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Personal.

Mr.. ". M. McAlister, of Bath county,
has gone to Florence, Ala, On prospect
ing tour.
Mr.. J. W. Sieg, a promising young man
of this county, left this week to enter as
student at Roanoke College.
The ladies of the Mite Society of the U.
B. church, have presented their President,
Mrs. H. s. Blackburn, with silk quilt
worth $50.
Mr.. w. FL. " arden has been appointed
a member of the Press Committee of the
Virginia Division of the Travellers Pro-
tective Association.
DR.. T. HI. kellam, late of Baltimore,
announces in another column that he has
taken the office of DR.. VIM. Chapman.
and will succeed him in his practice. DR..
Kellam is a graduate Of the Baltimore
Dental College and has had much expert
ence in dental practice in that city.
Mr.. W. L. McCue of the Inter-States
Co., and Mr.. Geo. N. Bsall the Cashier Of
on Tuesday for brief trip to Florida. Mr..
Beall graduated and took the degree of
Master Of Accounts at that College, this
week.
City Treasurer Arista Hoge. and Clerk
of the Hastings Court Newton Argen-
bright, have returned from their brief trip
to Florida. They report it as delightful
in winter as summer trip to the noun
tains IS in summer,
Deputy County Clerk Jos. B. Wood
ward, has been re-appointed by Gov. Lee
a Notary Public.
Mrs. Caroline Prufer lett on Monday
last to visit her daughter, Mrs. o. ..
Vollers, at Laurensburg, n. c.
Miss Cora Turner an accomplished
musician of this city has accepted the
charge Of the musical department. of the
Cooper Limestone Institute in South
Carolina.
DIR. w. l.. Tate. of Greenville, is visit
ing Seneca, W. Va, with view to locat
ing in that section.
Judge George Grattan and wife, of Har-
rlsonburg, passed through here Wednes-
day, On their way to Florence, Ala.
Capt. W. H. Kahle was visiting in
CharlestoWD, W. Va. last week.
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Volunteers Scarce.

1t is stated that at a roll call of the three
volunteer fire companies here, no volun-
teers for places in the New Paid Fire De.
partment were found. The pay is $40 a
quarter. or $40 year. which gives fire.
man under the new system about from SIS
to So for each fire he attends. Heretofore
they have received nothing. The Couu-
Gil need not fear that it cannot easily find
competent men to fill the new department
at that pay. and it will find that fresh ma
terial will prove very valuable from the fact
that it can be easily moulded under the
discipline of the new system which will be
different in many important respects from
the old. It is the case in every city wher-
ever the paid system is introduced. that it
doesn't at first find favor with the old
volunteer fremen, but after awhile they
are among the foremost in recognizing its
merits.
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Y. M. G. A. State Convention.

The 7. M. q. A. State Convention as
sembIes at Danville on Thursday next.
The opening service at P. M, will be
conducted by General Secretary E. T.
Dadmun of Stanton. On the three days
programme. H. M. McIlhany of Staunton.
is set down for Recognition Service and
Thanksgiving" Friday morning, and G.
G. Berry for 'Evangelistic Meetings for
Y Dung Men" on Saturday morning. On
SUNDAY at 2. Nj, Bible Training Glass
will be conducted by E. T. Dadmun.
The following members of the Bible
Training Glass of the Staunton Associa.
tion (who are also delegates) will attend
the Conventional. G. Berry, Guy Cocb
ran. H. M. McIlhany, James Ker, Jr..
Taylor Mccoy, James L. Templeton,
Allen M. Howison and W. Fl. Shirley, Jr.
The following additional delegates were
elected to represent the Association-G.
G. Child, g. E. Haines, c. W. Warden, A.
S. Morton, Fl. j. Taylor, j. N. McFar-
land and III. nj. McIIhany. Jr.
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Social Events.

