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Personal NoIes.

Granville S. Haines and wife. solomon
Shepherd, Mrs. David Englar, Miss Moran
Englar. Miss Laura Shaw, Mr., and Ms.
James NJ. Shellman, dined on Sunday with
Mrs. Clarke aud daughter, at Charles !.
MS. John Clarke, Of Ellieott City, was a
guest this week of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles !.
Hibberd, near New Windsor. Mrs. Clarke
Is a sister Of Hatterslee Talbot.
Mr.. aud Mrs William Bowers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Fritz, and Miss Annie Baker OF
Baltimore, and Charles Spielnlan, visited the
Gettysburg battle field on Sunday.
Mr.. John c. CAssell, Of philadelphia, Pa,
is visiting relatives in this city aud vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs Nimrod T. Bennett, ct War
feldsburg. entertained al dinner on Sunday,
Mrs. A. V. StoufFer, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
StoufFer, Mrs. Walter Stouffer aud daughter
Eva. Mr.. and Mrs Harry Siouffer. Of New
Windsor; Miss Kate and Thomas Slingluf, OF
Wakefield; Mr. and Mrs. James Beaeham, ot
Ayondale; Miss Emma and Frank snader, 81
Frizellburg. and Thomas J. Stouher, OF bsi-
limore.
Mr.. Charles P. S,ouch, Of this city. has &C.
cepted a position in WAynesboro, Pa, and
leit for his new home on Wednesday evening
Miss Florence Is. Zepp, Of this city, is yis-
ting friends in Howard and Montgomery
counties.
Mr.. L. L. Bilhngslea. of Philadelphia, Pa
was a guest of his brothers aud friends here
this week.
Mr.. Frank Matthews, Of Cape Charles Cliy,
Virginia, son Of Mr. r. Charles Matthews, o.
this city, is visiting his family. lie speaks IN
the highest terms OF his usw home, aud Of
the great improvements IA this city duriHE
his absence Of eigh; years.
Mr.. Guy W. Steele and wife have moved
TO this city, and nov occupy the Fiuk prop
| cry on Court street.
Mr. Joshua Stevenson. Of near this city
visited Roanoke. Virginia. last week. daT'ng
I the Fjremen's Convention. aud WAS grraih
I pleased with all he saw. He thinks Roanoke
l IS a ''hustiing town.
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NaHhcrrY Items.

Farmers in our section are very basy sow-
IA, their grain whieh j. very late but inNy be
ali the better on account Of ,he Hcssisn ny
MIR. Levi IL. Myers, near here, lost u very
valuable horse from collie on FRIDAY vi last
week.
The farms OF the late David Slouesiier we're
offered Al public sale on last "Wednesday The
home farm. containing 10 acres, Was purchas
ed by JOS Myers for $40 per acre. Inc adJo'n-
ing farm was offered but not sold
Daniel Eckard sold his property TO Ruins
Myers for $500.
Quite number of persons from thi' wen
jry visited the Gettysburg battlefield on last
Sunday aud had n most enjoyable time.
Miss Matte Adelja Hill, who visited her
many friends ia this vicinity during the past
week. will return To Baltimore next week.
GA Thursday evening aweek, Mrs, Amos
FoWbIe, of UuioutOwu, was summoned 10 the
bedside OF her afflicted mother, who has been
very III for some time. On Saturday evening
Mrs. Fow Die retired TO All arm chair TO which
she had been accustomed to about O. CLOCK
apparently 10 good health. About 100 clock
a member of the family had occasion to enter
the room aud found her sleeping; shortly AT
forwards they again entered the room aud
we're horrihed 10 find she had died without
making a struggle. A physician Was hastily
I summoned, VINO ealu iitA Nt9th was 49, -
heart failure. Her remains were taken 10
Upiontown on Sunday afternoon aud inferred
ON Monday afternoon, Elder Craft officiating.
