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VOL. I NO. 10
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1914.
PBIOE ONE CENT
BOYS PLAYING BALL
IN OLD GRAVEYARD
SHOCK DOWNTOWN
Tombstones Used as Bases.
"Ghouls" Battle on Scene
Which Witnessed Last
Burial in 1 890.
HEEDLESS YOUTH PLAYS WHERE TEARS ONCE FELL
A graveyard that neighborhood chil
dren use as a playground, where tom
etones are bases for the "Graven -d
Nine," la a sight which ha1 shocked tho.e
who walk or live along Passyunk a en i
rear 21st street. The graveyard Is '"
old Philadelphia Cemetery, bounded "
Passyunk and Snvder avenues and 2't
and 22d streets. A cms- the way nre the
northernmost homes of tha Glrard otate
The last runernl there was In l"'f hut
it might have been 40 years ago. to t idge
from the ruin that covers the tract
Weeds grown waist high and mall trees
ard underbrush that havo sprung up In
the 20 years' desolation hide the white
tombstones so closeh that a rnsitnl cl.i"
over the tom Iron fence would cause the
uninformed observer to mistake the place
for a large and unusually unkempt vacant
lot.
But a look Inside shows white
tone3 through the trees and all that Is
left of one carefully kept fenced plots.
now hummocked and twisted and guarded
by strands of rusty Iron chains, strung
from pillars which stand anyway but
upright.
CHAPEL A IU.-I.VOrS PILE.
Two weather-worn pots with drooping
gates stand at the entnnce on Passyunk
avenue. Back of thm In the thick of
the weeds Is a slanty ruin that looks more
like an old Spanish mission in southern
California than anvthinc etnnt todav.
This was the old receiving chapel, where
funerals brousht up with th" bodies and
ministers said the last services.
It was built in 1S4". a fact gleaned by
Industriously rubbing a cornerstone sot
In the side. Then the chapel mm have
boon a fln monument. Its brinks were
covered thick with brown plastor nnd
thore was stained class In Its narrow-rut
windows. But today the piaster ha
Ehuckod off in groat patches nnd the
windows are crumbling, with their col
ored g!as and snsh- on the ground.
Back through the central arch of the
receiving chapel and over the weeds
growing ou see more tombstones through
the trees
GHOULS" TLAV BASEBALL.
Walk through It and come to the base
ball diamond marked out by tombstone",
the "scene of struggles of the "Graveyard
Nine" Rivals call its members "Tho
Ghouls." but the team plays aftr school
each d running undisturbed and nciie
over a tombstone that is tho homo plate
nnd sliding to second base, whore lie a
couple who died In March of '67.
' The Ghouls" Is the most popular or-
anivwiuon in in" ut'ineiei . upluupb nunu i ttnndar
pt me inner diamonds mere n.we more
FODR MEN INJURED
AND HORSE KILLED
IN AUTO MISHAPS
INVESTIGATION OF OIL
TRUST URGED BY SENATE
rtnnlea .1q rftnino l-nrl fn tia innt.il nn.l
Ihnn nnn tnmh.tnn. nnlei. "Thn fihAiiln' " . . ' . .. ' v"l'.- " .
........ v.. .,....... ,.,. w. .... ...uu.. mvinenns1 hornre Hie (IlsQnliitfnn n.i1
diamond has one for each base and home- i
ask them to look inside the chapel.
AFRAID OF GHOSTS.
"Pere's ghosts 'round here'" one ex
plained, standing doubtfullv in the tad
grass with his foot on the tombstone.
wouldn't go in. Jimmy." he advised
But Jimmy went In through a trapdoor
In the side and returned later, dust cov
ered, with the story of raves In the cellar.
The "caves" were once vaults In the
chapel, now half 'indermined and crum
bling at its foundations.
