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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-25

SAMUEL. HOPKINS & BRO, Colesville,
Montgomery county, Nd, wrote, March It'll,
1888 :-''Some nine years ago we bought a
tract of land, about four miles from Sandy
Springs. 1t was very poor land, covered with
scrubby pines. We cleared it and applied
manure, which we hauled from Washington,
every year up to 1880. This involved great
deal of labor, trouble and expense, and that
year, hearing of the remarkable success of
Orchilla Guano in other sections, and its low
price, we concluded to try it. We put in
crop of rye with it, and had splendid results.
The next year we used four tons of it. Before
the crop was made we sold the place, but the
rye and grass which followed grelC so rank
that the new owner complained he could not
cut it. We then bought our present home,
near Coesville, where we continue to use Or
chilla, and the grain and grass we have been
growing from its use are as fine as can be
found. We also applied Orchilla Guano in
1880 on the farm of Mrs. Richardson, which
adioined ours. We there applied 400 pounds
of Orchilla to the acre; it cost S25 per ton.
Beside it we applied Peruvian Guano at the
rate of 600 pounds to the acre; it cost $50 per
ton. At harvest the straw from the Peruvian
was about six inches higher than that from
the Orchilla, but it did not yield one grain
more rye. In our judgment Orchilla Guano
is as good fertilizer as any other we know
of, and costs much less, and we think it suits
our Montgomery county lands"
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New Advertisements.

Assignee of Mortgages Sale of Two Lots
and Improvements, on Church Street, West.
minster-Jas. A. c. Bond, Assignee of Mort
gage.
Miss May Zimmerman will resume her
Music and Day School.
A Nice Property at Private Sale-Apply at
the ADVOCATE Office.
Notice to Water Takers-Chas. H. Baugh-
man, Collector.
Baltimore County Fair-Wm. B. Sands,
Secretary.
West End Private School-Mrs. c. H.
Spurrier.
Town Property at Private Sale-Maria
Bricker.
Zell's Economizer-John Burgoon, Agent.
Legal Notices-List of Unclaimed Matter.
Estray-Jesse Bale.
Ice Cream Festival
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OMillpS Mills Items.

Rev. W. S. Jones, rector of the Episcopal
Church, has returned from trip to Old Point
Comfort, whittier he had gone to recuperate.
His health is much improved Mr.. Milton
Paynter and family are on a pleasure trip i'll
New Jersey.
Mr.. Alfred II. Pollitt IL respected farmer
of this vicinity, died last Sunday, in his G4th
year.
Flowing for fall seeding is the order with
farmers. and large crop will be seeded.
Capt. Nicholson contemplates sowing 100
acres. The dry weather is affecting the corn
severely. Early potatoes were very fine, but
the late ones are attacked by small white
worm. This worm enters the roots and makes
its way up the stem. causing the vine to
wither. Sometimes the worm comes out at
the top. They battle Paris green.
The second picnic of the Pike Station So
Gals will be held in Craddock's grove, Tues
day, September 4.
We notice that the name of Hon. Charles
B. Roberts has been mentioned as a candi-
date for Governor. The Democratic party
could not nominate sounder or truer man,
or one who could fill the Executive chair bet
ter. His congressional record is without a
blemish and is fresh in the minds of the peo
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Personals.

