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The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13
Murder Was Brutal.

Enticed to lonely spot enclosed in
deep underbrush higher than a mans
head and so thick that il can he
penetrated with difficulty. 100 feet
from a little-used road, Mrs Martha
Galahn, of Detroit. underwent a terri
fic struggle Saturday morning. The
place of death showed positive evil
dences of the intensity of the strug-
gle. The grass and weeds in the lit
tie clearing were trampled into the
ground. The woman's clothing was
twisted and disarrayed Her belong
ings were scattered over the ground,
here her purse, there her umbrella
nose. Here face and head were
bruised, battered and blackened al
most beyond recognition.
Mrs. Galahn was 20 years old and
was the mother OF two children,
George, aged 10, and Leona, years
old
Fred Galahn. as he stood beside
the bruised. blackened corpse of his
wife in the county mOrgue reluctant
ly admitted that her two sisters, Mrs
Anna Szyroysky and Mrs. Lizzie Wan
DIRE, were correct in their identified
ton. He made no concealment of
the jealousy the woman had aroused
in him and, when at last convinced
that she had been killed, said:
Look for Gus Oblaser; he threat
ened me If l didn't let her go back
to him. They used TO be sweet
hearts. It's the children I'm thinking
about. They never can get TO sleep
without her"
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13
MICHIGAN IN BRIEF.

YpsilsEti saloon men will raise a
fund to fight the prosecution program
OF the "drys."
There is a water famine in Mexico
City as result of the earthquake
shocks which injured the mains.
Tearing down a fireplace in the old
postoffice building at Flint workmen
found tombstone dated 1S43, before
the city came into existence.
In spite of threats of mob attack
and race riots, sign reading 1--WE do
not cater to colored trade" still hangs
in the window of Lansing cafe.
There is no hope of the recovery
or Ray Chandler, crushed under d
traction engine where he was work
ing He is unmarried and lives at
Fenton.
Mrs. Ruth Allen, aged IA. Of
Owosso, deserted by her husband
shortly after her marriage, has been
placed in the Dorcas home by order
Of the probate Judge.
Lewis L. Terry, alleged wife-beater,
has been threatened by neighbors un-
I'll he is afraid to stay at home. He
has secured permission TO sleep each
night in the Flint Jail.
The first homegrown peaches OF
the season appeared on the Grand
Rapids market Tuesday. The fruit
was large and juicy and came from
Paris township, Kent county.
Walter Price. Jr., 16, gave up a
job as bellhop in a Bay City hotel to
work in mine with his father, and
on his first day was crushed under d
fall OF slate. He may not recover.
Although bound over to court for
trial, Edward Sloat, the Orion farm
hand arrested for throwing chloro-
form into the face of Miss Georgia
Cody, will probably be sent to an
asylum.
Uncle Sans pocketbook suffered a
big shrinkage because OF the prohibit
ton wave during the fiscal year end
ing June 30 last, during which period
there was a decrease of $5,290,773 in
whisky tax receipts.
Boston and the surrounding district
is threatened with a shortage in the
milk supply, owing to the recent
drought. which has killed the grass
on many pasture lands. and TO the
high cost of grain and other feed.
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

At sunset Monday every dispensary
in South Carolina closed its doors
some of them probably permanently,
the others for a period OF about three
weeks or a month
Albert Morse, of Lansing, has met
his mother, now Mrs. Louis Johnson,
for the first time in "a years. He
was brought up by his father after
his parents had separated, and be-
lieved his mother dead.
Trustees Hudson and Chatters, of
the Michigan Employment Institution
for the Blind are in Lansing. where
they conferred with Gov. Warner on
the problem of securing funds to
maintain the institution.
A. II. Washington. a Chicago attor-
ney who says he is a descendant of a
brother of George Washington, has
been in Kalamazoo several days look.
ing up records In relation TO the fam
fly of Bottsford Washington, who he
says was a relative of the first presi.
dent. He is making an effort, he
says. to secure possession of a large
tract of Ohio land which belonged
to George Washington.
Mrs. Russell Sage is preparing 10
build many cottages near her home at
Cedarhurst, l.. l., TO be let to work
ing people at nominal rents. II is
stated that s12 per month will be the
maximum. Each cottage will contain
modern improvements and will be of
frame and two stories in hight
"If there wore a whipping post in
the state / would certainly sentence
you to sound thrashing, for you
deserve IT," said Justice Hasley, of
Flint. when August Smith was ar
raigned on charge OF beating his
wife and five children. Smith paid a
$40 fine after his wife had pleaded
for HIS release. .a
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13

