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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-03-12
For the Benefit of Our Firemrn

meeting OF the ladies of Westminster was held
in Firemens Hall March sth TO arrange for fes'i.
val for the benefit of Firemeu Mrs. :. X Herr
presided and it was decided 70 hold festival the
first week in May, beginning Wednesday, abe All,
and continuing until Saturday. the 7th. The work
was divided up among the ladies in general and in
subcommittee
supper committee was appointed, one lady to
have charge and given liberty 10 call in assistants
The ladies appointed as tsble-holders are IS fol
lows: Mrs John /. Reifsnider sr., Ms Denton $
Gehr, Mrs II. John Lynch. Mrs Walter Il, Davis,
Mrs Oscar D. Gilbert, Mrs. Joha L Eckenrode
Cake table. Mrs John H. Mitlen- The kitchen de
partmcnt will be 10 charge of Mrs Woodward. Ms
Roberts. Mrs sIsgle, Mrs EnglAr and others- The
town has been divided up into sections fog canvas
sing snd the following ladies assigned as canvas
sers
Mrs. Eekeuro.ie. tor Liberty, Park and Bond
streets
Mrs Joseph ". smith. len SIDE OF Nsin street
going west to forks. then both sides Of siFcei to
college,
MIS- Oscar d. Gilbert, right side Of Main street.
going west to forks then both sides OF fcuusy }.
wants. avenue TO tollgate. including Carroll and
John streets.
Mrs sadie shFver. Miss McNurress, part Of Green
street. around Square, and George street
MrA W. FRANK InoniAs. lett SIDE NAM street from
Railroad. going cast. including Centre street
Nrs John l. ReifsEider. Jr. CourI and Willis
streets.
Mrs Walter II. Davis. right side Of Main street
from railruad going east, including Green street.
II was decided 70 have fancy table, Of which
Mrs. Jos W Smith will have charge. country store
in charge OF Mrs- WIN. B, Thomas. Ash pond aud
lemonade stand. in charge OF Mr. " Prank Thomas
and other accornpantmen that viii 80 10 make Up
the success OF such = worthy cause
The ladies Of the entire town ard community
agree one TO enter iato this festival with the e
termination TO make tia great specsss. Mis- Mar.
gsre: BeunettSnd Mis- Berthe shTiver were appoint
81 committee 10 wait 90 Mr., Jehn IL CanniaghAm
aud Mr. J. PeArre WEntz and Ascertain u they o1d
act cashier and treasurer. respectively
Mrs L o. Grimes. ST.. has charge Of All the ar
Engagements for the festival. Another meeting was
arranged for. subject to her call
Ms gsfaRa HFI1rNss<EEa -ssg-ratarF
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WEST Falls IIsmS.

