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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
RACE WAR IN MISSISSIPPI.
Nine Negroes and One White Man
KILLED.

A fierce race war has broken out in
Scott county. Miss. Nine negroes and one
white man have been killed. Governor
McI.aurin has gone 10 the scene oil the
trouble
The war grew out of row between
Charles Freeman, "A white farmer. OF HAr-
pervine. Scott county. and William Burke.
a negro. Freeman swore out a warrant
for Burke's arrest for assault, and sat
urday night a deputy and fifteen men and
bows went TO the home of Burke 10 at
rest him. Upon reaching the house
some negroes within fired upon the ON
GERS party. The whites returned the IRE
and retreated. ,...
After withdrawing from the vicinity OF
Rurke's house II was asoertained lha'
three young white men-Hamiiton' John-
son. and Wells-were slightly wounded
and Wallace Sibley missing searcn
for the latter Sunday morning reVeaico
the fact he had been killed.
The discovery Of Sibley's body SUNDAY
,,orping Infatuated the citizens OF Har'
nerville. and after notifying the ad)acen
towns proceeded to hunt down the moi
~ negroes, and the bodies OF nine ne
groes which have been found, proclaim
now thoroughly in earnest were the
whites.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
rmnoria Mention.

,-,rpopIA. VA. october 2.-lSpeciiSi3,
=, N Voodson walker, rector, PGyhuSin,T,e y
keN. " innpressive sermon az CnilS'
aieconal church yesterday mo- ..d ir'd'e
-, rongregation We're IN 'it,,r,'r
Ling advantage of the peauuiu' autumn
we9thfR, u. Garland. = Baptist eva alg
NJ on ~ a series OF meetings. a'
VIII tSontiet church tonight. ..,.
the p"ggbort time one Of Emporia youils
Ia asSncinent businessmen VIII lead 20
anu ana ppvmeniai altar one OF BRUNSWICK >
falr o." vrenorted that a young ana popu-
II ~ ,anher of the town Will shoIuy
lar teiv ,e ~ the fair daughters or En-
poria. ,,osop a prominent mem
MI - tbe Petersburg Bar and Mr.. James INES
De' pahinson, a popular COMMISSION H. IT.,
Z. ~ ~ that city. passed through ne,e
tn3na' en- route for BRUNSWICK county
C99urs w J. Robinson; an esteemed iauy
MIs. Immunity who has been quite
OF "a now conValescing.
srr ~ g. Tredwav, n prominent mem,
cfithe Greenesville Bar, VINO was hep,
- ~ ,he recent term Of tho Circuit CouI
IRON IT. account Of indlsposition Is now CON
Va pr Inseph Henry Smith and his pro- pro-
~. ret,,rned from their northern TOUT
Nit. w. J.. Taylor, traihc manager " 'A'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK. october a. o1eI9tg ,5age
"A held higher. with u moaglStS 'i'U'
ana w EtS,our-Strong and active. ,o>,,, g.
rye neat TTour-firmer at N.peSioo'
Bgchn 'ht'ssSt-FirTner at gas
Bus .nnmosa,aI-Firm; yellow western, 'oc:
EoiHnS:st rone, No. 2 SAC; state rye
90 l-2c. - roal,tnz 471-2r52 1-2c.
bar,.. Nalt-Firmer; western. 'osi ~ a.
nnashi..e,,-Spot irregular; No. req. |" - e
~, open.d easier, Win l9csI gnu
Otl'on,, snort selling and unsettled e%p Die,
fsteisn ,nIes A subsequent drop II, con
me me hroueht closing strength a. i'n ..tn
sols "a an emphatic advances mere MIN
poor oaraI covering by the taleht. C .n1s
gens n al a 5-s5rl sc. net advance: s1irs ~.
Str ryS,Ssa No. 2 red. March, Hl,sc,, May
i nnossS at 15i-2c.; December closed al
II Sac. No 2 4Oc Options
=, flrst easier. on cables GU. ,ati
AZ ,ly ON the strength In wheat, snall
snn'ti,fa supply Increase. and coVe1ihs, ano
vvissed iI-2f1i 5-sc. higher; December
ci,oos,,d M IS S-sc.; May. 20 l-sc; An
Goats 00Sst.-ouiet: No. 2. = lac. options ou''
Gf,yuts.Meats-steady; picked shoulders
1iIstd-stsady: western steamed cioss'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
BY HIS OWN HAND.
SUICIDE or G. l., STEGALL IN BOYD.
TON YESTERDAY.
He WAS A NATIVE OF RICHMOND.

Keeper.

