The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-08-30

Local Brevities.
In he gl0rions es!ames 4 days have come;

The young folks of Westminster propose
having a German next week.
Next Saturday both Democratic aud Re
publican primaries will be held
A dancing pic mic will be held in the grove
adjoining Uniontown, next Thursday.
Are yog, making preparation to exhibit at
the Carroll County Agricultural Fair?
There are seventeen candidates To be nom
mated upon our county ticket this fall.
Three engines were shipped from the Tay.
lor Manufacturing Co. IS Works this week.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of next week win be registration
days. r a
Grain buyers in this city have been receiy.
ing large quantities of wheat this week. Price,
ono dollar per bnshe
Mr.. Frank 4. Newbelle, ofthis county, has
been appointed as teacher OF the Upperco
public school, Baltimore county
On Sunday, September I, the Catholic
church of st. Joseph Sykeseille, will be con
seerated by Archbishop Gibbons.
Thursday does not seem to suit the cattle
dealers, aud hereafter Monday will be the
day for sales at the baltimore cattle scales.
Excursions to Pen Mar are of almost daily
occurrence, so that thirty or forty hacks are
always present aud find profitable employ
ment
The regular excursion train from Baltimore
to Pen Mar, on Thursday, consisted Of eigh.
teen cars, III three sections, carrying about
1900 people. r.
Chns. Weakly, OF this city, received this
week upwards Of $1,000 under the arrears Of
pension bill, on account OF his son, a soldier
in the late war.
On wednesday Of lastrweek, u iour.y year
old child Of Mr.. Webb llarIle, near Middle.
burg, fell into n tub of hot apple butter and
was scalded to death.
At the residence of L. Yeiser, miles from
Union Mills, is a sunhower stalk which con.
tains "a blossoms aud II buds which will
bloom in day or two.
Mr.. VIM. Mtten, of the East End, has
gathered his pears, this week, and intends TO
make them into perry, which is said to be the
incest of all beverages.
Charles 7. Smith, son of J. j. Smith. Of
New Windsor, died Of consumption Monday
night at Tunkahannock, Wyoming county,
Pennsylvania, aged aboat q years.
Carroll County Teachers Institute com
mences its sessions in Central Hall school
building, this city, on next Tuesday, and
will continue until the close Of the week.
Minks, weasels and foxes are troublesome
in and around Melrose. One person lost 80
chickens in one night. Mr.. Burns, Of this
city, killed weasel in his yard last week.
Rev. +. Ferrari, for several years pastor Of
~ NphbANShAlohh VI hoOusNoth anu
Sykesyille, has been relieved, and Res. VIM.
l.ogne, of Gonzaga College, Washington, will
be his successor.
Fourteen hundred dollars have been sub
seribed toward the erection of Catholic
church at Poplar Springs, and several persons
preferred gifts Of lots for its location, among
whom were Protestant gentlemen.
Coles great circus, menagerie and congress
OF living wonders will exhibit here next We'd
nesday. The street parade is expected to be
fine, as also is the circus performance, while
the menagerie is said to be the best now
travelling
Mr.. I. C. Blair, superintendent of the Ash.
land Iron Works, in Baltimore county, and
well known in this city, was accidentally pre-
cipitated to the bottom of a shaft eighteen
feet deep, on Tuesday morning, and received
severe injuries.
The Silver Run Cornet Band has Just been
furnished six sets Of handsome new harness,
by Noah G. May, of Hanover. The retail
price of the harness was Sll0. The Silver
Run Band has now complete outft-a fine
chariot and good harness,
The following conundrum was put to the
Westminster Fire Department excursionists
to Penmar, on Wednesday last :-"Why is
this excursion like the ocean in storm p
Because there are so many "white cans
A team of Mr.. l.. Lynch became frightened
on Friday morning while going up the Lit.
tlestown turnpike, and ran off. Mr.. Lavid
Fowbe jumped from the wagon when oppu.
site Me-. Jacob Iacharias', and received some
injuries about the head aud shoulders. AR.
Lynch had grtten out at the gate house.
To-day will witness large crowd at High
Rock. In addition TO the regular excursion
over the Western Maryland Railroad, eight
trains are expected over the Pennsylvania
road, carrying passengers from Carlisle,
Wrightsyille, Hanover, and other points.
Mrs Mary Shriyer, wife Of David Ii. Shriv.
er, OF this city, died on Monday last, after an
illness of about forty eight hours She was
buried in the Westminster cemetery. Rev.
Dr. Switzerland officiating. The funeral was
the largest in this city for some years past.
The Pacific Base Ball Club Of this city.
played match game with the Nameless Club
OF Hanover, on the grounds of the latter, on
Saturday last, which resulted in u score of
% for the Pacific to 20 for the Nameless.
This was the third match game. two of which
were won by the Pacifics
Hampstead camp will be continued until
Tuesday next. The attendance has been
good aud the order excellent. There were
nine car loads from Hanover, Pa, on Sunday
last. The supply Of water is abundant; the
grove aud the grounds are well suited to the
uses Ola camp meeting, aud are equal to any
we ever saw.
While coming down the mountain, on Wed.
nesday evening last, about two miles beyond
Mechanicstown, the foremost excursion train
from Pen Mar, Capt. VIM johnson, Conduc.
tor, struck COW and rolled her up into
mass OF beef. The conclusion was not felt by
the passengers. Capt. johnson is an exceed
'ngly careful and courteous gentleman.
The boys, and some boys of larger growth
among them, had rare sport in shedding down
Centre street, on the ice and snow, last win.
ter, But the fun hardly exceeded that which
the boys have had for two weeks past, on two
pair OF wheels, coupled by plank, the front
wheels on pivot, 10 steer by. The going
down was splendid, the only drawback was
the toilng up hill for fresh start
"Roddy'' gave his fellow excursioh,sts on
"Wednesday the true etymology of Pen. Mar.
His explanation was this; Ii has been COM
monty supposed that Pen Mar was a conjunc.
ton Of tho frat syllables of Pennsylvania an d
Maryland, hut the true origin of the word is
that-a young couple ran away and got mar.
ried without the knowledge or consent of their
parents, and arriving at that point in their
bridal trip, the bride sad-"now | II pen. Mar
a letter."
As il requires ut least two grown people 10
take one child to circus, children On are
looking around to find persons to take them.
Many persons who do not think circuses
proper places to attend, will go just to accom-.
MEDIATE the dear children. Others will 90
just to see the animals, but sill wander into
the circus department TO sec the electric
light, which will SO dazzle them that the per.
Torrance will be owes before they realize
where they are.
Prof. G. X. Feigley, Of Hagerstown, had
telescope at Pen Mar, on Wednesday, by
which, Hagerstown, thirteen miles distant,
could be distinctly seen, especially tho Sash
Factory and adjacent buildings. waynesbo-
ro, five miles distant, was plainly visible, aud
chickens were noticed running about in front
Of some Of the houses. Pikesvile seemed to
nestln at the base Of the mountain. Professor
Feigley, who is partially blind, plays upon
three instruments at the same time--ihe ban.
10, with his fingers, the harmonicon with his
lips, and silver bell with one foot, all keep.
ing admirable time, and producing very
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