The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-09-06

The excursion train TO High Rock on Thurs
| day consisted of but six cars.
Hampstead camp was largely attended Inst
Sunday. 1t broke up on Monday morning.
Baltimore county fair, at Timonium, conc
menees on Tuesday and closes on Friday.
Oae hundred aud three teachers where in at.
tendance ut the Teachers Institute, this week.
Hagerstown Lodge of Knights Of Pythias
will have an excursion to Baltimore on the
18th instant
Hanson Davis has recently had erected on
his fertile farm, near Bird Hill, n large aud
handsome barn.
The Democratic County Convention will be
held on Mondays the Republican Convention
on Wednesday,
Mr.. Abraham Wright has been elected TO
succeed his father as Principal of Central Hall
graded school, this city
George Everhart, OF Manchester, has been
appointed internal revenue gauger for the
fourth district Of Maryland.
The tournament announced to come Oft on
the 18th instant, at Poplar Springs, will not
take place until the 10th.
Western Maryland College opened on Tues.
day with 10 students. More are to arrive
next week.
Prof. p. II. Bentz has been elected Vice
President of New Windsor College lie is
highly recommended as a teacher.
Mr.. Harry j. Lilly, in Mount Pleasant twp.
Adams county, recently threshed his Fultz
wheat, and had Sc bushels to the acre.
The dairy of Mrs Margaret Goodwin and
the smokehouse Of Mr.. Mordeca Gist, near
this city, were robbed last week
There viii be Sabbath School festival at
| Winters Church. on Saturday, September
Is. Refreshments will be served by the
| school.
W. II. Bloom, near Bird Hill, is just com.
pleting two-story frame dwelling, Of good
size. james Barnes, carpenter; Jesse Dur
| bin, plaster.
An immense quantity of fertilizer is being
sold in this county this fall. More was hauled
from this city on Thursday afternoon than
was used in the entire county twenty years ago
James Barnes, carpenter, is building bar
rack, 3Gx20 feet, for Rein Albert near War
feldsburg. He is also erecting for James II.
Shipley, near Eldersburg, corn crib, wagon
and carriage house.
A new postoliice is established at Brown
ingsyile, Montgomery county, Md, on the
route between Mt Airy and Damascus, with
Samuel Hops as postmaster.
One of Mr.. II. Lynchs teams ran off on
Saturday last. On turning from Liberty
street into Main, they became frightened by
the cars, aud ran of, upsetting the wagon and
throwing the driver out.
Harriet Smith, colored, for assaulting
Thomas ii. Smith, her husband was fined
one dollar and costs by Justice Crapster, on
Wednesday, and held in the sum OF SIS to
keep the peace.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
have had erected at High Rock temporary
hospital, which is fitted up with all the APP
pliauces for cases OF injury to exeursionists,
or persons who may be taken suddenly ILL.,.
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on visit to Mr.. Francis Shriver, of this city
Capt. Smith is well acquitted with DR.. Shea
han, formerly of this city, now residing at
Dennysville, Maine, and says he is doing we'll
DIR. +. j. Crawford, Of Grange III, Of this
county, attended the tri-State picnic and fair
at Williams Grove, Pa, last week, and was
one of the committee to award premiums on
horticultural and agricultural exhibits.
The Waynesboro' Gazette says the grading
on the Baltimore 4 Cumberland Valley Rail-
road on that end of the line will be finished
this week. The work will soon be finished
near the State line, and the track laid to that
point.
The German at Westminster City Hotel on
Thursday night was pleasant affair. About
sixteen couple were present, among whom
were Miss Jennie Clark, Miss Jennie Fenton,
Miss Florence Morris and Messrs. Il 4. and
IHths IAiptIf vi bAltihihlts
Mr.. VIM. Ebaugh and wife, Mrs Daniel
Craft and her two children, of Baltimore,
were thrown from carriage near Hampstead
camp, on Thursday of last week, and con.
siderably bruised and injured. They were all
taken to Mr.. Ebaugh's, near Gorsuch's Mill.
Il. Mackley has purchased from Lawrence
Zepp the property in this city, on Main street,
consisting of the residence Of DR.. Leonard
Zepp and the blacksmith shop adjoining
Price, $4,000 cash, Mr.. Mackiey proposes
erecting storehouse on the site Of the black
smith shop.
The grand excursion TO High Rock last
Saturday was not as large as expected. The
Western Maryland Railroad had eight engines
at Frederick Junction, as ordered, to haul the
Pennsylyanians, but their train consisted Of
only thirteen cars. There we're but four cars
from Baltimore.
The sale Of the personal property OF the
late Daniel Bush, about mile and half from
Finksburg, on Tuesday last, was well attend.
ed, among the crowd present being nineteen
candidates OF both parties, and i've phosphate
agents. Prices at the sale were very fair.
The sale was extensively advertised both by
handful and in the ADVOCATE, which accounts
for the large attendance.
Coles circus exhibited here on Wednesday,
the audience at both entertainments being
large. The street parade was fine, as was
also the circus and menagerie. The peanut,
candy and lemonade vendors should be abol
ished, and the clowns should be suppressed.
The concert after the circus was fraud, and
the sooner Cole gets rid of it the better, as it
will soon ruin the reputation of his show,
The Green Valley Sabbath School at Gov.
er's school house, will hold its annual cele
bration in Mr.. Isaac Hesson's grove, on Sat.
urday, September 18th. Several eminent
speakers and band Of music will be present.
A prominent feature ofthe day will be singing
by the children, which cannot fail to please
all lovers OF vocal music. All are cordially
invited TO attend. A pleasant time is antici
pated.
DIR. John Thorn, by his counsel, WIN. II.
Cowan, has brought suit against the Western
Maryland Railroad for $1,000 damages. Ii is
claimed by the DE-. that the Railroad have
made the bed of their road through his land
eleven feet higher than the adjoining ground,
instead Of four and half, and he now sues
for damages, DIR. Thorn's property is about
three miles from Baltimore, on the Reisters-
town turnpike.
A new branch railroad is in process of
erection, running from New Oxford, Pa, to
Petersburg, where il connects with the York
Springs branch ofthe Harrisburg and Potomac
W part vi u lint IFOul
Baltimore, over the Baltimore and Hanover,
Bachman Valley and Hanover junction and
Gettysburg roads to the roads named. There
are now fourteen miles Of track laid, and the
remaining six miles are being graded as rap.
idly as possible.
A meeting of the executive committee Of
the Carroll County Temperance Alliance met
al Carroll Hall on Saturday afternoon last.
Nine districts were represented, six ia person
and three BY letter. Reports from lhe dis
tricts were favorable, and the Alliance, II is
| probable, will nominate a Legislative ticket,
II neither Of the parties select candidates TO
suit them. Pledges are being signed, pledg.
| ing the signer 'to vote for no man for the
Legislature who is not in favor of granting
local option to the people"
Pinafore 20 he Repeated.
We are pleased to announce the return OF
"Her Majesty's Ship pinafore;r also ''his sis
tiers and his cousins aud his annts, on Oeio-
Der LIST TO remain for three performances,
wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings,
October LIST, ID and 50. The crew will con.
sist Of the same ''Messi who anchored here
so successfully in July Hest
OF the Opera itself, il is scarcely necessary
TO make any comments, as il is we'll known
''take OFF, on the English Navy and the