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The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
SIX. DAY BIKE RACE
SLOWER THAN LAST YEAR

New York. Dec. i::.--With the
Sutter. Brothers aL.l carman-I.of,os
team ,iiil trailing two lap- In the
rear the /: Leaders IN til" six-day
bicycle rae. were tied 1T zoe: miles.
q laps. at S o'clock :hI> morning. the
i0ith hour. This = seven m,l.s s!S
laps b.hind tht records for the hour
made isAi scar. W. TX. t.--
A, noon tho :,"tn hour. the Ie
leading teams wcr. tied at 2oGI ipii-s
and five laps. Tn. record for tn.
hour IL :."sG miles. 8 laps. made In
1899
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INSIDE STORIES
Of Si0Ck DEALS
ARE LAID
BARE

Washington. bee. ia.-Two GOV
crnors OF tn. New York stock ca
change today told the house money
,rust investigating committee that
~ least ~ part oi til" transactions
III h" stock m.rkr, were OF gamb-
ling nature.
Frank X SturrIs aud Rudolph
H"ppl.r were the witnesses under
"NamInation. 10th are former
presidents OF the exchange.
Mr.. Siurgis was led by Counsel
tntcrmy 81 for the committee through
g long discussion oi the moral aspcc;
Of ''shnr, saics' or sales OF stock
which the seller does not possess. lie
admitted that pcrsonally he believed
the moral obioauy" Of such n trans
action o,crcam- any argument in its
favor.
1t iS not part OF my duty To urg"
moral reforms upon the community"
sHid Mr. SturEis. lie took tn. stand
that stock sold to u higher or lower
level by cross sales aud purchases.
declaring that the cAchanE, Ms such
did not recognize such transactions.
Mr. S'urgis held that the duty of
tn" stock exchange toward tn. pub
lis iS only To sc. that n proper place
In maintained for buSinp and selling
and that Proper restrictions are OBJ
served
On III" question OF short sales. Mr..
fact short selling Is just gambling.
,pur. and simple"
Yes very largely that. replied
Mr.. SiurGis.
Mr.. k.ppfcr. who followed Mr.
SiurEls on I'll" stand. declared that
manipulation" WIS perfectly prop
lcr: long IN II was lcs.timatcly con-
duct.d. III" commissions were paid
iand there WIS no coliuslon.
DO you agree with the conclusion
ioi the hughes commission that u
substantial part Of the transaction
on VI. stock rk-cschany" are .snh-
ling" asked Mr.. rntcrmycr.
Il would ray that some transsc-
iions on the stock cNchang. are some
what "f u gambling nature answer
ch Mr.. Ecppi"r.
| Harry Content. Ne wSork brok-
I'r. saId his firm was an activ. trader
Ia stocks: that h. never had "npln-
".r"d manipulation himself. hut
he knew what manipulation" was.
lie said h" had never been employed
by pool
rs. always been employed by Im-
! idiyldual houses he said.
That's the way It's done. isn't it,
TIL. pools acts through single
house. til. pool manager asked Mr..
rnt"rmcycr.
Yes" anewrd Mr ccutoni.
| The witpcE finally described the
process OF giving cross order, TO buy
and TO sell them stock lie said that
the object of the operation was to
lcrcat. an active market In stock
without actually buying any OF the
stock
Don't you think that d.cciyes tn"
lpublic'" asked Mr.. tntcrmey"r.
NO. I don't think II does
DO YOU think It's good for the
public"
Yes. sometimes.
| Mr.. Content said that operations
by pools was no longer feature OF
the market but that u number OF big
individual operators were now work
ling on the street
why Is that" asked Mr.. Cntcr-
meyer.
| They find it safer not to have
partners. They used 20 sell each 9TH
| CONTINUED on page two)
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CHANCE 10 DRAW
PRINCELY SALARY

