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Annual Meeting of the Maryland
State Farmers Association.

BY constitutional provision the time of
meeting of this organization is fixed for
the second Wednesday in January, which
for 1890 is the Sth of the month.
The convention, which will be held in
Baltimore, is made up of representatives
from the several counties of the State,
and delegates from the local representa-
tives. Each agricultural society, club,
grange or other regular organization
of farmers, is authorized to elect one del
egate.
In those counties where county farmers
associations have been formed, they are
entitled to as many representatives and
votes in the State meeting as the several
counties have members in both branches
of the Legislature. Where no county
association exists, the vice president for
the county is required to call a public
meeting of its farmers on or before the
first Wednesday in January, which meet
ing shall select delegates, in number as
above, to represent it in the State meet
ing. All citizens engaged in farming are
eligible to vote at such county meetings
and to be elected as delegates.
In the event of the failure of at least
ten farmers to attend meeting SO called
, ? any county, then the vice president
,m that county shall appoint the dele
rs therefrom. 1t is understood that
~ v addresses will be made before the
,~;n lion by prominent gentlemen who
NJ announced hereafter.
80 lite program has yet been ar
80 " it is probable that a number
~ 'uuiesses7il l be made, as has been
.ne custom at sveral of the past meet.
lngs, by gentler,n of prominence in 40
rlcultural affairs, q, topics of nresent im
portance ''' u p'o''n' 'A'
a IL would seem from the general con-
Germ with which the s,h;oe, % uu
In.~,3s :; "apJect OF puollc
'aas is regarded at this ime that con.
Iderable attention is likel, 70 he naid
a. 'ereto' and the proposed Establishments
:. State Bureau or Board O, Aoriou1
I'd Re will also be discussed. The enestion
n Encouraging immigration to the st.to
~ other allied topics will doubtless oIso
III considered. "'o
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Re-Opening of Cherry Hill NJ. E.
Church.

The Methodist Episcopal Church at
Cherry Hill, which has been closed for
several months past while extensive i'm
provements were being made, was re-
opened on Sunday last. Three interest
ing services were held during the day
which were we'll attended, the congrega-
ton at the evening service being particu-
larly large. The interior and exterior
of the building have been greatly i'm
proved in appearance.
At the morning service, Rev. ". l. S.
Murray, Presiding Elder of the Whining
ton district, preached an able sermon
from the text, l Thes. 9th Chap. % verse.
The choir sang several pleasing selections
and Mrs. Peacock gave a solo. The af-
ternoon service began at 3 O'clock. Rev.
Charles Hill of Elkton preached a forci-
BILE sermon from the text "Christ is ali
and in ALL" Mr.. Francis b. Harvey sang
a solo. At the evening service Rev. ia
cob Todd, D. D., Pastor of Grace Church
Wilmington, Del, preached a very able
sermon on the Parable of the Talents.
A duett was rendered by Francis B. Har-
vey and Edwin V. HinchlIffe.
The improvements cost $1,672 .92, all
of which had been raised at tho close of
the services on Sunday but 5000. Much
credit is due the popular pastor, Rev. T.
A. Fl. o Brien for the energy displayed
in carrying on the work. Mr.. John M.
Dunbar enriched the music on Sunday
with his cornet.
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Nstmas Eve at Jones' Chanel.

es' chapel was the scene of a Merry
olmas Eve. Music and recitatiops
Wy school. A handsome tree a beau
Sn'ch of evergreens and visit from
oa|laus who came loaded with CANDY
ny bushel, were among the many
a1'r'ns and pleasure of the evening.
no tatlons numbered forty, but were
"oi 1ered, as was also the music.
"iSs johnson kindly presided at the
U1s'n the absence of the organist.
nifalR Scott Deibert enriched the
inusioh their comets. Solos were
ronu>y Willie Clay, Mrs. VIM. T.
Aee anott Deibert. A vocal selection
was pngly rendered by Miss Lou
l o"ierttie Clay and Hiram Deibert,
no De Glee Club also rendered sew
oi"i PIC, airs. Mr.. James F. Arm
'V'ons' rintendent, was kindly re-
~ 'oe the school in the way of
SO blanket; Mr.. Jas. Jones,
SA 'on pair of buckskin gloves;
Hh''' Clay, organist, by hand
'ono pioe which we did not get to
500 Miss icing absent); Mr.. VIM. T.
LOU Cno efficient secretary of the
'onooi i0ooa Jumbo pen and match
holder. ].
n =. rmstrong, R. Day Cant
won "'' nv. Armstrong made the
pioso'"''on ches. Santa Claus dis
'i'ou'eu o"n the scholars and teach.
"D' "''ois to the whole audience
numbering aI15o .ov.otr ,o,,,aaof
candy havinLn rrovidod o,a 49,
' 81 Oh ~ wishing long life to
Santa Claus.
WHO WAS THERE.
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The Circuit Court AdjOurns.

