The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-08-25

! AiOauSH uuu Auam oneaTeFi the exec
utors.
Tuesday, August 16-Petition Of
the heirs OF George Croft, late of Cam
brla county, Pa, deceased, filed, Courts
order passed thereon, and letters OF ad
ministration on his estate in MARYLAND
granted to j. j. Baumgartner, Esq.
Isaiah Reifsnider, administrator Of
Susan Reitsnider, returned inventory of
goods and chattels, aud list of debts
and order passed to notify creditors.
Remuneration of Christiana Green.
wood, widow of Josiah Greenwood. de.
deceased, filed, and letters of admins.
tratlon on his estate granted to Lewis
A. Greenwood.
VIM. n. Burgoon, acting executor Of
VIM. Burgoon, settled Sd account.
John II. Winemiller, Guardian, set.
tied LIST and fiual account for Lewis NJ.
Biehl, and FIRST accounts each for Geo.
A., Francis NJ, David c., Mary i. Il.
and Edgar S. Biehl
Suicide Near Westminster During
Friday afternoon last, quite an excite
ment was created by report being
brought to town BY two young men. W.
Knight aud J lmgling, that whilst
cunning in a ueighboring woods they
had found the remains OF man, in a
very decomposed condition. They i'm
mediately proceeded TO the office Of j.
IL. Hoppe, Esq who being apprised of
the fact, summoned the following Jury
of inquest B W Bennett. foreman
W. l.. W. Scabrook, Jeremiah Yiugliug,
Thos Hood, g. w Cook Geo. Winters.
j. Owings, VIM Thomas, DIR. Il Butler.
John Gerke, j. Busby and w. Baker,
and on proceeding to the spot indicated,
a sad spectacle presented itself to view;
shapeless mass lying near the ba e of
a tree, with the skull detached aud living
several feet from the body, entirely free
Of all its cayering. Scattered near the
remains was a razor, a small bottle con.
tanning laudanum box marked arsenic,
a tumbler containing the sediment Of
some mixture, aud pint flask. As
there was no one present that could
positively recognize any Of the wearing
apparel, etc, the jury adjourned over
until Saturday morning at 8 o'clock
On Resembling several persons we're
examined, and from the evidence elicit.
ed it was proved to be the body of John
Boda, who mysteriously disappeared
some three months ago. Among the
witnesses examined was Mrs. Mary
Boda, wife Of deceased, who positively
recognized the clothing, shoes, hat, &c,
as belonging TO her husband Where.
upon the jury rendered the following
verdict: That on or about the latter
part OF May last in the woods Of J @.
Miller, near this city, the deceased.
John Boda, came to his death by poison
administered by bis own hands.
Grdsshoppers.-,A letter from Houeks
vile says the grasshoppers are very
destructive in that neighborhood. Corn
presents the appearance of having been
damaged By severe hail storm, aad
the buckwheat is almost entirely des-
troyed, there will not be one bushel
gathered, when under ordinary circum
stances the yield would have been fifty
bushels to the acre. One gentleman
loses his entire crop
A letter from Hetrieks, York county,
Pa, says: The grasshoppers appear
to be seut upon US as pest, for they
are now making sad havoc among the
growing crops, such as clover, potato
vines, aud some places even 10 the corn,
but the latter cannot be injured much,
owing to its near maturity, but through
their devastation of the clover, they
may cause seed to become in demand
by next year, as well as wheat, for it is
feared that shouldthey remain they will
destroy the grain after it comes up.
The Radical Couuty Convention as
sembled at the ,Seateei Office on Mon.
day last, and appointed the following
delegates, who are pledged to support
Hon. John f. Smith, of this city, for
Congress Delegates l.. w.
Seabrook, Thomas T. Shepherd, Israel
Norris, Granville s lIaines and David
Prush. Alternatcs Joseph Sehaeffer,
Solomon Shepherd, Joseph H. Haiues,
John II. Chew and DR.. l.. Roger
Snakes KHied.--A son of Mr. Jacob
Richards, near Houcksyille, last week,
killed Milk or Chicken Snake about
four feet long. The snake had orawled
into the kitchen and was discovered on
the top Of safe, Shortly after the
above, as Mrs. x. was arranging the
bed Of one of the children, and ia shak-
ing the clothes, she heard something
drop, on looking to see what st was
found Copperhead snake about three
feet long, which she Immediately killed
Releosed.---At the November Term
Of the Circuit Court for this county,
William Leidliehs Of this city, was fined
500 for selling liquor to minors. The
Governor has ordered the Clerk to re
lease Mr.. LeidIieh from the fine.
Appomtea---A. J IIouek has been
appointed Justice Of the Peace 10
Hampstead District to eal the vacancy
caused By ths resignation Of Joseph y
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