davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03
JOSEPH B. BOYLE.
SUCCESSOR TO WELLS BROS,

Dealer in Pure Drugs, Medicines, Chemi
Gals, Perfumery, Fancy Articles, Hair and
Tooth Brushes, Combs, Toilet Soaps, Segars,
DC. Also Trusses and Shoulder Braces.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03
TWO WAYS

OF GETTING GLASSES; ONE TO GO
TO A FIRST CLASS OPTICIAN, HAVE
YOUR EYES PROPERLY TESTED AND
GET WHAT YOU NEED-THE OTHER
TO GO TO A MERCHANT WHO KEEPS
SPECTACLES, MAKE "A GRAB IN
THE BAG AS IT WE'RE, GET A PAIR
THAT DON'T FIT YOU ALTHOUGH
IT MAY SEEM so FOR THE MOMENT)
RUN THE RISK OF RUNNING YOUR
EYE SIGHT ENTIRELY-AND ALL
FOR A SMALL DIFFERENCE IN En-
PENSE.
IF YOU NEED THE SER
VICES OF A GOOD OPTICIAN,
WE CAN SERVE YOU WE'LL
AND CHEAPLY.
A. H. WEN1Z,
.Jeweler and Optician,
feb19 Westminster. Nd.
TTS AN ESTABLISHED FACT
L THAT
A. G.. STRASBURGER
has the largest stock, the best goods and low
est prices Of
WINES AND LIQUORS
in Carroll county.
My specialties
WELTY, CABINET,
and the we'll known VIM Foust'S
SPRINGFIELD PURE RYE
WHISKEY,
at 50 per gallon.
Call and see them
KEG and BOTTLED BEER.
| am cheap John on Tobacco and
Cigars.
73 East Main Street
Julyl6-u Westminster. Nd.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03
News of the Week.

A receiver has been appointed for the
Chelsea Paper Manufacturing Company
of Norwich, Conn.
Three steamers and whaleback barge.
grain laden, were wrecked in the Manitou
Passage during the gale on the Great Lakes
on Friday night of last week
A freight train on the Norfolk and
Western went through a bridge near River
side, Virginia, Sunday One man was
killed and two injured, one fatally.
On the afternoon of November % there
was a decided earthquake in several parts
of Southwest Virginia, extending into
North Carolina Buildings rocked and
several chimneys toppled.
The boiler of the river steamer T. G..
Walker exploded, near Stockton, Cali
fornia, Sunday Five persons were killed
eleven dangerously wounded and fifteen or
twenty injured more or less seriously.
Harley Bates and Fred Hallwain, engi-
neer and fireman of Boston and Maine
locomotive driving a snow pillow, were killed
at South Berwick, Maine, Sunday, by the
engine plunging over an embankment
The steam whaler Fearless, the last of
the Arctic feet, reached San Francisco on
Sunday last with nothing to show for her
four years voyage. She was one of the
vessels caught in the ice at Point Barrow.
Early Saturday morning the steamer
Oha ha hola oh Gzl
gate, two large steel steamers, came into
collision in the harbor at Duluth Mime
sofa. Both were badly damaged and sank
Four bodies of victims of the Baldwin
House fire In San Francisco, last week,
have been taken to the Morgue, while five
persons are known positively to have been
Killed. Charles Mccarthy, the liquor
dealer, of Philadelphia, who was reported
missing, has been located
The firm of Colburn, Fuller & Co.,
boot and shoe manufacturers, of Boston,
and Dorry, N. H., one of the oldest and
most prominent boot and shoe firms in New
England, has made voluntary assign
ment. The liabilities are estimated at
$500, 900, largely in notes.
The severest gale of the season prevailed
during Saturday and Sunday along the
Middle Atlantic and New England coast,
with maximum wind velocities ranging
from so to so miles an hour. Heavy
snow fell Saturday and Sunday over East
ern New York, New England, Eastern
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and snow
continued in the evening along the New
England coast. In New York city the
wind was 81 miles an hour, and the streets
we're so blockaded that all traffic was
stopped. Later reports state that there
we're over 100 wrecks and about $50 lives
ost on the New England coast. During
he gale 80 barges and schooners in Boston
larbor were sunk, and at least II lives
Eere lost
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03