BOYDTON, VA, october 2t-(Special)-
ing, c. L. Stegan. formerly connected
with the firm OF jenkins & Capers. OF
Richmond. but later with a Philadelphia
wholesale liquor house, Costairs, Mccall
& Co., was promenading the long hotel
porch. Nothing unusual in his manner
was noticed. The door OF DR.. G. II. Car
ter's Office, which opens on the porch, was
open, and being on familiar terms with
the Doctor, he went in. took up the
Doctors revolver. put It in his pocket,
and walking down in front Of the Episco-
pal church, placed the muzzle of the
pistol back OF his right ear. and fred.
lie fell fiat on his back. and after a few
moments struggle life was extinct.
No one was very near him when the
! shot was fred. Some Of the hotel stable
| hands saw him just a minute before ha
| fired. but there was no direct eyewitness
/ so far as can be ascertained at present
! Town-Marshal Toone went 10 Stegall's
room 10 see If he had left any letter, anC
| in the tray Of his trunk found on the
| back of an envelope the following shor
| note:
Mr.. Hasklns,-I cannot stand It. You
kindness to poor unfortunate Will b'
! rewarded CHRIS.
October %, 1898"
Mr.. Stegall had been boarding at th'
| Haskins Hotel for more than a year. Fo
"A number Of years he did lucrative busi
ness, but latterly has been out OF EN-
ployment and out Of money. lie was sun
iect to fits Of alteration, and few year
ago spent some time in a santarium.
He leaves a wife and two children, near
" grown. living in Clarksville. He an
his wife have been separated some twelV
or more years, but there were no diVorc
proceedings.
Mr. Stegall was born IN Richmond bu
came here with his father during the wa
and his boyhood and young manhood wei
spent here. where he had many frlend
He was about a. years old.
The authorities deemed an inquest III
necessary. The body will be inferred
the Episcopal burying-ground tomorrow
His relatives have been wired ana II
thought some Of them will be present
the burial.
Mr.. Stegall had travelled great de
between New York and New orleans al
had large acquaintance I'm all the southel
cities. His mother was from Richmon
His self-destruction has thrown a pail
sadness over the entire community.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25

&C., IL, Spanish. 6oc--none Of
fering. Demand is good, but sla r s,cen IS
low and the b new ei ,hs 18th or sesS
Of November.
SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
SUFFOLK. VA. October H-(Spociai)
uand-plcked. fancy, 4i-zc.: extra, o-sc;;
Virginia shelled. 10 /. size, no.
si.ic.: Spanish she..ed- No; !, 4 rr,,ne
farmers stock. fancy. 49, 90.
pa TO &C.; farmers SPANISH ~
bushel.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. october A-tspe-
ciaI.)-Nothing doing in Virginies W
| Spanish. x,r
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET. "
PETERSBURG. VA. october 2h-lSpe,
| cial)-cotton-Firm at i-l6c. for gooa
! lots.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
Race Trouble mt Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, october IA
Sergeant Clarence Allen, Company L
Fiehth Colored United states Noiuntees
infantry dmmunes). fired on three poncss
who were attempting to arrest coiorsa
soldier who was drunk ana threateh'nsS
disnlaving his revolver In crowd
On Of the bullets from Allen's piston
took effect in the head Of Charles Bsaghs'
y White man. standing I'm the. saloon.
killing him Instantly. A general fusllaus
from policemen and soldiers IohoTe ~
ono OF the policemen. Moseiey' We
slightly wounded In the arm. Allen was
anally arrested and lodged In jail.
The riot produced great excitemant, aho
General Boynton ordered strong proVos'
| Guard 10 the city at once.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
THE PASSION PLAY.
IL f. Condemned by the Methodist
Ministers of Norfolk.

