Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1889 — Romance in a Spool of Thread. [ARTICLE]

Romance in a Spool of Thread.

[New York Truth.] The er gagement between young Ur. Coates, the son of the famous Coates, of Paisley, Scotland, the big cotton manufacturer, to Miss Clark, daughter of the equally wealthy and famou j American manufacturer of Newark, N. J., has a charming bit of romance about it. For years the houses of Coates and Clark have been at bitter loggerheads, and a commer-

cial warfare of considerable dimensions has raged constantly constantly between them. Soma little time since it entered the head of Coatea pere that a littl© diplomacy might possibly a stop to the absurd and bitter feeling exisling between himself and his lival m America, and so he seat his son to this country armed with an olive branch and full powers to patch up the difference between them. How well young Mr. Cos es has played his p->rt it isnot, necessary to say. The immediate outcome of the engagement is, however, a little unfortunate for the public, as the price of thread has been advanced, “to meet the expenses of the wedding,” as Mr. Coates hims?lf facetiously puts it.

BO"Persons contemplating the purchase of Fruit Trees will do well to examine my stock of over 7,000 Apple trees, on the farm of Luther Ponsler, two miles north and one-half mile east of Rensselaer . Said nursery contains 29 varieties of choice grafted trees. The trees are 2-yearold and from 3t05 fe t high, and are in a thrifty and healthy condition. These trees will be sold for the spring delivery of 1889 at 200. each, with one year’s guarantee. lam also prepared to furnish all other kinds of fruit and ornamental trees, &c., at lowest possibl prices. Any orders left with either Luther Pons-er or Warren Rol inson will receive prompt attention.

H. B. MURRAY.