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Seriously Injured by . Cow

seriously Injured by Cow
Ars. Stephen Fundsrburk, an
aged lady of the Tradesville sos
tien, narrowly escaped being kill
ed Wednesday by COW with q
young calf which Mr.. Fundsrburk
had purchased that day. She
went cut to milk the COW and
when very near her the cow ran
at her striking her in tho abdomen
with one horn, knocking her
down and breaking her left arm
above the wrist besides dislocat-
ing it at the elbow. DR.. Sapps
was summoned and dressed her
wounds. She is doing as we'll as
could be expected though it. is
feared her injuries may prove
serious. ~
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.

WHEREAS q petition has been pre-
| -ented to the Trustees TO The Lancas
ter ~cho"l District. signed 10y NOR.
| than one fourth of The freeholuer,
residing in said Schnol District, rray
ing that an election Ie held TO deter
nine whether or not coupon nouds o
said school district shall bc issued b,
saiu trustees to The amount fifteen
thousand dollars, for choh puri oses
rs let fOrth In al Act Jassed at the
lac session OF the General 49, emily
of South Carolina emf ied al, Act "a
OF the l-anSas, er school District To or.
der Az elec lou aui tu issua COUPON
bonds o; SAID Schori Dis,ric; fnl scno y
purpos. ;. approved Feb 1902.
Now therefore, wr, ne under :
sisned Il u>lees OF saiu school district
IN cOmpi auce win said lelition and
pu >uaul of The power vested in us
by said Act DO hereby order that an
e'ec,,On ne held in accordance with
said Act at Lancaster our, House,
.. e., on Friday the 1 lih day OF a prll,
1902, OetW cen the hours Of 3 O'Clock n.
m. and 4 p. m, 10 deter miu whether
coupon bonds 10 the amount Of fl teen
thousand dollars small be issued for
school purposes. that ia 10 say, "for
the purpose OF purchas ing lot or lots
ofland; erecting one or more school
buildings, or Purchasing or adding to,
or remodeling existing school builds
inxs, as stated in said Act; in which
election only qualified electors, resid.
ing in said school district, shalt be al
lowed to vote.
That, as is required and directed by
said Act, the trustees will have printed,
and on hand at the >oling place, for
the use of the voters in said election.
an equal number of ballots. on one
set Of which will be printed the words:
For the is.using of bonds" aud on
the other set. the words: "Agaiust the
issuing Of bonds"
That the following persons, who
have been appointed managers there
of, shall conduct said election, direct
and declare the result and make re~
turns thereof to said Trustees, to wit:
J @ Foster, ] F Gregory, d Reece
Williams,
Lancaster, 8 G, March IA. 1902.
B F Miller,
e Taylor,
w T Gregory.
w ] Cunningham,
ChaS II Connors.
Trustees of the Lancaster SchOo,
District.
March ltd.
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submitted
o. w. Potts,
FOrempn.


Forsman.
In an addenda tho following
pressatments are made:
We present Joseph Walker,
white and Emma Crockett, cslsr-
ed, for living together in fsrnica-
tion in tho town of Lancaster at
various times during the years Of
1900, 1901 and 1902.
We prsssnt Joseph Walker fer
selling and storing and keeping
IL pnsse.si-n vhisk.y, i. violation
of the dispensary law on 5th Oct
1901 and 16 March 1909.
We present Benz. Snipes for
assault with intent to kill and
carrying concealed weapons on
Feby. 9th, 1902
We present T. s. Small and
Roxy Garis for living in adultery.
We recommend that the County
Treasurer be authorized to pay
the claim of Paul Moore aad l.. c
La1enby for services al expert
boskkeepsrs in examining books
during 1000. The amount being
Hl5iOO...; - ,.%, %Z' e, A,. :
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NOTICE! |!

The County Board of Equaliza-
tion, composed of the Chairman
of Townships and Special Boards
of Assessors will meet on Tuesday
March 25th, 1902, at the office of
County Auditor, to equalize the
valuations of the real and personal
property of the county, and to
hear grievances and appeals from
the valuations. and assessments,
fixed'by the Townships and Special
Boards of Assessors.
- Respt,
,s sx,.s : Jno. A. Cook,
.<s .s. -. Co. Auditor.
March 11th 1902.
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Notice..

