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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-27
Leaf, JOucS a Co.

Spring Hats and Bonnets. All the latest
styles VIII be shown on opening days, to-
day, tomorrow and Friday 1873 Wyoming
avenue
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27

living u. >. Senator. and though ninety
two years old has not had day sickness
since 1927.
Harrison Willard, the author of 'sUnder
the Daisies. y baby Mime" and other
songs. is dead in New York.
Joseph Kirby who was U. S. consul to
Rio Janeiro for three years by appointment
of President Harrison. was at the bar of
the police court in Washington last week
on the charge of vagrancy.
Mr. Samuel Lybrand of Delaware, Ohio,
has canary bird twenty-five years old.
Lady Frances Rose Cunning has been
sentenced in London to year in the peni-
Tertiary for forging her father name
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
POLITICAL NOTES,

The Chamber of Commerce of New
York has made a poll of congress with the
following result For free silver SS,
against free silver ZIG; doubtful or not
known 50. Of the free silver men. 80 are
Republicans. 81 are Democrats, and are
Populists. The poll Of the Senate shows
this:-For free silver 80; against free sill
yer 43; doubtful @. The Virginia repre-
sentatives are-for silver 8; against silver
4; doubtful 3.
mated two degree men for tho legislature
VIM. H. Boaz, farmer, who took Master
of Arts at the University Of Virginia, and
John W. Fishburne, a lawyer, who gradu-
ated at Washington & Lee and then took
Bachelor Of Law at the University OF
Virginia.
Gen. James g Field is stumping KEN
lucky for the Populist ticket. He spoke
at Hopkinsville on Wednesday of last week
for an hour and half on the currency
question.
State Senator Mushbach, member OF
the D., D. 4 B. Institution Board, has
been renominated by the Alexandria dis.
trict Democrats for the Senate.
JAS. E. Mason of King George county
has been nominated for the Senate by the
Democrats of the Seth Senatorial district
Mr.. Winfield Liggett has been chosen
Chairman of the Democratic County Com.
mittee Of Rockingham,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
THE MISSING MURDERER.

The profound mystery that has sur
house in Lunenburg, is positive evidence
that at least one of the murderers is still
missing. Though under sentence of death
and at one time with little, if any, hope OF
escape, the two women have always posi-
lively denied any knowledge of its where
abouts. Though in the penitentiary with no
danger of her life ever being put in jeopardy
again and everything to gain by disclosure.
the third woman with equal persistence
denies all knowledge Of it. With the GER
tainty of death before him on his own con-
fession of assisting at the murder, Solomon
Marable acknowledges the receipt of but
forty dollars from a white accomplish in
the murder. and denies all knowledge of
the whereabouts Of the rest of the $500,
saying the white accomplice got it all and
only gave him his small share of forty
dollars.
1t is as clear as anything can be, that
there was another man concerned in the
murder besides Marable; and that he has
hidden the money to await the subsistence
of the hunt. The ruse of the registered
letter addressed to himself. adopted by Mar
able to account for his possession of mon
ey, but bIunderingly carried out. points to
the conclusion that the suggestor was a
white man; for an ignorant negro like
Marable would never have thought Of it.
It seems clear that the public is only at
the beginning OF the Lunenburg murder.
and that the end will be the execution of
two men instead of one, and the setting
free of the women.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


HNkUcTEE'S SALE OF PERSONAL PROP
Il EkTY.--By virtue OF a deed of trust from
mos III. Burke to AdOlph G. Stamm, dated
November 2Sth 1924, will sell at public auction
In front Of the court house In Staunton, on
Saturday, the ed day of November, 1895,
the following bar room fixtures. viz;-One coun-
ter one back bar, one tank, one mirror frame
and mirrors. one arm rail, one foot rail- one Gig
ar counfer, and one statue OF the Three Graces.
The property can now be seen at the bar room
OF John La NIB on johnson street, in Staunton,
Va.
TERMS-Cash in hand sufficient to pay the
costs OF executing this trust, and eight notes OF
$s' each. with interest from the 2Sth day OF No.
vember. 1894, and as to the residue OF the pur-
chase money upon such terms ana In such
amounts as Will meet the maturity OF and dis
charge the following notes, viz, Two notes OF
$Sn each ana ane OF $40. all dated November 18th.
!S9l, and due respectively In eleven. twelve and
thirteen months from date, with Interest. The
deferred pay ments to be evidenced by notes and
secured by deed OF trust on the property or by
approved personal security.
A. G. GORDON,
sep 27-4t Substit uted Trustee,
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS


4iRUSTEES SALE.-In execution of o dee !,
i OF trust given by Robert Criddle and wiz
to the undersigned trustee, dated July 9th, 1889
Of record in the clerks office OF Augusta coun9y
court in d. b. los, page II, default having been
made as to the two last named bonds mentioned
ia said Decd and being required SO to do by III g
holder of said bonds. Will proceed on
Wednesday, October Esd, 1895,
to sell at public auction in front OF the court
house in the city of Staunton, that certain tract
or parcel of land about OK miles N. E. from
Staunton Immediately on the jennings Gap
and Churchvile road, containing II acres and rs
poles, more or less. with the buildings and inn
provements thereon. adjoining Robert knightly
and Others and now occupied by VIM. c. Barton
and family.
TERMS-Cash sufficient to pay costs of execut-
ing the trust, any unpaid taxes, Including a
commission offs per cent. to the trustee. and
then the remainder of the debt due on said two
last bonds amounting to about s29S.l5, and the
residue upon credit of 8, II and Is months, in
equal installments, bearing interest from day of
sale, to be evidenced by the bonds OF the pur-
chaser with good personal security, retaining
title as ultimate security.
Saleat Ii O'Clock A. NJ.
WILLIAM A. BURNETT,
sep 27-4t Trustee for Rev. j. u. Donovan.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
MONDAYS NOMINEES.

The two nominees of the mixed mass
meeting on Monday are Mr.. Crawford w.
Simms and Col III. j. Williams.
MI. Simms is farmer in Middle River,
a gentleman of standing. and in politics,
with which he has had little or nothing to
do, he has been Republican, and is now a
Prohibitionist.
Col. H. J. Williams is we'll known to our
people, and has been in politics. He was
nominated and elected to the House by the
Democrats in 1891. He was candidate
for denomination in 1898 and was defeated
in the convention. He was again defeated
in an open fight for County Treasurer last
Spring by the overwhelming majority OF
1882 to 1854, nearly three to one. His want
Of strength before the people when not
backed by the Democratic party, was so
marked last Spring that it is not expected
he will add any to that of the Republican
Prohibition-Po pulist nomination which he
has now accepted.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 27. 1895.
REPUDLATES THEM.

The Richmond Times, so literally quoted
by Col. S. Brown Allen, Monday. which
advocates a change in the Walton law
will have nothing TO do with the COM
bne of Republicans, Populists and
Prohibitionists = engineered by the
former who are holding 'snon-parti-
zan'' meetings and making so-called mon
partizan'' nominations. fayoring ''honest
election laws.'' These meetings. having
modestly constituted themselves the honest
election party. have persisted In sending
reports of their proceedings to the Tunes.
In return for this touching courtesy that
paper gives them this belt over the honest
election mask that covers their face:
ssWe want to state to them now with per-
feet distinctness that the Times has no part
or lot in or with the honest elections party
Nothing has ever disguised The Times more
than the formation of that party. The Times
was getting along most satisfactorily with
its movement within the Democratic party to
reform our election laws, and if Gen. Mahone
and his honest elections party had kept OUT
of the fight we have not the slightest doubt
that the incoming Legislature would nave
done all that was necessary to make our laws
what they should be. The 'honest-elections
party however, has seriously jeopard'zec
The Times work.
1--WE want to tell these gentlemen plainly
that we have nothing in common with their
party. The Times is making its fight within
the ranks of the Democratic party, and it
will not say one word OF do one thing that
can have a tendency to lose Virginia to the
Democratic party. We hope they will all
understand, therefore, from this time that
they must make their fight in their own way.
The Times will make its fight within the
ranks of the Democratic party, and will have
nothing to do with them"
We see some Democratic journals TAX
ing the position-a very mistaken one in
our opinion-that the Democratic party
should make changes in the Walton law
but we have yet to see anything but
Republican paper advocating the Malone
Hobson- Miller party as the needed re-
former.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
The Sovereign Grand Lodge Of Odd
Fellows.

