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Aueust Term of Court.

The August term of the Circuit Court began
on Monday last, with Judge John E. Smith
on the bench. Judge l. Thomas Jones, who
has recovered from an attack of rheumatism,
arrived on Wednesday, and was also on the
bench.
On Monday Henry Poole and Daniel Burns
were appointed bailiffs at the gates.
The docket, containing 60 originals, 296
trials and AZ appeals was called, and a num-
Der on the trial docket were placed on the
stet docket, judgments entered by default, &c,
after which Chas. 7. Reifsnider moved the
admission of J. Milton Reifsnider, student
in the Office of Reifsnider Il Fink for more than
81 years, to the bar A committee of exam
ination, consisting of Jas. A. G. Bond and
Joseph NJ. Parke, examined Mr.. Reifsnider,
after which, on recommendation of said COM
mittee, Mr.. Reifsnider was sworn in as an
attorney Of the court. Mr.. Reifsnider ac-
quilted himself creditably before q number of
the members and spectators who were present
at the time.
But little was done on Tuesday. and on
Wednesday the land damage case of Western
MARYLAND Railroad VS.. Jesse Fl. Murray was
taken up. In this case jury of condemna-
ton awarded damages at 81, 900 on lot along
the Western Maryland Railroad on the out
skirts of Westminster, which is wanted by the
Railroad Company, and owned by the said
Murray. The case was concluded on Thurs
day noon, and held sub curia. Court ad-
iourned at the conclusion of the case.
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CLAY PIGEONS AND GLASS BALLS.
Contest Between the Baltimore and Westmin'
ster Gun Clubs-Westminster Comes
off Second Rest.

About twenty members Of the Baltimore
Gun Club came to Westminster on Friday OF
last week at the invitation of the Westminster
Gun Club, and were cordially received and
handsomely entertained by the home club at
n dinner at John Christmas Hotel. After
dinner team of ten from each club engaged
in three shooting contests, two at clay pigeons
and one at glass balls, in all of which the
visitors we're victorious. The shooting took
place about half mile north of town, just
beyond Crowrs ice cream factory, and the
affair attracted large crowd of spectators.
The victory of the Baltimore Gun Club was
not so great as merely casual observance OF
the score taken as total would seem to IN
dictate. Each contestant fired twenty five
shots at fifteen clay pigeons and ten glass
balls, twirled and thrown from their respec-
tive traps. Denny, alone, Of the Baltimore
Club, did better work than Roop and Harry
Gist, and only gained one point more, he
making twenty one out of possible twenty
five, and the others twenty each. The aver
age hits of the seven highest of the West
minister Club about equal the average OF the
Baltimore ten. The Baltimore team was
selected from club of forty five, while the
Westminster team was selected from club OF
not more than fifteen. The superior guns
used by the the visitors, also largely helped
their score.
Had Roberts, Reifsnider and Englar made
their usual score, the victors would have had
few points to their credit
The score follows, out of possible 20:
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TRUSTEES SALE
OF
VALUABLE WOOD LOTS,
Near Mt. Airy, Carroll County, Md.

By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county in Equity, passed in
cause No. 2202 Equity, wherein Milton
B. S. Bussard and others are compliments
and Charles Fl. Berry and others are defend
ants, the undersigned, trustee appointed in
said cause, will sell at public sale, at Mount
Airy, Carroll county, on
Wednesday, the 18th day Of September, 1886,
at ? o'clock, P. NJ, all those three Wood
Lots lying on the Parrsville Road, about one
or one and quarter miles from Mount Airy
Lot No. /, containing u ACRES, Roods
and Is Perches of Land, more or less.
Lot No. 2, containing II ACRES Roods
and IA Perches of Land. more or less.
Lot No. 8, containing "a ACRES, Roods
and "a Perches of Land, more or less.
Terms of Sale as prescribed by the decree,
are :-One-t third cash on the day of sale or
upon the ratification thereof by the Court;
the balance of the purchase money to be paid
in two equal payments of one and two years
from the day of sale and to be secured by the
notes of the purchaser or purchasers bearing
interest from the day of sale, and secured to
the satisfaction of the trustee.
JAMES A. C. BOND,
ouo 7.tS Trustee,
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Startling Results.


