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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
LEOPOLD WORSE.

BRUSSELS. Dec. 15-The condi-
ton of King Leopold took turn for
the worse this afternoon.
This evening King Leopold exper-
fenced return of the old internal
complication. He appeared in no i'm /.
mediate danger of death.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
NAMES SENT
BY Senators Elkins and Scott
to the President to
Nominate.

Senators Elkins and Scott have
recommended for appointment and
sent the following to the White
House:
Roy c. Waugh, of upshur county,
to be district attorney for the north
ern district.
James E. Doyle, of Marshall coun-
ty, to be United States marshal for
the northern district.
Frank Tyree, of cabell county. to
DE United States marshal for the
southern district.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
new COMPANY
Acquires One TIL 0 u s.a n d
Acres of Coal Land in
Marion County.

J FAlR'MoNT. Dec. 15.-The Farm
ington Coal & Coke Company, just or
aanized, has taken over property along
Plum Run near Huntington, aggregate
ing 1000 acres, and has obtained
rights of way for two miles to ting Bal
timore & Ohio railroad tracks FOR new
sidings. The company is capitalized
at 100000 and the stockholders are
Tusca Morris. Fairmont: p. B. Por-
ter. Cleveland. o.; f. L. Denny. l.. NJ.
waddell and w. p. Ely, of waynes-
burg. Pa,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
FUNERAL OF &. W. DElsoN.

Many sorrowing friends attended
the funeral Wednesday afternoon of
George W. ~Deison. tthe veteran hotel
proprietor who died Monday night
after a long Illness. Services were
held at his late home on West Main
street with the Rev. b. d. STEELE,
pastor of the First Baptist church, in
charge and the burial took place at
the Odd Fellows, cemetery.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
In Favor of Madriz but Latter
is Not Acceptable to
the People.
PRAIRIE is READY
To Make Another Attempt
to Go 10 Colon,
Panama.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec Is
Yesterdays dispatches containing an
account of an anti-zelayan demonstra-
ton in Managua were confirmed by
kilograms received today at the state
Department from Vice Consul CAL
dera.
One dispatch says Zelaya has pub
lished statement promising to resign
the presidency in favor of Madriz.
who. as zelaya's candidate is not the
choice Of the people there.
Caldera in speaking of the dar1on-
stratlon says: Large crowds sur
rounded the American legation cheer
ing the government and the people
of the United states.
1t is known the Madriz faction Is,
not satisfactory to the government of
the United states, and his installation
into Office would complicate the stu
alton in regard 70 that country
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. IS
Laden with rapid firing field pieces
"Hu oVV,uVV EuuuuS Oh dmHluultlu'l,
the auxiliary cruiser, Prairie, today
is prepared to make second at
tempt to convoy two battallons OF
marines to Colon, Panama. The yes
sci is expected to weigh anchor this
afternoon.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 155.-
Secretary Of State Knox today re-
quested the Senate committee on for
eign relations to postpone the sug-
gested investigation of the Nicaragua
situation until such time as things
shall have eventuated so as to enable
him to give thecommittee clear I'M
Outstanding OF Central American af-
fa.rs.
coRINTo. Nicaragua. Dec. 10
There were scenes of wild disorder in
Managua again last night.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
JEALOUS MAN KILLS.

NEW YORK. Dec. l5-Herman
Klatzke, restaurant proprietor, shot
and fatally wounded Max Goldberg, a
theatrical man, and seriously wound
ed Lizzie Shapiro, vaudeville act
ress. on Forsythe street this morning
Jealousy was the cause.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
ARREST FUGITIVE SHERIFF.

WILLIAMSON, Dec. After a
chase of nearly hundred miles
Wade Mencey, known as THE sher-
iff OF He'll who two weeks ago fred
avolley at gang of Italians. wound
ing five of them and then wounded
two deputy sherinsAin running
fight, mas been arrested. He was
held to the grand jury without bail.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
NAMES mlnNER.

PARKERsBURG. Dec. Sc. l..
Hibner, Of I.essage, this state. has
BEEN named by internal Revenue Col
leotor George Work. as deputy reye-
rue collector. succeeding y. G. Dun
'4e Hibner is assigned to the Sixth
dNision with hendauarters at charIes-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
VETERAN DIES.

