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Milford chronicle., 1931-10-16
FELTON, Is DOWned
By Milford ''Bucs"
Plenty OF Thrills For Enthusiastic
Crowd

The buccaneers" as the Milford
High football team has been named
this year, conquered FELTON, High
School on the local gridiron last
Friday to the tune of 21-0. The bat
tie began about half-past-three with
of all the student body in attend
ance. At four o'clock the school
buses began to depart and the crowd
of rooters began to shrink in con-
sequence, but sizeable and en-
thusiastic group saw the game
through to happy ending.
When the opening whistle blew
the Milford boys started their march
down the field. The game was very
exciting from beginning to end, es-
pecially when one of the home team,
Theodore Thistlewood, got away for
a long run which ended in touch
down at the very beginning of the
second half.
Both teams played a hard and
clean game. Several players re-
ceived minor bumps in the game.
Frank Hall had something which
closely resembled black eye which
he hid from curious eyes by wear
ing colored glasses to school on
Monday.
The lineup for the game was:
Right End-Ralph Reed.
Left End-B. Manlove.
Right Tackle-Smoot.
Left Tackle-Vinyard.
Right Guard-Pierce.
Center-Johnson.
Bucking Backs-Hall, Clinton and
Roosa.
Wing Backs-Govatos and Tom
Substitutions-Ma Thistlewood,
Belts, Strahle, Stevenson, F. Hall,
Jester and Robert Reed.
Touchdowps were made by Roosa,
and Clinton Hall.
Extra points were added by Hall
and Reed.
Referee-McGinnes
Umpire-Michaels
Head Linesman-Ralph Scott.
Reed '32
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-16
POMONA GRANGE NOTES

The fall meeting of Sussex County
Pomona Grange will be held on
Thursday, October 22nd, starting at
10:30 a. M, at Columbia, six miles
west of Delmar. Election of officers
for the ensueing term will take place
at this meeting and a general good
time is anticipated. All good grang-
ers will put aside their work for the
day and attend this harvest meet
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-16
Patsy Varney And
Alfred Davidson
Win Spelling Match

Last Wednesday during the three
quarter periods, Miss Kinder decid-
ed to have a spelling bee. She lined
us up, fifteen on each side.
She gave us ninth grade words.
We went along quite smoothly for
quite a while. Soon several began
to miss words. 1t was not long be-
fore several had to sit down and
start writing everyone Miss Kinder
gave out, because they had mis-
spelled a word.
Soon nearly everyone was down
except Alfred Davidson and Patsy
Varney. They were the winners of
that spelling bee.
We all wonder how our next
weeks will turn out.
Elizabeth Truitt
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-16
UNCLE SAM SAYS

In Pennsylvania this year tomato
Gamers contracted to buy more to-
matoes ON a grade basis than ever
before. The acreage under grade
contracts is seven times what it was
last season.
Lumbermen in Louisiana recently
cut a tree approximately 1900 years
old. 1t was sound throughout and
had a stump diameter of 92 inches.
When moles make runways in tu-
lip beds, mice sometimes follow
them and nibble the bulbs.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24

plenty bad. At the finish of
your swing your head should
be not by the least margin
farther forward, toward the OBJ
jective for the shot, than it was
during the address. This hold
ing back the head produces
the effect Of swinging past your
chin, as the saying is. Notice
any good player and you will
note that the ball is well along
on it's flight before he looks for
ward and finds it. You should
never see the bali in all its
flight, a rule that applies to
puts too. Try that-see the
ball. See it clearly, sharply. de-
finitely-with all your atten-
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TOP
PHONE LOOP