The session of the Sovereign Grand
| Lodge of Odd Fellows closed its session at
Atlantic City or Friday last The dele
gates from Virginia were DR.. D. A.
Butcher of Staunton, D. r. Stansbury of
Alexandria, and n. E. Whitehurst of
Portsmouth.
The annual report showed 1882 subor-
dihate lodges, with membership of $780,
1856; 2,61O subordinate encampments, with
membership of 134,334; 3,627 Rebekah
lodges, with membership Of $3.50;
relief paid by lodges in North America,
81, 1893. 457 go: relief paid by encampments,
$234, $40, %; by Rebekah lodges, S45, 313, 96:
total relief paid 1923 81 ,O5; revenue re-
ceivelby lodges in North Am. erica, 81.
474, 32s Ss; by encampments, S6l5, 1892 OF;
by Rebekah lodges, 1887 $40; total revenue.
rs, Al. $40 So. The report, then gives some
interesting statistics of the order from its
inauguration III North America, in 1880,
up to December 81, 1894, including
Germany. Denmark, Switzerland and Aus
tralia The limitations in subordinate
lodges were 2,012,84S; member relieved.
1902. $751; widows and families relieved.
216. IFS; members deceased in that time,
1s4,SS4; total relief paid, $67 s2s,67O Al;
total receipts, $176, 786, 2O2 60.
The statistics of real estate and homes
show an ownership in 1928 pieces of real
estate at a cost Of $50, 1857 1853 81, at pres
ent valuation of $26, 521, 724 II, making a
net increase $4,714,414 06 by the invests
ments. In addition to this the order has in
vested in homes not less than 81 ,OOO, 600
with landed possession Of not less than
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Staunton. Va, Sept 9th, 1895.
Henry Hutchinson, assignee of James A. Full
ton, Plaintiff
vs.. In chancery in circuit court OF
Augusta county.
The Grottoes Company.J. w. Blackburn
Receiver of the .Grottoes Company, ct ais, Defts,
All parties interested in the above entitled
cause pending in the circuit court of Augusta
county, TAKE NOTICE, that l, pursuant to a
decree entered in said cause on the 2lst Cay of
May 1895. SHALL my Office in the city of Staun-
ton, Va, on
Saturday, the S6th day of October, 1895,
proceed to take, state and settle the following
accounts:
LIST. The amount OF complainant's debt secur-
cd by vendors lien on the land In the bill mem
TONED;
"a. Whether all the alienees or parties other
wise interested in this cause are properly before
the court;
I'd All alien tions made by the Grortoes Com
p&ny OF the parts OF the tract OF land In COM
plalnant's hill mentioned, conveyed by James
A. Fulton and wife to the GrottOes Company.
and their respective dates OF alienation.
4th. What parts OF said tract that have been
released from the vendors lien by the holder ct
SAID lien and the value OF said parts the time
OF release, and the effect Of said release upon
e0mpainants debt.
18th. How said tract OF land should be subject
ed to tho payment OF omplainant's debt.
9TH The fee simple and annual rental value
or said tract, and together with said accounts
! shall state any other matters deemed pei tinent
by myself or required by any other party in this
cause to be stated,
j. Nj. QUARLES,
Com'r in Char Gerry Of the Circuit
sep27-1t Court OF Augusta.
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CpMMISSISSIlNER'S OFFICE,
~ Staunton, Va, Sept, rs, 1885,
Henry w. Holt, Trustee,
Mutual Annuity Co. ct ais.
All persons Interested In this Gauge, will
TAKE NOTICE. that In pm lugnGe Of decree
a. tA3 Court al HVStingG for the city Of Staunton
entered in said cause at the September term,
1895, shall at my office in Staunton, Va. on
Friday, the 1st day of Nov. 1895,
proceed: LIST. To consider the exceptions to my
last report in this caus relative to tna TSntine
fund and make report the reen;
"a. TO make further settlement of the &C.
counts Of Holt, trustee;
Sd. To report any further liabilities OF said
Mutual Annuity Co. and make any proper cor
Gtions in the liabilities already reported;
4th. To indicate the proper distribution OF that
portion OF the Tontine fund now in the hands of
Holt, Trustee, and to determine whether the
Tontine funds OF 1891 and 1892 belong properly to
the Tontine shareholders or to the general assets
Of the company; pH'4s
5th. Any other matters deemed pertinent or
required to be stated by any party in interest.
r. E. r. NELSON,
CamMisstonar Ia ChRneeFy.
Braxtop 4 BFaxtnn.
R. S. Turk, p.q. sep N-4t
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6 NO BETTER OR MORE WATCHFUL
4 REPRESENTA-

