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SKULL FRACTURED.

On Thursday evening of last week, Andrew
J. Stone, mason by trade, living near Union
town, was knocked senseless with base ball
bat by Harry Stultz. The affair occurred at
Shorb's saloon at Uniontown.
Stone began quarrel with Harry Stultz,
and the latter went out of the saloon. Geo.
Stultz, brother of Harry, took up the quarrel
for his brother, it is said, and while he and
Stone were quarreling, Stone, it is alleged,
drew a revolver. While Stone had his revol-
yer out, cooked and pointed toward George,
who was behind tree, Harry Stultz came up
behind him and knocked him down with base
ball bat, and the pistol discharged as he fell.
Stone was carried to his home, and remained
unconscious for about twenty four hours-un-
til 8 O'Clock Friday afternoon. DIR. George
Martin is attending him, but he is still in a
precarious condition, his skull being fractured.
Harry and George Stultz were arrested on
Tuesday evening and brought to Jail here.
On Wednesday they had hearing before
Justice Mikesell, when George was discharged
and Harry was released on 500 bail. TWAS
in evidence that Stone skull is not fractured.
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DUBLIC SALE
OF
VALUABL LIE LAND.

By virtue of the last will and testament of
James Williams, deceased, and by virtue of
an order of the Orphans Court of Carroll
county, the undersigned as Executors, will
sell at public sale, on the premises, near
Smallwood, on
SATURDAY, the 18th DAY OF MAY, 1886,
at l o'clock, p. M, the following valuable
tracts of lands:
Lot No. contains % acres and % perehes;
about half in oak and chestnut timber.
Lot No. 2 contains ID acres, 2 roods and 10
perches; about A acres in timber.
Lot No. contains 16 acres and u perches,
fronts on the Deer Park road, and has about
4 acres in timber
Lot No. contains 16 acres, rood and 6
perches; about ? acres in timber.
A plat will be exhibited on the day of sale
These lots adjoins each other and will be
sold separately or together, as may be desired
They are well watered, under good fencing,
and the cleared land is in good state of cul-
tivation.
This property is about four miles from West
minister, on the Deer Park road, in the midst
of highly improved section of the county,
convenient to churches, schools, mills and
postofices, and adjoins the lands of Mrs.
Anthony Arnold, John Williams and others.
There are no buildings but there are several
fine building sites on the property.
Persons wishing to examine either of the
above lots can call on David D. Byers, near
Smallwood, or on Burgess N. Williams, near
Shipley postoffice.
7erms-One-thir of the purchase money
to be paid in cash on the day of sale, or on
the ratification of the same; one-third in one
year, and the remaining one-third in two
years from the day of sale; the credit pay
ments to be secured by the notes of the pur-
chaser or purchasers, with approved security,
bearing interest from the day of sale.
DAVID u. BYERS, pz
BURGESS N. WILLIAMS, Executors
apr 24:ts P. A. Gorsuch, Auctioneer.
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THE DUST.


Isn't it strange, Messrs. Editors, that with
an abundant supply of water in Westminster,
the streets are permitted to become so intol-
erably dusty that, with every passing vehicle,
n cloud of it arises to stife all who are ex-
posed to it.
If It were known how deleterious to health
this dust is, certainly there would be some
effort made to keep it down, especially as
those who pay for water privileges have the
means at hand, if they would only use them.
The breathing of dust is injurious to the lungs
and also to the head, and is productive of
disease TO those vital and delicate organs.
Cough, catarrh and lung fever are the conse-
quences, often, of breathing an atmosphere
loaded with dust, especially such dust as is
found in our main thoroughfare, composed,
as it is, of limestone thoroughly pulverized,
combined with animal impurities, in which
lurk the germs Of disease. If our citizens
would sprinkle Understandings, twice day,
how easy it would be to keep down the dust.
Not sluice the street with water until 1t be-
comes mudpuddle, but sprinkle it gently,
so as to lay the dust without converting 1t
into mud. An absurd idea has obtained some
currency that to sprinkle the street will pro-
duce malaria There might be some reason
in this if the streets were kept muddy all the
time. but that is not the object of sprinkling.
The object is to keep the dust sufficiently
damp to prevent it from flying whenever a
horse and carriage passes over it, and to keep
it from agitation by the wind. How easily
this could be done, if the citizens would CO.
operate with each other. The custom would
soon become easy for all to sprinkle together
in the morning, and again towards evening"
and let it be understood that none should use
water enough to turn the street dust into mud.
In this way the health and comfort of all
would be promoted, and the people who come
in from the country would not be compelled
to pass through clouds of dust. MEpIous.
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SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

