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PUBLISHED TWICK A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
VOL. XXXVII.
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GASTONIA, !f. O, TUKSDAY AFTEItXOO-V, JUXK 13, 1918.
$1.50 A YEAR IX ADVAXC3L
THE 22ND jSDOLLAR DAY
LOCAL MERCHANTS TO OFFER BARGAINS
CENTRAL SCHOOL FINALS
EXERCISES WILL BEGIN SUNDAY NI6HT
COMING AND GOING-
Thursday, June 22nd, Will Be DOLLAR DAY in Gastonfo
USE GA
GAZETTE
R C ST LOSE
GOV. HUGHESIIOMINATED
I80SEYELI KAIED BT PROGRESSIVES
Republican Party Nominates Justice
Hughft) by Almost Solid Vote
; Fairbanks Named for V ice-Pre i
dent Irogreeslve Are Loyal to
,. Rough Rider and lut Nomination
: ;. Through When Told of Hughes
Selection -Teddy Says He Cannot
Accept at' This Time Hughes Re
signs from Supreme Court and la
Ready for Campaign The Official
Vote.
Sunday morning papers carried
the news that the Republican Na
tional Convention had nominated
Charles Evans Hughes, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, for
the Presidency, and that the Pro
gressives had selected Theodore
Roosevelt as their leader. The con
ventions were held in different build
ings. Charles Warren Fairbanks was
selected as Vice-President on tne
Republican ticket and John M. Par
ker, of Louisiana, was nominated as
Roosevelt's running mate. The
nominating ballot showed this count,
Hughes, 949 1-2; Roosevelt, 18 1-2;
Lodge, 7; Dupont, 5: Weeks, 3; La
Follette, 3; absent, 1. Total, 9 87.
The ballot for Vice-President
showed this count: Fairbanks, 863;
Burkett, 108; Borah. 8; Burton, i;
absent, scattering and not voting, 6.
Total, 987.
A telegram from Colonel Roose
velt to the Progressive conferees was
received and read before the con
vention, in this message he thanked
the delegates for the nomination
but declined, saying: "I cannot ac
cept at this time." In a statement
to newspaper correspondents at Sag
amore Hill, Col. Roosevelt said he
Intended to suggest the joint nomin
ation of Senator Lodge as a compro
mise candidate.
Colonel Roosevelt was asked by a
photographer to step out on .the
lawn. "No picture," the Colonel
stated emphatically, "I am out )of
politics.'
Justice Hughes, immediately fol
lowing his nomination, sent a long
telegram of acceptance to the Repub
lican Convention. Because of the
botch made in the conduct of for
eign affairs, Mr. Hughes implies, ne
the Supreme Court bench and is
ready for the campaign.
In part Justice Hughes' telegram
accepting the nomination read:
"Mr. Chairman and Delegates: I
have not desired the nomination. I
have wished to remain on the bench.
But in this critical period In our na
tional history I recognize that it is
your right to summon and it is my
paramount duty to respond. You
speak at a time of national exigency,
transcending merely partisan con
sideration. You voice the demand
for a dominant, thorough-going
Americanism with firm protective
upbuilding policies essential to our
peace and security; and to that call,
in this crisis, I cannot fail to answer
with the pledge of all that is" in me
to the service of our country. There
fore, I accept the nomination."
NHOl Ll HliOAX'H LIMMKNT
M ALONG?
Of course it should! For after a
strenuous day when your muscles
have been exercised to the limit an
application of Sloan's Liniment will
take the soreness and stiffness away
and get you in fine Bhape for tne
morrow. You should also use It Tor
a sudden attack of toothache, stiff
neck, backache, stings, bites and the
many accidents that are incidental to
a vacation. "We would as soon leave
our baggage as go on a vacation or
camp out without Sloan's Liniment,"
writes one vacationist: We use it
for everything from cramps to tootn
ache." Put a bottle in your bag. be
prepared and have no regrets. 2
Thursday Week Set Aside a& Day on
Which Merchants in Every Line or
Business Will Put Out Tempting
Rargains for Buyers from All
Over the County and Surrounding
Territory lractieally Every Line
of Business to Re Represented.
Thursday of next week, June 22,
will be Dollar Day in Gastonla.
