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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

City and County of San Francisco to Allan St. John Bowie, lot on W line of Polk street. Ellen O O'Rourke to John O'Rourke, lot on s line of Pine street; 144;11 of Van Ness ave Thomas F. Elizabeth. Agnes Joseph G. and Myron T. Mcverry and Catherine McVerry Kel- ly (McVerryl to Mary A. Mcverry, lot on SW by sW 10O s25OO
 Hibernia Savings and Loan Society to Julius of Castro 25 by l14; $500.
 Alice L. Eastland to Charles Franzoi lot on NE corner of Jones ones and Washington streets. San Francisco Land Company to Florentine Auger lwfe of 59hnl and Mary 1y. A. A; Gardlner avenue. 25S:7 N of Clement street. N 41:5, E 12O. s 45:5ls W 1902: slO. John). lot on E line of Eleventh avenue. 25O N of Clement street, N 50 by E 12c gift.
 Mary A and Martin V. B. Gardiner to same.
 Florentine and John Auger to Mary A. and M V. B. Gardiner, lot on line of Eleventh iao; IseHse sio. IOO 0' clement street, 'O Oy
 Martin " B. Gardiner to Mary A. Gardiner (wife). same; gift.
 Louis Metzger to Charles M. Landers, lot on E line of Fourteenth avenue, 100 N of street, N 50 by 120; $10.
 William Steinbring. to Miller X Lux Ca corpo- rationl lot G. block BIO, south ,s San Francisco Homestead Association; s10.
 Jane Healey to Mary E. Carr, Josephine J. SchWartZ ana Frances M. Healy, lot on w line of Shotwell street. 120 N of Precta, N 50 by w 116:S, lots IS and 19, Hills map of subdi- vided P. V. lands; gift.
 Amy Landers to John Landers. estate of Michael Landers; S10
 Alameda County.
 George Farley to Josephine L. Farley. lot 36 block A. Broadway Terrace, to correct 620 d 2S1. Oakland Township; S10.
 Francis Mary Josephine Hagarty, Julia Mary c. Flood and Susan Mary R. Healy to John and Mary McDermott, lot on S line of Bay street POO W of Curtis W 25 by $ 135:S block 4. Curtis Tract Berkeley; $165
 Emma T. and F. H. Mesow to American Surety Company of New York lot on SEE cor ner of Maple street and College avenue E l20 by 64. being lot S. block A, University Villa Tract, Berkeley: s10
 Allen A. and Mary c. Curtis to Pacific Lum- Der Company Ca corporation) lot on NV corner of Daley and Bonti avenues 230. to point at the beginning of curve with & radius of 70 degrees bearing to the left: thence along said curved line to the NE corner lot 14 said point being on the line of Le Conte avenue; thence '. oo l4V 5y, 14o. to N line of Daley ave nue; thence E 5o to beginning being lots A. l6 and +. block 1s. Daley's Scenic Park, Berke- ley: $10.
 Else M. Buck to Karew K. Jensen. undivided fourth interest in lot on line of Thirty-sixth h street, 497 w of Telegraph avenue. W 37 bv i2o;l, being portion Plat 10. Rancho V. and D. Peralta, Oakland; S10.
 Catharine c. Orr and Jane and Rose Sym ington tby commissioner) to Oakland Bank of Savings, lot on NV line of Union and San
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Pablo avenues, W 152411. N 75. F 152;7 75 to beginning, portion property Villa Homesteau Association Oakland Annex; s1335.
 l.. w Forsting Oakland Loan and invest ment Company, lots l to S, block A. iots ' 10 F, block B, lots l, 2. 5, G. 9 and 10 block ', Hon Home View Tract, Berkeley quitclaim dee''
 Ann A Shepard to w. S. T. Smith. ldt on line of Haste street 21O W. of Audubon. 40 by S 1852. being lot F, subdivision Of Bell property Berkeley:
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFs.


