The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, December 27, 1895, Image 5
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ANNALS OF THE YEAR
SUMMARY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
fc EVENTS OF 1895.
Wark of tke fluiN?Oinitcn on Lun)
ud Bon?Political nod Personal Kvents
Of Koto?Mtooolbuaoooa Occurrences Wor>
thy Of Record. _
The little gleam of time between two
eternities that marks the year 1805 is
not made memorable at home by any
signal' event or act. The "weak piping
time of peaoo" has continued in our
own land, there have been comparatively
few conflicts between capital uud
aibor, the devouring element has been
gratifylngly inactive, and although the
financial problem has increased in gravity
there is roason to hope for a solution
during the coming year. Although
death has no reason to complain of his
harvest, the result was duo to what may
be termed natural causes to a great extent,
atmospheric disturbances and dis
asters by sea und land having beeu fewer
and of less magnitude than usual. The
following record will bo found useful
for reference:
FIRE RECORD.
JANUARY.
I. Fire caused 1226,000 damage at tho residence
of Bon. P. P. Moat, Hpringfield, ().
7 bulldingt^destroyed at CoffcyvlUc, Kan.;
loss, t'05.9J.
ft. Tbo Toronto Ulobo building and others
bumod during u blirzord; loss over S1.0U0,000;
several firemen killed.
9. Oodey's flour mill and elevator burned at
beottaville, N. Y.; loss. >126,000.
IOl Tbe Osgoodby building and several large
business houses burned in Toronto; loss, :
tl,000,000.
13. A >100,000 blazo at Barnesvillc, O. ;
15. Fire damaged tho Btadt theater, Milwaukee,
to tho extent of Sl'JO.OOO., 1
10. Texas Cotton palaco burned at Waco.
FEBRUARY.
4. The Phoenix glass works br rued at Monaco,
Pa.; loss >200.000.
6. A >100,000 firo in tho business district of
Lelpaic, O.
Munson Bros.' foundry MMtki at Utica; loss,
^ >110.000.
Denlson hotel, in Indianapolis, damaged by
HHHKBifi tho extent of >166,000; 1
The union denot and hotel burned at S*.
Joseph, Mo.; lews, 1878,000.
10. The Hyndicatc block burned in Kockford,
Ills.; loss, $"6,000.
The State Printing House burned nt Harris
burg.
11. store and a factory burned at Rockford,
Ills.; loss, <100,000.
18. Fatal fire at Lynn, Mass.; 3 firemen killed. '
8 Injured.
14. 811k mill burned at Patcraon, N. J.; loss. !
$300,000.
15. 40 business places burned ut Hamilton, X. '
Y.; Joss, $200,000.
22. Several cottages and Itoarding houses
burned at Hot Springs, Ark.
MARCH.
1. Reno hotel burned ut Norfolk, Neb.; loss.
$86,000.
2. A*$200,000 fire at Betholto, Ills.
The business portion of tho town of Nachc, .
N. D., buniijl; loss, $64,000.
8. A $1,260,000 fire in Toronto, the third great
conflagration in 2 months; udozen lurge
business ,hou?es, hotel and church destroyed.
4. Electric power house burned at Edgcwaitr,
Ills.; loss, $160,000.
<160,000 loss by fire at Sallna. Kan. '
12. TUMI "hull and other properties burned In
Brooklyn; loss, $225,000.
13. 2 lnrire buildings hnrn?l in Kunnn Pit*
low, $300,000. " J
17. Rodg?*rs & Co.'a elevator and warehouse
burned in St. Louis: loss 1000,000.
18. Businues block burned at Perry, O. T.;
loss, IOO.OuO.
19. 12 buildings burned In Burlington, Vt.:
loss $200,000.
20. A $100,000 Arc at Tcoria, Ills.
21. $300,000 worth of cotton burned In the yards
of the International Cotton press, New Orleans.
,
Warehouse and elevator burned at Sioux 1
City, la.: loss, $400,ouo.
24. 2 hotels, a church and bank burned at Dc- '
catur, Mich.
