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Carriages &Buggies

HAVING large stock of fine Falling. Top
II Buggies, Double d Single Seat Jaggers
and Jenny Linds, built oithe very best and most
carefully selected materials, and wishing to
reduce stock, offer the same at greatly re-
duced prices. Material and workmanship
guaranteed. Several second hand Buggies
very cheap. Buggies, Wagons, &c, built to
order of the best material. Repairing
promptly attended to. j. L. WALTZ,
apr G-Sm Oak Orchard, Nd
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Especial Attention Paid to Physicians
Orders and Prescriptions.
apr 25-tf
STOCK FEEDERS, LOOK TO
- YOUR INTEREST

! am now manufacturing a Feed Cutter for
fodder, hay or straw, that is superior to any
other cutter ever invented. II cuts faster and
brushes the fodder, putting the stalk into such
a condition that cattle viii eat all up The
fodder after being cut passes through crusher,
thus making the hard corn stalk as soft as the
blade; while all other cutters leave the stalk
in short hard pieces, and the chewing Of such
hard pieces byyour stock produces sore mouths
which, instead OF benefit to your stock, is
an injury. claim this machine to he superior
to all others. To satisfy yourselves, feeders
OF stock and farmers generally, are respectful
ly invited to calland see this Cutter & Crusher,
to be found at the foundry, near depot West
ern Maryland Railroad.
L. WAGNER.
ian9G Successor to Wagner & Matthews.
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Toy and Variety Store +!

M RS N,
MAIN STEET, NEAR THE DEPOT,
HAS just received a large stock of chill
IA drens' buggies and carriages, hobby
horses, wagons, veloeipedes. hoops, toys, balls,
musical instruments, satchels, baskets, picture
frames, stationery, balls and bats, dancing
ropes, dolls, ornamental brackets, books,
fancy articles, fruits, eonfectioneries, &c.
A call is solicited as they will be sold
cheap mar 1G-tf
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CHAS. BILLINGSLEA, DDS.
DENTIST,
Has RemOped his Office to has Residence,
Nert Door West Of the Union National
Bank
DENTAL NOTICE.

hR. GEO. S. F0UKE, Dentist, offers i.
IL services at his Office.
Westminster-every Monday, Tuesday and
Saturday
Emm!IiItttsburg--Fourth Wednesday After
noon till Thursday Afternoon.
Neutrality-suspicious. Thursday After
noon and Friday.
Rocky Ridge-First Wednesday Afternoon
Double Pipe Creek-First Thursday.
Middleburg-First Friday.
Uniontown-Second Wednesday Afternoon.
Taneytown-Second Thursday Afternoon
and Friday.
Union Bridge-Third Wednesday Afternoon
and Thursday Forenoon.
New Windsor-Third Thursday Afternoon
and Friday Forenoon. feb %
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st. Johns Parochial School.
WESTMINSTER, MD.
SELECT DEPARTMENT.

CLASSICS and MATHEMATICS taught.
- Particular attention paid to English
Composition. Terms per quarter Of 10 weeks,
from s. to SIS according to the studies pur-
sued. F. A. McGIRR, ~ NJ, Principal.
A Night School for Young men will be open
from Z TO ., p. NJ, on Monday and Thursday
of each week, beginning October 10th, 1876.
oct IL
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LUM Der. LUMBER,
u -. -.