No. 1919 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County in
Equity.
Ruby, Edward 0. Weant, Trustee.
Edward o. Weant Trustee, VS.. John T.
Ruby and Meta G. Ruby, his wife.
Ordered on the foregoing petition by the
Circuit Court for Carroll County, sitting as
Court of Equity, this 29th day of October,
A. D. 1898, that said Court hereby takes
jurisdiction Of the trust estate named in the
aforegoing petition, and that the trustee
thereof be and he is hereby directed to settle
said trust estate and perform the trusts re
posed in him by the deed referred to in the
aforegoing petition under the supervision and
control of this Court. And it is further Or
dered that Edward 0. Weant, Trustee in the
above cause named, give notice to the cred-
tors of the said John r. Ruby, who were such
prior TO the 9th day of October, A. D. 1898,
the date Of the deed of trust, to file their
claims properly authenticated with the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court for Carroll County, on or
before the Sd day of January, 1899, by caus-
ing a copy of this order to be inserted in some
newspaper published in Carroll county,
Maryland, once a week for four successive
weeks before the 9Th day of December, next
CHARLES B. ROBERTS.
True copy,-Test:
nov5 st JAS. H. BILLINGsLEA, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03
MO. 1862 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for. Carroll

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County
Oliver B. Wentz, Assignee of Mortgage,
Plaintiff, VS.. John w. Barnes and Eliza
beth A. Barnes, his wife, Mortgagors, De-
PENDANTS.
Ordered this 25th day of November, A. d.
1898, that the accormt of the auditor fled in
this cause be finall y ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 18th day of December, next,
provided copy of this order be inserted for
two successive weeks before the last named day
in some newspaper published in Carroll
county.
JAS. II. BTLLINGSLEA, Clerk
True copy,-Test:
nov26 ct JAS. Fl. BIILINGsLEA, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03
CLEAN SWEEP

CLEAN SWEEP
Balance OF our entire stock at prices you can
not afford to overlook.
Great bargains in Underwear, at prices that
will compel you to buy. Less than halfprice.
Also lot of fine Wool Overshirts. former
price 81. 90 to 81 so, now $1OO. Also large
line OF Gloves at all prices, reduced to less
than half price. In Neckwear we can omen
your eyes in prices. Fifty cent goods from
lOc up-good goods and good styles. They
must be sold. The balance of our stock Of
Hats at less than half price-some firstclas
styles. Our greatest offer is in our
Suit, Overcoat and
Pants Department.
We have some splendid things to show you:
and will sell them at half price, and, if desir,
ed, will make up to order in Grst-ciass style.
ut guaranteed or no sale. A dollar saved Is
a dollar made. Call and examine our stock
and we are confident we can save You money
and please you, at the old stand, No. "a West
Main street, Westminster, Md.
1anz9-t A. NJ. ANDERS.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03
J. T. ORNDORFF'S SONS.

trade of past weeks that when
the people Genuine Bargains they appreciate it, and this
is what promised do will continue Great Bargain
by giving you another Big Reduction in Dress Goods and
Silks We have decided to place sale for next week all Of
Plain and Figured Dress Goods in Black and Coors that
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03
BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE 4
- ATLANTIC RAILWAY co.

