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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12
ACtOrS Old and WeU
The "Pdinly Days" of the Profession
HtOayS Recedtng : :
~ Charles BatteH LOOMS. of NecO York

I'D foEes Of all some yet make mo tired
You'll always find the old fogy days when
actors could really when Shakespeare was ade-
quatey represented Old Of grace bark
back TO the good old days Of the late 7Os, but
Der that critics who in days habit
of picking flaws in Edwin Booth himself pratng the
days Of his father and Macready and Forrest
"a of faot II Ike TO tht-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

Twenty lambs, twelve rabbits, two
hens, a duck and a grouse were
found by gamekeepers recently in a
foX's larder.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

Swiss fire toads act as perfect ba-
rometers. If kept in glass jars con-
tanning water and ladder, they Will
climb up the ladder when the wealth
or is to be wet, and previous to dry
weather will stay snugly in their wat
cry homes.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

Eighteen miles is the record dis.
lance for a mans voice to be heard
without artificial aid. This was in
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

One knot equals a mile and an
eighth.
The weight of the diamonds ex-
ported each year from the Cape is
about three-quarters of ton.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

The birds that live to the greatest
age are the eagle, the swan and the
raven, which sometimes attain mere
than 100 years.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

Only 164 persons in 1000 have
right and left arms of equal strength.
In 469 out OF 1000 women the right
arm is stronger than the left. In
men $50 out OF 1000 have the right
arm the more powerful.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

One evidence of the return of pros
perity In New York City is the fact
that most of the cheap restaurants
are giving seven prunes to portion.
where they gave FIVE eighteen months
ago.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

Italy. with $4,000, 900. has now the
smallest population of any of the
great Powers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

Two thousand movable kitchens
have been ordered for the Austrian
army. Each of these is a four
wheeled vehicle, Weighing about half
a ton, thoroughly equipped for cook
ing In the field.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

Rutgers street. New York City. was
so named because 1t was laid out
through the land of the old Rutgers
homestead, and Catherine street was
named after Catherine Rutgers, who
lived there.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

New York City's egg record shows
that at the present rate there will be
1,6O0.000,000 received on Manhattan
Island this year. and that they will
cost wholesale about $24,8OO.0OO.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-10-12

1t is stated that the veins on the
back of the hand are every bit as use
full for the Identification of criminals
as thumb prints.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
HiGHWAYMAN PULLS
GUN ON TWO YOUNG MEN
William Harrisan and Teater Turn
bull Have Exciting Experience at
Wine and Queen Streets.

While returning home yesterday
morning about o'clock. William J.
Harrigan and Teagor T9rnbull. well
known men OF this city, were held ap
at the corner OF Wine and Queen
streets by a man with revolver.
when the highwayman saw that there
We re two men he lowered his gun and
allowed them to pass on unmolested.
A report sof the hold-up was made
10 the local rolice and a good descrlp-
ton or the man was furnished. The
would be robbcr was g tall,slendes'
white man and wore a light orercoat
and light-colored cap.
Mr.. Harrigan believes that the high
wayman thought he carried a large
amount of cash home after closing
the bar at Moore's cafe, where he Is
employed. and lay in wait at the cor
ner of Wine and Queen streets to mold
him up when he was returning home
late at night. The man apparently
was very much surprised when he
saw another man with Mr.. Harrlgan
and the two men escaped before the
robser could recover irom his sur
Prise.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
SEVEN CHILDREN DIE
IN THEIR BURNING HOME
oyerheated Steve Causes Blaze
Which Is Followed by Fatal
Explosion

DUBOIS. PA, Dec. 2S--Seven chill.
dren. ranging In age from to II
years, we're burned to death AMI
three persons perhaps fatally injured
late last night when Ere followed bs
an exposition OF powder DESTROYED the
home OF Steven BTonosky. a miner, At
Sykesrille, Pa. near here. All the
victims are foreigners.
Six OF the children were members
Of the B-oBosky family and the
seventh belonged 20 bcsrter.
Nr. and Mrs. Bronossy and the
boarder jumped fro7 an upper win
dow, sustaining serious injuries. The
FIRE started from an oveThested coel
stove. II spread rapidly and comIauni-
Gated with a keg OF nine powder The
subsequent explosion cut OF al cnares
of saving the children
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
pvrHiAAs ELECT OFFICERS.
Mr.. Robert a. Holt Chosen caneelloS
Commander fer Next Six Months.

