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Married Seven Times.

BUCHANAN, Mich, March 49, -Will-
IAN Hulbe,t, of this place, is claiming the
record in the matter Of contracting mar
riages. and up to this time there has been
found none To contest the claim. Hulbett
has been married seven times and he is
not vet 80 years old He got four wives
out of fwo families, having married two
sisters in the Madnon family and two in
the Murphy family. Death claimed three
Of Hulbett' wives. and three were divorced.
lie is a stone mason and works at his trade
/ in this city,
In the matter Of romance the seventh
or last episode is said to have echpsed all
Of the Others. He advertised in New
York paper for wife, and as a result a
woman Of the Empire State now presldes
over his home.
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Narrrfkc Rarfr.

A vsry rniayAbsr surprise party WSs held
al the hosF4tsbls home d Isaac y. Green,
AGAR Eastview, Msedsy evening" March l6.
iIuas EiFsn ~ kosar q sasir dAaghssf Ayrls,
-ho b. ias; returned from Baltimore. The
ysrsy ~As lAsgely attended; games And raaslc
Mrre iGdalxed ia. Refreshments ~ege served
ia ahaadAacs Al midnight jhs happy party
hayins heartily thanked their hoss and hostess
sssarur4 70 ihsss respective homes. Those
prss.-ns ssre; Isaac y. Grssa and wtts, licn
nis Gscsn and H5fe, Bsaioa ftAssr as4 sic oi
Uniou BridEe. Mrs. Charles Ecker. Of l nion
,o~a; Misses CsFvir LepP, Eaaies FlaieF.
Myrle Ggven. 6rAes Ispp. Leila Hill, Nevgss
C.xserAns, Eta Lspp. Colds Sailing, kmma
LrBg. Matte Hlu. Blanche PIaier Nessrs
a. Roy Cape, WilliAm ESkearods, Jane
sh,ihas, w,lliAm OSteFhus. Herbert Hil
Harry DAVIS. Rzy Gresa. Leslie Robinson
Moals IreisHd. Maroon Flzter. EduAFd D-Su
and CaFT9ll Greea-
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seyenty-Five Years Old.

The 18th anniversary Of the organization Of
the Methodist Protestant Church was cele
braied March Is at the Lafayette Avenue
Church, Baltimore Rev. Dr. H. l.. Elder
dice. President of Westminster Theological
Seminary, preached an historical sermon. In
the evening the pastor, Rev. t. o. Grouse,
preached.
The Methodist Protestant Church was or
ganized in old St. Johns Indendent Metho-
dist Church, North Liberty street, IS years
ago.
The anniversary of the event will also be OBJ
served at the coming session of the Maryland
Conference, which will begin April at Po-
comoke City. The preacher for the occasion
will be Rev. DR.. 7. II. Lewis, President Of
Western Maryland College.
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WaierSyille Items.

The weather has been very pleasant for the
past week aud the farmers have been busy
with their spring work.
Rev. U. $. Wright preached his farewell
sermon at Mt. Olive, last Sunday. TO large
and attentive audience. Ii is much regretted
by the people Of this community that Mr..
Wright does not expect to return.
Mrs. james snd Joseph Poole spent Friday
of last week with friends in Mt. Airy.
Miss Katy Dempsey returned home from
Baltimore last Saturday, where she has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. DERRICK.
Mr.. VIM. Dempsey, our huekster, is quite
sick at this writing.
Miss Maggie Matthias spent few days re.
Gently with her aunt near this place.
Nj. Olive Sunday School is preparing to
hold an Easter service on Easter Sunday.
Public Sales are in full bloom in this section
of the country and things are selling we'll.
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the finest stock of which Connecticut can
boast was born and reared.
In the other three New England States
drunkenness seems to be the besetting sin
Of the people, and along with this vice we
have an exhibition Of religious bigotry and
intolerance in New Hampshire, of which
Russia has finally become ashamed, and
that Is the legal discrimination against one
form Of Christianity.
We cannot wonder at the frightful con-
di,ions in New England. All the good men
aud women Of that seetiea, ever since they
sold their slaves and were driven from the
slave trade have been 20 constantly occu-
pied in looking after the morals of the
South that they have forgotten their own.
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Failed of Confirmation

