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CORPORATION OFFICERS.

Ike T. Jobe. Mayor. Geo. p Crouch, Recorder
Robt L. Remine, G. of p; A, r. johnson, City
Atty; r. G. Hunter. City Constable; DR.. r. s
Bolton City Physician. Meets LIST Thursday o
each month.
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POST oFFICE-J M MARr1N P M

General Delivery-Open week days from s A. NJ
to- P. NJ. Open Sundays from to $3.50 A. NJ.
1850 to 2:30 and 4:30 to $50 P. NJ. Money Order
Department open week days only-9 A. NJ. to 4 Pm
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another case that, il he will straighten
up, he will find the aforesaid para
graph in recent number Of the Bris-
toll Courier.
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Meets ID and din wednesdays in each month, at
q O'clock A. NJ. in hall over Fishback y Wei
GERS Mai. A. Cantwell Commander; J. NJ. Ell
win Adiutant.
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Fl. w. Lyle, President. s. R, Miller, Secretary.
Meets every Sunday at 2 P NJ Reading Room
open every evening from to TO-
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JOHNSON CITY is healthy town,
you say. True, but now is the time
to take steps to keep it that way.
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X. OF P.

John Sewer Lodge No. SO, meets every Friday
night at 1880 P. NJ. Hall over Christians store
Market Street.
b. W Watson, c. c. ". R. Miller, V. c.
Unaka Division No. %, U. R. X. p, meets I'd
Tuesday night of each month.
]. A. Mongle, Capt, W. " Whitesides, Lieut.
W. H. Crawford, Herald.
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x. or II.

Johnson City Lodge No. 1868, meets every Fri
day evening att. Rooms over Fishback Wei
gers Geo. p. Crouch, Dictator; Ike T. lobe, Y
D,:J. e. Wade, Reporter; viii Harr, d. G. d.
Home Lodge of VIM. Mathes, g. d. of the State
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GuN CLuB.

Dr 7 W Cox. President: E. 8. Wolfe. Vice P;
p II. Wofford, Sec. and Treas; II. l.. Williams
cant, Shoots every Friday afternoon, in Loves
0~F'' Addition.
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Center of Trunk Lines and
Terminal Roads.
IMMENSELY RICH UNNATURAL RESOURCES.
The Gateway to the Mineral and Tim
Der Laden Alleghenies
In the Heart Of the Celebrated Mag
netiC Ore District.

Johnson City is located 100 miles
Northeast of Knoxville at the inter.
section of the two great trunk lines,
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia, and the Charleston, Gin
cinnati and Chicago Railroads and
at the termini of the East Tennes-
see and Western North Carolina,
and the Johnson City and Carolina
Railroads.
The Johnson City and Green's
boro Railroad has been chartered
and preliminary survey made. 1t
is an extension of the Richmond
and Danville line from Greensboro
to Johnson City, via. Wilkesboro.
The Johnson City and Cumber-
land Gap Railroad Company has
been organized.
The Southern and Western Air
Line is building from Shelby, N.
c., to Cranberry, to connect with
our East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina Railroad.
1t is not speculative paper town,
but it is a substantial young city /;
one whose progress within the past
two years bears favorable compari-
son with any other city in the
South.
SOME OF ITS RESOURCES.
Ist 1t is in the midst of a fine
agricultural section. The cereals,
tobacco, the grasses and all kinds of
fruits grow to perfection. There is
no better section for the stockman,
the cattle breeder, or the fruit
+ grower.
I'd. 1t has at its gates an unllm-
: tied supply of the finest timber
: Nearly all of the hard woods
abound in vast quantities. An ex.
| cellent point for wood working
f plants of every description.
t sd. 1t is literally hedged IN by
e mountains of iron ores, Red and
a brown hematite abound in mex
haustible quantities. 1t lies almost
: at the base of the Cranberry Noun
o tains, for whose celebrated mag
J. netic ores it is the natural outlet. tt
d proximity to the magnetic ores OF
r, the east and coal fields on the Yves
IS must certainly make it the stee
y making centre of the South.
4th. Limestone is found here II
& quantities beyond estimation, and 0
r the best quality.
It 9Th. It's railroad facilities will
Y soon be all that can be desired. I
n now has four roads, 1.-TWO of which
e are great trunk lines) with more t.
follow.
u 9th. It's climate is good ant
q healthful. It's altitude is 1850 fee
IF above the level of the sea, and it
e scenery is superb.
i 9TH. 1t has population, accord
y ing to the last census, of 4,I6o, a
u increase of COZ per cent. over tn
O. census Of 1880, when it had only 6S.
" INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN 0PERl
TON AND In COURSE OF
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EDITOR RUEE also backs out of the
fight. Wonder if Woodruff will open
his bar'l?
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|. o. o. u,

WatAuga Lodge No 2l9, meets every Monday
night: hall over Christians store, East Makret
Street w. A, Dickinson, District Noble Grand;
lanes Sirey. Noble Grand; M. X. Miller, Vice
Grand; I'd Strain, sec.; D. N. Mcleod, Sec.
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BOARD OF TRADE.

