The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-10-13

Political O,yanisdtions.-A Richie
campaign club has been organized in
this District, aud holds weekly meetings
at Morciock's Hall, near tho depot,
every Saturday evening at Z o'clock =
At the meeting last week large mum.
Der of gentlemen came forward and
signed the roll. Speeches were made
by w. W. Dallas aud Il. b. Norment.
The officers are: Col. W. w. Dallas,
President; H. T. Webb and II. b.
Normcut, Esqrs., Vice Presidents; w.
IL. Vanderford, Secretary; j, A. c.
Bond, Treasurer David A. Owings,
Thomas b. Gist, DR.. +. Butler, John
Smith and Josephus II. Hoppe, Finance
Committee. The President has up.
pointed the following gentlemen as the
Committee Of Arrangements and Invi-
tntion, on the part of this club, to take
charge of the Grand Mass Meeting,
which is to be held in this city on the
I'D Instant: Col j. X. Longwell, Dr.
f. Butler, J. A. G. Bond, G.. W. Ben.
nett, Thos b. GIst
A club was organized at FinksLurg
on Friday night last. The meeting was
addressed by Messrs Normeut aud
Bond, of this city. The reports from
this district are very encouraging.
There will be meeting at the Hotel
of Benjamin Worthington. Hampstead,
on Saturday next Several speakers
will be PRESENT. Let there be large
turn out.
BE Cdretm.-The nights are now
very cool aud inviting, aud people should
be grateful for the quiet enjoyment they
afford. But it will be MS well not to 60
forth and enjoy them without having
taken precautions against catching cold.
Those who 90 out at present in the
night air should wear clothing in add.
ton to that worn in the day. This is
the season in which bowel complaints
are easily developed, and nothing SO
certainly DEVELOPS them as cold caught
in the night air. \ moonlight ramble
provided the moon is about) is deli.
cious, but the romance is spoiled when
supplauted by sickness.
Another Sitting Of Registrars The
Registrars in the several Districts Of
this county will again sit on Monday
and Tuesday, the 9th aud 18th Of
October. After this session the books
will be closed, and all who are not reg.
stered will be DISTINGUISHED Persons
knowing any one in the list of register d
voters who has died or removed from
the district, or who has become dis
qualified under the provisions of the
second and third sections of the Con.
stitutiou Of the State, will give no.
tice thereof Also at the same time
aud place all persons cntitled TO be reg.
istcred will attend and be registered.
About a year since the widow aud
six children OF james Dougherty, killed
by train Of cars on the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad, at Sykesvillc, obtained
a verdict Of 81 600 damages against the
Company in the Superior Court of Bal.
timore city. A new trial was obtained,
on the motion OF the Company, which
was concluded on Monday last by
the jury awarding $4,000 damages,
$4,000 more than the first verdict The
Company filed a motion Tor another
trial.
Turnpike 10 UaioH Briye.-By au
amicablc arrangement entered into by
the Directors of the respective roads
known as the Liberty aud Pipe Creek
and the Union Bridge aud Knoxville
Turnpike Companies, the work on the
turnpike road will shortly be commcuc
cd and completed from Union Bridge
in Carroll county, to near louisville, in
Frederick county, the distance being
about three miles aud half.
Tall Cora-Mr. Charles II. Banner,
of Franklin District, brought to this
Office, on Monday stalk Of corn
measuring fourteen feet.
Do not forget the meeting of the
Richie club, at Morelock's Hall on
Saturday evening, ut 7 o'clock.