Mss 1.-The Adams VISITED Nisses Etiss Aad
Bertha Gartrcli Saturday ani Sunday
6. r. Eigen has been ou the SEX let, bat
i convalescing.
Pink eye has been very bad Boz TBS. ueikh
borhooi.
Oscar Hood hAs boughi Emary Adams
farm OF 81 acrrs f.r SlE1i-
Mr. aud Mrs. Oscar Hood entertained a
number Of Young fTicud- on las; Saturday
night. Those present wsre Nssses AArg
Adams. RenA Prdiic1rj, Ella Hood, Jeanne
Hood. Golda Hood aud DAISY SssrsseF. Afl
MesSrS. Joshua Suntsrgil. H-rheri Atzus
and Others. Muse And game, seFe lu,iai scd
in aatii late boar. wheu all r~Ja,ued 20 iarif
homes after expressing themselves as having
spent very pleasant evening.
Miss Edna Hood vis,irsi Mis-. Bes.3s l.a-
man Sunday.
Mrs Joseph Wager VISITED her mother.
Mrs. Ahu~r Carver. on IarsdAy.
Ed. Shipley has rented The usiU property
here. Wm. Keller. who has been ruuHiag tae
mill and creamery. = gong &C. mosc b W.,
Airy.
c. +. Browning has bought J. Ws.@su's
store and stock, and taken possession
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On Thursday blizzard prevailed in parts
Of Michigan. Wind go miles an hour and all
traffic suspended.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Zeigler, aged 81 years,
died in Gettysburg. Pa, March eth. She
leaves three sons aud three daughters.
Since October 10 of last year over $500
bushels of shellbarks have been shipped from
Eas, Berlin, Pa, aud p tons of kernels were
picked and shipped from the same place.
EImira, n Y, had a 100000 fire last sun
day night. The fire was started IN cigar FAC
tory under the Lyeeum theatre; supposed to
be of inceudiary origin.
Fire DESTROYED the residence of Mrs. Anna
Pence, at Star Tannery, Virginia, Tuesday
night. Mrs Pence's aged mother was i'll IN
the second story aud was rescued by neigh
bors with difficulty All the contents of the
dwelling and outbuildings were burned.
George Francis liveryman of Trenton, n.
j., solemnly declares that he has not taken a
drink of water in 10 years. He says that when
he was boy every time he drank water he
had hemorhage ofthe lungs He cut off the
water and the bleeding stopped. He drinks
tea, coffee and milk.
Immense damage has resulted by the break
ing and tanning Of ice on the Potomac, Sus
uuehanna aud other rivers and their tributaries
in Maryland Pennsylvania, New York, Del
aware, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.
Several lives were lost and the destruction of
properly will run into many millions OF dollars.
At Berlin, Germany, last Monday, the fail
ure of Brendel Il Co., banking house, was
The firm was established in IT'S.
The difficulties of the concern are attributed
to the embezzlement and speculation johannes
Reiubard, the cashier, who has absconded
The liabilities are estimated at S500,OOO. de
disappeared on Saturday, leaving note for
his wife.
In PENNSYLVANIA thousands of men were
thrown out of work by the overflow of the
Susauehanna river Railroad traffic was badly
cripnled about Harrisburg. Passenger trains
on Pennsylvania Railroad we're delayed many
hours. Several small railway bridges were
DESTROYED The York Haven Water and
Power Campanys plant, at York Haven, was
wrecked causing loss of 81, 100000. John
Brau, his wife aud five children made a mirac-
ulous escape from Duffys Island.
United States Consul C. n. Daniels, at
Sheffield, England, has reported to the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor at Wash
ington, d. c., upon some remarkably high
priced varieties of potatoes.
He SAYS that there seems to be fairly good
price for potatoes of any sort, and the other
day one pound of Eldorado potatoes brought
S4S7. Even this srice was eclipsed at the
Smithfed show. when firm OF York potato
merchants sold four pounds of Eldorados at
the rate of S72s per pound. This is reckoned
to be 81, 035, 144 per ton, or about thrice their
weight in gold.
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HARROW escape from browning.

In attempting TO cross the PAtapsco Falls,
near Clean Falls, IN buggy las, Monday
afternoon. Edward Stonesifer and Bradley
Miller, Of Westminster, had very narrow
escape from being drowned. The young men
are employed as linemen by the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company. They
were returning from Reisterstowu, having
safely crossed the stream in the opposite direc
ton few hours previous. When about mid
way the stream the rushing waters, which were
filed with floating ice and debris, carried the
carriage and occupants down the stream.
While clinging to the horse Miller succeeded
in cutting the traces and freeing the animal.
Together the young men and horse managed
to reach the bank of the stream in very
much exhausted condition. The buggy was
swept further down the falls and lodged against
a tree in . submerged meadow.
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The Henry Record Manufacturing Com
pany Of Hartford county. is in the hands Of
receivers. The company is engaged in mill
ing AT Belair.
James f. Suman. well-knowD hunter of
Mouniainaale. Frederick county, recently
killed. on Catoctin Mountain, a large lynx.
For many years these animals had not been
seen in this section, but several were killed
this winter.
The newly incorporated Glade Valley Mill
ing Company Of Frederick county, has pur-
chased from A. II. Etzler his -four mill aud
elevator at Woodsboro for 1890. and from
W. A. Cramer aud wife another mill at Walk
ersyile for s. 600 The company will oper-
ate both mills
Mrs Mary Yos, died Monday night at the
Academy Of the Visitation. in Frederick, in
the 95th year Of her age. She was the widow
Of Casper Yost, who was hotelkeeper in
Frederick before the Civil War She was also
the mother Of Sister Simphcia, a nun in the
Visitation Convent, to which Mrs. 1ost was
admitted a humber Of years ago. Sister
Simplicis aud another daughter, who resides
in the West, survive her.
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UNIONTOWN DISTRICT ITEMS.
Death of Mrs. Reaver-DirectOrS Elected
Real Estate SaleS-PerSOnalS, Etc.

