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DATIFICATIoN NOTICE.

PARTICIPATION NOTICE.
In the Orphans Court of Carroll County.
DECEMBER Term, 1890
Estate of Jesse T. Wilson, Deceased
On application it is ordered this 9th day of
December, 1890, that the sale of the real
estate of Jesse 7. Wilson, late of Carroll
county, deceased, made by Elizabeth A vii.
son and William 7. Wilson, executors of the
last will and testament of said deceased, and
this day reported to this Court by the said ex-
ecutors, be ratified and confirmed, unless
cause be shown to the contrary on or before
the I'd Monday, 18th day, of January next;
provided a copy Of this order be inserted for
three successive weeks in some newspaper
printed and published in Carroll county, be-
fore the LIST Monday, 9Th day, of January next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
twenty. three hundred dollars ($23OOO0l
DAVID H. H0FFACKER,
JAMES P. SUMMERS, Judges.
JAMES w. WHITE.
True copy,-Test:
GEO. NJ. PARKE.
dec IL St Register of Wills.
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OBJECTION OF DIRECTORS.

Union National Bank Of Westminster,
December 11th, 1890.
An election for Ten Directors for this Bank
will be held on TUESDAY, the 18th day of
JANUARY, 1891, between the hours of II
o'clock, a. M, and u o'clock, M, of said
day, at said Bank. J. W. Herring,
dec13 tie Cashier.
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In the election on Monday to Gil vacancy
in the English Parliament from the North
Kilkenny district. Sir John Pope Heunessy,
the anti ParnclIite candidate, was successful
by HI, inn total vote Of ass3-neariy two
to ono.
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MO. 2sse EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County in
in Equity.
Thomas j. Gorsuch, Assignee of Mortgage,
Plaintiff, VS.. John Speicer and Mary
Speicer his wife, Mortgagors.
Ordered this 18th day of December, A. D.
1890, that the sales of the property mentioned
in these proceedings made and reported by
Thomas j. Gorsuch, Assignee of Mortgage,
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or before the
10Th day of January, A. D. 1891; provided a
copy of this order be inserted in some news.
paper printed in Carroll county, Maryland.
once in each of three successive weeks before
the 18th day of January next.
The report states the amount of sale of real
estate TO $1270.00
And of the personal property to be 213.35
Total amount of sales............ SASS. 35
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
dec 20 st BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
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DAFIFICATIoN NOTICE.

-
In the Orphans Court of Carroll county. I
DECEMBER Term, 1890.
Estate of Mordecai Gist, deceased.
On application it is ordered this 10th day of
December, 1890, that the sale ofthe real estate
of Mordecai Gist, late of Carroll county, de-
ceased, made by Elizabeth Gist, executrix of
the last will and testament of said deceased,
and this day reported to this Court by the said
executrix, be ratified and confirmed, unless
cause be shown to the contrary on or before
the Sd Monday, 18th day, of January next:
provided copy of this order be inserted for
three successive weeks in some newspaper
printed and published in Carroll county, be.
fore the ID Monday, 18th day, of January
NEXT.
The report states the amount of sale TO be
three hundred and fifteen dollars (S3l5.OO.)
DAVID II. H0FFACKER, !
JAMES p. SUMMERS. Judges
JAMES W. WHITE,
True copy,-Test:
GEO. NJ. PARKE,
dec 20 st Register of Wills.
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WHITE OAK Lumber for Sale.

Finch planks, IA feet long; 1l-ineh, IL feet
long; l4-inch, 81 to IA feet long, 1-inch, 8 to
from to 10 feet long; wagon tongues and
coupling poles for Western Wagons. Also a
wood lot containing little over 12a acres,
convenient to public roads. Apply to
JOSEPH /. GIST,
Near Westminster, Nd; or Fenby P. o.
deco ct
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STATE Of Maryland, County Of Ourrol, S.:
l. W. A. CUNNINGHAM, Cashier of the above
named Bank do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best ofmy knowledge and belief
W. A. CUNNINGHAM, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day
of December, 1880.
BENZ. F. GROUSE,
Clerk Circuit Court for Carroll County, Md
CoRREcT-ATTEsT:
JOSEPH SHAEFFER, J
CHAS. B. ROBERTS, Directors.
MILTON SCHAEFFER,
,lacJ7 II
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NOTICE.-All are invited to attend the
IN Christmas Entertainment at . niontown
on the night of December SOth, given by the
Methodist Protestant Sabbath School. An
admission fee Of ten and five cents will be
charged. dec27 1t
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RESOURCES.

