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BITTINGER

A variety of weather was our por-
ton during the past week. Snow,
rain, and sunshine, with a night or
two with the mercury near zero.
Services in the Lutheran church on
Sunday morning, February IA, at II
o'clock. Sunday school at 10 o'clock,
and Luther League at o'clock in
the evening.
The Busy Workers Sunday school
class held its regular monthly meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Herbert
Buckle last Saturday afternoon.
Clarence Raley, Mt. Savage, Md,
passed through this village last
Saturday evening.
Byard S. Maust, Salisbury, Pa, is
preparing to place a sawmill on the
Ashby tract of land, near here, for
the purpose of manufacturing lumber
from the timber on that tract, which
he recently purchased.
Mrs. C. C. Beachy, Mrs. William
Glotfelty and daughter, Miss jose
phine, of the Glades, were guests of
Mrs. j. B. Emory last Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Lydia Wiley, Grantsville, is
spending some days with relatives
here,
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farms, whether eligible for diversion
payments or not, will include: $1.00
for each acre Of commercial orchards
on the farm January 1, 1887; $1.00
for each acre on which only one crop
of commercial vegetables was grown
in 1887; $500 for each acre on which
two or more crops of commercial
vegetables were grown in 1886; and
25 cents for each acre of fenced, non
crop, open pasture land in excess of
one-half of the number of acres Of
cropland on the farm.
Payments will be made for plant
ing approved seeds of legumes and
perennial grasses at the rate of $3.50
per acre for alfalfa; $500 per acre
for red clover, mammoth clover, seri-
cea, kudzu and bluegrass; $1.50 for
each acre of Austrian winter peas,
vetch, crimson clover, alsike clover,
sweet clover, annual lespedeza and
orchard grass; and $1.00 per acre
for white clover, bur clover, crota-
laria, red-top and timothy. Rates
of payments for mixtures will de-
pend upon the kind and quality of
legumes and grasses in the mixture.
Payments are provided for blowing
or disking under a number of crops
as green manure after they have at
tanned normal growth of at least
two months, or for leaving on the
land certain of these crops grown in
1887. These payments vary from
$1.00 to $500 per acre.
For planting forest trees payment
will be made at the rate of $3.50 per
acre when planted on crop land, and
at the rate of $500 per acre on other
land. A payment of $3.50 per acre
for thinning to develop desirable
species of forest trees is provided, if
approved in advance by the county
committee.
Payments for applying ground
limestone will be based upon the
number of tons applied, rather than
the acres covered. Two different
rates of payments will be made in
Maryland, depending upon the cost of
limestone in the respective counties.
Other practices for which pay
I
cation of superphosphate and potash,
and terracing of the land to prevent
erosion.
All necessary papers for 1886 pay
ments are in Washington and farm
ers participating in the program will
be notified by county agent John H.
Carter when the checks are received
at his office.
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Mary Jones And Her Bible

In the year 1888 there was born in
the rugged country of North Wales
a baby girl whose influence has
wrought more good than the wisest
student in sociology and religion could
compute. She was the daughter of a
crippled weaver and his pious wife
Her name was Mary Jones.
When little Mary was old enough
to accompany her mother to the church
let US say at six or seven years of age,
she astonished her parents by her
natural love for Bible verses, invari-
ably repeating to her invalid father
those she had heard the minister read
at the meeting. From year to year her
interest in the Bible grew with her
stature, until at ten years of age she
resolved to have a Bible of her very
own; but the Jones family were too
poor to pay the price for the Word of
God. This price was necessarily high
because of printing costs of small edi-
tions.
So Mary Jones began to save the
tiny sums she was able to make taking
care of neighbors' children, helping
with housekeeping, running errands,
or any other chores within her ability
and strength, After six years of plan
ming and saving, Mary found herself in
possession of the necessary sum for
the purchase of a Welsh Bible; but
the only place where such a book
could be obtained was at the home of
the Rev. Thomas Charles, of Bala,
twenty-five miles away. Mary Jones,
then sixteen years of age, obtained
the consent of her parents to walk to
Bala-much of the way over fields and
unimproved roads-that she might
secure the precious Book. 1t was an
all-day journey. When she arrived at
Bala, footsore and weary, it was only
to learn that Rev. Mr.. Charles had
promised to another person the last
volume in his possession. This was in
deed the last straw. Six years of self
denial, twenty-five miles on foot, and
disappointment at the end! Mary did
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John Burkholder, of Brandonville,

