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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26

rian Church. More than 100 wo-
men of the county heard an ex-
cellent talk by Mrs. Floyd Ruble
Of Grove City, whose topic was
Winter Boquets." fIer demons
tration was full of ideas for using
things that are found close at
hand for making artistic arrange
menfs. Mrs. Lowell Snyder,
chairman of the group. presented
Mrs. Ruble and also Owen Acker-
man of the local Farm Bureau
organization.
The tea table was centered with
a handsome bouquet Of large
yellow .chrysanthemums, with
spikes of small pompoms for
contrast. This was flanked with
tall yellow candles. Favors were
small crystal holders with POM
pom chrysanthemums tied with
ribbons.
The program also included vo-
cal numbers by Mrs. Charles Hol-
land, Big Plain Pike, and violin
numbers by Mrs. Norman X.
Jones, North Main Street. Both
were accompanied by Mrs. Ha-
rold S. Welsh, South Charleston
Pike.
The Farm Eureau Women du-
ring the year turn their attention
to such subjects as Citizenship,
Safety, Civilian Preparedness,
Health, Home and Gardening,
Travel, School Memories, with
special programs for Thanksgiv-
ing and Christmas.
Members of the hostess COM
mittee for the tea, were Mrs
Delbert Grouse, Mrs. Harry Pugs-
ley. Mrs. Lowell Engle, Mrs. Leo
McNamara, Mrs. Albert Karn,
and Mrs. Otis Timmons.
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HOME FROM VACATION
Mrs. r. II. Robson, Elm Street,
Mrs. Fl. K. Bridgman, Lafayette
Road, Miss Louise Richmond,
East High Street and Mrs. DID
Slaughter, of Xenia, have re-
turned from a two weeks vaca-
ton.
Their objective was Nags Head
North Carolina, where they stop
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
WIENER ROAST FOR
CAROL SUE DILLON

Carol Sue Dillon was honored
on her sixteenth birthday Sunday
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
L. House of Springfield, with a
weiner roast at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ishmael Hammond q,
their home on Richmond Avenue
here.
Guests were, Mr.. and Mrs.
Emerson Wise and their daugh-
ter, Diana Lynn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Deyo and son, Raymond
Kenneth, and the honor guest 5
grandmother, Mrs. Marie Deyo
all of London; Mr.. and Mrs. Han
scel Spears of South Solon, Eddie
Birch and Judy House of Spring
field, James Herman, London, the
Hammonds and their daughter
Linda Kay.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26

ped for d week. Among several
particular places of interest visi-
ted, were Chapel Hill, North
Carolina. where they had a visit
with james Street, whose books
sOh Promised Land and Tap
Roots. were best sellers; Ash
vile, n. c. Gatlinburg, Tenn. On
Sunday evening, they stopped ia
Maysville, Kentucky, to see Mr.
and Mrs. Wadsworth Clark, for
mer London residents.
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GUESTS OF PAUL DWYERS
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul NJ. Dwyer,
East High Street, had as their
guests over the week end, Mr..
aid Mrs. T. J. Dwyer of Detroit,
who came down to attend the
0SU-Indiana football game with
the Dryers
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
"RUS" McSHANE HoNoRED
ON BIRTHDAY

In honor of her husbands
birthday. Mrs. Russell McShane
entertained at their home on West
High Street with family dinner.
Guests incluoed her mother Mrs
Max Zange of Washington d. c.,
her grandfather, James N. Dugan
and Mrs. Dugan of Cincinnati;Dr.
and Mrs. William McShane Of
Columbus and Mrs. James Nc
Shane of London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dugan are leaving
shortly to spend the winter in
California and Hawaii. Much
missed at the family dinner waa
Pvt. William McShane, Jr., for
merly of London, now stationed
at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
COLONIAL DANES
GUESTS OF MRS. MENGERT

Mrs. Herbert r. Mengert enter
tanned members of the Columbus
Circle, Colonial Danes, at lun-
cheon at her home on North
Main Street, Tuesday.
Mrs. Mengert has recently COM
pleted doing over" the handsome
old colonial house both inside
and out. restoring many of the
antiques which are heirlooms in
her family. One of her prize
possessions is a large colorful
map of the farm in Darby town.
ship in the north end of the
county, (the original surveying of
DR.. Jeremiah Converse, a revolu-
tionary soldier, who came to this
county from New Hampshire in
pioneer days. which has been in
the family of her mother, the
late Mrs. Perry MAY Morgridge)
Rowland, since the earliest set
tiers came here. The farm now
known as "Mayflag'is operated
by Mrs. Mengert.
Then too there are some posses
sions which perpetuate the MEM
ory of her late husband who was
famous as political writer for the
Cincinnati Enquirer for many
years reporting from Ohio's state
capital. Among these are auto
graphed photographs of MIR.
Bigs" with whom they had been
associated during his long SER
vice as a correspondent.
The home made an admirable
setting for the luncheon and fall
meeting of the Circle.
Additional beauty anG charm
was added by the protusion of
decorative and artistic floral ar
rangements.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
SHENEFELTS VISIT
IN CLEVELAND