WASHINGTON. March 10 The Senate
confirmed all the nominations sent in today
save that of l.. L. Lumsden TO be an as
sistant surgeon in the Marine Hospital
Service. The nominations made at this
session that failed of confirmation are
William NJ Byrne, District Attorney OF
Delaware: William ID. Crum, Negro, Col
lector of Customs, Charleston, ). c.
George Sawter, Assistant Appraiser OF
Merchandise New York
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EOuniain Valley Items.

Willard Wautz has been confined to the
house for five months with rheumatism
Mrs. Sarah Stouesifer is still confined to the
house.
Earnest Schaeffer, who resided in c.
Koontz's house, has moved into John Roop's
house.
Claude Reifsnider has moved from George
Babylou's Mill to William WANTS. house.
Lawrence Babylon, while working in Harry
G. Babylon's meadow, killed garter snake
that measured three feet.
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weather RECORD for tne week.

March 14-mercury 38 at a. N. and So at
2 D. m.; generally fair. March l5-mercnry
A at a. m. and SO at p. M; partly cloudy.
March 16-mercury 81 at a. m. aud Al at
D. M; cloudy. March 17-mercury 80 at
a. IN. and SO at p. M. mist, fog, rain; fair
after 2 D. m. March ls-mercury 38 al a.
m. and 80 at 2 p. M; thick fog, followed by
fair weather. March l9-mercury SO at a.
m. and 81 at 2 p. m; heavy fog and mist, fol-
lowed by fair weather after ~ m. March
20-mercury So at a. m. and &C at p. IN.
heavy fog and mist; clearing after 2 p. IN.
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Pleasant Valley Items.

Miss Emma Myers, of Baltimore, after
spending several weeks with her brother
family returned home last week.
Miss Bertha Bowers, of Woodberry is Wis
Ting friends in this neighborhood.
Mrs. Cora J. Lester and two children
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Susan Lester, o
Union Mills.
Miss l.. Miranda Nusbaum, of Union Mills
visited Mrs. Charles Eckard, this week.
Mrs. Edmond Frock and daughter spen
Thursday in Union Mills.
A. P. Helwig aud wife entertained JOIN
Fowler and bride last Sunday evening.
Edward Geiman, Of Baltimore. after spend
ing the winter with his aunt, Mrs. Eleanor.
Myers, returned home last Sunday.
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r1nInn MINIS Items.

Mr.. Sterling Lawyer of near this place has
entered the Union Mills Savings Bank as
assistant cashier.
Miss Mollie Rider returned home on Sun
dsy from a two weeks visit with friends in
Baehman's Valley.
Mr.. Paul Masonhimer is visiting friends in
Baltimore and Pikesville.
Miss Annie Cratin, of this place, was visit
ing friends in Hanover Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Wantz, of Stonersville,
spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Wolfe.
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Jury Finds Mrs. Polk Sane.

The jury summoned by Sheriff Warield tC
determine whether Mrs. Mary Polk, l04 Ais
quith street, Baltimore. is sane or insane rem
dered verdict on Tuesday that Mrs. Polk i:
sane and capable of managing her person anC
estate. The verdict was rendered al $50 D.
m. after the jury had delberated hour anc
10 minutes.
Mrs. Polk is the widow of Robert NJ Polk
and is about 50 years old. 1t is said she own.
properly valued at 500, 600.
The petition 10 have her adjudicated insane
was filed in Circuit Court No. 2 by hel
nephew, Nelson BAnkard, of Pleasant Valley
Carroll county, Maryland. The trial of the
case was continued Tuesday from Friday.
A full account of the case was given in thi!
paper last week.
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WORK OF THE GRIM REAPER.
Death of Many Well-KnOwn Persons In
This County.