GaBtonians have read and heard
Of dollar days but have never as yet
had any first-hand knowledge or
what the occasion is like. They will
have an opportunity Thursday week
to see for themselves. Merchants
representing practically every line or
business in Gastonia have gotten to
gether and agreed to have a dollar
day on that date and are even now
making preparations for it. They
are anticipating a big day and the
people of the county will find it a
great time for bargains.
Dollar Day is a day on which the
merchants of a town, by common
consent or agreement, offer to tne
buying public most attractive lists
of articles of all kinds for $1. Each
merchant will put forth unusually
attractive bargains and, as a result,
the out-of-town buyer can get just
what he wants at a great saving in
price. If one man is interested in
hardware and nothing else he can
come to town that day and get a
bargain In hardware. The same will
be true of drugs, clothing, shoes, dry
goods, toilet articles and a hundred
things that space forbids mention
ing. Friday's Gazette will carry a large
number of advertisements of Gasto
nla firms who will offer dollar day
bargains and it will payevery read
er of the paper to watch for that is
sue, read the advertisements care
fully and preserve it for reference.
Don't fail to see that issue and to
read it carefully.
Dollar day should be a great oc
casion with both merchants and buy
ers. Let everybody help to make it
such.
.
Dettl Vanini, formerly prominent
as an Austrian actor, is dead at Vi
enna at the age of 102 years.
Francis X. Hushman and Beverly
Itayne Vy Today.
It is estimated that there are near
ly 900,000 women in Berlin now fill
ing Jobs formerly held by men.
Lillian Walker Ideal Thursday.
There were 13,000,000 pounds or
fresh meats in the cold storage plants
of New Jersey on April 1st.
Pauline Frederick Paramount
Meal Today.
The Federal trade commission will
begin an investigation in to the
cause of high priced gasoline June
12th.
Lillian Walker Ideal Thursday.
British casualities in May are re
ported by the war office to have to
taled 30,000, including 1,767 officers.
Pauline Frederick Paramount
Ideal Today.
More than H000 floating mines
have been washed ashore on tne
coasts of the Netherlands since the
beginning of the war.
Francis X. Bushman mid Beverly
I lay tie Cozy Today.
A man giving his name as Philip
Weber complained to the police au
thorities at St. Louis recently about
a vicious rooster which was allowed
to run at large on the street. He
told the police that the rooster flew
at him and inflicted several wounds
with its spurs.
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toe Ball
McADENVILLE
vs
GASTONIA
Two Exhibition Games Prior to Regular
League Schedule
Friday and Saturday, Jane 16-17, 3:30 p.m.
LORAY PARK
TABERNACLE KEETINS EKDED SUNDAY
Three Thousand People Present at
Cuming Senice of Brownlng-Hta-pleton
Revival Meeting in Taer
lUMie Sunday Night Many Made
Profession of Faith and Quite a
Number Will Join Churches
Free Will Offering for Workers
Amounted to Over $1,(MMI Tab
ernacle May Remain for Several
yMonthw.
w Three thousand or more people
were present at the tabernacle Sun
day night in attendance on the clos
ing service of the Brownlng-Staple-ton
revival campaign which had been
in progress for five weeks. The
building was taxed to its capacity
and not a few had to stand up In the
rear of the structure. 1
As a result of this great meeting
several hundred people made pro
fessions of faith. The exact number
is not known, though it was not an
unusual thing for from 2." to 50 to
make professions at a single service.
As a result of the meeting also there
will be many accessions to the sev
eral churches in the city. At sever
al of the services the tabernacle was
filled to overflowing while at every
service the attendance was good.
The campaign covered thirty-five
days and Evangelist Browning
preached between 80 and 90 times.
In addition to this there were held
almost daily a large number of pray
er services at homes over the city
and as a result of these and tne
preaching services the religious life
of the town has been greatly deep
ened. Mr. Browning did not preach Sun
day night. Following the announce
ments and the rendering of special
music he made a most earnest exhor
tation and twenty or more gave their
lives to God at this service. Mr.
Browning thanked the people of tne
city for the splendid manner in
which he and his co-workers had
been entertained, the city officials
for free lights and splendid police
protection, the newspapers for tne
space devoted to the meeting and
all who had contributed in any way
to the success of the meeting.
