The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, January 02, 1918, Image 1
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VOU 89.
WALTERBORO, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918.
NO. IS
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A. E., WILLIAMS «
SOUTH C AROLINA LKGlML.\TL'KI.
TO HO ITS BIT TO HLLI!
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WIN THK.WAK
IED SUDDENLY,* SIOCCIIDIOEIIS
HOLD MIIIIE MEE16
riomrnont (lUaen of Willianut Kx
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pir«« ‘ While Seete^ Befotv
'Fire !■ I|lx Home.
I PLANS FOR XKXT ANNUAL FAIR
J . - ' N-*
ARB DISCUSSED AND RK-
PORTS MADE
GOVERNOR'S M E S S.A G E
House fo Elect Speaker—To Uo
.. V
Large Appropriation!*—Other
Qoeationa.
to
OfScm and
Ran Next Fair—Will Meet
Columbia. Dec.. * 31.—The ap^
proachiug Session of the Soutu
Carolina " General Assemoly, which
will convene January 8, .will be the
first war session-in more than
years. \ .
.President Wilson has pronounced
the policy that the only business be
fore America is to win the war, and
H seems to be the general opinion
that no legislation should be unde*-,
taken that does not look to the
helping ««f the nation in its greatest
crisis. W’ell Informed students of
legislative and political affairs -m
South Carolina firmly beliere that
the-members of both houses will
respond to every call that is made
for assistance by the national gov
ernment. ”
Goy. Manning has been busyvdo’K-
ing the lest several weeks aseeinb_
ling data tor his annual ,p>^s!sugc>
It will be a war message and will
deal largely with the cjnly of South
I > Williams. - Jan. 1.—A. E. W’il-
{llama, one of the’prominent citixens
> of. this place, died at his home her *
1 suddenly last Wednesday morning i •_ • .
while seated before an open fire-! COMMITTEE IS, CHOSEN
place. Mr. Williams was iff hia us
ual health and it was not’ though
that he was at all 111. Hia death
was due to a audden stroke of ap-
poplexy. The * funeral was held
Thdrsday morning, with interment
at the Riaher burying ground./ A.. .
large number of relatives and . ‘ .
friends assembled to pay this last
tribute. . ! The annual 'mealing of the Cblle-
Mr. Williams is survived by hia ‘ ton County Pair association was
widow, who was Mrs. Rosa Benton .held Friday at the offices of the
Bostick.; and seven children, five; p armfrs and Merchants Bank., for
daughters and two sons. He waa ;.fhp' purpose of- hearing reports of
thri^married. He Is afso survive.11 the officers for the past ye*r and
by twoTmRhers. J. B. Williams, ff . making plans for tke next fair. The
Brancbville,\J.' It. Williams, of Wll-t re p 0r tj| of the-officers were satis-
liama. and Mfij. W. C. Fountain, of factory, and showed that the faif
Adrian, Ga. * //. was a success financially. Several
\ -— 4 — ^< Hundreds dollars Were cleared and
Mike Reeves Now j much improvement* made In the
1 grounds. Including the Erection of
HER MEIERS Will
BE HSIiltED HERE
TOWN AUTHORITIES WILL TRY
TO CHECK- WASTE OF WATER
•’ -B^llUBStTilBKltS
1 MR. BOWELL TO
REGISTRANTS
Urges all Men Who Receive Que*-
tkmnaaies to Fill Them Oat
Promptly.
C0LLEI0H CiNn HIS
I REIl CBID SfEU
SERVICE BEGINS APRIL 1.
Meters Mnat he Installed by Tht-j
Date or Berrlce Will be Din-
continued.
At a joint meeting of the water
commissioners, and the town coun
cil. held yesterday. It was decided to
Install water meters, and to fix cer
tain charges for the use of water*
These meters will be installed at a
cost of $17.00 to the owner of /.the
premises, which may be paid. cash
or in 24 monthly installments of
$1.00 each. These water meter*
have been ordered and will be In
stalled by April 1st, at whif*h time
« A * A r*‘ ■ sax. . a •*£» waw;vviwraa wri
All Aviator a building for the swine department
y. . - Tho executive officers of the/last
fair were Wj J. Taytor; a promin-
Grecnville, Doc. 22.—Press anii ent merchant and business man,
Standard, Mr. Editor: We desirfc to ;president; D. C. LY 'Hters. cpn-
gire .Colleton credit fop one aviator, ‘ tractov, general superintendent; W.