On Friday night last, DR.. and Mrs. N.
Wayt gave supper to number of
friends at their residence, No. 8 Water
street.
On Tuesday last, Mrs. Frank Alexander,
No. 200 Kalorama street, gave green
lunch to her lady friends.
Last night, the young men of the Staun
ton German Club gave German to their
lady friends in the American Hotel ball
room.
Tonight, Miss India Happier gives a
Progressive Euchre party at No. PIG E..
Frederick street.
Tonight, the League of Twelve meets
at the Kalorama.
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Sales Of PROPERTY,

On Wednesday last. the 80-acre farm of
Mr.. w. G. Hildebrand seven miles east of
Staunton, was sold, after sharp competing
bids, at $74 per acre. DR.. M. G. Hildebrand
was the purchaser. Mr.. w. e. Hildebrand
is about to remove to Gordonsville
On Saturday last, the W 81. Shirley farm
of 124a acres near Waynesboro, was sold
by Commissioner VIM. Patrick to E. G..
Shanks of Rockingham, at $4S Is an acre.
The standing wheat crop was reserved.
The residence, No. Water street. owned
by the Bickle estate and occupied by Mrs.
V. z. Woodhouse. was sold at auction.
Tuesday, and bought by James W. Teaoo,
for 50, 800, for Mrs. Mary Teabo.
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Sad Closing of PrIma Donna's Life.
A PRIMA DONNA OF THE ROYAL HAVANA
OPERA OF OTHER DAYS IN THE WEST

| A PRIMA DONNA OF THE ROYAL HAVANA
OPERA OF OTHER DAYS IN THE WEST
VIRGINIA LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Mrs. E. Brownold, wife of our respec.
ted former citizen. Mr.. E. Brownold the
JeWeler, formerly of Stanton and now of
Charlestown, W. Va, was sent to the
Lunatic Asylum at Weston, W. Va, some
time ago, her mind having failed. A let
ter from there This week, from one of the
physicians, says she has not improved and
pays no attention to anything going on
around her. In her youth Mrs. Brownold
was noted operatic singer. She was
married twice, first to Herr Scheiderler
and next to Mr.. Brownold. As Madame
Scheiderler she was prim4 donna of the
Royal Italian Opera at Havana for sever
al seasons. Coming to the United States
from Cuba, she gave series of brilliant
concerts in this country and we have seen a
programme of concert given by her, assist
ed by other artists, at Castle Garden in New
York, where Jenny Lind sang-in that day,
the fashionable Opera House Of that city.
A"oSA Ill IllO DIG Was IAuSlCdl
In the family of w. M. Tweed, the
famous political boss of New York.
Her children all have remarkable
musical talent. Madame RuhI, the eldest
and wife of the late Peter Ruhl, who man
aged one of the theatres in Richmond dur
ing or soon after the war, is well
known vocal teacher, having held that posi-
tion in several of the Virginia female
colleges. Like her mother, she was at one
time an operate singer of success. Her
other children have all exhibited remarka.
BILE musical talent, Max Brownold and
his sister, Mrs. Amelia Brownold Hama
ker, being pianists of note, and her little
granddaughter, May Hamaker, having al
ready exhibited talent as vioinst which
has attracted attention in New York
where she now lives. The old couple,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brownold, while they lived
in StauntOn showed touching affection
for each other, the more beautiful for its
exhibition by persons Of their advanced
age, and the husband has the sympathy of
his SsauntOn friends IN a separation as
effective as the grave and more to be
dreaded.
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At the Opera House.

The hearty laugh enjoyed by the people
of Stanton when they saw Skipped by
the Light of the Moon" will be repeat
ed next Monday night with variations. For
there will be variations, the piece having
been remodeled since they saw it.and made
more laughable than ever. Even staid and
Intellectual Boston has to surrender it's
dignity when this comedy-farce comes
along. The Boston Herald speaking of it,
says:
The audience which assembled last evening
to witness Skipped by the Light of the
Moon," filled the theatre from orchestra rail
to gallery wall. Standing room was early at
premium, and many were turned away un-
able to get good view of the stage. 'Skip-
ped" as everybody knows, is the raciest and
brightest of modern comedies. Every scene
was greeted with roars of laughter, and
to be brief, in the language of Dingle and
Crackle. it is Every, very funny"
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A Veteran Snbscriber.

