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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-02-24
SANS CREEK ITEMS.
Suicide of an Estimable Young Man.

Never was this community more shocked
than on last Saturday evening. when it be-
came known that William II. Ensor. son of
Hamilton Ensor, a prominent farmer residing
in Frederick county, between Oak Orchard
and this place, had committed suicide. After
an absence of four years in the state of Wash
ington he very unexpectedly to his parents
and friends returned home on Tuesday even
ing of last week. His trunk did not arrive
promptly and he seemed uneasy as to its safe
arrival. On Saturday afternoon he and his
father went to the station for the trunk and
on their way home young Ensor met some of
talked pleasantly. On his arrival home his
sisters helped him upstairs with his trunk.
He then said to his sisters Now, you go
down stairs, as ! don't want you to see my
old duds.' They left the room with some
casual remark, unsuspecting the impending
sad event. About twenty minutes later his
mother, not hearing any footsteps nor even
the report of the pistol, went up stairs and
entered his room and found him lying across
the bed with a revolver in his hand, gasping
and strangling with blood in his throat caused
from pistol wound through his head. He
had placed the revolver at the base of the
right ear and fired, the ball passing through
the brain and out the left temple and then
through a WINDOW. he lived about an hour
and half. but was unconscious during that
time. The bedding was soaked through with
blood when he was found and was dripping
to the floor. He had not disturbed the con.
tents of his trunk, except to find his revolver,
which was of 80 calibre and of the most mod
ern type. No definite cause can be assigned
for the young mans act. For the past year
his health had been very much impaired
When he arrived home he said he was afraid
to start for fear of wandering off. During
the four days he was home he seemed gloomy
and respondent, and it is supposed that a
temporary alteration of his mind led to the
rash act. Financially he was successful while
in Washington.
His funeral took place last Monday after
noon at Bethel NJ. K. Church, and was at
tended by large concourse of relatives and
friends. Rev. 7. ]. Cross was the officiating
minister The young man $ age was % years,
? months and IA days.
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Piney Greek Items.

Last week Mr.. Jacob Nausbauw, while
dragging logs to Kemper's sawmill, had one
Of his horses so badly corked that he was com
PEELED to abandon work.
Mr.. George Bouelk last week cut down a
chestnut tree on his place that measured ls
feet in circumference; eight pounds of powder
were used in splitting it. The tree made l /
cords OF wood; it was about a 10 years old;
three years ago )! bushels of chestnuts were
taken from it.
The supposed .Iabberwock, that was track
ed in this neighborhood about seven years
ago. made its appearance last week along the
line in the woods between Jacob Hendle and
Joseph Dudrer, walking the lines in different
directions, trampling the snow at several
corner stones and then disappeared. 1t is
supposed TO be an unlucky reposer, as it made
its appearance near the full moon
Mrs. Harry Erb, last week killed a chicken
that weighed pounds. 1t contained three
gizzards. two were of ordinary size and one
as large as goose egg. The hen contained Al
eggs,
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ORPHANS, Court.


Monday, February l9.-William Selman.
administrator of Rachel Brown, deceased, re-
turned inventory of goods and chattels and
inventory of money and received orders to
sell goods and chattels and notify creditors
Chas. W. Elseroad, administrator of .Iere
miah Elser0ad, deceased, settled first and
final account.
Henry S. Steyer, executor of Sam'l. Steyer,
deceased, settled first and final account.
Rufus W. Reaver, administrator of Elmirl
}. Shrlner, deceased, returned inventory of
goods and chattels and inventory of money
and list Of debts and received orders to sell
goods and chattels and notify creditors.
Charles Il. Fink bonded as guardian of Ada
r. Mourer.
The last will and testament of Mary A.
Reindollar, deceased, admitted TO probate
and letters testamentary granted to Milton H.
Reindollar, who returned list of debts and re-
ceived order to notify creditors.
Mary A. 1ost and George W. Feeser, adj
ministrators of Jacob L. Yost. deceased. re-
turned inventory of goods and chattels, real
estate and money and list of debts, and re-
ceived orders to sell goods and chatlels and
notify creditors.
Letters testamentary on the estate of Re-
becca Six, deceased, granted to Uriah Warner
and Simon Petry.
Letters of administration on the estate Of
Elias Myerly, deceased, granted to David f.
Myerly.
Letters of administration on the estate of
Florence H. Stouffer, deceased, granted TO
Charles T. Stouffer aud Louis E. Stoufer.
Upton l.. Hahn, executor of Joseph E.
Hahn deceased, reported sale Of real estate
Tuesday, February 20.-The last will and
testament of William Crumrine, deceased,
admitted to probate and letters testamentary
granted to VIM. H. and Mary f. Crumrine.
Daniel S. Lawson, administrator of Mary
Ann Lawson, deceased, returned additional
list of sales and settled first account.
Charles j. II. Ganter, administrator of Ed
mund A. Ganter, deceased, returned list of
sales of goods and chattels and settled first
account.
Nathan H. Bale and Edward S. Bale,
executors of Isaac C. Bale, deceased, settled
first account
The last will and testament of Henry T.
Smith, deceased, admitted to probate and
letters testamentay granted to Americas
Shoemaker.
Emma G. Lynn, natural guardian OF Lula
b. Lynn, settled first and final account.
John o. Murray, executor of William W.
Wareheim, deceased, settled first account.
The last will and testament of Israel Lieber,
deceased, admitted to probate.
The first and final account of Sarah Hoover,
deceased, late executrix of Joseph Hoover,
deceased, settled.
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Sale Register.

