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LECTURED ON
 BAKING AND FRYING

Miss Lida Ames Willis, who is lec- turing at the Y. M. C. A., under the x. K. Fairbanks Company, for the celebrated Cottolene,> delighted T large number of ladies yesterday af- ternoon, at the daily lecture hour with a very instructive lesson on frying and baking. By special re- quest Miss Willis baked a fish, and after the preparation and the bak- ing process had been gone through the "finny fellow" was very delicious. The number of ladies who attended yesterday was the largest crowd that has yet greeted Miss Willis. About one hundred ladies were present This afternoon will be her last lec- ture in this city. and an elaborate program has been prepared for the occasion.
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Polly of the Circus
 A Beautiful Story


 Few ministers in the gospel can preach a stronger sermon on Christ ianity' than that beautiful moral les son, Polly of the Circus which at tracted large crowd of theater go- CTS to the Elks Theater last night and which is one of the tenderest and most touching things ill the way of q play ever offered in a theater here. Frederic Thompson, the man who owns Luna Park in New York and the man who produced such pronoun- ced successes as "Brewster's Mill lions and who designed the Hippo drome, is due the thanks of the American public for the beautiful theatrical sermon It is indeed q beautiful idyl, full of humanity. bare
 back riders, acrobats, ringmasters, three shetland ponies, stubborn but amusing donkey and a trained horse thrown in. There is great para graph in the discipline of great church which puts the circus under the ban, along with other objection able amusements. but the liberal ele- ments of the denomination, who strove to have the paragraph eXpung- ed, would have secured decisive victory had they invited their oppon- ents to witness the impressive story of true Christianity last night.
 The play was written by Malgarst
 Mayo. MT. Thompson has outdOnc all previous efforts in giving this play a novel lnvesture to the stage story of
 childish circus rider, who meets with an accident and is taken to the home of a young minister for treat ment She falls in love with him, as he gradually imprcsses her with the beautiful Christian life and 'polishes the human diamond in the ron s2.
 She finally marries him. after self sacrificed attempt to save him from dismissal by his congregation, who bring forth gossip which there is no foundation. Miss Fay Wallace, an eX- ceedingly clever little woman with a bright future appears in the title role and surprised her hearers last night with her delightful efforts. She
 was practically unknown here. The entire company is we'll selected Ed ward Saxon, as Uncle Tobey', who by the way is a schoolmate of Attor
 ney w. B. Alexander and other Cen tral University boys of this city, dis played fine dramatic ability in the | first and only act in which he ap- pears. The play is one that should | live long, for it has tendency to make the world better. It teaches a beautiful lesson of kindness, if noth- ing else.
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from t'e l.st .o ro.g@es m. aase h1cn Qujro au r>l,n=tN7 concern THe
 liabilities amount to about S-o.oan
 with assets of &l9.Esa.# la NairH ars
 included $f.00o in accounts aD raef- face valup Wolf Nlhuls has crodI
 tors all over thc nited States. hu
 the majorit, are in St Louis. New
 York and Memphis The bankrupt lists secured creditors ro the amaunf of $l,l00, and unsecured creditors n Sl5,S0o Among the assets are to he found d stock of merchandise valued al S%,5e0. the $60U0 in accounts. IL shares of capital stock ill the Ada IL Sweet Millinery Co.,. which are valued at $2,91;, and fixtures of $2,00e
 Nichols includes red estate worth S2.500, brt claims it as his homestead and picks cut $iS2 worth of stock from the store as his exemptions. The matter WAS referred to Referee C C Waters in thc afternoon and he ap- pointed W. C. Hudson. cashier of | Pine Bluff bank. as the receiver The receiver will give q bond on $l0,o00.
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ceived the indorsemont as postmaster at BateSyille Fred Johnson was put in the opposition class for the Hot Springs postofiice, but the opposition did not materialize and the committee unanimously declared for him. w. L.. Jeffreys was the man chosen for Clar- endOn. The Pine Bluff and Gentry appointments were referred to the executive committee which will later hold a meeting and announce the re suit of the contests there The com mlttee then adjourned for supper to take up some of the lesser contests s.t night. Postmaster Furth was opposed for the Pine Bluff appointment by Dr.
 R. C. Thompson, chairman of the Jef= ferson County Committee, which in- dorsed him. After the meeting Dr. Thompson met Postmaster Furth and extended his congratulations to him. saying that the referring of the con test to the executive committee meant four years more of Postmaster Furth. Many members of the committee al so stated the executive committee
 Wo@'A probably declare for Furth, who is favored by the business men of Pine Bluff. Outside of pastohice matters the only place where there was any opposition was for Receiver of the United States Land office here. John E, Bush, the negro who has held this office for a number of years. was opposed Up to the time of the ballot was to be taken. late i'll the afternoon, by J. N. Donohoo, a Helena negro. Donohoo withdrew at the last and Bash was unanimously indorsed.
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". [. HUDSON IS
 THE RECEIVER Named by Referee c. c. Wat CTS to Take Charge of Wolf Nichols Stock
MADE AN ASSIGNMENT T
Ada II. Sweet MiiIiner, tompan, tl. >o Forced into Bankruptcy.
 Friday.

