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Middletown transcript., 1904-09-24


II GfSTER + Wills OFFICE.
New Castle county, DEL, August I'd, 10 4.
Upon the pplica ton of Lewis =. Hushebeck
Executor or Andr HI. Hushebeck, late OF ~.
(,eors,.s Hundred, in said county, DIT ceased, ,
il is ordered Al d directed by the hegi>ter OF.
Wills that the Executor aforesaid give
no. lee Of granting of Letters Testsinentary
mon the estate of The deceased, with the
date Of gran ing thereof by causing advertise
nents to be posted within forty days from the
date of such letters in six.of the most public
piaces ot the itouutt OF New Castle. requiring
All persons having demands against the estate
TO OF, sent the SAINT, or abide by an act OF AS
semOly ill such case made aud providf q; ana
also cause the same 10 be inserted within the
same period In the hiddletown TRANSCRIPT,
n n wspaner published in MIDI DEL,
and 10 lie continued therein two months.
Given under the hand and seal OF
JsEAl Office OF the Register of Wills afore-
t--J said at " iiinington, in New Castle
County afoi esaid, The day and ear raoove writ
M FREDERICK f. BACH, Register of Wills.
EoTIcE-Notice Is hereby given that Letters
TesiamtItary we've in ue firm OF law
grant ed unto the undersigned on the second
day of August, A. -. 1904. and that all per
sous having claims against the estate OF the
deceased must presen' the same duly attesteo
10 the said Executor on or before the
second day Auguet 10 q, or abide the Ac'
Of Assembly in such Case ma, ana provid-u
iEstIS r. HUsHEf Eek,
Executor.
Address. John II. Rodney, ESQ.,. Attorhey-at
law, Wilmingt ON, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-24
DEL AWARE SOLDIERS KILLED" GEN.
ERAL GRANT

To the Delaware soldiers belongs the
honor OF "kilIingp General Frederick D.
Grant, commanding the blue army at
Manassas. Heading his staff the general
galloped out OF piece Of woods. On tie
side of hill not more than 500 yards
distant was Company B, OF Milford, lying
as skirmishers behind trenches. As soon
as the blue men were seen Capt. Lank
gave the order to fire, and the whole
broad-side was turned loose at the APP
preaching riders. Had tile occurrence
taken place in actual battle the general
and several Of his aides would have been
annihilated.
The instruction OF the Delaware troops
in building trenches and concealing them
selves on the line of battle was go cleverly
done that several times the enemy was
almost upon them before they discovered
the concealed troops. After the trenches
had been dug all the new earth was either
removed or covered with rocks or bushes,
between which the soldiers poured q
whitening fire into the enemy.
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Middletown transcript., 1904-09-24
70 EGTsTER's ORDER.
A@ REef TER OF WILLS oFFn.E

New CASTLE COUNTY, DEL, July q, 1904
Upon the application OF w. iseesa Parker,
Administrator of Henry q. lt.Nallinger,
late Of st. Georges Hundred. 10 SAIL cnunty
deceased, 1t is ordered and directed by the
Register OF Wills that the Administrator
aforesaid give notice OF granting i Letters Of
Administration upon The estate os deceased,
with the date of granting thereof, bt rausing
advertisements to be Losted within forty
days from the date Of such ! ett rs III
six OF the most public place Of the
having demands against the estate 10 pre-
sent the same or abide by All act of
Assembly in subj case made and rovided /;
and also cause the same To be inserted within
the same period in THe MIDDLETowN TRAN
SCRIPT, a newspap per published In Middietown,
Del, and To be continued therein two mouths.
-, Given under the hand and seal of
SEAL office or the Register OF Wills .fore-
t@~l SAID. at Wilmington, in New Castle
Comfy aforesaid. the day and year above
FRED e. BACH, Register OF Wills.
NOTICE. - Notice is hereby given that
Letters of Administration were In due
on the twenty third day OF July A. d
lg0t and that all persons having claims
against the estate of the deceased must
present the same, duly attested. TO the said
administrator on or before the twenty-third
day OF Jaly, 10 or abide the Act Of AS
sembly in sach case made and D: divided
w. tEESE PARKER,
Administrator.
Address, Martin B. Burris Esq. Attorney
at-law, Middletown, Del
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-24
Worlds Fair Excursions

