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TRUSTEES SALE
Il OF A
DESIRABLE PIECE of LAND,
In Carroll County, Maryland.

By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county, sitting as a Court of Equity,
passed in Equity cause No. 1902, wherein
Martha Alice Forrest and others are the com
plainants, and Angie B. Gladhill and others
are defendants, the undersigned, trustee, will
offer at public sale, on the premises, near Stone
Chapel NJ. Z. Church, about four miles from
Westminster, on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1902,
at two clock, p. M, the land mentioned in
said Equity cause which Nelson A. Forrest
disposed of by his last will and testament to
Isaac C. Forrest and Dianna Forrest, his wife,
containing
60 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,
as by reference to said last will and testament
will more fully appear.
The land is in a good state of cultivation,
and adjoins lands of VIM. Englar, Amos
Wampler, VIM. Roger and others.
Terms of Sale One third cash on the day
of sale or upon the ratification thereof by the
Court; one third in six months, and the other
one third in one year from the day of sale,
with interest, and to be secured by the notes of
the purchaser or purchasers with security to
be approved by the undersigned, or all cash
if desired by the purchaser on the ratification
of sale.
BENZ. +. GROUSE,
Roberts & Grouse, Trustee.
Solicitors. dec is
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HEADQUARTERS FOR
CANDIES, NUTS AND FRUITS
WILLIAM N. KEEPERS GROCERY.
CALL AND EXAMINE OUR GOODS.

Best Pea. Nut Brittle, loo.
FrsshF Mixed Nuts, 15c pound
Chocolate, 10, Is, 1e. II. Is, Doc cake.
eurrants aud Seeded Raisins, Zoe box.
socoanuts, 5, 6 and 7c reach.
Best Dates, Sc pack.
Pure Lemon and Vanilla, 10c ounce.
Dried Corn, Soup and Lima Beans.
Try our Spices, they are pure.
Give us a call on light or dark Syrup at
30c gallon.
Good rice, new, and &c pound.
Brooms, 10. Is, 20, % and soc each.
Teas, 40, so, 60 and SOC pound.
Call and get our prices on Canned Corn,
Peas, Beans, Tomatoes, &c.
Raisins, 6, 8 and 10c pound.
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I IST or UNCLAIMED MATTEE
Bu MI Gorsnch n Son.

IST OF UNCLAIMED MATTER
Ia remaining in the Postofice, Westmin-
ster, Md, December IA, 1901
Denenger, Miss Mary Hull, Mrs. Catherine
D. E.
Haun, Ida Lander, Miss Mary ~
Hemler, Jerome c. Slaughter, Miss l. L.
Hutchinson, Mrs. Thos. Trott, Miss Lula
B. White, Miss Fannie
Persons calling for matter in the above list
will please say it was advertised.
dec21 MILTON SCHAEFFER, P. NJ.
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TO oRRDIToRs.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court OF
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters of ad-
ministration on the Personal Estate of
ELIAS WARREN,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the subscri-
Der, on or before the 21st day of July,
1902; they md otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 18th day OF
December, 1901.
FRANKLIN B. WARREN,
dec14 4t Administrator.
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Oyster Suppers.

Alesia Band will hold an Oyster Supper
and Festival on December u, % and go
Do not forget the time.
The Patapsco M. E. Church will hold an
Oyster Supper in the Schoolhouse on Friday
and Saturday nights. December 9th and 28th,
1901. Proceeds for the benefit of the church.
The public cordially invited.
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MO. 1907 EQUITY.

NO. 1907 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Susan Harbaugh and others, VS.. Lillian E.
Cooley and others.
Ordered this Goth day of December, A. d.,
1901, that the account of the Auditor fled in
this cause be finally ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 9th da; of January, next;
provided copy of this order be inserted for
two successive weeks before the last named
day in some newspaper published in Carroll
county.
True copy,-Test
dec21 2t JAS. II. BILLINGsIEA, Clerk.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.

Union National Bank of Westminster,
December,12, 1901.
An election for TEN DIRECTORS for this
Bank will be held on
TUESDAY, the 14th day of JANUARY,
1902, between the hours of II O. clock, a. M,
and u O'Clock, M, of said day at said Bank,
dec14-te J. W. Herring, Cashier.
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OBJECTION OF DIRECTORS.

