The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-08-09

Local Breyttics.
Recent tains have benefited the crops. Il III
Hampstead cunpnieelingbegias opfbc 2lsl
Farmers are busy blowing for wheat. Some
have finished. 5ff1.s y ar.f r,sts
band Of gypsies passed through Wesimin-
ser on Wednesday.
The August non jury terni OF the Cipchit
Court will begin on Monday. u
The York County Agricultural Fair takes
place October eth, Sth, 9th aud 10Th.
a tournament will be held on August 9th
in j. b. Berrett's woods, near Freedom.
Public Schools in this county will open on
September sth. fEtf taiIU9
The proceedings Of the School Board will
be published next week
Augustus Mtten has recently made some
repairs at the jail, putting down new flooring,
&c.
Those in want of land should consult our
columns. Some valuable property is adver-
tised.
Geo. A. Zahn has been appointed mail
messenger in this city, vice Adam Manger,
deceased
About 400 persons accompanied the Man.
chester Knights Of Pythias on their exeur sion
TO East Berlin last Saturday.
Hon John u. Smith, of this city, has been
mentioned in connection with the Governor
ship by the Republicans.
Clinton Grimes, near Emmittsburg, has
sold his farm of 140 acres to VIM. Warner,
Of Adams county, for $3.50.
A ratilesnake was killed at Pen.Mar last
week. 1t was over four feet in length and
had twelve rattles and a button.
Pinafore was such success and gave such
general satisfaction, it is proposed to repeat
it during the Agricultural Fair in the fall
MnnHap T,aaIa., nI WaauaaIo..
of this week were exceedingly warm days
The Thermometer was in the nineties all the
time.
The County Teachers Institute viii com.
mence in Central Hall, this city on Tuesday,
September 3D. and continue throughout the
week. ~
Fifty years ago nobody took vacation.
People did not know the meaning Of the word.
Now everybody is, has been, or expects to be,
on the wing.
The Reisterstown Band is to be uniformed
chortly. A band not uniformed presents not
near so good an appearance as one that is,
and will receive fewer engagements.
Some miscreant, on Sunday night last, sci
stack Of straw on fire in front Of New Wind
sor College. The College was full of summer
boarders, aud much alarm was created.
James II. Steele, Esq, of Franklin district
publishes card in this issue, thanking hi;
friends for their efforts in his behalf, but de
clines to be candidate for the Senate.
We were shown snakes egg, yesterday
morning which was subsequently opened
and contained young snake about ten inches
long, supposed TO be Of the copperhead spe.
cies.
The Sabbath School Of Centenary NJ. T.
Church, this city, had an excursion TO Green
wood Park, on Thursday. Forly.nine adults
aud eighty. eight children composed the ex
cursion.
At Aiken, S. c., on July 10Th, Elizabetl
Porcher died. She was the daughter of tn,
late States and ). Bramford Gist, aud grand
daughter Of Gen. Mordecai Gist, OF the Old
Maryland Line.
Dan. Christ, who was shot by Constable
Matthews, last week, is doing we'll Hi
wound is but flesh wound. Christ, it maj
be proper to state, does not censure Matthews
for shooting him.
Henry Houck, one of our oldest citizens
died near Ebbvale on the LIST instant. He
was SO years, 10 months and days old. The
funeral took place on Sunday last, and was
largely attended.
The Democratic primaries to select dele.
gates TO q county convention to nominate q
county ticket, will be held Saturday, Septem
Der 9TH. The convention will be held on
Monday, September 9Th.
The Republican Central Committee met il
this city on Monday, and decided to hold Q
convention to nominate county ticket OF
September 10th. The primaries will be held
on the 9Th Of September.
Col. WIN. A. Mckellip, as trustee of VIM
Reindollar and wife, sold on Saturday las
two tracts OF land, containing together 81
acres, three miles north of Taneytown, "a
Samuel +. Reindollar, for $l,660
0nehour from Westminster TO Baltmor,
is what the Western Maryland must accom-
plish. That will not only induce more traye
but will induce Baltimoreans to invest around
Westminster in handsome cottages.
The bar fixtures and furniture of the Euro.
pean House-thc famous Myers saloon
have been sold to John Connell, who tool
possession on Thursday. Alfred +. Clark
the former proprietor, has removed from
Westminster. -It
A blowing match took place ON Friday Jas
on the farm of Joseph Stoner, about two
miles from this city, between the Wizard ant
Oliver chilled plows. Wehaye been informed
that the Wizard did better blowing than its ri
VAL and without clogging, &c.
About 800 persons visited FAIR Haven, OF
the Chesapeake Bay, on Saturday last, from
stations on the Western Maryland Railroad
The ride on the steamer Theodore Weeml
was heartily enjoyed; to many it was grea
novelty.
On Sunday last the wife of DIR. Dielman
Musical Director of Mt, st. Mary's College
died Of cholera morbus after short illness
Her husband was absent at the time on
visit to his daughter, Mrs. John Cretin, a
Hagerstown.
The ladies of Pleasant Valley and yicinit,
will hold a festival in the basement Of the
newly erected church on Thursday and Friday
evenings, and on Saturday afternoon ant
evening, August 18th, Goth and Both, for the
benefit of the church.
A musical and dramatic entertainment viii
be given at Odd Fellows Hall on Friday
evening next. The proceeds will be applied
| to furnishing hall at Western Maryland Col
lege for the students of Westminster. A goot
programme is promised.
A Sunday School Jubilee, under the au
spices of st. James Sunday School, will b,
held in Mrs. Greenwood's woods, near Den
ning's, on Wednesday, August 10Th. Eigh
schools will participate. Addresses viii b,
made by several prominent speakers.
Pimlieo races this fall will present unusual
attractions The meeting commences 0cto
Der 2lst and continues four days. Clabaugh'l
| Rochester and Westminster are entered in the
Dixie Stakes; 0den in the Central Stakes
and Rochester in the Breckenridge Stakes.
| About this time Of the year city people arc
getting terribly anxious about the welfare oil
the country cousins. This anxiety and solici
tude will grow rs the season advances, and
when they can bear il no longer they will
pack up four children and two Saratogas and
60 and see about it.