uiss Ofsales, for which bills are printed at thi'
iii he published under this head for 50 cts
=, ,ir. are printed elsewhere 81 Willie charged
.,nl. for particulars concerning sales.
.,...,-a.-6 Horses, Mich Cows, Bull, Heifer
itsia,A ,i,ansils necessary for conducting frs
- tenement Terms. months without inter
pPsSsIPs S"gIA Arnold, Sheriff. Smallwood.
S-ht-Intending to quit farming l will sell all
Nalui. Farming Utensils and Household Furni-
y ~ mile above Westminster, oil the Littles-
nF V,nnssnniEe. Mrs. Isadore Hoppe. VIM Brown
,pdioneer. So, ,,,.,,,-
AiV Ia ssndyyille, will sell all his Stock, Farm
Utensils, &C.
- g Horses, 10 head of Cattle, > Shoates
WIZ l,b Pic, ali the Farming Implements and some
=. s,aro Mrs Elizabeth J. Stoner, near West
is in,isT on tniontown turnpike.
,,..,s ,s-sale of Horses, Cattle and Farming
i1b,emenis at silver Kun, ma. john r. Minus
~ Brown, anciioneer,
,,.',h 40 Horses. | Mare, Colt, Cows. .
,4s,S . Bulls / Brood Sow, Boar, Binder,
- -, WAGONS plOws harrows. harness, furniture
2 hr jeremiah Shaefer, ] mile from Westmin-
10 months credit. Sale at 10 q. m.
u,-.b 15-i good Work Horses. S Devon Mich
ss' Heller . Bulls, Broadtread Wagons, Grain
hall
i'O Feed Gutter, Winnowing Mill, Plows, Har-
s' CnltiyatOr. Gears, Brides, Saddles lIalters,
ls.l1, 8c A lot of Scottish Chief Seed Oats, so
t,rsS Westminster Gas Light Company's Stock. par
s,ias sl0 Daniel J. Baumgardner, two miles north
iEsaminster. sale to commence at u NJ, sharp.
v,rb l6-6 Horses. 9 Cows, some fresh; Bull,
~ Sow. with pig: Shotcs, and large variety
y r.ning implements in first class condition
- Bond on the farm of Senator Bennett,
At Dennngs.
v.rsh l6-3 Horses, Cows, Heller. Bull, and all
,.gssry Farming Implements, and some House
Moods Amelia b. Bowersox. near Union NILS.
v,reb olive fine work Horses, 3 of which are
"A brood mares, 3 Colts IL Milk Cows. most of
I'm iTesh By sale: Heifers, Bull, Shoats, Sow
nd pgs Buggy, Cart. Dayton, Mowers, Drill, Flows,
i,ftoSs, Furniture, &c, only used year: corn and
.sloes by VIM. Harver, oil the pike near Union
5an sale al 10 a. m.
y,rrb 9l-All the Live Stock and Farming I'M
,lslenls and Household Furniture ofthe late Sam'l
IN on UniontOwn and New Windsor road. Chas
T AMI J. Edward Beck, Executors.
gsrrh sD-Intending to quit farming / will sell
d ny Stock. Farming Utensils and Household Fur
IlIre ale 10 commence at 9 a. m. Mrs. Amanda
itsi.r, one mile south of Mexico, Carroll county,
va near Testers Church.
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The j. |. Case threshiug machine works at
Racine, Wisconsin, have resumed work with
500 men. The factory had been closed since
last July. and when running fail employs
1000 hands.
A break in the eyee near Sacramento, CAL,
has caused the inundation of about 500 acres
of land, valued at 5000 per acre. All of this
will be covered with debris from the mines in
the mountains, and thus rendered valueless.
Hon. David Dunn. died at his home in Pc
land, Me-, Saturday, at the age of SO years.
He was an ex Speaker of the Maine House
of Representatives, and once acting Governor
Of the State. Under President Buchanan he
was appointed to position in the Postoifiee
Department at Washington. which he held
until 1861,
F. w. Hawley, Of Rochester, who exhibited
two tons of Jersey butter ut the Worlds Fair,
has asked the New York State board OF health
TO condemn and kill his herd of registered
Jerseys, numbering 60 animals of the finest
breed, on the ground that the cattle have
heen contaminated with tuberculosis. The
board decided 10 grant bis request
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MARRIED.

