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EASTER

What a happy circumstance that the anniversary of the re-
suirecton should come in the springtime of the year, when
all nature joins in proclaiming that Life is ever lord of death. +"
Wise were they who ordained that the observance should
take the place of the old-time festivals of the spring season,
adding the hope of life eternal to popular rejoicing in the
warmth of the sun, the beauty of the reborn earth and the
promise of another season of bountiful crops, creature COM
forts and outdoor pleasures.
Even as Christ arose from the tomb on Easter morning, so
do the plants break forth through their wintry graves and
the blossoms throw off their shroud and shine forth in beauty.
The whole earth breathes energy afresh and rejoices in the
promise of new life after the dark, cold, deathlike months of
the winter season. Even man bedecks himself with new
clothing and surrounds himself with flowers symbolic of the
occasion and of the season.
1t is the happiest, brightest, best day of all the year
is Easter-not even excepting Christmas.
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The heart of the Nation was with the President on his
journey to Vermont to the home where his father lay dying.
very rigors of the journey which delayed the travel of the
son intensified the feeling of all. To few of US has ever come
a test such as that to which the President was subjected. With
every sinew of his heart, and with every emotion in his soul
calling him to hasten to that Vermont bedside, the inexorable
demands of public duty held him at his desk until the moment
when further delay was impossible. We on the outside can
but dumbly surmise the agony which the President went through
with the knowledge constantly in mind that with the ticking
of the clock the life of the father whom he loved so much,
the man who had given him his character and sense of de
telmined righteousness, was slowly ebbing away.
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WHY PICK ON POWELL?

The Powell Tribune editor is constrained to ask "why pick
on Powell" as a reason for the closing of the dance halls
at twelve o'clock Saturday evening. If dances have been
tolerated in that town on Sundays we don't wonder they are
a bit ashamed down that way, however, we agree Brother
Baird is about right with what he has to say regarding condi-
tons over the county generally. He has hit the nail directly
on the head, when he says to the officials, "go ahead, and
finish the job" The Powell editors article in part is as
follows:
"The Tribune is offering no brief for anything that may
in the past have been going on at Powell or Ralston. There is
much that needs looking after here as elsewhere, no doubt,
but Powell people can't help but feel a little nettled over the
unfavorable publicity that is being given this locality, when
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collected while in February, 1925,
under the n cent tax the receipts
were ~S10,793.S5. The receipts for
January. 1926, were larger than last
months with a total of
$2S.020.09.
During 1925 under eight months
of the increased tax, the collections
totaled s445, $3.50, while in 1924
under the 1 cent levy the total tax
was s~2O3,4O2.37.
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especially the liquor laws have been violated with far more
contempt for law in the very shadows of the Park county
C urt house for months and the officials appear not to have
thought much about the necessity for any cleanup work until
prompted by conditions down this way.
GO to it, boys and clean up all you like and the Tribune
and all Powell people are behind you, but don't forget that
Cody and Meeteetse might stand a little looking into. 1t seems
that our Jealous county officials are straining at a gnat and
swallowing a camel"
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Frequently a person will hear
arguments regarding prohibition"
When we have really had a little
of it, maybe we will be in a posi-
ton to saw a word or two.
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Another thing that makes a ling
ering winter endurable to a man is
the delay it causes in ~houseclean-
ing.
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If we only could amend the gold
standard to make the precious metal
worth its weight in potatoes all
would be well.
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Census figures reveal that there
are 10000 Germans living in
France. Still, the ex-kaiser isn't
n of them.
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GASOLINE TAX INCOME
SHOWS AN INCREASE

The from the gasoline
tax, which was increased in May,
1925, from 1 cent a gallon to 2H
cents, to the state treasury has
more than doubled is is shown in
statistics from the treasurer's af-
flee.
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Powell is having a severe cpl
demic of influenza. 1t would be only
good judgment to refrain from visit
ing there more than possible until
the c%ontagion is past.
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There was considerable petty
thieving going on in Cody on the
night of the ~trapper's ball. Petty
thieving is the most despicable
practice we know of and everyone
should lend his assistance in APP
pretending those who practice it.
1t isn't what a man earns but
What he gets that counts.
An optimist is a man who treats
a dollar as if it were a dime, but
a man who treats a dime as if
it were a dollar is only a tight
wad.
The Charleston is banned in the
Austrian Tyrol. The natural in
ference is that here is a highly
civilized community.
A severe wind storm last week
tore the top off the court house
at Fort Benton, Montana. The
structure was built two years ago.
County officers found it necessary
to vacate hurriedly when the top
piece went glimmering. Well say
they must have some wind in Mon
tana.
A checking of the finances of
the state shows that all the coun-
ties except five, in Wyoming, show
a decrease in expenditure during
the year just past. Park county
is one of that five, which does not
show a decrease.
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During February. s24.425.24 was
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Roxa11a