Low-rate ten day coach excursion via
pennsylvania Railroad, September Z, IA,
p, and 2s. Rate $3.50 from Middle
town. Train leaves Middletown at 9.2g
A. M connecting with special train from
New York arriving st. Louis 4.I5 p. mr..
next day.
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-24

THE TaAsscRIrr 81 90 per year.
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-24
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
CT
St. Georges Hundred !

The taxable residents of St. Georges
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred, are hereby notified
that the Taxes for the year 1904 are now
due, and until further notice / will sit at
the following places OF. the dates given
below:
AT LLoYD's HOTEL IN ODESSA,
On WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2lst, 1904,
From 10 A. NJ. to o'clock, P. nj.
AT sTIDHAM's HOTEL IN PORT PENN,
On FRIDAY, SEPT. 23d, 1904,
From 10 A. NJ. to 3 o'clock, p. NJ.
AT THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE,
South Broad Street, Middletown. Del,
Every Wednesday during the month OF
September. except the 2lst
A discount of per centum is allowed
on all Taxes paid prior to October LIST,
next.
= W. FEARO,
colIector of Taxes for ST. Georges Hundred.
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-24
n EGlsTEk's ORDER.

Collector of Taxes for ST. Georges Hundred
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30

is possible to make it, as 1t is Mr.
Connerat's purpose to secure the most
perfect facilities for doing the best Of
repair work on every kind of machine.
Not only will repairs be a speciality,
but fittings and parts as well, for a
complete outfit Of such supplies will
be one of the features of the new
stock, and will include everything from
tires, lanterns and parts to automo-
bile suits. Both the second floor and
the shop room will be reached by
means of an elevator SKIS feet, capa-
BILE of handling the largest machines
in common use.
AS soon as the new building is COM
pleted Mr.. Connerat VIII give up his
present quarters on Bull street. He
will take with him his present stock
of machines and supplies, but will also
greatly increase his stock by the addi-
tion of some $4,000 worth of machines
which have already been ordered.
Among the new goods will be repre-
scented all the standard makes for
which Mr.. Connerat is now agent.
These are the Pierce machines, the
Autocar, the Stevens Duryea, the
Franklin four-cylinder, the Pope Hart
ford and the Pope-Tribune.
The garage will probably be for
mally opened as soon as the move is
rompleted, and THE new stock re-
ceived as which time Mr.. Connerat
win be glad to receive his friends and
the general public.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
CoNNERATvs AUTO GARAGE.


The new automobile garage now
building for Mr.. R. V. Connerat at
No. IS State street, east, will be COM
pleted in time for Mr.. Connerat to
occupy 1t on May 10.
1t will be a handsome structure,
commodious, fitted with every appliance
for the handling and repair of ma
chimes and in every way be suited
for the conduct of the up-to-date and
prosperous business that Mr.. Connerat
has already developed and which he
expects largely to increase.
The building, which will be of three
stories, has a thirty-foot frontage on
State street, and extends through the
block to the lane. which gives it a
depth of ninety feet. The front eleva-
ton is about forty feet. The structure
will be of brick, the front to be fin
ished to resemble white marble.
The lowest story of the building will
have a granolithic floor that will ex-
tend across the sidewalk, of which It
will form a part, to the street. This
story will be made the salesroom in
which the new machines will be kept.
The second floor will be devoted to
the storage of machines and the third
to the machine shop.
This shop win be as complets as 1t
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
CABBAGE PATCH WIT
IN THE COURT ROOM.
Prototype of Mrs. wigs Dismissed
b. Police Judge.

