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COMMENCEMENT IS
EARLY.
W. M. c. HAS MOVED EATE TO JUNE
$40 TO FIT In WITH HOME !
COMING WEEK.
Program Of Exercises AnnOunced-32
Graduates this year.

The date of commencement at West
ern Maryland College has been moved
ahead one week from June IL to Az to
June to 10 to make a better agree
ment with the order of exercises or
the Westminster Home Coming Week
and the State Firemen's Convention.
By this arrangement there will be no
conflict in program at all and visitors
who come for commencement can also
enjoy the festivities of the town cele-
bration.
The official program of the exercises
OF Commencement is as follows:
Friday, June 5, s p. m.-Freshman
and Sophomore contests in Elocution
for the Norment prizes. Certificates
and honors Of the Preparatory School
will be awarded
Saturday, June 6, to 5 p. m.-
Presidents reception to faculty and
students; p. m, class receptions.
Sunday, June Y, 1890 a. m.-Bacca-
laureate sermon, President Lewis;
p.m.-Sermon before the Christian AS
sociations, Rev. John S. Bowers, d.
D., President of the Maryland Confer
ence of the Methodist Protestant
Church.
Monday. June 8, 1890 a. m.-Recital
by graduates in Music and EIocutiOn,
Part Il; 2 D. m.-Society reunions in
Society Hall; 8 p. m.-Recital by grad
yates in Music and Elocution, Part III.
Tuesday, June 8, 1890 a. m.-An-
nual meeting of the board of trustees;
$50 p. m.-Annual business meeting
of the Alumni Association; this meet
ing will be followed by a collation.;
Ip. m.-Oratorical contest of the Lit
erary Societies.
A Wednesday, June 10, 1890 a. m.-
Commencement; orations by six grad
yates, award of undergraduates hon.
ors; comforting of degrees, Howard
I A. Kelly, M. d., l.. l.. D., Hon, F. r. &.
5. Of the Medical department Of Johns
Hopkins University.
Nj Graduating Class.-Samuel Francis
Marion Adkins, Salisbury, Md; Harry
Edwin Blair, Hagerstown, Md; Clyde
Elmore Burgee. Frederick, Md; Wal
ter Grant Clark, Elkton, Md; Jerome
Rockhold Cox, Preston, Md; Ernest
Franklin Dukes, Centervifle, Md;
Frederick Lawrence Gibson, Crisfield,
Md; Leland Winfield Meyer East New
Market, Md; Louis Wright Morris,
Salisbury, Md; Eulila Clifford Ryall,
Fruitland, Md; Carl Lawyer Schaf-
fer, Westminster, Md; Thomas Carl
yle Speake, Grayton, Nd; Charles
William Wainwright, Princess Anne,
Md; Margaret Louise Bell, Lonacon-
ing, Md; Louise Mary Bowen, Par
ran, Md; Helen Marguerite Brown,
Westminster, Md. Julia Cassen, Tow
son, Md; Mabel Durham, Belair, Md;
Meta Frances Eppler. Cumberland,
Md; Mary Louise Gullett, Salisbury,
Md; Maud Gibbons, Groom,
Md; Mary Elizabeth Hull, Westmin-
ster, Md; Lena Lamm, Havre de
Grace, Md; Eloise Adele Miller, West
minister, Md; Neva Phares, Cumber-
land, Md; Ruby Alice Robertson,
Rockville, Nd; Lavinia Catharine
Roop, Westminster, Md; Lucille Will
laims Sheppard, Lancaster Ohio; Aza-
lea Shipley, Westminster, Md; Ruth
Nichols Sidwell, townsville, Md; Ruth
Taylor, Hurlock, Md; Mildred Card
ner Warner, Salisbury, Md.
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1913 17O,723.T9.
*1914- 299 ,367.6O.
ESTIMATED on the basis of the sales
for the First Quarter 1914.
Thus far, most of the earnings have
been used in the replacement of small
and cheap machinery with large and
efficient equipment and i'm a general
betterment of the plant.
The business has increased until at
the present time between seventy-five
and one hundred men are employed
with a weekly payroll amounting to
nearly $1,000.
New buildings have been erected in
cluding an Office Building, a Chemical
Laboratory, Brass Foundry, an Iron
Foundry, a Drafting Department, a
Pattern Shop and Mechanical De
partment.
New machinery and improvements
emounting to over $4,000 have been
added. $50 feet of land adjoining the
Western Maryland Railroad have been
purchased and side-track built to
the factory
The plant l. being managed by the
president. Mr.. a. ". Moore, who has
been in the business many years and
is considered by the largest corpor-
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MORE PLANS FOR
CONVENTION.
LOCAL FIREMEN MEET AND APPOINT
COMMITTEES TO PERFECT The
HOMECOMING WEEK.

