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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-18
SykesvilIe IIemS.

NOVEMBER I7.-Aiss Minnie Brooks. Of
CloverdAle. Baltimore. il the CUES, 81 her
cousins, the Misses Brooks Al ElbA-
Mrs. Boone and son, Of Georgia. are visit.
iug Mrs. Ida Burton
Mr.. and Ars. Brooks Neilor ard sou Archie
Are spending \ week With NJ. and Ms. Harry
MelioT.
Mrs Thomas Andersen visited friends in
Mt. Airy on Wednesday.
The last meeting Of the Sykcsville Tennis
Club vas held al WArfield last SATURDAY.
Rev Charles Daddy, u. D.. Of Springfield
Presbyterian Church. Is holding proiracted
services al Owiags Mills.
The monthly meeting Of the mite society Of
the Methodist church vas held Al the hoais Of
Mrs George Schrade on Thursday. The
meeting vas largely Aueaded.
Mrs. c. A. Gosneli IS visiting her daughter
Mrs EdSard Crom wcll, IA Baltimore.
Mr. d. 3. Sprecher and daughter Esther
ere visiting Mrs John Gasza zAy. near Ger
mantown. Nd.
Mrs. l. p Schultz i. spending fe~ days
ia Baltimore.
The dancing eisss held the ~, 81 irs weekly
meetings Al the Lycrum nn "Wednesday. the
18th. The lessons, however, ~sll be Goa
tiuued At the hospital.
Miss Beulah BaRer has resigned the position
OF night operator ~ she Ia Z. exchange here.
Perry Poster. Of Walcrsvilie 49, acci
deulally shot this week While sur,,ias on
Philip HAmmoad's place. The sound wss
dressed by DIR. D. b. Spreehrf, ani Mr..
Porter Is doing Eel
James Hatfield vas taken ga hospital ia
Baltimore oa Monday s5ih typhoid fever
Mrs wm. Hobbs. Of Stony Rlig-. j. 20
with pneumonia in Baltimore She VS.
visiting her niece, Mrs Smith, when taken
sick and il Sas thought unsafe to bring her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs f. G, Mereeron entertained
the whist club at their home on Tuesday nighi.
Miss Elizabeth Waesehe, who has been
visiting at the home Of her brother. DR.. J.
Fred. Waesehe, has returned to her home
near GAINESVILLE. Seton Waeschr. the lutte
sou Of DIR. Waesche, accompanied his aunt
and will remain in Montgomery county tor
several weeks.
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Union Mills Items.

NovEuzKE lb.-Niss l. Miraai SusbAum
spent last Saturday and Sunday in Baltimore.
Mrs H. W Shrivrr IS visiting tar family 81
her son ia las, Rev. H. N. J. Klein, at
Alieutowa. Pa.
Mrs. Martin Yiagliug, ~ho has been Al ia
valid for several years, Is nos couhncd 20 bsT
bed
+. Z. Leppo has moscd to Baltimore, ~here
be has Obtained work. Vim. Baukert has
purchased has property. Mr.. Leppo also sold
- acres Of land on the Stone road 70 Edward
Croft for $40.
Weldon K. Nushaum has moved from ihj,
place 70 Silver Ron
Last week the b. r, Shriyer Co. moved
their main business from this place 10 West.
miuslrr The Union Mills Office j. uoN ia
charge Of Wesley Yingliug. the two regular
hookkecpers, Nm. Shriyrr aud Abuer Farke.
having beea transferred 10 Westmiustsr.
Another correspondent. under date II No.
yember L., says:-NeaTly al ouE farmers TN
ished husking corn, but few are not done
yet. The crop Is the largest ever produced n
this section. Some farmers report Is, Is and
even - barrels per acre. The growing wheat
Is looking very encouraging, particularly the
early soWn.
Margaret, wife of Martin Giugling, OF this
place IS critically III.
Rev William II. Hiron, member of the
Wilmington NJ. +. Conference, will preach
and administer the Holy Communion on sun,
day. November 10, 1t , 50 p. m. On Novem.
Der 25 and ~, the 25lh anniversary of the
Moorehead NJ. +. Church at this place will be
celebrated with appropriate services. On Sat
urday evening. AT $50. there will be song
service followed by brief historical sketch
of The building aud organizing the church.
On Sunday at 9. 30 u. ~, there will be u love
feast, followed by the anniversary sermon by
Rev 5. Long, the present PASTOR Sunday
evening at &. 80 C. Z. services followed by "A
sermon by some visiting minister An effort
is being made 10 have as many former mem
bers ami friends present at this anniversary as
possible. All are cordially invited to come
aud join US ia these services.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-18