Engineers No. / team smashed
an all-time league record when
they rolled 648 game and 1,745
set. Hughes was the big shot
with 384. Incidentally, they took
all three from Installation No.
team.
Coin Box went into second
place when they took all three
from Southern District. Mackie,
of Coin Box, had high game for
the league for about two minutes,
when Croft, of Engineers, came
right behind him with 153 and
made it only worth second high
game.
Installation No. 2 took Sec
Ond place when they took two
from Engineers No. 2 team.
Widmeyer, of Installation No.
2, had high set for both
teams when he shot 349.
Construction. led by Gooch
with 335, whitewashed Wire
OI5rlS: Splicing Shop, with the return
OF Pitts to the lineup, took two
from Western Electric Company.
STANDING.
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BENN|NG TEAM
SET FOR ACTION

Rose Waple, sister of Freddy
Waple, star initial sacker of the
Union Printers, has been ap-
pointed manager of the Benning
Playground Girls basketball team.
Elizabeth GELD Whitney will cap
tain the team.
The team opens its season to-
day with the strong Potomac
Playground sextet in the play
ground series.
Eastern girls comprise the agere-
cation. They are Lena Pepper
and Geraldine Ray, centers; Cath
crime Bellintende, Side-center;
Elizabeth Whitney, Catherine Hall
and Yetta Abelman, forwards;
Rose Waple and Evelyn Wilson,
guards.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
NJ A R RQUET 7 TES
HOLD OWN


Marquette again monopolized
the spotlight in the Masonic
Duckpin League during the bowl
ing of last week, three games
being taken from LaSalle.
The same Marquettes scored
high team game and high team
set Of the week-574 and 1708,
while Moore, teams star roller,
turned in high individual game
146, and Schroth, high team set
-373.
Champlain took three from
Columbia, Capt. Walter VaIen-
tine annexing the weekly prize
with a 127 game. PalOS de-
feated Santa Maria three times
while Balboa duplicated against
OvandO, although the third
game of the set required a
rOll-Off.
Genoa took two from Nina, Sal
vador won three from Trinidad,
and Pinta took the odd game
from De Soto in the other
matches.
Too.o ckomS1n~.
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ST R|KE {
IN PIN UPSET

Lucky Strike caught A. C.
Thours off stride and hung up
the biggest upset yet registered in
the Temple Bowling League,
when it snatched all three games
to take over the top rung and
shove Thours into a tie for
fourth place.
The Luckies were led by
Bids 364 and BradfOrd'S 359,
and had $50 game and 1,7O6
set. Harry FOrd's S52 topped
the losers. Burkhalter'S Ex-
press, Venezky's and Sunrise
Bakery white-washed their foes.
N. E. Pharmacy. Rinaldi Tai
lorS, Temple and Palmateers took
the odd scuffle, Palmateers hav-
ing to rolk $50 to top BANDS 57l.
High sets were rolled by Connick,
1858; Keith, 357; Burrow, 1853;
Kilby, 357; Leo Rinaldi, 349. P.
Papas, of Sunrise Bakery, had a
81 flat game, Standing:
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
PHI BETA LEADS
J, {. c. LEAGUE

The Phi Beta Fraternity
strengthened its position as league
leader by winning two games
from the Beta Phi Epsilon Fra
ternity. The Les Amis Club
knocked the Phi Lambda Nu Fra
ternity out of a tie for second
place by taking the odd game Of
a hard fought match, while the
Vista Club climbed into a tie for
third position in a match which
saw the Athleso Club win it's first
game of the season. The Theta
Sigma Gamma Fraternity-A. z.
A. match was postponed until
October 9th.
BortnicE increased his average
with set of 334, which was high
for the week, and placed himself
just behind Okin, who is leading
the league with an average of
104. Others who rolled well were
Gitelson, 327; Understein, 325;
and Flax, 322.
Team W. L. Az. Team W. L. Av.I
A. 2. 49,. 6 3.S67IB. PIE. Frat. 6 500
PI N. Frat. 5 .5S3lT.S.G. Frat. 8 1893
Vi+Ea Club. s .5s3IAthleso Club IL .083
SUMMARY
High Team Game-Phi lambda Nu
Frat. 541.
High Team set-Theta Sigma Gamma
Frat. ISIS.
n High Individual Average-Okin (Theta
Sigma Gamma.). 104.
second High Individual Average
Bortnick (Vista). 1O3.1O.
AlSh Individual Game-Gordon (Phi
High Individual set-Okin (Theta Sig
ma Gamma), 363,.
HiGh Strikes-Abelman (Phl Betal, 10.
aiRn Spares-Bortnick (Vista). 26.
Gamma). SO.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
MRS. DAVIS STAR
At ROSSLYN

