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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-04-16
Personal Notes,

Margaret, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
f. Herring, Of this city. who was dangerously
III for more than two weeks, IS recovering.
Z. Oliver Grimes. Jr., Of the Westminster
bar, Was admitted 10 the Baltimore county bas
last week
Miss ~ Blanche Du Val Buckingham, Of
this city, left on Wednesday for Mexico. to
visit her sister, Mrs. Juan de Deos Valdez
Linares. She will probably be absen, year.
Mr. John R. Martin, Of Baltimore, formerly
et this city, was here last Tuesday.
Mr.. VIM. B. Moore, Of Baltimore. visited
his father, Justice Moore. and family, Of this
city, Monday.
Mr. Emery G. Buckingham and bride, of
Evanston, Illinois, we're guests of his mother,
Mrs. Col Samuel K. Herr, this city, the past
week.
A coaching and horseback party from Bal
timore arrived st The Westminster last Saiur.
day evening and remained until Sunday after
noon. The party was composed of the fol-
lowing: Master Samuel Murray, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Shoemaker, the Misses Murray,
Miss Shoemaker, Miss Turnbull, Miss Ham.
bletou, Richard J. White. +. CaldwAllader,
d. Louis NJ. Allen, John E. Semmes, Jr.,
Edwin Poe, A. Gordon Hayes, and two
grooms. Four ladies and three gents were
on horses.
Last Thursday. in York, Pa, at St. Mary's
Church, Joseph Althoff, of that place, son of
Joseph (. AlthOff, of Taneytown, and Miss
Mary, daughter of Joseph Chunk, of York,
Pa, we're married. The ceremony was large
ly attended by relatives and friends from
Taneytown and Gettysburg, Pa.
Miss Marsh, Of Warwick, Nd, is visiting
Miss Estelle Lynch, this city.
Mrs. William Staub, of Frederick, was Il
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John +.
Eckenrode, this week.
Mr.. E. L. Gilt, the Rhode Island tenor
singer, who is now with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Babylon, Sc Liberty street, Westminster,
has somewhat recovered from a slight attack
of typhoid If his health gould permit he
will give several interesting and instructive
entertainments at the Odd Fellows Hall some
time in the future.
Miss Nellie S. Parlett, of Baltimore, visited
Mrs. Margie G. Herring, Carroll street, this
city, several days the past week.
Mr.. E. o. Weant and bride will arrive home
this evening and at once occupy their resi-
dence corner Centre and Willis streets.
Miss Anna Mary Wentz and Harvey C.
Wertz, both of Bachman's Valley, were mar
ried on Tuesday afternoon at $50 o cloek, at
the Lutheran parsonage, Manchester. Rev.
H. H. Flick, assisted by Rev. j. Shoup, per.
formed the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs Parker Cook of West Airing
ton have returned from Atlantic City and
Philadelphia on their wedding trip, and are
at home to their friends at 800 East Twenty
first street. Mrs Cook was formerly Miss
Katie Stocksdale, of Finksburg this county.
Rev. P Fl. Miller, D. D., of this city, &C.
companied his mother to Virginia this week
| and will be absent about ten days.
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MARYLAND Collegiate Institute Notes.