On Monday last, the venerable W. P.
Gale of Middlebrook, now in his SD year,
called at the VINDICAToR Office. for the
Forty First time in person, to pay his an
nual subscription. He was one of the first
subscribers to this paper when it started.
and has been It's constant reader for forty
one years. Mr.. Gale, Notwithstanding bis
advanced age, is a hale, strong man, and
attends to all his business in person. On
his visit to town. Monday, he was accom-
panied by his son, Mr.. W. III. Gale of
Clinton, Ind. on his way back from a
three weeks visit to his father.
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Church Notes.

There were 81 addition to Loeb Willow
church Sunday week-persons who had
professed conversion at protracted meet
ing at which Rev. DR.. Halves of Staunton
assisted.
There have been IS additions to Mt.
Zion U. B. church, from protracted
meeting conducted by Rev. N. A: Kira-
COTE.
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Railroad N otes.

On Sunday next the c. q y. schedule will
be changed The trains going West will
leave StauntOn at 2 A. M. and 5:45 P. M;
and those going East will leave at 9:15 A.
M. land $40 ?. M.
The "Black Diamond" railroad which is
to be built from Parkersburg Nv. Va) to
Clifton Forge. on the g. & o.. will pass
through Bath county. It follows rivers
and creeks the whole route. except in cross
ing Elk Run land In crossing the Valley of
the Greenbrier, in Pocahontas.
Postal cars will be put on the through
trains between Richmond and Cincinnati
on May 1st.
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Increase in Express Rates on
Produce.

All the Presidents of the Express Com
panies met in New York last week and
agreed to stop competition and resume the
rates existing previous to May 1, 1885,
The companies also decided to discontinue
the practice of taking drummer's trunks
at one-third off the regular charge In
pursuance of instructions from the Presi-
dents of their companies, Mr.. B. B. Esk-
ridge, Manager of the Adams Express of
flee, and Mr.. q. T. Hammond, Manager of
the U. S. Express Office here, met this week
and fixed the rates on produce the latter
company advancing its rates to the STAN
dard of the former.
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Deaths.

Mr.. Pendleton Mccoy, of Pendleton
county, W. Va, who came to Augusta to
buy cattle. died on Saturday night last at
the residence of Mr.. David E. East near
Moffatt's Greek. He bad been sick there
for some days but on Wednesday of last
week was taken worse and became uncon-
scious. in which condition he remained up
to his death. His brother, who was tele-
graphed for, Travelled from West Virginia
all night Friday night and reached his
bedside Saturday morning. Mr.. Mccoy
leaves wife and two children. His re-
mains were taken down on the Valley road
Monday morning to Harrisonburg, and
then sent across the country to Pendleton
county. Mr.. Mccoy was about forty years
of age and belonged to we'll known fam
lily of Pendleton. He was attended by
Drs. Strain and George.
Mr.. James Shields Hawpe, wealthy
and much respected citizen of the Green
vile neighborhood, was found dead in bed
at his home on Sunday morning last. His
youngest son. Homer, aged about IA, was
sleeping with him, and when he got up at
his usual hour he left him in bed think
ing he was asleep. When breakfast was
ready, Mr.. Hawpe's brother MILFORD went
for him and found he was dead. A ply
stefan was sent for who pronounced it ap-
OpleXy. He had been in his usual health,
and on the day previous had been in
vii 10 hiIIo Mr.
Hawpe was the picture of health, being
over six feet high and weighing two hun
dred and ninety pounds. He was in his
ffGy-thlrd year and was the son Of the late
Adam M. Hawpe who was we'll known as
one Of the old Henry Clay leaders in Au-
gusta in ante-bellum times Mr.. Hawpe
leaves four children, Misses Ada B. and
Edith F., and two sons Clarence and Ho-
mer. His sister, Mrs. Simeon E. Miller,
resides in Stanton. His remains were in
TERED at Bethel cemetery Monday evening,
DR.. Murray conducting the funeral SER
vices. which we're attended by large con-
course of the friends of the deceased. He
was buried by the side of his wife who
died about eight years ago.
Prof. John J. Ladd, former Superintend-
ent of the Staunton Public Schools, and a
man who was of great use to the new sys-
tenn of education when it was new to Viz
gina. died at BrockYille, Canada, on the
28th ult. He was great favorite with
the late DR.. Barnas Sears. and not less so
with the Staunton people. who apprecia-
ted his many admirable qualities. He
leaves wife that he married about four
years ago. His death will be heard of
with general regret.
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MARRIED..

