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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-24
DAVID S. EMERY.
CITY Recorl

An ordnance Lowing tax on the assessed
value of the taxable property within
Couptv Of salt Lake, State Of Utah. for
the wear 1887,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-24

In the Matter OF the Petition CT Mrs. May
Maynnrd foS the Appraisal and sMo OF
Certain Personal Property uraer ohAP's'
% of tho Session laws OF 1870
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of John j. Tanner, deceased.
voTICE Is HtkEBl GIVEN ny THE
~ undersigned, administrator OF me %
tate Of John j Tanner, deceased. 70 tue
creditors Of and ali persons having claims
AGAINST the SAID deceased, to exhibit them win
tho Necessary vouchers, within ten mon.h-
after the nrst publication OF lhls nouue, 70 tnc
huid sut,l illustrator Mt aer nome IN sout Cot
tonwood 10 the County OF salt Lake, Uthh
Dated, AUGUST Is. 1897. ,r,
NANCY AUGUSTA TAM th.
Administratrix OF the estate OF John lAhher'
BARROW fERGusos,
ATTORNEY for Estate.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-24

In the District Court. Probate Division. Third
judicial District ~ nnd Tor SAT- Lake
County, sta,e OF Utah
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-24

An Ordinance leyylng the lax and for tho as
sessment OF the property on the south siic
of second south street, between second
and Fsutth East streets, within sewer
District No !.
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County Blanks.

Prices fnrnlshed on application. Dsvey
Tar Board aud best grade OF materials
used 10 msks our work durable AL
work guaranteed
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
HANGINGs IN TENNESSEE.
Lively Times for the Sheriffs During
the Fall Months.

Knoxville Tenn. November 10-(Special)
Two condemned murderers. William Mays
white, aud Robert Sims cOlored, who dlt
next Wednesday, one at BlountVille an"
the other at Joncsboro, have made confeS-
sionS. The mer are in the Knoxville JAN
and have Just had sentence passed upon
them by the supreme court of the state.
Mays says that he killed Massensin az
was proven at the trial. but that Robert
Cole, who was given twenty years IN inc
state pen as an accompce, is not guilty
He would make 0ath to this, but Cole NJ
says. swore q lie on trial to keep himsel4
from hanging.
Sims. the negro, was convicted on killing
q young white man named Walter Gallo
way. who had called upon young lady
where Sims was employed. In his confess
sion there Is little that was not given at
the trial
Mynatt Leach. who killed John d. Heck,
the coal operator at Coal Creek, hangs al
Clinton on December &th.
Pat Mathes, Sewer county Whtecap
who murdered William Whaley and VIE
last spring, hangs at SevierVi.o on Deccm-
Der 30. Mathcs's crime WV one OF the
darkest in the criminal annals ana his CON
victi0n IS the result of the legislature nav
ing the whiteCap cases tried 10y a special
Judge The execution will be the first IN
Sewer county, where whitecapism mas
regned for years and law and order are
NOT known.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
WHITECAPs DO BLOODY WORK.
Two White Girls Are Given a Terrible
Beating in Ohio

Holgate, O., November 11.--Word reached
this city this evening from lakewood. o..
a hamlet fifteen miles south, of an out
rage pcrpetrated last night by Whitecaps
upon two girls Edith and May Roberts.
aged nineteen and seventeen years.
Ten days ago the young ladies received
WhiteCap notice warning them to leave the
town and county, but they paid no atten-
ton to it. Last evening they retired early.
During the night they were awakened by
a band of eight or ten men entering their
room, and dragging them from their beds
in their night robes to the road, where they
were terribly whipped by 4 cato -nne-tatIS
After beating the girls the WhteCaps
gave them a coat of tar and feathers and
took them back to the house, where they
We're found unconscious this morning.
May, the youngest of the two girls. Is in
a critical condition. a card containing
ten names was found tackled to the front
door. but none of the names are known
about the place.
Bloodhounds were placed upon the trail
of the WhiteCaps. but owing to heavy rains
ana the tramplings of hundreds Of people
about the scene. the animals were unable
to follow the scent.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
Was of Old Kentucky Family.