NOVEMBER l5.-GeoIge Dherii has pur.
chased the VIM. LoFinRer property.
Thomas Mooney. who had seyrFe hrinor.
hAge several weeks sgo. IS much improved
and able to be about again.
john Dherit has sold has property 20 Mr..
MouAih.
George Dherii. who recently purchased the
Newman property, has sold II on private
terms TO his son John W. Dherit.
Indications point to q very severe winter.
But 1t is with these prophecies ii Is with All
others, III IL doesn't mss I will hit.
Gunners are more plentiful than the game.
We are watching with deep interest the
changes which are soon to lake place 10 our
imperfect K. F. d. system. If will deprive
US of our 3 u. m. mail, as We learn that it will
do, il will take from US what the Old Star
Route always gave us. We always have had
sn early outgoing mail aud return mail al
noon, aud If K. F. d. cannot give that much
to US let it be superseded by the Old Star
Route system.
The opening OF the new ore mines have
not yet been abandoned. During the week
some ore prospectors from Westminster were
in the district trying 10 lease some farms
thought to be rich la valuable metal.
On Friday of last week while Jonas Roger
was assisting to thrash grain with horse
power, he was accidentally caught in the belt
and considerably bruised.
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News of the Week.

During a wedding at Grafenbaum, Austria,
lightning struck the church and tore away the
bridegroom right foot.
By using u torch instead of safety lamp,
eight miners were blown to pieces at Bentleys-
vile, Pa, on November 10.
There we're 500 guests at a marriage feast
at Seviguac. near Marliax Brittany, aud 800
servants waited on them in an open field.
A band Of counterfeiters has been arrested
at Shebusch. Germany, who have been max
ing a specially of counterfeiting American
bills.
Burk, mining town in Mcdowell county,
West Virginia, was burned last Tuesday. The
town has population of 1000 aud much dis
tress followed the fire.
Fl. r. Wallis, principal of Annapolis High
School, has been elected superintendent and
examiner Of the public schools Of Anne Arun.
del county, vice F. Eugene Wathen, deceased.
J. II. Blessing. of Brownsville, Washington
county, on one Of his farms raised 1855 bushels
Of corn. and on another 100 bushels to the
acre, both Of the Maryland Dent Variety.
Other farmers report from l25 to 100 bushels
per acre.
William Crisweil, aged 9S years, 10 months
and days, died November g, at the residence
of his son Edward, in Reading township,
Adams county, Pa. Mrs. Mary Topper, of
Bonneauyille, same county, died November 9,
aged 81 years, months and 20 days.
From picking pimple on her nose, the 49,
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth
Smith, of Muddy Creek Forks, York county,
Pa, is dead. The pimple appeared on the
child'S nose last Saturday, and she picked it
with pin. In few hours an abseess devel-
oped which affected the brain, and the girl
died in great agony last Monday night.
An attempt was made to burn the barn on
the farm of John K. Stonebraker, near Funks
town, Washington county. on Friday of last
week. On Wednesday night attempt to
burn his residence was made. The front porch
was covered with coal oil and set on fire, but
i, did not burn. On Wednesday of this week
he received BLACK hand letter.
The most remarkable agricultural move
ment of our times is said to be that 1.-THE world
is eating up its sheep" In Germany the flocks
have decreased over 60 per cent since 1873,
and this is only an extreme instance of what
is going on elsewhere The increasing price
of beef is given as one reason of the eating up
of the sheep; the dread of tuberculosis is the
other.
John Selbert, upon information of County
Detective McBeth, has been placed in the
county Jail of Garrett county, charged with
perjury and bigamy. Seibert has wife and
seven children, aud it is charged that last May
he married second woman, Fannie Hays, of
Jockey Hollow. Five weeks ago the mother
OF his second wife did, and Seibert's actions
since have caused thSauhorities to have him
arrested When taken to Oakland the facts
of his first marriage became known to the Off,
GERS.
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West Falls Items,

