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Evening star., 1921-11-12
FORESEE GLUT OF CASH IN u. S.
BY MIDDLE OF NEXT JANUARY
Leading Financiers Expect That Call
Money Will Be Available Then at
Per Cent-Trade Brightens.

Ritter in connection with hardwood
lumber is equally applicable to every
other line of production. The days
Of buying for immediate needs only
are passing swiftly. but unless there
is also a cessation of production for
immediate needs only. the return to
normal business prosperity may be
still further delayed.
In the meantime, merchants are
counting on a sane and profitable
holiday business which in many in
stances is expected to solidify profits
and turn what has been an indiffer-
ent year into fairly satisfactory one.
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LINE NEAR COMPLETION.

JUNEAU, Alaska, November H.
Completion by the end Of this year of
track laying on the railroad the gov
ernment is building in Alaska was
predicted by Gov. Scott c. Bone on his
return here recently from an inspec-
tion trip over q portion of the line.
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PLAN SPECULATION CURB,

BERLIN, November 12-The gov
ernment bill planning stringent
measures to curb speculation and
traffic in foreign exchange will pro-
vide that henceforth dealings in bills
Of foreign currencies and bank notes
must be transacted only through
banks, which will be compelled to ask
for adequate credentials and to make
written record of the terms of every
transaction for the purposes of :axa-
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Coal.
Goa
SEATTLE, Noven

SEATTLE. November ~ Especially.
Sixteen thousand tons of British
Columbia coal a month is coming into
this market. This coal WHOLESALERS
at 81 q ton less than last winter. The
price now is 1925 to s11, according
to grade. Seven shiploads of Welsh
coal are on the way through the
Panama canal to the Pacific. coast
ports on consignment.
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FINANCE AND TRADE NOTES.

With 10000 punches Of bananas and
1000 sacks of cocoanuts, the steamer
Bella from Jamaica is at Baltimore,
making a total of $4,000 punches OF
bananas brought here in nineteen
trips by Capt. Hiorth since he took
command in February.
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INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT.

CHICAGO, November 12.-Report OF
the Illinois free employment service
for October, today, indicates a con-
siderable revival in business during
that month. There were 21.536 per-
sons looking for work in, Septem-
Der at the fourteen Offices in the state,
and 21,S8s in October, with 11,025 end
1904 Jobs available in these respec-
tive months.
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ASKS $5,225,0o0 FOR ROAD
Southern's Plans for Extension Be-
fore I. C. G..

The Southern Railway Company
asked permission Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission today to issue
s5,225.000 in per cent bonds. The
application stated that Of that amount
the company intends to use $4,000, 900
for general improvements and exten-
sionS of its lines.
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BONDS ARE ovERsUBscRIBED.

NEW YORK, November Iz.-The OF
fering Of $27.5oo.ooo Of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company's ten-year
8 per cent sinking fund gold deben-
ture bonds at eSh ana interest by q
syndicate here was heavily oversub-
scribed. The issue was sold &c
per cent Arm to dealers and the allot-
ments on the balance of 1t Of $780,
900 are expected to be less than 10
per cent, indicating that the sub
scriptions to the issue were more than
$70,000,0o0.
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BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, November 12.-For-
eign bar silver. 66st: Mexican dollars,
81.
LONDON, November 12-Bar silver,
SSA pence per ounce.
Money. * per cent.
Discount rates, short bills, 3N per
cent; months bills, 3Ha3 1916 per
cent.
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Poultry.

KANSAS CITY. November 12 (Spe-
ciaD.-Produce dealers predict that
the prices which will rule for the
Thanksgiving turkey will be As to
so cents pound. The number OF
birds grown this season is about
equal to the total of last year. The
quality, however, would have been
improved by colder weather.
CtERO. Tex. November 12 (Spe-
claD.-The poultry men in this sec
tion are shipping 205,000 turkeys to
market this season. The value of the
movement is estimated at about ST.
100000. or an average of $4.S5 for
each bird.
Evening star., 1921-11-12

American Cotton Oil Company has
definitely turned the corner. After
two years of depression unprecedent-
ed in a corporate career Of thirty-two
years the company is once more doing
business on a profitable basis.
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The region about the Dead sea is
one Of the hottest. plaoAs on the globe
and the sea loses many tons OF water
q day by ovapA ration.
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Mexican Pete has drilled in its
Cerro Azul No. well on the Cerro
Azul-Toteco border. Production of
this new we'll Is estimated at much
better than 100000 barrels a day.
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Furniture.

