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The Penn's Grove record., 1893-05-05

BAY SIDE NOTES.

Sturgeon fishing is poor and the weather very
nniayorable for the fishermen. Either the wind
blows a gale or the weather Is so foggy 1t is I'M
possible to get more than three slack waters out
Of five.
Shad fishing has fallen off to such an extent
mat only a few Of the nets here are doing any
D. +, Leonard has been buying shad this sea.
son and paying good prices. He has handled
the bulk Of shad caught here.
pL MI Peters Peter SStrnl a1p Of the firm Of Strimpie
from Cape Shore. He got 50 kegs Of caviar and
some 500 fish while there. Strimple Bros.
caught the largest fish OF the season. 1t weigh
ed 500 pounds, and contained one keg and a half
Of roe;
Sailor Jack" accompanied by some friends
visited Bridgeton on Saturday night last, and
with some of Bridseton's notorious characters.
When the police interiered Jack" quickly
Knocked four policemen from under their hats,
and skipped for Bay Side. On Monday an Off.
Ger came down to arrest him but when the OIL
Ger sized him up. he pursued the same course
the Penn,s Grove police often times do.
Harry, D0lDow met with n painful accident on
Sunday last by falling through an open hatch on
his float. lie is now recovering and is out again,
Blohm and Bright have been fishing a shad
net along the sleeps between here and Mad
business for sturgeon fishermen. They, howev-
ever, have succeeded in catching a few suck
ers' which is by no means an u%nfrequent occur
enee here.
Mas!iel Ewing will move his salt hay pressing
plant to Camden where he will operate in the
future.
White, Kille and Hill, shad fishermen from
Hope Greek. paid a visit to friends here and
sold their catch OF shad to D.. Leonard.
John Culin, who caught the first sturgeon
here, has been doing the best OF anyone in the
creek Tor the number Of nets.
Abe Lewis caught a Shad on Saturday last
which weighed II pounds and "A ounces, the
largest ever taken here.
The post office is again open here, J. W. Mil
Ter postmaster. All letters should be address,
ed, Caviar 7. o. N. j., hereafter.
T.. j. TOrtOn, who has been confined to his
home through sickness, has been greatly miss
ed by his many friends here and all wish for his
'heedy recovery, and his presence here soon. b.
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The Neps complains of fast driving
in Swedesboro on Sunday nights.
James Figg, Of East Greenwich
township, Gloucester county was COM
mitted to the county prison at Wood
bury on Monday by Justice Cowgirl, of
Paulsboro, on the charge Of securing
500 from w. T. Craig on false repre-
sentation. The complaint was made
by John M. Brown, who alleges that
Figg used his name without authority.
On Sunday some drunken men got on
the train at Paulsboro and began to
abuse Henry c. Hoffman, Of Bridge.
port. Hoffman attempted to defend
himself aud was severely beaten about
the head. When the train reached
Woodbury. VIM. Gallagher, Henry
Macken and Joseph Lnnon, of Phila-
deIphia, were arrested and put in Jail.
At the hearing on Monday Macken and
Gallagher were discharged and Lennon
Niield for Court.
The Glassb0ro Township Committee
has passed All ordinance providing for
the licensing Of ~auctIoneers, hu eksters,
travelling and theatrical troupes, skat.
ing Kinks, newsdealers, peddlers. hacks,
express wagons and circus companies.
Why should not the Township Commit.
tee Of Upper Neck enact such an ordi.
nance.
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FATAL FALL IN A PARADE.