After school tho whole pjnee swarms
with children. Bos plav boll and a few
of tho hardier stage fairies In the ruined
chapel
After 5 o'clock neighborhood people
come into the zravevard and sit on grave
tones under tho trees. There old "Neck
era." whose ano-stois are si-attcred about
the vaid, gather and swap "nrns about
ghosts, and the age t the graveyard,
and the legends that glow there
"HIU Fral" lived hers for 15 years,"
.said one mar from his place on a redlin
ing headstone The Fralev home was in
a houe built against the old chap--:. "But
Bill couldn't last." lie went on. "He difd
last year and w always wondered how
.he hung on bo Ions '
The old cemeterv Is still owned bv the
Philadelphia Cemeterv I'nmpinv, but It
Is said the eltv rr.ov take it ovr for a
plavground. As it is nnW the neighbor
ing families use it as n park.
As dark grows nar the children leave
the scene and at night the paths that
would iave many a tep are deserted,
NEW INSTRUCTORS AT U, QF P.
Replace Professors Cret and Arnal,
Serving in French Army.
Paul A Davis. 3d Edgar V se!er and
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New Federal Trade Commission Will
Probably Conduct Probe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -The task of i
investt-'nting the Standatd Oi! Com
panv probably will be one of the first
duties of the Federal Trade Commission
A resolution introduced todav by Sen
ator Gore orders the investigation as soon
as the President names the members of
the new commission.
The resolution calls for a thorough in
vestigation by the newly authorized com
mission Into the relations existing be
tween the Standard Oil Company and nl,
the branches or companies into which it
was dissolved after the decree of the
Supr'me Court; the efforts of the com
pany and its branches to control prices
of crude oil and refined products, nnd
the capitalization and dividends of the
dand its branches and corn-
One Accident Due to Men
Becoming Sleepy and Let
ting Machine Take Its
Own Course.
compared to the earnings of Independent
pinie, wun several inrown in oui in ngnt ot, refining companies
jieic eiues max. mere is even a Krann , Senator Gore attempted to cet im
stand made of overturned headstones and ; mediate consideration of the. resolution
corner posts, much valued by spectators but objection was made and the resolu-
hen "The Ghouls" have a close game on ' tlon went over until tomorrow, when
There is a wide clearing where the env- Senator Gore hopes to got action upon
etcd diamond was laid out, and the land it.
Mopes awav to the east and down to the
nther rilnmnrtfls All nvep rhe flelHa are
dotted with overturned tombstones and TWO FINED, FIVE HELD FOR
small monuments. i ..,
The open spaces are mon sought hv the BREACH OF PURE FOOD LAWS
children, though w hen thev are many and
the sun Is bright the ruined chopl in the ctnreVeoner Tlen Tr,nnn ti
underbrush and trees is a popular rasort. si0eePers Plend Ignorance of II-
In twos or threes they hang back If vou tegai bates.
I Two men were fined todnv hv .Magis
trate Ronev for selling Impure nnd
adulterated food and the ase of five
others wore postponed for n week
Frank Maiatrela and his clerk, Ap
poi'o Galleo. of POT South Ninth street,
were held under J'fiO ball for an appear
ance in court to explain why they gold
' mackerel that wus decomposed.
Most of the storekeepers pleaded that
they thought their food was in s.-ond con
dition Samuel Cohen. ti0 South Ninth i
stieet. was fined $W and costs for sell-
li.g Male egg, nnd Ham & Lcntz. who)
inn a rrult st"ro at 2B South Fifth street,
were eon!rted of telling var.llla i-vnip
adulterated with cninlllio. a coal tai
product The were fined IC
Unshaven Denizens of That Section
Almost Unrecognizable Also.
cnrH and the thouhtie?
perrni wno are lazy;
The unli'llpilng cnffer and the rrnien.
Whose knonllRo of a razor Mnl Is rather
'Urn and hazy,
Are ttoi-klnq Into town today unhavpn:
For hejond the limpid fchujlklil ail the
barbers quit at elfsht,
Een thnush they hae been fhaWng only 14
hours jr-alght.
The once genial ticket chopper at one
of the West Philadelphia stations of tho
Market street elevated line had as many
furrows in his brow this morning as a
newly plowed field. Instead of his usual
cheery "good morning" to all travelers,
he merel growled.
"My best friends look hideous," he
said. "I can't recognize more than one
man out of ten because of a two das'
growth of beard. Everybody 'terns to
neeil a i-havtt this morning just because
the barbers of West Philadelphia quit
working now itt S o'clock p. m.