NEW YORK. November 12 (Spe-
ciaD. D.--Many Of the larger furniture
manufacturers in this section report
their lines sold up for the season.
Dealers anticipate no further drop
i'll prices at present.
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Tho price of African wives has in
:reased from IS to $6, and an extra
classy one costs $3.50.
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Grain, Produce and Live Stock

LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, per doz., S.;
average receipts, 64.
Live poultry-Roosters, per lb., 1S;
turkeys, per h.. 3sa40; chickens.
spring, per lb., 2sas0; hens, per h.,
25a2e; keats. young, each, 35a6o.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens, per h., 30a32; hens. per h.,
%; roosters, per h., %; turkeys. per
lb, 40a45; keats. young. each. 60a75.
Pork-Dressed. small. per lb., 12a12h.
Live stock-Calves. choice. per lb..
12ha13; lambs. choice. per lb.. shas;
! live hogs, Sat.
Green fruits-Apples. per bbl. s.ooa
HOO; per bus. basket, 2.50a3.25: west
ern, per box. 2.5Oa4.75. California
,, lemons. per box, 3.ooa3.50. California
oranges. per crate. 6.50a7.50. Grape
a5.50
getables-Potatoes, new. No. 1.
per bbll, 3.Ooa3.75; per sack. 3.50a3.75:
sweet potatoes. per bbl.. 2.50a3.50.
Lettuce. nearby, per crate. 50a1.00;
North Carolina per crate. !Sa1;So.
tuce. l.25a2.oo. Cymblings, per crate.
2.0oas.00. Spinach. per bbl., 2.o0a2 so.
Onions. per 10O-lb. sack. 6.5Oa6.00. Cab
bage, 2.50a2.75 per Dbl. Cucumbers,
5.00a5.60. Elephants. per crate. 3.ooa
400. Tomatoes, per box. 2.00a7 90.
beans, 5oass per qt. Sprouts. 15a
Is per Qt.
DAIRY MARKETS.
BALTIMORE November 12 (Spe-
cial) ems. alive, young, pound.
25a26; poor and white Leghorns, goa
"a; old hens, 23a26; small and white
T,ep 20a22- old rnoSferS 1Sa16.
ducks, 2Oa27; geese. 22aso: turkeys,
32a40; pigeons. pair. 35a40; guinea
fowl. each, 40as0.
Poultry, dressed-Turkeys, pound,
3Sa43; chickens, young, 26a28; old.
25a27; old roosters, 17a1S; ducks, 25a
|2S; geese, 25a30.
Eggs-Receipts Of native and near
by strictly fresh eggs are very light
and while the market is quoted at 60
cents a dozen this price Is purely
nominal. as choice stock will bring
65: southern. So.
Butter-Creamery, fancy, pound,
46a47; prints, 47a4s: nearby creamery,
store packed, 27a2S; dairy prints, 2sa
80; process butter, 35a36.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, November IL Omitted
State bureau Of markets).-Cattle,r re-
ceipts, 1000 head. Compared with q
week ago, good and choice light and
medium steers and yearlfngs, rs to 40
lower: short fed and heavy steers,
westerns, 25 lower; fat she stock, Is
to 40 lower; bulls, Gamers and cut
ters, mostly 25 lower; veal calves
mostly 200 lower; heavy calves, so to
Is Off: stockers and feeders. rs to50
lower.
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Commodity Reports
From Various Sections
Iunlbe

IRON MOUNTAIN. November -
(SpeciaD.-The Iyor Anderson Log
ging Company has sold 10000, 900 feet
of logs to the Michigan Iron and
Land Company, a subsidiary of the
Ford Motor Company. The logs will
be sawed at the Ford mills here.
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Governors voted to close the stock
exchange Friday, November IL,
Armistice day.
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gallon.
The Illinois Central has ordered $50
refrigerator cars from Haskell &
Barker Company. and $50 from the
General American Tank Car Company
at an aggregate cost of $2,660, 900, and
has invited bids for 1000 coal cars
at a cost Of $4,O00.00O.
Sinclair Crude Oil advanced the
price of Healdton crude oil so cents,
making the price $3.50 barrel
Standard Oil Of Louisiana has posted
new prices for North Louisiana and
Arkansas crude oil, effective Novem-
Der 7.
Ford Motor Company shortly will
commence q series of additions to it's
factories to relieve unemployment,
EdseI Ford, president, reports.
With the advance in North Texas
crude oil to $2.25 a barrel. interest
on guaranteed and participation
bonds of United Oil Producers, a sub
sidiary of the Imperial and Middle
States Oil, now Is on basis Of 20A
per cent.
Worlds production of crude oil in
1920 amounted to 694, 4,854,000 barrels.
an increase of more than 100000
barrels over 1919.
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WEEKS BANK CLEARINGS.
NEW YORK. November 12.-Brad-
street's weekly Bank Clearings an
nounced today $6.109, ,7s6,000.
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Normal PrOduction Urged.

