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Old Documents.


Joseph Shaffer, Esq, President of the
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, this
city. has shown us some old papers which
came into his possession as administrator Of
Nicholas Hall Brown, Jr, in l845.
One is a warrant Of resurvey, plat and
certificate of Good Fellowship, in Frederick
county, containing $50 acres, made on the
28th day of September, 1863, for Purvis Lamb.
The original grant was for 1872 acres to Ed
ward Lamb, on the 31st day of October, 1751.
The survey was made by William Bayly, Jr.,
deputy surveyor under George Lee, surveyor
general of the Western Shore.
Another is common warrant granted out
of His Lordship's land office, on the LIST day
of Nav, 1857, to lay out for James Wells, Of
Baltimore county, 100 acres of land. 1t Is
signed by Nicholas Buxton Gay, deputy sur
veyor. and is surveyed and laid out for 81
acres Beginning at two Spanish oak trees
standing on the south side of the Northern
Cranberry Fork which descends into Patapsco
Falls = to the beginning, to be
of Richards Delight; October 30, 1851
A deed from Geo. Brown to Edward Brown,
received 10th day of Nov. 1862, for record in
the Land Records of Frederick county, John
Darnall, Clerk, the consideration being five
shillings current money" 1t was sealed and
delivered in the presence of Tho. Norris and
VIM. Luckett. ~
Another is a plat and certificate of "Snake
Dem" containing Is acres, for Edward Brown
1t was a part of Richards Delight
An indenture from Thomas Waysey, OF
Anne Arundel county, to Charles Brown, OF
Frederick county, binding his son William,
III years old, until he is twenty-one years OF
age, and the master, Edward Brown, agrees
to teach or have him taught the art and trade
of weaver" and at the end of his appren-
ticeship to give him G5 or suit of clothes
worth that sum. Witness, john Wampler.
Richard Butler, Register. Dated May q,
1905.
A bond of conveyance from VIM. Buchanan
to Edward Brown, December 10, 1859, for
two pieces of land; one containing 5 acres and
128 perches of land, and the other 8 acres and
10 perches of land. On the back are two
assignments, one to George Beddo and the
other to George Little.
Another is copy of George Browns will
for Josiah Brown and Nicholas Hall Brown,
executors, 18th of March, 1872. John Schley,
Chief Justice of the Orphans Court; Richard
Butler, Register The witnesses were John
Ward, Peter Roger, Jacob Litter, John VAN.
pier The last witness wrote the will, and
was the first cashier of the Westminster Bank,
commonly known as the ''Old'' Bank, OF
which the Union National of this city is the
cuonecSnr
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PhiIolnathean entertainment.
Reported for the Democratic Advocate. !


Although the weather on Friday evening
last, was somewhat threatening, and "Enoch
Arden" was being played at the town hall,
quite Il goodly number of the citizens of
Westminster wended their way to Western
Maryland College, TO attend the entertain
ment given by the Philomathean Society,
which is the most recent of the literary
societies at that institution. The performance
was extremely creditablc, in fact, equal to any
and superior to most of the entertainments
of this kind ever given in the college chapel.
Every character of the play was so well exc
cuted that the entire performance appeared
to be more like the pleasure and the stern
realities of life than their presentation. The
first part of the programme consisted of the
President address, by Miss Ella Wilson; in
strumental duets, by Misses Clayton and
Stevens and Misses Newman and Stevens; a
reading, "Music in the Camp" by Miss Mol
lie Stevens; an instrumental solo, Miss
Carrie Clayton; an essay on "Moral Senti-
ment," Miss Agnes Lease; vocal duet,
emusic on the Waves" by Misses Duvall and
Stevens recitation, Marguerite of
France by Miss Irene Everhart, and two
tableau scenes from the "Courtship of Miles
Standish, = in which Miss Katie Roe repres-
ented Priscilla, and F. H. Schaeffer, of Irving
Literary Society," John Alden.
In part first the presidents address, the
reading, Emusic in the Camp an essay,
moral Sentiment" and recitation, Mar
guerite of France" were much above the or
binary, and won much admiration and APP
plause, for the excellent manner IN which
they were placed before the audience. The
play, ''Rebecca's Triumph" formed the
second and last part of the evenings enter
tainment. 1t was fayorably received by the
audience, and although every participant ac-
quilted herself in very communicable man
ner, yet there were several worthy OF especial
notice for the excellent manner ID which
they personated the characters assigned to
them, namely, Mrs. Delaine-MiSs Ella
Wilson; Rebecca, foundling-Miss Agnes
Lease; Clarissa Goldman, an -maid-Miss
Lille Keller: Miss Alma Duvall, member
of Our Club i, Gyp, colored girl, Miss
Ida Colt and Meg, vagrant-Miss Mollie
Stevens The chapel and stage were taste
fully ornamented and arranged !; their scenery
and costumes were in keeping with the play,
and everyone who had been present seemed
pleased with the manner in which the evening
was spent. The characters of the play,
s'Rebecca Triumph" the last feature of.the
entertainment, We're sustained as follows:
Mrs. Rokeman.. Miss NJ. Emma Taylor.
Mrs Delaine. ...................Mis Miss Ella Wilson.
Rebecca, a foundling.... Miss Agnes Lease.
Clarissa Goldman .......... Miss Lille Keller.
Dora Gaines cocoa Miss Alma Duvall.
Sadie Morrell. ..... : Miss Irene Everhart
Jennie Woodman. 5 Miss Carrie Roach.
Nellie Dunbar. ... . Miss Minnie Stevens.
Grace Greenwood 2 Miss Julia Newman.
Maria Gray........ Miss Katie Mckee.
Katie O'COnnor Miss Carrie Clayton.
Gyp, colored girl. Miss Ida Colt.
MEG. vagrant Miss Molie Stevens.
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JOHN STREET.
Origin of the Fire.

