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The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST

The memorable six weeks con-
test in music memory has closed.
The grand district concert and
final writing was held in Port
Huron at the Congregational
church last week Friday evening.
Contestants from all over the
Thumb district were present, sew
eral from Yale attending. The
interest has been splendid and
the results beneficial. We append
the list of prize winners as pub
lished in The Times-Herald of
Monday:
Prize Winning Papers
The authors of the prize-win-
ming papers are as follows:
Glass /, Grades 5 and 6-First
prize, No. 43, Leah Drouillard, st.
Clair; second prize, No. 80, Grace
Coon, Croswell; third prize, No.
ID, Nell Stockey, st. Clair.
Class 2, Grades 7, 8, and s.
First, No. Is, Nellie Walker, Port
Huron; second, No. GO. Pauline
Neddermeyer, Richmond; third
No. %, Ethel Oppertshauser, of
Richmond.
Glass 3, High School-First,
No. 9, Irma Burns, Port Huron;
second, No. 21, Hazel Brown, of
Richmond; third, No. SO. Anna
Parker, Algonac.
1t is interesting to note that
the prize winning papers were in
almost every case perfect on
points besides which there were
a number of other perfect papers,
and many others defective only
in some minor error, which, in a
competitive marking, the judges
could not overlook in spite of the
excellence of the papers.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
CARNIVAL AND BOX SOCIAL

This pleasurable evening was
given by the High School students
on Wednesday evening of last
week in the vacant store formerly
occupied by Hutton's hardware
and was for the purpose of accum-
ulating a fund for the purchase
of athletic equipment.
There was fun galore for ev-
erybody, there were booths of
various sorts where you could buy
things. There was fish pond
and a fortune teller and then
came the auctioning off of the
lunch boxes provided by the
ladies. Fred Smith, our local auc-
tioneer did a very successful job
and unearthed about $4,000 from
the pockets Of the male portion
of the crowd who retaliated by
enjoying to the limit the dainty
lunches from the well-filled boxes.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
YALE TELEPHONE co. SUFFERS
BIG LOSS In THURSDAY STORM

The Yale Telephone Company was
paralyzed Friday morning following
one of the worst ice storms this Sec
tion has ever suffered. Practically all
the rural lines are out of order. City
service was not as badly crippled, as
a big majority of the residence and
business phones were in order. Many
broken lines could be noticed.
That the lines of the Yale company
are exceptionally well built is shown
by the fact that several rural lines
withstood the storm that loaded the
wires with ice until they resembled
half inch rope.
The disabled lines are being put in
order as rapidly as possible and SER
vice will be completely restored in a
few days.
All long distance lines are out of
order.
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MENNONITE APPOINTMENTS

Brown City, March 25.-The
state Mennonite conference which
closed here Friday night, made
the following appointments.
Presiding elder Port Huron
district, B. A. Sherk; presiding
elder, Pontiac district, o. B.
Snyder.
To pastorates: Brown City, r.
w. Herber; Greenwood and Yale,
R. NJ. Dodd; Fremont, M. d. Bech-
tel; Cass River, F. A. Jones; Port
Huron, J. S. Wood; Flint, R. b.
Dean; Pontiac D. Schultz; Beu-
lah, G.. D. Clink; Bliss E. Krack:
Bad Axe, A. G. Herman; Elkton,
O. P. Eastman; Colfax, j. A. Av-
cry; Kalamazoo, Miss Lenora An
mabel; Detroit, Northfeld avenue,
B. Douglas; Detroit, Dakota av-
enue, E. F. Gill; Pellston, G.. C.
Guillfat; Petoskey, R. G. Morgan;
Wheatland, H. Hill; Battle Greek,
Loretta Shupe.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
A CONTRADICTION