WILLIAMSON, Dec. 15-John D.
Peters, Y, Civil war veteran, who
fought under Grant in Virginia, is
dead at his home of Bright,s disease.
He was one of the' leading attorneys
of the state prior to retiring.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
OFFICE is MOVED.

Sergeant w. /. Yatman, local ma
rlne recruiting officer. has moved his
office from the sixth floor of the En-
plre building to the second floor OF
the same building. He is room eos
The marine service Offers many adj
vantages to young men and Sergeant
Yatman is ever ad to give full in
formation regarding the same.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
GENERAL WOOD
S Announced to Succeed
General Bell Upon Lat
ter's Retirement.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. To-
Major General Leonard Wood will
become chief of the staff of the army
at the expiration of the term of Gen
eral Bell next spring. This an
nouncement was made by Secretary
Dickinson.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
LOTS OF PEACHES.

KEYsER, Dec. 15-There we're
shipped from Keyser during the last
season 10000 baskets of peaches,
$4,000 baskets going by express.
Many of the peaches went to Rich
mond, Va, the first from this section
to find a market there.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
FRANCHISE GRANTED.

'MoRGANTowN, Dec. 15.-The
final draft of the franchise that the
county court is willing to grant to the
Buckhannon & Northern Railroad
Company has been prepared and a
copy has been sent to officials of the
company. BY terms of the franchise
TIE company must complete It's road
an l haze it in operation within three
yea 8,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
REWARD oFFERED.

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 15-Gov-
ernor Wilson today offered reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction
or the kidnappers of Alma Keltner,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
GIVES PEACE BOND.

Bond Of 500 to keep the peace for
six months Was FURNISHED by Frank
Calvert. OF Monticello avenue. Ned
nesday in Justice Gordon's court at
The conclusion Of his hearing on the
charge Of threatening to harm his
wife, and he was released from custo-
d..
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
EEL AVA STATES
He WILL RESIGN
AN INCREASE
In the City School Enroll.
ment Over Last Year
Shown.

Superintendent F. L. Bnrdette of
the city schools has issued state
ment showing the school enrolment
here the third month of the session
this year. 1t shows an increase of
It's over the same month last year.
The third months enrolment this
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
STRIKES GAssER. va

GRAFTON, Dec. 15-The Home
Gas and OIL Company struck a giant
gasser at depth OF 900 feet on the
Tucker farm. Evidence of oil has
also been discovered and number
of wells will be drilled at once.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
MoNKREruRNs mo- scHooL.

MoRGANTowN, Dec. l5-Ru-
doiph Monk. of connellsyllle, stn-
dent of the West Virginia University.
who was seriously injured in a foot
ball game here Thanksgiving Day,
has returned to school. He has COM
pletely recovered from his injuries.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
TAFT HOME.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec, 15.-
President Taft. returning from two
days visit to New York and New
Haven. arrived in Washington this
morning.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
BILL PASSES HOUSE.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. 15.
The Erch bill recurring railroad COM
panies to report all accidents to the
Interstate Commerce Commission
passed the House today.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
Ex-ooNGREssMAN DEAD.

WASHINGTON. D. G., Dec. Is
Former Congressman Phillip b.
Thompson. Jr., OF Kentucky. died
here today.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
BOATS conLIDE.

NORFOLK. va.,Dec. ia collis-
ion between the battleships Georgia
and Nebraska. off virgi, ia Cape
Thursday, was inconseauentlal.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
Police STILL IN DARK.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Dec. 15-The
police still confess themselves in the
dark as to the whereabout of Alma
Keltner.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
JAMES L. DAVENPORT, NEW COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS

Mr. Davenport held the position of first
with
alive BE has announced
that apered
This with
their Claims held
the His reforms will pension
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
Southern Railway Coaches
Leave Rails and Go Over
Embanknent.
WRECK IN IOWA, TOO
In Southern Accident Ten
Are Killed and Many
Are Injured.

