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mr A &C RiR Event.

Trnirbt at the home Of William Lash
a., C,hnrrv Ain The W. \. C.'s will en-
terrain in jolly fashion. III, ,,,,
About Twenty-Five couples VIII make
=. Z. Hood and Mrs. ", b. McC4 t,a
where dancing to violin violin ,r mIs' Se en-.
iuyrd Other amuscmcntS have also
ic S TD provided TO interest the gue ;s.iii
and the biz feature Of the evening VIII
hr the "spr"ad" which has been planheu
lv th,. b0vS,
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CLEAR|NG5 GAIN
84,6 PER CENT

Yesterdays bank clcarinSs. amount
ing to S569,3a3.4S, according to the
/; i House. rep REPRESENTED gain Of s261,
latlye day a Year ago. when clearings
amounting to $30S.297.13 were report
ed.
With yesterdays report included,
the December clearingS amount 10
SALTS, 404.16, while the total for inc
corresponding period Of last years was
$2,736,95S.07. The present month
total TO date is an increase of Tl.9 per
cent, or nearly S2,000.OO0.
The December record to date:
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LOGAN BRYAN's CLOSING STOCK
LETTER.

nv nrivate wire to A. L. Masten & Coz
new YORK. Dec. S.-Thc list tiuc-
tuated in an uncertain manner, with
much irregularlty being in evidence.
Sentiment has become rather mixed,
and the element bullishly inclined is In
no sence as confident as TO the correct
ncss Of its position as heretofore. This
APPLIES particularly to the industriuls.
Renorts Of huge earnings and high
nrices have lost much Of their potency
rs stock market stimulnnts. and here
and there distribution Is very plain.
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Novel Affair.

One IF th.. mos. highly rnloyablc al.
+iru or nm. week was the school days
ntriv sivrm by M 1t Eal Daughters ae
the home Of Mrs. Charles NcIshahs oh
Thursday evening. ,o,,-
Thn ladies' were attircd in represent
alive costumes and all the amusemennls
Of The evening were in keeping wltn inc
hapDy occasion. At sGuSonaole hou1
tho guests partook Of Iuncheoh ifo'n
baskets. r.,,, N1;sses
Dnr;s Gibson, isabelle L. poty. B!od"in
Thomas Sarah Gooch. Julia Go Sen
Laura Go"ch. Mary Mct"nnaa,uShTS' NJ NJ
Io MOS Earl l.cnnurd. ]. ID. Taylor, +.
XVII XVII. G.. +. Dnty, u, 5. Roe and George
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Beuwood Briefs.

Tho Benwood NJ. F.. Sunday Schoo.
basket ball team after winning Two IaSs
games from the McMechcn sunaay
school team feel highly el4teu anu 49, -
arranging games with other tes''''" ~
the district
Ing u few days in Benwood the guest VI
friends and relatives. >--
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stacker OF NeH
Mnthmoras, are spending q re" Gays III
Benwood with friends.
The new schedule for the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad will go into etrecl
Sunday. There arc number OF changes
In the arrival Of trains
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<No+ed Artist Will Return.

Mr. Hugh II. Howard. who T'HS Dren
rho guest of his cousin, Mrs. Carl Nest
mann, the past few days. returncn 10
his home Yesterday morning at Cie'c-
land. y. ,, ,,o ~
While here Mr. Howard had some OF
his rare wu.ks I'll art exhibited whlcn
won such admiration that he will return
some time in January and have on ms
Suib in Wheeling some OF his master
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LOGAN g. BRYAN's aRA1N LETTER

M. ,rivotc wire to A. Z. Mnsten & Co.
fGuIcAGO. Dec. S.-Wheat Corn. oats
with the possibility of strained relation;
sin betwecn the United States and
Germany, due to the note on the ara ara.
bia and indications Of renewed SUP ~
tarks on the high cost of living and
s s,SH embargoes by the railroads
from primary centers in the west to
The scaboard due to congestion there,
we can see nothing but lower prices 1or
the immediate future,
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mpIANs NC1HAalno.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-The Ameri-
can indian no longer Is a vanishinS
race, but under improved health condi-
inr m the annual report today Of Com
missioner Soils. Of the Indian Bureau.
There were 209.224 Indians when the
report was written. an increase OF 1,b7s
over a year ago.
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perronala and Briefs,
WHITE SLAYER" SENTENCED