Hay stands the same. Bran is firm. Nothing else new.
 BRAN-s15917 per ton.
 NIDDLINGS-s19Q20 50 per tor.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley. s26 5o927 50 per ton; olcake Meal the mill s31931 50; job ping. s32G3S2 50: Cocoanut Cake. s24a25; Cotton seed Meal. s2sd3o per tom Cornmeal. s23 5O9 24 50; Cracked Corn, s24125.
 CALIFORNIA HAY-Wheat. s16 5091s for good to choice and s14G16 for lower grades no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat, $15Q16 5o Dat, sl4G15 50 Island Barley $11@14: Alfalfa Slql2 SO: Stock, sl1G12; Clover. nominal.
 OUTSIDE dAY-tFrom Oregon Utah. etc)- sl1 75d12 75; Alfalfa slO91O 50; Oat, SIS 5OII5; Clover, S11 50Q12; Timothy, $u 50Gl3 per ton.
 STRAW-3s175c per bale.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET

The market Is sufficiently supplied with all kinds and quotations show no change.
 Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers follows:
 BEEF-First quality. 6hc; second quality, 60: third quality, 4h@5kc
 VEAIl-Large, 61k97hc; small. e1k9so per lb MUTTON-Wethers, 7971kc; Ewes, To. LAMB-7hGSc per h.
 PoRK-Live Hogs, 4c for large 4hc for me- dium. and SN98hc for small: stock Hoss 2j10 Sc; dressed Hogs 6G6hc for prime.
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FLOUR-Family extras. s4 1594 25; bakers' extras, s3 9094 per bbl
 MILLSTUFFS-Prces in sacks are as fol- lows. usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour 8 25 per 100 lbs: Rye Flour. g 75 per 100: Rice Flour, s7; Cornmeal, $2 50; extra cream Cornneal. s3 25; Oatmeal $4 25; Oat Greats, S4 50; Hominy, 8 25q3 50: Buckwheat Flour. s4a4 25; Cracked Wheat. s 75: Farna s4 5O Whole Wheat Flour. B 50; Rolled Oats (barrels). $5 S5G6 25; in sacks s 6596 05; Pearl Barley. s; Split Peas. s4 25; Green Peas. s4 50 per 100 lbs,
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch of the United States Photographic Office, located in the Merchants Exchange, Is mariners, without regard to nationality and free of expense.
 Navigators cordially invited to visit the office. where complete sets of charts and sail ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference. and the latest Information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building. at the foot of Market street Is hoisted about ten minutes before and dropped at noon. 120th meridian. by telegraphic signal re- ceived each day from the United States Naval Observatory, Mare Island Cal
 notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, Is published in the morning papers the following day.
 w s. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant, U S. N in charge
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les are firm, and in light supnlY.

tables firm and in light supply.
 POTATOES-50@65c per ctl for Early Rose, 50G90c per sack for River Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks, -; Oregon, S5c@s1 25; Sweet Pota- toes, 50q60c for Nearby and s1 25Q1 35 for Mer- ced; New Potatoes, r1Sd21zc per ID.
 ONIONS-50675c per ctl.
 VEGETABLES = Green Peas, 5dTc; String Beans. 5@Sc; Cabbage, 40G50c; Tomatoes, 2og 50c for Bay and 5Oc9s1 for Los Angeles; Egg Plant. l0@12c per ID; Garlic, 7qSc per ID; Dried Okra. be per lb; Green Peppers 4q5c per ID; Dried Peppers, 10@15c Marrowfat Squash, $S dlO per ton; Carrots, 25q35c per sack
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NORTH PACIFIC COAST ROAD,
Via Sausa1ito Ferry

Via SauSalito Ferry FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MILL WALLET
 AND SAN RAFAEL. WEEK DAYS-"7:20, 9.3O 1l:00 a. m: sl:Ia s:45 5:15, '60o. 6:S0 D. m
 EXTRA TRIPS-For San Rafael on Monday, Wednesdays and Saturdays at Il 80 p. ID. SUNDAYS-'S:00, 'l0:00. .11:SO a. m.: sl:iG 1:00 '4:3O 6:15 D. m
 Trains marked run to San Quentin FROM SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCIS-C Q. wEEk DAYS-5:25. '6:35. 7:45. 's.s0 a m !: 'l2:2O 2:2O. .3:45. 5:O5 p. n. and Saturdays at $40 [. IT.. ,suNDAYs.s;2o. sS:O0. 'lO:oo. su:5s a. m. , Trains marked start from San Quentin. FkOM MILL VALLEY TO SAN FRANCISCO. WEEK DAYS-5:45. 6:45 7:55, $40 a. m. !: I:35, 2:45 $50. 5:20 D. m
 EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7:00 D. m. ssUSDAYS-S:oo. lO:05 a. m.: 12:o5. 1920 s:so.
 THROUGH TRAINS s.xg c m week days-Cazadero and way stn'na. Ate ?. m SaturdayB-Duncan Mills and way
 stations. soo a- m sundays-Duncan Mills and way stsa
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CALL BOARD SALES