--lt' fetai...... S3lS 42I.12
Sate Of Maryland, County Of Carroll IS:
III. W. Herring Cashier of the above-named bank,
do sOlemnly swear that the above statement is true
10 the best 0fmy knowledge and belief.
J. W. HERRING Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day
of December, 1890
HUGO E. FIDDIs Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
FRANK T. SHAW,
JAS. II. BILLINGSLEA, Directors
CIIAS. V. WANTZ
da,1-
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The Stockholders of the Farmers Fertilizer
Company of Carroll County are hereby no.
titled that the annual election, for the purpose
of electing a Board of Directors to manage
the affairs of said Company for the ensuing
year, will be held, at the Hotel Albion, on
Monday, the 9Th day of January, 1891, be.
tween the hours of 10 and IL o'clock, A M
By order of the Board,
JNO. T. DIFFENBAUGH,
dec At Secretary
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Of the Union National Bank Of Westminster,
at Westminster, an the State Of Maryland,
at tie close Of business, December 18Th,
1890.
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PEPoRP OF THE CONDITION

THE BEST SLEIGHS in the county can
4 be had at Herr Bros, Westminster, Md.
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r Isr OF UNcLAIMED MATTER

r IsT OF UNCLAIMED MATTER
IL Remaining in the Post Office, West
Minister, Nd, December Is, 1890:
Adkins, VIM. II. Feeser, John NJ.
Biker, John Holmes, jimmie
Bell, NJ. X. Howard, James
Blackstone, d. J. Hubbs, Matilda
Bouyer Baylus Harstat, Mrs. E. C.
Busey, c. Jacobs, G. ].
Bair, Catharine v. Lambert, Mrs. Laura
Baumgartner, j. II. Pauers, Samuel
Dell, Bill Pinkney r. Barnett.
Grouse, Miss Maggie Redison. Mrs. Lizzie
Franklin, Q. G. Stultz, Harvey
Flater, Peter
Persons calling for matter in the above list
will say it was advertised.
dec27 GEO. E. SHARRER, P. NJ.
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YOUR cHILD's LIFEi
objection NOTICE.

Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
of Westminster.
Westminster, Nd, Dec. 10, 1890.
The Stockholders of this bank are hereby
notified that an election for Directors, to
manage the affairs of the Bank for the ensuing
year, viii be held at the Banking House on
the Second Tuesday, being the 18th day Of
January, 1891, between the hours Of and 2
o'clock, p. m.
W. A. CUNNINGHAM,
decl3 tie Cashier.
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DEPORT OF THE CONDITION
Of the Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank. at Westminster, an the State Of Ma
,yiand, at the close Of business, December
18th, 1890.
RESOURCES
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EoR COOK BUGGIEs,
4 90 ACRES 49, 500.

The best offer over 81, 500 will buy the
Leatherwood & Day Farm, l2a Acres, near
Woodbine. Terms to suit purchasers.
CHARLES E. FINK,
Attorney at Law,
novl5 tt Westminster, Md.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

CLEIGHS AT HERR BROS,
~ dc27 Westminster, Md.
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NoMMIssIoNBRs NOTICE.

The County Commissioners of Carroll
county will meet at their office, in Westmin-
ster, on the LIST Monday in January, 1891,
for the transaction Of business.
By order, CHAS. BRILLIANT,
does Clerk
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A large stock of
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.

GLEIGHS AT HERR BROS,
y dec27 Westminster, Nd.
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Also carry fine line of
TRUNKS and VALISES.
HATS AND CAPS.

We have one of the finest asortments of
The evening world., 1890-08-06

The current OF electricity would thus pass
through the wire connected with Kemmler,
and so though his body,
The chair was NOS ON exhibition, but
board was nailed 20 the ceiling. near the
centre OF tho room. TO which tile wires ~sre
to be attached, and under which tho chair
vas to b. placed.
The wires were dangling from the ceiling
on the occasion OF the reporters visit.
The distance from ksnmlers cell to the
spot where the chair was 10 be placed vas
only about eighteen feet
The room In which be was confined was
next south OF the room OF execution. and
the reporter could hear through the closed
door the muHiod tones OF the prisoner aud
his keeper in conversation, together with
the steady tread Of the latter, ~ he paced
up and down tho corridor in front OF the
cell.
Ths dimsnsions OF the esll.Toom WsFo OBJ
tanned from ths Rev. o. A. HouEhtOn. the
spiritual adviser Of KsmmlsE, ths FsysEsnd
The evening world., 1890-08-06