Louisville Ky November 12-J"hn G..
Bullitt. Jr of Duluth, Mimi, VINO COM
mli.ed suicide in New York city today.
WAS .h,. son of Hon. Joshua +. BulIlt
of jefferson county. Kentucky.
The dead man was about thlriN-slX years
of age. He was educated at the University
IF VIRGINIA. ON completing his edllcaton
h., went to St. Paul. MINI, and engaged
in the practice of his profession. IN Il
short time he made assistant counsel
for the Northern Pacific road at st. Paul
and later became resident counsel Cor tie
same road
Bullitt was a nephew of Colonel 1homaS
w Bulltt of this city, and also OF J"hil
G. Bullitt one of the most prominent Law
yers of Philadelphia. He was connected
with many of the leading families OF
Kentucky but as he had not lived hcre
since boyhood. was not so well known
as the other members of the family.
His father was formerly a prominent
lawyer in this city and was at one time
Judge of the court of appeals. 1t is not
known yet what disposition will be made
OF he
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

pork Of him, I'm damauain' that lin be
sent 10 jail fur three months. and that
sumhody pay me three dollars fur that
haWE'
~ had to tell him that ! was no fesiicc
w.t. and couldn't move in the case and he
niugs his hat down in his madness and
jumps on it and calls me names and per
forms around till ! hoy ia picI, him zap and
throw hi1u over the fence and / had jest
finished supper when in walks Mary &tab-
bens, who used to live in The cabin down
below. She had sUuthiu on her mind. ana
she don't stop 20 say HOWdy" before she
sen:
'Ich White, I've cum FUR my divorce
Jim has bin cuttlh my ears aGin, and It's
fur the last time
Il was te!Iin' her that l had no power in
the ease and she was "lyin and scoldln,
when N walks her husband and seZ:
Ieb White. J can't abide this woman
no longer. J.st gimme "a divorce. and III
30 down TO Bristol this very night
"Thon l sot out to tell him that | had no
power. and they both turned on me ana
called me a liar and abused me till / had
10 order 'em off. Nobody else showed up
tin along about midnight. l had Jest got
to sleep when sumbody stops in front Of
the cabin and Whoops and cracks his heels
together and yclls:
1--we been a-cryin' fur justice fur the
last hfteen years, ana now m soIn to
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
M QUAD AND HIS MERR|MEN 7

..,,,r. .,,..,, ,,.. ,,:1 ,.. ,.o,co,,a f, souan
'r''I "N ai S,.,,.,i,,, +h,t ~. VS.
cree H. ' MI.' ,.,,,,f. ,j'r,,
~. We G.'I ~ eru riI.
~, va. -, H.. aIout whales and whales
,
.,rhsf,s en- and Eve rjpDed the shingles
off Tho Ioof.n
"Rmt sen bass alma whales. and yo've
lt.I .,r,,,,. 60, l,.,.e r'h11r .,fD'+ 81 FISH .,,l
to th.t island-thar a5n't a lin or a scale
"-Fhan they've slid off artor reStin' ana
! amt TO blame about il. sen Bill. lookin'
sortcr Injured in his leal.u's.
"Hut il was whoppn' big lie, and 1t
was lie outer your line. salon Hemp
stead is our fish lar and you hain't no
right to trespass onto him"
Then Bill Swan disappointed US as a man
and a felpr- brjn Instead Of owu.n' up
that il was a lie which sorter slipped out
accidentally, and suyiu's he was sorry and
would be more kecrful in fuchcr. he jist
rz up and got red i'm the face and stuck
TO his story When we tried to convince
him Of the error Of his ways. he shed tears
and offered 10 80 befo SQuar' Watkins
nnd make afHdaTy. He couldn't deceive
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
SOUAN CREEK FOLKS.
.Jep Jones Tells the Big Fish Story
of The Man from Red Sank.

one dav artcr the w.ldor Tavlor's cot
-.... il .., ....,..... war, ,,. ,,or,. a
49,,
lam If .'' l'''' '9"'" move" "'" 10y ',"'
h'Ah. and Il Gay or Two i3le' h''' 9"''''
as he man was named cum down 10 the
wharf wa.r' about fifteen Of us was wait
in. fur the tide and teuiu' lies to pass The
,,.,,- AND :,..,i,,,.. >, .,,sa1f ana sen.
~ ,t, ,,,,.,.
.,.n. ..,,a
Oh 94a8u N'''N I"I '"e 'd7' '-" r'''
Im glad TO be with y' ] was the Only
liar III Red Bank. and il was mighty lone
Some fr,r mo Won folks hey gained the
r.,,,,t...s,,,,, ., I..t,, tl,.. hia,ast liars on,
.,..r ,1 ,,, ,ro,,6 to
enc ''+~' % ''' ''
poeuh u resident among y''
Every man III up and look oil ms nat
and bowed and looked pleased, and Abe
..arl.er spoke fur all, When 70 sez:
Mister swan, what sort Of q liar do ye
consider yorseI(, if + may be so bold as to
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
Cigar Maker Kills Himself.

