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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03
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and Uncle Henry. A cyclone lifted their
home into the air. Dorothy falling asleep
amidst the excitement. A crash awakened
Of marvellous beauty. Groups Of queer
Mttle people greeted her to the Land OF
1unchkins. The house had killed their
sasny. the wicked witch OF the East
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03
HAD AWFUL WEEPING ECZEMA

Rses ~ sesA Wsso Aau.Teeeibls
itehiaS. bsAs@~saels~ 80 oersnsss
-Au Trootaseaes Failed.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03

Copyright. by the Bobbs- Merrill Coz
lCopyright by l. Frank Baum 4 W. w
Deuslow,)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
NEARLY DROWNED.
Brattleboro Couple Skated Into connecti-
cut River.

BrattIeboro, Dec "a. Another near
drowning accident on the Connecticut
river occurred Tuesday afternoon short.
III after o'clock, when Miss Florence
Berg Of South Main street with a com
panion, Fred Washburn Of Springfield,
Mass. skated through the thin Ice un.
der the Connecticut river bridge into
about 30 feet of water.
Az they went under they made no
ontcry, but Allen White, Walter Free
man and John Graves, who were skat.
ing nearby, heard some one groan, and,
looking under the bridge, they found
the two young people struggling in the
water. Washburn's legs were on the
ice. but lii body was fast slipping into
the water, although Miss Berg, who was
clinging to the edge Of the Ice with her
hands, was trying TO hold her eompan-
ION on the thin ice Graves, who has
but one arm, skated rapidly TO Wash
burn and pfasping his legs dragged him
to safety. White and Freeman took
the limb 81 tree, and. holding on q
Whites ankles, Freeman pushed him out
over the ice until he was able to grasp
Miss Berg and drag her 10 the solid ice.
Both Of the young people were exhaust
ed by their struggles and their INNER
sion iii the ley water
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
TWO YEARS
AT WINDSOR
For Nelson Bonner Given in
LamoiIle County Court
JUST OUT OF HOSPITAL
He Was Hit in the Head with Axe in
Sons Hands, the Son Coming to
Rescue Of His Mother When
She Was Attacked.

Hyde, Park, Dec. "a I'm Lamoille coun.
~ court yesterday Nelson Bonner plead
Ell guilty Of assault with intent to kin
his wife and was sentenced TO not less
than two years andNnot more than three
years in the state prison at Windsor.
Bonner is the man who has Just left the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington,
where he was taken for treatment after
being struck in the head with an axe
BY his young son who did that to protect
his mother
The chancery case Of Horton Doty ys.
the village Of johnson. asking for an
injunction restraining the village from
raising the dam at their electric light
plant as Il would aood his lands adjoin.
ing, took up the attention Of the court
the past three days The case Of II. Hl
Powers vs. the Rutland railroad, suit
for balance claimed due for services, goes
to the supreme court Two divorces
we're granted Wednesday. Joseph De-
Faria, Wolcott, for adultery; Lucinda Y.
Reynolds vs.. Truman S. Reynolds, Belvi-
dere, neglect and refusal 10 support.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
BANK MERGER OFF?
Reported in Rutland that Banks win
Not Consolidate.

Rutland. Dec. 24.--Tt Is generally be-
heved among business men and others
in position to know that The PROPOSE
tion to merge the business of the Rut-
hnd County and the Baxter National
banks Of Rutland has beed dropped, so
much opposition having arisen among
tho smaller stockholders 10 the consoli-
dation that the Clement interests, who
are back Of the plan. decided that the
time is not ripe for such a move The
directors and stockholders are keeping
very quiet as TO the progress Of the plan
to defeat the merger but it is known
that there are three schemes underway
Ia keep the Rutland County bank intact
in its present location
Nothing will actually be done until
next Monday, the time fixed for voting
on tile proposition. hut the matter is be-
ing widely discussed and from bits Of
information which have leaked ont dur
the past few days there Is little doubt
III tie minds of meb close to banking
affairs but that the minority stockhold-
ers Will vim
The Clement stock is said to Be on
the market and there is rumor that
a plan is underway to form pool to
purchase 1T.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
Another Conference Held in
This City Today
10 TRY TO END DISPUTE.
Committee Of Northiield Union Returned
Home This Afternoon with Prop
osition They Will Present
Without Recommendation.