AS above stated, the fire originated in Jacob
Thompson's livery stable. Before the fire
Hanson Dorsey, John Clark, Chas. Warfeld
and Robert Goodwin, all colOred, went to the
stable for the purpose of playing cards, and
applied to Harry Thompson for a lantern.
MIR. Thompson refused, and says he supposed
the men had left, he (Thompson) going to
bed. The men got a candle somehow, and
then got into carriage in the stable to play
cards, putting a seat across their laps to play
on, and upon which was placed the candle.
The game, seven up, was then begun, stakes
25 cents aside. Dorsey and Warfeld were
partners, and Goodwin and Clark. Warfeld
had put the money up for Dorsey and Good
win for Clark. Dorsey and Warfeld had
scored two points and Goodwin and Clark
one when the dispute arose. Dorsey dealt
the cards and made a misdeal in Goodwin's
hand, but Goodwin did not call his attention
to it, because he wanted Dorsey to lose his
deal He put down his hand then and said
that he only had five cards. Dorsey said,
you're id liar and Cheat and caught
up the money and ran off, taking the candle
with him. After short scufhe between War
field and Goodwin they all followed Dorsey,
who had gone toward the railroad depot.
Goodwin says further that he did not know
of the fire until he was going home, and then
Thompson.
This is the account given by Goodwin, and
Warfeld corroborates it generally, except
that he says Dorsey knocked the candle over
when he grabbed the money.
The fact of the colored men playing cards
in the stable, and the bad character of Han
son Dorsey especially, drew attention to them.
After the fire was under control Israel Zeiber
and Harry Thompson went to Justice G. w.
Crapsters Office and gave information that
these men were in the stable, and that, from
their knowledge and belief they, accidentally
or otherwise, had fired the stables. Warrants
were issued and the men were arrested by
officers Zeiber and Matthews, and lodged in
jail
/ The Westminster Fire Department, equipped
with Holloway chemical engine and truck,
were unequal to the emergency. To have
controlled the fire and prevented its spread
beyond the stables, would have required
prompt and effective work with not less than
two frst-class steam engines. w. l.. Sea-
brock, president of the Fire Department, soon
saw the hopelessness of their efforts, and, af-
ter comforting with others, telegraphed to
Marshal Gray and G. 7. Holloway, Baltimore,
for assistance. Owing to the failure, an un-
pardonable one, as many suppose, of Gov.
| Hamilton to sign the act authorizing our .citi-
zens to give the city supply of water, there
was no water here, and the Baltimore city fire
department could not use their engines.
| The act provided for q vote of the people on
May LIST, last year, but the Governor could
| not be inducedto sign the bill in time, but did
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VALUABLE TANNERY
Y AT PUBIC SALE,
Nnur Manchester Carroll Eountv NJ

