The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-09-15
s,rrrRDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1888
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
IocaI BreVities.

.,or. fine rains on Wednesday and
Thursday II g T,1hott oorrtv ;s
Moo at W. II. Vanderford's.
'I, W.. Freodom District Democratic Club is
Inc h. i,I notice elsewhere, to meet at Ma
caliyu H Il Freedom, next Saturday after
'V w., soid by a number Of persons, that a
rs Is i Gns If snow fell here last Saturday
n;"bt, during the rain.
'5 The corporation tax this years. fifteen cents
' %o s10O-10 for usual purposes, and > for
". Fisher Reese and family returned to
work last Monday. Miss Sallle Roop
New .""mnonied them for Il short visit in the
treat metropolis.
w., MARGARET Shriner, of Uniontown, sent
tb;. office an egg contained in one OF the
onai size The inner egg was very small,
r rsli + was fully developed.
scotch Herring The bullfrog man
l..rat, the Scotch herring he captured on his
"' .Tnos saw the stuffed squirrel shooters,
o Ouf tbev think they are still one ahead.
ooIIision occurred on the Western Mary
,.i Pa;Iroad last Monday morning at Fred
". :l Junction. An engine ran into the Will
g g,',D mail damaging both engines slightly.
Wi, Mamie +. Nicodemus, daughter of
10, ". Nicodemus, has been awarded
. ID --oLoorsbip in Western Maryland College
G,o, Frederick county, and is now at the in
stution.
+ Roeckper. of Baltimore, had his left leg
,,t off, above the ankle at MechamcStoWn ON
T5rrsdav morning. while attempting to get
dn tba train. He was member of the Pen
Mar Band.
roortrv cousins poured in on their poor
.;,. citations in Baltimore this week. The
.G; nrotracted the visit, and by few weeks
,.; aftpr the holidays they will be able to
r.t even with the city cousins on the summer
visits.
Nearly all Westminster, as usual. went to
tho Orioc this week. As a consequence the
.;,izens are out several thousand dollars for
.,r fare and hotel bills, and the merchants of
Westminster and the county have lost sales to
,bo amount Of many thousand dollars by per-
sons buying in Baltimore.
The survivors of the Sixth Maryland Regi-
mrpt. of which VIM. a. Mckellip, of this city,
wa, Lieut.. CoIoncl. had a reunion in Baltimore
on Wednesday. The next reunion will be
held in this city, September, 1884. Among
rbc officers elected for this year is John ii.
Nnen, Of Westminster, recording secretary.
The Westminster Band played at the Oriole
This week. The celebration was postponed
Oh account of the rain, and was held on
Thursday and last night, instead of Tuesday
and Thursday nights, as was first intended.
The celebration was Il great success, and
drew many thousands of visitors to the Mon
umental City.
Mr.. Edward Reese, of Bachman's Valley,
brought to this office a few days ago, a vege-
table known as kohl rabi, or turnip-
cabbage. 1t is Il rare vegetable in this section.
The seed books say it is used the same as
mnp and is considered quite a delicacy.
The bulb or heads nearly round, grows above
ground. is dark red i'll color, and from it grew
long leaves. very similar to the cabbage leaf.
On Saturday last, Valentine c., John G.
and Lewis d. WantZ, executors of David
Wanz deceased, sold lot of 8 acres at $50
per acre to Noah c. Wentz; % acres and
Improvements to VIM. Wentz for $500. The
homestead was offered at public sale but was
withdrawn After the sale of the lots it was
sold to David Wentz at $45 per acre. 1t
conained ia acref and % perches, and it is
on the road from Stonersville to Pleasant
Valley.
The Hoppe will case is again before the
Orphans Court The caveators claim that
the letter, decided by the jury in the former
trial to have been written by j. Henry Hoppe,
not void will, and that Hoppe did not
intend it as will The caveators pray issues
on these questions. The Orphans Court
beard argument yesterday by Hon. Chas. b.
Roberts and Col. Charles Marshall for the
Gyeators, and Hon. VIM. p. Mausby for the
coreatccS.
In 1873, when the platform was placed in
The Orphans Court room, John j. Baumgart-
ncr. now deceased, was deputy register of
wills and Richard Manning, deputy sheriff,
placed box under it which contained a list
Of the officers Of the county and the two
county papers. About two weeks ago the
PLATFORM was removed and on opening the
boyaII the contents were found to be destroyed
except copy of the Westminster CmrOiHo-
nan Of June lG. 1913, of which Col. John X.
lODgWpll was .ditar and N roDrietor