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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
GIBBONS WILL CONTEST.
The Widow Claims Sine Is Entitled II
One Third,

The Widcw Claims Sine Is Entitled to
One Third.
Supreme Court Commissions Van
Horne is taking testimony in the con
tested will of the lateRichardG Gibbons who
died April 8. 1892. He left an estate
valued ct 2 1900, and which, when in
yentoried showed the following posses
sions: One house and lot at No.S4O Newark
avenue; one house and lot at No. ~ Cot
tage street, one house and lot at No. 5S
Bevan street. one house and lot Il
No. 81 Van Wrinkle street. Two vacant
lots at Bevan street, n one vacant lot
at Cottage street.
The will provided that the property
should be divided as tollows;-To his
wife. $4,000, in lieu Of dover: to Eliza
daughters, $4,000 each: TO Thomas
Fahy and Ricnard Fahey. grandsons,
$500 each, and the balance OF the estate 10
James |. Gibbons, his son. When the
will was offered for probate on April IA,
1892. the widow filed a caveat and is now
contesting the will.
The widow claims that under the law
she Is entitled to oue-third interest In the
estate. In the proceedings before
Court Commissioners Van
Horne, yesterday, Ann Gibbons
testified that she was tho widow of Rich
ard Gibbons. When she married Gibbons
on November 90, 1883. she was the widow
of Arthur b. Cosgrove inc had three chill
dren. She had no children ny her
second marriage. She further testified
that James l Gibbons. the executor Of
the estate. paid her no NON until six
months had elapsed from the death
of Gibbons when she was paid 500, amp
since then she has been paid $500 more
The executor collected all the rents.
james /. Gibbons testified that he was
executor of the estate. and that a num-
Der or tenants were in arrears with
their rent, and Others had left
their houses without paving what
they owed, Gibbons said he could not
tell how the rent account stood unless he
consulted his books. He will have the
books present at the next hearing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
STATE NOTES.

James Bough, a Philadslphian. caught the
first king fish Of the season, Saturday, at At
lantic City.
The six.year-old sou OF ex- Mayor David T.
Gilmour, of Paterson, had a narrow escape
from death by sutfocation q lew days ago. he
and a playmate were digging in the side OF q
sandbank, when it cayed ir,eo ipietelyb bury lngtne
boys. Some workmen nsar by happened 10
witness the affair and dug them out, The boys
were completely exhausted before the work
men reached them.
Reports from South and West Jersey show
the crop of strawberries this year to be un-
usually large, especially i'll Gloucester county,
where hundreds of men, women and cpiidren
are at work picking the berries, for which they
receive one and q half cents per quart. Inc
season will be at its height on Friday. A puni-
Der of prominent berry growers state bat they
have received better prices for their berries
this year than for many seasons past.
James F. Freas, OF Sharptown. says tns
Salem Sunbeam, lis q careful farmer, but ne
has been much surprised that his yield or mug
was so small when compared with that yieided
by the cows of his neighbors. He Couldn't under
stand why his COWS were such poor mixers.
Last Sunday morning he found out. however.
While his cows were IN the barnyard he noticed
one move across the yard pursued by q pig
suuealing angrily. The COW stoppsi and The
ps lie cow afterwards Nj. Freas found that his
pigship had stripped the COW dry, SKINNED
milk Is good enough for pigs, he thinks, and he
removed that pig from bis snap quicker than
the Treasury Department. Since then bis milk
deliveries at the dairy have come up in gu ansity
to those Of his neighbors and he is happy
again"
1.-THE action of Geo. Mildner, of Hackensack, !"
remarks the Paterson Press, Sin ordering q
monument for himself, recalls the fact that
there is an old Scotch stone cutter living IN
Boonton, who has at different times during the
past few years been busy preparing stones for
his own grave. The old man retired from active
| work years ago, but is still expert with the NAL
| let and chisei. He goes into the suburbs of
| Boonton, where there is a great deal OF bastard
| granite, and selecting a suitable stone he cuts
Il ont into a post or coping. A reporter while
| strolling through CorpeliA street, at the foot OF
| Sheep Hill, saw a number of cut posts and
stones lying about, Being curious 70 know
were cut by the old man, and left where they
were seen until he should die, and they should
be needed to enclose his plot. The old man has
| not yet been adjudged insane, either, for thus
anticipating his death. =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
~oRANKs,n BUT NOT CRANKY.