81 leaves husband and three small child
ren. Her age was "a years aud 70 days;
en- Wednesday night her mother, Mrs. David
Phillips. died about II o o'clock. Her death
was moi unexpected, AS she had been very Ill
for the past month, and on last Friday she re-
! ceived u slight paralytic stroke aud had been
verv Low ever since until death relieved her
of her suffering. Mrs. Phillips leaves hus-
| band and nine children. Funeral services
this Saturday morning at the house, after
| which the remains will be inferred at the
Church of God cemetery in Uniontown. Mrs.
Phillips was IS years, months and 8 days Old
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Cover Items

Tho ast..uliou of the cliizeus o. iAss piAcv
"a. attracted Is-g Sunday by strap De
ts,e,.s a e,,lorrd prcacarr, whn ~as holding =
village ruca1upusrni near here. and utc 81 'he
l.sd.uy brvGhrru 81 has eougrerAiIn. u se'-'ais
thai The brother DID not IKE the ~s' IN ~hteA
The pastor ~as preaching. And SEATED g.
make an amendment 10 b.. sermon. bat or
l-,ng r-fasrd, invited the preacher into ia''
rad 10 haze Is oui. SAVING ~" . nu'so "a'
a A5ask Afr3csta niger
Re-. Nr. Mvicr = holding pf'''sAeirl
meeting st Bglhauy Charch near hsrv. he
meeting begun lat Sgniay nikht afA The
church SIS rruad~t.
iamiiy scualon sas hcld Al Mrs- 1c"rse
Refers Ca Tuesday uighl. the @fh ali'aaa.
Ibe rvuuiou ~as Eiv~u ,a hoaor Of AF. Juseps
Fsr3 and ~itc, IL haasa,, Eao have b@eg
visiting tY5enAs ard rclA,svcs 10 CaEroi ani
Fre,i.riek ,aualis- fhsss pr~srut sere NJ
Grarer r. lrT AHi ~lir, NJ Jacob elE'n ard
u,se. El.e 81 sin. 81 Westminster, ti~f,Isrntr
R5si~r. Jsa~yb Fssl ant sic, 81 hsHsAs
john EIelu aui uii~. GFaer ElgIn. 81 " 81
minister: W.ilszia e Eler, kisr tra~toFd,
Jsss Elren anI u,f,.. IT West Falis. E4~art
R.sl.r sni Bert Fujiey. Of ksus>S NJ,
FoTi and ~lls. together 18th Nj. fnitFy
len Nt. Airv ou the II o. ~. isasn on tn'
s0,h aitsal1. fnr their h0ne ia hsPub''c e1Hn
gv N Aus1ts.
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unioatnwn Items.

\ number Of Baltimore wbeelmen landed
here on Sunday afternoon about % CLOCK,
renresrniing the Crescent Whcelmea Ciah Of
Baltimore. SixIeen member, started, bat four
Of them gave up AZ Westminster. leaving
eleven men and one woman 20 arrive va oar
town. They we're served dinner hy Mir.
Frauk EekArd family. The representative
OF the club were Mgs.rs. VIM. VI. Allen.
Oliver +. Walsh, " r. Gather. Arthur Nor
wood. u. c. Doves, Edgar Sheiblein. Ernest
O. Lewis. Harry YiHgiiug. Ww. Stone.
Harry W Stone. JACK Reiteh And Ms Mar
raret Gaasrr. Nheu the wherimeR rachel
Baltimore they intended tn make enough
runs around the lake ;n make ii a ceaiary rua
Miss Florcucc Scott. Of Baltimore, uas the
eueS, &c friru3. here a few DAYS iAis ~c-k
Mrs Psrtia Michscis Bee Armacsst- taugh-
Ter o. NJ. George Gilbert, OF Baltimore, ioF q
erly uf tai. place, was married on IUessiav
evening 20 Mr.. Charles >hcrperd. q Bats
more. az the Fulton Avenue PreSbytersaa
parsonage
Nrs sarah Fus. retasued from BslumoEo
on FRIDAY, where she hsi bryn visiting her
daughtrr, Mrs. Jane Giberls issaily and
other friends.