To the People of Yale:-
l wish to contradict a statement
that has been made in regard to
the way the city books of the city
of Yale have been kept. Work
not properly done or filed.
The books of the city have
been audited for the year by Mr..
Theo. Anderson, Public Account
ant, Of Port Huron, Mich. In his
report, which is on file in the
office of the city clerk, he says
the present city clerk should be
highly commended for exactness
and neatness of her work and the
manner in which everything is
kept up to date and properly flied.
Mrs. George Beadle.
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A CORRECTION

A report has been circulated
in the north part of the city that
if l were elected as city clerk /
would not be competent to do
the work and that Mr.. Wharton
discharged me as not competent
to keep his books. In his state
ment he speaks for himself.
Yours for fair play,
JAMES H. MOORE.
To whom it may concern:
James II. Moore was in my en-
ploy for eight or nine years and
l always found him very efficient
and correct and as a correspond
ent he cannot be beat. He also
audited the city books three or
four times while l was mayor
and alderman and l consider him
perfectly competent to hold any
office.
Thos. U. Wharton.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
SEVERE SLEET STORM

One of the worst sleet storms ever
in this part Of the country set in
Thursday morning and continued
throughout the day. By evening the
trees, sidewalks and buildings were
covered with ice.
Havoc was raised with telephone
and telegraph wires and Friday our
city was completely out of conversa-
ton with the outside world.
Slippery sidewalks made walking
dangerous, and many folks tell of
ducking tree branches that are so
heavily loaded with ice that they are
breaking off.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
Thumb TALES
TERSELY TOLD
Items Taken From Newspapers of
NeighbOring Towns and
Villages

The contract for improving the
Riley Center road in Riley town
ship is to be let at the county
road office Tuesday afternoon,
April A, William w. Cox, county
road engineer announces. The
road, which is to be improved
with gravel will be slightly more
than three miles long. It's width
will be nine feet. 1t runs from
the Memphis road which is al
ready improved, north through
Riley Center and some distance
beyond.
Mrs. j. E. Forster, of Rochester,
Mich, who owns the Hillock farm
in Burtchville township has sub
mitted a proposition to the state
department Of conservation Of
fering to sell a plot of ground to
the state with 1000 feet of lake
frontage for park purposes run
ming back to the state highway, a
distance of 700 feet at $35 per
foot. She has also offered to
the state forty acres adjoining
the above piece Of land at $275
per acre. Her letter was sent to
the department of conservation
March 16. The proposition was
read Monday at a meeting of the
officials of the conservation de-
partment but no action was taken.
Mrs. Forster's offer was made di-
rect to the state officials.
A. L. Jurn, of Capac, will tear
down his big feed barn and build
couple of houses on the site.
Feed barns are not very good
investment these days.
John Parkin, for the past Is
years resident of Melvin and a
merchant associated with his
brother Charles, died last week,
aged 76 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schell. of
Memphis, quietly celebrated their
golden wedding last week. The
couple live in the same house that
they moved into when they were
married.
E. r. Hart, Sanilac county
poultry buyer, plead guilty to
passing a worthless check of $32.-
80 on John Brambout. for poultry
purchased. His trial was to come
off at Sandusky this week.
A case of scarlet fever coming
down in the school at Almont,
closed the school there for time.
There are several cases around
Almont but this is the first in
the village.
The lone burglar, who has been
operating in numerous Port HUI
ron stores the past few weeks,
and mysteriously eluded the police
has at last been captured. He
proves to be Frank Davis, aged
20 years, a compositor in the
Times-Herald officce and he was
taken Friday night by Patrolman
Alloway as he was breaking into
tunnel section drug store. He
has confessed as also has his
brother Norman, aged, 25, who
also is a compositor on the Times
Herald. These young men help
ed set up the headlines telling a
bout their own activities in the
burglary line.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The annual election of officers
occurred at the Presbyterian
Sunday School on Sunday, March
&c, 1922. The following will
serve for the ensuing year.
Superintendent = Charles w.
Jacobs.
First Ass't.-Donald Sinclair.
Second Asst.-Harriet FELTON,.
Secretary-Grace Menzies.
Treasurer-Mrs. Frank An
dreae.
Organist-Helen Wilson.
Asst. Organist-Harriet FELTON,.
Superintendent of Primary de-
partment-Mrs. Alex. Pollock.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
SUNDAY PAPERS