II any one can employ imagination enough
to conceive of q room full of .cranks'' jumping
around and tagging each other, acting foolish,
and all the while being so cranky that even the
employees at Pohlmannss Hall became fitted
with q genuine disgust, they might think that
that was the way that the scranks'' conducted
themselves last night. Well. they didn't.
These cranks were properly behaved peopls,
and il 'twere not for such a peculiar name.
people might be justified in entertaining such
an opinion of the scranKs." These cranks had
their lady friend cranks at Pohimann's ALSO
and nobody was cranky enough to refuse to
participate in twisting the crank Of good humor
till the hall was OVERLOOKING with hilarious fun.
Perhaps the crank on the mop juice barrel
was twisted by mistake, too. But X these jolly
people were cranks. il were better FOR the
world that it c ,ntaiu more of til 1T calipre.
The officers who govern these cranks are:-E:s
]. Koh,. President, II. T. Finckeu, Yica Presi-
dent; T. P. Knoblauch, Recording Secretary; j.
Spalt, Financial Secretary; n. Kraniz, Sergeant
atSArIns-
The following eccentric gentlemen arranged
the affair for the crauks: IF. De Freftas. Chair
man; G. ]. Mckay. J.. Flanagan, T. Flanagan,
Nc Fianegan and Y. F. Layd&.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
LANS0N'S LOVE SCRAPES.
The Hardware Merchant Finally
Manages to Get Out of Jail.

The release of Horny M. Lawson from
the County jail on Tuesday last on q bond
furnished by Henry M. Denton, rsvives
an interesting story Of Q few months
ago.
Lawson was at one time engaged in
the hardware business o Montgomery
street, and resided Ia New York. Family
troubles caused him to secu re o bill OF
separation from his wife in h New
York courts. He was directed TO pay his
wife Si2 u month aiimony. and to provide
support of his two children.
Lawson Skipped from New York and
no * up his residence In this city. Sub
sequentlya ne was before Chancellor Nc
Gill aud was again ordered to pay his
wife $12 per month. He was released in
the custody by his counsel, Senator DAILY.
to secure u bonusman. He gave DAILY the
slip and returned TO New York.
He was decoyeQ to Jersey City y was
dining attire Hotel Washington when
confronted by constable. He gave tho
constable the slip by going out OF one OF
the windows. subsequently, he was ar
rested at the home OF a charming widow
named Frelsigh on Washington street,
with whom he was i~nfRtuated.
He has been. in the County jail eyer
since and only manages now 70 gain his
freed ON through Mr.. Denton, BY promis-
ing to comply with the orders Of the
Court.
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MAYOR FAGAN,s CONTENTIOUS.
Why He Has Attacked h Adjustment
Commissioners.

a+A E.
Commissioners.
The Commissioners of Adjustment or
nobok en- held a meeting yesterday. TIE
Commissioners are finishing up thet I
work and expect soou to complete an :
other report. At the meeting of
the Common Council held d week <
last night Mayor Pagan vetoed u resoiu-
ton Das sed at a-previous meeting OF the
council giving the Commissioners S3,O0U
for expenses. Tie Mavor said the work
of the commissioners Was too expensive
and he cited two cases where he thought
favoritIsm had been shown nc the ex-
pense of the taxpayers, tbs
the case being a reduction OF adjustment
in the amount due from 5000
odd to $500 odd, although the property,
he contended. WAS worth $500. Messrs.
Colonel Stevens, Aaron Baldwin aud
Ed. Russ are the Commissioners, and at
effort nus been made to defend their work
on the ground that they Bre too reputa-
bile ditizens to ~do..anything wrong. Mayor
Pagan does not believe these gentlemen
would do wrong, but ne docs claim that
they have allowed the cierK n
attorney too much of their own
way, and thus has resulted anumber of
unfair adjustments. He has many iu-
stances to back up his contention. he
claims.
III the matter OF the $1,000 the Commits
sioners will let the Court declda whether
they are entitled to the mousy or not.
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Hts ARREST AN OUTRAGE.
ARespected PropertyOWner
Suspected of Being
a Burglar.

