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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-14

COMMISSIONERS SALE. VIR-
tue oi IL decree entered in the hIstings
court Of the city of Roanoke on the 9th
day Of JANUARY, 1897, in the chancery
cause therein pending Of < ID. Ferguson
against the Ninton Land Improvement
Company and Others will on MON
DAY, THE 18TH DAY or FEBRU-
AIRY. 1891, in front Of the courthouse of
the city OF Roanoke at II o'clock M, offer
for sale at public auction the following
property:
All that certain farm situated in the
county OF Roanoke adjacent to the town
of Ninton, and described as follows
Beginning ut Il stake on the west side
of II county road 20 feet east of IL cabin,
thence south ID degrees and 10 minutes
west two hundred and siXty-nnc and
thirty three hundredths feet To Il stake
in :; corner Of nm old rocl: fence, thence
south e.; degrees and - minutes east
twenty six hundred and forty and two
hundredtl:s feet 10 IL stake in u fence cor
ner fifteen feet east of II large red oak
tree, thence south two degrees AMI ,!
minutes east nine hundred and eleven and
ninety two hundrclths feet to two
stones, thence north eighty degrees and
twenty seven minutes east -four hundred
AMI scvcnty-thvec and siXty-four hun.
dreGths feet to II stake in II fence corner,
thence south eleven minutes east south OF
degree II east, six hundred and eighty
six and fifty four hindredths feet to n
stake in fence corner, thence south Is
degrees &c minutes east 1880 feet To ii
stake in fence corner, thence north -
degrees 81 minutes east h02.9l feet to Il
stake in Il fence corner thence south -
degrees j minutes east ,Ol.S feet to Il
stake IN fence corner near Il white oak,
thence south ! degrees % minutes west
lbl3.S feet to II stake near IL small pine
near the Bedford road, thence south G3
degrees 10 minutes west Ji3.l II feet west
to large stone on tie west side of Wolf
creek, thence north III degrees - minutes
west l0O3.4 feet to Il stake in IL fence cor
ncr, thence north ID degrees Is minutes
east i?2.JS feet TO II stake in Bedford
roau, the following five courses: North iG
degrees 20 minutes west 1915 feet, north
50 degrees II minutes west 1898 feet
north 80 degrees Is minutes west $3.50. III
feet, south 81 degrees 30 minute, west
693.AG feet, south IS degrees II minutes,
west l23.29 feet, thence leaving the roud
south degrees 10 minutes east l9J. to
feet to II white oak, thence south 81 de-
grees 30 minutes west 2l1.1l feet to Il
black OAK, thence north % degrees -
minutes west SJ6.G, feet to Il chestnut
oak, thence north 2G degrees 03 minutes
east 6Sb.32 feet TO Il stake near two white
oaks, thence north g. degrees 10 minute,
west li21.l feet To n stake on west side
OF large white oak, thence north Is de-
srees 81 minutes east SOS % feet To IL most
ut end of rock fence, thence south 50 de-
greeS 2OS cnst $50 feet tn Il post, thence
north ~ degrees minute east i1i:i5
feet to post, thence north 81 degrees II
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-14
CIRCUIT COURT OF TIE UNITED
STATES FOR THE WESTERN
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.

the Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe
Deposit Company and the Mercantile
Trust Company, complainants. against
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company,
defendant. Consolidated cause i'm
Equity. Maryland and
Washington division mortgage,
NOTICE TO PRESENT CLAIMS.
Under arl pursuant to the decree of
foreclosure aud sulc entered herein by
the United St;stcs circuit court for the
Western district OF Virginia. M the 2Gth
day of June. 1896, in ihc PROCEEDINGS for
the foreclosure and sale of the property
covered by the Maryland and Washing
ton Division mortgage o! said defendant,
the Norfolk and Western Railroad Com.
pany, dated December 10, 1890, and Ger.
tain DEGREES ai:cillary thereto ami confir-
matory thereof, entered in similar causes
pending between the same parties in the
circuit courts Ci the United States for
the following districts, viz, the district
Of Vest Virginia and the ,listric; of Mary
land, and under and pursuant to the or
der entered by the circuit court OF the
United States for the Western district of
Virginia on the twenty second day OF De.
cemhcr, 1876.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN to all
holders any claims against said Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company. or
against its Receivers, which the purchaser
OF the railroads properties. and fran
chises described in said decree entered in
the said cause foreclosing the Maryland
and Washington Division mortgage of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
may be required 10 pay rs part consid-
Grafton and in addition to the sum bid
for such rnilroads, property, and fran
chiscs, 20 present such claims in writin..
to the undersigned Receivers fo;allowance
or payment ut the ollicc&of the Receivers.
Terry building in the city OF Roanoke.
state of Nirsinin, ana that any such
claims which Shall not he 50 presented o..
filed within the period of six months af-
tci the list day o.! january, 1897, Shall
not be enforceable against said Receivers.
or against the property sold under said
Georecs' or against the purchaser of such
property or It's successors or assigns.
+. j. KiMi1ALL,
HENRY, FINK,
Receivers.
Roanokc. Va, December 2-lth, 1896.
1926 to %
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-14

TRUSTEES SALE.-BY VIRTUE
of Il deed OF trust executed by Rosa Lee
Robertson to the undersigned trustee.
bearing date of August i, 1870, and re-
corded i'll deed book II, page 81, convey
ing certain real estnte hereinafter descrb.
eel in trust 10 secure to the Home build.
ing and Conveyance Company the pay
ment oi 500, and default having been
made IN the payment OF u part of said
amount of ana being instructed TO execute
said deed by the beneficiary therein, /
shall on MONDAY, JANUARY is. 1897,
at IL O'Clock IN. at the front door of the
courthouse i'll Roanole city, offer for sale
AT public auction to the highest bidder
the following described property, to wit:
Lot ., section ,. "a shown by the map
of that portion CT the property OF the
Home Building and Conveyance Company
known rs the Fairy lew Addition.
TERMS. Cash sufficient to pay the
expenses of The sale past due taxes and
the sum of $2l40j; the residue, il any,
payable in one and two years from dav
of sale, evidenced by interest bearing ne
gotiablc notes OF the purchaser, secured
by Il deed OF trus, upon the property
:. W. JAMESON, Trustee
-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-14
LEGAL NOTICES.

OF JANUARY, 1897, in front of the
courthouse of Roanoke city, at IL O'Clock
III offer for sale Mt public auction the
following property: all those fur GER.
tam lots situated in the town of Vintoa
and described us follows:
beeinninS mt point on the north side
OIL Augusta avenue $500 feet east
of Third street, thence with Augusta
avenue south "a degrees IS minutes east
@oo teet to point on said avenue, thence
north - degrees OF minutes east l4S. IL
ieet to Il 10 foot alley, thence with said
alley north "a degrees IS minutes west
wv Ieet to ii point OH same. thence south
* degrees minutes west l4S.l2 feet to
place OF beginning and designated US lots
10, ii, 10. Ii in section Is, as shown on
the map OF Glade Land, Company. On
one or more of these lots the stand pine
erected by the defendant company is sit
uated, the same being % feet in diameter
oV feet high and has IL capacity of 1873,
800 gallons.
Terms OF sale, cash
by virtue of the above mentioned de-
cree | will also offer for sale on SATUR-
DAY, JANUARY %, 1897, at l2 o'clock,
the following personal property:
About !, 100 lineal feet OF inch water
main running from IL point near the
pump house Oh tract recently purchased
by Mich. Booth, executor of A. Med.
Smith. deceased, and known rs the spriug
property, to point near stand pipe; also
about | 800 feet of 6inCh main running
from First to Walnut streets, in town oil
Ninton. Upon this there are two fire
plugs which will be sold with the mains
Terms cash.
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10 80 FL
I - - III
G. II. VINES.
Trustee.

