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Father Rodock Dead.


The many friends of Rev. Father John
Rodock in this County will be sorry to
learn of his death, which occurred in
Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday of last
week. Father Rodock was stricken
with hemorrhage of the brain on Sunday,
the 10th inst, which resulted in his
death the following Saturday Inter-
ment was made at Kingston.
The deceased Priest was a native Of
Frederick County, where he leaves
brother, Mr.. George S. Rodock, as the
only immediate surviving relative. He
was educated for the Catholic Priest
hood at st. Johns Institute, Frederick
City, and received into the Jesuit Society
at Woodstock College in 1876. He stood
high in Catholic circles, and taught at a
number Of educational institutions,
among them being Georgetown Univer.
sity.
Father Rodock was at one time stationed
in this County, having in charge the
churches of his faith at Pomfret, ely.
mont and Hill Top. After serving fol
several years in this capacity, he was
removed about nine years ago to King.
ston, where he remained as pastor of a
church in that island city until his death,
During his station there he made but
one trip back to his native land, and
while here did not forget his former
parishioners in this County and PAID
them much appreciated visit.
Father Rodock had an unusual capaeit,
for making friends. His warm hearted
characteristic manner and ever pleasant
charitable disposition are we'll known
here, and some of his greatest admirers
were those Of other faiths.
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All Ready For Easter.

Special offerings in Spring Appeals.
Brilliantly beautiful-That's the way to
sum up this exquisite display Of rich,
smart and captivating trimmed hats.
As well as, Ladies' and Misses suits in
all tbs colors of the season and best
triloring.
Miss Shield, of Baltimore has charge
and a cordial welcome is extended to all
T. r. FARRALL & Son,
La Plata. Md.
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FRIDAY. March, 81, 1911
-OCAL AND personal
PORT TOBACCO PARISH CALENDAR.
LENT 1911.

SUNDAY SERVICES
On March and 10, and April II a.
M, at Christ church; Up. M, at St.
Paul's Chapel.
On March II and 20, and April ?,
1890 a. m. St Paul's Chapel 4 p. m.
Christ church, Weekdays:
Tuesday, 1880 p. m, Odd Fellows,
Hall Waldorf.
Wednesday, AGO p. m, Christ Church,
La Plata.
Thursday, 400 p. m. St. Paul's
Chapel, Piney.
Friday, 3. 80 p. m, Cottage Sc vice
at Mcconchie; 7;sop. m. Christ church,
La Plata.
REV. HORACE w. sTowELL Rector.
Preaching at Dubois Sunday, April
End, 1890 a. m.
REV. d. W SWEENEY, Pastor.
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ORDER Nrst.

In the Circuit Court for Charles Gem.
", Maryland.
Number 1926 Equity.
Susie +. Cooksey ct sl--Plaintiffs.
VS.
Hubert s. Cooksey, etal--Defendants
ORDERED by the Circuit Court for
Charles County, Maryland, this 18th,
day Of Marcn. in the year 1911, that the
AUDITOR port made md filed in the
above eutiflad case, be ratified and
coniirm. d, unless cause TO the contrary
be shown. Oh or before the 1ith., day
Of April, ~ the year 1911, provided a
copy Of this order be inserted in some
newspaper published 10 Charles County,
once a week for three successive weeks
prior 10 the said nth, day Of April, ia
the said year 1911.
HARRY C. CHAPPELEAR,
Clerk Of the CT. Ct. for Chas. Co.
True eopy,--Test:
II. c. CHarPELEAR, Clerk
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Erratta.

The amount bequesthed to Newport
Church by the late Mrs. Florence NJ.
Higdon is s25, and not s625, as appears
in our last issue. Our devil put in too
many figures and one in the wrong
place.
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Inc merry sono'' ''s 70 o' '' 7'
pau grouno'
The coiored schoo's III .ne e"u"'y
closed gu iuesuas'
The State Road contractors WIZ re-
sumo work Monoay.
Mr.. Joseph wilmer was a VISITOR 10
Baltimore last week.
The old COW retired from earthly life
is adorning the hiii side.
Edward and Lemuel say there are
two pretty milliners in town.
Mr.. F. Stone Posey is enjoying a
delightful week in the South.
Re It known to the City folk that
spring chickens are feathering
Mr.. Leahmon Bcarman, Of washing
ton. visited the County last Saturday.
Mr.. M coehraue. has been aling
all the week from severe sore throat.
NJ. n ~ Wi. hoe c,ossd the mr.
cbass 81 the Carl nronartv at Newbure
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Co.
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day.
MANY new and ba.dsome dwellings
h.;no s,so,sd a. and mar Indian
Head.
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inst now and the tariff thereon too needs
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v,s,,,ns Rsv sn,, Mrs NJ ssyyaY Of
mi. town
+hr;v;nc r,ah n;oLino industrv AZ Rock
Point this year.
o,r towp fathers are doing some good
worl in filing nm the mnd holes in orr
c,tv with gravel
General. A. wilmer has returned
from reonardtowu where he has been
attending cou,t
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FOR SALE.