The Wolf Nichols Drs Goods Com pany, q large dry goods concern of this city, filed a voluntarily petition in bankruptcy yesterday morning in the federal court at Little Rock. The petition sets out tine amount and mum ber of assets as $2f,l25. This in cludes the exemptions aud all, and al- ter the exemption are deductrd the total amount of the assetsk will not exceed $20,Qon The liabilities exceed $35,500
 The liabilities are mostly for amounts due on merchandise 10 vari- ous concerns in St Louis, NeW York. Little Rock, Memphis and other wholesale centers. There are one or two Pine Blun banks named in the list of creditors.
 January IS was set as a day for the hearing and for the first meeting of tae creditors. This concern did aH extensive business at Pine Bluff and had been in business here for nine teen years. It did a retail business and enjoyed d good patronage 'rhe only two creditors in Little Rock are Gus Blass Dry Goods Com pany for $1,200 and the 3eal-Doyle Dry Goods Company for si,00o.
 w. c. Hudson, cashier of the Bank of Pine Bluff, was named by Referee c. C. Waters as receiver for the Wolf Nichols Dry Goods Company.
 The Ada H. Sweet Millinery Co.,, of which Mrs. Sweet and Wolf Nichols are the principal stockholders, also made all assignment and Chancellor J. M Elliott, of this city, named E. B. Veil reciver for the latter. The assets and liabilities of the Sweet Millinery Company are about $4,o00 or 5000.
 The Sweet Millinery Company was thrown into bankruptcy late yester day afternoon, when Wolf Nichols, R. Nichols and S. Weis filed q petition in the Jefferson chancery court, in which they stated that the company was insolvent and unable to meet it's debts. They asked fer the appoint ment of a receiver and Ben E. Wei was named. He made bond in the sum of s1.00O and took immediate charge of the assets Of the Millinery company Attorney Irving Reinber ger went to Little Rock yesterday morning and filed the voluntary peti- ton in the Federal court for the dry goods company.
 Wolf Nichols has been in business in this city for nineteen years. He suffered fire loss several years ago, but resumed business and did well for some years. The past seasons busi- ness MT Nichols says. was not profit able and caused the bankruptcy pro ceedings. He fOund it necessary to make an assignment for the benefit of the creditors.
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Former Stenographer in [ A. Peek's Office to Ans
 wer Serious Charge
DENIES THE CHARGE
Bond Fixed at S5,00o Bl eommisSiof CT Burnett Here and Prisoner k
 Taken 10 Little Rock Jail.

