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R|FLEMEN DO GOOD WORK
SHARPSHOOTERS OF BATTLE.
SHIP FLEET WIN VICTORIES.
Defeat Strong Teams at Melbourne
and Sydney, Australia-Some
Of the Scores.

President Roosevelt has been made ac-
quainted, through a report submitted to
the Navy Department by Lieut.. Harris
Laning, Of some details Of splendid work
OF the battleship fleet rifle team In de-
feating the Melbourne (Australia) Rifle
Club, said in the report to be probably
as strong q team as could be assembled
in Australia. The navy rifiemen also beat
team in Sydney. but were defeated by
one from Auckland by q small margin.
The contest with the Melbourne club
was held the I'D Of September, under very
favorable conditions. the score resulting
in total Of 1.414 for the Americans and
1863 for the Australians. In this match
the fleet team used the pointed bullets.
and this undoubtedly helped the American
score, but the match, Lieut.. Laning says,
was really won by the splendid coaching
Of Midshipmen Allen. Thomson. Gittin
Vossler, Slower and Jones.
High-score Man.
The highest score was made by Corp.
Farquharson of the Marine Corps, of the
Connecticut who made 90 out of posi-
BILE 1O5, and thereby secured for his ves-
sci the temporary possession Of the Auck-
land trophy, which is held by that ship,
representative of which makes the high
est score in the match against any Brit
ish or colonial team. Firing In all the
matches was at 200. 500 and 600 yards.
At Sydney the rifle team defeated a
team made up from councils of the Ma
tional Rifle Association and the Metropol-
ttan Association. The match was most
one sided, the fleet team outahooting its
opponents at all ranges, defeating them
by nearly 81 points per man.
Team Shot Splendidly.
The fleet team. Lieut.. Laning says shot
splendidly. and the local rifemen said
that the score put up by 1t could not be
surpassed by any team of twenty men
selected from all Australia. The highest
score was made by Midshipman Slower
1O2 out of a possible los. The total
scores were: Fleet team. 1854: Austria
lians, 1,775.
The twenty-five men with whom the
naval feet team contested at Auckland.
the report says are considered the cream
of the New Zealand rifle shots. The naval
team had not had the best of practice and
1t was beaten by score of 23l1 for
Auckland against 1852 for the neet men.
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Ex-Representative A. L. McDerm oft.
time he was member of the House OF
Representatives. having been elected to
the Fifty-sixth Congress. He had for
years been prominent in the politics OF
New Jersey as a democrat.
He served as president of the traction
company here up to the first of this year.
when owing to change in the control
of the comapny and it's passing from the
management Of the voting trust back
again into that of the stockholders, Mr..
McDermott gave up the presidency, re-
naming, however In an official position in
the company to the time of his death.
He was born in Boston fifty-five years
ago, adopting the law as his profession.
In addition to making a success In his
chosen vocation, he was active and promi-
nent in the politics of the state Of New
Jersey, holding a number of posts of trust
at various periods.
OF late .-ears Mr.. McDermott had been
much of an invalid. But in spite of ply
steal weakness he continued his active in
terest in BUSINESS and maintained, even
from his sick room supervision over
the affairs with which he was identified.
He was a man who had the faculty OF
making strong and loyal friends. During
his long period of ill health he had the
sympathy of large circle.
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Liverpool Cotton Prices.
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. October 27.-wHEAT-
Primer: spot contract. o2N .025s: spot No 2
red western. 105t.a1 .05b,: October 102a. a
steamer No 2 red. s9%al 90: receipts 1929
bushels: exports: $4,000 bushels; southern on
Grade 90. al ON.
coRN-Firmer: year. 6sIsae7; January. esxa
6sh: receipts. 3.227 bushels.
OATS-Dull: No. white, 52a52h; No 3
white. 5la5lh; No. mixed. 5Ol4a5i; receipts,
70 SIS bushels.
RYE-Nominal: No. 2 western export. SASSY;
receipts. II. 663 bushels.
HAY-Dull.
GRAIN FREIGHTs-scarcely any demand, nm.
changed.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. October 27.-The cotton
market opened steady at UNCHANGED
prices on October. but generally 4 to 6
points higher in response to better cables
than expected and a renewal of Wall
street bull support. There were q few
October notices issued. but that month
frmed up with the rest of the list DUR
Ing the morning. when prices ruled about
to 8 points net higher.
Trading was rather less active and the
south seemed to be selling here. Aside
from few scattering showers and rather
low temperatures In the northern part of
the western belt weather conditions were
considered favorable.
Futures opened steady: October. e.10;
December. $50: January, 876: March.
lS.71; May, s.66; July. 6.61: August offered
The market was rather quiet late in the
forenoon and point or two of from
the top. but steady in tone. with prices
at midday FIVE or six points net higher.
Spot quiet: middling uplapds. 935; mid
ding gulf. $50.
600 bales, as against 1O4. 537 last week
and 1895 last year For the week, 49,
200 bales. against AIS. $50 last week and
343. SS7 last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans. 1891 bales. against 1863 last
year. and at Houston. 1884 bales.
against 1874 last year.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL. October Enclosing: Cot
Iton-Spot dull: prices two to four points
higher: American middling. fair, 5.4s;
good middiing. SIP: middling. 500: low
middling. $50: good. ordinary. 42S: ordi-
nary, $50. The sales OF the day were
5000 bales. OF which 200 were for specu-
1ation and export. and included $500
American. Receipts. 81 900 bales. including
closed barely steady. October, 4.s3k; Oc-
itober and November. 4.73h: November
and December. 4.65; December and Janu-
AIRY. 4.64: January and February, 1854 :
February and March. 1881: March and
April. 4.63h: April and May, 4.631a: May
and June. 4.63; June and July. 4.63: July
and August. 4.61h.
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Government Securities.
Law UNCONSTITUTIONAL;
Judge Kimball's Decision In Case o,
George Haul.

