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The Washington times., 1913-09-11
THE -6hD Fox's" LONG VISION.

Hats of to Mr. Clark Griffith, who has smashed
longstanding superstition by proving that winning
Baseball is possible in Washington The pennant of
1918, despite present and potential slumps by other
contenders is rather too far ahead to give much in
spiraon in this exact latitude. But the pennants of
othersyesrs are very plainly within the reasonable
field of Grifffts vision.
Anybody who has watched the trying out of vari-
Gus youngsters in the Griffith string of pitchers of
late, must be impressed that the Washington man
ager is starting on the long course that leads to pre-
riiershp in the box At time when the mighty
pitching staff of the Giants falls under the criticism
that some of its stars must presently become antiques;
when Mack's aggregation at Philadelphia is mar
rowed down to two veterans of distressingly long
service and group of experiments; when Eddie
Walsh, of the White Sox, is manifestly past his
zenit-in these circumstances, the future is for the
man who can produce the next aggregation Of first
class pitching talent all under tent Thar is the
Griffith game
About the time when the decadence of the old
timers brings the cycle around to new deal in pitch
ing Griffith proposes to be there with the strong
card. Youngsters like Boehling Engel, Shaw, Hedge
peti, Ayfes Harper, Bentley, Dawson, Williams,
and Love will not all make good in fast society,"
Nobody expects they will But some brilliant flashes
have made it evident that Griffith has ali eye for
real talent and proposes to take the chance of train
ing up crew that will be ready for finished service
about the time the veterans of other teams are going
the way of ''Cy" Young, Amos Rusie Bill" Dineen,
and other favorites Of the bleachers in wears vet
fresh in memory Griffith IS playing for the future,
and no manager in the business is playing with
more accurate perception Of its possibilities.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
Great Civic Disasters
That Proved BLESSINGS
y REAT confiasrations and disas-

- REAT conhasrations and disas-
tiers. terrible as they seem at
the time Of their occurrence, are
not always wholly evil. The
great Chicago fire aroused the Il Wilr'
spirit which has made the city powerful
and prosperous. A better safer ard
cleaner San Francisco has arisen from
the ruin that encOmpassed II only few
short years ago. Yet the greatest bless
ing ever inflicted by fire was the destruc-
tion OF London by a connagration 247
years ago, which began September 2 and
ragged with fury for several days. leav-
ing 200, 900 people homeless.
The Monument Of London. long the
loftiest structure Of Its kind in the world.
was built In 1871 to commemorate the
Great Fire. which came as a blessing
in disguise. For years the I'd of Sep
tember was celebrated In London az the
day of deliverance from the Great
Plague" which had threatened the ex-
termination of the whole population of
~ "!:v until the cleansing flames put
an sssL to Its ravages.
Tho u the last Of Londonm the hor-
yifien esspls crt1d n they ned -henueQ
Ne laas uo*es of IRE 5Waich aps1G9
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OUR FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS.

The governor of Texas intimates strongly that II
the United States doesn't attend to the business OF
licking Mexico, Texas may take on that little job.
California is disposed to deal with Japan on her
own account if Washington will not look after the
menace of the little brown strawberry farmers.
And now New Hampshire has real grievance
against Canada. Our Lady of the Shows has drop
ped Harry Thaw right in her unwilling and unoffend-
ing lap. 1t certainly would justify hostilities.
Still, it has always been popular campaign doc
trine that we could lick the world if need be-
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on the wings of a fierce wind over a
city already stricken to death.
The plague. beginning late in 1864.
claimed nearly hundred thousand vic
Tins before the infection was destroyed
by FIRE The .pestilence was favored by
the unsanitary conditions which then
prevailed In London. as in all cities CT
that time Dirt and filth, the allies Of
disease. prevailed in the mansions Of
the. rich as we'll as in the novels Of the
DOOR The air was filled with bacteria,
and the pestilence was the natural re-
suit Death became 50 common as to
excite TO comment
/ The fire began in a bakers house in
Pudding lane. and In the course Of four
days II destroyed 49, 200 houses, eighty
nine churches. the city gates, the Royal
Exchange. GuildhaIl and the custom
house. About 10000 people encamped
In Islington and Highgate fields. Com
ing after the desoIation from the plague,
the distress was extreme. A year passed
before London recovered from the shock,
and realized that the confiagraticn had
been blessing. The. city was much I'M
proved IN rebuilding. particularly by the
suse Of stone and brick In place Of wood
~ building 1mateIiabs-
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Suspicious.

a COMMISSION in lunacy had call.
n ed a woman to tho witness
n stand.
And now" said the commits.
sion's counsel to her, what is your
ground for claiming that the accused
Is insane?"
The woman gulped. wiped her eyes
and answered.:
''WeII, gentlemen. he took me to the
theater twice In one week. Each time
We went in a taXicab. We had supper
each time after the performance, and
each time he bought me chocolates and
flowers. He didn't go out to see a mar
between the acts. either"
But, madam" said commissioner
SURELY these actions do not prove in
sanity en- the accused's part"
But you forget. SIR" said the lady,
with a sad smile. ''you forget that the
accused is my husband. San Francisco
Argonaut
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The Lump's Identity.

