The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-20
Local Brevities.

There are seven law aud FIVE medical stu
dents in Westminster.
4 tournament will take place at Harrison
vile. Baltimore county, on the 2ith instant.
II. p. Nusbaum, of Libertytown, has re
ceived patent for feed attachments for guano
drills.
Frank T. Davis, Of Franklin district, has a
field Of oats which measures six Il. two inch
es high.
The weather is not as cold as it was, and
blankets and overcoats are not in much de-
mand.
Thomas DeviIbiss, a well-known citizen of
Liberty district, died on Friday Of last week,
aged SO years.
Take at least one good look at eocoanut,
young man, before you have your head moved
and sandpapered.
d. l.. Kenly has been appointed agent Of
the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad at Watersyille,
in this county.
The National Greys' Band gave a delightful
open air concert in Belle Grove Square on
Thursday evening.
Work will begin on the extension Of the
Western Maryland Railroad to Waynesboro', +,
Pa, in few days.
G. Woolery, near Carrolltou, has a bunch
OF rye containing iifty-two stalks, which is the
product Of one grain.
Terpsiehorean devOtees enjoyed pleasant
hop at Wheeler's hotel on Thursday evening,
barring the hot weather.
The Teachers we're nearly parboiled at the
examination on Thursday, and no doubt felt
like roasting the Professor.
Rabbits aud partridges frequent the gardens
in Westminster siBob White rings out most
cheerily from the adjacent coverts.
Cut down the weeds; lime the cellars, gut
ters, back yards and sinks, if you would es-
cape sickness this intensely hot weather.
Home, home, sweet, sweet home; there
no place like home, there's no place like
home. especially when the thermometer is in
the nineties
There are forty eight entries for the Sum-
mer Trotting Meeting, which will be held in
this city on the 30th and 31st of July and the
LIST Of August.
The State Teach ers Association viii meet
in Baltimore on the 9th and 2Sth of August
All public school teach ers are eligible 10
membership.
Gideon Bartz, of Frederick, proprietor of a
large tannery, has been adjudged bankrupt
Liabilities about $4,000; assets estimated
at over 100000.
An excursion to Blue Ridge Summit, com
posed OF temperance organizations from Bal
timore city, Carroll and Frederick counties
took place on Thursday. 1t was largely at
tended.
The Emerald Convention, national or
ganizat ton, which has been in session at
Youngstown, Ohio. elected J. A. Goulden,
formerly of Taneytown, rs president for the
ensuing year.
The hot weather has been productive of a
good deal of summer complaint among chill
dren. Adults also have suffered. Be careful
in diet, and avoid copious draughts of cold
water when overheated.
Charles F. Thomas, of Frederick county,
has threshed part Of his crop, his first field
yielding 3Tl bushels per acre, and his second
42l bushels per acre, by actual survey Of land
and measurement Of wheat,
There is one thing Baltimore county can
beat Carroll in, and that is the extraordinarily
large snake at Halls Springs, yet we have
undoubted authority for saying it emigrated
from Manchester district, this county.
At the competitive examination for Schol-
arships in Western Maryland College, for
Baltimore county, held at Towsontown on
Wednesday, Edward S. Gies and David But
terfield were the successful candidates.
Thursday was tbs hottest day of the season,
the mercury ranging from 9S' degreesto IO40.
Laborers of all kinds complained of the in
tense heat. In Baltimore, from II o'clock,
nearly all business was suspended. 1ester-
day was but little better.
0AAIH Mta>EA aSAG@ps says huG pttl
proverb That may be hard thing to 40,
with so wide-awake an animal, but Keen
caught one awake on Thursday morning and
killed it in the street. A popular idea is
prevalent that the skin of the weasel is good
for founder in horses. Maybe?
Cadet midshipman o. +. Weller, the young
est middle in the service, left his home
near Woodstock on Wednesday to report for
The summer cruise about TO be made by the
Constellation. He was the successful candi
date at the competitive examination held in
this city last year, by Hon. Charles B.
Roberts.
The Bachman Valley Railroad must be ex-
tended from its present terminus TO Westmin-
ster by 1880, or else its charter viii be for
feited. Westminster viii do her part towards
its construction, if met in a proper spirit by
the Company. The interests of Westminster,
and of the citizens along the route, we think,
would be subserved by the extension.
Cloudsof dust have rolled through thestreets
this week, the sprinkler being in some way disa-
bled. The latest proposition is TO bev a
hogshead of molasses or other adhesive sub
stance; dilute il so as to pass it through a
sprinkler, and make Che fine dusty particles
adhere, and keep them from rising with every
breeze and every passing vehicle. II is
thought, too, that the moiasses would draw
the flies into the streets, much to the gratifi-
cation of the merchants and housekeepers.