At Centenary NJ. E. parsonage, Westmin-
ster, Nd, on February -, 1894, by Rev. J.
l.. Walsh, Charles H. Lsntz and Miss Cathe-
rine Zincon.
At the Lutheran parsonage, Manchester,
Nd, on February 6, 1894, by Rev. c. NJ.
Eyster, David II. Zepp, of Hampstead, Nd,
and Miss Dora Eburg, of near Hampstead,
Nd.
At the NJ. P. parsonage, Westminster, Nd,
on February 81, 1894, by Rev. A. D. Melvin,
Henry W. Ebaugh and Miss Lizzie A. Dell,
both of Carroll county, Md.
by Elder Vim. Fl. Franklin, James NJ. Long
and Miss Tomsie B. Long, both of Frederick
county, Nd
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carrollton Items.

Adam Shaffer is gradually improving from
an attack of the grip.
Nicholas Walsh and wife, near Shilo, paid
visit last Saturday to his uncle and aunt,
John L. Houck and wife. near this place.
Miss Mary Burns, of Warfeldsburg, spent
several days at John E. Houck's last week.
Wednesday last John I. Walsh and William
Taylor dug out and bagged fox on the farm
of Daniel Bush, near Patapsco.
Miles Long and sons are busy cutting and
saving timber for an extension o his canning
house.
The Carrollton Athletic club HIS 40 mem
beers on roll. On Saturday night last there
were about go in the hall. After many bouts
the principal results were nine spoiled noses,
six knock downs, two dislocated thumbs and
one disocated tooth.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-02-24

Last Saturday, the official members of Deer
Park circuit met at Harmony Grove Chapel,
and held their 4th Quarterly Conference. j.
J. Brandenburg, Of Brandenburg Chapel, was
appointed delegate to the Maryland Annual
Conference, and E. n. Davis alternate.
The young people of this and surrounding
neighborhoods met at Edward Criswell's on
Friday evening Of last week, and had merry
time for a few hours. About 100 were present
to serenade Mr.. Criswell and bride.
Mrs. Annie Slater, German lady Of near
Shipley, who had been in failing health for
several months, died last Sunday Her re
mains were inferred in Deer Park cemetery
on Wednesday. Mrs. Slater leaves large
family of grown children, one sister, one
brother and many friends to mourn her death.
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The pupils OF Lorene Academy, of this
town. are preparing to give first class enter
tainment on Friday evening, March ,. Miss
Jessie Mathews, principal, is sparing no pains
to make the evenings enjoyment success.
We hope teachers and pupils will he favored
with crowded house.
Elder Minous johnson, of Baltimore, held
service in the Bethel, last Sunday morning
and night also at Frizellburg in the after.
noon He was the guest of Elder G. W..
Seilhamer, while in town.
Howard Brough, employed in Dennitt'
dining room, Baltimore, visited his parents
Saturday and Sunday last.
A business meeting of the members of the
Methodist Protestant Church will be held in
the church on the first Thursday in March,
at which time trustees of the church will be
elected, also delegate, and alternate to the
Maryland Annual Conference. All members
Of the church over the age of twenty one are
entitled to a vote in this meeting. The meet.
ing will be held at ? O'Clock in the afternoon.
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CRANBERRY Items.

