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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-07
CITY BREVITIES

The Rev. J. L. McMillin is in Jack
son today on business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-07
OF THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF
CITIZENS BANK
Located at Hattiesburg, in the County
of Forrest, State of Mississippi, at
the Close of Business June 80,
1916, Made to the Board
of Bank Examiners.
RESOURCES.

hEOOO ftCTiC.
Loans and discounts ..... $407, q
tOverdrafts, secured . 1,395.73
lOverdrafts,. unsecured $50. 1854
Warrants Estate, county,
district and municipaD.. 5,S9767
Guaranty fund with State
g Treasurer ......... 1,04436
Banking house and lot. -. 100000
Other real estate owned. 11,506.11
Furniture and fixtures -. 100000
! Due from other banks. 49,. 2S,958.88
Exchanges and checks for
! next days clearings. 80. 1,489.93
Other cash items .. 117.56
lCurrency ...... 9,049.0O
Gold coin ....... 1880
Silver coin, nickels and
cents 1885
| Advance on lumber. 4,273.63
lGuaranty certificates 900. 2,902.35
Total ...........$5 O2;115.79
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock ....... 500. 100000
Surplus fund ..... 100000
U nd wi d I'd profits. less
amount paid for interest,
expenses and taxes 49,. 6,3S70O
Dividends unpaid ........ $500
Individual deposits subject
to check ............... lfZ,6l6.3S
Savings deposits ~ 91,976.92
Time certificates of deposit 86.145.1S
Certified checks .... 24.60
Cashiers checks outstand
ms ,. oooo
4>o'0' anu 80
Gu Win roueio 81 oi'o
D""h '''h-''o
niiis payaoie' ,hoiuo'ne Gel
tihcdtes Vi uepooi' iepie
seh'ihs hiohes oo'lo"eu AV'ooo'oo
reserved ior accrued inter- ooo
est oh uepooi'' oaS'fo
@N'>i
Total .s5O2,115.79
- ,r
so1omnlv swear that tho above ;s
true statement of the financial condi-
ton of the Citizens Bank, located at
nat'iesouls: III lne Guilty VI roires'.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09
WHAT owe" OUGHT TO DO

When think of it, seriously to think OF It, mans mnuan
nexcusable hard explain
found sick destitute
by the Kings Daughters to the
sn for treatment Nowhere for her to
of 1t would indeed
marcy thousand preferable
inevitably must lead Born as she was
environment inherently weak no doubt
her what
chance has the moor chill her?
And all and Christian community where
there enough money her and all her
be contemplate in the sight
God The institution such unforu
assemblies banks eemng with and
which
life and
send o a harotS he'll
nsuchas Christian community shame
could Church
teaching Man
az such
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09
Fresh Boom Is Predicted
in All American Industries
THREATENED RE-oPENiNo he LusiTANA CONTROVERSY
t4uslAsm
NATioN-WALL STREET TO TURN
COMING, HOWEVER

ment to business men the country
over. the time IS not far distant when
the cumulative evidences OF return
ing prosperity and OF the strong un-
der-pinnings which are being con-
structed under the financial and in
dustrial situation are certain to make
their impress felt upon investment
values. The establishment of
United States Steel common on 5
per cent basis last Tuesday was a
vote of confidence by one of the great
est groups of financial leaders in the
country i'll the permanent character
of the highly encouraging conditions
which now exist in every line OF in
dustry and enterprise If they had
collectively believed that there was
any feeling OF uncertainty ahead; if
the future was very dark and desper
ate, or if there was any danger of
initiation in the immediate future Or
any reason for extreme caution, it
seems probable that they would have
still further conserved the resources
Of the great corporation whose finan-
cial membership the business men OF
the country may accept as a reason
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09
THE STUPENDOUS COST OF WAR


bellgeen
This probably conservative in view OF the
wholly borrowed
This $1o1 for
Excluding lnda) France
Serbia Germany
include the
of follow
Balkan
this mistake
adjust it's
civilized fashion"
consideration what
this
another world
Or what disposition would
oube And there
build ships
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09

Meridian, Mss. Feb. City Build
ing Plumbing and Electrical Inspector
C. NJ. Card has filed his quarterly re-
port. showing that for October, No
vember and December, building per-
mits aggregating $4,000 were issued.
The report shows considerable resi-
bence building in progress.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09

