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DARBY VOLUNTEERS CHALLENGE
MELBOURNE FIREMEN TO RACE
Assertion of Record Run to Lansdowne
Blaze and Are Willing to Put Up Snug
Sum for Contest

The Darby Volunteers today threw
trfa the gauntlet to the volunteer fire.
men Of Millbourne.
hls denied emphatically by the Darby
( Hes that the Mlloournians beat them to
he Ere at Lansdowne the other night
frthermore. the assertion by Millbourne
Volunteer Company No. | that 1t made
ne frn with its $1,000 motor truck from it's
lM engine house in l. minutes caused
general amazement in Darby.
snug sum OF money can be collected,
Af the Darby fire laddies, II the Mill
'oaine fremen can duplicate this achieve
nent In fact, Chief William II. Ayers.
Darby Company No. /, and one of
ahl fellow fremen, Frank Howell, Jr.,
y willing to wager any sum that the
hlloourneans can mobilize, that such n
itat Is impossible, even with the new
tn'nlng motor truck.
One way for the Millbourne firemen
% prove their claim" said Chief Ayers
'oday'is to send in an alarm from the
SINE place again. and then Wen see
shat happens. We're only about nine
slocks from the house burned at Lans-
WINE, and for the Millbourne people 10
as ~ mat they beat us there from SD and
raFAet streets is slightly eXtravagant.
~ settle the matter. Wen race them
s''ung line OF hose on a fire, climbing
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aAY0R WANTS OPINIONS
Vh SIZE OF CONVENTION HALL
Message to Be Sent to Councils Urg-
ing Parkway Sites Adoption

eslofe proceeding with the plans for the
"n''ruetion OF the proposed municipal
'.'snuon hall on the Parkway, at 2lst
Aa callowhill streets, Mayor Smith
''p's public expression as to the desired
.pAaty and form of construction. The
AAyor himself favors a hall with a seat
= eapaeity Of at least 1900. A larger
,.4aor!am. he thinks. would be rarely,
sseF. needed.
~ llsalng his selection of the Parkway
n. Ee Mayor will send a message to
!, ss.s ,.ls on Thursday urging that the site
H.. many adopted. Last summer mem
consan me old Finance Committee of
d ss.s.s d. promised To hold public meetings
nsvrssse a location, but in view of the
hss,z ucuon such meetings. are not
6lse..As 6e y De held Now the Mayor invites
M oits's,oh OF the size of building and
petails. For conferences and so
's,.,. ,sa meetings the Mayor thinks the audi
mons paiuuoheq into assemoiy
fobvsa'yr Datesman. in discussing the
ssers ,on as nan plan. said that he believed
Aaye, ne would unite to support the
W :. - ms site OF selection.
a. ~ erect public buildings. why not
snss,s. ), fksayY' he asked, "Public dis
ssftsia ne continued "is In order as to
iis In ss.,a phases Of construction detail. but
ID. ss past for discussions as TO loca-
In. sna civic associations should now
y PACK the Mayor"
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ARTISTS RENEW FRIENDSHIP OF
PARIS HERE IN PHILADELPHIA
Il. F:,nphrey Moore Could Not Work in France and
Came to a Neutral Atmosphere, Where He Found
Thomas Eakns-Spend Their Time Together