What startling results one finds in our rail
way statistics We have 100000 miles Of
track-enough to girdle the earth dozen
times, with several thousand miles left for
side tracks. More than half of these lines
were laid down at cost of SC, OOO, OO0, 900
enough to pay the public debt four times over.
There are fifty thousand engines, fifty thous-
and passenger coaches and a million freight
cars, and over four thousand patents have
been taken out for inventions in railway ma
chinery and appliances, Every year three
hundred million tons of freight are carried.
For moving this freight the companies receive
an average of 1.29 cents per ton per mile and
for each passenger carried they get 2.5l cents
per mile. 1t requires half million employees
to run all these roads. And yet it was
only 6fay-six years ago the 2Sth of lust month
that Peter Cooper ran the first steam car from
Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills at the unparal.
leled speed of mile in every four and athird
minute
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MANCHESTER ITEMS.
Series of Robberies in and Around Manchester
other Items

Tuesday night of last week, some parties
entered Mr.. Daniel Bixler's cellar, near Mel
rose, and carried away all the bread, cakes,
pies and other edibles that were in the cellar.
And on the following night probably the
same parties entered Mr.. Emanuel Sheirieh' s
wheelwright shop, in this place, and took
brace and bit and two chisels. They next
went to Mr. j. C. Frankforter's grocery store
and worked their way into the cellar, but
being unable to get into the store room, and
finding nothing in the cellar to suit them, they
left Sheirichs brace and went to New street,
and finding an easy entrance into Mrs. Baum
gartner's cellar, they carried away two jugs
and four bottles of wine. The jugs were
found next morning in Mr.. John +. Pfeiter' S
orchard, with about one fourth of the con-
tents missing from each, but the bottles could
not be found. The next place visited was
Mr.. Ephraim Becker's cellar, about mile
south of town, on the turnpike, and about 4
o. clock in the morning, while trying to break
into Mr.. Hartman Tasto's dwelling, they
aroused the family, and when some of them
got up the thieves decamped.
Mr. George Stambaugh will move to Union
Bridge on Saturday Ito day.
Evangelical Lutheran Sunday School OF
this place will have an excursion over the
Hanover and Baltimore and Hanover and
Gettysburg Railroad to Round Top, Gettys-
burg, on Saturday, the 2lst inst. This ex-
cursion will afford an opportunity to persons
desiring to visit the battlefield, PENNSYLVANIA
College, &C., at exceedingly low rates. The
fare for full tickets from Hampstead will be
rs cents, and children, on all such occasions,
half fare.
Hog cholera is quite prevalent in the neigh
borhood of Melrose. VIM. Crumrine has lost
twelve out of twenty hogs, and expects to lose
all. Jos. James, Phanuel Wantz and others
have also lost hogs from the disease.
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EXECUTORS SALE.
H OF.
VALU A B L E LOT S.

The undersigned, as executors of the last
will and testament of John Davis, and by
virtue of an order of the Orphans Court, will
sell at public sale, on the premises, adjoin-
ing Bird Hill, on
Thursday, September End, 1886,
at o'clock p M, the following property:
LOT NO. 1-Contains Acres; has l !!
story Log Weatherboarded House; fine or
chard of apples.
LOT NO. 2-Contains 6 Acres, one Acre
in timber; story Frame House and back
building with cellar under the whole well in
the yard stable and other outbuildings, fine
fruit.
LOT NO. 3-Contains Acres and
Perches, all excellent timber.
LOT NO. 4-Contains % Acres about one
half timber, balance cleared and in a fine
state of cultivation.
These properties are located in flourish
ing neighborhood, six miles south of West
minister, and are convenient to postoliice,
churches, schools, mills, &c.
TERMS OF SALE:-0ne- third of the purchase
money to be paid in cash on the day of sale,
or on the ratification of the sale by Orphans
Court, one third in one year and the other
one third in two years from sale, with interest
from sale; credit payments to be secured by
notes of purchasers with approved sureties.
VIM. II. DAVIS,
ELIAS n. DAVIS,
aug Z is Executors.
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New Freedom, Pa, Items

