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OK ACCOUNT OF . MINNESOTA
" - BATE CA8B. .,-',
2 Stock of Northern and Pacific Lowest
" Sine' 1907.--Great Northern Off
' Three Pointe. Miceoul Pacific Off
Two. Point. Losses Very Small.'
New York, Juue 10. With an over
-- night -consideration of the 'Minnesota
. y rat ease the stock market opened
weak, but rallying tendency aside
J" ram railroad stoeka was soon shown.
. . Sixteen hundred -Northern Pacific
. sharee were sold at 105, a decline of
four and a quarter points. This is
- the lowest" price since . 1907. The
-: Great Norther'is off three points, the
X St. Paul and North Western sold at
100, which is' the low, record for
V- six years. The Missouri Pacific is off
two points. Eastern' railroad stocks
" " are slightly affected by he decline.
The Western stocks' losses are small,
.-. however, . '."'
' Receivers Appointed For Two Reids
. ville Firms.
Greetwboro" News, 10th.
x ,ln the , United States court yester
day Judge Janus E. Boyd signed or
ders placing Robers Harris and
-Brother, big tobucco manufacturers,
and J. H. Walker & Co., engaged in
the business of milling flour, sawing
-oThTfReldsv
temporary receiver.- The liabilities
' of Vbe former company .are believed
"to be- over $575,000 with assets- not
xeeeding $350,000, while the liabili
" ties of the latter company are believ
; ed to be over (150,000 with assets
- not snore than $75,000. ;' ;r
. The temporary financial embarras
ment of Robert Harris & Bro. and J.
H. Walker A Co., comes as a great
neer tobaeeo mannfaeturers, and have
- enjoyed ; enormous - patronage .' on
''Pride-lQf ReidsviUe'. smoking to-
The firnvnas been working - night
fortes this spring to keep up wrtn
. their orders on this brand.
It ia stated by a representative of
the New York creditors that the bus-.
ines of the firm will be continued by
"l the receiver.
Walker & Co. are engaged in the
" "t lumber and flour business, and Har
ris A Bro have been tarrying this
v firm : for several mon haf trjing Tto
bave'them from financial disaster.--i
The New York creditors decision
' to press down upon ' the Reidsville
.'--"concern efcuie as-.a severe shock to
- . the Harrises who; were regarded as
entitled tOJall the credit they could
reasonably desired . ; :- 'f . V ;
Everything owned by the members
of the firms are included unreservedly
for the benefit of the creditorsv i
- Foraer floyernor of Hawaii Witness
y Washington, -June 10. George R.
t- Carter, former Gdvernor of HawaH,
i first witness in the lobby investiga-
- ' tion today, said that he was sent here
. by Honolulu chamber of commerce
t o wield influence for sugar duty, and
" explained that he tried to see the
v - President with sugar briet r. .
Texas Insurance ' Company " Refused
i v, License.
' l "Raleigh. June 10.-In8urance Conr
, nnssioner Young said that the Provi-
dent Insurahce Association, of Texas,
had been refused license, but eontin
' ues eeeking'eontracts -in : this State,
- v and the commissioner haa issued aii
other warning tbaf contracts are yoid
and persons who inaurejare, liable o
lose. ':'; SO : "'.j z. 'USt C ;' -
, ' Opinion of Prominent Men in Rate
" ' W8hingtoii, June . r i6.--4nterviews
of Senators, Representatives, big law
ers: Governors! and other notables
, " throughout Hhe 'country; If indicated
their approval of the States' rights,
plan to tax down, course opinion in
the Minnesota Tate case i
J- -..--v 1 '-v . . " 'i'tyti,'
. Suffragette Confesses to Arson. -;
" Tnninainr:."P.wt.. ' June 10. Be
cause innocent women are held and
about to be, convicted for the crime,
- Miss tillian Lentony a London "Ars
onette," surrendered, confessing ' to
incendiary fire which destroyed -the
l Westfleld, house here. '-"""
AntomobUe Skids With Serious Re-
' ,r - '.; suits. '
Trenbn.V N. J.t June 10. Robert
Bonham, ' automobile ' salesman,
K llnrris. mav die. and. two
women
companions were seriously hurt when
his automobile skidded and crashed
into tree today. .
