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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-22

LOT Guy Officers, TIE dIdlr D6l0G cut
and dried by a combination of the six
city fathers, from the First. Second
and Third wards. Councilman Kelly,
of the Fourth, relieved the monotony
of the balloting with frequent anus
ing s~alliesj levelled at his fellow un-
fortunates, and mock pleading to the
big six combination.
Councilman Meigs began the minuet
by nominating Charles L. Lord, for
City Treasurer. Mr.. Lord was reel
lected by a vote of eight to two blanks.
Similar ballots reelected Michael
O'Connor as Water Purveyor, Henry
j, Stilson as City Assessor, David B.
Sanford as Street Commissioner, and
Richard Walsh as Driver of the
City's Horses. By ballots of nine to
one blank, Emmett Smith was
reelected City Engineer and Surveyor,
r. Cadmus Combes was reelected
City Collector of Revenues, and John
Gilbertson was reelected First Assist
ant Water Purveyor. Colonel Charles
w. Fuller was reelected City Attor.
ney by six votes to four blanks. SINH
lar voting reelected Charles E. Com
fort as Second Assistant Water Pur.
veyor.
John Dwyer was chosen Sealer Of
Weights and Measures, receiving s
votes to / for Thomas Doyle and ]
blank. James Benny, J.. Herman
Mahnken and Samuel M. Odell were
elected Commissioners of Assessments,
the first two by votes of s to 2 blanks,
and the latter by to 8 for George
Taylor. Inspectors of Contracts were
also chosen as follows:-Avenue c
sewer, Peter Girth; Avenue E and
Thirtieth street sewer. Thomas Her
bert; Thirty-fifth street sewer, Jacot
Haasmiller; Avenue Z and Thirty
fourth to Fortieth street sewer. Henry
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MONROE.

Mrs Francis Curtis and daughter Hat tie will leave for Detroit, the 24th.
 Six families will leave Monroe, this Fall, those of l.. B. Sterling, Mrs Cath crime Sterling, J. D. Beach, Mrs Francis Curtis, l.. E. Beardsley, Paul Zimmer. There are corresponding number of va cant houses.
 b. A. Nichols is scooping in large prizes at the Fall shows on his poultry.
 D. A. Nichols has very large and fine exhibit at Danbury, having the largest collection of Bantams of all varieties in the State, besides his noted yards of An dalusians, Minorcas, Cochins and numer- ous varieties of fancy pigeons. Dan bury's poultry department is an import ant feature of the great fair, drawing en- tries from distant places, but Mir Nich- ols stands at the front, receiving first on collections, beside numerous prizes on each variety.
 Monroe made good showing on the temperance vote, ,only 30 majority against the amendment.
 The first selcctman was elected beyond dispute by a majority of 40. Last year. MT Hawley was forced to the courts to defend his election and, as nearly the same nominations were made by both parties as last year, there was much in terest In the result of the vote.
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STEPNEY.

John b. Beach is living on the John son place near the depot and is assisting Merchant stephen French.
 w. J. Candee expects to bring in load of poultry just before Thanksgiving.
 Mir and Mrs A. E. Thomas of Oxford visited his sister, Mrs Orrin Platt, last week. Mrs Platt Is in poor health, with throat trouble, but is improving under Dr Hill's care.
 orrin Platt and Edward Beardsley at- tend the Danbury fair, this week.
 Mrs George Coley Is in poor health.
 George Lord and Leslie Abbott of Bridgeport and Mrs Sylvia Northrop of Newtown have visited Moses Hull. Mrs Hull has fine pear tree having on it's branches both buds, blossoms and ripe fruit.
 Miss Annie Field and Mrs Andrew Leavenworth have visited in shelton.
 Miss Farnhan of shelton Is guest of Irene Leayenworth.
 Mr and Mrs Fred B. Elwell have re- turned to Troy.
 Lothian Kennels has a fine exhibit of dogs f the fair and has taken several first and second prizes. Lothia, the handsome pug, gained firss over the fore most breeder of pugs in America. Mr Osborne also exhibits the entire family of Nun pigeons in all colors, in which there area pair of Blue Nuns, exceeding lv rnre
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HUNTINGTON.