Mrs l.. f. Woods and Miss Mary Reardon,
her niece, Of Norfolk, Va, are at the City
Hotel.
Miss l.. l.. Spalding, of near Easton, Nd.
is visiting Mrs. W. H. Vandertord.
Mr.. John S. Mills, of Washington, d. c.,
spent few days with his mother this week.
Mrs. Frank l.. Vinton, of Camden, n. D.,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Gehr.
Mrs. See, of Philadelphia, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. George Sharrer.
Mrs. Mary H. Grosvenor, of Baltimore, is
at her sisters, Mrs. John c. Frizell.
Mr. Joseph b. Boyle has gone to Liberty,
Frederick county, on visit to his brother.
Mrs. W. D. Ensor, of Baltimore, visited
her father, Mr.. Nelson Mitten, this week.
Mrs. May BIackman Candy, of Baltimore,
is at Mrs. ShellmanS.
Mr.. W. Roberts and family, Of Baltimore,
are visiting relatives in this city and county.
Mr.. Jacob Eby, of Farmersvlle, Ohio, who
left this section forty five years ago, is visiting
the friends and scenes Of his youth. He was
born near Beckleysville, Baltimore county
A brother and sister from the West are also
visiting in this and Baltimore counties.
Mr.. George H. Smith and wife, former res
idents, but now of Long Island, New \ ork,
are at the MontOur House.
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Fire Near Westminster.

On Wednesday afternoon last, between 2
and o'clock, the barn of MIR. Israel Utz,
about two and a-half miles from Westminster,
near the Manchester road, was burned to the
ground. Mr.. Cyrus Schweigart was threshing
with his steamer and separator Mr.. Utz' S
wheat, and spark from the engine, it is sup
posed, set fire to the barn. Mr.. Utz was the
first to discover the fire. He was getting a
drink of water, and observed a small blaze IN
a STALL He Immediately called out fire and
proceeded to pour some water on the blaze
he saw, but he had scarcely done so before
the flames burst out of the roof. The hire
must have been started in the second floor,
and that below have been kindled by falling
spark. The fire spread rapidly, and in very
few minutes the whole building was envelop-
ed Mr.. Utz then went to work to save what
he could and got out a colt and some har-
ness. From the barn the flames leaped to
the separator which was destroyed also
There was a stiff breeze blowing at the time,
and Aying sparks set the roof of Mr.. Utz' s
dwelling on fire. Water soon extinguished
the flames, but at one time it looked as though
the house would go also.
Besides the barn, which was built about a
wear and half ago, Mr.. Utz lost 100 bushels
of wheat, SO bushels of rye, tons OF hay, all
his straw, and sundry articles in the barn.
His loss, he estimates, is about $500. Mr..
VIM. Stonesifer, who had hauled his wheat
and rye to Mr.. Utz's to be threshed, lost it
all about ten bushels of each. Mr.. Schwei-
cart loses $500 by the burning of his thresher.
The total loss is not far from 81 300, and none
of the property was insured; Mr.. Utz's loss
falls heavily upon him. He was working
hard to get along, and expected to get out OF
debt this year, but this fire has set him back,
and he feels as though he were broken up
oomnlatelv a
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having of the Corner. Stone of Grace
WutHnerau Church.

