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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-05-01

Mr.. Leonard Loomis came in
from Raleigh on Sunday after
noon. He has accepted a posi-
tion with the Patterson Mills and
his family will join him shortly.
Mr.. J. T. Munford, Sr., No.
% Front Street, Rosemary. suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis on
last Friday night. He was un-
conscious for several days but
has now partially recovered the
use Of his limbs and can talk.
Mr.. Munford has worked for
the Rosemary Mfg. Co. for a
number of years and his family
have the sympathy of many
friends. We trust he may en-
ti.ely recover.
Mr.. G. N. Nelms, Asst. Supt.
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. paid
a flying visit to Agent Hege on
Wednesday evening.
Mr. George Andrews, of Raj
eigh, has accepted a position
with the Patterson Mills. He
will move his family here short
ly as he returned home Monday
to pack up and bring his family
down.
Rev. Jesse Blalock will hold
services in the Baptist Church
Roanoke Rapids next Sunday
morning and evening. His morn
ing discourse will be on the
Ideals of Christian Attain
ment', and the text of his Sun
day evening sermon will be LET
the wicked forsake his way
and the unrighteous man his
thoughts"
Mrs. j. M. Jackson takes this
opportunity of informing her
friends that she is in the contest
for the Inner Player Piano now
running at Hancock House Com
pany's. Her number is 43.
Miss Dora Jolly of the Metho-
dist Orphanage at Raleigh, is
here spending the vacation with
her mother.
Mrs. Fannie Wombles of Ports
mouth, Va, and Mr.. Thomas
Munford of Franklin, Va, are
visiting the family of Mr.. J. T.
Munford.
Mrs. A. S. Mason and family
of Scranton, N. c., has recently
moved here and will be employed
by the Rosemary Mfg. Co.
Messrs. Sandy Hyatt and R. O.
Mays with their families, have
moved here from Hyde County,
to accept work with the Rose
mary Mills,
l.. J. Hollowell and wife of
New York are here, and have
accepted positions with the Mills
at Rosemary.
The county Commissioners
will hold their regular monthly
session in Halifax on next Mon
day.
The county Commissioners
will draw a jury on Monday for
the June term of Halifax Super
ior Court, which begins Monday,
June 1st.
Mr.. Moses Whitley left We'd
nesday for Hobgood to attend
the wedding of Mr.. R. B. King
and Miss Ester Savage. He
will visit his large farm near
Oak City before returning.
Mr.. J. F. Williams and family
from Petersburg, Va, are NOV
ing into the Patterson Mir Viii
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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-05-01
Important Meeting

To the Business Men of Roanoke
Rapids and Rosemary
We, the undersigned, believing
that a Chamber of Commerce or
Business Mems Club, composed
of the business men of Roanoke
Rapids and Rosemary, and Or
ganized for the purpose of pro-
noting the commercial and in
dustrial growth of this commun-
ity, would be of the greatest
benefit to the community, here
by call:
A meeting of all of the bust
ness men of Roanoke Rapids and
Rosemary to meet in the mayors
office in Roanoke Rapids, on May
5th, 1914, at 800 P. M, for the
purpose of organizing such an
Association.
All business men interested in
this movement are urgently re-
quested to attend.
Signed:
E. H. RICKs,
C. A. WYCHE,
J. M. JACKSON,
T. w. M. LONG,
J. T. CHASE,
W. S. HANCocK.s
j. w. HOUSE,
S. j. BOUNDS,
WELLS D. TILLERY,
B. S. WEBB, y,
L. G. SHELL,
T. w. MULLEN,
JNo. L. PATTERSON,
VIM. ToWE,
M. MCRAE FAISON,
J. T...STAlNBACK,
W. L. LONG,
A. E. AKERs.
IIAIClIIrn rnn Ii,nNt 10
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-05-01
PERSONAL and LOCAL
Items Of Interest in and Around Rose.
mary and ROanOkeRapidS

