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THE DARLINGTON NEWS. THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 1888. X*00<AJL. ITEMS. Thb cold ways sigual wu flying on TaMdaj. Th* aggregatn tax tery iu Dar- liugton Comity is Hi mills. Mb. E. C. Ltd* is at present em ployed iu tbe People’s Bank. Db. J. A. Boyd ban a fine lot of Cbriatmas good* on exhibition. Sbykbal gentlemen left town on Tueeday for Columbia, on bn i- neaa. Thk Gainey Orchestra Troupe will have a dress rehearsal to night. * Thube was a meeting of the County Comuiissioners on Wednes- da . ft. G. Hakmkll. the newly elect ed Ca>rooer bu^ r cfived Ins com mission. J. E. Schmid is putting up a neat fence in trout of his dwelling on ' dermen Cashua Street. MANY persona from the country were in town on Tuesday bnying Christmas toys. Thb bill 10 form tbe County ot Florence pht-sed its third reading iu the Senate on Tuesday. Attention ia called to the con dition of the email bridge at the fO'»t ot tbe bill on the way to Don- erail. Peter Williams colored as ns ual assaulted another colored man on Wednesday and both were lock ed up. AN important n eeting of tbe Knights of Fytbaa was held on Taesday night. The order is rapid ly growing iu our midst. 1)B. and Mrs. Capers have been onavixit to trieudsin Dsrlinyton before leaving for their fnture home in Georgetown. DB. Janies Merritt, veteiinary surgeon, of Nashville, Teun., gave a lecture on the Hors*, on Monday night, in the Court House. Key. J. A. Mundsy gave a lec ture in tbe Con* t House on Wed nesday night, on the mistakes of that man and that woman. On Monday night some of the colored pioplehad an imitation torch light procession, iu which Chinese lanterns were used for lights. Messes. C. W. Hewitt, W. A. Law, J. C. Fountain and Henry Wormack were ordained Deacons in tbe PresbjU risn Church on Sun day last. Mm. Lawson Chace, of this Coun ty, dir-1 in Richmond, Va., on Friday, after au illness of only three days. He leaves a wife and daughter. AT the anuual me< ting of the col ored manous of Sou* h Carolina, held iu Charleston on December 12, It. M. Nixon, of Darlington, was elect ed Grand Treasurer. AMONG those who were wounded In the recent unfmtuna'e riot in Birmingham. Ala., was W. C. Robertson formerly of the tow n ot Wiitsboroin this State. ON Tuesday afternoon Mr. Eugene E- Nigle«. of Darlington, was married to Mi^s Emma Burch, of Florence. The News offers con gratulation and good w ishes. Washington Coxnm, a colored eartM Uder iu Charleston while work ing on the top of a bouse lost bis tooting and came is contact with an electrec light wire. He was in- •tautly killed. Messers. McCullough, Black- well A Co, have on hand a lot of K mes from Montana. »he colored ya are having a Christmas time riding, or rather being thrown by them. THE rain on Monday night pre- Yented the country membera of tbe Darlington Guards from attending the meeting called for that time, therefore it was postponed. The business was of importance and a tall meeting waa desired. Bib Knights C. 0. Redic, of Dar lington Lodge, and R.O. Galloway, Of Palmetto Lodge, K. of P., leave to-day for Bishopville to assist Deputy Grand Chancellor Gro. H. McKee in instituting a new Lodge Knights of Pythias at that place. THE Ladies* Aid Society of the Methodist Church will on the first Monday in January next, serve oysters at 25 o- nts a plate, in tbe Coort House, for tbe benefit of the Parsonage. We trust they will meet with a liberal patronaga Rev. J. A. Bice, pastor ot the Methodist Church, preached bis first sermon on last Sm dsy to sn appreciative congregation. He is a forcible and earnest speaker, and the golden thread that ran through his discourse waa that our poaiibil ties are oar duties On Friday night last a party of young people were returning from ohnreh in the country, when one of them, a young man, fired eff bis pistol in sport and another of the party, John Galloway also fired bis pistol hut la doing so he stum 'led and the bullet lodged in the sIphiI dor of Ham Middleton who was in front of him. The shooting was purely accidental, owing to the careless habit