Mr.. Ritter indicated his belief in
his own teachings by ordering each
of his sixteen mills to get back to
normal production as soon as pos
sibIe. The situation outlined by Mr.
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Steel.


PITTSBURGH, November ~ (Spe-
ciaD.-The Carnegie Steel Company
is rapidly pushing operations closer
to normal. 1t is now employing
$500 out of normal force Of $500
men. The company is preparing two
additional blast furnaces for iron pro-
duction.
ST. LOUIS. November ~ (SpeciaD
There is much more optimistic feel
ing prevalent in the iron and steel
industry in this territory. Demand il
increasing and local stocks are be-
ing rapidly depleted.
Notes.
BUFFALO, November 12.-Add,-
tional employment will be provided
for the workers of Buffalo Monday
when the car repair shops formerly
operated by the New York Central
railroad resume activity. The plants
have been leased to William ]. Con-
nors. who will operate them on rail-
road repair work. The shops have
been idle for many months. About
1000 men are employed when they
are in full operation. The leasing OF
the Buffalo shops follows the prece-
dent inaugurated some months ago a,
Marion, Ohio. where private interests
took over the railroad shops. Rail-
way shopmen protested this policy
declaring its purpose was to avoid
jurisdiction of the Railroad Labor
Board on wages and working condi-
finnS
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COFFEE MARKET STEADY.

NEW YORK. November 12.-Coffee
Rio No. 2 1916; futures steady;
December. 8.35; May. 1882.
Evening star., 1921-11-12

