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Now, did not attempt to follow that leap, for
what | saw simply that alone. that the
palms hid bench completely. and that Gertrude
exceedingly and exceedingly charming.
do You really believe what YOU have been saying:
asked trying to make from the of my eye
where she had suddenly hidden her hands.
Certainly l do" she answered Il admire
above all others the who carves out his own
to success. y
had a vision OF the elder Van Astren carving his
way not many Years previously with miners
pick. and began to perceive that his daughter was
a woman of ideas. As a rule | avoid women of ideas.
because they likely have really only idea
and to he extremely plain. Gertrude however. was
too pretty he dull | determined forthwith TO
make grand exception in her favor.
The who makes himself. >. she contnu-
ing. has something to look back upon. But what
is there make proud the who Just happens
to be born to everything he possibly desire, how
good he is:
"Or however absurd" l suggested. thinking of
Lord Dulpuddlc.
"Or however absurd, assented Gertrude, far
rapt catch drift. " He does nothing. Where's
the Use, He simply tries ENJOY himself, and doesn't
succeed very well that.
Here, here! l cried for down the green alleys
perspective | had caught a glimpse of his loriship
threshing about like the hippopotamus. which he
always rcscmblcd, in the evident delusiOn
that he dancing.
But really | anxious to get on to Gertrude's
compar.ion-pictur to what Van Astren was, and
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l was, women deeper than you in your
calow youth would suppose and it is just possible
that Gertrude saw it all along-and cared.
| dare say that it sad abuse of hospitality
just out of college at the time, and had nothing
in the world to recommend me except a fairly good
presence, fairly good manner and fairly good
name. | have since learned that the first two of
these gifts will, if well managed, go far, but l did
not know until that one pOrtentous evening how to
manage them, and the third is, at all events,
a hindrance. Nevertheless, | the Van Astrens
guest. They had taken up, and after little
judcious maneuvering, dear, old, delightful i'm
possible Mrs Van Astren had been unwittingly per-
suadcd to make Moreover. | had been clearly
given to UNDERSTANDINGS who, indeed, had not?-J Just
how the land lay between Gertrude and Lord Dull
puddle, and so, manfestly, had no right to doit.
But Gertrude-with whom at golf and hunt
had been having such jolly autumn-was looking
uncommonly pretty that night of the dance and
it did such pity that she should throw herself
after all, there is accounting for these things
They just and that is all there is to be said about
them. Perhaps in the last analysis the conven-
tional NcwYork conservatory with the conveniently
distant music, most of all to blame
If it is any extenuaton, l am bound to say that at
first | a tritle afraid-just trle-and tha' the
minutes slipped by with bewdering speed, albeit
found little enough to say. Nor when had
sat down there absolutely alone had intended to
do it. l merely obscrvant, and thus | suddenly
discovered that Miss Van Astren was perhaps-I have
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been certain, but perhaps just shade tentative
l was exactly at this point when
Don't you think we'd better go back?" she sug-
gested.
Il should like stay here forever! cried Origin
aty not my strong point in those days but since
by all the laws the plunge had to be made. there
tude.
For moment Miss Van Astren considered my
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foolish l have inherited enough for only person
to live comfortably upon, and somehow have never
had the time to any than that 1t is equally
a matter of that next year l shall be just
mady in love with somebody ese-I say that from
long experience, and l believe that most men would
admit much if they only had the courage of their
convictions
But even if Marjorie does intend to break
gagement before the terrible end of the inevitable six
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that, y | hurriedly
interrupted. | did
not just then care
about the abstract,
and at any rate !
was never prepared
to admit such a
proposition. SO,
" Hardly that. y |
protested. There
are other things.
There is also-well,
there is love. for
instance. T"
No man can
love truly unless
he can work truly. ~
commented Mis- S
Van Astren.
l, | suppose, have
since loved often.
and | have never
worked. However,
And to speak
ely" l
concluded with a
pardonable fallacy,
no man can work
truly unless he
can have the op-
portunity to love
truly. -
"Of course a
labor OF love is
the noblest kind of
work, " admitted
Miss Van Astren.
What would this
world be without
such things:"
What indeed"
| murmured. l
was trying to get
back to the lost
course. There was
Il little pause.
So YOU see YOU re
wrong. she said.
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at me with serious-and beautifu-eyes Her voice
gentle and low as Cordea's. and it is only
bare politeness to appear attentive, bent my face
a bit hers.
You're quite uni just," she said. Indeed YOU
are, Mr.. Randolph and-and almost cruel l do
admire what you say women dont-only you
do not understand" " Then, warming to the alb
stract, she continued why, | think labor is
just the finest and greatest thing in the wordl"
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concealed hobby. At any rate
she was certainly affected, for
she clasped her hands over
her knees with a delightfully."-
girlish gesture and looked up
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L III Z