Reed's packing plant in Kansas C'ity burned; 5
loss, $1,000,000.
27. 20 business houses nnd other property
burned fn Milwaukee; loss, $1,000,000.
21. 43 buildings burned at Bt. Augustine, Fla.
30 buildings burned at Canasi ruga, N. Y.;
loss, $136,UX).
APitir~
0. The American Starch works burned at Columbus,
Ind.: loss, $.'400,000.
b- A $100,000 tiro in tiie railroad works at
Winslpw, A. T.
12. Warcliousc burned ut Benieia, Cnl.; loss,
$130,000.
14. Prcs.4 brick works burned at Glen Carbon,
Ills.; loss, nearly $230,000.
At Plattsburg, Mo., the courthouse and all
tho buildings on one side of the public
squaro destroyed by lire; loss nlxmt $200,000.
21. Fire in tlio School of Arts at Chnions-surMarne,
France, destroyed exhibition models
and inacliines valued at 1,000,000 francs.
26. The Mcponald tobacco factory lmArd in
Montreal; Toss, $300,000; several fatalities;
25 portions injured. v
MAY.
0. Strauss & Sons' tannery and other property
in East Buffalo destroyed by lire; loss,
$250,000.
12. Fire at Port Huron, Mich., destroyed a
grain elevator and flour mill: loss, $200,000.
At Pratt City, Ala., tho city hall, a hotel and
church and DO 'dwellings were destroyed by
Arc. *. " *
IP. 40 business places and 100 dwellings destroyed
in St. Albans, Vt.; loss, $730,000.
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and otfh?f property lmrned; loss, $11)0,000.
28. JW business houses and dwellings burned at
PattoaWblirg, Mo.; loss, $100,1**1.
. . JUNK.
6. Carriage plpnt burned at Jackson, Mich.;
loss, $175,'000.
2 elevators destroyed at Appleton, Wis.; loss,
$130,000.
8. At Cloquet, Minn., 50,000,000 feet of choico
lumber turned; loss, $150,000.
P. Ik-wing & Sons' lumber yard and factory,
with adjoining buildings, destroyed by tiro
at Kalamazoo, Mich.; loss, $2uo,00O.
: *. ">nar?l silk mill at Florence, Mass., dostr
by tiro: Ion, nearly $150,000, I
10. Cameron, NY. Vn? almost wh I'y -1 roved
by tiro; u r<-lief train Kvi.i Wa.-tfl'.:;*
wrecked.and 0 men killed.
15. At itridgi port, O.. lire destroyed a wholesale
drug store, hotel, 2 banks and several ]
retail establishments; loss, $luu,ouu.
10. Ail incendiary fire destroyed a church, 2 <
newspaper otlices and several stores; loss,
$'i.'5,t**). _
Jacobs' Tliird Avenue theater burned In New
York.
20. Power house and ears of tin- street railway
in Seattle burned; loss, $2i*),0UU.
27. Ban Francisco swept by the largest tiro
known there in over 5*1 yt ars.
JUI.Y.
fl. Lumber plant hurned at Scotia, Cat.; loss,
$250,(*)U. 1
8 business places, lmrned In Oswego, N. Y.;
loss, $150,000. I
15. Steamer ('ilx.la burned at Lewiston, N. Y.;
loss, about. $25o,<**).
17. 2 firemen killed and 12 injured at a lire in
Cincinnati; property loss, $250,000.
21. $8uo,000 loss t>y burning of an oil mill in ;
Chicago.
24. I ronton (O.) waterworks destroyed by fire;
lo*s, *100,uoo. x
AUGUST. . i
2. Fire destroyed a business blocle at Lima, |
O.; loss, $l(*).l*X).
8. Hpragun. thu seat of Lincoln county, devastated
by tire; loss, nearly $1,L\>,000.
4. Berlin, Md., almost wiped out by Ur?.-; loss, '
>200,000.
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C. 2 steamers burned at Cincinnati; loss. $190.
000.
IX. The Jar .ok Ki'sit.nn & Co.'s stomping
works at Newark, N. J., destroyed by Are;
loss, S.VW.O00.