According to an ancient law in Eng.
1and. "a hyde OF land" included what
could reasonably be cultivated with
one pillow. This applied for scores OF
years, but at the dissolution OF the
religious orders in the reign Of Henry
VIII. the hyde" or cultivated land
Of the abbots of Westminster, all re-
terted TO the possession of the crown.
That marked the gradual decline of
that means Of measuring land, and
Before many years the term fell into
disuse, never 10 be revived.
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13
HER SONS GHOST.
Mrs. Sutton Says Her Boy Was Muir
dered and Not a Suicide.

dered and Not a Suicide.
AS the ghost of his father appeared
to Hamlet on the platform at Elsin-
ore, so Mrs. Rosa Sutton maintains
that the ghost of her dead son, Lieut..
j. n. Sutton, u. S. Marines, whose
death is now the subject of nayal
court inquiry, appeared TO her at
the time his death was announced
and pointed out his murderer.
This, she alleges the spirit declared
TO her, was Lieut.. Adams, one of the
defendants in the case, who was With
Lieut.. Sutton on the fatal night, had
a fistic encounter with the dead Off
Ger and who has already testified
that Lieut.. Sutton committed suicide.
Jimmie Sutton has guided my
hand in every effort ! have made, ="
says Mrs. Sutton. His beseeching
eyes are never turned away from me;
sleeping or waking / see them, and
/ know that. | shall be haunted by
their appeal until l have finished my
fight.
"He was bone OF my bone, flesh OF
my flesh; how could men take his
life without taking part OF mine?
How can they sully his honor and
degrade his name without staining
mine?
II would have fought for my son
living, do you think I am cowardly
enough to fail him when he is dead?
People have said that dead men
tell no tales, but / know better now.
My daughter has told how, while sit
ting in my home, 5000 miles away,
| felt the blow which killed my son,
but she has not told how he came
to me later and said: Mother, / am
not a suicide. My hands are as free
from crime as they were when / was
five years DID,
Then he told me the names of the
men in the fight, and said:
They beat my head and showed
my face down into the dirt; they
jumped on me with their feet; they
kicked and beat me worse than a
dog in the street, mother; but | did
not know | was shot until my soul
passed into eternity"
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13
The Zeram Case.

Added to the disappearance three
or four days ago of Mrs. Rebecca Ze-
ram, wife of Harry Zeram, postmas-
ter at Prescott, Mich, and the later
finding of the woman in Flint where
she is now held awaiting an examin-
alton into her sanity, comes the news
that the husband cannot be located.
The last heard from him was sew
eral days prior TO the departure of
his wife while he was on a fishing
expedition in the northern part of
the state.
The Flint officials have had consid-
cradle trouble with Mrs. Zeram sinCe
her confinement in the county jail in
view of the fact that she tries con-
tinually to tear the clothing from ner
body and breaks everything she can
get within reach Of
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13
rurkey nuIIdIna GOOD Road..

The S0,000,000 people of the Turk
ish empire are still practically with.
out motor cars. The government is
now about to spend several million
dollars O. good roads and between
Damascus and Bagdad motor car
service is likely to be established
soon.
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13
Field for Patent MedieInes.

Brazil is offering an alluring field
to the American makers OF patent
medicines. as against the standard pro-
prietary medicines there exists nc
prejudice on the part OF Brazilian doc.
tors or their patients.
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13
eritlsh Women Inventors.

