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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-13
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

The Election Of officers Ysstsrday-Ths
 Convention to Meet in stam'ord Neat
 Year-The New Haven Delegates.
 Waterbury. Sept. l2.-The second day of the annual convention of the K. Of P. at this place opened this morning with a business meeting. The following offi- cers were elected for the coming year:
 F. L. Norton of New Haven. past grand chancellor; F. R. White Of Wa terbury, grand chancellor; w. N. Potter of Willimantic. grand vice chancellor; W. L. Morgan of New Britain. grand master of exchequer; H. O. Case of Hartford, grand keeper of records and seals; Thomas $. Williams of New Ha- ven, grand prelate; V. M. King of Dan- bury. grand master-at-arms: T. w. Cheson of Waterbury. grand inner guard; William Reed of East Hartford. grand outer guard.
 After the business was transacted n solid gold past grand chancellor's jewel was presented to Past Grand Chancel- Tor Norton. The convention closed af- ter agreeing to convene at Stamford the second Tuesday in September. 1895.
 The following from New Haven and adjacent towns were present at the convention:
 From Rathbone lodge No. fl of New Haven, David s. Campbell.
 From Sheffield No. 2 of New Haven, E. A. Cramer and J. W. Chapin.
 From Ezel No. of New Haven, The odore Keller.
 From Schiller No. of New Haven, Jacob Hauck.
 From Edgewood No. 1 of New Haven, George H. Spencer.
 From America No. 52 of New Haven, Edward L. Linsley and F. w. Skiff.
 From Valley No. 14 of Birmingham, J. A. Fenwick and A. T. Bradley.
 From No. 42 of Wallingford, William J. Arthur.
 From Woodland No. 35 of Branford, Frank G. Foster, Ira Lindsley and Jo- seph Dowdall.
 H. o. Case, grand keeper of records and seals, furnished all information to the press and did his work in a most happy manner. The order numbers over HOO members, 137 of whom have voice and vote in the grand lodge.
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COMING HOME.

Emil schoenbcrger and Wife Sailed From
 Germany.
 Emil Schoeaberger and wife sailed for home from Bremen, Germany, last Wednesday on the steamer Aller. They will be accompanied by the distin. guished Dr. William Samish from the city of Carlsbad. Dr. Samish Is a graduate of the great university of Vienna, and has had long experi- ence in all military institutions of the principal cities of Europe. He has had also long private medical practice and is supposed to be first class European physician.
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Crust Those Who Have Tried"

"Catarrh caused hoarseness and diff culty in speaking. I also to great ex' tent lost hearing. By the use of Ely's Cream Balm dropping of mucous has ceased, voice and hearing have greatly improved."-J. W. Davidson, attorney. at-law, Monmouth, III.
 q used Ely's Cream Balm for ca. tarrh and have received great benefit believe it a safe and certain cure Very pleasant to take."-William Fra ger, Rochester, N. Y.
 Price of Cream Balm is fifty cents.
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Hobart Defeated Budlong,

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 12.-The High Rock cup and the Saratoga clubs lawn tennis tournament state championship were won this morning by Clarence Ho- bart of New York, over c. R. Budlone of New Haven, by default. This is the second year that Hobart has won the cup, and should he be successful next year, it will become his personal property.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-13

State street electric cars leaving New Haven green at ten minutes past each hour are met at East Haven by J. L.. Nesbit's wagonettes for Short Beach and Double Beach. au25 cod If
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A Dividend Declared.

New York, Sept. 12.-The directors of the Western Union Telegraph company have declared the regular quarterly div idend of 1A per cent, payable october
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SEW ENTERTAINMENTS TO-DIf.


 Auction Stle-B. Booth. Tlothing-J, Johnson X Son. Daily Chat-NiHllcy, Necly Co. Dr' Greenes Nervura-At Druggists. Enteriainment-ornnd Opera House Eiy's Cream Balm--At Druggists. fiTrigo Cigars-J hnson Bro. Financial -Drexel. Morgan Co. for Renl-Rooms- Temple street For llent-Rooms-E5 Qllve street For salc-Pinno-5i Salem Street. Found-Pigs-Cyrus Warner. f. ra i;rnnd shopping Emporium-R.M.B M. Brown &eo. New Dress 6o0ds-Charles Monson Co. slyerware-Wells X Gunde. ehoes-S. II. Shoe Co. l,,. Wanted-W oman-Box Ds, City. Wanied-Girl--dsa Orange street; Wanted-Ioans-IIo House, This Oihce. Wanied-Stuation-G., This Onice. Wanted-situatlou-. Haven Street. Wanted-situatlon-sl Grand Avenue. Wantcd-sitnailon-lil frhnkmn etrec'' Wanted-sltuation-'f state street.
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Oxford.
Republican delegates:

