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Oxford eagle., 1897-05-27
Confederate Veterans I

OObi1 1GtiGEsSsC USSEdHs
A meeting of Lafayette Coun-
ty Camp, 752 U. @. Veterans,
will be held at the Court House
Saturday, June 18th, at IL a. II.
All members are urged to be
present. This is the last meet
ing that will be held before the
Reunion at Nashville, June %
% and "a.
II. w JONES.
Oxford eagle., 1897-05-27

The EAGLE is in receipt Of an
invitation To the Commence
ment exercises of A 4 VI. Col.
lese. Rev. W. Z. Hammer, u. ID
OF Memphis, will preach the ser.
mon on Jnue 9th. The animal
address will be delivered on the
9TH, by Prof Blewett IL. Lee. of
Chicago University.
Oxford eagle., 1897-05-27

The invitations to the Univer.
sity Commencement are as usu.
al, of the most elegant design
and finish. BY special request
OF Chancellor Fulton, Hon John
Temple Graves of Georgia. will
deliver the annual address on
Tuesday. June :. Gov. MeLau.
rim was forced to decline by a
pressure of business.
Oxford eagle., 1897-05-27

The Oxford Band leave this
evening with seventeen mem.
bers Tor canton, Miss, to take
part in the State contest. they
Will be joined enroute by the
Water Valley and other bands.
The %. X. c. are offering two
handsome prizes and we hope
our boys will be successful in
capturing one of them.
Oxford eagle., 1897-05-27

The pictures displayed by the
Clneograph entertainment will
be life like and life size.
Oxford eagle., 1897-05-27

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Oxford eagle., 1897-05-27

Mr.. r. s. Adams is acting
deputy clerk during the illness
of Circuit Clerk Il. E. Temple.
Oxford eagle., 1897-05-27
CORRESPONDENCE.
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Oxford eagle., 1897-05-27

Miss Lula Chiffon has secur-
ed rooms at Mrs. Kings on
University street, for her class
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
TARRYTOWN.

nj, ,wartv-ninth annual excursion OF Solomon's
,1sas No. 1876. f. and A. NJ. to Coney Island and
vooravav will take place on Wednesday next
ma steamer will stop at Irvirgton. Dobbs Ferry
~, hastings TO accommodate the residents OF those
villages. y, ,, 49,,
Cad Temp,ars are Robert Yerks chief templar;
" Minnie t;r!fiiths vice tempar. Miss Emily
HMtIfse,.hs secretary: Mrs. Il. jennings hnancia!
". Jacob Wood treasurer: William New
~.n marshal: Moses Yerks. superintendent OF
VI. George Lewis has returned 10 Tarrytown on
VI team Yacht Stranger. after spending a few
m ,nass In New England waters.
",rIIIIarn l., Mck.lrncvy gave a luncheon party on
,r,'nrsJnv evening The party left Tarrytown and
u.nn; 70 Nyack and from there 10 Croton on the
T,,,ison MIR McFlraevy's guests included Hiss
iinnn,Jine Norton Miss Margaret silver, Miss Susie
sn,,b Miss Elizabeth Eckert, the Misses Edna,
2Irnrence and Alice Henry. Edward d. Bennett.
,,vii,em A H. Fly Chares w. Wallace. Harry w.
NWvhtie Wallace Odell and Samuel Grfiths.
W and Mrs Henry e.. Griffin are AZ Thousand
IND park In the 81. Lawrence River.
i;rnnk T. Willard. chairman Of the Republican
-anrtv Committee. and Captain James NJ Requa
nave zone on Il trip TO Buffalo. Niagara Falls AMI
,"uluth Milan. They viii be away three weeks.
An ENJOYABLE whist party was he'd at the Windle-
moro I'm Wlndle Park. on Wednesday evening The
nriyes were won by Miss Taft. Miss Marion Will
son Mr. DE Zcregn and Mr.. ConneL
Arrangements are being made for concert TO he
given under the direction OF DIT. Is *. kepl Tor
The benefit Of the Tarrytown Hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
CHARGED WITH STEALING BICYCLES.