Y HAVE Just returned from the Lumber
L Regions-and am now receiving the lar
gest selection of LUMBER ever offered at
this place, at Reduced Prices, consisting OF
Yellow Pine, Spruce and Hemlock
JOIST AND SCANTLING
of all lengths and sizes. ~ 81, ca and 4
White Pine Boards and Plank, Yellow and
White Pine Flooring, Dressed and Undressed
Notwithstanding. White Pine Cypress and
Chestnut Shingles, Walnut and Ash Boards
and Plank, Plain and Headed Picketts. Shin
gle and Pasteriug Laths, a prime lot Of Chest.
nut Rails and Posts. Also all the different
KINDS or COAL,
Thinking large sales with small profits bet
ter than small sales with large profits, have
concluded to adopt the former as my guide,
and hope | shall be enabled to carry il out by
persons in want of anything in my line giving
me call before purchasing elsewhere.
EDWARD LYNCH.
Near Depot, Westminster, Nd
feb 2o-tf
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Hardware!
ANDREW N. STEPHAN,

1At141aVN 4s 1111 11A4tg
SUCCESSOR TO REIFsNIDER & STEPHAN,
WILL continue the Hardware business of
w the late firm at the old stand CORNER
MAIN AND LIBERTY STREETS, WEsTNIxsTEg.
and has on hand and viii continue 10 keep at
all times full stock of
Builders Hardware,
Nails. Spikes, Locks, Screws, Window Glass,
&c.
Coachmaker's Material,
Hubs, Spokes, Rims, Ducks, Drills, Oil
Carpet, Bolts, Axles, Springs, BOwes, and
Ready Made Wheels.
Blacksmith's Supplies,
Iron, Nail Rods, Cast Steel, Old Car Steel,
Horse Shoes, Steel Fire Hoop, Band and
Sheet Iron, Anvils, Bellows Blowers, Vices,
Screw Plates, Rasps, Bolts, Nuts, &c
Saddler's Hardware,
Buckles, Rings, Bride Bits, Webbing, Hand
Parts, Gigtrees, Hames, Harness, Leather, &C.
Painters Material,
Oils, White Lead, yarnishes, Colors, Brushes
and Bradley's, Ready Mixed Paints.
Carpenters and Woodworker's Tools,
Planes, Hatchets, Chisels, Augers. Braces.
Draw Knives. Hand Axes, Plane and Brace
Bits, Mill, Circular, Cross Cut and Hand
Saws, Rules, Squares, Gauges, &c.
Housekeeper's Articles,
Tubs, Churns, Buckets, Coffee Mills. Ladies'.
Knives and Forks, Spoons, Flat Irons.
Depot For
The Celebrated Excelsior Cook Stove. Heat
ing and Parlor Stoves.
Farmers Supplies,
Forks, Shovels, Spades, Mattoeks, Picks.
Hoes, Rakes, Hames, Traces, Breast, Halter
and Cow Chains, Leather Betting, Axes.
Agent for the Celebrated Kanawha Cueum-
Der Pumps.
Leather,
Hemlock and Spanish Sole, Calfskins, Kips
and Upper Leather, Sheep Skins, and Shoe
Finding.
ReVolVers,
Guns, Razors, Pocket Knives.
All the above and innumerable other goods
at lowest Cash Prices. dec 22-tf
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l52 ACRES OF LAND.

more or less, 80 of which is cleared, and the
balance in fine thrifty timber, consisting of
Chestnut, White and Black Oak, Hickory
and Rock Oak. A large proportion Of the
timber Is Chestnut. suitable for rails, shng-
les or sawlogs. This property is accessible
to saw mills lone being only mile distant.
and railroads.
Terms of Sale made known on applyiuq to
the undersigned, at his office in Westminster.
JAS. A. C. BOND,
Attorney at Law.
n. B.-This property will be divided into
lots to suite purchasers if found advantage.
Gus to the sale oct 27-tf
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K. sYEsTER. JAS. A. e n,
SYESTER & BOND

HAVE associated themselves in the prae-
- ilce of Law in Carroll county and the
several Courts of this State.
Mr.. Syester viii visit Westminster when
business requires it.
Office corner Main and Court streets.
apis
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CHANGE OF TIME.
Western Maryland Railroad
"a - -
-naIlr esssps sgssaz..

ON and after SUNDAY, MAY 18th, 1878,
- Trains will run over this road as follows:
PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING WEST.
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AT PRIVATE SALE
VALUABLE rIECE or
TIMBER LAND.
In Hampstead District, Carroll Co., Md.

