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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
James A. Diffenbaugh, formerly Of West
minister, Cut His Throat at Helena,
Montana.

Dispatches from Helena, Montana, on
Thursday, state that james A. Diffenbaugh,
formerly Of Westminster, had attempted to
commit suicide there at o'clock that morn
ing, by cutting gashes in each wrist and cutting
his throat. The act was committed with a
razor while standing before mirror in his
room. When discovered three hours after,
though weak from loss of blood, he could talk
and asked the person who found him to finish
him with an axe.
He was taken to a hospital, and an exami-
nation showed that while the cash in his throa.
was bad one, it had not severed the wind
pipe, nor had it reached the angular. His
physician says he will recover unless compli-
cations intervene. Members of the Masonic
fraternity and Elks are looking after him.
Mr.. Diffenbaugh is native Of Westminster,
and a son of the late John L. Diffenbaugh,
for many years a well known constable. He
is graduate of Western Maryland College,
was deputy in the Office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court, School Examiner for a number
of years. and then Deputy Collector of the
Port of Baltimore, under Hon. Frank T..
Shaw, for four years. After leaving West
minister, he resided in Baltimore for some
time, then went to New York and over a
year ago went to Montana.
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Commissions for the recently appointed
Justices of the peace, notaries public, election
supervisors and school commissioners have
been received by Clerk Billingslea of the Cir
cult Court. Appointees must take out the
commissions within thirty days, or their places
will be deemed vacant.
The annual trial of speed at r. W. Walden's
breeding and training farm, at Middleburg,
took place yesterday. A number of horsemen
and others we're present, and the program of
the day included an elegant dinner. Among
those present from Westminster were Messrs
Jno. Milton Reifsnider, John NJ. Roberts and
John 81. Cunningham.
Mrs. Rinehart, wife of DIR. J. Rinehart, of
Frizellburg, one of the Judges of the Orphans
Court, was operated upon for ovarian tumor
at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, We'd
nesday, by DIR. Howard Kelly, assisted by DR..
Schenck. Drs. Billingslea and Bot, of West
minister, and Prof. r. B. Weaver, of Phila-
delphia, were present also. The operation
was quite successful and the patient stood it
well. If nothing happens it is expected Mrs.
Rinehart will recover in three weeks.
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HenrytOn Items.

Mr.. J. Wesley Baker and family spent Sun
day with Mrs. j. w. Baker.
Misses Annie Zepp and Clara J. Baker
were the guests of Mrs. John Hackett last
Sunday.
Mr.. Roy Bopst left last Monday for Brook
lyn. New York, where he expects position
with the electric railway company.
Mr.. J. Wesley Baker moved in Mr.. A. +.
Arrington's new house on Tuesday.
Mr.. Alfred Arlington and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. Joseph Brown.
Mr.. Hiram Myers has moved to Marriotts-
vile, Howard county.
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Death of Mrs. Worthington.

Mrs. Eloise Bond Worthington, wife of Mr..
Richard H. Warrington, of Baltimore, and
daughter of Elk Judge and Mrs. James A. G.
Bond, of Westminster, died on Sunday night,
April 20, at the private santarium of DIR.
William E. Moseley, sOl West Monument
eases eliminating in meningitis. She had
not been well for some months, and had been
at the sanitarium about two weeks.
Mrs. Worthington was about q years of
age, of cheerful disposition and generous i'm
pulses. Besides husband she leaves two
bright children. Her funeral took place on
Tuesday afternoon at 4 clock, from her late
home, lib North Charles street, Baltimore,
Rev. DIR. Arthur Chiffon Powell, rector of
Grace Episcopal Church, officiating. The
palbearers were Messrs. William Rayner,
Thomas j. Hanson, F. William Lehr, Carter
Bowie. W. NJ. Harvey, c. 81. Boone, Charles
Fl. Jones and Alan Smith,
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tJniontown Items.

Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Mccullough and fam
lily took possession Of the M. p. Parsonage on
Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. j. j. Weaver returned on
Tuesday from Washington, D. c., and have
their home open again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elan, of Waynesboro, Pa,
niece of DIR. Luther Kemp, were guests of the
family Friday and Saturday.
Miss NJ. A. Kelley, Misses May Routson and
Edith Kelley visited Mrs Ezra Trite in Union
Bridge this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Wesley Rodkey were the re-
cipients of box of trailing arbutus from Mrs.
Lewis Row, of Blue Ridge Summit, gathered
in the mountain near her home.
Mrs. Mary Cookson and Miss Rachel Pfoutz
were guests of Mrs. Missouri Routson on Sun
day.
For the information of the friends of Miss
Missouri Fleagle, formerly of this place, we
would s.aie she arrived safely at her uncle's,
Mr.. Daniel Fleagle, st. Johns, Michigan.
She says the country is beautiful, and that she
was cordially welcomed by her friends.
Mr.. Jesse Routson, of Buckeystown, Md,
visited his father, Mr. George Routson, on
Wednesday.
AUNT Jerusha's Quilting Party will be
rendered on Saturday night in Lorene Acade-
my at o'clock, by the following persons
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Miller'S Items.

Mr.. Isaiah Miller has beautifed his home
very much by planting hedge around the
lawn.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Deagen spent a day
recently at York, Pa, as the guests of the
formers mother, who is very ill with dropsy.
Mr.. John Seipp has made several improve
ments at his home by erecting wire fences.
Mr. Howard Dandy, near here. has returned
from two weeks trip to Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Born, of Baltimore,
spent last Monday with their daughter, Mrs.
Lewis Schaeffer.
Farmers are busy planting potatoes in this
neighborhood.
The Union Sunday school organized last
Sunday. There will be Sunday school on
Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Henry K. Miller and james Hare spent
Saturday last in Hanover.
Quite number of people from here attend
ed the minstrel show at Hampstead on last
Saturday evening.
Miss Belle Frank spent week recently
visiting at Snydersburg.
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Closing of Oakland School.

Oakland school was closed by very effective en-
tertainment, under the direction of Miss Florence
l. Arnold assisted by Misses Mollie Williams, Bessie
Phillips Carrie Ware. Belle Haight Bernie Branden-
burg. Maud, BERTHE and Jennie Jones' Tressa Black
and Mrs. O'Del: Messrs. John aud VIM. Williams
william Phillips, George, William and John Bran
denburg and Ernest Black. A large audience was
present The school children rendered the first
part of the program, which was received with en-
thusiasm, after which the young people very effect
lively performed their part.
1t was pronounced by all as the best entertain
ment held in the school for years. The children,
especially receiving praise for the remarkable
rendering of their part
PRoGRAM-PART /.
Solo, Howard Wiese; recitation, Sewell Mallonee;
recitation, Myrtle Merryman; chorus Brownie song;
recitation, Annie Merryman recitation, Joe Nickols
chorus Summer time; recitation, Annie Hush; fairy
dance solo, Ruth Kelly recitation, George Kelly;
recitation Annie Haight; chorus, Motion song reel
tation Calvin Phillips recitation. Susie Forsythe
chorus Bean bag game; recitation, Florence Kelly;
chorus America.
Chorus, My Hannah Lady; violin duet Miss Carrie
Ware and Mrs O'Dell, accompanied on organ by
Miss F. Arnold; James legacy dialogues solo, Mr..
John Williams; A bashful young man, dialogues
quartette. My old Kentucky home; A slight mistake
dialogue solo, Mr.. Phillips; violin solo, Mrs. O'Dell
accompanied by Miss Ware on organ; The bogus
telephone, dialogue; chorus, Aunt Dinah's quilting
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Mahlon,s items.

There are not many cases of sickness in
our vicinity.
Farmers seem to have bright prospects for
the coming crops; wheat is looking better
than was expected.
Messrs. Howard Spencer and George Hoff
are visiting in Baltimore.
We expect to have good roads this season
sioner, Mr.. A. N Zentz.
Mrs. Betty Reese, near Westminster, is
spending some time with her nieces, Miss
Nina G. and Anna e. StocksdaIe.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-04-26
New Advertisements.

$4,000 Worth of Newest Spring Goods
will be sold at $40, OOO-Derr & Landlords
Model Emporium, Westminster, Md.
The Superiority of Our Stock of Mems and
Boys Spring Cothing-The Miller Bros. Co.,
Westminster, Md.
Many Items of Interest for Spring Shop
pers-New York Bargain House, Westmin
ster Md.
Assignee's Sale of Valuable Real Estate
w. Frank Thomas, Assignee.
List of Unclaimed Matter in the Postoffice,
Westminster, Md.
Carload of Horses and Mules-H. A. Smith,
Hanover, Pa.
Family Grocery-Herman N. Dinst, Man
ager.
Legal Notices,
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Fire Near Westminster.

