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Westminster Grange Initiate sfem.
haFs

The Westminster Grange net in
the Assembly Hall Of thH Wastmins-
ter High School, last Tuesday even
ing, February 4, at 8 o'clock After
the regular order OF baaInesh was
disposed Of twelve candidates were
initiated = memberBhIp. : number
OF visitors from Medford Grange
were present, and the Initiation of
the candidates was in charge OF
Past Worthy Master Upton i. Gladhill
Of thai Grange. After the lnltiation
a very Instructive address was de-
livered IN the subject of corn by
Brother O1denbUrg, lecturer of the
Agricultural Extension Course. which
was conducted IN Carroll county this
week. After the closing Of the grange
all the members and visitors we're In
vited to the Domestic Science De
partmenf where the ladies had lpre-
pared and served a veTy elegant
luncheon. The drive for new mem
bers for the Westminster Grange Is
on in full balst. number Of applica.
tions having been read Il the meet
ing on Tuesday night Former mem
Ders are earnestly requested to re
new their membership Next Tues
day, February II. at 3 p. m. At ths
AsseTrAz Hall OF the Westminster
HigKgshool. class df fifteen eandi'
dates VII be initiated. After the
initiation light refreshments viii b'
served. Members OF sister oranges
are cordially invited.
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MEETING OF SCOUTS
PROF. FOREllgEs ELECTED PREslnEHI-
NEW MEMBERS ENROLLED.

At the regular January meeting Of
the Westminster Oonncif Boz Eeonls
Of America. the following olzeera
we're elected for 1910. President. Dr.
9. Q. ForelIna6: sId9 president. Hey..
Y H. HetrieE: secretary and treasur4
er, ]. @. CraNfords T.f0dD. C0snmIItea
No. l Troop. HeV. :. = Read chair
man; A. P. RaIHey, D, D. GIlberls
Troop Committee No, Troop. 7. T.
MatheT. Jr., chairman; r.. ?. Wanlz.
Df ]. s. Myers: Troop fionmIItee M
Troop, j. c. crawf0nI ehaIrmazt
O. K Mather. Rev. 2. 3. Mowhray
II the same time fourteen addition
n gentlemen we're elected 20 member
ahip in the council. giving the couH-
ell a membership Of tbirty-fve. Tia
membership of Westminster Council
Il now composed of tho following:
Il. p. GOrsueh. y. L. S8abrooE. :. !.
rarke, DR. D. = shtpley, Dr. i. =
F1tzhugh, Rev : T Reed, @. :. More
lock. J. q. Crawford, III +. Koontz,
9. K. Mather. ). !. Reifanider. 3. v.
Hazy, Jr, =. !. Bowman, = W
Mather, Jr, Rev. :. 7. Mpwbray. Rev.
{. d. Shaw. ]. ?. Wants, ]. Il Gonso,
Rey G. W. WaIeE. Rey. W. II Hetriek.
Dr. C. n. Foutz. Dr. J. s. Myers. oar-
roll Aibangh. gnydar Babylon. Joseph
Smith. Joseph Matthias, Rev. = n
HeGuigan. O. D. Gilbert, Rokert sar-
cent Shriver. 2. .. Cash, w. +. Davis.
DR.. l. X. Woodward. A. p RaIney. f.
7 KINNEY. G. :. I.ockard
The anniversary Of the boz Scout
movement Is II = observed i Vest
minister by the ssonts Of our. thTaa
troops. The Scouts OS al three
troops are 10 hold services On sun
day. February aIh. II Grace LuIheraH
church and Rev. " II. HefficE vii
have charge of he services and ths
Scouts are requested 70 b IN nni-
form and attend the services IT I0.se
:. M
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Church OF God

