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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-08-09

On Calhoun street tie other evening
ps'rolman met q colored woman carrying
baseball bat on her boulder, aud cnrt
oslty prompted him to stop and IrqnIre:
Is there game OF baseball tins EVENING"
Haven't heard Of any, ehe replied
Seeing tho club, | didn't .ow bat yen
were gong to game,
No. sab. isn't gVlne TO no game, but
| anon my way home from game.
OH Theu there hss been game
Dsr has. My oft man got hcll Of "
today. an dis eavenin be slid ont for sm
loon whor dey shoots craps Dat was BIZ
game, sab.
And you you had gome2
Yes, sab. Neut down to de saloon an
fotched him two cracks 90 de head sn took
de money outer bis pocket Hrah 1t am.
see Pretty good game that wsp,
Az dat wasn't all, sab. While | was
about it duu reckoned wight az we'll
go in heavy. 40 90 | cracked two Older
men, smsshed lamp an broke out sVia
der
And your side seems to be ahead?
Way ahead, sab, an is gwIue to score 10
to nutbln on hls play, Dosn atctly like
to be oorryin club around au smasbln
folks al iurnIchnte sn windsrs, but dey
mustn't wake up 10 cyclones II dey doan
want to GIT hurted.
And do you think yonr husband IL iati
ally injured?
Liwd, mol | jest gin him two q cracks
on de head, III he'll be home before mid,
night ieelln so good natured and humble
he'll saw nuil wood to last whole week
Deevein to You, Fab, an if Anybody eIes
you If you met a lor lady on dh
street csrryin a hurricane under cne arm
an thunder bolt under de odder yoIl
know dat dey mean yours truly.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-08-09
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|, 6Ied This woman with ,he u,l1est ioy'
for sbe recoVpjzed il Mrs. M.ybew the
I,nsb,e, whom sbe had M, scen sipce
bitb She csme IN Mrs Movbew ,oId
her story, and uotbersnd child were at
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-08-09

A queer accident happened at Ansonis,
Ct, recently. David Riggs, farmer, bad
nn old fashioned grandfather 'sclock, which
it is bis custom to wind mp every Sunday
For years he has performed this duty, no
one else beng allowed to open the case.
Mr Riggs looked upon bis clock as a
sort OF safe, and placed articles which be
wished no one to handle but binseli 10
the bottom Of the case,
On recent Sunday be wound 1t up as
usual The weights weigh about 6 pounds
each. One weight had been lifted nearly
TO the top, when It stuck
David gave 1t q twich, when thecord broke
and the weight fell about four feet As 1t
struck there was an explosion, aud some
thing struck Mr. Riggs 10 the face, knock
hin unconscious.
Ga recovering he found his face, arms
and breast full Of mahogany spilnters, snd
the blood streaming from many wounds
Some time be bad placed lot OF ful
mins,ing caps in the bottom # the clock
case aud had forgotten them. The weight,
10 falling. struck the caps aud pn expIo'
sion followed.
A jeweIer thinks be can make the clock
20 again after replacing several wheels,
putting on new face, forging ont snoth'
er pair Of hands and building snev case,
bnt the clock will never be the ancient
umepiece Of which Mr. Riggs has beef so
proud as it came down 10 him from bis
revolutionary ancestors.
Mr Riggs had the wall against which
t c cock stood repaired ss soon 81 be got
el ont to see to It,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-08-09

A svashiug fellow got Oh Kentucky
railway trsIn, Whred seat oyer and sat
down opposite modest man with face
noticeably seIions.
My name Is Saunders, said be, and he
looked about as though tbe statement
might meet With opposition, but no one
hla disposed 10 dIspute the assertion
Yer, cir, he add d, ny name IL Saunders.
aud reckon that We pot a pint Of the FL
uest whisky ever made 10 the bluegrass
country; but want TO say right here that
20 man ee's a drop Of t. Why, It wss
lid out by ny grgndislher dudn the war,
aud there VAS moss on the keg when be
toak 1t. wouldn't take s. a drink Tor j.,
/ o~us dls'iIlery, to-
ar aLrkey does DOT 10 the lta.t IN
8. f~,t me, fad The mao. 1t ml1ht be 10
un.- ss old, might have been hidden out
by JO ,fsndfalhers. aqd stlll couliu /
bglp Iaoklag On it With contempt, With
every crop il the world WIS poured iuto
Tue oteau.
WrL uo~ what might b, yopr busu
uestt
/ gn a temperauce lecturer.
Al, sce, saii the dlsullef, apd yoo
make It your business to 80 srould / Id
ias my business down. Ny gran father
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-08-09

