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Talbott & Palmer's stock Letter

By Private Wire from New York Sun.
 New York, July 25-The stock market opened strong and higher, the active list showing gains from IS to per cent Trad ing was well distributed. The Pacific shares were notably strong and in active demand. Among the Industrials insiders were again at work. American Tobacco was marked up one point as compared with the closing of last night and made another gain of points Buoyancy in American shares was again displayed in the London market, where prices were advanced from 1s to % above the New York closing prices. Louisville and Nashville continued to be the favorite, although there was fair buy ing of St. Paul and the Coalers. The reac- tion in Industrials speculation exerted a favorable influence abroad. In the early local trading the features were American Tobacco, St. Paul, Burlington and quincy, Sugar. Missouri Pacific Louisville and Nashville. Brooklyn Rapid Transit, South ern Pacific, Rock Island and Southern pre- ferred Realizing sales were made on the rising market but they were well absorped and the temporary set back to prices was only trifing. There was no unfavorable news and railroad reports all told the same story of prosperity. The market closed strong,
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advanced 1-64 in the face of our decline yes- terday of 3 points. This action on the other side was entirely unexpected by the scalp CTS in this market, who looked forward to Saturday as a very dull day and expected further depreciation in the market. At the opening, therefore was some covering and prices, which opened points up, soon reached ,, the market again settled down after this small demand was satisfied and remained practically lifeless until the close, which was steady at 2 to points up on the day. The weather in general was clear today over the belt with light rains at 0 few points in the Atlantic states.
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Iiverpool Cotton Market

prices steadier; American middling, Sssd, good mddling, 3asd. The sales of the day were TOGO bales. of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 6,96o American. Receipts 5,O0O including 4,S0o American. Futures opened quiet and closed steady at the advance American middling L. M C.: July 320a3.21s; July and August, 320s; August and September, 3.19s; Sep tember and October, 3.17d3.1Sb; october and November, 3.16@317s; November and De- cembr, 3l5d3.16v; December and Janu- ary, 3.15d3. 16s; January and February, 315 @S. 16b February and March, 916b; March and April, S.17s; April and May, 317@3.1So; May and June, 31Sq3.19s
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Birmingham City Bonds
Fruits and Produce

Butter-Elgin. 1sc; dairy, No 1, 15c: dairy No. 2, 121kc; country, 121sc; cooking. 10c.
 Potatoes-Irlsh, COG. Lemons-Choice. ss.5o1s.75; fancy, s.25. Poultry-Hens, 25c: fries, 12Q15c; small. Sd12c; ducks, 20c; geese, 20c. Eggs-10c.
 Beans-Snap, 60G75c per bushel. Tomatoes-25435c. Cabbage-1a4c per pound. Onions--2lac per pound. watermelons-s3G$10 per hundred. Peaches-s25O030 % per crate Canteloupes-75c@H per crate.
 Loscai Staple Groce-ep Flour-Best patent. sL19@$425; straight. s3.75.
 Sugar-GranuIated s5.7o; r. C., 5%G5bc. Coffee-Greep. 8911kc; Arbuckle's pack ages. Slo.Soi Loyeringa packages. slosa;
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Talbott & PaImer's Cotton Letter
By Private Wire from L. DeGumoens

by frlVate wire rom l.. DeGumoens &,
 Son
 New York, July a9.-The Weekly Chroni- Gle report on the weather is generally good the only unfavorable features being exces- sive rain in Alabama. need of rain in Gen. tral Texas, claims of damage in few To- calties and some shedding in Texas and Alabama. There is striking change in the statistical situation. The visible supply of all kinds being 2562, 900, against 900 last year. Cables were 1-64 higher for fiI- lures today. Spots unchanged, with sales of 1000. The advance at Liverpool today encouraged the bull crowd which bid prices up four points at the opening. Those who read the Chronicle through bull spectacies detected evidence or poor situation as re- gards the crop in some sections and lost no time in creating some sentiment favorable for boosting the market. Trading, how ever, was light Palestine had light rains but generally weather was dry in the cot ton belt. The total sales were the smallest for some time. The close was at points higher
 Talbott & Palmer's Cotton Letter By Private Wire from Fairchild & Hobson
 New Orleans, July 29.-Liverpool came to the rescue again today and substantially
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lost BPS, GOO in specie and 1egals The continued loss of cash to the treasury and the approach of the crop season with its demands on the resources of this center make the immediate future an interesting subject for speculation. Still, as banks balances have in many instances been di- verted from New York, the demand may fall more or less in other large cities.
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New Orleans Cotton Market
Daily Statement

