The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-21
LOCAL AFrArRs.


TINS PENNSYLVANIA RALRoAD SugD. Mr..
William 7. Manlsby, Jr., Of this city, has, we
understand, sued the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, basing his cause of action on the
following ground; One day last week be pur.
chased a ticket OF the agent to Westminster,
bat owing TO some delay Of the train he did
not reach York station, where passengers
change cars for Baltimore, until after the
train from Hagcrstown had passed, conse.
quently he did not reach Westminster that
day, but was obliged to stag all night Mt the
above station. The next morning he camo
back 20 this city 10 make asfresh start, butbe-
fore purchasing another ticket to York station
or Frederick junction, as it is usually called,
he inquired Of the agent whether he thought
he would make the connectionthis time. The
agent said he didn't know. He then asked
HIM what time the train would start, and he
remarked that he didn't know anything about
1t. Receiving no satisfactory answers to his
questions, Mr.. Maulsby stated that he held a
coupon which was good from York station to
Westminster, and asked him whetherhe would
take It back and refund the money, to which
the agent replied that he would not, where.
upon the former brought suit agains, the com.
pany. We will add here that there is great
complaint at the manner in which this division
OF the road has been managed since it passed
into its present hands. The train is advertis.
ed to leave the station here at $40 p. M, but
1t is frequently after O'Clock before il starts,
and when a person takes the train for Balti
more, or any point on the Western Maryland
Railroad, he can make no calculations as to
the time he will get there, Ii he gets there at
all that day. There is also considerable com
plant from those who have freight 10 ship
over the road, and we understand that a
number Of the original friends Of the road
threaten TO withdraw their patronage from it
unless better and more satisfactory system
OF transacting business is soon inangurated.
We had hoped that the road would, under its
new management, be so operated as TO pro
mote the interests of this community along
side with the other interestsit had to snbserye,
but IN this, we regret to say, we have been
most egregiously mistaken. The authorities
Of the Pennsylvania road have, for reasons
not explained, removed from the employ of
the company officials who lived here and vino
were identified with the interests Of the town,
and filed their places with strangers who have
no interests in common with our citizens, and
who don't care whether passenger gets to
Baltimore to-day or tomorrow. 1t is time
that the people should be looking into this
matter, and if they cannot obtain redress at
the hands Of the company, it will be their
bounden duty to seek it elsewhere. - Frederick
Examiner.
BARN BURNED FrRrngn PARTICULARS
Last week we announced that the barn of
Moses Baumgardaer, near Keysyille, this
county, had been struck BY lightning on the
the evening Of the 18th instant, and entirely
consumed. Since then we have received the
following particulars There was in the barn
at the time 500 bushels of wheat 500 bushels
of oats, and % tons Of hay, one Champion
Reaper and Mower combined, threshing ma.
chine, corn shelter, and other farming i'm.
plemenis. A falling-top buggy and harness,
and string of sleigh bells, valued at Si75,
belonging 10 James Forney, was in the barn
at the time and also consumed Mr.. b. sue.
ceeded in getting all his live stock out. and
few Of his gears. His whole crop was lost.
with the exception of small lot Of rye that
was in the grain shed. He had Just finished
threshing about 800 bushels of oats on the
day Of the fire, which was still burning on
Sunday. The foundation of the barn was also
much damaged. The dwelling house being
close to the barn was in great danger Of burn.
ing also, and nothing but the heavy fall of
rain at the time saved it. The trees in the
yard were very much scorched. There was
an INSURANCE OF SouO on the lost property IN
the Leitersburg Company.
SABBATH ScHooL CELEBRATIONS &c.-A
Union Sabbath School Celebration and Fes
tival will be held at Mountain View School
House, near, Ayondale Station, on Saturday.
September 18th. Several ministers will be
present and deliver addresses. The Frizzells.
burg Brass Band will be in attendance.
The Annual Festival Of the Deer Park Sun.
day School will be held in the grove near the
church, on Saturday, 18th instant, Tor the |
benefit ofthe school, commencing at O clock, |
a. m. The National Gays Brass Band. of |
Westminster has been engaged for the occa.
sion. Rev. ]. I. Ward, D. d., and Others. !
are expected to deliver addresses.
A Grand Festival, for the benefit of Winters |
Lutheran Clnrch, will commence on Thurs. |
day, September I'd, and continue during the |
week. On Saturday the annual Festival of 4
the Sabbath School will be held. The proceeds
from the festival are to be applied to aid in |
erecting st. Luke's Church.
The Sabbath School of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Taneytown, will have an excursion to
York, Pa. on Wednesday the 18th instant.
A cordial invitation is extended to all. to
attend these festivals.