AT the meeting or the Westminster
Fire Engine and Hose Company held
Wednesday evening, the president,
James Pearre Wantz, appointed the
following committees who will have
charge of the Maryland State Fire
mems Convention and Home Coming
Week, and it j. earnestly hoped that
Ill members of the different com
mittees will meet their committee 1t
the call of the chairman, and that
they will do all in their power to
make this week a great success, and
the banner week for the city of West
minister.
Executive and Finance Committee
James Pearre Wantz, President |;
William Weagley, secretary and treas
urer; Harry ID. F'owble, 1st vice presi-
dent; J. Gloyd Diffendal. End vice
president Meade Ohler, Chief.
Amusement Committee D.
Gilbert, Chairman; Charles B. Hunter,
George w. Babylon, Joseph n. Shriv-
er, Joseph M. Smith, Joseph j.
Matthias, n. WI. Mather, Jr.
Contest Committee. Gloyd DIFF
fendal, Chairman; Harry X. Schaeffer,
Edwin 5. Gehr.
Printing and. Invitation Committee
Denton Gehr, Chairman; Edward o.
Diffendal, John H. Mitten.
Public Comfort ommittee-Luther
T.. Wimert, Chairman; III. d. billiard,
Edward Orendorff.
Parade Committee-W. Frank
Thomas, Chief Marshall; Ralph 5.
Reifsnider, j. Milton Reifsnider, Rob
ert Gist, Charles o. Clemson, A. P.
Rainey. A. G. Humbert and aids from
all districts of Carroll county.
Decoration Committee-H. B. Dill
lard, Chairman; Paul Whitmore, Frank
T. Schaeffer, William III Long, J. Har-
ry Cootes, William m. Keefer, :. @.
Stoner.
Transportation Committee-Harry
D. Fowble, Chairman; William Helm
and Harry Hesson.
Reception ommittee-Michael E.
Walsh, Chairman; David E. Walsh,
Mayor; John ID. Biehl, Leonard
SchaefTer, Florence Little, MI John
Lynch, Peter SANTOS, Harry Thomp-
son, Samuel Helm and William ].
Utz.
Programme Committee Denton
Gehr, Chairman; Ober S. Herr. Jesse
S. Myers.
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Grand Jury Report

To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Carroll County:
The grand jurors OF the State OF
Maryland, for the body OF Carroll
county for the May term, in the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen, res
pectfully report to your Honorable
Court
That we have been in session four
days, and during said time examined
sixty-two witnesses, found nineteen
presentments and true bills. and dis
missed five cases.
Upon examination OF the license
records in the Clerks, Office we found
there were a large number of persons
doing business without a license. We
notify the sheriff through this report
to make an investigation of the parties
throughout the county trading without
license, a. well as parties dealing
in real estate to notify such persons
to take out such license at once and
to report at the next grand jury with
list Of those not complying with the
license law, in order that the mat
ters can be Investigated,
We visited the Jail OF Carroll coun-
ty and found everything in first class
condition, and are pleased to say thar
we were delightfully."- entertained by
Mr.. Albert L. Davis, the Sheriff.
We also visited the Aims House
of the county and are glad to say that
this institution is being conducted
in the very best manner and is kept
in safe and sanitary condition, by
The present steward, Mr. Humbert
a. We have disposed OF all bust
ness that has come to our knowledge
we respectfully ask to be discharged
subject to the further order of this
Honorable Court.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY 5. MUSSELMAN,
Foreman
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Mr. Fred Schlerf Surprised.