Chicago. Dec. i3.-Juss before de-
parting for home today. France Fur
rcli. owner of tho New York Amrri-
ean club. declared that Frank
Chance. u he becomes hts manager
~F'-',e ihc a!usast sai9v:yd bxssaliI
manager In the United States, not
barring John J. Mct;raw. manager
OF the New York nationals.
Mr.. FARRELL would not go into de-
tails hut II Is known that Chanc.
has demanded $4,000 year ns
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
CASH REGISTER AGENTS
TRAlLED COMPETITOR

Cincinnati, o.. Dee. lS.-cross
examination OF \. 6. Woodman Of
cHlcna. Mont. was again taken up
when the trial OF John n. Patterson
aud - Officers and former Officers
of the National Cash Register com
pany of Dayton, Ohio. charged with
violation of the Criminal section OF
the Sherman antitrust law. was re-
sumod in the district court here to-
day.
Woodman wls, agent FOR the Amer
lean Cash Register company for Mon
tana and Idaho and had testified
that he was followed continually by
two agents uf the National Company
who kept account OF his every move
mcni.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
PERISHABlE GOODS
MAY Be SENT By
PARCELS POST

Wash in:ton. Dec. l3.-Nccorsl!n
to regulations governing the parcels
post system promulgated by Pest
master General Hitchcock. pcrishable
articles NAV be- sent through the
mails only under specific restrictions
a. to their containers and the dis
tancc they are to be sent. Butter.
lard. fish. fresh meats. dressed fowls.
vegetables. fruits. berries and similar
articles likely quickly to decay. may
be sent for short distances when Sc
cureiy packed. Eggs will be accept
ed for local delivery when packed
properly in "a cbntaincr and for any
distance when each egg is separately
packed in u perfectly secure manner.
No restriction is placed on the
mailing Of saited. dried. smoked or
cured meats. but fresh meats will be
transported only within the first
zone.
Fragil. articles. including millin-
cry. toys. musical Instruments and
articles OF glass in whole or in part.
may bc securely packed aud marked
'fragllc".
Articles that may not be sent by
parcels post include intoxicating
liquors Of any kind: poisons. poison
Gus animals. Insects or reptiles. cx-
plosivcs of every kind: inflamablc
articles. including matches: infern-
al machines: pistols or revolyers: dis
ease germs: any obscene. defamutory
or scurrilous matter now prose cribcd
by law: live Ur dead animals or birds
or live poultry: raw hides or pclts
or anything having a bad odor.
Books and printed matter may no;
be forwarded at parcel posts rate.
but only at the pound rates or third
class matter.
committee of railroad officials
headed by President Ralph Peters Of
the Long Island Railroad today Pc
titicncd the house postoffice commit
tee for rearrangement of weighing
and pay for transporting mails. The
railroad men set out thatt hey did
not contemplate carrying the parcels
post on their present contracts and
declared as a matter OF contract they
were not Obliged to accept packages
weighing more than four pounds.
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ACCUSED SLAYER IN
HIDING NEAR HERE
DECLARE OFFICERS

brighton. Colo. Dee. I3.-prank
l.. Smith. accused slayer Of Detective
jesAc II S:.ng!cy. who s~csis';: "s-
capped from jail here Is hiding In tn.
vicinity OF the New McNico-colorado
line. according to IN. story told
Sheriff S-hioo today hy James A.
station. who escaped with Smith. sta
ton declared that h" had agreed to
mc", Smith IN tn. vicinity OF Folsom
or Trin"h.rp. New Mexico officials
hav" been notified
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OWNER OF DISORDERLY HOUSE
IS PUBLICLY WHIPPED

Dalton. Ga. bee. IA revival
OF the days oil tn. ku KiuN Khan took
place her. today when masked men
took John Watkins from his home
to the center of the town whcr. he
WAS severely whipped. Watkins then
was given three days to leave town.
The action is said to have followed
Watkins refusal to get rid Of several
alleged disord"riy white women.
living In one of his houses.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
MIDLAND RECEIVER NAMED

