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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
ONE HUNDRED FARMERS sCGD
Grangers' Insurance Go. Trying 70
Collect Assessments.

Suits against more than 100 FRED
erick county farmers have been filed
before Justice Fabian Posey, OF Fred
eriek. by the Grangers' Mutual Fire
and Storm Insurance Co, of Carroll
county. to recover assessments OF 10
per cent. upon the premium notes
held b. the insured In the company.
The name is mIsnomer, as the
company has been doing only storm
insurance business, insuring build
ings and crops against storm. al
though no wind damage to crops was
colleetable. The company carried
most Of It's insurance in Frederick.
Howard and Carroll counties. where
in the summer Of 1912 there we're a
number of storms In these counties.
and on many of the farms upon
which the company had it insurance,
buildings we're wrecked, crops cut by
hail. which the insurance Indemnified.
and other damage done. so thai the
company found itself compelled to
pay q large amount OF damages
In order 20 meet the payments, the
company laid an assessment upon
the premium notes Of 10 per cent.
Immediately the insured claimed that
Il was represented 10 them that they
Were not to pay over four per cent
upon the faee OF their premium notes.
and many refused to pay. Some feR
have paid.
Efforts to compromise have been
made time and again. and quite feR
O the insured have compromised With
the company. With the ones sued, II
IL expected that II they pay anything
1t win be only Rhen The court Of last
resort says they must, The suit
brought before Justice rosey range
In amounts from 81 to 80 OF more
each.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
FIRE DESTROYS LARGE WARE
HOUSE.
Jesse r. Hing. nj Rldge'llle, Suffers
S3o00 Loss-Of Ineendlary Origin Is
Theory.

Theory.
Fire, At about midnight, On satur-
day night destroyed a large ware
house owned by Jeage I. King. pnesi-
dent Of the Farmers Association OF
Frederick county. The fire was the
fourth which has visited Mount Airy
and vicinity IN the paHI few months
The loss was about $4,000. aud while
the origin of the fire Is = mystery. yet
there are some grounds for believing
the fire 10 be Of ineendiRTy origin. The
loss is partially covered by insurance.
Mr.. King. Who resides jul across
the road from the destroyed ware
house. was called 4 fex minutes be-
fore u o'clock. Then the flames had
gone from the outside u through The
warehouse. and while the fTe hAd no
great start. 30 rapidly did The IRE
burn. thai the big building gas soon
doomed
The RIdgcfIIle Hotel. Mr. Nelson
proprietor. r. situated across the road
from the burned building aud shen
Mr. King saw that II Has useless TO
try and save The warehouse he set
about trying 10 save the hotel lie
IbHH7nEHH Il EA3h HAA'A - 9hA3AAAs HaAA -
be uses IN supplying water 10 his
green houses. and With several hun
dred feet of hose he managed 10 get
sufficient water to the hotel to ave
It. The sides Of the building sere
gcorehed. and the building slightly
warped, but 1t was saved.
Later. when the Wind changed.
sparks we're carried in the direction
of the house Of Mr. William 4 Hood.
This residence contained Bhingle
roof. and caught FIRE IN four or i've
places. Men On the roof promptly ex-
tingulshed the fires as they appeared.
The King warehouse wa al one
time used as : store and In one poT-
ton. on tho second floor. residence
had been fitted up and vas occupied
by Elmer Beeraft. Mr.. Beeraft and
family were away from home at the
time. and all his household goods
were destroyed. The fire did not orig
mate In the portion of The warehouse
occupied by the Beeraft family.
The warehouse was used, principal
Ly, for storage by MF. King, md many
of the implements and equipment used
by him IN the conduct Of his large
greenhouses we're In this warehouse
and lost.
The heaviest loss was a carload OF
glass. purchased for covering a new
green house, soon To be built, which
had been stored In the warehouse. The
J glass cost about $1,000,
The fire attracted between 800 and
GOO people. and through their efforts,
adjoining property Vas saved.
The fire is The fourth which Mt
Airy and Ridgeyille. have suffered
within the past few months. and unly
emphasizes the need for water works
! for the town and also q fire depart
ment. which the Civic Club of Mt
Airy Is now urging During The sum-
mer the residence of William Stack
house burned. later the Office Of Dr. C.
p. Gowman was gnIted, and later the
Watkins warehouse destroyed. With
the King warehouse, the loss is be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 from fires In
the two towns during The past four
months.
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Mr.. Charles William Myers. a Hell
known citizen Of Westminster. died on
Tuesday afternoon At 30 o'clock at
his residence On Green street after a
lingering Illness. lie waa In his 18th
year. Mr.. Myers was a aon OF the late
Charles Myers. OF uniontown. He is
survived ~ hIa widow and one on,
Frank T. Myers. of tho Arm Of Nat
thewH and Myers. this oitY. enc
brother. Thomas Myers. Of unIontoxn.
tWo sisters. Mr. N. l.. Lantz. OF this
city. and Mrs Keener Billmyer. of
Union Bridge.
Funeral services siil be held this
afternoon # o'clock at his residence,
ley. Dr .. l. Greenfield officiating
Interment will be made N the West
minister Cemetery. The paIIbeararH
Hili be- Messrz J. Walter shuns. A.
y. Buckingham. +. X Herr. d. L.
farraf, Charles Heazon md Joseph y
boyle. Funeral director. =. :. shar-
HeT.
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Marriage Licenses

