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Evening star., 1924-05-01
TITLE INSURANCE.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BANK OF FRANCE CHANGES

PARIS, May 1.-The weekly state
ment of the Bank of France show
the following changes in francs
Gold in hand, increased $4,000. Sill
yer in hand, increased $4,000 Note!
in circulation, increased 1876, ,734, ,Ooo
Treasury deposits, decreased $4,000
General deposits, decreased 1890
900. Bills discounted, increased $40
566,000. Advances, decreased 29,S93,.
600 The state borrowed from th'
bank 5gQ.gQQ.QQQ francs. -....--
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. Md, May l CSpcciaD.
-Potat toes. white. loo lbs. 75aI. 49,
80 pounds. 1.25ae.65; sweets and
vans. bbl.. 2.50a7.5o; bushel. lisa
$50: new potatoes. bbl., 5.ooa9.5O;
bushel, 1.50a3 90; asrara gus. doz.,
2.50a600: beans, bushel, 2.50a4.5O;
beets, hundred, 4.00a6.0O; kale. bushel,
15a25; cabbage, basket. 1.75a2.75;
carrots. hundred. 4.ooa6.oo: cauli-
flower. crate, 2.50a3.o0; celery, crate.
2.15aS.25 cucumber 5.0oa6. 90; egg
plants, crate. 2.50a4.0O; horseradish
bushel, 3.00a4.5o; lettuce. crate ESQ
a5.50: onions. 100 lbs, 00a2. 90:
spring onions. 100 lbs, 5oa1.OO: peas,
2.o0a5.oo; spinach. bushel, 5Oa65: rad
ishes. bushel. 75a1.50: squash. crate.
S.50a4.50; tomatoes, crate, 2.50a5.0O.
Apples. packed, bbl-. 2.00a4.50
bushel. 50a14o: box apples. 1.90a2 so;
grapefruit. 1.50a1.75: oranges. box,
2.5oa3.'' strawberries, ut., 15a25.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Ill = No. , red winter garlicky. do
nestle 1.11S4; no quotations on No. 4
sales.
Corn-Cob. new. 425a4.So per barrel
for yellow and 4.10a4.15 per barrel
for white: No. > corn, spot, S714; No.
corn. spot. S414; track corn vel
low. No 5. 90 No sales.
oats-No white, 5S12 No. 8 white.
new. 571a
Rye-Nearby. 7OaSO; No. ? rye, spot.
7S19
Hay-Receipts. none. Quotations
No. l timothy. 2S.O0a2S5O: No. ..
27.50a2S.o0; No. 3 timothy. %. O0a
1900: No. l light clover. mixed. 27.0O
a27.50; No. . light. 25.o0a26.0O: No. /
clover, mixed. 26.50a27.OO; No.
clover. mixed. 23.00a24.00.
Straw-No. ! straight rye. 2400a
$500 per ton; No. tangled rye. 1900
a20.00; No. ! wheat, 1S.00a1S.50; No
oat. 17.00a1S.00.
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ASK s45. $780, 900 BOND ISSUE.

The New York Central. Michigan
Central. Big Four. and Cincinnati
Northern railroads today Jointly ap-
piled to the Interstate Commerce
Commission for authority to issue
S45, $4,000 in ) per cent equipment
trust certificates.
The proceeds will be used to pur-
chase 1S9 locomotives, $1,000 freight
cars and other rolling stock.
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Arc YOu a Surkerf

Too many people put their money
IN day dreams and wake UP broke
Never put your name on the dotted
line until you have inquired of some
one in your bank what ne knows
about some stock issue that is of.
Tered TO you privately.
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1881, 900 BOND PERMIT SOUGHT

The Hooking Valley Railway Com
pany asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission today for authority to
Issue 1881, 900 of general mortgage
gold bonds, and to pledge $685., 900 of
the amount to secure obligations to
the director general of railroads.
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Washington Stock EXCHANGE

Washington Gas Is-s5o0 at as
Capital Traction 5s-s1 900 al as 81 ooo at
Washington Rvy. & Elec. com-io at -,
10 at - 80 at 10.
Washington Gas Light at 49,
Commercial National Bank at 40
Money-Call loans. sc, and &C.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
BY the Associated Press.