John Burkholder, of Brandonville.
was here for a week with his sister.
Mrs. Harry Beeghley entertained on
Thursday at quilting party the fol-
lowing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Gnegy and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Shillingburg, Mrs. John Beckman and
son, Mrs. Ray Teets and Mrs. Gene
Shoemaker, all of Brookside; Mrs. B.
F. Knepp and son, Mrs. Amos Martin,
Mrs. John Sisler and sons, Mrs. Mon
roe Sisler and Mrs. Ray Beeghley, of
Red House, and Mrs. Will WEIGH.
Mrs. Bud Friend, of Hoyes, is a
guest of her sister, Mrs. w. E. Spoer-
lein.
Albert Sisk accompanied G. Bates
Chaires and a number of road en-
ployes to Baltimore Monday to take
tests on Diesel tractors.
Mrs. Hervey Roth spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Hurley Blamble in
Oakland.
Mrs. Edith Schlossnagle and her
daughter, Miss Helen Schlossnagle, OF
Oakland, were guests of Mrs. Paul
WEIGH on Friday.
Cleda and Barbara Friend spent
Tuesday night with Mrs. Albert Sisk
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THE MARYLAND BIBLE SOCIETYS CORNER
''The Word of Our God Shall Stand Forever

what any other girl would have done
under the circumstances-she sat
down and had good cry.
Pastor Charles and his good wife
were so touched by Mary's grief and
the story of her long struggle to OBJ
tain a Bible, that he said: "There,
there, Mary, don't cry any more. You
are going to get your Bible, and the
other person will have to wait until
more are published. Dry your tears;
eat a good dinner and then have a
good sleep. Tomorrow you shall re-
turn, taking your Bible with you"
We may be sure that Mary's smile
was like sunshine after rain when
this comforting word came from the
good pastor and that her journey
home did not seem so long nor even
so wearisome. For she carried with
her not only the Word which was a
light unto her feet, a lamp unto her
path, but which contained the divine
promise of strength and help for
every time of need.
When the story of this brave and
loyal girls quest for the Word be-
came known, it created such stir
among Bible lovers that steps were
Immediately taken to publish more and
cheaper volumes of the Book of Books
and in the languages of the people. A
group inspired by this story told by
Rev. Charles formed a society in 1904
for the traslation, publication and dis
tribution of the Holy Scriptures, which
was to be known as The British and
Foreign Bible Society.
"a little child shall lead them" Had
it not been for the story of Mary Jones
and her Bible, this great missionary
enterprise might have been much
longer delayed, or might never have
been born. The consequences of her
love for the Book and her devotion to
it will roll on through the ages like
mighty tide, until through the printed
page every nation, kindred and tongue
shall know the truth which makes men
free indeed,
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CountyAgent'sC Column
BY JOHN H. CARTER
Soil Building Practices

Dull DuIluIHS FFdCtlCeS
Rates of payment for soil building
practices in 1897, together with other
provisions of the 1887 agricultural
conservation program for Maryland,
have been approved by the Secretary
of Agriculture, it is announced by DIR.
Symons, Director of the University
of Maryland extension service.
Farmers will be paid for divert
ing land from soil depicting crops to
soil building crops at about the same
rate as they were paid in 1886.
On farms eligible to earn a diver
sion payment, the soil-building al
lowance will be $1.00 times the acres
of soil conservation crops grown nor
mally, plus the number of acres di-
verted from soil depicting bases in
1887. The soil-building allowance on
farms not eligible to earn diversion
payment will include $1.O0 times each
acre of cropland.
The soil building allowance for all
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ASSIGNEE'S SALE
A VALUABLE FARM
Located About One Mile From
SchelI, w. Va, but in Garrett
County, Maryland

Under and by virtue of a power \.
sale contained in a mortgage frors
Nimrod F. Dove and Jennie F. Dow
his wife, dated April 10, 1920, an1
recorded in Liber E. z. T., No. X
folio 500, etc., Mortgage Records n
Garrett County, Maryland, and duIv
assigned to the undersigned for t5s
purpose of foreclosure, default HAVING
occurred under the terms and cond;'
tions of said mortgage, the under.
signed Assignee will offer at uubli,
sale to the highest bidder on
Saturday, February Is, 1897.
at the hour of ten-thirty O'Clock A
M. of said day, in front of the COur
House in the Town of Oakland, Marv.
land, all that farm situated in Distri+
No. 8, Garrett County, Maryland
containing the quantity of 1861
acres, more or less, and being the same
property as described in a deed from
The Manor Mining and Manufactur.
ing Company to the said parties Of
the first part, dated April 7. 1924
and recorded in Liber E. 2. T., No
II, folio 356, Land Records of Garrett
County, Maryland.
Said property is improved by loo
dwelling house and necessary outbuiS.
ings; also a sugar camp. There is also
some very good prop and saw timber
thereon.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash on The
day of sale.
For further particulars, apply to
STUART F. HAMILL
Assignee
Advertisement 50-4t
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Bach were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Richter.
Miss Cora Hetrick, of Friendsville,
spent Sunday with Mary and Rosie
Smith.
Miss Mary ISpeicher and friend, of
Oakland, were visiting Mrs. Allie
Speicher over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shoemaker and
family were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Jasper Grove at Guard.
w. W. Dewitt is spending several
days in Baltimore attending a Deisel
Engine school.
Mrs. Harry Walker and children
Salisbury, were recent guests at the
home of Mrs. Allie Speicher.
Mrs. Newton Giles was in Friends
vile on business last Saturday.
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GORTNER