The remains of Mrs. Emily Reaver, widow
of the late David Reaver, in her End year,
who died in Baltimore, were inferred in Pipe
Creek German Baptist burying ground last
Tuesday. The services were conducted by
Elder Ephraim Stoner Mrs. Reaver maiden
name was Lester.
Sixty.six money orders and about twenty
registered letters were issued from the Union
town Station in February.
Last Saturday the following directors We're
elected by the Unoutown Savings Bank
David Stoner. Daniel ) Diehl, Emanuel
Formwalt, J. Hamilton Singer, Davis Myers,
DR.. J. j. Weaver, William L. Marker. DIR.
Luther Kemp. William p. Euglar AMI Jesse
P. Garner. The board organized by electing
DIR. J. J. Weaver president: Jesse p. Garner
secretary, and J. H. Singer treasurer. A dlvI-
dend of per cent, on weekly and monthly
deposits and per cent. on stock was declared.
After the election the newy-elected officers
banqueted at Eckard's cafe.
Alfred Englar, David Young and Elder
Greenbury Ecker were appointed to represent
Pipe Greek congregation at the district meet
ing to be held at Bush Creek, Nd, April 10.
William Rodkey, of Mayberry, has sold his
farm containing 10 acres, with improvements,
and house and lot in the town to Edward
Dudera, for $500; also house and lot near
John E. Senseney has been elected super
iutendent, and VIM Hesson and Walter Engar
assistant superintendents OF Pipe Greek Ger
man Baptist Sunday school.
DR.. J. J. Weaver who Is wiuleriug in Wash
ington, was in town several days this week.
Harry Weaver is lobbying at Annapolis
Pipe Greek German Baptists will hold their
annual lovefeast on Saturday. April 30
The creeks were high and the meadows were
covered with water on Monday.
Samuel Hiitabride sold this week to Roop
& Son, New Windsor, 50 bushels of apples
Large hocks OF black birds made their ap
pesrance on Monday.
In this neighborhood eggs have been higher
this winter than for any year SINCE 1852, with
the exception of two weeks ia January, 1928.
when they reached IS cents per dozen. They
have been as Low as : cents IN summer and
rarely higher than % cents in winter. They
started at 80 cents in November, 1903. aud
kept al that until the last OF February. 1904.
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News OF the Week.

Seventeen pers ons in 100 in the State Of
New York live 10 be over 20 years Of age.
Forty three per cent. Of all employees ia tho
Austrian bo0kDiudiug trade are women aud
Is per ceai. children.
The toys used by Queen Victoria when
child vii be on exhibition AZ the World
Fair at -. Louis.
Agricultural implements 10 the value Of
So, 95I, sos were exported from the CuJted
States during the year 1908.
More than 1900 laborers, employed on
buildings in course Of construction in New
York city, struck last Monday
In the Province Of Samara, Russia. +05, 900
persons get their subsistence from less than
three acres Of land per capita.
Since the list Of March over l0,OO0 Italian
immigrants have arrived in this country, aud
1000 more are expected this week.
The severe drouth throughout Australia IS
thought to have lessened the crop by at least
Il, 900 900 bushels, making 1t necessary TO
import large amount OF wheat and flour.
The Russian government estimates that the
total revenue in 1904 from the liquor trade III
the several provinces Of the empire where the
business is mouopolzed by the state will reach
nearly 1855, 500, 600.
Justice Pritchard oyerruled the motion Of
Saml. A. Croft for q new trial in the postal con-
spiracy case, and the latter was sentenced to
two years in the peniteutiary aud TO nay fine
of $4,000. An appeal was taken.
Theron H. Brown, former cashier of the
Life Insurance COMPANY of Virginia, charged
with embezzing SIS 900, has been indicted
By the grand jury at Richmond. He has given
up all his property and made full COMES
sion.
Rev. Father Ernest and two servants were
killed aud two other priests were severely in
iured at fire which destroyed ST. Patrick
Roman Catholic Church and the adjoining
rectory in Long Island City, n. Y, March
G. Father Ernest is believed to have lost his
life while trying to save the two women.
The report of Charles J. Bonaparte and
Clinton Rogers Woodruff on governmental
conditions in Indian Territory discloses flag
rant abuses. The President sent the report TO
Congress, and has warned members OF the
Dawes Commission to drop their connection
with business concerns in the Territory.
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Policeman Killed by a Negro. Lynch
ing and Riot Follows,

