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orphans. Court.

Monday. March l3.--The hast will and les
lament % Caleb Boring. decreased, vas adj
United 70 probate.
Iahez r. Gardner, administrator Of Henry
Miller. deceased, retained lit Of debts.
Charlotte Berry, Exeeutrix Of John N.
Berry, deceased. returned inventory Of goods
aud ehattels aud received order to notify cred
itors.
Joseph Englar, Joaal Englar and Upton
Roop, Executors OF Josiah Englar, deceased,
received order to sell aud transfer stocks and
bonds
Charles b. Roberts was appointed and bond
ed a. guardian To Joseph A. Hoppe, Robert
l.. Hoppe and Elmer HI. Hoppe
TUESDAY, March li.-Jaeoh Rapp and
Daniel Rapp, executors Of Christopher Rupp,
deceased. returned inventory Of goods and
chafteis. list of debts and inventory ot money.
and received order to notify creditors.
Margaret X. Mckinstry and Evan u. Ne
kinst,y. executors of Joseph MekinstEy. dc.
ceased, reported sale Of real estate.
Report Of sale Of real estate Of David H..
Shriver. deceased, finally ratified.
Valentine C., Jno. {. and Lewis ID. Vent,
executors Of David Wantz, deceased, returned
inventory of goods and ehattels, list Of debts
and inventory of money, and received order
20 sell goods and ehattels and order 10 notify
creditors.
Letters of administration on the estate Of
John Stem, deceased. we're granted to John
T. Anders.
DIR. J. W. Herring, executor of David H.
Shriver. deceased, settled ID account.
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Mr.. William Grouse died in this city Thurs
day morning last, in the Goth year Of his age.
AS far as We know he was the oldest citizen
of the county except two-Mr Bowers, father
of Sebastian and Conrad Bowers, who lives in
Freedom district, and Mr.. Mikesell, Of Myers
district. father Of Peter b. Mikesell, Of this
city. These gentlemen are about 81 years
each.
Mr.. Grouse was the son of Jacob Grouse.
who was born in Lancaster county. Pa. about
the wear 1858. He moved 10 this county when
young man. and lived on the Stone Road,
some FIVE or six miles from this city. where
his son William was born on December p,
1892. He then removed to this city when the
subject of this notice was but three years old,
aud died here 10 the year 1874. He was a
blacksmith by trade. His son followed the
same business and worked at il until he was
over Seventy-fSve wears of age.
Mr. Grouse {Williaml was soldier in the
war Of 1924, in Capt. Funston company,
aud under Mai. Eichelhergcr marched TO the
defense Of Baltimore. He was a member ai
the NJ p Church from is organization, some
fifty odd years ago. Inpolities he was con
sistent Democrat. He leaves q wife, FIVE
years bis Junior, and three ehilaren-ira r.
Grouse and Mrs. Jeremiah Yingling. Of this
CITY, and Rev. William Grouse, OF the NJ p.
Church, now stationed in Accomac county,
Virginia All of his children are over sifiy.
Eve years Of age. His funeral viii take place
tomorrow Sunday afternoon NJ : O'clock.
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The Paper NH. formerly known as Groves
OF kroh' : Mill. was purchased by J. ". raey
several wears ago. Last summer the odd
buildings were torn down and the old mach
nery taken out, and IN is stead new one and
more improved machinery were put up. The
main building j. 44N40, Of which portion Is
a grist mill. The machine house Is SiN22
feet and the boiler house 3nx : feet. Attach.
ed 20 the main building Is bleach-tub house
l2xl2 feet, and in proximity to It IS a straw
she'd, 84x35 feet The machinery Is adsnlTa-
bly, arranged and propelled by 40hoFse
power engine on . Jo-horse boiler IN c0pnec-
ton with good stream Of water. BY these
improvements the capacity Of the mil Is
greatly increased, and i equal 10 one Ton
day, OF 500 reams Of smali-sIze paper.
The machinery for making paper was @et
into active operation last week, but % course
required several DAYS for proper adjustment.
and last Saturday the machinery commenced
10 do il work to the satisfaction of eli and
the superintendent, who erected the works.
concluded Il 10 be masterpiece and len tot
home.
Affer dinner the operatives set the mach
merry 70 work again bat SION after starting
several small boards At the end of ;he naehi.
merry became nnadjussabIe aud the farsusah
stopped the machinery 20 pat sad boards IN
their proper position While the machinery
was al rest, aud the steam checked to one
fourth Is capacity ia She revolving driers, Que
OF the driers, weighing abaut 1863 pounds,
sndaeHly exploded. and with sach sorce that
il was removed several fest from its position.
and one uf the head ends was completely torn
into fragments. Other machinery waS alss
damaged % a considerable extent loss csti-
mated At about four hundred dollars. Il VIII
require 81 least from three a tnnr weeks b.
fore the machinery can D. 81 IN running order
again The Cause of aceldeat Is an entiEc
mystery At present. hus viii be investigated.
Fortunately no one WAS hass, but u was GER
iainly miraculous escape, as the room Was
SLED vith escaping steam and several piecss
Of flying fragments, and st the time Of the ne.
cident there we're several d the operatives in
the room where the explosion occuFred, and
three men from Hoffman's Paper MIibs. one
Of them being oaly several feet troin the cN-
plosion
The title II the new mill vii hereaftcr h.
known a. Centre Valley Paper Mil instead 81
(irove's :. aud Il well deserves this appropriate
name. as il l. located in the centre 81 a nnui-
Der Of fiae valleys, and ONLY lttle over one
fourth IL a mile from the II. 4 y. X r., in
one Of The most convenient parts II ths state
81 Maryland for farmers 60 tud good and
ready market for their straw.
Mr. Tracy has about IS tons II straw an hand
70 commence work Eish. and Is almusi daily
receiving move.
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Public sales have been success through.
oat this section. Moving Is IN order nov, and
almost every day fitting may be seen passing
up or down the turnpike. Several changes
have taken place here In town and more will
Mr.. Garner and B. F. SiaIshHry exchanged
places; Mr. Bueher, Of baltimore county, has
taken possession Of the old FraHkiorser farm !;
John Ham viii soon move 20 the house lately
occupied by Caleb Boring deceased Mrs
Isamotte viii take possession ef The house
which she recently purchased Of 4. McClary
Ar McClary will move ahoat halfa mile above
town to Mrs Armaeosi's house; Elias Baker
has moved to his faFm near Union Chapel;
John Coker. ST., and the remnant Of his fam.
lis have gone TO Sycamore Greek, III. Edward
Iamotte has rented bis hotel 10 a brewer in
Baltimore. who intends bottling beer.
Mr.. George Warner, Of this place, lost b.
only child, boy between FIVE and SIX years
old. from dipbtheria. last week.
The ..pink-eye'' has been prevailing in this
vicinity.
The growing grain i looking well.
Mr. Whitfield Stanshnry and Mr.. VIM. I.
Kerns left here on last Monday for Hancock,
10 buy stock We wish them pleasant jour
nev aud hope their enterprise may be eruwn
I'd with success
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The Baltimore Star Of Thursday says; a
man named Hoover. living at Manchester,
Carroll county, came to Baltimore Yesterday
with pair Of mules which he wished to dis.
pose Of Meeting two men, j. r. Hadley and
B. F. Bond, who were perfect strangers TO
him, he agreed 10 sell the mules for so in
cash and Hadley's note endorsed by Bond for
SEQ After the men had departed with the
mules, Hoover began to realize that he had
been imprudent in the transaction, and upon
hearing il stated that the purchasers were not
responsible dealers, he gave information Of
the Northwestern police station. A writ of
replevin was issued by Justice Watkins, and
the mules we're found in the possession OF a
dealer on Greenmount avenae and restored
to the original owner. Hadley and Bond
stated that they had resold the mules 20 the
dealer, and that there was nothing criminal
in the transaction.
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Floods in the Mississippi Valley.

