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Miller,s Items.

Porkers are being slaughtered in every d.
rection. H. X. Miller killed one last week
that weighed 358 pounds.
Protracted meeting is still in progress at
Greenmount, with undated interest.
Mrs. Mary Miller, of Trump, Nd, spent a
day recently with Mrs. J. p. Frank.
Miss Lizzie Thomas, of Fiscal, spent several
days of this and last week with Misses Ina and
Bertha Frank.
Everything seems to pass off quietly since
the goat has taken his departure to the happy
hunting ground.
Amos Bulb, of New Freedom, Pa. was a
visitor in this vicinity recently.
Samuel Hare, who was so seriously poisoned
recently, is slowly regaining his strength. He
is now able to walk short distances. No clue
to the perpetrators of the outrage has been
ascertained.
Lewis Redding, of Baltimore, is visiting
friends here.
Isaiah Miller is meeting with great success
in his late pursuit-butchering for market.
If some persons had to make the weather we
would have good sleighing in harvest time.
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Melrnse Items.

Thanksgiving passed and many observed
the day only as a day of rest, never thinking
of the blessings they enjoy. We have things
every day for which we should be thankful
the pure air, the invigorating sunshine, the
food and raiment, and many other blessings.
On Tuesday Charles Yingling, highly re-
spected young man of this neighborhood, died
of that dread disease, consumption. His
remains were inferred in the Lutheran Gene
terry of Manchester on Thursday, Rev. C. NJ.
Eyster officiating.
Strengthening hogs is the order of the day.
George Zepp, ST., slaughtered two that
weighed $50 pounds: James C. Myers, six,
weighing 1910, and beef weighing 400;
Ruben Shafier, three, weighing 1000 pounds.
Horace and Warren Blocker, of near
Hanover, Pa, spent day last week in this
neighborhood.
Where is the electric road that was to be
built from Pikesyille to Hanover, Pa, on this
turnpike. We are daily expecting to hear the
clang of the street car bell and the buzz of
electricity as the car comes in sight.
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proceedings Of the school Board.

The School Board was in session on Mon
day. The following appointments of trustees
were made: William H. Roberts at Ridge.
vice Zachariah Brashear, resigned; Samuel b.
Norwood at Ridgeville, vice Charles H.
Smith. resigned; Theodore Walker and Henry
Boice at Bark Hill, colored, vice William and
Charles Champion, resigned.
The following physicians were appointed to
vaccinate the INDECENT pupils attending the
public schools of the county: Taneytown
distriet-Dr. Charles W. Weaver; Uniontown
district-Dr. Thomas J. Shreeve; Myers
district-Dr. Joseph J. Stewart; Woolery 5
district-Dr. S. L. Moores; Freedom district
DR.. j. W. Steele; Manchester distriet-Dr. J.
H. Sherman: Westminster district-Dr. J. II.
Gardner; Hampstead district - DR.. Cara
Warehime; Franklin district-Dr. r. 0. D..
Warfield; Middleburg district-Dr. Milton A.
Lauver: New Windsor distriet-Dr. G. H.
Brown: Union Bridge district-Dr. Milton
Mex Norris; Mt. Airy distriet-Drs. Brom-
well Il Gaver.
The board adjourned to the 9TH day of
January next.
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The scheme of a Brute.


NrwAAx. Ga. December a.-Aboui mid
night Saturday night negro, Joe Bean, went
to the house OF A. B. Leigh, a farmer, twelve
miles from here, and told him one of his crop
pers was very sick and wanted medicine.
Leigh went.with the negro Haitian hour later
Bean returned and asked for Mrs. or Miss
Leigh. The women suspected something was
wrong and their suspicious were confirmed by
Bean displaying revolver. Quick as a fash
Mile Leigh grabbed her father shotgun and
ordered the negro ont Bean fired, hut missed.
Mile fred, but the gun failed. The negro
ran out, and round TO a window. Here the
girl fired at him, and he again at her. Her
face was burned by the discharge Of powder.
Two hours later the body of the fiither was
found, his head crushed and his body stabbed
in nine places. search is being made for
the negro, who escaped, and he is supposed Ia
have gone down the Chattahoochee river in "A
boat 1t is supposed he had an accomplish.
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wedding at Thurmont.

