The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-24
SATURDAY, JULY "a, 1880.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.



Veunor, after the 10th Of July, is now in
order
Now make your blackberry cordial as spe.
eihe for summer complaint, and your currant
wine.
The local option election in Frederick |
county comes OIL on August 3rd-next Tues
day week.
The Western Maryland Railroad carried
g,0S3 excursiouists last week, in addition TO |
the regular travel.
A Myers district bee raisers sold 900 lbs |
of honey at Hanover last week. !, was the
product OF 10 hives.
Plus sneeringer, formerly Of McShorytown,
Adams county, Pa, lost $3.50 by the re.
cent fire at Tyrone, Pa.
The Western Maryland Camp, NJ. 4.
Church South, near Enksburg station, com
menced yesterday friday
DR.. Charles r. PSrke, and wife, of Bloom
ington, Illinois, were on a visit to Joseph NJ.
Parke, OF this city, lass week.
The Westminster Fire Department will
have an excursion to Pen.Mar aud High Rock
on Wednesday, August llth.
The Mechanics excursion TO Mont Alto
takes place to-day. The attractions Of the
trip will no doubt ensure n large crowd.
Until the meeting Of the Synod, Mr.. .. G.
Roth, Of Gettysburg Seminary, will oihcia,c
at Silver Run aud Pleasant Valley churches
Me-. T. T.. EyerhArt has been appointed al-
ditional postal agent between Getty sburg and
Emory Grove, at n salary Of 5000 per year.
The Adams county, Pa, Fair Grounds, at
Gettysburg, have been purchased by the cred
ilors for 49, A new fair association will
be formed.
Mr.. ]. w. Miles, former law student with
Hon. Charles u. Roberts, and we'll known in
this city, was admitted 10 tho bar Of Somerset
county last week.
Joseph NeWsou, grandson OF Joseph NJ
Newson, Esq, county school examiner, was
bitten by dog belonging TO Mr. Joshua
Shorb, on Thursday evening.
A yiper snake two and half feet long was
Killed on the farm Of Mr.. Joseph Chple, near
Finksburg, on Tuesday, which had 10 young
snakes, about six inches long.
The summer meeting Of the Carroll County
Trotting Association takes place next Tues.
day, Wednesday and Thursday. Fine sport
is in store for those who attend.
We are indebted to our friend, DIR. Jacob
Rineharl, OF Frizelsburg, for basket Of SUI
perb Trophy Tomatoes. The Doctor raises
ihis vegetable to great perfection.
As sample Of rapid growth, Jesse Phil.
lips, living down the Washington road, sent
US a chestnut sprout, on Tuesday, feet 10
inches long, all this years growth.
On Thursday Of last week, Mr.. Philip S.
Beach, Of unionville, in Frederick county,
uged about fifty years, was Frustrated by the
intense heat aud died in n fow minutes there
after.
John II. Algire, near Honcksville, in
Hampstead district, has a field Of fine corr.
A stalk from it brought to this Office ON Mon'
day measured 10 feet 10 inches, and had -four
shoots.
The German school on the Deer Park road
will celebrate its annual festival on Saturday
next, July slst. The Westminster City Cor.
net Band will be Que Of the attractions Of the
occasion.
William lee Ritter, son OF Capt W. L.
Ritter, OF Baltimore, we'll known in thu;
county, had both hands badly burned las
week BY the explosion Of u box Of bomb eap'
which he was handling.
Mrs. Lydia Moul, wife OF the iaic Conrad
Moul, died in Gettysburg, on July 9TH aged 4
years, 9 months aud % days. She formerly
lived in this city, and was well known here ant
Throughout the county.
Samuel Baker, Of JohnsVille, Frederick
county, vas arrested on Monday charged will
stealing a watch aud chain from franklin
Wort, and lodged In jail n, Frederick for TIL
action Of the grand jury.