Joel Slabach received a message on
Thursday announcing the death at Ar
thur, ILL.,, of his niece, Mrs. Daniel
Schrock. Mrs. Schock was the former
Miss Nancy Slabach, second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Slabach, for
merly of Gortner.
Charles Vought, Eglon, preached at
the Union church on Sunday morning.
The collection, amounting to $11.98
is for the flood victims.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hauser, Oak
land, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hervey Roth.
Mrs. Harvey Swartzentruher at
tended the birthday party for Mrs
Clarence Spear in Oakland Tuesday
evening of last week.
Miss Elva Beckman, Lynndale, was
a guest on Thursday night of Miss
Sylvia Kitzmiller.
Mrs. Ernest Spoerlein, who has been
with her mother, who was i'll in Din
widdie, Va, since Christmas, returned
to her home here Saturday, being &C.
companied by her brother, Carroll
Tucker, who returned to his home in
Virginia on Tuesday.
Arch Baker recently visited his
father, J. W. Baker.
Mrs. Paul Welch, Mrs. Leo Fike and
Mrs. Anna Bittinger attended a quilt
ing party at Mrs. Will Sanders or
Wednesday.
Evelyn and Sammy Friend, Sam
and Lena Slabach and Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Sisk visited Rev. and Mrs
Critics at Loeb Lynn on Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Mark Moon is assisting in nurs-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Spoerlein, both
If whom are quite i'll of influenza.
Mrs. Martha Fike and son Robert
we're guests of Mrs. Paul Welch on
Sunday.
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ACCIDENT
Sunday Church Services

sunday OnuTcH SeEFlCeS
Church of the Brethren, Rev. A. D.
Scrogum, Pastor-Sunday school, H.
M. Speicher, superintendent, $50 a.
NJ; worship service, 1890 a. m.
English Lutheran Parish, Rev. G..
M. Kunkle, Pastor-St. PauIs, Acct
dent, $50 a. M, Sunday school; at
1O:45 a. M, Church service; Luther
League, 7:30 p. m. st. Johns church,
Cove, $3.50 a. M, Church service; 10:-
80 a. M, Sunday school. Grace church,
Friendsville, 1000 a. M, Sunday
school; 1880 p. M, worship service.
Zion Lutheran church missouri
Synod), Rev. H. H. Fickenscher, act
ing pastor-1:30 p. M, Sunday school;
2:30 p. M. worship service.
Senior Play Well Attended
The Senior play, 30 susanna" which
was presented Friday and Saturday
nights, was we'll attended. The pro-
ceeds amounted to approximately
$4,000.
Pastor Resigns
Rev. A. w. Code, who has been pas
tor of Zion Lutheran church for a
number of years, has rendered his
resignation to take effect immediate
ly. Pastor Code is planning on NOV
ing to a new field in the near future.
Luther League Meeting
The members of st. Paul's Luther
League will hold it's monthly business
meeting at the home of Mrs. N. M.
HENDERSON on Friday night, Febru-
airy 18th.
Personal and Minor News
Miss Mary Smith, who is employed
in Uniontown, spent the weekend
with friends and relatives here.
Nellie and Nina Peck motored to
Windber Sunday to visit Mrs. John E.
Peck who is a patient in the hospital
there and who has just recently
undergone an operation for appendi-
citis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orus King were in
Cumberland Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melchoir Georg, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Collier and Florence
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PRIVATE SALE