Galveston-Quiet; middling, 5Bc; stock, 10,2s2.
 Mobile-Nominal middling, , 11-16c; re- ceipts, 1 bale: stock, 5,699.
 Savannah-Steady; middling, 59sc; sales, 1 bale receipts, 77; stock, S509.
 Charleston-Quet; middling, 57sc stock, 5,996
 Wilmingtcn-Steady; middling, 57sc; stock 9,471.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling, 15-16c; re- ceipts, 151 bales; stock, 3o,64o.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling 6asc re- ceipts $50; stock, 1867.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 61sc; receipts, 9F bales. Fhiladelphia-Quiet; middling, GAG; stock, 7,66i.
 St. Lous-Quiet; middltng 5sc; receipts, P bales; stock, .69, ,436. e--f-r phis-Steady; middling, SAC; re- ceipts, 176 bales; sales, 500; shipments, JOSS; stock, T,714.
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Not ce to Contractors
Office of the City Engineer

N1IfNC UT NINy
 Birmingham Ala, July 22, 1899. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the city engineer until 12 o'clock noon, Wednesday, August 9, 1899, for about 1S,Ooo square yards of vitrifed brick pave. ment.
 Each party bidding must accompany hi, bid with a certified check for $15OO. mad, payable to the mayor and aldermen of Rir mingham, to insure making of contracts and bonds Bonds will be required as indI. cated in the specifications. Specifications may be obtained at this office. Right Is re- served to reject any or all bids (Signed) JULIAN KENDRICK.
 City Engineer.
The age-herald., 1899-07-30

Parties desiring a pleasant place to snend the summer should not overlook AshevilIa '"rhe Land of the Sky" the mountains of the Carolinas and East Tennessee. The Southern Railway offers special round-trin rates to summer resorts Call at o1ice 2019 First avenue. and get a Southern Sum mer Home Folder. 6-st-..
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DireCf private wires to New York,
 Chicago and New Orleans.
Chirnpn 'changa

Chicago, July 29-wheat lost an early advance of 12c today. and closed weak at a decline of 1s@hc. Corn lost 2sc; oats lost 1se, and provisions lost 21247lac, the latter in pork.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Lyons packages, s9.So. InnI cA a

 Lard-GAc. Clear rib sides-6c. Molasses Centrifugal, 15q35c; sugar house, 20Q35c. Rice-51Sq61sc. Corn-Mixed, 50c; white. 51c. Pearl Meal-93c. Hay-Choice timothy, $16.oo; No. l. s15.oo: clover mixed $14.50. Mixed oats-37c; white 40c. Bran-Mixed, SIS; pure wheat. s155o. Cotton seed meal-$1S50.
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COTTON MARKET
 OPENED QUIET Prices Were Firm and 3 to 4
 Points Higher. INTEREST WAS INCREASED Government Chart Indicated Clearing Conditions in the South-The Chronicle Take a Hopeful
 View of the Situation.
INTEREST WAS INCREASED

New York. July 29.-The cotton market opened quiet and firm, with prices Sa4 points higher and without exhibiting much vim ruled generally steady most of the ses- sion. The influences operating to stimulate bullish sentiment consisted of good Liver pool cables and not altogether satisfactory crop accounts.
 The former increased interest among in- vestors abroad with advancing prices; the latter reported more or less damage to the growing crop from worms and rust. The government chart indicated clearing condi- tions in the south with continued mild tenn perature. The Chronicle in its weekly statement takes a hopeful view of the situ- ation generally as concerns the crop con- dition.
 New York, July 29.-Cotton, quiet; mid ding, 6B; sales, 1S1; stock, 1449S4.
 Total today; Net receipts, 56o; exports to Great Britain 700: to France, 4,500; to the Continent, 1,0i6; stock, 3S9179.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, S66; exports to Great Britain, 70O France, 45O0; Con- tinent, 046.
 Total since September l: Net receipts, s. SO3, ,524; exports to Great Britain. S,412, 4o1; France, 3,793,S51; Continent, 2SO7,
 New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans, July 29.-Cotton quiet; sales, $50 bales; ordinary, 3 11-16c; good or dlnary, 1 13-16c; low middling 15-16c; middling, 5$4c good middlng, 7-l6c mid ding lair, 13-l6c; receipts, 10 bales; stock, 1a5, ,3S0.
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts, S6J bales; exports to Great Britain, 7O0; to France 45OO; to the continent, 1,0i6; stock, 3S9,l79.
 New Orleans, July 29.-Cotton futures quiet and steady. July nominal; August, 541d5.42; Setember, 5.41a5.42; October, 5.41sr 542; November, 5.45d5.46; December, 5.4YD 550; January, 5.53q5.54; February, 5.564o.5I; March, 5.60a5.62. -
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Twas Fru- Mig that made Norton's Soda Fountain
 Famous.
Attend Remnant Sale.
 CAHEEN BROS

