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Mex,ns4ru Mills 1tens

Farmers in this section are all done plant
ing corn, and are now preparing for hay max
ing. C. II. Senseny has already cut his grass
and is now hauling it in:
Mrs. S. Parrish recently made thirteen
pounds of butter in one week from one COW.
Everything is booming in this section, and
business is tip-top.
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CHAs. E. NORRIS.
DEAL ESTATE NOTICE.

Persons having country seats, building lots
or farms for sale or rent, convenient to the
B. & o. r. R., will please send description to
the undersigned, who will give his personal
attention.
Reference Samuel J. Hindes, Cashier
Manufacturers National Bank, Baltimore;
John E. Hurst, Baltimore; W. K. Carson q
Co., Baltimore; Parrish Bros, Baltimore;
Fisher, Caulk & Co., Baltimore.
THOS. W. FISHER,
mar 81 3m Sykesville, Md.
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TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscri-
Der has obtained from the Orphans Court
of Carroll county, in Maryland, letters tes-
tamentary on the Personal Estate of
SUSAN H0FFACKER,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All per-
sons 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 29th day of Deem
Der, 1886; they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 25th day of
May, 1886.
HENRY F. H0FFACKER,
NAV 29.4t Acting Executor.
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Aged Brother and Sisters.

On June 8, instant, Susan Ann Gosnell had
a birthday celebration at w. II. Shirley s
hotel, at Harrisonville, Baltimore county,
lust beyond the Carroll line. Her four Sis
tiers and brother, representing the whole fam
lily, were present, and were all able to help
though the 'sbaby'i among them is Y years
old and weighs l75 pounds. The combined
aces Of the five sisters and one brother is 456
wears, being an average Of 76. Their COM
bined weight is 9371 pounds, or an average Of
a little over 1856 pounds,
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WEATHER RECORD.

June 5-mercury IS at Z a. m. and q at
p. M; generally cloudy up to 4 p. m. FOLLOWED
by clear weather. June 6-mercury 90 at
a. m. and IA at p. M; more or less cloudy
June mercury 60 at a. N. and II at
D. NJ; cloudy and rainy. June S-mercur.
SO at q. m. and n at 2 p. M; clear. jun
9-mercury Ga at a. m. and 6S at p. m.
cloudy and rainy. June l0-mercury sc at
a. m. and 80 at p. M; more or less cloudy
with heavy showers at night. June IL
mercury ca at a. m. and "A at u M; gen
era1lv clear
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TRUsTEE,s SALE.

By virtue of deed of trust from Daniel G.
Frank, duly acknowledged, delivered and re-
corded according to law, the undersigned,
named therein, will offer at public sale, on
the premises, situated at Miller's Station, on
the Baltimore & Hanover Railroad, on
SATURDAY, 18th DAY OF JUNE, 1886,
at 2 o'clock, p. M, sharp, tract of land or
lot containing
1 ACRE AND SQUARE PERCHES
of land, more or less, being the same land
which Catharine Frank, deceased, wife of the
said Daniel G. Frank, obtained from George
X. Frank and wife, by deed dated the 10th
day of May, 1884, and duly recorded among
the Land Records of Carroll county. The
improvements consist of two
A1M-G story Frame Dwelling House,
ats with basement and porches; re-
Gently erected, well finished;
also all other necessary outbuildings. The
lot is improved and fenced. The above prop
erty is pleasantly located at Miller's Station,
B. & Fl. R. R., village in which there is a
church, two stores, postoffice, ticket Office, DC.
Terms OF SALE.-0ne-third of the purchase
money to be paid on the day of sale or on the
ratification thereof by the Court, balance in
six and twelve months; credit payments to be
secured to the satisfaction of trustee, bearing
interest from day of sale.
For further particulars call on Francis
Warner, Lineboro' p. o., Nd.
Also, at the same time and place, the fol-
lowing personal property, viz: One cook stove
and apparatus. sink, bench and other articles
not mentioned. Terms made known on day
of sale.
FRANCIS WARNER, Trustee.
! JAS A. G. Bond, Solicitor.
iune5 is Jacob A. Frederick, Auc.
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4 sse. SPRING I 1856.
i OPE MING OF Il
MILLINERY AND FANCY
GOODS.

We have just arrived from, the city with a
new and complete line of choice Millinery and
Fancy Goods.
Our styles of HATS, B0NNETS, &C., are
the very latest and are sure to please. All
work in our line done promptly and at low
prices.
Das@ Satisfaction Guaranteed. @Sea
A call is solicited, we are always pleased to
show goods. Special attention given to stamp
ing. Very Respectfully
NJ. NJ. Upton,
n 2.3m Main Street. New Windsor Md
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NOTICE.