The firm OF Buehler q Plat. owners Of the Co.
lumbia Machine Works. at No. II to IS Columbia
Heights, yesterday applied In the Myrtle Avenue
Police Court for a warrant Of arrest for William II.
Moger and Isaac II. Van Orten. They have com
mission business at No. l$ Waterst.. NewYork.
The complanants manufacture the Nassau bicycle.
and they say that July g they sold the de-
PENDANTS twelve bicycles at 81 each. and have not
been able 10 collect payment The charge is grand
larceny. One of the firms employees james Gray.
sw0re that he in the store OF the Brooklyn
Gates ayes. six Nassau bicycles for sae at So.
which r. si2 below the market price. The name
plates and numbers had been removed from the
wheels. MIR rlatt. who obtained the warrant, had
with him Mr. pergfes OF the Newark Nickel Plat
ing Company. who said that he intended 10 obtain
a Similar warrant. The defendants. he said had
obtained from his company bicycle lamps worth $50
and had paid for them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
SHE WILL HAVE DECENT BCRIAL.
MAMIE MCCARTHY. WHO DIED FROM STAR
WALTON IN BROOKLYN. TO LIE Be
SIDE HER MOTHER.

,,, r,huro.s story OF the sad case OF Mamie Me-
Carthy seventeen years DID, VINO deo iIoih s'
walton on Thursday at No. vN Coiimbia-st-' Brook
,vp attracted widespread attention yesterday. one
nbiIanthropic reader OF this paper sent y 10 'he
1oo IN helm the girls relatives TO give her
decent burial. thus contributing TO the small SUM
which will enable the girls brother 10 nave nei
,,,red in Holy Cross Cemetery.
M " Shepard the County Physician. he'd
an .utonsy Yesterday morning. He found as Ihs
rr,hura announced yesterday that death was d.
CITY dino 10 starvation. The wording or his YER
dict was death due to general pertonlts, super
induced by exposure. hardship ana want OF loo"'
Ue said after the inquest that IL WOULD not nave
been strange II the girl had died week ago.
rbere was every sign OF the most extreme suffer-
ing due entirely 20 lack OF proper FOOD ana SUSIE
nance It was shown that while the siri was "''n
Dor Rrooklyn friends at the address gwen she had
NOT had difficulty In obtaining food ou, tnat her
sve,am was so broken down that she could taks
nc thing into her stomach
A Tribune reporter called last night ut the mouse
where she died A number of friends were there'
9TH the undertaken Mr.. Murphy. of Van Brunt-
., near William-st. Charles Mccarthy ts
hro,her was In New-York, but the aunt VINO 'oo@
care Of the poor girl just before death came OUT on
,h. s,en and talked sadly o. her dead niece.
Mor,e 81 course had left no money. and the aunt
ras having The funeral expenses. which were
slight. , ,u 3D., ..
"I.s only S." she said. sorrowfully But "
ewes her from going in the poor lot. Ihey mako
,'an nav & to have the grave opened. you know.
ard that's the difference from the poor lot. Ana
ua ,o;, tina, we rust make an effort to have Mamie
tr,sd there so that she can lie beside her mother
.,re thar we are very grateful to the Kind
-, yyho sent the s. TO The Tribune. because IL
,, No Wore OF help than Il great deal more would
he TO Weather people -
A, This point Charles Mccarthy came IN. lie IS
,n,rIv looking young fellow. and talked IN
81 and candid way. O., ..,.-.
irnh - IN ,et work before long, he said. though
h.xep't any prospect Of IL just now | am NeIy
stn"nev several other persons have sent me Sinai
amounts / suppose as result OF me puonSa,son
., GA III hcre his ewes fla shed and his brow contracted
angriy .',he heartless evening PAPERS wnSn .ooa
,e1he Tribuae's story and exaggerated our case.
up ~ !, wasn't bad enough without that. .
The funeral service VIII be he'd tns hmych -
,hc Visitation OF which the Rev. Father "'"''n
NcGuirl Is pastor. will of'ciate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
MOUNT VERNON.