The December term of the Circuit
Court adjourned on Saturday last.
The case of Catherine Dempsey, adj
ministratrix, VS. ]. Martin McNabb, exc
cutor of Miles Crow, removed from Har-
ford County, which was on trial when
we went to press last week was the last
one tried. This was suit to recover for
work done and money loaned by Bridget
Dempsey, sister of the plaintiff, to Miles
Crow in his lifetime. John s. Young and
James j. Archer appeared for the plain
tiff and Albert Constable for the defend
emit. A verdict for the defendant was
rendered
The trial of Charles Haste for horse
stealing was postponed until the March
term.
VIM. Cooper, who was held in Jail on
the charge of attempted arson, on appli-
cation by habeas corpus was released
Hess and Bratton for Cooper; Evans for
State.
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marr1ed.

LovELEss-PURNER.-In Chesapeake City. De-
cember sd, 1889, by Rev. f. H. Nelson, Mr..
athan & LOveleSs and Miss Gertrude Purner.
both OF Cecil County.
CURRY-MONAMEE.-At Harris Church Elk
Neck, by Rev, ID. +. McFaull, Edwary f. Curry
to Florence W. McNamee.
LAMBERT-JoHNsoN.-A North East, December
oath, by Rev. L. H Nelson, Mr.. John Archer
Lambert and Miss Harriet L. johnson, both Of
this county
BARRETT-MCC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o. at Port
Deposit by Rev. J. p. OTIS, Frank f. Barrett
and Ruth Z. Mccullough, both OF Cecil County.
BRYsoN-SPEAK 10th, 1889 by the
Rev. W. II. Burrell at his residence i3 Cooner
street. Camden, N. j.. MIR. John r. Bryson, OF
North East Cecil County, Md, to Miss Anna
X. Speak, OF Philadelphia, Pa.
BRADY-HoMBERGER-At Port Deposit, Deem
Der 18th, by kew. J. p. Otis, James Brady and
Mary A. Homberger, both of Perryville
HUGHEs-HA Port Deposit December
18th, by Rev. j. p. Otis, Samuel W. Hughes of
Philadelphia and Ida f. Hawkins OF Hartford
County, Md.
MuRRAY-GRIER-AtZ Zion, Md, December 18th
by Rev. ]. X. Mulligan, VIM ], Murray and
Iva Grier, both OF Zion, Md.
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DrG Dead.

Clarence Fish, of J,h,c p;o.
y, ~ 'nunty, dropped dead
while standing be n,,,forn, =. ,ho
depot in that pin Chr;o,m.s ~
He with several 80 o.o $500:
the pranks of d.,,,,.o ..,.s
n w the slightest indI-
ii dead. He had
eaten his dinner b ,:.,.o.L-e
80 -. IN apparently in
and leaves a widow -, TT
. ~ o' VI r. o. U. A. NJ.
which organization oh. =.
his funeral, which - ia =.
fathers residence at -
Wv ~ '' Asbury Gem
etery.
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Port Deposit Items.
POKT DEPOSIT, DEC. 26. 1889