Summit Grove Camp Meeting closed on
Tuesday evening with tolerably large crowd.
There are quite number of tent holders still
remaining on the ground. The attendance
was not as large as in previous years. The
attendance of last Sabbath was tolerably good
Mt. Zion Camp Dutch camp commenced
Tuesday, and is expected to be largely at
tended, as usual.
The assertion made in the Hetrick Items
in the Glen Rock Item that Jacob II. La
motto would remove to his farm is not true.
Owing to his condition he will remain where
he is, but it may be that those in the family
who have celibacy in their mind may have
expressed themselves in that way, as usual
thing.
The program for the Literary Society, Aug.
16, is: Grafton by Jacob Minor; select read
ing, Miss Cora Bell Nonemaker; instrumental
duet, Miss Allie Ward and J. H. L. BOYER;
question for discussion, (which is the most
beneficial to his country, the warrior, states
man or poet?'
B. H. Bowser has threshed four acres oil
oats, from which he received 101 bushels,
weighing 48 pounds to the bushel.
Amos Baughman lost a valuable mule on
Wednesday morning.
The harvest sermon will be preached by
DR.. Miller in the Lutheran Church on Sunday
morning. Services in the evening by Rev.
Dreisbaugh in the Reformed Church.
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Business Locals.

A nearly new Domestic Sewing Machine
for sale cheap. Inquire at j. G. Skunk S,
next door to w. B. Thomas.
DR.. Henley's Celery, Beef and Iron COM
bines so many virtues that if the system is not
entirely disabled by disease a practical cure
is sure to follow. 1t is the greatest nervine
known, blood tonic and invigorator. All
druggists sell it.
We have been leaders in low price Fertilizer
for some years. We offer for this fall choice
goods at the following prices: Our Farmers
Reliance at $26. Our Pure Dissolved Bone
Phosphate S23. Our Royal Compound NO.
l grade) at $2l. Call on us before buyin G
your fall fertilizer. N. |. Gorsuch 4 Son. tt
FEED, FEED.
We have on hand and for sale large stock
of Choice Bran, White Middling, Hominy
Chop, Flax and Cotton Seed Meal, all at in
side figures. E. o. Grimes Il Co.
The Farmers Reliance Fertilizer will be of
a better quality then ever this fall. Persons
who desire to use a good and cheap fertilizer
would do well not to engage there fall fertil-
izer until they see US, or our representative,
Mr.. John I. Brown. Prices will be lower
then ever. N. l. Gorsuch & Son. tt
Send to James f. Smith, General Insur-
ance Agent, for terms before renewing or
paying assessments on premium notes. If
you Insure in his Agency no notes are taken
and no assessments are made. Insurance
from one day to 5 years. His rates are the
lowest. feb
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HAMPSTEAD Items.

Owing to the rain on last Saturday the Har-
vest home celebration did not take place as
advertised, and disappointment is a small
word to express the feelings of those inter-
ested.
Heavy rains have washed the roads and
cornfields to some extent.
Potatoes still continue to rot, and we have
concluded not to interfere. Threshing still
continues, and we have heard of several small
crops averaging as much as % bushels per
acre.
Quite a number of our sporting men went
to Arlington, Baltimore county, yesterday
friday to witness the races.
Farmers report splendid a oats crops.
Politics is occupying the attention of the
Baltimore county politician just now, and &C.
casionally one will stray over the line and
charge on our town like Comanche Indian.
We are pleased with the prediction from
Sykesville that old Carroll will get the next
Governor.
Cholera iufantum prevails among small
children at this time.
Phosphate agents have subsidized, and our
farmer friends can now produce a grin.
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Rurglarias.

