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MOUNTAIN VIEW.

Miss Ella Bowers, of Winfield, visit
ed her cousin, Miss Debbie Davis, from
Thursday evening until Sunday last.
Mrs #. Jefferson Gum and Mrs.
John Shipley have gone to Baltimore
on a pleasure trip.
Frank Barnes, Of Taylorsville, visit
ed his brother, Harry, on Sunday.
Those that visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Nimrod Davis ON Sunday were Miss
Ella Bowers, Of Winfield; Mrs. Lottie
Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Null
link and Margaret, Bessye, Beverly
and Nellie Mullinix, of Day; Mrs. Sam
uel Bond, Evelyn and Winter Bond, Of
Marston; Frank Barnes, of Taylors-
vile; Mrs. Samuel Fleming, Rhea and
Carlton Fleming, of New Windsor.
Miss Ella Bowers and Debbie Davis
visited Mrs. Lottie Barnes Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gum and son
Cecil visited Mr.. Z. Jefferson Gum on
Sunday.
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week with her sister, Mrs: Harry
Myers.
Nathaniel Zepp and VIM. Henry
Myers are confined to their beds with
the measles.
Mrs. John N. Ditch, who has been
In, bad health, during the winter j. not
much improved. 1t
Rev. and Mrs James p. Stonesifer
have been visiting the sick in our
community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Hahn spent
Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. II. j. Nc
Alister, at Stonersville.
Sunday school at 9 a. m; Divine
service at 10 by Rev. Jas. p. Stones1fer.
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MEDFORD.

Mrs Amos Wampler died on Fri
day evening, March 4th, at o'clock,
after long continued illness. Funer-
al services were held on Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the house,
after which the remains were taken
to Meadow Branch Church, where the
services were conducted by Elders
Ephraim Stoner, Uriah BiXler and MIR.
KOlb, of DetOur. lnterment at the
same place. Mr.. Sharrer, Of West
minister, was funeral director. Mrs.
Wampler died on the anniversary OF
her wedding day, the 4th of March.
She was married 81 years. Her age
was s. years, IL months and Fl days.
The deceased's husband has our most
heartfelt sympathy. Mr.. Wampler
will not only be missed at home, but
the church has lost one of it's most in
fiuential members, as she was faith
full christian, and very earnest work
er in the church, and the community
will certainly mourn her loss. She
was always ready when able to minis
ter to the wants Of the sick, and dis
abled, as your writer knows from ex-
perience, that she was as good as a
physician in a sick room. Her pres
ence will be greatly felt by all who
knew her.
Moses Wampler, Of Ohio, brother
Of Amos Wampler, was here on visit
during part Of Mrs. Wampler's illness
and death, returned home on Tuesday
last
The Sunday school trustees at Stone
Chapel elected the following officers
for the ensuing year, beginning the
first Sunday in April Superintend-
ent, Scott Lloyd; assistant superin-
tendent, Howard Bowers; lady assist
ant superintendent, Mrs. Geo. Harris;
secretary, Clarence Duvall; librarian,
James Pennington; treasurer, George
Pennington also choirester; organists,
Misses May Stoner, Nora Duvall and
Laura Robinson.
Mrs. Lincoln Rinehart is i'll with
tonsilitis.
Farmers are getting ready with their
general spring work. Moving time
will soon be at hand.
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UNIONTOWN DISTRICT.

