The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-07
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Z, 1882.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local BreVities.

Local breVitles.
u.ul On the additions to the Court House
:, nrooressing very well.
H., Shellman. news dealer, we have re-
IA tbe Hagerstown Almanac for 1888.
musician in the lower part OF Carroll
rs P' q case of well defined chills and fever.
nr Henry Delman is seriously i'll at his
a. :Jonce near Mt. ST. Mary's College, EN-
mittsburg
r-';ttsbnrg on Wednesday, Rev. II. w.
Embns, of this city, was elected president for
the present year.
Conductor N. L. Bressler, of the Western
uorDIand Railroad, was knocked down and
1l 't n the face by horse on Saturday at the
o"s of Baltimore and Howard streets.
Mr. Tbaddeus c. Blair, the Republican
on,;nee for congress in this district, was a
roS;dent of this city some ten years ago, and
i.os yprv popular with all who knew him.
pov lanes Pearre, of Unionville, Frederick
oo,Intv father-in- law of Charles V. Wantz, of
his citv. died on Thursday morning. He
baJ heen i'll for some time, and his death was
not unexpected.
Rev. Joseph Sherry, prominent minister
Of tbe German Baptist or bunker Church,
died at his residence near Gettysburg, Pa, on
Monday afternoon last, of malarial fever, run
ming into typhoid.
Tbroe noIitica1 conventions have been held
IN Westminster this week; Democratic prlma-
rios will be held to- day, and on Monday and
Tuesday registration occupied the attention OF
many. The week is one of politics certainly.
The Carroll county Jail has not yet been
handed over to the Commissioners. The re-
noirs are nearly finished. The Jail is in much
bnttcr condition than before the fire, and the
dwelling part has been much improved at the
county expense.
Lewis A. Williams, surviving executor of
Greenbury Williams, sold on Thursday farm
of 30 acres a mile and half from Finksburg,
to William H. Gardner at $40 per acre also
wood lot of three acres to the same purchaser
at $53 per acre.
The ADVOCATE list of subscribers has had
numerous additions recently. Some twelve
or fourteen names have been added this week.
The subscriptions were all voluntary. Adver
Users who want to reach the people should
make note of it.
Mr.. George W. Kerby sees the double
headed cabbage of Mr.. W. H. I. Yingling, of
Pleasant Valley, noticed in the ADVOCATE
last week, and goes two heads better. He
saws he has in his garden in this city two cab
bage stalks with four heads ON each stalk
The public school treasurer of Carroll
county has been notified that the October
distribution of the state school tax to be ap-
piled to the white schools of the county this
year. will be S3,378.55, which is less than it
was at the same time last year, by the sum of
$24S35. .....-..
William A. Golden, Esq, of whom the
Baltimore papers of Saturday and Sunday
spoke so fatteringly, has located at fancy
town, his birth place, where he will practice
the profession of law Taneytown has now
two resident attorneys-Messrs. H. M. Cla-
baugh and William A. Golden.
By a law passed at the last session of the
Legislature, shooting, trapping or in any man
ner destroying cartridges is prohibited in this
county until November LIST, 1884. The pen
atty for violating the law is fine of $40 for
every bird. In default of fine the offender
will be committed to Jail for thirty days.
Judicial primaries (Democratic) take place
to-day. The county convention will be held
in this city at 10 o'clock, prompt, on Monday
morning next, and the district convention will
be held at Ellicott City on Tuesday next. AS
the delegates to the Ellicott City convention
will have to leave here Monday evening, it is
hoped the delegates to the county convention
will be here early next Monday, in order that
the county convention can be organized at 10
o'clock. 20. 1921
There was family defined aurora borealis
on Monday night and on Wednesday night a
very peculiar one. 1t was circumscribed in
extent, but resembled dense black cloud the
upper edge of which was brilliantly illumi-
mated. Through the dun base of the aurora
star of the first magnitude was plainly visi-
BILE. Again, on Thursday night, there was
another auroral display, which however was
partially obscured by clouds. The freqency
of this phenomenon recently, is remarkable.
The Chambersburg, Pa, Val1ey Spirit, of
Wednesday says: The construction ofthe bull
dings for the Taylor Manufacturing Companyis
going rapidly forward. The stating of the roof
has commenced and by the end of the week, if
the weather continues good, the main building
will be almost wholly rooted and slated, the
brick work now being about finished. Work
will shortly be commenced on the inside OF
the buildings. The brick work of the engine
room is completed with the exception of the
stack which is going rapidly upward.
WarfieIdsburg Items.
The Y. NJ. C. A. of this place at their reg
ular monthly meeting, which was held here
on Tuesday evening last, elected three dele
gates to the State convention, which convenes
at Charleston, w. Va, October 18th, and con-
tinues in session three days. The following
members were elected: j. w. Sellman, u.
W. Penning and Samuel Orth.
The fine weather of the past week has given
an impetus to corn cutting and wheat seeding
The majority of our farmers have finished
their seeding, with the exception OF their corn
ground.
Mr.. Vachel Sellman has added to the ap-
pearance of his house by having it painted
Morelock and Handy, painters
George Barnes and Mrs. Hannah Lantz,
wife of Theo. A. Lantz, have been quite i'll
the past week with typhoid fever. We are
glad to learn from their obliging physician
that they are slowly improving.
Our citizens have taken advantage OF the
beautiful sight afforded them by our latest
heavenly visitor, "The Comet during the
fine mornings of the past week, and to hear
them discussing it stranger would suppose
that judicial primaries were far in the future
Or past Candidates, beware
Death Of Mrs. Mary Reese.
Mrs. Mary Reese, an estimable lady, well
known in this community and in Baltimore,
died at her residence in this city at ten o clock
on Sunday evening, October lst Although
in feeble health for some time, her death was
calm and peaceful, ike the CLOSE VI d SUM
mer day-a fit ending to the quiet life she has
always led Mrs. Reese was the widow of
John F. Reese, for many years postmaster in
Westminster, and leaves three sons, in bust
ness in New York City. She was also the
last of the large family of Fishers, many of
whom occupied high positions in the com;
mercial world. Funeral services were held
at Ascension protestant EpiscopaD Church
on Wednesday morning, Rev. j. Stewart
Smith officiating. The pail bearers were six
of her nephews Hon. John E. Smith, Rev.
]. W. Reese and J. C. Frizell, of Westmin-
ster; and Hon. VIM. A, Harmanus and Harry
Fisher, of Baltimore. During the services
the beautiful burial chant, and the hymns
Rock of Ages and "Abide with me" were
sung by the choir, after which she was laid to
rest in the quiet little yard adjoining the
church, affectionately remembered by large
circle of relatives and friends.
Double Pipe Creek Items.
A number of our citizens expect to go to
Westminster next week on the celebrated
White VS.. Anders mill dam case, to be tried
haforo al, - N;~o,,f Conr4 This cacQ PROMISES