The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-06-07

More fine rains this week.
Go to hear Queen Esther at Odd Fellows
Hall tonight.
The 2lst Of June is the longest day Of the
year.
There were two weddings in this cityNn
Thursday.
Mrs. Luther Webster killed black snake
u feet long, near Blooms MIL
The excursion business over the Western
Maryland Railroad during the coming season
promises 10 be heavier than ever.
A. ii. Huber, postmaster Of this city, re-
ceived on Thursday last $4,000 in $40 Re-
funding Certificates, and sold out ia three
days.
Mr.. Samuel Motter, of Emmittsburg, has
purchased the material of the Littlestown
Neps, and will shortly issue paper in EN-
mittsburg
Rev. Dir. Switzerland, of this city, oliicia.
ted at the dedication of Methodist Pr0tes-
tant Church, at Bay View, in Cecil county,
Nd, last Sunday.
Ann Dulany, colored formerly Of fancy
town, died in the Baltimore county almshouse
on Sunday last. She is supposed to have
been 100 years old.
Henry Bell brick maker Of this city, has
just finished burning kiln of 10000 supe-
rior brick. He is also operating at Reisters-
town, Baltimore county.
Dewitt Haines, of Union Bridge, has pur
chased two young Durhams Of Frank and
Howard Wierman, Of Huntington township,
Adams county, at 500.
The tournament at Hampstead on Whit
Monday was largely attended, and passed of
pleasantly. Messrs. Chas. L. Fink aud John
Berry, Of this city, we're the orators on the
occasion.
Mr.. John II. Miuen, bill poster, &c, oil
this city, was around Friday evening last dis
tributing time tables Of the W. NJ. X. r., in.
forming the public Of the change to take
place on June LIST.
A mammoth excursion from Washington Il
High Rock, passed over the Western Mary
land Railroad on Friday, in four sections
comprising q total of twenty-five cars and
about 1900 people.
| A fervid temperature prevailed on the las
day Of May and the 1st and ID Of June. The
mercury ranged here from 90' to 97', but il
/ Connecticut, Vermont, and Montreal, in Can
ada, its rose to 1909 in the shade.
Mr. j. Henry Hoppe will put an additional
by him as an Office. Frank Manahan, car
penter. He has recently made an addition
] to the residence of Mr.. Theodore Derr, 20 )
/ . feet.
"THE BRoTHER' CHOICE, a story of Farm
Life, by HowARD MEEEs Esq, ON the frs
page, is a tale which may be read with prof
by all farmers boys. Mr.. Meeks is an ole
friend and former business partner of the Sc
NOR of the Adrocate, and Yields facie pen
a farmer in Georgia claims to have founl
a sure cure for potato bugs, by ten years ex
pertinent in Colorado His plan is simply t,
plant one or two fax seeds in each hill 0
potatoes. He says that the bugs will shun !
every time, and that for ten years he was sue
cesstul while others failed. The proposed
remedy is simple, aud costs almost nothing
to try il.
At an election held at Ceresville Mills
Frederick county, on Monday last, the follow
ing named gentlemen were elected manager
of the Liberty and Frederick Turnpike Ron
Company A. Shriner, Samuel Hokc
ST., Jacob Diller, Samuel Nusbaum of A.
and L. l.. Derr. At the same time, Mr.. i
A. Shriner was elected President, and Jaco
Diller, Secretary and Treasurer.
Nimrod Wooery, brother of C. j. Woo
cry, near this city, died at Point Breeze Park
Pa, on the lith Of May, aged 90 years !
1929 he was Clerk OF the Court Of Quartz
Sessions, Of Philadelphia, and at the close
his term he removed TO Gloucester count,
N. j., aud represented that county in III
State Legislature for three terms The Woo,
bury, N. j., Constitution speaks Of him in II
highest terms, both as n citizen aud u publ
man.