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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-26
PURE RICH BLOOD
ChaS. Rhodes Sells Prescription that Means
VlgOr, Vim, Vitality

Because MI.O-NA cIuses the blood to
get better and more nourishment it is at
all times valuable tonic Ii puts vigor
into the muscles, cleans up the improp-
erly nourished BRAIN and makes strong
nerves that will stand the severest test,
Men who feel that their vitality is
slipping away; that the vim and energy
that they formerly put into all their
work is lacking that ambitious impulses
and clever ideas do not come as they
use to-ere the kind of men that need
MI-O.NA.
Besides being peerless remedy for
indigestion Milo na is a most pronounced
tonic
If you hare that blue, DISCONTINUED
feeling through the day and pass rest
less nights, trying unsaccessfully to get
a refreshing sleep, take months treat
ment of MI-O-2A stomach tablets, and
bring the sunshine into your life.
MONA cost but 90 cents at Chas
Rhodes and druggist everywhere Guar
anteed 10 cure Indigestion and immedi-
ately relieve all stomach misery, or
money back.
Readers Of the Record should bear in
-nind that nothing will set the stomach
Eight so quickly as MONA tablets.
Take two after a hearty meal and you
need have no fear of stomach distress
free trial treatment of MONA
stomach tablets will ~ sent to any adj
dress free on request, address Booths
Mi-o-na, Buffalo, n. y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-26
FIRE DESTROYS
ORPHAN ASYLUM
$50 CHILDREN GET OUT SAFELY
AS GRAND RAPIDS ORPHAN
ASYLUM BURNS.
HEROiSM OF NUN IN CHARGE
SAVES TWO WHO ARE SICK
ON FOURTH FLOOR.
Sister Maracolena Would Not Leave
the Building Until All Were
Accounted For.

One hundred and fifty children,
ranging In age from 5 to IA years,
were thrown into a panic by a fire
which destroyed the main building
and dormitory OF the St Johns
Orphan asylum in Grand Rapids. The
IRE drill training and bravery of the
sisters In charge prevented any fatal
ties, all escaping uninjured
The children were at supper on
the first floor of the four-story brick
building when fire was discovered in
q dormer room at the corner Of the
fourth story. The room was situated
ut the southwest corner OF the build
ing and a southwest wind famed the
names across the whole floor The
alarm was spread by Sister Maraco
lena, in charge OF the home, who
afterward. by brsvely lighting fire
and smoke, saved two lives.
The postulants and sisters were at
prayer in the chapel and at the cry
OF fire all ran to the diningroom The
fire gong was rung and the children
left their seats at the tables, and fell
into line and marched out of the burn
Ing building Once outside and they
saw the flames bursting from the up
per windows, they became panic
stricken and fed in all directions
through the singing cold
All the sisters, with the exception
OF Sister Maracolena, devoted their
efforts to pursuing the fleeing chill.
dren and after a few minutes sue.
ceeded In getting them into the
school building a block away
Sister Maracolena turned back into
the building after the last child pass.
ed out Of the diningroom, and through
the dense smoke that filed every hall
made her way into every room and
by personal investigation made sure
that not a child remained in the first
three floors.
Literally surrounded by flames, she
CROPPED up the stairs to the fourth
floor and in the first room she en-.
tered she found a postulant who was
III in bed Lifting her bodily. Sister
Maracolena carried her back down
stairs to safety.
Again ascending the stairway
through suffocating smoke, she en-.
tered the burning floor and In another
room found 6-year-old Marguerite BY.
berg, one Of the orphans, carried her
TO the ground floor and turned her
over to another sister
Then again going TO the fourth
q door, Sister Maracolena searched
every room and only retreated when
she knew that all were out Of the
burning building
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-26
Clttle Real Difference.

Little Real Difference.
-Tough luck for jim. The girl hs
married turned out to be a profss-
sional pickpocket." Gee. The rest
Of us drew some pretty clever anna
teurs. tnough."-Cleveland Leader.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-21
ROCKVILLE,