The concert given here on April Isl waS the best
in our history The success WAS largely due to ihc
uutirug efforts Of our worthy and efficient director.
Just before the program Prof Z. D. Hot wsS given
a very pleasant surprise when z. J. BrantenburE
appeared on the rostrum and presented him 4 new
music stand and handsome gold trimmed ebony
tAton. he gifts OF the senior vocal class
Most OF our students visited their homes during
the Easter holidays one Young man " no visited
her" home says his avpirtupois increased Ave
pounds in three days Pure air. wholesome food
ard pleasant association should make any body fat
E}Acr T J kolb. Of Do1b}e Pipe Greek, preached
: very able sermon here last Sunday night His
suhieGt uss 'aThGs nth The lord He said mauy
tniuEs vel worth remembering
Eider uriAh BiEicr aud Amos NamPlcE were
among the visitors ~ the college ihts week
our students enjoyed = short ETsphopbuue enter
tatueu; IN Assembly Hail, THURSDAY night
The athletic spirit % students = certainly %
- Commended. Evcry morning. Immediately after
breakfast a CompNuy Of twenty boys under COM
usand Of Prof Cogtrcil. spend thirty minutes in
military trtll Tins Is our third week and We are
now able 10 execute seytrAt complicated move
rlenls with Crg.iisabc eXActpess Daring the past
week a Eauy % eighteen girls has been taxing
the dstlls and making excrilen ptoETcss These
aFis very beneficial 20 ssssteufs since thcy de-
rcIop discipline aud physsoai grace
nurluz ihe afternoon recreation periods three
tennis courts and two cFuguas grounds arc KEEP;
busy bile the yclls q TIE base tail cnthusas So
arr hsari on the DIAMOND
Too much athletics. yoG ayi thea visit oar
cas- ruous snd Religions services sud note the
.ntsTezt there and yoa vlN sy "surrly v. &. J.
neg sscts no part Of = siudeais Development
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Mrs. Margaret f. s. Hood. member of
the board Of directors of the Frederick City
Hospital. has announced that she would build
an addition to the hospital as a gift to the
institution. The wing will cost about $4,000.
Andrew J. Williams, engineer. was instant.
~ killed. and Claude W. Carter, fireman, died
last Sunday from the explosion of an engine
near Haethr0p. April S, on the Philadelphia,
Baltimore aud Washington Railroad.
Two Philadelphia men. who have won a
considerable reputation as hunters, have just
returned from a coon hunt in Maryland and
are responsible for this story When their
dogs bad 'treed' in the big woods along
Peach Blossom creek. in Talbot county, enc
of ths Phladelphians insisted on climbing the
saplng and shaking down the coon. He was,
however. so fierce about il that he shook him
self down, while the coon remained. As soon
As he struck the ground the dogs were all over
him, tearing away like mad. 1t was some
time before they were dragged away aud told
Of their mistake, and then the Philadelphian
was "a ragged muddy sight But be vowed to
20 up the tree again, declaring that the cooa
had laughed at him. And be did go-and
that time the coon WAS bagged.
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New Advertisements.

c. Irving Lindsay, Manufacture Of Harness
OF All Kinds, 81 east Main street. Wes'm'u-
sieT.
To Farmers. Truckers and Cuusumers-N.
l. Gorsach Son Company, Westminster.
New Spring Dress Goods-Ihe Miller Bra.-
Co.'S Popular Cash Stores, Westminster.
Special Bargains 81 I. ". Natber 4 sons,
Westminster and Manchester.
Ohio and Kentucky Hurses-HItchco1s &
Devilbiss. Taneytowu, Nd.
Latest Styles M Photograph Mitchell e
Art Gallery Wes,mlu,Fcr.
Special Bargains i1T To-day s Ssles e har.f.
f. Herring Westminster
Horses and Mules Wanted-F T. Good.
Win. RsiserslUau, Nd.
List Of Unclaimed Matter "a the Posiuthcc,
Yves minister. No
Painless Deullstry-Dr- ". :. Se.by. near
Westminster. Nd
We Are Coming Battlefield Nurseries,
Gettysburg. "a.
spring Millinery F. Belle Raasi,-,
Nj Arr, Nd.
Election No,ice-Gro ". Psrse. Secretary
aud Treasurer.
Carload Of Horses Harry C. seau,rr
Hanover. Pa
stock Po~8rrs -Ra.e's Drug >,sr~. Wr.f
minister
Corporation Erection %. n. Gat-a.
Aavpr.
Pbo,ogaphs-S~reck :. wilson. w,slais
s.sr.
License Nulice-Wi II Wilson. Saeris
Statement Of Ju.aH N'.s saving BsHk.
License Nnticc-u. -. Gilbert, Asyo-
H3Fses-H. A, Smith. Hanover. Pa
Legal Notice
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A psllrhEful Surprlss Party.