Mrs. Gait Davis, known last
year as Helen Davidson, the little
slip of a girl from across the
pond, shot a sparkling 359 set
Tuesday night in a Rosslyn mixed
doubles match. The set was COM
posed of games of 106, 130, and
1913. She accounted for II spares
and / strike. which proves she
was shooting all the sticks. Mrs.
Davis expects to average 100 or
better this year, which is only 2
points over last year, which was
her first season.
Bernice O'Regan with 303 and
Anna Pearson with 300 had other
sets among the girls, while Teddy
Howard led the men with 373.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
TEAMS IN SPECIAL MATCH TONIGHT
PRINTERS LOOP
IN BIC WEEK

There was plenty Of pugnacious
maple crashing in the Typothetae
League during the week. High
games, high sets, strikes. spares,
splits, everything made its way
into the orderof things. In other
words the printer boys had a
BIG" week.
Big Print Ship continues to hold
the leadership Of the league in q
check-up. National Capital Press
trails closely in second place,
while Charles H. Potter Company
and Standard Engraving Com
pany cannot be shaken off for
the third place position. They
are tied at this writing.
Craftsmen tOtaled high team
game for the week-623; Judd g.
Detweiler, high team set-1697;
while high individual game went
Justly to q bowler named High,
who tOtaled Ill. High also gar
nered high individual set hOnOrs
with 4O9.
Among the high individual
games were McPhilomy, 100: Oil
yer, 1877; Thornberg, 1855; Potter,
148, and Christie, 1877, to mention
a few. McPhilomy's 375, and Pot
ter and Thornberg's 367 led the
many high set totalers. The conf
plete figures:
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First Church Leads
Methodist Len0ue

First Church pin spillers hold
a slim margin on first position
IN the Methodist Church League.
North Carolina Avenue and
Cherrydale are deadlocked for
second place, while CongreSS
Street trails third.
High team game for the week
went to First Church. $50, while
high team set went to Congress
Street, 1872. Howard, of First
Church, holds high average, 1O9.
The complete records for the
week:
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|NOSEANS PULL
Bic UPSET

The Mosean Club pulled the
weeks big upset by winning all
three games from Max 2osen.
berg's Rialto Club team, drop
ping the latter from first to
third place. The Les Amis Club
went into the lead by sweeping
their set with the Junior Mar
dele Club, while the Pals Club
climbed into second place by TAX
ing all three from the Aroras.
The other matches saw the
Merdelle Club make clean
sweep Of their match with the
Equity five, the Vista Club win
two from the Monarch Club;
Phi Epsilon Tau Fraternity
win the odd game from the
Iris Club, and the Junior ArOra
Club take two from the HegeS
Club.
Some first-class bowling was
flashed, with Sol Rosenblatt re-
tanning his lead as high average
man with a set of 356. Weeks
high games: Snyder. 141; Blend
man, 139; Goldstein, 1876; Raine,
1886: Rosenblatt, 1872, and Flax,
130. Weeks high sets: Gold.
stein, 800; Rosenblatt, 356: Sny-
der, 1853; Seigel, 346, and A.
Furr, 342.
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ton centered
on the ball.
You will look
up, or half
look up, and
the sole diff
f ere n C e be-
tween looking
up and half
looking up is
CQaC CQG 1aC
ter causes a
bad shot only
about half as
bad as COM
pletely ! k
ing up-a n d
half as bad is
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
PIN PROGRAM
L|STSMANY
FEATURES

