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Before the Magistrates.

John Greenwood, an old offender, was ar
rested on last Sunday afternoon by Officer
jerome, for boisterous conduct and protane
language. He entered the parsonage of st.
Pau's Reformed Church and was very abusive
to the family of Rev. Calvin S. Slagle. When
officer Jerome arrived he made some resis-
lance and when landed in Jail was quite OBJ
streperous. He is man up III the sixties,
but is desperate character. He was arrested
here about il year ago, but was let Oft by
Justice Moore on the promise he would leave
the county and never come back. lie was
before Justice Moore last Monday, and was
committed to the House of Correction for
four months, Constable Elias N. Davis took
him to that institution on Tuesday. He also
took John Bowie, colored, TO the same re
formatory at the same time, for Sheriff Wilson.
Bowie was convicted Of assault at Mt. Airy at
the recent term of court and sentenced to the
House of Correction for two months.
Lew Wilson, colored, of Westminster, also
an old offender, was before Justice Moore on
Monday. He was obfusticated and Officer
jerome caught him trying to get into the Fire
men 5 Building Sunday ght. He will reside
at the Jail for the next three months.
AN ALLEGED FORGERY.
On Saturday, December 26, at noon, George
w. H. Wagner will have hearing before
Justice &. W. Crapster upon the charge, made
by Mrs Catherine Wagner, near Wartields-
burg, that he. on the 18th day of December,
did falsely make, forge and counterfeit an in
dorsemen, on the back of a check for 500,
90, drawn by one Charles b. Strong, upon
the Drovers and Mechanics National Bank
of Baltimore. and dated December 9, 1908.
The check was drawn in favor of G. W. Wag-
ner. The envelope containing the check was
addressed to G. w. Wagner, Esq. Frederick
Hook, the mail carrier. supposing it was in
tended for George w. H. Wagner, living with
Ralph ReifSnider. on his route, put the letter
in Mr.. ReifSnider's box. George W. Il. Wago.
ner received the letter and opened it. and held
the check some days before he placed an en-
dorScm2nt upon it and tried to get 1t cashed at
the Westminster Savings Bank. The bank took
it for collection. but before the collection was
made Mrs. Catherine, widow of George w.
Wagner, made round of the Westminster
banks. 1t is said that George W. Ii. Wagner
was expecting check from Baltimore also,
and showed the check to Mr.. Reifsnider. The
case will be an interesting one, and the public
will have to await the decision of Justice Crap,
ster as to the probable guilt or innocence OF
the accused.
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per tavors Smith, and the delegates 10 man
Will vote for him. In Montgomery it is doubt.
iul II Rayner gets two votes. In Baltimore
ne may get fifteen, but that is doubtful. At
the outside he will perhaps have twenty votes,
and that after stirring up every man in the
State of the slightest influence for him,
and leaving himself absolutely not one thing
to fall back on after the first ballot has been
cast. MARYLAND.
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I'm MEMORIAM.

In memory of George w. Wagner, who died De-
ember %, 1896 near Warfeldsburg.
God alone knows how we miss thee
In our home, oh, father, dear;
How for thee our hearts are yearning,
How we long thy voice to hear.
We could not have borne the sorrow
OF parting, dear father with thee
FIT were not for the blissful hope
That again thy dear face We see
In Heaven be clasped in my loving arms,
Reunited forever to be.
Once had q husband
Who was so good and true
That we were always happy,
Although esrth's Joys were few.
He sought out every pleasure,
Cared for us night and day,
And was to us @ father
In every word and way.
Father. thou art gone before us;
God would not permit you stay;
When the form Of death o'ercome US,
Meet us, father, on the way.
~ HIS wTTE AND CHILDREN.
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weather record for the Week.

December 19.-mercury 10 at a. = M 11.s anu
81 60 n m. clear up to IL a. M, followed
By CLOUDY S wea 81 at a. M and 80
a, ALLOWED RAW BY partly clear weather. showery
between and followed by clear and o. old:!e,y
s ~ei SO at p m; generally cloudy. D ?. n
her 22-mercury % at a. m. ana 90 90 a. a ~
M. fair and biustery. December zoo oIaer
cury 81 at a. m. and 81 at 2 p. m.' . c,sa a.
December 24-mercury 80 at q. 10. anu ~
At , r. M: cloudy; rain after 1.SO 2. %.
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HARRlSNN=klDEElY.

