The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-09-20

Farmers are seeding wheat.
Tomorrow, the 2lst, will be the Autumnal
Over 10000 persons have visited Pen.Mar
this summer.
Apple butter boiling is engaging the house.
wives in Carroll.
The Hebrew New Year began at G o'clock
| on "Wednesday evening.
We are indebted to Charles Neiner for n
lot OF his choice grapes.
Tho Gettysburg Fair commences ON Tues.
day next and closes on Thursday.
Harry KecIer, the obliging expressman of
this city, is quite sick with typhoid fever.
Mr. James Biggs, of this city. lost a Gne
mileh COW from bloat, on Friday night of last
week.
The receipts of the Baltimore County Agrj.
cultural Fair held last week, were about
! $4,000.
We learn that Mr. Abram Albaugh, of
Franklin district, has the finest lot of apples
in the county.
From Shellman's Book and Stationery store
we have received the llagerstown Almanac
for 1880.
Wheat in large quantities has been sold in
this city this week. The price paid was Sl,0j
per bushel.
Registrars will sit again on October 9th and
'tn' These will be the last opportunities to
get registered this year.
| A letter from Mr.. l.. Huber, Sent. u, says
that the publication of the Liulestown, Pa,
Courier has been suspended for want Of
support.
The admission to the Carroll County Agri.
cultural Fair will be twenty-five cents this
iall-iust one. half what has been heretofore
charged.
Several valuable farms and town properties
are advertised in this issue. Those seeking
| investments would do well to consult the col
umns Of the ADVOCATE.
At Hagerstown on Monday q brakeman
named Feldman had his foot crushed whilst
coupling car of the Western Maryland Rail
road to the Cumberland Valley train.
kt Key; Bishop Pinkney preached in AS
cension Church, Westminster, on Thursday
evening, and administered the rite Of coniir.
nation to class Of ten adults.
VIM. ii. Barton, of Graceham, Frederick
county, committed suicide on Tuesday morn
ing, near his home, by shooting himself with
pistol. lie was once n prosperous farmer.
| Lumber Jim, colored hod carrier Of this
| city, upon wager, carried ~ brick from the
street up pair Of steps into building, on
Monday. The hod and bricks weighed about
800 pounds.
Mr., John McAlister, living on Double Pipe
Creek, was in to sec us on Monday, and re.
newed his subscription to the ADVOCATE. He
is in his Si;h year, the oldest citizen in his
nelghborhood, and a staunch Democrat.
| The following have been elected officers of
the Harrisburg aud Potomac Railroad -
President, Daniel V. Ali; Directors, Daniel
/ V. Ali, John Moore, Josiah Hunt, Asbury
Derland, G. W. Eichclberger; Secretary and
Treasurer, X. II. Middleton.
Mr. JAS. A. g. Bond is improving the APP.
| pearanee OF his residence by having it paint.
ed. Mr.. Nelson Gilbert is doing the work.
Mr.. John Smith, West End, is having his
residence repainted, and Mr.. Thomas Turtle
has just had his three.story brick house on
Main street similarly treated.
A singular thing happened to Mr.. Allen
| Thurman, butcher, Of Black Rock. While
cutting rounds from a bulchered steer, he
struck some hard substance, which on inyes.
tigation was found to be gold dollar, in a
fine state Of preservation, dated 1852 BY
| the appearance ofthe saculated space in which
il was enclosed, il must have been there for
a long time but how it came there is a mys.
| terry to ALL
Rev. VIM. Smonton, pastor Of the new
| Presbyterian Church at Emmilsburg, is max.
| ing arrangements for its dedication on the 2sll
inst. The building is of brick, with granite
! trimmings, surmounted with q spire ia feel
in height. The windows are of stained glass
| The large one in front was the gift of DR.. An
drew Anna to the memory Of former pastor
Rev. Robert s. Grier, deceased, who had
charge Of the congregation for fiity.two con
/ secutive years Two other windows are to tn,
memory Of Alice Columbia Amman and A
/ Margaret Horner, deceased