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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-10-06
PLEASANT FIELDS OF HOLY WRIT.
Fourth Quarterly Lesson, II Matthew, XIV, 1880.
OCTOBER 9, 1910.
OCTOBER 9, 1910.

a soul from paradise is d moral ne
cessity. The taking away Of the
talent is only the discovering of the
fact that it IS already gone, exGrpa-
ted by disuse, The casting cut is
only the judicial affirmation of
destiny already self-inficted. The
soul goes 10 its own place by moral
gravitation.
The Teachers Lantern.
The parallels Of the Virgins, Tai
ents and Pounds set out the sub
stance of religious duty and the
opposite destiny Of the faithful and
unfaithful. They are a handbook
of ethics. Fundamental principles
are epitomized in them. At the sane
time they are powerfully incentive
to good and deterrent from evil,
How tiresome the show Of humility
But here is an evil; the pound was
given 10 be employed in a given
period That was IT'S value. Take
from him the pound" is one CT the
Shapes. po;n.s in this briStline pa
rable. L has been called the extir-
cation of the religious faculty By its
aon use. Silly. inSolant aud profane
appear the excuses Of the lagsarG
with his pound Yet not more Sc
than tha stock apologies of today
/ Jesus here reveals the truth that
man is Gods steward. He is to &C.
clpy, use and increase until the time
! of accounting for which one must be
instantly ready. Here however is
no harsh, unreas 1nables or purely
technical reconin5. Nothing can sur
pass Jesus radiant portraitu7e in
another connection, Of Him with
whom all souls have their final re-
coming. Nothing is hid from his
onniscience, true! out it is a tele-
VIOLENT knowledge, Reasonable III
crease only is demanded. and ratio
between knowledge and stripes will
be accurate. Use ofthe probationary
life as related to tie immortal Life
( is finely expressed in the lines,
/ SINCE I am coming 10 that room
/ Where with the choir immortal
shall be made thy music when
| come
/ | tune the instrument here at the
door
. And what I must do there think
here before.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-10-06
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Mortgage Deeds
Claim Deeds
Sheriff Deeds
Bonds for Title
Option Contracts
Farm Leases
Rent Contracts for City Property
Mortgage Notes
Retain Title Notes
Waiver Notes
Promissory Notes
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-10-06
Larlar's Lemon Laxative

(ealled L. L. L. for short)
Is the vegetable substitute for
Calomel. 1t acts gently and very
effectively on the Liver, Stomach
and Bowels. Cures Biliousness,
Indigestion and Constipation by
dissolving the impurities in the
system and restoring, in a natural
Vay, the original activities of the
intestinal organs.
LII. purifies the blood, MAX
ing it rich and healthful. Prevents
Malaria. Is fine remedy for
young and old. 1t has cured
thousands after other remedies
have failed.
Sold By leading druggists.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

In an effort to overcome the
evil effects Of the warm weather,
two electric fans and screen win
dows have just been installed in
the stable of Chief Josephine, the
worlds champion dairy COW, at
the Missouri University farm. A
daily sponge bath by careful at
tendant has been made a regular
feature of the Jerseys program.
Her stall has been recently white
washed and is kept scrupulousiy
clean, to guard against possible
attacks by insects.
The queen of the mixers pre-
fers to keep her room all day, but
she sleeps in the open on a clrc-
fully selected grass spot from
which the weeds have been rc
moved.
In spite of the warm weather
the COW is still ahead of the
worlds record. Recently she
passed the fifth month of her test.
breaking all previous records for
the time, She gives more than
1lO pounds of milk every day,
Ernest Van Nolte, herdsman, who
is her special attendant, milks
her five times each day. Mr.. Van
NOlte has had more success, with
the animal than any one else AMI
attributes it to the fact that he
comes from the same country, HOl-
land, whence Chief JoSephines 5
ancestors have come for three gen-
erations.
Chief Josephine is eight years
old, and has lived on the college
farm all her life. She is the
of four calves.
Are Audrain county cows, on
an average, cared for half as well
as is Chief Josephine? We guess
not. If they were Audrain
county would be a far better milk
and butter county. BE kind and
good to your COW, it will be dol
lars in your pocket. That stands
out plain in Chief Josephine 5
case.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
The Immunity Bath.

