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lPINEY CREEk SrMalTT.

Mr.. Irving Mayors. who graduated 4
Gettysburg this spring. has been elect
ed principal of the High School 1T Ev-
erette, Pa.
We learn with deepest regret Of the
accident Of Mr. LLOYD StaYely which
occurred II the Levy Bros. Silk Mil.
at Hanover. Mr.. StaYely was former
ly school teacher and was well liked.
Miss Ruth SanerweIn Is visiting rel
atiyea In Frederick county.
Miss Ruth Lemmon. OF near Humps.
is at the home Of her brother, William
for short stay.
Mrs. Jno. BcllIngcr ard son have re-
turned to their home AZ GreenmonnI.
after a few weeks stay At the home
Of the formers daughter. Mrs. Rus
sci Reaver.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hawk enter
tanned q number OF their friends At
their home on Saturday evening.
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nAR.BRN

Mr.. and Hrs. Iohn i Brown enter
iained on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ezra
FroeE and tso children. NJ and IRE.
William Therit and aon. Paul. al OF
Melroae. nd Ms Tfeya Myers. of
FrizeIiburK.
Mr.. and Nrs Claude MyefH and iva
children spent sunda. with The form
ar's parents. MI and Mrh. David Ny=
srE. 81 Pleasant View
Mr. Oliver Myers and daughter.
Margaret. d Westminster. spent sun
day sith Mrs Myers. parents. Mr.
and hrs. Theodore LaEne
Mr. and Hrs Herbert Myers and
niece. Mar Edna, 81 Westminster.
spent Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs Hpton r Myers
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FIHKGnIRG.

Mrs. Florence shipIey and Mr. Ghaa.
Duvall, Of Baltimore. were guests OF
their brother few days this week.
The Aid Society I'll haze its next
meeting II Mr.. Blooms. Thursday.
August 3. Let there be ! good at
tendance
In the near future several new
houses vii be built n FInksbnrg
Mr.. j. Peeling is in his new store.
Potatoes viii De ! good crop.
Farmers are about through harvest
ing.
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GAMBLER

Mt. Pleasant annual Sunday school
picnic will be held in the grove 1t the
church on Saturday, July 20 All
are welcome.
There will be Christian Endeavor at
Providence Methodist Protestant
church this Sunday evening. beginning
at s D. m. Topic. How Missions are
Blessing Our Nation Our leader VIII
be Miss Myrtle B. Caples
Those who spent Sunday morning
with Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. ID. Bush we're:
Mrs. Florence g. Barnes and sons.
Nelson, John and William. and grand
daughter. Viola: Mr.. and Mrs, Elmer
Hunt and daughter, Florence and Miss
Mildred yermillIon, Of Baltimore.
Miss Myrtle b. caple. Of Green Spring
Valley. Is spending some time with
relatives Of this vicinity.
Mrs Jno. Stu1tz, of Arlington. apent
Saturday and Sunday with her sister.
Mrs Thomas WALES.
Those Who spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs Iabez :. Barnes
were Miss Viola NJ. eaplea. OF West
minister; Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer c. Hunt
and daughter, Florence. Mrs. Florence
Barnes and sons. Nefnon. John and
William, and granddaughter. Vida. and
Miss Mildred Yermilllon OF Baltimore:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee r. Ward and family
of Oakland. Mr.. and Mrs. David n.
Leister and daughters. Annie and
Gladys, and Miss Eaiella GonaWay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nilbert Sehaeffer and
daughter. GenIeYe and son. Wilbert.
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Horace L. shipIey.
Miss Pearl Hatfield. Of Baltimore. IL
spending few weeks with her friend
Miss Eva Ford
Miss Pauline Barnes and friend Miss
Stunt. of Baltimore. spent Sunday
with Mr.. Levi Barnes.
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SHARPER { GORSUCH
Carroll COunly's Big and only Exclusive
Clothing Store.
MILTON A. SULLIVAN
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
f4RMsKORsAIK