this was the reducing box for the vOlt-meler
and electric lamp box. which is next ON the
right.
There were tWenty-four incandescent
lamps ON the box, not for the purpose Of
lighting tha room, but TO show when the
current was ON and running steadily.
Then came the main sWitehes.
The first one was 10 short-circuit the cur
rent. which. coming in the north window.
was to pass through the hrst switch and so
back on the other wire ont through tue same
window to the dynamo.
The switch was = copper lever, about Is
inches long and had wooden handle
which the cautious Warden proposed to
nave covered with rubber before tlts dGy iI
was 70 be put TO use.
The other switch was the counterpart OF
the first one. 6ut vas to be left Oman until
Kemmlsr vas seated in his chair and the cap
adjusted.
Then the Arst switch Wal to BE- OPSnsd and
the Bssond one closed.
The evening world., 1890-08-06

for the second time. however. when again
appeared the signs Of continued life.
The mans chest heAvsd and froth gath
cred athis mouth.
twas q spectacle which no tongue nor
pen could describe.
Hastily the word was given 70 the con-
cesled eNecutioner in the next room TO turn
the switch again.
This time the dynamo WAS allowed for
four full minutes to pour it's destroying tide
into the poor, strAppsd.down piece Of
humanity.
Then there appeared the signs known 10
those familiar with the cases Of death on the
wires in New York.
Smoke came from the mouth.
Tho odor OF burning flesh filled the
stiflinelT hot room.
Kemmler Was dead at last
BY this time even the coolest-headod Of
the party was terribly impressed by the
awfulness Of the event.
What was the matter nobody can tell at
this time.
II is declared that the first voltage which
went into Kemmler's body was registered at
$500.
That was enough to have killed instantly.
What, then, was wronR7
Was there meat In the stories Of the die
arranged volt-metre, attet all7
HowlonG did Kemmler suffer ?" asked
an EVENING WORLD reporter OF one OF the
physicians who saw the execution,
The doctor was loAth to reply At frst. but,
finding the reporter knew already something
Of what had gone on In that awful DEATH
chamber. he spoke, reassuringly:
"Oh. the poor fellow was unconscious
after the first shock. He did not feel the
rest"
Heaven grant that the doctor spoke the
truth.
1t was o nervous, unstrung party which
left the prison after tho event was over.
More than one Of them will see for long
days in his minds eye the pain distorted
face, with hhlf-opened eyes, revealed when
the face OF dead william Kemmler was
finally uncovered.
The evening world., 1890-08-06

gems dress for the uniform Of the State.
This was the room selected for the exscu-
tion Of Kemmler. aud there we're srraysd.
harmless for the time. the means through
which death was sooh TO send its summons.
The room was about Z feet wide by 20
feet long. and was dimly lighted By two
iron-grAted windows. about four feet above
the tiooh and which looked out upon the
front entrance Of the prison.
Between the windows was placed the board
on which we're arranged the switches, volt
meter. nc.
The board vas about feet long and 3Ik
feet hlah.
At the left Was common electric push
battOn. communicating wish the dynamo
room. 1. 600 feet away, in the north wing
Of she prison and TO be ased for signalling.
Next 10 The electric push button on the
fizht vas CaFdFsWs VOlt-mstsF, to register
The fierce Of the current
Neat vas : small switch 70 turn the eurren.
"a and % - lhs lastsr. Ts ihs right 0f
The evening world., 1890-08-06
PRICE ONE CENT.

conference this evening IN che wArdeur
Office In his narrow cell on The afound
hoor OF the great dark prison Kemmlsr
slept, or tried 10 sleep, while fiftesn physi.
clans were calmly celebrating how ara
when they should disseot the ranrdSref's
body after he had been killed according u
the new and untried law.
There were present at this eunfefenoo
Drs. Houthwick, Mcdonald, spitzila, ueorKa
f. shrady, Coroner Jenkins. DrA Junhihs,
Smith and Allison, Of Auburn, Ward.
Balch and Neallis. OF Albany, ana Fell,
Fowler and Daniels, Of Buffalo, and DE-
Argue, OF Corning.
District-Attorney Quimby, Of Erie County,
aud Robert Dunlap, Of New York, were n
the prison building but did nottaks mart IN
the conference. When these gentlemen
started for the Jail about 4. 30 O'Clock, 4
rumor spread in the street that ~ last the
time had come. and q vast crowd Of men,
women and children, tile frat which has ~.
sembled 20 far, conRreanted around me
prison gates. Word was rent 70 Police
Headquarters and two policemen we're ds.
tailed to keep tho street clear
While the conference wAH aoinR on
Warden DurSton made out the tickets of "a.
mission. They are plain white oaftis, aboui
three inches square. and on each one he
wrote the name Of the recipient a. folloes,
'''''''''s''''ss' ''sssasssts s.ssss.s sssstst.is
The evening world., 1890-08-06
About the AutopsY.

