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GOOD MOTOR SCARF
USEFUL WRAP TO BE WORKED IN
FINE WOOL.
May Be Made Any Width and Length
Preferred-Direction for Both the
Garment and the Accompany.
ing Fringe.

This useful wrap, which should be
worked in Shetland or any fine wool,
may be made any width and length
preferred.
Both threads to be taken up through
out.
Work a chain the width required.
turn, 2 trebles in the sixth from hook,
:, pass two, double crochet in next,
2 trebles in next, and repeat from
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HITo 81. vitus' Dance and Nervous Disease ~
MAnsntly cured by DR.. Klines 0rnAt Nerve keatofee
Bend for FREB b 90 trial bottle and treaties n
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A wise man is apt to know when no
has enough before he gets it
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
Your Druggist viii Tell You

That Murine Eye Remedy Cures Eyes
Makes Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart.
Soothes Eye Pain and Sells for SOC.
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my wound its Hrst attention, and fellci-
tated himself In saving my limb and
life; brought back by sweet attention
and abundance of good. wholesome
food. the excellence whereof lay not
In elaborate courses. bilt In the con-
sun1inato skill OF preparation as un-
derstood and DraGticed by no section
superior to the renowned vlrglnIans.
At the end OF six months l was car
ried to the station by DR.. Robinson.
who had been detailed to nurse and
attend me, aud boarded the cars. The
motion of the train irritated my wound
and brought on fever. which forced me
to stop in Petersburg. only twenty
miles from Richmond. I recuperated
and again started for home. lying
over in Greensboro and Salisbury.
IT was my pleasure last summer to
embrace the dear children of Captain
and Mrs. Epps after separation OF
forty-four years. They were strangers:
TO visit them in their homes in Rich
mond. in the country and In Washing
ton. d. c.: with uncovered head to
bow. IN holy gratitude and reverence
full times Of the sixties. was an occa-
sion to be ever remembered.
The late Captain Epps was a stall
wart, large framed man--tall, erect.
and his heart was the largest part of
him. Always jolly and cheerful. his
good spirits never tagged consecrat-
cd and devoted to the South and Its
to tile army OF the confederacy. Kind
and generous and considerate, his i'm
pulses and acts were all patriotic and
lltrue. To know him was to admire and
love and yenerate him. He and his
dear partner In life--co- workers--will
be sacredly remembered by the recipi-
ents OF their Kindness. especially by
the soldiers OF Arson county. N. G.
One by ono we are dropping out of the
line. Close up comrades; touch elbows.
Let's present the same unbroken front
that we did in the years long past and
as becomes the remnant of Lees invin-
cibles.
This tribute has been more personal
than seemly OF the writer. but how
otherwise could be portrayed the
matchless goodness of the late Captain
and Mrs. Epps. and the present genera
ton know the endurance OF the boys
of the sixties? w. A. SMITH.
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and others from Arson county were SO
fortunate as to become inmates of this
blessed asylum for the wounded and
sick, and their hearts sang with JOY
and gratitude all through tho years
that were given them. Captain Lilies
nicknamed two of his daughters. one
Tempest the other Sunshine.
Desperately wounded at Malvern Hill
judy ]. 1852. In charge made late In
the afternoon, the writer lay all night
on the battlefield in downpour of
rain; yet gave some one $40 bill for
n canteeii of water. The morning of
the Cd was conveyed by ambulance to
the field hospital. laid on the ground
under the shade Of the trees with many
other ,infortunates. The assistant sur
geon awaited the presence of the sur
eeon. In the afternoon was conveyed
10 Richmond and placed in hospital
The assistant surgeon looked at me
and said the surgeon would be around
in the morning. In the morning,
through the Kindness OF the chaplain
OF my regiment. the Rev. William c..
Powers, was conveyed by carriage to
the Epps home. borne by tender hands
to the second story. laid on bed in the
large, airy northeast corner room. Never
left the bed--in fact, never even turned
over for six long months. On the
morning of the 4th DR.. Tucker gave
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Dinwiddie.