The School Board met on Monday, Sd in
slant, all the members being present.
Columbus Cover requested assistance IN
the erection of a new school house near the
junction of the Westminster and Liberty
roads in the 9th district.
Petitions requesting change of trustees at
various schools we're considered. The fol-
lowing changes were madeI
FIRST DIsTRIcT-Piney Creek.-Benjamin
Bowers in place of Richard Hill.
Walnut Grove.-Samuel Slaugenhaupt in
place of Alexander McNair.
Oak Grove.-Jacob Marker in place of
Henry Eek.
tin's-David Foreman in place of Val
entine Hartman.
THIRD DIsTRIcT-Mount Peasant.-Wm.
John Biggs, Augustus Stonesfer and Michael
Yingling, in place of the old Board.
Erb' s.-David Stonesifer in place of Jesse
Lemon.
FOURTH DIsTRIcT-Sandy Mount.-Wm.
Tanner in place of VIM. A. Bush.
Deer Park.-Elias B. Arnold in place of
Henry Wardenfelt.
FIFTH D1srRIcr- Oakand.-P. Haight in
place of VIM. Baesman.
Stony Ridge.-Chas. Oursler and Oetavius
Devries in place of George NJ. Burnham aud
Woodbine.-Samuel F. Hess in place of
Elisha Young.
MechanicsviIle.- Shipley and John
O, Devries in place of Adolphus Chenoweth
and John Barnett.
SIXTH DIsTRIcr-Millers. WIN. Richard
in place of John P. Frank.
Ebbvale-Noah Sullivan in place of Corne-
Illus Wentz.
SEVENTH DIsTR1cT-West End.-John T..
0rndorff in place of Nelson Gilbert.
Warieldsburg. -Wm. A. Roop in place of
Albinus Poole.
EIGHTH DISTRICT = Greenmount.-Ja
N. Dehoff, d. Garrett and Henry NJ. Men
chey.
NINTH DIsTRIcT-Parr's Ridge.-Joab
Brown in place of Gustavus Dorsey.
Pine 0rchard.-Jacob Stimmel in place of
David Cover.
Win6eld.-Howard NJ. Zile, John Stem and
James Easton.
TENTH T-Middleburg.-D. Lynn
in place of Frank Green.
ELEVENTH DIsTR1cT-New Windsor.-Jno.
Lambert in place of j. W. Englar.
TWELFTH DIsTRIoT-M iddletown.--E 1,
Smith, David II. Wilhelm and John G. Wright
in place of the old Board.
In all other places the old trustees were
continued
The next meeting will be on Monday, 9th
of Nav
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DIED,

