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AtcCONNLLLSBUKG, I'A., July 2f, PXK).
NUMBER 45.
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vfjj;i(T PARAGRAPHS.
2jj Ends From the Reporter's
Note Book. .
,rs. Stsif-li and Thompson
(completed the painting
,', V. Stniiteagle's residence
Vji.or Street.
p. LJlack has added a great
.IPthe appearance of Leonard
i i
- Ill S residence uy umiiu n
; p.rtic
SCHOOL CIIILDRIN.
during tlie past
r ami Mrs. Pott Mck'ee and
i- ofllelfast township, have
vi,l fever. A Catholic "sis-
Haiti more, has charge of
.as nurse.
ssis. Doyle and Shinier have
;y aUdod to the appearance
,j Associate Presbyterian
hdowu the Cove by apply
coat of paint to the Ulterior.
,irpsM. Fisher, oi miners- M ilp0 (;,,lV(
ly ol I luc k Valley, N(1(1(llpol.0
According to the reports of the
assessors just tiled in the office
of the County Commissioners,
there are in this county ;j:i."l
children between the ages of six
and twenty -one years,distributed
as follows:
AVU.
Males.
Laurel Ridge L'l
Conner's '21
Webster Mills 1'4
Corner Jl
Springhouso Val. It)
Rock Hill
Rack Run
Mendowground
M'Naughton
J uptown
m
H
l'.l
i:j
10
Total ilii.'
HKLFAST.
14
formerly ol Ruck valley, N1 ls
impendent candidate lor p1(..lsant (!l.()V0 u
lCss. He has -'00 signatures j rhilil, Moi-grot's' 12
petition for a place on the i Sil,(,s Mm
j Morton's Point
;ie Mrs. William Coinerer, j Cross Roads
vr township, was driving j Jacob Lake's
cattle out of the pasture j Cedar Lane
iioiitlior day, she fel! over
nbstruction, and seriously !
ledlier wirst. Total 27s
.week, one of Michael Hel-. BKTfi FA..
,ht;ns laid an egg, the lougi-: Alpine
J circumference of which i UlackOak
17
in
in
Mil
Females.
1(5
20
1!)
l.'t
27
!!()
21
(5
17
10
ih:
!l
17
1(1
1M
II
2."i
14
10
12
I'FCl LIAR ACCIDF.NTS.
i:!2
..roil seven and live-eighth
, ;md the transverse eir-
ri-uco, six menus. -Mine
That sizedoe.s'ntgo in the
.et basket when eggs are ten
adiwuu."
old friends Jacob Kchultz
phnuin Whitfield, two of
iti'Wiiship's most stibsta.n-
t'wns, spent Monday night
u. Mj. Whittiekl came up
liis coin mission to th e o lUce
;k'of the peace to which
iSt'locted last spring, and is
r, shape to pur form the du
.pjvrtuiuiug to that i u jhm L
iw. llotb gentlemen are
'.(if the sclioolboard, Mr.
1 Living served thereon
:!u!i a lii'u time.
Everett Republican says:
imuiy friends of Mrs.
.in B. Warns, of near Everett
Ji!y MissAda Orissiugor.of
anellshtirg who had been
I'uiversity of Punusylvauiu
al iu Philadelphia for the
ivc weelcs, uuderoinp a
runs surgical operation, will
Ni'd to know that the oper
success f ully per for mud,
4 Mrs. Karus is much im
i She was accompaiiied
ri'tthy l)r, Applubauph, a
iauat the institution."
: Wo(lmsday of last week
;M. Kendall, of the Cove,
"1 "hauling in" praiu. The
1 was placed iu the mow,
hud hold of the toupue
'Ji Uiti wapon out of the
Tin- hub of one of the
',l''ls ran against a ost
side of the door, causing
"'KUu to Hy around and
i'. h'endall in the side,
'""tly was the blow that he
i'"cko(l to the lloor and lay
""conscious condition for
' luiuutiis. Fortunatidy
lv,,i'o uo bones broken; and
'"' lias been soinewhat
'rs' for the accident, he ex
1"1H'iillri;htin a i'uw dayi.
