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BAPTTsTS TO CO-OPERATE>
Their Missionary Bodies to Work In Closer
Relations. .tv-. a.. p. =,

BUFFALO. May la.--The three large ru:ss
sionary bodies of the Baptist churches of
the North will work in closer ,rc!at ions
with one another as the resul, of the report
made by the committee Of fifteen to the
Baptist delegates in this city this afternoon :
These three bodies are the American
Baptist Missionary Union. which is the
foreign mission organization; yhe American
Baptist Home Mission Society and the
American Baptist Publication Socie.y
which looks after the printing and dis.
tribution Of Bibles. tracts. &c.
These three bodies. with their women ,
auxiIiaries. have complete charge Of the
missionary work of all the Baptist churches
of the North, which have a membership Of
500 900. t''.'
A, present. these organizations oasra,e
practically independently Of one another.
Naturally, there has been an overlapping
of one anothers work. and friction tpa-
been caused.
The report of he committee. made at
to-day's session of the delegates. recon-
mended systematic cooperation between
the three organizations and the appoint.
lnent of committee Of nine which shall
consider and settle all questions OF differ
ences arising among them. Annual cop-
ferences are also recommended.
The proposition to consolidat, the three
organizations was disapproved by the
report ,--' .... -.,.
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Court or &ppcaIs Decisions.

AlBASy May ,o.-The Court Of Appeals TO day
handed down the following decisions:
People ex rel. Mcdonald. respondent VS.. Grou'.
Com nj roller People oS rel. Sweenry. appellant.
vs. Siurgls Fire Commissioner peopi. ss rc hagc'
man vs. Jones g, all In re last will OF Law. decreased,
order affirmed. with cast
Rernhencr and another. respondant Va ldam:.
LrnIor. adr,lnistr ra,or. appellant, vs.. smith ad
vs. same Grant. respondent. vs., CITY OF Rochester
French. respondent vs. same; pirk. reyPoldcn ni E,
Watson, arpellanl.vS Guy OF Ncu York ,ioldinark.
respondent, vs.. Magnolia tnti Friction metal Com
many: JidtiNcntS aihirmed with costs.
People VS.. o'connor; People respondents. vs.
Doty: Judgments of convirlon amrmrd.
and mdemcn, absolute ordered for dc'endan; on
the stipulation, with costs. ~
Clark appellant. VS.. Metropolitan Street Railway
Company npprsl dismissed with costs
IIuhbr, appellant. vs.. Henry son. !nplraded:
Judgment reversed new trial granted costs 10
abide Tho event,
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FIREMAN SWEENEl LOSES.
His Working Day Need Not Bc Limited
10 Fight Hours.

ALBANY, May le,-The Court Of Appeals
to-day affirmed with costs the orders Of
the lower courts in the case Of the People
eS rel. Thomas Sweeney vs. Fire Commits
al ner Sturgis Of New York city.
Sweeney was defeated in the lower courts
in proceeding undertaken to secure n
peremptory n,andamus TO compel the Fire
Commissioner to limit his working day To
eight hours. He is a driver in the Fire De-
partment and alleged that he has to be
on duty twenty hours out of every twenty
four. in olation of the Labor law. which
limits hours OF city employees to eight.
1t was contended in his behalf that me
Fire Commissioner had abundant power
to employ As many drivers aS necessary
that the overworkng OF Sweeney was cruel
and denied his right ,to ordinary human
leisure, besides being inimical to the public
safety.
Tho counsel for Commissioner Sturgis
maintained that the eight hour provision
OF the Labor law did not apply to fremen;
that they had. in spite Of their occasionally
arduous labor, long periods Of rest and
special pension and other privileges
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Ar,,er.s Garner Reprint cd.

Two more volumes Of the reissue OF Prof
Edward Arbers An English Garner have
come to us from +. p. Dutton Co. The
volumes have been rearranged according
TO subject matter We should think that
for purposes Of reference, the new material
which hes been added might have been
marked. II only by asterisks in the tables
of contents. We have here a volume of
Critical Essays and Literary Fragments,
with an introduction by j, Charlton Collins.
that ranges from Wilson's Art of Rhetoric y
1854, to Franklin's Poor Richard Improved,
1887. We have also volume labelled
Social England Illustrated; A Collection
of XvIIth Century Tracts with an in
PRODUCTION by the ever present Andrew
Lang. The series will he completed in
twelve volumes. which will he welcomed
nv scholars who cannot get the original
"Garner" now out of print. The price Ia
>ery low
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Tytns--HeuOp.