NOVEMBER l6.-Miss Emily Gosnell has re.
turned from a very pheasant visit 20 iriends IN
Westminster.
Charles Z. CARRIER spent Sunday evening
with l.. J. Kemp aud wife. Of this place.
Master Monroe CLANCY has returned from u
delightful visit 10 his sister in Baltimore.
Charles Jones and Hollace kooniz spent
Sunday evening with rrueman Lowman.
Wm. o. Welch aud wife spent Sunday with
G. W. Lowman and wife.
Harry A. Peddieord. an employee at the
B. 4 o Railroad, Was home on hunting trip
on Saturday last.
Miss Edna Hood and Miss Emily Gosnell
spent Sunday with friends in Long Corner,
Howard county.
Herbert Adams and VIM. Black are on the
sick list
Mrs. Elmer Kolb. of Mt Airy spent from
Monday until Wednesday with her sister, Mrs.
Flora f. Kump. Of this place.
Elmer Phillips, of Glen Birnie, Anne Arun-
del county, is spending few weeks with his
uncle, Albert f. Phillips, OF this place.
Miss Ethel franklin, OF Frauklinyille. spent
seyerai days with friends in Baltimore the past
week
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Maryland Affairs

Az Cumberland on Wednesday. l75 per-
soHs Joined the Knights Of PythiAs.
shsfl ~ feet high. on base of equal
proportions, has been erected on the grave of
the late Governor Lowndes at Cumberland.
Dr. J. II. Curran. head OF the department,
of history aud commerce in the Jacob Tome
Institute, died at Port Deposit Of typhoid
fever on Monday.
Mayor Tmanus Is 20 be member OF class
nf 100 to- be initiated into the order Of the
kpighis Of PyEhias st the jubilee celebration
1T be Lyric on December :.
Snow fell in Montgomery county on No.
yember II for over one hOar. A heavy gale
followed !, and ble~ it from the ground,
upseiiiug many shocks OF fodder ia the fields
and scattering them.
Richard Brewer. of Annapolis, died sudden.
w on toe nigh; OF November Is, aged 50 years.
tie leaves a family Of grown children. HIS
death took place al the Annapolis Lodge OF
Odd Fellows, OF which he was member.
James Gilbert, colored, was convicted in
the criminal coarj of Baltimore, on Tuesday,
Of burglary. Judge Phelps sent him to the
Paniieuiary for three years for the burglary
aud one year for lying on the witness stand.
James A. Whaleu. who was shot and NOR
tsiiy wounded by Deputy Sheriff William B.
Embrey. of Montgomery county, during q
desperate encounter last Monday night about
II clock, died "A hours later at the George
town University Hospital. Embrey claims
be shot IN selfdetense.
samuel Todd. ex county commissioner Of
Kent county and a wealthy retired farmer,
died al bis home at Galena. last Monday, aged
- years. tie was one OF the leading Demo
Gratis OF the county and was an authority on
agriculture. subjects. He is survived by a
ssidow, "a SON and a daughter.
Hon William J. O'Brieu, Sr., associate
Judge of the Orphans Court and a member
ufthe law frm Of o. Brieu Il o Brien, Balti.
more, died last Monday at his apartments, the
Wuona, corner Of Park avenue and Monument
street. Judge o Brien' end was sudden, but
not unexpected he had been suffering from
angina pecioris for some months, and 10 Aas
known that ais DAYS were numbered. H. rr
turned from a Trip TO Europe on Saturday, and
was met by his son. who brought HIM TO Bal
timore at once. In 1872 and 1874 he was
elected o Congress by the Democrats. While
IN Congress he had opportunity to vote against
th,. civil rights bill. which he vigorously op
posed. He also filbusierei against the meas
ures which resulted ia the seating Of Hayes
as President Of the United States.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-18
SILVER RUN ITEMS,
Want an Easter Ballot 10 Note-Game
Scarce-PcTSOnalS, Etc.

