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TaneytoWn Items.
TLe late corn needs more rain.

The late corn needs more rain.
The clover seed crop will be rather short,
Wash Baumgartner has fine lot of stock
cattle, just arrived.
The Lutherans think of making extensive
repairs on their church shortly.
An excursion will be run to Pen-Mar on
the 9Th inst, to the Lutheran reunion.
The earthquake shock was felt quite DIS
tinctly here by different persons.
Two Hanover gentlemen were in town
Sunday evening, looking up their interests.
The cider presses in the neighborhood are
being run from early morn till late at night,
the result is cheap cider.
Keysville picnic is to-day. Prominent
speakers are engaged. The town band fur
nishes the music.
Miss Grace Hockensmith, who teaches at
Stoney Branch, and VIM. Orndorf, at Walkers
vile, Frederick county, left here on Tuesday
to begin work the day following.
The annual picnic Of Walnut Grove Sabbath
School, near town, will be held to-day (Satur-
day) in the grove near the school house
The Uniontown band furnishes the music.
Our sportsmen started out early Wednes-
day morning, squirrel hunting. From the
amount of firing done during the day we can
imagine the amount of life lost to the squirrel
population must be exceedingly great. Bur
CESS Miller shot eight and another gentleman,
who claims to be a fair shot, saw 8 and shotO.
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The Peak Sisters entertainment at the
Rink on Wednesday evening was an enJoya.
bic affair and full of humor. Mrs. Peak ano
nine of her daughters came upon the stage TO
march played by Miss Annie Shriver,
pianist on the occasion. After a humorous
speech she introduced each of her daughters
to the audience, and gave in detail the GOOD
Qualities of all and enumerated their talents.
| One daughter was delayed. She was the old
maid. who always took extra pains to pr mp,
but the old lady said she would be there after
awhile. And sure enough she came. Just
as the last verse of the opening song was
being rendered, the old maid sailed up the
aisle, bandbox in hand, cute little 'curls, and
looking the veritable old maid you read
about. After taking her place she was duly
introduced, and made real old-tlme Shak-
ing Quake. bow. She carried, besides, an
ear trumpet deafness being one of herinfirm'
tiles, as wall as vanity.
Each OF the Sisters wore peaked hat,
peaked apron, peaked collar and peaked
cuffs, carried peak fans and bandbox, and
were so arranged on the stage as to run up
into peak.
The program was varied, and included
choruses, quartets and solos, Rotations and
instrumental music. Two young men assist
ed in the performance. Madam Peak ex-
planned their presence by saying that they
were infatuated with two of her talented
daughters, and as they followed them around
she made them work. ;,
The "Flowers that Bloom in the Spring,
especially ''writ for the Peak Sisters" as
Madam Peak, announced, was well sung and
acted, as was also ''The Ten Old Maids,
written by Madam Peak, and ''The Old Hat.
The last piece had ninety verses, all alike,
but only twelve were sung. The deaf ana
dumb sister, gave pantomimic Rotations OF
little Jack Homer and "The Old Woman
that lived in Shoe" which were excellent,
and another Sister admirably recited 1.-The
Bashful Man. Another Sister gave reelta-
ton, and two of the Sisters and the two young
men that the Madam made work, rendered
in good style beautiful quartette. The
Young men each sung solos, and were liberal
" applauded. The whole entertainment
was good throughout, and the audience was
kept in a roar of laughter during most OF the
evening.
Miss Belle Norment, was the Madam Peak,
and managed and conducted the entertain
ment The Peak Sisters were Miss Jennie
Smith, the old maid, Misses Annie and Grace
Barnitz, Miss Jennie Wilson, whose perfor-
mances on the piano were most excellent;
Miss Annie Murray, Miss Florence Herring,
Miss Mollie Hoppe, the deaf and dumb
Sister, Miss Minnie Thompson, Miss Ada
smith, and Miss Sadie Knelier, who recited
''The Bashful Man." :,
The entertainment was given at the college
last Friday night. 1t was announced that
the Peak Sisters would appear, but no one
knew who they were, and all were astonished
to see our own ladies appear on the stage
The program was SO pleasing and amusing
that by request the entertainment was repeat
ed at the Rink on Wednesday evening with
slight change in the program. The proceeds
were donated to Western Maryland College.
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proceedtugs of the orphans Court.

