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TRUSTEES SALE
or
HOUSE & LOT AT MIDDLEBURG.


pY virtue Of a decree Of the Orphans
ID Court Of Carroll county, passed In cause
No. q Equity, wherein John Mackley and
others are compliments, and Margaret Ouo
and others are defendants, the undersigned,
at Trustee, will sell at Public Sale, on the
premises, to the highest bidder, on
Wednesday, December Sth. 1880,
at o'clock, p NJ, a parcel of land contain.
ing ONE ACRE, more or less. The improve
ments thereon consist Of comfortable and
substantial Frame Rough.east
two story Dwelling House with AlIM-A
back building, Stable, Smoke - -
House, Corn House, and other 8
necessary buildings, well of excellent water
at the dwelling there is also a never failing
spring OF water on the lower part of the lot
There is also large quantity of apple and
other fruit trees on the premises, grapes, DC
This property is in Middleburg, and ad.
joins the land OF Mrs. Ham and Mrs. Grimes,
is very desirably located in the town, and TO
purchasers desiring good and desirable home
an opportunity is here offered.
Terms OF SALE.-One- third cash on the
day Of Sale or on the ratification thereof; one =
third in nine months, and the other one third
in eighteen months from the day Of sale, the
credit payments to be secured by the notes
of the purchaser or purchasers with approved
security bearing interest from the day Of sale.
CHAS. T. REIFSNIDER,
nov l3ts Trustee.
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NO. 1873 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Samuel Swope and Charles t. Reifsnider,
Trustees, VS.. George A. Flickinger and
wife, and George W. Reifsnider
ORDERED this 10Th day of November.
" A. d. 1880, that the accounts, +. f. g.
4 II. of the Auditor filed in this canse be q.
nally ratified and confirmed, unless cause 10
the contrary thereof be shown on or before
the 9th day of December next; provided a
copy Of this order be inserted for two success.
sve weeks before the last named day in some
newspaper published in Carroll county.
FRANK 7. SHAW, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
nov 20.2t FRANK I. SHAW, Clerk.
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In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Abraham Siansbury Of. ais VS.. Henry c.
Gorsuch ami Mary Jane Gorsueh, Ct As.
ORDERED this 10Th day Of Navember.
~ a, p, 1880, that The account oi the Al.
ditoT filed IN this cause be finally ratified ana
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary there.
Of be shown on or before the 9Th dny Of De.
cemheF next; provided copy ofihis order ID
inserted for two successive weeks before The
last named day ia some newspaper ppkiished
in Carroll county.
FRANK +. SHAW, CLERK.
True copy, Test;
nov 2o2t FaAxK r. SHAW, Clerk.
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TRUSTEES SALE
AyALuABIE
FARM AND TANNERY,
At Pleasant Valley, Carroll County, Nd.

- = f---~~f't iF-tts~4f -"Nfeff NN"ffNIf Aftt
pY virtue Of decree Of the Circuit Court
- for Carroll county, sitting as a Court Of
Equity, passed 10 a cause wherein Thomas
Zepp and wife are complainanis and Emily
v. Devilbiss and others are defendants, the
undersigned, trustees. viii offer ut public sale,
on the premises, at Pleasant Valley, about Z
miles northeast from Frizzellsburg, and about
6 miles from Westminster, on
Saturday, December I'm, a. d., 1850,
ct l o'clock, p, M, all that Valuable Real
Estate with Tannery attached, of which Viii
jam II. DeSilbiss, deceased, died possessed,
containing
70 ACRES and 80 SOB. PER0HES
Of Land, more or less, adjacent to the village
Of Pleasant Valley, and adjoining the lands Of
John Myers and others The land il ia
high state Of cultivation, and Is divided into
convenient fields, well watered and surround
ed BY good fences. There Is also on is
thrifty Orchard Of choice fruit trees.
The improvements consist Of a large two
story Brick Dwelling House 4 AHH-a
newly built, with a well pure NlSS
water at the kitchen door, and q y &
spring and spring house near
BY Bank Barn IN good condition, a large
Wagon Shed and Corn Crib, a CarriaRe House.
a new Hog House, and other out.buildines.
