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BtTdEMOCRATIC advocate, ■ r . BI.ISHKII KVKKV SATTII"AY IV BROS. OK Mil.v AM' CEXTtiK STKEKTS. JilL^ R;: 1 j .’VII**u 1 vT T1 o w|nure ’ I ino> will R: 1, “" t .‘|..m<„„h' f. Business Cards, not ex ' 2-s r vnir. When the number of s markkaa'lvertiMfmcnts will be eon ■‘l"’'-',’:, r L" an, charKt-'l accordingly. A early ■'i until ''nnnlJi “ j mcl)tstot i ielroW n R'‘" k'll' .'lu' Figure 'York double price K'-'V locals I'' cents per line. Marriages and ■il’/ins,l tree. Obituaries and Personal > urn- Rui'n^rc^’lJd^i I with Otis office should be to “The Advocate. ■ SATURDAY, AERIE 14, 1883. ■qOAL AFF.A^HErlS horn'll till- eclilion of the Advocate this m.-i largely increased, so ninny orders Hm,:i papers have u-eu received that, to ■ |K ,|„. (leiiiatnl, we have [Tinted a mini- Hof half .'heels, containing tin* inside pages ■ regular edition. I.ocnl Brevities. wheat is growing rapidly and is look- throughout the county. Ogle- near Union Bridge, is exca for another fish pond, to be 100x05 ,,f the coal shute at Cranberry station, Hr this city. new stables have been built in IV est- H| st er within the last six months, than in KV : x j,receding years, it is supposed. heavy thunder storm prevailed in this on Thursday afternoon. The lighting H*; sharp and the peals of thunder loud. H) r . .1. H. Billingslea, of this city, vaccinat- Hbetween forty and fifty persons last Friday, of them at Union Mills. ■„ l'nion Bridge election report, last week, - Wentz was erroneously reported elected Hl'iiimellinau instead of Philip B. Myers, N. V. Graphic telegraphed to C. E. K L ., r. photographer, of this city, for views ■ ihe burnt district. They were promptly fußiislied. Monday afternoon last, Percy Shriver, H r this eitv. in trimming limbs off a tree K |„„| been cut down, received a severe gash axe on his right foot. Hf ... |)[-. Frazer, of Elkton, arrived here on K.i 'ilav evening, on a visit to relatives. She ■, (1,,- residence of her brother, Dr. J. H. ■ iagslea. Blesses. Herr & Bros, had orders for thirty* K new vehicles to be delivered by the Ist of B;.. They have issued notices to their ens- K,. r> that they will resume next week. B i,. Methodist Protestant, Methodist Epis- Bul and ll< •formed congregations, in a spirit B-hristian fellowship, have tendered the use Btheir churches to the congregation of Kir,. Lutheran Church. ■i, rebuilding the burnt district, it is hoped Ki brick buildings will occupy the sites of E wooden ones destroyed. No house ought built without a trap door, furnishing Ki'y access to the roof. Town meeting will be held at Odd l*el- B- Hall, this Saturday afternoon at 8 Block, in order to take measures to relieve B sufferers by the recent lire. Citizens of E county are also invited to participate. Bliss Rachel Dell, a lady of about seventy- Bi n years, who has been boarding at Mr. Bury Wardenfelt’s for the past year, near K iliwood. pieced a quilt this winter con- B'iug 1,877 squares. H)u Saturday last Messrs. James A. C. Bond Hi Ceorge M. Pearce, trustees, sold seveu- Bliths of an acre of land, improved by a large Belling, used as a hotel, at Woodbine, be- Biug to the estate of John Carter, to Co- Hihii' W. Edmondson for SSOO. Bvhilst workmen were engaged in digging Be foundation for Charles \. Wautz’s new Billing, on the lot adjoining the Westminster Bi Department Building, the foundation of He building settled at the northwest corner, ; B, king the walls considerably. Bite public schools of this county closed for K scholastic year yesterday. Quite a mini- Bi will be continued for another term as ■bseription schools by the public school Bn her'. The Teachers' County Association Bi meet in this city next Friday. Ble prompt in renewing your insurance. Be insurance on the stable ol Jacob Ihonip- K. expired on the 7th of March and was not Hewed. The policy was placed in James H Smith’s agency by the owner, Jeremiah Hu-hard, a year ago, for SI,OOO. ■Many persons from the country visited the Hni- of the recent conflagration, ou Tues- By. The whole county was illuminated and B great light awakened many residents at a Etanee. The streets were almost impassable Bing to the great number of carriages on i* streets. Joshua Mulley and Edward Tulley, arrest here on Easter Monday as common theives, d who were before Judge Duffy, Baltimore, a writ of habeas corpus last Friday, were landed to the custody of the sheriff of is county, and were brought to jail here the me night by Sheriff Fuhrman. The Streator, 111., Timex of April 5, says: elake the pleasure in announcing the name I J. T. Kuhns as a candidate for city treas ei. John has been a faithful, efficient and emnodating officer, and the citizens of renter can do no better than continue him the office. The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of moll County, we learn from Richard Mati ng. Secretary and Treasurer, have money ough ou hand to pay all insurance for lieh the company is liable by the late tire. ie directors met yesterday and passed a solution to that effect. On Tuesday last the Hoppe Will Case was pued before the Court of Appeals by Hon. larles B. Roberts and Chas. Marshall for e appellants, and Hon. W m. P. Alaulsby id l.ouis E. McComas for the appellees, a decision had been given by the Court up the time we closed yesterday. Work on the survey of the Bachman Valley j lilroad is progressing finely. The prelimi rv survey will probably be completed to y, then the route will be located. We ; ,pe the citizens of Westminster and Carroll untv will do all in their power to encourage e building of this road, which will be of Bat advantage to this section. The fine brood mare of D. E. Buckey,_ of iddleburg, that had had a colt every spring r thirteen successive years, broke her leg it Friday and had to he killed. The aui il was the subject of a considerable notice the Advocate some weeks ago, which was duly copied by our contemporaries. Harry Pease Dramatic Company gave an i tertninmeut at Odd Fellows' Hall last Fri- j y evening, before starting out ou a tour j at will last some months. They played at Rochester on Saturday night, then went to vend places in Pennsylvania. They will fitly visit the Eastern Shore of Maryland d Delaware, and the citizens of the Petun ia may expect very pleasing entertainments. R. Charles Matthews, of this city, received telegram on Thursday from Justice Louis ielmun, of New Windsor, to come up and rest Charles Bangs, who Avas charged with sorderly conduct, &c. He was fined $1 and ists under the "cussing bill,” and $4 and isls for disorderly conduct, and in default of lyment was committed to jail. Win. T. Phillips, near Mayberry, who was mvieted at the November term of the Circuit imrt for enticing Mandelia Yingling, a girl jder eighteen, from her home for purposes prostitution, and who has recently been anted a new trial by the Court of Appeals, as before Judge Smith on Wednesday on a rit of habeas corpus, and was releasotLon r>oo hail for his appearance at the May term f the Circuit Court. Seubrook and Bond re his attorneys. On or about March 12, Jacob Kerchuer ft this city. A few days later his father j-law, Jesse Growl, received a letter from im stating that he had gone west, and re uesting Mr. Crowl to take care of his wife nd children. When his departure became uown, it was alleged that he had forged his ther-in-law's name to certain notes, but re ently the matter has ceased to be talked bout. On Tuesday morning, about 4 o'clock, "ring the excitement over the disastrous re, Kerchner appeared at tho jail and asked [> be taken in. He said that he concluded to [‘turn and face mat*| and have it o\’er. 