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COLD THREATENS

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at takes time for plants to react
to the frost"
The cold wave struck at the
height Of the growing season In
the glades. Leafy vegetables were
hurt worst. Cox said beans and
potatoes also may have been af-
fected.
No crop damage was reported
along the east coast.
There was a liberal covering of
frost in the Plant City area but
little damage was reported. Squash
may have been nipped lightly.
The Ruskin area, which calls
itself the nations salad bowl, {"
had scattered frost but apparently
no damage.
Other low temperatures reported
around the state included 81 at
Tallahassee, "a at Jacksonville and
Daytona Beach, So at Orlando, 80
at Vero Beach, 40 at Fort Myers
and Pensacola.
Miami's low was 46. Key West
was the warmest spot in the state
with a low Of 81.
Paul Hannum, meteorologist at
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celebration for more than 100 chill.
dren in a Kinderhelm they spon-
scr there.
Fifty children at an orphanage
al Koruwestheim viii have a CT
Christmas arranged by engineer
field maintenance troops stationed
nearby.
At Bremerhaven, the American
Forces Network is cooperating IN
a Embarrassing Christmas project
For a pledge Of 81 a listener may
hear selected music played. Dol
lars are pouring in and needy Ger
mans there will benefit at Christ
mas time.
German families show their ap-
probation by inviting American
soldiers for Christmas dinner in
their homes. Soldiers in turn In
wife German friends TO eat turkey
and the trimmings with them in
Army mess halls.
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Cop And Bank
Bandit Die In
Gun Battle

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. ia pa
trolman and a bank bandit died
in . moonlight gun battle early to
day outside a bar on the western
edge Of the city.
A second bandit was captured
after a Wild 52-mile auto chase
Two hostages the pair grabbed
10 shield them when they found
they we're cOrnered escaped during
the exchange Of bullets.
The robber pair was identified by
Gene Griffin, chief criminal inyes-
tigator for the Duval County sher.
ifs office, as Myron Peter Gold.
man. %, and Samuel Joseph Horn
beck, "a, both Of Louisville. Ky.
Both had fled a Savannah, Ca.
fail Sunday night by forcing jail.
ers at gunpoint TO free them.
Goldman was the one slain.
The Duval County road patrol
man who was shot 70 death was
7. A. Robinson Jr., "a.
Goldman and Hornbeck faced Is
year prison terms for robbing a
branch Of the Citizens & Southern
National Bank al Savannah Of So,
1883 in April.
They also were charged with
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The
-
Weatherman
Says


Key West and Vicinity: Fair and
continued cool today and tonight;
Thursday fair with slowly rising
temperature. Low tonight about 81
81 degrees. high Thursday about
70 Ies rees. Light to moderate nor
therly winds.
Florida: Fair, slightly higher
temperatures this afternoon and To-
nigaf. Lowest tonight about g In
extreme north to 40-45 in the in
terror of south portion with scat.
.ereu frost 10 NORTH and central
portions. Thursday fair, slightly
colder in north and central por-
tons.
Jacksonville through the Florida
Straits and East Gulf: Gentle to
moderate west to north winds be.
coming northerly tonight and north
to northeast on Thursday.
Western Caribbean: Moderate to
fresh north and northeast winds
thru Thursday. Partly cloudy to
occasionally cloudy weather with
widely scattered showers.
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st. Petersburg
Insurance Man
Dies Suddenly

W. H. Holman. manager of the
Peninsnlar Life Insurance Com
pany in ST. Petersburg, Florida.
passed away suddenly on Deem
Der IA. 1858.
Funeral services viii be held al
1850 a. N. Thursday from the
Palms Funeral Home in ST. Peters
burg. Florida.
Mr.. Holman was . past presi.
dent OF the Florida State Life In.
derwriters Association and was as.