VIM. G. Mathes, President Cy. H. Lyle, Sec
Meets Monday nights-Rooms, East Main St.
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EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA & GEORGIA.
In Effect Sunday, May "a, 1897.
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LODGES AND ORDERS.
MASONIC.

MASONIC.
johnson City Lodge No. 4S6, r. and A. M. DR..
u, s. Miller, w. M. Ike T. lobe, Secretary.
Meets LIST and Sd Tuesday OF each month at $3.50
P. NJ, in their hall on Market Street
Thos, e. Matson Royal Arch Chapter, No. 1871,
meets LIST Thursday night in each month.
e. s. Miller, Jr., H. p. John Monge, X.
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Trains Leave Johnson City for Knoxville, Cleve-
land and Chattanooga as follows:
No. No.S NO.5
Lv Johnson City l:17pm 1l.26p.m 7;S9am
Trains for BriatOl and Points East Leave John
son City as follows:
No. Nod No "a
Lv Johnson City 3:4Sp.m 618a.m 7:S4p. m
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I Flag Station.

CHARLESTON, CINCINNATI & CHICAGO.
In Effect Sunday, May 4, 1891.
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At BurWell Hall.

This has been good show week
for the town, but it has been bad one
for the shows. We have had three in
succession and altogether those who
witnessed them would not have made
one good sized audience. The poor at
tendance was due principally to two
causes: the Lenten season and the I'M
favorable condition of the weather.
First we had Rip Van Wrinkle, first
class play by second rate company.
Next Ingomar, a good play and a very
creditable performance. Miss Adele
Frost is a charming and talented &C
tress and her support is good. She
was an ideal Parthenia. while the In
comar of Mr.. Bennett Matlack was
quite up to the requirements OF that
heroic character. The other members
of the company are actors OF merit and
altogether the performance was an az
tistic and enjoyable one. They de-
served a much larger audience than
thew had. There is neither plot nor
| play about the performance OF the
Running Wild Company, but they give
an enjoyable entertainment, full OF fun
and laughter. There are some very
clever actors in the troupe.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Time 1 Inch 2 in. 3 in. u c. ~ c ] col

Transient advertisements to be published
one month and under, fnust be paid for in
advance. All advertising for a shorter time
than three months IL considered transient
Advertising Accounts rendered quarterly
for all advertisements published for "A longer
period of time.
Local advertisements, TO appear among
feadinx matter under heading Of Business
Notices. will be charged 10 cents per line for
first insertion, and cents per line for each
insertion thereafter.
Legal advertisements. such as admiEistra-
tors and executors notices. commissioners
and trustees sales. summons to non resi-
dents. DC, will be charged for at legal rates,
except when they exceed certain limit of
space, in which case we reserve the right to
hx our own price. All such business must
Ss PAID FOR IN ADVANCE. The charge
IL very small and we cannot afford to take
risks or walt the pleasure OF persons to pay.
Obituary notices, resolutions of respect.
ETC. Will be charged for at the rate OF one
ent word; and he cash must accompany
the manuscript In cases where friends and
patrons OF the paper are concerned, no
charge will be made for the first ten lines
about IS words-Or articles not exceeding
that In length.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-02-26

Let all our people turn out to hear
Prof. Alderman at the openiu. exer-
clses of the Teachers Institute next
Tuesday. If you attend the first dav
we are sure you will go regularly there
after.
We are obliged to omit several i'm
portant items this week. We are short
in help and printer sick, and somewhat
under the weather ourself. and it has
been impossible under the cimcum-
stances to do any better. There are
some things especially we wanted to
speak of this week: The report Of the
grand jury ON the condition of the
county Jail, the Indictment made
against the board of commissioners,
the remarks of the Judge instructing
the jury on this point, some comments
on the some Of the cases disposed Of,
&c. But as court has not yet adj
iourned it will not be too late to do so
next week
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a Very Sad Death.
I Special Correspondence Of the Gold Leaf. ]
DEXTER, n. c.. Feb. %, 1891

