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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-06
HIS LIFE.WAS SAVED

Mr. j E Lilly, a prominent
citizen of Hannibal, Mo-, lately
had wonderful deliverance from
. frightful death. In telling of
it he says: 81 was taken with
Typhoid Fever, that ran into
Pneumonia. My lungs became
hardened. / was so weak couldn' t
even sit up in bed. Nothing helped
me. / expected to soon die of
Consumption, when / heard of
DIR Kings New Discovery. One
bottle gave great relief. l con-
tinued to use 1t, and now am we'll
and strong, l can't say too much
in its praise" This marvellous
medicine il the surest and quickest
cure in the world for all Throat
and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes
so cents and $1.0O. Trial bottles
free at Crawford Bros Drug
Store; every bottle.guaranteed.
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No RIGHT TO UQLINESS

The woman who is lovely in
face, form and temper will always
have friends, but one who would
be attractive must keep her health.
If she is weak, sickly and all run
down, she will be nervous and
irritable. If she has constipation
or kidney trouble, her impure
blood will cause pimples, blotches,
skin eruptions and a wretched
complexion. Electric Bitters is
tho best medicine in the world to
regulate stomach, liver and kid
neys and to purify the blood. 1t
gives strong nerves, bright eyes,
smooth, velve:y skin, rich COM
plexion. 1t will make a good
looking, charming woman OF q
rundown invalid. Only SO cents
at Crawford Bros Drug Store.
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Rewards for Desperadoes.

Columbia, S G, Aug 31-The
governor has offered a re ward O
5000 for the capture of a gang of
desperadOes in Clarendon. They
waylaid and shot a man who was
hunting for one of the gang, and
numerous robberies have been
committed. This, with rewards
offered by citizens, brings the
total up to 5000 their capture
will be worth.
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SCALDED TO DEATH.
John Grant, of Chester County,
Victim of an Accidennt While
Ginning.
Special to The State.

Chester, Sept 2-Mr John
Grant, one of the oldest and most
prosperous farmers in Chester
county, died yesterday from in
Juries sustained IN an accident.
He lived in the Broad liver sec
tion of this county, in the Armon-
ia neighborhood, and WAS one of
the influential citizens of that sec.
tion. He was ginning cotton and
was close to tho engine, when
suddenly something got wrong
and a fue in the boiler burst.
filling the room with steam. Other
hands bad the fortune to get out,
but Mr. Grant remained steady at
his post, trying to control the
situation. He was finally blinded
and bewildered, and crawled half
the way out of the ruins. He
was burned from his head to the
knees and only lived IL hours.
He was one Of the best farmers
in this part of the State, and was
always wise, careful and economic
al in all business transactions.
Capt w p Crawford, whose ap-
pointment to first lieutenancy in
the United States .rmy was an.
nounced last Tuesday. was i'm
mediately ordered to Raleigh, N G
He returned here last night and
will open recruiting station here.
Several members of his company
in the Second South Carolina
have signifed their intention Of
going with him to Manila.
Capt Crawford was ono of the
kindest and most intelligent Off :
GERS of the Second regiment, and
his men will never forget his at
tentions. He is enthusiastic in
his work, and will make a name
for himself before this eastern
trouble is ended.
Capt Crawford is assigned to
the Fortieth infantry, Fort Riley,
Kansas. He expects to take his
Christmas dinner in Manila.
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BISM MARCK'S IRON
NERVE

Was the result of his splendid
health. Indomitable will and
tremendous energy are not found
where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys
and Bowels are out of order. If
you want these qualities and the
success they bring, use DR. Kings
New Life Pills. They develop
every power of brain and body.
Only 25c at Crawford Bros drug
store.
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Victor Blue to We'd.

A special to the New York
Herald from Newport, r 1, last
Friday says:
cit was announced here today
that Morristown, N j, is to have
. brilliant and interesting naval
wedding on October II, the con-
tracing persons being Lieut.
Victor Blue, U S n, of the
cruiser Brooklyn, and Miss
Eleanor Stewart, a niece of Capt
Philip H Cooper, U SN.
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RoundIap Bale Becomes Popular.

