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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
PECANS FOR
i" SHADE TREES
Thus Would the Farsighted
People of Town Provide
Useful Shade Trees

The tremendous success Of
several pecan orchards near
Elizabeth City has brought
forth the suggestion that
when Elizabeth City replaces
its dead shade trees, or plants
trees ON new streets, it COM
binc utility with beauty and
plant pccans.
Elizabeth City is indebted perhaps
10 G. Y. Graudy for the suggestion
lbat tree he planted for coming
generations. 4 book written by Q
surcessful Georgia pe"an grower
says the average life of the pecan
tree is from 100 to 200 years. And
the pecan tree begins bearing after
it is FIVE to - years old.
Seventeen years 0gO n pecan tree
in Georgia produced $50 worth of
nuts in q season, nt the low prices
then prevailing, aud the tree was
only II years old. \ few trees like
that in Elizabeth City would be a
iHe thing for all the Kids in its
ueiShborhOo1.
The pecan is n most adaptable
tree. 1t flourishcs on the apuy,al
soils of our river bottoms, and Is at
home in the high pine and hardwood
lands OF our hill sections as well.
Like everything else that grows for
the future it grows slowly but grows
we'll They should not be set closer
than 80 feet apart, for they attain
considerable size and spread their
bOughs over 4 large area. 4 seed
ling pecan tree in Thomasvi,le, Ga.
is s. feet high aud its trunk is 40
inches thick.
4 pecan tree in Cairo, Ga. pro-
duced over 200 pounds of nuts when
it was IS years o!d. The present re-
tail price Of pccans is 90 cents a
pound and better, so the value of
the tree is readily apparent. The
boughs Of this tree spread over a
circumference of about 80 feet.
According to the book written by
the Georgia grower, the pecan is a
hardy tree and because Of its strong
root system has never. been L'own
down by the winds. Occasionally
some of the limbs are broken Of By
:torms but this does not occur more
frequently than with the oak or
hickory. ' al.
The time for planti"" IS IN -
erhber and January. The best kind
is the papcrshelI," of wn.-n tnvrr
arc 80 varieties.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28

HERE is Z picture Of r. A. Brown
Icy alias Robert Browning, alias r..
L. Bamford VINO figured in a Sensa-
lional story in The newspapers last
week. Mr. 8rc%Eley, MIR. Browning
1r Mr.. Observation-Disclosures he is
left a wife and baoy in Allentown,
Pa. thrae years ago and came to
Elizabeth City with another woman.
Here they represented themselves as
man and wife. lived as such and to
them 4 baby was bora. Last week
BrOwnley was arrested upon a war
rant from Allentown, Pa, charging
him with nca-SUpport of his wife and
child in that city. He admitted the
TACT OF having a wife and child in
Al!sztoWR, said ne had made mis-
takU and that no would fix things up
in Allentown aud come back to Eliz-
abeth CITY. And sure enough he did.
At least. ne is back in Elizabeth
City. He scys he is going to stay
here, &c! 4 divorce from his wife and
carry the woman WHO lived with him
acre. He says he has made only a
mistake, ard no Is sure everybody
Sympathizes with him and will re-
cciye him with open arms. Looking
EIizahelh City folks in the face he
says; let. him who is without sin
cast fire f-st s;cr9 at meY For
sheer nerve MIR. BrownI2y-5rOwRing-
eamford lakes tho cake. viii he
get away with il.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
FOUND PRETTY COPPER.
STILL BACK OF CHURCl
Motorcycle Policeman Madc An n
teresting Find On Newbcgun
Creek Saturday

a modern, efficient copper stin
% gallons capacity. believed TO ha,
been operated by Elizabeth City N,
was located by Motorcycle Poiicem.
George Smith Saturday morning I.
still was located on Newbeguh Cree
IN swamp, about half mile in &
rear of the Negro Church on Il
Weeksville Road.
1t isn't part Of the special Q
liceman's fixed duties to run down
licit distillers, but Officer Smith g
wind of this one and went after
He found also four barrels Of ne
mash. He emptied the mash al
brought the still to town. There ",
evidence Of the still having been O
Grated the night before, but no o.
was around the still when the ofic
found it. Officer Smith has inform
ton, without proof, that Eiizabe
City men were operating tho still.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
A QUIET THANKSGIVING
PROMISED THIS CITY
Few Games to Speak Of; School
Children viii Take Day OF;
Sport Fans to LeaVs Town