Rev. Noah Yeiseg. Missionary 80 India,
uiH deliver q frye lectare in the Latacfsu
church on Monday evening. October = lie
IS supported bv the children al the church ta'i
!. known as the Children Missionary.
I Mrs. Deuir Bodkey and daughter Babic, OF
I Baltimore, are VISITING Mr.. and Mr. Wesley
Z Rodkey.
/ Miss Aana HArbAueh. uhe has l'--,-u ..-ead.
B ing 4 fsa weeks p.th ;rsrudS 10 !saE~rsf,'s' s.
and elsewhere. retained hofae on Saturday
4 Mr. MORRISON u. Sm.yb -f~ut "Wednesday
I asd Ihurs,iay n. iAe York isss.
Z Mrs. ". c. Cooksoa aud Caihsnnc i.srrh.
( Of Westminster. went 60 lors. Pa, ou iassss
day o. ,rssl frieads and attend the fair.
Ms Cora Lambert. Of Neu Windsor, sad
/ Miss Annie Baasi. 81 Cless Ridge, werc guests
/ % Mss Anua SaaR oecf Sunday
Miss Neuie Myers. 90 Frcvanton. visitrd
Misses MAry aud Martha Hi,cshea oa SUNDAY
Ms Margaret A. Hartman spent ih' Pasi
week visiting friends IN Fuzellbag
Miss Mae Uagcr. daughter ui Mr. jesse
UngeF. % BALTIMORE. formerly II Jnlootcsr
district. has gone ou she Stage Size has be-
6Fsl engagement q, Baltimore. and then nj
go To Cincinnati. Ohso. where she has an en
sngsucnt In the near t4tgrr.
Cards ST invitation are uat announcing %.
9Th anniversary or wooden wrd Ing ~ M
aud Mrs. Jerry Garner, 60 he celebrated az
Tuesday. Oetolcr ipsb. ~ their home.
Al tie home % Mr. ani Mrs. Ell. Ha1
sock. o. Tuesday evening, Elder : y. Graf
( of the Church of God ot3cIatrd al the mar
rage of Miss Maud. daughter OF Mr.. Err
Fieagle. of Nckinsty's Nils, aud Harr
Barnes. The marriage sss followed by a re
ceriiun.
Mrs. Saliic Sslby. Mrs. Sarah Fuss aud Mr.
Frederick Tan,y spent the week Al Bars Hi
attending the convention III the Church q
God Eldership.
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Foot Ball.

The fsas bAil season a. the College ls sell
asd,r say aud The prospects Cor = good team
.ersa a. be vcty bright. The team : IA charge
al C0arbes Hurljagause, potet ex te'erAG -
ytr,1nia Aad Maryland A,hleaic Clab player,
ah6 Is had Il u1rk developing the ne~ mate
raj. THrnty eve candidates SsFv SEMI TO the
training table lasi wrcE, sgnoug ~hon are
Wells. nashirId, MAFine. St0EacI, Roberts
and Bakrf at last year team, beside s.'aae
yery promising n-w men ~hu have had valaa
bic .xrcr,elsre either on last rear ciab % on
other school teams. Mr.. Lowudcs Wells,
10. IL Hyatisrille. Nd, captains the 'raH
tn. YEAR and Is SAL playing bis usual strong
game a. quarter. The season opens today Al
Alexandria. Va. With \ game Siih the strong
Epi.ropaI Hizh School eleven OF that piSev-
The complete schedule arranged b Mana
Ger Iurpin Is A. follows October sth, bps
sop.l High Seheo. At Alexandria, Va; Oeto-
her l4,h. Maryland Agricultural college at
College PARK. October 2tsy. Washington Col
I..r Al bone; October 2s3h, 81 John's Cot
leg. al hotue; November tsh, Johus Hopkins
University At home; NoyvpabSF llth, koeA
{ UiI College at Elhcou City; November is1h-
Druid Athletic Club al Baltimore; November
/ 25,b. CialAudei al Washington; ThanSsgi'lns
I pay. College Of Physicians and Surgeons a
home
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n.o...a.uas Of the schnnl BOARD.

