The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-24
Local Rrsxitiss.

minister
Emory Grove Camp closed on Thursday
morning
Read the proceedings of the Union Bridge
Agricultural Club.
The Freedom tournament takes place next
Wednesday, August 18th.
/ The Sunday School pic mic is nov in full
flower and viii so continue until frost.
! Profits of Miss Mae Blackman's readings al
Carroll Hall on Wednesday night, were S27
net.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lake, formerly of Owings'
| Mills, died at Grenada, Miss, from yellow
/ fever.
Miss P. Annie Rinehazt, Of Frizzellsburg,
presented us this week with basket of fine
tomatoes.
Edward s. Giles, of Baltimore county, has
been appointed TO the free scholarship OF the
| Western Maryland College
Mr.. Elias Yingling. of this city, retained
home this week in good health and looking
well, after an absence of nearly two months
in the West
Myriads of potato bugs are crawling about
IN every direction. It is supposed that, hav-
ing destroyed the early potato vines, they are
in search of the late.
Between fifteen and twenty thousand per-
sons visited Emory Grove Camp on Sunday.
one cars in use.
Z. A. Clabaugh's bay colt Rochester has
been entered at Pimlico for the Barnum's
City Hotel Stakes. The meeting at Pimlico
takes place on October 22d, 23d, 24th and 25th.
The golden rod now flourishes in the height
OF its beauty, gracefully nodding to the pass
ing breeze. The birehen rod will flourish in
September, waking the nodding children of
the public schools.
Mr.. Edward Lynch brought TO this city, last
week, drove of horses and mules from Ken
lucky said to be the finest ever brought to
this market. The stock consists of eighteen
mules and seven horses, which are young,
large and'fne looking.
Mr.. John L. Faber, Jr of this city has
been appointed purveyor, general superin-
tendent of the buildings and grounds of New
Windsor College, and supervisor of the en-
ployees. Mr.. Faber assumes his duties on
the first of September.
A collection viii be taken up in Ascension
Church, to morrow, in aid of the sufferers by
the yellow fever in the South. II would be
gracious act of christian charity if all the
churches of this city should do the same
thing, as the suffering is very great.
The Teachers Institute will meet in this
city on the Sd Of September, and will be in
session the remainder ofthe week. VIII our
citizens extend to them cordial welcome
and open their homes for their accommoda-
ton, or will they be compelled to pay their
board out of their meagre and hard earned
salaries?
The Mountain View Sunday School win
have q celebration on Saturday, 7th of Sep
TENDER, in the grove of Mrs. Caroline Shriver,
three miles from Westminster, commencing
at 8 O'Clock, a. m. A Band of Music will be
present. Several able speakers will address
the meeting. Refreshments will be sold for
the benefit of the school. All are invited to
be present.
A stranger at Wheeler's Hotel between
midnight and day yesterday morning, for an
imaginary offence, There was no offence at
all cut Jim Hopes, eolored barber, severely
on one of his hands, whereupon Jim dealt
him blow on the proboscis, which settled
him. The stranger took the early train to
Baltimore, believing, no doubt, Westminster
was not good place for cutting.
An entertainment will be given at the Odd
Fellows Hall, on Monday evening next, for
the benefit of the yellow fever-stricken cities
in the South. Our people have always res
pended literally to the cry of distress and we
hope that the hall will be crowded on this oc-
easion. Some of the performers are we'll
known to our citizens, and the concert itself
is well worth the admission.
4 shocking catastrophe will probably some
day put stop for awhile to the assembling
of children at the depot in this city, where
they are continually jumping on and off freight
trains whilst IN motion. Mr.. Grimes, the
railroad agent, has frequently warned them
of the danger, but his remonstranees go I'M
needed. Two boys narrowly escaped falling
under the cars on Thursday afternoon.
A conhagration was narrowly escaped at
theresidenee of Mrs. John Wood, in this city,
on Sunday night In filling an oil lamp by the
light of a match some oil was spilled and fell
in slcp tub. The lady holding the match
threw it in the tnb, and the oil becoming ig-
nited set FIRE to the lamp, which was also
dropped. For a time FIRE seemed imminent,
but the flames were extinguiShed before much
damage was done.
Sir William Gordon Cumming, now on
visit TO this country, is an officer in the Scots
Guards, the regiment to which Captain Paget
who married Miss Stevens, belongs. Sir
William is unmarried and 80 years old His
brother, who resides in Freedom district,
married q daughter of the late Mr.. Eames of
Washington. 1t was Sir William uncle who
attained such celebrity as tiger slayer. The
only sister of the present baronet is married
to wealthy peer, Lord Middleton.
Efforts viii be made at once, says the
Shepherdstown, Virginia, Register, to extend
the Shenandoah Valley railroad from that
place to Smithsburg, Washington county, Ma
ryland, there TO intersect the Western Mary
land railroad leading to Baltimore. The
road will be extended from Shepherdstown
to Sharpsburg, Keedysville, Boonsboro' Bea-
yer creek on to Smithsburg. Col. Boyce
and other gentlemen will visit the above
towns and localities in few days for the pur-
pose ofarranging the right of way, &C.
The certificate of the incorporation of the
Baltimore and Cumberland Valley Railroad
Company has been filed at the executive
chamber, Annapolis. The name of the com
pany is "The Baltimore and Cumberland
Valley Railroad Company" The termini of
the road are the Western Maryland Railroad,
near Stauffer's Tank, and point on the State
line near the crossing of the main road from
Ringgold, Md, to Rouzerville, Pa. The road
will pass through Washington county The
amount of capital stock is $4,000, in shares
of 500 each. The incorporators are Charles
W. Humrichouse, John Welty, Geo. W. Har-
ris, Jno. NJ. Hood and Alex. Rieman, all cit
liens of Maryland.