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DIED.

BAEE-December 3. 1916. after a brief
ille-. william Barr.
Furyial from his late residence. 90: West
Thirteenth street. New York city. Mon
day. December II, 1916. at . l.. II. In
fc.mcut Greenwood.
BRENNAN-Sarah. Services THE FL.
NERAL CHURCH." Broadway. Sixty
tNth and sixty-seventh Campbell
Buildinel, Monday, II o'clock. Auspices
Actors Fund.
CoWLEs Alfred Abernethy Cowlea, of
pneumonia. after a brief illness. at his
residence, the Apthorp. Broadway and
seventy nin.n street.
Fu7"ral private, Please omit flowers.
n BOUvlLLE-Mme. Hertei. suddenly.
December 3. 1915. In her seventy-c,ghth
Year. at her residence. - Overdale
avenue, Montreal, Canada. mother Of
Mrs George Cromwel! Of Dongan Hills.
staten Island.
Albany papers please copy.
fAlRFAN-on Thursday. December 7.
1915, Hamilton II. Fairfax. In the s5th
l'sr n his age. at hts residence. Msr-
FIX. L.. !.
fvnoral services will be held at Grace
char h. broadway and Tenth street.
o. Monday. december II. at 10 A. n.
Virginia and Baltimore papers please
copy
MISUNDERSTANDING. OF heart failure,
on December ., the Very Rev. William
NJ. Grosyenor. dean OF the Cathedral OF
81. iohn the Divine.
Notice % funeral hereafter.
hARKNESs,-on Friday. December g..
1915. Mary Warden Harkness. widow
OF Charles W, Harkness.
Funorhl az her late residence, on Mon.
rHg mDruluE nata,phor "A
O'Clock, Interment private.
NAGEE On Friday. December 8. 1915.
Alice Magee, wife Of the late Henry
Funeral from Sherldan's Mortuary. 4s5
Third avenue, on Monday. 18th inst. Q
j. NJ lnterment Calvary Cemetery.
kindly omit flowers.
hLNEELL.-At New London, Conn. De-
oembcr S. Rear Admira John Porter
hcrre!L. L. y. ". retired.
FUNERAL services viii be held at Naval
Academy chapel, Annapolis. Nd. Mon
dhy, the llth, at 1890 y. ~. Intsrment
naval Academy Cemetery.
"ELI.ASi.-At The Ienox. Buffalo, ". Y,
on Friday, December s. OF pneumonia.
cara Regina. daughter of Michael and
Inc late Maria Regina NeIiany and sis
ter Of Mrs. william r. Sheshan and
Charles V. Nellany OF New York city.
FUNERAL Monday morning. December II.
at 20 o'clock at Old st. Joseph's Ca
thedral. Buffalo.
Observation-Disclosures. December ., An
t"ls oppenheim. In his seventisth year,
at Waldorf Astoria.
Funeral Wednesday next. 81. Paul. Nina.
6EED Frederic Holly. suddenly. on eve
ming OF saturday. December ..
, Funeral notice later.
"hlrNEy.-At East Orange ". j.. De.
cember 5. 1915. william n. whitney
aged 81 years.
funeral services VIII be held At 81 Pas
AAie street, HAsksnssck. N. J.. % at
sSday. pseembsr ., st . sciesk.N
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r--N Oblc.

Miss Gwendo,en Noble. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry q. Stcbbins Noble.
was married 20 John Burke Shethar yes
tedray afternoon In Al Angels Churoh
in the presence of a small company OF
relatives and friends. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Or. 3. De
I.ancey Townsend, rector Of the church.
and Immediately afterward there was
a reception Mt the home of the bride's
parents, 33l West Eigh.y-sixth street..
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THEODULE.ARMAND RIBOT.
Philosopher Dies In Paris at the
Age of II.

