The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10
SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1880.
LOCAL AFFAIRS


many OF you have claimed your privilege?
The yield o; wheat on the Aims Honse
inrm wlll be about 600 bushels, though il has
not all been threshed
liaies'own aud vicinity are considerable
excited over the discovery Of geld aud plati
mum IN that neighborhood.
Judge Hranvillo Herring, living near SANDY
Mount, lost a valuable horse ON Tuesday
night, from sickness.
- Col. Wu. a. Mskelip and daughter Hugo
T.. Fiddis, Mrs. Fddis and grand daughter
ARE soiourning at Atlantic cily.
notwithstanding the large number Of fro
works set OF IN Westminster ON Monday, no
accidents occurred.
There was an enjoyable hop at Flemen's
HAL on Monday night There were twenty
couples present.
Iowson Lodge Of Odd Fellows will give nm
excursion to Pen. Mar, W. NJ Il. T., on
Thursday, July 10Th.
Pc93nyroyal, laid upon growing cabbagcs.
rs sara ny one who has tried il, 10 be a rene.
dy against the ravages of cabbage worms.
There are large number Of yisistors in
Westminster at present They find this city
pleasant retreat during the summer months.
The potato crop will be seriously affected
90 some parts Of this county, by a worm which
penrtfaiei the vine and stops the growth of
the potato.
Entrees for the SUMMER meeting Of the
Carroll county lrottng Association, which
takes place ou July 9th, 2Sth and rob close
ON July 10th.
The Knights Of pythias exoursion to Wa,b.
lng,on takes place lo.day-thc lOth. Train
leaves Westminster at 7.lO n. M Fare for
round trip SLIGO
A Hancock aud English club, numbering
80 members, has been formed in the Reisters.
town district Of Baltimore county, with Hon.
Andrew Banks president.
The Sunday schools Of Hampstead Circuit.
tlus county will have grand excursion 10
Boiliuger'a grove, q, Smith Station, on Sat.
uriay, the 2ith instant
Rev. John Gloyd, pastor Of St. Johns
Catholic Church, this city, has purchased of
the School Board the lot on Green street adj
joining the church property, for $500.
> 7. Weaver, Esq, Fnzlellsburg, this
county, has constructed fish pond, II by as
feet, which he proposes to stock with German
Carp from the Government Matching house,
Washington.
Messrs, Frank W. Shriyer, Jssso sharre,.
u. i, Grouse and 7, d. Sanford. of this c,tv
on Monday week will start for Maine for a two
weeks trip They will 60 with Stork's cx.
rurslon party.
Mr. Roller, Of the Aims House Farm, sent
10 this office on Saturday, a stalk Of corn of
AW'A 9'@l kttNth over leu itet IN height.
hN " the inllcst corn that has come within
our notice this YEAR aud we expect it is the
best 10 the county.
Carroll county has twelve brass handsome
each IN Westminster, Mt Pleasant, Silver
hun, Copperyillc, Union Bridge, Uuioutowu,
Manchester, Snydcrsbarg, Patapsco, Friz.
gclisburg
Another distribution Of the public school
iund has been made aud will be paid on DULY
10Th. Carroll county will receive s2,I34.37,
Baltimore county SJ,l5225, Howard county
Sl,53O,9i, Frederick county Ss,562sI.
Mr. George W. McConkey residing near
mon Bridge, died on June both, 10 the Slst
year oi his age. lie VAS gentleman Of the
sIicles' integrity OF character ia all the salks
Of life, and a good aud useful citizen.
7. B. Mikesell, one OF Westminster's eff.
cient justices Of the Peace, was bitten on the
leg by dog on Thursday. To those who are
AFRAID Of hydrophohia We will state that the
dog was not near as mad as the Justice.
-. swithln's day occurs on Wednesday,
July 18th. The old superstition is that should
1t raiu on that day it will rain for forty success,
sive days. The weather bureau should make
note of this aud arrange matters accord.
iugly.
