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A thie mark here aneaiiH thai tlie sub scriber to this copy of The Xews its be hind oa subscription. Please make a pay ment as soon as coa venient 0 n JtVVJ A fUJS . r fox. xrxrr MO UNI AIRY, NORTE CAROLINA, THURSDAY.) NOVEMBER 13, 1913. NO. 20 qn qrj mriiii tni u 7n What cf the Church of the Open Cooimtry. Why should those placets, tiinwaghoui; the open country, where CnriritriariH meet to wor ship God b to all appearaaww tihe spvts most forsukien by hJimT AH wlio iiivw tli slightest know JJge of country dhurches know thiat out through the rural Lis trieitu tlu're are scores of ehumh buildings unpaiinted, out of re pair and in a dilapidated con-diit.H.-3ik gem-rally, while to make deHuiaitii m. more deiwlsaite ixxw anil tih a cfhiuxih will lje found lw eaDed in the ntixlwt of aburyircg ground that is pro United from tine piiMic only by a fejnee brok en and fatlia-lj? into decay and in wlluich the vvgt.'tatMm has been Itift to grow in, a tangled mm Oft im w ith'Im rive confines of the burying ground straying eat tlle or a few wiunderun? shiecp may be seen, feeding upon tlie sucmlierJt graH thiat are nour ished by the boiies of a former gvneratktni. Than evident nieglettt of the ohamvih. premises se-eans t be in durative of the eoiwimndty atti tude, toward religious woetip. The siurae interest shown in the cure of church. buiMing is manii fewtedl in the wipport of its ser vices. They are neglected. It ajiiiesws that the church services are no more attra-etive to the res ilenits of the community tluan th buUdrnig itselif is to the passing stranger. Within the recent past thous ands of country ohurehes have died. Todjiy thonstuwlH of others are iot a dying eoudiitioai. It is ckimit'd that in the state of 111 itiiois aloive there are WX) ab an il iktl wiutrfry dairi'b bttLtdkiiis. Hie farmere are usui them fur all sorts of purposes; hay-ban, ttool-jriheils, ooni-cribK, shops, in faic-t, for anftjiiinj that 6uits the eontvenienice. In tlie states of Nebraska, Iowa, ami ManwHota, in twewtv-tfive years, 251 Bii tfc dhuni ha vie been dropped fivra the- let and 3MV-t wo more j are on the poiaht. of being aban- dtied. Oontvtry ehnnw'S that were once flouritfliing and srtoi(ir, exertaiiig a markied iBifluenee tm tlw life of the cccamipisty, today Heem to haAv lout profininl to svH-b an extent tliat no lontger do thtiv doxninate the bfe of the WxnVty aiml fioairanh in their activitk htt exkt on sufferance niereiy- Thin lass in rural chmvh nem Ivmliiilp cannot be duarnt tli tlecnaise in rural population, for in same st-vtioiw we are faK-injr tlw fact of a decreased rural lutiin lr-bip where there w an ia crtw.six.1 rural imputation. Suiih w tnie if tlie state oif ' I ta within tlw ranks of our own d ivwnination. 'Hie last eeivsin lkow ed tbe gain in rural population in MsMata to be 7.7 ier wnt. The Bapttt rural chunh lnfiu Wrrfii!i for tlie dde 1903 to 1913 has decnasetl 7.1) it wnt. In VMl tle Miiwwtsota lkkptisfs re jK1ed ninety-five chmvhva in oM'ii country-. Kigbt of tflit were even then practically aban doned and so are jot to W con .s'uU'red. Of tlie remaining eiglxty jveu, in the last ten ytwrs, six Jiav been dilKUirJd. During the same period hx jk'v ohuruh e have been organized in tlw ojku couitry. Tints it wouM l4iear tlnat tlie MuineMota Uap tistH have Jwkl tlieir own in tli niianW uf country cliui'hs. liut this appearance w charged by the fanit thiat there are el mil at tle premt t'ane fVwr churdhtt. Two of thme may ponsihly b n vivtil, tlw iiibility, however, is ninote. The actual facts are the l'.aj tests off Minih.sota have ls-t lur i" the last, decade iu tJie jnun Ht f rural chuix-lut jgiid aW) in rural jn(ii!enhi!p. True, the 1 h;'s imt In'en gniiit but uf-f'tck-Dt. to .svlnw tit it the cum-nt w M-ttii,g in tlie wrong direction1 uie exla!tiLi(n so frt-ipuratly