Mr. J. H. Separk announced that
the free will offering for Browning,
Mr. Stapleton and Mr. Kidder
amounted to $1,050. This was in
creased when the offerings were
added up yesterday to $1,075.22. In
addition to this about $750 was
raised to cover the building of the
tabernacle and other incidental ex
penses. A very touching scene or
the Sunday night service occurred
when Mr. .Separk announced that 15
men of Main Street Methodist
church .had agreed to support for a
year the family of Mr. Kondo, tne
Japanese friend of Kvangelist
Browning who has been here during
part of the meeting. Mr. Browning
is assisting Mr. Kondo to take tne
course at Emory University, (la., in
preparation for a more effective
ministry in his native country. Mr.
Kondo has a wife and three children
in Japan. He' is a Methodist minis
ter and is endeavoring, by studying
in this country to make himself more
effective as a Christian worker
among his own people. Though able
to speak only a few English words
Mr. Kondo came to the platform and
endeavored to thank these men for
the great kindness shown him.
It is the general consensus or
opinion that Evangelist Browning's
preaching has resulted not only in
bringing many people to Christ who
were not at all religious but in great
ly reviving and stimulating hun
dreds of church members. As one
result of the meeting a large num
ber of people promised to establish
family altars. Mr. Browning is a
powerful preacher. He is possessed
of a wonderful ability In description
is a thorough Bible student and pos
sesses to a marked degree the abili
ty to develop in a most logical man
ner a Bible text. His illustrations
were always pointed and vivid. His
discourses were invariably compell
ing and impressive and he brought
home In a most telling manner tne
great truths of the Gospel.
The revival Just closed will re
main as a landmark in the religious
life of Gastonia. Some idea of the
hold Mr. Browning and his co-workers
Messrs. Stapleton and Kidder
had on the people of Gastonia- was
furnished Sunday night when hun
dreds of people crowded around at
the close of the service to shake
their hands and bid them farewell
and God-speed in their noble work.
Mr. Stapleton left Sunday night
for his home In Atlanta. Mr. Brown
ing and Mr. Kidder left ' yesterday
for their homes in Lincolnton. Next
week Mr. Kidder goes to Lynville,
Tenn., to make preparations for a
tent meeting which they, are to con
duct at that place beginning on the
25th. Lynville is near Mr. Brown
ing's boyhood home.
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne Cozy Today.
WHY ENDURE SUMMER COLDS?
It isn't necessary to have a stuffed
head, running nose. To cough your
head off as it were. 'AH you need do
is to use Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey.
The soothing and healing balsams
open the clogged air passages and in
a short time you get relief and start
on the road to recovery. Tour nose
stops rnnning, 70a cough less and
you know you are getting better. Get
a bottle, use as directed. Keep what
is left as a cough and cold Insurance.
Adv. t
Him Been a Very Successful Year
There Are In in the Graduating
Clam Rev. J. 11. lienderllte Will
Preach Baccalaureate Sermon
Mr. J. 1. McOall, of Charlotte-,
Will Deliver the Addret) Hand
some Invitation Have Been Inmi
ed Health Night to Be Observed
Thursday, lr. A. A. Kent, of Le
noir, to Lecture. y
The closing exercises of the Cen
tral graded schools will be begun
Sunday evening when Rev. J. H.
Henderlite, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, will preach the bac
calaureate sermon in the school au
ditorium at 8 o'clock. There will be
no services at any of the churches iu
the center of the town at that hour
in order that the members may hear
Mr. Henderlite. -
Handsome engraved invitations
have been Issued by the graduating
class which read as follows:
The Senior Class
Gastonia High School
Invites you to be present at the
Annual Commencement Exercises
Tuesday evening, June Twentieth
nineteen hundred and sixteen.
On Monday night at the school
auditorium exercises will be held be
ginning at 8 o'clock, which will De
given over entirely to the .under
graduates. At this time there will
be read the prize essay, delivery of
prizes and various announcements
will be made.
Prof. J. S. Wray has secured Mr.
.1. I). McCall, of Charlotte, to deliver
the address on Tuesday night. Mr.
