The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-07-07
SATURDAY, JULY !, 1888
oAI AFFAIRS
rooaI BreVifies,

~ Uostprn Maryland raiiroau recelSeu
The , "ss and powerful locomotives last
'tgA' 80, succession of heavy showers
There wa af4rnoon, and nice rain on
p15 4 afternoon last
lhaIsu' ctowart Smith, Rector of Ascension
ReI' o. .L;s city, has received an invitation to
lal'D, ' Rector of church in Indiana.
begun gu PENNSYLVANIA College, at Gettysburg,
The + 'n nonferred the degree of A. NJ. on
. f. b. f Harry NJ ClaJaugh' of Taneytown'
N' ''', .nrodicts frost in northern sections on
'tlnU D;aa Of the 18th inst, and Virgins
the nG[m 5oib will be the hottest day of the
ays the zVlh VIII ~
!' a., arrest for drunkenness on the Fourth
y Westminster, and one pistol accident, Mr..
=, NV 0t' sorcidentally shooting himself in the
'' r, .,, seems TO have been a scarcity of
iHS ,. hands in this county, and but for the
.aI' 'Ination of selfbinders much grain must
igr, been lost
'' w. Stewart Smith. Rector of Ascension
o Sf' this city. attended the funeral of Rt.
n 5a',T P;,bon Pinknrv. in Washington, ID. c.,
Yesterday evening.
,frIe blackheadcd grayish worm is de-
j ,; n the foliage of the currant bushes in
vi. rrsion. They do not touch the fruit, but
tr;r the stems bare.
r,der an apportionment of the State free
.I. 1i 6nd lust made, Carroll will receive
% N1ST frederick s.. 5S7. %, Baltimore cOun-
:, Is, 3 4OS 50. and Howard 81, 587.75.
R;.bop Watterson, of Columbus, Ohio,
s. D,5TIt president of Mount St. Mary's Col
sr. and wellknown in this city, spent several
Isys This week with Rev. Father Gloyd.
ur Vim. s. Henning and family, of Balti-
nara spent several days with d. N. Henning,
r, Ills week. Mr.. Charles Smith and
Tt5 f. of the same city. spent the Fourth at
Judge Smith 5.
Wheat harvest was general this week, very
MANY being engaged ON the Fourth. The
rs,bpr has been elegant for the work, warm
With fine air stirring. The wheat will all be
rt bv tonight. and the yield is very good
throughout the county.
There were about 5000 people at Pen Mar
an tbp Fourth. Of these $500 were from
Baltimore and Intermediate points, l $3.50 from
rbp Cumberland Valley Branch, nearly 900
from Hagerstown, and 1000 went there in
vehicles from the surrounding country.
Mr.. Lewis Shipley, at Mechanicsville, is
meparng to put up more tomatoes this year
Than last He has $4,000 plants and expects
opnt up 1000 cases of two dozen each, or
wiOOO cans The capacity of his cannery
viii be increased, and some improvements
made.
Mt. Ham, recently of WayneSboro', Pa,
hr wr-known in this city, where he at one
fine lived. has purchased the barbering es-
adjustment of Charles c. kretzer in the
Nonour House. Mr.. Kretzer will open a
POOL room in the new Xeiber Building next
month.
Peaches and roasting ears were offered in
tbs market Yesterday by John Keen, the live
narketman. The peaches were small, but
John Leonard said that, like the old darkey' S
turkey. ''the breed am small but the flavor are
delicious They sold at so cents quarter
tapeck,
The weather this week has been genuine
sumner weather. The hottest day was yes
leTday, when the mercury registered 70 at
li6eh in the morning and 50 at II O'Clock
n. On the 4th of July, last year, a heavy
rain fell. and few flakes of snow, and it
vas quite cool.
The camp on the Monocacy of the West
Minister Forest and Stream Club opens on
Monday. Fresh butter, milk, eggs, flies, mos
qlitoes, fine bass, lots of fun are some of the
arractions. The camp is called ''Long
Branch" Forty bass were caught opposite
The camp one day last week.