Judge Kimball late this afternoon, in
disposing of the case of George Haul,
a local baker. declared the bread law
under which the information was filed
was unconstitutional. upon the ground
that 1t interferes with a mans right to
make a contract
The baker sold loaves OF bread weigh
ing less than one pound each. The case
was brought to test the law.
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Closing Quotations.

At the close OF the stock market. tn
following stocks had changed in pric
since above quotations.. there being n
change in balance Of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper aOss.
Am. Can Co.. pfd.. So.
American Locomotive. 30.
American Smelling, 93M.
American Tob.. pfd., 93X.
Anaconda. 463s.
Atchison. Top. & s. Fe. s2h.
Atlantic Coast Line. 92N.
Baltimore & Ohio, 98A.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. 80.
Chesapeake & Ohio. 42X.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, 1887.
Colorado Southern. AIN. =
Col. & Hooking Coal and Iron. 201z.
Consolidated Gas. 142h.
Delaware & Hudson. 1914.
Denver & Rio Grande, ..
Distillers' Securities, 3OX.
Erie. COM. BIZ.
Erie. LIST pfd., Az
Great Northern, pfd., 1873.
Illinois Central. 40.
Interboro Metro, pfd. 29%.
Kan. City South, pfd, 28A.
Louisville & Nashville. 1O9A.
Mo-. Kan. & Tex. com, BON.
Mo. Kansas and Texas. pfd. 64A.
NJ. s. p. and 8. 8. NJ. 122A. -.
Missouri Pacific. ssh.
National Biscuit Co., S01h
National Lead, "a.
New York Central. 1855.
n. Y, Ontario and West, 41h
Northern Pacific. 144%.
Pennsylvania r. R.. 1851.
Peoples Gas of Chicago. SO.
Reading. 1891.
Republic Iron and Steel, "a.
Republic Iron and Steel. pfd., tS1A.
Rock Island. pfd., 48h.
Sloss-Shefield Steel. 71N.
Southern Pacific 1851.
Southern Railway, 22k.
Tennessee Copper, ASH.
Union Pacific. 171h.
U. 8. Steel. -
Va. Car. Chem. Com, Bon
Va. Iron. Coal & Coke Co., 81
Westinghouse Elect. Man, S2A.
Wisconsin Central. pfd.. 52N.
BONDS.
Interborough Met. AIS, 65%.
Rock Island As, q.
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Suicides Body Identified,

VALLEJO. Cal. October PA coro-
ner's jury has returned a verdict of sui
eide in the case of Thomas Sims, whose
body was found in Mare Island channel
yesterday. Identity was established
through letter from Sims wife. dated
Camden, N. j.. begging him not to take
his life. Papers in the dead mans pos
session indicate that he had been state
president of the Sons Of ST. George In
New Jersey.
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Money at so
LOANED ON nc. REAL ESTATE.
Heiskell & McLeran,
uoSO-tf 14OS II q.
MoToRMAN NOT GUILTY.
J. n. Knight Acquitted Of Charge
of Collidiug.