Notice is hereby given to the Stockholders
of the Westminster Hardware Company that
an election for Five Directors to manage the
affairs of the Company for the ensuing year
will be held at the office of the Company, N
Westminster, Md, on Monday, January 6,
1902, between the hours of 10 and | o'clock,
a. M II. S. ROBERTS,
dec14.te President.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

~ -
The Stockholders of the Farmers Fertililtl
Company of Carroll County are hereby not1
fed that the annual eleetiep. for the PURPOSE
of electing Board of Direetofsto manaa
the affairs of said Company for the esigsllIll
year, will be held at the Company ON
on TUESDAY, the 14th day of JANUARy
1902, between the hours OF IL a. m. and 4
o clock, m. By order of the Board.
JOHN ROYER,
dec14-te Secretary.
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GTOCKHOLDERS MEETING OF
- the Carroll County Electric Light
and Power Company.
Westminster Nd Dec 11tb 1901

Westminster, Nd, Dec. 18th, 1901.
Notice is hereby given to the Stockholders
of the Carroll County Electric Light and
Power Company that the annual meeting
thereof will be held at the Office of the Com
pany. in the Hotel Westminster" on We'd
nesday, January l, 1902, being the first We'd
nesday of said month, between the hours of
10 a. NJ and II m. for the purpose of electing
seven az directors to manage the affairs of
said Company during the coming year, COM
mencing January l, 1902, to receive the re-
port of the Secretary Treasurer and to pass
upon such other business as may be presented.
dec IA te A. H. HUBER, Sec.
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OBJECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the Stockholders
of the Albaugh- Babylon Grocery Company
that an election of Five Directors to manage
the affairs of the company for the ensuing
year will be held at the Office of the company
opposite First National Bank of Westminster,
at 9 o'clock, a. M, Tuesday, January 18th,
1902.
GEO. w. ALBAUGH, President.
F. THos. BABYLON, Sec'y and Treas.
decI4-te
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OHRIsTMAs ENTERTAINMENT.

The Linwood Union Sunday School will
hold their annual Christmas Entertainment in
the hall on DECEMBER 80, at 7.30 o clock.
An admission fee of 10 cents will be charged.
dec21 2t
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NOTICE.

The Stockholders of the Ice and Cold Sf5r
ne Company of Westminster are hereby nIti-
Eed that an election for Eleven Directors to
manage the affairs of the Company for the
ensuing year will be held at the First National
Bank Building, in Westminster, Md, oY
Tuesday, January 9TH, 1902, between tbe
hours Of 10 a. M and II clock, N.
JOS. W. SMITH,
dec14-te Secretary.
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A SSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE'S
N SALE OF
Two Very Desirable Properties,
Situate near Spring Mills, on the road leading
from Westminster to War6eldsburg.

By virtue of the power of sale contained IN
a mortgage from Charles l.. Close, Annie Nj.
Close, his wife, and Matilda Close to William
H. Starr, dated December 9Th, 1884, and
duly recorded among the Real Estate Mort
gage Records of Carroll County in Liber f.
7. s., No. q, folio 500, &C., and by success
sive and proper recorded assignments thereof,
| will sell at Public Sale on the premises, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1902,
at l o'clock, p. M, the following land and
premises described in and conveyed by said
mortgage containing l ACRE, 2 ROODS
and PERCHES OF LAND, more or less.
On this parcel of land are TWO SETS OF
BUILDINGS, and the land is about equally
divided, with set of buildings on each part,
and each part contains three fourths of an
Acre of Land, more or less. 1t will first be
offered seps -ately, then as a whole, and the
sale will b. ;losed at the highest bid.
These properties are situate on the summit
of Stevensons hill, at the intersection of the
Stone Chapel road with the Warfeldsburg
road. 1t is the same parcel of land that was
conveyed by John lille and wife 10 Matilda
Cloqe. by deed dated February 18th, 1868.
Terms of Sale Cash; or these terms may
be changed to suit purchaser or purchasers by
applying to Ivan L. Hof, Attorney at-Law,
Westminster, Md.
IVAN L. HOFF,
Assignee of Mortgage.
Elias N. Davis Auctioneer. decl4 at
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State Of Maryland, County of Carroll. IS:
L John H. Cunningham, Cashier of the above
named bank, do soemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. JOHN IL. CUNNlNGHAM, cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
of December, 1901. >,o,
Clerk Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Correct-Attest:
FRANK C. SHARRER,
WILLIAM 7; FRIzzELL, Directors.
VIM. A. CUNNINGHAM, }
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NJ OTICE.--- wife having left my bed
A< and board on December II, 1901, with
out just cause or provocation, hereby notify
all persons that | will not be responsible for
any bills contracted by her.
JACOB ID. STARNER,
dec213t* Carrier No. 2, Westminster, Nd.
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DEPORT OF THE CONDITION
IL
of the Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank at Westminster, IN the State OF
Maryland, at the close Of business, De-
cenber 10th, 1901.
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MO. 1902 EQUITY.