The second district gave ? majority against license; two years ago license was carried by ls0 majority. The tenn pcrancc people here feel encouraged, as therc Is large reduction in the vote for license and the Prohibitionlsts boiled 42 votes for their town officers, gain of 1 since last election.
 Cards arc out for the marriage of Miss Grace I. Morse to Joel A. Beard Ut the Congregational church, Tuesday, 18th, c 90 P m.
 Seth W. Iinsley returned home, Satur- day.
 Mrs Bartlett, while caring for Mrs Brooks In shelton, fell down flight of stairs and, although no bones were brok- cn, she received severe bruises. She is at the home of her daughter, Mrs slan- ders of shelton and Mrs Crandall has taken her place with Mrs Brooks.
 The temperance division here is closed up and when the Grand division meets, which Is in about three weaos, the divis- ion will be set aside and become thing of the past.
 Mrs Austin Castle of Bridgewater has been with Mrs F. N. Potter.
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FAIRFIELD.

The vote at the town meeting to return to the old district system was surprise to many. Comparing the vote with the vote of two years ago consolidating the districts of the town, we find that there has been growing sentiment against consolidation, which seems to confirm the statements of Lawyer Warehouse in his canvass of the town, in reference to the school question, ssthat the consolidated system of school administration, hoWev- CT well adapted it may be to the require ments of our cities (which no one doubts). is not we'll adapted to the needs of q thinly settled country town" The vote stood 190 against 240 in favor of the old district system. This when compared with the vote of two years ago shows an increase against consolidation of nearly 300 per cent Reform.
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edied by vote of the town, November II, ITS, James Hard entering his caution, 7 Tor protest against this action. That agreement about grain and provisions, in which he seems to have dealt consid- eTably. He placed it on record that he would take them in payment of his sal ary at the common and current price s'yt it shall go at in this place of Newtown from man to man, but what he took beyond that, II will receive it att the market at ye seaside where shall cause it to be transported, the price of trans portating being to be substracted."
 March 12, I724, after q ministry of about 10 years, the town chose Capt Thomas Bennitt, Sergeant Peter Hub bell, Samuel Beers and Ephraim Peck to ssdiseours'' with MT Tonsey ssby reason of ye uneasiness of ye major part of ye inhabitants of said town, they being will l ling to pay your self for ye time you have continued in ye work of ye minis tery till this instant and no further, pro- vided you will lay down ye work of ye ministery among us.n The town refused at the same time to pay MT Tousey his salary of f60 and find his firewood, these persons protesting against paying him ssany money by way of rate, declaring themselves to be of another persuation:" :" Mr John Glover, Sergeant John Seeley, Robert Seeley, Daniel Jackson, Samuel Henryx ;.sJohn Foot joined his protest, be cause he could not sssitt casey under MT Tousey.'' This was before John Beach came to Newtown and shows that there must eventually have been an Episcopal church here, even if he had not declared for the Church of England. John Glow CT, one of the protestants, was one of the largest landholders, prominent in all town matters and protested against the towns church action before MT Tousey came here. The town did not wait long after kicking out Mir Tousey before hir- ing his successor, for it was voted July 27, I724, four months after Mr Touseys salary was cut of, that they would hire young minister" and Mir John Beach u DbidbloIu Was ouClCupoH aShCA " come and preach for them two or three months. But Mir Tousey, though no longer the minister, was still an infiuen- tial member of the little community. His home was on the east side of the turn pike, z. s. Peck and E. L. Johnson say, just south of MT w. B. Prindle and ex- Town Clerk c. H. Peck says that he own ed saw mill on Deep brook. MT Tous- ey was prominent in all town affairs !; was moderator of town meetings; was appointed to represent the towns affairs before the General Assembly and in oth- CT important matters and became veal thy landed proprietor, whose descend ants remain with us to this day.
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BRIDGEPORT.