]. H. knight. a motorman in the employ
Of the Capital Traction Company. was
acquitted today by Judge Kimball of the
Police Court of charge of colliding with
sightseeing automobile the morning OF
October 20 last. while on LIST street be-
tween b and C streets. 1t developed In
the course of the testimony that the auto
mobile attempted to pass from one track
across to the other side of the street In
front of the car In charge OF knight. and
in doing so, the rear end struck against
the door lamb Of the car. The back seat
of the automobile was pulled loose, and a
passenger lost her balance and fell.
knight stopped his car and caught the
passenger as she dropped from the ma
chine.
Attorney G. Thomaa Dunlop. counsel
for the Capital Traction Company. asked
that the information be quashed on the
ground that 1t was drawn up under the
regulations in force before the recent act
placing the control of the local street
railway companies in the interstate COM
merce commission. The motion was over
ruled.
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Building Permit Issued.

A building permit was issued today
to Brown & Baum for one two-story
brick moving picture parlor at 927-9c9
Pennsylvania avenue northwest; archi-
tect, C. Koenig; builder. the Philadelphia
Decoration Construction Company; esti-
mated cost, $1,000
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Dealings Were Rather More
Active Than Yesterday.
TONE DISTINCTLY FIRM
Protracted Periods of Dizziness From
Time to Time.
FOREIGN HOUSES BUYERS
Occasional Heavy Selling Of Stocks.
Technical Reasons Behind Most
of the Price Movements.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 27.-During the
greater part of the business session upon
the stock exchange today the dealings
were conducted upon a rather more active
scale than yesterday, and the tone OF
the stock market remained distinctly
firm. At the same time the transactions
were not actually in large volume. and
there were from time to time protracted
periods of extreme dizziness.
In explanation of the tendency Of the
stock market there was nothing what
ever to be profYered that was not covered
by the general significance of the single
word politics. 1t could scarcely be as
serted that the most recent developments
In that direction tended very strongly to
emphasize the chances of success Of
either of the candidates Of the two great
political parties, but. nevertheless, Wall
street. using the term In its general sense.
appears now to be absolutely convinced
that Mr.. Taft will be elected President Of
the United States week from today
That conviction furnished the MAIN
spring of today's further rise in prices.
1t might be added that the situation
at large comprised little further calcu-
lated to shape speculative sentiment
in one direction or another.
The London stock market including
the American department., was steady
and foreign houses, were buying here
on balance. although upon very mod
crate scale.
Heavy and Concentrated Selling.
Upon occasions during the day there
was quite heavy and concentrated SELL
ing of stocks. but judging from the
identity of the brokerage firms
handling these orders 1t was difficult to
decide whether these sales represented
profit-realizing transactions or opera
tions for the short account.
1t would be almost superfous to at
tempt to assign special reasons for the
movements in particular stocks, mas
much as few were available except Of
a merely technical. character
In the instance of the United States
distinctive influence of the publication OF
the quarterly report of the corporation
this afternoon but transactions were
larger in such stocks as Reading and
Union Pacific. although. Of course, there
was nothing novel to be adduced in con-
nection with the animation in those secu-
rifles.
Firm Railway Features.
Firm features Of the railway list were
Atchison. st. Paul and Northern Pacific.
There were no exceptions of any apparent
significance to the general course or
prices. and the Industrial and miscella-
neous shares exhibited the same general
tendencies displayed by the railway list
The stocks Of the copper-producing
companies were strong, both here and in
London. on the slight betterment In trade
conditions and the prospects for further
improvement after the election, The COM
modify markets were arm. aud little alter
alton was shown In the rates for money
or In those for foreign exchange - !,
The bond market was firm and quite
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Liverpool Grain Prices,
Funeral Of Frederick Hines.

The obsequies Of Frederick Hines were
conducted from the residence, 1880 9th
street northwest. at 8 o'clock this after
noon. Mr.. Hines was q plate printer in
the photographic office Among the pail
bearers the photographic office was rep
resented by William White and William
r. johnson.
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Small Fire in Residence.

No 8 engine company responded to a
local alarm of fire this morning and
foundsa blaze in the house of Mrs. r. M.
wilkins. 1925 Kilbourne place. The fire
was caused by the use of gasoline for
cleaning purposes and about $50 damage
resulted.
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The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of
Trade
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II matters little what II Is that you
vant-whether q situation or q servant
= want" ad in The Star win reach the
0erson who can MI your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27

1t pays to read the want columns Of
The Star. Hundreds OF situations are
filled through them.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

sales.-Regular call: ~ o'clock noon-W ashing.
ton Rwy. and Elec. AZ, 81 900 at S2E, 81. 600 at
s2 1902 3 At . s21s, $1,000 at s21s. $1,000 at
Washington Gas. 10 at IS, at 65.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 20ol1. at FOG,
10 at 2O6la. 3 at 2O6l
Arlington Fire Insurance 80 at 80.
After call-Capital Traction S. 81 900 at III.
Washington Rwy; and Elec. pfd.. 10 at 81.
10 at s4A, 10 at san 10 at SAN, 10 at S411a.
10 at S41, 10 at S4h
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CURB QUOTATIONS..

