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GRAND TOURNAMENT
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Trials Of Speed !
70 NJ HElp Ok rms
FAIR GROUNDS,
Carroll County Agricultural Society !
AT WESTMINSTER, MD,



lTHls Knights win enter the Lists at ii
\ o'clock, A. NJ 70 contend for the honor
OF Growing the Queen Of Love and Beauty,
and first, second and third Maids OF Honor.
and also for Two valuable prizes. The first
prize consists Of a valuable set Of Double Har-
ness, and the second set of Single Harness.
knights from different points will be pres
ent, and the array on the occasion will be one
gilmore than ordinary splendor.
Several Bands Of Music win he present and
enliven the occasion, and comfortable seats
win be provided.
Refreshments will be furnished IN great
variety by an experienced Caterer.
knights wishing 10 enter the contest are
requested TO send their names, with Knightly
Titles, at least five days in advance, 70 Geo.
W. Matthews, Westminster, Nd. Each
Knight 70 furnish his own Lance, which must
not be under feet or over feet In length.
Each knight to furnish his own Costume,
and will be charged two dollars for the priv,
ilege Of competing for the prizes.
Riding by the Knights at Rings. Dis
lance between Arches, 20 yards. Size Of
Rings 4 inches. Tie Rings the same.
The charge TO the knights viii be made by
W. Frank Mitchell, and the Coronation Ad-
dress will be delivered by DIR. s. X. Waters.
Chief Marshal, Joseph W. Berrett; Assist
ant Marshals, Jonathan NJ. Dorsey, j. L.
Baesman and Samuel Roop; Heralds, VIM.
Gist, Z. Lynch, Jr. and Chas. Miller; Judges,
II. I. Webb, l.. p Slingluif, Dr. Samuel
Swope, DIR. +. ]. Crawford, L. A. Clabaugh,
g. 5. Haines, +. IL. 0rendorif and Thomas
+. Shepherd Committee Of Arrangements,
Noah Shaeifer, Richard Manning, Joshua
Sellman, David Myers and George w Mat
thews.
The people Of Carroll and the surrounding
counties are cordially invited, and no effort
will be spared to render the Tournament
thorough success.
Excursion Tickets from all points on the
Western Maryland and Frederick and Penn.
sylyana Line Railroads can be obtained.
Ball will be held at Wheeler's Hotel
commencing at O'Clock, P. NJ.
TRIALS OF SPEED.
Trot,-Purse SIS; $50 to the first, and
S25 to the second. Open to all horses owned
in Carroll county. Entrance Fee, 10 per
cent. Not less than four to enter and two 10
start in the race. Entries close May 10Th, at
= 7. NJ. All entries to be made with Joshua
Seilman, Westminster, Nd. No entry will
be considered made unless the money Is paid.
The price of Admission to the Grounds has
been fixed at % cents. Children Is cents.
Horses and Vehicles free.
JEREMIAH RINEHART,
President Carroll Co. Agricultural Society.
GEO. W. MATTHEW'S,
may IL. Secretary.
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Examiners Notice.

THE undersigned, Examiners, appointed
u by virtue Of a commission issued 10 them
by the County Commissioners Of Carroll coun-
ty, to determine whether the public convent.
ence requires a change of the public road as
petitioned for by George W. Hull, Jememiah
Kinehart and others, commencing at or near
William Devilbis's tanery, and running thence
to the plank road, where said road runs
through the farm of the said George W. Hull
All parties whom it may concern are here.
by notified that we will meet on the premises
on Saturday, the eth day Of juno, 1876, at
9o'clock, A. NJ, to execute the trust repo.
sed in us by the aforesaid commission.
JACOB ZACHARIAS, !
WILLIAM FRIZELL, Examiners.
LEONARD ZILE,
may cost
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Notice to Creditors.