fokr DEPOSIT, DEC. 20, 1889.
The scholars in the room of James Thomas
Dr., the principal of our public school, pre-
sented him with very handsome pair of
gold sleeve buttons before the close of school
last Friday afternoon. The many good
qualities of head and heart of Mr.. Thomas.
and his ability to impart instruction, have
endeared him to the parents and children
of our community.
Isaiah w. Burlin, Sr, died of paralysis
of the heart early last Saturday morning.
MIR. Burlin would have been ~ the first of
next January. He has lived in our town
nearly all his life and has been in the EN-
ploy OF McClenshan & Bro. for years and
was an upright citizen and highly esteemed
by his many friends. His funeral services
were held in the Presby terian Church Tues
day at II a. m. Interment at West Not
tingham Cemetery.
Some parties practIcising with a rifle
Tuesday afternoon in Abraham's woods
came near causing the death of Walter
Touchstone. As it was the bullet struck
him on the left side Of his head and raised
quite lump Fortunately for Walter he
had his hat double over the spot making it |
very thick. He was standing on The wharf |
near the electric light building.
Services were held in the Eoiscop,1 |
Church Tuesday night at II 30 D. III. Mr.,
Mears, the rector, invitei Messrs. Gus and
Squier who were present and made short
and interesting addresses appropriate to the
The entertainment gotten up by River
Side Band for Christmas night was a grand
success. The hall was crowded not even
standing room was left and some even con-
tented themselves by standing in the hall
and on the stairs. 1t is not known what
'he net receipts will be, but the committee
'eem we'll satisfied with the results.
VIM. B. Steele left Thursday for the new
State of Washington to look after some
and he purchased more than year ago. 1t
currently rumored he has sold few acres
It $1,000 per acres and wants large advance {
N the rest of it, as it cost much less than
oo per acre it has been very profitable ,
Investment. Mr.. Steele expects to be gone
bout two months.
Our town mourns the loss of one of our
est known and highly esteemed young cit
zens, Charles A. McClenahan, eldest son of
ohm M. McClenahan, who passed quietly
way at the residence of his father at D. a
1. Thursday evening. Charlie was a great /
avorite with old and young and will be S
ably missed not only by the immediate Z
ar,I Olz&.
rcle of friends and acquaintances. He y
-as in his Both year and had been sick .
bout two weeks with typhoid fever.
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Fhe DissCOns' Christmas Gifts.
They Give 81 900 in Money and Turkeys
to Their EMPLOYEES.

The Philadelphia Ledqer in noticing
the munificent Christmas donations OF
the Messrs. Disston, who are well known
in this vicinity, says:
The principal work done at the Kew
stone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works,
at Tacony, Yesterday was the distribution
among the 100 employees of turkeys
and money, aggregating in value, it is
authoritatively stated, about $4,000.
Between 1900 and 400 turkeys had been
brought from Maryland during the
preceding night, and Immediately upon
their arrival a lot of men selected by
Henry Disston & Sons from among their
employees began labelling the Christmas
birds and arranging them, so as to
facilitate distribution when the employees
came to the railroad siding where the
car was.
Hamilton Dsston, the head of the
corporation, who learned the trade of
saw making, like any other apprentice,
in his fathers works, and is personally
acquainted with most of the employees.
was a. Tacony yesterday morning about |
the time for opening of the works, which |
was little, if any, earlier than he usually |
appears there, and he superintendent the
distribution Of the gifts.
Every employe got either turkey or
money, and some got both. The weight
OF turkey that man received depended
upon the size of his family. Committees
had been engaged for some days ascertain
ing the data upon which the judment of
those making the distribution was based.
In explanation of the fact that the labor
ers got larger proportionate number OF
the heavier turkeys than were received
by the skilled workmen, foremen and
others, it was said that the mechanics on
The committees entered into a good ma
turned scheme, which the Messrs. Disston
at, not to draw the line taut in ;
upon the avoirdupois of the
aborers' turkeys, especially when the
antilles were large. /
The amount of cash distributed. it is i
Iuthorltively stated, was between $14, 900 j
md $l5, 900, the turkeys making up the a
balance of the SIT, 900. A. P. Shockley, of L
1lkton,.. Nd, is quoted as saying to Il
hamilton Disston: II have supplied
ou, think, with over $50, 900 worth of
turkeys for Christmas in the last eleven
ears" Mr.. Disston replied: If that y
70 so, our Christmas gifts to our en-
loyes in those eleven years have amount
d to about $150,0eO." Mr.. Disston per.
onally handed out most of the turkeys,
7hile his assistants delivered the envelopes
obtaining the money. Even employees h
rho had been discharged during the last Il
ear were sent for to receive presents, no l.
latter, in the case of such employees
18th families, what the cause of dis -
barge had been. All the employees were .
wen half holiday yesterday, the works K
osing at noon. a;
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A PLEA FOR THE BIRDS.