By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county, sitting as a Court OF Equity
passed on the 10Th day Of March, A. D. 1888,
and passed in cause No. 2l33 equity. wherein
George j. Appold is complainant and Thomas
j. Hunt, acting executor of Andrew Appeld,
deceased, and others are defendants, the un-
dersigned, as Trustees named in said decree,
will offer at public sale on the premises, situate
abort one half mile from Manchester, Carroll
county, Nd, on
Saturday, 18TH day Of april, 1888,
at o. clock, p. NJ, sharp, Tract or Parcel
of Land, containing
II ACRES, MORE OR LESS,
and being the same which Andrew Appold,
in his life time obtained from Henry +. Beltz
and others, by deed dated 23d day of Septem-
Der, A. d. 1872, and recorded in liber j. B.
B., No. AZ, folio 1874, &c. The improvements
consist of a large and eommodious Dwelling
House, part Brick and part
Weatherboarded, conveniently Aza
arranged, eligibly situated, and 80 -
in good repair; Brick Barn, and
all other necessary out buildings in excellent
repair. There is an abundance of fruit in
great variety, and springs and running water
near the dwelling. In addition to the above
improvements, there is one of the best TAN
YARDS, BARK SHEDS, and all other APP
planes necessary to carrying on the Tanning
business to be found in Western Maryland.
The proximity of this Tannery to the Han
over and Gettysburg Railroad. and its situa>
ton in region of country where an abund-
ance of Bark can always be had, coupled with
the water privileges, secured to the property
by the deed above referred to; and being with
in half mile of Manchester, the second town
in wealth and population in the county, makes
it worthy the attention of persons DESTROYS of
engaging in the Tanning business.
The Tannery is an old and we'll established
one-has been for years, and is now being
actively and proftably worked. Its capacity
is five thousand Sides of Leather year.
There are four lines, five pools, six handlers,
forty nine lay ways, eight teaches, one and
a-half tons each, steam engine, 3G-horse
power, boiler 40-horse power, all in com,
plete order.
Parties DESTROYS of visiting the premises can
call upon Thomas j. Hunt, Esq, merchant,
residing in Hampstead, Carroll county, Nd,
and for further information call upon or adj
dress the Trustees at Westminster, Nd.
Terms Of Sdle.-0ne, third cash on the day
of sale or upon the ratification thereof by the
Court; balance in one and two years, credit
payments to be secured to the satisfaction of
the Trustee and bearing interest from the day
of sale.
CHAS. B. ROBERTS,
VIM A. McKELLIP,
Trustees.
mar Its Alpha NJ. Ruby, Auctioneer,
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DATIF1cATIoN NOTICE.
In the Orphans Court of Carroll County,
FEBRUARY TERN, 1888.

In the Orphans Court of Carroll County,
FEBRUARY TERN, 1883.
Estate of George Mummaugh, deceased.
On application it is ordered this Twenty
sixth day of March, 1888, that the sale of the
Real Estate of George Mummaugh, late of
Carroll county, deceased, made by Andrew
j. Mummaugh, Executor of the last viii and
Testament of said deceased, and this day re-
ported to this Court by the said Executor, be
ratified and confirmed, unless cause be shown
to the contrary, on or before the 5th Monday,
30th day of April next; provided copy Of
this Order be inserted for three successive
weeks in some newspaper printed and rub
lished in Carroll county, before the 4th Mon
day, 2Sd day of April next. The report
states the amount of sale to be Sc acres of
land, more or less, for 81, 10000.
GRANVILLE T. Herring,
WILLIAM FRIZELL, Judges.
NEIGHBOUR f. ALLGIRE,
True copy-Test;
]. OLIVER WADLOW,
mar31-4t* Register Of Wills.
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New Aaver,isAments.

Look for Special Low Prices-Lawyer 4
Beaver. Westminster, Md I4gle
To Corn Painters. %. A. Holloway
Baltimore, Md.
Saddlery and Harness.. A. Miller, West
minister, Md.
Wanted. L. Hanna & Bro, Baltimore
Wsr Sale-E. j. Lawyer, Westminster, Md
AVN Notices. List of Unclaimed Matter
Ha Orchestral Concert.
~ pf Thanks. M
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TAKE NOTICE. lad sif
TRANSFERS. AND 4BATEMENTS.

Notice is hereby given to all whom it may
concern, that the County Commissioners will
meet in their Office, on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 9th, 10th and 18th days, and
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the
nth, 18th and 10th days Of April, next, for
the purpose Of making transfers and abate-
ments After the last named day, no trans
fers and attachments will be made to effect the
intend to make the Annual Levy one month
earlier than usual, therefore call special at
tention to the above advertisements
BY Order of the Board,
mar Pat JOS. A. WAESCHE.
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saturday, APRIL II, 1883.
AFFAIRS

s,,bough the edition of the ADVOCATE this
4. was largely increased, 50 many orders
tr, papers have been received that TO
l., the demand, we have printed num-
If half sheets, containing the inside pages
/ he regular edition.
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Inrx for May Term.