A birthday pound surprise party
was given at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Schlerf, near Snydersburg,
on Monday evening, May 18th. The
occasion was in honor of Mr.. Schlerf's
29th birthday.
The young folks enjoyed themselves
\ by playing various games on the
beautiful lawn which was lighted by
lanterns which were placed In the
shade trees, and the older folks spent
the evening in conversation.
! About IL o'clock all we're invited to
the dining room where a table, laden
with cakes, candies, apples, bananas,
peanuts, ice cream and lemonade,
awaited them to which all did ample
justice.
Among those present were: Messrs.
and Mesdames Schlerf. George
w. Brown, ]. Henry Leister, Jacob
Neudecker, ]. Wesley Ruby, Charles
Reed, William Osterhus, William
Williams, Edward Osterhus, Brooke
Leister, Harry Ogg, Albert Houck,
Jacob Ness, John Reed, Manassa
Reed and Wesley Coker; Mesdames-
Mary Neudecker, Lena Switzer, Ellen
Morrow. Lizzie Albaugh and MolIie
Ham; Misses-Mary Benedict, Lottie
Leister, Mary Houck, Treva and
Evelyn Brown, Lettie and Orpha Al
baugh, Este, Edna, Norma and La
Rue Leister, Alice, Hilda and Ruby
Reed, Mary Myers, Lettie Neudecker.
Margie and Grace Simmons, Grace
and Margaret Switzer, Helen and
Julia Killer, Vida Singer, Grace Coker,
Bessie Blauvelt, Irene and Elizabeth
Schlerf, Laura and Mary Osterhus,
Catherine Williams, Grace, Blanche
and Myrtle Ogg; Messrs.-William
Walsh, Alva and Ira Leister, Guy
Neudecker, Arthur Leister, Willis
Sterner, Walter Blauvelt, Willie
Coker, Benjamin Croft, John Bene-
dict, Frank and Claude Reed. Horton
Wildasin, Leslie Leppo, Russell
Stephan, John and Charles Switzer,
Masters Walter Leister, Clyde Schlerf,
Stanley and Willard Ogg, Wesley
Harris and Melvin Williams.
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COURT HOUSE NEWS.
GRAND JURY ADJ0URNS AFTER A A
DAYS SESSION MAY TERM OF
COURT OPENED MONDAY.
Transfers Of Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.
Court Proceedings.

The May term of the Circuit Court
for Carroll County began Monday
morning with Chief Judge William H.
Thomas on the bench. Judge Thomas
appointed Jerome Storm bailiff to the
grand jury and Claude w. Myerly and
Tony CIary as bailiffs at the gates.
Henry S. Musselman, of Manchester
district, was appointed foreman of
the grand jury and other jurors were
drawn as follows: Conrad T. Hersh,
James r.. King. James W. Beacham
Willis r. Tracey, William II. Lucka-
baugh, William J. Hush, George p. B,
Englar, Michael 3. Myerly, William R
Shipley, Charles w. Barnes, John T,
Sterner, William o. Lockard, Roy H
Singer, Curry T. Ament, William f.
F'rick, Peter ID. Koons, David q,
Ranoull, Amos u Houser, Charles W
Koontz. Ernest lib. Harrison, James
Roy Myers and Claudius III. Long.
The petit jury is constituted as fol
son, Jacob H. Stephan, John P. Stein
Jacob III. Handley, Benjamin +. Bowers
Henry R. Fuss, Walter II. Hawkins
Howard R- Lippy, Jabez G- Shreeve
William HGSSOn, Charles 6TllndTI
Howard w. Baker, Joel +. Roop
Emanuel Harner, Jr., Charles w
Ruby, A Reese Bixler, Claudius Law
yer, Abram A. Lambert, Herbert F
Leatherwood, Arthur Hardy, Arthur
G. Albert and James NJ. Klohr.
The following cases we're tried and
disposed Of this week:
George R. Warehime, appellant, NJ
Emory ". Mccullough, appellee, ap.
peal from Edward w. Belt, Esq, ]. p
tried before jury: verdict for appellee
for $40 and costs. Roberts and Bono
G Parke for appellant; Hoff for ap
pellee-
Jacob II. RAIDER, appellant, "
George C- Souder, appellee; appea
from wv. WI Shamer, Esq, J. P.; tried
before jury; verdict for appellant
Reifsnider for appellant; M. E. Walsl
for appellee.
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Plans For Memorial Day.