suob interest Il being taken IN the tax assess
ments Of Mount Vernon. and. although the ro's
are not yet finished and will not be open ior IN
snection until September enough is already known
20 warrant the assertion that the valuation OF real
property Will be nearly doubled, and that the per-
sonal property will be many times what 1t was
ago The real Y ssd eaTr The @s
n ahd intend teE o take any risk Of being indicted
second time and placing the highest legal va,d-
Hoh hc on hn Increase viii probably the
present rate OF g 70 to about o. ,u, no colo.
brased 'f by the he Italians Of this city today begin
ming With solemn hsh W uror at The sermon viii
be- by the Rcv p. Bonaventura OF New York City
ard there VIII be grand ysspsTT a in 5st Of pre
cession at o'clock in which two thousand ita,ia h
Will xe paT aa has into
ali persons who own dogs to prSysnt he The from orr
dinnn"e win be strictly enforced and no dlscrmna-
ton will be made In favor OF animals upon ""'o'
'"f III" ' Common Council Win bold special meeting sen5
on Monday night 70 sell 10000 In assessment oohas
TO make me- arraDgements with the New Rochelle and
Mount Vernon high schools. whereby schoia5s VIZ VIZ
hsxe Sef h ir% '
TO complete their education The tu,qm %,s, r Hs
R lrom the the state St s"t funds nio"' 80 ~, .,
No. No." 100 East Third-st.. Mr. Brown was born IN IN
the Oldest Colonial families He was in the whole .d
sale JI ygoods business, but retired twenty years
ago The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon
nj o'clock and burial Will be in Greenwood Gene
terry ,, <.-.oor
baseball game Will be played this afternoon ~
when the Y. NJ. G. A. Of this city Is scneduleo 10
meet the team Of the Yonkers Athletic Club on the
home grounds , ,,,
The Police Commissioners, on Thursday nignht
tried Patrolman Gilroy on the charge OF Iaisep
rprsonrg William f. owen and others Tor c ni
grrgaiing on the streets and insulting women me
trial was largely attended and "A number OF citlZeiis
appeared in behalf of PatrOman Giiroy, N ms
efforts protect women from the remarks OF cor cor,
ner Ioafcrs The Board upheld the policeman am
dismissed the complaint against him, ana AT its
next meeting will deal with Patroman Johh u, aSi,,
worth who (;ilroy says refused TO assis' nm ~
making the arrests and who afterward appeared
on the stand and ga !e testimony when Was y,
favor of the prisoners. and upon which grouhus
they brought the charges and attempted 10 nave
Patrolman Gilroy removed. a., ., auob
Misses Minnie and Bessie Brush. the twin dan IGN
tiers of ex-Mayor Edward +. Brush. gave -, iaWn
reception at tkcir hore on Wednssday h,Srt IN
of Brooklyn Among hos. present were ss MIS- sp1V e
Miss Whitaker. Miss Crooker Miss Houses ana
the Misses GOotchins. - x,,.sh
ington Cookie George Glover ana John X Dr.
croft and 5000 has been appropriated lor inc en-
penses Of the schools next term
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07

Three men raced on bicycles along Madison-aF~
Vas, n,ght and gave a bicycle patroiman long
chase from Twenty-s.xth-st. north. One was :
colored man. who rode like professional anu
shouted gleefully az he spun along.
Unto the stretch called the coored man y
Thlrtieth-st and second later one OF the ON"
racers who was ahead OF him knocked man trofh
- hi,yc,. who uas irving 10 get out Of the roau
In another second the colored man had roiea over
The man as easily and smoothly as thoush y, H.
been a bit OF Paper. over the mist h"'"'0' NV
yelled a he rode 49,. ... =,
'The chase went merrily on TO Fifty-seventh-ss,
where the policeman got all three OF the men ana
carried them OF to the West Thirtieth,st static,
The coored mPn said he was James !. onNer W
No l3i Seventh-ave. The others said the! VIZ
Frank Reed OF No N First-ave, ana At'heS
Miller OF No. Is st. Marks Pace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
NEW-ROCHELLE.