II the student OF history will look
into the ancient Rolls OF Scotland. A.
.. 1896, he will find the name of
"Alleyn Dinwithie," the progenitor Of
the Dinwiddie family, who were thu
chief proprietors OF the lands long
called after them in the parish of
Applegarth. Annandoe and Dumfries-
shire. The first ancestors OF Governor
Dinwiddie We're for some generations
OF Glasgow, honorable merchants, as
was his father. Robert. for whom he
was named; his mother was also CT
an old Scotch family, named Sarah
Cumming, whose father was baillie CT
the city from 1881 to 1893. The son,
Robert, was born 1893 at Germiston,
the family seat.
After growing to manhood he was
appointed, in 1927. collector of customs
in the Island Of Bermuda. which he
held until 1888, when for honorable
services he was appointed Surveyor
general Of customs in the Southern
ports OF America and In 1851 he, with
his young wife. Rebecca (Offleck) and
two daughters, Elizabeth and Rebecca,
reached the colony November goth OF
that year. and succeeded Governor
Gooch In command. He was received
by the Eouse of Burgesses and people
with favor until. by his austerity and
iiOSdHSe, winch TediIy Drought Oil
the "Dunmore War" with the French.
he became unpopular, and was opposed
even by Major George Washington.
whom he had appointed to command
the Virginia forces. This lasted until
1853, when he was recalled to England,
leaving somewhat under a stigma,
though he received great testimonials
OF regard from the Virginia Council
and the home government for his faith
full services as Governor. and at his
death. In 1770, highly eulogistic reso-
lutions were passed for his memory.
But we VIII not enter upon the public
services OF Governor Dinwiddie, which
are already familiar to the reading
public.
Governor DlnwiddIe was man of
education and culture, possessing per-
haps one of the finest iioraries in the
colony, many of whose valuable works
he gave to William and Mary College,
in which he was deeply interested.
or the family OF Governor Dinwiddie.
they intermarried with the most hon
ored families of that day, and his
descendants are among the Stewards,
Fowke, Phillips. Johnstons, Ficklin,
Mason, Peyton and many others, who
are scattered over the United States.
John Dinwiddie. brother of the
Governor, lived on the Rappahannocl1
River, and was prosperous merchant
He married granddaughter of George
Mason, and his sister Mary married the
Rev. Andrew Stuart, Of Pennsylvania.
Another brother of the Governor, Law
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L,A{& 4uGtV Glnle6 QiBpattb 81
}6 S5Iyg (nENQEAE0 GT CA COLUMN

rence Dinvyiddie, who was provost Of
Glasgow. Scotland, whose daughter.
Elizabeth, married Gerard Fowke. by
whom were twelve children. six OF
whom reached an extreme old age: a
sketch Of tho Fowke family gives these
and other connections with the Din-
widdie family. Robert. grandson,
married Miss Peachy. (See Dinwidde
papers.)
Governor Dnwiddie was a firm sup
porter OF the Church OF England, but
assumed the authority of bishop as
we'll as Governor, by deposing one min
lister and not appointing chaplain sor
Washington's army. (See Bishop
Meade's Old Churches.) Yet he was
honored by having parish and coun-
ty named for him, to which he con-
tributed literally. The arms for the
Dinwiddle family are most picturesque,
conveying a scene both in the Old and
New World. The engraving Is taken
from book-plate In the Governors
library, and depicts in chief scene
of an Indian shooting with bow and
arrow at stag. PEASANT. regardant, all
ppr, which perhaps he had seen done
SO often In tho colony In base, Is rep
resented castle. lake and ship, as so
often seen in England. The crest-an
eagle holding in paw a gulnea-p pig.
The motto--"Ubl Libertas, ihi
Patria,"-had been already used long
before by many refugees to the colony.
The line of Dinwiddie extended 10
Kentucky and the west early in the
nineteenth century; Thomas Carson,
who was born near Lynchburg. 1863.
married first, Mary Dinwiddie, and
second, In 1914. Sarah or Sallie Dinwid-
die--doubtless sisters. More is desired
of them. The Dinwiddies of the present
day are active and influential. main
tanning that true patriotism and prin-
ciple of their forefathers, as held in
their motto.
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carlton-wofford.
mo. 1919

