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BERRET ITEMS.
Illness of Rev. Mr.. Letterman-c Christmas
Entertainment Dwelling Burned.

Rev. H. Letierman is critically i'll with a
complication Of diseases.
The Lutheran congregation, near here.
had their Christmas services and treat for the
children on Christmas eve. There was a
large attendance, and 40 treats were handed
out. Miss Mile Bushey was mich missed at
the organ. She has been in bad health for
some time. but was present at the entertain
ment.
Messrs. Gilbert 4 Beck moved into their
new house last Monday, rather Unexpectedly.
Mr. Joseph X. p Brandenburg's house was
burned, and they had to vacate their premises
in order to let Mr. Brandenburg move in.
Mr.. Brandenburg's house burned down Mon
day morning about 10 clock, the fire origi
mating from n defective fiue. The neighbors
gathered at the house and, while they could
NOT extinglish the fire, they succeeded in
saving most of the household goods. Mr..
Brandenburg's loss is about $500, aud he had
an insurance of $500 in the Mutual Fire In
suTance Company of Carroll county.
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Pleasant valley Items.

The Christmas entertainment at st. Mathews
Church was very largely attended and very
much enjoyed The program consisted OF
vocal and instrumental music, dialogues, reci-
tations. &c. The school is in a ilourishing
condition, with $40 scholars.
Orr public school teacher, William Unger,
closed his school for the holidays with a treat
for his scholars. The school is large. number
ing 65, and the house very small. Mr.. Unger
manages first-rate and his scholars are pro-
crossing.
Mrs. Phillip Humpert has a crab cactus that
has 80 flowers on it.
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THE RAT TOOK THE RING.
Swallowed 1t, and After Six Years
Gave 1t Up with His Life.

PIAISFIELD, Dec. 25.-Six years ago Mrs.
William Humpston, of Dorchester, Mass,
the mother of A. T. Slawson, Of East Ninth
street, who at that time was visiting her sons
family, mislaid her wedding ring while wash
ing her hands. Search for the missing article
was made, the carpets being taken up, but it
could not be found.
last Saturday afternoon, while Wilbur v
Jackson, the son of neighbor, was playing
with Harry Slawson, Mr.. Slawson's eleven
year-old boy, they came upon dead rat in
The back yard, which their dog had been
chewing Taking the rodent away from the
dog. Wilbur kicked it, when shining bit of
metal fell from its body. Upon cleaning it,
he found it to he ring.
Taking it to his mother, she discovered the
initials to be &C S. S. to S. L. T., January
IA, 1S49.r In other words, the ring was the
one which Mrs. Humpston had lost six years
a0o
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An Electric Carriage.

KANSAS Cry, NO., Dec. pa horseless
carriage went skimming along the smooth
asphalt pavements of Kansas City today,
fulfilling Mother Symptoms prophecy that
Carriages without horses shall run, and
terrifying two negroes who saw sparks and
apparently sulphurous flames issuing from
under it.
This vehicle was an electric carriage of
Kansas City invention and manufacture.
The machine works perfectly. A speed of
eleven miles an hour was obtained.
The carriage is about the size of an ordi-
nary vehicle. One seat holds three persons
facing the front and another one will accom-
modate similar number facing to the rear.
The storage batteries will run the machine
about seven or eight hours. The carriage
weighs about 1000 pounds.
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Yours Respectfully,
MILLER BROS,
FRED. D. MILLER.
Opp. R. R. Depot,
dec %
MO. 5000 EQUITY.

NO. 5000 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Rachel J. Penn, plaintiff, VS.. Howard s.
Penn, defendant.
The object of this suit is to procure a decree
for divorce vinculo matrimonii from the de
PENDANT.
The bill states that the plaintiff and defen-
dant were married in Carroll County, Mary
land, in the month of December, 1886, by the
Rev. William franklin That both resided
in said County and State at the time Of their
marriage That they have one child, boy
of six years, by their marriage, who is living
with the mother in Carroll County. That a
year or so after said marriage the defendant
abandoned the plaintiff and went, as she is
informed, to the State of Ohio, where he is at
present residing; that said abandonment has
continued uninterruptedly for more than six
years; is deliberate and final, and the separa-
ton Of the plaintiff and defendant is beyond
any reasonable expectation of reconciliation.
That the defendant is nonresident Of the
state of Maryland.
It is thereupon adjudged and ordered that
the plaintiff by causing copy of this order to
be inserted in some newspaper published at
Westminster, Carroll County, once in each of
four successive weeks before the 10Th day of
January, 1896, give notiee.to the said absent
defendant of the object and substance of this
bill, and warn him to appear in this Court in
person or by solicitor, on or before the 9th day
of February, 1895, TO answer the premises and
show cause. if any he have, why decree
ought not to pass as prayed.
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk
True copy,-Test:
dec p 1t BESJ. F. Grouse, Clerk.
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Folly of a High Tariff.

