The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-08-26
SATURDAY. AUGUST 26, 1882.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local BrevIties.

A<OcAA DECNAtACSs
d. H. Hoffacker, of Manchester, threshed
264 bushels of wheat from 69 acres.
Persons who pay their taxes this month viii
be allowed discount of five per cent.
Mr.. George Miller is putting an additional
story to his residence on Main street.
The thanks of the ADVOCATE are due Mrs.
Dr. Butler for late st. Paul, Minnesota, papers.
Ephraim Rowe, has purchased, for $50 per
acre, the farm of Miss Banks in Uniontown
district.
Mr.. A. D. Burlington, near Uniontown,
raised 40 bushels ST Fultz wheat on three
acres this year.
Mr.. Isaac Wright, of this city, has been
chosen principal of the grammar school at
Union Bridge.
A letter from Hampstead, concerning the
camp there, is rejected because the author
did not sign his name.
The addition to Western Maryland College
has been ehristened Ward Hall. The corner
stone was laid Monday.
The new bell for Grace Lutheran Church,
this city, arrived yesterday. 1t weighs 300
pounds, and is the largest in the city.
Burns Post, of this city, viii have their
cump-fire next Thursday, in Col. Longwell 5
woods, adjoining Westminster.
The TAYLOR Manufacturing Company are
now working two hundred hands, and their
payroll requires 81, 100 weekly.
John Shirk. of Middeburg district, viii
have 1000 bushels of peaches this year, and IS
selling them at one dollar bushel in has
orchard.
The dense black cloud which swept over
this city from west to east, on Tuesday morn
ing last, made it so dark that many persons
had to light their gas.
On Saturday last Henry Albaugh sold his
store-honse and dwelling and an acre and
three-quarters of land, at Pleasant Valley, to
Melanchton Myers, for $3.50
On the farm of Judge Melchor F. Allgire,
in Hampstead district, lS4 dozen sheayes
Welded 1873 bushels of wheat. 1t was the
white blue-stem wheat
Robbery of the railroad station at Linwood
wes attempted ON Thursday night of last week,
but the thieves we're frightened of by the
agent firing pistol at them.
Ann NJ. Stonesifer, az trustee of Reuben
Stonesifer, deceased, has sold at private sale
q farm Of l69 acres, in Middleburg district, to
Joseph Sharrer at $40 per acre.
Mrs. McElroy, wife Of C. L. MeEIroy, Of
Manchester, died last Wednesday after brief
illness. Her remains we're taken 10 Sails
bury, Conn.,, for interment.
Sorse changes have been made in the reg
istTation notice for the September sitting, aEd
voters should give II a close reading. Regis
tiers viii sit on September 9Th, 9Th, It'll, sth,
9th, 18th, 18th. l4th, 10Th and l6th-ten days
in all.
Last Monday George Bollinger, residing
or MussuIman' 5 heirs farm, near Manchester,
sustained q fracture Of his left arm and disle-
cation OF the elbow. DR.. +. A. Shower rem
dered the necessary surgical attention..
Peaches have been selling at SLIGO per
bushel in Westminster this week. The price
IS now down to 81, which is ample, eonsid-
ering that Baltimore is stocked with them at
70 cents bushel.
Mr.. John y. Powder brought 70 this Office,
yesterday, an ear Of green corn, in the husk,
grown by Master Jacob Powder, aud known
as Powders Sweet which weighed lbs.
II ozs. Who can beat il with sweet corn2
Benjamin Brown, colored, was sent TO the
GoIored House Of Reformation on Thursday,
by Justice Crapsser. on the oath Of his par
ents that he was incorrigible, &c. Constable
John Haines conducted him to his future res
idenee.
On Monday evening last when Messrs.
George Arbangh and John Musser we're at
work on the addition TO Col. LoEgwelfs barn,
the scaffold fell. carrying both 70 the ground.
Arbaugh's wrist was broken and Masser es-
capped with only few bruises.
The sheep law, passed BY the Legislature
last winter, Is published in this issue. Il i'm
poses a tax on dogs, the tax to be applied to
reimbursing farmers for less Of sheep occa-
stoned by dogs, the surplus, if any, to 20 10
the county board Of school commissioners.
Xennor writes to the Toronto lNai pre-
dieting a severe storm period on the lover
lakes toward the enc Of the present month
and the entry Of September. He also pre-
diets similar disturbances along the New Jer-
sey coast and southwark to and beyond Char
lesion, or the Atlantic coast
Linwood camp closed yesterday, Friday.
There were twenty-one tents, besides the
boarding tent, occupied as follows:-U riah
Yingling, B. fleagle, W. Rodkey, r Look
enbill, b. Philip, Elias Appier, G. Fritz. Z.
Hiltabridle. Z. Garner, J. r. Sensensy, j.
Bowers, Mary Smith, Martha Gore, Levi
Illegal, A. Anders, Z. Englar and Mr.. J.
y. Weaver.