Miss Grace Seeley Henop and Robb de
Peystar Tytus were married yesterday after
noon in Grnce Church by the Rev. Dr.. Hunt
n-ton. The bride was given awa% BY her
father. Louis P Henop' and her sister, Mis- Miss
ilournny Hopkins sharp was little mower
maiden.
long train, a bouquet of honeysuGkit, and
sevon d'amond stars presence & ny 'nr ror pr'd" t
fastened with honeysuckle.
The maid Of honor was in white chiffon
green ribbon. and white lace hat with green
feathers. She carried white li!acs.. The
fower maiden,s y'1ite lawn gown was frled
and carried n basket Of white June roses.
The chancel was rlled with white blossoms
Snd The r1s ~6 sec,4c Gt hssf as h the
and eH5ss 9qseph B. Barnes psrHsr ccr",ns Rod: ROD
s ds naT s s Ka"d HSos aobert o s brsT+"
and and Joseph aa'' Burnett % Of Boston we're ushers
After the, ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
recep,icn at the rectory by the courtesy, OF
were; wei ! MT and Mrs; K,nssia9d, Sir. ana MIS-.
Tssry Ss ~ I.sa;;,e SssSn
rwombly, Mrs. II. Walter Webb, Mr. nrd Mrs
Wysonc Mr.. and Mrs. Redmond, W. s. X.
wetmore, and Mrs; Rufus peckham Of Albany,
After brief HONEYMOON Mr., and Mrs.
f,obb de Pevster Tytus will take riding
frip from Connecticut. through the Berk-
shires and Green Mountains and will pass
.Julv nt the camp Of Mr.. Tytus in the Adiron-
tacks On Sept. 1 they start from San Fran
cisco for China. Japan. India and Egypt,
and for two winters will make their head
quarters on the steam houseboat Of Mr. Tytus
on the Nile.
Mr.. Tytus is in charge OF archaeological
work in Eopvt under a concession from the
Egyptian Government.
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MANY WANT MRS. PEACOCK.
Four Judgment Creditors appear When
She Is Arraignch In lOnkers.

YoNKERs, N. Y. May l9-The case OF
Mrs. Eliza Peacock OF Hoboken. N. -,
The music teacher who was held on COM
plain, of Miss Blackburn. Mrs. loudon
and Mrs. Smiley, charged with having
se,,.. ed money under false pretences, was
called in the Court Of Session to-day. Judge
Kellogg warned all persons who had made
complaints against the woman that il
they compromised proceedings would he
instituted agains, them for compounding
a felony She was held in $1,000 hail for
tho Grand Jury Tho case was adjourned
until Thursday morning at $50.
Julius H. Getzelsohn. representing New
York law firm. accompanied by four Of his
clients, was present, They hold judgments
against Mrs. Peao ock for $3.50 for money OBJ
tained by pre-. tending that sh" had inside
information OF the cotton market and
could double money with the aid Of friend
on the Stock Exchange.
Miss Barbara Kirk of 1871 East Eleventh
street, Manhattan. accompanied by her
mother was also present, She had claim
against Mrs. Peacock for 'Sl2 for clerical
work.
Mrs. Peacock has been declared in con-
tempt Of court for failing TO appear in sup
Elementary proceedings in New York
city. and warrant has been issued for her
arrest
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PIRATES, .srOREHoUsE.
Place In Perth Amboy Where River Ptrat "a
Took Their Loot.