VIM. Frank, of Baltimore, is visit
ing at the home Of Mrs. Chas. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nusbaum are
visiting relatives in Frederick.
Rudolf Franz, Of Baltimore, ID
spending his vacation at the Nelson
Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse P. King attend
ed the wedding of their niece, Miss
Bessie Kimble and John Alnut, at
Latonsville, on Wednesday evening.
Master VIM. Hood, Poplar Springs,
is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Belt Nor
wood.
Mrs. John Warfield spent a few
days this week with her sister, Mrs.
Holland Shipley.
Mrs. Wetzel has returned to her
home at Cookesville, after spending
q few days with her daughter, Mrs.
David Snyder, Of Parrsville.
Mrs. Belt Norwood and Misses Mel
lie Norwood, Rosa and Laura Hood,
spent Thursday with Mrs. George
Wordsworth, of Poplar Springs.
j. A Hood is visiting relatives in
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith, of
Parrsville, spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Hood.
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PLEASANT VALLEY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Upton H Myers spent
few days in Baltimore last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Logue and fam
lily entertained on Sunday, Henry
Cassell, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Adams and
Arthur Wagner, Of Avondale; A. w.
Davis and Miss Myrtle Covill, OF Bal
timore; and Mrs. Logues mother, Of
Shipley.
Misses Malba Repp and Fannie
Yingling, who have been spending a
week in Hanover, have returned
home.
Miss Mildred Devilbiss and Miss
Bernetta Myers are spending some
time in Baltimore.
Miss Annie Young and daughter, of
Hagerstown, spent a few days with
the formers sister, Mrs. Harry J.
Myers.
Rev John o. Yoder and Rev. Mar
tln Schwitzer will b. among the
speakers at the Sunday school picnic
which will b. Saturday, July goth.
Holy communion this Sunday at 10
a. m; Sunday school at 8 a. m; Pre-
paratory service on Saturday after
noon.
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HOUCKSVILLE,

Mr.. and Mrs. Silas A Martin, OF
Mrs. G. E. Elseroad.
Mrs. Amanda Herring, of Westmin-
ster, is the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Peter Buchanan.
Harry Barrick, Of Trenton, N. j.,
I'm spending the summer with his
uncle and aunt, MIR. and Mrs w. IT,
:. Allgire.
Mrs H- IT. Spahr, OF Lineborough,
r., j. the guest ct Mrs. Kate Wamp-
Ter.
Misses Jessie Snyder and Leota
Shaffer, of Baltimore, spent the past
week with their aunt, Mrs. T. W.
Buchanan.
Miss Lois Snyder, of Medford, is
the guest of Miss Helen Stull.
Mrs. Jesse Elseroad has returned
to her home after spending a week
with her daughter, in Baltimore.
Miss Grace Eby, il spending a
month with her sister at Blue Ridge
Summit.
Mr and Mrs. o. T.. Elseroad and
children spent the past week visit
ing friends in Baltimore.
Elmer Caple, of Eastview, spent
Sunday with Raymond buchanan.
Mrs. Peter Buchanan and Mrs.
Amanda Herring visited their sister,
last Thursday, Mrs. Martha Myers, of
Pleasant Grove, Baltimore county.
The Harvest Festival at Wesley
was a success: the net proceeds
were thirty dollars.
During the storm of Monday
morning the lightning struck Harvey
Lippy's barn. killed a horse and
damaged the barn.
The Ladies Aid met Thursday at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. z. Else
road.
The Sunday school at Wesley will
hold its annual picnic on the after
noon and evening of August 10: the
Carrollton Cornet Band will be in at
tendance.
The corn looks fine in this neigh
borhood, potatoes are blighted and
will not amount to anything. Far
mers are busy blowing for wheat.
Louise, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. II. Clay Eby, is i'll at this
writing
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FRIZELLBTRG,

John Metcalf inventor and builder
of the Quincy gasoline engine OF
Quincy, Pa, was the guest Of ]. l..
Baust, Wednesday and Thursday, of
this week.
A very fine and instructive sermon
was preached in the Church of God,
at Frizellburg, last Sunday afternoon,
by Rev. S. B. Croft, of Canton, Ohio,
former minister, and all of his old
friends were glad to see him again.
Herbert Babylon l. spending this
week with his brother.
Mrs. John Row, OF Hanover, il Wis
1ting her sister, Mrs. John Kaufman.
John Haifiey and wife spent Sun
day at Bark Hill with Charles Wilson
and family.
Carl S. Nygren, OF Long Island, N.
Y, and Miss Louise Utermahlen, of
Westminster, spent last Friday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stevenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Caylor and child,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Har-
ry eastman and family
Miss Mabel Lester, of Taneytown,
and Miss Sallie May Fowler, OF Balti-
more, spent several days with their
uncle and aunt, MIR. and Mrs. John
Lawyer, the past week.
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PATAPSCO.

