The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-03-30
Local Intelligence.


years on the day Of his death. Mr.. Allgire
was one Of the soldiers Of the war Of. 1912,
who defended the city Of Baltimore, and
belonged to Captain Stocksdale's Company
Of Infantry, in Col. Shultz's Regiment.
Rzinf,d Accident. Mr.. Lewis Houck,
son Of d. w. Houck, of Houcksville, had
his right elbow badly dislocated by fall
from a pigeon box, in his fathers yard, on
the 18th instant, while trying to obtain
some young pigeons, but lost his hold in
getting down and fell. DIR. C. Wells was
Immediately sent for, and under his treat
ment is rapidly recovering.
Grain. The growing grain crop Of this
section Of the county, is represented by our
farmers as looking remarkably we'll; the
fields present an unbroken green heavy sod
all over. At no period within the recol-
lection Of our farmers, has the appearance
and prospectof heavy crop been better.
The farmers have been busy sowing their
oats for the past week and many are done.
Orphans Court Procecdiags.-Leyi
Bnfhogton, ESQ, Chief Judge; Hanson
L, Webb and Ira 4. Grouse, Esqrs.,
Associate Judges; Joseph NJ. parke,
AoHs. itSEisttN W w MS
Monday, March 20.-J. w. Barwick
aud Eliza A. Dern, Executors OF Sophia
Dern, returned list of debts aud inyen.
tories of goods and chattels aud moaey
left
Moses Parrish, Administrator oil Ellen.
Buckingham, returned inventory of
goods and chattcls, was granted orders
to sell the same aud to notify creditors,
Letters Of Administration on the es
tate of Anna Fowble, decd were grant.
ed to Henry Fowble
j. ii. Winemiller, Guardian to Geo
A. Biehl, settled first aud final account
Lewis Miller and j VIM. Earhart,
Executors Of John Miller, settled first
administration account.
Tuesday, March 2l.-H. lIaines,
Guardian to Johu Haiues, settled first
aud hual account, and first account as
Guardian To Francis llaincs.
Bishop Pmkaey's Fisd.-The Assist
ant Bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, OF this Diocese, visited " est
minister on Thursday last, aud admins
tered the rite of confirmation in Ascen-
sion Church, to six candidates. Besides
the Bishop, and the Rector, Rev. Mr..
Converse, there were present Rev. Mr..
Murphy, Rector Of ST. Andrews Parish,
St. Marys county, aud Rev. DIR. Rich,
Rector OF st. Michaels Parish, Refs.
terstown. The children of the Sabbath
School were amined 10 catechism on
Friday morning, and the promptncss
aud correctness Of their responses called
forth the admiration OF all present, aud
elected from the Bishop the remark
that he had never seen children more
thoroughly instructed.
Fatal accident from, Coal OIL On
Saturday last, William, aged T.. years,
sou Of Patrick McKeever, residing a
short distance from this city, on the
New Windsor road, was fatally burned
by coal oil. The children were alone
and one Of them took the can aud began
to pour the oil on the stove hearth, aud
in the efforts of William to take the
can from it, his clothing was saturated
with the oil aud almost immediatel,
took fire. The boy was burned abou,
the abdomen and thighs. Drs. Coonau
and Billingslea were soon in attendance
but nothing could be done TO relieve
his suffering, aud on Sunday morning
death claimed another victim from the
use of coal oil.
Temperance Lecture. Edward Cars
well, the celebrated Canadian temper
aGce lecturer, visited Westminster on
Wednesday, evening of last week, ia
company with several prominent TEN
perance gentlemen Of Baltimore city
and lectured 10 crowded audi
cnce in Odd Fellows Hall. The lee
turer bore evidences of being overworked
and complained Of feeling uuwell. II,
however spoke for an hour, and then
gave way for Mr.. Smith, Of Baltimore
who made brief address, when Mr.
Carswell read a temperance poem, o.
his own composition He is an mimi
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