| A large congregation was present last Sun
day morning in the grove opposite the site OF
Grace Lutheran Church, this city, to partci-
pate in the ceremony of laying the corner
stone of the new edifce, which is to be erected
in place of the building recently destroyed by
fire. After the opening servlces-ln which
Rev. H. w. Kuhns, d. d., pastor of the
church; Rev. NJ. Valentine, ID. D., President
of Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, Pa;
d. c., and Rev. A. S. Weber, pastor of St.
Paul's Reformed Church, this city, partici
pated-Rev DR.. Valentine delivered an able
sermon from the words found in the 84th
Psalm, 1st verse: 'How amiable are thy
tabernacles, O Lord of hosts. After the
sermon DR.. Domer and DR.. kuhns made
strong appeals to the friends of the church for
funds, to be applied toward the new building,
and over $500 was raised by a basket collec
ton The cornerstone was then laid by Rev.
Dr. Kuhns according to the liturgical service
of the Lutheran Church. In the cornerstone
was placed galvanized iron box, within
which was an Theoretically sealed glass jar
containing a copy of the Holy Scriptures,
copies of the Augsburg Confession of Faith,
Luther's smaller catechism, minutes of the
last session of the Maryland Synod, Lutheran
Observer, Lutheran Visitor, Lutheran Evan
geist, Lutheran Home Lutheran Missionary
journal, Augsburg Sunday School Teachers
Journal, Sunday School Herald, Seedsower,
Lutheran Almanac, DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE,
American Sentinel, Union Bridge Index r.
wing Gazette, Pennsylvania College Monthly,
pictures of the fire from the New York Daily
Graphic, cuttings from the town papers de-
scrbing the fire, names of officers of the Gen
eral Synod, photograph of the pastor, photo
graph of Rebecca, the Indian girl educated
by the Sunday School; name of Esau, now
being educated by the school; names of all
members of the church at date, names of Off
GERS, soliciting, collecting and building COM
mittees, architect and contractors, building
committee of the parsonage, contractors, col
lectng committees, names of the three
churches of this charge and their officers,
names of officers and teachers of the Sunday
School and members of the choir, names of
all ministers who have been connected with
this charge, names of all ministers present at
the laying Of the corner stone, of all minis
tiers in charge in Westminster, with names of
their churches; names of members of the fac
ulty of Western Maryland College, names of
the President Of the United States, Governor
Of the State, Judge of the Circuit Court, Clerk
of the Court and deputies, Register Of Wills
and deputy States Attorney, Treasurer,
Auditor, County Commissioners, Sheriff and
deputy, School Board, its attorney and secre-
taries. Mayor and City Council, their attorney
and secretary, short history of the church,
its burning and rebuilding Il ) cent nickel of
the new issue, now withdrawn.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-25
ORCHILLA

Is no new thing. For eighteen years it has
been undergoing trial, and well has it stood
the test. At first its progress to favor was
naturally slow; but merit will, sooner or later,
have its reward, and now its sales every year
are largely increased over those of the pre-
ceding year, and the friends of its early days
are its best friends now.
1t has been used extensively in Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Virginia, and from its album
dant success everywhere, we are justified in
recommending it to you as being well adapted
to your soils. No fertilizer for your use has
had such unvarying success and continued
popularity. Some of the largest and best
farmers in these three states use it almost ex-
clusively.
It is Successful, because it is Natures
own.provision for her exhausted fields.
It is Low Priced, because we have none
of the expense of manufacturers, and, with
out regard to its high commercial value, we
base its price solely upon its actual cost to
import.
We refer you below to some of the farmers
who have used it, and ask you to enquire of
them as to its merits.
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Hanson Jones, colored, simple minded in
mate Of the Aims House, was gored to death
by bull last Saturday night. Jones was
about "a years of age, a large, burly fellow,
and without the power of speech. He went
into the barn yard about nine o clock, and
was attacked by the bull. He was gored
and terribly lacerated, rib being broken,
his left lung being pierced, and serious wounds
being inflicted about the thighs and lower part
of the stomach. DR.. John S. Matthias, phys-
clan to the Aims House, was Immediately
sent for, but Jones was beyond human skill
and died about o'clock Sunday morning.
The attack was very ferocious, and the blood
of the victim was splashed up against the stone
wall where it occurred. Several inmates wit
messed the attack, and Mr.. Roller soon APP
peared and drove the animal off. Jones was
registered as Hanson Dorsey at the Aims
House, and was from Uniontown district.
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Real Esta,e sales,