Standard Oil of Indiana has ad-
vanced the price of gasoline " cents
gallon.
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have to remain here on this couch In
this room for several weeEs-my old
heart bothers me a bit. too"
"Auntic." cried the girl remOrSe-
fully II ought never To have gone
into the otiicc-yOu needed me here.
and yet"-youth's yearning for free
dom and the companionShlp Of other
young things clouded her eyes.
II know. dearie. know" sighed
Mrs. Hayes. but I'm afraid youll
have to stay home with me this win
ter"
Molly choked down the rest ~ her
tea and cleared the supper away. At
last she came back. looking very pale
and wistful. but smiling. I'm tele.
phone To the office In the morning,
she said checrfully. and II they can't
spare me. why. they will have 70,
auntle cannot have You making
yourself sick with oyerw0rk and hay-
ing horrid old rheumatism n every
thin"
MY MollleGirl-l knew you would
do II cheerfully" sighed Mrs Hayes.
"Of course it's horribly dull here for
young thing like you. making up
beds aud sweeping and looking after
things. hut romance isn't always rid.
inc down the street on white horse.
and who knows" she smiled drows.
lis and slept. while Molly crept away
20 the kitchen to pick NJ the neglect
ed work. Perhaps n few tears dropped
into the dish waisr, perhaps there
was a slccpleSs night for the girl who
had Just found Joy In the daily com
panionshlp Of her young fellowwork.
ers. hut Mrs. Hayes had always been
like a mother 10 little orphaned Molly.
and so the girl presented a cheerful
face the next morning when she he
gan the old dull routine.
II wouldn't mind 81 much n = was
n pretty. new house with lovely things
no. even plain things-and there-."
she always blusled when she peopled
her dreams with the visionary lover
and husband 80 Molly hecame a
busy dreamer auce more
Her brief office experience had
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taught her the value ofN method and
abe app led this knowledge to hes
wor IN lie house and never had the
roor IS b. n SO well careG for Three
times ay she carried meals up to
the your : man in the red room, I'M
Ill lie as I'd If he might d or be piloted
down to The lower floor.
III walt to eat with real folks once
more" h. said in his pleasant whimsi-
cal way.
you viii save me miles of running
mp and down" laughed Molly, who
wished he would remove his bandage
30 that she could see II his eyes were
as good as his firm mouth and chin.
She liked his voice and his smile seen
dimly in the darkened room, and when
he came into the upper hall and she
saw the brown Of his skin and the
muscular frame she felt a queer little
thrill. He rested hand on her Shout
der and she thrilled once more. He
lowered above her now, for she was
tiny. and lie laughed teasingly at her
fright when he stumbled
Sometimes Molly read to him from
dry chemical books. or articles in
some scientific magazine, and once
when she fell asleep over lengthy
description of a new process he leaned
over and CROPPED for her hand. but
his fingers only touched her soft
brown hair
Describe her. Mrs. Hayes" he
whispered to the other invalid, who
could now sit In chair and knit.
Mrs. Hayes responded with twink
ling eyes. she's little, like kitten.
her hair Is soft and brown and her
eyes are blue and she has real pink
and white skin, and"
Mollys perfect lips quivered and
then little crinkles came about her
eyes.
"And she smiles in her sleep when
people talk about herr" she interrupt
ed wickedly.
ooh. Mollyw chlded her aunt
"Ah. Molly Hayes!" muttered Ron
aid Harvey. turning quite white.
hIS. tluStS HpUDltu AWAY, ioI tuc
atmosphere was highly charged with
unsald things. Her swift backward
glance was "BleSs-you-my-c child"
what Is the matter?" asked Molly
bravcly.
Ronald smiled. I"Love" he said
tersely.
oh :" Molly Shivcrcd. and It was
pity he could not see her face.
I'm In -wlth-you-and some
day-lm going to marry you, II you
don't mind I'll be all right in another
week. and therc'll be plenty of money
when get back to the works again.
You don't say word. Molly, is there
anybody else?"
"No-no." She said softly.
lie was holding her hands tightly.
"Well have little home somewhere.
Auntic and you and You won't
mnd?"
Mnlly'S head droOped toward his.
II don't mind" she hreathed gently.
Mrs. Hayes pecred in at them. "Ro-
nance hegirs at home" she nodded
npnrnvnglv ~ So tintoed away.
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AGE OF MAMMALS IS ENDING
Destruction Has Progressed Rapidly
Since Introduction OF Guns and
Steel Traps.

The beginning of the age Of man.
some halfmilliun years ago. roughly
estimated as IN" close of the age Of
mammals. marks in reality hut the
beginning of the close OF the age Of
mammals The extinction Of the most
superb mammals that the earth has
ever produced during the early stages
of human evolution. progressed from
natural causes due directly Or indi
rectly tn the Glacinl epoch. With the
Introduction Of firearms the destruc
lion has proceeded with increasing
rapidiiy. and to-day IL Is going on by
the H.. ~ guns aud steel traps. at
more rapid rat" Than ever.
by the middle III This century man
Will be- alone amid the ruins OF the
mammalian world he has destroyed.
the period ~ the age OF mammals
will have entirely closed and the age
" man will have reached n numerical
climax. from which some statisticians
believe II will probably reccde. be-
cause We are approaching the point
OF the oyerpopulatinn ~ the earth in
three Of the five great continents
Henry Fairfield Osborn in Natural
History (Journal Of the American
Museum Of y. ID
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The Young MN in
the Little ked Room
By CLARISSA MACkIE..
lure Newspaper Syndicate.

