Miscellany: Perfect

In Endfield, England, one Peter Perfect won first prize for good conduct.

Register

In lola, Kan., Ira Sutton, hotel clerk, wrote in succession on his register the names of three salesmen for a refrigerator company, a Mr. Coldsnow, a Mr. Winter, a Mr. Coldiron.

Spat

In Tarboro, N. C., one George Jenkins became reconciled with Olivia Morgan. In a spat, he had beaten her, knocked her down, tried to extract from her mouth some gold fillings he had paid for.

Bump

In Stamford, Conn., Paul Eckstein, 20 months old, and Edward Eckstein, 3, were...

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