The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-08-02

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assault and battery on VIM. l.. Newman.
6reen Mount U. b. Sabbath School will
nave celebration in Bixlers Grove. nom
Hampstead, on Saturday next
Excursion to-day from Williamsport and
intermediate stations to Baltimore, and Inv
steamer from there TO Fair Haven.
On Saturday last, Chas. I, Reilsnider sold
farm near Bloom mill containing l5I acres
10 Jacob Coppersmith for $1,000.
The baltimore Leiderkranz will have n
vocal and instrumental concert at Pen. Mar on
Monday. chorus Of rs voices will be pres.
ent.
A corn stalk with six ears or shoots on !,
from the farm of Mr.. VIM. Cassell, Wake.
field Valley, was brought to this office on
Monday.
81. Josephs Catholic Church, Sykesyille
has just had an organ loft and gallery added
10 by 30 feet. Other improvements have also
been made.
A meeting of the Emory Grove Camp
Meeting Association was held on Tuesday
night, and they decided not to hold meeting
this year.
The Winfield tournament, which was to
have taken place last Saturday, was postpon.
ed until yesterday riday-on account OF
the rain.
Persons visiting Westminster must not
think we have just received an installment OF
penitentiary birds. Shaved heads are the
style here.
An ice cream festival will be held at Mea.
dow Branch school house on Thursday and
Friday evenings next, and on Saturday after.
noon and evening.
Mr.. Upton Reaver of this city had shipped
to him from .Tiftin, Ohio, last week, Nal.
tese cat aud five kittens. They are said to be
Of extra breed.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South will
hold camp meeting at liollingsworth Grove,
near Finksburg, on the 10th of August, and
will continue until the goth.
A letter descriptive of l4inwood Camp re-
celyed too late for insertion. There are 20
tents on the ground, and the order has been
good. Camp closes to-day.
Very little rain fell between 'raneytown and
Gettysburg last week. Persons who attended
the races at Gettysburg report the dust as
almost suiiocating along the road.
We learn that u contract has been entered
into between some gentlemen of Reading,
Pa, and Mr.. j. Thos. Hill, for the mining of
lead ore on his farm near this city.
On the branch road of the W. NJ. X. Il.
from Pen Mar to Waynesborongh, blast
with three quarts Of powder on Saturday blew
rock weighing 1900 pounds 1870 feet.
letter from subscriber, living near Key.
ser, w. Va, writes in sending his subserip
toni cannot do without the ADVOCATE, as
it is as good as n letter from home to u.s. ~
The Odd Fellows excursion to High Rock
on Saturday was well patronized notwith
standing the damp aud showery weather.
There were l43 persons from Westminster.
On Tuesday night, Harry Cole, son of
Charles Cole, whilst driving in buggy, col
lided with DIR. L. d. Wells carriage, oppo
site the Montour House, in this city, and had
a wheel broken down.
VIM. J. Morelock, David II. Byers and John
Sehweigart, started Tuesday for a trip to Kan.
sas, Colorado and Texas Judge Johu L.
Smith, DIR. II. T.. Shaw and Chas. 7. Reifsni.
der, are at Atlantic City. ID. n. Hennng
left on "Wednesday for the same place.
The streams in the lower portion Of this
county were higher on Saturday than they
have been for ten years. Some cornfeds
were badly washed and roads damaged. The
rain came down in torrents for time.
During the rain on Thursday afternoon of
last week, the engineer and fireman had to
close the cab windows, several miles below
this city, on account Of the cold. A mile or
two further on the ground was dry and the
atmosphere hot.
The barn OF Martin Grove, one mile from
Littlestown, Gu the Hanover road, was
burned on Monday evening last, together with
crops, utensils, etc. Loss about 50, 900. The
Littestown fire department saved the dwell
ing and other buildings
Mr.. Jacob Morley has commenced the
erection of brick frame dwelling on his
property on the Manchester road, about
halt mile from this city. IL will be 3Gx3s
feet, two stories and an attic, and in style very
much like the Catholic parsonage here.
The Vestry of Ascension Parish have de.
termined to build handsome brick Rectory,
Immediately opposite the Church. The build
ing will not be an expensive one, but accord.
ing to the plans and specifications, it will be
commodious and an ornament to that section
Of our city.
c. Await 4 Son, of this city, we're awarded
on Saturday last the contract for the stone
work on bridge at Sells ford, by the County
Commissioners of Frederick and Carroll
counties, at $3,2j7. The iron work was
awarded to the King Bridge Co., Of CleYs.
land, Ohio, for $6,99s.
Rev. Henry G. Fouke minister of the
Presbyterian Church, and a cousin Of DR..
George s. Fouke, of this city, died at his
residence near townsville, Washington coun-
ty, on July 22d, 1879. He was a graduate Of
Washington College, Pa, aud studied theol-
ogy at Allegheny City.
On Thursday, August 20, the annual re.
union OF the surviving members of company
A. First Maryland cavalry, c. S, A., will be
held at Poplar Springs, Howard county. Gen.
Frank Bond was the captain Of this company,
and will be present on the above occasion.
Frederick county should be presented with
the belt by Baltimore county. A black snake
/ feet inches long aud IL inches in circum.
ference was killed about three miles west of
Mt. Mary's College recently, SO says the EN-
mitisburg ChroRiete. This throws the Halls
Spring snake in the back ground.
The Asbury Grove camp meeting, near
Saint GeoTge's station, Western Maryland
road, promises to be the largest colored meet.
ing IN the State. Tents and equipments were
being taken out Tuesday and Wednesday and
the crowd Will go to morrow. IL viii be IN
session until the 18th of August.
A West End gentleman climbed an apple
tree in his garden last week to get some
apples. Whilst thus engaged his watch guard
caught on limb, and as he descended the
watch slipped out Of his pocket and dangled
in the air, where il remained for day and
half before discovered, the owner wondering
where he had lost it.
The German Evangelical Lutheran Church,
on the Deer Park road, will hold its annual
Sunday School festival on Saturday, August
9TH. Speeches, determinations, vocal and in.
strumental music and games by the children.
The National Qreys Band, OF Westminster,
will be present. Refreshments furnished for
the benefit Of the school.
We have space only TO say Of ''Pinafore,"
that It was complete success, the hall being
packed each night, but the last night was a
perfect jam. Those who have seen 'Pina-
iore'' presented in the cities, say il was rem.
dered here in 0 superior manner. A special
train from Baltimore bearing large excur-
sion party, returned TO the city after the per
Torrance was over.
While several men were repairing fence on
the farm Of Calvin Wentz, in Manchester dis
trict, last week, one of them found in elpmp
Of bushes young heller which was encireled
by huge black snake in such manner that
The animal was unable TO move. Upon the
of the man the snake released its
hold and disappeared in the bushes. II was
six or seven feet long.
Mr.. Bennett Egerton, of the Telegram,
called 10 pay his respects to the
on Wednesday lie is canvass
ing for the Telegram, but more particularly
hunting up material for a series Of articles nov
being Published entitled "Doings Of the
Boys in Gray Persons who
were ia the Confederate service will confer a