HNHE undersigned having settled in the
4 Orphans Court an account Of the perso-
nal estate of
SEVILLA LANE,
late Of Carroll county, deceased, and ascer.
tanned the balance in their hands for distri
button according to law among the creditors
OF said deceased. hereby give notice to said
creditors to file their claims against said de.
ceased, legally authenticated with the Regis
ter Of Wills for Carroll county, on or before
the 18th day Of June, 1876, preparatory to a
distribution of the assets Of said personal es.
tate, to be made amongst said creditors under
the direction Of the Orphans Court of Carroll
county on the 18th day of June, 1876.
After the final ratification of said distribu.
ton by the Orphans Court aforesaid, the un.
dersigned will be prepared to pay to each Of
said creditors their respective dividends ac-
cording to said distribution.
WILLIAM H. LANE,
RICHARD NJ. ADAMS,
may 20-4t Executors.
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NO. iuNf EQOll1 l..
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Joshua c. Gist, Executor of Jesse Lee, decd d.
VS., Patience Nicodemus and Washington
Nicodemus, her husband.
ORDERED this 10Th day of May, A. d.
~ 1875, that the sale made and reported
by William A. McKellip, Trustee, to sell the
real estate in the above entitled cause men.
toned, be ratified and confirmed, unless cause
to the contrary thereof be shown on or before
the 10th day of June next; provided copy
of this order be published in some newspaper
printed in Carroll county, once in each of
three successive weeks before the 18th day of
June, A. ID. 1876.
The report states the amount of sales to be
$l0l4.
FRANK T. SHAW, Clerk.
True copy,--Test:
may post FRANK I. SHAW, Clerk.
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NOTICE.

STATE OF MARYLAND,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
Annapolis, May 22d, 1876.
TO all ,chom IL may concern;
NOTICE is hereby given, that application
Az has been made to the Governor for a
pardon in the case of the State vs. Henry
Wagner, convicted in the Circuit Court for
Carroll county, at May term, 1876, for man
slaughter, and sentenced to confinement in
the Penitentiary for one year.
The Governor will take up the said case
for final decision, on or after June 9TH, until
which time protests against the said applica.
ton will be heard, and the petition in the case
open to inspection, at the discretion Of the
Governor. BY order of the Governor,
X. C. H0LLYDAY,
may ~ Secretary of State.
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PROPOSALS
FoR
Building A. Catholic Church.

SEALED proposals will be received until
~ Saturday, the 10th of June, at 10 o clock
a. NJ, for building Catholic Church at
Ianeytown, Md. The bids will be opened on
that day at the Warehouse of Mr.. 7. H.
Eckenrode.
Plans and specifications to be seen at the
same place on and after May 20.
The contractor will be permitted to use
such materials from the Old Church as Com.
mittee may think fit for building purposes.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
proposals offered. Ali communications to
be addressed to
REV. JOHN GL0YD,
Westminster, Carroll Co., Nd.
Gettysburg Compiler, Frederick Citizen,
Catoctin Clarion, insert twice and send bill
to this office. may 20
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Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
1N scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Carroll county Letters Testamen
tary on the estate of
RUTH ANN CAPLE,
late Of Carroll county, deceased. All per.
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof, legally authenticated, to
the subscriber, on or before the 18th day oil
December next; they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit Of said estate.
Those indebted are requested to make imme.
ate payment.
Given under my hand this 10th day OF
May, 1875.
DANIEL N. HAHN,
may 20'4t Executor.
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LARGE PANTHER KILLED-Heu II
Haltcrman, Esq, found a deer which had
becn killed by panther, in district No. s.
last week. He procured a large steel trap
I'D set il near the carcass of the deer aud
~ returning next morning found large
panihcr in the trap, held by the foot
from safe distance he shot the varmint
md then skinned il. The skin was brought
I Oakland on Wednesday and measures
ninc feet in length, almost us large as a
tiscr and sufficiently large to kill man
IS easily as cat would mouse. This Is
he fifth or sixth panther that has beer
Tiled ia this vicinity within the past few
iIlonths. Garren County Herald.
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TRUSTEES sdLE
PROPERTY

