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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
Orphans Court.

Monday. July 3O.-Upton Roop, executor
of Margaret Caylor, deceased, settled 1st &C
count.
George John Dutrow, executor of Anna
Mary Dutrow, deceased, received order to sell
goods and chattels.
John A. kuhns, guardian to Henrietta NJ.
Rooms, settled I'd and final account.
Benjamin Reaver, executor of Cecilia
Grouse, deceased, returned inventory Of goods
and chattels, list of debts, inventory ofmoney
and inventory of stocks.
Tuesday, July 31.-Letters Of administra-
ton Oh the estate ofAndrew Myers, deceased,
were granted to Mandela Myers.
Alfred Zollickoffer, administrator of Josiah
Bankard, deceased, settled Sd and final ac-
count.
Mary Harnish, natural guardian to Mary
Alice Harnish, settled lst and final account.
John Smith, natural guardian to Joseph
W. Smith and Susannah V. Smith, settled
1st and final account for each.
Lewis Green, administrator Of Catharine
Green, deceased, settled 1st and final account.
Lewis Green, executor of Isaac Green, de-
ceased. settled 1st account.
David Stonesifer and VIM. II. Maus, exc
cutors of Samuel Stonesifer, deceased, re-
ceivcd order to sell real estate.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
Personal.

Mrs Benjamin Trotten, Miss Clara Trotten,
of Baltimore, and Miss Ella Todd, Of North
Point. are visiting at Mr.. VIM. Fenby's, near
this city.
Mr.. Wm Humbert, of Mayberry, will go to
Alabama shortly, and, if he finds good loca-
ton, will remove his family to that state.
Prof C. H. Spurrer and wife are at Jack
son Grove Camp, on the Baltimore u Potomac
Railroad
Mr.. VIM A. Cunningham, cashier of the
Farmers & Mechanics Bank, leaves on Mon
day with the Maryland Commandery, knights
Templar, for San Francisco, California, to
take part in the grand Masonic demonstration
in that city.
Capt A. Billingslea spent several days at
Easton. on the Eastern Shore, recently.
On Monday next Mrs. l.. S. Dallas, Mrs:
and Miss Murray, Miss Grace Roberts and
Mr. Fisher Reese and wife will go to Green
briar White Sulphur Springs.
Mr.. George NJ. Pearce is at Ocean City,
Maryland's seaside resort
To-day Col. VIM. A. McKellip, Mr.. Geo
W. Miller and others will go on an excursion
to Cape May, returning on Monday;
Mrs. Rev. Wesley R. Davis, of Albany, N.
Y, is at Rev. C. A. Reid's.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
onnortuutttes for Investment.

Capitalists, Or those with money to invest,
have two opportunities offered them through
the advertising columns of the ADVOCATE.
One is silver mining stock, which for time
is offered at fifty cents on the dollar, with six
per cent interest, on face value, guaranteed for
three years The officers of the company are
well known to our readers, and full intorma-
ton may be obtained from them.
The other is $1,000 in seven per cent. OF
dividend stock of the Westminster Water
Company, upon which dividends will be paid
in January and July. The dividend for Jan
uary next will be deposited with the treasur-
err. Also $1,000 six per cent. first mortgage
tbirtv-year bonds whole mortgage 100000,
interest January and July. Next January in
terest deposited with the treasurer Bids for
these bonds will be received onl y until Friday
next. The officers of this company are we'll
known also, and can give full information
concerning the investments.
Considering the low rates of interest gov
eminent, state and municipal bonds are bear
ing. the inducements offered by these COM
panies are worthy of investigation.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
Death of Samuel Null-rnGuest. &c.

