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PLEASANT VALLEY.

Sunday school this Sunday at 8 a.
m Preparatory service and Holy
Communion at 10 o'clock, by Rev. j.
Luther Hoffman. o. X. Society in Tie
evening.
Mr.. William B. Yingling is visiting
mis- parents. MIR. and Mrs. William III I.
Yingling.
MIR. Clarence Myers, W Hanover. NY
home for few weeks with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Myers.
MIR. Stevenson Yingling. of Balti-
more, spent the holidays with his par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. II. @. Yingling.
MISS Elaine Dorsey, Of Baltimore, is
visiting Miss Mildred Devilbiss.
Mrs Lizzie Lawyer has returned
home after spending some time in
Baltimore
Mr.. z. G. Yingling spent few days
last week with friends in Baltimore.
MT. A. Roy Myers, who has been 1T
hospital in Baltimore, for treatment,
has returned home very much inn
proved.
A sumptuous Christmas dinner was
given at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Hahn, by their children.
Christmas day. All II children were
nome, with the exception OF Irwin and
Raymond, Of Philadelphia, Pa, which
all deeply regretted, but their father
and mother were not forgotten, all
though they were not present. Those
partaking on the bountiful dinner were
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hahn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Black and sons, Edward
and Vernon, MFR. and Mrs. Frank
Kahn and daughter, Patricia, OF
Pleasant Valley; MIR. and Mrs. T.. r..
Ebaugh and daughter, Olive, Of Car
rollton; MIR. Joseph I'll. Hahn and son,
| William, and Mrs. Carroll Myers, of
Westminster; Mr. and Mrs. William
I'M. Myers and children, Evelyn and
Hahn, Of Union Bridge; Mr.. Norval
Hahn, OF Baltimore; MIR. and Mrs.
Elmer Kindig, Of Littlestown, Pa, and
Miss Amy Alice, at home. The merry
Christmas Of 1915, will long be re-
membered by them all.
The Christmas service which was
rendered on Christmas eve was a sue
cess Rev y. w. Reinecke was pres
ent and delivered a short address.
Each little pupil. as well a. the older
ones, received box Of candy and an
orange
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HANGED HIMSELF BY ROPE

The funeral OF Jason MulIinlx, Of
Washington, who was found dead I'm
his stable in that city on Tuesday
December "a, was held Friday from
the home Of his brother, Lewis Multi
nix, i'm MT. Airy. Services were held
at the NJ. E. Church at 10 O'Clock,
with Rev. Mr.. Ely officiating. The
body arrived from Washington Thurs
day afternoon. The funeral was III
charge Of the Odd Fellows.
Mr.. Mullinix took his own life, his
body being found suspended from d
rafter by rope. What was the rea-
son for the act cannot be said. Mr.
Mullinix was well known in Mt. Airy
and that vicinity, and highly thought
Of
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The fast mail was | hour and A
minutes late this morning.
Miss Helen Fowble,. West Main
street, spent few days this week In
Baltimore.
W. Il Wesley Hoffacker, clerk In
the Clerks Office, exhibited At the
Court House Wednesday morning
three transfers or deeds OF land, that
were 300 years old. The transfers
were formerly Mr.. Hoffacker's fathers.
There will be a meeting or the W. z.
AN V. Of the Westminster Union, at
Temperance Headquarters in the Times
Building, Thursday evening, January
4, at 40 p "A. a good attendance is
requested.
Abraham IT. Shaffer, Brummel, has
been appointed substitute rural car
rler on Route a, formerly supplied by
Harry Matthias. He will fill the posi-
ton until carrier has been appoint
ed by the Postoffice Department.
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--l,[,,, r,l,.-

Word has been received Of the death
on Christmas Day at Ezra. Iowa, OF
Carl @. Erb, 30 years old, formerly of
this city. Mr.. Erb was the son Of Mrs.
Ellen G. Erb and the late Samuel wv.
Erb, Of this city, and was born here.
His health failed some time ago and
he went West in an effort to recuper-
ate. He was pitcher on the base
ball team representing Extra He Ia
survived by his widow, son, Frank
Erb, and his brother His funeral
took place Monday and burial was in
Extra.
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L,LEcTIoN NOTICE.