Wray feels fortunate in having se
cured Mr. McCall as he is one of tne
best-known lawyers of Charlotte ana
is an excellent speaker. Special mu
sic will be furnished on this occasion
as well as the other nights.
The past year has been a very suc
cessful one in the Central schools.
The class roll this year is the largest
in several years, there being 10
members of the graduating class.
Following are the members of the
graduating class: Clifford Lee Bell,
Paul Derr, Alexander Milton Mc-1-ean,
William Theodore Rankin,
Mary Blanche Carson, Regina Coon,
Viola Luclle Hopper, Luclle Durham
Mason, Katherlne Augusta McLean,
Annie Rebekah Mclean, Mary Ruth'
Morris, Mary Amanda Ratchford,
Christine Sloan, Blanche Elizabetn
Stroup, Lake McKee Simpson, Made
Melissa VVhitesides. The class ottl
cers are, Alexander Milton Mclean,
president: Annie Rebekah Mclean,
vice'-president: Regina Coon, secre
tary; Paul Derr, treasurer.
HEALTH NIGHT;
The Sanitation Committee of tne
Woman's Betterment Association
has set Thursday evening. June 15,
for Health Night, and Dr. A. A.
Kent, of Ienoir. a former president
of the North Carolina Medical Socie
ty has been secured to make the ad
dress of the occasion.
There will be special music for
this occasion, and the prize essay of
the year will be read. The subject
of the essay is: "How the Individual
Can Protect Himself and Others by
Habits of Personal Cleanliness." Tlie
name of the winner will be announc
ed later.
The Sanitation Committee has
done much hard work and accom
plished great good for Gastonia, and
it bespeaks a good attendance for
this occasion. There is no better
way to Improve conditions of tne
city than to interest the yuong peo
ple to have leaders of the medical
fraternity give the public the bene
fit of their experience and reading
on these subjects.
There is a treat In store for those
who attend Thursday night.
BRfEF ITEMS ABOUT THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
MRS. T. E. ROBINSON BEAD.
I'aKKed Away at 1 O'clock This
Morning After Brief 1 11 lies
Funeral and Burial at Gluey Thi
Afternoon.
Friends in the city were grieved
this morniDg to learn of the death or
Mrs. Lizzie Jane Robinson, wife of
MrThomas E. Robinson, which oc
curred at 1 o'clock this morning at
their home on the Union road arter
only a brief illness. Mrs. Robinson
was in her 35th year, having been
born January 1, 1882. in the Pisgah
neighborhood. She leaves her hus
band and four children, Lessie, Ma
son, Edith and Hallene, the eldest 13
years of age. Since her marriage
in 1902 Mrs. Robinson had been a
faithful and loyal member "of Olney
Presbyterian church, where her fun
eral will be held at 4 o'clock this
afternoon by her pastor. Rev. Geo.
A. Sparrow. Beside the husband and
children, the following brothers and
sisters survive: Messrs. Porter Mor
row, of Bessemer City. Lem and Ed
Morrow, of Pisgah; Wright Morrow,
or Knoxville, Tenn., and Jim Mor
row, who lives in Ohio; Mrs."Jonn
Bradley, of Rutherford ollege; Mrs.
C. S. Carson, of Bessemer City, and
Mrs. Nora Moses, of Lenoir.
Mrs. Robinson's almost sudden
death came as a great shock to tire
bereaved family, who have the deep
sympathy of a large circle of friends
in the county.
Arrested for Theft.
'Ralston Justice and Herbert Da
vis, two. whits boys wanted at Bre
vard for breaking into a house and
stealing a rifle, and at Clyde for rob
bing a store, were arrested here last
week and held. ' Deputy Harris, of
.Brevard, came to Gastonia Saturday
and took the offenders back to stand
trial. ..
Mr. F. H. Robinson, of Dallas,
was in the city on business Saturday.
Dr. L. Neale Patrick is having
a dwelling house built on his lot on
Willow street.
Southern Railway excursion to
Richmond and Norfolk tomorrow
night.
Mr. Perry Wright, of Bessemer
City, route two, was a Gastonia visi
tor Saturday.
Mr.' J. Lin wood Robinson, or
I.owell. was a business visitor in
the city Saturday.