Mils
IKl'AX MCI.I.OIT.
nances Mellott, wife of
7m L Mellott, died at
south of theSidulin'
l!'tist church, on Thursday
July l'.l, l!li)0. - While
'nolheeu in robust health
''""lao.yet there was uoth-
' '-'' -'oiidition to cause alarm
'hrnttwo davs boforu her
;'w'1,n slie sutldunly became
Tlio deceased was a
''"f Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
,a"d besides her parents
7Ji"id, leaves two sons,
; "stui-s, and two brothers.
took Dlaco in tho fieine-
11 tlle Sideling Hill Haptist
I'i'iday. Mrs. Mellott
woinun. We do not
lt!r ;- pi-ohably thirty
May's Chapel
Franklin Mills
( Jordon's
Mt. Airy
Warfonlsburg
12
2S
21
ir
12
m
24
12
1!)
IN
;io
144
Total 27
IlliUSil I'KKKK.
The assessor repoi'ts 51514
nai.ies, inn fie schools to which
they belong is not indicated; and
there is little to indicate sex of
the pupil. For instance: Truax,
E. V. may mean F.dward V. or
Elizabeth V., and Hanks, C. CI.
may menu Charles (!. or Caroline
(J.
ni'iiux.
Eort Littli.'ton
Burnt Cabins
Mini Level
Battle Kidge
Clear Kidge
Chesuut's
Corn Cake
5(1
51.')
12
27
510
ir
20
25
15
5!1
2(5
1".
7
1(551 137
Total 5500.
LICKING CKKKK.
(Xot indicated) 172 102
mVonnullkhuug. m
(Xot indicated) 74 H2
TAYI.OU.
No. 1 21 25
"2 20 21
" 51 lit , 17
" 4 5!2 24
" r. 1.") 12
" (1 2m 22
"7 17 2n
" h 12 1j
111(5 1(57
Total :::!;t.
TIIOMl'SDN.
Ditchruii 24 , 14
Laid Eagle 151 IK
Center 2h 111
Westview 25 l'.l
Oakdale 11 21
Independence 151 17
Uoardyard 2 12
l-lf) 120
Total 2(5.").
TODH.
(Not indicated) ss U2
Tola' lso.
UNION.
Pair view 2 2(5
Center ill 251
llarmonia 5!0 24
Union 2H 2S
Znck's liidge 22 12
Excelsior 15 15
157 128
Tola1 2H5.
WELLS.
No. 1 ((iraded) 50 40
" 2 l'J 8
' 3 13 1G
' 4 31 17
122 81
Total 2o:i,
Last Friday afternoon J. N.
Daniels was in tho net of stepping
across a low funcuatMr. Thomas
Ilussler's iu Licking Creek town
ship. Mr. Daniels had placed
one foot across, and was bringing
the other over, when the toe of
his shoo caught against the top
rail, giving Mr. Daniels a lurch.
When his foot reached the ground
he found it would not support his
weight, and his knuu gave him
great pain. Thinking that he
had, perhaps, fractured a hone,
he sent to McConnellsburg for
Dr. Smith, who went out Friday
night with boxes and bandages,
prepared for the worst. When
the doctor reached his patient he
fouud him resting easily, and an
exam inatiou showed that no bones
wure broken but that Mr. Dan
iels had suffered a peculiar acci
deut. Since the introduction of Phy
siology in the schools every school
boy is familiar with the fact that
from the hip to the knuu there is
but one bouu, tin; femur; from
the knuu to the ankle are two
bonus, the tibia and the tibula.thu
former joiuing the femur to make
the joint, while the libula acts as
a brace. The joint is protected
by tho patella or knee cap. Now,
it the joint between the ends of
tho femur and tibia, two crescent
shap d cartilages, or rubber like
cushions, are placed, one on eith
er side of the knuu joint, so that a
shock may not be felt in walking 1
or luapiug. 1
As Mr. Daniels was crossing:
the fence, this "cushion" became
displaced. When the leg was
straightened he would sutler in
tense pain; when tho foot was
drawn back Hie pain would cease.
If required but a few minutes for
the doctor to get the offending
cartilage back to its place and
Mr. Daniels was all right.
Last Sunday as Miss A. J. Ir-
viu of this place was rising from
her dinner table a slight twist of
the body caused otie of her knee
joints to lock. The trouble was
identical with that of Mr. Daniels
and she suffered intense pain for
an hour or two when in moving
her limb she felt a "click," the
cushion had gone back to its
place, and the trouble gone.