At the residence of Albert f. Mullinix,
near Mount Airy, Rev. S. A. HobIltzell, Of
the Methodist Protestant Church officiating,
Irwin A. Harrison and Miss Fife Ridgey
we're married on the morning of December
%. The maid of honor was Miss Virginia
Ridgely, of Geneig, Il sister of the bride.
Miss Bessie Mulinix, Of Long Corner, pre-
sided at the organ. After the ceremony
repast was served to the invited guests. The
newly welded pair will reside in Carroll
county, near Mt. Airy.
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MARRIED.

At Roop's MILL near Westminster, Nd, on Deem
Der %, 1903 by Elder W. E. Roop, William David
Spencer and Amy Olivia Coppersmith, daughter of
Granville Coppersmith, both of Carroll county.
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Letter to Westminster Ice Co.
Westminster. MARYLAND.

Westminster, Maryland.
Dear Sirs: of
cotton. mill at Union, S Che don't want to
see his name in print-had two offers of 500
gallons of paint $1.sO and 81. Is. Took the
ST. 25; and got skinned. He'd have got three
quarters skinned if he'd taken the other.
The $1.3O was full gallon; the $1.25 was IL
per cent. short. The full-measure paint was
adulterated 40 per cent; the short measure
paint was aduterated As per cent, besides
benzine in the oil, don't know how much.
Devoe lead-and zinc wasn't sold in the town
then.
1t don't pay to monkey with paint.
Devoe costs less than any of 'em; not by the
gallon, of course; by the house and year.
That's how to reckon it. Go by the name.
Yours truly
f w DEv0E & Co
38 New York
P. S.--Geo. w. Yeiser sells our paint.
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NOR IOTE-E ANE

Albert L. Morelock and Rachel Elizabeth
Kane, both of near Westminster, were mar
ried December % by Rev. James b. Stone
sifer, at the parsonage. They will reside at
York, Pa.
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I,OWE-BAkER.

On December "A Charles n. Lowe and
Edith May Baker, of near Westminster, were
married at the parsonage by Rev. James b.
Stonasifer
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A DOUBLE WEDDING.

Quite a number of friends gathered on
Wednesday evening, December 23d, at $50
o'clock, at "Spring Valley Farm, >, the home
of Elder Greenberry Ecker, in Uniontown
District, to witness the marriage of his two
daughters, Miss Jennie Martin and Daniel
Walter Beachley, Of Ashton, Illinois, and
Miss Bessie Cora and William Foster Dickey,
of Franklin Grove, Illinois. The ceremony
was performed by Elder Charles Bonsack, of
Meadow Branch German Baptist Congrega-
ton Miss Ethel May Wright, of Virginia,
niece of the brides, was flower girl.
Miss Jennie wore white dimity, and Miss
Bessie white madras cloth. The rooms were
decorated with evergreen and potted plants
Among the friends from distance were
Mr. and Mrs. Howard a. Englar, of York,
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Wright aud daugh
ter, of New Hope, Virginia; Mr.. Odis Beach
ley and Miss Salie BeachIey, Of Hagerstown;
Mrs Amanda Colltiuwer, of Thurmont.
Numerous presents attested the popularity
of the young ladies.
The grooms are prosperous young farmers
of Illinois.
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DEATHS HARVEST.
Well Known Residents And Others Who
Have Passed Away.

Thomas P. Mullinix, aged 81 years, died at
the Emergency Hospital in Frederick Decem.
Der Is. He was formerly agent of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company at Mount
Airy and had been in the service of the COM
pany Al years, but resigned several years ago
on account of his health.
George Frank Lynch, aged SO years, died
at his residence, on Madison Avenue, this city,
on the night of December 20, from pneumo
mia. He is survived by a widow, son and a
daughter, one and the other 10 years old.
He was a son of Mr.. Edward Lynch Secreta-
ry of the Carroll County Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company. His surviving brothers and
sisters are Mrs. John S. Matthias. Mrs Orlando
Reese, Michael John Lynch, Thomas O. Lynch
and c. G. Lynch, of this city; Mrs Edward
Shriver, of Waynesboro, Pa, and Edward c.
Lynch, of Harrisburg, Pa. His remains were
inferred in St. Johns Cemetery Wednesday,
Rev. Father Cassidy officiating. He was a
member of St. Johns Beneficial Society,
which attended his funeral in body. The
pallbearers were his four brothers, NJ. John
Lynch, Edward Lynch, Thomas Lynch. c.
Gloyd Lynch and David E. Walsh and Jesse
Chrest.
Reuben A. Smith. aged 70 years, months
and Is days, died at his residence near Pa
tapSco, lnlS county, on the nlgnG OF DecemDer
10. He is survived by widow and four
cbildren-Mrs. Randolph Taylor. of Wool
ery's district; Jesse L., conductor on the
Western Maryland Railroad; Thomas H. and
Jacob F., of Mantle, Illinois, also 26 grand
children. His funeral and interment took
place at the Bethel, near Patapsco, on De,
cember 81, Revs. Tyler and Harden oficiat-
ing. The palbearers were John Hartman,
David Abbott, Henry Westaway, Asbury
Allgire, Jacob Leppo and Albert Chew. In
politics he was an answering Democrat.
Margaret Cooley Utz died December la,
at her home in Gettysburg, Pa, of the mfr.
mites incident to old age, aged SO years and
"a days.
She was the mother of nine living children,
one of whom is Mrs. Mary Mickey, of West
minister, and is survived by 80 grandchildren
and % great grandchildren. The funeral was
held Sunday morning at her late residence.
The pallbearers were j. L. Williams, Charles
A. Williams, Emory c. Williams and Edward
Utz, four of the grandsons of the deceased.
Interment was at Marsh Creek cemetery.
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WHEELER-RUPP.

