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T1RUsTEE's SALE
u or A
DESIRABLE PROPERTY
Near Middleburg. Nd.

By virtue of decree of tho Circuit Court
for Carroll county, sitting as Court of Equity,
passed in cause No, 1886, the undersigned, as
trustee, will sell at public sale, to the highest
bidder, at the Court House door, in West
minister, Carroll county, Md, on
Monday, the 2Srd day Of NaIch, 1885,
at l o'clock, p. M, parcel of land containing
80 ACRES, ROOD and 16 SO. PERCHES
of land more or less,
The above property is part of the land OF
which Frederick Shoemaker, died seized and
possessed, and is situated on the road leading
from Middleburg to Uniontown, is about ore
mile from Middleburg and two miles from
Union Bridge, and adioins the land of Mary
Hiteshew, VIM, Shank, and others; is con-
venient to Railroad, School, Churches, &c,
A plat of the same will be exhibited on the
day of sale.
TERMS OF SALE.-One third on the day Of
sale or on the ratification thereof, one third in
one year and the other one third in two years
from the day of sale; the credit payments to
be secured by the notes of the purchaser or
purchasers, with approved security, bearing
interest from the day of sale.
JOHN B. BOYLE, Trustee.
feb 2Sts Reifsnider & Fink, Attorneys.
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Death Of the oldest rnhabitant.

Mrs. Anna Mary Shriner, the oldest inhabi-
tant of Carroll, died on Monday morning at
her residence in Uniontown, this county, aged
81 years and months. Her death was caused
by q general wearing out, and not from SICK
ness. She had had remarkably good health
all her life, and possessed good appetite and
retained her mental faculties almost up to the
day of her death. On Sunday she began to
grow weak, and gradually sank until her
death, about $50 Monday morning.
Mrs. Shriner belonged to a longhEed fam
iIv. and was descendant of the numerous
and influential Smyser family that settled IN
Pennsylvania the early part OF the last centu-
nv, branches of which are now scattered over
the West and South She was great grand
daughter of Matthias Smyser, who was born
near Dunkesbuhl, Germany, IS miles from
Stuttgart, on February II, 17l5, and who
came to this country about the year 1913, with
his brother George, and settled near York,
Pa. Subsequently he went South to Virginia,
and traces of him were lost. His eldest son,
Michael Smyser, remained near ork, ana
was farmer and ern-keeper. When thf
Revolutionary War broke out he entered the
army as Captain of a company IN Col. M
Swopes regiment, and was taken prisoner a.
Fort Washington, on the Hudson, on the lot1
| of November, 1776. After the war he repre-
| sented York county in the Legislature, and
was reelected six times, and afterwards
served in the Senate.
Mrs. Shriners maiden name was Forney
Her father, Daniel ForRcJ, came to TIL:
country from Germany at an e1rly age ant
learned the hating trade at Frederick, Md.
4 From Frederick he went to York, Pa, and
there met and married daughter of Col.
Michael Smyser, a son of Capt. Michael Smy
ser, the revolutionary soldier. They then re
moved to Reisterstown, where the subject
! this sketch was born, on the 10th of August
/ 1893. About the year 1911, Mrs. Shriner wa
married to Abraham Shriner, and removed
with him to farm on Little Pipe Creek, nea
! Uniontown, this county. During the latt
war they quit the farm and went to Union
1 town to reside, where her husband died abou
/ two years after, in his 6lst year. Mrs Shrl
ner leaves five children, three sons and two
daughters The daughters, Sarah, aged a6ou
/ 72, and Margaret, aged about 90, lived
home with her. Peter, the eldest son living
aged about 90, lives on truck farm near Bal
/ timore; Daniel, aged about 81, resides in West
! minister: and Alfred, aged about SO, lives al
Lincoln Centre, Arkansas. Both branches
of her family were long lived, and she reached
/ an age but few attain.
/ Mrs. Shriner had been a consistent membei
of the Methodist Protestant Church since
1881, nearly ever since its organization
/ Her remains were inferred in the Nj. r
| Cemetery at Uniontown on Wednesday after
! noon. a large concourse attending to pay thei
respects to the deceased. The funeral ser
mon was preached by Rev. S. r. Murray from
! Revelations 22-14. and the pall-bearers wer
Messrs. George II. Brown, 7. II. Routson
/ Ge orge Routson, Samuel Beck, Jesse L. ID
Davis and Milton Starr.
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TO CREDITORS.