REIDsyILLE. N. c.. Dec. 15-Be-
fore most of the passengers in the
two sleeping cars were awakened
and while the occupants Of two pas
senger coaches we're Just beginning
to stir after the nights ride. four
rear cars of train No. IL on the
Southern railway dashed down a
tifty-foot embankment from Reedy
ford trestle near here. killing ten
men and injuring thirty other pas
sengers.
The cars that left the track land
cd In a small creek beneath the
trestle.
Widest scenes of panic prevailed
as the sleeping passenger attempted
to ecape from the cars.
Among the dead are A. P. Cone,
superintendent of the Richmond d.
vision of the Southern Railway, and
c. H. White, travelling auditor for the
Southern Railway.
The injured passengers and train
men were taken to Greensboro.
George Gould, New York million
ARE. and son, were passengers in one
of the sleeping cars bound from Nor
folk to Thomasville, n. c. They
were slightly injured.
The wrecked train operated locally
between Richmond and Atlanta, Ga.
The engine and mail and three bag
gage cars had passed over the trestle
in safety, when two coaches and two
sleepers we're derailed from some de-
feet not yet ascertained
+ OMAHA. Neb.. Dec. 15.-Train No.
!, westbound on the Chicago, Milwau-
kce & st. Paul railroad waz derailcd
near Bayard, iowa, this morning, the
entire train leaving the track. A
dozen passengers We're injured. but
none seriously. a broken wheel caused
the wreck.
GREENSBORO, n. C.. Dec. 10
AT o'clock this afternoon the re-
port reached here sixteen people
were killed in the wreck on the South
ern railway. Ten bodies had been re-
covered from the wreck at noon.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16
CHICAGO GRAIN NrARKET.

CHICAGO, Dec. Wheat 1,12
~, corn 9 ] 81. oats ls us.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-16

coRINTo. Nicaragua. Dec To-
There were scenes of wild disorder in
Managua again last night
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-08

Pt. Smith & Weatern.

nt. Louis, q Reno & Western.
West Bound.
nc, is. Lv. ........ 4.0b y n
Nc ~ Il. te1. Sunday $40 q. d.
last Bound
No. ~. Az. . g.46a IA
No. 10 Ar. tvx auadayi 500 b. M
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Sealed pfnposels sor lhc c0n6t9a
llcn of til0.gee apil'llng ipf no
suaIhweslarn tnfmal Achnel.
|ealAarort Oklahoma WIN Ae
celaed uaill twc a'cicca n, ir.. Ta1ge
day NaIch 20 1905. lhe board sespggp,
lag i.o rlgft 10 feiso1 AMY aEa Nlf
Lida
fail VrcpussIi musi 10 Hset ~ .s
oiaee ol State aupefntendnni Is
cameron q 3nlhia Oklahonns wiiif
John " piiiet Secretary noafe
Regents
TIRES ata e Sic at nepyq NlIlrt
l0HM W MIrC1
Secretary noAn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-08

Fur 'stli6 ~or aalN Gus, oulsIGe
city. 5 roolr house ar1 three Aares.
GAli ai ~ East las.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-08
HOUSE BILL NO. 527
BY snERMAM
1nttcd An Ae esalans d-c aumser four
n aaor County q oaahoms, and declaring an emergency

9ntuea All Ac esaans bond saue o. four
Major County onshoms, and declaring ar emergency
b fs1gs'ea bg sle People of ghs sdte Of okiqhomd
SECTION THAT the Reundlng issued bs school District
nmoe Four Major County oklahoma consisting
bonds sepemoer tweny years after
amounting the hrtyaree hundred nnetynIne
anapnine onohundedla follows; Number one
three four Eve bonds IN the sum Of ave
hundred dollars the Of three
hundred nncynne nnenne onehundedhs dollars Are har
esaza end o State Auditor hereby authorised sna directed
register said bonds treasurer school
district number district shan furnish the
said State Auditor transcript Indebtedness sought 10 be re-
funded subscribed BY scretsry and director
pf sasd district
sEcTIoN2 chat a treasurer Of school district number onr
Maior County % sne selo o Oklahoma hereby empoworc SET
ha said bonds described section hereof without delay
aehost bidder apply The sale to rasmea
81 ho heh e benap weresaAedA prpyea how
hva haA san @nA h&nh 70 Jed lot e aar be
aa. sa6 asoc district advertise
aala b0nds published
circulation aala period not
meyasd her that one of said ppbi
@atlous shall he IN the Sunday edition said paper
SECTION That this aei wl BE saecs and
saey It's pasaaEs ana sppovai
SECTION hereby declared ~ easou where
q ssassa ne Of Tue public safety
theI hN ais ace ana passage AM approval
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AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. S70.
SaHH cqlpsI7rsE srHQqF kAYb II.

