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OLD MORTH STATE !
IPS AMD GOSSIP
ODD AKD IITERESTIHG HJPPEIIJGS.
Jim Wilcox Is Becoming- Yiclons and
Dangerous,, ' '
Returns a Favor from Ma Jailer by Slashing-
mm. With "a Knife Epedemlc of
Typhoid in NorthamptouEx-Cnafcder
ate ; DiaavDointed Crou ami Gauural
. ,j . 7ffew Told In Short Mate etorlns. '
ftniabsth City Tar Heel: "Jim" Wil
rox, the alleged murderer o! KM Maud
from-ey, has male an enemy of one of
' li!m.'e bent friend i. Kio Wilcox's ira
iiricionnieot, Lir.; B. A. Newbern, ti e
'jailer, ha spared no effort to make
prison life comfortable for the doomed
nan. He has never rc'ilied to grant the
nl'irhtvHfc rennestof thenrUtinerand manv
i.r - r- - a - - ,
time a day the Mud hearted jailer has
walked to" and fro on errands for the
bated of men.
Saturday afternoon Wiloox expressed a
wish for some matches, - Mr, Newbern,
or "Bonneyw as'he 1 better knowp,
went over to lifts briim and I procuring a
box of matches returned to the jail. Wil-
' cox la in an wpjier cell. VHonnej" drew
; himself up fry the bars and extended the
matches to the prisoner. Iiintead of ex
pressing a word of thanks,'; Jim Wilcox
reached 'for a knife and aimed a vjciotw
. Mow 'tft the upstretched hand, inflicting
an ogly wound upon one of the Jailer'
fingers. -
;;. fir. Newbern dropped to the floor and
demanded an explanation. , -; . 1 . 5
? . The prisoner assumed a murderous at-
' 'titnde and , threatened worse were the
V opportunity 'presented.' He also
' pressed a regret that be' did not succeed
. in inflicting a more serious wound.
Inside the prison wall an angry argu
ment bet ween the keeper and his charge.
- Mr. Newborn's reply was 1n part:,; H'ilm
Wloox, I have treated you asatrleua. I
have never once' refused tograot jou
t anything within my powe', while the
band of every man in toe eonntry has
teen turned against yon. "Wow that you
have ac'ed a; yon have! shall treat you
J'lat as ldo tb other? prisoners,' and
when yon bang, I want td be the man to
; pull the rope." "'Wired! 'reply '" was: a
sneer. ' . ' ' f
- II mnoke News: 1 In the npper section of
Northampton' coflhty we 'are told that
' there is an epidemic of typhoid fever and
that the mortality among the peoj)le liv
ing In that section ia alarming. In one
family, that of MK T. S. Ingram, a well
known citizenthe greatest affliction has
come. About teri days ago he lost his
wife with fover.'and last week he buried
two daughters4' In the same grave. He
now has two-more daughters sick with
the same disease, and they were not ex
pected to live, and Mr. Ingram is down
with fever tritriself. ' A greater affliction
onld hardly come upon one family and
snuch sympathy is felt for him. ' , !
ODelaaed Kx-Con federates.'
Washington, Aug. 11. The commie-sioner-ofi'ptfnsions
today gavr obttlie
statement that an erroneous impression
seems'to er't 'p.mrtir t-'-r ---" '
.,..tJi.il to pnslocV-Confederate sol-i
i0iers, and tlie resvUt.la.that the pension!
,p.wce,is oeing neiuged rJth application.
ilrp.W, the former wearers of the gray.
.XOHT 8TATX0ii:8. ,
Cflmwd Times: There have been about
nicy jjeopie struck dead by JJghtnlng in
North.Crol!na In the paat month.
Vlaisori ledger; Crops auTered much
from tiefAught, but the ncect rains
nave giranjiew life to farmers and the
shortage vi'JfiQt be so short as at first
thought.