Oscar 2. Fritz, near Linwood, and
Annie NJ Shuey, near Pleasant Valley.
Charles ID. Brown and Elsie NJ. Dut-
terer, both of Silver Run.
Harry ID. Harner. Carroll county.
and Florence X. crumrine. Littles-
town, Pa.
Oliver La Heltibridle and Maggie b.
CopenhaYer, both of Mayberry.
George c. Sprinkle. Snydersburg.
and Minnie V. Mumford. Westminster.
Marshall c. Wagner and Georgia V.
Rupp, both of Hampstead.
David II. Robertson, Carroll county.
and Debbie Bomara utz, near New
Windsor.
Worthington A Crabbs and Lottie
Mumert. both of Littlestown. Pa.
Oliver N. Myers. Silver Run, and
Martha NJ. Cookson, Littlestown, Pa.
Samuel c. Myers. Dennings, and
Myrtle E. HaInes. Woodbine.
Matthias Aloyslus Gil. Philadelphia.
Pa, and Eleanor Hayden Fouke, West
minister.
Carroll X. Little and Maude shaef-
fer, both of Westminster.
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Atkinson nSprehle.

Charles Atkinson and MIaH Maud
sprenkle. WaYneshorO. Pa. motorsd
10 MarcerHburg Wednesday, and Esre
there united In marriage. Et six
o'clock in the evening. II the Aelho-
dist Episcopal parsonage. Res. Allen
officiating.
After the ceremony the couple r.
turned to NaynesbuTo and vii mEzc
their home. for the present, Nth The
brides parents.
Mr.. Atkinson f the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. William 3preakle. Of
Waynesboro. "a, formerly Of his
city, and Il very popular.
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Fnlz-sIineI.

An interesting wedding took place
At the Reformed Church parsonage In
Union Bridge. on Sunday morning
shen Miss Annie :. shuey, Of Pleas
ant Valley. Wa united IN hoiY matri-
mony 10 Mr. OHcar =. Fritz. Of In
wood. The attendants NaTe The
brides sister. HisB Cora shney. and
Hr. Glen Grouse. Who acted - brides
maid and hest man respectively The
brides gosn va blue satin mensaIine
and tho groom gore the conventional
black The brides pastor, Rev. aar-
In schweItzef. performed the esro-
monY. The newly welded couple left
IN the fiFat train for baltimore md
other poInLa.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
IIarTi0n1anant.

