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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State of Miss )uri
County of Bates. -
In the Circuit Court, May Term, 1916.
In Vacation March 2lst. 1916.
w ID. Howard. Plaintiff.
donees. alenees, and grantees of
sanford Allen. deceased, Defend
ANTS.
The state Of Missouri to the above
mentioned defendants, Greeting:
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein. and files his petition verified
under oath, alleging among other
things that he is now in the possession
the west half u-.) of the north
west quarter u-p ana the south
east quarter 90 of the north west
'@6) township fDrty-one til) of
: range thirty-two t32) Bates coun-
ty, Missouri.
and alleging. among other things that
he verify believes there are persons in
tcreSted in the subject matter of his
suit whose names +nd the nature,
character and extent Of whose inter-
rsts he can not specifically set out
because to him unknown, but that if
such persons there be they derive their
interest. if any they have. as the un-
known consort, heirs, devisees, donees'
alienres Immediate, mesne or~ remote ;.
voluntary or Involuntary grantees of
Sanford Al len, VINO acquired title to
the above described premises as gran
tee in "a deed dated May llth 1865, and
found of record in the Bates county
Missouri Recorders office in book y
at page il7l seventeen and which in
turrSt so acquired he did not Of record
convey to any one.
W1hereup"n. it is ordered by the
Clerk in Vacation. that said Defend
ANS he notified bv publication that
plaintiff has commenced II suit against
them in this court, the object and
general mature. of which is to try, as
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given. that letters
of administration upon the estate OF
Eliza j. Barnes deceased. have been
granted to the undersigned by the
Probate Couftof' Bates county. Mis-
souri,, bearing date the Ind day OF
March, 1916.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
to the undersigned for allowance with
in six months after the date of said
letters, or they may be precluded from
any benefit of such estate: and il such
claims be not exhibited within one
wear from the date Of the last inser-
tion Of this publication. they shall be
forever barred.
Date of last insertion Aprfl 18th. 1916.
j. W. ROGERS,
2l-3t Administrator
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FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR
YOUNGSTOWN.
Rifle in the Hands Of Ernest Bell,
Accidently Discharged, Kill
ing Wife.

Thursday forenoon about 10
o'clock Ernest Bell, a prominent
young farmer living near Johns
town went into the house to get
a rifle to shoot crow.
In throwing a shell from the
magazine to the chamber of the
rifle, a. $500 calibre Ballard, he
accidentally struck the trigger,
discharging the gun, the bullet
striking his wife, who was stand
ing near, in the back, going
through the heart and coming out
near the center of the breast.
causing her instant death.
Mr.. Bell rushed to the phone
and notified the neighbors of the
terrible accident. DIR. Maxey Of
Johnstown was hurriedly sum-
moned but found that she had
been dead for some time before he
arrived.
The unfortunate accident cast
a cloud of gloom over the entire
neighbOrhood where both Mr.. and
Mrs. Bell were very popular.
Mrs. Bell, who was about 70
years of age is survived by a lit
tie daughter two years old.
Coroner R. f. Crabtree was no
titled and went to JOhnstOwn Fri
day and held an inquest when a
verdict was reached in accordance
with the above facts.
The heartbroken young hus-
band is almost Frustrated as a re-
suit of the horrible accident.
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There are vet five hundred log
school houses in use i'm the United
States. Some of these are in Mis-
souri,. but the old time one room
buildings where our fathers re-
ceived their first instruction in
the three RS are gradually
giving way to the modern CONSOLE
dated school building.-Ex.
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ORDER OF II HLICATION.