New York World The fact that the Beth
lehem Company was able to secure the con.
tract for $1,000 tons of armor plate for Rus
sian ironclads, bidding against the greatest
European iron manufacturers, shows the COM
bined folly and robbery of high tariff to keep
foreign wares out Of this market. The Ameri-
can Wool and Cotton Reporter gives another
instance. "Twenty ounce cheviots" of Ameri-
can manufacture under free wool ''are now
being sold here at price which is actually
lower than the ike quality of English make is
sold in the English markets" An expert
who had seen these goods and who had just
come from England stated that he 'could
take them back to Bradford and sell them
there at profit The new tariff is record
ing its own object-lessons. 1t will educate the
people more yet before 1896.
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Miss Kate Koontz, daughter of Mrs. Sarah
Koontz, of Union Mills, and Mr.. Bernard
Ecker. son of Mrs Sarah Ecker, of Westmin-
ster, were married at the home OF the bride,
Tuesday, December 25th, at u u, Rex. j..
P. Koontz, of York, Pa, brother Of the bride,
performed the ceremony. The parlor was
decorated with ferns and crows-foot. The
bride was alfred in lovely suit of cream
henrietta, trimmed with ribbon, and wore
gloves and slippers to match. She carried a
beautiful bridal souvenir, gift of Rev. Mr..
Koontz Miss Lizzie Byers was bridesmaid,
and Mr.. Harry Ecker, brother of the groom,
best man. After the ceremony an excellent
dinner was served, which was followed by a
reeentinn in the evening
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Weather Record for the Week.

December 22-mercury ~ at a. m. and
sos p. m. generally clear. December pa
mercury 30 at a. m. and SS at , p. m, clear.
December 24-mercury "a at q. M and 80
Mt p. M, cloudy. with hail and rain at night.
December 25-mercury SO at a. m. and ~
at pm; cloudy, with rain before a. M;
clearing weather after 3 p. m. December
26-mercnry % at Z a. m. and % at p. M;
cloudy, with snow from 2.30 to 8 p. M, fol-
lowed by hail and rain. December 27-mer-
curry % at I a. m. and % at 2 p. m; cloudy,
with some snow in the morning, generally
clear after y m December 2S-mercury ID
at a. m. and "a at ~ M; clear.
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TN the Circuit Court for Carroll
Il County,
Sitting as Court of Equity.
NO. 1904 EQUITY.
Carroll County Savings Bank of Uniontown,
a body corporate of the State of Maryland,
Mortgage. VS.. David A. c. Webster and
Sallie c. Webster, his wife, Mortgagors.
Ordered this Dist day of December, 1894.
that the sale of the property mentioned in
these proceedings, made and reported by
David Stoner, Attorney and Agent, be ratified
and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 2lst day Of
January, next; provided copy of this order
be published in some newspaper printed in
Carroll county once n week in each Of three
successive weeks before the 18th day %
january, next.
The report states the amount Of sale TO be
$5,I72.l5. BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
True copy.-Test:
dee22 BIT BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk
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Work on the new Lutheran church is going
on, and it will be one of the finest churches in
the county.
Rev. S. NJ. Roeder, of Manchester, will fill
the pulpit in the Reformed church at this
place on Sunday afternoon at clock.
Christmas passed off more quietly than
usual. There was service in the old church
by Rev. H. c. Fultz. In the afternoon the
santa clause brigade from our neighboring
village turned out on horsebaekand paraded
our village.
this place. was in Baltimore this week.
William H. Study, who has been very sick
with pneumonia, is at present writing improv-
ing slowly
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The Epworth League of the NJ. f. Church
viii give an entertainment at the church next
Wednesday evening.
There will be matchmaking at Providence
NJ. P. Church next Monday night, beginning
at 9.S0
A colt belonging to Lewis Shipley had a
hind leg broken on Wednesday, by being
kicked by horse.
Christmas passed off quietly here. Only a
brawl 10 mar the stiffness.
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New Advertisements.