Denver. colo. Dec. la.-GcorRc
". Nallery. president was appointed
receiver of the Colorado Midland
Railway company today upon the ap-
plication of the Central Trust COM
pany of New YORK. filed with the
United States district court The
trust company is trustee under the
Colorado Midlaud's first mortgage
bonds. and the receivcrship was ask
ed for the benefit Of the bondholders,
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WOMAN. 2e, FOUR TINES
MARRIED, FOUND DEAD

Grand Junction. Colo. Dec. Ia
Mira. Lizzie Eoyes. aged 90. married
four times and the mother Of several
children. all dead. was found dead
in bed here today at the home of Mrs.
Jennie Geyser. A battered wedding
ring WAS clasped in her lifclcss hand.
According to the authorities death
was caused by an overdose OF NOR
phtne.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13

Cincinnati. o.. Dec. IA. T..
Edwards. Il dealer in store fixtures
and Michigan cash registers at Spo-
kane. Washington and vicinity,
sprung sensation at the trial of the
Officers of the National Cash Reg
lister company today when ne SAID
that he had been made the twenty
seventh member of the Nationafs
"morguc list" and had been threat
cncd with the loss of his entire bus
iness unless he gave up selling the
Michigan line.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
VERMONT BlGAMY BILL.

Montpelier. Vt. Dee. IA bill
amending the statutes "a that per.
SONS divorced In ihis state and mar
rying ugair elsewhere may be prose
cutcd for bi ;amy IL they return TO
Vermont. wa signed ,oday BY Cover
nor Fletcher.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN DEC. 10

Washington. Dec. i3.--Adjou
n.snt of congrcS. Tor Christmas holi-
days from December 10 to January
2 was authorized today when Til. SEN
ate adopted resolution alr'rGy
passed by the house.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
OIL LANDS WITHDRAWN

Wash ,nHtoU. Dec, rf-rid-nt
Taf. to-day signed AN "N"cuti," order
withdrawing prop, public entry ...-
.ti acre., of oil auds In the Eutnn
Vista hills Esnt county. California.
as source OF aupp!y oG oil fuel Tor
the navy.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
DISCRIMINATION CHARGED

Phoenix. Ariz.. Dee. IA com
plant charging that railroad rates
on grain. flour and cereal products
generally between Kansas and Ar.-
iona points were excessive ana dis
citiminatory. wcr" contained in a
suit filed today with the interstat
commerce commission by the Arizona
corporation commi ssion.
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BURNED TO DEATH IN
FIRE THAT DESTROYS HONE

Gilroy. Cal. Dee I..-Mr. and
Mrs. LUX" Walsh were burned 10
death today when their home here
WAS destroyed by fire. Tn. fact that
there have been six fires her. In the
last three weeks leads To the sus-
picion OF inccndaIrtsm. An invcstIsa.
tion Is In progress.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
BRITISH ENVOY PROMOTED

London. Dec. i3.-Stcvan i.ccch.
British minister. r.siden; at Havana.
has been promoted 10 the rank of
envoy extraordinary and minister
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
TURKS REFUSE
TO MEET The
GREEKS N
LONDON
Balkan 'Conus .S::.:.; ~: =. :;
BERN Neat MoHSti.. .

Constantinople. Dec. l3.-Thc
Turkish delegates 10 the peace con-
ference In london have been In
stsucted 10 decline to meet the Greek
delegates until Greco has signed the
, armistiee.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13

Adopted resolution for holiday re-
cess from December 10 to January ..
HOUSE: Convened at noon.
Considered private pension lesisla-
ton.
Representative Kindred introduced
resolution calling for report of in
vcsttxation into Peruvian rubber dis
trict atrocities.
Representative Kahn urged public
building committee to provide $780,
900 for marine hospital at San Fran
cisco.
Readjustmcnt Of patent fee system
proposed In bill introduced by Rep
rcsentative Oldfield.
Resumed consideration OF Indian
appropriation bill.
Money trust" investigation com
mittee continued its hearings.
Railroad men We're heard by post
oinice committee In plea for ade-
quate compensation for carrying the
mail.
Merchant marine coIumitte set
January for beginning hearings in
Investigation of steamship pools.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13