Elizabeth City is going TO hare a
quiet Thanksgiving this year, barring
the possibility of the appearance Of
too much spiritus frumeDti. There
will be no games played in town ex-
cept the match of the colored State
Normal School with the High School
of Hampton Institute of Virginia.
There is some talk of Il basketball
game between the girls of the Eliz-
abcth City High School, and the team
Of the Edenton High School, but that
game viii be played in Edenton, and
will give the Elizabeth City girls a
chance for Il trip. The male stu
dents will welcome the day out of
school rs boys always welcome day
off, and will be glad Of the opportun-
ity to go down to Edenton with the
girls.
Prof. $. l.. Sheep, superintendent
Of the Elizabeth City schools will 90
TO Durham tomorrow to be present
at the Teachers assembly which will
hold q three-day session there from
Wednesday until Friday. Four 9th
er teachers will leave on Thanksgiv-
ing to be present at the ending of
the session. They are, Prof. A. E.
Combs, Principal; L. w. Holmes,
Geo. r. Sherril, and Miss Sallie
Beasley. Miss Lou Shine is to spend
the weekend at home.
Most of the adult Elizabeth City
sport fans will spend the day out Of
town, attending the big football
games in Norfolk and other cities.
Those other who will have the day
off, and don't want to go to games
will probably spend the day hunting.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28

NO one from Dare County is doing
more to snake ROanCke Island loose
from too much history and introduce
it to those who will help the natives
develop its resources. Young Meek
in3 is forever gettiEg something into
print that Is good advertising for his
hOmspIace. A big Roanoke Island
feature by Meekins in a Norfolk daily
this week was a good piece of pub
iiC;ty showing up tho best of the ISL
and. as we'll as the writer's Interest
in Dare County. Meekirs Is on the
staff of THE INDEPENDENT, and
his strong interest in the island is
his NEST serious bar 10 becoming a
darn good newspaper man. He re-
Gently turned down a good offer from
one of the big dsiIies, in order to
remain longer in Elizabeth City.
Photo by w. II. ZOelIer.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
TALKS ON POTATOES

The star feature of Friday nights
Rotary luncheon was an address by
Howard Smith, manager Of the Car
oliua Potato Exchange, on various
aspects of the potato business. Ro-
tary is composed of a representative
from each business III tue city, and
they are getting in touch with one
another by hearing each other tell
about his business from time to time.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
SERVES NOTICE ON ~
EL[Z. CITY DRUMMERS
Gum Neck Man Is Tired of Narrow
Escapes From tho FOrds OF
travelling Men

TIE INDEPENDENT is in re
CENT of a letter from \. n. Combs
of Gum Neck, who says he Is tired
Of being run off the road by drum
merS. Air. Combs letter continues
as follows:
81 have come near being run over
twice in the last two weeks by two
drummers. l think, from Elizabeth
CITY. and 1 waved my hand and cap
nj both Of them. One yesterday just
did stop time enough to not run over
nv mule. Please publish the law IN
your paper and I will do the rest q.
My mule is not afraid Of the auto
# if is not running. IL l am rightly
informed it is their place to stop. /
will rive no grounds to the next one
that comes as near me Us that one
did yesterday"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
WILL NOT VOUCH
FOR HIS FLOCK

