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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02
Bonds

Trading in bonds on the New York
Stock Exchange Wednesday amounted to
Sass, 900, against s2,471,ooo Tuesday
ss,2l2,o0o a week ago and s3,a64,ooo a
year ago. From January to date, $751;
ssi, 900, against ssOs, s77,ooo In 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02
Metals

The Navy Department, it was learned
here yesterday, has just placed an or
der for 100000 %-inch shells with
the American Car and Foundry Com
pany, the Consolidated Manufacturing
Company Of Toledo, the American and
British Manufacturing Company and
the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
Company. The French government has
placed orders for between 10000 and
10000 tons of tank and boiler plates
among American manufacturers.
The copper market was quiet and
firm yesterday, with quotations I'M
changed.
Current spot prices for few of the
principal metals and metal products,
compared with those prevailing at the
corresponding time of last year, follow:
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.esterday's

Cottonseed Oil Futures.-The market was
very feversh, with wide fluctuations both
ways. At the outset there was an easier
tone under further selling on apparent
beaviness in the lard market and other
sreases. The government report on cotton.
showing no improvement during the last
month, and the very sharp early advance IN
the cotton market caused quick rally, and at
one time values showed substantial net gains.
The higher level failed to hold, however, as
the trade again took the selling side when
cotton reacted, and final quotations were 5 to
IL points net lower. Total lales for the day
were az 500 barrels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02
Curb Market

Note.-The Tribune assumes no response
bility for the accuracy or authenticity Of curb
market quotations. Transactions and prices
Wednesday were as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02

Coffee Futures.-The coffee market was
quiet yesterday and price changes were cor
respondingly slight. The opening was nom
inally unchanged to 2 points lower. but the
actual business was generally shade above
last nights prices. and the market closed
net unchanged to points higher. Sales were
only 600 hays
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02

! Sugar Futures.-The market opened yester-
| day unchanged TO a decline of points, with
| trade interests on both sides of the market
| Trading during the day was only of moderate
proportions, and while recent supporters OF
the market hesitated TO follow the advance
further. at the same time the strong condl-
tions in the spot article held selling In
check The close was net unchanged to
decline Of points, with sales for the day
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MEETINGS

QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE AMERICAN
e.. S;sS =. " EFF. MURDOCH. sso'I
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Commodities
Orchard and Fisld

! nearby, hennery browns. 40G 44c; gathered
brown and mixed colors, 34di0c.
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Consolidated Exchange

unit Of trade on this exchange, 10 shares.l
Transactions and prizes yesterday for the
more active stocks follow:
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Industrial

The cotton market report will be
found on the preceding page.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
TRANSACTIONS

TRANSACTIONS
Rail- Other All
roads. stocks. stocks.
Yesterday. 20, 900 22s,2oo 1900
Day before 1900 47e,eoo 4sS,3oo
Week ago.. .24,3oo $4,000 348, 900
Year ago. .74,60o 2s9,eoo 364,5op
January | to date:
1917. 1857, 100 1o2, fst, 900 f14,72e, 900
1915. 1872 600 78,612,soo 94,375, 400
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02

S2,5OO,OOO
The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
First & Refundng (Now FnsD Mortgage
SO Forty-Yea Sinking Fund Gold Bonds
a' Ds 81; 300 s;s ss:s,s ' t ss: @ 5
rs a T :s:. day ' Upon s' i %
uhoIzed .slsoo.oo Outstanding $Ss''O0
;; e. ssss.: , H iii !: (: :s%S s: si:s
E - REGARDING these bonds we Charles
E. Jones. Esq, President the Company;
supplying andb Cincinnati Ohio and gas or ee"oty or b0h
to
The and only all the Comny' prop
Net I,om. available for 1917 $ls879; In
taea Charges include the bonds issued on COmpany' bonded debt
only S446SO0
are being used for plant As this plant
earnings should show substantial increase
The followed Capital Stock having current market value OF '"
Dividend record Of at least AZ having
been for nyfOu present rate 9")
Sinking Fund provides furdremes of enme al before maturity
Fnnh situation mneny satisfactory.
The electrical served ofe" exceptional opportunities tor further
development
M ct: s ; d: ss s Il s & % s s s |
WE RECOMMEND S
AND MARKETABLE INVESTMENT
Price s7h and interest yielding about $3.50
A. B. Leach & Co.
Securities
62 Cedar Street, New York
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Hay and Straw