At SPREE 6a'5. Dara ua the asgtf W Maria
.. Richard Dixon aegvt. vls fuvr-t8y fskrr
from ths lati aud sa1; 'a death bv q yruwt ri
from 100 20 $40 people. The body ass
.akrH tsaa thcvr Co the corner Of AsIH street.
ard Fountain ayraur aUd hanged go a is.r.
graph psr TIE mob spra, lhr next bal.
bear rl.atlgng fbr laly zi'h hn'.ets irom sey
eral haaagrA REVIEWERS. Dixon uD san.
aag shas pl'Iremaa Charles Calts .u a rnagn
u she 3aaas Ho'~t And COLTS died a. u,.tu DE
uos8sy he had served for ~ years ga thu
tarre Celias bad gone o. p.tsH r0ssan
81 she usEHa rs.Ears', -lsu thxHn sslA
sauaa Hz3 iaAru aas clothes, aad bad E1i -he
ssifss-ai I'd Jan~~. fhs grs pr.etar ~ he arEru
aase3 Ea keep Dixon sway from BE hauSe,
CalHs accompanied rtxea tJ lhr ruuu4.
aud b r. short iDr the snaa and snnsa ea
gagged ia a qsarsvl, shIyh rrssijra iu b.aH
tanuuak the wCmsH, Auna Cofb'u. soc
tel aaess asrsags 50 the art shot, au3 ta4.ls
Isupri ;aEaFA ihr negro Co.. yr-ve1i BIS escape
from The rsJu !hxgu {hFu Grri faer
baigr's Iug3 Colils ard ss,er catsra'ori.sfs,y
- police headquarters and surrendered.
Al Gar Tgrssiay Hczrgcs gathered ta saTly
eFoN1s sad DIRE mafsvuaks ser" beard ~
dyuauIsinz the iaii ard other tuiiHgs and
banning the r.gy. Appeals @srr made tp the
mayor b. property o~uVrs aud Insurance sn~1
ter psutecUaa A .Aasr crowd sas a. The
depot ABd '-the lsyge. ~hta nvgra 3e1hvr.
Aiely 6rri shot. A rush -as made 'ar him
ba; b. escaped. TIE moh lhrn hurr'ed 90 ,hv
ussEo seesgcH. '';hr lev~a, and ordered them
90 lrayc and harmed ihriF hcsses
Irutps are uaN ga charge aud srseuir~H
companies are aot0E patrUl DUTY.
A the result 0i repeated frqlr7ia ifuW la-
aaen,.ai citizens Mayor i{ovlas on Weine.
day consented net ualy O. close fh- rralala
sBg negro saloons, hotels aud lodging hous-s
whieh are aadrF the ban OF she mob. bsf
ordered the propurtors jB every instance Co.
move cat al The Intoxicating drinks. aHI 10
ssn- eases eseu the fixtures. including gam
bling apparatus. The mob has ~ uo tune
sbosn aHy Disposition 10 barn property other
than that On the !eyr-.
The kruguCky relatives OF Dixon. the
lsuched negro. have already engaged iu =
dispute Is 10 sbirb o. them should come iuto
possession Of bis body Rev J. b. Frazier
Of Harroisburg. hy. q brother n.iAw Of
Dixon, has breu sctlyg iu bis demands 20 have
Enal disposition o{ihe corpse. The bodg ~as
prepared for shipment, and tins evening Was
sent 70 HarrodsbuSg. ~.
Property owners have ordered all uudeslr.
able cOloyei tenants 60 vacale Immediately,
Is they wi.l be unable 90 secure other quar-
tiers here uadeF existing conditions, this order
is practical expulsion from Springfield. The
insurance companies have can celed all poll
Cies on properties occupied by coiored tenants
along the ieEee.
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PERSONAL Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs J. Howell Taylor entertained
a number of friends at their home, this city,
last Sunday magnificent dinner was
served to the guests at $50 O'Clock, p. m
Those present were r. L. Ellis and wife. of
Winston. n. c.; J. d. Bale and wife, Gisi;
Herbert Englar and wife, of Linwood; Mrs.
Jesse Snider, Edwin Engle and Chester Bale.
Of Medford; Miss Mary Gehr. of Westminster;
Miss Elizabeth Rinehart, of Union Bridge,
and H. Miller, of Denver, Col.
Miss Eugenia NJ. Stocksdale returned home
after spending the winter with Miss Gertrude
NJ. OFMailey, sos East North avenue, Balti-
more, Nd.
Mr.. William Shriver and family have moved
from the corner of Willis and Centre streets,
this city, to their country home near Avon
dale.
Mr.. G. w. FrizzeIl, of Baltimore, visited
relatives and friends this city this week.
Mr.. Edward Lynch, of this city, secretary
of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Carroll County, is quite sick.
Mrs. VIM. P. Maulsby, of Frederick, is
visiting Mrs. Maulsby, this city.
Mr.. Charles E. Herring, of this city, accom-
named by Miss Edmonds, is spending this
week in New York buying millinery goods for
the spring trade of his department stores
Windsor. announce the marriage of her
Youngest sister, Miss Lollie Estella Fritz to
Rev. j. NJ. Carter, Of Sharpsburg, Nd, Wed
nesday, March l6. Owing to the recent death
of the brides father the wedding will be
quiet one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Thompson, of Balli-
mora. have rented one of the Fsrrar houses,
on Green street, and will occupy it about
April LIST.
Miss Efie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Owings, of Morgan Valley, and Miss Maud
S., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John ". Shipiey,
of Reisterstown, are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Buckingham, this city.
Mrs. Catherine Little, of this city, widow
of the late Jesse Little, who has been quite
I'll with the grip, is eonvalesceut.
Miss Mary Parlett. of Baltimore, is visiting
Mrs. James d. Mitchell, this city.
Miss Irene Gemmel, of this city, is visiting
relatives and friends in Baltimore.
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Sudden pealh Of ms. Franklin.