At the continuation of the hearing before
Justice q. w. Crapster last Friday afternoon,
concerning the fight between Samuel Null and
John Snyder, Snyder waived examination,
and was sent to Jail to await the action of the
grand jury.
Mr.. Null died about IL clock last Friday
night, and Justice Crapster. acting as coro-
ner held an inquest Saturday morning. John
and Frank Iahn both testified at the inquest.
John testimony was the same as that given
at the examination on the Thursday previous,
which was given in last week S ADVOCATE
and further that he and his brother Frank
were at the Eastern Hotel after Null had been
carried i'll after the fight, and saw Snyder
there; that he heard inquiries AS to Null's in
iuricS, and that he did not like to tell. as
Snyder was present and could have answered.
Frank Iahn corroborated John. and in an
swer to questions, said he had seen Snyder
several days after the difficulty, and advised
him tSnyder) to give himself up; that, while
he had told no one positively that Snyder was
the one who had hurt Null, he remarked to Mr..
John Bernstine and one or two others, that
he had heard that John Snyder had hit Null.
DIR. f. klink, the physician who attended
Null, gave an account of the condition in
which he had found him. &C.. about as re-
ported last week. He said that, whilst he
could theOrlZe as to the nature of the injuries,
but could state nothing positive without fur
Their examination. The acting coroner then
requested him to make post-mortem, which
he did, assisted by Drs Smith, Billingslea,
Matthias, Fringer and Bot. The examination
showed Il large bruise on the left side of the
head in the region Of the temple, a fracture of
the cheek bone, also depressed fracture of
the skull, between the eye and the ear. The
latter fracture was about two inches long, one
;nr do nj Il
into the brain. There were no other injuries
about the body. After hearing the evidence,
the jury concluded that Samuel Null came
to his death from fracture of the skull,
caused by a blow or blows received from John
Snydpr''
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
A Local Option Movement.

AT recent meeting of temperance workers
at Carroll Hall, this city, paper was adopted
setting forth that the temperance question will
be agitated this fall and stating the two
methods by which the question is usually
brought before the people at elections. One,
the paper says, is for the temperance men to
put local option ticket in the field, either by
endorsing local option advocates on regular
political tickets or by nominating an indie
pendent ticket. The other plan is to ignore
politics; to ask the authorities of each party
to have for and against local option printed on
their tickets, to have the same regularly count
ed and returns made, and to exact pledge
from candidates for the Legislature to obey
the will of the majority, whether it be for or
against local option. In asking pledges OF
candidates, their individual opinions are not
to be inquired into. The paper then discusses
the merits of each plan, and expresses Il
preference for the latter, and asks that the
two plans be considered by the friends Of
local option and the authorities of the two
political parties. The document is signed by
Rev. c. A. Reid, as President. and VIM. A.
Wampler, as Secretary. Our limited space
does not allow of the publication of the whole
paper, and we have given the substance OF
it in the above.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
SilipIey Items.

The NJ. P. Church at this place is nearly
finished and will soon be ready for dedication.
The ladies of the neighborhood will hold a
fair and festival for the benefit of the church
on the evenings of August 16, II and Is,
commencing at O. clock on the first and sec
onds days and at l o clock on the third.
Rev. John Lloyd, near this place, met with
a painful accident on Tuesday. He was help
ing Mr.. Joshua Lockard to thresh wheat
Whilst they were removing the table from
one side of the machine to the other, it was
caught by the strap and hurled around, strik-
ing Mr.. Lloyd on the side of the head, cutting
it very badly. DR.. j. P. Summers was sum
moned and sewed up the wound, but at last
accounts Mr.. Lloyd was suffering very much
Harvest is over, and the yield is nearly or
quite as good as that of last year i'll this see
ton. The corn crop looks promising.
Miss Lilly Brook, of Baltimore city, has
been visiting friends in this neighborhood for
some weeks.
Zion Sunday School festival was success,
and several speakers made interesting ad-
dresses
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
RaSe Ball.

The Second Nine of the Westminster Asso-
citation has scored two more victories. On
Saturday it dressed off a picked nine by a
score of 10 to l in six innings. On Wednes-
day they went to Uniontown and defeated the
club of that place by a score of IS to 10, They
were kindly received at Uniontown, and the
game was very interesting. Nothing occurred
to mar the pleasure of the occasion. B. F.
Grouse umpired the game satisfactorily to
both mines. Smith and Miller constituted the
battery of our nine, and Mac Brown and DIR.
Geo. Martin of the Unontown club, each do.
ing creditably in his position. McFadden and
Oscar Cook did effective fielding for the kala-
koras, and Turtle, of the Second Nine, in
center field, captured four flies, two of which
were brilliant catches. Brilliant catches were
also made by Miller, Gist and Frizell OF
Westminster, and Hiteshew and McFadden,
of Uniontown Miller, Frizell and Smith
made two-base hits, but William Martin, OF
Uniontown, batted the best ball. We hope
to see a return game soon. The Second Nine
have never vet been beaten, and are now look
ing around for other clubs to conquer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
SuaIIwOOd Items.

