The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-17
SATURDAY, JULY II, 1880.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LSeal DreyIties.

Band. ."
Ia the recent adjustment Of salaries. tina,
Of the podmasier at Hanover was Fixed at
$1,000
4 grand tournament aud ball will take place
At Hampstead, in Park Grove, on Saturday,
July oath
A balloon ascension is announced at lIamp
stead Springs. July list, to be followed by
coiillon party.
As far as We have received information DO
one has been frozen to death in this county
the past ten days.
Col William Chase's drum corps has ca.
liyened the streets Of Westminster several
evenings this week.
James Mellhrnny, aged 81 years. 10 months
and % days, died near Emmittsburg, Fred
egck county, recently.
Await 4 Son will do the mason work and
Harry Case the carpenter work for the new
building, to be erected by Joseph B. Boyle.
In Publishing the list Of brass bands in Car.
roll county last week, We omitted the Taylors
vile Band, one Of the largest in the county.
Noah klineielter, Of kingSdale, Adams
county Pa, has received $1,000 as back pen.
sion ior disability contracted while in the late
war.
Mr.. j. Frank Lewis, member Of the second
Branch Of Baltimore City Council from the
9th aud 10th wards, spent Thursday ia this
city.
Pcuro pneumonia has attacked the cattle
OF j. X. Leigcr, near Smycr's station, IN
York county, and he has los, twelve cows out
OF twenty.
There were several showers on Thursday,
ST. Swithin's Day, and II the Old saying proves
true we shall have damp tune for the mex,
forty days,
An eScursionist to Washington, on Salur
day, had the misfortune Of having his buggy
smashed before getting out OF Westminster
Saturday night.
Eight engines have been shipped by the
Taylor Manufacturing Company this week and
in order To meet the demands they arc com.
PEELED to work at night
4 new postohce has been established at
Shambergef's mill, Baltimore county, with
lhomas A. Ensor as postmaster. II will
be known Us "Shamberger.
The L. Il. Campaigning Of jefferson cir.
cult will be held near jefferson Station, Han.
over Junction, Hanover aud Gettysburg Rail.
road, commencing August 8.
The Manchester Band will have an Cxcur.
sion 10 Pen Mar and High Rock on Wcdncs
day, July 18th, over the Baltimore Hanover
and Western Maryland Railroads.
On Friday afternoon OF las, week, John
son Of Hon. Chas. u. Roberts, whilst shooting
at q mark. accidentally shot his lt;lc sister
Kitty IN the face, causing flesh wound
ley De- J. 4. Ward, President Of Western
Maryland College returned from Sieubeuyile
Ohio, yesterday, where he had been to attend
nh advisory council Of the Methodist Protos.
taut Church.
The excursion over the Western Maryland .
Railroad and by steamers to ST. Bernardo 4
Grove, by the employees OF the w. Nd. Il. Il. /
takes place to-day. II will be auice trip, and .
cheap one.
In Carroll county, this year, Ful,z whoa,
mas NOT yielded as well a. Ia. red. In Talbot +.
Fuhz has beaten the red wheat nearly one.
half IL ia worth while for farmers 10 inquire
into the causes o. .hoac conflicting results
Under Law enacted 10y the Lass legislature
railroad companies are empowered to make
special police Of their employees, aud the
Western Maryland Railroad has taken ad +.
vantage Of the act.
Rhoddy is now manufacturing u stock Of
bird whistles aud will soon be around among
the boys selling them lie is also rcorganiz.
ing his cornetto band and will sercnade the !
citizens Of the city and county during the /
pleasant evenings Of the summer.
The Manchester Band have Just gotten n .
handsome uniform. Il is blue, with butf /
trimmings, which, with caps, cpaulets and 4
music boxes, cost $500. The suits we're made .
by Mr. Lppy, Of Manchester The haudhss I
sixteen members.
Mr.. William Stoncr, living near War6elds /
burg, whilst attempting to relieve q cloggcd 4
threshing machine on Friday Of last week, |
got bis right hand caught in il aud had sey. I
eral fingers mashedand laeerated, Dr. James .
T.. Summers dressed the wounds.
number Of little boys and girls OF this city .
on Tuesday spent the day at the farm OF ex.
sheriff Peter Woods, about six miles down /
the Reisterstown pike They had royal .
time, aud were under the care and charge Of .
James Hopes colored tonsorial ar,ist.
About 1900 excursionsts from Hanover
and along the line Of the Frederick Branch
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, passed over
the W. Nd. X. Il. TO Baltimore on Tuesday
last. On the same day about 800 excursion.
lists from Baltimore visited High Rock
The Union Sabbath School at Ebnrg's
school house, in Hampstead district, was re.
organized on Sunday last with the following
oheers-lsaac Belt, superintendent; David
Is. Utz, assistant; Joseph Shafer, secretary;
Jacob Ely, treasurer; Charles W. Shaher,
librarian.
To keep the head cool is advisable, espc.
cially in hot weather, but to shear the hair of .
close to the scalp, like u penitenliary convict, |
is to mar ones looks and to make one s self |
hideous. Besides, il gives the flies chance !
10 dance rgadoon over the siubble, which 1
can't be pleasant when flies are plenty
lady of Westminster, who had coal oil ON |
her hands, WAS suddenly called upon to rem
der assistance 10 a little girl VIM had burned /
herself with a FIRE cracker. The lady got 4
some baking soda to apply to the burn, and |
discovered IN handling L that the soda had 4
absorbed the oil aud c.ieetually killed the I
o lor.
John NJ. Roberts aud James A. DifIen.
baugh, of this city, Thomas J.. Wilson, of !
Frederick county, and W. s. Amoss, OF Bal. (
timore, will leave Baltimore on Monday next,
20 visit their old schoolfelow, Mr.. J. W.
Miles, in Somerset county. They will also /
go to Ocean City and visit several other places
on the Eastern Shore.
The Western Maryland Camp, at Finksburg. /
under the auspices Of the Baltimore circuit Of
the NJ. y. Church South, will begin Friday,
July 28d, and continue until Thursday 10th.
Reys. DR.. Cox, b, Il. Wilson, H. G. Coe, ].
Landstreet and other ministers will be pres.
ent to assist in the services. Allarc cordially
welcome TO tent and to worship at the camp
on Sunday as well as during the week.
We hope the ladies Of the West End will
perseyere until they not only provide seats
for Belle Grove Square, but also a neat oe.
tagoual pavilion, which would not only be
useful for the open-air concerts Of the baud,
but ornamental Ladies', get yoar fathers
husbands, brothers and sweethearts interest
ed, and make them open their pocket books.
ihtEc uhkut 70 nc lhFhihh III TINA eslhANs
The Knights Of PyIhias excursion to Wash.
ington, on Saturday last, was pleasant at-
fair, and grand success financially and 9th.
erwise. No accidents, mishaps or delays
occurred, and all seemed 20 enjoy the trip.
The excursionSts filled ten cars and mum
bered about five hundred, including the Mt.
Pleasant aud Manchester Bands, which added
much 10 the enjoyment Of the day At Wash.
ington the exensionisis amused themselves
an various ways, quite number including
the Mt Pleasant Band, calling upon Mr..
Hayes. The De Fac,o at first refused to see
visitors, but the Carroll couniians kept on
calling until he bad TO surrender
winfield items.
Dat. "a. harvest res = over, and The yield is good