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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-17
GOAL CREEK" GAFFoRD's RETURN
He ESCAPES From Prison, Kills Man
and Then Voluntarily Returns.
From The st. Louis Republic.

from the St. Louis Republic.
LITTLE Rock. ARK, Nov. 14.-John A.
GafFord of Goal Creek honor" fame, who
escaped from the Palarm convicts' camp
last spring. has returned of his own accord
to the Arkansas penitentiary to serve out
his unexpired term.
The story of his escape and absence reads
like romance. Gafford was warden Of the
convict camp at Coal Creek, Johnson
county, Arkansas, in March, 1888. When the
convict horrors were discovered he escaped
before Investigations had enabled the law
to take him in charge, but was recaptured
in Alabama, tried, convicted and sent for
five years to the Arkansas penitentiary,
whence he escaped and to which he has now
voluntarily returned to serve out his unex-
pired term.
He relates that while at Palarm he heard
that his brother-in-law, Gholson, was mis-
treating his sister at their home, on the
Phillips place, three miles east of HAYNES
Vile, near Homer, La. An opportunity to
leave the prison was not long in presenting
itself aud he did 80, borrowing a pistol and
IS. Gafford proceeded to the home of his
brother-in-law with all the haste possible.
Arriving there he assn med the name of Red
dock, he says, for Gholson's sake, in order
that his disgrace might not fall upon his
family, II the reports which had reached
him proved unfounded or exaggerated.
Gholson was also under the assumed name
of Grant, on account of a murder COM
mitted in Butler county, Alabama, IN May,
1882
Soon after Gafford's arrival Gholson be-
gan abusing his wife, when her brother in
terfered. but in a peaceful manner. 9hol-
S)n resented the brotherly action. however,
flew into passion and made for his pistol,
declaring he would kill both his wife and
her brother. Gafford also secured his pistol,
but retreated from the house in order to be
thoroughly justified in the action he knew
he must take. Gholson followed and was
in the act of firing upon him, when
Gafford fired, killing Gholson instantly. He
went to Homer directly after the shooting
and surrendered TO the sheriff At the pres
liminary hearing Gaford was released, the
evidence tending to establish self-defense,
but he was held on telegram from Little
Rock announcing that he was wanted there.
A writ of habeas corpus give him freedom,
however.
Gafford then went to Greenville, Ala,
where he was again heard from by the
penitentiary authorities The information
was of character that convinced them he
was willing to return of his own accord and
complete his term of service and he was
permitted to do so.
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the 10-year-old child. Christina One day
the old witch disappeared. taking with her
the child. Every effort to discover the
whereabouts Of their darling child was made
py the grief-stricken parents without avail.
Inquiries were sent to all surrounding
cities and advertisements were inserted in
many newspapers. but they bore no fruit.
When the DrnmmOnd woman fed with
the child she led for five years a nomadic
life, travelling from town to town, but
always avoiding the large cities. For
eleven years the child knew nothing Of the
nome she left behind. Then by chance she
met IN California q Scranton miner, and
from him learned how much her parents
mad mourned her absence and how dearly
they would welcome news concerning her.
Previous to this the old witch had died in
Ban francisco and Christina had married
After some trouble Mrs. Dohring obtained
the address of her parents, and. for the first
time. Mr.. and Mrs Reutch learned that
their child, who they had mourned as dead,
still lived But both families we're poor,
and 1t was not until a few days ago that
Mrs Dohring obtained enough money to
pay her way east. When she entered the
house OF her parents the OLD people wept
for Joy.
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WON HIS WIFE
By Racing With a Friend Whose Wind
Gave Out in the Race.

By Racing With a Friend Whose Wind
Gave Out In the Race
From, the Cincinnati Enquirer.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IA race for a
wife helped to drive away the monotony of
life at the League Island navy yard to-day.
Among the visitors TO the receiving ship
st. Louis twice week for a month has
been Miss Kate Mccoy, rather pretty
woman of 81 or thereabout Bernard
burns, marine, and George Lindsay, a
sailor. became smitten and she was asked
Co decide between them. This she could not
do, as she liked them both
The men were friends. and they decided
to end the trouble by foot race, the winner
to take the bride. The course selected was
Broad street, south from Jackson into the
navy yard. The commandant, a file of ma
rines and all the sailors in port gathered at
the finish. The start was made at O'Clock,
the men getting off at the crack of the
pistol.
Burns is a very large man. He stands
about feet inches In hight, and weigh s
about 200 pounds, while his opponent, Lind
sey, is a short. lean fellow. who is very
wiry. When the pistol was fired both got
away at rapid gait, and kept abreast as
far as the tracks of the Greenwich Point ex-
tension Of the Pennsylvania railroad. Burns
lost his wind, and Lindsay got ahead and
staid ahead, and when he reached the end
of the course Burns was out of sight in all
sesnes of the word.
The woman will become Mrs. Lindsay.
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FOUND AFTER 20 YEARS.
Romantic Discovery of q Mother by
q Son.
From the Philadelphia Record

