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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07

Under and by virtue of the terms Of
a certain trust deed of date April %,
1918, executed by Fred C. Storey and
wife, Jennie S. Storey, to State In
vestment Company as Trustee, embrac-
ing the land described below, recorded
in Book 67S, page 227, in the Registers
office of Shelby County, Tennessee, Sc
curing the payment to Columbia Mort
gage & Trust Company Of sl,5OO.OO, evi.
denced by so notes for $4,000 each, of
date April %, 1918, payable monthly
beginning with May 25, 1918, bearing
interest from their date, payable at
maturity. default having been made in
the payment at maturity of said notes
due on the 25th day or August, 1918,
and each month thereafter, and same
remaining still unpaid, and the owner
and holder of the unpaid notes secured
by said trust deed having exercised the
option given in said trust deed, and all
of the unpaid indebtedness secured by
said trust deed having become due and
collectible as provided therein, and the
same remaining still unpaid, the I'M
dersigned State Investment Company,
as Trustee aforesaid, at the request of
the owner and holder or said unpaid
Indebtedness, will, on
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY s. 1919,
within legal hours, at the southwest,
or Adams avenue entrance Of the Shell
by County Courthouse, In Memphis,
Tennessee, same being at n of the
doors of said courthouse, sell at public
cutlery, to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described land. situated
in the City of Memphis. Shelby County,
Tennessee, to-wit:
The South 20 feet Of Lot 43 and the
North 20 feet of Lot As, Walter c.. Tyn-
dali Realty Company's Cummings Sub
division of Lots IS and Sc, Willoughby
Williams Tract, as shown by plat Of
| record in Plat Book Z, page II, of the
Registers office of Shelby County, Ten
ressee: Beginning at a stake in the
west line of Cummings Street 220 feet
north of the north line of East Melee
more Avenue; thence west parallel with
East ,McLemore Avenue 1913 feet to a
stake: thence north 40 feet to a stake;
thence east parallel to East McLemore
Avenue 1884 feet to a stake in the west
line of Cummings Street: thence south
with the west line Of Cummings Street
40 feet to the beginning.
The equity of redemption, homestead
and dover in said lane are waived in
said trust deed. The title Of said land
is believed to be good, subject to the
prior trust deed securing the payment
of 81, 100000 to Columbia Mortgage &
Trust Company. due April 25, 1923, with
interest thereon: but the undersigned
will sell and convey as Trustee only,
This January 6, 1919.
STATE INVESTMENT COMPANY,
Trustee.
BY PETER G. GRANT, President,
| RVarS e. GilleSDie. AttyS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07

DEATHS.

Charles s. Rtttelmeyer, 81. 25s Olive,
Jan, 4, abscess of brain, influenza.
Nina G. Odell, s months, 2012 Felix
Jan. 6, broncho~- pneumonia.
Louis Fairchild, Baptist hospital, Jan
3, bronchial pneumonia. influenza.
Mrs. Maggie Land. 30, Presbyterian
hospital, Jan. 5, broncho-pneumonia, in
~fluenza,
Martin Lee Brownlow, 81, Frisco
yards, Jan. 3, killed by switch engine.
W. S. Sanders. II, Jan. 5, broncho-
pneumonia, Influenza.
Marion l.. Thompson, SO, General hos
pital, Jan. 2. lobar pneumonia.
\ Mary Chism, 40, General hospital, Jan.
8, fibroma.
Alice Roberta Tipler, 4 months, "a
South Meriwether, Jan 8. spasms.
viii Collier, "a, U. s.. Marine hospi-
tai, Jan. 4, mitral ipsufficiency.
Jake Abbo, 80. 1901 Texas, Jan. 8,
Nellie Payne, SO, s1S stephens, a dan.
3, broncho pneumonia, influenza.
heather Robinson, 26, real rs West
Georgia, Jan. 4, l6har pneumonia,
Poke Easy, 80, Home for Aged and
Infirm. Dec. 81, found dead.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEE SALE

