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Show OATS SOLBZZ21 POOD; " GETS 5000 BY WXLX. f CHESTER, Pa May 19. The man to whom he gave a portion of food during dur-ing th Spanish-American war ha willed to Charles Mathues, clerk in the Prothonotary's office at Media, $5000. William Herklns died at his home In Memphis, and among his bequests' wa found thl Item: . "I. hereby leave the sum of 15000 in cash .to Charles Mathuea of Media,' Pa., for a service which he rendered to me when I was In dire dlstresa" . - Mathues was a member of the Sixth Pennsylvania, His company wa sent to Camp Alger. Camped alongside them was the Second Tennessee. There was trouble about rations for the men of th South, and while th men from Pennsylvania were eating fresh meat and baked bread, th other were com-1 polled to take hardtack and salt meat for their share. This continued for a time, when, without warning, the previsions pre-visions were almost entirely cut off. It was at this point that Mathues met Herklns, and. learning of his condition gave him oread and meat - . |