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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-27
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Wharton. Texas. May 25,--Forty- three
knights OF the grip visited Wharton this
week. At the Drummers home were
man, Lewis & Co.; b. H. Matthews, Gal
weston Dry Goods company; Sol Bronberg.
adjuster for tho Galveston Dry Goods
company, represented interests OF the Is
land City.
From Houston came p. j. Burgess OF
Houston Drug company. Adolf Boldt, SELL
ing heavy hardware John w. Henderson,
with w. ID. Cleveland. Rustling for the
trade of the Alamo City were +, H. Blinn,
with Accident Life Insurance companx. u.
r, Davis of Gainesville and Charles L.
Hardy of New orleans were interviewing
Wharton merchants; W. b. Brown of Chi
cage sold buggies r. r. Hall of Havana.
Cuba. passed through Wharton en- route for
Bay City.
Registered at the Nation hotel were
H. b. Roseberry OF Buffalo, NJ G. VIII
llams OF Dallas, ID. o. Lively or Fort
Worth. f. c. Finlay and r. H. Jones OF
the Southern Pacific; John f. Cooley of
Houston sells machinery From Calves
ton came c. G. Perry. with Pabtz Lem
bach & Co.; NJ. Mcclure, with Island City
mandatory; Il, G, Cowdin. with Wallis.
landes & Co.; Charles Mensing of Mem
sing Bros, 7. A, Hunter OF Yoakum rem
resented Adolf Wald; w. II. Brasswell OF
Louisville sold dry goods: Albert Room
of Cincinnati sold clothing; S. NJ, Bailey
of Victoria advertised the virtues OF
Bailey's mills. From Houston came Will
! lin Lasker, selling groceries; W S. Proc
/ tor. with tobacco; G. W Elsherry. SELL
/ Ing paint; c. ], Becke. selling hardware,
and c. Van Eaton OF Dallas, A. II. r. Full
lerton of Chicago sells dry goods, Lon
Hudson from Rockdale and j. H. Brown
selling Hamilton Brown shoes. A. W.
Brande. liquors. North Carolina; II. j.
Bailey OF Fort Worth and ]. Blackwell,
with Taylor 4 SON
I AZ home at the Crisslsr We're f. II.
Hatch OF New Orleans. with Collier Bros
w +, Gillian, with Cable company OF
Edna; II A. Jarrard. with Howard r.
Smith. machinery; ID. l.. Bourland OF 81.
Louis. with Common Sense Gas eompanv
II. r, Ward, with Cane Belt Railroad
company; J. r. Claimants. lumber, OF Hous.
ton: w. n, Hart. with Mccullough Bros
sold molasses
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Devoted to the T. p. A.,
the U. c. T.. and other
Travelling Mems Or
CARNATIONS.
Texas Travelling Men.