The German Lutheran Sunday School pic;
mic came off last Saturday, and was grand
success. The day was pleasant and all that
Could he desired. There we're at least two
thousand people in attendance. The net re;
suits will probably exceed one hundred and
fifty dollars. Ice cream, cake and tome beer
pops and confectioneries of all description
were served n abundance. Over 100 gallons
of Mr.. Crowds ice cream were sold.
Mr.. H. T. Smith is putting up back build
ing to his house, and Mr.. Henry Rltchte +. has
also made some improvements to his dwelling
Mr.. VIM. H. Caple contemplates improving
On Mr.. C. W. Arnold's farm, near this
place, stands five of the largest growing trees,
we venture to say, in the county. They meas
IRE around one foot above ground, respec-
lively, 80 feet and inches, % feet and 6
inches, q feet, 20 feet. These trees are now
standing, and any one can measure Tor them,
selves. Two of the trees are poplars and
three are chestnut Let us hear if there are
any larger ones in the county.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
Senator Dorsey's Revelations.

s. W. Dorsey, one of the Star-route celeb
rites who recently squeezed through the U.
S. District Court 'by the skin Of his teeth,
has made revelation of how Garfield was
nominated and how Indiana was carried III
1880 for the Republicans. This plain, unvar-
nished tale of Dorsey is another illustration
of the axiom that ''when rogues fall out
honest men get their own,' or get at the
truth. The statement of Dorsey is story Of
Republicanism told by prominent and in
fuential Republican, and ought to be read by
everybody. Mr.. Dorsey has been a United
States Senator. He was in 1880 the hOnOred
Secretary of the Republican National Com
mittee He was the friend and confidential
advisor of ex-P President Garfield, who pressed
him to accept Cabinet appointment. He
was the close ally and co-laborer of President
Arthur in the management of the campaign
of 1880. His story of that campaign is a
chapter of the history of Republicanism and
ought to be before the eyes of the whole
world, that all may know the corrupt and
dishonest methods by which the Republican
party has kept itself in power. The revela-
ton Of Dorsey makes several columns. We
have space for only brief extract.
Mr.. Dorsey says: THAT there was money
used in Indiana in 1880, certainly nobody
will deny When asked how much was used
III IOuIlu NIL bOISCy iNpliSu' Wi
hundred thousand dollars"
There is no question as to how the money
was expended. Nearly 1000 ''honest, square
Repubicans,'' scattered through all the town
ships of the state, reported chow much it
would take to influence people to a change of
thought, and received the amount necessary
for the conversion. Mr. Dorsey and his as
sociates took care that the three men from
each township should know just what each
got so that there was no chance Of nigging.
Dorsey's statement says:
''Eaci one Of these aeI,, nearly ANN in
Number, reported arhat they co"Id do anil h0r
much it ,r0uId take to influence people to q
change ofhougH. We paid $50 to some and
as high as So to others, J" IRE took care that
tie three men from ereJy to'rnship shomd
kaom just ~hat each got. There ~a$no chance
for ''niggiag" There, hat's oil there ra$
in carrying Mdi0Ho IN October.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
PafanScO Items.

On Wednesday of last week Mr.. Alfred
Kelbaugh shot rattle snake IN their yard
which measured three and a-half feet, having
six rattles and button.
One day last week Mr.. Jacob Weller was
kicked in the side by his horse, which he was
leading to water His side was very sore and
painful for several days.
From the 9th to the Odd of July there were
five tons of onions shipped from this station,
and during the season there were also SIX tons
of cherries shipped from the same point; We
expected to keep the Western Maryland hail,
the potatoes of our vicinity; but since the
worm has made its appearance in the heart OF
the vine, we are not SO sangulne on that POM,
as the vines are beginning to die before the
notatoes have time to mature.
New wheat is turning out well, as we are
informed that from eighteen to twenty sheaves
on an average make bushel.
There will be Sunday School picnic IN
Mr.. Elijah Taylor's woods, back of Mr.. ): A.
Bush's residence, on Saturday, the llt y lnsti'
for the benefit of Patapsco Sunday School.
Several addresses will be delivered.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
Sykesviue Items.