PERTH AMBoY, Nj, May 19..-This morn-
ing house In Front st rect, facing Stat en-
Island Sound, was raided and over So 900
worth OF thieves plunder was taken to
police headquarters. A sloop without a
name sailed into this harbor about A
week ago, and for the next night or two
persons living near tho shore missed various
thin.'s. Stories OF robberies came from
Tott, lville and various OF her places on
the bays and the Sound. New York har-
Dor police came here and boarded the
sloop about II o'clock at night. They
questioned the Young men on hoard nd
PASSED the vessel as all right. The next
day the sloop came to this side of Stat en-
Island Sound and as soon as those on hoard
Ianoed here they were arrested. They
are Ar now In jail awaiting extradition papers.
The sioop has been claimed by y "a member M
Of the Stuyvesant Club OF Port Morris.
II had on board much silverware
This morning Chief Of Police Burke
received letter from Mrs. NJ, B. Burger Of
robheries have taken place In towns along
the Connecticut River and that she was
one OF the victims She asked II any of the
silver found on the sloop was marked
No silver SO marked was found. but
it happened that just at this time The Front
street house, which had been watched by
the police for some time, was raided and
not only was much silverware marked "B"
found, but also large quantities of other
silver beautiful clocks a d ladies dresses
Of velvets and silk
Jewelry was also found One Of the
pieces now in possession OF the police ia
n silver bottle marked Active. n. Y. A. c."
evidently from yacht of that name.
The house where the goods we're found
was occupied by two well-known char
acters about here known as Ann Jane
Mcbride and Mary Ann Togg They have
both been missing since the sloop's crew
was arrested
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GOLD STANDARD MISSIONARIES
L. =. Commission on Information EN.
change Sails. WITH Mr. Creei.

The members of the United States Com
mission on International Exchange, Fl. H.
Hanna of indianapolis, Charles A. Conan
Of this city and Prof j. W. jerks Of Cornell
University, sailed yesterday on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. on their mission. which
will carry them to London, The Hague.
Berlin, Paris and st. Petersburg, and per-
haps other European capitals. In the
party were also Jules Guthridge, O. &.
tiuerlac and /. V. Nc oG,one. secretaries to
the commission, and Enrique e. Creel,
chairman of the similar Mexican COM
mission.
Mr.. Hanna, chairman Of the commission.
said its instructions were to present to
foreign governments the subject Of ending
by some monetary arrangement the present
fuctuation in exchange RATES between
silver standard and gold standard countries.
The only sound method of doing this. he
thought, was by raising the silver countries
to gold exchange standard
~The trade of the world will be benefited
added Mr.. Hanna. III we can accomplish
this result. On account of the magnitude
Of the task it is uncertain il we can do it on
our present visit, hut we hope to make
good beginning. We shall probably he
supported by the several Ministers Of Japan
and China.
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WOMAN'S ART SCHOOL TOBUILD
LIKELY TO HAVE ITS OWN HOME
WITHIN 4 YEAR, W. F.. KING SAYS.
Building VIII Cost S2OO, 600, the school
Has SSO. 1000 Now and . Woman
Friend Has Promised as Much More
When 100000 Has Deen Added.