of carrying and handling pistols. Dolls, from ooi» cent to ten d« 1 lira, at Bo.vdV, Jewelry suitable for Christmta presents, at Mason’s Jewelry Store: The Florence County Bill Passed by \ th® Legislature. • \ < B J Tel.gr.pl, to tbe Niw.) Courou, 8 0., Dec. 1*, 445 •i.i i —Tk * no" 1 "* CoQQty bill ^-e" Mo"! . WMI e»nvd by an over- J, h v ?n?i R . VOt * th * House to- day, and the question is now seal rjr SpecchM io of j 1 '® Wl * were made by How ard of Marica, Evans of Fdge- iln’ i*? d . (),Bricn of Barn- well, while the oppesition waa oon- dnctwl by Grayden of Abbeville, Nettles and Cannon. The Legisla ®® ruin lj acted under a misapprehension; the spaihy of Dar ington Conuty and the svste matic lobbying ot the laige Flor- euce contingents, which has camp- td here during the whole session, inducing the belief tint the sole opposition to the measure courts from Darlington Court House, Dar lingtpn County loses one third of her territory. A H. T. T. The Town Election. Th» election for Mayor and Al- Tinen took place on Tuesday. Dr. J. C. W illc r tx, the present en* eumlronr, was reselected by a ma jority of 108, those m opposition misting their rotes for Cspt. John Ho>d. J. 4. Ward, P C. Beck, 8. A. Woods and Isaac Lvwentbal were elected aid rmeii. Thia tick etwas nominated by a primary election at which M< ssrs. Ward, Woods and Beck were nominated There was a tie between Messrs 1. Lewenthal and A. Weinberg. It was then necessary to have anoth er primary to decide between these two and the result was the nomin ation of I Lewenthal There was nothing objectionable in tbe con duct of tbe election on Tuesday, and only s little friendly rivalry between the partisans for Floyd and Willcox showed that anything nnnsnal was going on in town. The election was held in tbe town hall and at no time during the day was there a crowd al the polls. Altogether the election was in striking contrast with one held in town time years ago. The vote polled was as follows : For Mayor ; J. C. Willcox, 179 ; John Floyd, 71. For Aldermen; J. J. Ward, 244; P. C. Beck, 246; S. A. Woods, 243; Isaac Le'veu tlial, 214; C. B. Edwards, 3); A. Weinberg, 3; Jesse Williams, 6; Gas Small, 2; Kobt. Chesnut, 5 ; John Sinkron, 1. Buy the (toptilar Jight running New Home Machine* of Blackwell Bros. Unclaimed Letters Tbe following is the list of’ un claimed letters remaining iu the pus to dice at Dailiuglou for tbe week ending Saturday, Deceinl*er 15, 1888. Persons calling for them will p'ease mention the fact lira! they were advertised: men’s list. D. W. Davis. (.’. Harley, Willie A. Linville, 0. Frank Linville, J. W. Lewi. 1 -, Dali 0. Walloid, E P Williams'n, Juli in D. Bre|l,J<s>e D. Dooue, Win. Dudley, 0. L. Ex sell, J. »i. Howard, Vain King, Emannel Lami, Frank Mclver, G. M. Rice (2), Andrew Young. women’s list. Mrs Hyman Higgins Annie Homes, Mrs, Jane Davis, Mis. J. B. Hvnis. FLORENCE. A tramp was arrested and lodged ic the guaid house for stealing an overcoat Tuesday night from the Jacobi House —The Farmers appearance last Friend made its The rad ay. Mr Hammond will increase the sixe of his paper very soon. —Mr. R. W. Bowie ami Miss R A. King, are to be married next Thursday night, 20th iust., at the residence of their father, Mr. John J. King. —W. C. A A. Engine, 55 a lost one of ita dtivitig.wheels last Saturday night near Palmetto on the 0. A D. road. The tire came r ff and the wheel went to pieces, fortunately he engineer and fireman got off without being hart. —Mr. J. P. McNeill and Miss Alma Chase, daughter of Mrs. M. i. Chase, were married at the iethodist Church last luesday night, 18th iust. Tbe Rev. W. S. lean, assisted by Rev. J. T. Pate, officiating. —Rev. J. A. Munday lectured here on last Thursday and Friday nights. His iectnre Thursday night on (> Tbe mistakes of men and wo> men” waa very hnmerons, and de- igbted tbe sndienoe. The one ou Friday night was scriptural and was excedi ngly fine. Samnel Blackwell. The pro gramme adopted consisted of re hearsals and readings from antbors gifted wi h pathos and humor, in let lined with voc-d and iu«trumen tal mnsic, ‘'which gavetnr fleeing