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excursion to Mont Alto.

The excursion to Mont Alto Park, by the
Westminster Fire Department, on Wednes
day, was great success in every particular
except the cars were much crowded, ovel
three hundred being pressed into six cars
The railroad company intended to have two
more cars added at Union Bridge, but the
conductor found that it would delay him toe
much to wait for them, and went ahead
reaching Mont Alto only ten minutes late
The return trip was made nearly on schedule
time also, which is an excellent showing toI
an excursion train.
Mont Alto Park is a lovely excursion
ground, and perhaps the prettiest on the
Western Maryland road or its connections
1t lies between the mountains, or rather on
the side of Mont Alto, and the place is de-
lightful resort. The grounds are compare
lively level; the walks clean and free from
dust, and a crystal stream flows through them
Rustic bridges span the stream in various
places, and along its banks, under dense
shade, are rustic seats, benches and tables
affording pleasant places to interview the
contents of the lunch basket, to tell the ''old
old story &c. A large dancing pavilion
a ten-pin alley, and swings, are conveniently
located; there are several fountains and pools,
surrounded with benches, springs of good
drinking water, and caterer from Cham
bersburg furnishes dinner and Refreshments
to all who desire them.
In addition the Mont Alto Iron Works, Oh
grounds adjoining the park, is place of much
interest, and Col. Weistling, the proprietor,
very kindly gives visitors free license to &c
through, while the employees are courteous to
ali, and explain anything inquired about.
The scenery along the route is grand, and
particularly so from Mont Alto, along the
Cumberland Valley, to the mountains
The Westminster Band accompanied the
excursion, and furnished music going and
coming, and played frequently during the
day. When the Band was not playing at the
grounds portion of them furnished string
music for dancing.
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Last of an Old Family Gone.

At Leatherwood, in Henry county, Wed
nesday, Mr.. Willis Gravely, one of the oldest
and most esteemed citizens of that county,
laid down his burden and went home to rest.
He was So years of age and had spent the
greater part of his life at his old home. he
began the manufacture of tobacco in 1925
with Mr.. Peyton Gravely, ST., and continued
in the business until the beginning of the war.
He lived at fine old country home, and the
latch string always hung on the outside OF the
door. Mr.. Gravely was a member OF the
Christian church, and died in that faith; He
was most excellent citizen and highly es-
teemed by his neighbors, but he lived with
them eig6ty-five years without allowing him,
self to hold public Office. He is the last Of
a family of brothers who were remarkable
for their longevity. Mr.. James Gravely died
at the age of 81: Mr.. Joseph Gravcly Uncle
Jeff'') was 80 at the time of his death Mr..
Edwin Gravely, 90; Mr.. Louis Gravely, SO,
and the late Mr. George Gravely, one of the
finest old gentlemen in the county, passed
away at the ripe old age of 81. There was
also sister who lived to be 90 years of age.
-DanviLIe Va Register.
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RAvAeEs OF CHOLERA.

MADRID, August 13.-There were ABB
new cases of cholera reported in Spain
Yesterday, and l ,648 deaths from the disease.
The ravages of the cholera in Granada are
horrible. Scores of the victims OF the dis
ease drop and die in the streets, where, In
many cases, they remain for hours before
they are gathered up at night for hurried and
unceremonious burial in a common trench.
The people of Granada attribute the vista
ton of cholera to Divine wrath, and wear
amulets to preserve them from the disease.
The priests and Sisters of Charity are assid-
uous night and day in attending to the wants
of the sufferers. The Archbishop has sold
his eouippages to obtain funds for the relief
of the suffering people, and has given his pal
ace for hospital.
Thirty.five new cases of cholera and thirty
one deaths from the disease were reported IN
this city to-day. In the province, outside OF
the city, there were seventy-fve new cases
and eighteen deaths. The Director of Public
Works and the wife of another government
official have succumbed to the disease. The
municipal authorities have decided to demol-
ish the slums. Quiet has been restored in Be-
vile. In Saragossa the condition OF affairs is
improving. Granada suffers from lack oil
doctors, and medical students have been de-
tailed to attend to patients.
PARIS, August 1S.-Reports received to, day
from Marseilles state that the cholera there
has received fresh impetus, owing to the
extreme heat; that the number of new cases
has steadily increased, and that the disease is
unusually fatal in consequence OF the heat
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shirley LENS.