teaching in the Cary High
School, returned home on Tues
day. Since leaving Cary he has
been spending a few days with
relatives in the eastern part of
the State. His grandmother,
Mrs. Crawford, accompanied
him here to spend some time
with Rev. and Mrs. William
Towe.
Miss Elinor Manning has re-
turned to Richmond and has TAX
en- the same position she former
" held with the Blalock Fruit &
Produce Company.
Mr.. Gale Farris and Mr.. N. G..
Walters are at Rosemary paint
ING the scenery for the new thea
tire building. The work on this
building is rapidly nearing com
pletion,
Mr.. r. f. Dawson of Rich
mond, Va, is here assisting Mr.
b. w. Webb in the piano sale of
the Walter d. Moses Company.
Mrs. D. l.. Leslie left Roanoke
Rapids Thursday morning for
Portland, Me-, where she will
spend about two months before
joining her husband at Cornell,
Wis.
Mr.. R. C. Lassiter spent Thurs
day of this week in Norfolk.
The Presbyterian prayer ser
vice will be held at Capt. and
Mrs. J. M. McMurray's Sunday
at 8P. NJ. You are cordially. in
vited.
A fire alarm was turned in
Monday evening about seven
o'clock from the residence of Mr..
Peter HuX in new town. The
Fire Company turned out prompt
ly in response to the alarm; the
the blaze, however, being only a
small one. A window shade caught
from an oil lamp, the only damage
done being to the shade and cur
tains and the foot of one bed.
Mr.. J. W. House went as a
delegate from the Roanoke Rapids
Baptist Baraca Glass to the State
Baraca-Philathea Conference in
Durham on Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Jackson
and a party of friends motored to
Panacea Springs on Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. W. House and Mrs l..
H. Hale are visiting in Halifax
this week.
Mrs. ]. l.. Patterson and chill
dren are visiting relatives in At
lanta, Ga.
Mr.. J. L. Patterson went to
New York City on a business
trip on last Sunday.
Mr.. Sugg Fleming, Mr.. w. M.
Chauncey, Miss Ella Lee Chaun-
cey and Miss Latham Jones
motored from Washington Satur-
day and spent Sunday and a part
of Monday as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. M. Jackson.
Mr.. S. F. Patterson left Mon
day for a weeks trip to Boston
and other cities on business.
See us for screen doors and
! windows. The R. E. SHELL
COMPANY.
SUNSHINE SPECIALTIES
yjust received. The Rosemary
Supply Company.
A mans wife is the best part
ner he has if he only gives her a
chance. Give your wife an ac-
count in the First National Bank
and she will save you money.
E. H. Hartman left a vast for
tune. His wife hada share in
/ making it and he left it to her,
knowing her ability to handle it.
Mr.. J. G. Farmer went to
Norfolk on Saturday afternoon
after his family, Mr.. Farmer
has accepted a position as second
hand in the spinning room with
the Rosemary Manufacturing
Company.
Mr.. j. M. Davis, of Rosemary,
and Mr.. w. F. Lee, of Norfolk,
Va, have purchased the business
in Rosemary owned by jenkins
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-05-01
UNCALLED FOR LETiLRS

Advertised in Roanoke Rapids
Postoffice: Will E. Culhane,
George Wasby, Mrs. Milley Til
ley, Mrs. w. E. Culhane. P. B.
Shaw, Walter Marks, Miss Fay
Parham, Mrs. Joe Howell, A. j.
Dorsey.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-05-01

