The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29

1t will appear next week.
The ADVOCATE is indebted to Mr.. Thos. f.
Shepherd for fat turkey for Thanksgiving
dinner. IL rs better to give than to receive
when we are the receiving party.
Rev. George Nj. Christian, Of ST. Marks
Church, Philadelphia, recently called to As
cension Parish, this city has declined the call,
having accepted one to another parish.
In order to accommodate their increasing
business, Messrs. Haines 4 Co., are erecting
an addition 10 their store room l5x30 feet,
with basement under the entire building.
The Grays Band had u street parade on
Thursday afternoon, presenting handsome
appearance in thier new aud attractive uni.
forms. The music discoursed was elegant
Miss Lola Hammond, daughter Of Judge
Hammond, associate judge Of this circuit, was
married at her fathers residence at Eliicott
City, on the goth instant, to Mr.. Frederick
/ Wheelan.
The Maryland State Dairyman's Associa.
ton will meet in Baltimore next Monday.
Important matters will be presented for con.
sideratlon, and an election of officers for
another year will take place
At the annual meeting Of the State Associ.
alton Of School Commissioners Of Maryland,
IN Baltimore, this week, Prof. J. NJ. Newson,
school examiner Of Carroll county, and F. L.
Herring, commissioner, were present.
| ~ u WNNhllB VI TUE ulEtctOFA OF the vest
ern Maryland Railroad, on Tuesday, il was
announced that all the rails had been pur.
chased to iron the branch road to Waynes-
boro', Pa, and that the work will begin at
| once.
The applause accorded to the two bands at
Odd Fellows Hall, Wednesday evening, was
not evenly divided, and we would suggest
that a little more courtesy extended to visitors
would not detraet at all from the reputation
OF Westminster.
On Monday last George N. Fringer sold
his stock and farming implements. Seven
cows sold from $50 to $67 each, two old
mules at 500 and $40. so, and farming nipple.
ments brought good prices. The sale was
well attended and everything sold we'll.
| "Ths Guide Post" by Dr. 4. l.. Brown, is
the name Of 4 pamphlet, 10000 copies Of
which have just been printed at this Office.
IL is for gratuitous distribution aud contains
some valuable information on coughs, colds,
and how, unchecked, they gradually develop
into consumption.
Teachers Union Institute met at Tracey's
school house, Manchester district, on Friday
Of last week The subjects under considera.
ton were discount, true discount, bank dis.
count, commission, geography and history.
The speakers were j. X. Streayig, Il. s. Nil.
Ter, I. u. Streavig, j. F. Peterman and N.
Peterman.
The weather wise, as usual about this sea.
son Of the year, are making predictions about
the winter weather. Some say II will be cold
and wet, and others say that it will be mild
and dry. When the learned scientific men of
the Signal Service can only predict with much
accuracy twenty four hours ahead, it is not
worth while to pay attention to predictions
from those who are governed by the time of
the first snow, first frost, the abundance of
fruit, &c, &c.
Quite a commotion was created in this city
on Tuesday, by q report that Hagerstown was
in flames, and that the FIRE departments of
Baltimore, Cumberland, Chambersburg aud
other cities had been telegraphed TO for assis.
lance. Some fifteen or twenty citizens Of
Hagerstown were here attending court in.
| GLIDING Governor elect Hamilton and Hon,
A. X. Syester, and the excitement among
them for time was immense. They all has
tened to the telegraph Office to learn particu.
lars, and were greatly relieved when in formed
that there was no foundation for the report.
A panic in church at Waynesboro, which
was teiegraphed over the country, and par.
iiculars Of which are elsewhere published,
gave rise TO the rumor, by some strange mix.
ing up Of facts.
Wanted to Invest In COunterfeit Money.
The Baltimore papers of Tuesday contained
an account Of Carroll countian's visit to
Baltimore, and his negotiations for counterfeit
money. The Garette and other papers gave
his name as Daniel Krager, which we presume
is an assumed one. Here is the Suns &C.
count Of his visit to the city, Published in its
issue of Tuesday:
A man apparently sixty years of age, who
gave his name, and said he came from Enks.
burg, Carroll county, Maryland, where he has
lived 40 years, yesterday visited Police Mar.
shal Gray, at Baltimore Police headquarters,
and made some queer admissions about coun.
terfeit money. Marshal Gray is authority for
the statement that the man came to Baltimore
last week and called on Pratt. street restau.
rant keeper, who, he said, he had been told
by horse trader in the country would sell
him all the counterfeit money he wanted.
The restaurant keeper, who thought his would.
be customer was, perhaps. little OF in the |
head, told him TO cotae agsii Il another time, |
not expecting to see him again. Yesterday, |
however, the old man returned and said he |
came TO buy the counterfeit The restaurant |
man, who is not in that kind Of business, de- |
termined to let the police know all about the |
matter. He took the man into back room |
and told him TO wait until he brought a man
who would sell him all the money he wanted. |
The restaurant man in short time came back |
with Chief Detective Crone. whom he intro. |
duced to his country friend as the boss Of the |
counterfeiters. Chief Crone carried on the |
deception, and at length told him to walk up |
the street and he would take him to the man |
who would bargain with him. The man was |
taken directly into the marshal's office, in the |
City Hall, where Marshals Gray and Frey |
were. The man was still unaware Of the trap |
into which he had fallen aud went directly at |
business. The marshal, TO draw him out, |
said references as to capacity TO pass coun- |
terfeit money, the parties on whom he opera. |
ted, &c, were necessary. The old man then |
went to some pains TO tell how successful he |
had previously been in the nefarious trade. |
He said he had showed off q good lot Of the |
stuff, chiefly bank notes in ones and twos, as |
larger denominations were not easily handled |
in the country. He admitted that he got the |
bad money from Pennsylvania, and had been |
smart enough not to get caught. He stated |
that he had been three times in New York |
after fresh sock, whittier he went on receipt |
OF circular offering TO sell all the greenbacks |
desired. lie found the place In New York |
and paid $3.50 good money TO the sharpers |
there. at the rate Of $40 for every 500 ofba |
notes. He saw the money counted out, pack. |
ed in a box, and nailed up, but when he got |
home he said he found the box had been |
changed aud the one he had was full Of old |
rags with good 81 bill laid ON top. He said |
inns tIick W uihkubttu nlm with the fhscnlity |
OF the gang that he had not been in the bust.
meas for some time, hut was now ready to /
make another venture. He wanted to get |
samples and rates for stock oC the stuff, and |
Deputy Marshal Frey pulled counterfeit $40 |
and q IS note from drawer. The S. note
Is excellently executed, aud has sent man
TO the penitentiary This note was enthusi.
astically admired by the old man, and be |
wanted TO trade for lot Of them at once, but |
his ardor was restrained, and after the mar
shall had pumped him dry he was sent 10 the
detectives quarters. Only then did he begin |
to suspect that be had gone into the wrong
shop, bat he had 10 stay. At night, when
the police commissioners, Warden Wilkin-
son, Of the peniteEtiary, aud others were |
present, he wac taken back TO the mashal's |
ofIiee; and Marshal Gray WENT for iiuiih ,efse !
Ehglishlp Hetold him his proper cHatodm1
you'd be Warden Wilkinson, ehd promised |
to make full exposure Of al he had heard. |
The man begged hard and said he wouldn't |
do so any more IL let OF. As there was no |
special evidence on which 10 lay . charge, |
aud he could not be held in custody, he was |
dlgqissssa with very lively fec q he ear.