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The Wrong BODY. whose Is Ita

lack. Dotson, colored, of Mt. Airy district,
was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital for
treatment several weeks ago, and his wife
left $50 for expenses, including the coffin if
needed. Dotson died on Friday of last week,
and the family were notified that the body
would be shipped to New Windsor on Sat
urday. On Sunday morning Benjamin Jack
son, eolored, went for the body and took it
to The church, where large number had
gathered for the last rites. The wife and friends
were DESTROYS of having the coffin opened,
but Jackson said his instructions were not
to open the coffin, as the remains were not in
a condition TO be seen. The wife insisted
and the coffin was opened. The wife
swooned, the relatives and others stepped
forward, and to the horror of all, the body
was thae of an unknown white man. The
grave having been prepared, the body was
placed in it, and the Hospital was telegraphed
to in regard to the mistake, but up to late
hoar on Sunday the family had heard nothing.
LATER.
information was given the proper authori
ties in Baltimore by States Attorney Reifsni-
der, of this city, and an investigation is being
made.
Yesterdays Baltimore papers state that
the body shipped TO New Windsor was that
of Conrad Glaenzer white panper, who died
on July /. Both bodies were boxed and
numbered at the Hospital, and by mistake
that of Dodson's was inferred in potter's
field. The body of Dodson was taken from
the grave and sent to his friends, and friends
of Glaenzer claimed his body.
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Death of WIN. G. Matthias

Information was received here a few DAYS
ago, by Mrs. Joshua Stevenson, of the deatb
OF her half-brother, VIM. G. Matthias. ON lime
10Th, at Fort Leayenworth. Kansas. Mr.
Matthias Will be remembered by MANY of our
oder citizens as the genial and obliging dep
nty clerk under Mr. John B. BOYLE. in 1851.
In 1903 or 1854 he was appointed Secretary
OF state by Governor lie Compile, of Kansas.
Alter the troubles were over in that state. he
was elected Clerk of the Court and afterwards
maze Chief Judge of the Magistrates Court,
which position he held for a long time He
was about "a years old and leaves a large num-
Der of relatives in this county. His wife a
son and two daughters survive him.
Since the above was written we have re-.
ceived copy of the Leavenworth Standard
OF June 25, which says
Col VIM. G. Matthias, who was at one time one of
the most prominent men in Kansas died at the res
idenee OF William kramm, No. us Seneca street at
O'Clock this morning, after an illness of ten DAYS
OF complications incident to his age which was 7S
Col Matthias was born in the state of MARYLAND
OF one OF the most influential families of that state
In 1871 in company with the late Samuel D. Ie-
Comple and ID. Scott Boyle he came west and was
one OF the lirst white settlers in Leavenworth II
was through his efforts and the influence of his fam
ny with the administration of President franklin
of the territory of Kansas he preferng cIerSshin
IN 1896 he was law partner with Hon John X
Halderman who was later United States Minister
70 siam In 1889 he was a member of the law
nrm OF Matthias 4 Johnson the latter being David
}. Johnson OF Georgia, In 1901 he was senior
member OF the law firm of Matthias, LeCompte 4
Bnrnes. He was prominent in politics. being sew
eral times member of the legislature and also
speaker OF the house, and clerk of the district
court at one time. He was at time territorial
candidate for congress and was a candidate again
in 1862 when Carter Wilder was his opponent
In 1855 Col. Matthias was married In Weston, Mo-.
70 MISS Lizzie G. Miller a daughter of Dr. Nathan
lei Miller, surgeon U. s. NJ and niece of President
Tyler The widow and three children survive
The children are Robert, who is in the north and
MISSES Mary Constantine and Sallie Matthias who
are teachers in the public schools. The deceased
was member of the Roman Catholic Church
The funeral will be held at the Cathedral at
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
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The ladies of the church have an organiza-
ton called ''The Ladies' Aid Society,"" which
is organized for the specific purpose of build
ing new church, aud their energies have
been so well directed that they have turned
over to the Board of Trustees cash sum Of
S1027. So, which, added to the Sunday sub
scription, makes a starting fund of $2952. So.
Furthermore the material in the old building
will, it is estimated, be worth from $500 to
$500, thus swelling the amount to $2752.55
The Board Of Trustees have recently pur-
chased very attractive site of four acres adj
joining the NJ. P. Parsonage lot, upon which
to build the proposed church and lay out a
cemetery.
Mr. Francis L. Herring has prepared the
architectural designs of the new building. A
perspective drawing of the proposed building,
a cut of which appears above, was drawn by
Mr.. Chas R. Woods, of the Westminster bar.
The present Board of Trustees, who also
constitute the Building Committee, are Rev.
S. W. Coe (ex-effieio) Chairman, Murray
Shreeve, Treasurer, Chas. r. Roods, Secre-
tary, Wesley Zepp, Marion Lester and Viii
liam Giet
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Haight Items.