Part of the above farm is lot Of meadow
land containing about4i acres and 80 perehes;
and also a woodlot containing acres OF land
more or less, wooded with chestnut, oak and
hickory, and distant from the said farm about
OF mile on the road leading from the farm
to the Stone road.
Attached to the place and to be sold with
il, is well known TANNERY which has
been proftably conducted for number Of
years, and is well located for the business.
AT the metime and place will b sold sepa.
rately alot Of good woodland containing about
acres. lying about ] miles distant from the
said farm and adjoining lands Of Christian
Sluller and others.
All Of the above land has been recently sur.
veyed by a competent surveyor, plat Of it
will be exhibited on the day ofsale.
Terms OF SALE-0ne-third of the purchase
money TO be paid in cash on the day Of sale
or the ratification thereof by the Court; the
balance in one and two years respectively,
the credit payments to bear interest from the
day If sale and to be secured 10 the satisiac.
ton Of the undersigned
CHARLES B. ROBERTS,
CHARLES s. DEYILBISS,
Trustees.
nov Cts VIM. Brown, Auclioneer.
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November 2O-Cloudy and slight rain in
ihe morning, followed by considerable fall
of snow from / a. m. 10 p. m. clear and
cold at sunset. November 2i--generally
slear, and windy. November 22-Clear and
8old mercury at G4 q. N. at ., at 2 p. m. at
70; clear aud cold al night, November "a
~ O3 a. IN. mercury at 10 at | p. m. "A I;
8lear with some wind. November 2l--Mer.
kery at "a n. m, at II, heavy frost with east
lind ut ! p. NJ. mercury at % partially
'pudy. November 25--Between midnight
80 5 a. m. saow fell TO the depth Of about
<*p inchesj AT a. IN. mercury Il % snow
~ at intervals up TO ii a. m, when Il began
ewlng rapidly and continued until p. m.
|*eudy and cooli snow began falling at IL IN.
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NO. 1000 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
November Term, 1880.
John T. Smith and Charles b. Roberts, Tras
tees, vs.. Rufus strouse and wife.
ORDERED this 10Th day of Noye,n,,er
" A. ID. 1880, that the sales Of the rea, and
personal property reported by John L. Smith
and Charles b. Roberts, Trustees, under n
deed Of trust from Rufus Strouse and Sayilla
X, Strouse his wife, and fled in this cause. he
ratified and confirmed, unless cause d the
contrary thereof be shown on OF before the
18th day OF December, A. ID. 1880, provided
copy Of this order be published Ia some
newspaper printed in Westminster, Carroll
county, once in each Of three successive week,
before the 9Th day Of December next.
The report states the amount of the sale,
OF the real estate to be $500, and Of neraon.
al property to be Sl2675.
WIN. N. HAYDEN.
Il. HAMMOND,
Judges Of The Circuit Court.
True copy,-Test.
nov 1875 FRANK 7. SHAW, Clerk.
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Available Little Farm at Private Sale.

HNHE subscriber, as agent for DR.. Geo. II.
Il Brown, offers at Private Sale that Val.
liable Little Farm containing about
SEVENTY-FIVE ACRES
of excellent Lime Stone and Blue Slate Land
about one mile Southwest Of New Windsor,
adjoining the lands Of Wesley Myers, Solomon
Ecker aud others. The Build.
inge are very comfortable; good AnA-a
variety of Fruit, well watered, ~.
with never.failing Spring at
the door.
The above will be sold on very reasonable
terms. BY paying ono-third Of the purchase
money cash, the purchaser can have his own
time to pay the balance by securing the same.
Possession given April LIST, 1881.
BENZ. W. BENNETT,
Agent for Geo. II. Brown.
Any person wishing to view the property
can do so by calling on DIR. Brown living 10
New Windsor, or the subscriber, in Westmin-
ster, who will make the terms known.
oct BOTS BENZ. W. BENNETT.