Georgetown Recreation bowlers
viii be out for revenge tonight as
they meet the Takoma Park pin
spiIlers in the second block of
their special 10-game match on
the Georgetown Recreation alleys
The match is one Of the features
Of tonight's big bowling card.
The Takomas took 7-pin lead
In the first block last Saturday
on the Takoma alleys. The line.
ups of the two teams will be as
follows: Georgetown Recreation
Corcoran, Callan. Burrows, Brom-
ley and Talbert; Takoma-Wat-
son, Sherbham, Walker, McDon-
aid and James.
Sweepstakes Carded
The John Blick mixed doubles
tournament opens tonight on the
Arcadia alleys. This feature.
which was very successful last
year, promises to be even more
so this season, from the large
entry list.
One other feature on tOnight's
program is the Saturday night
sweepstakes on the Kingpin
alleys. HOkie Smith Is largely
responsible for the success Of
this weekly event and to bring
ont the OpuIarity Of the event,
another army Of bOwlers are ex-
pected to throw 'em down the
line" tonight.
Standard Art and Tile pinmen
established four new season marks
in the Building Contractors
League last night. A new team
set mark of 1,706 was rolled, while
q team game of 635 was added,
ending with Louis Freschi's 161
and 393 for high individual game
and set for the season.
Hams Take Three
Standard Art and Tile took
three games from Smoot Sand
and Gravel by these scores. In
another match, Minte Paint won
three games from Evans Plumb
ing 10 nOAQ 11rSC place.
The first clean sweep of the
District Leagues season was
registered when Fountain Hams
took three from Kingpin. Brad
ley MandIey and Ray Won Dreel
starred, Mandley rolling high
game Of 147 and high set of
3S8, and Won Dreel turning in
scores Of 129 and 368 for game
and set respectively.
The Hams took the first two
games in easy fashion, but had
q battle on their hands to take
the final.
Lucky Strike stopped Takoma
in the National Capital League,
taking two out Of three in their
scheduled match. The Bill Wood
crew didn't get going until the
final three games, but when they
did, it was all over but the shout
ing. Brill rolled excellent games,
well over the 13O mark.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Patrol Setting Pace
In ALn1US Pin Loon

Patrol No. 2 continues to set
the pace in the Almas Temple
League. A game advantage is
held over the nearest team.
TreaSurers trail in second place,
while Drum Corps and Legion
are tied for the third position.
Records for the week tell an in
teresting story. Here they are:
Standing of teams.
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INTERCOLLEGIATE ALUMNI

First five individual avera gss: Char
est. Michigan, ia: Burns. maryland,
llS: Anderson, V. NJ. J.. liz; Garnett,
V. p. " Ill: Roberts, " NJ. l.. lO9
High Individual ,games Charest
Michigan, $50; Lewis Navy, 1873.
High Individual sets: Anderson, V. NJ
l., $40.
High team games: Michigan. sci;
Maryland, $40,
High team seaa Maryland A6ss.
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High team game-Rialto Club. 500.
High team set--Pals Club, 1850.
High individual average-Rosenblatt.
11512.
Second high individual average-Ehr-
Itch, l12.6.
Third high individual average-God-
stein, 11114.
High indIv idual game-Erhlich. 166.
High individual set-Erhlich. SS5.
High strikes-Deskin, Erhlich, Rubin~
ton and Schecter, 10.
High spares-Roenblatt, 45.
High flat game-H Cohen, "a.
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SELDOM ERRED

A new record was established
this year by the Athletics when
they made only LA errors dur
ing the entire American League
season.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
FIRST GOLF PRO

Sam Wright was the first re-
corded club golf professional in
America, having been appointed
by the st. George Cricket Club
af Hoboken in -1045s
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
PERFECT RECORD

The United States senior golf
ing team has won from the
Canadian senior team eight times
in succession,
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
FOOTBALL FAMILY

Dick Hanley, football coach at
Northwestern University. is one Of
four brothers who direct gridiron
activities at various institutions.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24