A contract to repair the Barber
bridge over Sugar creek will he
let to the lowest bidder on March
21, 1902, ut 9 p. m. Speclfica
tions will bo made known on that
day. w. Q. Caskey,
Co. Supt.
March IA, 1902.
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BRIDGE TO LET !!

/ will let to the lowest respon-
sibls bidder on Thursday, March
20, 1903, the building of II new
bridge'overF Twelve Mile creek near
Mr.. T. w. Secrest's, TWO miles
above Osceela. Terms made
known on day of letting Right
reserved to reject any or all bids
w. Q. Caskey,
Supervisor l. g.
Mar Z, 19O2-td.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

COUNTY OF LAM ASTER.
BY Chas. D. Jones. Esanire Probate
Judge.
WHEREAS, w. +. 1. Porter, Clerk
Of (ourt made suit to me. n grant
him Letters Of Administration of III .
dere)ict estate and effects If Wylie
r DuTen, deceased,
THESE ARE THEREFORE, cite and
admonish all and the s'nvuiar the
KINDRED aud Creditor &c IN. "mii
Vy!ie r. HuIen, cea I'd ,ha, hey
b and appear before NJ. ~ ,he E"ur,
# Probate. to he hrld ~ ru..n>ier.
q II =. e. on tn" 7Li LmY or Mu,ch
ext after publication e. REQ u !
o'clock IN the fOreDo ~. = raus...
f any they have, why e." nj Ad
ministratiOn should um hr ar,ht.d
GIVEN under my II I'D 'ea'
hi 2Sd day Of Januar. Ann, Domini
1902.
r, Sl CfIAS. ID JONES,
Judge Of Probate
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March IA, 1902.
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DR.. E. s. Mellow, We learn,
has decided to locate here for tho
practice Of bis profession and will
have offices upstairs IN the Ca
tawba building. Mr.. Pearson
Caldwell will bs in charge of the
Offices aud calls will he answered
day and night. We welcome the
Doctor to our community and
wish him success.
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Local M alters

Buy Corn-from Williams
Hughes Co., for s94 cents.
Mr.. Spsrgeon Cherry, of Sum
ter, is up ON visit to his brothers
AID numerous friends here.
Fer Sale o- Rent The Cloud
residence-ten rooms-corner O
:, Arch and French Streets. Apply
80 ,T.sS. Carter.
:" Miss Jerns ha Nitchsll's school
at Rich Hill closed last Friday
and she took charge of the Fork
Hill scheol Monday.
Miss Daisy Husy is now in
Greensboro, Nd, whore she has
ehsrgs Of millinery establish
mont. Rock Hill Herald.
[" Pay one ysar in advance
for The Ledger and lot us send
you the Home and Farm free for
sss year.
Mr.. j. Davis Flynn has moved
back to his farm near Nswsut.
He was unable to procure tenant
for this year and hence his de-
cisien. to return to his farm.
Highest market price paid for
suttor and eggs. j. B. Mackorell.
We are glad to learn that Miss
Maggie Humphreys, daughter of
Rev. c. W. Humphreys, D. D.,
Of jackson, Ga, who was recent.
ly critically ill of gsstritis, is now
able to sit up and is convalescent.
A telegram received here last
Wednesday announced the death
Of little Lee, the two year old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Walters,
who recently moved from this
place to Wills Peint, Texas. The
child died that morning.
The Msriah Baptist Union will
meet at Pleasant PLAIN church on
the fifth Sunday, instant, and
Saturday before. 1t will only
hold the two days Saturday and
Sunday. The program will he
the same as was announced for
the last meeting which was not
held on account of tho inclement
weather.
Deputy Sheriff j. F. Hunter,
while On route to Columbia last
Wednesday, had two fingers Of
his right hand severely mashed by
the car door being accident tally
slammed to On them by Conducto,
King At Richburg. The bones Of
both fngsrs wore broken and the
hurt is 2 very painful one. y
Mr.. D. L. Adams of Cedar
Greek, a. sstssmsd subscriber Of
The Ledger for nearly fsrty years,
n the best pleased man we have
seen this week. He said meth ing
Of the hard times and made ne
complaint Of bad rosds. The ar
rival eta ten pound daughter at
bis home last Saturday perhaps
explains everything.
At the regular Communication
Of jackson Lodge No. SO A. e.
NJ, Thursday night the +. G..
dss-ss was conferred on Aessrs.
q. B. Barron, j. E. Edwards,
John Crawford, M. s. Wither-
spoon and j. A. Miller. The z.
A. degree was conferred on MIR.
" ~ U;f.o.
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Court Still in Sccsion