The Mississippi riyer coa;inned falling az
Memphis and Hrleaa on "Wednesday Smile
loser down Il rose slightly or remained ia.
tiouary. Fourteas counties in Mississippi
DE soto, Tate, Qnitman, TunicA. Pamela,
Cs,ah0sna. Tailahatehac. Bolivar l.eiiore san
flower, Sharkcy. Washington. Ihzoo. Tssa-
quena--whieh arr flooded, produced sia, SIS
bales u cotton in issit. The town Of Austin.
comfy seat Of rsniea cosnty, has been nearly
all washed away The Court Hoase and other
pnblic buildings arr going 70 pieces, and Dniy
few houses are lcff standing. Ali The dam
age a, that place has becu done since Saturday
last.
Fifieea parishes in Louisiana East Carroll.
West Carroll, Madison. Tcnsas. Concor,lia,
Morehouse. Richlahd, Caldwell, onaehi,S.
Franklin, Catahoula. Point Coupe. Ayoyei-
les. ~ Landry and la fOurche-Which pro
dueed 2sss. 800 bales ot cotton in 1879, are now
wholly or partially inundated, the water in
some places being u feet deep. Two neW
breaks are reported ia the leyecs IN Point
Coupee Parish, and hoAr mBre ia Tensas.
The latter. II not siopped, will overflow nearly
all Of Iberiile and IVES, Baton Rouge Par
ishes and the eastern portion Of the feehe
country district Welding abou, fifteen thou
sand hegsheads OF sugar aannall.. In Iensas
Parish ten thousand colored people arr desti.
tute. Live stock. corn, other produce aud
general property in enormous quantities have
been destroyed. Should the waters recrde
within the next 90 or - days, fair crop of
cotton may be raised, but il viii be short,
owing 10 the destruction Of stock ard fodder,
Ia Southeastern Arkansas agents sent 10
examine the state Of affairs report that from
Trips Station 10 Arkansas City the water Is
TO 80 fee, deep, and the journey can only b.
made by boat All along the route colored
i people were seen quaFlefsd in lofts 0f hsases,
with water running swiftly through the inain
rooms. while cats dogs and hogs gathered on
the roofs, and the cattle that had escaped
drowning were standing upon narrow strips OF
dry ground or chartered upon RATS not far
distant
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rnian nrIare I,ems.