Ira r Piper. who Wd1 Nrdnead5 Wa stenoeraphrr fof suppriutcnde4t E. N Peek of tho Cotton Belt raI way in this city. was taken to Iittl Rock rhnrsda1 nis6t by Deputy United States Marshal George Na. iory. The young man k charged Win sending obscene letters and post cards through the mails in his hotpa town ot N4rphcy boro III
 Piper declares that he is= the yietna 0i a plot He declares that he never wrote any letters or postcards Of this character. and tlftt if they were sent through the nails his signature to them was a forgery
 The offense is alleged 10 have hcca committed while Piper was in ths government employ at the poatonics at Murpllreysboro. Commissioned Allen at Little Rock Wednesday, re ceiv"d | certified copy of the ndct-
 
 sned Il warrant which was served hy Deputy Marshal Mallory just as tho young man was ready to leay" Pine Bluff Tor Murpheysboro He had pre- Viousiy resigned his position in the railroad office.
 Piper denied that he was fleeing to avoid arrest and in support of his as sertion produced a railroad pass to Murphey ySboro which he had in his pocket when arrested.
 He was arraigned before COmmis- soner \. l.. Burnett in this city and his bond fixed at $1000 In default of bond he was carried to Little Rock and lodged nn the county jail. pending an order for his removal to DanVille H., for trial.
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MAJ. C.FURTH
 IS VICTORIOUS Will be Reappointed at This Place for Four Years
 Years. ,H
THOMPSON GIVES UP
RrattOn Wins Over Holt Th0mp- .aksOn COngratulateS Pine Bluffs
 Postmaster.

Little Rock, Ark, yydan. 7s~-The big
 Repuplican blow of is a thing of the
 past and it is now in order for those
 who failed to get the endorsement of
 the committee yesterday to take the
 matter before President Taft and un-
 dertake to have him override! the re- scommendation of the State Central
 Republican Committee. The meeting
 opened yesterday morning with Capt. F. w. Tucker presiding. The morning
 session was consumed with the in-
 dorsing of the postnlasters in the
 various towns where there were no
 opposition. In the afternoon the } fighting began. The Little Rock post
 office was the first to be considered. LIS. Bratton was unanimously in-
 dorsed for this appointment. w. $. tHIolt, who has held the office for three Syears was his -ofponent and on the IaIrst ballot received , of the 90 ballots
 st. It was then decided to make the ( Endorsement unanimous for Bratton. aHolt will probably carry the matter
 to Washington, as he has the backing . of the business men of Little Rock, who sent many petitions to the com-
 lnittee asking for the recommendation Of Postmaster Holt. Frank Baum
 gardner was chosen as the postmaster Lat Fort Smith He was indorsed by the Sebastian county cQlnfnittee later by the executive committee of the sstate organization, but the indorse- dnent was held up in Washington on
 account of James B. More, a dark horse candidate and distant relative s of the Taft family, who was after the
 Appointment More was not a con stestant before the state committee and ' 4Baumgardner was unanimously in- dorsed. James Brizzolara, the pre- sent postmaster at Fort Smith, some time ago resigned. but his bondsmen @refused to let him retire until Presi- Sdent Taft appointed successor which has been indorsed by the state com Emittee. MT. Baumgardner will take Echarge of the Fort Smith postoffice now as soon as his appointment is made and his bond is filed. Arthur IVY. Campbell a young man of Helena. distanced his opposition before the ! committee and will be the next post
 master of that town H. C. Wade re
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GREAT BRITAIN
 TAXES A HAND

Washington, Jan. 1.--Great Britain has taken a hand in the Nicaraguan imbro@lio and today the commander of the British ship, Sylla, which has been lurking in Nicaraguan waters, and lIcraldo that in view of the fact that many British houses were in GreytoWn, no battle must be fought there. In the event of a fight the British commander said he would land an armed party with guns t4 StND il.
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NOW TO GO TO
 THE SOUTH POLE

New York, Jan 7-Commander Robert Peary has promised to give all aid to the National Geographic So- ciety's proposed expedition to the South Pole Edwin Swift Balch, who has been collecting funds for an eX- pedtion said tonight he would com bine with the Geographic Society ir the expedition. Balch will more than likely lead il. Peary said the journey Hand
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LOST HIS LICENSE
 AND GOT ANOTHER

A. Cline, who secured a marriage license Thursday to wed Miss Maggie White in Cleveland county Sunday, returned to the office of County Clerk J. H. Shelby yesterday and asked for another license, naming the sama lady as he did on the previous day. But you got one yesterday said Mr. Shelby, What do you want with an- other one?' MT. Cline explained the matter by telling him that he lost the first license and that he knew the preacher would not marry him if he did not have the legal document County Clerk Shelby issued another license and Cline paid the fee again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-08
COTTON BELTS
 NEW SERVICE
Coach on Local Freight Between Shreveport and New Ie"issl!'r, Ark.