Editor Genealogical Column:
Sir,-Will you kindly give informa-
ton concerning Robert Carlton and
his wife. Miss Wofford, of King and
Queen county. They removed from that
county to Wilkes county. Ga, in 1885.
His Revolutionary service Is especially
desired. Their children were Robert
Catharine. who married John Freeman
of Georgia; Rebecca. who married
James Matthews. and Lucy. who mar
ried Henry Carlton. Rebecca, daugh-
ter OF Catharine Carlton and John
Freeman. married shaler Hillyer. VIII
you not, as soon as possible. give
sketches and coats OF arms of the Carl
ton and Wofford families? I should
be glad to learn whore Robert Carlton
and his wife belong in the genealogy.
READER
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Editor Genealogical Column:
Sir.-I discover that Fanny II.
Thornton, for whose ancestry I asked
in recent query, was the daughter Of
Thornton and Frances Hampton,
daughter of William Hampton and
Fanny Hunton. This Fanny Hunton
was daughter of William Hunton and
Judith Kirk, of Fauquier county. These
branches of the Hunton, Thornton Ind
Hampton families lived in same neigh
borhood in Fauquier county. / shall
be glad to get all the data possible rela-
tive to them. Was William Hampton
related to Anthony Hampton, of South
Carolina. father of General Wade
Hampton, of Revolution? Z.
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time prior to 1853. THIS is "gratis.A
without Mr.. Thornton's permission.
LoEwood.
mo, 1543.)

Editor Genealogical Column:
slr.--Some time In last November wt
requested through your Genealogical
Column history OF the lockwood fam.
ny, it's origin in Virginia. and where
Its descendants come from.
AS the writer is only, familiar with
tile immediate generation and would
like to know who were the first set.
tiers In Virginia, etc, ne will much
appreciate 1t IL you will give him this
information In the Sundays Times
Dispatch, as he has been watching toi
same since he wrote you In last No.
vember.
or this yer, peculiar name we find
but one men..on, that of William Log
wood in Henng. Vol. XII, p. All. In
Cumberland county there was an Ed
ward or Edmund Logwood, vestrynlan
about 1850; but there is nothing further
given OF tho family. Therefore we can.
not write history OF It.
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Mccluns Family.
mo. 1546.l


Editor Genealogical Column:
Sir,-In Historical Papers, No. g." OF
Washington and Lee University, 1t IL
stated that William McClung was an
elder in Timber Ridge Church. Rock
bridge county. Va, in 174s: that he was
twice married; that his daughter.
sarah. married Samuel Lyle; that his
son. John, married Miss Alexander; that
his daughter. Mary married Samuel
Mcdowell in 1884. etc.
First. What was the relation of this
William McClung to the 'McCluns
family" mentioned IN your issue Of
March LIST?
Second. What were the names OF tina
wives OF William McClung?
Third. What authentic records bear
on the history of the McClung family!
Respectfully.
Austin Tex.
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Or1rlnnl Countie. in virgtniu.

Original Counties in Virginia.
Be good enough to name for me the
thirteen original counties OF Virginia.
w. A. BOGGs.
Isle of Wight, Nansemond. Lower Nor
folk, Elizabeth City. Warwick, York.
Northampton, Northumberland, Glou-
eestsr These We're se1a the
reckoned. Northampton stands in
place of the older Accomac in this list.
The date Is 1862. but there We're coun-
ties in Virginia before that time. In
Henrico. Charles City. Warwick River.
Warrosquyoake. Charles River. Ac-
cawmack. and Of 1912, when the divis-
ions We're first called counties. there
of the divisions as they then appeared
seems obtainable. In the acts OF
1923 there is reference to the ses-
eon Of ss and to lis. q unity
This list is quoted and shows counties
as follows: Henrico. Charles City.
James City Isle Of Wight. Upper Nor-
M f9E L9wsr The Wap-
piler of the Statutes at Large states
that there remain Of the session OF
1912 but two papers found In the
Mr sna asG haa boarSa from wh tSs
executor Of Richard Bland. Neither
mentions the counties.
With thanks to the sender we print
poem asked for last week:
The Little hoy That Died.
I am all alone in my chamber now, y
And the midnight hour Is near;
And the fagot's crack and the clocks
dull click
Are the only sounds hear.
And over my. soul In Its solitude
Sweet feelings OF sadness glide,
And my heart and my eyes are full
OF the little boy that died.
I went ono night to my fathers
Went home to the loved ones all;
And softly I opened the garden gate,
And softly the door. OF the hall.
My mother came out TO meet her son;
She kissed me and then she sighed;
Her head fell on my neck and she wept
For the little boy that died.
shall miss him when the flowers
come
In the garden where he played;
shall miss him more by the freside.
When the flowers are all decayed.
shall see his toys, and his empty
And the horse he used to ride
And they will speak with silent
or the little boy that died.
We shall all so home to our Fathers
house
To our Fathers house In the skies.
Where the hope OF our souls shall
have no blight,
Our love no broken ties.
We shall roam on the banks of the
river Of peace,
And hattie In It's blissful tidei
And one Of the Joys OF our heaven VIII
The little boy that als Sd !, !. !, =,
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QUERIES AND LETTERS.
Coleman.
mo, 1912. \