Another conference Of the two com
mittees, representing Mortified branch
association, was held at the manufac
tnrers' rooms in this city this forenoon
when another effort was made by the
two bodies to get together They did
not wholly succeed, but the manufaetur-
ers presented 4 proposition to the North
field committee, which the latter agreed
to take back to Mortified and present
10 their branch, but which they will not
recommend 70 that body
Mortified branch will meet at 3
O'Clock this afternoon to receive the prop
osition and to vote on it. The latest
proposition Is modification Of the last
one sent TO Northfeld by the manufac-
turers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
BUYS DENTAL PRACTICE.
Dr. F W Hudson Of Springfield, Mass.
Buys Dr. McGofF'a business

4 deal was completed Yesterday where
hv DR.. Frederick NJ. Hudson Of Spring.
field. Mass hos become Tie ow;ler Of
the dentistry Office and business in the
Miles Granite building conducted for the
past wear and ono-half by Dr. w. RI
McGoif, who bought the business Of DR..
G. r. Kent. DR. and Mrs. Hudson ar
rived ia Barre yesterday and Dr. Hud-
son will take possession of the business
January lst nr Hudson was formerly
a Vermont man and for many years con-
ducted dental Office at Brandon, go-
ing from there to Springfield, Mass,
about II years ago. DR. Hudson makes
the chanae IN location ON account of
poor health which oblioes him to seek
higher altitude Dr. MeGoif's reason
for selling Is TINT he owns an interest
lin dental business in Montpelier IN
company with Dr. G. E. Hunt and he
finds II necessary 70 devote his entire
time to this business,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
popuLAR HARpwIcK MAN.
Arthur 0. Titus, Who Died This Week,
Was Also Prominent IN Affairs

Hardwiek, Dec. 24. The funeral Of
Arthur @. Titus. who died on Tuesday
of quick consumption, was held thia AFT.
ern0on. Rev & A. Wilson officiating.
M. Titus WIS not Of rugged health and
after graduating from Peoples academy
il MoFrisville ii iSss be. cn the advice
q physleians. took UP the occupation of
farming, bltt this proved distastefuI To
him, as well IS too severe. % he gave
It up and entered the banking business,
becoming teller oi the Hardwick Savings
Bank and Trust company ii 1928 and
remaining ia that position 70 the time
Of his death
IN vas the son Of Orlando and Rowena
Titus and was born III Wolc8tt January
20, 1870 Seven years ago. he married
Miss Laura Irish, schoolmate at the
academy.
Mr. Titus was a member Of the Con-
gregetional church and at the time Of
hn death was superintendent Of the
Sunday school II is owing to his per-
sistent and intelligent efforts that the
Sunday school has become strong and
valuable department 81 the work 81 this
church. His interest IN his church duties
WAS shown by the fact that during bis
late illness be made plans for the Christ
mas exercises and>eNpressed wish shat
the festivities should not be postponed
because Of his death.
Mr.. Titus viii be mourned not only BY
his wife and his relatives, but by the
whole community. His modest, unas
sunng bearing, his sincerity, lis relia-
bility and his unselfsh devotion to duty
created that respect which il tho basis Of
all genuine friendship 50 evident we're
his sterling characteristics that casual
aequainfances were Impressed with his
integrity and viii earnestly regret tho
loss whichythe Community has sustained
BY his death
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
Two Dead in Morning Fire at
Lisbon, Ne.
PROPERTY LOSS $4,000
Fireman Thomas King Was Suffocated
and Fireman Philip Bassinet
Was Drowned in the
Cellar.