KILL! I) IN A I RI.KillT IVKI.CK. I-'KO.M KAl.l'U S MFITKNANT.
The following letter from the
Second Lieutenant of the Com
pany to which Ralph Patterson
belonged will lie read with inter
est. Mr. Patterson was the first
Fulton county boy who lost his
life in the present Philippine War.
I Iu died in March.
Philippine Islands,
luuo (5, It t0.
M r. Thomas Patterson,
.McCniincllsbnrsr, la.
I 'ear Sir: 1 have the honor to
l'laiii.in William l'islicr. a Form
er Fulton County P.nv, Loses
I!i.- Life.
As the result of a freight wreck
on the Baltimore and ' lno Rail
road, near Harpers F rry last
Friday morning. Flagman Wil
liam Fisher formerly of Union
township, this county, and a
brother of Canttiin (ieortre L.
Fisher, of liagerstown, was in
stantly killed and for several
hours there was a 'eneriil 1 1:1 1 1 of
traltlc. An eastbouu.l freight U".'; m ,n'I,ly v"ur K,tl"r C
was speeding along between ' "i'1 ' I wiH very
San.lv Hook ami Weverton, when I "'1:ul l im'msh -you lW infm"
an axle broke midwav in the ! ",at,"n concerning the
train, ami the last part of thel'I'T aml ,U'lll,",r our s,,u'
train left the rails and thundered ! ''''I' R ,ilU,,'s"n- liuli,h was
along on the ties. j ',l d,'llclit,) l"'''"'gyouug man, and
,, . , . ,, j I noticed in Jefferson llar-
liefore the tram could be stol- 1 1 m i ,
.... . . 1 racks, .Mo., our rendezvous, and
ped it side wined a rapid v pass- , , ,, P , ,
f wondered then if he would bu
ing westbound Ireight. It was: ., , , , ,, . ,,. , , , ,. .
; .oj- ui ni.nm tut hij 1 lot l. 1 1 UUILU,
ami the hard work we would bo
subject to, until wy would gut ac
climated. But hu picked up so
TIIF "MIDDI-F-STATI S.
then that Flagman Fisher was in
stantly killed, and a bad smash-1
up of cars ensued. Some half
du.eu cars of east bound train :
were throw n over into the Ches- i
puake and Uhio Canal, several be
ing badly wrecked. The rear 1
cars of the west bound I rain were
also wrecked, covering the tracks t
with coal and shattered wood. !
Repair crews immediately went
to the scene of the wreck, and.
succeeded ill clearing the track
that afternoon.
The deceased was born in I Jack
Valley April 7", and !iv
there until about, eleven years present, station. lie was again
much on the voyage over, that I
t hought he would be able to stand
it.
Everything went all right until
he was ordered to be one of a
party of about lifty men, to form
a guard for(.!uu. Schwau's wagon
train, under my charge. That
work-was very hard and tryiug,
and, as he was naturally weak,
the work- boiran to tell on him.
lie was left in the hospital at
!in:l lull iiou roioiiuwl 11 w n t. n 1
taken sick-w ith acute dysentery
and never recovered.
the Company
men in
A F-LFASANT TKI1'.
Mrs. M. V, Cromor, of this
place, returned on Mouday even
ing from a two weeks' very en
joyable outing. She, in company
with several relatives aud friends,
visited the battlo field of Cettys
burg. On this ground they
spent two days traveling a dis
tance of about twenty-live miles
under the direction of a guide
who pointed out everything of in
terest. From the museum there,
they brought home some valuable
relics. From Cettysburg, tin
visited, respectively, Baltimore,
Washington, Arlington Heights,
Harper's Ferry, and Bolivar
Heights. Mrs. Cromer thinks
that Bolivar is one of the most
rnmautic spots she has ever vis
ited. They witnessed from their
hotel at the last named place, a
disastrous freight wreck on the
railroad, in which ten persons
lost their lives. The forts at
Strasburg, the cemetery at
Ediusburg hi which she found
the graves of friends also added
much to the interest of the trip.
SALUVIA
Jacob Hauniau, is suffering
from a dangerous attack of ty
phoid fever.
