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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31
A Picturesque Country.-Our reader,

A Picturesque COuntry.-Our readers
will be interestedin the following descrip-
tion OF the surrounding country taken
from a railroad folder. The story is
entitled "a Trip to Lake Champlain,"
and the reader begins at Lunenburg.
"The train crosses the Connecticut river
to the beautiful highland hamlet of
of Lunenburg, with its summer boarding
houses, and series of the noblest views
Of the White mountains. Passing along
the edge of the silver shining Miles pond,
and by the drowsy hamlets of Concord,
at East st. Johnsbury, the Passumpsic
river is met, and followed down to the
great village of st. Johnsbury, one of the
future cities of Vermont. Here the Pas
sumpsic division is crossed and leaving
the terraced hills and pretty villas of the
to Danville Green. The last named vii
lage is famous for it's vast and magnih-
cent view Of the mountains of New
Hampshire; and, indeed, from many
points along this line of railway there
are remarkable and inspiring prospects
of the Presidential Range, the Fran
conias and other great peaks. AS the train
swings around the long horseshoe
curves turning again and again upon
ITSELF this magnificent group of noun
tains appears first on one side and then
on the other. In the nineteen miles from
st. Johnsbury to Walden, the line ascends
eight hundred feet.
"At Greensborough Bend, the line
makes grand curve of seven miles to
gain one mile, like some of the Pennsyl-
vania railroads grades in crossing the
Allegheny mountains, where it is said
that the engineers and rear brakemen
can shake hands while swinging around
the bends
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PERSONALS.

Mrs. Carl McClay is sick with typhoid
fever.
Rev. M. Atwood will preach at East
Haven next Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Morrill, of Amherst, Mass,
is visiting at DR.. ]. H. Smiths.
Mrs. Anna Peabody and daughter are
visiting friends in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. w. L. Kinney and Miss Isabel
Kinney are at Old Orchard Beach.
Mrs. w. P. Smith is attending the
Moody conference in Northield, Mass.
Miss Josephine Simpson spent last
week in Danville, enjoying a much needed
rest.
Alexander Dunnett has been taking a
well-earned vacation at his cottage at
Groton Pond.
Sidney J. Lsk of Clifton Springs, New
York, has been visiting the past week at
Mrs. S. T. Brooks.
Miss Mabel Carpenter left Saturday
tor Charlotte, where she VIII spend TWO
weeks visiting friends.
Postmaster Bundy and family have
been spending the past week at their cot
tage at Lake Morey in Fairlee.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Boynton and
daughter, and Albert Balch and family
leave for Ogunquit, Maine, on Saturday.
Mrs. E. E. Carr and Mrs. ]. A. Dexter,
accompanied by friends from Battle
Creek, Mich, left Tuesday for Peake's
Island.
Charles S. Ward and family of Grand
Rapids, Mich, are visiting friends aud
relatives. Mr.. Ward is secretary of the
Grand Rapids Y. M. c.. A.
B. Marshall, Academy '93, has been
awarded the Dartmouth college scholar
ship of $3.50 Mr.. Marshall graduates
from Dartmouth next June.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Balch gave re-
ception in their fine new house last even
ing in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Balch of Marshallto own, Ia, and Mrs. o..
B. Johnson of Tyngsboro, Mass.
Miss May Ranney, clerk in H. H. Carr's
store, is spending two weeks vacation
at Cottage City, on the Maine beach.
She was accompanied by her nephew,
Ralph Sulloway.
Prof. Putney and daughter Ellen left
Tuesday for Monticello beach and Mrs.
Putney will Join them in few days. Mr..
Putney will probably take years rest
before entering upon new engagement.
Miss Emerson, teacher of English lit
erature in the Academy, has resigned her
position to accept an engagement in the
Norwich, Conn, High School. Miss
Emerson was an accomplished teacher
and extremely popular with the students.
w. A. Smith and wife left town last
week Wednesday on their tandem bicy-
Gle, visiting friends in Wheelock, Barton,
Glover and stopped day at Willoughby
reaching here last Monday. Tandem
wheels seem to be just the thing for such
a trip as that and they getting more
popular every day.
Charles H. Horton and E. A. Silsby at
tended the festival of the New Hampshire
Musical association at Weirs the past
week. F. w. Bancroft of Montpelier
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An Eight Pound Trout.