Ua TUESDAY eTrnlag. Apstl }th. the vrsitrncs II
Nrs a. 10 BraaHraF Ins trrssc % most De izag
o.. surps.sr PATTY tGat glyrB % her daughter
t-afyt by her Eszuy fg1cads The guess asfiF esi
AZ za carly boar 4u1 sesv givru q c1r3LAi urooase
by Mra HrzshesT au1 her 3ausht aittf y nfrh
they lutulss-i Ia caaEcfsztiun AL rDA9I interest
lag games Refreshments uNrc served letcr y
" rrIsI quests Ia sGcclieul style Including many
% IhF most trUuisHg dcliusg.eS The sec sEaE
a.lrs 81 thr EsuFutaE Uter iaA, approaching ben
she guests bade th~ir hu.less zt4-G IaAEktug her
Es- haFlug gives inem such pleasant eEenlEs
ElI wi Iu Mas Expressions iast they nlEh& SOFA
ami repeatedly ral ga such pleasant oscAsionA
Those prasruE acre MN T. %. brasbeGf Misses
GLADYS Bu-arAr. Pearl Nuilin!I. Eflc trasioF3.
Ada Fleming Esse Fleming CuraoeA FicntnE.
Lizzie Buckingham L1uA uocf. Kate DEMPSEY
Grae7- gorsduu Emily 5osscu. LAZY Adams. NARY
ADJ ss aud Ca-tune Brashrar. MessrS illtAn uenp
sE E~crse tflsJs-ti Augustus Gusue.i Arthur Cos
nell NE.t Ftefning Tony Ficming. willie Coadon.
Lee Gar5iEer EtnsF tsosIsrll, Herbert Gu.neA Clif
ford ami Roy Buckingham, Hilary brashcAr. Jptoa
Henry aud : lIbur Muod
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Jurors fa NAY Term.

Ias, Thursiay ldEc Iaualas dfFu the %.
iuasnE persons 90 serve a. 1aEa-s 'Hr the Mas
tern, Of the Circuit Coar;
Taueyto~s blsriei-Ws.uam II. >br.arr.
John ". Fream. jacob H. B-s~a ass James
y. .. smith
Uuiouio~n Dls,5fci-J. >naaef brv.a'ss
Abraham ". Cay.or, Frances j BaurrsaE
and Eiias II. kcupes.
Myers D.s,rlct-Ralrrt y e. a.a 10 j..
Mariiu Beachlr' and Frederick G NaEHag
Woolery's piHrcl-ioaa Il ua1man.
Frank Fnck. john g hiea aaA JOAN r.
Sehaefar.
Frvedam pi.lrr.-Taos b Tiyxae.1 John
7. Caaihorn. sylvester =. Less, HHug NFu.
toa pevries and Ch4r'es II BaeAlagasm-
Manchester Dls'rct-Jouzs g. Nayrlsl.-.
George p Panabakvr. l.s.aa4es HansS.
William r. 4Ascghim-r saI plsrr L-pFf
Westminster Diarict-Jesse !. Shsr-v~,
Georg- ". Phillips. William i. hua'rr, W.
iiam T. LacAba0ca. Upton l.. R-ayrr. Ray
nossi p BAnkcgt, Edgar 6. Hal. I-alzA Stair
[ aud Jacob Lockavd
Hampstead uigrc,-Frcargiek ]. Mage,
Samuel Elscroie snd Thomas ". Bs,ley.
I Franklin Disirct--Le9as G. FraHkHu and
John W DavaH.
N.ddleburg District Edusn u. p,.'rs aai
F John c. NeNnAn.
Mes Windsor D.strict-l.eass T. trvra.
T Jesse Haines and Abraham 2. snairG
{ Union Bridge Dislnri-HaErs Reed ans
William Il. ZepP
/ Moaut Airy-Wi..iAaa E. Cs5u aad Jasrya
GosnAl
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xelroSs Items.