Fire d.stroy i*l property vhlued at $290,000 at
liockitort, Ills.
12. 2 factories, 11 dwellings and other properties
burned in Philadelphia; lorn, $000,000.
22. The Union steamboat dock and warehouse
and other projierty burned in Milwaukee;
loss. $000,000.
25. 20 buildings burned in Roscndale, N. Y.;
loss. $125,000.
SEPTUM BER.
b. Phoenix Flour mills burned in Evansville,
Ind.; loss, $110,000.
4. Boat on and Alliuny wharf and freight sheds
in Boston destroyed by flro; loss, $500,000.
8. B ' ? *h brewery burned at Amsterdam,
N. . ; loss, $200,000.
17. Tht business jiortion of Dodge, Neb., destroyed
by Are; loss, $190,000.
18. A J7o0,000 blase in tho business portion of
Indiunaitolis.
1 death and a property loss of $375,000 in a
flro at Oshkosh. Wis.
19. 0 lumber dry kilns burnod at Washington.
N. C.; loss, I120.U00.
20. At Oreen Bay, Wis., $125,000 lost by (Ire.
22. Dumber yur.is and mills burned at Fon du
Dae, Wis.: loss, $250,000.
23. Paper mill und dwelling burned at Newburg,
N. Y.; loss, $125,000.
28. A $136,000 factory Are at Woonsockrt, It. I.
At Superior, Minn., tho elevator of the Daisy
Flour mill burned.
OCTOUXB.
X. 8 Area in Philadelphia; losses, $2?\),000.
II Hnlaml I ra t,,i- ?.. U- T...1
destroyed by Are; loss, $160,000.
13. Campbells, N. Y., a hamlet In Steuben
county, distroycd by Art;.
17. At CbumiMiign, 111*., tho Empire Cordago
mill destroyed by lire; loss, $100,000.
18. A $300,U00 tlr?* In New Orleans.
At Blanchesti r, O., CO stores, A) dwelling*, 2
churches, 2 banks and Masonic hall burned;
loss, $160,QUI).
Fire swept 4 blocks in Credo, Colo., and destroyed
property valued at $160,000.
20. i) squares burned in New Orleans: 1,000
pcoplo hoi:.i liss; loss, nearly $600,000.
21. Town of Bagwell, Tex., destroyed by Are;
loss, $100,out.
22. 40 buildings destroyed in Madison, Wis.:
loss, $160,00l).
JO. At Columbus, Ua., the Girls' High school
and 11 residences were burned.
Lagondn hotel burned at Springfield, O.;
loss, $100,000.
KOVEMBCU.
4. Business block burned at Decatur, Ills.;
lass. $260,000 to $300,000.
6. The Empire bank and Manhattan Savings
bank burned in Now York city J 20 liremen
injured; loss, $760,000.
14. The Randolph Paper Box company burned
out in Richmond: loss, $125.(A\>.
16. Lent z block burned at Sherman, Tex.; loss,
$100,000.
17. A $300,000 fire at Meridian, Miss.
18. iC'.OlO barrels of naphtha burned at Whiting,
Ind.; 3 deaths.
10. Factory building burned at Dallas; loss,
$176,000.
20. The Parker block burned at Lowell, Mass.:
Ion, $220,000.
21. 17 Arms burned out in a Chicago firo and
many lives imperiled; loss. $300,000.
22. 6 deaths in a Ore in the tall Dry Goods and
Woolen Exchange building in Chicago; loss.
$400,000.
lUtCEMBKIt.
3. 7 mercantile Arms burned out in Indianapolis;
loss, $100,000 ; 2 nrcinen killed.
6. $100,000 blaze at Allegan, Mich.
6. Fire broke out in thoU. 8. assay office with
$2,0u0,UU0 in gold bars lying loose and $21,000,000
in tho vaults; damage slight.
7. Fire destroyed the entire center of the town
of RidgeAcld, Conn., including the town
ball.
DISASTERS ON LAND.
Record of Fatal Accidents Which In Most
Cases Were Due to Carelessness.