1t is interesting to trace the
source of strange customs and the
fictions of the law. Laymen have
been inclined to watch what may
have been the source of the mod
ern theory regarding the immu-
nifty bath, that protecting thing
thrown around those who confess
and escape punishment. 1t now
seems that the practice originated
in Kansas. From the archives If
the State Historical society Secr2-
tary George w. Martin has dug
up the following authentic record !:
A justice of the peace, located in
a frontier town, it is said, would
marry a couple one day as justice
of the peace and divorce them the
next day as a notary public. One
day a man came into his office AMI
surrendered. CT have killed a man
out here on the prairie in a fight, !"
he said, "and want to give myself
up"
"You did kill him, sir?" asked
the justice.
eyes sir, was the reply.
"Who saw youY" demanded the
man of the law. "Nobody," was
the answer.
Nobody saw you? Are you
sure?"
"Of course | am. We were
alone, and miles away from any
settlement. "
"Then You are discharged, )"
said the magistrate. "You are die
charged. You can't incriminatc
yourself in this court"
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
John Hart Dies.

Master John H. Hart, son OF
John Hart of this city, who, as the
Message mentioned last week,
was seriously hurt the Thursday
before by falling from the Wa
bash water tank while trying 70
dislodge some sparrow nests, died
the afternoon of the 29th inst. In
his fall the broken bones in his
left arm were driven thru the
flesh and tetanus developed,
causing his death. The funeral
was preached Thursday morning
by Rev. E. S. Gibbs. The parents
have the sympathy of the COM
munity in their bereavement.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
A Pathetic Sight.

Rev. j. d. Greer, in the Chris
tian Newsletter of this city, uses
the following paragraph:
One of the Saddest funerals the
writer has been called upon to
conduct in recent years was that
Of sister ChaS. Ii. SpotswOod who
leaves seven children, the oldest
not yet thirteen and the youngest
less than two years old. To see
sight. Sister SpotSwood was only
these little ones clinging to their
forlOrn father was pathetic
thirty-four years old and it is
hard to understand why she
should be taken from all those
little children but We may never
know till we come into that life Of
perfect knowledge, She leaves
also father, Mr.. r. T. Byars, two
sisters and three brothers. She
became a Christian during meet
ing held at Sun Rise church, north
of town, by Jacob Creel and lived
true Christian till her death. Ws
extend sympathy to the bereaved
ones.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
BENTON CITY ITEMS.

Quite a number from here at
tended the 4th of July celebrations
in Mexico.
The switchboard will be moved
this week into the new building
and Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Breedlova
will take charge of it.
Rev Duff field his regular ap-
pointment at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning and
CN ening.
j. W. Hines and wife who were
married last week returned Tues
day from their wedding trip in
81. Louis and Alton, III.
DIR. Wells of Chicago is guest
at a. F. Romans.
Mrs. Robb. Caruthers and snns.
Stanley and Raymond. Of Mont
gomery City, and Olin Culbortson
aud wife were guests Of DR.. w. II.
Douglass and family Sunday.
,Toe Hildebrandt and SOL. nar-
old. Of st. Louis, visited a'Itives
here several days last week.
j. W. Douglass AMI lIghter
visited at Gale Douglass Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
Friday night, the sth.