PARIS. Dec. a--Prof Theodule-Armand
Ritot, philosopher and member Of the
Academy of Moral and Political Sci
ences. died to-day. lie was ~ years
old.
Prof. Ribot had written extensively on
psychology. He was professor ~
philosophy in Vessoul In 1872. then at
Laval: in 1856 he took charge OF the
course of experimental psychology in
the Sorbonne. and three years later in
the College OF France.
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PoRr JERyIs. y. y. Dec. DIR. Finer
son B Lambert. the oldest practicing
physician OF this city, died suddenly of
heart disease last night In his home.
lie was Ga years old. In 1852 he was
graduated from the New York Iiomeo.
pa;hic College. lie was one Of the found
ers OF Deer Park Sanitarlum.
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book now offered at salc In one OF the
Identical books given by Dickens ~
Foster upOn this occasion. III
Other Dickens items include a presen-
tation copy by Dickens to Browning and
also one to Ainsworth. The first edi.
tons include a copy Of the rare Kill
marnock edition of the poems OF Rob-
ert Burns. beautifully bound by Riviere.
There are also n number Of early printed
books aud Illuminated manuscrtps
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BROOKLYN Woman Il winner.

~pINrHUEsr. y, e. ner. 9.--Mrs.
Spencer Waters OF New York. Mrs. J. y.
Ruusey Of brooklyn and Mrs. Brooks
Frothiugham of BOSTON tied for first
place In the second putting contest of
the season here TODAY. Tho pia won
was won hv Nrs. Rumsey. Among the
players VINO finished we'll up In the
large field were thc Misses Frances
Riess and Dorothy Drown OF Nontclair,
Mrs. II II Barber and Miss Kate I'M
son Of Rrooklyn and Mrs. John VI. DEM
Arrest Of Forest HIS.
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MARRIED.

SHETHAR-NOBLE.-On Saturday. De-
c"mbcr 3. at All Angels Church.
Gweniolen Noble. daughter OF MIR. and
Ms Henry q. Stebb!ns Noble. to John
Burke shethar. son OF Mr.. Edwin II.
Shcthar.
Observation-Disclosures 3. 1915.
kathlyn Mccomb to Capt. O.. L. Town
send, L. ;. army.
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HARTFORD, Conn. Dec. 9.-Harry VIII
son Reynolds. cx-Statc Senator. clerx
OF the state Board of Pardons
and "A son of Wilson .. Reynolds OF
East Haddam. WAS married this evening
To Miss Edith Conrad Case. daughter OF
Mrs. Hetty T.. Case OF this city. Mr..
REYNOLDS II n corporal in Troop Il,
Fifth Cavalry. recently returned from
border duty.
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Dr, Hiram q. Farr.

Dr. Hiram q. Farr, n retired physi-
clan. formerly of New York. died yes
terday in his home. asa Gramatan ave
nue.. Yonkers. from old age, Hc was
born in Pottsdam. Conn. January 20.
1885. lie had lived In Yonkers for the
past two years. He Is survived by his
wife.
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Invitations wer" issued Yesterday for
the wedding of Miss Elizabeth White
Hoyt. daughter OF Mrs. Frank W. Hoyt
OF 26l Clarenlout avenue, MOntclair. n
stephen Warren Meadcr. which will take
place next Saturday in the home OF the
bride-clect. Mr.. Meader Is a son Of Nr.
and Mrs. Waiter :. NIeadrr Of Dover,
y. II. lie * "A graduate Of Haverford.
class OF 1913. and Ives in Philadelphia.
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Naiss Riehno.a Istpod seed.

sc~HENscrApY. Dec. s.-Presidcnt and
Mrs. Charles Alexander Richmond Of
Union College presented their daughter.
Mss Frances Cooper Richmond. to their
friends this afternoon at . reception In
the prssident's house. Those In the re-
ce,vtns line besides Mrs. Richmond and
Miss Frances Richmond were Mi0ss
Helen and Carolina Porter Of Montclair,
Il, J., leise vsra Morgan OF Boston.
l1asa MIS- Carry Johnsyons OF Lsxins-
oons w.; ~ NlDse Lydia and Elsie
m q Aranr - Miss Neaina 1uta-
a AZ
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c. s. STEPHENSON WAR VICTIM.
British Omcer. Know Here, Dies
at BanH-FOught In France.
Special Cable Despatch 10 Tns Sun from the