James Minick, has been se
riously ill several days.
Miss Nell Daniels, of McCon
nellsburg, spent several days with
her friend Miss R. Leuore Wish
art, last week.
Mr. Elhnaker, of Lancaster,
who is spending tho heatod term
at the Mcllvain House, on Side
ling Hill, walked down to G reeu
Hill, Saturday, and was a guest
of landlord Stewart over Sabbath.
ago, enjoying the respect, of his
many friends, when he decided
to try railroading, and secured
employment on the B. V O. j ida.mdit .a o real deal of him. aud.
About a year ago he was severe- ,,11 account of his si.e, called him
ly injured, and only recovered af- ,,, ,,.ll)y t,1(l K, .ri II1011t. He
P r a long ;hI; f Mifferi -sr. was verv intitnale with Corporal
March I '!l, 1 e w-.s n .m ;..d . U'i''i:in II. . 'oi iaick, whose
ti Miss A.i.ia Mary !)-.ib.s, 1 address is Cam., O'i'o, and Cor-
daughter of I it. lip Divelbiss of
Hethel to vnship. To them havu
buun born two children, nie of
whom is dead. In addition tothe
widow and the suiviviug- child,
there is living his mother, two
brothers, and two sisters.
For several years M r. and Mrs.
Fisher have resided at I Sr u us wick,
Md. Mis remains were brought
to Duck Valley for interment ac
companied by a large number of
fellow employes, and his body
now lies in tin' cemetery at the
Lutheran church near the place
of his birth. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev.
John Dennett.
It is supposed that.of a number
of tramps, known to have been on
the train, that several of tliMii
wure crushed under the cars in
the canal. A young tramp, giv
ing his name as Robert Sherwood
aud his home as Philadelphia, was
injured, lie was taken to Mar
tiusburg and placed in a hospital.
TltlOl';il A HKIIHiF.
W. B. Warns is the ow ner of a
traction engine which was being
brought from Crystal Springs,
to near Everett. T. R. Starr, of
Crystal Springs, and Ceorge
Clark, of West Providence, were
in charge of tho engine. On cros
sing the the township bridge,
near Charles Lynch's, on the
road to Everett, tho bridge crush
ed in, throwing the engine into
the mud below, a distance of
eight feet, lioth Mr, Starr and
Mr. Clark were thrown under
the engine, and were with dil'li
culty extracted frou their precar
ious position. Mr. Clark was
slightly injured, but Mr. Starr
was hurt quite badly. It is with
difticulty that he can gut along at
all although. no bonus, it is belie veil,
are broken. Their escape iVoin
serious injuries was mariculous.
Tho next day tho engine was got
out of its hole aud put right side
up. It was not as badlv dam
aged as might have been ex iceted. !
While getting the engine on its j
feet, the men kided three large
copperheads one of which bit
Albert Whitfield on his tingur.
A doctor was sunt for who dress
ed tho wound. Ho is expected to
recover from tho bito, Everett
Press.
poial Joseph R. 'h'ciiii, No. 2(5510
.lelierson Aveune, Cincinnati, O.
The latter told me that it was
their intention to open up a tailor
shop.
Jlis comrades have kept his
grave iu good condition, and on
decoration day it was literally a
mass of (lowers. They all collect
ed a small sum to have a fence
built around it, and they take
turns in watering tho sod, etc.
" 1 Very respectfully,
Dan. (i. Mendel,
2nd Lieut. 5Wh Vol. Iuf'y, Co. M.
address, Wheeling W. Va.
The stockholders of the Middle-States
building and loan asso
ciation and construction company
had a meeting at Hagerstown on
Wednesday of last week.at which
time and place the secretary of
the company admitted a state
ment showing that the company
has a surplus of about 51500. Ad
dresses were made by Samuel
Loose, Alexander Nil!, General
II. Kyd Doubles and others of the
i directory explaining the reasons
I why the company could not im
i mediately discharge its liabilities.
The reasons as iriven bv them
consisted mainly in the fact that
a largo part of the company's hs
sets consisted of real estate
which could not be immediately
sold. A number of propositions
were submitted but finally the
following resolution was almost
unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That this association
close business and that the pres
ent directory be authorized to
proceed with the liquidation of
the affairs of the association as
rapidly as possible aud out of
court.