Ministers of Norfolk.
NORFOLK. VA. october 24.-(Special)-
The Methodist ministers Of this section,
at a meeting at Epworth church to-day
passed a resolution against the production
Of the Passion Play" in Norfolk. No
reference was made. however, to the
auspices under which il is 70 be produced
The resolution was signed by Rev. DIR.
II. f. johnson, Rev. DR. William e. Jud-
kins, Rev. r. NJ. Chandler, and Rev. DIT.
George II. Ray, and was in substance as
follows:
1--WE protest against the degradation Of
the mystery Of the sufferings of the Son
Of God as presented in the Passion Play,
and we call upon our people TO put upon
II the brand of condemnation"
The Passion Play" as II is soon 10 be
presented in Norfolk, IS Il series OF
moving pictures of wonderful realism. IT
is said 70 be a reproduction of the play
as it is given by the peasants of Europe.
II is being presented in Petersburg to-
night under the auspices OF Rev. DR.. II
NJ Wharton, of Baltimore, the noted Bap
fist evangelist
The Methodist ministers at the same
meeting appointed Rev. J~R. Merritt aho
Rev. W. J. Young, ID. D., to convey thei'
sympathy TO the family Of Rev. J. j.
Irvine. pastor of the Disciples church
who died this morning at St Nincent'
Hospital In consequence of an operation
/ performed for appendicitis. Mr.. Irvin
| had been in Norfolk but a few weeks
| having come here from Jacksonville, Fla
lie leaves a wife and two children wh'
| were with him when he died. HIS bod
/ viii be buried in Lexington. KY
The plans and specifications for the ne'
nost-ofice and custom-house to be erecte
here were received to-day from the arch'
| tects wyatt q Noting, Of Baltimore
! the Hon George +. Bowden. Custodian
stated that bids would be advertised 10
| and work begun soon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
COST OF THE WAR
Treasury Estimate Places IL, W u"
Date. mt sisI, 523,ot1. .-.,

WASHINGTON. october A-The ofn-
cials OF the Treasury Department es'-
mate that the war with Spain. since April
2lst-the outbreak of the war-has cost s-
xisT 90 az, The civil war cost 1905, All, TO.
oy an average Of 81. 6S5. I56 a day.
Tho largest amount paid out In single
day during tho spanish-American war
was $4,000, on July 18th. This was lss.
before Spain sued for peace: Ihe hsA'
highest expenditures were S'0S"V' On
Santamber 18th.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25

corIrNRIA s c.. October IA spe-
olaf tn the state from Georgetown brings
,hn ncv,s of the loss of the bark Maria
fiberara. sailing from Savannah for cette..
France, with cargo Of slaves. Sne wehs
shore OFF cape Roman, several days ago,
a., n gaIa the captain and crew Of seven
reporting I'm Georgetown. The vessel Is
totaI loss. but 1t is thought part OF tho
cargo can be saved. The crew awaits
foreign adyices.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
c.nRrsess FOR THE COLONIES.
War Department Estimates f"~'
90. 600 Troops VIII he Needed.

A Washington dispatch 70 tho New
York World says: The Wsr Department
estimates IL viii require 5000 troops 10
garrison Hawaii and the territory wrested
from Spain.
The report that General Miles thinks
"a O0O men WIN be needed In Cuba Is erro-
neous. on the contrary. General Miles Is
convinced that a few thousand soldiers
will suffice there after Spain has fsnn .
ouished sovereignty. He has no rear OK
the insurgents causing trouble. believing
the Cubans will patiently await deveise'
ments.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
The Sen lNInRA

Since the Golden Hind went round tno
Horn and circled n world unknown.
Vyharever the tides of God have beat ana
the winds OF God have blown
From the runrise seas 10 the sundown
seas. by the storm and the spindrht
whrled. IA,
The sons Of the men who sailed WITH
Drake have ruled the water world.
And whether they sail from Plymouth Hoe
or out Of the Golden Gate.
They are brothers In blood, linked heare
10 heart and TO a resisuess rate;
For the duenchless ardor TO rule tho seas
which time can never slake,
Makes the same blood race through
Dewey's veins that throbbed from
the heart of Drake.
And all the way out Of Trafalgar, down
into Manila bay,
The Anglo-Saxon has sailed and fQpsht
and struggled. and won his way;
And wherever the tides OF Cod mag beat
And the winds Of God may blow,
II will be- tomorrow as II ~ TODAY ana
il was I'm the long ago. .,
JAMES LINDSAY GORpON,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond. Va. october -. lSg no
pr,vate sales to-day were hgnt "a
vinpoTts seabrooks shoekoe. A .nesr, ~.
ana old Dominion y%o arsm1u91so deliveries,
dav. Receipts, hosShe"oS'
-- ssseckoe ana Crenshaw warehouses ea ,nl
t,,,ca a fine sale or new l"OSe ~"
stll,cl' tomorrow TUESDAY
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
n1r11,1oNn LIvE srocK MARKET.

Rlch 9a,,i. S;6 mead: sheep and
ReceiBSttss' , cai.'Ih hos 1s'1 So head
ia aaios. o. C5ttIe. 1850 head: sheep ana
,a mis- 300 head; hogs, SO he9J. T.. cross.
medium TO good. TO A. g[9sn3. cS 9i-9 70
To iair, ,,-oee Sheep and lambs. 70
81 - s,ross: hogs. $3.50 to $40 gross
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
cnA1N 40 coTToN EXCHANGE.