An.Ae sr c aae Of t northeast ac q section hir-six
If township twepy4hrsc north gquge wcnt-onc west OF
tcs, providing io hg plating uIo blocks and sale to t
highest hdqee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-08
: . ssaelfd 1y " fe7M u ~ siaeo q oEIaRomai

gs Il Exasitd BY ne fcch " tA sic1 Of Oklahoma.
SECTION Il Tbs Commissioner Of the Land Office shall
se convey and DISPOSE o6 all the northeast quarter Of
hry-six (3o) M township wenn-imee a3) north Of range
wenty-onc Of tbs Indian Meridian il Woodward County,
State Of Oklahoma.
SECTION q Che said commissioner shall causg said land
be surveyed and plated as follows, o-wt
The following described portion thereof sla br surycyri
and plated as constitute block beginning at point
hiy-trc 1882 feet south Of the northwest Of the said
shove described quarter section thence south along the line
of said quarles secc sis hundred eighty oSo to point
thence and parallel with the north line Of said quarter
on six hundred eighty f6So) teef point thence north and
garac with lh line Of said quarter section six hundred
eighty (6so) feet point tdrg-thee 33) feet south Of the
north line Of said quar section thence westerly and line
parallel with the oh line Of said quarter section six hundred
eighty (68o) feet th place Of beginning The remainder Of
said quarter section shall b. surveyed and plated into blocks and
streets Said bocks 50 conform size the plated blocks 81
She pcscnt city Of Woodward the north and Of said land
The streets in said quarter section shall be surveyed and plated
that they shall run north and south and and and shall
e OF the width and shall be extended on the lines Of the
established streets os The city If Woodward
SECTION x Said OIoskt ana the Improvements thereon
SHALL be appraised and the blocks shall be sold at public auction
and the lessee shall haya The preference right buy said blocks
tracts any Of them, the hghc and best bid Al pur
shaser shall Immediately pay the commissioners Of the land
shall be paid in annual payments interest
Syc per ecntum per aunur payable annually Provided the
purchaser shall have the privilege Of paying any and all deferred
payments with all accrued interest thereon any after two
years from date Of purchase Failure make payment for six
months after any payment and interest thereon shall
nave become due and payable provided this section shall
forfeit the school und Of the State such blocks
Or tracts together with all apprcnances ercno belonging ana
al payments thereon made Nnd such block or tract so forfeited
shall be rcsold together with improvements thereon at public
auction on such terms hererbcfofo provided
In the lessee shall purchase said blocks OF tracts OF
any Of them then the purchaser thereof shall deposit and mc
daey pay to the commissioners Of the land office the appraised
value Of the improvements said blocks or tracts or any Of
hcm which said payment shall be disposed Of by the commits
oncrs Of The land Office 70 c beaedt o c lessee as BY law
provided
SECTION The proceeds 81 the sale said land shall
become part Of the permanent school fund provided BY law
SECTION S All acts and parts of acts ~ conflict herewith
afc hereby repealed
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pralrle Gay, per ton a.. ga.o9m8.0Q
Altnlfa any, peg ton, 6aled. .glgu0
Prairie nay, per ton Daasn .00Me.6 90
Tran, per 100 lbsa .......4..8t.at
yellow corn. pcg aushc9......... zoe
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FOR 6ALE--sc dls'glcl wagast
books Al Leader otllcI
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-08
.LlGAN GlUNTY MAREETS
Mlaea.

GreeR salt c0rcd, No. l...........te
9reen, NO. .,.+.s. t,.,.sss.....t,ee ee
Bull and stas. oa3 ee8s leDo.
Glue, half prize
Dry. .4. BGt8n
Hcepes hides 2JCgg 81. .ee
HV n FL Wallfnaa
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Model RoIIer MIIIa
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4hc carpenters wlll hold an opna
meeilug 10 Odd Folosfs Eal oornel
ot HARRISON and aroad street oa Wnf.
realaY eYening, MRrch iath "a ag ".
AZ. gartenipra end Contractors are att
dlsglg inylle 20 alien1 lhls -ee.irs
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First published iu Daiw erde1
Narch ; 1903.
NOTICE

