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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-24
COME TO MILE Laos


.Mllle Laos county is a section OF
great resources and possibilities and
the development which it has been
experiencing tends to emphasize this
assertion. This county has furnished
building material enough to erect
several good sized cities, and although
people unacquainted with our resources
have predicted an end to this source of
supply for several years, there is still
enough left within the confines of the
county to erect several more cities.
At Mile Laos lake there are still
standing several hundreds of millions
OF virgin pine. which rivals in quality
that OF any other section of the coun-
try. Our oak is acknowledged to be
OF superior quality aud the cutting of
this timber has practically only begun.
In addition to this supply of material,
two brickyar5s are furnishing i'm
mense quantities of first class brick
brick which have such a reputation
that it is not uncommon to find them
demanded in the specifications of build
sings to be built even in other States.
The brick industry is practically
new, but the amount of the clay is
enough to supply several yards of an
equal capacity for century to come
And these two yards turn out 10, 600,
900 brick annually. But the resources
of Mile Laos county are not confined
to building material alone. For sew
seral years it has. been looked upon by
residents of other parts of the State,
as tically a pine barren. This idea
has been proved erroneous for Mile
Laos county has, in competition with
the older agricultural counties of the
south, been twice awarded the first
prize at the State fair for its display
OF agricultural products. The first
year the announcement fell as thun-
derbolt on the ears of the south, but
since the farmers of that section have
been Investigating our soil and agri-
cultural possibilities, with the result
that Mile Laos county has been enjoy
ing a great flood of immigration.
While the soil is peculiarly adapted to
the cultivation of roots-our potatoes
and other roots have an excellent rep
utation in the markets of the country
it's equally productive of cereals. No
where can diversified farming be fol-
lowed with better results than here
and this plan is being adopted with ex-
cellent success. The meadows which
abound furnish excellent pasturage
and stockraising is rapidly becoming
an important industry.
For the man looking for a location
Mile Laos county offers excellent op-
portunities. The price of land is low
and good terms can always be secured.
No other section of the State has bet
ter market facilities and an investment
now not only means that you will OBJ
tain a profitable farm, but besides this
you will receive the benefits which will
accrue from the improvement of the
county, which in few years will
amount to a snug sum when the in
creased value of your land is computed
in dollars and cents
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-24
Christmas.

While December 18th is now almost
universally observed as the day of the
Saviour's nativity. it is contended that
the date of observance in the early
churches, the festival being held in the
month Of April or May, was more
nearly. correct, for as the rainy season
in Judea is at its height in December,
it is argued that the shepherds could
not be watching their focks by night
in the plains. It is impossible to trace
the date of the earliest observance, but
the first certain traces are found in $50
and 1872 a. D., and a horrible event
marks the celebration of the birth of
Jesus in the reign Of the emperor
.Diocletian in the years from 2S3 to 304
A. D., when multitude of christians,
who had assembled at Nicomedia, the
ancient name Of Ismeed, we're impris-
oned in the church by the emperor's or
'ders, he, with his own hands setting
fire to the building, the Worshippers
.perishing in the flames. No1ris Sun.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
A REMARKABLE CHARGE.
Fell From High Gallery and Was Held
for Manslaughter.

The bad habit that is of almost univer-
sal prevalence with the managers of music
halls of not opening the doors until few
minutes before the performance, thus in
directly inducing a dangerous headlong
rush of the crowd that has been collecting
outside for an hour or more, has had a
fatal result in Sydney, says the Westmin-
ster Gazette. The most popular music
hall in that city is Tivoli. On the Satur-
day evening prior to the departure of the
last Australian mail, the rush into the
top gallery was so great that man named
Gill was precipitated over the ratings
He fell into the stalls right on the head
of Alfred Neander, who was promptly
removed to the Sydney Hospital, where
1t was found that he had received frac-
tnre Of the spine He died after few
hours. Gill escaped with few slight
bruises, but the coroner's Jury found him
guilty of manslaughter, and he has been
committed for trial. The verdict was OPP
posed to the charge of the coroner, who
said that Gill could not possibly have
foreseen that he would have fallen over
the ratings of the gallery into the stalls
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL

Mr.. Marshall Stevens, the manager Of
the Manchester ship canal, is now in this
country, and will visit the Southern
ports with view to making steamship
arrangements between the South Allan
tic ports and Manchester. In a letter on
the subject Mr.. Stevens says: LAS an
illustration of the savings which can be
effected by direct service to Manchester,
we delivered during the past season to
mills in Lancashire from the gulf ports
1900 bales of cotton at a savings in
charges on this side of about S150 per
ton, the steamship owners and charterers
obtaining the sea freight current to
Liverpool, and saving the amount of the
Liverpool ship dues of Is. 4d. per regis
tered ton. 1t is expected that there will
be large increase in the quantity Of pro-
duce from the gulf ports to Manchester
during the coming season.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
EVERYBODY HAS 4 RIGHT

to little piece of this earth But
they must fight for it. They must watch
their chance to get it-and get it, N
We have some particularly fine offers
to make inst now-some properties that
can be had very much under their real
value and that are bound to be higher in
n short time.
S-room house with all convenience.
hot and cold water, large stable, on
Seventh avenue $. w, 81 800; cash 800,
$l5 monthly.
7room house with cellar Southeast.
convenient to shops and school, $3.50, on
easy payments.
Groom house Northwest, near Park
street, $500; cash $50; monthly IS.
10 room dwelling, Salem avenue, large
lot 50X20D, Il special bargain on easy pay
ments.
4room house Northeast, near shops,
s400; cash $50: monthly So
Groom dwelling, Northeast, $3.50; cash
$50, monthly IS.
S-room dwelling, Northeast, nicely
papered, $3.50; cash $50, monthly So.
$50 acres farm land & miles from city,
Groom frame dwelling. large barn and
stable, 400 select apple trees, 40 acres in
timber balance in cultivation, about 80
acres fine bottom land, all of it tillable,
well supplied with water Fine bargain
gu Vio PSi uSIe. ieTIuS easy
96 acres miles from city, with COM
fottable dwelling, large orchard, land lays
well, plenty of timber, several fine
springs on the farm, good stand of clover
now on the place. Can be bought for
81 $50; one-third cash, balance on long
time.
Eight acres near the city with story
frame building, 100 select winter apple
trees. Good bargain at $3.50; cash 500,
balance on good time.
200 acres on Salem electric car line 5
miles from Roanoke. Land lays beauti-
full and fine quality. Bargain at $50 per
| acre.
Block of s lots in Melrose addition,
some shade trees on them. n bargain
at $500; cash $50 monthly $40.
IL beautiful lots in Belmont near
school building, convenient to the
shops. Special bargain for the cash at
$50 apiece
We have good many small farms. well
situated, convenient to markets, which
we are Offering at reasonable prices and
terms. If you have anything to sell list
it with us, or if you wish to buy or rent,
give us call and we will do our best to
please you.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
ROLLINS INSTlTuTE,

BOTErOURT SPRINGS, VIRGINIA.,
For 17b Young Lady Bosrders. The largest
and most extensively equipped in Virginia. &C.
lectic courses In Ancient and Modern Lau-
guages, Literature, Sciences, Music, Art
and hlocution. Thirty officers and teachers.
Situated In Valley OF Virginia, near Roanoke.
Mountain Scenery. 1900 feet above sea level.
Mineral waters. 64th session opens September
9Th, 1886. For illustrated Catalogue address
CHAS. L, COOKE, Supt..
Sl6-lm Hoi1ins, Va.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
YOU PAY YOUR MONEY AND TAKE
YOUR CHOICE