Son of Mr. William and Emily j. Baseman,
died in this city, March a., aged % years.
His body was taken to Reiserstown in the
afternoon bv Undertaken E. D. Selby aud was
inferred in the Lutheran cemetery there on
Monday. He is survived by four sisters
Mrs. John R. Pfefer, of Reisterstown; Mrs.
Walter McCrea, of Washington, D. c.; Mrs
Laura Ireland, of Baltimore, and Mrs D. l..
Farrer. of Westminster, and one brother, Mr..
William Baseman, of Carroll county. For Il
number of years previous to his death he was
clerk in the store of Mr.. A. c. Strasburger,
this city
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-03-21
Bale win Case Settled.

The removed will case from this county O
Lewis F. Carter, Fannie Webb and Henry G,
Incidents against Nathan Il. Bale. execu
tor of Elizabeth Jane Bale, widow OF the late
Jeremiah Bale, of New Windsor, was dis
posed of 10 the Circuit Court at Eiieoit City,
Thursday, with verdict in favor ofthe de
PENDANT. The hearing was before Chief judge
Homes and Associate Judge Revell and a jury
The property devised in the will is estimated
at about 500, 900, and consists both of per.
sona and realty, most of which is in Carol
county. The executor was represented by
Messrs. Bond & Parke, of Westminster, anc
Elk Senator John G. Rogers, of Elicott City
and the caveators by Messrs. Stoner anc
Buckley of Frederick and William d. For
zvthe az Ellicott CITY.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-03-21

wlNTEp.--A Clerk 10 = general store. Ap-
piy TO David DonAvAn. Woodstock. Nd. y
LosT. -fs~iweca Haighs and Sykcsyille, On
Friday afternoon. March Is. sable Meek
Pl-ce. Rs~4Fd Il reiterated 10 Mss FioEeEee
/ ArBeld. teacher Of Oakiasd School.
DAY Book Lost. between DerFs Store and
Central Hotel. on TUESDAY. bes~eea aud ,
, I'd. Ownrrs name and some money in IL
ks3ard il iefi al sats 0aiee.
COLLEGE FUk CotlEGE sCslC
Al the TowR Hall. Ua5ou Bridge. Saturday
evening. March q. b. the Western Mary land
College Glee and Nantoiia Clubs. Adams
ssou IS cts.
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To Ministers and Others.

Owing to the late hour in which DEGREES and
other legal papers issued by the Court frequent
ly not until Thursday night. we request all minis
tiers and those having fairs, festivals supPers and
entertainments for the benefit of sunday schools
and public schools To send their notices in not later
than Tuesday morning of the week they wish them
announced By doing SO their publication be
a certain time after they are issued by the Court,
and in order comply with the DEGREES &c, of the
Court we are compelled to leave out or curtal our
local correspondence or omit markets, religious and
other notices.
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Widow of the late David Frounfelter, died
in New Windsor, on March IA. She was
much respected in the community, aud was
prominent in church and charity work. In
TERED at Winters church, Rev. G. W. Baugh-
man officiating She was aged "a years, l
month and days.
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Aged ~ years. 4 months and y days, ~if-
OF Mr. Alfred ), Babylon, Of FriEellburE. died
At Springfield Asylum. March IA Under
,aker Stouer. Of this city. brought Der remains
20 Friseliburg. Funeral n BAGS, Church last
Tuesday Besides her husband she IS sur
vved hy one sou, Truman, ~ho IS IN the Z.
;. Marine Corps Al Washington, d. c.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-03-21

Joseph Schmidt, garment cutter, OF
Baltimore, committed suicide in Baltimore,
Thursday, by cutting his throat. Cause,
melancholia.
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A ueN known aud respected colored man,
aged about - years. died At The AImAhOuss.
Thursday morning. He leaves several chil-
iren Who reside IN Baltimore aud else uhers.
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Sale Register.