Kecoughtan Lodge. No. 20. knights
of Pythias. at its meeting last night
elected the following chlcers;
Chancellor. commander--Rohert A
Holt.
Observation-Disclosures Cunningham
Prelate---c. NJ. Sager.
Keeper of records and seals.
Archer Vaughan.
Master OF finance-Arthur Il. Hall.
Master 81 exchequer--V. p. Holt.
Master at arms. ID. Griffin.
Inner suard-Thomas Keaton.
outer guard--F. A. Collier.
Trus,ee-Thomas n. Jcnes.
Representative TO grand lodge
John weymouth; alternate. II. l..
Tennis.
Deputy grand chancellor for this
dlstrict-R. b. Tennis.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
UNNATURAL CONDITION
DECLARES DR.. STYLES
Two Species of Animals Liy-
ing in Some Area Contrary
to Biological Rules.
tBy Associated Press,

BOSTON. MASS. Dec. 2S.-"lt IL
IAN unnatural biological condition 10
have two closely allied species OF
animals living side by side in the sam.
area" said Dr. Charles w. stiles. OF
the United States Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service, in an address
on the hookworm problem before the
American Society for the Advance
ment of Science tonight.
The white man has brought
disease from Europe which are deadly
to the blacks, and the negro has
brought certain diseases from Africa
which are spreading with serious re-
suits to the whites. added DR.. Stiles
He thought that the new movement
towards more modern sanitation Ia
the South would In time overcome ths
handicap resulting from two alieu
races living side by side.
More than thirty division meetings
marked the second day OF the ccDyen-
ton of scientists and large gather
ings listened 10 addresses on prob
lens OF great scientific and industrial
Interest. The address oy DR.. Stiles
was one of the most important.
Psychologists in Session.
Before the Society of American
Psychologists Professor G. f. Winslov
and G.. T. Palmer declared, as tbs
result OF their Investigations, that the
types of bacill in a horse. COW and
man are different Whether lower
animals can give tuberculosis to
man, he said, is not definitely set
tied. z. c. Creston, speaking before
the Sociological section stated thai
the government immigration officials
had examined three million immi
grants, investigated 10000 households
and obtained valuable facts from ST.
600 newiy-arrived people IS to Their
future prospects in s-.s country. By
dividing the new people into races
instead Of places OF na..yity. much
progress has been made In dealing
with the immigration problem
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
DREAMT ABOUT THIMBLE
LIGHT SUNDAY MIGHT
Baltimore Lighthouse Empioye Told
officials Something Would
Happen.

The Baltimore American yesterday
said:
In connection with the collision o.
the schooner Baxter with Thimbia
Shoals lighthouse, a strange coincl-
dence occurred at the office OF the
Baltimore department. When one OF
he employees on arriving at the OF
flee early in the morning told sew
eral of the officials CT n dream NJ
had the night before. The employe
stated that he had dreamed that he
came to the office TO arrange for the
plans for a new lighthouse at Thimbie
Shoals. and SO greatly was he i'm
pressed with the vividness OF his
dream that he ted the officials ana
concluded with the remark that some
thing surely would happen to tse
lighthouse. OF course, he was laughed
at. but on the officials receiving a
telegram several hours afterwards an
rouncing the destruction of the light
house no one had word 10 say.
"I.iegtenant Commander de Stels'
uer. lighthouse inspector for the Fif,h
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
ICE STOPS TRAFFIC
ON THE OHIO RIVER
Ten Million Bushels Of Goa
Diverted to Southern Points
May Last for Weeks.

PITTSBURG, PA, Dec. 2S.-With
tons upon tons OF ice piled higa
against the piers of bridges spanning
the Ohio river here and at points be
low Pittsburg. river traffic has been
entirely abandoned and river mel
are preparing to cope with one OF the
worst ice packs ever experienced II
the local harbor
An estimated ten million busneis
OF coal has been diverted from its
usual river transportation to southern
boints and cars are being asked for
from all railroads by coal operators
who realize that it may be weeks be-
fore the packet owners can again
take up the work Of transporting the
coal down the Ohio
AT Pfttsburg river navigation ceas-
ed Christmas Day.
At Wheeling. W. Va, river men re
port damage 10 craft in that nar'
Dor. Precautions have been taken -
svoid loss Of property along tn9
water front where many packets ana
empty coal fields lie tied up
From Wheeling TO New Msrt;nsvtlie
". Va. distance OF 81 miles
solid sheet OF ice marks the course
OF the Ohio rived. W'-z-1er condiGoTs
st all points do not indicate any
marked change in the weather and =
IS the prediction 81 tie river meH
thai the present severe weather CO..
ait;cns viii prevail for - least
week II not for weeks
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
ANOTHER LIAR WITH
CRUDE IDEA OF HUM0R
Curtis Courtney Told News
paper He and Miss Rowe
Would be Married, as a Joke

