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FACES MURDER.
MRS. ALICE ElSER SHOOTS ARD KILLS
HER HUSBAND IN JEALOUS RAGE.


Shot b. his wife in : jealous rage
at their home, near Harney
Frank kiseT, a rich farmer. 55 years
old. died last night aI the City Hos
pital. Frederick. The KIaers were
well-to-do, owning several farms, and
Mr.. Kiser for a number Of years has
operated a bi-weekly provision truck
to Baltimore.
Though both were about 55 years
of age. Tor a long time hrs. Kiser
has suspected her husband OF =
liason With farmers wife in the
neighhorhood, and she claims to have
warned him to desist. She alleges
that Wednesday this woman was in
Harney Haunting herself before the
kiser home and that she saw her
husband making signals y her He
left home later In the day and re-
turned soon after dark that evening.
Mrs. Kiser watched for rs return,
and. - he was about II enter the
summer=kitchen door. fred > shotgun
at him. The shot took effect in his
head. The silence outside the door
caused her TO think thai she had not
shot hIm. and IN a feH minutes she
opened the door and stumbled over
the body She ran At suiee to q
neighbor.s home and told what she
had done. Doctors Elliot. of Harney.
and Benner. of TaneYi0wn. were
summoned They found Kiser' uncon-
seiona
States Attorney seabrOok was
notified yesterday and vent to the
scene af the tragedy. accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff bloom. taking with
them Justice o. The Heaee J. p.
Davidson. Of TaneyloHn. After in
veatigaIIon the circumstances of the
shooting. be advised MTs. KIser to
send for m sttorney. She summoned
Edward o. weant. of Ihia city, who
arrived N an hour. MTa. Kiser was
arrested and was by the Magistrate
admitted 10 $1,000 hail for hearing
February n. They have one son.
who i With the army n France.
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Letters to the Folks
Back Home.
LETTERS FROM FRANCE

Mr.. and Mrs. George NIghtengale,
Of near smallwood received the fol-
lowing letter from their son. In
France:
.seIieswicher. Jan L. 1919.
Dear Mother and faIhHT.-f am
taking the pleasure Of writing = Few
lines 70 .0u 10 let you know that I
am well and helpe this letter Viii find
you all he same. SUPPOSE ne wealth
er is rough back there abuaI this time
l know II vas last winter. hope you
received my first letter OK wrote n
letter 70 Charles December 20. /
know h did not receive Il yel because
it takes between three and four weeks
w haven't had any SNOW YeL except
on Christmas day a feH flakes fell.
but 1t rains enough HioW did you
all spend The holidays7 ! spent them
right happy. but OF course not as
happy =. i would have been home
with you IL but we we're treated fine.
We had turkey lpie. nuts. candy. etc.
and package from The Ted Cross
We JUS Eot hack from delivering stock
10 the front in time for Christmas
dinner | guess you see n fhe papers
AtARfA #A8@# HAHAA q W. WI J ~ II A0NH
once n ; While 10 get he news |
guess Mis- Roll finds Il right rough
this winter II she Is b herself yet.
Tell her ! have seen almost every
thing buI the Kaiser gaass most OF
the boz back In the slaIaz aTe mus
tered 81 = the army - this time
I hope He viii soon ride The waves
back ! Rness sc VII be back about
Spring ! every thing goea seli The
sooner he better. for would like 60
get baeE n Tine 10 get IhIngs going.
+ ! guess Dlek will moi IL me- work
Tops aHd Fat together nd tell him
II he doesn't I viii bring oae Of these
Spanish mules along guess | VIII
have . eInaa for this llms las ans
one been - from The eIIY over the
holidays fnu wanted - know some
time aEa about money. ] haKe enough
TO see ne through. don DO like
some y Ihe boys. spend if the
| first niKhI or two do like
old uncle Frank used tn ~. keep a
little haHk for rainy ~. Well !
Ruess III close for tn time hop.
ing T. 80 You all soon. anH hoping ia
hear hos gon ali are getting aionR
Love q al.
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! Bank for Pleasant VALLEY.

