The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-05-20
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1882.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Rrexities.


Monday.
A number of improvements are being made
at Penmar preparatory to the opening of the
excursion season.
Miss Mollie Hoppe, of this city, started on
Thursday for Atlanta, Georgia. to spend some
time with her brother.
Six shares of the stock of the Reisterstown
turnpike company sold in Baltimore on Mon
day at Sl.S7a per share.
VIM H. Davis, formerly proprietor of the
ADVOCATE, has purchased the Ellicott Clfy
Times, and has taken possession.
Heliotrope or sun-Aashing signals will be
experimental with to-day from points in the
Cumberland Valley to Penmar.
James A. LeFevre, says the IittleStown
Era. has been appointed receiver OF the lat
tlestown Mutual Relief Association.
There must have been some weather at
Manchester last week, as the Enterprise had
ten items about it in one column.
w. J. Fink and family, Of Baltimore, have
come to Westminster to spend the summer, and
are boarding at Mrs. Starts al the West End.
Jonas s. Harner of Taneytown district, has
contracted to build barn for Solomon Ston-
err, near Uniontown. The barn Is to cost
$500.
Endeavors are being made TO reorganize
the Carroll County Agricultural Society a
notice of which will be found in another
column.
A gentleman who was complaining of the
continued wet and gloomy weather, few
DAYS ago, remarked that visit from has moth
er-in-law would be u relief.
Ten indictments against one person Is
great many, vet that IS the number Of indict-
ments the present grand jury has entered up
against citizen Of Westminster.
Vim. p. Stone, near this city, on the New
Windsor road, lost two hogs this week from
what he supposed TO be hog cholera. They
died an hour after being attacked
Mr.. T. B. Buckingham died near franklin
vile. on the 9th instant. He had been a
magistrate for a number of years. and was re
Gently reappointed to that position.
1t is supposed that Circuit Court will not
continue as long as at first expected, anG that
It win adjourn in about two weeks.
The seventeen-year locustS viii put in an
appearance in Maryland this year, and the
forests will resound with "Pharoah.
Mrs. L. z. Woods, of Baltimore, spent
Wednesday and Thursday in this city, and
with her daughter, Miss Maggie, went 70 Fred,
erick Thursday evening, where they will spend
month or more.
During the excitement on Thursday, Wills,
the jail was on fire, a lady forgot to put any
sugar IN some lemon pies she was making,
and did not remember the omission until the
pies were half baked.
The congressional convention to nominate
a candidate for Congress in this district, viii
be held in Westminster October 4th. The
fifth judicial convention, Of which Carroll Is a
part, will be held at Ellieott City October TO-
Rev. John J. Murray, brother Of Rev. }.
r. Murray, Of this city. has accepted call 70
St Johns Independent Methodist Church,
Liberty Street, Baltimore. He has been pas
tor of the First Methodist Church, Pittsburg
Pa
DIR. l.. Swormsiedt, formerly Of this city,
but now pracsicing medicine in Washington
city. recently assisted in the complete extir-
nation Of a cancer with amputation Of the
breast, and removal Of the adjacent axillary
glands.
At a meeting Of the stockholders of the
Parr Ridge Gold and Mining Company, on
Saturday last, ct Manchester, it was resolved
10 sell the effects of the Company and close
an affairs. The sale will take place next
month.
Mai. w. G. Poole, who has been spending
some months at New Windsor, has purchased
IS acres of land at GlyBdon. on the Western
MARYLAND Railroad, and viii begin building At
once. Major Poole viii be quite an acquisl-
ton to Baltimore county.
Col. Wesley W. Garner, Of Columbus City,
Iowa, sends as an invitation to the fourth an
nual tournament Of the Iowa State Eiremen
Association, to be held at Muscatine ON June
1916. Col Garner also enclosed a draft to
pay his subscription to March /, 1884.
David Fraim, from Sans Creek neighbor-
hood, died rather suddenly, at the Aims
House ON Tuesday afternoon, aged about y
wears. of heart disease He had been Unwel
for several years, but on Tuesday morning
was as well as usual, and his death was quite
unexpected.
Lawrence Benford. son Of Samuel Benford,
of the Benford House, has added a bear 70
his collection of eRriosities. 1t Is young
cub, and was obtained from Dalton, Georgia
Lawrence is a young Barnum. He has grey
hounds, ferrets, deer and bear. The bear
is visited daily by many people.
The cantata, 'sAn Hour in Fairy Land,
win be given by forty children of Westmin-
ster. at Odd Felloss' Hall, on the evening OF
June 9th. The children will appear in fancy
costumes, and will be under the direction Of
competent musicians. Il will be an enjoyable
occasion and no doubt a large audience will
be present
Attha evening service at Ascension Church,
oil Ascension Day, Rev. c. b. Perry, of Mt.
Calvary Church, Baltimore, assisted, aud
preached an earnest and impressive sermon.
The Rector. Rev. j. Stewart Smith, gave
hurried historical sketch of the formation OF
the Parish and the building Of the Church,
full synopsis of which will be found in another
column.
On Thursday last about $50 persons partici-
mated in the excursion of the knights OF Py-
thias from Westminster to Chambersburg, Pa.
The Westminster Brass Band accompanied
the excnrsionists. The day was spent in
Sightseeing about Chambersburg. and the
site for the location Of the Taylor Works, soon
TO be removed to ChamberSburg, was visited
by many.
The Ddy, in announcing the arrival Of
nua,ninent Democrats at Barnum on Mon
dag. on the eve of the meeting OF the Demo
GRADE State Central Committee, mentions
among them Mr.. Thomas F. Shepherd. OF
gnientS&n. this county Mr.. Shepherd has
long baea q personal friend to the editors OF
the ApyaeATE. and we now take great pleas
ure in welcoming him 10 the ranks Of the
Democratic party.
Venaor predicts that the summers of 1882
and 1888 will be wet. The citizens of West
minister who reside on Main street will be
glad If Mr.. Yennor's predictions prove true,
provided the wet weather does not interfere
with farm operations and result iniuriously to
crops. The dust is generally almost intolera-
BILE In Westminster about six months in year,
and If il cannot be layed by artificial water
works, we viii gladly welcome the natural
sprinkliDg,
The wife of VerleyJ. Clousher, formerly
living near this city, but now superintendent
of the MeDonough School Farm, died on
Thursday of last week, and was brought to
this county for burial the following day. She
had been unwell for some time. Just before
she died she was looking out a window. Some
one sugpesfiagto her thatshe would take cold,
she remarked that it made no difference, as
she was going to die anyhow. She shortly
afterwards went to bed and almost immedl-
ateIy died, without a struggle.
The various secret societies and the West
minister Fire Department usually have exeur-
sions every summer. Nearly everybody has
been to Penmar, Mont Alto, and other places
of resort within hundred miles, and very
few have been TO Luray Cayerns. We would
suggest. therefore. that one of the societies or
the Fire Department endeavor to get up an
.exesrsion to Luray. The magnificent scenery
of the Shenandoah and Page valleys is suffi-
cient ihducement for excursionists and when
the beauty and grandeur of the Luray Cav
arms are added we do not know of trip that