Joseph Wimert, as heretofore mentioned,
still remains very i'll with the grip. Mrs.
Reggie, wife of the late David Reigle, is quite
i'll also. Mrs. Julia Wertz, who has been on
the sick list for few weeks, is improving
slowly.
Elias YingIing, who had BEEN quite i'll
with pneumonia for a number of weeks, is
improving slowly.
Jos. G. Yingling spent Sunday last with
his uncle, Henry Yingling, and family. Misses
Mary and Susan Yingling spent Sunday last
with Mrs. Geo. W. Merkle. VIM. r. Null
j. T. Yinglinp, Jr., Geo. w. Snyder, How
ard c. Merkle and VIM. Fl. NJ Stansbury
visited P. C. Wertz last Sunday.
Frank Thomas, Of Rapitee, Knox county,
ILL.,, who spent the winter with his parents,
returned home this week.
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Jacob p Hull, the Horse, Cattle and Poul-
try Powder manufacturer at this place moved
to the east end of this village on Thursday.
This is an early fitting and the first in this
place.
Your correspondent is the possessor of
q. S. halfcent piece, bearing the date of
1908. His wife has a silver dollar bearing
the date of 1921 aud his daughter has a silver
dollar bearing the date of 1916.
The protracted meeting at the NJ. E. church
at Union Mills is progressing. Up to this
time four conversions have been reported
John D. Feeser. the popular school teacher,
who has resigned his school to take effect on
the End of March, will be succeeded by Lewis
Moss, youngest son of Rev. j. G. Moss, who
will teach the unexpired term for Mr.. Feeser.
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Melrose Items.

One day last week while Mr.. Uriah Fees
er's COW was passing to water she slipped and
dslocated her hip, which was reduced by
Joseph James of Melrose.
There was a sleighing party recently at
Mr.. kerchner's. Those present from this
neighborhood were Mamie Strevig, Cora
Leese, Ella Feeser, Alice Bish, Mary NJ
Harchenhorn, and Messrs. Harry and John
Strevig, Abe. Reese, Milton Leese, Edward
NJ. Harchenhorn and George Sullivan. Men
chey Brothers furnished the music for the oc-
easion.
Messrs. Adolphus Krumrine and Noah
Newman, and Misses Mary and Lizzie Krum-
rine, of near VENTS P. o., spent an evening
recently at Mr.. John GeiInan s.
Mr.. VIM. Leppo lost valuable COW re-
Gently
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Fountain valley Items

Wesley Lowdenslagle and family, of Bal.
timore, were visiting at VIM. Haryer's last
week, when the sleighing was good Mr..
Harver hitched up four horses TO his sled,
and with his own and Mr.. Lowdensagles
family came to Fountain Valley to visit Mr..
Frederick Harver.
Miss Annie Handley gave a very pleasant
social to a number of friends on last Monday
evening
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weather RECORD for tna VEGAS.

February lI-mercury 16 at a. m. and
40 at p. m.; generally clear; hard showers
between midnight and 6 a. m. February Is
mercury Al at a. m. and 50 at o. M; par
TALLY cloudy and showery until noon, followed
by clear weather. February l9-mercnry 81
at a. m. and 81 at 2 p. M; generally cleari
rain at night February 20-mercury 81 at Z
q: m. and Al at ? p. M; generally clear.
February 2l-mereury 81 at a. IN. and SO
at p. M; partially clear; two inches ofsnoW
fell between Top. m. and lap. m. February
22-mercury 26 Mt a. M. and sc at ? p. M;
generally clear. February 2s-mercnry "A
at 7 a. m. and 80 at I'm; clear
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Manchester items.

The fifth and last lecture of the course will
be delivered on Saturday evening, February
oath, in Trinity Reformed Church, BY Prof
j. H. Dubbs, D. D., of Lancaster, Pa
'sUncle Josh, the comedy drama presented
in Odd Fellows Hall here on Friday and Sat
urday evenings of last week, was a complete
success and greatly enjoyed by all in attend
anee-
Mr.. John Carl, formerly of this place, but
now residing in Marion, Indiana, visited
friends here last week.
DR.. John F. B. Weaver, who has been very
i'll for some time, is slowly eonvaIescing.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Subscription to the Advocate Reduced to
One Dollar Year.

