The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-09-04
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1880
LOCAL AFFAIRS


Local BFeyItIe..
The public schools of this county open mex
Monday.
Fall according 10 the calendar, began on
Wednesday last
Mrs. +. q. Groie, Of New York. Is yi,itipe
Miss Mary u. Shellman, this city.
Prof Nennor's predictions call for cold
nights and trosts early in this month.
From Milton Martin, near TAneytown, we
received an egg laid by Seabrighi hen, sxGI
Hampstead Camp was largely attended on
sunday last, at least 5000 people being on the
ground.
Peter W. Shafer, tax collector for Freder.
sale for taxes.
Charles Price, colored, leader OF Price Z
eolllon band, died in Frederick on Thursday
Of last week.
VIM. Gillom, Of Emmillsburg, so years of
1ge' hung himself on Wednesday in his son
David house.
Mrs. Ephraim Fowler, Of this city, sent to
THIS Office an apple which measured / q inches
in circumference.
County convention meets next Monday
Congressional convention on next Wednes.
day. Both in this city.
Mr., y. A. Clabaugh's horses won 81 800 at
the recent races at Saratoga Ex.Goy Oden
Bowie's horses won SG,22I
The new school house atltoyers is finished.
IL Is brick, 2sx32 feet John Greenwood,
carpenter, Roigle 4 knellor masons.
The Beekleysyille Cornet Band will hold
picnic IN Daniel Beekley's grove, on septem.
Der ~. SIX brass bands will he present
Prof Joel Etiiugcr, musician Of cOnsid.
cradle reputation, aud a native Of York, Pa,
llTN IAN IuNsNuE a tuaf -.
Va.
John I. Worthingtou, Of Frederick county,
raised an average OF forty bushels Of wheat 10
the acre on HIS Monocacy bottoms the past
season.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday Of next week are registration
days Get registered II you desire TO vote in
November.
Many Of our farmers place, so much conf.
denec IN Nennor's weather predictions that
they intend to SOW their wheat earlier this
year than usual.
David Jean, agud 70 years, VI Randalls
toWu, Baltimore county, was found dead in
bed ou Saturday morning last. lie was once
county commissioner.
Mr.. George W. Albapsh has received his
TALL goods, the announcement of which will
he made next week. His advertisement " as
tCCelNeu 100 tate Tor THIS iahpe-
Thomas A. ogle, living on linganore, Fred.
crck county, raised on 10 acres Of land, $50
bushels Of wheat, an average Of IS l.5 bushels
per acre, using 100 pounds Of fertilizer per
acr;.
Rboddy, Of bird whistle notoriety, is now
on dress parade, going through the county
posting aud distributing handbills and eircu.
lars for the Carroll County Agricultural So.
eiely and Geo. w. Albaugh.
Daniel Myers, Of Pleasant Valley, owns a
German Bible printed in 1905. Il has 1870
pages aud contains four books Of Esdras and
three books OF MaccAbees. The book weighs
~ pounds and is well preserved.
The postolice ut hearyton, this county,
il re.estAblished, with Geo. +. Jones as post
master. The name of the postOlhee al Lin.
tona, Baltimore county, is changed 10 Glen
Falls, and Francis Lamolta is continued rs
postmaster.
The pic nie, under the auspices Of the
Church Of God, at warieldsburg, on Salur.
day last, was attended by about zoo persons,
including the Westminster Brass Band. Adj
dressea we're made by Rev. Mr. Zimmerman
and Joshua W. SellmAu, j..
A new pOsiollice is established at Ambrose.
Frederick county, on the Western Maryland
railroad, between Sabilasyille aud Mechan.
NhNNNhf WIN AlutFi lAntA ~ lohAuiAaAfFs
A new Office is established also at Shipley,
Carroll county, near Westminster, With Al.
drew j. Easton as postmaster.
On Friday and Saturday Of las, week, at
Emmittsburg, the re. Rev. John A. Waiter,
son, ID. D., Bishop Of Columbus, Ohio, con.
iered the orders Of sub.deacon and deacon.
ship on Messrs. Edward j. Healy aud Chris
TOPPER u. o. Reilly, the former Of the diocese
Of Coyington, Ky, and the latter Of the do
cese Of New York. On Sunday the Rev. II.
j. Healy was raised to the priesthood Bish.
op wS,ierson preached on the occasion. The
venerable president Of Mt 81. Mays, Rev.
Dr. McCioskey, acted as arch deacon during
the ceremonies.
The Frederick Citizen Of last week pub,
lished the following Aunt Annie the
wife Of Scott Coffee, lcolored,l departed this
life, IN this city, on Monday last. For years
past she has enjoyed the reputation OF being
one Of the finest cooks IN the county. She
was BON ia Taneytown, Carroll county, and
was servant in the old fancy family for Il
number Of years. For thirty odd years she
has been living in this community, where she
enjoyed the respect and high opinion Of all
who knew her. She was buried in st. Johns
Cemetery, aud her funeral was attended by
many OF the prominent citizens OF the town.