The Fourth passed off very quietly here.
Nothing out of the ordinary occurred, ex-
cept picnic ut Oakland, which was well at
tended. About $500 above expenses were
realized. The Oakland Cornet Band fur
nished music for the occasion. The Band
is getting on nicely and having purchased the
band wagon from the Mechanicsvile Band
will furnish music at short notice. We I'M
derstand they have an engagement at Mount
Pleasant (Mechanicsville) July 25, at Morgan
Chapel July 18th, where a band festival is to
be held, and probably one at Deer Park
NJ. Z. Church South.
Mrs. Jesse Brandenburg, of Howard county,
and her two children are visiting at Mr.. ia
cob Brandenburgs.
Mrs. Roxanna, of Baltimore county, and
Messrs. Sheppard and Robinson, of Balti-
more, spent Sunday at Mrs. E. ]. Phillips
Mr.. John Melville and wife, of Fredericks-
burg. Va, and Rev. Thomas Wood, a
former pastor of Patapsco circuit, and wife,
visited for several days at Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Melville's.
The marriage fever at Oakland Mills has
somewhat subsidized, at least for the present,
and just now trading horses and other arti.
cles are the order of the day.
Crops generally are looking well at this
time about here, especially corn and potatoes,
and as those crops seem good in other quar-
tiers of the county, low prices must surely re-
suit. The grass crop is very poor. Fruits
of all kinds scarce; berries, however, are
plentiful.
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Shipley Items.

Harvest Is nearly over with us and we are
happy to say that the grain and grass Gro ps
are in most instances much better than we
thought they would be.
Prof Walker, of Montgomery county, and
his accomplished choir will be with us on the
evening of the 25th, to give us musical con-
cert. The exercises are to commence prompt
ly at $50 p. m. The proceeds will be used
for the benefit of the church.
Zion Sabbath school, which numbers over
100 scholars, will hold its annual celebration
this year on the 9Th of August, to commence
at noon and continue after night The War
feldsburg Cornet Band will be present, The
committee of arrangements will have every
thing in readiness to entertain visitors,
Mr.. Harry Baker, of Shipley, has accepted
q situation with the Ice and Cold Storage
Company, of Westminster. Mr.. Baker is o
man of intelligence and seems to be worthy
of confidence. We congratulate the gentle
man and hope that he may ever prove worthy
of the trust now placed in him.
There is some talk of building a parsonage
for Deer Park circuit and of locating it at
Zion instead of at Deer Park chapel. The
people at Zion are offering fair inducements.
Several building sites are proferd, backed up
by capital in each case.
Mr.. Frank L. Freyman had a fine young
horse crippled last week while cutting Mr.. A.
j. Easton's wheat crop.
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New Advertisements.

Notices to Justices of the Peace and 9th
ers-Benj. F. Grouse, Clerk.
Mortgagee's Sale ola Valuable Farm-John
L. Reifsnider, Mortgage.
Schneeberger's Trade Palace, SO East Main
Street, Westminster, Md.
Model Emporium Derr 4 Son.
Westminster, Md.
Ice Cream and Ices-James W. Beaeham.
Avondals. Nd.
Great Harvest sale-Miller Bros, West
minister, Nd,
Pure Gold-N. /. Gorsuch & Son, West
minister, Nd.
Lauer's, 44s-45s North Gay Street, Balt-
more, Nd.
Look Here-The Committee.
To Taxpayers-Wm. Moore.
Legal Notices, Festivals.
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Patapsco Items.

Patapsco Lodge, No. Sc, l. 0. NJ, have
elected and installed the following officers to
serve the coming term IS. NJ. Arthur Chew;
W. NJ, Charles Zepp; j. NJ, Philip Horpel;
chaplain, William W. Shamer; conductor,
Edward Taylor; trustee, Benjamin Croft.
Patapsco NJ. E. Sunday School will hold a
celebration on Saturday, July 10, commencing
at 10 o'clock, a. m. The program will be
be present.
Misses verdye McAuliffe and Mary Nc
Curley, of Baltimore, are visiting Mr.. John
Oursler and family.
Misses Grace and Julia o. Laughlin, of Bal
timore, are spending a few weeks at Mr..
Joseph Shipley's.
Mr.. Joseph Ryn and wife, of Carteret, N.
j., are visiting at Mr.. James BEAMS.
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uninntown LIENS.

