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OFF BENEFIT TO WATER CON-
" SUMERS.

The Board of Directors of the Westminster
Water Company have ordered that UPON
ALL WATER RENTS, EXCEPT METERS,
IF PAID ON OR BEFORE MAY 10, 1897,
A DISCOUNT OF FOUR PER CENT.
will be made. IF the RENT REMAINS
UNPAID UNTIL JUNE l, 1897, INTER
EST AT THE RATE OF SIX PER CENT.
PER ANNUM WILL BE CHARGED, and
this applies to all water rents in arrears.
The Board further ordered that THE Ii.
CENSE UPON ALL HOUSEHOLDS OF
FOUR ROOMS OR LESS SHALL BE
FOUR DOLLARS PER YEAR, instead Of
FIVE dollars as heretofore.
All water rents are made payable at the Of
fee of the Company-Carroll Hall Building.
A. II. HUBER,
apr3 st Sec. and Treas.
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SOUVENIRS FOR EVERYBODY NEW MUSIC
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dividend NOTICE,

The President and Directors of the West
minister Savings Bank have this Ord day of
April, 1897, declared Semi-Annual Divi-
dend of
THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT.
on the Capital Stock and 2 per cent. on
Weekly and Monthly Deposits, free of all
taxes, payable on and after April 18th, 1897.
WILLIAM II. STARR,
apr1O3t Treasurer.
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PARK WANTED
- AT
SCHI ,OSSER TANNERY.

We will pay FIVE dollars and half (s5.5o)
per ton of 1000 lbs. for prime
CHESTNUT or SPANISH Oak Bark,
of this years peeling, delivered in good order
and condition at the Sehlosser Tannery, be-
fore the 1st day of July, 1897.
ENGLAND & BRYAN,
JAMES s. BAER, Supt. Proprietors.
MARIO Pm
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CTORE FOR RENT.-Located EsssS
y in the centre OF the business section. IL
suitable for laundry, bakery, ice cream parlor,
C. BELLE ORND0RFF,
LAG E. Main street.
aprs 3t* Westminster, Nd.
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TO CREDITORS.

The undersigned, having settled in the
Orphans Court, an account of the personal
estate of
MARY A TAYLOR,
late of Carroll county, deceased, and ascer-
tanned the balance in his hands for distri-
button according to law, among the creditors
of said deceased, hereby gives notice to said
creditors to file their claims against said de-
ceased, legally authenticated with the Register
of Wills for Carroll County, on or before the
10Th day of April, 1897, preparatory to dis
tribution of the assets of said personal estate,
to be made amongst said creditors under the
direction of the Orphans Court of Carroll
County, on the Goth day of April, 1897, after
the final ratification of said distribution by the
Orphans Court aforesaid, the undersigned
will be prepared to pay to each of said credi-
tors their respective dividends according to
said distribution.
BARTON W. TAYLOR,
mar27 At Executor.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
This is to give notice that the subscribers
have obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters of ad-
ministration on the Personal Estate of
SAMUEL P. EVERHART,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouch-
ers thereof legally authenticated, to the sub
scribers, on or before the 10th day of Novem-
Der, 1897; they may otherwise by law be ex
cluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under our hands this 9Th day of
April, 1897.
GEORGE Y. EVERHART,
JOHN j. REESE,
AID Twin fOrc
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GALE OF REAL AND PERSONAL
- PROPERTY.

y PROPERTY.
On SATURDAY, 18th of APRIL, 1897,
at IL M, we will sell the Dwelling House
and Lot of the late Samuel p. Everhart, in
Westminster, Nd, his Huckster Route,
Wagon, Horses and Fixtures, and Personal
Property See bills for particulars.
GEO. Y. EVERHART,
JOHN J. REESE,
Administrators and also Agents for the Heirs.
apr1O ct P. A. Gorsuch. auct.
T LICENSE NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given to all persons and
bodies. corporate or polite, to whom it may
concern, that they
MUST OBTAIN A LICENSE,
or renew the same, on or before the
FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1897,
according to the provisions Of the Code of
Public Laws of the State of Maryland,
j, OLIVER MURRAY,
apr At Sheriff of Carroll county.
TOR SALE.-A desirable lot of kzszS
e land, in Franklinville, Carroll -.
county. Nd, improved by Stone House and
Store, and now occupied by Mr.. Roderiek
Dorsey. For further information apply to
MRS. IRENE C. BENNETT,
dee26 If Westminster, Nd.
A CHEAP HOME at Private Sale.
The House and Lot known as the Wake
field Creamery will be sold low and on rea-
ronable terms. For particulars apply to
L. P. SLINGLUFF,
apr 10 ct New Windsor:
The herald., 1897-09-15
SOLDIERS HOME