Prototype of Mrs. wigs Dismissed
b. Police Judge.
Louisville. Ky, April 2s.-"Mrs
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" who
in private life is Mrs. Mary Bass, was
to-day dismissed by Judge Mccain in
the Police Court, where she made her
appearance to answer the charge of
throwing the contents of slop jar on
Mrs Emily Smith, also of Louisville.
Mrs. Smith claimed that her dress was
ruined, her pride shattered and that
her philanthropic impulses received a
shock.
In Diminishing Mrs. Bass the court
said. in brief:
This prosecuting witness came to
Mrs. Wigs house without invitation.
The defendant has been brought into
great notoriety as the result Of lit
erary production, and has been terri
bly, annoyed. Her home has been in
vaded and the peace and quiet of life
continually disturbed. ! think she has
had great provocation, and / think |
ought to dismiss her of the charge on
general principles"
MIS-. DdSS was BiNcn III
her characteristic manner. She said:
For many months I've been continu-
ally interrupted. Hobo after hobo comes
to my house. I order EN- down and
away from my place whenever | see
EN- They come by droves, walk
around the yard. open the doors. When
they rouse me and ] come to the door
to see what they want l look upon
not a single face 1 know. There they
stand, and look at each other in
foolish way. After while one will
saw:
well, we read the book
"'Well, will say, If that's all, you
may git
"And ! make them git
AS she left the court room Mrs. Bass
said:
Now, may be I'll be able to spend
my old age in peace, and maybe my
trees II grow out where all them, me-
MORALS (souvenirs) has been pulled off,
and maybe my yard won't be full of
aarange people every Sunday, and /
can move downst airs, where used to
live"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
PROMOTIONS ON
THE SOUTHERN
HARDWIcK SUCCEEDS TURK
AS PASSENGER TRAFFIC MANAGER
OF THE SYSTEM.

General Passenger Agent Given the
Vacancy Caused by the Death of
w. A. Turk-w. II. TayIOe Succeeds
Mr.. Hardwick and Brooks Morgan
Succeeds MIR. TnyIoe-The Appoint
ments Were Effective Yesterday.
Washington, April 29.-The Southern
Railway announces the following APP
pointments:
S. H. Hardwick, now general pas
senger agent, appointed passenger traf-
fic manager, with headquarters at
Washington, vice w. A. Turk, de-
ceased; w. H. Tayloe, now assistant
general passenger agent, appointed
general passenger agent with headquar-
tiers at Washington, and Brooks Nor
gan, now assistant general passenger
agent, with headquarters in this city,
to retain the same title, with headquar-
tiers at Atlanta.
This is a promotion for Mr.. Morgan.
The appointments are effective to-
day.
Mr.. Hardwick is one of the best
known, most aggressive, and at the
same time one of the most popular
railroad men in the South. He is
Southern man and natural born
railroad man. He is well known in Sa-
vannah, where he lived while he was
assistant general passenger agent of
the Central Railroad during the Rich
mond and Danyille regime. Prior to
1889 Mr. Hardwick was for several
years general Eastern agent of the Vir-
ginla, Tennessee and Georgia Air Line
in New York After that he became
assistant general passenger agent of
the Georgia Division of the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad,
and later general passenger agent of
the Georgia Pacific Railway. In 1891
he became assistant general passenger
agent of the Central Railroad, as
part of the Richmond and Danville
system. From Savannah he went to
Atlanta in the same capacity for the
Richmond and Danville and its sue
cessor, the Southern Railway. Three
years ago he became general passenger
agent of the Southern, and since that
time. has had his headquarters IN
Washington.
Mr.. Tayloe who succeeds Mr.. Hard
wick as general passenger agent, is
almost as well known as Mr.. Hard
wick himself. He is a Virginian and
came to Savannah with Mr.. Hardwick
in 1891 as chief clerk of the passenger
department of the Central. When Mr..
Hardwick went to Atlanta, Mr.. Tay-
loe went with him and was his chief
clerk there until made assistant general
passenger agent, when Mr.. Hardwick
was made general passenger agent.
Both officials have proven their abil-
ity by successful service and their pro-
motion is a recognition of their expert
ence and value as traffic men. The
friends in Savannah, both of Mr.. Hard
wick and Mr.. Taylor, congratulate
| both them and the railway company.
Mr.. Brooks Morgan, who becomes
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
LOCAL PERSONALS.