' Some of the men who use this station
every morning look like Spitz terriers, or
whatever kind of a terrier It is that wears
fuzzy whiskers. You'd never believe
The others prosecuted were Cornelius
Ham! Ion. 1101 Inton street, accused West Philadelphia depended so much on
of selling adulterated lec cream soda; , s barll,s t milUe'g mp slc.k.
Armour & Co, whoso plant at !17 i ., n m, , f ,i,..t.v,, ...
Noble str-et. was accused of having car- , men aru minus l.irue' sections of kin
Boston Commandant Enforces "No
Liquor Order Against Visiting1
Warship.
WASHINGTON, Frtpt SI The Navv
Deraitment today received an account
of an atempted invasion of the Boston
Navv Yard by the forces of rum," and
Its successful repulse.
. van load, of beer yesterday drove
vanPelt have been enra?.? ki h. ..n.inn..n. nn... mo....
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."..;:.. -.;."'.":.. -'' ' me mi. leferred to the office of the day. and bv
ried oleomargarine as butter; Samuel
Koiser, 1W0 South Seventh street, bad
eggs, and Geor-je Donner, 1610 South
Second street, stale meat The cases
were postponed one week. Agents Sim
mers and Supplee, of the Pure Food te
partmem, made the arrests
various parts of their faces. Some look
as though they tried to shave -with a
rut scsthe. And the funny part of It
is that the man with the inoet scratches
Is the most enthusiastic. One fellow, who
looked as though ho tried to fight seven
fjziir jzazz. . tr zxwysc&u. cv-v- j-yy gjzavzwajsz
S8000 LOSS WHEN BARN OF SHOTS STARTLE FOLK AS
SAMUEL K. FOSTER BURNS POLICEMEN CHASE SUSPECT
ARGENTINE SAILORS' BEER
Ul n I ID t mawv v)nn A ea",,al slnnco at the mon surging
HLU Ur A I NAVY YARD from the subway stations this morning
i,e!o at ,!he"ga,,e"foV ov minwISi while ! en Save Handsome Country Pursuit of One Hour Finally Ends in
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he raved about hit, new 19-cent safety
razor unii now casus it works,
John V
confirmed the Mntements of the ticket
(.hopper All West Philadelphia .seems to
need a shave Some of the men spent
too much time over tho after-dinnor
cigar, rushed out frantically at one min
ute before eight and had the door of the
barbershop slummed in their faces
Others were obdurate and refused to
have anything more to do with the un
grateful razor artists A few tried self
shaving and most failed dismally, but
hardware and cutlery dealers are ex
pecting an increased demand for razors
as West Philadelphia learns the art of
shaving.
Residence as Wind Shifts.
Fire, helleted to have been started by
tramps Mnoklng In the haloft, ilestiojed
the two-story frame and stono barn and
an adjoining cairiago house on the farm
of Samuel K. Fooler, president of tho
Philadelphia County Fair Association, at
Ben.sdlem pike and North Ued l.lon io,id,
enrl this morning. Thu total loss is es
timated at "Sfinn.
One horte and 31 chickens were lost In
the lire, which for n time threatened
Mr. Foster's handsome residence. Tho
nearest t ro company is the chemical eu
ginu .it liustleton, a mile nnd a half
away Three other companies from
Holmetburg, Taconv and Wissinoining
came seen or eight miles, hut ai rived
vnr-.lt v nf rt-nn.iriii-.i- .- . iBtrrnj in m wun ui mo rniy, sum HiiinuiK. came seen or Pleht n
work of ProfeHcfrs pIi.iTa"'. th- hlm to ,h """mondment of the yard , The arb.rs of West Philadelphia -o I 'J' lo , ( lu
i ' It. 1??J1U ?Je . a"l "? Tna drher demanded entrance, as the I far have made good their promise not I wid .? ,h LZL " iii
Arnai, who are serving in the French
army F.ach of the new professors whs
trained In the Eci!e des rtfaux rt
Paris, Mr Davis under Pascui. who" was
Professor fret's patron, Mr Heeler under
l.alouN. und itr Van Pelt ind.-r ths
instruction of Douil.'did und Thiery
With these men in charge, th- rchl
tecturul Department feel (..nfldent that
they can airr on Professor Crvt's work
In design n
DONATION DAY F0U HQJrll
Presbyterians of the City Contribute i
Lavishly in Gifts. !
