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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-05-24
Business Locals.

REMOVAL. a. Miller will remove to the
new store Tin Boyle Buildingl and will be
ready for business Saturday, May 31st. He
invites the public to examine his large stock
of Saddlery, Harness, Collars, Fly Nets, Lap
Busters, Whips, &c. An average of ten per
cent. reduction will be made on the above
goods. P.S.-Machine Harness sold cheaper
than any house in the State, and don't you
forget that.
New MAcKREL.-A prime lot just received.
N. |. Gorsuch & Son. ct
Bargains extraordinary are to be secured
at the New York One Price Clothing House,
1872 and 184 w. Baltimore street. The bust
ness this season has been a grand success,
reducing the lots of some styles to a few; In
consideration of that we have cut the price to
one-half We would ask parties to call and
secure these prizes.
Try our Hand Made Shoes at $500 per
pair. VIM. Ii. Bixler.
Home testimony thesb in the world. MIR.
w. F. Porter, well known Attorney at Law,
No. 40 St. Paul street, says he has used j.
NJ. Larooue's Anti Bilious Bitters for chronic
diseases Of the Liver and arrangement of the
| Stomach, and recommends it as a certain
specific in those diseases-try it and be con-
vinced Sold by all druggists. % cents a
paper or 81 a bottle. W. Z. Thornton, pro-
prietor, Baltimore, Nd.
We will have choice Grass Butter for Sale
on Saturday. N. l. Gorsuch Son.
r. C. Matthews, the Cook Buggy man, has
sold "a buggies since the carnival, April IA.
A second carload will arrive this week, sell
ing 50 cheaper than ever before. Storeroom
on Main street, short distance west of the
railroad, Westminster.
For q late Seed Potato, buy the White
Star, White Elephant, SOC per bushel. N. l..
| Gorsuch & Son.
| If you want your property of whatever kind
Insured, at the lowest rates, and be paid
promptly in case of loss, either by Fire or
| Lightning, whether fire ensues or not, or for
any stock killed or crippled by lightning any
| where on the farm or premises, place yosr
I Insurance in the agency of James L. Smith,
General Insurance Agent, Main street, West
minister, Md.
For Barn Door Hinges, Paints, White
Wash Brushes, Ice Cream Freezers, Water
| Coolers, Grass and Grain Scythes, Steel Pillow
| Shovels, Barb Fence Wire, Farm Bells, Lon
don Horse and Cattle Food, &c. call at A. n
Stephan's. 6t
Corn, Oats. Potatoes; Phosphates, espe-.
cially prepared for spring crops, sold low
Call before purchasing. N. l. Gorsuch d Son.
If you want the Best Fertilizer for your
Spring Crops buy the ''Star Bone Phosphate;'
speaks for itself; ask those who have used it.
For sale by James L. Smith. Depot on LIB
erty street, opposite Lynch's Stable.
Bran, Shorts, Cotton Seed and Flax Seed
Meals constantly on hand N. /. Gorsuch &
| Son.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-05-24

A strawberry and ice cream festivals being
held at Odd Fellows Hall for the benefit Of
Ascension Church. 1t will close this (Satur-
day. evening.
W. S. Myer Il Bro are making extensive
improvements at their Touring mills, near the
depot, this city. The mill will be run up an
other story, and will be surmounted by a
French roof They are also having their
warehouse painted.
A dispatch to the ADVOCATE from Union
Bridge at $50 yesterday morning friday
states that DR.. Wright, who was shot by Mr.
Ben. A. Richardson on Thursday morning of
last week, sis slowly improving, although his
case is serious YETI
The Junior Club of Mechanicstown were
defeated on Thursday at Mechanicstown by
the Black Stockings of Mt. st. Mary's Col
lege. Score 10 to 6. On Saturday last the
Young America Club of Westminster defeated
a club from New Windsor on the Association
grounds here, by score of IA to "a. The
Pastimes of Baltimore have declined to play
the Westminster First Nine to-day, not being
fully organized.
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Letter from Texas.
Correspondence of the Democratic Advocate.