Rev. G. w. Baughman, of the Lutheran
Church, Mrs. Harry Brough and Misses Ida
and Bessie Merring are in Washington, ID. C.,
attending the international C.. E. Convention.
Mr. Theodore Eckard and nephew, Theo.
Eckard, of Baltimore, were guests of Mr..
Frank Eckards family during the past week.
Mr.. Charles Hesson, wife and little daughter,
of Baltimore, visited Mr.. Thomas F. Myers
from Saturday until Monday.
Mrs. William Martin, of Westminster, spent
week with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Weaver.
The Misses Robinson, of near Belair, Nd,
sisters Of Mrs. B. W. Kindley, are guests at
the NJ. p parsonage. Mr.. Harry Robinson,
of Baltimore, brother, visited his sister and
family Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. George Slonaker and daughter, Nora,
who have been sick with diphtheria. are both
better. George, another daughter, had
slight attack of the same disease.
Last Sunday morning Rev. B. W. kindley,
pastor of the NJ. p Church, delivered a very
interesting harvest sermon which was much
enjoyed by large audience. The chancel
and the platform about the desk was tastefnlly
decorated with sheaves of ripened grain,
sickles, and goodly number of the stars aud
stripes. AT the s p. m. service the pastor de-
livered a very enthusiastic, patriotic discourse
on the shadow of the 4th Of July. The house
was crowded with an audience that showed a
deep interest and appreciation of the spirit of
the eloquent, well delivered talk from the
pulpit. About GO members of Wyoming
Tribe of Red Men and the Independent Order
of Mechanics were present Appropriate
music by the choir was rendered, "What
Shall the Harvest be" and America by the
choir, and the .'Star Spangled Banner as a
solo by Mrs. Frank Rnmspert Rev. Jesse
Shreeve, of Kennedyville, Nd. NJ. p Church
and Elder G. w. Seilhamer of the Church of
God were present and assisted at the evening
service.
Mr.. Edgar Wilson, of Washington, D. c.,
is guest of Mrs. Thomas H. Routson.
The Uniontown baseball team have secured
piece of ground from Mr.. William X. FOL
lickoffer and are preparing it for ball field
Guess they will soon be ready for challenges.
Mrs. G. W. Baughman, Mary and Harry
Baughman, are visiting friends in Greencastle
during the absence of Rev. G. w. Baughman
at Washington C. Z. Convention.
The C.. f. Society and Sunday school of
the Lutheran Church will hold lawn festival
at the home of Misses Ella and Clay Merring
on Clear Ridge, July %, for the benefit of the
church.
The pen, type or something else made the
Church of God lawn fete to be held ON June
IL, when it should have been July IL. Please
note the correction and be present if possible.
1t will be held on the school house lawn.
Rev. B. w. Kindley went to the c. f. Con-
vention on Thursday
Rev. jesse Shreeve and wife, of Kennedy
vile, Md, returned home on Saturday. He
filed Elder Seilhamer's pulpit last Sunday.
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Business Locals.

The Baltimore. Chesapeake aud Atlantic
Railway Company's special low rate excur-
sions every Thursday.
Special low rate excursions from all points
Clayborne to Ocean City over the Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company
every Thursday.
A chance for everybody to spend a day at
Ocean City. The Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Atlantic Railway Compan's cheap Thursday
excursions will be run every Thursday during
the season of 1896.
Household Goods at public sale, on Hoppe
farm, near Finksburg, July Is. See bills.
Mrs. Rhode Noah, of this place, was taken
in the night with cramping pains and next
day diarrhea set in. She took half bottle
of blackberry cordial but got no relief. She
then sent to see if had anything that would
help her. | sent her bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and the first dose relieved her. Another of
our neighbors had been sick for abouta week
and had tried different remedies for diarrhea
but kept getting worse. sent him this same
remedy. Only four doses of it were required
TO cure him. He says he owes his recovery
to this wonderful remedy.-Mrs. Mary Sibley,
Sidney, Mich. For sale by Joseph d. Zepp,
Westminster, Md.
Drop line to American Railway Guide
Co., l66 Adams Street, Chicago, requesting
circular giving contents and prices of the
Rand McNally Railway Guide.
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Carroll Castle, No I, at Silver Run, and
the Littlestown Castle, A. o. X. of the N. c.,
will hold picnic in the grove of Mr.. Frank
T. Brown near Motter's Schoolhouse, on Sat
urday, the 25th Prominent speakers will be
present and a good time is expected. The
Harvey and Hanover castles are expected to
turn out ON the occasion.
On Sunday afternoon the remains of Mrs.
Lester, OF near Pipe Creek, were brought
here and inferred in the cemetary. She was
in her 72nd year. Her funeral was largely
attended. Rev. DIR. Dreisbach officiated.
On Wednesday the remains of Mrs. Lewis
Treasher. of near Littlestown, were inferred
in the cemetary at this place. She was in the
56th year of her age. Mrs. Treasher was a
daughter of the late Charles Duce, of near
Cherry Grove Schoolhouse and, was a con
sistenf member of St. Mary's Lutheran
Church. Her funeral was largely attended.
Rev. Blint, of Littlestown, assisted by Rev.
Earhart, of this place, officiated. Mrs.
Treasher leaves host of friends to mourn their
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Fountain Valley Items.