By tIlP AsSotIaIeh TTPEh.
NEW YORK, May 1.-Foreign ex-
changes steady. Quotations Omitted
States doIlars): Great Britain, de-
mand. 4.3SA; cables. 4.39; 60-day
bills on banks, 4.362. France, de-
mand, 064S; cables, .0649. Italy, de-
mand, .0447$4: cables, .o448A. Bel
giurn. demand, .0540; cables. .0541.
Germany, demand (per trillion) .233s.
Holland, demand, .3746. Norway, de-
mand, 1881. Sweden, demand, 1881
Denmark, demand, 1859. Switzer-
land, demand, .1775. Spain, demand,
1875. Greece, demand, .0202h. Poland.
demand, .00000012. Czechoslovakia,
demand .o293M. Jugoslavia, demand,
125A. Austria, demand, .000014s.
Rumania. demand, .0051H. Argentina,
demand, .3275. Brazil, demand, .1130.
Toxic, demand, .4OB. Montreal,
9S 1899.
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STOCKS EX-DIVIDEND.
Railway Bonds Authorized.

The Central Railroad Company of
New Jersey today was authorized by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to issue 81 $40 900 in equipment bonds.
to be sold at not less than 9S.75 per
cent OF par.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON, May Following is a
list of today's highest, lowest and
closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt In here:
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BONDS.
Bid and Asked Prices.
PCBLIC UTILITY.

PUBLIC C1ILlI1.
Bid. Asked
American Tel. & Telsu 4s.... 81 941.
American Tel. * Telga. 4i.S.... lO5 1tr;
Am Tel. & Tel. ctI. tr. 5s..... 9S asIa
Am Tel. Il Tel. conv 6s....... III 1ls
Anacostia and Potomac 5s...... Sc SIS
Anscosts & Potomac guar. 5s.. sc SIS
{. &c +. Telephone IS ........ 81
c. & p. Telephone of Va. 5s.... 93 -
Capital Traction r. L. 5S....... 97& 9sI..
City & Suburban 5s............. 81 So
Georgetown Gas LIST 5s-........ SIS SO
Metropolitan r. r. 5s.......... 99h w
Potomac Elec. list 5s........... 97Iz 49,.
Potomac Elec Con. 5s......... % 97l.'
Potomac Elec. deb. 6s..,........ 1901. -.
Potomac Elec. 6S '53. 3........... 102
Pot Elec. Pow. :. m. & ref. IS 1O6s4 1917,
Wash. Alex. & Mt. Yer. 5s.. so
Wash Alex & Mt. Yer. ctfs.. ~ ~
Wash, Bait & Anuap. Js.... SO Il
Washington Gas is. ............ 95
Washington Gas is. ........... 101 10iI.
Washington Ry & Elec. 4s T2Ik n
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TOTAL SALES (Par vaIue):
| am. 823 600 12 noon 8 9575000
pm. IL 10000 2p.m.. .12 726 600
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Ducks can swallow honey bees
without being stunE
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Lions In captivity are often treated
or oYergrown claws
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HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.

IL am. ,247,100 pm. .502. 400
IL M. 3S4.600 ppm. =. .612, 500
fPartly extra. tPayable in preferred stock
Dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly declarations
Unless otherwise noted, extra or special
dividends are not included
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ON NEW YORK keBNEB$ STOCK EXCHANGE
(Sales are In $1,000
UNITED STATES BONDS.

