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1894, and graduated in June, 1896, with the degree of bachelor
of laws. He was admitted to the bar of Washington county,.
March 20, 1897.

DANIEL H. STALEY, Democrat.

Mr. Staley was born in Frederick county, Maryland. He
was educated in the public schools and at Mercersburg (Pa.)
College. He taught school 16 years in Middletown, Lewis-
town and Boonsboro. Then he farmed for six years near
Brethedsville, Washington county, where he also has large
fruit interests. In 1891 he was appointed clerk to the Wash-
ington County Commissioners. At present he is the general
manager of the Middle States Loan, Building and Construction
Company of Hagerstown, which does business all over the
United States. He is also a treasurer of the Hagerstown Fair
Association, a member of the Royal Arcanum and Mystic
Circle orders.

JOSEPH W. WOLFINGER, Republican.

Mr. Wolfinger was born near L/eitersburg, and is a resident
of Smithsburg. He was educated in the public schools in
which he began teaching in 1889, and continued in this pro-
fession until last May, when he resigned the principalship of
the Cavetown School. In 1894 he attended the law school of
the National Normal University at I/ebanon, Ohio. While
teaching he read law with Mr. D. C- Gilbert in Hagerstown,
and was admitted to the bar of Washington county in May,
1898. He formed a law partnership with Klias B. Hartle, his
present associate.

CHARLES G. BIGGS, Republican.

Mr. Biggs was born at Sharpsburg, Washington county.
He is a son of the late Dr. A. A. Biggs. He graduated in
1870 at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., and very shortly
thereafter began reading law under Attorney-General A. K.
Syester. In 1873 he went to Washington city and attended
the law school of the Columbian University, graduating and
being admitted to the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia in 1876. The same year he returned to his native
county and was admitted to the local bar. He has large fruit
interests, being a very successful peach grower of Washington
county, and is president of the Western Maryland Horticul-
tural Society. He was also the first president of the Mary-
land State Horticultural Association. From 1886 to 1894, he
was editor of the Daily and Weekly "Herald," (Republican)
of Hagerstown.