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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
McsInnaryay-aIaxvYeu.

STANTON. VA. August i0-Thurs-
day morning Miss Gladys Lois Max
well. tho daughter OF Rev and Mira.
j. T. Maxwell, was married TO Howard
Morgan McAIanaw:ly. OF Chariottesvillc
Tao wedding took place at O'Clock
a the home OF the brides parents on
North Augusta street. only members
Of the immediate families OF the beide
and groom were present. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. III. d.
Mitchell. d. D., OF Central Methodist
Church
y wedding breakfast was served di-
rcctly after the ceremony and the
bride and groom then LETT for Noun
tain Lake.
Miss maxwell is q graduate OF Stuart
Hall and her attractive personality
has won for her many friends who Will
be interested in tho announcement OF
her marriage. Mr.. AtcN1anaw way, a
graduate of the University OF Vir-
ginia: Is division superintendent of
schools OF Albemarlc County, and Is
we'll known throughout tho State In
social and educational circles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montana way will re-
side in charlottesville.
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LOCATION or PLANT
DEPENDS ON COUNCIL
City May Lose Boiler Works Il
Action Is Not Taken
Promptly.
STREETS AND WATER MAINS
Authority Of Council Required, MS
Part of Improvement Lies Outside
Of Corporate Iimits-Funds Arc
Now Available.

Erection OF the boiler Plant on the
South Side to supply tho government
with boilers. for ships. Is pending ac-
ton of the municipal authorities as
to whether they will agree to open
and pave the extension OF Fourth
Street. lay water mains and provide
electricity. 1t became known yester-
day when representative of Tho
Times Dispatch interviewed Charles V.
Meredith. who is representing the New
port News Shipbuiiding and Dry Dock
Company in the company's efrorts to
locate the plant in Richmond.
Officials Of the company chose Rich
mond as the logical place for the
establishment OF their plant on account
Of the excellent housing FACILITIES for
the employees that would be used. both
in construction work and in carry
ing on the operations after the plant
is completed and also on account of
The splendid water front which would
enable the shipment OF heavy machinery
TO and from Newport News and other
points on the James
The location chosen consists OF a
tract of about 400 acres, part OF which
lies just outside the corporate limits
In Chesterfield County. When com
plotted, the plant would represent an
expenditure of approximately $4,000.
600 or more. enhancing the contiguous
and nearby real estate in value and
contributing an investment to Rich
mond that would yield thousands Of
dollars in returns annually.
ORDINANCE IS. NOW
BEFORE COUNCIL COMMITTEE
BY the draft OF an ordinance brought
up before the special called meet
ing CT the Common Council on last
night the officials desire u
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Notes Of Interest.