WHEREAS, BY VIRTUE OF 4
deed OF trust, dated May II. 1884, and re-
corded in the clerks Office of the county
court OF Roanoke county. Va, in deed
book >, page 2jS, j. Z. Coon conveyed
the property hereinafter described to :.
". 'lamison, trustee, in trust to secure
the Crystal Spring Land Company the
sum of $S66.66, payable in two annual in.
stalments of $i33.33 each, with Interest
from date and,
Whereas, default has been made in the
payment of said notes, will, Mt the re-
quest of the beneficiary, sell in front of
the courthouse in the city of Roanoke
Va, UPON THE DIST DAY OF JAN
UARf, 1897, at II o'clock m. for cash.
the following deserted property, situated
in the county of Roanoke. Va, viz:
Lot No 20, in section 10, of TIE Crystal
Spring Land Company, more fully de-
scribed i'll said deed of trust above re-
ferred to. :. w. JAMESON
II ls-tls Trustee
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-14

State of Virginia, city OF Lynchburg,
to wit:
|, y. X. Long, IL notary public in ard
for tine city Of Lynchburg and State of
Virginia, certify that II. II. Fairfax.
whose name appears rs one of he general
partners in the special or limited part.
ncrship mentioned in the foregoing writ.
ing, bearing date January II, 1897, this
day appeared before me, and made oath
that said T.. l.. Bell, mentioned in the
said writing ns special partner. in said
partnership, has contributed the sum of
twenty thousand dollars $50, 200. 00) in
cash to the capital stock of the firm.
The said X. r. Fairfax, &. p. Fairfax
and II. L. Bell also personally appeared
before me, and acknowledged their sig
natures to the above writing this the 18th
day of .January, 1891.
y r. LONG, Notary Public.
Virginia:
In the clerks Office of the corporation
court for the city Of Roanoke, the 18th
day OF January, 1891.
The foregoing memnrlndsim of limited
partnership OF Fairfax Bros. was this day
produced in said Office, and upon the GER
tifcntc and ail lavt thereto annexed, adj
mitteu to record ut 1880 o'clock H. m
TeSte s. =. BROOKE.
Clerk
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CmCUT COURT or TIE UNITED
states FOR THE EASTERN
DISTRICT or VIRGINIA

The Fidelity Insurance, Trust and safe
Deposit Company and the Mercantile
Trust Company, compliments, against
the Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pnny, dciendpnt. Consolidated causn in
equity. Foreclosure-O One hundred wear
mortgage.
NOTICE TO PRESENT CLAIMS.
Under and pursuant to the decree Of
foreclosure and safe entered herein bv the
United states circuit court for the Fpst-
crn District of Virginia, on the Goth day
OF June, 1876, and the decrecof said court
confirming the sale Hereunder of the rail
road property, and franchises covered hy
the one hundred year mortgage. dated
October 20. lSS9, OF the said Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company, and under
and pursuant 70 certain DEGREES ancillarv
thereto and coniirmatory thereof, entered
in similar causes pending between the
same parties in the circuit courts OF the
United states for the following districts.
viz: The Western District of virginia,
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LEGAL NOTICES.

be necessary to settlement of said ac-
count.
Should the taking of said accounts he
not commenced on the lay specified, or
II commenced be not completed. the same
VIII he adjourned from day to day, or
from time to time, without further no.
tice, until the same shall be concluded.
JAS. ID. JOHNSTON, JR.,
Commissioner in Chancery
10 ~ inv 4
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-14

