The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-07-02

tuse occarfod on Thuf4day evening.
june 25th They consisted If public
Goniests in Deolamation, Rehearsal
Composition Reading aud InstrameeIel
masic. Judges we're sIected from thc
audience, VINO pissed sentence upon the
Imerits os thG contestants. Ia DgcIa.
nation, the contestants were Mesars.
BillinQslea. Macintosh, Cecil Won.
defsmith, Baker, Hood, Geiir aud Hor.
uef- The prize was awarded d y Won
dersmith. Hon. John y HmilA Rev.
/ g u Smith and Rev. Mr.. Hedgcs, be-
ing Judges Ia Rehearsal, the contes-
tauss we're Misses Hood, Norris, Beaver,
lloyne aud Ball. Tho prize WIS award
Cd 70 Miss y. Morris. Rows. w r.
Dayis and Thomas Slice aud aIr. Thos.
Il. Shepherd, being Judges Ia Compo-
sition, the contestants were Misa8
Shellman aud Yingliug and MessFs.
Duyall, Reed and Rhodes. The prize
was awarded TO Miss Shcllmaa. Prof
Newson aud Messrs. Cront aud Johiisr.
Wamplcr being Judges Ia Rcading,
the CONTESTANTS wcro Misses Shepherd,
Ball aud Paarsen and Messrs Turner,
Reese aud Norris. The pTixo was award
ed to Miss r. Ball Mcssrs. Baker,
Dnvall and Turner being Judges. III
Music, the contestants we're Misscs
Ball, McKinstry Shepherd and Roop.
! The prize was awarded to T. ssekipstry
Rev. james Reese. Miss q. Newson and
DE-. Wasfleld being Judges. II Is only
fair 70 mcniion here, that Miss McKiu.
stry aud Miss Ball, each received > vote
end the third Judge not being able 70
decide called IL another party 10 decide
foe him. This vas not explained At the
time, but alisr the audience Vas dis
missed
These exercises wefe excodingly en-
teriainiHg, uol ! blundcr was made ID
literary performances, not word Of
prompting was offered. an did not
only vol. but wonderfully we'll 1.-The
Instiiatipu's skill 10 teaching seadiug
elocaiion aud oraiory Is oqualIed 10 ali
It's efforts AZ destruction, i will justly
rank as q lirst class school in 80 branch.
q of liberal education.
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&. 4 very lsrrn aadiencc made up 10 4
] good measure o. Sabbath sebool teach.
srs aud scholars, assembled at the I.u.
thurau Church 10 this city, On Sabbath
evening. Aiter singing BY the school
frryent prayer wss offered by tho Rev
| Mr.. Gsllaudet, Tie chief feature IL
the exercise was black board lesson,
BY Mr n a smrliz, who Il nov act
ing a. Missionary Of thc Ssllbash School
Iniva For Carroll county. The subject
chosen, was The Psssovcr, which the
lecturer Illustrated very happily. show.
ing the symbolical clsarasief uf the
Great Feast Of The jews add IL relation
70 Christ 10 the Pasehsl Lamb. uad =
the New Testament dlspcnsatiou Bfief
bat pcrtincni remarks wore made by
| Rav Mr.. GallAudet and Rev. 4. A.
Ssrobci, the ncwly elected Pastor o. The
Lutheran Church The exercises lbfo'.
oat were interesting and iett very
saluiafy impression % the audience.
/ Il y psoF5scd 10 hold. sometime IL
August. . County Sabbath School Con
ycsIion 10 this city. AZ uhIch soms OF
the leading Satbsth School men Ia The
State are expected to 30 present
| WnEAT Is VAS feared, the rank
growth Of wheas has caused tho ssraw
10 mapy fields 10 break aud beceuse 40
estnDgicd that llss Fipcuing process haA
been greatly Impedcd. Tbs rust. zoo.
has made its appearance IN some pog
tions Of the county. and npany farmers
! apprehend a slsost and Inferior rrop IL
consequences. S0fnc have co,nmunccd
cutting 10 the lO~sf districts.
We arc iBfosmcd that The charles Of
the Carroll Bsad will arrive on saiur.
day. Tho meaabera parpcsn to drive
through the town aud ensortaiu uur
eiiirans with some u their choicest BE-.
ces, The chariot il ono 81 the 6sess
ever bull. 10 Baltimore, and viii coat
about $3.50.
| MeaAs. Mikesell a Shiplcy have 10
lifted their store and asc now engaged
exclusively IN the Grocery aud Liquor
Business. Fathers and others III want
Of articles IN their line should Dot fail
70 give thema call, All goods warrant.
cd as represented. \
| ~ the last meriiug or the MAyor
aud Common couacil, ID was resolved
that 80 abatement bo made ef ali taxes
levied by The Corporation on private
securities held outside Of The city limits
/ TbeConnty Commissioners have made
their nannal levy Cor the present year.
The rate oftsx Il 80 cents 90 the 500;
last year II was 40 cents.
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Ia the House Of Representatives on
Friday the Clerk Of tho House was al.
rccied 70 present the Omnibus Recon.
siruciion bilI'' 70 the Secretary Of State,
with notihea,ioH tii~t 4 Inns become q
law Notwithstanding the veto 81 the
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