The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-12

T Local hreNtttes.
The colored people had picnic IN Long.
wells woods on Thursday, va III
Judge VIM. NJ. Merrick, Of Eiiicolt city,
was in Westminster on Wednesday.
The potato crop and the oats crop are both
short in consequence Of the drought.
A gentleman in Finksburg district realized
but ninety bushels ofwheat from ten acres.
The apple crop Of Carroll county is said to
be even more Of u failure than il was last year.
The dreys Band, Of this city, has gotten
two new instruments. Better music may be
expected.
On the 4th of July the mercury climbed up
to 9So; since then the weather has been very
pleasant. a6
Some new crop Carroll county wheat is be-
ing sold in this market The price this week
has been Sl.05. t.....t
Mr.. jacob Morley will build himself
dwelling house on his farm near Westminster,
this fall, and remove to the same.
David G. Warner has been appointed jus.
'tice of the peace for Middleburg district, vice
W. ii. Fogle, resigned.
Counterfeit half dollars are in circulation.
They are said to so resemble the genuine as
to be difficult of detection.
A picnic will be held in the grove Of Mr..
Jeremiah Babylon near Carrollton, to-day.
Dancing will be one Of the attractions.
Circuit Court--non.jury term commenced
on Tuesday and adjourned on Thursday;
Judges Miller and Hayden on the bench.
Mr.. Jacob Myerly, living near this city,
lost u very superior lead horse recently from
lock jaw, caused by a kick from another horse.
Campaign subscribers are sending in their
names 10 the ADVOCATE. Remember, fifty
cents pays from August first 70 December first.
A tournament will be held at Winfield, on
Saturday, the 2Gth inst. Chas. Il. Fink, Esq.
Of this city, will deliver the charge TO the
knights.
Let all the boys and girls who read The
ADVOCATE beware OF all fruit which is not
fully ripened, that their days may be long in
the land.
Charles 4. Reifsnider, Esq, as assignee,
sold on Saturday last / acres OF land, well
improved, near Hoods mills, to Robert D.
Day foF $3.50.
The drought in this section has been severe
and impeded the growth of everything. Gar
dens are burned up, and field crops have sui
fered severely.
A camp meeting, under the auspices of the
Church Of God, will be held in the grove OF
Ephraim Garner, near Linwood Station, com
mencing on July 2Sth.
Gov. Carroll has designated Thursday, July
oath, to consider the application for pardon
of John r. Israel, charged with bastardy,
and confined in the Jail here.
Our Eastern Shore friends were so well
pleased with their recent visit to High Rock
that they will have another excursion TO the
same place on the Oath instant.
An entertainment will be given in Grace
Lutheran Church, this city, on Thursday
night, the 18th inst, by Prof. Spurrier = yoea
class. Proceeds for the Lutheran Sunday
school,
Mr.. Adam Manger, the obliging mail mes
senger, of this city, was taken with cholera
morbus on Thursday night, and was so much
indisposed that he was unable to attend to his
duties the next day.
An excursion to st. Michaels, Md, on thu
| 10Th inst, is announced. The train will star
from Mechanicstown and stop at all stations
| From Baltimore the exeursionlsts will be con
yeycd in the steamer Pentz.
! Mr.. j. W. Miles. graduate Of the Western
Maryland College, and formerly law student
/ with Hon. Chas b. Roberts, delivered an ad
dress at Crsield, Nd, on the 4th, which il
well spoken OF by the press.
Next Tuesday, the 10th, is st. Swilhin'
Day, which regulates the weather for fort!
succeeding days. That is, il it rains on st
| Swithin's Day, we shall have rain for fort!
days; If il be fair, there will be no rain for {
| like period.
Mr.. Lewis Bale, this district, climbed vi
a hickory tree, some days ago, and picked. {
bucketfull Of cherries. The secret OF thu
matter is that cherry tree grew from Tn
base Of the hickory tree, and their branehe
| interlaced.
A pardon was received yesterday for Johl
! Ii. Wilson and Conrad Eichelberger, convicted
at the May term Of the Circuit Court in 1875
/ The pardon was delivered to the Sheriff VIII,
at once discharged them.
The Westminster Methodist Protestan
Sunday School made nn excursion to Drui'
Hill Park, Baltimore, on Thursday. Tn
scene Mt the depot on the departure OF th
train was quite lively. There were 2l7 tick
cts sold-l2l for adults and SO for children
The ladies Of Mountain View Sunday Sehoo
will bold an ice cream festival in the wood
OF Mrs. Augustus Shriver, adjoining the schoo
house, for the benefit of the Sunday school
on the evenings OF Thursday and Friday, an
the afternoon and evening Of Saturday, Jul
18th, 18th, and 10Th.
The Sunday School Society at Mt. Pleasan
will hold picnic in the woods Of l.. II. Knox
on Saturday, July 18th, commencing at 0, a
III. The preachers of the circuit, Revs. W
r. d. Glen, b. +. Gnueher and Uriel Graves
Of Baltimore, aud Hon. John Il. Smith, hav
been invited TO attend. The public are in
yited.
The large carriage factory of Louis Cook
in Cincinnati, was destroyed by fire on Tues
day night Il was one Of the largest cs,ab
lishments Of the kind in the country, and thl
loss is estimated at 100000. X. c. Mat
thews is the agent for the sale OF Cook
carriages in this city, and has sold about iiill
the past two or three months.
Active preparations are in progress to in
| sure n large attendance at the Temperance
Convention in Westminster, on Monday tn
2lst inst. The Committee Of Arrangement
have sent out postal cards to all parts Of III,
county, urging friends Of the movement Il
attend, and requesting ministers TO lend thei
aid in making the local option movement
strong one,