Miss Mary Rowe. the operator IN
he Hampton telephone Office. whose
marriage TO Mr.. Curtis Courtney. at
Old Point, was announced in these
columns yesterday. last night asked
he Daily Press to deny the state
ment. Miss Rowe said that she could
not understand just why Mr.. Court
ney should have given out the false
Information and added that she did
aot censure this paper for publishing
what wss gwen to the paper as fact
by Mr.. Courtney himself
According to Miss Rowe there is
20 be no marriage with Mr.. Courtney
-om0rTov and for that matter prcba-
oiy never, so far as she is concerned.
She had no intentions OF becoming the
wife of the artilleryman at all.
Monday night someone called up the
Daily Press Office in Newport News
and told the paper that Mr.. Curtis
Courtney, the chsef operator al rort
Ncaroe, and Miss May Rove, an
1peratcg in the Hampton Office. would
be welded Wednesday afternoon.
In order TO obtain the truth CT the
report the Daily Press representative
got In communication with Mr.. Court
1ey and asked him whether CT not the
marriage report was true Mr.. Court
ney said Il vas. and added that the
wedding would occar in the hone OF
Mr.. Barnes. s93 Victoria avenue.
where Miss Rowe lives. at s O'Clock,
even gong 50 far as 70 say tina; the
-asrcf Of the First Methodist church
wouid oficiate.
Nr. courtney said last night that ne
zare the information out IS a joke.
sever thinking that the publication
world cause anyone embarrassment
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
SOClAL-PERSONAL

Mr. George Clifton Cole and Miss
Margaret Susan Wyatt, popular young
people of the Fox Hill section, were
married in the home of the bride :
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. DAVID wyatt,
at Fox Hill, last evening.
Tr. Fletcher Drummond, DIR. and
Mrs. George l.. Fosque, Miss Anne
NAPLES. Miss Burdie Lee War,es. Mr.
and Mrs. S. F. NAPLES, of Onancock,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. w.
woodward, in Victoria avenue. They
ere here TO attend the Fosque-Peek
wedding in the First Methodist church
this evening.
Mrs. e. d. Newell has lsft for Pc
ter.burg. where she will visit fer sew
eral weeks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
OFFICERS OF LOCAL UNION.
Painters, Psperhangers and Deeors'
tors Elected ]. &. Hudqirs President.

At very enthusiastic meeting ol
ILccal. Nc. ia. Painters. Paperhang-
ers and Decorators OF America, las'
night, odloers for the coming siA
months were elected as follows:
Prssidant---J. 4. Hudgins.
Vice prersident-R. W. Hudg,ns.
Recording sccre.ary--A. S. Joynes
Financial secretary--R, S. Walker.
Treasurer-H. s. Cunningham.
Ccnductor-G. E. Sherman.
Warden-GeCTge Wirsching.
Trustees--Alonza Colcnna, X. l.
Gillian. and John T. Balns.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
YANKEES RELEASE EsvsLlE.
Richmond Baseball Team VIII Keep
It's Star Pitcher

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S-Thc Ne~
York Americans today released Pitch
er R<veIle 70 the Richmond club. 81
the Virginia state League. and out
fielder Cray. % the Jersey CITY
Eastern League team
The New Tcrk Americans nov have
turned back I've players WHO were
df-flod or purchased from minoI
league clubs last season.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
Supervisors Will Consider
Loss of Taxes.
REASON FOR SHORTAGE
Street Railway Company Is Relieved
Of Several Miles Of Track by Con-
soiidation, and Extension Of Hamp-
toms Limits Reduces county's Share.

