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Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that application
~ will be made to the County Commission
ers Of Carroll county, attheir first NEE ing after
thirty days from the date of this notice, tC
open public road, beginning at point on
the public road leading from the Manchester
road to the Hampstead road, at or near Ga.
briel Hammers mill, and from said point Of
intersection to run through the land of Ga
briel Hammer and on or near the line be-
tween Joseph Sharrer and Christopher Rupp
and thence through and over the lands o.
Emanuel Wtte- and Samuel Witter until il
intersects the public road leading from the
Manchester road to Snydersburg, at poinl
near Samuel Writer'S house.
JOSEPH SHARPER,
may l2.5t and 80 others.
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BIC GuSs.-The monster gun lately manu-.
featured for the Italian navy weighs 100 tons.
The cast.steei breech loader which Herr
krupp is now making will weigh so tons; the
weight of the proiectile 1860 pounds, and the
powder charge 1896 pounds
The big Krupp gun which was shown at
Philadelphia a year ago, and recently pur.
chased by the Russian Government, weighs
90 tons.
The Sl.ton Fraser gun, with which the
British engineers have been experimenting at
Shoeburyness, takes charge Of $40 pounds
ofpowder and projectile OF | 200 pounds.
The Rodman gun cast last week in Boston
weighs so tons. 1t will carry 70Opound
conical BALI the charge will be 100 pounds,
and the weight of the ordnance will be about
90 tons.
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Farmers and Planters!

Nov is the time to buy your Farming
AZ Implements cheap. | have on hand q
large Stock Of Machinery which am deter.
mined to sell. would make special mention
Of my two and three horse Furrow Flows.
My two-horse Plow am selling as low as
$500, and for strength and steady running it
cannot be surpassed, while my wrought shear
plows connot be beat. The Clipper Rake
with some important improvements is also
being offered low. The all (wroughtD Iron
single and double Shovel Flows and the three
Shoveled Cultvator, which became so popular
and gave such entire satisfaction last year, are
now ready for the Spring trade at low figures.
Remember the Lion Feed Masticator Is the
best Feed Cutter in the market, see it.
Reapers and Mowers promptly repaired unless
new parts are TO be ordered which must be
done from the company who manufacture the
machine as there is no one keeping repairs ON
hand. So in order to have your machine
ready for moving and reaping bring them in
early so as to give time to order repairs. All
other repairing done well and cheap.
mar 3l'u Z. WAGNER.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-09
ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that application
~ will be made to the County Commits.
sioners Of Carroll county, at their first meet.
ing after thirty days from the date of this
notice, to open u Public Road beginning at
east edge of the Baltimore and Resterstown
Turnpike Road, at point directly opposite
the Mechanicsville and Finksburg Turnpike
Road, where it intersects said Baltimore and
Resterstown Turnpike Road, and then to run
on the most practicable route through the
lands of Abraham Liester, Thomas Demoss
and Francis l.amotte, to the Western Mary.
land Railroad, at a point on said Railroad
about twenty-five rods southeast of Bridge
No. 2s, on said Western Maryland Railroad.
FRANCIS LAMOTTE,
LEWIS II. COLE,
GEORGE W. ARMAC0ST,
june 2'jt and others.
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Georgia reports a rattlesnake killed in
Dade county, nine feet long and having SO
rattles.
The wife of DR.. Geo. f. Woodbury.. of
Methuen, Mass, 6 ave birth to four children
Wednesday night
There are nearly 1000 con vcts in the Ken.
lucky State Prson-more than ever before.
There is talk Of two new lines of steamers
between Baltimore and the Eastern Shore.
Many of the far western towns Of Illinois
are oyerrun with burglars.
The Philadelphia Permanent Exhibition is
paying handsomely.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-09

