for the trade
especially he p,ices generally offering them at.
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NANA>s,TA,

NAvAsoTA, Feo. 12.-[Special. Rain
commenced last night a, 2o'cock and con-
tinued without intermissi IA until this
evening. This will set farmers behind in
their work. Soho Is have suspended to.
dav in consequence.
Our merchant SIl Levy, leaves for New
York tomorrow. nOrther is blowing
now. No business is being transacted.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-14

Hon. A. W. Sheldon, assnciste j1stico
supreme bench of ARR ,na Territory writes
as l. lows: 1t atfn0s me great Measure
TO say, from my personal obssrvst on, aud
you know the scope of sncN hss been ve,y
extensive, that 81. Jacobs Oil is the grcss
and wonderful conquercr Of pam, tbe coz
ereign cure for all bodily aches snd pains,
and cheerful'y bear this testimony"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-14
ABILENE.

ABILENE, Feb. 12.-[Sprcisl.1-The bank
of Abilene, John B. Kerr manager failed
here on Saturday, and created excitement
among many deposito's 1t is ella med the
bank will resume and be able to pay off all
iude b,ednt IS.
The cnarler for the Bull ling and Loan as
soca,ion has arrived, and over 100000
worth of t)ck ba, been subscribed.
Much nail tell last night. To-day the
ground is freezing and covered with hail and
Let. Stock of all kinds must be suffering.
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lI'hINNEY.

MCKINNEY, Feb. Special. Last
night very heavy storm preys'l-d in this
sectien, and wafer courses are ell flooded.
Itis still cold aud cloudy.
John u. Ashlock Was to-day convicted OF
theft OF horse.
The Case of Il. a. Kerr, charged with
murder, was continued by the st ate.
w. II. Freeman. sheriff of Henry cou. =
ty, was here to-day a't.i J, l.. Mathis,
charged WI ia murder in Tennessee.
Ia the case OF Epps vs. HayHes, an inn
portant land suit inv, lvlDg some vslu.ole
land in Collin county, Hon.
Richard Maltbe files his conclu-
sions ard rtuders Judgment tor
tae pl,inuH ,int,ff was prior locst ,r,
and wi hdIew Toe certificate from the land
office for approval of the judge. D,tend-
ants are taxed with notice. This SUIT was
filed in 1873
The commissioners court 's in session
this week aud will bs until mex week.
AT tue residence of W. N. B,giey Dir.
Grorg- y. SilIerV'ite WAS un t ii IN mar
rlage TO Miss G o Jamts. bv the Rev. J. B.
III II. BJth OF The contracting uar'les are
ciuzsns oi FdnIin. Tn bride, ar l,Lve Of
our coulty ueaspter w. NJ. Bsgley, had
been o. visit aAd H. Il brief sway made
many friends.
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SAN SABA.

SAN SABA, Feo. FL Especial. 1.-The cou-
missioners court is now in session examin-
in. , lans and specific tions for new jail,
which have been submitted bv Messrs r.
Jscssou, Mississippi, and Bristol & Clalk,
Temple and J. w. C,lviD, representing
P. j. Pauly d. Bros, OF st, Louis. sub
mi'ted lans for cages to be used in the new
j+l The c,mms ,Ioners decided to build
to- al ON the court house square.
Weather cod aud tlJudy.
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gu posed I f, have ohglnatsd from . msich
Nc, O,nnada dropped ON the Garnet ihi'
M lfn ng when sho lighted The
lamp pfepara'ory feuluf
brrskfait They s.yed n0ihins, NJ. q,
xeIt te q n.ighh0r's m his bsr- feet sitter
The tire through the mud aud rsin,
u sase send Us nc once Teesipt Tor dry
wee thsr and train load Of dried 10 miI
with the muI - plas sr our II -e'a And
pave win. Hurry IL ~, The men are all
hOwt psn wzi ins iii Il comes "a - home
I their wives, It's tuning ifaFinl COLI and
much ,lTm 10 hli tor ihs wheat irlm
iie' q. yih the ground - thoroughly ssiu-
rated with water - IL Is ~ present sup'
pO'sd coalition after tnls weak OF storms
lni showers,
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FORT WORTH.