giwit .f tli,' d-i-l'st' (f t!l M churtJii., namely, tliat tlie liu-m-bei.hiq h:is eitli-r died or ino -el mviiv, in not n Kitisfnrtorv on,. htvauM' tlie rural population iu MHtncst.ta is greater thuti it! vi..s teji .MMrs iio. A. can only , iidiuH th it tlu eouatry eliur. h is iti.t iinik'Hs? a eonwnaiuling apj-al V the h'0le. j Condition! in tbe Muntry j uiv m.iterially ehunged. From! tlie hie)y log Miilin iu h rwute cleariig t,f the woh1s. op fr2n' the rnnle .l nhantv on the prairie to the mole,rn home fit ted with all pnswntrday eonrven iettMes and oomforts and ur- rounded Wy fruitful orchardn, fiiihis of taaseled conn or wav bug grain is a Uxng way reekjonr ed in unite of either time or labor. In the, early dnjs th farmer rarely went beyond his own iieighjwrhocd. If he travel"d from home it must b on foot. hora.lxickj or by a tiinunlerwag on. He was natisfied with hut etjauinnniiiitvdkfe. If a man was tik'k his neighbors eame and car id i?or him, riret oiw? then anoth er sittinig np with him nights. If lie died) they prepared tlie boKv for burial even making the cof fin for th dnd. It was a cus tcnwirv- thiuiitr for tlie fanner's wife to take; sewing or klnittinig aiint visit a wlw)Ie diiy at a ne,igh Wir'3. In tlie winter the farmer would take the whole family to a teigbbor's wlere, after enpper, the children wonjd play bHrhl nuiAVbuff anil other old-time gaanes iu the kitchen while th bid follfia sat in the parlor before an )'n hsinlwotxl' fire ami visit ed until bed-time. Now the vU itinif i quieikly Vne over the telepliotve.' A doctor comes from town with a trained nurse and the sick are cared for by thtn. Jtoileru muwhiiiiery does the f:Lrm wrk: tlwit was once niiiuk' the oc casion) of festal gather kings. Iu the evetunig a faiimy s driving horse arid a nibber-tired buggy or motor-car takm the country folk! into town to the "movie," Yet throiiigh all this pnperity and progress the churvb of the uptti country has rennaiiwd tktUy unchawged in its services arl methods. rrwu-h'sng, Sun daysHchool and prayer service with an oxvanional pay sx'ial le Cwefni have beeoi about all that m attemdted. Many of th-vc cliurvhi. do not even have regu lar prearbkitf and Sutwlay ai-'hool anil yet have hoped to live. It retrts uvou the country chianch to tdjtsst itself to th eliMigvd . coniiitio m f - lJe ml uindertake a ministry that w-iU arouse and hold the interest of the oommundty btvaine it has caintmimidty -alue armt U not an 8fort put forth merely to main fain its own exigence. A'early the wealth aird cul ture of the ipeiD country ar in preasii'ar. The evidences of this are seen on every haukl. A drive of a few honirs from this n'tty will take one out through a rk'b famuitug country, past several churches in the open country an I luxurioi-N farm horn a So;ne of th'-se humew have furiMce heat, elect rw lights from a private plaint on the farm, well apjwiint ed hat I-rooms furniture purchaj ed jukI arranged with discrim inating taste, the laN-st liter ature in books ajd magaLim m the library taJle, telephone tot invtion with Chii'ago, the mail Kift ilnUy at their gate, while tlie I'hildrvn in the home are state jkoimval school and univerxity gratluatets. They have affhienee asitl rofiiKMuen. Miiuttviota not a tenant fann tftatie us are some stat. lliere Vi still toi much unowupied la ml to jM-runt 4jif fimling tenants. The roporti?i tf owned farms ic high. and that if teitant farms low. The farms consequently shonr the marks of iiK'retsing proierity its tlie owners improve their Iwfliuw year by year. Jiwlt wnditioiiN as those jiwt .tatrtl knvit'iit great jKKsLhiljtieti for the country church. The faot is regniizl on the part rf i)uw 'lu are makny a earttful iint tiigatnn 4 tlie so-cdled runtl pro! Jem that the country 4'hunh hckhs tJie key to the proMem f Muiitry life. I'rident Hutter tV'4 pijKilit tm follows: "The rural wtstor when he arrives on hij field Khotild luHMkine the 4n limnty leader of t,l parisli. TIi'n do n mxt mmn that li shaill fritter away his time getting up all k&ud of s-h'iners fii uei'jhb r ImmhI aetivity, but h must ko giv his thought to large plans for community bttteinnont that the pea. pie wall .se' that lie U ill tented in th siiunuuity life. It follows that the pastor must li.ve tlie soeial jMint of view for th,. p'istor w th e-hiei term in the p.nJilein. lit. is lo have a ts;.oii of the new rural life prtw perous iiMliiHtrially, lieautifiid by art, nsbsr.ied tnily. Tlie time lii.is o inu wlun nun going into tmiuitrj' partsluu must prejmre IlluniHelves for country paribh work'." In tlie social activities of the oommumtvy there is no aigency flor tli bnikliitig up of a whoh tnm social life more depervng of first place than the rund church. Some organization is going to suipily tlie rural conm unity with am agrwable x'Uil life. If tlw! ebun-h dot not some other or ganization wiill. The need is too great to be loft unsatisfied and wUl cniate the m-ans for its wit iNfavtioti. This loes not mean that it w neertiMiry for tlw rural church to undertake an elab rate program of gociids, concerts, gymiuustie clatieH and like attiv Bties, though thie are good in tlbe ir pLuces. There are two gen eral wpjirmncnts tlitit must bej iiut first, to find a donuuow in-1 tcresst, or if non' .exwts to create one, a'i:d sword, to brknr the m-wjule togetlwr on "that wmanon interest and the wn'ial life will then care for itself. T3ue life ami lalwr of JoOin Fnxlerick Oljerlin deiuoristratctl how tho disinterested individual iisiy (be interested aafd haw tlie intiiviluals thus aroustd. may lie effil'iNted bi comnumdty undertak ing. If tlw kinigdom of Gol h a Jdingitturi of serviw all efforts on the iar tof the church to serve the otMiumumty in any way that will promote wholesome ness of life are cot hfcoiwitsteiot with its m:t'Lji. The church which reiv ders such service has gone a loi:ig way toward sodviDg the pro bUu of a wholesome amlagrtieabl social E.fe in the country and has j!acsl ibwlf in a comuuanding piwltion. Its m.ts?a.ge will be liJi-ard with new interest; its -fluewe felt with incmitied pow er. And under these mrw con ditiors, when it prtvlauns the iwut truli of the old evangel f" the spiritual life of men tiliiere will be found a more re cettive attitmle ami a msre ready rtpop we to the appeal thus made. Hy L. U. (Vosiy, in Standard. Extradition cf Ttaw Ordertd'by Governor. Cteonl, N. II., Nov. 8. Gov ernor FtJkr toifiay honored the nluifiitiion of the State- of New York for the extradition of Har ry K. Thaw. The case is ivow transferred automatically to tlie Federal Coitrts whtTe a writ of habeas txxrpuy on liehalf of Thaw is Miidiit. Tine Governor based his dec- ion oik the iiuluitsuetit retund Hg:un.st Thaw- in New York eoitn- v, wimm ciiargeu nm wiui cou - . it Nptraey to escai I nun tlw1 asv- lujn at Mattstwan, N. Y. TIuiw'k attoitwys ajKHHWicetl tluai they wouhl iuinwtliaU'ly file an oniiendiiuent to tlv-ir petition for a writ of IiaIh.s ctrpus. The .'riginhl iH-titsm was bused on the allegation that Thaw was indited fr con-'pirHcy by the Dutchcr Couorty graanl jur- anl it was Kirs';itsl iM'tuling the Governor a lUv'frou ujKm the matter of ex tradition. iW'caiwe tlie extradition has jww lfn grantee! n th stwigtJi if tin New York County indict iiveni it will W nvsMMiry to a meml tlio p'titwut aeistrdii i;ly. THaiw wiU rcma.ui her1 in the CUstcnly of Chi tut Stahs Marwlwil Nute andi Sheriff Irvw pcmling flw Ftxleral proceedings. Why the Hcrse Stopped. A tralvwler in lmliama iuti-sl that a fa'TUKT was hav'ii g trouble viitJi h'w lwi"s'. It would start, go slow for a short ttj-lanee, ail thtu sUp aga'm. Tlwereiiitnti ihe farim-r would lmve givat difficul ty m g.ttii,g it started, si-s God'cy's