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DUBLIC SALE
OF
VALUA Alb L e L A ND

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 25 acres and % perehes;
about one half in oak and chestnut timber.
Lot No. contains ID acres, 2 roods and 10
perches; about acres in timber.
Lot No. 8 contains 16 acres and II perches,
fronts on the Deer Park road, and has about
4 acres in timber.
Lot No. contains 10 acres, l rood and 6
perches; about acres in timber.
A plat will be exhibited on the day of sale.
These lots adioins 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
postohices, 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
Smalwood, or on Burgess N. Williams, near
Shipley postotfce.
Ternas.-0ne-third 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 ID. BYERS, E,.oa...
BURGESS N. WILLIAMS, i4-Ne'u'Oi' o.
apr 24:ts P. A. Gorsuch, Auctioneer
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MEDFoRD ON THE TURF,
WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF
@ DRY GOODS. 8a

Calico and cents per yard; Dress Goods
as low as cents per yard. | have a line of
ladies Palermo Silk Finish Suiting that | am
offering at less than half their regular value.
Pure Linen Table Cloths at % cents per yard;
India Linen and other white goods too cheap
to pass the summer without white dress. |
am offering very heavy Brown Muslins at cts.
per yard, its equal can not be found in the
county for the money. My line of Ginghams
is complete and very cheap; Ladies' and
Gents Hose so cheap that you will be sure to
buy when you see them.
Ny stock of SHOES are as complete as can
be made. Mems solid leather Plow Shoes
90 cents; Mems Solid Caters SIPS; Ladies'
Foxed Shoes so cents; Ladies' Hand Sewed
Kid Button Boots 81 rs, regular price $500;
Ladies' Solid Kid Slippers S1.00, regular
price Sl.50; Mems genuine French Calf Hand
Sewed Button Shoes $500, will guarantee
them one dollar cheaper than they can be
bought any where else in the county.
My line of SPRING HATS are daisies, and
! the man who can not please himself here
certainly will be tough
My line of Gents Fine SHIRTS will GER
tainly make you smile when you see the
quality and hear the price.
My % cts. Rag Carpet gets away with all
my competitors, and my 12l cts. Straw Mat
other dealers.
Floor and Table Oil Cloth 90 per cent lower
than ever.
Mems Clothing lower than wheat. Wool
Suits at $500, and you will certainly buy
your clothing at Medford ifyou will only come
and examine them.
Ny cts. Brown Sugar leads the van. Teas,
Coffees, Prunes and Rice very cheap. Crock
cry Ware 10 per cent. lower then competitors
offer it at.
Wood, Tin, Willow and Stoneware very
cheap, and well assorted.
Those in need of goods of any description
will do well by paying visit to
Fl. S. ROBERTS,
apr 24:13t's Medford, Md.
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Western Maryland Trade with Bal
timore and Philadelphia.

A citizen of Westminster having occasion to
90 to the Frederick Junction, Bruceville,
Middleburg, and other places along the line
of the Pennsylvania Railroad or adjacent to
it, was much surprised to find at points
where freight was being unloaded from the
cars that boxes from Philadelphia were
marked for Taneytown, Bruceville, Middle
burg, Graceham, Smithsburg, Mechanicsville
and other places. Baltimore would seem to
be the natural and most convenient source OF
such supplies, but somehow or other Phila-
delphia comes in for share of Western
Maryland trade, trade which from its loca-
ton naturally belongs to Baltimore. A depu-
tation of business men from Baltimore visited
Westminster on Wednesday last, and larger
delegation will be here about the 18th of May.
We commend to these gentlemen an inquiry
into this subject, to ascertain how it is that
Philadelphia can come upon Baltimore terri
tory and divert portion of its trade. This
inquiry also concerns President Hood and
the directors of the Western Maryland Rail-
road
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DIED..

