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poor mans house.
Then she left me.
laughed and sat down at the table
was not an excitable person, and no
at all nervous, and resolved to drinl
tho tea.
had just drawn the cup towards m,
when my eye rested on bit of papel
hastily screwed up and tossed toward.
the fire, which had not, however, NOR,
.han scorched it.
shall always believe that it was my
guardian angel that made me pick it m
and open it, for had none of tho sorl
OF curiosity that would naturally have
impelled me to such an act.
1t was covered with writing in blue
pencil, which was used considerably in
the factory, and it was in Italian.
My knowledge of the language was
sufficient to enable me to read ii.
Judge of my horror when Ihad done
so, for this was its tenor:
Mother, the chance has como 10 make orr
fortune. ! send this by the little American,
who cannot read it; but burn it at once.
Mr., Pellico is III. The young lady will
draw the money from the bank. Get her to
our house, somehow. You are bright enough
to do it il you choose. Make her drink some
tea II you can, and put with 1t the powder in
the little blue bottle. If you cannot do that,
the knife Then take the money and go to-
you know where-and will meet you. Re.
member-set the horse on its road first of ALL"
For one moment felt that | must
faint. Then said to myself
Courage alone can save me.n
| had the paper in my bosom, and
drew my cup towards me.
AT this instant the old woman re-
turned. l knew that she had not been
to her neighbor's, and | saw fiendish
look in her black eyes.
"All is right" she said 'tho wagon
will be here soon But you do not
drink your tea?'
Take some more YOURSELF" | said.
She lifted up the pot, poured out a
cup, and smiled at me-tho smile of q
Judas. As she did so, | spoke sud-
denly:
81 think your dress is on fire" said.
She turned sharply. In that instant
| changed our cups.
ut was nothing she said, turning
towards me with a laugh; "a rae in
the fire, perhaps. We buy refuse
wood
took up my cup. She lifted hers,
and swallowed it at draught,
Tea is good" she said.
slipped mine slowly. She watched
me with diabolical satisfaction, but
saw her face beginning to flush fright
fully.
In n moment more she fell back in
her chair with terrible groan.
you are ill?' said.
eyes, she answered.; yes, | suffer:
All, my God, | suffer! What have you
doneP IL"
She clutched something within the
bosom of her robe. A knife cleaned
in the air, but as she lifted it She fell
at length upon the floor.
Trembling in every limb | rushed
from the house, made my way to the
nearest dwelling, told my story, and
besought those who listened to fly to
the woman's aid. They did so, but it
was foo lpfni
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operators are Obliged to send their
messages exactly as they are written,
following the spelling, no matter how
incorrect it may be. How would it
work if newspapers were to adopt n
similar rule regarding their published
communications? There would some
times appear some very unique speci-
mems Of spelling reform. -SpURgfcld
(HdSS,) Union.
There seems to be Il good deal of diff
ference between the authorities in En-
gland rs to how much "smokableh
cigar costs, Sir Henry Wolf told the
House Of Commons the other night that
decent cigars might be had for 9s.
3D. per hundrcd-that is to say, for a
little more than 2 cents apiece. The
London Times, on the other hand, as
sures its readers that fair cigaI
can be had for ninepGnce or shilling
equal to n cents.
A theatcr manager drops this hint:
"lf every theater-goer should, once in
Il while, take out his watch and note
carefully the time i, takes a leisurcly
orderly crowd to get out OF the house
he will be surprised, But convinced
how short the time really is, and how
much more danger exists from crush
than from fire behind there would be
furnished the best guaranty against
accidents in case of fire the public
could have
Bishop Whipplo is an interesting
character in Minnesota. A cores
pondent recently journeyed to Fair
bauIt and spent the day with the Old
missionary. "lli5 work is we'll nigh
done upon earth writes the CORES
poudoni, "but it was beautiful to see
his heavenly face and listen to his
humble words OF trust in Christ. He
told me that in his nearly forty years |
among the Indians he had ridden over |
Thirty thousand miles on horseback. "
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=. one species OF spider the female is
800 times larger than the male. The
husband in those families doesn't dare
to tell his wife that he is Just going
down to the club for a few minutes. -
Boston Post.
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OFFICERS Of Of