miles to attend these meetings. without
any remuneration whatsoever, II will be
come evident that Texas can boast OK q
loyal board of directors.
We have secretary whom the Ma
tonal News Letter terms 'one OF the
brightest stars in the galaxy OF state
secretaries" The one and only James h.
Ludlow. The chairmen of the different
National committees will tell you that
the gentlemen whom | had the honor to
appoint as their assistants have done their
duty nobly and we'll Their work stands
on record as second to none OF the char
men OF other divisions.
''The Benevolent League OF Texas Trav-
elers." an adjunct 10 our division and
open TO its members only, gives the ben
eiciaries OF deceased member the sum
OF $500. no matter what the cause of his
death. This money Is transmitted BY wire
as soon as the secretary learns OF the
death. and 81 assessment then quickly
replenshes the treasury. The Benevolent
League Is today the feature OF the Texas
division and members from other States
have joined us on it's account Yon well
know the founder-it is Howard w Peak.
The man who Ia now at the helm is D.
w. Michaux, broad. Intelligent and ener-
getic man and under his guidance the
ship of the Texas division is safe. and 1t
will glide along through sunshine and
tempest
Mr. President. the Texas division is
proud Of the progress the association has
made under your administration. and II
sends greetings to you through us Yours
fraternally, Dan NJ Lasker.
Chairman Of Texas Division.
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the credit OF having had mileage tickets
placed on sale in the South and south
west, which has been a blessing 10 the
travelling man. Mr.. Kennedy fiIst urged
the fight in the early SOS. and spent 5000
toward furihering the cause The fund
was acterward increased by contributions
frorn many OF the large business houses
OF the country, and In SO, at a meeting OF
the Southwestern tariff association. the
concession was granted and the mileage
was reduced from three cents to two and
a half
Mr. Kennedy carries with him some
documents that are of great interest TO
the 7. p. a. They are receipts for prlvi-
lege license fees paid in the years 1888
TO 1887 Inclusive, when Texas required
such licenses The amount was at first
$50 per year but was subsequently, reduced
10 $3o. In 1888 Robert c. Stockton vio-
Dated the law purposely TO make test
case, and was incarcerated at Tyler. Tex
as. The lower counts decided that the
license was in contraventlon 10 the laws
of Interstate commerce. and was there
fore invalid James Hcgg. who was at
that time attorney general OF the Lone
Star State. fought this decision but the
United States supreme court affirmed tbs
lower courts judgment which was
final lifting OF this burden OF the drum
mer. Mr.. Kennedy is hopeful that Texas
Will pass law In the early future and
refund the thousands Of dollars which
were unlawfully collected
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Membership, May l.............1
traveller. nj La Grange

la Grange, Texas, May ga. A. Far
ley, representing John Il. Hurst & Co, Of
Baltimore. was showing a fine line Of
dry goods to the merchants of this city
last week
George e. Thomas was circulating
among the La Grange grocerymen FRIDAY,
placing orders for Forbes Bros. Co, s
havoring extracts
Ben Parsons. with H. d. Taylor & Son
OF Houston, was shaking hands with his
customers and friends last Monday
$. obendorfer OF Baltimore. represent
ing the old reliable cigar house Of Hens
mann Bros, was placing orders for the
weed last week.
Morgan Rhoads, the bridge man OF
Waco. was in the city on business Mon
day
], II Shary OF Chicago, representing
korbel Bros was in the city Tuesday
soliciting orders for wines and other wet
goods
T. $ Lsveridee OF Fort Worth repre-
senting the Missouri Valley Bride com.
rsny, was In the city Tuesday and was
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Al Corpus Christi.

Corpus, Christi, Texas, May 25.-J. Drey-
fus, representing the Galveston Dry Goods
company, and R. B. Bishop Fort Worth
travelling salesman, were among the tray
cling fraternity noticed on tle thorough
fares of Corpus Christi this week solicit
ing trade.
V. Mistretter of the San Antonio Pro-
dice company and c. H. Lowe, a Dalles
travelling man, were doing merchants
here for orders this week.
J. G. Parker of the Missouri Glass com
pany Of St. Louis and w. W. Dowell. a
Baltimore Lat man, were seen in Corpus
Chirti during the pea week rushing or
ders
r. NJ Burns of the Leavenworth Flour
Mills company and c, A. Hanover. Chi
cago dry goods salesman, were noticed So
liciting trade in the Bluff City this week
The following other knights" were here
this week c. A, Edwards. St. Louis: f. T.
Coppins, Detroit: L. L. Perry Boston: A
r. Houtman. New York; D. G. Bennett
Galyestoni D. w, Hess, Pittsburg: C. A.
Lewis, Dallas; j. A. White. Kansas City.
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TEXAS DIVISION REPORT.
Retiring n. p. A Presidents state
mcnt at New Orleans.