pY virtue Of decree Of the Circuit Court
~ for Carroll county sitting as Court Of
Equity, passed in cause wherein William
II, Starr Is complainant, aud DR.. William N.
Martin and wife are defendants, ii being No.
1923 on the docket Of said Court, the under
signed, as Trustee, will offer at Public Sale,
on the premises, situated in Uniontown, Nd.
On Saturday, Tie ION day Of June, A. d..
1915, at ? o'elock, p NJ,
A Lot of Ground containing One. Half Acre
and 10 Perches Of Land, more or less, and
being the same lot or parcel Of land which
George Nearing obtained from Bernard Mills
and wife, by deed dated June ~, 1880, and
recorded among the Land Records Of Carroll
county, in Liber g. Z. w. No. 81, folio 284,
&C., and also the same which DR.. VIM. N.
Martin In part obtained from John Gore aud
wife, by deed dated 2Sd November, A. d.
1868, and recorded among the records afore-
said IN Liber q. Z. W. No. 30, folio 40l, &c.
The Improvements consist Of a A>NM-0
two story double Brick Dwell IL ID
ing, House with back building, 81 ~. z
and all other necessary out.
buildings. This is very desirable property,
and well worthy the attention Of any one in
want OF snug home. Persons DESTROYS Of
viewing the premises can call upon DIR. VIM.
~. Martin residing thereon, and for further
information call upon or address the Trustee
at Uniontown, Nd.
Terms Of Saie.--One. half of the purchase
money to be paid in cash on the day Of sale
or upon the ratification thereof by the Court,
and the balance in one year from the day of
sale, purchaser giving note with security to be
approved Of by the Trustee, and bearing inter
est from the day Of sale.
WIN. II. STARR, Trustee.
SMITH 4 McKEIIIP, Solicitors. may l3-ts
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The casting of the gigantic bronze stat
VI of Liberty, to be erected at the entrance
n New York harbor, has recently been
btgun in Paris. Some idea of the dimen-
lpns of this monster may be conveyed by
e fact that the shoulders are nearly forty
|bree feet broad and the head twenty-five
NJ high from the chin tc the top. A
nan can easily ensconce himself in many
NJ the folds Of the drapery, and the light
4hich the statue will hold in its hand will
" such that two persons can walk around
\ md pass each other, or take acliair and
W down.
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a Blacksmith Shop and new DWELLING
"a House, with 81 acres Of land, On The
baltimore and Liberty road, q miles from
baltimore, at Polter's cross roAds, q miles
from Freedom. Il Is an old stand and we'll
known. The property will be sold low and
j. OLIVER W1DfoW.
/. ap y ss Freedom, Nd.
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ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that application
IN will be made TO the County Counts
ers Of Carroll county, at their first meeting
thirty days from the date hereof, to alter and
change the present location Of Road No. 80,
commonly called the Stoue Road, in said
county, as follows TO commence at point
on said Road No. 80, on the land Of William
ii. Mans, opposite his orchard and about
two hundred yards north. west from his dwell.
ing house, and near to where the new county
road now intersects said Some Road or Road
No. 80; and thence leaving the bed Of said
road and running with as nearly straight
line as possible through the lands Of William
Kesselring, Mrs. Myers, James Troxell,
William Motter, Mrs, Paul Eek, David Spang.
Ter, Anthony Wivil and Josiah Adelsperger;
and thence through the lands of Conrad
Schue, and across the track Of the Frederick
and Pennsylvania Line Railroad to Piney
Creek Station, on said Roilroad, to ntersect
with the public road now leading from Titles.
town through Taneytown to Frede lick.
CONRAD SCHUE,
pm. WEST,
DAVID SPANGLER,
JAMES II. TR0XELL,
ii. ID. MEHRING,
DAVID BO0SE.
may 27-5t And SO others.
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NOTICE.
ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that application
Az will be made to the County Commits.
sioners Of Carroll county, thirty days from
the date hereof, to relocate the Public Coun.
ty road, No. 80, known as the "Stone Road -
leading from the 33d mile stone, on the road
known as the Gettysburg Turnpike Road, I"
from Joshua Frownfelter's house, past Weist' $
mill, to the York Road, at Conrad Shue's.
JOSEPH REESE,
may l3-5t and others.
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Notice to Creditors.

THIS is to give notice, that the subscriber,
Il of Carroll county, has obtained from
the Orphans Court Of Carroll county, in Ma
ryland, letters Of Administration on the Per.
sonal Estate Of
MARY sPALDING,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
THEORETICALLY authenticated to the subscriber
on or before the 18th day Of December next I;
all benefit of said estate Those indebted are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of
May, 1876. a
EDWARD SPALDING,
may 20-4t Administrator.
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RSpOItdihG TrGaSNIGT0f Westminster
For the Year Ending NAV, 1875.