7 HOLD that there are de-
grces of love. At any
rate, Marjorie of course
will never marry me. She
knows me too well to be SO
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fact that l am not
going to marry her
or perhaps l
should say that she
is not going to
marry me-is no
reason for my con-
Tossing my past life
to her. Yet
have younoticed?-
most women are
like that, and Mar
jorie cvide n tly
thinks that because
a couple who are
about to be married
never tell each
other about their
pasts, a couple who
are not going to
be married always
should. That is
her idea of logic,
and no doubt that
also is why she
wants to know all
about my affair
with the rich Miss
Van Astren.
| wonder how she
ever knew there
was an affair. Do
women possess a
sex-secret of clair
voyance? 1t all
happened five years
ago, and how Mar
jorie came to guess
that it happened
at all | cannot i'm
agine. Why, l do
not believe that
Miss Van Astren
knew about it un-
til the end, and
| am sure | did
not. However, ig-
nOrant and innO-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-26
ACADEMY is REPORTED.
Was Alleged to Have Overcrowd
ed at Recent Performance.

Tho Leath Amusement Company man
ayers Of the Academy Of Music were
charged in tho Police Court yesterday
with permitting persons to stand in he
asles of the thentrc on the night of the
22d during the performance Of The
Virginlan, in violation OF an ordinance
The case went over to the 30th. II
The rdinanco referred to was approved
on March 18th, this year, and provides
that all aisles and passage ways In public
buildings shall f'.be free from camp
stools, chairs, sofas, persons standing and
other obstacles.
Mr.. Jake Wells, general manager OF.
the company said last night that It was
4 tho desire Of himself and his associates
to do everything for the comfort and
sflfetys OF the patrons.
at is natural to suppose that we are
going TO place every safeguard around
our theatres possible, 1t would be sui
cidal for us to run against the laws and
ordinances Of the city. but VIC do not
feel thai we are running UP against the
ordinances when we allow people TO stand
In that part Of tho theatre, known as the
flyer. the space Immediately in rear of
the orchestra or balcony seats. We do
not allow persons to stand In the aisles
and we use every precaution iii case
OF fire or other excitement" i
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a FIVE NEW CHARTERS.
Corporation c Commission Author
Ives New Enterprises.