HNHE undersigned is empowered to offer at
4 Private Sale, all that valuable piece of
Timber Land, in Hampstead district, Carroll
county, and owned by Walter S. Kennedy
This land is situate on the division line be-
tween Carroll and Baltimore counties, and on
the road leading from Manchester, Carroll
county to Beckleysville, in Baltimore county,
and IS about miles from the town Of Hamp-
stead, and adjoins the lands of Phillip Hare,
George Baublitz, George Adams, and others
This Is the same property formerly owned by
Alexander III. Hnrner. and cnntnins
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B. F. GROUSE.
CHARLES B. ROBERTS.

ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR
IN CHANCERY.
n.y. OfHeo d;-a,,l.. -: =,
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REMOVAL!
P. CALLAGHAN & SON,
AT THE
New Store Room, Main Street,
Opposite the Catholic Church.
WESTMINSTER, MD.

THE subscribers take pleasure in arnoune-
i ing to the citizens Of Carroll county. that
they have just received from the manuiactur-
ers the largest and best assortment of
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30
WHOLE NO. 1926.

wooden mill, at New Castle. took fire and burned 10
the ground and the walls falling inward mace
the demolition complete The loss is supposed
to be about $4,000, on which there considerable
insurance. The buildings were known as the New
Castle Wooden Mills. The fire was caused by the wind
blowing the roof off Of the drjng house which was
Immediately over the boilers. This caused q draft
which drew the flames UP through the fire hole ard
set fire to some cotton This communicated the fire
10 other portions Of the mill and il very few minutes
the whole building was in flames.
Six vessels shore in the fields, one large s,oop
lays in the county road at Mrs. Cooks bridge
schooner Cory, Captain Ray, dragged from salem
creek loaded with hay lays in the bushes just in front
Of the light house The schooner ClGn,Jcrs sailed
across the bank into the road and up in Nj Nivns
feld they tied it to tree for two or three hours,
hosting sail tLey sailed back Nj Ayers wheat
field and crossed the road the second time and took
upon the bank where She lays: the tide in tie
meantime had fallen p Or feet.
The New Castle dam and the bridge across the
county road between tie light house and New Castle
a gone and the road impossible.
The steamer Ct9 with freight for smyrna in the
place Of the PieTCp0t was run ashore on the spot
where the Of the Rev Nh Bri>:or stood in which
he had been holding protacted meetings and instead
Of the Tabernacle the people next morning found
q steamboat
The Delaware Iron Company viii lose. IS thought,
al least Sp's0 The bank above town VII cost some
500" or 500 to repair. The causcwuy as much
| more The s;-aUbeat wharf d, least s-r1. Samuel
Truss loss in coal and damage 20 wharf will reach at
leas; s2"o
R6- Tor oijt..ta' c,ep.y a,d >.1.. Ico 80 second
]
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30
COW7LY 0nH ,SIuIe Items.
Greenbaekers' Ticket in Sussex.

The Greenback party held q Convention and Mass
Meeting in Georgetown, last Tuesday, the 22d inst
The convention nominated the following ticket:
Senators, : J. Kenney, jr, Of Little Creek Hundred
c. NJ Lynch. DagsbOrough
Representatives, f. Holland, Cedar Creek; George
Trout, Northwest Fork; :. C. Fisher, Nantcoke; j. p
Dukes, Broad Creek, ". T. Elliott, of j. Little Creek
E J. Ellis, Seaford.
Sheriff Thomas Pepper, Georgetown.
Coroner ellis Daughters.
Levy Court Commissioners. J. c. Hazard Of Dags-
borough; NJ. Scott, Cedar Creek l. Tindail, Nanti-
coke 5 c. Wainwright Seaford; John Photen, North
west Fork one to be supplied
The following county committe was also appointed
J. H. Tyre. Cedar Creek; y. H. Lingo Georgetown
;. D. shawbridge, Seafori; john Owens, Nanticoke
George P. Hitch, Broad Creek; Ellis j. Daughters,
India River W, J. Goats Northwest Fork J. Barker,
Dagsborough; l.. Lynch, Broadkiln; Mitchell scott.
India River J. f. Holland, Cedar Creek Two 70 be
supplied.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30
ChoWder.
Good time: Lunch time.