We have had an abundance of rain, but
without Storm
Our farmers are very busy hauling out
manure, blowing for wheat, and some few are
making ready for threshing out their grain
between showers.
Since our last letter the following have
threshed their grain: Joseph Mixnor thresh-
ed 81 bushels from Al acres, average 144
bushels per acre, and also 124 bushels of oats
from 81 acres. John T. Wagner threshed
2O8 bushels of wheat from 144 acres; average
14A bushels per acre. Elias G. Shipley
threshed 3O8 bushels from 25 acres; average
123 bushels per acre. John 6. Cook threshed
140 bushels from 81 acres; average q bushels
per acre. George c. Freyman threshed 208
bushels from III acres; average 165 bushels
per acre.
The Zion Sabbath School propose holding
their festival the last Saturday in August.
Corn and potatoes will certainly be an
average crop with us this year. Some of our
speculative farmers seem to think they will
make 16 barrels of corn per acre, while others
feel sure of 8 and 10 barrels per acre.
The fruit crop seems to be a failure, gen.
orally speaking. The trees were very full of
young fruit, but what didn't fall off are very
knotty and inferior.
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LinwoOsI Cam,,.

Linwood Camp, on the Western Maryland
Railroad, about nine miles from this city,
closed yesterday. 1t was a greater success
this year than formerly, as to number Of
tents and visitors. The camp was under the
auspices of the Church of God of Uniontown
Circuit. Last Sunday four or five thousand
persons were present, and number of min
listers, including-Revs. B. F. Beck and j.
Hafely, Harrisburg; C.. c. Bartels, Camp
Hill; Rev. j. Esterline, Newburg; G. W.
Cowan and d. W. Spencer, MELVILLE; j
Bonzoff and George Zeigler, Philadelphia;
A. H. Long, Landisville; f. L. Nicodemus
Saxton; w. Rodkey, Mayberry; d. Fuss,
Uniontown; G. w. Hughes, Westminster, ant
w. B. Winbigler. The tenters were-P
Michaels, Baltimore; w. Mitten, Judge l.. P
Slingluff, Miss Annie Bankert, New Windsor
G. Fritz, Joseph Englar, Misses Senseny,
Miss Mary Senseny, Linwood; D. F. Sega
foose, Edwd. Crist, Uniontown; Ezra Fleagle
Mrs. Norris, Union Bridge; Mrs. Thomas
Haines, McKinstry's Mills; John Slonaker
Uriah Yingling, Mayberry, Nd; Miss Laura
Greenwood, Waynesboro', Pa. There were
several boarding and lodging tents besides.
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A Woman with 257 Descendants


Mrs. Mary Barefoot, aged ninety. three years
and nine months, died July % in Bedford
county, Pa. She was born in Frederick
county, Nd, October II, 1871. She was a
jealous member of the Evangelical Church.
For the past forty years she was a widow,
and she died in the house which she helped
to build sixty eight years ago, when she first
moved to Bedford. Mrs. Barefoot was the
mother of twelve children, ten of whom are
living. The number of her grandchildren liv-
ing is 72-dead, IS; great grandchildren liv-
inging, 165; dead, 10; grandchildren liv-
ing, 10; dead, 2. The total number of her
descendants living is 257. In her younger
days, when doctors were scarce, Mrs. Bare
foot was looked upon as high authority in
cases of sickness, and acted as physician for
many persons. The funeral took place from
the Reformed Church Pleasantville, and was
one of the largest ever held in the town.
officiated, assisted by Rev. R. S. Slime, of the
NJ, E. Church
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NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILD
IN ERS.


