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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-17
Cross Keys. July.

EDITOR UNION TINES During
the past week we have lad heavy rains
and wind storms. doing ,on':Gc able
damage to crops, much corn having been
blown down and overlooked br the high
waters.
Yesterday about noon there WAS Il
wreck OH :. A. L.. near Coffee Mount
ain. Freight engine and all cars were
derailed, but no one hurt. Al trains
were delayed several hourS. The wreck
was cleared about IL: 30 l,t i. m. and
all the trains are now on schedule l!niv
The old members of the Farmers Nh
ance met Saturday and had Il rcurGaniZ,-
ton and will now have their regular
meetings.
Rev. J. III. Crosby preached an ah!c
sermon at the school house Sunday morn
ing: lie will preach his next sermon j!
the new and handsome Baptist Church
that is now nearing completion.
Miss Shields, Of Columbia, is visiting
the family of Mr.. Cole i.ylcs.
Miss Jessie Hicks. of Union. is in or
town stopring.at Mr.. W. *. Thomta.
Miss Sims, of Columbia. hauyhirr =.
Col. Robt. Sims, is visiting Mr.. J H..
Welch.
Miss Bessie Davidson. Gnr of Ch"stcy'S
beautiful and most charming youn" lN,Ic,
is visiting the Misses Hill.
Mr.. {. J. Terrell. who has been rrii;v-
ing Mr.. w. B. kinraid, Southern Agent
ut this place. returned to Columbia sat
urday, Mr.. Nmcaid having resumed duty
after Il trip to his old home in Wr,tcru
North Carolina. lIAi:u.
Carlisle, July IT.
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FROM CROSS KEYS.

EDITOR UNION TIMES:-It is not
often that we Sce anything in your
columns from this corner of oiir county.
Our people are quiet and orderly. No
blind tigers. mad-dogS. or rattle snakes.
not even Il dog eating whang doodle to
inirSt our community. or molcSt our
sweet SlumlcrS.
Ours is a smaller section. with churches.
schools and pray meetings, where the
pure gospel is preached. and where we
worship God under our own vine and
fig tree. Therefore we have no cold
blood murder story to relate. neither Il
shocking lynching account To give. Our
people are civilized if they are not all
Sanctiiicd. They do not gather Il mad
mod and snatch mp Il fellow man whether
guilty or not guilty and hang him
up To the first limb. and then riddle his
body with bullets
But We have something better To tell
Our kind Heavenly Father has sent
copiouS showers of rain; the crops have
been we'll cultivated. and they are fine
and promising.
Our orchards are laden with delicious
fruit. melons are plenty. ripe and sweet,
and although We are quite busy now
laying 10y or crops. getting ready for
our protractcd meeting that is To
commence at our church. i'adgctt'S
Creek next Sunday the 10Th inst, during
which meeting we are PRAYING and
hoping that the church may I've greatly
revived and many loSt souls saved.
y large number Uf ullr citizens laid
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! I/E NATIONAL DE.NO.
CRIIIC TICKET.