Donation lia is being ohj.--.vfd at the '
Presbvterlan Jlome for Ved 'uupl and
Men. at Bala todav. and members uf
Presbtcrian ihurihra in tbiladvlphl4 ate
responding lh .-Iftu (.f all kind In i
nan cases th chij.i hv hau , ..nnii'ttteg
In ch trge itfriii; .nl dducrlng the'
gifts to the int'tutcn d-.j iTn-nb..S hav
bc-n cn ibut ng freel nth ait' le3 that
are ni vie- in tne p-c Th o-jghout
Capture of Man.
Revolver shots startled residents in the
nelgliboihood of i3d street and Colum
bia iiM-niie eailv loda, when two po
licemen give chase to a Negro burglar
buspect. The puisuit lastcil an hour, and
the man, who says he is (ienrge Jones,
2t years old. 1.120 Smeillej sticet. was
held in ?S00 hull this morning bj Magis
trate Morris at the 33d Distrkt station.
Policeman Conner, of the .3d Pistrli t.
spied Joiie", lounging on the corner
shoitly after .' o'clock. Junes lied as
ho Approached und Conneis gave chase.
At Twentieth street and Columbia avenue
Conner, fifed sevetal shots In the air
beer was intended for the crew of the. to uoik after S o'clock VlrtuaII ever ' the .,,, ,,., ," , : , ' ",': ""' ,',,"i'- . lu "" - - "" -"es ran
Argentine battleship Rlvldavla. lying at "hop '" closed last night at that hour 0f blulng ember, over ihhou"e about Up "" a"ey a"" ,l,'aW,Ml,,
the xard dock. and patrons who caino later went un- 200 fret from 10 ,,.. Members of "ha ' 'r rolUeman Kchrader encounteied
The commandant, after a hast, nemsal f' h '. " 'r " ' K"'r '"""nff Jw'T Z' Blor, Chemi.nl Coinpanl rl-allj ng the sr lit Oral. Mreet and Columbia
Four men were Injured and a horse
was killed today In automobile accidents
in different parts ot the city.
One accident was due to a driver, who
had a new car out for the first time,
while another was caused by the men
falling asleep, leaving the car to take
Its own course.
A touring car skidded across Filbert
street east of 16th this morning, nnd
lefore it could be stopped the auto
struck Mortimer Thornlcy, 3318 North
Ninth street, and William Farrand, of
Morton, who were standing on the side
walk. Both men were cut and bruised.
They were taken to the Hahnemann
Hospital.
Shortly after the accident, William Oll
roy, 119 Noith Mnrston street, gave him
self up at the Detective Bureau and ad
mitted that he was the driver of the
automobile. Gllroy said that he was
driving It for the first time and ran on
the sidewalk to avoid hitting a man on
the street.
When their car crashed Into a tree at
Broad and Somerset streets this morning,
Hay Worthlnglon, of Allen Lane, Ger
mantown, and John Greeketh, of Black
wood, New Jersey, were quickly aroused
fiom sleep. The rldcra said the air made,
them drowsy. They received slight In
juries which were treated at the
Samaritan Hospital. The car was par
tlall wrecked,
Traffic was delayed for nearly half an
hour on Will nut street today as the re
sult of a collllon between an auto truck
and a wagon at 21st street The horse
was Injured so badly that It had to be
killed. The wagon was driven by David
Chclfln, 52d nnd Spruce streets, and the
tmck by f. P. Shaffer, S10 Grav's Ferry
road Both men said the accident was
unavoidable.
FIRST PATROL DRIVER DEAD
Alexander J. Boyd, Veteran of That
Branch of Police Service.
Philadelphia's first patrol wngon driver
died today. He wns Alexander J. Bojd.
of 521 South Water street, nnd denth
was due to cancer. Boyd drove the orig
inal patrol wjigon attached to the Third
Police District, at Third and De Lancey
streets, for ears
He was appointed to the force April
22, 18SI, nnd made a regular on January
1 if the next year. I.ate In 1S-SI the cltj
inquired its first patrol wagon, arid then
M.i) or William II Smith appointed Bojd
as the driver.