Mr.. A. D. Maswell of Montezuma is
a guest at the De Soto.
Mr.. G.. w. Hammond of Albany was
among yesterdays arrivals at the De
Soto.
Mr.. w. c. McCrimmon of Lothian
was among last nights arrivals at the
Pulaski.
Mr. G.. w. Warn of valdosta spent
yesterday in the city as a guest of the
Pulaski.
Mr.. Joseph Parantha of Washington
was among yesterdays arrivals at the
Screven.
Mr.. w. Y. S. Vincent of Atlanta
spent yesterday in the city as a guest
of the Pulaski.
Mr.. w. T. Elder of Cordele arrived
in the city last night and is registered
at the Pulaski.
Mr.. F. C. Sears of Carhbert arrived
in the city yesterday, and is registered
at the De Soto.
Mr.. ]. S. Mccormick of Atlanta ar
rived in the city yesterday, and is reg
istered at the Pulaski.
Mr.. C. c.. Quackenbush has return
ed to the city from a trip to the North.
Mr.. Quackenbush combined business
and pleasure, and visited quite a num-
Der of points while he was away.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
DANCE FOR MISS LEONARD.
Charming Affair Closed the Dancing
Season Last Evening.

charming AFFAIR Closed the Dancing
Season Last Evening.
What was probably the closing
event of the dancing season, and a
very delightful one, was the dance
given last evening at the De Soto by
Miss Elsie Barnard for her guest. Miss
Leonard. The invitations were confined
almost exclusively to the unmarried
set and the affair was comparatively
small but most charming.
II took place in the banquet hall on
the second floor. The room was at
tractively arranged. one corner screen
ad off with palms for the musicians
the windows wreathed with bamboo
vines, and palms prettily grouped in
the corners and against the walls.
Mrs. Charles Ellis received with Mr.
and Miss Barnard and Miss Leonard.
General dancing was enjoyed during
the early part of the evening. The
guests descended for supper to the
first floor, the tables being arranged
IN the palm piazza, overlooking the
court. Geraniums of varied colors, in
full bloom, were used for decoration,
with charming effect.
After supper the cotillion was
danced Mr.. Clarence S. Connerat lead
ing with Miss Leonard. Many pretty
fayors were distributed.
Among the guests present were Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Fritze, Mr.. and Mrs.
lack Rauers, Miss Eileen Hunter, Miss
Georgia Wayne, Miss Frances Brad
lev. Miss Edith Johnston, Miss Angie
Cnbbedge, Miss Elizabeth Gilbert, Miss
lowering, Miss Isabel Shotter, Miss
Carpenter, Miss Elizabeth Butler, Miss
Anne Butler, Miss Harriet Newcomb,
Miss Molly Newcomb, Miss Mabel
Stoddard, Miss Eliza Lamar Hull, Miss
Edith Warfield, Miss Marion Maclean,
Miss Cornelia Maclean, Miss Mary
Hopps Miss Elfrida DeRenne, Miss
Bessie Denham, Miss Nina Crane, Miss
Ttbel TAYLOR, Miss Mary Wayne, Mr..
William S. Blum, Mr.. John L. Nisbet,
Mr. Cosno r. Hardee, Mr.. Albert Stod-
dard. IT.. Mr. Edward Stoddard, Mr..
John Stoddard, MIR. John Morris, Mr..
Harry Daniel, Mr.. Savage Lyman, Mr..
Tathrop Morehead, Mr.. Hammond
Eve. Mr.. John Hammond, DR.. H. H.
Martin, Mr.. A. Pratt Adams, Mr.. Ed
ward Demere, Mr.. Thomas Myers, Mr..
Neville Colquitt, Mr.. Furman B. Pearce,
Mr.. Harris G. Cope, Mr.. Palmer Ak
son. Mr.. Adolph Kuker, Lieut.. James
Prentice. Mr.. Harold Aver, Capt. J..
c. Gilmore, Jr., Mr.. Frank Chisholm,
Mr.. CASTOR Raoul. Mr.. Paul T. Haskell,
Jr.. Mr.. William Haskell, Mr.. Clar-
ence Connerat, Mr.. Thomas n. Den
mark, Mr.. Remer L. Denmark, Mr.. j.
MOultrie Lee, Jr., Mr.. Willis Wilder
and Mr.. Robert 7. Waller, Jr.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
NEW RAILROAD TERMI-
MAILS AT vALD0STA.

