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OELA WARE CITY.

Mrs. Clara Ogle is lying dangerously i'll at
her home on Fifth Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w. Jefferson have
returned from trip North.
The ladies of St. Peters R. C. Church are
holding fair in Central Hall.
Special Easter services were held in the
NJ. E. and Episcopal Churches on Sunday.
Mr.. Larry 0'Rielly and Miss Amelia
Aker were married in their own home on
Wednesday evening.
A social dance was given by the young
men of Delaware City in Assembly Hall
on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Reuben Anderson was buried from
her home on Washington Street on Monday
afternoon. Interment in Delaware City
Cemetery.
George Roller, a well.known baker Of
Delaware City, sailed for Europe on We'd
nesday. Mr.. Roller expects to visit rela-
tives in Germany and attend the Exposi-
tion in Paris before his return.
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pursued by Mayor Boyd, it may
be added that it is in accord with
precedent established by his pre-
decessors.
That the same method has been
pursued for years is a matter OF
notoriety among county officials,
both the sheriff and mayor OF
New Castle realizing from it.
The public will be very well
pleased if the Levy Court even
at this late day will try to stop
the abuse.
The exposure recalls the fact
that the county has found justices
of the peace a large element of
expense. Some of those officials
are prone to send in large bills
for complaints and commitments
and various are the schemes
whereby they run them up.
Thus, an individual enters a COM
plant and although the justice
sees nothing in the complaint
he will allow a warrant to issue
and then nothing will come OF
the case, but his fees. Or
| in the matter of commitments,
one method is to multiply charges
against a prisoner and another
to make separate commitments
for each prisoner even when
more than one is involved in ex
actly the same facts. An attor
ney in speaking on this subject
told of a case where three mer
had broken into a house. The
magistrate made up 18 commit
ments, alleging different offenses
and for the different men; where
as one would have done for all
That particular case was drawn
| to the attention of the Levy
Court at the time.
In Sussex county some years
ago, this matter Of Justices bills
was handled in a way that may
prove a suggestion to the New
Castle county Levy Court. Wher
a bill came up which had severa
commitments in one case, thG
court would simply pare it dowr
to what appeared to be an equi
table basis. Then the magis
trate would object and threaten
to sue for his money.
He was invited to 60 ahead and
sue, but he never did.
Naturally such a plan made &
great saving to the county.
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
Little Lines About. Men and Women

Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.
DR.. T. H. Gilpin spent Tuesday in Wash
ington.
Mr.. Frank i. Gates spent Friday in
Chestsrtown, Md.
Mrs. Fannie Lock wo, spent part of the
week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Edgar N. Baker paid a visit to Dover
on Thursday evening.
Miss Rose Warren spent Monday in Phila-
delphia visiting friends.
Mr.. Herbert Chamberlaine, of Philadel
phia, spentSunday here.
Mrs.. J. Shannon spent Sunday in Will
mington visiting friends.
Mrs. J. B. Messick is in Dover visiting
her sister, Mrs. Harry Ford.
Mr.. Charles B. Hamilton spent part of
the past week in Lancaster, Pa.
Mrs. Joseph Barr and sister, Miss Sue
Justice, are visiting in Elwyn, Pa.
Miss Helen Smith spent Easter Sunday
with Mrs. Cyrus P. Gears at Smyrna.
Mrs. Charles Beasten and daughter, of
Smyrna, are guests Of Mrs Samuel Price.
DIR. and Mrs. J. c. Sites returned from
their wedding tour last Wednesday evening.
Mr.. William H. Shewbrooks OF Whining
ton was Middletown visitor last Thurs.
day.
Mr.. Harvey B. Vandegrift Of Whining
ton, was MddIetown visitor on Wednes-
day.
Mr. and Mrs 0. NJ Matthews spent
Easter with the formers mother at Chester
town Nd
Miss Eva Richie, Of Philadelphia, spent
Easter with her brother, DR.. Charles A.
and wife.
Mr.. Edward Massey, Of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday in town visiting his mother,
Mrs. Virginia Massey.
Mrs. Fannie Clayton Williams, of New
York. and Miss Mary are guests Of Mrs.
Clayton on CaSS street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Green are entertain
ing their daughter Mrs. Edward Graves
and children, Of Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs William T. Warburton, of
Elkton, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
G. Rowe during the past week.
Mrs William R. Reynolds entertained
her sister, Miss Carrie Fennimore. of Wood
bury, NJ. during the past week.
Mrs. Sarah Houston who has spent the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. J. NJ. Nau-
dain, in Baltimore. has returned home.
DIR. Victor Messick, who has been in
Florida some time for the benefit of his
health. has returned home much improved.
Mr.. Wallace NJ. Holten has resigned his
position on this paper and has gone to
Atlantic City where he has secured employ
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Burrs, Miss Mollie
Burris, Mr.. Wright, Miss Susie Authors and
Miss Sylvia Authors spent Easter Sunday
at Kenton.
Mr.. Stephen Boyer and wife have gone
to Atlantic City for an indefinite stay. Mrs.
Boyer's health being bad it is Thought
stay at the seashore will do her lots of good
Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio W. Pharo have is.
sued invitations TO the marriage Of their
daughter. Sarah Merritt, 10 Edward Willis
Pharo, of Philadelphia, on Thursday, April
26ih, at $50 O'Clock. The ceremony will |
take place at the home Of the parents Of the
bride-elect near town.
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"A Graat stora ia This.

]. B. Messick, the well-known merchant
Of Middletown, who has by fair and honest
dealing, giving value received to his many
patrons, built up such an extensive trade
in that town, probably carries the largest
and best assorted stock of any merchant
on the peninsula. Mr.. Messick has quite q
trade extending south, as we'll as north of
Middletown. and can properly be called the
JohnWanamaker of New Castle County. His
store is divided into apartments, over which
competent and courteous clerks provide,
always showing and giving the buyer just
what he wants.-Smyrns Call.
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HOW LoNc7