'harges of uttering fori [taper were made 'gainst him yesterday nuifeing before Justice • W. Crapster. H New AttverilalnienM. Look far Special Low) Prices — Lawyer & leaver. Westminster, M<U To Corn Planters—J. *Q. A. Holloway, laltimore, Md. Saddlery and Harness —I. A. Miller, West minster, Md. .Wanted—J. L. Hanna & Bro., Baltimore, Sale —E. J. Lawyer, Westminster, Md. otices. List of Unclaimed Matter. Concert. Thanks. *J DISASTROUS FIRE HI WESTMINSTER, Tlu* Square at the West End, f rom John to Carrol! streets and troin 31 siia back to an Alley Swept by the Flames—ltobevt Thompson and Aaron Shaefter Burned A)i VC —Thirty Horses mid Twenty Odd Buildings Burned—Loss SBO,OOO, Insurance $40,000 Particulars and Incidents—Fun eral of the Victims—Diagram of the Burnt District—Arrest and Hearing of the Originators of ' the Conflagration—Scenes and Incidents, etc., etc. The most disastrous fire ever known in this city occurred on Monday night and Tues day morning, resulting in the burning to death of two”persons, the destruction of eigh teen stores and dwellings, a church and a number of stables, and thirty horses, involv in'' a direct loss of many thousands of dollars ami indirectly of many thousands ol dollars j more. > I The fire originated in Jacob Thompson s livery stables, and the alarm was given at ! i 11.U0 Monday night, after most of the popn- j lation were alied. The stable was a frame j structure, 80x105 feet, standing back from Main, just west of John street, and was stored with hay, straw, feed, carriages, harness, and stock. Four persons —Harry and Robert | Thompson, Aaron Shaefter and Augustus Onrsler —were asleep in the stable at the time. I Harry Thompson and Augustus Onrsler be low and Robert Thompson and Aaron Shaef fer in the second story. Harry T hompson | ivas awakened by the cry of fire, and seeing the building in flames he hastened to awake j the others. He quickly ascended to the up- ! per,story to awaken the sleepers above, and j as quickly descended, having his moustache, j hair and eyebrows singed by the flames in his flight. Robert and Aaron must have been , unconscious from the fire and smoke, or be- j came bewildered in their attempts to escape. : and were burned up with the building. All during the night friends and relatives were in | doubt as to their safety. Conflicting reports ! concerning them were constantly afloat, and I not until the flames had done their work of i deA-astalion was their fate actually known. As the morn approached, and the last embers had been extinguished by the rain that set in about two hours after the fire had started, search was made, and the Avorst fears were | realized. The unrecognizable remains of the unfortunate young men were found by Mr. William Shaefter and Olivers, near where the rear end of the stable stood, the remains be- ■. ing intermingled with those of the horses and the debris. They were taken to the Montour House, and viewed by many persons, whose indignation was aroused and threats of A-en ! geance on the originators of the fire were i made. Mr. Thompson's loss approximates S7,O(H), : and includes 2ft horses, 2 cows, 24 sets of har ness, ft top buggies, 1 jagger, 3 hacks, 12 j sleighs, robes, blankets, whips, 5 tons of hay, | lot of corn, &c. Charles V. Wantzand John \ Robinson, Mr. Thompson's father-in-law, I each lost a valuable horse. Mr. 1 hoinpson was not insured. The stable avus not insured i either, and was the property of Mr. Jeremiah Rinehard. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Thompson especially, whose all was destroyed in the fire. The sympathy has taken a sub i staatial turn, and about SI,OOO has been raised i for his benefit, several citizens giving as much las SIOO each. From the stable the flames rapidly spread to the adjoining buildings, and within an hour i the whole square on the north side of Main i street from John to Carroll was ablaze, and • several buildings on the hill on Carroll street, i The new brick /fiber Building, owned by Israel /eiber, on the corner of Main and John streets, almost in front of the stable, was slow in taking lire, but it finally succumbed and ; became a total ruin. The building was occu i pied by Bixler & Senft, boot, shoe, hat, and trunk dealers, J. M. Molls, paper dealer, and ; by Jos. P. Allgire, billiard saloon, while the i rear was cut off into a dwelling and occupied iby Mr. Zeiber and wife. The building was | insured in the Continental Company of New York for §4,500, and the loss was estimated i and paid by the Agents of the Company, W. i S Myer & Bro., on Wednesday. The same j day Mr. Zeiber contracted with Geo. Lease to ! rebuild. Mr. Zeiber’s loss, including house hold goods, approximates aboutfo,ooo, a por tion being covered by insurance as above noted. Bixler & Senft,werc insured for §3,570, in Geo. W. Matthews’ insurance agency, but saved the most of their stock. J. M. M ells lost SI,OOO ; and was insured in the same agency for SSOO. Jos. P. Allgire lost about SI,OOO and was in- j i snred for the same amount, also in Matthews' agency. Bixler & Senft are now located in the liiiell house nearly opposite their former stand: J. M. Wells opposite Derr's store on Main street, and Mr. Zeiber is stopping with j I friends. Jacob Thompson’s residence, built of brick, I owned by Jeremiah Rinehard, stood next to the Zeiber Building, and in front of his stable, j His household goods were saved, but in the i hurry and excitement were considerably dam i aged, and the building avus saved in a dam- , - aged condition by the efforts of James K. Smith, in whose insurance agency it was in sured for SSOO. Mr. Smith donated $25 to the Fire Department for their services in saving the building. Mr. Thompson’s family is at tho Carroll House. From Thompson’s residence west to Car roll street, the limit of the fire in that direc tion. every building was a frame structure, except one, and the flames leaped from one to I the other in quick succession and all were afire at once. The next building west of Thompson s res idence was owned by Mrs. Mary Leister, and occupied by Main & Geiselraan, furniture, organ and sewing machine dealers. This firm lost about SO,OOO and were insured for j $2,500 in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company j in Baltimore county. They are now in Music Hall, in the rear of the Montour House. Mrs. Mary Leister’s residence was adjoin ing, and was occupied by herself (dress maker) and Win. Hollenbery. Furniture of both was mostly saved. Mrs. Leister had in surance in the Mutual Fire Insurance Com- 1 pauy in Baltimore county on both buildings. She is now with Mrs. TV eaver, on Belle Grove Square. Herr Bio's, building, occupied by M. C. Strasburger’s store and Victor Strasburger's family, was next. Nearly all the store goods were lost and much of the furniture, involv i ing a loss of about $‘.(,000, upon which there was an insurance of $3,000 on the store goods lin Geo. W. Matthews’ agency. The building was insured by the same agency for $2,000. Strasburger has discontinued business for the i present, and the family is now in the house j next to Central Hotel, on the west, lately oc- i cupied by G. W. Crapster. Adjoining was Herr Bro's. carriage factory. . Except five new carriages, everything in the ■ factory, including some finished and unfin- j ished work, tools, stock of paints, oils, varn- | ishes, &c., &c., were destroyed. The books, j some carpet, axles, ite., in the office were , saved. Their loss was about SIB,OOO, in- I eluding Strasburger's store, the residence oc- i I cupied by Col. S. K. Herr, mother and sisters, j adjoining, and a stable. They were insured i for $2,000 on the Strasburger store in Geo. j W. Matthews' agency, and for SI,OOO on stock j and SIOO on stable in the same agency; $5,000 i on stock in the Mutual Fire Insurance Cora- | pauy iu Baltimore county, and on factory and i dwelling for $3,000 in the Montgomery County j Company. Total insurance, sll,lOO. The ! firm now occupy the old Taylor Works, on j Court street. Col. Herr and family now re- ! side iu the German Reform parsonage on Bond street. Next to the above stood Mrs. Ellen Male horn's dwelling and millinery store, and there was a stable and other outbuildings on the premises. Personal effects were mostly saved. Her loss is about $3,500; insurance $1,700 in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Bal timore county. She has commenced business in Dr. Bolt's office, and resides in Mr. Kurtz's house. John Thomas Erb's residence and meat market stood next. He lost beside a stable, ice house and slaughter house, the whole of the value of about $2,500. He was insured in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Carroll County for $1,779. For the present he will occupy the basement of the Montour The* next house avus owned by J. Milton Zacharias, who had lately moved into it. He loses, beside, a stable, Avash house, corn crib and provender, involving a loss of $2,500, upon which there was an insurance. Mr. Zacharias formerly lived on the farm of his father-in-law, Mr. Jeremiah Rinehard, at Friz zleburg. His dog got burned during the fire, and ran back to Frizzleburg, and howled at the door until Mr. Rinehard let him in. The singed hair of the dog was noticed, and so impressed was Mr. Rinehard that some calam ity had happened, that he hastened to West minster a few hours after, when daylight dawned. Mr. Zacharias and family now oc cupy the house of Oliver Mathias, on 1 enn sylvania avenue. David Snyder’s dwelling, stable and other outbuildings were the next to fall a prey to the flames. The premises were occupid by bis son-in-law, Thomas Babylon. Mr. Sny der's loss is $2,500, which was partly covered by insurance. John Zentgrafs two double dwellings ad joined the store, and were occupied by Sam'l Bankard, furniture repa : rer; Washington Wei inert, green grocer; Charles Stout, and J. Sayler, baker and confectioner. Sayler lost all his baking machinery. Washington A\ei ment had 8400 in money burned with the dwelling. There were stable? on these lots. Mr. Zentgraf was insured in the. Mutual Five Insurance Company of Carroll County for $1,987, and has some insurance in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Baltimore