T SpeciaL Correspondence Of the Gold Leaf.
DEXTER, n. c.. Feb. %, 1891
1t is my painful duty to record the
particulars of very sad occurrence
which has cast gloom over this COM
munity. On Saturday last about 4:3O
O'Clock in the afternoon, Mr.. j. T.
King was killed by falling tree.
He was at work cutting on Mr.. JAS. H.
Hicks place, and in the excitement
ran under the tree. then turning in the
direction it was falling was caught be-
meath it and crushed in horrible man
ner. His head was split open, his
neck broken. shoulders and chest
mashed to pieces and both legs broken.
In its mashed and bleeding condition
the body presented sad and CHASTITY
sight. Mr.. King was an industrious
and kind hearted yong man, possessed
of many of the noblest traits of char
acter. His father died when he was
quite small leaving him as the main
support of his widowed mother and
younger Sisters, and nobly has he per-
formed the duties and responsibilities
thus resting upon him. Deceased was
about 81 years Of age. His death. so
sad and unexpected, SO tragic and hor-
rible in its nature, removes one who
will be greatly missed in the commu-
nifty in which he lived. T.
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Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
for March, 1891.

Richard B. Kimball's interesting his
torical paper on ''The Early days OF the
Republic, which heads the March mum
Der of Frank Lesiie's Popular Monthly, Is IL
Illustrated with series OF beautifully en-
graved portraits, including the new head
OF Washington from Henri Leforts cele-
brated etching. Coyne Fletcher, author
of that Successful New South story, Me
and Chummy,' contributes a descriptive
article on ''The Lowlands of South Caro-
lina," with sketches of many historic
plantations in the Palmetto State
''American Ivory Carving by WIN. L.
Pond, gives an elaborate illustrated ac-
count OF an ancient and exquisite art,
which is as yet new in this country A. l.:
Rawson writes personal "reminiscences OF
"The Armenian Patriarch Of Jerusalem );
| Gordon Cumming on evolves and Were,
wolves; Mildred Loveioy on The Dead
Letter Office; Edward Spring on "A Sea
Voyage from New Tori, to San Francis
CO..: David ker on "Cossack Giantess ,
and Nellie Hart Woodwork gosslps
about her charming Winter Neighbors,
the birds of Vermont. There are also
good short stories by Lucy Hooper, Viz
ginia Woods, Nora Marble and Others.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-02-26

in theory, but the remedy only recently
discovered. The MICROBE KILLER
is prepared on scientific principles. 1t
starts at the root of all disease, and cures
by removing the cause of the disease
Do you suffer with Catarrh?
Have you inherited Consumption?
Have you any Kidney Disease?
Are you afflicted with Rheumatism?
Are you troubled with Asthma?
Have you any disease that causes you
anxiety or Inconvenience
Have you any disease that your doctor
has pronounced incurable?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-02-26
WON BY AMERICANS.
The Leading Prizes Come to the
United States.

In The Queen last word contest DR.. Ed
mund T. Stevens, of Buffalo, \. T., won
the first pr. OF free trip to Europe and
5000 in cash, and Annie B. Turner, OF
Deposit, y. T., secured the second prize
a handsome Shetland pony.
The publishers of this well known mag
azine have decided to offer one more COM
petition, and to thepersons sending them
the largest lists OF English words (of not
less than four letters) constructed from
the letters contained in the three words,
"Dominion OF Canada they offer many
useful prizes, including $3.50 in cash,
Shetland ponies, China dinner sets, gold
watches, French music boxes, portiere
curtains, silk dresses, mantel clocks, etc.
all to be awarded strictly in order OF
merit. An elegant tea service, valued at
$50, will be given each day to the persons
from whom the largest list is received
that day from the State in which they re-
side. The object of this special daily prize
for each State is to increase the interest in
the Queens competition in euery locality in
the United States. Those desiring to con-
test for one of these valuable prizes may
start on their list at once, but send SIX
[. s. two cent stamps and receive last
| number OF the Queen, with full particulars
| before forwarding your list.
Address The CANADIAN QUEEN,
Toronto, Canada.
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To The Ladies.