Lewiston, Me-, Dec. 24Two iremen
lost their lives while fighting a fire,
which broke out in the Callahan block
in Lisbon, this morning. The dead are.
Thomas King
Philip Bassinet.
Fireman King was suifocated to death,
while Fireman Bassinet was thrown into
the cellar of the building aud drowned IN
the great quantity Of water which was
thrown onto The FIRE The firemen were
caught in falling walls during the course
Of the fire. Two others were hurt when
thrown down BY the walls Of the struc
tura. The fire broke ont at an early
hour, and the building was destroyed.
The loss is estimated az $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
QUICK MEAT DELIVERY.
Runaway Horses Deposited Driver in the
Snow and Made Rounds

The meat team, driven BY Fred P.
Townsend Of East Montpelier, ran away
this morning on Summer street, tipping
the cart over and throwing the driver
out at the corner Of Summer and Elm
streets Still hitched to the forward sled,
the horses ran up Eastern avenue and
down Park street to Washington. People
on the street attempted to stop them
in front of the Universalist church. but
the horses were going too fast and the
efforts only turned the runaways UP
South Main street.
The animals did not seem to be very
much frightened, as they made wide
turns for all teams which they passed.
Without any mishep. they wentup North
Main and onto Ayers street, and then
turned onto Kirk street, where they
stopped Of Saeir own accord. The meat
cart was only slightly damaged and the
driver was not injured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
THREE HUNDRED
PATIENTS HERDED
AT las the Roof Of That
Ward Fell in and Help Was
Summoned From Surround
ing Territory, Loss Will be
Heavy.

Waterbury, Dec. 24-The Vermont
state hospital for the insane is threatened
with complete destruction by fire, the
flames breaking out in the mems ward
this afternoon at one o'clock and making
rapid progress, in spite Of the efforts Of
the fire department and volunteers to
stop them. The three hundred inmates
Of that department we're hastily collected
and hurried to the basement of the
building and then, as the flames spread,
TO other sections Of the hospital
It was thought at one time that the
fire was under control, but the flames
broke out with renewed energy, and help
was then summoned from surrounding
sections. The roof of the mems ward
fell in at about | 40, ard the fire was
then making its way toward the admin
istration building, which Is connected
with the mems ward and which stands
between that ard the women's ward.
At Q:oO this afternoon, II was esti-
mated that the loss was already si0o, 900,
and ths fire WAS still burning. The third
wnrd on tie male side was completely
burned at that time and the fanss were
stiII working toward the administration
building. Thirty streams Of water are
playing on the building
Supt. Grout Of the asylum was in the
third ward, where the fire broke out.
and at once when the cry Of "Firel"
was raised. he started to work to get
the patents out. With The assistance
Of the other doctors and the attendants,
he got them all ont Of that ward and
into another.
The fire started in the attic Of that
ward, and It now thought that the cause
was spontaneous combustion The
flames made very rapid progress through
that ward, but the system Of the hos
pital worked 20 well that the patients
were taken out without the least injury
to any Of them
Although Montpelier was sending aid
at 2;2o, il was thought that the Water
bury department would be able to cheek
the flames before they should reach the
administration building. All the build
ings are connected
Montpelier Firemen Called.
Chief Wahlen Of the Montpelier fire
department was asked this afternoon at
LAS to get the Montpelier apparatus in
readiness to 90 to Waterbury to assist
in fighting the fire at the insane asylum,
and he Immediately called the firenen
together
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
RATHER RESENT
SCHLEY'S DEMAND
National Geographic Society Does Not
Wish to Turn over Peary's Data
for Action BY Danish
Council.