Here is a conversation between two men
that heard the other morning. | they
had been women, wonder what would
have happened?
Have you met the new partner IN thst
firm YETI
Yes.
Is be o young man?
No, not very young. About your age /
should think
DO yon think am 0ld2
Oh, not very old, but you ar5 consider
ably older than | gu.
donbt that, but how old are your
I'm 3G. How old are you?
Thirty seven.
Then | am younger, but thought you
were even older than that, You look old
er.
Oh, you think soy
Yes, Maybe is the bald spot that
makes you look older Then YOU have
al old figure too.
All this was sad in perfect earnestness,
and yet the men parted friends
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-08-09
NOI tINlEl q

Aad you Il shsEe bands al round aud
esIl en- brother ttis az tAsl 40 yea 70 So
home ~ith them sud have great cid time
funaiu down my businoss. hsve = trsplH
love iest Of ssndtr Il haf lncIl cd
10 shape You up tot tbst committee.
Wish had some orllusty licket.l 4 mske
you drink IL
You might pet
Whats lbst, Might nnls lou don't
knou me sad, IN make you drink
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-08-09

Small donkeys, with Jluglng bells, were
/ qnite nuuerous met al elderly Cuins
man astrde avery small and evidently a
nervous donkey, TIE beast feared the
wheel and to my horror Jumped down
from the raised road into rice helf,
The old man was thrown in heap,
hastily dismounted, tbIoking be was seri
iousIy Injured or killed outright He
struggled to his feet, and instantly mo
toned mB TO rde being far more anxious
10 see the strange wheel than about bls
own hurts, After the old boy bad seen
me nde We grnued farewell.
Farther 90 woman and a small boy
were thrown of Goukeys in the same way
but Chinese wear so many layers OF wsd
ded clothing III cool weather that they are
seldom hurt by fall,
Once when | was silently approaching
from behind | called out to him. Pool
fellow He no doubt was used to a quiet
and uneventful life in bis humdrum couri
try. He slowly turned bis head to see
VINO called him 90 loudly, then made one
grand Jump to get ont Of the way, HIS
feet slipped, and with terrible yell be
rooled over the bank and into the canal
up to his wsist.
Two baskets OF bean bread which he
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-08-09

1t vasa tempestuous night on the Al
l4ntlc, and the great steamer With iti
precious freight Of human lives was tossed
up like cockeshell Tse tfemendou,
waves hurled themselves against the wslIs
Of steel and dashlug in impotent fury ov'
er the decks, shook the ltylsthsn from
bowsprit to rudder post
No one was yislble about the ship. tx.
cept such Of the crew rs necessity compel
led TO face the storm, and they were IL
imminent danger every moment The
passengers, in mortal terror, were huji
died tlgether in the cabin below. just
as frightlul blast had thrown the ship
on her beam ends, the officer Of the deck
saw passenger stick his irowaled head
up through hatchway.
Get back there, yelled the officer.
Say. Cap, came an answering yell is the
root & ne YETI
No; get b ok there
Have any Of the walls give IN yet?
No; get back tell you.
Has the old woman OF children been
blowed out OF the second story window
yet?
Get back, ! tell You; no.
None Of the neighbors been blowed IL
through the shed roof yet2
No no; tell you get down tbst hatch
way, You blamed fool, and the officer
sIsrted for the passenger.
Taint 80 bsd rs thought it was, came
a iinsl yell, and the passenger lodged in
to the depths below and disappeared.
Will, who Ia thunder was thst2 asked
the officer Of the pur-nrr who stood by.
He's all right, bowled the purser; he
comes from the cyclone belt in Kaness.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-08-09