On the 18th instant Daniel C.. Myers, exec
.ultor of John Gable, deceased, sold the follow
ing property, situate in West Mannheim town
ship, York county, Pa, near Wisner's Mill /:
Home Farm, to Wesley Zumbrum, containing
rs acres, rood and go perches, at $50 per acre;
farm No. 2, IA acres and 20perches, to Adam
Brumgard, at so. 25 per acre; wood lot Mol, 3
acres and II perches, to Wesley Zumbrum, at
$73.75 per acre: No 2, 2 acres, roods and
90 perches, to Francis Marty, at SSl per
acre; No. 5, , acres and l rood, to G. +.
Basehore, at $3.50 per acre; No. 4, acre
and SO perches, to G. E. Basehore, at SIG. IS
per acre; No. 5, l acre and Is perches, to G.
ID. Gitt, at S85 per acre; No. 6, 2 acres, 3
roods and 5 perches, to G. ID. Gitt, at SIS. so
per acre; No. I, 2acres, roods and 8 perches,
to Jesse Rill, at $8O.379 per acre; No. s, 5
acres, 2 roods and SO perches, to Saml Farney,
at S8l per acre; No. 9, 3 acres and ) percheS,
to Hezekiah Starner, at S77.25 per acre; No.
10, acres, roods and perch, to Hezeliah
Starner, at S73 per acre; No. II, acres and
IA perches, to Jesse Hilbert, at $10l. 80 per
acre; No. u, ) acres and Z pprcheS. to John
kindig, at S85. % per acre; No. -, acres,
roods and SO perches, to Cyrus Leese, at
$3.50 per acre; No. IA, acres, roods and
perches, to Harry Sell, at Sl13 per acre;
No. Is, acres, 2 roods and % perches, to
Harry Sell, at S94. so per acre; No. 16, 2 acres,
roods and 16 perches, to John Hostetter, at
$40 per acre; No. II, 3 acres, l rood and I
perches, to John Hostetter, at S65 so per acre;
No. IS, 3 acres, 2 roods and IA perches, to
Philip Leese, at S98 per acre. No. 10, acre,
roods and 80 perches, to Jacob Gobrecht,
at SOL per acre. Also the following wood
lots situate in Carroll county: No. l, acre,
roods and 6 perches, to Dennis A. More
lock, at SIC per acre: No. ,, acres and II
perches, to David Kiracofe, at SG0.25 per
acre; No. 3, 2 acres, roods and "a perches,
to Martin Arnold, at 500. so per acre; No. 4,
acres, 3 roods and So perches, to Ezra NJ.
Lawyer, at S87 per acre; No. 5, 3 acres, ,
roods and 81 perches, to Nicholas Snyder, at
S83 per acre; No. 6, acres and 26 perches,
to David Bixler at $3.50 per acre: No. I,
3 acres, = roods and 20 perches, to William
Steyer, at SCOOPS per acre; No. s, acres,
rood and q perches, to Henry Ribling at
Sf00.50 per acre. Total amount of sales,
So, 454.52.
On the l4th instant John +. Shueey and
James A. c. Bond executors of jeremiah l..
Shueey, deceased, sold the following property
near Warlieldsburg: The home farm, con
tanning 1882 acres, to John T. Shueey at
S48. 20 per acre; lot Of II acres to William
Stoner for S6ll.25. and a wood lot of : acres
to John Zentgraf for $50.
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NEW STORE! NEW GOODS!
Wall Paper & Window Shades

| take pleasure i'll announcing to my friends
and the public generally that | have and am
daily receiving in my new and elegant store
room in the NEW IEIBER BUILDING,
west of the Railroad, the largest and hand
soonest selection of WALL PAPERS and
Window Shades that was ever brought to
Westminster. My stock of Wall Papers are
of the very latest make and most handsome
designs, consisting Of the cheapest grades. of
which we sell from 10 cents piece up to the
very finest Embossed and Solid Back Gold
Papers that are made; also, Borders, Freezes,
&c, to match. My Window Shade De-
partment contains all the latest shades in
Figured, Painted and Linen Goods, Spring
Rollers Laces, Fringes, Bars, Rings, Cornices,
and in fact everything that belongs to the
Window Shade Department, at prices great
deal less than can be had in the city. | en-
ploy none but the very best workmen from
the city that served regular apprenticeship
at the business and understand just how the
work should be done, as we'll as matching and
blending colors, and will guarantee all work
done from my store to be frst-class. Parties
wanting papering done will save by giving me
a trial before giving their work to parties who
do not understand their business as well as
they should We keep a team, and will go
to any part of the county to give estimates or
do work. We also do all kinds of Uphol-
STEERING. Orders by mail or otherwise will
receive prompt attention. }. NJ. WELLS,
apr ,1y Westminster, Nd.
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burglary i'm Westminster.

