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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-18

ncrship OF associations engaged la
The business Of making loans under
the terms OF lfn Act OF the legi slI-
Lure ~ the State OF Michigan 81
1907. entitled. An Act regulating the
lcaning OF money when as security
for such loan lien Is taken upon
household furniture and effects. mu-
steal instruments. typewriters and
sewing machines, or any other per-
sonal chattel. or any assignment or
transfer OF any salary or part there
OF and prescribing penalties for the
violation OF the Act, approved Nov,
II. 1907, as amended by an ordinance
approved March 20, 1908.
1; is hereby ordained by the People
OF the city OF Detroit:
Section l. That an Ordinance enti-
tied: An Ordinance TO nix and de-
termine the license fee TO be paid By
persons, corporations. partnerships or
engaged In the business
OF making loans under the terms OF
an Act OF the Legislature OF the state
of Michigan OF 1907. entitled: An Act
regulating the loaning OF money when
as security or such loan lien Is taken
upon household furniture and effects,
musical instruments, typewriters and
sewing machines. or any other per
sCnal chattel OF any assignment or
transfer OF any salary or part thereof
and prescribing penalties for the vio-
lation OF the act" approved Nov. L.
1907, as amended by an ordinance APP
proved March "a 1908, be- and the
same is hereby repealed
Sec >. This Ordinance shall take
effect.
Approved June 4, 1912.
JOHN GRINDLEY,
Acting Mayor.
Attest: CHARLES A. NICHOLS,
1867 City Clerk,
toffcial papers please copy).
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DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Detroit. june Is. 1912
PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUC.
TON OF PUBLIC SEWER.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the Department OF Public
Works. Detroit. Mich, until Friday.
June 81. 1912, at 10 O'Clock a. m, stan
dar I'd time at which time and place
they will be opened for furnishing all
labor and material, except cement and
iron manhole rings and covers. which
will be furnished by the city, and
building and finishing complete, to-
gether with the back filling according
to the plans and specifications on file
In this office, and the following brick
public sewer. to-wit:
23RD STREET PUBLIC SEWER
AND OUTLET SECTION No. 1.
In Twenty third-st,, West Jefferson
avenue, and lot 6, from l foot north OF
jefferson avenue, length OF sewer
I1l39.S9 feet
Each bidder must deposit with his
bid certified cneck payable 10 the
order of the Department OF public
Works. on sewer bid upon as follows:
Twenty third street Public sewer and
Outlet section No. 1, $4,000.
Which sum VIII be forfeited TO the
Department in case the bidder fails TO
enter into contract within five days
tender and will be returned TO the con-
tractor upon proper execution OF his
contract bond. Contracts to be subject
10 the approval Of the Common Coun-
Gil. The bidder whose tender Is ac-
cepted viii be required to furnish with
his contract AN approved surety bond
TO the City OF Detroit in the full
amount OF contract.
The Department of Public Works
EXPIRE ssly reserves the right 10 reject
any or all proposals.
Checks and proposals TO be placed
in separate envelopes.
(4183) j. j. HAARER
900 Commissioner.
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Ihe above rates apply to all classi-
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hha all Ads. preceding Male Help.
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Rrushaher salesman Wins Cue.

c. +. Peals, of the Brushaber Furni'
ture Co, is the fortunate winner OF a
handsome silver cup presented by the
Hoosier Manufacturing Co., in sales
manship contest Mr.. Peals had com
petitors from all parts OF the United
States and Canada.
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DEATHS.