Monday, Aug. SO.-Eli F. Warner, execu-
tor of John Werner, deceased, returned list
of sales of goods and chattels, and reported
sale of real estate.
Letters of administration on the estate OF
Elizabeth A. Schweigart, deceased, were
granted to John S. Schweigart.
Clementime Conoway, natural guardian to
John w. and Columbus N. Conoway, settled
LIST and final account for each.
Philip B. Snader, executor of Mary A.
Smith, deceased, returned inventory of mon
ey, list of debts and settled LIST and final &C.
count.
Tuesday, Aug. S1.-John L. Reifsnider,
acting executor of Apalonia Reifsnider, de-
ceased, returned list Of sales of goods and
chattels.
Mary c. Burlington, acting executor Of
David Burlington, deceased, received order
to sell real estate.
Letters of administration on the estate OF
John 7. Messler, deceased, were granted to
John William Messler and Lewis U. Messler.
VIM. A. McKellip and Ephraim F. Tracy,
administrators of James Keefer, deceased,
returned inventory of goods and chattels and
received order to notify creditors.
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Letter from Texas.

STOCKTON, WILSON Co., Aug. oath, 1886.
MEssRs EDIroRs: Professor Fosters pre-
diction of storm on the Southeast Atlantic
coast was abundantly verified in this part of
Texas on the morning of the Doth inst. For
five long, tedious hours the elements seemed
determined to thoroughly purge the floors. !"
Three churches are in ruins, the schoolhouse
and several dwellings unroofed, John Wheel
er's gin house is wreck, nearly all outbuild-
ings are down, fencing down and crops ex-
posed to stock, and the matured corn crop
will be badly damaged by rotting. All the
open cotton in the fields is lost At this date
have heard of four persons being killed.
Reports from all directions say the storm K
tended over a vast scope Of the country.
Just now we are very busy repairing buildings,
fences, &c. PETER B. BARNES.
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Shirley Items,

I The dry weather complainers were much
elated by the shower on Sunday and the heavy
rain of Monday. Those who have blowing to
do are at it, and those who were done blowing
have been narrowing to mellow up the clods.
Many are hauling away their sweet corn to
the canning factories, and others will soon
have plenty of the same work to do.
Grove /. Easton has erected new barn
16 x 20 feet and purposes to build new
house 16 "a feet this fall.
Grove ]. Shipley, has remodeled his house
yards and erected new gates, of ample dimen-
sions.
The school trustees of Morgan Run ara
having their school house cleaned up in gen.
eral, preparatory for school which will com
mence on Monday September 6.
Emanuel Brice, living with Lemuel Phillips,
was partially paralyzed on Tuesday last.
Since then the old gentleman's general condi-
ton seems to be very poor. Geo. 81. Shipley' s
condition is still uncertain, sometimes better
and again worse.
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Personals.

Mrs. Sue Bert, of New Brighton, Pa, is
visiting at Mr.. F. A. Sharrer's.
Messrs. jesse C. Sharrer and William
Reese arrived home last Saturday from two
weeks trip North, during which they visited
Niagara Falls and Toronto, Canada.
Mr.. John L. Reifsnider, wife, children and
nurse, left on Thursday for Cape May.
Messrs. William A. Cunningham, E. j.
Lawyer and Charles V. Wantz will leave on
the 18th inst, for St. Louis, Mo-, to attend
the conclave of the Knights Templar at that
place. Mr.. Cunningham will be accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Louie Cunning ham:
Mr. Lawyer will be absent a month, and will
visit various places in the West after the con-
clave is over.
Mr.. Huber Beuhler, of Gettysburg, spen
several days in Westminster this week, the
guest of his sister, Mrs. W. L. Seabrook.
Mr.. W. L. Seabrook is at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Frank w. Shriver, of Philadelphia, is
visiting his father, Mr.. Francis Shriver.
Miss Maggie McKellip spent several days
in Taneytown this week.
DR.. James H. Frazier, of Elkton, Nd, has
rented the dwelling of Capt. A. Billingsfea,
corner of Green and Centre streets, this city,
and his family will spend month here,
coming next week.
Mr. j. E. Taylor, of Chambersburg, Pa,
was in Westminster on Thursday.
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August 2S-mercury Y at I a. ~. and IS
at 2 p. M; generally clear. August 29-mer-
curry II at a. m. and 81 at 2 p. M; generally
clear. August SO mercury IA at z a. m.
and SO at Q p. M; more or less cloudy, with
two light sprinkles of rain, and fine showers at
night. August 31-mercury 60 at a. m.
and IA at 2 p. M; generally cloudy during the
day, clear at night. September mercury
So at a. m. and 20 at p. M; clear. Sep
TENDER 2mercury 81 at a. m. and "a at
p. M; clear, September mercury So at
a. m. and y at u M; clear,
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Pleasant valley Items.