The Roxana Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation held its first regular meeting
of the present school year on Thurs
day evening, November 4th in the
RoXana school building.
A large crowd of patrons and pu
pills was present.
A short program was given by the
pupils of the school after which re-
freshments were served. A substan-
tial sum of money was raised by the
sale of boxes and cream.
A number of new members Joined
the association.
The teachers of the school wish to
thank the parents, school trustees
and pupils for their valuable assist
ance in making the evening pleas
ant one.
Remember the date! The ladies
have bazaar and chicken supper on
Friday and Saturday nights, Decem-
ber 10 and IL.
Miss Hilda West spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar T. West
at Collingsdale, Pa.
Vaughn Lynch and daughter Grace
and son Evans, Mrs. Angie Derrick
son were weekend guests with
Messrs. Raymond and Clarence Der
rickson, also Mrs. Myrtle Lynch.
Orlando Derrickson is improving
his house with fresh coat of paint
Mrs. H. F. Wilgus and children
spent a part of last week with rela-
tives in Philadelphia.
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Nassau

Home Coming Day at Zion was
largely attended. The revival SER
vices will continue for two weeks.
The pastor, w. G. Buckson extends a
hearty welcome to everybody. The
subject of the text for Thursday eve
ming. November 18th, will be 1.-The
Rich Fool" On Friday night, Novem-
ber 10Th, will be held a general eX-
perience meeting. Sunday night, NO
vember 21st the subject will be
"The Kings Highway" Subject LOT
Monday night, November 22nd
"Strange Bed Fellows"
The neighbors and friends OF Hen
ry Lank gathered in his corn last
week. Mr.. Lank has been i'll for sew
eral months.
Samuel Davidson and Mrs. B. F.
Truitt have been on the sick list for
a week.
Mrs. o. L. Carey's brother and
wife, of Smyrna, were visiting IN
Nassau Sunday.
Frank Roach has been spending a
weeks vacation at his home mere
Miss Leona Paynter and MISS
Laura w. Sharp spent Thursday anu
Friday in Dover attending the state
Education Association.
y Beauford Warrington and his mo-
ther and Mrs. Fannie Hudson were
visiting in Philadelphia and Media
Pa. last week and also visited the
Sesqui.
Do not forget the meeting of the
P. T. A. of Yellow Hill on Friday
evening, November 10Th. II tnat
night should be stormy the meeting
will be. postponed until Wednesday
evening. November oath.
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DeI11lar

Armistice Day was very appro-
Driately observed in Delmar by the
Business Mems Association ana
Firemen. A parade at 2:SO Z. M
nv ex-service men of three wars
and others, preceded the following
nrogram: Band Selection, "Star-
Spangled Banner; Community song
America; Recitation. "On Flanders
Field" T. Harry Esham; Band Sc
lection: Address, Rev. J. E. Berk-
stresser: Singing. by Ladies Quar-
tette: Address, Rev. J. T. Bailey;
Band selection; Address, Rev. Leon
ard White; Address, S. Harrison
Jones: Taps; Irving Culver, Master
OF Ceremonies.
The Union Thanksgiving Service
will be held in the NJ. P. Church on
Thanksgiving Day at 10 A. NJ. Rev
Leonard White, pastor of the M. u.
Church, will deliver the sermon. All
churches and all persons OF the
town are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
The Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
Association received a letter last
week from A. R. Bahrawi, P. 0. box
532, Cairo, Egypt, requesting de-
scriptive information regarding the
Del-Mar-Va Peninsula. He stated
that he was much interested In poul
try raising and fruit.
Mr.. C. C.. West has been confined
to his home for past several days.
by illness.
The State Council of Maryland,
Sons and Daughters of Liberty, ad-
iourned at Cumberland, Md, late
Friday, to meet in 1927 in Delmar.
Rev. E. Hamilton Jones, pastor OF
East Baltimore M. P. Church, and
who was pastor of the NJ. P. Church
of this town for five years, until
short time ago, will broadcast one
sermon a month during the winter
from Station WCAO, Baltimore, on
the last Friday of each month.
Friendship Class No. IL of the
NJ. E. Sunday School will meet
Thursday evening November Is, at
the home of Mrs. John Atwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Elliott,
Mrs. Annie Wingate, Mrs. Mamie
Brown and daughter Eugenia, all OF
Wilmington; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Carmine and family of Laurel, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. V. ]. Car
mine on Sunday.
George Hartman returned from
hunting trip to the Dismal Swamp
Monday, bringing a large deer and
a coon on the running board of his
car. Mr.. Hartman is very enthusi-
astic concerning the advantages to
be enjoyed in that hunters retreat.
There was only one circumstance
to mar the pleasure of the trip.
Three of Mr.. Hartman's dogs were
lost, victims to a bear, it is suppos-
ed, as they were apparently closing
in on Mr.. Bruin when last heard:
The party bagged three deer and
eleven cOOns.
Messrs. E. W. Palmer, S. M. Ellis
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Station