Herman Nickel 30S Garter 90 YEARS,
acute indigestion. Norman ~, NICHOLS
SIS Mitchell, months, cholera lntau-
tum: Joseph Allise, Grace hospital, H.
years tubercular meningitis John
Garofalo. eli Fort. months, hroncnu
pneumonia: Joseph Wolf Wabash II, X
near F.lcmcre, ~ years, lobar pneu "
monia; Albert OpolinskL 202 THIRTY
third / month cholera infantum MI
McClintock- Martin. 165 Lincoln, %
years cancer. Walter ). Hayes 2ti
Clark 10 years. pulmonarN tubcrcu-
t1sis Norma Lewis. tmldrtns tfce
hospital. Is years septic cudocardittsi
Joht, Cioldie. 354 Grutiot. 81 years. ccrc-
bral apopIcxg. Charles TYLER. ST Mary $
hospital, 20 years. pulmonary tuhercu-
loss; AMELIA Klocrhumcr 1915 Fort .,
years. hronCho pneumonia John Ky "a
76 Norton wears pneumonia. CharlrF
Rider. Children's Free hospital Z
months stonlatitis. Albert MieasZ, GA1
milwaukee, 81 years. pyemia Wladys
lava SZymanlRk 1tOs Dubois years,
pulmonary phthisls, Dorothy william
~ Palmcr years. diphthetia Mait
Wonnacott 1tO cadillac o. years
urenir potsonIng. Praksrdd BonikpW
ska ~ THIRTY third, ~ years pncu-
monlh. Anna a Delaney. Sai Bedubirn,
~ wears, tuhrTcuIar meningitis, Joseph
D,Cripp 651 Iillger tuuitttis. chotet a
iufantun SttuleN g N"ltEel 'ratlnt
A. BrlNfdsr, Years. hit by - I. u
car. Anthony Tcines St Marv's hos
pital sc years. carcinoma l'erndrd \.
Platt. 200 LrAidy months. "bstrut-
tIon OF now els. James T HOLIDAY. 81
SuilIoX 80 years BriEhts disease; kar-
ma kolufh - Medina. ? wears. rneu-
monla: samuel Miuisic 80, HASTINGS.
q wars kicked by horse. Frank Bra
ben,c 420 Oakland, " years. nltrdi
insufncfcucy. Frank Nodolan. % VII
iiams ~ years nephritis licrOniin
stefan 10 DAVIS place. months. iutes-
ttpa1 indigestion
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( for the completion OF the above re-
paving Jobs shall be as follows:
sRAlNAitD STREET Aug. 20. lslS
CLINTON AVENUE. July 20. 1912
Eliot STREET .........J July %. 1917
GARFIELD AVENUE. Aug 1. 1912
MEhklCK AVENUE .... sept /. 1912
~, MboLDT AVENUE Sept. !, 49,
TWENTY SECOND ST Sept 20. 1912
BROOKLYN AVENUE. . Sept. IS. 1912
said streets to be paved according
10 the specifications for brick, adopted
Jan. 10 1912. and creOsoted block.
adopted Feb. 20, 1912. also 10 the es-
and the charter and ordinances OF the
city OF Detroit
Bidders will state the price per cubic
yard for excavation. price per lineal
foot CT curling. price per square yard
for paving or concreting. and price per
lineal foot for retaining plank or
stone. etc.
Bids Will only be received for the
entire OF the work or material for any
street or section OF street as per quan :
titles stated I'm the estimates. and the
bid viii he accepted which Is the low
est on aggregating the above details,
or footings made by the bidders
Each bidder must deposit with his
biz enclosed In separate envelope, a
certified bank check PAYABLE TO the or
der or the Department OF Public Works
OF the City OF Detroit. as follows
BRAlNARD STREET. ..........S1 600
CLINTON AVENUE. ....... 400
ELIOT STREET. .............. 500
GARFIELD AVENUE -....... 700
MERRICK AVENUE .......... 1000
HUMBOLDT AVENUE. ........ 1000
TW ENTY SECOND STREET, .. 1900
BROOKLYN AVENUE. ......... 1000
Which sum viii be forfeited to the
City OF Detroit In case the bidder fails
10 enter into contract. subject 10 con-
firmation By the Common Council with
In 1--WE days after the acceptance or
his tender by the Department OF Public
Works
The bidder whose tender is accepted
will be required 10 furnish with his
contract an approved surety company
bond to the City OF Detroit In the full
amount OF the contract price for the
work conditioned on the full and faith
full performance or his part or the con-
tract.
The contract shall be paid in bonds
for first paving, or the proceeds there
OF IL such bonds are purchased by the
Sinking Fund Commissioners. accord
ing to law.
No bids will be received from any
person or Arm who Is In arrears or de-
fault TO the City or Detroit
Specifications In detail for the above
work may be had or application 10 the
secretary
The Department OF Public Works ex-
pressly reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals
(IlsD j. j. HAARER,
(965) Commissioner.
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WHITE STAR LINE

