The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-09-24
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER q 1881,
LocA AFFAIRS


steri this year, than in any year since sS9'.Y
Public SCHOOLS of this county viii be closed
on Monday next, in respect to the memory
of the President F,z41ss.ess.rs..srF
The Westminster Fire Department will give
an excursion to Chambersburg on Nednes-
day, October 18th. 6ai.' $3.50 a-
Theprotraeted droath prevented cloyerseed
from filing properly. The result IS small
yield ofinferior seed. ...4
a telephone line connects the Taylor Man
ufacturing Company sworks with the residence
ofSGperintendent X. N, Beck slsal -lodi
During the, past week several farmers NTH
neighborheod of Unionville, Frederick coun-
tyi have purchased 1000 head of sheep
Miss Ella g. Wilson, of Warwick, Cecil
county has been appointed to fill the vacancy
in Western Maryland College from that co.
Democratic primaries take place next Sat
urday-the LIST. Baltimore county Republl-
can primaries viii take place the same day.
Felix Munshower, who was to have been
hung at Frederick, yesterday, has been res
piled by Gov. Hamilton until November IL
Several of our farmers have constructed
silos. Mr.. L. Ecker, of New Windsor dis
trict, hassone that will hold so tons Of fodder.
Atthe Lexington Ky races on Thursday
OF iaSs week. lE..A kidoS4sn s1s0SocetSA -" 80
the handicap purse. of $30o,m heatsifin
two Straight heats; lime l.5l and .544. Il
Elder Wm.H. FrankliD, &c Sans Creek
raised this season on one.quarter of an acre
90 bushels of sweet potatoes. The drought
cut The crop short, but improved the quahty{
Mashbutns's show sxhibitea ii thsIeity on
Monday! The Attendance was small in the
afternoon, but Id the evening fully 400 per-
sens were. present, and the performance was
very creditabio indeed. -
Mr.. Peter Smith, of near Taneytown, on
thursday of last week. lost q valuable colt,
FIVE mouths old. It was sired BY OILERS
celebrated Russian stallion, and gave prom
Use OF making q fine horse.
The bell fer the Westminster Fire Depart
ment has been ordered. It viii weigh about
1000 pounds, and cost with fixtures, N the
neigh6Ofhood of S2T5. A toverfor y vii be
buft on The Fire Department Building. -
Mr.. j. G. Peiffer. Of this city, next week
will be at the Delaware State Far, at Dover,
and the week following at the Cecil county
Fair, al Eikton;, with bis morse Clipper, who
has been entered in one or more races at each
place. III sAssa
Andrew J. Brown and Andrew L. +. Brown
were fined 81 each by Justice Cyapster, on
Wednesday for violations 81 law and AN
drew L. T. Brown was held IN the sum OF
500 for the action Of the grand jury for re-
sisting an officer.
Mr.. William Fenby's wheat crop this year
averaged sixteen bushels to the acre. Part o.
the land was eorn-gronna. He also raised
seventy bushels Of cloverseed this year. AIR,
Fenby' 5 farm is on the Washington road, two
miles from this city.
The Taylor Manufacturing Company have
shipped this week, to establishments IN Geor-
gia and Florida, two 90-herse aud one 80
horse boilers. The Company can scarcely
keep up with their orders, even by working q
pad Of the force al night fkE 81
Business men should Sremember nkat the
ADvocATE, always having the largest eircnla-
ton in Carroll, and being the best medium
through which to reach the pzbllcs has withlp
tkspastt two weeks added very largely 70 -
list 81 subscribers aud i SILL more yalnAhle
70 adVertiseFs. The list is still Increasing
A gentleman of this city, il getting match
from his pocket to light . cigar, palled GAL y
roll of seventeen dollars, which still remains
missing. He had smoke, however, and the
loss Is not worrying him. Seventeen dollar
smokes. when taken innocentiy, are SAID 70
be no better than i've cent one
Christian Rcther, Of Manchester, charged
with getting money under false pretenses from
LEXIS Green had bearing before Justice n
B. Mikesell on Wednesday, and was diseharg-
ed He was Immediately arrested on a bench
warrant to snswer 40 indictment filed two
years ago, for selling liquor anlaWfulsy.
The number of students now at Western
MARYLAND College is ~. From Maryland,
loss FiEginia, s. Pennsylvania, 4; Neosas1a,
?: District Of Columbia, /; North Carolina, i
South Carolina, /; New York. il West IN
dies, 1; Brazil, L Male students, ri female,
so. Students boarding 10 the Institution, 49,
Students preparing for the christian ministry
II Tho eousns Asriealtural EkhibitiOn a.
Gettysburg, Pa, on Tuesday Wednesday and
Thursday September n. Is and %, 1851,
promises 10 be unusually interesting The
attractions of the Baflle Field have been in.
creased, notably kx the erection Of the free
Observatory on RoundTop- A visit 10 Get
tysburg during Fair Week viii compensate IN
many ways.
J. W. Englar has the champion pumpkin
in Carroll county. When L was last seen Il
measured Eve feet Eve inches in eirenmter'
enee, and was still growing When. hrst dis
covered il was lying about half foot iron
the feaee, and Mr.. Englar removed it further
of. 80 that il would not be dwarfed in its
growth. In q few days he went 70 look Riier
Il, and found that II again reached the fence,
and fearing 10 remove it again lest it might
iniure the vine, be took down three panels Of
fence. Ii nov has the whole feld II its dis.
posal, and it promises to be a pretty good
sized puuipkin.LNet Windsor Herald
4 A despatch from, York, Pa, September p
says lhieyesi fast night entered Diehl Broth
eris store at Seitzland, about sixteen miles
souih Of York, on the Northern Central Rail
way, and succeeded in blowing the safe q
pieces during the passage of train. Over
$500 in cash were taken, but the checks and
notes we're undisturbed. The postofice was
also entered, but nothing taken. Passing into
the Office OF E. Il. Bollinger, two heles were
bored into the safe, bat the thieves were
frightened of before doing further damage
No clue to the robbers tfotz s44pt50
On Wednesday afternoons Mr.. Peter Hof'
man, Of Baltimore, metwith severe accident
at Mechanicstown,i Frederick county. de
attempted to get on moving car OF the mai
train Of the Western Maryland railroad from
Baltimore 10 Hagerstown, when he fell, and
woaIdin6 doubt have been killed but for lht
prompt action of Nail Agent Joseph Stlyers,
Who iumped from the train and pulled hFr
from under the car. Mr.. Stivefs act was
timely enough 10 save hrs life, but the whee
Of the car passed over his left foot, cutting II
off midway The gentleman's wife was OF
the train, having preceded him few MN
ates. She got off end remained with htm al
Mechanicstown. He had been boarding a
DR.. VIM. S. Mcpherson S for sometime.