10 The Mryoy aud Common Cynca d
The Csty II Resfmiasfer.
! respectfully submit the following report
OF the Receipts and Expenditures for the
year ending May, 1876.
y. o. Grimes, Treasurer Of the Cig Qf
Matchmaker, IL account wifh ne Mayor
and Common Council Of said City.
DIR.
To balance on hand from year end
ing May, 1876. 1874. SO
To amount received from Israel lie
Der, Collector. ........................ 2247. es
To amount received for Licenses..... 600
To amount received for cost and in
terest in Smith case ........ 85.4l
To amount received from Peter B.
Mikesell, for fines. ......... 5000
10 amount received from j. H.
Hoppe, for fines .................. 700
Toamount over paid by E.O. Grimes,
Treasurer.......................... 24.5l
s2,54l.5I
CIR.
By Expenditures, as per Vouchers,
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EXECUTORS SALE
LOTS.
liz UyIoyTowS CARROLL County, Nh.

liz UNIoSTowS CARROLL County, Mn.
IfHE undersigned, as Executor of the last
\ will and testament of George Harris,
deceased, and by virtue of an order of the
Orphans Court Of Carroll county, will sell
at Public Sale, on the premises, in Union.
town, Carroll county, Nd, on
Saturday, the 18th Day of June, 1879,
at. o'clock, P. NJ, the following valuable
Lots Of Land.
Lot No. /, fronts on the north side of Main
street, of Uniontown, and contains u ACRES
of LAND, more or less.
Lot No. 2, fronts on the south side of the
same street, in said town, and contains
ACRE OF LAND, more or less.
Lot. No. 8, lies on the north side of the
same street, in said town, and adjoins the
lands of William Babylon and others, and
contains 2 ACRES, l ROOD and 20 PER.
CHES Of land, more or less.
These lots are desirably located and are
valuable for either building or farming pur.
poses.
Terms Of Sale :-0ne.third of the purchase
money to be paid on the day of sale, or on
the ratification by said court, and the residue
M two equal payments, the one payable in
SIX months and the other payably in one year
from the day of sale, the credit payments to
be secured by the bonds or single bills of the
purchaser or purchasers with sufficient secu.
rity, bearing interest from day Of sale.
GEORGE W. GILBERT, Executor.
j. HAMILTON SINGER, Agent. may cots.
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MORTGAGES SALE
A VALUABLE FARM

mortsosa fPo power Q, sale contained y
Susan A. Brown, his wife, to Lewis Green,
bearing date the first day of April, in the year
eighteen hundred and seventy. FIVE, and re.
corded among the Real Estate Mortgage
Records Of Carroll county, Maryland, in Iiber
F. I. S. No. 8, folio 468, the undersigned
will offer at Public Sale, on the premises, on
Saturday, the I0th day IF June, 1876,
all those tracts, parts or parcels of land lying
and situate in Carroll county aforesaid, known
and called "New Found Bottom Enlarged, y
"Stevens Defence" "The Wee Bit Enlarg.
ed, F" "Rockland," "Foxes Thicket," "Buck.
wheat Patch, or whatever name or names
the same may be known. This property con-
tains
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A catfish weighing one hundred and
|cyenty pounds was caught at Alton, ILL.,,
few days ago.
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1856 ACRES OF LAND,

more or less, Of which about 80 Acres are
covered with thriving Timber, and the residue
is cleared land in good state of cultivation
and enclosed with ordinary good fences.
The improvements on this property consist
Of large two story Stone A MO-
Dwelling House, Log Barn, sSsj -
Tenant House, Ice House,
Work Shop, Saw mill, and
other buildings all in good order; there is a
well Of water with pump near the dwelling,
and this property is generally well watered,
There is also on this property superior
Apple Orchard of choice varieties and a great
number of other fruit bearing trees.
The Terms Of Sale prescribed By said Mort
gage are as ,toiio,cs :-0ne-half Of the pur
chase money to be paid in cash to the Mort
gagee, and the residue in three and SIX
months, with interest from the day Of sale
and to be secured by the notes of the pur
chaser or purchasers to be approved Of by
the Mortgage.
JOHN UHRIG, Mortgage.
j. j. BAUNGARTSER, Solicitor.
may cots
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NOTICE.

TNHE exercises of New Windsor College
Il (late Calvert College, will be resumed
Sept. 18th with increased facilities. Terms,
all expenses S240 fve-day boarders $l75 /;
tuition alone from 1926 to $42 per year parts
OF year in same proportion.
REV. l.. b. W. SHRY0CK,
aug lift President.
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Orders Promptly Attended to.
REIFSNIDER & LESTER,
WESTMINSTER, MD,

