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New-York tribune., 1905-01-31

A number Of people went down to washuz.s.
yesterday 70 attend Lady DUrand's ball Il wa
the first large entertainment given at the British
Embassy since Sir Mortirner's appointment h
Embassy having been subjected to extensive a.
uerations and redecorations since his arrival
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
Gentry is Coming to Town.


Despite the familiarity Of all
persons with the immensity of the
operations necessary to the hand
ling of such trained animal show
as is that conducted by the Gentry
Bros, the show is this year so
much greater in every direction
that the fact is at once apparent
and it is hardly necessary to call.
attention to it Three things
which impress visitors to the Gen
try show this year. and these i'm.
pressions ale not lost even after
one hundred visits, are its over
towering magnitude, it's supreme
excellence and real perfection of
organization. Lilliputian animal
actors in superabundance. all per-
forming curious terpsiohorean
originalities and odd feats of gyrat
ons with curious and comic cpl.
sodesare seen in merry mixture
of new and novel fun making
performances Gentry Bros. will
positively appear in this city on
Monday, June 9Th. and will ex-
hibit on regular show grounds in
the afternoon at 2. evening at 8,
with gorgeous street spectacle at
10 O'Clock in the morning
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
1RIDaE ExpERT s Al WoaK.
For the state Estimating Value Of
Bridge Properties for Taxa
tion Purposes.


Captain W. 81 Howard. of Point
Pleasant. was in town Friday to
meet the Board of Public Worke.
The captain is a bridge engineer
and a practical bridge builder.
He was employed by Governor
Dawson to give the Board of Pub
lie Works information about the
value of railroad bridges across the
Ohio river of the Kanawha and
Michigan railroad. 1t was claimed
by representatives of the county
court of Mason county (the county
in which the bridge is Iocatedl
that it cost about $1.5OO.O00, but
was only assessed by the Board of
Public Works at $l75.O 900, while
other property in Mason county is
assessed at fifty per cent. of it's
ao.ual value Captain Howard
reported to the Board that the
Point Pleasant Ohio River bridge
of the K. & NJ, railroad could be
erected today, that is. the part that
is in West Virginia. including the
viaduot or approaoh in West Vir-
Rinia. for about S330.OOO. 1t is
assessed at $175. 600. as above
stated The Captain also gpye the
Board some further information as
to bridges
Governor Dawson has employed
Captain Howard, on behalf of the
Board, to examine and estimate the
the value of all the other inter. state
railroad bridges in this state, and
make report to the Board of Public
Works. Captain Howard is a very
competent authority. He has
been in the business for over thirty
years. As above stated he is an
engineer and besides has the adj
vantage of being practical bridge
builder and contractor.
Governor Dawson says that he
proposes to get at the bottom facts,
80 if railroad bridges are assessed
toe high relative to other property,
they must be cut down; if assessed
too low, they must be put up He
says he is tired of guess work in
the assessment of railroad property.
Charleston Mail.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
THOMAS W. LAWSON.

If the criminals and thieves of
the asphalt trusts. who stole mil
lions from the creduIous people of
this country through false, forged
and lying statements, were in the
penitentiary where they ought to
be there would be no cause of
trouble between the United States
and Venezulea. If there were an
enforceable law to punish corpor
ate as we'll as individual scoundreIs,
and it were enforced. the disgrace
and nastiness of the Venezuela
contention would never have exist
ed, and the humiliation that has
come to this country through the
exposure of the State Departments
association with the asphalt trust,
and its unavoidable back down
its position would never have co.
Notwithstanding Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
Two Persons Bitten by Snakes.

While Mrs. Geo. Moore, of APP
pie Grove, was gathering eggs, last
Thursday. she put her hand into
a hens nest over head and was
bitten twice on the hand by cop
perhead snake that made her very
sick and she is still nursing a very
sore, painful hand. Her husband
succeeded in killing the snake
which he said was a very vicious
reptile measuring three feet.
The IL year old boy of Mr.. Sill
Dabney, of Arlee, was bitten on
the foot by oopperhead snake
while playing The wound is ex-
ceedingIy painful and he is still
confined to his bed
The remedies used for snake
bite are usually very numerous
and often ridiculous Often de-
en- household remedies will be used
in as many minutes not allowing
time for any beneficial results. The
remedy used on the plains and in
the Rocky Mountains by stookmen
and planters is whiskey given in
large quantities The wounded
member, hand OF foot. is immersed
in kerosene oil for two or three
hours This is the remedy par
excellent. The aid of physician
is seldom required.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
Murdered Five peraona.