Yale citizens will be pleased to
learn that Hilton King will de-
liver the Sunday edition of the
Detroit News at your door every
Sunday morning beginning the
coming week. If you wish a copy
left at your house notify Mr.. King
This service will be continued so
long as enough patrons to pay ex-
penses take the paper.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
FRANK ID. BEADLE RESIGNS
AS LEGION COMMANDER

Under the constitution of the
Chas. j. Fulton Post, American
Legion, no member can hold Of
flee in the organization at time
when he is seeking a public Of
flee. Realizing this, Frank d.
Beadle, having accepted the NOM
ination on the Republican ticket
for the Office of city treasurer,
rendered his resignation as Post
Commander at a meeting held
last week.-St. Clair Press.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
OMAR D. CONGER DISASTER.

The ferry Omar d. Conger, ply
ing between Port Huron and Sar-
MIA for 40 years is no more; the
life has been quickly snuffed
from four men; numerous others
are injured and $4,000 worth of
property has been damaged, all
in an instant.
About 2:30 Sunday afternoon,
the Conger, lying at her moorings
in Black river with four employ
es aboard, was being put into
readiness for her first trip of the
day across to Sarnia. A heavy,
rumbling noise, a shaking and
trembling of all buildings in the
business section. a cloud of smoke
and flying debris and the broken
steamer sank to the bottom of
the river as it's boiler exploded,
was lifted from it's bed, hurtled
through the air and dropped up
on the house of William Smith,
on Quay street, a hundred feet
away. The red hot iron immed-
lately set fire to and destroyed
the home and all it's contents. Mr..
and Mrs. Smith and family were
at the time enjoying a ride to Yale
and back in their new car and
this fact led to their safety. 9th
erwise they would have been in
their home and more tragedy
would have been written.
AS the boiler exploded, two of
the four men on board were hurl-
ed along with it and the two
charred and battered bodies were
later found on a coal pile. They
were identified as Thomas Buck
ner, deckhand and Kenneth Gran
dali, deckhand. The bodies of
Ransome A. Campbell, engineer,
and Clifford D. Althouse, fireman
went down with the boat. The
air was filled with flying pieces
of timber and metal, life RATS
and all sorts of missiles and boat
equipment, people on the streets
were stunned, hundreds Of plate
glass windows were shattered,
wires and telephone poles crashed
down with their live wires en-
dangering other lives. Missiles
were left on roofs blocks away.
Some crashed through the roofs
of stores and at Falk's Chapel,
where a burial service was being
held, the people there congregat-
ed were thrown into a panic when
through a rear window was hurled
a 200 pound radiator and q storm
of broken glass was poured upon
them. Those who were quite bad
ly injured were Mrs. Nora God
dard, shoulder broken and ribs
fractured; Mrs. w. P. Carson, bad
injury to her eye; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Biddlecomb, both badly
cut by glass, Mrs. Margaret
Houser, broken nose. There were
many minor injuries and many
near escapes.
For a few moments all Port
Huron was crazed with excite
ment and numbed with fear.
Then cool heads began to organ
ize the work of clearing away and
making things safe and sane
again, but Port Huron for many
years to come will remember the
blowing up of the Ferry Conger
on Sunday, March 26, 1922.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30

After 48 hours ceaseless search,
the body of John Arntz, 16 year
old fisherboy, drowned in Harbor
Beach harbor on Monday of last
week, was recovered on Wednes-
day. Arntz and another boy went
out into the storm tossed waters
of the harbor against the advice
of friends. The other saved his
life by clinging to the capsized
boat.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30

The annual town meetin's will
be held in the different precincts
throughout the state next Moh-
day. In this section there viii!
be no contests for the different
Offices. Yale city election will
furnish a little excitement. Jas.
H. Moore, who was defeated by
Mrs. Mary Beadle at the primar-
les will try it out again for city
clerk on Monday next.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30