Our townsman, Reuben Sayler, has been
confined 10 his room for several weeks past
though sickness
Joseph Wilson has begun TO collect mate
rails for the erection of new storeroom adj
Joining the house which he lately purchased.
on the north west corner Of Vain street and
Broadway. VIM. Wood is clearing out the
foundation Of dwelling house on Benedum
street, aud j. H. Repp is clearing the fouhda-
ton Of one on Elger street The number Of
dwelling houses, together with the Lutheran
church. which is to be bailt this summer,
gives the house-builders the prospect Of a
busy season. The demand for dwelling houses
here this spring is greater than the supply.
There viii be good deal Of moving here
this spring, but none Of public interest, ex-
cept that Lloyd II. Reisler and Brother have
rented the warehouse formerly rented by r.
B. Myers, and intend 10 carry on the business
the same as heretofore.
The first issue of the Index viii make is
appearance next week.
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IN MEMORIAM.

Hall on SPRINGvtLLE GRANGE. No. los.
Carroll County, Nd.
wngREts, it has pleased the Heavenly
Father. in his infinite wisdom, TO remove by
death our beloved Brother, Vim. j. Hoffman,
who departed this life February 10th, 1882,
aged IS years. month and p days therefore
be il
Resoire1 That in the death of Brother
Hoffman We bow in humble submission TO him
who knoweth aud doeth all things well, also
that this is bnt another warning Of the way OF
the living.
Resolre4, That this Grange has lost one Of
its most earnest. devoted and influential mem
hers the christian church true and faithful
member; the community a good citizen and
the bereaved family kind and loving hus-
band and father; all realizing that our loss Is
his eternal gain.
Resolrsi That copy Of these resolutions
h. spread upon the record of the Grange, a
copy sen; to the family. also to the isaerieas
FGrmer. Farmer Fricad, Maryland Journal.
Hesfiaiaaer .iirocrfc. and Manchester In.
t,YpgTss. for publication.
EPHRAIM SHEARER,
JOHN l.. WERTZ. Committee.
JACOB F. SHEARER,
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pea,h Of q Fermer Citi.en.

William Fl. Won Zollikofer died in Phila
delphia, Pa, on February oath, last, in the
6let year of his aged. Baron Won Zollikofel
spent most of his early life in this city. His
father was John Zollikofer, brother Of the
late DR.. William and Daniel LoifkOier Of
Uniontown, this county His only sister mar
ried George AmOss of Hartford county, Md.
After the death of Mr.. Amoss, she aecompan
led her brother to Europe, where they re
manned a number of years. Baron Won Zol
likofer settled in Philadelphia after his return
from abroad. In 1869 he married Mrs. Henri
Selden, nee Ludlow, of Norfolk, Virginia
He was an educated gentleman, afnoble birth
and unostentatiOus. His title, as feudal BaroI
of the Castle of Altenklingen, dates with the
House of Hapshurg, and he held his patent o
nobility from the hands of the Emperor Fran
els Joseph of Austria.
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uniansaun LIENS.

