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Evening star., 1924-07-14

Before You Invest-Investigate.
It's queer how careful a man can be
:. after he's lost his money. Abe Mar
Stin says that man who is not salts
fed with 8 Per cent and his money
.;.ss soon parted. .-------.-.-------... -----.-.-----
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EXPORTS INCREASE,
IMPORTS FALL OFF
Commerce Department Gives
Out Foreign Trade Report
for Past Fiscal Year.

Increased exports and decreased
imports marked the foreign trade OF
:he United States for the flscaI year
ended June 80, it was shown today
in figures made pubic by the Com
merce Department.
= The United States in the year ship
ped abroad goods valued at $4,311,-
625.797, against $3,956.733,37s for the
year before. an increase OF $751;
Ss2,424. Its purchases abroad were
S3,557147,532, or $223,s1l,433 less
exceeded the imports by s754,47s,265,
against an excess of S175,774,4OS over
imports the year before.
Exports for June were valued at
1907 100000, against S319,956,953 for
June, 1923.
Gold Imports Increase.
Imports of gold during the fiscal
year were ere va yalued at s5I7o2S'sSS
crease over last year of $132,936,osS.
Gold exports were $10,206, ,941, against
s49,021,975 for the previous year, a de-
crease of s38,S15.034.
at $25,1s1,117 against s19,4a3,539 for
June, 1928. while exports were $685.
015 against s54s,4s4 for June, 1928.
Silver Imports Also Gain
Silver imports for the last fiscal
year totaled $79,939,9S5 against $64.-
s47,025 last year. Silver exports
sss.7s5.5s6 against $55,soe,s56 for the
year before.
totaled s4,S7o,sss against s6.o65,s4
exports of $s,64S,49 for June against
S3,5S1,0S1 for June, 1928.
Evening star., 1924-07-14
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

BOSTON, July 1.-THE average cost
of coal to New England railroads for
the first part Of 1924 was $5.45 ton,
as compared with ss.25 for the CORE
spending period of last year.
CLEVELAND, July 14.-Although
the weather this year has been per
colder than usual. sales of ice and
coal for the first five months of 1924
showed an increase of 10000 tons of
ice and 10000 tons of coal, compared
with last year.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 14.-cali-
fornia will ship more cantaloupes and
year than last, despite early drought.
Cantaloupe shipments are expected to
reach S75 cars, compared with 5O2
last year, and watermelon shipments
1850 cars, against 755 in 1898.
wEArHERFoRD, Tex, July H.
The movement Of west Texas water
melons is ten days Later than usual.
The first shipments brought grow
ers a return Of $40 q ton, with tndf-
yidual melons averaging twenty-sev-
en- pounds.
KANSAS CITY. July 14.-Last year
at this time local hour mills were
contracting to ship hour six months
ahead, but this year few orders for
deferred shipment have been taken.
The output of local mills showed a
falling off of 1000 barrels last week.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, July 14.-Mis-
souri, farmers are planting buckwheat
as an emergency crop to take the
place of crops which were delayed by
the late spring.
DETROIT, July IA number of
automobile plants here still are on
short time or closed for inventories
and VACATIONS. Industrial employ
ment has fallen off to 195,0TS, COM
pared with nearly 22S,090 = year ago.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star oface

way or the other. but special buying
was noticeable In Lago Petroleum.
English interests are associated with
the company and 1t Is expected that
tho stock will be listed In London
in the near future.
The pool in Durant Motors got
busy again and bid their speciality
up almost two points further. Those
back of the rise are finding it diffi-
cult to bring about material improve
ment. On each attempt, considerable
selling by those who purchased high
er up is encountered. Sales Of Flint
Cars, one of the Durant products, are
said to have improved substantially,
and this probably is an added incen-
tive for operations. for the rise.
Among specialties, American Light
and Traction gained over 2 points to
within fraction of the top price Of
1851. National Tea common and
McCrory stores B reached new highs
and special buying came into Silica
Gel voting trust certificates carrying
the price up points
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NEW YORK, July 14.-Following
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb
Market today:
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A fsw beasflcial interests are Of.
fered IN an enterprise for the manu-.
facture and sale Of m article that
makes l.eoo@ profit.
c. E Richardson, Trustee
So AIbes BjAg. Warrington
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CENTER MARKET
ARRIVALS HEAVY
Week Opens With Liberal Sup
plies and But Few Price
Changes.

