The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-17
Local Brevities.

4 George c. Grass has opened a coal yard in
I this city
The open-air concerts Of the Kssydid are
of nightly occurrence.
! Now look to the wheat drill aud see that
/ i Is in good working order.
Ia about two weeks the seaside season will
{ be over, ''then the swallows homeward iiy'
l The number of summer visitors to West
+ minister, this season, is greater than ever be-
Z fore.
The corn and buckwheat crops are very
furnishing in this county. The late showers
( will mature both crops.
Meadow Branch Sabbath School win hold
4 IFS annual celebration, in an adjoining grove,
on Saturday, the 3lst instant.
| Westminster thieves milk your cows. grab
4 bic your potatoes, pull your roasting-ears and
are very fond of fried chicken.
ssF. j. W. of Gettysburg, writes to the
I Philadelphia Times that he has discovered
the secret of perpetual motion.
I Vim. r. Mcdaniel, of Talbot county, has
received the appointment to the free scholar
ship in Western Maryland College.
The pic mic held on Tuesday Of last week
for the benefit Of St. Joseph's Church, Ia.
neytOwn, realized the gross. sum of $3.50.
David II. Shriver, of this city. is building
a brick wash house, I2xl4 feet. Jacob Wor-
ley carpenter; Reigle Kneller masons.
Messrs. B. +. Shriver & Co., of Union
Mills, raised % bushels of Lancaster wheat,
per acre, on their Biggs farm, near Westmin-
ster, this season.
.sBeware Of the Smallpox" posted at the
outer gate of the farm, is said to be more eff
ieeiual against tramps than mereurial ONT
ment for bedbugs.
A handsome public park in the vicinity of
the Court House Is part and parcel Of the
fe.s. - - u. r. ~. II
see IL? We would like to.
DIR. J. j. Weaver and wife, and Captain
Brubaker, OF Uniontown, Sarah Haines, of
LinwOod, DIR. Manakee and wife, of Union
Bridge, have gone TO Nantucket, Mass.
The Westminster Soeials propose giving a
Ball at Odd Fellows Hall, on the 18th Of
September. The one given by them in Feb
rHary last was largely attended and heartily
enjoyed.
We asked Carroll county farmer, last
week, this question" Has the increased
yield of wheat paid Cor the increased quantity
Of fertilizers purchased last fall? His reply
was es, and more
The sky was cloadless on Monday evening,
and the full -orbed moon in partial eclipse was
plainly visible We were not cheated of
view of the phenomenon by the clouds as we
were of the solar eclipse last week.
Mr.. NJ. w. Fout, of Frederick county, has
raised fl bushels of Fultz wheat to the acre,
this season, using 140 lbs of fertilizer to the
acre. His Lancaster wheat yielded % %
bushels per acre in field of % acres.
The rain-crow frequents the silver naples
in order to feed on the green worms with
which they abound. Ii is a graceful bird,
with long tail, somewhat larger than the
mocking- bird It's note is very discordant,
and is supposed to foretell rain; hence its
name.
A Sunday School celebration will be held
at the Meadow Branch School House, in
Westminster district, on Saturday, August
3lsi, commencing at o'clock in the morning
and continuing throughout the day. A band
of music will be present to enliven the oe-
casion.
The First Maryland Cavalry, Confederate
States army, viii hold their annual reunion
at Poplar Springs, Howard county, Saturday,
August a. Gen. Frank A. Bond is president
of the society and Fielder c. Slingluf secre-
tary. Many Of the members reside in this
county.
Potato bugs appear to be on the march.
A large number of them have made their APP
pearanee upon our sidewalks and in our
streets, and all moving in the same direction,
toward the South. Are they migrating? 1t
would be pleasant TO know that they were
taking their hnal departure.
Mr.. Frank Stocksdale, son of Mr. William
Stocksdale, of Westminster district, while
driving on the Washington road, on Monday,
in buggy had his dash board kicked through
and the horse got one foot caught over the
cross piece, which caused him TO fall and
break both shafts of the carriage.
Some very hne peaches have been brought
to this market, this week. This shows what
might be done with the fruit in Carroll county
by little more attention to its culture.
Peaches are always saleable. They are
wanted in quantities at the packing house of
B. f. Shriver & Co., at Union Mills.
Harvey S. Reese, of Tiffin, Ohio, son of
VIM. Reese, Esq, this city, arrived here on
Monday. He represents business as being
very brisk, and that c. J. Yingling, formerly
of this city, with whom he is engaged, is do
ing a thriving trade Mr.. Yingling we'll
known business activity would assure him
success any where.