F. c. Kock, a we'll known under
taker of Marlette, died last week,
after an attack of influenza, which
developed into sleeping sickness
and later into pneumonia. He
was fifty years of age.
The State Minnonite Conference
was held in Brown City last week.
Pastors were given their appoint
ments.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30

The report being circulated
about the city that the Yale
Woolen Mill will close down
soon for an indefinite period, is
untrue, according to information
received from one who is in an
official position to know.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
POWER PLANT LUCKY

According to Joseph Wilt, super
intendent of the light and water
plant, little damage resulted to light
and power lines in Thursdays storm.
The main line was down in a couple
places and several drop wires had
fallen. There was no service Friday
until noon, but it was resumed at
that time as Usual and will continue
barring more storms.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
OBITUARY..
Be still prepared for death and death or
life shall thereby be the sweeter.-
Shakespeare.


Berenice, wife of l.. Roy Fuller,
passed away at the home on
South Main street on Sunday
morning, March 26, 1922 at 600
a. m.
The funeral services were held
on Tuesday at 2 p. m. from the
residence, attended by many
friends and the members of the
Order Of the Eastern Star in a
body.
Rev. Alfred Martin, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, con-
Quoted the services at the home
and at the grave in Elmwood
cemetery the officers of Yale
chapter o. E. S. gave their i'm
pressive ceremony.
Berenice Bartelle Locke was
born in Capac June 9th. 1878.
She became the wife of l.. Roy
Fuller of Yale, on February 10th,
1902 from her home in Harvey,
Ill.
The twenty years of married
life have been lived in this place
and no eulogy of her beautiful
character is needed from this pen.
Her life spoke for itself every
day that she lived and We all
honor her. Three children were
given into the care Of this moth
er, Frances and Frederick, twins,
nearing their 18th birthday and
Billy, aged ten.
Mrs. Fuller was a member of
the Presbyterian church, Super
intendent of its Sunday school
for several years, Past Worthy
Matron of Yale Chapter o. E. s..
and a Grand officer. She was an
active and earnest worker in all
her service.
Besides the husband and chill
dren there are left a mother and
father and one sister. Mrs.
Martin, all of Capac; a brother
r. F. Locke and a sister, Mrs.
Wheaton, both of Chicago.
The following relatives and
friends attended the services on
Tuesday:
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Fuller,
Mrs. A. E. Fuller. Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Weeks, of Richmond; /;
Mrs. E. B. Fuller, Montrose. Mrs.
II. NJ. Fierstine, Memphis, Mr.. O.
G. Wheeler, Saline, Mrs. J. L.
Wheaton, Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs.
R. F. Locke. Chicago; Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Martin. Mr.. Joseph
Locke, Mr.. and Mrs. Al Brink,
Mrs. C. A. Mann, Mrs. Clyde Ad-
ans, Mrs. Chas. Taylor, Mrs.
Clark Warren, Mrs. Duane Mar
tin, Mrs. Berger. Mrs. like, Mrs.
VIM. Wagner, Capac; Miss Fran
ces Locke, Mrs. Frank Burch, of
Detroit; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Locke, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Coch-
rane, Mrs. Harvey Tappan, Mr..
A. V. Parmlee, Port Huron; Mrs.
Anna McNulty, Peck, Mrs. G. w.
Allen, Flint and j. E. Beavis, of
Lansing.
We cannot express in words
r I1.,a
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
QUESTION REGARDING
DEATH OF EDWARD
MULLANEY THURSDAY
RumOr of Suicide Discredited BY
Action of County Officers
Who Hold Woman