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Webb OF
Greenwood are the happy parents OF
a fine son, Norman T. Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rogers from
the grove, spent Sunday with their
son and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry E. Rogers, near Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Mills and
sons and daughter from Greenwood
spent Sunday with Mrs. Coda Owens
at Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman T. Webb ot
Greenwood spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. H. Webb near Ellen
dale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o'Bier and
son. Charles, Jr., from Blanchards'
spent Sunday with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. A. Webb, near Oakley.
John Bailey from st. JohnstoWn
spent Sunda ywith Frank Tucker and
family near the grove.
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Milton at 3 P. M.
Evening Prayer and Sermon.
Glendale

The eighth anniversary of the Ell
lendale M. E. Church will be cele-
brated on Sunday, November 21st, as
follows:
Morning services: At 9:45 a. M:
Sunday school, D. M. Donovan, SUI
perintendent. At 10:3O a. m. preach
ing by the Rev. L. w. Layfield of
Greenwood. At this service the sac
rament of the lords Supper will be
administered.
Evening services at Z p. M: Ep-
worth League. At 1880 p. m. Rev. w
E. Gunby, D. D., will occupy the pull
pit. A cordial invitation is extended
to everybody to attend these meet
ings.
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+ Incomplete and Unofficial.
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Goshen NJ. +. Church,. S. Eldridge
PaStOr-Sunday, Nov. 81.

1O:3O-The Morning Service for
Worship. Try to be present. The
theme The Mercy Seat. You will
enjoy the very appropriate hymns.
12:OO-The Sunday School meets.
Let us keep up the splendid record
of the past, and make it better if
possible.
7:3O-The Evening Service will
be somewhat special. 1t will be the
Sunday before Thanksgiving, and
we shall remember that fact in the
service. The theme will be: Grat-
itudc.
A Union Thanksgiving Service
will be held on Wednesday night at
S:45. The speaker will be Rev.
Green of the M. p. Church.
On Thanksgiving Day turkey
supper will be served in the M. E.
Church from 4:30 until 8 o'clock.
The price will be rs cents. Turkey
in abundance and everything that
belongs to such a supper.
Milton at P. M.
Evening Prayer and Sermon.
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motored to Wilmington and Phlla-
delphia on Saturday and spent the
weekend there. While I'm Phila-
delphia they visited the Sesqui-Cen-
tennial.
The Great Chiefs of the Improved
Order of Red Men will visit CHIP
pewa Tribe at Milton on Tuesday
evening, November %. This is the
annual visit of the Great Chiefs, and
the local tribe is making an effort
to increase their membership and
have the initiation of new members
take place at this meeting. A full
attendance of members is expected
and desired at this council.
At a meeting of Milton Town
Council, the Milton Fire Company,
organized about seven years ago,
turned over to the council SS73.95,
to be used in purchasing twelve
rubber coats, twelve pairs of rub
ber boots and twelve hats to be
used by the fire company as soon as
organized and functioning. The
Milton Fire Company, with Charles
G. Waples, president; J. Leon
Black, secretary, and George II.
NAPLES, treasurer, raised this mon
ey several years ago by holding fes-
tivals and carnivals. The money
has been in the bank, drawing in-
terest, for several years and was
intended to help purchase a fire en-
gine. but the old organization ceas-
ed to function because of internal
strife. When town council purchas-
ed a LaFrance fire engine a few
weeks ago the officers of the old
company met and decided that the
time had come to turn over its
funds to council. This was done
with the agreement that after the
purchase of coats, boots and hats
council should apply the balance to-
ward paying for the engine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McAllister
spent few days this week with
relatives near Laurel. Mr.. McAllis-
ter spent the time cunning for rab-
| bits with much success.
Postmaster J. D. Robbins attended
the monthly meeting of the Della
ware Branch of the National Asso-
citation of Postmasters, held in Will
mingtOn, on Monday. The pOstmas-
ters were entertained at luncheon
by the Wilmington Chamber Oi
Commerce, at the Hotel DUPONT.
The household goods of the late
Theodore NAPLES, deceased, will be
sold at public sale on Saturday af-
ternOon by the Sussex Trust Com
pany, as administrators.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ernest Conwel
have moved into their new home OF
Union street, recently purchased o.
Ernest NJ. Jefferson.
Thieves stole the boat and seine
of Trader & Lister some time Sun
day night. 1t was later found hid il
a cove about a mile down the river
Trader & Lister came here a few
days ago from Oak Orchard to fisl
the Broadkill river during the win
ter. and it is evident that jealous.
by other fishermen caused the re
moval of the boat and seine.
Thousands of bushels of swee
and white potatoes have beel
stored in Broadkill hundred await
ing higher prices, that the grow
ers feel sure will be offered later.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Miltol
NJ. E. Church will hold a turke
supper at the church on Thanks
giving Day.
Joseph H. Walls has complete
the concrete wall around that poT
ton of the Broadkill river give
him by the War Department, adjoin
ing the Union street bridge. MI
= Walls will fill in with earth an
have one of the most valuabl
building sites in the business dis
trict, and at the same time elimi
! nate an unsightly bog.
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Milton Letter