vaidosta, Ga, April 29.-Mr. William
Checkley Shaw, vice president and gem
eral manager Of the Georgia Southern
road, was here yesterday to confer with
a committee from the proposed Valdos-
TIA, Douglas and Gulf Railroad in re-
gard to terminals. The committee,
which met him, was composed of j. w.
West, b. p. Jones, J. A. Dasher, A.
S. Pendleton and l.. w. Shaw. The
committee received assurance from Mr..
Shaw that the Georgia Southern would
be glad to furnish terminals.
The new road will have to cross the
Atlantic Coast Line. and 1t is under
stood that IT Will have no trouble IN
securing terminals from that road also.
The enthusiasm over the proposed new
road is increasing here, and the pro-
motors of ii, are anxious to begin work
upon II as soon as possible. Surveys
into the city and from here to Leliaton
have already been made.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
ONE HUNDRED YEARS
AS A SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Anniversary Celebration at indie
pendent Presbyterian Church.


With appropriate exercises to-mor-
row night the Sunday-school of the
Independent Presbyterian Church will
observe the Tooth anniversary of it's
establishment. An elaborate pro-
gramme has been prepared to fittingly
celebrate the occasion.
The exercises will be held in the
auditorium of the church. In honor
of the occasion the church will be very
prettily decorated. Floral columns will
be placed at appropriate points, and
everywhere will be hung designs EN-
blematic of the occasion which is be-
ing celebrated The anniversary ad-
dress will be delivered by DIR. James
Y. Fair, pastor of the church. The
following is the programme which will
be rendered:
Professional, Praise Ye the Lord"
Song, Hear Our Prayer"
Prayer.
Hymn, Faith in the Victory"
Scripture lesson, read by Chinese
scholar of the school
Song, 1.-THE Son of God Goes Forth
to War"
Responsive reading.
Song by infant class. "Who Is on
the Lords Side?"
Song by Chinese mission class,
Jesus Loves Me 1 Know
Anniversary anthem.
Memorial Song. Gathering Home"
Report of superintendent, Mr.. c. C..
Mcneil.
Special thanksgiving hymn.
Nearer, My God, to Thee" rendered
by two mutes in the sign language.
Hymn, BE We Strong in the Lord"
Anniversary Address by DIR. James
Y. Fair.
Hymn, From Greenland's Icy Noun
tains."
A cordial invita- tion is extended to
the general public by the pastor of
the church and the officers Of the
school to attend the anniversary exer-
ciSes.
The ladies interested in the celebra-
ton will be glad to receive flowers at
the church this afternoon and to-mor-
row morning from any who feel in
clined to send them to be used in deco
rating the church
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
TO FOUND FINNISH COLONY.
Anti Jnnuen Prospecting for Lands
Z .e,. i'm Southwest Georgia.

Tor Lands
4 g"e. i'm Southwest Georgia.
Valdosta, Ga. April 29.-Anti ia
nuen, the Finnish prospector and cap
italist, who has been in this section
looking at farming lands for a week or
so, is still here and expects to remain
in this section for two or three weeks.
He will also go to Dupont and Stock
ton and look at tracts in that section
Mr.. Ianuen's object is to start a
model farm at once to demonstrate 10
his countryrnen and others what the
soil of this section is capable of pro-
ducing and also the best methods to
be used in farming.
He says there are about 1884, Fin
landers in this country. but that the
railroads and immigration agents rush
them to the West as fast as they can.
He thinks the tide of immigration will
be southwark in future, and that many
of his people will come here. 1t is very
probable that a large number of Fin
landers will come to this section in the
near future.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
HAIR TELLS CHARACTER.
Color OF Hair Said to Indicate n Per
sons Temperament.

