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I pLUME XXXIX, _ __[_ f CAMPEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1827. NUMBER 38
ggz news of the court
WPL. Minor Cases Tried at This Term
I J effort CM? Continued
December term of* criminal
Jrt opened Hero Monday morning
Judge Hoyne F Rice of Aiken
hiding. Twelve defendants apf*
i fk? to answer
EjSua change* nd^ wntences imriied
include the following:
^uleigh Drhwdy plead guilty to
violation of the prohibiUqn law and
??tttenoed?'to aerye one year. ,
Uulut Walters was tried in his absSttsiuy
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, s&ia&'SttSR*
I ( ;J ,nd found guilty of adultery and
r tacJi drew a sentence of one year.
SISeace upon the woman was susptfldetf.
however,' under provision that
Jj* henceforth maintain an honorable
afofcorion, . .
Lawrence Belton was tried for seduction
under propns? of marriage.
A directed verdict of not guilty was
tendered. y J ; '
John Davis entered a plea of guilty
(o violation of the prohibition law
sod was sentenced to serve one year.
William Funderburk entered a plea
of guilty to violating the prohibition
law and was sentenced Unserve twelve
i months with six months suspended.
F Margaret Clippard, alias Margaret
Clifford, was tried in her absence
"upon a liquor law violation and was
round not guilty.
Gibb Scrivons plead guilty to violation
of the prohibition law and was
sentenced to serve one year or pay n
fine of one hundred dollars. Scrivens
paid the fine. ' F
,J. H. Douglas entered a plea of
guilty to pointing firearms. He paid
the fine v of twenty-five dollars instead
of serving one month which was
offered as an alternative.
Tiger Kelly plead guilty to a charge
of assault and battery of a high ami
aggravated nature and was sentenced
to serve four months or pay a fine
of seventy-five dollars.
Willie Ferguson entered a,plea of
guilty to violating the prohibition law,
ind was sentenced to serve eight
months with four months suspended
luring good behavior.
&U and battery of a high and sgF
prated nature. Mary was sentenc<4
to &ex*ve -four months in the state
penitentiary.
King Hall was tried and found not
guilty of. violation of the prohibition
law.
The trial of Elmore Jeffers for the
killing of Peter Kirkland, said to have
follqwed an election quarrel at Blaney
last September, was again continued
until another term of court on
account *oj illness to an important
defense witness, ' - N
Court adjourned, Wednesday evening
and jiworS' "summoned for next
week have been notified that their
eervices will not be required. <
Grand Jury Presentiment
The presentment of tee grand jury ,
submitted to Judge Rice, and signed
by J. B.' Cureton, foreman, is as follows:
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\Ye have passed on all bills handed
to us by the solicitor.
We have examined the public buildings
and find them on the whole in
good shape. We find : however that
the court house roof isJ still -leaking,
and .we have called this to the attention
of the hoard- of directors. We
find also that one of .the toilets down?Uirs
in the. jail *b stopped up and
that some window glasses are broken
wA, and we recommend that these be
fixed at once. '
We find the roads and bridges of
the county in good condition.
We have inspected the county chain
gangs and find the prisoners well
takjaji care of and the discipline expedient...
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We find that the recommendation
of this grand jury that stripes be put
'? on all prisoners on all chain gangs
,has not beep complied with.* We
fagain recommend that stripes Jfce
\ placed upon all chain gang prisoners,
and thai those placed on" white prisonL
ers be different in color from those
fused on negro prisoners.
I/-We find the jail inadequate to meet
the county needs. ; We recommetp
that the County Board of .Directors
and the County legislative Delegation
take steps to remodel the jail
or to provide a new jail, as may be
found best, and that provision be
wade theyeln for the proper separation
of the races and sexes. I
We recommend that thefbooks It
all county officers be audited onte
each year, preferably At or about the
time of the annual settlement with
the Comptroller General and that rePort
of this audit be published in the
county papers, and we request <the
Board oi f/rrectors of'Kershaw Coutt?;
ty to have such audit made in accordance
with this recommendation.