LONDON. England. December i3.
The formal work Of the peace dele
Gates representing the Ottoman en-
pL:e and the allied Balkan nations
will begin next Monday. when the
delegates will open discussions.
~hrh. II successful. will have the
effect OF rcmakInE the map OF the
neAr cast.
. When tho plcaipotentisrics gather
With their secretaries and stenoE-
rsphsn-s group Of forty or fifty
all told--in the historic st. James
Palace. they will find themselves
amid surroundings most conducive
10 peace.
The picture gallery. which has
bsen seieetsd ~ the conference room
Is the uosa secluded upa rtmcnt In the
palace. Il ovcriooks coun untry--old
srass-Gvown qustissuxis entirely shut
OF from the turmoil OF London
streets. On the gallery walls are
hung portraits Of all the English nov.
ere.xns from Henry VIII. with that o.
EI~ard, "thc pcare.naker". In y
prusnineat position.
: A lurs table stretches frum tho
middle Of the gallery sud from this
aso placed silver Ink stands which
were preceused BY Charles II. TO his
vrtvy euunciilors.
Th~ mantel pieces NJ each end Of
tlsG gallery arc oruAmcnted with
quaint brvuss caadeiebrN Of the earl.
0eoss,an period. tho principle fcst-
mr. " .whtsA y <sofmed BY maxaiS.'
brunsc fixures holding "iofs sarinnds
M peace.
Aiheus. Greece. Dec. IA geu-
erzl offensive movement along tn"
Who'll. line was begun Monday by the
Greek army operating In Epirus. the
most westerly portion OF tho Balkan
p.-'nsula.
....-r repeated attacks til. Greek
troops occupied at tho point OF the
bay ou.t the Turkish advanced posts
toward the visaii Qualifications and
campc1 there.
The Greeks captured three quick
firing cannon. = large quantity OF
smmuni. ion and many fonts.
General SapOint4skls. who WAS In
command OF the Greek army. reports
from Pcntepigcdla that his troops
fon :ht with rigor during the entire
day. With the view Of drawing off
. Ior,icn Of the Turkish troops con-
centrating In the fortress OF Janini
when the Greks wer about TO make d
frontal, attack. two ba'talions OF
O,-ek tnfshiiy supported BY four
field guns were landed at Santi
Quaranta to tho northwest OF Junina.
The diversion was successfully car
,.,..d out. The Turks. AZ soon -s they
learned OF the landing OF the Greek
,Ieops. seut out eight batta'ions with
iwo batteries Of siege guns TO engage
them. After q skit mish the Greek
troops were embarked and made fcr
another part Of the coast of Epirus
The Greeks lost only five killed
aud nineteen wounded.
The operations In Epirus arc prov
ing costly. however. General Sa'
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
MARITAL PATH OF
ELDERS CLEARED;
MAMA REC0NC|LED