Month 8 Cent Copy.
. FOREST HILL NEWS. .
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Mr. Ckaa. Wldenhoua Making Im
provements his Honaa. Locals
and Personal. '-.
Mrs. Giles Bruton and daughter,
Miss Ethel Brnton, of Charlotte, are
visit in at the home of . Mr. John
Crewder. ' "' ' ; . " '
Mr. Ingram Littles has been unwell
for the past week and is now unable
to be out of thehous. '' . r'r
. Mrs. L. C. Ritchie, of St Johns,
spent Sunday in Coneord with her
father, Mrs, 8. C. Fisher. ;
Mr. R. 8. Scarboro, who haa been
spending several days in the city with
relatives,' left Saturday for Danville,
where he will spend some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisher, of
Kannapolis, spent Sunday , in Con
cord, at the home of Mr. S. C." Fisher.
Miss Lela Howell and Sherly How
ell spent Sunday in China Grove with
relatives. V ' --'O ' ";':
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Helms have re
turned to their home in Mooresville,
after spending several weeks in Con
cord. ;0 ' '
Mr. if ulius A. Baker has gone to
Rutherford county, where he has ac
cepted a position. .. -v ;
Mr. Rufe A." Hatley spent last week
in Finger with relatives. '
- Mr. and Mrs. H. Bfl Allen, of Wes
son, Miss., arrived in the city last
week and will make Concord their
future home. Mr. Allen has accept
ed a position in the finishing room at
the Locke Mill. ' -
Mr. Scott Walter left today for
Rock Hill, S. C, where he has secured
a position as beamer.
Mr. Chas. Widenhouse moved into
today and will occupy it -until he can
complete, the many improvements he
haa started on it. ; He is adding two
new. rooms and a new and greatly en
larged front porch. , -
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Turner, of Ch s
ter," S. C, are visiting at the home of
Mr. C, A. Henry. : . :
Miss Mary Burris spent Sunday in
Salisbury with relatives.
The World."
Next Thursday night, June . 12th,
th nrml t9 CXriivA will VtauA aan
.opprtunity.tojak - trip iuVP-rj:
thweMd.',? XttKJie man-elously Bmam1' :.: mr.
sum of twentv-flve cents.. Four coun-1
tries Will be visited and refreshments
i served at each storming - nlaoe. ' A
street ear "has been chartered for
transportation purposes so that the ' Washington, June 10. Senate of
journey may1 be made ;'with comfort fleials have ,been notified that ar
and dispatch. The car will leave the ransrem'ents have been made at Char-
square at 8 o'clock for tlw first jour-
ney and as rapidly'thereafter as pos-
sible, until all who desire to embark
l . . i j j . mi .5
nave oeen proviaea ior. inis ; nnaer-
taKing is unaer tne auspices oi tne
Younsr Ladies Guild 61 St. ; James
Vnurcn ana iney coraiauy limie youwjongi
to take tne trip.- xne iare oi.twenty-
five cents pays all expenses of the
nprar.nallv midiMt.Ail tonr. -' -"
Killed By PiatoL..
Oxford, June 9. William. T. La8si-
ter, son of Robert W. Lassiter, bank-
er and farmer,' was found dead' yes-
terday morning about 5 o'clock at his
ratner's- country nome,- neatu oeingi depreciation of railroad property
the result of a pistol shot. "Imust be considered, figuring the act-
While' a bullet through the right
temple must- have caused , immediate
death,; there is known not the slight -
est reason for any suicidal intent and
lt is thought by. many people that the
shot was fired by accident in a night -
mare. " xne sincaen zamiiy, , aioue i addresses neiore me annual conven-wei-e
with him, and they know as litrj tion of the North Dakota Sunday
tie about it as strangers. ' There is
left no message that indicated any
dissatisfaction with life, it is learn-
ed here, . : ; ; ;. , r "
Dance Last Night. -
;,The following young people parti
cipated in an enjoyable dance at the
imks ' nome lasi mgun misses
1 T . . . T1 ' J . 1 . TTli.l
rierr ng, Mr.
v Wo. - Patw. w.i,un
iell, E; C Bernhardt, Jr., Fred Cor-
rell, . Colb ' Morris.- Fred Patterson.