' We ate informed by the County
Directors that they nave made arrangements
to sell the county- Poor
. farmv' as of no present service to the
i find this^Grand Jury apoioves
l -At Kissa F {
We would again thank the /Court
aolicitor of this Circuit for
many courtesies extended to (w
firing our term of service. jp.
Fire ht The tsnUyT
?. 5* destroyed a five-room house on
Dec ST ?f Mr* Josep*1 sh?hccn on
TAX TIME NEARLY GONE
Saturday, December SI, Last Day for i
Paying Taxes Without Penalty.
1 ' i ' ' ' County
Treasurer 8. Wylie Hogue
requests The Chronicle to call the atc
tention of property owners through- t
out the county that the Last day for <
the payment of 1927 taxes without i
the penalty being added is Saturday*, j
December 31. After that date the <
tax books are turned over to the 1
Auditor's office, who in turn adds the 1
penalty, ' Every year there is a wait >
unti) a last minute rush by a great '
many folks, and Mr. Hogue hopes i
that by having us reproduce the }
statute provided in the case of pay? <
ipg taxes that many will- be reminded ]
and not wait until the last day, and ]
also save them the penalty. The law (
| as to the collection of taxes as found ]
jln' article 2, section 12 of the code of 1
lawtf, reads: . j
I ;"That when the taxes and assess- 5
! ments of any portion tjuyeof charg- J
| ed against any property or .party on |
the duplicate for the current fiscal i
I year, snail not be paid on or before <
the 31st of December, the county auditor
shall proceed to add a penalty of
one per cent, on the county' duplicate,
and the county treasurer shall collect I
the same; and if the said taxes and >
assessments and penalties are pot 1
'paid on or before the ^first day of, ^
February next thereafter, an addition- ?
al penalty of one per centum thereon
shall be added by the county auditor '
on the county duplicate and collected <
by the county tfeasurer; and if said 1
taxes, penalties and assessmepta.pre 1
not paid on or tyrfore the first jw of <
March next thereafter, an additional '
penalty of five per centum theredn
shall be added by the county auditor
on the cbunty duplicate and collected
by the county treasurer; and If the (
said taxes, penalties and aaseMmenta <
are not paid on or before the fjif- J
teenth day of March thereafter, the <
taid county treasurer shall issue his ]
tax execution for the said taxes, as- l
sessments and penalties against the '
property of the defaulting taxpayer,
according- to law." ^ <
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Kills Wild Goose With Automatic.
M*. Jumes J. Wallace was a week
end visitor to his parents here Sun- .
^day, and tells of his unusual good *
ltmk in bringing to bag a wild goose (j
with his 48 Colts automatic a few
days ago.
Whtleout with a surveying party (
of the Tomlinson Engineering Co.,
and surveying lines along the Saluda
River, he saw a flock of geese flying
in his direction. Having his pistol
with him he ran for cover near the
river bank, and as the flock came
_oyer, took a few shots at the likeliest
mark. One of the shots resulted in
a hit, the goose falling in the water
and drifting in close enough to be recovered.
The boys enjoyed a big
goose dinner at'their boarding house.
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Death From Son of a Gun.
Columbia, Dec. 9.?Barbara Gleaton,
20-month old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Gleaton, of Springfield,
died at tWT~f>dlumb1a Hospital at
11:15 yesterday morning as a result
of swallowing a piece of a "son-of-agun,"
a popular form of^ fireworks,
at home Monday evening.#
Phosphorus poisoning set in and
her body absorbed too much of the
toxin. *
The. little girl was playing at her
home and *put the "son-of-a-gun" in
her mouth and either bit off a small
piece or absorbed some of it by sucking
it. Physicians said last night
that tpe child's system was impregnated
with the poison..
Death of Mr. Floyd.