Specifications for low Wooden Bridge over
Big Pipe Creek at the Fording near Eek
Mill.
Proposals will be received at the Office of
the County Commissioners for Carroll county
on the oath day of August, next.
The Bridge will be sixty feet long, built IN
three sections of twenty feet each.
Two intermediate trestles to be constructed
of long sils III bottom, extending feet past
post at each end top log in trestle Is feet
long three posts, the two outside posts to set
bevel Of II inch to foot; braces from top
of outside post to bottom of centre post, all
the timber to be 10x12 inches, and good
solid white oak with all sap off.
Six sleepers in each section l0xl2 inches,
hewn on all sides; roadway IA feet wide
floor q Inch white oak plank iron rods
u inches in diameter from bottom of trestle
to top of bridge, one rod at each end OF
trestle; two logs % feet long to be embedded
in stream at one end and the other end to be
fastened by rod through top of trestle.
Abutments to be of stone and mortar 10
feet long, 3feet thick and feet high from low
water; wing walls sufficient to hold the filling
so as to make an easy grade to and from
bridge; bridge to be bolted down at each
corner with IL inch iron rods; foundation
to be started from solid ground below bed Of
stream.
Also on the same day sealed proposals will
be received for an opsR Wooden Bridge over
Little Pipe Greek, on the Melville road, near
Reifsnider's MILL Bridge to he Is feet be-
tween masonry, road way l6 feet hight Of
braces Z feet inches two stringers Sx9
inches, % feet long; 80. ioists 9 feet long 3x
10 inches; floor to be q inch white oak plank,
two Orders 20 feet long, 8x10 inches, two
posts on each side from girder to braces on
top, braces and posts to be 6x8 inches four
iron rods IL inch in diameter from top Of
braces through ends of Orders; two iron
bolts inch thick through heel of each brace.
Also, sealed proposals for abutments to be
built for last mentioned bridge, to be started
from solid ground, so as not to be affected
by freezing.
Length of each IL feet thickness feet in
bottom, % feet at top; Eve feet high from low
water; wing walls 2 feet thick, sufficient to
hold filling so as to make an easy grade to
and from bridge.
CHAS. e. LAUVER,
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Mrs. Donald Mclean, of New York, is visit
ing her grand father Col. Vim. 2. Maulsby.
Miss Mary Wilmer, of this city, is spending
some time at Chestertown, on the Easter
Shore.
Mr.. Mason Shipman and daughter, of Fair
fax county, Va, are visiting Mr.. VIM. A
Abbott, at Hampstead.
Mr.. Mordecai C. McKinstry, and family, o
Union Bridge, have gone to Ocean Grove
New Jersey, for month
Misses Nellie and Mamie Harris and Miss
Rosa Neale, of Baltimore, are visiting Mrs.
W. H. Vanderford, this city.
Mr.. Granville S. Haines and wife, of Union
Bridge Mrs. Charles Hibberd and Miss
Nellie Hibberd, and Miss Lizzie Shepherd,
of near Uniontown, left last Monday for At
lantic City.
Prof. T. d. Ellis, who has been teaching
the Westminster Band and Westminster Or
chestra, has gone to Baltimore, and te"
weeks later will go to Austin, Texas, where
he has an engagement for the winter.
Mr.. H. C. Dern, one of the proprietors OF
that excellent journal, the Altoona pa. Irl-
bune, has been visiting relatives near Middle
burg, this county, and spent Tuesday IN this
city. He left for home on Thursday.
The following have recently registered at
Windsor Sulphur Springs, New Windsor !:
From Baltimore-Mr. and Mrs. W. Fulton,
Mr.. w. S. Norris, Mrs. DR.. VIM Norris, Miss
Nellie Norris, Miss George Green Miss
Emma Green, Miss Sadie Green, Miss Jennie
limerick, Miss A. M. Haig, Miss Kate Haig
and Fred. S. Ramsay. From Washington
L. A. Crandell, Mr.. w. G. Turner, Mr.. ID.
D. Turner From Cumberland-Mr. George
Senseney and Mr.. A. c. Rouzer.
The following are registered at Dielman's
Hotel New Windsor: Mrs. DIR. Wiener, Miss
Louise Wiener, Misses Maggie and Lizzie
Bein, Charles Bein, Miss Helen Doeplitz,
Misses Emile and MIME Hergenroeder, Mrs.
H. G. Webster, r. Ortman, wife and child,
Miss Kruger, Mrs. H. Evans, Misses Flor
ence Rena and Laura Evans, Mr. and Mrs.
NJ. d. Mettee and Mr.. H. M. Mettee, wife
and child, all of Baltimore. Mrs. Maupin,
Miss S. Maupin, Misses Agnes and Sally
Maupin, of Ellicott City, Md; Mrs. W. FL.
Elphinstone, New Jersey; Mrs. Wishart
and family, N. Y; Mrs. s. R. Waters and
family, Mrs. Spignal and family, Miss Lilly
Bowen, Mrs. E. E. Dyer, Misses Nelly and
Mary Dyer of Washington, D. c.; Mrs. Mar
shall Oliver and family, of Annapolis, Md.
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THE RAscALs MUST GO.