The wheat Of this section looks well.
Mrs. VIM. Davis, who has been very III for
some time is now eonvalescent.
Public sales are well attended and live stock
brings high prices.
The congregation of the Church Of God
contemplate building a large and eommodiOns
church.
Mr.. Charles Haines has purchased the
building short distance west Of town known
as Mount JOY" and which was used as a
place of worship by the colored people. /
has been torn down, and thus an old land
mark has been obliterated.
Mr. Herod P. Englar eontemplates moving
to Baltimore in few weeks. May success at
tend him there.
Uniontown would be 10th to give up the
polls, Judging from the lectures this correspon-
dent has received for, as they supposed, fur
nishing you with the item ON the subject few
weeks ago He was not the author.
Our Band starts the summer campaign with
bright. new uniforms.
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Entertainments were given at Odd Fellows
Hall Friday and Saturday evenings of last
week. under the auspices of Manchester Lodge
No. rs, X. of p The exercises consisted of
comedies and dramas, participated in by MEM
bers of the Lodge, and a number of young
ladies and some gentlemen not members of
the order. The performances on Friday even
ing were ''SceneS at Baby Show, 1.-The
Stage-Struck Yankee, ''l'he Precocious
Boy" 'I.ottes Leap Y ear Victory, closing
with a lecture by Prof Swevelbrenner (John
Z. Masenhimer) on 1.-The Origin of Man"
The Prof entered upon the stage rather UNI
tremendously, said that some boys had mis-
treated him outside, but was pleased to see
that he had arrived in time to fill his appoint
ment After removing the contents of his
satche and turning it wrong side out. he found
his manuscript and proceeded To deliver his
lecture The Prof. presented the appearance
of a gentleman Of 500 pounds weight. and
sported a luxuriant mouStache with whiskerS
in proportion. His accent was broken. like
that of German, and he elected rounds of
applause. On Saturday evening they played
the first three pieces above named. and my
Wife's Second Floor and 'My Father 5
WILL Manchester Band was present both
evenings, and very literally furnished music
free of charge. The Hall was well filed on
Friday evening and crowded on Saturday even
ing, so that, notwithstanding the low rates of
admission. the net proceeds were S26. 10. This
money. as has already been announced, will
be used for repairing the fence and surround
ings of the old Academy building. A com
mittee has been appointed to carry out the
work, and the proposed repairs viii be made
as soon as practicable.
Mr.. Isaac Brilliant received notice. about
four weeks ago, from a broker in Newport,
Pa. that his note for $500, payable to George
Becker. had been transferred to him, request
ing payment of part if it did not suit him to
nav the whole. which amounted at that time.
with accrued interest. to about $50. Mr..
Brilliant was much surprised ON learning that
he was considered a debtor to man with
whom he never had any business transactions
nor ever gave any note. Mr.. b. immediately
informed the broker that if such note had
fallen into his hands it was a base forgery.
and requested the broker to send him a copy.
He also wrote To Louisville. inquirins Of the
whereabouts of Becker. and learned that he
died about two weeks before he received. the
h. received a copy of the note from the
broker. II was written without detalcation
or stay of execution, form generally used
in Pennsylvania. and signed by Cathaune
Brilliant lSiSk Brilliant. Mrs. Brilliant never
signed note. aud Mr.. Brilliant does not spell
his christian name lsicS. Becker could
neither write nor read writing, consequently
it Is clear that he did not do the work. The
broker saws IL the note is not paid amIcabiT
he will collect by process of Law. Mr. T..
however. Is not 50 easily scared aS Ia pay
forged note to avoid lawsuit
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Labor Troubles.

The outbreak OF labor troubles in many
quarters at this early period Of the year i:
ominOus. In Omaha Federal and state troop.
have been called on to put down striking labor
ers and the trades unions. In the Pittsbure
iron mills many difficulties have been now ad
jnsted, but at the Homestead steel works the
strife still continues. In Lawrence, MaSsa
ehusetts, reduction of wages in the worsted
department, aud among the mule spinners and
ring spinners, the latter being cut down from
30 cents day 20 81 cents, has been followed
by the stopping of "a 900 spindles, throwing
about $50 persons out Of employment. Ia
Chicago partial adjustment Of the rolling
mills strike has been reached. In the Cum
berland mines of Maryland three Thousand
men are on strike, leaving over two hundred
mines idle, because twelve coal companiel
undertook to reduce wages - cents per ton
In Ohio there is a secret movement of miner
whose results are not developed. In SAL
Francisco the Trades Assembly have adopted
resolutions of sympathy with the Omaha stri
kers, and protesting against employing thu
army to intimidate them. All across the con
tinent, from the Pacific to the Atlantic, thes'
labor troubles are now to be seen.
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New Advertisements.