At Bann-FOuGht in France.
Special Cable Despatch to TINS Sun from the
London Times.
LONDON. Dec. 9.-Lieut. Cyril Sey-
mour Stephenson of the Lancers. Il
brother OF Capt. Eric Stephenson, ID. 3.
o., who died Of wounds received at the
landing at Gallipoii. died December E
at Banff, where he was sent after having
been invaded home.
At the outbreak Of war Lieut.. Stephen
son was In business In New York. He
came to England and enlisted In KIND
Edwards Horse. He obtained n COM
mission in April In the Lancers and went
to the front in France His uncle. Byron
Stephenson. well known in New York.
died last year.
viscount Torrington. a lieutenant in
the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Is
officially reported missing.
George Master Byng. Ninth Niscount
T~orrington, Is well known Az a race
horse owner and visited the United
States in 1909. He was a page OF homo
20 Queen Victoria and to King Edward
VII.
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The engagement Of Miss Florence
rreelsnd. daughter Of Mr.. and Ms.
CORE c. Freeland Of Upper Macopin.
formerly Of Montclair. N. j., to James
Rogers voorhis Of New York. was an
OUNCE yesterday.
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BLUE AND BETHEL.
Mrs. J. II. HATCHER.

Mrs. George LILLY called on Mrs
Houston Cline Friday afternoon.
MARSHALL Smith and family spent Fri
day and Saturday with Grandma Pugh
and son E,l.
John and Charley King from east of
Boston spent one day last week with
John King and ftDiify-
Beulah i|aris ezsLled OH Mrs Peoples
"Wednesday.
Emma Yates, now oF Carthage. spent
Saturday and sunday with ho:ne Folks
Mrs. Dam Nichols vi Greenfield wns
called here last week by the serious
illness of her daughter in-Iaw, Mrs. l..
Worley AMI infant daughter. The
little one pissed AWAY Wednesday,
Interment was made in the Waters
Cemetery. Mrs. Morley, who had coll
tracted pneumoni,t,i is improving nicely
John Mcpeak is painting Budti Bros
new barn. s,o
ed Wartllow and wife have moved
to the Moulton farm south of Jasper.
Mrs. Annie Hatcher spent Monday
with Mrs Isaac Herring.
Houston Cline and wife and Miss
Eva Cline and Miss Hobson and Rosco
Lilly called on Grandma l}udd Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Fred Pugh and children spent
Sunday at the Budd home.
George Lilly and wife and son Rosco
Bert Quillin, Miss Hobson and Miss
Cline were guests of Joe Faris and
family Wednesday evening.
The buzz saw was busy in this Vicin
ity last week.
j. r.. Hatcher and family move this
week to the Ruckel farm north o
Esrom. Frank Baston and wife move
to the house vacated by the Hatcher's
Mrs. George Quillin is quite sicl
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Vivian Costley and childrer
spent Saturday highland Sunday Will
S. r. Cotton and family.
S. II. Mitchell and wife called OF
Mrs. Drue Sharp and Mrs. Annie
Hatcher Monday.
Myron Miller spent Sunday in Jasper
Frank earns and family were dinner
, guest of $. II. Mitchell and wife o
, Jasper Saturday.
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DEWEY
Mrs. MAY MATTHEWS.

Preparedness in the slogan,
For Miss Spring is on the train;
Go meet her at the station
And request her to remain.
DIR. McCarty of Enid, Okla, and
Miss Ethel Heath of Kansas City, were
visitors ut Sam AIcReynolds' Sunday
John Gaddis and family spent Sun
day in Jasper.
The Dewey Art School will COM
mcnce its summer session MS soon as
Mrs. Whitlocll finishes the school term
The art pupils meet Friday afternoon
-of each week from until >. Please
see Mrs. Matthews in regard To supplies
before the school opens. Invitations
from Dewey have been sent 10 the
community to attend Washington
Birthday Program and witness the
raising of the flag. The pupils sold
buttons to pay for the Ilag.
Mrs. Owen is visiting in Carthage.
Mrs Farmer, Miss Meta Allen and
Mr.. Rusk and family from Duenweg
were visiting Mr.. Bulls Sunday.
Roy Brock took his family to Dia-
mond Sunday in his car and reports
the roads good after leaving the base
line.
Mr.. karls has dragged The roads in
front of his farm. We hope others will
follow his example.
| The sick list is "mutlS quantity" y"
The farmers a.c pl"wing his week
and getting ready rornnls and gardens.
The weather lrs been 81 lovely every
body has been nlil ur Il 'urs.
y picnic dinner was held nn the
Bluffs Thursday.
The roads between AleNander's and
the Dewey School is II miniature of the
Rocky Mountains. Kodnkcrs can go
there for scenery.
y large box of valentines were dis
tributed ut the Dewey School. Mrs.
Matthews received some beauties from
the pupils of the Art School.
Salem Sunday School had good
Temperance program. Mrs Turner dec
grated the ,rostrum Win pledge cards
Sigued' ny the scholars. The Bibl,
Glass sang "Save the Boy Mr.. Brocl
sang solo. Mr.. Bender took charge
of the services. Dan Matthews gave {
review of the lesson.
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MALTA.
Miss EMMA MAGERs.