IS. 1874. BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-atsJ
Molly BLAIR came home from the
office that night aud found her aunt
lying on the couch In the basement
dining room grooming with rheuma-
tisrn.
I'm sorry. dear" said Mrs. Hayes.
feebly. but YOU will have TO get sup
per tonight-and there's the poor
blind boy up In the little red room
! don't believe hes had bit to eat
today"
'oh. dear" sighed Molly: I'm SO
sorry. auntie-thcre. you must not
worry u bit now. Close your eyes
and take forty winks-then you shall
have broth. and bread too, and cup
of my own tea" The girl put away
her outdoor garments and hid her
pretty dress under great apron
that was vastly becoming. She went
into the kitchen. raked the fire, put
the kettle on 10 boil and pushed the
pot of soup over the Goals. Then
she SKINNED over the stairs Of the
SUNNY WV uOu1N ilNt u Alhill-
ing the gas In bathrooms. halls and
landings so that the roOmers might
find their way In. Most of the room
ers took their meals at the boarding
house next door. but since young Har-
vey had come home one night half
blinded by chemical experiment In
the factory where he was employed
Mrs. Hayes had served his meals TO
him in his darkened room and she
never breathed to soul that the
young fellow was In arrears for room
and food. There was something mys-
FERROUS about Ronald Harvey and the
good woman held her counsel and gave
him motherly care until this day when
stricken by her old enemy. rheumatism.
When Molly had taken bowl Of
steaming soup and tea and toast up
to the darkened red room on the third
floor and had placed the tray on the
table near the door and backed silent
ly out. she brought her own supper
tray TO her aunt's couch and they ate
supper together.
1.-THE doctor says" hesitated Mrs.
Hayes between sips of tea. "that I'll
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shopping trip to Salisbury Monday
Mr. Dewitt Matthews and family
of near Salisbury. spent Sunday with
their daughter, Mrs. Olan Carmean.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f.. Davis and son
Edward. and Charles Pennewell were
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
W. c. Parks Thursday night
Miss Bertha Hottenstein and
brother, Dan, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin Holloway, of Sails
bury
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hudson and
daughter, Hlda. of Delaware, spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Algia
Mariner.
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NASSAWANGO

The Ladies Aid Society OF Nassa-
wango VI. +. Church will meet tonight
Saturday at the home of Mrs. Geo
Bounds. Everybody welcome.
Miss Ruth Pennewell has returned
home from the Peninsula General hos
pital at Salisbury, where she under
went an operation for tonsiitis and
adenoids. She is now getting along
nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Bounds spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Pusey.
Mr.. and Mrs George Bounds made
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There will b preaching at Nassa-'
wango NJ. p. Church Sunday after
noon at o'clock by Rev. |. S. Owens.
Everybody come out and enjoy good
sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Clarke spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. 7. E. Rich
ardson.
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PRACTICAL TEST.

Mrs. Crawford know there's a
mouse hole in the room somewhere,
but can't find it.
Crawford--Let me drop a collar
button on the floor IL will be sure
to roll in.
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WANTED To KNOW

Gerald A fellow threatened % kin
me alive TO-DAY.
Geraldine 4. that thc Ia = way -
removing frcckicss
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long slabs with stout pegs for legs.
When we wanted to write we had to
go to the wall where boards had been
fastened in slanting position. The
teacher had a kind of box-like desk"
Remembers Teachers Name
Mrs. Bradbury remembered that her
first school teacher was named Jor-
dan. He gave good behavior" tick
cts each week to the pupils who had
been best in work and application.
Mrs. Bradbury was given one dated
1887.
1t amused her to tell of two boys
who received a beating from the
teacher at one time "Tney had to
stand up and the teacher just wal
loped them" she laughed.
During the Civil war Mrs. Bradbury
said that she had helped make clothes
for runaway slaves. She told of a
song sung at that time which was en-
titled, Pm on My Way to Canada
Mrs. Bradbury takes an interest in
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tailor, Mrs. Bradbury taught a sub
scription school irregularly during her
early life. She said that she was
paid about 81 a month for each pupil.
Her monthly pay was often but SIS.
There was such little writing done
by the people in those days, that /
used to keep a daily journal so that
l wouldn't forget how to write. While
| was at school | used to study from
Kirkham's grammar. I've still got
Kirkham in my head"
At this point Mrs. Bradbury arose to
go into another room to find the old
grammar which she has kept during
the years since she was a girl. You
know I'm not this way because | am
DID," she said, as she used a cane and
crutch to aid her in going from the
room.
She was back in moment with the
Kirkham grammar and her first read
er. The first reader was called The
United States reader and contained
many references to the scriptures.
When | went to school we didn't
have desks. Our seats were made of
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he would make. The man left town
very soon.
Sang Temperance Song.
THE girls of the town had much to
do in keeping the boys straight. We
had song which we sang to them. 1t
was like this:
While / am young and happy too,
The truth to you I'll tell;
For if l should unite with you,
I'd have an earthly He'll.
4 saw you going down the street,
And | was sorry too;
You could not stand upon your feet,
And your nose looked very blue "
Mrs. Bradbury recalled that during
the temperance campaign days Mar
tina Dennis and Martha Valentine came
from Richmond to Green's Fork in the
interest of the Murphy temperance
movement. The Methodist church
was crammed full" said Mrs. Brad
bury, land a great many signed
pledges to aid in the work"
Apart from her regular trade as a