wharf foot OF Griswold-SL For Port
uurou way ports steamer leaves DotrVt
dgIIV $50 y. m. sundays a. m Ter
sroie,Io. steamer leaVes Detroit daily
30 j. m. sundays ~ "a. No hqCoFs
sold on this companys steamers
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DIED

BANAHEY June Ia. 1912. at her resi-
dence 467 Baldwin-ave. Katherine
EIlen, beloved wife Of Thomas T.
panahey and daughter o. John Err
win. OF Mt Clemens FunsraH Tues
day from residence at a mi and td
ST Peters church. Mt Cleninus, az
$50 a m. by funeral car
FI.EMING--M Mrs Frances r.. widow of
the late David @ Fleming at her
residence. 523 Twelfth-st mother a
Mary A Whitmore and Mrs iSldney
W. Walton. Funeral Tuesday iat p
m.
Is. 1912. Pauline
widow OF the late Ernst purrucker
neither OF William r.. and Ida ~
urrucker aged IS years Funeral
from her late residence. 1903 Wood
land-ave Tuesday. 10 a. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-18

Az ORDINANCE 10 repeal an Ordi-
nance entitled An Ordinance to tN
and determine the license fee TO be
paid BY persons. corporations. part
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-18

BusInes.-IIke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plain, neat kind tant
looks right. Times Printing Co, 10
John R.-st PHI. Main 1898 or City 1885.
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ron sALE-REsfpEHcE rRoFERrr.
Sc 19

ron Cleveland, PitIsssTk 1nG Al
pblntsi x0Gvn and east. lyAte dauy Ay.ts
n nj tfafs 10 Cleveland a. tlttsD GTS.
XII 20 urIer berth 81. lower BERN.
XII 80. whole room. $3.50.
Eor Alpena. MacRiuNc and way portA
Mondays. 5 p. m. FRIDAY 5. s'SO a. IN;
E.r aunaIo mad all points east daily
at-b % m Faru TO BuHalo. SS-ss Que
why So go round trip.
Werk End Excnrsigns every satur-
Say-Bunalo. -; CLEVELAND. ss-so round
= Ticket ofnoes: wayne-st, dock Ma
.o.tts bldg. is7 woodward t7f rriswoii
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-18
STORAGE AND CARRIAGE.
HONEY 10 LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN
In amounts from $1,000 70 100000 at
So $50 ana 81, secured Dy mort
cage on improved city real estate.
No commissions Che -gcd. Detroit
Trust Co 1raouseot Bids.
CONSTRUCTION 10 : Ms Llboral
amounts J. r Weber 2ot GratioL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-18

WANTED-Two first class tool
and die makers. Briscoe Mig.
Co. Woodward and Baltimore
AYES.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-18

GOOD CASTINGS CLIPPERS.
MURPHY IRON WORKS.
+ OOT OF w A l. X + r
STREET"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-18

perienced op
erutors on Lands, Norton and Brown
a sharpe machines. 10 men aCcus-
toned 10 accurate work on high
grade automobile parts we ofrer
steady employment AT good wages
State age, experience and wages eN-
pected. Locomobile Company OF Am
erica Bridgeport, Conn.
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GARFIELD AVENUE (Rcpayinp
CiIN ENflmnIea.