Good time; Lunch time.
True to the core: Apple worm.
" How can we help our town." Did you
ever try leaving it?
Ridiculous little Lake Champlain pre-.
tends to have serpent too
A man who don't know anything will
tell you it the first chance he gets.
\ man may be a tectotaller, and yet par.
take Of the spirit of the times.
Wealth attracts both butterflies and buz.
yards. Poverty is sure death to both.
The universal bone Of contention is the
jaw bone. Haven't you found it 50 your
self?"
\ young married man on Nodine Hill
calls his wife Delay, because She is danger.
Gus.
Any young statesman, who has ever Dor:
rowed s., IS able to speak on the money
question.
Wit rather chiIls, humor warns ones
heart. Humorous men are nearly always
loveable.
The soldiers great risk is that of becom-
ing extinguished before he can become
distinguished.
The higher education of women: Learn
ing how to walk in French boots with six.
inch heels.
An old proyerb says, Envy shooteth at
another and woundeth herself" which
shows that envy IS cross-eyed.
Biddy; "What makes yer nose SO red,
Pat?" Pat: " It's the hate, my darlint.'
Biddy " 1is, hate of cold water"
Every morning the tramp lays out his
work for the day without much difficulty.
1t is laying out nights that hurts him.
A down.east editor wrote about 'nist
prinlus judge the printer got it wise, pious
Judge The judge felt complimented, but
the editor was furious.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30
SCANDAL -MONGERS,

Do You hear the scandalmongers
Passing by,
Breathing poison in o whisper
In sigh;
Moving cautiously and slow,
Smiling sweetly as they go.
Never noisy-gliding smoothly like snake
Slipping here and slipping there
Through the meadow fresh and fair
Leaving subtle slime and poison in their wake.
Saw you not the scandal -monger
As she sat-
Beaming brightly meath the roses
In her hat?
In her dainty gloves and dress,
AnGel-like and nothing else
Seemed She-caSting smiles and pleasing words about
Once She shrugged and shook her head,
Raised her eyes and nothing said
When you spoke Of friends; and yet it left doubt.
Did you hear the scandal-monger
At the ball
Through the music. rhythm, beauty
Light and all?
Moving here and moving there,
With whisper light as air
Casting shadows on a siSter-wOman's fair fame
Just whisper, word. or glance
/ As she foated through the dance =
And the world is busy with a spotless name.
| You will find the scandal mongers
Everywhere:
! Sometimes men, but often women
Young and fair.
Yet their tongues drop foulest slime,
And they spend their leisure time
Casting mud on those who climb by work and words
Shun them! Shun them as you go!
Shun them whether high or low =
They are but the cursed serpentS of the earth.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

An AWFUL SroRY.-There was once an
awful little girl who had an awful way Of
saying awful to everything. She lived
in an awful house, in an awful street, in an
awful village, which was an awful distance
from every other awful place. She went to
an awful school, where she had an awful
teacher, who gave her awful lessons out Of
an awful book Every day she was so
awful hungry that she ate an awful amount
Of food, SO that she looked awful healthy.
Her hat was awful small, and her feet were
awful large. She went to an awful church,
and her minister was an awful preacher.
When she took an awful walk, she climbed
awful hills, and when she got awful tired she
sat down under an awful tree to rest her.
self. In summer she found the weather
awful hot, and in winter awful cold. When
it didn't rain there was an awful drought,
when the awful drought was over there was
an awful rain. So that this awful girl was
all the time in an awful state, and if she
don't get over saying lawful about every.
thing. we are afraid she will, by.and.by,
become an awful bore.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