Mr.. Despair and family have moved
to Tim Mackey's place.
Mrs. Tim Maclley is visiting her sis
ter near Avilla.
Ben Major is still sick with pneu-
monia in st. Louisl
Leeper Bell and family OF Parsons,
Kans., are visiting their brother, Josh
Self, and cousin, Tom Bell and wife,
of neighborhood.
Mrs. Reed and son Herbert visited
Mr.. Cavanee and family of Jasper
Wednesday.
Choir practise at Mount Carmel every
Saturday night.
Dan Mayors and Raymond Foster
visited Virgil and Winfred Carter Sat
urday night.
Will Magers attended the school
entertainment in Jasper Saturday
night.
Mrs. G. f. Hossack and family of
Girard, Kans., are visiting home folks
this week.
John Sheets is still very sick with
rheumatism at his sisters in Joplin.
Mr.. and Mrs Tom Bell and Jim
Etter and family were called to Car
thage the first of last week by the
death of Tom Etter's daughter.
John Welsh and family visited Jim
Etter and family Sunday.
Dan and VIII Magers drove to Gold
en- City Sunday.
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CARYTOWN.
Mrs. EDITH TURNER.

MTS. EDITH L U kNlSR.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Salem
will meet at Mrs. Dick Carter's.
We heartily thank the Crusaders and
their teacher for the short Temperance
program given by them Sunday.
Mrs. Opal Stith is up most of the
time now. Vera Goddard is staying
with her this week.
Mrs. rhad Stith spent Saturday and
Sunday with her mother at Jasper
The Tnrner family, Helen Stith, Mr..
Cline and Cordell Keller called ut the
Sidwell home Sunday afternoon.
Henry Covert and family visited al
the Boyd home Sunday.
Oliver Kyle visited the school at
Carytown Friday afternoon.
The roads on the public highway
from Jasper to Carthage are being
worked some, so the automobiles can
getalonga little bit better. There were
quite II few out Sunday viewing the
roads.
Mrs. Clarence Simmons spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with home
folks in Jasper.
Mrs. r.. +. Elliott and Mrs. McClan-
ahan were in Carthage one day las:
week.
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DRY FORK.
Mrs. w. +. KING.

Mabel Smith called at Conrad S one
day last week.
Mrs. Carrie Stith spent a few days
last week with C. II. Smith and wife.
Mrs. r.. +. Elliott visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. AIastin Stith, one day last
week.
The carpenters have been remodel
ing and papering the old Webb house
this week. Bert Ward and family
expect to take possession of the place
in the spring.
Emma Near and Maude King called
to see T.. r. King Friday afternoon.
Riley King is not quite so well this
week.
Homer King and family of Carthage
spent from Friday till Sunday visiting
relatives here.
Services were held at Mount Moriah
Sunday morning and evening by Rev.
Mr.. Dalton of Alba.
The young people of the neighbor-
hood expect to organize an Epworth
League soon. Everybody invited to
come.
Opal Stith, who has been quite sick
for some time is better this week.
Laura Miller visited at +. r.. Kings
last Thursday.
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NASHVILLE.

