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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-04-19
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Unlon Telegraph Company.
Every weekday morning, as the bell
In Trinity steeple tolls nine times, q
man. evidently aged, but with bis six
feet three inches OF framework held
erect, his face without wrinkle and
his grey hair and mustache Of vigor-
ous growth. walks brislSly into the
Western Union building on lowor
Broadway. There he remains until
tho afternoon is we'll advanced. AT
4;30 o clock to a minute he Is in the
Astor House. where the dispenser OF
liquids, without any instructions, pre-
pares for him rye toddy. He walks
to the corner OF Barclay street and
Broadway, only step away, where an
old public hAclSman opens the door oi
his waiting vehicle and, without q
word being exchanged. drives his pas
senger to a handsomeresidence In East
Twenty-third street. That Is part OF
the daily routine of DIR. Norvin Green,
president OF the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. Heconfesses to only
sixty years OF age, and his looks give
cpedence to his words. but his intimate
friends say he Is nearly seventy-iive
years old, and they make the state
ment with pride. DIR. Green still holds
the active management of the great
corporation he presides over, but
he lives well, never allowing the
hinges OF his humanity to become
rusted. When he was II practising
physician in Kentucky ne was an assocl-
ate Of a schoolmaster named james q.
Blaine. He travelled on horseback
through lonely regions. with his medi-
eines and instruments in his saddle
bags. Itwas then and in that State
that he obtained an ownership in the
old House Telegraph Company, which
eventually led to his being the chief
man in the telegraph system Of the
country.
DR.. Green claims that he gave
Thomas A. Edison the employment
which was the beginning OF his sue
cessful career. to which, as is well
known. the Western Union Company
has largely contributed. Edison had
been bothering the officers OF the COM
pany with telegraphic devices they
had no need OF. He came into the
Office one day when 1t was impossible
to obtain communication between New
York and Albany and the seat OF the
difficulty could not be located He
was banteringly invited to remedy the
trouble. He said he could do so in
two hours. He was laughed at and
given two days for the task. His pro
cess was very simple. He telegraphed
to the best operator in Pittsburgh and
instructed him to telegraph to the best
operator in Albany. The latter tele-
graphed down his New York line as
far as he could. feeling his way from
point to point. and sending the results
to the Pittsburgh man, who forwarded
them to Edison. In less than one hour
Edison said to the anxious officials:
The break is two miles beyond Pough-
keepsie." That simple device insured
his status with the Western Union peo-
pie and won for him hearing in all
his schemes.- World.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-04-19

of scotiand would be avoided. The
canal passes through the coal and oil
districts Of Scotland--a fact which
affords additional argument In favor
Of the scheme. Another consideration
which carries much weight is the fa-
cility gained for the rapid passage Of
battle ships from one shore TO the
other, rendering dciensein time OF war
more elective. Looking, therefore, TO
principal pros an cons rs stated, the
question is worthy Of serious consider
alton. The canal is the property Of
the Caledonian Railway Company, and
they are taking no action, meantime,
in the matter. London Engineering.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-04-19

Merchant Tailoring speciality Mr. e. A. ScErFLER expert and
has charge of this department We guarantee satisfaction
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-04-19

CO. When you want dress up would be glad to show you
through and make the right price
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20
Mexican Senoritas.

The stranger in Mexico, especially ii
he be young and good looking, is liable
to be surprised, at his first ball here,
when some pretty senorita, whom he
has never seen before, trips up to him
with an engaging smile on her face and
something that looks like an egg in her
hand, and suddenly smashes the lattu
over his Uranium.
To one not acquainted with the cas-
carone custom it is startling, to say the
least. Luckily, however, the egg has
been robbed of its usual interior, the
contents having been emptied through
small hole at one end. The shell is
then reflled with finely chopped tinsel
and colored paper, with the addition
OF sachet powder OF some dainty trim
kets, after which the opening is neatly
closed by bit of paper pasted over it.
In the good old days Of the Spanish
arlstocracy the egg shells to be used
by the proud grandees at swell fam
dangos were filled with gold and dia-
mond dust Similar extravagances are
sometimes INDUCED in nowadays, but
rarely.-CapetoUn argus.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