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Dec. S-El-
bert Carter. OF. Huntington, was today
sentenced by Judge B. F. Kelley IN
United States District Court to serve
three months in the Cabell county Jail
and to pay a fine Of SIS. Carter was
found guilty OF violating the white
Slave" act Of Congress.
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{3J-Tnnsfer books close Oct. 49, for per cent
cash Dividend payable Nor. |. Books close Dec. g.
for an extra cash dividend payable Doc. Is.
t4)-Transfer books close Dec. Q. for regular :
per cash dividend. and an extra ~ per eeat-
payable Dec. 81.
(5)--Trander books close ian. 20. for l 7es cent
cash dividend. payable Jan. 81.
tG)-Tranafer hooks close Dec. 10. for regular :
Ter cash dividend and III extra IA Per cent dr-
idcnd payable January !.
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be December record TO date;
WARW00p
Man Escapes Electrocuti on.

Thursday evening Jacob Marshall OF
Martins Ferry had Il marrow escape
from cleclrocutIou when the crane
which he was operating on the steam
shovel which is being used III the grad
ing Of the river road swung INTO inc
trolley OF Il passing street car
The wires Of the crane came IN con
,,rt win The trolley wires and he waS
unable to move until the wires were
burnt in Two.
During the time h" was held there
was q current ul 100 volts or electricity
passing through his body. ana MS eS-
cane uninjurcu was miraculous.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
American Guarantees Pant
At Factory Price
Cooey-Bentz Co.. 500 Main oH eel
n.nca1 Man Hurt.

r,ronL l,Caw, formerly or BcnwooH
now Of Rock. Kansas. has been serious
" hurt in the oil fields Of Kansas. aci
cording to word received In Bcnwood
by Mrs. John Gallagher. q daughter
she left for that place.
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BENWOOD
Many Attend Opening.

\ large crowd attended the first ons-
keI ball game of the season ut the mon
High school auditorium last "frRifE.
whom tn" fast five Representing III ~
school nlayrd the Shadyside High school
team, The game was one that was hard
Fought throughout: An interesting nc
count Of 1t appears in another part oi
the lntelligcncer.
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CLOSING STOCK LETTER

(Bv private wire to Fidelity 1nVese'!ent
Association.)
NEW YORK. Dec. $.-Price changes
IN Tho general list were limited to frac-
tions and there was no news bearing "a,
financial events. Loans we're reneTeu
on about the same rate as Eeste a oaf
iot.roI NJ and are accepting most stocks
nt prices under the ruling quotations Is
W. r. do not look for any decided move
either way. for the present. ~,
From Harris Winthrop ana CO..
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Personals a1d Briefs.

Jnhn \. Moore Is HUSihcSS VIs7601
in Charleston. ". Va. , ro-
" Rev !. 4. {. H'Rggirgcr -Auer has re.
turned from Canton. o.. where he mas
,nriar movement which has lately begun
Girorge Archer is visiting friends at
Dallas. ". Va. n-,,, moo
Miss Emma Travis Of Wheeling was
spcnding the dav with frIehoS !es'e'-
day. ,a t,c,o1,sd in
frnni or his store on Fifth street u
Thn contract for the new, Lutheran
church, which promises TO he very
handsome ediiicr. was AWARDED L"
W:hn"Iinr contractors Yesterday.
Tomorrow evening in, the Christian
church prof. Sutton OF Bethany college
will have for interesting theme To-
bnCc0,"
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Arranging Chr1stmas Baskets.

Committees NJ The knIshEs OF F.TE'I'"
Iodrc of Bcnwuod, whose duty 1t ls 70
prepare Christmas baskets for the Wlo-
nws or the order. are busy making pIans
for the Yulctidc gift at the present
Time. About forty turkeys IN edaII'Sn
~ baskets filled with groceries will be
given away.
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Sewing Club.

