The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-06-11
SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1881.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Rrevitics.

night, commencing at l:l7 and lasting uhtil
2:59
Mr. F. I. Wheeler, superintendent Of the
House of Correction, was in this city on lhurs-
day.
Allen E. Forester, Esq, editor of the Bal
timore Tribune, visited this city on thurs
day.
The iurv was discharged on Tuesday and
circuit court adjourned finally Wednesday al
ternoon.
The Advocate Office has increased its ia.
ciities for doing job work by the addition OF
two new presses
John H. Millender, one of the Baltimore
comfy commissioners, is quite ILL., at his home
in the 9th district.
The Tayler Manufacturing Company, IN
order to keep up with the demand for their
engines, have been obliged to work their
operatives at night.
Our information regarding the washing
away of several county iron bridges, published
last week, after further inquiry proves not 10
have been correct.
The afternoon trains on the Western Mary
land Railroad were delayed on Wednesday
by the falling of rock on the track near zen
Mar, caused by the heavy ram.
The festival for the benefit Of Ascension
parish. held this week in the Chapel, was as
successful as the projectors and managers hau
expected. Il viii be continued tonight
A number of cattle have recently died IN
the neighborhood Of Hampstead, and a phy
sieian Who was called to examine them Is OF
the opinion that they had the pleuro-pheuho'
MIA.
Mr.. John E. Slorp, Of this city, has taken
the cake on large strawberries. nose proaght
V,I.--slar- the LARGEST
vet shown this year, and the flavor was equal
to any.
As the children passed our office on Tues
day morning, with their buckets ana oasEets'
on their way 10 B. f. Shriver i Cos. Can
ming Factory, We thought they were on their
way to picnic.
There was hail mingled with the rain on
Tuesday morning last, in the lower part OF
this county, and a subsequent lowering Of the
temperature, making fires aad oyercoats ne
cessary to comfort.
The heavy rains this week have caused
considerable damage to lands and crops IN
this county. 4 Mr.. Reed, near Carrolltoa'
estimates that 1900 carloads Of his farm
have been washed away
Howard. son of r. d. Norment, Esq, had
horse he was riding 70 rear and fall on MN,
opposite Gehr's Warehouse, on wednesday,
braisinc him somewhat but not seriously. The
horse got frightened at a train
This was commencement week at New
Windsor College. The graduates we're Miss
II. Kleefsch, Of New Windsor, saluiaioTlaa
Miss Z. Gilbert, Of UnioHtown, essayisi; n.
o. Shilling, Homecoming, valedieiorian-
We received, few days since, from Miss
Mary Roop, small phial, containing a nam
Der Of small shad, recently Matched cut az me
MARYLAND Fishery Commission Matching
house. They we're about third OF an inch
in length, and dead
We saw on Tuesday some OF the haest
strawberries we have seen this season They
were ofthe variety known as Monarch OF the
West, and were grown by Mr.. James Biggs'
of this city, who has succeeded IN producing
the very finest Of this variety Of fruit
Bv the present schedule on the Western
MARYLAND Railroad, Westminster has SIX pas.
seneer trains east and six vest daily Maii
facilities have also been increased by an addl-
tioRal mail from Baltimore in ;he morning,
giving us the daily papers more than an hour
earlier than heretofore.
The Ford Southern Company, under the
direction Of Miss Emma II. Steiner, played
P;nafore here on SATURDAY. afternoon last, and
Rillee TaSlor on Saturday night MISS May
Hill continued to be the fayorlte. and she
could scarcely do her part on account OF tue
numerous floral tributes.
The experimental artesian we'll, being sunk
on Mitten's hill, southeast end OF thus city,
had attained depth of S3T feet on Thursday
morning, and its capacity was tested. Inc
water was pronounced satisfactory, out tae
supnly was not deemed sufficient, and the
well IS being sunk deeper. Another test Will
be made next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Yiagling, Of Cranberry
Valley met with an accident near Glyndoni on
Monday. They were driving home trsm Balu-
more county. and their horse becoming fright
ened at the carriage whilst cropping grass
during a short rest, ran of, throwing Mrs.
Yingiiug out and inJaring her considerably
They came home by the cars.
Commencement exercises of Western Mary
land College will begin tomorrow, when the
bacealaureate sermon will be preached at the
NJ p. Church BY President j. /. Ward, ID.
ID. Two papers, published by the students,
will be issued duriRg the week-1hs College
Record, daily, and the IrUiRg Literary Gdzettsi
one issue, with large supplement-
The Democratic primaries to form q con
yention 10 select representatives OF Carroll
county in the State convention 10 nominate
a candidate for Comptroller Of the Treasury,
will be held on next Saturday, the 18th, and
the county convention will meet in this city
on Monday. the 10Th. The State convention
will be held in Baltimore, June 2Srd.
Commencement exercises will be held at
Mt. St. Mary's College, near Emmittsbarg,
on Wednesday the 22d, inst, aud at st.
Joseph's on the day following. Among those
expected to be present on the occasion are his
eminence Cardinal McCioskey aud Archbishop
Gibbons. Of Baltimore. 1t is expected that
the college will open as usual in September,
The cIass-stone of 1881, at Western Mary
land College, to be planted by the graduating
class next week, is a handsome one. 1t IS a
representation Of Clio, the muse Of history,
nicely carved from Italian marble, by Mr..
John Beaver, Westminster talented marble
worker. Clio is in sitting posture, holding
a book in one hand, whilst the other hand
holding a pen, has just written IN the book
aClass of 1881.
The grand lodge of Good Samaritans and
Daughters Of Samaria colored order, held
a meeting here on Thursday, and on yesterday
there was another large iahux Of eolored peo-
BE from various points, BY excursion trains.
1t was the great day OF The meeting, ana m
cIuded parade of the various lodges IN at
tendance, accompanied by several brass bands.
The Fair Grounds we're the headquarters Tor
the participants.