Mrs. Melanchton Myers has grown tomato
which weighed q pounds.
VIM. H. Myers recently found 20 four leaf
cloyers and 10 five leaf clovers at one place.
Joseph P. Yingling has been running his
new cider press at, or nearly full blast during
the past two weeks and on Wednesday, the
LIST inst, he manufactured over 1000 gallons.
John Myers, of this place, was paralyzed on
Monday morning last, the 80th, and at present
writing there is no hope of his recovery.
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By virtue of Writ of Attachment issued
out of the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
at the suit of Samuel Diehl, against the
goods and chattels, lands and tenements of
Nathan II. Diehl, and to me directed, have
seized and taken in execution all the right,
title, claim, interest and estate, at law aud in
equity of the said Nathan Fl. Diehl, in and to
the following property, viz: About II acres
of growing corn, about ! acre of growing
potatoes, a lot of grain in NOV, lot of hay
in NOW, one Threshing Machine and fixtures,
one wheat fan, one Jaeger and harness, one
half barrel measure, forks, shovels and
scoop, one hay carriage, one harrow, lot of
wheat in barrick, lot of hay in barrick, one
Self Binder, p acres growing oats, one fall
ing top Buggy and harness, lot of corn in
crib, one wheel barrow; treble, double and
single trees, furrow plows, fifth chain and
drag, shovel pillow and corn fork, wagon and
bed, butt and breast chains and spreader, FIVE
dung boards, log chain, one Mower, one
Grain Drill, one Sleigh, lot of plank, seven
shoats, six pigs, leather bit and strap, one
ErSgSTR Attorney Cow white spots), white
NY COW, yellow COW, dark yellow COW,
~=es=zs4s Attorney bull, one muley heifer,
four heifers, one horse rake, one -
baldface mare, one bay mare, q c.
years old), one bald-face horse colt, -NCe&
2 sets breech bands, sets front gears, FIVE
horse collars, FIVE sets fly nets, five blind
brides, riding saddle and bride, wagon sad
die, single set harness, two wagon whips,
four halter chains, lead line and wrapper, 2
sets pillow gears, curry comb and brush,
buttres and rasp, one hay knife, nine cow
chains, one mixing trough, two strings of
bells, corn shelter, one grind stone, two
water troughs, one post digger, lot of barrels.
two scythes, two blankets, one cross cut saw,
one grain cradle, one jug and oil, and lot of
other personal property too numerous to
mention. l hereby give notice that by virtue
of an Order of Court dated August 26th, 1886,
and filed in said cause, will offer the above
property so seized and taken in execution, at
Public Sale, on the premises of the said
Nathan II. Diehl, on the road leading from
the Washington road to Warieldsburg, about
/ of mile from Warfeldsburg, in Carroll
county, on
FRIDAY, 10th day of SEPTEMBER, 1886,
at 1C o'clock, a. M, to the highest bidder, on
the following terms to wit:
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums of $1,000 and
under cash; all sums above $1,000, credit Of
four months will be given on notes of the
purchaser or purchasers with approved
security, bearing interest from the day of
sale. JOHN 7. LYNCH, Sheriff.
r. G., MATTHEWS. Auctioneer auo2Sts
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wAYNEsBoRo', Pa, ITEMS.
Eleven Persons Shot by Accident-Bogus Jew
elry Agent, sc.

What might have been q sad shooting acct
| dent, but fortunately passed off without much
damage, took place at Shady Grove, about SIX
| miles west of this place, on Saturday last.
A crowd of men gathered to witness shooting
contest at clay pigeons. One OF the MARKS
men. Henry Mcdowell, was resting on his
gun. when another man walking by acciden-
tally kicked the stock of his gun, knocking it
| from under him, when both barrels. loaded
with an ounce and half of shot, were dis
charged, wounding eleven persons, but none
seriously. Thus ended what might have been
rather serious accident.
The Waynesboro' manufactures are well
represented at the Changers picnic at Will
liams' grove this week. The Geiser Company
has on exhibition there two traction engines,
one portable engine, one small domestic
engine, two separators and one saw mill.
The Frick Company also has great deal OF
machinery at the same place.
John Funk, of this place, has appointed
assignees, and ten properties in this place
formerly belonging to him are advertised for
sale September 10Th.
A grand time is expected by the residents
of this place at Penmar on the 9Th OF Septem-
Der, at the Lutheran reunion.
The splendid rain we had on Monday has
frightened the farmers prospects for larger
weld of corn than was expected during the
recent dry weather.
One who claimed to be an honest jewelry
agent put in an appearance here one day last
week at noon, and got up in the diamond to
advertise for the night, when he intended TO
sell, as he said. But when night came it
found him under arrest in Hagerstown, where
he went in the afternoon, not staying to fill
his engagement here, as he thought it safest
to slip after humbugging several of our hard
working citizens. The Hagerstown authori-
ties were notified by telephone to keep a
watch for him. He was fined $50, then left
there for Chambersburg, where it is said he
got $780, Since then he has not been heard
Of. His mode of selling was to wrap gold
watches up in $40 bills and offer them for
sale at $40 each, with handsome present.
His watches were not made of gold quite Is
karat fine. The watches were not any better
timekeepers than the FIVE cent child dummy,
and his money was not manufactured by
| Uncle SANS improved process.
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Reunion of the 9Th Maryland Regiment.
The following letter will explain itself:
Baltimore, Nd, Sept. LIST, 1886.