We iearu hat tracarTs Arr - have - Earryaac %
szarT W. slFc lAag 80 hsisd uzieic3 al yrr
sill uh.rcs. tGt t1auy 30 eh.Tct 20 Trrsi7s'iuE
teacher. We DtEas sell Fecslau lalulslrrn,
FlaVsteisns, usreclAuss aui rs1is0rs
oar tosu fasa uot zzcx f3f bTva3 30 sizG Vt ,ss-
hasA @errhEsts Srap in stuek surrral grasses pi
Soar aHsa $3.50 lAkrFs cauFasa gar towu sNegr
- s3as-aA&y ansi @Afuvasy
oar nzsaksssssh shop cllastuElssi hf No bgchey
HrsEhrrs loafs hEn Frrslshse garage ssFssstnry
tls-zgFaElisIllCs 10 Les Ssasftr al Mage
Nrre v 30 see rcrcr.ly Baarvsei. AL SD, arr
saaa iu tEff nfiE hharnas~t - hikGfs rcsE~sc'ci
vaanE Fsapae Ne aaso Wlsa Geo cangratu SIC
Sc lss1aif sHi brlts - Lluebazp
laa gr5a rgnrlrt s-ta roufsn5r EzcsaH heTuaErf ~
favIag hls haasr l@s0;e-i iasAe al n1rss1r " aa
ta.sia na-le
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Az earthquake To AacaJani4s, Ap,,i :. killed
t~auiy i've J~rSna-s, saI4Fyi forty others 40 &
destroyed SO hggsrs-
IsA3oway L. Neal. scezi g yrArx. police
ugza Of NckcrypoT;. Pa. died April ; tie
u~ished s57 poants and s4s qaitr active
York. Pa, Gss eEh, i4,l devyioge,. case. O..
smallpox The Sck 0uss had satcrmtuEic ed
~flh the public for several days before i WAs
discovered
Representative Of vArl9as councils OF the
knights % Colnnbus throughout toe ooan'y
sifl present parse Of SO 90 20 the Catholic
Uuiyersily iog . chair N secular caarch HISTORY.
{. c. FuIioa d,rd sadivBly Saturday even.
ins Apr. 3 IN The yard Of hgs hcme, a. SieE-
asssiu~u. Pa. from heart failure. tie wAs a
son OF the ate james Fslgou, who vas the
iirst president Oi The Sgeszrtsgoau Railroad,
AMI also the head OF the frm Of James Faltou
aai Sous' Company, merchants, o; Stewards
ioEn. NJ. Fulton vas 80 years oi age aud
sRs engaged 10 tarngug- lie sas unmarried
and resided NJ;h hls mother
Earl. = lenyear Old granisoa Of NJ. d.
GebbAt. u Hanover, Pa, Is Suffering from a
painful sWelljus VI oac ut the glands uu the
nigh, side o. bis ueck, whieh prevents hsm
from sleeping aud eating. Tbs swelling 5 u
,hc size Of 8 goose c1g. Earl 5 pupil Of
fourth year grade. A bout month Agu, the
mother OF the child declares, the boy Vas
violently shaken by the neck by the suPeJyls-
iug principal shortly after this alleged
treatment, the swelling began sad has con
iiuued 10 grow worse.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Telegraph
Operator J. H. Carrigan, stationed al Ne
Spadden on lhe Pitisburg Division, on April
: vas ovsrp0wered by four tranps, who rob
bed him OF bis watch small sun Of money
and every piece Of clothing he had on, leay.
iag him nude. Fortunately, Mr, Carrigan
had fire In his little Office aud vas able 10
keep warm Until trainmea brought him an
other suit Of clothes The four men entered
the little office, grabbed Carngan and rif'sd
his pockets While three of the trsmps held
the operator the other man removed all OF
CArrigans clothing. which vas carefully rolled
into bundle and tAkeL away 10y the tramps.
CarrigAn Immediately wired the operator at
Sand Patch, informed him OF his plight and
~Skaa tn have ciothlup sent him.
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Horse Deal Leads To suit.