About 600 paterts are granted each
year to British women upon inven-
tons, ranging from articles distinct.
ly feminine in nature to otors, rail
road cars. flying machines and wire.
less telegraphy.
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13

Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, OF the
house of representatives, stopped of
in Chicago Sunday on his way home
TO Danville, H., and disclaimed any
intention of retiring, as stated in
New York dispatches.
when / get ready to step out of
office / will say So but up to date
/ am making no such announcement"
declared the speaker. Also, when
my constituents get ready to have
me retire they no doubt will say
so. However, they have not given
the word, so far"
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13
TARIFF MEASURE
*
MAKES GUT IN
u
MANY SCHEDULES
Fight for Lower DGties on
Wood Pulp and Print
Paper Is Won.
SLIGHT INCREASE IN RATES ON
HOSIERY.

Metal Schedules Are Lower-Duty on
Rough Lumber Changed from 81
10 SIPS per Thousand Feet--Suoar
and Tobacco Schedules Remain
Substantially as Under the Dinsley
8lll-LittIe Change in Wool Duties.
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13
Little tobacco Used in italy.

The per ca consumption of to-
bacco is L. in Italy than in any
other European country, being a trine
over pound.
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THE MARKETS.

Cattle-Dry-fed steers. $3.50:
steers and heifers, 900 TO 1,2OO lbs
S4.l @5.25; steers and heifers, 500 10
loo lbs, 1915 g 40 grass steers ers and and
that are. fat 800 to 700 lbs, $500 S.!6;
S chSiee FAT sSw E6 sS55@5 good fat
q3 Gamers, S1.75@2; choice heavy
bulls, g.; fair to good bolognas. bulls,
SS.50QS.75; stock bulls sSg325; choice
feeding steers, 500 to 1000 lbs $40
49, fair feeding steers 500 TO 1000
lbs sS.50@S55; choice stockers. 500 TO
to 700 lbs. $3.50; stock heifers. s275
as; mixers, large. young. medium
age, s40@50; common mixers, s20@ So.
Veal calves--Market sttady, last
others. $4@7. Wv
Mich cows and springers-steady.
last weeks prices Best lambs. $3.50
al; fair to good lambs $5.75@625;
light TO common lambs, $4.50@5.25:
yearlings. $4.50@5; fair to good sheep,
$3:5oq4.25; culls and common, S2.25@
HoEs-.Market soc to 75c higher than
Eodd wsst Prifes p Light t
7.75; light workers, $7.50Gs; stays, 1-3
East Buffalo.-Cattle--r'res COWS
and springers sold about the same as
last week; best export steers, $3.50
steers, s5.75G6; best ] 900 TO 1.260-l6
do. $500 5.75; light butcher steers
1925 g4.zS; best 4, fat = cows, s4;5ogs47S;
$50; best fat heifers. s475G525; fair
to good. $4@4.50; common heifers.
ss75g ,Go best fee ddgs steers ;4Sd95
$50; bologna bulls. ss.5O@S.75; best
f fsfsR TO Sccd i2s sfgPrGSsTs
heaTs ss5 ESQ; Sest yOrR sqsa $500 Gs
S ssS Fe sSfs i IIss stea lSdSsS
sheep and Lambs-Msrket active:
best "a lambs 6ao6 '7g5Ss few few, at So q
$50; stain culls, sl@4.5O yearilngs.
s5.2s@5.75; wethers, s5Gs.S: ewes,
caives,sstsssdy best. s!!;7g9s; fair
Grain, Etc.
Detroit-wheat--Ca No. rcd.
OF 1c at s1.O5 and advanced TO s1.05M:
!i.oslz, May opened at 'i;OST, tOSche1
white. / car at si.05ik.
corn-cash No 2. f2hc; No. yell
low. l car at &c.
September standard. S7lkc,
Rye--cash No, /. 72c bid: 72A c asked.
Cloverseed--Prime October. SO bags
at $7.35; March. 100 bags ut S745:
prime alsike. sS25: sample alske. 12
bags at $775, at 1925, 10 at $G.75,
at 1926.
Feed-In ioo-lb sacks. jobbing lots:
Bran. $27: coarse middlings f2S: nne
middlings $50; cracked corn. sal;
coarse cornmeal $40; corn and oat
chon S2S ner ton.
Flour--Best Michigan patent. ssos.
ordinary patent. So straight. SIS 80:
clear, Sab; pure rye, $f.25; spring pat
ent. $3.50 per bbl In wood, jobbing lots
The tinkle of $500 American teIc-
phones installed by n Now York COM
pany will be heard in Pckin, China,
within year.
Rather lively gift is In store for
Lloyd Griscom. formerly ambassador
TO Italy, as a token from the King OF
that country. 1t consists OF six young
Wild bears.
Mrs. Maj Van Hiser stepped out OF
her canoe on Coldwatcr lake and her
foot touched a blue racer snake.
Selling a paddle, she killed the rep
tile with q few we'll directed blows.
The snake was five feet two inches
long.
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13