High Individual game, Williams, 1884:
Brown and Webb. f42: Courtney and
Jones, 14O. High individual average,
Rice 11S-S; LcClair, 112.7; Goodman.
1898 High Individual spares, LeClair,
40; Schumann and Jones. AZ. High set,
Schumann, 366; Bacas. 1854; Strawmyer,
366. High strikes, Waders. 13; Rice
and Courtney, 12. High team game,
Patrol No. 2, sol: Crescent. 500; high
team set. Crescent. 1884; Oriental
Band, 1851.
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Team StandinRa
GO L F.
BY CHESTER HORTON

Perhaps the most difficult de-
tail in any golf shot you attempt.
regardless, is to keep your atten-
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STANDING OF TEAMS
SEASON RECORDS

High team game-First church b8O
High team set-Congress7 street, 1.572
High individual game-Howard (First
GIhurch9' ~. High Individual set
sro~ nomaru CFlrst Church). 1863. High av-
?, High strikes-Dawson (Minfsters), 10.
nigh spares-Kline (R l. Ave. No II,
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
TUO Sections Busy
In N. w. Pin Loop

Two sections are keeping up a
merry battle in the North Wash
ington League. Shade Factory
leads Section /, while Anderson's
Cafe tops Section 2.
Many interesting records were
compiled during the bowling Tor
the week. They follow:
SECTION I
STANDINGS
Shade Factory.11 4IService Co...
Kensin~ton 10 5lOId Timers. Z
&. E. Breuinger 6lSilver Spring Ell.
F. G. P's. 4iHowitzer Giants 4 II
Faulc. &. PrOct.. SlAcme Sht' Metl' L
RECORDS
High set. 1.749. Shade Factory.
High game. 63S. Shade Factory.
High Individual set. 3S5, WolsteHhOlme
High individual game. 100. English.
High strikes. u. G. II. WQrthen.
High average 120.1O. BilliAeimer.
SECTION II
STANDINGS
Anderson's CA 1lIndependent Oil 8
s. s. Fire Opt IL 4lVictor Flower. g
Swami Service. 7IGeary-Johnson. ~
Langdon Mills. 7 SlB. & o. r. r.. / Ia
RECORDS
High set 1920. Anderson's Cafe.
High game 604, Anderson's Cafe.
High individual set. 3S4. Mooney.
High individual game. 158, Moore.
High spares. A. Arnold.
High strikes 10. Arnold.
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ACKERMAN' 'S409
TOPS AGG|ES

Hank Conklin's 378 set was the
decisive factor in InterbureauS
three-game sweep with the Plant
Quarantine team, though he re-
ceived splendid support from his
team mates. Hank was going so
good in his second game, 143,
that one of his shots knocked
down pins on three different
alleys!
Blister Rust held on to first
place by taking all three games
from Shops, Seaton and Martin
contributing sets of 344 and 331
to the victory, with Painter and
Roddy doing the best toppling COR
Shops. Public Roads won two
from Accounts, the second in q
roll-off by one pin, though Arnold
of the losers featured the contest
with a 153 game and $50 set. Gin.
gell topped Roads with a set Of
338.
Economics won two games
from Extension in the toughest
U~OVAAAS VA SAC CSCAAIA6O DAAVA
and ROhrman delivering the
punch with sets of 352 aand 345,
respectively. Jack Caspar per.
SOnally attended to the only
trimming handed Economies,
and his set was high for Ex-
tension.
For the first time since the two
teams have been in the league,
Plant Bureau made a sweep Of
the three games with the So
Kems, catching that team de-
cidedly off-form. Lindstrom and
Ferrall, with set totals of $50
and 346, topped the winners,
while Douglas, with 304, was the
only So-Kem bowler to beat the
300 mark.
AGRICULTURE INTERBUREAU
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Records
High team games-Craftsmen, 623:
Judd and Dtweeiler, 6O4: National Pub
fishing Co. sos. High team sets-Judd
and Detweiler, 1897; Columbian Printing
Co., 1851: Washington Typographers
1877. High individual games-High. III; :;
McPhilomy. $50: Oliver, 157. High in
dividual sets-High, 400: Kinnihan. 3S7;
Beatty, 379. High games for week
Thornberg. 55: Potter, 14s; McPhilomy'
144: Christie, 1877: Loveday. 1856: Sulli-
van, 1856: Baker. 1856: Rozicer. 1874;
Dietch. 12S Kinnihan. 1877. High set for
week-McPhilomy. 375; Potter. .367:
Thornberg. 367; oliver. 1854: Kinnihan,
1854; Baker, 1852: Christie, 343; Dietch,
341; Leigh, 33S: Crockett. 336.
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Bankers Duckpin
League

