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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-12-17
sYKEsvILLE ITEMS.
Reception at Springfield In Celebration OF
His 21st Birthday-nlness of Trusten Polk.

On Thursday evening of last week the sec
ond of a series of receptions under the au-
spices of the members of Springfield Presby
terrain Church was held at the residence OF
Mrs. VIM. C. Polk, near Sykesville. In spite
of the threatening weather quite number OF
persons were in attendance and very pleas
ant evening was spent. The third reception
of the series will be held on the evening of
December 30th, at the residence Of Mrs. Chas.
A. Warfield.
On Friday evening of last week kildare,
the residence of Mr.. J. Henry Steele, near
Edersburg, was a blaze of light. The occa-
sion was reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Steele in honor of their son. Guy Wakeman
Steele, who had upon that day attained his
majority. The interior of the house was
beautifully decorated with evergreens and
tropical plants, and these, with the mellow
lights, happy faces and charming costumes OF
the ladies present, formed n combination beau
tul in the extreme.
The host and hostess and their son received
the guests upon their arrival with that hospi
tality for which i'Kildarei is so well known,
and in a short time youths and maidens were
INDUCING in the ''the poetry of motion to the
sweet strains of Prof. lula music. Between
IL and u o'clock the guests were invited TO
the dining room where table running the
full length of it held q most magnificent re-
past. Directly in the center of the table was
a large pyramid of fruit of every description,
surmounted by twenty-one wax candles, de-
noting the age of the Young gentleman in
whose honor the reception was given. After
having done full justice TO the tempting sup
per dancing was resumed and continued until
a late hour, when the guest departed carrying
with them many pleasant memories.
Among those present were: Mrs. }. Il.
George. MIR. and Mrs. w. ii. ID. Warheld,
Mrs. Adele Moorehead, Miss Margaret Cor
don. Cummings, Misses Mamie Polk, Lila
George, Nellie and Anna Warlield, Hattie
Bennett, Mamie and Eugena Berret, Bertha
George, Maggie Voorhees, and Cora Hehen-
ger: Messrs. A. p. Gordon Cummings, Jos.
". Berret, W. b. Violet, P. 7. Bennett, j.
b. George, Loyd Bennett, Trusten Polk, .Ir.,
James Dorsey, Ben Polk, DIR. C. W. Hefien-
ger, Scott l.. Heffenger, Howard Warfeid,
and Lucien kearney.
The numerous friends of Capt. Trusten
Polk will be grieved to hear OF his serious
illness at his home near Sykesville. Mr.. Polk
has never entirely recovered from his critical
illness of last summer, and he is suffering now
from a return of the malady with which he
was suffering then.
revival is in progress at the Methodist
Episcopal Church at this place. There seems
to be a great deal of interest manifested,
Judging by the nightly attendance, and quite
a number of persons have proiessed CONVEX
sion.
The house upon the property recently pur-
chased by Frank Peddcord from j. Il. Nor
wood has been handsomely repainted. The
work was done in very artistic manner by
James Powell.
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News reached us Thursday morning that
It's store near Buffalo or Wentz's z. o.,
was robbed of several hundred dollars worth
of goods. Josiah Marsh's sausage was all
stolen; and Joseph o. Jones bad a lot OF corn
and chop stolen. These gentlemen 1--we IN
the same neighborhood. The team with the
stolen goods was tracked to the Hanover road.
The auction on Thursday night Of last week
was success. There was large crowd OF
ladies and some gentlemen.
The conduct of some of the young men
coming to this place when we have gatherings
is not becoming, and gentlemen will not con
duct themselves as they do, and it is the opin'
ing of our people that it is the duty of our
officers to keep order or arrest the guilty par
ties on such occasions.
DR.. j. s. Marshal moved to Hampstead on
Thursday of last week. We wish him success
in his new field of labor.
Since our last we were handed the weights
of several nice lots of porkers-Mrs. 7. d.
Cover, six, 1888, 1872, 1893, 2lS, 22S, 273; John
T. Copenhaver. two, l72, $50; David Boose,
eight, $780, l9l, 1872, 1876, 1885, 1913, 200, 269;
John T. Dutterer, eight, 200, 204, 2Oj, ZIG,
800. $50, 242, BAG, and one beef $50.
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Proceedings of the Circuit Court.