MARYLAND DOG AND SHEEP LAw.-The first
decision under the new law of Maryland for
dogs that kill sheep was made in the Circuit
Court for Anne Arundel county n few weeks
ago in the appeal case of Owens vs.. Kelly.
The action arose out of the alleged killing Of
Kelly's eight sheep by Owens dogs, and
was tried under the act of 1876, chapter 8l5,
which makes the owner of the dogs charged.
BILE for the sheep killed The court below
awarded damages to the amount claimed
under 500 to Kelly, and Owens appealed.
The verdict the second time was for Kelly,
sa2. The new law is general except for four
counties
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In the Circuit Court for Carroll county, sit.
ting as Court of Equity in Cause No. 1886.
Emanuel Hiltabridle VS.. Noah c. wantz.
ORDERED this first day Of June, A. d.,
" 1877, that the sales made and reported
by Benjamin I. Grouse, Trustee in the above
entitled case, be ratified and confirmed, un.
less cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the I'd day of July, next pro.
uded a copy of this order be published in
some newspaper printed in Carroll county
once IN each OF three successive weeks before
the 25th day Of June inst.
The report states the amount Of sales TO be
one hundred and thirty dollars and fifteen cts
FRANK 7. SHAW, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
jun 2-3t Frank t. SHAW, Clerk.
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225 Acres, ; Foods. and 81 Prrches Of Land.

The triangular lot of land embraced between
the 18th and 10Th courses above and com
prising about ACRES, 2 RO0DS will be
sold separately.
Also, all that tract of Woodland, situate
and lying in Corsica Neck, in said county,
and thus described, Wig Beginning at a stone
near the Public School House, In Corsica
Neck, and on the east side of the public road,
9. boundary Of Samuel 7. Earle's land and
the land Of Mrs. Goldsborough; and running
thence with the road north 80 30', west u
perches, north 81, east So perches; north $50,
east 90 perches to boundary post and stone,
also corner Of Samuel T. Earle's land;
thence south o. 49,, east Ito boundary Of
John b. Harper's land &c perches, south 4Io
3O', west 90 perches, and thence south 7so,
west 25 perches, to the beginning, CONTAINING
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-09

The Girard estate in Schuylkll and Colum.
bia counties, Pa, embraces 10000 acres Of
land, Of which q, 500 acres are coal lands. 1t
is estimated that the productive capacity oil
these lands in merchantable coal, after de.
Quoting all usual waste in the process of min.
ing, makes the enormous aggregate of ia,
OOO,OOO tons, The present production il
100000 tons per annum.
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Notice TO Creditors.

NOTlCE is hereby given that the subscri
An Der has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Carroll county Letters Testamentary
on the personal estate of
NOAH SToCKSDALE,
late Of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased, are here.
by warned to exhibit the same with the vouch.
ers thereof legally authenticated to the sub.
scriber on or before the 18th day of December,
1877; they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate. Those in
debted are requested to make immediate pay.
ment.
Given under my hand this 18th day OF
May, 1877.
TOBIAS STOCKSDALE,
may l9-4t Executor.
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The manufacture of cigars in New York
has become extensive, employing an army
of workpeople and paying an annual revenue
of S4,OOO,O00. The tenement house plan
has been adopted by several manufacturers.
They lease a house and snb.let il to moor
families; to each Of these is given a quantity
oftobacco on Monday morning, which is re.
turned on Saturday as cigars or cigarettes.
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RULES farSELF MEASUREMENT,

and a full line of samples from their immense
stock Of Cloths, Cassimers, Coatings, Shirt.
ings, dc, thus enabling parties in any part OF
the country to order their Clothing and Shirts
direct from them, with the certainty of re
ceiving garments of the very Latest Style and
most Perfect Fit attainable.
Goods ordered will be sent by Express to
any part OF the country.
As is well known throughout the Middle
States they have for Forty-fhree Years Elk
CELLEDiu all departments Of their business,
which is a substantial guarantee as TO the char.
aeter Of the Goods they will send out.
A large and well assorted sock of
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-09

FIRE AT ELEroS, MD.--A destructive FIRE
occurred Monday morning at Elkton, Nd,
resulting in the total or partial destruction OF
James Mckinsey's grocery store, Alexan.
der's hardware store, Mrs. Henry's confec
tionery, and endangering the postofIice and
Exchange Hotel. The houses were owned
by II. c. Hurn and +. A. Ellis. Loss So.
900, partially insured. The fire is supposed
to have been incendiary.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-09

Mr.. Deirees the new Public Printer, is
daily receiving applications from all parts Of
the country for employment in the Govern.
ment Printing Office. He cannot respond
fayorably to any of them, as the force now
employed in the office will have to be still
further reduced on account of the limited ap
preparations
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NEW SHOE STORE.
New Hat and Cap Store.
NEW CLOTHING STORE |
ORNDORFF & ALBAUGH

