The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-10-08
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1881.
AFFAIRS
Local BrevIties.

September was the hottest month THIS year
Quite g number of citizens of this city and
county attended the Hagerstown fair this
week.
Rev. ]. ]. Largent has purchased the farm
of Mrs. Susan Nicodemus, near Oak Orchard
Frederick county.
Peter Baumgardner, of Myers district, re-
Gently lost valuable boar, caused by running
a splinter in its body.
Rev. DR.. Isaac Cole will baptize, by INNER
sion, eight persons at Winters dam, to- NOR
row, Sunday, at II, a. m.
The firm of Newson 4 Curry, stationersi
Baltimore, has been dissolved, Mr.. Il. Dor
sey Newson Withdrawing.
On Wednesday morning last, at6l O'Clock,
the mercury indicated 420 fall OF So since
o'clock, p. M, on Tuesday.
Solomon Zepp, near the Deer Park Chapel
realized ], 1881 bushels of wheat this year.
1t is considered very fine yield.
The Baltimore 0riole commences on Mon
day and win continue until Wednesday night
Half-fare rates on all railroads.
A State convention Of the Young Men'i
Christian Association will be held in this city
this month, commencing on the 9th.
The act to lay out the Baltimore and Refs
terstown turnpike, and the Reisterstown ano
Westminster turnpike, was passed IN 1857
ninety-four years ago.
Washing Jones, of Myers district, recent.
trod on q piece of wood which flew up anS
caused q serious wound to one of his eyes
He may lose the sight.
The Westminster Brass Band goes to Bal
timore on Monday to play during the Oriolt!
celebration. On the first day they will marcl
with the Grand Army Posts.
From j. NJ. Shellman, news agent, we hAv'
received a fac-simile autograph letter iron
Gen. Washington to the governor OF Mary
land, announcing the surrender of CORVALLIS
Under a distribution of public school funds
inst made Carroll county will receive 50,
1882; Howard county, 81. Ss9.66 treder
lick county, $3.50. As; Baltimore county
S10,048.T0.
Miss Mollie Hoppie had the misfortun
TO lose, on Tuesday night last, the handsom
little sorrel pony which she drove 10 he
phseton. The cause of death was fall whicl
fractured its hip.
With a brisk Northwestern and the thermom
eter at 400, there was hasty drawing on oil
shawls and overcoats on Wednesday morn
ing. On Thursday the mercury registere'
$40. There were frost and ice and fires wer
comfortable.
The bicycle is ready, graceful and eco
uomical means Of locomotion, and we woEde
II does not come into more general use. Il
England il is largely substituted for horse
as a road vehicle. One or two nave mad
their appearance here.
Miss Mary B. Shellman, who is collectin
donations for the Michigan sufferers by th
recent forest fires, requests us to State tina
the box viii not be shipped until next Friday
and she would be glad to receive any dona
tons the citizens feel able TO give
Crowrs ice cream establishment has sol,
between six and seven thousand gallons thu
season. The trade has been local altogether
none has been sold in Baltimore. Prepara
tons are nov being made TO store i've thous
and tons of ice preparatory 70 enlarglng op
erations for next year. A new ice house. VIZ
a eapaeity Of three to four thousand tons
nov in process Of construction.
The Maryland State Fair viii be held q
Pimlco. near Baltimore, October 20, u, 2
and %. Il is said that il will be the larges
and best fair ever held by that association
and they have secured the most celebrates
horses catered for the fall meeting Of ID
MARYLAND Jockey Club to contest for the sew
eral purses. DIR. Downey, Of Frederick, wi
also give an exhibition Of his famous shee
dogs.
The Baltimore and Cumberland Vale
Railroad, an extension Of the Western Ma
ryland Railroad, reached Shippensburg, Pa.
Tuesday, and the last spike Tn that section
was driven ia the presence Of several thousan
persons and amid much enthusiasm, by Rev
Mr.. Shields. Col. Roberts, chief enginee
of the road, made an address, TO which Nj
d. K Wagner responded in behalf of th
citizens Of Shippensburg. The occasion wa
observed as holiday BY all classes Of cit