Mount Airy ffe-sY Ths late rata ame
'In t,me to do a prr t deal of good. To-,-bacco
was kZc&j oonrfjerablj d
ate corn was -jrp. iWe .tu-i
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ff&lght cars ai 8iimhir tLU morning and
instantly killed. The body was horrlM
mangled, nine ears passing over Mm. .
Nsw Bsrn, Aug. 11 Carteret and Bean
fort counties are vety much stirred up
over the attempt to Import forelun labtr
to work on the immense lumber tracts
In theee count! e. Tie lv-al laborers say
they will not tolerate foreign labor.
Some trouble is feared.
The central executive committee of the
veterans' reunion has inioniittUou that
at least 2,000 old jioMiVrs will li a,t
Gi"?enHlon f. the aanutil DCicampiimnt
AutruHt 20-2 1 , bewldes a swry large iiuui
ber of vlnitorf. The pnrade promises to
be tbs laiyst and nrot gorgeous ever
laid, '
The Lider Nayn itliati a negro man
from Pereonconuty was ia Oxford one
day lat week tu search of a man , who
b euid had etulcii , his wiff, t-)iil iMt,
chickens and razor. H said he was not
particular about th old woman m
children, bnt did want bis "mz ir" bwk
as it was a mighty good "one, De did
u t Had tlwn. . ' ' . i
lolini'l family fur 1:Tensm.
. Oxford, Auir . 11 -Mr. 0.cHr Yancey
and family, were potaonod by having
Paris gren pno rn their oolite,
Mr. inn-
cey, Mrs. Yaeceyaod five children were
at the breakfast table when they' were
suddenly ewd with Vomiting,- and on
examination "of th-ir eoff they saw ua-
mlctakable Tsence of Paris irreen. Vr.
B. K. Bar M. Immediately summoned,
who rtacbeft the famllv In time to admin.
1atr'ant!Uio-tsi?:! Mr Yanrev hnd tmtio
leter nmidotes., wr, xanrey im-1 tnmg
mp?etou that a negr j named; Owen Bar. j
rls, who was employed on the farm, bad,
attempted to kill tbs faintly in revenge t f
-a fliflliinlty Mr. Yancv bad with the
negro, in wmcb Mr. xanoey. had need
hflrnh words and B arris had threatened
revet ge. Mr. Yancey, .though suffering
violently, took h pistol and went to
the field .where the negro was at work
and ordered: him to return to the house
with him.' Harris was held by Mr. Yan
cey ' at the point of the pistol until help
arrived, when he was brought to Oxford
and lodged in. jail, rails green was
found on his clothes and on the buttons
of his shirt.
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Mle Willie Parrottof Providence Ford.
Va., Is visiting Miss Willie Pearce. :
Wr. Louis Kllpatriek, who is ta the
government service at Wilmington, came
home Saturday to sea bis mother nd
some bpef else.,- ,
Mr. Tib West jbd a valuable 4og pois
oned Saturday. . Strange bow it touches
some hearts to lose their favorite flog. ,
'Our farmers are smiling good prices
lor tobacco., ,U)tWB m some places Is
oiwniiig.. We have a heavy July crop of
cotton. 1 t, ''f j . , I " '
Miss Daisy West is practicing the tiny
children at lfethanyfor-an entertainment
Sunday Wight, "Children's Day,"
Fruit is nearly gone except pears and
grapes. Mr,' W, H, West has some fins
Keifer ears. . ' :
Djraeatary Oared 'Wlthoat 're Aid of a
' .. . -:-iri. i Doctor, i-' '- ' ' - ; '
4T am just up from a hard spell of the
flux'? (dysentery) .-says Mr. T. A.' Pinner,
a well known 'merchant of Drnmmond,
Tenn. "I used cine; bottle of Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and : Diarrhoea Rem
edy and was,-'etrred-. without1 having a
doctor. i-I sconsidor it tbe best cholera
medicine la te world." y 'There Is no need
of -em nl of - - ... -.-' f r,.--
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1 4 -KENSTON, N. C, THURSDAY, . AUGUST. 14.