Fort WORTH, Feb. l2.-[Special RE
ceipts in recorders court to-day, $l35.
The case of Jerome Harris vs. the Mis-.
souri, Pacific was decided in the county
court to-day, plaintiff receiving verdict
tor 1923, This was Tor damages in delay
ing shipment oi cattle.
The county commissioners to-day ap-
pointed 3t6 Overseers Of roads. They also
determined 10 construct eight turnpike
no ads centering at Fort Wort l
Mckinney aud Grsnbury, Wsxahach,e and
d catur, ana Denton and lleburne. The
tax for roads alone will be Is crn's on the
hundred Glars, and for all purposes 50
cents.
The Fort Worth Building & Loan associa-
tion met to-day aud loaned 50 600. The
Workingmens' Buidipg e Loan as-
sociation VII loan $3.50 tomorrow and
the Mechanic.' 800 rnls money vii be
extended in erecting dwtlltuss tor the poor
people of this city.
Owing to xremt ly bad weather the pro-
duction of The opera, "Chimes OF Nor
mandy" was pcs ppned from tonight
until some eveLiDg later in the week.
The t,Sn COW is looming up again as
potential factor in city poiitic:, and VIII
make or break several candidates who
her cause. The ordinance re-
strainipg the COW is nov in iuil force, ten
having Deeu i'm pounded to-oay.
The West fork of the Trinity Is bapk-fun
and the Trinity is on boom.
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.JEFEERSON,

JFrFsRsoN Fec. 12-[Special ] - John
Smita & Son, who run II saw mil near
Avenger, Texas, about II miles from here,
was attached this morning by their credi-
tors for $4,000. Liabilities not known.
Considerable excitement was cousad about
an nour alter wards, the report ocing cur.
rent that John T. men, the senior partner
OF lbe firm, had been srrest I'd by an Iii
nois detective. al bo had u rtuuisiticn Fl In
the guyer'~s -, HGsS STATE ipr the aTreSy OF
John Frei Jdnn Dutch, Tor forgery
OF $50 000 l parties in that s,aie
some ten rars ago. The re-
port was stlii .Aei by the detective
bringing him IN here from Aveng-r
this evening ard piao'ng him in jMl. The
d, ,ectiye deferred being il rterviewed or
talBiog on the subject in any way TO your
reporter until t-morrow. Ihis man
French, alias Dutch came here in 1881, CIV
ing his name az jain Fr. nch, ana having
plenty OF money, made great many
friends. He went to building him | rae
saw. mi imme dat, ly. He married in 1881
aud has prospered ever since.
Nothing OF any importance transpired in
the United States court to-day.
Quite heavy wind passed over our city
this morning aoout daylight, blowing down
several small houses, ubrooting trees and
scattering fences. Toe rain bss not ceased
yet. The river is rising four inches an hour
now and shows by the government gauge
seventeen feet above the low water mark.
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one aud nRht hin, which he refused 10 ~,
hut ordered RDokhId 10 leave the mouse,
AS he did not 80 Highland went IN one oi
the nsighh0rs aud siter telling them about
his trout les asked Or gun. They had no
firearms aud ADVISED him 10 30 and Tspnri
the mhitsr 10 the sheriff aud have Rpckholi
arrested. Highland started Tor iosn, Roius
ny bis housa, When opposite he called 10
his wife ssking what hi- (Rpokholdl name
was, Mn, Highland came out aud told
him aud also said he han just LEFT, High
land starred 'o' thwn ssyins he would r.
port him 10 iha sheriff, AbOal live N ,nu'es
aiierwaId three shots Were heard, Rock
hold went 20 the iul and gave himsslf up,
saying he had kiilsd man la sel,-d-iersr
and showed some 81 ght cut on his
Outside coat. highlands body was found
100 yards from thu house. with two bullet
holes In bis brea Z aud Ons in the back 0t
his head, with small barlow knife Ia hl-
hand which hal Ihe appearance OF having
been put there by RhHkh0ld. This idea
Was s,rcpgt aeIeg by tildine Hiehlsnd's
knife In hs pooset unopened. Highland
Wa about 20 years nld aud leaves a wife
and tao chll iren. RNckh, IA has a family
HIS wife gave birth 10 en,ld yet -rday.
The examining tritl occurs Tomorrow,
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MINERAL WELLS.