The marriage OF James c. Harrison
10 Miss Virginia Yansant, Of Mount
Airy. Md. took place at the parHon-
age Of Fayette Street Methodist EpIs-
eopal Church. IL West fayette
street. Baltimore. Rev. Kenneth Muir
ray officiating. Monday. Ir. and Mrs.
Harrison left the same afternoon on
honeymoon 10 New York and At
lantie CITY. Upon their return they
will reside In Baltimore
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
COURT HOUSE news.
DOTSOn SENTENCED TO IL YEARS IN
PENITENTIARY
Transfers Of Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.
Transfers Of Real Estate.

Charles e. G. Smith ct al. to Harvey
Bankard, convey 11,207 square feet,
for $4,000.
Ezra A. c. Buckley ct al. TO Central
Railroad of Maryland, convey over 1
acres, for $1,000
John NJ. Relfsnider, trustee, to Geo.
r. Straw, conveys parcels of land.
for s3005.
MerYin Il. eastman and wife to Ed
ward L. Hively, convey parcels of
land, for $16oS.
Michael Il. Brilliant and wife to Ger
trude W. Erdwein. convey } acres, z
roods and 8 square perehes. for si75.
Thos. Snyder and wife 10 Amanda
]. Wilson, convey 15 acres. roods
and q square perehes, for S477.56.
Rising Social Lodge No. 80 to
Charles Edward Carlisle, convey 81
square perches, for $50.
Nathan G. Poole to Vim. L. Snyder
and wife, conveys So acres. for $1,000.
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DEATHS.


Mrs. Narcissa Beasman. mother of
former State Senator Johnnie Beas-
man. Of Carroll county, died On Tues
day, November 25, IT the family home,
near Freedom, OF general debility.
Mrs. Beasman was In her ninetIsth
year She was one of the best Known
women in the county and was loved
for her benexolenees. She was n
member Of the Methodist Church Tor
76 years and was untiring in her de-
Yotion TO It's interests.
She was the widow OF Capt. JUshua
Beasman and leaves. besides Senator
BeaHman, two other children, mrs.
George W. F1aek and George 7. Beas-
man. She Is also survived b. four
grandchildren and three iRSeat-grand-
children.
Her funeral vac held At noon yes-
terday from Freedom Methodist Epis-
eopaI Church South. Interment sas
made in the cemetery adjoining.
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HeckIey.

Charles J. Beekley. former ahefIff
Of Baltimore county. died Tuesday II
hIs home aI Bentley. lie vas Il years
old and was born In ReiHterstown.
Mr.. BeeEley lived at Reisterstosn
nearly all his llfe. but Of late years
made his home at bentley. lie vas
sheriff of the county about , years
ago md had from time n time been
deputy sheriff and constable. lie NaB
N Odd Fellow. Two sons survive
him
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
Miller.

After an illness o. nine days from
the effects Of a paralytie stroke, Id
ward :. Miller died al home. on the
old Klunk Farm" Adams county, Pa,
1T CO p. m, Sunday. lie was aged
IS years.
He Is survived b. three brothers.
John Miller. Of Manchester; George
Miller and Henry Miller. of MilleT.s
Station: one sister. Margaret Miller.
oT Lancaster, "a.
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natm.

Mr.. Sarah Catherine Cover. 50
Years old. wife Of Jacob Cover. died
# her home Ill Madison avenue,
Baltimore yesterday afternoon At I
o'clock from Hrighl.a disease. Mrs.
Cover had only been III since Thurs
day Of LAT week Besides her hua-
band ahe II survived b. -four cons,
Marshall, Augustus. Charles and ID
sard Cover. three daughters. Misses
Mary. Margaret and Anna Cover, 40
sisters and three hfutheTaThe funar-
ii vii take place from her homs 10
morrow afternoon = o'clock. naT-
al I'll probably be n Lorraine
Cemetery.
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EIouHF.