Coincident with the receipt at City Hall
of news that Boyd was dead, ex-Mayor
Smith walked into the office of the Su
perintendent of Police today. His ap
pointment of Bod was mentioned to
him and he declared that he recalled the
c-'curicnce distinctly
"That first patrol wagon did wonder
ful nork," said Mr.-Smith. "It was badlv
needed. I well icniember the occa
sion when I named Boyd as the driver,
and he gave faithful service In that position."
It developed later, hoaever. that the
(r' of the Argentine ship of war suf
fered no deprivation A Hat boat was
e r ii red, and th precious kegs loaded
abiiard by thU mefjns.
uro determined to stick to the new sched
ule.
PARCEI POST TO GUIANA
Pareol poet service will be extended to
French Guiana on November , accord
ing to a statement Just issued by the
postal authorities at Washington Notice
was received in Philadelphia this after
noon bv Postmastei Thornton
I'-ircel.' sen1 b this service to French
iiuUiu must not weigh more than 11
pounds oi measure more than 3 feet, t
initios in length and 6 feet in length and
guth combined The rates from this
the afte"--' u mm at lun-heou at the 1 country will be 12 cents per pound or a
institution.
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i fraction thereof.
TRANSFER FATHER MAGINN
HIT BY TRAIN, JUST BRUISED Becomes I.ector of St. Francis' Catho
lic Church at Frackviile,
The llcv Fram is p Muginn has been
chosen lector of St Fiancls Catholic
Church Frackviile Pa to Mucieed tho
Itev. Thomas J. Burton who became
reUor of the Church of the Annuncia
tion last week He goes to Frackviile
I volvcr. and Conners lame up and helne.t
overpower the man.
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I
j Instead of Mangled Body, Crew Finds
I Man Brushing Himself,
I As he vva-. rokslng the trucks of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near West
Falls station this morning Thomas
Kershaw, an employe of the Bureau of
Water was (truck by a southbound
HARVEST. TIME
A long wisp of at Uncial wheat that
served as a trimming on the sweet girl's
hat was placed horizontally so that It
tickled up and down the face of the man
who sat next to her on the bus, until It
camo at a resting place with Uie end
nestling In his right ear
After the bus had traveler! a,a ji.
from the Church of the Sacred Heart of tante the man was seen to remove from
.ira.i- inn.) aru nt a sirens, wner. nis uuikci a larse jacKKiiife. which h.
HOMEOPATHS IN SESSION
Convention of Stnte Society Assem
bles nt Wernersville,
Philadelphia homeopathic doctors are
In Wernersville today for the opening of
the 51st annual convention of the Homeo
pathic Jlcdlcal SocletJ of Pennsylvania.
The tessions will close on Satuiday.
There were addresses by Dr. Leon T.
Afhtraft. of Phtlodelphia. president of
tie soelctv. and others. The convention
heard papers fiom the Bureau of Sani
tary Science, and the problems of mental
defectives were discussed.
FRIEND PROMISES
TO DISPROVE CHARGE:
OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Wife and Neighbors Stanil
by Man. Accused of Mi,-
appropriating Building So?
ciety Funds.
Urged by his newly wedded wlf. . J
tnrth -A.1 ...a.,. i.i i c lQ "
.. ,,c ,- innoconcc, Frank i?
Friend, of 4633 York road. t.n-- .
estate operator, now under $10v000 ball .'
..., .,., , misappropriation of i:k
from two bujldlng loan associations, ,7t
...o ..u,l- cany tins morning, declarlni
that he would prove he was not guty
When Friend walked out of the vetti.
bule of his home he war accompanied tj
his wife, she Is a comely young woman.
She appealed to be worried. H-r -.
rested . n the nrm of her husband, X
Was dolnu Ills bent t,. r-nlm h.. ""
On the verandas of nearby houses m
women nnd men who are friends of
Friend. Many of them turned their facet
nwn.v when they mw the scene.
"My nrrcfit Is nil a mlstnko and I fM
confident that everything will turn out ill
right " rt(i Friend as he waved a fare
well to IiIr wife.
Weeping nnd on the verge of colUp.t
.Mrs Friend entered her home. Later hj
went away to the home of relatives.
