The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-05-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Sabbath School ARaiVersdry.
22d Anniversary Of ths Methodist Prot
estaut Sabbath School, Of this city,
occurred on Sunday last, aud was cele.
brated with appropriate exercises, in
the NJ. z. Church, at 8 o'clock, 2. NJ
A number Of beautiful Sabbath School
Hymns were sung by the children as
sisted by the choir Of the church. In.
teresting addresses we're delivered BY
DR.. Chas. Billiugslea and DIR. j W.
Herring. An election of officers Of the
Sabbath School Society aud also Of the
Sabbath School was held aud resulted as
follows: For President of the Society,
Rev. j. I. Ward Treasurer, X. b
Norment Secretary, +. K Herr For
Superintendent of the Sabbath School,
E. X Gernand Assistants, DIR. Chas
Billingslea, Miss Ada Billingslca Iii
brarian, \ S. Stoutfer; Assistants, II.
Dorsey Newsou, Chas Baughman; See
rotary, Chas w. Zeiber The renort
Of the Superintendent shows the School
to be in prosperous aud flourishiug
condition. IL numbers 0heers. %
Teachers and 205 Scholars. Daring
the year "a of the scholars have united
with the church. There are 700 vol.
dmes in the Library.
CoErt-Thc May Term of the CIR
cult Court for this county began on
Monday last, His Honor, Judge Hayden,
present: Il. b. Norment, Esq, States
Attorney. On the opening of the
Court the question Of the legality OF
the Jurics was submitted by the States
Attorney, aud was argued at considers
bic length by the Bar on both sides The
question was settled by the Court in an
able and lucid opioiou, which We give
elsewhere III to days issue. The dock
cts were then called, aud there are 22S
trials, 72 appeals, l23 originals, aud Is
Criminal cases The witneSse in he
Criminal cases were discharged by the
Court until Monday next
Judge Hammond arrived on Monday
evening aud was present az the open.
ing of the Court on Tuesday: Judge
Miller is detained at Annapolis, the
Court of Appeals being in session
The attention OF the Court was
occupied, up to the time our report
closed, yesterday morning in the case
Of Benjamin. b. Bush rs Chas. NJ.
hurry, an action for trespass.
Fatal Acci2eAts.-0n Thursday sf
tcrnoon Jesse Stonesifer, aged about Is
years, employed by Mr., John EngAr
at the ore mines, near this city, slipped
into the hopper used for washing the
ore, aud was so badly crushed. thu
death ensued between ten aud eleven
o'closk, the same night Both leg,
were broken and mansled By the teeth
Of the revolving cylinder DR.. Herring
and Sheahan were 10 attendance.
MIR. Rufus w CRUISE. OF ,his city.
whilst at work in Baltimore. las; week.
had the two last insers OF his RICH,
hand cut of, aud two oihers nearly
severed. Amputatiou was deemed Nc
cessary for the two FIRST mentioned -
Mr. Grouse was seized with lock Jaw on
Thursday, aud at las, accounts was ia
very critical condition
Dramatic. students at Calvert
College, New Windsor, gave Dramat
ic Exhibition on Monday last The
pieces represented were " The Seven
Clerks tragedy ia two acts, aud
F." That Rascal Pat" Farce 10 one act
The music for the occasion was rendered
by Prof j. NJ Harley and vile. Of this
city stage management, scenery, etc.
by Prot. Mclaughlin The acting of
X. L. Goweu, W B. Nears, n. c.
Snider aud Daniel SculIey, was excel
lent 1t is said that this exhibition
was tie best ever given at the College.
the audience large and apprecialivc, aud
the young gentlemen acquitted them.
selves remarkably well,
Fire.-0n Thursday mnrning!he res
ideuce of MIR. Philip +. Orendorff, near
this city, was destroyed by Ere The
fire Originated from burning chimney,
the sparks from which Tell on the root,
and il short time il was so cnveloped
in flames that nl efforts to save it were
useless. The house was built of brick.
aud soon after the inside burned out
a portion of the walls fell Mr.. Oren
dorf succeeded in saving the greater
part Of his furniture. There was an
insurance on the building and contents
CT $500 in tie Dug Hill Mutual Fire
Insurance Company OF this coanty
accidents Mr. II. L. Morelock, of
this city, few days ago, made narrow
escape from being fatally injured
He was on horse, and il became fright
ened, jumped aside, which caused the
saddle to turn, throwing Mr. Morelock
to the ground He held on to the reins
aud the horse in plunging trod on hi.
breast and arm, aud cut his head Sc
verely.
A man named Jones, FROM Frederick
city, whilst sporting on Pennsylvania
Avenue, on Tuesday morning, fell from
his buggy, bruisiug aud cutting hi. face
considerably.
The Floieer Queen This bcauti al
Cantata was given ut Odd Fellows Hall,
on Friday evening last BY the ladies OF
Browning Literary Society, Western
Maryland College. The stage was hand.
somely decorated with ev rgreens birds
&c. The acting of the Recluse was equal
TO anything we ever Witnessed, whilst
the respective parts OF the other charae-
tiers were we'll rendered. The proceed,