The Democratic advocate., 1883-09-01
ocAL AFFAIRS.
H.ocaI BreVitieS.

81 ..o was a fine, soaking rain on Wednes,
o.! o." Westminster Band cleared about $35
Inc .ho;r festival on Saturday night last.
Hup m poItimore county fair, at Timonium,
u Inc dDsDmence Dn on Tuesday next and close on
Friday. u-, ~ .b;a o;+r On
ffOI i,r we received basket of very fine
UVID' y, VIM ]. Fink and family, who have been
MI i;n,, tbe summer in Westminster, return
IsrDiBl 3,n Baltimore on Thursday.
q" ,m.-, will be Il meeting of the Westminster
lns,' .l;at Tamperancc Alliance at Carroll Hall
ps,''VI ~. V,nday afternoon at o clock.
". robp Beard. living near Roop's Mill,
:, I,nontown district, was stricken with pa
III ,aIr.is @ on Monday, and his condition Is quite
n. Curtis Martin, whilst assisting in thresh-
NJ. NJ, Wr Wm. A. Bush S, in Woolery' dis
il5 n.y. at on Thursday OF last week, was overcome
rbo free scholarship in Western Maryland
cra,o from Prince Georges county, has
S,oD tyn'7 won in the competitive examination, by
Dent Downing
,I;gbt change has been made in the time
trnnnino trains on the Western Maryland
P,rood, The corrected time table will be
6s.d in the supplement.
Mr. John l.. StuIl, living near Patapsco,
,.c.ntIy had five sheep killed by dogs and
..roraj wounded. This is the second time he
Inst sheen in this manner.
On Saturday last. VIM. b. Thomas, as agent
fr David Harman. sold a honse and five
.c,,s of land in Muttontown, Uniontown dis
rict. to Nathaniel Rowe for 5000.
Mrs Cbas. Cramer has been offered SIP
,er acre for her farm Of 112 acres, near Lin
rood. by Mr.. John {. Buckley, of townsville,
Frederick county, SO says the Inder.
After an illness of two weeks Mr.. Thomas
r Norman. brother of Edward H. Norman,
former student of Western Maryland Col
Ieae died at his residence in North Carolina
Aagus 22nd
Wm Green. of this city, whilst in a state of
,ompambulism on Sunday night, fell out a
window of his residence. One rib was dlslo-
Gated and his spine so injured as to cause par
tai paralysis.
james NIcShcrry and James A. c. Bond,
trustees. have sold to Mrs Annie NJ. Anders,
for $3.50. the mill site, water rights, &c.,
together with the warehouse Of Calvin B.
AnlerS at Double Pike Creek.
The Mechanics Lodge have their excursion
nWashington, d. c., to-day. This will af-
ford fine opportunity to take a view of the
capital city, its handsome public buildings,
e. e., ED-o,,rciO niSfc will hoI-a g v
Leurs in the city.
Mr. Joseph Tener, one of the staunch and
reliable Democrats of Franklin district, was
up 10 see us on Monday, and brought US
some new subscribers. He lit cigar that
he had had for twenty years, but soon put it
out, and will finish it to celebrate a Demo-
cratic victory.
The registers of voters will sit on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Of next week Those who failed to register
last year will then have an opportunity to do
50, and Young men who will be twenty one
Years of age by election day will also be enti-
tied to register.
Hon. Charles b. Roberts, trustee, sold to
Nary R. Hoppe. on Thursday last, lS4 acres
Oand. situated on the Littlestown turnpike,
belonging to the estate of j. Henry Hoppe,
deceased, for 500 per acre; also, on the same
day, a house and lot at Mexico, this county,
apart Of the same estate, to Joshua Schwel-
CART for 500.