"a lone member of our church
. Is IN the p2niteEtiary and ! sus-
= Pect We have a lot Of Other mem
q tiers who ought 10 be there"
" declared Rev. II. =. =. Wilson,
s. pastor of TIC First NJ. Z. Church
South of elizabeth City, address.
3 ing She Committee of 100 on
t Prison Legislation in Green's
= cOro The other day.
=, Mr. W!lSCa's remarks we're
brought ogt by a fight MADE BY
T certain minis 'srs TO suppress a
statement that fifty per cent Of
the men ia North Carolina iallS
aad convict camps in North Car
" DINA claimed church member
= ship. Mr.. Wilson said he would
interpoSe 10 objection 10 such a
statement as he cOaid not sac
that such statement in any
wcy rc1cctsi up2a the church Or
. The ministry. since the chuTcH IS
IS much an asylum for lost seals
as i tabernacle for s2;nsS. Mr.
: Wilson said he couldn't say
what percentage Of criminals in
= fis town belonged to the CharCh,
3 conc.udisg with the statement
above quoted,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
COUNTRY PEOPLE NEARBY
ARE GOING IN FOR REDl

People in the country near Eliz
beth City are waking up to the a
vantages of radio, according TO
Z. Venters, local radio dealer, wi
has been busy this week INSTALL.
sets in rural homes in this coun,
The fascination of radio is going
keep the farmer boys at home mo
than before, now that they can G
some of the best music in the cou
try, the best speeches, lectures q.
other entertainment without co,
and at little trouble when they wa
1t. Farmer boys and girls are T.
going to be so anxious about runnil
of to town every night to the lnoYit
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
HOSPITAL run
AT SMALL LOSS
Report OF First Years Opera
ton Is Decidedly En-
couraglRg

The public was given the
first insight into the financial
affairs OF thc PasQuotank
Community Hospital under
community owpcrship at 4
membership dinner 0f the
Chamber OF Commerce Mon
day night. The stockholders
OF the hospital have lost about
5000 to date and the hospital
is TOW on a paying basis.
The report Of this slight loss in
tho first years operation OF the hos
pital is decidedly encouraging when
onc takes into account ihat about
$500 wos spent in Datting the hos
nital building in order and there
were seven weeks after the hospital
opened in which there were practi-
,onlly no patients. \ large part Of
We deficit was made in those seven
sScckS. \ total Of 3Gt patients, most
" surgical eases. have been tre"ted
in tho hospital since il opened under
"nnmunity ownership on Oct. /,
1921. The mortality has been three
ner cent and in most cases the deaths
were of elderly people who sought
surgical treatment too late in life.
\ detail report Of the first years
work Of the Community Hospital is
being prepared and will be made pub
/ lie in a few days. When it was free
ly predicted that the hospital would
run at loss of 5000 Or more the
first year, the deficit made public
Monday night is considered most en-.
couraging.
The Chamber of Commerce dinner
Monday night marks the resumption
of Chamber OF Commerce member
ship activities for the fall and win er
months, the members as rule leav-
ing the organization to shift for it
self during the summer.
A number of community matters
were discussed at Monday nights
meeting. Senator P. II. Williams,
representing the Board of Aldermen.
gave the guests 4 review of the city's
negotiations with the public utilities
companies and told them that the
city was willing'to give the cpmpan-
Is the uSable value Of their proper
ty, plus n bonus Of $4,000 or $50 :
900 to get rid Of them. lie said the
"ity would not pay full price for a
lot OF machinery 8nd equipment that
would have to be junkcd and indi-
Gated that most of the property OF
the utilities companies would have
to be junked because it could not be
utilized in any plan for q modern,
efficient and economical system of
water and light manufacture and dis
tribution.
The Chamber of Commerce heard
Mr.. Williams and went on record by
unanimous vote expressed its conf
dence in the Board Of Aldermen deal
ing with the situation in way most
satisfactory to the whole people.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28

