The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Orphans CoURT.-Adam Shower, ESQ.
Chief Judge; Isaac c. Bale and L. p Sling
Iuff, Esqrs., Associate Judges; DIR. Henry Z
Beltz, Register Of Wills; Geo. NJ. Parke, Esq
Deputy Register.
Friday. Nay I7.-DF. c. Birnie, admins
traitor W. A. Of Margaret Birnie, deceased
settled LIST and final account
John c. Dell, administrator OF Sarah Ca
pie, deceased, settled LIST and final account.
Monday, Nay S0.-Ann NJ Zouck anc
Henry c. Zouck, executors of George c.
Louek, late Of York county, Penna., decd.
settled 1st and final account.
The last will and testament of Catherine
Mourchner, deceased, was admitted 70 pro
bate and letters testamentary granted to DIR.
James p. Summers.
Tuesday, Nay 2I.-Mordecai Gist, acting
executor Of Joshua G. Gist, deceased, re-
turned list Of sales Of goods and chattels.
Keturah Skidmore and Gopher p. Skid
more, administrators of Hamilton p Skid
more, deceased, returned list of sales Of good:
and chattels-
Jacob Zacharias, guardian to Alice Zacha.
rias, settled second and final account.
Francis Carter, executor of John Carter,
deceased, settled second and final account.
Wednesday,, Nay e2.-Cyrus Schweigart,
administrator d. B. n. C. T. 4. Of Alexander
Saunders, deceased, settled first and final
account
J. Hamilton Singer was appointed and
bonded as guardian to Ella May Singer
]. Hamilton Singer, executor Of Jacob Sin
ger, settled lst and final account
DIR. James p. Summers, executor Of Cath
.arine Monrchner, deceased, returned iuven-
tory Of goods and chattels and received orders
to sell goods and chattels and real estate, and
order TO notify creditors,
Elijah Taylor and Emily ]. Allgire, exec.
tutors OF kinzy Taylor, deceased, returned
Dist Of sales Of goods and chattels.
ATTENTION, FARMERS AND OTHERs.-Mr.
Thomas T. Shepherd, of Uniontown, agent
of the Montgomery County Mutual Fire In.
-surance Company, has settled with Mr.. Eman-
uel Sauble for the loss of his barn. From
his report we take the following:
On the 10Th of April, about 8, a. m, the
barn Of Emanuel Saubie, near Union Bridge.
was struck by lightning and burned, together
with his wagon house, six horses, one colt,
one mule, IL cows, and a large quantity Of
hay. straw, grain, farming implements and
machinery. On the 10th Of May, with the
assistance of Mr.. Sauble and two Of his neigh.
bors, Messrs- David Rineheart and Thomas
Wood, | adjusted the loss and made up the
1@aaE NAC Atco az (1toDs-0Zl00 oil
which was covered by insurance in the ssMu.
'tual, of Montgomery County, On the 18th
'ot May, just four weeks from the date of the
hre, paid Mr.. Sauble the full amount of his
insurance, S2135.
On examining the lightning rods attached
TO this barn, find they did not extend to a
sufficient depth in the ground to insure con-
tact with moist earth. They were only about
inches in the ground.
This subject is worthy the attention of all
persons having lightning rods to their build
lngs, as am convinced many of them are
worse than useless. In this case the light
ming was seen by two persons. It followed
the rod to the FIRST bend on the roof, then the
attraction at the lower end of the rod not be.
ing sufficient It left the rod and descended
straight TO the earth, killing six horses and
setting fire to the hay in the barn. Six of the
horses we're dead when Mr. Sauble reached
the stable.