Mike M. Reeves, of . Cottfigeville, Smoak; it-secretary; Irving M.
who enlisted in the National Guard Fishburne, treasurer.
organization and served on the j At the meeting of the association
Mexican gorder last year. He ap- it Vas decided to elect an egecutiv *
plied for a transfer to\the aviation ;committee to have fhe matter of the
training ramp and passed a fine‘‘next fair in full rhsrge. and also to
> Carolina in this crisjs^to the nat on. ! examinatlor.. Only
The Governor has-given no intiron-jexamination out of
•tibn as to the labasures he will pro-[who tViod. It was
pose:'. The message will be aion j ! Roo.ves has left an
broad c(*n>tructsv*f lines. . /\ - | in his cohjpany and
Editor The Press and Standard: 4
Please permit me to use your valu
able columns once more te warn
registrants to be more prompt ■ Ik
completing and filing their ques
tional res.
Every registrant who receives his
question&ire from the local board
must come without a single day's
delay and complete and file it.
Each registrant must bring with
him every person who is dependent
on him and who lb over sixteen
years of age. , Dependents under
sixteen need not come.
If the registrant comes to the
lawyers ^without bringing his de
pendent relatives h* must take the
questionaire back home and - carry
home with him a notary public tp^
‘ako the affidavitR of his dependents.
Tk? causes double trouble to the
lawyers and to the registrant and
multiplies the labor several times.
Besides' if the time Imt for fling the
questonaire wth the local beard is
running short there is great danger
TEMPERATURE LOWEHT ON REC
ORD * OR PAST GENERATION '
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FOR DECEMBER *
WALTERBORO HARD HIT
People of T6wn Find Extremely Gold
Weather Very Trying With
of Fuel.
all persons will be required to have
installed a meter or be cut off from ^at the registrant will be entirely
the town water supply. ^ ut ou * <* nliqing any dls-
The necessity for this action on , 1 * ,ar K^' ^ ni<> limit will not be
Hu* part of the commissioners and j ^
Council exists in the fact thst so Every registraifi who claims dii-
What is reported as being the
coldest weather In this section for
thirty years has- been experienced
during the past few days. The cold
Wave came on Saturday afternoon,
and by Sunday morning the temper
ature was down to lO degrees above
sero. The cold wave was accom
panied by sleet and snow and Sun
day morning the ground was cover
ed with a mantle of white. A
strong wind all day Sunday made
the 'day unpleasant and* uninviting
for autoists and pedestralns. No
church service .Was*- attempted In
Walterboro and the Sunday schools
were called In. Little s change was
fflt in fhe, temperature during Mon-
many subscribers are not careful upon the ground of agricu.■ i ant j a 8 ij R ht rise Tuesday was
the water supply, and ‘too much . r l C<U .^. a _ < l on . n \ u w st 'noticed. But again Tuesday night
water Is wasted. The posltiorv / ij&:
taken that ff the waste is to con
tinue the town should derive some
witnesses most be the registrant’s
revenue from the use of.-Hte wqter.. | land, t ° # rd J' the registrant is a rent;
A minimum charge/will be fixed'*’’’ - ^ * u * r »*Kistrant jh not a renter
taring two witnesses to swear to the anOW ppgan | 0 fall and early Wed-
truth of his claim'. Ono of tnes<> n( >8«lay' morning .there was a niantl
of snow covering the groun..
There was shortage of la
Walterboro and some suffering
L* Select Speaker.