Correspondence of the Democratic Advocate
Miss Eliza Florence Stocksdale, daughter
of Mr. Geo. w. Stoeksdale, of Thurmont,
Nd, was married Thursday evening, Decem-
her 9TH, at s o'clock. 10 Mr.. Joseph Grouse
Gernand, of Graceham. Md. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Henry Mann of the
NJ. +. Church, in the presence of a large COM
pany of the relatives and friends of the couple.
The bride was attired in cream hroeaded lans-
downe, and carried white Puritan chrysan-
themums. She entered the parlor leaning on
the arm of her father, preceded by two little
flower girls, Misses Harriet Common and Maize
Smith, where they were met by the groom and
his best man, Mr. Stewart Cramer, of Balti-
more city The wedding march was perform
ed by Miss Margaret 0user. A reception was
held, after which the bridal couple left for
their newly finished home in Gracehan, Md.
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The ladies of Enterprise Lodge held very
pleasant social meeting on Thanksgiving night.
While the announcement that the meeting
would be open to visitors was made only
few days previous, yet every available seat was
taken. The program was well rendered. the
following taking part M. Fl. Penn, J. Leath-
erwood, VIM. Aldridge Jr., VIII Davis. Chas.
Martyr, of Washington, d. c. Mrs. Waltz.
of Winfield, presided at the organ, and dur
ing the evening sang with her husband aduet,
which was well received. Messrs. Powers and
Haley enlivened the occasion with violin and
banjo. After the exercises cake and lemon.
ade were served in abundance. The arrange
ments of the evening were in charge of Miss
Ida Shipley, assisted by Misses Ella Conaway
and Flora Rippeon, and were most successful.
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Bark Hill Items.

Miss Edna Lightner has returned home
after an enjoyable visit to Baltimore.
Mrs Samuel Graham and children, of Bal
timore. has return home after spending several
weeks with her parents.
Mrs. Daniel Lightner has returned home
after spending some time in Waynesboro, Pa.
Miss Ella Bmhart spent last Sunday with
Miss l.. Matte Crumbacker, near Onion
Bridge.
Mrs. Geo. W. Webster and children, of
New Windsor is visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs Jesse Crumbaeker.
Mr.. George Crumbaeker's two children,
after having the scarlet fever are about well
again.
Mr. Andrew Gilbert, of Bark Hill, is quite
i'll with pneumonia.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias
Keefer is suffering with diphtheria.
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Bloom Items.

Rev. j. T. Cross and Rev. Mr.. Jones, of
New Windsor circuit, are holding a series Of
meetings at Salem NJ. Z. Church. Up 10 this
time there have been IA conversions aud
others are at the altar There seems to he
great interest in the work.
Mr. Andrew Long is able to be down stairs,
Mr.. Robert E. Wilson is convalescing slowly
from seven weeks sickness of typhoid fever.
Mr. Granville Bloom, of Bloom, slaughter
ed four hogs, weighing as follows : 202, 207,
26S and 294 pounds-total 972 pounds.
slaughtered one which weighed 4I8 pounds.
Columbus seems 10 have the champion hog so
far.
W. Y Frizzell is erecting a dwelling house
on part of what is known as the Sellman es-
tate. Mr. George l.. Lescalleete is also a
building one on part of what is known as the
Bloom estate.
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Personal Notes.

Miss Minnie Sheets, of Frizelburg. is a
guest of Miss Bessie Stoner, this city.
Mr.. William E. Rinehart, son of Mr.. VIM.
g. Rinehart, of Westminster, and Miss Carrie
Belle, daughter of MIR. Charles Schaeffer, also
of Westminster. will be married at Grace
Lutheran Church, at j % clock, next Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mr.. A. S. Diller, of New York, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. John T. Lynch, near this city.
He will go to Washington next week.
Ex-Judge Jas. A. C. Bond spent several days
in Washington. d. c., this week
Mr.. Harry NJ. Clabaugh left on Thursday for
Boston. and from there will go to Denver.
Colorado, on legal business.
Miss Mabel De Pasquale, of 153l Druid Hill
Avenue, Baltimore, gave a birthday tea on
Tuesday evening, 4th instant. Among the
guests was little Miss Margaret C. Reese, of
Westminster.
Miss Stewart is a guest Of her sister. Mrs.
Jesse Higgins, this city.
Col. William A. McKellip, of Washington.
d. c., was in Westminster on Thursday night
| and yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Roop, near this city,
gave dinner on Thursday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Granville S. Haines, of Union Bridge. Others
present were Mr. and Mrs. H. Stewart Rob
erts of Medford. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore F.
Englar, Mr.. A. H. Huber, Miss Maggie HUI
Der and Mrs. Flohr.
Mr.. Samuel E. Englar, of Sam Greek, and
Miss Mollie Bixler, daughter of Elder Uriah
Bixler, near this city, were married at 3
o'clock on Thursday afternoon, Mt the resi-
dence of the BRIDES parents.
Rev. Willie Morgan Cross. son of Rev. T.
J. Cross, of New Windsor, was married in
Baltimore on Thursday to Miss Ellen Ruckle
of that CITY, Cards for this wedding were is
sued several months ago, but another lady to
whom Mr.. Cross had been engaged. appeared,
and the wedding was not only postponed but
the affair resulted in the resignation of Mr..
Cross as pastor of Oxford NJ. L. Church.
Everything has been Strengthened up, it is
said, and Mr.. Cross will probably reenter the
ministry.
Mr. Jos D. Zepp, of this city, entertained
in handsome manner on Thursday night, at
the residence of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. H. H. Zepp, company of his friends at
supper. The menu was admirable, the COM
pany congenial, and very pleasant evening
was spent by ali. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. H. H. Zepp, Mr.. and Mrs
Ephraim Bankard, Mrs. Clara A. Haines,
Rev. and Mr.. c. S. Sagle, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Moritz Zepp. Misses c. Miriam Zepp and
Clara A. Bankard, Drs. VIM. H. White and
]. T. Herring, Messrs B. f. Grouse, Jos. ID.
Zepp, Austin H. Geiselman, +. Gehr Smith.
Frank r. Cassell, Thos. +. Reese, S. c. Sto-
ner, W. Scott Zepp, of Westminster and vi
cinity, and Mr.. Lawrence Gillen, of Emmits-
burg.
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Pleasant Valley Items.