Robert. Ridenhour, E. V. Correll, W.
J. -Montgomery' Bernard Fetzer ftnd
r . .
X.. ll . Morrison.
Hostilities Between Servia and Bnl-
tari.' .
Vienna, June 10. -A special Bel-
grade dispatch announce that hostU -
ities had begun between Servia and
Bulgaria. ; A serious encounter raged
near, Makresh. Many were killed on
both sides.
;' :U . Depression fit London.
, Loudon. June 10. There was mark.
ed depression in fbe London Stock
market, due to the decision in the
Minnesota rate case. Conditions ral
of ; lied later, .however,
i- H.-..r.-;,"itt.tMiio
visrfing his narents. Mr. and Mrs.
L. Cfavean. ' '
CONCORD. N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1913.
BEER EMPTIED,
Fifteen Barrels of Beer Feurad Out
By Tie County CorjUasioaara.
County Commissioner WedUrttou
and Moose employed , four Megroe
yesterday afternoon and tbey spent
eereral hours at the court house pour
ing out the 15 barrels of beer held
there by the county. The beerk- as
previously ncted, was seized from a
man named t'aub. Chairman Wed
dington recently gave notice that the
beer would be poured 09! and yes-j
leraay tne deed was done. The
liquid was poured into the wast pipe
and is now mingling with the waters
of the creek to the possible delight
or tne nsnee, rrogn, tadpoles and
crawflsli. - ; . ' j
. Mr. Williams and Mr. Simmons.;
Greensboro News. ' . .
The Associated Pres. put the story j
in these words: "After leaving the
White House Senator Simmons call
ed on Senator Williams ehairman,
of the subcommittee,' and. told him
of the sentiment for free cattle and
free wheat. Then the subcommittee
was sailed together and its former,
action reversed." The Ney -York
Sun, with a different news service.,
told the same story: "It was an
nounced , yesterday that the sub
committee bad adopted the other al
ternative of equalizing ilie tariff
burden by making both raw material
and finished products dutiable. The
subcommittee had vcted to impose a
luty of 4 o cents a barrel on flour and
n duty of 10 per cent ad valorem on
meats, both of which were admitted
free under 4he "house bill.
The early hour's of today, however.
found Senator Simmons, chairman of
the finance- committee, at the White
House, and when he came awey he
announced , that J the ' subcommittee
would; rescind its action and all , of
the articles mentioned would go en
the free list." ' ' v v I;
."'There is nothing 'stranger than the
strange mutations of American poli
ties: Not so, very long ago Mri Wil
lians was reading Mr. Simmons cur
tain lectures, to help the. North Car
olina .Senator' keep his " Democracy
straight. Mr. Williams was quoted
in ttiis state to show how Mr. Sim
mons :' was not a Democrat.
Simmons.
"roDing otriKa uonainon in
West
v' vtrginu.
leston, .W. Va.j to complete session
this, afternoon of the sub-committee,
which is Drobing strike conditions.
I ' '
i committee arrived at noon pre-
Da-ed to examine witnesses, later
m.kinir first, tour of mining sec
opinion Supreme Court on Minnesota
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...... mm vaae. , ,
OTuahinirtnn .Tuna 1ft Th ATlnlv-
, th MinnWa rate in . the
ODinion of the Supreme-Court, re-
vealed today that the court laid down
instructions which are expectd to be
a guide to physical valuation. The
lual nhvsical Valuation.
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1 8unday Scnool Experts to Speak.
Grand Forks, N. D.i June 10.-nSev-
eraj not;ed experts on Suntfay School
1 management are scheduled to deliver
School Association, ;.' which . opened
here today for a session ertending
over three days. Every section ot
the State i represented by delegates
of the various 'Sunday scnoois.
Fire Destroys Big Apartment House.
Svracuse. N. Y., June 10. Three
hundred men and women were thrown
. , mnA nllrrnwiv e8.
I 111 M UU11IVI " J
PSljA in gcantly attire, when fire
There were scores of . thrilling rcs-1
Beef Trust Expansion.
Washington, June 10 The mves-
tigation by Secretary o State Bryan
I . i.. loii luf irimt" e.X-
of the American
beef trust
nansion to Argentine alleged to be
underway because of thetarifl pro-
j posed in a resolution Dy itepresenia;
I tive O'Shaunessy, of Rhode Island.