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
Improved Real Estatc.--By virtue of ii
decd of trust dated the list dny of June
1892, and duly recorded in the Office Of the
clerk Of the hustings court of the city of
tOhnokc, Va, in deed book No 80. pn,tr
29l; whereby Il. +. Van Miller and wife
conveyed the real estate hereinafter re
fcrrcd to, and more fully described in the
said deed Ito which reference is hereby
made, to the undersigned trustee, TO Sc
cure n certain bond or obligation OF r. y.
Van Miller TO the Iron Belt building ana
Loan Association, of Roanoke, Va: and
default having been made therein and
being directed by said beneficiary so TO
do, the undersigned trustee will, on
MONDAY, 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY.
1897 at ll:3O O'Clock II. m, proceed to
sell in front of the courthouse in Roanoke
city, Virginia, 1T public auction, to the
highest bidder, IL certain lot of land, with
II desirable dwelling house and other i'm.
rrovcments thereon, beginning al n point
on the south side of Norfolk avenue, in
the city Of Roanoke, Va, and measuring
III front on Norfolk avenue 20 feet and
extending back Of that width 1870 feet to
I'm alley: being known and designated us
lot No. 3, of section No. 3, according to
the map Of Edgcwood addition, to the city
of Roanoke, Va.
TERMS: Cash There is due on said
bond %i&5.S0, as Of january sd 1887
II. :. TROUT,
l1|td Trustee.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
improved Hea, F,stnte.-By virtue OF 2.
deed OF trust dated 1st day of JULY, 1895.
and duly recorded in the office of the
clerl; Of the hastings court for the city Of
R0lnOkt, Va. in deed houl, 40 9S, page
2G1 whereby VIM. j. Commnzs and wife
conveyed he real estate hereinafter re.
ferrcd to, and more fully described in the
said deed 90 which reference is hereby
ma,lei, to the undersigned trustees. to Sc
cure Il certain bond or Obligation OF ~.
T. Commings to the Iron Belt building
aud Loan Association, OF Roanoke Va:
AMI default having been made therein.
and being directed by said beneficiary 30
10 do the undersigned trustees will. on
MONDAY, 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
1881. at | so o'clock Il. m, proceed 10
sell in front Of the courthouse in Roam
okc city, Va, ut public auction. TO the
highest bidder II certain lot of land, with
"A desirable dwelling house and other inn
urovemeuts thereon, beginning Mt point
on>the north side OF Dale avenue. in the
CITY OF RoanGhc, Va, 100 feet east from
I'ickwir street, and measuring Fin front
on Dale avenue 20 feet and extending
back OF that width 1870 fec5 to an alley;
being known ana designated rs lot No.
Is. of section Q, according to the map Of
Belmont Land Compnny's addition to the
CITY of Roanoke. Va.
TERMS: Cash There is dre on said
bond 81, 1875 us of January 43d, 1891.
H. :. TROUT,
{ :. Ntzhugh,,
If I'll Trustees.
co. PARTNERSulP- MEMORANDUM
This is 10 certify that we, Il. r. Fair
lax and G. p. Fairfax, genera! partners,
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According to al estimate in a work
on brildins' three plastercrs with ono
helper, will put on 400 yards of two
coat work in n dov
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-14

By VIRTUE OF y DEED OF
trust made May 30th. 1894, by j. W.
Coon ana Sallie G. Coon. his wife, H. II.
Gray and Annie McCreary Gray, his wife,
and Judith w. Boswell to Waitar"H
saunders, trustee, conveying the herein.
after described property in trust 10 secure
.luif, Andrews < Thomas u certain debt
therein mentioned. and recorded in deed
book 93, page III, in the clerks office of
the huAings court for the city. OF Roam
okc Va, and also by virtue OF an order
of said court entered mt the December.
lS96, term thereof, substituting the nm.
dcrsigned trustee in said deed of trust in
the place and stead Of said Walter H.
Saunders, and whereas, default has been
made in the payment OF portion of said
debt therein secured and having been re-
qucSted SO to do by the benciicinrirs
therein named the undersigned substi-
tntcd trustee will on FRIDAY. THE 5TH
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1884, ut twelve
O'Clock NJ ar the front door OF the court
house for said city sell at public auction
to tie highest bidder a. three fourth,
undivided interest in that certain lot
or parcel Of land with the improvements
thereon, situated on the south side OF 81
lem avenue in said city, bcginniu2 at a
point l3O feet west OF Nelson street
thence south degrees west 8. l.2 feet To
Il point thence north IS degrees west
81 10 feet TIA point, thence north , de.
grces east :. i-2 feet To Salem uvcCuc,
thence with Salem avenue -outh s. de-
grees east II l-2 feet to the place of be-
GINNING
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pas the
cost of executing this trust and TO my on
the interest mote due june 2nl, 1896, oi
$50, subject to II credit of $50. ao Of Nu-
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LEGAL NOTICES.

