The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-08-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

line and marched to the grove. A
stand for the speakers had been erected,
and was beautifully trimmed by the
ladies with flowers aud wreaths. There
were three schools present.-Bethel,
numbering one hundred, with hand
some banner, on which was inscribed
''The fear Of the Lord is the beginning
of wisdom The Finksburg Mount
Zion school was very large and carried
banner on which was "Sulfer little
children TO come unto me aud forbid
them not, for Of such is the Kingdom
Of Heaven" Tho Sandy Mount School
numbered one hundred and nine they
had largo banner bearing the motto:
"Remember the Sabbath day TO keep il
holy" also ten small banners giving
the name Of each class. At eleven
o'clock an address was delivered by Il.
B. Norment, Esq, of Westminster,
after which dinner was announced
Addresses were delivered in the after.
noon by j. D. Sullivan and A. d. Dick.
Tho Carroll Band, of Westminster, was
present aud diseoursod some excellent
music. The Chief Marshal, G. T.
Herring. and his assistants Messrs
Cist, Ebaugh and John Uhlcr. were
kent quite busy DURING the day in their
attention to the different schools. etc
Largo Quantities Of ice cream and con.
fectiouery were disposed Of The fes-
tiyities we're continued through the day,
and all. both Young and old seemed 10
enjoy themselves.
Homicide-On Friday the 9th inst.
at Chambersburg, Pa. young man
named Hollins Little, son Of David
Little, about 81 years ofage, was struck |
man connected with the Forest CITY |
Circus, then exhibiting ia that town.
and his skull fractured so that he died
the next day. The circumstances ofthe
case are these Mr.. David Little was
selling watermelous and canleleupes. |
when an attempt was made to rife his
pockets; the son interfered to prevent |
il, when he was struck in the manner
described. alr. Little accompanied By |
the sheriffs of Franklin and Adams |
counties and detectives from Gettys-
burg aud Chambersburg. pursued the
Circus to Littlestown, Pa. where on
Tuesday the murderer was discovered
and arrested. lie was taken before a
magistrate, fully identified by Mr.. Lit. |
tie, and then handeuffed and taken
back to Chambersburg. Mr.. Little has !
relatives in this county. The prisoner.
Charles H. Donnelly, is fiue looking
man, about 35 years old, and states |
that he is originally from Philadelphia, |
aud denies all knowledge of the affair
whatever.
| 7Hef.--A younr man from BaIti.
more, a saddler by trade. made his nm.
| pearance in New Windsor. on Thursday.
the sth. professedly seeking employ.
meut. He was sent to Diehlman's
Hotel, where he stayed all night and
until the afternoon Of next day. On
leaving, he took with him very fine
elaronet and a valuable flute the prop.
erty Of Mr.. Diehlman, proprietor Of the
hotel. Both instruments were very
highly priced by the owner. particularly
the flute, which his father had manu-.
featured specially for him at Frankfort
on-the- Main. As soon as the instru-
msnts we're missed. saypicion fell nnon
the saddler. and il was at once suppos.
cd no would take them to some pawu-
broker 10 Baltimore. A policeman
happened to be in New Windsor. at the
covsraa ia ;nstrn,Sa,,,s :, 49,. 80
| ker,s ., Medic anJ ,olacr.pLna ~
so, q NJ n $50 H. $50, - ~
catch tLe ,bief NV a.
| Death of Reu. jacob Holmes .-This
gentleman died at his residence, near
| this city. on Monday morning last after
ashort illness. Mr.. Holmes was horn
on the 10th of May, 1896, and was in
the 10th wear of his age. thirty four of
NJ p Church and vas weli tnowD ear
| his ;ntegr;tv A. cbris,;.n - a.
| fnll mesnirs If tba word 5is Isar. an5
| hand were syer re,dy 10 .ss;st ,bo Al,
,ressed and unfor,n3,ts Ills r ,au GS
were ;n.errsJ n Tho rome,srv a,,anha5
10 Tho Deer park Chanel on T"osdar
and were foIIowca 10 Their rss,ina 49,
~ q Trse nouioer Oh .rlends; hev.
q q = "aru, rresiuen, OF the western
nu- o .t plsacneu % me occasion
from she if'n chap'ef oi Joo, ana tue
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