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We will add more notes concerning our visit TO
Rockingham county. Virginia, which enjoyed
May 9th TO 10th when we first entered Virginia,
after crossing the Potomac river we reached Alex
andria Ii will be remembered that in Virginia the
Jim Grow" law is in effect and you can see the
passenger cars marked white" and "colored" so
that you are not compelled to share your seat with
a negro.
The head or poll tax was imposed on the voting
population in Virginia on account OF the ilIiterate
negro who often can't read or write, and pays no
taxes. heard Of one negro who was influenced TO
vote for one Of the great political parties by bride
Of pair of cowhde boots Since the news Of a ne
gro ticket has started some oppose it, while others
favor the negro ticket. one white man said TO an
other. Booker Washington has as much right to be
President as Theodore Roosevelt The other man
gave his reasons against such move, whereupon
he was called fool In reply the man told him to
sly no more. or he would take what should chance
to come
of the telephone system in Rockingham county.
Virginia. we must make mention. AS they are more
than alcJ telephones in the county. the greater
number in the homes Of farmers. To ssyitis $ con
veuieuce even q luxury to some, is expressing
il mildly The switchboard At HaTrisonburg IS oPer
a,sI by i've ladies and Is an interesting place to
visit
The gardens are very large, from one-fourth 20
one-haIfan acre. But little IS sFaied being Poved
aud narrowed aud then cultivated b. a garden
pl1v n coatrivance TO replace the hoe doing its
work tn less time and more effectively and with less
labor than with the hoe
The drinking water ctstcrus may seem strange 20
many Of our pcople ON barus and houses the
sggutug is 50 connected that all the min water Is
carrisi into s large cCmgutol isus iu tar ground.
The water stay, fresh aud gool. and is good IS
Cd a4 #VH Ha
They hsve some arteslAu wc.ls - OF more feet IN
Gsrsa. We rerc much interested to- seeing the Old
chimney fire place uith the andirous ami logs
burning a. Of yorc. our f5ur-yearoid boy coming
on the scene. thinking the chimney hrc.
sail w h4 done that
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Sandvvllle Items.

Gr ana Mrs. E3gar Lockzri aIsi sou IA % visited
Mf 4ui Mrs. Cnzrses FlAteE. Baltimore
Nr and Mr.. George Barnhasg and daughter Lia.
l.- sFsai isst -an2ay sith NJ ABi Mr. John pui-
SOW. 81 CarrpliIon.
Nr Laura Arroa1. gt hampstead vlstts~3 her
lsher william Tame.
Eeramia Phillips aud family sP@ui suadAy with
Mr. Auple FlaseT
s. Bakrasly and Miss idea. uf baltimore eoun-
49, pcre guests OF Hrs Nelson Blizzard aasi Sunday
Misses Marietta Iepp. \ Myrtle CHplc and Mrs.
ThoalAs shilling wrrc delegates from sandy Mount
Il p society o. the convention held a. New y ind.
slr Asi week
Afasrl Hog ard wise were guests q NJ aud Mr.
r. O ShIp,ey lasl sunday.
Jacob RAIDER rsi.ed his new barn lasi NoetAy
Childseus Day exercises viii D held - sandy
Mount n Z ChuFeA sunday Al 20 a u
quite number from this place v.cNs,i the u recE
au the Western Maryland K. x last sunday aiter,
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Following Is the program for Decoration lay.
Nay 30. in Westminster. 81 ? . 10. ia odd Fellows
Hall. after which the exercises 80 be concluded As
the cemetery;
Singing by the choir.
PrapeF Rev. Caiyiu age.
Opening exercises by Post Commau der Hacr.
Vocal Qnaftette. Once More With solemn Tryad "
Nessrs HobHtzeli. Beyaus. Brown and Purdum
Western Maryland College Glee Club
Linculn's Addrcss At Gettysburg 1T. Charles Bal
lingsies.
Vocal solo. Ms. Benz. ,. Grouse.
Recitation, THE American Flag." Mr.. summer
Grayes. Western MsFyisnd College.
singing. The Houored crave" ey the choir.
Address, Rev. Jas W Reese. Westminster.
singing America" choir and children
Bencdiction. Rev. Durbin G. Miller
All children taking part in the exercises wil
meet at Centrsl Hail school HOUSE. al iao p. m,
each carrying a bunch Of flowers Flags rii D.
provided for them.