His Honor, Judge John E. Smith, on Thurs
day morning drew the following persons to
serve as grand and petit jurors for the May
term of the Circuit Court, which commences
ON the 2nd Monday:
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Notice is hereby given to the creditors of
Andrew Appold, deceased, TO file their claims,
with the vouchers thereof, with the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Carroll county, within
two months from the day of sale.
CHAS. B. ROBERTS,
VIM. A. McKELI4IP,
Trustees,
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DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE

o,.ptISHED EVERY SATURDAY 81
-rERFORD BROS
q ,,,e or MAIN AND CENTRE STREETS.
per year in advance single e, COPE, PFC y
a STosubscripion dseontHn%ed mn1i dt
paid nllSs ~: IITFS-One square Is lines VIII
times or less forsI and % cents for e ca
nsertet insprtion. One square months SOU;
months S. BT When t Tera lumber Of
ng ,il HSt marked advertisements will he con
FGS i aTt and charged accordingly esTS
e ai must conne adyertsemenis to 1hel priSe
hes Rule and Figure l mUlk Marriages ISHe and
AlneSs 1rtSd free. Obituaries and personal com
.pications cents per line, ,.os,oo sbopld no
All correspondence with TINS ONCE S"ouiN ~
{-essed TO THE ADVOCATE.
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The next Baltimore Oriole will be held ON
the 10th, 18th and 18th of September. The
order promises grander show than ever be .
fore.
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TRUSTEE'S SALE
Il OF
A VALUABLE FARM.

BY virtue OF a decree of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county sitting as Court of Equity,
passed in cause No. 212l Equity the under.
signed, Trustee, will sell at Public Sale, on
the premises, to the highest and best bidder, on
Saturday, the Fist day Of AprH, A. d. 1888,
at 2 o'clock, P. NJ, valuable and highly
productive farm containing
1877 ACRES, / ROOD AND 81 PERCHES
OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
The improvements thereon consist of good
two-story Log and Frame
Dwelling House, large Bank AM&-a
Barn, Wagon She'd and other sss
necessary outbuildings, Lime aEi5sfz7sE.s[
Kiln, &C.; water convenient to the buildings.
There is also large apple and peach orchards
on the property. The land is in an excellent
state of cultivation, is desirably situated for
farming purposes, and is first class in every
respect; there is due proportion of choice
Meadow and Timber land, and the farm is
conveniently watered by never failing streams.
This property is situate in the 4th Election
District of Carroly county, Maryland, is now
in the occupancy of James r. Read, is one,
half mile from the Baltimore and Reisters-
town turnpike road, about miles from West,
ern Maryland Railroad, about 81 miles from
Westminster, mile from Carrollton, and ad-
joins the land ofCharles Brown, Isaac Green,
John Magee and others.
This property is convenient to school, mark
et churches, mills, &c, and rare opportu-
nifty is here offered to secure a good farm.
The growing crops will be sold with the farm.
Terms Of SaLe.-One-third cash on the day
of sale or on the ratification thereof, one-third
III one year, and the other one-third in two
years from the day of sale; the credit pay
ments to be secured by the notes of the pur-
chaser or purchasers with approved security
bearing interest from the day of sale,
CHARLES T. REIFSNIDER, Trustee,
Reifsnider & Fiuk, Solicitors.
mar 24-ts r. C. Matthews, Auctioneer
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DISASTROUS FIRE IN WESTMINSTER.

The square at the West End, from
John to Carroll streets and from
Main back to an Alley Swept Dy
the Flames-Robert Thompson
and Aaron Shaeffer, Burned
Alive-'Thirty Horses and Twenty
odd Buildings Burned-L0sS
$4,000, Insurance 100000
Particulars and Incidents-Fun-
eraI of the Victims-Diagram OF
the Burnt District-Arrest and
Hearing of the OriginatOrs of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
Incidents, ETC., etc.
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upon the premises of said Jacob THOMPSON

upon the premises of said Jacob Thompson,
at the time they caused said fire as aforesaid
In witness whereof, as well as the aforesaid
Justice of the Peace, acting as Coroner, as
the jurors aforesaid, have to this nquisition
put their hands and seals on the day and year
aforesaid, and at the place aforesaid.
= Il p. B. MKEsEII, J. P.
Vim. A. Wampler, Simon p Weaver,
Foreman. jeremiah Babylon,
Vim. H. Orndortf, Charles Kretzer,
John Roger, Leonard lille,
John L. Anders, James c. Mobley,
Leander Hull, John G. Skunk
Jos. Stout,
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

mar Its Alpha NJ. Ruby, Auctionee
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-23
The Jute Culture.