After five days of inconsistencies,
due to a strange malady that had pros
trated him while he witnessed the re-
cent Naval Review at New York city,
Henry Simpkins, % years old, of Salem,
died on Wednesday at the Hahnemann
Hospital Philadelphia. The a s is Pc
culiar, and the doctors say that it puz-
zles them to determine the exact cause
of his death.
Henry Simpkins left Salem in COM
pany with his friend, Edward Davis, to
witness the sailors parade in New
York; but after being buffeted by the
crowd for hours, he complained of a
severe headache, and retired to his
room at the hotel. Next morning he
was worse, and on being hurried home,
lie fell helpless in the railroad car about
five miles from Philadelphia. He was
conveyed to the Hahnemann Hospital,
but remained in an unconscious state
until he died, in spite of all the efforts
of medical skill.
Simpkins was without relatives. Dur
ing his last hours he was watched by
his sweetheart, Miss Mary Bales, of
Salem; but he was unable to recognize
her,
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Mr.. aud Mrs. James F. Layton, of
PENIS Grove, spent Saturday and Sun.
day with their son, j. U. Layton.
A young child of William Whitesall's
gained possession OF some rough on rats
last Saturday, which came near result
ing in death to the child. Parents
should be very careful how they lay
poison about carelessly.
VIM. Carpenter is enlarging his store
to accommodate his many customers.
John Miller has his new bakery near
ly completed. and expects TO begin to
supply the people with fresh bread
some time next week.
MIS-. William Sack, Jr., has a live
alligator. Mr.. Sack brought 1t from
the South.
Mrs. VIM. Somers, while cleaning
cellar one day last week, lost a number
of cans of fruit by accident.
Miss Laura Cooke has returned home
from Elmer, where she has been visit.
ing friends.
William S0mers has in his possession
a bottle Of Dublin Porter, also a bottle
Of wine presented to him twelve years
ago by Mr.. and Mrs. John Patterson,
Of Wilmington, Delaware. The seal OF
the Porter has never been broken, but
the wine was too tempting. Mr.. Som
ers said he had to sample IL.
1t is stated by good authority that
VIM. W. Som6rs has the best tomato
hot-bed In the township. Mr.. Somers
informs us he does not spend all his
time in training ROSTERS to catch corn,
although We have not heard of his
equals yet. He has one In training now
that has caught over two hundred
grains on the fly st one lesson.
The following Is the program render.
ed vt our Public School on Arbor Day
to a full house, there being forty three
visitors present.
Singing, Tell the World Of Jesus, BY School
s sS5sls Prayer, Hymn Of rral lss BY the Il EFiss slppoI
REGULATIONS, 'Monosyllabic Poem, ; Ten Scholars
ssissiaE, Tribute TSsa e iSaS fs,, Noble s f1ss
Singing, reaching Public School,
Recitation, Primary Class .,,. yy,,,...,
SINGING, weod%an, Spare that Tree''' School
kk ecitatiOn.. III lss asaTt e T 4 Tree Jessie les s, sensss
Singing, The Birch Tree by he sekoo;l
After the exercises the Principal tried
to get the Ladies to talk on Arbor Day.
He had no trouble to get them to talk,
but their thoughts were not on ArbOr
Day. Their whole talk was the condi-
ton OF the school and their earnest de-
sire for him to return next year. Mr..
LAYTON eMNhaticallv deciaras ha does
not want the school another year.
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PARTY.