ness secured by said trust deed having
become due M collectible as provided
therein, n the same remaining stiul
unpaid, the undersigned State Invest
ment company, as trustee aforesaid. at.
the eques OF the owner and holder 90
SAID unpaid Indebtedness, will. on
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY s. 1919.
within legal hours. at the southwest or
Adams avenue entrance of the Shelby
county courthouse, in Memphis, Tenn.
same being at one OF the doors of said
courthouse. sell at public outcry TO the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described land, situated in the city Of
Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee,
to-wit:
The south 40 feet of lot Al of Walter
c. Tyndall Realty company's Cummings
subdivision in lots IS and IS Of the
Wtlloughby Williams tract. as shown
by plat Of record In plat book 7. page
II. Of the registers office Of Shelby
stake in the west line of Cummings
street $40 feet north of the north line
OF East McLemore avenue; thence west
parallel to East MCLemore avenue 1924
feet to a stake; thence north 40 feet to
a stake; thence east parallel to East
IN the west line of Cummings street;
thence south with the west line of Cum
minss street 40 feet to the beginning.
The equity of redemption, homestead
and dover in said land are waived in
SAID trust deed. The title of said land
is believed to be good. subject to the
prlor. trust deed securing the payment
OF $4,000 to Columbia Mortgage and
trust company. due April 25, 1928, with
interest thereon, but the undersigned
Will sell n convey as trustee only.
This January g. 1919.
STATE INVESTMENT co,
Trustee.
BY PETER G. GRANT, President
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TRUSTEES SALE.

Under and by virtue OF the terms Of a
certain trust deed of date April 25, 1918,
executed by Fred c. Storey and wife,
Jennie S. Storey, to State Investment
Company as Trustee, embracing the
land described below, recorded in Book
SIS, page 235, in the Registers office
of Shelby County, Tennessee, securing
the payment to Columbia Mortgage &
Trust Company of 81, 800 evidenced by
80 notes for $4,000 each, of date April
%, 1918, payable monthly beginning with
May 20, 1918, bearing interest from their
date, payable at maturity, default hav-
ing been made in the payment at ma
turity of said notes due on the 25th
day of November and December. 1918,
and same remaining still unpaid, and
the owner M holder OF the unpaid
notes secured by said trust deed hav-
ing exercised the option given in said
trust deed, and all of the unpaid in
d~ebtedness secured by said trust deed
having become due n Collectible as
provided therein, and the same remain
ing still unpaid, the undersigned State
Investment Company, as Trustee afore-
said, at the request of the owner and
holder of said unpaid indebtedness,
will, on
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1919.
within legal hours, at the southwest,
or Adams avenue entrance of the Shell
by County Courthouse, in Memphis.
Tennessee, same being at one Of the
doors of said courthouse, sell at public
cutlery. to the highest bidder for cash
the following described land, situated
in the.Clty Of Memphis, Shelby County,
Tennessee, to-witS
The south 80 feet of Lot As and the
north 10 feet of Lot AZ, Walter c. Tyn-
dali Realty ~Company's Cummings Sub
division In Lots SO and Sc Of the Will
loughby Williams Tract, as shown by
plat of record in Plat Book Z, mage ii,
OF the Registers office Of Shelby Coun-
~, Tennessee; Beginning at a stake in
the west line Of Cummings Street 1870
feet north OF the north line of EAst
McLemore Avenue; thence west paral-
W win East McLemore Avenue 1927
rect to q stake; thence north 40 feet
to a stake; thence east parallel with
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
GRAIN MARKETS
Further Activity Among Shorts
Sends Corn Higher--Re-
CeiptS Are Light.

CHICAGO, Jan, 7%Active demand
from shorts brought about decided IN
turns in the value of corn. OpenInr
prices, which ranged from isr 10 NC
higher, with January $1464 and MAY
$l59| Wl.4O, were followed by sharp
further gains and then by "A moderate
corn, Commission houses ali had orders
TO BUY. After opening tsc to u We
higher, with May 72A arse. the market
scored an additional advance.
Weakness In the hog market eased
aoWh provisions. Pork led the decline.
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FROM WALL STREET
Oils, Motors and Food Shares
Feature at Otherwise CON-
mOnpIaCe Market.

NEW YORK Jan. Oils, motors and
food shares. in which professional
traders have recently shown a lively
interests were the outstanding features
at the dun and irregular opening Of to-
days stock market, gaining to =
points, while shippings. industrials and
metals sought lower levels. Leaders in
the advance were American Linsced
common and preferred, American Cot
ton OH, Mexican Petroleum, Beet Sugar
and General Motors, United States
steel and allied issues yielded fraction
ally and rails We're at II standstill.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07

a certain trust deed of date April 25,
1918, executed by Fred C. Storey and
wife, Jennie s. Storey, to State Invest
nrent company as trustee, embracing
the land described below, recorded in
book 67s, page 2Sa, in the registers Of
ing the payment to Columbia Mortgage
and Trust company Of 81 1900, evidenced
by so notes for $50 each of date April
rs, 1918. payable monthly, beginning
with May rs, 1918. bearing interest from
their date, payable at maturity. default
having been made in the payment at
maturity Of said notes due on the 25th
days of November and December, 1918,
and same remaining still unpaid, and
the owner and holder OF the unpaid
notes secured by said trust deed having
exercised the option given in said trust
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
FLAGS ~HALF-MASTED
FOR COL. ROOSEVELT