NavEsBgg l5-The election on Tuesday
Of las, week passed off very quietly in Myers
district very light vote WAS polied aud the
Democrats bad the smallest majority 10 thts
district that they perhaps ever had. Aboat IS
Democrats did not vote. A great many say
It IS Of no use 80 vote the Judges Of election
ihrow too many ballots cut. II oil the ballots
that uere cas-, Ia this county Wsre counted the
Dsmoc rats, no doubt. ~ogld have elected
every man on the ticket, consequently the
Republicans elected two members Of the
Haase Of DELEGATES. The balance OF the
Democratic ticket vas elected By handsome
1na}orities We hope the coming Legislature
will make a rrvls1ou IN the else:saa laws, and
give Us = more simpler ballot, whereby the
latent Of the voter ~ill again be counted. aud
no, thrau ballot OCT Il the lrast mark . on
IL. OF II the cross marx = the lsAs; distance
bvyond the square.
i.uihrr dsy services IN the church Lass Sun.
aay evening ~crc sell attended. and good
program va &sli rendered The children ct
the primary department. diJ weli ~ilh their
speskIng sad Singing.
M, 4. ". FecscT . confined to her bed
by sickness
Nsss Elva. daughter oC Nr. and Mrs Tbco
n Bemiles. - sack wsgh MALARIA fever She
= Improving
Mrs JeSsiAh lA~yer is s,itl confined to her
bed and s getting srakcr.
A. T. Hel~iK = oct aud around AEzG. bet
IS no' able 70 do anything.
HzaicrS report rabbits ard partridge scarce
In this community.
Far5uers are Dearly al done husk.nx onSa
81 tbs. community; i "a M immense crop
These that have sour 10 hzsk yet wtil gc! cold
hnscrs these cold days uith ihc thermometer
down to ~ degrees
Mr. and Ms Harvey lippy. q Hanover.
Pa. Misses NAy and Bessie, Au1 NF. RrniA-
mis- l5ppy, of near hcrv, VISITED hi' paEruts
and their grandparents. NJ. and Mrs. J. T.
lapDt. on Sunday.
frank Wareatme ard Jonas Isgorr drove
20 Gstiysbarg. Pa. last sunday. asovc over
toe whpie hslllsae!i. took diuu~T and led
their horse. And ~rse home Re this place by
O clock in the afternoon; drving altogether
81 miles.
A. Bemijer moved into she house Shich
be boagbg recently from Mrs A BoWrrs0x.
Mrs George EycshAT; has Hoycd from this
place 10 Westminster. Mr. A. BoWcrsox
into the house vacated BY 4. J. Bemillsr. sud
Weldoa Nusbanrs from Union Mills iulo
Austria Grofs hoase in this place.
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Proceedings of the Circuit Court.

The November term of the Circuit Court
| for Carroll began on Monday last, Associate
Judge Thomas presiding, Thomas W. Kelley
was appointed baiiff to the grand jury, Charles
| +. Smith baiif to the petit jury and Martin
Bitzel and Charles F. Grimes bailiffs at the
gates. The docket contained 81 trials, Is
| appeals, "a originals and Is criminals.
THE GRAND JURY.
Charles V. Wantz, of Westminster, was
| named foreman of the grand jury, the re-
manning members of which were then drawn
as follows: William II. Conaway, Nicholas
II. Mummaugh, Benedict Brown, Ezra G..
Brown, Thomas Sinnott, John 7. Dayhotf,
Charles Z. Smelser, Gustavus Barnes, james
o. Harrison, John T. Wantz. Michael A.
Doyle, William p Stone, Daniel P. Frock,
Thomas j. Miller, Theodore X. Warner, Ed
ward W. Crosse, Jacob Gummel, Edward B.
Ritter, Clarence W. Zepp, Francis N. Bow
ers. George W. Myers. John B. Eppley.
Benedict Brown failed to answer when his
name was called ard Thomas j. Haines was
drawn AS a grand juror in his stead.
THE PETIT JURY.
The petit Jury is as follows: David J. Brown,
Edward /. Witte, Howard +. Legore, Au.
gusius H. Rifle Benjamin ID. Kemper, James
a. Barnes, William H. Fleming, CALVIN T.
Fringer, William C. Keck, Edwin W. Shriver,
Jacob NJ. Rodkey. Plus J. Fink, James /.
Trayer, Charles +. Myers, Richard S. Hill,
Samuel H. Smith, Burnside Hively. Thomas
f. Snyder. David T. Schafer, Joseph b.
Eppley, George A. Fleming. George W.
Slonaker, Larkin S. Bennett, Thomas I.
Shipley.
CASES DISPOSED OF.
Tie appeal cases we're first takeE up and
disposed OF on Tuesday and Wednesday, as
follows:
David c. Ranoull, appellant, ". Joseph
Zepp, appellee; appeal from }. Edwin West;
tried before the Court; Judgment for appellee
for S75. Henniug for appellant; J. NJ. Reif-
snider for appellee.
Frank Barnes, appellant. vs.. Ursillar Stocks
dale. appellee; appeal from John I. Hill;
tried before Court; appeal dismissed. NJ. +.
Walsh for appellant; Henning for appellee.
Singer Sewing Machine Company, appel
liant. VS.. Reuben Smith, appellee; appeal FROM
William Moore; tried before Court; Judgment
reversed. with costs. Galoy for appellant;
Hoff for appellee.
William Snowden, appellant, vs.. State Of
Maryland, appellee; assault and battery; sp-
peal from Frank /. Lewis; tried before jury;
verdict guilty. aud 6ned $500 and costs
Steele for 'te; Smith for Suowden.
Cord,A IL I'd, appellant, VS. Stale Of
Maryland, u YelFee; assault aud battery; APP
peal iren. Frsnt |. Lewis; plea Of guilty cou
iessed aud Gled Sl.OO and costs. Steele Tor
State; Snss,h or Holland
Joseph = Miller vs.. Nelson II. Unger;
action G sss;mpsit; tried before jury; vediet
for the defendant Jno. Milton ReifsnideE
for Plaintiff; Hot for defendant
Petit jury was discharged yesterday after.
noon until Monday.
Judge Jones arrived yesterday and presided
with Judge Thomas.
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Enjoyable Surprise Party.