Freight transfer yards in Chicago
for each OF the railroads embraced in
the New York Central system will be
abandoned as such. and a clearing
house for the New York Central lines
will be established across the Indiana
state line at Gibson, a suburb OF Ham
mond
In two elections the voters OF Cal.
houn county turned down the good
roads proposition. Now the voters OF
Eckford township have ordered two
miles OF macadam roads and Marshall
township at meeting Saturday. al.
rected that two miles OF gravel be
laid.
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13

The new battleship South Carolina
will be given her official trip on Au-
gust "a. probably over the usual
course off Rockland, Me.
The Yale expositor., 1909-08-13

Forcign-built yachts are subject TO
an excise tax of seven dollars per
gross ton, which is to be collected an
nually on the first day of September.
In lieu OF the excise tax the owner
of foreign built yacht or pleasure
boat may pay duty of 35 per cent.
ad valorem on his yacht This will
entitle him to American registry. The
excise tax provision was adopted be-
cause of the fact that some question
has been raised about the ability of
the government to enforce collection
of import duties.
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STEPNEY.
NEWS TERSELY TOLD.

Last week Thursday as Mrs Wal lace B. Davis and children and Mrs James Baker of Brooklyn, N. Y, were driving just east of Charles T. Mich ols' place they met an automobile which frightened the horse, causing it to jump to o8e, side. The wagon went up on side hill and threw all the occupants out, quite seriously in- turing Mrs Baker. Mrs Davis also was somewhat bruised. The children escaped uninjured. Mrs Baker, who is at Mrs Davis home is improving slowly. The wagon was somewhat broken. The horse was not hurt and was stopped near D. Davis house.
 Charles Onward, who has been spending a few weeks at Orange, N. Y, with friends, returned home, last Tusday evening.
 D. N. Sharpe and family of Bridge port have been spending a few days here with, MT and Mrs Daniel w. Edwards.
 Mrs James Baker of Brooklyn, N. r., is spending few weeks in town, the blest of MT and Mrs Wallace B. Davis.
 Miss Jessie French is spending a week in Bethel with her uncle, Ho- bart French.
 George s. Coley celebrated his 73d birthday anniversary very pleasantly at his home on Friday, August 6. Mrs James Marshall of Fall River, Mass, and MT and Mrs P. E. Abbott were present to enjoy the day with him. At noon a fine dinner was served. MT Coley received some very valuable and useful presents and the day will long be remembered with pleasure by all.
 MT and Mrs P. B. Abbot, who have been spending several months at Mir and Mrs George s. Coley's, have gone to Fall River, Mass., with Mrs James Marshall, who returned home with them after several days stay here with her family, Mir and Mrs Ccley.
 w. Homer Hubbell of Newtown is having his monument and mark CTS on his cemetery lot here nicely cleaned. He is also to have the
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New Milford.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