We suppose by this time nearly
every voter in the United States
knows. who arc the standard bearers
of the Democratic party, for the mo-
mcnt"us campaign Of 1896. We will
name them for fear some of our read
crs do not know. They are VIM. J.
Bryan. of Nebraska. and Arthur
Scwall, of Maine. Vim. J. BRYAN
made a reputation in Congress several
wears ago aS an orator, advocating
the Wilson tariff bill. and as SUI
porter and lieutenant of Richard
Park. Bland i'll the free silver cause.
lie is a LAWYER. and the editor of the
Omaha World. lie is bright man
and very magnetic one; he captur-
cd the Chicago convention and consc-
Iucntlv. the nomination, by mag
nlficcnt speech he made in the cnnvcn-
ton. Jlc is acknowledged bv almost
most by almost everyone to be a great
orator. lie is on V thirty six wears of
age. married and very handsome.
There is nothing to be brought against
his character. He was born in ILL
noiS. of virginia parents. both of
which circumstances are in his favor.
In our judgement he is decidedly the
strongest and most available canij
date the convention could have nomi
mated. Scwall. the man nominated
for Vice President has no political
history that We know of beyond be-
ing the Chairman of the Democratic
party of Maine. and has been the
same for years. He is large ship
owner. bank president and railroad
man of large means. He was u
member of the convention. lie is IA
hlmctalliSt. His record is clean.
81. we have nominated two clean and
honest men. but in our judgement,
from the signs ofthc times, it is going
to take a terrible effort to elect them.
If We Judge correctly from what We
sec and read it is rot to be Demo
cratic and Republican fight, but "A
free silver and anti-frcc silver fight.
We arc astoundcd at the number of
Democratic papers North, South and
West that have stated that they will
not support the nominees nor the
platform. When staunch Democrat
ic papers and sensible ones refuse to
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The State campaigncr> will soon
be in Union and along with them,
comes the gallant little General of
the State militia. John Gary Watts.
The General has received some hard
punches at the hands of Richbourg.
his opponent, but he accepts them
with grace and stands them like Il
Roman. Richboury charges the
General, among other things, of
being drunk on Il certain occuSion.
The General like the little man that
nc Is. acknowledges the corn and
offers nothing as pallation of this
great crime (:) onl y that he drank Il
little two much on this auSpicious
occasion. and that all men are liable
to crr. Richbourg will have to change
his base and hatch up something else
against this most popular State official
if Pc expects such things to put him
in Ssfhcc.
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PICNIC At GDRDDN> BRIDGE.
There will Il" picnic at Gp.ol".S
bridge on the 2ia inst. All t!!r'anhiI&t. :
are expected To b. p!r,"u' IN a.,~,
are invited to come and "Nrlyiniy -
qucStcd to b!iu" we'll flied basket.
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Il SLLLESI'/ON.

EDITOR UNION TIMES: - We
think that North Pacolct should
have the naming of one of the mem
bcrs of the Legislature for the next
two years and We respectfully V Sug-
ScSt G. W. WhiScnant. of Wilkins
vile, as the man to represent us.
VOTERS.
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SuBCRIBEES to the Cotton States
Exposition that was to have been
held in Chicago have been refunded
their subscriptions less eight per
cent. We regret very much that
this exposition was not held. as VIC
are satisfied it would have helped
the South very much, and We still
hope it will be held at some future
,lav.
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July Is, 1896.
ATTENTION DEMOCRATS.

The Democrats of each Township
will assemble at their respective
meeting places on Saturday. July
18th, at , o'clock, p. M. for the pur-
pose of enrolling themselves as
Democrats, according to the consti-
tuition of the party. No one will
be allowed to partici pate i'll the APP
preaching primary unless his name
is enrolled on the club list five DAYS
before the primary election August
10Th, 1896. Govern yourselves ac-
corlinsly. BY order of the Exccu-
tive Committee.
J. NJ. GREER.
County Chairman.
:. S. STOKES. Secretary.
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ETTI LANE ITEMS.