very enjoyable surprise party took place
eTt hyerly, John street, Westminster, on
Wednesday evening. in honor Of their iangh
ter Miss Netiie. The evening WAS pleasantly
spent in conversation. games Sui music until
a late hour. wheu refreshments were served.
AT a late hour all left for their homes full oi
smiles, thinking OF the good time they had.
Those present we're Misses Neliie Myerly,
Mona and May EngIar, Rose aud Lille
Gunther, Emma Little. Abhie Croft, Grace
Bsnkert. Grace Kane, Edna Lindsay aud Cora
Harris; Messrs. Charles ID. Ditfendal. Rex
Ander>. Samuel Helm. james Leahy, Charles
HimIer, Russell Armacosi, Russell Welty.
Cleius Little, Milerd Zepp and Edward
Houck
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New Advertisements,

Today Is The Last Day of Our Chrysanthe
mum Show-The Miller Bros. Co.'S Popular
Cash Stores. Westminster.
Great Bargain Sale of Goods Bought Way
Under Price-T W. Malher 4 Sous, West
minister and Manchester.
Full of Thoroughly Reliable and Seasona
bic rchandise-Babylon i Lppy Co.,
Westminster.
Country Store Property for Sale-F. Lewis
Schaeffer, Miller's. Md.
Public Sale of Lumber and Cord Wood
Kemper & Feeser.
Gail and Get Our Prices-Ke 4 Suit
van. Westminster.
For Sale Cheap. II. Steele, near Elders
burg. Md.
Neutrality-suspicious. D. Bowers, Wesimin
ster.
List OF Unclaimed Matter in the Postoffiee
Horses-H Harry &. Shriver, Hanover, Pa.
Horses-H. A. Smith, Hanover. Pa.
Bank Statements.
,epal Notices.
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The County Commissioners were engaged
this week in general business, examining and
passing bills.
At 10 a. M, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
err bureau sent out the following bulletin
Fair tonight aud Saturday.
Mr.. Harry Cover and family have removed
from Frizelburg aud occupied the c. c. Cor
such dwelling, Westminster, which Mr.. Cover
purchased last spring.
David Reifsuider, aged about "a years, met
with a serious accident Thursday morning,
while working with a corn husker on the farm
of bis father. Mr.. Isaiah Reifsnider, near
Keysvile He had his left arm caught in the
machinery, and part of it was torn off and
blown up on the hay NOW. Drs. Seiss and
Roop, of Taneytown. were summoned, and
amputated some of the crushed part above the
alhou
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MARYLAND Collegiate Institute Notes.