On Tuesday afternoon Mr.. ia mes
Bentley of No. 95 Girard avenue reported
20 the Fifth precinct police that his resi-
dence mad been broken into and con-
siderable clothing and sllverware stolen.
Captain Nugent sent Policemen Dunn
and johnson to investigate the case.
johnson interviewed a woman residing
next door to Mr.. Bentley and obtai ned
from her a description OF a
man she had seen coming out Of the resi-
dence in the afternoon with a large
bundle. johnson found q man who
answered her description at Knoelly's
saloon nearby and placed him
under arrest. He was taken to the
station house, where he registered as;
Otto Borwin, of No. 249 Central az
Bentley was sent for, but men
ne arrived he refused TO maze
a charge against Borwin as he had failed
to bring the neighbour who saw the theft
with him. Borwin said he was a prop
erty owner and was we'll known IN the
Fourth district.
He further said that he had come to
Greenville to secure q house for his
family, as he intended TO move.
Sixth Precinct police and learned
that Bcrwin was well kaown and held in
high esteem by his ~Heighbors, and as
Bentley refused TO make q charge against
him the Captain discharged MIN from
custody.
Yesterday, however, Bentley appeared
before Justice KinimeSly and swore
out a warrant fer Borwin's ar
rest on the same charge. Ihe
warrant has been sent to the Sixth pre-
cinct police. and Borwin will again be
ptaced under arrest.
The residents Of Greenyile look
upou the matter as an out
rage as no evidence OF crime
was found on his person, and the only
charge that can be made against him is
that he tallies with tho description given
by the woman.
The articles stolen are valued at $500.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
A SEALSKIN ROMANCE.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

By Cable to the United Press.
PARIS. June s, 1s93.-It appears that the
long-drawn and sometimes monotonons
sessions of the Behring Sea Tribunal
OF Arbitration have not been with
out q feature of omance While
Mr.. Charles Russell and Mr.. Garner were
wrangling about polaric sealing and Rus
sian uganes, and the attention of che
arbitrators was devoted with pro-
found and sometimes somnolent
attention to the learned arguments, two
young persons were making love to each
other. 1t was in the Behring Sea Court
room with the musty surroundings
of the French Foreign office,
that Mr.. Edmund A. Benedict OF
New York, and Miss Je4ne tie
Major Halford's only daughter, carried
on their counting which resulted yester-
day in their marriage at Nottingham.
without waiting for a settlement Of the
Behring Sea question.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
''YESSIE" SKIPPED OUT
While Complaining of His Wife in
Court, She Came in and
He Ran.

Sylvester Keane. fifty years of age,
complained to Justice Birdsall yesterday
afternoon that his wife Henrietta is
lacking in the proper requirements OF a
proficient h-ouseKeeDer. Keane lives at
No. 670 New York avenue, and is booked
as a blacksmith, in the complaint.
What is there that your wife fails TO
do?" asked the Justice.
"Well PHI tell you all about 1t, Judge.
You see, it was three years z when me
irst wife died. She was a daisy, aud 1
amt seen no better since. That amt.
necessary to the story, anyhow. Well.
you see. your Honor, after me 1rst wife
died / was terrible loneso me. l used to
lay awake o. nights wishing she was az
the fireside again. But the more 1 kept
thinking about it the less gold it done.
So / thought I'd better git a h~ousekeeper.
| put a notice Ia the papers aud got this
woman who's me wife. When spe come
to ME the first night for work, ! says:
Can you do any cooKing? She answered.,
'snre, I can.' Iasked her If she could wash
clothes aud such things. aud she said she
could. WELL says l, 'IIl take you anyhow
Well, Judge. l don't for the life of ME
know how it was, but | got TO loving that
girl She wasn't pretty a darn bit, but
anyway l liked her first rate. After she
had been at our house three days we GET
intimate. n finally / asked her woQly
she marry me. She WAS only too willing.
Judge, and Pm blasted il she didu'l
make me git married the next day.
.sPm sorry / ever done it. She Amt the
right kind of a woman. Now, Judge. ii
you can fix it SO as l can git her out. I'll
be obliged"
While Keane was talking, his wife
rusned into the Judges Office in breath
less haste. At the sight OF her keane
jumped behind the door, and she evil
IDENTIFY had not discovered him.
Judge, have You seen me husband?
He's run away from ME. I'm a poor
forsaken wife, / am. Oh, Vesste, how
could you! Judge, where is me husband,
Vessie?"
The Justice scratched his head aud
looked bewildered. Keane wa hiding
behind the door, and his wife was be-
seeching the Justice to produce him.
"WelI, l don't know what l can do for
you" he responded. Where is your
h~usband?" 90
The question was answered by Keane.
who at that moment made a break
through the door, n wildly ran for che
street.
The woman waited no longer, but
tice was left alone with his own cogita-
tioh.
Mrs. Keane returned In a few moments
aud told the Justice that her husband
was too feet. She couldn't catch him..
She preferred a charge of abaudonment,
non-support, and a few other things
against Keaue, who was arrested and
paroled this morning to keep his wife in
necessary support.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
BUFFALOES AND SEALS.