Daniel y stonter. aged 90. died II
he home of Prof, Frederick ]. Hahn.
Of Emmltabnrg. from cancer Of the
stomach On Saturday Ha NaH born
near FmmLlsburK In 1861 lie II sar-
Yiyed by hla widow. formerly Miss
barbara Neck. and five sons. frank
and John. nf Paterson. : j.. James.
Of Baltimore. Joseph. o. RidEewoa1.
:. J.. aud Charles. Of Germantown.
and one daughter. Mas Nary stouter
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28

The Just Government League Of
Carroll county Is arranging TO gpenda
social evening n honor Of the State
Senator and newly elected delegates
10 the Legislature from Carroll coun-
II. who VII be heir guests at supper
IT the Main Court Inn on the evening
Of December 18th. Several Of the
State officers and other guests have
been invited TO be present, aud n
pleasant evening is anticipated 1t Is
hoped thai every member Of the
League vii be present.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
NHsr-IIalln

Mis- Grace Ricksl Hahn. adopted
daughter Of MTH Amos =, IIahu. Of
this city. md Mf Edward Meter. Hon
Of Mr. and Mr. Edward +. Meter. Of
York. Pa. were married "Wednesday
morning IT 80 o'clock It e Johns
Catholic Church. his city. bs &c
pastor. naY. J. {. Mailnn. Miss Mar
gareI Eckanrode acted - bridesmaid
and Mr Raymond =. Riekel sas hasi
man. After tn wedding trip to- Bal.
IImore Mr.. and Mr.. Meter sili re
Hlde II Il Liberty street thiH oIty
The groom is employed IT ths BRASS
Foundry.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
leaeIs.

MIR suHan F1eaEle. sIfe Of lonih
F1eaKIn. dIsd IT her home IN Frizeii-
burg. On Wednesday morning SosHn-
her :. aFed nearly sc ysara. Before
Ter marriage Hhs Haa AIHa 0raytIll,
u this county. Her husband Ear-
xIsca. who formerly taught school IN
- county for : number Of years.
Funeral services sill be held this
afternoon II HHnat Lutheran Church.
lev George nanghmau. the pastor,
officiating Harvey BanEard : IN
funeral directors.
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Aeaz.

philip ). Keefsr died II HI home
near Tnionsiiis. on Tuesday. soveun-
Gar =. In hla 6bth year IL wa a
ON Of the late iouls md Rachel
KeefaT. and ia survived > ons sister.
Nra william DeyIIblsa. nsaf Sans
Crock Mr.. Ksnfer never married.
Funeral services took place yestsf-
aay II = o'clock Il hiH home. Elder
Jacob woodward officiating. later
mnnl gaa made In Bethel Methodist
Episcopal Gemalery. At sans Greek.
The pallbsarcrz were Albert Hhines.
George niElcr. David Ecker. r. y.
Reese. A peddIeord. " I. DutteHzr.
Funeral director. { Il. Waltz.
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l.aust Reformed Church.

An interesting Home Mission ser
vice vii be held In BausI Reformed
Church. Sunday at 1880 \. N. This
VIII be the Jubilee OF the organization
OF the Home Mission Board Of the Re
formed Church 30 years ago and
should be largely attended By the
congregation. IN the evening at the
7. r. s, the pastor VIII deliver an
illustrated lecture on Switzerland
and the Reformation. III are in
yIIed. Martin schweIlzer. Pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
On tIe nelpIes.

The Department o. Agriculture has
seized two large shipments Of stoek
feed. based upon the finding of the
Bureau of Chemistry that the seed
vas mixed with sand. Il Is bad
enough TO attempt to defraud anu In
Inre human beings With adulIeraIsd
food. but man or child chewing sand
can make a complaint and seek a
remedy. It is consolation 70 know
that there Is department of govern
ment that purposes to protect beast
as well as man fronu those who know
no god but Mammon.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
unlontown Lutheran Charge.

Winters Ghureh-NoYemhe 30,
Thank offering service At 10 a. m.
Special program.
Mt. Union Chnrch-Preparatory
service Saturday at 2.30 p. m. Com
munion service. Sunday. 30 p. m.
Thank offering service. Sunday. y.
m.
Baust ehurch-Thank Offering ser
vice. Thursday. December 4, at 730 p.
m. Rev. g. Y. Baughman, pastor.
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shaeifG.