fA4hs TOh SALE.
~ 8 Acre Farm. Key.MaT.
- Acre Farm, Union Mills.
ID Afre Farm. Pleasant Valley.
= Acre Farm, Mount Pleasant.
ID ERE Farm. ; miles from Vest
minister
ID Acre Farm, : miles from west
minister.
~ ere Farm. miles rom Vest
Il aere farm. miles rom vest
minister.
10 Aere Farm. miles from vest
minister.
Acre Farm, mile from Westminster
- Aere Farm. ! mile from Vest
minister
Il lere farm. / miles from vest
minister
: Acre Farm, near Westminster.
Il1s 4ere Farm. Baohman'a Mil.
y Acre Farm, miles from Westmln-
aIer
: Acre Farm, near Westminster.
= Acre Farm, Mount Pleasant.
sI2 Aere Farm, Silver Hun.
10 ERE Farm, Maybefry.
Acre Farm, Wakefield.
= Acre faTm, stone Hoad
ssis lere Farm. sandfYille.
u Acre Farm, Stone Road.
= Acre Farm, AxondaIe.
y Acre Farm, miles from vest
minister
i Acre Farm, Baehmans MIL
. Acre Farm, Spring Mills.
J Acre Farm, CarrollIon.
u acre farm. Reese.
ID Acre Farm, Union Mills.
D Acre Farm, Hachman's Mills.
s7lk Aere Farm. Millers Station.
: Acre Fan, MIller'a Station.
= Acre I'm, Fsrizellburg.
= Acre FIN, Mount Pleasant.
: Acre farm, Fountain Valley.
: Acre Farm, Fountain Valley.
70 Acre Farm, near Westminster.
= Acre Farm, Union Bridge.
10 : 9o1z WEST MAIN STREET.
WESTHHNSTER .ARy.Aun
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SERVICE not sILF-uE plOF.
IT'S HOST WuO SERVES HEsT~.
Aleng wit Reed taal. We glte zoe
good ssrtIee. fellie, particular. per.
sonaI sertIee- tat sesls ~ helHlnE.
Order jour Ioal this manlH. please, Of
smith a IeifsHIIer.
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. Understanding l.

That woman Al the concert lad :
voice like = eaH-mlIlzs
Il wouldn't saY that"
"Why7#
Because have been IN the lum=
Der business and q Eaw-mIll doesn't
sound quite no bad
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DETnIIR.

James Warren and wife. Guy War
rem. wife and daughter, Louise. motor
ed . Waynesboro Saturday afternoon
and spent Sunday with relatives there.
going via EmmIfsburK. They resnrnz
cd ny HaEersIoWn. Draddoek Heights
and Frederick.
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TRUSTEES SALE
Il -0f -
Valuable Farm / Residence
y MmDLEBURa DISTRICT, CAR
ROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND.

BY virtue of . decree OF ne Circuit
Court for Carroll county. passed In
Equity cause No. 1923. wherein George
Z. HumberI and others are plaintiffs.
and Martha A. Humb4rt, widow. and
others are defendants. the underaIgn-
ID trustee ill ell a public sale. on
the first hereinafter described prem
Ises. IN
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST =, A. D.,
IsIs. II :. s'eleez. .. - al the fol-
lowing valuable real estate.
FiHsT-All thai valuable farm eon-
tanning
rs 4GkKs , - sQrlRE p.ReHRs
Of land. more CT less. located on the
public road leading from MIddlebure
20 townsville. about 0ne-quartef Of 4
mile from ne former place. n Middle
burg district. Carroll county, Mary
land ThIH IL 4 most desirable Iarfn
Hetnf improved D. a STORY
STONE DWELLING HOUSE. TWO
.Toaf FRAME TENANT HOUSE.
Bank Barn. Wagon shed. log Pen.
eorn Crib. Carriage House and Tool
Shed. the land i IN : hlen stat. Of
cultivation. fertile md productive
THIS property Is conveniently located
- 10 Church. School and Markets. be-
Ing about one-quartef If mile from
Alddleburf Station On ths Western
Maryland RailFaY. nov occupied by
AT. Joseph Smith. and was owned BY
Ar. Iohn :. Humbert n tie time Of
his dHcoaHe
sEFOND-Ail that Iot or parcel of
land. containing
THEE ACRES. MORE o. LESs,
located In Niddleburg. Carroll county.
Maryland, improved b > Two. STORY
stone DWELLING HOUSE Frame
Barn. Hog Pen and ether uuthaIld=
inEa. This Ia very deglrable prop
Trty md Ill make anyone an excel
lent home. - Il I located n the town
Of MIddlehurg. convenient 10 Church.
School and Railroad Station. and saa
occupied b the Iate Iuhn : Humber
~ Lhe time Of HI death.
TERMS - -One=Ihlrd eaah
N IL. daT Of aaIa. O. upon the ratis
flratlen thereof y tn Court. one.
third IN on year aud une-tHIrd n Two
fearH from daY II ale. 9TH inter-
est. - be secured b. he notes u The
purchaser or purchasers. with Sc.
euriIY 10 = approved by tha Trustee.
ar al cash at he option Of the par.
.zz..=
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30 : se.z WEST MAIN STREET.
WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND.
uyl Il If.
1910 EQUITY
In the Circuit Court for Carroll ea.n,v
Ia Euuif.
Inyl II If.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
In EQUITY.
Henry necraft. Plaintiff, v. Msndzll weinar. of
al. Defendants - =
Ordered this 18th day Of July 1916 - the Circuit
Court Tor CaEHoll County sitting - > Court Of
Equity. that the sale u the property mentioned
N the proceedings. made and neporIad hx
Francis Neal rarksZ and =. Albert LeYIneon.
lTnateez in the above entitled cause appointed
by tn Court 10 make aad sale be- rati
bed an confirmed. unless eause 10 The eonIrarx
thereof b sho.n on o. before the IzIh day ofAuq-
Mt 1915. provided copy OF Ihis order be inserted
once ]. each o three successive vrszEz hI.za AZ
It'll dzy Of August, 1915. ~
The report atatez the amount q aale n he
EDWARD 0, CASH. olark.
July In EDWARD o. CASH. Clerk.
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AND CHICKEN SUPPER.