Mrs. Annie Wareheim and two
sons have returned to their home in
Baltimore, after spending a week
with Mrs. Walter Snyder.
Miss Naomi Chew entertained
Tuesday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. D.
P. Griffin. Mrs. Griffin was formerly
Miss Mary Roop, until her marriage
last Wednesday.
Miss Mary Bond, OF Lamotte, Md,
and Miss Vera Oursler, of Annapolis,
are visiting Miss Ruth r. Crew.
Patapsco Methodist Episcopal Sun
day school will hold festival Sat
urday, July 22, on the church lawn,
commencing at 8 D. m.
A large number Of people visited
the camp at Frederick on Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Tulle, of Baltimore, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Carmen
Tracey.
Rev. Joseph Sinclair is spending
the week visiting the members Of his
congregation.
Denton Shipley and wife spent
Sunday with the formers parents.
The good old stork visited the
home OF VIM. Shamer and left boy.
Calvin r. Chew spent Sunday in
Frederick.
Benton Ebaugh spent Saturday at
Boring with his cousin.
Mrs. George Shamer, of Baltimore,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Francis
Taylor
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NJ TANEYTOWE.

A Sunday school convention that
was full of interest and enthusiasm
was held last Sunday in ST. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Harvey, by the
Sunday schools of the third district,
Adams county, Pa. Services were
held morning, afternoon and night,
and notwithstanding the warm wealth
e. the attendance was large and the
singing under the leadership or MIR.
Taylor, was excellent The hittles-
town Quartette also rendered some
fine selections The following minis
tiers participated in the services: Rev.
L. A. Bush, Boonsboro, Nd; Revs.
Longanecker, Sanders and Stocks
large, Gettysburg; Rev. ]. J. Hill, Lit
tlestown; and Rev. j. P. s. Young,
Taneytown. The subject, Teacher
Preparation" was discussed in few
minutes talks by Messrs. III. T. Shry-
ock and Taylor, of Gettysburg; J. a.
Angel, Of Harney; and iii. O. Harner,
Of Taneytown. The program was in
terspersed with songs, quartettes,
duets and solos. Thus closed a sue
cessful Sunday school convention.
The officers Of the third district are
President, Mervin Wintrode; CORES
pOhuIAS SSCISIdIyJ II. Il. bdlr, rec.
secretary, H. W. Schwartz; treasurer,
George Duttera. The president of
this association is very popular. He
is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for clerk of the court Of
Adams county, Pa.
Mrs. Milton a Rooms, who was Cd
Grated on for appendicitis last Satur-
day at the Johns Hopkins Hospital II
getting along very we'll
Taneytown district will have plenty
of available candidates for the differ
ent offices at the coming primaries.
E. G. Steiner and Charles B. Kephart
have already announced their candi-
dacy for the Legislature. Two other
Republicans are in the field, in Il. e
persons of ]. N. o. Smith, who is
being prominently mentioned as a
candidate for sheriff, and Martin ID.
Hess, for County treasurer. The on
ly Democratic aspirant for public Of
flee, at present known il the Hon. Id.
y. Hesson, for State Senator. His
qualities and attainments would fit
him for an excellent senator: without
doubt his nomination would meet
the approval of his many friends in
Carroll.
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MELR0SE.

There was an automobile accident
1n this town at late hour on Sat
urday evening Of last week. Charles
Grove and family were passing
through on their way home when
one Of the rear wheels Of the ma
chine gave way.
Wentz's Sunday school festival has
been postponed but don't forget
Wentz's Union Sunday school cele-
bration, Saturday, August 26. There
will be good dialogues, good speak
ing and good music.
Early in September there will be
another debate in Melrose. The
subject will be Resolved That The
Farmer il more Independent than
the Mechanic" Competent speakers
from Pennsylvania have prom
ised to help Zepp and Wilson argue
the question. More particulars later
on.
Miss Anna M. Crumrine spent a
week at Atlantic City, N. ].
Mr.. Dice's faithful old horse, aged
2S years, recently died
VENTS Union School now num-
bers 104 and new members are still
coming in.
Bachman's Union Sunday school
viii have it, annual celebration on
Saturday, September 8. The Union
Mills Cornet Band will furnish the
music. ii will be held in Dug Hill
Park on the Panabaker farm.
Mrs. Theo. Strevig is very i'll with
blood poisoning
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BENNERSyHLE.

