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sYKEsvILLE ITEMS.
Death of John B. Devries-Min Burned-Visit
TO Annapolis-Etc.

] W AAAdPOlo
| Messrs Zimmerman X Schultz have rented
I their store to Mr.. Z. Seward, of West Point,
! Va. 1t will be run full stocked with barrels
and spiggots.
Business changes have been the gossip of
the week. The firm of Bennett & Barnes,
general dealers in house furnishing goods,
have changed hands several times during the
week, and has finally settled on the actual
purchasers, Messrs. 4, NJ. Mellor and Chas
Shorb The business will be conducted on u
much larger scale, and will be presided over
by Mr.. Chas. Shorb, late the popular clerk of
Mcdonald Brothers.
/ The celebrated and well known Hotel De
Berry has seen many changes, but it looks
now as it that next summer this famous old
resort will have CrdbbS from Taneytown.
The canning boom, too, has been given ID
/ fresh impetus, Duvall has come to the front
and taken u hand, and we expect the whole
/ county will be canned next summer.
The meases have abated Wade Warfeld
was the last victim; he is now convalescent.
His firm too has spread out, and is now deal
| ing in males.
/ The fight for magistrate at Eldersburg has
| ended. j. Oliver Wadlow is now the man
and receives the general public Endorsement
j. Frank Shipley knows more now about Il
/ cows liver than he cared to know about law,
and is contented and happy.
Our Legislators are doing good work. A
visit to Annapolis this week proved this to
our entire satisfaction, some of them, it is
true, know more about the rules of poker
than they do about the Rules of the House.
but they generally voted right. Ebaugh
spoke whenever it was needed and sometimes
when it wasn't needed, Webster WAS reserved
and cautious, (having been there before),
Gorsuch little too impulsive, and Selby al
ways on time. In the Senate we have the
Ifak of the body, who always introduces
measures which the people really want.
Mr.. John B. Deyries, aged 50 years, died
at his residence, near Henryton. this county,
on the night of February 70 of paralysis,
from the effects of which he had been contin-
cd TO his bed for several years. He was the
last surviving brother of the late VIM. Dew
ries, of Baltimore. Mr.. pevries was for many
years interested in the manufacture of paper,
and built the first paper mill of any note Ia
Carroll county Four daughters and one son,
Capt. VIM Devries, of the B. & o. r. r. sur
yive him.
Selby Brothers grist and saw mill, on Lit
tie Morgan run, six miles north of this place,
was entirely destroyed by fire on the night of
February 3d. The house near by was saved
by the assistance of neighbors. The fire is
supposed to have been the work of an incen-
diary. Loss s., 1000; insured for s., 200 in the
Baltimore County Mutual.
Samuel Slack, of Eldersburg, is lying dan
gerously i'll at the residence of his brother
Joseph Slack
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Pleasant valley Items.

On Monday morning last fire was discover
ed through an opening in the ceiling at the
public school building about Is minutes of
o'clock, and had it been discovered five min
utes later the fire would have gained such
Roadway that it would haye been useless to
attempt to gave the building, as there was q
very Strong wind at the time, and the flames
were spreading very rapidly. Through the
efforts of teacher and scholars the fire was
soon gotten under control, without doing
much damage, The fire is supposed to have
paught under the roof, from defect in the
pipe which ran through the roof, there being
no chimney in which TO run the pipe.
Ieander Gladhill, paper hanger of West
minister, is engaged in paperilg Samuel Law
Yer's new house,
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The mercury stood degrees above zero on
Monday last The coolest weather we had
this winter was 4 degrees above.
One day last week Arthur Stevenson's dog
caught two minks. One was very large.
Public sales are very numerous this spring,
and the stores are hned with sale bills. More
sales will take place this spring than for some
years past.
Mrs Mandelia Myers has the timber cut for
her house and barn, which she intends to have
erected in the spring on the land which she
purchased off the home farm, adjoining this
place Samuel Baust & Co. are to do the
saving of the timber. Jonas Harner, of Har-
ney, is the contractor and builder.
Henry NJ. Snader, merchant, and family,
moved on Wednesday into the house formerly
occupied by A. Kurrz Myers. Lew snader,
his father, has taken possession of the store,
and also the house. Mr.. Snader and wife
moved on Wednesday from Westminster,
where he has resided for some time,
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Eden toms.