The Annual meeting of the stock :
holders Of The Mount Airy Savings
Bank, will be held at their banking
house IN Mount Airy, Maryland, on
MONDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1916,
between the hours of 10a. m. and ~
m, for the purpose Of electing fifteen
directors to manage the affairs of the
bank for the ensuing year.
A. R. WORDSWORTH,
dec 31-2t Cashier
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NEARLY ALL ANTHRACITE COAL
Is SHIPPED In OPEN CARS. We
get It as clean as we can, but you
won't find too much fault LII there
should be some ice or snow i'm 1t,
viii you? Let's work the Coal prob.
lem out together, Smith AZ Reifsnfdor
want the cooperation OF their Gus
toners.
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LOST-Between Court street and St.
Johns Catholic Church, pocket book,
containing sum of money and a slip of
paper with the name VIOLA Arnold on,
Reward if returned to b. r. Shriver &
Co.'S office, Liberty street, Westmin-
ster, Md 1921 III
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ELEcTIoN NOTICE.

Meeting of Stockholders of the Silver
Run Telephone Company, in the Hall,
at Silver Run, Md, ON
SATURDAY, JANUARY s, 1916,
at 2 D. M, to elect officers for the
ensuing year, and transact any other
business that may come before the
Company.
H. S. MORELOCK,
dec 31-2t Secretary.
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Kopp.

Mrs. William Kopp, wife OF Post
master Kopp Of Lineboro, died Sat-
urday, December 25th. after an i'll
ness Of but a. few days. Saturday
morning she was taken to Baltimore
to a hospital to undergo an oper-
alton, but died during the operation.
Mrs. Kopp was well known I'm this
community as a kind and loving mo-
Their and stood In high esteem OF all
who knew her, and was a. faithful
member in Sunday school and church.
The deceased il survived by her
husband, Mr.. William Kopp; four
daughters, Mrs. Leroy Belt, OF Airing
ton, Nd, Miss Mary Kopp, Miss Alice
Kopp, and one son, Prof. Charles
Kopp.
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Myers.

David Myers, aged az years, 8
months and IL days died at his home
near Frizellburg, Saturday night. He
Is survived by his widow and four
children, Harry, on Westminster;
David, OF Meadow Branch; Herbert, of
Middleburg, and Mrs. Susan Wine, Of
Baltimore, also a number OF grand
children.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning in Baust church at 10 a. m,
Rev Saltzgiver officiating. Interment
lin the adjoining cemetery Harvey
Bankard & Son, funeral directors.
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SYKESYILLE MARKET.
Sykesville Lumber. Coal & Grain Co.
Sykesville. Md. December "a. 1915.
N Office!

! have taken the agency for Non.
pareil Stock and Poultry Food, which
J. N. Corbin sold. This is the only
place you can buy it in Westminster.
O. G.. CORBIN,
dec 31-1t POI 4. Main st.
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DIvIoE 70 NOTICE.

The regular semi-annual dividend of
two and one-half per cent, clear OF
taxes, has been declared by the Direct
ors OF The Mount Airy savings Bank,
payable January 1st, 1916 Checks
will be mailed.
A. II. WORDSWORTH,
dec 31-2t Cashier.
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Sale Register.

,n ~ at u o'clock sharp. stock and farm
49, lIInIs III, Noah T. Sullivan. "a miles
T Ing MT " Bachman's Church. ID. d. Thurman,
Auctioneer
,.,,rs5av. March Is, at 10 a. M. live stock and
r go S- implements Charles II. Black. on the
III lssdiug from the stone road to Silver Kun.
TT-o II, Warner. Auctioneer.
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HOuck.

John RI. Houck, 71 years old, vet
eran cigar manufacturer, died Tues
day morning at his home, 1915 North
Eutaw street, Baltimore, after an ill
ness OF one week. Death was due to
pneumonia. Mr. Houck was born i'm
Manchester, and went to Baltimore
when he was ~ years OF age He
started In the cigar manufacturing
business in 1868, at 939 Linden avenue,
his place of business at the time of
his death. He Is survived by two
sons, DR. Edward M and J. 8. HoucG-
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DEATHS.
NiIlet

Mrs Lydia WilIet, widow OF the late
David Willet, passed away at the home
of her son, Isaiah Willet, Of Hanover,
Pa, Sunday at 5.45 a. m, aged 79
years, ! month and Is days. She was
married February is, 1866, to MIR.
Willet, Of Union township, Adams
county.
The deceased leaves two children
Mrs. John Bemiller. OF near Silver
Run, Md, and Isaiah Willet, with
whom she resided.
Funeral was held Wednesday, De
cember 20, services at the house al
10 a. M, Rev. VI. j. Roth officiating.
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Hammer.