Washington, D. C. Dec a.. Rear-Ad-
miral schley's demand that Commodore
Peary submit his polar data to The con-
sistory Of the university Of Copenhagen
for yarifcation mas raised storm IN the
National Geographic society which gave
Peary clean bin Of health,
The leading members claim that the
scientists Of the United States would
be demeaning themselves, if they ac-
knowledge that their findings had been
knowedged that their findings need yer-
;iication There seems to be no disposi-
tion to withhold from the Copenhagen
board the data filed BY Peary. but there
is d well defined opposition against turn.
ing it over to the Danish scientists for
official action
TIE argument advanced by Admiral
Schley that such examination would re-
move all question Of doubt from the
claim Of peary Is accepted as rather
gratuitous.
Nothing can be gained hy submitting
Commander Peary's data 10 the uHiYers
sity Of Copenhagen said Professor Gam
nett, chairman Of the committee That
passed upon Peary's proofs, and ! don't
see any reason why he should submit
them The committee which passed upon
his papers Is fully qualified 70 arrive at
an unbiased conclusion. N0twithstaHd-
ing that almost every member is ac.
quainted with Commander Ppary, / need
not say that the Investigations were car.
ried on along scientific lines. without
regard to the personality or the standing
OF either claimant"
Rear Admiral Chester, who attacked
Cooks data some time ago, denounced
the proposition Of Admiral Schley as
"Absalrd
The report Of the university Of Copen-
hagen. adverse to the claims of DR.. Fred
erick A. Cook to having discovered The
north pole, Is now Oh rs way 10 this
country for the guidance Of scientific
investigators Of the case here A cable
gram was received Yesterday from thc
university bv Prof J. Howard Gore,
chairman of the subcommittee appoint.
cd bv the National Geographic society
TO conduct On investigation under the
auspices Of that organization. announc.
ing that the university had forwarded
its report to the society The report
will be considered BY the subcommittee,
but on submission OF the original OBJ
servations Of Dr Cooks field notebook
which be kept on his arctic travels. as
be saws. viii hinge he verdict OF the
subcommittee. A meeting Of the com.
mittee wiil he held probably during the
first week in January
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
PLAN ANOTHER CAMPAIGN.
Tuberculosis Exhibit to be Sent Out BY
State Board Of Health.

Burlington. Dec q "a meeting oflfhe
state board Of health wa held last even
ind at the Van Ness fouse, Drs Ell ID.
Holton Of Brattlebofo, &. S eayerly Of
Rutland and F. T. Kiader Of Woodstock
being present II was planned ta send
out tie tuberculosis exhibit from the
state laboratory about the 18th Of Jan-
uary, under the charge Of Dr. r. r. B4t-
tles aud Hugh Thompson. The route
win include from 90 to Is Of the med
ium sized towns Of TIE state The board
also voted to have the health officers
81 the towns Investigate fire escape fa-
eilities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
SYMPATHETIC
STRIKE CALLED
Five Hundred Boiler-makers at Dun
kirk, N. X. Went Out To-day in
Sympathy with Strikers at
Schnectady.

Dunkirk, N. T. Dec. "a five hundred
hoilermakers, with their helpers, went
on strike to-day The men are em.
ployed at The Brooklyn plant Of the
American Locomotive works It IS mn
derstood that tile action was the result
Of the strikers leaving the Schenectady
plant Of the same company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
BARBOUR RESIGNS WITH
RUTLAND RAIL ROAD
To Become vice-president Of Beechnut
Packing co.-Succeeded by Claire
Hartigan, Now General Agent
Of Montreal Central.

Rutland Dee. 24.--F. r. Barbour has
resigned as general passenger agent Of
the Rutland railroad 70 become vice.
president Of the Beechnut Packing com
pany at Canaioharie. N. Y. He begins
his new duties January J. He has been
associated with the Rutland railroad
three years. and was previously general
agent Of the Montreal, n. u, Central
Claire Hartigan, the present general
agent Of the Montreal Central, will be
Barbor's successor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
DEATH IN M0WTPELIER.
Mrs katherine Provost Died at ii
O'clock This Forenoon.

