The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-03-10
Local Intelligence.

BY Rev. J, ] Mursay, d. D., of Balti.
more, assisted BY Rev 2. light Wilson,
OF Baltimore, Rev. j. 7 Ward, Of the
Western Maryland College. aud Rev.
David Wilson, NJ D., tho Pastor in
charge. Work on the church was
commenced in the summer Of 1868 with
a subscription Of $500. In the spring
Of 1869 tho lecture room was opened
for worship the church having been
completed last week, the Building Com
mittee formally presented it to the above
gentlemen and by them it was dedicated
to the worship Of the Most High
During the service the Pastor stated
that there was a balance due BY the
building Committee on tho church of
$4,000, aud the congregation in a very
short time subscribed the generous
amount Of 81, 060 35, nearly 5000 more
than was asked for. The entire cost of
the builLing, exclusive OF the lot which
was previously owned by the church. is
Sl5,500. The choir, lead by Mr.. Joshua
Yingling, with Miss Clara Newson pre-
siding at the organ, by the manner in
which they discharged their trust, al.
ded greatly to the interest of the occa-
sion, At the close of the exercises a
very handsome and rich silver Commu-
nion Service was uncovered aud preseut.
ed to the church by DR.. j. W. Herring,
on behalf of its donor, john l.. Reif-
snider, Esq, which was received by the
Pastor, for the congregation, in a few
happy remarks. The ceremonies of the
day closed with sermon by Rev. p.
Light Wilson, in the evening, which
was listened to BY large and deeply
interested audience. As a matter OF
interest va gise the names OF the Trus.
tees and Building Committee; Trus-
tees--William Grouse, Joshua Wing
ling, Michael Baughman, Francis Shri-
yer aud T. X. Gerpand. Building
Committee-Joshua lingling, Michael
Baughman, John IL. Yingling, j. W.
Herring, NJ D., David Ii. Shriver, Ed
win X. Gernand and Rev. David Viii
sou, NJ. d. Notwithstanding the in.
clemeney of the weather, the church
was crowded both at morning and even
ing service. The church is handsomely
frescoed, has stained glass windows, is
carpeted throughout, has pews Of oiled
walnut, capable of seating 500 persons j;
and is the best finished church in the
city. The membership numbers about
200.
Erpeases Of Carroll Comty.-The
special committee of the House Of Dele
gates on retreuehment Of county expeu-
ses have submitted their report to the
Legislature, accompanied by a tabular
statement showing, in condensed form,
the expenses Of every county. The
Committee say: "In this statement is
included column giving the assessed
value Of property in each county, which,
by comparison with the total expenses,
ascertains the number oil cents in every
hundred dollars worth of property that
each county has been taxed on this &c.
count 1t viii be seen that there is a
very wide difference in expenses in the
different counties-the comparative
amount in Charles county being six
tunes, aud other counties three, four
and five :ines as great as it has been in
Carroll county" We give list of the
expenses as furnished by the Committee:
To the Clerk OF the Circuit Court sSI3..
50 /; States Attorney s470.33 Sheriff
s2,s34.G9; Register Of Wills s27.G0;
Judges Of the Orphans Court 81 1906.
90; County Commissioners sS74.70;
Local Printing SAG total sc, 500. 90.
Assessed value Of property SIG, SOB, $40;
Relative Expenses to Assessment 1 cents.
UaioRtoea Hems.--A little daughter
of Mr., uriah Zentz, was seriously burned
on Friday. She was sitting near a fire
which hud been used for heating water
for scalding hogs, when her clothes took
hire; the flame running up and burning
her face into blistcrs, aud seorching her
hair; the hands, arms and shoulders
were also badly burned. Her mother
in endeavoring to extinguish the flames
was burned considerably, and had it
not been for the cries aud screams of
mother aud child, that attracted the at
tention Of the father, they certainly
would have persisted He saved them
by tearing off their clothing.
On Saturday last Mr.. George Il.
Franklin sold goose, said to be OF
African stock, to Mr.. Philip Babylon
for $50. Unioutown is ahead on the
goose question.
Mr.. A. j. Crabbs, at present propri.
etor of the Union Bridge Hotel, has
leased the hotel formerly occupied by
ex Sheriff Segafoose, Mr. S. moves to
Baltimore on Tuesday.
Coptared.-Sometime ago the dwell
| ling OF Mr., Shoemaker, ia Green Spring
Valley, Baltimore county, was robbed
of large quantity of silver ware. The
matter was placed in tho hands of Bal.
timore detectives, aud on Monday last
they succeeded in capturing one Of the
supposed thieves at sale near Littles.
town, Pa. Information had been re.
ceiycd that they were in that vicinity,
and detectives John 5. Pointer, john
Weigler and William Davis at once
started for the purpose of arrestiug
them. In short time after their ar
rival at the sale they soon found one OF
the men and informed him that he was
their prisoner. lie was placed in a
carriage and brought to this city, where
they spent the night, aud on Tuesday
proceeded to Baltimore. We did not
learn the name Of the man arrested.