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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14

when they wore welded. Until three
and d half years ago she never as
PRED to any greater cocial responsi-
h!litS than thai Of the wife of coun-
try lawyer in village of 1000 popu-
lation. for the governorship was tho
hrsti cilico to which her husband ever
bad ambitions. Her experience as tho
mistress OF the Indiana executive MAN.,
sion has now extended over three
years, and her manner OF dlspensina
hospitality has greatly added to her
husbands popularity.
a sumraSette and now woman I'M
tellectually speaking, would DO the
next mistress Of the White House were
the little insurgent general La Fol-
lette to wrest the Republican nomi.
nation from Mr.. Taft and gain a
further victory at the polls next Mo-
Vemhcr. Mrs La Toilette Is n Inv
graduate, stump speaker and daily
contributor to the newspapers. After
putting her daughter through Corneii
she had her trained for and placed
upon tho stage, where she has sinca
earned success as an actress Upon q
sunday. few weeks ago, this fair
young lady was married by a Unitarian
minister to young playwright.
Mrs La Toilette, too hc.s served an
apprenticeship as chatelaine of an exc
cutive mansion for her husband was
Governor of Wisconsin from 1901 until
1901 And her experience in official
life at the capital of the nation dates
back beyond twenty-siS years, whom
MI La Toilette came to Congress to
remain six years. She had then been
married less than four years. She and
the Senator arc both natives of Wis
consin and were classmates at the
university of that state, where she
won prize as an orator She was
the first woman graduate of the WIS.
consin Law School.
Copyright, 1912. by John Elfrc,h Wat.
kIns.)
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that thoy marry at once and go North
together. After some hesitation Miss
woodward consented, and they were
wsdded that day, starting out at once
upon what was honeymoon and cam
paign tour combined. Mr.. Underwood
was at tho time widowcr of four
years. with two boys. one of whom Is
now in the iron business in Btrming-
ham, the other being law student in
the University of Virginia.
Has Pretty Twin Daughters.
TWO other matrona who are looked
upon by some political wiseacres as
possihlo first ladies of the land are
Mrs. Eugene Foss wlfe of the Gov
ernor of Massachusetts. and Mrs.
Thomas Marshall. consort of Indiana 6
executive. Like Mrs. Wilson and Mr.
Harmon. the experience which they arc
receiving as chatelaines of state OK
ecutive mansions would prove to be In
valuable training for tho exalted sta.
ton of mistress of the White House.
Thirty years ago Il drummer who
had sold goods for a wealthy Boston
manufacturer was called to the latter's
office and offered the position of gem
eral manager of the factory. And this
hustling young Yankee, Eugene Foss,
two years later married Miss Lila
sturtevant the daughter of his rich
Shipi'S ME- tCSS nus since seen
her husband build up his own fortune
in factories. elevated roads, stock
yards. cotton mills and banks, and her
first twenty-siS years of married life
were spent as the wife of an opulent
gentleman III private life.
During this period, however, she
had her glimpse at ofIicinldoms draw
ing rooms in Washington whittier
her husbands brother came eight
years ago to represent n Chicago dis
trict In the House of Representatives.
So, when her husband was unexpccted-
ly elected to tho same body, 4 year
ESQ, she was not stranger To tho
social life of the capital. But her ac-
tive social career in Washington ex-
tended only through the few remain
ing weeks of tho long tariff session.
for her husband was tho following au-
tumn elected chief executive of the
Bay State.
The Posses arc Baptists and their
chief pride Is their beautiful twin
daughters Misses Esther and Helen,
who is about another year will make
their dchuts. Tho family includes ais,
two sons, Benjamin and Noble
Never Away From Her Husband.
Tt Is the proud boast OF Mrs Tom
Marshall that she has never been away
from her husband twenty-four hours
since their marriage. more than six
teen years ago. She was formerly
Miss Lois l. Kimsey, of Angola, Ind.
and he was bachelor of forty-onc
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read like nickel fiction.
Bills life reads like a page
from the Wholesale Dry Goods
Review. There is not a Sher-
lock in his head OF hair. lie
wouldn't know deduction if he
saw one coming at him with i
stick OF Dynamite, He is no
friend of Old Doc Watson. He
does not take dope. His only
bad habit is chewing gum. He
says he would rather chew the
gum taan wear it in his shoes.
How Bill Burns ever detects
anything is one OF the greatest
modern detective mysteries.
And yet he does
Do you wish to hear the un-
interesting facts Of his bio
grapil-y?
I Let er go, Professor!
His parents were named Mr..
and Mrs. Burns, as the name I'M
80
plies. At the age OF one year Viii
liam began creeping under fur
ni-ttWe and detecting pins,
which he swallowed as evil
dencc. Later in his youthful ca
reer he detected the place in the
cellar where the Jam was stored.
Williams mother, who was
also detective, detected
William just as William was
detecting the jam. Almost i'm.
ned-i-ate-ly the parental slip
implanted the first lesson
in Good G,ov-eril-mentupo Viii.
lianI's seatiofy memory s.
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MRS. ROBERT NJ. La TOILETTE.