last tuesday Afternoon the court
was engaged in the trial of Ed.
Ballard for assault and battery
with intent to kill. The Jury
failed to agree and a mistrial was
ordered.
Rufus jones was next tried fer
violation of the dispensary law.
Verdict, guilty. He was ssnten>
csd to pay fne of 800. or 60 to
the gang for Eve months.
Hood Stewart, charged with
murder, was found guilty of man
slaughter and recommended to
mercy. he was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary.
Peter Phillips, charged with
murder, was found not guilty.
Walter Kelly, charged with
murder was found guilty of man
slaughter and recommended to
mercy. Sentence, 8 years on
chain. gang or in ;psnitsntiary.
LeeRollings and VIM Mckay.
charged with attempting burgiary.
Verdict, not guilty.
Anthony Cunningham and An.
drew Harris were found guilty of
house breaking and larceny. The
fsrmerwas sentenced to IS months
on tho gang and the latter 10
Wade and Ida Hagins pleaded
guilty of manslaughter and were
sentenced, the former to IS years
in the penitsntisry and the latter
to S years.
In the State vs j. F. Griffin,
charged with murder, the Jury
after remaining out all night fall
ed to agree on verdict and a
mistrial was ordered.
Everett Curston pleaded guilty
of house breaking and larceny and
was sentenced to months on tho
gang.
Capers Cauthen and Ed Ballard
charged with housebreaking and
larceny, were being tried ysster-
day afternoon when we went to
press.
In addition to the cases mon
toned as contained in our last is-
sue, the following have also been
continued: j.. p. Yandle, charg,
ed with receiving stolen goods,
w. G. Dees and H. w. Plyler,
charged with same offence.
GRAND JURY's REPORT.
To his honor r. G. Watts, prssid-
ing Judge.
We the grand jury of La.cas-
ter County beg to submit tho
following report:
We have examined and passed
on all bills of indictment handed
US by the solicitor.
We have not examined the
books and Offices of any Of tn.
county institutions a. We have
heard nothing .unfavorshls. a.
We call attention Of the Coun.
ty Supervisor and road overssers
to the fast that the road law
thrsushoNt thse comfy IL not b.
ing earrisa cut, hence the public
highway ara in, aaueh worse son-
dition than they should. be. We
call attention Of the people living
or owning, lands adjacent the
water courses or streams of the
sounty that the law 10 being vio-
lated by not removing all rafts
and other obstructions thsrsfrsm
to the injury Of the people from .
business and sanitary point of
view.
We aasenish the Magistrates,
Intsndants and all in authority to
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Married, on Wednesday night
last, in the Baptist church at Taxa
hsw, by Rev. r. J.. Blackmon,
Mr.. I. N. Jackson, of Louisiana,
and Miss Pearl Cook, daughter Of
Mr.. Wm. Cook Of Taxahaw. The
church was crowded with friends
whs witnessed the interesting
ceremony. A most excellent sup
per was served at the home aftor
the csrs nony. Mr.. and Mrs.
jackson left yesterday for the
home OF tho groom in Louisiana
carrying with them the best wishes