Republican delegates:
 State-Servis Barnes, M. D., S. c. Wheeler.
 Congressional-Robi s. Hinman, N. Jay Welton.
 County-E. J. filling, F. W. Hub bell.
 Senatorial-R. G. Robinson, G. P. San- ford, H. P. Williams, S. w. Bucking- ham,
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Local Weather Report. FOR SEPTEMBER l2, 1894.
Mean temperature. b5. Max. temperature. l2. Min. temperature. S.

Mean temperature. b5. Max. temperature. l2 Min. temperature. S. Precipitation. 0 incnes. Max. velocity of wind. 1l-N. Accumulated excess of temperature since January .. Je4 degrees; or an average daily excess of ? degrees. Total deficiency of precipitation since Jan uary 1, N85 inches.
 H. J. COX, Observer. Note.-A minus sign (-l prefixed to ther- momctcr readings indicates temperature De- low Oro. Ar" in connection with rainfall indicates strace of rainfall too small to measure. Snow is melted and resulting depth or water not known.
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NEATHEK RECORD.

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT,
 OFFICE or THE CHIEF
 or THE WEATHER BUREAU. WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. l2, 1894. SD. m. Forecast for Thurs iay-For New England Fair, probably slightly warmer. southwest winds.
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When Baby was sick, we gave nel Castoria
 when she was Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Mis- she dung to Castoria. When she had Children. she gave :hen Castoria
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Watch tAe 7rade Ta6les |!
Why Is It?

' Why is it, that in Early Fall the Big Basement is so busy ? Because the new fair young housekeeper, wisely con- cludes to pay no more than is necessary for a complete Housekeeping Outfit.
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Among The Silks

there's a new and neat little lot of silks for Waists. Fancy Striped Illuminated Tafeta, at S9 cents a yard. Not cotton-plant silk, but silk worm silk.
 Main Entrance, Left Aisle.
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 N1AND~~ OTETSON PRIeE + f>IAALK. The Kind That You Like
 to Hear.
Opened
  This Day.

This Day:
 Our line of the original Dodge Davis" Shaker Elan. nels, and we can assure you th:,t in no season heretofore have suc.l values been shown.
 These are unquestionably the best flannels made, and at our prices everybody should supply their wants here. 1 All are 34 inches wide, and you may choose from plain white, Shaker grey and Bristol mixed. We have them in all-wool and part-weol, and every yard is marked at V New Tariff Prices:
 35c. to 5Oc.i a yard' Special.
 We offer an " ALL-WOOL Scarlet Twilled Flannel, weigh ing 6 ounces to the yard and equal to our 33c. quality of last season.
 25c.la yard' 4 Towel Drive. Worthy of. attention of every New Haven woman. ""s { We have just closed out a job lot of plain and hemstitched Bleached Damask Towels, ex- traordinary size-24x5o inches, white and colored borders. The seasons sensation at i
 25c. each. See Window Display. : Also some marvelously good values in Huckabuck Towels at the same pr1ce. For Thursday Only.
 Another of our wonderful Cot ton Dress Goods bargains. { Balance lot of Pacific Cham brays, excellent styles usual LOG. value. One day, at i
 5c' yard'. .HH@XAYE Q.
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Trade has been a little slow the last few months, with prices tending downward, but we think the tide has turned, and from now on we look for an improvement.
 Prices for WooIen Goods of all kinds undoub- edly the lowest in the history of this country, and lower figures not looked for
 While sales have averaged light since June, we have been very busy preparing for the Fall season. and we offer to customers exceptionally fine and well assorted stock of Fall and Winter Garments for Men, Young Men, Boys and Children
 In the very popular CLAY Worsteds we have great stock in all the styles and shapes, prices that will surprise you. In the Fancy Worseds, Undressed Worsteds, Seges and Chevots we have splendid line at the new range of prices Our stock of Boys and Chdrens Suits is exceptionally large, all prices, from $2.5O to $2O.OO.
 If you want a Suit pair of Trousers Overcoat for yourself boy that is correct in stye of sterling quality and low in price, shall be pleased to show you
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Poor Clothes