A RUTLAND paper credits Vermont
with having the smallest town in the
United States. ut is Baltimore,
perched on the side of Hawks Noun
tain, and composed mostly of rocks
and lSnolls. Years ago it was part Ct
Cavendish, situated on the other
side Of the nc,,n+o;n, but voters had
to go fifteen miles to cast their ballots,
so petition was circulated and the
town of Baltimore was set off. The
population in 1880 was seventy-six,
and there were not enough voters to
fill the town Offices. The voting list
numbers scarcely dozen, and there
are twenty Offices to fill.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

WHEN it was announced BY affidavit
to the Washington Constitutional
Convention at Olympia that a petition
signed by many thousands in favor of
female suffrage had been burned up in
the Seattle fire, the Associated Press
dispatch briefly says, "The announce
ment was received with great satisfac-
ton by the convention" This leaves
us in condition of distressing per-
plexity as to whether the great salts
faction" was due to the knowledge that
the petition had existed and been nu-
merously signed, OF to the fact that it
was burned up and the convention
would not be bothered with it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

FRANCES isabella STELLARD, of the
Isle Of Wight, is about to be released,
after an imprisonment of twelve Years.
for the murder of her child. One bit
ter night she took it away from the
care Of her own mother, in order as
she said, to confide it to some of it's
fathers relatives. Some time afterward
its body was found hidden in a culvert,
and the persons to whom it was to
have been brought knew nothing of
the mothers intention. Her account
was that she covered the child's face
with a piece Of flannel to protect it
from the cold night air, and so mad
vertently smothered it. In state of
horror, she hid the body. The case
was very obscure, and those who knew
her best were convinced of her inno-
cence of any willful crime. This feel
ing found such expression that the
death sentence was committed to penal
servitude for life. Recently little
account of the case was published I'M
der the title of "Only a Woman's
Life" Then the editor of the Isle OF
Wight Express took the matter up,
and got petition very inhuentially
signed, asking for the convict's release.
She is now free, and was welcomed
back in her own district.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

PRINCE ALEXANDER, of Battenberg,
is living, with his wife, at Gratz, in
Styria, where he has purchased beau
tiful villa. Prince Alexander is re-
ported to be engaged in writing his
"reminiscences, from the time of his
nomination to the crown of Bulgaria
april, 1870 until his morganatic mar
riage last month He is very bitter
against the royal family of England,
and does not appear to entertain
friendly feelings toward the Empress
Frederick.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20
THE LITTLE Folrs
My Uncle pa.

q ny m n,a Uncle Uncle Peters famous ,o,,.
is ,', ,;ro oelous Stories bat M ITeleer
re N iiso n roe aud a rigoron.. hhele psts
He, st fra miu o, Guile; he despisssesi aNes
AID The IA ' Li sincere on yorv a ches.,
- manner of telling a, n g s, Sc
-oh, once in the chiya,rio aa
In the wonderful lon~ ano days of Old
1But ibis ia NOV /" . fa full bad and ho,,
III whose dark SOME a nuu Know
Whom atrociously he Ind 81 u naidsa +,
She languished and Went u t s'ole; ID
Was no such girl. no, w S ne candid, 4,
but; 10 on q rapturous NOR, y,
Nalorous Knight that war n 'hefetoit
ms snowy palfrey he bravo TO-.
(pon credit this fiction, nra pelsofode
And straight he sprapy frnn, v,
ms sword 1t cleaned in the s ,ne noble s
And the dragon that gunrdea su ti
Which ne could by no mao uo we gate ia
he felled at a blow. and with Will,
ne oattered the dungeon wai, Alehty Il
ana he seized the sorrowins ,t..,
never transpired at ALL AA'1td !. tof c
AND ne slew the Giant. tho d,.,
ana the oeauteous maid he WI iess 70
1but you mustn't imagine gra;.
IN IL single word that I've said i1'i OF Ii
Oh, my old Uncle Peters n fen,o
Du' % n,sn. goodness me! that nv. f e:
Gould be rather more of a nreros,
bis stories would be mor ae'uf11ratos
neater; A' absorb
! wis h his integrity didn't prev.a
In SO stern a degree-when hal hoy IL.
Emma 4. Opper. in st. Nicbol.aeii ilas
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

