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Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12

Mr.. ana Mrs. Newton Bosges of
whitehall. Ills. were here Tuesday
Tho guests OF Mr. and Mrs James
VIM They were returning home
from vacation trip to the mountains
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12

Mira c. l., Powers and little daugh.
ter returned from Sterling this morn
ing after 4 short visit In that city.
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Waltharn,


Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Jordan and
Mrs. Arville Jordan spent the week
end with Mrs. Elwood Archer Of
Brewer.
Rev. Clarence Emery held services
at the church Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Jordan and
daughter, of Urbana, ILL.,, are at Mr..
Jordan's old home for a few weeks
Evelyn Kemp is working for Mr..
Silsby at the central Office in Au-
rora.
Many of the children in town have
whooping cough.
Everett Giles has purchased a
motorcycle.
Hollis Jordan spent the past week
at his sporting camp at Spectacle
pond with several sportsmen.
Miss Laura Jones of Orange, N. j.,
is with her sister, Mrs. Milton
Haslem
Mrs. Harry Rhodes and daughters,
of Boston, are spending a few weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard Haslem.
Mrs. Lottie Wiley has gone to
Detroit, Mich, to visit her daughter
Harriet.
July 80. B.
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West BrOOkSville.

L. Wilbur Messer, LID, inter
nationally known leader in the
Young Mems Christian association
for thirty-tive years, and general
secretary of the Chicago Y. M. c. A,
died July Is, in Chicago. He was a
nephew of Mrs. George H. Tapley,
and frequently visited here in the
summer.
Rev. j. S. Richards of Walnut
Hill, a former pastor here, met with
a bad accident last week, when he
fell from load of hay and fractured
three ribs. Mr.. Richards is quite an
aged man.
walter M. Tapley, jr., and wife,
of Portland, are visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. George H. Tapley. Mr.
Tapley is deputy clerk of courts of
Cumberland county.
Capt. James Blodgett and wife, of
Philadelphia, who have been visit
ing his sister, Mrs. o. D.. Tapley,
have returned home.
Capt. Myron Varnum of Provi-
dence, r. l., and his father, Capt.
Ira Varnum of Castine, were in town
last week.
July 80. T.
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STATE OF MAINE

To all persons interested in either of
the estates hereinafter named:
AT probate court held at Ellis
worth, in and for the County of Han
cock, on the seventeenth day of July
in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twenty
three, and by adjournment from the
tenth day of said July, A. d. 1928,
term of said court. The following
matters having been presented for the
action thereupon hereinafter indicated,
it is hereby
Ordered. That notice thereof be given
to all persons interested, by causing a
three weeks successfully in the Ellis
worth American, a newspaper pub
lished at Ellsworth, in said county
eoar 'h o be may a M tbe
seventh day of August. A. D. 1923, at
ten of the clock in the forenoon, and
be heard thereon if they see cause.
David w. B. Massie late of Swans
Island. in said county, deceased. A
certain instrument purporting to be
the last will and testament of said
deceased together with petition for
probate thereof, and for the appoint
ment of the executrix without giving
bond, presented by Maggie Massie,
the executrix therein named.
James A. McGown. late of Ellis
worth, in said county, deceased. A
certain instrument purporting to be
the last will and testament of said
deceased, together with petition for
PROBATE thereof, ana Tor the appoint
ment of the eXecutriX without giving
bond, presented by Annie Frances Nc
Gown, the eXecutriX therein named.
Isaiah w. Bowden, late of Penob-
scot, in said county, deceased. Petit
ton that Winsor f. Bowden or some
other suitable person be appointed
administrator de bonis non of the es-
tate of said deceased, without giving
bond, presented by Winsor F. Bow
den, sole heir of said deceased.
Susan H. Jordan, late of Deer Isle,
in said county, deceased. Petition
that George L. Beck or some other
suitable person be appointed admin
istrator of the estate of said deceased,
presented by James w. Jordan, heir
at-law of said deceased
Mary L. Hutchinson, late of Brooks
Vile, in said county, deceased. Petit
ton that Isaac f. Hutchinson or some
other suitable person be appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of said de-
ceased, presented by Isaac F.. Hutch
inson, husband of said deceased
Benjamin S. Thurlow, late of Ston-
ington, in said county, deceased. Pc
tition that David T. Thurlow or some
other suitable person be appointed adj
ministrator of the estate of said de-
ceased, without giving bond, present
ed by David T. Thurlow, heir-at-law
of said deceased.
Frank NJ. Staples, late Of surry, in
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40 am persons Interested in eithe