visiting friends.
Mr.. Percy Tiller,' of Scotlahd
Neck spent Saturday and Sunday
in town.
Miss Blanche Vincent of Vul-
taire was in town on Saturday.
Help US make our local column
complete by handing your locals
in to P. V. MATHEWS, F. G. Hege,
os 'phoning them in to the office.
Mr.. Monroe Jenkins spent Sun
day out of town.
Misses Annie Mabry and Mar
tina Stanley spent Sunday in
Garysburg.
Mr.. j. H. King spent Sunday
III LllJltJOIl.
Mr.. j. M. Johnston of Little
ton was in town on Friday.
Mr.. W. F. Horner went to
Philadelphia on Monday on a
business trip.
Rev. J. M. Millard, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church in Lit
Teton, held services here last Sun.
day. He held special services for
the Odd Fellows in the Rosemary
Baptist Church on Sunday morn
ing and held services in the Bap-
tist Church in Roanoke Rapids on
Sunday night.
A special meeting of the Young
Peoples BibleSociety will be held
at the Methodist Church in Roam
oke Rapids next Monday night,
May A. All the members are earn
estly requested to be present.
Don't forget the meeting next
Tuesday night at the Mayors
Office for the purpose of organiz-
ing the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. R. l.. Towe has accepted
a position with the First Nation
al Bank of Roanoke Rapids.
The many friends of Capt. J.
M. McMurray are rejoicing to
see him out and around again af-
ter his protracted illness. He
has been i'll with grippe followed
by rheumatism for over seven
weeks.
Miss Urtie Harrison of Little
ton is spending the week end
with Miss Mabel McMurray.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Thrower
of Vaughan attended the play
here last Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Williams
spent Monday and Tuesday in
Enfield.
Mr.. Owen Williams of Airlie
was in town Tuesday.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Society will meet at the home of
Mrs. R. P. Beckwith next Tues
day afternoon at three o'clock.
Mrs. Charles Webb entertain
ed a few friends at her home last
Friday evening.
Mrs. Job Taylor entertained
Saturday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. Leslie.
Mr.. Ivey and family moved
from Rosemary Mills to the Shaw
Cotton Mills at Weldon on last
Tuesday.
Contestant No. 43 in the Han
ck-House Piano Contest is Mrs.
J. M. Jackson. She will appre-
ciate the votes of all of her
friends.
Messrs. J. E. Spencer and F.
C. Hege attended the Baraca-
Philathea Convention in Dur
ham as delegates respectively
from the Rosemary Baptist and
Methodist Baraca classes.
Mr.. J. H. Norman of Halifax,
Mr.. j. E. Bowers and Mr.. N. A.
Riddick of Scotland Neck, were
in town Thursday.
Miss Margaret Mizelle, who
has been teaching school in An
drews, N. c.. returned to Roa-
noke Rapids on Wednesday and
will spend some time with Mr..
and Mrs. W. G. Lynch,
Mr.. John Sawyer returned
Wedneday from Durham where
he attended the Baraca-P Philathea
Convention Monday and Tues
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-07
STORE VACCINATION
WHITE LIST THEME
Health Commission to Catalogue
Only Places Where All En-
ployes Have Been Treated.

To encourage vaccination through
out tho city. DIT. S. S. Goldwater, the
Health Commissioner will compile a
white List" of hotels, department
stores and other establishments fire.
duented by large numbers Of persons
Only those establishments where the
vaccination Of employees has been COM
pleted will be eligible for the list.
In the bulletin issued yesterday, an
nouncing this step, 1t is said:
THE department is informed that
many firms have already completed
the vaccination of their employees.
Wherever this has been done, without
the knowledge Of the department, it Is
desired that a statement. signed by
the officiating physician. be filed with
the Department of Health at once In
order that the department list may be
made authentic and complete.
Naturally the department can only
include IN its White List the names
Of the establishments where vaccina-
ton is known to have been practised
thoroughly, either by it's own vaccina-
ton corps or by trustworthy private
physicians.
II was twelve years ago that the
last vaccination campaign was waged
in this city. II cost $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-07
vow ZEUNER SALE BEGINS.
First Session of the Late Coun-
tess Collection Brings $3,504.