n IL.
The Amherst New Era, whose editor
has had personal observation in the matter
of Mr.. Geo. w. Koiner's merits as rep.
resentative in the legislature, has the fol
lowing editorial under the caption of ga
Good Choice" in it's issue of last Thurs
day:
The Democrats of old Augusta county
know good thing when they have it. Last
week in convention, they renominated Hon.
Geo. w. Koiner for the Legislature for the
third time, what they should have done. He
has served them faithfully of our own knowl-
edge and they seemed to realize it and reward
ed his faithful service by renominating him,
which he justly deserves and merited. We
served with him two terms in the Legislature
and know his worth. No better or more
watchful representative ever represented a
people than he. He was intelligent and level
headed and no bill passed in the House with
out its being thoroughly analysed and I'M
derstood by him. He not only did good
work for his county but the whole State If
the people of Augusta know their interests
they will keep him in the Legislature.
Were all the members of the Legislature
like G. w. Koiner we would have better leg
islation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
THE REPUBLICAN, SOW AND TIT
DEMOCRATIC CORNFIELD.

Col. VIM. E. Craig told the whole story
in few words at the court house Monday
After abiding to the long battle the Re-
publican party of Augusta had waged SIN
gle handed against the Democrats, he con-
graduated the convention that now it had
assistance and ''The Republican SOW with
her pigs would be able to break down the
fence of the Democratic cornfield and
gather up the corn" That is Just the size
of it, and the Democrats of Augusta could
have no better authority on the subject
than Col. Craig, a master spirit of his
party. and the acknowledged steerer of the
Republican SoW.''
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27

CoMMIsslaNEA,a oFFlpg,. ,o..
~ staunton, Va. Sept. %, 1895.
p. II. Trout,
vs..
Prospect Heights Land Co.
j. II. Taylor, ex'or, etc.,
w.
eHMS,
All persons interested In tha above styled
causes will TAKE NOTICE, that In pursuance
ofa decree OF the Court OF Hastings for the CITY
OF Staunton. entered at the July tere,, 1895,
shall ut my office In etannton, Va, on
Saturday, the Goth day Of Oct. l,asas.
proceed to take, gtata ana settle an account
showing tho exact amount duo from each OF the
stockholders upon the subscription TO the cap
ital stock OF said company.
H. T. II. NELSON,
Commissioner In Chancery.
Henry w. Holt, pa. sep2T
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
The W. e. T. U. State Convention,