Daily market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Mark ct
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. follows:
Cantaloupes-Supplie heavy; de-
mand moderate; market steady; Cali
fornia, Salmon tints, standards. ASS.
275a3.25, mostly 800; standards, 36s.
2.50a2.75, some ripe low as zoo;
jumbos, ASS, 3.25a35o; fats, lis and
15s, 1.o0a1.25; Arizona, Salmon. tints,
standards. ASS. 3.25a350; standards
36s, 30oa3.25; jumbos. ASS, 3.50a3.75;
flats, 12s and 15s, 1.25a1.30. Peaches
for medium and large size. slow Tor
small sizes; market fairly steady;
North Carolina and Georgia, IS. Car
mans, large size, best, S:HSaz;So' ,s
2.75; medium size, 1.7sa2.oo; small
size, 1.25a1 so; North Carolina, IS Stap-
peys, large size, fine quality, $50;
California style; crates. carmens; MS
baskets Hileys, medium sizes, zz5a
$50; small size, 1.50a2.00.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal demand
moderate, market steady; Virginia
Norfolk section and North Carolina,
cloth-top stave and slat barrels Irish
cobblers, United States No l, 3.00a3.25.
mostly 500: few best. $50: some dirty
decayed, wide range in prices, 1.50a2-50:
Waterrnelons-Suppl liberal, demand
moderate, market weak; carlot sales,
Georgia, bulk. per car. Tom Watsons,
tiers, 26-pound average, 10000; 2s-lb.
average, 225.00. Beets-Homegrown,
supplies light and supplying the market ;
demand light, market steady; home
grown, mostly around 800 per 100
Cabbage Supplies light; demand!
light; market steady; no sales OF
shipped stock reported; home grown,
uncovered barrels pointed and nat
type, 1.00a1.25.
Corn Cheaper Today.
Corn-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
North Carolina, crates. 2.25a2.50; i;
mostly $50. bettuce-Supplies mod
crate, market firm; New York crates.
Big Boston type, mostly 1.00a1.25; few
80; some ordinary quality low as So;
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
good for good stock; market firm;
South Carolina skies turning wrapped
ordinary quality, fancy count, 2.75a
800; choice count, 2.25a2.50; some
badly decayed, low as 1.50 homegrown,
half bu hampers, 4.00a4.50.
Evening star., 1924-07-14
BY WILLIAM f. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK. July 14.-One Of the
outstanding features in the upward
movement in today's curb market was
the persistent strength in radio
stocks at new high prices. Dubilier
was the leader, getting to 45.
The rise in Dubilier has been moth
ing short of spectacular. At today's
prices it compared with the low of
10k early in the year. and of AZ in
1923. Despite talk that the rise has
been carried to extremes, those in
close touch with the company main
tain that the present is fully justi-
fed by earnings and prospects. The
company recently contracted to sup
ply the automatic train control COM
panies with condensers to be used by
several roads.
Domestic oil shares did little one
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, Md. July "A (spe-
aaD.-Potatoes, new, barrel. 1.Ooa
500; beans. bushel. 75a1:75: beets. 100,
3.ooa5. 90; cabbage. 100. 2ooa4;oo; car
2.25; celery, bunch, 75a1.25; cucum-
bers, basket, 1.25a1.35; eggplant, crate.
e.00a35o; lima beans, bushel, 2.00a
800: lettuce, bushel. 50a1.oo; spring
onions. 100. 1:5sa29o; peas; loa 6ushsl: oa
spinach. bushel, 1.5oar75; rhubarb,
100, 30oa4 90; radishes. 100, 1.5oas.o 90:
squash, basket 1.ooa1.25; tomatoes
basket, 2.00a3.00.
Apples, barrel. 1.5oa3.5o: bushel, 5oa
| so. Cherries, pound. sails; black
a5oa4 90; piums, bEsket. 5oa1 90 !:
peaches, crate, 1.5oaS.00; melons. 100.
c5 GOA SOL 90; cantaloupes. crate, LISA
3.25; raspberries. pint, 5aS.
Settling Prices ON Grain.
Wheat-No. red winter, spot,
12s: No. Q red winter, garlicky. do
saies-cargoes on grade, new, No.
3. 1.21A; No. 4. 1.1sA; No. 8. 1.17A.
Corn-Cob, new, 500 per barrel for
No. corn. corr spot. 1.o4; No. 3, 1.o1:
track corn, yellow. No. 2, 1.22.
oats-No. : white. s5Mass; No. 8
white. new. 81 ass.
- Rye-Nearby, 80 and s5: No. 2 rye,
HayWReceipts, ss tons. The gem
eral hay market is quiet, with ample
supplies Of all descriptions. OF the
poorer qualities Of grassy. weedy and
hard to move. OF the top grades Of
timothy there is no surplus, but
light mixed hay is in ample Offering.
Quotations No. / timothy, $500;
No. 2, 26.00a27.00: No. 3, 22.00a24 90:
No. 2 light clover mixed. 23.00a24.00;
No 1 clover mixed, 24.00a24.50: No. 2
clover, 21.00a22.00.
Straw-No 1 straight rye, 23.00a
e400 per ton; No. tangled rye, 1900
a20. 90; No. 1 wheat. 17.00a17.50; No. l
-oat, 16.50a17.00.
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STRIKE CLOSES MARKET.