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by a number of fric
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Among the mere important ques lgeen driHing with
lions’ to be considered wiil be: ; | Friday. for . Shn Antonio. Texas, ilng business and profpsriqnal qien’l >">•• x* v” on Onutinn is nor how msnv .len..n.* .1 . . .
v AdequtsH* support for the Homo ^amp'Kelly Avi,it;on section. 6f the coufitv. an,! thev are nt| reiXllv* ’ serf ice discontlpd*'*! Pfter the T i.„ .'.'i, , P ,lu * l' , P’V s f,> mfR and tl’**
dWd WMUH I... .*4^ I ;!• —~'• • ' "'D-h Inlrrcird' in ..ncro,^| Uth If not paid., from tiV ,aT thn, ISlL. X ?? fSXZJr ■'X
<wrd U -- C ' IU ’ i’? V_. ' Oita. 0. Padre.. S.M. S-nV^Tron, ! * * * «• * ^->5. * **#*• * will »a'd tlSSSSL WmJSSJ “"‘l *"»*'T* “ l '’
schools of the ivaie. .|\ * ^ / — ' ’ leading .arim*T atifi bristness man oi ^ < ' j HI ng alnfost gone, and the lawyers ifSjntxTfP
-Uearrangeor* r,t of tile conduct »>t XT .\ ^ Hound socfonyf^vlrg M. Ffsh JXBorp to Mf. ami Mrs. Jo«. W. Lu wiU f , n(l j, impossible to serve th-m ■ IjlrTY/PbK CTaiNT
the State dti' crtuieut of agriculture.; AnXuiny.abh. daer iiu.!! v.. hM.l hurno. ce/hier ei-'' the Farmers jitX • as,. Dcromber 25. a daughter. . ' :t ii ]t 't; kes at l.-ast twenty hviii-
. Adequate legislation fp r the sup- at, XshepH^ the latter pfirt of the • Merchants Bn^tV-Xfobn ' D. O’jytfer | Born to Mr and Mrs. It. 11. Cm- ' 9
- port of the State council cf defense.
ArfnehdrnentsHp the-labor lav.-a.'
Strict vagrancy laws to prevent
ing ih.the cities and' thereby
Ipafln
provide more labor for .the farms
of the Statr
•’' Measures t
•r production of foodstuffs.
week, being 'given by \Y. S: Mcrv'in ■ mayor <!f Weltrrhnro. red JicKiis C tor. lieceniber.3<)/ a, son.
ahd B. Price, ; n honor of Gen- Lrfaeck<.*X pro^ntnent atfercey and
crnl A.- \V. And.eYsorr president* of. f bii-in<Wrurri of WalterbpCo. \
the C. f: W. V. railrt>ad x NDiP Augusta, .
and A. F. McKlssick. of Greenwood, i g^jTkt T A \V
ut“- to ’ properly < fill out and coni
ine . y Several deer were killed'®td a d?y {
ilcasurcs to fneourag 1 :/ the. great _ of good sport enjoyed. Beside? the f MAK
h'hsts and the guests of
Strict laws UK prevent short hunt, the following w<
weights by the food merchants a! j deer hunters were in the party:
the . State. . ^ l Senator Jas. O. Padgpk; Hon. W.
.Measures which, will insure a vote 1 B.. Gruber, J. M. Moorer, M. ■(}.
for ever^ man in 4he army from oruber, B. G. Price, JrA- F. L.
South Carolina. Kingey and Master Duncan^Padg^Vf
-Am^ie appropriations for the con-[' S*' '—
Unuance of the improvement work ymr D *
at the State hospital for the insane. | vv • Iw LiORQIlOll
Change banking laws so as to per-1 RetlimS
TO LEAVE
MEMBERS OF
ASSESSMENT PLAN
|plote question;!ire ^nd Ijw- num > —
ii?^'\ hir i h n < an ^ >'V <l,c T«\
)■ lawyers in a single day is Hunted.
^ ^ 44 registrant of bis owq accord j sion and Agrecil •u: ;»>
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.stays at home several after he ,
'receives the qp^stionnlr*. he cannot j
expect the Ipcai board to extend his
Assessors.