The New York Press contributes
the following to the boom predic-
TONS"
wall street bulls and public hold
ers OF stocks whose accounts do not
show profits at the current range of
prices are counting on a spring ad-
vance in the market, although the
current character of the speculation
extends no great encouragement there
is to be anything in the nature of sub
stantial operations for higher prices.
The more important financial inter
ests are doing nothing to attract q
public movement, and it is quite gen.
orally known in well-informed quar-
tiers the real leaders in the financial
district are not counting on the devel-
opment of q long period of bull activ-
ity or countenancing suggestions there
should be a protracted rise just be-
cause of the generally favorable con-
ditions in our industries
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09

The New York American makes the
following comment on increasing rail-
road earnings:
Railroad earnings statements con-
tinued very favorable, large increases
being reported for December by the
ST. Paul, Philadelphia and Reading,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09

The New York Times is no less OPP
timistic in the following:
Business activity, which shows no
signs of slackening, continues to be
in evidence in practically every sec
tion of the country and in virtually
every industry. The promise of very
decided Improvement in the building
trades, which have been compare
lively stagnant for nearly two and
half years, is becoming more appar-
ent, this present month having wit
messed contracts and preparations for
work on more extended scale than
has been the case since the summer
of 1913. In the iron and steel indus
tries the problem is whether the mills
can turn out the production which
this years demands call for In the
textiles the rising costs of material
and labor that have been reflected in
the prices asked for the finished fab
RIGS are proving no bar to greatly in
creased purchases in the primary
markets. The manufacturers of gar
ments and shoes for both mems and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09
GETTING AFTER "SPiTTERS"

In
widespread colds bronchitis
this
in
splitting
it is unheathful bu because S bad
MIR Wilson's
ability
indicted
lar hero Mr. Theodore which Perkins
plshment-Couer-Journ
admire
stou ought would
aacent
Europe
vncible" complimentary intelligence
may business
but
etituto s.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09

Despite the threatened reopening OF
the Lusitania controversy, with the
resultant effect on the stock market,
the great financial interests of the
country are becoming more and more
optimistic. Events OF the last seven
days, preceding yesterday when the
newest turn in the argument with
Germany over the sinking Of the Lusi-
tania, was taken, are chronicled in
glowing terms by the press of the
country, as indicative of a coming
era OF prosperity.
And, although the resumption Of the
8 per cent dividend on Steel Common
seems to have been the chief factor
in restoring the financial equilibrium
of the country, this is by no means
the only example cited by the various
newspapers as signs of coming
boom.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09

The New York World paints the ma
tons prospects in rosy colors in the
following comment:
while Wall street has recently
been turning a deaf ear to the good
news that has been giving encourage
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09

ably safe guide for the shaping of
their policies.
mo less reassuring than the pro-
fession of faith which the Steel board
has made in the security of the coun-
try's financial future was the remark
able showing of earnings for the last
quarter of the year, which furnishes
abundant proof that beneath all the
exaggeration to which the promoters
OF speculative movements in many of
Wall streets specialties have recently
resorted for the purpose of inducing
a public following in their various ex-
ploitations there has existed a sub
stantial groundwork of truth
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09

women's wear. assured of q heavy
spring trade, are making their prep
arations for an even greater one in
the fall. The main problems seem to
be whether there will be workers
enough to provide what is wanted and
materials enough to go around. 1t
is many a year since this was the
case and it is, consequently, puzzling
to those whose experiences do not go
back to similar occasions"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09

Under Philadelphia date line, the
New York Sun tells of the near-com-
pletion of the merger of a number of
steel companies.
Although official confirmation is
lacking, it was learned today that the
plan to consolidate the Cambria and
Lackawanna Steel companies, the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube. and pos
sibly some smaller companies, has
been almost perfected and announce
ment of the deal may come any day.
'The new company is to have
capital of 5000 000,O 900 to $25o,0oO,000
and all owners of stock in the three
companies which are to form the nu-
cleus of the new concern will be given
an opportunity to join the company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09

Wabash and Canadian Northern. Pres
ident Hannafovd of the Northern Pa
oifc, says the January statement for
that road VIII be the best for the
month in the history OF the company
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-09

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shooting.
sttution. i,3#8 n
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
SOUTH VERNON.