In New Windsor, April 10th, 1886. Ran
dolph Horton, in the 46th year of his age.
At Silver Run, April 18th, 1886, Mrs. Elz
abeth Legore, aged GA years, months and
q days.
On April IS, 1886, in Myers district, thi,
county, Mrs. Susanna Kesselring, aged rs
years, 2 months and % days.
Near Winfield, this county. on April 10Th,
1856, Mrs. Anna Porter, in the 68th year OF
her age. May she rest in peace.
Near Silver Run, on April Is, 1886, Mary
Brown, wife of Joseph Brown, aged u years
5 months and days.
Farewell, my children, near and dear
know you'd love to keep me here;
But Jesus calls. must obey,
And angels welcome me away.
Weep not for me, my children dear,
You know how l did suffer here;
You know that endured much pain,
And that your loss is my great gain.
'Tis 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 mother, thou hast left us,
We thy loss most deeply feel;
But It's God that has bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal,
By HER DAUGHTER, NJ. C. II.
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COOK BUG GIEs!

Persons wishing to buy good, cheap
Buggy, must bear in mind there is II great
difference between the ones | am now selling
and those sold by any other person in West
minister. Western Buggies are graded thus
A, B, Standard, X and Xxx. Grade A is
best, B next, &c. | always sold Standard
until this season. Ny Buggies are worth from
Sc to So more at the factory than the next
best now for sale in Westminster | have
made arrangements with Mr.. Cook which will
allow me to sell grade B as cheap as any one
here can sell Standard. Come, and | will
show you the difference; then if you prefer to
buy cheaper article of some one else and
pay the same or more than | would ask you
for mine, Twill have nothing to say. IF tell
you anything that | cannot prove will allow
any one to publish it to the people. | mean
to be on top in the Buggy business. | was
the first to start it here, and am not going
to be undersold by anybody. There is going
to be somebody hurt here by the Buggy bust
ness, and it won't be me- just watch me,
and see if | don't come out ahead. ] am
thawed out now and ready for business.
Come and see me.
r. c. MATTHEW'S, Westminster, Md,
P. S.-Look Only six Buggies left out of
my first car load. Four sets Harness left
out of twenty-four sets. My Fine Buggy will
be here next week. | want all the buggy
builders in the country to see it-full leather
top, all-wool cloth trimmings fine job;
only Sl35.
april, If r. C. MATTHEW'S.
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A Town Burned-Loss of Life.

The town of Stry, in Austria Hungary, was
almost destroyed by fire on the 18th instant
Six hundred houses were burned.
A high wind was blowing, and the fire
started in several parts of the town at about
the same time. Many inhabitants we're killed
by falling walls and steeples. One hundred
persons were killed in one street. The town
hall, the railway station and the telegraph
Office were destroyed. A large number Of
wounded were extricated from the ruins and
were sent to Lemberg, distance OF AZ miles,
where the hospitals are crowded with the
sufferers Hundreds of persons are missing.
Lack of water rendered aid by the military
futile.
Dispatches on Monday and Tuesday say
The fire at Stry is still raging. The situation
there is appalling. Thousands of the citizens
are bankrupt. The charred remains of many
victims have already been dug out Of the ruins.
The damage is estimated at several million
forms. Many of those injured during the fire
yesterday in Stry have since died. The total
number of dead is now forty. Most of the
victims were children.
When the fire had reached its height the
prisons were opened, but the authorities had
delayed the release of the prisoners too long,
and fourteen of the unfortunate inmates were
burned to death. In the environs of the town
all was ia confusion. The peasants looted
houses and shops after conflicts with their
owners, some of whom, in their despair, eom-
mitted suicide. The gale was so severe that
sparks were carried three miles and set fire to
a number of huts occupied by the PeasantFy.
The Emperor has donated 81, 500 for the
relief of the sufferers.
The latest estimates of the deaths at Stry
are placed at 100, including 80 children sup
nased To have been burned to death in a
schoolhouse When the FIRE commenced the
bulk of the inhabitants of the town were abb
sent at a fete in the suburbs. On their return
they we're SO completely crazed by the calam-
ity that the confagration was allowed to
spread unchecked.
vienna, April 21.-The condition of affairs
at Stry among the people who lost their homes
by the great FIRE is most pitiable. Most of the
victims are without food or means, and are
rendered desperate by the thought of starva-
ton. The farmers in the vicinity have been
visited by mobs of men, who have first de-
manded food, and then, if refused, stole it.
Owners of farms are now compelled to barri-
eade their houses as the only way to guard
them from being plundered of food by the
mob, which, on account of hunger, is becom-
ing uncomfortable Numerous struggles for
food, resulting in bloodshed, have taken
place. The search for remains of persons
who lost their lives during the conaagration
has been proceeding as rapidly as the circum-
stances would allow Thus far sixty-eight
bodies, charred so as TO make recognition
difficult, have been taken from the ruins.
There have been twenty deaths in the fields
since Sunday of inYalids, young and old, who
were taken out of the town TO escape the
flames
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DUBLIC LOCAL LAW
PASSED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
AT THE
JANUARY SESSION, 1886.

