The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-03-16
local InteIligence.

Esq, Register Of Wills
Monday, March e. 1S71.--Lotters Of
administration granted to David Johu-
sou, Oh the estate Of Cathariue Haincs,
deceased.
Adalinc Appler, natural guardian to
Emanuel U, q. Shower, 6led approved
bond
Letters Of administration granted to
George W Shaw, on estate of William
Shaw, deceased Widows Remuneration
filed.
Guslasus A. Kraus, Administrators Of
john A Stoever, deceased, returned
list Of sales.
Letters Of administration granted to
Moses Parrish, on estate Of Ellen Buck.
iughaui, deceased widow of Vaehci
Buckingham, deceased.
NEIGHBOUR ani Elexis S. Harris, ex-
ecntors OF Ellexis, returned list Of sales
Warrant TO appraise reut Of real esp
tate of minor children Of Augustus L.
Dorsey, deceased, issued
Solomon S. Ecker, executor of Jonas
Ecker, obtained order to sell part Of
goods aud chattels, desired by widow
aui legatee thereof for life.
Mary Aun Burus, administrative Of
Emanuel Burns, obtained order TO sell
leasehoId property
Tuesday, March Z, 1S7l.-Will of
Sophia Dern exhibited aud admitted to
probate. Letters testameutury thereon
granted to Charles 4 Barrick aud
Eliza A. bern, executors
David Casscll was appointed and
bonded as guardian to Mary Jane,
Reuben, Marshall, aud Virginia Haines,
children Of Charles IL llaines, deed.
z. ii. i. Myers, administrator of
Andrew Smeach, returned list Of sales.
The will Of Sarah Angel. deceased,
late wife OF Joseph Angel, was refused
TO be admtsted to probate aud the
surviving husband having reuouuced,
letters OF administration were granted
to his sou, William Angel, on her per.
sonai estate
NorE.-A married woman eau devise
property acquired BY her previous to
the adoption Of the Code in 1860, if the
viii be made with the written consent
OF her husband thereto, more than sixty
days before her death, aud DO ac.
kuowledged by her ia the presence of
the witnesses out Of the presence aud
hearing OF her husband. Under the
decisions Of the Court OF Appeals, she
can devise as if she were single woman
her separate property acquired before
1860, where the Instrument creating
the separate estate empowers her to do
SO, or is silent as TO the mode Of dispo.
sition. BY the law Of the State she can
devise all her separate property acquired
since 1860 as ii she were Jca,e sole,
without her husbands assent.
Copper Ore.-For some years Mary
land had State Geologist and Chemist
for the discovery Of her mineral wealth
and the analytic examination of her soil.
But much yet remains to be done in the
way Of geological development 1t is
believed that vast deposits Of mineral
wealth yet remain hidden in the bowels
Of the hills Of Western Maryland, which
will be brought forth at no distant day
toenrich our citizens There is a mine of
copper ore in this county, near Finks
burg, which has not been operated forsix
years past, aud We hear that copper ore
has been discovered In Baltimore coua-
| ty, near the upper part Of Green Spring
Valley. Iron ore abounds throughout
this region, and it will not be long be-
fore it viii be developed to much
greater extent than it has hitherto been.
Copper ore has also been discovered on
South Mountain, Franklin county, Pa.
Specimens submitted to chemical aualy
sis have yielded 20 and 80 per ceat, aud
one surface specimen yielded over 40
per cent. Let the farmers examine
their hills and take specimens Of taeir
ore to competent judges. They may
discover that they are Ia possession Of
mines OF wealth Of which they had no
knowledge.
Land .Sates.--0n Saturday last, Car.
roll County Agricultural Society sold
acre, 2 roods aud 25 perehes Of land to
Michael Baughman, Tor ss4 per acre.
On the same day, Michael Baughman
sold 6l acres TO Reuben w. Stem, for
s92 per acre, cash.
These lots are situated in the vicinity
OF Westminster, and we're sold ut u very
reasonable rate
George w. Harris, Esq, Of Middle
burg 10 this county, on the 7ih instant
purchased Wayside, containing CO.
acrcs, the residence Of the late Major
II. Hughes, near Hagerstown, for si7..
800. This is said to have been the
most spirited sale that has taken place
~ Washington County, for sometime
past, aud we congratulate Mr.. Harris On
his purchase.
Traia Of Mc Truck. The train for
baltimore on Tuesday Inorning, ran off
the track at n Switch near Wakefield
Station. Fortunately nobody was hurt,
andthe cars were not much damaged. The
engine fell over 90 its side aud Is badly
damaged. The train from Baltimore
proceeded as far as the scene Of the &C.
cident, exchanged passengers with a
train which came from the upper sec
ton of the road, aud went on 10 Balti.
more. The locomotive was taken to
Union Bridge for repairs, and the trains
went through to Meehanicstown on
Tuesday evening, the trestIe work at
Beaver Run having been repaired.
Damage BY he Fseshet. The heavy
fall OF rain on Sunday last, oceasioned
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