While returning 10 her residence on fkurs.
day afternoon. Mrs. Agnes A, Eife OF DIR.
BENJAMIN G. franklin. Of this city. MAS sud
denly stricken with heart disease near the
residence Of Mr.. Peyton Gorsaeb- She was
seen to fall by Mr.. Stallz, Sho went TO her
assistance. and he was soon joined By Mr..
John J. Rose and Thomas Myers. Physicians
we're summoned, aud she was taken into the
residence Of Mr. Gorsueh. bat the vital spark
had fed
Mrs. Franklin WAS q daughter of the late
Jeremiah Shueey, of near War6eldsbarg. was
in her 5lsi year, was married September q,
1876. TO Dr. Franklin, and is survived by her
husband and the following children DIR. A.
Leo Franklin. Of Cumberland. Md. Misses
Lillian, Bessie. Marie and Ethel, aud Master
Joseph. Mr.. John Shueey. of this city, is her
brother Mrs. Franklin was in every sense
wife, mother and friend.
Her funeral will be held at St. Johns
Church next Monday moruing al 9. 80 o clock.
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nrnhanS' Court.

Monday, March 7.-Christian C. Crabbs,
surviving administrator, W. a., of john W.
Crabbs, deceased, settled second and final
account
Frank E. Morelock. administrator of Ida
B. Morelock, deceased, settled first and final
account
The last will and testament of Andrew Dice.
deceased was admitted TO probate and letters
testameniary thereon were granted to Henry
Dice aud Edwin j. Wentz, who received war
rant to appraise and order to notify creditors.
Tuesday, March 8.-Mary NJ. Reifsnider,
executrix of William II. Reitsnider, deceased,
settled first and final account.
Letters of administration the estate Of
Daniel Lyons, deceased, were granted TO
Lawrence E. Lyons, who received warrant to
appraise and order to notify creditors.
James A. Lester, surviving husband of
Mary A. V. Lester, deceased, guardian of
Paul A. Lester and Raymond Z. Lester,
settled first and final account.
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Mayberry Items.