Rev. and Mrs. A. NJ. Shenefelt,
North Main Street, returned Tues
day from Cleveland where they
were guests of their son ana
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Shenefelt
While there they saw their
daugher-in-law whose stage name
is Gloria Willis, who is appearing
at the Cleveland Playhouse in
Anne of the Thousand Days. "
October 10 through November a
She has the title role in the
production.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
LONDON EMPLOYEES AT
COLUMBUS DINNER

Employees Of the Barnhart Oil
Company, West High Street
were in Columbus, for a dinner
meeting at the Neil House of
Soconomy-Vacuum Oil Company
dealers. The program included a
talk on the Advancement of the
Petroleum"
Attending from London were
c. A. Barnhart, Robert Snyder
Richard Rhodemaker, Walter
Munich, Robert Delon, Harold
Tumblison, Albert Kimble
Jack Decker, Roy Dixon and
Wilfred Arts.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26

PASADENA, CALF, lap \
one-man 100-pound helicopter
powered by rockets in the tips Of
two small rotor blades will BE-
tested soon By the Navy.
III ID the nearest approach thai
has been made to strapping a pair
Of rockets upon the back Of 3
man and shooting him into space
in comic strip fashion, said re-
signer Gilbert Magill Magill is
president of the Rotor-Craft Corp.
Of Glendale. Calf, which is ma
Ling the machine for the Office
of Naval Research here
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
MRS. WILLoUGHBY HoNoRED
ON Goth BIRTHDAY

Mrs. Molly Willoughby, South
Walnut Street, who celebrated
her nintieth birthday Monday,
was honored at dinner Sunday at
the home of her son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Will
loughby, North Oak Street. Other
guests were, Mrs. Roy Murdock
Of Columbus and Charles Weimer,
London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
Farm Bureau
Women Haze
Annual ca

The calendar of the Madison
County Farm Bureau Women has
one meeting turing the year
which stands out among all
others, the annual tea.
T''.is years affair on Friday,
October 19 was in the dining
rooms OF the LONDON Presbyte-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
HELEN EDWARDS
PLEDGES PHI MI

Miss Helen Jean Edwards,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
c. Edwards, 106 North Madison
Road, has been pledged to Phi
Mu sorority at Ohio State Uni
versity, Columbus. The formal
pledging ceremony was last We'd
nesday night.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
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GUEST OF RELATIVES

Mrs. Iva Lohr Cook, assistant
matron at Central College, Wes-
terville, is the guest of her sister
Miss Bessie Lohr and her brother
Owen Lohr, Elm Street, and other
relatives this week.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
GUESTS OF sCHLEcHTYs

Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Schlechty,
North Oak Street had as their
guests over the week end, Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Shoupe of India
napolis Wednesday Mrs. N. S.
Atwell Of Dayton was a guest of
the Schlechtys.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
WOMEN's GLEE CLUB
SUPPER AT MRS. BAUMAN'S

Mrs. Herbert A. Bauman, Sr.,
was hostess for a pot-luck supper
for members OF the Madison
County Women's Republican Glee
Club at her home on North Main
Street, Friday evening.
Hints of the approaching
Thanksgiving season were used in
decorations of the table from
which the delicious menu was
served.
The program included musical
numbers following the business
meeting conducted by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Coen Wilson. Mrs.
Freeman Mooney and her dau-
ghter, Miss Laurabel Mooney,
invited members to their home in
Mt. Sterling for Christmas
party.
Mrs. Bauman was assisted by
Mrs. Zelpha Grove.
Attending were, MIS-. cecil
Laird, Mrs. d. Fl. Jackman, Mrs.
r. B. Howard, Mrs. Leona Le-
Beau Mrs. John Byerly, Mrs. G.
P. Myers, Mrs Freeman Mooney,
Mrs. Coen Wilson, Mrs. Rodney
Plymell, Mrs. Harry Pugsley, Mrs.
Zelpha Grove, Mrs. Bauman,
Miss Irma Pringle, Miss Laurabel
Mooney and Miss Miriam LeBeau.
GUESTS FROM NORWALK
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis LeBeau
Norwalk were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Colwell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McCandless,
Sunday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
VISIT WILLIAMSBURG