Robert Young, wife and daughter,
Ruth, spent Sunday last with VIM.
Wolfe and family, near Westminster.
Luther Utermahlen and family, of
Bark Hill, spent Sunday with Noah
Reindollar and family.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Young gave a
harvest treat at their home on Sat
urday afternoon, July ID. The after
noon was spent very pleasantly in
conversation and music. AT three O.
clock all were invited to the dining
room to partake or refreshments,
which were nicely prepared, consist
ing of ice cream, cake, bananas and
watermelon. Those present were
Robert Young and wife, Alfred Young
and wife, Roy Zahn and wife, Wash
lngton Dickensheets and wife, Henry
kempher and wife, Edward FIicking-
er and wife, VIM Little, Mrs. Arthur
Stevenson, Gertrude Flickinger, Irene
t1tze, Roman Young, Madaline Fftze.
Ruth Young, Marie Davis, Benton,
William and Charles Flickinger, Tru-
man Dickensheets, George Humbert,
and Clifton Null.
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ALESIA.

Mrs. L. H. Lauer spent Saturday
last visiting relatives in Baltimore.
Mrs. Baltus, of Baltimore, is visit
ing friends and relatives in this vi
cinity.
g. II. Spicer, our merchant, pur-
chased a fine horse i'm Hanover and
an up-to-date surrey from wv. IL. H.
Bergman, Of Manchester, last week.
Mr. Blocher has improved the ap-
pearance OF his store property by a
new yard fence.
Hon. Blair Lee has announced him
self as a candidate for Governor
through this county, and we hope to
see him succeed in both nomination
and election. fhe time for whirl
wind campaigning will soon be al
hand. ALI we ask for is a good clean
ticket, Long Corner will roll up an
Old time Democratic majority.
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after spending several weeks with her

after spending several weeks with her
aunt, Mrs. Robert Foutz, of Sykes
vile.
Farmers are through harvesting
and are busily engaged in ploughing.
Miss Iris Mckee was the guest of
Miss Nora Baker, Of this place, over
Sunday. a
On Monday Scott Bollinger thresh-
81 for Marker Frounfelter, 143 bush
ell OF wheat In 40 minutes: this il a
proof that his machine can do the
quickest and best work Of any ma
chine in this section of the county.
Mrs. T. ]. Mullen and daughter, of
Philadelphia, Pa, are visiting the
formers brother, ]. H. Devilbiss, this
week
Miss Blanche Baker, of Baltimore,
ID visiting her sister, Mrs Scott Boil
linger, this week.
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FROM NEARBY TOWNS.
CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORS.
SYKES ILLE.
Leave nu subscriptions advertise
ments and Job work at Walter WV. Rit-
fers TOnsOrial ParlOrs, local agent

Quite a large crowd from here Wis
tied Camp Warfield, at Frederick, Nd,
on last Sunday.
We are sorry to report the extreme
illness of Mrs. Katie Brown.
VIM. Fairbanks has purchased a
Ford automobile.
Mrs. @. a Pheabus and daughter,
Margaret, are visiting friends in
Frederick, Md.
The Sykesville Athletic Club on last
Saturday, defeated the Taylorsville
Athletic Club in q one sided contest,
IL to 2, the feature of the game be-
ing Shipley's pitching for the home
team. On next Saturday the Sykes
vile Athletic Club will cross bats
with the strong Adamstsown team, at
Sykesville
Robert Carter, colored, was arrest
ed for the larceny of Is white Leg
horn chickens from w. e. Hammond,
Hoods Mill, Md, by officer wv. w. Rit-
ter, and was given a hearing before
Justice of the Peace, T. mi. Anderson,
and held for the action of the Grand
Jury.
Gassaway Parker, colored, of How
ard county, was arrested by officer w.
w. Ritter, on a warrant sworn out by
George E. Linton for mfsrepresenting
his age and obtaining liquor, and was
fined one dollar and costs by Justice
of the Peace, T. NJ. Anderson.
Ali persons owning or harboring
dogs in the incorporate limits Of Sy-
kesville are warned 20 pay taxes on
same by August A, 1911.
Hon Judge Bond, J. Milton Reif-
snider and T.. 0. Weant, candidate for
the nomination Of States Attorney,
visited Sykesville in an automobile
last week.
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PIPE CREEK VALLEY.

Charles Green, of Cleveland, Ohio,
and Elmer Green, of near Baltimore
Md, who have spent the mast week
with their uncle, Wilmer Haines ana
family, have returned home.
Mrs Cyrus Leppo who has been W.
the sick Tit is able To be out again
Mr- and Mrs. Calvin Myerly, Friz-
eilDurg, spent Monday with their dau-
ghter, Mrs Harry Bollinger.
JACOB Bemiller, wife and daughter,
Fauiine, visited William Lawyer and
family, OF near Mayberry, on Sunday.
winner Haines and family enter
.alned on Saturday evening, Mr. and
MRS. David Warehime, Mr.! and Mrs.
irwin Wantz, Misses Hilda Miller and
Ruth Warehime, and Messrs. Charles
Warehime, Charles and Elmer Green,
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FLOHREILLE.

