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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
BELKNAP.

BelKnap. a number OF rela'
tives and friends gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bach
man on the evening of the 18th, it be.
ing the twelfth birthday of their
daughter, Miss Zelma. Graphophone
music was furnished by Harrison
Hawkins and Mr.. Snow. Music was
also furnished by the Misses Matte
Carson and Zelma Bachman and
Harry Bachman on the organ and VIC.
lin. Refreshments of peanuts and
candy were served. All departed at a
late hour wishing Miss Zelma many
more such happy birthdays.
Mrs. Clay Pearson Of Eldon was
called to Pulaski this morning to at
tend the funeral of relative and
while passing through here she made
short visit at the home Of her
brother, I. Ware and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wells and chill
dren, Prudence and Percy, who have
been visiting with relatives and
friends departed Saturday morning
for their home at Fruit, Colo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mum of Car
bon. spent Sunday with Mr.. Munn's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs David Mum.
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE is attending the
funeral Of Mrs. Minerva Dickerson al
Bloomfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Christy are
Bloomeld visitors today. Mr.. ant
Mrs. W. S. Cu1nmins are keeping the
hotel for them during their absence
Mrs. William Post of near Carbon
was Belknap caller this morning.
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parents. Mr.. and Mrs. isaac Pidgeon,
Miss Myrtle Pidgeon has returned to
Los angeles, Cal
Mrs. Fiesta Lindley of Winfield,
Kansas, is suest of her sister, Mrs.
Frank Knight.
Ross and Harry Kester have sold
their farms south of town for con-
sideration of $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Cowgirl have ar
rived from Clarks, Neb.. and are guests
of relatives and friends here.
Mrs. p. F. Santen and little son Of
Ottumwa have been spending al few
days with relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Matte Gillard has gone to
spend the winter with her sister, Mrs.
r. M. Swan, at Danville.
Rev. j. j. Jones and family departed
Wednesday for their new home In
Wyoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Davidson and Miss
Grace Bell were at Des Moines last
week attending the meeting of the !.
o. o. F. grand lodge
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hagan have
returned to Chicago. after spending a
| few days at the A. A. Banta home.
Harry w Trittle, superintendent for
| Iowa of the Congregational Sunday
school and Publishing society, con-
| Quoted a Sunday school convention and
rally at the Congregational church
4 Friday afternoon and evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Herrick of Enid, Okla
homa are being entertained at the
/ home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William John
1 son.
Rev. Butcher of Hartwick preached
at the Congregational church Sunday
morning and evening.
!. j. Brown went to Keokuk Satur-
/ day on business.
Mrs. Humbert and Mrs. McCaffrey o.
Kansas, and Mrs. Mccall of Winches.
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BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte-Rev. Alfred Tranerry
Is in Grinnell this week attending the
Baptist state convention
Mrs Wesley Bennett went to Knox
vile yesterday for short visit with
her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. I. Israel are the
guests of relatives in Burlington this
week.
John Stark has purchased the
Bushell residence property in east
Bonaparte.
Mrs. Robert Burnett and Miss Tina
Matlock were Keokuk visitors Mon
day
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ericsson are Wis
iting relatives in Des Moines.
E. l.. McCoid Of Keosauqua attend
ed to business affairs here yesterday
Mrs. Howard Tedford of Mt. Ayr is
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AMADOR.

Amador.-Mrs. Frank Larue Of OF.
tumwa attended the funeral of Mrs.
Day Monday.
Ira Haning was in the county seat
Tuesday.
Monday where he had been the past
week visiting his brother.
Bert Wilkinson marketed hogs in
town Tuesday.
|. L. H. Wellman and family spent
Saturday in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Fred Hancock who had been
visiting relatives in Indianapolis, Ind.
returned home recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Schwartz called
at the home of Joe BOSNIAN and wife
Sunday.
Wellman school was closed Mon
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visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
R. Vale.
Edwin Entler has gone to Keokuk,
where he has employment for the win
ter.
j. S. Moore was business visitor
in Mt. Zion yesterday.
Miss Margaret King of Keokuk was
called here Monday by the dangerous
illness of her sister, Mrs. Mary Meek.
W. A. Afford and ] D. johnson went
to Dwight, ILL.,, yesterday.
Mrs. George Beeson of Pennington
visited friends here yesterday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24