MINERAL WELLS, FEB. l9,-ISpecisl.l-
Yesterday while ar, James Boyd, n farmer,
living some six miles west of Weathertord,
was on his way to vlsit his wife's f. ,er. q
Mr.. Armstrong. Of this county. with his
family, consisting OF his wife, little boy
some 10 years OF age, and an
infant child, when some five or
six miles from home, s'roKe Of
lightning struck his wagon, HI liog him
and his little boy. who was riding ON horse
back, some distenca In the rear OF the
wagon, aud inflctng severe and probably
fatal injuries on the mother aud inia.t
The horses hiicned TO the wagon were XII.
ed uutTigh,; but. strange 10 say, the horse
on which the little boy was allied was uL-
ipjured.
IL has bren raining for the lnt ten days
NJ I'll this mornin when |. bag IN 10 sleeJ
aud still the mercufy is gong down. 1t
now registers 81 degrees and tue pro poets
are for cod ortger before morning.
Owing IA the 81, omy weather, our town
has been quite dull.
DIR. @. B Rines, or, has been quite sick
fnr sever days, bl' is poS couvalescins
and able TO enter'ein his many iriuds.
N. o LSuu WI soon have mis- mammoth
store' house erected on the corner OF the
Ly nch bl jck when he proposes 10 put in
one OF the large;t stock OF goods ever
brought to this market
The health OF the town and country is
good, though there are some few cases oi
pneumonia In and around Town.
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Little Joker" is the best smokia I
be- co.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
NEWSY GLEANINGS,

JOHN L. SULLIVAN, pugilist, has cleared
$4,000 in the last eight months.
OVER 40J,000,0)0 gallons of petroleum,
valued at SG0,CCO,00O, We're exported last
year
UTAH has now 100 small farms averaging
twenty-five acres, and the whole must be ilri-
gated.
THERE are 112,412 miles of railroad track
IN this country, of which l01, LIS are in ope-
ration.
OVER 10000 Polish Jews, who fed from
Russia because of persecution, are living in
London
The railway system of Prussia covers
about 1900 miles-a little more than that of
Canada.
THE world tin production last year reached
40, 40 tons, one-third of which was consumed
in the United States
WOODEN sailing vessels are being rapidly
superseded by iron steam craft for even coast
wise trade in Great Britain.
THIRTY States and territories have more
men than women, and seventeen States and
territories have more women than men.
CUBA is now undergoing one of the most
remarkable droughts on record in that favored
island No rain has fallen in six months.
THERE are more colored people in Georgia
than there are Indians in the whole country.
Georglas negro population is about $4,000
IHE l nted states supreme court has lust
decided that life insurance policy holds good
if the person Insured commits suicide while
insane.
THERE are now thirty nine circuscs trav-
cling through the United States, and large
number of them have the only sacred white
elephant
THE steamship Great Eastern, which is to
be used as hotel at the New Orleans exposi-
ton, leaves Liverpool is September, loaded
with exhibits.
FISHERMEN say that this is a great fish year.
All kinds of fish are uncommonly early i'll
an appearance, and they are big III size and
very abundant
THERE are fully 10000 people between
Natchez and Vicksburg who are destitute,
and have no prospects that they can raise a
decent crop until next year.
SOUTH CAROLINA has ,5GS flour, grist and
rice mills, employing 4319 whites and blacks,
requiring capital of 81, 49, 100 and turning
out annually S5,2SS 600 worth of flour, feed,
etc.
NINE DE DUzIEN, long known as the most
eccentric inhabitant of Lyons, France, died
recently and left her fortune of So, 100000
to benefit in various ways the women
of that city.
AN attempt is to be made in New Orleans
at the coming exposition to introduce cents
into circulation there. The effort has been
made half dozen times before, but each at
temDt has been q failure
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate.


The Senate passed the kouse bill fixing tn,
rate of postage on mail matter of the second
class, when sent by persons other than the
publisher or news agent This bill, as it came
from the House, fixed one cent as the rate of
postage on newspapers weighing three ounces
or less. Mr.. Marcy explained that the Senate
committee on postofiices and post roads had
found that some of the large
newspapers weighed little over
three ounces, and had there
fore extended the newspaper limit Of weight
for one-cent postage to four ounces. The
bill passed the Senate with this amendment
.... Bills were passed providing for the col
lection of statistics of marriage and divorce;
for the repression of the opium traffic; to es-
tablish a forest reservation ON the head.
waters of the Missouri river and Clark's
Forks of the Columbia river.
A bill was introduced providing for offer
ing reward of 100000 to any person who
shall discover the true cause or germ of vel
low fever. Bills were passed granting an
annual leave of absence with pay to letter
carriers; granting a pension to the widow of
General Ju1son Kilpatrick to regulate the
payment of bills of exchange.
House.
Mr.. Buckner introduced bill to amend the
National banking laws. Mr.. Hutchins in
troduced bill amending the act authorizing
the coinage of the standard silver dollar -,
The legislative appropriation bill was amend
ed and passed.
The House passed the bill to prevent the I'M
lawful occupancy of the public lands 1t pro-
hbits the inclosure of any public land when
the person or corporation making the inclos-
ure has no claim or color of title to the land:
and makes it lawful for any person to tear
down or dcmolish any such Enclosure when it
includes more than 100 acres
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
The twelve clubs of the American associa-
ton stood as follows at the end of the sixth
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC,