THE whizzing motor car struck q
stump and one Of the occupants
i Of the back seat. lady pos
sessed Of considerable embon-
point. executed a>neat but not gaudy
parabola In the atmosphere and alighted
by the roadside like a polypus falling
from a shot tower.
II don't believe I have broken any
bones" she stated. in reply to the in
Quiry Of the omnipresent byssander,
but there Is a lump on this bank
that -
"I.ump-nothin'r .snarIed a ;mothered
voice, I'm the consta bic that's goin'i TO
arrest you 1osh-dinged JOY riders, II /
livew-Judge.
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that Louisiana shall suffer just as little as possible
by reason of the change of agricultural base. The
Agricultural Department people have in late years
found more demand for their services in the South
than in any other section, and they are thoroughly
familiar with its problems. Confidence is expressed
that the readjustment in Louisiana will be made with
less loss and friction than might have been thought
possible
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
Good Stories
Up.to.Date.

Il r RS. COLLINS found the follow
Nv ing black hand letter pinned
IVY to her door one morning.
. Dear Mis- Collins-Onless you
put jar Of jam. a hunk OF chokolit
cake. a apple pie an a bag of candy
down ty the old well, we will steel youi
littel boy and keep him, onless you pay
US a miiyon dollars. The Black Hand"
The letter has been handed to the po-
lice and the criminals will soon be
brought to justice. To date, Mrs. Col
Inns little boy has been the only one
seen In the vicinity of the old WELL
Judge.
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THIS& THAT.
LEGISLATIVE LYRICS.

CURRENCY.

CURRENCY.
The Senate and House, before quitttn',
WHl make an endeauor to pass
The currency bill, ohich pas .crittem
By McAdoo, Open, and Glass.
The currency bill Is a measure,
The purpose of 1Dhich and the aim
Has something to do toith the Treasur-
Y, as you can guess from the name.
The ttoenty per centum provision,
The clause. that relates to reserve,
The real estate lodning erciston,
Amd each little ,orinkle and curpe-
I'd like to 90 into n,inMtely,
Explaining In full as 90,
And, ever so subtly and cutely,
FiH half Of a column or SO.
Each little provision aud clause
Would like to take up and erpand;;
But shall not attempt 1t, because
Admit that don't understand.
For life, as they say, Is too short an {
Should not deal ,oith currency chat;
The President says It's important,
And I'H let It trapel at that,
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Curt, II the problem vex him. might
spear a suggestion from a friend of
ours. Finding his own initials out of
stock. he selected kerchiefs Of a totally
strange letter. distinguishing mark
Of some kind being his only considera-
ton. Which is sound logic. though IT
seem foolish.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
Watson tie Program IN
Washington Today

Meetings. evening:
Masonic-The New Jerusalem Lodge.
No. =. and George c. Whiting. No.
Arch: william F. Hunt Chapter. No.
,, l6, Order of the Eastern Star.
National Unicn-Washinston Council,
Pythisn Temple: Fraternai Council.
Perpetual Building Association Hall;
Red Men-Sioux Tribe. No. Is. Odd Fell
lows Hall. Four-and-a-half and &
streets southwest; Logan Tribe. Na.
5, Washington avenue and N street.
Knights of Pythias-HarmonJ lodge
Odd Feilows-coiumbia Lodge. No. 70.
Salem, No. .. and Excelsior. No. Il.
X. o. T. M.-District Tent. No. s.
Mariners Temple. foot Of Seventh
Meeting of Hope Cosacil. No. 1. Inde-
pendent Order Sons Of Jonadab, Tenn
perance Hall. 643 Louisiana avenue
northwest. p. M
Second performance of THE Old Yer
mont Farm" by the sunshine Club
Meeting OF the Original Garfield Cita-
zens' Association. evening.
Basel all - Washington vs.. Cleveland
American League Park, so p. m.
Amusementa
Columbia-"A Rolling Stone" 2:i5 and
poii.s-"Under Southern Skies" ais ana
Acadefny""The Littlest Rebel" 2:ls and
Keith's-Eddie Foy and vaudeville. ::iS
and SIS p. N.
Nationai-Motion pictures. s:Is and SIS
d. m egse----
Cosmos-Vaudeville. 4
Caeino-vaudevtlle
Gayety-"rhs Gaye,y Giria" s:ls and
s:l5 p m. - -.
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Ard also this-relayed by Chevy Chase;
rs this fellow Gregg a new man?
'Oh. my no! He's one of their Greggu.
lar pitchers"
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
A BLESSING THOROUGHLY DISGUISED