On last Saturday evening a party
assembled ut the residence OF Mr.. Jon
athan Denny, on Railroad Avenue, to
make nlerrythe occasion Of his tfty, fifth
birthday. 1t was q surprise given by
the children who also presented him
with a very neat house jacket. AT half
mast teni Ice cream and cake were serv.
ed and the guests departed at a reason.
allie hour wishing 'tthe Squire" many
happy returns o! the day. Those present
reside the children were Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Ford Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ger.
nv Tussey, Mr.. Robert Allen, OF Shiloh,
Misses Laura Walker, Name Curriden,
Ella Tussey and Hannah Thompson.
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Rev. G. S. Lawrence's Sunday morn
ing subject in st. Paul's Church will be
''Duty or Pleasure. Which?" Evening
subject, ''Somc Thoughts Concerning
The Worlds Fair"
Owing to a sudden attack off illness
last Saturday Rev. ID. W. q. McIntire
was unable to preach Joseph Divers
funeral sermon last Sunday. Rev. G..
S. Lawrence very generously filled his
place on very short notice aud Prof. j.
Harry Smith preached in St. Paul's
Church. Mr.. McIntire is better so he
is about the house but not able to be
out. Prof. Smith will preach in EN-.
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Veterinary Surgeon, DIR. I. b. Rog,
ers, was called to treat Lawyer Gran.
dall,s COW at Mantua a few days ago.
The animal had been ailing for some
weeks. DR.. Rogers said the COW had a
piece Of wire or nail In her heart, and
the animal was killed. A post mortem
was made, and the Doctors diagnosis
was proven correct, as q small piece of
wire about two inches long, was found
to have penetrated the heart. Another
piece Of wire about the same length
was found In the feeding pouch. Tile
COW had been fed bailed hay, cut in a
cutting machine and mixing with feed.
This should be o warning to remove the
wire from bailed hay. before cutting
the hay.
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PHILADELPHIA. May /, 1928.

PHILADELPHIA, May l, 1898.
The 10000 yards of Cling
hams at eigM cenks-from I25c
are conquering the town.
The counter at which are
sold the Plaid Stuhs is boasting
now rich Novelties in Silk.and-
wool at half prices, near by are
Serges at soc, in many colors,
worth Soc. Equally cheap are
the Whipcords at 90 and 75c.
Other rare things 60 thus:
Silk and-wool Epingline
Plaids are down, SI.75 to
$1.25 ; same materials, change
able plaid, go from 81 to $I.2,5
and a choice variety, Velour
and Epingline, go from $3.50
to $I.25
Nine styles Melange Plaids,
rare, trip on the price steps
and tall from $I.25 to 75c, As
in. Can't tell about them,
they must be seen.
Six styles Plumetis Plaids
we're $I.25, are ST; AZ in.
Just out OF the import cases
and first shown this morning
First. Silk striped Epingle,
very beautiful, $I.25. All
the season until to-day
$3.50
Secand. Silk-and-wool Hop
Sacking, exclusive, has
been S., is 2.
Thru. Mixed Stripes, gems
for travelling dresses,
S1.25; never before less
than s..
The last three items are fit
responses to the G~inghams-
the Hop Sacking at S. is rel
atively cheap as the Ginghams
at eight cents.
And so there is bargain
music all along the line.
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John Thompson, of Salem, was in
town On Monday.
Dr.. Frank ii. Carman has left Penn's
Grove to locate at Manasquan.
Robert NJ. Allen and wife, of Shiloh.
spent Sunday with Mr.. Mrs. J. Ford
Thompson.
Miss Eva Homer, of Wilmington, has
been spending a few days with friends
in Penn Grove.
Miss Mahama Shoemaker, of Swed.
esboro, has been spending the week
With Mr.. aud Mrs. W. II. Denny.
Misses Mildred and Linda MARBLE, Of
Pleasant Hill, Cecil county, Nd, have
been visiting their cousin, Miss Miriam
b. Flanagan. They returned home on
Tuesday.
David &. Simpkins, John Denny and
Charles p. Robinson, all of whom
were former residents of Penn's Grove,
who now run restaurants in Philadel.
phia, were in town OH Wednesday.
Frank Fighter and wife and Mrs.
Fighters sister Agnes Weldey, of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mis-. VIM. L. Walker.
Mrs. Ida Falk, of Washington, lie.
turned home on Tuesday after three
weeks visit TO her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. A. Sack.
Finest table tea, pure spices and flaw
oring extracts, a few S1.00 Kid and
Bisque dolls for SOC. Landreth's gar
den seeds at Johnsom's Drug Store.
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SHERIFF'S SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE !

A0AG&AA NO
IN cHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.
Between Albert II. Shape, sur.
yiying Ex. sc. & al Fl. IA. Tor sale
Complts Of Mortgaged
And Philip Curriden & ux, Premises.
Defts.
By virtue of the above stated writ, to me d.
rected and delivered, 1 will sell at public ven:
due in front Of the Court House, in the City OF
Salem, New Jersey,
o. SATURDAY, MAY 18th, 1898,
Between the hours of IL and 8 O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day (to.wit, at l O'Clock p: M
all the following described premises, tract or
piece of land, situate in the township OF Upper
Penn's Neck, in the county OF Salem and State
OF New jersey, and bounded as follows;.
Beginning at a stone In the middle OF the road
leading from the Long Bridge to the Pier Road
and runs down said road South f0rty-three de-
grees West eleven chains ffty-eight links;
thence South twenty seven degrees East eight
chains thence North forty.three degrees East
fourteen chains to a stake In Robert Walkers
line: thence down said line to the place OF Be
ginning; containing ten acres strict measure,
the aforesaid lot of land being part OF q tract
that was conveyed to Thomas WhitesaH by John
their deed Of conveyance bearing date the
twelfth day Of February, A. D., eighteen hun
dred and seventy and recorded in Salem Coun.
ty Clerks ONCE in book No. 40 Of Deeds folio
pear. The same premises was conveyed TO said
| Mary E.. Curriden by John A. Featherer, Execu-
tor of John Barnett, decd, by deed dated March
twenty-third Eighteen hundred and seventy six.
Seized and taken in execution as the property
OF Philip Curriden q ux, defendants, at the suit
of Albert ii. Shape, surviving ex. &c. 4 al, COM
plainants, and TO be sold by
| w. T. HILLIARD, Sol.
1898. Ala st.
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w. & N. RAILROAD ELEorIo N.

The following officers were elected at
the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Wilmington Il Northern at Birds
boro: President, Henry A. du Pont;
Secretary, L. b. Shurter; S%uperintend-
ent and Treasurer, A. G. McCausland;
Chief Engineer, f. L. Hills; General
Freight and Passenger Agent, Bowness
Briggs; Directors, George Brooke, DIR.
Charles Huston, A. l.. Foster, John S.
Gerhard. Colonel l.. Heber Smith and
William 5. Conner.
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MOWERS.-In Alloway, III the %.
inst, Absalom Mowers, aged 65 years.
MYERS.-In Pennsville, on the 10.
Thomas F. Myers, in his Goth, year.
CLARK.-In Salem, on the Goth,
Rachel Clark, widow of Samuel Clark,
aged "a years.
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M

-HAMILTON-A At
Salem, April 16, by Rev. J. H.. Payran,
Mr.. Harry McAllister and Miss Maggie
W. Hamilton. both Of Salem county.
~ALDERMAN.-In Woodstown, on
April 26, John II. Alderman, aged II
years,
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Max Ephraim,
NY. Clothing House

A storeful of the most per-
feet Clothing in the city! Think
Of what it means TO you who
have Suits or Trousers to buy
and you who want to buy to-
day, you who cant wait, who
haven't time to bother with the
tailor or worry hunting the
stores.
This store is an El Dorado
to you.
Every garment you lay your
hands on is a garment any tail.
or might be proud to make.
Do you want a Dress Suit
with that hang to it that makes
a garment WELL tailored Let
the quality be ever so fine or
not, every garment we sell has
that. Is it price, So to 1922
gives variety enough.
For So and $40 there's more
than so styles to choose from,
in Homespuns, Gas simeres,
Cheviots, Serges, orsteds,
Blue Flannels, single or double
bre asted.
For S12, Unfinished Wors-
teds, Clays, Cheviots, Home
spuns, Cassimeres, Worsted, a
choice of nearly a hundred
styles.
For S12, Riverside Worsteds'
Fine Lays, Dlagonals, Cassl-
meres, Homespuns, Unfinished
Worsteds, an assortment of 60
styles, make, trim and fit equal
to any $25 merchant tailored
Suit in the world.
The finest that can be pro-
duced, in the best American
and Imported Worsteds, at
SIS. Is, 20 and %.
Trousers by thhe tousand.
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DELAWARE RIVER RAILnnAn.