Philadelphia, November 9.-Charles Ger
bach a cigar manufacturer on Norris
street, near Fourth. today attempted to
Hill his father-in-law. Frederick Fritz, and
the lattcr's son, Joseph, of 202 North Fourth
street. by shooting them. He then sent q
bullet through his own brain and died soon
after being admitted 10 the Episcopal
hospital
Fritz and his son are beer bottlers and
are said to be wealthy.
The shooting occurred in Fr!tzS home and
is said to have been due to some dispute
over bus ness The elder Fritz was but
slightly wounded, and his son, while Sc
vcrely. was not dangerously wounded.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
Sharland Turned on the Gas.

New York, November 9-Ernest Shariand,
twenty-five years old. an I1nglishman, com
mitted suicide in his room on Fifth avenue
by turning the gas on He LETT letter
addressed to W. Bernard, an actor now
playing i'll this city.
Bernard said that dependency caused
by family troubles and lack of funds had
probably prompted the suicide. lie said
mat he met Sharland in New orleans
about two years ago. They formed a close
friendship. as both came from London.
The suicides mother, u few years ago
married Mr.. Doulton, the proprietor OF the
famous Doulton pottery works in Eng
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
Shot Dead by the Sheriff.

Knoxville Tenn, November n.--(Special)
AT Fleetwood last night Maynard Cecil was
shot and instantly killed by Deputy Sheriff
Kcnt0n The murder grew out of a quar-
rel over alleged insults to woman, and
tncn Cecil drew his gun. The officer ordered
him to put mp his gun. At this he began
firing at the officer. and the latter returned
the fire, killing him instantly. Three of the
dead mans brothers have been killed by
shots and cuts and the NTH one was killed
in a mine. The dead man had been drink
ing.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

the condemned man was of Itself SuHlc!eh'
cause for a stay of execution.
The matter was partially argued in cham-
bers and later argued before the 1ull court
and taken under advisement. shorty az
forwards the court announced It's declSioh
granting the writ applied for, IN "hch
all the Justices concurred.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
'POSSUiI SKETCHES.
Zeb White, tie Tells OF the Trials
OF Office Holding in the
Tennessee Mountains.

one evening as l sat smoking with tn"
old 'possum hunter Of Tennessee. asked
him if he had never held a public office
and after smiling over TIE lnatter Tor Il
miuut" he replied:
Eyes. l had on4 fur jest a month. md
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
Falihee Commits Suicide.

New York. November 9.-After making
desperate effort to murder ms WlI' IN th"I'
apartmcnts on West Forty-siXth street to-
night, John FaIihee, twcnty-one years old,
committed suicide.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
Murderer VIII Have To Hang.

Decatur, Ala, November 1l.-(Special)-
After q trial lasting only one day, the
jury in the Jesse Sugars murder case TINS
evening late brought in i verdict of guilty,
and fixed the penalty at death. sugars,
last spring murdered Jackson Orr. fire
man on the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road. IT was a most cold FLOODED murder.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

committee showing Bartley's shortage to be
$50 900.
The amount of the defalcaton has been
Variously estimated at from 100000 to
81 coo 600 BARLEY is now in the Douglas
county Jail under q twenty-year sentence
in the penitentiary.
An appeal has been taken to the supreme
court and argument on motion for new
trial will soon be made.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
Franz Will Be Electrocuted.

Columbus. o.. November 1.-THE board
of parduns has rejected the application
of Albert j. Franz. the Dayton murderer,
communication of sentence, and he viii b.
clcctrocutod November 18Th. unless the gov
crnor interferes. which is improbable
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
Highwaymer Rob Mail Stage,

Guthrie. q. r.. November 9--rhe mail
.tago running between Cheyenne and Cana
liam. was held UP today by hGhWaymen,
Who rltled the mail pouches aud secured
don't 500 in money and ValuabIes.
James WILSON, the stage driver, has been
crested for supposed completely IN the ROB-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

letter was addressed. Joshua is known as
a Junior because he has an uncle OF 1he
same name
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

Young mon or Old should not faI to ryad
M."h.ean Ned.rine co.'s adyertis meut ON
page 2.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
BURGLAR ASSASSINATES
POLICEMAN J. r. PONDER
SHOT DOWN IN COLD BLOOD IN
DISCHARGE OF DUTY.
Z. Steinau's Liquor House Was the
Scene of the Dastardly Crime.
Three Men Indicted.