The police at Chester, W. Va
have a letter signed A. johnson,
purporting to be the confession to
having killed woman at Chester,
and two Italians at Uniontown,
Pa; man at Hyndman, Pa, a
woman at Martins Ferry, Ohio.
He says he WAS a partner of Henry
Williams, recently executed at
Roanoke. He says he has been
converted and his conscience dis.
turbs him because others suffered
for his crimes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24


Columbus. Ohio. Nay "a, 1905
R O. Wharton. Aho has been
manager of sales for the Sunday
Greek Goal Company since It's re-
organization. has rendered his
resignation to take effect en- June
lst, when. it is rumored. other
changes equally as important are
to be made in thesales department
of the big coal corporation.
Mr. Wharton will leave about
June 1st fer the northwest, where
he will engage in business for him
self.
The Sundsy Greek Coal Com
pany is one of the largest produc.
ers of bituminous coal in the
United States, and because of its
high rank, the position of depart
ment mansgers are regarded as
among the "plums" in the coal
business, paying salaries equiva-
lent to $4,000 or mora annually.
Mr. Wherton's successor is to be
Fl. 81. Heiner, of St Paul. Woe
president and general manager of
the st Paul and Western Coal
Company. and the Boston Coal
and Dock Wharf Company. of Du.
lutb. MINI subsidiary companies
of the Sunday Greek
F. G. Bryan. until recently q
resident of Columbus. representing
the Norfolk and Western railroad
ue division freight agent, has been
selected to sncceed Mr. Heiner al
ST. Paul. ard is now there receiv.
ing instruction in his work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

DR. John N Simpson, of the
State University is here visiting
his sisters, Mrs Geo Poffenbarger
and Mrs Nat L Bryan. DR.. Simp-
son attended banquet in BaIti-
more of medical men last Thurs.
day night at which he delivered a
speech. DIR Simpson will sail for
abroad on French line steamer
June 9th. He will attprd the
Worlds Medical Congress at Ber-
lin and Vienna as representative
of three American Colleges as a
graduate physician with oreden.
tails from John Hopkins of Balti-
more; Associate Professor of Coll
eye of Physician and Surgeons of
Baltimore and President of Medi.
cal College of State University at
Morgantown. DR. Simpson will be
gone most IF the summer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
Holmes-O'Neil.

Today at HOO olook in the
Catholic Church at Mason City,
Miss Edna Browning Holmes will
be united in marriage to Mr.. John
Joseph O'Neil by Rev. Fathe r
Heinmann They will return here
to the brides parents, Captain and
Mrs: w d Holmes this afternoon
and leave Thursday for their home
at Holloway. Ohio. where Mr.
O'Neil is employed. The Regis.
as we'll as all of their friends join
in best wishes for their long and
happy life.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
LawsOn's Latest Argument on Fren-
zied Finance.
BosroN, May II.I9O5.


Mr.. Editor: Twelve months ago
I made the American people in
the "FoEeWord" ofmy story. "Fren-
zied Finance promise to expose
the operations of the most nefar
ions and destructive band of bril-
ganis this or any other country
has been oppressed with.
The System" met my promise
with ridicule, and their hirelings
from one end of the land to the
other chorused, He will never
dare tellr'
In the June number of Every.
body's Magazine, published on the
10th of May, I tell the first Crime
of Amalgamated in double chap
ter of 1900 words. 1 give in a
brick-and mortar style the details
of this act by which the American
people were robbed of $50, 600, 900.
through the agency of the biggest
national bank in America, the Nat
ional City C"Standard Oil'') Bank
of New York.
1 feel-and 1 think you will
agree with me when you have read
what tell-that it is of vital i'm
portance to the whole American
people that they-every man WON
en- and ohild.-know the facts l
expose.
So far 1 have given a year of my
time and some 100000 of my
money to get my message to-the
American people. and I would ask
if, because of this fact and the
further one that I seek nothing in
return for my work (for I have
nothing to sell and no office or
other thing to ask of the American
ptopIe), you cannot see it in the
light of 8 public duty to do all in
your power to get the June chapter
of my story to the people of your
community. If SO, 1 leave to your
good judgment the way and the
means to do SO.
THOMAS W Lawson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
CADDIE