moments wings.” The lady mem- bars acquitted themselves with credit, especially the little daugh ters of Dr. Blackwell, Bettie aud Olive, who were enthusiastically applauded, aud they merited it ail. Thia social institution will be of great benefit to thia community, giving old and young an oppot fa ulty to improve their claasic lore. Tbe members of the Circle were unanimous in their expressions of appreciation lor the success c f their host and hostess io making the en tertainment so pleasant stud com fortable. Fine Colognes, extracts and toi let water*, id attractive containers, suitable for Xmas presents, st Boyd’s. SOCIETY HILL. —On Monday, tbe 10th lost., Dr. James erritt, a veterinary sur genn from Nashville, Tennessee, delivered a fine lecture here on the subject of the horse and his dis« eases, and afterward taught a class iu the science of veterinary surgery. The Doctor made quite a number of friends, and every one who heard him is proud of having had sn op portunity of obtaining such valua ble instruction as be imparts. —Mrs. W. 0. Wilson has been critically ill for the past wees, and great fears are en ertaiued for her. The sympathies of the entire com munity are with tbe afflicted one*. Our faithful and able doctors have rendered every service that they could give, and the prayers of onr people have gone up in her behalf. —Daring tbe past few weeks onr comrannity has been generally afflicted. Tbe death of Mrs. T. H Coker on Sunday morning, the 8th inst, was a severe shock. The funeral services took place at the Baptist Church on Tuesday evens iug 11th inst. A large congrega tion attested their love and syrapa thy, The Christian virtues of Mrs. Coker were very marked. Her life dosed like a beautiful sunset that becomes more lovely as it sinks to rest. Miss Ray Coker arrived at home in time to attend the funeral, ami Mr Hart Coker sbottly after wards. A little girl, a few days old, is left ass reminder of the gen tle mother. 1000 lbs nice fresh stick candy ; 3000 Florida oranges; 25 bbls. ap pies, and a fall line ot rsisens, tints, kc, Ac., ottered remarkably low this week, st Blackwell Bros. * EBENKZKR. —Tbe coming holidays and Cbriatmas turkey are looked for ward to with pleasure by all whose disposition have not become soured —There will be s Christines tree at the church for the benefit of the Sunday School on tbe evening of the 24th instant. —The Kbeneser choir has been re organized since the marriage of two ladY members. Tbe organ has changed places, tbe force has beec augmented, and the service of tong is first dmn. —Tbe Bending Circle held ita second bi-monthly meeting on last Friday eight,at the residence if DOVESYILLE ITEMS. —Prof. Hnght'S school “The Dove vilte Inatitnte” is in quite a nourishing condition, having over thirty students in attendance. —Kobt. Thomas McDonald, sdupted aud idolized sou of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. CroswiH; Ilvfng near this place, .di«>d suddenly on the !3th, iust.,of a throat afiection, in the f urth year ot h * ag»*. —Annul dogoti ara pag cr ated quite an excitement m <own ou Sdiirdav atteinoon. lie s'arted out in the suberh*, and cou'rary to tbe general law, iu such cases made and provided, ran direcily Weet, whereas any sensible mad dog in variably mi s ra«t, so says the old ei»t i..hi«bi»aiit, and the best, au- rii"iity we * live, al h md ou Mad- dogotogy. Alter doing the 'own pr< t'y tlioiongh y and receiving numerous iuju ie* from bts puiMt- • ra, lie was finally oveihatiled aud slaughti red about half a mile from wheie the chase began, and after all we question veiy much if the poor ting was really mad he was evidently badly scared, as was some of his pursuers, but that old saying shall beful!fid ed. “As well kill a dog as give him a I ad name.” It was at cerdiugiy so done. —Borne vile wretch, without tbe fear of God or maw In-fore his boodle loving optics, entered, or is suposed, to have been locked no in Mr. G. T. Pains s.oie, one night last week, aud very adroitly ex tracted therelrom, tbe money till, ■aid to contain $215 cash, quietly locked tbe door aud departed tor parts