fMerWin w. Johnson of Monroe ac- companied his brother, Seymour J. Johnson, in his Stanley car on Aug ust and to Newton, Mass, to the factory, where the auto was over hauled and put in first class shape. The factory with its whirr Of ma chinery and its many busy hands was very interesting as we'll as in- st1uctive. They said they were turn ing out three new machines a day.
 beside keeping a force of 10 men busy repairing old cars that are con- tinually being run in there from far and near. Pleasant trips were made by trolley to Boston while waiting for the car to be fixed. The trip out was made through Litchfeld, New Britain, Hartford, Springfield, Wor- cester, etc., to Newton, which is about seven miles out of Boston. Mrs Seymour J. Johnson went to Newton
 on the 18th, by train, to accompany her husband home in the auto. The
 run home was made through Proyi-
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spending a few days

spending a few days in Stony Brook, Long Island.
 Meredith Booth of Brooklyn is a guest of his aunt, Miss Sophia Booth.
 Mrs Leslie Washburnf and daugh- ter, Lillian, of Brooklyn has been the guest of Mrs L. V. Slade.
 Miss Carolyn Osborn has returned from a two weeks stay at the Gen. eral conference, held in Northfleld, Mass. While there she attended the class day exercises at Mount Harmon
 MT and Mrs Kennedy of Bridge pora nave been the guests of Mrs Lemuel Osborne.
 Misses Carrie and Grace Osborne left, Thursday, for weeks stay at Fort Trumbull Beach with MT and Mrs Walter Peck of Bridgeport.
 William Walsh, Mrs Georgfanna Walsh, MT and Mrs drying Walsh, May, Leo and Marjorie Walsh, all of Bridgeport, and Miss Grace Frye of Brooklyn, N. Y, were all guests over Sunday of MT and Mrs E. F. Lyons.
 MT and Mrs Charles Banks and laughter. Ruby, have returned to. their home in Bridgeport after a weeks stay here with MT and Mrs c. H. Powell.
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head stones on the graves of his parents, MT and Mrs William Hub bell, his grandparents, MT and Mrs Jeremiah Hubbell, his uncle, Philo Hubbell, his grandmother, Mrs Win ton and his uncle, Hobart Winton, all nicely cleaned. George H. Lyon has the contract for doing the work.
 Richard J. Blakeman has been spending few days in Roxbury with friends.
 M. B. Hawley and family are at Pine Grove in Canaan for a three weeks stay.
 Dr Robert Fairchild is a guest, this week, of his brother, A. w. Fairchild. .--.
 N. B. Hinman has been suffering with rheumatism and confined to his house. Dr Hill is attending him.
 If you want something in a coffee that is A No. 1 and beats any, thing you ever used, call and get a pound of Gold Star brand and you will want more.-[Penield & Craig, at the Depot.
 L. Goulett of Stevenson was at the depot, last Wednesday, looking after the work of taking down the Curtis mill and store building, which he purchased.
 Miss Mabel Hayes has returned home after a few days stay in Eas- ton, where she was the guest of MT and Mrs J. Arthur Sherwood.
 R. B. Davis of Hartford has the contract for building the section of the state road between John w. Eastwood's and the Point House and was in town, Wednesday, looking over the ground and expects to begin work here in few days.
 Rev Alfred Boutwell, and wife are
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Washington.
THE COMING CONCERTS.