Report of the Condition of the Farmers and
Mechanics National Bank-John H. Gun
ningham, Cashier.
Report of the Condition of the Union
National Bank. w. Herring, Cashier.
Great Reduction Sale-New York Bargain
House, 7. W. Mather, Proprietor.
Assignee of Mortgagee's Sale of Small
Farm-Geo. L. Shaffer, Mortgage.
Great Sacrifice Sale-Theodore Derr 4
Son, Westminster, Nd
Important Club Offer-C Charles Scribner's
Sons, n. Y.
The sun-A. S. Abel Company
Legal Notices.
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In New York 'idays of grace" on promis-
sorry notes will be abolished January l.
John Powers, Chicago alderman, charged
with bribery, has demanded an investigation.
Elijah H. Campbell, an engineer, and an
unknown tramp were killed in freight wreck
on the Big Four Road near Lafayette, Indiana,
on Tuesday
At a negro ball at West Palen Beach, Fla,
Tuesday night, Lolita Dickson cut Josephine
johnson s throat, killing her instantly. Drunk
enness and jealousy caused the crime.
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CRANBERRY items.

Henry Yingling, who is very i'll with drop
sy as heretofore mentioned, is not improving
at ALL Noah L. Bixler is quite i'll with a
growth on his leg which will probably have to
be operated upon. D. Paul Brown Is on the
sick list, also.
Henry Kress is spending the holidays with
friends at Alesia
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dee22
No. 7s INsoLvENTs.

IN
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County
In the matter of the petition of George H.
Frazier for the benefit of the Insolveat
Laws Of the State of MARYLAND.
Ordered this 18th day of December, A. D.,
1894, that Monday, the llth day Of February
next, be and the same is hereby fixed for Geo.
II. Frazier, petitioner for the benefit of the
Insolvent Laws of this State, in the above en-
titled cause, to appear in said cause, and an
swer such interrogatories or allegationsa as his
creditors, endorsers, or sureties may propose
or allege against him, and that said petitioner
or Guy w. Steel, his Permanent Trustee. shall
give notice thereof to the creditors, endorsers
and sureties Of said Insolvent Petitioner, by
causing copy of this order TO be published
in some newspaper published in Carroll coun-
ty for fivn successive weeks before the said
Ilth daysaf February next
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
True copy,-Test
Benz. f. CRoUsE, Clerk.
Published at the request of Guy W. Steel,
Permanent Trustee. dec % st
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NO. 1906 EQUITY.

A
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County in
Equity.
Charles F. Stouffer and Lewis StouHIer, vs..
Earnest l. Stouffer and others.
Ordered this 10th day of December, 1894,
that the sale Of the real estate mentioned in
the proceedings in this canse, made and re-
ported by David n. Henning, the trustee in
said cause, be finally ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 2lst day of january, 1896;
provided copy of this order be inserted in
once a week for. each of three successive weeks
before the l4th day Of January, 1895.
The report states the amount Of sale 90 be
Sl200.0O
BENZ. F. GROUSE. Clerk.
True copy,-Test
dee - 81 RA:xJ. +. CRousE. Clerk.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

The Stockholders Of the Ice aud Cold Stor-
age Company of Westminster are hereby mott
fed that an election for Eleven Directors 20
manage the affairs Of the Company for the
ensuing year will be held at the First National
Bank Building, in Westminster Nd, on Tues
day, Jannary 5, 1925. between the hours Of .
and 10 clocl; a. NJ.
JOS. w. SMITH,
dee22 81 Secretary.
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IF YOU NEED BoNDsMEN,

TRUSTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINS
TRAITORS, GUARDIAN OR FOR
ANY OTHER PURPOSES.
Do not annoy your nelghbors and friends by
asking them 10 90 upon your bond. but apply
to the Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland.
This Company has half Million Capital and
500, 600 surplus, and will go on your bond
for any purpose, at a cost Of from $40 up, 10
for a small percentage of your commissions.
II costs nothing to make an application.
Apply to CHAS. Z. FINK,
Resident Director, Court street,
jan27 tt Westminster, Nd.
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TO OUR oUsFoME RS AND FRIENDS.

thank you your fie ndship and liberal
years ago little boys and have grownu
business We have made every please you and
continuous hard work. strict att business always
giving you the best values to be your money hope
continue to grow favor prosperity
stores and business as child toy
you show your appreciation please give
you values your money by giving liberal
share of your valuable patron age
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WAKEFIELD ROLLER MILLS
Manufacture and keep constantly on hand,
FLOUR, FEED, HoMINY, MEAL AND
CHOP OF ALL KINDS.

pgHigheut Cash Prices paid for Grain,
Longberry specially.
novl4 If DAVID RooP 4 son.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AN D A HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO OUR co MPETrToRs.