BEooKHAvEN, Miss, May TO- 1883.
EDITORS CLARIoN-DEAR SIRs: The
planters of the South, interested in the
question Of introducing jute culture in
our country, are looking to the press for
information in reference to that great
industry, just on the eve of being perma-
nently established in the South. The
press of the entire country, always
anxious to promote and develop new in
dustries, has manifested, especially since
last year, great deal of interest on the
jute question,
Many are devoting their time in
studying the jute question, and faith
fully working to solve that problem in
such way as to leave not shadow of
doubt. Until this is done to the salts
faction Of all interested, our planters
ought to raise only small crops for the
purpose advocated in my address dcliv-
cred before the Jute Convention, at
jackson, viz: for studying practically
the nature and growth of that valuable
plant, and the disintegration of its fibre
by the water process, which is indispen-
sable to the mechanical process.
Some jute seed, last March purchased
IN the interior districts of Bengal, pro-
ducing the finest fibre, is due in New Or
leans early next week, and Mr.. Richard
eotscher, one of the finest seedsmen in
New Orleans, address, Is Dumaine
street,) Will have some on sale, in small
quantities, to planters alone at so cts.
per pound.
have already planted over twenty
acres and have ground ready to plant
more next week. | have special force
to attend my jute crop, and only atmos-
pherlc causes can prevent our raising to
our satisfaction what so diligently we
are working for, | shall have this season
on my plantation three different decor
ticators to work my jute crop, side bv
SIDE, in competition, to show practically
which can save the fibre best and more
economically-and which is the cheap-
est In construction and the easiest and
simplest to handle. No effort shall be
spared on my part toward obtaining
these facts so Indispensable to the final
settlement of that all-important ques-
ton.
The progress of my jute crop, the con-
clusion and results Of my operations
shall, in due time, be placed at the dis.
posal of the press, and for the benefit of
the great agricultural class of the South,
With much respect l remain,
Your obedient servant.
@. MENEIAs.
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The Liquor Traffic.

!
EDITORS CLARION: Please allow me
to call to the attention of the friends
and relatives Of unfortunate inebriates
in our State, provision in our Code Of
laws, which, if properly enforced, will
90 far to protect society against the
great and manifold evils of the whisky
traffic, Section ll04 of the Code of
1880, is as follows; "Before any license
shall be issued, the applicant shall give
bond, with two or more sufficient sure
ties to be approved by the Board of SUI
perylsors, or corporate authorities, of the
city or town, as the case may be, paya-
bic to the state, in the penalty of two
thousand dollars conditioned that the
person to when such license shall be
granted shall during the continuance
OF his license, keep a quiet, peaceable,
and orderly house for retailing yinous
and spurious liquors in said district,
city or town, and will not suffer or permit
any riotous or disorderly conduct, or am
drunkenness or any unlawful gaming in
or about the same, or on the premises
thercunto belonging, and viii not retail
or otherwise dispose of vinous or spiritu-
Gus liquors to any Indian, minor, or in
toXicated person, and will in all things
faithfully observe and keep all the pro-
visions of this act" This act forbids
the sale of liquor on Sunday; forbids
its sale to minors, or intoxicated persons;
1t forbids the sale of adulterated LIQUORS.
1t is violation of this act to permit any
kind of card playing, dice throwing, or
other game of chance on the premises
where liquor is sold whether the card
playing etc. be for money or amusement.
The bond required may be put in suit by
any private individual, and prosecuted
by private counsel; and it is made the
duty of the district attorney to put the
bond i'll suit for every violation thereof
See section I'LL. One half of the recov-
cry is required to be paid to the individ-
ual!who will inform on the violators Of
this law.
Does your husband get drunk and
spend his earnings ut the saloons and
convert home into a pandemomium,
then sue the saloon keeper and his bonds
men for $2,0000O2 bees your minor
son get whisky at the saloons, then avail
yourself of the remedy which the law
affords.
II the friends of temperance through.
out the State, would organize for
rigid enforcement of this law, they
would drive out of the liquor traffic 4
very large per cent. of men now engaged
in it for the reason that none but good
and responsible men could give a bond.
Il persons who go ON the bonds of liquor
dealers know the liability which they
assume, they would be slow TO incur such
Liability, And If the traffic of LIQUOR
could be controlled as is sought 10 he
by this statute, it would be stripped Of
many Of its evils. And if the people
would see to it, that they select officers
disposed and possessed of the moral
courage to enforce this law, there wonld
probably be less necessity for general
prohibition law And submit fhis 10