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Show Old Inn With a History. Tho navon Inn, an old hostelry at Hook, near Ilaslngstroke, England, Is ndvertlsed for sale, Tho Inn was built cln 1C53 and still retains Its quaint old half-Umbered work, overhanging jnblus and small windows. Tho houso gained a wldo,notorloty in tho latter part of the eighteenth century during tho American war of Independence through being the rosldonco and plneo of capture of tho famous "Jack tho Pnlntor," who roused tho wholo country In 1770 by his dullhcrato attempts at-tempts to flro dockyards nnd shipping. Ho succeeded at Portsmouth, where $300,000 dnmago was dono, also at Bristol, but was foiled at Plymouth. So great was tho scare that In r6-iipouso r6-iipouso to a rownrl of $2,500 offorod by Uio governmont for his capture tho wholo country was on tho alert and ho was run to earth nnd captured In this interesting old houso and ovontually hnngod and glbboted at Portsmouth. His real mimu was James AltUcn, |