Mr. H. V. Harmon, of Bessemer
City, was In the city on business
Saturday.
Esquire H. Aubrey Costner, or
Hardin, was a business visitor here
yesterday.
Mr. Cyrus Thompson, of Ral
eigh, was here yesterday on busi
ness. Miss Ashby Herron. of Char
lotte, 8ent several hours here Sat
day. Mr. Tom C. Abernethy. of Lin
colnton, spent the week-end In the
city with relatives and friends.
Mtb. R. K. Gregory, of Greens
boro, arrived yesterday on a visit to
her nephew, Mr. F. D. Barkley, and
family.
" Robert, the young son of Dr.
and Mrs. F. R. Anders, has been
quite ill with colitis for the past few
days. Trans No. 4,'J and 4 4 on tne
Southern Railway will be replaced
on the run from Charlotte to Atlanta
next Sunday, June 18th.
There will be a special called
meeting of Providence Camp, W. O.
W., at 8 o'clock tonight In their hall
In the armory building.
Mr. J. W. Atkins left yesterday
for WayneBVille to attend the Grand
lx)dge. Knights of Pythias, as repre
sentative of Gastonia Lodge No. 53.
Mrs. S. J. Durham spent Satur
day and Sunday In Concord as the
guest of her mother, Mrs. J. M.
Odell.
Mr. J. L. Ferguson and family
are moving today from West Iong
avenue to the Dr. J. H. Jenkins resi
dence at 4 29 South York street.
Members of the Music Club are
especially urged to be present at the
meeting tomorrow afternoon with
Mrs. A. C. Jones on Dallas street and
to bring the amount of their dues.
The Southern Railway an
nounces a special excursion to At
lantic City, N. J., on Thursday or
next week. June 22. See their ad
ertisement elsewhere in this Issue.
Misses Olive and Beatrice Reid,
or Spartanburg, S. "., arrived In the
city Saturday to be the guests for
some time of Miss Ruth Anderson ar
her home on West Airline avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McBrayer.
of Shelby, are spending a few days
In the city as the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Wray. Mr. McBrayer Is
a brother of Mrs. Wray.
Mr. Richard Fayssoux, who un
derwent an operation at the City
Hospital last week for appendicitis,
is reported today as recovering very
satisfactorily.
Mr. Major V. Whitesides. who
has been a student in Muskingum
College at New Concord, Ohio, re
turned home Saturday for the sum
mer vacation.
Miss Florrie LangHton. of Dar
lington, and MIhs Hallie Mathewes.
of Spartanburg, are spending some
time in the city as the guests of
Mrs. D. M. Jones.
There will be a (ailed meeting
of Gastonia Lodge N. I'.fi! A. F. and
A. M. tonight at the regular meeting
hour. Work will be done in ttie
second degree.
Mr. Fred M. Arrowood. of Bes
semer City, has given up his position
at Newton and has accepted a posi
tion with the Shelby Concrete Com
pany at Shelby.
V Mr. Lowry R. Wilson, of the
New Hope section, was one of the
27 successful applicants before the
State Board of Pharmacy last week
to receive license to practice pnar
macy in this State.
Miss Blanche Turner has re
turned home from Brevard Institute,
where she has been a student dur
ing the past session, and is the guest
of ber cousin, Mrs. R. H. Plyler. at
the latter's home on Highland street.
fRer. J. D. Rankin, of Norwood."
newly elected superintendent of the
Bessemer City graded schools, was
in the city today en route to Besse
mer City to make arrangements to
move his family to that place at an
early date.
The regular meeting of the city
council for June will be held at the
city ball at 8 o'clock tonight. .In tne
absence of Mayor Armstrong, who Is
in St. Louis attending the National
Democratic Convention, Mayor Pro
Tern A. B. Elliott will preside.
Mayor O. B. Armstrong motor
ed to Spartanburg Saturday after
noon, where he boarded the Carolina
Special for St. Louis to attend the
National Democratic Convention.
Col. Armstrong Is tha delegate rep
resenting the ninth congressional
district. 7
Rev. W. L. C. Killlan returned
Saturday night from Statesvllle.
where he had been with his son, Mr.