CHICAGO, July 14.-There was no
poultry market in Chicago today. be-
cause of strike of chicken handlers.
While only eighteen men are con-
cerned in the strike, deliveries, were
so uncertain today that buyers re-
trained from placing orders. Officials
of the poultry exchange announced
that the usual penalties for monde
livery had been suspended, and with
this condition prevailing, too few or
ders were placed early today to make
q market.
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POWER CONCERN EXPANDS.

CHICAGO, July IA (Specia).-The
municipal power plant at Columbia,
ILL.,. has been purchased by the H.
linois Power and Light Company, The
plant will be Junked and power for
the town will be furnished over a
high tension line. The company also
purchased the plants at Cerro Gordo,
Argenta and Warrensburg, ILL.,
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AND THEN
The Interest Rate Declined!

l. ed so long. to make up his
mind about investing his surplus funds
that when he finally decided to do so
it was too late to receive the present
rate of return of 20. Make up your
mind now and reserve your investment
while you can.
While indications point to decline
in the interest rate in the near future,
we still have on hand some attractive
First Mortgages in denominations as
low as 500 which will return the in
vestor TO, and we will be glad to
reserve yours for you, if your money
is not now available, but will be avail
able in the near future.
Consult us before you 60 away on
your vacation! =
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FOSS HALL NOTES

Phi Mu held its big rushing party
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
w. II. Bowman, Boutelle avenue.
Halloween fun was the order of the
evening. The large barn made an
ideal meeting place for spooks and
witches and such folks. Corn stalks.
pumpkins and JaCk-o-lanterns gave
a weird. autumn Halloween air to
the barn. The guests bobbed for
apples, were frightened by spooks
and enjoyed other festivities. A har-
vest supper was served in the din
ing room. which was decorated in
the traditional yellow and black of
Halloween.
The following guests were present:
Mrs. W. H. Brown, Mrs. William
Luce, Mrs. Cecil Rollins, Misses
Evelyn Foster. Margaret Davis. Nell
lie Dearborn. Myra Stone, Irma Saw
yer, Arlene Warbarton. Eva Dodge.
Alice Taber. Marjorie Dunstan.
GLADYS Bunker, Joyce Gordon.
Louise Bower. Marguerite Ames,
Ruth Thompson, Miriam Scott. Su-
sic Stevens, Italia Bates. Margaret
Salmond and Muriel Lewis.
The Y. w. c. A. OF Colby held
their usual meeting last evening.
lead by Eva Alley.
Delta Sigma Chi held a meeting
last evening.
The freshmen class officers for this
year are President, Helen Wyman;
vice president. Louise Bower: treas
urer. Pearl Grant and secretary
Conneli Adair.
Dean Runnels fathers death oct.
g.. caused much sorrow to the COL
lege girls.
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Business Meeting
And Supper Held
At Baptist Church