STocKsDALE, WILSON County,
May 18th, 1884.
MEssRs. EDITORS This country has been
visited by excessive rains for the past month.
On the morning of the 3rd inst. a very re-
spectacle river went roaring down this usually
dry valley, carrying with it fences, boards,
boxes, bee-gums, vegetables, &c. A house
of moderate dimensions in the upper part of
this place was caught by the mad waters and
quickly started on its way to the Gulf of Mex
leo. One young man, doubtless matrimoni-
ally inclined, sailed out in the drenching rain
and tried his hand at excepting house, By
diligent efforts he succeeded in roping the
migrating building, and arrested its further
locomotion by anchoring it to tree. The
people smile, and the successful young man
hopes his sweetheart didn't see him. Send
us two dozen boxes of matrimonial vaccine
virus.
On the 9TH inst. very severe hail storm
visited portion of this county. All growing
crops in its track were ruined. Some small
stock were killed, others had eyes destroyed,
and bumps and bruises was the common lot
of all stock exposed to its fury. Timber is
despoiled of its foliage and the smaller
branches threshed off. That portion of the
country has the appearance of mid-winter.
haven't heard of any person getting hurt by
the icy fusilade. Some of the hailstones were
said to be as large as q mans fist.
Several of the families here are quarantined
by measles. No one seems to be suffering
unduly from them.
Dewberries and mulberries are ripe. Veg
etables in abundance. Oats are in head. Corn
is five feet high. Weather now pleasant
temperature 800. God speed the ADVOCATE
and its readers, including ''PETE."
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SykesviIIe Items.

The necessity for larger appropriations by
the County Commissioners for the benefit. OF
our public roads throughout the county is
every year becoming more manifest, and no
better demonstration of what could be done
in the improvement of the roads by public
spirited citizens, who are not afraid to spend
dollar to benefit their neighbors as well as
themselves, can be found than the change
made in the public road from Springfield
Church to Eldersburg. by Mr.. Frank Brown.
So thorough has been the work that the road
under the skillful management of Mr.. Jno. T.
Phillinger, has been transformed in one short
week from an unsghtly country road to a
beautiful wide avenue. Gravel and stone have
been freely used. The grade has been chang
ed from Mr.. Browns gate to the new avenue,
new bridges have been put up, and, whe1l the
bankers around Freedom can raise ST. %
reduce a certain hill, there will be no need of
a pike from Sykesville to Eldersburg. We
would advise the County Commissioners to
inspect this work.
All the new avenues that will be made
around Sykesville this summer will be first
class in every particular.
Our people are preparing for summer
boarders, who are expected to arrive about
the first of June. A much larger company is
expected this year. Many fashionable people
will be here, and the turnout of fine teams
and fancy equipages will be large. The season
for Sykesville will be unusually gay
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Rev. R. H. Wills, of North Carolina, will
preach in the Methodist Protestant Church
this city, tomorrow at 10l o'clock, A. NJ.
The first quartely meeting of Manchester
Charge U. B. Church, will be held at Biggs'
Church, May "a, Rev. E. Light, P. E. Off.
ciating. There will be preaching on the oath,
at 7. 80 p. m. Communion Sunday morning
25th, at 10 q. m, and 7.S0p. m. The Church
has been thoroughly remodeled in the past few
weeks and now makes a fine appearance, and
will be reopened on the 25th as above men
toned, Rev. E. Light, of Lebanon, will Off
ciate, and other ministers will be present.
z. G. MOWER,
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Letter from Kansas.
Correspondence of the Democratic Advocate.

RossvILLE, May 20, 1884.
Readers of the AdrOcdte Il will endeavor
to improve this, my first opportunity, of let
ting you know something of this part of Kan
sas 1 arrived in Rossville in January and
found it be to quite nice little town, on the
Union Pacific railroad, about three miles north
of the Kansas river, and about eighteen miles
from Topeka. 1t contains five stores, which
do a thriving business, a land office, four
churches and school. Farmers are done
planting corn and a great deal of it is large
enough to cultivate. A large acreage was
planted with the Lister; in such cases the
ground does not have to be plowed at all.
After the stalks are burnt one man and team
plant from s to 10 acres per day. The check
row planter is also used here. Wheat and
oats grow here as never saw them grow IN
MARYLAND or anywhere else. | have not seen
much tame grass here, such as timothy and
clover, but there is always an abundance of
prairie grass, which makes very good hay for
horses. To the cattle we feed millet, which
grows about four tons per acre, but there are
hundreds and thousands of cattle that are
driven in the stalk fields after the corn is
husked and left to shift for themselves until
the stalks are burnt, which is about the mid
die of March.
Do you eastern farmers wonder why so
many cattle freeze to death in the West? 1t
is not because the winters are so severe, but
because they are neglected, both in feeding
and inwatefing. All kinds OF vegetables grow
well here that grow in the Eastern States, of
the same latitude. A great deal of wild fruit
grows here along the streams. 1t is quite
pleasant to take drive of fifteen or twenty
miles and see the broad grain fields of dark
green color, the high rolling prairies, where
thousands of cattle are feeding, or perhaps
the greyhound, which one may chance to have
along, will start up jack rabbit, and then a
pretty chase they have.
] don't know what there is here to max.
a fellow feel lonesome, for there is plenty of
work and plenty of sport too, if one is of a
mind to take it all in. Old fogies say the no.
account fellows go West. Boys of old Sam S
Creek, if that be true, want to be classed
among them every day in the week, and don't
you forget it. II. W. n.
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MiddIetows Items.

