The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-12-07

Sensational Cumberland Valley Railroads.&c.
paring for Winter-C Committed Porkers-Arrested
on suspicion-Local Brevities, ETC., etc.
TwESTY-ONE YEARS AGo.-We are indeb-
ted to Mr.. Lewis A. Koontz, of Franklin dis
trict. for copy of The Carroll County DEM
ocrat, of August 81, 1857. 1t was published
by Joseph Shaw, at No. Carroll Hall, at 81
per annum, and is about half the size OF the
ADVOCATE. At that time very warm polltl-
cal contest was going on in the State between
the Democrats and Know Nothings. The
Democratic ticket was headed with Col. Jno.
C. Groome, of Cecil county, for Governor,
and he was opposed by Thos. H. Hicks. w.
l.. w. Seabrook now a resident OF this city,
was the Know Nothing candidate for Land
Commissioner.
On the Saturday previous the Know Moth
ing County Convention met in the Court
House and nominated the following ticket
Senator, John E. Smith; House of Delegates,
Samuel Reindollar, Samuel Mckinstry and
Milton Day; Clerk of the Circuit Court, Geo.
D. Wampler: Register of Wills, Jacob Camp
bell: County Commissioners, Jacob Morelock,
George Gorsuch and Andrew X. Shriver;
School Commissioners, Joseph Armacost,
Washington Cochran and Isaac Dern; Sheriff,
VIM. Wilson; Surveyor James Kelly.
In regard to the Democratic campaign we
find the following Primary meetings were
held by the Democrats throughout the county
on Saturday to appoint delegates to meet in
Convention next Saturday, the 29th, to NOM
mate County officers to be elected this fall.
We have received proceedings from the follow
ing districts and give the names OF the dele
gates, &c.
Westminster District.-At Primary Meet
ing of the Democratic voters of Westminster
district the following proceedings were had
Solomon Myerly was called to the Chair and
Joseph Shaw appointed Secretary. 1t was
unanimously resolved that all the voters in
the district, opposed to the Know Nothing
party, should attend the nominating conven-
ten on the both inst. Solomon Myerly, Pres
ident; Joseph Shaw, Secretary.
Taneytoacn District Samuel Null, Chair
man; William Crabbs, Secretary; Delegates,
James Grouse, Joseph A. Eek, William A.
Fritchey, John Gait, William Crabbs, G. w.
Shaw, VIM. Fisher, Samuel Null, John w.
Jones.
Freedom District.-John Lowe, Esq. Chair
man; Edwin NJ. Shipley, Secretary; Delegates,
Col. VIM. c: Polk, - Dorsey}.J ]; B. Ber-
rett, Lewis Ruter, Edwin NJ. Shipley, Jona-
than NJ. Dorsey, George W. Manro, VIM. II.
Harden, John Lowe, Johnzey Selby.
Middleburg District.-Col. Thomas Hook,
Chairman; Abednego Slick, Secretary; Dele
gates, DIR. John E. H. Ligget, John White,
David Hape, Abednego Slick, Upton Scott,
Burlington, Peter Diffendal, Thomas Fisher.
Myers District-Joshua Byers, President;
Jacob II. Stonesifer, Secretary; Delegates,
James Z. Dudrer, Samuel Cover, VIM. Frock,
Joshua Wisner, Josiah Adelsperger, Abram.
Koontz Joshua Byers, Daniel Feiser, John
Mause, Peter B. Mikesell.
Also the following persons were nominated
for District Offices For Justices of the
Peace, Peter B. Mikesell and Daniel Stone
sifer; for Constables, j. Henry Knipple and
Jacob L. Formwalt; for Road Supervisor,
Daniel Leppo.
Finksburg Decentralization Stansbury,
Chairman; Z. H. Busby, Secretary; Delegates,
Daniel Stull, Daniel Bush, Caleb Stansbury,
John H. Uhler, Lewis Taylor, Geo. W. La
mott. Alexander Shipley, George R. Rhodes,
Adam Clabaugh, Samuel Stansbury. The
following gentlemen were chosen as Alter
mates, Samuel A. Lauver, Charles w. Brown,
Jacob Wickert, Thomas Spencer, William L.
Houck, William Stansbury, Lewis Lamott
Christopher j. Woolery, John d. Chew, An
drew ]. Beaver.
