The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-09-29
Local intelligence.

around since. Last April his family
moved into small tenement | / miles
northwest Of this place. Recently he
has frequently been seen 10 day time
II was known he was well armed at all
times, and some thought an attempt at
arrest would be dangerous enterprise.
The Sheriff of Carroll county, learning
of his whereabouts, came into the
neighborhood on the 22d instant, uuder
disguise, pretending to buy horses /;
under this pretence he passed by the
house in which Oilers family lived !;
noting its location we'll At night he
summoned two able bodied men EN-.
ployed on the Western Maryland Rail.
read, and at IL p, NJ called Ohlcr odt
OF he'd, representing themselves as con-
tractors on that road, and said that they
wished TO buy horse and must have
one by morning. While the one en-
gagged him in conversation, the others
pounced upon him. A desperate .strug.
gle ensued, but the sheriff soon had tho
handouts on him, aud brought him on
to Double Pipe Greek, where he was
introduced to pair of hobbies The
Sheriff, in company with two deputies,
took his prisoner to Westminster.
Ohler said to the sheriff that several
attempts had been made to arrest him
by the officers in Frederick county, but
as he was known to be a desperate
character they fually gave up ali idea
Of capturing him. Great credit is due
to Mr.. Tracey for the ingenuity dis
played, and we hope that the prisoner
will soon be placed in the Peuitentiary
from which there will be no chance OF
escape.-Eds. Adcoeate
Track laying on the Western Mary.
laud Railroad has commenced, and is
being pushed vigorously, day and
night force being employed; the object
being to reach the Monoeacy by Mon
day, the Goth. Mr.. Placide, the con.
tractor for building the bridge, has his
work ready, aud is now putting in the
false or trestle work, aud fearing the
fall floods is pressing the company to
finish the road in order to ship the
timbers, which have been framed at
Double Pipe Greek.
Mr.. Moses Anders, contractor for the
stone work for the iron wagon bridge
over Double Pipe Greek, has his part
of the work ready for the superstruc.
ture, which will be on in a few weeks.
Ne,o Freedom aud BachHlaa TaHey
Railroa2.-A large aud enthusiastic
Railroad meeting, having for its object
the building of Railroad from New
Freedom, on the Northern Central
Railroad to Westminster via the Chest,
nut Hill Iron Ore Banks, was held at
Bachmau's Mills, in this county on
Saturday last. On motion of s. G..
Hildebrand, Esq, j. Henry Hoppe,
Esq, Of Westminster, was elected Pres
ident of the meeting, and Messrs. Uriah
b. Sullivan and Ephraim Tracey, Vice.
Presidents, and Mcssrs. NJ. W Balm
and George W. Matthews, Secretaries
The object of the meeting was stated by
NJ. w. Balm, Esq, Of New Freedom.
The meeting was then addressed BY
VIM. A. McKellip and ghas. I. Ref.
! snider. After full and free inter.
change Of opinions the sum of seventy.
five dollars was contributed by those
present at the meeting, for the purpose
of deiraying the expenses Of making a
preliminary survey from the Chestnut
Hill Ore Banks to Westminster. The
road has already been located from New
Freedom to the Chestnut Hill Ore
Banks. On motion committee of five
was appointed to have the preliminary
survey made. The Chair appointed the
following gentlemen on said committee
viz: p. Ii. l.. Myers, Josephus II
Hoppe, William Lawyer, William Bach
man and David Bachmau. The com.
mittee immediately employed Mr.. j. S,
Git, civil engineer, who was present
to make the survey They propo,e to
commence the work on Wednesday, tn,
18th Of October next. The people seen
to be in earnest aud the road will b,
built. The proposed road passes through
a rich agricultural community, and i
cannot be surpassed in the State for til,
quantity aud quality of its iron ore.
| Orphans Court Proceedings.-Ley
Burlington, Esq, Chief Judge; Hanson
I, Webb and Ira Il. Grouse, Esqrs.
Associate Judges; Joseph NJ Parke
Esq, Register of Wills.
| Monday, Sept. 10Th, l870.-Letter.
Of administration on the estate Of Jacol
Cluts, deceased, were granted to Josial
Cluts and William Stansbury.
| Margaret r. Wilhide, natural guar.
dian to Jacob j. Wilhide, settled he
4th account.
| Benjamin Poole, executor of Am,
Poole, settled his 1st administration ac
count
| Friday, Sept. 20.-JoseplIus A. Oreu
dorff and Thaddeus Rosenbergor. adj
ministrators of Stephen Rosenberger
deceased, neutrality-suspicious. ofgood.
and chattels, aud were granted order:
to sell same and to notify creditors.
Samuel Grouse, administrator Of JohI
II. Grouse, returned additional invento
ry Of goods and chattels and got order
to sell the same.
Tho Fair.-0n Tuesday morning
next, the 4th instant, the second annua
exhibition Of the Carroll County Agri.
cultural Society will commence, aud
closes on Friday evening We hope
that every farmer will exhibit some
thing, that merchants, mechanics and