The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-09-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local BrevitIes.


The Republican County Central Committee
is called to meet in this city on Monday next.
Registers of voters give notice in this issue
Of times and places Of their October sittings.
The report this week that there was case
of smallpox ia this city, was totally without
foundation.
Mr.. n. Koontz, near Union Mills, caught
a bass in Pipe Greek lS2 inches long aud
weighing Il pounds.
Chas. c. Pearee crowned Miss Mamie
Stansbury at the Towson Guards tournament
at Timonium on Monday last.
The work Of repairing the streets of West
minister is progressing timely, under the active
management Of Bailif Zeiber.
Sheriff George n. Fringer has had new
roof put on his dwelling on his farm near
this city, and some other repairing done.
During the storm on Saturday evening
last the lightning struck two trees near the
barn Of Mr.. Samuel Erb, near Union Mills.
Mr.. F. r. Buell., formerly Of this city, has
opened school, called "Buell Family
SCHOOL, at 1911 Allegheny Avenue, Phila-
delphia.
Al the Baltimore county fair at Timoniam
last week +. K Herr & Bro, of this city,
took first premiums for family carriag and
Jaeger wagons.
Mrs. George Wilhide is having house built
on the corner Of Sycamore aud Green streets,
and on Liberty street Mr.. Isaac Baer is erect
ing dwelling.
Felix Munshower Will be hanged at Fred
erick on Friday next, for the murder OF his
COUSIN, James L. Wetzel, near Emmiissburg,
about two years ago.
Edward W. Thurman, Of Manchester dis
triet, announces himself a candidate for sher-
If, subject to confirmation BY the Democratic
nominating convention.
The cabbage worms, the progeny Of the
myriads of white butterflies that tit through p
out the season through all our gardens, are
devonring the eabbages ia this region.
Mr.. Alfred Mitien IS building house at
ClosevilIe, on the War6eldsburg road, and
Mr.. Gladhill, at Spring Mil, on the same
road, is also having dwelling erected.
Michael Reilly purchased, at pablc sale, on
Saturday last, the farm Of John Lilly. deeeas-
ed, in Mount Pleasant township, Adams CO. /,
Pa. II contains l2S acres and the price paid
was Sll0 per acre.
The Methodist Protestant Sunday School,
Of this city, had an excursion 70 Pen Mar on
Saturday last, accompanied by part OF the
College and others.
A magnificent aurora borealis was visible
on Monday night Brilliant eorrusea,ions OF
light shot up 10 a considerable height shove
the dusky base Of the aurora, and moved rap
idly from north to south.
The contract for building the joint bridge
over the Patapsco, on the Deer Park road,
between Carroll and Baltimore counties, was
awarded on Thursday to John II. Beekley, Of
Reisterstowa, for $3.50.
The West Pennsylvania Evangelical Lnth-
eran Synod closed its sessions in Hanover on
Tuesday. Five young men we're ordained 10
preach. The next session will be held at
IttIestown, in September, 1882.
A freight train going west and the Meehar-
icstown accommodation ran together near
York Roadon Saturday morning The engines
qloq jotrains were considerably damaged,
and delay Of about four hours was caused.
Geo. w. Albaugh is making valuable i'm
movement nc the corner Of Court and Main
streets. in the erection Of large three story
brick sore, fronting 40 feet on Main street
and running back so feet on Court street. II
is TO have glass froEt.
Two hours rain on Saturday morning, fol-
lowed by a dashing shower on Sunday even
ing, cooled the atmosphere, washed the dust
from the face Of nature, refreshed the pas
lures. and started the plows Of patiently-wait-
ing farmers in their fallOw- fields
Yennor said rain would come on the 10Th
of September, If not before, aud promptly at
the time be foretold, down It cdme. Wednes-
day next is the autamnal equinox, the time
when the days and nights are equal; period
usually attended BY rain and high wind, IN
this latitude.
During the storm on Sunday afternoon
last the lightning struck three shocks Of corn
in the 6eld OF Mr., Lewis Green, near Tannery
Station, and IN an instant they were ablaze.
They burned up without setting FIRE to any
others. Mr.. Baer, living near by, was vii
ness Of the scene.
One hundred and sixteen men are on the
payroll Of the Taylor Manufacturing Com
pany. and they are paid between Sll00 and
$500 weekly. Owing to the great increase
in orders part Of the employees work until
ten o'clock at night, and another portion
work all night.
We acknowledge the receipt from Mr.. w.
81. Waters, president Of the board, the annual
report of the board of trustees OF the New
port, Kentucky, public schools 1t isa neat
Is gotten up pamphlet Of seventy-six pages,
and includes a list Of sos books belonging TO
the Newport public school library.
The thermometer had "a high old time,
from the lst to the 10th of the present month.
- As high as 80" was nothing; it absolutely
went up to LOG ia the shade, aud the only
thing that aAy one could do was To keep
shady for the weather would have its own
way 10 spite Of all ill-natured aspersiOns.
The ADvocATE this week has added to its
lists very large number Of campaign sub
seribers and few yearly subscribers. The
largest list Of campaign subscribers came from
Mr. VIM. A. Abbott, Of Hampstead, who sent
ms seventeen. Several others from Hamp-
stead sent their subscriptions direct to this
Office.
BENJAMIN f. Gist, near this city, picked lS6
bushels OF peas from ] bushels Of land, and
sold Them at b. f. Shriver & Co.'S canning
factory for 81 per bushel. From one acre Of
sugar corn he realized $72, and from | acres
Of tomatoes he had sold, up to and including
Monday last, over 200 bushels at 35 cents per
basheI. Owing to the drought the tomato
crop was cut short at least one-third.
.Dewdrop.p the handsome residence OF
Judge John w. Smith, near York road, was
ali ablaze on Saturday evening, the Bird, the
occasion being a reception rendered by the
iudge and his excellent wife to Mr.. Earnest
Kelly and bride, of Union Bridge, Carroll
county. Quite a number of guests were pres
ent. and all expressed themselves highly de-
lighted with the evenings entertainment
Frederick Times.
The roads were literally ground into pow
der during the late protracted drouth. The
wind threw dust into ones eyes at every step
of his progress. Wigs were powdered free Of
cost. except the cost Of Inconvenience and
unpleasantness. Il should have been time
Of great humility, for dust and ashes covered
the heads of all, without regard TO age, sex
or condition. But the rain at length came
down like dew upon the mown grass, and
Nature looked up and smiled through her
tears, rejoicing over her regeneration by
sprinkling.