SATURDAY, MARCH 81, 1908.
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twelve within, but provide system of reg istration and labelling all such vehicles for the purposes of Identification and all i'm prisonment to the penalty.
 A resolution amending the charter Of the city of Hartford was passed.
 The substitute resolution extending the time for building the line of the Hartford x Torrington Tramway company was pass ed.
 The resolution incorporating the Killingly Insurance company was re-cOmmltted.
 The bill amending the barbers' license law by making it ,non-applicable to Fltch's home for Soldiers at NorOton was favorabiy re- ported.
 tition from Thomas Muligan and lI9 others in favor of the passage of the bill repeating all laws compelling vaccination.
 The bill creating boxing commissioner to supervise boxing matches was killed in con currcncC with the senate.
 The bill establishing d state board of em- balmers, consisting of five commissioners, for the purpose of examining and licensing embalmcrs was favorably reported. Tabled for calendar and printing.
 The committee on fisheries and game fe ported unfavorably on d bill providing a fine of not more than $50 or Imprisonment for more than thirty days for every person fishing on another's land without permis sion.
 The bill appropriating $1O0.000 for the states representation at the St. Louis eX position was passed without comment.
 The temperance committee reported un favorably on the bill giving hotels the righ1 to sell liquor to guests at all times and il was rejected.
 When the petition of J. T. Noonan o1 , Hartford for restoration of forfeited right. came up it was opposed, and finally dropped Adjourned.
 Before the committee on judicial nomina tions to-day Dwight A. Lyman, who was { candidate to succeed himself as judge of tho city court of Willinibntic withdrew in favol of William Arnold. This action ends { long and bitter fight.
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LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The plan for changing the lines of the Eleventh and Twelfth wards is be-
 ing watched with interest here. The committee on cities and boroughs by a vote of 5 to on Tuesday reported the Isbell plan, but it is said there will be a, minority report and it will be fought out sharply in both branches of the general assembly. The plan for the Eleventh and Twelfth wards, or the ward lines, were worked out by ex-Al- derman W. s. Moyle. The line runs from the Willow street bridge through Cedar Hill avenue, Ferry, Grand ave- nue and Lloyd street to teh river. The territory east of that line would be the Twelfth ward and west of the line, the Eleventh ward. Under this plan it is said the proposed new Twelfth ward would be republican. It would com- prise in territory really more of the
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WALLINGFoRD.