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Talbott & Palmer,s Grain Letter

By private wire from Ware & Leland)
 Chicago, July 29.-Wheat: Liverpool Id higher, due to changing of the speculative grade. Paris wheat 15e higher. Flour 25c higher on advance in rentes. Antwerp un- changed. Berlin 2A mark higher. Bombay cable read: Rains hold off, crops wither- ing. Shipments indicate 6,S0o,000 including 240 900 from Australia; 1,440,000 from India, which are large. Primary receipts, S00000; shipments, 2S2000 Weekly clearances, 3SG6 0OO; July 1st to date 13,797,O 900. against Il. .390,000 last year. We have heard of no new export business, but understand there is good-sized milling demand. Weather much cooler in the northwest with frost reported last night in Manitoba. Indica- tions for tonight: Minnesota, fair and cool, North and South Dakotas, warmer tomorrow.
 The opening was a strong one. but on the slight advance created there was lib- eral selling by commission houses, but there was nothing in the way of buying that was at all noticeable. The close was weak one, with sentiment rat ther bearish. Our advices from North Dakota indicate that there has been at least 25 per cent of damage done. It can be safely said that the crop has retrograded from a week previous. With favorable conditions har- vestiug will start in next week and as we have remaAked previously, threshing re- turns will tell the story Market opera tions are now almost wholly of a scalping character, but if any decisive break should occur would favor purchases
 Corn: Weekly clearances, 9,7OO OOO. July 1st to date 16 million. which is 5,300, 900 over last year. Rains in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa were too much for the market and it is a difficult matter to make satisfactory sales at the opening today
 Oats: There was a furry in July which carried it up to 27 cents closing at 26c The short interest has been pretty well driven in The deferred futures were dull and lower.
 Provisions: Hogs improved slow. Monday 50,o00; 160,000 next week. Shipments of lard 100000 pounds; meats, 2375 ,00O. There was some selling of product by commis- sion and English houses. From what we can learn, very little apprehension should exist as regards yellow fever in the South, and believe purchases of product can be made with safety on weak spots. for there is demand that fully justiies higher prices.
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Finp nciai

New York, July 29.-Commercial Adver- tiser's London financial cablegram: The transvaal debate formerly received but this was the quietest Saturday for some time. There was a pause even in the Westralian boom. Americans were firm from the start, being bought all around and showing gains of 1ato 1. L. & N. and Norfolk and Western preferred were the features. The feeling is bullish.
 Money was easy. The bank bought 37,0oo pounds gold in bars and 51,000 pounds in German coin. Silver was steady.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was steady: patents. s3.45d3.55; straights, g. Ood3. .25; clears, S2.S0d31O; spring specials, s4.00 hard patents. s95009.60; soft patents. &. .3o6340; straights. $3.00a3.10; bakers $40 @2.60 No. spring wheat, 69070c; No. red 71slc. No corn, S2m321sc. No. oats, 20s4d21c; No. white 2She; No. white, 2216023Ac. No. rye, 52a4c No. flax seed 9711c; Northwestern S10O; prime timothy seed. $245 Mess pork. per barrel $S.1o@ S.So; lard, per 100 pounds, $5.25d5.37lS short rib sides. loose. s5.OOd5.20 dry salted shoul- ders. boxed, 5as65kc; short clear sides. box ed $5.40d545 Whisky-Distillers finished goods. per gallon, S126 Sugars-Cut loaf unchanged. No, yellow corn, 32m32lsc Clover-Contract grade, s650 On the pro- duce exchange today the butter market was firm; creamery, 1314@17c; dairy 11d15l2c. Cheese was weak at StsG9c. Eggs were weak; fresh, 11G11iac.
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ASHEVILLE, N. C., THE IDEAL SIM
 MFR RESORT

Call at Southern railway. or A. c. S. R R. passenger office 2019 First avenue for interesting reading matter on the Nonn- tains of East Tennessee. Virginia and tha Carolinas. 5o5.tf
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Hoods Sarsaparilia insures good digestion and strength to the vital organs Insist up on Hoods
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DAYLIGHT TRIP TO CINCINNATI
 Leave Birmingham 5:55 a. m.. via Alb. bama Great Southern railroad, arrive Gin cinnati same evening at 7:30
 Beautiful scenery and service unsurpass. ed. 5-1i-ff
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: {: E: :3 WE MUST MAKE ROOM. buy

 flo fg ondu ylow wprcs will b these
  in oursh ndoW during heen ntneW Wek
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Local Cotton Market Cotton-Middling, sac.
The Iron Market.