PARIS, June 8, 1S93.-Mr. G.. Ro binson.
in the concluding portion Of his argu-
ment in behalf of the British case before
the Behring Sea Tribunal OF Arbitration,
contrasted the apathy with which
Americans had viewed the DETERMINATION
OF the buffaloes with their anxiety to
protect the seals. which anxiety Mr.. Rob-
inson attributed to the fact that a rich
~monopolistic company was interested in
the seals.
This statement OF Mr.. Robinson
aroused discussion, Senator John 7.
Morgan, United States Arbitrator, con-
tending that the destruction of the buf.
faloes was necessary to the progress OF
civilization. and analogous TO the de-
struction of rabbits in Australia.
Mr.. Robinson proceeded To argue that
the Strengthening Of seals on land was
more barbarous than the peiga rio hunt.
ing, which, Americans declared, brok Q
every law of the ~decalogue.
American Agent Foster read the regn'
lations by which the United States pro-
posed to protect the seal herd.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
RUSSO ENGLISH WEDDING.
By Gable to the United Press.

BERLIN, June s, 1S93.-The Berliner
Tagebldtt has a dispatch from Darmstadt
stating that the betrothal of the Care
witch of Russia to the Princess Alice Vic
toria HelenLouise Beatrix, youngest sis
ter of the reigning Grand Duke of Hesse
Darmstadt, and granddaughter of Queen
Victoria will shortly be proclaimed. The
Princess was born at Darmstadt, June
9th, 1872, and is therefore about four years
younger than the Czarewitch, who was
born at St. Petersburg. May 9th, 1858.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
LADY MlLLEk'S SHOOT.

The Clubs Three Glasses Contested Tor
eda and Mad Low Scores.
The weekly shoot for medals by the
Lady Miller Rifle Club was postponed
from Monday evening because OF the fes-
tival OF the Miller Club. 1t was held last
night. Miss Kloepping won in the first
class with a tota, OF 2l6. Miss NJ. Miller
won Ia the seco I'D class with BIB n
Mrs. Stein in the third class with lgS.
The scores are apprenticeship Miss kloep-
ming. 2l6:F Miss NJ. Miller, 2I3; Miss Born,
212: Miss Priep, 200: Mrs. Fisher, 1879;
Mrs. u. Nil Ter, l9a; Mrs. Stein. 1885, Mrs.
Stadler, 100; Mrs, Almost, lS9; Mrs.
Meyers, 1S9,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
After the Regatta is Over.

The regatta committee of the Passaic River
Amateur Rowing Association held a short meet
ing on Tuesday night. A number OF bills were
audited. The mi did not act on the
charge of professionalism preferred against
Matt Quigley of the Atlantas BY Captain CO.
burn OF the Institutes owing to the small num-
Der present and the absence of Delegate Bat
lantyne, chairman of the COMMITTEES, wit held
a copy OF the charges in his possession.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
NorIor TO DEALERS N SCHOOL FURNITURE

Sealed proposals will be received by the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners, Cd Monday,
June 70. 1898, at ten O'Clock =. M, for the furnish
ing. delivering and setting in POSITION, etc. com,
p1ete. OF aboaJ four bnnored and seventy I've t4.5)
student chairs for public s hool uses in
accorcance with notifications on file in the ONCE
Of the chief Engineer, corner OF Jersey avenue and
Mercer street. where blank forms of bid and agree'
menu of sureSfes must be obtained.
Proposals must be enclosed IN sealed envelopes,
endorsed Proposals. for tudent Chairs, sdirecte e
nChas. J. somers, ESQ. Chairman OF ommi tee on
Public Building. Docks and Parks" and handed
to the Clerk OF the Board IN open meeting, whe1
called for In the order Of business relating I'd
sealed proposals
plete.
bids ii 1t consioe rs that the best interest OF the city
can be cons erved by sodoing-
No city onicial Will be accepted as surety. moi
villa substitution OF sureties be allowed.
Tho attention OF bidders is especially callad<Uz
Section I, Chapter i4. Laws of 1891, unQ(
| terms whereof no contract shall be bind Wa
the city or beco,ne effective or operatN a.
bondsmen offered by the contractor y
proved as to sufffciency by this koax H.
FORM by the Corporation Coln
the Boasd having power to e9 -
bcndsmen under oath.
BY order Of the Board Of 81
missloners.
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won the mile invitation scratch race and did Il
easily. His time was 2 minutes az 20 SECONDS.
He also gavesan exhibition and with q flying
start covered a quarter OF a mile ~ 5(4o
seconds, beating the best Irish tims py az even
second
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08

NOTICE Is Hereby GIVEN THAT Fl AC
IN counts OF the su subscribers the executors and
trustees under the last will and testament OF Gar,
ret q. Newkirk. deceased, VIII be audited and
meat TO the Orphans Court of the County OF Hud
son on the THIRTEEN day OF June, eighteen nun
nred and ninetytnree, ABRAHAM Z. NEwKIRK,
GEORGE NEwKIRK.
, Datad AnriI 81. 1899.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08

NOTICE 10 CREDITORS.