WlSH to inform their Customers and the
w Public that they have taken the Store
room formerly occupied by Jno. A. Macintosh
and have just received from the leading Fac.
tories full line Of Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps,
Trunks, Valises, Ready Made Clothing and
Gents Furnishing Goods. They are also still
actively engaged in the Dry Good, Notion
and Carpet business, and have just received
Their Full Spring Stock of the above goods,
which they intend TO sell at the Lowest Cash
Prices.
BSs- Give them call at once. Shoe Store
IN same building adjoining the Dry Goods
Department, near Railroad. apr l4.Sm
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Gen L. B, Tyler, Baltimorcs new post.
master, has cut off the official head of two
of the highest and best officers that held po.
sitions in that Institution, VIZ. B. Askew
and J. ID. TAYLOR.
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MARRIED..

AT Taneytown, June 3D., by Rev. Father
Gloyd, John Rinedollar and Miss Mary Cath.
arine Miller, all of this county.
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MORTGAGES SALE,


PY virtue of power Of sale contained in
- Mortgage from Geo. w. Zepp and
Mary lepp, his wife, TO Alexis s. Harris.
bearing date October II, 1874, and recorded
among the Real Estate Mortgage Records Of
carroll county, in Liber f. I. s., No. 5,
Eoiio SO3, etc, and by the said Alexis 8,
Harris duly assigned to the undersigned, /
will offer at Public Sale, at the Court House
door, IN the city Of Westminster, Carroll
county, Maryland, on
Monday, The ISM day Of juno, 1877,
at II o'clock, A. NJ, 70 the highest bidder.
the two following parcels Of Land, being con.
ugnous TO each other, conveyed BY and de-
scribed in said Mortgage, being parts Of lraeta
OF Land called ''Hooker's Meadow. Remlr.
yeyed, "Spout Spring. Union, y HT'he
Land OF Promise" sBaxteris Prospect and
'baxter's Choice" LIST parcel containing
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Shoes Cheaper than Ever
Notice to Creditors,

NUOIce 70 CredItOrs.
NOTICE is hereby given that the subscri.
~ Der has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Carroll county Letters of Admins.
tration on the personal estate of
NICHOLAS H. JENKINS,
late OF Carroll county, deceased. AM persons
having claims against the deceased, are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated to the subscriber
on or before the 10Th day Of December. 1877,
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit Of said estate. Those indebted are
requested 70 make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of Nav.
1877. y '''''
ANNA r. JENKINS,
may IY-4ts Administrative.
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Up to Saturday last the shipment of straw.
berries over the Delaware railroad, amounted
to 229 carloads.
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Political Notes.

't Clerk Adams new roll of the next House
~ Representatives shows Democratic ma
jDrity Of IL.
"Have they policy p asks the New York
Times Of the Democrats. Oh, yes; honesty
II and that's the best policy.
The horrible suspicion that Upper may be
ling IN wait to sing poem at Grant comes
from the Rochester Democrat.
The Manhattan Club of New York, enter.
thin Gov. Hendricks at dinner on June -.
On the 18th he sails for Europe.
In the presidential matter it was eight to
seven. In the Ellenton affair it was six of
one and half'a.dozen of the other.
Cassus NJ. Clay is out in hearty defense
81 the Presidents southern policy. And yet
Dc believes lilden was elected President.
Rev. Myron U. Reed, OF Indianapolis, said
BE- would like to decorate the grave Of jeff
Davis with dog fennel and gypsum weeds. I"
1t is stated that Charles Francis Adams is
% be the Democratic nominee for Governor
% Massachusetts this fall If he will accept the
Ironered nomination.
va Another southern rebellion looms up before
BE Philadelphia Press, which calls on "the
friends Of the union to stand to their guns. :"
torney ought TO put more water in his glass,
shen he wouldn't "see things"
Senators Salisbury and Window will join
Senator Morton, and proceed to Oregon, to
bake the investigation ordered by the Senate
3 TO whether Grover used any corrupt means
% acquire his senatorial seat.
new paper, to support the policy of the
PRESIDENT, is 70 be started at the capital of
illinois. The Republican paper there, the
Ipurlal declines to be concilated. Mr..
Phillips, It's editor, ran for Congress last fall
...l - 4. @
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more or less "a parcel containing 40
sou AREP ERCHES GLAND, more Or less.
This property ise nclcsed BY rood fences; he
Land IS in good state Of cultivation, and il
situate near the County Road leading from
Richards Mil to the Hanover Turnpike, and
adjoins the lands Of John b. Chenowith,
Peter Wisner and others.
Terms Of sale cash, or, IL desired by the
purchaser, credit Of six 1ionihs viii be given
for o1e-half Of the purchase money; % is
secured by the note Of the purchaser with ap.
proved security. bearing interest from tie dfy
Of sale, ELIJAH I. BENSON,
Assignee Of Alexis s. Harris, Morlaas1e.
CHAs. I. REIFsSlDEn, Solicitor. may 2G4i5
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STOCK FEEDERS, LOOK TO
~ YOUR INTEREST