Monday night at ten minutes past
o'clock Policeman J. T. J. Ponder was
shot and killed by a thief and an assassin.
The col.-blooded u,der of the officer
while he was on duty, the early hour of the
evening and the fact that it occurred direct
ly opposite the union depot, in the very
center of the city makes the tragedy one
of the most startling sensations that has
occurred in Atlanta in several years
The killing occurred III the wholesale
liquor house of Louis Steinau, at No. -
Wall street. which had been closed by the
sheriff
Just after the murder there was the wild
est excitement in the neiEhborhOOd of the
scene where the terrible crime had been
committed. and sensation after sensation
followed the tragedy so rapidly that the
excitement for a while rose to fever heat.
The noise OF the shooting, the discovery
of the dying officer and very soon after
wards eight arrests are intcrmixed with a
number of officers and detectives seeking
to ferret out the perpetrators of the
murder.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-14

three minutes west through Nathaniel
Depew's land, three hundred and thirty
eight and eighty-seven one hundredths
feet to a corner in the easterly side of
Second avenue, one hundred and eight
and seventy-four one hundredths feet
to a corner in the northerly side of
Division street, said corner also being
located in the Delaware and Hudson
companys property line; thence north
forty-one degrees and eighteen min
utes west along said Delaware and
Hudson company's property line, five
hundred and seventy-eight and twen-
ty-four one hundredths feet to a cut
stone monument; thence south forty
eight degrees and fifteen minutes west
along the property line between the
Delaware and Hudson company on the
easterly side and the Hillside Coal and
Iron company, and the John B. Smith
estate on the westerly side, seventeen
hundred and sixty-f1ve and ninety
thee one hundredths feet to cut stone
being the common corner of the Della
ware and Hudson company and the
John B. Smith estate"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-14

things to be seen there Rev. r. j.
Comerford, who was present, was also
called on and made an interesting ad-
dress, in which he paid proper COM
pliment to the generous conduct of Mrs
Hackley 1t is not, he said, by build
ing costly monuments that the mem
ory of a person is best perpetuated,
but by imprinting on the hearts and
minds of the young the value of edu-
cation. 1t is such gifts as those do
mated here and elsewhere by the gen.
erous and benevolent that keep their
names long remembered after them
selves have passed away. He spoke
particularly of the good work done
here by the establishment of the kim
dergarten and complimented the teach
ers on the zeal and patience they dis
played in instructing the little ones.
Ice cream and cake were served, and
there were other features that went
10 make the occasion enjoyable.
Mr.. John Blackwill spent Sunday
with his family at Bradley Beach, N.
].
The Tribune prints today portraits of
two members of the school board. Mr..
OHara, who was elected treasurer at
Monday evenings meeting, and Mr..
w. T. Cummings, who succeeded John
j. Barrett, whose term has just ex-
pired. These with Mr.. McAndrew, the
secretary of the board form the rep
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-14

was sung with Mr.. David Jones pre-
siding at the organ, after which deli
cious refreshments were served.
Emblem division No. 81, Sons of Tenn
perance, will meet this evening in Van
Horn't hall
The 10-months- child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Llewellyn Evans, of Greenwood,
died on Saturday evening after brief
illness. 1t will be buried on Tuesday
afternoon. Interment will be made at
the Forest Home cemetery.
Misses Sadie and Marshy Knapp, of
Greenwood, were the guests of Miss
Sadie Gangwer, on North Main street
yesterday.
The lawn social at the Welsh Baptist
church on Saturday evening was a sue
cess, both socially and financially.
Eddie Davis, who met with a serious
accident at Taylor mines on Thursday,
has been removed to the Moses Taylor
hospital, Scranton.
The Reds will journey to Nicholson
this afternoon. where they will battle
for supremacy with a team of that
town. Morris will handle the sphere for
the Reds and Glynn will catch.
Messrs. William Thomas and John
Gibbons, of the First ward, have been
matched to play q game of hand ball
for purse of $25 a side. The first half
will be played at Lake Ariel tomorrow
at the Calvary Baptist church excur-
sion, and the other half at Farview at
the /. c. B. U. excursion of Hyde Park.
The game will be Al points.
The entertainment that was to have
taken place this evening under the aus
pices of the Columbian Athletic club
mas been postponed until a future date.
Mr.. John Evans, of Hyde Park. visit
ed friends in town yesterday.
Don't forget to accompany the Cal
vary Baptist church congregation to-
morrow on the excursion to Lake Ariel.
Those who accompany this excursion
will take the train at the Taylor sta
tion, d. L. & w. road. At Nay Aug
the same cars will be switched to the
Erie and Wyoming road and run to the
lake without change of cars. Tickets
are: Adults, so cents; children, sc
cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-14
Central Railroad of New Jersey