Provided, However, That if, at j
any time, an otter be made to the ;
directory by any person or cor- i
poratiou to buy out tho assets of !
the association aud the directors
deem the same advantageous for '
the purpose of more speedily i
closing the association's affairs,
then the said proposition in do-1
tail shall be submitted to each
shareholder of the association for
his approval or rejection.
There are about 75 shares of
tho stock held by thirteen per-1
sons in this county. '
The company was organized lo
years ago and it was thought the
installment stock would .pay out
iu seven years. Though ten
years have passed tho stock has
not yet matured. The company
also issued a paid up stock, on
which it paid the interest without
default, and which, it is said, is a
first lien upon the assets. The
company has five or six thousand
shareholders in Maryland, Vir
ginia, West Virginia, the District
of Columbia and other states.
Tho most fortunate of the
shareholders seem to be those
who withdrew their stock prior
to July 1, 1J).
Fanners Swindled A(;am.
Personal.
Lniditf, wa.i
House Mon-
oiic
win
of Hel
Ih town
m
Harr, of
Monday havu Ko
fi vi
no w
her
this
BURNT CABINS.
The recent showers have great
ly revived vegetation iu these
parts.
Harvest is past aud ere long
the su miner ill be ended.
Henry H. llurtzlur, the "wool
man," is busy with his indus
try. Miss Cora Doran expects to
visit relatievs iu Mt. Pinion this
week'.
Alice Doran,' ou r el'licieut music
teacher, has a large class as usu
al which she calls upon twice a
week. Alice is one of tho busiest
girls we know.
A select party of our young
people went to Maddensvilllo one
day last week-, ou a fishing expe
dition. 1 f they were as i.oisy at
the stream as they wure on the
way, the fish were safe.
Miss Rilla Doran spent last
week with relatives and other
friends near Dry Run.
Rev. (1. W. Mclluay expects to
attend the ('enter county centen
nial at Bellefonto, this week, and
greet former parishioners.
The M. E. Sunday school of
this place will hold its annual pic
nic ou Saturday 2Sth. It is to
bu a basket picnic to which u'l
are invited. Refreshments will
be sold on the grounds during
the afternoon and evening. Come
and .enjoy the day with us.
Mist- Nettie Nanglo, Avho lias
been iu Huntingdon for several
months is home for several
week's.
'Grandmother Roof, of Cham
bersburg, Is visiting her daugh
ter Mrs. Frank Oliver on Main
Rtroot,
had
Farmers at Muucy have been
victimized by a party of men rep
resenting themselves to be of the
"Hall Bearing Churn Company,"
selliug a churn that would make
butter inside of two minutes.
The men gave demonstrations
aud sold-, their churns at $7
each and also disposed of ter
ritorial rights at a price as high
as 200.
Tho farmers tried to inako but
ter with tho churus and fouud
they could not do so under an
hour's timo. They have come to
the conclusion that tho men who
victimized them used chemicals
to make tho butter gather. They
now tiud that the paper they
gave the men has beeu negotiated,
and tho sharpers cleared up
about $2500 iu that section.
INSTALLATION' SI.KVK.FS.
Services will be held at Green
Hill Presbyterian church Friday
morning, July 27th, installing
Rev. Win. A. West D. D., pastor,
and in the Presbyterian church
at McConnellsburg on Friday
evening services for tho same
purimso will bo held.
Rev. J. G. Koso of Mercers
burg, Rev. II. G. Clare, of Saint
Thomas, and Rev. llag-
gcrty, of Carlisle, will be present
to assist. Ou Friday evening
Mr. Koso will preside, Mr. Clare
will preach tho sermon, Mr. Rose
will deliver charge to pastor, and
Mr. llaggorty, that to the pooplo.
A cordial invitation is extended
to tho members and friends of
other churches to bo present.
No contribution will ba asked.
Mrs. Win. Howard Wylioisvis
itiug Miss Skiaja, at Webster
Mills.
John K. Johnson, of
r'ii stored nt tho Fulton
day. ,
Mr. l!nin;tt II. Truax,
fast's school directors,
Friday .
Mr. K. Kell, of Shade Gap, spent
lust Thursday niht nt tho Fulton
Hou HI).