Harry Elder and his sixteen year
old wife. Jessie Easterbrook Elder.
with whom he eloped from Ludlow
Oh Saturday and WAS married at
walsenburg. walked away from the
county court this morning free to re-
utrn to Rameyvilie where Elder Is
employed. In the court OF Justice
\. .Sers the charges Of abduction
u IN against the youthful hus-
sskeHS ~ dismissed nj the request of
eeAe. ACCT attorney and In the
A,urt the charge OF IncorriEi'
bin.. r referred against the girl by
her xtepmother. Mrs. 7. II. Easter
brook. OF Ludlow. was dismissed.
Relatives OF the glrl. brothers and
sisters from New Mexico. who arriv-
cd yesterday. accomplished the set
tlement OF the case.
The girls relatives took the stand
that being as the couple were mar.
ricd there was no use to separate
them. Elder is spoken Of In tho
highest terms by those who know
him and appeared TO the court to be
a steady young man and ablo and
willing to provide for the Girl. The
AGED stepmother objected to the set
tlsmcnt OF the case even upon tho
advice OF friends whom shc had scr-
we'd as witnesses. She wax the only
person who would not congratulate
the bride and groom when the case
was dismissed. Earl Cooley appear
cd for the couple.
Tho girls mother and father are
dead and she had been staying with
he stcpnother and helping at the
boarding house at Ludlow. Elder
that he received tho consent
Of Mrs. Eastcrbrook 10 the marriage
and that she afterward withdrew her
consent. Elder admitted that he
had p~orn the girl WIS eighteen
years OF age In securing a marriage
license at Waiscnburx.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
THOUSANDS or
DOLLARS WENT
To DESTROY
LIFE
Statement of Court in
the Dynamite Case

indianapolis. ind. Dcu. lG.--Thc
government read proceedings OF tn:
Milwaukee convention In which ihn
delegates charged that dynamite ami
nltroglyccrin had been planted by
detectives OF the Nationci Ercctors'
association so az 20 manufacture ovi-
dcncn against Mcnamara In th"
country-wid. strike OF the iron work
crs against open shop concerns,
Ovcrruling repeated objections.
Judge Anderson said. Witness after
witness has testified here tending To
show that the Officers OF this union
spent thousands OF dollars Of the
unions funds To hir" men iik" Me
Manirai ana James u. M,Namar. To-
go about the country blowing up the
work OF non-union contractors. Th"
unions executive board met irm Tim.
TO tim" aud appropriated money for
which no accounting WAS glycu,
Now this defendant, Morrin, has
made - defense that he attempted To
nave th" unions accounts published.
Indicating 'thcr" was something rot
ten In th- stat" al Indiana. His de
fcns1 is not that the explosions were
not going on. but that II they wcr.
going on Il. did know of it
Thr court held that this line OF
defense open to tn. government -
iuli inquiry RA to whether the union
officials thought Mcnamara guilty
before he actually pleaded guilty.
Mcnamara pleaded guilty about two
months after the Milwaukee con
ycntion.
Thomas Taggnrt former chairman
OF the Democratic National commit
tee wns u witness for til. dcfcnr.
this afternoon. II" was questioned
by Senator Kern.
--,vhtn the government objected 'tu
racEnr;'s testimony Senator Kern
BaId II would b" shown that when
mn explosion occurred at frcnchlick.
Ind. tn" job was ia the process %;
being unionizcd and that Fred Shcr-
man. II defendant. was negotiating
with Taggart The government con
tended this testimony was incom-
p'tcnt. Finally tn. witness was al
lowed TO say the job WAS bcihg union
i,cd
Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. "a
Whether he approved nj II speech by
Emil S"idci. OF Milwaukee. In which
S.id"l denounced the courts Tor tho
arrest of John !. Mcnamara IL "A
kidnapping and whether h- ap-
proved OF tn" protest against tn.
kidnapping sent to Samuel Com
pcrs. president pi III" American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor. were questions ask
ed Paul J. Morriu of ST. Louis. a de-
faudant at the "dynamit" conspir-
lEcy" trial today.
Objection was offered by counsel
FOR tn" forty-ouc defendants hut til"
court held that Morrin had attempt
ed to show h" was not in accord
al Association of Bridg. aud Struc-
tural Iron Workers who It has been
shown. expended thousands OF dol
lars for tn" destruction OF III" and
property"
! The speech OF Scid"l. referred tn
Iby the government. was delivered at
the iron worEcrs' convention In Mil
wauk"c on September /. five months
after McNamara's arrest aud Will"
he was confined in iaii at Los An
gclcs. Morrin was present as "A dele
gate.
| "Did you see MAYOR Scidcl intro
duccd TO the convention by Frank NJ.
Ryan. the president. and did YOU ap-
frnntIunpi on M On twpl
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13
THE WEATHER
PHILOSOPHICAL RaEllx SAYS

