The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-07-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

TnE Excursion to Cambridge, Nd, ON
Saturday last, under the auspices Of Charity
Lodge, No. 5S, X. Of p, Of this city, was
heartily enjoyed byabout four hundred per-
sons. The eXcursionists reached Baltimore
about clock, and they at once marched to
Light street Wharf and embarked on the
steamer Samuel J. Pentz, Capt. Kirwan com
mander. A ride on steamboat was nov.
city to many, aud after leaving the harbor
every part Of the boat was inspected. The
Uniontown Band accompanied them, and
their spirit-stirring airs added zest to the oc.
casion Cambridge was reached about one
o'clock, p. m. The Lodge ofthat place turned
out in full regalia to meet their Western Ma.
ryland brethren, and the officers and members
exerted themselves TO make the visit of Char
ity Lodge and their friends pleasant. One
great drawback was the ineapacity of the
hotels to dine the visitors Some of the ex.
cursionists whiled away the time in strolling
through the town, Others INDUCED in fishing
for crabs; though from what we hear the crabs
were the best fishermen, as they succeeded in
getting the bait, while the mountaineers only
secured one Of them. At IS o'clock the party
embarked for their homeward trip, and reach
cd this city at 1890. All express themselves
| as delighted with the excursion, nothing oe-
curing to mar the pleasure Of any, and the
day being all that could be desired. Capt.
kirwan spoke in the highest terms of the
manner in which all conducted themselves,
and said he enjoyed it more than any he had
participated in during the season. On the
trip down the party INDUCED in terpsichorean
exercises, James Hopes furnishing the music.
We learn that it is the intention of the Lodge
to give another excursion down the Bay about
the LIST Of September. The principal officers
of the Lodge are Grand Chancellor John
Bernstein; Vice Chancellor, John g. Skunk;
Past Chancellors, Il. J. Lawyer, B. Leidlick
and John II. Mitten.
| He WANTED TO CATCH CRAB.-We take
| the following from the Cambridge Chronicle
of Wednesday AN old gentleman who came
over on the Westminster excursion Saturday,
was awful anxious to catch crab, and when
he was landed on the wharf he yelled for a
boy with a boat. "See here, Johnny, want
you to take me out grabbing, and will give
a dollar for every one | catch" "Good
enough, mister, come this way and the boy
and the old man with the dollars started off,
The boy told him how to handle the net, aud
it was not long before the old man was max
ing some awkward attempts to scoop up the
crabs, but he missed every time, and "Johnny"
began to grow uneasy and again explained the
art to him. Finally, after about forty at.
tempts the old man was successful and hauled
out a good sized one, and when he returned
to the shore and got ''Johnny'' to "fx" the
crab for him, that he might take him home
and show him around, he slipped dollar in
the boys hand, who remarked to his "pal, y
near by, "He's awful green, but he's got the
rocks
Several of the Westminster excursionists
brought fishing tackles along with them and
tried to ''get bite" all the way down the
bay, by throwing ont their lines from the
steamer when she was making fifteen miles an
hour. That's what they know about fishing