DR.. southWick ta'ksd frssly abOu1 ths
case yesterday afternoon.
There is mistaken impression In the
minds OF the people. said he to TnE WoRLD
correspondent. THAT she laW directs an
autopsy to be made Immediately altar death
on the body OF the murderer ThAa Il ne
so. II certainly does diTsOa : pOslmoEtsEa
s1aminatiOn to b made, but not Al the ne
meat that ths breath leaves the BODY
The evening world., 1890-08-06

gentleman measuring the room and cells
with tape. assisted by Ksmmler himself,
There was 5l4- foot corridor running In
front OF the cells and one ils feet in width
At the side nearest the front of the prison.
Il is in these corridors that Kemmlet took
all OF his exercise. which consisted OF
Dromsnads about tWsnty-four fsstin extent
The evening world., 1890-08-06
.OmmIOr Merry Up TO the Last
Moment.
A More Revolving Exhibition
Than the Inquisltion
Ever Saw.
mrre1AL TO THE HvESrsS wonLpA


AuBURs, Aug. e.-Tbe first case of slee-
tr6tHtion-ths new method OF administering
death As the extreme penalty Of the law for
the terrible crime of murdeT-is not to be
sst down as = complete success.
william KeInmler died this morning. SO
Tar ks the best obtalIable evidence goes, not
h the instant and painless manner in which
Il had been intended to eEeeuts him. but
dhdSr tearing torturss.
II was not : single, parAlyzins shock
Whieh took his life away.
II was = succession Of awful, rending
IhrObs. as II the nerves were being torn
piece by piece from their centres.
The current vas turned iRtO the body
three times.
On the first occasion the electric throbs
we're continued for eighteen seconds.
Then the switch was turned back aud
careful examination OF she body was made.
Two minutes later. at o. as O'Clock, signs
Of respiration were observed and the cur
Eent Was hastily switched into the Door
wrs.ehs body fer the second time.
This tinis the Awial work ~as thought 70
The evening world., 1890-08-06
KEMmLCR's CHINE

ats BFuIaI SIardsF 81 8Ir- Tillis Asie.
her Ia BaaaIs Last Year.
KsmmlsF's crime was ths brutal mardsr q
Buffalo, siarsh 10, 1859. Of hTA tEs4
Zeiglsr, Via whom be had eloDed trom
PhilAdsll , sea- and : hah beiefs -
The evening world., 1890-08-06

District Attorney Quimhy. of Erie County
the man who prosecuted Kemmler for his
crime. emerged from the prison at Z. O6 A. NJ.
looking depressed and detected, he said;
" 1T is all over. He died as quick as that. y
swapping his finger.
The excitement In the crowd ct the an
nouncement made by District-Attornsy
Quimby was intense, and every body jostled
each other TO get nearer TO the iron Gfatings.
No one else appeared on tho iron stoop,
however, for some time and the crowd
simmered down TO quietness.
1t was 7. 90 when heads began to appear
in the windows OF Warden Durston's Office.
DIR. 4. X. Smith. emerging ten minutes
later. gave this account:
"The deed was done at @. 40 o'clock.
Kemmler was full Of nerve. He said as they
led him out:
Take your time. now; do 10 right
"Then when the clothes was not placed
on his head firm enough he said; Put down
hard
what have You to say, William Kemm-
Ter p asked Warden Durston.
"'Nothing; only good-by. boys. I wish
you all good luck.
you all good luck. boys. Good-by."
The switch was worked on the board in an
adjoining room by some person whose name
will probably be unknown for ever.
There was a slight tWitehinG, and al was
over. William Hemmler was dead in . wink.
Chaplain Yates and Rev Mr.. Houghton
wore very sad faces and were solemnly silent
when they emerged arm in arm from the
prison.
PRAYING WITH THE MURDERER.
Chaplain Tates would ssy nothing. They
repaired directly to Kemmler's cell on enter-
ing the prison.
There they knelt and prayed with and for
the young man about to pass from the world
to another
Lawrence Donlan. himself deVoat Catho-
lie. crossed himself as he left the scene, and
old Danl McNAuRhton knelt humbly in q
distant corner OF the little room, while the
reverend gentlemen prayed. first Chaplain
Yates aud then the pastor Of the fashionabls
Methodist church.
Kemmler. with his head half buried In his
hands OH the cot that had been his bed of
peaceful rest for fifteen months. gave no
sign OF any emotion.
At the close of prayers DR.. HOuRhtoh took
the hands OF the doomed inhh and in his
gentle voice drew from him the aisiointsd
WOrdsi
KEMsILERs REPESTkET WORDS.
~ was bad-Wieked. l am sorry did an
awful deed. should be punished for 1t.
l am ready to take my punishment.
ought to die. l shall die game"
The two good men talked little further
to him and then Withdrew.
The evening world., 1890-08-06
The Death Chamber ana Fatal
Switch.