Curwin Austin and Miss Nellie
Rogers. of Redmond, were the
guests of Miss Dabney Sunday
Misses Mary Mcleod, Agness
Walker and Mia Canterbury were
the guests of VIM Moore, of Five
mile Sunday
Master Carl Canterbury caused
much excitement by getting lost
last Friday night
Miss Mary Mcleod is now m il
carrier from Caddie to Henderson
Mr. and Mrs John Halfhill are
here under the care of DR. Lusher
Ia Canterbury is suffering with
sciatic rheumatism
Mrs F B Reid and Miss Edith
'Blain were visitors here Sunday
] D Canterbury is shearing sheep
this spring. BLUEBELL
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
SALE.
Of Real Estate in the Town Of Hen.
dersOn, Mason County, ". Va.

= nder aud BY virtue ofa Certain deed OF
trust e1ecuted by Pearl Casio and Charles
Sas1o. ner husband, TO the undersigned truss
lsss dated the 2nd day of November. 1905 re-
y Gourt OF Mason County. West VfrRfnfa
~ 1sns. Deed Book No 9. page SSS G., to
ssSH1S the payment of q cerfain debt there
In iuIiy described, in favor OF the Modern
Bnltaing q Loan Association, in manner
anu form ana according TO the terms and
sal9 Qeot having become due and E1slyable
ana qeiaun having been made in the nav
men. " tnereoI. and being required by said
Modern building & Loan Associatfon. the
creditor secured by he deed of trust afore-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

Piano teachers. piano players,
yiolinists. even plain "fiddfsrs and
and singers should know that the
Music journal called the "Etude"
is on sale at Van Gilder's. ALI the
numbers for 1905 can be examined
by those interested at any time,
and every one contains matter of
interest
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
Saturday, June 9th, 1905.

commencing at IL O'Clock a. NJ, sell at pub
tic anetion q the front door of the Court
nloqsr, the following property, situated in
me s5teIe OF West Virginia, County OF Mas
on and Town of Henderson,:
certain lot or parcel OF land known
on the plat OF said town as the East
Srn portion of lot No. Two (2l In
block H. being Sixty (6Olfeet on
locust street and running hack One
Hungreo and Fifty tl50l feet to line of Lot
10. Eo1r "a In said block and containing
a a9ouia one. Fourth Il-Il of an Acre. Terms
is SPENCER, Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

] w Siders has tsken the con-
tract Of building new fence be.
tween q 3 Henry and w / Esds
James Fout purchased q fine.
DOW from James Burns
Corn planting has been delayed.
by the recent rains
There wiIibs baptizing at Crab
Greek next Sunday
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
BIG BUSINESS DEAL.


Frank Miller, the Produce Man,
Buys the Yost Produce House
A deal was consummated Thurs.
day whereby Frank P. Miller. the
well known produce man, becomes
proprietor of the produce business
lately owned by Henry Yost, of
Pittsburg, and managed by his son.
He leases the building, as before
stated in the Tribune that he would
for period of four years with
privilege of buying at any time he
so desires He bought all fixtures
and stock on hand and will con.
tinue the business at the old stand.
He came here from West Virgin
ia in April, 1903. aud has been do
ing big business ever since. He
is one of the best known produces
men that ships to Pittsburg and
for many years was a steamboat
huokster from the Great Kanawha.
He has formed large oirole of
acquaintances and friends among
the farmers of Gallia county who
have always found him to be a
straight and reliable business man
and energetic to high degree He
cor siders Gallipolis the best town
in the Ohio Valley for a produce
business and he expects to remain
here permanently IL allipolis Tri-
bnne.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
First New Potatoes

To DR.. w. P. Neale and son
Pete, is due the credit of the sea.
sons fret new potatoes. the variety
of which we have not been inform
ed. Or Neale is one of our fore
most gardeners. and without the as
sistance of that hustling and ener
getic son of his. the crop would not
have yielded thus.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
Nr OK Blaokwood. of Ban I.n

Mr. g K Blaokwood, of Ben Lo
mond, has resumed his duties az
book-keeper for the company that
is constructing Ohio River Lcck
and Dam No Is. near Parkersburg.
His ten years of service renders
him an expert in this work. His
family will join him as soon as he
can secure desirable home near
the works
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
Ok in the morning
Dacoration nav.