: meeting was recently called anl
held in the hall II Pleasant Valley
Tor the purpose Of promoting the in
IaHesL and furtheTIng the steps pre-
YIonsIy taken toward the establish
menL of a State Bank at said lplaee.
Messrs. Chas. .. Clemson, Pearre
Wantz and ]. Ezra Stem were pres
enl from Westminster. who ably ad-
sanoed The necessary information.
pneIIminarily =. Z. Yingling Nas
elected chairman and Edw. 2. Lenn.
secretary. The following we're
elected directors % serve for one
year: Joseph P. Yingling. A. Daniel
IeLster, Theodore King, Edward {.
YIngIing, @. Tobias Yingling. Edgar
Il. ghaefter, Charles p. Eckard.
Charles II. Leeae. Charles T. Hos
feId. Harry l. DeYIlbiss, William I.
Babylon.
After due consideration it vas
thought best, and accordingly de
eIded upon, to raise the amount Of
capital stock to $4,000 with surplus
oI $4,000
While not the entire amount Of
stock was taken. quite goodly por=
ton was subscribed.
The necessary papers of ineor-
poration we're drawn up and signed.
after which the meeting adjourned
subject to call
We almost forgot to mention the
band. which was present and render
ed some choice selections, nolwith-
standing the fact that 1t was con
aIderably handicapped through
number of the members not being
present,
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PLEASANT VALLEY.

Corporal Frank ]. Kahn who Nas
stationed at Fort San Houston.
Texas has been honorably discharged
and has returned home.
Private Stevenson Yingling and
Private David FeeHer. both of Camp
Meade are at their homes having
henn lonorably discharged. Mr.
Yingling will return to his former
position In Baltimore in few days.
The flu has again made ils an-
pearance in our neighborhood !
dozen or more families are Ill with 1.
Mr. Edward Hahn is confined 70
hi home with an attack of bron-
ehIIIe.
Mrs. Frederick Myers is still On
the sick list but Is slowly improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Myers. Of
Hanover, Pa, spent q few days with
mrs. Myers parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Devilbiss.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Myers and
little son, Homer. Of Frizellbnrg.
spent Sunday with Mrs Myers par
enta. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward YinglIng
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home for ! hear they are sending the
wounded as quickly n they arc able
To 20. I don't expect to see the
States before July zIh. For myself
an ready to start now. Il rains
here every day, and the mud is knee
deep. I have seen trucks axle deep
In the mud. Worst Of all, was de-
tailed 10 help get some out don't
think this country 10 wonderful. Or
course. We don't see 80 much quar-
tered n small towns Ike these but
the only pretty things 7 have seen
we're the horses. They are wonder
ful.
I guess this Ii about all the news
for this time. | hope you are all
vel and still continue 30 until We
meet Tell Papa | enjoy reading his
letters. Give my laye 10 all Your
loving son.
PVT. FREDDIE +. HARRISON,
Isl Casual Co,
Holding Camp La Suze.
sHrthe. France.
A. p. o. 7sz. via New York
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CnlzeHs are Urged II attend Meeting
II Armory Frlday EtealHg--DF.
moofsey WIN Lead.

Beginning next Friday evening.
February 81. at : o'clock IN The
Armory there viii b held series
o. Community Sings under the lead
erahIn of DR. WooIHeY.z the famou.
HunK leader We haEe AL come -
kauE and love
Thee sings vii 1e free 10 fha
public. no admission. no collection
and everybody urged 10 attend.
TIsII chief object i - get people
together and promote community
fellowship They ~ BE held under
ths management q he Westminster
Center Of the Var camp Community
Service.
TIE state furnished the armorY.
ths Var Cantp Community Service
furnishes the speaker and the music
and here remains - one thing 81
- II provided for = he people n
Westminster. thai i piano The
ataIe grants the "a q the building.
hezI and light included without
charge. The county commissioners.
Ia 4all furnished IHs chairs. and
ne Reek an appeal I'll be made =
or people 10 furnish , plano.
: plan has beaa zuTEed out -
nuI n charge Of IL Noman's CIFIe
League Il Is proposed 70 sell eight
sen hundred shares = piano stock II
twenty cents The kEzfe This ~
laFaFIHa a ffrHt ola concert pIana
suitable for such ; ranm and thH
piano ill be The property OF fHe
citizens Of Westminster A piano :
The one thing needed % make he
AFmsry > first elazH meeting ptaes
fnr II purposes. Or pnhIin spirited
huaIn.Ha men will subscribe for If
= aua hundred shares. others faf
tan = twenty ahaTa# nd eny I'D
sxaFY enc ought II = Sufficiently n
teHeHIsd In bus 1Ys shares at twenty
cent each.
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ItNIOsZHIIIIIlK.