Some time during last Sunday night en-
trance was effected in the dry goods and notion
store of Mr.. Jacob Bixler, on Pennsylvania
avenue, this city, by boring through the front
shutters and christening the iron bar that Sc
cured them. The work was done with tools,
left on the premises, among which was a
Ratchet identified as belonging to Mr.. Frank
Herr, from whom it had been stolen. The
burglar secured about $40 worth of jewelry,
silk handkerchiefs, revolvers and knives, be-,
sides a suit of clothes, hat and two pairs OF
shoes. He left his hat and boots in the store,
and bundle of old clothes, very likely be-
longing to him, was found near the depot
This makes the third time Mr.. Bixler's store
has been robbed.
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Observation-Disclosures.

The usual quiet that prevails ON Church
street, Manchester, was interrupted on Thurs
day, the 10th inst, by the appearance of nu-
mcrous happy faces and the chatter Of many
voices of persons gathering at Emanuel Lu-
theran Church to witness the marriage of
Miss Lille Dale, daughter Of Prof. ID. Den
linger, of Irving Institute, Manchester, and
Mr.. Walter II. Snyder, of Pottsville, Pa,
which had been announced to take place at 2
O clock, p. m, on that day. The day was
unprOpitious rain fell almost necessarily
during the forenoon, and light showers fell at
short intervals in the afternoon; but regard
less of the falling elements, a large audience
had assembled in the church before the APP
pointed hour. Miss Kate A. Shower presided
at the organ, and, promptly at the time fixed
the cnlivening strains of Mendelssohn's We'd
ding March announced the entrance of the
contracting parties, who were preceded by
Austin Dcnlinger, NJ. D., and David Den
linger, brothers of the bride, and Messrs
Luther H. Holfacker, Harry S. Musselman,
VIM. p. Hoops and Chas. w. Motter, ushers.
Upon arriving at the chancel the ushers parted
and the bride and groom elect took their po
sitions under an arch decorated with choice
flowers, in the centre Of which was suspended
a beautiful marriage bell. The brief but i'm
pressive ceremony, in conformity with the
rites of the Presbyterian Church, was per-
formed by Rev. w. b. Brown, of Columbia,
Pa, assisted by Rev. VIM. Rupp and Rev. f.
Manages, of Manchester. The bride was beau
tifully attired in dress of wine silk, with
trimmings to match, and white hat and plume
The groom was dressed in black suit, with
white gloves and tie. Immediately after the
ceremony the bride and groom retired from
the church, and hack, which was in waiting
at the door, conveyed them to Irving Insti
tute, followed by relatives, the ministers and
ushers A Widespread table supplied with
the choice deicacies of the season was in
waiting. After partaking of bounteous re-
past preparations were made for the departure
of the happy pair on their bridal tour, and
they left on the p. m. train for Baltimore.
from whence they went to Washington, d. c.,
Luray Cave, Va, Niagara Falls, Saratoga, n.
v, and will spend few weeks at Atlantic
City or Long Branch, whichever the bride
may elect. They carry with them the kind
wishes and warm congratulations Of many
friends. Upon taking leave Of the ushers
the bride honored each with kiss. The
bridal presents were numerous and valuable,
useful and handsome, among which was a
magnificent piano, quantities of silverware,
&c. May the spring tide Of their happiness
never ebb, but may it flow onward, exempt
from all elements which might cause rifles on
the placid surface or stir up sediment which
might discolor the sea of happiness over
which they now are gliding.
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CHARLES NJ. KING, Damascus, Mont
gomery Co., Nd, July "a, 1888, says: II
have been using Orchilla Guano for a number
Of years. l formerly used good deal of A.
A. Mexican, and when that could no longer
be had genuine, l was induced to try Orchilla.
| soon found it had remarkable virtue, and
have used it ever since, when could get it.
Its effects show plainly on my farm. Last
year it made me t,centy- Seren bushels of wheat
where only had twelve before; and on that
field now stands clover over three feet high
1t made me fourteen barrels of corn to the
acre last year, where I could only raise seven
or eight before. | tried some this spring, by
sowing it in February, as is recommended,
and letting it lie till ready to plough and put
in corn, and where put it any one can see
the corn is greener and stronger. l am sat
isfed Orchilla is valuable improver of the
soil, and now that l can get it at Mt Airy, at
low freight, will use more of it than ever
1t is sometimes slow, but 1t IS sure"
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The Hoods Mill Tournament.