for Boys? Not here. So we don't quote prices on them. We keep Boys Suits that are. fashioned right, made right and finished right. They're cheap be- cause they're good. A suit under $2.oo is usually very expensive in the long run. Our new Fall Stock of ele- gant Suits, $3.oo-$3.5o- $3.75 - $4.oo - $4.5o and $500 will make the Boy happy and Mother too, if she will invest.
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MAILEY.NEErEYe.
Latest AdYiCeS

from our New York Office say that all fancy cotton fabrics are steadily advancing in price. Nevertheless, hay ing bought case after case of new fresh goods at old prices, our customers shall have them at old prices.
 All these case lots of American Indigo Prints at cents yard.
 All these case lots of best American Shirt
 ing Calicos at cents q yard.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-08-04

We had a very heavy rain on the 3lst ultimo.
1t was greatly needed and highly appreciated.
Corn, late potatoes, and pasture fields were
suffering. The storm which came with the
rain did little damage, beyond blowing some
corn down.
The sick of our community are all conya-
lescing, except Richard, son of Mr.. Jonathan
Owings, who is quite i'll with typhoid fever
Mrs. Samuel Carr had bull which weighed
about 600 pounds that went mad several days
ago He was driven into the barn and tied
securely with heavy log chain. The animal
had spasmodic fits every few minutes, and so
continued until he finally broke his own neck
Report says that he had eleven fits in one
hour, and that he uttered all kinds of noises,
from loud believing down to whines and how IS
like a dog. They securely buried his carcass.
after death.
Mr. Grove j. Shipley captured very large
and full grown weasel few nights ago while
it was making a raid upon his hennery about
lOp. M Mrs. Shipley had penned up her II
Young chickens securely early in the evening.
The first alarm was heard by her and she
called her husband, and getting lantern they
went to the rescue as soon as possible. Upon
arriving at the coop it was found that the enemy
was a measel He had killed one and had cut
several others about the head aud neck. Mr..
Shipley succeeded in getting his foot upon
the measel while it still held on to the chicken
it was then trying to kill. Early in the even
ing of the same night, weasel chased an old
hen from out in the field to the door of Mrs.
Susie Williams house. 1t is supposed that
Mr. Shipley captured the same one.
James Frizzle aud wife, of Baltimore, are
visiting at John Wunder's.
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The Roman Catholic picnic was success,
being largely attended and the receipts being
greater than in previous years. The attend
ance was from Frederick, diminishing, West
minister, Littlestown and the surrounding
country.
The Arkansaw Hot Springs Medicine Com
pany is exhibiting here. Their open air con-
certs are much appreciated.
Arthur Combs has accepted position as
salesman with ]. r. Myers, clothier, of Get
tysbnrg.
H. NJ. Clabaugh and family have moved to
their summer residence here. We wish their
sojourns with US were not so short.
William Sauble, prosperous farmer of
Taneytown district, died of typhoid fever on
Tuesday morning, July 81, aged 60 years.
Isaac Trimmer sold his home of 40 acres
to Mr.. Shirk recently.
The electric railroad interest is still being
kept up. Meetings are regularly held.
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silver Run Items.

Our farmers are busy blowing and prepsr
ing for fall seeding Corn is looking well aud
promises fair crop.
Sunday school celebrations are now the
order Of the day and our band boys are taking
them in. They have quite a number of en-.
gagements at this time.
The celebration at Blacks school house
last Saturday was well attended and the net
proceeds were $50.
The Lutheran Sunday school at this place
will hold their annual celebration on the 18th
of the present month.
Mr.. Z. a. Fox, our popular hotel keeper,
and some of bis boarders, went fishing on
Friday afternoon Of last week and came home
with a fine lot of fish. They had suckers that
measured Ii inches and cat fish that were
over II inches long
Work on the new Lutheran Church at this
place is pushing toward and in few more
weeks the mason work will be completed.
On Wednesday, July 25. we were shocked
at the announcement of the death of Mr..
Peter hump, the oldest citizen of our vii
lage. Mr.. Hump moved here last fall and
was in good health all the time up to last
week, when he was taken sick, and on We'd
nesday morning he quietly passed away,
leaving one son and two daughters to mourn
their loss. His funeral took place ON Friday
morning at o'clock, at the house. The in
terment was in the new cemetery. His age
was Sc years.
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svkesyille Items.