st Lnke'sl Winters Luthsran
Church Sunday school. wi hold it
annual festival and supper in the
pavilion adjoining ne church. on
SATURDAY EVENING AND NIGHT.
AUGUST 18th. IInIon Bridge band
viii % present Rru.aedz or repair
Ing church. Inlye.Z It
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OpanIsfE

~
Among the passengers o. a train
on one=lrack road N the middle
Vest Nas ; laxative jeweIry drum
mer.
Presently the train stopped TO take
On water and the conductor neglected
% send baeE a nagman- Al express
came along. and before It could be
stopped, bumped the rear end OF Ike
first train
rhe drummer was lifted from his
seat and pitched head first into the
seat ahead. His silk hat was damned
clear down over his ears.
He. picked himself up and settled
back IN his seat No bones had been
broken. lie drew long breath,
Strengthened up and said:
We'll. they didn't get b. as. any
way.
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SALE IL
VALUABLE FARM
II MYERS DISTRICT.


b. virtue OF : decree OF The Circuit
Court for Carroll county IN Equity.
the undersigned trustees xIli aeIl al
public auction. On the premises. near
the Westminster and Hanover road.
IN Myers district. Carroll county. Nd.
on
MONDAY, AUGUST s1zt, 1916,
At one o'clock. ?. M. me farm Of John
W. Jones. late Of Carroll county. de-
ceased, containing
e6 ACRES AND : SQUARE PERcHRs
Of land, more Of les.
Sad farm is n GOOD state Of euiz
tiyatIon, with due proportion Of
meadow and timber land; .sss-1
DWELLING HOUSE, k.a
banE barn. wagon she'd, -
dairY. hog house, zen.
house and other ouIhuiIdlngs. good
spring Of water from which water L
supplied % the house and barn.
Possession VIII be given the purehaa=
er a. soon as terms of sale are COM
piled with. For further particulars
apply to the undersigned trustees.
Terms q Sale :---0ne-thIrd o. purz
chase money shall be paid cash % the
trustees On the day of sale or upon
the ratification thereof b. The Court:
one-Ihird n ST. months and the bal
ance In twelve months from. the day
of sale, Or ell cash II the option Of
the purchaser. the credit payments
10 Be secured b the notes If the pur=
chaser with approved security bear
ing interest from the day Of sale The
purchaser will BE required TO pay the
TRUSTEES 500 cash On the day Of sale.
GEORGE D. JONES.
MICHAEL 4. WALSH.
Trustees.
Danlel D. Fnhrman. IucIIaneer. IL.
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It's almost aa bad TO say mean
things az It is to 90 them.
A man doesn't have 10 be deIec-
tive IN order to find trouble.
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MONDAY, AUGUST slzt. 1916,

At one o'clock. ,. M. he farm Of John
W. Jones. late Of Carroll county. de-
ceased, containing
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MT. MerxIn Powers. OF Baltimore,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29
ORIGIN of IhanksoiXinu.

