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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

ullltSu us 10 meet mere IO-nlSnL.
well. Frank, here we are at our
mansion" laughed Minnie. You
can never carry those baskets up
three flights of stairs alone; let me
help you"
"Oh, can carry them easily en-
ough, only you lead the way" said
Frank.
There was happy party in the lit
tie, low back room that night, and
Frank, who had always been favor
lite, was welcomed by Mrs. Osborne,
Maud and Jamie in a manner so cor
| dial as showed that they were glad to
see him once more, not for the good
things and the health and comfort he
brought them, bat for him alone At
ter the greetings were over and there
was little lull in the conversation,
Frank told Mrs. Osborne of the
stranger he had met at Delmonico's,
giving description of his personal APP
pearance.
"Oh, know it is my brother John, y
she exclaimed; land the sight of him
will make me well agaiu. Dear. dear
fellow. when can see himl'
You can see him tonight if l can
tiad him, answered Frank; tits not
very late and l think he will be at
Delmonico's now. At any rate I'll go
and see."
He went and returned in about an
hour with the stranger, who was, in
deed, Mrs Osborne's dearly loved
brother whom she had mourned as
dead. 1t was happy meeting, if the
place was poor, and they ate and
talked until Christmas was ushered in
and the bells of Trinity pealed forth
their chimes.
So the Christmas eve which had
seemed so dark and dreary to Minnie
as she was going home from the store.
proved to be the happiest she had ever
experienced, for out of deep sorrow
had come great JOY.
Mrs. Osbornefs brother explained
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Finksburg Items.

Miss Alverde Lamotte and Mr. Nelson Ying-
ling are engaged in obtaining subscriptions to
enable Rev. George McCready to replace his
horse and buggy, which were lost on the 31st
of January while attempting to cross Pataps-
co Branch, near this place. They have raised
something over 500.
Mrs A. Tillard and son left home on the
18th inst for a visit to New York city.
On Wednesday, the 18th, Mr.. Milton Mann
cut his right foot severely, while engaged in
preparing some timbers for building. The
injury is across the instep and will lame
him for some time.
On Saturday last Drs. S. l.. Moores and W.
X. Fringer performed an autopsy on Mr..
Thomas C.. Browns head. They found the
skull fractured Just above and in front of the
left ear, where a portion of the load had
entered. A part of the charge was buried in
the brain.
The growing wheat and rye in this section
look well.
The only wedding in the neighborhood this
season, took place at White Hope Chapel or
Tuesday last at 6 o'clock in the evening. Miss
Alverde Lamotte played wedding march as
the bride and groom elect, Mr.. Francis
Stocksdale and Miss Nettie Weigand both o.
this vicinity, entered the church and proceed
ed to the altar, where they were met by Rev.
C. Brown, who performed the marriage cere'
mony. Immediately after the bridal party
and invited guests drove to the residence O
the groom's parents, where they held re-
ception and entertained their friends in the
most hospitable manner. The groomsmen
and bridesmaids were Mr.. McClelland Baxter
and Miss Fannie Lester, and Mr.. John Pow
err and Miss Lizzie Weigand. All of the bri
dial party were tastefully dressed. The bride
wore navy blue silk.
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Suicide of George e. Wolf.

George E. Wolf, residing near the Friz-
zeIlsburg turnpike, and about two and a-half
miles from this city, committed suicide in the
garnet of his residence, on Tuesday morning,
by shooting himself with shot gun. Mr..
| Wolf, it is said, had been III bad health for
some time, but no indication of mental de-
rangement had been noticed, further than, as
his wife testified at the inquest, he had been
rather quiet and exhibited Discrimination to
talk. On the morning of his terrible deed he
ate quite hearty breakfast and talked some
time with Mr.. VIM. Corbin, who called at his
place before going to his school. After Mr..
Corbin left Mrs. Wolf asked him to see after
the children little while, as she was going
out to the smoke house. Mr.. Wolf said he
would do SO, as he was not going out After
she had been out some minutes Mr.. Wolf got
his gun and went up to the garnet of his house,
laid down on pile of beans, placed the muzzle
to his neck, just below the jaw on the right
side, and fired it by using stick. The load
made hole in his neck just the size of the
muzzle, and the whole of it lodged in his head.
Death must have been instantaneous. His
wife heard the report of the gun, and went up
stairs to see what had happened. y Seeing no
one, and getting no response to calls for her
husband, she went down stairs. Still seeing
nothing of Mr.. Wolf, she went up stairs again,
| and up to the garnet, where she found him
dead, lying on his back, with the gun lying
beside him and the wound in his throat or
neck.
Justice Ira E. Grouse was notified and held
an inquest, but nothing was learned as to the
probable cause of the suicide.
Mr.. Wolf was about forty years of age, a
broom maker by trade, and leaves a wife and
six small children. .... ..,...r
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PatapScO Items.