From 80 to 100 hens on every farm
in the boil weevil district is mighty
good insurance for three square
meals day. Sometimes Il coopera-
tive carlot shipment can be made
of the surplus.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
HOW THE INDEPENDENT
WILL COVER THE EARTH
Special Edition Will Be Placed on
File in i,5!4 Commercial IL
brarics In 55 Countries

In order that readers of this news
paper may form some idea as to the
magnitude of the undertaking and the
vast scope which will be covered by
our TELL THE WORLD EDITION,
the work of which is now well under
way. we here, give few facts for
considerations:
., Copies of this edition will be
mailed to and placed on file in the
Dubli2 information departments of all
he Chambers of Commerce and
Boards of Trade in the Civilized
World.
The official list given by the Ma
tional Chamber of Commerce at
Washington. D. c., taking in all such
bodies of the United States (and its
possessions, which include the Phil
ippincs and Porto Rico) run thus:
State Chambers of Commerce. 40
City Chambers of Commerce
and Boards of Trade------- 9SS
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28

Good eyesight is inexpensive. SET
Dr. ]. d. Hathaway, Optometrist,
Elizabeth Citv. ~ q adv
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
Calls For New System

"a, better prison system is sorely
needed in North Carolina, both for
the protection Of society and for the
sake of q square deal to the prison
er himself" declared Mrs. Kate
Burr Johnson, state commissioner Of
public welfare, addressing the Citi-
zens Committee of One Hundred at
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28

Don't neglect your eyes ese
Hathaway He Knows ""'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28

AND thus you see IDe independent
will have its TELL THE WORLD
EDITION placed on file in the public
Information departments of 1914
Chambers of Commerce and Boards
of Trade in the United States and
Foreign Countries.
Now, get out your old rusty Geo
craphy and your latest postwar
map, locate the following countries
and figure out how many thousands
Of miles Of territory The Independent
will cover outside Of the United
States with its TELL THE WORLD
EDITION; for here are the Foreign
Countries through which it will be
iudi"iously distributed and eagNrlv
read by thousands of information
seekers in these countries: Algeria,
Argentine. Australia, Austria, Bel
gium, BOLIVIA. Brazil. Bulgaria, Can
ada. Chile, China, Columbia, Costa
Ricu, Cuba. CzcchOslovakia, Danzig,
Denmark, Ecuador. Egypt, France
land Colonies), GERMANY, Great Bri-
tain land ColnnieSl. G~NN". Quota
mala, Haiti, Hungary, India, Italy,
Japan, Luxembourg, Mesopotamia,
Mexico, Monaca, Morocco, Neither
lands (and Co'onies), Norway. Pal
cStine. Peru. Persia, Poland, POrtu-
gal (and Coloniesl, Rumania, Rus
Sia, Serb Crote- -S1ovene State, Siam,
Spain (and COlonies), Sweden, Swift
zcrland, Syria, Tunis, Turkey. Union
Of South Africa, Uruguay, Nenezue-
Ia.
Now; there you are'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
Total number of bodies in
the L. S. A. ------------1, o;

the L. S. A. 1,032
Digest No. 80, published by the In
ternational Chamber of Commerce,
at Paris, France, in September. 1922,
gives the list of all such bodies out
side the L. S. A. thus:
National Chambers of Commerce
and Board of Trade -------- So
City Chamber of Commerce and
Boards of Trade ------------427
The independent-reporter., 1922-01-26

