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T,,,iur M Rclsterstown.

A tournament took place at Reisterstown
on Thursday afternoon, participated in by
knights from Carroll, Baltimore and Howard
counties. The charge to the knights was de-
livered by j. Smith Orrick, and the corona
ton address by N. Chas. Burke. The judges
were VIM. b. Pearce, A. A. Rich and John
H. Gore.
Thirteen knights entered the lists. The
riding was only fair, two knights only taking
nine rings each. Il was agreed beforehand
that the first four successful knights should
receive the prizes and the next four should
have the honor of browning the queen and
maids of honor.
John W. Hiteshue, Knight of Eclipse, tied
with Thomas Ware, Knight of Bradford for
first prize. Mr.. Hiteshue won the tie and
received as first prize a set of single harness.
Mr.. Ware received the second prize, a saddles;
e. p. Beasman, Knight of Locust Grove,
third prize, lap robe; John w. Shipley,
Knight of Reisterstown, fourth prize, riding
bride. p F. Smith, Knight of Glen Falls,
crowned as Queen of Love and Beauty Miss
Martha Lemon, of Baltimore; Harry Quicker,
Knight of Silent Shades, crowned as first
maid of honor Miss Annie Stocksdale; Walter
S. Moves, Knight of Kenilworth, crowned
Miss Ida Tracy second maid of honor; J. H.
Moves, Knight of Green Spring, crowned as
third maid of honor Miss Ella Baseman.
Edgar Logsdon, Knight of Belle Vue, re-
ceived whip for taking the least number of
rings.
The affair wound up with ball at night
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-09-12
Freedom Miscellany.

We are requested to say that the Messiah
Evangelical Lutheran Church, near Berret,
will hold a Sunday school festival on the 10Th
inst. at the church, the proceeds of which will
be applied to the use of the school.
We regret to say that the politi cs of our
district seem to be complicated, in conse-
quence of a super. abundance of candidates in
the field. As these candidates are all of the
same political faith, and stand equally high
in the estimation of the community, it seems
difficult for our voters to make choice; and
as there are several candidates for the same
position and all cannot be successful, some
of our political experts have discovered new
rule of mathematics, called combination, by
which they divide the lesser number by the
greater; so we hear them say into one goes
once and one remains, butts into l won't go;
and thus the problem stands without satisfac
factory solution, and the campaign is put in
full blast. The surest way to secure the best
men and best results is to "let every man vote
his own sentiments, without fear or favor.
In this single sentence is contained the fun
damental principles of true Democracy and q
Republican form of government.
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Stewartstown and New Freedom
Railroad


STEwARTsTowN, Pa, Sept. 10.-The open
on the Northern Central Railway, to Stew
artstown was celebrated here day by pub
lie festival, in which between two and three
thousand people participated. The new road
is seven miles long, and cost, with a thirty
ton locomotive and combination baggage and
passenger coach, S65,000 All the money
was raised by local stock subscription. The
work on the road was begun in October last
by Capt. L. Y. Diller, of East Berlin, Pa,
contractor, Mr.. Jos. S. Git and Col. W. w.
Stewart were the engineers of the work. The
company operates the road, and receives from
the Northern Central percentage ofearnings
on business to and from it over that road.
Mr.. James Fulton is the president and one of
the chief promoters of the road; Joseph W.
Anderson is vice president, and Messrs. A.
G. Bowman. Andrew Anderson, Andrew
Leib. John B. Gemmll, John Wiley, John
Marsteller, VIM. Hammel, Jacob Althouse,
j. Y. Keeney, NJ W. Bond and james c.
Jordan, directors.
The celebration took place in Nicholas
Richey's grove, adjoining the town. Trains
brought crowds of people, several hundred of
whom came from Baltimore.
Mr.. James Fulton, president of the railroad
company called the meeting to order, and
ex-COngreSsman Lew MalSh, OF York, "a,
was selected to preside. John S. Leib, VIM.
II. Stevenson, Henry Wilcox and G. w. Sla-
gle, of Baltimore; Michael Schall, of York,
Joseph S. Git, of New Oxford, Pa, John
Johnson, of Hopewell, York county, and L.
7. Diller, of East Berlin, were selected as
vice presidents; N. z. Seitz, of Glen Rock,
Pa, Thomas J. Hunter, of Towsontown, Nd,
secretaries. Mr.. j. R. Strawbridge, of York,
Pa, made an address giving history of the
enterprise which had so long been hoped for
by the people of Stewartstown, and was now
a success.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Strawbridge's ad
dress the people were invited to an Enclosure,
where FIVE tables, each 100 feet long. had
been loaded with cooked chickens, hams,
beef, preserves, cakes, bread, rolls and other
good things in great profusion, provided
by the good ladies of Stewartstown. After
dinner, which was free to all, there was more
speaking and music by bands from Stewards
town, New Freedom, Loganville and Shrews-
bury. Among the speakers were Henry G.
Nj es, John F. Thomas and Stephen G. Boyd,
Ct ork, Pa; Judge Adam Ebaugh, of Hope
well. Pa. Jos. S. Git, James Fulton, and the
Rev. B. F. Stevens, formerly of Stewards
town. The executive committee, to whom
the credit of the festival is due, were Messrs.
Charles T. Wright, Calvin G. Prall, James
Fulton, John B. Gemmil and Joseph Ander-
SON
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Finksburg Items.