ssTTaant Iebb. q Seattle, Wash.
Rha IH stationed n - Hall. Va. :
visiting biz friend. J Carroll AndeTH.
recently honorahIY discharged from
FarI sill oklahnIna=
Larry Eugene XIaKar. AGED =
YezHz and u dayH. id On saturday.
February l5 al hi home IN Frederick
CT lie ia survived y his widow
aud one daughter. Pauline MT.
YInEsH vas a barrier - trade M
lived n this place ; number of years
Lieut. sydney : Fanb has an
nuuuHHH himself - ; candidate 10
The nomination of ~ City Council.
Of baltimore. His parents formerly
resided in this place
George Fowhla. Charles E'owblH.
To- Snyder, Glenn IHEhIner and Ear
HaEaHIraR. OF the y i Il r. shops
sere n Baltimore IL week max
IN changes and repairing parlof
coaches.
Ambrose whltehin i one Of the
lurTman at the :. Faary term of
Court
Hex. ]. @. Fields IA been holding
revival services i he Methodist
Episcopal church lAIz Heek,
THs city Council aTe putting one
hundred tons Of crushed lime stone
IN various places N he streets d
ton.
II. and Mrs Frank Englar, near
TON. had their annual big dinner.
BY celebrating his 9EIh birthday On
Friday last. About IIfleen couples
assisted In celebrating.
One year ago On Saturday, Febfu=
arY sIh Joseph Baker xas paying .
cents per dozen for eEgs. he received
II dozens. The paal Saturday, when
paying 9s cents per dozen, he re
oeIxed LIB dozen.
William Myers, Nho Has sent from
here 70 Springfield Hospital Tor
treatment. died at thaI institution =
fex days ago
sIzIy=tWo dollars n cash we're TAX
en- from the money drawer In the
Farmers Exchange Company, On
Monday when no one was In the
office
There was double wedding. near
townsville. on Saturday. February
s. EIYIn Bohn and Elsie Virginia
BireIy. and Clyde bonn and Letha
Blazten. we're married by Elder
Samuel Repp, Of the Brethren
Both OF the young ladies
were polite and accommodating clerks
in z. Z. Engleia department store.
Union bridge.
MIaa Alice MornInEztar. Of BallI=
more i visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
sayI0r.
Corporal Charles nIreIy, OF tII9
3I3IH has received hIH honorable dis
charge and Is Mt Newport News. On
his Hay home from France. He haa
seen some service.
William LoolkingbIII died in a hos
pilaI n Baltimore. where he had
been sent for treatment at the first
out Of the IN. He leaves 3
wife md number Of children. The
family Il collecting money for his
burial.
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DEATHS


JeaEIah Lawyer one If. the beat
known md most highly respected
citizens Of Carroll county, Nd, died
after 4 1rlaf Illness. II hia home in
Silver ann Thursday. February 9Th
at he advanced age of IS years.
The aEed man had Ksan enjoying
good health, and waa Il church last
Sunday. He was suddenly stricken
BY heHrt trouble early II The week.
Mr. Lawyer who Nas retired
farmer. ms held n hlgA esteem b.
heigheora and friends. Re was pos
sesas1 of kindly aIaposillon and
was reFered by young and old, dur
Ing HIa long and useful life. lie
took : prominent naTI IN church
work. having been : lie long mem-
Der of The Lutheran congregation at
Silver Hun, and gave both OF his
time and means. Hnen tho new
church e1ifce was erected some
years ago He was member OF the
Church Council for loaE time.
Surviving are one aon, Ira George
Lawyer. of Union MIIIH. and seven
daughters. Mrs David naughman.
TaneyIoNn. Mrs. IIHTxss Dodrer
and MTa Estelle nurEoon. Littlea-
town RS John brown md Mrs.
George Z. Shelter. oI near Silver
Run Hrs. Jacob F.Toek. of near
Union Mills. and Miss saIlie Lawyer.
at home.
Funeral was held Saturday at 10 a.
m. services and interment at the
Lutheran church in Silver Run, Rev.
A. 4. Wolf. officiating.
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AIgfF&