Ijjjjfljj, Balloon Lands at Municn.
, nrm.nv. June 10. A
German dirigible balloon, - sailing
4M.UMa.wi ww- r -,
from Vienna, landed av-municn io-
dxv - Count ZeDhebn remained in
Vienna, where he was honored by
Emperor "FranS Josef '. 'ifi
Eleven Bids for State Bonds.
Raleiirh. N. C June 10 The State
treasurer has received eleven bids for
State bonds, vrhich are to be opened
i.l tomorrow at noon. It is believed the
K. State will have ho trouble m selling
Iher eredit at a premium
'iMfiin-msttft rrnf
vmiiim rut.
PHILADELPHIA
8TAKTED
nr A WAOON
TOBT.T
FAO-
Many Other Bnildings Destroyed.
Fire Raging Fiercely at Noon.
Score of Horses Burned. Loss
Very Heavy. Many Firemen Over-
. come.
Philadelphia, June 10. Fire start
ing in the Coble & Moritz waon fac
tory is raging fiercely at noon, and is
1 ... .1 A 1 TJ 1
T V V I 1D""a'ng8'
T y f8ctone" have bcen
Several factories, eight buildings
and cores of horses were burned.
The loss is unestimated, though it is
heavy. Many firemen were over-
come.
JUNE BUZZARD HERE.
Tempsrature Causes the Populace to
Shiver. " '
The June blizzard is on the job. The
cool weather which arrived yester
day remains with nipping force. Top
fonts, moth ball odor and all. Lave
been brought forth and together wit'i
the licnvy hats are being used by
many people today.
The fold season at this time causes
I lie weath;-r observers to come forth
with I he statement that on June 6 of
last year the weather.was equally as
cold if not more So than it is now. A
number of people recall the cold snap
last year but failed to keep a record
and no accurate comparison has been
made.
Clark Howell 'a Chauffeur.
Atlanta, . June 10.-' A musical
vendetta, or serenaded, for revenge, ' '
might be an appropriate title for this
story about Clark Howell.- Mr. How
ell for a long time had an excellent
negro: chauffeur, a servant" in the
family, who was such a good mechan
ician and,: sq careful ; a driver, that
the journalist overlooked time - and
again a sad propensity the chauffeur
had of becoming intoxicated when off
duty.
A dozen times or more during the
past two or three years Mr. Howell
paid him out of the jug where he
had landed for nothing more serious
than a plain but complete souse. At
last his patience became exhausted,
and he fired the darkey.
Almost, immediately the man found
a new job as a chauffeur, with one of
Mr. Howell s own mends, driving a
car equally as large as Mr. Howell 's
and on the new car, to the coon's
delight, was a musical contrivance,
attached to the exhause, with big
pipes like a steam calliope, on which
any tune can be played, from ''Sil
ver, Threads Among the Gold to
Now every day at noon, just be
fore he goes for his new master, the
negro takes the car around - by the
Constitution bnilding, gets a position
in front of Editor Howell's; open
window, and begins to work his cal
lioppe. Sometimes it is "Nearer My
God to Thee", or some other sad
hymn tune, but usually it is the re
frain of that .. once popular song,
Aask Dissolution of Eastman Kodak
Trust. .
Buffalo,' N. Y., June 9. Dissolu
tion of the so-called Eastman kodak
trust was asked in a civil anti-trust
suit filed here today by order of At
torney- General MvReynolds. The
federal government seeks the disso
lution by receivership, if necessary,
of -the Eastman Kodak Company of
New Jersey, and the Eastman Kodak
Company of New York which are
charged with monopolizing the trade
in photographic supplies in violation
of the Sherman law.
Ur is'the aim of the government to
divide the assets and business of the
two companies controlling . U per
cent., of the business in the United
States, into such parts as will effect
ually destroy the alleged monopoly
and restore- tree competition.:, ine
petition in equity asks for an injunc
tion forbidding the fixing of the re
sale price of cameras, films and oth
er natented photographis ' supplies
This marks the Attorney General s
first application of the recent decis
ion . of the United . States Supreme
Court denying patentees the right to
fix resale, prices or retailers
. 7
November Here.