Mr.. Hugh Ely has lately improved his
dwelling by repairing the bodybuilding, and
Mr.. Tobias Stocksdale has just completed a
new courthouse and granary combined. A
short time ago Mr.. Geo. Armacost put up
stabling on his lot adjoining the tollgate and
is now building carriage-house and wagon
shed at his home place.
Mrs. D. Zurich and son, of Philadelphia,
Penna., lately visited her uncles, Messrs.
Francis and Granville Herring, and her aunt,
MIS-. Geo. Armacost. Mr.. Milton Shipley,
wife and son, are spending some time with
relatives and friends in tihis neighborhood, and
Miss Jane Lester, of Hagerstown, is at pres
ant guest at Mr.. Geo. Armacost's.
A short time ago Mr.. John Power, of Glen
Falls, lost valuable horse from an attack OF
colo.
Public school No /, at this place, opened
ON Monday. Mr.. D. L. Farrar is the teacher
in charge.
The new mail schedule is putting our Office
to some inconvenience. By it the mail car
rier has to make three trips daily to Glen
Falls, where the mail is put off, instead OF
two, as formerly.
The greater number of our farmers have
finished blowing and have their ground ready
for seeding.
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Gambler Items.

The march of improvement still continues
in our village. Benjamin F. Poole is building
a fine house on Prospect avenue, and w. ).
Gambler is building an addition to his store
lSx IA feet.
Lewis Shipley is still running his canning
factory and has met with good success. His
tomatoes are of excellent quality, and are
ripening very fast
There was very painful accident occurred
at Mineral Hill Copper Mines on Monday last.
Two workmen, viz John Boone and William
Harry, were working in the level when the
earth and rocks caved in upon them. Boone
was frightfully cut and bruised and had to be
hauled to the surface and carried to his home
on stretcher. Harry managed to climb to
the top of the shaft and give the alarm, when
he fell and had to be carried home also.
We have a couple of very ungrateful young
men in our village. They have been engaged
in several domestic brawls, and at last ac-
counts they threw their poor aged father out
of doors and he had to seek shelter for the
night at his neighbours.
Sickness has been prevalent IN our lmme-
date neighborhood. At the present time a
young child of Robert E. Barnes is very Ill
with cholera infantum.
Hauling fertilizer and getting ready for
seeding seem to be the order Of the day among
the farmers of our vicinity.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-09-12
College Openings.

The number ofstudents enrolled at Western
Maryland College up to Thursday noon, is
ninety-three: So males and So females. They
are mostly from our own State. Other local
tiles represented are Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia, Delaware, District of Columbia,
Dakota and West Indies. Several additional
students from abroad as well as others from
our own vicinity have signifed to the Presi.
dent their purpose to come, and the prospect
is that every room in the college will be occu-
pied within the next week or so.
New Windsor College and Windsor Female
College will begin their fall sessions on We'd
nesday next The outlook is most encourag.
ing. A much larger number of boarding stu
dents will enter this fall than ever before.
The prospects are now that the twelve addi-
tional rooms added last spring will all be oc-
cuped. Two additional Professors have been
added to the Faculty.
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statistics of w. NJ. c.