Camden is grieved to learn of the
reCent death of Augustus Floyd, who
died last week at his home in Mastick,
L. I, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd have spent
many, -winters in Camden, and have
many warm friends here. They had
leased the McCeod cottage and intended
to be here this winter as
usual. ;
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V JUDGE JONES D&|D "
Well Known Lawyer and Citizen of
Lancaster Passes Away.
f Lancaster, Dec. 12.?-Ira B. Jones,
seventy-six, former , Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of South Carolina,
died suddenly. 'here tonight at the
lome of his son; Ira B. Jones, Jr.
The funeral will be held here at 11
o'clock Wednesday.
Mr. Jones was bprn at Newberry
December 29, 1861; was graduated
from ErBkine College in 1870 and admitted
to the . bar in 1873. He was
married to Miss Rebecca H. Wyse
January 21, 1875. He removed to
Lancaster in October, v1875, and in
1890 was elected a member of?the
House of Representatives as a "Reformer"
from that county. He was
made - chairman of the ways and
means committee and at the close of
the session of 189Q he was elected
speaker of the House; reelected in
1892 end in 1894. In 1890 he was
elected Associated Justice of the Supreme
Court, of South Carolina.. He
was eleoted Chief Justice upon the
death of Young John Pope and served
in thjs capacity until he resigned']
to make the race for Governor
against Cole L. BJease in 1912. He
was defeated. He then returned to
Lancaster and practiced law and became
interested .in skalocal newspaper
and other business. He was
m ?Sllil^i <fcf liii Aiintali Rrformal
rn mt lll vvi vl Imaw wwsvre
GOOD FELLOW LIST GROWS
Jend Youi* Dollar to Tht Wigwam or "
Leave at Chroniele Office.
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Quite a number of oyr citizens have ;
tailed the past week and lengthened
the roll of Goodfellows now giving in r
>rder to make up Christmas baskets
a ?\A/sr an/I riAiutir it ?ni.. l
|.?v. Sw? un?fi ?v v"*jr wan
rou one dollar to join to make some t
me happy who is in need. Centri* [
Hitions have come from other plaoea
Msides Camden from former citiaeliu ]
who still hold an interest in Camdff). /
rhe list as given in since last" week '
Delude:
Previously reported , 180.00 :
3h?h 1 00.i
Hamilton Osborne t V 1.00
lira. W? H. Pearce . ... 1,00
C. WhiUker,^ 1.00 f
Mrs. H. W. Mitcham v 1.00
IV. M. Lollis / 1.00 :
Mrs. A. D. Kennedy, Jr 1.00
Miss Tillie Geisenheimer 1.00
Mrs* Leo Schenk 1.00
Sash 1.00
Leonard Schenk 1.00
^ash 1.00., >
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Killed Large Hogs,
Mr. J. M. Anderson, of Cdesatt, on
ast Saturday killed two hogs which
Netted him 804 pounds of meat. ' They
were two years old gach?an Essex
weighing 402 pounds and a Duroc
lersey weighing 462 pounds. Mr.
Anderson tells us that they are to /
3e used for home consumption. FVilay
and Saturday' were the first ideal
tog-killing days that we have had.
this winter. Friday was a very cold
jUiy, the ground being frozen the entire*
day. 3
Lancaster Men Capture Prizes /
Charlotte, Dec. 8.?Two South
Carolina' farmers, William N. Nashe,
?f Van Wyck, and J. L. Vaughan, of
Heath Springs, both of Lancaster
:ounty, today were awarded a cash
prize of flOO each in The Observer
final of the Charlotte Observer's
11,100 farm contest for 1927.
Mr. Ashe won the prize for the best
showing of corn production on five
seres. The contests were open to all
farmers within 1Q0 miles of Charlotte.
The judgea canvassing the records
and making the awards in the com
and cotton contests Were leading
North Carolina farmers, H. G. Ashcraft,
of Mecklenburg, and Thomas
Sparrow, of Gaston county.
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REGISTER TIB RABIES.
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Campaign by Board of Health To
Gather Vital Statistics.