When the board Of supervisors oi
Elizabeth City county meets in us
last session for the year at the court
house this morning the matter Of The
reduction in the taxable values OF the
street railway companies Will be
taken up and considered.
Under the ruling Of the Virginia
Corporation Commission the county
WI lose about $4,000 in railway
valL,s for taxable purposes during
the coming year. This srSrtage Is
said to be due TO the fact that the
company has been relieved Ct several
miles of tracts by consolidating W tn
the Hampton Reads line and also by
the annexation If the territory taken
in by the city CT Hampton. The
county officials are strenuously OPP
posed to the decrease in the railway
values and it is expected that the
board will spend sometime today IN
attempting to ascertain the correct
number OF miles of road In the county
owned by the street and steam rail-
way companies.
May Increase the Levy.
The supervisors will have to lay
the levy for the coming year and with
the shortage from the railway prop
'erty, there Is some fear that the board
viii find 1t necessary to make an in
crease in the levy for county pur-
poses. This will not be done unless
he supervisors are forced 10 do Il IN
order to meet the countyis Obligations.
Another interesting thing to come
up before the beard is opening Of Vic
,oria avenue. from Jackson street to
LaSalle avenue. The corporation COM
mission has paved the way for the
county to do the work and It is ex-
1ected that the board will see that
his important street is made a thor
sughfare.
Other matters of local interest will
come before the beard.
The members are Mr.. II. C. Shelton.
chairman. and Messrs. J. T. Lee and
Thomas Jones.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
Hampton YIN. CA. Basketball
Team Overwhelmingly Beaten.
GAME VERY ONE SIDED
Still Srarting From Defeat in New
port News, the Virginia Boys Are
Said tc Have Put up Best Exhibit
ton Of Season.


The basketball quintet of the Hamb-
ten Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton met an ignominious defeat AT the
hands of the FIVE from the University
of Virginia in the local gymnasium
last night 1t was a poorly played
contest from start 10 finish, but the
work OF the Hampton quintet was
not up to that usually put up By the
West End High school team.
Virginia simply walked away with
the locals in each &C the halves. TAX
ing the first by the score Of 20 to
:, and the last by the score OF 1S 10
Z. Hampton never had look in at
the game and Virginia really did MOI
have much of an EBERT to put forth
&c carry of the contest
Spurred on by Defeat.
1t was said, however. that Vir-
sinia, still smarting from the humilia.
ton OF the defeat in Newport News.
was spurred to better work last night
and played by far the strongest con
test put up this seasCn. Pop Lama
gan declared that his men showed
much better form and seemed to work
with more ease than in the Newport
News contest
Here is the way the teams lined
up:
HAMPTON Position u. OF Va.
Left Forward.
Wilson 800. 49,. 80. Cunningham
Right Forward
Ceuter
McAluSter - .. M oSii''
Left Guard
Colonna ..-.... 'Ashos
Right Guard
Burbage ...... ..,... $500. Ne'.
Hampton, Norris, Belts and
Wood. U. OF v, RiNey, wilson anu
Williams.
Referee-King. of Newport News;
umpire-Hughes, OF Newport News
Time keeper-Vcgelsa=s
The fact that the game was Dlayea
Under the intercollegiate rules great
ly handicapped the Hampton team.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29

The Sunday school Of St PanIs
Episcopal church vii have rs annuzi
Christmas tree and entertainment this
evening al 7.so O'Clock Mcmters Of
the sunday school classes uiIl be
awarded presents. candy. fruits and
other good things.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
GIFTS fos Mr. raImslE-
Sunday School Remembers Prssyts'
ian Church Minister

The Sunday school % the Hampton
Pressytcriau cbcrch lss- night held it'
Christmas Entertainment which was
largely attended.
Rev. w. s Trimble. the pastor, va'
presented with a gold headed um'
brelia. While Nrs. Trimblc received
a pretty writing tablet
Addresses were made BY Nessrf
A. A. Thompson. s. II Sayre ssid Rev
W 8 Trinbie. and good musical pro
gran was rendered
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
SliuhtIv Burned.

Mr.. John +. Swan, who is Installing
boilers at Fort Monroe, was quite
painfully burned about the face yes
to-day afternoon and was given treat
ment at the fcrt hospital. The IRE
had just been made In one OF the new
boilers. when a large steam connec-
ton opened and the scalding wafer
burned the face of the inspector.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29

Jack Daily. the Georgetown halt.
back. arrived hone Saturday 60 spend
fhr hoiidavs with hts parents. NJ
and Nr<. Thomas DAILY. on Ho~.
ard street, Phr-e5uz.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29

district, on receiving advices of tbs
destruction OF the lighthouse. sent
orders to the keepers to pace red
fixed light and white fixed light OF
the ruins of the structure Tor the
safety of mariners navigating the
bay.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29