Mrs. Earl Leonard very pleasantly
entertained the FurErt-Mc-Nol sewing
ri,fI, Yesterday afternoon. The after
noon was spent in the interesting pas
time vi fushi"ning attractice Christmas
gifcs, and III All appointed time dainty
refreshments wcr" S"rN"d. -
Those present were: McSdhmcS j. H.
Mimi rorry H. s. ROSY. George Mooney,
j, T, Giffin and Earl Leonard.
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PITTSBURGH. Dec. Seattle =
steady: supply light. Choice. SS.25g
9.S5; prime. 5000 :, 1925.
Sheep-Steady: supply light. Prime
werhers. $500, SIS: call and common
$3.50 500; lambs. S9.n0Fp 1910: veal
calves. SiS.0"f; i3..5.
Hoss-Lower: receipts. IS double
decks. Prime heavi-s. 5000 ar lO.29;
MEDIUMS. !4."5 :; in."n: @"aSy workers.
80 en<i as: ..2l:t .'"r%":.i. SO II 2.'p
. pigs, $3.50 Y."n: r"ug;lS. $50" 4 9.bU.
CHICAGO. Dec. <.-HoS$-l;eccipts
a. ,n1n; strong =; lHc to iJc under yes
tecrdays average. E,lk. Ss.31M 80
light. $3.50 q go: mixed; $s;23 q loe %
heavy. Sa4am l0.ln. rough. $9.45@ts.60
Cattle Receipts. 2.p"o: strong. Ma
tiv. beef catt!". $I.nol2.I3; western
staers s.,GDGIlp50: Sto,kcrs and feed
ers. $t6oItl.S5: COWS and heifers. $3.50
n iu.25; calves S2.5h&1 1928.
Sheep-r:"ceip's Y.oh": strong. Weth
ers S5nT Sc. owes. SH.p9Gt Sra
lambs. $l1.25N 1000.
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American Guaranteed Paint
At Factory Price.
Moore Brothers, NarWood. W.. va.
roorhnl1 Game,

The ". A.. c. .Ir.'s Will play the MOI
This AFTERNOON at $50 o'clock.
Thc game promises /" be L very m
tcrcsIing one. a. the Mozart boys wer:
defeated by The home team last week
and they will no doubt try to even up
/
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Las, night council held its regular
netting. ut which, time Mayor hinoGs-
berger appointed Dr. =; IL; ''o'' COM
mi,1rn to canvass tn" votes.
The canvass was made and tound cor.
r,.,t according 10 first count and the
successful candidates were osCta tieu
,n br held January !.
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John \. Moore. WHO MAS defeated ior
member ur the school board ol Rlcn-
land district. will not ask for II recount
as was his previous INTENTION NJ IhC '
Ihnt n number Of rrcDuntS are being
called or WAS given rs one or MI
Moore's reasons Tor this decision
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
CLAYTON Exoeuseg.

Suuirc W. +. CLAYTON spent sl?7 tor
his election rs sheriff according 10 tne
cypcnxr account filed with the county
court Thursday. The Republicans spent
s4ni in Marshall county.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
DbMARlNE SITUATION
SENDS DOWN WHEAT
GAfGot closed Nervous Win aes
Loss Of -Four Cents-Corn ana
Oats Lost.

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-IncreaSed acttT-
ity OF German submarines and rapid
ly growing list OF differences 9etween
+Mashin ston and Berlin as 10 the s'atus
af some of the vessel which have been
sunk adid a good deal today to force
prices down. The market closed merry
GUS Il cents to ~. cents net lower. with
May ut 174H to has and July at Ia =
to 14TX Other leading commodities.
TOO. all Showed losseS-Corn l IS to 2 Is C
and provisions 10 to 20 cents.
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NcVEY ELECTED

CHICAGO, Dec. sc. Y. Mevey, OF
Cleveland, was elected president OF
the United States Independent Tele-
phone Association at tt8 convention
here TODAY
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THROUGH CAR SCHEDULE
WARWOOD b6NWOoD
NORTH BOUND.
I'D mr. urNWNnn.