The two concerts under the direction of Arthur D. Woodruff, the talented conduc- tor, are to take place on August 27 in Washington and on August 28. The re- hearsals are already in progress and at the last rehearsal in question about 75 were present. The concert this year is to have program of miscellaneous char acter. Among the numbers they will sing are: Hear my Prayer" by Mendlessohn, Handel's Largo" "Inflammatus," Ros- sini's "Stabat Mater" The women's chorus will sing waltz song and The Angelus" by J. H. Brewer, which has bells all drought. There will be a selection by the male chorus with soprano solo. Miss Caroline Hudson, who so delighted her audience, last year. is to be the soprano soloist this year. The celebrated Dan- reuther orchestra will play this year. The rehearsals are held Tuesday and Thurs day afternoons in Washington, and We'd nesday afternoon and evening in Litch- field.
 Try Horton's prime quality ice cream at Belfonti's. *
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To large factory consignment of the most dependable clothing which we desire to turn into cash at once have added our own immense lines of men and boys apparel and divided them into sections, priced as follows:
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dence, R. l., with side trip to Narragansett Pier and East Green wich, R. l., then across country to Hartford, New Britain, Litchfield, to new Milford. The roads from New Britain out through hartford Spring field and Worcester to Boston were fine and suitable for automobile rid ing for pleasure.
 The Farmers Trading Co. will con- tinue the special sale of National Biscuit Co.'s package goods, 3 for 25c and 6 for 25c for another week.
 The Bee representative was very plea- sanity entertained at dinner. last Tues day, when in this place, at the home of MT and Mrs A. E. Knowles. &
 Miss Mabel Anderson has returned from a few days stay in Hawleyville, where she was lthe guest of MT and Mrs Charles Jackson. ,..
 MT and Mrs A. E. Knowles and son at- tended the annual clam bake of the Havi- land Hollow Glee club at Haviland Hollow, last week Wednesday, and had a very en- joyable day.
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S0uthburv.
A CORRECTION.


 The Bee regrets that an item in this paper caused the members of the Southbury camp, No 62, Wocd- men of the World, any uneasiness, as we have no desire to do them an injustice. The Woodmen of the Wond is one of the strong, fraternal societies in the United States, and we are informed that the South bury camp has doubled in member ship since it's installation six months ago, which is certainly a fine show ing. The meetings are held regular ly and the camp is prospering.
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Try Horton's prime quality ice cream at Belfonti's. *
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The NeWtoWn Bee. Newtown, Friday, August 20, 1909.
Brookfield.
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS.

RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
 The work of building the new road on the east side of the rack op. posite F. E. Crosby's place is being pushed right along by the contract ors, Blakesley & Son of New Haven, and when the work is dono 1t will do away with the two crossings and the road on the west side of the track near MT Crosby's, and the new road will make a fine straight road, which will be a great improvement on the old one.
 Mir and Mrs J. W. Sagendorf, Percy B. Hawley, David Morehouse, Mrs Clinton Jones, Mir and Mrs F. P. Elsenboss and MT and Mrs |. II. Elsenboss attended the annual clam bake at Haviland Hollow, given by the club of that place, last week Wednesday. .#F MT and Mrs Charles Jackson of Hawleyville were guests, Sunday, of Mrs Jackson's parents, MT and Mrs F. E. Crosby.
 MT and Mrs Charles Nailor, ST., Mrs Mrs Charles Nailor, Jr., and daughter, Evelyn, and Mrs James Newell, all of Bridgeport, were re- cent guests of MT and Mrs F. B. Crosby.
 Patrick Hawley of New Britian bas been spending several days here, the guest of MT and Mrs Daniel Mur- phy. .....
 Miss Mabel Anderson is the guest, this week, of her grandparents, MT and Mrs F. E. Crosby.
 MT and Mrs Henry L. Foote, w. w. Foote and MT and Mrs Frederick s. Frisbie attended the Housatonic Valley Pomona Grange field day at Kent, last week Wednesday, and report royal good time.
 Mrs Lucy A, Dibble and daughter, Belle, of Bridgeport, MT and Mrs F. | s. Frisbie and MT and Mrs Lyman P. Frisbie were all guests, last Wednesday, of MT and Mrs Henry L.. Foote.
 Master Kenneth Blackman is luite ill at the home of his grand MT and Mrs Philo B. 8lackman. Dr c. A. Ryder is at- ending the young man.
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BEDDING.
SALAD SUPPER AND SALE.

SALAD SUPPER AND SALE.
 The salad supper and sale of fancy work and cake, which was mentioned in another column for Saturday, August 2S, has been changed from that date to Friday, August 27, at 5 o'clock. A literary and musical pro- gram will follow the supper.
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Ladies' Shampooing,

Scalp Treatments, Face Massaging and Man touring. Will call at residence by app oint ment only.