The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-28

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Deputy ktelA.eN
Aaa8ag, Nyk It -pF. James Z
1nmm1ls e.se .NiQr q Jesse stnn'Neii, uee 4. !
returned let a GALES Dc goods and chaitelss
Int q debts and inventory Of money.
/ Joshua SNiizeg, administrator Of Abraham
hitezhne, dacepseds returned second add
| tional lisi Of debts
/ The hast viii and testament Of Gseenhugs
| Williams, deceased, was presented and ad,
! miiled "a probate
Nicholas II jenkins, admini1tFalor W, A.
Of Jaeeb HiI1ahrldle, settled Ms second ae-
Nesday, 1areh si.-Wm. a. wa.upler,
executor of Jacob caple, deceased, reported
sale ct real estate
Wm. T. Smith and Philip r. Suader, ad.
minkstralols Of Richard Smith, deceased, re.
turned inventory Of money.
Petition Of The administrators Of Richard
Smith, deceased, and answer Of the heirs Of
said deceased, and courts aorder thereon for
specific distribution Of stocks and bonds Of
deceased.
John Thomson, gnardinn 10 John Thomson,
settled his irst and FINAL account
Richard Zoack, surviving administrator Of
John Zonck, settled bis second account
jonathan u. Dorsey, guardian TO Mary Z.
II. Moore, (now Mary +, II. Freeman and
William Dorsey, settled his FIRST and final az
count for each.
Duo HUI ITEMS As we live III the re-
mote corner Of Carroll county, you do not al
ways get the news from this section, except
il Be through an occasional communication.
never saw grain look more promising, in
this vicinity, this season Of the year, than il
does now. Every wheat field, with few ex-
ceptions, looks remarkably we'll
Oar farmers are now busy At blowing for
summer crops, and am told that in one in
sianes oats have already been sown.
The sales Of this spring are now nearly all
over in this neighhoFhood. There were not
as many sales here as we USUALLY have in the
spring, but they were all well attended and
stock and farming implements brought more
than usually high prices. Common farm
horses brought from $50 70 $500. Ordinary
COWS from Sf0to S55; and stock hogs brought
exceedingly high prices.
The orr banks Ia this vicinity are all in OPP
Grafton, but some not as strong handed as they
would be If there was better demand for iron.
Black Rock Station, on the Bachman Val
ley Railroad, is now permanently established,
and is destined TO become a place, MesSrs
A. u. Wentz 4 Son have opened large store
and forwarding house there, and have done
considerable business in grain and produce
this winter. Mr.. Henry h. Grove runs an M
dividual car regularly from this station TO Bal
iimore.
The postoffce at Dug Hill is about being
changed, and moved from lis present site 20
Black Rock, Bachman Valley Railroad,
NKw NlxnsoR ITgxs. The first of April
is drawing near, and rs usual great many
families viii change their residences in town,
as well Is in the district. Among those who
have removed already from this town are
Joseph A. Stouffer and A. E. Smyrk--the
former to his farm near Wakefield, and the
latter to Baltimore, where be has entered ap-
on his duties as Health Commissioner Of that
city. They were two Of our most respected
and useful citizens, and their removal Is uni-
sersally regretted. Should we be so nnfortu-
nate as TO lose few more Of this sort, we
might just rs well put wall around cur town
and call it finished.
Quite a stir was created around Dielman' 5
hotel on Saturday last BY the arrival OF two
live nliigators, from the lagoons Of Florida,
for a gentleman Of this place. A great num-
Der Of people visited the place to behold the
monsters Of the South, and to satisfy their
curiosity. The question was frequently asked
on the street during the evening Have sSn
been to Diel mans to see the aligatorsg'
Mr.. J. j. Smith, Of Port Deposit, has NOV
/ ed to this place, and has erected building
for the manufacture Of fertilizers. The firm
will be styled Smith, Hoppe, Ecker a Co.
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILaoAD-- CHANGE
OF HouKs. On and alter Thursday, March
18th. 1874, the mixed train, from Union Bridge
10 Baltimore, will run as follows:
Leave Union Bridge 500 a. M, Linwood
SOS, New Windsor 5.l9, Avondale ,5.3s,
| Westminster $50, Shamberger's g. 10, Enks-
burg Gao, Glen Morris 6.5l, Reisterstown
500, Timber Grove 1908, 0wings' Mills lis,
Shiloh 7.25, Pikesville 7.sl, Howardsville
7.Ss, Mount Hope 7.42, Pinlico 7.i6, Arrive
at Fulton Station SEQ.
SEVERELY BuRSrn.--On Sunday afternoon
last Lizzie Sanders, colored, employed as q
domestic in the Western Maryland College,
made a narrow escape from death BY fire.
She had been sitting in front Of the range in
the kitchen, and then went to her room and
laid down on the bed Shortly after doing 50
she discovered that her back clothing was on
IRE. Her body from the knees up was terri.
bly, burned before the FIRE was extinguished
fortunately she did not inhale any Of the
/ fame. AT last accounts she was doing well.
Real EsrArE SALES. the 10th instant
Charles B. Roberts sold n farm containing 81
acres, improved BY mill, situated in Finks
burg district, to Mrs. Rachel Busby for s4425
l On Saturday last VIM. A. McKellip and H
4 Hafunr fxstofoauI ~f Iaask M...f--.L
/ 81 acres Of land, near this city, TO Isaac C
Bale, at $97.s7 per acre.
Charles b. Roberts, as trustee. sold OF
Thursday, in Manchester, q house and lot 70,
| 5000, also two lots containing over acres a
$50 per acre, TO DR.. Luther Trump.
Some vagrant entered the basement Of tn.
Centenary NJ. Il. Church on Sunday morn
ing, I'D inst, whilst the services were being
conducted on the first floor, and put guam
| hty Of new books into one OF the furnaces
Soon puts Of smoke came up through tho
register. Immediately the proper person.
went TO investigate The matter, when il wa.
found that the books had been in the furnace
only few moments, but no one could be seer
round about the church.
ELEerrox-- Saturday last the anna
election for Directors Of The Farmers Mutua
Fire Insurance Company Of Dug Hill, Carrot
county, was held at Manchester, with the fol
lowing result .-H. Haines, Joseph ShaefIer
l z. II. L. Myers, VIM. Bachman, John A
Brown, Samuel Matthias, George Bixler
Phanael Wcntz, Peter Gettier, Francis War
ney, John Fpiiz, VIM. L. Tracey.
SpxerAI Nortcr -Snhscr;hers ,,ho ;n,a,,
to change their residence this Spring vii
please give Us notice in time. 80 that Their,
may be no interruption in the delivery o
their papers. Be particular to state the nam,
Of the cilics at which the paper has been re
eeived, BY 70 doing il VIII save US mucl
trouble.