Rev. W. c. Taylor, D. D., of Mar
tinsburg. w. Va. n former pastor OF
the First Baptist Church here. Is visit
Ing friends in the city. and will preach
to his old congregation Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Reports are brought in by farmers
in this section OF Millions of tomatoes
baked on the vines by the intense heat
of the sun during the past few days.
The Rotary Club OF Petersburg has
taken up the question Of excessive
room rents. and will appeal to house
holders to charge reasonable rates.
The charge has been made of extor-
tionate rents inflicted on strangers and
soldiers and their families. The club
does not wish Petersburg to have a
bad reputation In this respect.
w. r. Ashe. executive secretary of
the War Camp Community Service.
who has done so much good work here
and at Camp Lee. Is expected to be
given another important assignment.
which may possibly take him oversee 8
Only one marriage license was issued
from the clerks office to-day. The
falling off Is supposed to be due to the
hot weather.
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward A. Stur-
gis. who has been commanding officer
OF the Veterinarian Training School at
Camp Lee. has been notified Of his ap-
pointment as colonel with transfer to
Camp Sheridan. Alabama.
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an example OF sterling patriotism. His
request that he be transferred back
into Infantry has been favorably recon-
mended by the authorities here, and It
Is probable that pat" will soon be
hghting. The authorities here did not
give the name OF the writer. The
letter was as follows:
L am in Camp Raritan ordinance.
l cry almost every night for being
taken out of Infantry. Please let me
know IL didn't do for ovefsea. i
passed 1909 in Mastering Office but
didn't have oversee exam. yet. 1 didn't
s,ct examined here yet. VIII get ex-
amined for oversee I got my teeth
fixed. 1t cost ms $50. SO for - sake
let me know If that was what was
wrong. 1 am 1000 Mt. / never smok-
ed can hike 20 miles II pass exam.
can l go back in infantry Let me
known please IL / wasn't Mt for over
sea or was 1 sent here because was
clerk. l never did clerk work I
boxed for years and got good rec
ord. Am fine with bayonet that's why
l got my teeth fixed and want back
In infantry. Please let me know IL
1 was hold for Domestic Duty on acct
of teeth. L can be happy II l find out
Funny am 1909 1T crying to fight
Don't want in Ordinance. I will give
my $50 month to Red Cross IL they will
let me fight. l want exam. Please
write and let mo know. Thank you
sir.
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HARRISoNBURG. August 1o.-Thc
terr!hc electrical storm which visited
the entire Valley of Virginia Wcdnes-
day afternoon. tearing down telephone
wires and making communication with
the outside world Impossible, exacted
heavy toll in this county.
Lee Frank Krebbs. while milking a
COW. was struck by bolt OF lightning
and instantly killed. Tho same bolt
KILLED tvo cows in the fcld.
In HarrisoHburE the lightning struck
the home of Fred Hawse. knocking
Mrs. Hawse from her chair and rem
dering her unconscious.
AZ Mt Crawford. the roof was blown
from the Methodist Church. and the
walls OF the new school house. now.
under construction. were crushed In.
At Linville. the barn belonging -
T.. A. EmSwllcr was struck by liEh,nir.E
and with its contents OF siNty-fiv.
bushels OF wheat several tons OF hay. a
wagon. buggy and other useful articl cs
was entirely destroyed. The harm Of
J. E. Wenger. near McGaheysville. wa:
struck and burned 10 the ground
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mnistrative Board. n. statement show
Ing that this amopnt was ut ths dig-
posal OF the board. He further said
that authority for approprlating tho
amount REQUIRED rested with the City
Council. In view OF tho fact that a.
portion OF the property. to be improved
10y the appropriation lay. outside OF Tho
corporate limits. The land, no said,
lies about 1So feet from tho corporate
limits OF South Richmond in Chester
field County,
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have tho city announce It's stand as

have tho city announce It's stand as
way OF roadways. water and electricity
before making any preparations to
build. The property has not yet been
purchased by tho company. It Is un-
deis;ood. but Is being held for the site
OF the plant, and the future OF tho
plant now rests with tho City Council.
The ordinance was ut this meeting or
the Common Council referred 10 Tho
Council COMMITTEES on Public Euiilings
Properties and Utilities, which rreats
tomorrow night
According to AIR. Meredith tho drnts
of the ordinance was made last sun
day morning at his Office with the
aid OF three members of the Admins
trative Board--Chairman John Hirsch-
berg and Messrs. Hobson and tolkes.
Mayor George Alnsl!e and Assistant
City Attorney George Wayne Ander-
son. and is understood thoroughly to
meet the approval of the Administra-
tive Board. The desire OF several mem
bcrs OF the Common Council last week
to have the matter looked into in
stead OF acting at once caused tho
ordinance to receive u setback, Mr..
Meredith said, which is being viewed
by officials of the company with dis
appointment and serious misgivinS.
IL favorably reported at the COM
mittce meeting tomorrow night, tho
ordinance will be brought 10 the at
tention OF the Board OF Aldermen
Tuesday night.
WANT ASSURANCE OF
OPENING AND PAVING STREET.
What officials OF the company want,
Mr.. Meredith said. Is tho assurance Of
the opening and paving with granite
spals the extension OF Fourth Street
from Stockton Street to the place where
the plant will be located. This as
surance they want Immediately. in or
der to begin construction work. They
also want the city to lay water mains
of eight-inch size. for 1900 feet from
Hull Street that will guarantee at
lecst 1900 gallons per day, for which
the city will receive remuneration at
n rate to be determined. And finally.
they want supply OF electricity
amounting to from 600 to 1000 kilowatt
hours per day also to be paid for at
a rate TO be fixed.
According to Mr.. Meredith, tho Ad-
ministrative Board has surplus OF
$4,000. not for any special use. that
would take caro- OF this emergency.
Mr.. Meredith said that at the meeting
In his Office last Sunday he was shown
by Chairman Hirschberg, of the Adj
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IL Economi.inr Ice and water.