three daughters. the Misses Eleanor
Randolph. Margaret and Jessie Wood
row. whose ages range between the
late teens and carly twentics.
During the past year shc and her two
eide! daughters have experienced come
II the social responsibilities cXacled
II tho women OF an executive house,
hold.
a Former Cabinet Indy.
The came sort of practical training
Tor the station of "hrst lady OF the
land" has been enjoyed by Mrs. Judson
Harmon the wife of DIR. Wilson'S ac-
i've rival for the presidential nominal
slon. No offlcial home is as compare bic
with the White House as is a state
executive mansion. and Mrs. Harmon
has been the chotelaine OF ouch an
establishment for three years. Che has
also experienced at the national capital
the grcat social responsibilities OF
Cabinet hostess, upon whom always
salls a greater share OF Washington
"iiicial hospitality than Is expected OF
any woman other than the mistress OF
The White House herself.
During the year and nine months
that her husband spent In the las,
Cleveland Cabinet. Mrs. Harmon kept
open house on K street, opposite
neishbor and intimate friend of the
wife and daughter of her fellow Ohio
an. John Sherman. then great power
In the Senate.
Mrs. Harmon and her husband were
both reared in the cnvirons of Gin
cinnati. his father being a Methodist
minister, and hers physician, Dr. VIII
liam N. Scoby. OF Hamilton. When
they were married. in June, 1870. Mr..
Harmon was young barrster OF
twenty-four. who had been ont of the
Cincinnati Law School only year.
The young couple settled down in
Wyoming. :, suburb OF Cincinnati, OF
which young Harmon became mayor,
and thus it might be said that she had
some experience as an executives wife
when scarcely out of her girlhood. But
her social responsibilities were not
greatly enlarged by this, her husbands
first POLITICAL office. for the village of
Wyoming then boosted OF popula-
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Men, Murderers aud Phil-an-
throp-ists. MI crimes sound
alike to him. He can detect the
clicking OF an internal machine
or 4 political machine with equal
accuracy. And he is the first
man on the grounds after the ex-
plosion.
He has the telephone number
OF every criminal in. the Unit
ed States. y crool, who is not
on Bills list is stunned BY his
fellows as a man OF small con-
sequence.
Does he employ vi-o-lent
to ap-pre-hend crinl-j-
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BERRYvILLE

Especial to The Times Dispat ch.l
Berryville. Va. January 1S.-Mrs. w.
n. S. Hammond left recently for New.
port News. for q weeks visit, after
winch she VIII so to New York, where
she will spend tho remainder OF tina
winter. -
Charles Miller and Harvey Kelly, of
philadelphia. visited Edward Hart thia
week.
AIR, and Mrs. j, Il. ogden have re.
turned from /. visit to friends and rela-
tives in Dnnvilc
Mrs. George Rice, OF Waverly, Pa,
who has been visiting her father. Goo.
&. Reynolds. at "Edgcwood" has re-
turned to her Pennsylvania home.
Miss Rose Shackleford Is visiting
friends near Gummit Point W. Va.
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mrs, ross AND nER TWIN pArcurEns.