People residing along the Cotton Belt route between Shreveport and New Lewisvilic, Ark, are rejoicing oyer the inauguration of passenger service on the local freight, which leaHes Shreveport at 20 d. m., and returns at the same hour in the even- ing.
 This c09ea WaS put OH recently and the addition was due largely to the ShreteH6rt ticket department The service enables Shreveport people to spend part Of the day at nearby points and return for supper.
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Report Liabilities Larger.

Little Rock, Ark. Jan. 7.--The largest failure of the past five years was recorded when the petition in bankruptcy of Wolf Nichols, of Pine Bluff, was filed in the United States District court The petitioner is the proprietor of the Wolf Nichols Dry Goods Co.,. store in Pine Bluff, which
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-08

Misses Irene Peck and Inez Cox. of Maiden, Mo-, will arrive in the city Monday, to be the guests of Miss Reva Harris ,on West Fifth avenue. The young ladies have been attend ing a house party at Mrs. B. C.. Pickens at Walnut Lake
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-08

A nicely furnished residence for rent. Located in excellent neighhor- hood@and convenient to car line. Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Co.
 1-6-4t
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Farm loans on bottom. plantation property. Long time. liberal terms, moderate interests.
 Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Co.
 1-2-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-08

A check account at this bank will help you to accumulate more money. Start one today.
 Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Co.
 1-S-6t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-08

C. w. Butts of Moscow, was a busi- ness visitor in the city yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-08
FOR UMBRELLA rxING

I. Giicksbure. tho umbrella man. Second and Walnut. opposite teie-
 phone office. 7n-lmo
The Washington times., 1910-10-05
NAVY.

Commander A. RUST, detached COM
mand Hist and Cape CrIZ-CasfIda
survey expedition; to Louisiana as
executive officer.
Lieutenant y. II. WRIGHT. detached
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Nd, to
buLeau OF Steam Engineering, Wash
ington, d. c.
Lieutenant R. HENDERSON. detached
from Bureau Of Steam Engineering.
Washington, d. c.; to office of the
Judge advocate general, Washington.
D. c.
Ensign F. w. ROCKWELL, detached
Montgomery TO Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company,
Newport News, Va, connection fit
ting out Terry.
Ensign c. NJ. JAMES, detached Mont
gomery TO Chester.
Ensign R. C. GIFFEN. 10 Nebraska
Midshipman G. l. DICKSON, TO the
Nebraska.
Midshipman J. L. DOXEY, detached
Montgomery 70 Mississippi
Chief Carpenter J. B. FLETCHER. re-
tired. detached navy yard, Ports
mouth, y. H, to home.
Chief Carpenter w c. HARDIE- TO
navy yard. Portsmouth,, N H
Chief Machinist J. N. ODER, detached
naval torpedo station, Newport R
L, TO duty Alliance. and additional
duty naval station, Culebra, Panama
Republic.
Chief Machinist c. A. ROWE, to naval
torpedo station, Newport, r. I.
Machinist A. c. BYRNE, detached Ali
ance and naval station. Culebra,
Panama Republic, and wait orders.
Pharmacist T. w. SCOTT, TO naval
medical supply depot, New York,
-
The Washington times., 1910-10-05
Marriage Licenses.