October 4th. lS99.-The School Board met
pursuant to adjournment, all members oe'is
present except DR.. Reindollar. 49,:
The Secretary presented communica'i"''
from John s. Slrcklin of the Eighth oislr'o',
declining to build the new school mousse d,
Eberg this fall as per contract, on Inc grou''''
that he could get no assurance from the 10
irons that the hauling would be done prompt
", but that he would perform his contract 1t
building could be delayed till spring nc
matter was referred to the Eberg committee
with power to have the building .erec'eG 'hiS
fall If another contractor can be secured.
Mr. Nicodemus reported that the work at
Mt Airy is progressing rapidly. He also re
ported that the party who broke up the out
building at Ridge school had agreed 70 re-
Mace same with a new one, which would DE
satisfactory to the board.
The reouest of Rev. J. I. Moten for the re-
opening Of the colored school IN Fool Chulcn,
Fourth district, was again taken up anu II was
decided to grant the request provided me Pai :,
ents would guarantee sufficient NUMBER Oh
pupils. ,,..- p.;f
Messrs. John }. Reese aud j. Milton heiI-
snider Esq, of the Board of Trustees OF 'he
Westminster High School, had an andie"ee
with the Board urging the appointment "
another assistant teacher, the grazing % ,.io
lot, and the necessity of putting silN 'of
water on the second floor. The Board prom
ised TO Give the matter due consideration.
After u visit to the school IN BODY II was
voted to refer the requests to MeSsrs. uehF
aud Grimes.
The Board directed Messrs. Gehr, Grlmes,
and the Examiner 10 prepare and nave Pr'u'-
ed blank building specifications.
Numerous applications for appointment as
assistant teachers were read aud deferred
Miss Mary II Stonesifer was appointed assist
ant at Carroll Academy, said appointments
to date from tbs time the Board may authof-
ize her to begin work.
Mary Edna Frock' resignation OF a scholar ,
ship in the State Normal School was read
aud accepted.
Ii was voted to continue the Board ar
rspg-meut with Rev. $. 5. Henry As teacher
Of the German School in the Fourth district.
The Board decided to rent n building and
open school at Double Pipe Greek.
Miss Blanche Phillips, of Union bridge.
was appointed to a scholarship al the State
Normal School The application Of Grace
Duddraar, OF The Fifth district, Tor scholar
sbin At III. same school was referred % the
emergency committee with power TO appoint
her II she masses a satisfactory examination.
Stella Aldridgeof. the Ninth district, ID. Roger
EngIar. of the Eleventh district, and Marie
Senseaey. Of the Twelfth district. we're APP
pointed tn county scholarships ~ western
! MARYLAND College. The two remaining VacSn
. cieS were referred to the emergency committee
with power 10 appoint. a.,
A large number Of repairs aud luei otis
I Sere passed and ordered paid.
The following teachers contracts were con
s,,,sa Robert T. RaFaes at Mt Vernon,
( Ct.ra II. Koouiz at Slack. J. Irene " hitehil
{ :, HI. MilIs Charles Bittle ~ MgaduN
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES,

Carroll tl.atsc. Reformed Churrh.- Beniamia's
,hurch- sunday scheoi al isoP M Divine service
Al sW q m - Matthews Cbufeh--sui'day
sehooi AIS 5. IN Divine service a. 10 a m 60.
Moly Communion A. follows Jerusalem Church.
Osct0ber Is BeBAmiH's Church, uctoo<F = -
n ). Naesii.tcr. Faster.
salem charge Intnerau Charrh. benamns
Church sunday school At p IN Preaching al
S.s,rt.x A , "a m 81 fnhn-s ChuTgh-Surday
Schoul az a IN Preaching a. 10 a m Calcchise
Oh SA'u'NA' - ~ sA piehi Pastor.
t,rNee Lutheran Church sunday school Al a.