Mrs, Katherine Provost died at II
oselcrk this morning at lar home on
CoWe street. Montps ieF. after a lineer-
ing iaI less of nearly Two years duration,
She sas born IN Ireland, December 10.
1sA She came % tbis country with
hef gtyents when she was about q year
cid Tier maiden maze was katherine
Hurley afd She married Clement Provost
in lAi7, who died two years ago She
Is survived by two children, Louis and
Alice Provost Of Montpelier and broth
ct, Charles Hurley, d Albany, n. X.
The funeral win probably be held Sun
day afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
TRY TO SETTLE STRIKE.
Striking switchmen and Officials in Con-
ference To-day.

Minneapolis, Dee d Minneapolis Of
iicials representing the northwestern
roads met the striking switehmen with
the railway department OF the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor to-day in the
office of Governor Eberhart in a further
endeavor to settle the strike.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
Burgess Ferrin wedding To-morFow.

The wedding OF E. Jewett Burgess,
principal Of tie high school al Rochester,
and Miss Florence Ferrin viii be quietly
celebrated tomorrow evening at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs Al ". Ferrin,
parents Of the bride, On MiddIssex street
ii Montpelier. The Rev. Dr. J. Edward
Wright viii officiate and George e.
Whelan will act as best man Only a
few Of the immediate friends Of the
family will be present. Prof. Burgess
is the son Of Prof. j. w, Burgess Of
Columbia university, who. with Biaa.
Burgess, is now abroad.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
NINE PEOPLE DEAD
IN HOUSE FIRE
Seven Were Members Of One Family at
Hillville, Pa, and Other Two
We're Bcarders in the
House.

Newcastle, Pa, Dec 24-'rhe lives Of
nine people were lost to-day in a FIRE.
which destroyed the honse Of Guiana
De Gerbo in Hillville. town nine miles
from here The victims were Mr., and
Mrs de Gerbo their five children aud
two hoarders Ia the house. Fire broke
out at an early hour this morning. when
the occupants Of the house were in bed :
and It is supposed that they were suffo-
Gated as they dept The bodies Of the
nine people are still in the ruins Of the
building.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
QUARTER MILLION LOSS.
New Yorlz's NIGHTLY Big Fire was on
East Side Last Night.

New York. Dec. IA. Ludwig zodkow.
manufacturer Of parlor snites, the
New York Woodhee company and Bres
sler & Rhein, manufacturing tailors suf-
fered an aggregate loss Of S250,000 last
night. when FIRE destroyed the building
il which their plants were located on
the upper East Side Of the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
WAS FOUND DEAD
IN BATHTUB
Jean Clemens, Daughter Of Mark Twain,
Died al Their Home To-day-Cause
Not Known.

Redding. Conn, Dec 24-Aiss Jean
Clemens, daughter OF Dr. Samuel L.
Clemens MARX Twain was found dead
In tie bathtub in their home near here
to-day The cause Of the womans death
is not known.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
NO PAPER TO MORROW.

Tomorrow. Christmas day, no paper
viii be issued from this Office. Mondays
Times viii report the days doiags.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
chri.tma. mnsle 4 conqraEaIion

Christmas music at Congregational
church next sunday morning: "The
AlanFer" forgaa4 Alex cuilmant.
There Dwelt in OH Tuaseap tcaroN
Wv Y. Neidiinrer; WHEN the Sun Had
Sunk to Rest" iearoll Henry knight
asina. q Daughter Of Zion anthem
George Nevin; and There Were Shep-
herds" antheml Harry Rowe Shelley
90 Little Town Of Bethlehem solol
q G. spross; Chorus Of Shepherds
torganl, Lemmans
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