| The proprietors OF the ADVOCATE have re-
allied for some time that they have not been
pursuing proper business methods in regard
to subscriptions to the paper. No paper
ought to be sent to any one unless it is paid
for in advance, and should not be sent any
longer than paid for. No one can get a city
daily or weekly except by paying in advance,
and the paper isinvariabiy discontinued when
the time paid for expires.
There is no reason why county journals
should not be conducted on the same business
principles. The old way of sending papers
out year after year, and until ordered discon-
tinued, is wrong both to the publisher and to
the subscriber. When subscriber gets sew
eral years in arrears it is more difficult for him
to settle and some cannot pay up at all. The
publisher loses this. Under the-pay. in ad-
vance system the publisher is assured of the
price of his paper and the subscriber is pre-
vented from running in debt for subscription.
To send out bills every year for subscription
would entail a great amount of labor and
some expense, and to employ collector
would be still more expensive. By requiring
payment in advance the necessity of sending
out bills or the employment of collector is
avoided.
The ADVOCATE proposes to adopt the cash
in. advance system, and all in arrears are
given until May /, 1894, to settle up. By
that time we want all subscription bills paid
and in addition those that want the paper
longer must pay in advance.
REDUCTION IN PRICE.
From and after this date-February 24-
the price of the ADVOCATE will be One DOL
LAR YEAR to new subscribers, but no paper
will be sent to anyone unless paid for in ad
vance. Present subscribers are given until
May l, next, to square accounts and start
again by payment in advance at one dollar a
year.
STANDARD To he MAINTAINED.
The reduction in price of subscription will
not be followed by any lowering of the high
standard of the ADVOCATE or any curtailment
of reading matter. Nor do the proprietors
propose to resort to the cheap methods of
publishing paper by using ready-prints or
plate matter. In all respects the ADVOCATE
will be conducted in the future as in the past,
the publishers ever laboring to make the pa
per instructive and interesting and welcome
visitor to every household where it goes.
Some time during this year. not later than
November, the publishers propose to put in
an entire new outfit for the paper, and it will
ue printed on new, clear and handsome type.
There are many families in Carroll and sur
rounding counties that do not take newspa-
per, and to place the ADVOCATE within the
reach of these IS one reason why the reduction
in price is made. Its circulation today
far exceeds that of most rural journals in
Maryland, but the proprietors want to extend
its circulation and usefulness, and to this end
they ask the aid and cooperation of all their
friends.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF VERY
Valuable Personal Property.

AT the same time and place the undersign-
ed, as Administrative of the said Joseph Ii.
Hartsock, deceased, by virtue of an order of
the Orphans Court of Carroll county, dated
the 10th day of September, A. D., 1898, will
offer at Public Sale the following goods and
chattels belonging to the estate of the said
Joseph H. Hartsock, deceased, to-wit
EIGHT HEAD of GOOD WORK HORSES.
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The Webster and Philomathean Societies
of Western Maryland College appeared on
the college rostrum on the evening of the
22d in Joint anniversary. They were greet
ed with an unusually large audience of friends
from the town and of ex active members, who
returned TO witness the latest triumph Of their
much. beloved societies Miss Ala 8. Jones,
of Fawn Grove, Pa, representing the Philo-
mathean Society, had the opening address,
in which she spoke cordial welcome to the
assembled friends. Mr.. W. q. Baker, Of
Buekeystown, Nd, representing the Web
ster Society, was the orator OF the occasion
and spoke on the Grandeur of Nations.
Miss Mamie C. Lease, of Mt. Pleasant, Fred
erick county, Nd, recited in most beauti-
full manner a selection from 1.-The Mistress
of the Manse' entitled Brotherhood. When
one had heard the address, the Grafton
and the recitation, one could but think
that the Newell and Merrill trophies, which
were prominent decorations OF the stage,
were well bestowed. Here were examples of
composition, oratory and elocution that
were remarkably fine. A violin duet, by Fl.
Z. Nelson, of Harrington, Del, and l.. c..
Freeny, of Pittsvile, Md, accompanied on
the piano, by Miss Blanche Murchison, of
La Grange, n. c., and vocal octette, Schu
mans "Gypsy Life, were the musical num-
beers which added much pleasure to the pro
gram.
The second part of the program was the
drama, placer Gold, n very interesting
play, which was rendered in such good style
that the audience were frequently enthusiastic
in their applause. Principal parts were
tax en- by ". G. Baker, w. K. Revelle,
Westover, Nd; C. l., Daugherty, Wicomico
Church, Va; j. NJ. Smith, Elkins, W. Va,
and Miss J. Pauline Barnes, of Washington,
DC. Minor parts that we're particularly well
done were by Paul Reese, of Westminster;
Miss Lena Parker, of Suffolk, Va, and Miss
Mary Baxley, of Hoods Mills, Md.
The scenery, which added so much 10 the
a,tractiveness Of the play, was all painted by
members of the Webster Society.
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10 CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters tesla.
mentary on the Personal Estate Of
ALFRED WARNER,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All per
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated, to the
subscriber, on or before the 9TH day OF
September, 1894; they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this I9th day al
Eebrnarg, 1884.
MARY II. WARNER,
fell AZ Exeeutrixs
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Miller's rteuns

Daniel Lawson, of Mt. Holly, Pa, spent
several days in this vicinity recently
Dunkard services were held at George p.
Miller's. last Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Richard Warehime has been very i'll
with pneumonia. but at present is Gonzales
cling.
The case Of seipp VS.. Hare will be tried
before J.. =. Raltozer this monng.