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OF. LOCAL HEWS
STREET TALK IH "BUSY HUSTON
Things Seen and Heard and 'Writtiji'!
" Up Indastrioas JTcpbrtcrs. 1 -
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The Flremon' Ma-tinff.
At the regiar ico'it hlv inti' K nf th
Kinston Fire company in-t u'i lit t fin Kt -tndance
was small and no j imiii.
tion was takfn in rrd to .'an iih-.
of Importance, tut the ciiu!riitt-ji.iii o
gaiitzing a hoi mi tf am reported U 1iv
tliey were making btvorahi , pn.jrt
and tbt Kinston niy expect to hiv a
vtn cijai(jeu refi ieiu an fan f uay. t
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Tbe comiiiittes on a hre alarm eytttum re-1
ported that they were In correspondence
with several firms and hoped to be able f
to install a complete fire alarm system in
Kinston before a great while. ' ;,' )
Toe following resolutions were adopted
and given to The Frue Press for publico
f tjon
bM find In hi. wimlnm tiaa talren
j from .this earth our beloved brother.
' T rv m I . - U 1 L. - 1 -
ltcHolved, That by his death this com
OHitv has lost a most faltbfnl uidetficint
I iueiithi.r and chief engineer, and one ever
reiy to respond to every call of duty.;
2. Tuat we extend our sincere sym pa
th to the bereaved family, ' . - ( u
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wv' UI resuiunous is
Mut ta tw ttimlly, a copy placed upon
tus minutes of this company and a copy
sent to--the Kinston Free Press aud
Morning News for publlcattoa.
J. F. STBICkLFN,
" J. B. Templb. , ,
r .' . J. T. MmtKTTE, ,:
, -. , " y. Committee. '
The Dread Not Book and Ladder com
pany held their regular monthly meeting
also, In their building on theonrt house
fqnare, land a com m It tee reported that
they were In eorreepondence with the
State Firemen's association In regard to
application tor membership In that body.
This company, composed of colored men;
has done kinston a great service in the
past at ; fires and ; 4s -al ways ready and
willing to respond ,to the eaQ of duty
and should bs encouraged by the people
of Kinston in their laudable work; ; f
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..'.Wliy It Was Stopped. ;
Newspaper reporrts have mads it appear
that the colored' excursion front "New
Bern - Tuesday 'was stopped without
notice and without reason. When Mayor
Webb was told of the excursion and that
there was - smallpox among the colored
population of New Bern he telegraphed
Mayor i Patterson asking If there was
smallpox there, and he received "the fol
lowing reply: .,.
New Bern N. C. August 11.
Mayorof Kinston: t
No new cases or suspects. Fenr cases
discovered other day, sent out of city. ,
F.T. PATTEitsojr,Iayor. .
- 'Mayor Webb not kao wing what legacy
the four cases left among the colored
people1 before being sent away concluded
not to take chances and Drtifled the
mayor and the railroad officials that the
train would not be allowed testop here.
'Death of l!isa Lof- r -!ft.
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. JUDGE GRIGGS, NEW . CHAIRMAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
'..- ,SI0NAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. ;
m: Congressman James Griggs of Georgia, who was recently chosen as ttv
! new head of the Democratic congressional campaign committee, represent
I the younger . Democratic element in the house. lie la an able lawyer und i
man of wide experience In things political.