Gabriel Hammer died at the home
OF MIR. Noah Rill, near Houcksville,
Sunday morning, aged 80 years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
in Testers church conducted by Rev.
w. r. Hersh. Interment In the ad-
joining cemetery. The pallbearers
were William Algire, II. c. Ely, J. w.
Davidson, Thomas H.. Shaeffer, John
Brown and A. J. Hoffman. G. v.
Upton e Son, funeral directors.
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N
give his entire time to the business,
and local man take up the work III
qualified. The Office pays $500 per
year; the government pays $1,000 OF
/ this. and the county the remaining
$500.
\ The first ship to take on~a cargo of
grain at the new Western Maryland
elevator at Port Covington was load
ed Monday. Officials say other ships
are In sight and there il no indica-
ton that it will be necessary to de-
clare an embargo for some time.
However, many trainloads Of grain
are on the tracks adjoining the ele-
vator and many more on their way
from the Middle West. Many ship
pers who were blocked when the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
were forced to declare embargoes
1 have diverted the trade to the West
ern Maryland line.
Camp No. IL, on Winfield, the home
camp of National Vice-President
William James Heaps, held one OF
the largest and most enthusiastic
meetings on Saturday evening, De-
cember liz, AZ the result OF the an
nouncement that Brother Heaps
would speak, that the camp has had
for long time. Camp No. Is 40 one
OF the oldest and strongest camps In
the order. and has on It, roll many
Of the leading citizens OF Southern
Carroll county At the conclusion OF
the regular camp session buffet
\ luncheon was served by Brother
Arthur Zile, one of the prominent
members or the camp, and was high
NM appreciated by all present The
camp lost one of its oldest and most
Y faithful members, Brother David
Cover, who dropped dead on Wednes-
| day of last week, and this loss Il
greatly mourned By all of the mem
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-01-08
No. 1884

ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION FOR
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
State of Minnesota, County of Hen
In Probate Court.
In the matter of the Estate of Abra-
ham 2. Barron, Decedent.
On receiving and filing the petition
of Esther Barron Of Hennepin County,
Minnesota, praying that Letters of
Administration on said estate issue to
her;
1t is ordered, That said petition be
heard and that all persons interested
in said matter appear before this Court
on Monday the LIST day of February
1915, at 10 a. M, at the Probate Court
in the Court House at Minneapolis, in
said county, and then, or as soon there
after as said petition can be heard,
show cause, if any there be, why said
petition should not be granted.
And it is Further Ordered, That
notice of such hearing be given by
publishing this order once in each
week for three successive weeks, prior
to said day of hearing in the Echo de
pOuest a newspaper printed and pub
lished in said County.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 9th day
of January 1915.
By the Court:
1-22 JOHN A. DAHL,
Judge of the Probate Court
L. P. & F. B. Chute. Z University, N. E.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-01-08

Mexico, capitale du Mexique,
est tomb6 au pouvoir des rebelles,
Villa ct Zapata.
Ces barbares y commettent tou-
ties sortes d'atrocit6s. C'est surtout
les pretres ct les religieux qui sont
les yictimes du fanatisme ct de la
haine de ces r6volutionnaires.
II est 6trange que les grands
iournaux americans gardent un
silence presque complet sur les &C
ties de barbarie commits par les re-
bellies a Regard du clerg6.
Quand la Russie a tent6 il y a
quelques aunees de prot6ger lie
peuple russo par DIES measures RI
goureuses, contre la rapacit6 des
Juifs, on Sc rappelle les violentes
demonstrations qui s'6leverent dams
la grande presse de l'univers.
Les r6volutionnaires mexicains
peuvent Sc dire chanceux que leurs
victimes actuelles soient des pre-
tres, catalogues ct non des Juifs
car les protestations des grandf
iournaux feraient bondir d'indi'
gnation lie monde enter.
Justin.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-01-08