There was a large gathering at High Rock
on Monday. -Four trains carried 1000 peo.
were there from llagerstown, Waynesboro'
anl ether points on the Western Maryland
Railroad
Mr.. Jacob Beaver, living on the Gorsuch
road about four miles from this city, had two
COWS killed by lightning on Monday of last
week Mr.. LOWS Green, living in the same
nrlghborhood had horse stunned by light.
ning the same day.
Say Saddle is wha, mother said 10 her
liule child opposite our Office few DAYS ago,
when II had been presented with something,
aud We then thoaght how vigorously, in a few
Years. she would apply the slipper to that
child for talking baby talk.
New Windsor district has increased about
$50 since 1870. Ia 1870 il was 2l3i, aud l.
now 2l59. Since 1870 about 400 OF the
population has been transferred to Union
bridge, q new district
Gen. Hancock still remembers Westmin.
stcr and his visit here after the battle Of Get.
tysburg. In a letter TO gentlem an Of this
city, written on Saturday last, he referred 10
that fact that the day was the seventeenth
anniversary Of bis last visit here.
Mr. Joseph B. Boyle will shortly commence
the erection of new o'stOEy building on
Main street, adjoining the Fire Department
buildmg IL will be 3lx70 feet, and will be
occupied ly Mr. Boyle as a drug store The
building sto be or press brick, and is to have
glass front.
Samuel Ehrman, residing near Glen Rock,
Ia, ~ o3 years Of age. lie moved five acres
OF grass this summer aud Graded wheat IN
harvest He still walks erect, has an elastic
step, and seems likely TO live for many wears
yet. An elder brother died two years ago at
ihe advanced age Of gd.
There are IS paupers in the Aims House
OF this county, males 10, females IL, children
u eolored 4, males 4, females 0. In the
month Of March so tramps wore lodged who
we're furnished 9S meals. In April, ri tramps,
IA meals. In May, u tramps, so meals. In
June, 10 trHmps, as meals.
Upon going 10 his home in Union street, on
Saturday night last, Wm. Chin, colored,
turned up the light in a coal oil lamp, when
It exploded, the oil being scattered about. A
dress was set on FIRE aud burned up, and A
blanket, with which the fire was extinguished,
was also set on fire and had TO be thrown out
the door.
Probably the oldest inhabitant enrolled in
the census OF Howard county was one Phyllis
Williams, eolored, living on the farm of Mr.
Aug. Warheld, whose age is given at lOl
years. She was owned by Mr.. Cornelius
Grimes, long since deceased, who resided
near Mt Airy, Carroll county, on the farm
now owned by hr. Robert Selman, Jr.
Ann King, colored, Of New Windsor dis
trict, gave evidence to census enumeraior A.
II, Norris, during his rounds, 10 satisfy him
that she was one hundred years old in May
last. She was born and raised in st. Mary's
county, Nd, aud is still quite active. She
recelieets Gen. Washington, has lived under
every administration since the foundation of
the country, and says she will live TO see
another President who will be Hancock.
A charter has been granted to extend the
Baltimore 4 Cumberland Valley railroad
from Waynesborough 10 Shppensburg, via
Chambersburg, a distance Of tweniy-six
miles. The officers Of the company to build
j are David Wills, president; directors, VIM.
Chambers and John p. Culbertson of Cham.
bersburg, John w. Mcpherson aud George
II. Cole Of Shippensbarg, J. NJ. Hood, Alex.
ander Rieman, J. @. Foley Of Baltimore, and
and Charles Humerickhoase Of Wiliamsport,
Nd. The road is 10 be built at once. and the
contract for its construction has been AZ awarded
TO the Messrs. Humbird Of Cumberland, Ma.
Theft, Flight, Capture. Commitment.
Geo. w. Cook, colored, spent Wednesday
night at Sam Nickum's, at Black Ankle. 4
Westminster suburb, aud in departing uext
morning took a watch and chain belonrine 10