l win sell upon reasonable terms my
Six Room House and lot at Indian
Head, Md. The same is located on the
public road just below the U. S.
Reservation, and well adapted as a
residence for any one employed at that
place.
For further information apply to
GEORGE A. NEALON,
lost. Indian Head, Md
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Number 1898 Equity.
Henry II. Swami, ct al Plaintiffs.
John 2. Swami, ct al Defendants.

ORDERED by the Circuit Court for
Charles County this sth day of March,
10 the year 1911, that the sale of the
remaining two tracts of real estate
mentioned and described in the decree
filed in the above entitled cause, made
and reported by +. Stone Posey and
Ferdinand G. Cooksey, Trustees, be
finally ratified and CONFIRMED, unless
cause to the contrary be shown on or be-
fore the Bird day of April, next /;
Provided copy of this order be insert
ed in some newspaper printed and
published in said Charles Comfy once
a week for three successive weeks be-
fore the said Bird day of April, next.
The report states the amount of sale
to be $4,000.
HARRY C. CHAPPELEAR,
Clerk Of the Ct. CT. for Chas. Co, Md.
True Copy-Test
HARRY C. cHAFPELEAR,
Clerk.
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FOR SALE.

A large lot of valuable timber near
Newport for sale. VIII sell the land
with the timber or the timber by itself.
Address
W. E. Simpson,
Newport, or
Adrian & F. S one Posey, Attorneys,
La Plata, Md.
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ORDERED by the Circuit Court for
Charles County, Maryland, this 2lst day
OF March, ~ the year 1911, that State
ment Az of the Auditors Report
made and filed in the above
entitled csuse be finally ratified and con-
firmed unless cause to the contrary be
shown on or before the 18th day Of
April, in the year 1911, provided a copy
Of this order be inserted in some news
paper published ia said Charles County,
Maryland. once a week for three success
s.ve weeks prior to the said Eth day of
April, ia the year 1911.
HARRY C. CHAPPELEAR,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Charles
County, Maryland.
True Copy Test:
HARRY G. cHAPPELEAR,
Clark
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WANTED,

A good Roman Catholic home for a
brother and sister, ages respectively
four and seven. Also home for boy
eleven years old, where he will have
good educational advantages.
Apply to
HENRY WATSON.
Chiidren's Aid Society,
2-l0d- 1853 Pleasant St., Baltimore, Md.
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Douglas Family-Information
Wanted,

Col. John Douglas, settled at Picki-
AWAKEN. in 1854, and left five sons and
two daughters. His decendents resided
in Charles County, until 1922, when
Rich. Land Douglas, the last of the
name died. Has any one any Bible
records, or old papers. mentinning any
of the Douglases Are there any Tomb
Stones bearing this name in Charles Co. ?
The Douglases intermarried with the
Hanson. Marshall, Smoot, Harris,
Howard, Bryan, Courts, Naley, Thomp-
son, Franklin, Land, Small and other
families of Charles Co., and lived at
Piekiawaxen; Causeen Manor, near
Port Tobacco aud Newport.
Any information of this family will be
gladly received and proper compensation
given therefor.
GEO. w. DEITRICK,
chambersburg, Penn
U. S. Supt. OF Construction.
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L. Allison Wilmer, Administrator Of
Samuel 9. Padgett, deceased, and others
defendants.
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ORDER NIsI.

In the Circuit Court for Charles
County.
Number Ills Equity.
Southern Maryland National Bank of
La Plata, and Lila z. Roberts,-P. ain
tffs.
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Four ,hsnss, allowed TO yearly advertisers
.isheut additional charge.
40 advertisements due and payable after
s.t i,si Insertion.
o. ,,aries aud Personal communications
~ b. Inserted At ten cents per line
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FOR SALE.