OFFICERS Of the late war who were "a,
d,,o ar aa,-,.'''r fused pay for thdtple between
u".e OF commission aud official muster viii GrJ !,
10 ther interest TO communicate promntl uH o, ~
WIN particulars, with MCNEIL 4 BIRCI AZ.
Iolhel ana Solicitors. Drawer 4I7, Wasbin19,nn
hiut no lees in advance; honorable dcalnp!'
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Senators Harris and jackson, of Ten
nessee, have presented to tho White
House portrait of the widow of OK
president Polk-an admirable copy of
inc Healey portrait, the gift of ladies
OF Tennessee and other southern states,
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II FL Il
ABE LINCOLN
Mutual Life & Accident
SOCIETY,
All CAIRO, ILLINOIS,
Organized December, 1883, Under the
Law Of 1888.
COPYRIGHT SECURED.
Successor to Widows and Orphans Mutual AidS X
ciety, organized July 4th, 1871 under a.
the laws OF 1872
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 1sr YEAR

BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 1sT YEAR.
VIM Stratton, Straton 4 Bird, rrorers, Cairo, ILL.,.
d. A. Goldstlne, OtGoIdstine & Roscnwater, whole.
sale and retail dry good; c. W. Dunning. NJ. D. :;
Pres. 3D.. Med FIX, for Pensions; Albert Lewis,
judge AMI notary public; VIM. +. Pitcher com
broker and insurance agent; R. II. Baird, city
street supervisor; NJ. Philips carpe inter- and build
er; Thomas Lewis, attorney and secretary; E.V
Pierce, attorney.at.law, DuQuoin Ill. ;E.C Pace
cashier of Centennial BanH, Ashley, III ; Albert
Hayden cashier of George Connolly Il CO., Spring
field, III b. NJ Mum, attorncyatlaw, 1866 RAJ
torney.at.law, Charleston, Mo; II. Leighton,
cashier First National Bank, stuart, Iowa.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisers

ly address IL GEO. p. EOWEII. b rn N
spruce st New York, can learn the oxgci col
", uiy proposed Enc of AHNf Kissing in Amer
Gun No"Hp6pcra. eB- l'0-puge PAmpbIct. i0c
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WHATAN OLD NAN NOTICED.

l have noticed that men are honest
when we'll watched.
! have noticed that purses viii! hold
pennies us we'll as pounds.
/ have noticed that in order to be a
reasonable creature, it is necessary at
times to be downright mad.
l have noticed that some men are so
honest that necessity compels them to
be dishonest in the end.
l have noticed that silks, broad
cloths and Jewels are often bought with
other peoples money.
l have noticed that whatever is, is
right, with only a few exceptions-the
left eye, the left leg, aud the lett side
of a plum padding.
l have noticed that the prayer Of a
selfish man is Forgive us our dcbts,''
while he makes every one that owes
him pay the utmost farthins.
l have noticed that he who thinks
every man a rogue is certain to see one
when he shaves himself. and he ought
in mercy to his neighbor, to surrender
the rascal to justice.
l have noticed that money is the
FOOLS wisdom, the knave's reputation,
the poor mans desire. the coyeteous
mans ambition, and the idol of all,
Ihave noticed that all men speak
well of all mems virtues when thew
are dead, and that the COMMISSIONERS are
marked with the epitaphs of the good
and virtuous.. Is there a particular
cemetery where the bad are buried
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Ciuciun.<;