Dexter Abrahams. nineteen years old. u student
at Bethel Military Academy, Virginia. who Is home
on his vacation visiting his father and mother.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Abrahams. Of No. 81 Woodland
ave Residence Park, was dangerously stabbed on
Thursday night lie was coming 20 the village
with William ard Richard Herrick when cries Of
derision from a crowd OF boys congregated at the
Soldiers Monument attracted his attention. The
young men have since said that they calling
10 the sexton OF The Presbyterian Church but
about his uniform. ana went across the street and
threatened TO thrash the crowd. A hgh: followed,
In which a half-dozen young men took part and
when IL was over Abrahams found bleeding
from wounds. He was taken home I'm his father !
coach. where IL found be had received two
large gashes-onc In the back and the other near
the heart. William Iierrick says that he saw Jo-
slcian. run behind Abrahams and put his hand in
his back pocket. and that he crie1. Dexter. looK
out He's going to stick you. The young men
VINO were with Joseph Hyatt declare that he dki
not have a knife. Dr. Raymond Is attending the
injured young man. and says that he will recover
although he mad a narrow escape.
The official test OF the new fire apparatus was
held on Thursday by Chief James Ross and Flu
gene Lambden and Robert c. Fisher. OF the Fire
Comrnls sloners. assisted by the Fire Patrol and
Huguenot Engine Company. Both new engines ana
several thousand feet OF new hose found -
be satisfactory.
The brooklyn Philosophical Club The Thomas
Clnb have arranged TO have picnic at Glen Isl.
and tomorrow and haye invited the members Of
the New Rochelle branch OF the Thomas Paine
Historical Society to Join them. 4 dinner and ad-
dresses will be the principal features
The Rev. w H. Wardell, pastor, and the trustees
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
DOBBS FERRY.

Professor Wayne c. Fox, principal of the Dobbs
Ferry School. conducted party Of the older pupils
bicycle ride to Sing Sing yesterday. The
pupils went through the State Prison and enjoyed
a visit TO Croton, where they had dinner. The
party Included Fannie Herbeck Emma and Lulu
Travis. Eva jewell. Lilly Storms. Louis IIerbeck
jr.. Frank Lefurgy, Howard Storms. Water Losee
and Bert Jewell.
The directors OF the Dobbs Ferry Bank n spe-
cial meeting on Thursday appointed Benjamin
Wallace cashier to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of George c. Todd. There were dozen
candidates for the place
The Rev. f. NJ Davenport Of Yonkers will
occupy the pulpit OF the Summerfeld Methodist
Episcopal Church tomorrow In the absence OF the
pastor, the Rev. Lincoln A. Ferris who Is enjoying
his vacation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
PORT CHESTER AND RYE.

Tho pronosition to vote $1,000 for the purchase
of a school site and the erection OF new buiidihB
in Milton, which was to have been voted upon ''ii9
week was found impracticable because OF tech
nicatv The legal defects will he remedled ana
anotber meeting Will be called soon as possible;
The Italians Of Rye are celebrating the festival OF
St Donate and the sky last night was t euntIhed
with fireworks. which VIII De pTpscedcd bv high
mass at which Fathers Barry and Dohahoe are
The taxpayers of Port Chester are q, ~, ting the
question OF bo:ding The viIiaEe ror are 70 much
prove the roads and villages Inc s'ree's ''' ~
In need of repair. $500, a.. t,,o,d po,rt
The Union Cycle club has leased ne titd POM fnI
their bcvcio races on september % Sufficient pnds
have already been secured to make the meeting d"
The postponed Summarized SUNDAY exgsr
sion to Roon Point vii hy ot the me Port Chester Corne
Miss M Eot WsT bdrt fane Of stamford Coma
married on Wedne.day ns iloD ny t rburch Mss
Florence A. sours and Arthur Eggles'on were 'ne
ns N the finest bicycle rides and route that is
hoirg vol patronzed is through Westchester-aVs.
n Pnrcha Sc and thence 10 White Pains Inc roans
hr are ue view OF the Joseph Park property and
the homo Of TTenoT Ave- b pnrE Tf e above the
SEA bn Rev W. j. Murphy first assistant rector Of
civ is spending his vacation as tne s t u vi
Rev. John i. Burke. at the Home OF 81. D'''eu'c'
' VILE Ho' making hay in Rye YESTERDAY afternoon
n ,r1se WAS bitten by an adder forden saw the
snake wrhing In the hay rake ana leap'g ,tp hn
his seat aals,ahp and instead Of putting his foo
on lis head he ground It's tai under his hee o an
the rsGs ' 1nn to ~ h Ians killed the
snake Lowden was Mt once put una'' ,an"colored
enc ehGer covered with black rings and measured
nearly Ave feet in length I.owden arm n NV ma
10 nearly four times its natural Size ana the man
ox,rernny ILL.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
CROWDING TO NORTHFIELD
ADDITIONS TO THE VISITORS sTRETCH
THE LIMIT OF ACCOMMODATIONS