rrPeTAL TO THA EVssISo woRbD.l
AUBURS. Aug. Gan EVENING WORLD
reporter has been permitted to make a visit
TO tho underground room prepared for
Kemmlers execution and to look upon the
apparatus controlling the fatal current
In company with Warden Durstoh the
visitor descended the stairway leading from
tile chapel corridor Of the prison TO Che long
hall through which the eonViets march on
their way to dinner.
At the foot OF the stairs. on The right was
a closed door. securely fastened, behind
which the murderer vas confined.
Passing along the ball about tifty feet, the
Warden led the way into large, bare room.
directly under the PRISON clerks oaiee. and
which was formerly used - the keepers
mess-room.
There the eonyies choir Eshsarsea is
hymns for Sunday aRd OeeaslOnAlly holds
select concert.
The next room that vas entsrsI Was the
laVatory and Fsesptlon-Fsom for newly ar
rived eonVieta. Hhefs the fofgsF. snibezzlsr
o. sEsak thief All have 10 ehARgs thsiE ega-
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A FAMILIAR FACE GONE.
After Years of Suffering James 2. Gildea
Lays Down His Burden.

After Years of Suffering james =. Gildea
Lays Down His Burden.
James F. Gildea, Esq, died at Cappell's
restaurant, on Fifth avenue, last evening,
after an illness of six months, during most
of which time, however, he kept on his feet.
He returned from Bedford Springs about
two weeks ago. He had been ordered there
by his doctor, but the frail tenement had
given out, and Jimmie, as he was Familiarity
known to thousands, died as naturally and
as easily as he would have gone to sleep.
The deceased was probably known to as
many people in this city and county as any
other man in it. He was only in the 4oth
year of his age, but his slight familiar figure
had been seen in court. on the street and on
the hustings during 20 Democratic cam.
paigns and it is safe to say that among all
his acquaintances he had not a single
enemy, though he was by no means
Aatterer and was generally quite free about
expressing his opinions, too. Mr.. Gildea was
born 10 the Fifth ward, and was educated
in the Third ward and at st. Michael's
Seminary. He read law with the late John
G. Barr, and was admitted to the Westmore-
land County Bar about 1870, subsequently
coming hack to this city, and was for some
time In the Office Of G. F. McKenna, ESQ.
He was a man of mental ability, but for
many years past his want of physical
strength prevented him from actively en-
gazing in his profession. He was for a
number of years secretary of the Democratic
County Committee.
The funeral will be from St. Paul's Cathe-
dral tomorrow.
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HIT BY A FREIGHT TRAIN.

Harry Wilson Brought TO Mercy Hospital
in n Critical Condition-Tbomas Breen
Dies From Ipjuries-Other Accidents Of
More or Less Serfous Nature.
Harry Wilson, q resident of Winterburn.
Pa, was brought to the Mercy Hospital
yesterday in very critical condition.
Last Wednesday evening Wilson was
walking along the Low Grade di-
vision of the Allegheny Valley
Railroad, near Dubois, when he was
struck by passing freight train. He sus-
tanned fractured collar bone and left arm,
and his hand was also crushed. The hand
was amputated at the hospital last evening.
Thomas Breen, who was struck by train
on the West Penn Railroad, near the Isa-
bella furnaces, Thursday night. died at the
West Penn Hospital yesterday afternoon. !.
David Reilly, an employe of the Imperial
Glass Works, was very badly burned with
hot glass yesterday.
A keystone Brewery wagon struck one Of
81. j. Heinz & Co. Is vehicles out Penn ave-
nue. yesterday, and both teams ran away.
Both collided with lampposts and were
badly damaged. No one was hurt.
A coke train ran into four engines lying
in the Pennsylvania yards at Thirty-third
street. The locomotives were badly dam
aged.
A team of horses belonging to John
Reilly, ran off on Wylie avenue. The driver
had his arm severly hurt.
Mrs. Glance, living on Beaver avenue,
near Greenwood street. Allegheny, was
struck on the head yesterday afternoon by
brick which fell from building under con-
struction near her home. She suffered q
severe scalp wound.
William Menosky. an employe at Singer,
Nimick & Co.'S mill, West End, had his
hand crushed yesterday afternoon by rail.