Cincinnati, Ohio. June 8. 1889
3D.: Kendall Il Co., Gents: Being a suf
lerer from the rheumatism, l have tried q
great many remedies for that complaint. us
l"S esery.ninS that heard Of or my friends
Grams IN this city without effect. I lad IT,
come discouraged and had concluned tber.
was no help for this disease, when ! fortunate
y met your agent. Mr.. John Fish. Who told
15e y Vas unnecessary to suffer any mere. As
All ~ > Spavir Cure would do the business.
~. az ! as oi the same profession he IRE
sented me with a bottle, which | used. AMI III =
must say without any faith, in one week 7
am aoie to walk without a cane or anv oth.r
artificial help. l don't know that the ) a~;n
wi,to or" It ont tli- ! do know l will never be
t!orourh hen hai,as SPAWN Cure again. as /
ant has unqualified merit. 7 wr;to pui.iaIi!y'
ly unsolicited. Ynrr. un.s eht're
II. II. SNOW. T. II
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kendali's SPAWN Cure.
For Worth Tax

Foft Worth, Tex. March 18th. 1881
MeSsrs. !. ); Kendall IL Co.. Ahout .;ch,
hiontns ago there was a valuable .,, Inu;n
70 ,I Ill., TO me stable Of Farmes ard Hemrv
one years growth aud Of pronounced ~ was
n"..'S learned through outside sonrcas ,ho.
tour IMMINENT known as kend.II-s sna'
lure ~ Was valuable. I commenced usinr ii (. ~
AND n,"asencnt and after six weeks ns;n~
cnred smS .Lpiied two bottles the horse WIS
smooth. wv reg perfectly
+ CHARLES HENRY.
~ charleston. S. c. Suly D. 1882
IT.. d: Kendall g. Co., Dear S;rs Io
chased at Louisville, KY, a yeru sn = puf
h hus. aa IN shipping he got his hook baddia.
il ta swa ~ outside Of the joint which canse1
size. which ,m a,de S os Tour times the natural
I.ed. many liniments which failed to h h"nae =
raed nyureu part. At last when disgnstaJ nnn
Il aJauy 70 give up the colt as ruinei T ana
Ri;.,. see your advertisements Of .KendHagii,n,
would y;x na !. spawn Cure" and thought 7
yer. 20 the hook which by this TIM y BUS
come cailoused. and to NV snrnr;"" n1u De-
~ "'A iiKe q charm. In twenty fo,u u"uu IL
ino part mai was hard became soft tu hours
aE began to leave. l then CO., Tue
piled + ao"". d SPAWN Cure, aud any
maae a perfect cure, and the ;cnl, Mmcn has
letter to as any any horse alive: 1 merely WRITE ios ,h as
and also fo "" tbs rs 4 tnink it a duty | owe to von
ri; tne lore going statement [ will .arse.
the I.sa .no can also have the same x,.r;f; alnaa
,"i, Hes. norsemen in our city who 'sam ny
before and after treatment. ""o saw the
u Chanel 6, very Respectfully,
P,;co :, JOHN K. ARNOLD.
.russ;stss ~ h. PEI . bottle. or 6 bottles for S. All
will be sent to anv vr can get it for you, or it
4; Y '"G proPrletors. DR.. B. j. KEYntA"t PRICE
ircuiar' o'0orsh Falls. Send for IiIusiratsI
oLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
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NEVER NO MORE