-
OF damage to crops and land in this
section. The bridge at Thomson
mill was carried over the dam by the
freshct last week and is now lying in
the ford of the creek below the mill,
completely obstructing it.
Several petty cases arc now pend
ing before our Magistrates court.
Rev. T. J. Brock will preach at
Abingdon Greek church next Sabbath
10Th inst.
Some sections of our country arc
still suffering from the effect of whoop-
ing cough.
Crops are looking fine where they
have escaped the high water and
fierce wind.
Our people arc getting well mixed
up on politics, and the woods are get
ting full of candidates.
The chain gang is doing some good
work in this section now. But much
more still remains to be done.
We arc having plenty of watermcl-
ons now. The fruit crop is generally
good and the leisure seasons is expect
cd to bring several pleasant occasions
with it.
For. big tales and Dragging, our
section can beat the rest of the county,
| verify believe. In fact We are
headquarters when it comes to this
part.
Farmers have gone to chopping
through their cotton this morning.
The cotton crop has in some places
been greatly benefited by the recent
rains.
Some people are very inquiSitive
to know what Mr.. II. J. Hughes was
doing in Cross Keys last week. Well,
that is not cvcrybody's business.
This Is election year, YOU know. and
Uncle JEFF is candidate.
Since the frcshct and the dcstruc-
ton of the Thomson : mill bridge. VIC
have had no mail from Union. We
hope the county will soon sec it's
chance to restore us our outlet and
that the line of communication will
be resumed at once.
The Salem people expect to observe
Thursday of next week, the 23d inst
as childrcnS day and the people
generally are invited to attend.
especially does this invitation extend
to THE TIMES editor and staff of
correspondents. The ladies' are re-
IurStcd to bring their baSk cts well
filled and cheer the occasion with
their glorious presence. We can't get
along without them.
Some of om country people
attended the reunion of L. c.
vs.. ut Richmond Va. and all report
a fine time. Of one thing | can
speak with candor and pride that all
of them, so far as know did exactly
what we wanted them To dn. show
that they were gentlemen. Nobody
got drunk or diSordcrly that | know
or have heard Of Camp Giles was
well represented and we had much
to be proud of and but little of
anything to regret. Owing to matters
over which | had no control have
been unable to meet the TIMES
readers with my letter for several
weeks but from now onward | expect
t" give them a weekly letter.
Mr.. III. II. Estes is still on the
sick list He is improving very slow
ly. His friends have some hopes of
his recovery. NoX.
Etto lana I,,l,. II
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ADV ERTISEMENTS
Friday, July IL, 1896.
NOrICE.

All correspondents of TIE TIMES
will please send in their communica-
tions by Monday of each week if it is
possible.
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Barbecue.

We will giyca fins, cia>, ha.n. rr.. ~
Grindall Shoals oh Tur~,la,. jul =. l,.,5
The public and cImLi,imr> arc invited.
30 It N\\tEN C\iI.r,>
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B.A ARBEl' f..
Goshen Hill, July 13.

Oliver EavcS. Glenn Garner and
Gill Fowler will give ir>t-cln<~ bar
bccuc at Jonc>villc on Saturday.
July 10Th. All candidates are in
vitcd-wc will have speaking on
that day.
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The subscription list Of the Union
Times Is increasing every day.
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FEATHERB0NE CORSET.

It's in thc know it's advertised in all the standard
magazines and becomes and more popular every day
II have them in the misses If you haven't tried
"FE-l/I/ERBO-NE yet it will pay you to investigate.
The Newtown bee., 1896-09-25
MONROE.
PERSONAL BRIEFS.

E $. Olmstead was called to Bridge port, one day last week, on jury duty.
 Miss Ida Stone has returned from Bennett's Bridge, where she has been visiting her brother, Frank Stone.
 Ernest W. Sherman has been doing carpenter work for Julius Hurd.
 Miss Mabel Renton has entertained friends from Bridgeport.
 W. H. Joyce and family spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs Ernest Sherman.
 Miss A. Paine, who has summered at pr J. c. Stevens, has returned to her home in Bridgeport.
 Miss Beach of Trumbun has visited Miss EIma Stevens.
 Harmony Grange hold their last meet ing on Monday evening, September 21, at which time the first and second de- grees were conferred.
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~
 WASHINGTON.

