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WANTED-Y YOUNG VIOLINIST TO
travel. Address Mex. this Office. o1-2t*
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MEETING NOTICES
LOsT-FOUND.

TWENTY-THIRD AND H
street. a small red Jersey Cow with hall
ter. Return to 715 Twenty-third street
and be rewarded. 1t%
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1921 J-6-ROOM HOUSE; HOT AND
coId water. Inquire 1901 J street.
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THE ENTIRE STOCK OF A COUN-
try store bought at a great discount, in
Guiding hats, boots, shoes, rubbers, dry
goods and notions, all at half-price.
Everything cut in two, at TARIEL'S,
EGG DEPOT 1927 j.
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TO LEr-A NEAT COTTAGE, Sl1. APPLY
1l25 d street. oI5Ste
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1916 NINTH ST.-IN LOWER FLAT.
nicely furnished room.
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DRESS AND CLOAKMAKING.

STYLISH TAILOR-MADE FALL AND
winter suits for ladies. Prices reasonable.
Mrs. Grassme, 419 K.
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PLAZA EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, Ninth
and I-Situations procured and all kinds
of help furnished. W.. A. WALL, Prop.
Cap. Tel. 800, Sunset, black, 564.
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425 o STREET-NICELY FURNISHED
front room, suitable for two.
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TWO SMALL HOUSES FOR RENT.
including water; 1921 X street, $6: 1904
y street, ". Apply J. LANG, 500 x street.
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41912 J STREET-NICELY FURNISHED
front room; also other rooms.
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II. S. BEALS RECEIVED THE FIRST
premium at the State Fair for photo
graphs in Sacramento, and he stiH keeps
marching on with improvements in the
art. Give him a call before going else
where. Corner Seventh and Streets
Sacramento.
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GENERAL NOTICES.

NEW MANAGEMENT-TH WE'LL
known Pacific Grove Bakery, S23 street,
has changed hands. j. r. Rice and A
G. Rice. under the trm name OF Rlce
Bros have purchased the entire busl-
ness from Len Kidder. Mr.. kidder. will
collect all bills and pay. all debts OF the
old firm We will be. pleased TO receive
ali the PATRONAGE of the old firm. RICE
BROS. O---l-
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SO9 TENTH STREET-NICEIY FUR
msheQ rooms, opposite the Plaza
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bOOKBINDER5.

SEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUR
friends in the East.
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PERSONALS.

WANTED-TO BORROW $4,000 ON
good city property. p. o. box 40S.
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FRED'K GUNDRUM, M. D. Office GIL X
street From 10 to II a. m, to 4 and z
to p. m. Cap. tel, office 40; res. 521.
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DUBLIo LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER rs.

AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT
. WITH AMENDMENTS, SECTIONS 1S9
AND l4S OF ARTICLE OF THE CODE
OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS, TITLE
CARROLL COUNTY, SUBTITLE
.ROADS,' AS ENACTED BY CHAP
TER l64 OF THE ACTS OF 1892.
SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Section 1879 and
149 of Article of the Code of Public Local
Laws. title Carroll County,, subtitle
.sRoads.' as enacted by Chapter l64 of the
Acts of 1892, be and they are hereby re-
nealed and re-enacted with amendments so as
to read as follows:
1879. The County Commissioners of Car
roll County shall in the month of March, in
each and every year, after the passage OF this
Act. appoint three road Commissioners IN
each Election District of the said County, ex-
cent in the Thirteenth Election District OF
said County. in which district but one Road
Commissioner shall be appointed, who shall
be qualified voters and taxpayers in said re-
spective Election Districts and who shall have
been bona fide residents of the County for at
least two years prior to the appointment, ana
in the Districts where Three Road Commis-
sioDers shall be appointed Two of said Com
missioners shall be selected from the doml-
nant political party in the County, and one
from the minority party.
49, Each of said Road Commissioners
shall receive for his services, compensation at
the rate of two and one-half dollars per day,
provided, however, that no one of them shall
receive more than fifty dollars per annum,
except in the Thirteenth Election district, in
which District the Road Commissioner shall
receive annually seventy-ive dollars, and the
entire cost of the construction and mainten-
ance of the roads and bridges in any district
and proportionate share of the joint bridges
between said district and adjoining districts,
under the provisions of this Act including the
per diem of the Road Commissioners for said
district shall be paid out of the special tax
levied on and collected in said District, and
no part thereof shall be paid by the County
Commissioners out of the levy for County
purposes. The County Treasurer shall make
regular payments on vouchers certified and
approved by the Road Commissioners, or a
majority of them in districts where there are
three. and in the Thirteenth Election Dis
trict by the Road Commissioner for said dis
trict, and shall carefullypreserye said vouchers,
and no payment shall be made without such
eertifcation and approval.
SEC. .. And be it enacted, That all Acts
or parts of Acts inconsistent with the prOvi-
sions of this Act, except Chapter sos of the
laws of 1890 be and the same are hereby re-
pealed, and that this Act shall take effct from
the date of its passage.
Approved, March 23rd, 1896
LLOYD L0WNDES,
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE.
President of the Senate.
SYDNEY L. MUDD,
Speaker of the House OF Delegates.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House of
Delegates:
| hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
true copy of an Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the January Session,
1896. NJ. NJ. HIGGINS,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
apr lS-3t
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Sunday Trains.