am now manufacturing Feed Cutter for
fodder, hay or straw, that is superior 70 any
other cutter ever invented. II cuts faster and
brushes the fodder, putting the stalk into such
9 condition that cattle viii eat all up. The
fodder after being passes through a crusher,
mus making the hard corn stalk as cot as the
bladei while all other cutters leave the stalk
N short hard pieces, and the chewing Of such
hard pieces by your ockproduces sore mouths
when, instead OF a benefit to your stock, is
ah in]ery. claim this machine TO be superior
70 all others To satisfy yourselves, feeders
o. seoek ana farmers generally, are respectful.
to be found at the foundry, near depot West
ern Maryland Railroad. '
30 E. WAGNER,
lanetf Successor TO Wagner 4 Matthews.
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In the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
Francis 7. Houck, Andrew j. Houck and
Melchor +. Algire, Executors of the last
Will and Testament Of David W. Houck
deceased and others, VS.. Andrew j. Plow
man.
I'm motion il is ordered this 10Th day of
~ May, A. d. 1877, that the sale made and
reported by Benjamin Croft, Constable of
the eighth election district of said Carroll
county, under and by virtue Of three writs of
heri facas issued by George W. Matthews, a
Justice OF the Peace of the State of Maryland,
IN and for Carroll county, and Of one writ of
iieri faclas issued by Azariah 0ursler, a Jus.
tiee Of the Peace Of the State Of Maryland, in
and for Carroll county, be ratified and con.
irmed, unless cause 10 the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the second Monday in
August, next Provided copy of this order
be inserted in some newspaper published in
Carroll county once in each Of three success.
siye weeks before the I'd day Of July, next
The report states the amount of sale 10 be
SlSG.OO.
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Virginia. Bureau
Office Harrisonburg Va.

BOOTH 4 GARRETT, Philadelphia.
Practical and Analytical Chemists.
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NOAH WALK & CO.,
TUE
CELEBRATED CD|THIERS
BALTIMORE, MD.

A NN0UHCE the introduction Of plan Of
"A Ordering Clothing and Underwear by
letter, to which they call your special attention.
They will send on application their improved
and accurate
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Damage TO GRAiS.-The Gettysburg, Pa,
Hpiler says I'VE are informed that the
HnIy TO the growing grain by the hail storm
May 2lst in portions Of this county is
sRaler than was at first supposed. Many
IDS of wheat and rye are ruined and will not
= cut In Tyrone and Reading townships
81 heaviest losers seem TO be Levi Raffen.
'Erger, Philip Darone, George Mnmmert,
''Avld Chronister, Henry Albert, ]. Weems
<eeiy, O.. Clayton Myers, Oliver L, Nicely,
7Nnnel ii. Taughinbaugh, Jacob s. Taughin-
gh, Samuel March, Jacob March and some
Spers whose names our informant could not
ali. From some fields that promised
2Hgnihcent crops hardly the seed will be
Hyested. A bank Of hail two feet deep had
Ehered along the run on j. Weems Neely's
I'D. The heavy rain flooded considerable
s'rets, and breaking window panes filed
e air with noise, The storm will never be
gotten by those who witnessed its terrible
cts.
here being a good show for silver ore on
farm Of Mr.. Frederick Lohr, IN Union
EHnship, this county, Messrs. Klnedinst and
Fles Baumgardner have effected lease
g gone industriously to work TO find il.
NJ MARINE BAsD. There is grief in
4ciety' ut Washington because the Marine
dis 10 be reduced from fifty to thirty
The twenty to be cut of exist
nont any authority Of law. Practically,
band i Of no use for any official purpose,
3 '3a It would have been abolished by the last
gress but for humorous speech made by
cartef Harrison OF Chicago 1t is osten-
attached TO the Marine Corps, which
rs headquarters at thecapital, and figures
'5 NE pay roll without the least utility. To
.'. at the Presidents receptions, the enter
~ ments Of the Cabinet, and the parties of
prites, is the chief business Of this band,
Pm costs the Treasury about twenty FIVE
*nSand dollars year.
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PRIVATE SALE
Of
VALUABLE HOUSE & LOT