The eold weather "jinx" has been
discovered. A. November is here, the
register at the St. Cloud Hotel bear
ing the following name: .''A. Novem
ber, Baltimore.'.! . '
J. B. SHERRILL, lg;
- TWO CAT TALES.
Whereia On Felina Meets With Mis
fortune and the Other With
Death.
Cats, mewing, mouthy, Murderous
eata, play strange pranks and meet
strange fates at times, as evidenced
by stories of two Concord cats that
have been going the rounds locallv
for the past few days.
A few nights ago the household of
Mr. A. I.. Sappenticld on Korth
Spring street was disturbed. Messrs.
R. C. and W. A. Sappenficld, the
two oldest sons in the family, were
first to hear the noise. "It is a burg
lar," they whispered to each other.
Immediately they went forth to cap
ture the intruder. The two elder
Sappenfields and several little Sap-
penfields went to the rear of the
house, where the noise was heard.
R. C. was armed with a pistol and
shot gun while W. A. carried a re
peating rifle and pistol and the little
Sappenfields brought up the rear
guard with pokers, andiroms, etc.
Suddenly there was a sound. The
young men stopped and waited with
rigid expectancy. Again the noise
sounded, plainly, distinctly. Again
and again it sounded and suddenly
it came bounding in their direction,
bumping, bumping, humping as it
bounded. The touch of a finger was
all necessary to send slaughter, death,
destruction by an avalanche of lead.
But, behold! the noise bumped into
one of the young men and the "burg
lar" was discovered, identified, and
greeted. It proved to be the family
cat, whieh had suffered the misfort
une of getting a tin can sc irely
fastened over its head and was Imp-
ping groping, bumping around in the
dark, seeking aid, assistance, atten
tion. A cat at Mr. W. A. Foil's house
played a leading role in a double
tragedy a few niht ago. The prowl
ing, sneaking feline had wandered
down to the barn on a rat-devouring
pilgrimage. There is a big feed box
in the barn, the door of whichoper.s
by a spring. The cat succeeded ' in
entering the feed box and there cap
tured a rat. Alter the -eaptnre and
killing had. taken, place the cat evi
dently- attempted- to- jump from, .the
box. In doing so the spring that
closes the box was touched arid the
big, heavy door fell, striking the fe
line afirly and sending it back to the
bottom of the box one life minus the
nine all cats are commonly supposed
to possess. Nex morning when the
feed door was opened the cat was
stretched in death and in its mouth
was a big rat. The presence of the
rat evidenced the cat's mission to the
barn, although resulting in its death,
had met witn victory victory to a
murderous instinct. But its mission
was not in vain for who, if any, will
doubt but that the enactment of the
double tragedy freed the barn of two
undesirable, detestable pests the cat
and the rat.
Mr. J. F. Reinhardt Dies Suddenly.
Charlotte Observer, 10th.
Former State Senator John Frank
lin Reinhardt, of Lincoln county, for
sixteen years a conspicious figure in
the North -Carolina General Assem
bly, died suddenly while under an
anesthetic on an operating table at
the Charlotte Sanatorium yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The operation had just been com
pleted, 'had required only fifteen min
utes and was regarded as one of the
most skil full of its kind performed
here in a long while, when without
warning of any untoward condition
Mr. Reinhardt ceased to breathe.
Before ether was administered by
an expert the patient 'had been sub
jected to a rigid examination, which
failed to reveal any weakness or the
heart whatever. There was no or
ganic trouble which ccnld be detected
by the three physicians in attendance.
The theory is that there must have
been a fatty condition of tho heart,
without any valvular lesions. It is
said that such a consummation occurs
in only one case in 2,500. Had it not
been for the peculiar turn which his
. . , . i ... ii i
case tooK, tne patient woum nave
been up and out in a few days.
Mr. Reinhardt was b years or age
recently and had always enpoyed the
best of health, witk the exception of
the recurrence, of the trouble whicn
resulted fatally. He had never before
been ill in his life and when tne
nurse tested his temperature with
thermometer a few days ago he re
marked that it was his first experi
ence of the -kind. 'He was a man of
fine physique, tall and vigorous,
Porter Charlton to be Extradiated.