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 on hand and
furnish all kinds of Building Lumber and
Coal, at the Old Yards in Westminster, Nd,
and hope, that by strict attention to business
and with desire to please, we shall continue
to have our share of the trade.
feb28. ls85tf Z. LYNCH & SON.
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MORTGAGE SALE
H1 OF
A VALUABLE FARM,
Near Eldersburg, il Carroll County, N

A VALUABLE FARM,
Near Eldersburg, il Carroll County, Nd.
By virtue Of a power of attorney contained
in mortgage from Catharine Ritter and John
b. Ritter her husband, to Levi u. Condor,
dated August 18th, 1880, and recorded among
the Real Estate Mortgage Records OF Carroll
county, in Liber F. T. S. No. Is, Folio 206,
&c, and assigned on August oath, 1850, to
Jacob NJ. Zimmerman and Louis IL. Shultz,
which assignment is recorded at the foot of
the record of the mortgage, the undersigned,
attorney named in the mortgage, will sell at
Public Auction, on the premises, on
TUESDAY, JUNE 10Th, 1886,
at u o'clock noon, all that valuable farm
containing about
1888 ACRES OF LAND,
known as the Ritter Farm, and now occupied
by Samuel Belt, Esq, lying in Carroll coun-
ty, on the northern side of the old Bartholow
road, about five miles from Sykesville and
two miles from Eldersburg, and adjoining the
lands of 4. p Gordon Cumming, Reuben
Poole, Stephen Shipley, Oliver P. Bucking-
| ham and others, and more particularly de-
scribed in the deed from said Condor and wife
to said Catharine Ritter of even date with said
mortgage, and duly recorded among the land
records of Carroll county.
This farm is well watered, lying on Nor
gan's Run, and contains young orchard of
choice fruit, and about twenty-five acres in
wood. 1t is improved by
brick and stone dwelling house AAA-A
containing nine rooms, a large ~ smS&
| log barn, corn house, wagon
house, smoke house and dairy. There are
two wells of good water on the farm. and its
location is convenient to churches, schools,
and mills, and is within easy reach of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Terms of Sale.-One-third cash, the bal
ance in six and twelve months, or all cash at
the purchasers option, the credit payments
to bear interest from the day of sale and to be
secured to the satisfaction ofthe undersigned.
A cash deposit of 500 will be required of
the purchaser at the time of sale.
SAMUEL d. SCHMUCKER,
Attorney named in the mortgage,
40 Lexington, Street, Baltimore, Md.
/ E.tc
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CLASS NIGHT.

On Monday night the sky was threatening,
hut Windsor Hall, at the college, was filled
to hear the. Cass.day Exercises. The Presi-
dent of the united classes of 'SG, was W. W..
Room. of New Windsor, and he conducted
the exercises in a felicitous manner. The
Historian, Miss Lucy Duckett, of South
River, Nd, is an excellent reader and gave
the history of each member during their
entire STAY at the college in very witty man
ner. The Prophecies, Miss M. Bessie Jelly,
of New Windsor, foretold the future life,
heroic deeds and fame of each member OF the
class in a poetic, and at the same time, very
humorous manner Her voice is not so
strong as her fathers, but is musical and clear.
The Secretary, Miss Annie Miller, of Wash
inpton, n. j., gave in her own quaint way,
the proceeding of the numerous and stormy
meetings of the class during its whole course.
Her reading, too, was excellent. The Treas
urer. Miss Mabel Henshaw, of Hedgesville,
w. Va, proved herself financier of the
first water. Notwithstanding the enormous
sums paid by the class for favors of different
members of the faculty and each other, there
was a balance in the treasury, at the end OF
their course, sufficient to purchase dazzling
present for "Grover and Frances" when
thew return from their honeymoon recrea-
tions. The Critic, Miss Bessie L Kincheloe,
of Clifton Station, Va, characterized each
member of the class in an amusing manner,
and read the Glass Poem. Degrees and Di-
nlomas of ludicrous names, size and shape
were then conferred by the President of the
Glass, to the great amusement of the audi
ence, and closed the three hours entertain
ment with the funniest valedictory we have
listend to for many day.
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At PRIVATE sALE.-The under
IA signed will offer at private sale Peer
less Engine, 10-horse power, in good order;
new Masselou Thrssher No. 6, 81 inch CYL
inder, in good condition. Also Saw Mil
of the Geiser Manufacturing Company, extra
heavy, in good running order. Can be run
by steam or water.
MARTHA Z. H0lLINGSWORTH,
may 22:4t Glen Falls, Carroll county, Md.
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commencem emit at New windsor college.