Jacob 4. Haines, wife and daughter
Hilda, spent several days in Baltimore
last week.
w. A. Shaw and mother, Mrs. LAME
Shaw, returned Saturday from a very
pleasant visit to DR.. and Mrs. Harry
Hodges, Houston, Texas.
Miss Lizzie Bierly, of Mt. Union, has
been visiting at the Lutheran parson-
age.
Mrs. John d. F. 5toner and Mrs.
Rinehart lille returned on Friday
after spending several days at Milton
0. Myers, Waynesboro, Pa.
Emanuel Ogle anc wife returned to
their home at Bunker Hill, Frederick
county, after spending several months
with their daughter, Mrs. Geo. Good
win, Clear Ridge.
Mrs. Benton Flater was taken to a
Hagerstown Hospital last Thursday.
She is improving rapidly at present
writing.
Mrs. Paul Price, of Westminster,
spent several days this week with her
father, J. d. +. Stoner, Clear Ridge.
Reuben Matthias anG family moved
to Baltimore the first of the week
G. Fielder Gilbert was elected a
Bank on Saturday.
The Lutheran Cemetery was set
apart as Gods Acre on Saturday, after
the morning service Oy the pastor,
Rev. G. w. Baughman. He was ac-
companieG by the church officers and
congregation.
James NJ. Shellman and wife went
to Union Bridge on Monday for visit.
n
On Wednesday to seek employment.
DR.. J. ]. Weaver, Jr., of Washing
ton, D. c., was in town Saturday and
Sunday. Next week he and Mrs. Wea-
yer expect to spend a few weeks in
Florida
Theodore Adams, formerly of this
district, died at his nome in Waynes-
boro, Pa, in his 69th year. For many
years he resided at Clear Ridge. He
taught school for a number of years
and afterward engaged in huckstering.
About ten years ago he moved to Way
nesbOrO where he secured employment.
He leaves a widow, who was Miss
Margaret Angel, one daughter, Miss
Naomi, and brother, William Adams.
His funeral took place on Monday
afternoon from his nephews, DR..
Jesse f. Englar, thence to the Luth-
eran Church, where the services were
conducted by his pastor, Rev. G.. w.
Baughman. Interment in the Luth-
eran cemetery.
Mrs. Jacob Bankard, Postum Hollow,
gave quilting on Wednesday.
Matthews G Myers, paper-hangers,
Of Westminster, have the contract to
paper DR.. Kemp's new home, and have
been working on it this week.
William Staub, wife and family
moved to Baltimore county on Tues
day to the farm of Mr.. Doefield.
Rev. George Englar and wife, of
Pittsburg attended the funeral of his
uncle, Mr.. Theodore Adams, in Union
town on Monday.
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WAKEFIELD.

Lookout now for an epidemic Of
spring fever, which work, and plenty
of it, is the only cure.
David c.. Hubbs, of Baltimore, is
visiting D. A. Smith, this week.
Harry Haines, our road supervisor,
is improving our county roads greatly
by using split log drag, which is
just the thing for improving the roads.
Mrs. Emma Yagle, of Maytown,
visited her sister, Mrs. Samuel Green
holtz, last week
John M. Bale is somewhat improved
at this writing.
The night series of meetings came
TO a close on Sunday night last at the
Bethel with two conversions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua T.. Smith, of
Westminster, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. z. Babylon on Sunday.
There have been some fine spring
days this month, but they are deciev-
ing. This month has a great way of
blowing about itself.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua l.. Smith were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoover
On Monday last
Miss Rena Barnes, Of Unionville, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Edward Smith,
this week.
Boys, get your guns ready for the
shooting at Roop's Mill, tomorrow,
Saturday.
John Shewey is home with his fam
lily for few days this week.
Joseph Belt, Jr., is critically i'll at
this writing
Farmers are very busy at present
with their spring work.
James Staub has rented the lime
kiln at this place. He took charge OF
same March /.
George r. Staub moved from this
place TO the Alexander Dofield's farm,
near Baltimore, on Tuesday. MIR.
Staub was good citizen, and we were
very sorry to give him UP.
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HOTCKSYILLE.