A barn, two wagon sheds, two corn cribs,
100 barrels of corn, lot of hay and fodder, a
heifer, hog and most of the farming imple-
ments of the tenant, Theodore c. Shriner,
were destroyed by fire on Tuesday afternoon
last on the farm of William B. Thomas, on
the Gorsuch road, about mile from the east
ern limits of Westminster. The barn was
new one, and only the foundation walls were
left.
The origin Of the fire is unknown, and 1t
was discovered between and o clock by
Mr.. Shriner, who was at work in field and
by members of his family at the house about
the same time The loss is about $500, upon
which there was an insurance of 5000 on
buildings, and small policy on personal
property of Mr.. Shriner, both in the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Carroll County.
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Bankert'S Mills Items.

Farmers here are preparing their ground for corn
planting; some are blowing fields that were sown
TO rye last fall and will plant them in corn.
Grain and grass fields at present do not look very
promising, and should the season continue un-
favorable much longer, the prospect for bountiful
harvest will not be very lattering.
Our market men advanced the price of butter two
cents per pound as well two cents per dozen for
eggs This is something unusual for this season OF
the year.
Mr.. George c. Harmon is building an addition to
his residence.
No sickness here at present.
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Wakefield Items.

The New Windsor Jr. base ball team played the
B Park Hall on Friday of last week. and the Jun
iors won by score of rs to l. They would like TO
play any Junior team in the county.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hively, of Frizellburg, visited
Mrs Fletcher Babylon last Sunday
The W. NJ. r. r. surveyors surveyed for the Wake
field Valley Railroad on Thursday. BY the first Of
June 1t is expected to be flushed
Earl Sauble, of New Windsor. spent Sunday last
with Roy Babylon, at this place.
Miss Daisy Devlbss, of this place, spent Tuesda y
with her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra n. Nicodemus gave a amer
last Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Burrier
Cookson.
Mr. Clinton Poulson moved from Mr.. Ar on Blk
lers house to Warieldsburg where he will esde for
the summer.
Miss Bessie Nicodemus spent last Sunday with
Miss Grace Smith, of this place.
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weather Record for the week.

April l9-mercury 40 at a. m. and SO at
2 p. M; generally fair. April 2O-mercury
AZ at a. m. and 60 at 2 p. M; heavy fog,
followed by clear weather. April 2l-mer-
curry 48 at I a. IN. and 70 at 2 p. M; fair;
cloudy at night. April 22-mercury SO at
a. IN. and 81 at 2 p. M; fair. April %
mercury 65 at 7 a. m. and S3 at 2 p. M; gen.
orally clear and blustery. April 24-mercury
46 at a. m. and SO at 2 p. M; fair. April 25-
mercury 40 at a. m. and 60 at p. m; part,
" cloudy.
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Mt. Pleasant Items.

Mr.. Joseph NJ. Frock of York, Pa, spent
a few days visiting relatives and friends in
this place and in Deep Run.
Mrs. Berthe Bankert was a guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin Warehime last Monday.
Mr.. James Fogle will move into Harvey
Study's house IN Tuesday.
Mr.. John Waatz, of Baltimore, is visiting
relatives and friends here.
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westminster High School commencement.

The third commencement of Westminster
High School took place on Friday evening of
last week. and attracted quite large crowd,
the audience room being filed to its utmost
capacity. number being present from dis
lance. The graduating class numbered seven
young men, who very creditably rendered their
orations. The room was decorated with the
American flag and the class colors-white and
blue. Following is the program
VI
First Grafton, THE Influence of the Wise, Iheo
dore Franklin Brown.
Second Grafton, 1.-The Love of Excellence" Samuel
Findlay Thompson sharp.
r,
Third Grafton, "Why Immigration Should Be Re
stricted, William Nelson Selman.
Fourth Grafton, Home, "-.......JOhn Conrad sharp
Fifth Grafton, 1.-The Evils of Intemperance." Harry
Blaine Bowersox.
Sx tn Grafton Perseverance. Francis Leslie Helm
Grafton, THE Holy Grail of the Modern, James
Edward Lowe, Jr.
Presentation of Diplomas.
AooiceS''''.-"'.....- ..
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WOOdbine Items.