There will be some few changes among our
people this spring as the first of April APP
breaches, and also some improvements. Mr..
Ezra Chew has purchased of Samuel A. Lau-
yer one of the handsomest eminences around
our village and intends to build a fine resi-
dence thereon, 25 feet square, with French
roof He is now digging the well.
As there has been some interest manifested
in quilts we took occasion to count the pieces
in one made by Miss Sarah R. Platter, and
found it to contain 961 squares, S649 patches,
and Joined together by 96l pieces, making a
total of 961O patches, and another containing
1925 squares and IL $50 patches. Miss Mary
Slorp also has one with 5000 squares and TOO
patches. Bring on your quilts or we take the
prize.
Mr.. G. S. Barnhart slaughtered a hog few
DAYS since, eleven months old, which tilted
the beam at SO pounds. He has some of the
same stock left. Look out Fountain Val
ley,'' they are coming.
We would say to your Eden friends that
the Patapsco man is neither an artist nor a
photographer, but if old St. Valentine has so
truly delineated your features as to admit OF
no hattery, stand up to them, own them.
Don't try to palm them off upon innocent
Robert Sweetman, who had been absent
about fourteen years, his friends not knowing
his whereabouts, returned to the neighbor-
hood short time since, and died very sud
denly last Sunday morning at the residence OF
William Bond. We understand an inquest
was held, but your correspondent knows no
particulars concerningit. He was aged about
40 years.
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Movement to Tax Mortgages.

A movement is started in Somerset county
to elect men to the Legislature pledged to do
their utmost to pass law taxing mortgages.
II is probable that similar movements will be
started in other, and perhaps all the counties,
as heretofore tickets have been put in the field
on a mortgage tax platform. In Somerset
county the following circular or paper is being
distributed and signed:
'sNotice to the Political Parties of Somerset
county We, the undersigned ax-payers and
qualified voters of Somerset county, do hereby
pledge ourselves, each and every one, to sup
port ne man that is placed in nomination Oh
either ticket during the coming campaign who
will not, prior to their nomination, pubileiy
pledge themselves to do everything in their
bower to secure the passage of LAW at the
next General Assembly for the Taxation OF
Mortgages, and in every way secure the re-
duction of the present rate of taxes. And we
further pledge ourselves in the event OF the
leaders of the different parties failing to do
this. to refuse to support the men put in nom
;nation. and take the necessary steps to place
men in the field who can be relied ON as far
as the carrying out of these measures are con-
cerned. In endorsement of the above, we
have respectfully subscribed our names.
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Weather Record for the Week.

February 17-mercury 60 at a. m. and
81 at2p. M; cloudy, with occasional showers
in the morning and rain and hail at night.
February 1s-mercury 80 at a. m. and So at
2p. M; cloudy up to noon, with rain, hail
and about four inches of snow before 0 a. m. 4,
clear in the afternoon and at night. February
i9-mercury 26 at a. m. and 40 at 2 p. M;
generally cloudy in the morning, followed by
clear weatl .r in the afternoon and at night.
February 20-mercury % at a. m. and 40
at p. M; clear in the morning, followed by
cloudy weather February 2l-mercury 30
at I a. M and 80 at 2 p. M; partially cloudy
in the morning, with an occasional snow
scuall, clear in the afternoon and at night.
February 22-mercury 80 at a.. m. and AZ at
Up. M; cloudy, with snow squall and rain in
in the afternoon. February, 2S-mercury 20
at a. m. and 80 at II M; clear.
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Double Pipe Creek Items.