Hay and Straw
Yesterday. year ago.
(Per TONI (Per toni
large. bales $50 .ooG22.5o s24yooq =
No. / clover mxd II. 5od 1900 t7.ooa 800
Rye straw, No 5000 1A.oog lo'oo
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Coffee, Sugar, lea
Cottonseed Oil
and

Current Prices
price year ago
For cash. (centsJ' leehEl.
Tea, Formosa. per lb........ Is loI2
Sugar, graduated. per b.. BID l;oo
Coffee, Rio No. Z, per b.. eZs ga
Cottonseed oil, per lb........ 14.2o s2o
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*-s Exempt From Federal Income 1u1
Eligible as Security for Postal SaUings Deposits
$75O,OO0
Wichita County, Texas
81 Direct Obligation Bonds
Dated July 10. 1917
81 Direct Obligation Bonds

annually April 10 and October TO- Principal and int
Bank New York City, the County Treasures Office Wichita Fail
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31
SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS

Inc DaCCle IrOnC lrOm NOIlZld
southwark toward the head of Triest
remains the only theatre where for
the moment hard fighting is in prog
ress where the Italians are hammer
ing the Austrian line On the front
in France, where Field Marshal Haig's
forces are facing the Germans, the
operations by neither side have ris--
en- above minor attacks for several
days. Russians and Austrians in the
eastern theatre are fighting in more
lively fashion than has been the case
for months. The weekly report of
the British vessels sunk by subma-
rines or mines shows that 18 vessels
of over 1000 tons-the same num-
Der as recorded the previous week
went to the bottom, but that only one
vessel of less than 1000 tons met
with disaster, decrease of over
the previous week. The situation in
Russian continues unsettled and Sc
rious.
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Mr.. Irwin Jenkins continues crit
ically i'll at his home on Caldwell
street.
The condition of Mrs. Frank
Cough, who suffered stroke of pa
ralysis several weeks ago. continues
to slowly improve.
The children's chapter Of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet in the directors room of
the National Bank of Lumberton at
4:30 p. m. Saturday.
Miss Vashti White is expected
home tonight from Lynchburg, Va,
where she has been a student at Ran
.iolph- Macon college. She will be met
at Fayetteville by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. White, in their auto
Mr.. J. w. Bryant, town mail car
rier, is taking his annual 15-day va
cation. MIR. ]. E. Gilmore is subbing
for him. Mr.. Vance Skipper, the
other town carrier, will take his va
cation lust as soon as Mr.. Bryant's
is over and Mr.. Gilmore also will sui
for him.
Mr.. w. P. McAllister received
this morning a letter from Mr.. R. c
Lewis, formerly of Lumberton, which
was mailed at London, England, May
Is. The letter had been opened by
government censor. In the lettel
/ Mr.. Lewis stated that he was work
, ing on the steamship Manchuria ane
was getting on fine.
Mr.. l.. H. Caldwell has let tn,
contract to Mr.. Sam Branch for tn
! erection of a brick garage building
/ so 140 feet on the west side O
/ Third street, in rear of the Nationa
Bank of Lumberton building. TIL
building when completed will be oc
cupied by Mr.. H. A. Page, Jr., loca
agent for the Ford automobile.
The children's hour of the Child
Conservation league will be observe
Saturday afternoon at 4:30 at tn
graded school auditorium, and wi
be- in charge of Miss Annie Rut
i Caldwell. Miss Caldwell has rar
!; talents in entertaining and those wh
attend have rich treat in store. A
of the children of the town are invit
ed.
Il MIR. W. H. Humphrey and famil
have moved into their handsome me-
home, Pine and Twelfth. Mr.. Hun
: phrey moved his old house acros
the street and remodeled so exter
2 sively that it is practically new. Th
{ houseMr Humphrey and family vaca
] ed on Chestnut street, was purchase
+ from Mr.. Humphrey some time ae
by Mr.. X. M. Barnes, who will ha,
it remodeled before moving into it.
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$4,000 REFUNDING BONDS