c. N. Beach of Church Hill extends his tenderest sympathy to the "swine'' who took those largest melons from his patch the other night.
 s. A. Anderson of Romf0rd lost one of his best horses. He was obliged to kill it in consequence of inquiries re- ceived when running in the field at- tached to some farm implement.
 F. F. Clark is shipping wood by the car load to Holmes, Booth & Hayden of of Waterbury.
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harmful to the system. By adhering honestly and conscientiously to their formula, the manufacturers of Roy al Baking Powder have establish ed for it a reputation that has made it, as it were, great staple. It is a boon to the housewife and the cook, and a re- proach to all that would adulterate food products in any manner, shape, or form.
 In short, it is a perfect baking powder, in that it combines the highest Ieavening power attainable with purity in the high est degree,
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"New lIayen's Popular Store. . EVEN MCINTYRE
 &. CO.'S,
The Best Goods, at the Lowest Prices in America, Are What
 We Advertise and Sell.
WE POSlTIVEI Y

Mean to do the largest business in oul career this fall. Past records will be echpsed; greater Bargains will be of fered; business will be animated witt the most phenomenal low prices evey recorded. All departments are guard ed with our small profit policy, all goods are marked at such unparaIlel ed low figures that students of values will plaiI ly see the necessity of trad ing at McIntyre's We start the sea- son with the largest stock Of Dress Goods and Silks to be fou d. We open the season with the most superb as s0rtment of merchandise that can be found even in the largest Metropoli- tan stores. This weeks Bargains will give an idea of our Fall policy SILKS
 Grand opening of Fall Silks, the
 latest designs, at prices that will
 be appreciated EXTRA GOOD
 All Silk Black Brocades, worth
 75c, S1 and S125.
 We Ctfer at soc, 75c, S1. VERY STYLISH
 And new English made all silk
 Fancies, at soc yd. AND A SUPERB OFFERING
 of Fancy Silks at 75c yd, THE MOST GORGEOUS
 Display of Colored Satin Brocades
 ever shown under 1 90, we display
 at S1.
 Return Railroad Tickets given to purchas- CTS of $10 worth of goods within a radius of 30 miles. Quick mail order service. Telephone I035.
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FAIRFIELD.
HoYDEN's HILL AND VICINITY.

HOYDEN's HILL AND VICINITY.
 Mrs Weisner .is ssomewhat better. She has been suffering with chills and fever.
 A large company from Bridgeport came up to c. Johnson's, recently, to help him celebrate his forty-ffth birth day.
 There was an old time barn-raising at F.. B. Sherwood's, the 11th, when 30 or more came to participate in the raising. Quite a company of ladies and children were also present. Later all partook of a collation., which was set out on the lawn.
 James c ark is away on his vacation.
 Miss Josie Bennett of Brooklyn was across the hill on a new wheel, recently.
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WESTPORT,
4 HOUSEHOLD MIME
ROYAL BAKING POWDER AND THE SECRET
 OF ITS SUCCESS.

ROYAL BAKING POWDER AND THE SECRET
 OF ITS SUCCESS.
 "Royal Baking Powder" is 8 house hold word pretty much the civilized world over, and the article itself has be- come necessity in thousands of families in nearly every civilized country. Much of the success of this splendid prepara- tion is due to iudicious advertising, but in greater degree it's success is due to the fact that it is exactly what it is represented to be. One of it's great recommendations is it's high leavening power. That, of course, appeals 10 every housewife. It secures light bak- ing with the least amount of attention and trouble. It can be counted upon. But it has virtue beyond that-its virtue of virtues in the fact that it is ''absolute- ly pure.' Royal Baking Powder contains nothing deleterious. It can be used with perfect confidence, and with the certain. ty that, so far as it is concerned, the bak. ing will be thoroughly wholesome. Il has been subjected to the most searching analyses, and pronounced free from in purities or chemical ingredients that are
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BROOKFIELD.
PERSONAL CHAT.