Mrs. Evan Adams. of this place, has the
first ripe tomatoes of this neighborhood. On
last Monday she pulled nice lot Of very large
and ripe ones from her vines.
Mr.. Amos Koontz killed horse runner
black snake on Monday in Mr.. VIM. Wantz's
woods 1t stood straight up and was going to
spring at him when he killed it with club.
II measured 4 feet 10 inches.
Mr.. Harry G. Babylon and wife and Mr..
Amos Wolf spent last Sunday with Mrs.
Babylon's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Corbin, near West
minister, Mrs Brittle Handley and three chill
dren, of Frederick, daughter of Mrs. W, d..
Heagy, who has been on visit to her mother,
returned home few days ago.
Willie Babylon met with an accident few
days ago. He was minding his brothers COW
at pasture, when the COW, in endeavoring to
keep of the flies, suddenly threw her head
around and struck him half an inch above the
right eye, making an ugly wound with her
horn. The blood flew and at the same time
she tramped on one of his great toes and took
the nail off.
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HOODS Mills and Vicinity.

Inc new mill Is nearly up.
Children's day exercises will be held at
Concord NJ E. Church South, Sunday July
u, at 3 p. m. Prof. T. NJ. A. Sipe has the
music in charge.
DR.. William Lacy of England, who has
been located here for some weeks, has like
the Arabs, folded his tent and quietly moved
to Lisbon, Howard county.
Edward Reid, an old and much respected
negro, died of consumption, Sunday, July 5.
He was formerly slave of William B. Will
Isis, and was typical representative of ante
bellum darkies.
He has been hired for the past eight years
by Mr.. D. W. Cauthorn. His entire life of
seventy years was spent on a farm, not hav-
worked at any other business for an hour.
Miss Adele Dorsey, who has been danger
ously i'll of nervous prostration for some
weeks, is improving under the skillful treat
ment of DIR. Lacy.
Miss Annie Forsythe is out again.
A Silver Club is being organized at Gath
ers. Mr.. 7. W. Fisher is manager. The sill
yer sentiment is very strong in this vicinity.
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Fire at Union Mills.

A heavy storm passed over Union Mills on
Monday night last The frame barn of B.
F. Shriver & Co., on their farm known as
''The Oaks" was struck by lightning, and,
with its contents, consisting of six hundred
bushels of unthreshed wheat, one hundred
and forty-s bushels of seed wheat that had
just been threshed, large hay crop and a
few farm implements, was totally destroyed.
The live stock was rescued by the overseer,
who discovered the fire Immediately after the
stroke entered the building. There was 49,
mental Company, of New York, 81, 600 on the
building and 81 200 on the contents. The
barn was very large one, being over one
hundred feet long and about forty five feet in
width, and was in every particular substan-
TALLY built structure.
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Mr. Martin Grenadier and family, of Bali
more, and George Arbaugh. son of Henry
Arbaugh, of Harrisburg, Pa, are visiting at
Mr.. John Arbaugh's, on Webster street, this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward o. DifTendal are
visiting at Graceham, Frederick county.
Mr.. o. B. Jones, of Philadelphia, was a
guest at Mrs. C. j. Shellman's on Tuesday.
Mrs George w. Albaugh and son Carroll,
have gone to Atlantic City to spend about ten
days.
Prof F. Orden Pfoutz, formerly of Union
Bridge, who has again been unanimously re-
elected principal ofthe Brooklyn High School,
Anne Arundel county, is spending his vaca-
ton at Atlantic City.
Among those attending the Christian En-
deavor International Convention at Washing
ton, are Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Graham, Rev.
T. H. Lewis, DIR. l.. W. Bates, E. Bailey
Bates, Prof S. Simpson and daughter, VIM.
Mather and Misses Allie Bixler, Mary B.
Shellman, Lille Woodward, Mollie, Carrie
and Maud Shriver.
Mrs. Frank W. Fouke, of Baltimore, is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Judge Smith.
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harvest Home Festivities.

The hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Wantz, near Fountain Valley, was the scene
on Saturday evening, July 4th, of gen
eral ingathering of relatives and friends. The
occasion was bountiful harvest treat The
menu, which was unsurpassed, and served IN
abundance, consisted of spring chicken, cold
ham, cold beef, cakes, ices, lemonade and ice
cream. Those present were Jacob Wantz
and family. Emanuel Wantz, DIR. Jacob Rine
hart Mrs. Levi Snader, Mrs. Harry Snader
and Mrs. S. Horner, of Frizellburg; Mr.. and
Mrs. s. C. Storer, Mrs. Harry D. Stoner and
Miss Blanche Stoner, of Westminster; Harry,
Harvey and John Babylon, Miss Emma Baby
Ion, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Koontz and son, Misses
Emma and Mary Beemiller and others.
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neatb Of Mrs. isaiah DeyilbIss.

Mrs. Nancy, wife of Mr.. Isaiah Deyilbiss,
Of SAINTS Creek. died June %, 1896, aged SO
years, 3 months and IS days. She was a
DAUGHTER Of Andrew Nicodemus, of New
Windsor, was the mother Of four children,
three Of whom with her husband survive her.
The children are Mrs. Laura Y; Englar, Of
SAINTS Greek; Mrs. Charles c. Richardson.
Of Wakefield; and Mrs. John w. Baker, of
Oak Orchard, Nd She was afflicted for
seven months and bore it with christian forti-
tnde She was member of Bethel Church
far a number of years. Funeral services
took Mace at Bethel Church on the afternoon
of ,Jane 24th and were conducted by Rev.
Howard Davis Of New Windsor circuit.
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The old church building, which is to be
torn down. has been the scene of so many
happy gatherings that word as TO its history
may not be inappropriate. This old edihce
was, to use the language of the quaint tablet
which bears its name, "eXecuted' during the
pastorate of Rev R. S. Norris, which was
from 1855 to 1857. 1t is 30x40 feet and Gov
cred by rather fat roof The congregation
has always been placed somewhat at disad-
vantage in not having room upon the lot for
a cemetery, and with the exception OF several
graves in n sixteen feet lot no persons are
buried there.
The original board of trustees was COM
posed of the following persons-Noah Stocks
dale, John Harden, Thomas Demoss, George
Crawford and John W. Gist, who became in.
corporated under the name, style and title OF
1.-THE Mt Zion Congregation, belonging to the
Methodist Protestant Church in the United
States.''
THE PASTORS.
The ministers who have successfully filled
the pulpit since Mr.. Norris were j. A. Me-
Fadden, N. S. Greenaway, A. s. Eversole
1859, John Elderdice 1860, c. H. Littleton
1861. J. T. Whiteside 1862 and 1868, I. NJ.
BRYAN 1864 and 1865, C. T. Cochel 1866.
In 1867 Finksburg Circuit was set OF from
w. Baltimore circuit. Its pastors since then
have been w. T. DUNN 1868 and 1869, G.
H. Ellegood 1870 and 1871, A. ID. Dick 1877
and 1874, G. D. Edmonson 1875, S. L. Fer
puson 1876 and 1878, j. W. Charlton 1879 and
1880. w. d. Litsinger, 1881, 1882 and 1888,
C. NJ. Thompson 1884, W. J. Floyd 1885 to
1887, J. Il. Lassell 1888 to 1890, George X.
McCready 1891 to 1892, and Rev. S. W. Coe
1893 TO the present.
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ResoIutIous or ResnecI

WHEREAS, Almighty God, in his infinite wisdom,
has removed from among us one of our worthy and
esteemed Sunday School Teachers, MRS EDWIN ].
WENTZ, and
WHEREAS, The long and intimate relation held
with her in the faithful discharge of her duties in
this Sunday school makes 1t betting that record
our appreciation of her. Therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the wisdom and ability which she
has exercised in this Sunday school as q teacher
will be held in grateful remembrance.
Resolved, That the removal of such life from
among our midst leaves vacancy and shadow that
will be deeply realized by all the members and
friends of this organization.
Res0lred, That with deep sympathy with the
bereaved family and relatives Of the deceased we
express our hope that even great loss TO US all
may be overruled for good by Him who doeth all
things well.
Resolved That copy of these resolutions be re-
corded upon the minutes of this Sunday school, q
COPY be printed in the Hanover Herald Hanover
Record and THE ADVOCATE, and copy be forwarded
(wM. L. KOPP,
Committee Z DANIEL ARMSTRONG
JACOB d. WEAVER.