ISOLATED with his Company for -
years. He was well known TO many
Key westers having been attached
TO the local office OF the PeninSulaF
Life for several years as q field
supervisor during the time wher
Mr.. o. S. Long was manager here
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Four miles down Ia the ocean
the pressure il "a tons 10 the
square inch.
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brother Kenneth arrived ana
rushed the unconscious Linda to 4
hospital.
Castro went home and changed
his hlcod-spattered clothes then re-
turned TO Join the gathering crowd
in front Of the Frey home.
When Linda regained conscious
ness she named Castro as her as
SaIlant.
Nelder and Mcdonald said the
youth confessed.
The inspectors said Rocky was
known 10 Eeighbors as always
friendly and courteous. He Is an
honor-ron eighth grader and son
Of . bank employe.
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da with a is-inch piece Of three
quarteT.inch pipe.
He chased her through the house.
haShing repeatedly al her head
and face. Her fingers were cruShd
and broken when she tried 10 ward
off th blows.
The inspectors said the girl
made her way TO the basement
garage and elawed at the door IN
an effort TO escape before she lost
consciousness.
Her screams attracted . neigh.
Dor. Don Jhian. who found Castro
Historically running in circles IN
the garage. He assumed the boy
had just found the badly beaten
girl.
Shortly after, Linda's 2o-year old
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Basketball Results
By The ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tampa So, Howard (Ala.) II
Rollins s., Stetson 81
Chipola Junior College 70, Stet-
son B 81
Florida A & NJ 104 Florida Nor
NAL Is
High School
Miami High AZ, Key West g
Okeechobee 43, Avon Park "a
Seacrest So, Belle Glade 40
Fort Pierce 81, Pahokee q
Coral Gables so, South Broward IS
Miami Beach A, Constance 40
Lake Worth IS, Vero Beach IS
South Dade Sc, St. Pats IS
Jefferson of Tampa Al, Orlando
Edgewater IS
Apopka As, Clermont Is
Winter Park SIS, wildwood 81
Venice 40, Wimauma al
Wauchula "a, Barlow Sc
Tarpon Springs 40, Plant City Il
(overtime)
Lakeview Sc, ST. Leo 81
Olph (Tampa) 50, fernando 81
Fort Meade Is, Mulberry A
Largo so, st. Paurs IS
Dunnellon 81, Anthony IS
Orlando Boone So, Daytona Beach
Mainland IS
Leesburg So, Seabreeze So lover
time)
New Smyrna Beach a, DeLand Il
High Springs s., Jasper 81
Jacksonvill Lee So, Jacksonville
Du Pont 36
Jacksonville Beach Fletcher a,
St. Joseph 81
Starke 63, Palatka %
billiard q. Maeelenny a
Folkston iGa.l 50, Callahan 81
Perry 40, Monticello 50
Cross City 81. Reddick 30
Mount Dora a, Eustis 80
Arcadia 81. Sebring IS
oviedo IS. Pierson %
Service Basketball
Pineeastle ALB 70, Orlando AFB
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Key West, Fla, Dee. is, 1853
Observations Taken A. City Office
at 9 AN, EST
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robbing . Birmingham bark Of
So 900 in January.
Doyle Long bartender at the
Worth Club, vas locking up the
front door Of his bar ind saying
goodnight 10 bis last customer. >
SAILOR. at pa. m. when the robbeF
pair drove up
Long and the sailor we're forced
back iato the club and we're being
robb1a. whan officers--who had
been on The lockout for the fugi-
tiyes-Spo;ted their car.
Police disabled the auto and
we're just surrounding the little
building when the robbers saw the
officers.
The two jammed guns In the
backs Of Long and the sailor, using
them as shields, and came out. The
battle resulted.
Hornbeek eIuded officers in the
darkness, fled half a mile down
the road, forced bis way into q
residence. took the keys Of car
from the householder and escaped.
He was captured at Lake Butler,
southwest Of here.
Not until dawn did searching
county, city and FBI officers find
Goldman's body, erumpled in
weedy ditch not far from the bar.