--s==.==..As=@.
HOW LoNc7
Some days ago the Every EUen-
ing gave it's readers a statement
o. the claims of one Evan G.
Boyd and one John E. Taylor,
the one Mayor of the city of New
Castle and the other Sheriff Of
the county Of New Castle, for
fees against the Levy Court, fees
which the people look upon as
equal to highway robbery"
though it is said the law under
which they are charged is con-
flicting. One or two county pa
pers quote and comment on the
situation, but the other city pa
pers following the lead of the
Morning News are silent. So is
John E. Taylor. Evan G. Boyd
says Of Everg EUentng's comments
"I consider the source" and ex-
poets the Levy Court to allow
his outrageous bill and the peo-
pie to forget the incident. Will
they
How long are the people to en-
dure oppressive taxation for the
benefit of the political Boyds and
Taylors? Just so long as they
remain foolish partisans. How
long will the majority of thenews-
papers ignore, if not endorse, po-
litical rascality? Who will an
swer this serious question?
The article referred to from
every Evening" is:
According to the report of
the county auditors for the year
ended January Sd, 1899, Evan G
Boyd received the following war
rants, under the heading of mag
istrates and constables' fees:
No. 1928 s. 4O4.4
No. 1902 1,482. 90
No. 1861 1863. so
The total of S2,055.20 is more
than one fifth of the total allow
ance recorded under that head
ing. For the year ended last
January, the exect figures allow
ed Mr.. Boyd are not at hand, but
they are placed at about
81, 200.
Within the past year, the Levy
Court has held up several of his
bills so that the amount that he
now wants is in the neighbor-
hood, it is said, of So, 400. At
the secret conference of the Levy
Court on Tuesday, Mayor Boyd
was heard. The attorney of the
court, John H. Rodney, was also
present. 1t was recognized that
there may be various interpreta-
tions of the law on the subject,
but the court still holds the bill
up and is not likely to grant all
the amount desired by the mayor
of New Castle.
1t would seem that the princi-
pal source of the mayors bill is
on account of persons who apply
at the county Jail for lodging.
Such persons, on entering the
Jail, give their names to the war
den, who next day hands the list
to Mayor Boyd. That official is
said to make out commitments
from the names thus furnished
him, and he charges the county
about 40 cents for each case.
That does not end the matter for
the county, for the sheriff gets
paid for the commitment and in
,identals, 33 cents, and for the
BOARD of each prisoner for day,
10 cents, a grand total of 93 cents
per prisoner.
Just where Mayor Boyd and
5he sheriff find their authority
5or the charges against the
on the subject mentioned
s.a question of come moment and
light may be thrown upon the
natter by presentation Of some
IL the law found in the Revised
Jode.
AS to the course that has been |
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Have You Been 10 the New
Store ofthe New York Clo-
thing House7
Have You Heard of the Boys
Clothing?
There are two sides to buy
ing Boys Clothes. There's
the price side and the wear
side. Look after both. Any
we sell you will pass your
criticism in both - and for
style beside.
The All-wool Suits at 81 are
neat, stylish and full of excel
lent wear. One of our great
est lines is the S3and$3. Boys
Suits, serges, worsteds and
fine cassimers, made in the
best manner and worth in com
parison with the prices of
other stores fully a dollar
more.
You needen't pay more than
1 $5 for the finest Worsted Suit
for your boy, up to 16 years
E Short pants) if you come to
the New York Clothing House.
Little Vestee and Blouse
N Suits in hundreds of styles
1880 to S..
{ Vest Suits for Boys 10 to II
years, made same as the Big
Brothers, but in short trous-
ers, $3.50 to Sc.
Youths Suits, IA to 20 years,
we have almost as many styles
as for men, in fact, many men
get fitted in our youths de-
partment, 81 to SIS.
Boys Collars, Boys Neck
wear, Boys Shirt Waists,
Boys extra Trousers, Boys
Hats.
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The Better Parr

OF valor is discretion" and the better
part of the treatment of disease is preventa-
ton. Disease originates in Impurities in
the b'ood. Hoods SarsapalilIa purifies the
blood. People who take ii at this season
say they are KEEP ealihy the year round.
Il Is because this medicine expels impuri.
Ties and makes the blood rich and health
giving.
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Record Building,
Philadelphia, Pa

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wANAMAKER'S.


~: r Mems Derbys
: $1.5o, So, $3.50, So and
$3.50.
For anyhead-old or young,
round or square, long or short,
big or little.
Black and several shades
of brown. And every hat
guaranteed.
Philadelphia is growing, but
not doubling its population.
Yet we're doubling our hat
business.
Why shouldn't we? When
we say our $3.50 derbys will
wear we'll, people come and
buy them and find from ex-
perience that they do.
When we say s., $3.50 and
So are better-they'fnd that's
true.
When we say the $3.50 is
next to IS hats-that no hat
made is worth 81 unless it's
worth $5-they prove that.
And people talk, you know.
Young Mems Suits
$3.50 to $40.
Young man, from sixteen
years up, you are just the one
we want to see.
Most people are not partic-
ular enough-they 'just want
some clothes.
We want someone who
knows what what about style,
and won't take what he finds
in the average ready made
store.
That's you-come on. Your
money back you'renotsuited.
Dress.Goods Salon
commencement" is just
a little ahead. April, May,
June-what a short time to
decide the question of what
the girl graduate will wear!
White has always been ac-
cepted as pre-eminent, but we
don't mean toobliterate colors.
Let's tell you about some
of the simple fabrics in the
Dress-Goods Salon.
White satin striped mousse
line de sole, also ivory, pinks,
niles, grays and greens, soc.
Better in much the same
colors, cluster lines of satin,
outlines with zig-zag cords,
75c.
Dotted mousselines, soc.
Satin striped dimity the
entire gamut of fancy shades,
soc.
Maybe you prefer wool or
silk-and-wool. The following
are cream-color:
Plain serge, CSC, and 75c.
Crepe albatross, Soc, TIC, and 81.
La Gloria (fner sort albatross). 81, $.25
All wool batiste, 4Oc, 6Oc, and CSC.
VOile, 81, and $.25.
Petit pois, plain crepe de chine. $3.50.
Star-pattern crepe de chine in light blue,
pink. %.
Silk and wool crepon. $50.
lace striped crepe de chine as inches)
%.
Cream colored brocaded crepe de chine,
%.
Two designs of cream cofored silk and
wool figures, $780,
W0men'S Gloves
The new spring gloves are
here.
Victoria. RoToke and Pyln-
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WOmen's Gloves