Mr.. Carroll Little. son OF Nr. md
Mrs. Harry Little. OF Cranberry Valley,
and Miss Maude shaeffer. of DOYLE
avenue. this citY. were quietly married
Wednesday evening. about 800 o'clock,
BY nsy. William Il HeIrick. At The
parsonage Of Grace Lutheran Church.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr
and Mrs Little left On the Pittsburgh
Flyer.
Before returning home they xill
VISIT the brides alster In Dayton. Ohio.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
Small FISH

Two or three young men Ware ex-
IIbitIng wIIh great satisfaction the
results OF days fishing. ! young
woman remarked demureIy, Fish
% Ia schools, 10 they not?" Il be-
IIeye they DO; but Why do yon ask7'
Oh. nothing, only | was Just think
Ing that you must have broken up
m infant class. Washington Star.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
County Commissioners.

The board on Monday took up the
bid on the state road 10 be built be-
tween Eldersburg and North Branch.
a distance of about370-1000 mile. There
was only one sealed contract Iiled
and that was by Thomas, Poole 4
Hunter. The bid was forwarded 10
the State Roads Commission, The
bid will hardly be accepted as II Is
above what the State wants 10 appro-
priatp
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gprinZIeNumford.

On Saturday evening, November y,
1t Z o'clock, Mr. George H. Sprinkle,
Of snyderaburg. and Miss Minnie v.
Mumford, of Westminster. were mar
RED II Grace Lutheran parsonage BY
Rev William II. Hetrick.
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Maryland House of Correction for
one year. Roland Summers. larceny,
was parolled for two years on 6ood
behavior.
The Court adjourned on Wednesday,
not to be in session again until We'd
nesday, December 3.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28
Methedlst protesianI Chnreh.

Sunday school and Adult Glasses at
$50 a. m. Public worship at 1910 a.
m. Sermon b. the pastor How
the Church Serves the Country"
topic of Joint service Of the Young
Peoples Society and the Gongre-
CATION, at p. m. Mid-week service,
Wednesday evening.
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Methodist Episcopal Church.

Sunday school 9.15 a. m. Morning
worship 1870 o'clock. Evening wor-
ship 7.30 o'clock. Preaching morn
ing and evening by Or. Il. L. Feeman.
Epworlh League 6.45 p. N. Prayer
meeting. Wednesday. 7.30 p. n.
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Grace Lutheran Church.

Sunday school 9.15 a. N. Preaching
1890 a. m. The Junior Order of
Mechanics will attend the
service In body. c. II. $50
D. m. Preaching go D. m.
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CarrolI Reforned rharpe.

st. Benjamin 's-snnday school a.
m. Divine service 10 a. m. st. Mat
Ihewss. Pleasant VaIley--HolY Com
munIon p. m. Preparatory service
Saturday p. IN. J. Y. Reineeke,
pastor.
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D0tson Sentenced 10 renitentiarI for
IL Years.