The melancholy days are here
And the birds have ceased TO sing,
And the butcher gobbleS up the curS,
And makes them into sausengcrs'
And the urchin cracks the chestnut burs
And is happy as a king.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

ONLY one
Not mauy lives but only ons have we,
One, only one;
How sacred should that one life ever be,
That narrow span,
Day after day filed up with blessed toll
Hour after hour still bringing in new spoil
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

Colonel Fornel has returned from Europe
with the impression that the Democrats
have the best chance for winning in 1880,
yet he would not be surprised to see the
Republicans regain their old strength in
the two years between now and then. He
also thinks that General Grant is the man
to leap the Republican forces, which is
another thing which shows he is just back
from Europe, for the Grant wave has almost
entirely disappeared from the political sea.
He is right in thinking that two years will
make difference. Mr.. Tilden realizes
now that remarkable changes may happen
in even less time.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

FORTUNATE AUTHoR.-Few men have
been more fortunate as book makers than
Alexander H. Stephens, whose Constitutional
Vie,o Of tie War, two volumes, has sold, it
is said, to the extent of fully 10000 copies.
He has received a royalty of twenty-five
cents a volume, and has, in consequence,
made $4,000 from the work-more than
most professional authors make in their
entire lives.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

LARGEST CoTToN MILLs.-The largest cot.
ton mills in the world are those at Narva,
in Russia, on the Gulf of Finland, eighty.
one miles from St. Petersburg. One
company there owns 100000 spindles. The
Harmony Mills, Cohoes, New York, having
275,OO0 spindles, are the largest in the
United States.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

and vegetables of every description. Such
store was never before brought into that
house!
"Oh, don't trouble yourselves bout
thanking for this" said the man. Moth
ing but fair trade, you know. But if you
must thank somebody, thank Sary Ann.
The garden sass is from her. She kinder
thought 'twould relish this hot weather.
Very hot and dry pastor, this season. Been
'specting the crops wouldn't mount to
nothing, but they is gettin' on fust rate.
The Lord generally brings round bout
right, l notice. Don't go much on the
churches and plaguey little on some of the
members, but you don't catch ME going back
on the Lord. Was tellin' Sary only last week
that we must go over and hear you preach
some pleasant Sunday. S'pose you give
'em the ra'al Bible religion, don't you?
That's what all say they do anyhow"
The minister and his wife had but little
opportunity to utter a word, their friend
was so tallative; but they would insist
upon expressing their warmest thanks to
him and "Sary Ann " for the truly gener,
Gus donation.
After the store had been deposited in the
house, the man took the minister by the
hand, leaving in it a bill, saying:
That's my part of the fee thank Sary
Ann for the sass And then jumping
into his wagon he drove away.
The minister unfolded the bill, and 10
its worth was twenty dollars! Mrs. Watson
clapped her hands, and fairly shouted for
joy. The needed dress and pants were
bought. and to this day there is no story
which the minister and his wife love sowell
to tell as that of "The Wedding Fee
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

One of our solid thinkers says: "Let
every man who is able buy farm, upon
which to bring up his sons. 1t is on the
farm that the best men, morally and intel.
lectually, are turned out"
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

In some countries a broken down front
gate produced in court is all the evidence
girl needs to insure favorable verdict in
breach Of promise case.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

Visitor: "Why, Pat, do you allow the
pigs to come into the house?' Pat:
Why, not, yer 'onor; the house has every
accommodation that pig requires
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

Take time by the forelock, is an axiom
which holds as good in love as in business;
but it does not follow that you should ask a
pretty woman's hand before you are pretty
certain you will obtain it.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

Enthusiastic youth on horse car-That
star over there is Mars. Unsympathetic
driver-Is it? Then the other one, sup
pose, is pas.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