On Sunday trains will leave Hillen station at 10
a. IN. and 2-3j p. m, Westminster LIZ a. m 4l6 D.
m, arriving at Union Bridge at 1l.45 n. M and 10
p. m Leave Bruceyille at 6.35 a. m. and Union
Bridge at GIG a. IN. and 4 10 p. m Westminster -
a. m ana 4.S3 p. m. arriving at Hilien Station al
90 a. m and SIS p. IN.
Frederick Division Pennsylvania Il r. daily ex-
cept Sunday Trains for Frederick leave Bruce
VILE at $40 am. and $40 p. m. Trains for Taney-
town, Littlestown and York leave Brucevile III
a. m. and 3.45 p. m
Through trains for Hanover and Gettysburg and
points on Baltimore and Harrisburg Division leave
baltimore, daily, except Sunday, at I'D a. M aud
S.32 p. m Through cars for Gettysburg and inter
mediate points leave Baltimore also daily, exeep.
Sunday, at 10.17 a. m.
Passengers for and from Cherry Run Williams
port P. V. and intermediate points, from and for
stations east of Hagerstown, change at HagerstOwn
Emmitsburg r. r. Trains East will leave En-
mitsburg daily except Sundays at $50 and 1000 a.
m ana 255 and $50 p. M, arriving at Rocky Ridge
~ so and 1880 a. m. and 3.25 and s. ~ p. H.
Trains west viii leave Rocky Ridge. daily, except
sundays, at $40 and 10.4 and 3.Sl and 6Si p
M arriving at Emmitsburg $50 and lilo a. m. and
4.0l and 7.0l D. m.
Orders for baggage calls can be LEFT at Ticket
Office, No. 205 East Baltimore street Baltimore
j. NJ. HOOD, General Manager
oetS b. IL. GRswoLD Gen'l. Passenger Agent
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century ago, and mingled with many of
them, perhaps there is not one of them
living They have passed over that bourne
from which no traveller ever returns. How
sad that everything in this life must have
an end
What a change between seventy years
ago. and now and | do not know if it is
all for the better or not There were no
''tramps' then; nor wars between labor and
capital, and consequently no ''strikes.
ENANIrEI freshman
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Mems Suits and Pants.
Whether you buy the smart business
suit at $50 or the genteel walking suit
at sl2 to SIS you get double value for
your money.
AT $50 and $40, superb line of Olive Browns
oxford Mixed, Cashmere and Home-spun
Suits.
At SD, stylish English Checks. Pn-Cheeks and
Pin-Stripe Worsteds, that are well worth $40.
Closing out medium-weight Pantaloons at half:
the s. now $50. the So now S. the 81 now
S1.25
Regular Spring Overcoats-all sorts and
shades So 80 up.
Ats9 Top Goats of Venetian Cloth. equal to any
sold elsewhere for sl2 TO sl350.
Finest line of Men furnishings in Bal
timore.
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Chief Clerk of the House
DUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 1873.

