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Show fBytheWaji fCopyrlght. mi. North Aniarlait Newspaper Alliance.) Historic-! Society Has Andre's Watch Tha allvor watch which Major John Andra Is aald io hava carried when ha waa rptur, hu rscntly btcom th property of th Nw Tvrk H la-tor la-tor teal aoclaty. In 1117, a small vol-unit vol-unit wit prtntad antltlvd "Vindication of tha attora of Major Andra." TUcra wr printed In th la book tha affidavits affi-davits of laaao Van Wart and John Pauldln;. two of tha eaptora of Andra. dracribinc tha captura. Both affidavits affida-vits rfar ontr to a cold watch which Andra offer, to his captors for his ralaaaa, and mak no mantton of a sllvar watch, Turnhif, hoaaver. to tha atatemant of Knln Sanual Bowman Bow-man of tha Massachuatta Llna, ona laarns that this officer was for twenty-four hours preceding; Andre's ee-cutlon ee-cutlon constantly with tha prisoner, and that Major Andra told him ha was robbed "of tha few ffutnaaa which he had with htm, snd the two watches which ha than wore, ona of (old and i tha other of silver." I Tha sllvar watch Is of tha "Bull's Eye" type and tha hallmarks Indicate that tt was made In 17. on the in- i ner case Is an inscription crudely an- j (raved "James Oglethorpe. Febr'y 7, , 17:5," for which there la no plaus-1 I hie accounting Tha whereabouts of; a- (Ttld ratrn '- " e.nibtted at I'hlladelphia at tha time of tha caateanlal In 117. F1a brides and quota filled.--Headline. Is one to suppose, then, that ail of tha young ladies expected expect-ed to marry actors? Naehvllla banner. . , |