unknown. The empty till waa found, next morning, about two hundred yards down tbe rail road. K r. P. has had a Detective and several volunteer assistants working up the case, who, arrested Philip Bruce on a clue and &it< r keeping him in “durance viKi” two or three days released him, without having made any saiisfactsry dis covery. Other parties are suspect ed and tbe vigilant committee are atili on the trail. “Mirabiledictn” just one year ago, on tbe very name night, the safe at the depot was robbed in just ss successful and mysterious a manner. Abbevilc, Mr. Beuet. He, Mr- Haekell, kiew the people of Abbe ville, where be was born, befoie Mr. Benet ever knew there was such a place at Abbeville on th» map 3l America. He, at least, thought ha knew the people of the State aa well ss tbe gentleman who wow rep resents Abbeville. ▲llndiug to an intimation from Mr. Benet on the previous dav, to the effect that the Lee suit bad been uuderken ssa pretence or bind, be said that the character of the ooun sel who waa conducting tbe esse was proof against insinuation or popular clamor. The fifty years of life that bad been so well spent by the senior c mnsel, Ex Attorney Geueiai Youiuhus, was answer enough to any sucii • barge. The speaker paid a glow, g and elo queui tritmte to the ability, team ing aud virtues ol Mr. You him us, aud alluded in equally fl ittering terms to the character of tbe junior couusel in the case, Mr. Carey, of Greenville. He bad neter met Gideou Le but once in bis life, but he kliew i he mother nf Miss Le., aud iu view ot the light in winch they had been pictured to tbe House be proposed to say some thing iu defence of the child and her lather before he finished. He digressed here to explain bow h bad heard .of the pending suit on tbe streets, and bad pot in an ap pearance for hit friend, Mr. Orr, the counsel for the executors. There are severs! wills, contiuned Mr. Haskell, to be examined and countrui <1 The senior counsel has studied tire cst-o thoroughly and has takcu a line to deleud Miss Lee’s interest which is a complete sui prise to the membera of the Bar. That, however, did not interest the House. What be contended was that this was a bona fide suit. Tbe House was asked to jump in and accept this bequest in the face of tbe fact that these questions have to be passed upon by tbe Courts. Why this baste f The Legislature has three years in which to accept or decline the bequest. The bill appropriutea$l,500. Thatamounr, he had been told, was to be spent, iu buy ing two males and e plough, It might run a two-horse plough, but it couldn’t run an agricultural college. He couldn’t see what they could do with $1,500 except to pay it oat in lawyers’ fees. He could not see anything in the bill. If there was any bidden purpose in it, it was due to tbe House to be in formed of it Returning to Mr. Gideon Lee, Mr. Haskell said be knew that gen tleman was held iti high esteem by all the descendants of Calhoun as a gentleman of the purest charac ter, and ytt he bad been represent ed as refusing to allow his daugh ter to go aud comfort her dying grandfather. He also kmw that Miss Lee was at her grandfather’s iClenWs) 1 muse up to the 11th yenr of b«' life, ana ne knew that on the occasion of her last visit cer tain tiling* had transpired which rendered it undesirable, not to aay impossitde, for a young lady to re main at Fort Hill any Ipnger, and tti.A these things had induced her grandmother to k<ep her grand child away fufin tbe house. It was no* a very pleasant sub ject to talk about, but it had been rendered necessary by (he light in bich Mr Lee aud hi» daugnter had been held up to the geii’leoiau on th* i (her side yesterday. .Mr. Lee bad b«-eii (L-nnniiced f..r not allowing his 'laughter to visit her graudtn'her to « beet and comfort his declining years The gentle man ought to have known the rea son for her absence, li was a mat ter ot notoriety that a lady had presided at Mr. Clemson’s table beside w hour sat the daughter of a woman who had never had a hus band, (sensation) and yet it bad been said that tbe Lees left this poor old man to die iu want and pining