Charles Lewis Chapter, Daughters
of the Revolution have arranged an
appropriate program for Decora-
ton Day, the Soth inst. and it is
hoped that all our citizens will be
interested.
The services will be held at the
Court House. The music will be
under the direction of the High
School Gle Club and the choirs
of the several churches of the
town. There will be prayers by
the ministers of the town and me-
mortal address by Mayor Howard.
and E j. Somerville.
Ladies' and children are request
ed to bring flowers, and oitizens re-
quested to furnish conveyance to
cemeteries.
A special invitation is extended
to all survivors of the Civil and
Spanish.American wars.
Mesdames JAS. Beale w. b.
Hogg E B. Jones and Q q Bow
yer are appointed committee for
L ne Oak Cemetery. and Mesdames
j w. English L. j. Williamson,
John McCulloch and Miss Nag.
gle Smith, for old cemetery
The committee for Tue Endie-
Vie Park are Mrs Ellen Hutohin-
son, Edith Stephens, o E Hogg.
Geo Poffenbarger, II g Nease, j
W Q HesIop an Perry Gabbert
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
Died.

Leila Rose williams. ooIored,
died at her brothers home on VIM
Yaught's farm Friday. and was
buried Sunday. She was 10 years
6 months old.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24


4 letter to Secretary J. o. Thomp-
son. of The board of agricnltuts
from Abram MoCnlloch, of Gin
ton, president of the board. states
that he was present at the Ogelby
farm in Ohio county, when Dr..
Keefer. consulting veterinary sur
gem of this State, and DR.. Leon
ard Pearson. state veterinarian Of
Pennsylvania. examined the Ogelby.
herd of Red Polled cattle. This
herd, 90 in number, is considered
the finest herd of Red Polled cat
tie in the United States. and of the
so animals the two veteranians con-
demned 46. that number being se-
riousIy effected with tuberculosis,
leaving only four yearlings ont OF.
the herd which had not contracted
the disease Charleston Gazette.
Blow. blow, thou winter winds's
your efforts are wasted on Law.
renee paint-the kind that defies
the elements. Sold by j. w.
Rhoades s. Co.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

Great anxiety is felt in the vii
lage of Peking. ILL.,, regarding the
consequences liable to befall the
customers of it's popular dairy
Some COWS discovered II box of
dynamite in a field and ate it with
evident relish. Since then the
dairymen have struck and the COW.
have to be MIXED by volunteers.
The thrifty proprietor. however.
has not allowed the secret to be-
come generally known aud has SER
we'd milk to his customers as usual.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

The Supreme Court of Yves,
Virginia has decided that the owner
of oil and gas and coal leases ie
not responsible for the taxes on
this valuable property, but that the
taxes must be paid by the owner
of the land containing the oil, etc
This will simply swamp the land
owner, while it permits the Stand
ard Oil Company and the rich coal
companies to escape taxation. Thi-
is another beauty of our new tax
system.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

Engineers Joe Miller and Geo.
Single. of the Z. & M Ry., have
bought a house-boat which has
been furnished and finished beau
tifully on the inside The boat
will be used for fishing and camp
ing parties this summer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

The Elwell items do not appear
this week owing to the fact that
the writer neglected to sign their
real name. We absolutely wilIBot
publish items unless the writer
sign their name, not for publica-
ton but TO chow good faith
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
Church Notice.