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred II. Winches-
ter, North Main Street, have re-
turned from a visit to Williams
burg, Virginia and other historic
spots in that vicinity. Enroute
they stopped in Washington d. c.
to spend the week end with Mrs.
Winchester's brother, Bernard
Thurness.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
GUESTS OF VIM. MoRRISES

Mr.. and Mrs. James Mckee of
jackson, Miss, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Morris, and family, North Ma
olson Road.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26

NOTICE 04r APPo4 NTMEsT-I
state III Ralph n Wade. Deceased
Gicrich - Wade 1850 Hunter Ave.
Columbus 0l4lo has been duly ap-
pointed aad qualified az Adminia-
traitor af the Estate III Ralph IA.
Wade late of Madison County. ..
deceased
Dated this 18th day of October
a d. 1851. NE. 1856 Docket Page
$40 Maurice f. Beathard Probate
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
GUEST oE SON

Mrs. c. B. Morris of Dexter
City, came Tuesday for a visit
sf the home of her son, William
Morris and family, North Madison
Road.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
VISITORS FRCm FLORiDA

VISITORS FHCNl FLOHTDh
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Knopp of
Lake Worth, Florida, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. M Day, West
High Street, over the week end.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-26
GUESTS FROM NoRwALK
VISITING UNCLE

Kermit Wall of Walkertown,
North Carolina, is the guest Of
his uncle, E. A. Wall and family,
North Main Street.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Louis Gets Provisional Rutinq
As One of 4 Title Contenders

Joe Louis is given a provisional
rating as one of the four logica
contenders for Jersey Joe Wal.
colts heavyweight championship
In the quarterly rankings of fight.
ELS announced today by the Ma
tional Boxing Association.
The former champion has ar
aSterisk beside his name on the
NBA list, with footnote explana-
ton that he is rated thus because
Of his contribution to boxing well
above the general sports level ano
In the belief that he soon will
voluntarily announce his retire
ment.
Other logical contenders listed
are Rocky Marciano, Ezzard
Charles and Clarence Henry.
Roland LaStarza who previously
was on the heavyweight outstand-
ing boxer list has been dropped to
the honorable mention section
after his recent upset by Light
heavyweight Dan Bucceroni.
Two Washington fighters are on
the NBA list. Julian Keene is
well up in the light-heavyweight
honorable mention section because
of his victory over Jim Slade,
who in turn defeated Don
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Burr Wins ) Races,
Raises Total 10 BOA
BY the Asseeioted Press

MIAMI. Fla. Dec. 26.-Jockey
Charlie Burr. 17-year-old sensa.
ton from Kansas. booted home
three more winners at Tropical
Park yesterday to run his total
victories for the year to 304.
Burr, the seventh Jockey in
American turf annals to ride 300
or more winners in a year. scored
In the first, third and sixth races
He started off by winning the
opener with Ula (S8.7O). He
captured the third with Warren S
Gray ($15.20) and the sixth with
Apsley (S5.80) for his 10th win
Of the Tropical meeting.
The feature race on the nine
card Christmas Day program was
won by Palatine Stables Wood
chuck, who scored by three lengths
in the $4,000 event.
New attendance and betting
highs of the meeting were estab-
lished as colorful. festive holi-
day crowd of 13,453 jamned the
compact course. Although the
crowd was less than last years
holiday turnout of 14,721, the
betting was higher yesterday
s839. .629 to 1950's .$788, SOB.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Strong Boston Club Meets
Lions at UIine's FRIDAY

Three of the Northern Divisions
top 10 scorers will be on the ice
for the Boston Olympics when
they face the Lions in an Eastern
Hockey League match at Uline
Arena Friday night.
The Olympics' Val Delory, San
dy Air and Jack Garrity will leac
the strong Boston aggregation
Delory. who topped the Eastern
League in scoring two years age
when he totaled 73 points-3t
on goals-while skating with tht
New York Rovers. ranked fifth;
Air was tied for seventh place anc
Garrity shared the ninth spot ir
the latest statistics.
Jack Riley, Lions coach, viii
have his club we'll rested and il
may be strengthened by new ad'
ditionss
Vern Gardiner, right-winger &C.
uuired from the disbanded Phila'
delphia Falcons, is still threaten
ing to return to Canada. and if h,
does. Riley will put in a bid TO,
another and possibly two NOR
players from the Falcons.
Evening star., 1951-12-26