Cleveland has issued bonds three times
to maintain the gold standard as England
wants it. If it were not for the super
stition.that the gold reserve must not fall
below enc hundred millions, the bonded
debt need not have been increased Han.
mas Mckinley objects to that way of
maintaining the present gold standard,
and he proposes to increase the tart ff
taxes so the people will pay surplus INTO
the Treasury, and then buy gold with the
surplus taxes instead of with bonds. But
the people pay it in either case. These
are the two ways the geld standard people
offer the American voters. Between the
two, McKinley's way would save the in
terest and at the same time assist our
poor and needy Hannas, Armours, Car
negies, and all the protected manufacture.
ers and trusts. But is there no better
way? Bryan proposes to restore silver to
it's old-time place beside gold, and act
upon the unquestioned right to pay in
both metals instead Of one. No lawyer
will question the jurisdiction of the gov
eminent over money and legal tender. 1t
is a power inherent in sovereignty, and
all contracts must conform themselves to
any change made by government in legal
tender. A contract made in 1872 for a
thousand dollars due in 1896, must be liu-
Undated under the legal tender law in
force when the debt natures. And that
is why the legislation and administration,
of the last twenty three years have in
creased the burden of our vast indebted
ness, public and private, by approaching
the value of money which with all debts
must be paid, and proportionately lower
ing the prices of everything that money
must buy.
From the beginning of our government
Gold and ciIx-ar both 4
the relation of 10 in weight of silver to
one of gold. In 1884 the gold dollar was
reduced in weight, about five per cent in
value. All contracts previously made
were lawfully payable in the new and
smaller dollar. In 1868 Senator Sherman
offered bill to establish single stand
ard Exclusively of gold," and recon-
mended reduction in the value of the
gold dollar from 25 $40 grains to "a So 100
grains, reduction of 1-2 per cent CWe
don't mention this as at all sustaining
the honesty of reduction, but coming
from lifelong, jealousy watchful SER
want of the interests of capital, it is a
striking recognition of the unquestioned
right of government to make such a
| change) The American people have for
years been suffering from the steady ruin
Gus depreciation in prices, resulting from
the artificial selfish appreciation of money.
They are suffering from it to-day. They
have the unquestioned right by the action
OF their government to stop this deadly
shrinkage of prices, by restoring what
Senator Hill called 'free bimetallic coin.
age" open to all the silver of all the
world. They have the right to do it. II
| is to the interest of all the wealth pro-
ducing classes to do anything they have &
right to do to increase the prices of Their
products. A general increase of prices
means return to general prosperity.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
SENT IT TO HIS MOTHER IN GER.
MANY

Mr.. Jacob Esbensen, who is in the en-
ploy of the Chicago Lumber Company, at
Des Moines, Iowa, says: II have just
sent some medicine back to my mother in
the old country, that 1 know from per-
sonal use is the best medicine in the
world for rheumatism, having used it in
my family for several years. 1t is called
Chamberlain Pain Balm. 1t always
does the work" 80 cent bottles for sale
by The Chas. Lyle Drug Co.
g Ladies know the value of Ponds FIX
tract, and appreciate its true merits.
Avoid crude limitations.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
MONEY MARKETS.

MONEY MARKETS.
New York, August 24.-Money on call
hrmer at 3aS per cent; last loan, g.
closed, 3. Prime mercantile paper, nom
inal, TAI 1-2 per cent Sterling exchange
weak, with actual business in bankers
bills at 4S5a4S5 IA for demand, and 4S4a
4S4 4 for sixty days. Posted rates.
4S5a4S6 1-2 and 4S6 1-2a4S7 1-2. Com
mercial bills, 4S5 IA. Bar silver, &C 3-S.
Silver certificates, 66 3-Sa67. Govern
ment bonds weak. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds weak. Petroleum strong.
CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, August 24-Flour EASY:
family, 2.20a2.50; fancy, 2.65a3. co.
Wheat active, firm; No red, 81; receipts.
17,1OO; shipments, $500. Corn active,
lower; No mixed, "a. Oats, active,
steady; No. Mixed 1Sa19. Rye steady;
No.2, 81. Lard, good demand, $50. Bulk
meats quiet, $50. Bacon steady, $50
Whiskey easy; sales 573 barrels, IN
Butter firm; Elgin creamery, 10; Ohio, 12a
10; choice dairy, 2 1-2. Sugar easy, hard
refined, 3.66a5.59. Eggs firm, higher,
l0c. Cheese steady; good to prime Ohio
fiat, TAI 1-2.
CHICAGO.
Chicago, August 24.-Heavy realizing
to-day caused December wheat to close
l-sc below Saturdays final figure. Bull
news was plentiful but the temptation to
take profits was too strong. Corn and
oats were both weak, closing 1-2 to Ia
lower respectively. Provisions closed
5a7 Lee lower.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour firm; No. Q yellow corn, % 1-2;
No. spring wheat, 81 '.1-2; No. spring
wheat, 52a55; No. BRED, 90 1-2; No. ;
corn, % IA; No. 2 oats, IL No. white,
20 1-2; No. white, IS 1-2a19; No 9 rye,
81 1-2; No. 2 barley, nominal; No. 3, f.
O. b., 20a32; No. 4, f. o. b., II 1-2a22;
No. 1 flax seed, 81 1-2; prime timothy
seed, 2.6O; mess pork, per barrel, 5.S5a
80; lard, per 100 pounds, 3.37 1-2a4O;
short ribs sides, loose, 3. 20a30; dry salted
shoulders, boxed, 3-4a4; short clear
sides, boxed, 5-Sa34; whiskey, distil-
lers' finished goods, per gallon, 1.19;
sugars unchanged.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCKS.