He had just got his oyster shop open
ed to the public the other day when in
came q man who asked
Got any avs =
Eyes, SIR"
"Serve 'em on the half she'll 7"
I'VE do"
Extra largeF
ave have some of the largest oy..
tors ( ever saw"
The price was asked and given. and
as it seemed to be perfectly satisfacto-
~ the man ordered u dozen and al-
ded:
'l've got a slight contraction Of the
muscles of the throat. and sometimes
choke. If anything happens 10 me
run me to the door where l can get the
air and then rush for IL drink Of wa
ter.
The caterer promised to observe the
canton. but it was only when the
twelfth and last oyster was taken in
between two rows Of teeth which stood
out like ten-penny nails that anything
happened. Then the eater suddenly
raised one leg. his eyes bulged out,
and he began to skip around like Il
goat lodging a club. The choke had
come. The caterer seized him by the
arm and us!ler+d him IT, the door. and
then hurried to the rear end OF the
restaurant for a glass of water. When
he returned with il, half expecting to
see the customer lying on the floor in
the agonies of sufiucation, no Que was
in sight. The man was not in the door,
o at the door. nor around the door.
He was two blocks away, and the
twelfth oyster had gone down to keep
the company of the other eleven.
Just exactly another such thing
won't happen i'll that place again.
Some othe. mau with IL contracted
throat may start in to play the game.
but before he has eaten his second
oyster.he will be dispatched with Il
hickory club, and his body sent to
some medical college to find where the
loose spoke was.-Detroit Free Press.
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NOCVEAUX ARRANGEMENTS
HOTEL DES ETRANGERS
E~ncoisnure DIES rues Green ct Thibodaux.
Mr. Thomas Alherti prGvient ses am;s =.
yes voyaseurs gull Went de faire de non.
veaux arrangements qui lui permettront de-
! a.islaire tout ceux qui voudront rhonno.
hepas atoute heure de Ia journ9e ct sur
commando. g sur
Table d,h6te d 10 .heures du matin non.
o'lenher ct a 4 heurcs du soir pour diner.
Chainores commodes ct bien garnies
PRIX MODEREES.
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Now is the time to subscribe to
the SENTINEL.
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Thibodaux. La. May 9TH, 1881.
The Police Jury met in extra session. this
day. pursuant to call.
Present. Stessrs. Grisamore. nres;Jen+
Gouion, Moran, kraeIner, Seely, Folse, and
Delauae. A
Aosent Messrs. Mathews, and Guedrv.
The minutes of the last regular ,neet;ng "a
well as! those Of the extra meetings of April
9th and 9Th, We're lead and amended as foi.
lows - " ~"
In the second line after the word met. of
the meeting of april 9Th, the words I'm es.
ira session. were inserted.
The P0lice Jury then acted as a COMMITTEES
lowing claims:
NJ Dunn & BIO. sI2 90
" nnooloch go
-: Dnnn 10 so
Sending 3 sick men to Hospital 800
jas. II. Walsh - ~
Doslattes e. Co. am
s. 7. Grisamo1e 3
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Proceedings
or The
POLICE JURY.

State OF Louisiana, Parish of Lafourche.
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kendaIl's SPAWN Cure.

BID faithfully yours,
j. II. GLENE
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Read Proof Of Wonderful
Cures.

Santa Rosa, Cal, Feb. 9th, 1889.
Is. }. Ken lali 4 Co. Gentlemen: feel it
a duty t. Others suffering with the piles and
ffI'hg of the return to write Won. have
lad the piles and pr"lapsus OF the r.ctn1n tor
nSe years. Tor the past three wears I have sui
irie" the most agOnizing pam. Tried every
thing without relief. but after ten DAYS use
OF kenda'I~ SPAWN Cure l have not sea or
heafi ct the plies since. One Who has not
suffered as have cannot com, reIcnd the
great JOY that ! feel at being cured Of a dis
ease almost worse than death. 1 had a yaIua
Die y"u!g horse that had u large bnnch gath
er on his breast bone. l tried all kinds Of lin
i,nent and bad it cut open without any bene.
ut. Saw your advertisement an.l bought a
bottle OF kendalrs SPAWN Cure ard or,;.rei
my tea'nster to use ~ directed. In less than
one week the lump had disappeared. Think
ing that - linilnent that would do wha, Ken.
ua''s SPAWN Cure has done for NV horse
might benefit moro. l tried it an a last resort.
WIN gratitude and best wishes for your
am faithfully yours,
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Assignment BY a W ell-Known Firm.