ton less than 1000. In the year fol-
lowing. when elected common pleas
judge. in Cincinnati his consort be-
gan to feel her sphere expanding, and
it grew during the twelve years that
he sat on the bench-latcr as judge
of The Superior Court During these
and succeeding years Mrs. Harmon
has been favoritc In Cincinnati draw
Ing rooms. Like that Of Mrs. Wilson,
her family consists of three daughters:
Mrs. Edward L. Wright. who was
wife when her father sat In the Glove
land Cabinet, and A1rs. George Lemon
Cassat and Mrs. Alfred Cassatt, who
were bellies of Mrs, Clevcland's repub-
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lican court
Il belong to the old-fashioned school
which adheres to tho principle that
the men can manage public af1alrs and
that women are infinitely useful in tho
ancient ayocations of housekeeping and
rearing their children" said Mrs.
Harmon. when in Washington some
time ago. "a we'll cooked and daintily
served dinner she added. will get
more votes than ten stump speeches"
4 Former school Mistress.
II there is magic in being seventh
child. Mrs. Champ Clark, the clever
and witty wife OF the Speaker, is pos
possed OF esoteric powers. She was
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PEN NED BY
WALLACE. IRWIN

n H SEE the open-faced man
" with the carrot col-orei
nus-tachc!
observe. What do you think
nc is-a wholesale feather dea-
Ter?
Come again. IIe is de-tec-
tive.
suds! Not Regular Detcc-
tive!
No. He is William Burns.
But a Detective should be a
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romantic cuss like Sherlock,
my Sherlock. This Johnnie has
no more poe-sy about him than
a Fard-boiled egg.
That's the sad thing about
Bill Burns. He is the first de-
tective to take Romance ont Of
the profession and supply it
with Brains.
Maybe he has had a fas-cin-a-
ting life, i'll spite of his appear
ance. Most detectives lives
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rlaisa:

nals''
No, He just holds them with
his captivating smile and air
OF conviction.
We noticed his air OF con-vie4
ton in recent Los Angeles ver4
diets.
Have YOU gathered lesson.
from these Jew scrambled sta-
tis-tics?
Indeed, Teacher, we have
frisked The following ies-son:#,
Its only the Great Actor who
can Perform without Make
Up as
Copyright, 1912. by the AssoctsteA
hterYry 2ress.l III ii;
The evening world., 1912-07-10

an army struggling already against
heavy odds with an enemy at the front.
There was no response from within.
Crash-rrr-rr-rip! The FarreA door was
assaulted as though with . battering
room and II yielded.
Mrs. Farrell was greatly excited. So
was Mr.. Weber. Mrs. Weber was cool,
however. as BELTS a victorious general.
Sign this she commanded and Mrs.
Farrell signed. The document to which
Mrs. farrell AFFIXED her signature was a
statement that Mr.. Weber had been WIS.,
iting her more than he ought to have
been.
There was no braying Of bug1es. no
triumphant rattle of snare drums when
Mrs. Weber, the fruits OF victory In the
shape of the signed paper in her hand
bag, led her legions out of the building.
But the janitor and the hallboy stood at
attention and saiuted respectfully.
FRIENDSHIP PLATONic, MRS.
FARRELL EXPLAINS.
All this happened last Friday. To-day
Mrs. Weber was arraisnod before Mag
lBtr3t6 Hyidn IN NIlHutflSUuTS VII
charge OF disorderly conduct preferred
against her by Mrs. Farrell.
II had warned this womah time and
again." said Mrs. Weber. indicating Mrs
Farrell. that she must not receive Wig
Its from my husband. At last II reached
the point where patience ceased TO be
virtue and I went to settle tho mates
for myself"
She offered in evidence the "confes
sion" which had been signed at the mo-
ment OF her victory.
mfr. Weber has never visited me bu
few times" replied Mrs. Farrell. "ou
friendship was platon!c. Mrs. Webe
caused my discharge from a department
store, where I had a good position. b.
a sensational visit she made there yes
terday. She made me sign that so
called confession by threats. It 10 no
true. am an innocent woman an
she had no right to invade my nat"
Magistrate Hylan told both wome'
ne would wait until July 10 to decid
the case. In the meantime he release,
Mrs. Weber on her own recosnizancs
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ment. as the result Of action taken by
the wcaverss union last nght.
Recently the cotton manufacturers
posted. notices announcing q system Of
grading soon to be put In operation. The
weavers voted to notify tho monufac-
turers that unless this notice Is re-
moved before noon Saturday they will
not report for work next Monday.
The unions action has the Endorsement
Of the Textile Council. which represents
spinners, carders. loom fixers, twlsters
and engineers. as well as welvers.
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FOUND HUSBAND
| WHEN SHE BROKE
| IN WOMAN'S DOOR
Like General, Mrs. Weber
Stormed Neighbours Flat
in Her Search.