Friday night, the Sth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Beam Of
Hannibal are the guests of rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newt. Bishop
gave lawn party Saturday night.
Those good people know how to
make the young folks have good
time.
Edd Hendricks and family and
Miss Addie Levick spent Sunday
with George Peak and wife. norm
of town.
Milton Boar and wife, John
Booth and family and HON."
Bozarth and wife spent Sunday at
Grandma Yeager's, south 1f
town.
G. A. Torreyson of Laddonia
was in our little burg Saturday.
The League Echoes at the NJ. z.
church was very much enjoyed.
Miss Nina Dashner's paper was
well written and very humorous.
Miss Ethel Edgar is real poorly.
She is suffering with nervous
affection.
Quite a number from here at
tended services at the Catholic
church at Perry Sunday morning.
Uncle Zack Hunt and Miss Liz
zie are visiting his daughter at
Monroe City.
Bro. Kerr filed his appointment
at the NJ. f. church Sunday night
As usual it was a splendid sermon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
BAD R. R. WRECK.
Several Mexico People Make
Narrow Escape.

Wabash passenger train, due il
Mexico after midnight last Thurs
day night, from st. Louis, with 30(
passengers on board, went int,
the ditch two miles west of Mont
gomery City. NJ. A. Gerald of st
Louis, riding blind baggage, wa'
killed and fifteen passengers wer,
injured. The sleeper and engine
remained on the track. Three car.
went into the ditch and were part
ly destroyed by fire.
A broken track beam is believ
ed to have caused the accident.
The dead youth had both legs
cut off and was crushed about the
b o dy. He lived everal
hours after the accident crying
out mother, sister, help me-" H.
was unable to tell his name and
with his lips forming the word
mother, he died at dawn.
Miss Della Wilkes and her SIS:
ter Beatrice, who had been visit
ing in st. Louis and were On their
way to their home in Keytesville.
Mo-, were hurled through win
dow twenty feet onto the railroad
right of way. Both were uncOn-
scious when found clinging tight
ly to each other.
Mrs. j. E. Wiley of Ferguson,
S. c., en- route with her husband
to Washington state, was badly
bruised and her hip was disloca;-
ed. Her husband escaped without
scratch
John Sheehan of New Orleans,
on his way to Iowa to visit, has a
broken nose, other bruises and in
ternal injuries.
Mrs.. w. J. Bolts and little
daughter, Elizabeth, Miss Dove
Gill and Mr.. George R. johnson.
all of this city, were on the i'll
fated train, but each escaped un-
hurt. They give graphic descrip-
ton of the wreck and of the ex-
citement it Occasioned.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
Triplets to Parents of Ten.

Montgomery, Mo, July Airs.
William Morris of near Gamma.
this county, became the mother Of
triplets, two boys and one girl,
this morning. Two of the trio Of
babies have already died and the
mother is dangerously ill. Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Morris are a middle-aged
couple. They have had thirteen
children, one set of triplets AMI
twins.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
Lewis Austin Hurt.

Il. f, Austin, who was hurt at
the Mexico Brick Plant last week,
by being struck in the breast by u
heavy pole, is able to get around
town a little. His breastbone was
fractured and his left leg, caught
by a revolving wheel, was badly
bruised. In the accident he came
near being crushed to death; he
made very narrow escape.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
Wedding Announced.

The coming marriage of Mis-
Ruby Strickler. Of Columbia, late
teacher in the Manual Training
department of the Mexico High
School, is announced. She is to
marry Mr.. C. f. Afford, late of
Vandalia, now cashier of a bank
in Los Angeles. Cali. The wedding
is to take place next month.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
Missouri Military Academy.

Col. w. d. Fonville last week
sold Missouri Military Academy
in this city to Col. w. A. Kohr
and Maj. j. II. WhitmOre, both OF
the st. Charles Military Academy.
1t is understood that the selling
price of the school was $4,000.
We understand that Mr.. FOnvilla
retains an interest in the Aca-
deny and that he will travel in
the interest of the school this
summer MeSSrS. KOhr and Whit
more are live. progressive young
men. They will bring their teach
ing force here from st. Charles
all University graduates and sue
cessful instructOrs--and it is eX-
pected that they will make Mis-
souri, Military Academy one of the
best schools of it's class in the en-
tire West.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
Finds Hidden Clothing.

f. C. S. Miller, just west OF
Mexico, found a hidden bundle in
a brush pile on his place one day
last week. The bundle was wrap
ped in corduroy coat and con
tanned a new suit Of clothes, new
shirt, tie and other articles. Mr.
Miller turned the bundle over to
the officers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
Ice Cream Social.