Comity/ On the site of the old a temporary bakery is being erected by Case Bro’s. carpenters; Samuel Kneller, mason. Mr. Sayler is now in David Lippy’s house on Pennsylvania ave. The house occupied by Saylor and Stout ivas built of brick. Across t ’jrroll street on the corner stands Henry Dell's dwelling, which was protected by wet blankets and carpets, and was only damaged to the extent of $25, to the carpets | and blankets. Mrs. Dell was lying quite ill in ! the house at the time of the conflagration. The wind was blowing stifly from the south ! and sparks from the burning buildings were carried by the wind to buildings on Carroll street. Miss Lizzie Yingling's frame house, which stood nearest to the burning buildings, though several times afire, was saved by the efforts ef persons on the roof with buckets of ; water, whilst the double brick dwelling of j Josephus Bankert, occupied by himself, | closely adjoining Miss Yingling's, was burned. | Only half of the building was occupied. Mr. Bankard*s loss is about $3,000, and he is in sured in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company lof Carroll County for $1,050. The walls are I standing. Nearly opposite stands the ruins of Grace Lutheran Church. This building took fire in the steeple and roof from sparks blown from Thompson’s burning stable. Assistance was at hand, but despite all efforts all was burned | except the walls. When the fire was discov | ered, Rev. H. W. Kuhns, the pastor, and J. I Milton Reifsnider, George W. SulliAan, Prof. Devilbiss, Milton Schaeffer, John Grumbine, | Stitely and others ascended to the | steeple by ladder, and fought the flames with i Avater until the ladder began to burn, when they Avere forced to retreat by the rapid head- I way of the flames. Besides the church S9OO 1 worth of property of the Sunday School was destroyed, though most of the library was ' saved.* Whilst the church was burning, K. L. Li nth i cum, a student of Western Maryland ■ College, from Dorchester county, Md., nar rowly escaped death. Whilst engaged in | carrying out the last armful of books in the library the bell in the steeple fell Avith great force within a foot or two ot where he Avas at work. The bell was a new one, put up re- J cently, and Aveiglied OA - er 1,200 pounds. Jhe ! corner-stone of Grace Church was laid August ! 0, 1806, and altogether the congregation had j i spent $22,000, and had but recently cleared the property of debt. The building was in- i sured in the Dug Hill Company for $5,000. The parsonage adjoining was also destroyed. Mr. Kuhn’s saved about two-thirds of a $1,500 library, but lost all his manuscripts and some valuable Avorks that it will be difficult to re place. About two-thirds of his furniture Ayas lost also, together Avith much of the clothing of himself and family. The value of the par sonage Avas about $2,500, on which there is an insurance 0f51,550 in the Mutual I'ire In surance Company of Carroll County. Mr. Kuhn's loss is unknown, and his insurance is but S2OO. He and lus family now occupy a house on Main street, opposite the residence | of Wm. Rinehart. Joseph Swinderman, on John street, north of Thompson’s stables, across an alley, had liis back building damaged and fencing burned, involving a loss of about $l5O. He is insured in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Carroll County. Thomas B. Bond, proprietor of the Mon tour House, Avhich stood opposite the scene of the fire, loses about $250 on furniture dam aged by Avater, and Messrs. Edward Lynch and Francis Orendorff, owners of the hotel, I | think that SIOO will pay for the damage done to the building from the heat. They are in sured. IlinsriUH oT linrut District. Below we present a diagram of the burnt district, shoAving the houses burned. There were stables upon all the lots but two, and upon all were outbuildings of various kinds. Ijl L i . i> $ i| ISA* ir.S || || \% '■.r'-v -Z :£ i’s : 5 : 3 : qj : si : : o i-S =5 '■> . ;if I p : s 11. W. Dell's residence : r- :-5 ;0 CAKKOLL STREET. : 1 "5 Sic • John Sayler. I c : ® j ' 7 [I* 0 ;Ci| I Washington Weimert. g ;2. : “ :A : ® j *• r§ : Samuel'Bankard. 15 —k ? r IS g tv 1 : j a 7* : i • 3 I : Charles Stout. 1 % ; j David Snyder. | I J. M. Zacharies. j I J. Thomas Erh. | : ( : ; Mrs. Ellen Malchom. ~\ I Col. Sami. K. Herr’s dwl. v Sj: : I F. K. Herr & Bro.VShops. ALLEY. | | : M. C. Strasburger. : ■ Mrs. Marj‘ Leister. I : Main & Geiselthan. i : NAKROAV ALLEY. j • S I Jacob Thompson dwl. 1 3 § I save7L i is* j: I a I DRIVE AVAY. : 3- j a. j S* • : £ O* —\ ■ Zeiper Building. |2 S JOHN STREET. j Origin of the Fire. As above stated, the fire originated in Jacob Thompson’s livery stable. Before the fire ' Hanson Dorsey, John Clark, Chas. Warfield 1 and Robert Goodwin, all colored, Avent to the stable for the purpose of playing cards, and applied to Harry Thompson for a lantern. Mr. Thompson refused, and says he supposed i the men had left, he (Thompson) going to I bed. The men got a candle somehow, and I then got into a carriage in the stable to play cards, putting a scat across their laps to play on, and upon which was placed the candle. J j The game, seven up, was then begun, stakes I 125 cents aside. Dorsey and Warfield were ! partners, and Goodwin and Clark. Warfield I had put the money up for Dorsey and Good i Avin for Clark. Dorsey and Warfield had scored two points and Goodwin and Clark j one Avhen the dispute arose. Dorsey dealt the cards and made a misdeal in Goodwin’s i hand, but Goodwin did not call his attention I to it, because he wanted Dorsey to lose his deal. He put down his hand then and said that he only had five cards. Dorsey said, “You're a d—d liar and a cheat,” and caught up the money and ran off, taking the candle with him. After a short scuffle between War field and GoodAvin they all folloAved Dorsey, Avho had gone toAvard the railroad depot. Goodwin says further that he did not knoAv of the fire until he was going home, and then he Avent to the stable and aroused Harry Thompson. This is the account given by Goodwin, and Warfield corroborates it generally, except that he says Dorsey knocked the candle over when he grabbed the money. The fact of the colored men playing cards in the stable, and the bad character of Han son Dorsey especially, drew attention to them. After the fire was under control Israel Zeiber and Harry Thompson went to Justice G. ,W. Crapster's office and gave information that these men were in the stable, and that, from their knowledge and belief they, accidentally or otherwise, had fired the stables. Warrants were issued and the men were arrested by officers Zeiber and Matthews, and lodged in jail. Aid from Baltimore. The Westminster Fire Department,equipped with a Holloway chemical engine and truck, were unequal to the emergency. To have controlled the fire and prevented its spread beyond the stables, Avonld have required prompt and effective work with not less than two first-class steam engines. W. L. Sea broek, president of the Fire Department, soon saw the hopelessness of their efforts, and, af ter conferring with others, telegraphed to Marshal Gray and C. T. Holloway, Baltimore, for assistance. Owing to the failure, an un pardonable one, as many suppose, of Gov. Hamilton to sign the act authorizing zens to give the city a supply of water, there was no water here, and the Baltimore city fire department could not use their engines. The act provided for a vote of the people on May Ist, last year, but the Governor could not be induced to sign the bill in time, but did sign it on May two days too late,.wjjeir he might, as well have thrown it in ttioflre,. for all the use it was. Mr. Holloway acted promptly and summoned two chemical engines from the Baltimore county department. These : were some miles distant, and a delay of sev eral hours elapsed before assistance arrived. The Western Maryland Railroad kindly and promptly had a special train ready to convey the firemen to this city. The train arrived at 3.35 Tuesday morning, with twenty-live men, | two chemical engines, one steamer with one ■ thousand feet *of hos£. and a truck. Their services were not needed, however, as the rain had confined the flames to the one square and all danger was passed. The men took a look at the scene of desolation, were given a breakfast by the authorities at the Carroll House, and started back to Baltimore about 8 o'clock. The next day the following letters were sent to Fire Marshal Heiskel, and C. T. Hollo way, of the Baltimore county department: Office of thf. Mayor and Common" Coi n- 1 cn. of Westminster, Md., }• April 11, 1883. ) J. M. Heiskel, Esq.. Fire Marshal, Balfi : more Fire Dejtaiimeut —Dear Sir : —The Mayor and Common Council of Westminster, for themselves and people of Westminster, hereby tender to you and your entire Depart ment our grateful thanks for coming tp our aid with an effective force and apparatus, through the kindness of the Western Mary land