The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-01-11

fwESry umEE AEARs AGO--A copy ~
the Carroll County Des4oc-dt, published in
1850, by Josiah I H. Bringman. twents-three
years agx. WAS placed in our hands recently.
It is small whity.brewn twcnty-lour column
sheet, published at $500 per year. The
Carroillpaian was the Wig organ at that
time Enoch Louis Lowe was then the
Democratic candidate for Governor, aud
Milliam. B. Clarke his Wing competition.
DR.. John L. II. Ligget, Of Taneytown District,
was candidate for State Senator, His COM
petitors for the nomination were Elijah +.
crout, Esq Of Westminster, and DIR. Francis
I 4. Davis, Of Franklin niyrirt. After the sec
ond ballot the name Of Mr. Crout was with
drawn, and pr, Ligect was nominated. Col.
John X. longwell was the Wing candidate,
and meetings for joint discussion were ar
ranged for every district in the coaniy.
An election was held on the 4th OF Scp,em-
Der, for delegates to the State Reform Con-
ventiOn. The candidates were. on the "Upion
Reform Ticket Messrs Coekey, shower.
Parke, Eye, and Brown; on the "whig Re.
form Ticket Messrs. Grimes, Frankiorter,
Swope, Ecker, and Warield. The Union
Ticket was elected by an average majority Of
$40 votes. Mr., Parke led the ticket, beating
Maj. Eye 1--WE votes, and heating his highest
competitor Mr.. Ecker. 3l5 votes: while
Maj. Eye beat the next highest, Mr.. Swope,
1 354 votes.
The following IS list Of the Grand and
/ Petit Juries of the September term Of the
\ Court, which began on the 9th Of the month.
! Judges Dorsey. Brewer and Wilkinson, on the
I bench
Grand J,gors.--Wm. Roberts, Foreman ;
( David Wolfe, Il. G.. Fox, George Jacobs, Geo.
I l.. Little, Jacob Shower, David W. Houck.
james Skidmore, Joshua Lee, Jr, David b.
Earhart, John Smith, VIM. King, Sr. Thos.
/ Darbin, Daniel Engle, Samuel Moreton, Ho-
ratio Price, Henry Devries. Michael More
4 lock- Joseph Spurrier, Joseph Hawk, George
BiSler, John I. Reese, Robert l.anders.
Rsta Jurors.-Lcyi Burlington, Andrew p.
Barnes, Daniel Yeser, Eli Hesson, Francis
I. Davis, Zachariah Ebaugh, John Blizzard,
/ d. c. Frankforter, Joshua Mctealf, Philip l..
II. Myers, Elias Brown, Frederick Bixer,
Tobias Rudisel, Daniel Banker, David Bril-
hart, Washington Barnes, Nimrod Gardner,
David Prough, John Fowble, John Roop, Geo.
Spalding, Stephen I. c. Brown. Joseph
Ebaugh, George Bramwell Levin Williams.
Court was in session but one week.
Jesse Reiisnider did dry goods and gro
Gerry business near the Forks and Joshua
lingling fright in the Forks JAR. Man.
mug htese a 2dAtnlaS, ana ~. " L. III. Oren'
dorif, were also in the mercantile line, the
latter firm at the sold Broadway House. =
George Il. Wampler, William S. Brown, and
Samuel j. Jordan, announced themselves a.
candidates iorthe Sherifialty. Vim. p. Mauls
by and Joseph NJ Parke were associated il
the practice of the law, the former having an
office in Baltimore. L. G. Day, at Ridge
Vile, and Daniel l.. Hoover, at Westminster.
E. f. Crout, Nelson 4 Matthias, c. w. Web,
sier, Abner Neal, James NJ Sheman, and
HAYDEN 4 Baumgardner, were attorneys. ]
B. Boyle, was Clerk of the Circuit Court
Hanson I, Webb, was Sheriff; Jacob Myery
Clerk to the Commissioners of Tax: JosenI
Shaeffer Collector of State Taxes. Floul
was quoted in Baltimore at S4.sl "a S4.S7
red wheat 95 cents a Sl.O2; white Sl.O5
white corn 59 yellow so a. GO.
What is more interesting than an old news
paper, after the lapse Of few years. Tn,
newspaper is the current history Of the times
but how few preserve them. Everybod,
ought to file his county paper, and carefully
preserve it. Like wine, the newspaper i'm
proves with age.