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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-09

Real Estate--Continued
CHOICE Hi8f
NzFoom steam heated hotel. laid with
bfunseiH. moqust carpets and velvet
HuuafNH This house IL well located
within four blocks ~ puataffiee. good
furniture. iron beds. nice wids light
halls aud firstselaHH entrance rooms
full and turning people away. clears
SO per month. Ions lease. reason
able rent its = jewel
ROOM W UNION block.
rs FIRST Ave.
LOOK
We have a choice buy IN a furnished
house coping apartment house This
house IL fine hsst marine view ia
city. long lease. reasonable rent.
reasonable price clearing $40 Per
month. reason for selling sickness
Room e Union Block. 5ts FiFat ave.
LOTS IT
Southeast Seattle IL the emily spot on
the shore - Lake Washington. IS
minutes ride from the business cen
ter Nhsfe you ear huY lufa with city
water psprd 10 every lot sidewalks
and street ughtz. az g. up. terms 81
per week no one offers lots 20 close
L. 80 cheap. 80 come to-day take
ear on Washington street. office
oneu until p ~ every day,
AEATri.E HoMEsErkEiss co.
GfarrrE store and hall near station.
rent SIS Take inirruFaan car 10
fuster station. Inquire az Posters
tnuse -
10 acres choice bottom land between
Seattle and Tacoma. riFht at railroad
station = acres cleared and ia crop
running water. nsW fnur4ruum house
harFe. wagon and farm machinery
THIS ia frHt#claEs tract Price.
81 SO Terms, a. r. Newell ne
Marion 81 =
CITY water. sidewalks and street
lights Lots. 81 up. 81 per Week
Take car On Washington street 10
s8utheaaf Seattle.
CHEAP chicken ranch. Groom house
aud iarEs tract % land. only $40
s. down. s o. per month. Ink. car
uu Washington street 10 Southeast
Seattle. see " = Cole. Only Is min
ufes' ride on the cat lire. on the lake
Ffr~rY DOLLARS DOWN and SO per
month huYH one 81 our choice Hcre
tracts AZ RiFrTtun. level land. good
soil. easily CLEARED.
ROBERT MAf.THN.
ries an.al Alaska Building -
nfpE ron PLATING - 80 acres
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Eggs.
SUGAR.

Ranch eggs, ssGs4c: Oregon. SEGA
Eastern 2Sea24c.
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Dry graduated. sacks. 100 his.
$3.50; Fruit granulated. sacks. roo
lbs. $3.50; Beet, per sack. $500
Golden G.. Si90. Extra C.. IS.
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$40 HIYS one aefe near the Inter
urban irvcl land. fire soft ai thor
auEhtN cleared and fenced. ~ large
tleariua fruit trees $50 duWn. hais
nuce small monthly Ha NmeufH.
ROBERT MAtTBY.
aiasF10-Fgi Alaska building -
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PITY DOLLARS poWS and SO per
month huVh one 81 our choice nrre
tracts AZ Rivrrtun. level land. Eood
HaIl easily CLEARED. -
ROBERT MAf.TnN.
80 aD.al Alaska building -
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Az GOING AWAY bstar. 2 DAYS and
Wfii take t1d0 Ten trrus u 80 daWn
ard 80 per MONTH for my beautiful
In.Hcrr home. With g-HtufF new house
fine park. with 9 fresh cove with
young calves Call Tor AR. whitney
OF see NJ foreman It Atlantic city
store Take Washington street car.
but CONS quick.
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bio SNAP Yea modern house harm.
lots. poultry COWS. huraf huEEF
Well worth Investigating call frnH
% aeloek Eii Uraud boulevard
INTERPLAY neat car tine Phone Queen
Anne zEa ii
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JUST ACROSS LAKE WAGHtNB-
TON. near Bellevue. - acres. i'm
proved, large orchard IN bearing .
acres IN Strawberries. house. barn.
eastern owner desires quick sale.
Price for few days s. GO
ROBERT hALTHY.
WN-4H-FEi Alaska Huilding p
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10
Scheme to Rob Girl and Brother Of
Valuable Texas Oil Land :
10 Baffled.
YOUNG WOMAN wins HUSBAND As REWARD
Kidnapped by Arch Fiends and Taken TO De.
serted CAbin-her Desperate Fight with
Wolves-Rescucd in Nick of Time by
Brother and Comrade.