Memorial Day, Saturday, May 50th,
will be observed by Burns Post, No.
13, G. A. R., with appropriate services
at the Opera House at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. An interesting program is
being prepared and will consist of
the memorial service for members OF
the Post who have died during
the year; Logan's first order and
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, and in
place of the usual address, there will
be personal recollections of West
minister in the Civil War, or what
might be called, a Patriotic Exper-
ience Meeting" in which several Of
our old citizens, who were residents
at that time, will give some interest
ing "reminiscences. Old war songs
will be sung, and it is hoped that the
business houses will close again dur
ing the hour of the services, that we
honor the memory of the brave men,
of the Boys of '61."
There are very few or the comrades
OF Burns Post left, and those who re-
main are growing old and feeble
Soon the last one will answer the roll
call, and join his comrades on the
other side. Let US make this Memo
rial Day" a day of memories and not
day of sport and amusement. We
can surely spare one day out Of 365 to
honor the memory or the brave men,
who gave four hard, bitter years Or
their life to preserve the Union. The
program will be printed in full next
week. This is a reunited Country,
knowing
mo North, no South, no East. no
west,
But just the land we all love BEST
and those who wore the gray, or
whose sympathies were with the
South, are earnestly requested to join
in the exercises OF the day.
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Firemen,s Festival and Bazaar.

At a meeting held by the Westmin-
ster Fire Department last Wednesday,
evening ii was decided that festi-
val and bazar would be held on the
evenings Or May rs, 29 and 30 "a the
purpose OF this festival will be to
raise funds to help defray the expen-
ses of the coming convention it is
hoped all the citizens will contribute
literally. The following committee
was appointed to solicit contributions:
j. GIoyd Diffendal, Edwin . Gehr,
Harry Shaeffer, William Shaeffer,
Luther Weiment, Harry Cootes, Will
lam Utz. Joseph Hahn, William Noel,
Harry Schweigart, Frank Schweigart,
Edward Orendorff and Harry Thomp-
son.
In few days the solicitors will be
around and il is hoped that the citi
Zens will respond freely.
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BOrtner.

Following a protracted illness from
complication of diseases, David R.
'I9loH 6lIO 9ql 10 Lol7IIdoId 'I9ulIoa
Hanover, Pa, died Tuesday, May 18th,
al 1920 al m. His age was 42 years,
. months and days.
Mr. Bortner formerly resided in
Glen Rock, where he conducted the
Fountain Hotel in that place for six
years.
The deceased is survived by a wild
ow, one son, Kenneth, and daughter,
Miss Naomi, az home. Also, by two
brothers, Nathaniel Bortner. of A.
cadia, Md, and Jacob Bortner, of Glen
Rock; and two sisters, Mrs. Henry
Bates, of Glen Rock, and Mrs. George
Myers, of York, Pa.
His funeral services and interment
took place today at Glen Rock, Pa.
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Transfers OF Real Estate.