Mrs. c. H. Newton came home this
week to stay few days.
Lester .Jillson of Dummerston hill
visited his parents this week.
Arthur Jackson CT Northampton,
Mass, was at home over Sunday.
Kenneth Newton is at home and has
taken a position at the hatchery for
the present.
j. w. Titcomb, state fish and game
commissioner, visited the new station
here this week.
School in district No. ) began this
week Other schools in town begin
next week Monday.
Guido Mason has finished work at
Fremont Fairman S and gone to Ty-
bingham, Mass, to work.
Work is progressing rapidly at the
fish hatchery, under the direction of
L. L. Casselman of Dorset. Seven men
are employed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
SOUTH NEWFANE.

L. H. Knapp of West Brattleboro was
in town Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs Joseph Alger of Brattleboro is
with her daughter, Mrs. William Hey
drick, and infant son.
Miss Ruby Ingram went Thursday to
Brattleboro, where she will work at
o. +. Benson s on Oak street.
The Ladies Benevolent society met
with Miss Matte Wade Wednesday.
Fourteen women were present.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil G.
Stratton of Springfield, Mass, received
news that son was born to them Fri
day, April I.
Miss Edith Landman returned Satur,
day from South Londonderry and is
boarding with Mrs. Bailey and Mrs
Kelsey School opened Monday. There
are II pupils.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Smead came home
from Brattleboro Saturday and Wed
nesday went to Dover to spend few
days at William Yeaw s. Mr.. Smead I
son, Frank C. Smead of Springfield
Mass, visited his parents Monday.
4 The big snow storm of Sunday morn
ing gave everybody a :"rprise party
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
GUILFORD.

William Higley, who has been seri-
ously i'll the past week, is more com
Portable.
Rev. c. B. Atwood went Monday to
Haverhill, Mass, to visit his brother,
DR.. Atwood.
William Ryan is i'll with pleural
pneumonia in the home of his sister,
Mrs. Joseph Lowry.
Henry Willis is having his house
and barn repainted. Two men from
Jamaica are doing the work.
Ernest Starkey and family have
moved from Brattleboro to one of the
small houses in the Slate Rock dis
trict.
Mrs. Jane Reed of West Brattle-
boro came last week to spend some
time with her son, G. p. Miller and
family.
Charles Marshall of Brattleboro has
been staying the past week with his
father and old neighbors in the Slate
Rock district.
James Tompkins and his mother
moved to Bernardston, Mass, last
week. Mrs. Tompkins has s.nce been
i'll and her sister, Mrs. Sweezy, has
gone to Bernardston to care for her.
Henry Marshall intends to go to the
Soldiers Home in Bennington in a
week or so TO live. His daughters,
Mrs. Samuel Fairman and Mrs Will
Stone of Vernon visited him this week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
VERNON.

W. Atherton Hale is at work for H..
\. Staten.
B. A. Streeter is i'll with the grip.
Miss Mary Jaquith is in Peterboro,
\. H., for an extended stay.
There will be regular meeting of
Vernoh Grange Saturday evening,
April Is.
The Ladies circle will meet at their
rooms Wednesday, April 10. Dinner
will be served at noon.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Z. Davis spent the
weekend with Mrs. Davis 9 daughter,
Mrs. A. d. Reynolds, in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Robert Clark and daughter,
Doris, spent most of last week IN
Westfeld with her sister. She also
visited in Northampton and Spring
field.
Mrs. NJ. /. Reed and Mrs. II. A,
Staten attended a tea given by Mrs.
George f. Barber at the home of the
latter Thursday afternoon for the ben
eft of Brattleboro chapter, d. a. R.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
GUILFORD CENTER.

Fred Thompson was called to Hall
fax this week by the death of broth
er.
Mrs. Earl Jaquith is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Prouty, in Hall
fax.
Mrs. Boyd of West Brattleboro is
visiting her sons, Clark and Ralph
Boyd.
Mrs. Ethel Waite Of Brattleboro was
guest at F. E. Thayer S few days
last week.
Miss Maude Streeter of Brattleboro
visited her aunt, Mrs. L. w. Legate,
last week.
W. E. Higley has been i'll several
days. A nurse from Brattleboro is
caring for him.
Eva and Leola Clark, Doris Day,
Floyd Franklin and Ralph Bullock re-
turned to school in Brattleboro this
week, after a two-weeks' vacation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13

In Marlboro, April 9, a son to Will
liam L. and Gri4ce (Bellows) Hey
drick
. In Guilford, April 3, son to Mr..
and Mrs. Clark Boyd.
In Selkirk, n. Y, April 3, daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. William Heath,
formerly of Guilford.
In Wilmington, April 9, son to Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard p. Wilder.
In South Londonderry, April Q, a
son to Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Capen.
In West Townshend, April I, son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gardner.
In Windsor, March %, son, Merrill
Charles, to Charles and Marion Wood
ard) Wilder.
In Natchez, Miss, April 8, a daugh
ter to William J. and Mae Prince (Neir
Foster, granddaughter to Mr. and Mrs
Walter Neil of Natehez and Mr. and
Mrs. Edward p. Foster of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13

Miss Turner of Greenfield, Mass, will
have sale of embroideries, stamped
goods, Easter cards and novelties at
the Brooks House for the entire week
ADV. 1887
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
MARLBORO.