The Ease Of George l. Shafer asa,asg the
/ Westminster Saviags Bank. which vas fnsig.
laird ia Carroll county aud removed o. t9usar
ioT trial. was heard on FRIDAY d las, a~ek by
consent Of the partie. before Judge Burke asi
held under sdyiScmcut
The case was instituted to recover suu OF
money claimed 70 be due the plaintiff by the
defendant on promissovy note deposited By
him With the bank for collection.
The note WIS given los Noah II. Miller 10
the plaintiff for a horse and was paid by hjm
10 The bank and the money deposited 10 the
credit Of the plaintiff fen days iaitr the
maker Of che note returned 20 abe hank aud
claimed that the horse i.d not come ap 70
representations aud demanded the return OF
the money. which The bank then placed 20 the
credit Of the maker OF the note. y. + Grouse
and +. l. Duncan represented the plaintiff
aud c. I. Reiisulder and +. ". Herman the
defendant
On Saturday judgement was giyeu IN favor
Of the plaintiff George l. Shafrr Tor $50. p.
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OrphanS' Court.

Monday, April 11.-Wesley J. Humbert,
administrator, ". a., of Mary A. c. Donohue,
deceased. returned inventory of money.
Mary C. Lester executor of Noah J. Les,
ter, deceased, returned inventory of personal
property.
Joseph D. Brooks, administrator of Marga.
ret A. Fair, deceased, settled first and final
account
Henry Dice and Edwin J. Wentz, executors
of Andrew Dice, deceased, reported sale OF
personal property and received order TO sell
| real estate.
E. 0. Grimes and Charles L. Thomson,
administrators of Jacob Thomson. deceased,
received order to sell leaSehold property.
Mary Z. Burlington, Administrative of John
A. Burlington, deceased, returned inventory
of debts and reported sale of personal prop.
erty and settled first account.
James 7. Yingling and John G. Yingling,
executors of George Gingling, deceased, re-
ceived order to transfer mortgage of Sarah B.
Stansbury and husband to jeremiah STAINS,
bury, Jr.
Ptolomony S. Hilterbrick. executor Of Mary
C. Hilterbrick, deceased, received order to
deposit funds in his hands
Joseph NJ Reaver and James B. Reaver.
executors of Washington Reaver, deceased,
reported additional sale of personal property
Jennie p Stocksdae, administrator Of
William Gorsuch, deceased, reported sale of
personal property.
Daniel J. HeSson, administrator ". a, of
Caroline Sell. deceased, reported additional
sale and settled first account.
Henry Gait, executor of Lydia +. Crabbs,
deceased, reported sale Of personal property
and settled first and final account.
Letters of guardianship we're granted to
Rebecca A. Sellers as guardian of Vernon
Watts Stull and Helen Lucinda Stull, wards
said guardian also received warrant TO ap-
praise real estate Of said wards.
Tuesday, April l2.-Letters Of guardian.
ship were granted to samuel II. Mehrlns as
guardian OF Ne rcaret Z. Schwartz
J. Wesley Beggs and Theodore Il. Beggs.
executors of Mary c. Reage', deceased, re-
ceived order TO deposi, funds.
Edward Freymau, executor %! George {.
Freymau, deceased, reported sale of personal
property.
The last will and testament OF jacob Slorp.
deceased, vas admitted to probate aud letters
testamentary thereon we're granted to John
Slorp. who received warrant 10 appraise and
order to netifv creditors.
George f. Bowman and Frank T. Cover.
administrators of Alice Cover. deceased, re
turned inventory OF debts and settled fast and
final account.
James II. Myers, acting executor % Jacob
Myers. deceased, received order 20 draw funds
deposited for the maintenance of ward.
Arthur Stevenson, administrator of Charles
T. Stevenson, deceased, reported sale Of per
soual property.
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Gamher Items.