NORTH BOUND.
FROM BENwooD:
DAILY except Sunday-5:lS a. m.
and every fifteen minutes thereafter
until 1900 midnight. except that
1855 y. III. cur goes 10 FIRST street
only. Cars leaving at 1915 and l2:30
4. IN. go 10 Tenth street only.
Sunday onIy76:Uu a, m, 6:So a; ni.'
700 a nj. 1891. M. and every, nfteen
minutes ther9 Ter. the schedule from
then on beiDf he same as week day.
FROM TEy II STREET:
Daily OK pit Sunduy-4:3o n. IN.
and every hfteen minutes thereafter
until 1900 midnight. Last car. l2;30
q. M. 1916 car 10 First street only.
Sunday only-5:15t 5:43. 6:l5. $3.50.
700, 100, 500 n. m. and every hfteen
minutes thereafter. The schedule
from then on being the same as week
day.
SOUTH BOUND.
PROM wARwooD:
Daily except Sunday-4:53 n. III.
and every fifteen minutes thereafter
until 1877 p. m.-last car 10 Ben
wood. Cars leaving at 1853 p. M,
l2:VS, 1928 and 1858 go to Tenth
street only. Cars leave Warwood for
First street only at 1923 O. m.
Sunday only-5:36, Cos. 6:3S. 6.53.
1928. 1888. 1853 and S:23 n. m. and
every fifteen minutes thereafter the
schedule from then on being same az
week day.
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Lard-Sl6.sai q 1852.
RibS-Sl3.3 % 1880.

TOLEDO, o.. bee. S.-Wheat-Cash
and December, sl.7S!:: May. S1.S3%.
Glover seed-prime cash and Deem
ber,s sl0.I5; January $1,000; February,
$1,000.
Alsike-Prine cash and December,
S11.00: March. S11.30.
Timothy-Primc cash and December,
S2.4T: March, $2.62:
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WELLSBURG

NyEILSBTRG. w. Va, Dec: S:-The
Quarterly conference rally or the WeltS,,,
: burg Sub-DiS,rIct Epworth League VII
he held OH Sunday Afternoon ana cs ,,nc
ing. December 10th, at thc fo'!unSi in.
Methodist Episcopal church. AN IN,
tcrrsiinr purogram has been arranged
onw many visitors from all parts OF
tho county arc expected. In the evening
Inc Follnnshec League VIII servs -
luncheon 20 the visitors. Inc probr"i''
Las arranged is rs follows:
AFTERNOON.
o.oo Praise Service. Mrs. Homer White
: n.5n Address
-''H Air. Thom!ls Morris. 3rd vicc-Pres
Washington District. Whitaker "a
2:30 Music ;.........:,' yonssy
Wcirton, w. Va
4:05 Reports from local chapters.
EVENING
$50 Praise ana TESTIMONY Use ScrT Reginrcr
Secretary Washington Distrlcl
Washington. Pa.
Music .......... ''.''',
Double Quurtctte. Follansoee
100 Address .:::...'..' ' ;;;,,,,,,,nhe,,
Mr. Claude f. Townrr, Mohohs"heiu
Guards Return.
Scrgrants Clinton &. ketnp aug 10
MrRohcrtS, Jr.. arrived nome on 4nuta
dav morning utter several months speHs
,riih he West Virginia National GUARDS
NJ J<annwhn city. Both enjoyed their
nonn lie and arc home much benefited
by their experiences. 80, ,,ro,t
Sergeant Kemp was with the West
virginia Rife tcaD in Florida ana mace
god record on the rtil" range. he thp
ranks with the best rifle shots In the
, .'a, ,ud mikes the state team year
after year.
Flag Raised.
TIL" nnE purchased, by the puplis Oh o.
Thursday. December 18th: The enercis-
90 here held about 10 days ago. put the
dag could not be raised because or incle.
mrnt weather. The flag Is by II rect
in size, and cost slGG, az or t wm,eh T ths
parcnt-Tcachcrs Association. 1t Is
mounted on 4 pole 20 feet long
Mrs, Lannum Buried
Funeral services were held on Friday
,,orninp over the remains OF MIS-
susan l,annum al her late home In Buff
rnlo district. Rev. SkooB, or the
christian church conducted the services.
The body was laid to rest in Franklin
cemetery.
Personals and Briefs.
Mrs. Edward Ulrich and dau ghter, OF
white City, Florida. are guests OF MIS-
l., M, Grimes. Mrs. Ulrich's mother,
Mrs. Sees is critically III in a Pitts
urghb, Pa. hospital
Little Miss Mary Margaret wallace
is seriously III with pneumonia
Mrs. Gil Follanspee, Of Follansoee,
was q Wellsburg Visitor on Thursday
evening with relatives.
G r Carman was business caller
IN Wheeling on Thursday.
Gill Follansbee, Of Follansbee, was a
business caller in Wellsburg on Thurs
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. Dec. s, '1e,
Furnished the intelligence - e. Mxsten & Co..
members New York Stock Exchange. National Bank
Of West Virginia building. Wheeling w. Va. Lous
s. Brand. manager.
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WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE
WEEK END EXCURSIONS
To EVEL AND.