 usual.
 Spot wheat-shipping. $1 15G1 17h; milling, S1 2OQ1 2252.
 CALL BOARD SALES Informal Session - 9:15 o'clock - May-sOOO cts S1 1T15; 72. 900. S1 IFS. Second Session-May-S000 ctls, S1 172. Regular Morning Sesson-May-2000 ctls Sl 17A 900, S1 IS. December-4000. s1 13 BARLEY-The market was weak and dull with decline in futures but change on the spot.
 Feed. s1 27h@1 3O Brewing. .1 35G1 45 per ctl.
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session-9:15 O o'clock-No sales Second Session-December-20 cts, s1 2915 Regular Morning Session-December-20 ctls s1 29l3. May-2O00 $1 20. OATS-Are very dull at the old quotations The rain did not improve the demand for seed Fancy Feed: sl 27aa1 30 per ctl; good to choice, s1 22a@1 25; common. fi 20: Surprise. s1 3591 42h Cray sl 20Q1 221k; mill ing, s1 25a1 30 per ctl: Red. ;1 4ogf 47lk Black, q 60d1 TO-
 CORN-There were large arrivals from the East again. Prices were unchanged. Small round yellow. q 1891 l71s: Eastern large yellow, s1 10@1 121a; white, sl 10Q1 l2lb mixed, s1 0715 per ctl; California white, s1 l2IS RYE-calitornia, s1 173dG1 20; Eastern ,1 15 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT-Is nominal
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white, 2Sq4c; No. 2 Rye. 54lac; No. 2 Barley, Timothy Seed, $2 30; Mess Pork, per barrel, ss 10QS 15; Lard, per 100 pounds, s5 02G5 o712; Short Rib Sides loose, s4 7514G4 TIA; Dry Salted Shoulders boxed, 41l@42sc; Short Clear Sides, boxed, s4 S2l4 S5; Whisky. distillers fin ished goods, per gallon, $1 26; Sugar, cut loaf, , 95c; granulated 45c
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CLOSING
NEW YORK EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.

NEW YORK. Dec 1Z-Gold and silver move- ment at New York for the week ending to-day: Exports of gold, s166. 430: silver s951, 6O0
 Imports of gold $l.S00 243; silver, $47S7.
 The imports of drygoods and general mer- chandse at the port of New York for the week ending to-day valued at s10. 443, 794
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-To-day's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $293, 342 i3S, gold re- serve, S245 090, 5SO.
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. TIME BALL.

Branch Photographic Office, U. S. N. Mer- chants Exchange, San Francisco. Cal. De- cember r. 1S9S
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building dropped at exactly to-day 1. e. at noon of the 120th meridian, at o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time.
 W g. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant U. S N. In charge.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