Reuben ConoEay, OF Winfield, Wis
tied his daughter, Mrs. Jos. Brand
enburg, last week
Miss Mary Wood, of Dover, Del, is
visiting Mrs. A W. Hoffman, this
week.
Jesse Poole, Of Taneytown, visited
his sister, Mrs. z. M Alexander, one
day last week
Frank Reynolds and family, or
Soldiers Delight, Baltimore county,
visited his niece, Mrs. Eugene Trayer,
and his mother, Mrs. Jeremiah Flohr
Ed Reynolds and family, OF Penn
sylvania, visited his mother, Mrs. Jere-
miah Flohr, last Sunday.
P. Zepp's daughter, of Marriotts-
vile, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Chas.
Knoll.
Mrs. J. E. Price and daughter and
Mrs. Charles Barnes visited friends
and relatives at Gather, this week.
The base ball game that was play
81 on the Hospital grounds between
the home team and the Berrett team
was walkover for the home team.
The score being to 3, in favor Of
Springfield. The visiting team scor-
ed three runs off of errors in first in
ming and none after our players got
in form. A game VIII be played Sat
urday afternoon between the AS and
Els of the Hospital.
Water is getting very low in this
community Rains are seldom seen
here.
The dedication OF Union Chapel
VIII take place on Sunday, July 30,
late in the afternoon. The exact
hour will be named later. An extern
sive but simple program is being ar
ranged and the public Of the sur
rounding community is invited to at
tend.
Master Clifton Gauss, of Baltimore,
visited his uncle, Charles Knoll.
The stork visited the home of Har-
rison Day and left fine girl baby.
Misses Annie and Annie B. Lock
ard, Of Irvington, Baltimore, are Wis
lting their brother, James Lockard,
for 10 days
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SNYDERSBURG,

me farmers are all delighted over
the fine rain we had on Monday morn
ing last, and are taking advantage Of
1t by doing their plougrng.
we are sorry to say that C. w.
Sprinkle's family is under uuaran-
tine for scarlet fever.
The farmers are about through
with their hay-making and some have
harvested their oats.
David " Yingling, John Reed and
Willie C- Reed, of This place, went
to Taneytown, On last Friday XII Mr
Yingling's automobile and returned
Saturday with a fourteen pound earn.
which they caught while fishing along
the Monocacy.
Miss Gertrude Giggards, of Balti-
more, is spending the summer with
her uncle, Walter B. Leister, near
this place.
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MT. AIRY.

Misses +. Belle Runkles, Helen
Runkles and Susie Vansant are go
ing to take merchant and miners
boat for personally conducted tour.
Leaving Baltimore Friday, 21st, they
will go to Old Point Comfort, Virginia
Beach, Providence, Boston, White
Mountain and New Castle. They ex-
pect to be gone two or three weeks.
Mrs. Bartholow has had her house
fllled with boarders all summer. Many
are from Washington, I'D. O., and Bal
timore
Mrs. Clara Long, who had been ill
for the past three months, seems to
be improving some
Mrs. VIM. Miller, of Frederick, is
spending few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Carver.
Mrs. David Cline, of West Falls,
epent Wednesday and Thursday with
friends at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. North and little son,
Knsey, of Baltimore, are spending
ten days with Mrs. North's sister, Mrs.
Henry Clary.
The NIT. Airy Milling and Grain Co,
has received lots of grain and has
been shipping to Baltimore what they
could not store, which is about three
cars day. H. c. Gorsuch is man
ager
Mrs H. c. Gorsuch and daughter,
Iris are spending two weeks at Ocean
Grove, N. j.
Walter r. Ruby and M. A. Poole
spent a very enjoyable day Wednes-
day in Westminster. Mr.. Poole made
the run in his new automobile.
Rev ID. w. King and family have
returned home after having a two
weeks vacation. They visited New
York, Coney Island, and other resorts.
Many of our Mt Airy folks attend
ed the large picnic at Libertytown on
Wednesday.
B. W. Straw has nearly all ofg the
cement blocks made, and will start to
build soon.
Mrs. M. A. Poole, of Baltimore, is
spending few days with friends
here.