High Individual game Madden
(Hibbs), 1856 High individual set
Madden rHibbs). S7S. High individual
strikes-Norriss Union Trust). 10. High
individual spares-Geier (Bk. of WashD.
Al. High team Eame-Hibbs. 629. High
team set-Hibbs, 1893. High Individual
avsrages-Geier (Bk. of Wash.), 112-9;
Meany (Fed. Amer.). 1923.
WEEKLY RECORDS
High Individual sPt-SOuder (Amer.
Sec. No. -, 379. High individual games
---Healey (Wash Loan & Trust), JSs;
Howard (Wash. Loan & Trust), 1873;
Purnell (Riggs). 1913. High team game
Wash Loan & Trust No. 2, 5SS,
High team set--Wash Loan & Trust
No. I, 1892.
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WAR DEPARTMENT LEAGUE

forC humphreys Howitzers
Lekas ..1OS Sc 116 lMcGarrah SO 124 129
Elliott SO 80 1O5iCurtis 96 "a 90
tIore sc 100 S9lDoherty 81 80 1O3
Stranc 80 90 9OiMulligan SO 95 81
Kuster 80 96 123tO'Brien 1O1122 95
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STANDING OF TEAMS
W. L.
Big Print Shop. 13 2
National Capital Press. ........o
Chas, H, Potter Co. ............ 10 5
Standard Engraving Co........ 10 5
Judd and Detweiler. er..........
Caslon Press. s................:s
Central Printing Co............s Z
Maxwell Jones. s..............s.
American ElectrOtype Co........ Z
Washington Typographers...
Craftsmen .,........... 8
Gibson Bros Observation-Disclosures, I 8
Columbian Printing Co,, s
Ransdell Inc nc..........., 3
Potomac ElectrOtype. ........... 3
Leftovers ..............S,. s
Ontime Alltime. me................ 4 s
Hayworth Printing Co........ 4 s
r. p, Andrews Paper Co..... II
National Publishing Co...... 4 IL
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StandIngs Of Teama
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HOSPICE CUSTOMS
CHANGED BY SKIS.
Monks of Grand st. Bernard Now
Able to Make Excursion. in !.
Alps-More Often.

MoNTREUx NAN.A.)-The monks
Of the Hospice of the Grand st. Ber-r
nard, showed up to their bed room
windows for weeks past. are very
happy to get out again, though they
telephoned happily to the outside world
that they were cheerful and had plenty
Of provisions.
Thirty-five years and more ago, be-
fore skiing was introduced into
Switzerland, the Grand St. Bernard
was practically isolated from the rest
OF the world for nearly nine months
Of the year and sometimes no one came
near the hospice for whole weeks. Ski-.
ing transformed all this and the monks.
were able to make excursions both for
pleasure and for their wonderful rescue
work on both sides of the Alps.
When they are showed up the monks
spend their time in study and the edu-.
cation OF their pupils, and the poStman
goes up three times a week from the.
Bourg st. Pierre to them, a three-llour
ski run, as soon as ever the snow per-,
mits again, loaded with letters and
parcels.
(Copyrigilt, 1891, by North American News
paper Aliiance)