The undersigned have presented
their petition to the Court of Common
Pleas of Lancaster County, Pennsyl-
vania, for an order of private sale
of the following real estate to the
United States of America:
ALL THOSE THREE (3) TRACTS
of woodland situated on Negro
Mountain, Garrett County, Mary
land, to-wit:
Tract containing It's acres for $500
per acre.
Tract containing 1913 acres for $500
per acre.
Tract containing CAT acres for $3.50
per acre.
The sale will be confirmed unless
exceptions or objections are filed be-
fore February 10, 1887.
LIQUIDATING TRUSTEES IN
POSSESSION OF CERTAIN AS
SETS OF THE LANCASTER
TRUST COMPANY.
Windolph & Mueller,
Attorneys.
Advertisement 51-3t
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ORDER NISI

Albert L. Lee, Treasurer of Garrett County,
Maryland VS.. Howard P. Brydon.
No. 572 Miscellaneous. In the Circuit Court
for Garrett County, Maryland
1T is ORDERED, By the Circuit Court for
Garrett County, Maryland this 4th day of
February. 1887, that the sale made and re-
ported in the above entitled cause by the
County Commissioners of Garrett County
Maryland, a body corporate, be ratified and
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown before the 22nd day of March,
1887: provided copy of this order be in
serted in some newspaper published in Gar
rett County, Maryland, once a week for three
successive weeks before the 18th day of March,
1887.
The report states the amount of sale to be
$4,000. DAVID A. ROBB,
True copy-Test: A. G. ROSS Clerk
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COMMISSIONERS MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
the Board of County Commissioners
of Garrett County, Maryland, will hold
its regular bi-monthly meeting at its
offices in the Court House. Oakland,
Maryland, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1887
for the purpose of transacting all
business that may be brought before
them.
WALTER G. MEYERS, Clerk.
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ORDER NISI

James Kolbfesch ct al. VS.. Noah Kolbfeisch,
ct al.
No. 1880 Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett County, Maryland.
ORDERED, This 10th day of February, 1887,
by the Circuit Court for Garrett County, Mary
land, sitting in Equity, that the sale made
and reported in the above cause by William
R. Offutt and Ernest Ray Jones, Trustees, be
ratified and confirmed unless cause to the con-
trary thereof be shown on or before the 18th
day Of March. 1887; provided a copy of this
order be published in Garrett County once a
week for three successive weeks before the
5th day of March, 1887
The report states the amount of sale to be
100000 A. G. ROSS. Clerk.
True copy-Test: A. G. ROSS, Clerk.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE. That the sub
scriber hath obtained from the orpnag
Court of Garrett County, Maryland, Le1'si'
of Administration on the estate of
LAWSON G. KNOTS, -,
late of Garrett County, Maryland deceas =.
All persons having claims against the Is
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the s a,os
with the vouchers thereof duly authenoeasss;i
to the subscriber on or before the 2Sth Gay \,
excluded from all benefit of the said estaE
All persons knowing themselves indeDteao; AZ. y
said estate are requested to make immeOAN
payment. .r.r.
Given under my hand this 26th day OF ''A'
uary, 1887.
f1-'N- NV Creliin, Maryland
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ORDER NISI

Stuart F. Hamill, Assignee, versus Gilbert Ear
Winters and Gilda A. Winters, his wife.
No. 1868 Equity. In the Circuit Court for Gar
rett County. Maryland.
IT IS ORDERED, This second day Of Feb
ruary, 1887, by the Circuit Court for GarreH
County, sitting in Equity, that the sale OF the
property mentioned in these proceedings -
made and reported by Stuart F. Hamil, Az
signee, be ratified and confirmed, unless caae
to the conatrary thereof be shown on or oe
fore the 9Th day of March, 1887; provided
copy of this order be inserted in some news
paper printed in Garrett County once in esen
of three successive weeks before the 18th oH
of FEBRUARY, 1887.
The report states the amount of sale %
S3211.OO. A. G. ROSS, Clerk.
True copy-Test: A. G. ROSS. Clerk.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the , SUI
scribers have obtained from the oTp at,ss
Court of Garrett County, Marylani' Lew
Testamentary on the estate of
TRUMAN w. CASTEEL, ,,.i
late of Garrett County, Maryland, dec aassJ
All persons having claims against the dece RI
are hereby warned to exhibit the same e.d w." b
the vouchers thereof duly authentIc9a0s.gSS' dsy
to the subscribers on or before the z9sr ias
of July, 1887, they may otherwise Oy s.,ss
be excluded from ali benefit OF .he said 81 I
All persons knowing themselves indeO .sSiss
said estate are requested to make imneO'
payment. ,,.. dsv d
Given under our hands this zotn u"'
MARTHA R. CASTEEL
A' Executors,
Oakland, MarylsuS
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Garrett County Board of
Education
Oakland, Maryland.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