The undersigned wishes to inform the
ladies of Henderson and surrounding
country who may wish to do shopping
in Baltimore (where they will have the
advantage of the greatest variety from
which to select, and the very low prices at
which the goods can be purchased in
this market), that she will be pleased to
fill orders in dry goods, notions, furni-
ture, carpets, etc, and will attend to all
business promptly. Send money and
describe as near as possible what you
want or better still, send sample to Or
der by. An extensive acquaintance with
the retail trade of Baltimore and expert
ence in purchasing for Others qualities
me I think to satisfactorily attend to
all business entrusted to me. Orders So
licited. No commissions charged.
h@-Express charges paid on all pack
ages amounting to $500 and upwards.
MRS. NJ. C. DUNLOP,
1,219, Harlem Avenue,
Baltimore, Md.
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EDUCATIONAL.
Concerning the Teachers Insti-
tute for Vance County.

Concerning the Teachers 1nsti-
tute for Vance County.
Mr.. EDITOR You will please al
low me through the columns of your
most excellent paper to make an APP
peal to every respectable class OF white
people in the town of Henderson to
come to the Court House as much as
possible from Tuesday morning till
Saturday evening during the hours from
$3.50 a. m. to $3.50 p. m. of the coming
week, to hear and give encouragement
to a man who is employed by the State
to visit every portion of the State in
behalf OF the boys and girls. Come to
hear and give encouragement to cause
in which you are interested whether in
favor of or opposed to it. A good
graded school is one of the great needs
of Henderson and one which will be
discussed during the week. To the
ladies who so promptly attended the
Institute last year, l extend my con-
gratulations, and trust we will see no
less of them this year.
Prof. Alderman will be ready for
work Tuesday morning, March 3, at
$50 O'Clock. We will have an instru-
ment of music and we trust the men,
| bers of the choirs in the different
churches will aid in singing.
Respectfully,
l.. r. CROKER,
Co. Supt. Pub. Instruction.
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LXnched Him.

Last Saturday Officer Moxie, town
sergeant Of Blackstone, Va, arrived
here with negro named Scott Bishop,
whom he arsested at Palmer's Springs,
and lodged him in Jail until the train
left that evening when he proceeded on
his way home with his prisoner. Bishop
was wanted for highway robbery and
murder, having assaulted and robbed
man named Hugh Hammock, promi-
nent farmer residing at Melville, Not
toway county, Va, while passing
along the road. The negro was ar
rested but afterwards made his escape,
fleeing across the line into North Caro-
lima. Officer Moxie, from whose Gus
tody he made his escape, followed in
hot pursuit and traced him to Ridgeway,
on the Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad.
There he learned that Bishop had gone
in the direction of Palmer's Springs.
The officer pushed on and that night
captured his man and brought him
through Henderson en- route home.
Bishop was burly, mean-looking fell
low and had but recently been released
from serving a term in the Virginia
penitentiary. Monday morning about
4 O'Clock he was taken out by mot
and hanged to a tree not far from the
scene of his crime.
| J. W. Purefoy has just opened to-day q
case of Gents Fur Hats of a new ano
nobby style which he had manufacturing
to his order. You ought to see them. III
| can fit and suit YOU
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-02-26

will last a
year 0 7
two; but
the light
will not be
sobrighth
4Lo-;c1> ,c
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-02-26

The Winston Daily Sentinel is pre-
pairing to issue special illustrated edi-
ton. That is the way for towns to do
their home papers and en-
able their local journals to grow into
healthy and vigorous factors +; as good
as any in the land. This can only be
done by concert of action and liberal
patronage. In most North Carolina
towns the people spend great deal of
money on foreign "write ups''-which
are nothing more than "plank downs"
and become very enthusiastic over
all publications save the papers in the ir
own towns, striving with might and
main to improve and reach the top
round of usefulness. 1t ought not to be
this way.-Durhdm San.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-02-26
Will Not Leave.

Recently Mr.. w. E. Smith, the ex-
cellent merchant tailor of Henderson,
has seriously entertained the notion OF
going to Southwest Virginia to locate
in one of the booming towns of that
section. Learning this his friends and
customers have prevailed upon him to
reconsider and remain here. We are
clad to know that after mature thought
Mr.. Smith has abandoned the idea Of
leaving Henderson. He is good citi-
zen and first class workman and we
have need of him here. AS will be
seen by advertisement in another col
umn he has fitted up convenient apart
ments in the Watkins building, occupy
ing the rooms lately used as the recep-
ton parlors of Newell's photograph
gallery, where he has nice line OF
new samples for spring and summer
suitings, &c. Mr. Smiths work is the
equal of any and his prices are always
reasonable. Give him your orders ii
YOU desire to encourage good men to
stay in your midst.
A very handsome lot of new and styl-
i.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-02-26
Commissioners Sale.