IN Sunday leave Penn'S Grove at 100 q. III
4 20 p. m; Philadelphia SIS a. M. 5.l5 D. IN.
PENIS GROVE POST OFFICE.
Mail hours from 6.15 a. m. to 8 p. NJ.
Mails close
For a llpoints, except Woodbury. and along the
Delaware River Railroad at $50 a. IN. and $50
p. IN; for all places and registered matter, las
q. M.
Mails arrive:
From Philadelphia and beyond $50 Il. m. and
Il. 40; south OF Woodbury. 7:2Op III.
Jos. ID. WHITAKER, I. NJ.
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For Sale.


Burial lots in thenew part o fthe ~Frirnds'Cem-
o B. GREES, Pedricktown, Nj.
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Base Ball Goods-anything.
If there's a good Bat shape
or a new, you'll find it some-
where in the long line between
Boys Maple, SC, and Spald-
ing's New Model Oval, $3.50.
So of Balls, from Rockets SC
to League $I.25.
Or Of Masks or gloves or
Mitts or Body Protectors-or
Score Books even.
Nothing overlooked.
All sorts Of Sporting things
are handled in the same way.
JOHN WANAMAKER,
Thirteenth and Market streets.
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Diver 4 SummeriIPS Column
To Read 1t
Means Dollars For You
We are always Busy.
w FL
BECAUSE we buy our goods
right and sell on such a mall
margin. We will call your at
tention to the fact that we are
Headquarters For
the finest lot of
in South Jersey. All patterns,
c%olors, qualities and sizes. The
Most Complete Line
of
Boots and Shoes
in the County.
TOR LADIES, GENTS and CHILDREN
Come and see us and be con
WINGED that we can offer you
Greater Inducements
than any one else. We have
Just added to our stock a full
and complete line of
UNDER WEAR,
the finest in the market,
Wool Fleeced,
something new. Ask to see
them. At all times we carry o
full line of
Dress Goods,
Flannels,
Glendall Cloth,
Muslins,
Hosiery,
Gloves
to suit the most fastidious. A
full and complete line of
First-c Class Groceries,
Hardware,
Glass
and
queensWear.
Give us a call as we will be
pleased to show you our COM
plete assortments of goods and
wares.
Goods delivered to all parts
| Diver & Sumlnerill,
Progressive Merchants at
Union Corner.
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A SNAKE BITE REMEDY.

Pedricktown, May 2, 1898.
EDITOR RECORD-As we were made
the subject OF a joke In the form of a
snake story, in your last weeks issue,
and having subsequently received a
package (of so called) sure cure for
snake bites, purp0rtinR to come from
the ~Pedricktown Medical Co. Std, we
beg leave to assure the Professor Of said
institution that we highly appreciate
the sympathic interest It would seem to
indicate on his part, in our behalf; but
having analysed the compound, we are
convinced That such a nostrum could
have originated only In the brain Of one
sufieEing from the effects Of the bite of
thai most to he feared Thy some people,
OF all the serpent tribe, the Phule bite.
Fearing that by the use of anything
originating from such q cause, we might
contract the terrible malady with
which Its originator is evidently affect
ed, we most respectfully decline the
use Of 1t. While we believe it. would
De a very dangerous remedy for us, 1t
would, no doubt, according to the
Homeopathic theory, prove very effica-
tious In his case. AS for us we prefer
PoRUs PLASTER.
The members OF the w. G. T. U.
Will he astonished to read that Frances
willard, the n time pretty Frances,
whose face now bears the marks of
many years OF dissipation. was before
Justice Paul charged with drunkness.
She admitted her guilt and also admit
ted being arrested many times before.
she was given ten day to rest her shat
Tered nerves. This Frances lives in
Camden and Is not the famous Presi-
dent Of the w. G. T. u.
CoUeHrNG LEADS TO CONSUMPTION.
keinp's Baisam stops the cough at once.
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Administrators Notice.