The annual convention of the w. C. T,
U. at Charlottesville last week elected the
following officers
Mrs. II. FL. Jones of Norfolk, renominat-
ed State president by overwhelming ma
jority.
Mrs. M. P. Fristoe, Riverton, cores
ponding secretary.
Mrs. Howard Hoge. Lincoln, recording
secretary.
Mrs. Jennie Mccoy, Riverton, Va. treas
urer,
Mrs. w. H. Peasants, Richmond, vice.
president at large.
On motion MI. M. III. II. Lee was made
member of the convention, and Mrs.
Jones came toward and pinned on his coat
a bow Of white ribbon.
Mrs. j. w. Newton. of Staunton. State
organizer, gave a most enthusiastic and
glowing report. She had travelled over 1000
miles, held 81 public meetings, II parlor
meetings, special meetings for children,
distributed over 900 pages of literature, 25
unions organized, US, 5 L. 7. LIS, with
membership of nearly 200 children. A
rising vote of thanks attested the apprecia-
ton OF the convention of Mrs. Newton
work. 1t was voted that Mrs Newton be
| re-appointed State organizer.
| CUTTING OUT WORK FOR THE FUTURE.
The report of the committee on resoIu.
lions was adopted. It contains resolutions
not to patronize grocery stores and hotels
where liquor is sold; to oppose immodest
pictures and posters, to disapprove of
women as liquor dealers, to urge all men,
bers to observe the noontide prayer, to
oppose disgusting details of crime. to con-
denim lynching, and to emphatically con-
denim the crimes leading to it, to condemn
the forcing Of liquor and opium on foreign
| nations, to ask the Legislature to place
boys and men in separate apartments in
prisons, to set apart the eleventh day Of
November as a memorial day in honor of
}. r. Moffatt, to ask the Legislature to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of cigar
cites, to ask the Legislature to make it
unlawful for intoxicants to be sold within
three squares of a school-house in city
and within four miles of aschool-house in
county. In passing these and other resol-
utlons OF like character, the convention en-
gagged in the liveliest discussions that took
place during the meeting. Nearly every
delegate took an active part in the discus
sions.
The following delegates to the National
w. e. Z. U. convention, which meets in
Baltimore this fall, were elected: Mrs. J.
w. Newton of Staunton, Mrs. &c. Payne
OF Charlottesville, and Mrs. J. Tyler Jones
OF Richmond, on the part of the Y s.
The next meeting of the State conyer-
ton will be held at Luray.
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TRUsTEEs' SALE OF VALUABLE MEK-

TRUsTEEs' SALE OF VALUABLE MER-
i CHANT MILL.
AS substituted Trustees in deed of trust exc
cuted by VIM. Blackwell and M. E. Blackwell
hiG wife on 8th day of September, 1892 of record
in the Clerks Office of Augusta County Court in
Deed Book No. III. Page $50, the undersigned at
the request of the beneficiary Will sell at public
auction in front of the Court House in Stanton,
Virginia, Saturday. October IL, 1885, at II O'Clock
M, that certain tract or parcel OF land contain
ing loN acres situate and lying on both sides of
South River about one mile above Waynesboro.
Augusta county, Va, together with the water
right, Merchant Mill and fixtures, mill Machin-
cry new of Roller Process and been in use only a
short time), and all other buildings and appur-
tepances thereto belonging, known as the
"Globe Mills" property
TERMS-Cash in hand sufficient to pay the
cost of executing the trust and the amount
then Of the bond secured viz. s2.52S.el and the
residue of the purchase money in three equa
annual installments, payable in one, two, and
three years from date of sale, with interest, the
purchaser giving bonds, the title to be made TO
the property and said deferred payments to be
secured by deed Of trust lien On the property.
NJ. N. BRADLEY,
w. L. LUSH BAUGH,
w. B. MECH EaNEY.
SQbatituted Trustees.
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published every Friday. Price $l.5o per year
cents for six months, and 40 cents Tor monIne
Invariably in advance.
Transient advertisements 12H cents per line
each insertion and ~ cents each insertion there-
after. Contracts for longer terms mace al LII
counter.
Local circulation in Augusta. RockDridge, hockn
am. Allegheny, Highland and Bath Counties.
Gives general and local news; stories ana mis-
elIany; reliable commercial reports.
n. c. TINsLEY,
A. 8. MORTON.
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Staunton vindiCator
FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. q, 1895.
LOCAL.
ADVERTISEMENTS IN TO-DAY's vINDI.
GATOR.