VIM, H. BArgoyne died of conclusion of the
brain at the residence of DR.. W. W. Ware,
hime, in Hampstead, on Sunday morning
last He-.was an engineer on the Western
Maryland Railroad, and was seriously hurt in
a eallisian near Penmar several years ago,
from the effects Of which he Is supposed to
have died. Mr.. Hurgoyne was az years old,
and leaves wife and six children. He
was a native of Grave Run Mills, Bal.
timore county, and had been in the employ
Of the Western Maryland Railroad for several
years, both as fireman and engineer. His
funeral took place on Tuesday, aud was
largely attended, delegation oi.the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers accompanying
the remains to the cemetery.
There has been considerable sickness during
the last two weeks, and the doctors age KEPT
very busy. There are several cases Of. diph,
liberia, but all are getting better.
Mr.. Gorsuch intends putting up largt
building at Greenmonnt,
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Death of the oldest woman.

Mrs. Esther Myers, who resides with her
son,iplaw, Emanuel Iels ,a near F G%On
Mills this aag st DIED led o se sa az Her on remains sai
,vera inferred in St. Rartbolomew's church
Yard Yard on he SUNDAY following The ffqperal
Services were conducted by Rey. Mr.: Metzger,
who preached from End Corinthians, 4th chap
Ter and 18th verse,
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Hampstead Items,

Some of our most enterprising citizens are
agtating the question of forming joint stock
company for the purpose of canning, vegeta-
bles and fruits. This is move in the right
direction and should be earnestly encouraged
by every man owning a cherry tree.
The cold wave struck us quite hard on Tues
day, causing the bluebirds and robins to re-
treat to a warmer climate.
William Burgoyne, an engineer on the W..
NJ. r. X. was buried here on Tuesday. About
thirty members of the Brotherhood of Loco.
motive Engineers attended the funeral and
took part in the services according to the bur-
rial form of their order.
A move is on foot to have our little village
incorporated. This same thing was defeated
two years ago by IA counter petition of our
largest taxpayers.
Owing to an extra appropriation, our coun-
ty taxes will not likely grow less for a few
years and to saddle municipal taxes on us al
this time sufficiently large to carry out the
program of the friends ofineorporation would
greatly increase our burdens. Thoughtful
men are discussing. the issues of the day and
the leading question is taxes and tariff in all
their forms, and sink or swim the pledges oi
the Democratic party must be carried ont,
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Mr.. Samuel Splitter, of whom we spoke last
week, has passed away. He died on Sunday,
February 18th, and on Monday, the 9th, his
remains were taken to the TINKER Church,
near New Windsor, eight miles from here, and
buried. The funeral services were conducted
by Elder WIN. H. Franklin. Mr.. Splitter was
76 years, 2 months and 20 days of age, and
leaves feeble wife and one son, who is in
Illinois. In early life Mr.. Splitter was school
teacher of some notoriety, and he delighted
to speak of those days.
On Tuesday last Theodore Dell, Oldest son
of States Dell, left here for Dayton. Ohio,
where he expects to stay awhile.
We hear no talk about renting this season
of any account, but hiring hands to labor on
the farms seems to be the absorbing topic.
The hands of ability seem to understand, too,
pretty well how to make the best Of opportu.
mites, and in most instances he is promised
from So to $40 per month, with washing and
mending in, and horse to ride on Sunday.
Mrs. Myers, of near here, is quite feeble
with chronic rheumatism.
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School Exhibition.