for bis grandchild. If any mote proof was wanted let the gcu tieman look over the accounts of the deceased Clemson and he weald find in them certain expendi tures which would prevent a young lady from making Fort Hill her residence. I am not speaking against the dead, said Mr. Haskell. I am only raising my voice in be half of the living. _ Wagons, Boyd’s. 25 cents t* $1.50 st Col. Haskell replies to Mr. Benet. (From th* New* and Caaricr.) When Col. Haskell arose the in terest, which had flagged some what, was renewed Mr. Benet bad, in his speech yesterday, said some things which eveiybody who knows Col Haskell expected him to reply to, aud they were not disap pointed. He said, in opeiyng,that it was a matter of deep regret to him that those who favored this bill bad placed those who were not its ad* vocates in an absolutely fabe po*i lion. He knew of norighi ot these gentlemen to put down the oppo nents of tbe bill ss eoemres of the farmers. The advocates of the bill were no more the representatives <* the people toss were those who opposed it. He thought bo knew the wishes of tbe people of he State as well ss the gentleman from Legislative Notes. The H'-uso gf Kepieecn^r.tiws has Acc* pled the i>* quest of Ttiom as G. rienison and appropriated $3,000 'o build -lii agricultural col lege at Fort Hilt, by a vote of 67 to 48. In the horizontal salary reduc tion bill a vote was taken on a mo tion to strike oat the eoSctiug clause. The bill reduces the salary of tbe Governor to $3,000, tbe other State officers to $1,800 and tbe Governor’s private secretary and tbe clerks of departnrejts to $1,000 each. The vote resulted— 54 to 46 in favor of tbe bill. A bill waa killed in tbe Senate witbont a word of srgamsnt, wbieb bad been fiercely fought over iu tbe Honse. Its pnrpoae was totax cotton seed meal as commercial fertilizers are now taxed. Senator Patteisou’s bid to ap portion representation iu the House of Representatives en tbe basia of the United States census of 1880 has been reported favorably with a minority report, signed by Sena tors IsUr and Howell. Tbo appropriat.on of $83,500 for the completion ot the work on tbe inside ot tuU Stats House was ac cepted by tbe commitiee substitut ing $35,000 lor the $83,000, wbieb amount, of course, will only do part of the work. ia toe appropriation bill tba changns were not ot on important character. An attempt was mode by Mr. Waller to get in a horizontal reduction of saiariea, bat it failed, • when Chairman Ha»k<ll explained that the saWy appropriations bad tocniifoim to the law and that in (be event of tbe passage of the various bills reducing the salaries the c< mm it tea woul-i itself amend tbe bill to ooiitorm to the new law apoo its third reeding. Tbe bill to “promote, encourage and fostei colonization in South Carolina,” introduced iu tbe Senate, bos been reported favorably by nuanimoas vote of the committee. Mr. Williams, of Hampton, in troduced bis pension bill. Tbe (tension ia fixer! at $30 per annum payable in two equal instalments, viz: on January 1 and July l The persons entitled to pennioi'S are soldiers and sailors now citiseus of the State who were in the service of tbe State, or tbe Confederate States, in the Iste war. Iu order to obtain tbe pension tbe eoldier or sailor must show that be was a ton* fide soldier or sailor and that be lost, while iu such ser vice, a leg or an arm or received other wound causing s permanent diHability and incapacitating him fiom earning a liveliKood; that neither himaelf nor his wile are in receipt of au income exceeding $250 per snnnm. Applications lor pen sions must he mod* in writing, sworn to and endorsed by two or more credible witnesses. Widows ore entitled to the pensions while they remain unmarried. The direct tax bill makes it the doty of the secretary ot the tressa ry to credit to each Btate and Ter ritory and tbe District ot Colombia a sum equal to all tbe collections, by set off or otherwise, mode from said States and Territories and the District of Colnm'jis, from any of tbe citizens or inhabitants thereof, or other |N>rsous under the Act of Congress approved August 5 1861, and remits all money* still doe to the United States ou the quota of the direct tax. On December 11.