The American Cotton Company
has met with marked success in
the development Of its Roundlap
bale business. Last year it had
less then sixty presses in opera
ton while this season it will have
over 800 at work. Its plant at
Chicago for building these presses
is running night and day and new
locations are being selected as
rapidly as possibln.
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

Pittsburg, Sept IA boiler ex-
plosion at the Republican iron
works at daylight today killed
FIVE men and seriously injured
seven others. Fire following the
explosion added to. the horrors.
The mill was partly wrecked and
the entire plant was closed down.
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A dispatch from Latts, Marion
county says that on Friday the g.
year old daughter of DR. K A Bass
accidentally shot and killed her
brother, 4 months old, with par
lor rifle.
sEAPnSEEssrsa Ss I. 2 Y pr; n,ls.'
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Z w Sandifer.

deem it my duty to call the
attention of the State officials to
the condition of affairs, and will
be glad to render every assistance
possible in the adjustment of the
matter.
While clerk in my fathers Of
fice l knew of the amount of the
different funds in his charge, but
as be kept his own bank book it
was only after his death that I
discoyered the discrepancy be-
tween the amounts in his cbaroe
and the amounts on deposlt
Since the $S,O5O.91 was turned
over to me, have remitted the
$521.33 due the State and have
continued paying county warrants
on county funds out of the money
on hand.
Yours very respt.
+ d Free,
County Treasurer Barnwell.
Gov McSweeney has not vet
considered the matter fully, but
will confer with the attorney gen
eral in regard to it today.
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Men Who Lived on a Com.
rade'S Flesh Landed at
Charleston, S. C.
Sailors Who Cast Lots to Deter.
mine Who Should Die to Give
the Others Blood and
Food-Adrift on
Raft.


Shipwreck, cannibalism and raw
ing lunacy folm the fabric of a
narrowing tale of the sea brought
to Charleston today by Capt. Rob-
ert Milburn, of the British steam.
ship Woodruff, bound here from
Hamburg.
The story of terrible suffering
was rendered all the more thrilling
by the presence of two of the ac>
tors In the terrible tragedy. They
are Maurice Anderson and Good,
man Thomasen, survivors of the
crew of Norwegian bark Decot,
which sailed from Psscagouls for
Buenos Ayres on August Sd. The
men were picked up from a raft
by the Woodruff $50 miles south
of Charleston, on last Thursday,
31st ult. They were in a condi-
ton worse than death, and they
were but a little, if any better
when brought up to the city on
the tow boat Waban this morning
from the quarantine station and
sent to a hospital.
Andersen is a raving maniac,
with but little chance of again be-
ing sane man while Thomasen is
so weak and exhausted 1t will be a
marvel If he regains health.
Andersen is a Swede while
Thomasen halls from Stevanger,
Norway. The Decot was wrecked
In the West Indian hurricane off
he Florida straits August 11th.
Nine members of her crew went
down with her. Eight others sue.
ceeded in getting on u raft form
ed by part of the vessels deck.
The following day the raft broke
IN two parts, two men remaining
on one portion of it and six on the
other. The German steamship
Catonia picked up one of the two
seamen and carried him to Balti.
more. The only survivors of the
party of six are Andersen and
Thomasen, who were brought here
today.
The six men lived four days on
the raft without water and with
only such food as was supplied to
them by small fishing line one
OF the men had in his pocket. At
ter enduring untold torture tho
fisherman lost his mind and Jumps
ed into the sea, carrying his fish
ing tackle with him. The fve re
naming men were then left with
neither food nor water.
Two of them died and the other
three, who had been greedily
watching them, sprang on their
bodies ,,; soon as their falling
heads showed that death had come,
and hacked away and ate pieces of
their flesh and drank their vet
warm blood. Andersen and Thom.
asen both say that these men died
and there is every reason to be.
lieve them, for regarding the 9th
or OF the three men left they tell
even a more awful story.
They say that when only three
of the original six were loft alive
and the drained and partly de-
voured bodies of the others had
been cast away and had drifted of
on the endless, tossing waves, it
was agreed that one of the three
should die to give food and drink
for the other two. The three
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Six Hundred Drowned.