County OF l:atr> go.
State Of Missouri. 30
In the. Circuit Court. MAY. Term, 1916.
In Vacation February =! la1G
Harry GROW Plaintiff
Myrtl. crow. Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein and files his petition verified
under oath. alleging among other
things that Defendant MNltl CROW is
Il nonresident of tie safe Of Missouri
Whereupon. it is ordered by the
court that said Defendant be notified
by publication that PLAINTIFF has com
menced a suit against her in this court
the object and general nature of which
is to have ana obtain Il Judgment and
decree of divorce, IN favor of plaintlff
and against the defendant, on the
grounds of indiGnitieS offered and com
mitted by defendant toward plaintiff
while tkty lived together as husband
and wife and more particularly during
the latter part of tn" year 1914 and
fore part of the year 1919, and that un-
less the said defendant, Myrtle Grow,
be and appear at this. Court, at the
next term thereof. to b." begun ana
holden at tn. Court House in the city
of Butler. in said county on the fourth
Monday of May. 1916 and on or before
the first day of said Term, answer or
plead to the Petition in said cause. TIN.
same will be taken as confessed, and
Judgment will b" rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered. that copy
hereof be published, according to law,
in The Butler Weekly Times news.
paper published in said County OF
Bates. for four weeks successivtiy,
published at least once a week, the
last insertion to be at least thirty days
before the first day of said next May
1916 Term of this Court.
H. O. Nancy.
Circuit Clerk.
4 True Copy from the Record.
Witness my hand. and seal or
tscul, the Circuit Court of Bates
County this nth day of March
1916 224t
H. q. Nancy.
Circuit Clerk
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State Of Missouri .s
County Of Bates: ''
In the Circuit Court, May Term.
1916. In&aration March %.
1916.
Josephine Noble, Plaintiff.
Wild W. Noble. Defendant
Now at this day comes the.
plaintiff herein, by her attorney
and files her petition and aft
davil. alleging, among other
things that defendant is d non
resident Of the State of Missouri.
Whcrcnpon, il is ordered by the
Clerk in Vacation that said de
frndant be notified by puhlica-
tion that plaintiff has commenced
ii suit against him in this Court.
the object and general nature of
which is to obtain a Judgment and
decree of divorce from defendant
and the care and custody of
their three minor children. found
ed upon the following among
other allegations: that on the -
day Of -, 1914, defendant with
out reasonable cause abandoned
this plaintiff and has ahsentcd
himself from her for more than
one whole year, and that defend
ant has been habituatcd to
drunkenness for more than one
year, and that unless the said de-
PENDANT be and appear at this
Counr at the next term thereof.
to be begun and holden at the
Court House in the City of Butler
in said county. on the fourth
Monday of May. 1915. and on or
before the first day Of said Term,
or plead to the petition
in said cause. the same will he tax
en- as confessed. and Judgment
will be rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered that
a copy hereof he published, -ac-
to law. i'll the Butler
Weekly Times. newspaper pub
lished in said county of Bates for
four weeks successfully. pub
liShed at least once a week, the
last insertion to he at least thirty
lays before the first day of said
next May. 1916. Term of this
Court.
ii. q. Nancy.
Circuit Clerk.
4 true copy from the record.
Witness my hand. and
seal seal of the Circuit
Court of Bates Coun-
ty, this 29th day of
March. 1916. =
H. O. MAXEY,
Ait Circuit Clerk.
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BLACKS SCHOOL HOUSE.

Mrs William Frounfelter, who has
been suffering from indigestion for the
past year, was taken to a York hos
pital, for treatment. Her many
friends hope for a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Frank Hollinger, who was ser
iously i'll from pneumonia, for several
weeks past, is slightly improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Obadiah Harner most
pleasantly entertained recently, Mr..
william Harner, wife and children, of
near Gettysburg; Mr.. Wilson Study,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Harner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Myers, and son, Edgar !;
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wolf, Messrs. New
in Harner and John Wolf, Mervin
Harner; Misses Manetta Straub and
Irene Harner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Bachman and
children, of Kreidler's School House,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Bachman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer j. Fl. Mayors,
were Sunday visitors at the home of
Mr.. George Bachman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tressler and
Mrs. Susan Wildasan, Hanover; spent
Tuesday with the formers daughters,
Mrs. Ira Stonesifer and Mrs. Austin
Bortner.
Mr.. John Wolf, Miss Irene Harner,
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. William Copenhaver,
spent Saturday visiting Mr. and Mrs
Paul Crumrine, near the New Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer J. H. Mayors
most pleasantly entertained on Fri
day evening, Messrs Mervin Harner
and Lloyd Mayors, and Misses Naomi
Mayors, Irene Harner, and Viola May
ers.
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MOUNT OLIVE.