Friday til 18th
I'm most afraid
{ open M mouth
t'day fer fenr ri
put N foot in
It,"
Forecast
Iturday sencrnliy
anee in tempera-
temperatures.
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Continued on page two)
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TODAY IN CONGRESS

SESATE: Convened 1T noon.
Resumed consideration of omni
bus bill.
Court of impeachment resumed
trial Of Judge Archibald ut 1880 p. M.
Adopted resolution for holiday re-
cess from December 10 to January ..
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13

CONTINUED on page two.)
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13

(Coutinucd on page sevcn.)
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-13

II . merchant really believes
that his store news" Ii import
mt 10 you, be will print It In
tour" newspaper. II he doeant.
ha will not.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-07-02
SSs ON THE JOB AGAIN

city and am
again in line to do your a.
hanging, painting and any kind OF ~
terror decorating or finishing for your
house. See me before letting your
contract. Isaac Simmons
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-07-02
HOMOSASSA HAPPENINGS
Crystal River News)

J. ]. Williams is spending the week
in Atlanta, looking after Miss Maria,
who is under treatment for appendi-
citis.
Little Mary Scott has been quite
sick but is much better at this writ
ing.
Plans for our new concrete church
are about completed. We expect the
material to arrive in the near future,
sible.
]. L. Harmon has put his new launch
in the water. 1t is twenty-siX feet
long and is a beauty.
Mrs. T. D. Briggs Of the Rendezvous
left Tuesday for her home in New
York. She expects to be away about
four months.
Mrs. John Lyles returned last Sun
day from a visit to her parents al
Dunnellon.
Conductor Peterson has returned
after spending five days with his fam
lily in Lakeland. While there Mr.. Pc
terson purchased a building lot in a
nice location in Lakeland, for which he
paid $1,000.
S. r. Udell left Sunday morning fol
a trip north and expects to be away
will visit Geneva. Ohio St Louis, Chi
cago and New York.
Miss Ethel Zeller of Brooksville and
former teacher at Etna, is visiting
the Misses Harmon.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-07-02

There is more catarrh in this Sec
tion of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incura-
BILE. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly falling TO cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the
market 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful
1t acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address: F. j. Che
ney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by drug
gists, 75c. Take Halls Family Pills
for constipation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-07-02
CRYSTAL RIVER CLIPPINGS
(News)


Mrs James Williams of Brooksville
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w.
Hyde a their summer home on Shell
Island.
Mrs. Mary Culpepper of Levon is
visiting with her father and brothers
at the island.
Miss Mary Af1eck, Ocala's popular
milliner. was stopping al the Inn for
few days toward the close OF last
week.
Mrs. c. Z. Hoy and family went TO
Shell Island Thursday, where Mrs. Hoy
has rented a cottage for the summer.
Miss Elsie Miller. younger daughter
OF G. \. Miller. is away for a fortnight.
visiting relatives at High Springs.
Miss Bessie Priest of Red Level,
daughter of G. r. Priest, is spending a
few days very pleasantly with friends
in Ocala.
visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
J. +. Stevens.
Conductor Goodyear and wife have
returned home after an enjoyable
time at Shell Island as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. \. d. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Brantly, who have
been making quite an extended visit
among old friends and scenes. re-
turned home Wednesday.
Mr.. Gilman Williams and family
moved to the island this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vassie have moved to
the island.
Mrs. n. L. Cribb has returned home
after a visit of several weeks dura-
| tion at Starke.
Mrs. Johnson of Inverness is visiting 9
her mother, Mrs. Q. Hay for a short
| time