earroilIon- Ion--EvangelisIIe services
continue. Very interesting meeting
every night Thus far = professed
faith in Jesus as Their personal
Saviour. Everybody invited TO en-
10y these means OF Grace with us.
The regular services en Sunday
Sunday school $50 = n. :. II. Tay-
lor, superintendent Sermon 10.45 a,
m. EvanEelistIe ,serytees continued
and to begin at p. n. 18th song,
prayer and praise service. Sermon
and altar services at ) ,. N. Sub
feet, "Ghrist-1ike Tact based on the
Lords discourse with The Samaritan
woman.
WarfoIdabnrg-Sun school 2.l5
o. m, james Smith, superintendent
Sermon promptly at p. n. Subject
"The Christians WatchHord.e War
fieldsburg and community please take
notice and be present. :. d. Wen
ger, evangelist and, pastor.
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Carroll County nm Repoad N Cry
Per neIu fron Armenia

Our county I'll heed the cal from
the naked. starving Armenians 70
bring them food md clothes thai they
may live through The winter md ~
IL they ean ~ their lands and pro-
dnoe food u sustain themselves.
Tho appeal N this county I'll b.
made through The churches and saah,
church in the county will be asked 10
lpresent this worthy cause and make
N Offering during the present month.
The organization In charge Of The
campaign Is D lollowp:
County commitIee-Rey Edgar T.
Rsad, ehairmaas noheFt = snFIHaR,
assistant chairman: George nather,
secretary. J. pearre WaRs <aaaur-
er: II. Peyton 0orsuoh :. Gil
bert. Dr. Lewis Z Wo0nua
Representing the DISSATISFACTION. II.
ID. Warasld. chairman; TaneYIoHn. p
! = Mckinney: uniontown. DurrIaP
fookson. Dr. IaIher r. Kemp: Myars,.
George ". YeIaer: W0olerY.s. frank
neGee. Lester :. Patterson: Freedom.
!. n. Hall: Manchester Innn =
AasonheimeT Westminster. Frank
Hather. Charles Lippy, Joseph ".
Smith, George 7. GehF; Hampstead,
7 Blaine Murray; Franklin. Arthur
II zile; MlddIebarg. Fred LIllIaaalas
New Windsor. Dr. ]. q. Ceatfy: Union.
i Bridge, = : 0lmstead; ~. AIRY.
! Frank Miller. Berrett, n J. nrandea-
burg.
Representing tho Churckazz-Rev.
Luther u Hafer, chairman: praabY-
Ierian. Rev. 5. !. Downia: Lutheran.
lev w Il. HeIrIcE: Reformed. Rev.
Paul ID. Yoder. HnlscopaE. Rex. y. i.
Marshall; Catholic, Rev : 9a0s. =
MeGuigan Methodist BpiscaDaI. Rev.
Z. 7. Mowbrax. Methodist proIezIaaf.
Rev, +. NJ. clIfI: Methodist Episcopal.
South. Rev. ). : sehooley; HTs|nfen.
Elder A. 2. sna1er: United HEaIhren.
ReF. q. c. Daugherty; Ghasen q God
Rex. Jesse Garner.
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Mexican On fer Canoll cou.t,.