Many people believe that blonde N,
light hair, denotes affection and darl-
nalr consistency. A person without hair
IS not devoid of character; far from II
The disposition of the average bald
headed man is to show such solicftude
Tor the welfare of others, that he neg
lects himself. A germ causes badness.
Prof. Sabouraud of Paris, France. in
nocculated a rabbit with Dandruff
germs, causing il to become totally
bald in five weeks time. To rid the
scalp of these dangerous germs ii is
necessary to apply Newbro's Herpi-
eide.
Destroy the cause---you remove the
effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send 1Oc
in stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co.. Detroit. Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy, Special
Agent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
At IL and 10 Years Of Age.
Relieved Immediately and Cured
Quickly with brakes
Palmetto Wlne.l

Mr. Geo. w. Pelton. 70 years of age, Akron.
Mich, writes: For many years have been
greatly troubled with Chronic Constipation. and
thought there was no help for me. have used
nearly three bottles of brakes Palmetto Wine
with result that have no trouble from Constr
patton. and believe a cure is assured. brakes
Palmetto Wine has done for me what all other
remedies failed to do.
N. J. Knight, 10 years Of age. 81 Pierce ST.,
New Bedford. Mass, writes: had La grippe.
which left me with severe Catarrh OF Mucous
Membrane all through my body, very hard
cough mornings. enlargement and inflammation
OF Prostate Gland. bloody urine, and my suffer-
ings were intense. / am taking brakes Pal
metto Wine; have used less than two bottles so
far and am gaining IN every way. did not hope
to ever feel so well as DO now and have great
cause 10 rejoice that | found such wonderful
Medicine as Drake s Palmetto Wine.
A test bottle will be sent prepaid free OF
charge to any reader OF this paper who writes for
Il to Drake Formula Company, Drake Building
Chicago Ill A test bottle often cures.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
DenI in steel Concerns.

New York, April 29.-Chairman Gary
OF the United States Steel Corporation
to-day formally announced the pur-
chase from the Crucible Steel Com
pany of the Clarion Steel Company
properties. The properties will be
paid for by guarantee of the United
States Steel Corporation securities
heretofore issued by the Clair
ton Company, aggregating less
than $13,G00,000. and the deliv-
cry to the vendors of United States
Steel Corporation 1850 year per cent.
sinking fund gold bonds of the par
value OF 81 100000 The properties are
acquired free ard clear Of all floating
liability or indebtedness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-30
[~ SOCIETY,"

were married at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Eunice Johnson,
Wednesday evening. Rev. H. L. Ed
mundson, pastor of the Methodist
Church performed the ceremony.
SCHEUssLER - HARRIS, FITzGER-
AID.
Fitzgerald, Ga, April 29.-The most
notable social event of the season in
Fitzgerald was the marriage Of Miss
Eva Harris of Moultrie to Mr.. Frank
Ryan Scheussler of Alabama, Wednes-
day evening, at the Central Methodist
Church. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Jenkins, who came from Ala
bama with the bridal party
The interior of the church was dec
GRATED with palms and ferns, and the
chandeliers were draped with pink
crepe tissue.
The bride was dressed in white and
completely enveloped in the diaphanous
folds of a full-length veil of chiffon.
The groom appeared in the usual neat
and conventional suit. The bride car
ried a bouquet of white carnations tied
with pink ribbon, and the flower girls
carried pink carnations tied with pink
ribbon.
After the ceremony a reception was
held until the departure of the train,
when the bridal party left for Ala
bama, where they will make their
home.
The bride is the sister of Mesdames
j. M. Mcdonald and T. M. Griffin of
this city, and Mrs. Josey OF Americas,
and until her marriage has resided in
Moultrie. The groom Is a sterling
business man of Alabama.