This Is to give notice that the subscribers
have obtained from the Orphans Court Of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters testament
tary on the Personal Estate of
MARY NJ. STANSBURY,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouch-
ers thereof legally authenticated, to the
subscribers, ON or before the 28th day of Sep
TENDER, 1885; they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate:
Given under our hands this 23d day OF
February, 1885.
WILLIAM Fl. REESE,
CHARLES I. REIFSNIDER,
feb 28:4t Executors.
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A Fer.iiizcr Factory.

A number of farmers of Westminster and
vicinity are discussing the feasibility and ad-
visibility of establishing phosphate factory
in this city. Among those who are in the
movement are P. B. Mikesell, George 9.
Grass Josiah crevl. David D. Bonsack,
Theodore Englar, Samuel POOP, L. Zile,
Geo. Woodrow, Uriah BixleF, EzFa Dish,
Charles Schaeffer, David j. Roop and Wm.
G. Rinehart These gentlemen have had
several meetings, and at one Mr.. Hodgkins,
of Baltimore, practical man, was present
and made satisfactory explanation OF the
manner and cost of making phosphate. This
afternoon at OF clock there will be another
meeting at the Office of Hon. Chas. B. Roberts,
to further consider the formation OF CO.
operative company,
The proposition is, we believe, mott man
ufacture for general sale, The members
themselves will need 100 or more tons, apd
only so much will be manufactured as the
members will use, but it is probably that out,
siders will be supplied to q limited extent If
they desire it.
By the cooperative plan it is believed that
from five to tea dollars can be saved on aton,
which will be quite aa i4em in these days OF
heavy fertilizing and low prices Tor grain
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weather Record for the Week.

March Mercury 32 at a. m. and So at
? D. M; cloudy, with two inches of snow in
the early morning, clearing weather after 5 p.
m. March s-mercury p at I a. N. and 2s
at 2 p. NJ; cloudy up to a. M, with light
snow before daylight, clear afterward. March
9-mercury IA at I a. m. and "a at p. M;
clear up to noon, followed by cloudy weather.
March l0-mercury SO at a. m. and AZ at 2
D. M; generally clear. March 1l-mercury
IA at a. m. aud "a at p. M; clear up to
noon, followed by hazy and cloudy weather;
March l2-mercury 3S at a. m: and S8 at z
p. M; cloudy and rainy, with light snow at
night. March l3-mercury "a at a. N. and
"A at u M; cloudy, with few flakes OF snow
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March 14-Jacob Geiman's, near Silver
Run.
Monday, March l6-Nathan Shipley's, near
Warfeldsburg.
$1,000 of Store Goods, at public anction, at
the store of Werley V. Brown, at Frisells-
burg, from now to April LIST, on dates to be
announced by hand bill
March 17-Augnstus Stonesifer's near Mt.
Pleasant.
March lS-Louis Formwalt's, near Wake
field.
March l9-Tobias Covers near Silver Run,
March 2O-John N. Schaffer's, near Next
co, at o'clock, A. NJ; the best stock in
Carroll county
March 21-William Myers, on Big Pipe
Creek.
March 26th-Peter n Cashman's Sale, on
the farm Of Thee. Myers, and adjoining Joe
Orndroff s farm. jan 3 mos
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TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court OF
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters tesla
mentary ON the Personal Estate of
ABRAHAM BUCHANAN,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All per.
cons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated, to the
subscriber, on Or before the 28th day of Sep
TENDER, 1885; they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 23rd day OF
February, 1885.
feh 28.4t Executors
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mos. Is &17 Insolvents, Consolidated.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
]. & H. Mann & Co. ct al. VS.. Thomas j.
Grifee and Alfred V. Shipley.
Ordered this oath day of February, A. D,
1885, that the sales of the personal property
made and reported in No. Is Insolvents, in
the Circuit Court for Carroll county with
which case No. IL Insolvents is now consoh-
dated), by j. Oliver Wadlow, permanent
trustee in said Nos. l6 and ~ Insolvents, be
finally ratified and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown on or before
the 30th day of March next; provided copy
Of this order be inserted once week for
three successive weeks in some newspaper
published in Carroll county, Maryland, prior
to the 23rd day of March next
The report states the amount of sales to be
s1,Ol2.39.
True copy,-Test:
feb2S:st FRANK T. SHAW, Clerk,
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TR UsTEEs' SALE
Two Valuable Dwelling Houses !
In the West End of the City of
Westminster, Nd.