strations on dairy feeding, poultry
culling. orchard spraying and dusting.
Several sof the men agreed To plant
two acres each of Mammoth Flint
corn. The club work was left open
in hopes that some H our boys and
girls will become interested in the
work. A dairy feeding meeting will
be held at West New Portland Grange
Hall some time in February. Mr. Stor-
er and another speaker will be pres
ent. The Ladies Farm Bureau elect
ed the following officers: Chairman,
Mrs, II. A. Nye; secretary. Mrs. c. B.
Walker; clothing. Mrs. H. A. Emery;
foods. Mrs. W. l.. Rand: household
management, Mrs. II. p. Jones. 1t was
voted to hold regular meetings on the
third Tuesday of eSery month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmore Adams and
daughter Laura started last Friday
for Stamford, Conn, where they will
elive on a farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Adams of Show
hogan are visiting their son Harold
and family.
Miss Martha Emery is at home from
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pneumonia. The son Leo is so as to
be up part of the time.
Norman GoWan has been absent
from the village school for week
Sore eyes and earache.
+. c. Leayitt goes to Skowhegan
the 25th to attend court as juryman.
No schsol Monday in Palmyra vii
lage as the roads were impossible.
Sundays blizzard played havoc with
the north and south rodas blocking
them up.
\ spelling contest Was held last
Thursday in the village school Donald
Reed and Hubert Hubbard. captains.
1t was an exciting one for while
both captains missing the same word.
The teacher believes in oral spelling
and she intends to have contest
every week in spelling. The pupils
are getting good drill in fractions
and other lines. No getting by on
poor recitations. Mrs Tolman's mot
to is play hard when YOU play; but
when you work work no play.
EAST Sk0NHEG
Miss Ava PERKINS spent the week
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EAST Sk0WHEGAN
DEFERRED)

4 s. (
Monday several friends OF Raymond
Kicker. wit their. teams hauled his
ice, for wf9h Mr. Kicker and family
ale vefy grateful N,Nit wtai" be'resnens-
beredf that Mr.. Kicker had the, mis-
Fo:'ture to break bis leg about a
month ago He 10 getting along nice
ly.
With regret we 1learned of the
death of George +. Barrett at his
home near Canaan village. Sunday
morning after short illness.
Mrs. r. f. Parker had the misfort-
une to fall in her home on Thursday
of last week injuring her arm quite
severely. Luckily no bones we're
broken.
Walter Corson is employed by NJ. l..
Chase at Larone.
Guy Kimball has loaded car with
birch at Hinckley the past week for
Mr.. Farnham.
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kENNFBEc AVENUE ~EMBDEN

Elsie Murphy returned home last
Saturday fram North Anson where
she has been VISITING relatives
Floyd Lancaster, Clayton Stevens
and Dorothy Palmer are attending
school at Solon.
Pearl Mayhew, who has been visiting
relatives in Fairfield the past two
weeks Is expected home sson.
Mrs. Harlon Boyington attended the
Installation of Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs at bingham, last Friday eve
ming.
Kingsley Foss is in very poor health
ut this writing.
Christie Moulton spent n few days
of last week in Bingham with her
brother and family.
Herman Lane. who is employed by
Chester Atwood of Kinglield. hauling
birch, sends the following report home.
One load hauled by Chester Atwood
meas ured $50 feet Horses weighing
5000 lbs On load hauled by Herman
Lane measured 342 feet. Horses
weighing 24o0 lbs
Gerald, the two-months' old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Monlton, got burn
ed quite badly recently
We have one case. of scarlet fever
in town, that being Laura, the oldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Flanders.
Grant Witham was a caller at Dana
Williams at Embden Lake, Sunday
The independent-reporter., 1922-01-26
Fast NEW PORTLAND

The Farm Bureau and Ladies' Farm
bureau held their annual meeting at
the home OF II. =. Jones on January
nth. County agent c. A. Storer and
Home Demonstration, Miss NJ. G. Hare
we're present A delicious bak ed
bean dinner was served during the
noon hour. The Farm Bureau elect
cd the following officers: Chairman,
IL p Jones; secretary. c. B. Walker;
orchards, c. A. McKenpey; crops. A.
X p. Edwards; dairy, T. H. Hutchins ;
poultry, r. A. Nye. The work for
the year was planned to have demon
The independent-reporter., 1922-01-26
JAG KHAN

p. l.. Colby made a business trip to
Skowhegan on Saturday.
The Ladies Aid held their annual
business meeting ON Wednesday at the
Library. Following the meeting a
very nice supper was served to all
the members and each member had
the privilege of inviting friend
Some of the logging concerns for
the Jackman Lumber Co. are all thru
cutting and are now hauling them to
different landings.
Mrs. J. b. Sterling has very good
line of samples Of wall paper and will
be pleased to show the books to any
The independent-reporter., 1922-01-26
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns
MkSI ATHENS