He II we're poar man. yoa vould
never have married me- would your she.
CernIly not, love 50 the way you
srs snd If yoa bad been poor you soald
have been 80 uoiiks Jour present sell tbs,
| couldn't bsys loved you. Yoa see ny
d ear, II $50. tue mgnsy, lt's tho conbina.
tiOl
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-08-09

to night ssti besca3 tammi5ss As h'
pulled tte tsgsei tadsia robe over hu
Eoeos aa3 touched nl old Dick ~hb e1
lreme roltt aa Ls vtipissh.
I%n cold. asserted Clara, Ltr blae ey@
ia'sut,y aIed ou the evening star
The ueacoE was gfiu and hafi featured
vsfbs e bose tast reminded oue q Cap,
Cai ou The msp, aua q complexion ike 4
hstiy tanned piece o' ieathe-
Cara sas plump and pretty, sl,h stlr
like stase lesi, ,aag nsAei ewes, sud d
ilupie aheh 90 oue had ever been able
Iset,y TO locate
Hey saii The descan What's that sif
10 your lap. O..f', A ba9doo1t / dIda
buy uoihIu that Vonld likely be- packed 10
baudhu1
/ N, know you dljut, said Clara. 1t.
d toouet for mother There's The surprise
party, you know,at the parsonage tonight.
aud am going to trim up something de.
ceut i,r her TO wear
/ A bonnet The deacon fked the
rein- 10 way that had be rly coIIded
| Oh Dick with TIE churchyari wall. Atat
/ your mother got a b9uuHt7 1t does seem
Clara. as il money burned hole IA you
Young foIkses pocket
Cots b3uuet? OF course she has got q
bounet, rstorted She. lie same she had
for five years, uUtl I'm sick Of the brown
salla bows aud the black poppies on Il.
Mothers a real pretty oh lady, father, or
she voulI be II youi give her faIr
cutucr.
An who's to pay for all this daeryf
demau led the deacon after Ut omluous
slIen,c
lt's4t ilerg, father, it's only bare de.
cncy, and LIN gong pay for it, SAID
Cafs
Hump gruute the deacon m gla1
yea itel 50 uch. don't Ge up. Dick
or ~ let yea know I'm here, ye ltzy,
idle creetur.
lu' bonnet WAS only dhy ceuts-l
C udu let mother go to the surprise psrI
ry with that horIIl old brown thing!
/ loot myself See TO occasion for goIu
gs.iNauuu around to surprise parties -
The ~h Ie KIT and Doodle Of US | mean!
Or course folks will expect o see you
tI.,. laIt's | a N, lpappn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26
HUM aOlOT.

Miss Pearl Pcery Is the authorized reporter
and agent for the REGIsTgK at Humboldt
Those desiring io subscribe may do 70 through
her, and any assistance rendered her In gather
ing The news of the ghborhSod will be ap
prcciated)
w. L. McElroy went to Kansas City
Friday of last week.
Mrs. Joseph jenkins OF Dennison,
Texas, is in the city visiting her
parents.
MIS-. Andrew classify started Fri
day noon for her home In Paris, Ill.
Mrs. James Peery accompanied her as
far as Kansas City.
Little Lulu Leonard who has been
quite i'll for several weeks is able to
be up.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. s. Steelman went
to Buffalo the first of the week to
visit Mr.. Steelman's daughter, Mrs.
Maggie Whitaker.
Mr.. Lincoln is slowly recovering
from his injury Of three weeks ago
Mrs. Chapman-t att will make an
address on Woman's Suffrage Mt the
Germania Hall, Wednesday, Oct. 81
at 8 p. m. No admission.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26
ELSMO 'E.