LIE roi Georges, lors de son voy..
age en- France, a d6cor6 le general
Foch. A cette occasion voici ce
qu'on raconte au sujet du general
Foch:
D'origine alsacienne, ce brave
guerrier est, CONNIE ses colleagues
Pau ct Castelneau, un excellent
catholique. Quand il fut promu,
voici quelques ann6es, au poste
quill occupe maintenant, il dit au
ministre de la guerre: "Je items q
CO que vous sachiez que je suis un
catholique PARTICIPANT, que je vais
a la messe ct commune plus qu'une
fois la semaine ct meme.... que
TAI un fr4re j6suite!" LIE ministre
d'alors, I'm peu moins sectaire que
d'autres r6pondit: "Je me f..
de tout celia. J'ai besoin dun bon
soldat. Vous l'6tes: je vous NOM
me-"
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Drapeau de 1870

L'Empereur de Russie a rendu
a la France un drapeau qui depuis
la guerre de 1870 6tait rest6 entire
les mains DIES Allemands ct qui a
etc repris r6cemment par les Rus.
ses, au moment Oh lis ont envahi
la Prusse orientale. L'annonce
o&&cielle publi6e a Get effet est ain
81 concue:
"Par ordre de l'empereur Nicolas
I'm drapeau franeais qui en- 1870
await 6t6 pris aux pompiers de
frames, a 6t6 remis q l'ambassade
franchise a P~etrograde.
"Le drapeau a 6t6 trouv6 par les
Russes au mess des officers du lie
dragons prussiens en- garrison q
Lyck, Prusse or%ientale."
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No 1898
ORDER FOR HEAR1Na PETITION FOR
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
State of Minnesota, County of Henne-
pin In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Maggie
Warner, Decedent.
On receiving and filing the petition OF
Mary e. Kehm, OF Hennepin County,
Minnesota, praying that Letters OF Adj
ministration on said estate issue to
John G. Kehm of said county and state;
It is Ordered, That said petition be
heard and that all persons interested in
said matter appear before this Court on
Monday, the LIST day of February 1915,
at 10 A. NJ, at the Probate Court in the
Court House at Minneapolis in said
County and then, or as soon thereafter
as said petition can be heard, show eau
Sc, if any there be, why said petition
should not be granted.
And it is Further Ordered, That
notice of such hearing be given by
publishing this order nj in each week
for three successive weeks, prior to said
day of hearing in the Echo de pOuest
a newspaper printed and published in
said county.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 9Th. day Of
January 1915.
BY the Court:
JOHN A. DAHL
1872 Judge of the Probate Court
Mary E. Kehm, 3611 Lydale So.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-01-08
lie Martyre du
Peuple Beige

Montreal, 26 d6cembre. - Fab
be Larsimont, lie jeune ct sympa
thique cure de Montigny-sur-Sam-
bre, en- Belgique, honore de sa vi
site la Vile de Montreal.
Resplandissant de jeunesse, mails
Tame navr6e, le pieax l6vite Went
au Canada, pour la premiere fois,
raconter les horreurs don't il a etc
t6moln dams sa patrie viol6e ct re-
cueillir les aum6nes que la charlie
DIES notres voudra largement ofrir
d ses infortun6s compatriotes.
Montigny-sur. Sambre est une
des principales communes avolsi-
nant Charleroi. Sa population est
d'environ $4,000 ames. CONNIE de
tout ce qui est bon dams CO bon
pays de Belgique, les Allemands
sen sont empar6s ct en- font ripail-
lie pendant que la population Sc
meurt de faim, apr6s avoir subj les
plus abominables outrages.
Liable Larsimont fera quelques
conferences q Montreal ct donnera
le pr6cis sur lie VII d'horreurs don't
il q 6t6 t6moin.
A son depart force de sa parois-
SO de Saint-Remi, les Allemands
6taient ma1tres de Ia place ct vi
vaient dams lopulence avec les
biens spoli6s d la population qui
Sc mourait de faim.
ST rares 6taient les provisions de
bouche que Ion ne donnait plus
uu'une ration de viande par jour
aux bless6s dams les hopitaux ct
que le pain 6tait un luxe inacces-
sible 4 des families naguere louis
SAINT de tous les biens de la fortu-
ne.
"C'est vous laisser comprendre,"
dit Table Larsimont, "dans quelle
efroyable d6tresse nous nous trou-
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No 1f253
ORDER FOR CREDITORS TO PRESENT
CLAIMS. Etc.