The ice cream social given a.
Woodlawn Farm, the home of a
n. Day. Wednesday night of last
week, netted $685. 1t wa5 given
by the young ladies of Mrs. S. =
Carter's Sunday school class nf
Sun Rise Christian church.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Mrs. Elizabeth Smith and sister,
Mrs, Mary Woodrow, of En-
porla, Kansas, are visiting Mrs
Fannie Barre Of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. S, p. Guthrie
are home from a two months So
journ in Colorado. We are glad
to report that Mr.. Guthrie feels
that he is much improved in
health.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Misses Frances Carter and
Mary Eller, who have been teach
ing in the public schools oe
Northport, Wash, are here to
spend the summer with relatives
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Ed. b. G. Reavis of Elsberry
formerly pastor of Sun Rise
church, north of Mexico, is hold
ing revival meeting at Liberty
Christian church, northwest Of
Thompson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

DR.. SimerOn Adams and wife
and family of Huntsville visite /
G. w. Adams and family here this
week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Rev. j. c. Carson of Fulton
preached for the Presbyterian
congregation in Mexico last Sun
day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Mrs. b. A. ThOrnburgh has re-
turned from a visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Roxey Preeht, at Hsnni-
bal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Mrs. Eliza Fox of this city is
planning visit soon to- her
daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Alexander,
at Santa Rose, Cali,
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

r. p. Hopkins has returned
home from Beebe Springs. He
feels benefited in health.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stein
man and children of st. Louis are
visiting Mexico relatives.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Mrs. Matilda Davis and grand
son, Orville Austin, or this city,
are visiting relatives at Laddonia
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
SNOOK'S FINE CALF.
The Care Of Your COw-MCDOn-
ough's Bee Sting Cure.

week,
Mr. Porter, of Vandalia, bought
a fine Jersey heifer at the Kinks
vile sale last week for 1913.
II. p. Warden sold car of
lambs on the st. Louis market
last week. They were of his own
raising and brought him 1925.
Henry Hicklin, of near Farber.
is fixing up his threshing machines
to start out on the road as soon as
the threshing season opens.
Wallace Bybee of near Santa
Fe harvested a fine crop of wheat
last week, 35 acres. BY the way,
the wheat in this section of the
State is turning out better than
many had hoped.
About two weeks ago Judge w.
F. Robinson of Hallsville cut a
seven acre field of alfalfa, from
which he harvested over ten tons
of hay. The second crop is now
over foot high. Mr.. Robinson
has proven that this western crop
can be grown in Missouri and in
paying quantities.
The Montgomery City Standard
says: Alex Seymore, of Mexico.
closed a deal with w. G. Davis
Wednesday whereby he becomes
the owner of the DR.. Crockett
place which Mr.. Davis recently
purchased. Mr.. Seymour paid Mr..
Davis $4,7O0 for the property and
will get possession Oct. |.
The Live Stock Reporter says:
r. r. Hendrix, one of the good
Audrain county, Mo-, cattle feed
ers, was here last week selling 30
butcher heifers of FOG lbs. average
at $500. According to Mr.. Hen
dirk these heifers have been on a
full feed of corn and cotton seed
cake since the first of March. They
did very well on the ration.
The Message told last week of
J. R. Snook's attending the sale
of fine Jersey cattle in Kirksville.
He shipped home by express a
fine Jersey bull calf. 1t was
six days old when he bought it
and it cost him 500. Its sire sold
at one time for $3,lOO. and it's
grandsire sold for $4,000. Mr..
Shook thinks he has a fine little
animal, and, as the sports say, he
sure has.
Robert McDonough says he is
looking after % stands of bees.
Five new swarms have come off
this summer. He took off 600
pounds of hon ey last year. He
never fears bee stiug-they never
hurt HIM. Works kind of rab-
bit foot on sting if it happens
to smart any, rubs the juices of
any kind of three weeds on the
sting, and that's the end on it;
he's we'll again, '0ff again, on
again, Flanagan" McDonough
takes the world as it comes.
Kirksville, Mo-, June 30.-One
yearling bull sold for $1,000 at
the annual Jersey sale of the Kin
loch Stock Farm here today. he
was purchased by a BentOnville,
Ark, woman. The animal is said
to be one of the finest young Jer-
sey bulls on the continent. He
bears the prosperous name Of
Financial Countess Lad, being
son of Financial Countess, one
of the high-priced COWS of the Kin
Ioch herd. The bull will be ship
ped to Arkansas. Another year
ling bull Beatrice Stockwell, +"
brought the handsome price of
So. 100. The highest. priced COW
sold for 1880. Altogether 166
head were sold, representing ap.
proximately $4,000. This is the
largest stock sale in the history of
North Missouri. Practically ev-
ery section of the country was
Represented by stOckmeu at the
-. MI. T...oo,. 49,. IA l.,.lI.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