New York, August 24-To-day's stock
market was of holiday proportions so
far as the extent of the trading was con-
cerned, and considerable irregularity of
movement was displayed. The dealings
bore the regulation professional aspect
The opening was slightly depressed on
news of an extension of rate cutting and
uncertainty regarding the immediate
financial outlook. The chief point of in
terest was the meeting of the clearing
house loan committee of the ASSOCIATED
banks, and the action likely to be. taken,
which, it was believed, would, in
measure, indicate the actual financial
status. The announcement of the clear
ing house loan committee that no appli-
cations for loan certificates had been re-
ceived, failed to check the downward
movement, and some stocks were carried
below the early low points. Frequent
ftful rallies occurred afterwards, but the
closing was at the lowest of the day.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
A Hint
to the Wise
is Sufficient.

In a short time the weather will
be cooler, the Norfolk and
Western office building in
course of erection and the
road reorganized, and then
youWiII see greater demand
for, Real Estate and an adj
vance in it's value. You see
what we nean-noW is the
time to buy. If you cannot
stand the MONDAY sun come
and see us ear y in the morn
ing or late in the afternoon.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25

Wheeling and l.. f. preferred. :. 81
MINI. and ST. Louis. IL
Denver and Rio Grande. 10
General Electric: .......... 2s 1-S
National Linseed 19
Col, Fuel and I.... Is
Col, Fuel and 1. preferred. so
Toll, st. Louis and K. C... 41-2
Toll, ST. Louis and K. G. pref'd.. 10
Southern. Observation-Disclosures. CTS
southern preferred .............. 18 1-2
Tobacco ............... 81
Tobacco preferred .. 93
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25

Mr. c. d. Yonker, well-known drug
gist of Bowling Green, Ohio, in speaking
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, says:
81 take pleasure in recommending it to
my customers, for l am certain that it
will always please them. / sell more of
it than all other kinds put together ."
For sale by The Chas Lyle Drug Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25

NkTE can sell you nice brick resi-
Wv dence, very conveniently To-
Gated, for 81 200, On long time.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25

Largest stock of handmade tin ware
in-the city. 1t will pay you to buy this
tinware when you can get it at factory
prices. No. 40 and no 1-2 Commerce
street.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25

A LSO q nice Groom frame house,
A with large lot and stable, hear
in, for $3.50; $3.50 cash, balance GA
per month.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25

ELEGANT 1S-room brick house
II with all modern conveniences, on
large lot, with fine stable, in the bes t
location for boarding house. Price
$4,000. On long time.
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Christian Church.

The Christian church is prospecting for suitable lot on which to build q house of worship.
 They hold regular services in Net tletons Business College at Il q. m- and T D. III. F. B. Sapp, pester, will have for his theme this morning ..The Law of Christ. :" and in the evening will speak on "The Begin ming of Christ's Reign" (second il his series on Acts Of Apostles).
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 expenses, and it has also been determined To pay no speed pffmi0Ns In future Ion tracts, The prefnnum ifteuiIv earnefl ana seinr yct Co he desideA afs I,.aturg. af the contracts made litfufr iliis cunel lu.,ian was reached
 On March f, lSr Ihere Wete in lolnf6s sion btsl te;a ;ifft,,i,,t vJe7Seis Inc d0ffJlT, tuffeted nenitpfs MhHtonoHGh ula MVl terey. Slnce ttuu iiafe U vessels iilt4Efs fore authorized theft llVe fsaa bl,5DIl in ther frst commission thIc, afsteia-t tnd TWO seeondeia-s hattleshiDs fsss h4lnufd cruisers, 0hc hartur dnieA.e l4A live H9eble tut1eied monitors iucinuAhe the MSuhe hihi Puritan just completely
 flght new tnarunred cruisers ika twa new gnuhoats have also bHrn bltunis. stoned The Iowa anaitet battlgfrp win s ee completed about Match l. any at least i"uf more guaboats will he re,yy for set ln the early spring lt is cVliyitg to state ttat our ships and lhef 0Htlts are neileNed tu be equal te the hyd that ean he hIahiiactnfcd elsewhere. dld that such notable reductions hayo btdi n1do n fheir cost as to justify the sttflneht that quite A number of vessels fV now being con strueted at rates as laXfis those that pro val in European shpGms Qua mann. featuring facilities iV at this time amt,ie Tor all possible avyfphtiugchcies
 There have htcn4lf hQrized hy ronyrcs.s since March, 1888 hY iattleships six lhrbt | draft gunbUats, 6 prpedG buats. and one submarine torp.,lq boat Contracts for the building ofAll f them have been let.
 The money apptpriatcd on aeconnt of this department &d for it's disbufseraeni for the fiscal yet ended lliae sA fs.M amounted 10 mGf than Sl57 .010 0o6 or 1 greater sum thmW appropriated for the entire maintengoe of thc government for thu two fiscal Ytfs ehled June 30 lS6i
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Y. M. c. A.