The news was circulated in Yale
early Thursday morning that Ed
ward Mullaney had committed sui
eide at the home of w. J. Scott on
Kennefck street.
Local authorities investigated
and, not being satisfied that it was
a conclusive case of suicide, were
instructed to await the arrival of
county authorities.
Sheriff Names and Assistant
Prosecutor Carrigan arrived here
in the afternoon and held an in
veStigatiOn. The facts learned evil
IDENTITY did not satisfy the officials
and Mrs. Scott was taken to Port
Huron for further questioning.
All communication between our
city and Port Huron being sever
ed by Thursdays storm, we are
unable to secure any information
up to press time.
In an interview with MIR. Carri-
gan The Expositor learned some
facts regarding the circumstances
of the case which prove unworthy
of publication. Regardless of how
death occurred, the conditions
connected with it are terrible.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30
TWO YALE COUPLES
CELEBRATE GOLDEN
WEDDINGS In WEEK
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Ferguson
Married Fifty Years Ago,
March 25

Fifty years ago, March 25, 1872
a wedding occurred on a farm
near Memphis, the principals be-
ing Miss Frances Smith and ARA
c. Ferguson. The former was
born in Vermont and cane with
her parents to Michigan. The
latter is of Canadian birth of the
township of Granny.
Out of the company who wit
messed the marriage ceremony
only six people are still living
and none were able to attend the
golden anniversary occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson went to
housekeeping and home making
on a rented farm in the vicinity
of Memphis. Later on they own
ed their own farm near Attention.
Four children were born to them,
only two sons now living.
Four years ago, the health of
both being none too good, they
came to Yale to be near their son
Floyd and have lived here since.
For the past two weeks both have
been suffering with heavy colds
and with some natural disappoint-
ment had about given up the wish
they had had to celebrate their
anniversary. But quietly Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Ferguson took the
matter into their own hands, sent
the invitations and on Saturday
afteroon, despite the bad roads
several drove from Detroit and
others from Capac. and on Sun
day, with well filled baskets for
the wedding dinner, all walked
into the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferguson and very pleasantly
surprised the couple. Sixteen be-
sides the bride and groom sat
down to delicious dinner worthy
of the occasion and afterwards
with many congratulations, a
shower of gold, to the amount of
$500 and numerous other gifts
were bestowed upon them and the
day proved to be a very happy
one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson have
two sons, Ralph, of Capac and
Floyd of Yale. They have sixteen
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. Mr.. Ferguson is
76 years of age and his wife is
Go.
We congratulate them on at
tanning this happy occasion and
hope they will pass many more
milestones of life's journey to-
gether.
Those present on Sunday were :
Mrs. Byron Jones, Reuben Orms-
by, Mira Jones and Elisha Jones,
from Detroit; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Ferguson and sons Howard and
Hugh, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Lamphere and son Claude from
Capac; Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Fer
guon, children Neva and Gordon
and Mr.. Daniel Ferguson, of Yale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fry
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fry, of
Yale, celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary on March
%, 1922 when relatives and ac-
quaintances spent the afternoon
and evening with them at their
home here.
They were married in Lynn
township in 1872. Mr.. Fry is an
old veteran of the Civil war in
which he served four years.
The guests at the anniversary
reception brought many gifts
among these being a gold watch
and ring for Mrs. Fry and a
watch chain and knife for Mr.
Fry. They also received mes
sages of congratulation from rel.
atives and friends.
The table was adorned with a
large wedding cake brought from
Detroit and a large bouquet OF
sweet peas and hyacinths.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30

New wall paper line at so per
cent reduction over 1921 price at
Harding & Hallman's.
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Harding & Hallman are offering
6 pounds of EPSON Salts for SOC.
The Yale expositor., 1922-03-30