One large thoroughbred Poland China
Boar Hog. Win sell cheap to quick
purchaser.
Apply to
T. L. BoARMAN.
3m-24d-3t. Bfyantown, Nd.
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HAY FOR SALE.

HAY FOR SALE,
Apply
INnErENDEST OFFICE.
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ORDER NISi.

In the Circuit Court for Charles County,
Maryland.
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In the Circuit Court for Charles Gem
", Maryland.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
INTERESTING NEWS OF THE
PAST WEEK IN COLORADO

The jury in the case of Ike Cox, who
was tried at Durango for killing VIM.
TRULY returned verdict of not guilty
Kid Dix of Denver and Curley Dunn
of Central City fought a siX-round
draw before the Central City Athletic
Club.
The Mountain States Telephone
Company will son spend $175,O0O in
improving. its property in Colorado
Springs.
During 1911 the Grand valley has
shipped cattle, sugar beets, eggs
poultry, coal, etc, to the amount OF
S2,2OO,4
ice Coconato of Blend, suburb OF
Pueblo, is held by the police charged
with having shot his father-in-law, An
tone Frollalo.
w. B. Ebbert OF Cortez was elected
for a four-year term as water commits
sioner of the Montezuma Valley Irriga
ton district.
E. E. Mclaughlin, superintendent
of the Colorado Anti-Saloon League
is in Washington to attend the annual
meeting of the league.
Modern Woodmen of America have
decided to start vork Immediately on
the improvements at the sanatorium
north of Colorado Springs.
For the second time in three weeks
the safe in the Denver & Rio Grande
depot at Trinidad was wrecked by
yeGgmon. They got rs cents.
John P. Sullivan, grand exalted rul
er of the Elks, is making a tour OF
the West, during which he will visit
as many Of the Colorado lodges as he
can.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14

Senator Guggenneim has been re-
auested by the Grand Junction, Colo,
Chamber of Commerce to secure an
appropriation of 100000 for the pro
posed public building for that city in
addition to the 100000 heretofore
provided.
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright,
aide for operations in the Navy De.
partment. who was executive officer
Of the battleship maine when it was
blown up in Havana harhor and who
later won fame in the Spanish-Amer-
lean war will soon retire from active
service on account of age.
Ebert H. Gary, chief executive of
the United States Steel corporation,
stated again before the Senate com
mittee ON Interstate Commerce, his
belief that the United States govern
mont must assume control of big cor
poratons, to protect the public and at
the same time to insure the advantage
of corporation economies and develop.
ment.
James Bodtin of Mead, Colo. was
witness before the special committee
of the House which Is investigating
the sugar industry, BodlSin conveyed
the impression in his testimony that
the Colorado Agricultural College was
disposed to favor the sugar trust as
against the rasers OF sngar bcets. He
said 1t was significant that the farm
ers were unable to get from the col
lege Nhe results of polariscope tests OF
heets, while the Great Western Sugar
Company had no difficulty in securing
the results of tests made in the labor.
atory of the institution.
In the second onc-topiC message he
has sent to Congress during the few
days of the present session, President
Taft reviewed the relations of the
United States with foreign govern.
mcnts during the last year In this
message the President gave the first
official explanation of the post.haste
movement of 10000 federal troops to
Mexico nine months ago; urged the
United States Senate to ratify the
general arbitration treaties with Great
| Britain and France and the conven-
tions with Nicaragua, and Honduras,
and suggested legislation that, he de.
clared, would strengthen this nation g
r'ru and position among the other
| powers.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14

The County Commissioners at Grand
Junction passed resolution order
ing the construction of new bridge
across Main street. The cost is esti-
mated at s35,OO0.
While preparing to return to Pueblo
from a hunting expedition into the
country w. II. Robertson, was acc-
dentally shot in the right foot. The
foot was amputated.
Dr. R. E. Chandler, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Trinidad,
underwent delicate and dangerous
mastoid operation recently and is ex-
pected to recover.
Sir Gilbert Parker, the noted Eng
lish author and statesman, is to visit
Colorado for the purpose of learning
something of woman's ability to man
age affairs of government.
An increase of 4.20 per cent for the
five-year period ending with 1911 is
shown in the density of freight traffic
in all parts of Colorado traversed by
the Denver & Rio Grande.
An adjustment between Eastern
and Western railroads was effected at
Chicago whereby through car service
from the East to the Pacific coast by
way of Denver is re-established.
District Judge Burke permanently
restrained the city of Longmont from
continuing erection Of it's municipal
lighting plant under the present agree.
ment with the Longmont Service Com
pany.
Nothing has transpired during the
last few weeks, according to officers
of the leading coal companies operat-
ing in Fremont county to indicate that
the several thousand miners employed
Ly them intend to strike.
Mrs. Joe Monachelli and Mrs. Mar
tin Fishlen, wives of strikers and
themselves members of the Woman's S
auxiliary at Louisville, were bound
ever to the District Court in the sum
If $500 each at Boulder on a charge
of having assaulted the mother-in.law
OF a strike-breaker.
Upon the request of the Otero Agri-
cultural Club, Representative Taylor
has taken up with Secretary Wilson
the matter of making an investigation
of the leaf spots" and curly top" dis
eases now injecting Colorado sugar
beet fields
The Fifty-thousand Club has started
IN earnest the campaign for trebling
the population of Grand Junction dur
ing the next ten years and from pres
ent indications, it intends to get five
per cent of the number needed within
the next six months.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
Atty. Gen. After Loan Companies.