The services at the Merrill Institute
 will be Sacred concert given in the
 hall. andI all the friends. both
 ladies and gentlemen, are re- auested to be present. Mesdames
 Langford, Hudson. Anderson, MT. and Mrs. Gambell. Mr. Shumaker. and others will take part in the service. The hall should he crowded The general secretary has some Interesting facts regarding the asso- citation which will interest all who hear them. --.
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MARRIED.

GENTRy-CooPER.-At the residence or MT. and Mrs. Sam Hardin. near Sulphur Springs, in this county, on thursday. December }, 1895, Miss : isNNIE GENTRY to Mir. FRANK COOPER, Esq. H. G, Hanna ofIicia- ting.
 Immediately after the ceremony the guests were invited into the din- ing room where an elegant supper was served which was highly enjoyed by all present. NX
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Messrs. Portis and Brannon, the liberal hearted gentlemen who agree to furnish fuel to the poor and des- titute of this city, have already de- livered several cords of wood to those who sadly needed it, and had no money with which to purchase same.
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Mir. Maurice L. Altheimer, of this city. was on Saturday enrolled as an attorney of the State Supreme Court. Maurice is making rapid strides in his chosen profession.
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The United Benevolent Association VIII hold Il meeting Monday even Ing at the residence of Mrs. r. E. Atkinson, oa West Fifth avenue.
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Mir. E. (. Hudson, of Texas. arrived here yesterday and will remain with relatives and friends until after the holidays.
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Sheriff c. H. Triplett, Attorneys $. Nj. Taylor, J. NJ. Taylor, A. R. Grace, N. T. White and Nj. A. Austin. of the Pine Bluff bar, were in Little Rock Tuesday, in attendance upon the Federal Court.
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We call the attention of our read CTS to the enlarged advertisement which appears in this issue for the Kaufman Bazaar.
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Mir. Thos. A. Eaton returned to his home near Fastoria Saturday afternoon, after a business visit to our city.
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Master Clarence Knox. who has been confined to his room for the past three weeks on account of sick ness, is again able to be out.
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Miss May Holderness has returned to her Fordyce home after q visit to 9he Misses McFadden on West Sixth.
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Miss l.eona Foulke. who has been visiting Miss Bessie Mills. has re- turned to her home at Texnrkana.
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The Rev. ]. l.. Cald well will occupy the pulpit at the First Presbyterian church today after an absence of several weeks.
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Miss Bessie Mills is visiting in Red field.
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"EAby's got tooth" up at Com stable Philpet's residence and there is great rejoicing in the household.
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Miss Gussle Mckinney is visiting ir Little Rock.
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Prosecuting Attorney $. C. Mar tin was a visitort to the State capital Tuesday. He returned home in the evening.
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The Juvenile Missionary Society of Main Street Methodist Church will hold a meeting this afternoon ut 3 o'clock.
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Miss Mary Lindsay, who has been m attendance on Galloway College. at Searcy, returned home last even- ing to spend the holidays.
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After a pleasant visit to the fam fly of l., H. McFadden, Miss Sue Hampton has returned to her home at Fprdyee.
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Mrs. Chns. Bridges. of eorsicana. Texas. is here on visit to her pare nts. Gen. and Mrs. H. K. White.
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Mrs. V. V. Mann has returned home from visit to Memphis and Forrest City.
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Miss Martha W. Valiant, after a most delightful visit to friends at inchester, returned home vester- day afternoon.
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Miss Mary Lindsey has returned from Searcy, where she has been at tending school. III health forced her to come home.
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Chancellor James F. Robinson is again in Pine Bluff
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Mir. J. W. Adams returned Satur- day from Il three weeks visit to Kentucky.
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Mr. Edwin GaIbraith k visiting in Little Rock.
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Miss Mary McGehee. of Garrison Landing, is in the city.