From the Philadelphia Record.
CINCINNATI, o., Nov. IA story In
volving the great name of Sumner, and
filed with the deepest interest, has cuimi-
mated with a climax that may put poor
man into the possession Of many thousands.
Through the Miller 81 Sharkey detective
agency Of Philadelphia. F. N. Lacey has
been put in communication with his mother,
whom he supposed dead until recently, and
whom he has not seen for twenty-six years.
A vast amount OF property in Chicago is
| said TO be held in trust for the young man
by his uncle, Henry Summer, half brother
OF the immortal New England statesman.
Lacey is employed by the Standard Oil
Company, and piles barrels for 81 day.
wAIF ON A DOORSTEP.
Twenty-nine years ago F. n. Lacey, ST.,
| deserted his wife in this city. Three years
! later the wife took her 4-year-old son to
Chicago, and left him on the steps of his
grandmother Lacey's home.
be was taken in and kindly treated, but
taught to believe his mother was dead In
this belief he lived until last December.
While he was at Rico, Col, he received
word from an unknown source that his
mother could be found in New York city
under certain condition. Young Lacey at
once returned to Chicago. His family re-
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sought in every way to induce him to re-
turn west.
FOUND SISTER IN ST. LOUIS.
His anonymous correspondent then sent
Lacey word that he had a step-sster In st.
Louis, and told him how to find her. He
went there, saw his half-sister, and posi-
lively established his claim. She gave him
further information about his mother
He reached this city and was taken i'll.
He remained belfast for months Mean
while his family refused aid unless he re-
turned west. He gave his case to de-
tective agency here, and they employed
Miller q Sharkey OF Philadelphia to in-
vestlgate at New York.
THE MOTHER FOUND.
| The Philadelphia agency detailed a man
named Wass, who located and interviewed
Mrs. Lacey at No. Ill West Twenty-third
street, New York. She claims that a
! great wrong has been done her boy.
She says that the boys grandfather left
| property in Chicago for him.
Sumner is the trustee. The property. she
saps, Is now of immense value, and Sumner
is trying to keep it in his own hands. Sum-
ner liver at No. 81 Randolph street, Chicago,
and Lacey, ST., resides at No. 2109 Michl-
| gan avenue, in the same city.
AS soon as he is able young Lacey will go
on from here to New York to meet his
mother. who has been lost to him so long.
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SPECIALIZING ON CONSERVATIVES
Revolving Occupation of a Business
Man.

Revolving Occupation of Business
An extraordinarily cold-blooded and re-
voting proceeding is soon to be ventilated
in Newport, If rumors circulating in legal
circles are to be believed.
The ventilation will occur through suit
which, it is said, is to be brought by an in
surance company against business man of
Newport, who has been obtaining policies
on the lives OF consumptives and coolly
benehting by their short lease on lite.
In one case it is positively known that he
obtained policy upon the life of a man
who was already in the last stages of the
disease, and obtained 1t without the
knowledge of the subject. The subject of
the policy, who lived with his wife and two
small children on Monmouth street, above
Eighth. died of consumption last month.
few days after his death thu per-
SON against whom the suit is to be
filed called upon the widow and
asked her to sign some insurance papers in
which her husbands name figured. She was
much surprised when she found that her
husband was the subject of the policy. as he
had a superstitious dread of taking out a
life insurance policy. Her caller Informed
her, however, that he had taken out a
policy on her husbands life for $500, and in
order to get her signature agreed to give
her $500 Of the death benefit. She signed
the papers, but has not received cent, al
though it is known that a check for $500 was
sent in payment of the policy.
Her story has in some way come into the
possession OF the life insurance agencies,
and legal prosecution of the beneficiary
will ensue in all probability. The young
widow claims that the man who insured
her husbands life went SO far as to tell her
that he could get insurance on any one, and
that he intended to take out policy on the
life of her husbands brother, who is also i'll
Of a hereditary lung disease
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A HORROR FOR THE WORLDS FAIR
An Oil City Character VIII Attend in
q uir Mazda of Snaka Slrina