Southern agriculturists are coming to realize
that the pest of the boil weevil, which they once
feared would ruin their cotton growing industry was
really blessing in disguise. There a long
period when the disguise so complete that man
suggesting the silver lining to the cloud would have
been in danger anywhere in the cotton belt of being
locked iup for insanity; but nowadays men speak
right out about it, and it is realized that they are
right.
',-;Sr to the boil weevils invasion the cotton re-
one-crop country. His Bollship forced
to 20 out of cotton and into some
.e result that the South began to
magnificent corn country and
N. Truck farming largely
me along in connection
Investigation. A sin.
rted to have had its
% bales year, and
ged in other things
the county is more
most of the sugar
de the subject OF
scale With the
from sugar, it is
lust be converted
and live stock is
tment of Agricul-
attention to this
naturally anxiog9
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
B. 0. and r, A,

: Our idea Of continuity. ffty-fifty with
Sir Oliver Lodge. is the one hundredth
anniversary celebration OF the battle of
Lake Erie.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
You've An Excellent Memory.

Sir: Three games now separate the
Climbers from the Maps. and the water
under Chain Bridge is very, very deep
We haven't forgotten.
B, O. and r. A.
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The fight for Thaw's extradition be-
gins today. they tell us. and there may
be a fine big story in it.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

Yes, yes, Clarinetta, II Washington
overtakes Cleveland you are At liberty
TO call II a baseball pass.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

While discontinuity. to our notion. is a
winning streak staged by the New York
Yankees.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

Mr.. Zamacona. We gather. is in Wash
ington on "'private business
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
FAMILIAR PHRASES.
Yelling like Comanches.

Remark by a grandstand wit when
steen went in for the Nappers: THAT
makes 'Steen pitchers in the last three
days"
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

Polls announces: The Man Who
Owns Broadway with the New York
Beauty Chorus. as Played by Raymond
Hitchcock" Raymond being quite some
beauty chorus, believe us.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
Things Other People Want To Know.

CURT: why stores keep initial hand.
kerchiefs Of every initial save mine
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

Humor Of the day: The demand for
steel cars is erroneous. Phillip Dexter.
railroad and trust company director.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

AND DID YOU EVER BREAK A DOLLAR?
&. s. X: The other day I took some
friends OF mine over the Bureau of EnRray
ing and We were going up the steps a,
the entrance one Of my friends said: ..Don.t
let them hand us any wooden money In
here" And right of the bat answered: ::
NO. but If they do well split it,
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
We've Suspected 1t All ALONE

G. S. X: Are you surprised to know
that White & Pinck. 65 Main street.
Buffalo. n. Y. are painters?
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

This tent show affair"-the Paris
Temps" is being quoted and Mr.. Bryan
is the theme-'.is fresh proof that poll
tics in the United States is considered
the lowest Of trades" European COM
ment on America, as we have mentioned
before. gives US a pronounced and par
ticular pain. Garbled versions Of Ameri-
can happenings appear in the foreign
papers, and garbled minds do editorials
on them. We could add, II we felt
competent to tackle toll or long distance
criticism. that In no country is politics
lower. meaner and confessedly graftier
than it is in France But We do
not.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

sau tie se
No. Geraldine the bridegroom Of importance at wedding
but then he doesn't actually dera anything from the effect and
a charming old custom to have there
In mans opinion the deadly sins hatpins suffrage
mairimony grand opera, bsen, almony, and pink teas
Why all this excitement about the determination poor
honse when there eight million bachelors the United States
ho ought be either concerted exermned before conagon
spreadsi - ..-,-a.
Making husband of labor of love- sculpture
slee hand and all rolled together
sometimes have mental science persuade yourself
you've succeeded. ~. -.. -. ,
1t is AWFUL shock married discover that wife
has little humor that she believes all he
When hear girls father insisting ares
be money maker her mother insisting be moral
girl insisting that he must be fascinating whether
they are looking for a a miraclel 7 --
castles built When mother-inlaw
nhe affinity steps in they down with crash
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