Engine No. 215, of an east-bound stock
train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
ran into coal train at Watersvile at 1:30 on
Wednesday. The train III front had broken
loose, leaving eight hoppers on the track, the
break occurring in the rear of the conductor,
not giving him time to go back before the
other train came laundering on. The crash
was terrific. Two cars loaded with grain
were wrecked and five loaded with stock
Five hundred head of hogs, "a horses and -
mules were on the wrecked cars about 40
hogs were killed outright and 10 mules. Grip
pied horses and mules were lying around the
track. David Drenner, engineman, and John
Christian, fireman, stood at their posts and
escaped uninjurcd, as did also the conductor,
VIM. Hayes. Trains were delayed about five
hours.
The shipment Of wheat from this point is
greater than was ever known before. 1t is a
common thing now to see from six to nine
cars loading at one time. There seems to be
one steady stream of the golden grain pouring
in. Considerable of our grain is grading No.
l at the elevator.
Corn promises well. The corn fields Of
Frank Brown, James Shipley and j. Frank
Shipley, on adjoining lands, some two hun
dred and fifty acres, is the finest body of corn
we ever saw growing. The color is dark
green, and from distance looks like great
forest. The average yield on this ground can
not fall much short Of fifteen barrels per acre.
There is now rivalry among our farmers,
which promises in the future better farming
and better crops.
At last we are assured of Il new road into
Sykesville, the right to build being secured
without complying with the requirements of
the Code, but by mutual consent and gener-
Gus free gift Mr.. Frank Brown, who has
been lately cOmbated in all enternrses of this
kind, has at last won. The movement has
been conducted quietly for some time, and
the public were surprised on Friday last when
the work was commenced. The road COM
mences at Sykesville at Mr.. Samuel r. Du-
wallis shop; then through the lands of George
Hayworth and Charles d. Wartield then
through the land of +. Brown to intersect the
Sykesvile and Eldersburg road near Spring
field Mills Messrs. Warfield, Hayworth and
Duvall have generously given their land. Mr..
Brown will make the road, and spare no ex-
pense to make it the finest drive out of Sykes
vile.
We shall give next week full description
of the improvements that will shortly be com
menced.
Two more dark horses have entered for the
legislative race in this district. Things look
very dark for them at present 1t is said one
of our politicians will use considerable pork
in the coming contest-quite number of pigs
are already promised; so if they do not get
them, there will be considerable squealing.
The same men who went to the last state con-
venton want to go to the next one. There is
a samencsS about this that is painful.
As the number of candidates are increasing
in our district, we would request them to send
us their names. We will then arrange them
in alphabetical form for reference.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
New Advertisements.

Executors Sale of Valuable Real Estate
David Stonesifer and VIM. II. Maus, Execu-
tors.
Dissolution of o-Partnership-Edwin }.
Lawyer, Upton l.. Reaver.
Star Bone Phosphate-James f. Smith,
Agent, Westminster, Md.
Whitelock's Vegetator-Wm. Whitelock u
Co.. Baltimore, Md.
Trustees Sale-Francis Baker and Andrew
J. Baker, Trustees.
Public Sale of a Small Farm-Henry f.
NJ orelock, Trustee.
Public Sale of a Little Home-Willam b.
Thomas. Agent.
Special Investment-Wiliam B. Thomas,
Treasurer.
Notice to Consumers of Gas-John L. Ref
snider, President.
Clearing Sale. E. Mathews, Westmin-
ster, Md.
Grand Odd Fellows Re Union and Basket
Picnic
Legal Notices. List of Unclaimed Matter.
Wanted-A. Tillard, Finksburg, Md.
New Firm-U. L. Reaver Co.
Grand Excursion to Pen-Mar.
Sunday School Festivals.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04