The recent rains have been very hard on
cornfelds, washing them in many places as
deep as they are plowed, while they have
thrown farmers back with their work to a
considerable extent What few oats were
sown came up all right and look well.
Our little village, situated on the road lead
ing from Uniontown to Union Bridge, about
one and half miles from the former and two
miles from the latter place, is, we are glad to
notice, keeping time with our sister villages.
1t has an enterprising blacksmith shop, several
good lime burners, handy wheelwright es-
tablishment, several stores, also several -four
stores with considerable opposition, an oblig-
ing dressmaker, &c.
A Sabbath school has been organized at
this place, under the supervision of Mr.. Jesse
f. Billmyer, which is well attended.
Mrs Blessing, near town, has had her
building neatly painted, which adds much to
the beauty of her farm. Mr.. Weishaar has
opened o store in 'Possum Hollow, which is
OF great convenience to that vicinity.
Grain is looking well; grass is little back
ward but is now coming on. Fruit promises
to be abundant in spite of the nipping frosts.
The Union Bridge Drum Corps will parti-
cipate in the carnival at Manchester on Whit
Monday
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DIED.

Near .HoncksYille, this county, an May 16,
1884, Mrs. Spsanla6 PloW~al, aged SIS years,
place on which she died and always resided
there.
In BALTIMORE, Nd. an May 10, 1884, Cor
nelia, aged ~ years. II months and Il days,
wife Of the late Thos. Bartholow, and daugh-
ter Of the late Rev.. Nicholas Harden Of Car
roll county.
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Procee.rlng. OF the circuit Court.

The following cases have been tried since
our last issue:
Levi B. Hoff vs. Peter Gettier, assumpsit;
tried before jury; verdict for the plaintiff for
S315. Hayden for plaintiff; Maulsby for de-
PENDANT
Upon the petition and affidavit of Robert
Clark jury de lunatico inquirendo was sworn
to determine the mental condition OF his
daughter, Catharine A. Clark The proof
showed that the young lady was mentally
sound until November last, when she suffered
from an attack of scarlet fever, and has since
been non compos mentis. The jurors signed
the inqnisition in accordance with these facts,
and the Court ordered that she be confined
in the Maryland Hospital for the Insane until
she shall have recovered her reason or be
thence discharged by due course of law.
David H. Hoffacker and Jacob Shaffer, ex-
ecutorsof Jacob Hoffacker, deceased; debt;
tried before jury; verdict for defendant for
5000. Roberts for plaintiff and Bond for
defendant.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The Farmers and Planters Bonded Agency
of Baltimore VS.. Jacob Diehl and Alkaline V.
Diehl, his wife; replevin; submitted to and
tried before the Court; held sub curia. Kinks,
McKellip & Ciabaugh for plaintiff; Reitsnider
& Fink for defendants.
State of Maryland VS.. Luther A. Martin,
assault and battery on John l.. Hoover; sub
mitted to and tried before the Court; verdict,
guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of 81 and
costs of suit. Henning for State and Reif-
snider & Fink for trayerser.
Now on trial before jury-Amos j. Col
Inns VS.. Western Maryland Railroad Company;
damages; O'Brien, Carson, Jr., and Bond for
plaintiff; Marshall & Hall and Roberts for
defendant. The plaintiff alleges in this case
that he was for a valuable consideration car
RED by the defendant in private car from
Frederick Junction to Baltimore city; that on
the Goth day of June. 1881, as the cars of the
defendant were being shifted at Emory Grove,
as he, the plaintiff, was on the platform of his
private car, the coupling between it and the
forward car became loosened and the two cars
were jammed together, and plaintiffs right
foot so injured that it had to be amputated.
For these injuries the plaintiff claims $4,000
damages.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

have opened my New Store with an entire
new stock of Groceries, Provisions, Confec-
tioneries, Tobacco, Segars, Meats, Fish, Flour,
&c. Will also carry complete line of Green
Groceries, Canned goods, Vegetables, &c.
Ny object is to sell First Glass Goods and at
Moderate Living Profits. will be very
thankful for the public patronage, and viii do
my best to please all. Please call and see
me, my place is directly opposite Derr's old
stand, as | will offer inducements in my
line, and think it will pay you to do so.
Respectfully Yours.
HARRY C. KEEPER,
may 3mos Westminster, Md.
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weather Reeora FOR the week,