Some day. we feel sure of II. thea
trical manager will do a story on the
business side of the theater and have
something to say about productions
other than his own-perhaps even run 2
scene from one of them.-see THE Sat-
urday Evening Post
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
wHADDYE MEAN HE GOT THE NEWS
LAST NIGHT AND COULDN'T
PITCH YESTERDAY?
lFrom the Herald"

From the ''Herald."O
Cy Falkenberx received last night the dis
tressing news that his three-year-oid daugh-
ter had tumbled out Of q second-story win
dow at the Fslkenberg home in Cleveland.
The little girl was badly shaken up. but not
seriously injured. .'Falky'' was to have
pitched yesterday. but was so unnerved BY
the news that Manager Birmingham decided
Il was hest not to work him.
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Buffalo. n. Y. September ..
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

Most air castles are built just for two When the M
or me affinity steps in they down wnh.a crash
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

1t IS AWFUL shock to married to discover that
has little of humor that she believes all he tells h
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

In fact-h-
tenir
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-04
NORTH BENNINGTON

Mrs. Ralph Gaul is visiting in Ar
lington. -
Mrs. Monta of New York city is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. A.
Tobin.
Mrs. Andrew Niles and daughter,
Mildred of SALISBURY were In town
Wednesday.
Miss Martha Weeks is spending
part Of her vacation with her aunt,
in Bennington.
Born, April 2, to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Bromley of Mechanic street, a
son, George William.
Miss Mary Walsh of Upper Main
street is confined to the house with
an attack of measles.
Louis Mayhem of Chazy, N. Y,
who has been visiting relatives in
town has gone to Brandon to visit.
Mrs. Nellie r. Carter left today for
a three weeks visit with her sister
Mrs. William Arnold of Newtonville
Mass.
Mrs. John Allen of North Hoosicb
spent Tuesday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Human S. Russell oil
West street
Clifford Shepard, who has beer
! spending ten days vacation witt
his parents returned Tuesday tC
Norwich University.
The party to Washington are en-
joying their trip very much. They
left Wednesday for Philadelphia ant
then for New York.
Frank c. Durham, who has beer
the guest of his brother Jesse Dun
hame. returned Tuesday to his stud
les at Norwich academy. Mortified
VT.
Next Sunday is the last Sunday Of
the conference year and the pastor
Rev. ]. C. Mitchell will give an ad
dress on David Livingstone" The
children of the Sunday school are
especially urged to remain to the
regular service at 3 o'clock and
everyone will be welcome.
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NORTH Hoosick

Levi Brooks is i'll.
Frank Potter is seriously i'll.
Joseph Catchcart is home for Wis
it.
Mrs. A. Nesbitt spent Wednesday
in Troy.
III. Morrison has returned from a
visit to Salem.
George Brown and family have
moved to Jackson.
Miss Harriet Mastin Of Hoosick
Falls spent one day this week with
Mrs. Louis Kipp.
Irving Allen of Bennington visited
HE mother Easter
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Allen spent Eas-
ter in Bennington
Mrs. Arthur Milliman has recover.
ed from her recent illness.
Miss Marcia Allen is entertaining
her cousin Miss Ethel Campbell Of
Troy.
James Nesbitt of Schuylerville
visited his mother Mrs. NJ. ]. Nesbitt,
Easter.
Miss Maud King Of Hoosick Falls
was the Sunday guest of Miss Emma
Campbell
Mrs. Harry McGrath Of Troy spent
Sunday with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Allen.
Miss BERTHA Delaney of Albany
spent Easter with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Delaney.
Miss Ellen holloway has returned
from spending her Easter vacation
at her home in Schaghticoke.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-04
SEEK AMERICANS MURDERER

Ambassador Wilson to Urge Mexico
to Action
Washington. April 1.-THE State De
partment has instructed Ambassador
Wilson at Mexico city to ask the Mex
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-04
LOOKS LIKE FOUL PLAY
Fisk Autopsy Does Not srow Drown.
ing as Cause Of Death