Richmond. Va. october a. lSso'
Quotations: Wheat-Lonsberry. 90 |" ."
-sc mixed. 60 10 76c; s40ttperr,y,;; , w ~
44SSC'! No % red. 15c. Coru-White, virginia,
O. 80 80. qoc 10. 2 white. IS IL TO $50:
& 2as to Whit 81 to IS l-2c; 20. mixed; 81
no r. . i. %l.' 10. mixed. 90 IL TO 37c. oats
:! no. o. missed, dc; No mixed g.. = 70 70
y I-2c.; winter seed, p 10 %5c. Hye-00 70
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
MARINE IN7ELLIGENCFs.

NN II1<fGIRE ALMANAC, OCT. %, 1898.
sun rises ........e.29 HIdh TIDE. -,
SIM sets 10 Morning. .'.'....'''t ~,
Moon sets .....--2'os Evening. $500
-----.----------- r-f-.-I--a
PORT OF RICHMOND. OCT. "A. 1888
ARRIVED.
Steamer Richmond Hitler. New
York merchandise and passengers; Old
Dominion Steamship Company.
SAILED.
Steamer Poeahontas, Graves, Nerfolx,
merchandise and passengers; Virsiis
Navigation Company.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS, OCT. ~
By telegraph)
ARRIVED.
steamer Heatherdene, Norfolk.
steamer Leonora. Galveston.
Steamer Helen savannah.
steamer Croydon. LII Plata
Steamer Oliyedene, savannah
Steamer Brighton. stockton.
Barge Brandywne, Boston
Barge Poetotas, Boston.
SAILED.
| Steamer NTH. Livernool
| Steamer LeGnora, Antwerp.
! Steamer Helen. Liverpool
| Schooner T.. l., Ferris. New Haven
| Schooner +. A. Palmer, Bangor.
| Barge Ringleader, Portland.
Barge Enos Souie. New York,
Barge Raritan, Portsmouth.
PORT OF BERMUDA HUNDRED. VA.
OCTOBER "A. 1898
By telegraph) n
SAILED.
Schooner Charles Lawrence Taylor,
humber; philadelphia.
port OF WEST POINT OCT. a. 1895.
(By telegraph
ARRIVED.
steamship Baltimore. Murphy, Baiti'
| ,nofe. passengers and general cargo
SAILED.
| Steamship Baltimore. Murphy. baiu-
mare. passengers and general cargo.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25

Atlantic and Danville Railroad Company,
was here to-day.
| Henry Weiss, OF the United States
| Railway Service is at home on VISIT
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
TIFF EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

&. dino not only 10 the originality and
,..-nlicitv Of the combination, but also
..'.io care and skill with which it is
,,.rufactured by scientific processes
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Given 10 millions of families, makes
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orders for printing sent 70 tho Dss-
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tenton. and the style Of work anc prscea
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25

at S.a1-2; city, IS; October closed at
1851 nominally. Refined quiet.
Pork-Steady. ,sea
Esutter-Firm: western creamery ~, 1Sv
imitation creamery, iSGl7c.; state oa"S'
lt0lsc. 80
Cheese-Qulet; large white, Size.
Eggs-Frrm; State and Pennsylvania
Gle. western, fresh, Doc. .o,o0
FSta Nsw YSis ssr7ssit Ions Island
ern. s9N.l21-2. -
Co,tonseed- oil--steodyi prime crude
1Sc.: yellow, z l-2c.
PetroleGm-Firm.
Rosin-Stesdy.
Turpentine-Firm.
Cabbags-Steady at lqS
CottOu-By steamer. SyuSSc. ...,s,,
CONGREGATIONS opened quiet ana steauy
at unchanged prices TO point decline !,
deyeIoped considerable activity, oue
weakness. under liquidation. iohowlng IN, IN,
satisfactory European ana Brazhlai'
| ca bies absence or speculation anu ~
difference OF spot buyers, close D, ~ az
| steady and 5ll0 points lower; sales, is'v w
! bags. including November. S.lenSS.!o'
December, $.25RS.30. Spot RIO quiet no;
| I. invoice, &C.; No. 7, jobbing, Size. MILO
quiet; Cordova,. sQl5c: ,,.o
/ Sugar-Raw iFm; fair rennng, 49, 80.
! centrifugal g6-deyree test. <l-ic.. molassSS
! sugar, 3l-2c.. sales. "A fair JobbinS pusi'
ness. Refined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOoDS MARKET
NEW YORK. October 2i-The dry
| goods market opened for the week Wiz
fair demand reported, both on the par
OF buyers present in the market ana MAJ !.
orders There was no notable gam u
interest In any division OF the market
Yhe stagnati0n In wOoilen goods Wa
continued to-day. In staple cottons tner'
was noted adckening interest IN prov"
goods for domestic use
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. october a ~ ~
Quiet: western superfine, 2.SJdN.p' -,
Wheat-Inaetive and firmer; Spot, IN
month and November, Is l-4d16 l-Zc.' Dt
cember. rs 3-iG76 Use; southern whea''
sample. 1NqTIc. -, ~
Corn-Sirong; spot. tho month ana ~
vember. 81 5-sa37 7-sc.; new or DID, NJ
vember or December, 81 l-t6S7 l-2c:; jar
uary, 81 1-fa37 l-2c.; February. o. i--'
bid: southern white corn, 81 l-2c: 90
J Oats-Quiet: No. 2 white, western ~
SOC; No. mixed, do, q l,zqEse:o O, ~
, Rye-Firmer; No. z, nearby % o-ec'' ~
; 2 western. 81 3-sc.
. Sugar-Strong; granulated, sos.
Butter-Steady; fancy creamery, 22oSc
store packed, l2a13c.: rolls, lStl0c
: Eggs-Firm at II l-2d1Sc. "a.
Cheese-Steady; fancy New YORK. "S
large 93-4qilc.
q Lettuce-6oo. per bushel =
4 Whiskey-sl 29aSl3O per gallon 4
finished goods in carloads; NSQSl.@ y
4 gallon for iobbing lots.
= CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
5 CHICAGO, October 2L-Liverpool I
day furnished the tornado that swept ov
the shorts in wheat. Ordinary conc
Il lions were ignored, and In the turn
% December wheat climbed 21-2c.. closi
at 70 1-4GJTO 3-sc, the highest point reac
q ed since the Letter collapse Corn a
81 vanced 3-4c, and oats rose l-Sgl-ic. 10
"a left off 7l-2c. higher and lard and II
" gained DC. each.
The leading futures ranged as follow
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25