Tee. sol9 saturday Hon. NJ. G.. Urner. as trus-
iRg - va at public sale small farm contain
Buffalo ra situated near this place on the
perv H. ROAD, Tor the sum of $500. This pro-
purcbaSaSn ged to the late VIM. Hill, and was
O. Gp1 use by the widow.
er, VIII nulrsday of last week Mrs. Anon Mil
an ac ~E llves near Oak Orchard, met with
vidt went Wi whilst returning home from a
dence linen th nearing Mr.. S. C. Chipley's res
broke c s"e Oolt which holds the singletree
suce tb eausing the horse to run, striking the
ained lowing her out, from which she sus.
En-, but 81 severe shock. No bones were brok.
HOwevas que received some internal injuries.
er, none are though -
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
Weather Record for the week.

July 2S-mercury 10 at a. m. and 80 at
p. M, cloudy, with rain at night. July %
mercury GO at : a. m. and 7G at . p. M; gen
orally clear July a0-mercury GO at : a. m.
and IS at Up. M; clear. July 3l-mercury Ga
at I a. IN. and Is at p. m.; clear. August
1-mercury Ga at I a. m. and so at , p. M;
more or less cloudy. August 2-mercury 20
at ! a. m. and &c at = p. m; cloudy and
showery until p. M, followed by clearing
weather. August 3-mercury Il at : a. III.
and II at u M; cloudy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
Union Mills Items.

The local option meetings held last Sunday
afternoon and evening at the NJ. Z. Church at
this place were largely attended. The after
noon meeting was opened by prayer by Rev.
j. c. Brown, pastor of the charge, after
which Rev. C. A. Reid, of Westminster,
preached a powerful, persuasive and argu-
mentative sermon. He was followed by an
address by C. S. Mosher, in which he showed
the good resulting from local option in the
counties in which it prevailed. In the even
ing the church was filled beyond seating ca
pacity, the audience consisting chiefly of
young people, yet there were voters present.
After prayer by Rev. Reid, a District Alliance
was organized with the following officers:
President, VIM. II. Yingling; Vice Presidents,
Samuel Kessering and Jacob Wolfe; Secre-
tary, F. NJ. Hail. Treasurer, John Bemiller;
Executive Committee, Joseph 0. Jones, Jno.
Lester, VIM. Tagg Absalom 1eiser, Mrs. +.
NJ. Hall and Laura X. Burgoon. Addresses
were then delivered by Rev. Reid and MIR.
Mosher. From the attendance and the inter
est manifested, it is evident that the people
of the third district are thoroughly awakened
to the evils of the liquor traffic. The District
Alliance will meet again this Saturday
evening.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
Alarming Fire.

The Gettysburg Compiler of Wednesday
saws Gettysburg was threatened with dis,
astrous fire Tuesday afternoon. About 2:20
flames we're seen issuing from the stable OF
Rev. DIR. Wolf, near the Foundry. In lew
moments three stables on the east; fTol. a.
Martins, Joseph Jacobs's and Z. II. FINK ;,
were also on fire, and stiff breeze carried
snarks three blocks eastward, setting scores
Of roofs in blaze. By the most vigorous
work. at the fire and along the spark line, all
material damage was confinedf
atobIos man+ionoI AZ
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04
,,rr-RDAY. AUGUST +, 1883.
nne Advocate for rs Cents.

ho c,mpaign-from September lst
During tils I0tbLthe ADVOCATE will be sent
n NoreqIl5Isal, i far . cents, postage prepaid.
@any n4 ounC should have Democratic
Every DeinU , t5e coming campaign, and the
PAPER duE;ns workers should see to it that all
D.nocF9Euvl lists of names, accompanied
ar ,lPpLIS ,n, should be sent in by August
ir'Lrr, non .;oa for the campaign is much be-
j. Inc p,, ,,II, rates. and has been reduced
o' ,. ,I, that that the paper may be within the
...b ofall.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-04

The Bedford, Pa, Gazette wants to know
if those Republicans who objected to Gov.
Pattison as Il candidate last year because he
is a native of Maryland, will extend the same
to their present candidate for state treasurer,
William Livsey, who was born in England,
served in the British army, and lived there
longer than in this country, coming here in