Yokohama, Sept six hum
dred lives have been lost by the
aoodiDg Of copper mine at
Besshi island of Skikoku.
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son DISCOVERS
SIRE'S SHORTAGE.
Does His Duty and Officially
Reports the Matter.
Late Treasurer of Barnwell. MIR
Frees Accounts Show Q De.
fciency of Over $s, 900.

Quite a large shortage in the
accounts of deceased county Of
fetal came to light yesterday in a
way that was most unusual. The
deceased officials son, upon that
officials death, was appointed to
sHcceed him. 1t was the son who
discovered the shortage, and upon
him fell the most painful duty Of
communicating the facts to the
governor, but he did not finch
from his duty, and in a strait.
forward manner made his report.
A short time ago County Treas,
urer Free of Bsrnwell county,
having reached an advanced age,
died. He had been treasurer of
the county for some six or seven
years and was held in the highest
esteem by sll of his fellow citizens.
No one dreamed that there would
ever be anything like a shortage
In his accounts. Even now no
one can give any explanation as
to how the money went, for MIR
Free was a WELT do farmer and
careful business man, and, 80
far as known, did not need any
money.
The estate left by Mr. Free is
amply sufficient to cover the short
age and the bondsmen will lose
nothing, unless q sale is forced at
a sacrifice. He had strong bond,
and neither the State or county
can possibly lose anything.
The letter of the son of MIR
Free to the governor reporting
the facts of the matter is as fol-
lows:
Barnwell, S c, Sept 1, 1899.
To His ExceIlency, the Governor,
Columbia, S C.
Dear Sir: 1t is my painful
duty to report to your excellency
that since taking charge OF the
Office of county treasurer for this
county, and receiving the funds
transferred from the accounts of
my father, the late treasurer, by
his executrix, that deficiency of
IS, 703.10 appears to be due by
my father as county treasurer. |
Tbs amounts due by him were as
follows:
State funds & 421 "A
County funds 5,2sl.14I
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Ne-rs-nss fss Iiftv Cesss. ..
GseraasssA tobaseo habit srrs, makss weak
sss ssrsee. sessA pses. -. q. All as1ssisea
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! 421.33
5,2S1.14
11,O51.54
$16,754.01

Inc amount OF funds which my
father had deposited as county
treasurer in the Bank of Barnwell
and transferred to me on Joint
check Of myself as his successor
and his executrix, was $s, G5O.91,
leaving the deficiency of $s.7o3.-
10 due as above stated. NY father
left an estate worth spproximat-
ing, including realty and person
atty, from $4,000 to $4,000,
which his exeoctrix and de-.
visees desired to turn over to the
sureties on his bond to reimburse
them on their paying me-, as the
successor of my father, the balance
due by him as treasurer. The
executrix and devisees have ex-
haustsd every means to raise the
money to settle the deficiency,
and one of tho bondsmen has com,
menced a suit, on acco unit of their
contingent Inability, against the
estate. The sureties are Mrs E
M Kennerly sud Msssrs s g May
field, j W Lancaster, c B Free
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-21
DELAWARE CITY.