The Fall season has opened, and the
Staunton stores are full of the newest and
latest goods-for both women and men. 1t
is the time to get the pick in the way Of
women's dresses and mems clothing.
They are advertised below, as is everything
for farm, field and home. You should read
the list:
Agricultural Implements & Co. Baker
& Brown.
Business Colleges Business College
Humphreys Il Hiner, Principals Duns-
mOre's Business College, j. e. Dunsmore,
Principal.
Boots and Shoes.-McH. Holiday, Crowle
Building.
Books and Stationeay-Frank Holt, Crowle
Building. Caldwell. Sites & Co.
Carriages.-Jno. M. Hardy & Son.
Clothing. L. Barth & Co., j. A. Hutche-
son. Merchant Tailor. A. Loeb & Co. The
Weinberg One-Prce Clothing Co.
Collector OF Accounts.-John A. Noon, City
Constable
Drugs.-B. F. Hughes.
Dentists-Dr. Marshall o. Burkholder, 1903
West Main Street
OfS 0o0"S.-o. v. BISHOP; Inc Bee live
Store.
Fertslazers-James E. Graham. Reeves
Gait Jas. II. Blackley. Baker & Brown.
Fire ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fire & Marine
Company, E. j. Cushing & Co., Crowle
Building.
Groceries, Bowling, Spots & Co., (whole-
sale) Hoge Hutchinson (wholesale) John
Whitlock, d. A Sniteman, w. Ii. Brew &
20. A. M. Cupp. Watts & Shaw.
HoteIs.-The Virginia Hotel, J.. e. Scheffer,
Proprietor.
Jeaoelry.-H. L. Lang
Lsoery.-S. T. Thornburg, r. A. Clemmer.
Lao Fsrms.-Pratt & Kerr, j. M. Ouarles,
Jno. N. Opie, Alex F. Robertson, r. E. r,
Nelson. j. NJ Perry. j., j. L. & r. Bum
gardner.
Land Soles.-Sept Esd, in front of court
house, house and lot in Waynesboro; So acre
| tract OF land near Fishersville, and a 29sl
acre tract
Oct. 9Th, in front of court house. 1913 acres
on Little Calf Pasture River in Augusta.
Oct. 10Th, in front of court house, 1917
acres, one mile from Waynesboro.
Malhaerg.-H. Summerfeld, at "Palais
Royal" Main street.
fla1na6sng and gas .ttttsng.-J. J. Kilgalen.
PAotograpAs.-H. Dunbar Murray, j. II.
Landes. A. L. Hook, E. Berkeley
1o5occo.-Royal Colors
1ombsto4es and Cemetery aoork.-The Mar
quis Marble Co
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
RECIPROCAL COURTESY

While Col. S. Brown Allen, Republican,
was complimenting the Richmond Times
at the court house meeting, Monday, as one
of the most honest, able and brilliant jour-
mails of Virginia, that journal was editori-
ally announcing "that nothing has more
disguised the Times" than Col. S. Brown
Allen and his co-laborers in the honest
elections farce. 1t looks like the Colonel
would have to reform the Times as well as
the election laws.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
TWELVE IRA INLESS DAYLIGHT
HOURS.

We wonder if there is another city the
size of Staunton in the country, located on
the main stem of a trunk line like the &. q
o., which has twelve hours OF daylight
with nopassenger train from one direction
Still it is fact that from Ais A. M. to 4
P. NJ. no passenger train arrives here from
the East-nOt train from the East in the
business hours OF the day. Surely our
Chamber of Commerce can find in this a
good subject for an earnest representation
to the railway authorities.