Town Will Borrow That Amount to
Pay for improvements in Water
and Lighting Systems-TO Borrow
Money to PAY Teachers Salaries
Hogs Must Get Out. B. Bow
en- Succeeds S. X. Nash on Town
Board
At a meeting of the mayor and
board of town commissioners Mon
day night it was ordered that all Or
dinances and resolutions passed up
to that time with reference to the is
suance of $51 900 in bonds to pay
hor improvements in TIE lighting
and water systems be rescinded. The
board then ordered that the town
borrow the 1000 now due by the
town for this work and issue and sell
negotiable coupon bonds in the sum
of S51 900 to pay same.
It was ordered that the mayor ano
clerk ard treasurer negotiate mote
to the National Bank of Lumbertor
of approximately $500 to pay the sal
aries of the graded school teachers
1t was reported to the board tina
a number of hogs are being KEEP
within the incorporate limits of tn
town and the sanitary officer was di
rected to see that all hogs now be
ing kept in town be removed from
within the limits.
The resignation of Mr.. S. K. Nasl
as a member of the board was &C
cepted and Mr.. ]. B. Bowen was elect
ed to fill out the unexpired term o
Mr.. Nash. Mr.. Nash's reason fo
resigning from the board was the fac
that he has enlisted and is at tn
officers training camp at Fort Or
glethorpe,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31
GADDYSVILLE GRLST
Crop Prospects Were Never Bright
er-Reducing Old H. C.. L.-L0yal
and PatriOtic-General Health Above


Crop Prospects Were Never Bright
er-Reduclng Old H. C. L.-Loyal
and PatriOtic-GeneralH Health Above
the Average
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Gaddysville (Fairmont, R. y,
May 28-Right while we write this
much-needed rain is falling and
crops are looking their best. Really
we have never seen brighter pros
poets for great crops in our life
Crops are cleaner than ever before
Tobacco is especially fine. Well, the
farmer fixed his land and planted his
crop and is working it mighty right
and it seems as if his diligent eff
forts are going to bring him great
reward.
People are applying the fertilizer
to- corn now. This year they are put
ting more than of late years because
they had planted most all of the lane
before they realized the necessity Of
a gerat corn crop. Oats and wheat
will soon be to harvest. The fall
sown oats that survived the mid-win
ter killing is finest ever. Wheat i:
just common. A large acreage O.
potatoes is being set out, but scar
citv Of plants prevails.
The h: c. |. is materially reduced
among the farm folks who have bee1
cautious to get in large gardens.
! 1t seems as if some of the boy
are getting serious as to- the war sit
uation. But with it all they ar
loyal and patriotic-especially in tn
corn fields, and that's a very goo
place to put patriotism and loyalt
on display. While it's ennob!ing I:
fight for justice for mankind it i
ennobling to help to avert a famine
Rev. Mr.. Powell is expected to fl
the pulpit at the Grove on Sunday
June 3rd, at II a. m.
Those that have been previousl
reported sick are recovering.
! seems if the general health of tn
t community is above the average.
His many friends are glad to kno'
: that Mr.. Coke Gaddy has returne
from Florida, where he had been fe
+ several years.
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Villa Followers Seize Border Town of
0iIna0a


A dispatch states t at at a. m.
May 30 some 200 Villa followers dash
ed into the little border town of Oil
n!aga, opposite Pres.G.o. Texas, shout,
ing Viva Villa, shooting right and
lett as they rode, and after a battle
lasting two hours they were left in
possession. so Of the government
force of Is men in the town escau-
ing to Presidio, 16 of them having
been killed, 6 taken prisoners and 3
wounded. The women and children
also fled to Presidio, and the Villa
soldiers looted the shops and homes
OF Oiinaga residents. 1t was re-
ported that Villa was with his troops
put this has not been confirmed
United States troops are patrolling
the border.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31
NATIONAL SPECIAL AID
Plans on Foot for Good Work
Working Girls Unit to be Organiz.
ed-Patriotic Penny Fund-Next
Meeting June %