Amer the services At the Hall the Post. headed b
the lst Regiment Band and es,or1ed hy Co. H. lst
Nd. Regiment. will march TO the cemetery where a
short service By the school children viii be held In
connection nth the G. A. X. ritual as follows.
Address, by Master George stoner.
Recitation, Honor the Brave Miss Mildred War
ner. Westminster High school.
Vocal Quarteite, sleep, o. sleep. NeSsrs. Hoblii-
eel, Bevans. Brown and Pardum, Western Mary
land Glee Club.
After which Taps" will be sounded, and the
graves OF all soldiers viii be decorated with dow
ers, by the Post and children while the band plays
appropriate music.
The children Will be in charge of Miss Mary B.
shellman assisted by Miss Beulah Benson and Ms.
Marjorie Herring.
All persons having flowers to contribute VIII
morning, May S0ti.
The exercises win be under the supervision of
Burns Post No Is, G. A. r, which has been grea tly
assisted BY Miss Mary B. shelman in preparing the
program for the occasion.
The Post viii attend divine service sunday morn
ing. Mag 18th at 1872 in The Methodist Protestant
Church All soldiers are invited to be present.
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Dixon Bros. grocers, of Frederick, are in
l. e.

Dixon Bros, grocers, of Frederick, are in
the hands of receiver.
William Espey was arrested at York, Pa,
last Saturday and taken 10 Belair to answer
for an attempted assault on Bessie Thompson,
aged IL years his wite's cousin. last January.
The girl is still suffering from the effects of
the brutal assault.
A new enemy of the peach crop has been
discovered in Frederick county. 1t is APP
parently an insect, different from any of the
known enemies of the peach, and it is feared
that II may do much damage. The crops of
several peach growers have already been con-
sderably damaged. The insect eats hole
in the side of the blossoms and many which
have been examined have been found entirely
DESTROYED. The nature of the damage done
differs from anything before observed by the
peachgrowers aud they are much alarmed.
After examining the blossoms, the State En-
tomologist wrote that he had never before
observed similar damage to peach blossoms,
aud that be was unable to name the insect by
which it was done.
BENJAMIN f. Jordan, Sr., of Trump, Balti.
more county, died Wednesday afternoon, as
the result Of drinking some deletrious sub
stance in mistake for milk on last Saturday.
After drinking the fluid he became very sick
and The physicians were unable to relieve him.
Mr. Jordan was 81 years old, but very active
and took great interest in politics and local
enterprises. He was q stanch Democrat and
served two terms as County Commissioner.
He was president and director of the Union
Telephone Company, director of the First
National Bank of Stewartstown, Pa, and a
director of the White Hall Grain, Milling and
Supply Company. He is survived by seven
children
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Narrlana coIlegiale institute Noles.

Preparations for commencement arc about COM
pIcts and oar students are hasy prcrAring Tor the
aaal examinations on Mou,iay aud Tuesday.
Prof Ear.y preached very interesting and in
~traessye sermon en Natures Lesson on sunday
a.sa- Ills remarks we've has-i GA the COMMAND
ataassIer she Lilies. aua EaAuy beautiful Prso
l.5zl .c,so1s 90 parity ami iraia VIEW forcibly
presented.
ras ladies sgerlal p-OErzta on MAJ ~ was DC
c.Iet s4-ecss EteFy selection was iaosoaEhly
r~rp4raa and well rendered. sni tbc tnsitute Is
g1siis rrafr4 as bar ztTi.
Ha Fay-Isy cr~aFuE. .ar maslg laasIssfs Ms
May F1seaaauaa Prof p. J. Sss assisted ty pr
y g. Fagr. <zvea legrurr recital Or tho s:aslsais
To-. seael-s SER srtistiaslly rsbstsss ans htEhly
appreciated. Following = he program. sym
r-a7v. $3.50 7ta2sus sud Piano. Mass Eau Aria
Rhv ~ tsc Nations Rage tegm H2a.ie,'s NeSSzah,
vla.Ia sai1 loves n-esa AarT tae Bali vn1Ai 500
aitH vl9.la ahiiszia HAPPY pays- s'rcsCsski piano
.s.1 Eau4a NoairlssaaH violin $40. WALKERS
Frtfe song ffua The &es.srs4uEss. N&Enrs. Fau-
-ral March. tso vialgas AHsl papo. Ca7P.n. yoeAi
ss.s Votes gfhc Wo.sss Melody ia ,. Eut-us.sin.