A delightful wedding was that at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Rupp, near Manches-
| ter, on Tuesday evening, December %, at Z
O'Clock. They at that time gave in marriage
| their only daughter, Miss Lizzie Mandella, to
Mr.. Elisha P. Wheeler, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William H. Wheeler, of near Upperco, Balti-
more county, Md Misses Florence NJ. and
Ella Wheeler, sisters of the groom, were the
bridesmaids and Messrs. Edwin j. Rupp,
brother of the bride, and John c. Armacost,
the groomsmen. The bride wore gown of
white MORE silk, trimmed in point lace, and
carried bouquet of white carnations. The
bridesmaids were gowned in white abatross.
trimmed in lace and satin ribbon and carried
pink carnations. Miss Myrtle G. Buchanan,
of Manchester, played Mendelssohn's wedding
march, and added very materially to the
pleasure of the evening by skillfully rendering
many additional selections, and also played
the piano accompaniment to the orchestra
pieces rendered by the four brothers of the
bride, who, with the bride, compose the well
and favorably known Rupp Orchestra.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. G.
NJ. Eyster, now of Baltimore, but pastor of
the Manchester Lutheran charge when the
bride was confirmed, April %, 1899. A
bountiful collation. was heartily enjoyed by
ALL
noteworthy for the good judgment shown in
the selection by the donors. They consisted
of family Bible, two clocks, paror pictures,
rugs, white embroidered stand and table COW
ers, centre pieces, table and bed linen, silver
knives and forks, silver table and teaspoons,
silver salt and pepper service, silver berry
spoons, silver butter dishes, three glass water
sets, half dozen silver napkin rings, silver
sugar bowl, trimmed for and furnished with
silver teaspoons, NC.
Those present, in addition to those already
named were Jacob Rupp and wife, William
H. Wheeler and wife, Harvey A. Rupp and
wife, Thomas Wheeler and wife. Irwin Wheeler
wife and son, Leslie, James c., Charles F.
and Roswell D. Rupp, William H. Wheeler,
Misses Coda Wheeler, Cora Face and Bette
Bixler, John r. Strevig and wife, L. Clayton
Turner and wife, John E. Masenhimer and
wife, Fl. Benton Burgoon and wife, Charles
Brilliant and wife, Henry Dice and wife, IL.
r. Wooden.
After wedding trip to Baltimore, and
Washington, they will reside at pleasant
Meadows Farm in Baltimore county.
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MedfOrd Items.

The protracted services at Stone Chapel
closed after duration of three weeks.
The protracted meeting at Warfeldsburg is
still in progress after duration of about seven
weeks. Elder Tyler, of Carrollton, is con-
Quoting the services.
For the benefit of the readers of The AD-
voCATE we will say that the Lutheran church
has the greatest number of followers of any
Protestant church in the world. 1t has 68,-
200 members; the Episcopalian 100000
600; the Methodist $1,000, 900; the Baptist
11,000.0 900; the Presbyterian 10000 and
the Congregational 100000.
Rev. Mr. Ellis, of Baltimore, will preach at
Medford Chapel Sunday evening, December
81, at O clock. All are invited.
Our public school closed Wednesday until
January 4. Miss Bertha Witherow, the teach
err gave an entertainment by the children for
the benefit of the patrons of the school, after
which she presented the scholars and trustees
with a sack of French candies and an orange,
and the scholars then returned the compli.
ments in making Miss Bertha present of a
handsome reed rocker, which was highly APP
preciated by the receiver.
Harry Graham, of near Medford had quite
serious accident last Saturday evening. In
coming home from Westminster his horse ran
away, throwing him out and injuring him so
as to confine him to his bed.
We wish the readers and proprietors of the
DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE Merry Xmas and a
Happy New Year.
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MONEY TO LOAN on first mortgage
XX1 in amounts of $500, $500, 5000, $500,
$1,000, $1,000 and $1,000.
WALSH & WALSH,
Attorneys-at-L Law, No. 176 E. Main ST.,
apr5-tf Westminster. Md.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
-rn EVERY SATURDAY BY

saturday, DECEMBER 26, 1903.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-30
Fort Lyon Water Rights.