The Maryland state Conservation
Commission through Game Wardea
IT. becomple has named : eon-
mittoa o. O Ihe Forest s Stream
Club, Westminster. composed oI Ioha
I. Heifanidar Ir.. Chairman. Dr. q.
v. Horper ana Mr. IT. Il Hobby. VINO
IN turn vii appoint one resident Or
each OF the election districts II. the
county to distribute the Mexican
mail and other game allotted 10
their respective districts.
Up to this IIme it Is no Enoun
exactly hoW many quail o. other
came will come 20 Carroll nuI thay
have the assurance ~ enough anal
10 give each district q fair number IN
proportion 70 Il area. Thev expect
The quail II reach Westminster
sometime after March ION md are
now arranging Tor their lIhzraIIon
and feeding through the resident
chairman Of each OF the districts.
Next week IIzI 81 each person an
pointed In the various districts for
handling The anail viii be announced.
Il is necessary TO protect IIeaa
birds in the way Of feeding and from
hawks. Every hawk killed means
The saving q many auak, rabbits and
other game i Is conceded that
hawks and common house caIa de-
slroy more Ean.e Ihan the legitimate.
Sportsman. w
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Mr.. and Ars. Frank Fonhy. near
F1nksburg received the following let
ter from Their son. ! Tracey Tanby:
"a Bourbohle. France,
Januarx :. 1919.
Dear Neither and Father: am
writing yen ITnm Hotel u PaTk IN La
Bourboale. Iasl south Of EIarmont,
which Is n southern central France.
Il Is ; little village OF hotels where
the wealthy French families naed TO
resort IN IHa summer ana ! located
In the foothills uf the PyFsnuaz noun
tains / ~ fortunate IN getting a
pasA, the lIfHI time any of tho new
men IN our company got paza. Our
little touring party consists of 100
zoldiprs from he 18th Division. We
are 10 remain here seven dHxa Har'
land Greene md 7 rohm together
We are living like ImflllonaIreH for
tliia week. he I. 3, GusarnmsnI pay
ing the expenses. beth tealn md hotel
NJ waited = souilly 3sshouTz Tor the
train until He had "a JAKE : second
shave. then ae sere % ltha rain Just
two days. - had mn zeeond elasi
sBach which xas very comfortable
! want 10 brush np In my French while
here Heard very KOod lecture thil
morning On Joan q Arc. TIE I. N
Z. A. seems u be doink T.od Eurt
here. The scenery from thee snow
capped hIlIz promises 70 = ferI
beautiful. aad a splendid haIh thil
afternoon n 30 feet ~ hpI Haisr Il
big baiHIaA II WIS great
Father. kzse eBe On Yon. N tha
! am touring France afst Tha peo
aple here keep their meadows vel
watered n summer By laying = fey
logs dlakonaIlY aeroas The stream. an'
put IN little food gates sIIn dltohe
branching nnI over the meadow. II
the little towns the women nd girl
usually vazn ihe clothes II : YIllag
Naah heuas. placed fy ! stream. mad
Of hugh HIuEIaa somewhat IIEe : hil
spring heaHe
Mother. n EwO dafa. III b
wearing : HzTfIes stripe. Il bsIng ius
SIX months - YnaT lllfIhdz. zlaes
left Nss xoTE
u trnzI gou 81 are ssII an
quite HsII. HsmHmha1 M u IN
folkn Hzs.s = 81
fnur son.
J. TRACEY TEzsTfY.
Company :. zlllh Machine IN IN.
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Lulhsrzns q baltimore M Maryland
Pa Great Gampaign.