Reported Tor the DemOcratlc Advocate
The exercises of the annual commencement
of New Windsor College have been ended,
and with them ends bright chapter in its
checkered history. 1t is with a glowing pride
that New Windsor can now point to an insti-
tuition which has steadily advanced in merit
and usefulness, and to note one of the most
forcible examples of honest toll with pal
pable success. The worthy President spares
no pains, in any department, to strengthen
its claims as a thorough and model seat of
learning, and year by year to distend its in
tellectual horizon. The appreciation of this
vigorous effort on his part by the community
at large can in no way, and at no time, be
more evident than by the great attendance at
these annual exercises. On Sunday morning,
June 9th, the Baccalaureate Sermon was de-
livered by the President, Rev. A. NJ. Jelly,
d. D., at the Presbyterian Church. After
reading the morning lesson, John 9th, he an
nounced the text, 18th verse of same chapter
feather up the fragments that remain, that
nothing be lost During this able discourse
of about forty minutes the large audience was
held in rapt attention. The speaker, reallz-
ing his responsibility as an instructor, spoke
with such earnestness and enthusiasm as must
necessarily cling to those whom he addressed.
In the discourse we found evidence of thor
ough research, mature conclusions, and the
Str1cteSt adherence 10 thesis. DurIeHucIiuS
himself to the theme selected, he touched the
responsive key of his audience with God-hke
truths and courtly eloquence.
In the evening an address was delivered
before the Christian Association by the Rev.
J. E. Moffatt, of Cumberland, Nd, from
Eccl 9:1O-s'Work for Workers" After
PRAYER offered by Rev. j. g. Lambert, the
large audience listened most attentively to a
sermon directed to the slothful, both physi
cally and spiritually, and the speaker did not
lose his aim, but sent every word to the heart.
Although a stranger among us, Mr.. Moffatt
won many friends who earnestly desire his
early return The music at both services was
under the efficient direction of Prot. Fell, OF
the College, with Mrs. Allen Hibberd as or
fganist.
lis due that honorable mention be made
Of the most handsome display of flowers and
ferns in the church, by the ladies. Beautiful
lilies and foliage adorned the pulpit, while
from the chancel there breathed up an odor
as devout and sweet
ssAs the incense that rises from sacred cup
And mixes with music"
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No notes, no assessments, prompt settle
ments and lowest rates in best companies.
Office on Liberty street, opposite depot, West
JAMES SHRIVER,
Insurance Agent, representing Continental
of New York, Western Assurance of Toronto.
jan16 86:1y
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ANNUAL ADDRESS.

T. The annual address before the 1lIerary DO
cieties was delivered by the Rev. Wayland d.
Ball, of Baltimore, on Wednesday evening
subject, ssThe Necessity of the New Birth as
argued by the Tragedies of Shakespeare. .
This was one of the most eloquent and learned
dissertations ever delivered here, and will long
be remembered. A synopsis would be inter-
esting, but space forbids.
COMMENCEMENT.
The commencement proper was held IN
ssCollege Hail. Thursday evening at O. clock.
Before seven o'clock the hall was crowded,
even the vestibules After brilliant instrn.
mental ouartette, "Un Ballo in Maschera,
(Leyback), by Bessie jelly Kate Woodall,
Mary Courtney and Mr.. w. W. Roop, an
appropriate prayer was offered by the Key
d. M. Browning, pastor of the village M. E.
Church.
The salutatory (second honor, was then
given by Miss NJ. Bessie Jelly, OF New
Windsor College, in soft, clear melodlous
voice, and received its hearty need OF ap-
proval. This was followed by an overture by
the orchestra, of Frederick city, which the
class provided for this occasion. Next came
an ESSAY. by Miss Lucy S. Duckett, of South
River, Md. Her subject was-"After Long
Years. and was composition of real merit:
The instrumental Duet, ''La Traviata,
(Sydney Smith, followed this. Next came
the honorary essay, third honor, by Miss
Mabel Henshaw, of Hedgesville, W.. Va;
Her subject was ''valley of Science" and
was, in every way, an accomplished produe;,,
ton. The vocal Duet, "Ai Nostri Monti,
III. Travatore), by Prof. Fell and Miss B.
Jelly, was admirably rendered.
The prize essay, ''Coriolanusp first honor
divided, by Miss Bessie I. Kincheloe, of
Clifton, Va, was then read in excellent man
ner and voice. The valedictory-femal col
lege-(frst honor divided) was then given by
Miss Annie Miller, of Washington, N. j.
Her style and manner would indicate an
older head than hers. The instrumental solo,
sSecond Polonaise'' Liszt), was gem of
music, rendered by'a proficient.
Mistress of Polite Literature M. ?. L. and
the usual diploma on the following Young
ladies': Misses Lucy Sellman Duckett, Mabel
Henshaw, M. Bessie Jelly, Bessie 1. Kin
cheloe and Annie Miller. The degree of A.
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SOIREE.