SAMUEL J. TILDEN had marvellous
memory. A friend who was with him
at the time says that while sitting at
the side of the casket in which the
body of Horace Greeley reposed Mr..
Tllden recounted the deathbed scene,
with date, and place, and minute cir
cumstance, Of every President and Vice
President of the United States. All
the facts he related We're afterward
verified without exception.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

A sUBTERRANEAN chamber has been
discovered under house on the hill
side at Naples. Along the center runs
mosaic pavement, and on each side
there is q double row of sepulchers
hewn in the rock, the fronts of which
are succeed and painted and decorated
with terra Gotta and marble reliefs.
Within the tombs were perfect skele-
tons, vases, and other objects, the an
tique lamps being in such good condi-
ton that when the new find was in
s1ected bv party of German oro},s,-
ologists, the workmen made use of
them to light up the vaults. The many
well-preserved inscriptions are chiefly
in Greek, with some Latin, and prove
that the epoch of these tombs was
about 1000 3. G. Other tombs in
second chamber have not vet been
excavated. Similar catacombs have
heretofore been found in this locality.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

analyzed and are pronounced almoss
pure black-lead. The mine was dis
covered accidentally. The road ran
over portion of the deposit and the
dirt would not remain in place. Dig
cling down, the mineral was found. A
mile square of land has been leased,
and the mine is to be opened at once.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

The county Of Custer in Montana is
the largest county in the United States.
1t contains ID, 1868, 800 acres, and is $50
miles long and 125 miles wide. It is a
place of historic interest, containing,
as it does, the site of the great battle
of the Little Big Horn, where Custer
and his force were massacred.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

J. B. WATSON, the Australian quartz
reef king, died recently at Sydney at
the age of GA. He was native of Pals
ley, Scotland, and emigrated with his
family to Sydney, and afterward to
California and Sandhurst, and finally
to the Bendigo gold mine, where he
made q fortune estimated at forty
million sterling, $2O0,OOO,OOO.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

A NEW paper was started in Bolivar
County, Mississippi, July q. Five
days later the editor was obliged to
kill his only rival The latter had been
advertising the newcomer Gin a way
calculated to arouse his blood"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

The latest development of the auto
matte machine is a DR.. Cureall, in
Holland. 1t is wooden figure of q
man, with compartments all over it,
labeled with the names of various all
ments. If you have pain, find its
corresponding location on the figure,
drop coin into the slot, and the prop
er pill OF powder will come out.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

Col. A. E. JONES, of Cincinnati,
who was murdered by his negro coach
man, was an uncle of Robert J. Bur
dette, the humorist. He was brother
of Mr.. Burdette's mother, and when
the famous funny man was named, in
the early days of long ago, it was Rob
ert Jones-the middle name in honor
of his uncle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

AMERICAN ladies are finding fault
with the Queen for her parsimony to-
ward the recently married Louise. She
gave her only an annuity of $4,000
per annum, outside of paying $37, 1000
for her trousseau.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

Two COMPANIES have been formed
at n"nsss City for the purpose of re-
claiming 600 acres Of Submerged lands
in the Missouri River, near that city.
The value of the lands when reclaimed
is estimated at 800, 100000.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

The most forgetful young man in
Snyder County, Pa, recently went to
town with biz 1eet sir1, and. when the
time came for his return, actually left
without her, and proceeded several
miles before he happened to think he
had forgotten something.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

In looking through the papers in his
safe, the other day, Russell Sage dis
covered that he was the proprietor of
a railroad out in Iowa that he had for
gotten about. An active business man
can hardly be expected to keep track
Of every little milliondollar purchase
he makes
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

ED REED, son of the notorious Belle
Starr, who was killed some time since
in Indian Territory, has arrived at the
Ohio Penitentiary to serve a seven
years sentence for horse-stealing
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

A PITTSBURGH miss, now in London,
is said to have written to the Princess
Louise, Duchess of Fife, offering to
buy one of the numerous sets of brace
lets presented to her on her recent
marriage,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

A WOODEN doll, with jointed arms
and legs, was found in sarcophagus,
containing the skeleton of young girl,
lately unearthed in Rome.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

The chasuble worn by Thomas Ewing
Sherman in celebrating his first mass
was made of the wedding-dress of his
sister.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

The Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale
says that when he was college stu
dent he and his chum took the first
daguerreotype picture ever made in
Boston,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

A WOMAN at Trenton, Kansas, seized
and held four of her neighbours chill
dren for debt.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20
An Unanswerable Argument

Mrs. Nocash-I don't see W..
can't be more careful. You mls ~
a good deal out of your income i
try. 81 4
Mr.. Nocash-Huh! Look at r.
head. He saved up 1000 anu AZ ",
horse race yesterday, De. ut II
wrong horse, and lost every ttD'
Now he's dead-killed hlmseiih, lad
there with him and lost all ! i.' 4
but it wasn't enough to bother :
-Ne,c York Weehly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

HENRY W1LEs, of Charleston, W.
Va, turned over his pillow the other
morning on arising ana found rattle
snake coiled up under it and quietly
sleeping.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

A pLUMBAGo mine has been discov-
cred in Somerville, twelve miles west
of Augusta, Me. Specimens have been
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

OWEN X. STUDEBAcKEh'. Wv
known brewer of San frahei''''
to be Governor of California
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

THE prediction is made that, by
1895, the Nicaragua canal will be open
for business.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

The Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, D. D.,
was welcomed home Sunday, Sept. s, by
an pverhowing congregation. At the
opening of the service the hymn begin
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20
THE DAY is At HAND.
SERMON PREACHED by DIR. tai
MAGE IN BROOKLYN.

He Is yvelc med Home by Clad Throng
and He PretaccS His Sermon by the
Statement That He Is In 81 Happy Frame
of Mind.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-27
CENTRAL'S FIRST VICTORY
They Defeated the Lafayettes---
Palma's Headpin Tourney
Bowling Notes.

'Rah, for the Centrals. They broke the
ice last night. The weather had been I'M
usually mild, just the time when the ice
cutter has a soft snap. The Hudson City
boys were like the ice cutter. Their
victims was the Lafayette Clubs team,
who were really glad that luck was
against them for the Hudson City boys
were so happy over their conquest. 1t
was the first occasion they have had to
celebrate a victory and they did it in a
Jolly manner in which the vanquished
were invited to join. They accepted, for
the Lafayettes are as fond of fun us the
Centrals. President Weimar wore his
sweetest smile, and a%pologizing grace
fully to the guests for winning, remarked
that in future the Centrals would hold
similar receptions at home when they
entertained League clubs.
The contest took place on the Central
Clubs alleys. The home club was in
grand shape. Five of the team left the
average line behind them. Reuter- had
the best score. He landed on the bulls
eye every trip. Two bad splits alone pre-
vented him from making ten credits ana
a two hundred score. He got SIX strikes
and two spares, and made a score OF Us.
Metzger, too, was in bowling mood. He
struck a few bridges, but Went to the
sixty notch. Weimar pursued him close
1y. He stopped at 151, which was two IN
advance of G. Zahn and five better than
Evans.
Not one of the team froze on the wrong
side of the centuary line and the two
smallest scores were in the twenty block.
The Lafayette boys could not guage the
alleys. The best total on their side was
after Deel's name and he was the only
man who went over the average mark.
He put up 152. Bob Smith remarked that
it was rather early after Christmas for
the club to do its prettiest.
The team was without the valuable
services of Captain Jones and Morris
Cohen. Had they bowled, the result
would not nave been different, as the
Centrals had a margin of 1877 pins.
The home team made a glorious start.
They piled up strikes and spares in a way
that astonished their adversaries and the
large audience. They closed their first
frame with a total of 40.
The Lafayettes had 132, which gave the
Centrals a lead of IS. They kept in front
until theiend. 4If5
When the half of the game was COM
pleted the Centrals had the command by
81 pins, and continued at a good pace and
closed with an average of 14S. The
Lafayettes began with 1872, and their
average was about that, as they put up
131 1-2.
The scora fol1ows.-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-27
CHRISTMAS SOCIALS.
A Brilliant Holiday Reception at Gov
BedIe's House.