medal in the Universal Exhibition at
Paris in 1898. but since then he has rarely
exhibited. In recent yea he became
famed as a painter of portraits of MEM
bers of royal families. At present he Is
painting a portrait of a child of William
II. Donner, wealthy steel man.
Both the artists have passed three
score-and-ten.
Mr.. Moore in late years has devoted
his time to painting portraits of promi-
nent Spaniards, Argentines. French,
English and Americans. Among these
are portraits OF Countess de Grendulain.
a niece OF the former Queen 1sobel the
Countess de Chateaubriand, the Duke Of
Madrid. son of Don Carlos; Madame
Santa Marina, with her daughter; the
Marquse de Vista Bella. the Countess de
Mora, Count G de Chassieud, and Les.
sonata Lolo del Castillo the danughter Of
the Marquise de Ravenel.
Mr.. Eakins painted n portrait of the
late DR.. William s. Agnew dean of the
medical department of the University Of
Pennsylvania. He painted portraits of
many prominent Americans, among
which was that of President Rutherford
b. Hayes. This was done for the Union
League.
The walls OF a room In Mr.. Eakins'
home are covered with portraits of we'll
known American scientists whom he ad-
mired and painted that their likenesses
might not be lost to posterity.
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ladders, or Wen gladly compete with
them in fighting fire. and then well
Sec"
The chief, who is n blacksmith, pounded
horseshoe vigorously by way of show
ing that he meant what he said.
DIDN'T GO FOR GLORY.
1--WE reached the fire at Lansdowne
after the Yeadon company" he added,
"and gave them our hose, so they could
reach the blaze. We We're working there
for some time when the Millbourne COM
pany arrived. | believe that they man.
aged to get a plug. But we're not boast
ing of the fact that we were there ahead
of them or went in so many minutes. We
went there to put out the fire. not for
glory. and l think we did n little, too"
Howell agrees with the chief that the
way to end the matter would be to have
n contest. Fireman James Kelly also
thinks this would be good idea, and Is
willing to back up his own company,
1T was the first time the Millbourne
men had used the new machine said
Howell, "and you must expect something,
But let's get right down to dots and
have a firemen's meet When they start
for Lansdowne for the next fire the time
will be nearer 25 minutes than u. unless
the new motor truck mas wings on the
side
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BUNGALOW COLONY PLANNED
Estate of Col. John |. Rogers Pur-
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A bungalow colony will soon occupy
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friendship brought about by mutual
,,stes and welded In the flame of inspira-
,lon and art has been renewed by two
.sed men, their genius known to the
srtIsis Of two continents. They are
TAornas Eakins. philadclphlan, who has
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Queen mother of the Spanish King,
Charles III, and has been n member of
he Cercle de L'Union Artistique Paris).
llnge 1855 His Japanese paintings won
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-09-30

The amendment to Article BOB
of the State Constitution to be
submitted to the voters of the
State at the election in November.
ia to provide a one mill tax TO-
the pension of the Confederate
Veterans in this State. The Ban
ner is heartily in favor of thi
amendment. 1t should receive g
unanimous vote. They have
grown old in the service of the
State. In their young manhood
they sacrificed their fortunes free
" for the cause Of the Sou herp
Confederacy and lost. india
mayed they returned to their
State, and lead in the long and
fierce warfare against negro mis-
rule, and won. Their fighting
days are over now. They have
fought the good fight-they have
kept the faith" White men OF
Louisiana. you who are enjoying
the benefits of the civilization
they preserved for you, do not
forget the Confederate Veterans
on election day. Vot' for the
pension that will at least make
easier the declining years OF thei'
lives,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-09-30
STATE Of LOUISIANA.
23-d Judicial District Court-Par.
ish of st. Mary.
Succession Of Ozeme Cormier,
aud hia wife, Hannah Cormier,
both deceased. No. 1887

Whereas, Wilbur Fl. Kramer, Clerk
Of Court, resident Of st. Mary Pa
IRISH, Louisiana, has petitioned this
Houorabl Court for letters of Admin
stration on the estate of the la'e
Ozeme Cormier, and his wife. Hannah
tormi-r, both dece i>ed. inte,tate.
Notice is hereby given to all whom
it may concern, To ,h NV cause, within
ten days from the date of this Motif
cation, why the prayer Of the said petit
tioner should not be granted, and
ahy the description and val,tIiou Of
the said estate should not be approved
and hOmOlOgated.
In evidence whereof. witness ny
official Signature aud the impress of
the seal Of ms office, this 9th day OF
Septcmb Der, a. d. 1916.
JOS. j. SCHWARTZ,
by. Clerk of Court
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-09-30

The second annual Teche Fair.
augmented this year by the added
corporation of St. Mary and st
Martin parishes, opened in New
Iberia on Thursday morning and
will cloae Tomorrow. We learn
that all the exhibits in the various
departments are complete, and
the exhibits shown by local farm
era and breed re- over those of last
wear is extremely gratifying. the
beef cattle and agricultural build
ings containing exhibits which
will compare most fAvorably to
country exhibits in the Middle
West.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-09-30
NOTICE..

AS President of the Cemetery
Association, have found it neces-
sary to strike from the roll the
names of q few old subscribers,
due to the non-psyment of dues
These mem beers will be e-instated
upon receipt of amount due. Re-
member, All Saints Day is nearly
here. Ifyou tiud your lot grown
up in weeds. you will know the
cause.
WALTER S. BERWICK,
Pres. Cemetery Association.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-09-30
Lost or Mislaid.

Policy No 575709 Issued by the
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ton.
The finder will please return 1t
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An application has been made
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VIM. CLIFTON,
franklin, La.