NnNIATrRE ALMANAC OCT. 20. 1898.
Gu, rises .....6.29 HIGh TIDE.
Sun sets ....5 :L9l Morning. ........... III.
Moon sets ......2:n Evening. Y,,..f1 fs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
Richmond stock Elnrke"

E1cuMcsp. October "a 1897
e,,s virgio,. Centuries, regisiered-lO'-
600 at 7sli.
Daily camera., 1898-12-22
A Clever Trick.

1t certainly looks like it, out there is
really no trick about it. Anybody can
try it who has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles.
We mean he Can cure himself right
away by taking Electric Bitters. This
medicine tones up the whole system,
acts as a stimulant to Liver and Kidneys,
is blood purifier and nerve tonic. 1t
cures Constipation, Headache, Painting
Spells. Sleeplessness and Melancholy,
1t is purely vegetable, mild laxative,
and restores the system TO its natural
vigor. Try Electric B,tters and be con
vnced that they are miracle worker.
Every bottle guaranteed. Only soc. a
bottle at Streamer's Drug Store.
Daily camera., 1898-12-22

bv her oft-repeated prayer that ne
pardon my bad writing and confused
composure," which led the brother to
answer that "you need not be afraid
in writing to me about your bad spell
ing; for, in my opinion, as our alpha
bet now stands. the bad spelling. or
what is called so, is generally
the best, as conforming to the
sound of the letters and OF the
words" Her husbands death left her
large family to rear, and but for
Beniamins constant eking of her
means it would have Jared hard with
the widow. She told her brother that
her happiness was derived from ''yr
Bounty without wich must have been
distressed as much as many Others"
and assured him that she could not
"find suitable expression to acknowl-
edge my gratitude; howIam by my dear
brother enabled to live at ease in my
old age" "My self and children have
always been tax upon you," she
wrote to him, "but your great and un-
common goodness has carried you
cheerfully under it,"
Jane and Benjamin outlived all their
brothers and sisters, and Franklin,
upon the death of one of the last, said
to her: "Of these thirteen there now
remain but three. AS our number Il
minishes, let our affection to each
other rather increase" In one of her
la ter letters the sister required to this.
writing: "You once told me, my dear
brother, that as our number of breth
ren and sisters lcssened the affection
of those of US that remained should
increase to each other. You and I
are now left; my affection for you
has always been so great l see no
room for increase, and you have mani
tested yours for me in such large meas
ure that I have no reason to suspect
its strength" Jane Mecom alone of
Josiah Franklin's seventeen children
survived the famous son, and in his
will Franklin left to her "a house and
lot / have in Unity street, Boston,
gave her 'the yearly sum of fifty
pounds sterling" and left small sum
of money to her descendants.-Paul
Leicester Ford. in Century.