(Nr q W. Smith is the authorized reporter
aud agent for the REGISTER at Esmpie Those
desiring to subscribe may do 20 through him.
and any assistance rendered him ia gathering
the news of the neighbOrhood will be appreciat-
ell
DR. O'FIyDg was in town Friday of
last week.
Chas. McClung and J. f.. Johnson
went to Fit. Scott Sunday.
We saw Charles Petlingill of Moran
on our streets Monday.
Mrs. j. Z. Decker spent few DAYS
the first of the week with her parents
near Bronson.
Mort Custer has gone to Oklahoma
for an absence of about month.
A little burglary excitement i'm town
Saturday night, in which Mr.. Wright
is reported TO have lost about twenty
dollars.
DIR. Butler and family have moved
into the building back of the drug
store. And Mr.. Belts has moved
into Hulbert's residence.
j. II. Herseman has moved his fur
niture to Stark where he will continue
business " it'll his father.
Milton Watson, brother of Mrs. Dan
Sparks, is back again among Elsmore
friends.
j. NJ. Spawn, of Moran, was i'm town
Monday looking after his political in
terests.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. J. Peterson went to
Chanute and spe1t few days with
their daughter Anna. Julia returned
with them, having spent two or three
months with her sister.
Mrs. Hill, mother of }. NJ. Hill, is
visiting friends and relatives IN Mis-
souri,.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26
LEAN N IA.

| (Grace Mills is the authorized reporter and
agent for the REGISTER at Leanna. Those desir-
ing to subscribe may do so through her. and
Any assistance rendered her in gathering the
news of the neighborhood will be appreciated
Miss Nora Drollinger has returned
from Indiana where she has been Wis.,
iting for some time. There was a
large crowd of young people assem-
BLEED at her home where they expected
to surprise her when she came on
Wednesday evening, hut ON account
of delay on the road, she did not ar
rive until Thursday.
Mrs. Alexander and her two chill
dren expect TO visit Mrs. Alexander's
relatives in Missouri this week.
Mrs. Ben Peery, her son. daughter
and two nieces, from Humboldt, are
visiting relatives and friends i'm the
vicinity.
Miss Rosa Moore has just finished
one month of school at Big Creek.
Mrs. 81. 4. Richardson has been
quite sick, but we are glad to report
that she is now some better.
+. Mills has sold two farms lately
for which he was agent one east of
Humboldt and the other west of Cha
mute.
Our S. s. Superintendent, also the
assistant, was absent last Sunday but
the attendance was quite good and we
had a profitable Sunday School.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26
SALE NJ.

(w g. Lyle Is the authorized repor'er and
cent for The RrsrsTKR st salem 1hose desir-
Ing 10 subecrihr mny do az through nun. anc
any assistance rendered. MIN III Sathering me
Logan Fronk has rented the old
Towner place for another year.
Park Vanskiver has bought the
farm known as the Bryant farm. price
81, 300.
The Fronk boys sold their hay at
s.. 25a ton, baling and hauling it off.
Greeley Rinehart threshed for Mr..
Petit Thursday and Friday.
Earl Rhoades met with a serious &C
cidsnt. His horse fell down with him
and rolled over Oh to him, bruisiDg
his ankle, so that he has to go on a
crutch.
We extend congratulations to our
old friend Bert Jay and his bride.
Some enc from Neosho county has
bought the farm known as the old
Freeman farm. Will build new
house and move on it in the spring.
Charlie Hurst has bran new team,
wagon and harness.
Andrew Snyder pulled his thresh-
ing machine In from BigCreek Friday.
w. s. Lyttle and wife were visiting
at B. X. Montgomery's, of Diamond
Sunday.
l.. B. Pearson sold 25 head of hogs
to Dave Byrum Monday.
Mrs. Grinnell of Humboldt, former
ly of Salem, is visiting her old friends
and neigh bors this week.
StIayed from the residence of Mrs.
Parker, 1-4th mile west of the Salem
school house SOW pig. weighing 90
pounds. Any information leading to
its recovery will be received with
grat.fulness.
We are having a fine fall, but it will
not last longer than November 9Th.
for there will be a big snow storm
then to cover up the remains of the
Populist party.
1t should have read last week Chas.
Palmer for constab BILE instead of EnOch
Palmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26
CARLYLE.