In Baltimore, Md, on May o, 1886, Louis
T. Veitch, in the 44th year of his age. Fun
eral from the residence of his father-in-law,
Andrew Woods, New Windsor, on Sunday
afternoon, May 9, at l o'clock.
On April 9th, 1886, near Taneytown, this
county, Elsie May Crabbs, aged yea- and 3
days.
On May Ord, 1886, near Taneytown, this
county, David Martin, aged "a years, 2 months
and days.
Near Carrolton, this county, on May 4,
1886, Joseph F. Arbaugh, aged 30 years,
months and ? days. May he rest in peace.
Farewell to all near and dear,
know you'd to.love keep me here;
But Jesus calls. must obey,
And angels welcome me away.
Weep not for me, I'm going home,
You know how | did suffer here,
You know that endured much pain,
And that your loss is my great gain,
IT'S true left you here to mourn,
And never shall to you return;
But if you're faithful to the end
The God of love will be your friend.
Dearest brother thou hast left us,
We thy loss most deeply feel;
But It's God that hath bereft us
He can all our sorrows heal
BY HIS SISTER. A. c. HoucK.
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1t is very seldom that April gives us so
much warm and growing weather like the one
Just past Vegetation at the first of this month
was at least fully ten days ahead of the usual
spring. Corn planting is going on vigorously
now.
On Tuesday of last week the remains of
Mrs. Jacob L. Nall were inferred in the
barying ground of the NJ. Z. Church at Beth
ell. The funeral sermon was preached by the
Rev. Mr.. Browning, of New Windsor, to a
very large congregation of relatives and
friends.
Jesse t. Wilson, one of our worthy citizens,
is quite sick with complication of diseases.
Drs Franklin and Brown are attending him.
His son Willie, who was going to school at
Bridgewater, Virginia, was telegraphed to
come home. At this writing Mr.. Wilson has
somewhat recovered, but is not out OF danger.
One day last week Nathan E., better known
as Dock Franklin, while working in piece
of new ground, heard a rafting noise in some
leaves. On looking around he discovered
not far from him large black snake about
five feet long, which seemed to be trying to
get away Mr.. Franklin picked up piece
of wood and struck the snake, breaking its
back. He then saw why the snake could not
get away. The big snake had swallowed
another snake, except portion of the tail,
which had coiled around a small bush. Both
were killed. As snake stories are generally
little hard to believe some may have their
doubts as to the truth of this one, but Mr..
Franklin says he can prove this to be true.
Quite a lot of fish were caught out of Sam S
Creek this spring, some being fines ones.
The Dunkard brethren have organized their
Sunday School at the Sans Creek Meeting.
house for the summer. Samuel Hofe and
Ephraim Stoffer are the superintendent.
The Methodist people at Bethel have also
elected their Sunday School officers for the
ensuing summer Isaiah Devilbiss, superin-
tendent; Joseph Stem, assistant, and Ezra
Stem, secretary.
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Burns Post, G. A. R., will meet at their
hall this Saturday evening at 7.30 o'clock,
for the purpose of making arrangements for
the observance of memorial day.
Ground was broken on Monday morning
for the foundation for the other half of Ward
Hall, at Western Maryland College. 1t is
proposed to have the building completed by
the beginning of the fall term in September.
Mr.. Nathaniel Ramsey Waters, writer
and literateur of some note, who has spent
several summers in this city, died in Balti-
more on Thursday. He left paper request
ing that no clergyman should take part in his
funeral.
Sheriff John I. Lynch received descrip-
ton on Thursday morning, of the man who
stole the colt of John W. Rhine, of Pine
Orchard, Howard county, and burned his
barn on the 10Th of April last. While read
ing the description he noticed a stranger on
the opposite side of the street who closely
answered the description. He took him in,
and detective Freeburger and another officer
came here in the evening to see if he was the
individual wanted, but he proved not to be,
and was discharged.
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ORPHANS, COURT.

Monday, May S.--John j. Feeser, admin,
istrator of Samuel Feeser, deceased, returned
list of sales of goods and chattels.
Philemon H Welsh, Jr., administrator du-
rante minoritate of Philemon w. Welsh, ST.,
deceased, returned inventory of goods and
ehattels and received order to notify creditors.
Jacob S. Bankert, administrator W. a. OF
Sarah Blocher, deceased, returned inventory
of goods and chattels.
Ephraim w. Stoner, executor OF Mary A.
Engel, deceased, settled LIST account.
Martha E. Hollingsworth, administrative of
John H. Hollingsworth, deceased, late exc
cutor of Susan Hollingsworth, deceased, re.
turned for deceased executor inventories OF
of goods and chattels and real estate OF SAID
Susan Hollingsworth, deceased.
Martha Z. Hollingsworth, administrative of
John H. Hollingsworth, deceased, returned
inventory of goods and chattels and received
order to sell goods and chattels and order to
notify creditors.
Peter Engel, administrator d. b. n. c. t. a:
of Charles W. Franklin, deceased, settled I'd
and final account.
Daniel Walker, administrator of Catharine
Walker, deceased, settled LIST and final ac-
count.
Emory C. Chenoweth, administrator d. b.
n. 9. (. of John B. Chenoweth, deceased, re-
turned list of sale OF bank stock, and settled
LIST and final account.
Emory C. Chenoweth. administrator Of
Sarah b. Chenoweth, deceased, returned list
of sales of goods and chattles aud settled frs.
and final account.
The last will and testament of Perry King,
deceased, was admitted to probate and letters
testamentary granted to Lewis N. Bale.
Ellen n. Matthias, administrative W. a. of
Elias H. Matthias, deceased, settled LIST and
final account.
Tuesday, May 4.-Distpibution among cred
itors of Henry Gettier, deceased, finally rati-
fed.
Samuel S. Warehime, executor of John
Warehime, deceased, returned additional list
of sales of personal property and settled LIST
final and account
Elias F. Bankert, administrator of Henry
Writ Burgoon, deceased, returned inventory
of goods and chattels, and received order to
sell goods and chattels and order to notify
creditors.
Daniel S. Coonan, executor of Joshua
Wisner, deceased. returned inventory ofgoods
aud chattels and received order to notify
creditors.
james A. c. Bond was appointed guardian
to Upton S. Hayden, and settled LIST account.
Report of sale Of leasehold property of
Usher Clabaugh, deceased. finally ratified.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Centenary NJ. Z. Church, May 9.-Preach-
ing at 10. 80 a. m. by the pastor, followed by
the Holy Communion. Preaching at 100 p.
N, by Rev. John Lanahan, D. D., presiding
Elder. Sabbath School at a. m. Young
peoples meeting at $50 p. m. All are in
vited. GEO. W. HEYDE, Pastor.
The Holy Communion will be celebrated at
Baust Church on next Sunday morning at 10
o'clock. Services will be conducted by Rev.
H. Ditzler, of Taneytown.
First quarterly meeting for New Windsor
Circuit NJ. E. Church at Stone Chapel, Sat
urday and Sunday, May and 9. Or. Lana
han will preach. Meeting all day ca Sunday.
Also, allday Saeramental meetings, as follows:
Ebenezer, Sunday, May 23d; Bethel, May
90th; Bethesda, June 9th; Salem, June 18th.
D. NJ. BROWNING, Pastor,
Rev, j. A. Bauman, member of the Senior
Glass of the Theological Seminary, Lancaster,
Pa, will preach in the Reformed Church at
Taneytown on next Sunday, in the morning
and evening.
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DAY POST OFFICE ITEMS.