The market is dull all around, with no change in quotations.
 BEANs-Bayos. s2G2 1o;. Small Whites. s2 1892 20; Large Whites. s1 7oG1 90; Pinks, s2d2 10; Reds. s3 1903 25; Blackeye 8 75Q4. Butters. .s242 50; Lmas, 8 25aS 30; Pea. g sO@
 sEEDS-Brown Mustard. s4 5oQ4 75 per ctl; {; yellow Mustard. A 25; Flax, s292 25; Canary Seed. 2AQ2Ac per lb Alfalfa, 51sQ6&c; Rape 2A IzAc: Hemp. 2h2q3c; Timothy, 595hc.
 DRIED PEAS-Niles. s1 5ea1 7b: Green sl 7s G1 S5 per ctl.
 POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.
 Potatoes are steady at the advance yege-
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver unchanged. Wheat and Barley weaker Oats, Corn and Rye dull. Fran firm, Hay unchanged. Beans and Seeds quiet. Potatoes and Onions steady. Vegetables firm. Butter Cheese and Eggs unchanged. Game firm. Poultry quiet Citrus Fruits continue dull. Provisions unchanged Larger sales of Wool. Meat market undisturbed. Cordage lower.
 Bank clearings show a gain.
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK Dec 1.-The Commercial Ad vertisers London financial cablegram says: The stock market here to-day was idle but firm. Americans were most active. New York prices were a disappointment. but the market opened over parity and improved gradually. closing firm, though somewhat irregular. Union Pacific was the chief feature on more favorable views to the acquisition of the Oregon Short Line There buying also on the reported acquisition of the Alton line Discounts were easier.
 PARIS, Dec. 17.-Spanish fours closed at 4505.
 LONDON, Dec. H.-Canadian Pacific, SIS; Grand Trunk 7ls.
 Bar silver flat, 27 s-16d money 3 per cent.
 Spanish fours closed at 43le.
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creameries. 14Q20c; dairies lSqlSc Cheese steady; Ss4G10zc. Eggs, easy; fresh, 21Q211hc
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted steers 10c: medium. SIC; light Sc; Cowhides, Sc; Stags Sc; Salted Kip, Sc; Calf. Sc: dry Hides. sound. 15c: culls and brands, 12c dry Kip and Veal, 15c: dry Calf, He; Sheepskins. shearlings. 15625c each; short wool. 30Q40c each: medium. 6o9soc; long wool. s0c0sl 10 each; Horse Hides. salt. s1 1892 for large and 75c for small; Colts, soc: Horse Hides. dry. sl 50 for fTEe and oeqs fS5 s%a ossc per D No. ?, 2sc; refined. iz@5c; Grease. %.
 WOOL-sprng clips-Southern Mountain. 12 months SG9c: Foothill and Northern. free. 12 94c F9othi and Northern 1ed defective sSlle; He; Eastern Oregon, 1Oq12c.
 SSTthsrn Southern Mountain
 :naoS Jaeob Woners circular says There 0g have been quite number of sales in our market this week, principally Humboldt, and Mendocino and some Red Bluff spring from 12c to 13c. In fact in the last two weeks over 1000 900 pounds of Wool have changed hands. They were all no demand for secured Wool. and most of the stock in this market is securing Wool. We will have to wait until there Is some demand for it
 From the East come reports of sales in the three principal markets the past week amount ing to JUDO OOO pounds t3 at lower prices prices than to realize that they made mistake in holding Woos for extreme prices, and now conclude to accept ruling quotations.
 ''The London auction sales which closed last Tuesday did not show any better prices than at the closing sales in October last, with coarse wools and crossbreds at from to 7Ia per cent lower Of course, under existing cir cumstances, cannot import any foreign Wools, as domestic Wools from 15 to 20 per cent lower than foreign Wools would cost. This state of affairs Is owing to the very large stock of Wools in the United States which has to be worked up before can expect al lthe benefit that the Wool tariff should give us''
 HOPS-1s9S crop. I1kQ14c per lb for ordinary 14lkGl5lec for good and 1sG1Sc for choice to fancy
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WEATHER REPORT.

d2Oth Meridian-Pacific Time)
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17-5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to zsSe as compared with those of same date last season, and rainfall in past 24 hours:
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BANK CLEARINGs.