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SKYLES-McLAUGHLIN the residence of
Mr.. Geo. A. Orebaugh, near Parnassus, January
9th, by Rev j. W. Hausenfluck, Mr.. VIM. II.
SkyleS, of Augusta, to Miss Nebraska E. Nc
Laughlin. of Pocahontas county, W. Va.
CRAMER-HISE.-At the residence of the BRIDES
parents near Mt. Scion, January, 9th, by Rev, j.
W, Hausenfuck, Mr.. Ambrose Cramer to Miss
Lucinda Hise, all of Augusta.
OMPKINS-EASTCN.-Tn Charlottesville, Jan.
30, at the Baptist church, by Rev. j . B. Turpn
Mr.. James Ell. Tompkins, conductor on the C. 6
o. Ry., to Miss Ida Belle Easton.
CARTER-COLES.-In Albemarle county, Va.
January 18th, at the home of the brides mother,
by Rev. H. M. Hope, Mr.. Davis Carter to Miss
Mamie Coles, daughter of the late Edward Coles.
all OF Albemarle county. They will reside at
Fishersville Au guSta Co.
PERRY--PAUL.-At the parsonage of the Centre
street M e Church in Cumberland, Md, Feb. l,
by Rev. Richard Norris, Mr.. Robert Perry to
Miss Mary Paul. daughter of the proprietor of
the Cumberland Machine Works.
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BrevitieS.

Mr.. W. H. Willgoss announces Elsewhere
that he has opened Fish, Oyster and
Vegetable stand in the Hurley building
on Main street. We know of no man
better qualified for the business. He is
familiar with raising vegetables; his ar
rangements for fish and oysters are perfect
and from what we know of him he will
serve his patrons consclentiously and we'll.
At Clifton Forge last week. the Ale
gnany Sentinel says. engineers Henry
johnson and Isaac Steele ran into each
other, damaging their engines and badly
bruising and cutting Fireman Bob Butler.
The bursting of frozen water pipe in
the Opera House yesterday, flooded the
City Council room.
The Quaker Tea and Bag Party are COM
ing.
The Baltimore Sun states that "the
Stanton (Va.) Artillery, in which are
many Confederate veterans, have applied
through Col. York for place in the pre-
cession at the Inauguration of President
Harrison. :"
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A Little Child Burned.

On Friday afternoon last, the wife of
Mr.. George Weaver living near Weyer's
Cave Station in this county, left her two
children. one an infant to 60 to the store
little way off. When she returned she
found her little six-year-old daughter
sitting by the gate with her clothing en-
tirely burned from her body. The child
was still conscious and told that size had
caught fire while looking at some screen
pictures near the stove, and ran into the
yard and rolled over till her clothing was
burned off. She died in few hours.
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ASSIGNMENT.

