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Show " TlitB T 1 "H The OIl Home Town Continuing the story of the old home town, and its native or adopted tons, who have achieved a measure of success in what they chose to follow fol-low as a vocation in life; we shall - cpnt.inue down the alphabet, and shall name those whom we remember remem-ber as school-day friends and fellow townsmen, and who stand out a litt'i' nicte prominent than others of the old town. There may he some others v ho ai-e very capable whose nams do not appear in this article; for as the poet says: "Fall many a gem of rutest ray serene The dark unfath-cmed unfath-cmed ravej of ocean bear, Full maih' a flower is bora to blush unseen And waste its sweetness, on the desert air." So the;" whose name; are omitted can lie content to lie on and waste their (neatness) "on the desert air." C ome we now t.i II. C. lieaumt in. a successful business man and banker, a man who attended strictly to hi., own business and never harnir J his fellow men, who lived in pear? with all mankind. Then we find another adop'.l .son of the old horn town 1 y the n: ne of ;ca:.e ChTistonsea ; a splendid typ" er manhood; rtvdcnt. teacher. lawyer find jud;;e. A man beloved by all who know him and one who is ' loved the be it where he is best known. This we say vithou flattery, flat-tery, and from the depths o: our hea-tt. Undr,- this same bat -r of the alphabet we shall not for er to mention and r.aaie X. i". Clean ason. r withs'amlii - the fart that he used to have the wri:er .-art! to d a'h of l.'m. because he threatened to cl:n cur boyish c"s ir, days lea; since parsed. Itas C'enietison, as he was then kno.vs, rho.se the tniniii.y for hi; life's work, the poir.t'-i? out of G ad's way. from his viewpoint, for his fello w u'.f -.1 to travel in order to reach (Ura.al biiss in the wo. Id to came. May ;aures; crown his efforts until his day shall come to go hence. , He do not fe.a that we can conscien- I tiously pes oa to another letto-, air! l:?,-.ve oat our old friend, V. I). Cand-iand. Cand-iand. lecrl.-ljto-. politician, and she;:,; breeder. I i all iinrs he E'a:.:i to have aahieval sureaas, and has b'-rai, ' rnd s'i:i is. rrr.e of our sub-'uni-.l citie :a. No' always a", f 'iemiiy p .-j- hr.;is as v.e .shoal, lik-'-, and yet won ; a.!, as you ltr.ov him belter, is one of ' 'be Lf st of frif -ids that we have ever had. V.'e .2ss him up with tin truthful, heartfelt seat i niea.t. j We pass over the letter I) ami j rr.vth 'he fifth letter of the scries. Und'-r tiiis letter 1-1 v. e find another native son whose star is sti'.l shir int:, Fnrd'na rid Kri"hs-n, : ''-') nr. we sat ; 0! anoiio - '' ar iier lawyr and jude. A man who ha; nl.'.ay; rloae his best for h's home town, and whose nana-stands nana-stands as a synonym for honor, co i-r;i i-r;i ; and verarity. One whom llo-va llo-va ;'f-r fi'oiahts to ceil and have, him for a fra-nd. A man vhom moat, i r us like, v.hiie I li r-; dislike. l!u! t 'eh is the v. ay of life and human i; : ii if. V.'e ,aiv.. i lad that Ml. I'bas-atii I'bas-atii ciaans hi:a as h r sos. We pa .s I , ;. II, .and I. V.'e a -rive at .1 j I'r.!T lh- oaior J rtrn'-t on" of llio 1 1 fi ' a: .'! la a fra-tr! s v. e have e-.-r ; -lit this !'''. b-avlriir fait Ihoso of 'or oa- kif.'i and kin by Ihe of e- ,,-a laaiijity. Ilovhood frionds v.a 'ff in a'l Dial f:''arl hip moans on .arlh. Living v.i'l.a' a blorl: of oarli a' it , thr-ro (;i iii; ir, r a h of us, aa I v e, !! t of vrilaiile al'f'ctiori. shram .I''hna)n w;is mote like a o:eihor than a fra-nd, a man v.liom !, k':ow a.a; If, love. I'.olii batitl , I.; at' ii a -.'ore k'pl by Ciajrr. I ..ni t.t.rh tl." !.:, I',. and for I If :: a, ',"', . f ' ' : II I a la C da 7, fir ; ' I 'II d'.lla : !.'! .1 h. 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