OF host of friends in this county.
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DR.. r II. Galloway will e" over
t" Greenwood today to spend Sun
day with his little daughter Char
lotts.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. q. W.
Clark of Heath Spring, the 10th
inst, daughter.
Our old friend, Mr.. Chap Es
fridge, whe has been lingering
some time frss strske of paraly-
sis, is reported much worse fer the
last few days.
Miss Florence Bell of Magill is
visiting her sister, Mrs. j. M.
| Cauthen.
Miss Agnes Cauthsn, of Oak
hurst, who has been spendlug
this week at her brother, Mr..
N. B. Cauthsn, will return home
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM A.. Knight
of misplace lost their babe Thurs
day. 1t was inferred yesterday
in the town cemetery. :. /. -,
. !: 9scs --?a Ss& y StS e
One of the cheats of Mr.. W.:
Cunningham which was bitten by
a mad deg three weeks ago went
mad yesterday and the other was
beginning to show signs of tho
rabies. Mr. O., has kept them
pennsd since Oths morning they
wsre bitten.
Mr.. L. n. Hughes, of the Will
liams- Hughes Co, returned Thurs
day from the Northern markets,
whore, be informs US, he purchased
. large stock of goods and 10 sure
thatit will excel in beauty and quail
ity any stock ever purchased for
this market Goods are already
arriving and the trade has a treat
In store.
A peacock at Mr.. Ronulus
Sapps', near o. K, concluded to
step into the house last Wednes-
day morning and warm himself by
the fire, it being rather cold. After
few minutes . terrible racker was
heard In the rson and On going
in Mrs. Sapps found the fowl
flying about with it's tail ablszs.
1t il only wonder that more
than the gaudy tail Of tho pea.
cock was not burned up.
Letters advertised fer the week
ending March ~, 1902. Mrs.
Mary Clinton, Mrs. Fannie Nor.
ris, Miss Jessie Phinky, Miss
Anna Colthsn (2), Miss JAMIE
Edwards, Miss Alice Massey, Mr..
Henry Bass, Mr.. Henry Whltak-
or, Mr.. William Right, Mr.. Alan
Dye, Mr.. David Dsas, Mr.. Wer-
| ry Johnson, Z. r. McIIwain.
Belle Nance, p. H..
' Lancaster, S. e.
DR.. J. e. Poors left Thursday
for Dwight, ILL.,, whore, he will
spend . few weeks practicinr in
the Kssly Institute, .. that plass.
before taking charge Of TIE n
'titutisn in Columbia Of which hs
has bsen elected physician. DR..
Poore is . prominent young
physician and his reputation al
ready extends ever the State.
Lancaster regrets to give him up
but his friends are pleased at the
recognition his nerit receives.
Drs. Pssvey and Funderburk, We
lllderstsnd. will accn>u n.
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Tho One Day Cold euro.
Ees eosA tn tts bead and ssre thrsst use Iss
~ SS Ssssossses Laxative Qsani.s. Tie O.
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Hsw Are Year Kidney~s
A HohpG 6peragus rllis cure all Addney ilis 0as,
es3sse. Add. bserlipa Remedy %. 06ieSeo o. y. 4
The evening world., 1902-06-20
GIRL FOUND
ASLEEP IN PARK.
Pretty Little Foreigner Was
Unable to Tell Police What
Her Address Was-Held for
Friends.

