The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-10-19
Local Intelligence.

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Orphans Court Proccedisgs.--Levi
Burlington, Esq Chief Judge Hanson
+, Webb and Ira II. Grouse, Esqrs.,
Associate Judges; Joseph NJ. Parko,
Esq, Register Of Wills.
Monday. October 9th, ls71.-Johu
Thomson, administrator Of Jos. Hawk,
returned list Of debts aud inventory Of
money.
Letters Of administration on the es.
tate Of Jacob Linaweaver, deceased,
we're granted to james K. Hamilton, of
Hartford county.
Thomas Smith, administrator ofSam.
uel Smith, returned appraisemept Of
goods aud chattels; and got ofGers to
sell same, aud to notify creditors
John A. Rooms, administrator Of
Emily j. Keons, returned list of sales
aud list Of debts, aud settled LIST aud
iual account.
Adam Rohrbach and Henry Il, Sire
Wig, executors Of Lawrence Rohrback,
reported sale Of real estate. order Of
ratification, sale of nisi passed.
r. r. and VIM. l.. Richards, execu.
tors Of Lucinda Richards, returned
list Of sales Of personal property.
David L. Stem, guardia6, settled 4th
aud final account for Charles W., aud
4th account for Lucinda Stem.
Susanna Little, guardian to George
A. aud Samuel L. Little, lied bond
counter security, approved by court, use
Of Gilbert Place, surety.
Final order ratification Of sale of real
estate Of Z. L, Myers, passed
Tuesday, October 10.--James K
Hamilton, administrator of Jacob Lima.
weaver, returned appraisement of real
and personal property, orders were pas.
sed to sell personal property, and to
notify creditors.
The will aud codicil of Mary Stem,
deceased, were admitted to probate aud
letters testanientry granted to William
Segafcose aud Jacob Eckard her exec
utors.
Peter Mark, administrator Of Esther
Mark, returned appraisement Of personal
property, inventory of money, aud list
of debts, orders were passed to sell
personal property, aud to notify ere
ditors.
Murdered for HIS Moaey.-A dispatch
dated Cincinnati, October the 18th,
says: A horse aud buggy which were
hired yesterday morningin Wapakapeta,
Ohio, to Jacob Eckert, travelling
salesman, returned at eleven o'clock
last night to the livery stables. The
buggy and lines were smeared with
blood.
The Sheriff and posse Immediately
instituted search for Eckert, aud ascer.
tained that he left St. Mary's at seven
o'clock last evening for Wapakaneta.
The woods adjacent TO the road were
secured, aud this morning his bruised
and bleeding body was found in a raviue
forty rods from the road. His pockets
we're rifed, aud nothing valuable was
left about his person. He is still alive,
aud was taken to St. Mary's, where he
is now lying in a dying condition.
Hundreds Of Indignant people are now
10 pursuit of the perpetrators of the
outrage.
The victim is a brother Of Mrs. Jacob
Sheets, of Westminster.
Hon. John Mcrryman, accompanied
By Samuel Worthington, Esq, arrived
in our city on Tuesday last. Mr. L. l.
Wheeler, Of the Westminster Hotel,
rendered the distinguished guests sup
per that night, at which large number
of citizens participated. The parlors
Of the hotel were thrown open, and an
hour or SO was socially spent in CONVEX.
sation, whilst delightful airs from the
several operas aud marches we're played
by four Italians upon harps and violius.
About ten o'clock the host informed us
that refreshments awaited the party in
the dining room. Little did we expect
that it was 10 be feast. Oysters 10
various styles, meats, chickens, together
with coffee, tea &C., were. supplied ia
abundance, aud all were convinced
that MIR. Wheeler "knew how to keep
hotel" Alter discussing the various
dishes, enjoying the jokes, &c, the party
returned to the parlors and continued
their social intercourse to late hour.
At St. Johns Catholic Church, this
city, on Sunday last. beautiful sight
was witnessed. Sixteen females aud
seven males, all children except gen
tleman and lady, made their first com.
municn. As the bell began to ring for
the 10 o'clock mass, the Neophytes
formed in double Gle at the residence Of
the Pastor, Rev John Gloyd, aud
marched into the Church, and occupied
the front pews. just before the com
munion was administered, and whilst
the commandments were knceling at the
railing, the Pastor made touching add
feeling address to the children. The
interesting exercises were witnessed by
a large number Of visitors.
Reelection Chicago. Collections were
taken up in the several Churches in this
city on Sunday last. for the relief Of
the sufferers blythe great FIRE 10 Chi
cago. Contributions have also been