Birmingham, July 29.-The following are the present quotations Tn iron: the present Quotations in iron:
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Coffee.

New York, July 29-Coffee: Options opened quiet at unchanged prices and worked within an exceptionally narrow range with extreme apathy in speculation. The undertone was weak and under gener- ous receipts and unsatisfactory cables The investment public was indifferent. Light covering sent prices upward near the close. The close was steady at unchanged to points higher. Sales, 2,000 bags, all Decem- Der, 4.90095
 Spot coffee: Rio dull and nominal; No. T invoice 5a4; No. jobbing 6A. Mild, quiet and about steady. Cordova Sq1S.
 Treasury Statement
 Washington. July 29.-Tcday's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $279 324, ,163; gold reserve, PA, 4,919,556.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-06-29
Farmers Read.

We are needing all of our Sacks,
and many of our friends have neglect
ed to return the Sacks we have accom-
modating them with. We lost by fire
about 5000 Sacks, consequently we
need every Sack that is due us. We
bought 5000 Second-hand cotton Sacks,
branded schwartz & Bros. st. Louis,
No." these Sacks are i'm the hands of
our farmer friends, and they are using
them.for milling purposes. A visit to
Lancaster FIGURING Mills will convince
any one of the fact.
We also have several thousand sacks
branded s'Ballard & Ballard Co.," OF
"Ballard Mills" and We have also
thousands of other sacks, and we no
tice these sacks are being used for
milling and other purposes. Now we
ask you in all kindness to see that
every sack due us and in your pocess
ion is returned at once and you will
confer favor on us that we will ap
priciate very much.
We are also i'm the market for wheat
and will pay the highest market price
cash on delivery. Your Frien Is,
il. A. Il. MARKsBURY s. Son.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-06-29
GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Kentucky Chau.auqua l. Kin -tOn.
A Day Full OF Patriotism.

With thoughts on the anniversary
of the great VICTORY AT SANTI-
AGO. All Kentucky will ON this an
niversary day be in Lexington, where
will be offered the Most Notable Fourth
of July Celebration on the continent.
Two marvellous lectures By men or
nationwide reputation in civil and
political life. In the morning, Con
gresham Champ Clark, of Missouri,
on ''The Revival of Patriotism" In
the afternoon Congressman J. p. Dol
liver. of Iowa. a leader among men in
a magnetic platform ON. 1.-THE Nation
of America" Two grand band con-
certs. ADJUSTMENTS CT various kinds.
At night a Platform Entertainment
which will pay you to come miles to
hear. The famous Ariel Lady Sex
tette, the matchless MendclSSohn Male
Quartette: Signor BoSc0e in unparalel-
ed feats of magic. Miss Sibyl Sammis
and Miss Gertrude Smith. two famous
readelnk Wonderful Moving Pictures
by tho Vitagraph, with illustrated
songs. For brilliancy and variety this
program has never been equaled on
platform of the Kentucky Chautauqaa.
Come and spend the day and all it
holds. soc. Gets Everything for the
Day. Reduced Rates on all Railroads.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-06-29
SURVEYORS IN TOWN.
One Line Completed into Town and
work Begun OF Another.

The ink was not dry on our last issue
| before the entire railroad surveying
corps drove into town. They were
not expected for several days. but they
| got through with the Burgin end soon
er than anticipated. The party was
shown Scye al locations for camp and
it was decided to pitch the four tents
in the Graded School yard. This makes
a much better camp than one in the
country, as its convenient in every
way, quiet and cool. The party con-
sistS of eight gentlemen and cOlorcd
cook. They are Mcssrs Jerry and E.
b. Respess, 7. ". WalthalI, W. II.
Burk, G. NJ. Clark, G.. VI. Nelson.
Robert Obar and Chas. Gambel. This
corps is the best in the SUuthern's
service. They have run eight lines
for this company and all have either
been completed or are now in course
of construction. In running this line,
Mr.. ReSpeSS tells Us he has orders to
make one per cent grade, with cor
responding curves. This goes to show
the Southern wants to make the best
possible rOadbed over which to do fast
through business. Mr.. r. says he has
been very fortunate in locating the
line SO far, and has been able to carry
out his orders to the letter.
The party has completed one line
into town, coming what has been
termed the Boonc'S creek route. This
throws the line on the West side of
town, it crossing Danville street some
where between the DR.. Price and
Kaufman property. This line makes
4 distance Of about fourteen miles
from Lancaster to Burgin, much short
err than gyas first hoped for. The corps
will NOW run the line over the first pro-
posed route. OF course nothing can
be told of this until the exact line is
located. 1t will take several days 10
do this work.
One frequently hears the question
VIII this road be built:" To set ut
rest this query, The RECORD will
say that it can state positively that it
viii be constructed, and trains rum
ming from Burgin to Lancaster within
one year, and through trains within
two years, provided thu. people of Gar
rard cEnty will do their part in secur-
ing the right Of way. We can state
equally as positively that it will not
he built through here if land owners
demand Unjust prices for the right of
way. No trouble will be had i'm raising
the cash to pay for any land where the
owner does not try to rub it in on
the people, but no reasonable man will
contribGtc money To pay eXhorbi-
tant prices for this right of way.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-06-29
Republicans Split.