Will tin to <’oli|mi»ia Monday After-
oon for the 1018 Session of
the Legislature,
it greater inve'stments in Libe rty
y ■ ■ ' i X
Fairfax
ponds
Adequate protection to be throwtv-
y
. .. . .. / | W'/tt. Loadhdlt. wlm came *.>
about the State election laws.. / | a ftw wc^ks ago. to ac
cept a position as cashier of the
ank. returned this
airrkg. where he agai i
similar PHSition in x the
National Bank fhgre. . J. W.
X. Campbell. \ rhliefon b«iX
>ec. ".h. rin L‘ . - , : y:rtduate of The .CM.'xdef
is 1918 •* sossloii o*i cas')h*r of tho b haU
8th. IP is prohnbjcf .. qi i,» 1V e .Sa'turd'aj-
son. and upon the -iii/i/text-
•of the ■peonle- of thai. I.onr
. [ ' ■ cept a posttl
Christensen WillX * First ifttW
Attend Legislature assumes a si
* -y—— • ' First Nations
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Names of Memfses IU'|K>rte«l at I»i«- time
, , . , , „ . , . RegjRtfants .aro "also urged
ter and Kwlge in Memher-hin to Wa ^ rboro ,. arl> .
Campaign. ji'e/fiere not - later than nine-th
to
Columbia. Dec. 28.--: A »•» pc;r
as t:> cpn t assessment of the taxable prop
er than nine-thirty in .erty of the State next year was rec-
JC' IO If everybody conies ornmended today by the State Tax
• about midday the lawyers will x !>,•,ronimirislon and agreed upon by the
unaide *o attend to all and somts. CO unty auditors and members of the '
Tim ft h t imw an K il-''’’ ,oso h 1 '' cla| m of diR<, harge. (Wffprent boards of assessors of thc
the members secured at ItKter ami This is a serious and urgent mat-1 state, who have Iwen meeting in
lx)dge and reported by ter. No man has anythng more Ira-Columbia since yesterday afternoon
d • portant to do. at this time.. The, in offering the recommendation, J
registrant who by his conduct p. Durham, of the tg| commission,
mnkes jt difficult or the citizen who urged the auditors'and assessors to
Sanders atrd BenJamUCK. Sanders
Rep<irted by MJsk Paujjvje San
ders, Ritter:
\ ' BcaofortV
-Nature l>cg]j
Senator Jas. O. Pe»lreti
sentativos J. C. Goodwin and W. W.
Smoak expert to leavo Mondav iff-
ternoon for Colunfbia in nrdeV to be
present in Columb
session Tuesday at
always much interest
the General Assemblv. and th'n vear] 1,0,1 Drswjy. H. Wllby. •• ; Th
there will be especial interest In NL/Bcdcnbritigh, J < Kent- T. I 1 patriotism, and manhood Are. show % %
view of the fact that this is the first Shcaly. L. L. I^ma<ks,, Lieut. Ch.ns ,ng up ol | r citizens in ther trm- enl-i #
'War T.ceislrt«ir«*” STt>re tbe^\Wari*'- Moore. Mrs. I). M. Bedwphaucb. ors. . Tiiir. is a testing time. Th*
^ J V T\--> •... \t A i' 43kwrlaw««^ _
!» at.the opening M r» 43oodwip*. Mrs. I'anl .refuses^o haip the registrnftfs and (helr hu « , n ^curing a true and
t noon. There is Sanedrs. (leveland-Handers H 'the lawyers ts selfish and unpatri-' honest valuation ifthetaxableprop-
sst in the work of Jenny.-Jacobs Mr * JJobert- otie. x j cty of the State. - -
blv. and th'n vear 1,0,1 Dra.wd>. G. H. \VNh>, it j Tl:e demands of this war on our | '
* j|f ♦ * * * * *
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reived, he .yill net .oi lix,»t,im* '»
subject to Naval ‘orders. Will not
wear the unifirqu. dnd will no* •<; ,
ceire active duty pay.