200 round trip from Wheeling and Mar
tins Ferry every Saturday. returning
Monday. S1.76 round trip every Sunday.
sl.75 round trip to Canton. going Sat:
urday returning Sunday. $1-h0 Founo
trip every Sunday.
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N. STOCK EXCHANGE

WHEELING. ". Va. Dec S. 'ls.
Furnished Tho lutcllIreucer ny A. z. Musten d CO..
= VET ylrain,a building. Wheeling. ". "a Louis
r. Brand. manager.
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PETROLEUM

OIL CITY, Pa. Dec. s-Credit bal
ances, S2.75. Runs, 161.46T; average,
SO.21O. Shipments, SQ,6s3; average, 3d.
692.
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS
WHEELING. ". u. Dec s

WHEELING. W. Va. Dec's 10
Furnished The lycIlIrcnccr by A. z Masten Il Co...
uembers New York Stock Exchange National IRnl
Of West Virginia building Wheeling. ". Va Louh
Y. Brand, manager.
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Standard Oil Subsidiary Stocks

| WHEELING, W. Va. Dee. s. &c.
Furnished The Intelligenccr BY A. T. Musten & Co.,
| members New York Stock Exchange. National TANK
OF West Virginia building. Wheeling. ". Va. Loui,
| r. Brand. manager.
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Open. High. Low. Close.

Cash quotations.:
Wheat-No : red nominal: No. ; red
$l.I{; No. , brad $l.IS Z; No brad
Sl.T7Es-
Corn-No. , yellow ESQ csc; No. yell
low 9l4 s3i-c; No. white 92VS3Ac
Oats-Nc. white So: q 81 Ae: Stand
ard 81 q s5c.
Pork-S2S.50.
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LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. W. Va. Dec. s. l0.
Daily quotation Irt Of tho Wheeling Stock IL.
change:
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Whereas, Willie A. Peterson of
and State Of Maine by his mortgage
deed, dated October 49, A. D. 1913. and
recorded in Book 31S, page Sos of the
Somerset County Registry of Deeds.
conveyed to me, the undersigned, Sam
uel w. Herrick. certain lot or par
eel of land situated in said Harmony,
and described as follows. viz Being
an the land with buildings thereon.
conveyed to the said Willie A. Peter
son by Florence l. Cilley by her war
rantee deed, dated October IS. a. d.
1913; and whereas the condition of
said morris gage has been broken; Now.
therefore, by reason of the breach of
the condition thereof. ] claim fore
closure of said mortgage
SkoWhegan. aine, February l. \. u.
1916.
SAMUEL w. HERRICK.
BY Lewis & Lewis
3w6 his Attorneys
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Ezra W. Bowen is Eighty-FOur.