The sugar makers are having a busy,
not to say sweet, time these days.
Large quantities of sugar are being
made.
The storm Sunday was one of the
severest of the winter. Reports say
that from II to - inches of snow fell,
and the wind was very trying.
Mrs Royal Akley, who had been in
Brattleboro several days on account
of the illness of her grandmother, Mrs.
Ryder, returned to her home Tuesday.
The public schools will begin the
spring term Monday, April Il. The
teachers are the same as last term, in
the South school Miss Bellows; Four
Corners Mr.. Van Wyck; Branch, Miss
Lewis; on Higley hill, Miss Bronson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
DEATHS.

In Brattlcboro Home for the Aged,
April II, Adelaide L. Smith, 49,
In Brattleboro, April II, John How
ard Hunter, IS.
In Williamsville, April II, Eugene p.
Wheeler, So.
In West Dummerston, April 10, Pat
rick Connarn, 65.
In West Halifax, April 10, John
Thompson, SO.
In Athol, Mass, March 90, Doris
Evelyn, % months, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur G. Winter, grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Z. II. Daven-
port and Mrs. George Winter of West
Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, April u, by Rev
Thomas w. Owens, Guy LaFluer and
Sarah McComb, both of Chicopee,
Mass.
In Brattleboro, April 8, by Rev
Thomas w. Owens, Fred Elmer Mon
nev of Indian Orchard, Mass. and
Emily Harriet Cakes of Ware, Mass.
In South Vernon, April s, by A. A.
Dunklee, Esq, Fred Phaneuff of In
dian Orchard, Mass, and Miss Alberta
Bourey of Holyoke, Mass.
In South Vernon, April IL, by A. A
Dunklee, Esq, George Z. Hamlin and
Mrs. Lucy R. Stone, both of New York
city.
In Brattleboro, April y, by Rev
Delmar f. Trout, Clyde L. Randall and
Miss Eliza r. Grout, both of Newfane
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Four car loads of cind IS are being
added to the railroad ard in the hope
of making it mare nearly passabIe -.
wheeled vehicles.
Clyde L. Randall and Miss Eliza r.
Grout, both of Newfane, were married
at clock yesterday at the Univer-
salist parsonage by Rev. Delmar Z.
Trout. single ring service was used.
Ashley L. Spencer of Guilford bought
the first of the month the milk route
which had been conducted by Robert
Z. Coombs of Guilford. This route was
part of that formerly conducted by
Cortes E. Farnum.
Today the Empire presents William
Courtenay in Sealed Lips, powerful
~ emotional photo-play. Tomorrow
Edwin Arden in The Beloved Vaga-
bond, in five parts, and The Iron
Claw will be shown.
The annual meeting of Bingham
chapter, No. 80, o. E. S. will be held
Tuesday, April Is, at 100 clock.
The Social club will meet in the O.
E. S. parlors at $50. All women mem
bers are cordially invited. A large at
tendance is hoped for.
Today the Princess theatre will pre-
sent Pauline Frederick in Bella Don
| ma at the regular admission instead
of the prices given in yesterdays adj
vertisement. Tomorrow Tyrone Powers
| and Kathlyn Williams in the special
| Y. l.. 5. +. production, Thou Shalt Not
Covet, will be an Offering.
| The Harmony club held military
whist party last evening in Harmony
hail. There were % tables playing and
/ the occasion was very ENJOYABLE to
everyone present. The prizes were won
| by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Longueil,
| Mrs. NJ. f. Coombs and Daniel Lillis.
Refreshments of ice-cream and cake
were served and dancing was enjoyed
until midnight.
/ In the annual meeting of the Mu-
| tual Aid association yesterday reports
were given for the three preceding
months. The secretary reported 252
calls received, and nearly all for i'll
ness and emergency were filed. The
supervisor had 10 patients under care,
and 4l6 calls were made. The district
nurse had 81 patients under care and
! 407 calls were made.
! The funeral of Mrs c. c. Turner
was held this morning at $50 clock
| in St Michael's Roman Catholic
/ church, Rev. james p. Rand officiat-
ing. Frederic c. Adams sang Nearer,
| My God, to Thee, and Beautiful Isle
! of Somewhere. The bearers were
Maurice Doyle, Nicholas Baker, John
I. Kaine, Thomas Austin, David Ca
rey and William Young. Among those
from out-of-town who attended the
I funeral were Mrs. Fred Lamb of
+. Orange, Mass, a sister of Mrs. Tur-
ner, DR.. and Mrs. R. \. McGillicuddy
of Turner's Falls, Mass, and Mr.. and
Mrs F. Z. Hapgood of Boston.
Miss Turner of Greenfield, Mass. will
have a sale of embroideries, stamped
goods, Easter cards and novelties al
thn Rrnnke Enmsn for tho nntirn 1rnnlc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
JACKSONVILLE.
Mrs. Lucy II. Gates.