Tna Lutheran pastors q Baltimore
and q tie entire state. together with
misrepresentation from the church,
es Of both. the United Lutheran church
in America and the Joint Synod Of
Ohio Here gathered for , conference
on reconstruction WORK, Thursday, At
2 ,. m. in st. Marks Lutheran
church. Baltimore. It this confer
enee committees were appointed and
plans formulated for the carrying out
df great campaign among the
Maryland churches 1t 80 b. m.
Hplen1ld banquet was served at the
BelxEdHre Hotel where about 400 pas
tors and laymen sat down together.
Rev. Lanrltz Larsen. secretary of the
National Lutheran Council and the
Councils representative at Washing
ton vas the principal speaker. Fol
lowing the banquet : great mass
meeting was held in AIbaaEh's theatre
where poasiby zoos Lntherans were
/ present and heard inspiring addresses
By Rev H. A. Weller. 7. d., tpreHi-
dent q the Ministerium of Pennsyl=
vanla aad Rev J. Henry Harms, ID. D.
pastor Of the Holy Communion Luz
theraa church, Philadelphia.
The National Council has asked IL
Lutheran church IN his country Il
contribute S500,000 far the work d
Reconstruction, $3.50. 30 of which Il
10 b used on behalf II the Lutheran
churches in war-stTIeEen sections oi
Europe. such as France. Poland, Pin.
lanI. Russia and the Balkans. Il i
estimated that theEzs are S0y0Oe. .0ol
Lafherans in the world. 100000 IN
France. a.000, 900 In Ruaala, 1000. 00l
In Scandinavian countries and 900.
000 N the Balkans. Certainly $500.
0e0 = amatl enough for such q Erea
work = countries where the chnrei
has suffered so severely.
The Westminster district OF whiel
Rev. I'm. II. Hetriek i chairman. Va
well represented at the conference b
lall the pastors anf four lay delegates
Gins T. 1-lppy. +. d sehzsffer, Gee
W Tsiser and J. i /. Wink. Tn
+ drive for Funds viii b held RsbTuar.
Is Il u and j1IglnK from the 81
thuaIagm for this important waEs
Westminster distriet will mtre TIM
do IIH share
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Don't forget the Farmers Institute
at Westminster, February slh. In the
afternoon the women,E msntlng will
be held IN the Social Hall Of the
Methodist Episcopal church at l.30
while the mems meeting .Ill be held
in the Arn6ry.
The evening meeting. which Ii to DC
held At he Armory at 30 will be
combined and topics O. interest to
both men and women vii Be discuss
ed. Tha principal speakers are from
the Maryland Agricultural College
TIE, Boy Scout Band VII render tns
music for the evening. Everybody
WeIenma.
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Andrew Myers GIlIs Illmself.

:. Andrew Myers. ! .aarz old. en-.
plosaI - = shorekea0.E II Brehm,z
5h0Fez an Back rivsT. HHan dalirioua
shot nd killed himself Sunday nlghI
MsszH vas born n baltimore Ii
1875 md served In he Union Army
- ; zzIz1aI1k bearer under General
BuruHI1s. IN 1866 b settled In thIz
Glfy 81 later moved = Manchester.
wneHe = Haa for seven terms Mayor
Surviving HTe his wife MFs. Catherine
q. axsza. and four children. Arthur
j. MyafH. Mrs. Der Marsh, Mira
HAIRY Robinson and MrH Laura V
Burgnon. Two sisters. Mrs William
MorHIann and Mrs. Martin Dunn, and
TIVE brothers, Henry aad John Myers.
The Huasral OF Mr.. HxeTz took place
from sl. Ignatius Catholic church
"Wednesday morning nnTIaI was IN
The Catholic cemetery i Manchester.
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Westminster Cemetery CemHzaI Lo,
0Hasrs Meeting.

The IL oHHera of the WezIainztcr
CemetsFf Company met n ne FIRST
National HauE. Tuesday evening last,
and eleeIez he following officers to
serve ths ensuing year; George X,
Gehr, president John ] Hz=se. rec
re,ary anH ITsasuref. and Theodore
r. Mitfen. superintendent I'D - n
Board Of HauagsrA. Frank :. Herr.
John Bernstein. O. l.. ReaYsT. Charles
c. 0orsneh. John J.. RsifznIasr. Jr.,
and John :. Reese.
The president submitted - annual
report - fsIlosa.
WesimIHHIzT. I'D, February :. 1913.
10 the - Owners uf he Wzzzmina-
ter GsmaIzny Company
An PreHIHanl II tho Company and
In accorllaucH With the custom sub
mit \ TauaHf Of the Westminster
Cemetery -. for the current Year.
The remains OF foFIs=assen
persons hase bosn inferred dur
ing IL year Ths largest
history - he Company. Twenty
three from Westminster IalEhI more
than last x.zrs Seven HfEz Carroll
county TIE Hanber q - xasrl,
Ten iron Baltimore. = from
Hampstead. one from Ne XIndaor
One from Hleonougk. u frum
sparrowz Point Ono from Chester.
Pa One froIa Harrisburg. -. and
oDe from PHILADELPHIA 49, from
infancy 70 sIxhty-six yeaxH
The fine appearance Of II Gene
4ery grounds shows the z=aHzzaI At
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John IT. RhInehart dec = his
home. near TaYlorsviiie Taez@a. at
! o'clock. agea 3 years, ) monfhs
ana 20 days. He : survived :. his
widow, Mrs. EIIza e. RineharI.
Funeral services were held Ioday
at Messiah Lutheran church. near
Herrett ut i o'clock, TRev. :. p.
Hanghman officiating. IntermenZ N
adjoining cemetery g. n. WaItz
funeral director. -
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Grnn.l.nthsran Aalmeh.