NINE MoDJESKA will summer in Poland
MIR, EDWIN BOOTH is now established in his
new house in Boston
JENNY LIMBS oldest son has Just married
an English girl named Daniel.
JOHN MCCULLOUGH, it is said. has made
over $4,000 the present season.
FANNY DAVENPORT has cleared sSO, 900 with
Fedora" during the past season.
p; Mrs. LANGTRY has invested $4,000, earned
In America, in New York real estate.
MILE: NEVADA, the Western prima donna,
now IN Paris, sends all her floral gifts to the
hospitals.
PATTI is said to have the most unique "crazy
quit IN existence, 1t is pronounced lawfully
handsome"
THERE are eighty people on the stage in
"The Pulse of New York Itrequires twenty
special stage hands to work the scenery.
The Madison Square theatre New York.
mas mad as many as twenty companies on the
road at one time, including both regular and
short season ventures
NILE. NEVADA, the American prima
donna, will sing in three oratories at the Nor
witch festival in England. She afterward
goes to Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon.
THIS year there are three "Silver King
companies; next season there will be but two.
This year there are four Lights o. London
companies; next year there will be but one.
a WORCESTER firm is building n special
car for Dion Boucicault, which will accom-
modate his entire company of twenty-five
persons, and give Mr.. Boucicault and his
daughter each state-room.
MARY ANDERSON is making an even greater
impression in the British provinces than She did
III London. At Manchester, for instance, she
Is said TO have taken in one week more money
than was ever before known in that city.
CHARLES MITCHELL, the prize-fghter, is
gong ON the stage. He says he wants to
begin ut the lowest round and work up;n
fight his way to the front, so to speak. His
idea of beginning at the bottom seems to be to
tackle Orlando in 'As You Like IT, and this
he will do in England this summer.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

RowELL has mad, upward of $50 GOO out
of the various walking matches he has en-
tered.
w. W. CoRCORAN, the Washington banker,
has shaken hands with every President except
Washington.
SENATOR PALMER, of Michigan, has the
reputation of giving the most elaborate din
neIs in Washington.
JAMES RUBENS, a full-blooded Nez Perce
Indian, is i'll the East making addresses on the
wrongs of his race He speaks English well,
and Is eloquent.
w. W. CoRCoRAN, who founded hpme
for aged women in Washington, SUPPORT 1t
entirely from his own means, and the woHLen
who live IN it are his guests.
GENERAL SAM CAREY is 10 travel Q 'er
Maine this summer and urge the adoptlci of
the constitutional amendment prohibiting tne
manufacture and sale of liquor.
EX-SECRETARY ELIHU b. WAsHBURNE ex-
poets this summer to carry out long-cher-
lshed purpose of making carriage tour
through old Oxford county, Me.
MARSHAL MCMAHON lives very quietly in
Paris, with a few months every summer il
his chateau near Auttm, where he has a large
collection of Irish relics and curiosities.
CAPTAIN JAMES Il. EAps, of Mis- .SsippI
Jettles fame, received t@ob Tor an hours
speech before n committee o. the house OF
lords against the proposed ship canal between
Liverpool and Manchester.
DAVID DAVIS appears in public in a full
white beard and IA black SLOUGH hat, and
claims that since he left his easy seat in tho
Senate To mngle in the turnoils of the busy
world he has lost exactly 100 pounds
Ex-Governor STANFORD, of California.
is about to found college for working PEG
pie in that State, TO be splendidly endowed at
the cost of several millions, which Mr. Stan
ford can well spare, as he is worth more than
$40 600 600
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
VERY OLD PEOPLE.

ASA AYERS veteran of the war of 1912,
died recently in Michigan City. He built the
first brick house in Cleveland
WILLIAM H. FOSTER, of Salem, Mass, is
the oldest bank cashier in the United States
He has been fifty eight years in the service
MRs. GORDON, of Button, S. c.. is 10
years of age, and still continues her habit of
walking four miles to church at least once
month.
A GREAT lover of tobacco was Mrs. Sarah
Smith, of Nation, ILL.,, who has just died at
the age OF log. She continued its use to the
very last.
Mrs, POLLY SHOULDERS, of Jasper, Ind,
is elghty-seven years of age, yet she recently
and home again the next day.