Railroad Company, so prpmptiy and generously on the night of the 9th instant, in response to our call for help on the occasion of the late disastrous fire which desolated a portion of our city. Such noble acts are a credit to your Department and do honor to the people of the great city you represent. They have made an impression here that will 1 never be forgotten. * P. H. Irwin, Mayor, j Wm. B. Thomas, 1 N. I Gorsuch, ( Members of i Orlando Reese, j Councll ' David Baer, I Marshal Heiskell responded as follows : | Fire Marshal's Office, City Hall, Bal- j TiMoRE, April 12, 1883. —Hon. P. H. Irwin, j Mayor of Westmirut ;r, Md.. and the members | of the Common Council —Gentlemen : Your complimentary letter of the 11th inst. i to hand. It gave ns great pleasure to respond j i to your call, and we only regret that upon our j j arrival we could not have rendered your citi- j j zens the aid we so much desired. Yours, very truly, J, Monroe Heiskell, Fire Marshal. S Oifice of the Mayor and Common Coi n- 1 ! cn, ok Westminster, Mil r 1 April 11th, 1883. j ('. T. Holloway, Esq., Chief of the Haiti more County Fire Department — Dear Sir: — j The undersigned, in behalf of themselves and the people of Westminster, whom they repre sent, tender to you and your Department our i grateful thanks for your exceedingly prompt | response to our call for aid to suppress the j disastrous fire that visited our city on the night ; . of the 9th instant, and for coming so expedi- 1 tiously (through the kindness of the Western Maryland Railroad Company), with a well ! equipped force and apparatus, ready and anx i ions to help. Such generous conduct, on the j part of yourself and those who assisted you, I i deserve honorable mention, and you may be ; ! assured it will be ever remembered gratefully | here. P. H. Irwin, Mayor. Wm. B. Thomas, | N. I Gorsuch, j Membera of K .1. Lawyer, Council. Orlando Reese, | David Baer, J Incidents of Ilie Fir*. The people gathered shortly after the alarm . of lire was sounded, and in an hour two-thirds of the entire population—men, women and childr n—was at the scene. The hopeless ness of the situation soon became apparent, and it was evident the whole square must go, i if not indeed all of the north side of Main street. Many persons became overwhelmed by the horror of the scene, and stood looking on without thinking of being able to render i assistance, while many women gave vent to | tears and continually exclaimed “O, God!" j &c. The Fire Department was on duty and j with citizens worked nobly. F. K. Herr, ! Chief of the Department, was at work at a | building on 'Carroll street, whilst his own property was burning, getting his face badly i burned. This shows a devotion to duty in the j Department worthy of commendation and special mention. Denton S. Gehr, Wm. H. Bell, jr., and Frederick M. Eekenrode were I more or less burned or injured while contend- | ing with the fire at the Oliver Groff building on Carroll street, next to the Lutheran par- | sonage. The students of Western Maryland j College deserve special mention also. They | turned out and worked faithfully and eft'ec- j lively during the conflagration. Among those | most active were R. L. Linthicum, F. H. 1 Whitaker, A. C. Willison, E. H. Flagg, Fraftk Stevens, T. J. Shreeve, S. C. Ohvom, C. B. Jarman, W. 1. Todd, F. H. Shaeffer, and L. iC. Wainwright. Mr. Whitaker rendered val- | uable aid at several houses on Main street. ! No ladders being at hand, he jumped up and j I caught on the sills of the second story win dows, and drawing himself up, entered the | buildings, and handed out a large amount of j furniture and valuables that otherwise would ; have been lost. Mr. Whit ker is from North | Carolina, and stands six feet four inches, his | height serving him and the public agood pur pose on the occasion. A number of colored persons worked well j also, among them were James Hopes, Allred \ Bruce, David Ireland, John Snowden, Wm. Chinn, George Cook, Jim Dorsey (hod car- : I rier), Hannali Spriggs. Amanda Toupe, and others. In the midst of the conflagration and the ! scenes of peril and distress incident to it, acts of the most depraved villainy were being per j petrated, and many valuables, rescued from ' the devouring flames, fell into the hands of ruthless thieves who bore oft' and secreted ; every thing that they could lay their hands ou. ; Among the many articles stolen were feather I beds, blankets, sheets and quilts, sewing ma- : chines, bacon, lard, clothing, millinery, gro ceries, etc. Trunks and desks were rifled |of money and other valuables. Some of | these villians, who fancied themselves unob served, were identified, and will no doubt be i brought to condign punishment. The most I vigorous measures ought to be taken with all | : such, and no efforts spared to bring their acts | \ of villainy to the light, and the perpetrators j j to the bar of justice. The light of the conflagration was observa | ble for a radius of twenty-five miles. The i Gettygburg Compiler says a number of citi- j ! zens of that place saw the light. It was also | | plainly visible at Baltimore and Frederick, j | The Hanover Spectator says: “The light of j the conflagration was so vivid and intense that | it illuminated the whole of the Southwestern j sky, and the reflection of the flames was so j ' strong in our town that the steeples of our va- j | rious churches stood out in bold relief in a sen ' j of roseate light, causing many persons who I j witnessed it to at first apprehend that a fire j was raging in our suburbs or immediate vi : I cinity.” j At L’niontown it was light enough almost to , i enable one to rend a newspaper, and a gentle- j I man living six miles from here says be could j 1 see to pick up a pin in his yard. During the fire a flock of wild ducks, a flock of pigeons and many smaller birds were flying about over the scene. It is supposed they were blinded by the glare and could not escape. The wings of some of the birds, from the reflection, presented a golden appearance and looked like large sparks flying through the air. The Inquest. Justice P. B. Mikesell, acting coroner, held an inquest over the remains of Robert Thomp son and Aaron Shaeffer, at the Montour House on Tuesday afternoon, the examination last ing about four hours, and was conducted by State’s Attorney D. N. Henning. The wit nesses before the jury were Augustus Oursler, Jacob Thompson, Frank Sharrer, George A. Shower, Harry Thompson, Israel Zeiber, R. Charles Matthews, Andrew N. Stephan, Thos. B. Bond, Joseph Smith, Chas. N. Smith, Thos. J. Bond, Baker Myers and Theodore Black. After the evidence was closed the jury ren dered the following verdict in reference to the death of Robert Thompson, and another ver dict, in the same language except as to name, in regard to the death of Aaron Shaeffer: State of Maryland, Carroll County, to icit: An inquisition taken at the Montour House, in the city of Westminster, in Carroll county, in the State of Maryland, on the 10th day of April, 1883, before me, the subscriber, a Jus tice of the Peace of said State, in and for the said county, acting as Coroner, upon the view of the body of Robert Thompson, then and there lying dead, upon the oaths of WiUiam A. Wampler, Simon P. Weaver, Jeremiah Babylon, Wm. H. Orndorff, Charles Kretzer, John Royer, Leonard Zile, John T. Anders, James C. Mobley, Leander Hull, John G. Shunk and Joseph Stout, good and lawful men of the county aforesaid, who, being sworn on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, and charged to inquire when, where and how the said Robert Thompson came to his death, do say upon their oaths that Robert Thompson came to his death on flifc night of the 9tn day of April, 1888, in Carroll county, aforesaid, by being burned to death in the stable of Jacob Thompson, in the city of Westminster, in the county aforesaid, and the said death was caused by the gross negligence, reckless disregard of life and property and carelessness on the part of Hanson Dorsey, Robert Goodwin, John Clark and Charles Warfield, of said county, in producing or causing the fire in said stable, which produced said death, and that said last mentioned par ties charged were trespassers, and unlawfully the premises of said Jacob Thompson, - ' | at the time they caused said fire as aforesaid. In witness whereof, as well as the aforesaid i ' Justice of the Peace, acting as Coroner, as I the jurors aforesaid, have to this inquisition j put their hands and seals on the day and year I aforesaid, and at the place aforesaid. P. B. Mikesell, J. P. ! Win. A. Wampler, Simon P. Weaver, Foreman. Jeremiah Babylon, j Wm. H. Orndorff, Charles Kretzer, John Royer, Leonard Zile, John T. Anders, James C. Mobley, Leander Hull, John G. Shunk. Jos. Stout, Funeral of (lie Victims. The funeral of the young men who lost their lives in the fire took place on Wednesday af ternoon at one o’clock. The services were held in the parlor of the the