DIVORCE COST JIO.0O0.
After Friend's arrest on last Friday hi
t-jld Defectives McGinn and Walters that
he had been recently divorced nnd that
the suit had cost him 10,001. That Friend
had married again was known only tj
a few intlmnte friends nnd relatives. Hi
was married on May 20 and was horns
from his honeymoon only a few wcekt
when he was arrested.
Friend has been living nt the York road
address only a short time. Ha is J)
years old and hearts an excellent repu
tation among his neighbors.
Believing In his Innocence many of hit
friends and neighbors, who are Influential
residents In the Logan section, today
rallied to his aid: The ball for $10,000 wai
arranged by two neighbors.
"Wo havo fnlth In Mr. Friend and If
the ball had been $20,000 Instead of $10061
we would have brought forth that sum
If we had It." said the wife of one of
the bondsmen.
Many shareholders In tho Crcston Build.
Ing Loan Association nnd the Old Hick,
ory Building Loan Association, for which
concerns Filcnd acted ns an agent, today
made inquiries for hlm at his office at
Front street and Allegheny avenue.
Those who called -were assured that
everything would turn out for the best
MISAPPROPRIATION CHARGED.
In the affidavit swoin to by the Stat
Banking Hxamlncrs, Friend is charged
with misappropriating ?d'j.Y) of the funda
ot the Old Hickory Building Loan A
foclatlon nnd 51400 from the Crescent
Building Loan Association.
Friend, It Is charged, while acting u
an agent for the building loin associa
tions retained money for hi- use which
wns given to him with which to Invest
in mortgages,
When arraigned Inst Wednesday beforj
Magistrate Rcnshnw he waived a hear.
Ing. Within a short time after his ball
had been fixed his friends gave bond.
It was learned today that Friend was
married for about 10 years to his first
wife. They separated; It Is said, becausi
of religious differences.
Since his arrest Friend has sold Ml
touring car, which cost him about $1S
for $1000.
After his arrest Friend, according to
the State Banking Examiners, told them
that he had made good on a shortage of
$VC"0 trom the funds of another bulldlnj
and loan association.
"We feel sure that Mr. Friend will toon
be bnck and show that he deserves out
respect " said one of his neighbor- todaf.
WILLIE'S COME-DOWN
Little Willie, after flattening his no.
against the outside of the h.ikers windoir
for about half an hour, at last entered
with his mind evldentlv made up
"I want to know," ho said In a di
termined yet hopeful vo'ce, "lion raucS
thos? wedding cakes are'"
"Well." answeicd the enterpiilng pro
prietor, "i nave tliem at all prices TI
yo.ir mother that I can do her a beaut"
fo- SJO. The chrapen Irf $10"
"Ah, well," he murmured, In a re
hlgnwl voice, "let me haw one of thcfi
one-cent gingerbread rabbits." BaltlmMl
American
TIIEJEATIIER
Official Foreca-t
WASHINGTON, Sept 51
For eastern Pennsylvania ShonersanJ
bomewhat cooler tonight, Frldav part
cloudy; moderate vaiiable winds
For New Jersey: Unsettled and cooW
tonight nnd Friday, probably shoeri
toncht.
The western cool area spread over norta
ern Pennsylvania, New York and Xe
England during the last 24 hours, but l
just beginning to be fe't in Philadel
phia this morning. The temperature w
tlnued to decrease slowl In the 0W"
Vnlley, nnd the narrow w.vm belt ao'f
the north Atlantic const will he moderat
ed during the next 24 hours Shonert
have covered a wide belt extending froa
eastern Canada to the Gulf of Meilc",
spreading eastward across the mountain!
in some places. The rain area covert!
Pennsvlvnnla last night cceut a ff
of the southeastern counties
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
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BED CROSS FUND GROWS j
The Philadelphia Red Cross fund is j
Meadily Increasing The total amount
was announced this afternoon b Fran-
els B Reeves, treasurer, to he $7471
A donation of 5150 was given t the
Gibson Distillery Company, while sifts of
$100 have been donated by Charles 8,
Taylor, Arcade Building; Mrs. S. R.
Smith, Bar Harbor, Me., the Bailey,
Banks & BIddle Company and Bloreh
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