While there is not real ice shortage
in the city. consumers are warned TO
be careful with what is allowed them
and to get along with as little as pos
siblc to meet their needs Camp Lee
is taking a great deal OF the ice man
ufactured in the city, and the plants
are greatly taxed to supply this de-
mand as that ,tof private consumers
The latter have been cut down in their
allowance.
Manager ellis has ISSUED a warn
Ing TO the water consumers in the city
to economize In the use OF wnter. This
Is done on account OF the large in
crease Of the number OF water takers,
the heavy supply needed at Camp Lee
and the extremely dry weather along
the city's source OF supply. Conserva-
ton OF water as much as possible to
avoid any danger OF n water famine.
The city's source Of supply is the APP
pomattox River.
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In.titute FrIendl, Suit.

WINCHESTER, VA, August 1o.-A
friendly suit hns ben instituted to have
tho court construe the will OF the late
Charles Mortimer Gibbons. former city
treasurer and Virginia Republican
leader. In order that a final disposi-
ton OF the state may be made. The
WILL which disposes OF az estate valued
at more than 100000. is said to BIO
vague and ambiguous in many places.
The bulk WAS left TO his son. Post
ONCE Inspector Robert g. Gibhens.
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Plnn for Annual rs,r.

DANV1LLE. VA. August l0.-Prep-
arations arc in full swing here for the
annual fair. which will begin October
s. and which will close four days there
after 1t is admitted. however, by
II. %. Watkins. secretary OF the Fair
Association, that no assurance has yet
been given that the railways Will trans
port the travelling shows and attrac-
lions which go to make the yearly event
n success.
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VALUABLE BARN BURNED
Mig Building MT CurIe's Neck Firm
Struck by Lightning and
Demolished.

lightning struck the big barn at
Curle's Neck Farm, on James River,
last night shortly before 8 o'clock and
entirely demolished 1t with It's con-
tents. The building was valuable
one, having been erected several years
ago by c. K. G. Billings, millionaire
horseman. at tho time he occupied the
farm as home for his valuable string
of racing horses. Last year the farm
was sold to stock company, In which
Mr.. Billings retains an interest. No
estimate was made last night Of tho
extent of the loss, which was said to
be covered by insurance.
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To Celebrate Road openinr.

DANFlLLE, VA. August l0.-Ar-
engagements are being made in Martins
vile and Danville for large picnic to
be held in the near future. tho event
10 be In the nature OF a CELEBRATION by
the people of both communities on the
completion Of the Henry turnpike,
which now connects Danvilie and Mar
t:rsvillc with smooth road
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charxe Indian In Stacker.

LYNCHBURG. VA, Angus, TO-
Arthur Beverly. an Amherst County In
dian. has been landed In jail here as
a Stacker. The Indian is one of eight
who were hunted by deputy marshals
in the mountains of Amherst County.
and Beverly alone has been captured
The others are said to be heavily arm
ed and will resist arrest. They. belong
to small tribe OF Indians who has
lived about ten miles from Lynchburg
since the advent of the white man.
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Son Wounded In Frnnce.

WINCHESTER, VA. August l0.-Mrs
Robert Steele. Reliance. Va, has been
notified that her son, Private Albert
Steele. OF the regular army. has been
severely wounded In action in France.
He enlisted in the regulars about a
year ago. giving M!ddletown. Va, as
his address. but his mother and other
members OF the family live at Reliance.
Warren County
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volunteers Arc Training.

The Petersburg volunteers for over
seas army Y. NJ G. A. work are train
ing for their work. They have been
vaccinated against smallpox and ty-
phoid, have been advised by one who
has been in the service and are Sc
ceiving instructions in the French
language, especially in conversational
French Miss Mary Patteson has VOL
unteered to give this Instruction.
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Lightning kills Cattle.

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, Angus,
10.-During the electrical storm which
passed over this city last night, a bolt
of lightning killed nine fine steers be-
longing to r. L. Thomas. The animals
which were grazing in field near
Monticello, were valued at over 81 600
II. w. Vandeyender, residing about
two miles west OF Ivy Depot. had four
fine cows killed by lightning during the
same storm.
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Plan Joint 4Im.l,o,,..