(Fractions represent thirty seconds.
Example: 9S-3 means SO 3-32)
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
by Wire RAssrs 70 The Star OHee

city
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
CITY PAY
ALL. COST Of:
UPKEEP
Cong. SprouI Says U. S.
Brings $4,000, 900 Yearly
in Benefits Here

Declaring that the city of Wash
ington benefits to the extent Of
$120 ,000,000 a year because of the
location in this city of the National
Capital, Congressman w. H! Sproul,
of Kansas, in an extension of re-
marks in today's issue of the Con-
gressional Record. urged that the
District be compelled to carry. the
entire burden of keeping up the
Capital.
He states that his investigations
show that Government employees
spend $112 100000 a year in Wash
ington and that visitors to the Capt.
tai leave $S,000,00O behind them.
In addition to the United States
Government buying, through the
location of it's Capital in the city,
the sum of $120,000.00O annually"
Congressman Sproul stated, at has
been Spending millions of dollars in
the past in the purchase and main.
tenance of parks, the erection of
public school buildings for the city.
the extension of streets and public
highways, and it has also been
paying 40 per cent of the general
expenses of the city.
The results are that taxes in the
city of Washington are only from
one-third to one.half of what the
taxes are in the various other cities
in the United States"
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
1900 BATHERS
VISIT TIDAL
BASIN
Season Record Set Yesterday
as Municipal Pool Also Is
!, Opened for Summer

Attendance at the Tidal Basin
reached new high figures for the
year, yesterday, when $500 per-
sons went in swimming at the
beach. Wednesday 1000 were in
during the day, which was the for.
mer record for the year, the beach
having been open since May 2S.
Increasing heat is responsible
the growing number of swimmers,
according to officials of the beach.
Every year when it grows hot tine
beach is crowded with swimmers,
Many Washingtonians yesterday
INDUCED in their first swin1 Of the
year, having postponed the event
because of the cool spring.
The pavilion is not opened dur
ing lunch period, opening at Z in
the morning and running until
11:45, and in the afternoon from
/ to 6:45 o'clock.
About 500 boys celebrated the
opening of the Municipal Swim
ming Pool yesterday. Frederick
Drummer is director this season.
The pool will be reserved for girls
on Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day, and other days will be boys
days. Mixed bathing will be per-
mitted daily from to Q a. m. and
boys will cede the pool to men
from A to p. m. The pools will
be closed on SUNDAYS.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
K|WAN|S WOMEN
ATTEND ROOF
LUNCHEON
Unbobbed Visitors, Lacking
Nerve to Have It Done,
Stand on Request

Kiwanis wives and daughters
were honored guests at yesterdays
weekly luncheon of the Washington
Kiwanis Club held on the roof Of the
Hotel Washington.
The women were welcomed by
Jack Boobar, who created wave of
merriment when he dared those
who wanted to have their hair
bobbed, but did not have enough
nerve to have 1t done to stand up.
A number of the women promptly
stood.
General Anton Stephan presided
In the absence of Harry Kimball,
who is at the international conven-
ton in Canada, and distributed gifts
among the guests. -
Ed Callow, Familiarity known as
TONY the Barber" and George
O'Connor, assisted by Matt Horne,
featured the entertainment program
which was in charge of Peyton
Fletcher.
Mr.. Callow gave an intimate ac-
count Of Kiwanis life from the
standpoint of Tony" which pleased
the Kiwanians.
1t was only after about the
'steenth round of encores that Mr..
OConnor was permitted to ''cool
off" after rendering one Of his
inimitable rounds OF songs.
Acting President Stephan read a
telegram from the local delegates to
the convention, which was received
with applause.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
ADVERTisEMENT
THIS FAMOUS
DIR. THACHER TEST