The opening session of the sale Of the
collection Of art objects Of the late
Colmess Won Zeuner. of Berlin, at the An
derson Galleries yesterday afternoon,
brought SS,5O4 70. 1.-THE Cruciixion, with
Three Holy Women at the Foot OF the
Cross a Limoges enamel from the Lebrun
sale at Paris, in 1869. brought $500, the top
price Of the day. II was bought by r.
Baumeister, who also gave 800 for 1.-THE
Madonna and Saint Anne" an antique
Limoges enamel from the same sale For
''The Virgin in Alteration" by Jean Ian
din, the same buyer gave $500. His other
purchases included Christ the Martyr
and "The Virgin in Glory" for which he
gave S1l5 and Sl1O, respectively. Both are
from the Lebrun sale.
]. Hartog gave $50 for eight small ivory
dgures-four evangelists and four saints
on ebony pedestals. from the Borghese
collection at Rome He also paid SIS for
an ivory goblet, carved with relief scrolls
and strapwork, and SAL for two ivory re-
lief oarvings-"Anthony and Cleopatra
and Port Cadiz."
Two royal keys and one papal key went
to II. u. Muir for $40. The sale continues
this afternoon. and this evening the oil
and water color paintings by European
artists will be sold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-07

which fears not death and Is eve ,'.. ne
80 n,ose,t the citizens. the ro"oe 49,.
nartment is not like the army In
Jaw There IA no warning OK uea'n'
A. army n soldier can rec tho app'oa
80 .,r,,ogie In the navy the enemy :
ships are visible before the pa."o' ...,h
.,a,,o.,,sn are called on TO battio VIZ
.,,,,s,.d. rbo atrike from behind
IA no Drawer body OF men III wv
than DIR present Police Department. u.A
"only the morning before he was ~"
e.,,.rnie-l stood I'm the main han OIL
snar,era Looking at the list OF heroes VINO
hove d,ed I'm the performance OF uu',
lie had lust fully recovered from
suffered I'm making an arrest ana no
marked 20 his lieutenant, My name 70"
there yet, but hope In time IL VIII 20
Led by the police band, tho cor
passed from the church to the "nii"D'D
burg Bridge. At the plaza the Dahu w
narted and the procession continued 10
calvary Cemetery At both ends OF 'ne
span thousands OF persons barred inc"
heads until the hearse had passed
From the new Legion Of Honor tuno'
created on Sunday by Dock Commissioner
Smith. who contributed $1,000. 500 was
paid to the widow yesterday. Robert IL
Mainser, OF No Nassau street g. proher'
sent $3.50 TO be devoted TO the fund.
Mrs. Mary Greer. the theft OF whose
purse led TO the murder of Guarnieri'
visited the East 1O4th ST. police station
last night and contributed s. for tho
relief FUND for the dead policeman
wife.
Mrs. Greer was coming out OF Charles
Moser's saloon, 1891 First ave, wheh
her purse was snatched, and on evil
dence given by Moser. Thomas Horgsn'
known as "Puggy." was indicted for the
crime. william Horgan, his father In
revenge shot Moser Guarnieri was shot
trying to arrest the elder Horgan.
Mrs Greer said she read about the
shooting I'm Perth Amboy and would
have attended the funeral II she could
have reached New York in time. She
said she was poor, but gladly gave the
s., and would much rather have lost nor
purse than have had the shooting grow
out Of the loss OF II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-07
HIGH BRIDGE DIVER
ELUDES THE POLICE
Charles McFee Successfully
Makes Leap-Men Who Ar
rest Him Get on the Film.

n ia not an attempt at suicide tc dive
127 feet into the Harlem River from High
Bridge II you accomplish II, but II is dis
orderly conduct. Magistrate Krotel SO
held Yesterday when he suspended SEN
tence on Charles McFee. who successfully
negotiated the feat yesterday for NOV
ing picture firm.
On two occasions McFee was prepared
for the attempt, but the police frustrated
him. Yesterday he got on the bridge In
a motor car and quickly made the dive
He made a graceful arch as he sped to
the water. and a small splash when he
hit Il. In a second he was swimming
gracefully toward the tense OF moving
picture camera.
Two men have been killed attempting
the dive, and McFee is said to be the
first man TO make 1t successfully.
When McFee faced the magistrate he
said ne had intended to fake the jump.
but his foot slipped and he had to jump
instead Of dive.
The picture people may thank Captain
John Reitch, who was coming out OF the
High Bridge station when he saw McFee
climb on the rail OF the bridge. The man
had eluded the five officers on duty there.
CAPTAIN Reitch sent Patrolman Won Leith
70 try 10 prevent the attempt he also
sent Sergeant Suttle and Patrolman NC
CahiII 10 a rowboat telling them to capt
ure the moving picture man ana MS
camera. He thought that II he could get
the camera McFee would not jump as the
act would be spoiled.
The camera man was on barge TWEEN
ty-five feet from the shore, and just az
the police boat touched the barge MoFee
Jumped and the two policemen were In
time TO be real moving picture actors and
be depicted hauling him from the water.
McFee is twenty-six years old and
native Of Tarrytown. His agents reported
last night that he had dehed death 10
nth a hat Of ZOO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-07
FOR UNIFORM DIVORCE LAW
Lethodists Indorse Move to
Stop Hasty Marriages.