Mvva.re. Fiiuilly tlw tn.vo'r acprt Eielud ami ikkl .solK'itoiMsly : " Is your hor-v si "N t that I kaiov of." "Is h.. balki.vf "No, but lu-'.s . afraid I'll -say tin. I lie wont hear uie i tlu;t he Mt,, every oiw-e ru a while to li-sten." Valuable Land for Sale. I hive about 2.1. acres of land in .suburbs of Mt. Airy on Fan cy Gap road. This land lays well. Has had twelve thousand loads of manure on it iu five years. Heeii used for Trucking, is in high state of cultivation. O. V. Helton. For further particulars. see Robert Eeltcn, TO RESIGN WONT. BUT District Attorneys and Marshals In North Caroolina Asked to Resign. AsbeviLIe Dispatch, 6, to Greens boro News. In a formal letter Attorney Cenvral McReyiwjhla han rejunt J tlif rignuition of Diatrict At torney Iltilton and llarslwl I g!:n (xf the wiwtem district, and Diatrk-t Attorney Seiawell and Marslnal IM-ktTy of tlie eastern niwtrict. niis is in line with tlu? liesmiinvds nwide mn the Attor tMTy (jfjieral by tlw? North Caro lina Senator. THie letter of tli Attorney Gi'iueral hsw of ooicrwe been trmt ed as (fficiuil business and there fore comfkbimtiijl, but thoe who han btvn permitted to see the iitffiicijil note are aimizcAl at its tenor. In fact, it is declared by friejbi tliat the Ripufl)lican of ficials ctAuld iut well resig-n im- dr the verbia.ge of the Moltey njokli letter without appearinig to iinrx'ach the character of their own services to the govenwiUMtt. Tlie letter is sudd -to set forth that the depart.ment wisihx to af fect certain c.hanges to alter "conditions" in th districts and to tdiat end d'Hires th resigiuir tinx of those now4 holding offices. None of the officiate concerned will resiigu. On the contrary they will carry the f'vght to the White House should that drastic step beccme ncesary and the President may be asked to tell the eountry wlnat he meant when he dclaml that RepuMieam should taot be removed for purely political reasonji . The Attorney General dot not intimiite what chartgtti he demrcs nvule in the service, iur docs he clwirge thiit any part of tlw ser vice has been wviatisfictoory. NcvertheJesB the department askk thktt the resngnationi be so word ed as to indicate that the pre- eni officeholders are eifcwrinu; ttemselvrs tx the e2kt tlia,t $ie suKKutioua charfres can be uiAde. As before stated, none oi thoe concerned have the sJiit- cst idea of reaijrnlng, unless their mountain ir inus are greatly- in error. Can Arm and Equip Half Mil boon Men on Short Notice. Waslijj'igton) Di-patch. Tlie "war plana" of the array irdJnan. d-iartauenit are eoui .jttd and for the first fme in the hitsturv of the cuuutrv I nole Sam is in redins, at a nw mefut's notice, to arm and tijuip oOO.UH) mw to si'ihfc iiHo the field in the evn of war with a first clarn jower. Itlies' plajiH have Ih'cu workoil out tIKtriiiig the past ix years tlifotAgh the HVNtintiatio ail mire nuttiiig laUir irf Lieut. Col. J. T. ThinpMu of the ordinance de partmeai.t, uiWt the direction of llrigivrier (KMierwl Willuim Crocs-i-.r. chif of the burtait !om-l TlioMiijwim iHint-d ut that his "war plan" is based up on uKlitki!s as they would ac tually exit in tJh' evont of li tltiH. 'Hie Ihie cf the regular any woukl be iix"reasil to it iiiax.:niiiMii enlist ed strength as priivinktl for by law ; the entire organ!- militui of the country would must ond into the ser-vii-e of tlie Canted J-Vatis at full war strength and tle iHiiaiinler be ra'ssl by the enlist-, meet of Volunteers. The "war pbn," i.h iuaV (SMiipVtcd, pri- vules tUit tn:s foive sliaU te aniiiMl and ei'iiv"il at cvueeii U it't i. c; iii.(w before thf different units iim sent to the w.vnes ' of opera ti ji. For eo or dimation, taMts and iiiijn have IwN-n prepartd, giving !' t th, mubile ainiy, for the or gajdid titt.it i i Jinl for eaeli arm f -"sie, ti.eir Ji.-ts.-i; ,tl." V 111 i. ! tn i . il l er cf tr u repi r ' . 