WOi KING GlrlS Unit 70 be OrganiZ-
ed-Patriotic Penny Fund-Next
Meeting June 20
Reported for The Robesonian.
On Monday afternoon, May 28th,
at 4:30, the National Special Aid
society met in the high school audi
torlum, there being a good attend
ance. Mrs. E. L. Holloway, the gem
eral chairman, presided. Mrs. r. H..
Crichton and Mrs. R. C. Lawrence.
chairmen Of the membership cam
paign, reported that aImottt every
lady in town had been seen personal
ly and asked to join the National Aid.
It was found that a general vice
chairman was needed and Mrs. James
Proctor was elected to fill this Of
flee. The chairmen of the different
units made splendid reports, which
showed plans were afoot to accom-
plish much good along everv line
of our work.
Mrs. E. I. Pool found that it was
necessary to resign as chairman of
the canning unit and Mrs. J. D. Nc
Allister was asked to fill this vacan-
cy. Mrs. R. C. Lawrence was ap.
pointed vice chairman of this unit
and other officers were elected as
follows: Mrs. A. Nash, vice chairman
Of Knitting unit; Mrs. T. C. Johnson,
vice chairman Of Camp Proctor unit;
Mrs. L. T. Townsend, vice chairman
| of sewing unit; Miss Annie Ruth
| Caldwell, vice chairman of High
School Girls Sewing unit; Mrs. B
W. Page, vice chairman of First Aic
, unit.
! Mrs. L. T. Townsend reported thai
, her committee has partly canvassec
i the men Of the town and that $23.5(
had BEEN collected in this way. TIL,
!, treasurer reported that dues amount
I ing to $48.5O had been handed in.
! 1t was decided to organize unit fo
the working girls who cannot atten,
the meetings in the day time. Mrs
F. j. Thomas was elected chairman
and their meetings will be held a
night.
One of the most interesting fea
lures of this organization will be
Patriotic Penny fund. All the la
; dies of the town-and any others VIII
) so desire-will be asked to contribut
j penny week in order that supplies
;. ETC., may be purchased. Mrs. A. 7
4 Parmele, Mrs. w. w. Parker, Mr.
: Ira Townsend, Mrs. J. v. William
t son, Mrs. J. A. Sharpe, Mrs. Stephe
I Mcintyre, Mrs. John Knox and Mr.
;. Alf. H. Mcleod were appointed di
t trict leaders to secure subscription
~ For this fund and the high school gir
will be requested to volunteer the
e services as district messengers q
collectors of the pennies every Sa
y urday morning.
/ The next meeting of this sociei
/ will be held on the third Wednesda
d in June, which is the goth, at 4:3
g in the high school auditorium. A
e wishing to become members are r
h quested to notify the secretary.
5. MRS. SANDY Mcleod,
1T Secretar
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31
soldier Took Nap on Track and Had
Narrow Escape

!, According to the story told by
CONDUCTOR Berry of the Seaboand, the
quick application of the emergency
9rakes on east-bound passenger due
mere at 1905 a. M, was all that saw
ed the life of soldier on guard duty
AT McNeilps bridge, a few miles
ives west OF Lumberton, this morning.
Inc soldier, who belongs to Co. A,
~. Z. engineers, with headquarters
mere, was lying down on the track
ana 1t is supposed he was asleep. The
soldier, whose name has not been
learned, did not have time to get his
gun off the track and the train pass.
'ea over it. AS it was, between the
rams the train did not damage it. A
dangerous place to nap.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31
Carl and Arthur Armstrong on Trial
for Killing Uncle

Fayetteville Dispatch, May 81.
Carl and Arthur Armstrong, young
men of good family, were placed on
trial in Superior court here today on
joint Indictment for murder Of their
uncle, Neill Averett, at Stedman, on
March %. A jury was empaneieo
and several State witnesses examln-
ed before adjournment this after
noon. One of these was an eye wit
ness while others testified as to state
ments made by the defendants before
and after the shooting, intended bJ
the State to prove first degree muir
der. The case will probably be con
cluded tomorrow.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31
HAIL STORM AT PARKTON

to Farmers Strictly 'sIn It"-One
Man Sold s2,775 Worth One Day
Man Jumped From 27 Years Old
to 81 in One Year-Personal and
Other Items
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Parkton, May 20 = Our town
was visited Monday everIing
by severe find, rain and hail
storm. The hail was large and while
it did not last but a few minutes. it
cut Up cotton and corn and gardens,
but no serious damage. Some win,
dow panes were broken out by the
hail. The wind was strong blowinr
down trees IN most every direct oa.
The telephone wires suffered cors;1-
erably in this section. The hail seem,
to have been worse in our town than
any other section, and it followed the
railroad up to Fayetteville.
Farmers that planted Irish pota-
! toes in this section are quite busy
] this week, as most of them are dig
ging and selling. Quite a rushing
time. aroura1 the station. Prices
are high. We were advised tonight
that one farmer sold $2,775.OO worth
yesterday, and the prices are some
what better today than yesterday.
We have men right On the spot ready
to buy your potatoes. Every far
market is mourning because he fail
regard to wheat. Plenty of farmers
IN this country that did not see fit
to plant wheat last fall and now they
,v,ofr nH sc&N
Judge A. A. Wright and T. w
! Clinton one day last week, purchas
ing 5000 pounds Of homegrown meat
; hams, shoulders and sides-and i
; is just about all gone. Home made
meat does not stay long in our town
Messrs. Henry Culbreth and JOIN
D. Mccormick left early this morn
! ing for Wilmington prospecting TO
the navy.
We hear Of one man in our tow
} that registered on his tax list las
! year at 27 and this year he register
Z ed at 80. That's going some fast
My advice to such, better straighte
E things up before June 5.
The little girl Of Rev. and Mrs. f
e B. Porter that has been quite sic
y IOT SeVefaI weeks W1CH MISS Sm1Cf
trained nurse, is reported much bel
q ter. One of the little twin boys o
q Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Butler is yer
y sick and his death is.sexpectea an
moment. Miss Ruby Council is RI
: ported somewhat better today. W
; are glad to learn she has no feve
I Mr.. A. M. Stubbs is still in bed, BIT
II somewhat improved and we trust
> may soon be out.
3 Mrs. jamie Stanton of near Gil
~ S. c., returned home this morning a:
ter visiting relatives in town.-Re
~ F. D. Collins of Clinton is spendin
e the night in towm-Miss Nelli
u Thomasson is on a visit to her unc
Mr.. C. B. Thomasson of Lumbe
;. ton.-Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Fisher ar
10 babe and Mrs. I. o. Hall and childre
left Monday for Raleigh. Miss Hs
:. :. and children will stop over in Be
= ~ son with relatives, making the tr
y in Mr.. Fishers car
~ Whortleberries are coming in
= last ard we have already observ.
. that the blue tongue is raging. \
better fruit grows.
.S5 We hear of lots of our people g
y ing up to Fayetteville We6tlesds
" evening to hear the Armstrong >mu
i, der trial.
~ ~ Special music at the Baptist chur
~ here Sunday. Everybody invited
~ attend.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31
Missouri Village Wiped Off Map by
Tornado and Persons Killed