The following letter will explain itself:
BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept. LIST, 1886.
Col. VIM. A. McKellip, President 9Th Md.
Veteran Association.
Dear Strive are advised that arrange
ments will be made to sell your party excur-
sion tickets between Baltimore and North
East, on Sept. 10th and 18th, good to return
until the 18th, at rate of S1.s0 on application
at Union Station, Baltimore, on either oil
above dates.
GEO. DEHAyEN, Passenger Agent.
Comrades from Union Bridge and Stations
East, will take the first train Saturday morn
ing, 18th inst, which arrives in Baltimore at
8.45 a. M, and leave over the P. w. Il B. rail
road from Union Station at o. Is a. m. Com
rades from points West of Union Bridge, will
have to start on the evening of the 10th, ex-
cept those from Taneytown and vicinity, who
could conveniently board the train at Union
Bridge, at 6 o'clock, a. M, Saturday morn
ing. 1t is expected that the full drum corp:
of Wilson Post will accompany the party te
the reunion, and the old colors carried by the
regiment will be on hand.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Trustees Sale Of Valuable Property-Geo
W. Horner and Stanislaus Walter, Trustees.
Public Sale of Valuable Little Property
Thomas j. Gorsuch, Committee.
Choice Wheat for Sale-N. |. Gorsuoh &
Son, Westminster, Nd.
$1,000 in Premiums-M. o. Smith, Secre'
Coral Reef School-M. V. Manning, West
minister, Md.
tional Bank.
Nd.
Legal Notices-List of Unclaimed Matter
For Sale-E. Lynch, Westminster, Nd,
Farm at Private Sale-John Frick.
Report of Union National Bank.
Special Notice-0scar d. Gilbert
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Secretary Bayard on Tuesday received a
telegram from A. G. Sedgwick, Special Com
missioner at the City of Mexico, saying '.that
the stories circulated about him were ridicu-
lousy false and that proof to that effect would
be produced whenever he was called upon by
the Secretary Of State therefor
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Flower Mission.

There was a large increase in the donations
to the Flower Mission this week, and seven
boxes were shipped to Baltimore yesterday
morning. Besides flowers, there were apples,
pears and tomatoes. The contributors were
Misses Mary C: Bale, Laura J; Grouse, EN-
ma A. Lippy, Rena Wagner, Mrs. James E.
Smith, Miss NJ. E. Mills, Miss Winnie Smith,
Mrs. JAS A. c. Bond, Mrs. H. Hoppe,
Mrs. Sarah Wilhide, Miss Joe Lambert
Miss Mary B. Shellman, Mrs. Nathan Shipley,
Mrs. j. F. Shreeve, George W. Matthews,
Mrs. L. J. Marsh, Miss Mary Boyle, Mrs.
Crout, Mrs. D. N. Henning, Mrs. Levi Pfeffer,
Mrs. Joshua Stevenson, Miss Lou Bixler,
Mrs John Babylon, Mrs. John L. Reifsnider,
Mrs. 81. Haines, Louis R. Woodward, Harry
C. Gorsuch, May Haines, Emory Bucking
ham, Frank Nelson, Frank and Katie
Thomas, Jimmie Bond, Herbert Trumbo,
Susie V. Utz, Bessie Herr, Harvey and jamie
Reaver, George Brown, Matte Keene, Claude
Smith. The Misses Barnitz will receive and
forward contributions next Thursday after
noon. Room open from to 8 O'Clock,
Haines Building, near depot.
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PARASOLS.

Sc Parasols for $3.50. SIS Parasols for 50.
81 Parasols for $3.50. So Parasols for 81. 20.
81. so Parasols for 81.
We have Parasols that we will almost give
you, as we won't keep them. They are no
good to us whatever. You know the Satin
Parasols in all shades sold readily at $1.25 to
$l.75. We will sell them to you at SOC.
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Base Ball.