acre. and he recalled that when Barde.
line was forced to leave the country
on account Of sickness In his family
and poverty. 1t was IN vain that he
sought a buyer.
This region Of ountry almost In
sight Of Houston. had been unsettled
for years. Settlers avoided the level
rrairles and the thickeis OF the san
Jacinto as II the land were haunted or
"a pesiilence huns over the place. At
one period Bardcllne had offered to
trade his possessions for a yoke of
CID steers, n cart and u mule a. means
nnd effects that offered some hope OF
escaping the poverty stricken region.
Plot to Rob HeiiA
The old major was well acquainted
with poverty. lie had been forced
In practice law. h. said. for bread.
and having no sens. of honor or tn
elementary rudlments of his profcs.
sion. he had barely escaped the pon!.
tertiary. A. a rccluse and q hear
hunter he had proved cminently sue.
c%eSsfnl. but he longed TO he rich.
Now that fortune hal knocked at his
door he determined TO leave no stone
unturned until he could walk with
the oil mlillonalrcs and be- Que II them
altogether. While his head was swim.
ming with these great ideas he was
approached by a well.dressed little
who asked a few questions. and
AT once proceeded to make himself q
pleasing and interesting acquaintance,
Smart. Of the firm OF Smart a Her
molingue. had stumbled upon a valu.
able md. In less than two minutes he
had learned that Mai. Sark knew a
great deal abou, the land and the heirs
OF Whit Bardeline. and he Invited him
to visit the ONCE Of his firm. In
this once the old bear hunter was
treated with princely cordlality. Drinks
flowed freely. and Mai Sark was dis.
sected and every fact In his mem.
DRY was laid bare TO the eager. con.
s~cienceless capacities Of a trio OF the
smoothest sharks that ever scentc |
oil.
Maj. sark left the Office Of his new.
|, discovered friends with 800 In his
pocket and instructions To md the
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

molingue felt himself seized by tho
collar and hurled against the wall.
Mai Sark was thrown into the fro.
place. and the notary was knocked
scnscless. 20, my brother," shrleked
Choice. You have saved me from be-
Ing murdered.
And. bless God, Miss Choice. here
Is your sweetheart" said Polly. Here
Is Mr.. Bob Warren. come to Kill dcne
had men"
Tell us quick. Choice. shouted Sam
Bardeline. what does all this mean?'
The eirl had her arms about her
brothers neck. and while she was tell.
ing what had happened the rnscals
were escaping into the woods When
Bob Warren had heard enough to
prove that the scoundrels had Intended
TO rob his sweetheart no ran out and
shot on one NJ Mai. sark's care.
The rlghtiul heirs found no difficult,
In gaining possession of the valuable
land and then gold began To come
their way In showers. aud Bob War.
rem won a heart OF gold.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

They did not have tho gold. but they
were rich In villainy. The major
remembered that the young woman
had a distant relative named Carroll
who lived In the San Jacinto bottoms
ten miles away. and that she had once
expressed q desire TO visit the old mas
and his family. lie Al once went TO
Miss Choice with q lie thai had been
Invented by Smart. lie told the per-
picked young woman that he had Just
beard from her relative, Nj. Carroll.
and that the old man had sent an In
,itation for Miss Choice 10 visit his
family. He would have come for
you. but he Ia not we'll" said the
major.
Il will 60 at once" said the dis.
turbed girl.
The route was dinicuit. Nearly .
whole day was spent winding about
through thlokets and swamps OF the
San Jacinto bottoms. They Travelled
In a light vehicle drawn by two horses.
the major occupying the front seat,
while Choice and old Polly rode be-
hind. A little before dark they came
upon q cabin by the side Of n dim
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

heirs OF Whit Bardeline. lie slept and
then caught a train. Smart u n
train and then slept.
After arriving at Caldwell. In Bur
lison county, Tex, 1t did not take the
laundering old lawyer long to secure
valuable Information.
Two OF the Bardeline heirs were still
alive. Miss Choice-a youns woman
nearly 20 years ~ age-was easy TO
find. She lived with n of her rela'
iiycs In the suburbs Of the town. sam
Bardeline, who vas two years younger
than his sister. had gone to New
Mexico with a herd OF cattle.
A little inquiry revealed to the agent
u the operators In the oil lands that
he was searching for a popular, hand
some and intelligent young woman
Miss Bardellne was the belle OF the
town. She had o the odd name OF
Choice. when she was an infant
through the admiration OF relatives
who called the pretty little girl The
"eholce OF the flock"
Mai. Sark turned his Footsteps IN
the direction OF the residence Of Mrs,
sallie Bales, the old aunt with whom
Miss Bardellne lived. Sure OF ac-
complishIng his purpose, he already
accounted himself a capitalist n an
ca. king. Reaching the front gate, he
was rubbing his hands together and
vhispsriug to himself: Them failnvs
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