By. W. K. Batt, representing the
American public health association, in
connection with the State Board of
Health, bureau of vital statistics, has
pm| the ifpvpr found beiow to The
fnicR, in which he says that Ker'
County is one of the counties
h has failed to report a)l births,
urges that all births be prompt*
IjLJpeported to local registrars, so that
tJliil information can be furnished to
the4 state and federal government;
are asking your assistance in
promoting more complete registra*
tfori. At thy present time there are
Ineteeh *?untfe? in Sopth Carolina
#iich for same reaaon there are many
tauregistered chlldreh, Kershaw County
is one of them, it is our purpose
to promote in your/courxty a census
of all children borti since January 1,
$921 in order to discover any who may
not have been registered.
rTulln order that every one may know
the identity and Ideality served by the
-Lpcal Registrars in your county, we
are enclosing a directory. If you
could find space in your paper for thia
Hit we ieel sure that it would be n
valuable item of news to your readers
as one of the first steps in our
campaign. The recording of births of
eveyy child in South Carolina is such
an obligation that we canrfot afford
to Ignore it and we feel sure of your
influence and cooperation."
-^The following is a Hst of Registrars
for Kershaw County, together
wjth their township and poatoffice addresses:
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^ Camden, W. G. Wilson, Camden;;
Buffalo, H. D. McCaskill, Kershaw;
;peKalb, W. G. Wilson, Camden; Flat
iRock, J. H. Barfield, Kershaw, rfd;
IWateree, Mrs. W. D. Grigsby, Blaney.
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[/ Kershaw Man Wins Prise
K The Baptist Courier recently of-i
Lgered a gift pen and pencil set for
Jhe best article on "How to Secure
$.000 New Subscribers to the Baptist
Courier." W. F. Estridge of our
town has received notice that the
gift has been awarded to him and he
was congratulated upon his splendid
AjUJgle, which is to be published in
tWf Courier shortly.?Kershatv Era.
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mngaaawmmammasm ,11 11 11 i, , i i s?
MANY SAW NEW FORD
Kfdfmrn Motor Company Had Many 8
Visitors Friday and Saturday
Five thousand two hundred people
from al) walks of life by actual count d
from this and neighboring counties, ir
called at the' Kedfcarn Motor Com- ti
pany, on North Broad street during u
Friday and Saturday to view the s<
much-heralded new pro<iuction of the d
Ford plant. c<
The above was an official count by b
one of the Kcdfearn employees who
"clacked" the crowd. Many probably
missed count during the rush and Mr. ^
Kedfcarn makes an estimate that j
fifty-five hundred people saw the car. (j
i Not only were they well pleased with
the new Ford machine which was a ^
touring car, but they placed thirty- a
six bona-fide orders with the company a
for delivery as soon as possible. Most
of the cars ordered were of the closed .
car type. The company expects to
receive a few cars during December,
apd then around the middle of Jan- T
uary they expect to be receiving pars *
all along.
The new Ford does not In any way ?
resemble the old type car, and from K
photos of the closed cars they are
much prettier than the touring cars. 1
The management of the Kedfearn tl
company was well pleased with the fl
..reception given the new Ford. ^
Negro Died Suddenly. ?
Tennie Ross, negro, aged 22, re- ?
siding on the HqfailtoQ Boykin place* p
near Doykiiu was found beside the
roadway Friday afternoon and carried f
to hit home Where he died soon after- h
ward. The negro was fHnarried man, g
Und of perfect physique, well thought /
of in hfs community. Dr. J. T? Hay, n
of Boykin, who was summoned immediately,
in a signed statement gave r
it as his opinion to Coroner Rus- I
sell that the man came to his death r
from drinking bad whiskey. No in- g
quest was held.
