The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1865-12-21

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figure that even the poorest citizen could
obtain resting place for bis friends.
{ It may be said that two hundred dol
lars for the building lots s. too high a
figure, but when some pe}sons speak of
giving Ave hundred if theT should come
into the market, and others talk. of
building there if they can obtain the
lots, + think my calculation not far
| wrong.
I hope the people will move in this
matter by the time the Legislature meets,
as it is question material to the inter-
ests of our town. CITIZEN.
/ Justices of the Peace. The following,
is list of the Justices of the Peace
for this county, commissioned by Gov.
ernor Bradford a aa safa4
Dist. No. l, Benjamin Skunk, Will
liam Haugh, George Miller. -
Dist. No. 2, Joshua Cain, Joshua
Switzer, Michael Babylon, John Hesson.
Dist. No. 4, s. B. Stocksdale, Will
liam Lockard, Peter A. Shipley.
Dist. No. 5, Jno. T. Ways, N. L. f..
Harden, Eli Hewitt. - . s,iiss 1ed
/ Dist. No. 6, James Kelly, Henry
Glaze, John Fultz. s s4n
I Dist. No: Z, Geo. E. Wampler,- Jos.
Matthias, J. T. Wampler, j. N. Williams.
| Dist No. 8, Jetson L. Gill, Joseph
Armacost. 9a III & sa.i
! Dist. No. 9, Aquilla Pickett, John
| w. Cochran, Robert Russell.
! Dist. No. 10, Benjamin Poole, David
lotto. .t t E''.'--' as 3
i Dist. No II, Soloman s: Ecker,
Thomas Upton.
! The newly appointed Justices are
required to qualify within 80 days from
the 18th Of December.
/ Fatal Cdsualty---On last Thursday
morning as the, early freight train for
Baltimore was passing the first bridge
this side of Union Bridge, on the West
ern Maryland Railroad, man named
Mr.. John Ppm, from Frederick city,
met with an accident of so serious ma
ture as to cause death on Thursday
evening at 6 o'clock. The facts in the
| case are substantially these
I He endeavored to ascertain the time
by his watch, and it being hardly day
| light, he. leaned from the window of the
engine 50 as to see by the headlight on
| the train. just as his body was extend
ed beyond the car. the train reached
the bridge, and the abutments striking
his head, drew him from the engine and
hurting him beneath the wheels, his
clothes became entangled with one Of
| the axles, and the eight wheels of gon-
dola car passed over his left leg, mash.
| ing it in horrible manner. He was
taken to the house of, his uncle, Mr..
VIM. Stultz, near by, where his lee; was
amputated. The physicians in attend
ance, Drs. Lauver, Martin, Shaw, and
Brown, did everything in their power
to relieve him, but without avail, until
death ended his sufferings. The body
was taken to Frederick on Friday morn
ing for interment. Mr.. Pym was a
4 young man of good character, being ~
4 years of age on the day of the casualty.
He had gone up the evening before, and
intended running regularly on the road.
| Frustless attempt to Break Jal.-An
attempt was made on Sunday night
about one o'clock by the prisoners in our
| jailto effect their escape in the following
manner: They were confined in the
old apartments, their new quarters not
being finished-the Sheriff however in
tending to remove them there within
few days: The prisoners knowing this
and understanding that any attempt to
break through its massive walls would
be useless, concluded to adopt the Gus
tom of their many predecessors, and in
so doing nearly succeeded; they were
about passing from the room in which
they were confined to the kitchen be-
meath, from whence escape would be
easy, when the noise arrested the atten-
ton of Mr.. Reese, the Deputy Sheriff,
who Immediately stopped any further
attempts at escape. They were at once
removed to the lonely cells in the new
building, in which at present they are
confined. and which they will only leave
when in the custody of the. law. .
4 Charge Of Thett.-On Monday morn
Ling boy of Is years, who gave his
name as Henry Faeles, and who says
he came from Baltimore, was observed at
the Depot awaiting the arrivalofthe early
train. He had, considerable money in
his possession, which, contrasted with
his general appearance, led many to
think he had not obtained it honestly.
and he was detained. He eluded OBJ.
servation, and went down the road to a
station, where he endeayored to get up
on the later train, but in the meantime
parties hadarrived who claimed that he
had stolen the sum of SIS from Mrs.
Layina Proof, residing in the lower part
of the county, with whom he had been
living. Some $50 were found upon him,
and he was committed to Jail BY Justice
Matthias to await the action of the
Grand Jury. :
The Fan.-Our citizens should bear
in mind that the Fair to be given by the
ladies in aid of the new Catholic Church
commences this evening, at Odd Eel
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