Estate Of Patrick Patterson. deceased, owen
Monahan and John Reynolds executors of Patrick
Patterson , deceased. by o. der OF the Surrogate Of
Hudson County, dateu April 20, 1898, hereby give
notice 10 the creditors OF said decedent to bring
in their dents, demands and claims against the
estate of said decedenu. under oatn or afrmation
within nine months from the date of said order. or
against said executors.
JOHN REYNOLDS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
Donovan Defeated

Peter Donovan, who enjoys the benefit OF a
long handicap in the p>ot tournament OF q.
tories until last night. He met Kelly, who hal
to concede him fifteen points, but Kelly won as
Donovan did not bury tne balls WITH tine same
skill he has shown in previous engagements
Donovan squared accounts by defeating Evans,
who allowed him ten balls. The results OF the
games last night were:,-J. III. Kelly, scratch.
so: Donovan, allowed 10 balls. A. second
scratch. 81
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
A Fighters Costly Fall.

Bernard Rogers and Nike Higgins, two en-
ployes of the New Jersey Zinc Works, fought
with bare knuckles, a. Newark, for twenty
minutes, son Tuesday night. Higgins received
a knock down blow and fell. breaking MS left
leg. Higgins was taken to st. Michael's Hos
pital, and Rogers and Michael BARLEY, a wit
ness, were both arrested, and held for the Grand
l,,rtr
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
, Dated April 81. 1928.
8 10 CREDITORS.

Estate of James Redmond, deceased, Charles B.
Hughes, administrator Of James Redmond. de-
ceased. by ofdero or the Deputy surrogate of aud-
son COUNTY, laI d April Is. 1888. hereby gives no
rice to the creditors OF said decedent to bring in
their debts, demands end claims against the estate
Of said dsefdent, Nples oath or affirmation within
nlpe D on this FROM the cate OF said Greer, or they
will be forever barred of any action therefor
against said administrator.
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NOTICE OF

Notice is hereby given that the final account Of
will be audited and stated by the Sur
rogate Of the County OF Hudson, and reported for
settlement on Friday, the 9Th day OF June next.
LATED April A. a. D., 1888.
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they Wore Her Very own.

Dyspeptjc specialist, irritably: -"But, madam.
you must chew your food. What were your
teeth given you for?'
Female patient, calmly:-They weren't given
to me. Thought 'em. Life.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice Is hereby given that the final account Of
the subscriber, executor of Anton Bale. de-
ceased, will be audited and stated by the Surro-
gate of the County Of Hudson and reported for
settlement on Eriday, the 2lst day OF July nexo.
FRANK BELL.
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OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice Is hereby given that the account of the
subscriber. guardian of William B. Reilly and
Thomas H. Reilly, MAJORS. will be audited and
stated % the surrogate # the Z ouney Of Hudson,
ami reuorted for Sc, element on Friday, the twenty
third day of June next.
Lated April Ii, 4. u. 1898.
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PIsnt, to Choose From.

Stranger-.I am IN search Of an editor. How
many people in this town know now 10 run
q newst aper?"
Edis or-"Well, the population numbers six
huncred and sixty-fve. -Atldata Constitution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
MASKED TRAIN ROBBERS.

OTTUMwA. Iowa. June s. 1893.-Two
MASKED men held up train No. IL coming
east on the Chicago. Burlington q
Quincy Road last night at Nodaway, a
small station west of Corning. .They
detached the baggage and mail cars and
compelled the engineer and fireman to
leave their engine and then ran the en-
CINE and two cars down the track
a mile. Here they entered the
baggage car and asked the AZ
gage man what train IL was. Be-
ing informed that 1t was only a passenger
train. they said:-"We were after the
Denver express" aud Immediately disap-
peared.
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Dated May 1e, A. D., 1875.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

IN 44-
Notice is hereby given that the final account OF
the subscriber. executrtx OF Charles Stewart. de-
ceased. will De audited and stated by the Surrogate
of the County OF Hudson, and reported for settle
ment on Friday, the 8 b day of June next.
Dated April 5, A. d. 1898
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-08
NOTICE OF

Notice is hereby given that the account of the
subscribers, executors of Garrett f. Winants, de-
ceased. will be auditei and stated by the SurrO-
gate Of the County OF Hudson. and reported for
settlem ent on FRIDAY, the 5Oth day OF June next.
JAMES NJ.
CLARENCE w. hILLYER,
FORMER G..