DoIlIe {. Algire. aged 20 years
died Wednesday morning. at her
home. foHblesburg. azIsT an illness
from IniluenzS CONTRACTED last Oc-i
tober from which she never fully re-
covered. She was tn daughter o.
William :. and Sue AIEIrs. Besides
her parents. two brothers. Byerly
AlgIre. q Baltimore nd Frank Al
gire. u 1t. Airy survive.
Funeral services were held at her
late home this afternoon. Rev. s. ].
Derr. d Hampstead offIeIated. Inter
menI HaH made in st. Panl.s Luther
an cemetery. Arcadia. :. :. Tipton
G. Son funeral directors
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COURT HOUSE NEWS
lHlHsFERs OF Real ESTATE, MARRIAGE
LICENSES, ETC.
Circuit Court Dolngs.

The February term of the Circuit
Court convened Monday with Judge
William II. Thomas On the bench. !
Following is the petit jury; George
+. sauble, Elmer crebs, David Il.
Hahn. Joseph s. Coe, David U. Lem
mon, Robert N. Koontz of j., obediah
Buckingham, David y. Leister, Fran
els Lloyd Bennett. George II. Hunt.
David ]. Brown. Harvey G. GummeI.
Leander Gladhi1l. John F. Uterniah=
len. Meade ohler. Marshall e. Camp
bell. Frederick ]. Nagle, John ]. DuI=
TOW. Cornelius ". Jenkins, Joseph ?.
Delphy. Herbert 7. Lambert, Arthur
c. Smelser, Ambrose S. WhitehIll.
Willard B. Buckingham and John 5.
Bushey.
Dailiff to petit Jury Ephraim J
YIngling, Myers district. and baiIIff
1t the gate Albert Rinehart, Middle
burg district
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buckingham

Thomas T Buckingham died sud
denly n Baltimore If heart trouble
February &. aged e5 years. His re-
mains sere taken To hIz daughters.
Mrs. Geo. 2 Beasman. Funeral ser
vices Here held at Freedom Metho-
dist Episcopal church south. Satur-
day morning at II o'clock. Inter
ment n the adjoining cemetery.
He va formerly of sykeaville but
spent The past year N baltimore.
Services we're conducted b the Rev.
Mr. Seh0oley. pastor d the church.
He i survived by the following child
ren: MEz. J. o. DuvaIl. hrs Geo. P.
Baasman. hrs. Annie Fanqnhar, Roy
T. and George L. Buckingham. The
pallhearars we're H. !. DeYrIes, VIM
Barnett. Albert Selby. Harry Hobbs.
Jacob Powder and J. y Myers. II.
r. Weer funeral director.
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Goodbye. IN.
Fl 8 337. A =. ~.
Am. = : France