The new spring gloves are
here.
Netorta Royale and Pytn-
cess May-made in Grenoble
forus alone-everybodyk knows
or should know them.
Naetorla: kid; all colors,
black and white, $1.S5.
Royale.. kid land suede; round
seam or pique-sewed; clasps or
buttons; all colofs. black and
white, $3.50
Princess May- kid and suede;
all colors, black and white, 81.
John Wanamaker.
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A Perfect Newspaper.

To publish ALL THE NEWS promptly
and succinctly and in the most readable
form, without elision or partisan bias; to
discuss its significance with frankness, to
keep AN OPEN EYE FOR PUBLIC
ABUSES, to give besides a complete record
of current thought, fancies and discoveries
in all departments ofhumane activity in
its DAILY EDITIONS of from 10 to "A
PAGES, and to provide the whole for its
patrons at the nominal price of ONE CENT
that was from the outset, and will con-
tinue to be the aim of "THE RECORD"
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The-
Record s

after a career of over twenty years of unin-
terrupted growth is justified in claiming
that the standard first established by its
founders is the one true test of
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The Pioneer

one-cent morning newspaper in the
United States, 1.-The Record" still LEADS
WHERE OTHERS FOLLOW.
Witness its unrivaled average daily cir
culation, exceeding $4,000 copies, and an
average exceeding las, 600 copies for its Sun
day editions, while limitations of its plan
az publication in every important city of
the country testify to the truth of the
assertion that in the quantity and quality
OF its contents, and in the price at which it
is sold AThe Record" has established the
standard by which excellence in journ-
alism must be measured.
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The Sunday Edition

with the Daily, will give its readers the
best and freshest information of all that is
going on in the world every day in the
year, including holidays, will be sent for
$4.OOa year or IS cents per month.
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The Daily Edition

of "The Record' will be sent by mail to
any address for $500 per year or Is cents
per month.
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Climpses fron, GreeieYNiIle.

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Inc He"''' u 'if' '"' my, ~ -
,Iil> coNi'3"hl'H N''S 'i'H'e = -. 4.
last "eSo"l ~ " 7"o' S''"" q VI
mnch needed F"lh'
y few OF our boys attended a
picnic on Black river last ffl""E;
AN report i'%N NY "'0 " S"0''
'ih'e'
Miss anne Na'la?d ol caro-
cen, y. O. Who mas Deeh Ti,I'!hG
tn" family CT MI. t. -. Maiar'-
hHS re>Arne" nome MISS ! anne
IS very pleasant young la'E ana
MADE 1Ni'e an III p'e'>!oh >" '"e
youH- ihr', mere
IL Is "l'h fS-fel 'h'' we We ieH"',
I'm ,i' - NJ y p RnrraSs iLo
I'amo,,,,I naro,f, b,rn ,hn .r.n
,,,I.,.., ,ta on,;ra no,,n,rr,,,.
f"
b'SO 'l1'>"H g S'''''7 : ''I IVY Va
our town gave " S''S P.,.'S "''' a.
MI. /. j. Hc2ah ;. Inc nA"'h
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Iarpers happenings