John Wesley Dotson. colored, who
was tried In the Circuit Court for Car
roll county for the murder of his
stepfather, Charles Myers. was con-
yicted OF murder in the second degree
after the jury had been locked up all
night.
Dotson was indicted At the Septem-
ber term of the Howard county court.
The case was removed 10 this county
and trial began On Thursday OF last
week. Half Of the regular panel and
six Ialesmen composed the jury, Hith
Judge Forsythe on the bench. States
Attorneys Donovan, of Howard. and
Weant, Of Carroll. represented the
State, and Messrs. ]. Harry Steele and
Guy W. Steele. of Carroll, and Burke,
of Howard, the prisoner. Two de-
fenses were made-lnsanity by reason
of epilepsy and self-defense.
Dotson's mother. with her sons,
lived near WateraYille. on the prop
erty bought during the lifetime OF
Dotaon's father. She married Myers
who did not get along we'll With John
Wesley. There we're frequent quar-
rels. On Sunday, June y. last, Myers
choked and beat John Wesley 4 few
minutes after the assault Myers went
to a neIghbor's house and asked for
powder and ball, but did not get them
DoIaon also vent away. and returned
in about half an hour. Myers was In
the house.
There were no eyewitnesses To the
killing, but Dotson went on The stand
and testified that he had entered the
house with a small rifle and thai
Myers, who had before frequently
threatened to kill him. was standing
In the kitchen with a musket In his
hand; that he shot him with the rife
because my life was just as sweet &c
me as his was to him." The bullet, q
.22-ealiber. entered Myers left breast
ranged downward. penetrated lnne
and caused death in few minutes
from hemorrhage.
After the testimony was all in the
defense abandoned the theory OF in.
sanity. The jury was locked up At !
O'Clock Friday afternoon. At mid.
night they had not agreed and were
locked up for the night. AT 6.3C
O'Clock Saturday morning Judge For.
sythe, States Attorney Weant, the
Meesrs. Steele and Court Clerk sea.
brock, went into court and the prison.
er was sent for The jury then re-
turned verdict of not guilty of muir.
der in the first degree. but guilty oi
murder in the second degree. and thai
the prisoner was sane at the time oi
committing the offense for which he
was indicted and Is sane now, ano
recommended him TO the mercy OF the
court.
Judge Forsythe sentenced him. on
Wednesday afternoon, to the Mary
land PenitentIary for twelve years.
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Other0ases.

On Monday a jury was empanelled
to try the condemnation proceedings
of The Central Railroad of Maryland
vs.. George P. Buckley, Jr., and wife.
Mesers. Weant, Of this city, and
O'BrIen and Niles, of Baltimore, rep
resented the railroad company, The
case was concluded late Wednesday
afternoon with verdict in favor of
the railroad; and Mr.. Steele. who rep
resented the defendants. Immediately
made motion for new trial.
On Wednesday afternoon. Judge
Forsythe sentenced William II. Dor
sey. larceny; William FOX, larceny;
and Gase Gibson, larceny, each TO the
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-28

Fortunate Is the man who is able 20
cash his hopes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-20
Delegates Named.

The West Virginia Federation @of
Womens Clubs will be represented at
the fourth American Peace Congress,
in st. Louis May l, 2 and 8, by Mes
danes George Watson, Fairmont; Mil
ton Mcclellan, Petersburg; r. j.
Waddell, Huntington; Al c. Franz
helm, Wheeling; and Miss Nina, Ap-
p1egate, wellsburg, who have been
appointed by the president OF the fed
GRAFTON, Mrs. John L. Ruhl, clarks-
burg.
In a letter to James E. Smith, chair
man of the executive committee Of
the fourth American Peace Congress,
announcing the personnel of the dele
CATION of the West Virginia Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Ruhl ex-
presses regret that she will be un-
able to attend. AS president of the
federation, Mrs. Ruhl, is, entitled 10
participate in the proceedings of the
congress as delegate, just as the
five women whom she. has, appointed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-20
Union Meets.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of the New Fair Grounds adj
dition met at the home of Mrs. Icie
Irons there Tuesday afternoon, most
of the members being present. Re-
ports of officers and superintendent
were looked after and the usual Bible
lesson studied with great interest,
after which they all went to the din
ing room where a delicious luncheon
was served by the hostess.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-20
Honor Guests.

Miss Helene Mayer and Miss Frieda
Harnischfeger, Of Milwaukee, Wis,
young ladies attending Wheaton Semi
nary at Norton, Mass, will arrive in
the city this evening and be guests of
Miss Genevieve Harrison during the
Easter holidays, and honor guests at
a reception for which Miss Harrison
has issued cards for Monday afternoon
from 4 to o'clock.
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Mothers Club Meets.

The Mothers Club Of stealey
Heights met at the home of Mrs.
coulston at Northyiew yesterday af-
ternoon with many members present.
Food and Clothing" was the topic
discussed.