&C. A. Stinson IL the authorized reporter and
agent for the REGISTER at Carlyle. Those de-
string to subscribe may do so through him, aud
any assistance rendered him in gathering the
news Of the neighborhood will be appreciated
Rev. w. s. Wilson and &. +. Adj
ANS were among those who attended
the Sunday School Convention at lola
this week.
C.. A. Stinson and wife were in Mo
ran the first of the week.
George Moore has removed his
household goods from the farm he re-
Gently sold. The purchaser takes pos
session soon.
October oath being Mrs. Wilson's
birthday, most of the neiehbors took
their dinner baskets we'll filled and
helped her celebrate the day.
Harvey Arnold came home fromOk-
lahoma Saturday morning.
There was q very pleasant social
gathering at Mr.. s. f. Ryker's last
Friday evening.
Fred Funston and sister Miss Ella
came home Saturday. Fred went to
Kansas City Tuesday.
(Receired too late for last Wcck.)
Mr.. Will Cannon and family are
visiting relatives and friends.
Tital Alcorn is staying with Mrs.
Clark.
Misses Ladd and Thayer of lola at
tended church here Sunday evening.
Miss Ada McGurk is visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. ID. Christian.
Mrs. DIR. Whitaker and daughter,
Miss Nettie visited relatives here
Tuesday.
Mr.. James Sturdivan, of Garrett.
visited his daughter, Mrs. Kellogg,
tho first of the week.
The l.. NJ. s. meets at Mrs. Arnold's
this week.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26
BRONSON.

(Mrs Allie Cramet Is the authorized reporter
aud agent for the REGISTER 81 Bronson Those
desiring to subscribe may do 50 through her
aud any assistance rendered her In gathering
the news Of the neighborho0d will Be appre.
ciated.)
l.. E. Collins started Tuesday even
ing for Texas with two car loads oi
apples.
Mrs. George Miller returned home
Tuesday evening, after an extended
visit with relatives and friends In
New York.
Miss Cora Mclaughlin made bug
mess trip to Fort Scott Friday even
ing.
A. n. Andrews aud vito OF Garuett
were visiting relatives aud friends In
Tins vicinity the latter part Of last
week and returned HONS Monday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26
SOUTH MAPLE GROVE.

t0live M. Gerall is the authorized reporter
and agent for the REGISTER at South Maple
trove. Those desiring to subscribe NAV do so
through her. and anv assistance rendered her
ia gathering the news of the neigaborhuud viii
be appreciated
MIR. Frank Wood began his school
at Maple Grove Monday.
John Beeman who has been very
sick is reported as improving.
Mrs. Wicks has been on the sick list
for some time.
\ number of the children have the
whooping cough which interrupted
the Jeddo school n short time.
\. s. Gerall made a trip tn Wichita
last week TO visit his son who is at
tending school there.
Oscar Lash's parents made him a
visit last week.
III. Boyer was in Kansas City last
week. We understand his health is
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonebrake and Ira,
of Shaw, and Mr.. Wilson Hawley of
LaHarpe attended the Palmer-Raish
wedding last week.
MIR. Ably is expecting his parents
from Illinois on visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hereford OfHumboldt
spent Sunday at Albert jays.
Miss Emma Beeman began teaching
at Center Grove last week. and Miss
Ollie Gerall at Central Avenue.
Rev. White will deliver q sermon
to the children next Sunday at Maple
Grove.
Hon. j. Nj. Humphrey made an in
teresting speech at Jeddo Tuesday
night.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26