Mrs. William Hester, living at Tyrone, thi
county, on Saturday, the 10Th, fell backWar'
from chair down several stone steps, break
ing a collar bone and bruising her head. DR.
j. Rinehart rendered medical assistance.
Rev. 4. Harry Duyall died IN Baltimore Of
Friday evening Of last week, aged ~ years
and was buried At Prospect graveyard. nea
Mt Airy on Monday. lie was y naive o
Frederick county and was licensed to preacl
last year.
Mr.. George Biggs, Of county Anirimt nea
Belfast, Ireland, arrived here on the 10th IN
slant, on a visit to his brothers, Messrs. jas
W. Biggs, Of this city, and Wm. j. Biggs,
this county. lie will return TO Ireland o
the LIST September.
Camp meeting began at Pipe Creek Static
on Wednesday. Tomorrow Sunday trnln
will run to the camp over the W. Md. IL. X
leaving Westminster 9;05 and l0;48 a. IN
aud 300, 3;4s and $50 p. m. Leave cam
for Westminster Of lil5 aud 9:lO p. m.
The Sabbath School at Ebnrg's sehot
house, in Hampstead district, is called III
United Sabbath School instead OF the Unto
Sabbath School, as reported last weel
Joshua instead Of Joseph ShAfer Is secretary
and Jacob Ely instead Of Jacob Eby is 're'
aureF.
Elias B. Arnold has sold TO W. II. Lindsa
for $500 his dwelling house on the Washing
ton road, three quarters OF a mile this side
Mechanicsyille. Mr.. Arnold has rented
store.house in Mechanlcsville and will con
mence merchandising about the LIST OF SCI
TENDER.
Work has been begun on the proposed ne
stock yards at Claremont, near the sout
western suburbs Of Baltimore. The mo
Influential cattle interests in the West n
soncerned in the enterprise, and it is expee
ed that the yards will be ready for the reeel
ton Of cattle by October /.
Heavy showers accompanied by thund
and lightning passed over York county, "a
on Thursday afternoon Of last week. NJ
John Kessler, Of North Codorns towhshi
had two cows killed by lightning, the r3u
the barn Of Adam Shyder, near Valley Jun
ton, was struck, and several trees near hh
over we're shiyered.
The Meehanicsyille Base Ball Club, at NJ
gainesville, nine miles from Westminster,
the Washington Road, feel qualified TO play
match game OF base ball with any club in I
county or adjoining counties Any ehallen
addressed 10 Elias b. Arnold, at Mechanic
Vile, will secure an acceptance. Clubs irt
Hanover, Gettysburg, or other distant pon
will be met in Westminster
On Saturday last Gov. Hamilton PARDON
gambo Stephen Russell Bowen, coloredi
Frsdar;ck county. who was sentenced TO /
peniisntiary in 1885, when but fourteen yes
old Bowen was convicted of murder ~ !
frat degree and sentenced to be hanged a
Afterwards his sentence was changed TO
prlsoument for life. lie had been ~
penitentiary so long ne did not care TO let
and had TO be driven out.
During the storm Of Thursday OF last w
the new dwelling of Mr.. John Abbott, n
Hampstead, was struck by lightning and
workmen upon il shocked, and the new de
Of Charles N. Murray 4 Bro. was also STR
but no serious damage was done. MT y
had two cows killed by lightning. On ;
day evening last the residence OF Mr. Fred
lex Fowble was struck by lightning and
attic window vas broken 70 PIECES.
At a tournament in Towsontown on W
nesday Charles Pearce, knight OF Iyanhos
this county, and Daniel Jenifer, knigh
Good Hope, Of Baltimore county, tied.
riding of Knight of Good Hope was sueei
ful aud received first prize, handsome sad
bride and spurs, and crowned Miss
Stran Queen Of Love and Beauty. Knigh
lvanhoe received second prize, a silver wa
and crowned Miss Lille 0iIut second Mai
Honor.
Harris Lsvin, Hebrew peddler from
vmores was arrested on Thursday Of last W
~ constable john H. Beach and was {
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