To all persons interested in either Of
the estates hereinafter named:
At Probate Court held at Ellsworth
in and for the County of Hancock, on
the twenty day of July, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-three and by
adjournment from the seventeenth day
of said July, A n. 1928 term of said
court. The following matters having
been presented for the action there
upon hereinafter indicated, it is hereby
ordered:
That notice thereof be given to all
persons interested, by causing a copy
of this order to be published three
weeks successfully in The Ellsworth
American, newspaper published at
Ellsworth. in said county that they
may appear at probate court to he
held at Ellsworth on the fourteenth
day OF August. \. d. 1928. al ten of
the clock in the forenoon and be heard
thereon if they see cause
Robert Hamilton Curlette. a minor
of Bar Harbor, in said county. Pc
tition filed by Ralph Hamilton Cur
lette, guardian, for license to sell GER
tain real estate of said minor, situated
Maine and more fully described in said
petition.
Reginald Kennedy Wing. a minor Of
Bar Harbor. in said county Petition
filed by Stanley r. Miller, guardian.
for license to sell certain real estate of
said minor, situated in Newcastle, Lin
coin county. State of Maine. and more
fully described in said petition.
Witness Bertrand E. Clark. Judge
Of said court oo, at Elsworth this
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and tWenty-three.
ROBERT P. KING.
Register.
attest; RoBERT P KING.
Lerister
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STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK IS.
At probate court held at Ellis
worth. in and for said County of Han
cock on the third day of July, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty three.
A certain instrument purporting to be
a copy of the last will and testament of
Amy H. Green, late of Ringwood
Manor, in the county of Passaic, and
state of New Jersey. deceased, and of
the probate thereof in said state of
New Jersey, duly authenticated hav-
ing been presented to the judge of
probate for our said county of Han
cock for the purpose of being allowed
filed and recorded in the probate
court of our said county of Hancock,
and for letters testamentary to issue
to James o. Green, Norvin II. Green
and Eleanor M Green, executors. No
bond being required by the terms of
said will.
Ordered, That notice thereof be
by publishing a copy of this order
three weeks successfully in the Ellis
worth American, a newspaper printed
at Ellsworth in said County of Han
cock, prior to the seventh day of
August, a, d. 1928, that they may
appear at probate court then to
be held at Ellsworth, in and for said
County of Hancock, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, and show cause, if any
they have, against the same.
BERTRAND e, CLARK
Judge Of Probate,
A true copy
Attest: ROBERT P. KING,
Register.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas Alexander Taylor of Sulli-
van. County of Hancock, State of
Maine, by his mortgage deed dated
March 26, 1910, and recorded in the
registry of deeds for Hancock county,
Maine, in book 479. page IS, conveyed
to Charles H. Preble of said Sullivan,
situated in said Sullivan, bounded and
described as follows, to wit; % Be-
ginning at spotted spruce tree the
northwest corner bound of land of
Messrs. Crabtree e Havey, formerly
land of Peltiah Moore; thence north
about twenty eight degrees east by
east line of land of John D. Blaisdell,
forty-one rods to birch stump;
thence south, 62 degrees east. twenty
three and one-half rods to a large
spotted cedar tree; thence south, 2Sla
degrees west, about forty-one rods to
a cedar stake and stones on the north
line of the aforementioned Crabtree e.
Havey land: thence northwesterly by
said Crabtree & Havey's north line
twenty-five and one-half rods to first
mentioned spruce tree or place of be-
ginning, containing five and three
fourths acres. CD Beginning at the
northwest corner of William H.
Wooster's lot; thence southeasterly to
the Porcupine road, so-called; thence
northeasterly by said road sixty rods;
thence westerly by said road f1ftysix
rods; thence westerly about forty rods
to the town road; thence southerly on
said road to the place of beginning,
containing twenty acres. more or less,
reserving, however, one and one-half
acres of said land described and
bounded as follows: Commencing at
the center of the highway at Talbot G..
Buffers south line; thence twenty-four
rods easterly by said line to a stake;
thence at right angles southerly ten
rods to a stake; thence twenty four
| rods parallel to first mentioned bound
| to center of highway; thence by said
highway northeasterly ten rods to
| place of beginning, and whereas, said
| mortgage was assigned to the under
| signed by w. b. Blaisdell, administra-
| tor of the estate of Charles H. Preble.
| by assignment dated May is, 1919; and
! whereas the condition of said mort
| gage has been and now remains
| broken, now. therefore, by reason OF
| the breach of the condition thereof, l
| claim a foreclosure of said mortgage
and give this notice for that purpose
| JAMES a. TAYLOR.
| By w. b. Blasdell. his at
| torney duly authorized.
| Dated at Sullivan, Me, July %, 1928.
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West Hancock,