The undersigned, by virtue of deed of
trust from Josephus Bankert to them, duly
executed and recorded, will sell at public
sale, on the premises, on
Saturday, the Fist day Of March, A. d. 1885,
at , o'clock, p. M, the following valuable
leasehold property, situate on Carroll street,
in the West End Of the city of Westminster.
Nd, and nearly opposite the Lutheran Church:
First. A lot of land containing
4,5024 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS.
The improvements thereon consist of newly
built and substantial two-story M-O
Brick Dwelling House and I
necessary outbuildings. Said TT ~
parcel of land is the southeast s94==@-==isa=-=S
one half of Lot No. IL of "Baumgartner's
Addition to Westminster" and is subject to
an annual ground rent of one dollar and fifty
cents, payable in semi-annual payments of
seventy-five cents each.
Second A lot of land containing
4,5o24 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS.
The improvements on this lot consist also Ct
a newly and substantially built two story Brick
DWELLING HOUSE, large frame stable,
hog pen, &c. Said parcel of land is the
northwest half of Lot No. II of ''Baumgart-
ner's Addition to Westminster and is sub
ject q an annual ground rent of one dollar
and fly cents, payable in semi-annual pay
mes = Of seyenty-ive cents EACH There is a
well Of excellent water with pump on the d.
viding line between the two lots for the joint
use of the occupants thereof The ground
rent will be paid up to the first of April next
These houses will be offered separately and
jointly, and will be sold as may appear for the
best interest of the parties concerned.
Terms of Sale:-One-h cash on the day
of sale, or on the ratification thereof, and the
other one-half in one year from the day of
sale. the credit payments to be secured by the
notes Of the purchaser or purchasers, with
approved security, bearing interest from the
day Of sale.
A deposit of 500 in cash on each property
will be required from the purchaser or pur,
chasers on the day of SALE
WILLIAM L. SEABROOK.
CHARLES T. REIFSNIDER,
Trustees
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The County Commissioners of Carroll
county will meet at their office, in Westmin-
ster, on the FIRST MONDAY OF APRIL,
1885, for the transaction of business.
By order, CHAS. Z. LAUNER,
MARI Clerk.
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TN the Circuit Court for Carroll Co.
L in Equity.
No 2226

Charles b. Roberts, Trustee, VS.. William H,
Grouse and wife.
Ordered this 18th day of February, A. ID.
1885. that the sales of real and personal pro-
perry made by Charles B, Roberts, Trustee.
and reported in the above cause, be ratified
and confirmed, unless cause tosthe contrary
thereof be shown on or before the both day OF
March next; provided copy of this order be
inserted in some newspaper published in each
of three successive weeks before the 23rd day
of March next.
The report states the amount OF sales OF
personal property to be S240.ll and OF the
real estate $5562.22, .,,,
Judge of the Circuit Court,
True Copy,-Test:
feb 2S:3t FRANK T. SHAW, Clerk.
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vom Advertisements