Self-neglect Is the cause of this
trouble. When your liver is slug.
gish and your intestines become
clogged up with waste, this refuse
in the bowels becomes full Of toxic
poisons. AS these poisons flood
your system you begin to suffer
from symptoms like those described
above. And unless these troubles
are sensibly corrected. serious. ex-
pensive and dangerous sickness Is
almost sure to follow.
Get Quick Relief!
Make this test! Take a spoon
full of DIR. Thacher's Liver and
Blood Syrup after each meal for
the next two or three days. You
will quickly begin to feel better,
but stick to this helpful treatment
for several days to get the best
results. It will help nature to
cleanse the bowels, to. remove this
poisonous waste from the system.
to regulate your liver, tone your d.
gestion, brace UP your whole sys.
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blood coursing through your veins.
And unless you get the satisfying
relief that has come to Thousands.
there will not be one penny OF
cost.
mp h sold and recommended under
Stores and all leading druggists.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
IS ZON|NG LAW
CASES To Be
DECIDED
Commission About Ready to
Act on Many Bitterly Fought
Controversies

The District Zoning Commission
will hold an executive session Mon.
day afternoon at which it will take
up for final decision sixteen pro.
posed changes in the coming law.
which were the subject of hearings
lasting all day yesterday.
Approximately 100 witnesses tes-
titled before the commission. and
there were more than 900 nrasent
az the hearings during the day.
inls is the largest attendance in
the history OF the commission.
The principal controversy in.
vowed In the sixteen changes was
over the erection of apartment
houses In residential sections. Ono
or two of the cases dealt with the
changing OF residential to CONNER.
cial zones.
There was bitter opposition to a
proposal to restrict the area In
which fraternity houses may be
erected, a large delegation of fra.
ternity members and members of
the faculties of Georgetown and
George Washington Universities an.
pearing against the proposal.
The plan of Harry Wardman to
build community houses" along
Connecticut avenue and in Cathe.
oral Heights was bitterly attacked
by more than a score of residents
OF that section and by officers of
citizens associations in the terri.
tory affected.
The plan was defended by Ward.
mans attorney, Daniel Thew
Wright, who pictured his client.
who is row in Europe, as a philan,
thropist battling for the welfare and
happiness OF thousands Of Washing,
touians.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
PROBE OF navy.
ORDERED BY
COOLIDGE
Acts on Britten's Charges Of
Favoritism in Promotion
of ''lnefficients"

At the direction Of President
Coolidge. Secretary Of the Navy
Wilbur today undertook an investi-
cation Of charges that promotions
were being made in the navy with
out regard to merit.
The charges were made by Con.
gresham Britten Of Illinois, mem
Der Of the House Naval Affairs
Committee, who pointed out that
Rear Admiral T. j. Sem, com
mander Of the battleship West Vir.
GINA, ran his ship aground at
Hampton Roads forty-eight hours
after he was promoted from the
rank Of captain.
III merit and capacity are not to
be rewarded by promotion" Britten
wrote to the President, then Con-
gress should repeal the selection
up provisions Of the law, so that
young officers may not longer be
deceived by the delusion that their
personal advancement rests largely
with themselves"
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
FOUR ORGANIZATIONS TO
TAKE MOONLIGHT TRIP

Tonight will be the gala evening
for four of Washington most pop
ular organizations, each holding its
annual excursion, taking the forty
mile moonlight trip on the historic
Potomac aboard the Steamer ST.
Johns, which leaves the Seventh
street wharf at 7:15 o'clock.
The organizations are as follows:
The Deborah Club, Miss Sarah
Lewis in charge of arrangements;
the Aloysius Club, John j. Long,
chairman of committee; the Roamer
Athletic Club, T. H. Devlin, chair
man of entertainment committee,
and the Baptist Young Peoples
Union, John p. Ruthven in charge
Of arrangements and entertainment.
Interesting and entertaining fea-
lures have been planned in addition
to the free dancing on board both
going and returning to music by
Meyer Davis orchestra.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
IRELAND To- TRY
PROTECTIVE
TARIFF
Measure Is Designed to Aid
Weaker Industries of
Free State