Lake at Greensboro contains the biggest
trout in Vermont, and last Friday Prin-
cipal Whitehil of Randolph landed a
trout that weighed eight pounds and
five ounces. This is only toar ounces less
than the big trout which B. H. Sanborn
of Boston took out of the pondla year,
and is the largest fish that has been
caught in the lake this season. 1t took
Mr.. Whitehill about Is minutes to land
his prize, and in the meantime the fish
got tangled up in the anchor Of the boat,
and the anchor had to be raised before
the fish could be taken into the boat
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Attractions at Alton Bay.-Alto

Attractions at Alton Bay. Alton
Bay is one of the most delightful places
for sojourn, and when the campmeet-
ings are in session there is an endless va
riety of attractions too numerous to
mention. From Aug. I'd until Aug. 31st
the campmeeting will be held this year,
and talented array of speakers is an
nounced. Reduced rates are given by
the Boston s, Maine railroad from all
stations, the tickets being good on above
dates, and good returning until Sept I'd.
Information may be obtained at ticket
Offices regarding rates, etc.
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gave one of his popular lectures and DR..
Carl Duff of New York, who was engag-
ed to sing in the St. Johnsbury festival,
made a great hit as baritone sooist.
DR.. Frank J. Gale, who came here last
spring from the New York Homeopathic
College and Hospital and opened an Of
fee at 105 Railroad street, has removed
to Mr.. F. V. Powers house, 26 Portland
street.
Wallace Hartman has been transferred
by the American Express Co. to the New
London Northern railroad where he will
work as railroad express messenger.
Mr.. Richards, who held this position
before, takes Mr.. Harriman's place here.
Mr.. Hartman has been most obliging
and popular expressman and his many
friends wish him continued success.
Miss Elsie Bowman who left st. Johns
bury about couple of years ago to
teach school in Brookhaven, Miss, has
DSeU C0OStD llISI dSSiolduI vi luS DOSuS
Chitto Academy in that state. Miss
Bowman has well earned her promotion
and the little school in Brookhaven
which she has brought up to d high
standard of excellence will miss her as
she begins her new duties next fall in an
other town.
The last Outlook contains a fine pic
ture Of Abbott Academy at Andover, to-
gether with a portrait Of its principal,
Miss Watson, who is spending the sum-
mer in st. Johnsbury. Draper Hall, one
of the school buildings, caught fire re-
Gently, but the fire was extinguished be-
fore the building was Seriously damaged.
The academy has prospered finely since
Miss Watson left St. .Johnsbury Academy
to become its principal and the number
of students has doubled.
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Band Concert The st. Johnsbury
Band give another of their enjoyable con-
certs at the court house band stand
tonight, commencing at SIS. This
is the last concert under Dr.. Bee
dies leadership and most of the
pieces are given by request. Two pieces
will be given by the Imperial Brass
Quartette. The personnel of the quar-
tette is as follows: Messrs. Batchelder,
Wright, Moore and Kent. Following is
the programme:
1. March--The Metronome Prize, Heed
2. Overture-Poet and Peasant, Suppe
3. Caprice-Magic Chimes, Herman
+. Idyll-Forge in the Forest, Michaelis
5. Hungarian Fantasia, Moses
6. Polka-Midway Plaisance, Tobani
7. Selections by Imperial Quartette--
ia. Farewell to the Forest, Mendelssohu
(b, Rondo, Bishop
8. Salvation Army Patrol Herman
8. Bay State Commandery March. Burrell
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WEATHER RECORD.
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Knights OF Pythias.

A regular meeting of Apollo Lodge No. 2,
K. p, will be held Tuesday evening, Aug.
4, 1896.
w w. HUSBAND, c. c.
HENRY w. ELLIS. X. R.. S.
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campaign songs and the Mahogany
Ouartette will also sing The St. Johns
bury band will be in attendance return
ing in season for the band concert at the
court house band STAND. Congressman
Powers of Morrisvlle will give the adj
dress, and it is unnecessary to say that
he will give an eloquent exposition of the
principles of the republican party.
LOCAL CAMPAIGN NEWS.
Gen. H. X. Ide of the state committee
has had numerous requests for speakers
for rallies in the surrounding towns and
will give his attention to the work in the
towns outside the county. Through
August there will be flag raisings at
Wheelock, Burke, Lyndonville, Hardwick
and some of the southern towns in the
county. congressman Grout has writ
ten Speaker Reed to see if he cannot
come to st. Johnsbury and if Mr.. Reed
does come we are sure that no hall in
this town will contain all the people that
will want to hear him.
A BIG RALLY MONDAY NIGHT.
The executive committee of the McKin-
ley and Hobart club have arranged for
a big rally in Music Hall Monday night
and Chairman Merrill of the state COM
mittee will send as the speaker Congress
man Mccall Of Winchester, who repre-
sents the eighth Massachusetts district
in congress. Mr.. Mccall is a graduate
of Dartmouth, class of IA, and married
daughter OF S. S. Thompson of Lyn-
donville. Congressman Mccall is fire.
quent visitor to his wifes former home
and has many friends throughout the
county who will be glad to hear him
He is one of the finest orators in Mas.
sachusetts and Music Hall will be
crowded to hear his eloquent speech next
Monday night.
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ANOTHER FLAG RAISING TONIGHT.
Summerville will have the flag raising
tonight and at about 7.30 fine new
flag will be raised. Prof. Markham Of
Brattleboro will sing some of his famous
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NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Midsummer Sale-Moore's, 81 Eastern Av.
Trustees Announcement st. ]. Academy.
Treasurer's Notice-Town of Ryegate.
Cal. Co. Grammar School-Peacham.
Popular Players-New Beers Co.
Furnished Room to Rent-21 Main st.
Northwestern Mutual Lfe-B. F. Way. Ag't
Com. Notice--A. S. Hallett's Est.
Reduced to Standardization Bus. Col
Roller Top Desk Wanted.
Teams for Job Work-M. ]. Russell.
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Meet second and fourth Tuesday in each
month in G. A. r. Hall.
N. NJ. JOHNSON Dictator.
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AS TO DIPHTHERIA.
Methods of Prevention Advised by
the State Board of Health.

