The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-26

and High Rock 1850 feet above.
Don't fail to see "Pinaforen on Wednes.
day and Thursday evenings next.
Our school board has resolved not to change
text books this year. Good resolution.
About 800 persons participated in the ex
enrsion from Hampstead TO Gettysburg on
Wednesday.
Watermelons, cantaeups, tomatoes aud
green corn made their appearance 10 our mar
ket on Monday.
William Humbert, Of Myers district, has
field Of good corn. Some of the stalks meas.
ure over eight feet.
"Kaiserblnmen" is the ti:le Of an iIlustra.
ton in ~. Nicholas for August, drawn by
Frederick Dielman.
The Pic Mic Of the Snydersburg Band will
take place on the I'd Of August, and not on
the 10Th, as announced last week.
James Reid, Of Carroton, was offering
peaches for sale in this city on Wednesday
at forty cents peck.
Rev j. I. Ward, Of this city, preached to
large congregations at the NJ. Il. Church,
Frederick, last Sunday.
There arc many visitors in Westminster
from various places, including Washington,
Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Seventeen cars filled with excursionists
from Baltimore and the Eastern Shore passed
through this city on Thursday.
The drought, while hard on vegetation, is
good for the cartridges, delighting as they do
in dry weather during incubation.
William Currens, farmer, committed sui
eide near Gettysburg, Pa, on Saturday night.
He had suffered from severe illness.
Western Maryland College, this city, is be.
ing painted light drab color, adding greatly
to its appearance. +. d. Sanford contractor.
George I. Krug, Of near Kingsdale, raised
81 bushels Of wheat, this season, from 100
perches Of land. He used 400 pounds of
phosphate.
New Windsor has been made a money order
Office. 1t was so established on the hrst of
July and is great convenience to citizens Of
that town and vicinity.
Mr.. Luther Welsh, residing near Finks.
burg, had 100 bushels OF wheat burned re.
Gently, the stack being set on ERE by work.
man whilst lighting pipe.
Mr.. j. Joseph Gray, OF Finksburg, was
overcome by the heat at Hillen Station, Bal.
timore, on Tuesday morning. He was able
to return home the same day.
William Bowman, a carpenter, Of Hanover,
Pa, had his breast and arms injured last
week by a fall, whilst working on building at
Taneytown, for John McKellip.
The probabilities are that, owing to irrecon.
cilable differences between the managers and
the railroad authorities, there will be no camp
at Emory Grove this summer
Dr. Francis Butler, |. s. Weaver, DIR. W.
III. Rippard and ID. s. Gehr, of this city, left
on Monday for Chincotengue Island, on the
Atlantic ocean, of the eastern shore of Vir.
ginia.
At Grace Lutheran Lecture Room, on
Wednesday evening next, at O'Clock, Hon.
VIM. l.. w. Seabrook will deliver an address
on Mr.. Moody and his work in Baltimore.
All are invited. Seats free.
Hen. John MerrVman of Ratfimnra county
has sold TO w. ii. Todd, of Vermillon, Ohio,
two Hereford cows and two heifers for $500.
He has also sold to Mr.. Miller, of Illinois,
his herd bull "76.'
Mr.. Ed. Lynch, of this city, lost valuable
horse on Monday night from lockjaw, caused
by nail being run in its foot. Mr. Thomas
Iepp lost one from collie few days ago at
the Three Mile House.
Salem Lodge, No. GO, |. o. o. +. of this
city, will give an excursion to Pen. Mar and
High Rock to-day. The train starts from
Reisterstown at 10, a. ~, stopping at all
stations, leaving Westminster at o'clock
A horse belonging to Mr.. Jacob Thomp.
son, and driven by n son of Mr.. G. Await Of
this city ran of on Wednesday, passing through
Main street out to the West End, where it ran
on the sidewalk and little child of George
Sharrer narrowly escaped being run over.
Mr.. Thomas Lynch, uncle OF Mr. Edward
Lynch, who accidently fell backwards on
Thursday afternoon of last week, whilst nail.
ing up some boards in a stable died on Sun.
day night of the fall, his head and neck re.
eeiying severe injuries.
A temperance meeting was held in the
Methodist Protestant Church on Monday
night, which was addressed by VIM. Daniel,
president Of the State Alliance. The Buell.
family, assisted by Prof. Spurricr, rendered
the music on the occasion.
Linwood Camp begins on Monday next
and closes on Saturday, August I'd. Exeur.
sion trains will be run on Tuesday and Friday
from Patapsco and Williamsport. It will be
noticed that the camp will not continue
over Sunday, as Sunday crowds are not de.
sirable to campmeeting managers.
Mr.. Dennis Cookson, n prominent citizen
of Uniontown district, died on Tuesday last,
aged about forty.seven years. He had been
suffering for some years with complication
OF diseases. lie was buried on Thursday, the
funeral being the largest in that section for
years past.
Pen.Mar and High Rock have become so
popular that the Western Maryland Railroad
run two excursions trains from Baltimore
weekly, instead of one as formerly Tues.
days and Thursdays are the days for the reg.
ular excursion trains Last week over 20OO
persons visited High Rock.
The Western Maryland Railroad is pushing
to rapid completion its branch known as the
Baltimore * Cumberland Valley Railroad,
running from Smiihburg, Nd, to Chambers.
burg. Pa. The bed is graded 10 the Penn.
sylvania line, and workmen are engaged on
the remainder of the route
The sorrel stallion "Hannis," formerly
owned by Mr.. Il. A. Clabaugh, of this county,
at East Saginaw, Michigan, few days ago,
trotted three heats in less than 2.i9. He is
entered for the Buffalo races, and IS expected
to make faster time there. Hannis is owned
by David Logan, Of Calverton, Baltimore
county.
Various parts of this county were blessed
with rain on Thursday afternoon In Free.
dom district there was a very fine rain, and
at Myers mill, several miles below this city,
showers were very heavy. The East End OF
Westminster came in for a share Of n refresh.
ing shower, whilst the West End scarcely re
ceiyed sprinkling.
Bridge contractors and school book agents
swarmed in Westminster on Monday and
Tuesday last. There were nine Of the former
aud five or six Of the latter, One Of the
former succeeded in getting good size plum,
but the latter, In fishermans parlance, made
only iresh'water haul; In ether words, they
were minus ter expenses and their personal
efforts.
The German Evangelical Lutheran Church,
on the Deer Park road, will hold its annual
Sunday School festival on Saturday, August
9th. Speeches, destinations, vocal and in.
slrumeniai music and games by the children.
The National Greys Band, OF Westminster,
will be present. Refreshments furnished for
the benefit Of the school.
The drought is very great and It's effects are
sorey felt The roads are pulverised into
dust, the leaves are whitening even upon the
forest trees, the corn is curling up, the young
grass is perishing, pasturee are failing, dairy
men have to feed their cows, the price Of but
ter Is advancing as the supply Is shortened,
gardens are burning up, cisterns are running
dry and pumps and springs are failing
The match game OF base ball between the
Nameless club, Of Hanover, Pa, and the Pa
eifcs, Of this city, on the grounds ofthe latter
on Saturday afternoon last, resulted in a vic.
tory for the Paeiiios by n soora Of Is to 10.
The Han0verians were poor batlers, aad be.
ing whitewashed the first three innings seemed
TO lose their nerve. The Paci6cs, elated at
their success the FIRST part Of the game, be.
came a little careless toward the close, aud
gave their opponents opportunity TO increase
their score.
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