Administrators NUC1C6s
Samuel G.. HOFFMAN Administrator OF Magda-
lene Horner deceased, by direction OF the Sur
rogate Of the County Of Salem, hereby. gives no
tice to the creditors OF the said Magdalene
HOrner deceased, to bring in their debts, De.
mands and claims against the estate OF the SAID
decedent, under oath or affirmation, within nine
months from the date hereof, or they VIII pc
forever barred of any action thereof against the
the said Administrator
Dated March 4, 1898. -3-l0-2mos. Administrator
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Another surprise No,
nothing is a surprise at Wana.
makers. Would be elsewhere.
Look
Lubiu's Iron Frame Her.
nanlS- Haek. Pure silk-and-
wool. No cotton carded in DIS
with some Of the mongrel stuffs
which profess to be Hermann
bargains. The meshes are
sure, not slippery. But you
and Lupin are SO completely
en- rapport that all this seems
like merely introducing lifelong
friends.
This is the way prices go:
Csc quality is 37!c.
75e quality is soc
81 quality is 55c
All 90 inches wide.
The high grades and great
er widths sympathIZe III the re
auctions, thus:
$1.25 quality is $1.00
$3.50 quality is $1.25
$500 quality is $3.50
$3.50 quality is $500
All 45 inches wide.
Lupin's again. This time
black Me1lcanne. You know
the Spanish-like brunette stuff.
In fibre and construction the
pendant to Hermann. 1t goes
this morning from $I.25 to
StrD.fve Cents.
A trade riddle? Yes, but
don't fool your time in guess
ing it. Buy the stuff.
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Very likely the Costume
style your dress-maker advises
was suggested in that great
gathering, Thirteenth and
Chestnut streets, second floor.
Hints there for the brightest
Of them. Nowhere else in
America can so many nea0
Dress thoughts be seen.
Costumes for any service.
The more you see of them
the less you'll wonder why SO
many women of taste and
means are buying their Dress
es ready-made.
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Strictly one price, and if
dissatisfied with your purchase
we will return your money.
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Remarks were inade by Capt. j. d. Whitaker
and Trustee s.. Il. Leap.
Excellent addresses were made by Revs.J. IL.
Clarke, ID. W. G. McIntire and q. s. Lawrence.
Singing, America
Flowers were planted In a mound which had
been constructed for the occasion.
The exercises were said to lie the
most successful ever held.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-06-29
Painless Extraction Without Poison
or Swelling.
Swift Travel.

A team belonging to Peter King residing
in Iiberty township, became frightened
while hitched to the HORSEBACK near Brad
ley's store Monday afternoon, and breaking
loose tore up Perry street at gait that de-
fed Nancy Hanks and all the kite-tracks in
Christendom. After taking off half of
Squire Knapp's wheel as slick as though
done with pruning knife. the horses
turned down Clinton street and landed
againsta tree below the Union House, horses
and wagon all in heap.
One horse was badly bruised while the
other escaped injury. The wagon suffered
considerable damage.
Considering the pace at which the team
ran, it was miracle that no one was hurt.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-06-29

On account OF some misrepresentatio ]
wish to state that the average dividends of
the New York Life Insurance Company for
twenty-five years past has been 14.4 per cent.
The average dividends Of the Mutual Benefit
for same time has been 800 per cent. That
the highest dividend paid BY tho New York
Life in given time was 81 per cent, the low
est 5 per cent That the highest dividend
paid by the Mutual Benefit In same period
was 60 per cent, the lowest % per cent. D.
d. 4. CowDRIoK
Agent Mutual Benefit.