CHAPTER 1873.
| AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AND EMP0W-
| Err THE JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT
| COURT FOR CARROLL COUNTY
TO APPOINT A COURT STENO-
| GRAPHER.
/ SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
! Assembly of Maryland, That the Judges ofthe
/ Circuit Court for Carroll County be and they
are hereby authorized and directed to appoint
Court Stenographer, who shall be sworn
| officer of said court. and said Stenographer,
so appointed, shall be paid salary of five
hundred dollars per annum, and the County
Commissioners of Carroll county shall pay said
Court Stenographer the said sum of money
due to him for his service, in quarterly pay
ments of one hundred and twenty-five dollars
| (S125.00) each, on the first Monday of Sep
TENDER, December, March and June in each
wear during his term of service, Immediately
upon the presentation of the certificate of the
/ Clerk and of any of said Judges of said Court,
showing the attendance and service of said
| Court Stenographer.
SECTION 2. The Stenographer so appointed
shall be skilled in the practice of his art and
shall hold his position during the pleasure of
the Judges of said Court; it shall be his duty
under the direction of the Judge or Judges of
said Court to take full stenographic notes ofall
oral teStlnOuN anu luuiCldl OpiuiOHS
delivered at the regular terms thereof, and
also the said Judge or Judges is or are hereby
authorized to direct said Stenographer TO at
tend on the taking of testimony in any cause
depending in the Court of Equity in said
county, as said Judge or Judges may think
proper and direct by his or their order and he
shall take down in stenographic notes and re-
| duce to type-writing copy, at least one copy
thereof to be filed in the cause and certified
and returned in like manner with the regular
examiner for which said Stenographer shall
receive no additional compensation, and it
shall be his duty to furnish to any party to
such proceedings upon request type-writing
copy of the notes of testimony and Judicial
opinions taken by him or of such part thereof
as may be required on payment by such party
of the expenses of such copy, at the rate of
five cents for every hundred words. When
ever any Judge of said Court shall pass an
order requiring typewriter copy, of all or
any part of the stenographic notes taken, dur
ing any judicial proceedings at which he pre-
sided to be made, it shall be the duty of the
Court Stenographer to make such copy and
said transcript shall be fled in the case under
such rules as shall be prescribed by said Court.
SECTION 8. That this Act take effect from
the day of Its passage.
Approved, April 2nd, 1896
LLOYD L0WNDES,
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President of the Senate.
SYDNEY E. MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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FEET FITTING.

caused by lift
Shoes We such especial fitting feet accurately that Shoes
delight The fitting shapes
feeling When
fail Ororf There's beauty line and exquisite
of Walking ladies
It's be happy rich and best Ondof Shoes
higher Shoes elsewhere Our line of Shoes for
sold when actual worth
shape and Alf be fitted Stylish
pretty goods and of economy
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steamers from south Street Pier:

Pocomoke River Line.-5.30 p. m, every Tuesday
and Friday for Crisfield, Tangier Island onancoek
and landings to Pocomoke City and snow HllI
Returning leave Snow Hill at a. M, Cristield,
m, every Monday and Thursday, arriving in Balti
more at u. m.
Messongo River Line.-5.3O p. M, every Wednes
day for Ford's Crisield, Harborton, Evans, Boggs
Hunting Greek and Messongo. Returning, leave
Messongo every Friday at 6 a. M, Crisfield p
M. arriving in Baltimore at a. m.
0ccohannock River Line.-530 p. m, every sun
day for Ford's, Crisfield Harborton, Evans, Boggs
Cedar View Nandua, Concord, Reads, Davis
Shields Rues. Returning, ieave Rues every Tues
day at so a. m. Crisfeld p. m, arriving in Balti
more at a. m ...
WILLARD THOMSON,
janl1 General Manager, Baltimore, Md.
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DUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 1872.

AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION %, AR
TICLE Z, OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
LOCAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND, RELATING TO THE
TOWN OF MANCHESTER, IN CAR.
ROLL COUNTY, AND TO RE-ENACI
THE SAME IN AN AMENDED OR
DIFFERENT FORM, AND TO ADD AN
ADDITIONAL SECTION TO SAID
ARTICLE Z, TO FOLLOW SECTION
SEVENTY-THREE AND TO BE NUN.
BERED SECTION 10 A.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Section Seventy.
three of Article Seven of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Carroll County, subtitle Man.
chester, be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted to read as follows, TO witt
All property, whether real, personal or mixed
within said corporate limits, except that
occupied as churches, schools and the prop
erty owned by the Daniel and Jacob Lodge.
Improved order |. 0. o. F., shall be subject
to such taxes and charges as may be deemed
necessary by said Mayor and Common Coun-
ell, to support and maintain the expenses
which may at any time be incurred in the
Improvement and management of said town.
and for other corporate purposes. not exceed.
ing twenty cents on every one hundred dol
lars ofthe assessed value of all property with.
IN the corporate limits of said town now liable
to assessment and taxation for State and Coun.
iy taxation under the Laws of this State.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted. That the
said Mayor and Common Council are hereby
authorized and empowered to levy and collect
each and every year, as they in their discre-
ton may deem necessary, a special tax not
exceeding hive cents on every one hundred
dollars worth taxable property of all kinds
ana description liable to assessment and tax
aton within the corporate limits of the town
OF Manchesteri and the proceeds of such tax
shall be used and applied by the said Mayor
ana Common Council for the sole purpose of
improving, grading, paving, macadamizng
and maintaining the streets roads. lanes and
alleys within the corporate limits of said town
OF Manchester; and said special tax to be levied
and collected at the time and in the same
manner as other taxes are levied and collect
ed by the said Mayor and Common Council
of Manchester
SECTION 3. And be it enacted That this
act shall take effect from the date of its pass
age. '''''
Approved, April End, 1896.
LLOYD LOWNDES,
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President of the Senate.
SYDNEY E. MUDD,
speaker ofthe House of Delegates
Office of the Chief CLERK of the House of
Delegates. --o"se VI
hereby certify that the aforeoo,no ;s a trna
copy of an Act of the General Assemble Of
-i"' ''''iu, passed at the January Session, 1896
c,. NJ. M. HIGGINS,
aprlS ct
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In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Lewis Green, Trustee, vs. John d. Powder
and others.
Ordered this 18th day of April, A. d. 1896,
that the account Q of the Auditor filed in
this cause be finally ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 4th day of May, next;
provided copy of this order be inserted for
day in some newspaper published in Carroll
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
True copy,@Test:
aprls 2t BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
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Boys Clothing.

Boys Clothing.
Our Juvenile department merry with
the voices of the mothers of Maryland
Great specials this month.
At $3.50, Double-breasted Short Pants SHIFTS, all
wool; ages to 15-great variety.
At $3.50, Double-breasted Suits. with extra pair
of pants, guaranteed all wool, ages to Is;
sold nowhere else for less than s..
Exceptionally fine selection of Doube-breasted
Suits at $3.50 to $3.50.
Just in, a delightful little Refer Suit, in Blue
and Wood Shades, with large Pearl Buttons;
s. and $3.50
Junior and Sailor Suits, Blouses. Shirt
Waists and Spring Furnishings and Hats
in every style.
Hats and Shoes.
The reign of low prices of Shoes con-
tinues and Farland's Bankrupt Stock of
Hats at Half-price is still on sale, with
new arrival of spring styles every day.
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Furnishings.
MO. 1924 EQUITY.

~ ". o-tAf EeZO11 L
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
Sitting as Court of Equity.
In the matter of the trust estate of Zadock v.
Hood, JAS A. c. Bond, Trustee.
Ordered this End day ofApril, 1896, that the
sale of the Life Estate, in the Real Estate and
Personal Property, made and reported in the
above entitled cause, by James A. c. Bond,
Trustee, under and by virtue of deed OF
trust to him from Zadock v Hood, be finally
ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or before the
4th day of May, next; provided copy Of
this order be inserted in some newspaper
published in Carroll county, Maryland, once
a week for four successive weeks prior to the
4th day of May, next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
S7i0.99.
CHARLES b. ROBERTS.
True copy,-Test:
apr At BENZ f. GROUSE, Clerk.
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J. q. ORNDORFFS SONS.