LYNCHBURis, VA, August 1O.-The
Bedford County Supervisors have in
vited the city of Lynchburg to a con-
feronce at Bedford September 20 to
consider plan for joint almshouse.
Joint action of cities and counties for
a district almshouse was made pos:
sible by an act of the last Legislature.
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Charged with stealing r,re..

w. L. Osborne. young Petersburg
man. In training at Camp Lee, is under
arrest on the charge OF stealing two
automobile tires from a car belonging
to the II. o. Egerton Realty Company.
The theft is alleged to have occurred
Thursday night. and the tires were
sold. The accused Is awaiting the ac-
ton of the military authorities.
y thief was detected early yesterday
morning trying to remove tires from a
car that had been parked for the night
in Union Street. lie made his escape
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PICK SEVENTEEN PIECES
OF sHRAPNEL our Of HIM
Lynchburg Man Writes Father of In
juries He Sustained on
French Front.
BAPTISTs ELECT
OFFICERS
Electrical Storm Does Great Damage
In Entire Virginia Vallcy-Othor
Nows Gathered From Various
State Points.
(Special 10 The Tlmes-Dispa tch. )

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
LYNCIIBURG, VA, August TO-
Lieutenant Abe craddock. who was
wounded in raid in Picardy. France
IN May, In letter to his father. A. p.
Craddock. tells his father that seven
teen pieces Of an exploded hand gren-
ade were picked out OF him by the
surgeons. He says he was hit all over
his body excepting in his face. He is
now convalescing behind the lines and
expressed the hope that he would soon
De able TO rejoin his company.
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ChnrlottesvilIe Man Ruled.

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. August
1o.-Sergeant Aubrey B. Thacker. Of
flcially reported yesterday as killed In
action July %. was the Oldest son OF
Bernard F. Thacker. Of this city, bridge
foreman for tho Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, and was twenty-three years
Of age. Three years ago. while resid-
ing in Baltimore. he volunteered for
army service.
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Henri Count, War Victim

DANFLLE. VA. August TO-
Through the death In action on July
IL. Of Private George II. Pannill. Henry
County suffers its mrs, war loss His
mother. Mrs. Eliza r. PannlI OF Mar
tinsville. has received the fateful tele-
gram. giving no particulars. Private
Pannll was twenty-five years Of aga
and farmer before the war broke
out. He and his brother. Stuart. We,
Included in the FIRST draft increment
Henry County cent to camp.
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Loses Eye In Battle.

HARRISONBURG, August 1O.-Cap-
tain r. II. Sherman received a letter
from his son, Private James T. Sher-
man. who was wounded in France, July
IL. saying that he was gassed and had
lost one eye. His hearing Is also at
fected. and he has received several
burns on his face and limbs The
young man Is only eighteen years old.
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n.ptl.t. Elect on,ccr..

AMHERST. VA. August 1o.-The
piedmont Baptist Association which
convened In tho Baptist Church here,
elected officers as follows: moderator.
HeV. f. 3. Lamb. pastor of the Jones'
ooro Church in Nelson County: vice.
moderator. w. T. Henderson; clerk, G..
IL Bowles; treasurer. F.. v. Settle: hts
torlan, w. ]. Yeaman. Tho opening
sermon was preached by Rev. w. ].
feamAn, OF Nelson.
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Well Equipped Laboratory.

The Petersburg laboratory is now
one OF the best equipped in the State.
and an immense amount of work is
done in it, not only for the city, but
for the government. Miss H. D.
Whitehead. formerly OF Richmond is
the bacteriologist in charge. and she
handles great many cases. averag Ing
500 or 900 a month. many of them
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commi.s,oned nc C.ntain.

HARRISONBURG, VA, August 10
Mrs. James L. Fitzsimmons. OF this
place, received a letter yesterday from
her husband. who Is seeing service in
France, saying that he had received his
commission as captain. Captain Fitz-
simmons is son OF Mr.. and Mrs. G..
II. Fitzsimmons. of Harrisonburg. He
enlisted as a private In April, 1917.
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LYNCHBURG, VA, August 10.-Dr.
e. B. Crooks. who studied thirty days
at Princeton University, has arrived In
France for Army Y. M. C. A. work. The
Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Of
which he is faculty member, has given
him a years leave Of absence.
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HARRIsoNBURG. VA, August TO-
Miss Rebecca Edna Lineweayer. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Newton A. Line
weaver. OF Pleasant Valley. and Charles
Hinegardner. son of Mr.. and Mrs
William Hinegardner, of near Green.
mount were married Wednesday.
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Secretary Tenders Re.lnnation

LYNCHBURG, VA, August 10.-Miss
Meta Chase, general secretary OF the
Y. w. c. A. here. has rendered her resig-
nation, and she will be succeeded early
in September by Miss Martha Ewers,
OF Greensboro, NJ c., who has been
elected to the vacancy.
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Two killed in Explosion.