John Southy, who is extensively en- gagged in quarrying stone in North Bridgeport, is preparing the foundation for a new house on French street.
 The building at the junction of French street, known as F A. Bartram < Co.'s slaughter house, has been purchased by NJ. G. Keane, the well known dealer in monuments and headstones on Housaton- ic avenue and will, at an early day, be moved across the street nd re-modeled.
 William Peet is building new house for himself and family near Toilsome hill.
 Miss Nellie Male of Springfield, Mass, is with her sister, Mrs Felix Vincelette.
 Henry Gorham has bought a new horse; it's dandy.
 Dr |. DeVer Warner was reelected president at the sixth annual meeting of the Y ]. M. c. A, Tuesday night, with H. D. Simonds recording secretary. The report of the treasurer shows slight deficit which may easily be liquidated. Dr Warner said the Y. M. c. A. should have d building in Bridgeport which could not be excelled in any particular in the State. tsWe don't know whether we own this land or not, he continued, s'and we don't know where the building will be placed, bnt we must have one, nevertheless
 Mrs H. N. Beardsley has purchased nearly all the stock of the East End horse railroad and will appoint George Q. Lines superintendent.
 ". H. Hoy is president of the East End whist club, formed few nights ago.
 A pleasant party was held at the resi- dence of Miss Linnie Barlow, Black Rock avenue, Tuesday night.
 The Seaside, the Park City's kid glove club, did F. T. Barnum up brown at Tuesday nights reception.
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EAST VILLAGE.

George Blackman is driving team for Q. J. Sherwood.
 One of o. s. Blackman's pet foxes got away, last week, but came back and took q turkey.
 Jennie Sherwood is with grandparents at zoar Bridge.
 Mrs Lottie Wells has been sick, but is better.
 II. II. Bliss and wife have visited rela- tives In Woodbury.
 Miss Louise Fancher of Bridgeport is with her sister, Mrs W. W. Bliss.
 James Clark of Orange visits his broth CT, $. B. Clark.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

Miss Edna c. Platt was pleasantly sur prised, last Friday evening, by about 20 friends.
 Over 70 voters did not come to the polls to vote, Monday.
 Miss Ada Averill entertained cousins from Woodbury and Westport, last week.
 Ezra Pierce and M. 5. Platt are sick l; Mrs c. l.. French is more comfortable.
 Miss Tillie Rabbit of New Haven spent Sunday with Miss Edna Platt.
 Misses Thalia and Patty Mitchell start ed, last week, for California, where they intend to spend the Winter.
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LONG KILL, HUNTINGTON.

A tax not to exceed six mills was vot- ed at the school meeting, Saturday night. The new school furniture gives satisfact- ion.
 Edmund Wilkinson will attend school in Brooklyn again, this Winter.
 At the wedding of Stiles Nichols and Jessie Judson, four generations were represented by the brides family and the two grandfathers of the contracting par ties were as hale and hearty as any of the guests.
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H. k. Jacobs and family of Derby have been guests of Mrs Leonard Hawley.
pRnnKFrET,n