By special invitation a representative OF
this office attended an exhibition of the Parr' S
Ridge School, OF this city, Miss Maggie Nc
Kellip preceptress, on Friday of last week.
We may premise by saying We are fond of lit.
tie children, and enjoyed a very pleasant half
hour in school, along with a number of other
visitors. We like the naturalness and sim
plicity of childhood, their innocent prattle,
the evidences of budding genius, and the
strange expressions they often make. The
school room was adorned with pots of grow
ing flowers, and the little ones seemed full of
the spirit ofthe occasion. As they responded
to the summons of their teacher to make their
rectations, it was interesting to observe the
elan with which they engaged in the task be-
fore them. All acquitted themselves well,
and went through the program successfully,
which consisted of readings, recitations, vocal
and instrumental music, solos, duets and
quartets. The vocal exercises of one of the
little girls are worthy of special mention.
Her voice was very sweet, and she sang, ac-
companied on the piano by her teacher, with
surprising accuracy for one of her tender
years.
When the exercises were over number OF
ladies present expressed their qualification.
A gentleman said he Yves school boy again,
in Imagination at least, and commenced his
scholastic term at the tender age of four years,
much younger than any child present. He
closed by reciting few stanzas of the address
$50 A, B, C, & Co." by 5. J. Smith, the
Quaker Poet:
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ARREST OF A DESPERATE CHARACTER.
A Man Who Boasts of His Crimes-Blgamist and
counterfsiter- Writer of Threaten ing Let
tiers That are Illustrated by Representations
of Houses on Fire, &c.
During February last Mr.. Jacob Sellers, of
Hampstead district, received two letters, dated
Rome, Oneida county, New York, February,
1888, from George Henry Blakesley, asking
for a contribution of S25, and stating that 1t
must be paid by March l6, 1888, or somethi ng
would be done to him and his property. One
of the letters occupied nearly two pages Of the
half of note sheet, and at the bottom was the
representation of house with flames coming
out of the roof, windows and doors.
Mr.. Sellers came to Westminster, went be-
fore Justice Crapster, swore out a warrant and
gave description of the man. The warrant
was placed in the hands of Constable Thorn
son, and he was on the lookout for him. On
Friday of last week Constable Thomson had
business in Hampstead, and when near that
village he was informed that there was man
living along the fence short distance ahead.
Upon reaching the place designated he got
out of his buggy, looked at the man and con
cluded he was Blakesley. The latter was
aroused, and installing him for John Haines,
a former constable, began abusing him, saying
''you cannot take me-" Thomson said he
vas not Hanes, and upon taking into consid
grafton Mr.. Thomson's size. Blakesley con-
cluded TO 60 with him. In short time
HAMPSTEAD vas reached, and the man was put
in secure place until Mr.. Thomson had
finished his business. When the time came
to return to Westminster, gakesley concluded
he would not accompany the officer, but
pair of handouts and strap around his legs
soon convinced him that he was to be taken.
On the way he became obstreperous, and
some difficulty was had in keeping him in the
buggy. but he was landed safely in Jail.
A hearing was had on the same day, and be
was held in the sum of 500 by Justice Crap
ster. Make itSl 900, Squire, said Blakes-
lev. ..All right" replied the 50 tire. When
he found there was no chance to escape
Dlakeslev became very laxative, and boosted
that he had been an inmate of 81 jails. prisons
aud penitentiaries, including Sing Sing, Au-
burn and Joliet He was sentenced TO the
latter for IL years for counterfeiting but after
serving seven months was released.
Blakesley is an itinerant clock member, and
is we'll known in Westminster, New Windsor,
MANCHESTER, Hampstead, Woolery's and II
part of MYERS districts. About 25 years ago
he married lady near WarGeldsburg, later
one in Hampstead district, and says he has a
| wife in the west. About four years ago, while
confined in the Towsontown Jail, he assaulted
the deputy sheriff and severely beat him.
| When about to leave the 'Squire's office he
said he was glad to go to Jail, us he wanted to
rest, and that nc. Jail could keep him long.
All in all, Blakesley is about the worst Gus
/ toner that has been committed to our Jail for
| some time 1t is to be hoped that at the May
term of Court he will be sent to the penlten-
tiary fer long term.
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Ne wee Bit crooked things mind
The time when first spied your faces,
And found-no triting job to find
That must learn your names and places.
My grandsire, with well-meaping care,
Bore me to where the mistress she was
Hard at ye-but naught fancying there,
was at home S soon as he was.
O'twas q most unsayoury measure,
To take n weentie. small as me.
From all his young heart knew OF pleasure,
And bind him down TO A, b, c.
liked We not-I II Ree'r deny it
And did my best the dose TO shun,
But scolded, BATTERED, shamed to try it,
Ye all were swallowed, one by one.
For ye are pills that every wee thing.
Is, will he. mill he, doomed to take.
Like measles, ITCH smallpox, or teething,
Whate'er wry faces he may make.
And now love We we'll. I'm thinking,
Acquaintance wears disgust away;
Even smoking, hanging, snuffng, drinking,
But few admire at first, they say.
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TRUSTEES SALE
Il OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE,
WOODS LOTS. &C.

