The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-03-23

was unloading load Of corr at the
Warehouse, when the mail train going
west came by, aud frightened the horses
so that they started to run, and although
Mr.. Birely and the WAGNER we're
/ prompt, and made almost super human
efforts to hold them in. yet they ran
some distance before the frightened au
finals could be brongh, to a halt.
Mr.. Thomas J Kplb captured large
black mink ia Mr. Fr4ns Covers corr
crib, atiaehe to the mill stables. few
days ago. Minks are the most destrue
tive parmnh among poultry known
along the creek il is useless TO attemnt
/ pOuIlry-raising without mink proof
house to keep them In during the
growing period. An old mink getting
into a rookery Of bali grown chickens.
/ during a rainy summer night, has killed
/ forty chickens 81 time. IL is always
a matter Of congraiulation to hear that
4 mink has beeu killed Mr. Augustus
Miller has rendered poultry raisefs
quite service, along the creek, BY his
] successful manner of trannin., theu
The fur !, very 6oe and 90 i L.
commands from three to four dollars.
Mr. ! S Emmert, residing a quarter
Of mile north OF town 10 order 10 pre-.
vent an old brood sow from lifting up
the barn yard gate aud opening it, nailed
an old grass scythe, edge downward. to
the lower rail This !. nm cg.c,u,I
plan. hog. in the habit Of nut,ipr their
SHOUTS under the gate and TOSSING IN
will not try one Tins fairfield tbs ,birJ
time. But while Mr. Emmert enrrJ
his brood SOW Of bad habit he came
nigh losing very valuable horse On
Sunday cycuing. while passipy tbr,u,h
the cate and sbu,iius il af,er bin
the horse became FESTIVE. aud his foot
slipping under the gate. cut hi, foot and
leg badly, and il was by the mere.t
chance that the foot was not severed
from the leg.
Orph1ns Court Proceedings Adam
Shower, ESQ Chief judge; Isaac G
Bale aud Upton k"op, Esqrs Associate
Judges; Joseph NJ Parku, Register OF
Wills; Geo VI Parke, Depuly Register
Monday, March 18th, lST2-Order
passed for ID II. ReIndoliar, executor
OF George keindoiiar, to sell remainder
Of goods and chaitles, since the death
Of the widow,
The VIII OF Ephraim Powell, lecols
ed, was admitted to probate, aud letters
testameniary granted to Solomon Sto
ner, executor.
The VIII Of DIR. 5 i Swormstedt,
deceased, was admitted to probate, aud
letters testamentary granted to Sarah
A. SWormstedt aud j. 5. Swormstedt,
the executors.
The VIII OF Lewis Hamplcr, deeeas.
ed, was admitted 10 probate.
X Z. Mckinney, guardian, settled
Shoemaker, aud 18th account each for
Emma G. aud Clara l.. Shoemaker.
Jacob D. Lester, executor oil David
leister, settled his Ith account
Edwin d. MikesclI, executor of Hen
~ Mikesell settled his LIST account.
Tuesday, March l9.-Jacob lloifaek.
err executor Of John lloffackcr, settled
his 10Th account
Sarah \. Hull, administrators Of
VIM. ii. Hull, returned list Of sales.
Of Alexis Harris, deceased by Mrlchour
and Alexis 5. Harris, executors, return
ed, aud order ratification sal. nisi pas.
Sod
Letters rcstamentary granted to
Lydia Wampl5r (widow) aud john I.
Wamper, executors of Lewis Wamp!er
Omitted in report Of p roceediugs Of
Tuesday, March II, that David Nico
Of Hanson Nicodemus, settled their "a
aud final account.
i Ne'e Business EHferpriss.-Mes,rs
Bonner X Lawyer, Of this city, asc
about Ioslart Shoe Factory Tor lhc
manufacture Of ladies', misses, an
eh'ldren's wear. The factory will be
started about the 10Th of April, it
aud will employ, We understand, from
6fteon IN t,vaoty b,nds w ,rn., a.