CHAPTER NO. 139.
AN ACT for the better protection of wild
game in Carroll county.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland, That it shall not be
lawful for any person or persons TO shoot, or
in any manner catch, kill or have in possession
in Carroll county any partridge between the
twenty fourth day of December, said day in
cluded, and the twentieth day of October next
ensuing, in each and every year; nor any
woodcock between the first day of January
and the first day Of July; nor any pheasant
between the twenty fourth day Of December,
said day included, and the first day of Octo-
Der; nor any rabbit between the twenty fourth
day of December and the fifteenth day of
October; nor any squirrel between the twenty
fourth day of December and the first day of
September; nor shall any person during such
period destroy or modest the eggs or nests of
said birds in said county.
SECTION 2. And be 1t enacted, That any
person or persons violating the preceding
section, or any of its provisions, shall pay a
fine of ten dollars for each and every partridge,
pheasant, woodcock, rabbit or squirrel so shot,
killed or found in the possession of said per-
son. or for any eggs or nests so molested; the
said fine or fines to be recovered before a
justice of tie peace of said county, or by in
dictment in the Circuit Court of. said county,
and in default of payment of the fine or fines
imposed hereunder, the offender shall be
committed to Jail for not more than thirty
days for each offence; and the non payment
of each and every fine shall be considered
separate offence within the meaning hereof
One-h of all of said fines shall go to the
informer, and the remainder to the County
Commissioners of said county, to be placed
to the credit of the school fund of said county.
SECTION 8. And be 1t enacted That the
possession by any person within said county
of any partridge, pheasant, woodcock, rabbit
or squirrel during the time mentioned in this
act. so shot or killed, shall be prima facie
evidence of the commission of such offence as
aforesaid.
SECTION 4. And be ii enacted, That this
ct shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage, aud all laws heretofore passed inconsis-
tent with this Act are hereby repealed
JOSEPH b. SETH,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
President of Senate.
Approved this LIST day of April, 1886.
HENRY LLOYD,
aprii24 st Governor.
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Letter from Baltimore County.
BACK RIVER Mex, RossyILLE,
April 18th, 1886.
Editors Of The Adrocate:

April 18th, 1886.
Editors Of the ADVOCATE:
1t seems as if we have just migrated from
the Frigid Zone to the Torrid. A few morn
ings since, we arose, rubbed the lettering
slnmber from our eyes, and beheld the ground
enyeloped in snow | need not intimate that
this put our agriculturists in mode of depres-
sion; for to look down upon mother earth"
and see the darling little peas Just pushing
their timid noses from under the counterpart,
was enough to make you tender your heartfelt
sympathy. Here comes the contrast; while
/ am writing the mosquitoes are assailing me,
flies lowering over my head, and sometimes
alighting on territories upon my pate that are
not so FERTILE" and as result does not feel
so pleasant
The truckers and gardeners of our district
are wide awake and pushing their work along.
Mr. John Hoss: of Rossville, has thirty bushels
of peas planted.
Wheat not being the staple with us, as it is
with you, we cannot boast much. In many
places it looks Indifferent.
The Chesapeake and rivers have not yielded
as many fish and fowls this season as usual,
yet the former are plentiful.
The Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad extension
to Philadelphia and New York, which cuts
the suburbs of our village, will soon be COM
pleted.
The Franklin Lyceum will probably close
soon for the summer months.
Mr.. Wilson Grouse, of Cranberry Valley,
paid us a flying visit a short time ago. Mr..
Grouse seemed much elated with our section
of the country, especially with our fair ones.
Our neighborhood is growing rapidly in
population, and building is on constant
'sboom." In conclusion. Messrs. Editors, we
wish you a happy Easter, and are sorry it is
not IN our power to send you barrel of good
fish and pair Of geese. The regrets on the
fish and geese are reciprofeted.
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On the State of the World.