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purtaheand Horticultural Engines CInner f-,,,
s, % y hesse f2Yerj Dyy steam from 10 -
y16 koNefs ltien tcf Wood 4 Mannl Engines frorn
Fn nss.,s. from from e ~ orse bowes Improved corlfs
Iron trerae lleyelsh le Saw four asas North daro
INA Portable Corn Nils Corn. NH Hnal an trss quar-
tnan orx etAsr uiiiScas y dc aarid TIM TATLoi ifro
%. or MEsrSfSsrEn. Nh. Westminster. Nd, U. 81 a
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his daughter and never promised 10 marry her.
Did Aot shoot at them when they were going to
the shock after the first shot by Martha for he
thought they were going away. Miton's face
was towards him when he shot at him. After
the firing the boy Nimrod WEIGH went to the
house TO get more cartridges he did not send
him. Heattended singing school, and having
heard that Milton and his daughter we're GO,
ing to attack him there, he carried his reYol.
yer twice and perhaps three times.
John Hood, Henry Streaker, II. N. Zile,
Elisha Young, Augustus Streaker, John Penn,
David Cover, John Rinehart, George Buck.
ingham, VIM. Femming, Joseph Gosnell.
Jason Hood, James Easton, W. Wash. Pick.
EFT, Adam Bloom, Thos. John Penn, John
zee Easton, jr., Henry Q. Cook, A. j. Elem.
ming, Oliver j, Welch, James Powers, DR..
+. j. Crawford, and Reuben Conway ali ties.
titled having known the accused for years
and lived in his neighborhood, aud that his
character as peaceful quiet and upright man
was good. On cross examination they testi.
fed that the deceased, Milton Pickett, had
the same reputation. Adam Ways gave I.u.
Their Pickett good character, but had heard
of Milton Pickett getting into difficulties.
Charles II. Favour, for the prosecution.
testified that he, as magistrate, held an In.
quest over the body Of Milton Pickett and
heard Ntmrod WEIGH testify at the inquest
that he was not certain that Milton Pickett
had pistol, but saw bis daughter have hers
when The firing first began also that Luther
fired the lasttime whilst Milton and bis daueh.
ter were running. On cross examination be
said that he had Issued summons for l.uther
Pickett. The officer went after him and he
pickett had gone to Westminster. Witness
was also member Of the grand jury bat did
not summon Miletns Pickett before il, al
though he know be was present at the shoot
ing, for grand juries only hear the side OF the
State.
Basil Shipley was called by the State to
show that Nimrod Welch testified differently
at the inquest from what he did in this trial,
but tho State failed to show il.
DR.. !. NJ. Hines testified that he was At the
inquea, and heard Wslch's testimony, and
though that the boy did not say he saw Nil.
ton IA kett with pistol. He said that Luther
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-24
NO. 5OO9.
APPLICATIONS FOR PATENT.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.

NOTICE NO. 4i2. q. 8. MINERAL SURVEY
~ No. i7S. o. b. LAND OFFICE. Carson City,
Nevada. December ~. lsTg. Notice II hereby
aiyen, that the Culver Consolidated Gold and
silyer Mining Company, . CORPORATION organ.
solomon d. Baker. Its attorney In fact, whose
p %. sddrrss IL Virginia. Nevada, has this day
made and died In this Once Its application for
4 patent for loo linear feet OF the Z" Culver
Gold and silver Mining Company vein or lode
dred ieet iu width, situated In Gold Hin Mining
Disirict, Storey county. Nevada. and described
nv tbs ulsts and neid notes on Ole In my once
~ follows, 70 Wit. "Beginning st post Married
No. !, U. .. Survey NO. l7s, tns same osinS
Identical with the b. W. corner OF the hast isi.
low Jacket claim and ssS he, so .na unpins
thence from said Post No. I, nrst course Soutn
deeree . minutes W 1000 feet TO post NO. =
U. u, Survey No. i7S, Identical with post NO. 70
L.ts Nos. lie and la. whence besrs the quarter
section csfner on eouth lire OF becuon ~
Township II north. Range 81 east, M Diso,s
Meridian. south ~ degrees ~ minutes west w
feet; thence from post No. 2. second courss,
south s8k degrees east At so feet cross lods
line, COZ ieet 70 post No. .. Lot No. l7s; thence.
third courre, north I degree . minutes east
1000 feet TO post No. 9, Lot No. lIo; thence.
feet crors lode line 600 feet TO place OF begin.
ming, containing ~ 6s-lO0 acres, courses tIue.
magnetic variation lbk degrees east" This
claim 10 bounded on the north by the ksst fei'
low Jacket cain. The location OF this cIan
II recorded In Book "B" OF Locations, OF storey
county Records, page iso:
portion OF said claim or mining ground 80 here
inbefore described, are required TO ME their
adverse claims with the Register OF the ". D.
