The Democratic advocate., 1883-07-21
-n,,ocpATTC ADVOCATE,
SATURDAY, JULY 2l, 1888.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LocaI BreVities.

Local BreVities.
desirable real estate is advertised in
dis issue =, c,.ob cor+h moor Frorl,.
D5in'l6 ;lIn has purchased new pipe organ.
lrrl,,, rI, Comfy Democratic Central Committee
Inc N This city at the court house on Mon
a'3 ~ ", odd Fellows of this city contemplate
Inc ouV excursion to Druid Hill Park the
.s,r a15.rI part of August.
'I,; "; .,Ls of the ADVOCATE are rendered to
lI5"a, pDno Winchester, of Carrollton Station,
NJ hasket vrJ of very fine Mammoth Pearl po-
'',yl, Ms Lynch & AIbaugh, horse dealers of
=: INV lost valuable horse last Saturday.
i1s rl, ',i animal got down in his stall at night
.ni md injured himself.
IoIm 7. Shueey and James A. c. Bond,
"on, ,ntors of jeremiah l.. Shueey, deceased,
5Ag'u,GId ,oId tbe mill and nineteen acres of land
~, ,;;rote ,o sale to Levi T. Lee for 1,525.
Hack bass which weighed 2 lbs. 13 ozs.
,' sant home from the camp of the Forest
.nj ' Stream Club, on the Mono9eacy, by DIR.
aaa gDa D D. Fouke. of this city, on Tuesday last.
IN. having of steel rails on the Western
If .rLnj road is completed to 10y 5 Station,
I'', I':, Gtir.six miles from Baltimore, and in
g",I.s a'.'I iimc they will be laid to Mechanics
i0Bu.
rba ruion Bridge MRcr says that inquiry
,:i' N reveal any knowledge Of Benjamin
IL E.tr.r who was injured at the tunnel in
p, ,I;mor,. last week. and who claimed that he
W.. from Union Bridge.
Another window-pane was broken in the
u.bodist Episcopal Church this week, and
,te church authorities request us to offer
,1r,ri of five dollars for the detection fany
orc throwing stones at the church.
Mr. George f. Woody has disposed of his
interest in the Union Bridge Hder to Mr..
! Wentz. who. in connection with Mr..
Ran 4 Richardson, will continue the publ
s,ion. The firm name will be B. A. Rich
splsOn X Co.
force of eighteen men commenced laying
.igIt inch pipe Yesterday morning in the city.
Tork began opposite Central Hotel, and the
t,p. !, working east to the reservoir. The
.nGne and pump have arrived, and are being
pat in position.
meeting of the Registers of Voters will
LpbeId at the office of State s Attorney Hen
oiDg next Monday morning at 10 O clock, and
revregiSter is expected to be present The
meeting is called to consult about their pay
mIer the recent decision of the Court Of
Appeals
Atthe election Of professors of Western
MARYLAND College, last Friday, Prof. W. II.
Zimmerman. chair Of physical sciences and
French, was not reelected. In his place
Rev. \. l.. Simpson, for the past two years
rre,idcnt Of Yadkin College, North Carolina,
vas chosen.
lot of sixty feet front, running back one
hundred and ninety-eight feet, on Centre
egg.f. adjoining the property of Mr.. John c.
FrzeI. was purchased this week by Mr..
Henry Poole of Col VIM. p. Maulsby. 1t is
aernrrose Of Mr. Poole to build a handsome
frame dwelling upon the lot Immediately.
The excursion business on the Western
MARYLAND Railroad is larger this season than
ever before On Monday the train to Pen
Mar was run i'll two sections, and over 600
reopc were carried to that delightful noun
tain resort. There was also a special colored
excursion to iIagerstOwn numbering about
1G persons.
Commencing with to-day, the morning
mail to Baltimore will hereafter be carried by
te S27 train instead Of the 1905. This will
enable mail matter to arrive in Baltimore in
time for the morning distribution in that city,
aHlwill give correspondents opportunity to
rpy the same day. The mail will close
Homptly at o clock.
There was fair and festival i'll Union
srset last Saturday night for the benefit of
,heeoored N. f. Church. During its pro-
ge.s colored man from Baltimore, with or
Eithoat provocation, drew a knife and threat
aei to clean out the hall. David Ireland
and several others dealt him blows with their
fists, aud finally Reuben Walker pitched him
down the stairs.
Mrs. Eliza A Thompson, wife Of Mr.. A..
Thompson. of New Windsor, this county, died
aWaynesboro Pa. at the residence of her
daughter. July 6. 1888, Of a complication OF
Diseases Mrs. Thompson was formerly from
Hampstead, where she resided for long
time, and was greatly esteemed for her many
Christian virtues She was G8 years OF age,
and was a sister of DR.. Cox.
Union Bridge has some excellent croquet
players and they have expressed willingness
hpay any four from Westminster. If the
=. 'b1SS vi tiiiS CltN dCCtI LiIC
TeTOuld advise persons in the neighborhood
ottae crOquet ground to close their shutters,
h'the Stags are a wild set Of players. The one
with the smallest foot wears a No. IA brogap,
No. II glove, and all swing malletS with the
@Fce Of sledge hammer.
The exhibition on the bicycle by Mr.. Slee,
s.seht Ofthe Columbia bicycles, in this city on
Saisfday last, proved him to be very expert
nanager Of that machine. He rode stand
Ing; reversed his bicycle and recovered his
proper position: sprang into the saddle from
ground; rode upon one foot; ran over a
large stone several times with perfect safety,
a1a did many other skillful and daring teats
Shlch excited the admiration of all who wit
nrssed them.
n Vlr friend, Mr.. A. H. Barnes, living near
0arfeldsburg. has remarkable horse. The
animal Is twenty-five years old, and one OF
aS duties is to haul a wagon loaded with milk
meet the 5.23 train every morning, On
sundays the 5.23 train is not run, and milk Is
@iHeq to the GA train Last Sunday the
alaal forgot the day, and Mr.. Barnes not
appearing at the usual time, 4 o'clock, the
aullla got oCt of the stable and went into the
. !aiu' where it caught the farm bell rope and
%aDaed the bell. Mr.. Barnes not coming
Ian Iur al the first alarm, the horse pulled the