Cyrus *. York very graciously en-
tertained at dinner recently. his two
sons and their families Ralph +. and
Cyrus X. Jr.. also son-in-law George
A. Corson. and three grandchildren.
besides Seth X Gorson. his wife and
children with Odell Whiting. having
been twenty in number. The time
was snent in social intercourse and
enjoyed by all present.
Arthur Ellis has been critically i'll
with pneumonia but is recuperating,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. HUFF and son
Gordon spent Saturday in Skowhegan
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S S.
Hun
Mis- Fern Dennis, the teacher in
Lincoln school. returned after the
holidays She was the guest of Miss
Clarice Hun. Wednesday evening.
Miss Hildred Conroye. teacher in
Sticknev Hill School was week end
guest of Miss Beatrice and Florence
Jones.
Andrew knights has been on tbe
sick list for few days, but is i'm
proving.
Clarence Firth sSomeraet Acade-
my student. spent the holiday in
bingham with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Firth. He returned to
his school duties the INST of this
week and will board with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wescott at the village this win
ter term
Harry Jones. who has employment
up river met with an accident last
week. cutting his hand quite badly,
therefore he is not able to return for
%ork at the present time, but plan!
TO iH- the. future.
l. Reports, this dweek from Stetson
school are as follows: Those having
had perfect marks in attendance were
2S out of 81 enrolled Gordon Huf,
Alva Corson. Bernol Corson Elsie
Corson., Earle Corson. Berniee Cor
son. Earl Corson, Garold Ceilings.
Harry Brown, Laura Brown. Sheldon
Brown, Wallace Brown, Fanny Knight
Stephen knight, Earl Knight, John
Knight. Beart Knight Mearl Knight.
Flora Hayden. Leon Hayden. Gladys
Whitman, Elwood Wyman. Walter
Wyman, Irene York, Irwin York, Lii
liam York, Martha York, leeman
York The pupils gaining 100 per
cent in spelling were Martha York.
Alya Cort'on. Mear knight, Earle
Corson. Bert Knight. Sheldon Brown,
Hazel Ellis. Walter Wyman.
Three visitors called at the school
last week, Mrs. Omah Huff, town; dis
trct superintendent E. y. Pattee. llar-
dony and Miss Doris NJ. HUFF of Skow-
hogan.
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end at her home in Madison.
The farmers in this vicinity have
harvested d fine crop of ice. 1t is
about lG inches thick and of good
quality.
Ernest Moody has been cutting
wood for Henry Richardson.
The roads are in "A very bad con-
dition owing toN the storm Saturday
and the severe gale of Sunday after
noon.
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Wet New Portland where she
been teaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Emery p.,.
card party at their home Satu,s
evening. Those present besides ~
and Mrs. Emery were Miss Helen a.
ris, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Emery NV m
Martha Emery and Mr.. and Mrs ~, Nv
old Adams. Refreshments conss. :,
of popcorn, fudge and apples.
Mark Hutchins is rapidly recov..
ing from his recent illness.
One of c. II. Nye's colts died u
Gently from spinal meningitis. nj
other colt has been very sick from N
same disease but is thot to be ra.s1
ering. ,t
Mrs. NJ. NJ. ToZier was called IN u
Ion last week by the critical Hines,
her .ion Joel. Another son Rol,,1
has been i'll and confined to the boaJ
for some time.
\. p. II. Circle will meet with NJ.
c. b. Walker on February lst \
come as there is work to be done
rrha InAanandanf DanDrfnc