SOLDIERS HOME, Sept. 14-(Regular
Correspondence Monday evening the
home fire brigade held it's usual monthly
meeting in the assembly hall.
Joseph Keeney, late of Company A,
Twenty-first New York cavalry, has been
appointed guide for the visitors to the
home, vice A. Hopper, relieved. Joe is an
old resident at the home and a universal
favorite.
l. Buck has been reinstated in his old po-
sition as boss of the home vegetable gar
den, position for which he is peculiarly
fitted. and guarantee that the home will
be well supplied with fresh vegetables.
A special train containing the Dovener
congressional party and other visitors ar
rived at the home about $3.50 p. m. yester-
day and made short stop. They were re-
ceived at the depot by the governor, An
drew ]. Smith, and all the other officers of
the home, and mutual introductions in
dulged in. There was large number of
the old boys present to welcome the dis
tinguished visitors and cheers were called
for and given with will.
Deaths at the home since May last: Rob-
ert X. Hall, late of Company E. First CAL
Company f. Sixteenth Illinois infantry,
and Of Levi J. Laflesh, late of Company H,
Fifteenth Iowa infantry.
The icehouse in the rear Of the dining
hall has been removed and part of the ma
terials used in erecting a wash house at
the old Castle Gardens to give facilities to
those of the members who desire to wash
their own clothes instead of having them
done at the home laundry.
Bids are being called for the erection
of a cottage to accommodate the lady
nurses at the hospital and also for the
erection of two new boilers at the power
house.
The herald., 1897-09-15
FELL THIRTY FEET
And Escaped With Dislocate0
Shoulder and Bruises

James Largan, laborer employed by
Hall & Dryden, the contractors now
erecting the Story building at 373 South
Spring street, fell thirty-three feet in
that building yesterday afternoon and
escaped with only the dislocation Of his
left shoulder and a severe cut over his
left eye. That he was not instantly
killed or crippled for life cannot be ex-
planned, but as it is he will be able to
resume his work in a few days. He was
at work on the third floor of the building
near a small elevator used to hoist
building material to that floor. The ele-
vator came up with a wheelbarrow load
of brick aboard, and Largan stepped
forward to wheel it to the workmen who
were using that kind of material. AZ
he stepped upon the elevator the rops
holding it broke and the elevator, bar
row, bricks and laborer fell to the
ground floor, thirty-three feet below. He
was at once conveyed to the receiving
hospital, where an examination of hie
wounds showed them to be Of a compar.
atively trivial nature.
The herald., 1897-09-15
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Sept. A.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) There was another meeting
Of the city trustees last night and more dis
cussion of the sewer question. The mat
ter of choosing site for the outfall seems
to be the most perplexng feature in con-
nection with the proposed improvement,
there being some difficulty in finding the
character of soil adapted to the purpose
and not too far from the city. The board
decided that the property inspected Satur-
day would be unsatisfactory on account of
the tendency of the soil to hold water dur
ing the rainy season. Another committee
went out this afternoon to view a tract
on West First street
j. N. Bradford, the engineer employed to
inspect the machinery at the city water
works, filed his report last night with the
trustees He found the big pumps In good
conditidA but states that the lower shell
of one o. the steam boilers is in bad shape
and that he flues are leaking slightly. He
did not 4 slider these tefects DANGEROUS
however. The report offers suggestions
upon sever.i nlinol .a.rts in, connection
with the plant, wnicn the engineer believes
should receive attention.
Death claimed two old and respected resi-
dents of Tustin yesterday. One was Albert
M. Downs, who passed away at Elsinore
where he went recently In the hope of bene-
fting his health. Mr.. Snow was % years
The herald., 1897-09-15
SAN BERhHRDINO COUNTY