Retiring n. y. A. Presidents state
mcnt at New Orleans.
The following report Of the Texas divi-
sion Travellers Protective Association,
was read before the National convention
at New Orleans:
To Hon. L. " La Taste, National Presb-
dent Travellers Protective Association of
America.
Galveston, Texas, May 15.-Some one
has said that the biggest one thing ne
ever saw is the State OF Texas, and for
my part ] will assert, without fear OF COLI
tradiction, that the biggest one thing We
have got In the Lone Star State is the
Texas division of the Travellers Protective
Association OF America That We feel
proud OF belonging TO It is self-understood
but 1t seems as II the entire people of
Texas take an interest In our institution
and they pay more attention to It than
any other of Its kind
| We have always tried, and we have sue
| ceeded, in making our organization re-
1 spected and factor in public affairs Not
! only the hotel man and the bus man know
( the Travellers Protective Association hovs,
not only the man who goes to the legisla-
ture and he who steers the ship OF govern
ment give us respectful hearings, but
even--and II cook years of I'M
ceasing labor to bring about -Sur
railroads have learned TO consult the
/ wishes and care for the opinions OF the
| Texas division And lastly, society always
willingly opens It's arms TO u.s. and we
can not help succeeding for we have the
ladies with us. and when they are on our
side we are bound to be right.
The member who attends a State con-
vention of ours wants to come back the
next year, for every one OF these gather
ings brings us closer together and makes
rs feel prouder Of our vocation and the
grand organization which has fastened tho
ties between the travelling men.
/ In keeping with the general progress
! OF the association the Texas division has
made forward strides during the past year.
We organized one new post reorganizei
two from which we had to take their
charter the year previously. making 2
total OF eighteen posts In the State. all
fully organized and in splendid worlSiug
order. Our membership has increased
about 300 during the year and we now
boast Of very nearly 15N0 In good stand
ing Another year or two and YOU will
see Texas beyond the 1000 mark. II "a
tue We had heavy lapses for various
causes. hui we wiped our the deficit as
u we went along. aud the membership con-
test between the post presidents on one
side and the State directors on the other
which was waging from January to kprll
this year ended in the hapry Tie Of ii5
on each side
We held four MEETINGS Of the state
board during the year dividing them he
tween the different sections ~ the state
and u u Is taken into consideration thar
some members had TO come as far as loo
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Organizers at Hearne.

Hearne, texas, May 25.-Msssrs. John
Cross and c. W. Carr, representing Car
son, sewaii X Co. of Houston. solicited or
ders for that Arm here this week
Mr.. Byron Miller, with Smith Bros. OF
New Orleans. did nice business here
Thursday.
Morgan Smith. selling -four for j. Landa
of New Braunfels. came over here Thurs
day to see the trade
George Daisheim, with a New Orleans
PAPER firm, was in the city soliciting orders
yesterday.
Mr.. Nathan Prayer, representing j. r.
Wolfe & Sons of New Orleans, sold knee
pants here Monday
Nose Heidenheimer OF the firm OF Hell
denheimer, Strassburger Co. of Austin
did a nice business here this week
William coffleld with the Mclean
.flees Grocery aous of Cameron, made
his weekly visit here Tuesday.
Mr. I'D Hardin sold drugs here this weel
for the Behrens Drug company bf Waco.
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JOINING THE ORDER.