Old Glory waved sorrowfully at half
mast Tuesday from the pinnacle OF the
postoftice, placed so by Postmaster
Metcalf upon advice from Washington
that all federal buildings would so ex-
press their regret at the death of Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Flags on the L. S. snag boat Horatio
G. Wright, in the Memphis harbor,
fluttered too, at half mast, as did the
stars M Stripes on the vessels OF the
government fleet anchored at the
bridge.
Upon instructions from Washington.
the flags will remain at half mast until
after Roosevelt's funeral Wednesday
afternoon
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07

and ask forgiveness. Would his chum
write to her.
The Chum did what was better. He
found a home service worker up m
front and told him about the Mem
phian's troubles, accounting Tor q letter
shat the local service bureau received
II day. A field worker was dispatched
TO the soldier home The field work
seriously IN. The wife had a temper-
allure ot 100, She was sent to A hos
pital and thu child was placed in the
temporary care of "a local family. A
short time later through the home ser
vice on the field and Al hume o recon-
citation was brought about. and today
there is one Memphian 10 whom orders
TO embark can not come too soon. He
IS turning over everything he makes to
his family. and his wife and child ate
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Fatherls wish Granted.

Shortly after the son Of an aged
couple enlisted adversely struck their
little home. Their plight was brought
TO the attention Of the home service
section and medicine, food and fuel was
provided them. Ever their house rent
was paid, while efforts were made IL
obtain for the parents the allowance
The law allowed them from their sons
wages. Before the allowance was re-
Ceivcd the father died, and his wish
that he buried In the family burial
ground IN a neighborinG town were car.
rled out to the letter by the home ser
vice section, at its expense.
And that isn't all.
During the bitter cold OF last winter,
when coal was almost uuubtainablc,
members Of the local committee OF the
home service section hauled coal in
Their own automobiles to the homes OF
soldiers where fuel was needed, and
where II could not haVe been provided
otherwise. A cabinet filled with cloth.
ing for infants was kept in the local
office. and many were the calls field
workers sent In behalf Of Youngsters
whose daddieS were overseas.
And now that the soldier is coming
back, the home service section. organ
ICED a little more than a year ago, is
ready TO see that he is amply taken
care Of in his efforts to readopt himself
to civil life. Nothing is left undone
that Will in any way tend to make his
path easier, and to him they send this
message.
YOU have been willing to fight for
high ideals on the battlefield and we
know that you can be depended on tC
fight for equally high ideals in your
home town. In the army YOU have set
an example Of courage and good Citt-
zenship and the country will look to
you to set the same example when you
get back. We know that you want TO
nj a. 10 ala 81. MnN. ~ aA
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.
MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK &
TRUST co.

On Wednesday, January list,
1919, our regular monthly divi-
dend Of two CD per cent was de-
clared on the capital stock of this
company and credited to the &C
counts of shareholders of record.
And also an extra dividend Of
five (5) per cent was declared to
the stockholders, payable on de.
mand.
FRANK T. COCHRAN. Cashier.
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DEPOSlTORS' NOTICE.
MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK &
TRUST co.

Interest at the rate of 8 per cent
per annum has been declared by
the Board OF Trustees IN all ac-
counts entitled thereto, payable on
or after January LIST, 1919, All in
terest not drawn will be credited
to the depositors' accounts. All
deposits made prior to the~10th Of
each month will bear interest from
the LIST.
FRANK T. COCHRAN. Cashier.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
~HARD-HEARTED COPS"
AID DISTRESSED FAMILY