The State Corporation Commission yes
terlny granted the following. charters;
TheS Nottowny Manufac curing Company
president, Amelia Courthouse l.. Pettus,
Nottoway count, Black
stone, Va; NJ. Page. secretary. Amelia
Courthouse, Va; il, Iisdale, treasurer.
Blackstone Va. Capital stock, $1,000.
Objects:To conduct general lumber
business. sy'a 80
Pc,nbcrton & Penn Qncorporated), Dan
willie. James q. Penn, president. Danvillc.
Va: O.. W.S Dudley. .vice-presldcnt, Dan
Vile, Va; j. SP. Penn,G secretary. Danyille,
Va.; James 6, Penn, Jr., treasurer. Dan
Vile. va. Capita st cl,4 100000. Objects:
Buying selling and dealing In leaf TO-
blcco and tobacco stems.
Wlthers & Company Incorporated Suf-
folk. Robert W.IWtthers, president SUI :
.lok, Va.;J j. T. Withers, secretary, Suffolk,
VAT F.. NJ. c. Qulmby. director. Suffolk,
Va. Capital stock. $4,000. Objects: 70
buy. sell and traffic LII Insurance OF all
kinds. n 5sty
Rossmore Club. Richmond: 6. y. Wood
Rothschild, secretary and treasurer, Rich,
promote social intercourse among It's
The Colonial Beach Electric and Power
Company Colonial Beach. Warren s.. 7.
Combs, president, Colonial Beach. Va:
r, II. N!nde. yce-p president, Colonial
Beach, Va; w. Frank RcnsMlw, secre-
,tary and treasurer Colonial Beach, Va.
Capitul stock, S25, 900. Objects: 10 conduct
an electric light business. VII .s+
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members Ct tho United American Ne

chanics.
Rev. r. J. xWillingham, D. D., secretary
OF the Foreign Mission Board, Will preac eli
at Leigh Stree. Baptist Church to.n1or-
row inyfning. In the evening the pastor,
Rev. ID. Ashby Jones. will preach a spe-
cials Sermon before the Independent Or
der Iof Red Men and the Degree Of Poca-
hBntns. Ills theme will I've, THE True
purpose OF d Union" @
e ut Broad,is Memorial Church, the pas
TORI Rev. C. b. stealcy, Will preach at
II o'clock on professors and Possessors."
and a&5 8 p. M. tho subject Will be, Does
Reason or Desire Control T.
4 Rev. E u. Richardson. Of New Bedford,
Mass, will Fill the pulpit at East END
Baptist Church tomorrow.
4 Rov. Charles r.. st. John, secretary OF
THE American Unitarian Association OF
Boston, Mass, will preach at the First
Unitarian tomorrow.
I The Rev. r. Men. Simpson,, popular
pastor Of Clay Street Methodist Church.
has returned from, conference and will
occupy his pulpit Tomorrow, morning and
evening Dr. Simpson Is very popular
with his congregation, and went to con-
ference with a good report for his first
years work
Rev. Henry I'earce Atkins will preach
at West End Christian Church to-inor-
row. Ills morning subject Will be. '"rhe
Care OF God" The subject at night will
DE, The First Miracle and What Came
of 1T. S
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nearly ali denominations have given recoE-4
milton to this day. The appointment. IS
also made by, the international Sunday
School Convention, through the lntcrna-7
tional Lesson Committee. and provision
Is made for a Worlds Sunday School
Temperance Lesson, Isaiah. 2S:l-l3. s;.$ s
The drink curse Is world vide, and young
people in particular should be taught
that It IL a, crime ganst the nation and
a. sin against G cd. 1T is fitting. therefore.
that the subject be presented from both
national and personal PORTS Of view
We therefore call upon alltras'ors, sun
day school superintendent and teachers,
all W. G. T. u. workers in the Sunday
school, and all friends Of temperance.
teaching in the Sunday school, to make
the observance OF Worlds sunday School
Temperance Sunday. November 9th u
notable occasion. Let it be the great an
nual temperance field day for the Sunday
schools of the world. S;ass s.sz55
MFRS. WILBUR r. CRAFTS.
Superintendcn Sunday School Depart
l1lent Worlds ". C.aT.4U. s
MRS. STELLA b. tIRVl NE,
Superintendent Sunday School Depart "a
Il ment Nationally w, c. +. liz
MRS. S. T. u BATES. s:s
superintendent Sunday School Depart
ment, w G. 7. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-26
HAD FINE SALES.
Planters Carted Thousands Of
Pounds Of Tobacco to Town.