T. A. Mcintyre. EX-Representa-
tive this county is reported Sc
riously i'll.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
A Gypsy WOMAN FINED.
Lost His Bedstead-A Practical
Joker Got His. +"

out license.
Miss Jessie Smolk, of Paris.
Monroe county, former Hardin
College student, was married one
day last week to Mr.. Emmett
Sparks of Shelbina.
Mrs. j. L. Hulse, near Center.
in Rails county, underwent an
operation for gall stones a few
days ago, the surgeon removing
one as large as a peach seed.
From the Fulton Sun it is learn.
ed that the Galloway County court
has received and distributed to
different parts of the county fifty
road drags.
Joe Zook bought two sleighs at
the sale of livery barn stock in
Hannibal last week. He has no
particular use for them now but
he knows that this weather can't
last always.
Henry G. Rigsby has sued Geo.
Woods, prominent Monroe
county farmer, for $4,000. In
quarrel last spring, it is reported
Woods broke Rigsby's arm with
pitchfork handle.
They say Press Utterback
bought a new bedstead in Perry
last Saturday and left half of it in
town and lost the other half go
ing home. The Enterprise wants
to know if Press went to sleep.
Two gipsy women were arrest
ed at Columbia last week for tell
ing fortunes without a license.
The Sturgeon Leader comments
that these wanderers ought not to
be allowed to beg anywhere.
They are swindlers pure and sim
pie. ,'
The Elsberry Democrat says:
j. III. McGee and son, James, went
to Mexico Monday morning where
the former met his sister, Mrs.
Ann Cough, of Ft. Worth, Texas,
whom he had not seen for twelve
years. They will remain in the
Audrain capital until the latter
part of the week.
The allegation that he stole
chickens in the neighborhoOd and
sold them in his poultry store is
the ground given in the slander
suit for $4,000 brought by W. F.
Keith, of Sturgeon, against Sybil
Croswhite, of Sturgeon, filed with
the circuit clerk Tuesday for trial
at the October term of the Boone
county circuit court.
One of those practical jokers
that thrive in every small town
"got his" the other day at Engle-
wood, an inland hamlet southeast
of Columbia, Clarence Foster, the
jokeSmith, received three knife
wounds in the back and one in the
neck, G. w. Cundiff, the joke vic
tim, doing the slashing The Col
umbia Tribune says: Foster
was offering to bet loafers at the
store that he could lift @ail key
up over his head and onto his
shoulders and then lift it back.
The keg was filled with nails
Cundiff happened along at the
time. Foster offered to bet two
to one that he could lift the nail
keg (not the keg of nails) and
Cundiff broke in with: 'I'll take
you for half dollar on that
Your re on, was the prompt re-
sponse from Foster, who, instead
of proceeding to lift the keg of
nails reached for a hammer and
started to break in the head of the
keg to empty out its contents,
'You can't DO that, objected Gun
diff, but those sitting around
laughed uproarously and remind
ed him between outlaws that he
had bet that Foster could not lift
the nail keg. Jibes were flung
back and forth, words grew loud
and in scuffie that followed Gun
liff drew his pocket knife and
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. j, b. Slavens &c
this city visited Mrs. SlavepS'
parents in Troy this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Misses Maude Wallace and
Hattie Brown are SojOurning at
Excelsior Springs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Mrs. Charles Peterson and son,
have returned home from
a pleasant visit in Colorado.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Clarence Morrall, of Duly
neighborhood, took down with
the typhoid fever last week,
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07
SANTA FE NOTES.
Mrs. Tom White Dead Echoes
at the Methodist Church
Among the Visitors.