IN. Preaching at 1880 = IN. sabicct, The Ex-
p.~pre and Punishment Of SIN services y,
Memory OF the late Rev. II. W hubns' D. - al
q" ? NJ / = : = T. = 4 Miller. Pastor
Nj. Union Service at 10 a wiutrrs--Ser
yiee at 80 .. ~ BsGst-ComInunion service
sunday the isth inst At 10 a. IN Preparatory ser
e. W BaughmGn. Pastor.
t-,i,ntoysn NJ r Church --Twentieth Century
service a, 10 30 "A. m. Evening service AZ ~
O'Clock Revival service at Pipe Greek church Al
49, b " Eindlry, Pastor
,,.,,,.,,.r, NJ s ,,hureh.--Snnity school 81 sl5
= m rrra,.hirg at 1910 4. ~. and 10 y, m
Noruing sermon wiil BE- followed by The sacrament
OF the Lord's supper Epwortn League '' o. - = ~
F'@'e' As'''"s Joe. brown Pastor
Nriht-tist Protestant Church, Rev W Il GTsh1,Il,
ID. d. Pastor.-SAbtath erylees-ireaching by
ma tastnr at i0S1 n. 10. and 80 .. ~ sabbath
sehta,l ~ AS a n Christian En-styor Service IN
the lecture room at 50 p m Atd-week service IA
IN. lecture room Wednesday evening. at oelock.
- Johns Churrh-SIndays-Low Mass AT 10
ami High Mass al 10 m Ncsiers at 80 ?. IN
nnriug the week.-Mrs. at a ".
Joseph II. cassidy. Pastor.
ASCENSION ChuFeh-sundRy, Oct l.-lloly Eu-
charist al 80 y IN. Mathis at 10 n. m Secoild
HOLY Eucharist at 1890 a. m Evensong ~ Ito
and : n m Neutrality-suspicious. and Holy Eucha-
rist at Z A. m Evensons Except Fridays) AT y.
M Eyensoug Friday, at 80 p. m
- < b. Taylor. Rector
The Bows Meeting will be reopened SATURDAY
afternoon at $50 o'clock, october :. 1872 IN Carol
Hall
ST Paurs Reformed Church-Sutiiay SSnu"i a.
q n "a m Divine service at 1888 a. m. and p IN
calvin :. Slagle, Pastor.
Tniontown Church OF God.-sunday school Al
A m Preaching at lois a. M. In the evening
NJ ~ ;. b. Craft, Pastor.
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Silver Run Items.

Mr.. B. d. Kesuper showed u a sweet po-
lo,A recently that weighed d pounds. Who
can beat itg
NJ. \. y. Yei.er moved iaio bis new house
on saturday.
Silver Run hiss hal the misfortune Of get.
ting the iolgale back again 10 the wss, end
If ;sWn, a distance oi about three quarters oi
a nile from the gate OF the east end. There
Is still room tor many more between the Iwo.
Mr. Nelson koonyz lost a valuable horse on
Sunday last from ioekJaN.
Mr. David Boose has his neN house nader
roof aud ready for piasterIng.
Mr. William II. kooatE went lo Washing
ton, d. e., last Tuesday Ia see Admiral
| Dewey aud Rear Admiral Srhley.
/ Mr. David Feeser has improved hIs prop
| eriy here 10y putting new roof on the house
( aud haru.
/ Rev J Stewart Hartman. the newly elected
4 pastor Of St. Mays Reformed congregation,
/ moved into the parsonage on Thursday Of
Z last week.
Services ID the gaformcl Church Sunday
at . 80 p. nl.. aud ia the Lutheran Church at
1 10 a. "a.
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Jurors for the November Term OF COur

y HluiS Ayt tA@ AfSFNA-N~A $780,
Chief Judge Bond on Monday drew The
following jurors for the November Term q the
Circuit Court;
INSTRUMENTATION II. F. Bosersox,
James &. Gait. Americas Shoemaker. kdward
b. Gettier.
Uniontown-Edward G. Gilbert, J, HAnil
ton Singer. John H. Beuner. William i. Bor-
ing.