Robinson fell, shot through tht
head, in an oyergrown lot just be
hind the bar.
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the Miami Weather Bureau, said
il would warm up some this after
noon but a little push Of cold air"
might bring the chill back Friday.
Hannum said unofficial readings
from Miami suburbs showed tenn
peratures as low as Sc.
II was still too early TO deter
mine whether there had been any
crop damage. Tampa reported q
and West Palm Beach IS.
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be added
ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA
Reference Staten: Key West
Time Of Height o.
Station Tide high wataz
Bahia Honda
lbridgel oh lom ~ u
No Name Key
least andl ---i-2h 2om
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Relative Humidity. ] AN.
61%
Barometer (Sea LEVEL, TOO AN
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tContInaed trum Pace Onel
with the case. next addressed the
jury.
Knowing you as have known
you all my life. " he said, Il know
you won't be swsyed by arguments
but that you viii take the facts
from the testimony.
We are not here 70 try the case
on sympathy. but on facts.
After al. gentlemen" he con.
tinued. I'VE can't give away the
peoples money on sympathy"
Ne asked the Jury not 70 be
swayed BY me illness Of Mrs.
Mansfield. He said he felt serry
about her eondifion. He said fes-
iImony had Showed that she was
suffering pain . monfh before ire
fall end concluded by ssrlng;
"Forssi ire sympathy and try ihs
case on facts siens."
Albury spoke for only four MN
utes.
Gordon. in rehuttal. showed the
jury a plat Of the area where the
fall occurred and said that Mrs.
Mansfield fell in the first hole she
came 10. He said there were no
other holes in the sidewalk from
Southland st. to that spot.
"She had . right to assume that
there would be no hole there" ne
added.
Gordon brought q small black
board into court to show the jury
lin figures some of the expenses,
he said, to which the Mansfields
had been put,
He ssid that figuring u st S.
. day for ihs l.o17 days Mrs.
Mansfield had suffered, ihs total
would be $500. He said, based
on mortality tables, she would
have had ~ mere years 70 live.
She was ~ 81 the time Of The
accident. He asked for 81 . day
for the ~ years she would have
lived, making $1,000.
Gordon totalled medical bills at
81 500 and future medical bills at
lSS, 900.
Would you give up your wife
for less than $50, 0O0?" he asked the
jury. "You couldn't say that you
would after you had lived together
for 81 years"
Mansfield again broke into sobs
and left the court room.
Put yourself in Mansfield's
POSITION" Gordon went on. "She
was perfectly well for ~ years
and then have this happen. Ne
amount you can give them cen
compensate them. We ask In ell
fairness that you give fair, hon.
est and reasonable judgement"
Gordon spoke q minutes in re.
buttal.
Judge Lopez called a recess and
at 11:25 a. m. began his charge
to the jury.
He told the jury that Mrs. Mans.
field was asking 100000 and that
her husband was asking SIS, 1000.
Judge Lopez outlined teh law in
such cases to the jury and told
them that Florida law requires the
city to use reasonable diligence in
maintaining sidewalks and that an
injured person can not recover
damages if he is negligent.
He also told them that the NOR
tally table had been admitted In
evidence.
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OKLAHOMA CITY R-Shot four
times al . slaughter house yester.
day q bull broke loose and ran
several yards into the street. Pc.
lieeman II. ]. TebFlnke said the
tough animal dropped dead either
from exhaustion or loss Of blood
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the winter of 1851, this outfit
cracked the Communists line in
the battle of Bloody Angle" one
Of the bitterest engagements Of
that year. Sgt. Gregory arrived
in Korea last June.
The Liberia College Club of
America, Inc. will present the
regular Coffee Hour program on
Sunday, January 18, 4:30 pm. at
the International Institute, 100
Beacon st. Guest speaker will be
Mrs. Rita Renfrew, who will
speak on "The Building of Amer
lean Culture Patterns" Guest ar
tist will be Mrs. Edith Murphy,
pianist. The public is invited.