Mr. mid Mrs. Howard S.' Mellott
were aurueable caller at tho News of
llce last Friday.
C'uptain Dixon, of Sipes Mill, nc
ccm'ipiinlod by his son Ilmvrrd, spent
lust Friday in town.
Misses Klla and Augusta Kobiiison,
of Philadelphia, aro visiting in thu
family of S. M. Uobinson.
Miss Alieo Kanilll, of this place, is
spending u two week's vacation with
her many young friends at Ft.Loudon.
Prof, and Mrs. O. S. Johnston und
Miss Klla Johnston are enjoying sea
hroees and surf splashing at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. S. U. Houston, of Ayr, is
spending u couple of weeks with her
mother and other friends in Allegheny
City.
J.Walter Tritle.who went to Illinois
lust winter, returned a few duys ago
and is now spending some time near
Welslt Hun.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Veakle,of Syl
van, spent two or three days lust week
with thu fumily of J. Clayton lirewer
In the Cove.
George C. and S. It. Fraker, of tho
llrm of Fniker Bros., lumber manu
facturers of Fort Littleton, were
town Friday.
Misses Irene I'ott and Muy
Big Cove Tannery, left on
for Ocean Grove where thev
cured employment for tho summer.
Mrs. Cattlctt who spent ubout
months in Kansas recently is
spending a couple of weeks with
uuugiitor .Mrs. Uuvy Little of
place.
Miss Mariraret Ounlels who
been attend iiiL' l'rof. C puss's :,., i
in town wus culled homo Sunday
morning on account of the illness of
her mother.
Mr. Frank Duffy, of Webster Mills,
spent Wednesday here with Dr. Gurth
wuite, who has been attending to Dr.
West's pructice during his absence.
Hancock Star.
Mr. Burton Troxol left this pluee
lust Suturduy to return to Washing
ton. Mr. Troxel is a pussenger con
ductor on tho Washington and Ches
upeuko railroad.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hays, of
tins place, went down to Hancock last
Friday afternoon, and remained until
Monduy with the family of Mr. W. I).
Myers of that place.
Miss Ktliel Hays, uccomnanied
her cousin Muynurd Michaels, return
.id to the homo of her purents.Mr. und
Mrs. George W. Huys of this place
Monday evening.
Misses Jessie Sloun, Ksther Sloun,
Jennie Carson, Bess l'utterson, and
Mr. .1. Linn l'atterson, left lust Tliurs
duy morning for a two weeks' ontiug
ut Atlantic City and Philadelphia.
Key. 11. H. Hoover, a former pastor
of the Presbyterian church at this
place, but now pustor ut Perryville,
Md., spent part of his summer vaca
tion at McConnellsburg during tho
past week.
Miss Klb.abeth Fisher, of tho Wash
ington House, this place, Is visiting
tho family of her uncle John It. Fish
er, of Bedford. She wus accompanied
to Bedford last Suturduy by her
brother I wobert.
Mrs. Jocob L. Finitl', who hud been
spending six weeks visiting the fumily
of her father Mr. Abrain Wagner, and
that of her father-in-law, Mr. George;
Fluid', returned to her homo iu Hagers
town last Thursday.
Miss Mary Sloun, who had been
spending several weeks among friends
in this place, left Mouday morning for
l'attersou, Pa., where she expects to
spend u few duys und then return
to her homo in Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Vundyke, of
Philadelphia., spent a few days during
the past week with Mrs. Vandyke's
mother and sisters ut tho Fulton
House. Mr. Vandyke left Monday.
Mrs. Vundyke will rumalu a few weeks
Miss Katharine Cook, of Webster
Mills, expects to leave Friday morn
ing for Lanark, Illinois, where idio
will visit her brother Claude and oth
er friends, and stay well, that de
pends how long it will take Kit to get
homesick.
MissUuth W. West, a student of
Metzgar College, Carlisle, is spend
ing part of her vueatiou with her
grandfather Dr. West at tha Wash
ington House In this place. Froiu
here she will go to Atlantic City for.
few weeks.
Miss l'.l la Linton who luia held an im
portant position In the public school
of Allegheny City returned to thw
home of her mother Mrs. Battle Ken
dull of the Cove. She wus accompani
ed to her home by her uncle, KoU'rt
McCain, a prominent contractor of
that city.
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