movement In behalf of uniform mar
ge and divorce laws for the nation
Evas started yesterday at the Methodist
Episcopal Conference, assembled at the
! Eighteenth Street Methodist Episcopal
Church.
3 The committee on marriage and d.
vorce headed BY the Rev. Dr. J. l.. Hart
sock. offered a resolution, which was
adopted unanimously by the conference.
The resolution stated that 60 per cent Of
divorces are asked on fraudulent grounds,
and continued:
Z ''The 10000 children wrongly deprived
OF the proper care Of their parents
through 100000 divorces granted in this
country in the last forty-four years cry
out for the formation OF a lighting line
lin every district OF the Union to prevent
ihasty and ul-considered marriages, 20 de-
feat fraudulent divorces and to raise the
iChristisn standard for home life and fol-
low II until the world accepts IL "
A committee was appointed composed
of prominent business men and clergy
men. TO devise plans for the Observance
or the second Sunday in May. 1914. as a
day on which to plead for higher homo
life from all pulpits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-07
MAN SAVES BABY:
WATER SAVES HIM
Fire Captain Plays Hose on
OLeary as He Makes
Brave Rescue.

While water was played on him Fire
man Timothy O'Leary crawled into q
burning fat at 214 Monroe ct.
yesterday afternoon and brought out a
six-months-old baby that had been for
gotten by other tenants. Captain Mar
tin of Engine Company 10 handled the
hose that protected the fireman while
on his perilous errand.
OLeary found the child sleeping in
It's crib. He was unable to protect the
baby as he backed out. and DR.. Patchin
took it TO Gouverneur Hospital with
burns about the face, hands and body.
The fireman was only singed. and went
back 10 work.
The fire was in the fat Of Mrs. Anton
BeIeak on the top floor of a three story
building. Mrs. Belesk had gone shop
ping, leaving the baby in the crib. No
explanation was given for the fire,
which caused damage amounting to
about $1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-07
IECEL DEFENDS z
NAMED in DIVORCE
Censures Wife for Bringing
Miss Smith and Mrs.
Eddy Into Case.
REPEATS DENIAL OF
ALL HER CHARGES
Women In Throng of DepositorS
Who Seek to Get Money
from Melville.