Pursuant 70 Is resolution daly ai0p.
cd by the ls1erd oi Directors 81 lat
Hotel lone cumpanl corporation.
organized Enl existing under the iaWg
oi Oklahoma, uoiice Is hereby silver
that tho enunal meellag ~ NE stock
holders OF said c0rpotallou. win ue
held az the pprl3fs Of the Hotel lone
Ia tho City Of Guthrie. State N on
ahnmu, on Friday the adlh daS ns
Mafff. A. ID. 1905 81 tie Auug 3.
2 o'clock 2, n. Tor the purpose OF
eleeling directors for tho ensuing
year and ifaasac,lag ans end nll hus
lacss Which may legally rnme 5elofe
suea mFctnE
70HN DEAN,
HeoFelasy
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AoENTN WANTMn.

WIZ Paw sa9 q aUNth salary and 5ur
n'sb Hs nn6 all cspanses 8a intro
luee poultry an8 stock p0wdera aaR
pan; slefdy work llgiar no.. Y S9G,
sprlngaeld slllnala
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WANTED A salesman Got lhe Staple
Dry Goods Dept. aud % be useful
gcneFally The r. c. Lulz Dry Goodf
Company
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-04
Hot Springs, Ark,

S no competition against Lippman's
Great Remedy for the cure of Rheu-
matism.
James Newton, Aberdeen, Ohio
saws P,P.P. did him more good
than three months treatment at Hot
Springs, Ark,
w. T. Timmons, of Waxahatchie
Tex, says his rheumatism was SC
bad that he was confined to his bed
for months. Physicians advised Hot
Springs, Ark, and Mineral Wells
Texas, at which place he spent seven
weeks in vain, with knees so badly
swollen that bis tortures were beyond
endurance. P. P. P. made the cure
and proved itself as in thousands OF
other cases, the best blood purifier II
the world, and superior to all SarSa
parillas and the so-called Rheumatic
Springs.
Sold by W L Wallace.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-04
The March American Magazine.

In the March american Magaztn'
Samuel Hopkins Adams relates the
adventures of somnambulist. L
is the true story of q man witt
whom Mr. Adams roomed while il
college. 1t is doubtful whether a
more extraordinary case of this kind
was ever recorded.
In the same number Ida N Tar
bell, writing under the title "Where
Every Penny Counts" shows how
the tariff operates to increase the
cost of living. Irving Bachellel
presents a mass of interesting facts
about Commodore Vanderbilt. Ed
win Lefevre writes an imaginary con-
versation about Roosevelt, in which
a railroad magnate, great nerve
specialist, and a fapouS novelist give
their ideas of the man.
George Fitch, the new humorlst,
writes on Taft. William Allen
White continues his series. lhgra,
ham Lowell proceeds with his serial
story. Other story writers are: Mrs
L. H. Harris, James B. Connolly.
Octavia Roberts and James Open
helm.
The Interpreters House" and
"The Pilgrims Scrip" are full Of
good reading.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-03-04
Grand Jury PreSentment.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Williamsburg.
To the Honorable Ernest Gary,
Presiding Judge:
We, the grand jury, beg leave
to make this, our final report:
/. We have examined all bills
presented to us and have re-
turned our findings thereon to
this court.
II. Messrs J W Register, l. {
Montgomery, L D Burgess and j
M Brown we're appointed on a
committee to investigate the
county offices and make their
final report at the next sitting
of this court.
III. Messrs H P Snowden, w
] Marshall and R j Ferdon were
appointed on a committee to
examine the chaingang and re-
port it's condition to this court
at it's next sitting.
". The violation Of the act
passed by the General Assembly
of South Carolina in 1859 pro
viding for the sale of two lots
from the public square in the
town of Kingstree, district OF
Williamsburg,under certain con
ditions, has been brought to ou1
attention and we recommend
that this matter be investigated
by the county authorities ane
that the proper steps be taker
relative thereto.
V. We have examined th'
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county Jail and desire to COM
mend the sheriff and jailor fol
the very neat and cleanly con
dition of the same.
We wish to thank your Homo
for the able aud learned charge
of the law and the intelligent
instructions as to our dut.es,an
desire to express our apprecia-
ton of the kind aid of the solic.
itor in the discharge of our du'
ties.
Respectfully submitted,
wv REGISTER,
Foreman.