Ne,c Windsor District -Ephraim Bower
sox. Chairman; Theodore Blume, Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas Smith, 1t was re-
solved that allthe Democratic voters OF the dis
trict, and all who are disposed to cooperate
with them in the approaching election, be
constituted Delegates to the Convention.
Hdmpstead District. Hoover, Sr.,
President; Hanson NJ. Drach, Joshua f. Calf
rider, Secretaries; Delegates, William Houek
of VIM, George Houck of VIM, Joshua +.
Caltrider, David Houck, DIR. Thos. W: Wells,
John Hoover, DIR. H. NJ. Drach, Ephraim
Baker, Cant. James Campbell, Elias Houck,
George Richards, Jr., jeremiah Caltrlder,
John Stone, Leonard Belt, Peter B. Smith,
LLOYD Ruby, Francis Sullivan, Daniel L..
Hoover, Albert Tompson, James Caltrider,
Jesse Brown, George Caltrider, VIM. Bentz,
Jacob Lammotte, Jackson Belt, Jacob Llppo.
James Raymond publishes card proposing
that an examination take place between An
drew X. Syester and himself, as to the fitness
of either for the Court of Appeals.
No local news is published, something that
our readers would not like to do without now.
The marriage of James Murphe and Caro-
line, second daughter Of Reuben Pool, by
Rev. Jacob Holmes, is announced.
Among the deaths are:-Mrs. Ann M. Ne
bergall, aged 80 years, 10 months and "
DAYS, in Manchester, on the 18th instant. In
Bachmans Valley, on the 10th inst, Samuel
Shaeffer, aged 35 years, months and 20 days.
Near Uniontown, of typhoid fever, on the
18th of July, Susan Alice, wife of John Jor-
dan, and daughter of Tobias Cover, in the
23d year of her age; and on the 9th OF August
Hannah Frances, daughter OF the above, aged
months and Is days.
Nathan Haines, President of the Western
Maryland Railroad, calls upon the stockhold-
ers to pay Up their first installment
George w. Lamotte and John NJ. 1inghng
announce themselves as candidates for the
sheriffalty, subject 10 the decision of the Dem
ocratic convention.
A. J. Cook advertises sale of personal
Al IL 6 oIav- of Ia0n
Zacharias', on the Lttlestown turnpike, one
mile west of Westminster. Susannah E.
Brown, executrix of Elias Brown, advertises
the personal property of said deceased, at his
late residence, near Marriottsville, on the I'd
ofSeptember. Joseph Davis, trustee ofJos.
Eek, advertises a farm and grist mill at pub.
lie sale. VIM L. Mace, of Manchester, offers
at private sale his farm known as the sold
Fort" near that town, as he is "deslrous OF
devoting his time to the tanning business"
VIM. Caple, Jr., executor of VIM. Caple, Sr.
advertises at public sale a farm of lag acres,
situated on the Deer Park road, six miles
below Westminster.
Adam Rohrbaek and Henry B. Streavig,
executors of Lawrence Rohrback give notice
to creditors.
Larkin Cook warns the public not to har-
Dor or trust his wife, she having left him with
out Just cause or provoeation.
Nathan I. Gorsuch advertises cloths, cassi-
meres, also ladies' and gents boots and shoes.
VIM. A. Wampler, Secretary to the School
Commissioners, notifies the public that they
will meet on the first Monday of September
and continue in session for four days, for the
purpose of receiving the semi-anhual interest
due on judgments, &c.
type, Melainotype and Spherotype Artists,
Grammer q Brown, Daguerrotype, Ambro-
have p0etieal advertisement.
s. R. Gore, collector of State and county
taxes, gives notice that he will be at certain
places on specified days to receive the same.
Andrew j. Bond, Charles F. Williams,
Isaac Jones, John w. Gist, James Williams,
John Elseroad, Andrew Snider, Noah Brown,
Washington Jones, John B. Chenoweth, Eras-
mus Fowble, Samuel Nichols, F. H. Lingen-
telter, Jost Martin, Alex. H. Horner, A. L.
Hoover, NJ. G. Cockey, Thos. Demass, Josh.
I. Barnes, Gotthart Zimmerman, Daniel
Armagost, Samuel Wildesen, Joseph Polg.
lase and John Hoff petition the County Com
mlssioneTs to open road from the county
road leading from the Westminster Turnpike
roll county line
pr. j. w. Herring. No. Carnoil HILL od.