The suit of J. B. O'Neil and
others of the first issue OF water
rights in the canal against the com
pany and later water rights to estab'
lish their precedence in the matter
of obtaining water was tried at the
last term of district court at Las An
imas, and Judge Northcutt has hand
cd down his decision in favor of the
company as follows:
"Now on this 18th day of Novem-
Der 1908, the same being one of the
judicial days of the regular Novem
ber 1908 term of said court, come
the plaintiffs by James W. McCreery
Esq, and g. M. Dameron, Esq,
their attorneys, and the said defend
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ants by Chss. E. Cast, Esq, and II.
L. Lubers, Esq, their attorneys also
come, and the said cause coming on
for final hearing on the pleadings
herein, as we'll as the evidence sub
mitted hereunder, and the argument
of counsel being heard, and the
court being fully advised in the
premises, finds that the equities
herein are with the defendants,
"It is therefore ordered that the
defendants 60 hence without day
anh have and recover of and from
the plaintiffs herein their costs in
this behalf expended.
"To which findings, judgment and
ruling of the court the plaintiffs ex
cept and pray an appeal to the su
preme court, which is allowed, on
plaintiffs filing bond herein in the
sum of $500. within ninety days from
this date, one hundred and twenty
days allowed for a bill of excep
tons"
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PROCLAIM alton

By the Sons of the Revolution in
the State Of Colorado to the students
of our public schools and colleges:
Whereas: In the year of our Lord
l776, our forefathers began the
great war of the revolution and Of
fered their lives that we might en-.
joyed the blessings of liberty, and
Whereas: We desire to perpetuste
the memory of the men who achiev-
ed American independence, and in.
culcate in the youth of our land the
patriotic spirit Of their forefathers,
and respect for the principles for
which the patriots Of the revolution
contended; therefore
Resolved, That our society hereby
makes its eleventh annual Offering to
the students Of the schools and col
leges in Colorado, Of four prizes
one of gold and one of bronze to
students of high schools and eolleg-
es, and one of silver and one Of
bronze to pupils Of grammar schools
for the most meritorious original
essay on the subject of Patrick Henry
His Services IN the American Revo-
luton. Competing essays should
not contain less than 1776, nor more
than 1903 words words, written plain
ly and bearing the name, address
and school Of the writer, and must
be delivered to the Committee on OF
before January 25th, 1904. Prizes
will be publicly awarded by the Gov.
ernor of our State, in Denver, OF
Washington's birthday, 1904.
Done in Denver this first day o
December, one Thousand nine hun.
dred and three, and Of the independ
ence of the United States Of America
the one hundred and twenty eighth
By the Committe,
JOIN GRIRR CANFIELp, Chairman,
p. o. Box 1484, Denver, Colo.
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We carry the largest stock in our line ever carried
in eastern Colorado and sell to you at lowest
prices ever known in the Arkansas valley.
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Geo. 7. Herbert, representing the
Fairbanks, Morse & Co. people, was
here Tuesday. He appeared before
the board of trustees and submitted
plans and prices for putting in the
pumping plant at the artesian we'll.
He impressed the board very favor
ably, and will probably supply the
needed fixtures Mr.. Herbert is an
old time Lamar man, and was great
ly surprised at our growth. He
spoke very highly of our new school
building and says we are certainly
"doing things" in Granada.
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Another Highly Profitable canta.
Ioupo Crop.