from Santa Monica, where he has been
conducting an orchestra during the sum-
mer months.
Major and Mrs. ]. w. F. Diss have re-
turned from their weeks outing at Cata-
lima, where they enjoyed the festivities
of Admission day by the Native Sons, OF
which Major Diss is a prominent member.
Miss Josephine Palmer left Monday for
Claremont college to enter upon course
of training in music and German.
DR.. A. j. Frost started Monday on an
other trip to the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado, having heard of new discoveries
since his former investigations of that
wonder of wonders
One of the scale inspectors employed by
the horticultural commission is evidently
novice and not up on all the varieties Of
scale that abound in Southern California.
He was called to inspect an orchard where
scale was suspected by the owner, and
after going all through 1t pronounced it
"clean." He had the black scale in his
minds eye and failed to notice another
variety, which he thought were specks Of
dust, with which the orchard was badly
infected. The president of the board was
called in and found what the inspector
overlooked
The second trial of John Smith for as
sault on Chinaman at Rialto came up be-
fore Justice Knox on Tuesday, the prin-
cipal source of fun being the attempt to
secure jury. "Will you decide this case
OH the instructions of the Judge to the
jury" asked the attorney for the defense.
This court gives no instructions" inter-
rupted the justice. "It ought to-" was the
response of the attorney. "This court
never has and it is too old a dog to learn
new tricks" responded the venerable dis
penser of justice. "Will you decide accord
Inp tn the laW and evidence - was the paw
tact tried by the attorney. This court has
nothing to do with the law" again broke in
the Judge; "the evidence is all the jury has
to deal with here" jury was secured
and the trial commenced.
There is a proposition on file from Prof.
A. j. Cook of Pomona college to hold a
farmers institute In San Bernardino clay
the last week in December, and the people
are asked to take hand in getting It up.
The herald., 1897-09-15
AVALON

AVALON, Sept. H.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) James Gebert of New Iberia.
La, and Mrs Gebert leave Avalon this
morning, after very pleasant visit of three
weeks at the Metropole. During their stay
they have enjoyed the pleasures of the ISL
and and take away such agreeable impress
sons of Catalina that they intend to re-
turn next year and spend the whole of
the summer here After short stay al the
Hollenbeck they go to Coronado and from
there home.
w. w. Lovett of Detroit, W. E. Chaplin
and Ralph Holmes of Little Rock, Cal,
were out hunting yesterday with Mexican
Joe as guide and brought home two of
the finest goat heads ever obtained on Cat
alma. They stayed over night at Eagle
camp, and thoroughly enjoyed their trip
Mr. Lovett, who has had some expert
ence OF Mexican Joe's fishing abilities dur
ing his visit here declares that, although
poor fisherman, his qualities as a mount
ain guide cannot be excelled.
James S. Welde and DR.. f. H. Smith of
Los Angeles leave today, after a very
peasant camping experience in Avalon.
NIT. H. ogden of Chicago, accompanied
py George Emerson, with Bob Shuts as
guide, enjoyed a huntin gexcursion YES
teraay TO Goat harbor and the hills in its
vicinity; Ihey shot two goats bringing
nome their heads and horns which thev
are having mounted. One Of the pairs of
horns was especially fine, measuring eight
cen lnches in length and twenty-four nd Il
half inches from tip to tin.
The Falcon starts its daily run TODAY.
arriving in Avalon about 12:45 p. M, and
returning to San Pedro about on N ~
The following visitors to Avalon enioved
a picnic to the isthmus yesterday nm
! board the Fleetwing: Mrs. T. G. King, Miss
". Holt of Los Angeles, D. p. Thaver of
tlong Beach, Fl. T. Stats, Mrs. Stats.
The herald., 1897-09-15
POMONA