Asleep on a bench IN Hamilton Park.
Jersey City. Policeman Donohue found
a pretty Polish girl at daybreak. She
appeared to be about sixteen ears old.
Her attire was neat and her manner
was hardly that of a girl used to sleep
ing wherever she could lind II place TO
lay her head.
The Girl was entirely ignorant of the
English language and an Interpreter
had to be obtained to question her.
AT the Seventh street st~ation-house
she gave her name to the interpreter as
Francisco Duerlaus. but that was as
far as she could get in explaining her
Identity. Questioned about her home
she gave addresses at random.
At none of the places she mentioned
was she known. The girl appeared ra.
tional on every other subject but hei
identity. but she could give no explana.
ton of how h came to be In the park
OF where she came from. The inter.
prefer said she was not shamming. She
vas sent to the women's prison tc
await inquiries from her friends.
The evening world., 1902-06-20
ORIGINAL TOMBS
ANGEL IS DEAD.
Mrs. Ernestine Schaffner, Who
Devoted Many Years of Her
Life to Prisoners, Passes
Away at Home.

Mrs. Ernestine Schaffner, the orig
inal "Tombs Angel" is dead at her
home. No. 70 West Hftieth street.
She was seventy years OF age. Twen-
ty-hve years ago Mrs. Schaffner be-
gan to do charitable and religious
work among the Tombs prisoners.
She was attracted to the work by the
case of q young mar who snatched a
voman's purse because those de-
pendent on him were starving. Mrs.
Schaffner visited him, Investigated
his case. found he had told the truth
and after inducing the Judge TO sus-
pend sentence she obtained him m
ployment. The young man visited
her yearly thereafter TO prove that
her efforts were not wasted.
Mrs. S%chaffner helped men as well as
women prisoners. gave clothing TO the
needy ana furnished legal help TO those
whom she thought innocent, and often
secured bail for prisoners. AT one time
she mad a bureau for former prisoners
through which she secured them em-
~ployment. Mrs. Schaffner gave up her
work at the persuasion OF her children
after she had passed her sixtieth year.
ehe. was not connected with any church
The evening world., 1902-06-20
Crysler Accused Of
Theft Soon After His
Secret Marriage to
Sadie DooI.
YOUNG BRIDE IN TEARS,
Youthful Husband Charged
with Stealing Money in a
Department Store - Sur
prise for Parents.

The arraignment of George Z. Crysler,
q salesman OF twenty-five. in the JEFF
ferson Market Court to-day on a charge
OF stealing $5.l3 in n Sixth avenue de-
partment store deprived his weeping
bride of her husband in the first TWEEN
ty-four hours Of their honeymoon and
gave his parents their .nrst intimation
of his marriage.
Crysler and Sadie Dool, of No. 49,
West Thirty-hfth street. were married
at Christ Church. Wednesday. but In
stead of q honeymoon trip he returned
to his work as usual and she to her
mothers home. George Bernard. a de-
tectlve in a department store. charged
in the police court that Crysler on a
sale of $3.50 worth OF upholstery made a
cash check for only &c cents, filled In
the full amount in the duplicate, handed
Il to the customer and kept the differ
ence, $5.lS.
When Mrs. Sadie Crysler was In
formed of her husbands scrape, she
burst into a food OF tears and would
not be comforted, and when word was
taken to Crysler's father. who lives al
No. 1875 Clymer street, Brooklyn, he
was overcome. He said he had not beer
told of his SON marriage; that he ha6
heard him speak OF sadie somebody
but couldn't recall her last name. ano
a looked upon it as a children's
affair. as his son was not able TO carr
enough to support himself.
1t Is said by the store detective thai
the young Benedict stole to raise
money TO furnish a fiat.
The evening world., 1902-06-20
MANY ENTRIES
FOR GYMKHANA.
Mrs. Parks Entertainment
for Benefit of Stony Void
Will Include Novel Feats and
Events.
tsp.eiAl to Tn. Evening WORLDLY

tnR8Qihl " u hfehthe "oifuff
WHITE PLAINS. June 20.-Many en-
tries have been received for the gym
khana races which will be held at the
country seat OF Mr.. and Mrs Trenor L.
Park Tomorrow afternoon at 8.15 p. M.
for the purpose OF raising funds for the
benefit of the Stony Void sanitarium.
A feature of the day will be the high
Jumping over hurdles by Heatheroloom,
the champion jumper owned by Howaro
Willets. Squadron A band Will furnish
the music. and the tea tent Will be IN
charge of the ladies OF Auxiliary NO D
of Stony Void sanitarium. Among the
ladies' who are working hard TO make
the affair a success are Mrs. Park. MIS-
G. oliver Iselin, Mrs. +. w. Jackson,
Mrs. Charles Tiffany, Mrs. Delaney
Aston Kane, Mrs. A. II. Wheeler. Mrs
]. G.. Mclaughlin. Mrs. Henry steers
Mrs. Henry Frances K, Hunter, Mrs
George f. Shrady, Mrs. John ID. Arch-
bold, Mrs. James Douglas. and Mrs. IL
Walter Webb.
A special train leaving New York a
EOS o'clock will be met at White Flaih'
by coaches, to take the passengers 't
qIill Crest. Tea, strawberries ana icec
drinks will be served IN a large tent.
The events include a pony hurdle mel
to ride; a Gretna Green race. with women
and men riding hand in hand: half-mi!'
dash for hacks, to carry 165 pounds
potato race on horses; egg and spool
race for women. an esq in tablespoon Il
be held in right hand; hurdle race 10
hunters or hacks; saddling race, eacl
contestant at signal to saddle pony
women's goose race. driving live, gees
100 yards; women's quarter-mlle dash.
given in this country for a great many
years.
The evening world., 1902-06-20
S225,OOO FIRE IN
ORANGE FACTORY.
Seven Hundred Employees
Thrown Out Of Work by a
Blaze That Started in Berg's
Hat Making Place.