Es-f raeass Flsr. ~ y ION " Va. wsjl prcsch
ih- sazcs zzenrts srara in ylc eazf -l ou sglsaaY
1l-as 81 se.elars-
DOS Wazlar uszas nrFs -Tbs Hsyr44krrv AZ
s7.s-sts- -sasaas rersTseaslsE an oi tinr bay
asrvrsf atl b. rcats-s,5 ~ ias aeaioz spes class
s,sls,z.s 81 Prof s g EAsly rh1s eoacrFi sAo1i
1 ,r-ag interesting % tae tsssasrs. - o. rgpFe,
seatss -aeane1 Arya serne
yztss 6ataTyu Nsssl-r AS NarY Farrsnaa spsni
s-asa sstsrt2y 60 N1r1sy a. iso Aazsr 81 Ms
Eaas- usk u-~asrs Fruss Nsg aud Eean an3
~ Hra=irass1E usrr delightfully."- sntsvasinra sy
fas -s1s-s saturday Aflsrusga aa5 evening".
W.ss Esrarg EsoF. p4 snssfiasuet her slasssaSses
ar -er Hsiar ASS satar+ay
M-se1s Fsszs-c- Aa1 Eaaaf wcr~ guests ~ Mss
t..ssar Ess 4as aa rsgstty sseu.as
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Personal Notes.

Mrs Little, of Mt. Airy, aud her guest, Miss
Platter. occupied box at the Baltimore horse
show last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Browne, of Norfolk,
Virginia. were at The Westminster last Sat
urday and Sunday. They came TO visit Mrs.
MauIsby and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Adams, of Glyndon,
Md, and Mrs. Nelson Stocksdale, of Arcadia,
Md. were guests of Thomas II Bankard and
family last Sunday.
Miss Jewel Z. Whitaker, of Enfield, n. c.,
is visiting Miss Margaret 4. Stem, of Sam 5
Creek.
Milton A. Sullivan and Miss Annie NJ. Lit
tie. of this city. are visiting relatives and
friends in Gettysburg Pa.
J. l.. T. aud G. Edward Waltz, vino are
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
H. Waltz, near Linwood, will return to New
York on Monday next.
Mr.. and Mrs Franklin Bowersox and chill
dreu, of Taneytown, were guests of her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Stevenson. near
this city, last Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth RAIDER, of Finksburg, left
Thursday for a visit of several months at
Gibson, North Carolina.
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The Carroll Athletic baseball team was
organized last week from a pick Of PLAYERS Of
the county. Il Is the premier team. Follow
ing are the players Cushing. 18th: Fowler.
2uI b.; piuau. D.; DauHeC, S., captain;
DiHeudah 81, manager; Smith, c. L; trIz-
zell. J. T.. S.oner. G.; Doyle. r. T. The open.
ing game will he PLAYED ia Westminster with
Company H. "Wednesday Address aiI gbal-
lenges 'o J. GIoyd Di;teudal, Westminster.
LAST Saturday the small boys of this city
had a game Of base ball. TIE East End boys
cleaned up The Park team ay score Of Is 20
T. The youngsters celebrated the victory by
ye.., that sould made Choytav INDIAN blush.
last SATURDAY. the New Windsor base bail
team defeated the Union Bridge FIRST team, 1U
slc grounds Of the latter, by q score Of II Oh
TO- The game sas well PLAYED throughout,
Rites started ta do rh" fwir.lH1 for Jai0u
Bridge. hut retired Zoo fhe 9Th inning 90 favor
of Sh.adie Who ha.i fh- visitors g. one ruu.
panuer. tar Nav Windsor, struck out 10 men,
pitching E-m-elt ogt s: a yrrg tight hole iu the
tagrgb iur5ng. there beng three fuaa ~ bases
AND ONE aat hc retired The side IS striking oct
The ugSl $50 men. The S"v Windsor boys
made fwa double steals iG Jess '.mr frsa /;
Haac- tn te.l BE-. The features EeTe.-IHs base
rurusnE If HErssfi. tHr batting ui BsuksEd.
and tha pitching q. DANCER for New Windsor.
B5ts~, FOG Ia,aH Bridge, rut ar 3 sF.end p
game Sf Syst s3Ees retiring -a..a EHr "s.aa-
accepting several rers bal 'aaaas fH Soc >fy .e.
Sh.ud'o al-a paE -y good c4gr. bauerts-
Mes NlHa>rf, bAgu~T ana Ham, lU,1H
Bridge Rte., Ftgk.uceT. Shradle aad Tre,er.