1 ; bnnu ah ar u to war A'r,i . Mi ''a imtilb'i .1".) I. .110 I .'1 Xoiuiii , : to he ra.sai f !i" to M" eompl te a : n!f milii n tire ,'iKti s. t forth. Straight and Narrcw. You Nik to walk thi jt might aiul iirrow way, 'ul the earnt friend. "Of cmr--." n.plie,l Mi (U yeljie; " nt have to walk that way in these tube skirts." ASKED NO INDICATION HTJERTA IN TENDS TO ABDICATE. On Contrary He Expects to Or ganize New Congress and Will Defy Washington to the Point cf Actual War. Mexico City, ov. 8. General Iluerrta lias shown no indication thiiit he will comply with the A merk'an demand's for his rig nation. On tlwe contrary, ' those wllu prxi(V- to have his eoufi dento hji' his program includes the ci4inuetl oecnpnncy of the Prcsvleniey unitil some time late in tlie year 11)14. and that be intends to carry out his plan of orgnmzhig tlie nw congn-KS and thtfyiisg AVashington evm to tlie point of war. It m not forgotten, howevw, tlurt tlie unexpected in Mexican polieieH is :mt surprising anil tflie evidences of this fact every hour lrnt a new rumor regardiiijg Huerta. Ihie persitsterut ri-Hrt w;is tliat he had timwsl the gov ernment over to tlie foreign min ister Senor Hohena, ami had giono to Vera Cnu. Anutflier was tliat he had com mitted snk-iiie. That Huerta has bogiiu to break witih certain miflnbers of his latest cabinet is tndic&ted by the niported ig, nafcixxu of Gen. UlaiMiuet, the nriiuster of war. Thre is some basis for believ iwr tine United States has servVd on Preskbit Huerta a suii('c merKtary n. tkt that his offkikil cansT muwt 1 brought to an end 'l(y Momlay night. It was reported todtiy tiliat dohui Lind, Pre,-i3dcBit Wilson a rej)rttsentarive, was the medium employed by WaHlshtfton. Mr. Lrnd and the Mexkvin officials deny this, but the nimor originated in the Na tional Palace. Te who iratist that Gen. HiKTta will reeust all overtures, say he admits fiiranciail weakness, but is convinced he can get en ou(g! jnoiy to keep up a dog ged, if i'ermittent eatnaign. a f aiiinat tie1 rebeki. According to t!e uiformants Gen, Huerta does not expect to bring about ratjfkvttion for many anonths, but until it is accomiplkdiKd he will ik resign. They wkl that he is still expeetirf congnss to meet ail that tliey wiH annul the re cent elie"tion. Tlie fiuiaiial situation here changed sliightlv for the better toiy. ' Some bank are putt'ciig out silver. Right of Possession. TW Ukvely girl, lsavirg liiiger oaI a minute in her room to ad just her transformation, change the angle of he-r Grockkit bard, ami make sure that tier skirt fitted like the jMvling of a phrm. dweenled to the parlor to find the fatmity pet ensooitced upon the Knee of the young man caller, her curb- head nentled comfortalJy against hw hImmiUUt. "M'V, MatHl, the young laillv exclaimed, "aren't vou SNliamn-i! xf yourself! Got right down." "Slwin't do it," retorted the chiM. "I got here first." Notice. Hy virtue of a Deed of Trust executed to me by J. R. Davis ami wife for the benefit of J. C. HoUincKWorth. to seeure a note of seven hundred seventy dollars ivable monthlv on the first dav f'l).s-. 1911, $10 jer month and providing that failure to jwy any if sakl notes tthall caibe tlk- en tire amount to become due. and default having bs-n made and the note boil g now past due, on application rf J. C. UllinghWortJi I will .sell for cash on the 8th day of Dee. l!H:i at I o'clock. P. M. iu fnuit of the Town Hall in Mount Airy X. C. to the h'nhet bidder the following real estate, towit: Lyirg and leing in Sur ry County, X. C., in the town of Mt. Airy, begiiunii g at a stake t on Fast edge of Junction St. aid run.s with said stieet X. II deirrea F..it ') feet to a htake; thenee X. s'lj degrees Fast about -Id feet to a jilant'd nnh ; tlM'liee South 4 d. UTe. S W. ( f "el to a planted roek. ; theiiee S. 7I.. degre.N W. about 2',l feet to the beginning. This