In colonial days it was customary to
appoint days of fasting or feasting, Of
prayer or Thanksgiving, when public
events seemed to warrant this recogni-
ton. In 1889 Washington ordered a
day Of thanksgiving for the adoption
Of the Federal constitution. Subse-
quently various days In November
were recommended by presidents and
governors until, in 1868, the regular
observance of national Thanksgiving
day was instituted through a procla-
nation Of President Lincoln. The
presidents proclamation does not make
it national holiday. 1t applies legal
~ only to the District of Columbia and
the territories. It is the governors
proclamations that affect the states.
The day is observed in all states, but in
some it is not a statutory holiday.
Thursday was originally selected by
the Puritans probably because. being
near the middle of the week. it gave
opportunity for the scattered members
of the family to come together and to
return without desecrating the Sab
bath by travel. November was Sc
1ected as the month when the fall har-
vests were all gathered. Other coun-
tries have Thanksgiving days for spe-
cia1 occasions, such as success in battle
or the deliverance Of the people from a
national calamity. but the fixed an
nual Thanksgiving day is custom be-
longing to America alone.
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ABOUT THE BIRD
OF THANKSGIVING
.RHE bronze turkey. that variety
g which today holds the place Of
b honor In the North American

honor in the North American
group CT turkeys, is oUtdone By
none when it comes to beauty or size.
Black, beautifully shaded with rich
bronze, the breast plumage being dark
bronze Illuminated with lustrous fin
ish of coppery gold, gives full warrant
for the name by which this bird is
known.
The full grown, healthy bird is a
beautiful picture of bronze, black, cop
per and gold and sometimes weighs
forty or more pounds. Other varieties
known in the barnyard and even rec
OgniZed among dealers as having dis
tinctive markings are in reality only
highly developed fowls with preserved
| peculiarities. Under this classification
comes the white turkey.
| In the United States there are six
standard varieties recognized and
grown. These are the bronze, Nara
gansett, buff, slate, white and black.
The chief differences are in size and
color Of plumage.
The bronze and Narragansett are the
largest, the buff and slate medium,
while the white and black are the
smallest. Within late years. however,
the white variety has reached such a
point Of popularity that it has increas-
ed in size until with some dealers it
occupies third place.
Whatever the turkey may have miss
ed through failing to secure that place
Of honor suggested for it by Benjamin
Franklin-as the national bird-it has
nevertheless found a place in the re-
gard of the American people which is
held by no other fowl
Time was when turkey, or as many
as could be carried, might be had al.
most for asking. Then came the period
when so cents would buy a plumE
young fowl. Even so short time as
ten years ago turkeys could be pur
chased for from 8 to 20 cents pound
dressed.
Some interesting figures were at one
time compiled by the department Of
agriculture in connection with the tur
key. In 1896 the census showed the
turkey population in the United State:
to be 100000. Four years later thu
department found there were but $500,
600. Such discrepancy needed inves
tigation. 1t was made, and the answe
was soon Forthcoming.
In the year 1896 the breeders had lit
orally counted their eggs before the,
were Matched, and the consequent tota
included all poults, eggs in the nest an(
birds expected as well as the grow
turkeys. With the latter figure onl,
birds of three months or more wer
included. That figure, therefore, is tn
true estimate of the average annua
turkey supply at that time, while toda,
the supply has increased with the ris
ing demand each year.
But even with the increase that ha
come with the passing years the SUP
ply is not sufficient or the price loy
enough for every person in this cour
try to include it in the list of Thanks
giving features. And SO the pictur
which Gray painted cannot hold true
He wrote, From the low peasant t
the lord, the turkey smokes on ever
board. "-New York Sun.
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new YORK KIDS"
ON THANKSGIVING