ouiy the caution and extreme cour-
az, of an Innocent and inexperienced
Young girl foilcd the most d~astardly
Mot ever concoc,ed by schemine land
.tarks and saved herself and brother
oil property In Texas worth a kings
ransom.
Tho story OF the mcrciitas rascnls,
The Kidnapping OF the girl. her desperate
srbt With wolves In n deserted house
And he timely rescue by her brother
and lover has only Just recently been
made public and reads stranger than
folon.
IN. Trio ~ arch swindiers Implicated
IN the plot tried by every method ,neir
,fhsmlne minds could c%onJure to de-
maud 10. girl OF her land. They de-
,.rr.red 20 use force as a last resort.
bui t;ielr wen-laid plans were sadly
,pollei and they we're thankul to es-
ape with their lives.
Seek Heirs for Property.
Tiu Trio of svindicrs In question
No.. jog a short time engaged In maxi
ms DO abstract vi titles Of Liberty
count Texas. While working In this
bus they made m interesting dis.
m,oy They found ~ acres OF land.
In s.ah; % flowing wells, that were
xnf D. millions. which bclongcd o the
be,i. uf one Whit Bardeline. Thor.
oushly posted as To the value ~ such
| pfupef.y. the firm Of Smart a HermO-
-. I..tlsN.N . a.uRaI ia,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

kind enough TO look M OF that win
dow you will see a vacant spot just
beyond that gusher. will give you
all this gold for one acre of that va
cant spot, All You have to do Ia TO
sign your name To this paper and we
Will see a notary later on" Choice
stepped back, holding the palms OF her
hands toward the intruder. you sur.
prise and amaze me. | have had no
experience In such matters. Walt I'M
III my brother comes. ! have heard
tom him. lie Is on his way"
Desperate Plot Laid.
All sorts OF methods and stratagems
were resorted to by the sharks To force
the young girl to make a deal. but
they failed. One day Mai, Sark dropped
q spark amongst the factors that werc
disturbing the mental equilibrium of
the inexperienced girl which rapidly
grew into a mountain OF regrets. lie
said. "Oil flows do not go on forever
The wells often suddenly cease TO
SPOUT. They burn out or blow ou'.
The field Is exhausted. Then the land
is not worth Ave cents an acre"
Choice shlvered as II she had an
ague. Running to old Polly she crled
in anguish: 20. why didn't ! take all
that gold'"
The shrewd old major saw the effect
Of his spark and he ran TO Smart q
neruolinsua with the Information.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10
HE WAS A PHILOSOPHER,
But He Couldn't Stand the Gaff IN
the Matter OF His Golhng
Supremacy.

Il hear that your country home was
hit by lightning and burned" said
Smithcrs TO the philosopher. Jolli'
beigh.
Yes: II made quite a blaze. and Il
was not insured for n penny" said
the philosopher, but You know the
summer season Is almost over. any
way"
That's true" said his friend. sym
pathetically. "S,ill. you seem to have
hard luck In another direction"
20. yes" said the philosopher
Burglars swoopcd In on my town
residence recently, took all the fam
lily plate and looted the house"
1T doesn't seem to annoy you any
What Ia the use OF worrying? The
robbery made little difference TO me,
for | lost my fortune In Wall stree,
recently and | couldn't continue to live
In the style ! formerly did"
well well. well, you certainly are
an optimist. old man, But tell me. Il
the newspaper account true that your
wife Ia suing for a d%ivorce?'
yes" answered ~Jollibeigh. smiling
ly. You know I haven't coin enough
now TO boost her social aspirations"
That's just what George Golpher
said on the links this morning. lie
was telling me how he beat you three
straight games OF golf with a core
Wow" yelled ~Jollibeigh getting
nnrnIe In the face. THE liar, This
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