IARRISONBURG, VA. August 10
The bodies OF Bernard Ware and
Charles w. Irwin. both coln-ed. passed
through Elkton yesterday en- route to
Greenwood and Elkton, respectively.
Ware having been killed in an eS-
plosion Of q mine at Harmonsville, Pa
on August 6, in which his head was
blown from his body. and Irwin having
been drowned near Fairmont. w. Va.
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VIII Not Ne Candidate.

LYNCHBURG. va, August 10
Thomas n. Davis. city collector for
nineteen years, has announced that he
will not be candidate to succeed him
self when the city council meets Sep
tember to elect officers for four
years.
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to Resister About 1000

LYNCHBURG, VA August 10
Mayor c. Brown, chairman Of the local
exemption board, estimates that tho
present plan of the War Department
would register about 1000 mon In
Lynchburg.
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Activities of Dan
Cupid in Virginia
Many Couples United tn Matri-
montal Bonds During the
Past Week.

WINCHESTER, VA. August TO-
Peter Terovalas. well-known Greek
restaurateur. and Miss Catherine
Ewing. daughter Of the late Rev Mr..
Ewing, Of tho Methodist Church, were
married August 6, in Washington.
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bake on the vines. Fruits and several
other crops also were badly damaged.
reports from the tobacco and corn
heios indicate they were not seriously
affected by the hot weather.
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Dies Following Accident.

HARRISONBURG, VA, August TO-
News has been received here Of the
death OF Christie Walker, in hospital
ct Camp Sam Houston, Tex LA was
injured In an aeroplane accident. He
Is the son OF Mrs Kate Walker and a
former resident Of this city.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. August
10. Kemper McCauley and Mis-,
Rachel Shifett. both of Basic City. Va,
came to Charlottesville on a late train
Wednesday and were married.
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NEW ALBANY. IND, August To-.
Robert 4. Utz city fireman here,
dreamed he was fighting q blaze and
during his sleep he twisted his body
in such manner that his shoulder
was dislocated. He VIII not be able
TO return to his duties for some time.
He had similar experience some
time ago.
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Canning FACTORY begins Work.

APPOMATTOX. VA. August 10.-Tho
new canning factory here opened Its
doors for business this week. Large
consignments OF tomatoes were de-
livered'the first day, bringing 70 cents
bushel. There are sixty acres planted
In the nearby territory.
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PRIVATE
MILITARY POLICE ARREST
TRANSPORTER OF LIQUOR
Young White Man Captured with Wet
Goods In Limits of
pctersburR
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.J

PETERSBURG. VA. Angus. 1o.-I
M. Martin, young white man, was
arrested by the military police this
morning for Transporting liquor into
Petersburg In an automobile. The
auto contained eighteen cases OF whis-
ky. The young man is being held
for q hearing on Monday. He claims
that he was on his way to Florida.
Tho military police evidently had
knowledge that he was coming this
way with whisky, as guards were
placed on every road leading into the
city.
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LfNCHBURG. VA. August 10
Koystcr Cleveland Parr and Miss Mary
Cash. both of Amherst wore married
here Thursday. Rev. w. w. Hamilton.
Jr., OF the Baptist Church, ofnciating.
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order CIuster Lirht. n.rt

LYNCHBURq. VA, August 10.-Mer-
chants here who have been using
cluster lights for display at night in
their stores have been notified by the
local fuel commission to observe light
less nights each night in the week
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DANVILLE. VA, August 1o.-Card,
nave been received here announcing
the wedding in Boston, Mass, on July
is. of Miss Janet Claramond Green,
daughter Of Mrs. Bergman Green, to
Nathaniel Jonos Hadcn, u. S. N. r..