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Last Manning Bank Goes. i
Manning. Dec. 14.?The First Na- b
tional bank of Manning closftd its
doors this morning by order of f!T. C. li
Davis, president, and J. T. Stukes, e
cashier, and was placed in the bands g
of the comptroller of the currency. \
This is the third bank failure in the (
last few months. Manning is now I
without a bank. i
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Ben DeLoache Awardnd Signal Horror In Atwater <
Kent Final Audition For America's Favorite Singers {
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News of the success of* Benjamin
P. DeLoache, 2'2-y ear-old baritone, in
winning third place in the Atwater
Kent radio contest is claiming much
Interest in this city where Mr. DeLoache
spent his boyhood days and
where his father end mother, Mr. and
Mrs. B. P. DeLoache, how reside.
Many compliment* hero boon paid
the young singer and plans pre now
in the making for a banquet or Reception,
sponsored by jtho- Camden
and Kirahaw County (Chamber of
Commerce, at which young DeLoache
, will recehre one of the greatest honors
I ? ? ? ?? ? f? n an ft n J a mt m d ? imi f m m ? tat
erer acooraea a returning cmaen.
tuned in .Sunday night on the final*
broadcast over WEAF, New York,
and a hook-up of thirty-three station*
extending throughout every corner of
the nation and report* everywhere are
to the effect DtLcsc-s'; sedition
of "Drink To Me Only Wftfc
Thine Eyes" was excellent.
An audience estimated at thirty
million ' interested Hstenersdn heard?]
the announcement that Bennie
Loache, whose youthful life in Camden
was characterized With ' the
many colorful pranks of a' mischievous
school-boy, had won a thousand
dollars in cash, one year's tuition in
a musical conservatory and a never*
ending amount of fame ^nd glory
jliug|hiul the length and VneaflMs ef
his country. *
Miss Agnes Davis, 24, lyric soprano
of Denver, Colo, f and Wilbur W.
Evans, 22, bass-baritone of West
| Philadelphia, Pa., were wirfners of the
rtirei prise, -They wore awarded
$6,000, a gold decoration and two
years' tuition conservatory. of
music. Wirtners
of the second awards were
Miss Emilia Da Prato, 20. of South
San Francisco, Calif., lyric soprano,
and Ted A. Roy, 22, tenor, of Corn*
vallU, Oregon, second prise being
$2,000 in rash and one year's tuition
tin a conservatory of music.
I Third prise for women . went to
1 Marie Bronarsyk, If), coloratura,' of
~ vrr** rev sgrosAfs
MANY VISITORS NOW JIKRK
"""Til.r i*ortKrrn VWtor. Now on
\Ylth New Arrival* Daily.
With the vanguard of winter reaients
assembled, houses rapidly rent*g
and hotels receiving many applicaions,
Camden is apparently entering
pon its moat prosperous winter aeaK'
during th? P?*t week many aditions
have been made to the cottage
i>Iony and almost daily homes are
emg opened.
Mrs. D H. Miller and her attracive
family who for several winters
*^'?i occu?>i?<i th? Guy house on
.yttleton Avenue have come from
annondale, Conn., to pass the seasoifc
here and the Whistler cottage near
i \r & put in rea<Hne?? for Mr.
nd Mrs. Van Clief, of Buffalo, who
re expected on the twentieth. - J
Mn' ai*t vTMr8;?G* A* tHmond' and
n New-York, came Saturday
i t. "av'^son house on Fair Street,
nd the newly purchased home of Mr.
nd Mrs. F. M. Rhodes is being made
eady and during building additions
o the place they are. living ut Hobirk
Inn.
Mr. and Mrs, Thomas McCabe, of
oronto, are in the Potter house, and M
he Von Treickow cottage, near the
^irkwood, has been leased by Mr.
fcGrau of Buffalo. " . ~~iM
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Knox, also
f Buffalo, will pass the winter in
he Attractive Kendall place "The
lycamores,?' and will take an active
art In Camden's outdoor sports. . im
Drag and fox hunts will be held "
' beginning around the *|
Oliday keason, and the outlook for
.ood-ftolo is umirually promising.
Already many horses are here and
(iany more expected.