The people in this village were
grieved to learn of the death of Mrs.
Lucy II. Gates, 80, wife of Clinton
Gates. She had been in i'll health a
long time, but her death came unex-
peetedly. She was daughter of Oscar
and Lizzie (Pratt) Hubbard and was
born in Halifax She had a sociable dis
position and was much adapted to home
life and will be greatly missed by all
who knew her, especially by her family.
She leaves, besides her husband, eight
children, the Youngest II months old
The funeral will be held in the Univer-
salist church at ! clock Friday and
the burial will take place in the village
cemetery. The sympathy of the en-
tire community goes out to the be
reaved family.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
PERSONAL.

Dr. and Mrs. Hanrahan of Rutland
were visitors in town yesterday.
Martin y. Brown of Winchester,
Mass, and Wilmington was in town a
few hours today.
Miss Marjorie Hutchins of Winches-
ter has been a guest this week of Mrs.
Charles O'Connor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the many friends
and neighbors for the kindness shown
during the long illness and at the time
of death of our dear sister. We also
wish to thank those who sent the beau
tiful flowers. May you all have the
same kindness shown in the time of
sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nelson.
Brattieboro, VI, April -, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13
j. E. MANN, BrattIebOrO, Vermont

There was depth of Is inches at 10
o clock The snow settled rapidly and
by Tuesday had nearly all disappeared.
Considerable old snow fingers on north
ern slopes and shaded places.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-13

Chile is irrigating more than $780,
600 acres of land and has nearly as
many more available for irrigation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-05
CURIOUS BRIDGES.
One In Switzerland That Is Famed For ., its Roof Paintings.

Probably no town in the world has such strange bridges as Srinagar, the capital of kashmir in India. The city Is built on the banks of the river Jhe- lum, which is crossed by many wooden bridges lined with old and dilapidated shops and houses with balconies and lattice windows. Some of these are very insecure and look as if they might at any time fall into the river beneath.
 Timber has always been largely used for building bridges, and the earliest one of this kind on record Is that which Julius Caesar made across the Rhine and which he describes in his Com mentaries."
 The roofed Kapellbrucke at Lu- cerne is one of the most interesting. It crosses the river 3euss diagonally and has 112 triangular paintings beneath the roof, recording the heroic deeds of patron saints. In the midst of the Ka- pellbrucke stands an octagonal tower. which formed part of the Qualifications of the town in the thirteenth century The bridge was built in i333
 One of the curious and ancient bridges in Europe is that at Croyland, in Lin colnshire. England, which is supposed to date from the ninth century. No road now passes over and no water under it. It consists of three pointed arches, which meet in the center. and the ascent is so steep that only foot passengers can go over it. Upon the bridge is seated figure in stone of rebel Saxon king.-Pearson's.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-05
When Shaw Was Married.

"I was very i'll when was married" Bernard Shaw once wrote, altogether a wreck on crutches and in an old jack ct which the crutches had worn to rags. had asked my friends, Graham Wallas and Henry Salt, to act as wit nesses. and. of course, in honor of the occasion they were dressed in their best clothes. The registrar never i'm agined I could possibly be the bride groom. He took me for the inevitable beggar who completes all wedding pro- sessions. Wallas. who is considerably over six feet high. seemed to him to be the hero of the occasion, and he was proceeding to marry him calmly to my betrOthed when Wallas, thinking the formula rather strong for mere wit ness, hesitated at the last moment and left the prize to e."-"George Bernard Shaw-His Life and Works"