Farmers are busy preparing their ground to
plant corn.
Tuesday was the warmest day this spring.
The Morgan Chapel Sunday school held its
first meeting last Sunday under its new officers.
Margaret Colson is very sick at this writing
Sunday school and preaching Sunday morn
ing.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-04-26
For ,bo nemooratic Advocate.

Porter's Junior base ball club have organized for
the coming season with the following players
Carl Selby p, Eastman Welsh C, Herschel keeu 10,
S. Willard Wilson If, William Hughes CT, Harry
Hughes RI. Would like to hear from all Junior
teams. Address William Hughes, Freedom NO.
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MARRIED.

At4ll Pinkney Place. baltimore, Md, April q,
1902, by Rev. P. II. Miller, D. D., William utz ana
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each subsequent insertion. One square 8 months,
$500: months, s.; II months, s.. Business Cards,
not exceeding 5 lines, 80 per year. When the num-
Der OF insertions is not marked advertisements will
be continued until forbid and charged accordingly
Yearly advertisers must confne advertisements to
their own business. Rule and Figure Work double
price Business Locals 10 cents per line. Marriages
and deaths inserted free. Obituaries and Personal
Communications 5 cents per line.
TERMS
Yearly advertisements $500 per inch, for more
than one inch per year. g 90 per inch for month
and g 90 per inch for months.
One column one year $780, half column $50; quar-.
ter column $50. Monthly changes allowed without
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as follows Column advertise mems. 20 Genus eacn'
desiring changes should notify the ONCE
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Entered at the Post ONCE, Westminster. Mary
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Finksburg Recital Repeated.

By special request of the large audience who had
the pleasure of attending the concert given at Fiuks
burg NJ. p. Church a few weeks ago under the aus
pieces of Mr.. Charles r. Woods it was repeated on
Tuesday night to an audience which filled the lect-
ure room of the church. An entire change of pro-
gramme was given. The recitations of Mis- Lea h
were particularly fine. and by request she repeated
"Dolys Mamma" which she gave with SO much
effect at the former concert Mr.. Woods was in ex-
ceIlent voice. and IS Parkison delighted her
listeners by her fine performance on the piano. If
possible, the enterta inment was even more enjoya-
BILE than the first one and netted neat sum tor the
benefit of the church. The following is the excel
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Address.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-21
MACHINERY BURNS
Big Lincoln Warehouse is Con.
siderably Damaged
FIRE IN HUBER BUILDING
Heavy Loss May IL Nearly Covered ~
1nsuraace-riames Scattered over
Eatirc yirst Floor By nm Espios-
Ion which Caused the Blaze

Fire early Thursday morning dam
aged to the extent of several thousand
dollars the new Huber threshing ma
chine building at Eighth and @ streets,
In Lincoln. The building has been in
use but one season. and originally
cost about $25. 900. There was perhaps
between 3 10000 and $4,000 worth of
stock In 1t. Insurance was carried on
the building and stock to the extent OF
$l2.0OO TO SIS 900. The interior frame
work OF the first floor was ruined, the
hrst hoor was burned through In sew
eral places and the second floor was
scorched and charred. The fifteen or
twenty threshing machine separators
In the building were damaged. some of
them almost totally. Some of the en-
gines were damaged, while others
farther from the base OF the fire, were
not so badly affected by the heat. Elk
perts at the fire said IL was an impos-
sible task to make an accurate esti-
mate Of the loss.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-21
~TELEGRAPHlc TlcKINGS