PERSONAL CHAT.
 Clark, son of D. D. Joyce, will attend school in Aackettstown, N. |.
 Mrs Henry Lake has entertained friends
 Mrs Thompson, accompanied by her son John, has visited relatives in Dan- bury.
 School in District No. 7 commenced Monday, September II, Miss Bertha Hatch is the teacher.
 John Mcdonald of the Jones house at the Junction, won the "loving cup'' in the walking match at the annual fat mons clam bake. MT Mcdonald tips the scales at over 32O pounds.
 Miss Comes from Danbury is the teach CT at the West Iron Wolks school and Mis- Kane at East Iron Works.
 Miss NJ. E. Camp and Mrs William Parker were guests of friends on Pump kin Hill, one day last week.
 E. $. O'Deu has been doing carpenter work for Smith Cunning, the past week. Mrs Jennie Mangum is with MT Barnum's family in New Fairfield.
 E. s. O'Dell has a horse with a badly bruised foot.
 The new road at the junction has been fenced in until accepted by tho town. J. s. Mcdonald of Waterbury has spent couple of weeks with the land lord at the Jones house.
 Mir and Mrs E. Montrose were guests of Mrs R. A. Garfield, the fore part of the week.
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LitchfieId County News.
NEW PRESTON.
A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS.

| A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS. jured by a fall, which it is feared will make her a cripple for weeks. Mrs J. D. Cramsey last week made 8 misstep on her cellar stairs which precipitated her to the foot thereof and made her a suf- ferer during the last three days of last week. She is now much better.
 Thomas Renfrew co nmenced filling his siIo, last Friday, and will finish the job, this week, with his men. The growth of his corn, this season, exceeds that of last year. His silo is the first filled about here.
 B. c. Norris has taken Mir Renfrew as an example and his: property can boast also a siIo for this years crop, which has proved to Mir Renfrew such a saving of hay.
 George Archer and family of New York arrived at George C. Hopkins, last Friday, for their usual annual stay.
 Frederick Whittlesey and daughter of New Britain were in town, last week.
 Mrs c. E. Beeman, with her son and two daughters, passed last week at Mill ford Point for rest and refreshment.
 Mir Ethridge of Thomaston, as county health officer, visited Dr R. H. Marcy of this place and remained with him at Mrs A. E. Corning's, last Saturday and until Sunday morning. MT French of Thom- aston accompanied Mir Ethridge.
 Mrs Dayton Burnham entertained the girls of her Sunday school class st her home, last Friday afternoon and evening.
 Mrs Augusta Pease bade adieu to her sisters and Mrs L.. NJ. Sperry tor the sea- son, last Friday morning, and intends to pass the most of the coming winter again in New Haven.
 Mrs Julius M. Snow arrived home on Wednesday of last week from a visit to her relatives near East Canaan.
 John H. Ferris and Sherman Cogswell, IT,, are this week making necessary re. pairs to E. H. Beardsley's barn.
 Sherman Cogswell, while boasting o1 having the largest tomatoes raised here has beets that beat all other beets to be found in this section in size and quality In whatever he undertakes he tries zeal ously to excell.
 Mrs George Mooney and daughter. O New York is passing the present montl at J. B. Stillson's, and 80 well pleased ii she with her host and hostess, she ha engaged her room and board there fo next summer.
 On account of school duties Prof Lyol and family felt obliged to leave MT Still son's, last week ,and return to their hom at Bridgton, N. J., but promised to com back next season earlier and stay muc longer. TEE BEE shout 3 have stated last week that David instea f of A. J. stillson of Ansonia was visitin t at J. B. stillson's.
 g Rev Evan Evans exchanged pulpiti last Sunday morning, with Rev MT Ran ! sey of Worthwhile. The theme of Rev M
 Ramseg's discourse was Sacrifice, tal k ing for his text "Behold, the Lamb {
 God.
 7 Seth Taylor, IT., was unfortunate, Ia
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church meeting at Easton Center, last week.
 Rev J. H. Kimban of Nashua, N. H.. was in town, Friday, calling on old friends.
 Charles Nichols has had his carriage vanished by Stephen Chase.
 Misses Laura Dowd and Florence Field spent Saturday night with Mrs Wilbur Jennings on Burr street,
 Mrs c. R. Nichols is much worse than she was. Her daughter has been caring for her.
 Horace Lyon of Stratfeld was a guest at Charles Nichols, Sunday.
 Quite 8 number from this place attend ed the immersion at the Baptism church, Sunday.
 Mrs Emma Carr with her aunt, Mrs Bartram of Black Rock, are spending a time in Newtown.
 Miss Laura A. D0wd expects to visit friends in Clinton, this week.
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If you have ever seen little child in the agony of summer complaint, you can realize the danger of the trouble and appreciate the value of instantaneous re- lief always afforded by DeWitt's Collie & Cholera Cure. For dysentery and diar- rhoea it is a reliable remedy. We could not afford to recommend this as a cure unless it were cure. E. F. Hawley New town; s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B Blakeman, Botsford; B. Haw'ey & Co.,, Stepney.
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NEW MILFORD.