JANUARY.
15. Explosion of several powder cars at Butte,
Men.; 75 killed, 100 injured.
FEBRUARY.
4. A trolley ear plunged through an open draw
in Milwaukee; l> killed, 8 injured.
8. 5 men run down by a Pennsylvania railroad
express ut Lecknow.
MAHCn.
1. f<5 killed, 40 injured on the Interoccanic
railway near the City of Mexico: train
down an embankment.
17. 8 men kille d and 0 injured at the burning
of the Wabash roundhouse in Toledo.
JO. <10 miners killed by an explosion at Evanston,
Wy.
!3. 4 deaths at a firo in the St. James hotel,
Denver.
APRIL.
2. f< workmen killed and 5 injured by a boiic r
explosion at Woburn, Mass.
8. 21 miners killed by gas explosion at I??ke
Whatcom, Wash.
P. 2 live story buildings fell in Wheeling,
burying la men in the ruins; li deaths;
property loss, $2ut>,UOO; among tho victim*
was Vicar General Parke, who was passing
and was uuugbt by the fulling walls.
Continued on i age 8.
The Discovery Saved Ills Life.
Mr. G. (Sairoueltc, Druggist, Bcive'sv 1 <
lil., says: "To Dr. King s New D scovny 1
two my life. Was lakeu with La Giippo
?nd tried ail >lie physicians for miles nboui
t?ut of no nva?l ?nd was given up anl told I
touM not live. Having Dr. K tig's New
Discovery in my stcro L sent f. r a 1 ottle and
icgan its u-e and from the first d. se began
o get better, and after Using three bo'tics
ivus up a id nbint again, it is worth its
weight in gold. We won't keep >to'e or
totise wiihoiit it." Get a free trial bottle
it 1$. F. Posey's Drug Store.
OPPORTUNITY
HERE is YOUR
CHANCE.
Full stock of New Staple
and Fancy Oroceries valued
at $ i 200, to #1500, to be Sold
in bulk: Also lease for one j
year 011 cue of the best I Iroc- 1
eery Stands in town.
Spe.t k Quick.
?Apply at this Office
All cf .Smith \ Nicliolsniu Holiday (lood*
?io Ira-1 new, up in dale, no last year air'
year liclt?r< s.liiir i>1 llieir slock. IVieca
right too, call nn I see im.
Our Toys T>y- 11 inks And I'ic'urc Bonk* !
for chiMrcu ti'ul he heat, ci't nil Is c them |
SMITH & :?!< ilOl.SON.
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For iIn". 111;.li 11 I luive found notli'ii |
(o Cii-r: hoi Iain's I'.iin lhi'm. Ii 1 ,
hcvis I ! i* :i tins r'ou i asiipplicl. .1. \\
Young, Wc I *,i'ortv, Vv. V i. I'lle prouij |
ri'li ! ii nli t s is alone ivorlli many lime ;
ttic p'si, <r,i> cents. lis con iiiiud us
i ill cliect a permanent cure, Foi talc n. I
U. F. Posey Druggist. *
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FRESH1 OYSTERS
SERVED TO
\'f\ A TURN.
[; ^Having Secured the Serr
. vices of one of the
Best Oyster
Cooks
in Union. I have opened
A FIRST CLASS OYSTER
PARLOR where they will
be served in all styles.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED* (
?RpCERIES.? ;
For Fancy and Family Gro1
ceries, ;flne fruits and Confec- |
i Hnilafiaa nirroivi nWkonn/^
WB5 MRS?
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regular communication
of Union Lodge, A. F. M. No.,
75 will be held Friday evening
Dec. 27 at 7, o'clock.
Annual installation of officers
will take place and the
F. C. Degree will be conferred
and other business of importance
will be attended to.
Brethren will take due notice
and govern themselves accordingly:
by order of the w m.
IV. M. Meador,
Sec.
REPORTdFrHE CONOmOH
or THB
Merchants' & Planters'
NATIONAL BANK
OF UNION. SOUTH CAROLINA.