Annie E. Diller, Petition.
Ordered this 18th day of December, A. d.
1901, that the second account of the Auditor
filed in this cause be finally ratified and con
frmed. unless cause to the contrary thereof be
shown on,or before the 30th day of December
inst. providedacopy of this order be inserted
for two successive weeks before the last
named day in some newspaper published in
Carroll county.
JAS. H. BILLINGSLEA, Clerk.
True eopy,-Test:
decl4 ct JAS. H. BILLINGsLEA. Clerk.
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STATE of Maryland County of Carroll ST y
I.J.W. Herring Cashier of the abov< banned bank
do solemnly swear that the above stat - true
to the best of my knowledge and belief
j. w. Herring, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
Of December, 1901.
WILLIAM MOORE, Justice of the Peace.
Correct-Attest:
HARRY F. COVER,
]. II. BILLINGsLEA. Directors.
JEREMIAH GEIMAN,
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NOR SALE OR FOR RENT.

Store Stands with or .thout Stock Tor Sale
or Rent. Some of the very best stands in the
county. Apply to
j. EZRA STEM,
Secretary Treasurer,
The George W. Albaugh Real Estate and
Brokerage Company. dec 81
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dec. 21-3.
dividend NO. l.

DIVIDEND NO. l.
Union Mills Savings Bank,
Union Mills, Nd, December Z, 1901.
The President and Directors of this Bank
have this day declared a semi-annual dividend
OF THREE PER CENT.
upon the Capital Stock of said Bank, payable
December 81, 1901. Stock books close De-
cember &c, 1901, and reopen January 2, 1902.
ChLVIN Z. BANKERT,
dec2i-3t Secretary.
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sale, on the premises, IN Melrose, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY II, 1902,
at II m, House and Lot situate in the vii
lage of MeIrose, Carroll county The LOT
contains one fourth of an Acre, and is i'm
proved by Log Weather.
boarded q Story Dwelling, 4 !afSA
with four rooms on each floor &ssissSMz&
and cellar under the whole $50 -
building; there is also II story Summer
House, barn with wagon shed attached;
we'll and pump in summer house, some fruit.
This property is on the Baltimore and Han
over Turnpike. very close to the Bachman
and Ebbvaie Railroad, and is suitable for a
business stand.
Terms of Sale-One-third of the purchase
money to be paid cash on the day of sale, or on
the ratification thereof by the said Court, and
the residue in two equal payments of six and
twelve months from the day of sale; the credit
payments to be secured by the bonds or
single bills of the purchaser, with sufficient
security, bearing interest from the day of sale;
or all cash at the option of the purchaser
Also at the same time and place all the
Personal Property of the deceased. For par
tieulars see bills.
NOAH SULLIVAN,
dec14-ts Executor.
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OBJECTION NOTICE.

The annual meeting Of members Of The
Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Baltimore
County will be held at their Of;ce, No. 4lG
E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Nd, on
MONDAY, JANUARY 9th, 1902,
at II o'clock a. M, to elect
THIRTEEN DIRECTORS
to serve for one year.
JOS. A, WAESCHE,
dec21 3t Secretary.
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DEPORT OF THE CONDITION
Of the Union National Bank of Westmin-
ster, at Westminster, an the yStqte Of Mary
land, at the close Of business, December 10th,
1901.
pECOTTpnEG
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ExECUTOR'S SALE
Ia GA
House and Lot and Personal
Property.

By virtue of the les: will and testament of
Ephraim Warehime, and of an order of the
Orphans Cours of Carroll county, Md, The
undersigned as executor, will sell at public
sale, on the premises, in Melrose, on
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-12

ton. will commence as soon as macninf,r66
can be secured. This oil spring wnlSn
flows oil and water, was discovered ~
Toiar and Warren month or more aso,
but it's discovery has been kept 4 serret
until the organization wns perfected Inst
night. What Is said TO be the nrst tar ~
opened on oyster creek In 1924 was mnue
al this point. and the farm houses w,re
erected on these heights overlooking ihe
snrng which now flows oil ana water Win
some evidences of gas. Tue heights over.
look oyster creek, the stream curFing
around Its basc in the shape Of hDis =
shoe The elevation of the heights, though
In the valley is on n level with the high
est points Of tho high pralries east OF IL.
During the great flood Of two years AGO
this bright is said to have been the only
Mat of ground above water and n great
many cattle were held on 1t for several
days during the high water.
The company has secured leases on n
large body Of the lands up and down the
creek for several miles and has other eN'
cellent oil prospects. which they propose
to workens rapidly as they can he reached.
When the fact of this discovery WAS
made known this morning the greatest eN-
citcinent prevailed and owners Of real 3
tate refuse to name price at which they
will sell.
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BIG SUIT HAS BEEN FILED.
Involves Title to Land on Which Two
GusherS Are Located.
DAMAGES IN THE SUM OF ssSo,OOo
include Many Well Known Oil
Men Of Beaumont.