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Beaufort Has
New Farm Ai
MARRIAGES
£ * * * ik $ 'Ay ;1: ^ *
PRK4>~CRG!7BY
•j;, fi'ro^^j^-rtTfrid^duid
to deXth.y It weems that thc
j'Aif*< Miteceop4 in ♦•scapine. but, the ,
door " v -- -*■- ——* * *-—
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Bifhop.Nl B. C. n rter. .foTin GtaliSiri.
. - . . , C. ti: CaliXcH. Rev. \V B McC’uenx
Sr ' C ^_ r n. L. Joiier/Xr. Cummings. A P
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tie < art* r. Isolde, Nora and Corine
Crosby, Jiuii*- and CbMiimie Fender,
.M<!ssrs„ J. II. Caldwell, L. W
XT i Sis j ’ Brabham, L• A. Hicrs', Robbie Cros-
INeXl IVlOnClftV by, Eugene and Dewey'
’cne. W. M -Fox', XB Miley. Juw-
B. K
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ffriace which'cotpes as. a »ur-
"irriso to many was that of Miss Gs
"•die Prlco and M l 6 t '’TIermsnr / t!.
* Crosby,
rhich
of th<*
H, r.
as sh«. went out. leaving ^ Herncfon. U c. :K*r,.s
shsnd in Iho burning hau«e. * ^^ ( . g CaldwellX. C. Gan
'rushed to a window and broke
. *« ,*««• Miter. I.hum Pa.lntt,
Jones' wife had gone to,Hummer-
vfile. and he olalins he was at Rav-
enel when the burning took pl«c«\<
■ | - ^^ *110100'.
Mr. AdawFTfar arrived in Beau-j day afternojjir^'iit the h
fort'fountv and will begin work at . bride's jMrtTntr.. Mr. a
once an demonstration agent fbr tMs | P^iPfo the Sandy/Pfam -section, j, that there had been Vomn
county. Mr. Adams is a graduatepLy^JV. H. B. Hard<. of Winnaboro. j between Jones and his stepson,
the College cf New Hampsh^rq„«M .*ffic 1 afing. Only the immediate ftm-J j r>n er,. however* denies this. Th*
also of. the Agrirultural J>«?ge of illes of the contracting parties wero a U sp| r |on is strong and there may
uiyier and truck-j present. The bride Is a charming »,© sufficient evidence for nn amend-
Kentucky in horticul^
ing, and will props'of great benefit
fo the *farmi»ei»''and truckcm of the
county^
Adams, who is a young man
splendid character and ahilitv, ' will reside near town
,4s thoroughly trailed and har. had |, J —^ —
much experience in the truckifig and | Ft>OYD BRELAND
young lady of manv graces and ac
cony*l!shments. while the groom is
prominent In bu«*nes3 circles, heinc
n successful cotton buyer They
lep
farming, and we feel sure that the*
ment to <he warrant.
BOYH IN FRANCE TOBAtVO F
people of. thi** county have one on i Uufliu. Jan. 2--Flovd Breland, con !
id who will *— N ” ” " -
be of great help to them
minty
whom they can depind and who will‘of Mr. and Mra. H. F. Breland, die*! smoke* are re
iTJvfre has not been much doing
iflls week fn the tobacco fnmf for
^ihe Bovs jp France, /The weather
has been too. cold far them nod fciv
ted as a conse-
by, Eugene and Dewey' McMillan.
I. — I,aiirie Frank and Eugene Fender.
.The V. .ilf«'rl>oro High school will MisXcarrie Williams, the able
r*><'jrtv«' its 'sessJdn 'Monday*.Njanji- ar.d efficient teacher of tho Dnr
iv 7,\iftcr n two weeks, holiday Branch school, left for her home
given* foiNTlirfstmas.-e-nd New YcIhl. P e ar Hrnoaks this afternoon, where
D was infended to have the schom *he will spend the holidays with her
j open, aeain .lanuarv 2. hut o»r hc- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams.
