The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-05-25
A LEAF FROM THE PAST.
Some Items Cleaned From 4 Local Paper
OF Fifty-fOur Years Ago.

Mr.. Daniel Shriner, of this city, brought TO
this Office this week copy of the HeSf"ia-
sieF EdIyGif6BidH, dated FRIDAY. July IT,
1871. Col. John X. Longwell. who stl!l re-
sides here, was the editor and proprietor IN
CHANGING over lis advertisements we ind that
StultZ Il COrrell give notice that they have
dissolved copartnership; James Thomas, OF
Ridgeville. cautions the public not 10 trust
his wife; Matthias x Myers. merchants. an
nouuce bargains in dry goods groceries,
paints. carpenter tools. hardware. &c.; Jacob
Rover. of Uniontown. made Shaker threshlng
machines and horse powers: VIM. Grumhine.
Lewis Trumbo. J. Henry Hoppe and iona
than Norris were candidates for sheriff; +. b.
Sappington and c. Birnie. .lr., were attorneys
at law: Jesse ReifSnider, Hezesah Cront.
John +. Reese. Samuel Orendorf and Joshua
GingGng were merchants; Drs. Vim. Willis
James l.. BillingSlea, John Swope. George b.
Aiken. Samuel Swope, John +. 4. Ligget.
Joseph W. BiggS, John ". Dorsey. VIM. II.
Poole aud j. l.. Warfeld endorse the efficacy
of Dir VIM. /ollickoffer' vegetable pills: Jno.
f. Reese takes over a column in the testimo-
mails for Drs. DreSbach. Kuhn \ Pryor dys-
peptic cordial.
John F. Reese. O. $. issues the following
Guards-Parade saturday. the 18th. in full
uniform. on the Chapel Ground. at , o clock.
y
81. Beniamin's Church al 10 "a. IN.
Charles Zentz advertiSes a stray heiicr a.
trespas>ing upon his premises,
John Roop, ST.. advertiseS hi, mill prop
erty and IS acres OF land for sale ON Meadow
Branch. near Uniontowu.
Jacob 1on. as executor ct Jacob Correll.
offers ~ acres of land for sale
Nm. Willis was clerk Of the court. John
Baumgarner register Of wills, Basil Root clerk
tn the commissioners aud Jacob Grove. sheriff.
\. +. Shriver has placed his accounts ia the
hands Of Joshua smith, ESP. for collection.
as he will be absent from the county.
j. CoCkey adveFtiSeS Whealfi-ld Inn. On
Market street, above Howard Baltimore.
There is no local news in the paper. except
that "Bruker. the German IA our jail. con.
yicfed of murder, will not he executed. and
that he will BE- confined to the peniten'iarv
for life
An account Of q destructive hail storm. IA
July .. ia York and Cumberland countie>
Pa. Is given.
Politics ran high and number II letter,
are puhl>hed. among them a srrie, of inter
rngatoris~ 60 Mr.. Parke, editor Of The Dral"-
ri,H, iu regard To- the Tax 1911 and State Debt.
An account 81 the proceedings uu Iuls > At
Carroll Academy. 10 Myrf> district. Is given.
Peter Mvcr. was president at the meeting
John Logon wee president and 4 h Shryer
secretary. VIM. Shrirsr read the Declaration
ut independence. and an a'ldrs>s was made
Pcs VIM D. Phillips. A number Of toastS
wrre given by VIM H. Phillips, John John
SON. YIN. Sbriycv Andrew X Shrivcr. Ia.
Shn,cr parmcuio L. Phillips, John Cppeu-
hater. Iohu lsgore. Ezra lrgprc, John Erh.
Peter Hail, samuel : Shnscr. and lsasC
Bankeri
Joshua liuEiiug. Az postmaster. advertise
a iunE list 81 letter 81 uugali-d for. Among
them W. unsics the uamt- uf nlan, ri pur old
citiz.us. some ~ bonn arr nos living Wet
minister seemed Co h. ihe uai, oaice 10 the
county, as We end The pame- 81 persons Nhu
resided ia ninntopu Niiiici,urE Frer,iata.
Wpolsr, and Nycr, district
Ladock a. Water. of iloods Mill oHers
$3.50 reward i,ir the return # twp aggr1 men.
and Abraham Sbriucr withdFaws . r~Uapi 81
sjua snr ruaSay neSrn.
Wheat ia hajiimpue va sl-li. aad amang
The arW- items a. ne appointment II zen.
WluGed Scuii a. General in Chief Ut the
army, e. suereed Gva. Nseomh, Decreased
The fa54slt,fs5sss was Is Wbig loar1al, and
al the had 90 Jss ynlunu. vas Wlilsam Cost
Ishusnu fsr Governor