We hope that our business relations may always be
pleasant in the future they ave the past
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True copy,-Test:
dec % 1t BENZ. f. GROUSE, Clerk.
Evening journal., 1894-10-25
BigClOthingSa
Large Syndicate
oFned.

0,ganizsd to raise cash. Three Of the
largest wholesale Clothing manufacturers
have formed syndicate with over
$1,000 worth of Clothing as q basis This
sale commences next SATURDAY morn
ing. October ~, at o'clock, IN the
ARCADE building, No 924 Mark ct street,
between Second and Third streets, VIII
mington, Del Three large wholesale
Clothing houses have consolidated their
surplus stock of Fine Winter Clothing
Tor Men, Boys and Chill Ron, which they
could rot sell On account OF the hard
times, and the entire assortment, valued
AZ over $75, 600 worth Of High Glass
Clothing will be sold at retail for ten
days only at 33 cents on the dollar Of
wholesale cost This is IA honest sacri
lice Of Fine Clothing by we'll known first
class manufacturers, whose regulations
for reliability stand among the highest in
this country We mention a few prices
TO show what extraordinary bargains are
being offered, and remember there are
thousands of other great bargains, which
we have no space to mention here:
splendid snit Of nice cloth, So o.
that is sold IN any other store at $l2 co.;
you can take this suit home and If not
satisfactory IN every respect bring il
back and, II not s0iled We here by agree
10 return you the money Mems elegant
Black Cheviot Suits, s. FL; worth SIG 90
Mems Ogercoats worth 50 90 must 40
for So 81 Mems Tailor made Overcoats
handsomely lined and trimmed, IN ali
shades, worth $25 90, will be slaughtered
at 50 IL Also over 5 600 Fine Dress
Suits, in Tricot Vide Wales, Olays, Di-
agonGls, in silk and satin lined, In all
shades, all must go at 80 cents on tia
dollar Mems elegant Pants, worth 81 as.
must 90 for 60 cents. We offer beaui
ful Dress Pants for men at 50 Ga. worth
SO A handsome BOYS Suig IN Long
Pants. 81 g., worth IS Children s
Suits, 9S cents, worth So Children's
Knee Pants. 14c, and thousands Of other
great bargains which will DO sold at 3S
cents on the dollar
Cut this out aud bring 1t with sou, ard
remember and bear in mind that this IS
strictly genuine bona fde Syndicate
Sale Of Fine Clothing and is conducted
by the leading wholesale clothing manu-
fscturers, every concern represented
being financially responsible for every
statement here made No sale like IL
has ever taken place before and never
will again Don't delay Don't hesitate
Come at once II you want some OF these
wonderful bargains in Winter Clothing
Here's a chance of life time Open at
night till o'clock, Saturdays till II
o'clock. Make no mistake Look ior
big red signs and number. Great Syndi-
cate Clothing Sale, No 224 Market
street, Arcade building. between Second
and Third streets, Wilmington, Del
Evening journal., 1894-10-25
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

There seems TO Be a good chance this
year to cut of the tail Of the Tammanv
tiger close up behind his ears.-BAlti.
more News.
We take this opportunity to announce
for the benefit Of posterlty that no one
10 this generation suspects that Bacon
wrote 'The Antocrat Of the Breakfast
Table. Spring field Union.
Ii Hung Chang is reported as saying
In the long run we will get away with
the Japs, They seem to get away from
them with good deal Of celerlty.- Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
Some men in Belgium have three votes
at each election. Some Americans can
beat that. Chester News.
II John Boyd Thatcher can get Mr..
Cleveland TO register. David Hill will
feel that there is yet hope.-St. Leuis
Post Dispatch.
Friends Of leading Republican orators
will greatly oblige the latter by forward
ing them abundant supplies Of pepsin
Mr. Wilson's dinner is still causing them
much uneasiness. Chicago Reeord.
Evening journal., 1894-10-25

OSr.-lN OCT JBER a, IA LADN'S GOLD
4 watch and chain hearing initials s q H.
between christina and NilminetonA reward
OF ten dollars if returned to No. I0l Monroe Sr
Evening journal., 1894-10-25
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.