Mr.. E. A. Mcmahon, family grocer on
Augusta street, made an assignment on
Feb. 1st, with Mr.. W. E. Craig, Trustee
The liabilities are about ST. 500. The credi-
tors of the 1st class are the Augusta Ma
tional Bank for $l91.7O, and John Burns
$63.50. Among the creditors of the I'd class
are Hoge & Hutchinson $4l1 55; Edward
Mcmahon $475; Davenport & Morris,
(Richmond). $75; j. A. Fauver 1857 S.;
Geo. r. Hill &c Co., (Richmond). $3.50
Witt & Holt $50; Andrew Bowling $45;
Weller & Elder $35, and some half dozen
others for smaller sums.
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Peculiar Names.
SOME NOVEL PRECEDENTs FOR THOSE
WHO MAY HAVE CHILDREN TO NAME.

SOME NOVEL PRECEDENTs FOR THOSE
The hunting out of peculiar names
seems just now the rage with the Virginia
papers. but we doubt if our cotemporarles
will produce any to excel those to be
found in this paragraph.
A we'll known and popular brick con-
tractor in Staunton is Familiarity known
to his friends as "Doc" Heffner. His
tull name which may be found in Bond
Book 9, page 265. in the office of the Coun-
ty Clerk of Augusta, entered therein by
the late John Plunket his guardian, is
''George Kemper Young, EGgenius Gray,
Mathew Pilson, Wilson Shields, Jefferson
Davis Heffner.' - The first Christian name
is after DIR. Young who was once prom
inent physician here. and the last is, of
course, after the President of the South
ern Confederacy.
One set of names for sons, each one hav-
ing the same initials, is that given the
sons of Mr.. Jacob g. Splitter of Augusta.
OF every Christian name the initials are
81. W." The names are J. Wayne Spit
Ter, J. Wesley Splitter, J. Watson Splitter,
J. Washington Splitter and j. Wellington
Splitter. One of the sous is one of our
most prominent merchants, Mr.. J. w.
Splitter. of the firm of Eakle, splitter u
SummersOn.
But the most remarkable set of Christian
names we have seen, or are likely to see,
is in the family of the late Or. Numa Wal
ker once the member of the Virginia House
of Delegates from Raleigh county, (now
in W. Va.,) and afterwards the County
Surveyor of that county. DR.. Walkers
father was named Chrispianus Christopher
Columbus Walker. DR.. Walkers chill
dren seem to have been named by method,
the third Christian name of each one
beginning with &C." They are l, Fran
kie Jane Cebury Walker; 2, John Wise
Council Walker; 8, Numa Captain Calvin
Walker; A. Mahulda Elizabeth Caroline
Walker; S, Martha Ann Charity Walker;
6. Charles Gideon Christian Walker; 7,
Emily Narcissa Caspian Walker s, Pur-
ris Early Chinnany Walker, "a boy; 9,
Lydia Marinda Cordelia Walker; 10.
Christopher George Columbus Walker;
IL, Mama Nicati Ceruliana Walker, Ia
girD. The last named though girl was
always called by the family pet name of
ssJim -
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The W Gather.

Tuesday afternoon. after heavy rain
storm, intermingled with snow and hail,
blast of real winter set in. Wednesday
morning at Z O'Clock the thermometer
stood at 14o with ''March wind" tearing
through the streets. Yesterday, at the
same hour, the thermometer registered 80.
ice cutting has begun at last.
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Stanton Teachers to be Well


Of the fourteen teachers in the White
Public Schools of Staunton, nine have al
ready applied for admission at the State
Normal School to be held at Lynchburg
for four weeks, commencing June oath.
It is 3-years' Graded Institute. The nine
teachers are Misses Florence Parent,
Annie Elder. Lizzie S. McCue. Matte II.
Brown, Ella R Shelton, Annie Fallon &nd
Julia M. Atkinson, and Messrs. Wm. M.
Black and J. L. Hutchens. The plan of
this Institute will be novelty to the
teachers. being unlike those that have
been held, and something after the plan
foreshadoWed by State Superintendent
Buchanan-''a union of the Reading
Circle and the Institute.''
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Undergrad Local Letters To Be
Dalivarad