/ sell reliable Watches ard guarnn-
lee them for the reason that I he
lieve that poor Watch is the poorest
advertisement that | could have. Ev-
cry Watch is sold with a guarantee
that it will give you entire satisf,lc-
ton. no matter what the price is.
lave lot of watches In stock this
fall and they are all well known makes
such as Elgin, Waltham and Hamp-
dens. l will sell you a II joweled
movement of the best makes cased
In a Dueber gold filled case, warrant
ed for 20 years, for $12. so.
The same movement in a. Boss 20
year case will cost you SIS
Remember these prices are made
by one of your home dealers and If
anything goes wrong you can take 1t
to him and have it adjusted without
any trouble.
We have Watches at all prices from
81 up to $50. l would rather sell you
Watch over $40 than under because
I know you will be better pleased.
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Our line of canned goods
braces the very best brands.
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er's at Lockridge, where that night
he xsxer .--x,la ~, L.

she was paced under arrest.
In ner trial for attempted murder,
the Jury freed her. Sympathy for her
condition no doubt caused this verdict
to be returned. David Adler, since
that date has been a cripple, both
legs having been broken by the fall
into the we'll
There are quite number of wit
nesses on botn sides, but the strange
part Of the case is that the various
families of the Adlers are arrayed
against each other.
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~ We Pay Rail Road Fare According Association

day on account Of the funeral of Mrs.
Day.
F. L. Baker and son were in Of
tumwa Saturday.
A. w. Smith made business trip
to town Tuesday.
Mrs. Harrow of Ottumwa is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. T. D. Williams.
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CASEOFSTATEVS.
FRANK ADLER
FAIRFIELD MAN ACCUSED OF AS,
sAULTING NIECE IS BEING
TRIED THIS WEEK.
COUNTY COURT.

Fairfield, Oct. 23.-The case of the
State of Iowa VS.. Frank Adler who
has been, charged and indicted for
committing rape upon ais niece, aged
fifteen years on the second day Of
July last, is now being heard. The
victim is the, only daughter of David
Adler.
According ito evidence the victim
was told blythe defendant to take a
cow to q certain pasture, where he
awaited and ravished the girl, threat
entng to do ner bodily injury II she
told any one. She was at that time
living with her grandmother, Rather
inc Adler In Walnut township.
Crime is Denied.
When the girl returned home, she
told her grandmother about 1t, and
said that she was in great pain. Her
grandmother called her son Frank out
Of doors and told him what the little
girl had said, to which he replied that
1t was a lie, and that he would knock
her head off II she did not keep still.
Shortly after that. David Adler re.
ceived the following notice:
Frank Adler has raped your daugh-
ter Emma. If you do not believe it
ask the girl. If you don't have Frank
Adler arrested within twenty-four
hours we will tar and feather you.
(signed.) 1.-THE Neighbors.''
Immediately upon receiving this no.
tice, David Adler called upon !, the
county attorney, and the Indictment
was brought into court quite recently.
The Adlers. who have lived in the
northern part of the county in Walnut
township, have for years been In
trouble more or less. and the inside
Of jails in this and Washington count
les have q familiar look to several Of
the members Of that family, but out
side Of a jail sentence nothing so SER
ious as this has ever taken place.
An Interesting Family.
On the 18TH day Of December. 1903,
Mrs. Anna Adler, the wife of David
Adler, and who is the mother of the
little girl who claims to have been
raped, pushed her husband into deep
well which was not quite finished,
and going into the house got a shot
gun and filled her victims body full
of bird shot, after which she threw
stumps and other debris into the well,
almost covering him up. she then
went to the barn, hitched up team
and drove with her baby to her moth
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FARMlNGToN.

Farmington.--Mrs. Frank Hassman
and children left Saturday evening for
their new home in Hammond, Ind.
Mrs z. T.. Vance, who has been
visiting friends in Eddyville, returned
home Friday noon
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Manhard left
yesterday morning for their home in
Des Moines. after weeks visit with
Br. Manhard's parents.
Mrs. Jessie Milen has returned home
afted a visit with her husband at Lin
coin, Neb.
Mrs. e. j. Slee who has been visiting
relatives here for several months, re-
turned Thursday to her home In Eagle
Grove.
Prof. A. T. S. owen and Misses Jes-
sic Ford. Emma Fichtenmueller, Edda-
lice Morse, Addie Moon. Louise Michel,
Dorothy Hartrick. Linnie Corns and
Olga Mccormick were in Bonaparte on
Saturday attending the Van Buren
County Teachers convention.
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er are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. K.

ter are guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. K.
Bunker.
Mrs. Sarah Van Wrinkle is enjoying
a visit with her daughter. Mrs. Cora
Daughty. who arrived from Sioux City
one day of last week
Kansas, is a guest at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Van Wrinkle.
The members of the Congregational
church had dinner at the church and
held their regular annual meeting on
Monday.
town.
Dan Campbell of Centerville is at
home for a visit.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-23
THE BUSY WIFE.