Editor Genealogical Column:
Sir,-If Coleman. No. 1885," in your
issue of March goth. win communicate
with Senator Ewell Thornton, Fairfax.
Va. he may find something in regard
to the Colemans from the Halves His
tory. which he has complied. 1t APP
pears from this that Nicey Halves.
daughter OF Samuel Halves and Jane
Spencer. married John Coleman. Of
Pine Forest, Caroline county. some
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Captain Fly.

Can I learn through the Query Col
umn when and where the old pirate
Fly was born and where he operated?
CHRIS.
The time and the place of Fly's birth
are unknown, The earliest fact re-
corded Of him Is that he was shipped
as hoatswain by CAPTAIN Green, of
Bristol, In 1876. on the Elizabeth Snow.
Fly promptly headed mutiny, seized
tho vessel, killed the CAPTAIN, and set
up as pirate on the east coast Of
America He was captured near Great
Brewster, Mass, in 1898, and hanged
at Boston.
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Letters Referred for Reply.

Letters from Farmer. z. G. Epson.
a Subscriber and S. N. are referred to
the State Commissioner of Agriculture,
who will send circulars giving fuller
explanation of the matters involved
than we could here.
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Teachers Pension.

Please inform me whether teacher
who has been in service twenty years
may get pension and still continue
to teach. JACOB BLAINE.
To obtain exact information on the
subject Of the regulations to carry
out the pension law. you will have to
apply to the Superintendent of Schools.
Richmond, Va. tHon. Joseph Eggles-
toni, There is no likelihood that a
pension can be Given to person who
continues to teach.
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rights in the house. Can A be made
to pay BIS witnesses ten in all, who
each declared that he knew nothing of
the matter? W. G. JOHNSON.
HE statemsnt On s,,ch snhienty az n,,,.
friend presents. 1t would seem likely
that the examining magistrate was
wrong about the point of the written
lease, and that some good lawyer In
the heighborhood might we'll be asked
to look into the affair,
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Foreign Element in United states.

EzEencHt IN CH1tcu SIuteN'
Please inform me how many persons
and how many Of these come s from from,
Europe. Is 1t true that there are now
more emigrants than immigrants?
A READER.
+ The number Of foreign born" from
Europe is 9,111,152. Tho number of
persons in America having one or both
parents foreigners is 26.l9S93o. 1t is
said to BIO true.
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Naturalization.
How does one secure naturallzation?

- II. II. C
The office of the United States dis
trict attorney will arrange 1T for you,
or the clerk of your circuit court.
Forms are furnished for answers TO
interrogatories. and these have to pc
they will be sent for, and you Will
be instructed how to fill them In. You
take the prescribed oath and file these
papers, and after two years you may
take out final papers, which VIII con-
stifute Won a citizen.
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Not Enough Given.

enclose diagram OF lot. Please
find for me the length OF sides In
yards and feet and the area
CHAS. HINDLEY.
The figure gives the length OF the
four sides. but nothing else of rele-
vancy. The figure might have the
four sides as given and thousands of
different areas. Add one OF the an
giles or the measurement across from
one corner to the one opposite. and
let us have 1t again.
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Complaints About Letters.

We have several complaints Of un-
answered letters. In every single
case reply was published as promptly
clear that the querist overlooked. It.
We hope it may not seem ungracious
to saw that we do not care to reply
twice to the same question, for the
same person, and that we have not
time to search back through the files
and. locate answers and write personal
letters directing attention to them.
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Poen1s, &c, Wnnted.

If your request to have a certain
poem sent is not attended to 1t Is be-
cause the copy has not been sent In to
us. There is request for 1.-THE Lips
That Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch
Nine" "Bonnie Blue Flag" "Bennie,"
a song with the words Listen to my
pleading, Speak Dark Eyes to Blue,
The Absent-Ninded Beggar" anu
"Sdhs.D
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Old Richmond Book.