UuTsr-. Viewer and WILSON Mes Wiat,as
;eam er4'i bike q. htge game slsh pay team.
..-. ME
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c. c. Wnrtz, of Hanover, Pa, has been
arrested for forgery aud embezzlement
The punkards. or German Baptists, in con
ference in Carthage, Mo-, decided TO drop the
name OF Dunkards.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is laying of
hands weekly. At the Altoona shops 500
employees were laid off last Saturday.
David Rothschild, the New York bank
president convicted of larceny, has been
sentenced to nine years in the state prison
Producers announce curtalment il the
production OF pig iron by the closing OF many
furnaces.
Owing to the scarcity of male farm labor in
Salem county, \. j., many women are at work
in the fields.
Three persons were killed and 10 injured by
an explosion in the factory of the independent
Fireworks Company, at Camden, n. j., last
Monday.
Robert b. Plant, President of the First
National Bank aud owner of the L. Z. Plant 5
Son Bank. al Macon, GA, both otwhlch failed,
committed suicide May q.
The Ballard & Ballard Mills, at Louisville,
XIV. the largest winter wheat mills IN the
country, will close down from June l to the
10th, as they can't get wheat
Since the LIST Of May over $4,000 meu have
been laid off by the railroads east OF Plttshurg,
the PENNSYLVANIA having put of about ll,Ooo'
Freight trains are being doubled, 90 cars to a
train instead of 80, thus doing away with one
crew. The outlook for laboring men Is not
improving with the approach of summer, and
MANY are suffering, especially those who made
short time during the winter.
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c. E. Convention

The annual Christian Eudeavar convention,
which met Ia New Windsor last week, ad-
j0urued Friday ug GIT. The principal features
Of the closing session were the election OF
officers for the ensuing year and an address
on Wooden Citizens by Rev. }. +. Co~en,
OF Boston. Mass, associate editor OF the
Christian Eudeayor World. The officers
elected are: President, Samuel Il. Little, Of
Taueytown; vice president, Rev. c. t. Nc
Cu!lOugh, of UuIontown; secretary treasurer,
Miss Alice Crapster, OF Ianeytowu: Junior
superintendent, Mrs. George X. Mather, OF
Westminster; temperance superintendent,
Miss Beu]ah Benson, OF Westminster; ms
sionary superintendent, Miss A. NJ. Speak
man. of New Windsor; press correspondent,
Frederick White, OF SuyaerSburg. The ban
uer for the largest contribution to missions
per member was awarded 10 the senior society
of the Lutheran church az Mount Umon, and
the banner for the largest average Attendance
Of members to the Junior society Of the Meth
ODDS, Protestant Church of Westminster.
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A Carroll countlan chosen President.

The Nineteenth Quadrcunial Conference af
the Methodist Protestant Church opened is
sessions Nav 20in the North Carolina Avenue
Methodist Protestant Church. Washington. u.
c. Rev Dr.. F. T. Tagg. OK Baltimore. q
native OF this County. now editor Of the Meth
odist Protestant. vas elected President Of ;hc
Conference over D.. 7. II. Lewis. President
OF Western Maryland College, whose name
was put ia nomination, acaiHsi BIS request. by
Daniel Baker of the Maryland delegation, and
caused a surprise. On the FIRST ballot DR.
Tagg was elected, receiving 81 votes, and Dr..
Lewis ~.
The most important business before the
Conference vii be the question 81 church
union.
The report az the board Of foreign missions
says The opinion held 5e some shat Japan
has become Christian asiloI d Tar ,rum cor
rect. Idolalry superstition and Aiheisu largely
prevail. The great mass Of tbe Popalaiiau
has not become impressed with CHRISTIAN
teaching
The report SAYS The evangeli zaiion % JavgH
would hasten the evangelizA'ioa VI Chiuas
''that Japan Is the bes, base Of attack i1g gnn-
quering China. the battle-ground ot missions
for the twentieth ceatary.
The delegates from the Maryland Confer
ence. which includes Washington, consisted
OF the following Rev +. J. Little. president
Of the Maryland Conference; Rev. T. H.
Lewis. president Of Western Maryland Col
lege, and also OF Adc.au College; Rev T. Z.
TaEg editor of the Methodist Protestant; Rev.
II. l.. Eldcrdiee, presidva, ct Westminster
Theological Seminary; Rev. ]. u. kinreF,
pastor OF East Baltimore Station; Rev. ". Z.
Graham, pastor o. Eastou Church, Rev J. u.