-4t Union, in the Slate of South Carolina
al the e'ote of bueineet, Dee 18/A, 1893.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $136,931 43
Oveidrtifls, secure I and unseeded
7.811 04
U.S. B^nds to secure c<rcu:ution 13,000 00
Banking-house. furniture and
fixtures 2,000 00
Other lUnl Estate and M .itgages
owned 2,679 70
Hue from National Banks (not
Iteserve Agents) S.lUtt 36
Due from State Banks and Bankers 563 85
Due front approved reserve ug* is 8.2't:} 48
Cheoks and other cash items But) 49
Notes of other National Banks... 10,890 00
Fractional paper currency, niokeis
nud cents 108 44
Lawrt't. Musky Rkskuvk in Bank, viz :
Specie 10,184 45
Legd-ten lor notes 12,000 00
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer, (o per ceut of circulation)
(>76 00
Total $*230,60S 40
LI A BILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $(10,000 00
Mtvplus fuud 47,270 01
Cudivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid 8,181 00
National Bank notes outstanding.. 13,100 00
One to o.her National Ilinks.. 4,321 43
individual deposits subject lo
check 07,200 93
Tctal $230,008 40
Sr.vrB or S-jurit Carom xv, t
Union Oouxrv, /
L. George Munro, Caslrer of the above
n .mod b ink, do solemnly swear tltii the
a o'C stateaien1 is true to t ie bast of my
kuowlelge aud be ief.
Geo. Mcxito, Cashier.
1 Sill iloil nn.l o ? ? v ? ? . I?.. ?* ? 1 - - -
I ^wvuwi t/vv* UIIVI .11* ftli I \J Iiuiurc IIIC inij
J'lrd. diy of Djj.,
Cii milks Bolt,
Notary Uubiie.
Corkkct?Atte.d:
F, M. Fauk, t
A. Fant, I Diroo o s.
J. T. Douglass. J
AUDITORS NOTICfc!
at t
I will be at the following nauiul \ 1 iocs as
Icsigua't i tor the j urpor-e of takirg ret
f pergonal pr>poity in * be conuty.
it>yo.
(libbcs, Bogmsv'lle Tiwnslii.-, Jnn 7h
Wet. I Srriifgs " " " H ii
OoUiruioe " " " lltli
.'toss Keys, Cross Keys " " IU1S1
beua it " " "II h
Black [lock, Goshen iliil ' "Id h
Cut lisle, Fish D a in " " 14th
S-.t tuc, 8aniuc* " " Jo n
^'orebeads, Hackney " " 10 h
KeUon, " " ' " 17> h
Union, Union " "tiOiii
to F? Ii. 1 si
(1 'wdeysvilie, Gowdc s-i le " " 5$rd
Kcndricks Ssorc " " 4th
Wnkinm le " " oh ?
?>rujtou-vi'le, Druyicnsvillo ' " 0 It
Timber II id go " r' " 71 it I
11. Liitlcjohu S. " " " h'ii
Jtiiestille, Jonrsville " " lb I. !
Will he at Union C. Ii. front ill llili
uu il the yo.h of Feb. w-en the f t ok- tvi 1
be c OK' I for taking return-:. Go/.ru y ur.
srlvm accordingly.
L>(ceiuticr 4th lB'J-3. Jo'.n G. Fur,
Audi to".
QRAHAM <
STILL IN T
They are loading the proct
the latest style,
prices, cash I
bargain seekers will s
or us belo
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DRENS <
Our stock of dress goods is
M] LL1NEKYOur
millinery department is fitted w'th tli
trimaiings of every dcf.Ciifti
many eager purchuK.
this der-nrtuir :.t f
STAT
Our slock of O.injcstic, suo'.i as lileaal
It his, Ac. are comj 1< fe. rml bought li in
(b it ai d 5cc us i;c
GRAHAM <
I .wuwiiw, v>iSupio, iwwavw,
Cigarettes &c.
MY PLAOEISHEAD- 1
QUARTERS.
Telephone Orders Filled With ]
'Care. All Goods Delivered Free.
i\)LITE AND QUICK SERVICE.