So must our 500 Pianos for $500; our 5000
Pianos for $3.50; our 5000 Organs for $3.50;
our 500 Organs for $50; our $50 Sewing
Machines for $45; our $40 Sewing Machines
for $50; our Second Hand Sewing Machines
from 81 up.
Our Pianos, Organs and Sewing
Machines,
Are strictly first class; guaranteed for 6years.
See me if you want any of above goods, for
| will sell. All kinds of
BsT SEWING MACHINES REPAIRED
CHEAP AND GUARANTEED@8 5a
Having had 10 years experience in the bust
ness. Our Pianos were selected personally
by Prof Kraft in New York at the factory,
and are fine instruments, but they must CO.
Price is no object. See them. Send for Cata-
logues of Organs, &c.
NJ. L. MAIN, General Agent
Main Street, West End,
Opposite J. 7. Vampires Store, Westmin-
ster, Md. aug 8:tf
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svIxea ville items.

Gov. Lloyd, State Senators Bishop, Mearns,
Gill, Hays, Rusk, Slingluf, Turpin, Bowus,
Lane and War6eld, Mr.. John w. Davis and
Mr.. J. G. Pangborn, of the Baltimore and
| Ohio railroad, arrived here in special car
last Friday evening at !. TO- Mr. Frank Brown
had two four-in-hands awaiting The arrival OF
the visitors, who were driven to Springfield, y
his summer residence, where they spent the
night 'tSpringfeld'' was always noted for
its old Maryland hospitality but never was it
more lavishIy extended than by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Brown.
They were driven to Sykesville Saturday
morning to take the train for Deer Park. An
hours delay was caused by an accident on the
road near Woodstock. Daring this time the
visitors were introduced to the citizens of the
neighborhood, large number having gather
ed. There was general handshaklng all
around. The party left for trip of few
DAYS to Deer Park, and over the West Vir-
einia Central road to the Blackwster river,
where there is good trout fishing. Mr.. Brown
accompanied the party. The Governor made
an excellent impression on the people Had
the morning been fair many ladies would
have been out to get glimpse of Maryland's
young Governor. Mr.. Brown took pleasure
in introducing him to the Carroll county
people, while Senator War6eld took good care
of his Howard county friends, which are le-
gion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis H. Schultz are spend
ing few days at Atlantic City. Mr.. Schultz
learned to swim before he left.
The political field is little angry looking
now. The last dose of combination made
some parties very sick. We hope this will
be the last fight in the district for some time,
and no burrows left to mark it. Preference
at the primaries is all right, but cutting the
ticket at the election after helping to make it,
is all wrong. Dissension means defeat to our
ticket, and we hope the Republicans will
never be able to elect single officer from
this cause in our county again. The readers
of the ADVOCATE remember the defeat of Geo.
Shower, when candidate for Sheriff, By his
own party They remember, too, when his
name was again presented for that office,
he was elected but in his vindication two
years service was lost to the party. Then
came the case of David N. Henning, who was
sacrificed by the same spirit of dissension, and
a Republican Judge put where he never should
have been, on the bench of this Judicial Cir
cult.
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Severe storms in New York.

