The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-07-25

las NfNuu khfk NhAAfklhk OF the AN
PHloss, next week, promises 10 afford the
citizens OF Westminster, one Of the most
agreeable social entertainments ever offered
in this city. II viii commence on Wednesday
evening and continue until Friday evening.
There will be music, ice cream, water ices,
cake, flower stands, FIRE works, croquet,
skyline bower, post office, and various othor
aninsements. Our citizens are expected to be
present with their wives and children and Il
Is intended to be a grand social reunion.
Visitors will be waited upon by ladies dressed
IN fancy costumes. The grove in Court square
will be brilliantly illuminated and everything
will be provided calculated to give general
enjoyment.
TINS BAPrIsr cHuRcH. lot selected Il
on the corner Of Bond street, fronting the
Park. The deed was executed on Monday.
The Church will front towards st. Paufs Re-
formed Church, and will BE commenced i'm.
mediately, The Editors Of the two city pa.
pers had the pleasure Of breaking ground aud
throwing out the first earth Of the excavation
for the foundation on Wednesday afternoon.
The citizens had facilitated tho work by their
liberal subscriptions, and are anxious the Dr.
shall succeed in his enterprise. Ii is to be
hoped the Baptists in Baltimore win aid DR..
Cole in his laudabie work.
MARYLAND LAws.-The laws Of MARYLAND
passed at the late session Of the General As.
sembly are now at the Clerks Office, and
ready for distribution. Every magistrate in
the county is entitled TO a copy, which can be
obtained by the parties calling in person for
them, or by giving an order for them.
RAILROAD AccIDExr.-0n Saturday after.
noon last the freight train on the Western Nd
Railroad, gcing east, met with an accident Mt
Mechanicstown. One Of the cars was thrown
from the track and caused detention of an
hour or so to the passenger train going west.
DIR. John p. Sheahan will leave Westmin.
ster, on Monday next, for Dennysyille, Wash
ington county, Maine. DR.. Sheahan leaves
behind him many warm friends whose best
wishes will attend him in his new Eastern
home.
The barn of J. Harm in, Heidelburg town.
ship, York county, Pa. was destroyed by fire
on Sunday afternoon last, together with all
its contents, consisting of grain, hay, farming
utensils, wagons, &c.
Apassenger car attached to the night freight
train, going east, ran of the track at the gas
house, near this city, on Thursday night, and
detained the train fully an hour before it could
be cotton on.
The pic mic announced last week to take
place at the Blue Ridge Summit by the united
Catholic congregations of Hagerstown and
Westminster has been indefinitely postponed.
Christian Await, of this city, has received
the contract for the mason work Of bridge
over the Monocacy at Furnace Ford, Freder-
lick county. Mr.. Await is to receive $1,000.
The Sabbath School of the Frederick NJ. E.
Church held a picnic yesterday at Piney
Creek, on the Frederick and Pennsylvania
Line Railroad, this county.
Rev. John Elderdice, ofthe NJ. p. Church,
formerly on Finksburg circuit, died on the
9Th instant. He was buried on the llth at
Mount Gilead Church.
Emory Grove Camp begins on Thursday
next. Several persons from this city will
have tents on the ground.
The Sabbath School of the Lutheran Church
will hold pic mic at Roop's Grove, near this
city, on Thursday next.
The Bachman Valley Silver Cornet Band
will hold pic mic to-day, in Z. Nace's Grove.
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