Montour House. The room was filled with the relatives of the | deceased and the halls and stairways were | crowded with sympathizing friends, whilst the j neighboring streets were filled by an immense ! throng of people, unable to enter the hotel. ; Rev. H. W. Kuhns, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, opened the seivices with an impres sive prayer. Rev. John Edwards, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, read an appro priate selection from the Bible and made a short address. Rev. Mr. Kuhns delivered a brief discourse and announced that the service would be concluded at the cemetery. Messrs. Jos. T. Hering, George Y. Everhart, Price j Goodwin, and Jos. Smith bore the remains of Mr. Aaron Shaeffer to the hearse, which Messrs. F. A. Sharrer & Son had in waiting, and were followed by Messrs. Will Kurtz, Ed Lynch. Thos. Snyder, and Chas. P. Cassell, bearing the remains of Mr. Robert Thomp son. Both coffins, covered with beautiful j flowers, were placed in the same hearse. I About thirty-five carriages and many persons i on foot followed the hearse in its slow course | to the Westminster Cemetery, where the re i mains of both young men were interred in one i grave. Rev. Mr. Kuhns read the burial ser- I vice and Rev. Mr. Edwards pronounced the | benediction. From one until three o'clock, | during which time the funeral took place. there was almost entire cessation ot labor, and I all Stores, business houses and saloons were closed. Throats of l.ynchlns. When the fate of Robert Thompson and j Aaron Shaeffer was definitely known, and their remains were recovered, public indigna | tion was great indeed. When Hanson Dor- ; | sey. John Clark, Charles Warfield and Rob | ert Goodwin were arrested, and it was cer | taiuly known that they were the originators 1 or caused the fire, threats of lynching were heard on alf sidek In the afternoon it was rumored that arrangements to carry out the I threats of lynching were being made, and | Sheriff Fuhrman and Deputy Sheriff Shower | summoned a posse to guard the jail. Ihe posse was composed as follows : —Frank P. Goodwin, George Y. Everhart, Chas. Evcr j hart, Win. Oursler, Wm. Stanshury, L. P. Manning, John Zahu, J. Mitten, Swartz ! baugh, Washington Brown, Geo. A. Christ, f i John Shaeffer, P. J. Little, Harry J- Turtle. Thomas F. Goodwin, T. S. Mitten, Edward A. Christ. Constables Conrad Maun. R. Chas. Matthews and John Macintosh and Officer I Zeiber were on the lookout around the city. | Nothing occurred to mar the peace of the city. llcHring of Ilie Accused. The hearing of Dorsey, Clark, Warfield and Goodwin was set for Wednesday morning, but was postponed on account of public excite ment anti because the funeral of the victims I also took place on that day. Ou Thursday morning the accused men were brought be ; fore Justice G. W. Crapster, sitting in the ! new jury room at the jail. No one was per mitted at the hearing except the sheriff and his deputy, the constables, State's attorney, counsel for the prisoners and the witnesses, i There was no direct evidence as to either of the men having set fire to the stable, but upon the evidence before him the Justice committed them to jail to await the action of the grand jury. Dorsey declined to make any state ment, but Warfield, Clark and Goodwin each I testified as to their whereabouts on the night of the fire, admitting that they were in the j stable with Dorsey playing cards by the light j of a candle, but denying that the building was I set on fire at that time, Swearing positively ! that there was no fire in the stable when they left it. Hnncbeslcr Items. The annual election for mayor, town conn- I cil and trustees of Manchester Academy was ! held last Saturday, when the following were I elected:—Mayor, P. G. Ober; town council, Edward Oursler, George W. Shaffer, Edmund i A. Gunter, Dr. L. Trump and Nelson Ware hime; trustees of the Academy, Noah W. Sel lers, Oliver Lippy, E. A. Gauter, Dr. L. j Trump and Samuel L. Lilly, j Hon. Chas. B. Roberts, agent and attorney for the mortgagee, sold Mr. Samuel Lilly's i residence on Main street, and 17 acres of land half a mile north of town, adjoining lands of Valentine D. Manchey and others, last Satur ■ day. Dr. John F. B. Weaver bought the town property for 81200, and V. D. Manchey the land at $41.75 per acre. Mr. Edward G. Sellers lias dug a cellar on the site formerly occupied by a wheelwright j shop, ou the lot adjoining his blacfcsmith , shop, ou South Main street, preparatory to building a dwelling house. I Messrs. Henry B. Lippy and Cornelius Lippy went to St. Paul, Minn., last week. The former went to enter upon his duties as i manager in a brick yard, and the latter went 1 “to see the country.” Mr. C. L. McElroy has rented the property ; recently occupied by the editor of the Fnler ' prise, and has moved his store into the room formerly used for a store room by Mr. ('amp bell. Rev. Wm. Rupp was so much indisposed from neuralgia last week, as to render him unable to fill his appointments last Sunday. Winter lias at last yielded to Spring, and the busy season is here. Mechanics and la borers find abundance of work. Farm imple ment and machine agents have entered into their works of mercy, and if farmers continue to worry with old style and inferior utensils, it will not be for want of opportunities to pro- , I cure the latest improved, time, labor and man j saving machinery. Haray Pease’s dramatic troupe gave enter tainments in Odd Fellows' Hall last Saturday ! | and Monday evenings. There was good at- ! i tendance both evenings. Mrs. Mary Hoffacker, wife of Jacob Haf- 1 facker, died at the residence of her son-in- j law, Jacob Shaffer, in Bachman's valley, on the Bth instant, aged 74 years. Her remains j j were brought to the residence of her son. j | David H. Hoffacker, in town, on last Monday ; ! evening, from whence the funeral took place ' jon Tuesday morning. Her remains were in terred at Hoffacker’s church. Manchester correspondent to Sykesville j correspondent, greeting: 1 still live. ~ Sad and Fatal Accident. On Saturday afternoon last, about 2 o’clock, Walter Mitten, aged between seven and eight, i sou of John H. Mitten, of this city, met with ( I an accident at the depot here, which resulted j i fatally. A freight train was shifting cars at j I the depot, and Walter, who was standing on | the raised platform opposite the express store- ; i house, attempted to get ou a ear to obtain u ride. He slipped and fell, his left leg resting across a rail. Two wheels passed over the leg, crushing it badly between the knee and hip. The little fellow's position was changed by the wheels running over him, and the next trucks would have passed over his head, but for the timely presence of Mr. Diffeudall. ticket agent and express manager for E. 0. Grimes, who got down on the platform and pulled him to one side. He was carried home and physicians summoned, and it was soon determined that amputation was necessary. Two Baltimore surgeons were telegraphed for, but neither came, so our city physicians undertook it. Dr. J. W. Hering performed the operation, assisted by Drs. W. K. Fringer, J. H. Billingslea, F. T. Shaw, M. L. Bolts, J. T. Mathias and J. Stewart Smith. The patient died about 12 o'clock Saturday night, just after the amputation was concluded. The injury was beyond human skill. His remains were interred in Westminster Ceme tery on Monday afternoon, followed by a large concourse of relatives, friends and persons who sympathized with the sorrowing parents. Jury for May Term. His Honor, Judge John E. Smith, on Thurs day morning drew the following persons to serve as grand and petit jurors for the May term of the Circuit Court, which commences on the 2nd Monday: Name. Dis’t. Name. Dis’t. John W. Jones ..1 Nimrod Armstrong...!) Washington Reaver.-1 Jacob N. Dehoff. ft Samuel F. Herr 1 John M. Boring ft Thomas Lonely 1 George Gummell ft Wm. H. McCnllom...2 Geo. P. Pannebaker.ft Benjamin Reaver 2 Wm. Lease ft Wm. R. Zollickoffer..2 Thos. Stevenson 7 Ephraim Howe 2 John Buckingham ...7 Noah Kester 2 Joseph Shaeffer 7 Albert Shaeffer 3 Jas. W. Beacham.,—7 Edw. Z. Mathias..!:..3 Charles W. Myers..:.7 John Leister 3 James S. Baer 7 Chas. E. Nusbauiu...3 Jonas Buchman 7 James E. Dodrer 3 Reuben G. Bish 7 Jacob A. Humbert... 3 Benjamin F. Payne...B Geo. W. Shipley.. ...4 Joseph Burrall 9 Geo. W. Armacost...4 Dennis W. Dudderer.9 Earnest Rausch 4 David E. Stem 11 Henry Wardenfelt 4 Samuel A. Haines-ll Fred’k. A. Devilbis..4 Win. M. Englar 11 Edwin M. Shipley ..6 Samuel Gilbert 11 Elisha S. Young 5 Eden Engleman 12 Chas. A. Warfield...-6 Jesse Anders 12 Michael M. Wilhelm.. 