The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-08-19
Local Intelligence.

Orphans Court Ifocecsiiags. SD acob
Powder, Esq, Chief Judge; Levi Buff
iington aud Hanson 4 Webb, Esqrs.,
Associate Judges; Joseph NJ. parko,
Esq, register of Wills.
Monday, August ., 1S69.-Audrcw
Myers, administrator of Mary Myers,
deceased, returned Inventories of goods
and ehattels and money aud list Of
debts, also obtained ordcrto sell personal
property. The will Of Richard Harris,
deceased, was admitted to probate, and
letters testamentary thereon were grant
ed to Charles Harris aud William S.
Wooden, the executors. Letters of
administration were granted on tho
estate Of William ". Stamp, deceased,
to his widow Clarinda j. Stamp.
Tuesday, August 10.-Robert NJ.
Polk, executor of Frederick Kaltrider,
deceased obtained order to sell the
real estate Of said deceased. Eliza G.
Lewis, Administrative eff Allen T. Lew.
is, deceased, settled her LIST aud final
account. David Cassell, executor of
Charles II Haines, returned inventory
Of goods aud chattels, and obtained
orders to sell real and personal property
of deceased, and to notify creditors
j. Henry Hoppe, executor of George
Lippy, deceased, reported sale of real
estate Of deceased, remaining at the
death of Sarah McCue, devisee thereof
for life, aud procured order Of ratifea-
ton of sale nisi thereof. David +.
Stem, guardian, settled Sd aud final
account for VIM. I. Stem, and Sd &C.
counts each for Charles W. Lcanna aud
Lucinda Stem. Answers of the several
legatees of Henry Riael, deceased, to
the petition of Levi Caylor, executor,
fled in said case, aud case argued by
Counsel.
Wednesday, August 11.-0rder of
Orphans Court directing distribution
&c, in the Riael ease passed. DR.. S.
Swope, executor of Mary Ann NALL,
deceased, returned inventory and OBJ.
tanned orders to sell and notify creditors.
Thursday, August l2.-LeYi Caylor,
executor of Henry Riael, deceased, re-
turned report Of sales of produce and
rent received for use Of estate, and set.
tied his LIST administration account, and
made distribution Of balance under the
order Of the Orphans Court. DR.. S.
Swope, administrator Of William NALL,
deceased, settled his LIST aud final nc.
count Of the estate Of deceased
Arrest of Escaped Prisoners at Ui1ioa
Bridge.-HoiIman and johnson, two Of
the prisoners who escaped from the
Baltimore Jail on Monday evening, the
9th inst, were arrested at Union Bridge
in this county on Tuesday the 10th, and
taken TO Baltimore the next morning.
Deputy Marshal Gray, accompanied by
Detectives Mitchell, Pointer and Car
roll, left Baltimore at 10 o'clock on
Tuesday morning, in two carriages, and
proceeded out the Reisterstown turn.
pike as far us the Nine.mile House -
Here they ascertained that Hoffman aud
johnson had reached that house about
2 o'clock in the morning, in vehicle,
and remained until six o'clock, taking
hearty breakfast before they started.
They walked off in the direction of
Owings' Mills, on the line of the Yves.
tern Maryland railroad, about three
miles distant
The officers at once proceeded to the
Mills reaching there about Z. NJ, and
there learned that the two escaped
prisoners had taken passage in the up.
train of the morning, which passed the
Mills about ten o'clock. The carriages
we're left at the Mills, and the officers
got on board freight train, arriving at
Union Bridge about 2, NJ. Hoffman
aud johnson were stopping at the hotel,
and were found in the BARRIERS shop,
the former iu the act Of being shaved
They both submitted very quietly, and,
after being handcufed, were confined
in room of the hotel until 8 o'clock
the next morning, when the officers,
with the prisoners, took the train for
Baltimore. On reaching Owings' Mills
the party left the cars and resumed the
carriages in which they drove out on
Tuesday, aud reached the city by the
turnpike.
The Camp Neeiihy-The Annual
Camp of Westminster Circuit, Metho.
dist Episcopal Church, began on Thurs.
day last. Thirty four tents have been
erected, and quite large number Of
strangers have been in attendance dur.
ing the week. On Sunday not less than
three thousand persons were present,
and the crowd would have been greater
had not the Reisterstown camp been
been in progress. Reys. J. w. Hedges
and N. nj. Stokes, the Pastors in charge
were very fortunate in selecting such .
pleasant situation as Mr.. Stephenson
beautiful grove. Water is obtained
from inexhaustible springs, and the
grounds are lighted by about twenty
Eve lamps, which were rendered by The
Mayor and Council of this city. The
camp will close on Friday morning
The very best order has been preserved
and nothing has occurred to mar III,
pleasure of any.
| A Refreshing Raia.-Affer abou
two weeks drought, this city m.s
vicinity were on Sunday afternoon Wis
tied by refreshing rain. The mornin,