The Progressive Club of Eben-
ezer Baptist Church gave a New
Years party, Jan. s at the home
Of the president, Mrs. Addie
Smith, so Munroe St., Roxbury,
with a large number present.
Games were enjoyed. Helen Holi-
day furnished beautiful Christ
mas music. The Rev. William S.
Ravnell, pastor, and Mrs. Smith
president gave encouraging re-
marks. A presentation was made
to the pastor by Mrs. Anna Gro
gan. The party concluded with
the serving of a sumptuous din
ner.
The Mid Week Prayer Circle
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Alice Ford, a Shut-In, 1852
Shawmut Ave-, one flight up,
apt. /, Tuesday, Jan. 20, about 8
Pm. Bible lesson is Acts, 9th
chapter.
The Nora F. Taylor Council of
the Elks held installation exer-
cises Tuesday evening, Jan. 13,
in Jackson Hail. Masonic Temple,
with Past Daughter Ruler Flor
ence j. Bell conducting. Florence
Dancey is the new Daughter
Ruler elected at the December
meeting. A collation. following
the installation ceremonies.
The story of the Boston Globe
was told at a film program con-
Quoted at the Boston Public Lib
rary Jan. IA in connection with
the observance Of Printing Week.
At the same time there was re-
corded music of Schubert. And
on Jan. "a through Jan. 81 there
will be on observation copies of
the works of the famous Ameri-
can novelist, Edith N. B. Whar-
ton, whose exciting novels many
of this papers readers have sat
up all night perusing.
Mrs. Estella Adams of Is AL
bermarle ST., gave a delightful
holiday party, Dec. 26, in honor
of her husband, Albert A. Adams
who had come on from their
home in Cleveland, o., to spend
the holidays with his family.
Xmas carols were sung by the
guests with Mrs. Florence Heggie
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Taylor at the piano. There were
also selections by Armanta and
Elwyn, a duet by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest G. O'Banyoun, songs by
Frances b. Smiles, a solo by Mrs.
Cora Taylor and one by Mrs.
Adams. The guest of honor, Mr..
Adams, made a very interesting
speech which all enjoyed.
The Boston Committee to Aid
UnderpriviIeged Girls Of Jamaica
wish to thank its numerous pat
rOns and friends who contributed
to its 1852 appeal for the hostel
and hOusecraft training center,
Kingston Jamaica, B.W.I. Pee
cause of the generous response,
the committee was able to send
a check for two hundred dollars
to continue its support of this
worthy venture.
The following officers of the
Progressive Hairdressers Asso-
citation were installed at meet
ing Jan. IL at 464 Mass. ave-:
Miss Norma Wood, president;
Mrs. Mary Porter, vice pres. /;
Miss Kathryn Mosley, sec; Mrs.
Eleanor Jones, fin. Sec; Miss
Miriam Ponkston, cor. sec; Miss
Electra Chandler, treas; Miss
Constance Troupe, parliamentar-
ian; Mrs. Grace Jordan, chaplain;
Mrs. Lorraine Pierce, reporter.
They were installed by Mrs. Eli
zabeth o. Newton. An energetic
program was planned for the
new year with the support of
"our ever faithful Miss Orangie
Willis.
Arimae Burrell, contralto, it is
learned, will make her Jordan
Hall debut on a date in April.
A Musical and Literary pro-
gram will be sponsored by the
Choir of st. Paul A.M.E. Church,
Cambridge, DIR. B. A. Galloway,
Pastor, Wednesday, January 2S,
1858, at $3.50 o'clock. Each mem
ber o fthe choir will do turn:
Pastor Galloway will sing, and
Director O'BanyOun will read.
President Sarah A. Collins. Sub
scriptiOn 50 cents.