David H Lum and Mana D. Ryan. both
Of Washington.
George T. ). Boyd and Emma b. G..
Burrows, both Of Washington.
ZENITH A. Shaw, and Rose 5 Johnson,
both of Washington.
Cyrus Il. Hill and Margaret L. Hig-
gings, both Of Lexington. Va.
John b. Jeffries and Nellie Wyatt,
both Of Richmond, Va.
George +. Dorr and Katherine NJ. GILL
both of Washington.
Clarence O. Hedrick and Virginia I.
Guy, both Of Fauquier county. Va.
John Barlow. Of Grafton, w. Va, and
Mary Lynch, Of Washington.
Fred 7. Watson and Emily 4. Gladmon,
both of Washington.
Harvey ]. Clark and Catherine Jett
both Of Washington.
George =. Frazer and Florence NJ. Hill
yard, both Of Washington.
William II. Mask and Annie Z. White
hurst. both of Baltimore.
Robert Veach and Grace T. Gault, both
Of Washington.
Harry c. Bates and Dora +. Shelton,
both OF Washington.
The Washington times., 1910-10-05
DEATHS

AMES-on Tuesday morning. October 4. 1910
az bis residence. In the Mendoza, the Rev.
ALFRED H. AMES.
BURN-On Monday. October 3. 1910. at II
O'Clock D. m, MARTHA NJ. widow Of the
late James y. Burn, in the seveuty-sixth
year Of her age
James D. Burn. llol F street northeast
Thursday, October s, 1910, at 2.80 O'clock
p m lnterment at Congressional Gene
terry. Baltimore papers please copyD
cHEsTER-on Tuesday. October T. 1910. At
p m, az his residence. 1921 street
northwest. after a lingering Illness the
Rev. JOHN CHESTER. D. D., In the sew
enty-ninth year OF his age.
cLEMENT-on Monday. October 3, 1910 At
L.S0 a. m, at his residence. TIA B street
northeast. WARREN AUGUSTUS Glenn
ENT, husband Of Sadie z. Clement. AGED
hfty-two years.
GooDNo-on Tuesday. October g. 1910. at
$3.50 a m. at his residence. the Ieumass
CHARLES E, husband Of Annie Lake
Goodno. aged siKty-seven years.
HEADLEY-On Tuesdax October 4. 1910. a
l2;4s p m, at his parents residence ~
Ninth street southwest, RAYMOND N son
OF Albert J. and Gertrude Meyer HeadIey
aged ten years and three months.
HELLMUTH-On Tuesday, october 4. 1910 al
Seat Pleasant. Nd. PAUL L. HELLIUTH
his eighth month.
MINoR-On October 3. 1910. SARAH MINOR.
mother OF Joseph and Mollie Minor
MOORE-On October = 1910 MARY 7
MOORE. OF LeonardstOWn, Nd at the age
OF eIgnty-fve years.
MORRISON Tuesday. October ( 1910 Mt
1880 p. m, at his residence 800 North
Carolina avenue southeast, GEORGE IT
husband of the late c. A. Norris.
MYERS-On Tuesday. October T. 1910. at I
p. m, WILLIAM HUNTER. husband of
Emma e Myers.
POWELLLOn Tuesday. October l. 1910 al
$50 p. m, at the Georgetown University
Hospital, WILLIAM THACkARA POW
ELL
Funeral services from his late residence
1888 Thirty-hrst street northwest on Thurs
day at p. n Interment private.
philadelphia papers please COPY
6WEET-Suddenly. WILLIAM T. SWEET
son OF the late Rev. Parker Hall Sweet. az
Georgetown.
WERTENBAKER-On Tuesday. October
1910. AZ $50 a m. at the residence OF her
son, William Wertenbaker. 633 F street
northwest, LIZZIE B. widow Of Woodward
Werteuhaker
The Washington times., 1910-10-05
Army and Macy
SerUice Orders
ARMY.