t budding Into sweet womanhood and
who had the broad expanse of ftii-kful
ad happy life before ber. Mi-s I
Was Just 1 9 years old and had won f r
herself a warm place in the hearts of ber
many friends by her genial disposition
and lovable manners, gbe was born In
Fremont and came with ber family to
Kinston a - few; years ago. ; Miss' Swift
bad been' suffering with continued fever
for some time and bad .been attended by
Dr. J. M. Parrot, who did everything
possible'' to wtay the band of late, bnt
God in ' hie wisdom saw At td bnt d t wh
the flower ere it reached the-full ripeness
of a useful career. The sad funeral rites
will be conducted this efTternoon at 5
o'clock and the remains Will be interred
atths eemetery at this iplace. The i pall
bearers are Vessra. B. , IS. Cox, Pan Qain
erly, C. F. Dinn, Plato Collins, R. L. 8 to-
fver and Elk OettlngeT.-
. . 4 Knight of Oideoii.' "
; TiKday, August U2th was tbedayeet
tot the opening of (he 5 th annual eessifln
of the Supreme Grand Lodge of Knights
of Gtdeoa of Amertca. The first session
was called to order by the Supreme Com'
maoflet, 8ir J. J. Mainor of Norfolk, Wa.
Quite large delegation Is m the -city
hailing from various towas and crises in
North'Carollna and Virginia. The wel
eomeHbddress ws appropriately delivered
by Srr-Star Bksks, a leading wierdbant of
this city. ' Res pones by Sir F, W. Phillips
of Roanoke. Ta The delegation, is a
aniet and peaesfnl body of women and
Dten.1The business proeeedtege have been
peaceful and progressive. A largo street
parade, takhur place at -lo'dlook, with
speeches at the court hovse.-andi he pay-
ment'of a deeXh asseesmenttotlM mother
t W.'B. Cojell of this city, la keeping
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' Adcided ianovatioo ia 4beaercantl!e
world of Kfatton, and oaethanV should
aeet with tbs keenest appreciation of all
who dew to.pose as well -dressed people,
Is thesewigentlemen'e teenishlag -store
opened by Mr. S. AI Quinerly, t .103
eoeta (yneentreet nnoercne tsuanage
meat of Mr. Arthur Harrefi, who4as had
twelve years ecperience in 4iis 'lLie. aad
with a natural talent for the buskiess, is
certainly -qualified to eater to the wants
of tbs Btoet fastidious.' A loek into their
store, at itbe plendid array of cobby
things delayed, is a eight worth
pilgrimage by young men ia earoh of
something .dressy and duratte. fChese
gentleiuea vlil adkere strictly to ths one
price rule, aoi will offer ' only goofls of
etabllahed reputation and value, euch as
the celebrated Stetson shoe, wbleh has
national repntationvnd the well knows
Croflsett shoee, and anyone purchasing
t bceg of them are entitled to the privilege
cfhaTlDg their shoes polished free at
hrge. This Is quite an item in the weCl
Boy Cvred of Col id AXter rbrsiclaa's
" Treatment Lad Failed. '
' J'y he r v, Lcn four years old was taken
wlia c l I crsrtics ia bis tomach- I
gent for t' doctor and he in; rted m- r-
t '.tt ect.'.M kept pttucat woi ..
;. ' i i .'f a v . , .)L?ui f
- .'as I'u'.U'. Cholera and Li
' i 1 in 1 f 1 - "r n
' f son reeoerfL L L.
I Late, In. Mr.-lViaioa is
: r f -r the f."h"!l Lake Luwterj
a tj J. JlllooJ.
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nr-U'-t . "i;vr.:..,;iy
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dressml young men's expene u ount,
and Will undoubtedly gain thera 'many
eu-t nif rs. They carry a full l;ne of
Stelnblock's r-Iothlng and overcoats and
also gravnette ir rain coat. ; Mf.
Q iberl.f the Mejwtie skirt, and tb
eHlebrated Berliner, Strands ftnd Myer
neckwear,''; In the. hat line they make 'a
specialty of ti e Bawes which Is decidedly
one of the nobbiest bats to be found In
any city hat ; store, c They also j sell' tjbe
Bonar hat. " Mr. Quinerly carries a full
line "of Faultlesn" ' htght rot)es',ana
pajamas, It la absolutely Impossible 4o
enumerate the manybeautlfuVarid nobby
things to be found In this tor, bnone
ts so greatly Impressed wM the neatness
ind general appeAraiWof the place that
AWfpIo- It will caaeeianotber vsltl Their
place istqnipped wtlli the latest' dev5s
md mecbanisms to add to the comfort
and'cohren'enceoT their entomers, such
as the very latest cash register and fod-
ing plate mirrors and other things. Wftli
all new Stock, and clever treatment of
customers, which Is guaranteed by the
personnel etthe business these gentlemen
will surely wln success In their venture,
J'.t
Corporation Aaaeaemente.