O6lltcIOUs
The Postmaster-G General has just issued
the following order:
''Section 525 Of the Postal Laws and Re-
gulations is hereby modified by adding the
following paragraph:
''At any letter-carrier postoffice. when
matter is deposited addressed to persons
within the delivery of such Office whose
street and number are known or readily
ascertained by the postmaster, and upon
which the postage is inadvertently wholly
unpaid or paid less than the amount re-
quired by law. the sender being unknown.
thu notice of detention (Form 1543) shall
not be sent, but such matter shall be
presented to the address by the carrier and
the deficient postage collected on delivery
by means of postage stamps affixed to the
letter or parcel. If the addressee refuses
to pay the postage and receive the parcel,
it shall be sent to the Dead Letter Office
as ether refused matter"
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MARK ELS.
VINDICAToR OFFIC
STAUNTON. VA, February

f1NDICATOR OFFICE, 4
STAUNToN. VA, February 7th.
Flour and grain are unchanged since. our
last report. There is about the usual demand
and all the offerings of both are taken at cur
rent prices.
Hay is not SO active this week. in fact there
on all grades. The Western crop is said to lie
very large and it is thought that prices may
be lower as we near the Spring.
Cloverseed is lower. Offerings are far in ex-
cess of the demand.
Wheat is ranging from CSC to $1,OO, and
Draft, cars are being loaded by J. L. Wallace
J. j. Harper, and J. A. Gilkeson; at Fishers
vile Peter Wine is shipping his crop; at Folly
Mills J. W. Churchman, and at Swoopes
Depot John Christian, are loading cars.
r. G. Dun Dc Co.'s Review OF the state of
trade for the week ending last Saturday, says
dissatisfaction with the state of trade is in
crei,sing and there is general complaint both
as to the small demand and the slow collec-
tons On the other hand, Wall street is in
good spirits and during the week stocks on an
average advanced Sill in value. The Re-
view says: "Wheat has declined a cent and
half for the week, with sales here of
a. 000 600 bushels; but there is still no evil
dence of buying on foreign account, except
to cover speculative sales. Fairy tales about
stock on hand are still circulated by interested
parties, but are met by heavy shipments from
o1oc e.
tired of waiting for $1.50 wheat. Corn and
oats have stiffened fraction with moderate
speculative dealings" The Review adds,
that "The foreign trade continues large, ex-
ports for five weeks exceeding last years by IS
per cent. while the imports at New York in
creased only per cent"
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND, Feb. .-Wheat-LOnebarry nrima
s.O9, sales light, only 1000 bushels. Corn-prime
White, 49,
BALTIMORE. February 6.-Flour fairly active,
steady. Wheat-Southern, scarce frmer; Fultz
and Longberry, 97c.a$l 06; No. 2 Southern, 81:
Western steady; No. winter red, spot, and Feb.
ruary, 92ca9214c. Corn-Southen firm. wanted
White, 4la45c.; yellow, 40a42c. Western easy.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Jan. 3l-Beef
Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
best........ ......................$425 4.5O
Generally rated first quality. 400 425
Medium or good fair quality ........ 800 a 375
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows. ..........................2 25 200
Extreme range of prices. 225 45o
Most of the sales were from ....... ESQ 425
Total receipts this week 1489. Total sales 1852
OF the receipts 552 came from Virginia.
There was no activity in the market this week.
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Well Provided For.

Mr.. J. M. Whitehurst who died lately
in Petersburg, left to his grandson, Harry
Mills Whitehurst. son of Mrs. Mollie
Whitehurst, daughter of Mr. Geo. W.
Hewitt of this city,, an annuity of $3.50 a
year for his education, and the family
residence when he becomes of age. The
lucky little heirs mother has married
again, and is now Mrs. j. l.. Payne of
Washington city.