At Morgan Chapel, the church at Day, on
Sunday morning last, the Rev. MIR. Smith,
after the close of well attended Sunday
School, addressed quite large and attentive
audience upon the subject of our Lord $ con-
versation with the woman of Samaria at
Jacobs well. The next regular Methodist
preaching day, May 10th, the services will be
at 2. 80 OF clock in the afternoon, to accommo-
date the Presiding Elder, who will preach at
that hour; and also at 7.30 the same evening.
The Sunday following, a. M. will be the
regular day for the German Baptist preaching.
The face of nature here is charming now.
The fine weather induced some of the
farmers to plant corn in April. Oats came
up finely, there being no rain since the sow
ing to beat and harden the ground-the
weather being as exceptionally dry now as 1t
was wet few weeks since. Wheat is hold
ing its own well, promising bountful har-
vest; the half of which will pay for the ferti-
lizer, The other half contingent expenses, and
the farmer will have the straw to boot-per-
haps.
The question is being asked us, if the late
Act of Assembly protecting squirrels, includes
with the gray squirrel, his first cousln the
red squirrel, and his next nearest of kin, the
ground squirrel, who chuckles when he
encounters us, and protects himself by going
down in the ground where he has hidden away
q lot of our corn for winter use, with enough
chestnuts for holidays, which he will enjoy in
safety, unheeding his importance as factor
in the problem of progression. But there
need be no fear that the Act will be misap-
pretended.
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SHERIFF's SALE.

By virtue of a writ of feri facias, issued out
of the Circuit Court for Carroll county, at the
suit of Hannah Belt, assignee Of George w.
Horner, against the goods and chattels, lands
and tenements of Philip Smith and Hannah
Smith, and to me directed, l have seized and
taken in execution all the right, title, claim,
interest and estate, at law and in equity, of
the said Philip Smith and Hannah Smith, in
and to the following property, viz: All that
part of tract of land called Flag Meadow"
situate, lying and being in Carroll county, in
the State of Maryland, containing
TWO ACRES OF LAND, MORE or LESS,
which was conveyed to the said Philip Smith
by Eurith Barnes by deed dated March 3lst,
1865, and recorded among the Land Records
of Carroll county in Liber W. A. Mex, No.
80, folio 123, &C., saving and excepting one
acre of land, more or less, conveyed by said
Philip Smith and others to Josephine Mann
by deed dated December Dad, 1881, and re-
corded among the Land Records of Carroll
county in Liber F. T. s., No. Sc, folio 3S7,
&c. | hereby give notice that
THE 18TH DAY OF MAY, 1886,
at 8 o'clock, p. M, at the Court Honse door,
in the city Of Westminster, will offer the
above property, so seized and taken in execu-
ton, at public sale, to the highest bidder, for
cash. JOHN L. LYNCH,
.apr24,ts Sheriff.
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NEW WINDSOR ITEMS.
Destruction of Phosphate Factory-Enjoyable
Hop-Corporation Election.