: Washington; -' June 10. Porte
Charlton, the boy - wife murderer.
must be extradiated to Italy for tb
crime at Lake Como three yeaTs ago.
This is the supreme Court's ruling in
affirming the decree of th New Jer
sey conns: in tt"B8 viiauwu
inaoeas corpuu iiuiv.
NO. 270
HOOKWORM CAMPAIGN
To Be Conducted in This County kf
The State Board of Healtk.
A campaign for the eradication ef
Hookworm disease in Cabarrus coun
ty will begin the latter part of June
the exact date will be quoted later.
Such a rampaign has been mad
possible by the county commissioner
who voied an appropriation to cover
the local exiH-nses at their hist ni.
'inis campaign will be iu charge
f Dr. V. P. Jacocks, of the Stat
Board of Health, assisted by Dr. W.
('. Riddick, microscopist.
Full details of the work, togetW
with the itinerary, will be announc
ed during the next week.
Necessary to Whip His Wife Twle
A Year.
Atlanta. June 10. Whether an av
erage of twice a year is a reasonable
number of times for a husband to
beat his wife, under the Georgia law,
is the interesting subject that will
come up in connection with the mari
tal troubles of Mi. and Mrs. Joseph
Lunsford.
It seems that a husband lias con
structively the riicht to chastise his
wife, provided she needs an-.l he uses
no undue cruelty, hut the iUestion of
hew often In- can take a slick to her
is one that has never been nired in
court.
Mr l.unst'ord admits giving his
wife a semiannual thrashing, and de
clares that if lie didn't do it, life
wouldn't be worth living in their
home. It seems that Lunsford is a
very small man, while Mrs. Lunsford
is a very large woman. She takes
advantage of her size, he says, to
bully him occasionally, and at the
end of about every six months it be
comes absolutely necessary for him,
he avers, to assert his manly super
iority and his position as head oi
the house, by getting a stout hickory
and bringing his wife to time.
American Engineers to Tour Germany
New York,. June 10. To foster a
broader commercial spirit between
American and Germany) a large par
ty of the most prominent mechanical
engineers of the United States, mem
bers Of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, sailed for Eu
rope today on the Hamburg-American
liner Victoria I.uise to attend the-an
nual meeting of the Society of Ger
man Engineers in Leipsic. At the
conclusion of the nutting in Leipsie
the Americans will start on a tour of
industrial Germany, visiting Dresden,
Berlin, Cologne, Frankfort, Munich
and other large cities.
To Reduce Loss of Life in Mines.
Birmingham, Ala., June 10. Means
by which the loss of life in coal mines
can bo reduced were brought out in
the addresses delivered this . after
noon at the sessions of the Mine In
spectors' Institute of the United
States, which is holding its national
meeting here 'this week. Two hun
dred mine inspectors are present. Ev
ery coal mining camp of importance
in the United States is represented.
Reception Friday.
Cards reading as follows were is
sued today:
Mrs. B. F. Rogers
at home
Friday afternoon, June thirteenth
nineteen hundred and thirteen
five to seven.
Mrs. William H. Gorman.
Mrs. Francis O. Rogers.
Mrs. John F. Yorke.
Building And Loan Stockholders
Meeting.
The annual meeting of stockhold
ers of the Concord Perpetual Build
ing and Loan Association will be
held in the courthouse this evening
at 8 o'clock. A'.l stockholders are re
quested to be present. Important
business to be transacted.
H. I. WOODHOUSE, Sec.-Treas.
Opinion of Attorney-General in Rate
Case.
Washington. June 10. "The ab
solute definition of rights of a State
public utilities commission," was the
way Attorncy-Uenerai Mctteynoia
today characterized the Minnesota
rate case decision.
Killing Frost Reported.
Washington. June 10.-Killing
frosts from southeastern Virginia and
northward, extreme rigid - tempera
tures in all the eastern States,- and
ice in the Adriandacs, are recorded
-tr,
by the weather bureau today. , : , .
Wrlott Observer t V ' ' The -many :
will be glad to know that she is im-.
proving after being ill ror six weeas ,
or more at the nome oi ner oangn-,;
ter, jars, .vnantw uuv, u .
Morehead street.. Mrs. McDonald
had almost recovered from ber" ill-;
ness when she suffered a relapse,"?
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