~ N Thanksgiving day the visitor
n s. to New York city, especially If
q he extends his observations to
the poorer districts of the city,
is much amused and interested by the
ragamuffins who form a quaint and
distinctive part of the city's celebration
of the day. These ragamuffins are
Youngsters of both sexes who dress
in all sorts of queer and elaborate
costumes and parade the streets.
There is no concerted general parade,
but merely local assemblages, seldom
over ten or twenty in number. Most
of the groups are smaller. To "dress-
ing up the ragamuffins often add beg
ging for small coins, fruit, candy, etc.,
and it is this feature of the annual
masquerading that has led in recent
years to a demand for it's suppression.
Often New York parents will give per-
mission to their children to masquer-
ade, but they add strict injunctions
against begging. They are willing to
let Johnny Or Jennie enjoy the day in
the ancient, time honored manner, but
they set their faces against mendican-
cy. "You may dress up and go out,
but you mustn't do any begging" is
the order.
Many of the young ragamufins find
their greatest joy in arraying them
selves in the clothing of the opposite
sex. Half grown boys trail long skirts
behind them or initiate the fashion
when it calls for short skirts And the
hats they wear are wonderful and fear
full creations. The little girls like to
don trousers and discarded mems hats
Often the boys and girls black their
faces, but not many masks are seen
Well known characters are frequently
initiated, and in the recent past a GER
| tain movie comedian with a funny
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walk and a laughable little mustache
has been much in evidence on Thanks
giving day in the New York streets.
This Thanksgiving mummery in New
York, which is not found in any other
city, is local custom, dating back sew
eral decades to the old target compa-
MES which used to shoot for prizes.
They were ward bodies in the days
before the districts known as wards
were abolished On Thanksgiving day
these target companies assembled and
paraded from house to house, visiting
the prominent men of each ward.
These men, city officials, judges, poll
dc1ans, etc., gave prizes which were
shot for later in the day, and the days
festivities wound up with ball. The
target companies were succeeded by
companies of men called "ragamuffins'
or "fantasticals," who dressed in fan
tastic garb on Thanksgiving day.
These adult ragamuf1ins have now been
succeeded by the youngsters who
"dress up"
In recent letter an old New Yorker
writes thus Of the ragamuffins:
Il was interested in reading your
article on the subject Of the Thanks
giving day mummers, and I am rather
surprised that some ancient person in
the Greenwich village could not give
you some information as to the origin
| of the custom, which, as far as l know
is local to New York
in my boyhood in the early seven
ties there used to parade through the
streets on Thanksgiving day bands OF
grown men, some on foot, some on
horseback and others in the two wheel
ed butcher carts of the day, clad in
eccentric and fantastic clothes These
bands or companies called themselves
the 'fantasticals' and were called by
the people of the street the 'raga
mullins They paraded in a spirit OF
more or less glee and were received
| with good nature and amusement.
Il used to be told by my elders that
the fantasticals paraded in derisior
| and mockery of the militia parades Oh
| the time, but their humor was proba
bly, leveled against the militia of ar
| earlier date and possibly in memory
| of the general muster and training OF
still earlier day."
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THE CHRISTIAN.

Holiness appeared to ms to be
Of a sweet, pleasant, charming,
serene. calm nature. 1t seemed
to me it brought an inexpressi-
BILE purity, brightness, peaceful
ness and ravishment to the soul,
and that it made the soul like a
field or garden Of God, with all
manner Of pleasant flowers, that
is all pleasant, delightful and
undisturbed; enjoying a sweet
calm and the gentle, vfvifying
beams of the sun. The soul of
a true Christian appeared like
such a little white flower as we
see in the spring Of the year,
low and humble on the ground.
opening it's bosom to receive the
pleasant beams of the suns
glory, rejoicing. as it were. in
calm rapture; diffusing around
a sweet fragrancy. standing
peacefully and lovingly in the
midst of other flowers round
about, all in like manner open
ing their bosoms to drink in the
light of the sun.-Jonathan Ed
wards.
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Harvest Home" and Thanksgiving.


The harvest home Of the SaXons and
Celts, the cerealia of the Romans, the
Israelitish feast of tabernacles and.
for all that we know to the contrary,
the first harvest celebration of pre-
adamite man were the actual pre-
cursors of our Thanksgiving. Even
among the American Indians there was
held an autumnal festival which might
not unjustly claim precedence as the
true aboriginal Thanksgiving of the
western world. Modern observances
of Thanksgiving. with their sporting
features, are denounced in certain
quarters as sadly at variance from the
ideas of the Plymouth colonists during
their first golden autumn on the coast
of Cape Cod bay. Indications are not
altogether wanting. however. that the
manner of celebrating has changed in
nonessentials only. No longer is
whole week devoted to Thanksgiving,
as in the days of Governor Bradford
A single day suffices.
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EAST CHARLESTON

Ellen Gibson is working at Echo
Inn.
Robert Taylor is i'll with rheuma-
tism.
There will be no C. E. prayer meet
ing Thursday evening.
Grace Stumpf finishes her work at
Echo Inn his week.
Mrs. Lottie Goodwin is spending a
few weeks at Island Pond.
Raymond Curtis was one of the
fortunate hunters who shot a nice
deer.
Harold Stumpf has gone to West
Charleston to work in E. Buck
store.
Mrs. Mary Stumpf has returned
after spending a few weeks in West
Burke.
Mrs. A. W. Seavey of Bloomington
has come to spend the winter with
her son, Bert. :
George Brown. Richard Parker and
three friends from West Derby spent
the week at Moulton's camp, Morgan.
Mrs. Curtis has gone to Portland,
Me-, where she will have an opera
ton performed on her eyes for cat
aracts.
Mr.. Sherwood of Rutland, deputy
for the M. w. A, who has been work
ing for the North Star camp, has re-
turned to his home.
The annual church meeting will be
held Monday evening, Dec. 4th, in the
vestry There will be a social hour
at the close of the meeting and re-
freshments will be served. Every
body cordially invited.