Revival services are being held at
Mount Olive Methodist Episcopal
church conducted by Rev. G.. F. Bond.
We wish him success.
Miss Mamie Welsh spent the weeks
end with Misses Hilda and Anna
Hood, of Ridge road.
Mrs. Flay Justic, of Lisbon, Howard
county, is spending some time with
Mr.. Willard Buckingham, of this place.
Mrs. Bryan Gartreil, Of near Nor
gan chapel, visited Mr. Ulysses Poole
and family, Sunday.
Mr.. Charles Hain&a and family. of
Waynesboro, Pa, listed Mrs. Lucinda
Ecker and fanny, Sunday last.
Mrs. Norman Harrison and two
children, OF Mt. Airy, spent last week
at the home Of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Harrison.
Most everybody of the community
is very busy doing up their fall work
and getting ready to butcher
Mr.. William Dempsey, Jr., and his
mother, Mrs. Margaret Dempsey, mo-
tored to Baltimore recently.
Miss Beatrice Shipley visited her
father, Mr. Albert Shipley, of BaIti-
more, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gosnell, of
West Falls, visited Mr.. Jesse Leather
wood and family Sunday last
Mr. Oscar Raumrardner and family.
Of Harrisonyille, spent Sunday wito
Mr.. William Dempsey and family.
Health of community, good.
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DETOJR.

Raymond Schildt's arm, which was
badly injured several days ago, when
he fell from a tree, is improving. Al
though he still carries it in sling he
SAYS, that it no longer pains him
much.
Among those who spent Sunday
with T. l.. GrOssnickle and family
were Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Smith and
Rebecca Smith, of Woodsboro; Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Hamilton, of Liberty
town; Edward Hamilton, Of near Mt.
Pleasant, and Miss Mollie Daughe<ty,
OF NOodsbOro.
DR.. Marlin Shorb is spending few
days at his home here. He came to
shorten the life of some of our bun
MES.
II. Fl. Boyer, wife and son spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Boyer
uncle, Ephraim Fox, of near Ladies'
burg, who is very i'll
Those who visited Mrs. Hannah
Weant and daughter during the week
were Charles Filler and wife, Of Balti-
more; E. o. Weant, wife and daugh-
ter, of Westminster, and DR.. and Mrs.
Luther Kemp, of UniontoWn.
John Weybright, wife, son, Saylor,
anu uduSIIICI, IluII, VI Aul LlolIIy VIC
tied Mrs Mary Weybright, on Sunday.
Butchering season has commenced
in this section.
John Wood, wife and children spent
Sunday with VIM. Wood and wife, OF
Rocky Ridge.
Vallie Shorb spent a few days last
week in Baltimore.
Several of our folks took advantage
Of the excursion to Baltimore last
Thursday.
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UNION BRIDGE.

The Tidewater Company is build
ing six more houses in the row COM
menced early in the summer. This
fills the row out to Locust avenue.
Those built during the summer were
double houses two stories high, four
rooms to each apartment. Those now
building are in the bungalow style and
contain five rooms, and are intended
for one family.
There appears TO be famine Vi
lard and butter in town at this time.
A substitute for lard has been offered
in small quantities, but no kind OF
butter is obtainable.
Edgar Myerly met with a painful
accident at the quarry Of the Cement
Plant, Tuesday morning, while oiling
cars. A large stone rolled against his
leg, jamming his foot against a car
wheel, breaking two of his toes and
cutting a deep cash in the foot.
Ada Rachel, wife Of Harvey H.
Bond, died at the Mercy Hospital, Bal
timore, November 10. Mrs. Bond was
born February y, 1872. On August
4, 1889, she was united in marriage
with Harvey H. Bond, who survives.
OF this union four children are living,
Mrs. Belle Wood, of Baltimore; Mrs.
Italy Grimes, of town; Howard and
Richard, at home. There are also
three grandchildren, Margaret and
Louise Wood and Sterling Grimes. A
sister, Mrs. Lydia Bohn, of Hagers-
town, and a brother, Roy Moore, of
near Walkersville, also survive. Flu
neral services were held at st. Pauls
church, Sunday afternoon, her pastor,
Rev. Paul d. Yoder, officiating.
Lee Stone, who was accidently shot
while on a hunting expedition the
first day of the season, is reported to
be improving. Stone, with Stanley
Saylor and Malvin Palmer, went to
Joe Smiths, on the Humbert place, to
hunt. He had secured two rabbits
and a bird; a third rabbit sprung up,
and Saylor, probably anxious to set a
share of the game, fired without prop
er caution and put the entire load into
Stones left side. From head to foot
he was filled with shot. He was
brought to the College Hospital and
two doctors worked from 11.30 to $50
extracting shot. Those in the Dody
and leg were not taken out.
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MANCHESTER.