Miss Laura Robinson, daughter of
the late John S. Robinson, of near
Broadkill Beach and John Il. White,
of Whitesboro, were married on
Tuesday evening by Rev. j. S. Ed
ridge, pastor of Milton NJ. z.
Church. A reception was held after
the wedding ceremony at the home
OF the brides sister. Mrs. James
c. Conwell. They will reside on the
grooms farm, near Whitesboro.
Elijah Collins, who was severely
burned at the home of his brother
in-law, Elwood Carey, on Thursday
when his automobile back-fired and
set fire to his clothing, died at the
Beebe Hospital, Lewes, on Friday
evening. Collins, who was about
"a years of age, had poured a quanA
tity of gasoline into the tank of his
roadster. and seeing some notes in
the bottom of the container, threw
the remainder of the gasoline on the
ground under the car. AS he did
this the motor back-fired, setting
fire to the car and his clothing. The
young man, realizing that the gar
age and car would be destroyed
showed the car from the building
before attempting to extinguish the
flames from his clothing. Seeing
that he could not do this he ran into
the house, calling for help from Mr.
Carey. Neighbors hearing his cries
rushed to help, but before the cloth
ing could be removed Mr.. Collins
was horribly burned about the body
and hands. He was rushed to the
hospital where death occurred
about nine O'Clock Friday evening
There has been a persistent rumol
about town that he set the fire with
cigaret that he threw on the
ground, but such is not the case as
the young man told his family JUS
how the fire started before he died
Mr.. Collins, whose parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Collins, live IL
Bridgeville, came to Milton las
May. He was employed by 1. c
King in his garage, Mr.. Collins
who was unmarried, made his home
with his sister, Mrs. Edna Carey
The funeral was held Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock at COkesbury NJ
E. Church.
Samuel J. Dickerson, aged Z!
years, died Friday night at hi
home between Milton and Cool
spring, after a months illness. HI
was born and spent his life on th'
farm where he made his home a
the time of his death. The funera
was held Monday at o'clock a
COOlspring Church. He is survives
by his sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Hop
kins, who made her home with him
Mr.. Dickerson never married.
Mr.. DickersOn will be remembers
as the last man who used to driv
a team of oxen into Milton. He al
ways used oxen to drive to town t
sell his produce. He kept the oxei
until a short time before his deatE
| Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Draper ar
receiving congratulations on tn
birth of a daughter. on Thursday
} The baby has been named Patrici
, Helen.
The rabbit and quail hunting sea
son opened on Monday and locs
gunners report that there is a gOoC
ly quantity of game. The Openin
: day was so warm that their dog
l became exhausted early and man
returned home at noon. In thi
section many farms that were clio:
=; ed to hunters last year are no
open, giving a greater hunting are
!. AS a result of the intensely war;
day, not many large bags were n
. ported.
l Mr.. and Mrs. Harry DOrman an
l Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. DaVidso
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wish them success in landing the
game.
The correspondent is glad to re-
port that Edgar Bennett who is a
patient at the Methodist Hospital in
Philadelphia is rapidly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewell Thornton of
this town and Miss Juliette Thorn
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STATISTICS SHOW THAT MINORITY PARTY GENERALLY
WINS One CONGRESS BRANCH ON OFF YEAR