Dir and Ars Emory : Harrison,
81 nj AIfY. received fhH following
letter IHom their son. = Freddie
r., Harrison. in France.
= snze. sarihH. France.
January !. 1918.
Dearest Mother and ALL take
great pleasure In writing these deW
lines n ell you thai | IN veil at
present ! vas feeling pretty rough
at Christmas ~ waH he dulleai
Christmas ! ever ApenI. IhaI and a
bad cold Eept me pretty miserable.
Between Christmas and - Year I
got = great many Letters and they
were better than the medicine. Tell
every nna 10 keep on writing. even
II they u nDl hear from ne for
do not haFs very much tIms n write.
Just uoH ! am on guard relief and
am writing this letter N he back
OF M meHa kit Mother. did not
get M Christmas boz. N don't
think ! shall worry Yery much: the
signing Of tho armistiee - present
enough Tor me.
Il never received auf money from
the nrHI u October until December
81. ! didn't have "A 0enI of money
10 spend for Christmas. Ne got
paid for October and November I
received - in French money. II iB
some common looking money ! am
going II bring some homo for
souvenirs. | was al the ! Il. e. A.
last nIfnI md had them end so 10
you. / didn't want 10 spend all that
- = H444= lac ags
this tom hat Is worth anything and
what s9 DO buy We pay double
prices for | don't spend - much
II VII I'll you what friend and
did one day last Neek. We are
quarteneI N = loft above ; French
woman,H homo. Her husband waB
killed in the war. She L about the
size Of hrs Kline and Looks some
thing lie her She Il very kind.
gives n hol water To shave and cooks
the things we bring 10 her We
bought : chicken. some broad. milk.
coffee and potatoes from n old far
mer On he edge of the town She
roasted the chicken with bread and
onion dressing. French fried potatoes.
and made u coffee She l. some
cook. : meal like this We can't af-
ford often. II cost u E2.2h apiece.
II we onlY have coffee and potatoes
we can get that for 10 eenIs. Chick
ems are very high here.
II gave Ihe name OF the town | am
in. We expect to be here about fif-
teen dag. ! do not know where we
will 90 next am IN ne First
-. We don't know what Is
meant b Holding Co The 55th
Pioneer Infantry has been merged
into these Holding. Companies
About one thousand men LET here to-
day iAa 20 shortly. | .Ish It was
toward The I. $. A., but ! Eueaa there
Is no such good luck.
They are .awfuIly alrIeI With us
snce the Har Ia over | have been
fortunate enough to mIHz punish
menta 30 TAR. In one Of Your letters
you said you were proud o. ny good
am still holding good,
don't get much chance u read my
little Book. but / read aome.
when ! get home mean to spend
some time IN leisure for ! snre have
spent some time in confinement and
have seen 10 active
service but | have had a0me ex-
perienees. | guess when ! lell them
At home. people will cal ne a free
hearted lar. heard Roscoe was
sorry thai he hasn't come - France.
He needn't be, for he hasn't missed
much. Life IN camp was hard. but
his is worse.
Il an sorry that jennings was
] guess he VII soon be
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rales A RIde II II. Brown. auio.

: studebaker ezT owned by Geo. \.
Drown. supervisor of assessments.
.as taken from i front of Klee :
HoIIzs garage. nsar Main street. On
Tuesday evening. about $50 o'clock.
Tie town officers we're notified and
Ihe Telephone lInea we're put N ser
EIee and in two hours message Has
received from Winfield that q car Of
tint number ~ seen In front of
STEMS store. TIE Westminster ne0=
pie ordered certain wires disconneeI-
ID 30 as the ear could not be moved
The officers soon arrived and found
Thomas Carr With he auto. He Naa
brought here and placed in the Car
Toll county jail. Carr will be given
; hearing for stealing the auto and
aIHo for operating a car without q
license.
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IluraII.

Mira bertha II. Duvail. HIfe OF
Wilmer 9. nsvali died at her home.
near unIonI1Nn, Thursday morning
IN her 81 xear. from influenza and
pneumonia. shs is survived - her
husband auI ; children She was
The daughter of the late Abraham II.
$. DanneT nd Is also survived by
her aged mother. Mrs. Ellen nanner.
Funeral services will be held sun
day. meeting at the house At i2
o'clock with services In Stone Chapel
conducted b Reg. Lewis assisted by
Rev lIalI. Interment II Stone
Chapel. Harvey Bankard ! Son
funeral directors.
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IIargett

