The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-06-08

State, the track used is the one owned
by the Carroll County Agricultural SO.
ciety, which is conceded to DO the best
half mile track in the State, and is 10
charge Of Mr., john A. Lusk, who is as.
sisted by competent drivers aud grooms.
Mr.. Henry Mcguire, one of the trainers,
has furnished us with the following list
Of horses now being trained on that
track:
Bay mare Flash, 8 years old, sired by
st. Lawrence, trots in 2,40, owned by
Samuel Roop, of Carroll county.
Bay mare Lady Alice, 8 years old,
sired by John Morgan, trots in 2.4O,
owned by Il X Kaufman, of Hagers.
town, Md.
Brown horse Razor Back, sired by
Abdallah, has trotted to road wagon
10 2.40, owned by George 0rndorff, of
Carroll county.
Bay horse Dan, sired by Old Patcheu,
trots in 2 80, owned by Samuel p. Ey-
erhart, Of Westminster.
Gray horse Mountain Billy, sire uu.
Known, trots in 3 minutes, owned by
james +. Hickey, of Emmittsbug, Nd
Gray horse Billy Gray, 5 years old,
trots in 3 minutes, owned by Joseph
DIETRICH, of Hagerstown, Md.
Sorrell horse Flip, years old, trots
close to B minutes, owned by j. Lutz,
of Hagcrstown, Md.
A pair Of thorough bred colts, 5 and
6 years old, trot to the pole in 3! min.
utes, owned by John N. Gambrill, of
Taueytowu, Md.
Last but not least, the celebrated
thoroughbred four. mile running stallion
Haywood, aged 6 years, sired by Planet,
dam Gibbora by Red Eye.
Close Early.-In Frederick and other
places we notice that nearly all the
merchants have concluded to close their
stores at Z o'clock in the evening. This
we think is right. No class of men are
SO closely confined as store clerks.
From 5 or o'clock in the morning
until 0 at night, they are required to be
at their posts whether occupied with
business or not How welcome lew
hours Of leisure in the evening would
be. They would have time to recruit
for the morrow aud would be able to do
more work. Our clerks are mostly
young men, to whom the Development
of the body by physical exercise is OF
the greatest Importance il tLey would
continue healthy md strong Let their
employers give them an opportunity to
rid themselves of the lassitudc which
follows from prolonged labors. Close
your stores at o'clock every day Of the
week, except Saturday. Who will be
the first to move in this good work.
| Thunder Elsewhere we give
an account of death caused BY the
thunder storm of Wednesday, the 3lst,
utimo, aud by the same storm Thomas
Sinnott and John Mcdonald we're stun.
ned whilst working on the Western
Maryland Railroad, near Richardson S
station. In Freedom district the fall
Of rain was very heavy, aud for time
it was feared that a food equal to the
Sykesville flood, some two or three
years ago, would be the result but for.
tuuately the rain only lasted about twenty
minuter, Mr.. Robert t. Shipley's farm
was washed very much, and cousidera.
bic damage done to the crops on his
place. The roads were also badly
washed in that district. We have heard
Of no further damage by the storm.
| Postal A6ars.-Spccial supply Of
Bridgeport, from Taneytowu, Post
master authorized to employ service at
$50 per annum. Special service aud
pay discontinued at Ohutt's Y Road:
and Bird Hill. Route 2,963. freder,
lex to Littlestown, j. II. Spalding, con
tractor, discontinued and one month
extra pay. Route 1862, Mechanics
town to Gettysburg, d. Agnew, con,
tractor; service increased three trips
per week, and pay s544 per aunum, Brc
rata, changing schedule accordingly
Service will be discontinued aud contract
annulled, with one mouths extra pay,
on route 2,946, Finksburg to Louisville,
and 2,942, Westminster to Emmitts
burg.
| Orphans Court Pro,cediags.-Levi
Burlington, Esq Chief Judge Hanson
| t. Webb and Ira t. Grouse, Esqrs.,
Associate Judges; Joseph NJ. Parke,
Esq, Register Of Wills.
| Monday May 20, l87l-Kezia Lee,
executrix of Joshua Lee, returned list oil
sales Of goods and chattels.
| Reuben w. Haines, executor Of j Ohm
Haiues, obtained order to sell Western
Maryland Railroad Bond, and Wash
County K. II Bonds of deceased.
Tempest I. Gardner. executor Of
Joseph Gardner, settled his second
account; aud returned list of sales of
good and chattels remaining at widow.
death.
| Western Maryland College. - The
Fourth Annual Commencement Of this
College begins on Sunday next, the llth
instant, with sermon by the President
Rev j. T. Ward, in the Methodist
Protestant Church of this city. The
Annual Grafton before the Irving and
Browning Literary Societies win BE-
delivered by the Rev. james W. Reese,
ut Odd Fellows Hall, on Wednesday
evening, June 14th. Commencement
Exercises aud Couferripe of Deoree,
will take place in the College Chapel OF
Thursday, June Is. See notice Of ex
ercises in another column.
| Car Buitlmg.-A company has beer
formed in Westminster for the manu-