POMONA, Sept. A.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) Last evening at the close OF
business hours a tramp across the street
saw City Recorder Gallup come out of
his office to go home. At the same moment
he also noticed the recorders name on a
sign above the door, and the tramp, with a
bland SMILE stepped across the street and
hailed Gallup, saying, with all the sang
froid in the world, rs your name Gallup; so
Is mine: l have just got in from New Or
leans; last night 1 paid out the last cent
had for a room and bed; if you could"
The rest OF the conversation is not re-
corded, though Judge Gallup would de-
sire nothing better than to record Weary
Willie's" name upon his blotter and the
operation would not make him near SO
tired" as the appeal made last night.
A sad reminder to the family of Il. w.
Johnston was the arrival of Miss Mary E.
Johnston's trunk at the depot yesterday.
Deceased had checked 1t at Kansas City.
and the trunk came through safely on an
other train than the one she was on, while
Miss Johnston lost her life on the trip.
The trunk had to be broken open by the
family in order to ascertain what dress
Miss Johnston was wearing at the time of
her death, so as to more easily identify the
remains waiting for identification at the
scene of the wreck
The marriage of Miss Myra Wilson of
this city and DIR. w. S. Robinson of Flag
staff Ariz., will occur tomorrow at the
home of the BRIDES parents on West Holt
avenue. The couple will make their home
in Flagstaff.
The Farmers club held it's regular
monthly meeting on Fred ]. Smiths spa
cious lawn on North San Antonio avenue
yesterday, the subject for discussion being
Cooperation in Marketing Fruits" 1t
is said that a majority of those present ia
vored extending the exchange system to
the deciduous industry.
Miss Grace Johnston, a sister Of Mary
E. Johnston. deceased, has been elected to
fill the latter's place as a teacher in the
schools here.
w. A. Bell returned home today from Eu-
rope.
E. F. Howe will remove his family and
occupy cottage near the corner of Par
cells and Seventh streets.
A small blaze is reported to have oc-
Cured on East First street yesterday and
was extinguished without the aid of the
fire department. the steam laundry fire.
drilled lads and lassies rendering all the
aid necessary without sending in regular
fire alarm.
The herald., 1897-09-15
Board of Education

But little business of Importance was
transacted at the regular meeting of the
board of education Monday night. On
the recommendation of the teachers
committee the following were granted
leave Of absence: Mary L. Small, until;
February 1, 1898; r. L, Ashley, untif
June 80, 1898; Grace j. Hutchins, until
June 80, 1898; Clara M. Dixon (kinder-
garten) until December 1, 1897; Adaht
Richmond, until February II, 1898; Ella
Stoltenberg, until February l, 1898; and
that the designations be accepted OF
Charlotte Sherwood (kindergarten) and
Mary l.. Bennett.
The committee also recommended that
the following named substitute teachers
be added to the regular list of teachers:f
Lucy E. Dickson, Jennie Perley.
The following resolution presented bY
Mr. Poor was adopted: '
Resolved, That the committee on
course of study, in connection with the
superintendent of schools, be empow-
cred to select books for supplementary
reading in the schools and the educa-
tional supply committee be instructed
to purchase the books so selected to the
amount of not more than $500.
The herald., 1897-09-15
TERMINAL ISLAND