VI IVoIIE 7 NE TNIN UINUI mo,
HIIE undersigned, desiring to change her
Il business, will offer her House and Lot
at Private Sale. This property is situate on
the turnpike, opposite the Carroll County
Fair Grounds, just outside the city limits,
and contains
IL Acres Of Land, More or Less.
The improvements are DWELLING, large
and commodious, recently renovated and re.
paired. The out houses are new and fitted
up with every convenience.
B-Terms reasonable Apply to
MARGARET CALLAGHAN,
or JAS. A. G. BoSD,
apr 7.f Attorney for Mrs. Calaghan.
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NoTTCR

rs hereby gwen that fspn and ahcr tiiis
- date no TRANp9 2ill Sc 6nifrinined a
the Carroll Couniy AlmshotAf.
By order Of The ColIat1 Commissioners.
JOHN TRACY.
may l2.fi Steward.
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New Hardware Store,
oRNDoRFF BUILDING, NEAR
THE DEPOT.
N. sCHAEFFER 8. BRO,

M. SCHAEFFER & BRO,
HNAKE pleasure in announcing to the pub
Il. lie that they have inst opened a Large
and well selected stock of
Hardware of all Descriptions.
CARPENTERS TOOLs-Cross Cut, Cir.
eular, Hand, Rip and lemon Saws, Planes in
every variety; Axes, Broadaxes, Hatchets,
Hames, Braces, Augurs, Bits, Squares, Meat
Saws aud Boring Machines.
SADDLERY HARDWA RE--H ames, Sad.
die, Pad and Gig Trees, Buckles, Bits, Ro-
settles, Ornaments, BTowbands, Webbing,
Threads, DC.
COACHMAKER' S GooDs-spokes, Eel,
Ices, Hubs, Shafts, Bows, Poles, Axles,
Bolts, Springs, Bands, Cloths, Damasks, Oil
Cloths, Top, Dash and Winter Leather
and tringes, Wheels, Currycombs, Cards,
Brushes, &c
LEATHER-Oak and Hemloek Sole, Up
per, Kip, Calf aud Sheep Skins, Leather
Betting Of all sizes
SHOE FINDlNGS-Morocco, Lining and
Binding, Leather, Boot Trees, Lasts, Crimp.
ing Boards, Screw Clamps, Pegs, Avis,
HATS, Needles and Threads, &c.
BLACKSMITH TO0LS-Anvils, Bellows
Vises, Screw Plates, Files, Rasps, Ham.
mers, DC
PAlNTS-0il Paints, Putty, Window
Glass, Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil, Fish,
Lubricating and Machine Oils, Turpentine,
Coach, Furniture and Japan Yarnish, Fancy
Colored, Paints, &e.
H0USEFURNISHING GooDS.--Iron
and Brass Kettles, Tubs, Churns, &c
IRON AND STEEIs-Bar, Band, Oval,
Round, HalfRound and Half. Oval, Hoop
Iron, Nail Rods, Horse Shoes and Nails,
Wagon and Cart Boxes, Blister, Shear and
Repairing Steel. We keep everything usually
kept in first.class Hardware Store.
The Highest Cash price paid for all kinds
OF Hides. Give as a call. may 26.tf
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THE DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE,
published EVERY SATURDAY ny
WILLIAM II. VANDERFORD,
oYFioK. NO. Q, CARROLL HALL.

TERMS.-S2 per year In advance. Single copies
cents No subscription discontinued until all arrears
are paid, unless at the option Of the publishers.
ADVERTISING RATES.-One square Is lines Will
be inserted times less for ST. and . cents for each
subsequent Insertion. One square mos, $500
mos g; 70 mos, S. Business Cards, not exceeding
+ lines IS per year. When the number of insertions
is not marked advertisements will be continued until
forbid and charged accordingly. Yearly advertisers
must conlne advertisements 10 their own business.
Rnie and Figure Work double price. Business Lo.
eals 10 cents perllne Marriages and Deaths inserted
free Obituaries and personal communications b
cents per line.
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