6 John N. Weaver 12 ■j— : Philouiatliean KnterlaiuiMcul. j [Reported for the Democratic Advocate.] Although the weather on Friday evening . last, was somewhat threatening, and “Enoch j Arden" was being played at the town hall, i quite a goodly number of the citizens of Westminster wended their way to Western I Maryland College, to attend the entertain ment given by the Philomathean Society, ; which is the most recent of the literary ; societies at that institution. The performance ' was extremely creditable, in fact, equal to any jand superior to most of the entertainments of this kind ever given in the college chapel, j Every character of the play was so well exe cuted that the entire performance appeared to be more like the pleasure and the stern realities of life than their presentation. The first part of the programme consisted of the President’s address, by Miss Ella Wilson ; in- I strumental duets, by Misses Clayton and j Stevens and Misses Newman and Stevens ; a | reading, “Music in the Camp,’’ by Miss Mol j lie Stevens: an instrumental solo, Miss ; Carrie Clayton: an essay on “Moral Senti i ment,” Miss Agnes Lease; a vocal duet. “Music on the Waves,” by Misses Duvall and Stevens; a recitation, “Marguerite of France,” by Miss Irene Everhart, and two t tableau scenes from the “Courtship of Miles Staudish," in which Miss Katie Roe repres ented Priscilla, and F. H. Schaeffer, of Irving j i Literary Society, John Alden. In part first the president’s address, the j reading, “Music in the Camp;” an essay, 1 “Moral Sentiment,’’ and a recitation, “Mar guerite of France,” were much above the or dinary, and won much admiration and ap plause. for the excellent manner in which they were placed before the audience. The play, “Rebecca’s Triumph,” formed the second and last part of the evenings enter tainment. It was favorably received by the audience, and although every participant ac quitted herself in a very commandable man- j ner, yet there were several worthy of especial notice for the excellent manner in which the} - personated the characters assigned to j them, namely, Mrs. Delaine —Miss Eila Wilson ; Rebecca, a foundling—Miss Agues Lease; Clarissa Codman, an old-maid —Miss | Lillie Keller: Miss Alma Duvall, a member of “Our Club Gyp, a colored girl. Miss Ida Gott and Meg, a vagrant —Miss Mollie Stevens; The chapel and stage were taste fully ornamented and arranged : their scenery and costumes were in keeping with the play, and everyone who had been present seemed pleased with the manner in which the evening was spent. The characters of the play, ! “Rebecca's Triumph," the last feature of the ; entertainment, were sustained as follows: Mrs. Rokeman ...Miss M. Emma Taylor. Mrs. Delaine Miss Ella Wilson. i Rebecca, a foundling Miss Agnes Lease. I Clarissa Codman Miss Lillie Keller. I Dora Gaines ) . ( ..Miss Alma Duvall. ; Sadie Mon-ell | -5 | Miss Irene Everhart. Jennie Woodman. | f | ...Miss Carrie Roach. Mellie Dunbar !Z j Miss Minnie Stevens. Grace Green wot >d I 5 I M iss Julia Newman. Marin Gray I "" i ..Miss Katie McKee. •Katie O’Connor Miss Carrie Clayton. Gyp, a colored girl Miss Ida Gott. Meg. a vagrant Miss Mollie Stevens, j Sam's Creek Items. Mr. August Brown is making preparations to build a new house on his farm, located near Taylorsville. Some of our fishermen went fishing lately in Sam's Creek anil succeeded in taking, or catching some very fine fish. Our poultry men are having large numbers of young chickens hatched out by incuba tors. Warner Owings, colored, living near New port, Frederick county, suspecting that things were not going ou as they ought to in and ’ about his home, thought he would manage in l some way by which lie could find out more fully about matters, so ou last Saturday even ing' Owings told his wife that he was going away on sonic business and would not be at home that evening. He then went and secreted himself in the cellar to which there is a trap door through the floor of the house, and waited for developments. At night Wesley Snowden, also colored, a man about (JO years of age, paid Mrs. Owings a visit, and when it became known to Owings in the cellar, the intimacy that was going on with his wife and Snowden, he threw back the trap door and came ou the guilty parties with a shot gun. Snowden ran out of the house pursued and shot by Owings, but not killed, the shot taking effect in the back of Snowden's neck and head. Owings then re turned to his wife and with a chisel made some very severe wounds about her face or forehead. She and Owings have now parted, she having gone home to her parents, liviugui Frederick city. Owings says he regrets it very much that he did not succeed in killing both the guilty parties. The colored people in the neighborhood are very much excited over the affair. Ou last Saturday evening, Mr. P. J. Ben nett. while on his way to his cottage farm on Sum’s Creek, came very near having an accident, which might have resulted iu Ins death. Some oue had unloaded some bunches of shingles on the side of the road, at Jesse L. Devilbiss’ Mill, and the horse, seeing the shingles suddenly became frighten ed and started to run away, running over a very dangerous place near the road and nearly upset the buggy, throwing Mr. Bennett out on the front wheel and dash board. Mr. Bennett was equal to the emergency and was not much hurt. VVe note this event in order to warn people not to put objects too close to the road that are likely to frighten horses or make them run away. The wheat iu our valley is looking ex cellent. Limbic I*l pt* Freeh 1 1 emu. We decline holding any controversy with vulgarism and illiteracy. The former knows no bounds as to decency; the latter will de grade anything with which it comes in con tact. Both of these exist in the Clarion's “quill,” and consequently his bickerings are beneath om- notice. As to his slanderous statement in regard to our “corps of little | boys,” we would say that, though little, they have brains enough to edify his petit mind. Though he may not desire a scholastic term under our immediate supervision, we are for- I Innate enough to say that we never asked him to take the so-called six months' course in | any institution regulated by ourself, and should consider ourself exceedingly debased were we necessitated to receive such an individual into our care for instruction. Mr. Joseph Sharrer has returned from llli- ■ nois, but we have not interviewed him as to I his business prospects. Dotterrer & Shorb have begun business in hardware, groceries and confections. Our farmers are looking for the man that will say (U for their steers. Our school will close on Friday next, and will so remain during the summer months. C. B. Antlers caught a sucker last week that measured 19 inches and weighed 44 ounces. Prof. J. M. Newson gave our school a brief bat entertaining visit on Friday last. George Angell, a young man aged about 27 years, died of pneumonia on Monday, 2nd inst., near this place. Our music school, taught by L. Kemp, closed its session ou Thursday evening. The singing class has been a grand success. L. F. Miller is enlarging his stock of lum- j her. A new telegraph instrument has been added to the railroad office, and will shortly have communication with all points. Frog music plentiful; wheat looking well; merchants active; farmers busy; loafers few. Orphans* Court. Monday, April 9. —John Frederick Dietz, natural guardian to Edward Nelson Dietz, settled Ist and final account. The last will and testament of George Bix ler, deceased, was admitted to probate. J. Hamilton Singer, guardian to Harvey E. Rumspert, settled Ist and final account. Jacob'Yingling, executor of Jacob Yragling, Sr., deceased, settled 3d and final account. Valentine C., John C. and Lewis D. Watrtz, executors of David Wantz, deceased, reported sale of real estate, also settled Ist administra tion account. Henry T. Hyser, administration of Lewis A. Hyser, deceased, settled 2d and final ac count. John Geiman, Sr., executor of George Leese, deceased, settled 2d and final account. Sophia Baumgardner, administratrix of Lewis P. Baumgardner, settled Ist and final account. Geo. Hilterbrick and Henry J. Hilterbrick, executors of John Hilterbrick, deceased, re ported sale of goods and chattels, also settled 3d and final account. Samuel Gilbert and Thomas Gilbert, exe cutors of William Gilbert, deceased, reported sale of real estate. Tuesday, April 10. —Francis Warner, exe cutor of John A. Bahn, deceased, returned list of sales of grain and additionallist of debts. Adam Lucabaugh, executor of Henry Lu cabaugh, deceased, settled 2d account. Edmund J. Obold, natural guardian to Henrietta C. Obold, deceased, settled 2d and final account, and as guardian to Cecilia V. and Mary J. Obold, settled 2d account for each. Peter H. Shriner, surviving executor of Jacob Shriner, deceased, settled 2d and final account. The next Baltimore Oriole will be held on the 10th, 11th and 12th of September. The order promises a grander show than ever be fere. 1 Attempt to Rum the Montour House. Arrest Dud Commitment of the Accused. ■ | On Monday morning last, between 7 and 8 , 1 o'clock, as Win. Chinn, a servant of the Mon tour House, this city, was passing the wash house, just in the