Henry siegel yesterday verified his an
swer to the complaint made by his wife
in her suit for absolute divorce. AS ex-
clusivelv told in The Tribune, Siegel
makes a general denial Of the CHARGES.
The answer will be served within n few
davs upon lockwood & Haldane, counsel
FOR Mrs. Siegel.
sleeel does not deny knowing tho Mrs.
EDDY and the Miss Smith named In Mrs.
Siessrs complaint As for the unnamed
,.orespcndcnt. nc cannot he as explicit
Both o. the correspondents. ne says. were
enraccd 10 be married at the time Mrs.
Siceers charges were made public and he
does not consider that an attack upon
them at such time was justified.
As for the wife's statements about his
business conduct. his concealing Of assets
and misconduct generally. he Is even more
emphatic
r.emueI Eu Quigg who is counsel for
Siecei i'm the divorce case, yesterday gave
crt the first formal statement that has
tonne from the defendant in the case.
Mr.. Siegel has already verified his an
swer 10 Mrs SieCers suit he said. "and
70 will be served within the time set by
law. In IL he denies specifically every
allegation OF the complaint that consti-
tptes the ground Of action.
Mrs. siegel separated from her hus-
band under the terms Of a separation
agreement which was performed by him
Mn TO the moment his financial mis-
! fortunes compelled him 10 await their
Z solution
Considering the fact that Mrs. Siegel
! has taken this moment to bring an action
for divorce and the fact that she has mem
toned the names Of two women. each Of
whom is engaged at present TO be mar
, ried and the fact that there have been
imputed 10 her references 10 his business
! affairs. Mr.. .siegel has no comment to
rake other than that the facts seem 10
sneak for themselves.
The grand jury which is considering
rev indictments against Siegel and Nogel
did NOT meet yesterday. IL viii convene
today. when. it is expected, Assistant
District Attorney Perkins, who with Ar
ti.ur q. Train. has been drawing the nee
cssary indictments viii have completed
,nat work.
ilrniH htlNilie' EtIeiFCI Ut t'iC "o''N 70
Henry Siegel q Co. was besiegcd in his
Offices yesterday by depositors who
tdoughi they might be Included i'm the
oder that gave those who deposited on
l,eceu:bcr . their money back. There
were several hysterical women i'm the
crowd. but 1ir. Melville was unable to do
anything FOR them, nor will he, unless
lile.. Ioueh should tomorrow order the
distribution OF some Of the money now IN
Ais keeping for the general creditors OF
the bank.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-07
CUT Off RELATIVES;
TOLD WHY IN WILL
Phineas C. Kingsland Found
Fault with Most All
His Kin.
NIECE SUES FOR
SHARE OF ESTATE
"Did Not Care to State" Why he
Djsinherited Her-Son "Hu-
inflated Him."

Miss Mabel Edith Byrns filed suht yer
terday 10 upset tho will OF her uncle
phjneas c. KIngsland. Mr.. Kinssland
died on February g. leaving an estate OF
"not leaa than 100000" and gave In ms
will many reasons why he did not leave
the greater part Of his estate 10 his rela-
,ivea Mr.. Kingsland WIS connected with
tho Lawyers' Title Insurance Company
pecause Duncan Charming Kingsland'
Of Chicago. his adopted son. married MISS
Mary White. the will provided tnat tne
son was not 10 receive any part or the
income from $1,000 left in trust for MN
~ he ever lived with his wife. his nieoe'
Helen Agnes Byrne, known az Sister
Marie Jose. got nothing, because M'
KinRsland said she could not ENJOY an
estate. and he said there were reasons ne
did not care 10 state" for leaving maOei
Edith Byrne also out
A brother. Wilbur Kingsland' conduct
ed himself 20 disloyally and posltiVeiy
antagonistic 10 me and my interests thae
he will receive only an allowance from
$4,000. and that only in tho di5cretion OF
the executors. George w. Glaze and VIII
lam Curtis Demorest who also are re-
siduary legatees
Miss Mabel Byrne, through her coun-
sci. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft,
said that Mr.. Kngsland was not OF
sound mind when he executed his Will IN
1912. and that the instrument was Cd
tanned by fraud and undue influence.
Mr.. Kingsland said his sons moral ten
dency" had alarmed and grieved" him.
and as "he still persists in those tenden-
cies 10 such an extent that he has brought
the greatest humiliation, shame and DIS
grace upon me and finally demonstrated
the extreme individuality and impru-
dence OF ever permitting him TO hanole
money or ever to be raised, other than oy
his own labor, above the level OF his inn
mediate necessities, that 1 no longer de-
sir, that ne should have from my estate
any more than sufficient 10 meet sucn
necessities"
Mr.. Kingsland then referred to his sons
marriage TO Miss Mary White, "of whom
I most emphaticalIy disapprove." II the
son gets a divorce and marries another
woman he IS TO get the $1,000.
Mr.. Kingsland left $4,000 70 Virginia 7.