SEALED PROPOSALS in quintu.
plicate will be received by the Board
of Education of Garrett County, Mary.
land, for the erection of an addition
to the Grantsville School Building,
Grantsville, Garrett County, Mary.
land.
Proposals must be clearly marked on
the envelope proposal" addressed
to the Board of Education of Garrett
County, Oakland, Maryland, and de-
livered before
11:30 A. NJ, of
Thursday, February II, 1887,
at which time they will be publicly
opened and read.
The execution of the work is sub
ject to the requirements of the Fed.
eral Emergency Administration Of
Public Works. These requirements, as
they affect contractors and sub-con
tractors, are set forth in detail in the
specifications.
Attention is called to the fact that
not less than the minimum wage rates
stated in the P. W. A. Construction
Regulations, which form a part Of
the specifications, must be paid.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for
a period of thirty days after the date
set for the opening thereof.
Copies of the drawings and specif.
cations may be secured from Smith
and May, architects, 26O5 Baltimore
Trust Building, Baltimore, Maryland
or the Board of Education of Gar
rett County, Oakland, Maryland.
Deposit of certified check to the or
der of the Board of Education of Gar
rett County, or cash in the amount Of
$500 per set is required. The entire
amount of the deposit will be returned
upon the safe return of the drawings
and specifications except that amount
necessary to pay for the cost Of the
printing.
FRANKLIN E. RATHBUN,
Superintendent of Schools, Garrett
County, Maryland.
Advertisement 50-3t.
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Homemakers' Column
Edited by Miss Mildred Barton, Home
Demonstration Agent, Oakland
Low Cost Meat Dishes

Low Cost Meat Dishes
With meat as expensive as it is we
sometimes wonder if we can afford
any meat at all. Let's try some of
the less expensive diets.
Braised Stuffed Shoulder of Veal
Select veal shoulder weighing A
to pounds. Remove all the bones and
save them for soup. For the stuff1ng
cut one-fourth to one-half pound of
suet or salt pork into small pieces
and fry crisp. Then add a chopped
onion, cook for few minutes, and stir
in 8 or cups of bread crumbs. Sea-
son the stuffng to taste with salt and
pepper, and if desired add thyme or
savory seasoning. Spread the hot stuff
fling inside the boned shoulder. Roll
the shoulder compactly, sew or tie in
place and sprinkle with salt, pepper
and flour. Lay the stuffed shoulder on
a rack in a roasting pan and put sew
eral pieces of suet or salt pork on
top. Cover the pan closely to hold in
steam. Bake in a moderately hot oven
about 375 degrees F. for 2 to 212
hours, or until the meat is tender.
Make gravy of the pan drippings.
Frjcassee of Veal or Lamb With
Dumplings
Veal or lamb breast, shoulder, neck,
flank and shank meat are all good for
a fricassee. Cut from 1 to 2 pounds
Q It into fairly small pieces, sprin-
! ; salt, pepper and flour. Brown
md add a sliced onion. Add
? cover, put on lid and cook
for l to IL hours. Then add
tul ps and carrots and chopped green
peppers, if desired, and cook until
the meat and vegetables are tender.
The stew should have plenty of gravy,
very slightly thickened. Season to taste
with salt and pepper.
For dumplings, sift 1 pint of flour
with three-fourths teaspoon of salt
and to teaspoons of baking powder,
work in or tablespoons of fat, and
add 1 cup of liquid (water or milky.
Drop the dumping batter by spoon
fuls over the stew, cover tightly to
hold in the steam and cook for Is to
20 minutes or until the dumplings are
done.
A nice variation for leftover ham or
other meat is
French Toasted Meat Sandwiches
Mix ground cooked ham or cured
shoulder with enough butter or other
fat to spread easily on bread. Make
sandwiches with this meat filling.
Beat up 1 or eggs with 1 cup of
milk and dip sandwiches lightly on
both sides in the egg and milk. Fry
the sandwiches until golden brown.
Serve hot.
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ORDER NISI

Albert L. Lee, Late Treasurer of Garrett
County, Maryland, VS.. Ohio H. Fazen-
baker Estate
for Garrett County Maryland.
IT is ORDERED, By the Circuit Court for
Garrett County, this End day of February
above entitled cause by the County Commits
sioners of Garrett County, Maryland, a body
corporate, be ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or
before the 22nd day of March, 1887: pro-
vided copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper published in Garrett County, Mary
land, once week for three successive weeks
before the 18th day of March, 1887
The report states the amount of sale to be
Slll.OO. DAVID A. ROBB.
True copy-Test: 4. G. ROSS, Clerk.