sec cubic yards of excavation. in
GLIDING old paving material, cedar on
sand
400 lineal feet Of new curbstone
(straightD more or less Medina.
S7.g2 lineal feet OF curbstone, in GA
IT. r., 4-lo II. RI circles. furnished by
City: set by contractor
1900 lineal feet OF curbstone, reset,
more or less Medina
2SZ9.52 square yards OF 6-inch con-
crete.
$500 cubic yards of concrete under
land behind curb.
102 lineal feet Of retaining stone. Old
/ Medina curb NAV be used
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

LARGE CROWN PIANO-handsome
walnut case. pedals line conditions.
original price $3.50. Our price only
32l6 This big bargain on terms OF
only IS montnly. GRINNELI. BROS.
245 Woodward
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DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Detroit. June 10. 1912.
PROPOSALS FOR REPAvING
STREETS.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office or the Department OF Public
Works. Detroit. Mich. until Friday.
June ~. 1912. at 10 o'clock a. m. stand
ard time, at which time and place
the labor and material and repaving
the streets named below, within the
limits mentioned. In the City OF De-
troit. with the style OF pavement
stated
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As are owned by you. on or before
the End day CT July, 1912. or I'm de-
fault thereof, the same Will be con-
structed, reconstructed or put TO prop
er line and grade by the Department
of Public Works. and the expense
thereof. together with the cost OF this
publication. Will be assessed against
said lots
(e62) j. j. HAARER,
Commissioner OF Public Works
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CLINTON AVENUE (Repaving) 4.
City Estimates.
ELIOT STREET tRepavinG)
GifN Exfimntaa

! 73S cubic yards Of excavation, in
4 Guiding old paving material. cedar on
! sand John X. 10 Brush; cedar on plank.
Brush to Beaubien.
$40 lineal feet OF new curbstone
! (straighD, more or less Medina.
.512 llneal feet Of curbstCne, in GA
! IT. RI circles, furnished by city set
| b. contractor,
lass hneal feet of curbstone reset,
more or less Medina.
/ eSS21S square yards Of 6-inch con-
crete.
and behind curb.
CC lineal feet OF retaining stone, old
Medina curb may be used.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-02

Mn B al. vile " Capsaia F.anh
Beali who for many years was con eeted
with steambo lines on thu Potomar,
d. d after lingering Hines title home
Of her huslard on Gorsnrh Avenue
Baltimore on Thuuday last The
deceased lady was married about eigh.
teen years ago and shorty afterwards
moved to Baltimore with her husband,
who is now connected with the engineer.
Ing department ia that city. Mrs. Beall
was Miss Wolfe. one Of the attractive
daughters q the late DR.. X X.
Compton, OF romonkey, aud was b
lived by all that knew her. Besides
her husband sh- leaves i've children
lone Of whom sre grown, The
funeral services we're held ia the
Gorsuch Avenue F. L. Church Satui-
day last The ,allbearss urrs Il X.
Compton, Roger Aauninf, Mr.. T.,cett,
VI. couttsey jenkins and two gentle
man connected with the ing n eriug de-
rartment If the city. The interment
wns in Bonnie Brae Cemeiary.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-02

Mr.. Charles Riddle died at his home
in La Plata on Thursday afternoon at
o'clock aged 76 years. He had been
in failing health for a considerable
period and was confined to his bed for
two weeks in the early part of last
month, but so far recovered as to be
able to be about and on Monday was in
the Court House attending to his
iuties in the School Commissioners
office. Mr.. Riddle was twice married
the first time TO a daughter of the late
Ex-SheriH James A. Adams, one child
by this marriage Newton survives and
lives in Washington D. c. The
second wife was Miss Rebecea E. Lyon.
Alaughter cf the late james T. Lyon,
aho, win three small chiidren are iefr
4 mourn his loss.
II MIR. Riddle was Coufede ate voter Il
zaud performed valiant device in Car.
tain wm. +. Dement'S celebrated Mary
land Artillery, aud whichever able Away,
attended reunions q surviving cooferde
ate veterans. He Was member Of the
Masonic order in geou standing and v il
be buried with the ceremonies OF th'
order. He was an honest and usrieh
man and had the respect Of all VIII,
knew him. Funeral arrangements hav'
pCt b GA completed
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-02