Water and Rail Routes to Ocean City and all pOH
on the Chesapeake Bay.
FOR HEALTH. FOR PLEASURE
FOR BUSINESS.
Unexceled facilities for both passenger and reigE
traffic.
Close connection with the trunk line railrOat
insuring convenience to the traveller, and quid
despatch of all freightS.
Fifteen commodious and handsomely fitted OF
steamers. Comfortable State Rooms Good CuiSiE
Polite attendance Schedule in effect Dec SOth. 49,
Steamers leave Piers 3, and AZ Light sire
Wharf, Baltimore, follows:
Railway Division (Pier No. T. )-410 p M, dali!
except Saturday and Sunday; Saturday only, 80
p m, for Ocean City and intermediate points
Returning leave Ocean City, GAO a. IN. daily exceF
Sunday arriving at Baltimore 10 p. IN.
Freight for points on Railway Division receive
at Pier No. T. until 1900 noon daily, except supda!
Choptank River Line.-6 p. m, daily, exUI
lngS to Denton. Returning, leave Denton al
m. daily, except saturday. Cambridge, p. n.
Oxford, 100 p. m; Easton, $50 p m. arriving
Baltimore at Il. III.
Wicomico River Line p m every TueSih!
Thursday and saturday, for Wingate's Pom
Deals Island and landings to Salisbury Retun
ing, leave Salisbury at 2.30 p. III. every MOndA
Wednesday and Friday, arriving i'll Baltimore al
Il. IL.
Nanticoke River Line p. m. every MOnda!
Wednesday and Friday for Deals Island, and lana'
ings TO Seaford, Del. Returning, leave Seatod
y O'Clock noon Tuesday, Thursday and Snnds!
arriving in Baltimore at ) a. m.
treat Wicomico River Line H., every Tue
day, Thursday and saturday for landings on Gres
Wicomlco River, Dividing, Dymer's, Indian an
Antipoison Creeks, to Eubanks Va. saturday trF
extending to Milford Haven.
Piankatank River Lines p. m. Monday, we
neSday and Friday for landings on Milford Have
and Piankatank River to Freeport, Va.
Steamers from South Street Pier:
Pocomoke River Lines p. m, every Tueslss
and Friday for Crisfeld, Tangier Island, Onanc99n
and landings to Pocomoke City and Snow I hIl
Returning, leave Snow Hill at a. m, every MOE
day and Thursday, arriving in Baltimore at az
Messongo River Lines p m, Monday am an
Thursday for Fords, Crisfield, Finneys, 0nsl
cock, Hunting Creek and MessongO, Hunlgi
and MeSsongo Rivers. Returning, leave MessOns
at 6 u. m, Wednesday and Saturday arriving
Baltimore ) a. M. i,
Occohannock River Lines p. m, WednesD
and Sunday for Crisfeld, Pungoteague Nanep
and Occohannock Rivers Returning, leave nv nv
$50 a. m, Tuesday and Friday; arriving at Bl'
WILLARD THOMSON, General Manager,
Baltimore, Nd
T. MURDOCH, General Passenger Agent,
july9 Ill E. Baltimore ST., Baltimore MI z
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03

Galvanized Fencing Wire at prices that have
never been known in the trade.
Lead and Oil so cheap that anyone can af-
ford to paint this season.
Ice is plenty. We have a large stock of the
best make of Freezers and Refrigerators.
Don't you need Gasoline or Oil Stove for
summer cooking? We have them; they are
cheap.
Door and Window Screens of various styles.
A full line offrst-class Cooking Stoves and
Ranges, of long established reputation, at
reduced prices.
A call will soon convince you that the bot
tom has been completely knocked out of the
price of Nails.
Glass, Oils, Paints and Putty, Plastering,
Hair and Cement, and in fact everything in
the Building Hardware line can be found, as
we'll as low prices, at the old established stand
Of
GILBERT & GEHR,
Corner Main and Liberty streets.
Westminster, Nd.
Plumbing, Heating, Spouting, Tin Roofing
is our speciality. feb 20
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03

PURE WINES AND LIQUORS
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.
Patent Medicines, Horse and Cattle Powders.
&c. A fine assortment of STATIONERY. !
Bs1T physicians orders promptly filled and
Prescriptions carefully and accurately COM
pounded. marI7 If
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03
CAV DO YOU KNOW Per Q
Oh Oh

o.
Drugs and Patent Medicines making
Have idea how much
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The County Commissioners of Carroll coun-
ty will meet at their Office, in Westminster,
every MONDAY in DECEMBER, 1898, for the
transaction of business. BY order,
JOHN e. Ma SENHIMER,
nov26 Clerk.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12