Early Sunday morning our people were
rudely awakened from their peaceful slumbers
by the alarm of fire. The fertilizer factory
and warehouse of D. II. Maynard were dis
covered to be in flames, and by the time the
citizens arrived on the scene three buildings
were burning fercely, and nothing could be
done to save them. The buildings, being
merely frame structures, burned very rapidly,
and the fourth one would have undoubtedly
followed the others had it not been for the
gallant conduct of Mr.. Gran. Bankerd, who
quickly assembled the steep wooden roof, which
was already on fire. He was followed by
Harvey Bankerd, and from their point of
vantage they extinguished the fire on the cor
nice and kept the building wet. The origin
of the fire is unknown, as there had been no
fire in the building for some time. 1t is sup
posed to have started in loft which was
packed with quantity of hay and straw.
Mr.. Maynard cannot accurately estimate his
loss. He is insured for 81, 100 in the Balti-
more County Company, and for 1,500 in the
Carroll County Company.
c. E. Norris gave a complimentary hop to
the young people on Wednesday night. 1t
was a grand and decided success, being the
most ENJOYABLE of the season. The music was
rendered in fine style by three Italians, and
even the older people could not resist their
bewitching strains. At the conclusion of the
evenings enjoyment Mr.. Norris made few
appropriate remarks, and stated that this was
the beginning off series to run through the
summer. His remarks were greeted with ap-
plause and the guests retired.
The corporation election on Monday re-
suited in the choice of Chas. <. Norris, bur-
CESS, and Louis Dielman, James L. Lambert
and Jacob Frownfelt er, commissioners.
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ALMOST A rArAL Acc1pENr.

On Tuesday morning, about IL o'clock,
Thomas Harris, who was formerly connected
with the Carroll House, this city, under the
proprietorship of Mrs. Green, met with Sc
we're accident in this city. Harris is now en-
gagged in farming in the upper part of Balti-
more county, near the Carroll line, and came
here with a three-horse team after some fur
niture. Just after turning into the Manches-
ter road, on his way home, the horses started
to run, and Harris fell from his horse. A
horse trod on one of his arms, and wheel
struck his head, tearing the scalp loose. The
wound is several inches long. Had his head
been an inch or two further in the track of
the wagon, his skull would have been crushed.
The wound is severe, as it is. and he had a
narrow escape from death. He was taken to
the Eastern Hotel, where his wounds we're
sewed up by DIR. L. NJ. Bot, andin the after
noon he was removed to the residence of
Of Mrs. Green, his mother-in- law, at the West
End, this city.
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TO R S A L E.

Nice Little Home, one mile 81 IN IN If5SSN
from Westminster 60 acres of 1880
prime land, good brick house; price, $500.
245 acres prime land; elegant buildings; II
miles from Baltimore, near railroad; price
$4,000. 100 acres of same farm would be
sold with good dwelling, &C.; price $1,000.
101 acres on the W. NJ. r. R., near Enks
burg station. Buildings fair; 20 acres timber;
land of good quality and in good condition.
Price $50 per acre.
Twenty acres good land, good buildings,
near Westminster, 81, 800.
One hundred acres, best quality of land, p
miles from Westminster; buildings only fair,
good water, &C.; price, $500.
Small home, acres, 8 miles from town;
good new house, fruit, &C.; 500.
Splendid farm, near Bridgeport, Nd, III
acres, good land; about 20 acres good timber,
large house and barn, all in good order; near
schools, store, mill, postofices &c; price, S45
per acre.
Forty-seven acres of prime land, near West
minister, on which there is a fine building
site; $4,000
Ten acres, finely situated on turnpike road;
would make choice home; $1,000.
Brick house and lotin Westminster; 81 200.
Double brick house and lot in Westmin-
ster; $500.
Also, some fine pasture lots, ranging from
2 to acres, adjoining Westminster.
For particulars call on or address
feb13,tf E. LYNCH, Westminster, Md.