 Born, daughter to MT and Mrs James Betts. Mrs Jabez Glover of Newtown is with her daughter. The school board have under consider ation change of readers; Harper's new series seems to be favorably received. Dog owners who have not had their dogs registered can expect notice from the sheriff to appear. A peddler selling cheap jewelry stop ped during shower at Mrs Flynn's, but her pocketbook was missing after he left. Howard Andrews lost another horse, last week, making two in two weeks.
 Will Beers has returned from Il trip west as far us Michigan.
 The new election law provoked univer- sal comment, generally unfavorable.
 Mrs C. <. vroman is with her sick mother in Canaan.
 Miss Clara Wildnan, who has spent the Summer in New Milford and Brook field, left for home, Tuesday.
 The Lime Co.'S cooper has a bouncing eight-and-a-half-pounds daughter.
 Frederick Roe and wife of Philadel- phia are with his father.
 Edwin B., owned by J. l.. James & Son, took first premium in five-year-old stallions.
 +. Hatch & Sons, New Fairfield carri- age builders, have turned out new de- livery wagon, for II. $. Beers.
 A quiet but pleasant wedding occurred at St Pauls rectory, Wednesday, 2d, at 2 III, Walter H. Gibson of Woodbury being married to Miss Katie M. Hawley of Hawleyville, daughter of the late Phi To Hawley of Sonthville. MT and Mrs Gibson are followed to their future home in North Woodbury by the best wishes of host of the brides friends in flaw leyville and vicinity. Miss Hawley has been with her uncle, Amos L. Hawley, since the death of her father and her mo- ther accompanies her to her new home.
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EAsToN.

Mrs Hanford Lyon has entertained cousins from the city.
 Service at Judd school house by Rev Mir Bulkley, Sunday, 18th, 30 p m.
 Christ church is soon to have U new bell from the we'll known firm of Menee- ly & Co. of Troy. s John Hoyt, Mir and Mrs Joseph k. Fancher and little son of Danbury and Mrs Ruscoe of Fishkill, N. M, recently visited W. F. Selleck.
 Charles Briscoe of Bridgeport visits Mrs Daniel Davis.
 Mrs J. K. Field is in shelton.
 Miss N. M. Thorpe has visited friends lin Bridgeport and Brooklyn.
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BRIpaEWATER.

Mrs Lewis Hamlin and daughter of Lanesville were guests of H. B. Merwin, last week.
 k. H. Welton's horse, faithful old Dan, died of a severe attack of collie, Sunday evening.
 Charles Hatch has been in New York to replenish his stock of goods.
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soUTHBURY.
Q. A. Stone is again at the store.

Q. X. Stone is again at the store.
 J. J. Hinman has watched with his mother-in-law, Mrs Bert Candee of Woodbury, who is very low; she is so years old.
 Relatives from Southbury attended the funeral of Mrs Wilson H. Clark of Ansonia, last Friday.
 Charles Squires moved his goods to East Hartford, Saturday.
 Rumor says that Miss Julia Sperry will return to New Haven soon after the Danbury fair.
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NICHOLS.

Curtis Bros. have moved their families back to Bridgeport for the Winter MT Marsh has also closed up his new house and gone to the city.
 Seymour Hockey has moved into c. N. Fairchild's house on the cross road.
 F. ". Marsh has returned to Bridge port.
 MT and Mrs Charles Bagley of Plants vile visit D. NJ Nichols.
 Mrs 0. E. Plumb has returned from Bridgeport.
 Fairchild < Son are overrun with bus mess, requiring night work.
 For the first time in the memory of man, we have a first selectman in this place.
 Henry Mellon has gone to New Mill ford for short visit.
 Salt hay season is at hand and many farmers improve it.
 Capt William Jones and wife of tn United States light house service and MI and Mrs Arthur Todd of West Bedding have been with Rev MT Porter. An Autumn missionary concert will be given in the NJ. E. church, Sunday even ing, under the auspices of the Sunday school association Lewis Curtis is su- perintendent. Eddie Houston brought down five gray squirrels, a few days ago.
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souTHYILLE.

Mrs Will Clark has returned to Wash ington, D. c.
 H. N. Camp is putting new roof on his barn.
 Mrs Horace Allen of New Milford was guest of her father, J. M. Ford, last week.
 MT and Mrs l.. Palmer were guests of Mrs Isaac Smith, Sunday.
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STAMFORD.