competent German woman de- sires situation where she can have her daugh- ter with her, who Is highly educated girl: mother fine dressmaker and cook or house. keeper. MISS CULLEN, 325 Sutter st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks ranged about the same yester- day with an ordinary business.
 The Best & Belcher. Hale & Norcross and Occidental assessments fall delinquent in of flee to-day.
 Trading on the Bond Exchange was lighter than usual and prices were not over firm.
 Weekly reports from the leading mines are as follows: Consolidated California and Virginia, 1850 level-From north drift skirting along the footwall from the incline upraise at a point IFS feet on the stope above this level l5O feet Tn from its mouth, east crosscut No has been advanced II feet. passing through porphyry showing clay separations; total length, 57 feet From the incline upraise No. at point l2 feet above the sill floor of this level. from the south drift at a point 300 feet In from its mouth near the end of the east crosscut. a south drift opposite the north drift has been advanced s feet, passing through quartz from which we have extracted F tons. assaying, per mine car samples, s37 A per ton. 1850 level From incline upraise No. l. at a point 50 feet above the sill floor of this level, from the south drift skirting along the footwall at point IFS feet in from its mouth, from the top of the up raise which has been carried up 49 feet from the south drift 100 feet in from its mouth, the upraise has been carried up feet, passing through quartz and porphyry assaying sl per ton; total height, s1 feet. From the old east crossscut on the sill floor of this level, at a point 9S feet in from its mouth, from the up- raise carried up 21 feet from the west drift 36
  been advanced 1S feet. passing through quartz showing narrow streaks and punches of ore 1; total length. 2S feet. From the upraise 15 feet above the floor of this level we have worked north along the east drift in quartz showing narrow streaks of From these last men toned places have extracted from narrow streaks and punches 45 tons of ore, assaying. per mine samples. s39 15 per ton. We have also extracted from these openings 24 tons of low-grade ore; the samples taken from cars when raised to the surface SIS 79 per ton. 1750 level-On the eleventh floor north from the top of the upraise from the north drift 10 feet in from it's mouth. from the east drift at a point 26 feet in from its mouth from the end of the north drift, the east drift has been advanced feet. passing through old ground of former workings assaying from s2 to s17 per ton; total length 2s feet. The total extraction of for the week amounted to 57 tons the average assay value of which, per samples taken from at the surface, was S37 3i per ton.
 The official letter from the Sierra Nevada mine says: Riley tunnel-During the week we took out five tunnel sets and replaced them with square sets, the posts of which are S feet and the caps feet inches in the clear. In cutting out for said sets we have taken out so mining car loads of ore and stored it in the house. The assay value of car samples were follows: Gold s34 32, silver 15 ounces per ton. The Nevada mill has not finished the milling of our ore yet. 300
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12

FURNITURE WANTED. HIGHEST prices to i'll new building. $40 Mis- sion st.. tel Mint 1921
 INDIANA Auction Co., Removed to ls Mont- gomery st 1: highest prices paid. Tel Davis n.
 WANTED-MISCELLa PHOTO and magic lantern apparatus: second. hand. 109 Montgomery st. PAWNBROKER-Old gold, silver. cast-off clothing bought. Add. COLEMAN, A Third
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12
TRACK NOES

Patrons of the races were unable to get any thing in the way of liquid refreshments at the track yesterday, the bar being closed ac- count of local elections
 The well-known horseman Dan McCarty will hold disposal sale of high-bred roadsters to- morrow forenoon at the sales yard of Killip & Co.,. Market street and Van Ness avenue. All thoroughly broken and the get of such wel-known sres Dexter Prince Cupid, Whips. Azmoor and Truman.
 Seventeen bookmakers were doing business in the ring after the cut in.
 The grand jubilee pyrotechnical banquet ten dered by Henry Shields to his fellow riders on Saturday evening last caused a temporary thinning out among the knights of the pigskin. Thorpe Clayton "Skeets' Martin and 'mine host Shields were not present at the track yesterday.
 Although beaten Saintly showed to be a colt above the average. He carrying 120 pounds and stepped the last quarter in A seconds.
 The Kittleman Bros. were fortunate in head ing off two purses Don Carencio and Bfidlight each scoring a touchdown. The senior mem her of the firm. Marley. formerly a foot racer well remembered in these parts.
 Don Clarencio Is a half-brother to Miss Rowena-
 Spencer piloted two winners in clever fashion.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12
Octuruck Finally Man aqed to Win at Re-
 munerative Odds.
Sweet Cakes Finished Ahead of the Warm FavOrite,
 Saintly.
Don Clarencio Downed His Field Easily-Three Choices Ahead
 at tho Wire.

There was very little doing in the plunging line with bettors at Oakland yesterday. After Saturdays shaking up 1t will take a few days for the market to regain its usual settled state. The crowd was not large and the card was speckled one. At that, first choices about held their own, taking three purses.
 The longest priced winner was Louis EzeTs Octuruck. The chestnut gelding has been played as cherry ripe" on sev- eral different occasions, but somehow or other also forgot to bring home the coin In the fourth event the ring laid F to about him, and he led from the first jump. stepping off the mile in 1:41l2. Pig gott brought Bonito, the favorite, up in time to get the place from Yule.
 A very cheap herd of platers started in the opening six furlong sprint, and, hay ing all the speed of the party. Sport Me Allister, with Hennessy up, won by him self. The old sprinter went over to the post a ' to 10 choice, but after there had been a couple of false breakaways : to was obtainable. Stentor took the place from Miss Ruth.
 KittIeman Bros took the mile and quarter selling purse with Don Clarencio. The warm weather thawed out the rneu- matic joints of the chestnut horse, and the crowd backed him down in the books from tWos to to D. The Dragon made the pace for nearly mile, when Spencer sent the Don out and he won with ease. The Dragon managed to last long enough to down Peter the Second head for the place.
 Saintly, the l to favorite for the two year-old scramble acted very badly at the post. but Ferguson finally managed to get him away. His 120 pounds anchor ed him, however, and in a drive the last part Sweet Cakes got the verdict by a scant half-length in 49 seconds. The win ner was to l in the ring
 In the seven furlong selling run, fifth on the card, Souffie, Mercutio and Sum mertime gave Ferguson a good time at the post by their antics, Mercutio finally . being left Midlight. the post favorite, with Mcintyre up, was out in the lead all the way and won by nearly half a doz- en lengths Wheel of Fortune came fast from the paddock on, leading Summer time out for second place.
 Alb Stemler's mare Scotch Rose was heavily played to defeat large collection of speed in the concluding five furlong spin, but stopped as usual finishing in the show. Away first. the Burns 6; Wa terhouse lilly. Miss Rowena, showed her heels to the bunch, winning easily from Good Friend. The winner was ' to l in the betting.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12