Tha aJtata andftor has asseesed the
property valuation of the following cor-
poratiens in Lenoir county as follows:
W. A W. railroad, f 93.274.08; A. & N.
C. railroad, , IfliO, 02; ' Weotorn
Union Telegraph Co., f 2,555.87; South -
era Express Co., 11,904.27; Carolina Tel -
ephene and Telegraph Co., f 1,110.44;
Carolina and' Virginia ' Telephone Co.,
fl,30.13. Total, f251.620.86. v The
aestsrment for some of the large corpora-
time have not yet been returned to the
register of deeds. ' . 4 , - '.V
Another School Site.
lit was raeaored on the streets this
scTternoon that Mr. G. J. Cox's lot on
Psvton avwawa tuiA bmn nnmhaaait 4n
the graded eefeKfl ette. Mr. L. Harvey
eays that bo optdeo has been driven but
that the trustees are negotiating with
r. Cox aad the heirs. , ,
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Jt, ac Collaeren . t ?:
The A. JbM. CollegB will take all North
varonna ooyst Dart ore prepared to enter I
la September. If necessary ; President 1
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winston wfll borsow tents front the
fatate and nee them 'for dormitories. ' The J
seport tnac taese win not be room enough I
m an , error. Three hooees 'have been I
rented, two aew college bulMIngs added
and a hundred tents ready for use if
needed. College opens September 3d. I
fcfa-!ini r.i. At r I
wnwwsaw vBl) va w wwunuiu.
ta Kftstoa this morning. Upon
belag questioned ae to whence would I
o thrh n. !.. .v.
answered that right now Jt did cot look
like he would get through till frost, v He
aAM tha wnrm. r.n him -,o. M
tum oi tut) uuKi JU I-KJl't. f
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Mr. -Charlie Bell
haa tu. K. .
Mr. K. D. Moore to manage the, Ice house
which he bought from Mr. J. DaiL
A IJberal C r, r.
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r. n's i ton; i. h r it Licer
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t;e ' tomaca.
S.lourtDP!"? or conetiration. Thl
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Job printing wltli neatness desnatch
Free Press ofliee.
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' PRICE TWO OENTa
TIDELY TOPICS
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TERSELY TREATED.
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Short Local Stories,' Editorial Kotes.
Tiuai.v Toii(3ii ,v 1 ' . '. .,'
There is one way, and only one, to
settle the school site matter so It will not
continue to disturb us. There was much
bad feeling between us while the bond
vote was pending. Same on one side ridi
culed and abused good people on the other
side without cause, tbitig wers doi e on .
the day of election that hnld not have
len done, and yet, whn tl e r"U t wa
rtectared, every one, nowt-ver mwo tney
fIt the disappointment,' au'bintt ted, am!
not a murmur watt heard. A like result
will '"follow jow if the taxpayers who
voted on tlie bond q-iehtlon are allowed.