TERMINAL ISLAND, Sept. H.-Regu-
lar Correspondence.) Though the season is
drawing to a close there is no diminution
of the crowds of people who come down
here to enjoy Sunday by the sea, nor to any
appreciable extent the smaller picnic par
ties arriving daily through the week. Now
that the days are getting cooler the largest
number of people come down on the noon
trains and remain until the late special in
the evening" The swimming and tub races
high diving and other feats of Raymons
and his assistant Dromio on Sunday enter
taned the visitors on Sunday last, and will
probably be repeated next week.
Last evening a party of about forty of
Royal Foresters, with wives and ladies'
came down on pleasure excursion and
had dinner at Terminal tavern. A special
train came in at o'clock with part of the
party and others came from Long Beach
on the Dawn. Coombers orchestra ac-
companied the party and played while
dinner was served and for dancing which
followed in the dining room afterward. A
number of the party went out on the Dawn
for moonlight sail after dinner In get
ting into the rowboat Mrs. w. E. Reavis
made misstep and sprained her ankle
quite severely. She was taken to the car
and everything possible done to relieve the
pain by Mrs. Shanks. landlady of the tav
ern. but the accident FASTENED the depar-
ture of the party and detracted from the
ciJOyHeHl VI tue evening. AIuOIlS lue WIS.,
iting Foresters were the following r. f.
Wirsching, T. w. Wisner, o. H. Nunally
I. Fetsch, F. H. Leach, A. Wallace, l.. A.
Kleckner, e. L. Huntington, William E.
Reavis. c. w. Young J. A. Glover, H.
Herzfeld, all accompanied by their wives
c. B. Freeman DIR. w. E. d. Morrison, E.
F. Billmeyer, George Hood, r. w. Martin
c. r. Adams. w. E. BackhamS DR.. and
Miss Oliver, r. e. Dyrsmid and lady, Mr.
Bradley.
General Andrade and two daughters and
Senior Ybarra of Guaymas were visitors on
Sunday.
DIR. and Mrs. Hoyt, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Ingram of Pasadena were here on Sunday.
Mr.. Ingram has purchased a lot in block T.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Robinson were
among the Sunday visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Goodrich and Mr.
Gage of Los Angeles were recent visitors.
Mrs. Reed and little daughter Mary re-
turned to Los Angeles after several weeks
spent here.
Mrs. Vosburgh and sons return to Los
Angeles tomorrow, greatly to the regret
of their friends who remain. Mrs. Vos-
-burgh has spent the season at Terminal
and has been the life and fun of a large
circle.
Mr. and Mrs. Keoffle and daughter Hor-
tense will leave for home tomorrow They
nave been here during the entire season.
Mrs. c. D. Willard, Mrs. Margaret Col
lier Graham, Miss Collier and several other
ladies are down today picnicking and en-
joying the bathing.
The herald., 1897-09-15
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 4.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The Oneona sanitarium, one
of the boom hotels built in this section in
1887, was completely destroyed by fire yes
terday The cause is unknown. but it Is
thought to be the work of an incendiary.
The building had been abandoned as a san
itarium for some three years, and its only
occupant was Mrs. Elizabeth b. Brewster,
who acquired the property under mort
gage Of $1,000. Later she mortgtged the
property to Mr.. Tally for $4,000, and the
building was insured in the Caledonia for
s5OOO There was about $500 worth of fur
niture in the building. but 1t was all de-
stroyed and was uninsured. The building
originally cost $4,000 and. was intended as
a suburban hotel for San Diego.
A special meeting of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association was held last
night, when it was decided that certain
local firms would send representatives
south on the next trip of the steamer AL
bfon for the purpose of developing busi-
ness between San Diego and the Mexican
ports as far south as San Benito. The
The herald., 1897-09-15
SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA Sept. 14.-(Regular
Correspondence.) Owing to Chairman
Jones continued absence, Trustee Carrillo,
presided at the regular meeting of the
trustees last night.
The street committee was given more
time to consider the Fourth street culvert.
City Attorney Tanner reported that he
had received a communication from the
Oakland Bank of Savings requesting in
formation as to the regularity of the pro-
ceedings of the board concerning the issu-
ance of sewer bonds. Mr.. Tanner informed
the board that the necessary affidavits by
City Clerk Dales to the effect that all pro-
ceedings had been regular and strictly In
accordance with the laws of the state
(Which settles the legality of the bonds)
had been forwarded to Oakland.
City Engineer Carrillo reported that he
had prepared and sent several different
plans Of the sewer outfall to Engineer
Dockweiler for his opinion.
A communication was read from e. Day
of the Signal, asking that the time for
opening the bids be extended for one week.
1t was granted.
Miss Eulaia Burke has returned to her
home in Rivera after a couple of days
pleasant visit with Miss May Daley.
The L. w. Blinn Lumber company of
Los Angeles has purchased the business of
the Sunset Lumber company of this place
of Messrs. higgins & Hostetter. Kenneth
Summerfield will probably remain in the
company's employ. Mr.. Higgins will now
devote his entire time to the practice of
law.
Fred Smith of the firm of Bassett &
Smith, who sell the earth at Pomona, was a
visitor here today.
The steamer Rival has finished discharg-
ing load of 110,S26 feet of lumber for the
Sunset Lumber company.
Steamer Caspar. Anfindsen, is discharg-
ing 5000 ties from Newport.
Steamer San Mateo is discharging 42OO
tons of coal into the bunkers
The Corona carried thirty-two tons of
merchandise and forty passengers on her
up trip yesterday.
The herald., 1897-09-15
RIVERSIDE COUNTY

to begin Improvements thereon by tree
planting.
The G. A. R. post of this city has arrange
ments completed for reunion Of the old
soldiers of the county to be held here Oct.
18th. grand barbecue will be feature
of the occasion.
At the regular meeting Of the board held
today it was practically agreed to make
county tax levy of $l3O on the 500 VAL
uation.
The report of the horticultural commits
sion for the month of August shows the
following figures: Number of inspectors
employed, 49, total number of days, 2S7
9-16; salary, $717.26; 1863 acres were in
spected, containing 14,2S6 trees affected
with insects injurious to trees and fruit:
commissioners employed. As days, at total
salary of $202.95; total expense of commits
sion for month. s923.41, of which $3.50 was
for supplies and $92091 for labor.
The visiting congressman arrived here
at 2:30 and were taken in charge by citi-
zens, who gave the visitors an excellent
idea of the city and it's groves by giving
them a drive about the valley. The Wis
itors will remaR here tonight and leave
for the east in the morning.