At the Professional and Busi-
ness Mems Club, SAB Mass. ave,
travelogue and travel clothes, by
Academy's educational toGrs di-
rector, Anna Bobitt Gardner,
presenting George r. Morse
with film) from Canadian Rail
Edna Morgan and Lydia
Layne, fashion stylists; Eleanor,
hairstyle for travel, Friday even
ing, Jan. %. Supper served 6 to
8; travel program, $50. For sup
per reservations call KE 6-9454.
Refreshments for sale after pro-
gram. Silver offering at door.
Mr.. Lawrence H. Bailey of 776
Columbus ave-, Rox., is confined
to his home with a condition
brought on by exertions in his
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fremont Boulevard are ankle
deep with snow blockades which
ploughs have tossed back from
street centers. Weather FORE
casters predict more snow which
will make foot-trafflc difficult
and laborious. 1t was a long
time coming, and when it ar
rived, all varieties including
rain and sleet which fell in fam
tastic freezing imagery.
oklahoma" could not make
her scheduled trip to Boston
from the Polo Grounds on New
Years Day. She claimed the
Cry Baby hid her bus pass via
Berkeley, which had not been
found up to the time a sad
letter was written announcing
the news. Bill" Brown Informed
Mrs. Jay that "Tootsy- Wootsy''
was interested in Oklahoma's
contemplated visit. Dude"
Foster was ready to take over
had she arrived. Paradise Alley
Is the new rendezvous of the
famous Stonefeathers duo. Par
ker Coe has not seen the Great
LuciuS since the Eisenhower
election. Three funeral dirges
have been sung next door To
our Tonsorial Emporium with
Lucius not attending. either
one. owner Jackson, Maestro
Davis and Rev. Smith listened
attentively to each requiem be-
tween the hair-cuts anG Shaves.
Bro .Santo turned the heat on
n sublime grace and dignity
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Mrs. Evelyn Mendez, Miss Ethel
Brown, Miss Emma Lawton, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Rannie, Mrs.
Florence Siveright, Miss Eliza
beth Jackson, Mr.. William Cow
ington, Mr.. Snow Taylor. A
joyous time was had by all, and
we know he will enjoy the best
of everything for the next coming
year.
The Nurses unit Of the 18th
Baptist Church, Mrs. Myrtle Sur
rey, President, on last Mon.
night gave the Pastor, and the
official Board of the church a
Banquet. Some invited guests
were included. Covers were laid
for rs. A bountiful table was
spread and all enjoyed them
selves and gave toasts and songs
to the unit. A program was the
feature of the evening.
Public invited to attend a meets
ing of March of Dimes and Mo-
theirs March, Tuesday, Jan. 20.
7:9O PM, at Peoples Baptist
Church, Camden ST., Rev. Rich
ard Owens Pastor. A fine pro-
gram, moving pictures. Bring
your friends. Mrs. Mary Gordon
and Estella L. Crosby, Co-Chair-
man.
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Blue Eagle News
RX BARBER SHOP CHORD

Owner James ackSon remini.-
seed over his former "croSs-the-
street" barber shop gouging
landlord, who boosted his rent
more than periodically this
particular baron of rent boost
ing at one stage Of the game
during tenancy of the across
the-Street store made inroads
of boosting rent within a dura-
ton of a two week period. 1t
seemed like a hired spy was
keeping tabs on owner Jackson's
tonSorial trade in order to make
exorbitant rent boosting de-
mands. This cut-throat rent
boosting TRADE stopped sudden
ly whoen owner Jackson sec
ured an option to purchase his
present, Blue Eagle tonsorial
store, including the building. He
made a great decision leaving
the gouging landlord amazed 81
his brilliant maneuver to over
come evil with good. Your scribe
congratuiates owner Jackson for
his patience in defeating the
purpose of a get-rich-quick
manipulation of property bought
for a song from a religious or
ganization, that did not know
its value at the time OF selling
it.