Denver.-Attorney General Griffith
has undertaken to compel the building
and loan associations in this state 10
obey the law or get out OF business. IT
is stated that there are seventyflve or
100 such associations duly incorporat.
ed in Colorado, which are not conduct
ing their business in accordance with
the law. Some Of them are said to be
nothing more than investment COmpa-
MES bearing the name Of building and
loan associations. General Griffith
will send letter, to each Of the de-
linqlent companies demanding that
they comply with the law. II they still
refuse he will start mandamus proceed.
ings against them and compel them to
obey the law or quit business.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
LATE HAPPENINGS AT OUR Ma
TI0NAL CAPITAL ---GENERAL NEWS

been advanced 81 n ton by the Amer
lean Steel and Wire Company, n sub
| sdiary of the Steel Corporation.
Four women were held up in the
streets OF Chicago in the afternoon
recently by armed bandits, who threat
ened them with death unless they de-
livered their money and valuables.
Flying in II biplane with Lee Ham
mond AS pilot, William Simonson shot
three blackbrds with as many shots
from n twolve.gauge gun, at Mineola,
N. Y.
Demurrer to the governments suit
to dissolve the sugar trust was over
ruled and the defendants ordered to
answer the complaint by the full Unit
ed States Circuit Court. consisting OF
Judges Lacombc, Cove, Noyes and
Ward.
The United States hattleship Maine,
which sank beneath the waters of Ha-
yana harbor in February, 1S9S. as
result of an explosion, was blown up
from the outside. This was announced
in Washington by the naval board
lHhl mas ht'h lllt NItNh.
Miss Nora Haley, private secretary
and confidante of John j. Mcnamara
for more than two years, Is in Chicago.
under surveillance OF officials of the
Department of Justice, and will go to
indianapolis to testify before the fed
eral grand jury.
With the big game season closed or
closing, moose hunting ended Novem-
Der 50th and deer hunting ended De-
cembor 10Th, II Is estimated that about
10000 deer and 800 moose viii have
ben killed In Maine, Mt II cost to the
hunters Of about 100000,
1t is reported that Miss Katherine
| Force, elder daughter of william II.
| Force, and sister OF Mrs. John Jacob
Astor. Is to be married soon after
January 10, In New York, to Henry
! Harnickall, young broker. Miss
Katherine. whose beauty is Of the
same classic type as her sisters, has
not followed Mrs. Astor's example in
the choice of husband.
Charges that vote buying and sell
ing Is done in the "open market" In
Fayette county. pennsylvania; that
notorious trafficlsing there rivals the
sensational disclosures made In Ad-
ans county, Ohio; and that the United
States Steel Corporation, through its
subsidiary companies, Is n party to the
bribery and intimidation of voters
were made in Washington by Jesse II
Wise Of Waynesburg. Pa, defeated
candidate for Congress. before the
House Committee on Elections.
In the depths of Cross Mountain coal
mine. at BrIceyile, Tenn, probably
one hundred men lie dead. while their
sorrow stricken families KEEP vigil nj
the mouth Of their tomb. hoping
against hope that their loved ones
may be alive when rescucrs reach
them Eight mangled bodies have been
brought forth
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
Commission Plan Loses in Denver.

