The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-10-02
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1880.
LOCAL AFFAIRS


fredercS - threatened with water famine
Democratic primaries take place this fSat.
urdnyl afternoon
John !. fiugling, Of Cranberry, has an ear
Of corn which has 1855 grains on il.
John y. Odon, Of Baltimore, will adl,e.s
the temperance convention in this city TODAY.
Wheat seeding Il pretty well over In tbis
county. In some fields the wheat h nm nm,
growing finely.
s. d. Rellsnider has sold bis mill pronertv
on the lAngauore, Frederick county. TO Snm.
uel Glisan, for $500.
Forty Hours Devotion will commence in
81. Johns lCath0lici Church, this civ. on
tomorrow Sunday
Col. }. u, kunkel shipped from The Catoc.
tin furnace, Frederick county, during the mast
month 100 car loads Of PIG iron.
thambersburg fair begins on Tuesday next
and closes on Friday. Il is said 10 be me-
best fair Of the Cumberland Valley.
Next Monday aud Tuesday ate registration
days. These opportunities are the last that
will be offered for voters equality themselves
10 vote next month.
Mr.; John Anders, Of this city, had pump.
kin wac ih's year with nine pumpkins on il,
the nine weighing over 100 pounds.
The Frederick fair has been postponed from
October ", until October %, so as not 10 ia.
tcrtcrc with the Baltimore Scsduicontennial
From James NJ. Shellman, News Dealer.
Advocate Building, We have received a copy
OF the 'HagersiuWn Town and County AZ
manack," for 1881
c. A. 6uuthcr, Of Baehman Valley, left
AZ this office on Thursday, an apple Of the
Gloria Mundi variety which weighed ~
ounces, and measured 10 by ~ inches.
Absalom Leppo, Myefs's district, sent to
this Office on Wednesday. a sweet potato
weighing over four pounds. Mr. Lcppo raised
~ bushels from a very small space Of ground.
Manchester Lodge Of Knights Of Pyihias
paid fraternal visi, to Charity Lodge Of this
city on Friday night az las, week. Charity
Lodge gave their visitors a supper at Marsh 5
Hotel
Mrs. Margaret Goodwin, near this city. 70.
Gently lost fine Alderney COW from being
choksd by an apple; also n valuable colt,
caused by injuries received IN jumping over a
fence.
During the fair many Of our public place,
and private residences were Handsomely de.
corated, the most prominent Of which was the
Stationery and News Stand OF James w. Shell.
nan, ADVOCATE Bulding.
The mast Is unusually abundant this year.
The ground in the forests is literally covered
with Reorns. The cows have been eating
them, IN some places, TO such excess that a
number have been killed BY them.
Judge Daniel Vessel died ia Hagcrslovn
on Saturday afternoon last aged II years.
lie was veil known throughout Western Ma.
rylaud, and was the Republican candidate for
Congress against Hon, Patrick llamiN in
lsGs
Mr. John Powdcr, near Westminster, has
raised, this season, over thousand bushels OF
tomatoes, 22j bushels Of which were shipped
20 baltimore, 2J7 10 Shriycr & Co, taion
Mills, this county, and the rest we're sold iu
Westminster and vicinity.
DIR. J. ". DONney, OF New Market, Fred.
ruck county, was awarded the second prize
in the aged stakes, aud the second and third
prizes in the puppy stakes, for sheep dogs,
at the International Sheep and Wool Show,
nelj in Philadelphia, Pa, last week.
A novel bet has been made between j. Y.
Wontz, Democrat, and Christian McClcary,
Republican. Ii HancOckis elected, McCleaTy
Is TO wheel Wcntz from Black Rock to Line,
buro and il Garfield Is elected, Wculz is TO
wheel NcCleary between the same places.
Elder Vim. II. Franklin, near sam Greek,
fElscd this year, on one fourth Of an acre Of
laud one hundred bushels OF the Jersey ycl
low K~cet potatoes, Of very ine quality and
sac, also a large crop Of apples, one man
picking over two hundred bushels on shares.
A large barn On the farm Of the late Noah
Worihinstou, at Granite, Baltimore county,
was burned 10 the ground ON Sunday night,
with quantity OF hay aud all the rye cut from
forty acres. Damage 5000; no insurance.
his supposed the fire vas caused by an 10.
ccndiary.
On Tuesday last while a number Of Union
Mills young .ncu we're out squirrel hunting, a
gun carried by VIM f. Burgoon, by some
means, was accidentally discharged. The
whole charge grazed the neck OF as compau.
ion, wm. II. Bankeri, who WIS abou, three
fee, behind, tearing the flesh ,hcrsirom nearly
as large as half hand, aud laying bare the
Jugular vein Oue.cghih OF an zach deeper
would have severed The vein. Dr. J. $. Mar,
shall dressed the wound Mr.. Il. is doing we'll.