Sales Of leaf tobacco on the Richmond
market were unusually good yesterday.
following asholiduy and consequent sus-
pension of$sales: The total sales for the
day aggregated about $4,000 pounds.
Shclburnc's warehouse led with about To-
.0c0. and .Sllockoc, which had last sale.
sold 10000. Crcnshnws followed with
about Ii, coo, and Stonewall sold about TO-
600 pounds. Shockoe warehouse led In
prices with $3.50 and an average, for the
entire sale exceeding IS. At Shelbuine' =.
one sale made as high rs. SIC. and the en-
tire sal q avera ged Very well for the quality.
AS a genera thing, however, only med
31um era DIES were offered. w
The outlook for sales next week is only
fair, unless u moderation In temperature
occurs The, present wea Their is too dry
and harsh for handling tobacco. Enough
has been Stripped already to insure fair
should b so severe as to make 1t diff
cult to- get to market. q.
Prices are being we'll maintained, cs-,
pecially for the better grades Of both
SUI, or. ali. cured and Of smoked tobacco.
Sn-curcd NTa ppers of the best grade
have brought. as high as So and many
sales have been made between SIS and
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MOVING PICTURES
ARE VERY i 4. REALISTIC /. All. !. D. J
~ 5SSi{2 5.{i 10y
The Spectators Last Night En-
joyed the Views Immensely.
Gilmore Sisters Depart.

&sNN
xELIVAlr moving pictures are well
%LIA s. e,ng, and they are not BY any
/for buethe tame affair one thinks Of In
rns.e ion with an entertainment Of that
l,yture. The pictures are very real, and
there IS more action in them than In
~ q play. and they have one very great
advantage over the play; all Of the actors
IA do their parts WE'LL
The story OF an ,fxconyict is as good
as one Of Theaadre Kremer's melo-
dramas. with fe advantage that 1t has
u all of the ACTON without the curses
on the woman sort Of dialogue.
The views Of )he nloonshiners are as
real as any st3ge pictures in a play,
and the interest," OF teh spectators in
crease until theN become as much work
4 cd up as though On actual scene was
occurring, and when the wife Of the.
slain noonshner spnds bullet through
the back OF the revenue officer who has
shot her husband. those In front without
regard to right oy wrong, applaud the
deed most heartily,
The scenes are iar moro realistic than
they could possibly be portrayed in any
i play.
,The most amusing OF the views pre-
scented was that of the escape of Ma
NVnleon and his pursuit. The Napoleon"
nc an inmate of lunatic asylum. who
IN n4 AGNES that lie Is that great leader
drearmies4 lie is always striking an at
Dc and posing and in his flight he
Ip'a being cap,rtlred ~ stopping to pose
5, cairg hoie'thiiig lis very laughable, and
----------. exciting. Some Of the specta-
YOUNG 40 lost thelnselves In the interest
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KEPT OPEN HOUSE.
Ladies Auxiliary Of Railroad As
ISOLATION Dispcnses Hospitality.

1
Tho Ladies' Auxiliary to the Main
Street Station Railroad Young Mems
Christian Association had open house at
the depot all Thanksgiving Day and
nearly four hundred enjoyed their hos
p!tallty at the lunch during the day,
Ats o'clock the Social Committee fur
inlshed delightful musical and literary
programme, and the hall WAS packed I
Rev, C. O., Woodward will speak to-
morrow afternoon, and the meeting Will
be opened to the ladies as we'll as the
men.
Rev, yyoodward's sweet, simple, tender
message wins everybody. and great
crowd is expected.
The railroad men, and their families are
greatly elated oyer the prospect OF se-
curing a new building, and will make
an effort during the month Of Decenl-
her to show their appreciation Of the gifts
being made to them BY pushing the mems
bershlp up to the thousand mark. Two
hundred new members are needed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-26
II 4 HUNT. LIVE FOX.
Hunt Clubs Lively Chase This
Afternoon-Meet at e O'clock.