INDIAN HEAD VIZ
January q, 1912.
Nr. Editor please give me SPACE q
observe III the lad has made another
discovery. and as on a previous coca
sion. the writer finds himself in the
stern grasp Of the clad. Having
"stsaytd" bsyoad the confines OF the
past res Of our natural domain. 1t WIS
no very hard task that the "lad''
impa-ed upon himself when he Sc cut
t. ascertain our whersab, nus II is
tue that the Independent has always
show the writer a measure Of con
siderstion. AID in III particular
instance of the Il as second discovery,
T. ere Is some d, ubt on tie point as to
the Editors view being entirely IL
agreement with that Of the ad as to
our status.
BE that as it may, however. the dit
ference is none to the a., for had we
not been dulf brand, d by the slai",
himself? "Bisotsdr burnt into the
flesh Of our very forehead, there was
no possible Escape for US, We sre at his
mercy and doubtless shonlu be more
submissive. Looking tack, we realize
our folly in inviting tie uneven set-to
we lave on our hands. So far as the
wri;sr 5 concerned, all hope has v-nish-
ID, Lat there is stme consolation
furnished him, in the misery Of his
plight, BY the thought that in sacrificing
him eft possibility Of escape fro y
similar fate is left to at least some OF
tbs Others who have fallen under the
'slad'sn displeasnre.
An affront to a pastor, beloved for
his lifs's work for the spiritual welfare
IT mankind, an affront intended to in.
clude, as we'll, the thousands that share
in the debt Of gratitude due him, is OF
very, very small importance. no doubt,
from the lads elevated point OF view.
Some pencil pnsheI's' reference TO a
well formed opinion here as to the
rs~ ard that the lad" was thought to
have Earned, had thes fleet q drawing
the 'enemy's fire" ard more clearly
rev a'ing his position. The 'ladn is in
reslity an arr giant young chap,
masquerad ng under the guiss Of
amiability personified.
III.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-02
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In tar t.i'cui' Court tor Charles
Tonnly Snttns in Equity.
Southern Aian 'and National lj,nk Of
Ia Plata i'lrinuif
W
John II Buihr AID Celes,ire Butter
--neleud~ui-
Tie ubisct 81 this suit Il h. pr4cun'
the sa'e Of certain real est,te 10
chaiia- G"nnty. Maryland. IJr the
bsntlit Of the creditors al Louisa s.
But'ef, late of Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
yania.
The bill states that the sid Louisa
$. Butler, late Of Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vaaia, was IN her life time and at the
time Of her death indebted unto the
Southern Maryland National Bank Of
La Plata, corporation, on judgment
in the sum Of three hundred dollars
with interest due thereon that she
departed this life some time in the
year 1909. intestate. and leaving her
husband, John Fl. Butler, one of the
defendants. end an only child, Celes-
tine Butler, the other defendant, and
heir at law, surviving her +; that the
said Celestine Butler is an infant in
law, under twenty one years of age /;
that the said John II. Butter and the
said Ceiestine Butler, the defendants
are both non-residents Of this STATE.
residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvani /;
that the said LOUISA 5. But er lelt 10
personal property out OF viii b t, pay
her debts and her real estate has 10 be
sold for said purpose that the sal /
Louisa S. Butler left a tract Of land
lying and situated near Bel Alton, in
the First Election District of Charles
County, Maryland, that is sought to
be sold
1t is tbereupon, this 10Th day Of
January, in the year 1912, ordered by
the Circuit Court for Charles County,
in Equity, that the Plaintiff By causing
a copy OF this order TO De inserted in
some newspaper, published in said
Charles County, MarA land, once a
week or four successive weeks before
the 18th day Of February, in the said
year 1912, give notice 10 the said
absent defendants Of the Obi Ct and
substance of this bill, waining them to
appear in this Court in person or b.
solicitor, on or before the eth day If
March, in the said year 1872, to show
cause, il any they have, why decree
ought not to pass as prayed.
HARRY G. CHAPPELEAR,
CLERK Of the CT. Ct for Chas. Co.
True copy. Test -
II. G CHAPrELEAR, Clerk.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-02