For reasons not necessary to mention, the
Jeffersonian Debating Society, that had been
progressing so nicely, and had been so ele-
waiting and improving in an intellectual way,
adjourned last Friday night, perhaps not to
meet again this season. We are sorry to re
cord the fact, which is regretted by the whole
community.
Improvements still continue to increase IN
this place. We understand that we are to
have a hardware store, operated by Messrs::
Duttera & Shorb, who will keep a full line OF
tobacco, we presume, as two stores cannot
supply community with the weed who man
ufacture bushel of "cuds' in one evening
of about two hours. These statictics of to-
bacco chewing may seem wild, but it is so re-
ported by the janitor of College Hall, who
saw them with his own eyes.
Mr.. l.. F. Miller, our warehouse man, has
been doing an extensive business IN hay,
straw and grain. In our opinion the i'm,
portance of this place as grain market was
not destroyed upon the burning of the mill, as
was predicted by some.
Messrs. L. F. Miller and j. w. Weant have
purchased iron safes.
DIR. C. h Diller has been i'll for the last
few days, but is now able to attend his pa
tients.
Eavesdroppers are plentiful, catching ur
what they can.
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when bills are printed elsewhere 81 Will De cnarSeu
See bills for particulars OF sales.
March 1st-Stock Farming Implements. &c, of
Charles Zepp, near New Windsor
March ALI the Stock and Farming Implements
fIsaiah Ham, miles east Of Middlcburg. and
near BoIlingers grist mill. Middleburg district.
Absalom smith, auctioneer. J. Hamilton Repp and
]. ii. Rooms, clerks.
HouseholdGoods, two milessouthwest ofSilyer Run,
near Dodrer's mill. Samuel Myers; VIM. Brown,
auctioneer; Jonas Frock, clerk. y ...-..
March 6-Sale of Stock and Farming Implements
of Thomas p Buckingham, two miles north OF
Freedom, adjoining farms of o. p. Buckingham and
Joshua Baesman.
&C. and some Household Furniture of Jacob A.
Humbert near Union Mills. VIM Brown, Auction
eer. j. VIM. Earhart, Clerk.
March CO horses, cows, 2 Durham bulls, Cots
machinery, &c. Mordecai Gist near Westminster,
r. C. Matthews, Auctoneer
March 7-Personal Property of Jesse Manahan,
Medford Station.
hold goods, one mile and half from Mexico on the
Westminster and Manchester road. Jacob and
Daniel Rupp, executors of Christopher Rupp VIII
liam Blizzard, auctioneer, +. Warner, clerk
March l2-2 young Brood Mares, heavy with foal;
Colt, Cows, Champion Mower, Farming Imple-
ments and Household Goods of Daniel Iingling
Hampstead district one mile from SnyderSDurg. A
NJ. Ruby, Auctioneer.
March 12-HorSes. Cows, Hogs, Farming Imple'
ments of Joshua sellman, ST., near Warfeldsburg
March 1S-Personal Property of Moses Haines
near Linwood. VIM. Brown, Auctioneer.
March 13-Large Sale of Personal Property and
Household Goods, in Manchester district, near Line
boro' Station mile south of Black Rock, on the
York road, by Abdiel K. Wentz. VIM. Blizzard, auc
tioneer Francis Warner, clerk.
March II and 15-Large Sale of Personal Property
of Francis H. Orendorff, near Westminster. K. C.
Matthews, Auctioneer.
March 15-Iarge Sale of Personal Property on the
farm of DR.. J. Rinehart, near Frizzellsburg, Wm
Kester Vim. Brown, Auctioneer.
March 15-Sale of stock, farming implements and
household goods on the farm of DR.. Jacob Rinehart
near Frizzleburg VIM. Kester VIM. Brown, auc
tioneer.
March 17-Horses, Cows Shotes and Farming I'm
plements of Josiah Crowl, near Westminster. X. Z
Matthews, Auctioneer.
March 19-John A. Grabenhorst, having sold hi
farm on the Baltimore turnpike, ~ miles below
Westminster will sell all his stock, farming nipple
auctioneer.
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Business Locals.

Mr.. Harry Pease and Miss Belle Crowell,
supported by powerful dramatic company,
will give a series of entertainments at Odd
Fellows Hall, ON Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings and Saturday afternoon of
next week, for the benefit of the Westminster
Fire Department, opening ON Thursday even
ing with T. S. Arthur famous drama, ''Ten
Nights in Bar-room," with Mr.. Pease as
Sample Switchell.' and Miss Crowell as
"Mehitable Cartright." There will be an
entire, change of programme on Friday and
Saturday evenings. The rate of admission
will be 35 cents; season tickets, S1.OO;
children 25 cents. All the entertainments
will be given under the auspices of the West
minister Fire Department.
Bargains for the next 80 days. Musical
instruments at cost, in order to change busl-
ness, at A. NJ. Warmers.
Largest lot of Hamburg Edgings and In
servings ever in Westminster received to-day
at Geo. W. Albaugh's. Look at them.
For Sale, cheap, Falling-top Side bar Bug
gy. W. A. Shriver, Westminster. Md. 2t~
SALE NOTES. SALE NOTES.
For sale at the ADVOCATE Office, at so cts.
per 100.
SOLDIERS. ATTENTION.
Milo B. Stevens & Co., the well-known
War Claim Attorneys, will be represented at
Westminster, Carroll county, Md, Wednes-
day, February %, and Thursday, March l,
by their special agent Soldiers and others
interested in claims for Pension, Increase OF
Pension, Arrears of Pay and Bounty of those
charged with desertion, or other claims, 1t is
hoped will give him a call. The special agent
will be at the Office of the Parliamentary.
RAILS FOR SALE.
Prime Rails for sale. N. |. Gorsouch d
Son. Pm
CLOVER SEED, CLOVER SEED.
Take your Glover Seed to N. l. Gorsueh d
Son, and get highest price. I'm
Heavy or 3-Horse Wagon, nearly new, to1
SALE Also new market bed, suitable fol
a huckster J. w. Taylor, near Patapsco. At
n. /. Gorsuch & Son want and guarantee
highest cash prices for Clover Seed, Lard
Bacon, Tallow, Dried Fruit and all kinds o.
| Country Produce. m
FEED FOR CATTLE.
Cotton Seed Meal, Flax Seed Meal, Brar
and Shorts, constantly on hand. N. L. Cor
such 4 Son. om
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New Advertisements.