The following poem was read by Mrs.
Warren P. Gilbert of Waco at the recent
State meeting of the United Commercial
Travellers at Houston
Perhaps am the oaly woman in the State
Who has passed councils iron gate;
No wonder am pale and wan and thin
After the trials of entering in.
First, my face was buried in mask,
Not a single question dared | ask
My hands were tied behind my back.
My feet We're plunged into sack.
Then at the mouth of an army gun
! was commanded to get up and run,
Run, run, for my very life.
! felt would die, twas a fearful strife
q fell by the waysde faint and cold,
Why had l ever been so bold
Unloose the hands, unloose the mask,
To ride the mule is now your task.
pair OF leggins of donkey hide,
prancing mule the beast to ride
on horrors, my heart near ceased to beat,
When suddenly was lifted off my feet.
placed on the back OF this fiery steed.
OF saddle and bride / had no need
And, like Mazepah, on my wild ride
Till I felt my life was almost spent,
No time 10 rest, no time to-~stop.
was told to get down and quickly hop
-Four hundred times and sixty more
Across the mysties' redhot floor
Like Aesop's frogs, hoped along
Trying 10 sing a froggie song.
When quick as thought 1 was snatched In
air,
Suspended from the ceiling by my hair.
Let me down." shouted once or twice
And down / came into bath OF Ice.
] shook and shiyered with ague-lilse chills,
And felt that I had all life's other ills.
The pass word next was told to give
Or else on snakes tongues l must live,
And sit on frog stools all my life
To sing coon songs to the king frogs
wife.
Friendship. no they'd exhausted their
stock,
And their Charity had grown as hard as
a rock;
Unity--no-that was not II,
] feared on the frog stool I'd have TO SIT.
When thought OF Love-love one an
other.
Now I hope--as was almost brother
But love was not the fortunate word
Then quick an frate voice heard.
Get out the branding iron at once
And brand this brother as a Ounce"
Oh. how I feared that awful blister,
But he bethought himself; was a sister
Down on my knees I humbly fell,
Promised. vowed 7 ne'er would tell.
The mysteries OF this ancient band
They placed ring upon my hand.
Which made me an accepted brother.
hnd now II among you there Is another
Who would like 10 toin this mystic hand
Come and Will give them helpttl
hand.
For an encore Mrs Gilbert said:
Charity Is not alone generous giving
Ddt The Thoughts thou sendsst to the M
q fng.
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the successful bidder for the new cylinder
piers for the river bridge.
]. S. Williamson. with Hart Bros. Of
Chicago showed nobby line of shirts and
gents furnishing goods in this city last
week.
T. A. Warden, representing Clarke &
Courts of Galveston, spent u few hours
in the city Wednesday talking stationery
and blank books.
James Miller, representing c. II, Guen-
Their & Sons of San Antonio, was eXtollng
the merits of Texas Pioneer" flour to the
La Grange merchants last week.
d. B. Mcdonald, representing the
Standard Stamping company. was plac-
ing orders for tlnware in this city last
Wednesday.
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New Orleans Times- Democrat
Among the many delegates who gath.
cred in the ldbbies Of the hotels last even
ing 10 renew old friendships was John A.
Kennedy OF Dallas, Texas, who was once
4 citizen o. New Orleans, having been con-
neeted with a prominent business house an
Union street Mr., Kennedy expressed
himself as we'll pleased with New Or
leans. Mr.. Kennedy is a charter me nDcr
Of the r. p. A.. and 10 him Is largely due
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The ancients believed that rheumo,,sr,
was the work OF demon within a man.
Any one who has had an attack of seat,c
or inliammatory rheumatism will agrso
'hat the iniliction IS demoniac enough u
warrant the belief. It has never hosr
claimed that chamherlain's Pain Rain
would cast GU, demons. but 1t win cnrs
rhenmstism. and hundreds bear testmon,,
TO the truth Of this statement. One A..
phea'ion relieves the pain. and this on,r,
relief which IT Affords is alone wor,h 49,. 800
times It's cost For sale by all druggists
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Help to case the gnawing pain
And bring them back to life again.
Have charity for everything,
AS taught by our Lord and King,
Let not thy thoughts go out unbidden,
For in each smile or tear Is hidden.
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CaIvert's New Hotel.

THE EXCHANGE. one block east OF II.
ana T, c. depot First-class meals and
clean rooms. Good sample rooms furnished.
Porter meets all trains
J. W. HURT, Prop.
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n. T.. A Notes.