Last week the clothing firm of Hilb &
Rutherford made an assignment, Messrs.
E. Hageman and Adolph Loeb being the
assignees. The assets Of the firm are es-
timated at So ,00O, and tie liabilities at
SIS, 900. The rating of creditors are as
follows:
1st class.-All notes of the firm upon
which Loeb Bros. are endorsers, and dis
counted at the two Staunton banks, ag-
gregating about 81 900 in amount note
of $3.50 endorsed by J. K. McComb, and a
balance due VIM. G. Kinney.
I'd class.-Debts due for borrowed mon
ey to the following parties 2. Hageman,
$500; W. B. McChesney, $500; Jno. B.
Taylor, 5000; Mrs. Margaret Lally, $3.50
F. M. Y Dung, (endorser) $175 ; overdrafts
National Valley bank, $l30; Loeb Bros.
$500; Louis Eisenman, 5000; Mrs. Bren-
neman, $500; P. H. Trout, 1910; J. G.
Cochran, $500; Jno. Shutterly, $500
Shelley & Bumgardner, $3.50, and Strouse
Bros. of Baltimore, $780,
In the Sd class come all the other credi-
tors of the firm. The 8ssignees have plac-
ed Mr.. Rutherford in charge of the stock
to sell it out. Mr.. Hilb is now on visit
to Lis brother in Little Rock, Ark. Both
gentlemen have been merchants in thi,
community for many years, and will have
much sympathy in their trouble. Mr..
Hilb, the older member Of the firm has
done business in the city and county
for nearly fifty years.
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The Educational Commencements.

The following list will be useful to our
readers for the next few days:
augusta Female Seminary-Miss M. j.
Baldwin, Principal Exhibition,
Saturday, May 31st, from 10 A. M. to S
P. M; Commencement sermon, by Rev.
W. S. P. Bryan, II A. M. Sunday, June
1st; Concert, Monday, June I'd, 7'30 P.
M; Closing Exercises, and Address by
Rev. Mr.. Bryan, Tuesday, June 3rd, 1880
P. M.
Tie full graduates are-Literary De-
artment-Lizzie Firor, of KY, and Mar
garet Spence, of Texas; Conservatory of
Music-Lillie Asst, of Va, jessie Minis,
of Ca, and Margaret Spence. of Texas;
Bock-keeping-K Coward of Tenn,
Annie Lester of Ga, Sallie Neil of Texas,
V. E. Stricken of Va, and Emma Thorn
of Va.
Staunton Female Senaanary-Rev. J.
Willis, Principal. -Baccalaureate Ser
mon, by Rev. P. Fl. Miller, of Lovet ts-
vile, Va, Sunday, June 1st, z. M;
Awarding of Hopors, and Address by
Rev. DR.. Joel SwartZ, of Gettysburg, Pa;
Tuesday, June Sd, 8 P. NJ, Graduates
Misses Mary Barrier, Nettie Ellis,
Annie F. Fulcher. Cora L. Poindexter,
Annie G. Shelton. Ella r. Shelton, Cora
M. Funkhouser, Ella B. Shuey, Lillian
M. Slough, Mary E. Trout, and Leila S.
Tyler.
Weslevan Female Institute-Rev. DR.. W.
A. Harris, Principal, Art Exhibition,
Friday and Saturday, June 9th and 18th;
Commencement Sermon, by Rev. A. G..
Bledsoe, Of Richmond, June 85h, II A.
Nj; Concert, Monday, June OH, s P. M.
Closing Exercises and Award of Distinc-
lions, &C., Tuesday, June 10Th, 8 P. M.
VarUinia Female Instit9gte- Gen. j.
E, B. Stuart, Principal Exhibition,
Saturday, June 18th. 10 A. M. to p. M;
Concert, Monday. June 9th, 8 ?. M;
Closing Exercises and Award of Distine-
tions, Tuesday. June 10th, 8 P. M.
Thinking Spring Academy-A. s. Pax
ton, incipal.-Closlng Exercises, June
9th, IL A. M.
Waynesboro Senainary-Mrs. A. 7.
Stands, Principal. Closing Exercises,
Wednesday. June 4th, s 2. M.
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appropriation therefor out OF the county levy.
90. No road shall be established through any
lot in an Incorporated town without the con-
sent of the proprietor thereof, or through the
land of any cemetery, or of any seminary of
learning, without the consent of the owner
thereof, or the corporate authorities.
81. Should any member of the board of road
commissioners be unable and should the court
think it improper for him to act under the SIX
teenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and nine
teenth sections of this act, because of interest
in the subject matter or other sufficient cause,
the court may appoint some freebooter of the
county to act in his place. A majority of the
board, Or of the freeholders appointed as view
ers shall constitute quorum for any matter
under this act, except that both of the other
members of the board of road commissioners
must pass upon the accounts of the road COM
missioner.
%. In case of road OR line dividing two
magisterial districts, the commissioner of
roads of the adjoining districts shall divide
the road between each district in such way as
will equally divide the expense, if they can
agree, and in case they cannot agree, the board
of supervisors of the county shall divide the
same and direct what part of said road shall be
opened and kept in repair by each magisterial
district
%. This act shall apply to the counties of
Clarke Warren and Augusta, whenever ma
jority of the board of supervisors of each of
said counties shall, at q general or special
meeting thereof, adopt the law for each coun-
ty: provided however, that when the law shall
be SO adopted, the meetings of the board
which in the county of Frederick are provided
to be held in Winchester, shall in the county
of Clarke, be held in the town of Beryville;
in the county of Warren in the town of Front
Royal; and in the county of Augusta, in the
city of Staunton. And the fifth section of said
act, providing for laying tax upon all real
and personal property, shall apply to Augusta
county, so as not to exceed twenty cents upon
each one hundred dollars of the assessed value
of all real and personal property in said coun-
ty; and in the thirteenth section of said act,
all persons required to work, as is there set
forth, shall in Augusta county, be required to
work not more than two days in one year. The
adoption of this act tor the counties of Clarke,
Warren and Augusta, in the manner provided
in this section, shall operate repeal of the
existing acts or parts of acts providing for
making the roads, repairing the bridges, and
opening new roads in said countless so far as
the same are in conflict with this act.
"a. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with
this act are hereby repealed but until tax
has been duly levied and collected under this
act, the roads of the counties to which this act
is applicable, shall be worked under the laws
now in force.
25 This act shall be in force from it's pas
sage.
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DIED.


