The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-08-21
SATURDAY, AUGUST 81, 1850.
LOCAL AFFAIRS



Local nFeyI1Ies.
Freedom Camp closed on Wednesday las,
Democratic primaries will be held NEXT
saturday.
There were fine rains on Wednesday aRer.
noon and Thursday night
VIM. H. Reed has been appointed eons,a
bic IN the third district of baltimore county
The pe.ni for the benefit Of the Catholic
Church, Ianeytowu, last week melted $751;. 10.
Mrs. pr, Francis Butler, Of this city, Is yis
ting relatives and friends ut Still Water.
Minnesota.
Augustus Warfeld and Walter Dorsey bsys
Lren excused from serving on the Jury in
Howard county.
The excursion 10 Mont Alto Park, under
the auspices Of The Westminster Brass Band,
lakes place to-day.
Mr.. Conrad Mann, near SANDY Mount, sent
TO this Office yesterday a cucumber i6 inches
long. Who can beat iiy
The Hancock Club of Hagerstown have
voted 10 attend the mass meeting at Pen. Mar
On September list.
The registrars Of this county will sit to reg.
,sler aud transfer voters on September 9Th,
,th, sth, 9tli and l0,h
he Taylor Manufacturing Compauy. Of
this city, have shipped large number OF On
gines the past two weeks
About 100 persons have registered a, New
Windsor College, used as summer resort
during vacation this season
Prot w. II. Hopkins Of 81. Johns Col
legf, Annapolis, % on a visit 10 his brother
10 law, Capt. Billingslea, Of this city.
There was large attendance on Sunday
last At the Bush Meeting, under the auspiees
Of the Church Of God, near frizzellsburF,
a mlspnnt IN the death notice Of Elijah
Currcns last week made il read Elizn Currens.
Mr.. Carrens was a soldier in the war of 1872.
Jacob Emg, Of York, Pa. a wellknown
cattle dealer, was struck by passing locomo.
tive, near Philadelphia, Saturday evening, and
killed
a crowd Of 5000 eolored persons eelobra.
ted the emancipation anniversary IN Freder
ick on Wednesday. Julius Cp.ar was chief
marshal.
hr. 4. A. Cunningham, Cashier of the
Farmers aud Mechonics' Bank Of this city. Is
attending the knights Templar Conclave at
Chicago.
II. Dorsey Ncwson, Of this city, has &C.
ceptcd n position with lvison, Blakeman.
Taylor CO., book and stationery dealers,
Nes York.
A Republican Of Westminster, who re.
Gently travelled in Kentucky, SAYS no saw
nothing but line horses, mules aud cattle, aud
Hancock men.
\ delegation Of thirteen members Of Char.
ny Lodge, h. Of r., OF this city, paid a fra.
ternai visit 70 the lodge at Manchester on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Amos. J. Lighincr, grocer and proyi
sion dealer, Of Baltimore, was in this county
this week, visiting relatives aud friends ia the
neghboghood Of Harvey.
Mr.. Thomas Williams, residing on the
Deer Park road sent to this Office a cluster
oil nine hpplcaon stem eight inches in length
ms - a prolific season for apples.
The Pete Champelte held this week for the
benefit OF tbs Episcopal church, this city. was
we'll attended aud pairouized, considering the
unlayomble weather on two evenings.
Eight or nine benches, capable Of seating
SIX people each, have been put in Belle Grove
Park, al the West End. The benches are OF
IRON with slai bottoms and back.
The Hancock and English mass meeting
al Pen Mar on September LIST, will be largely
attended. Marylanders, Pennsylyauians ans
Nirgnians will be out in large numbers.
lev Father Gloyd, Of this city, and Rev.
Father Delaney, Of raneyioEn, will leave on
Monday 10 attend the Retreat at 81 Mary'H,
baltimore, They will return next Saturday.
Hon. j. ). &. Blackburn, Of Kentucky,
personally known TO a number Of citizens OF
this city and county, has been re.nominated
for Congress in the seventh district OF that
State
Ten days more aud summer will be gone.
With the exception of about two weeks the
weather has been pleasant. The ten days Of
hot wheaiher 10 May helped To I'LL out the
heated term.
f. A. Clabaugh's horse Oden, won on
Tuesday, at Saratoga, the mile and quarter
race, for a purse of 500, ia the excellent
tune OF 2.l2i, the fayonte, Dan Sparkling,
coming Ia third,
In a little more than month the fair OF
the Carroll County Agricultural Society will
open. What preparations are our farmers
and others making for III All should strive
20 make II success
Hancock and English pole, 70 feet high,
was erected ut MArriotuyille, Howard County,
on Saturday evening. Speeches were made
by Gen. James X. Herbert, John X. Brown,
Edwin l4nthicum aud others.
MI Jesse Schweigart. prominent citizen
living near this city, whose illness was no.
uced in last weeks ADVOCATE, died GA Fri
DAY, the 18th, before the paper was circula-
ted. lie WAS in his 67lh year.
At tournament held ON the farm OF Jacob
Pearce, twelve miles from Towsontowu, on
wednesday, three gentlemen aud four ladies'
acted as judges. Edward Pearce crowned
the queen, aud Duncan Almouy, Frank
Burke and William Pearce crownedthe maids
John Bolivar, eolored, OF Taneyt0wn, was
committed to jail here on Saturday, upon the
charge of assaulting a white mAn by the name
of Thompson. The commitment not being
properly made oat, upon the advice Of the
States Attorney, Sheriff Friuger would not
receive him
Farmers are having their wheat drills re.
paired aud put ia order, preparatory 10 seed
aau n.uF N.nnn. 81 -.
proven correct for the past nine or ten months,
says cold weather will set in early, aud farm
ers should make n note Of this and get there
wheat ia early.
The Rev. Augnstin LAngcake, s. j., OF
New York, is conducting the spiritual retreat
OF the Sisters of Charity who are in charge of
the domestic department Of Mt. Mary's Col.
lege, at Emmittsburg. The same reverend
gentleman will also conduct the retreat Oft the
seminarians, which will begin ON the 22d in
slant, and at the conclusion Of which orders
will be conferred ou the various members OF
the seminary.
The Popular SPRING. Singing Circle held
re- union on Tuesday last at Popular Springs.
There were solos by Col. Jarden, Mr.. Gibson
and Misses Burdette aud Jarden, and ch0ruses
by the Circle. The Lisbon Brass Band, but
lately organized, diseoursed some good music
and was highly eomplimented. Prof. j. ID.
Warield delivered an address upon the history
ofmnsic. A tripto Pen, Mar is contemplated
by the Circle.
Run over by a wagon.
On Saturday last Mr.. Nimrod Green, aged
about ~ years, was driving one-horse wag.
on loaded with lumber, on the county road be.
tween carrollion and Patapsco, when the
horse became frightened and ran OIL Mr..
Green was thrown from the wagon, front
wheel Of which struck him on the left side,
passing over his heart and oblquely across
bis chest. The front wheel turned him into
such position that one Of the hind wheels
Of the wagon ran over his back, passing d.
rectly over the kidneys. Mr.. Green was very
much bruised and crushed, the most serious
Of his injuries being internal, but under the
care Of DIR. W, X. Fringer, Of this city, he is
improving rapidly.
Camping ON the wyeomiee.
About eighteen members of the Weslmin
sicF Fishing Club left here on Tuesday for a
two week camp on the banks ofthe Wycom
leo river, Northumberland county, Virginia