Mr.. William Hahn, an aged gentle
man living a mile north from town,
passed peacefully away at his home
FRIDAY afternoon at $50 o'clock, aged
rs years, months and 25 days. He
had been ill about three weeks with
kidney complications and tumor.
He was we'll known in this town and
the community, having lived at his
late home for % years. He was
never married, always boarding with
his tenants. He was laid to rest
Tuesday morning in his lot in the
Reformed cemetery, having had a
monument erected some years ago
Rev. T. H. Blatt, pastor of the Re
formed church, conducted the ser
vice. The pallbearers were jacob
Werheim, Harvey :. Rhodes, Henry
Yingling, Thomas Shaffer, Harry
Black and Allen Lippy. Wink BROS
funeral directors.
Luther Fridinger, Youngest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore FrldlnSer
died Wednesday evening, NoVe,npet
Is. at the home of his parents, Norm
Main street, aged "a years. Lutnel
he'd been a sufferer from tuperculo-
sis for several years and was aole u
be with the family until seNera! da!S
before his death. He was lald 20 RESI-
Saturday morning in Their lain!ly lo'
at R;yIer's cemetery Funeral ser
vice Mt BiXler's church, conducted DS
Rev. Wagner, pastor OF the chnrch
The Dallbearers were MesSTS. i>,'09
Rlochnr William WaTehime Guy
Hanson, Irwin Armac0st, Albert ware
hime and Waiter Folk. w. H. +,
Bergman funeral director
The sup0er held in the t.remen
hall Saturday evening by the mem
hers Of the Willing " orkers Aid So
cietv Of Trinity Performed c3urch was
we'll attended. The gross receipts
amounted 20 ST.. Expenses $l2l2
leaving a balance of %G4.SS.
The members Of the Lutheran
charge, Manchester, BauGhman& q.
Iineboro and Snydersburg rendered
their pastor, Rev. Letherman, re-
ceptjon. The affair was held in the
social hall of the Manchester church.
large number of parishioners and
friends enjoyed the evening socially.
Refreshments were served Ey COM
mittee in charge. The pastor and
- wife were the recipients of number
of presents.
Monday evening Mr.. Harry Lippy,
living on the Panehec&er farm III
Bachman's Valley, lett this town by
way of the state road running to
Westminster. When just beyond the
town limits he was struck by large
passenger bus that was running at a
high speed. Mr.. Lippy's car was
mashed on the one side so badly that
it was left standing by the road, Aor-
tunately he was not injured. The
bus kept on in to town, not stopping
to inquire the extent of the damage.
The parties are unknown.
The members Of Emmanuel luth-
eran Sunday school celebrated Luth-
er Day Sunday evening with an es-
pecially arranged program.
MIR. and Mrs. John Lipny and sons,
of Gettysburg. and niece, Miss CARRIER,
of Hanover. we're guests Of their
aunts. Misses Laura and Della LiDDy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hoffman
spent the past week with friends in
Baltimore.
About 40 members Of FOcahontas
Tribe Of Red Men paid a Fraternal
visit to their brother lodge OF Glen
Rock Pa.
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EMORY.