After quite lively bon. with that
well kaowi scrappsr ''lulin Barleycorn
when the honoIs w.re declared to be
about even, young gentleman visitor
to la Plata a few days ago, feeling
much elatei over the decision, and, with
the blue blood Of bsligerency bounding
through his veins, waded into ope OF
our quiet but piucky young citizens.
Ire cntest lss.ed just thirty seconds,
foi the yoang visitor went to the mat
aud took the couut ia tue ii St round.
Later on the b,ligerently inclioed ', une
man again tackled the old veteran.
"Barleycorn,n but this time he as
knocked clear ous Of the ng. an the
=po &c again went up
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-02
NOTICE..

By virtue Of Writ OF Fieri Facias
ISSUED Out Of the Circuit Court for
Charles County at the SUIT of ZAek NJ.
Fowler, John A. Payne and J. Mitchell
Coehrane, trading as Il. NJ. Fowler 4 Co.
az ,iust the goods and chattels, lands
aud sent meats OF William E.
Blown to me directed, have
seized ana taken ia execution, all the
right, title, clam. interest and estate at
law aud in equity, Of the said William
L. Brown, ~ and to the following
properly, 10 wit:
ALI that piece part OF p reel OF land,
situated iyiug aud being in the LIST
Election District OF Charles County
near Newtown and on the bile road
leading rom La Plata to Ne gtown and
adjoining the lot OF Mutual Benefit and
Loan ASSOCIATION (the colored Society
LoD containing Is acres l ROD aud 81
perches ing pslt Of Coxs Resuryey
aud beng same land conveyed said
William +. Drown by Frederick Stone
ard Ni.s oy deed dated August 2, 1893
al, III y recorded among land Records
81 ana Charles County in Liber j S, r..
No. folio IS save and except 81 acres
conveyed Thomas James Conisius and
SIXTY one hundTeuth acres conveyed
P,rcely c. Cromer by said William +.
Brown, said deed being recorded in
Liber 4. D. NJ. No. IS folio i72 and
Liber II. I. G. No. % folio 2s0
respectively.
And hereby give notice Il at | viii
offer for sale at the Court House door
in La Plata Charles County Mary land
on the
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-02
NOTICE.

To my friends and the Public general,
ly:
Having severed may connection with
2. NJ. Fowler & Compauy's business Of
this Town, hereby announce that
will resume the general mercantile
business on my own account. A cordi-
al invitation is extended to every one
to attend my opening on Tuesday,
FEBRUARY 9Th 1912, at my new place Of
business opposite the Court House.
On that date l WI be thoroughly
equipped for business with most
beautiful lie Of new lines.
I will have as MY Clerks, Messis.
Milton Padgett aud Lemuel Aibrittain,
two most competent young men, and
no pains will be spared to give our
patrons the best possible service.
1 will deliver all good purchased by
our Village customers free of charge,
from paper Of pins to barrel of -four,
J. NJ. CoCHRANE,
La Plata Md
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-02

Mrs. Sarah T.. spea e, dies at thu
home Of her husband ia Washington
city on Thursday OF last week. Inc
deceased lady was tie wife d Mr.
Thomas W. Speake who for many years
was an cifieer in this county and during
the term Of Elk Sheriff Switzerland vas
bis deputy. Her husband AMI ak
children survive her. Faneral services
we're he d last Monday at epiphany
Chapel Washington d. c. and iutermeut
was in Congressional Cemetary. The
deceased lady was daughter of The
late John Burgess formerly well known
citizen Of the third district.