Can you tell me anything Of Will
liam Myers's parody on Enoch Arden
written and published in Richmond
many years ago. A. c. NJ.
We have seen but one copy and doubt
II the book Is now to be got. It Is
curious, but without special merit; was
published in the Evening News office
in 1879. and contain fifteen pages and
eight ridiculous drawings by William
Caskie.
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IS nearly i've miles wider. (s) We
prefer not to give the name.
Ex-Presidents,

At what period of the history Of the
United States were there living the
largest number of men who had been
President? ELLA.
In Lincoln's first administration.
The ex-Presdents Were Van Buren,,
Tyler. Fillmore. Pierce, Buchanan.
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Mainly Williamsburg.

Please tell me the direction from
tho Capitol to Seven Pines and to
rection in which the Williamsburg
road runs. Also. the population OF
williamsburg. r. A. L.
North northeast. Northeast. East.
About 1000.
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Teachers, Pension.

1plosse tell me how to obtain full in
formation about the pensions for
teachers. a SUBSCRIBER.
Write to the State superintendent Of
Education, Richmond, Va. Your let
ter Will be answered and circular of
Information sent as soon as the plans
are decided on.
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OF course not.
st, Paufs.

Please be good enough to inform me
il st. Paul's Church. where President
Davis used to worship. and tho only
standing, S 1t used to be. ESSEX.
Yes, except the cutting down OF the
graceful old steeple.
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Limitation on Notes.

The maker of a mole. dies. How long
has the holder to bring action for re-
convey? T. s. J.
five years from maturity. In the case
You present there would be further
margin of one year. If the note were
three years past maturity you would
bring suit
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E1rect of Rnnkrnntcr

II man be discharged in bankrupt
cy and his wife afterwards leaves him
property. can that property be made
subject to claim for his former debt:
r. j. WILBUN
The discharge In bankruptcy acts as
bar to any suit based on the bank
rupt's debts. He might Inherit mil
lions within an hour after his dis
charge and his old creditors would be
HELPLESS
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Red Dog Flour.

Please tell mo what Red Dog Flour
is, and whether 1t is good for brood
sows. A SUBSCRIBER.
A Western ground compound OF In
ferior wheat. &c. 1t is excellent feed
for any stock.
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School Trustees.

Is II lawful for man who holds no
real estate to be school trustee? May
a public notary serve as trustee?
a. L. VERNON.
Yes. Yes.
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Corenlagen snuN

Can you tell me whether the use of
MISS c.. w.
This is a standard commercial snuff
composed OF tobacco anu flayoring,
and has been a long time on the mar
ket, and the likelihood Is that 1t is no
more injurious than any other snuff.
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Various,

Please settle discussion for us by
sayiig whether farming is regarded
to be trade. Also, inform me wheth-
er can sell, Piedmont cigarette cou
pons in Richmond. ANXIOUS.
No Yes.
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Confederate veterans.

Be good enough to let me know the
number of Confederate veterans on
the pension rolls and the average
amount Of their pension.
CONFEDERATE.
Number OF soldiers, $500. number
OF widows, 400: total expenditure for
past year, $4,000. OF this sum there
was divided among the soldiers s226-
900. making an average of S23.47 apiece
yearly.
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weight of Flour.

Please tell me how much -four Is in
barrel, and what the penalty is for
putting. less than tho lawful amount
into q barrel? J. G.. G.
1876 pounds OF -four. The whole pack
age. barrel and -four. weighs about 225
pounds. 1t Is taken by transportation
knows Of a case OF fraudulent packing
by mill.
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Ront Clubs.

Is there in Richmond any boat club
except the Virginia? NJ. NJ.
There Is the new canoe club, the
Opechancanough to have a boathouse
near the wtarves.
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Formulation OF Canndn.

Please state tho population of
Canada. CHAS. BROOKS
In all Canadian provinces the total
is 5.37l.315.
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Confederate Pension.

Please inform me where to learn
the facts as to the position of the
Confederate veteran In reference to
pension under the. last acts of the
A SUBSCRIBER.
Write to Auditor of Public Accounts,
Richmond, Va.
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old Coins, Sc.

Danville, A. j, Coin, Josh, w L.
Hackett,, Ada r. and w. B. N. ask
books or papers or coins, none of
Which has any sale value.
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SIrPScRIRER

SUFSCtSIbER.
All the proof seems against it. The
relationship is not known Write
Genealogical Editor. Times Dispatch.