Nov. '), l'Jlil. R. F. H .lling.sworth, Trustee. E. J. Justice is Given Good Job. Washington, Nov. 8. E. J. Justice of Greensboro, wlio some inontlia ago declared himself a candkbite to succeed "Senator Overman, has been offend, and probably will accept, a position as .special prosecutor in the de partment of justice, which may possibly take him out of the Sen atorial race. In tlie new position, which car ries a salary of $7,5U) a year, he will rank, as the third highest man in tlie department, being next in line to Attorney General MollefynohLs and the first assis tant. Attorney General Reynold has been casting about for several weeks for a lawyer "large en oi$gh" to take chvirgo of a case in California involving two mil lion acres of land, valued at abou W,tHX).(M(). Remembering the fine work tliat Mr. Justice did foi the government in the tohacw ciisw, he grasped tlie opportunity of addhr the North Carolinian to his forces as soon a he ham-. ed his engagiment wiw KMjsible." Tlie term of Mr. Justice is in definite, but it is believed tliat after be concludes the California case he will be urged to take up the government's program of anti-trust litigation. This will leave tlie way opet for Mr. Jus tice to continue his work with the dpartmerit or jump into the Senatorial race whenever he rhinrs best. Mr. Justices ap-poii'im-'iit was strongly urged up on Mc Reynolds by Secretary lan iels aikl Com'iuwioner CKborne. Fxllowing the usual course, Sen ators Simmons and Overman were consulted regardJig the appoint mtnt and declared it would give them much pleasure to see Mr. J ttt ice appoi u!td. Mr. Justice preferred tonight not to discuss whether or not his new position would elinii.iate hbn from the Sectorial race. Mr. JuMt'ice is existed to leave for GaAiforwia next week to tk up hij new duties.. . Watch Heavens; Fine Meteor Showers in Prospect. Owing to the remarkably beau tififl nlstltts with which Nov em ber is bJeNsed this yiear, tilvere will be a wrrespoiuibngly fine oj) portuniity to olwerv the ptrii.!,'x' ilifcplayB of meteors falling tlue in tlie prnsejift mouth. Tlue nn sually clear sk,ki now in evi dence appew.r explaiftiaible by the fact tluit the geJieral and exces siw rains tf that si'ason h'ave preisted wkteNpread forest firt, tlie sBuokJc- of whiivh so frtsphntly olt.ur8 tlie laxi!H and dirk aw the atmn4j4iere hiiiir aut- UIIUI. Tlni nu-t notable swarm of NovennUir'n prkdw meteor sSiorw ers th fo lookusl for within I tlie nn'Xt six i&va, nuliiiting from tlie cnwtii4latjnn Ik, moving vr. rfw-iftly ainl sometimes in large nuinK'rs, wkh bright ail hJg BiJtinuoi.'H traiais. A fine fore-ruun-r of tikis swarm was re lltl carry last moiith iu the wiH of RjiglaiHl, illnuunat'etg tlie heavtus like a flash of lightn ing. AcR'ontkir to Nature, it was probibly a nuetor f the IHmail tyiv, thoiigh imfortun ately tlie niglt was to cknutv to lu'hag out its full sjdvmlor, var iitl liy bluk-lt and grotfliwh tints. Hut as tlie earth passes ilk the ink Idle of November tliromgh that pfirt f the great rii'ig of Ixs)itkl meteora, moving around the mm in which tlie meUtrk' matter is sibuudaiit, tli fire luills ilg1it very siwai to Ikmixiuc mruerous and euns-jMcu oih ki our ft ties. .New lorK HenUd. Swamp Root's Maker Left Over Two Millions. r.irgitanitoen, N. Y., Nov. 10 Tlie tn-'isurer of Hroume iininitv will lib- with the County Surro gate a n!at'inei.t apjra'.sjir the estate iS the late Joint M. Kil iit r f this city, eXp! witer of Swautp lioikt, u pateatt inedivLve, at m)' Tlw fortifne. -f Willis Sharpe K timer, his son, hi i-j j(,v in Kun.jM, b ivsti ia i'ed at idinit thf Kime atnouiiU Tiu i'ortiu.e was built in IN vciis. When the ekler Kilmer slarttd the nuuiufaeture of MwaniRiiot his original outfit eon.si.stid f a lir iisi kettle a: d a few gill cis of ingredients.
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