Clayton Shores and Miss Mary Mona
nan returned from Cabot to o-day. where
they had been visiting relatives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
BRYAN VERY III.
That Is, So III that He Couldn't TAX
Last Night.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. William j.
Bryan, who has been in this city several
days as the guests Of his cousin, ex Gov
ernor William S. Jennings was too i'll
last night to deliver his scheduled ad-
dress at the Duval theatre for the benc-
fit Of local hospital. Mr.. Bryan i
suffering from severe cold and is
threatened with pneumonia. lie has cam
celled all future dates an4 will remain
here for several days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
A COLLEGE SENSATION.
Foot Ball Player Hadn't Attended Class
es This Year.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Dec. "a. Prof
George NJ Patterson, chairman Of the
board in control Of athletics at the uni.
yersity Of Michigan, which Yesterday
declared Captain.elect JOY Miller of the
football team ineligible and addressed
letters Of apology to Pennsylvania. Min.
nesota. Marquette, Notre Dsme ana
Syracuse universities NichiQan's onpoa-
ents ia games in which Miller PLAYED
with Michigan during last season. said
last nieht
As the matter stands any Of the
teams Michigan defeated during the wear
now has the right of protest and may
ask that the game be declared no eame'
I or its result reversed We are expect
ling some such action
.The whole university X sick about
the business, The board IN an effort
to find some extennating circumstances
or elicit some explanation from Mr.. Mil.
leT has kept the matter QUITE until yes
terday Though Miller disregarded our
requests for an interview It II quite
sprobable the faculty viii have an inter
festing session with him should be come
to Ann Harbnr7
II has been discovered That Miller was
not enrolled in any classes
Coach Got Surprised.
Nashville, Tenn. Dec "a. Concerning
the ineIioihility Of Captain-elect Miller
Eof the Michigan university football team.
Fielding Yost, the Michigan coach said
last night
'Ifs the strangest ease | have vet
heard of ana tie only one of the kind
On record. The boy must have paid his
entrnee fee, and vet he did not try to
get what he had paid for since he cut
all Ids classes. And lie was a senior. ton.
having been at Michigan three years I
have little to say about his case, further
than this;
sTbey are very strict up there, and
I do not see how Miller ever got by the
board of control
Mr. Yost added that Miller had been
trying ia make the team for three years
Iand was only pnt on Hast season altar
the two FIRST games Of tile year had been
played efIe played right end but could
never have been STAR said Coach
Yost,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24

Program 81 music for Methodist choir
Sunday morning, December 20: Voun-
tarv. violin solo. Mr. Gale accompanied
BIZ MI, Sale; hymn, Christmas carol
anthe Glory Be to God IN
the " VIII T. Thompson;
clarinet Aolo. Nj panneter, anthem with
violin obliaato. The Song 81 Ages, by
/. f. Meredith; hymn, Morning Star
Christmas concert Of HeddinE Method
ist Episcopal Sunday school, Sunday even.
ing at Z O'clock; Professional; Scripture,
Luke 2:sl6; Invocation pastori speech
of welcome. Fldeu Ball; chorus, We
wish You q Merry Christmas; nTbe
Three Wise Men, s. Oliver. VIM or
liver, Il Flint, accompanied hy servants.
Sidney 0iliver's class chorus hv prima
~ department, of to Slumberlands !:
The Immigrants Experience Coming to
AmeYica' The Immigrant Girl" Hazel
lyon Marion's Dream Ruth Becklev
song. Hark to the Distant Voices" I
Curious Cradles ii Different Lands, /"
primary department; exercise, The Pre-
cions Giftn Miss Tilton's class. chorus,
Ring. Sweet Belss; "A New China. :
Mrs. Pages class: "a Council Of North
American Indians" Mrs. Lyons easa;
chorus, Glory in the Highest; remarks
by the pastor; "a Christmas Story !"
Marion Aaker; Christmas IN Zsnaya. .
Mrs Smiths class. chorus and conares
ation n Love 10 Trll the story OFFER
w, violin sole f3uy Andrews: chorIfa
Tail to The King bsuediction, pastor