.sAeor Whit Bardellne had died Of
a'al lever and his body was lying
ss'e oil was flowing the richest. Mr..
was aware OF this fact. and later
learned that the fragile mother
pasSed away after leaving the
'si.ly and that all the children but
Fom ~ ~a,a,ia mat they had carried
I'M, ~e 'owiands' These two we're
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

trail, This Is the place" said the
major.
''ImpossIble," exclaimed tho fright.
en.d girl. 'Wby. no on. liy.s here. %
The maior was busy M once unhltch.
,ng his horses. Go into the house
h. said II will tak the horses tn wa
Ter and be hack In a few minutes .
Tn. women exchanged elanccs. Tears
of fright cam. into the owe of Inc
rirl Aunt Polly" she said we are
framed"
~, d.y u,n., honey ain, .,,aia
~ IA, I'D man IN brcab nj noel of
no roos IA foolIn' wild my chile"
wou., na,,ls with VALVES
xirht cam. ma darkness came nm,
sarL dId moi return The valves no.
can IA howl ana the hungry nacl,s
r,eu uearer aud nearer un,il Tho
-,r.whi,pg yirl could 40. tho riarine
,y.s ,rd viii. ,ae,b n, I'M. sunr,ing
beasts. They viii eat ma up." cried
Choice .No vou los SO, s,ul chi. /,
r. 90, do rccs volo hors ,na a hi,,
IT, wo,y.s an ..,o, c,wa,,s W.
s,n h.on .sm an" Al, iha, momsp, !,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

will have to pay me well for this nse
piece Of strategy"
Girl Refuses TO Be Dupsd.
Choice came to the front door. and
the major Introduced himself.
Il am Choice ~Bardeline." said the
young woman.
Maj. sark discovered that another
man occupied a chair In a corner Of the
room he entered, and while he was
rubbing his eyes ard trying 70 find
why the stranger bad n familiar APP
p%carance. the youns woman said: "Mr.
Sark. permit mt to Introduce you 10
Mr.. Smart. from the humble oil fields"
The major stood staring with his
mouth wide open. Repeated efforts to
express his surprise resulted In fail.
urc-the words stuck In his throat.
When Choice retired from the room
Smart whispered: Il can't do a
thing with her. will leave as soon
n she comes back. DO your level
best. Get n qui,claim deed or n
power Of attorney. There are millions
In this deal"
sark was left alone with an mex.
rerlenccd younr pirI xbose sIyuatuse
TO a piece OF paper was worth heaps
of rold. Miss pard.lIne was a casual
reader of ncxspaner. An. had beard
something OF the discoveries A, Hum.
bic and she knew tha, land In ,hn,
section Of Tho ,oun,ry b,d Increased
In value. hui she had n, mixing Of tho
startling sums thai were being maid
for little slices ~ real es,a,c within
sigh, of the old cabin xber, she h,I
.pent the bappy DAYS of her ,hild.
hood.
Ue,ress R.aisv.a bv nil shs,l,
The Interview aid not end In a way
10 please IA. agent Of smar, A u.r.
m%olineue. bu, he was promised mn.
other. Miss Bardellnc talked with
her friends. and after listening IA Mai
Sark agaIn sh. concluded Ia take b,r
cid Aunt Polly with her and ylsl, IN.
oil field. Aun, POLLY vas an old perro
woman VII, had nursed MIA choico
IN her Infancy. This move ana mo,
please Mai sark n, mad bon.d !,
secure a power of attorney ia ac, ~,
the rich helress The voung voua,
arrived at uum,i. n, , ,Ir,. .S.n
n. excitement aaa n, f.vo, ho,, ~,
,,rlkos were helm, m,,o .ys,y d.
gushers were snou,lnv f,rtune. In,o
the air. ara mon could ma, bo az.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

DIR. Thomas Elliot Buck. lonely at 81.
despite wealth aud proud professional
record OF csoorting the stork In 500
visits to South 81. Louis homes, has
taken an ~is-ycar.old bride. Miss Lulu
r Tlllcwoin. who says she has always
loved the doctor and has never had an
other sweetheart.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

Tho ST. James schools and churches
here have r%eopened. after being closed
a month on o Of an epidemic Of
d~iphtherla. Eisht children have died.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

Ono hundred and forty conversion
were recorded Ia the revival which has
CONT tn a clcsc nj Doniphan. The
meetings wcfc held In the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. but all the
churches have been strengthened In
mcmhsrship.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

a Jury In the circuit court o. St
Louis county gave Mrs. Susan Marks.
y member VI the 81. Louis Humane So
ciety. q verdict Tor u.i6j against
Frederick Sossinshaus. because he had
called her nm old cat.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

While horseback riding. Miss Pearl
Cooley, OF Clarence. was thrown from
her mount and rendered unconscious.
Her injuries are serious.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

II. y. Carpenter. a wealthy clothier.
died OF apopleSy In The night at Chill
licothe. His dead body wal discov-
ered In the morning.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

W. II. S%eagrovc. a convict In the
penitentiary from Mcdonald county.
has beer ldJudged insane and ordered
transferred I % the asylum at Fulton.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