The court closes its fifth week today, and
will probably continue until FRIDAY next,
making nearly six weeks session. The
number of cases disposed of has not been
large. One case occupied full week and
some others two days each. Considerable
time has been consumed in obtaining jurors
in criminal cases, the regular panels being
exhausted by challenge, and in swearing and
examining witnesses, who afterward prove to
have no knowledge of the facts in the eases
in which they were summoned.
The following business has been disposed
of since our last report:
State VS.. Levi W. Devilbiss; assault and
battery on r. C. Matthews, baililf; tried be
fore jury; verdict guilty and fined $50 and
costs. The case will be appealed. Fink for
State; Henning for traVerser.
State VS.. Robert Grant Chew unlaWlully
and maliciously destroying property of vii.
liam l.. Richards; tried before Il jury; found
guilty on first charge Fink for State; Hen
ming for traverSer.
State VS.. Thomas Reikle; assault with in
tent to kill; tried before Il jury; verdict not
guilty. Fink for State; Henning for traverSer
John II. Thomas VS.. John ii. keene; action
of assumpsit; tried betnre the Court; finding
and Judgment for plaintiff for $l53.1O. Reif
snider & ReiEsnider for plaintiff: Fink for
defendant.
Jerome Nolte VS.. Calvin C. Wooden; action
of assumpsit; tried before jury; verdict for
the plaintiff, Stockslale and Clabaugh for
plaintiff; Henning and Weant for defendant
The guit brought by George W. Hull against
the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company OF
Dug Hill, nov on trial, is for !, loss sustained
by fire, on February l6, 1892, by which his
barn, contents, &c, were destroyed, entailng
"A loss of about $1,000. The Company re-
fused to pay the loss, because, as it claimed,
he had permitted a traction engine to be used
within short distance Of the barn without
the consent in writing of the Company, rs re
quired by the BY Laws of the Company.
Reifsnider a. Reifsnider and Bond for plain
tiff; Clabaugh & Roberts, Manlsby and
Thomas for defendants.
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MONDAY, December l2.-Geo. W. Phillips,
executor of Jesse W. Phillips. deceased, re.
turned inventory of goods and ohattels and
received order to sell goods and ehattels and
order to notify creditors.
Milton Chew and Ezra Chew, executors Of
John II. Chew, deceased, reported sale Of real
estate.
The last will and testament of William W,
Warebein, deceased, was admitted TO probate
and letteFs testqmentary granted to John o.
Murray.
The last will and testament of Samuel Fuss,
deceased, was admitted to probate and letters
teslamentary granted to Sarah Fuss, Harriet
O. Fuss and Sarah L. Fuss.
Tuesday, Dec. l2.-Letters Of administers
ton on the estate of Peter Smith, deceased
were granted to George I. Motter.
The last will and testament of Elizabeth
Clark, deceased, was admitted to probate and
letters testamentary granted to Clotworthy
Brnie, who received order to notify creditors.
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Levi Selby, an enterprising and PROSPEROUS
Young man, after very brief but painful Ill
ness, died on December 10. at his residence
on the road leading from Uniontown TO Mid
dleburg, at the age of 81 years, 10 months and
% days. His remains were inferred at Union
town on Saturday afternoon, where, beside q
large circle of relatives, many of his neigh
bors and citizens of the surrounding vicinity
assembled to pay the last tribute OF respect to
an estimable citizen so prematurely and sud
desly called away. Elder Seilhamer con
Quoted the funeral service. His wife and six
children survive him. Levi Selby was son
the late YIN. Sel5y, who died one week prev
ious and was buried on Saturday, Sd inst. in
the 10Th year Of his age.
Jacob Hess, native aud long "a re9ident OF
the vicinity of Onion Bridge, was inferred on
Sunday last at tie Pipe Creek q. B. Cemetery,
aged y years, months and Is days. Flu
neral services we're conducted by Elders >.
Stoner and John Utz.
george Erb, near l.inwood, Is seriously i'll
yith dropsy.
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For the Democratic Adyocale.
Blind Guides.