Horace Smith of Boston, formerly
of this place, was in town last week
calling on old friends.
east Harbor, where he has employ
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Pooler, Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus Pooler and children,
of Dexter, are occupying the
Springer house for a few days
G. B. Bridges has rented his farm
to M. J. Thorsen, and will soon move
his family to Orono, where James
and Miss Grace will attend college.
Henry and Robert Richardson of
Brookville, Mass, are spending the
summer with their aunt, Mrs. Fred
Milliken.
Mrs. Jesse Brown spent Sunday in
Cherryfield with her sister, Mrs.
Adelbert Grant.
end with her daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Higgins, in Ellsworth.
Martin Thorsen is taking a vaca-
tion from his duties as foreman at
the Thorsen Farms.
Mrs. Helen Crafford of Lawrence
Mass, is visiting Mrs. Martin Thor
sen.
A wedding of interest to West
Hancock people is that of Miss Virgie
Gatcomb and Dwight Thorsen, which
took place recently. They have the
best wishes of many friends.
July 80. M.
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STATE OF MAINE.
SO.

HANCOCK SO, -
At a probate court held at Ellis.
worth, in and for said County of Han
cock on the third day of July, in the
year of our Lord one thousand, nine
hundred and tWenty-three.
A certain instrument purporting to
be a copy of the last will and testa-
ment. and codicils of Annie c, Trotter,
late Of Philadelphia, in the county OF
Philadelphia. and commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, deceased, and of the
probate thereof in said commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, duly authenticated,
having been presented to the judge OF
probate for our said County of Han
cock for the purpose of being allowed,
filed and recorded in the probate court
of our said County of Hancock,
Ordered, That notice thereof be
given to all persons interested therein,
by publishing copy of this order
three weeks successfully in the ELS
worth American, a newspaper printed
at Ellsworth, in said County of Han.
cock, prior to the seventh day or
August A. d. 1928, that they may
appear at probate court then to
be held at Ellsworth. in and for. said
County of Hancock, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, and show cause, If any
they have, against the same.
BERTRAND f. CLARK,
Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
Attest: ROBERT P. KING,
Register
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Pretty Marsh.
July 80,

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Goodriche,
Mrs. L. A. Reynolds and Winfred
Reynolds of Brockton, Mass, are
spending their vacation at Mark
Gray's.
Mrs. S. S. Newell and Mrs. Eliza
beth Freeman, have returned from a
visit at Machias.
Mrs. Mary Anderson and son
Irving returned from Bangor Thurs
day.
Mrs. Carrie Dodge and Master Eu-
gene Dodge, of Machias, spent a few
days last week with Mrs. Newell.
Mrs. Samuel Smallidge of North
east Harbor and Mrs. G. w. Wiggin
of Sound are at Nathan Smallidge's
for a few weeks.
July 80. G..
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This Will Astonish
Ellsworth People.

The QUICK action of simple cam
phor. hydrastis, witchhaEel, ETC., as
mixed in Lavoptik eye wash, will
surprise Ellsworth people, One man
was helped Immediately, after suffer-
ing with sore and red eyes for fifteen
years An elderly lady reports
Lavoptik strengthened her eyes so
she can now read. One small bottle
usually helps ANY CASE weak,
strained or inflamed eyes. Alumni
mum eye cup Free. Alexander's
Pharmacy.
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Prospect HarbOr.