When the exhibition of the New York
School Of Applied Design for Women opened
Yesterday its president, William F. King
announced that he had been practically
assured that the school will have a build.
ing OF its own within a year. The schoo
now leases the building at 200 West Twenty.
third street and this Is Inadequate to ac-
comnodate the 300 pupils now in the school
Mrs. Coils P. Huntington. Mrs George
j. Schermerhorn and Su preme Court just Ice
1ngraham are among those interested in
the development Of the school, and they
favor the erection Of building. So far,
about $50 900 has been subscribed for this
purpose, and Mr.. King asserts that we'll
known New York woman has promised
900 as soon as another 500 900 has beer,
rais.u.
II cannot give the name Of the woman,
who has promised lis the $50 600, because
she has asked me not to." Mr. King said
Yesterday. but there Ia no doubt that we
will he able to raise the 500 600 required
TO earn it The building will cost about
500, 900.
When the exhibition was opened yester-
day diplomas we're presented to these
women:
Silk Class, Sallie Freeman, Josephine Tabor.
Edith llinsdule and Elizabetn Mosentlnl.
Emma Hancock Mary Hcnica and Berthu
Frank.
The awards for the best competitive
work in the classes were made:
Elementary Department. First prize. So:
scchohTship given by Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins,
Miss Maud aud, BHrnh9m , second prize, SIS in
Silk Department. First prize, e51 scholar
Cheney Bros. Miss G. Bliss; second prize
so. Miss A. Gates.
Architectural Department First prize. $50
Miss Il KEN pson: second prize ao given
by Barr Ferree Miss r. Kempson.
Wall Paper Department - First prize.
en T. sSs Sarkepy Hy sseod Mss pr ple rses Ms
NE Iiass FRS, prize, $50 scholarship
IonRs: SECOND prize, $40. given by Mrs. j.
" costums 1aG 'sS skcicf sf'' cassFrst prize schol.
sSTTship given bX Mrs, James Roosevelt,
by Miss May S stratton. Miss Due-.
Antique Class First prize. $50 scholarship
given by Insedo l Park residents, thronch
second prize, given by Mrs, Henry S. Mckee,
Mrs. King.
In the book cover class $50 prize offered
by Mrs. William T. Bull for book plate
design was won by Miss Heal. The de-
sign was of the familiar combination Of
the coat of arms Of DR.. and Mrs Bull A
SO prize given by Grenville Kane for a
book cover for private edition Of Irving
Life of Washington was won by Miss Mosen-
thai
The Nine. Nordica prize Of $40 for the
best work in the conventionalization class
went to Miss NJ Seager
The sun., 1903-05-20
TOWN OFFICERS HOLD OVER.
Places where Date Of Town Meeting Has
Dcen Changed Affected

ALBANY. May l8Attorney General
Cunneen. in an opinion given to-day. holds
tha, town officers elected in the spring of
1901, in their respective towns, we're elected
for the period of two years, and to hold
over and continue to discharge the duties
of their office after the expiration of the
two years until their SUCCESSORS are chosen
A question arose over the right of the
one of the towns in Nassau county where
the time of holding biennial town meetings
has been changed from spring to fall, and
the Attorney General received several
letters from towns in many of which simi-
officers elected for two year, in he spring
Of 1901, now holding over because no town
meeting was held this year. may lawfully
exercise the duties Of their offices
The sun., 1903-05-20
SEEK BRIBERS or JURORS.
Hudson County Grand Jury lrsed to Find
and lndict Them.

Rumors of petty jury fixing in the Hutl-
son County. n. j., courts. which have
been current for some time were officially
noticed yesterday in charge delivered
to the Grand Jury by Supreme Court JUS
tice Jonathan Dixon in Jersey City.
The Justice called the attention of the
jurors to tho rumors end. ntimatng that
he thought there was foundation for them
urged the body to seek out the guilty per-
sons and indict them.
When the Grand Jury returned to the
inquest chamber Clerk Jsmes Clarke was
directed to withdraw. He notified the
Court and wes told that tho jurors couldn't
keep him out. He IVES admitted.
Prosecutor Speer refused to discuss
Judge Dixon's charge or the nature Of the
evidence concerning jury fixing which he
had considerable information thet petty
jurors have been tempered with.
The sun., 1903-05-20
E.nersOn's Centenary.

We owe, no doubt, to the approach Of the
celebration Of Emersons birth, the many
Volumes little and big, that are being
published about him now. The veteran
F. B. Sanborn, last OF the Concord sages
publishes The Personality Of Emerson
Charles f. Goodspeed,. Boston,, 1t con-
,ains pleasant "reminiscences of Concord
and Boston and Cambridge and was we'll
worth while.
1t is otherwise with Mr., Frederick Will
liam Holls's little pamphlet Correspond
ence Between Ralph Waldo Emerson and
Herman Grimm" (1oughton, Mfflin 4
Coz. A dozen short letters only, including
mere notes to introduce William James
Prof W. W, Goodwin. Edward Emerson
and others. they show kindly feeling. and
two or three might be included in COM
plete correspondence, but they are too
slight to print, save as a curiosity. Mr.
HolIs's short introduction is interesting
as showing his own relations with Grimm
The sun., 1903-05-20
Tho, See Not. Neither DO The, Hear.