Holmes pastor OF Lafayette A venue ca uTgh;
Rev. J. NJ. Cal, Rev. ]. " kisN. pastor q
Allnutt Memorial Church; Rev. J. l. Mills,
pastor Of South Baltimore Station: Rev. ). =.
Trcdway. pastor OF Marion Station; Rev v.
NJ. Strayer. pastor OF Oxford Church Las
Delegates f. Play Fisher. Dr. Joshua ".
Heriug T. A. Murray, Daniel Baker; GarJau
b. Atkinson. Comptroller 81 Maryland. J. H.
Robert.. T. 5. Adkins. {. A. Benjamin. pr.
L. b. Fenby; J. g. Rock sooi OF Washing
ton; Joshua n Warsield The late Dr.. K. y.
Price was elected delegate, bot bis place
was taken by J. D. Catheil, one 81 The alter
mates The other slteruaies are Rev j. N.
Sheriian, Rev. T. c. Klein. Rev J. ; Bleers
aud Mr. Samuel }annort
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Cranberry Items.

The grain fields in this valley are looking fine,
and good harvest is anticipated.
Peter c. Wertz and wife, George W. Merke and
wife. Alfred Bachman and wife, visited J. Wesley
warehime's at Pleasant Hin, Pa, last sunday
j. Thomas Yingling. Jr., visited relatives in Han
over Pa, Saturday, and returned home on Monday.
Mrs Susan L. Walsh and Miss Agnes Walsh, of
Carrollton. visited Theodore YingHng's last Mon
day.
Last Wednesday the mercury registered 90 in the
shade at II m. and loo in the at O'Clock, p.
IN Same time lat noon) last year 6S7.
Sunday school at Cranberry tomorrow, Sunday,
at p. m. sharp.
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va-,sss~c', sale %. gea' E.sa'. ard Per.
.aaaE Prapsrtv-Szuas. l. Lamb sgd. ASsig
as~ af Mortgage
Clearance Sale II Wom~a's Tailor made
Sa.,. a. Half Fus--Cbas +. He5ng. Wes,
rHasEFv.
>gsera' Putcs Hu S4fnmry Goods T ".
Walh-r s >aas. y es; u1 asscy and AsaCbsstsT.
Wa>h Frrs. Fatrles--Ihc Miller Bros.
60. 5 Papa.Ar Cash Stores, W~s;FnI usIrr-
Batauan Valley RalsuAd Company Of
NA-flAuA-J-yums l. Boyer. PSvsidynt.
Ess.s.ar 81 Isu~y.o@s District laiD 80
Prgcsr,ts Supervisors IF E.ecitan-
~ar--y.. Garage, Bskr,rs, Ac---Jsha 2
Ee5raru3r 4 500. Westminster
F8stq Obsa an4 hrui4cky Horses II. A.
Spa.aiaE i4iiirslawn, Pa.
Less % Uar.Aisaei Matter 10 the Pos;oa5ee,
W+eu ns,sg. Ma.
Horses ard Males Waa,ri-f. Z. G1oiNia.
Rs.sf-gs'1wu. Nj.
~arrH Saic-Wm II W.is3a. SHERIFF
Election NoSee-N II. Baamgartusg, Sec
Har.rs-H A. Smslh. Hanover. p.
Legal Notices Festivals
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A Negro President.
For the democratic Advocate.

DeINOCTaIIC
Ii is said coored convention is to be held at st.
Louis July .. 10 nominate negro men for president
and vice president Think Of it. Il civilized nation
this, harken 10 the voice of negro VIII is. in
the sight of our MASTER, uo.more worthy than a
beast. Yet they upheld bya party of people
who are bringing them TO equality with the white
man, showing him TO the front, simply TO hold his
vote, knowing without them being at the poles on
election day, they could not elect man to oaice,
not one. If the majority of white people were
left to govern our Union, the negro would be sub
dued from some of his boldness and put in his prop
er sphere. CRANBERRY VALLEY.
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Freight Train Wrecked.

By the rails spreading on sharp curve near
Patapsco Station, Western Maryland Rail.
road, about Q clock last Saturday morning,
through freight No. 81. east bound, in charge
Of Conductor Uher, WAS badly wrecked, aud
traffic was blocked until 6 o clock in the even
ing. In the meantime passengers were trans
feFred around the wreck Seven cars. loaded
with coal, ice, walnut logs, iron, excelsior,
etc. were almost completely demolished, and
the contents slrewn along the track Wreck
ing crews from Harerstown aud Union Bridge
were quickly dispatched to the scene of the
wreck, and with the assistance Of the section
hands succeeded in having the tracks cleared
sufficiently to permit the running OF the hrst
train over them that evening.
