The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-22


to spare he would rather spend il for his wife,
who was sick aud confined to her bed. At
this, one Of the men with a knowing look,
asked what her complaint was. After being
told he said, | can cure her. have with
me two pair Of spectacles; there are but four
like them in the whole country. Now il you
buy pair of these, all you have TO do is to
bind them on the part of the body afflicted,
for ten days, and | will guarantee a cure
They will cost you $3.50. Afler you have
used them ten days, you will return them to
ID. ID. Morris & Co., No. 265 w. Baltimore
street, Baltimore, when they will give you So.
The kind hearted old man thinking his wife
would be benefited, chserfully gave the money,
and also bought pair Of spectacles for him.
self, paying $500 for them. After ten days
had elapsed, the glasses having failed to work
any miracles, he sent them to Baltimore by q
friend to get the S.. No such firm existed
1t was q swindle. We have promised not to
give the name of our worthy friend who was
so badly duped, but we feel in duty bound to
expose all such rascality.
One day last week as one of the city police
men was going his round, he saw coming into
the city from the Liberty Road a colorsd
man with sack on his back, with wood stick
ing out Of the mouth Of il. Being o clock
in the morning, his suspicious were aroused
Surprising that more than wood was contained
in the sack, he accordingly arrested him, and
found in the sack one complete set Of harness
and part Of set He took the man to the
station house. where he confessed to having
stolen them, but would not say from whom
His name is John Holiday. He is well known
in Freedom district.
Mr. John G. Brooks went to the city on
Monday, hoping to recover his father s har-
ness, but failed to do so. He gives the fol.
lowing description of the harness that was
found in the negro's possession, hoping the
owner may recover them, and the thief get
the punishment he so justly deserves: One
set OF heavy express harness, the saddle hay.
ing been repaired with large round pads,
sewed in on each side; wooden names, old
leather lines, each line done up in the ring Of
the bride bit. The other lot was part OF a
light carriage set.
Mr.. W. II. Anderson, Of Baltimore, has
purchased from Mr.. Thomas W. Brundege
the farm in Freedom district formerly owned
by the late Robert Murray, Esq, containing
1872 acres, for $1,000
On the night of the 18th the good people of
Freedom surprised their minister, the Rev.
Z. W. Baldwin, at the parsonage at Sykes.
vile, in q most ageeabie and pleasant man.
ner, bringing many substantial tokens Of
their love and esteem. Spreading bountfnl
repast, which all sat down to and hugely en-
joyed, after supper the evening was spent
IN harmless amusements and singing. No.
body has said anything about surprising us.
MANCHESTER IrENs.-Messrs. John H. La.
motto, +. A. Ganter, Ephraim Friman, Mel.
son Warehime, Chas. J. II. Ganter, William
ii. Shower, John Shower, Luther Trump, L.
S. Shaeffer, and Monroe Lamotte, have or.
ganized an orchestra, The officers for the
current year are, Leader, Vim. Ii. Shower;
President, John ii. Lamotte; Vice President,
John Shower; Secretary, Chas. j. II. Gan.
ter; Treasurer, Nelson Warehime; Trustees,
Ephraim Friman, l.. Shaffer and Monroe
Lamotte. They meet every Thursday even,
ing for practice.
Mr.. George NJ. Slime has been elected
Mayor, vice, II. W. Thomas, resigned; and
Mr.. n. W. Sellers has been elected in the
place of Mr.. Slime in the council. Mr. Thorn.
as has gone to South Carolina on visit for
the benefit Of his health.
A pigeon shooting took place in DR.. Show.
ers field, few hundred yards west Of town,
last Saturday. The sport was participated in
by Messrs. George W. ShafFer, VIM. Bur.
COON, and Charles and William Richards.
Forty.one birds were sprung out, all of which,
except about half dozen, were killed within
the limits.
prl not able to compete with your Finks.
burg correspondent in numbers, nor with
your New Windsor correspondent in average,
but will give you all the names with ages
annexed, of aged persons in town and vicini.
ty that have been able to collect to this
iime, and will collect others, which | will
send at some future time Josiah Dehoff,
IL O.