On Sunday night last the store and ware
house of William L.. Richards, at Patapsco,
was entered by thieves, entrance being effect:
ed by cutting through the store door and
opening it, and then breaking through the
door leading to the warehouse. Only fifty
cents worth of postage stamps were missed,
and as the thieves left their shoes behind
when they left, it is supposed they must have
heard some noise that caused hasty retreat
to avoid anticipated detection.
On the same night, in the same neighbor-
hood, Albert Chewis house was robbed OF a
pair of boots and two pairs of boots and some
butter we're stolen from Carter Taylor's.
Deputy Sheriff Zeiber and Constable Thorn
son went down to the scene of the robberies
on Monday morning to look up the matter.
On their way home they heard that the noto-
rious Dan. Christ was in the neighborhood,
and at once suspected him as the perpetrator.
At Carrollton they learned that Christ had
shortly before their arrival started up the pike
towards this city, and at once started in pur-
suit. They came upon him quickly and rather
surprised Christ who offered no resistance.
Mr.. Zeiber invited him to ride, which offer
he accepted. He knew the officer, but pre-
tended not to, and called Mr.. Zeiher George.
He put on an Indifferent air, but after getting
in the buggy he was told he was under arrest.
Constable Thomson then drove up, and Christ
was brought to Jail here. He framed an ex-
cuse on the way up to get out of the buggy,
but Mr.. Zeiber could not be humbugged, for
he knew Christ too well.
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pars0ua1s.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. Herr are tentlng al
Emory Grove.
Charles B. Roberts.
Mr.. Elias Oursler and wife, of Philadelphia,
are guests of Mrs. Kelly.
MI. TT. Vanderford starts to-day for trip
to the Eastern Shore.
Mai. George c. Wedderburn, of Baltimore,
was in Westminster on Wednesday.
Misses Sallie Sponsler and Katie Wise, oil
Baltimore, are visiting Mrs. U. l.. Reaver.
Rev. S. B. Pond will return home to-day,
and will officiate at Ascension Church to-
morrow.
d O. are visiting at Mr.. VIM. G. Rineharts,
West End.
Mr.. John Leonard an officer at the House
of Correction, is spending his vacation IN
Westminster. ;.
Mr.. William E. Moore, of Baltimore, is
snending his summer vacation in Westminster
with his parents. mn
of Baltimore, are visiting Mrs. Il. W. Norris,
on Church street.
Mr.. George NJ. Pearce and bride returned
from their bridal trip on Tuesday evening,
and are at the City Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs Orlando Reese and children
are spending short Tune at maJnespoio'
Pa, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w: Shriver..
Chas. T. Reifsnider, accompanied 9y MS
son Charles, went to Atlantic City on Thurs,
dav for short soiourn. Jas. A. c. Bond
left for the same resort yesterday. =,
Mr.. Elias Yingling, Of Westminster, will
leave on Monday for Tifin, Ohio, on visit
to DR.. George and Chas. J. Yingling. He
may probably extend his visit to Kansas.
Mrs. DR.. George S. Fouke, of this city,
will leave about the first of September for a
visit to friends at Wheeling, W. Va, and IN
Northern New York. and will be gone about
Quite party left yesterday for Atlantic
City-Charles Schaeffer and wife, Theo. F.
Englar and wife, Samuel Roop and wife, and
A. Il. Huber and wife, all of Westminster |;
Stewart Roberts and wife, Medford !; David
E. Stem and wife, of Sans Creek and
Isaiah Nusbaum and wife, near Sam s Greek.
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syKrsv1LLg ITEMS.
Postmaster Brown Celebrates his 10th Birth
day, and makes it Joyous occasion