The annual parish supper and
business meeting of the Getchell
street United Baptist church was
held at the church last evening with
about $50 attending. At $50 a baked
bean and scallop supper was served
by the ladies. Grace was offered by
Rev. Benjamin Beatty, pastor of the
church.
Following the supper Rev. Mr.. Be-
atty presided at the business meet
ing. First was heard report of the
building committee. During the
summer extensive repairs and i'm
provements were made on the church
about $1,000 being spent in all. The
basement of the church had been en-
larged and Sunday school rooms, Is
in all, built in the basement. A new
steam boiler heating plant was in
stalled with radiators in all parts of
the building. this being a great i'm
provement over the old system of hot
air. The supper was served in the
structed in the basement and the
meeting was held there also.
The Missionary and Helping Hand
Societies and the r. n. club officers
made reports on their work for the
year and announcement was made
that they raised $833.S5 which will be
used in church work.
The following officers for the year
were elected: Respected Deacons.
Silas Adams. James p. Towle and
NJ. ID. Hutchinson; deacon. Edgar w.
Chamberlain; clerk. Mrs. Belle Scrib-
ner; treasurer, Lorimer Dixon: finan-
cial secretary. Samuel l.. Brokne, au-
ditor. Silas Adams: business commit
tee. G. Frank Hutchinson. J. Walter
Scribner. James Sullivan. Ralph wy
man. ames Carter, Clayton Pillsbury.
Ernest +. rocker: SUNDAY school su-
perintendent, Oscar n. Haglund.
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Emerson Concrete
Memorial Bridge
Nearly COMPLETED

The Emerson concrete memorial
midse at the lower end Of Silver street
very nearly completed. Thd road
surface over the bridge is ready for
no tar coating but the tar has r}bt yet
a'nvh. Workmen are finishing up the
work OF cleaning tho bridge and the
snding Of the approaches is about fin
shed
me city street department workers
save moved the hydrant on the eastern
.ns q the bridge and tho approach
lNm Grove street has been graded
t'taisAt to the bridge.
dh gravel sidewalk leading to the
'nats has been rebuilt and straight
'aN' Wcrkmen we're busy yesterday
u.nHerring wires To new pole as the
oa enc sets In the new Grove street
aspnaeh.
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FARMINCT0N

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bisbee of
Philadelphia, Penna., were travelling
through Pennington Tuesday ac-
companied by a Mrs. Twiner of the
same place. They had stopped to
take lunch as they were going
through the town when Mrs. Twiner
was taken with a severe shock. She
was taken to the Franklin hospital
where after a short time she died.
Mrs. Twiner was an elderly lady.
Alton Hiscock who was recently
working for John Blanchard at his
farm in Wilton was very severely
burned about four days ago. The
auto which he was driving took fire
accidentally and Hiscock Immediate
ly tried to diSconnect the gasoline
tank in order to keep the fire from
getting to the gasoline Immediately.
But while doing this his clothes be-
came saturated with gasoline and
caught on fire; he being badly
burned. He was taken to the
Franklin hospital and died as a re-
suit of these burns few days later.
A letter to Mr.. Herman Whittier
of this town from his brother, John
Whittier who is superintendent of
schools there and a former resident
of this town, states that an addition
to his family in the shape of a baby
boy has arrived This makes Mr..
Writers fourth child.
The Trumbull Players presented
the comedy Her Temporary Hus-
band" to a good audience both af-
ternoon and evening Tuesday. This
is fairly good comedy and was well
presented.
A Chevrolet car started from the
Morton Motor Companies salesroom
Tuesday morning for a one hundred
endurance run. Different drivers will
be used and the car will go through
many places ranging from Livermore
and DiXfield to Rangeley.
Saturday at the Broadway Theatre
will be seen Jack Dempsey in the
Fight and Win" pictures.
Two who graduated from the
Pennington High School last year
are attending Bates College, they are
Gerard Gordon of Pennington Falls
and Ruth Moore of West Farming
ton.
The Fpworth League will have
straw ride next Friday evening
They will go to the home of one of
the club members, William Weeks
where the evening will be passed.
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CHINA