Call and be convinced.
Yours Obediently,
JOHN T. BOSE.
TELEPHONE 14.
Buy your Gun, pistol anl ummun't"on
from A. II. FOSTKK tt Co.
If you want a Btrgiin in Clothing for |
Yourself or Boy A. II. FOSI EH & Co will
sive it to you, as they wish to re<luce tbeir
stock before Jany. 1st.
List of Letters.
Hcmaiuing in the l'ott >flice at Union, for
the week ending Dec. UOih, 1805.
Miss J. M. Steele, Miss I,. Willie Mings.
IVrsons calling for tliu uh >ve letters wil
please soy if advertised, uud will I e required
0 pay fine cent for their delivery.
11. W IIA PHIS, P. A!
Redaction Sa'e in Cl< tiling Cloaks Jeans
and Dress Goods for Monday and Tuesduy <
at A. II. FOSl'EK & COS.
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Attention U. C. Veterans.
"Camp GileT?," United Confederate Vet
eraus will meet in (he emit h use ut Union
immediately after Sheriff's Si'es on .Mon- J
day Jun. 0,1890. A'l sur?ivors who wish
to hi come members should enroll tbeir
name* on or before that day. The roll 19 at
the lank of W. A. Niiho'son & Sou at
Union, S. C.
J. I.. Strain, ]
Adjutant.
iCyu dont real anything else in this
paper lie sure and read Smith & Nicholson's
New Ad this week.
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&SPARK?'
HE LEAD, i
jssiuii with the largest stock
, and the lowest
>uyers and
ave money by calling
>re buying
300DK
immense nml prices rijibl.
MILLINERY
0 l itest novelties in l.uts, b>uu.ts :
ou. That r.ccouct* fir the
is which crowd iulo
roin day t day.
'LES.
liirjs. Sc ^lamls, Print*. fiinthnm .
he ml quartern bi.ibre the jriin n advance ?
1 we v. ill ill. jon pi id.
Vonr? rcFpcc'fu'ly,
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New York Racket.
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CHEAPEST STORE ONT EARTH
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Goods Pour In On Every Train And : Yet '
We Cannot Get Them Fast Enough To Supply
Our Fast Growing Trade. Our New York ,
RllYAT fit/ill Son/litinr TTo "DlnmVi* " - Hi? T.A
?WVUMAUg VO JL IUU1VQ' Big Mil
Of Notion Samples Just In And Wei Can Now
Give You Anything You Need In The Notion
Line At Jobbers CostMen's
Good 1-2 Hose begin at 4C
Ladies Black Hose begin at 4c
Men's Good Work Shirt 10c
" Fine "White Shirt 22fc
Good Pants Jeans 81-Sc
W ] filled school boys Jeans only iOe
We are downing the JEANS business
of Union.
Our line of Dress Goods not surpassed bj- any in the
State and we lire selling them at abouA the prices our competitors
pay for them
We are still leadiner on Cloth in a* and
a ? o
SllOGS am* propose to stay in the front.
No trouble to show our goods, so come right along and
post yourself whether you are ready to buy or not.
Harry & Belk.
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ANOTHER BIG LOT
31 those Capes and Cloaks just received.
Prices lower than ever. If you want to buy your
Wraps from HEADQUARTERS where you
find the latest styles and lowest
prices, remember that
we are the people
that you
are lookr.,_
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uii? lur. 1>'CW
Goods in Ladies Dress
Goods, Flannels, Outings, Millinery
etc. arriving weekly to fill up
the gaps made in our large stocks by unprecedented
sales Bear in mind that our stock of Jeans,
Kerseys Cassimers and Cloak. Goods are open for inpection
and comparison with those of our competitors.
WE DEFY COMPETITION.
I am also agent for Open and Top Buggies, Single and Two
lorse Wagons. Get my prices before buying.
Respectfully,
J.W.MCLURE,
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Who is Martin and Thomson?
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'} o\ aiv-*nr."; sbioiirtblo f> iir cutter and sl aver^ fcliop [at Union
lr. tel.
i 3$