The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-06-24


with you should be pressed with all diligence
TO an early completion. | had no conception
oil the vast mineral wealth and agricultural
resources OF this country awaiting an outlet,
and think connection with your road must
lnnnenee all the products OF this region in
your direction, as the shortest and best route
TO good market. gathered in my hurried
visit that the people want this outlet, that the
II. and p. X. X. Company want to build the
road, and that the Western MARYLAND Rail
road wants the connection. All this being
true, II seems 10 me that all the elements can
be harmonized in such q manner as 10 pro.
dnee the desired result because their interests
and aims are mutually beneficial.
President Hood, on Saturday evening, also
had brief interview with Mr.. Mines in re-
I ierence 70 the traffic contract Of the Western
Maryland with the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road.
HOOPS Mus IrENs.-You will be glad to
learn that Major Hood is somewhat improved
and hopes are entertained by friends that he
Will be among US ere long.
I To the friends Of Mrs. Waters, particularly
those OF your city, l can say she is doing as
/ well as can be expected, still confined to her
bed, with the assurance that such will be the
easefor SIX weeks to come, vet she is improy.
ing as rapidly as her serious injuries permit,
her escape from death may be considered a
special Providence.
serious, IL not fatal, accident occurred at
Tins place on Saturday evening casling gloom
over the entire community, Mr.. p. 7. Cart.
hon. one OF our oldest and most respected
citizens was 50 seriously injured by the cars
as to leave little hope for life. Walking down
the north track and meeting a train coming
west, he, as so many others have done. and
always fatally. without looking behind, step
ped upon the south track immediately in fronts
Of train going east, his leg was caugh; and 1
crushed off'near the knee; Immediate aSsis- /
lance was at hand. Mr.. A. p. Forsyth placed 4
his vehicle at the disposal OF the sufferer and 4
he and Mr.. A. Mercer conveyed him to his
home, hrst dispatching messengers for vari-
Gus physicians, Doctors Riggs, Morehead and
Marheld were soon on hand and found am.
Putation necessary, which was skillfully per
formed above the knee. The sufferer is doing
as wen as can be expected, but his age and
.he shock to the nervous system leave hitl
hope Tor recovery. Mr.. Carthom has a large
family depending upon his exertions, and the
blow s q heaTy one TO them, but he is sur.
rounded BY kind and charitable ne;ghbors
who viii do AL to relieve his sutferiass. and
see that his afflicted family do not want. No
blame can be attached TO any connected with
the road, the accident was beyond the control
Of man.
would call the attention Of the authorities
Of the b. 4 .. Il. r., TO one fact, il is the
dangerous and unnecessary speed in passing by
OF through any OF the stations of the road.
here Is at ali times, more or less of all ages
and sexes, vehicles Of all descriptions around
these depots, and the trains should be in con.
troll OF the engineer so as to prevent accident
II " common practice 10 pass through This
place AZ lightning speed. This is wrong and
should be stopped.
We are not a complaining people, but when
unnecessary Inconvenience are imposed We
Ike 10 have them removed. Last week some
blanks were mailed in your office for this
place which should have been Immediately
returned They have never come to hand.
ihis being repetition we would IKE 10
Know where the fault lies, it seems strange
that mail matter from your city 70 this I
place should be lost, and Baltimore the only
stopping place, yet such isfrequen,ly the case.
ORPHANS CorRT.-Adam Shower. ESQ.
Chief Judge Isaac C.. Bale and L. p. Sling.
laiii Esqrs-, Associate Judges; DIR. Henry.
z Beltz, Register Of Wills Geo. ". Parks.
Esq, Deputy Register.
Monday. june f9.--Isaac n u,.Aa -
utor Of Mary HYDE. dscsaSsJ --....J'. 49,
tory Of goods and ehatteIs '1'"e1 ''''e"'
Joshua Switzer. adm;n;s,,,o. az An NJ.
shew, deceased, settled first account.
Singleton X. Hughes, administrator ID. n |
y. Z. i. A. Of Singleton Hughes. deceased. |
reported sale Of real estate.
Susan Shook, executor Of John Shook, de-
ceased, reported sale OF real estate, also set. |
lied second and final account.
John West, guardian to Mary c. Cover.
settled fourth and final account.
Tpesday, June s0-J. Oliver wadlow. ad. !
returned list Of sales Of goods and chaitels.
ews, deceased, returned list Of debt and
inventory of money, also settled first admin. |
istration account
ss ,ssm sen Ps on sauday last arrested
- ~ = - s Deas : ahhery, VINO was supposed
an N;ss ks.hl;,. w . ~ niue, tne outrage
onelin o. baltimore county was photographed |
Mses.IJ ,1n n Dy mm. scarf, OF Magnolia,
- ~ ';S Soun.y Win wnom the man known |
~ go IA e " ou.sage nsed Tor number
prisoner was M .aan aaled that the
so,;n,;nn - asssssaay, ana len az accurate de-
''A' "e' ''nvfin'
c..s. 80,
~. archbishop Bailey on Sun
- sohnrn1ton 70 ~ persons, at the