Charity Lodge, No. 50, X. of P, of thi.
ety. on Friday night of last week elected the
following officers: Fletcher Bale, p. C..
Charles H. Baughman, C. c.; George A. Bat
son, Y, C.: John H. Mitten, P; Frederick
HImler, NJ. at A.; John Keene, O. g.; j. W
Poole, |. e.; John Bernstein, NJ. of K.
Mr. G, W. s. Crapster, of Baltimore, ant
family, have come to Westminster to stay dur
,ais the hot months. Mr.. Crapster is son OF
Mr. 4. W. Crapster, of this city, and is visit
ing his father Until recently he was con
neced with the Baltimore Il Ohio railroad
'a had to relinquish on account ofill health
Last Monday night Salem Lodge, |. o. o
TOT Westminster, elected officers as fol
Lows: y. e., John A. Krouse; V. G., Wash
L. Brown; X. s., H. l.. Norris; Supporters
i9A. t., John Bernstein, George A. Zahn
Importers to Y. g., Samuel p. Everhart
Frank Sharrer w.. Peter Albaugh; |. g., Ed
|. Zahn.
Rey. A. s. Weber, recently chosen paste
" Westminster charge Reformed Church, wa
received into the Maryland Chassis at a spe
G''I meeting on Saturday at st. Pauls Church
AZ A. IN lhe same church, on Sunday morning, Mr.
weber was ordained and installed by Revs
d. Staley and S. S. Miller, special com
"I,lee appointed for the purpose.
The horse OF Rev. J. Stewart Smith wa
cut badly about the neck and breast by
.aFOed wire fence last Sunday. The ANNA
iCtl \. over the fence to the premises of Mr.
~ W: CrapSter. and in attempting to get back
le wire caught him in the breast, and in hi
I'uggeS the flesh was cut from shoulder t
snOulGer, almost exposing the windpipe. Th
we'll again.
n lhe Westminster First Nine got defeated a
EIIu,all9IsDersburg on Wednesday, as expected
wv wv. uley made good showing against tn
1Ong nne Of Chamsbersburg. The West
muster nine never played all together befor
a ~ a aihe, and lack of practice together, lac
S,, thorough knowledge of the game, and un
a., fblll,nllanty Of the grounds, were drawback
t ne TAa!mbersburg nine did not have to con
''up with. The mines will play again shortly
Dell Grove Square was a pleasant resort o
ppou['n OF Jul night. The Westminster Bras
nn NJ held festival, and very large gather
NY was present. Ice cream, cake and frui
,o aI dispensed from three tables, the Ban
,JialLA ing handsomely from their limited SUI
Ec III, Tonight Saturday, y the Band will agai
zsu festival, and they hope to see the cit
my VI Westminster en- masse. The Band
/ sD 10 Wednesday evening, will render exec
ny N music 81 during the evening.
c. Inc Waldo, Florida, AdUertiSer, of re
s oa aate, speaks in eulogistic terms of a lC
RI nI:5 that was built in the shops of tn
pa %l1ea transit X Peninsula Railroad, in Fel
n ralti.ana, by Mr.. r. V. Dahoney, master c
,maS Inihery. Mr.. Dahoney was at one tim
tarS o'e !, OF machinery in the shops of the Yves
ana Maryland Railroad, at Union Bridge
To, also held the same position in the Taylo
COINS aU,hs IN this city. His many friends in tn
su Domlnanlty will be gratifed to hear of h
h, S S. The 18th of June the closing exercise
s y sodieWartstown Academy, took place. Th
W %ullaL IS under the charge of Prof. c. I
GsaI, formerly connected with Wester
drasssa land College, this city, and in the az
N sss: made by Mr.. James Fulton, and DR.
Par %rsl3 IA and Free high encomiums were pal
5a rot Wright for the manner in which he cor
elsot leu The academy. Prof. Wright was re
es ass'ea principal, and dividend of A pr
st ra., was declared, something to which ii
m ovAhoiders were strangers in the past, an