NORWOOD, N. Y, August 13.-The damage
by the cyclone here last night was somewhat
oyer-estimated. The loss of life so far re-
ported includes only Michael Martin, farm
hand, and Mrs. David Fitzgibbons. The in
iured are: Myra 0rmsby, aged eighteen
probably fatally; Mrs. George Cramer, S. E.
! Leslie. Mrs. Oliver Lindeman, Carl and Ru-
fus King and Charles Miner. The storm
ragged over territory of fifteen miles in
length, and from e-half to three-quarters Of
a mile in width The wind was accompanied
| by terrific hail storm. The damage done
to growing crops and to fruit cannot be esti-
mated. The principal losers in Norwood are
the Norwood Lumber Company, the Ogdens-
burg and Lake Champlain Railroad Company
by damage to bridge and station, and A. M.
H. Pearson, by damage to broom handle and
hoop factory. Over one hundred residences
and innumerable barns and sheds were de
stroyed or damaged. The damage done in
Norwood and the immediate vicinity is est-
mated at $780,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, August 13.-The
damage by the waterspout IN Chenille is
greater than at first supposed. Farmers have
lost crops and fences worth $4,000, and for
three miles the culverts of the Sacanda turn
pike are washed away, causing loss of ST.
900 to the town of Chenille. Huge boulders
and cattle were carried along by the torrent.
Two showers approached each other, the
clouds having rotary motion, and closed to-
gether. An instant of midnight darkness and
the illumination of lightning flashes followed
quickly. The thunder was mild A washout
eight miles this side of Amsterdam was re-
paired last night. A temporary trestle is be-
ing built at the main washout, six miles from
Schenectady, and trains are expected to cross
at ten O'Clock this evening. A live stock
train was detained last night between the two
washouts.
A despatch from Saratoga, August ID, says:
'tTo-day rs storms, including rain, wind, thun-
der and lightning, exceeded anything felt
rain fell in three and a-half hours. A team
ster named Chattenden was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. The Aag-poles on
the Grand Union Hotel and Vichy Springs
were shattered. Lightning:also struck several
other places There we're several land slides
and washouts. In the lower part of the town
streets and cellars were flooded"
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.snnher Items.

We had very heavy rain on Friday and
Saturday last, which did considerable damage
to cornfelds and roadways.
Lewis Shipley commenced canning toma-
toes Thursday morning. He has fine pros
poets for good crop.
Messrs. Poole 4 Arnold have commenced
threshing the farmers crops of grain, and
the whistle of their steam engine can be heard
from early dawn until late in the evening.
As one of our candidates was driving
through town on Wednesday, he was accosted
by party at the hotel and invited to treat.
promptly responded to their request and set
them up in fine style.
Herschel NJ, son of E. A. and Frances l.
Buckingham, aged 8 years, l month and
days, died on Monday, August 10th. His
remains were inferred at Mt. Pleasant NJ. E.
Church on the 18th inst.
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OrlnIlans, COnrf.