Miss Lizzie Bankard says she made 100 card
bonnets in two years and has part of each
one.
The committee of arrangements is sparing
no effort to make the Christmas entertainment
for Christmas Eve success.
The Sons of America held meeting at this
place on Tuesday evening, electing n. Dich
president. L. p. Zepp secretary and f. Jerome
Myers treasurer. The meeting was addressed
by Messrs Price and Engler, of Taneytown,
and Messrs. Simon P. Weaver, o. ID. Gilbert
and Zepp, of your city. A large crowd was
present and 33 names were put on the list.
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LosT.-0n the Gorsuch road, on Wednes-
day, Brown Cloth Cape Finder will please
return TO Mrs Sarah Swartzbaugh, Wesfmin-
ster, or at the Tannery.
OYSTERS. OYSTERS. OYSTERS.
Raw Box, Steamed, Fried or Stewed, at
the City Hotel, Westminster, Md.
+. H. Pettingell, the official Broker of the
Victor Consolidated Gold Mining 4 Milling
Company, is having unparrallel success in dis
posing of the treasury stock of that organiza-
lion. This assures the stockholders of having
a very advantageous mining proposition for
their investment as the proceeds are being
utilized in legitimate mining. The Calhoun
claim belonging to this Company is located
and adjoining the famous Corolanus which is
one of the most heavy producers in the Cripple
Creek District. President A. H. Weber
visits the Company every week and is direct
ing the operations with his customary ability,
Mr.. Weber is ably assisted by Mr.. Thomas l..
Darby, the Deputy United States Mineral
Surveyor, who is located at Cripple Greek and
is giving the properties his personal super
vision. Senator Vim. Gelder of Denver is
associated with this enterprise having invest
ed very largely He is assisting Broker Pet
tingell from to time and is to a certain extent
responsible for the Company's undoubted pros
porous condition. Cripple Greek is produc-
ing more daily than was predicted by the most
enthusiastic and since the election capitalists
are heavily interesting themselves in mining
properties throughout the entire mineral belt
besides the population is steadily and greatly
increasing and Cripple Greek today is one of
the most fiourishing cities of its size in the
country. 1t is a veritable city of gold sur
rounded by land of the yellow metal.
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WHAT rHE Hoe MELT INDICATES.
Mr. Pool Explains the Hog Melt and Pre-
diets a Mild Winter.

Mr.. Henry Pool, of Westminster, who bases
his weather predictions on the hog melt.
brought a melt to the ADVOCATE Office ON
Thursday. Now said Mr.. Pool. there is
hog melt. The biggest end is behind and
the smallest before This melt is Just the
same as you will find in any hog butchered.
Yon may examine hundred, and they will
all have the same shape and resemblance.
Very few people know how. to take ont hog
melt. They usually mistake the forepart for
the hindpart, and consequently get their pre-
dictions wrong. Now the small part of this
melt is before, and there are no large rough
places, that indicate rough weather The
first part of the winter will be easy and mild;
there will be some cold weather as the winter
progresses, and the worst weather will be in
February and March. Altogether | look for
a mild winter, with much rain and mud
A gentleman of Franklin district says that
twenty odd years ago he was told that the
first three days of December regulate the
winter weather-the LIST governs the weather
for December, the ID for January and the Sd
for February. He says he has often since OBJ
served the bearing ofthese days on the weather,
and he found that the old saying is correct.
The first three days of December were mild,
with considerable rain.
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An Honest Assessment.

