| Summary: | split n [She] had formerly been a resident of a new outlying settlement, and defendant had frequently appropriated to her the naughty title of 'Split-merchant.' [May fit somewhere in DNE Sup, possibly reflecting old traffic in 'splits' for kindling between St John's and nearby settlements.] Every few months Bert Haines lectures me on the splits business of his forebears in the Paradise farm areas. Can get all the details you wish! Barber near the old campus. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M.Story OCT. 6 1987 WK Used I and Sup Used Sup 2 Used Sup BAVIN, PRATT, ~ man, ~ merchant. Only part of the citation on card is in DNE. The source is listed as 1892 ibid 7 Oct in DNE.
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