NOVEMBER l5.-The lecture IN the chapel
Friday evening, by Prof Ellis, was one of the
finest ever delivered in this section of the
State. We are certain not one of the audi.
ence would have reason for regret if they
should have had TO pay twice the small ad.
mission fee This is the first of our series OF
lectures. Look ont for the next.
Misses Hollinger and Showalter, of near
Hag rstown, we're visitors of our school last
Saturday and Sunday Miss Hollinger being
a former student, still has warm attachment
for her school aud its teachers.
few of our students attended the loTefeast
at Woodberry last Saturday.
J. NJ. Dehl and Ira Swartz visited their
sisters at this place over Sunday.
Elder G. X. Sappington preached quite an
interesting sermon in the chapel Sunday
evening
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SHIPLEY ITEMS.
Flag Presentation At Morgan Run School
by Camp No. IS, P. o. s. of A.-Speeches
ByRev. Mr.. Jarb0e And DR.. Simpson, Etc.

NOVEMBER 14.-On November 10, at 2 p,
a., a large delegation of Washington Camp,
| No. 10. P. 0. S. of A., of Winfield, and a
small delegation of Camp No. 20, OF Gist, of
| the same order. together with large number
of patrons and scholars of Morgan Run School
met at the school for the purpose Of present
ing the school with a flag.
The house was handsomely decorated with
wall pictures and various specimens of fall
| flowers. The black boards bore greetings of
welcome and some fine specimens of drawings,
done by the 9th, 9TH and Sth grades of the
school. The teachers, Mr.. Grove j. Shipley.
bis pupils, and the entire audience, looked
their best for the occasion
1t was an ideal afternoon and all seemed
highly elated with the program. the speakers
and their speeches. At2.30 the exercises be-
gan, by all singing America; Rev. Mr.. Jarboe
of West Fails circuit lead in prayer. aud then
the school sang. Maryland, My Maryland. :
At this point of the exercises Prof 5. Simp
son. Superintendent of Public Schools Of Car
roll county. arrived and was heartily vel
coined. The Professor made very elegant
and forcible talk upon public schools; their
management and government; their discipline,
how obtained, and urged upon the patrons the
necessity of their hearty cooperation.
He spoke OF school room and school ground
decorations auu StHbl lcuiHGtu W. liht II
would be expected in order 10 fulfill the de-
mands Of the new school law.
Then came the presentation speech of the
flag by Rev. Mr.. Jarboe. who, in behalf of
Camp No. 10, made a very elegant and up,to-
date speech, eulogizing the order, the flag
and what it represented TO our grand aud no
Bile country tits closing remarks were very
pathetic as he stretched fprih his right hand
to Dr. Simpson aud handed him the flag. say
ing present this flag to YOU il honor of our
Camp, No. Is, OF Winfield, Nd. T. .. 5. Of
A.. whose motto y. Our God. Our Country
aud Our Order. Here perfect silence reigned
for few moments; then Prof. Simpson pro
ceeded to make his much esteemed speech of
acceptance. in behalf OF the teacher, the trus
tees and the children of the school. Both
speeches were quite lengthy, and tul! Of the
finest specimens Of oratorical ability and well
put illustrations.
After the close Of the exercises on the IN
side Of the schooIhuuse the flag was adjusted
aud unfurled to the breeze by President CiHt.
ton Waltz. Of Camp, No. Is. aided by Mr.,
John Schneider. of Baltimore city
The flag was raised TO position by Miss rs
IellS Wagner, youngest pupil et the school,
aud daughter OF Mr. Elias J. Wsgncr
Fully 30 minutes were speut 10 social dis
course and friendly greetings on the scaooI
house ward. while our beautiful flag hoaied for
the 6rst time over our brick schoolhonse TO
the joy Of sll
We are having our pro,mciea meeting 81
Zion this week
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Gambler Items,

NOVEMBER I5.-Mrs. Cordelia Barnes,
widow of the late W. II. G. Barnes of Gam,
Der, died at the residence of her sou-in law,
Mr.. John Williams, near Winfield. on Tues
day. 14th instant.
Mrs. Eli I. Bennett is at this writing i'll of
paralysis and a complication of other diseases.
The net receipts of the oyster supper held
by the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, last week, was nearly
$50.