Schedule OF Meetings at which Tariff
Reform and Economic state Adminis-
tration VIII Be Advocated.
Thursday, October 25-Hon. @. q.
Cruthers, Of Maryland, at Second and
jackson streets
Thursday, Oetober 25-Hon. George
Gray and Willard Salisbury, Jr at New
Castle avenue and Heald street.
Friday evening, October 20, in Grand
Opera House, Wilmington, Hon Thomas
f. Bayard.
October "a. Newark-Senator GRAY.
Willard Salisbury, Jr.
October 26, Blsckbird-L. Irving
Handy, John W. Gray, T Bayard Beisei.
October 20, Townsend-John Blggs ]
Harvey Whiteman, Peter L. Cooper.
Branch H. Giles.
October 81 Christians, Willard Sauls.
bury, Jr., William T. Lyman.
November 3, Observation-Disclosures Gray
and Lewis Q. Vandegrift.
Nov. B. Newark Irving Handy and
John Beggs
This schedule is subject to addition.
Sen-Auben 3 cent cigar. Try it, Dur
stein, No. 5 East Second street,
Evening journal., 1894-10-25

The rural weather prophets are in the
field with predictions Of a coming
hard Winter. Through the medium
Of the newspapers OF various
parts Of the country they have
been airing their representations and
setting forth their reasons why severe
Winter is to be expected. The coats Of
the few remaining deer are gray: the
cartridges now almost equally scarce
have early ceased drumming, and the
squirrels are already hunting their holes
the corn husks are thick, and the
katydids honey and bumblebees. to
say nothing of the iafallible goose-bone.
join in reliable testimony to the early
advent Of hard Winter. Such inspired
weather seers as Virgins and vennor
have not yet delivered their oracular
utterances, but the readers Of imaginary
weather signs are confident IN their
predictions Of season Of great severity
for next Winter.
i may be remarked, however, at this
distance from the time for their verifica
ton OF REPUTATION, that even If reason.
common sense and scieiee did not
demonstrate the utter worthlessness Of
all such predictions oft-repeated ex
perience has fully dona 30. In the early
Fall Of last year they forecasted an
unusually severe Winter, but instead Of
that We experienced season Of ex
cephonal mildness. Then, as sprng
approached, they foretold q phenomenally
wet and cool summer, Astounding In
heavy thunder storms, whereas, instead
Of such conditions, the season proved to
be unusually hot and dry, with thunder
storms exceptionally few
It viii doubtless be the policy Of
wisdom and prudence on the part Of ali
so situRted as to be able to do SO. "a
make provisions for long and rigorous
winter, but at the same time there Is IA
manner Of certainty that such season
will occur. Even the highest
meteorological science makes no preten-
sion to sufficient Advancement TO be able
to approximately forecast weather con
oitions for any extended period In ad.
vance, and to replace reliance upor
superstitions or the bsseleas vagaries O.
pretended weather prophets" should
strike all sensible people as the acme o.
foolish credulity.
Evening journal., 1894-10-25
RnwARns.
REWARD.

The Democratic Executive Committee of
New Castle county will pay the following re-
wards 10 any person furnishing Information
20 any OF the members of the said Committee
which VIII lead to the detect on and eonVic-
tion of negroes ILLEGALLY and fraudule. thy
registering or odng at this election.
For Information leading TO the detection
and conviction Of the first negro so register
log OF voting, $1,000.
For information leading to such second de-
tecton and conviction, 5000.
For the third. 900.
For the fourth, $500.
For each subsequent one, 5000.
such information viii be received in conf
dence by any member Of the COMMITTEES and
arrests made and prosecutions conducted
without disclosing the name OF the person Civ
ing such information, " desired.
In case the person giving such Information
only succeeds in securing the rejection of such
a fraudulent vote. $500 will be paid in eacn
case. This offer applies both 70 the city of
Wilmington and outside hundreds. And the
same rewards will be paid for like Informal
tion which viii secure the arrest and cOnvic-
ton of any person guilty of illegally aiding or
ahetting such fraudulent registration or Yot
ing.
BY order Of the Committee.
THEODORE +. ARMSTRONG,
Chairman.
JoHN f. CALLAHAN. Secretary.