ess dat, signore7 See, dere she es.
An. look. she wave her hand!
shes Rosa: dats my wife. you know
On, sranda giri, my frand.
Eas .notheeng look 10 mo 30 sweet
An max me feel 30 good
Like Rosa walkin' down da street
Weeth bigga loada wood.
10 easy, weeth eet on her head.
She easa sweeng along,
xou theank eet ees hat eenstead--
EhY How ees dat for strongf
] no could fnd cen all da wori',
You justa bat my iifo.
ADudder soocha fina girl
Like Rosa for da wifel
En- Sure, | gatta mon enough.
EhY Wnta for | max
Her carry home sooch heavy s4u1t
Oh. my, you are meestak.
DO not max her do does thoenR.
mighta be d COP
! miRhta even be da kecnR--
j no could max her stop.
6he like for doin' deesa way:
She Eat her work 10 do
For Keep her beezy ALA day,
10 iika me an you.
bhI sure hho nc@ Eetalian,
An am proud-Eh7 watf
"ehe no be gooda 'Mer4can
30 long she doin' datr'
a'posa wat you say eea true.
But den. you see. signors
Ees playnta theeng dat she migha do
Ees gona hurt her more.
= ~ course. som day I want dat aiae
30 gooda 'Marican,
But not 10 good dat she weell be
Ashame' OF dago man.
gom' 'Mericana girls, Of course,
boy theenk dey are so good.
Dey RAIDER work for sat divorce
Eenstead for carry wood.
DO. notheeng look 20 me 30 swesf
An max me feel no good
Lake Rosa walkin' down da street
Weeth bIgga ioada wood.
7. A. DAILY In Catholic Standard ana
Times
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-23
The casamaran.


While II is rarely employed by Euro
peans as a method Of travel, even IN
emergencies. the catAmaran Of the
Madras fishermen of india is by all
odds the most extraordinary Of water
vehicles, II consists simply of three
logs dashed together and flush with the
surface of the water. On these fish,
erman sometimes two or more fisher
mem stands and with single oar pad
dies himself far out to sea. A Madras
fisherman will venture out when boat.
men will not launch their craft, and
even In weather when boats cannot be
launched he viii 90 through the. surf
and out 10 ships with letters for the
delivery Of which he gets few pence.
In order to catch their ships a few be-
lated travellers have been known to
trust themselves on catamarans. They
are united In tho statement that the
ride on the logs was the most nerve
trying experience they had undergone
In land that holds Q new thrill for
the stranger at every turn. The sea
and an occasional ducRing have no ter
rors for these natives. not even the ex.
tremefy young, and in reality the cata-
maran is not entirely b be scorned. for
It Is after all nonsinkablc.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-23
Real Causes Of Earthquakes,

While civilized manAS trying to grasp
the meaning Of an earthquake the un-
civilized of all ages have long ago re
solved their doubts, In Mongolia It ia
the breathings and skippings Of huge
frog that cause the mischief, In China
a gigantic dragon, In India a world
bearing elephant, in CAlebes hog and
in other countries the scheme is varied
by the introduction Of bull and a tor
tolse. Earthquakes in Siberia are be-
lieved to be due to the frolics of mann
moths who live In the center Of the
earth, while in Vancouver island 1t is
the spirit Of evil with his marshaled
hosts Of all the wicked people who
have ever lived.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-23
Suitable Diet.

N
A jury In Blankville were ssnt on,
to decide q case, and after deiiborat.
Ing for a'tlme came back. and the fore.
man told the Judge they were unable
TO agree upon verdict The latter ~.
bnked the jury, saying the case was
very clear one. and remanded them
back 70 the jury room for second at.
tempt. adding, III you are there too
long ! will have to send you In twelve
suppers"
The foreman In rather irritated
tone spoke up and said. MAY II please
your honor you might send In eleven
suppers and one bundle Of hay."-Lip-
pincost's.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-23

general from the field, stiIl holding him
upright In the saddle. That was Jeb
sIuarts last battle and Cnster's most
brilliant charge Washington Post.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-11-07
Order NiSi on Sales.