Land OHice st Carson, Nevads, during the sixty
d.ys' period OF publication hereof, or they wiz
-. s.tA NJ
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APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.

NOTICE NO. ais. U. 8. MINERAL SURVEY
IN No. i1s and l42. U. s. LAND oSyIcs.
Carson City, Nevadx, December ~, lgt.
Notice 10 hereby given, that the Culver
Consolidated Gold aud Silver mining Con.
psny. q co-po,aiion s ors,ni.sa under ,S,s iss
day made and nied In this ONCE iu application
for patent for 1870 linear feet OF tbs Culver
Addition. vein or lode bearing mineral. with
surface ground from two TO elk hundred ieet IN
width, situated In Gold Hill Mining Dsircts
Storey county. Nevada, and dsseriSsa s BED Dy s, sSe
lows, TO Wit, beginning N post marksa 70.
/, U. 8. Survey No. l19 and la2, the same psine
identical with the o. W. corner of the East Eel.
low Jacket claim, and also post NO o. Los
No. l7S, and running thence from said post no.
e,oss e. % cfoppinrs % and lode line aas feet 70 post
No. on tue east lins OF U. b. survey NO. l2e
and l0I, and lts feet from the northeast corner
thereof: thence. second course, soutn oo.
grees west, 556 feet to poet NO. y. Lot no. lW
and ii2. thence. third course. south ~ degrees
east, gs6 feet TO post No. 4. Lot No. lIs and it3;
thence, fourth course, north 90 degrees east. at,
400 icet cross lode line 600 feet TO post Ne. sLot
no. iI9 and lt2; thence, nnh course, nofth ~
degrees west, tl0 feet 10 post No. o, Lot 10. iIs
and i42, on the south line OF the Culver consoi'
dated Gold and silver Mining Company U. =.
Survey No. IT'S; thence. sixth courre, south sex
degrees west, AIS feet 10 post No. 1.-The ssme BE-
.us idauucai with the southwest corner Of U.
y suiy > NO. l7S, and whence bear the quarter
.,c u. orner on south line OF section 20. Town
bip l, Lotth. Range " east. Mt. Diablo hsno.
nth 10 degrees 10 minutes west, s6A feet;
IN 4 c. rom post No. 7, seventh course, north
d, prts minutss east. 100 feet to the plscs
o, b ginning, containing II l7.l0o acres, bear.
inv, true, magnetic variation IGN degrees east"
Che claim II bounded on the east party by y.
!. survey No. i7s and on the west partly py v.
,ryey No. i2o and lU1.
Any and oil persons claiming adversely any
10 IN OF said claim or mining Riound - Rero-
...Lsf.re described are required TO nle tncir
adverse claim with the Register OF the United
states Land once at Csrron. Nevsoa, ounnE
III, sixty DAYS period Of publication hereof. or
they will be barred BY virtue OF the provisions
u ~ c.N. HARRIS. Register.
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A Dangerous Darkey.
Detroit Free Press.

DefrOt fFcs EFess.
"You see. boss. dar's q nisger libin'
up my way who ought to be tooken car
Of" said an old darkey to the captain OF
the central station yesterday. whats
he been doing nowi" "wasl, sab. las
fail lent him my AZ. an when wanted
II back he braced right up an refused tn
Glib IL up." yes" swell. do odder
day I sent de ole woman ober aud she
borrowed his buckssw. an when julius
cum for 1t I tols him jist like he
answered me. an stood on my dignity.
an tols me dat possesshun was nine
pints OF law. "well." - had nine
pints o. law. didn't II" Eyes" "An'
how many pints am dc law composed
eff" 81 don't know exactly" "well.
dat's what bodders me. fur dat Niger
saw dem nine pints, shet up dis LEI eye
fur me. pitched de ole woman ober q
bar'l. an walked Of wild his saw an my
snow shovel to boot! Ei l had nine
pints, he mus hev had obsr twenty, an
dem be didn't haA let himself out"
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NOTICE OF SUITS CoMMERcEO.