Mrs. VIM. .Muliin has returned from !
visit to Wilmington and Philadelphia.
Friends of Mr.. Geo. Monro, Of Co.. NJ.
recently ordered to Ft. Constitution, n H.
have received news of his serious illness
| pneumonia. His mother has been allowed
to be with him, and he is somewhat better,
Mr.. Michael Cannon has purchased two
houses on Jefferson street.
The late Mrs. M. A. Homan's house is
offered for sale. Several have offered to
buy it but the sum desired has not been
reached as yet.
Rev. Mr.. Jones, preached in the Presby-
terian Chnrch last Sunday. The Misses
Clark entertained him at Gleenlea,
With deep regret we announce the death
of Mrs. VIM. Harlow, formerly of our town
which occurred at her late home in Kibbe,
Conn. oil the grip.
1t is reported Mr.. Joseph Anderson con-
templates putting up fish as well as toma-
Toes this yea.
Houses a,e scarce here, and some renters
are in difficulty being obliged to move and
unable to find house for rent.
Another storm, more waer in the cellars
and still no attention paid to the drainage
of the streets. By request the attention of
Commissioners is called 10 the dangerous
condition of the boa. a.d-waIk on Clinton
street.
Mr.. F. c. Warner spent the week at his
old home IN Conn.
Mr.. Thos. Cleaver. Superintendent of the
Canal stopped here on Wednesday Ell rou:e
for Philadelphia.
Miss F. T.gbout, of Wilmington, is the
CUES. of Mrs F. C. Warner.
Mr.. Cbas. Wingate is home for a few
weeks.
Work has almost been suspended at the
battery. There are, 1t is said, about eight
ItleI1 and twenty bUsses employed.
Miss Katie Tugend while skating on the
basin last week broke through theice but
was quickly rescued by Misses Alfred Mes
sig and JOHN Swanson.
Mrs. Geo. Green and Miss A. Schunder
were in Wilmington this week.
tits said fishing with sets in the canal is
carried on despite the injuction.
Mr. Caleb Price, OF Chesapeake City, was
in town on Wednesday.
Mr.. Ch as. shaeffer, of Chesapeake City,
was in town this week.
Mr.. Geo. B. Monev was in Dover on Tues
day.
Ms. Thompson left for her home in
Bridgeport, Conn, on Wednesday accom-
panied as far as Philadelphia by her SON.
in-law, Eev. A. L. Lewis.
Mr.. Donoho and son. of Chester, Pa,
visited friends Oh Thu .sday.
The Woman's Home Mission Society of
the Presbyterian Church met in the session
room on Wednesday evening. The subject
of the evening was my Country" and in
honor of the occasion the room was decora-
ated with numerous flags. A new organ of
the Estey max has been placed in the ses
sion room and trial was given it during
the evening and it was decided TO retain it
instead of the Mason G. Hamlin.
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IN THEIR NEW HON


Mr.. and Mrs. William Brockson havs this
week moved into their new residence, cor
South Broad and Green streets. Mrs
Brocksou drew the plans for the house and
gave them to the architect, Mr. Marion
Wood, Of Wilmington, and the house was
built alier her plans. She is to be compli--
mented on her ability as an amatenr archi-
tect, as the house is very pretty and has
every modern convenience. Itbas 10 rooms
and each room is laid off with view TO
comfort. Entering the front door you come
into wide hal and standing there you
have view Of the rooms down stairs.
Leading from the hall is a Qneen Anne
stairwav On iha second aoor the rooms
are Of medium sizs having sufficieacy of
windows which make ths rooms look nea
and airy, in fact there j full qaota OF
windows all over the house. 35 in all aud il
the saying is true sunshine is healthy
Mr.. aud Mrs. BrocSson ought to enjoy good
health in their new home.
The house ii surrounded with q porch
supported by cllonial pillars; at the side
porch there is an oval window with fancy
glsss pane. it acts as venlilator fJ-,hs hall
and also gives Nh attractive anpeara sea 10
the side view Of the house. The ro3f 81
the house il very pretty aud odd, it gable
but very different from the ordinary thle
roof On the whole the house is very pretty
and unique Architect Wood brsHI shl
eight workmen from Wilmington anfl the
following were from tuwa: Lsnu4i Lee,
G. w. Price. Eugene Whitloek, q NJ R,b-
erts and r. =. Price. Mr.. Harry Ingram is
the contracting painter, the outside of the
house Is canary and white and inside ii Is
oak grained. Mr.. j. =. CHM is the paper
hanger.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-21
ODESSA NOTES.