H. B. Marchbank. National delegate
from Post Il. Dallas, passed through the
city last evening mad on learning Of G. s
T. Hollands election as National direc-
tor wired congratulations.
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LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Report of the National Chairman nj
New nrleans

In the report OF John Harwood, chair
man of the National r. P. A. legislative
committee. at New Orleans, he showed
that a bill to establish department af
commerce had been favorably reported
upon by both the senate and the rouse
committees and its passage assured. This
bill" said Mr.. HARDWOOD, will mean
great deal to tine commercial travellers Of
America, and will insure the appointment
OF consuls-none other than competent
business men-fO represent the govern
ment commercial Interests apr0ad.
The dark clouds OF monopolies and
trusts still hover over use, and since our
last convention many commercial trav
elers have lost their positions, and an
authorized agent OF trusts has boosted
in a New York paper that $4,000 com
mercial travellers have been thrown out
OF employment by the concentration of
mercantile and commercial industries IN
the trusts. l will say that $4,000, 900 daily
is thus saved TO the trusts by the con-
sequent Withholding Of Advertising pat
ronage from country newspapers In other
words, the trusts in these two items alone
save $6,oQo0o0 daily, all of which is with
drawn direct from the people with the
iarcical argument that It viii enable the
trusts to advance wages cheaper prod
ucts and make the people stockholders
and owners OF the companies
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While the people onward trod,
Their only trust trust in God


with such conditions realized. great
and essential step will have TO be taken
in the warfare upon trusts, which has
now become inevitable No more decla-
rations OF courts, legislatures or admin
iStrauve officers no more eXpositions OF
party policy, as embodied in political
platforms will be effective in Kidding this
country of the awful incubus which has
fastened itself upon ITS business,
There must be an aggressive and
sleepless public sentiment; without it
menace to the public welfare, re-
stricting the opportunities and absorbing
the substance of the people, The are
the direct produce OF partial and unjust
legislation and the reckless multiplied
ton OF corporations without suitable pro-
visions for their control The right Of
American freedom must not be sacrificed
N The Interest OF corporations banded to-
gether nor the peoples destruction.
What are you as delegates to this con-
vention going to do about it?
MANY men learn to heed the voice OF
him whose soul is large enough to feel
that all have rights; a man with mind and
Judgment keen enough to discover the
source OF grievance; with strength and
courage to relieve il by just and fair
compromise. Brute force must yield be-
fore the higher power OF moral courage,
The COMPROMISED, willing to renounce the
glory of partisan popularity, daring in his
love for all to meet the enmity of all, may
hear himself denounced by party hate as
a wealtllng, coward and traitor
'But when the clouds OF human pride
and prejudice shall have rolled away
men will unite with heaven in proclaim
Ing him hero--a hero in the largest and
truest sense-inspired by an uselfsh de-
votion to a high and worthy purpose
purpose TO serve not self, not party, not
men, but man. These are the men whose
strength has cheered the weary, strength
ened the feeble encouraged the downtrod-
den and nodded the destin!es Of nations"
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LOUIS DO.
TEXAS DIVISION, T. P. A. OF A.
Pres.dent--D. W. Michaux, Houston.
secretary--Jemes L. Ludlow, San An
tonic.
First vice Preeident-George D. Bennett.
Dallas.
Second Vice President--C. v. Holland.
San Antonio.
Third Vice Presidential stedman. Jr..
Orange
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
r. G. Swope Houston; Frank Arnold, Ed
n. Everett. r. L. Burnett, San Antonio;
W. S. Kirby Dallas; C. @ Horton, Aus
tin; II. J. Labatt, Jr, Galveston; Pat
Dean, Waco Gus Hoover, Corsieana; r. H.
Frey, Fort Worth; Ernest Lasker, La
Grange; Frank J. Salms. Cuero; Fred d.
Whiting, Temple; c. S. e. Holland, Vic
tora: Sam Herman, Beaumont; e. Ssk.
Laredo; 3. Il. William, Brenham, and
Charles Reed, Orange.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN.
Executive, Frank Arnold, San Antonio.
Railroad, Charles l.. Sanger. Waco.
Press, Howard ". Peak. Fort Worth
Legislative Joe Lee Jameson, Austin.
Hotel. A. D, Edgar, Palestine.
Livery and transfer, A. Dinkelsplel, Dali
las
Employment n. c. Barrett. Waco.
Relief, j. p. Seegar Waco.
State attorney, II. l. Itrie. San An
tonic.
state surgeon, Or. j. Allen Kyle. Hous-
ton.
state chaplain, Homer T. Wilson. Fort
Worth.
OFFICERS OF THE UNITED CONNER
CIAB TRAVELLERS OF TEXAS.
Past Grand Counsellor-A. f. Dechmnn,
Dallas.
Grand Counselor--E 2. y. Mitchell. Dallas
Grand Junior Counselor--Alf Declunann
San Az tonic.
Grand Secretary--J H. Seegar Dallas
Grand CONDUCTOR. f Ficklin, Waco
Grand Page-B. X James. San Antonio
Grand sentinel-W, L. Kean, Fort
Worth
Executive Committee NJ sedbury Of
Sherman and W. c. Akard OF Houston.
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oFFroERs OF THE TRAVELLERS PRO-
TECTIvE ASSOCIATION OF AMERI-
ca.
National President--L. ". La Taste,
Montgomery, Ala.
4. La Beaurue, room Ala Union Trust
Building, seventh and oiice Streets. st.
Louis. Mo.
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DOLLAR TO GALVESTON.
sunset Route, G.. H. and N. sunday.
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TEXAS DIVISION, t. P. A. OF A.
Pres.dent--D. w. Michaux, Houston.
secretary-Jsmes L. Ludlow, San An
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Charity Is nat alone generous giving
Buf the Thoughts thou sendest TO the iiv-
4 fnx.
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Il. n o. f.. Louis T. LaBeaume.
National Secretary.
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OFFICERS OF THE UNITED CONNER
CIAL TRAVELLERS OF TEXAS.
Past Grand Counsellor-A. f. Dechmnn,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-11-27