Patrolmen Hendricks and Turney
have put n crimp in the popular phrase,
the hard-hearted cop" They have per-
formed an act OF real goodfelIowshiu
The big blue coats patroling their
beat rear Baxter place found a suf-
fering family of the name Of Mercer.
The father IA sick with influenza as
we'll as the mother and children, There
was no coal or food In the home,
What did the hard hearted COPS do,
They sent the woman to the hospital:
each gave n dollar in starting a fund
which was swelled by their friends and
bought fuel and food which they sent
to the home for the remaining members
OF the family.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Dan Wills to Harry H. Barrett, Jen-
ME Wilson to Thomas Stewart, Louise
Elizabeth Bertsch TO Albert Germane,
Onie B. Trobaugh to A. ]. Seward,
Anna Bourne to G. c. Riley, Edna May
Wize to W. o. Littleton, Bessie Weeks
to T.~G. Crawford,
Bette Linkins to J. E, Murphy, Ber-
tina Mason to Thed Halliburton, Parable
Taylor to B, Martin, Lillian Wells to
Wesley Glidric, LOWE Reasonover to
Demsey Mcneil. Ethel Smith to Will
Williams, Dora Fowler to Arthur
Thomas, Katie Doyle to F. N. Ander-
son, Margaret Miner to William Wad-
ley, Lena Benham to Tom Cook, Rach-
ael Washington to Dock Harris, Jessie
Bells to Abe Woods, Rosadale Robin
son to Dave Smith, Julia Tharpe to
Thomas Wilkinson. Pearlie Thompson
to Nose Taylor. Emiline Handling to
william Buchanan, Savannah Riley to
w. l.. Hudson, Essie Harris to Buster
Mason, Maggie Evans to Will Gaines,
Callie Wilson to Andrew Taylor.
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WlNfARI2IAGESEB
Young Shepard,

pYERSBuRG, Tenn. Ian 7 nj,
\ wedding of interest to "A wide circle
OF friends Was that OF Miss Katherine
Shepard to f. T. Young, Jr., which
waSA solemni2ed here Sunday afternoon
at The residence Of the brides father
oapt r II. shepard The ceremony
tor of the Christian church, In the pres
ence of a few friends of the coupl
inc bride Is the manager OF the Lyric
theatcr and has many friends who win
WISH her happiness. The bridegroom is
young huEtneSs man, connected with
After "A honeymoon In Tampa they WIN
burg.
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NEW YORK COPTON

NEW YORK. Jan "A somewhat
unsettled and irregular opening followed
by rallies IN the cotton market during
thtr scattering liquidation in the Old
crop months at the start and first
prices were 3 to l6 points lower on
these positions while the new crop was
Ia 10 - points higher, The weakness
in Liverpool. however, was attributed
larger imports. which would mean in
creased shipments from this country,
there was not much selling and prices
soon rallied on covering for over the
holiday tomorrow, January sold up
from 81. $50 TO 2S.4Oc, March from &c 45c
to 26.gjc and May from e. 4Oc to y .0Jc,
or about "a to Al points net higher.
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MlSSlSSIPPlAN WINS WAR
CROSS NN0TABLE FIGHT

bravery In action in the battle Of
Chateau Thierry. Chester Rowland, son
Of Mr., and Mrs, John Rowland, of Cren-
shaw, Miss, is recuperating In n hos
pital at Hampton Roads, Va. but cx-
poets to return to his home soon. ac-
cording to word received by Memphis
relatives. Rowland was shot three
times in the leg during the attack Of
the United States marines and was
given the war cross for capturing Il
machine gun and several prisoners.
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MRS. MARY CHEVY.

UNION CITY. Tenn. Jan. 7. (spll-
Mrs. Mary Cherry, so, widow, died Sat
urday at the home of her SON, p. A.
Cnerry, Of Louisiana, with whom she
had made her home for a number of
years. She lived here and reared a
three 0 whom survive her-Mrs' John
Elan, Of this city; Pete, with whom
she lived, and Mrs. Naylor, of Texas.
The body was brought here yesterday
and funeral services were held at the
home of Mrs. Elan.
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ELECTION OF TRUSTEES.
MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK &
TRUST co.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. "a, 1918.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of this bank, to elect trus-
tees for the ensuing year, will be
held at the banking house, No. 80
S. Main ST., on Tuesday, Jan. IA,
1919, from II am. to l pm.
FRANK T. COCHRAN, Cashier.
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Lieut.. L. G. Robinson.

.nYERSBURG, Tenn. Jan. I. tSpl)-
News has been received here OF the
death Of Lieut.. Lambeth c. Robinson,
which occurred in France as a result Of
Influenza. At tho beginning Of the war
Lambeth was a young business man
here, hut entered the first officers
training camp at Fort O~elethorpe. from
which he received his commission, He
was sent to the front at once, and par
tiCipated in the heavy fighting through
out the summer and fall of 1918.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
DEMURRAGE AND
EMBARGO MIXED
WITH LUNCHEON
President Stark, Of Hardwood
Traffic Association, Says
Demurrage Fight Most I'M
pOrtant Work of Year.