Things reading and well worth remembering
recall mind that t always the long
the You don't need lind bargains here
We the value of dollar when he
We electricity but by the brilliant headlight
prices We sell good gold styles cheap silver prices We have no
nehng prices; only legitimate profits We're not DOCTORS but
the Realizing the of small things
your pennies you; your dollars will take of themselves
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DUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 91o

CHAPTER 2l9.
AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 8 OF
ARTICLE7 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
LOCAL LAWS, TITLE CARROLL
COUNTY SUBTITLE birds AND
CAME AS REPEALED AND RE-
ENACTED WITH AMENDMENTS BY
THE ACT OF THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY OF MARYLAND PASSED AT
THEJANUARY SESSION, 1894, CHAP
TER 224, AND TO RE-ENACT THE
SAME WITH AMENDMENTS.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Section s of
Article of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title Carroll County, subtitle Birds and
Game as repealed and re-enacted with
amendments by the Act Of the General As
sembly of Maryland passed at the January
session, 1894, Chapter 224, be and the same
is hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:
SECTION 8. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person to shoot, or in any manner catch, kill
or have in possession, in Carroll County, any
partridge, pheasant, woodcock or rabbit be-
tween the first day of November and the tenth
day of October next ensuing, both DAYS ex-
elusive, in each and every year; any squirrels
between the first day of November and fha LIST
day of September, exclusive, nor shall any
person during such period destroy or modest
the eggs or nests of said birds in said county.
SECTION .. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
Approved, april End 1896.
LLOYD LOWNDES,
Governor
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
Presiden of the Senate.
SYDNEY L. MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House of
Delegates
hereby certify that the aforegoing isa true
COPY of an Act Of the General Assembly of
Maryland. passed at the January Session, 1896
NJ. NJ. HIGGINS,
Chief CLERK of the House Of Delegates.
apr1S st
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CARPETS AND MATTINGS.

Carpets but down price It's
dohe While all the
of Spring the equal of
produced
for justly Rag We sold Of this
oega
You make o mistake when us for Mating
prices comparison Like the label on
the bottle, they on the outside
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NOTICE TO oRHp1roRs

This is to give notice that the subscriber has
oo.ained from the Orphans Court Of Carroll
county, 6 IN Maryland, letters testamentarv on
the Personal Estate Of s'"'"s"''''y oi'
,eo NARY A. TAYLOR,
having claims against the deceased are hereby
' warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
.nereoi legally authenticated. to the snhscr;ber
On or before the 18th day 5fNovember ls9s..
s .r may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. y sN''uueu IRON
An u;fen Ioa under my hand this 18th day Of
:. Is. - BARTON W. TAYLOR.
Executor
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apr1sst
DUBLIo LOCAL LAW.

CHAPTER AS.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD
OF COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSION
ERS OF CARROLL COUNTY TO RE-
FUND FRANK ENGLAR OF CARROLL.
COUNTY, SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS,
LESS FIVE PER CENTUM FOR MON
Ely PAID BY HIM FOR AN UNSUED
HOTEL LIQUOR LICENSED ISSUED
IN CARROLL COUNTY.
WHEREAS, Frank Englar Of Carroll County
paid for and received from the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Carroll County for the year
1898, and the said Frank Engar was after
wards enjoined BY the Circuit Court for Car
roll County from occupying the premises in
which said business was to be conducted, and
no use or benefit was had by him from said
License, and the said sum of Seventy-five Dol
lars less five per eentum of said License
money was by law paid by the said Clerk of
said Court TO the said School Commissioners.
SECTION |. Be it enacted therefore that the
Board of School Commissioners of Carroll
County be and it is hereby authorized to re-
fund and repay to Frank Englar of Carroll
County the sum Of Seventy-fye Dollars less
FIVE per centum.
SocTIoS ?. And be it enacted, that this
Act shall take effect from the date of its pass
age.
Approved, April 4th, 1896
LLOYD LOWNDES,
Governor
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President of the Senate.
SYDNEY E. MUDD,
Speaker Of the House of Delegates
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House of
Delegates.
hereby certify that the aforegoing is true
copy Of an Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland passed at the January Session, 1896.
NJ. NJ. HIGGINS.
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates
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We don't keep them; we sell them
DRESS GOODS AND SILKS.

MoHAIRs TANs BROWNS, BLUES and GREENS, honest
Al
Imported NOVELTIES beautiful elone
Silk and Wool Mixed exclusive artistic shades 81 90
BLAK GUIDES; spelled wrong, price made right
would things and let
brightest delicate and shadn possible for
in the shape SILKS MAY that
MARCH SPRING selection of SUMMER goods
Do you the for thin goods especially the
LINENS
They scay. Our Fish Scale BELTS unique
nothing We dispute this iIRTS
like our Persian ones
you say we wood and say nothing