Frank Brown, ESQ.,, Postmaster of Baltl-
more, celebrated his fortieth birthday on
Sunday last, the 9Th inst, at Springfield his
country home. A few friends were invited to
partake of his hospitality and drink the
health of his two score years. The day
was bright and beautiful, the grand old
farm never looked better, with its fields
of waving corn and great grassy meadows;
herds of cattle dotted the hillsides, and
as far as the eye could reach could be
seen the many barns and out buildings IN
their neat coat of white, making Deantilui
contrast with the green fields and great OAK
forests The homestead, like the otner
buildings on the farm, is painted white; the
grass on the large lawn was closely cut and
Welded like velvet to the foot; rare flowers
blossomed at every turn, while the trees gave
inst enough of shade and sunshine.
The guests for while strolled at will over
the grounds and were lavish in their admlra-
ton of the charms of Springfield. Atterward
n circle was formed on the lawn with easy
chairs and rustic seats, which were quickly
filed, when the toasts began. Mr.. Brown
looked smilingly happy as he considered the
figure 4 a fore runner of something better
still in store for him, which was happily limited
in the sparkling cup. All wished him a hap
DIV future and twice the score OF years.
Leaving the lawn and entering the dining
room, they found surprise on the festive
board which had been prepared for Mr..
Brown and his friends by Mrs. Brown, who
was absent at Cape May. 1t was huge cake
of oval shape. In the centre, in raised coat
ing was Frank Brown 1S46-lSS6, and sur,
sounding it on the top were forty coated
candlesticks, with forty tapers burning The
cake was cut by Mr.. Brown, and to each one
present was given piece to take home to
their wives or lady friends as souvenir OF
the event The day was delightfully."- spent
and will long be remembered by those
present, among whom were, Hon. Edwin
WarGeld, Surveyor of the Port of Baltimore;
Messrs. 7. G. Nichodemus, Cashier; W. ID;
Carson, Superintendent Money Order, and
Gustavus War6eld, Chief of City Depart
ment, of the Baltimore Postofice; Messrs. l.
Alex. Seth, James S. Woodsides, Thos. ID;
Kensett, C. T. Gainor and Fl. P. Cowman, OF
Baltimore; Major Pangborn, of the B.; q O.;
]. NJ. Zimmerman, W. I. Polk, Jos. W.
Berret, W. P. Gorsuch, jr., c. R. Favour,
w. H. D. Warfield and S. Kearney, OF
Carroll
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A grand tournament is to come off at Free
dom on September 8th.
Some of the largest tomatoes we have seen
for long time were brought to this town
yesterday, by Mr.. Vim. Brown, of Frizzells-
burg.
Some prominent members and officers OF
Door to- Virtue Lodge, No. 46, of Westmln-
ster, expect to participate, in connection with
the grand lodge of Maryland, in the Masonic
ceremonies attending the unwilling of the De-
Kalb statue at Annapolis on Monday next.
Among those who will probably go are-Past
Master VIM. A. Cunningham, Senior Warden
Charles H. Baughman, Junior Warden Chas.
Z. Goodwin, Secretary William Moore, Chas.
V. Wantz, Junior Deacon B. Frank Grouse,
Postmaster James W. Reese, Postmaster |.
A. Miller, George A. Miller and others.
A correspondent of the Bdltimorean goes
in to exstacies over .Grand View Farm, I" the
residence of Mr.. James w. Lockard, mile
from this city, where there are number oil
summer boarders. OF the view from the
house, the correspondent says: at Is re-
markable for its varied and picturesque
scenery, and a finely ornamented observatory
affords splendid views upon each side OF
mountains blue, shaded dell, wooded hills,
and fields of growing grain, with CLEAN oil
sparkling waters in the distance. Glorious
indeed is this panorama as it lies before the
admiring eyes of the guests of Grand View
Farm
The Mount Pleasant Coruet Band, sixteen
in number, John H Byers, leader, was en-
gagged for the Deer Park German picnic, on
Saturday last, and got as far as Westminster,
when the rain set in and stopped their pro-
gress, compelling them to spend the day IN
Westminster They were kindly received and
entertained by our citizens, and rendered
many beautiful airs during their stay, sere-
nading the public houses and the newspaper
offices. They expressed their thanks to the
citizens of Westminster generally for the
courtesy extended to them, and to Mr.;
Cootes, of the Anchor House, for his kind
reception, and especially to Mrs. DUNCAN, oil
the Eastern Hotel, for her generous enter
tainment.
Increased interest is being shown in the
Flower Mission, and contributions are Doth
numerous and generous. The ladies' have
gotten some boys interested in the work and
thev are valuable assistants. They are
Masters Frank Shaw, Willie Keefer, Burt
Pope. Jimmy Bond, Emory Buckingham and
Frank Nelson. The contributors this week
were, Mrs Charles Billingslea, Mrs. William
Coon, Mrs. George Gebr, Mrs. Joshua
Stevenson, Mrs. A. II. Huber, Mrs. Judge
Smith, Mrs. C. Shellman, Mrs. Jas. A. Z.
Bond Mrs. Mitten, Mrs. John Marsh, Mrs.
VIM. B. Thomas, Mrs. Herr, Mrs. Kneller,
Mrs. VIM. A. Cunningham, Mrs. Elias
Marker, and Misses Maggie McKellip, Mary
Z. Mills, Mary B. Shellman, Gussie Shriver,
Annie Haines, Mollie Hoppe, Lou Bixler,
Berdie C. Holmes, Misses Beckwith and
children of the Kindergarten school.
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CHURCH DIVISION
Proposed Division of the Charge now Composed
of Grace Lutheran, Krider's and
testers Churches.

A meeting of the Joint Council of Grace
Lutheran, Leisters and Krider's churches,
now under one pastorate, was held at Grace
Church, this city, on Thursday afternoon, to
consider the division of the charge. 1t was
determined to petition the Synod for a divi.
sion at its next meeting, which will be held
at Waynesboro', Pa, the second week in
October. 1t is proposed that Grace Church
be one charge and Leister's and Krider's an
other. The parsonage in this city is owned
Jointly by all three of the congregations, and
if the division takes place the congregation OF
Grace Church will have to pay about S1S25
to the other congregations. The congrega-
tions of the charge, we learn, are unanimous
for the division. 1t is thought that better re-
suits will follow such change. At present
but one service is held on Sunday at Grace
Church, and the other two churches have
service only once in two weeks. The work
of the charge is too onerous for one minis
ter, and it is concluded that it will be better
for pastor and congregations to divide the
charge.