Another case of diphtheria is reported on Pearl street.
 The high school second team will play the Y. M c. A. juniors in Middletown Saturday afternoon.
 The Young Mems Athletic club will have bicycle run to New Haven Sum- day.
 The annual meeting Of the Central Tennis club will be held April z.
 Rev. F. H. L. Hammond will attend the fifty-fifth session of the New York East conference of the Methodist Epis- copal churches at South Norwalk from April 1 to April [.
 Miss Annie Ward has returned from a visit in Boston.
 Attorney c. A. Harrison is home from Kansas City.
 MT. and Mrs. G. E. Dickernan are home from their trip south.
 Yesterdays recorded real estate transfer: Charles and Philip Beandoin to Fred Holman of Meriden. sixteen acres with building partly in Walling- ford and partly in North Haven.
 The Waterbury basketball team will play the high school team here Satur- day evening.
 The damage to the building used as cigar-maker's shop, burned in the rear of Miss Potter's house on North Ha- ven street Tuesday, was about four hundred dollars. It was insured in H. l.. Davis agency The damage to the cigar shop was about two hundred dol lars The fire alarm service seemed to be working poorly.
 The Calumets, of Branford, are ex- pected to play, basketball here with the High school team Saturday evening.
 A big flock of wild geese flying north passed over here Tuesday afternoon. About eight o'clock Tuesday evening one stray goose, evidently lost, was flying over and making a great deal of noise.
 In the senate Tuesday E. M. Judd was elected judge and L. M. Phelps deputy judge of the Wallingford bor- ough court.
 When We Were Twenty-One" is booked for the Opera House Friday evening" Reserved seats go on sale at Pixley's this morning.
 My Friend From India' is booked for the Opera House April 21 The tramp room will be closed to lodgers next week Wednesday, April 1. The annual dog license notices have been posted in the selectmen's room.
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present Eleventh ward than of the Twelfth ward. It was stated last even ing that the project has some show of being carried. as it had jealous friends to work for it.
 George Linsley and John ". Quinn had very good success in their trip to Lake saltonstaI- They secured three bass weighing nine pounds and two pickerel weighing four pounds.
 Flatfish are being caught down the harbor. On pleasant days some of the fishermen have very good luck. This is about the first salt water fishing of the year.
 Roy Goodwin of Blatchley avenue is i'll with tonsilitis and symptoms of grip.
 The annual roll call of the members of Live Oak council No. 1927, Royal Arcanum, will take place this evening. This will be the third anniversary of roll call and as the record of last year was over sixty members present it will require an effort to outdo that occa- sion. The treasurer of the organiza- ton. George s. Adams will take a fiashlight picture of the members of the lodge in a group. There will also be a shor. entertainment and light re- treatments will be served. This coun- cil will have several candidates for the class initiation, to take place at Music hall, Tuesday evening, March 31. There will be candidates from every council in New Haven county and it is expect ed now from latest advices that there will be 250 candidates.
 Flowers will be placed in the Grand avenue Congregational church on Sun day morning by Mrs Georgiana Hem ingway Cook, widow of the late Jo- seph Cook, in memory of the fifth anni- versary of the death of her father, Deacon Willis Hemingway, who for many years was merchant on the east side of the river, is remembered as one os Fair Haven's best and most highly honored citizens.
 At Grace church tomorrow evening there will be evening prayer and ser mon at 7:45 o'clock. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. George H. Buck, rector of St, James church, Der by and archdeacon of the New Haven archdeaconry.
 The Rev. Andrew Burns Chalmers, pastor of the Grand avenue Congrega- tional church, who was taken i'll last Sunday, is able to be out again.
 The New England Transportation company's barge No. 1 was raised Tues day night and brought alongside the wharf. The cargo of nearly 400 tons of bituminous coal was being discharged yesterday. It was necessary to keep the barge free of water by a powerful pump operated by the wrecking tug that was alongside.
 W. S. Moyle, the well known tenor will sing in the praise service at the Grand avenue Congregational church Sunday evening. He will sing Come Unto Me-" by Holden. It is said there were more wild geese flying over this neighborhood Tuesday than during any day in many years. There were several flocks and one flock was estimtaed to contain several hun dred birds.
 At the meeting of Columbia castle, K. G. F., on Tuesday evening, five can- didates took the first degree. There are five names which have been pro- posed for membership. The castle has about 125 members and is growing rap , idly. The committee on the annual ball reported progress; it will be held at Polar Star hall on Easter Monday night.
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Three Very Remarkable Suit Room nareains.

Examine Skirs fresh from the aor black or navy blue trimmed modshy about the hips and the arng bottom with bands of tafea uned elegantly shaped nine gored skirts Thursday $49S You'd expect say $sO when you them
 CepedeChine Wass black white and coors, perfect cop eS of of the highest priced Waists Made elaboratey with Mexican drawn work done in silk threads and tucked very finely beauty of Waist in every dea Thursday only $498 $6.50 is conservative value of them. White Wa Basket madras, finished with pretty silk applique down the front pea tucked back just in today
 Thursday only 89cts
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WITH THE LEGISLATORS.
SENATE AND HOUSE WERE BUSY
 PLACES YESTERDAY.

NlOtormen to Have No seats-Auto Law No Boxing Commissioner-Court Flight Settled.
 Hartford, Nov. 25.-Lieutenant Governor Roberts presided over the session of the sen ate
 Senator Walsh offered unfavorable re- ports of five bills concerning civil action, and they were rejected.
 A bill providing for seats for motormen on electric roads was rejected.
 The appropriations committee reported Ia vorably on an appropriation for improving the burial lot and monument of General Ma thaniel Lyon ill Eastford, and also making an appropria tion for the Middlesex hospital at Middletown.
 The Connecticut Railway and Lighting company secured the withdrawal of its pe- tition to lay track under railroad bridge at South Norwalk.
 The cities and bOroughs committee report ed favorably resolution concerning the veto power of the mayor of Bridgeport.
 A bill amending the charter of the Hart ford, Manchester and Rockville Tramway company was passed.
 Adjourned until Thursday morning.