In the Orphans Court for Frederick
County, Maryland.
October Term, 1907.
In the Matter of the Sale of the Real
Estate of Maggie E. Martin, deceased.
In the Matter of the Report of Sales,
filed the 23d day of October, 1907.
ORDERED, by the Orphans Court of
" Frederick County, this 23d day of
October, 1907, that the sale of real estate
of Maggie E. Martin, late of Frederick
County, deceased, on above day reported
to this Court by her Executor be ratified
and confirmed unless cause to the con-
trary be shown on or before the 18th day
of November 1907, provided copy Of this
order be published in some newspaper
published in Frederick County for three
successive weeks prior to the 10Th day Of
November, 1907.
The Executors Report states the
Amount CT Sales to be Twelve Hundred
Eighty-fve dollars and seventy-two cents
[12S5.
Dated this 23d day of October, 1907.
Russell E. Lighter, Judess Of III.
VIM VIM, r + Pe .ary' Orphans Court.
True Copy Test: VIM. B. CUTSHALL,
Register of Wills for Frederick County.
Coblentz & Waters, Att'ys.
oct "a At
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Lecture at NJ. Z. Church.

There will be lecture in the M. f.
church at this place Oh Wednesday even
ing, Nov. 18th, by Rev. Demetr;Gs Elias
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Vishanoff, M. D.,
of Thessalonica (Salonica) Macedonia,
Europe, who was the first convert from
the Greek church to the Protestant faith.
He comes of noble family and because
Of his conversion, his father, very
wealthy Macedonia nobleman, and MEM
Der of the Greek Catholic church, not
only disinherited him, but threatened to
kill him, and he was obliged to flee for
lis life. DR.. Vishanoff will relate the
story of his conversion, persecution and
the great sacrifices he has been called
upon to make for his religious belief. He
will appear in his nobleman's dress, will
exhibit some Macedonian curiosities after
his talk, and will also sing in the Mace
DOMAIN and Bulgarian languages. Ad-
mission Free.
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kulc Dealings.


Rev. O. E. Bregenzer Of Mt. Tabo,
Lutheran church at Rocky Ridge intends
holding series of meetings commencing
Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, at 7.30 o'clock.
All are cordially invited to attend the
services.
Mr.. VIM. Ovelman of near Motters
died very sudden. He was buried al
Emmitsburg on last Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Six of Graceham
spent Sunday with Mr.. J. D. Wood anc
family near Logs.
Mr.. Howard Wood of Hagerstowr
spent Sunday with his parents of nea,
Logs.
The heavy rain fall on Saturday last
swelled the branches and creeks, they
being impossible in the evening.
Mr.. Chas. Welty moved in his new
house last week at Rocky Ridge.
Messrs. Chas. E. and j. Howard Miller
spent Sunday at their home at peace
and Plenty"
Mr.. join T. OFT of Monocacy has beer
under treatment in Baltimore for canoe,
for seven weeks. More than week age
he was taken to a sanitarium by his doc
tor and had two fingers amputated which
the cancer has been working on for over
twenty-five years. Mr.. OFT came homo
last week but is obliged to go back once
q waak for traatment He ia doing very
well under the circumstances.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-11-07
TORD'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Week Nov. 18th, the popular comedian
and famous playwright George M. Cohan
in his latest musical merriment
$50 MILES FROM BOSTON,"
with the original company headed by
Edna Wallace Hopper.
George M. Cohan and his company are
announced for the week Nov. 18th, in
the latest Cohan success, "Fifty Miles
From Boston" which has been laugh
produced all along the line from Boston
to Philadelphia, to say nothing of delight
ing crowds in Pittsburg and Chicago.
Like all of Cohan's plays it contains
innumerable songs and dances and an ex-
ceptioral company headed by captivating
Edna Wallace Hopper and including Fritz
Williams, Emma Janvier, George Par
sons, James Marlowe, James Bradbury,
Richard Nesmith, Lores Grimm, Hazel
Lowrie, Jennie Weathersby, Louis Rial,
and a convincing chorus of fifty voices
Of distinctly Cohanefque brand.
The scence of the play are Fifty Miles
from Boston at Brookfeld, Mass, with
which the author is thoroughly familiar,
having spent his young student days
there. The plot is merrily dramatic and
constructed in the most entertaining style
of the prolific play producer.
Natinees Wednesday and Saturday.
Admission Is and 30 cents
Week Nov. 18th, the brilliant American
actor Wilton Cackaye in Hall Caine'i
famous romantic play 1.-THE Bondman.' .
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DIED.
WELLER.