The Brooks team went to Frederick on
Friday of last week, and got defeated by the
local team by score of Is to l. Gist's arm
was not in condition, and he was batted
rather freely In the latter part OF the game
Pfarr occupied the box, and but two hits were
made off his delivery. The Brooks team
made dozen or more errors, and but few OF
the eighteen runs by the Fredericks were
earned. Beatin was batted for seven hits,
and Miller, who failed to hit him here, struck
him hard. In consequence of this victory the
Fredericks all feel about seven feet high, and
conceive themselves to be the champion anna
teurs of the United States, as the Ne,cS OF
that CITY claims. Westminster proposes
shortly to get another battery and will then
challenge Frederick for series of games, and
will show that club and the people of Freder-
lex what ball-playing is. After knocking out
Frederick, it is proposed to challenge Barnie' S
club.
On Tuesday afternoon the Carroll club, of
Baltimore, composed of part of the Stow
man Unions and players of other clubs.
PLAYED game here with the Brooks
team, and were defeated by score of 10 to
o. Roussey pitched for the visitors, and was
batted freely up to the seventh inning, after
which he got Indifferent and threw slow
straight balls, which were knocked all over
the field. Pfarr and Shaw were the battery
for the Brooks club. Pfarr's performance
was very credtable. Ten hits were made off
him, while Roussey was hit thirteen times for
a total of nineteen bases. Both clubs made
bad errors Anders, Miller, Zepp and Pfarr
excelled at the bat. Brooks played left held,
and made running catch that evoked ap-
plause from the spectators.
Yesterday afternoon, at 3.45 O'Clock, the
Brooks team began game here with the
Reisterstown club.
1t is expected the new battery will be here
next week, and then for month there will be
some excellent games. Clabaugh, the former
first baseman, will play in several OF the
games, Miller will be at I'd base, Pfarr at
short, Bankert at Sd base, Anders in left
field, Zepp in centre and Shaw IN right
When Gist and Shaw are the battery the out
field will be changed somewhat This Will
make strong club, both at the bat and IN
the field, and as good games may be seen Ill
Westminster as anywhere.
An article in the Baltimore Sunday Ne,rs,
stating that Westminster was interested IN
base ball now and proposed to have good
nine for the balance of the season, and further
proposed to take the conceit out of the Fred
erick club, has stirred up the ball players and
press of that town. The Frederick NeicS
gave a wild blast on Tuesday, and the Union
had two articles on the subject on Thursday.
One was an uncalled for and disrespectful at
tack on Mr.. Brooks, for he is not responsible
for the article in the Ne1oS, and the other re-
hashed the old joke about the Frederick club
knocking out Westminster last year and caus-
inc the club to disband. The club had dis
handed before it went to Frederick. The al
legged defeat was the work of the umpire.
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A fire in South Royaiton, Vermont, on
Monday night, destroyed IA stores and nine
dwellings, causing loss estimated at $780,,
600. Nearly all the business portion Of the
village was consumed,
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A NNUAL EXCURSION
"a AND BASKET PICNIC,
OF THE
Westminster Fire Department

Gettysburg Battle Field and Round
Top, Tuesday, September 2.
Be5~A Brass Band will accompany the ex
cursion.
Time of Train and Fare for Round trip as
follows:
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TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscribers
have obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters tesla
mentary ON the Personal Estate of
JOHN GROUSE,
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
subscribers, on or before the 21st day of
March, 1887; they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit Of said estate.
Given under our hands this 18th, day of
August, 1887.
JOHN 7. GROUSE,
A. FRANK GROUSE,
aug 2l:4t* Executors.
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OUR PRICES
no close Out Our Business By.

We could not afford to stay in bust
ness and sell at such prices, but in
tending to quit we will sacrifice our
stuff to make it go quick.
Our 65c All Wool Tricots 424c.
Our 81 All Wool Tricots 671c.
Our 81 Black Cashmere 75c.
Our 85c Black Cashmere Coo.
Our 75c Black Cashmere 55c.
Our Coo Black Cashmere 4sc.
Our SOC Black Cashmere size.
Colored Cashmeres greatly reduced in price.
81 Black Silk now 75c. 75c Black Silk
now SOC. Other Black Silks reduced the
same way.
We have some elegant Silks that sold at
81. so per yard. We will close out at $1.65.
Colored and Black Ottoman Silks that sold
at S1.5o we have reduced to 90c per yard.
Elegant Colored Surah Silks now Coo per
yard; were Csc per yard.
We have about 100 Ends of Silks, from
yards to II yards, and will sell them at great
sacrifice.
We are only mentioning few of our Dress
Goods which we are closing out. Come and
examine and see what we are doing.