The tournament near Hoods Mill last
Tuesday was largely attended, quite number
of ladies and gentlemen from this city being
among the spectators, and it was a success in
every particular. 1t was held in the woods
Of Mr.. Mortimer Dorsey, and the track was
laid ont along the county road. Three
trimmed arches spanned the track and the
Knights rode at three rings Seats for the
accommodation of several hundred people
had been erected along the course, and many
persons sat in their carriages.
The following is a list of the knights and
their titles George Baesman, knight of Rose
Lawn; II. p. Quicker, knight of Silent Shade;
q. NJ. Ware, knight of Bradford Hood Wal
ters, knight of Pleasant Mount; ]. Dorsey,
knight Of Green Meadows; John Shipley,
knight of Reisterstown; Harry Steele, knight
of Watersville: j. Brown, knight of Joy Hill;
j. 7. Harris, knight of lanyard Branch; II.
Spurrier, knight of Pleasant Springs; II. Bur
dett, knight of Greenwood; j. r. Hughes,
knight of Baltimore county; John Pearce,
knight of The Valley; w. B. Cockey, knight
of Garrison; W. B. Campbell, knight of Sykes
vile; w. B. Pearce, knight of Ivanhoe; Sam
uel Warfeld, knight of Windsor Forrest; John
Webb, knight of Locust Grove; Samuel Hew-
lit, knight of Never Die; John E. Young,
knight of Chance; Joseph Jordan, knight of
Florence. Inc y uuSeS were heeSlo. Nlhllou
GosneI, DR.. Augustus Riggs, J. B. Berret,
Augustus Warfeld, Geo. Prugh; marshals,
Joseph Berret, j. NJ. Dorsey and n. A. Carr;
herafds, James Hewitt and Upton Davis.
The charge to the knights was delivered by
Charles r. Favour, Esq, of Sykesville, who
also delivered the coronation address in the
absence of B. +. Grouse, Esq, of Westmin-
ster, who received the invitation to deliver it
too late to comply. The successful knights
were knight of Reisterstown, who received
the gold watch and crowned Miss Beatrice
Tiffany, ofBaltimore, queen of love and beau
ty; knight of Greenwood, who received the
silver hunting case watch, and crowned Miss
Jeanne Shriver, of Avondale, first maid of
honor; Ivanhoe, who won the third prize,
open-face silver watch, and crowned Miss
Bessie Anderson, of Baltimore, second maid
of honor; knight of Garrison who took fourth
prize, set of gold studs, and crowned Miss
Maggie Shriver, of Avondale, third maid of
honor.
A burlesque tournament, which was much
enjoyed, followed, then dancing, which was
continued until late in the evening. The
Taylorsville Band was present, and rendered
excellent music.
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Finksburg Items.

Miss Allie Patterson, daughter of Mr.. Hance
Patterson, met with painful accident on last
Tuesday morning. She attempted to jump
from carriage at Finksburg station and fell
ON one of her knees, injuring it seriously.
Messrs. Allen and Winfield Richardson, OF
Illinois. sons of the late James Richardson,
are at their mothers ON visit.
Mr.. Francis L. Hering's new mill is nearly
completed, and will shortly be set in opera
ton.
Our farmers have nearly finished blowing
for the fall seeding. They will be delayed
somewhat by the drought.