Forrest Letton, who was operated on
in the German Hospital in st. Louis a
short time ago, is recovering and it is
expected that he will be home in a
couple of weeks.
Henry Morain, north of town, who
has been suffering since Christmas from
"A paralytic stroke, is better than he has
been since he was stricken, and the
doctor thinks he may be able to walk
again.
John Il. Watt, who is bedfast suffer-
ing from cancer, is very weak and it is
not expected that lie will live very long.
His daughter Mrs. Myrtle Campbell of
Iowa, and her husband have been here
for over month.
Reviva. serviceswere begun ut South.
west Schoolhouse, west OF town, on
Sunday night, February 90
BuIord Parker, the new pastor OF the
Christian Church, preached last Sun
day.
We were Grntflcd TO see the grading
work begun ON the Crouch hill one mile
west of town. Everyone travelling chat
road will appreciate having it repaired.
Riley Morain has moved into the
house lately Vacated by Mr.. Edwards,
one mile north of town.
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BLUE STAR.
Mrs. MYRTLE CorNER.

Mrs. MYRTLE CorNER.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. B. BalIy, and daugh-
ter Miss Carrie arrived Tuesday for n
short visit with Mrs. Bnlly's sister, Mrs.
j. II. Coiner. They have spent the
winter visiting relatives in Texas and
Mississippi aud are returning to their
home AZ Wichita, Kans.
Clvde NikeSell returned to Kansas
last week, where he has employment
for the simmer.
VIM. i;aderly and wife, Framk
Killy and wife and Glenn Higginbut-
tom, spent Tuesday at j. +. Hull's,
and the neu folks hauled wood.
Friday c. NJ. Wells sawed the wood
with thc help of Messers. Malone, kad-
erIv, ami Milesell and Walter and Roy
Pennington.
Hobson Niliescll visited relatives in
Nevada last week.
Mrs. Mevius and Mrs. Chns. farris
visited at H. +. Coiner's Thursday.
j. T.. Hull and wife called ON Jake
Kaderly and wife Sunday evening.
w. :. Pennington and wife and
daughters Jessie and Vera visited Sun
dry with Allen Buerge and wife.
Mrs. IIightower and children left Sun
day for Oakland after visit ut j..
Shdunrc ).
l}ernicr BlevinS and Frances High
tn, Il I \lil.oSalI SuI =
urday afternoon.
Mr.. Ml>esell and family and Collie
Tressie, and llernice Blevins spent
Wednesday evening III l.. Shauncc's.
j. T.. liull and wife called ut Earl
Garner S Wednesday evening.
5. p. King and family spent Sun
day afternoon with Mrs. Sder.
Mrs. Emma King spent Thursday
with Mrs. llyder.
Mrs. Emma King spent Thursday
with Mrs. Essie Winder.
Geo. Nelson of Lamar spent several
days last week with his sister, Mrs. >.
p. King.
r.. II. I.arabee and wife of Carthage
spent Sunday with their daughter
Mrs. Cecil kaderly. c. NJ. Wells and
family also visited there.
Clara Wright is spending this weel
with h6t sister Mrs. Malone.
John and Jimmie Still spent Satur
day evening with Frank and Raymond
Hickman. Jimmie Scissor and Homer
Graham spent Sunday afternoon there
Mrs. Goddard and daughter Marie
and Mrs. Thompson spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Hickman.
Mrs. j. T.. Hull called at the Coine
home Saturday.
Mr.. iightower and family and Mr.
Shaunce and family spent Saturda.
evening at the BlevinS home.
S. p. King spent Thursday at Ear
Gamers.
Miss Verona Hickman visited hom
folks over Sunday.
Marion King called at S. p. King
Friday.
Miss Ethel Hyder and Glen BuzzarC
called in this neighborhood Sunda
evening.
Ross King fell Saturday and struc
his head on Il rock cutting quite gasl
but it is not serious, we are glad to re
port.
L. Fl. Brown and family spent Sun
day evening with l.. Shaunce andy wife
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NEWERA, July 12.-Mr. C. S. How.
ell returned to his home in QuintoE
Ala, Monday, after visit Of two weeks
heer at he home of his sister, Mrs. D
C. Griffin.
Mrs. D. c. Griffin was visitor a.
the home of Mrs. W. c. Grant Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs. R. P. Parker was visitor at
the home of Mrs. Mary Giles Tuesday
afternoon.
Master Otis Cary, of Americus, was
the guest of his cousin, Master Cortez
Veal, last week.
Miss Dallas Morris spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. o. Bray
Mr., Bonnie Methvin spent Sunday