EDlToEs OF ADVOCATE The Thursday
edition of the Baltimore Sun contains an edi.
torial commenting the Maryland farmers for
their conservatism and Intelligence, and
al the same time warning them against fol-
lowing "bind guides, lest they might find
themselves in "a ditch. II the Maryland
farmers realizes any one thing more clearly
than another, it is that they are already in
ditch, - and have been in that hole for some
years past The Maryland farmer, whilst being
conservative and ''intelligent creature,
is at the same time Il coniidiBg creature.
He has taken the S,tRpdpey for gospel, and
has bIindly followed its light, until now he
finds himself in ditch" helpless and
struggling. He would prefer another guide
one that, perhaps, might be less selfish, and
more Trustworthy He does not mean, how
ever, TO take up Governor or Farmer l?l''
Brown as a substitute.
A FARMER WITH 4 MORTGAGE To Pay
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..A. Death of mrs. Huber.

AT 5ie as Suddenly A her home in this city on
fuesday afternoon. Vbe announcement OF
len death was shock to de community, aud
PARTICULARLY to her many W'sfIn TRENDS an
he day of her decease she did not get up as
tsual, as she was not feeling we'u, bat her IN :
disposition was regarded as only temporary.
Hrs. Huber did not improve during the day.
nd died about o o'clock, Just after taking
hose OF medicine administered by her eldest
Daughter. Mr. Huber went TO Baltimore as
usual in the morning. 10 attend to his duties
IS customs inspector, not regarding his vile
8ickness as serious, and only learned OF her
death upon his return in the evening.
Mrs Huber was daughter OF the late J ehu
boyer ana was - years OF age. Besides a
husband she leaves three daughters and two
sons and large circle of relatives. She was
"a estimable woman, kind and generous, Il
'levoied wife and mother.
4 Her funeral took place on Thureday after
ICON. Services were held at the house and
be inierment was at Westminster cemetery.
Tie services were conducted by Elders ".
81. Stoner of Union Bridge and Uriah Bixler
"a Westminster. The pall-bearers were DIR.
Leroy Roger, Jehu Roger. T. n. Bish, Philip
g WeybrigEt, Samuel Roop and Theodore
II Englar
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More Hog weights.

Near Union Mills - John Stuard, five,
weighing 500, s3S, 44sa, 1911, $40, and a
beef weighing $40. and three spring pigs-l40,
$50, l42.
Near Denning' s-Mrs. Margaret Jordan,
Two, $40 and $50 pounds.
New Windsor-Charles Lambert, three,
269, 34G, 33l; John Cornell, three, 10.
At the Aims House farm-eighteen, 327,
327, 3GO, 800, 30S, 81, 25s, 344, S24, 1888,
$50, 29l, S77, 300, 3l5, $50, ISL and 577-
total, 1888 pounds.
At Medfqr', Harry T.eister, four, ss2, ssi,
39l, 1892.
At Alesia-Isaiah y. 9loeker, lhFee, 4s7,
40, 347.
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A Dead Man Running an Express
Train.

A dispatch to the Baltimore Sun from Elk
ton, Md, dated December 10, says An eye
witness gives some interesting particulars con
corning the death of BENJAMIN Strickland, the
engineer OF the Washington express train on
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, Saturday evening. Though the
cause of his death is still only coniectural,
the fact is the engineer continued at his post
and ran his train into Wilmington after he
was dead. The train started out of Broad
Street Station at good speed, with instruc.
lions To the engineer to make fast time. as the
express was Is or 20 minutes late. The train
vent along nj a lively rate till ut Chester the
engineer discovered hot box under his cab.
He told the fireman they would attend to it
At Wilmington.
From Chester be kept going faster aud
faster, stopping for nothing, running into one
block and out of another, all the time making
greater speed. The train whrled on through
The draw north of Wilmington and into the
suburbs when the fireman looking up asked
the engineer to slacken up, and found he was
dead, standing upright with his hand still on
the bar 1t is supposed he was struck on the
forehead by mail projectors or something else
while looking ont Of the cab window with his
hand on the bar, but was able to regain his
upright position and at the same time gave the
bur pull which sent the train onward at full
speed. 1t was required of the train to wait
at certain point for fast freight, but the
requirement was not complied with
That the express reached Wilmington
safely was a miracle. OF course, when the
fireman found the engineer was dead, he
took the locomotive in hand and brought ;he
adventure 10 safe conclusion. This history
of remarkable incident in railroading is re-
lated by gentleman who was on the train,
aad who took the trouble TO inform himself
OF ihe fncts in the case.
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waatnar Record FOR the Week.