In South Paris. Nov. 10. CLYDE, son o. Mr.. snt
Mrs Albert r. peCostsr, aged months.
In South Paris, Nov. 81, Mr. Hcneretta Ken
dali Daintree aged ~ years.
In south Paris, Nov. 3. MIS- W. Harvey Swet'
aged So Year,. :,
10 Brfigton. Eugene Boswell. aged about Is
year.,
| y. and Gertrude Perry. aged 9 months, 10 days
In Hiram, Nov. u, George W. Hodgton.
In West Peru. Nov. 81. Mira Sarah Staples
aeed 50 years.
Melru-c. Mass. aged 20 years.
In Rumford Falls, Nov. IL. ksbjoru Goranson,
AIRED ~ years, p months. days.
In Mexico. Oct -. Mrs. Blanch Mcinnis
Baker, aged q years.
In westbrook, Nov. II DR.. John L. Swan. a
native OF Brownneld, aged - years.
In South W ,terford, Nov Is, Mrs. Mertie Pike.
In Brownneid, Nov. 10, Ella, Ann Spring.
aged - years, months.
In Bethel. Nov. 10. Alfred Twitcheli. aged ~
years.
in Peru, Mrs David Cannon.
In Canton, Nov. II. Enoch u Bennett, aged IL
years.
years. o months.
In Rnmford Falls, Nov. I, Mary p, daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. Edward McQuillan, aged !
yeas.
In East Denmark. Nov. 10. Mrs. Elizabeth j..
Lowell, aged 50 year,, 10 months.
In Ramfori, Nov. Is, N. s. Farnham. aged ~
years, months.
In kndover. November. Mrs. Kate tNewton)
In Fat Brownncid, NOV. u. John Adjutant,
aged 90 years. 2 months and 10 days.