A dispatch Of the Goth from st.
Louis, states that tornado twisted
into Mineral Point, Mo-, a village Of
about 800 inhabitants, yesterday af-
ternoon, killed persons and injured
80, demolished the town with the ex-
ception of the school house, and then
moved southwark to Eye, where a
farmer was killed by flying debris.
Two coaches of an Iron Mountain To-
cal running between Mineral Point
and Potosi were blown from the track
and the conductor and flagman were
killed.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31
Amendments Became Effective jan
uorx, IN

The State Supreme court yesterday
fixed January 10 as the date on
which the constitutional amendments
went into effect, sustaining the city
of Durham in it's effort to sell it's
bond issue of s25O,OOO for water.
This hinged upon whether the acts
rushed through the Legislature before
January 10 were valid. The decision
settles the matter for all time.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31

Car Load of Irish Potatoes Shipped
:. "A carload of local-grown Irish po-
tatoes was shipped from Lumberton
Yesterday. The ~otatoes were bought
from different farmers by the Wish
art Co., wholesale grocers and COM
mission merchants. This company
expects to ship another car load Of
potatoes the first of next week.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31
Recorders Court

Recorders Court
Tracy and Howard Odum and Nor
man Bullock, all of the Moss Neck
section, were before Recorder E. M.
Britt yesterday afternoon charged
with an affray. Judgment was sus-
pended upon payment of cost.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31
Fayetteville Hopeful of Getting Mill

Business men of Fayetteville are
trying to have located there one OF
the big military training camps and
a telegram yesterday to The Observer
advised that the camp and site had
received favorable Recommendation.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-31
VOL. XLVlll
LIBERTY BOND PURCHASERS

1;harty Loan Bonds to Amount of
Ss7 500 Have Been Purchased So
Far by Lumberton Citizens and In
stitutions-Any Bank In Town Will
Take Your Subscription and Attend
to Details for You
directors of the Planters Bank &
Trust Co. decided at a meeting this
rnorning to purchase Liberty loan
honds to the amount Of $4,000. This
6snk. the First National Bank and
4he National Bank of Lumberton will
no Glad to render any person any as
Sistance necessary in purchasing a
I 1;her+v bord. This is not only one
wav to do your "bit" and help the
oovernment, but these bonds are a
FOOD investment. The security is alb
soIute, you get 3 IL per cent inter-
est on your money, and you can get
your money back at any bank on your
bond at any time. 1t is not ting mon
ev un where, you cannot get it. A
Liberty bond is a good buy and pa
triotic buy.
Since the list published in Mon
davis Robesonian the following pur-
chasers have been reported:
Planters Bank & Trust Co. $2,5OC
u I Vessel -. 10C
Others Thru First National $500
P g. Lawrence 1,00C
Y. M. Biggs -. 2Ol
L. T. Townsend 2Ol
B. NJ. Sibley lOl
T. A. McNeill, Sr. 1O(
Others previously report
ed thru Nat.Bank of Lunf-
berton 27,6O(
Total Sof ,6O'