The wonders that patience has accom-
plished for the unfortunates who are de-
prived Of sight and cf hearing are hest
known through the cases Of Laura RridE-
man and Of Helen Keller, but the same
work Of mercy is being carried on with
many others who are similarly afflicted
Mr.. William Wade in two beautifully gotten
up pamphlets printed for private cir
cula,ion, -The Blind and its sup
plement, "The Blind-Deef" Checker Bros.
Indianapolis) has drawn mp sort Of CEN
sus Of oil the known cases in this country,
with a few in England. and has given a
brief account of what has been done for
each.
The number Of the doubly afflicted
though pitiflllly large. when the ndi-
viduals are considered. is surprisingly
small in proportion to the classes Of the
blind ard the deaf and dumb. Where the
material admitted MIR. Wade has been able
to give pretty full accounts Of notable
cases. There is some discussion of the
me thods by which the blind and deaf may
he taught the systems Of print and so on.
and there are many attractive pictures
OF the patients who are being trained.
The pamphlets are interesting records Of
the brave fight to relieve almost hopeless
suffering
The sun., 1903-05-20
WOMAN STARS WOMAN.
We're Close Friends l'ntll The! Quarreiiei
Over q Broken Pane OF Glass.

Mrs. Susan McCutcheon, 80 years old,
of 1856 Kent avenue. Brooklyn. is dying in
the Cumberland Street Hospital as the re-
suit OF a stab wound over the heart. re-
ceiyed in a fracas with Mrs. Margaret
Sheedy. 20 years old, Of the same address
The women quarrelled over broken pane
of glass.
Mrs. Sheedy was caught by neighbore
and turned over to the police. She ad-
mitted the net. and displaye a pair OF
scissors covered with blood as the wea pom
She WAS held to await the result Of her
victims injuries.
The women had been close friends until
the window q ass was broken.
The sun., 1903-05-20
iGRICtLTUR4L COLLEGE, RON.
Realsnation Of an Onlciai ot the New Ha mp
shire School Not Accepted.

DURHAM, n. H., May ls,-Frederick C.
Keith, purchasing agent Of the New Hamp-
shire Agricultural College, has resigned,
but his resignation has not been accepted
and the trustees say that it will not be ac-
cepted. until full knowledge OF the con-
ditions Of his accounts has been obtained.
There has been great deal OF trouble at
the State College Of late owing TO the en-
forced resignation of the president, the Rev.
Charles Murkland. The students wanted
Or. Murkland retained and blame Gov.
Bachelder for his dismissal The feeling
runs so high that the senior class has voted
to refuse the Governor ard his Corucil
complimentary tickets to the annual com
mencement hall, 30 that If the Chief Magis-
trate attends he will Rave to ray 81 for
ticket.
The sun., 1903-05-20
NEW HOOKS.


FOR FISNefN bklHeu uuu tushlueu'
With the spell Of hot weather reminding
lis that vacation is at hand comes flttingly
a book for the democratic, miscella neo'is
fisherman in THE American Sportsman's g
Library" published by Macmillans. Sal
mon and trout and big fish Of various sorts,
like tarpon, have had their turn in other
volumes; in BASS, Pike, Perch md Others, "
DR.. James A. Henshall takes up the vast
variety Of other fish that the aimless fisher
man east Of the Rocky Mountains is likely
to find at most seasons OF the year. II
ranges frcm bass and bluefsh and pike and
pickerel down 70 perch and founder and
smelt and Gunner.
The number Of fishes dealt with makes
necessary a somewhat moro scientific ar
rangement according to classes, than in the
other volumes. and the number, too, i'm
plies brevity In description of the fish and
the way to catch them. and the implements;
but the author manages to get In good
many fishing stories, and anecdotes, too.
RI you don't know what fishing you are
likely to meet in the course of your vaca-
ton, this is the hook to take along. II
tells of everything the markets OF the din
ner table ever saw and Of much else be-
sides.
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MOODY MERRIIL fights.
Sucs John FOtticr .Jr.. Of DOsto on TO Re.
cover Money Lent to Him.