FRANCISCO On 10th of April. near Fort
daughter of G. c. and NJ. G. Francisco, aged 10
years.
SMITH-On Sunday morning, the 18th inst. at the
Virginia Military Institute, Sarah Henderson,
wife of General Francis II. Smith.
AUsTIN.-In Richmond, Va on Sunday, the 18th
OF May, 1881 Miss Mary V. Austin, daughter of
GROOMS. Charles F. Grooms, son of John B.
Grooms. OF Waynesboro. Augusta Co., Va, died
at his fathers residence, Thursday evening, May
urday evening at the NJ. f. Church, the Rev
COckey conducting the services A large con-
gregatlon was present.
Mary Alice, wife of Scion G. Henke, in the 18th,
year OF her age.
HUFFMAN.-In Greene Co.. Tenn. May 10th, of
paralysis, Ella, wife of E. H. Huffman aged Is
years. and formerly of ParnaSSus, Augusta Co.
WHITMORE.-At Martnsburg. w. Va. May 18th,
MISS M. Lizzie Whitm0re, sister of Rev Mr.,
Whltmore, OF Middlebrook, Augusta Co.
OBAUGH.-1n Rheatown, Tenn. May lst Mrs
Sarah Obaugh, formerly of Mt. Scion, Augusta,
aged 70 years
RHODES.-On May 18th, 1884, at the residence of
her son-in-aw Felden WhitmoIe, Mrs Catha-
rlne Rhodes, aged 20 years. months Mrs
Rhodes was the sister of Adam and John G.
Slower, OF Augusta county, and beloved by all
who knew her She was distinguished for her
quiet yet prominent Christian virtues
WINFREE.-At Churchville, Augusta couptv
May I'D Mrs Adelaide E. Winfree, the mOthsr
OF the Rev. j. ii. I'll. Winfree, in her 6ist year