Rev. Dr. Jcta An5crson jayne o.
Pinxhurr, Pa. 4 expected to reach
The city Friday and Win conduct the
services IN the Church Of Christ NEXT
Sunday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE--BEST CREAM, Acc PER
at: milk, 10 cents per at; also good
schum milk Delivered twice daily.
F.. S. CURTIS. Lee street. Phone 222
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-NICELY FURNISHED
rooms. with all modern convenience
Address % Hope street or call DIR
T. II. MASSEY, Phoebus. Va. 3.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-08-27

AS would naturally be expect ed the drought has produced a great feeling of uneasiness and consequently many dissatisfied minds. Some have already be- gun to sell out and others are talking of it. People had just as we'll take the situation philo- sophically. There is no use to run from a drought. No place is immune while there thous. ands of places naturally adapt ed to them than this. The oldest inhabitant can tell you of but one or two parallel cases with this one. Make the best of it. We will all live through and may be the lesson we have learn ed from the present drought will be worth all the cost. At any rate there is nothing gained by sitting down and talking calami- ty.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-08-27
Center Point Points

Corn cutting is the order of this community.
 Boy No. 2 arrived at Luster Aliens Monday morning.
 Mrs. Dovie Porter has been quite sick but is reported better.
 w. B. Allen wife and son Jim arrived here from Crane, Mo-, Sunday.
 Ed Erwin has purchased the J. D. Epley farm which joined his farm on the west.
 Some of the boys of this vicini- ty practice music at the neigh bor houses every few nights.
 Seph Epley had a little run away Monday night as he came home from Markley. No serious damage was done.
 The drought continues. Toma- to crops are cut very short; some fields won't more than make enough to pay for the seed it took to plant them.
 Mrs. Laura Leathers returned to Tahlequah, Okla, last week in response to g telegram an- nouncing the death of Clell Hargess, the little son of John Hargess.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-08-27
Wind-Up of Court Docket.
STATE CASES

Emil Ross, murder second degree, jury trial, verdict not guilty.
 Dolph Ross and Gus Woods, murder second degree, nol pros.
 Walter Stamps, seduction, plea of guilty, sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
 Dock Wood, disturbing the peace, nol pros.
 Will Wood, disturbing the peace, nol pros.
 Fred Calico, disturbing the peace. mol pros.
 Ira Turner and Loss Wood, disturbing the peace, nol pros.
 J. s. Fancher, gaming, mol pros.
 Frank Rawlins. gaming, nol
 John Sisco and J. P. Smith, assault with deadly things, con- tinued.
 Grand jury returned 38 true bills of indictment.
 Carroll County Milling Co.svs T. s. Phillips, continued.
 c. A, Stillions, ct. al., petition to condemn land of Louie Haneke, ct. al., jury trial, verdict of $500 against the county for damage to the land.
 Carroll County vs Carroll County Bank, judgment for S169. 40 against defendant. Ap- pealed to the supreme court.
 J. P. Fancher, vs Edgar Cole, suit on contract, jury trial, yer dict against defendant for $12.5O.
 Dittman Shoe Co.,, vs Nunnally & Co.,, continued.
 Gertrude Taylor.Zwimeller vs V. A. Taylor, habeas corpas, child left with defendant.
 Jack Lewis vs M. G. Campbell, damage, service quashed and suit dismissed.
 Carroll Co. Bank vs O. Riley ct. al.. suit on note, jury trial, hung jury, case contin ued.
 Chas. M. Weir vs M. 6 N. A. Ry., and Allegheny construc- ton Co.,, damage; dismissed as to M. s N. A. By. Jury trial, verdict 5000 damage; appealed to supreme court.
 Murrill Nursery Co.,, vs J. R. Johnson, ct. al., continued.
 Sam T. & J. c. Wood, ex- ecutors vs c. E. Bobo ct. al., continued.
 c. I. Forsyth, application for admission to bar, continued.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-08-27
Yocum Items.

Miss Mae O'Neal is on the sick list.
 Cutting corn is furnishing en- ployment for most of the farmers this week.
 Yocum was quite we'll repre-. scented at the baptizing on Spring creek Sunday.
 Mrs. Ila Owens-Catlett of Springfield, Mo-, is a guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Owens.
 Ansy Sherrell and Granville Phillips rigged up bright and early Sunday morning and started to see their best girls who reside in the vicinity of Urban cite. After driving quite dis. tance they suddenly regained consciousness and found their buggy was inclined to move backward instead of forward. Becoming much alarmed they at once began an investigation which resulted in finding the front wheels of the buggy on be- hind and an oil jug in the buggy. They returned much pleased with their visit but wondering what little rascal played such a joke on them.