Local bank clearings last week were SIS, 4S6,- 376. against SIG, 6lO 155 for the week last
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. Dec. 17.-Consols, 1101a: silver 27 9-16d; French rentes 102f 5c; wheat cargoes off coast. nothing doing; C. -oes on passage easy for white quiet for red.
 LIVERPOOL, Dec. 17.-WHEAT-Firm; {; wheat in Paris dull; flour in Paris. dull COTTON-Uplands 31sd.
 CLOSING.
 WHEAT-Futures closed quiet. December 6s 11hd; March, 5s s24d; May 5s Shd; No. l red northern spring. firm, 6s Id; No. 2 red Western winter, firm. 6s "a.
 CORN-American mixed spot old. firm, 3s 1012d; December quiet, 3s 10Ad; January, nom- inal; March, quiet, 3s 614d.
 FLOUR-St. Louis fancy winter. steady. ss. HOPS-At London Pacific Coast, dull, e4 15s to e5 15s.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-FLOUR-Receipts 14, LIT barrels; exports 7143. Quiet and shade easier Winter patents. s3 7OG3 s5; winter straits s 45d3 55; winter extras, s2 70q2 90; winter low grades, g 4O62 65: Minnesota pat ents s 70d4 Minnesota bakers S2 S5d3.
 WHEAT-Receipts 20,5S4 bushels exports, 15S. SS3. Spot, easy; No. ? red, 771sc f. 0. b. ahoat. Options, after opening easier on cables. rallied on adverse Argentine news, only to suffer a second decline near the close through a heavy unloading by scalpers. The close was 12G%c net lower. March, 7424Q75fsc closed 74%c
 HOPS-Steady; State common to choice. 1896 crop, 7dSc; 1897 crop, 11d13c; 1898 crop, 19G21c; Pacific Coast, 1896 crop, 7qSc; 1897 crop, 120 13c; 1898 crop 19q21c.
 WOOL~-Steady; fleece, 17G22c; Texas, 11d14c.
 METALS-The firm naming the settling price for leading miners and smelters at the West quoted lead at sS 55, copper SIP 75 and casting copper S11 6212
 The Metal Exchange issued no report to-day.
 COFFEE-Options closed quiet, unchanged to , points lower. Sales. 5000 bags including January s5 65; September S6 10; October s6 15. Spot coffee-Rio. market firm; No. invoice, 624a67sc; No. jobbing, 7A47asc mild, firm; Cordova 734G15c.
 SUGAR-Raw. barely steady; fair refining, 37sc; centrifugal, 96 test 4%sc: molasses sugar. 35sc: refined steady; mold A, 52sc; standard A, 5c; confectioners A, Sc; cut loaf 5ssc; crushed. 5Ssc; powdered, 5Ac; granuated, 51sc;
 BUTTER-Receipts. 25OO packages Firm; Western creamery, 15G21c; Elgins, Pic; fac tory. 12d141zc.
 EGGs-Receipts, 400 packages. Firm; West
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Cash nnntatinns u

Cash quotations were follows:
 Flour. steady; winter patents, s 40Q3 50: straights. 8 l0d3 20: spring specials, 8 e0G5t: spring patents. sS 20G3 5O straights g S0a3: bakers. s2 2od2 70; No. spring Wheat. 6Sa65c No. red. 6S@69c; No. Corn. 34ls434Ac; No. ? Oats, 26Q26S4c; No. white, 2s4c; No. 3
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Morning Session.

MUrnINB StSSIUn.
 Board 125 Central Light and Power. 15 co 25 Central Light and Power, 5........ b % 25 Equitable Gaslight .................... 50 Street % Equitable Gasight ................... % 100 Equitable Gaslight ................... 25
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WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-Chicago was lower and this mar ket was off In sympathy. Trading was dull, as usual.
 Spot wheat-shipping. $1 15G1 17s; milling, S1
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LOCAL MARKETS.

EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
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DRIED FRUIT

NEW YORK, Dec. 1L-California dried fruits: Apples firm. others quiet.
 PERFORATED APPLES - Common, 7GSc; prime wire tray. sac; choice, 9G9Ac; fancy, 10c. PRUNESAd10iac
 APRICOTS-Royal 11d14c; Moorpark 14G17c. PEACHES-Unpeeed, S1zq121kc; peeled, 1S@
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'oTAToEs. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES

Potatoes are steady at the advance. vege-
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INVESTMENT BOARD.