WHOLESALE Dealers in Plug Tobaccos,
w Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco, Smoking
Tobacco, Cigaretts and Cherotts, Pipes and
Smokers Articles, and Manufacturers of
CIGARS
All of our Tobaccos are bought direct from
the Manufacturers. Our prices for the same
quality guaranteed as low as they can be
bought in Baltimore. With our superior IA
cilities for manufacturing CIGARS, we will
offer special inducements to the trade.
We sell only First Glass Goods for the
prices charged. may 81
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NO. 1852 EQUITY
In the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
Ephraim Tracy next friend to Edward NJ.
Tracy and others, VS.. Susan Tracy and others.
ORDERED this 25th day of May, A. D.,
~ 1876, that the account Of the Auditor
filed in this cause be finally ratified and con.
iirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the 18th day of June,
next. Provided copy of this order be in.
serted for two successive weeks before the
last named day in some newspaper published
in Carroll county.
FRANK T, SHAW, Clerk.
True copy,-Test
may 27.2t FRANK 7. SHAW, Clerk.
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THIS is to give notice, TINT the subscriber
= hath obtained from the Orphans Court
Of Carroll county letters Of administration on
the personal estate Of
DANIEL s. Herring,
late Of said county, deceased. All per
sons having claims against the said deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same with
the vouchers thereof legally authenticated,
TO the subscriber, on or before the 10th day
Of December, next; they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit Of said estate.
Given under my hand this l5p day Of
May, 1875.
GRANVILLE T. Herring,
may 20-4t Administrator.
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THE TIME TO PAINT.
PRICES REDUCED.

TIME Best Ready Mixed Paint, will not
Il fade or wash off, in any quantity from J
pint TO 40 gallons. White Leads, Oil and all
colors, at 4. X. GERNAND'S,
Corner Main and Court Streets,
may 27-1m Westminster
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ST. LAWRENCE,
PAINT

TNHE ADVOCATE OFFICE has a
a larger assortment Of Type, suitable for
Printing Posters, than any other Office in
Western Maryland.
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NOTICE.

MANCHESTER SAVINGS INSTITUTION,
MANCHESTER, May Goth, 1876.
NOTICE is hereby given that an election
IN will be held at the Office of the Institu.
ton on Saturday, June Sd, at the hours be-
tween and 8 o'clock, for Nine Directors.
JACOB SHOWER,
may "a President.
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STATIONS.

PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING WEST.
DAILY, except sunday
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A Southern Author.

In the last number Of the New York Ledger
rvss commenced new story, by Prof VIM.
"a. Peck ian old citizsn of New Orleans and
"A brother of the gentlemen of the old firm of
Peck Broa, of this city,, entitled "Dame
Rathe's Plot; or, The Maid Among the
Narauders. A Tale Of the Etherick Forest. y
Prof Peck is native Of Augusta. Ga He
has been residing in New York city for the
past seven years, during which time he was
connected with the New York Ledger as one
of its leading writer's. He is now living with
his family, at Allan a. Ga. and is under con-
tract with Mr.. Bonner for several years. His
stories are always read with deep and increas-
ing interest by the readers of the Ledger.
The success OF this paper is remarkable. The
number of subscribers is said to be over $50,
aOOO This success, however, is to be &C.
counted for from the fact that Mr.. Bonner
employs tie best talent on his paper, and
psys his writer's better salary than is paid to
the members of Gen. Grants Cabinet. He is
partial to good writers and good horses. and
never stops to count the cost He owns the
fastest horse Dexter in the world. ana the
best and m os. profitable newspaper Of its kind
in the United States.
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We are g:adto learn, from good authority,
that the indications are that the Southern
States Agricultural and Industrial Exposition
will be grand success. Already there have
been more than four hundred entries for ex-
hibition, and assurances have been received
that there will be q large attendance from all
parts OF this and the contiguous States. Our
immediate community should take lively in
terest in this fair and make every possible
exertion to assist the managers in the prose-
cution of their laudable work. It can not but
inure to the great benefit Of our city.
The exhibition Of machinery will be one OF
the largest and most comprehensive ever
presented in the Southern country.
We learn that the entries have been SO nu-
merous that additions have been made to the
buildings heretofore set apart for that pur-
pose. The roadway is now completed, aud
exhibitors can place their machinery in po-
sition at once The time for receiving entries
will terminate on the 25th inst, and in order
to avoid confusion on the opening day and
obtain desirable places, exhibitors should
make their entries and get their goods in po-
sition as early as possible. Diagrams of the
buildings can be seen, and all requisite infor-
nation obtained. by applying at the Office. 80
Camp street Mr.. Samuel Mullen, the gen.
eral superintendent, will after Monday be
found at the Fair Grounds each day from 10
A. NJ. to p. NJ. for the purpose of locating
exhibitions space.