On Friday of last week. the 9th ult., st.
Paul's NJ. 4. Sunday school held its annual
picnic on Hotel Heights. There was quite a
large attendance and it was an unusually sue
cessful affair. Music was furnished by the
Sykesville Cornet Band and Springfield Or.
chestra. Foot ball, base ball and bag races
were among the amusements.
On Tuesday evening last an informal dance
was held at the residence of Mr.. j. Frank
Shipley, near Eldersburg, which was very
much enjoyed by those participating. Among
those present were Misses Mary. Hattie and
Julia Blake. the Misses Berret, Miss Moulton
and Miss Lizzie Hewitt, Messrs. William A..
Wilson, Pennington, Beverly aud Lloyd Ben
nett, James Dorsey and Others
Music lovers of this community will be
pleased to learn that the Ladies' Aid Society
of Springfield Presbyterian church contem-
plate holding concert in Howard Hall IN
the near future. A program of rare excel
lence has been arranged and the affair will be
under the management of Mr.. Frank j. lay
lor, of Baltimore, who will be assisted by
several of his Baltimore friends.
The new iron bridge which the county COM
missioners contemplate building at this place
will be quite an Improvement, and if placed
opposite the station, instead of upon the old
site, will Danish the danger which always ex-
listed at the old railroad crossing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord Brooks, of Baltimore,
are summering at Sykesville.
Mrs. o. Fl. Owings, of Baltimore, is the
guest of Mrs. NJ. A. kearney.
Miss Nancy Brady, of Annapolis, is visit
ing Mrs. Ohio Williams.
The Misses Bennett, of 'The Heights
have returned from an extended visit to their
cousins, the Misses Lowndes. of the Eastern
Shore.
DR.. J. B. Purcell and family have gone to
Atlantic City.
Mr.. .Jno Eroved, B. and o. agent at this
place, is making up party to go to Tolches-
ter next week.
We have in our community a popular and
prosperous young merchant who is particu-
larly methodical and exact, but he has cap
ped the climax now by insisting upon having
Plane No. 4. bride.
A successful lawn party under the auspices
of the Kings Daughters was held upon the
lawn of Mr.. John Harris on Thursday even
ing, the End inst. =
Mrs NJ. II. Green and son, William, are
guests of Mrs. VIM. C. Polk.
Two extra west bound freight trains on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, were held up
by Iramps at Gathers siding, near Sykesville,
about Wednesday noon. The trains were
delayed about two hours. The conductors
had stopped at Sykesvile to get water, and
while at this place the trainmen discovered
that there about hundred tramps ON the
cars The trainmen notified the tramps to
leave the cars They refused to get off and
defied the train hands. The sheriff of Car
roll county was notified of the affair, and he,
in company with Policeman Vansant, Of FL
licott City, and Baltimore and Ohio Detec-
tive Lloyd, went to the scene of trouble.
When the tramps saw the officers they took To
the woods. No arrests were made and the
trains moved Off
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The Sunday school picnic ON last Saturday
by the Mount Pleasant NJ. K. Sunday school
was decided success. The Mechanicsville
Cornet Band was in attendance. A large
crowd was present and everything passed off
pleasantly.
The Jr. 0. U. A. NJ. Council, No. 10, are
making preparations for their first picnic on
August 18th, in Mr.. Steffy's grove in this
town. 1t promises to be a grand affair. In
vitations have been extended to five or six
Councils to participate and take part in the
exercises. Mechanicsville Cornet Band and
the Woodberry Drum Corps of Golden Rule
Council No. 6 will render music on the oc-
casion. Addresses will be delivered by speak
ers from abroad; exercises begin at M.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Zahn and children and Miss
NJ. Elliott, of Lancaster Pa, who had been
visiting their grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM S. Gambler, and other relatives, return
ed home on last Saturday accompanied by
their grandmother, who is visiting to her
daughter Mrs Emily L. Elliott, in Lancaster,
and also to Mr.. Ruben S. Gambler and family,
brother of Mrs. VIM. S. Gambler, and other
relatives and friends there. She will be alb
sent about two weeks.
Mr.. Thos. Wheeler and wife and Mr..
Lloyd Wheeler, sons of Mr.. Aaron Wheeler,
former resident Of this vicinity, but who for
the last SO or 81 years has been resident
near London, Ohio, are visiting their cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Wheeler, and other rel
atives in the vicinity. Lloyd has not been
here for about 80 years; Thomas was here
about 13 years ago. They were but boys when
their father removed to Ohio.
Tuesday evening, about 4 o'clock, we had
a very heavy rain in this section accompanied
by vivid lightning and heavy peals of thunder.
The ground is in fine order for blowing and
early corn is in fine condition.
The house belonging to Mr.. William H.
Wareheim, of Mechanicsville, was destroyed
by fire on last Saturday morning, together
with part of its contents. Loss about 81 200.
Partly insured in the Continental Fire In
surance Company of New York.
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RAILROAD Meeting at union MINIS.