Mortgage Sale of '.The Carroll County
Agricultural Grounds at Westminster, Md
John +. Smith, Attorney and Agent.
Mortgage Sale of Valuable Business
Stand in Silver Run-Wm. \. Mckelhp, At
torney and Agent.
Examiners Notice-Jacob Roop, j. Elias
Houck and ,Iabez A. Bush, Examiners.
1t is Dollars and Cents to Buy at Geo. W.
Ahaugh's. Westminster, Md.
Public Sale of a Lot of Ground-Wm. H..
and Sarah r. Blizzard.
Report of the Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tional Bank.
Farm For Sale-Agent B. 4 O. r. r. Hood 5
Mills. Nd.
Free to AID NJ. Ferry & Co., Detroit,
Michigan.
Sharrer Bro, Ready Made Clothing. West
Minister.
For Sale. Ii. Hollngsworth. Glen Falls,
Nd
John Beaver. Marble Dealer. Westminster.
Wanted immediately. |. GorSuch X Go.
Legal Notices. List of Unclaimed matter.
Report of the Union National Bank
Queensware- W. Alhaugh.
ShirtS-Geo. W. Abaugh.
Fair and Festival
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EXAMINERS NOTICE.

The undersigned, Examiners, appointed by
virtue of a commission issued them by the
County Commissioners of Carroll county, to
open a Public Road beginning on the Nicode-
mus Road, between Samuel H. Patterson, NJ.
]. Gorsuch and Sophia Harden. to the land
of Abraham Prngh thence along the land of
the said Abraham Prugh, and on the dividing
line of Samuel H. Patterson, John Reed and
Kinsey Williams, as far as practicable; thence
across the land of Abraham Prugh to the land
of Joshua Murray thence on the dividing line
of Abraham Prugh and Joshua Murray, as far
as practicable thence through the land of
Joshua Murray to the land of James Fenner
Lee then through the land of Moses Barnes
and brothers to the land of George ". Bar
tholow and Lewis II. StocksCale thence on
the dividing line, rs far us practicable. and To
intersect the dividing line al the Deer Park
Road. between said Bartholow and Stocks
dale thence crossing said Deer Park Road
and through the lands of the heirs at law of
VIM. Griffee, deceased, to the land of j. A.
Richardson thence through the land of said
Richardson to intersect the dividing line of
said Richardson and Mr.. Faul at or near
Beaver Run; thence through the land of Mr.
Faul to the land of Thomas Brown: then
through said Thomas Browns land, on the
bed of the present road, to the Cockey Mill
Road; thence ON said road to the Westminster
Turnpike at Finksburg
All persons whom it may concern are here
by notified that we will meet at Samuel H.
Patterson's residence, on Monday. the 10th
day Of ApriI, 1882, at 8 clock, a. M, to ex-
ecute the trust reposed in us by the aforesaid
commission.
JABEZ A. BUSH,
ELIAS B. ARNOLD.
JOSEPH SLACK,
mar lot Examiners.
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DAT1F1cATIoN NOTICE.

In the Orphans Court of Carroll County.
FEBRUARY Term, 1882.
Estate of Nimrod Gardner deceased.
On Application it is ordered this 9th day Of
March, 1882, that the sale of the Real Estate
of Nimrod Gardner, late of Carroll county,
deceased. made by William p. Gardner and
Elias N Gardner, Executors Of the last VIII
and Testament of said deceased. and this day
reported to this Court by the said Executors, be
ratified and confirmed. unless cause be shown
to the contrary, on or before the ID Monday,
10th day Of April, next; provided a copy Of
this Order be inserted for three successive
weeks in some newspaper printed and pub
lished in Carroll county, before the LIST Mon
day, Sd day of April, next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
seven hundred and fifty dollars (S750.00.)
GRANVILLE 7. Herring, !
WILLIAM FRIZELL, Judges.
NEIGHBOUR +. ALLGIRE,
True eopy,-Test:
j. OLIVER WADL0W.
mar list Register of Wills