CVNeT uUuVS Leut VI
BosToN, May 10, The situation in the case
Of Moody Merrill. whom the Boston police
are endeavoring to bring back to Boston
to try on an indictment alleging the en-
hezzlement of $4,000 from Mrs. Sarah
Cohen Of Roxbury. is daily becoming more
complicated.
For ten years Merrill has been acting on
the defensive, but he has now taken the often
sive as has also the Silver City National
Bank Of New Mexico, with which, under the
name of Grayson. Merrill is identified. In
this city two suits have been entered the
damages reaching $4,000 Attachments
10 thai amount have been made on the real
and personal property Of John Fottlerr.
Jr, who is named as defendant. One suit
for 600 ia entered by Winthrop NJ. Merrill.
son Of Moody Merrill This suit is brought
to receiver various Sums OF money. which. it Is
alleged, have been given to the defendant
by Moody Merrill and for which W NJ
Merrill holds an assignment from Moody
Merrill
The banks suits are based on two notes
one for 900 and the other for 5000. Both
arc overdue.
The sun., 1903-05-20
Low RlCk. TANNED.
Not Talking tics-Appointmcnts In
Few Days.

Mayor Low returned TO his Office vester-
day after a ten-days cruise in his yacht
in the Chesapeake waters. His face WAS
tanned and he said he came back feeling
refreshed. When asked about tn" local
political situation he answered.:
When | went ashore down South ] was
more than once asked by reporters TO talk
politics. My answer TO them was i am
all at sea- and that reply still holds good"
Mr.. Low said he would appoint within
few days the two new City Magistrates
and two Just ices for the newly created
Municipal Courts.
The sun., 1903-05-20
Curiosity Saves Two Lives.

Emil Horstein. 46 years old, Of 81 Plane
treet. and John Carlo, 40 years old, Of
IS Kossuth street. Newark, y. j.. we're
found unconscious from gas in sewer
basin at Market and Washington streets
in that city Yesterday afternoon. The
men had been repairing the basin, They
would have died only for the idle curiosity v
Of man who happened to be passing he
opening They we're taken to st. Bar
nalas hospi, al
The sun., 1903-05-20
Booi,ers to Get New Trial.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, May is,-The Supreme
Court at Jefferson City has reversed and
remanded the cases Of Harry A. Faulk-
ner and Julius Lehman convicted Of per-
jury in connection with the Suburban
railway bin scandal in the Municipal As
semby, in which $l35 900 was deposited in
a safe deposit box in trust for boodIers.
The sun., 1903-05-20
CONTRACTOR WDONALD WINS.
Compt roller MUst Pay for Brick CONDUIT,
for Power Wires.

ALBANY. May 10 Subway Contractor
Mcdonald wins his case against Grout as
Comptroller OF the city of New York by
the decision of the Court of Appeals to-day.
The question was whether a vitrifled
brick conduit for power wires ordered by
the Rapid Transit Commissioners was a
part of the construction of the tunnel or
Of the equipment Of the subway road
In the latter case Mcdonald would have
had 10 furnish it at his own cost. He
succc ssfuly maintained that the conduit
is an inherent part Of the subway construc-
ton and the Comptroller will have to pay
for it
The sun., 1903-05-20
state l'ongrcsationaiists In sess,on.

The annual meeting of tho Congregational
Association Of the State of New York began
vest terday afternoon AT the Clinton Avenue
Church In Brooklyn and will he continued
to-day and tomorrow. A; the evening
session sermon was preached nv tho
Rev. William +. Kettle Of Homer. the re-
firing Moderator.
The sun., 1903-05-20
HOSPITAL Beds Named for Dr. Jacob.

An agreement has been made between
the authorities of Roosevelt Hospital and
the trustees Of Columbia University for
The endowment of four beds ct the hospi-
tal. 10 be known as the abraham jacob
beds in honor Of DR., Jacob, emeritus pro-
fersor of the diseases Of children al the
College of Physicians and Surgeons The
beds are to take the place of the Abraham
The sun., 1903-05-20
.Iames--I.Outi.

BALTIMORE. Md. May 10, Miss Miriam
Gilman Loud daughter Of Mrs. Granville
Loud was married this afternoon to Francis
Bacon of Cincinnati. at Il West Prest IN
ceremony was performed by the Rev. Donald
Guthrie Of tho FirF Presbyterian Church
The maid of honor was Miss Fannie Wyatt
and the hest man was Frederick Hinkle of
Cincinnati.