Odessa is having an epidemic OF contag-
ousd iseases. Hardly family in town has
escaped the mumps or grip or both and
now chicken pox has made its appearance
Stanley Stevens who has been home fol
several weeks. sick with grip, returned tc
bis work in Philadelphia on Monday.
Malcolm Ford left for Newark, N. J..
Monday. The rest of the family went q
week before.
Mr.. and Ms. L. V. Aspril. Jr., attended
the funeral of Miss Martha Green, from the
residence of the Misses Beasten. Miss Mar
tha was very we'll known here having spent
many years of her life in Odessa
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rhoads attended the
funeral of Mrs. Harlow, a sister of Mrs
Rhodes, from her late residence near Sum.
nit Bridge. Interment was at Glasgow.
Mr.. George Heldmyer returned to Phila-
delphia on Monday He has been home
since Christmas with severe attack of
grip.
Mr.. ard Mrs. William Forest and son Geo
spent several days this week with Mr.. For
cts sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Morris. They left
for Wilmington on Thursday.
DR.. T. A. Enos, of Townsend, was in
town Wednesday.
Mr.. George Green, of Phila, was home
Sunday and Monday.
Miss Emma Lord from near Port Penn
was in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morris is in Wilmington.
She expects to be away several weeks.
Mr.. Joseph Brown came home from Del
aware College, on sick leave. Wednesday
night.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-21
THE NEW CENTURY CLUB.

A program Of more than usual excellence
aud large attendance were noteworthy
features of last Tuesday $ meetilg
Reports were read by both secretary anl
treasurer and some changes of the c)nsti-
tuition discussed, also it was decided that
the club year shall hereIfter begin in Octo-
Der ins:r.i uf February, and eni with a
business meeting in May. at which officers
shall be elec; ed for one year. the terms OF
those now in office being extendel 10 May
1890.
George J." not naturally subject OF
great interest to the average club member,
was so we'll handled by Mrs. Charles Der
rfckson that it added much 4, I'll p!easu re
Of the afternoon, while Mrs. George Oh I'M
berlaine told Of the gigantic speculation oi
his reign, "The South Sea Bubble" aml the
panic which followed when it burst, and
told it in such manner that very vivid
picture was brought before her heare~s. In
the closing article, "Oliver Goldsmith" !"
Mrs. Fl. B. Mcdowell had an lite es ing
subject and this combiped with her charm
ing style, resulted ia paper which will
long be remembered by those present.
Next week the following articles will be
read: George H." Mrs. Merritt WiIiis.''
Earl of Chatham" Mrs. Richard Cochran;
George ILL.," Miss Lucy Cochran; William
Pitt-Burke, Mrs. F. L. Burdlev.
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0JIle yfliddlelouun dCranstript
T,5r f,rrTTRfl,rIr q IN nIIpDLErowN.