From the hring Literary Gazette.
Western Maryland College was Incorporated
in 1868. The first class graduated in 1871.
From 1868 to June, 1885, inclusive, there
have been enrolled 2,0S3 students, of whom
78l were ladies and 1902 were gentlemen.
The number of graduates up to date is LEI, OF
whom Sc were ladies and 68 were gentlemen.
The graduates are about per cent. of the
whole number of students. Of the ladies
graduating from W. M. c. So are single, %
are married and (?) are engaged. Of the
gentlemen graduating from W. NJ. c. 10 are
ministers, one of whom is a missionary; IL
are lawyers, 10 are doctors, 10 are professors,
is school examiner, is banker, are
bookkeepers, are engaged in general bust
mess and are dead; As are Irvings and %
are Websters. The degree of A. NJ. has been
conferred on ladies and SO gentlemen. The
degree of LII. B. is held by 6; D. D. ). is
held by l; B. D. is held by 3, and D. d: by
one of our graduates. To the Glass of '79
belongs the distinction of being the only class
composed entirely of ladies, and tradition
says the wish of this class was "Oh, for a
man ~
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application will
be made to the County Commissioners of Car
roll county, at their next meeting after thirty
days from the date hereof, to locate and open
public road in said county, to lead from a
point on the south edge of Big Pipe Creek, at
the end of six perches on a line now drawn
N. 7so w. by the present bearing of the com
pass, from the n. b. corner of Mrs. Mary A.
Bollingers grist mill; S. 204o E. % IA %
perches through the land Of the said Mary A.
Bollinger to stake; continuing this line with
the same course through the land of Isaac
Trimmer, Al 22-2 perches, to a stake at the
turn of the lane opposite The dwelling house
of the said Isaac Trimmer, n. 1899 E..
10 1925 perehes through the land of said Isaac
Trimmer to stake, S. 1875 E. Ill 1926
perches through the land ofsaid Isaac Trimmer
to a stake; continuing the line with the same
bearing on a line between Abraham A. Lam
bert and road reserved by the said Isaac
Trimmer; 39l perches further to a white lime
stone, being corner on the dividing line be-
tween Geo. Hape and the said Abraham A.
Lambert; then through Albert Rooms land S.
3140 w. III perches to a stake; S. 3420 E. 16
perches through the said Albert Rooms land
S. 29$o w. through the said Albert Rooms
land, IA Sc perches TO a stake; S. 714o w.
14J perches through the said Albert Rooms
land to a stake; S. 4180 W. 1125 perches,
through the said Albert Rooms land to a
stake; S. 3740 E. 123 perctes on line be-
tween the said Albert Rooms and Gideon
Smith to a stake; then continuing said line by
the same course between the land of the said
Albert Rooms and Charles Myers, S. 3720 E.
695 perches; then on the said Chas. Myers
land S. 1920 E. 4 perches and II links to a
stake; still by and on the land of the said
Charles Myers and VIM. Keifer, S. 378o E.
43 1925 perches to stake at the intersection
of the old public road leading from Middle
burg to Uniontown.
ISAAC TRIMMER,
aug29:5t And 81 others
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poAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application will
be made to the County Commissioners of Car
roll county, at their next meeting after thirty
days from the date hereof, to locate and
open a road in said county, beginning at a
point in the middle Of the public road leading
from Taneytown to Middeburg, at a point
near David Bufington's house, where the
present mill road connects with said public
road on the east side; thence on or near the
bed of said mill road through the lands of said
David Burlington to the lands of VIM. J. Ref
snider; thence on the division line between
said Burlington and Reifsnider; thence con-
tinuing through the lands of VIM ]. Reifsni-
der to the lands of Isaiah Ham; thence on the
division line between Isaiah Ham and VIM.
J. Reifsnider to point at or near said Ham S
gate; thence through the lands of said Ham,
on or near the bed of the present private road,
to a stake now planted near the dwelling
where Willard F. Ham now lives thence be-
tween the barn and wagon shed of said Ham
to stake now planted; thence on ornear the
bed of an old road, and crossing Big Pipe
Creek, to a stake now planted near Mary A.
Bollinger's mill, said road to be not less than
thirty feet wide.
VIM j. REIFSNIDER,
aug29:5t And So others.
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Self Conviction.
:rom the N. Y. World.