Building Lots 1t PUBLIC Sale-Wm.. n.
Hayden and John j. Baumgartnef, ADMIN 2.
Public Sale of Desirable Little Property
-Chas. I. Reifsnider, Attorney and Agent.
Executors Sale of Woodland-Albert N.
Horner and Levi Z. Condor, Executors.
Public Sale of a Valuable House and Lot
of Land-James A. Appold.
A Valuable Farm and several Lots at Pub
lilo Sale-Wm. n. Hayden, Trustee.
Trustees Sale-Isaao E, Pearson and I'm.
A. McKellip, Trustees.
Choice Western Glover and Timothy Seed
n. |. Gorsuch & Son.
Money to Loan. L. Billingslea, West
minister, Md. ",
Money to Loan-John L. Reifsnider, West
minster Nd.
Established l826-Noab Walker y Co.,
Baltimore, Nd.
Hamilton Easter Il Sons, Baltimore Street,
Baltimore, Nd.
Notice Of Dissolution Stouch, West
minister, Nd.
Public Sale-Alfred I. Bartholow, near
Bird Hill
Notice to Taxpayers NJ. Long, Col
lectGF. c,
Caution Notiee-Iaeoh & Nancy Y. Snyder,
For Sale-Pierre G. Dugan, Baltimore, Nd,
Legal Notices List of Unclaimed Matter.
Public Sale-Edward Felber.
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In pursuance of power of sale, contained
in a mortgage from James Costly and wife,
and Joshua Costly and wife, to David Engei
of p. and by him assigned to the undersigned,
dated the 3rd day of September, 1881, and
recorded among the Real Estate Mortgage
Records of Carroll county, in Liber f. I. S.
No. 16, folio 433, the undersigned, as Assig.
nee of said mortgage, under the power Of
sale therein will offer at Public Sale, on the
premises, on
Saturday, the 91st day Of March, 1885,
at o'clock, P NJ, all that valuable real es-
tate lying on the public road leading from
Winfield to Woodbine, in Carroll county, Nd,
about II miles from said Winfield, and ad-
joining the lands of Reuben Conway, Silas
Jenkins and others, containing
81 ACRES OF LAND, MORE or LESS.
This property is improved by
two log dwelling houses, stable, AMA-a,
&C., in good condition. The ~ 19s -
land is of good quality and read Mz195s-sss
lily improved, well watered, with abundance
of timber.
Terms Of Sdle.-0ne- third cash on the day
of sale or upon the ratification thereof by the
Court; the balance in 6 and IL months, the
credit payments to be secured by the note or
notes Of the purchaser to the satisfaction of
the assignee, hearing interest from day of sale;
or all cash at the option of the purchaser.
JOHN I'll. STEM,
Assignee of Mortgage,
feb 26-ts Jas. A. c. Bond. Solicitor.
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Andrew Woods, colored, died on Wednes-
day in New Orleans at the alleged age Of 10
years.
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GAs-FTTERs' SUPPLIES.

Manufacturers of all kinds of Tinware. Root
ing and Spouting promptly attended to.
Call and examine stock and learn prices,
sent Off
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by THE INSURANCE Dept.

STATEMENT
Showing The Condition Of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company Of Carroll County,
Maryland, Dec. 81, 1884,
ASSETS.
Value of Real Estate
owned by the Com
pany, less amount of
encumbrance thereon. 81, 1880
Stocks and Bonds abso-
lutely oWned hY she
Comply (market value) l6,7e000
Premium Notes in force.
1925, 146.00.
Total admitted Assets. 9,695.00
LIABILITIES
Premium Notes in force.
S125, 1900,
Ali other elaims,..,u...,.. S1S6.47
Total Liabilities, .,,,,,......, SlS6.7
Surplus as regards Policy ---
d0lders....". 9l5,oUo.oo
Total income. ............. S5,4O2.54
Total expenditures ........ 233.18
Amount of Policies in
force in Maryland on
Slst Dec, 1884. .........1, 874,7 ZIG;
Amount of Policies writ
ten in Maryland during
the year 1884. $4,000
Premium received on Ma
ryland business in 1884 4,l97,00
STATE OF MARYLAND,
INSURANCE. DEPARTMENT,
Commissioner Office,
Annapolis, February 18th, 1885.
In compliance with Act of 1873, Chapter
LOG, hereby certify that the above is true
abstract from the statement of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Carroll County,
to December 8lst, 1884, now on file in this
- JESSE X. HINES,
feb28,3t Insurance Commissioner.
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NOTICE.