Eatcrmelons, some Of them
luite large, were offered fer sale
here on the 7th inst.
A heavy and much needed g&in
fell Oh the 18th inst.
a naI.ber o. young people at
ended picn:cs III neigfboring
communities oa the Fourth.
Several pleaSure$eekers from
!larper'S went on az excursion to
North Island on the steamer Plan
ter, under the auspices Of the Sal
amander II. and J. Co., of George
,own, on the 9Th inst.
Mrs. Zoe. of the Pee Dee sec
sion, is visiting her son~in-law,
Mr. j. z. Brporoa.
Mr.. L. ", Baatyight and fam,
2Iy are boarding at Mr.. }. =. Bru-
ortons.
DR.. Cogington Lee is doing 6
great deal OF practiee in George,
2own now. What is the matter
xith the Georgetown physicians
There has been some talk of or,
sanizing a baseball team at this
place. We do not know whether
It will materialize OF not.
Nearly all Of the train men Oh
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SCRANTON SNAP SHOTS
peracio0s Verbiagc Voicing Village
and Vicinity.
Written for Last week.

(N Nrl''en ior !aaI %eeh')
lhe weather Is very not ana orE:
ana rain Is greatly heeueo'
MT. Ike IdIeE, OF ool"lnoia, Is
visiting his Sis'er' MIS- heIieE, 1t
NIe Me'i'S"lS' PS'Soh'4&.
Miss Belle " eaihecfo;@ has gone
to Mullins to visit relatives.
Afr Ashley WcatherlorG killed
49,. .,- :, ,,.;,r MON,
'''' >'D-' ~
les'e" uh'iiiS'"h"o'e y Z" p''''S u
hyGrophohl&.
Miss Sallie johnson, who has
been visiting Cant. +. J. JOHN
.,,s 4oniI, ot this nI,ce has re-
1t4 can.,;.
'ul"eo ~ i'e' 'o'i'' ~ '0"A''S'
Miss Janet NorthcroSs, OF Flor
eoce, visited Misses Lula and Min
MA uord 1,st veol- u,ss North
'-'I o,,,,, - Soronton
"a
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the q. & w. Il. r., are new men,
Several Of the Old ones have been
discharged.
Mr.. John j. Avant has been
quite i'll for some time but Is out
again,
Mumrs is skirmishlns around
the community.
And still the candidates 90 not
come. What is the matter,
(This Is the first complaint We
have heard a> to their Eewncss. Ed
\ great many boys come to this
place IN search Of employment.
They >tay until they Get well ted
and mGvc on. They are Leccm-
Ing a Nuisance,
Nj 4. 5. Bethel one OF party
of surveyors for the \. &. LnmbeT
Co mentioned in the REr0EE some
time ago. has returned home.
Crops are not anything extra
around here. GEEEE iloEN.
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THURSDAY, JULY l9, 1900.
The Propagation of Nut-grass.
rditor Coratv RcocI:

rditor Conatv Rcorl,:
\ number Of ve;s"s AGO Congress-
uan George TTi!M&D wrot" for TIN
Agricultural department of Wash
ington that the common nut-@"a>.
pr1paratcG itself from The seeds; aud
that it was only necessary oPrevent
il forming seeds TO DESTROY it.
nave always believed it waS pro-
Lu2ed in this climate South Carolina
or At least Williamsburg county,
Only from tie nuts, and an confirm
III in that view after Years Of close
observation. Bat here comes you'
correspondent -'lIac' and claims
ucarlv the same thing. Now. is Ee
.aot mistaken: Has he frcQuenteG The
fields in our climate and clcseIE
watched its habits: ! have, and never
have found single Sprig that did
not come from Il Mut. it has been
~ one Of my fields FOR aJo0t 30 years.
During the war II was Tie prevail
{ug grass ncar the coast below Char
lestoY End mas 50 extensively
distributed tha; it looked like seed
ing down therr prevailed, and one
gentleman wrote that 4 20 acre field
was closely pastured by sheep for
two wears, which destroyed ii. That
also fayors the seed theory. But if
40 blades of the grass are allowed to
crow. no new nuts can form, and
prehaps the vitality Of the old nut
does not extend beyond two or three
wears. The habit Of the nut-grass IS
20 se%d off a root - geaelaIly from
tae ola aut an ;nch or two !ong--and
form nucleus of u new nut, from
which riscs Il stem TO the surface
and makes the blat,es.
inclose Won few samples; show
them to Mac.
J challenge him to show me a Sprlg
OF nut grass that came from the
seed in the open field in this climate,
trace them every one and You find
the parent nut.
One of my ncighbors had to move
lis garden or account Of the pollU-
ton Of nut grass, be made tramp
,ng lot of it 60: stock 70" tyo os'
hree wears, and it ~ae go:se, lso ne~
nuts Co2ld form AMI th> vitality Of
ID ones gave out. lie now has his
Garden back there on the same place.
That IS tie say Eat g"aSS works III
pDSSIN ESHS.
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Notice Of DisChargss.

Notice is hereby given that "p The
2fst da. of Guly. l%Oc. sill apply To
the Judge OF Probate of Williamsburg
County foy tnai discharge a. guar
dian for Maggie AID Theodore Mck"n-
zi" WALK ER .A'kEHIiE,
June -. 1MQ. II Guardian.
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DENTISTRY!

1865 zDSS.
The undersigned, after 4 success
ffl practice Gf Dentistry for thirty
four years, is noY' located at Kings
tree. at the Brockinton house,
where he is prepared to do any
thing in the Dental line ut cut rate
prices. Live and let live, is his
motto. No shoddy work shall pass
the portals of his Office. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed. a trial is solicited
Respectfully,
A NJ. SNIDER,
Dental surgeon.
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Supervisor s Notice.
Claims Audited.

Caia- an oicl 2H au: c @'&Il2is iI"i
dclai'
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SUMMARY OF To-DAy'S NEWS.

CONTINUED on Second Pase-l
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CONVENTGN CALI ed.
Hiinc Workers to Meet and Decide on
Their Action.
(BE Associatcd Prcss.l


SHENANDOAH, PA, Oct S.-Fresilent
Mitchell at 1905 a. NJ. issued call for
a convention Of mine workers of the three
districts comprising the anthracite field
to meet in Scranton. Pa, on Friday next
The text of the convention call is as
follows:
Temporary headquarters United Mine
Workers, Hazleton, October 5Sth. TO all
Miners and Mine Employees OF the An
thracite Region:
Brothers: In view of the fact that the
mine-operators have posted notices offer
ing an advance in wages formerly paid,
and believing it to be our plain duty
to consult your wishes as to our future
action, we deem it advisable to ask you
to select delegates to represent you in
convention.
You are therefore notified that a con-
vention will be held at Scranton Pa,
beginning Friday, October 18th at 10 A.
NJ.
THE basis OF representation will be
one vote for each 100 persons on strike,
or if desired one delegate may represent
as many as 800 mine-workers; but no
delegate will be allowed to cast more
than five votes.
Each delegate should have credentials
sig ned by the chairman and secretary
of the meeting at which he is elected :
and whenever possible, credentials should,
bear the seal of the local union
(Signed) John MITCHELL,
Pres. United Mine Workers of America
II. d. NICHOLS,
president District No. 1.
THOMAS DUFFY,
President District No 7.
JOHN FAFIY.
President District No ..
IN. B.-Delegates will be notified of the
hall in which the convention will be held
upon their arrival in Scranton
After the call had been issued it was
learned that the convention will be held
in Music Hall.