Monday, August 1Oth.-Jacob II. Blocher,
executor of John NJ. Blocher, deceased, re-
ceived order to sell B. & H. R. r. stock.
Cornelius R. Wentz, administrator of Val
entine 81. B. Wentz, deceased, returned list
of debts and inventory of money.
Letters of administration on the estate OF
Catharine Peterman, deceased, were granted
to Edward II. Houck.
Tuesday, Aug. 11th.-The last will and tes-
lament of Mary E. Wadlow, deceased, was
admitted to probate.
The last will and testament of Isaac Cole,
deceased, was admitted to probate.
Dr. Theo. A. Shower, administrator of DIR.
Jacob Shower, deceased, returned additional
list of sales of personal property and settled
Of aooOnnt
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PUBLIC SALE or
A VALUABLE FARM.

The undersigned will sell at public sale, on
the premises, on Piney Creek, miles south
of Littlestown, Pa, on the Littlestown and
Taneytown road, one fourth mile from Piney
Creek, on the Frederick and Pennsylvania
Line Railroad, formerly known as Schue' S
Station, adjoining lands of II. d. Mehring,
James Koontz and others, on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25th, 1885,
at o'clock, P. NJ, Farm containing
1876 ACRES OF LAND,
more or less; 80 Acres covered with excellent
Timber; sufficient quantity of meadow land.
The cleared land is under good fencing and
laid off in suitable fields, in a good state of
eIftivation, and well watered. There is a
well of good water near the door, with new
chain pump in it; also, good orchard near
the house. The improvements consist of a
two-story weatherboarded dwelling house
with stone back building; large
new bank barn, 45x90feet; corn A<SA-6
crib, grain and carriage house ~ a1s M
attached, with other necessary
outbHildings; in all, making a very desirable
home 1t is convenient to stores, towns,
churches and schools
Parties desiring to view the farm, can do
so by calling at Piney Creek Station, Nd, on
the P. 4. Z.
Terms Of ISale.-One- third of the purchase
money cash on the day of sale; the residue in
two equal payments, the one in one year and
the other in two years from the day of sale;
the credit payments to be secured by good
securities, bearing interest from the day of
sale.
The purchaser, by complying with the
above terms, may have the privilege ofhaving
the tenant on the farm put out the wheat crop
forhim on the same terms as the tenant was
to farm for Mrs. Schue,
MRS. C. ,SGHUE, AND HEIRS,
aug SITS Piney Creek, Md.
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New Ahverfisemenis.

Trustees Sale of Valuable Farm-Alfred
T. Buckingham and Benjamin P Poole, Trus-
tees.
Williams, Clark & Co., Manufacturers of
High Grade Bone Fertilizers, New York.
A Testimonial-PhiHpH H. L. Myers, Bach
mans Valley.
At Private Sale-McKellip 4 CIabaugh
Westminster.
Legal Notices. List of Unclaimed Matter.
Estray Notice-Lewis Wilson.
Festivals and Pic Mics.
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weather Record for the Week

August 8-mercury ga at Z a. m. and Y al
2 D. m; cloudy and rainy; clear after 9 p. ~.
August 9-mercury SO at a. m. and "A at 2
p. m; clear during the day, partially cloudy
at nj ht. August lO-mercury 70 at a. m.
and So at p. M; cloudy. August liner
curry Y at a. m. and 80 at 2 p. M; general
ly cloudy up to p. M, followed by clear
weather. August 12-mercury Y at a. m.
and 80 at 2 p M; generally cloudy with fine
shower at $50 p. M during the day, clear al
night. August 13-mercury IA at a. m. and
81 at p. M; clear up to noon, followed by
cloudy weather and succession of heavy
showers. August 14-mercury 20 at I. a. m.
and Is at II M; generally clear.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Methodist Protestant Church, Westminster,
August 16, 1Ss5.-Public worship at 1920 a.
IN. and 8 p. M, conducted by the pastor,
John D. Kinzer.
Centenary NJ. E. Church, Aug. 10th, 1885,
preaching at 1O3 a. m. by the pastor no
services at night Sunday School at 9 a. M;
Young Peoples meeting at p. m.
Trinity Church, Eldersburg, Sunday, August
Is, 18S5-Rev. Ernest McGill viii preach at
1870, a. m., and p. m. Communion after
sermon at morning service.