Myerz-George Lawyer, David GeA'ing,
George FormSai.
Woolery' s-John klee, Cardiff /. Holllngs
worth. John Shafer, Lewis H. Knox.
Freedom-Franklin NJ. Dorsey, Philip h.
I.auterbaugh, Samuel L. Little. Aibtn owings,
Robert c. Mckinney.
Manehester-Allen X. Lsppy, Dr. John r.
B. Weaver, Alfred &. BAchman. George Z.
Siansbury, Luther II. HotIaeker.
estminster-A brahzm l. German. John
| Sehweigart, William A. Cunningham. Charles
/ W. Sehaeher, John L. Reiisnider, Johh i.
Elgin. George Leas, William Z. koop, Jena
than NJ 0wings.
| Hampstead-Johu j. Neudeeker, LeWi'
1 Green, Weldon b. Wooden.
/ Franklin-Simrod Davis, Abraham !.
I CrOnk.
Middleourg- Myers, Frederick Nshr
New wiudsor-Loais II. DieIman, Aarof
Bixler, Solomon p. EuglEr.
Union Bridge-Joseph Wolfe, Israel {
Rnehart
Mount Airy-Rober, sellman, John b
| Rnnkles.
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News of the Week.

The Cow Creek Tram Company saw mill,
at Cali, Texas, was burned on Sunday Loss
Sl50000.
Fire almost destroyed the town Of Nebo,
Pike county. Illinois, Monday, over 30 build
ings being burned.
The town of Duquen, i'll Arkansas, was de-
stroyed by fire Monday. Fifty-four buildings
were burned, entaiing loss OF S25O.ooo.
On Monday, at the Stock Exchange IN New
York city, call rates ran from & to 30 per
cent, and on Tuesday the rate touched 40 per
cent.
On Tuesday fire burned over 5000, 600
feet Of lumber and some buildings at En-
deavor, Forest county, Pa. Loss over sou,
600; insurance S25, 900.
A lodging house in Bradford. Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire Monday, with Rachell's shoe
store entaiiug loss of $50, 900. One lodg-
er was cremated in his room.
| Sixty blacksmiths, who came from New
York. Wednesday, to work at the Cramps
shipyards, yielded to the opportunities of the
strikers and refused to go to work.
Illinois Cereal Complny's plant, in Bloom
| ington, Illinois, caught fire Sunday night, and
the five large buildings were totally destroyed.
| Loss, $500, 900; insurance, Sl5O,0OO.
J. T. Reese, of the National Mine Workers
| Union, in an address to striking miners al
| Leavenworth, Kansas, Wednesday, said no
miners kit was complete without rifle.
| At Wilmington, Del. Wednesday night,
one of the departments of Blumertha Cos
morocco factories burned, causing loss OF
| $3.50. 600 and throwing 400 persons out OF
work.
On Wednesday 800 machiuisls aud filters
| i
centres from Fort William to Vancouver,
struck. Recognition of their union was re
| fused.
Admiral Dewey had an interview with the
| President. Wednesday, the result OF which
was an order directing the despatch OF a mum
Der of vessels, including the cruiser Brooklyn
and several gunboats to the Philippines.
| Vincent K. Keesey. aged ~ years, died II
York. Pa, Wednesday. He was the oides
| llwyer at that bar, president of the Farmers
| Bank. and a Democrat in politics. His daugh
| ter Mary is the wife Of Hon. John V. L.
Findlay, of Baltimore, Md.
AT Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, fire destroy
ed The department store Of the Harris Emer!
Company. and communicated to the Masont
Temple, Murphy House, Hecele Cigar Com
pany Building aud the Hills Shoe Compau.
Building the total loss amounting TO s5OO,VVO
insured.