Within ten days the First Nine of the West
nlnSer Association have won three decided
victories over three good clubs. On August
@they defeated the Excelsiors, of Baltimore,
ga score of y to Q; August "A they beat the
Brown Stockings, of Littlestown, by Il score
Of to 3, and on August 2S they beat the
"0ur Boys, Of Baltimore, by score of 10
to- Next
Anna WeShaar. wife of James H. Weis
har, who resides now at Greenville, fancy
@Gn district, one day last week, being in the
G1ehard saw a very fine apple on the tree
Which attracted her attention by its beauty.
Mmuch so that she plucked it, and on divid-
hsNm the middle at the house she found
serpent contained therein about ten or
"eve inches in length.
David H. Hotacker, trustee, on Saturday,
august Is, sold l. acres of land, situate on
@e lOrk Road, half mile from Manchester,
IISd per acre, and 4 acres, lying near the
&aOOve, to Samuel Benford, at S28 per acre.
oa tae same day, Eustine Berngen, eXecu-
G1o GOttleb Berngen, sold the late resi-
usnce Of the deceased, situate l !! miles north
"sl OF Manchester to Nelson Price, for 1913.
Western Maryland College, st. Johns Pa
W'ala! School, the private schools of Miss
~I! Al! v Manning and Miss May Zimmerman
Tylu@G public schools, open on Monday next;
view windsor College on the 18th, and the
Egaie ioi school of Mrs. c. H. Spurrier on the
rH ,Gtl iASt Springfield Institute, at Sykesville,
Si S.l resume on the 10th inst, and Sunnybank
IyS Is!fc' Female School, at Linwood, on the
,on william III Little, aged about twenty years,
Tn Ta OF Mr.. Alexander Little, near Roop's S
i. iIll' whilst returning home from this city on
S a@ Monday night, was knocked from his
.on aY,Se as he was passing Stoner's lane, by
.Ji .VIe unknown person. The blow, given with
ga.a g5ae Or stone, cut severe cash in Mr.. Lit
An laGe, Tge, and he was further injured by the
,n5 Ills aSsailant was dressed in dark clothes
'"u Wore straw hat.
&, AnureW jackson, son of Harry Hoffman,
"a. humber number of years a resident of Manches-
NIL Nil uu' lately of Adams county, Pa, about 4
n%ps.I Ds northwest of Emmittsburg, received a
bsn5 bi9l INJURY on the forefnger of his right
Mil "EIle ID repairing wheel in his father S
d.. Inc injury did not at first appear to be
Sna,s serious nature, but after several days his
ars;J. SS appeared affected, and week after the
Seli5 ~ ~ he took lock jaw, from which he died
"a @e End of August.
an A. A., William G. Rinehart, of this city, had
ola aIuterhey heiter not quite sixteen months
ye,,. 1a' gave birth to twin calves about two
ssad Sso. Last spring one of the calves,
and t" tauolt sixteen months, began giving milk
aGs. 4aS been regularly MIXED since. The
GIFaag gives milk also, but is not regularly
aeaF Neither Of the twins have ever had
Nr P;1 Pau1 the occurrence is very remarkable.
hf -sslleharts farm is about a mile and a
load Hom Westminster, on the Uniontown
Can't fn S0hn W. Horn, Col JOS Hill and
NahS;; oohG K. King, Billingslea, Kuhn and
By cSaa Srias all of the 9Th Nd. Regiment, met
leEan:ee al the residence of Col. William A.
attbs up, IN this city, last Sunday. Except
6rt ~ - annual re union, which was held for the
NAM ulee aee, on September 18th, last year, SO
been tOan 1ne officers of this regiment have not
Var '1%Sether before since the close of the
l. SI5ney called in body upon Corporal
aud vbo bnri;eeve, who lost leg at Cold Harbor,
w. w now extremely i'll.
is pet sis y week issue another supplement SC
Srst n.s, y curtall our reading matter. On the
Interest," Will be found several chapters of an
upnIeaag story, which is concluded in the
gobelti on.tboe description of great lumber re-
anins ,"e aead letter office, and other enter.
OnD = arHcles, and on the fourth page col
cOnclSd;swlt VIII and humor; in the supplement