December l0-mereury 80 at o. ~. and
40 at , p. M; clondy, followed by clear
weather. December ll-mercury 20 at a.
m. and 30 at . p. M; clear and blustery.
December l2-mercury 20 at I a. m. and 30
at p M; clear until 9 p. M, followed by
partially cloudy weather. December 1s-
mercury go at a. m. and 81 at 2 p. M; hail,
snow and rain; heavy rain between 10 and u
p. m. December l4-mereury a2 at a. m.
and 40 at p. M; fog and mist, followed by
clear and blustery weather. December 10
mercury 80 at a. m. and AZ at p. m;
cloudy up to Up. M, followed by partially
clear weather. December 16-mereury SO
at a. m. and AZ at ~ M; cloudy.
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Their will be no entertainment at St. John
U.eister;s) church at Christmas, but the
scholars will be treated.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hosteld visited
Mr.. George Menchey's at Greenmount this
week.
Nearly every body is done butchering. The
following are the weights of some: George
Struth, four, 424, 355, 332 and spring pig
22l; George Hosfeld. fonr, 3S4, 322, 3l3, 800,
also a beef 40f; Jeremiah Shafer, three,
7G5 pounds.
Mrs Carisa Yingling, of Snydersburg, spent
last Sunday with her sister Mrs. Lydia Brnm-
mel.
Epizotic is prevailing and many have very
bad colds and sore throats.
Many wells are becoming so low that unless
relief soon comes onr people will have to haul
water from the creeks.
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Fraud Pensioners.


A large part of the pension roll is made up
of men who did no real service-men whose
term of enlistment was light and who were
not brought into peril OF their lives. Another
class OF uudeservers are widows, still young
women, born about the war period or after,
and certainly not entitled to be regarded with
any particular feeling of gratitude by the Re
public. for they would be the FIRST themselves
to resent the idea that they were veterans. 1t
will be well to have a Democratic govern
ment take steps to purge the pension rolls of
tens of thousands of undeservers.
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Christmas Ijiqaors-A. C. strasburger,
Westminster, Nd.
For Christmas Entertainments see Relig-
ions Notices.
Statement of the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank.
Lauers syes,d Reductions for the Holi.
days.
Statement Of the Onion National Bank
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4 full line of
CANDIES, RAISINS, NUTS,
and everything to make You happy.

p. S.
In order 10 make the trade interested IN
what we are doing, will offer eight to ten
pieces of our soc Dress Goods at Soc; some
are full pieces. These are rare bargains.
Come aud see them. Bargains to be offered
in Clothing also. We want You to spend
happy Christmas, but to insure it you must
visit OAK HALL. We have Just returned
from up Salt River, and propose to continue
business at the old reliable stand.
Many thanks for past trade. Come and
see us during the holidays,
Respectfully yours,
GEO. c. ANDERS.
dec $ New Windsor, Nd.
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Miss A. Murray has been visiting friends
in Baltimore for the past ten days.
L. Prugh slaughtered ten hogs, weighing
3lGO. The heaviest weighed $50.
J. Knight has erected a new stable.
There is an unexpected wedding in this
neighborhood
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MO. 224s EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
John W. Tracy, next friend of Andrew l..
Bowser and others, VS.. Andrew l.. Bowers
and Charlotte l.. Bowers.
Ordered this 9th day of December, A. D.,
1892, that the second Account of the Auditor
fled in this cause, be finally ratified and con.
firmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the 26th day of De-
cember, inst; provided acopy of this order be
inserted for two successive weeks before the
last named day, in some newspaper published
in Carroll county.
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk,
True Copy,-Test
de1o p BENZ F. GROUSE. Clerk.
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In the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
Alice II. Lamotte, Herschel f. Lamotte and
l.. Howell Lamoite, Executors of Mortga-
gee VS.. Thomas j. Painter and wife.
Ordered this 9th day of December, 1892.
that the sale of the property mentioned in
these proceedings and report of sale made
and reported by Alice II. I4amotte, Hersehel
+. Lamotte and l.. Howell L4amot,e, EXeeu.
tors of Mortgage, be ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary be shown on or
before the nth day of January, 1899; provided
u copy OF this order be inserted in some news
paper printed in Carroll county, once in each
of three successive weeks before the ID day
of January, 1898.
The report states the amount of sales to be
S79j.0O.
BENZ. +. GROUSE, Clerk
True eopy-Test;
delO3t BENl f. Grouse, Clerk.
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MARRIED.