Denver.-After receiving the ma
jority report of the joint committees
OF the City Council appointed to con
slider the commission form of govern.
ment amendment to the effect that,
inasmuch as the city attorney had ad'
vised that the amendment in its blan'
ket form was absolutely Illegal and
tended to mislead voters, 1t should be
divided into the eleven distinct prop
sitions which composed IT before be.
ing placed on the ballot, the Board OF
Aldermen at a special meeting refused
by vote of eleven to four to call a
special election for the submission OF
the amendment.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Abraham Mason, pioneer of Evans,
is dead.
Ben Huntington, pioneer of Wind
sor. is dead
The Gilcrest Commercial Club has
been organized
The Great Western sugar factory at
Sterling has closed.
Joseph Green of Pueblo has been
granted a pension by the government.
E. P. Chester, a pioneer of Grand
Junction, died recently of heart fail
ure.
After a continuous run of sixty six
days the Loveland sugar factory has
closed.
A course in forestry has been begun
at the Colorado College, at Colorado
Springs.
Ten thousand men in the southern
Colorado coal fields are threatening to
go on strike.
A company has applied for fran
chise for an electric lighting and pow
er plant for Kersey
M. ]. Phelps, a non-union miner,
who recently shot up the town of Erie,
was fined $25 and costs.
Judge Sheafor of Colorado Springs
has declared Colorado City anti-saloon
territory by three votes.
The Commercial Law League of
America will holu It's annual conven-
tion in Colorado Springs next July.
For attempting to pass checks un-
lawfully in Pueblo Chester Frye was
given five years in the penitentiary.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
Los. by Forest EIres LIaht.

Denver.-Figurcs compiled by f. w.
Morrell, of the Bureau OF Forestry,
show that only $4,000 worth Of Colo.
RADIOS $i1,OOO,OOO worth Of timber In
the national reserves burned during
the year 1911 In this district. which
takes In Wyoming. South Dakota and
Colorado, the total losR by fire was
$4,000, the greatest loss being In
South Dakota The loss In Wyoming
was $1,000.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
Plan Huge Cold Storage Plant.

Denver.-A suitable location for n
cold storage plant of steel and ashes
tos construction, seven stories in
height and mammoth in every detail,
is being sought in Denver. The Den
yer Asbestos Cold Storage and Ice
Company proposes to build the huge
plant, which is part of movement
designed to make Denver an apple
center for the orchards Of Colorado
and nearby states.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
GENE RAJ.

Colder weather through the country
has been forecastcd by the Weather
Bureau in its recent bulletin.
Regular use Of aeroplanes in trans
porting mail is suggested by Postmas.
ter General Hitchcock in his annual
report.
John A. Riley, aged G7. only brother
ier poet" died at Greenfield, Ind, of
heart failure.
Wire and nail product prices have
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
Robbers Beat Man, Wife and Son.

Littleton.-Two masked men entered
the home of Chris Repp, a dairyman,
living near the Arapahoe county line,
and, enraged at the resistance offered
to their attempt to rob the house, beat
Repp, man past fifty, his wife, aged
fifty-five, and their twenty-three year
old son almost into unconsciousness
with club.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
Masons Celebrate 5oth Anniversary.

Central City.-Central lodge, No. 6,
A. F. & A. M, celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of its organization recent
ly. Over 100 Masons from Denver
Georgetown. Idaho Springs, Black
Hawk and Central City attended the
celebration and banquet which fol
lowed
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
OIdtime Cowboys Association.

Greeley.-Eugene Williams, presi-
deet of the Oldtime Cowboys Reunion
Association! declared that the meeting
of the organization to be held at the
Stockmen Club, Denver, January II,
would be the largest in its history and
that several unique features have been
planned for it, including motion pic
lures taken from real life Of cowboys
at work on the range.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
Sheriff Has Pistol Duel,

Hugo,-After engaging in pistol
duel with Sheriff Henry Humiston and
a companion, during which no one was
injured, Leon and Paul Griffin, home
steaders living near the Elbert county
line, were arrested and jailed. charged
with shooting five antelopes.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14

Of Weld county. Around Platteville
several acres have been raised and
Foley Bartlow, living northwest of
Johnstown, has harvested crop
which will net him handsome sum.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
Denver Deposits Increase.

Denver.-Deposits in Denver banks
have increased s4,04S,OOO during the
last three months, according to finan-
cial statements forwarded to Washing
ton in response to the call of the comp
troller of currency.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-12-14
Looks Bad for Pueblo Druggists.

Pueblo.-pueblo druggists who have
been selling cocaine and morphine to
1ope flends are to be prosecuted fol.
lowing developments which resulted
in the district attorney securing the
names of druggists engaged In the
traffic.