ITO THE POLLowINa.NAMED DEPEND.
i ants, and to oil owners of or claimants 10
the real estate and improvements thereon, or
improvements when assessed separately. IN tns
hereinafter described. known and unknown:
You ere hereby notified tha. suits have peen
commenced IL the Jur. Gee Count OF township
No. 8. Storey county. Nevada. BY the STATE OF
Nevada, plaintiff, against each Of tns detenosnt
hereinafter named. and each Of the following.
described tracts or parcels Of land, with TIE
improvements thereon, and improvement
when separately assesstd, and al oNneb
OF or claimants 70 the eame, Known OF
unknown, to recover the tax and deiinquency
assessed 70 said defendanis against i,id yrop,,
orty, for the fiscal year commencing the ISL oi
January. A. d. 1879. and ending December 81,
A. D. 1879, and that . summons has been duy
Issued In each ease. And you are furtner nou.
ded that unless you appear and answer tne
complaint nled In said Court On or before tne
2lth day Of March. A. D. 1889. at the nout Q, ~
O'Clock 4. u. Of said day. Judgment VIII % Aken
spsipst you aud the real estate and improve.
mepts therein described. for the amount q tai
and delinquency specified and costs OF suit
Mann. Amount.
p. d. Marshsll-Tsx and delinquency on
portion Of lot "a. block I, range A. and
lot s, eioSh !; ,.nS: Q; ;SS aclirou:ncy
on portion Of lot Q. block 1. range o.. IL ~
Michael Nallon-Ts and delinquency ON
the porth 10 feet Of lot "A. block !, q.
range H..........-.. ..............':.s.. 70
A. Lsioe-Tax and delinquency on the
ma US'n ioa as o. SiocS 81 l. range ..... 81 80
ii os aSsISesSSJ Sloos range o. D.......... n 81
Edward Nalim-Tsx and delinquency on
portion Of lot n. block I; range :,:. 0.;;: ~ 'i
on . portion Of lot ~, block 9. rsnge Q. Sh
John IT, Nitchell-'rax and delinquency
on the west portion Of lot 20. blocks On
Ia boz ne 4 T,pse o..................... % 10 81
Improvements on Lot II. biscf !, =,
o'Brisn q Cursn-Tsx and delinquency .,
on lot u, block I. rsntge o............. ~
Mrs. o'Donnsll-Tax .nd dehn quency on , A.,
portion Of lot 9, block ss. range F...... u
James Wallace-Tsx and delinquency on
portion OF lot IS, eek I, range G..... 20
n. oannon-Tsx and delinquency on bt .,
", block I, range o.:.. :..:.;;...........: *s'
James Allsn-Tsx and tellhqueney on o. 4,
Grace Haskins-Tsx and delinquency on .,
lot 80. block I. rspge eO....:.......... Ssi
John Conpelly-Tsx and delinquency on
lots n, 2s, ~. IS. 10 and 70. block D. - NJ
range al, an lot
I. SuTmsI S1nsn ,.nas s9a % ashua.. ....... 7s,
suscop M DiSsu nm ma aIsi Miuin. cc"T:i and do
iinqusncy on lot 81, block .. range O.. s11 %
Gold Hin Tunnel Company :. TAI ana oe-
linQuency on 90 feet Of lot !. nioc.
range b. and portion of.'t ~; o.ock q;
Isnse y. snd MN, In,ui,s'ee M. . Il 0s
rtns tne i,ap pnI,esslinTsS msi and delinquency
% on portion OF lots "a. % and ~. block .. .. a,
a r.nss i;; and a.iinau:ney on II feet =
II
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A boy about four years old did not like
Sundays. He. however, one day said
to his father "Oh. papa, am 30 glad
Il 10 Sunday" "why. dear ?" asked
the delighted parent. "why. because
il will bs such long time before there
il another"