James Killlan, who underwent . an
operation at the Long Sanatorium oa
Friday. Mr. Klllian's many friends
will be glad to know that be is re
covering satisfactorily. ' '
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kennedy left
yesterday for Waynesville, where
Mr. Kennedy goes to attend the an
nual meeting of the Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias in session there
this week. They made the .trrp
through the country, going with Mr.
A. E. McCausland, of Charlotte. At
the close of the Grand Lodge meet
ing Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy wilt go to
Tate Springs, Tenn., for a month,
Prof. Edgar Long returned to .
the city yesterday afternoon from
Due West, S. C, where he attended
the commencement exercises of Bra
klne College last week. Mr. Long
left on train No. 38 for Chapel Hill
to assume his duties as Instructor ta
English at the University Summer
School.
Dr. and Mrs. F. R. Anders
went to Charlotte yesterday to at
tend the funeral services of Wm. J.
Edwards, Jr., the 1 8-months-oid son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Edwards, who
died at the home of his parents on
East Ninth street extension Sunday
morning at 3 o'clock following a
weeks' Illness with colitis. Mrs.'
Edwards is a sister of Mrs. F. R,
Anders.
Mr. R. B. Bablngton, general
manager of the Piedmont Telephona
& Telegraph Co., went to Charlotte
yesterday afternoon in response to
a message stating that his mother,
Mrs. M. I. Bablngton; bad suffered a
stroke of paralysis and was in a very
serious condition. Mrs. Bablngton
has been quits 111 for several weeks
and her friends feel great apprehen
sion as to her recovery. '
MAIIAGER CARVER HERE
PRACTICE BEGAN THIS MUDS
Kxhlhltlon Ganiett Friday and Hatur
With MeAdenvllle Ten Flayers
Have Already Reported Two
More Will Arrive This Afternoon
Try-out Will be Given Heveral
Other Men Manager Carver Is
Huccewtful Ball Flayer Woa
Cluunplonxhip With Maryville Col
lejje Team Prowpect for Win
ning Team Are Good.
Beginning Friday of this week
Gastonia fans will have the privilege
of witnessing the newly acquired
baseball team in ection, prior to the
opening games next week, when a
strong aggregation of players from
MeAdenvllle will give battle In a
two-game series at Loray Park.
These exhibition games have been
scheduled in order that the new -'
players may get some practice and
that the fans and supporters may
have an opportunity to know tne
players.
Manager R. W. Carver arrived on
train No. 12 yesterday afternoon
with about 10 players, and two more,
were to report today. There are six
or eight other men who will report
to manager Carver for a try-out
within the next few days. ' They ,
come from various points over the
State, are college players of ability
and no doubt Manager Carver will '
be able to select a strong, aggressive
team from the number that will re
port to him.
For the past four years Mr. Car
ver has been head-coach for Mary
ville College at Maryville, Tens.,
and has established a remarkable
record in that State in college base
ball. Under his management the
Maryville College team has won the
State championship for four succes
sive seasons. The Maryville team
invaded North Carolina this season
and won a majority of the games
played with college teams. It will
be of interest to Gastonia baseball
enthusiasts to know that Mackieand
Whitney, who helped represent Oas
tonia's victorious team last season,
played for the Maryville team under
Manager-coach Carver this year. -
fThe grounds and grandstand have
been repaired at Loray Park and will
be in excellent shape for the games -Friday
and Saturday. Manager
Carver and the players hare already
V a ffii n n n 1 1 ha a v. ,tlt A,
vc&uu iavuvr, auu WIU IUU 11UUH .
each morning and afternoon so that,
the men will be In condition for the
exhibition games. Tickets for the
games i w II be on sale at the grounds
and at the drug stores. The games
will be railed at 3:30 o'clock ; for
the present. V ,
Bankers Cbnveiitioa.
Gastonia will be renresented
the State Bankers Convention this
week by Mr. A. G. Myers, of the Clt
liens National Bank, and Mr. S. TC.
Boyce. of the First National Bank.
Mrs. Myers will accompany Mr. My
ers. -
t Tha county commissioners met
Saturday and elected Mr. O. B. Car
penter Register of Deeds to succeed
the late Mr. A. J. Smith.
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