—On ‘ of tbe bills on the Senate Calendar for a second reading, was that to appro priate the fond received from the United States Government for re t and damage to the State Military- Academy to certain uses. The bill as introduced ba« alrea dy been published iu The yam and Courier. It gave to the Citadel all but 15,000 of the $77,250 paid bv (be United States fur the C tadel claim, reserving tbe five thousand to pay the claims for collecting tbs money. MARRIED. Townsend—Peoues. — On the evening of November 27th, 1888, at Trinity Church. Society Hill, 8. G., by the Kev. J. W. Motte, Con stants Bailey, only daughter of tbe late Maj. B. D Townsend, to Frank Pegnes, all of Society Hill. Nwtlees. IlaudKour Rochester lamp*, the hes- lamp « ver invented, at Boyd’s. Pine Mountain Rotter 25 cents per pounds, at Blackwell Bros. Gold (tens, tor Cbristmsa pres ents, at Mason’s Jewelry S'ore. Toy*, now o|*en at Boyd’s. Repairing of due watches and jewelry, byNn^exp* rt workman, at Mason’* Jewelry Store. Plush toikt^c.iscs, at Boyd’s. Mason’s Jewelry Store ; watches, clocks and jewelry. Candies, the finest line in town, at Boyd’s. $4.50 bays a $5 dock, at Mason’s Jewelry Store. Velocip* des, at Boyd's. Final Notice- OB Ndio* i* herebjr given that I will iheZIst <1*/*of J*nn*>y, 18S9. II* Inal aooennt i* Hi* office of the Judge of Pr*b*l* for Darlington County, aandnin- iatrator of th* Ettal* of M. A. 8* itb, and apply for Letter* Ui-miMory. H. M. SMITH, cdn’r. Dee. 20, ’88-41. Notice- ’ Books of Snbeoription of the People’s Bank of Daringmn, will be oiten to the public till the I5th ot Jxouary, 1889. Shires Twenty- five Dollars. E. KEITH DAKGAN, President. JOHN McSWEEN, S'-e’ty pro. tem. Dee. 17, 1888 Notice- Pursuant to an order ot tbe Pro bate Judge for Darlington Conuty I will sell on the first Monday in January 1889, before the Court House at Darlington C; H., be tween tbe hours of 12 M. and 2 P. M., one horse, tbe property of tbe Estate of ft. M. Walker, deceased, at tbe risk of the former purchaser. Terms essh. MARY WALKER. Ad'mx. Dec. 20th, ’88.—3t. Notice. I <l»*ir* to giv* a olio* lhal I wilt not ho r*»po.i*IM*. in tk« fninr*. for any drbi* wb««b any b* con'rioici by my bntbnnd, Mr T. H. D. Hnw brio*. M. A. HUMPHRIES. Dm. XOtb, '88 -It. African Legion of Honor! Th* Maher* *r oo*Mil 7M will ■'•**• b*»r in nind tb»C an •laetlM of oS*«r* will tsk* pin** an Tburolny night, D«*. 27lb. T*n nr* »p**i*lly r*qu**t*d l* at. tend. * . By erd*r *f th* Couaeil. W. D IIKUNSON, 8**'ty. Dm. 20th, ’88.—2j. TIE BEST fUCE U i nr a- t o nr TO BUY Christmas Presents IS AX The Book Store, Where is now to lie found a varied aasortm^nt of fancy books and sta tionary, such ax is specially adapted to rite wants of both old nod young. Here one will nee tbe neatest and moat appropriate presents for husband, brother, sweetheart or friend. Those having charge of Christmas Trees Wood do well to examine this beautiful stock before purchasing else- where. Tbe pn seuts usually given at this season are a aim- pie waste ot money, which will purchase no gilt •o truly valuable ne a good book. IT IS THE ETJnr OF AND — TO — Encourage a Ion oj good literature — AND A — FONDNESS FOR BOOKS. 'Read the names and prices of the handsom articles now on sale al the i BOOK STOREt 150 Novels, Poem«, Ac., at • • • • 25 Nov-ls and Poems, gilt, at - - * • •J 5 Autograph Albums, ranging in prioe from 5 cents to 50 Scrap Rooks, from 10 cents to . • . 25 Photograph Albums, from $1 to 100 Bibles, from 30 esnts to ... . 200 Christmas Cards, from 3 cent* to . . . 200 Children’s Colored Pietnrs Books, from 5 esnts to 300 Boxes Fancy Note paper, from It) cents to 25 Lap Tablets, from 24 cents to * - . 12 Vslnmes of Poems in Seal an I Alligator, at 49 cents. 75 M 50 M 75 •4 $3 A0 $8.00 00 o $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 •125 WORK BOXES. INK STAND, POCKET BOOKS, Ac., Ac., Ac., Ac. PURSES, Ac. First-class Stationary ot all kinds. Great Rash Mannrt 30 Per LESS Tun MI House in Cent* September $,’88—Dm