level-The north lateral drift has been extend ed during the week 20 feet; total length 625 feet north from the Sierra Nevada shaft; face in porphyry with slight seepage of water.
 The following companies report having had money on hand April 1: Alpha Consolidated. sS444; Alta. ss12; Andes, s12, 9s1 Belcher sS2s5; Best & Belcher s650 and due bank $411 Bull ion. s1s61; Caledonia, s93s5; Confidence, sz44S; Consolidated California and Virginia ss16. and due bank $15, 800; Consolidated New York, $204 Chollar, sSSO2; Crown Point sS4O5; Exchequer, sS23; Gould & Curry. s1234, and due bank s25OO: Julia Consolidated. s2159; Justice, s1022; Mexi- dental Consolidated s475. and due bank $500; Potosi, s9219; Savage, s5s76; Sierra Nevada, S91, Silver Hill, s120: Union Consolidated. s4soS; Utah Consolidated, s74, and due bank 5000.
 &4; ;yes es;5hfvdaSdfo9 7s90s. .ETAOINNSHRDL
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12

He can easily become a big favorite with the race going public.
 The entries of Pescador and Mercutio will be refused in future. Both fearfully bad actors at the post
 Simi was touted as good thing. but got up against too fast company.
 Two or three books trifie out of line laid as good as s to l against Wheel of Fortune.
 Valencienne had speed to burn in her race, but was badly pocketed, getting out when 1t was too late.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12

AGENTS WANTED-Murat Halstead's Great War Book, Our Country in War and our army, navy. coast defenses, the Maine dis aster' spain her army, navy and defenses All about Cuba, her relations to the United states and her defenses. All about the ar mics and navies of all other nations. and over 800 pages. Magnificent illustrations photosraps. etc. One agent sold S9 in one gay; others are making s2 to S39 per day. It. price low. freight paid Handsome out Tt Tree Send IF 2-cent stamps to pay post age National Educational Union 324 Dear born st., Chicago.
 WANTED-A first-class lady canvasser to sell well advertised article; can make s6 to SIP a day. Apply room 42 Phelan building
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12
SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY

First Race-Zacatosa, Rainier. By. Second Race-Banewor, Leo Vertner. Malay. Third Race-Eakins, Loch Ness, Zaraida. Fourth Race-McLight, Newsgatherer, Rubi- con.
 Fifth Race-Plan, Morinel, Don Clarencio Sixth Race-Fonsovannah. Libertine, Mtdian.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE SAILED.
 Monday, April Il. Schr Roy Somers. Soiland, Klawack. ARRIVED.
 Monday. April II. stmr weeott, Miller, 35 hours from Crescent City via Eureka.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12

CITY and County Treasury San Frono,.a-- March Is, 1S9S-In compliance with inc nrae;s rGos ions of section of order 159S of the RdarS is Supervisors, approved September 15 Isso 1A there will be sold at public auction bv F e Sutter street, on N anu Sa
 MONDAY, APRIL 1s 1898
 AL ID O clock a. n.. sundry articles of .+o,.. lost and unclaimed property recovered bv th.. police force of San Francisco. as detailed In an inventory thereof on file in the ofaca ts nt the clerk of the Board of Supervisors anS i con eo,nsisting Of jewelry wearing apparel, pis- clothing. etc. property of deceased person.; received from the Coroner of this city and county. Open for inspection on morning of saie. A. C. WIDBER,
 City and County Treasurer