Iehigh and Susquehanna Division.)
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur-
ing cleanliness and comfort. -
TIAI9 TABLE IN EFFECT MAY 16, 1897.
Trains leave Scranton for Pittston,
Wilkes-Barre, ETC., at $40, 9l6, II. 30 a. m.
12.45, 800, 3O5, 500, 7.10 p. m. Sundays 500,
a. M, 100, 215, 7.10 p. m.
For Mountain Park. $50 II. 30 a. m, 2o0.
8.05, 500 p. m. Sundays, 500 a. m, lOo, 2,lo
p. m.
For New York, Newark and Elizapetn,
$50 (express) a. m, 12. 40 express with Bur
day, 2l6 .. m. Train leaving 12.45 p. m.
arrives at Philadelphia, Reading Termin-
al. 522 .. m. and New York 500 p. m.
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethle-
hem, Easton and Philadelphia, $50 a. M,
l245, 3O5, 500 Except Philadelphia p. m
Sunday, 2.15 p. m,
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, ETC., at
s. 20 a. m. and 12.45 p. m.
For Reading, Lebanon and Harrlsburg'
via Allentown, $40 a. m, l245, 500 q. m.
Sunday, 215 ,. mI
For Pottsviile, $40 a. M, 12.45 p. m.
Returning leave New York, foot OF LIB
erty street, North River, at $40 (eXpress)
a, M, l10, 1.30 AIS express with Buffet
parlor carr p. m. Sunday. 4 30 a. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal.
900 a. M, 200 and 4.30 p. m. Sunday 6'2o
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rate may be had on application In ad-
vance to the ticket agent at the station;
H. p. BALDWIN,
Gen. Pass Agt.
]. H. OLHAUsEN. Gen. supt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-14
PECKVILLE.

A very enthusiastic meeting of a
large number Of citizens was held at
the hose rooms last Friday evening
for the purpose of selecting a location
for liberty pole to be raised July 5.
Burgess S. f. Williams was selected
chairman w. ]. Board, secretary, and
w. T. Budd, treasurer. After several
suggestions was decided to put it on
the lot upon which the hose house
stands. A committee of three was Sc
lected to confer with the school direct
ors as follows: Philetus Snedicor,
Kenneth Murdoch and John Tuthill.
Halsey Lathrup, in behalf of Lieuten-
ant James C. Stevens post Of the
Grand Army of the Republic, thanked
the citizens and all of the different
organizations for the respect shown
on Decoration day. 1t was decided
that a committee of fifteen be appoint
ed to solicit funds to defray the ex-
penses. The committee is as follows:
Misses Eulah Tiffany, Cassie Williams,
Kate Dodson, Bessie Craig, Ella Ket-
chum, Mrs. Arthur Peck, Messrs. Hal
sey Lathrup, r. c. Lintern, Mark
Walker, jr., N. H. Johnson, George
Smith, Harry Names, B. X. Benjamin,
Representatives from the different or
ganiZations in town were present. Will
liam Page, in behalf of Warahpa tribe
of Red Men, turned over to the treas
urer five dollars; Mrs. Mason Picker
ing, in behalf of the Pocahontas lodge,
gave two dollars. The following COM
mittees were appointed: To procure a
speaker for the day, S. B. Williams
IJaI 7 ,tl, % 10
w. ]. Broad, G. ]. Ganzermuller, Hen
ry Purdy; to purchase flag, Mrs. P.
Snedicor, Milton Root, w. T. Budd;
to hire a band to consist of twenty-five
pieces, Corey Jenkins, ]. L. Jones.
w. j. Bonner; on trades display and
larade, Solomon Walters, Kenneth
Murdcck, Henry Purdy. The Wilson
Fire company asked the privilege of
putting a fireman's hat on top of the
pole, which was granted. Another
meeting will be held again on Thurs
day evening, June II.
Albert Chapman is home to spend
the summer from Wyoming seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Vancoth, of
New Milford, are visiting at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. David Shay.
Mrs. U. V. Mace, of Utica, N. Y,
is visiting her husbands parents, Mr..
and Mrs. U. V. Mace.
Miss Bessie Webster, of South Can
aan, is visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. A. Jenkins, Of the West
! End.
Children's Day exercises were held
! in the Methodist and Presbyterian
| churches here yesterday, and both pre-
sented a pretty appearance. Potted
| plants, laurels and ferns decorated the
church. The programme carried out
| in the Presbyterian church was pre-
| pared by the board of education, en-
| titled in the Days of Thy Youth,
which consisted Of responsive readings
| speaking, recitations and solos. The
exercises at the Methodist church In
the morning were carried on by the
infant class. In the evening the pro-
gramme's title was the Young Peo-
pies Republic" and was carried out by
four young ladies and three young
| gentlemen. The attendance at both
places was very large.