In a primary to saj wbe're they want tie
building located. If tint trust ees,- or th
trustees acting with a tsommltt of citi-
una hii.l tint ll.aM hitiln iifxin tl iwi. :
Sle without stving them a Vot, tur in
lgnation and blttriieis would bve
ben fe-trful. The ectpie will subnit to
flm rouiilt nmi lia trends fltrA.tn if thotf
are allowed to express tbelr preferme
fi r the slf. Can't we lie wto enonnh to
t-tip till bickering while it W jioMMe to
do wo? Towns have laiiRnl,ld and died
in l iiv rvvuiv jf-u t,u;u. mu. ,m .
have among us wow,; The trunteeti are
powerless to quell the riot." We tak It
lor granted that they would he glad tt
excaps the responsibilit.t and turn it ovee
to the people, who should hav the rittht
to settle It. No other way U posllii-,
for if the trustees persist In locating the.
site the trouble will continue indefinitely,
to the serious Injury of our town, and
they will be disliked by many ad cor
dially hated by tome. . Kt-su Stkbkt.
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' Timely Topics bad a lengthy conversa
tion yesterday 'with a gentleman who
has done as much for Kinston as any
other one man and who is always at the
forefront of every movement that prom
ises good for Kinston. Thte gent eman
deeply deplored the acrimony that has
been engendered, in the school site mud
dle and asserted that it was all nnnerer
sary.. While n active , wan of B fire and
having as strong an opinion la this par
ticular matter as anybody, be baa ne
eeeded, In keeping wholly out of tM iin.
hwalln Tl ia mm nl tha most artivn
4D(j mfiaentlal members of tbs Chamb ?
0 Cummerue and Is fearful that the refer,
eQM 0f quarrel to that body will lead
j to tnternal disseuiion aud interfere with
j its effective work. ... . .
v HUggeste tor the sake of peace and
harmony and for the purpose of arriving.
I at a satisfactory is-me that the commlu
J m be carefully and wisely uhowjn. They
I fchould all bo nou-narttsiiti so far as niw-"
sibfo, aud no voter snould cast his ballot
for any candidate solely on the ground
that be th'nke as tLe voter docs. The
committee should be composed of men of
1 judgment and without prejudice, men
1 who will labor solely for the good of the
whole community and not for any part
or faction. . t ; . ' ... . .
The gentleman states We belief that il
such a committee is appointed the school
I trustees would turn the whole matter of
choice over to the committee and , agree
to ablda bv tha chotca and hnlld nnon It.
glad to be rid of the onerous duty,. ,v ,
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As, to location, this gentleman ihs baa
family of children) says It Bhould. be
I selected with a view to tha future and a
realization of .the fact that what Is een-i-
I tral "ow will not be five years from now
I " the present growth, is; kepti VV. It
leheuld be kept in mind that the growth
I wast neceeearlly be on the north and
.least sides.
I This is in evmeasure In line with TimeTv
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topics' argument tnat the future musb
1 taken Into eonsideratfon. The differ-
Bce that the gentleman thinks one
cnoor i sufficient, while Timely Topics
m insists that true economy lies In the
building of two schools, i It la not at all
nllksly that the city will extend out at
kwt a half mile on the north and
within five years. This ono-ht tn tw taVr.
Into consideration, and the gentleman
""wu as mean oetween li s oHt.
Ilia
TT w" iuneiy xopics
, " "t"v,u' 'aoDla ouut now
auuiu am possiDie. SO that later nn
ona Kaoo, tacb " bound to be
ZZ nf88ary be located still far-
v"t3r aorvaana east tnan t&e D re sent nn.
4.uo irenueman s aovioa frnnoin!r.
. ... uvt mujij vllw
vuutwui me commitcee is good and prac-
. ' . - hu una laat 11 It
' -e " - mcu fctit, fcruuuie
wiu ts over and the matter sett'.,!
to
tne best Interests of the town;-
I Jna fttho innmit , . .. '
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- - v.. .uoscomju iiiaue nv IM r- n.
wemou uiuss uoe-osior-ott. n. llet;,'
-tet's ma!e a m-tie in r ' -. ' -
what'w as c6ns!iij a dc-f-'. .i;
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ta0r;,..t It sLouId le. I'jI ' ',
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lot that Is el'.l'y s'.tuaU'.l tl.izi ty I
a f 30,000 school on a ?l,ooo 1 tl t
great majority of peopV aw ,,. - . j