Nj Pleasant u Sunday scAgai uas 7rorEsn
sEe1 slu1sy. and the fss5oW nE oiaecss elected
f.sF th~ eatuinE year samuel Nunrus. sup-rsntru
dent p y ,ipTsgch assistant superintendent, iona
G1ssz wAy. ssE-rlaTy- NsSicr Harurs- ASSISTANT
ssgssla-N y q tsxiaarr tihtsFlsu- wiGh Ia
Barnes Au1 Rot-rt f. Barnes. ASSISTANTS. q. Z t'nr'
such treasurer. BERTHA UArinsr ufxanssf. Aiuuss
saaagk assistant orEsp{st
NassiouAry socsesy-HruFF ship5cs. P-ss deaf.
tsca-er 4 baynrk yiCc president EkiA fAfTis1, 49,
7rEAry. Il - EuzgzA Mou-s-c- tTuSsarcg.
Tsnp~THncc -lrsriY-HaFEF Ship4sF, prrseicni
Hsslc kaox. v5rc PFvss5eat efsitan b1ekIuE hS1a
secFeiAry
Nrs I calvin gnrtka a "a he SEX issf ur ios
r HsTfar l. hrr Af;easttag ElAyticazH.
2Itetnn Sntpizg ls tsuE tfraEF3 - toe FrettI tff
5su Eyr Ea5 AMI TEfnat HuSPsEz4. Baltimore. 81
caterrhal asrctlaa an! FFznk Wa-chsusc il ts,ip :
trraist lur an ssfrctiou * bis err
Ntrnasas X ausssnen q utcarYsvtfie M vtsitssl
bra rsthrF ~ hrr Anre asHF Igasvil5e t&st susss
Mrs A H7sckiug fzEuz &gi aAGgnscr. NtrS'e- 81
b. EEL rnarc Arv vis}giaE Ms BaeEinE hasa dAuxe
l1r Mct . "a pley
rs Ria~s estte sagietF - NJ fsesslut cEufr5
@as uzEanltst iust COG Ecssf age Aa3 uua ausahrr'
fa1 Hct~rs. sFsI has nrssiy $50 90 the t7c4sg-y.
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McKinSlry'S Items.

The wet weather has delayed farmers very much
ia getting their spring crops out
franklin Lambert has moved from his home 10
the Gladhil farm, north Of Onion Bridge, aud
Charles Baruhart has moved into Mr.. LSm6erts
house.
Mis-. sue Waters OF BelHir Md who spent the
winter with her sister Miss A. +. Waters, returned
home the past week.
James Shriuer. of Emmit>burg. who has been
SPENDING some time with his daughter, Ms c. 4.
Parish. returned home this week.
Miss Lula Feruey Of Emmitsburg, Is visiting her
aunt Mrs. G. A Parrish.
T. B. Englar and wife. Of Taneytown, visited his
mother Mrs. Mary a, EnglaT. SUNDAY aud Monday
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Preacher Turns Farmer.

Rev. J. d. DIETRICH, for 80 years pastor of
ST. Lukes Reformed church, North Wales,
Pa, aud widely known as model farmer, +"
has decided to resign his charge aud devote
his energy to farming. He has become wide
" known for his success on his 15acre farm
in Flourtowu. This he has sold for $4,000.
He recently declined position paying 81,
600 year with the National Department OF
Agriculture He will superintend S40,aere
farm at Frazer, on the Pennsylvania railroad,
the farm TO be conducted on the same lines as
The FlourioNn farm
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Pleasant Valley Items.

Harry Myers, wife ana two children, visited Mrs
Myers parents Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, of Copperville
last Sunday.
Mrs Joseph p. Yingling, Mrs II 4 NAniz and
daughter Ruth Anna. spent a very pleasant day al
the home of Robert Cooksou last sunday.
Miss Ina Shriner, of Copperyllle, is visiting MIS-
II I. Wantz
Jesse Myers has sold his farm of 50 acres 10 " m
Yingling, of near Frizelburg, for 5000.
Harry WANT was thrown from wagon last week
and dislocated an elbow. At this writing he Ii
doing very well.
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SandYyille Items.