Editors of Democratic AdrOcdte aud others OF
the Press:
The Port Tobacco Times is demanding a
New Assessment Bill, ''hOnest, moderate and
conservative and the article in the Times
infers that such a bill has twice been defeated,
&c, &c. We're the two bills defeated honest
and fair towards taxpayers? As an old tax
payer, allow me to say they were not, and
until we can have an assessment bill contain
ing no exemptions they should he defeated.
Both bills passed exempted millions of prop
erty, consequently taxpayers were proportion
ately assessed to make up for those millions
exempted. ! hope to see the press throughout
the State define their position on this subject,
and boldly advocate an '!honest assessment
bill" and thereby let the taxpayers know what
they mean by an ''honest bill, at the same
tiiGe censuring our Governor for the alleged
defeating of fraudulent assessment bill, tex
empting millions of property in violation of
our Bill Of Rights and State Constitution.
'.Give us an honest Assessment Bill, and
what is it? / would like those of the press
clamoring for an ''honest,h moderate and
conservative assessment bill to state what
they meant Let there be no vagueness about
it. Are they in favor of assessing all real es-
tate and personal property, ioithout any er-
emptions no matter what class of property
Anything short of this is a fraud upon tax
PAYERS, and is neither "honest, s.fair, nor
conservative, but simply unjust. The
HAYES Bill. as it was called, was an unjust
bill; as while it exempted large class Of real
and personal property, in contrayention of our
Bill of Rights, and in the face Of the defeat of
the Constitutional Amendment that was sub.
mitted TO vote Of the people, Containing
exemptions y it hunted up oil other property
with almost savage ferocity, by imposing fines
and imprisonments on our people. The in
consistencie of the bill were too glaring for
thoughtful minds to accept and they were de-
feated Is it possible that our intelligent press
of Maryland are still clamoring for another
unjust assessment, containing the same ex-
emptions Of millions of real estate, &c, &c,
and that ferrets ont the real estate and person
ais of the poor and needy2 Speak ont. gen
tlemen of the press; are You in favor of ex-
emptions?
BALTIMORE CorNTY TexPaYER.
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Orphans. Court.

Friday. November 30.-Alfred Stevenson,
Charles T. Stevenson, and Jesse Stevenson,
executors of Thomas Stevenson, deceased, re.
turned list of sales of stocks. grain, &c, and
settled first account.
Monday, December 3.-William +. Doyle,
executor of Matthew Doyle, deceased, re-
turned inventory of goods and chatteis and re.
ceived orders to sell goods and chattels and
notify creditors.
Tuesday. December 4.-Lucinda R. Sulli
van. administrators of George W. Sullivan.
deceased, returned list of debts.
Lydia Sherman, guardian of Irene NJ. Sher
man. settled third and final account.
Letters of administration de bonis non or
the estate of Joseph Moore, deceased, were
granted TO Charles L. Fink.
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DATIFIcATIoN NOTICE.

In the Orphans Court of Carroll county.
OCTOBER TERN, 1894.
Estate of Samuel Beck, deceased.
On application il is ordered this 9th day
of November. 1894, that the sale of the Real
Estate Of Samuel Beck, late of Carroll county,
deceased, made by Chas. F. Beck and Edward
J. Beck, Executors of the last will and tesla
ment of said deceased, and this day reported
10 this Court by the said executors be ratified
and confirmed, unless cause be shown to the
contrary on or before the 9th Monday, 3lst
day. of December, next; provided copy Of
this orIier be inserted for three successive
weeks in some newspaper printed and pub
ished in Carroll county, before the 4th Mon
day, oath day, of December. next
The report states the amount of sale to be
100000.
DAVID II. H0FFACKER. !
LEWIS CASH. Judges.
ALBERT SCHAEFFER,
True CoPy.-Test;
GEo. NJ. PARKE,
decl 81 Register of Wills.
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MARRIED.

At the parsonage, at Woodsboro, Frederick
county, Nd, on November IS, 1894. by Rev.
R. s. Patterson, Jesse W. Kolb and Miss Cora
Haugh, both of Double Pipe Creek. Nd.
AT Carroll Reformed parsonage, Westmin-
ster, Nd, ON December =, 1894, by Rev. II.
j. Maealster, Samuel Cover. of Silver Run.
Nd. and Gertie Y Sullivan. of Cniontowu.
Md.
At the residence of the brides parents, Sill
yer Run, Nd, on November 20, 1884, by Rev.
j. G. Moss, William Fl. A. Warehime. OF
Pleasant Valley, Nd, and Miss Cornelia c..
daughter of Mr. Henry Koontz.
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weather Record for the week.