Among the elderly citizens of Emb-
den is one Ezra w, Bowen This
gel tleman is now "a years of age
and the picture presented herewith is
one taken on his last birthday. Mr..
Bowen is a native of North Belmont
over in Waldo county and was born
on the oath day of January in 1892.
He received a good common school
education and when he became of age
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

WHEREAS Zephania A. Tibbetts, of
Cherryfeld. in the County of Wash
ington.. state Of Maine, by his mort
gage deed dated the fifteen day Of
October. a. D. 1914, and recorded in
Somerset Registry Of Deeds Book 326.
Page $50 and Book 326, Page 235, con-
field. County of Somerset State Of
Maine. certain parcel of read estate
situate in said Smlthfield, bounded
and included within the following
lines
North by land of William Marston,
East by the East Pond Road so-call-
ed; South by what is called Sucker
Brook. and West by land now or for
merly owned by the Tracey Boys and
occupied now or formerly by Lindsey
Stevens and land occupied by b. W.
Harrington. Jr., containing eighty
acres more or less. a further de
scription of said premises is as fol
lows: Commencing at the road, at
the Northeast corner Of said lot next
to land formerly of William c. Mars
ton; thence running West by land Of
said Marston to land formerly of
John w. Thompson; thence South by
land of said Thompson and land for
merly of Frank Peavey to land occu-
pied by b. W. Harrington, Jr.; thence
East about twenty-four rods; thence
South by land of said Harrington and
land formerly Of the Tracey Boys to
Rankins Brook; thence East by said
Brook to land formerly of William
Tucker; thence North by said Tucker
land to the road and by the road to
point begun at.
AND WHEREAS. said Martha c
Higgins assigned said mortgage to me.
the Undersigned by assignment dated
the first day of January \. d. 1915.
and recorded in Somerset Registry Of
Deeds, Book 1892, Page AS
AND WHEREAS. the condition of
said mortgage has been broken.
NOW THEREFORE,, by reason of
the breach of the condition thereof
| claim a foreclosure of said mort
gage.
Dated this ninth day of February
1916.
3w7 ALICE J. ALLEN.
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went into the saw mill business. In
1862 or 1863 he moved to Embden
where he bought a lumber saving
plant engaging in this industry him
self He was the father of four chill
dren of which three grew up but only
TWO are living at the present time.
Mr. Bowen has of late been living
alone but apparently is in good
health.
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STATE OF MAINE
tSFAL)

tSEAL)
SOMERSET. $50 the Sherns of our
several Counties or either of their
deputies Greeting
WE COMMAND %OU to attach the
goods and estate of John +. Bragg
Somerset, now of parts unknown. to
the value of one hundred dollars and
summon the said Defendant elf he may
be found in your precincD To appear
before our Justices of our Supreme
judicial Court next to be holden at
Skowhegan, within and for the Coun-
ty of Somerset ON the first Tuesday
Of April y. ID. 1916 then and there in
our said Court to answer unto Lula J.
Bragg of said Hartland in said county
of Somerset in plea OF libel for di-
yorce, in which the said libelant re
spectfully represents that on the
twentieth day of March 4. - 1907. at
Kngsbury in the county of Piscata-
quis she was lawfully married to said
John f. Bragg of Hartland aforesaid.
now of parts unknown; that the said
libelant and libelee cohabited in this
state after their said marriage; that
the said libelant resided in this State
ACQUIRED as Hereinafter set forth
and had resided here in good
faith one year prior to the
date hereof; that the libelant has ever
been faithful to her marriage obliga-
tions, but that the said Ibelee has
been unmindful of the same; that en-
The eighteenth day of July \. d. 1910.
ne utterly deserted the libclaut with
ed said desertion for three consecu-
tive years next prior to the filing of
his libel; that being Of sufficient
idle for her. he has grossly. Wanton-
IS and cruelty neglected and refused
20 provide suitable malutc nauCe Tor
Eur libellut; that three children have
heen born to them during their said
marriage NOW living. viz. NeSta T.