David \. Hafgett, husband of Mrs
Rosn 1. Hargelt. died At hIa resi-
dence, near Natersville, February g.
after short illness. He + survived
by his widow. three daughters. Mrs
Julian Wheeler. Jr., Mrs. David 9.
Hall and Id Hargett, and Iuo sons,
Walter and William HarHett
Funeral from his late residence,
services were conducted b HaY. C.
Il. StrawshuTE Interment Haz made
IN the cemetery adjoining The Melho-
dist Protestant church. Popular
Springs.
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Mr.. and Mra. p. L. Crawford. re-
ceiyed letter from their son. Car
roll Crawfod. .ho sailed On the I. s.
Georgia for Franco. He has arrived
safely and vii sail back Tor the
States March Iat and bring hack on
board some 0f the boys who we're in
the hottest d the fight.
Because o. the community sing
to be held II he Armory Thursday
evening which It is hoped everyone
will attend the Women.s Civic
League VII hold their meeting in
the afternoon It o'clock At the home
Of Mrs. ]. ?. Wantz instead n IN The
evening as has been their custom.
A good attendance is desired.
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Graee Lutheran Church.

Sunday school 9.f5 a. m. preach
ing 1890 a. m. The Lutheran Cam
paign for Reconstruction" Jr. :. L.
go p. m, Christian EndeaYoT $50
.. m. Preaching TO D. m, knights
of the New Crusade Vim. Il. Het-
rick, pastor.
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.naknnhnl.

William Lookenbill died IT the
Maryland University Hospital. Baiti-
more Wednesday night. aged as
years. lie i survived b his wife
and a number Of children.
Funeral services will be held Sat
nrday afIesnoon az his home In
Union Bridge and interment made in
Union Bridge cemetery. Harvey
Bankard : son funeral directors.
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" Frank Thomas. trustee, 10 John
Bennett, conveys deed OF trust, Tor
:.
Harvey o. Weant to Frederick
Mehring, conveys 2 acres, for E150
Alvan A. Boose. attorney, to VII
liam Il. Brown and wife, convey 3
acres, for s4755.
Ernest A. II. Barnes and vile 10
George W. Magin and wife, convey
u 5-8 acres, for Sab00.
Samuel q. Ridgely and wife to
Bob A. Shipley and wife, convey g
aeres, for $500.
John H. A1ban et al. TO Harvey 5.
AIban and wife. convey 10 acres. Tor
$3.50.
George Graf ct al. TO Edwin Il.
shaffer and wife. convey acres. for
$500.
Reuben IL. Swain and wife TO Henry
S. Stick, convey % perches, for si75.
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MauImZLleenses.

Latimer II. Zorlmas and Arie Me
Hhrhart. both Of York. Pa.
Edward ANGEL. TaneytOwn. and
Mrs. May Finney. York, Pa.
Amidee X. Ecker. Union Mills. and
Catherine f. Feeser. Silver Run.
Geo. N. Pickett. Woodbine. and
Julia Yohn, Westminster.
John ID. Whitmore and Anna !.
Inkens, both Of Westminster.
Charles r. Ri and Treya shaifer.
both of HampHtead.
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nural Mail-carrler Robert .. Mid
dleIon, Urbana, O.. vas the owner Of
valuable cow She took sick and
baffle1 the combined efforts OF two
veterinarians and finally died. !
was hUId. and wire
nall md barbed wire we're found IN
the stomach.
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Messenger.

Mrs. Annie Messenger. wife OF
Jacob Messenger. of near Union Mills,
died February Z. from pneumonia.
superindueed by the N. she was
aged , years.
Mrs. Messenger was , daughter of
Mr.. and mrs. Austin Croft. Of Silver
Run. and i survived b Iwo sisters.
Mrs. Ira Mummert. q Reamst0wn.
Pa, and Mrs. Laura IsnIer. OF Eliza
bethtoWn. Pa; and tuo brothers.
Samuel Croft. OF the !. Z. f., In
France. and Abraham Croft. OF Sill
yer Run.
Funeral was neld Monday morning
from Ihe house at 10 o'clock. Rev. a.
@. Vol. officiating InIerment in
the Lutheran cemetery n Silver Run.
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Mrs Harry KINNEY and Miss Il
Rue Herr, this city. are spending 4
week in New YorK city.
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Private Charles II. Fezzar. Henry
ton. Is reported slightly wounded in
an engagement In France.
Tie zuIIs slose by one vote
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Mr.. and Mrs. George NIghtengale,
OF near smallwood received the fol-
lowing letter from their son. In
France.