Ground has been broken for the new house of Mrs Charle Crohmer. Sherman & Mullen have the contract.
 MT and Mrs B. c. Bowers of Worthwhile are the happy parents of son, born last week Wednesday.
 Willis DeMusey drove to Torrington, last Thursday, making the round trip of 50 miles in seven and one-half hours.
The Newtown bee., 1896-09-25
SHERMAN,
PERSONAL CHAT.

Sherman was well represented at the New Milford flair, goodly portion of our towns-folks being in attendance the second day.
 Mr and Mrs Henry Stevens and little son, of Patterson, were the guests of Charles Mallory for one night, and left the next morning for Washington, where they will visit relatives.
 The Center school house has been re- ceiving new coat of paint.
 Dr Frost has been visiting at Frank Hungerford's.
 Miss Fannie Hamilton of Waterbury
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Fairfield County News
EASTON,

1 A DELIGHTFUL CHURCH GATHERING.
 The very interesting church meeting held in the Congregational church, We'd nesday afternoon, September lG, was greatly enjoyed by all present. First a report from the clerk of the church, $, B. Turney, was given, then reports from the clerk of the society, Dea Nichols {; president of the |. P. s. c. E Mrs M. k. SiIliman; president of the Ladies Mission society, Mrs T. w. Turney {; pre- .dcnt of the Ladies Enterprise soci- ety, Miss Turncy. To the church roll cul G espondcG. Addresses were made b} r,mer pastors, Rev J. H. kimball and Rev F. P. Aver. Letters were read from Roy Mr Futile and Mir Backus. Words of 1r.r.ing from the Methodist brother, R,V Mir Rollins, and Rev Mir Whipple of Christ church, after which a collation was served at Academy hall. Many thanks are due Rev C. c. Merrill for his untiring efforts to make the meeting success. The church was prettily trim med and looked exceedingly well with the bright new carpet lately bought of Mcssrs Downer X Edwards of Bridge port, who besides giving satisfaction in making and laying, made special reduc- tion in prices
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Friday, near New Preston station, in be- ing thrown from the milk wagon. The horses left the wagon after it had ran over Seth's hip. D. Marcy was called and made him as comfortable as possible and he hopes shortly to be sound as ever again. The horses escaped injury and reached home some time before Seth.
 William Murphy suffered the loss of good cow, last Saturday night, from milk fever.
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SUMMER COMFORT

is very materially enhanced if ,One has plenty of water for every use-house, gar den, lawn, stock, and if one can enjoy ride through our beautiful country, in a comfortable vehicle. you are not pos sessed of these blessings, which may be very easily and cheaply obtained, call on me.
 Underground streams of pure water are everywhere, if you only endeavor to reach them, unfaning, bountifu1. A few days work on my part will secure this comfort for you.
 have fine lot of ?. and 6 passenger vehicles, stylish, finely finished, cheap. I shall be happy to make them yours.
 also have a fir e lot of Harness. Agrf- cultural Goods are a part ot my stock.
 Lots of rye bran for sale,