INrrHEsT IN THE DIFFERENT MEETINGS IL"
cpr,sING-pRoFEsso ENGLISH SPEAKS On
SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE AND Po"Eh'
fpY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBuNE'l
East Mortified Mass. Aug. 6-Eacn Tram 'i'
comes into Mortified brings its additions 10 'no
visitors attending the fifteenth Bible Conference "
here under Mr. Moody's direction. one Is 'eN'p'.'
70 inquire where the limit Of accommodations 49,
for Il seems to stretch out indefinitely 1hete are "
large number OF buildings connected WIN INC
Mortified Seminary tina; Will accomGn5"i'c ,.o
ff;v 10 two hundred guests among them be''s NO"
ouond Hall. East Hail. Stone Hall, weston iia'''
skinner Gymnasium Reve.l Cottage. Bonar cottage
Hillside House and Betsey Moody COTTAGE. bes'ues
those there are the Northield Hotel the Nina anu
number of boarding houses. Then there are IN the
neiehborhood of fifty families In tents. scattered "
nicturesoue groups at different points on me Semi
nary grounds Then Camp Mortified. the Young
Mons Christian Association encampmen'. has ample
accommoda lions for a hundred men
The programme for the daily meetings thai are u
begin Immediately at the close OF the regular ses
s,ons OF the conference has just been a'rahseu.
MANY of the visitors anxious to stay Ior ies'
and meditation and have expressed desire 10 nave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
KATONATI.

Tho railroad company has placed an electric a'aFm
nou At The crossing In this village
Mrs lula Miller. who has been visiting friends IN
punaIo. Is spending short time win her SON.
Lewis II. Miller in Pamer-aVe Mrs. Miner mas
,',, 90 take a house In Mount Kisco. where she
wi he meeting of the Ladies Aid Society at Miss
,,htu1Gaa tiovts home on Thursday IL was decided
Ma bs111 carnival OF holidays on Tuesday August
y FOR the benefit Of the kaona en- MevhoaIst Eps,
copanl Memorial Day, Fourth OF July, Arbor and
nbor days and Easter viii be represented but
.arw The carnival viii probably be held In the
rev village ,o,, r,oe.,ng on Tuesday eve,
Al ,ndrew Mead Van Tassel was reelected trus-
ing The cherry St school will not unite with the
tee ~ y,nion Free School. az had been proposed
Ka,oha,n ,era GI Of Miss Maud Jaycox Will be held
morrow afternoon in the Methodist Episcopal
to-Iuoi,' a, . O'clock the Rev. Mr.. Hanaburgh the
ChntrH nNc,,tlnr Miss Jaycox was twenty-soven
Years old the only daughter OF Mr. ana Ms 9sas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
FRANCIS 4. KNAPP DEAD.
HE FURNISHED THE CARRIAGES FOR THE
FUNERAL OF GENERAL GRANT. AND
=" SENT FOI-R MEN TO THE WAR