An Oil City Character VIII Attend in
s uic Made of Snake Skins.
OIL CITY, Nov. .-"Rattlesnake Pete"
Gruber, famous all over the state as an
eccentric collector and hunter of the rep
tiles, has decided to appear at the worlds
fair dressed in snake skins. Gruber read
recently of a man who intended to go to the
fair dressed in the skin of boa constructor.
and Gruber decided ID go him one better.
''Rattlesnake Pete" has decided that it
will take 100 rattlesnake skins to make hi IN
full outfit OF coat, pants. vest, hat, shoes
and handkerchief of these skins, and he be-
gan laying in supply this summer. He
now has one-half the required number. and
If he does not succeed ia killing the full
quota before the fair, he will make a
raid on his pet snakes. of which he has a
shed full.
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STONES of healing are far from uncommon.
In Carmarthen are still to be found traces of a
belief in the alluring stone, whose virtue is that
1t viii cure hydrophobia. at is represented ="
writes Writ Skies 10 his British COLLINS"
u6oO, 1882, "as a soft white stone, about the
size of a mans head originally found on farm
about twelve miles from Carmarthen, Grains
were scraped from the stone with knife and
administered to the person who had been bitten
by a rabid dog. And the popularity OF the
stone was, that tAough generation after genera
ton had seraped it, nevertheless it did not
diminish in size"
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A wITCHs PRISONER.
One Who Fad Been Abducted in Child
hood Finds Her Parents.

OiAO w no 15ttu Goeu "a DQuCLGQ IN CltlQ-
hood Finds Her Parents.
From the Pittsb,sro Dispatch.
SCRANTON, Nov. 11.-For the first time
in sixteen years Mrs. Charles Dohring of
California is at the home OF her parents in
this city. The story of her absence Is one of
romance and witchcraft. When but 10 years
OF age Mrs. Dohring, then Christina Reutch,
was kidnapped by woman believed to be a
witch, and since that time she never saw the
parents roof until yesterday.
Sixteen years ago John Reutoh lived In a
section Of the city known as Ward street.
The territory was sparsely settled, and some
queer characters lived Whereabouts. Among
these was Anna Drummond, a very ;ntelli-.
gent woman, whose success with herb medi.
clnes and treating certain diseases caused
many to believe her to be witch. AS such
she was feared and respected by the simple
minded residents of Ward street.
The Drummond woman was often at the
ReuUch dwelling aud took q deep interest in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-17

both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and irefreshing to thent taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitud
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and ao.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend il
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in sos
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it On hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
Substitute 81
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Georgia's Thanksgiving Day

ATLANTA, GA, Nov 16.-Gov. Northen
issued his Thanksgiving proclamation to-
day. Thursday, Nov. 26, is the day
appointed. The governor refers to the many
blessings which the people of the state have
enjoyed during the year, and while returns
ing thanks to the giver of all good for then.
reminds the prosperous and happy of their
less fortunate and afflicted neighbors
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

On Grd af1er FEB. 1. 1890, the basis of aeas-
vease1t Of al advertising 80 tie MoBNrwo
NEWS setu be d0dts, or at the rate Of 81 20 an
Ssach for the first Insertion. No SpectoI Nofsce
inserted for less thoss 81 90.
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Chairman of Committee.
THE MERCHANTS RETAIL CONNER
CIAL AGENCY.

A special meeting of the Merchants Retail
Commercial Agency will be held THIS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON, at O'Clock, at the Odd Eel
lows hall. Business of Importance
j q MEL SON Ganiu
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desirable three-story brick building. old
established business stand nets 8 DER cent
Address HALF CASH,
TI;s
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Boys Windsor Ties

Don't sicken people with that bad bre ath of
yours. Take Simmons Liver RegulatOr.-Ad.
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ROBERT EMMETT ASSOCIATION.