The soiree, on Tuesday night, held in Wind
sor Hall, was opened with a greeting and
chorus, by band of singers, well drilled, and
the large audience applauded them heartily.
The names on the program are SO numerous
that it would take column for them alone,
and therefore, we are obliged to omit many
well worthy of mention. 1t was announced
that the President prizes for the best grafton,
and the best speaker, would be awarded on
s.Soiree night As indicated on the pro.
gram, the following young gentlemen entered
the list as competitors II. Z. Bigham, Bal
tiuiore; Geo. B. Englar, New Windsori W.
W. Hitchcock, Harrisonvllle, Nd; j. Ensor,
New Windsor; |. J. McCurdy, Woodsboro,
Md; and w. C. Henry, Washington, d. e.
These gentlemen acquitted themselves with
credit in turn, and waited with expectation
for the decision of the judges, who were of
their own selection, viz: j. +: Burlington,
M. D., Judge L. P. Sliugluff, New Windsor;
and Jno. Milton, Esq, Hamilton, Va.
The "See Saw Waltz was an attractive
feature of the evening, and highly entertained
the audience The French play, lie Bour-
eeois Gentilhomme, was admirably sustained
throughout, and called forth favorable com
ment and enthusiastic applause. The tab
leaux were all beautiful, selected with taste
and admirably presented. The essay ,hest
Is Rust, by w. w. DrauioIui 9oS.uSe"i
Md. won the prize offered by F. j. Devilbiss.
For this prize there we're ten competitors
during the year. The essays were submitted
to committee, and ''Braddie' carried the
prize to Hartford county. Yet, 1t is due to
saw. that votes were cast for nearly all the
competitors. The chorus, march OF Men OF
Hariick," by the vocal class, was good.
| "Mother Goose and her Household, intro
duced twenty characters and commanded the
hest attention of the house from beginning to
end. and was warmly applauded. The vocal
ouartette. s'Sweet Dream land Faces" was
excellent, and worthy of all the praise be-
slowed. and less could not be said of the In
strumental quartette which preceded 1T. The
instrumental solo, by W. w. Roop, was hrst-
class ''The Gypsy Chorus" by the vocal
class, was gem in its way. Hamlet and
Playersr was in every way a success, and
was received with enthusiasm.
The prizes were then awarded as follows
Presidents Prize for best Grafton to W. w.
| Hitchcock, Jacksonville, Md; President
nrize for best speaker, to John Ensor, New
Windsor;residentp physician prize for greatest
progress in English studies for middle year, tc
| Miss Minnie Owen, Norfolk, Va; Anonymous
nrize for greatest improvement in composition
middle YEAR,, to Miss Mary Ewing, Cecil co.,
| Md: f. j. Deyilbiss' prize for best English
! COMPOSITION, of undergraduates, to W. W.
Bradford, Aberdeen, Nd; Principals prizes
for greatest improvement in penmanship II
preparatory school, primary school and female
college, were awarded respectively to Estor
r. P1gh, Centreviile, Nd; Robert Weaver,
burg, ". Va. The entertainment was con
Guided with magnificent presentation OF the
sGoddess of Liberty"
!
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T11RE INSURANCE.

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The Press., 1886-04-29

They also raised flax, which was broken and hatcheled by hand, and spun and wove in the house, and cilled tow. This wa5 made into shirts for the men and boys, and tunics for the women and girls. They also made their own sewing silk, but the process was so long l will not take the space here to explain. How the women of those days could find time to do all these things and bake, wash, iron, mend and care for their large families, is a ques- ton much easier to ask than to answer. When beef was killed the hide was taken to the tanner, and after a years time it came out good leather, and Peter Dene- mon would come around in the fall with his kit of tools aud make pair of shoes for each one of the family, whether they were few or many.
 People found time to call upon their neighbors in those days, but these were none of the stiff formal calls of the present day, but will have to defer description of them to some future time, as see wis. ions of the waste-basket ahead. In clos ing allow me to suggest that others who have lived in the past write up historical incidents of the different families who have lived in Wilmington and the surrounding towns, and send them to the obliging ed- itor of The Press, and thus preserve much valuable history that would otherwise be lost, for-Tempora mutantur ct nor muta- mur inillis
The Press., 1886-04-29

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 When Bill received this information,
 He used his pocket handkerchle
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 Which my poor nanny taught to me. Make haste, make haste," says guzzling
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 While Jack pulled out his snickersnee.
 A PUBLIC oBENEFACTIoN.-How to laundry linen as it is done in Troy N. Y has been kept secret long enough it and should be done i'll every family. The ELASTIC STARCH is the only starch in the United States that is put up by who have prac tical knowledge of the laundry profession: It re- quires cooking, keeps the iron from sticking and cuffs and collars that stiffness and beautiful polish they ave when new, which, everybody knows keeps them clean twice as long Beware Sf mutations See that the name J. c. HUBINGERs & BRO., New Haven, Conn.,, is on every package.
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