rket-street Railway ............... 5S 25
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ter class of goods at cheaper cost, cannot
be found anywhere, containing as it does
everything desirable for snug and happy
home. The store has consequently an ex-
tensive patronage.
The junior partner is Mr.. Francis G..
Sharrer, like his father native of Car
roll, whose skill as an embalmer is so well
known that comment is almost superfuous.
In connection with the furniture business,
the firm conducts the work of "undertak
ing, which of course, requires care, at
tention and promptitude- of which
qualities Sharrer & Son possess Their
caskets and collins of various woods and al
different prices, are surpassed by none else
where for excellence or elegance, the
younger member of the firm giving this
branch his special supervision. He has
two handsome funeral cars and he is an
expert embalmer of the dead, having taker
lessons from Prof Sullivan, one of the
most experienced embalmers in the coun
try years ago.
The special aptitude for business which
has marked the lives of these gentlemen
so long, is not their sole badge of merit,
for amid the cares of their calling, the,
find time to foster every enterprise of i'm
portance in their native city Westmin
ster has always reason to rejoice over thu
presence of such citizens, for it is owing tt
the exertions of such that the city -four
ishes, expanding steadily through thei
combined efforts year after year, until j
will finally take its place among the riches
ones of the land.
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JOSEPH D. BROOKS.
Popular Register of Wills.

Law as the subject matter of jurispru-
dence, is the body of rules regulating the
relative rights and duties of men in society,
declared and politically enforced by public
authority and represented by men chosen
for their ability. As one of its ablest ex-
ponents, the subject of this notice,
Mr. Joseph d. Brooks takes an honorable
position, having been Il member OF the
Westminster Bar since the May term of
1885. 1t is hard to realize the wide field
of study and research which the law pres
ents to its opponents and it is only men of
aptitude that ever attain prominent
measure of success.
Such man is Joseph D. Brooks, who
was born in Baltimore, April 10, 1861, a
memorable day in the annals of that city,
for the first blood of the civil war then
dyed its streets, as history discloses. His
father DIR. Brooks, was noted practit-
Toner of Baltimore, who filled some high
municipal offices, such as councilman, etc. ,
and who died there in 1872. When
twenty three years old Mr.. Brooks came
to Westminster, after having graduated at
the John McDonogh School, near Balti-
more, in 1878, and studied the rudiments
of law under Judge Henry Clay Dallam,
Baltimore, man eminent in his day in
the legal profession. Mr.. Brooks con
tinued his studies here under Hon. John
+. Smith and was admitted to the Bar in
his twenty fourth year. His subsequent
career has been spent in this city, where
he has filled the Mayor chair three terms
in succession. 1892. 93 and 81. He
was candidate for States Attorney in
1891. but underwent defeat through cir
cumstances that arose; although running
ahead on his party ticket He has
achieved success in life through his innate
worth of character, which inspires conf
dence as well as general respect. For eight
years he was actively connected with the
Westminster Fire Department as Marshal
and he has been also a member of the
Committee or Topics of the State Fire Or,
ganization for some time, having also serv
/ ed on its Executive Board Mr.. Brooks
1 now fills the post of Register of Wills IL
Carroll county.
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M. w. BABYLON.

In the commercial circles of any city no
one is of more vital importance than the
successful and reliable grocer. He who
deals in pure articles of food, keeps fresh
stock on hand always, and is able to detect
the adulterated substances while refusing
to sell them. Such man should receive
the hearty support of every wise house
keeper, for "health is happiness, and
upon the grocer depends not little the
health of the household.
The stand where Mr.. Mordecai w
Babylon plies his avocation, ID East Main
street, was founded many years ago by
Mr.. Haines, but its present proprietor
came into possession of the premises in
1889 and has since conducted the bust
ness. He has constantly on sale the finest
brands of teas and coffees, all fancy and
staple groceries, the best family -four,
wines, ETC., at prices as cheap as it is
possible to find them He also conducts a
bar in the rear of the store where the
purest brands of liquors are dispensed, and
his whole establishment wears a neat and
attractive appearance-something that ap-
peals to all persons of taste or refinement.
One of the features of his business which
all customers appreciate is free de-
livery system, by which anything the
buyer purchases is sent home in the gro
Ger wagon, which thus runs daily for the
people accommodation.
Mr. Babylon is product of Carroll
county and possesses the courtesy, genial
temperament and honor for which this
section is famous He belongs to the Re
formed Church and has a fine residence at
AZ Pennsylvania Avenue