'oopO StoP.
g, B. Samples was this season one
of our most successful cantaloupe
growers. From nine acres raised he
sold ZOO worth. Four of these
nine acres were better than the
others and from them he sold 800
crates. Here was an average of 200
crates per acre, from which he real
lied $l.15 per crate, or $3.50 per
acre Mr.. Samples sold through
T.. Il. Nichols & Co. of Chicago
While Mr.. Samples did we'll, the
owner OF the land did better. The
The land was rented of owner, Mrs
Herdman, for one-third of the crop
Mr.. Samples paid her for the rent
Of nine acres $56O.16. It payl
to own land which brings in rent
al Of $62 for one years crop. (Fol
the benefit of our non resident read.
ers we will state that all growers o
cantaloupes did not do as we'll a
Mr.. Samples. ROCKY Ford Enter
prise.
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IRRIGATION WOULD TRANSFORM
STATE.
7. G. Horny Paints Glowing PIctur,
at Chamber Of Commerce.

at Chamber Of Commerce.
Before the chamber OF commerce
members yesterday, after luncheon,
7. @. Henry, who has given many
years to the study and advancement
of irrigation, put forth q plea and a
plan, whereby Colorado's agricul-
tural and horticultural developed re-
soures could equal those Of Kansas
cereals and California in fruit,
Perhaps surpsss them, through the
1penditure of from $40,OOO,00O to
$5O,OOO,OOO in water storage and
distribution.
This money could be raised, he
held, in the manner that funds for
other improvements are secured
through the issuance Of bonds on the
ground and improvements.
A few years ago Mr.. Henry's ad
dress on "The Resources OF Colora
do" would have heen termed a word
dream of the future. Yesterday the
staid, solid men of Denver listened
wrsptly and applauded and believed
it to be an eminently practicable pre-
sentation of great subject.
After a preliminary outline of the
progress in the science Of irrigation,
Mr.. Henry spoke Of the project pre-
sented by him, as follows:
Colorado has two great natural
resources upon which to base its
commerce, which includes manufac
turing, viz: mining and agriculture.
It is the needs of the latter that /
am briefly to consider.
1.-THE plane Of agricultural and
horticultural production will now
warrant the expenditure of 100000
600, perhaps $4,000, 900, to provide
supplemental water and to reclaim
further land areas in this state.
Such expenditure would immediatle-
ly create an outright increment OF
$2OO,OOO,OOO or 100000, 900
greater than the gift of Oklahoma to
its occupants, even if the Indian ter
ritory had been added.
ave have now only about 2,OOO,-
600 acres under actual irrigation. If
storage were provided and intensive
farming practiced according to Gree
ley, Rocky Ford or Grand Junction
standards, instead Of an agricultural
population of less than 150, 900, with
gross yearly income of less than
$4,000, 900, we should have farm
ing population of more than 1000,
900, producing more than $15o,ooO,
900 annually. A properly directed
outlay of $4,000, 900 will accomp.
lish that. All Kansas grew less than
1o0,Ooo,oOO bushels of wheat this
year, almost it's greatest crop, which
will sell for less than go cents a
bushel, realizing only about $4,000,
900.
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MCLEAN BROS.
YOU HAD BETTER
Take take this opportunity to attend
a first-class Business and StenOs
graphic College at home
Special Holiday Terms:

present date until January 1904 the DODDS COM
COLLEGE will give the following special holiday terms
those who register scholarship either the school
Rocky Ford or schools at Las Ami
m and Lamar
With full combination scholarship $685. will be given
either supplies for combination costing
s12 or twenty vocal piano. horn, mandolin guitar
banjo music eocution
With full commercial scholarship s4 all commercial books
will be pven or twelve named
sical instruments. of books $o.
With full shorthand scholarship all books for shorthand
the above named Instruments
Cost of books S.
all night school scholarships OF
taken January making sxmonh night course $40
intending address the college at once SO that
your may BE- ordered.
D. D. DODDS, Principal
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For sALE-A Chicago Cottage Organ
in good condition, on reasonable terms.
Inquire of Mrs. j. A. Payne.
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women's warm skirts, sl.5O, 1rwin's.
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IMPORTANT cAxTALoupE MEETING.

IMPORTANT CANTALoUPE MEETING.
A meeting of much concern to the
csntsloupe growers of this section
was held at the Sunnyside school
house last Monday night, and nearly
all the members of the Amity Canta
loupe Growers Association were in
attendance.
The most important business
transacted was that Of transferring
the cantaloupe contracts from Lyons
& Coggins to E. r. Nichols q Co. Of
Chicago. This move was made
after due deliberation and an extend
ed correspondence with the secre-
tsries of various associations round
about us who had been doing bust
ness with the Nichols outfit. These
all reported fsvorably to that com
psny. In consequence of these re
ports and promises made by Mr..
Nichols representative, the board Of
directors was instructed to sign con.
tracts with that firm.
1t is not necessary to go into de.
tails regarding the difference oi
methods used by the various com
panies, and 1t only need be said that
in a dozen different ways the mem
bers Of the association will be bene
fitted by the change of companies
handling their cantaloupe crop.
There will be another meeting ol
the association next Wednesday
evening at the same place, at which
time the details of the transfer viii
probably be consummated.