rear of the hotel, he dis ! covered flames issuing from the building. : j Upon opening the door he found the room : j full of smoke, and npon looking about to as- i certain from whence it came, observed that a lire had been kindled under the steps leading j to the second floor. He called assistance, and the fire was soon extinguished. That the fire was of incendiary origin there was no room to doubt. The fireplace was on the op posite side of the room, and there had been no fire in the building since the Friday pre vious. The fire discovered under the steps by the servant was started with rubbish and j wood. It had burned but little when discov ered, and but for the timely discovery a con flagration as disastrous as the one that oc curred Monday night on the opposite side of Main street must have resulted. As the char acter of the fire proved that it was the work ' of evil-disposed persons, officers Matthews i | and Macintosh took the case in hand. Learn- j j ing that one Allen Toop, colored, had been ordered out of the Montour House by the pro prietor, Thomas B. Bond, on acconnt of being [ impudent, he was arrested on suspicion. A i colored woman, Joanna Green, with whom | Toop was intimate, was also arrested. The accused had a hearing before Justice G. \V. Crapster on Thursday afternoon at two | o'clock. Mr. Thomas B. Bond testified that he is the proprietor of the Moutour House; that the wash-house is just back of the main building, between it and the stable; that on Monday morning he saw under the stairway in the wash-house that there had been a fire, which had been extinguished, and long pieces of charred wood lying on the floor; that Joanna i Green, who had been employed at the betel, went home on Saturday evening and did not come back, although scut for on Sunday; that there had not been any trouble with Green; that Jim Johnson was doing some work for him on Friday last, and employed Allan Toop to assist him; that Toop came to him and wanted money, and he told him that he (the witness) had not employed him; that he must look to Jim for the money, and told him to I leave the house, which he did; that he had | : not hoard Toop make any threats. \Vm. CWun, living at Mr. Bond’s, testified that between 7 and 8 o'clock Monday morn- j ing he saw smoke issuing from the wash-house door; that he found a lot of wood and paper j i on fire under the stairway, and, having called | | for help, two women, a boy and a man came j to his assistance and put out the fire: the paper | had been in the wash-house for some time, | i but the wood was put there by whomever the j fire was made; he did not see Green nor Toop j that day; heard no threats. Theo. Black testified that he rose before 0 j o'clock on Monday morning, fed the horses | and went into the house; that about 0,45 o'- clock he saw a woman m the kitchen and thought it was Green; that on Friday even- j ing, as witness and Mr. Ed. Hoppe weretrav i cling along a county road, they met Toop, | who was a little drunk, and he said that he j had been at work and Jim would not pay him, j and that he was going back to whip him, and 1 that he had had a fuss with Mr. Bond, who ordered him out of his house, but that he j could not say anything to a man in his own j house. Willie C. Wheeler testified that on Monday j morning, between six and seven o'clock, he | went to the Montour House for slop; that he j saw a woman walking around in the wash | house; saw her under the steps where the | paper was, stooping down; it was the woman - who lived at Mr. Bond's, but did not know j her name at that time. The witness then 1 identified Green as the woman. Mr. J ohu C. Cassell testified that he saw j Toop and Daniel Warfield talking together on Friday or Saturday; that he stopped and asked what was the matter, and Toop said that he ( had been working with Limber Jim; that Mr. j Bond or his father employed him; that he had a difficulty with Jim and went to Mr. Bond to j ! settle, and he ordered him out of the house; [ Toop then said he would get even with the i James Johnson, commonly known as “Lim- ; her Jim,” testified that he employed Toop to help him do some work; that on Friday even- i ing Toop wanted money, and witness told him he would pay hit* when he was paid himself; Toop said he would see Mr. Bond about it, j and went into the hotel, and came out in a few moments, and, with an oath, said “I'll fix j him.” | Mr. John A. Macintosh testified that he and j Mr. K. C. Matthews arrested Green and Toop about 10 o'clock on Monday; that Green said that neither she nor Toop bad been out of the house that morning until the time of their ar rest. For the defense Lettie Jones testified that Green and Toop boarded with her on Union street, the girl sleeping with her, and Toop in another room; that she locks Toop in his room at night; that on Monday morning witness left home at 0.30 o’clock, and at that time both Toop and Green were in bed. Fanny Dorsey testified that she saw Green in bed at Lettie Jones' house at seven o'clock on Monday morning, and Toop standing in another room in the same house. Justice Crapster did not consider that an j alibi had been clearly proved, and held Toop ! for the sum of §2-70 and Green for SI,OOO, and | in default of security committed them to jail for the action of the grand jury. old Dmwbmu. Joseph Shaffer, Esq., President of the j Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, this i city, has shown us some old papers which \ came into his possession as administrator of j Nicholas Hall Brown, Jr, in 1847. One is a warrant of a resurvey, plat and | certificate of Good Fellowship, in Frederick county, containing 180 acres, made on the I 28th day of September, 1769, for Purvis Lamb. 1 The original grant was for 1312 acres to Ed- j ward Lamb, on the 31st day of October, 1751. j The survey was made by William Bayly, Jr., j deputy surveyor under George Lee, surveyor j general of the Western Shore. Another is a common warrant “granted out j of His Lordship’s land office, on the Ist day I of May, 1757, to lay out for James Wells, of [ i Baltimore county, 100 acres of land.” It is j ! signed by Nicholas Buxton Gay, deputy sur veyor, aiid is surveyed and laid out tor 50 acres. “Beginning at two Spanish oak trees standing on the sonth side of the Northern Cranberry Fork which descends into Patapsco Falls * * * * to the beginning, to. be held of the Manor of Baltimore by the name of Richards’ Delight; October 30, 1757.” A deed from Geo. Brown to Edward Brown, received 10th dav of Nov. 1702, for record in the Land Records of Frederick county, John Darnall, Clerk, the consideration being “five shillings current money.” It was sealed and j delivered in the presence of Tho. Norris and | Win. Luckett. Another is a plat and certificate of ‘Snake Den,” containing 10 acres, for Edward Brown, It was a part of Richards' Delight. An indenture from Thomas Waysey, ot Anne Arundel county, to Charles Brown, of Frederick county, binding his son William, Hi years old, until he is twenty-one years of age, and the master, Edward Brown, “agrees to teach or have him taught the art and trade of a weaver,” and at the end ot his appren ticeship to give him £5 or a suit of clothes worth that sura. Witness, Jthn Wampler. Richard Butler, Register. Dated May 21, 1805. A bond of conveyance from IV m. Buchanan to Edward Brown, December 10, 1769, for two pieces of land; one containing 5 acres and 128 perches of land, and the other 3 acres and 10 perches of land. On the back are two assignments, one to George Beddo and the other to George Little. Another is a copy of George Brown's will for Josiah Brown and Nicholas Hall Brown, executors, 17th of March, 1812. John Schley, Chief Justice of the Orphans’ Court; Richard Butler, Register. The witnesses were John Ward, Peter Royer, Jacob Liiter, John Wam pler. The last witness wrote the will, and was the first cashier of the Westminster Bank, commonly known as the “Old” Bank, of which the Union National of this city is the successor. Taneytwwn Items. Our farmers are busy plowing and getting ready to put in their oats crop. Mr. Lewis A. Bollinger has rented the ma chine shops recently owned by W. T. Haugh, and is doing an extensive business in the sale of agricultural implements. He received a car load of Weber Wagons from Chicago the first of March and has sold all but four, and expects another car load shortly. Mr. Charles Elliott has taken possession of the brick hotel lately vacated by E. P. Kit tenger. Our much respected citizen, Mr. Augustin Arnold, has been confined to his bed for two weeks, from the effects of a bad cold. Rev. John T. Delaney tied the matrimonial knot for two couples last week. Mr. J. Harry Gardner has opened a fish market on Railroad street. Mr. J. V. Danner has opened a sewing ma chine depot in the building recently occupied by John P. Gardner. Mr. James Davidson &, Son are building an addition to their store room of 85 feet, to be