First Lieutenant VINCENT NJ Ell
MORE. 5th Infantry. viii join his
regiment at Plattsburg Barracks, n.
Y.
Captain HOLLIS c. CLARK. retired. is
relieved from duty at the Army War
College
Second Lieutenant AUGUSTINE A.
HOFFMAN,. fth Infantry. will report
20 the commanding officer, Fort
Crook. Nebraska.
Captain CHARLES L. J. FROHWIT-
TER, Coast Artillery Corps. will re-
port to the Walter Reed General
Hospital for observation and treat
ment.
The following officers OF the Eighth
Cavalry will join that regiment AT
Fort Robinson, Nebraska, November
], 1910: Captain THOMAS O. DON
ALDSON, jr.. Captain EDGAR A
SIRMYER, First Lieutenant JOHN
WATSON.
First Lieutenants GORDON JOHNS
TON, Seventh Cavalry, and ISAAC
s MARTIN, Fourteenth Cavalry,
will proceed to Fort Myer, Virginia,
and report for duty.
The Washington times., 1910-10-05
WOMAN KILLS SNAKE
SEVEN FEET LONG
Wife of Paterson Attorney Con-
quers Rather With
AlpenStoCk.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5-Mrs. E Gerald
Salter. wife Of the former city counsel
Of Paterson, n. J.. has carried or the
honors at Greenwood Lake this season
in battles with venomous snakes.
Mrs. Salter went out for a mountain
climb on Hogback carrying only
small alpenstOck for defense. While
making her way among the rocks she
was startled by the hiss of a snake.
While watching the spot from whence
the sound came, she was confronted
suddenly by a huge diamond-backed rat
tier, a speciez rare in the mountains.
The reptile raised its head TO strike. As
II did so Mrs. Salter darted forward and
with a swift and hard blow from her
alpenstOck killed the serpent
Then she sat down and nearly fell in
faint. When her courage returned
she cut the reptiles head off and car
ried the snake TO Twin Oaks, the Salter
bungalow. II measured seven feet in
length and had nine rattles
The Washington times., 1910-10-05
Deaths

Catherine NJ. Huntington. 80 years. ia
G street southeast
Mary Ann Blake, 30 years, Sibley Hos
pital.
Alexander +. Bell, 81 years, 1913 Wis
Consin avenue.
William T Sweet, 50 years, Potomac
river. foot Twenty-third street north
west.
Floye 1. Watson, "A years, National
Homeopathic Hospital
Katherine ]. Brennan, 40 years, George
Washington University Hospital
Mary J. Moore, Sc years, 1912 Thirteenth
street northwest.
Laurence J. Cavanaugh, g. years, sos
East Capitol street
Martha NJ. Burn, IS years, 1101 z street
northeast.
Henry NJ Towner, 6 years. Homeop-
athic Hospital
Margente NJ Parker. months, 1919
Emerson street northeast.
The Washington times., 1910-10-05
The Vital Records.
Rirths

Harry c. and Estene G. Fowler. boy.
Francis and Mary l. McQuillanr boy.
Charles A. and May Jones. girl.
Adolph and Lille Minder, boy.
William s., jr., and Lydia o. Browning,
girl.
Eugene c. and Mary L. Wilson, girl.
Hunter 3. and Elsie F. Linton, boy.
Edward r. and Clara Dougherty, girl.
Ernest and Mary Burslem, boy.
William Z. and Catherine c. Molloy.
girl.
Orbano and Carmel A. Zucci, boy.
The Washington times., 1910-10-05
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Dixie at Hampton Roads. Mis-
sissippi at Delaware Breakwater,
Delaware at Wilmington, New Or
leans, cambridge. Barry, Chauncey,
and Dale at Manila, Dolphin at New
York
sailed-Saturn from Rremerton for
Seattle. and Ajax from HAMPTON
Roads for Guantanamo
The Washington times., 1910-10-05
WORKINGMENIS WANTS

WORkINGMGN-TE honest record OF wears
Of value given" sticks 10 this store and
Boy. you surely save the mon on a tailored
slightly used coat and vest. low as $3.50 I'D
70 Sunday best one price JCSTHS OLD
STAND. SO u.
The Washington times., 1910-10-05
TRUNKS REPAIRED

TRUNK AND HARNESS
SHOPS. 18th and II SITS y W south OF
Avenue We make a specially OF reDalriup
trunks, suitcases. handbags. and harness
having a man OF experience IN charge A
variety OF new and secondhand goods for
sale AT moderate prices
The Washington times., 1910-10-05
MARRIAGES

KELLY FTTZGERALD-On October 3. 1910.
CATHERINE F. FITZGERALD and
JAMES F. KELLY. at St Stephens
sdy