A special meeting of the Robert Emmett AS
ISOLATION will be held at Knights Of Pithias hall,
corner Barnard and York streets, on
WEDNESDAY EVENING, Nov IS, atsP.M.
Every member is most earnestly requested to
attend as business OF great importance will be
brought before the meeting.
JOHN F. CROHAN,
Chairman If Norn
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FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

DOWELL--The relatives and friends of Mr..
and Mrs Jos. B. DowEIL. Mr.. and Mrs w. d.
Dowell and Mrs. NJ Donelly are invited TO at
tend the funeral Of the former from his late
residence. No. l0015 West Broad, at 9 O'Clock
THIS MORNING
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ATTENTION b. p. O. ELKs.

A regular session of the lodge will be held
THIS CTuesday) EVENING, at s:15 O'Clock.
JAS. H. HUNTER Exalted Ruler.
W. r. THIGPEN Secretarv
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NOTICE.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Oct. 20. /

SAVANNAH, Ga, Oct. 20, 1891.
To all whom it may concern: All persons in
terested are hereby notified that If no good
cause be shown to the contrary an order will be
granted by the Commissioners of Chatham
County and ex-officio judges on the
9TH DAY OF DECEMBER
next. establishing and extending a new
road, as marked out by the Road Commits
sioners appointed for that purpose, commence
ing at the corporate limits of the City of Savan-
nah, where the same would be intersected by
Bay street extended. in westerly direction.
and in direct line with Bay street to the present
terminus of the public road leading to the Au-
gusta road in direct line with Bay street ex-
tended. with uniform width of fifty feet, and
running through the land of William L. Exley.
ROBERT D. WALKER, c. @. @.
JAMES B. READ, c. G. O.
J. H. ESTILL, c. G. G.
II. P. SMART. G. CO.
SAMUEL MEINHARD, @, G. G.
Attest: JNo. R. DILLON. Clerk c. g. @.
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MEETINGS.

ALPHA LODGE NO. L,
Ancient aud Accepted Scottish Rite
FreemasOns.
The regular meeting of this Lodge will be
held at Masonic Temple THIS (Tuesday)
EVENING at o'clock
The 18th Degree will be conferred.
JOHN 8. HAINEs, Secretary.
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SAVANNAH CASTLE NO. 8, h. G. z.

A regular meeting of this Castle will be held
at X. @. E. hall lover Chatham bank Congress
and Bull street. THIS Tuesday, EVENING at
1:SO O'Clock. Members of sister Castles and
visiting brothers are cordially invited to attend
2. S. CALLAHAN N. O.
Attest THOMAS j. SHEFTALI., NJ of r
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EMIL A. SCHWARTZ
FOR SALE.
PRICE $1,000.

LEADING FURNITURE DEALER
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And scarfs. elegant variety at L Far's.-Ad
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CALiF0RNZA FIc syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
@0O'SEILLks M -, A6w k0Rk. ~
SPECIAL NOTICES.
WALTHOUR q RIVERS,
REAL ESTATE AND COLLECTING AGENTS.
We have several very fine residences in good
localities for rent.
sULLIyAN's RESTAURANT,
1IOAND1I2 BRYAN STREET.
Northern and western meats, game Of oil
kinds in season, Blue Point oysters and Little
Neck CLAIMS, Holsters. soft shell crabs and Span
ish mackerel by every steamer.
iaaw b AUSTIN r.. InrYREs,
.soda BROKER IN STOCKS AND BONDS.
iiol' as ia Bryan Street.
Executes orders on. commission or buys out.
-o19us right. Correspondence invited.
THE JAPANESE MONKEYS
Incur Bull street window can be seen plainly
with the naked eye. and in addition. the incest
line of Japanese Bronzes and Porcelains. decor
ated in solid gold. that has ever been in savan-
nah. These goods are new and fresh, just
from Toxic and inland towns of Japan.
BUFFERS PHARMACY,
Bull AND CONGRESS.
THE LA TEST SNAP
a CLAM broth!
so Taken day or night with the
oa Best GLASS OF FAUST BEER
In the city. 1t is delicious. Try it.
Ior Patent applied for
j. ]. SOMERS
Broughton and Drayton Streets.
DIR. E. Ii. NICHOLS
HAS RETURNED TO THE CITY,
WIN resume the practice of his profession.
EVERYTHING IN SEASON
At
HEAD UARTERs.
DUCK, RICE BIRDS.
Guam. Doves,
SEIPR, VERSION STEAK.
WooDcocK, OYSTERS,
Open day and night.
FRED & HICKS.
Telephone $40. Nos. g. II. 10 Market
ONE OF
The most elegant houses in town for sale loca-
ton best in the city. Three story brick base.
ment Apply R. D. LAROCHE & CO.,
116 Bryan Street
IF YOU WANT
II you want DAY BOOK MADE
If you want JOURNAL MADE
II you want e CASH BOOK MADE
II you want q LEDGER
II you want a RECORD MADE
If want CHECK ROCK MAnE
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IF You WANT
II you want DAY BOOK MADE
II you want a JOURNAL MADE.
II you want CASH BOOK MADE
II you want LEDGER
II you want RECORD MADE,
II YOU want CHECK BOOK MADE.
II you want LETTER HEADS.
If you want NOTE HEADS.
II you want BILL HEADS,
II you want BUSINESS CARDS
SEND YOUR ORDERS TO
morning News steam Printing House,
hoRNISG News BUILDING.
. Whitaker Street.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Parlor Suites. Oak and Walnut Bedroom Suites
and Sideboards at
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-10-10
THE FIGHT FOR PURE FOOD.
Success Of the Efforts to Scotch
Bad Baking Powder.