DUBLIN, June 2O.-Ernes
Blythe. Free State minister of fin
ance, has announced, in the Free
State budget for the forthcoming
year, a policy of protection Of Irish
industries will be inaugurated.
Blythe is following the lines Of
the policy of the late Arthur Crit
nth. but for the purposes of the
present budget he has limited his
action to the imposition of partial
system of tariffs designed to pro-
tect the least prosperous industries.
For the present the tariffs, which
Blythe himself characterized as IAN
experiment in protection" will apply
only to boots and shoes, soaps,
candles and automobile, bodies.
These industries, it is declared, have
had the hardest struggle to meet
foreign competition. principally from
English manufacturers.
An immediate result Of Blythe's
experiment has been noticeable in
the shoe industry, where manufac-
turers already have begun extend.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
NAMES GUBERNAToRIAL
VOTE TO BE CANVASSED

PORTLAND. Me-. June 2O.-Not
until next month win Maine know
who is to be its next Republican
candidate for governor. although
unofficial figures today gave Frank
G. Harrington. president of the
State senate, a lead Of more than
800 votes over Senator Ralph O.
Brewster, the Khan candidate.
Three small towns, carrying hardly
fifty votes between them, remain
to be heard from. The governor
and council will appoint a com.
mittee to go over the votes record
ed and announce the successful
candidate. Latest figures showed
United States Senator Bert M. Fer
Maid retained his lead Of about
10000 over Frank e. Guernsey for
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
NEWS NOTE
Cop McMovris IL
A lucky man, az
His job IL censOring
Beach DiGnas.

BILINE tells us the story OF q
village gilded youth, whose indul-
gent father was the mayor. Time
and again the boy flash tore UP
the neighboring roads in his
speedster and was saved from the
law.
On one occasion, however, when
he had been absent at q resort
for several months. he unexpect-
edly rolled into town with the
The Washington times., 1924-06-20

speedometer cracking under the
strain. A constable hailed him
into court. the prodigal taking IL
considerably as a joke.
We'll, Judge" he said lightly
to the old Justice of the Peace,
"the little boy is home again!"
Yep" replied the judge, ''and
/ reckon we ought to kill the
fatted calf. heh?''
That's the least I expect"
WAL, you're goin' to get a lot
more than you expect" snapped
the judge. Tibet fatted calf will
be served to yuh in the town
Jail if you don't care to pay q
fine of $181.39. Guess you never
heard bout your dad gettin' beat
in the election?"
why, no, didn't" the pris-
oner replied in amazement.
"Yessirree! Your speeding is
about the only thing that amt
right in this town. an it's the
only way I'm a-goin' to get my
fees for the boys and the town
fingered we'd have to have a
judge, so the voters just up and
provided for us by lickin' your old
man"
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
A DAYS
WALK
With JIM RING.
CONTENTION MOVES

Passing through Washington
yesterday, Amos Mulsh, OF Snap
shot, Ariz., a delegate to the New
York convention. said he would
insist on a plank demanding an
investigation Of drug stores. The
purpose Of this investigation, he
said, would be to find out why
they are still called drug stores.
Trying to buy drugs in q drug
store out my way" said Delegate
Mulsh, lis harder than buying
rock candy in a hardware store"
A. Leftwich Sinclair, now bar.
rister and once chief of the Rent
Commission, was encountered on
Fourteenth street last night wear.
ing ice cream pants. The judge
jubilated moderately over the fact
that he does not have to spend
sleepless nights worrying about
rent injunctions. Instead, he re.
mains awake to battle the 1924
crop OF mosquitoes.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
N. Y. SCHOOL CHILDREN
SAVE. %, ANIMALS

More than $4,000 small animals
were rescued from the New York
City streets by school children last
summer, says the annual report of
the director Of the department of
humane education Of the American
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, This good work
by children shows that the teach
ing Of humaneness, which is now
a part OF the curriculum of the
schools. has had practical results,
according to the director.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
ADVERTISEMENT
You Will Feel Better In
a Few Hours Or
No Costs!

