The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-13
Local Bresities.

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/ The cheap black alpaca sack adorns a
! great number Of our citizens.
4 Eating apples are selling in this city nj ID
cents per peck, or so cents per bnshel.
/ People who in the first Of half June thought
we should have no summer, have found outtheir
4 mistake.
II it wasn't for the sprinkler we should
4 hardly be able to breathe for the dust, in this
part of Westminster.
The Grays' Band will give a concert at
Belle Grove Park, on Thursday evening next,
from 81 to 10 o'clock.
Numerous persons succumbed to the heat
in the harvest fields, but we have heard of no
serious cases of sunstroke.
! Hot as the weather is, the reeking pipe and
/ the inevitable cigar must be burnt under the
nose Of sweltering humanity.
The Church of God will hold camp meet
ing in the woods Of Ephraim Garner, near
Linwood, commencing August I'd.
The first peaches received here, this sea-
son, were from North Carolina, on the 5th of
/ July, per express, and of very fine flavor.
/ The reports of the condition of the Union
National and Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tional Banks of this city are given in this issne.
Mr.. Bash offers a reward of $500 for the
arrest and conviction Of the person or persons
who set FIRE to his store on Sunday night last.
President Hood, of the Western Maryland
Railroad, IS now in Waynesboro, arranging
for the extension of the road to Chambersburg.
| Men are unspeakably dull and stupid, com
pared with the gentler sex. When she COM
! plains that the weather is hot, he can't COM
prehend that it means water-ice or ice-cream.
Orlando Reese is building a green house
on the old tannery lot, opposite the residence
of his father, Mr.. VIM. Reese. /. is 5llx1T1
feet. George Leas carpenter Reigle 4 knel-
Ter masons.
Hugo E. Fiddis and Frank W. Fouke, of
this city, left on Thursday for Boston, via
steamer from Baltimore. From Boston they
go to Albany, and from there by steamer to
New York.
On Monday next, Messrs. J. Henry Hoppe,
David Shriver, b. w. Bennett, David Fow-
bic, VIM. B. Thomas, E. o. Grimes and
Thomas 0rndorf leave for Ocean City, Md,
on fishing, cunning and pleasure trip.
Rev. H. c. Gushing, Vice President, and
Miss Clara p. Newson, Preceptress of the
Female Department of Western Maryland
College, this city, were married on Tuesday
afternoon last. They left for a trip to Vir-
ginia.
The distribution of the free school fund,
which is done yearly on the 1st day of July,
and is an entirely distinct fund from the State
school tax, has been made by Comptroller
Keating. The amount due Carroll comfy is
s., ,s76.O2.
The Knights of Phythias leave here to-day
for an excursion to Havre de Grace. The
Republican, of that town, says eve wish
them a cordial welcome, and trust they will
enjoy themselves during their short sojourn
in our midst
The ordinance against fast driving is noto-
riously disregarded in Westminster. IL is
witnessed every day, and yet no arrests are
made. Some one will be MANNED, and then
the ordinance will be enforced, it is likely, for
q time at least.
Monday next, July 10, is St. Swithin's day.
These lines upon st. Swithin's day are of
English and Scottish origin
st. Swithin's Day, if thou dost rain,
For forty days it will remain:
st. Swithin's Day, if thou be fair,
For forty days twill rain ma mair.
An ice cream festival will be held at Noun
tain View School House, near Avondale,
commencing Thursday, July 18th, and con-
tinuing every night during the week, and on
Saturday afternoon for the benefit of the Sab
bath School of that place. Ice cream, cakes
and confectionery in abundance. The public
are invited to attend
The Alumni of the PENNSYLVANIA College,
Gettysburg, Pa, residing in Maryland and
the South will hold their next annual reunion |
in Hagerstown, Nd, on Wednesday, July II.
The speakers are Hon. John L. Smith, class
of 40, this city; c. V. S. Levy, Esq, class
of i62, Frederick City; and Prof j. r. Dimm,
class of 81, Lutherville.
What place Baltimore county must be for
eabbage-heads Bro. Longnecker, of the |
Union, make joyful mention of the following:
The boss cabbage head was grown by c.
Bohn Slingluff, Esq, of this town, and has
been presented to us. 1t is of the Improved |
American Savoy variety, and measures 81
feet around and three feet across.
(auaSfs nf the Wagfuniuctar HofaI r.
Wheeler, proprietor :-Wm. Seemuller and
family, Mrs. Susan NJ. Williams, Miss Laura
DeGeoy, Mrs. Randall, COL r. NJ. Pelk and
wife, Eldridge Packam and wife, all of Balti-
more. Mrs. l.. Woods and Miss Maggie |
Woods, of Norfolk, Va. William Galway and
wife, of Belair, Nd; Mrs. S. j. Nunemaker
and Master c. Nunemaker, of Bushner, ILL.,
On. PIPE LIsE.-The surveyors of the Oil
Pipe Line are at work in this county and are
al present engaged in strengthening the former
line. The route has been located as far as
the State line, in Myers district, after which
they went to near Mexico and are finishing up
from there to the Baltimore county line. The
pipe will pass through the lands of III. Sense
ney, H. Jordan, j. Crow, Mrs. Amanda
Leister, Daniel Snyder, Jacob Leister. Lewis
Green, Jacob Basley, Jacob Brehm, Jane
Nudgger, Henry Ruby, Levin Wright, j. E.
Houck, Benjamin Croft, Elijah Leppo, Jesse
Taylor, Elijah Taylor, John H. Chew, Edward
Koontz, Salem Martin, John Elseroad, Dan
iel Stull, George Mummaugh, Lewis Jones,
John McCullum, Benjamin Bond, Mrs. Nairn
and A. ]. Uhler. The telegraph line has
been located as far as the State line, and is
now being erected. In their work in this
county they have secured the services of
Mr.. VIM. A. Wampler, who is an efficient
surveyor.
SERIOUS lSJURY.-0n Thursday afternoon.
about ] o'clock, Edward Stemmel aged 25
years, in the employ of George Armacost,
near Finksburg, while stabling some colts
was kicked on the left side of the head near
the temple, which produced Inconsistencies.
DIR. M0ores was summoned and at last accounts
the young man was in precarious condition.
A CURIosITY.-Mr. Elisha Flater. of the
Fourth District sent to this office, on Mon
day last, double stalk of oats branching off
from the upper joint, each we'll headed, the
head on the principal stalk being seventeen
inches in length and the grain perfect
Fourth of July in New Windsor