We cannot express in words
our deep appreciation Of the love
and tender kindness shown our
dear one by her many friends.
L. Roy Fuller and family.
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Edward Mullaney was born at
Peck, Michigan, Sept. 21, 1895. He
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mullaney, of Yale, and is survived by
his parents, three sisters and five
brothers.
For the last ten years the family
has resided in Yale and during that
time Edward was employed at var
ious places in the city.
He was a veteran of the World
War, spending 22 months in the SER
vice, ten Of which were with the A.
E. F. in Russia. He entered the army
at Camp Custer.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made as yet, owing to the fact
that no inquest has been held.
The Washington times., 1922-10-13

the. office Of Domestic Preiats "a
the Papal Household, the highes,
rank OF monsisnori. an honor bes
towed by Pope Plus u at the re'
quest OF Archbishop Curiey.
| The sermon was delivered by Rt
Rev. Monsisnor c. r. Thomas. Of
81. Patrick's. Washington; Rish,
Rev. Monsignor J. +. Holden wa
celebrant Of the mass: >the Rev
John w. Dowling. Of at. Savage
Nd. deacon. the Rev. Joseph r.
Nolan; Of LOnaccnins. . suS,dsacOn
Joseph o'CaIlaghan, ,oasslstant pas
tors Of st. Patrick'& Church. mas
ters Of ceremonies.
The Washington times., 1922-10-13
1glEel5 4, e

ushers selected Are Lieut.. n. c. MI
ier. u. 8. N. now stationed In fan'
anna, and Lieut.. Reginald w. Hub
bell. Of Camp Meade. both cousins
OF the bride: Thomas Robinson and
James Alsop. Of Washington.
Gen. John J. Pershing win leave
Monday for Raleigh. N. c.. 70 attend
the North Carolina State fair. After
the fair he will 90 to New Orleans
for the American Legion convention
and WIN probably make q Sisit In the
West before returning 10 Washing
ton. ~ ~.
Mrs. Frederick Peterson. Of New
York, entertained at luncheon yester-
day at the Shoreham for the mem
bers OF the Children's Health Organi-
zation Of America and the Children's
Hygeinic Association Of America.
Among the guests. who numbered
twenty-eight. were Mrs. Herbert
Hoover. Mrs. Franklin X. Lane, Df.
and Mrs. Richard Bolt. of Baltimore;
DR.. and Mrs. Waiter Brown, OF
Mansfield. Ohio; Miss Sally Jean,
Miss Flora Rose, Of Cornell Univer.
slty; Miss Marie Hose, Of New York;
DR.. Roger. OF Halifax, Nova Scotia;
Mrs. L. Emmett Holt. DR.. Livingston
Farrand. Mrs. Albert Nicholson. OF
Chicago: DR.. Philip Vaningin, Miss
Anne Whitney. Of New York, and
Miss Maude Brown. Of Chicago.
..-
Nine. Conde d'Avila. who repre-
sents Mexico at the children's by.
geinic conference and who In well
known to the Pan,Americans In
Washington, was the guest OF honor
Of Mrs. G. c. Calhoun nj dinner last
evening. Among the other guests
was DR.. Aguiiar, Of Lima, Peru.
Eugene Meyer. jr.. and Mrs. Meyer
left yesterday for the West. They
will visit Albuquerque, N. NJ: Los
Angeles. San Francisco. Cheyenne,
Wyo.; Billings. Mont. and Min.
Mrs. Ridley Mclean has returned
to her residence In Kalorama road
after spending tn 10 summer In
jamestown. ~
William Warwick Corcoran, Ameri.
can, consul at Boulogne-sur.Mer
has sailed for this country and In
expected In Washington on oc-
tober n.
-
Mr.. and Mrs.. Waiter T. Hyer
announce the marriage Of their
daughter. Rose Edith. and Albert
Louis Hartung, the ceremony hav-
Ing taken place yesterday morning
at 10 O'Clock at Trinity Lutheran
Church, the Rev. Henoch Schroeder
officiating. Only the immediate
members Of the families OF the
bride and bridegroom were present.
The bride was attended by Miss
Mamie Elizabeth Heider and J.
Charles Eherbrock acted as best
man. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Hartung left
for a short trip North. ,.
Mrs. Clarke Munford and her
daughter. Miss Norvel Munford. who
returned, from a two.years' absence
in Europe early In the week, win 70
to KesWick. Va, today for q fort
nights stay. Later Mrs. Munford
and her daughter win sail for Brazil
to Join Mrs. Munford's elder
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