The 10y Scouts OF Westminster will
attend the church ia body 10 OBJ
lserye Scout Sunday and : memorial
|service to Theodore Roosevelt as ap-
pointed b Congress for. February =.
'All Scouts are urged To. attend. Ser-
'vice, f0.a0 a. m. Jr. c.. :. 80 p. In-
christian zEndeayor, necizioni Day,
$50 p. m. special progranF Preach
ing 7.s0 D. m. THE World Crueihed3"
&Nm. II. He1rsek. pastor. Hfa..
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: surprise dance W gIYen at the
home - Mr. and Mr.. Henry Rickle
In honor of Hr. Rickle nd ; pleasant
evening vas spent IN dancing and
other Ezmez. Music 80 furnished BY
Mr.. Charles Wagener md son, Wal
ter uni late hour nnen IL departed
for Their homes wiahIng Mr. Rickle
many more sucb happy occasions
Those present were MT. and Mrs.
frank NItIe, Mr. and Mra. Henry
Close. mT and Mrz Iaaac RIckle.
Mr.. md Mrs. Wmz Lynch. Mr..
and MrH. Charles Harmaa and Mrs.
Catherine Wagoner Misses Ina Ship
ley. nellie Hoffman. HIlda Miner,
MARY nd Martha 0Hlnga. Dora
Beard. Enma Lambert. Margie Green.
Lena Barnes, Mable 0HIngs. Helen
aud La Martin, NeIIIe md Marie
F1eas1e. Mary SwindarmaH. Margaret.
Jennie. Nellie and Pauline Rickle.
Jennie MsIIa. Mary. Agnes md Ruth
Harman. Nnuth and HIHaIk Brown.
Louise clone. Anna md Mildred
Rickla. Harg Lynch. Josephine, Anna
and Evelyn Rickle, MazHHa William
Tawney. of Baltimore: Hay Andrews.
Chester williams. William 0wings.
William L0gue, John 0.Inga. RuUsell
Dotsun. Hollas Bowers. JoHn Richter.
Petron Blizzard, Charles Herman.
Raymond Ranold CIoae. Charles
Logue and others.
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Lutheran Missionary Rally.