Miss Lidia p. Davidson spent last
Sunday and Monday with her sister,
Mrs. Il. W. Buchanan.
Constant z. ElserOad, last Friday
while saving posts for E. J. Norman,
a slab got fast in the saw and was
thrown with such force into his face,
striking him above the left eye and
cutting a hole into his nose and several
large gashes about the eye; also drove
several very large splinters into mis-
face. some two inches long, and as
thick as a lead pencil. DR.. z. NJ.
Bush rendered the necessary surgical
attention. II requiring II stitches TO
sew up the woundsf
Mrs. Mary Martin, of Grange, Balu-
more county, is the guest OF Mrs. Jno'
w. Abbott.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Wesley
will meet Thursday, March II, at Mrs.
Mary Eta Stulrs, Pleasant Grove
Farm"
r. w. Buchanan has had his G. & P.
telephone reinstalled.
The Sunday school Of Wesley
Chapel M E. Church will hold
special Easter Service on Easter Sun
day morning, March "a, beginning at
10 a. m. Prof. Jacob Houck will lead
the singing. The school will use
THE Riven Tomb" prepared by Hall
Mack Co.
Mrs. Peter Buchanan spent several
days of the past week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Roy w. Spangler, of Han
over.
Houcksville school has purchased
PAUL & Hamilton organ, manufac-
tured in Lancaster, Pa.
Miss Myrtle Beetley, of Baltimore,
is spending fortnight with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. e. Elseroad.
Mrs. Ellis Fowble is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. w. III. s. Algire.
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AIESIA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spicer and
son, of this place, spent Sunday in
Baltimore.
Miss Florence Blocher, of this place,
visited relatives and friends in Balti-
more the past week.
Our band expects to brighten up our
village during the Easter Holidays
with an oyster supper.
Charles Hersh and family moved to
Baltimore on Thursday Of last week.
Daniel Miller and family, of Miller's,
moved on the farm recently purchased
from Charles Hersh, at this place,
Thursday of last week.
Theodore HoffacRer, of Miller's,
moved on his farm near here Tuesday.
J. E. Ehrhart, of Baltimore, visited
friends at this place Sunday last.
T.. III. Lauer has men now digging
out foundation and will build an 'ad-
dition to his house.
Owing to the derailment of a 600
engine Sunday evenin- - Jacks Noun
tain, our Baltimore accommodation
was delayed about two hours.
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FINKSBURG.

Rev. 9. F. Cassen was asked to be
returned for another year.
Mrs. /. Tyson Harden, Of Garrison,
Baltimore county, is spending the
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. W.. Horner.
Charles e. Frazier and wife, Of
Baltimore, spent Sunday with the for
mer's mother, Mrs. A Frazier.
Miss Blanche Lester spent Satur-
day and Sunday i'm Baltimore.
MISS Lillian Hall IS spending some
time in HagerstOwn.
Miss Elizabeth Hall Is visiting rela-
tives in Baltimore.
Atlee Horner, or Baltimore, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
O.. w. Horner.
Our farmers are getting busy.
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MELROSE.

A clerk of public sales recently told
your correspondent that he clerked
sale where chickens sold for 247a cents
and % cents per pound. The whole
flock Of chickens brought $3.50, and
it wasn't a very large flock either.
On Monday evening a number of
neighbors and friends gathered at the
home of our printer in Melrose and
made things merry with violin and
guitar music. Among the merry
crowd were people ranging in age
from 10 months to 80 years. One OF
the men of the crowd would not stay
anywhere but in the company or a
woman. The music was enjoyed by
people on both telephone lines, some as
far as VENTS store and Hanover. The
printer, though a local optionist, was
kept busy for time filling up the
glasses, and the music went on more
merrily 1t almost made the youngest
and oldest members of the party dance.
The refreshments were the cause Of it.
As a rule, when women get together,
talk is the main object Of interest, but
the needles went so briskly and the
music SO merrily that there was no
time to talk until all the printers
rags WClC SCWCO up, AAAlO OoA1o ~ @eAA
pet rags. This is an invitation for
Miller's Station to try these kind Of
parties. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Albert Zepp, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Shaffer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Dherit Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Sau-
BILE, Grandma Leese, Messrs. Philip
Wentz, George P. WentZ, Jr., Lester
NJ. Shaffer, Harry r. Shaffer, Ernest
F. G. Zepp, Grover Dherit, Viva v.
Wentz, Eta M. Wentz, Ruth e. Wentz,
Bessie z. Zepp, Nellie A. Zepp, Ethel
Dherit and Corinne Dherit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Crumrine
entertained at their home on Tuesday
evening last, the members of the N.
1. M. c., where all enjoyed themselves
immensely. After they had engaged
in parlor games they were entertained
by the amateur magician, Paul Resi-,
who brought in his magic very skill
fully and setting his audience a reel
ing in hearty laughter. Then they
were ushered to the dining room,
where they were surprised by the
luxuries and delicacies of the season,
which the host and hostess had ar
ranged in most elaborate manner.
Those present were Misses Edith
Crumrine, Beulah Garrett, Pearl
Wertz, ZELDA King, Marie Crumrine,
Messrs. Archie Utz, Wonter Garrett,
Eugene Shorb, Braden Crumrine,
Mark V. Ziegler, Paul Horich, Edward
Crumrine, Mary Crumrine, Ruth
Crumrine and Efie Crumrine. At a
late hour the guests departed paying
the host and hostess many hearty COM
pliments for the enjoyable evening
spent.
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PLEASANT VALLEY,