The Republicans convention held
Thursday resulted in two sets of dele
gates being named to the state con-
vention at Lexington. The trouble
arose over the selection Of chairman.
Col. ID. r.. Collier and Capt. VIM.
Herndon were placed in nomination.
Col. Collier, who called the convention
to order, then retired from the chat
and w. McC. Johnston took his place.
Tellers were appointed and each re-
ported Collier as having the most
votes. Chairman Johnston declared
Collier elected and. the latter took
charge. Capt. Herndcn arose and
said a. number of unqualified voters
had taken part, and also that the con
vention was not held according tt
call and had it been called prompt al
two O'Clock, he would have then had a
majority. Collier said the protest
came too late, as the chairman had
then been elected, whereupon Capt
Herndon requested his friends to keeI
their seats until Gen. Collier con- plet,
ed his proceedings when they toe
would hold a convention. This was
done and each party selected theil
delegates and alternates, twelve II
number, and sent them without in
truct ions,
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-06-29
Big Fair at Richmond =.

The entry blanks for the four days,
fair, to be held at Richmond the first
week in August, show some big purses
which insures line sport. Besides the
Bankers Stake of $1,000, offered by the
four banks of Richmond for the saddle
stallion, mare or gelding, any age,
there are other good ones, as follows.
Trots.-2:l5 Glass, $i00: 2:27 Glass,
$i00: 2:22 Glass, 800: 2-yr-Old Glass,
$500: 2:1S Glass, Sl0O: 2:35 Glass, $400;
300 Class, 800: 3-yr-Old Glass, $500:
r. b. Terrill Purse for YearlngS, $3.50.
Paces.-2:17 Glass, $500; 2:30 Glass, $500:
pa Glass, $500: 2yr-Old Glass, 5000.
Fol- other rings for saddle and harness
horses, see catalogue which will be
sent upon application j. w. Bales,
President: or S. A. Deatheragc, Secre-
arV.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-06-29

''The only drawback to any intelli-
gent country community enjoying cd
ucational and refining privileges is lack
of cooperation between the farmers
themselves" writes Mrs. John 3. Sims.
of Entertaining in the Country"
in the July Ladies' Home Journal.
"Whenever a farming community
realize that in themselves lie the
means of educating their sons and
daughters TO love the farm and the
farm home, and that because one does
not have the privileges Of the town OF
large city there is no reason why he
should stagnate either mentally OF
socially, they will have solved the pro
blcm OF how to live happily and con
| tentedly On q farm"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-06-29
.IuGe Court bay.

Most farmers remained at home
Monday 70 look after the many things
now to be done Oh the farm. \ very
small crowd was in town and, aside
from the cattle sales, nothing was
done. Cattle buyers were inclined t.
hold off. OH account Of the prospects
fer drouth and the present scare t..
of grass and water. Peel Bros, % J c.,-
samine bought a bunch OF 90 poull
hcifcrS at $22.G0 per head. Roberts
sold bunch of light stock haifarS at
, cents. Good. fat hal.crS brought
about cents. Steers brought from I
to ) cents. Tnlrc were about Bot
head OF stock on the streets. \ few
plug horses were sold for song.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-06-29
Crab Orchard. SPRINGS.

Manager Gus Hoffman writes TIE
RECORD to announce the formal open
ing OF Grab Orchard Springs on to-
morrow, Friday. Much money has
been spent on the property to put il
in tirst-claSs condition for the season,
and everything points to a successful
year. We know of no more delightful
place to rest and rccuperatc than at
this famous resort. Mr.. II. extends a
cordial invitation to his Garrard c0un-
ty friends to come over.