Boston streets are full of
slush and snow. Corners along
The guardian., 1953-01-17
By ALAIIRA PARK

umn (she was from overseas)
she enjoyed the ebb and flow
of the writing like waves of the
sea, she said Another wrote
that the story of the Little Brown
Boy named Monroe" especially
pleased her and she hoped some
time the chapters could be coll
lected in pamphlet form. Yet an
other sent a money contribution
as his expression of his pleasure
in reading the column, while a
former Hub resident wrote that
the episodes took him back to his
days in Boston. These express
sions of interest and pleasure are
greatly appreciated and spurs the
writer on to do her best to make
the column interesting. The story
about Madam Nellie Brown Nit
chell who was Boston's popular
soprano in the "Gay Nineties"
period drew this comment: "Do
tell how graceful the lady was
inspite of her great bulk" (The
lady in question of only medium
height, weighed in the neighbor-
hood of $50 poundsD But you
never thought about that, she was
so shapely and well proportioned
and active. I remember she used
always to run up a flight of stairs,
saying the rapid ascent gave you
no time to get weary. Have
you noticed the magnificent new
sign that points the way to Es-
telle's there on fremont st? The
illumination shows four colors
and can be plainly seen far up
and down fremont st. Did |
you know that we have two CEN
among US? Over in
Maiden Adam Younblood OBJ
served his 102nd birthday al the
Maiden Infrmary where he is
staying. And out in Roxbury is
cheerful and lovely Mrs, Brown
who has passed her Tooth natal
day. Maybe they, too, will reach
the 125 year mark that the doc
tors say is the age one can at
tain,
The second series of "Meet
Your Community" nights spon-
sored by the League of Women
for Community Service will open
Sunday, January Is, at o'clock
at 558 Massachusetts avenue. The
speaker will be Mr.. Paul A. Rev
aleon of Cambridge and his sub
ject will be Minerals in Rela-
ton to Jewelry Making. He
speaks with authority in this
field which is the area of both
his professional and avocational
interest. A graduate of the
Museum School of Fine Arts, a
member of the Boston Mineral
Club, and co-partner in a Jewell
ry business, Mr.. Revealeon also
teaches classes in jewelry maxi
ing and repairing. He has an
outstanding collection of miner
ais and will use samples to illus
trate his talk. Those who at
tended this series of Sunday
night gatherings last year will
recall them as an opportunity for
informal discussion and a pleas
ant social hour between new
comers and residents. A cordial
invitation is extended by the
officers and members Of the
League to all interested friends,
and a particularly warm well
come is offered to newcomers and
to students to come and MEET
YOUR COMMUNITY. HOLI-
DAY ECHOES-From New York
to spend the Yuletide with Mrs.
Edith Gilbert Williams Of Cam
bridge came sisters Mrs. Harry
Elmore MARY Gilbert) and Miss
Emma Gilbert, Radcliffe grad.
The latter attended the 25th an
niversary tea of her college class.
And from Dee Gee came Mrs.
rNst rxr.
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work at the Boston Naval Ship
yard.
All Business men and women
are invited to attend the opening
meeting of the new year Of the
Greater Boston House Wives
League on Monday, Jan. 26, at
558 Massachusetts, ave-, Boston.
Friends are cordially invited
to attend the Fourth Annual OBJ
servance of WORLD RELIGION
DAY, on Sunday, January 18, at
$3.50 PM, in the State Room,
Sheraton-Plaza Hotel, Copley
Square, Boston. ''The Birth of
World Religion. Speakers will
be Mr.. Richard McCann, Direc-
tor, "Our Believing World" Tele-
vision Program of WBZ-TV, and
Mr.. H. Borrah Kavelin, National
Spiritual Assembly of the Ba-
haiis of the United States. So
prano, Ruth Bowlby will sing.
Mrs. Mary Spencer rendered
her husband Mr.. Daniel Spencer
a birthday party at their home
$50 fremont st. on Jan. 8, 1858
at $3.50 PM. A lovely collation.
was served and good fun was
enjoyed byall. He had lovely
gifts presented to him by his
many friends. The guests were
as follows: Miss Laura Selden,