The first freezing temperature Of the seasor
was reported to the Weather Bureau at Wash
,ngton. d. C., generally throughout the int
nor Of the Middle Atlantic States Honda
morning. and at Washington the earliest Kill
ing frost on record occurred, the earliest Pre-
yioas date Of first killing frost being ocIooe
/ Is, in lSg2-
Ninety per cent. Of the zinc produced IN ih
Jopjin. Missouri, district have shut down i
compliance with an order from the Missouri
and Kansas Zinc Miners Association, m a
effort ~ force the smeliers to pay scheduI
Ut prIcrs laid down Cy the ASSOCIATION lie
weeks since. and to which the smslters Ia
refused To accede A, Webb City alone l5t
miners will be thrown out Of work.
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New Advertisements.

The Queens Receptions IN Our Store
VIM. F. Derr's Great Model Emporium,
Westminster, Nd.
:. Trustees Sale Of Valuable Farm, Wood
Iot aud Farming Lot OF Land-Andrew D.
Reese, Trustee.
When You Want Anything, &c-Wm- {.
Devilbiss, % West Main street, Westminster,
Md.
The White Palace-John ID. Bowers, East
Main street. Westminster, Md.
Blankets and Comforts-New York Bargain
House, Westminster, Md.
List Of Unclaimed Matter in the Postoiiice,
Westminster, Nd.
Special Prices-Wm. n KeeCer, Westmin
ster, Md. -
Notice to Taxpayers - Fred. b. Miller,
Mayor.
Kentucky Mules-H. A. Smith, Hanover
Pa.
Notice-U. L. Reaver, Westminster, Md
Public Sale7nChas. E. Fink, Agent.
The Frederick Fair.
Legal Notices.
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TOURNAMENT AT HAMPSTEAD.
Professional and Amateur Classes Contend
for HOnOrS and Prizes.

Notwithstanding the chilly atmosphere OF
Saturday afternoon last, there was large
gathering of Carroll and Baltimore county
neople on the grounds of Sticks hotel. Hamp-
stead, to witness the tournament between
professional and amateur knights, ana the
browning of two Queens and Maids OF Honor.
Prizes were awarded the four successful
Knights in each class. They were;
PROFESSIONAL CLASS.
Grant Baseman, Oakland, who gave the
honor of growing the queen to Mr.. William
n. Holleuberry. who crowned his wife.
James Crook, "Roselawn," who crowned
Miss Nav Sexton, of Baltimore, as first maid
of honor. =,
William E. Shirley, "Harrisonville," who
crowned Miss Mary Slade as second maid oil
Vernon CARRIER, Locust Grove who
crowned Miss Sadie A. Hobbs as third maid
of honor.
AMATEUR CLASS.
Robert Mercer, who crowned Miss May
Stausfeld as queen.
Thomas Aiban, liking of Hampstead,
who crowned Miss Nettie Hand as hrst mald
of honor.
Roger Shirley, "Gamber," who crowned
Miss vida Wampler as second maid of honor.
Frank Bayers, "Mechanicsville, who
crowned Miss Lima Hobbs as third maid OF
honor.
-Four knights succeeded in taking nine rlnngS
each in the first three tits. On the first ride
at the tie rings two Of the knights fell out and
Baseman and Crook rode at six more rings
before the first and second places were decid-
ed. CARRIER and Mercer, who took the place
of Shirley, rode at 80 rings before the winners
of the third and fourth places could be deeid-
ed. The other ties were easily declded.
Mr.. Harry E. Goodwin, of the Baltimore
county bar, delivered the charge to the knights.
Mr.. Nj. Z. Walsh, of the Carroll county bar, a
candidate for the Legislature on the Demoera-
tic ticket. delivered the cornation address
The officers of the tournament were
Judges, J. W. Hiteshue, Walter MeCrea, De
putty Sheriff W. H. Wilson, William F. Berg
man and Clinton Brandenburg; chief marshal,
Caleb S. Hobbs; heralds, Judge ShiPley aud
Claude Matthews The Alesia Cornet Band
furnished music at the tournament and Joseph
Mazziotte and Michael FratantuoSo Orches'
ira furnished the dance music. A very enjoy
able dance was held at night, during when
little Misses Mary Slade and Rosa Richards
gave a cakewalk.