The aggressive war waged by the Royal
Baking Powder Company upon the hosts
of adulcrated and impure baking powders
sold throughout the country is having a
desirable effect. The scandalous attacks
upon the Royal company by the manu-
facturers of the impure goods (Which are
made doubtless both from a spirit of re-
venge and in the hope of breaking the
effect of the damaging exposures) show
that they are HIT while the official reports
which have come from various public
authorities fully corroborating the state
ments made by the Royal company. have
awakened wholesome public sentiment
| In favor of repressive laws, which means
mischief to the illegitimate traffic.
The Royal Baking Powder Company
set out some time ago To expose the
character and to break up the sale of
adulerated baking powders. Having
found from an examination of many
specimens that there was large number
of actually injurious powders in the
market. they brought tfe matter be-
fore the public and denounced the
names OF the makers by name in
the press and to the health au-
thorities. The affair was taken up by
physicians, Boards Of Health. and Legis-
latures Throughout the country, chemists
were employed to test the various pow
ders in the market. and the government
itself directed analysis TO be made before
it would purchase the supplies needed for
army, navy, and Indian uses.
The result justified the charges made
by the Royal company. Not only were
the majority Of baking powders in the
market found to be largely adulterated.
but many of them were ascertained to
contain alum and other poisonous ingred-
tents to such an extent as to render them
positively unsafe for use In human food.
In making the charges the Royal Bak,
ing Powder Company did not hesitate to
enter into competition with every other
baking powder in the country. and IL Is a
plblic satisfaction that In the official tests
by the government and State chemists
and by Boards of Health. the Royal Bak.
Powder has been declared to be the su.
perior of all Others In strength. purity
and wholesomeness and absolutely free
from all inferior or detrimental sub.
stances
From recent official reports it is evi
dent that the alum and otherwise impure
goods have again come upon the market
In dangerous quantities and their old
enemy, the Royal. Is again upon the war.
path In continuing its warfare against
these goods the Royal is meeting with the
old time and abuse. The public however
will appreciate. rs heretofore. both the
object of the abuse and the action OF thu
Rayol company, and award full Justice tC
the company that 50 fearlessly stands uI
for its protection from such adventurers
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-10-10
EAST END ITEMS.

This week has brought plenty OF
wind and rain.
Walter Spencer has rallied from an
attack of fever and is again about.
Mrs. Sarah Goodwin Of Wisconsin
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Geo
Otter.
The Peck Houck- -Glerup thresher is
doing rapid work in Fairview this
week
Miss Martha Bunch has opened
school in Morton township with an en-,
rollment of six pupils.
Mrs. T. Backenstose has returned
to her home with her daughter, Mrs,
Townsend.
Some of the Cora people attended
the BoIander- Baldwin wedding al
today.
Some OF our people have discovered
novel method of "raising" squashes
Yet we will not advise anyone to take
pattern however. DREW DoP.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-10-10
For Only a Dime

You can get at Mrs. Burns Notion
Store either qt milk pan, 5 qt.
basin, a wash basin, milk strainer, a
vegetable CRATER, a chair seat, a pair of
ladies' or gents hose, cake pan or
two jelly cake pans, two pie pans or
two dozen dress buttons, quart dip
per or two quart pail, sewing machine
oil and other notions too numerous to
mention. Also white India linen lace,
striped white goods, black organdie
ladies corsets from 60cts. up, gents
shirts, etc. When IN town call in to
rest and get the prices.