By virtue of deed of trust from Sarah
Frock, Rachael A. L. Shaeffer and John 7.
Shaeffer, her husband, to the undersigned,
duly executed and recorded, we will sell at
public sale, on the premises, on
Friday, the S3rd day Of March, A. d. 1888,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, all that valuable real
estate of which David Matthias and John II.
Frock died seized and possessed, consisting
of about
16O ACRES OF LAND.
The buildings thereon are two-story log and
rough-cast dwelling house, large newly built
bank barn bar. with tge wagon sheds attached,
| granaries, smoke house, dalss,Ss----s=o
and other outbuildings, tenant ASs~s&-A
house, &C., water convenient 80 80
| to all the buildings. 7z5E555,f;s7.LL5
A survey of this land will be made previous
to the day of sale by which the entire tract
| will be divided in FIVE or more separate par
GELS, SO as to give due proportion of farm
| ing, wood and meadow land to the buildings,
and the wood lots will contain from three to
FIVE acres each. A plat of the land will be
exhibited on the day of sale according to
which plat the land will be offered and sold
| This property is situate in Manchester dis
trict, Carroll county, Nd, on two county
roads, one known as 'Houck's," and the
other as "Wine's County Road" is about II
miles from Melrose, a Station on the Bach
man Valley Railroad, and adioins the land Of
Peter Krideler, George Foreman, Abraham
| Wampler and others, is convenient to rail,
road, school, churches, &c,
The location of this property renders ii
worthy the attention of purchasers.
Terms Of Sale.-0ne-third cash on the day
of sale or on the ratification thereof, one-t third
in nine months, and the other one-third in
eighteen months from the day of sale; the
credit payments to be secured by the notes of
the purchaser or purchasers with approved
security bearing interest from the day of sale,
or all cash at the option of the purchaser,
J. WESLEY MYERS,
EDWARD H. KRIDELER,
Trustees.
Reifsnider & Reifsnider, Solicitors.
feb 25ts Jacob Hoffman, Auctioneer.
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Yearly advertisers must confne advertisements TO
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Communications cents per line.
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addressed to THE ADVOCATE"
Entered at the Post Office Westminster, Maryland
as Second Glass Matter.
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Bird Hill Items.

The sale of Henry Wardenfelt of Small.
wood, was well attended last Saturday and
every thing brought fair prices.
One day last week, while James Shipley
and Daniel Wicks were chopping wood in the
woods of Samuel Harding, log started to
roll down the hill, and Mr.. Wicks in trying to
keep the log from rolling was knocked down
and received ugly gashes on his head and
face.
On Tuesday last Levi T, Frizzell moved
into the house formerly occupied by William
Bowers.
William Baker, of this place, has purchas,
ed the house and lot vacated by Mr.. Frizzell
for the sum of $500, cash.
Mrs. Mary E. Poole, of near East View,
contemplates moving to near Gambler this
Spring.
Mrs. L. X. Market, who has been confined
to her room for several weeks, is improving
rapidly.
Nimrod and Thomas A. Phillips, of Balti-
more, came home on a visit last Saturday.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1888.
Sale Register.

Notice of sales for which bills printed at this
office, will be published under this head for so cts
when bills are printed elsewhere 81 will be charged.
See bills for particulars concerning sales.
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MONEY WANTED

On Erst-class Mortgages in Carroll county,
bearing Q per cent. interest, payable semi
annually.
CHAS. E. FINK, Attorney at Law,
feb4tf Westminster, Nd,
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Real Estate Sales.

On Saturday last George R. Gehr, as ex,
ecutor of Sarah A. Gehr, sold lot on Bond
street, this city, 5Ox19S feet, to Rev. A. H..
Zimmerman, of Reisterstown, for $500.
On Monday Charles 7. Reifsnider, as as
signee, sold the farm of Edward S. and Jeru-
sha E. Shaffer, containing 1872 acres and 16
perches, situated in Manchester district.
Purchased by the assignee at SIS per acre.
On Monday Chas. T. Reifsnider, as attorney
and agent of Mary N. and Vernon W. Dorsey,
sold farm of l0G acres and lG perches, sit
uated in Freedom district, to Jacob Powder,
ut $50 per acre.
On Tuesday Harry NJ. Clabaugh and VIM.
A. Mikesel, as trustees of Peter b. Mikesell,
sold farm of l03 acres, on the turnpike,
abont two miles below this city, to Jesse NJ.
Stoner, at Sil. 10 per acre. Also Is acres and
| rood of land, near Englar's ore banks, to
Joseph Hunter, acres at $104 per acre, 5
acres at Sl02.50, and 5 acres at SOL; 4 acres,
l rood and perches, fronting on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, to Grove A. Shipley, at Sl29.50
per acre; building lot, 50xl9S feet, on Penn
sylvania avenue, to VIM. r. Steele, for Sl75.
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Between last May and january LIST, COCO
persons died in Cuba FROM small,pax.
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MORTGAGES SALE
AVA OF
VALUABLE PROPERTY.

