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for Register of Wills in 1897, but was defeated with the rest
of the ticket that year, though having the distinction of
leading his ticket in the number of votes received.

SIMEON L. BAST, Democrat.

Mr. Bast is a citizen of Braddock, Frederick county. He
is 52 years of age, and has been a blacksmith and wheelwright
for many years, He was educated in the public schools at
Braddock.

SAMUEL R. BROWN, Democrat.

Mr. Brown was born at Annapolis in 1858. He was educated
in private schools of Annapolis and in the Maryland Agricul-
tural College. He moved to Frederick county in 1868, took
charge of his father's farm in 1876, but later left there to
work in a flouring mill at Monrovia, Md. For several years
he was in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Express
Company. He now farms near New Market.

D. PRINCETON BUCKEY, Democrat.

Mr. Buckey is a young member of the Frederick bar. He
is a son of Daniel E Buckey, of Frederick county, and
was born September 5, 1875. He was educated at the
Union Bridge High School and Western Maryland College.
On March 1, 1897, he commenced the study of law in the
office of Frank L. Stoner, of Frederick. In June, 1899, he
passed the State bar examination, and in August was admit-
ted to practice in the Court of Appeals.

WILLIAM H. LAKIN, Democrat.

Mr. Lakin was born January 12, 1830, at Jefferson, Fred-
erick county. He is a farmer. He served 15 years as a Jus-
tice of the Peace; four years as a County Commissioner; six
years as a County School Commissioner; was appointed by
Governor Frank Brown to represent Frederick county in the
Tax Convention, which assembled in Baltimore in 1893. He
is one of the directors of the Central National Bank of Fred-
erick, and also one of the directors of the Woman's College of
that city, an institution which he was largely instrumental in
locating in Frederick. He was educated at the Union School.

GARRETT COUNTY—Two Members.

PATRICK E. FINZEL, Republican.

Mr. Finzel lives near Frostburg. For some years he was
the most successful teacher in the public schools of Garrett
county. During the session of the Legislature in 1898 Mr.