VIM. Babylon, who purchased the Phillips
property will occupy it soon.
The mumps are still prevailing. and many
school children are staying hoale on account
of them.
Mrs. Jacob Marker Is seriously i'll at this
writing with intiammatory rheumatism. DIR. c.
H. Birpie is her attending physician.
Miss Florence Stuller has returned home
from protracted visit to Woodsboro.
Miss Annie Heltbridle is spending some
time with her aunt, Mrs. James Humbert
John Heltibridle has made some improve
ments in his new store.
Our two blacksmiths are kept busy repair
ing. and c. Slonaker has about completed a
large farm wagon, which he built for W. G..
Yingliug.
We are pleased 10 note that the horse blanket
of D. Phillips, which was stolen last winter.
and the fact mentioned in Tbs ADVOCATE,
has been returned to its owner.
Curtis Eckard lost valuable heifer recently
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Must Erect Fish LADDERS

reported f1f he Irul1sfaIac tiE1safr
Al interesting case. highly important 90
darn osusgS 10 tlls state, look place before
Justice Shnvey BFaaa,Hbgsg. a. Syse-sills.
Last Saiardsy.
pspafy Game WArirn. W,n lsutoa, 81
Fhis egau;y. Instituted proceeding sza,sl John
5 DGshBue znA rhs pak.aa3 NaaaiayturruE
Cemnsav. changing them N'Ib nos ~E~c''eE
Fish Ladders a. their mdi daaas, sn 70 aliaa
fh- 6,h FREE seegss gp aHd dusH 'hr stream
a. required hy law Sheu8 William Nl.sas.
after ~xers3-ng aur2, s1gcvrsicl fH serviuE tbs
gsrcrs. aa8 wade ihc f~terl befarc DE Jaa
ifrv vu1. -ft~v hsayl#r ihv evidence. hn~i
Da.barr so sni costs, and she OAKLAND
Cgmpaag So and cns's Mr. T. nH-a1sf
fer. # BALTIMORE. spp~aryj toy ihe defense.
shl'r States AuaEaer Gay S. steele rrrse
sse'r8 iAr state.
Tee Fssh C1mH..s.4snrr. - NsryisH5 hayr
is the past icpas3fsf ra iscsr aaieTs millions
81 perch. BLACK bass. ADD shad iEy- N4msr
pus sftrppts scsr solie e. stop lhe VTusrca
iaa buf ~shagl avail. ani the sf'9ftsnsu are
hikby eIa.ri over Ihr victory.
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A Pleasant Evening.

one Of the most interesting S9Clals OF the
seAsoa was held At Mr. aud Ms, Henry Cole
man $, near CANT Der, on the evening Of March
3rd. Those present were Heary Coleman and
wlfr. Misses Lizzie Coleman, Della Arnold,
May Arnold, Emma Arnold, BeulAh Shauek,
Minnie Shauck, George Carver, Herschel
Miller. Herschel Arnold. CoErtney Shipley
and many Others. They enjoyed ue~ plays
until II O. clock. When refreshments were
served, after which all went home thanking
their host aud hostess for the pleasant evening
LhrE bid .nent.
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Local LegiNiaIlon.

la ,hc uossc. oa Friday q last sesk. NJ.
Ha.nes introduced bali Ia rrpsy she atnlu.
issraiors " tAe estate 81 johu Woad~s. 81 Car
roll county. wonsy rFroncva,!y paid 90 S,zfg.
Referred To- Way- and Nssus Coau rniitre.
H. ib- H1usr. aH Ncju-.slay, fhc bsil b.
authorize &c BaehmAn Valley Railroad Com
pany fo ulua up 70 Affairs was Eass-d.
ln ibe Sgua'r. or ThGnsIay, NJ. BeAsman
tHtrulucrd biii 90 sAurflon ihr heqursi u
Mrs NsFgarc, ". Sml,h Ia Asc-ns.an PARISH,
Nes' minister; also 10 Appropriate 500 s9T
the relief Of Ng~ WigisoF College and 10 rs-
iahl5,h Scholarships q; said Institution.
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Attention. Sportsmen.

On Saturday, March 20, the Westminster
Gun Club will give target shoot for series
of merchandise prizes. These prizes will be
open to all country shooters, except members
Of the home club and other similar organiza-
tons. The object of this meeting is to interest
country sportsmen in trap shooting. During
the day Mr. J. NJ. Hawkins, representing the
Winchester Repeating Arms Company, will
give an exhibition of fancy shooting at targets
with rife, pistol and shot gun. II will be an
interesting day for sportsmen and all are in
vited to attend, bring their guns and enjoy the
dAy.