A large and enthusiastic meeting was held
at the public school house, at Union Mills, on
Saturday evening last, in the interest OF the
proposed electric railway from Baltimore to
Gettysburg, Pa.
On motion of Lewis E. Shriver, DR.. J. j..
Stuart was made chairmap and j. Frank Byers
secretary. Mr.. T. Herbert Shriyer stated the
proposed plan and the approximate cost OF
building the road from Westminster to Union
Mills. He also showed it to be the more di-
rect and most practical route from Baltimore
to Gettysburg, and stated the great advan-
tases to Union Mills and all sections through
which the road would pass. At the conclu-
sion of Mr.. Shriver remarks, an opportunity
was given those present to express their ideas
of the proposed road. Eighteen signihed
their willingness to subscribe to the stock.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at the
call of the chairman.
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Monday, July sOth.-Mary E. owings,
guardian for William H. Owings, settled
second and final account and guardian for
Alice E., Jesse E., John W. and Joshua D..
Owings, settled second account for each.
James A. Diffenbaugh. guardian of John
D. Lippy, settled first and final account.
Tuesday, July 3lst.-Letters of admins
tration on the estate of Jesse r. Gosnell, de.
ceased. were granted to Thomas F. Gosnell.
Letters of administration d. b. n. C. t. o.
on the estate of Rebecca j. Fite, deceased,
were granted to John F. Ware.
Letters testamentary on the estate of Mary
E. Fte, deceased, were granted to John f.
Ware.
Geo. r. Gehr, executor of John T. Orn-
dorH, deceased, received order to sell unbe-
queathed goods and chattels.
John H. and Frederick j. Shorb, admins
traitors of James Shorb, deceased, returned
list of sales of grain and settled first aud final
account.
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Mr.. j. Albert Eppley aud Miss Mary A.
Norris, Of Baltimore, were married at the
residence OF the groom's father, Mr.. Lewis r..
Eppley, at Alesia, on Sunday evening last by
the Rev. C. NJ. Eyster, of Manchester.
NJ. Theodore Lucabaugh and wife, Mr.. Eli
Trout and wife and Miss Miller, of Astoria,
ILL.,, are visiting relatives and friends in our
community this week.
Miss Annie Eppley, who has been very
sick the past few months, is getting better
under the care of Drs. j. L. b. Weaver and
j. W. Sherman.
So far this week we have had four nice
showers of rain. putting ground in elegant
order for blowing.
Mr.. j. H. Blocher has bought lots of new
wheat, rye and oats. Wheat and rye are
elegant in yield and quality, but owing to the
dry weather the oats crop is not II very good
yield and light in weight. Our potato crop
is much better than was expected a few weeks
ago. The late rains have improved the crop
very much.
Tariff tariff, has been all the talk the past
few weeks and our people, it seems, will all
be satisfied with any bill at all that will be
better than the Mckinley law. We hope we
will get the best tariff bill available in a very
few days.
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Miss Mile Freeman, of Baltimore, is
spending few weeks with relatives and
friends here.
John Null and his two sisters Misses Ida
and Mollie, of near here visited at Gettysburg
and the battle field on Sunday last.
John Lampert aud son Frank of near here
spent Monday last in Baltimore.
Harry Sullivan and wife, of Hampstead
visited his parents at Elizabethtown on last
Sunday.
very refreshing shower fell on Tuesday
evening last which was of great benefit to
vegetation.
Levi Fleagal has had his stable weather
boarded and other outbuildings generally re-
paired and is painting the same.
Our base ball club was defeated on Satur-
day last by club which was intended to be
the New Windsor club, but it was afterward
learned that they had picked players from
other clubs. Had they their original players
our boys would have given them close game.
Our club is engaged to play the Union Mills
club on Saturday on the grounds ofthe former.