When Mrs Jane Weber Is firmly re-.
solved to do any certain thing and then
starts out to do 1t. she will not stop for
cannons. battleships or even a mouse.
She demonstrated that when she stormed
and took the apartment OF Mrs. Mary
Farrell at No. 10 Clifford place. Williams
burgh.
Mrs. Weber had made UP her mind
that her husband should never again
visit Mrs. Farrell. She also felt con-
WINGED that Mr.. Weber was then seated
In Mrs. Farrell's Morris chair in the sit
ting room Of Mrs. Farrelrs apartment.
Like a really truly general leading
his forces into action. Mrs. Farrell
rallied about her father. Thomas Buck
ley. with whom she lives Mt No. $50
West One Hundred and Forty-third
street. and Miss Helen First. of No.
$50 West One Hundred and sixty
fourth street.
Weber in the lead. marched to the
apartment building in which Mrs. Far
rsll 10 cncastled and in which at that
moment Mr.. Weber was occupying the
Morris chair. They sighted the
enemy in tho person of . hall by
and q janitor.
A short skirmish followed. Mrs
Weber. again displaying the qualities
Of . feldmarshal. withdrew her forces
whom the skirmish went against her.
and her attempt to enter the building
was withstood by the Janitor and the
hall boy. She decided upon q flank
attack.
LIKE HENRY OF NAVARRO SHE
PRESSED ON.
press where 20 see NY white
Hume" she might have cried to her
Infantry. as did Henry Of Navarro but
4 she wore . very chic black sailor Tat
TIA tbors no white plume
! Into tho adjoining building she led
her troops. The janitor and the hall
boz shook hands with each other and
the hslYboy cut . pigeon wing in Joy
I over her departure. Up through tho ad-
Joining building story by story want the
determined generaless and her follow
\ srs. Out upon the roof they deploycd,
then across to tho roof OF the apart
ment house where Mrs. Farrell lives.
Then down from the roof to the floor
!, where the Farrell apartment Is located.
Rat-a-tat-tatw beat Mrs. Weber
'snsaiy slovcd hand upon the Farrell
door. The sound was as ominous as
the booming Of cannon at tho rear Of
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COTTON MILL STRIKE
MAY THROW $4,000 OUT.
Viewers at New Bedford Threaten
to Quit If Grading" Sys-
tenn Is Tried.

NTw BEDFORD. July 1o-New Bed
ford faces tho probability Of . strike OF
weavers, which may close tho cotton
mills and throw 5000 out of employ
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LOCAL AND Personal MENTION.

