The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-08-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

gu Vuutcua3 GfNuluEs
which detained the train from Balii.
more, due here few minutes before 6
p, NJ, until 730. The cause Of the ac-
cideat is supposed to be the spreading
Of the track, in rounding the curve. Two
passenger cars at the rear Of the train,
we're thrown from the track, the hind
most car rolling down the embark meus,
aud turning bottom upwards the other
car falling over on one side. The loco.
motive, baggage and express cars, were
not thrown of, but passed on, breaking
the coupling between them aud the two
hiudmost cars, the passengers in which
were considerably bruised aud cut, but
fortunately no one was killed. Mrs.
Beacham, residing near Westminster,
was cut on the back of the head; MIR.
Beacham had his wrist sprained aud
received internal injuries Mrs. Long
we'll, wife Of Col John X. Lougwell, Of
this city, was slightly injured. Geo.
Mihm, considerably cut and bruised,
and also a young lady, whose nape was
not asceriained. Several other passen-
gers received more or less injury. 1t
was most fortunate that no one was
killed or had their limbs broken. The
humping of the trucks over the
ties is described as dreadful, and it was
fortunate that the coupling broke, us
soon as it did, for just ahead were
bridge and rayine, and the accident
mighs have been more serious. The
loss to the company is computed at about
$4,000.
agricultural FaI.-The Fourth An.
nual Exhibition of the Carroll Count7
Agricultural Society will commence on
the Both of September aud close on Sat.
urday the 9th of October. The stalls
for the cattle, horses aud sheep, have
been increased in number; aud the ar.
rangements for the accommodation of
implements of all kinds will be much
better than before. Each class is un.
dc! the direction of special officers, aud
they will have control of every thing
placed on exhibition, Liberal preni
ums have been offered in all the depart.
ments. $500 in special premiums are
offered to the farmers of Carroll county,
and it is hoped they will enter into the
competition with interest. For particu.
lars Of this premium see the advertise.
ment, We learn that the ladies were
very busy during the long winter even.
ings in preparing beautiful specimens
of their haudiwork for exhibition aud
as the present season is au excellent
one for fruit, we expect to see large
display Of preserves, jellies, wines, &c.
A resolution was adopted at the last
meeting of the Directors to allow those
who intend to compete in the class for
flowers, MOTTO place them on exhibition
until the day on which the judges meet
to render their decision. This is an i'm
provement over former years, as ir al
most every instance the boquets were
SO withered that it was a difficult mat
ter to pass Judgment upon them. We
believe that this exhibition will be the
best held by the Society, aud hope that
all will feel themselves bound to con-
tribute something, no matter how small
or trifiug, for exhibition.
Ndrrole Escape from Fire.-On
Thursday night of last week the mill of
YIN. Shriver, Esq, at Union Mills,
narrowly escaped destruction by fire.
The most uuaccountable fact was the
origin of the fire. The miller stopped
the mill at | | o'clock z. NJ, and retired,
leaving everything, as he supposed, in
perfect safety, aud his theory is that,
having chopped some oats which con.
tanned more or less small white flint
stones, the sparks emitted by them
ignited the chop, but which being
smothered, lay slumbering there several
hours, until coming in contact with
the wood work surrounding the burrs,
it created a flame; and again the chop,
which had been filed in bag on the
next floor below, was discovered also to
have ignited. Fortunately the fire was
discovered before much Roadway had
been attained, and BY the well directed
efforts oftwo or three persons who were
promptly on the spot with buckets Of
water, most disastrous fire was pre-.
vented.
ElectioR.-A meeting of the Board
Of Directors of the First National Bank
Of this city, was held on Saturday last
and Granville S. llaInes, Esq, of Union
Bridge, was elected President to fill the
vacancy oecasioned by the death of the
late President, A. Shriver, Esq. Joshua
Yingling was elected Vice President,
and Samuel McKinstry a Director Il
ill vacancy in the Board. While the
Bank sustained severe loss in the
death Of its President, and the commu.
nifty one whose hand was always ready
and willing to help the unfortunate
yet with one accord, all acknowledge
that the Directors have shown much
wisdom in the selection Of their presi.
ding officer, as he is q gentleman oil
undoubted integrity, and is we'll known
throughout the county and State a,
possessed of sterling worth. Messrs,
Yingliug and McKinstry are well known
business men, and we have no hesitancl
in saying that the prosperity of tht
bank will be wellsustained under the new
management.
i Ns,o Hotel-The project to erect
a large hotel in Westminster, for III,
accommodation Of summer sojourncr.
from the cities, has been revived. On,
large enough to accommodate two O.
three hundred guests, to be erected b,
a joint stock company, is contemplated
Westminster is located in high ant