Cockell. England's light heavy
weight champion. Featherweight
Gene Smith of Washington, win
ner Of "a straight fights. is on the
outstanding boxer list in a division
that rates Willie Pep and Roy
Ankara as logical contenders for
Sandy Saddler'S title.
Paddy DeMarco. recent winner
over Saddler in a rough non-title
fight. is one of three logical con-
tenders for Jimmy Carters light
weight crown.
HeavywsiGhts: champion--Jersey Joe
Rocky Mareiano, Massachusetts: EzEard
Charles Ohio; Clarence Henry, California
Joe Louis Michigan.
Lisht-heavyweiEhts:, Champion - joey
Mathews. S Washinason % 'Ghsaaffsas aasold Johnson
.t.ennsylvania; Archie Moore Missouri
MiddleweiRhts: -Champion--Ray Robin
dolph Turpin, England
Welterweishts: Champion-Kid Gavilan,
Cuba: Lozieal contender-Charles Hunez
New York, Logical contenders : Luther
Rawlings. Illinois; Virgil Akins, Missouri;
Paddy DeMarco. New York.
:, Featherweights: Championship Sad
dler, New York. Logical contenders-Willie
Pep Connecticut; Roy Ankara, African
Bantamveights: champion-vic Towel
South Africa. Logical eontenders-Jimmy
ICarruthers Australia: Peter keenan, Scot
land; Jean Meyers Belgium,
HAWAII He'fo IosicaI sR oontender-9oshio 1 shirai
Japan.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
With Bill Leetch

I Share your game bag with the
farmer.
Take a boy. other than your
own. hunting or fishing.
Unite your fellow sportsmen In
a common effort to provide bet
ter hunting and fishing.
Value. and protect. your priv
llege to own and bear firearms
Work for all sound game man.
Idgement measures.
x may mark the spot If you
mix gunpoWder and alcohol.
Young Americas future field
sport depends on you.
Zeal in game restoration activ-
ities will pay big dividends.
This is good time of the year
to null over the foregoing and
add these precepts to your New
Years resolutions.
Maryland's upland game sea-
son ends next Monday, and there
are only Is more shooting days
in the present duck hunting sea-
son. Most nearby hunting terri
tory in both Maryland and Vir-
ginia is open enough for quail
and rabbit hunting and with vege-
tation beaten down by recent
sleet and snowstorms, should
make the sport easier for dogs
and men.
With the upland hunting sea-
son rapidly closing. now is the
time to locate a good crow roost
for some post-season shooting.
In your trips afield, watch the
flights of these birds and if pos
sible chart them with a compass.
If you can find even two lines
Of flight. YOU can pretty we'll orr
ent the position of the roost by
where your compass lines
cross on a typographical map. It
will save you a day or two's hunt
ng for the rOOSt later on
Evening star., 1951-12-26

low who is hunting with you.
Give wildlife a break. Work
for it's conservation.
Have the location Of your hunt
ing partner always in mind.
Influence others to hunt safely.
Join a sportsman's organiza-
ton.
Keep that gun muzzle elevated.
Leave some game for seed stock.
Make sure of your target before
you shoot.
Never leave cripple go to
waste.
Obey the game laws to the let
ter. ..
Put yourselve in the other fell
lows place. Treat him accord
ihgly.
Quit harping about game short
ages and do something about it.
Retrieve every piece of game
you knock down
Evening star., 1951-12-26
-1wo-f'our Scrimmaee Held
by Kentucky Despite Rain
BY the Assoeioted Press

HOUSTON. Dec. 26. Despite
rain and slippery turf the Ken
lucky Wildcats held a two-hour
scrimmage yesterday at Rice Sta
dunn to prepare for next weeks
Cotton Bowl game against TCU in
Dallas.
Coach Paul Bryant skipped a
Christmas morning workout, but il
the weather permits Bryan said he
intends to go back to two-a-day
drills the rest of the week.
The Wildcats put in rough de-
fensive drill against TCU plays,
then the offensive platoon Joined
in the scrimmage. More combat is
due today.
| A drizzle fell yesterday morning
and by the time the Wildcats took
the field in late afternoon rain was
falling. The temperature was mild
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Two District Men Named
To Head AAU Committees
speeiol Dispatch 10 The stor

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-Thir-
teen new chairmen Of Amateur
Athletic Union national commit
tees are on the list Of appoint
ments announced today by Doug
las F. Roby Of Detroit, the new
|AAU president. Altogether 40
committee chairmen were named.
Among the appointees are Jo-
Iseph E. Aronoff Of Washington,
finance, and William Armstrong
of Washington. public relations.
One Of the new appointments
puts Robert r. Kendler Of Chi
|cago in charge OF the Handball
Committee. Kendler was head
|of the rebel Amateur Handball
Union which conducted its own
National handball championship
tuornament in opposition to the
AAU tourney last year. The break
between the two groups now has
been healed and the appointment
of Kendler solidifies the handbail
front. ..
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Navy Arrives Today
For Dixie Classic
BY the Assoeiosed Press