Quotations furnished by f. r. Hutton 4 Co.,
Chapman. manager. 1901 st. NV.
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Bar silver. steady. 23sSd per ounce.
Money, Ea1 per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market TO
short bills is f1ta1M per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market 70
three. month bills is 2a2 lie per cent.
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At- >ooSe 4LAliOs .
baltimore & Ohio. /.
B, & o., pfd. .......
Brook. Rapid Tran.
Canadian Pacific. %.
c.. c.. c.. G. st. L..
Central Leather
Cen. Leather, pfd. i.
Chesa. & Ohio.
Chi. Great Western
Chi. Mil. & st. p. .
c., NJ. e. st. p. pfd.
Chicago & NV.
Col. Fuel & Iron. 80.
Col. Southern. ......
c. & H. G. & IT,.
Consolidated Gas. :.
Corn Products .....
Corn Products. pfd.
Delaware & Hudson
Del, Lac. & West. .
Den. & Rio Grande.
Distillers' Securities
Erie, common. $3.50.
Erie, LIST pfd.
Erie. I'd pfd. .......
General Electric.
Great Nor. Ore. -.
Great Nor. pfd.
Hooking Valley. -.
Hooking Valley. pf.
Illinois Central. 80.
Interboro Met.
Interboro Met. pfd.
International Paper.
X. c. Southern. 80.
K. G.. Southern. pfd.
Louisville & Nash. i.
Mackay Co.'S.
Mackay Co. 8, pfd.
Mexican Central. -.
NJ, X. & T.. conn.,.
NJ, X. & T.. pfd...
NJ, 8. p. & s. s. M.
NJ. 8. p. & s. SIN. pr
! Missouri Pacific.
National Biscuit Co.
Nat. Biscuit Co.. pr.
National Lead. 500.
N. Y. Air Brake. -.
N. Y. Central. $3.50.
N. Y. Chi. & st. l.
N. Y, C. & 8. L.. I'd
N. Y, Ont. & w.
Norfolk & Western.
Northern Pacific. 80.
Pac. Mail Steam. :.
Pennsylvania r.
Peoples Gas Of Chi.
Pressed Steel Car.
Ry. Steel Spring Co.
Ry... s.. 8. Co.. pfd.
Reading ...........
Hep. Iron & Steel.
Rep. I. & g.. pfd.
Rock Island. com.
Rock Island. pfd.
Sloss- Sheffield Steel.
s. L. & 8. F.. I'd pf.
st. Louis S.W.. pfd.
Southern Pacific.
So. Pacific, pfd. 80.
Southern Ry.
Southern Ry.. pfd. !.
Tennessee Copper. ;.
,ToL. st. L. & W..
T, 8. L. & w., pfd.
Union Pacific.
Union Pacific, pfd.
U. 8. Rubber.
u. g. Rubber, pfd.
u. 8. Steel. .........
U. s. Steel, pfd.
Utah Copper........
Va.-Car. Chem. Co.
Va. l., c. g. c. Coz.
wabash ............
-Wabashs pfd ne.s,
western Union So.
West. Elec. Man. 80.
Wisconsin Central.
Wisconsin Gen.. pfd.
Wooden Goods,
Wooden Goods, pfd.
BOZ
Am. lob. As. ........
Am. lob. Is.
b. r. T. 4s. ........
Inter. Met. AS.
Rock Island As.
U. 5. Steel IS. $3.50.
Union Conyer. As.
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CHICAGO. October 27.-On active bid
ding by shorts and commission houses
today initial wheat quotations showed
gains Of MaN to 7a1c compared with the
previous close. December opened at 994
to 1OOM. and for q time held within that
range.
at 631s to 63N and sold at 63Na63N.
December oats opened haAc higher at
47A and sold up to 47Xa47h.
Provisions opened unchanged to sc
higher.
The wheat demand continued active
nearly all day and the market was
strong throughout the entire session,
prices holding about cent above yes
terdays closing figures. The high point
for December was reached at 1.00A a
1.OO&. The close wa strong at almost the
firm corn tone prevailed the re-
mainedr of the day, talk of the poor
condition Of the new crop helping to
strengthen the market. The top for De-
with December up Aaas at 63E a63%.
Close: Wheat-December. 1.0OA May.
Loyal COS: July. Ssh.
Corn-October, ssh; December, 63A63A
May. So: July. 62h.
Pork-October. 1875: December. 1885:
January, 1900: May. 1854.
Lard-October, 872h: November, go;
January. $50; May. 9.67h.
Ribs-October, s.62h: January. $50:
May, $50.
Rye-Cash. 20; December, a.: May, 20.
Barley-Cash. 53a61.
Timothy-October. 3.70a3.9O: March,
3.S2ka3.95.
Clover-October. $50.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL. October 27.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot steady; No. 2 red western
winter. Is sid; futures steady: Deem
Der. Is sgd: March. Is 74d: May. Is 6xd.
Corn-Spot steady; American mixed, Is
AID: futures steady: December, 5s 7Md:
January. IS sid.
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At the close OF the stock market, the
following stocks had changed In price
since above quotations. there being no
change In balance Of the closing prices:
Connecticut western news., 1908-03-12
LAKEvILLE