Edward w. Case to Paul T. Case
conveys 66S0 square feet, for $3.50.
J. Dagan Myers to Minnie D. Hart
sock, conveys 107A acres, for $40.
Abraham Hollins ct al to Edward
q. Weant, convey mixed property
for SD.
Minnie ID. Hartsock and husband To
Harry B. Fogle and wife, convey Az
acres and IL square perches. for
s2700.
Clay A. Main ct al, executors. to
Harvey A. Stone, convey ! acre and
no square perches, for $780,
Harvey A- Stone to Lizzie Irene
Stone, conveys i acre and ITO square
perches, for $3.50.
John IT. Bellison ct al. to Charles II.
Becraft and wife, convey 12,345 square
feet, for $225.
Chas. H. Becraft and wife to Kate
II. Bellison, convey 1884 square feet,
for $40
George F. Thieret, executor, to
Jonas A Utz, conveys ITO acres and 20
square perches, for $3.50.
VIM. w. Boyer and wife to Jeremiah
W. Haines, convey Al square perches,
for $5.
Jeremiah w. Haines and wife to
VIM. w. Boyer and wife, convey Al
square perches, for So.
Raymond Barnes and wife To C-
Arnold Fleming, convey ALL square
percnes or land.
Noah Shaffer ct al. to VIM. s. Zepp
and wife, convey 5940 square feet. for
$2300
Geo. r. Pickett and wife to J. VIII
lard Pickett and wife, convey ! acre,
! rood and 3S square perches-
Louis q. Stouffer and wife To Archie
B- Eyler, convey 1A acres and rs
square perches, for $40.
J. Dagon Myers to Harry. Eckard
and wife, conveys Y acre and 90
square perches, for $1,000.
Charles e. Fink to Norman A Nit
ten and wife. conveys 1850 square
feet, for $3.50.
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]. +. SPONSELLER A SUICIDE.
Was a Brother OF Mr. Ernest j. SpOn-
seller, Of this City-Lived at WILL
iamspOrt.

lhIuSpOIBs
]. Fred Sponseller, cigar manu-
facturer, OF Williamsport, Md, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the head with a revolver in his fac
tory Tuesday night, but the deed was
not discovered until noon Wednesday
when Charles r. Castle found the
body lying on a cot in the building
right temple, the bullet passing
through his head. The weapon he
used was found tightly gripped in his
right hand. IL left a farewell mes
sage written on a sheet OF paper.
giving the reason for his act. The
note was addressed to Samuel C.
Lemen.
Mr.. Sponseller, who is a brother of
Mr.. Ernest ]. Sponseller, of the firm
of Englar & SponseIler, this city, had
been in i'll health for some time, and
it II said, he had brooded over other
the same building, which is located
on the main business block, said he
heard noise like pistol shot during
the night, but did not make an inves-
tigation.
Clearspring and about 45 years old.
He was never married. He was "a son
Of Jacob Sponseller, OF Hagerstown,
formerly a merchant in Clearspring.
He leaves his father, two sisters:
Miss Leila Sponseller, of Hagerstown,
and Miss Corinne Sponseller, of Wash
ington. and one brother, Mr.. Ernest ].
Sponseller, Of Westminster, former
mayor or this city.
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MerelOek.
Strevig.

Agnes Lemain Strevig, little daugh-
ter Of MIR. and Mrs. George Strevig,
Of Bachman's Valley, died Sunday
night, May no. of the whooping cough,
aged years, months. Besides her
parents one brother survives.
Funeral services were held by Rev.
J. w. Reinecke Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock at st. Benjamin's Re
formed Church Interment was in
the adjoining cemetery The pail
bearers were. Truman Carr, Guy
Lester Barnhart and
Arthur Stephan. Funeral director,
James M. Stoner.
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Methodist Protestant Church.

Sunday school and adult classes
$50 a. m. Worship and sermon,
'Isaiah's Five-Fold Word of Christ" |"
1890 a. m. Christian Endeavor SER
vice, a union meeting with the
Juniors, led by Mrs. George Mather
and Sterling Edwards, p. ~. Even
ing worship and sermon, Mary OF
Bethany, Oh a Life That Sits at the
Feet OF Jesus" p. m. "A cordial in
vitation given to all who will worship
with US. Rev. Edgar T. Read, pastor.
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Salem Lutheran Charge.

st. Johns-Sunday school a m.
Divine service 10 a. m.
t. Benjamin n's-Sunday school i p.
m. Divine service p- m-
The Mission and Aid Society will
meet Sunday afternoon after services.
Holy Communion services May "a. w.
F. Hersh, pastor
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Ranst,s Church.