May l7-mercury AZ at a. m. and GA at 2
D. M; clear. May lS-mercnry 81 ct a. m.
and rs at 2 p, M; hagy. May l9-meroury
81 at a. m. and rs at p. M; hagy and
cloudy, with heavy shower at night. May 20
mercury 60 at a, m. and 70 at 2 p, M;
more or less cloudy. May 2l-merpHry 81 at
I a. m. and IA at z p. M; clear. May 22--
mercury GA at I a. m. and 81 at p. M; clear.
May 2S-mercury &C at a. m. and So at IL
m: clear
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Virginia Elections.

Elections were held in various towns and
cities of Virginia on Thursday, and show that
the determination to get rid of Mahoneism
which was evinced last fall still exists. The
Mayor of Danville about week ago, to insure
his reelection, tried to get the Governor to
send troops to supervise the election and in
timidate the people, but the Governor refused.
The Democrats elected their municipal
ticket in Danville, Capt. W. P. Graves beat
ing ]. ii. Johnston, the present incumbent,
for mayor by 400 votes. Nearly every white
vote was polled. About seventy colored men
voted the Democratic ticket and about. one
hundred did not vote at all. The election
passed off without disturbance. Gov. Cam
eron was present and expressed qualification
at the good order. The citizens on Thursday
night hung Mayor Johnston in effigy. In
Lynchburg the full Democratic ticket was
elected. In Portsmouth the Democrats elect
ed the municipal ticket by an increased ma
jqrig: In Norfolk they elected the members
of the common council, but the Republicans
elected the general ticket. At Richmondthe
whole Democratic ticket was elected. In
Petersburg the Republicans carried FIVE sout
of the six wards in the city, and elected their
general ticket by nearly q thousand majority.
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In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
William Stultz, Jr. and Francis J. Stultz, &C.,
VS.. Ella r. Stultz and others.
Ordered this 18th day of May, A. D. 1884,
that the account of the Auditor filed in this
cause be finally ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or
before the I'd day of June next; provided a
copy of this order be inserted for two success
sive weeks before the last named day in some
newspaper published in Carroll county.
FRANK I. SHAW, Clerk.
True eopy.-Test:
may17-2t Frank I. SHAW, Clerk.
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New Advertisements.

Trustees Sale of Valuable Farm-Chas.
T. Reifspider and Josephus Bankert, trustees.
Worth Reading and Agents Wanted %. M.
Hitesbew, Unioptown, Md.
Ohio and Kentucky Horses7Iaeoh Thorn.
son, Westminster, Nd.
Spring Goods for 1884 u, 7. Anders
Westminster, Nd.
Special Notice.. j. Smith 4 Son, New
Windsor, Nd
Legal Notices. List of Unclaimed Matter
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co.
For Sale-Ann Elizabeth Cook.
Anniversary and Festivals.
Notice TO Trespassers.
. Public Local Laws.
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s Ferdinand Ward, of the firm of Grant
Ward, was arrested late Wednesday afternoon
on an order of arrest issued from the sheriff S
office. The arrest was made on the applica-
ton of City Chamberlain J. Nelson Tappan,
who claims that the firm owes him $685., 800.
Bail is fixed at 100000. Ward has been
sent to iail.
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MARRIED.

On May 10, 1884, by Rev. Father Holden,
of Saint Peters, George Bartlett, of Washing
ton, d. c., to Miss W. A. Zollickoffer, of
Westminster, Md.
Near Winfield, this county, May 16, 1884,
by Elder VIM. H. Franklin, John w. Evans
and Miss Aggie Shaffer, both of this county.
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EoR sALE.-one yearling.,1rz

EOR SALE.-one yearling1>1rn
IL Jersey Bull nearly solid col = 8
or, thrifty and vigorous, now fit -@
for moderate service. This animal though
unregistered is as fine bred as any in the
State price $4,000. Also, one rotary power
churn. white cedar, with horse power, all
complete and in good order, price $35. 90,
A power churn in dairy of Is or 30 COWS,
machine does in hay harvest. Inspection in,
vited. I. J. BELTS,
may IL 3-t* Woodbine, Nd.
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ICE CREAM ANp WATER Ice.