Fire late last night destroyed Berg's
hat factory at Orange, N. ]. The loss is
estimated at 1925 900. Employees to the
number of 700 will be thrown out of
work.
The factory. which stood at South JEFF
ferson n Forest streets. in the Valley
District. was one of the largest plants
of the kind in the United States. The
fire started In the drying-room. 1t is sup
posed, and spread rapidly.
Assistance came from the Fire Depart
ments of West and South Orange. and
the flames were confined to the building
where they started.
The evening world., 1902-06-20

Z IL for Boys finer quality Sailor Suits; Serges' Cassireres,
o'/| Cheviots, Tweeds and Worseds; light weight, elegantly
trimmed; no better shown elsewhere at $500.
Il IN for Boys Suits; nobby Square Cut and Norfolk suits;
f.Oo Cheviots, SergeS, CaSSimeres and WorstedS; neat and nobby
patterns, also navy blue: tailored in most excellent manner; for ages
6 to 10 years. Regular prices elsewhere S.. so to $3.50.
BOYS SHIRT WAISTS; Simpson Crawford Co. IN
Special; two collars; elsewhere 75c, here ................ ~
The evening world., 1902-06-20

1.-THE human pendulum saved a
life at a fire in the clearinghouse
No. 22s West Fourteenth street early
to-day. Fireman William Kelly, Of
Hook and Ladder Company No. IL,
and Washington Slator, Of Engine
Company No. 8, were the principals
in the dramatic rescue.
The boarding-house is run by Mrs.
Mary Finn. and besides her daugh-
ters, Lillian and May. there were
eighteen boarders asleep when the
fire started at 8 o'clock. Most Of the
boarders are Cuban men on a visit
to this city. Mrs. Whiting was the
only other woman In the house,
which is four stories high, of brick
with brownstone facings.
Starts fl wardr0Ae.
The blaze started as nearly as can be
told by the fremen in q room on the
third floor rear, occupied by DR.. John
Lee, who 10 connected with the Post
Graduate Hospital. 1t started In a
wardrobe, and had evidently been
scouldering for some time before the
flames broke through. DIR. Lee was moi
home at the time.
A.. C, Broderick, who occupies an ad-
joining room, and William pConnor,
who roomed directly overhead. discov-
cred the fire at about the same time.
The former opened the door TO ascer-
tain the cause of the intense heat, and
for a few moments was driven back BY
the dense volume of smoke that poured
in from the hallway. O'Conner on open.
ing his door was met by names Una
leaped toward him, and he Ned to ths
nre-escape. As he ran down the ladder
he smashed the glass in zach window
and alarmed the eleopers on the various
floors. =,
One of the first to be awakened II
that manns was Sig. Raymos., who
hastily donned some garments and u
promptly responded. 49,.
BY the time they arrived, however, the
rear of the third foor a been guttea
1t was thought that all had got away II
safety. urtll 1t was discovered thai
George HARRISON, an old man heav!
sleeper, had not been accounted for,
He occupied a room on the third hoo
front and escape by way OF h nal
or stairs had by that time been Gu
Firemen Above Him.
Firemen Kelly and Slator were or
the fourth floor whsn they heard Of
Harrison's danger. 1t was decided tina
Kelly should lower himself from tho
fourth to the third floor window Of The
old mans room. and that Slator was tC
hold him by the legs.
Kelly's first act was to step on the
coping, which promptly gave
way beneath him and he would have
fallen to the sidewalk but for Slator
who seized him, About that time Har,
The WINDOW below in pajamas.
Quickly recovering himself. Kelly
was lowered in the manner descrlbee
and Slator, who is powerfully built
Side. In that manner he seized Harri,
son and swung him to The window OF y
the same floor of the adjoining build