"Sandy, what is the state of religion in
your town." Bad, sir, very bad There
are no Christians except Davie and myself,
and have my doubts about Davie."
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

That "lttle birds do in their nests agree"
is no credit to the little birds, because it
would never do for them to fall out.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

TINE TO ENJOY THE CoUNTRY.-During
the extreme heat of midsummer the deni-
zens of the city rush to the country as they
would escape from heated oven, merely
to exist. But it is not then the country
affords its principal enjoyments. These
are to be sought in the cooler days of early
autumn. Then the drives, the walks, and
the pure, bracing air give health and
strength as we'll as pleasuse. Those who
return to the city "for good with the first
approach Of cool weather, deprive them
selves of the chief enjoyment of the country.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

Autumn leaf festivals are the latest
wrinkle, and give the ladies fine oppor-
tunity to display their artistic taste.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

True: The regular spring chicken at this
season of the year should roost as high as
it can spring.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

The Boston droop is the latest feminine
weakness. 1t was produced by picking up
the skirts of the period.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

NORTHERN BENEvoLENCE-SoUTHE PREF.
UDIcEs.-From all the fever strken points
Of the South comes full and frank recog.
ntion of the great benevolent impulse
which actuated the North in sending relief
to the fever stricken regions. The Phila,
delphia Evening Bulletin says the total
offerings will probably be counted in mil
lions, and not only were these given with
eager liberality, but, without doubt, they
would be repeated promptly if a necessity
for another similar effort should be shown.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

Fiat money is not a new invention. In
the year 1865. when Marco Polo made his
celebrated trip through Chinese Tartary,
the Grand Lama, Kublai Khan, had estab.
lished a mint where fiat money was turned
out as fast as that great potenate had occa-
sion to exchange it for real value. He
made his money from the bark of the mul.
berry tree, and his subjects who did not
take it he beheaded.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

Real estate in London is not taxed as
high as it is in Philadelphia or New York.
A house and lot that would bring at sale
$4,000 would be taxed in London about
$l25. In Philadelphia the tax on such a
property would be about $500, and in New
York the same; nearly seven times as high
in this country as in England.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30
DlVlD Nd.

Il he Directors Of this Institution have this day de-
S sq dividend Of THREE per cent for the last six
nuns payable 70 the stockholders or their legal
representatives. on demand, clear OF all taxes.
Inv WI BELL, Cashier.
4H4 NATIONAL BANK OF SMYRNA
Oct Sd. IS7a oct 9-4w
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

The reckless man courts danger. The
brave man marries pretty girl.
Smyrna times., 1878-10-30

APPRECIATING A SERMON cannot resist
repeating a conversation between friend
and his servant, which illustrates the re-
mark already made, that an Irishman is
rarely at loss for reply or an excuse:
That was a good sermon, was it not,
that we had last Sunday?' said the gentle
man. True fog you, yer honor, an iligant
one! 1t dcne me power of good entirely"
" I'm glad of that. Can you tell me what
particularly struck you? What was it
about?' "Oh, WE'LL scratching his head,
" don't rightly-not just exactly know
I-a-I-. a where's the use in telling
lies? Sure l don't remember one single
'dividual word of it, good or bed. Sorra a
bit Of me knows what it was about at ALL :
And yet you say it did you power Of
good?' 80 it did, sir. I'm stick to
that" II don't see how "Well now,
yer honor, look here. There's my shirt
that the wife is after washing: and clean
and white it is, by reason Of ali the water
and the soap and the starch that's gone
through it. But not a drop of EN- all
water, or starch, or blue has stayed in dye
that sermon. It's run through me. yer
honor, an it's dried out Of me; but all the
| same, just like my Sunday shirt, I'm the
better and the cleaner after it.
There was more philosophy than he was
aware of in the quaint reasoning Of the
man. An impression for good or evil /,
often left upon the mind and bears fruit
when what has caused the influence ha;
passed away from our memories Chambers
| J5eunal.