in the middle of his administration,
his party lost IL in the House, 5Oth
Congress.
In 1890. the middle of the first ad-
ministration of Harrison, the 52nd
Congress in the Lower House went
overwhelmingly Democratic.
Cleveland was elected in 1892 fol-
lowing this turn, but in 1894, the
middle of his second administration,
the 54th Congress marked a Repub-
lican landslide which reversed the
political complexion of both the
House and the Senate.
Mckinley was elected in 1896 and
the following campaign in 1898, the
Republicans lost 21 in the House.
From then until 1906, the mid
year election following Roosevelt's
election in his own name, the Re
publicans held their advantage, but
in 1906 with the Goth Congress, the
Republicans lost % in the House.
The next mid-year election was IN
1910, 62nd Congress during the ad-
ministration of Taft, when the Dem
ocrats carried the lower House and
made a gain of ten in the Senate.
A division of the Republican party
followed in 1912 and Wilson was
elected. Then came the war, which
obliterated party lines. In 1918, the
mid-year election in the second term
of Wilson, the Goth Congress was
elected and it was a complete re-
versal. the Republicans carrying the
Senate, gaining six, and making tre-
mendous gains which gave them q
wide margin of forty in the House.
Harding's election followed II
1920. but in 1922, the mid-year cam
paign following his election, the
6Sth Congress was elected and al
though the Republicans retained con
troll. they lost eight in the Senate anC
seventy-five in the House.
UNITED STATES SENATE AN L
ES FROM 1855 (THIRTY-FOURTH
CSEVENTIETH C0NGRESS)
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ton of Chincoteague, Va, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas' r.
Hudson in Philadelphia.
Misses Mildred Bennett and MEMS
sa McCabe spent the weekend at
Dover and Newark.
A. H. Watson and c. NJ. McCaDe
have gone for a weeks cunning. we
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President Coolidge in commenting
uDon the election referred to the
hold upon the Lower House that hau
been maintained by the Republican
Dortv He based his remarks on the
rnIe and precedents marking con-
gressional elections midway between
presidential contests.
Election figures up to November
on the House of RepresehtatlVe %
show: Republicans 23S, Democrats
1o1 Farmer-Labor 2, Socialist 1. Ihe
Rennblicans lost 10 seats.
II has been the rule that the ad-
minstration in power either lost the
Lower House of Congress IN It's Iiliu-
1.oar elections or had its majority
ibere very materially curtailed. Inc
executions to this rule are so ieW "s
m he notable. Attached herewlth Is i"
tabIe giving the political complexion
of the 34th Congress and every Con-
yross since then. The 41st Congress
was elected in 1868 with the nrsU
election of Grant. ,,4,.
This table shows that the 44th
Congress, elecJeu III 1o'f' 'AiN -
of Grants second term, was Demo
oI.otic in the House, the first Demo-
cratic House that had been elected
since tbe Civil War, and the Demo-
Gratis gained ten in the Senate. :,
The 46th Congress, elected III
1875 the middle of the Hayes au- ,
ministration, was Democratic IN potn
senate and House. This was me
5rst Democratic Senate elected Iol-
lowing the Civil War. oo
The 4Sth Congress elected IN lSoz,
in the middle of the Garfield-Arthul
administration, was Democratic III
The House. the Democrats gaining ~
over the previous Congress.
cleveland was elected in 1854 ano
carried with him a large DemocratlC
majority in the House, but IN 1850
POLITICAL DIVISIONS OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIN
CONGRESS) TO 1925-1927
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Hickman

There will be an oyster supper in
Hickman on November 2S for the
benefit of the town. Everybody well
come to come and help all they can.
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19

S. N. Culver, Irving Culver and v.
J. Carmine attended the session OF
the Grand Lodge, A. F. &c A., M. OF
Maryland, held in Baltimore Tues
dav and Wednesday.