Miss Nancy Wiley of Cherryfield
is visiting her sister, Mrs, Carl
Peters.
Mrs. John Stewart has returned
from a visit to Miss Julia Joy of Adj
olson.
'Mr, and Mrs. H. C. Lathrop of
Windham, Conn, have been visiting
their son, DeWitte Lathrop.
F. f. Hill of Boston, president of
the Boston Wholesale Grocery Co.,
is a guest of the w. F. Bruces.
DR.. and Mrs. C. C. Larrabee left
Saturday for a motor trip to north
ern Maine.
William Stewart, John Stewart
and Harvey Newman went to Swans
Island the last of the week, to visit
relatives.
Mrs George p. Bunker and Miss
Adelaide Bunker are visiting at Dr..
Larrabee's.
Mrs Daniel G. Libby entertained
at ceids THU sday nj eht, for her sis
ter, Mrs George c. Blance of Winter
Harbor, who is her guest for a few
weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. H. E. Colwell of Lin
coin were week guests at Capt.
G W. Colwell's.
Mrs Forrest Noonan has bought
new sedan,
Mrs. George Moves and children,
of Presque Isle, were here Sunday.
Quite a few townspeople and a few
summer visitors were guests of Mrs.
John c. Guptill Friday evening, at
their hospitable home in Gouldsboro,
to enjoy sing.
Mrs. Thomas Van Ness enter
tanned the summer colony at an
afternoon tea Friday.
July 80. G.
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NOTICE.

Description of land taken at West Sui
Ivan, Maine, June p, 1923 by the
bridge. whose names are hereto at
tached. Said land was taken by
eminent domain in accordance with
section 4 of chapter 120 of the
Private and Special Laws of Maine
for the year 1921. The survey and
plan to which this description is at
tached shows the land taken to be
within the red lines.
Beginning at a point on the westerly
side of the present county road Lead
point being sixteen and hve-tenthss
G6.O feet ~, 50 degrees and 80
minutes w. of a point of curve as
shown on plan; thence following the
grees 80 minutes, w. two hundred
eighty-fve (2S5) feet, more or less,
to tidewaters of Taunton river;
thence by tidewaters by its various
courses and distances first westerly
and then northerly to a point thirty
five $3.50 feet westerly from the center
line of the proposed bridge as shown
by dotted line on said plan, meaning
the proposed Hancock sullivan bridge;
thence on curved line parallel with
and thirty-fVe $3.50 feet distant from
said center, or dotted line, two hun
dred ten (210) feet, more or less, to
point nineteen and dve-tenths (1s.5l
feet ~, 50 degrees 80 minutes w. of
said places of beginning; thence S., SO
degrees, so minutes, E., nineteen and
five enths (19.5) feet to place of be-
ginning, containing three-tenths (0.3)
of one acre, more or less.
A. b. HOLT,
FLETCHER T. WOOD,
GEO. C. BLANCE,
MILTON B. JORDAN,
FRED L. GOODWIN,
G. e. HALE,
ORLANDO w. FOSS,
CHARLES S. COLWELL.
ANDREW p HAVEY,
w. Is. BLAISDELL.
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North Lamoine.

Mrs. Hannah B. Mcfarland of
Leicester, Mass, has opened her
home here. Mrs. Mcfarland has not
been here for two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Stevens of
Arlington Heights are visiting Mrs.
Stevens sister, Mrs. Coleman Hagan.
Mrs. Susie Austin Warren Is
spending her vacation at her old
home here.
Edward Gilpatrick has opened his
home for few weeks.
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In the matter of
MURRY G. CLAY,
Bankrupt.