! SOUTH-A goody number of mem
/ berS from Friends Sunday School ut
! South China were in attendance at
East kennebec Sunday School Con-
| ference held at Albion on Saturday.
On account of the prevailing cpl
demic of colds, the attendance was
smaller than usual.
! Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tollofson arc
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
l. l.. Jones.
Seventeen members We're present
at the Ladies Aid Meeting on Friday
at the home Of Mrs. e. y. Weber
A good amount of work done.
| Mr. and Mrs. Il. L. Bruce were
| business callers in Augusta ON
Friday.
Fred NJ. Plaisted and family AMI
| Mrs. f.. l.. Whitehouse were calling
at the home of Wesley Drake Sun
day.
I On Sunday. Oct. 12th, Miss Gaines
n National ". &. r. L.. worker will
be at Friends church in the evening
to address the people of South China.
| She is very interesting speaker. and
especially wishes to meet our young
people. All are welcome. An Offering
will be taken for the advancement
of w. c. r. L., work
On Sunday morning at Friends
church the Pastor Rev. W. ID. Newlin
| VIII give a talk on Enforcement. as
| the 18th Is Enforcement Day.
Miss Helen Weber visited rela
| tives at Dirigo over the week END.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Dodge arc
receiving congratulations upon the
arrival Of n little son.
The work on the two sections of
road in town has been completed
and everyone is rejoicing that 81
much has been added to our good
roads.
The ball game between Erskine
academy team and Bessey high OF
Albion, played on Branch Mills
ground at Branch Mills Fair re-
suited in a score of IL to 0 in favor
of Erskine
! The Plaisted twins were awarded
! the silver cup at the baby show al
Branch Mills fair
LAKESIDE DR1vE-Mrs. Susie
! Clark and family and Mrs. O. T.
Worth and Miss Thelma Butterfield
attended the entertainment at South
| China Wednesday evening.
| Mrs. Fred Fitzgerald remains In
poor health.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Huntington and
/ family and Mr.. Wilson passed FRI.
! day evening with Mrs. o. T. Worth
j. Il. Cloves entertained relative,
from Prospect. Maine last week.
! Several from this vicinity at.
| tended the Grange Fair at Branch
Mills and reported a most ENJOYABLE
! time.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cloves and
two children motored to Prospecl
Sunday after J. L. Cloves. who pas
sed the week end there.
Mrs. II. 0. Doe passed the week
end In Gardiner.
Harold Tobey was q business
caller in Augusta on Thursday.
MRS. George Snow and nephew
Z. Wil1fams Of Winslow were calling
| on Mrs. NJ. J. Tobey Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Clark Of Water
Vile passed the weekend in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Morrell were
business visitors in Augusta one day
last week.
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RID WORLD
Continued from Page One)

cester and one on boys work by
Hart |. Seely of Waverly, y. Y.
The afternoon was devoted to golf
and other sports which included
stunts such as potato races and
three legged races. These sports
were brought to n close rather early
by the rain which began to fall
about 4 o'clock.
The after dinner speakers at the
six o'clock dinner were Arthur G.
Staples. editor of the Lewiston Jour
nal. and Whiting. who conducts the
column in The Boston Herald. Both
Of, these speakers were very interest
ing and much liked by the Rotarians.
A novel stunt was pulled off at this
dinner when seven representations of
Hiram Kicker. filed into the room one
behind the other. After they were
all there, Everett Kicker who was
present. was introduced to the seven
editions of his brother.
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EpwOrth League
Elects Officers

