The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-09-16
s,rrRDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1882
LOCAL AFFAIRS
L0caI Brevities.

,,r ;s the last day of the Septemberreg-
isration' ,:a a. ,lo,.
t"I;ens this week.
Oh =" r,,s streets and pavements of Westminster
iI Ie;ng repaired in many places.
"c c. . and overcoats were in requisition
=: suck Usek. the mercury dropping to 4S0.
HT I,hn Gerke has repapered and reprinted
=. 'U saloon and put in new furniture.
us H. West Pennsylvania Synod of the Luth-
lug Cturcb is now in session at Littlestown,
- Thursday next will be the autumnal equi-
~ when the days and the nights will be
fT..ou;ah Rinehart has sold his farm of 200
Ssi' near Frizzleburg, to Levi Maus, of Lit
, It.t for $4,000. "a. -l.
~" little daughter of Thomas Bosley, living
Hampstead, broke an arm on Sunday by
falling out OF SWING
andrew J. Dougherty has been appointed
-a;no Of the peace in Freedom district, vice
7 < Kearney, deceased.
Pins Cooper, colored, charged with bastar-
L. wos sent to jail by Justice Crapster on
Thursday II, in default of security.
nnrug the heavy rain last Monday the roof
g tbe moulding shops at the Taylor Works
T i"oked so badly work had to cease.
pov G, H. Moffet will officiate at Ascen-
,on p, E. Church tomorrow, in the absence
If DR.. Smith, the rector.
Iobn Human, son of the sheriff of Wor-
o.ster county, was the successful competitor
G Gss the scholarship at Western Maryland Col
lege.
George W. Phillips, near this city, on the
Washington road, raised this year a tomato
weighing q pounds, and measuring 20x17
inches.
Democrats who are not registered by to-
rabt will not be qualified to participate in
tho Democratic primaries on September Both
and October 18th. -.'
On Saturday last Wm Kesselring, as exec
utor of John Kesselring, sold farm OF 724
acres, in Taneytown district, to Joseph Bee
miller for S2537.5O.
Richard Logue, near Spring Mill station,
has two sows that last week farrowed 20 and
Il pigs respectively. The one that farrowed
% has twice farrowed q.
The engine of freight train ran off the
track lust below this city on Monday after
noon last, delaying the evening trains east
and west No damage was done. ,
All trains of the Western Maryland Rail-
road have been out of time this week, on ac-
count of the difficulty of getting through the
tunnel at Baltimore and the heavy travel.
Jesse Shreeve, near Westminster, brought
to the ADVOCATE Office, one day this week,
three tomatoes on one stem-one of red va
rey and the other two of yellow variety.
The Westminster canneries are running
night and day, and more produce is offered
than they can handle. B. F. Shriver & Co.
have been sending corn to the cannery at I'm
ion Mills.
A bridge on the Western Maryland Rail-
road, near Salisbury station, between Hagers-
town and Williamsport, was burned last Sun
day night. having caught fire from sparks of
an engine. @
The amount of building on hand in West
Minister, and the difficulty of procuring labor
ers will retard the work until overtaken by
frost 1t is being pushed forward, however,
with all possible dispatch.
A peach supper will be given by the ladies
Ofthe NJ, E. Church, in the yard of the church,
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Sep
TENDER Goth, Dist and 22d. Fruit of all kinds,
ice cream, cake, &c.
The 9th Maryland regiment (federaD had a
reunion of officers and men in Baltimore on
Thursday, and formed an Association. Gen.
Horn was chosen president, and Col. VIM. A.
McKellip, of this city, was elected as one OF
the vice presidents.
There was some fine yields of wheat in
Woolery's district this year. VIM. N. Mat
thews raised 438 bushels on II acres-an aver
age of 36! bushels per acre. Samuel Hartman
threshed As bushels from so dozen sheaves,
and John H. Chew threshed 40 bushels from
Al dozen sheaves.
The excursion to Luray last Saturday was
not very large, but was great success. The
weather was delightful, the company pleasant,
and good time was made. Some six or eight
excursionists fingered at Luray too long and
were left They were from Freedom district
and Reisterstown.
Geo. W. Matthews, real estate agent of this
city, sold last week for Samuel Weimert his
dwelling and about seven acres of land on the
Uniontown pike, Just above the toll-gate, to
Mrs. Clarke, from the northern part of Penn
syvania. for $11OO. Mrs. Clark has since
bought an acre and half of ground from
Jacob Young.
From John F. Manager, druggist, 226 West
Pratt street, Baltimore, Nd, we have received
copy of "Baltimore-Its Industrial Devel-
Opment." 1t contains a historical and de-
seriptive review of the State and Baltimore,
illustrated with cuts of colonial and revoln-
tiOnary celebrities. Mr. Manager is native
of this place and is an active and enterprising
man.
On Wednesday morning last, Susan Dorsey,
eolored, was struck by an eastbound passen-
ger train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
while attempting to cross the track near Wa
tersville. The wounded woman was taken to
Sykesville and left in charge of DR.. q. Z.
Moorehead. Her right arm was broken IN
two places, and she is considerably bruised.
Her condition is not dangerous.
Registration has been progressing very well
IN all the districts heard from, and by tonight
there will be very few persons unregistered.
Up to last Tuesday Freedom district was lit.
tie above her highest poll. The highest poll
Is exceeded in Woolery's district, also, and IN
franklin pretty full vote is registered. UP
to noon yesterday, in this district, there has
been registered 226 white and Fl colored,
making total for the district of 1222-ll0G
white, III colored. The highest vote cast In
the district was 1884.
Two Accidents.
On L. l. l1..o l.. h.,M Ms