Wednesday. February :. 4nnm lO.SO
q. m. 70 30 b. m. Missionary
Rally VII BE held in TaneytoWn Luz
theran church. Rev L. !. Hzfer, pas
tor. TO which all the members and
friends Of the missionary societies are
asked to BE present. These get-to-
gether meetings are brlm 1ill Of in
formation and inspiration. Those at
tending are asked to bring box
lnnahHH E
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John GIaae. Cook died It IEe resi-
dence Of h daughter. Mr.. Iahn l..
ghipley. Bid III. Thursday. Eebru-
ary 6, agea = Years, months md IL
days. lie i survived b. two daagh-
ters, Mra. IoHn l. Shipley nd Mfs.
John Davis. both OF Bird I'll. and
i've sisters. IRE. Miriam FonIz and
Mrs. Lizzie Druek. both Of Baltimore.
Funeral services will be held II Deer
Park Methodist Protestant church.
Saturday. February sth 1t : ,. m,
following ; short service at IHs homo
Of Mrs. shIpIey al IL n0un. = A.
sharrer : son funeral directors.
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The senior pdpifs sof st. Johns
'chooI I'll present a comedy On FRI
lay eYenIng for the entertainment on
be gu Of the oyster supper in
II. JoI|Is Hall. The committee on
is arrangInE to give
he ev9nIng.s program 81 I'd attrac-
/ on Of Valentine party : concert
'as been prepared under the direction
j Father Reilly and VII be rendered
u Thursday and Saturday evenings.
George Bell, OF baltimore. who
SrmerIy carried on tie Hlaeksmith
lsinesz q John, stresI. zlad yester-
|ay after : sears' illness. :. wili be
|friea n Baltimore l0moHEaW. He
survived b. his VIE - several
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GhrIalian Endeayor xesk was 6tt=
lnEly observed ~ the Christian In
dea.or Society OF Gree Lutheran
church. this city. this Neek by hold
ing lpeeial services n celebration Of
the 9sth anniversary Il the birth of
Christian Enheasor.
: special and |Yery appropriate
program was rendered = Tho Lecture
Room ef the church lsat Sunday
which VAS known - 1hpsstiah In
deaYar Day. The topic vas entitled
The HeHt Things n Christian In
deaYefa and large number attended
Iha service.
Monday opening xns asEvics E9I
Fellowship Day and Ins Union italy
was hala. This N : Ielnt meeting
Of The four societies II The town and
feef interesting ID Iaapifinf ser
vice. After greetinEH from the var.
iouH societies and prayer by RaF
Gonso. Of the ChureI of Gsd. Rev Z
". malek. OF The reformed church
made short addrt - after which
Rey. Edgar Reed. Il The Methodist
Protestant church introduced 1T
Wright. the state pre- zldsnt who de-
liYered the address o. the evening.
Wednesday evening. IN connection
with the prayer u setting Church
Loyalty Day was ohHs TYed
On Saturday afHsrno. Dn, Junior Da5
program will bn RI ldered by The
ture noom OF the ehu4heh-
Juniors and next Sunday evening :
special program I'll Be given IN
Decision Day at Go ,. N. in the Lee
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Explosion Of AceiYIene Gas Plant
Wrecks stOre1gapI- :. u. JegaEIns
llaalY Injured.

Ilaaly Injured.
Salisbury, Md.=.lE.zplosion o. N
aeeIylene gas plant occurred 1t
sharps Point, snail village aba.lt
.fonr niles south Of Salisbury, January
9th. which blew out the side
waIlz af the general tore owned b
Capt Samuel =. J1nItins at thai
place. and injured CAPT. Jenkins %
badly that he was rushed to the
Peninsula Hospital. his city. hIa
condition being such fhaL his death
Is expected
CAPT Jenkins Wae n the act o.
charging the tank. Customers we're
aI the store at the time of the ex-
p1oaIon. but no one else was injured.
although the whole north end OF the
building was blown entirely out The
store building VAS set on hre. but
volunteer 1lremen exIInguished the
blaza. The explosion vas OF such
great force that the shock was dis
tinoIly heard and feII SIX miles from
the place.
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capi. Heslerry Die : Eranee.

Word has been received y relatives
In LittIeaIowas Of the death' d Captain
|Jyprian Mcsherry, from scarlet
lever, IN France.
The deceased was a son iof the late
|NiiliaIfl and sarah MesheTTyi Of LIT
|iegtown. z
Before en1igtingi IN tie service
|,apt. McSnerTy. was enZaged as a
mining engineer at Silver City, New
Mexico. About a year 20. before
'afling overseas he a4s married 20
Hiss Mary stefiy, Of Westminster.
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)" Rat ood sooa showed them who

rs" nat Co soon showed them who
He was wI4h.
Il guess you heard Lloyd Warfleld
was wounded. He was wounded
November :. Ha was shoI = both
legs but he I'll come through 0. K.
am sure. ! vas with him uhen he
fell and ! Haa also with Herman
Beck when they got him. Lloyd War
field certainly vas a fine soldier and
4 wonderful hot with ! Springfield.
Give M love to all the family
and aiss ny friends and tell them
will be With them soon again for
good.
with love. Jour son,
SERGEANT 10Y +. GRIMM.
Company =. 18th U. 8. Infantry.
American Expeditionary Force.
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Edward .. HEosn died Monday At
his home, HIls1aburg, agsd G years.
.He was the husband Of Mr.. susan
Brown, nee sIIDIsy. Funeral ezz.zcas
ere held Wednesday At Il o'clock
nd intermenI made IN Freedom
cemetery.
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Letters e the FOIlEs
Back Home.
LETTERS FROM FRANCE