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Ms Kate Babylon died a, the hone OF her
stsssr. Gear Tausytown, MAY ,. aged about
as years. Her reuaias werr inferred IN the
cemetery. TAneytosu. on Wednesday Miss
Bsbvlau made her home wilh the family OF
John Nycr,, near Bark Hell, Tor a namorr OF
years. gong 10 her sister GA Friday OF last
seek
Eld~r r. :. FIts. Of Brooksiie, W Va,
IA. been holding services ia Pipe Greek Ger
gao Baptist Church Tor the past twa weeks.
Mrs t.~riaa Synssnsy. VI. q. SnAw, Roy
singer and Jacob Bznkard. are al cuahued Go
The hoass by sickness
E.i~ard Cover Of EAstou, Nd, uAs m town
this sees
M. {. +. Mccullough a VISITING Der moth
er At GAINESVILLE. Howard county.
A large uualbcF of our citizens had an oni'
ing 10 Sprugssid this week. Amoeg them
veere J. d. r. Stnucr and family. Charles
Ecker aud family. RisehAri Ei'c aud vile;
K-.ner RaukAri and wlfs, Benton Fiater and
ne. Norris Ffoek and wife, Mrs, Haiaes.
Thomas Fritz and siie, William BoNen and
wrf.. Rarrirr Cookson and wite, Misses Lou
and Oley Bear. Pearl Fiaier. Harry bAokard,
william Eckenrode, Harry heetrr, Guy
Formwalt sad Saaurl Bear.
Ianw9od Hin IS being graded. Several
feet uill be taken from the top. hs expenses
.rr Maid by subscription. through the energies
~ Env;,r Broa. { Co, aud Nathan Engtar
m. bereavement Is one much needed.
Harvey Erb has 600 hills Of lima beans
piAnted.
Commissioner Erb has been working the
roads IN this district
samuel Roop, formerly with Lambert
S,n Nrw Windsor, has accepted = position
with a silo tirm 10 Wayaesboro. Pa, and will
ravel for them.
Whealis heading. The old saying IS, SIX
weeks from the first heads noticed, Will be
harvest. The first We saw WAS on tuesday
24lh
William Eckenrode, living n; Evergreen
Tzxp " the. farm Of Commissioner Daniel
D,.hl sold thirty steers last week which
weighed "a. $50 pounds A gain OF about 81
poun9s for each steer They we're bought IN
S-ptembrr and November. William hhe-
.bew sold three which weighed 800 pounds:
Milton Zolickotfer four, weighing 4lIO and
Lewis Reese six. weighing $3.50 pounds.
Mrs. Jane Ptoutz, Of Clear Ridge, accom-
nspied by her daughter Miss Matte, Is visiting
her son Harvey, OF Ashland, H., aud other
Western friends, after staying IN Washington
A lev weeks with her daughter
William Wright las put out p acres OF
sweet corn for the Shriyer factory, New
| Wndsor.
THE program of the sixth annual cougen.
non of the Sunday Schools of the Maryland
and Virginia Eldership OF the Churches OF
| God. and first annual Christian Endeayor
| Convention. held jointly, May Il 3D. was re
caiyed too late for publication. We learn
the several meetings were well attended and
II is thought much good will toslow.-EDiToRs
ApyoCATE.
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II elrOSe Items.

samuel Boyer, our creamery operator and freight
agent is improving his property.
The creamery here was built in 1895. In the past
niue years the proprietor r. N. FIeagle, aided by
able workmeu, has conducted profitable business
for our ueighborhood.
Vents Union sunday school, first organized prior
To 1850, reorganized last sunday with the fol-
lowing officers John S. Geiman president Oscar
W Bachman vice president: Clayton J. Sauble sec
retiry: Mary Sellers assistant secretary J. Albert
Zepp superintendent Edith Crumrine Anna NJ.
Crumrine and Frona Shaffer oTganists; Nathaniel
Shaher treasurer; Della Geman, Hattie A. Houck,
sadie Sellers. Elsie Brown, ClaR Shafer, FrcaN
Shifer Jacob Leese, Harry Croft. Jacob Monatn,
II. clayton Miller, Murray Geiman, and Cornelius
Crumbiue managers. Sunday school. sunday May
- at D m. All who are interested in children are
invited 10 come and help US