Neglect of one simple rule has
been causing millions of people to
slowly poison themselves. Countless
numbers have found that 1t causes
them to wake up feeling dull and
tired--tongue coated, bad taste and
offensive breath. It explains why
so many suffer from such symp-
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digestion, gas and sourness on
weakened stomach, pains in the
back and sides and that feeling OF
nervous Neutrality-suspicious.. that
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in time.
DIR. TEACHERS Idea.
The theory of DR.. Thacher ex-
plains how people poison them.
selves. His famous test has given
thousands relief-great numbers OF
well-known men and women here
in Washington. whose statements
have appeared in the daily press.
DIR. Thacher's Liver and Blood SyI
this guarantee BY Peoples Drug
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
TWO YEAR IN PRISON
FOR DIPLOMA RING MAN

ST. LOUIS, June 2O.--Dr. Robert
Adoix, alleged head of the clearing
house. of the medical diploma ring,
exposed by the newspapers here,
was convicted of bribery in the
Circuit Court. The jury fixed his
sentence at two years in the peni.
tertiary.
DR.. Adoix's attorneys immedi-
ately gave notice Of motion for a
new trial.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
COOLIDGE TO, SPEAK At
MISSIONS. CONVENTION

President Coolidge today tenta-
lively accepted an invitation to
speak at the foreign missions con.
vention of the United States and
Canada to be held here January %
February 2, 1925. The invitation
was extended by Bishop William f.
Mcdowell, Of Washington, and Fen
nell p. Turner, Of New York.
The convention will be attended
by 5000 delegates, representing the
evangelical denominations of the
United States and Canada, together
with fraternal delegates from Great
Britain, the continent of Europe,
and from the various countries OF
Asia and Africa.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
Sacred Heart Benefit

The lawn party for the benefit
of the. Shrine Of the Sacred Heart,
on the church grounds, will con-
clude tonight. The Times Herald
Newsboys Band will play.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20
A HORRIBLE TALE FOR
INFANTS

Rover was a little dog
Who ran around a yard,
In appetite he was a hog,
In manners he was hard.
His little master deeply grieved
This gluttony to see,
And watched with interest to find
What Rover's fate would be.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20

But Rover ate and ate and ate
Until he'd have to pant,
And one sad day he turned into
A great big elephant.
So, children. do not eat too much
Nor let your manners irk ua.
Or else you'll grow to giant height
And travel withsa circus.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20

ing their premises and building new
factories.
English manufacturers have been
quick to express displeasure at the
new Irish tariffs.
The Washington times., 1924-06-20

TEACHERS recommended under
this guarantee BY Peoples Drug Stores and all leading dugg
Evening star., 1924-10-05
OLD DRIVEWAY AT OVERLOOK.

giving up more of the streets to
Leaping Leanas.
Perhaps it may occur to some sem
stive readers that the Rambler has
digressed slightly from the story he
sat down to write. He believes that
he had in mind the story of the Bliss
Havemeyer Syndicate" which in the
early COS and just after the building
of the new Pennsylvania Avenue
Bridge was going to make the Splen
did ridge beyond the Eastern Branch
the Capital of the United States.
1t was in the spring of 1890 that
buying by the Syndicate" began. and
golden dreams filled the minds of
landowners. The first of the Bliss
deeds was recorded April 9, 1890, and
was to Archibald Bliss of Brooklyn,
n. Y. from Michael L, Weller and
his wife Rita, and George A. Repetti
and his wife, Alice. of Washington.
1t conveyed lot No. Z. County of
Washington, in the subdivision of
James Danforth's estate by B. d. Car
penter, county surveyor, February 26.
1870, for the heirs of James Danforth
containing 7-10 acres, being part
of a tract called Chichester, conveyed
to James Danford by John Marbury
and others, July 26, 1889. The con-
sideration was given as $40.
On the same day there was record
ed a deed to Bliss from Lemuel Cad
dis to lot 8, in the same subdivision
and also containing $40 acres.
On the same day there was record
ed a deed of trust from Archibald
Bliss (widower) of Brooklyn to
Michael 1. Weller and George A.
Repetti, to secure $2,362 due Lemuel
Gaddis