Bathesda M. u. Church.-Rev. Isaac L.
Wood, Pastor. Preaching every sabbath ai
Ida a. M, and 7.30 p. m. Sabbath School
every Sabbath at p. M, Al. g. Cox, Supertn-
tendent. Prayer meeting, every Thursday
evening 730 o'clock. Junior EpwoTth
League and Epworth Cadets every
Friday nightat T o'clock; Young Ladies' Mis-.
Women's Foreign Missionary Society. first
Friday night of each month. Women's Home
Mlssionary Society, first Thursday night OF
each month. Mite Society, first Saturday
night az each month. Official Board meeting
lrst Friday afternoon OF each month at 2.SO
o'clock.
morning at 1880 o'clock, and every Sabbath
evening at 7.S0. Sabbath School Will be held
every Sabbath morning at 9.l5 O'Clock,
H. @. Ellison, Superintendent. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening. Young Peo-
peps Society Christian Endeavor meets every
Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock. Junior So
ciety Christian Endeavor every Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
Services at Armstrong; Chapel the first
Sabbath of each month at p. m.
St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church.
Rev VIM. j. Wilkie, Rector. Holy Commun-
ion on the first Sunday in the month at 10.3C
a. M On all other Sundays at 7.30 q. m Di-
vine services every Sunday at 1880 o. M, and
30 D. m. Morning Prayer and Litany every
Wednesday and Friday at 10 Q. m. Even ll-
ng Prayer on Friday at $50 p. m. On oil Holy
Days service at 10 a. m, and $50 p. m. Sun
day School at 9.A5 q. m. Adult Bible Class at
AS p. m. The Guild meets every Thursday AZ
2 D. M, the Ladies' on the first and third FIJI
days Of each month at p. M, the Boys Ctup
on Friday evenings at 7.30 and the Junior
Auxiliary on SATURDAYS at D. m.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-21
FLORIDA.
Forth lightly rours via Pennsylvania
Raffrnad

Forth lightly Fours via Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The midwinter exodus has begun. The
discomforts and dangers OF our Northern
winter are directing attention to the sunny
lands Of the South.
The first Pennsylvania Railroad tour to
Jacksonville, allowing two weeksin Florida.
will leave New York and Philadelphia Jam
uary "a.
Excursion tickets, including railway tram
sportation, Pullman accommodations Zone
berth), aud meals en- route in both direc-
tions while travelling on The special train,
will be s'la at the following rates: New
York. 5000; Philadelphia. Baltimore. and
Washington. s4s co. Pittsbnrg. $500. and
proportionate rates from other il ints.
For tickets. Itineraries. and other infor-
nation apply to oticket agents, Tourist Agent
at 1856 broadway New York. Or to Geo. w.
Boyd. Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-21
PERSONALITIES
llttIe Line Abont Men and women

Little Lines About Men and Women
aud what They Are DoInH.
MIR. George Stephens, Of Philadelphia
visited friends in town the- first Of The
week.
Miss Schouler. Of Elkton, Nd. Il visit
ing her cousin, Miss Martha Heaton.
Miss Mary Bolton spent several days
this week with friends in Millington, Md.
Mrs. J.. s. Crouch and Miss Bessie
Crouch are visiting friends in Wilmington.
Del.
Miss Annie Cochran, of New York, is
visiting Miss Lucy Cochran.
Miss Matte Knight, of Magnolia, Md,
is the guest of Mrs. W. G. Pennington, at
Lone Manor" near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rothwell, Mr..
Frank Tyson. of Philadelphia, and Miss
Eugenia Beasten attended the funeral of
their aunt, Miss Martha Green, on Monday.
Mrs. Alexander Metten, of Fieldsboro,
spent Sunday with her sister. Mrs. Edward
Farrel, in the Quaker City.
Miss Martha Heaton visited her
brother, Mr.. Wilson Heaton, in the City
of BrotEerly Love over Sunday.
Mrs Frank Bailey and daughter Doro-
thy, are visiting Mrs. J. P. Cochran, Jr,
near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stidham, of Wilmington.
spent Sunday with the family of Mr..
James Collins at Sunny Lawn
Mrs. May Draper. Bailey has returned
from visit to the north.
81 Sergeant George Stengle,who was resi-
dent OF Camp Tunnel. was a TRANSCRIPT
caller this week.
Mrs Mckee and Miss Mckee have
returned from the Monumental City.
Mr.. j. Frank McWhorter who has been
in Norfolk on visit to his uncle the past
tt#e tt#e #eekkss IS & expected hetne 70 day
Mr.. R. D. Hoffecker. Jr.. associate edi-
tor of the Smyrna Times. is the guest OF his
friend, Mr.. G. L. Townsend, Jr., of Odessa.
The TRANSCRIPT had pleasant call from
them yesterday.