A Brilliant Holiday Reception at Gov.
Bed1e's House.
Mrs. J.. d. Bedle and Miss Bedle held
the last of the receptions they have Deer
giving on Thursdays of this month, yes
terday, at their residence on Jersey ave
u The reception was quite informal
and most delightful and the many guests
who called were charmingly entertained.
Receiving with Mrs. Bedle was Mrs. j.
ID. Bedle, Jr., and Miss Bedle was as
sisted by Miss Tate, of North Carolina.
and Miss Brinkerhoff.
Mrs. Bedle wore an elegant gown of
Point de Esprit, trimmed with black
ribbons. A pretty bunch OF yellow roses
added a dainty finish TO the rich costume.
Mrs. j. ID. Bedle, Jr.. appeared in a
gown OF pearl crepe dc chine, trimmed
elaborately with velvet of a darker shade.
Her flowers were violets.
The gown in which Miss Bedle looked
very sweet n charming was white
figured lace with loops of satin ribbon
decorating it.
Miss Tate looked pretty In an Empire
gown of pink, and Miss Brinkerhoff wore
white crepe dc Chine and white roses.
Boughs of holly and evergreens,
prettily mingled with roses. decorated
the drawing room and gave it a bright,
Christmas appearance.
Mistletoe hing from the chandeliers
and was a constant source of merriment.
In the dining room, where the exquisitely
arranged and bountifully spread table
was under the direction of Purcell,
bright candlebras gave forth a soft and
pretty light that fell with charming effect
upon the green decorations.
Among the guests were:-Mrs. Judge
Knapp, Mrs. Judge Depue, Miss Depue,
Mrs. Edwin A. Stevens, of Castle Point;
Judge and Mrs. Garretson, Miss Zabris-
kie, Judge aud Mrs. Dixon, Miss Dixon,
Warren Dixon, Nj. and Mrs.
Traphagan, Miss Traphagan, Mrs. B. A.
Watson, Miss Watson, Mrs. Henry
Dusenbery, Mrs. G. F. Perkins, Miss Per
kins, w. Chichester, Jr., Miss Post, Miss
G. L. Post, Misses Fiemming,
Mrs. Judge Beach, Misses George
Clifford, Misses Underwood, Judge
Abel L. Smith, Miss Dora
Smith, Mrs. w. A. Durrie, Jr., Mrs.
w. e. Grattan, Mrs. LIE Cato, Mrs. N. ID.
Wortendyke, Mrs. Dayey, Mrs. Peter
Donald, Mrs. Donald, OF New York;
Mrs. Illingworth, Miss Illingworth,
Mrs. j.. E. Hulshizer, Austin Huls-
hizer, Mrs. Jacob Anderson, Miss
Acken, Mrs. J. ID. Taylor, Misses Taylor,
Charles H. Hastings, Ex-Mayor and Mrs.
Mrs. f. f. G. Young, Miss Jennie Gable,
William Z. Vidal, Nj. and Mrs. w. A..
Lewis, Mrs. George Miller, Miss Miller,
Mrs. Edward Linn, NJ IS H~etherington,
Mrs. James Wilkinson, Miss Wilkinson,
Miss Thompson, Otto Grouse, Mr.. and
Mrs. j f. Ward, Percy G. Ward, Mr..
Fisher, Miss Du Mont, OF Canada, Miss
Ellie Lutkins, Mrs. G. w. Case and Mrs.
Charles Ridgeway.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-27

The Boyds and the New Jerseys will
bowl for supremacy On Becker's alleys,
Tuesday evening, January IA.
The kIikows have snapped nights with
the Hudsons next week. The Klikows
will bowl January 2.
The electric glims now furnish the
illumination on The Palma alleys. 1t is a
vast improvement over the gas jets.
n Hudsons and Americas, of Newark,
will bowl their return game at Muller's
alleys next Monday night.
The Klikows and Hudsons will bowl
their handicap game at Muller's either
on the second or third Tuesday in Janu-
ary. The Klikows will be allowed tocarry
the line five feet nearer the pins.
The next League game will be rolled on
Monday night when the Independents
visit the Centurys at Browns alleys.
h Volunteers bowl at Becker's to-
night, Teutonias at Henn's, Humors at
Freudenberger's, Fullers at Fuller's,
Hudson County Wheelmen at Browns,
and the Pamrapo A.~C. at Metropolitan
Hall.
Tommy Cummings rolled twenty-five
frames without a break last night.