a thunderstorm, accompanied by
vivid flashes of lightning and peals
OF thunder rather surprised us about
1850 o'clock on last Sunday evening.
The storm came with little warning
and was springlike in its pleasantness
and II was welcome as a harbinger of
spring.
The children OF Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Myers were suddenly called home last
Saturday owing to the serious illness
OF Mrs. Myers She is somewhat i'm
proved AZ this writing. @
Miss Carrie Martin, of Taneytown,
~ the guest of her sister, Mrs John C.
Myers.
Miss Rena Baker Il spending the
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WOODBINE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Waltz and
daughter, of Winfield, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. II. T.. Pickett.
Among those who spent Sunday with
Mrs. Guy Spurrier were Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Leatherwood and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Gosnell and Tolley
Gosnell.
Misses Sherman Buckingham, Sophie
Grim and Tolley Gosnell paid a short
visit to Basil and Elsie CLANCY Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ella Penn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Welsh and son Earl and
Herbert Harding, of Sykesville, were
visitors at George Welsh's on Sunday
last.
George Welsh has moved his hen
house. David Grimm assisted him in
the work.
Miss Sophia Grimm has returned
nome after spending cwo very pleasant
weeks with friends at Sykesville and
Mt. Philistia.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leatherwood,
OF MI. Airy, spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. Thos. Harrison. Mr..
ana Mrs. .. l.. Fleming were also pres
ent.
oWAA6 ~ IAC lille W0dLQ0r- OF SUNDAY
many automobiles were out Now,
some Of our boys will have chance
to ride their motorcycles.
Grover Harrison and Jesse Grimm
spent Sunday with Jesse Butler.
Miss Gladys Butler is visiting in
WoOdbine.
Vernon Wolfe spent Sunday evening
with Miss Ethel Davis, OF Daniel.
Messrs. Pickett and Gosnell are dig
ging foundation for a new ware
house on Angel street.
There will be Epworth League SER
vices at M. y. Church On Sunday even
ing at 7.30.
Miss Algy Harrison visited Miss
Amy Fleming on Sunday last
The firm of Pickett e Gosnell have
bought a building lot from Bennett G.
Kuhn. They are now fitting up the
foundation for a two story building
to be used by them as an Office and
warehouse.
Solmon Mailman is preparing TO
build large store house. "A. y. Stem,
of Winfield, will occupy the building
when completed. ~
Measles are an epidemic nc this
writing.
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oyster supper and bazaar at the
Lyceum March Ia and ID.
" Mr. Harry Y. Curley awarded
the contract for the -remodeling OF the
Old Hngg Mansion to the following !:
Painting, James @. Grimes; carpenter
work, 7. r.. FOwble; roofing and
spouting, Henry Thiele, and plaster
ing, G. a. Phoebus. The lawn has
been trimmed out and is attracting
great deal OF attention.
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THE DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE, MARCH IL, 1910

Miss Jennie Duvall is still on the
sick list. J. p. Wordsworth has i'm
proved some since last writing.
John Mills was taken to the Mercy
Hospital, in Baltimore, Thursday
morning. He is in critical condition,
being unable to walk or even sit up
any length of time.
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For $500 worth Of cupons T will
give you Sugar Shell; for $500 worth
of coupons I will give you ! Butter
Knife; for $7.7O worth of coupons
will give you 1 Cold Meat Fork; for
500 worth Of coupons I will give
you Butter Knife and Sugar Shell;
for $1,000 worth Of coupons I will
give you Teaspoons; for $11.60 7 will
give you | Berry Spoon; for $1,000
worth of coupons I will give you 1
Gravy Ladle; for $12.7O worth of
coupons I will give you piece Childs
Set; for $500 worth Of coupons 1
will give you Desert Spoons; for
$500 worth Of coupons T will give
you Sugar Shell, Butter Knife and
Cream Ladle; for $1,000 worth Of cou-
pons will give you 6 Orange Spoons;
Yours for more business, MIL
~ r. IT'D DAQNE 46K
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SNIALLMOOD