Miss Maria Staniforth visited at her home last week.
 Mrs. Applebee returned to her home last week after spending nearly two months with her parents. She is much improved in health.
 Ben Miller of Pittsfield was in town the fore part of the week.
 o. H. Osborn made a trip to Great Harrington last Saturday and spent Sunday with his children in Canaan.
 Howard Rood resigned his position at Heaton Co.'s store last Monday.
 Burt Beebe made business trip to Canaan and East Canaan last week.
 George Green is able to get around the house on crutches.
 Mrs. Winkworth returned from her visit in Vermont and reports her daughter as improving slowly.
 The residence of Clarence Millspaugh is being reshingled.
 Rumor says Dr. Pike is to occupy the Mrs. Bierce house this coming spring.
 Quite number of the young people from here attended the basket ball game at Millerton last Friday night.
 MT. Atkins has moved back from Tor rington to Lincoln City.
Connecticut western news., 1908-03-12
ELOPEMENT AND MARRIAGE
Brides Parents Opposed Match but
 Love Finds a Way.

Brides Parents Opposed Match but
 Love Finds Way.
 A Danbury despatch to the New York World says:
 An elopement in which the marriage was celebrated with all the usual display and ceremony took place in Trinity Episcopal church in Lime Rock last week Sunday afternoon. A large number of the young friends of both the bride and bridegroom were in attend ance, but the parents of the runaway bride were in ignorance of what was happening. They had sternly forbid den the marriage and were not informed of 1t until the happy couple returned to Danbury. The bride was Miss Eliza beth R. Williamson of Bethel. Her father, J. H. Williamson, is a con- tractor in that village. The bridge groom, Harry R. Brownlow, we'll known in Danbury, was student in Yale uni versity last year. Rev. George w., Griffith rector of the church which the bride attended ill Bethel. performed the ceremony. Several days ago Miss Will liomson went to New Haven to visit @ friend, and it was while there that ar engagements were made for the marriage. In the party which boarded the train for Lime Rock on Sunday were three of the brides girl friends from Bethel, who attended her at the church ceremony. They were Bertha G. Beard, Ruth H. Hart, Hannah H. Morrison,
 Gilbert Horner of Danbury was best man and Charles A. Patohen of New Haven and W. Earl Russell of Danbury the ushers. All are we'll known and popular young people and the mystery is how they were able to carry out the affair without the. knowledge of the brides family.
Connecticut western news., 1908-03-12
NORFOLK LOSES INDUSTRY
Hosiery Mills Will Soon be Permanently
 Closed.

Hosiery Mills Will Soon be Permanently
 Closed.
 The mills of the Norfolk and New Brunswick Hosiery Go. are to be closed probably permanently. Work is to be suspended as soon as the orders now in the works have been completed and it is expected that both mills will be closed entirely by the first of the month. The machinery will probably be shipped to the mills in New Brunswick, N. J. Norfolk, was the home of the company but the company was reorganized and the headquarters and principal mills were established at New Brunswick Norfolk's mills have since been a branch of the main business. In March, 1901, the mills were closed and remained closed about two and one half years. Up to that time between 50 and 60 hands had been employed. but when the mills were reopened the finishing and securing departments were abolished and the company has since employed but 35 hands.
Connecticut western news., 1908-03-12
WANTED
MISCELLANEOUS

AUCTION---On the Belcher farm, one-haIf mile north of Lime Rock, Wednesday, March 18th, at 10 a. m., 30 COWS, four 2-year old heifers, 2-year, bull, horses, wagons, harness, hay, grain, wheel rake and farming utensils, Also furniture. Lunch at 12 30.
 l. P. Hornbeck, Administrators.