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store of Mr. A. B. Barnhart, at State Line, Pa. After a year
and a half in his service, he returned home and entered his
father's store, clerking in the summer and going to school in
the winter. At the age of 20 years he purchased a half
interest in the business, and the firm continued for eight years
as L. D. Betts and Son. He then engaged in the grain and
fertilizer business and branched out for himself. In 1889 Mr.
Betts was elected a County Commissioner, being the only
Democrat elected on the ticket that year. In 1891 he was
elected a director of the Western Maryland Railroad, serving
four years, and is now a director in the Baltimore and Cum-
berland Valley Branch. In 1895 he again received the nom-
ination for County Commissioner and was defeated, with the
balance of the ticket, by a small majority. In 1897 he was
elected a member of the Maryland Legislature. For a time
he operated grain elevators for the Western Maryland Rail-
road at Fairfield, Southampton and Shippensburg, Pa. He
is a member of the Masonic order.

Wicomico County, MARION VERNON BREWINGTON, Democrat.
Mr. Brewington was born in Salisbury, December 26, 1866.
His great-grandfather, William Brewington, had the honor of
being with Washington at Valley Forge. Mr. Brewington
was educated at the public schools at Salisbury, and entered the
printing business when he was 17 years old. Starting at the
"hell-box," he has passed through all the various scenes con-
nected with an uprto-date country newspaper office, and is
today editor of one of the best known papers in the State,
"The Wicomico News." Mr. Brewington has had a wide
newspaper experience, having for years been connected with
the Baltimore Sun in the capacity of reporter, and also the
New York World. He is National Committeeman of the
National Editorial Association. He is a Mason of high
Standing and director of the Farmers and Merchants' Bank at
Salisbury, also director and secretary of the Peninsula General
Hospital. He has never before held public office.

Worcester County—JOHN P. MOORE, Democrat.
Mr. Moore is a resident of Snow Hill and a member of the
firm of Smith, Moore & Co. He is 43 years of age and has-
never held a county or State office. He is the Mayor of Snow
Hill, having been three successive times elected to that
position. He was educated at the Snow Hill Academy and
Delaware College, Newark, Del. He is an excellent business
man and one of the best read men in Worcester county. He
has a splendid library. He has a beautiful home in Snow Hill
and is one of the wealthiest men of Worcester. He has been
the chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee for
several years.