The smallpox epidemic in Barbados
il decreasing rapidly.
The American federation of labor be-
ban It's sessions at New Orleans Thurs
day.
The annual convention OF the Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity began a three
days session at Memphis Thursday.
Gen. william Booth, head of the
Salvation army. addressed an audience
of two thousand persons at Detroit.
John w. Young. a hardware mer-
chant of New Bedford, ILL.,. was de-
clared a voluntary bankrupt by Judge
Kohlsaat at hicago.
Fire which started in the Philadel
phia 4 Reading Coal and Iron COM
pany's Burnside shaft was extin-
guished and work will be resumed.
Thomas Mowbray, the sculptor
well known in the United States and
Canada. was found dead in his bed Of
heart disease at Toronto.
The Marconi Wireless Telegraph
company Of Canada. with an author
lied capital of s.. 000. 900. has been liz
corporated by the provincial secretary
Germany has agreed to the Amer'
lean proposal to submit the question
whether the Chinese indemnity Is pay
able in gold or silver to The Hague
tribunal.
The Chinese government has mott.
fed the foreign ministers that here
after textiles imported into the i'm
terror by foreigners must pay " likin
duty of 61a per cent.
Messrs. Edward w. and Clarence II.
Clark. of Philadelphia, have subscribed
800 900 to found a professorship in
assyriology at the University of Penn
sylyania.
In an inspired note to the Etolie
Beige the Count of Flanders, brother
of King Leopold, has abdicated his
claim to the Belgian throne in favor
of his son. Prince Albert,
Fire early Wednesday morning de-
stroyed the Hudnut hominy mills. The
loss Is 500, 900. The origin of the fire
is unknown. The mills were the larg-
est of the kind in the west and were
located at st. Joseph.
The Minnesota pardon board has de-
MED the application for a pardon made
by Frank II. Hamilton. He Is the
young newspaper man who was con-
yicted of the murder of Leonard Day,
AT the west notel, minneapolis, Two
years ago. He Is serving a seven-year
sentence.
The French bark Grande Duchesse
Olga from Shields, July IL, for San
Francisco, has arrived at Rio Janeiro
with her hull slightly damaged and
foremost broken. She will be unable
to repair at Rio Janeiro.
Prof. w. j. MCGEE, of the bureau of
American e~thnology, has been APP
pointed by the president TO represent
the United States on the American in
ternational archaeological commission,
The United States consular agency
at Eibenstock. Germany. at present
held by Ernest l.. Harris. OF Illinois,
has been raised to the grade of com
mercial agency and the salary raised
from $1,000 to $4,000 per annum.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-21
REBELLION WELL CRUSHED
Venezuela Gets Breathing Spcll-Castro
Back at His Capital

A Caracas. Venezuela, Nov. 10, dis
patch says: The Official Gazette yes
terday published u presidential decree
re-establishing Caracas as the capital
OF the republic and as the seat OF ex-
ecutive power. The ~disbanding Of the
revolutionary forces continues.
IL has just become known that dur
ing the night OF November 2 the gov
eminent guns having discovered that
the revolutlonists were short of I'M
munition. attacked them at midnight
In their last stronghold, near San Ma
teo. precipitating the retreat which the
revolutionary leaders had planned for
the same morning.
The latest news regarding the where
abouts OF Genera Matos, leader of the
revolution, Is that he was recently
near Nirgua, two days march from
Barquisamento, or three days from
Tucacat on the Atlantic. the only two
places from which it is possible for
him to fee from Venezuela. Matos
was accompanied by Generals Mendoza.
Ierira, Solagnic, Crespo, Torres and
others. In all they had sixty horses.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-21
NATIONAL GRANGE MEETING
Delegates at Lansing, Mich, From
T~wenty-six states

D''okst's NJ buuStHEf "''Hv E'Vt~
Twenty-six states
The national grange. representing
every state in the union. opened its
thirty-sixth annual session at Lansing,
Mich. Nov. 10. The keynote of the ad-
| dress Of Grand Master Jones of South
Bend, Ind. was an appeal to the farm
ers to demand a remedy for trust
evils and IL was notable that the whole
| session will be devoted to defining the
policy OF organized agriculture on this
question. Representatives. OF the de-
partment OF agriculture are here and
will attempt to prevent too radical de-
mands for tariff revision.
A Lansing. Mich, Nov. '12.-The an
nual meeting of the national grange
began here today with delegates from
twenty-six states in attendance. Grand
Master Aaron Jones, in his annual adj
dress. congratulated the order on It's
wonderful degree Of prosperity during
the past year.
Farmers were advised to provide for
the sale Of their products in such man
ner AZ will secure to them what Justly
belongs to them and to- this end Mas
ter Jones recommended that the farm
er should never lose control Of his
property until it is needed for con-
sumption.
The following recommendations for
national legislation were made:
The extension of free rural mail de-
livery: postal savings banks: election
OF United States senator's by the peo-
pie; a constitutional amendment Civ
ing congress power to regulate and
control trusts and other combinations:
enlargement Of the powers OF interstate
commerce commission; regulations OF
the use of shoddy; p"re food laws;
provision for the extension of markets
for products equally with manufac-
tured articles; enactment of an anti
trust law clearly defining what acts
on the part of any corporation would
be detrimental to public welfare:
speedy construction of the Nicaragua
canal by the United States: speedy
construction Of a ship canal connect
ing the Mississippi river with the great
lakes and with the Atlantic ocean.