and T.. l.. Bell special partner, all resi-
dents of the city of I.ynchburg, Va, have
formed special or limited co-partner-
ship to continue for five years from Jan.
uary LIST, 1897, under the firm style of
Fairfax Bros, for the conduct of the
wholesale and retail hardware business
in the city Of Roanoke, Va.
The said Il. l.. Bell has contributed in
cash the sum of twenty thousand dollars
(S2O, 600, to the capital stock of the firm
Witness our hands and seals this the
18th day OF January, 1891
r.. Il. FAIRFAX, CEAID
q p EAIRNA\ lsrA1A
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~ M UIII'T~.
hereby certify that the above named
commissioners have executed bond rs re-
quret! 10y the above recited decree Teste
= :. BROOKE Clerk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-03
SHOPS OPEN on GRANT DAY.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir In the employ Of the Government at the
NAVY Yard Brooklyn. are nearly two thousand
men men who are the heads Of families living IN
Greater New York When the preparations for the
ceremonies Of Grants Day were being made nearly
every empoye was of the opinion that the Navy
Yard would have n holiday, and made arrange
ments to spend the day with his family, DONG
honor to the imam of Appomattox; But no order
came from the Secretary OF the Navy ana whtn
the 9th dawned many had TO wend their way 70
work and disappoint their wives and cnlldren.
Some had their arrangements so complete that
they could not retract and so went TO the cefe-
II a person had stepped into the Navy Yard on
April 81 he would have heard the ring or the anFl,
the buzz Of the saw. the chnk OF the cropping
time check the same on any other day rev
officers took the responsibility of Diminishing the
EMPLOYEES under their charge after the more i'm
portant work of the morning was finished, nut
most OF the employees were at their Work until the
bell pealed out the quitting hour. When the GOV
ernor proclaimed holiday for the citizens or this
part OF the State should not that procam ton m
clude the citizens under the employ OF the Govern
rnent? The Army and PCstoffice departments gave
their forces a holiday on the 9th. cannot see
why the Navy Department could not have done the
same especially So when the North Atlantic feet
ard the sailors and marines Of the Navy took such
an important part In the proceedings OF the dav
If there had been any work Of an urgent nature 10
demand that the Navy Yard be In operation on
Grant Day. any unjust criticism would be out or
place but no work being done that could not
Brooklyn April 80 1897. a WORKER.
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NEW JERSEY NEWS.
4 WET DAY ~ CAMP.

THE MEMBERS OF THE SIXTH UNITED STATES
CAVALRY SUFFER FROM THE HEAVY RAINS.
Elizabeth May (SpeciaD-The 9Th United States
Cavalry had a hard time in the camp mere "s'
night and this morning
The rain. driven by fierce eastery gaze came
down In torrents ami penetrated many OF the tents
while the fat nature OF the ground rendered often
inC around the outside of the tents OF little avalh
as the water would not flow away. AZ cohse-
uuancc several tents we're flooded, ana hau 10 ne
moved this morning In the height oil a Nrr,hiu
downpour of rain. Thr camp which was iorne'iy
which the mud and water was over anke-utarp
Troop II suffered more than the other coHp"iHc"'
as IL was CHARTERED on lower ground !.
The troopers say that was the worst eHpeiienco
they ever underwent. Owing to the hortlple co.
di;ion OF the camp the usual military movements ~!
to-day had to be dispensed with. Three OF ~.
horses OF Troop T. broke loose during 'he hisns
bv chewing their straps, and ran eli the wa! ~
Wcchawken and back to camp Eizapeth "''
lance OF thirty-two miles. - .-o,or, u,i,
II docs not seem likely now that the troopers VIII
get away from here before "Wednesday mUri i,
as the camn oqupage Is so wet that IL VIII 'dh'
n cOuple of days to dry 1t thorouSni!' ..o,,
Despite the Indictment weather nearly 'hree t'ou
sand people visited the camp to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-03
Flint'S Fine Furniture.
Beautiful green combinations
In the new Summer stock.
FACTORY PRICES.