The State Board of Health. in it's re-
port for November, makes some import
ant remarks on the subject of diphthe-
ria and the best means of preventing its
spread. The report says:
"Diphtheria has prevailed quite extern
sively in San Francisco and some parts
OF Southern California. There has, in
consequence been an increased demand
fdf anti-toxine. but from information
obtained it has been administered as a
curative. but not as an immunizing
agent and preventive 1t Is really more
important to prevent infection than to
cure any given case.
Epidemics in cities can be readily
stamped out by the appointment of a
few capable medical officers whose duty
1t shall be to administer ti-toxine free
for other physicians. and to see that all
who have been exposed shall have an
inmunizing dose. Many physicians are
not provided with an anti-toxine
syringe. and foolishly attempt to inject
the r%fnedy with an ordinary hypoder-
mic syringe. Then, again, too little at
tention is paid to local quarantine.
Children from rooms infected with
diphtheria are permitted to mingle with
the well. Rooms that have been occu-
pied by diphtheria patients, with all the
articles of any kind used by them.
should be disinfected by formaldehyde
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SUNDAYS COURSING.
of the Best Dogs Will be
Turned Loose.

At Agricultural Park next Sunday
there will be the best coursing stake
of the season. There are thirty two
dogs entered, all evenly matched, and
some of the best in town. The hares
are running better now than at any
time during the year, and are more
than match for the dogs. H. H. De-
vine viii judge, and s. A. Cummings
will do the slipping. The prizes will
be S25, SlA, S. 80 and S5 30. The
drawings last night resulted:
I. Williams Airship against j. An
kener's Lady r.
Heenan & Porter's Lee Stanley
against Hall & O'Neirs Red Murdoch
G. Kline's Unknown against Egan &
Hanlon's Well and Strong.
P. w. Sheehan's Banjo against NJ
H. Sheehan's Iroquois.
Hunt Bros Orange Blossom against
w. Walsh's Flyaway Girl.
Pierce & Hoefer's Gypsy Queen
against Schulz & Rought's Handspring
c. M. Grif1ths Susie against D.
Reid's Tam O'Shanter.
P. Steigler's Dynamite against J.
Stout's Lord Lonsdale.
c. Hammers Alkali Boy against
Nethercott Bros Moonlight.
Ackerson & Renwick's Village Girl
against Putney & Boylan's Maud s.
w. Hilbert's Alkai Cyclone against
Walsh & O'Connell's Cloverleaf.
P. Mitchell's Orphan Girl against
Ackerson & Renwick's Mayblossom
Nethercott Bros. Red Cloud against
I. Maloney's Old Cy.
]. Sullivan's Silver King against T.
Faltrick's Combination
Heenan & Porter's Harry S. against
P. w. Sheehan's Eva S.
Tam OShanter's Rob Roy against
Egan Hanlon's Reception.
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DUNBAR Is A SMOOTH ROGUE.
Could Get Money and Credit for the
Mere Asking.
How He Worked the ChambermaidS,
the Saloons and the
r1erchantS.