The whole world seems now to be agltated
10 an unusual extent. Greece is about to en-
gage IN struggle with Turkey; Bulgaria and
Servia have not yet settled their difficulty;
Russia, Austria and Germany are anxiously
watching developments in Turkey and South
ern Europe; France usually has a crisis on
hand: England has trouble in Burmah, and is
on the eve of political revolution at home;
Italy. as usual, is looking on, ready to share
in the spoils of war on the part of other pow
ers, and enlarge her territory; Spain is watch
ing iealously the German empire; South
America is always unsettled, while Africa is
the prev to all nations when opportunity
offers.
In the United States the question OF wages
is aeitating the whole country. In nearly
every city there are strikes, and many rail
roads, mines and manufactures throughout
the country are either idle or crippled. On
the LIST of May, when various Unions have
decided to work only eight hours day, new
troubles will arise.
The only serene people on the face of the
earth are the Hollaaders and the American
Congress. The latter is discussing almost
everything, and the bills before it embrace
every conceivable subject. Silver coinage
and the tariff are the most important, but the
country at present doesn't seem to be inter
ested in either, and is not paying much atten
ton to the proceedings of that body. Loca
matters engross their attention.
Next to the labor agitation, comes, per
haps, the local option question. "The Mothe
of States and Statesmen is more stirred uT
over the approaching elections on the subjec
than she ever was on the ''debt question,
and the same issue is being tried in towns
cities and counties in almost every state.
This is not all, for we have everywhere The
usual matters of public interest. Forinstanc'
New York is stirred up over the indietmen
of its aldermen for bribery; Philadelphia owe
corruption in city politics; Baltimore over he
increased tax rate and street railways; ant
Westminster over a bonded Indebtedness.
The politician is planning how best to pro
mote his own interests, and everybody is il
favor of repeal of the civil service law, whicl
is unrepublican and hindrance to govern
ment.
The farmer is dispondent over the low pric
of grain, and is waiting anxiously for rise
1t is unusually hard times with him.
1t would seem that the world is going t
the ''demnition bow vows" but it isn't
Everything will come right shortly. Reason
and common sense will prevail in the end.
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Political Notes.

The Democratic county committee of York
county, Pa, held very enthusiastic session
at York on Saturday. Lieut.. Gov. Chauncey
F. Black was unanimously Endorsed in eulo-
CYSTIC resolution as the Democratic candidate
for Governor, and accorded the privilege OF
selecting his own delegates to the state con-
vention. The following are the gentlemen
selected: Chairman, Col. Levi Maish; John
Logan, Faulk Jones, 7. K. White, Kieran
Duffy, John Giesey, Henry Atticks, David
Dexweller, Barton H. Knabe, D. S. Dubbs.
The administration of Gov. Pattison received
a cordial Endorsement, and he was especially
complimented on his exposition of the orphan
school outrages The national administration
was also asked to displace Republican off,
cials in York county and fill their places with
Democrats.
Congressman Barbour, chairman of the
Democratic committee of Virginia. has issued
a call for a meeting of that committee on the
18th inst, at the Exchange Hotel, Richmond,
at which meeting he will resign his position
as chairman
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DUBLIC LOCAL LAW
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
AT THE
JANUARY SESSION, 1856
CHAPTER NO. 1876.