ORDER FOX ORED1IORS III L hEoEN1
CLAIMS, ETC.
STATE OF MINNESOTA IN PROBATE
COUNTY OF HENNEP1N COURT
In the matter of the Estate of James
Mcdonald, Deceased.
Letters of Administration on the Es-
tate of James Mcdonald, deceased late
of the County of Hennepin and State of
Minnesota, being granted to Margaret
! Coyle of said county and State;
And it appe airing upon proper proof
bv the affidavit of the said Margaret
| Coyle, made and filed herein, that
there are no debts against the estate
of the said James Mcdonald, de-
ceased. =
It is Ordered, That three months be and
the same is hereby allowed from and
after the date of this order, in which all
persons having claims o. demands
against the said deceased are re-
quired to file the same in the Probate
| Court of said County of Hennepln for
| examination and allowance, or be for
ever barred.
1t is Further Ordered, That the first
Monday in May 1915 at 10 O'Clock
| Court to be the Court House in the
City of Minneapolis, in said county, be
and the same is hereby appointed as the
time and place when and where the said
Probate Court will examine and adjust
| said claims and demands.
And it is Further Ordered, that notice
of such hearing be given to all ere.
ditors and persons interested in said
estate by forthwith publishing this or
order once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks, in the Echo de pOuest,
a newspaper printed and published in
said County.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 18th day
of January 1915.
By the Court:
1-22 JOHN A. DAHL
Judge of the Probate Court
Margaret Coyle, 1906 Hamline Ave s. D.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-01-08

vons. Nos pauvres sont nombreux
qui mont pas homie de montrer
leur misAre ct d'aller chaque jour
aux d6pots communaux qu6rir de
la soupe ct des victuailles de la
charlie publique. Mails combien
aussi nombreux sont les inconnus
des mis6reux de.l'heure, qui ont
horreur de leur d6nument ct pre-
fArent mourir que de SO laisser
voir.
"Les fortunes n'existent plus
chez nous. C'est le nivellement
dams la s~ouffrance, dans~l'assujet-
easement, lostracisme ct le meant.
"Je suis pretre, ct d ce titre ia
vais un certain droit au respect de
ces brutes. J'ai 6t6 dependant
chase de mon presbytere. lis
mont fait prisonnier, lis ont aussi
mis- sous v6roux ma saur. Ills SO
sont fait un rampant de mes Quail
les, des Freres, DIES S@urs, des
coolers, les femmes, des jeunes FL
les, des enfants ct DIES vieillards
pour empecher les artilleurs fran
Gals de tirer sur eux ct METRE un
frein a leur odieux Improvements.
I'll y a des chooses que je ne puts
pas dire tout haut'', dit Table
Larsimont. I'll sufft de les lais.
ser entendre pour provoquer Pin
dignation de tout etre civilis6.
"La rapine, lie brigandage, la de-
bauche, lie viol, les actes inhu-
mains ct sacrileges, sont le fat de
ces monstres. lis Sc sont assouvis
chez nous. Ills Sc sont empare
pour en- faire leurs domiciles, des
meilleurs demeures don't lis ont
chase les occupants d la point
de leurs baionnettes meurtrieres
Depuis lis Sc gorgent, lis pr6le'
vent chaque jour l'imp6t du pain
ct DIES jouissances de la vie, tandit
que nous, les asservis, les conquit
du moment, nous sommes reduits
aux pires infamies, aux privations
les plus angoissantes."
Liable Larsimont pleure en- "a
contant ces p6nibIes chooses, mails i
a des sourires qui viennent ralume]
ses traits de temps en- temps, ct i
parle alors de ses espoirs, de la su
blime confiance de ses compatrio
ties en- la justice divine, de la r6tri
button vengeresse qui ne tarder'
pas q venir.
"Je n'avais pas mango de pair
depuis deux jours," nous raconte
til, avec un pale 6panouissemen'
de ses levres, "quand je suis part
pour votre sympathique pays. No
freres, nos religleuses, nos mfr
miers ct nos intirmi4res, DIES riches
d'hier r6duits q la plus a%ffreuse de.
tresse aujourd'hui, Sc trouvaient
encore plus que moi aux prisef
! avec la faim."
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La Cour Hennepin de rOrdre
des Forestiers Catalogues, ct la
Cour Notre-Dame de Lourdes des
Danes Foresti4res donneront une
grande soir6e au profit de la Croix
Rouge, vendredi le 8 janvier pro-
chain, dams la sale A. O. U. w.,
80 Avenue Centrale. Cette sol
rec c%omprendra un bal ct une par
tie de cartes. Les billets seront
de &c., ct donneront droit a une
chance sur TN pardessus de $4,000
dome par G.. C.B6langer ct Gle.