Statement of Baltimore County Fire lnsur-
ance Company-Jesse X. Hines, Insurance
Commissioner.
Trustees Sale of House and Lot, near
Manchester, Midas. A. C. Bond Trustee.
Main & Geiselman, Undertakers, Main
street, Westminster, Md.
Public Sale of Valuable Personal Property
Francis H. Orendorff
For Sale-Chas c.. f. Schroeder, Berret,
Carroll county, Md.
Established 1S26-Noah Walker & Co., Bal
timore, Nd.
For Sale-F A. Bale, tenant, near West
minister.
Alert ohm W. McFadden, Taneytown Md.
Legal Notices. List of Unclaimed Matter.
Cans-Smith & Wicks, Baltimore, Md.
Oyster Supper and Camp Fire.
Public Sale-Annie Greider.
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Property Sales.

Charles T. Reifsnider, Esq, as attorney
and agent, sold on Saturday last the Wash
ington House hotel property in Manchester to
Samuel Benford, of Westminster; house
and lot in Manchester to Miss Emma v.
Shower for $188; 81 acres, near Manchester,
to George l.. Warner at $50 per acre; Z
acres. near Manchester, to Nelson Warehime
at S26 per acre. Also, on the same day, a
farm of AZ acres, 8 roods and 20 perches to
VIM. H. Starr for 50, 100. Some of the above
is leasehold property ..-r.a, 81,
Mrs. Emma Lockard has purchased of Mr..
John A. Grabenhorst, for So, 400, his farm on
the Reisterstown pike, near this city. ~
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Manchester Items.

A meeting was held in the basement OF
Trinity Reformed Church last Monday even
ing, for the purpose of organizing Mission
airy Society. The society was named the
Geiger Missionary Society of Trinity Reform
ed Church. Articles for the government OF
the society were adopted. The pastor is pres
ident, ex-officio; DR.. I. A. Shower, vice
president; Chas. W. Motter, secretary. An
other meeting will be held next Monday even
ing, when treasurer will be elected and ex-
ecutive committee announced.
Last Monday Messrs, F. A. & John Bergen
met with an accident on their way home from
Westminster, at Winters mills, caused by
their horse taking fright at passing train.
The buggy struck rock and upset between
the railroad and mill, throwing the men out,
and the horse ran some distance, dragging
the buggy and completely wrecking it. Mr.;
F. A Bergen was severely cut about the head
and bled freely, but his injuries are not serious
1t is currently reported that Samuel Ben
ford, of Westminster, has bought the Wash
ington House of VIM Kealer, at an advance
of $500. This is correct-Eds.
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Conferences.

The Maryland Conference of the NJ: 2.
Church, embracing Maryland, Delaware. Dis,
trict of Columbia, and a strip along the Poto,
mac shore of Virginia, begins on the 18th OF
March in this city The conference numbers
l2O preachers and has lay representation OF
100. There are in the bounds of this confer
ence about $1,000 members and about the
same number of Sunday school scholars.
The conference will be in session about a
week, and many visitors are expected from
Baltimore.
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ. +.
Church, which embraces the whole of Mary
land except the Eastern Shore counties, the
District of Columbia, West Virginia and
Frederick county, Va, holds its annual ses-
sion this year in Winchester, Va, beginning
on March 7. The conference numbers 1876
preachers, besides 5 Japanese preachers
abroad and II preachers who are on trial.
Bishop Henry W. Warren, one of the new
bishops elected at the General Conference in
Cincinnati in 1880, will preside.
The Baltimore Conference of the M. E.
Church South, which embraces all of the
State of Virginia and portions of Maryland,
meets at Charlestown, Jefferson CO., w. Va,
on the 18th of March. This conference num-
ssers 1872 ministers and 80 lay delegates, four
from each presiding elders district
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..The Battle of Brightwell's HILL