Senator Sherman continues to rave and rail
against the South for preventing the negroes
from exercising the right of voting by murder
ing them whenever they attempt to go to the
polls. According to Mr.. Sherman, Blaine
was defeated because the colored voters of the
Southern States were deferred from voting for
him by threats of violence and by actual as
sassination.
If the negroes had really been thus outraged
in the Southern States no one but the Repub
llcan Administration would be to blame. The
Republicans have passed law giving United
States officials extraordinary powers in all
elections at which President or Congressman
are to be elected. They have had Republican
United States Judges, Republican Supervi-
sors and Republican United States Marshals
to enforce this law. If such criminal acts as
Mr.. Sherman alleges had been practised at the
polls in the South, it could only be because the
Republican United States authorities have
been Indifferent about their duties or too cor
rupt or cowardly to enforce the laws.
Mr.. Sherman TRADE is, in fact, an arraign-
ment of the Republican party, which has been
charged with the enforcement of the laws for
the past twenty-four years, and is proof that
either from incapacity, Indifference or corrup-
ton they are unfit to govern. How could re-
storing the Republicans to power correct the
evil practices which Mr.. Sherman alleges,
when, according to his own statement, they
have existed and been successfully carried
out under long years of Republican rule?
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plensnnt YnIIex Iterns.

Farmers are preparing their ground for fall
seeding, making second crop hay, boiling
apple butter, &c.
Mr.. Frederick l.. Yingling is having his
dwelling house painted.
crane, which measured feet 5 inches from
tip to toe and feet inches from tip to tip
of wings
Our public school opened here on Monday
last, under the supervision of Mr.. Geo w.
Yeiser, as teacher, with 43 pupils. The num-
Der of students was increased the second day
to as. Mr.. Yeiser has certainly been very
successful here as a teacher during the past
three years, and we trust he will prove equally
successful in the future.
VIM. A. Masenheimer brought to your cor
respondent few days ago, an odd shaped
patato 1t was quite large, and from it were
growing seven fair-sized tubers. 1t weighed
one pound and ten ounces.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-09-12

Florida is a perfect elysium for the fruit
lover, who may have an unbroken year of
fresh varieties. A Florida paper says: Com
then and until late in June. Japan plums
from February Mulberries are ripe in April
and last until August. Pineapples ripen in
June and last nearly all the year. We have
guavas from July until late the next spring.
OF the various Observation-Disclosures, black
berries and huckleberries, almost any guam
tity. Peaches from May first until July.
Melons from June until late in the fall.
Oranges-the best of the kind-from October
until the next June, with lemons and lines,
LeConte pears, persimmons, pomegranates,
grapefruit, grapes, shaddocks and number
of other fruits.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-09-12

PUNISHED FOR TEASING BoY.-The Me-
chanicstown Clarion says On Saturday last
a gang of men were engaged working on the
county road near Wolfsville, Frederick coun-
ty, among the number being Mr.. George
Marker and boy named Mackin. Marker
and some of the other hands were teasing the
boy, and he became very angry, and told them
if they did not stop it some one would get
hurt They paid no attention to his warning,
whereupon he entered the house of his father,
just opposite, and selling a gun came out and
blazed away at the crowd. The gun was
loaded with shot, thirty of which took effect
in the legs of Marker, producing some ugly
wounds. A physician was summoned, but
only succeeded in extracting two of the shot.
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VIM. j. REIFSNIDER,
And So others.

Notice is hereby given that application will
be made to the Commissioners of Carroll
county, at their next meeting, after thirty days
from the date hereof, to locate and open
public road in said county, commencing at a
point on the Snydersburg and Manchester
road, near the bridge below John w. STAINS
burys, and running thence on or near the old
bed now in use, through Edwin Reds and
Daniel Utz s land to Sarah Stansbury's land;
thence through the land of said Sarah STAINS
bury and the lands of George Zimmerman,
Amanda Yingling, Abdiel Yingling and John
Weikle thence on the said old bed through
the land of John A. Hosfeld then on the
dividing line and old bed between George
Yingling and Josephus F. Yingling; thence
on or near the division line between said
Yingling and John H. Smith; thence through
said John H. Smiths land until it intersects
Eli Hull's land thence through the land of
Eli Hull to Daniel Yingling's land; thence
through the land of Daniel Yingling until it
intersects the Manchester and Westminster
road, nearly opposite John Trump's dwelling.
JOHN A. HOSFELD.
GEORGE YINGLING,
aug % st and % others.
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ORPHANS. Court.