The Holy Communion will be held
at Emanuel's Reformed Church nc
Baust, on Sunday, at 1890 al m. Y.
p. ., at TAO D. IN. Preparatory ser
vices Saturday previous, at 2.3O p. m.
Martin Schweitzer. pastor.
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Polly-"Father told me today that
you get $500 year. Paul" Paul
Correct to a penny" Polly-"Why,
you'll have to pay the income tax,
won't your" Paul Grabbing herr
Darling, they don't tax married
man until his income is $4,000 year.
Save me from being taxed, won't you,
dearest puck.
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County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners met on
Monday and transacted the following
business:
a special pension OF So was granted
to Lee Polster, OF Westminster district,
and a special pension OF Sd was IT
lowed Samuel Fogle, OF Franklin dis
trict.
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Carroll Reformed Charge.

St. Benjamin's-Sunday school 8 a.
m. Divine service 10 a. m.
st. Matthew's, Pleasant Valley
Sunday school 130 p. m. Divine ser
vice 2.30 p. m J. w. Reinecke, pas
tor.
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Marriage Licenses.

Allen H. Stump and Sadie Hartman,
both Of York, Pa.
Leslie T.. Leppo and Sarah a.
Read, both OF Hampstead
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The Census Taker-"How many
are there in that bunch Of Portu-
guese?" The Landlady-"Six. "a Por-
tuguese, Portugander, and four lit
tie Portugoslings- Chicago News.
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Fred-"What kind of a fellow is
he?" Ned-'If you should tell him
that seeing was believing, he wouldn't
look Judge.
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Grimes.

George Lewis Grimes died at Med
ford &c the home or his father, MIR.
Reuben Grimes, on Tuesday, May -,
aged IA years.
Funeral services were held today at
II o'clock at the house. Interment
was in Meadow Branch Cemetery.
Funeral directors. Harvey Bankard &
Son.
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Tell a woman she is as pretty as
picture, and she will make bee line
for the photographers.
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All the world loves a Iover-es-
pecially when he has $4,000, 000.-
Boston Transcript.
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D LA 1 f1Ss :
..ID utterer.

Mrs. Emma Missouri Dutterer, wife
Of George w. Dutterer, died at her
home near Silver Run, Thursday
morning, May Z, at 10.15 o'clock after
a years illness, aged 90 years. She
was a daughter Of the late Lawrence
Formwalt Her husband and five of
her eight children survive: Mrs Chas.
ID. Brown, Clayton O., George IT,, Har-
old f., and III. Wilmer, all of near
Silver RIM She also leaves two sis
tersi: Mrs Benjamin Reinecker, of
Abbottstown, Pa, and Mrs. Ellen Hill
terbridle, of Mayberry. Mrs. Outer
er's life was one Of busy activity,
and her sympathies extended far and
wide. She was a consistent member
e. Mary's Lutheran Church, and OF
the Willing Workers Bible Class.
Funeral services were held on Sat-
urday at the house at 1 o'clock and
further services at the church, Rev.
j. Luther Hoffman officiating. assisted
by Rev. S. G. Hoover. Interment was
in the adjoining cemetery. The pail
bearers were: Edward Laughman,
Milton Study, Joe Brown, Howard
Sheely, John Stair and Augustus
Weimert.
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Weaver.

James Edwin Weaver, ~ years old,
died suddenly at his home, East Main
street, early Monday morning, May
I11. He arose from bed and went
down to unlock the front door, but
dropped dead at the foot Of the stair
way. He was born and lived all his
life in the house in which he died
Mr.. Weaver was a saddler and up
holsterer. He became allied with the
Progressive party and was a member
of the State Central Committee OF
that party from this county. though
cooperating with the Republicans in
last years campaign. He leaves his
wife, two sons and one daughter: D.
Harry Weaver, one of the publishers
of the Coatesville (Pa.) Times; George
Edwin Weaver, a merchant Of Coates
vile, and Mrs. Grace Livingston, OF
Chicago, i'll.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day afternoon at O'Clock, at the
house, Rev. l.. Emory Bennett off
ciating. Interment was in the West
minister Cemetery. The pallbearers
were: DR.. George Baughman, George
Matthews, William Keefer, Raymond
Myers, ". G- Heltibridle and Harry
Gorsuch. Funeral directors, Harvey
Bankard & Son.