Mr.. Creswell Fleming has been in
the city for a few days.
Mr.. j. w. Henderson made bust
ness trip to Atlanta last week.
Mr.. w. III. Smith, of Gray Court,
was in the city FriGay on business.
MIR. w. p. burst. of Greenwood, was
business visitor in the city yester-
day
Miss Agnes Corbett, of Greenville,
is the charming guest of Miss Sadie
Sullivan.
Mr.. Hart Richey has been spending
a few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Richey, ST..
Misses Callie and Willie Wolff have
returned home after spending the
weekend in Greenville
Mrs. b. B. Hart has returned to
Anderson, after visit here to her
sister, Mrs. w. r. Richey.
Mrs. Lou Culbertson and daught-
er, Miss Laurence, are spending some
time with Mrs. c. C. Cooper and faml
lily.
Mr. Grover Richey left yesterday for
Florence where he will remain for
few days visiting his brother, Mr..
Hart Richey.
Miss Edith Smith, who was the
guest of Miss Toccoa Caine for sew
eral days, returned to her home in
Columbia last week
Mr.. Henry Counts, who now holds a
responsible position in Atlanta, spent
the weekend here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. II. Counts
Miss jeanette Miller, of Greenville,
attended the Skovgaard concert Fri
day evening, being the guest of her
sister, Mrs. j. G.. Sullivan.
Miss Nan Dorroh left Monday morn
ing for Anderson where she has ac-
cepted position in one of the lead
ing millinery stores Of that place.
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MADDEN NEWS

Mountville, March 11.-Last Friday
three little boys, apparently about fen
or twelve years OF age, reached here
on their way home from the Clinton
Orphanage. Two of them are from
near Heardmont. Ga. and the other
from Atlanta. They had not been at
their new home very long and had
become homesick They had conceived
in their little minds the idea of home
ana the thought of adventure So they
had started out on the long Journey
on foot, following the railroad line.
Having reached Mountville and made
known their purpose. MIR. W. e. Crisp
soon succeeded in getting their con
sent TO return to the orphanagc. MIR
Crisp communicated with the orphan
age authorities, took care of the BOYS
until the early morning train Sotur-
day and gave them passage back TO
Clinton.
Rev. T. f, IIaney of Hartsvilic. S.
c., delivered an address here SUNDAY
morning at the Presbyterian church
in the interest of the endowment fund
for the Presbyterian colleges of this
state. In a clear and concise manner
he laid the Importance of this work
before his congregation, emphasizing
the points that religion and education
go hand in hand and that investments
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-13
STOMACH TROUBLES