Widow Eliza Chatfield, 93 years old and bedridden for some time, was bur jed, Thursday afternoon.
 Hook & Ladder officers: Lewis Jud- son, foreman; Albert Wakeley, first as- sistant; Charles Lowell, second; Joseph Houghton, secretary; Stiles Whiting, treasurer
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SOUTHPORT.

Married, lst, Addison Mills, 3f, Black Rock and Miss Susan Harrison of platts- vile.
 Miss l.. K. Callahan IS assistant tele- graph operator at the Danbury fair grounds.
 Dr and Mrs c. H Osborne have re turned frsm their trip to Maine
 Kettle Sherwood, wno las been spend- Ing the Summer with Simon Sherwood, returned to Omaha, Monda
 Mr and Mrs BenIanaln Buclsley have < little dangater
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wooDBURY.

Horace Curtis's tenant house, occu- pied by Frank Judson, in which Bishop Seabury, America's first Protestant Episcopal bishop, was elected, was dam aged $100 by fire, Tuesday night.
 Landlord Chapman will lease or sell the Parker house.
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ASPETUCK.

Mrs $. J Grumman is again caring for the sick.
 Members of Center Street lodge enter tained two bus loads, about 20 persons each,of visitors from Bridgeport lodges, Tuesday night. They were late, as they got on tue wrong road.
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TRuMBULI.

Mrs Wells of New York visits Mrs Erintne.
 The new barn on the Wentworth farm was ralred, Saturday
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TASHUA.

Miss Cora Osborn is at her old home. William A. Mallett and wife took in the great celebration at Stratford.
 The basement of the church is being furnished with settees, chairs and stove. J. Hobart Mallett has been improving his house, building on and repairing.
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SPORT HILL.

The Union services were postponed on account of the stormy weather, last Sum day. The service will be held, next Sum day evening, 7 30, at the Center M. E. church. Everybody invited.
 Miss Lillian Smith of Westville is at the parsonage.
 A. 4. Gilbert, .Jr, now of the senior class, Yale law school, spent last Sunday at the parsonage.
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STONY HILL.

Mir and Mrs James King and son of Waterbury have visited here.
 Mrs D.A. Martin of Ottawa, Ont, vis it's Mrs H. H. Knapp.
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WOLF PITS.

Frank Edmonds caught his fingers in a cog at Orrin Benedict's Bethel hat shop and is of duty for few days.
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Hawley, Wilmot & Reynolds now have a morgue under their State street under taking rooms.
 Judge Beers is in Europe, enjoying himself hugely.
 Furniture from Rochester, N. Y., is now being put into the West End school house, painters having completed their work on the inside.
 Eliot Gorham Stevenson, youngest son of Col W. H. Stevenson of the Housa- tonic, has been presented by ". H. Star buck, president of the road, with hand some solid gold set.
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DRY GOODS, CARPETS,
 CLOAKS.
200 English Seal plnsh Sasquss, Jeskets and Wraps. Our most perfect fitting gsrmsnts.
DRESS GOODS.

We are showing, among other new styles in dress goods, handsome Stripes designed to be used in combination. Plain Goods to match in all the newest shades. Handsome Plaids and Stripes Serviceabls Cheviots for school year. Attention is also directed to fine line of Black Dress Goods; also Gray and Mixed, and Combina- tion of Black and White Dress Goods. suitable for light mourning.
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Born, q daughter to MT and Mrs James Betts. Mrs Jabez Glover of Newtown is with her daughter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-02-13
The Hidden Hand