MUIR Ii. CLAY,
Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy.
To the Honorable John A. Peters,
Judge of the District Court of the
United States for the District of
hurry C. Clay of Bar Harbor,
in the county of Hancock and State
of Maine, in said district, respectfully
represents that on the 18th day of
May, last past, he was duly adj
judged bankrupt under the acts of
Congress relating to bankruptcy; that
he has duly surrendered all his prop
erty and rights of property, and has
fully complied with all the require
ments of said acts and of the orders
of the court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore, he prays that he may be
decreed by the court to have full
discharge from all debts provable
against his estate under said bank
rupt acts, except such debts as are
excepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this goth day. of June, A.
d. 1928
MURRY G. CLAY,
Bankrupt
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas Carrie NJ. Anderson, of
Surry, Hancock county, Maine by her
mortgage deed. dated August Is, 1920,
and recorded in the registry of deeds
for Hancock county, Maine, in book
576, page SIS, conveyed to me. the I'M
dersgned, a certain lot or parcel of
land, situated in the town of Surry,
bounded and described as follows:
beginning at the northwest corner of
the lot formerly owned by Mathew
Ray, thence running south seven de-
grees west $50 rods to a spruce tree or
stump; thence eighty eight degrees
west. thirty-one rods to stake;
thence north seven degrees east 270
rods to the bank of Patterns bay;
thence southeasterly by the shore of
said bay to the place of beginning
containing forty-eight acres more or
less. Excepting a lot know as the
sand bank which is marked and one
half acre decided to Aurilla Hunt or
daughter, these lots being sold before
my ownership" And whereas the con-
dition of said mortgage has been
broken, now, therefore, by reason of
the breach of the condition thereof,
claim a foreclosure of said mortgage
and give this notice for that purpose
CLARA L. CAREY.
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STATE OF MAINE.

IlAANN~oSN 50.
At a probate court held at Ellis
worth, in and for said County of Han
cock, on the third day of July,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-three.
A certain instrument purportfng to
be a copy of the last will and tesla
ment of Thomas Dewitt Cuyler. late
of Haverford, in the county of Mont
gomery, and state of Pennsylvania,
deceased and of the probate thereof in
said state of Pennsylvania, duly
authenticated having been presented
to the judge of probate for our said
County of Hancock for the purpose
of being allowed, filed and recorded in
the probate court of our said county
of Hancock.
Ordered. That notice thereof be
given to all persons interested therein,
by publishing a copy of this order
three weeks successfully in the ELS
worth American, newspaper printed
a Ellsworth, in said County of Han
cock, prior to the seventh day of
August, A. D. 1923, that they may
appear at a probate court then to
be held at Ellsworth, in and for said
County of Hancock, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon and show cause, if any
they have, against the same.
BERTRAND E. CLARK,
Judge of Probate.
A true copy
Attest: ROBERT P. KING,
Register
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
ALICE II. SCOTT

Speciality made of
ACCOUNTING AND
GENERAL CLERICAL WORK
Agent Union Safe Deposit & Trust Co.,
of Portland, for furnishing Probate
and Surety Bonds. Agent oliver Type
writer. Typewriter supplies
No. l, School St.. Ellsworth, Me.
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BAR HARBOR TO BANGOR
Eastern Standard Time

only.
eap from
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In the District Court of the United
States for the District of Maine.
Northern Division.
In the matter of
WILLIAM H. EMERY

Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy, No. 1891 N. D.
To the creditors of William H.
Emery of Bar Harbor, in the
County of Hancock and district afore-
said, bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on the
26th day of July, A. D. 1928, the
said William H. Emery was duly
adjudicated bankrupt; and that the
first meeting of his creditors will be
held, at my chambers, 100 Main ST.
Ellsworth Maine, on the 10th day Of
August, A. D. 1923. at ten o'clock in
the forenoon. at which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint a trustee, examine the
bankrupt, and transact such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting.
RALPH E. MASON,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
July 26, 1923.
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It's the same way in entertain
ing 2 girl. You spend five or six
dollars for tIeater tickets. and
maybe she'd rather have the money
to pay her gas bill.
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Maybe. instead Of going to =
cabaret. she'd prefer to get her
fathers watch out Of hook.
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But be sure that you 60 to . re-
liable market, otherwise they're
apt to make a mistake and send
pigs feet.
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a very appropriate thing to send
your sweetheart would be q couple
of hearts.
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It's better to say to her, Would
You rather go to the opera, dear,
or have your shoes fixed?"
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We can wire candy and flowers.
SO why shouldn't we be able to
telephone meat and potatoes.
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You take her III and buy her an
ice cream soda, when maybe IT
would give her more pleasure to
have shampoo or manicure.
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a butcher would be glad to put
your card in . pound Of spareribs
or half dozen veal outlets.
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II want to live a long life. I
wouldn't own an~auto if you gave
it to me-
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What I didn't say to that te1e-
phone OPERATOR
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II you cant afford meat, send
her some onions or garlic.
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Many dame would much rather
go home on the street car instead
OF taxi if you'd give her the dr.
ference i'm cash.
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Twenty-Five years ago my
father had a chance to buy lot
where the court house now stands
for almost nothing"