ST. Johnsbufy, April 1.--Dr. B. II.
Stone and DR.. Whitney o, Burlington,
who held an autopsy today on the
body of Samuel Fisk. the aged en-.
ploye of the Fairbanks ScAle factory,
claim that !eath was not due 10
drowning. Mr.. Fisk disappeared from
hts home here Jan. -. aud the most
persistent search failed 20 show any
trace of him. Sunday the body was
found in the Passumpsic river at
Monroe, n. y, nine miles south OF
;H,s place. The autopsy revealed no
WAGER in the lungs nor other indlca-
TORS of drowning. but the body was
IN a badly mutilated condmop. even
with well established theory of foul
play, the authorities are at loss for
evidences and the Indications are
that the matter will be iropped. The
remains were taken In charge by tho
family today and will be gent to Rich.
mond, Quebec, tomorrow for burial in
the family lot.
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ARLINGTON

w. /. Jones was in Rutland Tues
day
Mrs. James Provan is quite Ill with
the measles.
Reports of Miss Belle Leggin, who
is in Troy, is not as favorable.
I Miss Mary Thompson has returned
from visiting her sister in Saratoga.
Mrs. Donahue, who has been at the
Troy City hospital, returned home
Monday.
Mr.. Evers, agent for the Foster Pia-
no company OF Troy, was in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. Marshall Goewey of South
Shaftsbury and daughter, were In
town recently.
Mrs. Polheurus of New York return
ed home Tuesday after spending sew
eral weeks in town.
Perry Lathrop of Albany spent Sun
day with his mother Enos Lathrop of
Bennington was also ere over Sunday
Mrs. Frank Grout and George An
drew, who have been at the Samari-
tan hospital in Troy, came home Mon
day.
Mrs. E. b. Baldwin, who is in the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington,
is improving slowly from her opera
ton.
The Misses Aileen and Margaret
Somers have resumed their work in
the N K. T. & T. Co. office, after be-
ing out two months on account of i'll
ness.
Mrs. George Stafford, who is critical
ly i'll with pleuro-pneumonia, is lit
tie more comfortable at this writing
Her son, Ira, was called home last
week
The card party held at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert Vaughn for the
o. e. S. on Wednesday evening, was
the most successful of any, both f.
nancially and in the number of peo-
pie. Cards was played at 10 tables.
$500 is the amount added to the
treasury.
There Is to be a special town meet
ing on Saturday, April 18th, to decide
ON the bridge, known as Branch
bridge, the old bridge was moved off
the abutments during the freshet and
this meeting is called to see whether
the old bridge will be put back or
whether it will be replaced by an iron
bridge.
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DRUGGIST RECOMMENDS
vInOI for Rundown People.

II any one person should know
the value Of medicines 1t is the drug
gist who dispenses them and from
our experience we want to say. II
people in this vicinity only knew the
value Of Vinol. our delicious codliv-
er and iron tonic without oiD at
this season of the year. we would
not be able TO supply the demand.
This is because Vinol is a combin-
alton Of the two most world famed
tonics, namely, the medicinal cura-
tive elements Of Gods livers without
the oil, and iron for the blood.
Vinol tones up the digestive or
gans, purifles and enriches the blood.
promotes healthful sleep and a nor.
NAL appetite.
Old people. delicate children, run
down, overworked and tired women,
should try a bottle OF Vinol with the
understanding that your money viii
be returned II Il does not help you.
w. L. Gokay. Druggist Bennington.
VT.
p. S. For pimples and blotches
try our Saxo Salve. We guarantee
It,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-04
FRECKLES
Now Is the Time to Get Rid Of These
Ugly Spots.

There's no longer the slightest
need Of feeling ashamed Of your
freckles. as a new prescription othine
double strength-has been discov-
cred that is guaranteed to remove
these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of othine-
double strength-from w. L. Gokay,
and apply a little Of II night and
morning and you should soon see
that even the worst freckles have
begun to disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t is
seldom that more than an ounce is
needed to completely clear the skin
and gain a beautiful clear complex
ion.
Be sure to ask for the double
strength othine as this is sold under
guarantee Of money back IL It fails
to remove freckles.
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SANDGATE

Ervil W. Bentley OF Bennington,
is in town for few days visit
The heavy rains and high water did
considerable damage to highways and
bridges in town.
Neddies Fowler, who has been
spending a week with his grandfather
II. B. Woodcock, returned to his home
in Bennington, Monday noon.
Miss f. Belle Gregory returned to
her home in Bennington Monday, af.
ter spending two weeks visiting in
Sandgate and East Arlington.
Ezra Hamilton went to Bennington
Monday to visit friends and relatives
From there he will go to Pittsfield
Mass, to visit his son, Ernest. before
his return home.
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NORTH WHITE CREEK

Several in this vicinity are quite i'll
with la grippe at this writing.
Leroy Smith, who has spent the
winter with his uncle, Chas. Bennett,
began working April LIST for r. ]. Han
nah.
Andrew Coulter of this place, who
recently sold his farm, to Robert and
John Luke, is moving to his new home
in Cola.
The recent high water in this vici-
nifty did considerable damage to low
lying meadows and bridges, also TAX.
ing out two dams.