On the 31st of January last fight occurred
on the Washington road, about two miles
from this city. Tazewell j. Gibson, who was
badly used up in the affray, came to Westmin-
ster and made complaint before q. w. Crap
ster, Esquire, Justice of the Peace, and
charged Columbus Shipley, Grove Easton, A.
J. Easton, Emanuel Bowers, James Bowers,
Levi Frizzell and Alfred Buckingham with as
sault and battery. Warrants were issued for
the arrest of all these parties, and they gave
security for their appearance for hearing.
At the time set for a hearing it was found that
Gibson had been so seriously injured that it
would be dangerous for him to leave the house,
and the case was postponed until Wednesday
last. On that day the battle, which is now
known as ''The Battle of BrightwePs Hill, y
was renewed i'll the presence of Justice Crap
ster. Here the State, represented by Chas.
f. Fink, Esq, in the absence of the State S
Attorney, was the aggressor, and James A.
c. Bond, Esq, represented the defendants.
The State was assisted by Gibson and his son
George, and Drs. W. X. Fringer and S. Cor
such; all of the defendants participated in the
defense by testifying as to their knowledge of
the facts. The battle ragged from 10.3 O clock
a. IN. until II. 80 p. m, when a recess was taken
and all adjourned for refreshments. At 1.30
o'clock the fight was renewed, and continued
for p hours. The heavy blows of the State
were skillfully parted until 4 o'clock, when
the State gathered herself for final and su-
preme effort, and with an irresistible blow
put an end to the fight. Justice Crapster
declared the second round closed-time
a hours. The first round was fought on
January 31st, and was won by the defendants
in yesterdays case. The Justice declared the
State the victor in the second round, and for
fear that Messrs. Grove Easton and Columbus
Shipley would not come to time when the
third round shall be called before the grand
jury compelled each to give security for his
appearance at court
Messrs Emanuel and James Bowers, Buck
ingham, Frizzell and A. J. Easton were dis
charged, and will not participate in the fight
at Court except as witnesses.
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In the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
VIM. P. Maulsby ct ais. VS.. George Shower.
Ordered this 9th day of February, 1883, that
the sale of the real estate herein reported to
John T. Birdeye, and made by William P.
Maulsby, John E. Smith, Charles B. Roberts,
James A. C. Bond and DIR. Henry E. Beltz,
trustees of George Shower, be finally ratified
and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 10th day of
March, 1888; provided copy of this order he
inserted in some newspaper printed at West
minister for three successive weeks prior to
the 10th day of March, 1888.
The report states amount of sale to be ST.
12O. E..
|. THOMAS JONES.
True Copy,-Test;
feb l0-3t FRANK L. SHAW, Clerk,
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Uniontown Items.

AS to politicians we cannot say as your
Sykesvil1e correspondent says. If we have
any candidates they are very quiet yet: :,
A horse of Daniel S. Diehl injured himself
SO badly recently, whilst hitched in a stall,
that Mr.. Diehl fears he will not be fit for use
in the spring. A horse of Franklin Bankard
was taken sick whilst hitched to wagon.
He was embarrassed and started home by a
boy. but he fell dead in the road before reach
ing there.
The young men of this place have formed a
dramatic association, and are rehearsingfto
give frst-class entertainment. They have
their stage completed, which is of elaborate
workmanship. Let us have the entertain
ment shortly. 90
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BALTIMORE, February 20, 1883.

Messrs Tandetord Bros, Westminster, Nd:
GENTLEMEN In the account of the Weaver
(Weber) family from your intelligent New
Windsor correspondent, published in the AID
vocATE of the 18th inst, it is stated that
Philip Weaver (Weber) arrived at German
town, Pa, about 1850. 1 cannot find in the
record of arrivals at Philadelphia the name in
that year. but find J ohan Philip Weber arri-
we'd September 2Sth, 1749, in the ship "Aur,"
John Spurrier master, from Rotterdam, last
from Cowes, with 242 passengers, from Rasel,
Wiirtemberg, Zweibriicken, Darmstadt, &c.
1t is probable this is the Philip Weber re-
ferred to-the ancestor of the Carroll county
Viewers 1t may be of some interest to those
descendants to know this, and the fact might
be corrected or confirmed by family records
in their possession. N. Z. w.