with Mr.. N. M. Veal.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Autry, Misses
Bessie, Beulah and Eunice Autry
and Mr.. Daniel Autry, Mr. and Mrs. V.
Nj, Mercer and children were Sunday
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. M. Mercer.
MIR. and Mrs Will Freeman were
visitors at he home of Mrs. Mary
Giles Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. H. j. Morris was a Sunday Wis
itor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs, NJ. c.
Veal.
Miss Louise Malaier had as her guest
Sunday afternoon, Mr. Douglass Free
man, Miss Opal Freeman, Miss Agnes
Parker and guest, Miss Irene Ghol-
ston, of Milledgeville.
Mr. r. p. Cannon and Miss Nancy
McNeal we're visitors at the home OF
Miss Della Parker Sunday afternoon.
Miss Bessie Griffin is the guest of
friends and relatives here this week
Miss Flossie Parker has returned
home from Warwick, where she has
been the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
Harris.
Mrs. Sallie Holloway, Miss Emmo-
gene Holloway, Mrs. w. T. o. Bray,
Master Hugh Bray and Miss Della
Parker were visitors at the home Of
Mrs. Mary Giles Monday.
Mrs, s. M. Parker spent Monday with
Mrs. c. N. Bailey.
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ter a ten weeks visit with Mrs. E. L.
Bridges.
Hon. T. G. Hudson, of Americas, was
a recent visitor to our city.
Mrs. E. L. MCGOWAN has returned
home from nextended visit to rela-
tives and friends in South Carolina.
Miss Nellie Frank Lester is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. F. A. Collins.
Mr.. W. E. Nichols and little daugh-
ter, Mary Belle, of Boston, Ca. are the
guests of relatives in our city.
Miss Ruth Sears complimented Miss
May Compton, of Columbus, with a
spend-the-day party last Friday, that
proved most enjoyable indeed. An ele-
CANT dinner was served to the follow
irg guests: Miss Mary Compton, Miss
Kathleen Hearn, Miss Velma Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. d. Sears.
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daughters, Misses Ruth and Renna
Mccoy have returned home from
Ozark, Ala, where they were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Williams.
Miss Emma Virgins spent two days
last week at Fidelity.
Mrs. G. w. Virgins and daughter
Miss Ellie, spent Monday in Americas
shopping.
Messrs. Charles and Renza Israel
Misses Bessie Israel and Emma Wig
gins autoed to PARROT Wednesday.
Mr. Pierce Jones has been the CUES
of relatives in Alabama several days
MIR. John T. Israel, of Fort Valley
is visiting homefolks for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno D. Williams anG
Mrs. T. G. Williams are attending tn
Shriner's convention in Buffalo, N. Y
Miss Tude Knight returned HON,
from Florida Saturday, where she haC
been the guest of her brother, Mr.
Tom knight.
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A SPECIAL SESSION
To DECIDE ON RATES
Continued from Page L.

to the light committee.
Alderman Jones, chairman of the
ordinance committee, served notice OF
a volume of business which was ready
to be presented from his committee. 1t
involves building; gasoline and san
itary ordinances. This matter will be
taken up at special melting of the
body.
Chairman Bell, of the street commit
tee, reported that the concrete mixer
was here and work ready to be begun
on Lee street paving.
Chairman Dudley, of the finance
committee, asked for an extension Of
time in securing bids for auditing the
books of the city.
A complaint was made that unnec-
essary noise and undue delay was
caused near the Seaboard shops by
switching. A resolution was carried
that Mayor Council take the matter
ur with Superintendent league, of the
Seaboard Air Line railway.
The financial condition of the city
was sprung and the city fathers had 6
heart-to-heart talk along lines of econ
omy Aldermen Dudley served notice
of proposals to take care of the buying
for the city.
WaterwOrks Report.
City Engineer Ansley made a repor
Of the showing of the city waterwork
for the fiscal year ending June 30tt
The receipts were $2O,615.24, while tn
expenditures were $19,65594. The ne
profit for the city was s6,959.30.
The petition of Schneider Marbl
Co, concerning taxes for 1915 was re
fe1red to the finance rommittee.