By virtue of the power Of sale contained in
two mortgages from George Stouch and Re-
becca Stouch, his wife, to the undersigned,
one dated May l, A. d. 1884, and recorded
among the Real Estate Mortgage Records of
Carroll county, in Liber F. Z. s., No. 81,
folio 175, &C., and the other dated April 80,
A. D. 1886, and recorded as aforesaid in Liber
W. n. NJ, No. "a, folio !, &C., will sell at
Public Sale, at the Court House door, in
Westminster, Carroll county, Nd, on
Tuesday, tie tStA day Of March, A. d. 1883,
at o'clock, P. NJ, the property conveyed by
said two mortgages;
First, parcel of land in the West End of
the City of Westminster, Carroll county, Nd,
fronting "a feet on Pennsylvania Avenue, and
running back 1893 feet to an alley. The im-
proyements thereon are a two
story log and frame dwelling -9
house, stable, wash house, &c. ~
This lot adjoins the residence 1870;
of Mrs. Eckenrode and Augustus Mi.ten.
Second, parcel of land on the corner Of
Liberty and Green streets, in the City of West.
minister aforesaid, said parcel fronts go feet
on Liberty street and runs back ITO feet, and
contains 1856 square feet of land, more or
less. There is on this lot two story brick
store house.
Terms of Sale--Cash.
JAMES H. BILIIINGSLEA,
Mortgage.
Reifsnider & Reifsnider, Solicitors
feb 18ts R. C. Matthews, Auctioneer.
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Reifsnider & Reifsnider, Solicitors.
feb 25ts Jacob Hoffman, Auctioneer.
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Reifsnider & Reifsnider, Solicitors.
feb lists r. C. Matthews, Auctioneer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-12-28
~STEEl.PlATEO SHIPS.
How the Action % salt Wstes sPeeal
1aasnss Thels AP00e.

How the Aesloa % salt Wstss Speedily
lsdsnss Their Asoos.
Accounts from the United States
steamer Dolphin. flagship OF Rear Ad-
miral Kimberly, commanding the Pa
ciic squadron. would seem 70 indi.
cate that the action Of salt water
On the bottoms Of steel vessels tends
toward rendering them unservice-
able for sea duty in . much shorter
space Of time than VAS calculated upon.
The rust and g~alvAnic action combined
have already made little indenis in her
plating to . depth OF thrcc-sixteenshs
Of An inch. which In plates originally
only seven-sixteenth. Of an inch shows
that considerable care will have 10 b
taken With the vessels Of the new steel
navy that are destined to cruise for Q
considerable length Of time In the
waters along the South American coast
without having an occasional docking
and repainting.
The Dolphin 10 by no means she first
vessel that has suffered from this
S~uSc Va TIC WaScrS VI Tue G8ClDC,
which seem particularly bad in their
effect on steel or iron craft All the
steamers Of the Pacific Steam Navig.-
ton Company trading on that coast.
~ veil IS the Pacific Steamship Com
pany's vessels. have 20 be docked AID
painted at least three times . year.
The Gillian men-of-war are likewise
great sufferers in this particular. and
are locked every four months. ~ each
Of which times four coats Of anti
iouling paint Are applied. The result
in the case Of the Dolphia viii peoha-
bly, be the replacing Of her vsser-liss
plates by thicker metal. o. the cover.
ing Of the present armor ~ . belt a
plasss extesding . space somevhss
shove and below The water lire. "TAs
pttainG. - ts calBed. extesds al0ag IL |
vsassa's water liss. hsiag vorss amid
shis and tAPesiag toward sAs esaA
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