The members of Camp No. SO, p. O.
>. or g., are very sorry that they were
not able to attend the initiatory SER
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for $19.65 worth of coupons will give
you Oyster Forks: for s21 70 worth
OF coupons will give you piece Tea
Set; for $1,000 worth of coupons /
viii give you Forks; Tor 500 worth
Oh coupons ! will give you 6 Knives;
Tor S43.7O worth of coupons will give
you 16 piece Set; for $500 worth of
coupons 1 will give you piece Soup
Set; for $3.50 worth If connons
will give you II piece set Knives and
Forks; for $500 worth OF coupons
Will give you % piece Set.
l am using this means as a mere
advertisement toincrease my business,
and hope to make this the largest wear
or my business. Remember the silver
ware will be given absolutely free,
wy prices remain as low as the lowest.
TON a. SULLIVAN.
on w MAIN STDEr,T
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SULLIYAN'S GROCERY AND MEAT MARKET
SPRING ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
'ra7 OUR NEIGHBORS.

Leave ALI subscriptions, advertise
ments and job work at Walter w.
Ritter's TonsOrial ParlOrs, local agent.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-02
By sELENE ARMSTRONG.

a single code OF morals fOr both men
and women? Women have only them
selves 10 blame that double code ex-
lists. When a woman no longer con-
dones IN man a standard OF morality
which man refuses TO to'arate in wo-
man, then We saaH have a single stand
ard Not before"
This is the answer hurled back BY
men in reply to the scathing arraign-
ment Of social conditions, made yester-
day in The Times by DR.. Katherine 3
Davis, Ph- D, of the University OF Chi
cage, in which she stated the existence
Of a double code OF morals for men and
women is filing prisons and reforrna-
tories with women criminals, and that
an open and recognized system Of poly
gsuy would be preferable to the moral
rottenness Of our present system.
Or. Davis statements have been the
sensation OF the sessions of the Anerf-
can Prison Association and Interna-
tiOnsI Prison Congress in washington.
Woman Is Master
7 should say that the matter Of a
single code Of morals rests absolutely
zith woman said Charles R. Heuder-
son. who holds the chair Ct sociology
at the University Of Chicago.
AS Goethe has said. It is woman
that so ieadeth US upward and on
How shall women take hold Of the
matter O. esta ablishiug a single code Of
morals for both sexes2 Why, first OF
all. let them De given a scientific edu-
cation
Let them know life frankly, and
without shame. And let them be moral
y and spiritually 50 sensitive to the
highest ideal Of civilization-one mar
for one wOman-that they shall refuse
to tolerate. much less condone, any
other standard.
The dght for the single standard of
morals Ess begun. and its leaders are
the Fagli.'h-speaking peoples of the
world
a single standard Of morals is best
for both men and women" said Dr. II.
G Sharpe. treasurer Of the board Of
trustees Of the Indiana State Reforma-
tory
IF women complain OF a double
standard let them remember that thew
are responsible for its existence. pm
Continued on Page Five.)
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Will Probably Be Adopted
By Sister of Dead
Woman.
SHOOTING RES 1T
OF MAN DRINKING
0uarTeled on Street When Wife
Asked Husband for
Money

Chubby and laughing, with big brown
eyes too infantfle 10 understand the
tragedy they have witnessed, a baby
girl this morning kicked and croOned
In a little house at 1927 Thirtleth street
Hers is life tangled in the mesh OF
the IittIs tragedies OF married life which
eliminated last night when her father.
Policeman Charles G. Baston, made her
an orphan with his own hand
His home broken by the shots fired
in moment of frenzy at his wife,
Catherine BastOn. on the eve Of their
wedding anniversary. for they were
married niua yeare ago today, Baston
sits silently IN his cell at the Seventh
precinct
His wife is dead-murdered by him the
police say He himself is charged with
the highest Of capital crimes His feI-
Iow-oh1ce-s turn from him And in this
moment. Charles G. Baston, policeman
prisoner. can find no thought FOR his
dead wife. OF for his own plight, for HE
only concern Is for the mite Of human
ity who Iisps his name, and kicks her
heels coDtentedly "a the home OF his
brother-in-law, all lnknowing the tragic
beginning Of her own young life
When Baston and his vs.ife quarreled
on ThiFticth street last night be-
ca-Vse 8sls on would not give up the
money which his wife feared he would
spend for liquor. and turning upon her
fired four bullets into her head their
eighteen -uOnth-1id baby. frightened
BY the noise Of the shots, cuddIed