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ina' uci'nua"'S are J."
seN eral c'her "elIs OF hhe 'uA'"''er ,"'
the purpose OF developing ana marheuHE
the prohu't Tor thclr own uSr' anu Ni''
they are reducing 10 th'lf personal pos
session p'p'ng ana Transporting u""S iI''h
the land ana marketing ana selhng on 10
the damage OF plaintiffs IN me sum OF
$4,000 per day FOR their Interest Whle
Is being from day ia day appropriated by
the defendants IN their own use and hene-
fit TO the damage of plaintiffs by reason
Of said conversion in the sum Of $S5n.oco;
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THE OPINION OF EDMONDS
OIL FIELD AT BEAUMONT A GREAT
THING FOR TEXAS.
Probable Bearing on the Future of the
States Vast Deposits OF
Iron Ore.

Beaumont. Texas. May 1l.--Mr. Il. II.
Edmonds. editor Of the Manufacturers Rec.
ord after spending two days in Beaumont
aud visiting the oil field left at II O'Clock
tonight for New Orleans. Mr. Edmonds
writings on industrial topics are given
much weight In the manufacturing world
and the opinion he carries away Of the
Beaumont oil field will No doubt he reflected
In his publication.
While waiting for the train tonight Mr..
EdmOnds said to a Post rrporter. ''This
oil situation is of such magnitude that il
can not he disposed of Ia few words
have been much impressed with what I
have seen, aud II is my opinion that this
remarkable find of crude petroleum VIII
have a decided bearing on the industrial
welfare Of Texas IT is setting the people
TO thinking along new lines and win
believe, cause a notable awakening to many
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BEAUMONT STOCK EXCHANGE.
Permanent Organization Thereof Has
Been Effected.