First Published Oct &c, '94)
STATE OF KANSAS, ALLES COUNTY. SIS.
In the district court for said county.
The Springvale Shoe company.
firm consisting OF Z.
stevens and w A MOsher,
partners, plaintiffs,
VS.
W. a. Grace, defendant and
\. 7. Kennedy, garnishee de
PENDANT
Said defendant ". A. Grace, will take notice
that he has been sued in the above named court
fer the sum of eighty and S5-lOO dollars being
balance due on account owing to said pl;tiuuH
by said defendant with per cent interest
thereon from October l, 1898. said account CON-
mencing on October /. 1sg3 and due in sixty
days thereafter, and plaintiff prays Judgment
in its favor aud against said defendant ". \.
for an orier 20 sell property OF said defendant
". a. Grace, located in Allen county, Kansas,
attached herein in satisfaction of said claim
aud costs of action, aud Tor order against said
A. I. Kennedy as gaTnishee per affidavit
filed must answer the petition filed therein by
said plaintiff on or before the seventh day of
december, A. 1894 or said petition will be
taken as true, and Judgment for plaintiff ia
said action for so % aud interest at rate and
from date as hereinbciOre set forth will be rend-
cred and attached property ordered sold in the
attachment therein granted will be rendered
Attest FRANK L TRAVIS. Clerk OF Cont
,. A. GARD,
47-5I Attorney for PlT
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26
PRAIRIE CENTER.

LILLIAN Smith is the authorized reporter and
agent for the REGISTER ut Prsirie Center Those
desiring to subscribe may do so through her
and any assistance rendered her in gathering
the news of the neighborhood will be appre-
ciated.l
A small child of Mr.. Miller's is quite
sick.
A. G.. Dickinson made a business
trip to NeoshO Falls the first of the
week.
Mrs. Holland, of Kansas City, is
here visiting her sister Mrs. j. w.
Johnson.
Several of the young people attend
Ell In" Women Suffrage meeting in
Humboldt on Tuesday night of last
week
4 large crowd attended the Repub-
lican meeting last Friday night, and
were well entertained by Messrs.
Pierson and Dewitt.
David BelliDger returned 10 his
farm near Burlington last week.
Josiah Wood is pressing Mr.. Hoff-
mars hay.
A few of the Dung people spent a
very pleasant evening at the home of
Collie Miller on Friday of last week
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26
PRAIRIE DELL.

tMrs. NJ. J. Bsrth is the auth orized reporter
and agent for the REGISTER at Prairie Dell
| Those desiring TO subscribe may do so through
her, and an assistance rendered her in gather
ing the news of the neighborhood will be sp
preciatsdJ
Mr.. Drake has built an addition IL
his house.
Mr.. Monfort is buying yearling
calves.
Mr.. Sheriff. is building an addition
to his barn. When completed he will
have stable room for 20 horses. By
the-way, he has a colt two years old
that never had any eyes.
Owing to serious sickness in the
neighborhood Prairie Dell was not as
we'll represented at the Horticultural
picnic at Mr. Monfort's as it otherwise
would have been.
A great deal of fall blowing is being
done.
The wheat and rye look well.
Mr.. COhoon is now on his way to
market with his horses. Mx. Sheriff.
has been pasturing them for him all
summer.
In our items Of a short time ago we
stated that a tramp passed through
here with a tobacco bag in his hand
and . pipe i'm his mouth. One of our
neighbors tells us that he was not a
tramp hut an honest man, working
ut Mr.. Fitzpatrick's sorghum mill at
nights.
Grandpa Kelly tells us his tenant
came near losing a horse a short time
ago by its falling in a well. 1t was
rescued with difficulty. 1t was not
seriously injured.
Bert Baker is still very low, but
there il hope Of his recovery.
We have been requested To say TO
the boys who have been hunting i'm
this neightoriood recently, please do
not make gaps i'm The hedge-fences,
but IL Won musi go in-i,Ie mans en-
closure go through the gate; even then
it w,uld ir,k heller 10 ask permission
Mr.. McCIelland sold &c fat hogs last
Monday.
Those who attended The A o L. w.
banquet last Monday evening were
very much pleased and edited.
Mrs. MclIenry "f Salem wants 10
rent farm.
Grandpa Kelly has gone 10 SavOn-
burg tO have ~ raneer Removed frem
his nose by DR.. Huff