The last time Governor Curtin was
in Washing ton he amused the Mlssis-
sippian exceedingly by relating pecu-
liar experience that an actor named
Thorne once had at Memphis, Tenn.
says the st. Louis Republic. This
man named Thorne, 1t seems, was
from Decatur in the Keystone State,
and was related to the well-known
actor of the same name who used to
play in the "Black Flag" Thorne be-
longed to a company that was playing
the ''HidGen Hand" at one-night
stands principally. He had given in
structinns to havo Memphis DlIleu
heavily. When he got off the train at
Memphis he was extremely anxious to
6nd out how well his play had been
advertised there. The first man he
approached near the depot was an old
negro OF whom he inquired, ''Do you
live herep"
Eyes, sal" responded the old negro,
~ been livin' here since 'fo' de wah. /"
''Have you heard anything of the
play, The Hidden Htnd?"
"Well, | guess l has. l was dar
when it was played. l seen it played" F"
This was indeed news to Thorne, for
he imagined that his play had never
been given IN Memphis. He then
asked the negro who played it
IL foegit de name NV de gemman, F"
answered the negro, ''but dey called
him de 'nash'naI man. 1 waited on
de gemman. but didn't hab nuthin'
to do wild de game. l seed de mash ma
man slip two jacks in his boot. an
etter while, when dar was a big jack
pot up de 'nash'nal man drawed fo'
jacks; en- our Mr.. Brown, what libs
here in Memphis, he drawed SIX
shooter an de 'nash'nal man he lef';
but, fo' de Liwd. stranger, hid han
ain't bin played in Memphis sence dat
night"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-02-13

had ridden at Miss Charity's side dur
lag the frosty November sunrise.
Bless my souli cried Miss Charity.
recoiling.
Yes said the girl, smiling, 'it Is 7.
And I've brought back your pocket
book 1 found IL lying on the curb
stone opposite that house where you
you stopped with the bunch of flowers.
1 was returning from the intelligs nee
Office when l saw IL lying among the
dead leaves, and i knew you must have
drop ed it when you jumped out. And
I've been inquiring everywhere for you
and have only Just found you- Here's
tie pocket book. and II you'll please
count money think you'll find It
all right
Mechanically Miss Charity Chapman
numbered over the contents of the old
receptacle. Not copper cent was
gone.
Yes said she, it's all right. Stop
minute, child. where are you 60
Ing?'
'BIck to the city, ma'am.' said the
girl, wrapping the faded shawl closer
around her for the twilight blast was
keen.
Have you got piacep'
-NOk yet uud dI1, DuL lDtTc 3 a Cue1p
lodging house for working women,
where L can get very good bed and a
boul OF soup for 10 cents and
You can't go there said Miss
Charity.
'Ma'am said the startled girl.
Look here, child, SAID Miss Charity,
you're all alone in the world. So am
[. Stay here with me, I'll give you
good wages and a comfortable home.
For there's something in your face that
| like
do you really mean it, ma'am2' said
the girl, looking around in a fiuttering
manner at the bright FIRE and the cheer
full rag carpet, with its stripes of red
and blue, and the rows of glIstening
crockery on the shelf.
BY way or answer Miss Charity drew
her gently in, closed the door and
kissed her cheek.
Two lone women together said
She Surely we can manage to get
alongr
And Miss Charity Chapman ate her
Tha ksgiving dinner on the morrow
with the blue-eyed stranger sitting op-
posite-the blue-eyed stranger who
lived with her and was a comfort to
her until the day OF her deathI
And both of them kept Thanksgiv-
Ing in their heartsl
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-02-13

A DESPATCH from Kansas City,
Mo-, records the death there or An
thony Bowles, who was born in slavery,
near Hanover Court House, Va, in
1888, 1t adds: 'Bowles declared fire.
quently that, when boy, he worked
at George Washington's house loading
wood, and up to January 25th. was
able to tell about events of the early
history of the Republic. Thirty-fve
years ago he obtained his freedom and
came to Kansas City. where he worked
rs hod carrier until he was 50 years OF
age. lie has been member OF the
Baptist Church 90 years, and ap to a
short time ago, WAS weekly exhorter
at the prayer meetings. HIS wife, who
survives him, is 90 years of age. He
wss married three times-the last time
- years ago. lie used tobacco FOL
over 100 years.