nsed for tinware and stores. Mr. Unger, one of Dr. F. H. Seiss’s small pox patients, is getting better and expects to bi out again shortly. Mr. Morelock, sick with the same disease at Mr- Henry Sells, is some what better but not out of danger yet. Petty thieving is becoming a nightly occur rence here. TVALUABLE TANNERY i V AT PUBIJC SALE. Near Manchester. Carroll County, Maryland. By virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court for Carroll county, sitting as a Court of Equity passed on the 16th day of March, A. D. 1883, ' mid passed in Cause No. 2133 equity, wherein - George J. Appold is complainant aud i botnas i J. Hunt, acting executor of Andrew Appold, j deceased, and others are defendants, the nn i dersigned, ns Trustees named in said decree, will offer at public sale on the premises, situate about one-half mile from Manchester, Carroll county, Md., on Saturday, 14th day of April, ISS3, at 1 o'clock, P. M., sharp, a Tract or Parcel of Land, containing 12 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, and being the same which Andrew Appold, in his life time obtained from Henry K. Belt/, and others, by deed dated 23d day of Septem ber, A. D. 1872, and recorded in liber J. B. 8., No. 42, folio 134, &c. The improvements consist of a large and commodious Dwelling House, part Brick and part Weatherboarded, conveniently - ' V | arranged, eligibly situated, and in good repair; Brick Barn, andStsiSSß all other necessary out-buildings in excellent repair. There is an abundance of fruit in great variety, and springs and running water near the dwelling. In addition to the above improvements, there is one of the best TAN YARDS, BARK SHEDS, and all other ap- E fiances necessary to carrying on the Tanning usiness to be found in Western Maryland. The proximity of this Tannery to the Han over and Gettysburg Railroad, and its situa tion in a region of country where an abund ance of Bark can always be had, coupled with the water privileges, secured to the property by the deed above referred to; and being with in half a mile of Manchester, the second town in wealth and population in the county, makes it worthy the attention of persons desirous of engaging in the Tanning business. The Tannery is an old and well established one —has been for years, and is now being actively and profitably worked. Its capacity is five thousand Sides of Leather a year. There are four limes, five pools, six handlers, forty-nine lay-a-wuys, eight leaches, one and I a-haif tons each, steam engine, 80-horse 1 power, boiler 40-horse power, all in cora- I plete order. Parties desirous of visiting the premises eat i call upon Thomas J. Hunt, Esq., merchant, residing in Hampstead, Carroll county, Md., and for further information call upon or ad dress the Trustees at Westminster, Md. Terms of Sale. —One-third cash on the day 1 of sale or upon the ratification thereof by the ( Court: balance in one and two years, credit i payments to be secured to tho satisfaction of I the Trustee and bearing interest from the day 1 of sale. CHAS. B. ROBERTS, WM. A. McKELLIP, Trustees. mar 17-ts Alpha M. Ruby. Auctioneer, NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given to the creditors of j Andrew Appold, accused, to file their claims, i with the vouchers thereof, with the Clerk of j the Circuit Court of Carroll county, within 1 two months front the day of sale. CHAS. B. ROBERTS, WM. A. McKELLIP, Trustees. TRUSTEE’S SALE OK A VALUABLE FARM. Hy virtue ot a deoroe of the Circuit Court i for Carroll county sitting as a Court of Equity, \ passed in cause No. 2121 Equity, the under signed, Trustee, will sell at Public Sale, on the premises, to the highest and best bidder, on Saturday, the 31st day of April, A. J). ISS9, | at 2 o'clock, P. M., a valuable and highly 1 productive farm containing 127 ACRES, 1 ROOD AND 21 PERCHES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS. | The improvements thereon consist of a good j two-story Log and Frame Dwelling House, large Bank Bant, Wagon Shed, and otherMgStMgfc necessary outbuildings, Lime,VhUSSmEL Kiln, &c.; water convenient to the buildings, j There is also large applo and peach orchards |on the property. The land is in an excellent state of cultivation, is desirably situated for 1 fanning purposes, and is first class in every | respect; there is a due proportion of choice | Meadow and Timber land, and the farm is conveniently watered by never failing streams. This property is situate in the 4th Election District of Carrolly county, Maryland, is now in the occupancy of James R. Read, is one half mile from the Baltimore and Roisters town turnpike road, about 2 miles from West ern Maryland Railroad, about 3.1 miles from Westminsior, J mile from Carrollton, and ad joins the land f Charles Brown, Isaac Green, John Magee and others. This property is convenient to school, mark et, churches, mills, &c., and a rare opportu nity is here offered to secure a good farm. The growing crops will be sold with the farm. Terms of Sale. —One-third cash on the day of sale or on the ratification thereof, one-third j in one year, and the other one-third in two | years from the day of sale; the credit pay , ments to be secured by the notes of the pur chaser or purchasers with approved security bearing interest from the day of sale, CHARLES T. REIFSNIDER, Trustee. Reifsnider & Fiuk, Solicitors, mar 24-ts R. C. Matthews, Auctioneer. i gHEBIPF’S SALE. By virtue of a writ of fieri facias, issued out I of the Circuit Court for Carroll county, State I of Maryland, at the suit of George W. Horner, | against the goods and chattels, lands and ten ements of John Orendorff, and to me directed, 1 have seized and taken in execution all the • right, title, claim, interest and estate, at law and in equity of the said John Orendorff, in mid to the following property, viz : All that lot of land situated in Carroll county, on the road leading from the Nicodemus road to Finksburg, and which was conveyed by Hez j ekiuh Simmons to Catharine Cook by deed ; dated April 25th, 1803, and recorded among the Land Records of Carroll county, in Liber G. E. W., No. 29. folio 109, and which is de scribed as follows: Adjoining on the north side the lauds of Greenbury Williams, and running from a stone of William Cook’s lot on the west corner of said Cook’s to Green bury Williams’ gate, and on the south side it is bounded by the county road leading from the Westminster pike to the Deer Park road, and the said county road divides the lands of Daniel Frazier from the herein described lot; it also adjoins a lot of land belonging to Wil liam Cook on the south and south west cor ner of said Cook’s lot; supposed to contain ONE ACRE AND ONE HALF, and was conveyed to John Orendorff from William Cook and Catharine Cook, by deed dated February 20th, 1868, and recorded among the land records of Carroll county, in Liber W. A. McK. No. 35, folio 296. This lot is improved with a two-story Log House and out-buildings, and has fruit trees upon it. I hereby give notice that on Monday , the IGlh day of April , ISSS, at 2 o’clock, P. M., at the Court House door, in the City of Westminster, Carroll county, Maryland, I will offer the above property, so seized and taken in execution, at Public Sale, to the highest bidder, for cash. EDWARD W. FUHRMAN. mar 24-ts Sheriff. JUSTIFICATION NOTICE. In the Orphans' Court of Carroll County, February Term, 1883. Estate of George Mummaugh, deceased. On application it is ordered this Twenty sixth day of March, 1883, that the sale of the Real Estate of George Mummaugh, late of Carroll county, deceased, made by Andrew J. Mummaugh, Executor of the last Will and Testament of said deceased, and this day re ported to this Court by the said Executor, be ratified and confirmed, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before the sth Monday, 30th day of April next: provided a copy of this Order be inserted for three successive weeks in some newspaper printed and rub lished in Carroll county, before the 4th Mon day, 23d day of April next. The report states the amount of sale to be 86 acres of land, more or less, for §2,150.00. GRANVILLE T. BERING, 1 WILLIAM FBIZBLL, [Judges. MELCHOUR F. ALLGIRE, j True copy—Test: J. OLIVER WADLOW, raar3l-4t* Register of Wills. rpAKE NOTICE. TRANSFERS AND ABATEMENTS . Notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern, that the County Commisri.oners will meet in their Office, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 9th, 10th and 11th days, and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the 17th, 18th and 19th days of April, next, for the purpose of making transfers and abate ments. After the last named day, no trans fers and abatements will be made to effect the levy for 1888. The County Commissioners intend to make the Annual Levy one month earlier than usual, therefore call special at tention to the above advertisement. By Order of the Board, mar 24-4 t JOS. A. WAEBCHE. ’