The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-10-09

wheat steulhg - about over Corn 'husk-
ing is IN order,
The Lutheran Synod Of Maryland is in SEES.
sion ia this city.
George Grass, OC this city, has a cherry tree
which Is IN partial bloom.
Harry b. Hiteshew, OF Chicago, will accent
our thanks for Chicago papers.
To J. W. snader, Of Mansfield, Ohio, VIC
are indebted for late Western papers.
On the lat Of October sos, lg7 O3 were on
deposit in the Union National Bank, this city
The discovery Of gold bearing quartz near
Westminster is the sensation 10 this city at
present.
Tho Westminster Dislricl Hancock aud
English clab desire full meeting on next
Tuesday night.
A Greepbaek elab, Of ten or fifteen mem.
bors, was organized in Westminster on Thurs
day evening.
John II. westnwAy has been appointed
constable 10 the 4ih election district, Ia place
Of John II, Taylor.
Forty Hours Devotion at 81. Johns Cath
ole Church, This city, began on Sunday last
and closed on Tuesday.
Who does not
"Liko leaves Of the forest wheh Aatumn hath
blown ~
The thanks Of the ABvaclrE sAiT are due
TO W. Frank Noel for q lot IL apples, en.
braeing tweuiy seven varieties.
Gu tho first page We publish the premium
lis, Of the fair held last week, together with
an account Of the last days events
The annual fair Of the Adams County Agri.
r4hural and Horticultural Association viii
he held October 10Th 2o,h and Dist.
The Westminster saying Institution has de-
eared dividend Of ak per cent, clear of
all taxes, payable AFTER the 10Th inst
A drought IA being experienced Ia this
county, and reports reach Us from various
sections of falling wells and low streams.
The Westminster Brass Band have been
engaged 10 play in Baltimore next week, du.
ring the Sesqui. centennial celebration.
The Republicans held meeting Ia Odd
Fellows Hall last Saturday aight Henry
Stockbridge, Of Baltimore, addressed the
meeting.
On Saturday last, CllaA r. fseiisniier, rs
trustee, sold a irnc, OF hand containing q
acres, > roods aud - perches, 10 i.Aban Ogg
FOR sl2 per aete.
Jacob II. ilosiclter, on Saturday last, sold
farm near LiltleIowu, Pa, TO Samuel Hos
letter, Of Hanover, for Sl25 per acre. The
farm contained IS acres.
Daring next week, halt fare tickets will he
issued on the Western Maryland Railroad
from all stations 10 those desiring 10 attend
the Sesuui centennial celebration.
Col. Ed Webster, the Radical candidate
for Congress in this district, Ia announced to
speak at Winfield on next Saturday afternoon
aud in this city at night.
Ga the 2gth ultm0, straw stack near the
barn Of Henry Hartman, ia East Berlin tosn.
ship, York county, Pa, vas set on ere. The
fire was communicated to bis barn aud also
that Of l.. Coulscn. Loss $500.
Colopel Bachelor, the Government his tor'
ian Of the battle Of GctiyshuFg haa arrived al
Getlysbarg with a corps Of engineers 10 cam
pletc the survey Of the battle field, as directed
by act Of Congress passed AZ the last session.
Dennis Maynard, ED, at New Windsor,
has made and sold, this season, over six hun,
dred tons Of fertilizer; and could not I'll all
his orders, because tho railroad coald bot de-
liver his material in siau, on account Of cN'
cess freight.
In the national fair trottiug races, al Wash
inpt0n. ID. C., on Wednesday, Pilot Boy, en-
tered by Jacob PieifIcr, of this city, in The
three miausS class won the frs. two heats, bat
waa beaten by Chester, who wen the olhei
ihreei tins 2.gol, 2a2, 2.32li
A train Of Pullman cars, containing larg'
number Of merchants and business meu o
Philadelphia, aud officials Of the Shenandoah
aud Western Maryland Railroads, passed
through this city on Thursday evening on iu
way 70 ihAtAhRtAs
Mrs. c. ]. Shellman and family OF this city
have received invitations from the Sesqli
centennial committee 10 attend the celebra-
iion ia Baltimore next week. Mrs. Shellman
ts a grea, grand daughter Of Philip Jones
who laid out baltimore Town In 1880; grand
daughter Of Judge Thomas Jones, who wa
also Register OF Wills Ia Baltimore, aat
daughter Of Philip Jones one Of the "old dc
Tenders" Of 1872, aud who moved 10 West
minister in 1918 where he resided until within
"a few years Of bis death.
On Thursday night OF last week barn 0
Mrs. Mary A. Smith, near tredenek, wn
destroyed by life. Il was one Of the finest it
the county, and at the time Of the FIRE con
tanned about IS tons Of timothy hay, 700 bush
els Of wheat, 100 bushels Of rye ia the straw
two tons Of phosphate and quantity Of aga
cultural implements, all VI which were dc
slroycd. The barn aud contents were insure
in the Old Mutual Fire Insurance COmpan
To the amoant Of $500. The fire was III
work of an incendiarg.