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Isppo, Of aa-
Iapseo. received tie following Letter
from their sen. Private John :.
Leppo. in France:
France. January II, 1919.
TO You All:
] am still thinking CT home ssery
das although J haven't written for
to weeks. IN Eept busy all the
time. II not IT drill we have some
IhIng to keap clean. We have IN.
apeetion quite often. Things have -
De clean and It ! n good thing loo.
! IN n0w having : good tisne for he
conditions we are n at present. We
are going through another inspection.
which We all honH to be the laaI n
France We almost have 70 have :
diary to keep aIl q osF things 10
EelheT, having : large number y
goods 20 take care Of
= am nov n : parznnnent con.
pans and I am certainly glad We
havs a dne bunch Of officers nos
10y treat - - though We .are
real Americans. ] have seen :
gFaat deal Of france but hasan.i
sean any 2art yeI hat I would IIks
Il live In. AzI If f~ance Is faT b
hind the tInez axeept the roads
which are IN me zk.ape bat no son.
ser. shey eHIy -. carts to Do -
4haIr hauling. - far haven.
learned to faIE any French. IHsIl
talk Is 10 fne lie Eeese gabbIlnK.
h0ne when xe 81 land home We II
fnd everybody free from The =
which ragrd - Fali So far
hza not struck ~ Of our meH hi
! hone we wIlI 4aeape.
We stood reI1sat for Roosevelt =
zsen as w reezzzsd the nssa ia
= vas dead. III vas AZ : oseIael
IN the evening
Tho weather mt very caId. i -
MY fruGen : ri slight skim q =
On the water. 1T It has heen raIn
IHg nearly every DAY fer The IL
month.
Have yon 1eara from broIhe
Edw. iately7 haven't heard THon
I'm since in France. I have vrIIIsi
three Acttera . him ana . u
haven't heard znom him but hope \
= alIii slyIna ID hope he VII -
zae bone. ! czunoI learn anFIHIui
about his company. hstsaI IIuz
. wrIts all IhAI ] would lilsa -. :
IslI al che people how I am ~ =
reason am ~ writing 20 NOR :
Iham. AZ Paul IysIppo at home 81
! hear lafea lumber hEve hsen -
8 zuzne ~ CoI.zz11a ~ t.appa. nHIIa
Known as #EzHzz.nal= ar0nna -
I'll working = the 0lyudon aeaIIeT
Tell hira thai ! HauI my best faEzH1
u htu ans he Whole FEaK.
George Mana = he Asbestos pIzaf
: wished : thousand times ! -
home 10 see I'm and AiAry sIann
guess fhey a. nearly hiw enuzIzn !
- TO school. nj hope beIuna I0n
n SEE All Of - and be a free NJ
] Euegs you azTe salen mp : ar
part -of thozs BIZ hogs which -
killed. bot hspe 10 help finish ezIIn
~ the good IHInEa at home 20
have kant Lyala md Annt zIasHs
been this winter. show tl1ia letter !
them ] often IEInl Of all the ped1l
around homa snzIa lie In bed DHToT
going 90 SLEEP Some say there n
been anne aHu. IN the States :
far nsws In FTzaee Al TINS tine
scarce. % 4 - close. kopIng %
|aTe AL wei - : IN In psr1eol h.alIi
DO not sen1 ~ more nail = =
until y0n get aaaIher letter from N
91oodbye.
: PwT. 10HHE +. LEPpo,
! 60. E. I07zh Inf. 9Th DIx..
: American :. =.