December mercury "a at a. m. and 81
at p. m. rain until about p. m. followed
by clearing weather; rain during night De-
eember 2-mercury 30 at a. nj. and A at 2
p. M; fog and mist until about I; p. M, fol-
lowed by clearing and blustry weather; clear
at night. December S-mercury 30 at "a. IN.
and ~ at 2 p. M; clear December f.
mercury 80 at q. m. and - at ? p. M; gen
orally clear. December 5-mercury % at Z
a. m. and 81 at 2p. M; clear. December e.
mercury q at o. m. and 46 at 2 p. M;
clear. December 7--mercnry 20 at a. m.
and "A Mt II m; clear.
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Election of Officers.

Salem Lodge, /. o. o. F., of Westminster,
ON Monday night last elected the following
officers Chauncey Z. Jerome, n. c.; John
Fl. Cunningham, V. G.; George A. Miller,
Rec. Sec: VIM. A. Grouse, Per. See; John
Bernstein Treasurer; VIM. A. Grouse, Chap
lain; VIM. II. McColum, Marshal; John j.
Reese. George A. Zahn and VIM. A. Grouse,
Trustees, and John Bernstein. Rep. 10 the
Grand Lodge
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Long Corner Items, Manchester District.

Charles Zeilman has bought valuable farm
for the sum of Sl375.
Mrs. Michael Borter and two daughters were
the guests of Mrs. Jennie Lucabaugh one day
last week.
John Resi- has bought property of George
Henry for $3.50.
Miss Mary Shaffer and Levi Emig, both of
Glenville, were married by Rev. Ketterman.
Emanuel Stifiier is about to put in a new
water-wheel for his saw mill.
Lizzie A. Thomas spent several days in the
vicinity of Millers recently.
The public sale of John Bange was well
attended ON Saturday last.
Harvey Stiffler's horse stumbled and fell
with him recently, and Mr.. Stifiler was con-
siderably bruised and hurt.
II. H. Stick is erecting a new store building
AT iueborn
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StonersviIle Items.

Miss Ella Diehl, of Gettysburg, Pa, is lying
seriously sick at Mr.. A. L. Geiman 5.
George Stoner's hen roost was robbed on
Saturday night last of twenty large fat hens.
While Mr.. John WentZ was returning from
Westminster on Monday night in dayton
wagon. his horse ran off. After hunting for
him for while, he returned in the morning
and found him on St. Beniamin's Reform
church grounds
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Verses 5 CENTS a line
On November 30, 1894, at Piney Creek
Nd, Miss. Mary Hilterbrick. aged 80 years,
month and day. Inferred in Taneytown
Lutheran cemetery.
On December l, 1894, AT Taneytown, Md,
John Stouffer, aged 20 years, 10 months and
20 days Inferred in the Lutheran cemetery.
Near Manchester, Nd, on November ri.
1894. Charles William, aged 10 years. months
and s days, only son of VIM. Henry and Mary
E. Yingling.
In Baltimore, Nd, on December 3, 1894,
Catharine E., aged IA years and 10 months.
daughter of John H. and Hannah f. Clabaugh.
In Baltimore, Nd. on December 3, 1894,
George W. Shilling, formerly of Patapsco,
this county. Inferred at Sandy Mount on
December 8.
Near Carrollton, Nd, on November 20.
1894 of paralysis, John Arnold. aged 81
years, month and II days.
Dearest father thou hast left us.
We thy loss most deeply feel,
But it's God who hath bereaved us
And he can all our sorrows heal.
BY HIS CHILDREN.
Near Silver Run, Nd, ON November 80
1894. Mrs Anna Rosina Halter. aged 90
years and 3 days.
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A High Compliment.
10 Me Editors ef Me Adrocate

DEAR SIRs II enclose with this the last
items OF the kind may ever have occasion to
send to You, and embrace this opportunity
TO express my gratitude to you for the uniform
courtesy with which | have been favored by
yourselves as well as by yonr venerated father.
! am sure the ADVOCATE, nnder your control,
will continue to be, as it has been in the past,
a newspaper whose columns the head of Il
christian family can always with safety allow
its members to perilse-a thing that cannot
always be said of the newspapers of the times.
Wishing you continued and ever-inereasing
prosperity. / remain, very truly. yours,
lSiirer Run, Nd. Jxo. G. Moss.