Mill bank the charming old house
Urchased by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel I
tussell, Jr., of Connecticut, is being
novated and in the interim they are
ruests of Miss Olive Whitteredge.
Mr. S. J. Fobes, of New York, is ^ - cl
iere for several weeks with Mr. and
4rs. A. Dalton Kennedy, at Bloomsairy.
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wMtlri-W. N. Kerr, who is again in
( r^cottage on Kirkwood Heights,
ntertained with a dinner for 14
meste on Tuesday evening, and on
Vednesday evening Mrs. J. Leonard
Jraham gave a dinner for Miss f
Cuphemia Whitteredge, who is visitng
her sister, Miss Olive WhitterjET*
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One of the evidences of Camdon's
frowtn is the opening of many, atvf^uVe
"bops and tea rooms. j|
)t these the studio of Mrs. Catherine . ^.1
lams Goodale adjoining her home?.>n
rair Street is one of the most aluring.
Special attention is being
fiven by Mrs. Goodale to interior
lecoration and her studio is an all '
'ear place. Her collection of lamps,
iurtain fabrics, and furniture is
!?nqUf a^dv attractJve, and the studio - "M
yill doubtless prove very popular
luring the season. O'lj
MrB,. P. T. Knudson. and Miss Ap- g*
Jl^ton, who are so pleasantly, remembered
as managers of the Torii Shop -T
)f last winter have moved lower down ~~-'4
ind are established in the Geispn- v J
leimer houfe on Broad Street. Their
lollection of imported linen, fabrics, r
leather, etc., are most unusual and
have been assembled with rare judgment
and taste, A shop; will also be M|
jpened in the Baum house, and the
King Haiglar Antique sjiop is again
land ling an especially interesting col- J
[ CTldn .of antiques in the attractive 1
little place on Chesnut Street where
visitors receive always a cordial " *f
peeting from Mrs. Houser arid Mrs: v ^
'ones. , ^ f
Wooteft's tea room
cm DeKaib street will be an addition
to the town and in the outskirts, Mrs.
Hough s Poppy Garden * will attract
many desiring to drive northt*ter
m the season interesting
Mt. Pleasant house will be opened,
as will also the Holly Tree, so sue- ^
cevsfuUy managed by Mrs^ Willis
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Recent arrival, at Bobklrk Inn Include:
Mm. c. O. Brodle and Mm.
Mr * W &, ^nni.n?5?n' N" J?***?
H. \\ardwell, of ChaDnamiA " ' ' viuH
5- ,aM Mr?; WalteraSSSSSy;
of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. H- S!
Houston, of Hoi yoke; Mrs. TV R. Peckham
snd Mr. TV P. Peckham of Utica; x
Mr. C. A.McVean, of Leroy, N. Y.;
Mr Dumont Clark, of Manchester,
Vt; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Gilmore, of Patchoque;
and the Misses Bertha and
mv Young,of Huntington, L. I.
The Court Inn has had many, accessions,
among them Mr. Harrison
K. Bird, of New York; Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison D. Nichols of Canaan, Conn.;
5xfi? . Hill and, Mrs. James B.
of Darien; Mr. and Mrs.
?ng,eyroodi life, end
Mrs. A. F. Knight, of Schnectady;
m ?' xa JZ*?0?' of New York;
Mr. Harold Godwin, of Roslyn, L. I;
Piri ^ of White.
i 5? ! U]y end Bertha Beall
of Washington, and Miss Isabella
At "Deare Place" many atiesla"
have arrived fot the seaion and^he
house will this week be fillet Among
those nwv there are Mrs. Charies
w nv c Ik ^J^t-Gonn.; Mrs.
w. V. s. Thorne, or N^w York; Mrs.
a * ^i88es iBufcterfield
end Lclls Kerr and Mrs. Stem and
family all of New York, and Mr. R.
S. Hawthorne of Great Barriagton.
P?y?ating with the teachers of the
S? 1 th? 8Me?ts of "Deare
SJL ^ * Christmas Tree