The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-09-09
s,rrRDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1882
LOCAL AFFAIRS
IOeaI BreVities.

n.,,;c schools of Carroll county open next
Monday. D. po,,a a;ooo,aoa
Inc Gno music on our streets Wednesday
night. -. +ho Uosh;nto,,
Luz vb;bited to us a few days ago double
I' W., Baer. of this city, has been APP
.,rted temporary assistant welgher IN the
Z 'I.;more custom house.
p" m.,ocrats not registered by next Saturday
.lIt viii not be qualified to take part in the
Rmssm Num- primary meetings.
Iooh Weimert, of this city, brought to the
" a.o office on Thursday a cluster of nine
Ap Notoes of the trophy variety, which weighed
81 pounds.
4r.noII county farmers generally have fin
"a, .aI launching for fall seeding. The weather
isie Id r fine and the ground in good condi-
fon for the work.
.I,ato weighing two pounds at the ADVOCATE
s;oo this week. 1t was grown on his farm
near Westminster. =,
HSa' drew J. Green, son of Mrs. Elizabeth
c.a a of Uniontown, was adjudged of un-
u Sonnd mind last Saturday by committee de
irnatico inquirendo.
I"' T%e Red Mems picnic at Taneytown on
Saturday, was largely attended and enjoyable.
nr Mcclure, of York, Pa, spoke in the fore
noon and afternoon.
"O The gettysburg Compiler notices the pres
orca in that place last week, of Hons. John
: Smith and Charles B. Roberts and DR.. f.
WrJ Murray Yingling, of this city, brought
% onr office on Tuesday some black cap rasp-
Serries of the second crop. The berries were
LARGE large and fine and fully developed:
Nm 0. Iigget, of York, Pa, formerly of
This city. has bought the farm of T. John
Rowie containing 131 acres, near Annapolis
Jnnction. Anne Arundel county, Md. Price,
$4,000.
mories are published at the head OF the first
column on the next page. None but regis
torod Democrats will be qualified to take part
in the primaries.
,oaaJ IN nlav at the Baltimore Oriole cele-
5r9ton on the second day-Wednesday. The
Rand will have the full membership of eigh-
teen in the parade.
Mr., VIM. Pearce, of Freedom district, has
AMIN been successful with his lance. Last
trllaV. AT Sweet All, DdlblLhOlC nv
took third honor and prize, lap cover, and
crowned Miss Jessie Almoney second maid of
honor.
Mr.. Anon Allgire, living on the Baltimore
nike near Sandy Mount, sent us sample OF
his corn stalks this year. ltmeasured Ii feet
Sincbes. had two ears on it, and was taken
from lot of four acres. where the corn was
about all alike.
Vim. S. Iett of ReisterstOwn, who was ar
rested in Baltimore last week for attempting
10 shoot street-car conductor, pulling flow
ers in the public squares, &c, has been ad-
iudged insane, and his friends have put him
in Spring Grove Asylum.
The following have been awarded scholar
sbips in Western Maryland College: j. Mil
ton Denton. of Howard county; Miss Ida Colt,
ofCaIvert county, j. |. Ross and Harry Penn,
from the LIST and 3rd legislative districts OF
Baltimore city: Percy Mullikin, of Talbot
county.
To-day Saturday is the time for the ex'
curson to IIuray Train leaves Westminster
at seven minutes after six O. clock, and it will
be the last excursion to the caverns this sea
son. No postpOnement on account OF the
weather. Should it rain here, it may be cleal
across the Potomac.
Monday last was busy day in Westmin
ster. and large number of people from al
parts of the county came to town. Pollhcs Il
being discussed considerably Y, and the Judge
shin is receiving much attention from the PEG
pie Democrats who want to give some prac
teal expression to their opinions must register
and then they can take part IN primary meet
ingS
The corner stone of the new NJ. 7. Churcl
on the Washington road, near Morgan Run
will be laid on Sunday the 18th instant, at
O'Clock. D. m. Rev. T. D. Valiant, Presi
dent of the MARYLAND Annual Conference, ant
Rev. ]. T. Murray, D. D., of Westminster
are expected to officiate. Services will b!
held during the entire day in the grove ad
joining.
The Common Council on Friday night o
last week ordered new street crossings acros
Court street at the City Hotel; across Greer
street and across Centre street where thos
streets intersect; across Liberty street, ives
of Green, and another on Bond street. Ih
Council also took some action regarding thu
LAYING of pavements, and contemplate procur
ing more iron lamp posts and repairing som
of the lamps now badly in need of it.
J. H. Saltzgiver, of York, Pennsylvania,
BROTHER of Mrs. VIM. NJ. Miller, of Woolery
district, this county, was drowned last wee
whilst bathing in the Codorus, near Spring
Rock. A strange feature in this affair, says
York paper, is a dream had by the oldest so
of Mr.. Saltzgiver on the night of the fatal ae
cident. 1t seems the lad had demonstrate
with his father against going on this trip, an
daring the night he dreamed that his fathe
was drowned In his sleep he called aloud t
his mother, saying that "Father is drowned
When he awoke the next morning, he rela
ed his dream to his mother, when she told hll
she had heard him cry during the night. Ih
conversation was barely concluded when tn
wagon with the fathers corpse arrived at tn
door,
The Teachers Institute.