The list of j. w. Dunbar's dupes
grows bigger day by day. The Chilli
cothe, Mo-, man, whose presence is now
SO earnestly desired by the police and
the confding persons whom he swim
died here, had struck a rich lead IN
Sacramento, and he was working 1t
scientifically and successfully when his
scheme collapsed and he departed sud
denly for parts unknown.
There are cooks walters, BARRIERS,
barkeepers and even chambermaids
who are sorry they ever encountered the
gentleman from Missouri, or that they
had agreed to accept positions in the
International Hotel, which he was
about to open on grand scale. They
were all required to put up deposits
in some instances as high as $25, 1t is
said-to insure them their positions on
the 1st of January, when the hotel
would be open for business under the
Dunbar mana cement.
The cheek" of the fellow is amazing
One evening he gathered his prospective
help together, or about a dozen head
of them, and took them to a prominent
downtown saloon to treat them
Dli1ihS were CdliS0 1Ol IOI dl1 lduuS, oAio
when they had been disposed of Dun
bar said to the proprietor:
BY the way, I haven't any small
change with me tonight. Just put
these down, and I'll call in tomorrow
and SETTLE
I'VE don't do any credit business
here replied the proprietor.
No? Well, then," said the man Of
nerve, Just let me have five dollars till
Tomorrow, and I'll pay for the drinks. ;"
And strange to say that saloon man
was so hypnotized by Dunbar that he
actually took five dollars out of his till
and gave it to him-as a loan, of course.
How many more saloonkeepers were
worked the same way that night Is not
known. They are not telling jokes on
themselves.
Its astonishing remarked a citizen
yesterday, "how ready some people are
to be duped by strangers, and how crazy
they are to extend credit to men of
smooth manners when they know moth
ing of them. Here, I've lived in this
city for over quarter Of a century. /
have made and expended here among
all kinds of trades people not less than
$4,000. l don't owe $50 to-day, have
always paid my bills, and yet I'll bet a
months salary that If undertook to
get third the credit that was forced
en- this fellow Dunbar for the same
purpose he wanted it, l would get the
CLASSY eye. It's always that way"
Chief of Police Drew yesterday sent
postal cards to officers throughout the
State bearing the following descrip-
ton Of Dunbar:
Arrest for forgery j. W. Dunbar,
heavy set, Weighing about 200 pounds.
hight about feet, IL inches, rather
bright and pugilistic looking, head sets
right on shoulders, hardly any neck,
head leaning to the side, baldheaded,
smooth fat face, intelligent, and i'm
presses one as being shrewd business
man. Stated he formerly owned hotel in
Chillicothe, Mo- Accompanied when here
by small woman, with heavy dark eye
brows; looking here for an opening in
the hotel business. His game here was
doing real estate and furniture people"
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Weather Report.

The Weather Bureau report shows
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been 81 and 46 de-
grees, with gentle to fresh northerly
winds and partly cloudy weather pre-
vailing.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 90 and 80
degrees, with .04 of an inch of rain !;
and one year ago to-day 46 and 3o de-
grees, with no rainfall.
The rainfall during Wednesday night
was but a trace or a sprinkle. The high
and rising barometer, with northerly
winds, will no doubt bring us cool,
crispy weather for Christmas
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THE AUBURN STAGE HELD UP.
Il Occurred About Five O'clock Last
Evening.
Express Box Taken, But it Yielded
the Bold HighWaymen
Nothing.

. A telephone message to the Record
Union" from Auburn, Placer County,
last evening stated that the stage rum
ming between that place and George
town, Ell Dorado County, was held UP
In the hills about 5 o'clock p. m.
AT the time the message was sent no
particulars were known, except that the
Wells Fargo express box was taken,
but that it contained no specie.
It was not known how many bandits
were engaged in the hold-up, nor
whether any passengers were molested
The road runs through a lonely, wooded
country. and in past years stages Were
frequently robbed there.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: Miss Ellen Beach Yaw, Mrs.
Won Pornhoff Miss Lay, Max Dick, Los
Angeles; L. w. Andrews, Ventura; j.
L. McCulloch and wife, Miss Alice Nc
Culloch, Marion, Ind; 0. M. Goddard,
Alameda; Gustave Thalberg, New
York; George H. Runde, w. B. George,
T. l.. Hall, r. B. Todd, A. w. Thorn
ton, S. L. Jones, John S. Mitchell, T.
Silverstine, c. A. Thurston, T. r. Til
ley, San Francisco.
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
SYLLABI.

SYLLABI.
(S. F., No. 470-In Bank-Filed Decem-
ber IA, 1860
Foster, petitioner; Superior Court,
etc, respondent. Certiorari. Order ad-
judging petitioner guilty of contempt
annulled.
The provision in Section 949, by which
an appeal does not stay proceedings
upon judgment, where it adjudges the
defendant guilty of usurping or intrud-
ing into, or unlawfully holding public
office, civil or military, within this
State, authorizes the construction that
proceedings upon the judgment are
stayed when it affirms the right of the
plaintiff to any office which is not
public"
A director in private corporation
cannot be said to hold a public office.
During the tendency of an appeal the
trial court can do no act which does
not look to the holding of the subject to
the litigation just as it existed when the
decree was rendered.
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mere intruder, is sufficient to support
an action of ejectment.