Col. T. J. Jackson. Of Newton. Kas,
lost an arm and both legs while try
Ing Ia board a trair at the Kansas CITY
Union depot. Ne died several hours
later. Col. jackson was chief VI stan
Of the Kan sas u. A. X.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

II. W. B%roushton. an old resident aud
retired busincss man Of Odessa. was al
most Instantly Killed at his home by a
weight which fell from a windmill and
struck him on the head. crushing his
sknll.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

The theory that \. l.. Means. who
cut his throat In the Carthage Jail a
few days ago. was robbed. drugged and
placed n a frisco train NJ st. Louis.
disguised with clothing not his own.
will be Investigated by his Kentucky
relatives.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

The litigation oyor the division OF
the Durnes estate, at st. Joseph. has
been brough, to an end by an amlcable
arrangement In which all interests
have acquiesccd.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

Butchers meat Is now more ex.
pensive In Germany than In any other
European country except Russia. The
price Of boiling chicken. which was
80 to "a csnts . year ago. 10 Hew 81
to 90 csatG
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10
r". ,.ar- ,or rr,~- Registration,

A Jury In the criminal division Of
the st. Louis circuit court found Pad
dy" cumminSs guilty OF false resis,ra-
ton, and assessed his punishment at
two years In the p~.ni,ontiary.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

A Missouri Pacific train struck a
wagon luadcd with 5000 pounds OF
dynamite at Spring avenu In ~. Louis.
The wagon was demolished and a mule
killed. but he dynamite failed 10 ex-
pl0dc.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

Headrlck Cheyerion, aged ~, was &C
cidentally shot In the back Of the head
and probably fatally wounded by Har-
ry Williams. aged II. at Rich Hill.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10
Two Years for Mansiausht er.

At Linn, Frank Albauer. who killed
Henry voss, was convicted Of man
slaughter and sentenced To two years
in the p~enitentiary.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

The dairy interests In st. Louns ara
about to combine 80 n to lessen ex-
penses and squeeze a little more out of
the consumer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

Henry Frey. o brakeman on the Mis-
sissippi River & Bonnie Terre railroad.
vas killed while making . coupling at
Festns.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-11-10

you . few days. provided you VII
sign . little document"
Spare my life" said the terror
stricken young girl. Il An ready &c
sign anything. II you will let us lcav,
this dreadful place"
at will take us about three days tc
make tho deals we have In view. But
during that time you shall have every.
thing. and be treated with kindnsss.f
Il was the intention Of the villaini
TO secure q power Of attorney signed
ry Miss Choice for MAI. Sark to act
IL her stead. They could then return
u the oil field and sell the land In
slices while the excitement was ai
fever heat.
Rescued by Brother and Lovsr.
The robbers made no efiort to son
csai their plot from their helpless vie.
tim. Don't be downhearted." said
H-rmolingue. we will leave you q
little fortune when we have harvested
a few millions" lie was approaching
the trembling girl with the power oi
attorney in his hands. Just sign
here. please"
The door fell with a crash and Her
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-11-23

''North Carolina Folks by the Louis J.
Russell company. slipped on the icy car
steps as she was leaving the train and fell,
wrenching her right imD badly above the
knee. 1t seems that some needless passeu-
ger threw part Of a glass OF water out OF
doors before the train reached this station
and the water scattering on the steps,
quickly turned to ice in the freezing at
mosphere. Mr. and Mrs. Rowell spent the
night at the home Of his brother, NJ. {.
Rowell, and the next day went back to
Tunbridge, though Mrs. Rowell was very
lame and feeling the effects OF the fall
more and more severely.
The Methodist society rendered an in
formal reception to the pastor and his
wife, Rev. and Mrs. Y. NJ. Fowler, in the
honor OF Mrs, Fowler's birthday ami
versary. The affair having been quickly
arranged was successfully kept a pro-
found secret from the ones whom il was
designed to surprise, so that when Mrs.
Fowler was summoned from the parsonage
aud Mr.. Fowler from the University club,
they found themselves taken completely
unawares by about fifty Of their parishion-
ers, whom they guilelessly thought to be
gathering for an impromptu social Rev
DR.. A. l.. Cooper voiced the fluctuations
Of the company in a happy speech and
presented a generous sum or money
which he gave in charge to Mrs. Fowler
TO symbolic a birthday gift Both the
pastor and his wife returned thanks, and
after prayer had been offered by DIR.
Cooper, all joined in singing "Blest be
the Tie That Binds.n The rest OF the
evening was devoted to social eniOyments.
with refreshments OF fruit punch and
fancy waters.