TICE.
Having associated with me in the Lumber
and Coal business my son, NJ. JOHN LYNCH,
the business will after the LIST day of March,
be conducted under the firm name of E. Lynch
& Son. EDWARD LYNCH.
We take pleasure in announcing to the pub.
lie that we shall continue to keep an hand and
furnish all kinds of Building Lumber and
Coal, at the Old Yards in Westminster, Md,
and hope, that by strict attention to business
and with desire to please, we shall continue
to have our share of the trade.
feb2S. 1S85tf E. LYNCH & SON.
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A SSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEES
IA SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

&. c. Matthews. Auct'r.
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In Freedom District, near Winfield, Carroll
County, Nd.
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GALES of WIZ BROWN.

fhANh L. onAHs NicIh>
True copy,-Test:
feb28:8t FRANK 7. SHAW, Clerk.
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FOR SALE
BY A. N. STEPHAN.

The finest stock of Spring Goods ever of
fered in this market, such as Hames,
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MISCELLANEOUS.
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Feels Young Again.

My mother was afflicted long time
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active condition of the whole system /;
headache. nervous prostration, and was
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ago she began to use Hop Bitters with
such good effect that she seems and feels
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old. We think there is no other medi-
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them. Mrs. FANNIE GREEN.
$1,000 LosT.-"A tour of Europe that
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High Authority.
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DESTROYS of obtaining medicinal bitters.
GREEN B. RAUM, U. S. Com.
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Wool.
Hides.

Dry flint hides and kip, good, lac q tb
Dry flint hides and kip, damag. 10c %
Dry flint calf skins, good, -. 12c 90
Dry flint calf skins, damaged &c "
Dry salt hides, kip and calf,
good, 12c
Dry salt hides, kip and calf,
damaged. ......... Sc Z"
Dry horse hides ....-.. 25c to 75c each
Green hides and kip, good -. &c 3 b
Green hides and kip, damaged, dc !"
Green calf skins, good. -. &c
Green calf skins, damaged. -. SC "
Green sailed hides and kip, well
cured, good, 81 +"
Green sailed hides and kip, well
cured, damaged, ....... AZ"
ireen salted calf skins, well
cured good, ............... Sc
Green salted calf skins, well
cured, damaged, ....... 81
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Catarrh of the Bladder.

Singing, irritation, inflammation, all
Kidney and Urinary Complaints, cured
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COPPER.
Navy York quotations.
Flour

oks Superior. ............. lie. per ID
Lax dsher I brands. 1OAc. to 1910. per ID
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MINNESOTA SPRING WHEAT.
The Crops viii Require Good Weather Tn.
til Harvest.

The Crops Will Require Good Weather I'm
til Harvest.
ST. Paul, MINI, July 23.-The damp,
hot weather of the past four or Ave days
has caused some fear that the spring wheat
is in danger from rust and blight 1t has
also given the large army of crop killers an
opportunity which they were not slow to
embrace and the most wicked aud absurd
canards have been sent East about the crop
in the Northwest Your correspondent has
taken special means to get at the truth. and
finds the condition of crops to De as fol-
lows: Excessive rains have fallen in
nearly every portion of Minnesota and
Dakota. Tie heaviest in the northern
part Of Dakota, along the James
River Valley. The sun has been very
hot since Friday and rust is beginning TO
appear in some places. Blight has struck
few fields near Andover, d. T., in the
James River Valley, and some spots in
Southern Minnesota show signs OF rust.
Outside of thsse cases there has been ne
damage to the crops so far. There is no
deny ing, however, that the weather at pres
ent is unfavorabe for the proper rieesing
Of wheat and should it continue week
longer damage will certainly result, as to
what extent can not with accuracy be pre-
dicted. Should the weather turn cool and
clear now, aud continue so ten days longer,
the crop in both Minnesota and
Dakota will be all right ChiBch
bugs have appeared in Geodhue, Rice
and Dakota Counties, this State, bu. their
work is confined to dry, sandy soil So far
the damage has not amounted 70 much.