(Sac., No 121-Department Two-Filed
December Is, 1860
M. J. Warren, respondent; Sarah j.
Connor and w. w Connor, appellants.
Action in trover for the conversion of
personal property. Reversed.
The evidence did not justify the find
ing of the trial court.
Where conversion is charged against
two defendants jointly, and upon trial
conversion is shown to have been made
by only one Of the defendants, judg-
ment should be rendered in favor of the
other.
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Arrest of Peddlers.

officers Talbot and Bagley arrested
Joseph Travis and B. Friedlander last
night on charge of peddling bananas
within the district prohibited by ordi-
nance. Travis brother was tried by
jury in the Police Court recently on
similar charge and acquitted, and
Friedlander has a case now pending.
which has been continued from time
to time until Judge Hinkson shall have
rendered decision as to the validity of
the ordinance under which the arrests
have been made.
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gas. This is very easily and squickly
done at slight expense. with no injury
to room or clothing, and with no objec-
tionable odor."
The total number of deaths in the
State last month was 500, a death rate
of 1.2O per 200, or Il. 40 per 100 annum.
The most fatal disease was consump-
tfon, 1876 deaths from that cause being
reported. Pneumonia resulted in 81
deaths. and 3 from la grippe.
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To be Buried To-Day:

The funeral of Logan S. Sheldon, who
lost his life by falling from a car near
Auburn the other day, will take place
at p. m. to-day from Clark's funeral
parlors on Fourth street. Deceased
was a native of Illinois and in his thir-
tieth wear
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Is. F., No. 497-Department Two. Filed


Is. F., No. 4o7-Department Two. Filed
December 10, 1860
r. /. Whelan, plaintiff; Joseph Z.
Shain, appellant; j. S. Reid, respond
ent- Action by Sheriff to compel de-
PENDANTS to interplead and set up their
respective rights to money in his pos
session under attachment Affirmed.
The debts of a partnership must be
discharged from the joint property be-
fore any portion of it can be applied
to the individual debts of the parties.
The fact that an individual creditor
obtains judgment, issues execution and
levies on firm property gives him no
right to the property as against firm
creditors, who have not obtained judg-
ment.
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GrOtenfend is All Right.

Friends Of Paul Grotenfend, the
young man recently reported missing,
will be interested in learning that he is
alive, though ill at the German Hospital
in San Francisco, and that he is in
communication with friends in this city.
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Extremely Gratified

By the many testimonials he is receiv-
ing daily, F. de Wolfe Hennah takes
this means of thanking his patrons, as
they are too numerous to thank person
ally. F. de Wolfe Hennah, Optician,
Masonic Temple
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Is. F., No. 3S6-Department Two-Filed
December Is, 1860

Geneva S. Thompson ct al, respond
ents; Harvey Wood ct al, executors,
etc, appellants. Appeal from order re-
fusing change of venue. Order reversed.
The statute does not designate any
official residence for executors, and
they are not public officers within the
meaning of Sub of Sec. 1893, G. G.
P In some States the venue of actions
against the executors of an estate is
specially declared to be where it would
have been necessary to sue the de-
ceased. There is no such law in the
State of California.
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(Sac. No. 3o-In Bank-F'iled Decem-
Der 10 1860

(Sac. No. 35-In Bank-Filed Decem-
Der 10, 1866
]. o. Byxbee, appellant; Henry
Dewey, respondent. Action to recover
value of property. Reversed, McF'ar-
land, J., dissenting.
1t Is not essential that a. traverse
should be expressed in negative words.
The averment in the answer of the con-
trary of what is alleged in the COM
plaint is equivalent to a denial.
To constitute such a change of pos
session of personal property as will
make the transfer valid against cred
itors of the vendor there must be such
a change of the apparent custody Of the
property as to indicate to the world
that a change of ownership has taken
place, and to put one dealing with the
vendor, with respect to the ownership,
upon inquiry as to its ownership.
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Shoes.

Mems Heavy Kip Buckle Shoes.
81 80: now .... S5c.
Mems b. Calf Congress and Lace. all
styles, 81 so. now 81 ID.
Mems Heavy Tap Sole Patrol Shoes
G. solesl, congress and lace, all
styles. 81 90: now. 81 43.
Boys Heavy Riveted Kip Lace
Shoes ii to q 81 %, now. roc
to 5L. ................. T5c.