\ On account Of a. fox hunt instead OF
drag hunt#by the Deep Run hounds to-
day, tho hour for the meet at the kennels
has s]leen changed to take place at 2
o'clock instead Of at 4 o'clock. as an-.
nounccd by the printed schedule. 1t is
hoped that a large field will turn out at
the earlier hour. After the run the
regular Saturday afternoon reception will
be held at the clubhouse, IT. which the
following ladies' haze been invited I to re-
ceive:t Mrs. Fred. w. Scott, Mrs Frank
". ChristanifS Nlrs. r. LANCASTER Wil-
liams. Mrs. Egbert G.. Leigh, Jr., Mrs.
Charles Davenport, Mrs r. d. Y. NJ eanley,
the Misses Forbes, Miss Helen Christian,
tho Mlsses TiiIsleY Miss. L Irallhart - n
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No6Witnesses Present.
(Dy Associated Press.)

ri MACON. GA, November PA special
To the Telegraph says that the ease
against the citizens at Baxter. who were
TO be tried this week at AIcClenny,,E Fla,
for killing Deputy Sheriff Thrift some
time ago, was continued, as there were
no witnesses present w. W. Duncan
father OF Jack Duncan. who was killed
on tlss train. did not attend the court,
though he was wanted as witness.
Judge Willis issued attachments against
the missing Witnesses, and efforts will
be made to have them on hand in May,
when the case will he fully investigated.
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SEVERAL EVER TESTIFY
IN SWAYNE INQUIRY |l'Y|
Committee Continues 1nvestiga--#
s Il ton Of Record Of
Judge.
fI3y Associated Press.

~
3 WASHINGTON.sIo c., November 2'.----..
w. r. Hradwick, hotsl man from Fort
WORTH was lie. first witness to-day IN the
Swnvnc investigation. He testified that
Judge Swayne was at his hotel, and tor
a day and three-uuarters. for winch ile
paid S. Is. Z. y. Davis or Pensacola, t'la..
testified az 10 the expense OF travelling
from Pensacola to-. Fort Worth. Tex:
New Orleans, Birmingham, Ala, and
other Southern points. On CROSSE xa mi
nation Mr.. Davis said he was employed.
by the prosecution as counsel, ana MADE
the trips to ascertain the cost OF travel
ing over the same routes taken by Judge
tswayne Alr. Davis states that he went
into the case because he had clients whose
litigation ho thought would be prejudiced
by erial In Judge Swaylps's court MrS
Higgins sought to have the names Of these
clients stated, but tho prosecution OBJ
jected. on the ground that these men were
afraid to have their names known TO
Judge Swayne The committee sustained
tho objection.
s.. II. McIlhenny,s of Dallas, Tex con-
nectcd withgthe hotel where Judge Swayne
.stol;ped for forty days, testified that the
total .amount paid by Swaync was $40,
which included everything. He said that
Judge Swaync had a special rate at the
hotel Of from sd.25, or. - per day.
John NJ. Calhoun, Of Mariana. Fla,,
was called blythe defense, and denied tue
testimony Of Ellis f. Davis. relative 70
the settlement OF the contempt proceed
ings against Charles D. Haskins. Davis
had testified that Calhoun had come 10
him and told him that thescontem4 pro-
ccedings against Haskins could BIO vettled
for $500. Calhoun denied that he ever
approached Davis, but said that DAVIS
did come to Him and ask II the case could
be settled. Calhoun also said that he
toIt 1,,lt 1, IA ,1Iv
the Haskins case, except III the presence I
OF Ilnskins's attorney. @s Il 5
If Ellis T.. Davis was recalled, aud contra
dcted Cnlhoun's testimony. Davis also
told about Ills work at lahassee, where
he went with one O'Neal 10 work with
members Of The Legislature to secure tho
passage OF "A resolution requesting the
the sixteen to seventeen days ne was
there O Meal spent two or three hundred
dollars for champagne for members OF
the Legislature, vi 81 y
Robert ] Boone. Of Marianne, Fla, con-
trndictcd the testimony of Davis regard
Ing n conversation which occurred about
Dayis' trip 10 Washington.
z James N Richardson, also OF Marianne,
Fla, who was connected III the capacity
or M agent of Receiver Calhoun, with the
Ioslsins case, testified regarding the Ilos-
kins books. lie said that III Charles z,
Iloskns took, the books away from MN #
aDd ASSAULTED him, knocking him sense
less. IA N
{. Charles r. Davis. who lwas in possession
Of the property Of Hossins for time,
testified regarding the custody OF the
IN
\ w. H. Hoskins, the principal ~ the
proceedings III Swayne's court,
testified regarding the assault by his son
upon. Richardson, who was III possession !,
Of the Hoss'ns books IN Il
The committee adjourned until tormor-y
row. y. " M.
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Injured in a Wreck.
(Gnacinl 10 Thn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