| The Sunday school will hold an
oyster supper at Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
Bonds this Saturday night to which
one and all are most cordially invited
A barrel of vegetables will be packed
at this time for the poor. Bring a
donation with you.
Miss Fannie Leight, of Baltimore
spent the weeks end with her parents,
! Mr.. and Mrs Charles Leight.
Mrs. VIM. Uhler and daughters, Miss
Florence Uhler and Miss Sophia
Sweine, of Gwynbrook, spent the
weeks end with their cousin, Mr.. Car
roll Raver, and family.
/ Mrs. Wade Waters and family and
Miss Brothers, of ReisterstoWn, spent
Sunday with the formers sister, Mrs
Haden Gill; and family.
/ The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
at Mrs. John Myers on Thursday
! December z, and an oyster supper will
be held at Mr.. and Mrs. Elias FoWble's
on Saturday, December 9. Be sure
and come to both.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sellars and
son spent Sunday with the latter
sister, Mrs. J. Frank Raver, and
family.
Miss Beulah Cooper, of Baltimore
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles
Myers.
Revival is in progress at Emory at
this time Come and be benefited by
the services.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Shilling, Mr..
and Mrs. James Shilling and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Shilling and
family, Mr.. ad Mrs. Luther Brown, OF
SandvyilIe. and Mr. Jackson Mum
maugh spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Nick Mummaugh.
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PLEASANT VALLEY,

Sunday school this Sunday at 100
p. m. Divine service at go. by Rev.
}. VI. keinecAe. &. Z. Society i'll the
evening.
The home OF Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Myers, midway between here and
Frizellburg, wa svery much enliven-
ed last Saturday night when Miss
Treva's friends gave her a most de-
/ lightful SURPRISE The evening was
spent in games and music until a late
nour, When all kinds of refreshments
were served. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Myers, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Myers, Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Wright, Mrs. J. Elmer Myers, Mrs
Scott LeatherWood, Misses Treva
Myers, Mary Hiner, Edna Myers,
Lthel Myers, Hattie Wantz, Lula
Myers, Pearl Myers, Helen Hesson,
Euth and Marie Myers, Mae Leather
wood, Anna Myers, Messrs. Wilmer
Myers, Clarence Sullivan, Edward
Gardner, Harry Warehime, Paul
Myers, Vernon Black, Willard Smith,
benjamin Myers, Ernest Myers, Edgar
Warehime, Fern, Raymond and Galen
Wright, Joseph Strevig, Jesse Unger.
Nyron, Galen and Martin Myers,
Hobart Carl, Maus Rinehart, Clarence
Myers and others.
Mrs. Rebecca Bankard, widow of
the late Ephraim l.. Bankard, died
at the home of her son, Mr.. Amos
Fitz, on Saturday, aged "a years, l
month and y days The remains
we're brought to this place on Mon
day afternoon, the funeral was large
ly attended as the deceased had a
host of relatives and friends. The
following were the pallbearers Milton
A. Myers, Augustus Utermahlen.
Louis Beard, r. E. Lee Hutchins,
Claude Reifsnider and Daniel Baugh-
er. Funeral service was conducted
by her pastor, Rev. ]. Luther Hoff-
man.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Hildebridle lost a
valuable horse on Tuesday morning
from cause unknown. The animal
dropped over dead.
Our community was shocked to
hear of the death of Rev. James q.
Stonesifer, of Fort Loudon, Pa. Rev.
ot0nesifer was pastor of our church
for a number of years.
Mr.. Daniel Lester, Mr. Edward
Hahn and Mr.. Archie Myers spent
Tuesday Of this week in Lancaster.
Pa
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HARVEY.