At Grace Lutheran parsonage, this city, on
November II, 1892, by Rev. z. II. Miller,
William f. Weaver and Miss Jennie f. Kline
felter, both of Carroll County, Nd.
At the parsonage, Silver Run, Md, on
December /, 1892, by Rev j. G. Moss, Har.
vey +. Duiterer and Miss Lucy j. Lawyer,
both OF near Silver Run, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-12-17

The protracted meeting which has been in
progress ut Mount Pleasant N. f. Church
closed on Monday night of this week, Mt least
for the present. Want of attendance the
cause, in part, especially Of the members.
The oyster supper and fair of the Mechan-
icsville Cornet Band was n success. The net
PROCEEDS were SSS.
A shooting match is to come of at W. d..
Bush's store, in this place, on Saturday, De
cember 24ih, at ~ O'Clock, NJ, for o bride
and saddle valued at ten dollars, also for FIVE
geese and a lot OF chickens.
The bell at Providence NJ. p. Church was
placed in the new belfrey on the sth, and was
nsed for the first time last Sunday.
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dec 10 81 BENZ. F GROUSE, Clerk,
N the Circuit Court for Carroll Co.


No. 2097 EQUITY.
Isaiah Stair vs. Sarah +. Grouse, ct al.
Ordered that the sale of the property men
toned in these proceedings, made and re.
ported by Isaiah STAIR Trustee. be ratified
and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 9th day OF
January, 1898; provided copy Of this order
be inserted in some newspaper printed il
Carroll countY,ouce in each ofthree successive
weeks before the I'd day of January, 1893
The report states the amount of sale to be
$4,000.
BENZ. +. GROUSE, Clerk,
True Copy.-Test:
deIO 81 BENJ. I. CRaVsE. Clerk
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Kansas Democrats Active.

Topeka, KAN, Dec. l5.-The movement
among the ''stalwart" Democrats to elect n
United States Senator is rapidly taking shape.
The Democratic State leaders have poured
into town for the meeting, Of the Democratic
State central committee this afternoon.
There are now five Democrats in the field.
Two OF them, John Martin and W. c. Jones,
are fusionists, aud hope tic effect combina-
ton of the Democrats and tusiohists. The
remaining three are stalwart Democrats. They
are Baily Waggener, of Atchison, A. A.
Harris, of Fort Scott, and Ed. Carroll, of
Leavenworth.
The Republicans will meet in caucus one
week before the Legislature ponyenea. A
Republican will be nominated for Senator,
and he will be voted for until such a time as
some Democrats who took no part in the
fusion movement gets enough opposition
votes to make his election possible with Re
publican assistance. Then the Republican
programme is to abandon the Republican
candidate and elect the Democrat.
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Mr.. Charles A. Horner, of the ADVOCATE
office, has record for long and faithful ser.
vics also. He came here in 1856 and entered
the Office of the Carroll Comfy Democrat,
published by Joseph Shaw, and remained
with him until he was killed, in 1865, and
the office destroyed lie worked in the Sen
tinel office few months, and upon the estab-
lishmcnt Of the DEM0CATIc ADVOCATE, IN the
fall of 1865, he entered its service and has
been in the Office continuously since, nearly
twenty. five years under the present manage
ment. In this long service he has not lost
day from sickness, and has taken no holiday
except that voluntarily granted him.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER Il, 1892.

The date on the label on your
manner shows the time to which
YOUR subscription in paid.
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MO. soS9 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
Is Re.
John II. Stem. Trustee of David Cover and
wife.
Ordered this slh day of Noyernber, A. D.,
1892 that the sale of the property mentioned
in these proceedings, made and reported by
John II. Stem, Trustee, in his original and
supplemental reports, be ratified and confirm
ed, unless cause 10 the contrary thereof be
shown on or before the 9Th day OF January.
1893; provided a copy OF this order be insert
ed in some newspaper printed in Carroll
county, once in each of three successive
weeks before the ID day of January, 1893.
The report states the amount of sale to he
81, 10000.
CHARLES r. ROBERTS.
True copy,-Test:
delO st Benz. +. GROUSE, Clerk.