RALEIGH, N. c.. Dec. 26.-Un-
beaten Navy arrives here today
for its opening round game at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow against North
Carolina State, defending cham
pion, in the third annual Dixie
Classic. basketball tournament.
North Carolina State, beaten
twice. is favored to get by Navy
and go on to win its third straight
Dixie Classic crown.
The tournament gets under way
at 2 pm. tomorrow with Southern
California playing North Carolina,
while Cornell plays Wake Forest
at 7:30 and Duke faces Columbia
at 8. Columbia also was due to
check in today
Cornell checked in last night,
while Southern California re-
ported Sunday night. The two
clubs were treated to a Christmas
party yesterday by North Caro-
lima State. Gifts were presented
to each player
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Third Winning Streak
I0f NBA Season Gives
Royals 18th Victory
BY the Asseeioisd Press

The Rochester Royals. Western
Division leaders, can be labeled
the streakiest team in the Ma
Itional Basketball Association
Their record speaks for itself
Rochester has won 18 games and
l6 of its victories have been at
tanned while the Royals were hav-
ing a winning streak.
Rochester registered its sixth
straight triumph last night In
tripping the indianapolis Olym-
plans, 87-78. Twice during the
season the Royals have won five
consecutive games before their
streaks have been shattered.
Jack Coleman. hitting on II OF
IT field goal attempts. Gagged rs
points to lead Rochester to its
victory, as indianapolis fell to
third place in the Western section.
The Minneapolis Lakers took
over second place by turning back
the Boston Celtics, 100-93. Jim
Pollard's Is markers topped the
Lakers, who unleashed a 31-point
surge in the third period that put
them in front.
The Syracuse Mats routed the
Milwaukee Hawks, 70-65, to gain
a game on the first-place Celtics
in the Eastern Division race. The
Nat. who had lost four in a row,
were led by Red Rocha's Is points.
The New York Knickerbockers
racked up their fifth straight VIC
tory by downing the Fort Wayne
Pistons. 1855. Max Zaslofsky
was high man for the New York
ers with % points.
Paul Birch. Fort Wayne coach,
protested his teams defeat, basing
his claim on the ofiicials' decision
Of an apparent back-court viola
ton in the fourth quarter.
STANDINGS
Evening star., 1951-12-26

CLOTHING sALEsMAN-Fof mems
clothtng store; year around position
open for right party; good salary
end cq qoTHRs TeHsRRTifsi95- Id75 Apply WEBSTER
Evening star., 1951-12-26
AUCTION SALES
ADAM A. wESCHLER 4 SON,
Auctioneers.

TRgsTEEs, s5yy s,,,7 SALE NE OF Iwo-sToRY
now osH usEp hGP5Ro f3R cHUResHH. HTUhEsH Ff3oE PkeaEs
ISES NO 313 2nd STREET, s.W
BY virtue of a deed Of trust recorded
In Liber 9l13,. folio ,624, ct SEQ.
one, one Of the ol, land records Of the Dis
undersigned trustees will Offer for
sale by public auction, in front
OF premises on TUESDAY THE
EaaGHTEEE6H 1aG1 ET SnEIs PAY ocSpcp op PEGEMPER y
following described property in the
District Of Columbia. to-wit: Lot
IF" in Edward Simms' subdivision
OF part OF Square 519 as per plat
recorded in Lioer n. K. Folio. 2ss
g. 1as TeSSrdi q X. Of ps,, hs oSe @ q the
bia. now known for assessment and
taxation purposes as Lot s26.
TERMS or SALE: All cash. A de-
posit OF $500 REQUIRED Of purchaser
veyancing. recording, revenue stamps
and notarial fees at cost Of pur-
chaser. Terms to be complied with
within thirty DAYS from day Of sale,
otherwise trustees reserve the, right
OF defaultins purchaser. after i've
days advertisement Of such resale in
some newspaper published in Wash
ington. D. c.. or deposit NAV be
forfeited. or without forfeiting de-
post trustees may avail themselves
OF any legal or equitable rights
against defaulting purchaser.
SAMUEL L. MENSH,
1900 H Street, NE,
HENRY BERGER.
1908 H Street NE.
de5.7.12,I4.l7 Trustees.
The above sale is postponed on
account of the inciement weather
until THURSDAY, DECEMBER o7.
1851. at the same hour and place.
By order of the Trustees.
de19.o6
ADAM A. WBSCHLER q SON.
Auctioneers- Appraisers.