Mrs. Anna A. Masemore, of Wyom-
ing; and Misses Katherine and Vir-
ginia Clabaugh, of Harrisburg, spent
some time with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert A. Clabaugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Toward Harner and
daughter, of Cumberland, spent the
past week with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Il. Harner.
Mrs. Lee Stallsmith, son, Charles
and daughter, Helen, of York, spent a
lew days with H. L. WitheroW and
family.
Mr.. NJ r. Hess, wife and daughter,
Mr.. Jacob Newcomer and wife, of
Harvey; and Mrs. Dr. Wolf, of
Arendtsville, spent few days with
Fev. L. A. Bush and family, of Bell
vile, Pa.
Mr.. e. X. Leathernan, wife, son and
daughter, spent Saturday and Sunday
at Fountain Dale.
Special services in Lutheran church
on Sunday night for Home Missions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fuss, Of En-
Elirsburg, spent Sunday with Mr.. Mar
tin Valentine and family.
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LOCUST HILL.

The Christian Endeavor Society, OF
St. Bartholomew Church was re-
organized last Sunday. The following
officers were elected for three months
President, NJ E. Halter; vice-presi-
dent, William A Steiner; secretary,
Miss Minnie Lawyer, assistant secre-
tary, Miss Emma UtZ, treasurer, Allen
HOUser; the Program committee,
Misses Bertha Leppo and Rosa Go
brecht, Cyrus Feeser and Edward Go
brecht; Lookout committee, Miss Ellie
Wentz, Miss Goldie Gobrecht, Earl
Bechtel and Clayton Gobrecht; Pray
er Meeting committee, Adam NJ. Mil
Ter and Henry Mummert; Temperance
committee, George V. Miller, Clayton
J. Wentz and Emory Resi-: Flower
committee, Harvey Stonesifer, Ed
ward Wentz and Jacob Krumrine
Deacons, Blanche StOnesifer and Roy
Stauffle.
Samuel Geeting. ST., of Deep Run,
Md, had his right arm fractured and
several ligaments torn last Tuesday
while stepping from his buggy. The
horse was frightened by a falling tree
and ran away. Mr.. Geeting was drag
ged for some distance. Dr.. G. Lewis
Wetzel, of Union Mills, reduced the
fracture. Mr.. Geeting is "a years
of age.
David Geeting, son of Samuel Geet
ing had one of his legs broken last
Wednesday while helping a neighbor
to haul corn fodder. The load upset
throwing Mr.. Geeting, who was riding
on top, to the ground DR.. G. Lewis
Wetzel, of Union Mills, reduced the
fracture.
Mrs William TrOwnfelter, Of
Blacks School House, who has been
suffering from indigestion for some
time, was taken to the York Hospital
for treatment on Thursday.
William Leppo is putting down a
cement pavement about his residence.
John S. Trone and Mr.. Diffenderf-
er, of York, visited at the home of E.
NJ. Raubenstine, on Thursday.
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BENNERSVILLE,

Mr.. Bernie Harmon and brother,
Murvin, OF Union Bridge, spent Mon
day evening with his cousin, Mr.
David r. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bankard
spent Sunday with Mrs Margaret
Mitten, of Frog Hollow
Mr.. and Mrs. David r. Miller spent
Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs.
Sarah Warehime, of Westminster.
Mrs. Fannie Michael spent the
weeks end in Baltimore.
Mr.. Ephraim Bowersox and child
rem spent Sunday with Mr.. John III.
Benner
MIR. and Mrs. Samuel 0. Miller,
Misses Mary e. and Grace V. Miller
spent Sunday with Mrs. Sarah Ware
Mime, Of Westminster.
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Prices We're Higher During Civil War

De comfo::ed, our forefathers had
an H. c. Ct : problem bigger than
ours. 1t was during, and few years
following the civil war.
In 1864, spring wheat -four sold
wholesale at $3.50 to SIS barrel,
and white winter wheat flour at SIG
to $3.50. Retail prices we're $3.50
to So a barrel higher. II 1867, choice
milling wheat sold wholesale at SO a
bushel
Corn, i'm 1854, was $1.41 a bushel,
and oats in 1887 cost 80 cents bushel
Hams were from 20 to rs cents
pound.
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Only Proper.

Wife-"This paper tells of a man
in Ohio who lives on onions alone"
Hub-"Well, anyone who lives on
onions ought to live alone"