At the annual meeting of the
Epworth League of the Methodist
church last evening in the church
vestry the following officers were
elected: President. Miss Pauline
Lunn: first vice president. Miss Ethel
Blunt: second vice president. Miss
Helen Brown; third vice president:
Miss Hildegarde Wilson: fourth vice
president. Dean Quinton: secretary.
Isabel Hamlin; treasurer. Emily
Diggs.
After the business meeting a So
cial was held and the time spent in
playing games. Apples and fudge
sandwiches were served. The gener-
al committee on the social included
Charles Towne and Kenneth Smith
and the members of the refreshment
committee were Pauline Lunn and
Isabel Hamlin.
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Court at Wiscasset
Grand Jurors Drawn

WiScaSSet, Oct. 9TH, (SpeCiaD-The
October term of the Lincoln County
Supreme Judicial Court will begin
at Wiscassct on October 18th, that
being the fourth Tuesday of the
month. Clerk of Courts, Clarence A.
Richards, has received the returns
from all vcnires sent out.
\ new Grand Jury will be en-
paneled and the following have been
drawn for service on this grand
jury: Edward T.. Philbrook
DamariScOtta: Archie Wellman,
Whitefieid; Geo. W. Walker Alma {;
Dennis o. Stahl an3 Charles II
Curtis of Waldoboro Lincoln s.
Benner. Nobleboro; Charles f. Clisby
and Horace Wylie of Bothba Y
w. Reed of Wiscasset: John Nc
Donald. jefferson: Walter G.. Watts,
Roothbay: Albert J. Tibbctts, Ores
port: Edward X Hall. Newcastle:
Carnage. SO. Bristol; Oscar II.
Bradley. Bristol.
The first and second traverse
iurics will he made up from the fol-
lowing who have been drawn for
service: Harry T., Flint. Damaris-
Gotta; Chester Colby and George +.
blair. Whitefield. ANTHONY Cashier,
Roscoe Y. Benner Willie +. Wallace,
and Gardner B. Walter Of Waldo
horo: Herbert \. Winslow. Carl II.
Brewer freeman McKown, and
Charles II. McCobb. of Boothbay
Iiarhor; Keldar A. Vannah. Noble
horo; Clarence o. Glidden and
George Benncr Of Jefferson: Joseph
r. Thicker and Jams +. Foye OF
Wisrasset: Harry A. Reed, Theodore
&. Bryer and Allen l.. Cove of
Boothbay: Lot Nj. Call, Dresden
George D. Oliver and Roswell L.
Hodg Of Newcastle: A. o.
Dutlcr. Bremen: George Kelsey, So.
Bristol: Frank c. Gaycr and
Leonard r. McLain NJ BRISTOL and
Frank G. Pierce of Monhegan.
Associate Justice Scott Wilson OF
Portland will preside at this term
and the reporter will be G. c. Bar
rows also of Portland. County At
torney Weston NJ. Hilton and Sheriff
John r. Kelly with his deputies will
he on duty.
In to TODAY fourteen writs had
been fled for entry. az new entries
of these seven were divorce libels.
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FAIRFIELD
Miscellaneous Shower

Miss Julia Hoyt was given mis-
cellaneous shower at the home OF
Mrs. Ralph Ranger on West street.
Monday evening in honor of her APP
preaching marriage to Harold
Brakemore of Ohio. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Patterson and Mrs. Ralph
Ranger had taken Mss Hoyt on an
auto ride and during their absence
the guests arrived at the house A
social evening was enjoyed after
which the company went to the dim
ing room which was trimmed with
Halloween decorations and autumn
leaves. The guests found their
places by Halloween place cards. A
pumpkin made of black and orange
crepe paper was in the center of the
table and was connected with the
places of the guests by orange and
black streamers. When each pulled
their streamer toasted marshmal-
low favor was found on the end. The
end of Miss Hoyt's streamer was the
cover of the pumpkin which when
pulled open by Miss Hoyt disclosed
the many and useful gifts OF her
friends. Refreshments of ice cream.
saltines and fancy cookies were
served. The guests departed at a
late hour wishing the eXpectant
bride much happiness in her married
1ifp