Francis A. Knapp sevcnty-six years old, died
suddenly from heart disease on Thursday night al
his homo. No. 673 Putnam-ave. He was born IN Ma
maroneck. " V, where he worked some years as
q farmers boy Coming to Ncw-fork when
Young man he started In the milk business; Later
he entered the livery business. In which ne con-
fjnued up TO the time of his retirement e'ght years
ago His business was one OF the largest IN me
city The carriages for the funeral OF General l.
s. Grant were furnished by Mr.. Knapp. lie was
loyal and patriotic man. and stanch RebuohGa ,
a hts life During the war. unable 10 eniist Nun
self he sent four men TO the front ana care9 ior
their families Union flag which he Kept n!ihs
from his stable night and day during the war II
sill In possession OF the family He was so out
spoken and bitter in his denuncatioh OF slavery
that for weeks at a time II was necessary 70 KEEP
MS nroperty and person guarded against malicious
attacks His home for more than forty years was
In the Ninth Ward In New, 1o'K' OUT BIN Eea'' "e'
the family moved 70 Brooklyn. ,,, ~
In spite of a stroke of paralysis. he insisted upon
getting out TO the polls al every election, ana az
Ways was an ardent Republican supporter In
features he was a close counterpart OF r. T. BAR
nun and ne was often mistaken for the veteran
snowman He was a member OF the list New fork
Regiment He leaves widow. one daughter ana
foTr grandchildren. The funeral Will take place az
his home at 8 o'clock this afternoon tomorrow
fhe body will be taken for burial 10 White flaihs
where he had a large country seat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
FIGHT OVER TALT PROPERTY e.
REAL ESTATE IN BROOKLYN, NETWORK
AND KINGSBRIDGE AT STAKE.

An action has been begun In the Supreme Court
on behalf of Katharine Weber and others against
John Weber TO obtain possession OF real estate In
New-York and Brooklyn valued at $20eo The
plaintiffs are the children and grandchildren OF
Jacob and Elizabeth Weber. and the defendant Is
Jacob Webers brother. According 10 the plaintiffs.
on June ]. 1850 Elizabeth Weber owned some real
estate in New York at Eighty-eYhth and Eighty
seventh SITS. and Ninth-ave, on which the defendant
held three mortgages 10 secure the payment OF
$S23 Two OF the mortgages were In process OF
foreclosure, but the defendant agreed with Eliza
beth Weber TO buy the lots and hold them as Sc
curity for the payment Of the debt and that on any
later sale he would pay her the excess He did buy
the lots and sold them In 1887 at a large advance.
The second cause OF action alleges that on jan
uary /. 1884. Elizabeth Weber owned real estate In
Cnion-et. and Franklin ave, Brooklyn. also mort
gagged. and that Weber was foreclosipg one of tho
mortgages. He agreed TO buy the property AT the
sale and 10 mold IL for her benefit. Upon being re-
imbursed for his advances at the sale. and pay
ment of the Indebtedness. he was to convey the
property back TO her
There 10 a third cause Of action alleging similar
transactions In regard 10 property at Kngsbridge
Elizabeth Weber died IN 1888 and her heirs ask for
an accounting. and that Weber be declared their
trustee and be required 10 convey the property TO
them on payment OF what money IL due him The
papers were filed with the County Clerk yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
MOUNT K1SCO.

Nav. Tuesday afternoon and evening fair anu
,es,ival will be held in the Mount kiSco opera
uorse for the benefit of the Presbyterian Cn'rcn
7, uul he under the care OF the women OF me con-
eregation who are making every enort Tor sue
cessful entertainment ,
,,u and Edith Barnes of Manchester Terrace
Eni' s,ari on Monday for Cayuga where :hey VIII
sperd a month visiting Mrs. harness sis'er' Mrs
John Bates. 49, -. Nowras.,a Corners IN ST
i"C a. =. NJ was a social and financial success
The funeral OF Mrs Amelia T. Page was aGa ysl-
49, a. 4 o'clock ard was conducted by the SO
cety Of Friends Of which The family are
III III nj was the widow of Peetiah p. Page Buria'
vas in Greenwood.