Service tonight 500 O'Clock at
Christ Church.
Choir practice efter the service.
Service Sunday day night loo
Sunday morning II O'Clock there
will be service at Bruce Chapel
The Guild of Christ Church will
meet this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
with Mrs e E Thomas
j HOWARD GIBBONS, Rector.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

The managers of State railroads
who are seen to assemble in Wash
ington in conference with, the rail.
way managers of this country will
do well to provide themselves in
advance with an ample supply of
moral antiseptics.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
Mrs. s ] Allen Ininred

Mrs S j. Allen. living on Ohio
street, while hanging a window
blind last Friday. fell from a chair
upon which she was standing. and
striking a stove, received painful
injuries The injuries though pain
full are not of serious nature
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

Mr.. R. P. Liter returned from
Johnstown Pa. Saturday where he
had been purchasing the pacing
mare Arol which he sold to Mr..
Haws last summer for $1,000 Arol
is by Barron Bell, out of Lora.
Mr.. Liter will train her for the fall
races. Arol is a great mare and
much speed is predicted by her
owners.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
ONLY 10 CENTS

To Huntington and Kenova and
return via Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
road, Sunday. May % Train
leaves Point Pleasant at 1912 a
m Eastern time. Beautiful seen
cry enroute
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

Mr. William Filson who a short
time ago invented patent Chalk
Line which he sold yesterday to
Mr. Philip L Jones. of Parkersburg,
for good cash price
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

At meeting of the vestry of
Christ Church held last week the
following named gentlemen were
elected delegates and alternates to
the Council to be held at Clarks-
burg. May 81, June 5th:
Delegates-Messrs P g Easth.
am, 81 E Spilmsn, e K Blackwood
Alternates-L S Pomeroy, j W
o Heslop, NJ g Tyler
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

TIE ladies of Big Elm Church
will give a festival Saturday night
at the church Every body invited
to be present. A nice drive from
town. just beyond Old Town bridge
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

Tue Misses SeIbe have had their
confectionery room very handsome
ly painted and papered
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

Henry Hartman canght fish last
Saturday that weighed rs pounds
1t WAS a mud-cat
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
ARLEE

The Quilting Bee given by Mrs
A j -Swisher in honor of Mrs Men
uroa Fadley, of Sassafras. and Mrs
Mary Bryan, of Huntington. was
we'll attended, there being present
Mesdames M Fadley. Bryan.
Geo johnson, Bias Nibert, w S
Reece. of Beale; Hugh Jordan,
Ged Tharp, ia Blain, w 81 Blain,
81 D Blain. s T Blain, of Fay; Mr.
and Mrs q T j Blain, j Hutton,
John Thorn, Bette Fadley. o. Wy.
oma, I Henry, e Lambert. Bette
Moore. of Five mile; j R Dabney,
Tina Ddbney, of Arlee. after quilt
ing for awhile they were cali. d to
the DINING room to partake of the
good things prepared for the co.
casion as only Mrs Swisher knows
how to prepare
One Who WAS THERE
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

Kind the good painters use
Lawrence" on every can of it It's
practical pa,nt-Iasting, beautiful.
At ]. w. Rhoades & 90.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
OLD TOWN

Mrs Addy Fowler and daughter
Marie, Of Raymond City, who have
been visiting here, returned home
today on the steamer Cando
Dan Carl left Monday for Black
Betsy. where he will spend the
summer.
Emory and Harry Fowler of
Old Town. visited VIII Bird and
family Sunday.
Miss BeIya Fowler left Tuesday
for Charleston.
Charles Hardrick and g. @. Bate
man Of Raymond City, visited
Thomas Fowler. Sunday x
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

There arc ten bankers in the
Ohio penitentiary. The only re-
greet their depositors have is that
they did not get there sooner.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

The child labor law, passed by
the last Legislature, goes into eff
fect June 1st. 1t provides that no
child under IL years of age shall
be employed in any mill, mine or
factory, or place where goods or
wares of any kind are made or sold
No child under IA can be employ
ed during school term. A severe
penalty is imposed on anyone en-
ploying children in violation of the
provisions of this law.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24

Hail Parks bread wagon if you
are in need of fresh bread and
cakes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-05-24
From another correspondent

49, 49, = 20 'SsAN AOh =.
John Mutgrave. of your city.
spent Sunday here with his mother
Mrs Emma Musgrave.
Bennett Fowler and wife spent
Sunday with Will Bird and family
Maggie Knopp spent Sunday
evening with Ethel Rifle
Miss Bette Hall spent Sunday
with Mrs Emma Musgrave
Miss Dora Machir spent Sunday
with Miss Laura Carder.
There will be a festival at Big
Elm Saturday night. Everybody
invited to attend. Il
TWIN SISTERS