Grason. a miserable critter without lineage nor
been here. Not decent. high-toned gentleman has
ever been hung shot. DO you think I'm goin' 20
start It? No. sir. There's scmethin' renowned an
blood-stirrin' an digniAed In ben' beheaded an
them's my choosin's. Why. they'll TELEGRAPH about
II all over the East. an I'll be notorious Ike the
President of the United States. an so on It's the
greatest moment of my life. 'Inere is tide In the
affairs of men, you know an this Is my tide. Who
remembers Hunko Pado Grason to-day? No
ohe. But fer years this camp'll talk about how
Gridley stood up and took his KILN like man in a
picture. an you'll none OF you fergit me-.
Hartwenter was sad and gloomy. He had no
taste for his forthcoming job, and he argued and
entreated Gridley 10 be obiging but Gridley would
not 1t was the chance of his lifetime. and he did
not mean TO throw II away. Hartwenter offered to
paint the gallows In three colors and have some
flowers for distribution as souvenirs. In vain The
heartsick Sheriff on the night before the day set
for the execution visited Gridley for the last time
with his final appeal But Gridley growing elo-
Quent concerning the unique character OF his I'm
pending decease, positively refused all proffers OF
rope or billets. Hartweuter eyed him for few
minutes and then. with sigh. he said. "All right,
Ciridley They's only one thing fer me 10 do"
And he went out and seemingly forgot 10 lock
the door
The swan Creek people came near making q
demonstration with rope In connection with the
Sheriff when they arrived In town the next morn.
Ing and found that Gridey had escaped. But wiser
counso prevailed. and they evened IL up by buryng
Hartwenter under an avalanche OF votes the
next dection. his successful competitor being red
headed butcher. who had no fine feelings about
decaitation or much OF anything else.
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GRAND ARMY RUGLE NOTES.

A prominent figure In the parade OF the orana
Army division Grant Day was Past Depar .i"e"'
Commander Isaac +. Mack. OF Ohio. one OF the
strongest candidates. perhaps, for Commander-ha-
Chief at the National Encampment, TO be helu III
Buffalo next August. Comrade Mack Is Ne"
Yorker by birth. being native OF Hocnester' u"u
his friends naturally expect that he VIII receive
con siderate treatment from his comrades VINO "io
delegates from the Empire State HIS father was
the first school superintendent of Rochester MS
ancestors on both sides OF the family were so'oe''
in the Revolutionary Army. Young Mack was
student at Oberlin when the war broke OUT anu
he promptly enlisted in Company c, Ith ONO IN
fantry and re-ensted when the call came TOT tn'ee
years service He served as private IN the Army
OF West Virginia and was captured and Tor nearly
n year was a prisoner of war at Richmond, va III
the parish prison at NewOrleans, and at SALISBURY
~ c. He was paroled at Salisbury and was taken
10 the hospital on Governors Island ana TOT ihoro
than four months was under treatment TOT scuf'!'
contracted while in the prison pens OF the SOUTH
In 1868 he re-ensted In a Wisconsin regiment put
was rejected on account OF physical disability. ne
afterward studied law in Chicago for TWO years
and was admitted to practice before the supreme
Court Since then. however, newspaper WORK mas
been his favorite employment. and he Is the pres
ent proprietor and Editor OF THE Sandusky (Ohio)
Register" There are few more ardent Grand Army
men than Comrade Mack. lie helped 10 orsah'"'