Mr.. Prestley J. Weller, well known
resident of Lewistown, died On Thursday
at his home in that place, of complica-
ton of diseases, aged 63 years. Mr..
Weller, who was blacksmith, is sur
vived by a widow and four children; Mrs.
Samuel Isanogle, Mrs. Frank Green and
Mrs. Chas. Miller, all Of Baltimore, and
Byron Weller, of Franklin, Pa. He is
also survived by three brothers: Charles
Weller, Of Thurmont; John Weller, of
Charlestown, w. Va, and johnson Well
er, of Kentucky. The funeral took place
on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Ser
vices We're held in the M. E. church, at
Lewistown, conducted by Rev. E. G..
Makosky, of Buckeystown. The pail
bearers were Levi Leatherman, James
l.. Green, Nelson B. Ramsburg, Edward
Webster, Christopher Baker and Andrew
Albaugh. Interment was made in the
M. E. cemetery; E. E. Black, of Thur
mont, was the funeral director.
GRUMBINE.
J. Roger Grumbine, son of the late
John A. Grumbine, died on October q at
a hospital in Chicago, ILL.,, after brief
illness. Mr. Grumbine was member of
the Chicago bar. He was aged about 2s
years, and we'll known in Frederick city.
Besides his mother, he is survived by
three sisters and two brothers: Misses
Edith, Maud and Blanche Grumbine, anG
Ciampi Grumbine, of Chicago, and Chas.
Grumbine, of Philadelphia. He was
buried in Chicago on Wednesday last.
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70 BE Vigorously Pushed.

The Directors of the w., F. & G. Ry.
had a very largely attended meeting last
week, ard it was determined to push the
work of building the road to Thurmont
as vigorously as possible. All financial
arrangements have been completed, and
it is cr!!j : Cuc-t..E Of kew rapidly the
work can be pushed.
The work at Yellow Springs which has
been 30 heavy will be finished within the
next ten days if the weather conditions
permit, and from there to Lewistowr
the grading can be completed as rapidly
as the track can be laid.
Action will be taken regarding the line
from Lewistown to Thurmont in veIs
few weeks. The committee will deter.
mine route, ETC., and it will likely be
that the contract for grading the whole
line will be let to party or parties tc
complete.
The line to Yellow Springs, six miles,
has demonstrated the fact that the roGc
will be paying venture and that it viii
be most popular road with the travel.
ing public.
There never was more promising rail
road built in the State than this, and the
people of Frederick are full of enthusi.
asm over it. The people in the country
realize what a boon it is going to be te
them. Already the horse and carriage
is being left at home and the family 60
ing to town by car. 1t can not reach
Thurmcnt too soon.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-11-07

You can't be well if you have weak,
unhealthy, tired out stomach. Neither
can you feel good if by some little irreg-
ularity in eating you have caused the
stomach to get out Of order. These little
stomach troubles are signs of Indigestion,
which may and very often does turn into
a very bad case of dyspepsia. Don't al
low this to go on single day without
doing something to overcome it. Take
some good reliable and safe digestant
like Kodol for Dyspepsia. Kodol is the
best remedy known today for heart burn,
belching and all troubles arising from
a disordered digestion. 1t is pleasant
to take and affords relief promptly. Sold
by James K. Waters.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-11-07
PUSHING r. r. PROJECT.
Another Enthusiastic Meeting is Held
At POOlesville.

Another Enthusiastic Meeting is Held
At POOlesville.
A big meeting in the interest of the
project to extend the Washington, Fred
erick and Gettysburg Railway southwark
through Frederick and Montgomery coun-
ties was held at Poolesville. The meet
ing was a large and enthusiastic one, be-
ing attended by about 100 owners of land
in that section of Montgomery county,
besides representatives of the w., F. &
G. R. r. General Manager Theodore ].
King, of the Great Falls and Old Domin-
ion Railway, with which it is proposed to
connect the projected line from Frederick
and thus gain an entrance to Washington,
was present and made a statement re-
garding the prospects for the financing
of the railway after its construction,
which wasreceived with great enthusiasm.
DR.. Llewellyn Jordan, of Washington,
who presided at a similar meeting held
two weeks previously at Seneca, again
presided at the meeting on Saturday. The
meeting was lengthy one, and luncheon
was served by ladies of Poolesville in the
hall in which it was held.
Twenty owners of land along the pro-
jected route of the railway signed agree
ments to donate rights-of-way. Contri-
bntions amounting to $40O were also made
towards the expense of the preliminary
survey. 1t was arranged that this sur
vey should be made under the supervision
of General Manager King, of the Old
Dominion line. 1t is expected to have
the survey started within ten days at
Frederick. 1t will run through Buckeys.
town and Park Mills to Dickerson Station
and then to the east of Beallsville and
through Poolesville to Seneca, crossing
the Potomac at Great Falls, to connect
with the Old Dominion line.
Another meeting in the interest of the
project will be held on Saturday next al
Dickerson, and one on November Both al
Buckeystown. News of Monday.