The Wren and the swaIlow-That Inter-
loper, the English Sparrow.
One pleasant evening last August I sat
on the veranda and watched mother
wren feeding her young, the latter being
large enough to look out over the edge
of their rough made tenement, placed on
the plate or beam supporting the caves
of the piazza. How busily she hurried
In and out on her quick errands, now
coming in at one point and now at an
other. Often she entered so slyly that I
was not aware of her presence till heard
the screeping, twitterIng noise of the
young, Enthusiastically announcing her
coming. Generally the return with some
species of insect food, occurred every two
or three minutes-sometimes in one min
ute, rarely in four or five minutes. Hav-
ing carefully noted the time of each trip
with my watch in my hand, till the night
had fully set in, found that this wren
brought an insect to her young on an
average about every three minutes. AS
she must have worked at least fifteen
hours of the day, her destruction of ill.,
sects could not have been less than three
hundred in a day. AS she must have fed
them about three weeks, they must have
consumed at least six thousand three
hundred GO, 5000 in that time. Ada at
least two thousand 10000 more for her.
self and mate, and we have some eight
thousand $4,000 insects DESTROYED by
these wrens in three weeks From this
estimate we may form faint conception
of the many thousand Insects DESTROYED
by pair of wrens and their young in one
season, especially when we remember
that the parents reach the central dis
tricts of Eastern North America about
the middle of April and stay till about
the middle of October, not infrequently
raising two broods in season. Such are
the services of but one species of our ma
tive birds, and let it be added that the
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Rheumatism

Is undoubtedly caused by Tactic acid in the
blood. This acid attacks the fibrous tissues
and causes the pains and aches in the back,
shoulders, knees, ankles, hips, and wrists.
Thousands of people have found in Hoods
Sarsaparilla positive cure for rheum atism.
This medicine, by its purifying action, neu-
tralizes the acidity of the blood, and also
builds up and strengthens the whole body.
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UiHd,

McCLENAHAN-At the residence oil his father
John NJ. McClenahan, at Port Deposit, Md
December 10Th, Charles "A. McCIenahan, aged
~ years.
Funeral services at Ii 80 a. m. Monday. Inter
ment at HopewelI Cemetery. Friends of the
family are invited without further notice.
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How IT. Be- Ca" CURED

By taking Hoods sarsaparilla, which, by
the remarkable cures it has accomplished,
often when other medicines have failed, has
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"My daughter Mary was afflicted with scrof-
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KR|SKR|NGLE'S WAREHOUSE
Mrs. L. H, Litzenberg's
STORE

Some OF the useful gifts are
Plush Coats, Capes, Children's
Goats, Muffs, Ladies' and
Children's Kid Gloves, Facl
majors, Black Lace Ties, Dolls
Rocking Chairs, Cradles, Doll
Furniture, Plush Dressing
Cases, Manicures, Mouchcoir
Cases, Necktie Cases in Plush
and Chamois, Pincushlons,
Toilet Sets, Rose Bowls, Card
Cases, Card Receivers, Vases,
Pot-Pouri, Writing Tablets,
Albums, Jewelry, Silk Nut
fers, Initial Handkerch efs,
Gold and Silver Handle UNI
brellas, Christmas Cards and
Booklets.
Mrs. Litzenberg,
ELKTON, MD.
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The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-11-24
Horrible Calamity at Butte.
fouf Men SmOthered and the Deadly
Fire Still at Work.
democracy Fail to show up at the
Senate Session. u
Auditor kenney has no Hankerinp
for Democratic Gold.
Inc House meets in Iron Block
Capt. Taylor is Sergeant-at-arms.

HELENA, Nov. 23.- Special to the
LEADER. Fire in the St. Lawrence mine
at Butte broke out this morning on the
500 foot level and extended to Anaconda
nine. Pat Murphy, Henry Page, Jerry
Sullivan and Leon Kellsee are known to
have been suffocated. No one can live
in the Anaconda mine.
At noon the republican senators met at
the court house and effected Temporary
organization. The democratic senators
stayed away though the governor had
called them there. Lieut.. Gov. Rickard
presided. Fred Gilbert was appointed
temporary clerk and w. McQuirk SER
geant at arms and they adjourned till 10
o'clock Monday morning.
The house of representatives met at
Iron block and elected A. G. Witter, per-
manent speaker, Ben Webster clerk and
]. D. Taylor of Great Falls, sergeant at
arms. At noon the doors of the court
room where the representatives generally
meet were locked and closely guarded by
Sam Hauser and W. A. Clark. The dem
ocratic representatives were let in and no
others. G. P. Blakely called the roll in
cluding the fraudulent representatives
from Silver Bow, then the gallery doors
were opened and the ra5ble poured in.
The democrats below took the oath and
a sham organization was arranged with
Blakely for speaker. Such a scene as the
doors of legislature being locked was
never before known in Montana. The ac-
ton of Toole is condemned by democrats,
who say Harrison might as we'll name
the members of Congress as Toole the
representatives.