Under a decree of the Superior Court, Of
Vance county. in the special processiina e.
make real ess9ie as ssssss1ba sc ct al "" viii
.sai, at. public auction. for cash. at the
Court House door in Henderson, on MON
DAY, MARCH ,, 1891. the late residence
of j. III. Stainback, deceased, situated In
kittrell township. and bounded on all
sides by the lands of the heirs at law OF
Mary A. +. Stainback, deceased, contain
ing sixteen acres.
4. NJ. PTrTMAN. Commissioner.
This January IA, 1891.
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Mortgage Sale:


BY virtue OF the power conferred on the
undersigned by a deed in trust executed by
II. l.. Daingerfeld and wife, Sarah e.
Daingeriield, on the 2sth of September,
1887, duly recorded i'm Trust Book /, page
i6, in Registers Office for Vance county, to
secure a note therein mentioned for the
sum Of 81 200, and default having been
made in the payment of said note, will, at
the request of W ). Parker, the holder OF
the said note. sell to the highest bidder for
cash. at the court house door in Henderson,
on MONDAY, 9TH, DAY OF MARCH,
1891, one certain lot on Chavasse avenue,
and bounded as follows: Begin at said
Burwell's North western corner on said
avenue and run thence in South western
direction 1917 feet to said DaingerGelds
corner with said Burwell; thence In q
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-02-26
Fair Warning.

Each and .uvy account due, remaining
unpaid on March the 18th, will be put in
the hands Of an officer for immediate legal
collection. Determined to close up my
business here, / can make no exception
to the above. Respectfully,
Feb. "a, 81. A. X. ANGLIA
The nobbiest line of new spring hats in
town. New styles, all sizes, all shades.
S. &C WATKINS.
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TOBACCO MARKET.
Notice..

Under and by virtue of the power of sale
conferred upon me in a mortgage executed
on the 9th day of March, 1889, by Nancy
Coley, and registered in mortgage book IA:
page 3sl, in the Office of the Register of
Deeds of Vance county, default having
been made in payment of the debt secured
thereby, | shall sell for cash. by public
auction, to the highest bidder, at the court
house door in Henderson, Vance county.
N c., on the 14TH DAY OF MARCH'
1891, the real estate described and con-
veyed in said mortgage, to-wit: The tract
of two acres wherein Nancy Coley now re-
sides, at or near COleys Cross Roads, In
Sandy Greek township, Vance county.
MARGARET J. STEWART,
Mortgage.
L. T. HICKS, Attorney.
Henderson, n. &. February II, 1891
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Gard of Thanks.

OFFICE OF J. B. LEWIS, !
WHOLESALE SHOE MAKER,
Boston, MASS, Feb. 25, 1891.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF,
Henderson, n. c.,
Dear Sir:-Permit me through your
columns to thank the citizens Of Hen
derson for the many courtesies and kind
attentions given my salesman, Mr.. W..
S. Forster, who was sick so very long
a time at the Massemburg Hotel.
''Friends in need are friends indeed
and never more strikingly true the
adage than in the case of the experience
of Mr.. Forster while at your town dur
ing the past few months, stricken by
fever, among strangers. hundreds OF
miles from home and friends. How
lonesome and anxious the moments
must have been, and death doubtless
would have been the result OF very
serious illness but for the kind and
sympathetic care and attention given
him by your citizens. But Mr.. Forster
was in a Christian community and
among friends, who, like the good
Samaritan, stopped their work to min
lister unto a brother in distress. How
warm and hearty the good people o.
your town were in their expressions o.
friendship, and l write to express my
appreciation.
Yours very truly,
J. B. LEWIS.
-.~<e>~.---
P,,l of f1
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Don't Do 1t.

Ladies, if you contemplate ordering a
corset or corset waist don't do it, as l
have placed an order with the manufac-
turers of the famous "Duplex' corset for
a large stock of corsets and corset waists
for both Ladies and Misses. Will be in
stock in about ten days.
J. W. PUREFOY.
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Notice..

I take this method of announcing to
nv friends and patrons that L shah leave
for New York city in few days to take
a post graduate course III dentistry, ana
will necessarily be away several months
Those who may need the services OF
dentist before my return will not OF course
Wait for me. Very respectfully,
"'''' c. d. SMITH, D. ID. 5.