MONTERREY, VA.%F November 25.-Mr.
Luther s. sDickenson OF Monterey a well
known travelling salesman for the Lynch-
burg Shoe Company, is now at his rooms
In the Hotel Monterey badly bruised and
cut up as the result of q wreck on the
Dry Fork Railroad In West Virglnin.
The wreck occurred on Wednesday, near
the town OF Harmon, and was caused by
The brenklng 1T a rail. The two coaches,
of which the. ira! nconsistttedd. overturned
down a tcn-fo0t en,hankncnt, and Of the
twenty passengers aboard, all were more
or less injured, but none fatally, Mr..
Dickinson was able to be brought home
after having his injured leg dressed at
I1lkins. TO has been on the road for
several years, but has never before been
in ~ wreck. X an 4.
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Tho usual matinee and night perform
anccs to-day.
aBiiou Nexta.Week.

X While Vance & Sullivan were confident
that they had an unusually valuable piece
OF propertyH,in 1.-THE Lighthouse by the
Sea, the success Of the play has been
SO great that they are considering the
accessibility OF putting out another com
pany 1t would seem 4 wise thing to do.
as great eenG Wan e 5
is apt to prove temptation to those
yho prey upon the creative genius Of
others, and experience has taught that
they are many in number. This play
comes to tho Bijou Monday, for q weeks
stay. @8ss s&Sss4Is
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Threw Hot Water at Him.

Berkeley Rowe. colored, was the star
prisoner before Justice John yesterday.
He was charged with creating disturb
'nnce in Hulcher's bnr room and with
throwing water on Douglas Matthews.
The evidence was so strong that the negro
had TO pay s5 and give security for six
months.
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WILL HOLD INQUEST.
Coroner's Jury Will Inquire Into
Shooting Of Emmett Cousins.

The coroner's jury VIII investlgptc me
shooting OF young Emmett Cousins Mt the
county courthouse this morning at 1880
o'clock.
Tho young man was shot apparently
accidentally by Fritz Herman on Thanks
giving Day, while the party we're shoot
ing at target out on the Nine-Aflle road.
Richard Galding, another small boy. was
struck in the arm ut the same time. The
boys arm may have to be amputated
The funeral Of young Cousins viii be
from tho home in East Richmond to-day,
the hour to be fixed 4,
Young Herman Is Frustrated over the
ff q
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Supreme Court Procee dings.

Proceedings Of tho Supreme Court OF
Appeals yesterday follows
Beach, &c, vs., Bellwood and others;
iiul!y argued by James Parker and 10,
Lane Stern for appellants, and ". l.,
Royal for appellee. and submitted.
me next cases 10 be called are;
liurWell VS.. Blirwell's adm!nistra tor.
Koeky Mount Loan g. Trust Company VS..
Price. Ct ais, and Farley VS. 'rhelheimer,
pelng NOS ., 9 and 7 on argument docket
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High School Committee.

Under the Joint resolution numing spe.
ga committee from tbs Council 10 confer
win The school board on tho question OF
building new high school, ne following mem
a adna , John 4, Mann, JE, from the l,oard
from tho lower branch; Robert Whitret III
ana john Mann, Jh, from The oIinrd. ~