Sauiy vt u r Sunday school has urgNulEesi Tot
the year by c.eEtiug the following uhccrs--H Harry
q C4pis superintendent, Charles pevI!btss assist
aut superintendent. John Herring secretary; Gus
spl. assistauI srcry.tsry. James ShilnE librarian
Carroll Capie assistant librarian. FrAuk Magec choF
isfrr- Myre Caple org4nisi Marietta LcPP AsslstAn
5-sau!.J. Wlulfre5 Hot treasurer Ms Fannie West
away president missionary society, Ms hlAnCht
BriEht0ell secretary ard tFeasUrrr-
John Flaier lefl on Thursday for Albany. y Y
81 here he j. signe 10 pitch base bali for the AlbsUy
s. Club during the sezsnu.
ls-elb Platter is uu the sick list ~ this writing
Roy Caple the guest OF his mother, Mrs
Sarah o. pie last sunday
Jscab Caple visited his brother. VIM. Capie, o.
Winfield last sunday
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Swarms of locusts have devastated the val
l-ys of Usumbara, in German East Africa.
They were first noticed coming from Wombo
February 22. II is semiotiicially stated that
the most terrible snowstorm would not give
any idea of the numbers of the locusts. The
trees on which they settled have broken down
aud banana and mulberry trees have been
stripped, even the bark of the mulberry trees
being eaten Scarcely green blade or leaf
has been left in the forests or on the farms,
except in the case of coffee plants, which the
locust tried, but disliked.
Col. John Tyler. one of the best known
residents of Loudoun county, Virginia, was
beaten and robbed by negroes near his home
last Monday.
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Eracfnre and nisIncaiinn.

Harry, son of Henry c. Wen:z, of Pleasant
Valley, on the 4lh of April, while father and
son were on their way to bis daughters to cut
corn fodder, Harry was sitting on the fodder
cutter. The road being rough he was thrown
off the wagon, causing a dslocation of both
bones of his elbow joint; also fracturiug one of
the bones. DR.. c. NJ. Brown was called in.
He at once sent fer Dr. NJ L. Bout. who re.
duced the dislocatOn and adjusted the frac.
ture. Owing 10 the nature Of the disocation
and fracture the joint may be anchylosed for
some time. He is a great sufferer
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Christopher Schnaube, wife and daughter. Margie
Of EAstyieS visited Mr.. Schnauble's mother. MrS.
Catherine CleffleF last sunday.
Aaron W Long, of Baltimore visited friends in
this community on sunday.
George A. Lester has COW that gave birth 10 a
calf on Monday that was withOuta caudle append
age.
The Y p 5 C. E Of Leisier's church have elected
Ms K ". Doty, Misses Elsie Brogn and Allie Ma
thins delegates to attend the comfy convention
at New Windsor May 1919.
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Case eff Tyner And Barrett.

WASHINGTON, April l3.-Justce Pritchard,
of the Criminal Court, has fixed May as the
date of the trial of ex-Assistant Attorney
General james n Tyner and former Law
Clerk Harrison j. Barrett, of the Postoffce
Department. for alleged conspiracy to defraud
the Government.
The cases grew out of the postal invesliga
ton. Tyner was once Postmaster General.
These cases bear particularly on the use OF
the mails by certain turf concerns.
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MedfOri Items.

Isaac stoner OF near here is confined to bis house
with tonSilits.
present writing.
A considerable lot OF hay is baled in this vicinity
Mr. Cash has IA steam baling outfit, and he goes from
place to place, Charles Martin baled about Is tons
Ira Euglar moved into the house owned by Mrs
Stewart K tberts near MedtOrd.
Edwin Engle completed a business trip TO balti-
more. Philadelphia sgd New York last week III the
interest of his store
The tomato acreage this season for Medford factory
will be on a small scale.