So; Mrs. Yingling, ~; Mrs. Catharine Gan.
ter, IS; Mrs. Mary Frankforter, 70; Henry
Sicily, 81; George Leese, 70; Mrs. Susanna
Leese, so; John Sellers, 81; Mrs. Sellers, "A;
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, SO; Mrs. Sarah Blk.
Ter, s3i Mrs. Mary Gettier, s9i Henry Glaze,
10; David Lippy, 70; Geo. Everhart, 49, DIR.
Jacob Shower, 70; Mrs. Mary Shower, "a;
George Shower, "a; Mrs. Rachael Shower,
70; Mrs. Barbara Warner, rs; Mrs Elizabeth
Shaffer SO; Mrs. Lydia Black. 10; Mrs. Catha.
rine Zepp, 20; Henry Lucabaugh, IS; Mrs.
Mary Yingling, IS; Mrs. Anna N. Wolfgang,
II; Ephraim Tracy, 10; John Redding, 70;
John Everhart, 10; George Trump, II
George Warehime, 80; Stephen Reys, IS;
Christian Kexel, 49, Adam Merkel, SO; Mrs.
Martha Stansbury, 20; John Bentz, ~; Mrs.
Mrs. Maria Bentz, 70; Mrs. Mary Stansbury,
10; Sarah Butler, (col.) 81; Nicholas Warner,
81 John II. Brakeman, rs; Benjamin Lippy,
III Elizabeth Gettier, 70. Females %, az.
gregate ages l74l, average 70. Males % ag.
gregate 1903, average rs.
USioSTowS ITENs. The day school of this
little village deserves word of credit in be-
half Of the Composition class. This school
is generally known as the worse school in the
county. but such is not the case. Mr.. j..
L.. L. "a
"Cberubs" TO deal with. Among other in.
first. Iii called up every Friday afternoon.
1t is pleasing sight to see the bright faces
hidden behind their books in an excited state,
waiting to hear what one another have com.
posed during the week. The class has be.
come more interesting since Miss Lima Seq.
afoose and Miss Sallie Hoffman have been
added to the circle. Miss Sallie as general
thing has very good compositions. They are
not only amusing but instructive, The ones
thought the best were on IA Merry Coasting
Party" and "Unfinished Work" Miss Lin.
ma, little girl of thirteen or whereabouts, is
extremely fond Of reading. Her FIRST compo.
sitions were pronounced "copied" by her
schoolmaies. To satisfy them she wrote the
rest in school. Her two best ones we're on
"Girl's Rights" and "0ne of Lifes Pictures. "
Mr.. William Littleton has very ereditable
compositions. One was very good on "Lifs
is short" There are others who deserve a
word of praise, but we have not the time or
space to mention more. We would further
say Mr.. Christ has very interesting compo.
sition class, and one he can well be proud Of.
UNION BRIDGg IrEMs. The weather thus
far seems to fulfill the representations of
ground hog day remarkably well.
Mr.. VIM. Delphy and DR.. Shivers, from
Baltimore, delivered lectures on temperance
in the NJ. L. Church here on the evening Of
Monday last. Temperance seems TO be tax
ing hold Of the minds of the people, with a
grasp more tenacious than ever before known.
Now is the time for the people to determine
whether or not the next Legislature will allOw
them TO vote on the liquor question. Let the
people urge the political parties to nominate
such men who, in addition to other necessary
qualifications, will pledge themselves to sup.
port any measure that will give them the
people,l right to vote on this important
question.
The controversy on History, which is at
present in progress, is leading many Of the
independent thinkers of this neighborhood to
search history that they may find out whether
"htese things are so.
FIREMES's FEsTIvAI--The festival 10 aid
Of the Westminster Fire Department, at Odd
Fellows Hall, on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings Of this week. was well at.