Negro members reported by B. K v ro,,nt , nf f n «^" ,,li <’ « ifeTman Miss Williams will resumt* her wprk
Sanders: B.'B Mii^daugh. A yX*l f ' R ’ l ^ as
Aiken. W. M. Waljcfs,' H. W. Wil- f ‘*^ ^ ayH ,a, *‘ r '
Ifl.t, I N Rizcr, Mrs H. B.
cided to begin a at Dry Branth on Monday morning,
ey, super- January 7th.
M. MunlauchXlex Wllllsms. Clvd • \ xirn ^ rolupilda where he at, ™ an and lumber dealer of
Brunson. tVifBam Paul. S. B. Mur-I t!,e of JhiV superin- Walterboro^was ln our section to-
daugh, Htd ‘Jones. Philip Jones IteacVrs are day. Mr. Chandler,'now* owns and
RampyGotMlwin, J. Stnestwim 1 • 'X* and in other places^ tion. which was formerly owned by
j / —— ^ \ the late Berry B. Saunders.
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Elects Officer)
MASONIC OFHCER8
J. H. Caldwell, B. F. Fender, J
i>, Crosby and Laurie W. Brabham
/ for Ensuing Year. „ ,T* nejr ^ af, ‘‘ the
py 5*•. Branettville. Dec. 3d- firnne’'*' wpeH’s Maxwell,
thura •ill*. I^dpe \ 0 . 110. A. F. an*l A. W. G> lliers.
jTuesdav. following-an illness of In- nuenee.
flammatory rheumatf*m v The fun- Previously i^bortecl
Willie Jones, of Douglas. Ga.. w;>* ej-al and Interment ton^plnre at the A. N. Seu>ak. Smoak‘
in Walietboro a few hour* - tnr't family plot" Wednesdflv afternoon In L. H./Koger
week, havine come over from Hen- the presence of a Targe numbe r of
.dersonville. S. C.. where he was vis relatives and friends. The deceav
ftinc fr’afeds.. Walterboro Is Mr. ej was a brteht young man. ju*
Jom*s* old h6me and there are many reaihing manhood's estate, and
trends hero who arc always glad to a general favorite,
see him rgaJn . | v * —
rota I
:>Nv
Mlss Elisabeth Martin left todav
llrHiirliville officers visitors in WaDerboro today.
fpiey ^nade the trip in Mr Cald
t nit) LfKtge of Masons. N*
at a special commiin«csfion . Tht. ^
v eiecred the following officer * M.. held Its annual election of* of fi- * > * r l ,>UB > 00 X m*
tor the er-ulby year: R. R. Miley. cers for the year 1P18 on December Fhrhardt tndaj\
W. M.; W. T. EastcrPn. S. W.; | 1. The fnllovlnr officers were Clifton FraRx, a prosperous
l*ery. J. W Jno. D. Warren, j • wte«l •* young farmer of thjs section, was (n
$8.°0 j Tr« •« : N'.C. Morrali. Sec , Lucas j J. }!. Williams, . M.; J M .Walterboro Thursday
1."d C. Psdgett. N. I) l Nobel, J. D. WIHi V 4K. 3 ‘W./j. G. Snioak. J expedition.
•SO jS. Finn and Paul Goodwin. Sj.-w-., W. D. «L:. Rfidsh. treasurer; C K
•’■ds; .t Fv^tr, Tile*- faster Mi-, McBonaker. K'crfitarv Mrs. E. E. .Topes has /eturne<i
vjin.50 ley was reflected). He is a whole- j The foB 'wing officers were -p- home from Islington. N. Cl, where
•opjed mason, and is ve-v devoted ♦*» po’vied: R. P. Lentz, senior dea- she «P<*nt Christmas with bay pa
ths of hi, Io*lro. T r w't / ,-qi: 11 Berry, junior deacon; N. rp nts. and incidentally enjoyjed ‘
one of our firos
men. had business at
.on a shopping
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fo» Lax© City. Fla., whore she is atll^dgo haa had a most nnceee*fn| F. Prrd. «e n »or steward; D. Alford, ln * Tiit h her brothers, who aw la
achool x yaar. and la In flourishing condition ijanlor steward: X C. Jonea. tiler ’ »«fvlce for Unclo Sam.