can supply the citizens of Westminster
and Carroll county with first-class article Of
Ice Cream and Water Ice. Private families
furnished with either by the gallon or half
gallon. Large orders will receive prompt at
tention. Orders delivered within the city
limits or at the railroad free of charge.
D6- Send orders to Harbaugh's Store, Box
43. Those wanting cream for Sunday should
send in their orders by O clock Saturday af-
ternoon. JOSIAH CR0WL.
may lott Westminster, Nd.
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Carroll County Horses ON the Track.

At the Ivy City races, last Friday, General,
owned by r. w. Walden, started but could not
win. Mr.. Jeter Walden's Flower of Meath
won the sixth race, for three -year-olds and
upwards, mile dash, in 1:494.
At the Pimlico races on Tuesday, in the
first race, three-quarters of mile, for maidens
of all ages, purse $500, Jeter Walden's Mar
maduke won; time 1:21. Second race, r. w.
Walden's Welcher took first money; time 1:50.
There were twelve nominations in this race;
only two started.
On Wednesday, in the vernal sweepstakes,
one mile for three-year olds, R. W. Walden
Chanticleer was second; time Las. Jeter
Walden's Blue Bell was distanced. In the
selling race, IL miles, R. w. Walden's Ghost
was fourth In the fourth race, mile heats,
Jeter Walden's Pearl Thorn was fourth, time
1:45I and 1,45 There were six starters.
On Thursday R. W. Walden's Tolu won the
Chesapeake Stakes, II miles; time 2:144. In
the second race, seven furlopgs, Flyaway,
same owner, was third; time 1:31. In Cla-
baugh Memorial Stakes, half mile, Little
Savage, same owner, was fifth; time O:51. In
the three quarters of mile race there were
ten starters, J. F. Walden d Co.'S. Welchman
being ninth in the race; time LII. In the
fifth race, II miles, Jeter F. Walden's Blue
Bell won; time 1:5Si. In the sixth race, l..
miles, R. W. Walden's Chanticleer won; time
2:3S}
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N --
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
William T. Smith and Joshua Smith. mort
gagees, VS.. George E. Hoppe.
Ordered this 18th day of May, A. D., 1884
that the account of the Auditor filed in this
cause be finally ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on OIL
before the End day of June, next; provided &
copy of this order be inserted for two success.
sive weeks, before the last named day, il
some newspaper published in. Carroll county
FRANK I. SHAW, Clerk.
True oopy,-Test:
may II 2-t FRANK T.. SHAW, Clerk.
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EoR SALE OR RENT.-A lars

EOR SALE OR RENT.-A large
il Dwelling, containing u
rooms, situated in the village of AMA-A
Hampstead, near the depot. ~
Is surrounded by two acres of s141zsE3s
land, upon which there is both fruit and or
ings. Suitable for l hotelor boarding euf house,
Can be bought at a reasonable price, as par
ties are absent. For terms apply to
DR.. H. M. DRACH, Hampstead, Nd,
Or address Mrs. E. G. Tennison, New
burgh, Charles county, Md. mar la-tf
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The depositars of the defunct Newark Saw
ipgs Institution met in the Academy Of Music
In, Newark Wednesday night, and far two
hours there was the widest confusion and
frequent threats of lynching President Dodd
were made.
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r UMBER, COAL, LUMBER.

T UMBER, COAL, LUMBER.
l have just returned from the Lumber Re-
regions am now receiving the largest
selection of LUMBER ever offered at this
place, at Reduced Prices, consisting of Yellow
Pine, Spruce and Hemlock
JOIST AND SCANTLING
of all lengths and sizes, "A, ga, GA and "a
White Pine Boards and Plank, Yellow and
White Pine Flooring, Dressed and Undressed
Misunderstanding, White Pine, Cypress and
Chestnut Shingles, Walnut and Ash Boards
and Plank, Plain and Headed Picketts, Shin
gle and Plastering Laths, prime lot of Chest
nut Rails and Posts. Also all the
DIFFERENT KINDS OF COAL,
Thinking large sales with small profits bet
ter than small sales with large profits, have
concluded to adopt the former as n" guide,
and hope shall be enabled to carry it out by
persons in want of anything in my line giving
me call before purchasing elsewhere.
EDWARD LYNCH,
Near Depot, Westminster, Nd
feb 29-tf