The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-08-14
SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1850.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

iU me ADVOCATE isl.
The young men Of Reisierstown are organ.
iEDg "A military company.
The Asbury Grove Camp, colored. near
i,cistcrsi0wn, Is 10 progress
SNOWFALL bush in Westminster now hears
its second blooms for this season
The Western Maryland rairoad last week
carried o,luI passengers TO Penmar and High
Rock.
MAJOR Harry Gilmor aud family, of BALI.
more. are spending the simmer az Meehan.
icstowu.
Four hundred and ffly exeur.ionis,s from
Hanover spent last Saturday at Druid lin
Park, Baltimore.
Camp meetings, pie-nics, festivals, exeur
SONS and tournaments are Summer recreations
largely INDUCED in in this county.
Mr.. james W Bcacham, al Ayondale lost
valuable AldeFney COW on "Wednesday morn
lug, 4 being run over and killed by an extra
freight train.
AZ Diolman's Hotel, New Windsor. which
is crowded with summer boarders, there was
masquerade ball on Tuesday night. Il was
great success.
A Hancock aud English campaign club Is
TO be- formed at the Court House, this city,
mex. Thursday night let there be fdll
iurn out.
The vote in Frederick county, on local OF.
local election uPoa a question many people
have no interes, in.
III the price OF wheat does not advance,
farmers viii have TO stay their hands IN the
purchase OF fertilizers said an agent Tor the
.Ac Of H. a few days since.
On Monday last Hon. John Mcrryman, oil
Iayhelds, celebrated his fifty sixth birth day,
and his childrcn and grand children par.
rcipa;od ia the festivities.
4 communication on tho fourth page Of
this issue notes the want Of pablo library
IN Westminster, and contains some practical
suggestions in regard to establishing one.
Tho ladies OF Ascension Parish, this city,
wilt hold fete champrtre on the 10, adjoining
the Chapel, on Court street, on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thnrsaay evenings next
Isaac Weller, IA aged and respected citi
zcn Of Frederick county, living in Mechanics.
t1Hu district died on Wednesday, and was
buried in GRceham cemetery yesterday
morning.
James s,ansbury, aged about four years,
soa Of John Slansbury, at Union Mills, fell
from o wagon loaded with rails on Wodnes
dav, and n wheel passed over both Of his legs,
iujunnr him slightly.
David Heck aud Eliza Carrcns, Two Of the
oldest citizens OF the county, died near fancy.
town, tbc former on the 7,h and the latter on
year and Eliza CGfrcns VA her goth.
The annual tournament ut Freedom will
take place on August laih--uext Thursday
Col. Harry Giimor, of Baltimore, will be
chief marshal. II Is expected that the affair
sii, be g greater agcecsa than usual.
4 cool or cold season from the 10Th 70 the
10Th instant ia predicted by Prof NennOr TO
be followed by hot weather until September
hrst. Cold weather, he says, will set in
carly, and there will be suowiAils in October
Mr. jesse Schwrigari, promiuon, aud
wcllkuoWu citizen hying few miles irnm
Shis city, Is quite IN from dyscutery, the el.
icc,s Of fall lrom bis horse a few weeks ago,
by which, also, be lost the sghtof one eye.
Mr.. Charles ". Leiber, Of this e'ly, has re.
celved an appointment as clerk ia the Office
Of the Census bureau, Washington, and re.
ported for dolly on Friday OF last week. Ia
81. Leihcr the Bareau will have a faithful
clerk.
Mr. /. 4. Miller, Of the Carroll R.aa Clab
Of this city, at the eueampmeut Of the Carroll
Forrest aud Stream Club, at Monocacy, on
tuesday last, scored with rifle 90 points out
OF possible 20 at 600 yard range. lie
made bulls eyes out OF 10 shots
Mr. Conrad Mann, near Sandy Mount, re
qaesis as 10 say that his potato crop on Que
fourth ofan acre was 90l bushels, instead OF
1G4, and that he lhreshcd on Wednesday S.
bushels Of wheat, the product from | Of an
acre Of ground
D. T.. Miller, Who sunk the ar,esiAn well at
the Union National Bank in this city, Is NOW
engaged 10 sinking one NJ Peh-Mar. o.
horse engine was shipped 10 him last week by
tho Taylor Manufacturing Company, TO be
used in the work.
On aud after Oet0ber LIST 40 cards will be
passed through the mails except the govern
luent postal cards This order has grown
out Of the inei that persons have heea send
ing advertising cards, with q one.cent stamp
attached, through the mails.
New postothces have been established in
Baltimore county as foilows:-At Boring, on
the Baltimore Hanover railroad, with Dan
lei J. Boring, postmaster, and the other at
l.ntona, between Paiapsco aud Reisterstown,
with Thomas W. Pamphey as postmaster.
A Hancock aud English Campaign pole
was raised at Brooklandwood, Baltimore
county, on Saturday lasg. The pole is l2j
feet high and from It iloats q flag and stream
er. Speeches we're made by Mr. Goodwin,
e. Bohn Sliugiuif aud Hon. J. +. c. Talbot.
The Reisierstown band furnished music on
The occasion.
"Wednesday was big day at PEN Mar. The
excursion trains Of the Westminster Fire DE.
paument carried about COO from this eud Of
the road aud about350 from HAgerstown down.
At Westminster there were 2ll tickets sold.
The regular excursion tFaia from Baltimore
consisted Of twelve cars, and the entire num-
Der at Pen-Mar was about LOO.
The Baltimore SitH OF Monday last says;--
"On Saturday John Tracy hanicd to Bali.
more with four horses load of hay which
weighed Is, 100 pounds, leaving Is, 100 pounds
of has alter taking of the tare. John T..
RernE, inspector at the western scales, who
weighed IT, says it is the largest load yet
hauled 10 Baltimore with four horses. lie
christenedit "ihe Hancock and English load.
Mr.. Tracy was formerly Steward OF the Car
roll county Aims House.
The population OF Carroll county, by the
recent census, Is 3l,8Ts. last November
there were G.b8S voies cast in the county on
the Stale ticket. One in Eve is the ratio of
voters to population, and applying tina, ratio
10 the votes cast in 1879, the population
should have been $500 There we're few
who did not vote, and the population Of Car
roll county, we think, can safely be pui down
at 33,0O0, notwithstanding the enumeration
of the census takers.
The Atlanta, Ga, Sunday Herald Of Au-
gust s, 1850, says I'VE are pleased TO note
that Mr.. George Il. Hoppie Of Baltimore,
who is we'll and iayorably known through the
South, has become a citizen Of Atlanta, and
established house in the city. lie leaves his
old home to live in Atlanta, aud become iden-
tifed with our live aud progressive city, and
Atlanta will find In him worthy addition 20
her society as we'll as her business circle.
The annual reunion Of the Southern Alum
ri and Students Of Pennsylvania College,
Gettysburg, which was appointed 10 be held
at Winchester, Va, August 18th, has been
postponed several months on account Of the
inability Of the speakers and debaiers 70 be
present There are more than $40 members
In the association, chiefly in Maryland and
Virginia. Judge Smith, G. 7. Reilsnider,
Esq, and W. L. Seabrook, Esq, Of this city,
are members; also Dr. J. J, Weaver, Of
Uni6ntnwB.
Orphans Conrt.
Monday, August 9.--WiIliam r. Gardner
aud Elias II. Gardner, executors Of Nimrod
Gardner, deceased, settled ID account.
Sainnel Stonesiier, guardian 10 Isaiah