new buggy.
"Doc." Peak and Elek McFad-
den were in Mexico first of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Sparks have
as their guest Miss Edna Wiley of
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Camplin are
visiting their son at Centralia.
Miss May Talbert of Hannibal
is guest at the home of Jack
Stevens.
Fred Yates of near Stoutsville
has moved t. "Uncle Tom"
Smiths little farm.
Clay Price of Seattle, Wash,
was here last week looking after
his farm.
Mrs. Myrtle Nelson of Pennsyl-
vania is visiting her mother-in-
law, Mrs. TT. Davis, south of
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brown were
in Mexico Thursday shopping.
VIM. Sharp, west of Santa Fe,
presented his daughters with a
new organ recently.
Marvin Key is helping his
uncle, Will Isman. with his
harvest.
Mrs. Mayme Crigler who has
been suffering with an afflictiOn Of
her ears, we are glad to know. is
much better.
Mrs. Ben Green still remains
quite poorly.
Mrs. Lydia Spears has returned |
to her home in Holiday after
pleasant visit with her sisters
here. She was accompanied home
by her mother. Mrs. Salle Fair
balm.
Word was received here last
week that "Uncle Doe" Umstattd |
had died quite suddenly at his
home in Monroe City. He had |
many friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. p. Sparks gave
lawn party Thursday night in
honor of their guest. Miss Edna
Wiley. 1t was an enjoyable af-
fair. lee cream and cake were
served.
Mrs. Roy Peak who was very H.
last week is improving.
James Kindred of Long Branch
visited his sister here, Mrs. Matti"
Baker. Thursday.
Miss Matte BeSS Sherman is
real poorly, threatened with an at,
tack of appendicitis.
Park Rogers, south of town. has
been treating his house and barl.
outbuildings and fences to a coat
of paint. Crigler and son did the
work.
The sad news of the death #
Mrs. Tom White was received hero
Thursday. She was Miss Carrie
Workman. She was a woman
whose friends were all who knew
her. We are panied to hear of her
passing away. Our sympathy
goes ont to the husband who
mourns her. They moved to Mon
tana this spring. The remains will
be sent back to Monroe county.
D. b. Lucus and wife of Virgin
ia who have been visiting his
brother, c. c. LucuS, for the past
few weeks. have returned home.
Miss Ethel Edgar visited her
aunt, Mrs. R. L. Vowel, last week
Grandma Crump is having some
woven wire fencing put up
around her lots where Will Brown
lives.
A. C. Deaver of Paris was in
town Saturday.
The Methodist and Christian
Sunday schools of our little burg
will give a picnic the 4th of July.
Mrs. Charlie Cook and daugh- /
ter, Nellie. spent Thursday IN
Mexico.
Mrs. Stella Hale who was in
jured in a runaway not long since
is beginning to improve some.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-07-07

Mrs. w. II. COons and daugh.
ter, Isabel, of this city, are visit
ing friends in Massachusetts.