Cured BY Vinol-Here is Proof
Seymour, Ind.-"I was troubled with
a chronic stomach trouble, and five
weeks ago 1t got so bad / had to give
up work. I had tried various medi-
cines without relief, and was finally
induced to try Vinol. After taking the
first bottle / was greatly benefited.
Am now on the third bottle and ready
to resume work. Am rapidly gaining
in weight and strength" Edw. Me
man.
1t Is the curative medicinal ele-
ments Of the Gods livers, combined
with the strengthening properties of
tonic iron contained in Vinol which
makes 1t so successful in restoring
perfect digestion and at the same
time 1t builds up the tired, over.
worked and rundown system
Try a bottle Of Vinol with the un.
derstanding that your money will be
returned if it does not help you.
LAURENS DRUG co.
LaurcnS, :. &.
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In Court of Common Pleas
"iI,nihston Saving & Trust Company.
II. G. Franks, Nancy NJ Franks NJ
l.. Gray and Palmetto Bank of Lau-
rens, S. c., Defendants.
pursuant to a decree of the Court i'm
the above stated case, | will sell at
pubic outcry to the highest bidder.
at laurens c. H.. S. G.. on salesday
In April next, being Monday the
ist day OF the month, during the legal
hours of such sales, the following de-
Scribed property to wit:
All that lot. piece or parcel of land
lying. being and situate on Chestnut
and Earle streets in the city of Lau-
renS. county and state aforesaid, con
tanning one half an acre more or less.
with the following metres and bounds:
fronting on said Chestnut street 19S
links and on Earle street psi links
pounded by said streets and lots of
w. e. lrDN and lot formerly owned by
Beatrice Gcargin. being the lot con
Ncycd to Nancy Nj. Franks by w. G..
lrby on March rs, 1898. The deed there
to being recorded i'm Book s page 3ll
in Clerk of Courts office for Laurcns
county.
Also, all that lot, piece or parcel
OF land, lying. being and situate with
I'm two miles of Laurcns c. H.. on Clin-
ton road, county aud state aforesaid,
containing forty one Gll acres. more
or less, bounded by lands of Mrs. r..
}. Darlington, j. ID. Childrcss and 9th
crs, being the tract conveyed to R
c. Franks, by Salie Ballew on June
III. 1906, and known as part of the
Tcmplcton land.
Also all that lot. piece or parcel
OF land lying, being and situate with
in two miles of Laurens c. H.. on Clin-
ten road, county and state aforesaid.
containing eighty four CSD acres.
more or less, bounded by lands of Hi
ram Darlington. Mart Hunter and
others, being the tract conveyed to
r. c. Franks. by B. f. Ballew on June
H. 1906, and known as the Burnside
land.
Also. all that lot, piece or parcel of
land lying. being and situate about
two miles from Laurens c.. H., adjoin-
ing the above described tract Of land.
containing 30 l2 acres. more or less,
and known as the w. b. Motto place.
bounded by lands known as w. b.
Motto place, the Scott Templeton
place, Jim Allen, Hiram Darlington
and II. G.. Franks.
Said lands sold upon the follow
ing terms: One half cash, and the bal
ance on a credit of one year. to be
secured by the bond of the purchaser,
and mortgage of the premises, the
credit portion to bear legal interest
from day of sale with the leave OF
purchaser to pay entire bid in cash
purchaser to pay for papers and If
purchaser fails to comply with terms
of sale said premises to be resold at
his risk, upon the same or some sub
sequent salesday, upon same terms
JOHN ID. OWINGS,
Sheriff Laurens County.
South Carolina.
Dated this 18th day of March, a.
ID. 1911. S3-3t
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MOUNTYILLE NEWS.

The friends of Miss Mamie Lang
ston will be sorry to hear she is not
SO we'll
DR.. Fennell, of Waterloo, was in
our midst recently, having been call
ed to see Mrs. Luther Finley. We are
glad to report Mrs. Finley better.
The new mules of Mr.. Jno. A. Mad
den got frightened and ran with a load
of wood throwing Mr.. Madden from
the wagon and turning the wood on
him. Fortunately he escaped serious
injury, his friends will be glad to
hear.
Mr.. John A. Wofford was called to
Woodruff last Wednesday on a very
sad mission. His older brother Mr..
Lester G. Wofford was buried. He died
in the Spartanburg hospital Tuesday
and was brought to Woodruff, his
home, for burial. The death is a pc
culiarly sad one as it makes the first
break in large family circle. Be-
sides his immediate family, he leaves
five brothers, DR.. H. c. Wofford of
Woodruff, Mr.. w. A. Wofford of Swift
zer, Mr.. G. o. Wofford Of Los Angeles.
Cal, j, III. Wofford, Calexico, Cal. and
j. A. Wofford of Madden and three
sisters, Mrs Gresham of Simpsonville,
Mrs. Cooper of Greers and Mrs. Ed
wards of Switzer, to mourn his loss.
Lester G. Wofford was a good citizen
and good man. He will be missed in
his home, his community and his
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cunningham of
Clinton were recent visitors here
They were the guests of their aunt.
Mrs. w. r. Allison and their uncle Mr..
p. H. Martin.
Miss Louise Dean has gone to stay
a while with her aunt, Mrs. Chester
Pinson and attend the Oakville school
and Miss Grace Finley will attend the
Mount Pleasant school and stay with
her grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. c.
Cunningham.
Some of the young people took ad-
vantage of the bright sunshine Sun
day afternoon and went horse back
riding.
Mr.. John II. Powers is havini poles
put in place preparatory to having a
! telephone put in his home.
MIR PrOnltts family have had grippe.
but are all up now.
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