THE most important work of tho
Hardwood Traffic association was com
batting the demurragc rules which were
promulgated by the director general,
according to the statement made by
James T.. stark, president OF the asso-
citation, In his annual report delivered
at a luncheon at the Hotel Gayoso at
| O'Clock Tuesday.
over 100 lumhcrmen representing
hardwood interests throughout this ter
ritury gathered at the luncheon, which
inaugurRted the sixth annual meeting
of the association. The meeting will
conclude Tuesday evening with a ban
quet at the Hotel Gayoso, which will
begin at Z o'clock, A program of i'm
portant addresses has been arranged to
follow the dinner,
we protested against the radical
changes" said Mr.. stark, in further
referage to the demurrage rules, which
cancelled the average agreement and
punching rules. "'Thc railroad admins
tratiun issued new demurrage rules as
u result Of the associations protests,
These new rules had the effect Of re
duCing the charges and reinstattng the
average agreement plans on unloading
and reinstattng the punching rules, We
now have up the question Of applying
the average agreement plan on cars for
unloading. continued the president,
as well as a REIMBURSEMENT of the de-
t.Vt Ysa 80, .tIa -
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Helped Every Way.

If the family Of a soldier needed legal
advice the home service saw that II
was given without cost, IT medical at
tention was necessary it was promptly
forthcoming. II those at the front had
lost touch with those at home the home
service brought them together, and not
infreauently used the government ca,
hles to do it. But 1t always held sacred
The confidence of its heneficiaries, ana
Gle is over that information Of its won
dtrtnl success and humanitarian under
takings have leaked out.
Things were not going right for a
Young Memphis boy over there Al the
not One day he confided in a chuln
that he had become angry with his
wife and in a spirit Of h%uftiness had
enlisted. leaving her unprovided for.
He was wondering how she was getting
along, but he was too stubborn to write
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
DAILY ALMANAC.

Length OF day, . hours, SIS minutes.
Length of night, II hours, 5 minutes.
Sun rises Wednesday at 1903.
Sun sets Wednesday at sos.
Moon rises Tuesday at 11:00 p. m.
First quarter on 9Th.
Morning star, Saturn.
Evening stars, Venus, Mars, Jupiter,
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The Central State National
Bank,

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 10, 1918.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF this bank for the election Of
directors and for such other business
as may properly come before the meet
ing. will be held in the directors room
Second street, Tuesday, the 14th day OF
January, 1919, between the hours OF II
am. and l pm.
r. r. CRENSHAw. Cashier
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL. Jan, cotton. spot
quiet, prices easier, Good middling,
20.S2d; middling. 20,l0d; low middiing,
l9.lfd, good ordinary. l7,62d, ordinary,
II. Ogd. Sales. 1000 bales, including 900
American, Receipts, $4,000 bales, in
Guiding 80. 800 American, Futures closed
steady, January, lS.a1d; February,
ls02d, March, l7.l0d; April, 16.Otd.
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TRUSTEES SALE,

BY PETER G. GRANT, President,
Byars & Gillespie, attorneys.
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Waters. Frost.

BALDWIN,, Miss, Jan. I. (SrlD-
boyce Waters and Miss Lena Maud
Frost were married by Elder NJ. n
Armor Sunday afternoon, asc they sat
IN an automobile In front of his home
The young Counple will reside in Raid.
wyn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
NEED MESSENGERS.

Postmaster c. W. Metcalf is In need
Of several special delivery boys. Youths
more than Is years OF age should apply
to the postmaster at the postoffice be-
tween 8 q. IN. and s y. In.
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Mrs, Sophie Howell

COTTON PLANT, Ark, Jan. Z. tSpl)
Mrs, Sophie Howell. of Cotton Plant,
died at her residence Saturday night at
s o'clock and was buried at the Cotton
Plant cemetery Sunday. Mrs. Howell
was prominently connected III Cotton
Plant.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-07
BIRTHS

Walter f, and Loise Thompson King
man, POS Greenlaw, Dec. 30, boy.
Benjamin and Lena MCGEE Strong,
Alb Long place, Jan. ). girl.
Louis and Maggie Fletcher Jackson,
rear BIG Winchester, Jan. 7, girl.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

BY PETER G. GRANT. Preside
RXars (, E~illncnin AtAnrnnrn