Monday, September 7.-Letters of admin.
istration on the estate of Henry Custer, de-
ceased, were granted to Edward Lynch, who
received order to notify creditors.
Tuesday, September S.-Jacob H. Blocher,
executor of John NJ. Blocher, deceased, set
tied LIST account.
Eliza J. Phillips, administrators of VIM. Fl.
Phillips, returned list of sales of goods and
chattels.
The last will and testament of Susan Hol-
lingsworth, deceased, was admitted to pro
bate.
Report of the sale of leasehold property Of
Margaret A. Baumgartner, deceased, was
finally ratified,
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Withdrawal of George A. Miller.
WEsrMINsrER. Sentember 11. I885.

WESTMINSTER, September II, 1885.
To the Democratic Voters Of Carroll Coun-
M:-My name having been used in the can
vass for the nomination of Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Carroll county, and having CON
suited with number of my friends throughout
the county, am entirely satisfied that party
harmony will be best promoted by my with
drawal from the contest Believing that per.
sonal interests ought not to be considered
when the welfare Of the party might thereby
be endangered, l respectfully beg to an
nounce that | cannot consent to be candl-
date at this time, but am prepared to give to
the ticket to be hereafter nominated my ear
nest support. GEO. A. MILLER.
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we.,m,uster TheoTogicaI seminary.

The Westminster Theological Seminary
opened its seventh semi annual session last
week The attendance is not so large as last
year. The classes number at present four
seniors, three juniors and five introductorians.
Three are from West Virginia, one from North
Carolina, and the remainder from Maryland.
The faculty has been increased by the addi-
ton of Prof c.. H. Spurrier as teacher of
vocal music. During the vacation valuable
additions have been made to the library,
which now contains $50 carefully selected
volumes. A set of maps and drawings has
also been received, gift of Rev. F. 7. Tagg,
and the working apparatus of the Seminary
is now in excellent condition. The usual
class and lecture work of the institution will
be conducted as formerly, under the same
faculty.
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weather Record for the Week.

September 5-mercury 66 at a. m. and
6S at p. M; cloudy and showery. Sep
TENDER 6-mercury 46 at I a. m. and G7 at 2
p. M. generally clear. September 7-mer-
curry SIS at a. m. and 67 at 2 p. M; cloudy
up to 4 p. M; followed by clear weather.
September S-mercury 60 at Z a. m. and 81
at p. M; cloudy, with light rain in the after
noon and heavy showers at night. Septem
Der 9-mercury 70 at a. m. and II at p.
M; clear and cloudy alternately, with ocea-
sional showers, during the day, clear after p.
m. September 10-mercury go at a, m.
and 81 at p. M; cloudy, with rain in the af
ternoon and at night. September liner
curry SO at a. m. and 62 at II M; cloudy
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-09-12

1t is reported in Washington that Repre-
sentative Mills has been engaged during the
summer in preparing tariff bill, for intro
duction soon after the meeting of Congress.
The measure, it is said, will provide for re-
duction of the revenue to the sum necessary
to cover the expenses of the government, the
revenue to be derived mainly from luxuries,
and the taxation on necessaries to be reduced
to the lowest possible figure.
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New Advertisemenls.

Mortgages Sale OF Valuable Paper Mill
and Farm-Chas B. Roberts, Attorney.
Stump Blasting-E, O. Grimes & Co.,
Agents, Westminster, Nd.
See Bargain Advertisements of G. W. AL.
baugh, Westminster.
Notice to Taxpayers-C. H. Baughman,
Clerk.
Sheep for Sale-A. Tillard, Finksburg, Md.
Legal Notices. List of Unclaimed Matter.
Catering-Hopes Il Sommsrs.
At Public Sale-George Erb.
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Spain and Germany have quarrel on hand
over the Caroline Islands in the North Pacific
ocean. Spain claims them by right of dis
covery, and Germany has seized zap by the
right that force insures. Considerable cor
respondence is going on between the two
governments, of friendly character, The
people of Spain, however, are warlike.
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While fourteen miners were leaving the
Alto colliery, eight miles west of Pottsville,
Penna., Wednesday morning, a tremendous
explosion of gas was caused by the miners
lamps on opening the door of a gangway in
which the vapor had accumulated. John
Linn, aged II years, was killed, and all the
others were injured, some, it is feared, fatally.
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Near Seattle, Washington Territory, on
Tuesday night, mob of Indians, led by white
men, attacked a party of Chinese hop pickers,
killing two of them and wounding four. In
former years Indians had the monopoly of hop
picking; this year one firm had hired China
men for the work.