Beaumont, Texas. May 1t.-At a meet.
ing oil the beaumont stock exchange Thurs
day permanent organization was effected
and the following officers elected: r.. A.
Greer of the law firm of Greer & Greer,
president; j. II. Bright of the firm of
Bright n Co.. first vice president: John A.
Pirtle of Pirtle & Perez, brokers, Los An
geles' Cal, second vice president; First
National bank of Beaumont Texas, treasu-
rer; A. ID. Childress, secretary.
Governing hoard John T. Gury Of Cali
1ornia; chairman; L. A. Greer, lawyer;
Collier, capitalist; Guy w. Junker CAM.
talist; John A. Pirtle. '1P'
me beaumont stock exchange Is organ.
lzeG purely aS an oil stock exchange and
70 tacllllate the trading In oil stocks II
Is fashioned after and has adonted r,lds
oi lhe New York stock exchange and thc
Soiofado Springs and Los Angeles OK.
chHnEes Tor tue conduct Of its affairs
NH Miin notifications adapted to local con,
II has buleJng in course Of erection
SSu1loining me Beaumont Iron foundry on
So flre1s ~ street and across the railroad
pleted '"S wI,b bGISby hotel, which viii he com
tor business possibly hv Tnesd,v Iey
~. Exclusive floor space win he rcserred
Tor us members and 4 call Of stocks mads
s AMI 99ay-ln the morning at 10 O'clock
encbon.o nlock In the afternoon. Tho
caenhhge VIII be conducted by mn exncri
e,nced management. on broad ana uIinroi
INES, and strictly business nrinninlns
ss IKE 4. Common, generally recognized
has IN In, otst caller on The Pacific slope
sssSenAnge, which he has served ln"st sotts
tthhSct1IsliS, to take the position as caller ~
80 e"uin"ht STOCK exchange.
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resources OF the state now lying dormant
FOR instance. II is not improbable that the
vast ncld OF iron ore In Ihano county and
the fields IN Cherokee and other counti -
may become among the worlds most active
IRON manufacturing centcrS In the world
l-Fsltch and carefully Inspected the llauo
IRON held about ten years ago and ( know
or no richer or more extensive depostt oY
IRON. II IS entirely within the range OF
probability that Texas viii become ono OF
tho greatest iron producing states In the
world through the agency or petroleum gas
Ms q chcnp fuel In preparing the Iron fnI
market. The USE of gas in connection with
iron manufacture is becoming somewhat
general In Russia ana why should not
American Inventive genius find better
way Of using II than the Russians know %
Mr. Edmouds remarked that the puttlng
down of more wells would tend To more
lully define the extent Of the petroleum
field ana that If the hopes Of the oil men
ore even only partially realized tme alone
can tell what an industrial revolution this
oil field may work In Texas
AZ THIS point In the conversation the train
pulled In and Mr.. Edmonds boarded re.
marking that he might return to Texas he
fore going to his home In Baltimore
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6:20 p. m. Mr.. Matchett hsa
more than FIVE years tbs i lu, paw
score and ten wears set on hnmsn Y,
was born in Mississippi Anrll ~ W, ".
October. 1851 when 30 yeors "a ~
ried Miss Mary Ballard, Viii
lie came 10 Texas in 1869 ana s,.. ~
of Hampstead, residing there o rSip.
ing TO Brenham in 1872. Mr. NAY. 4
listed In the Confederate army ~.
as a member of Captain Dallas y.
Moran'S battalion, and was A fai,s,1'
valiant soldier of the Lost lms1 u
the four long years of strife ms v
ing relatives include a devoted 81 y
roaVcd wife, two daughters Az NJ.
Mrs e. G.. Chandler OF Honstss ". w
Mamie Mntchett of Brennan. ~
Thomas +. Matchett. Besld.s NJ.
brother, Mi. j. l.. Matchett. Al NY Wy
citizen of Brennan. and sister XVI M
&. Lnvellc of Houston. The fn.s,a
CURED from the family residence /.
O'Clock saturday afternoon.
AIR. Stegar OF Bmham, who mad, .
hundreds of thousands of dollar y
horses for the British government y
the South African war, was IN N,
I hursd0y afternoon. Mr.. sterar =.
his way to Beaumont and IL he M
lt h'Ail,'iiuS llt Nll buSiutSS as well X
ana in horse flesh, he can return 10 M
many times a millionaire. He vas 4
at this place by Mcssrs. W b. t;eysgi
W. X. Ewing, and Mr.. l.. Beanaau v
santa Fe also accompanied tue psrfr
Stcgar was n lawyer at Bouhan !
mcagcr practice until he engaged h
horse business. In which he II M
hive gotten together the largest m
horses ever seen in America.
Mr.. Conrad SOmerS brought In 1
of boil WcpYilS thursday which wen ,
cred off trap rows at his place ns,l
liam Penn. lie declares that Their /
abundance of this worst of all pest
The Fortnightly club elected the "A
Ing officers at a regular meeting hi,
afternoon: Mrs Beauregard Bryan {
dent; Mrs. T.. l.. Curry. first yice !
Gent; Miss Lconora McClusSey, secoai
president; Mrs. &. c. Garrett, ss.p.
Mrs. John NJ Key, correspon. M
tary; Mrs, G. b. Shepard. treasure,
same officers were elected for the Id
association. with the exception of q
urCr, Mr.. Herbert Key being nais b
WCr and ..Orarian. The library ii
omen to the public every day from Il
r. m.
Mr.. Il. Z. Dotson. son Of B. F. DTS,
" mum tlil. W ~ - HtlfuUil- "
at Waco. has been very sick. tia
states that hc Is better.
MiSS Mamie Newman. daughter Il
6 W. Newman, is very sick at VI
sir. A. w. Watson announces I'd
halted fish trap with rabbit nlsA
fore last and succeeded In capiursl
attish.
The public school Mt Stone, Miss y
Tynes principal, will close on May ~
school picnic and barbecue at naisrl
The city has been pretty well Y
ulated of children today by picnal
Episcopal Sunday schools.
Miss Sadie c. Harrison, one Of ih
accomplished and experienced preS'
Of entertainments in the city, has Y
taken in behalf Of the BRENNAN ~
partmcnt, costume vaudeville IN,
ance. To occur at Park theater on NJ
night of the Maifcst. Miss HarHs'
secured the cooperation Of q nund
local artists. aud has already oplla
program Of superior merit (.
The afternoon aud evening o. v
were devoted to recitals Ivy .he pa.
Miss Kate Estes class. the afternoG
given over to the primary and me ~
to the advanced pupils. EScelfH
diences were present at each pcfi@a'