CHAPTER NO. 1876.
AN ACT to repeal Section one hundred and
fifteen of Chapter three hundred and forty
three of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland, approved April the eleventh,
in the year eighteen hundred and seventy
four, entitled "An Act to. repeal the one
hundred and seventh, one hundred and
eighth, one hundred and ninth, one hundred
hundred and fourteenth, one hundred and
fifteenth, one hundred and eighteenth, one
hundred and nineteenth Sections of Article
seven of the Code of Public Local Laws of
the State of Maryland, relating to the City
of Westminster, in Carroll county, and to
re-enact the same in an amended or differ
ent form, and TO re-enact the said one hun
dred and fifteenth Section in an amended
form.
SEC. l. Be IL enacted by the General as
sembly Of Maryland, That the one hundred
and fifteenth Section of Chapter three hun
bred and forty three of the Acts of eighteen
hundred and seventy-four, entitled san Act
tn repeal the one hundred and seventh, one
hundred and eighth, one hundred and ninth,
one hundred and tenth, one hundred and
twelfth, one hundred and fourteenth, one
hundred and fifteenth, one hundred and eigh
teenth and one hundred and nineteenth Sec
tons of Article seven of Code of Public Local
Laws of the State of Maryland, relating to the
City of Westminster, in Carroll county, and
to re- enact the same in an amended or differ
eut FORM be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted so as to read as follows
SECTION 115. The said Mayor and Common
Council of Westminster may levy annually a
tax on the property in said corporation, as
sessed as aforesaid, not exceeding twenty-five
cents on every one hundred dollars ofthe asses
sed value thereof, which shall be a lien on the
said property, real, personal and mixed, OF
the taxpayers of said city, respectively, until
paid, and interest shall be chargeable on such
taxes after thirty days from the time when
such tax is due and payable. and said taxes
shall be due and payable thirty days from the
date of levying the same; the said corporation
may also in its discretion allow discount not
exceeding five per centum for prompt payment
of said taxes.
Sec. .. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
President of Senate.
Approved this End day of April, 1886.
HENRY LLOYD
april24 st Governor.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of writ of ieri faeias, 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, 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.
81, folio 1913, &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 23d, 1881, and re-
corded among the Land Records of Carroll
county in Liber F. I. s., No. Sc, folio 337,
&c. / hereby give notice that
THE 17TH DAY OF MAY, 1886,
at 3 O'Clock, p. M, at the Court House door,
in The city of Westminster, win offer the
above property, so seized and taken in execu-
ton, at public sale, to the highest bidder, for
cash. JOHN I. LYNCH.
apr24, is Sheriff.
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Fighting on the Turkish Border.

ATHENS. April 22-On Tuesday night the
Turkish advanced posts attempted to surprise
the Greeks who had been engaged on the pre-
vious day in erecting earthvorks within what
is alleged TO be the neutral line, Their effort,
however, was not successful, they being
s,uartly repuised by the Greeks, who pursued
the Turks and captured two of their guns
The Greeks then occupied three positions
within Turkish territory, vhich the Greek
government has ordered them tc eyacuate.
Pans, April Pit is semi officially stated
that France will refuse to jsinthe other powers
IN the plan proposed by England to eoerce
Greece into disarmipg.
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MARRIED.

On April 18th, 1886, at the Lutheran par
sonage, this city, by Rev. H. W. Kuhns, D.
D., VIM. H. Kahn and Mary Elizabeth Stone
sifer, daughter of l. D. W. Stonesifer, both of
this city.
On February 25, 1886, by Rev. J. N.
Spaugler, Samuel r. Warfeld, of Carroll
county, Nd, and Rica Bauman, of Baltimore
county, Md. /. -
At Woodberry, Nd, ON April 18TH. 1886,
by Rev. C. E. Dudrear, James Edward Evans
and Eliza A. Butcher, both of this county.