The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-06-09
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1883.
aoAL AFFAIRS
TocaI BreVitieS.

Local. brehh
,rn. canning establishments Will prooaoiS
Ins ." 'r operations next week
'plll'"'"r N Warehime has been appointed
GeoFs' ~ ot Warehime, this county.
sll'', ,or set in IN earnest on Tuesday, and
Sunllig ,,rr has been in the eighties every day
q c c'' ,oond Sunday in June, in every year, is
he sJ J;U the Methodist Episcopal churches
ebidren's day.
r"D a,o ", Devilbiss, vice-president and
'I cor Of belIes-lettres of Western Mary
I'm College, has resigned
~ r'rn Naus. of near Silver Run, has pur,
oD5 .L ,,' nropertv of Jacob kelsO, of Littles-
Inn Pa, for s., 800.
w. pr J.v ends the fourth week of court. II
h o,"T that the business of the term will
y disposed of next week.
,t Monday the money-drawer of the store
as' " Cromer. at Union Bridge, was rob-
u Il a. If several dollars in change.
Tno lutheran congregations of Taneytown
n Hanover have each contributed ?l29 to-
Z Il Nrsbuiding Grace Church, this city:
u H. H. .Iobn H. Sponsler, formerly of Union
:I,o recently graduated at the Maryland
z , G7 School of Art and Design, and took
" Th n,n, Sinnott, of this city, lost valua
4, n now from bloat last Monday, and Frank
u ~ near Westminster, lost a fine horse
~ ~ nueumona this week.
'V NJ. Martin Grove. of Littlestown, Pa, ia :
i w.. n.iaw of Mr.. f. J. Lawyer, of this city,
III ratber suddenly last Saturday. He died
,,ossod of considerable estate.
PSIr Charles S. Roop, of Baltimore, is
,ncnjing few days with relatives and friends
y Ills city. Mr.. John f. Manager, of the
I'M city. was here this week.
Tba commissioners Of this county and those
\ R,timore county have decided to build Il
! ;J I1. an the road from Harrisonville to Maj
:ptt,viIr. over the North Branch of the Pa
commencement exercises at New Windsor
/. IIaga bcgin tomorrow Sunday and close
1 Thursday night next. At II o'clock to-
ocrrow morning the baccalaureate sermon
SII he preached by Rev. d. W. Poor, d. D.:
1 so'cIock in the evening sermon to Christian
<sociations by Rev. j. p. Campbell.
ION Tuesday "a daughter of DIR. }. W. Weller,
pptist. of Cumberland, formerly of this city,
n through an elevator or dumb waiter on the
orcb of her fathers residence on Baltimore
Feet, In her fall she caught in the loop of
,opc used to operate the concern, and while
inning there at IA considerable distance above
1. floor. was rescued by Mr.. Daniel Webster,
tboran from his saloon on hearing the noise.
Ior iniripS were slight.
H. Bruce BOYLE, of the Baltimore II Ohio
Tnecr corps. is home on visit. He will
fobaby be engaged next on the construction
johanna. above Havre de Grace. Colonel
homas Scharf the historian, and Rev. Fa-
rr Meade, Of Wiliamsport. Md, were in
Iesminstcr this week. Judge |. Thomas
Dnes has brought his wife and daughter to
'eStmin>ter for short visit.
Dr. Francis Butler. who died on Thursday
last week. was buried Oh Monday morning
Om st. Johns Church. Many relatives and
lends from Baltimore city, Hartford and
Oward counties were in attendance, together
ith large number of friends of this vicinity.
be- palI-bearers were Col. John X. Long
pll. Hon. VIM. p. Maulsby, Ira E. Grouse,
pter B. MkeSell, John l.. Reifsnider, Fran
H. Orendorf', Nelson Gilbert and Isaac
Bale.
"A citizen of Woolery's district shipped
BIN PatapScO station, Western Maryland
lilroad. last year in eleven days, five tons
d fourteen hundred pounds of cherries,
/, ay of the large white wax variety and
IKE morellos. They were shipped by ex-
rs, via Baltimore to New York. The pros
let this year is for a crop double that of last
ar. if the weather keeps favorable. The
st sales Of wax cherries last season in New
Drk market were at % cents per pound.
lis fruit hourishes in this region, and might
more extensively grown.
Work ON the water-works for this city be-
II ON Wednesday on the land of Thomas
rife, where a pool of several hundred thou
nd gallons capacity is being prepared. Wa
will be collected from three springs and
pipcd into the excavation for the pool, and
Z arrangements will be such that no impure
muddy water will flow in. Col. Taylor be-
YES the water is not surpassed in the state,
d says it is soft, clear and pleasant to the
r. \ piece of land upon which to locate
, reservoir has been purchased from Mr..
aS. I. Rciisnidcr. The land is near Nit
. hill, and the elevation is nearly rs great.
On Thursday morning, at the store of n.
ank u Sons, on West Pratt street, near
ght, Baltimore, an attempt was made to
al watch from David S. Clousher, son of
r. NcrleyJ. CIousher. of McDonogh School
IN, formerly living near Westminster. Mr..
ouShcr was in the rear of the store and his
n near the entrance. The thief attempted
take young ClOusher's watch, and failing
'aulted him. Mr.. Clousher then came upon
scene and slapped the villain in the face,
nch caused him to beat a hasty retreat.
= was captured by an officer and gave his
me as Thomas Herman. He was COM
tied, after hearing, for the action of the
mmal court.
Blue Mountain House, the new summer
sort, Is located little west of Pen-Mar, Is
les from Hagerstown and y from Baltimore,
iOOteetabove tide. The hotel is four stories
a. 3O4 feet long by AZ feet wide. 1t is to
We water, gas and all modern improvements
d to be nicely furnished. A roadway is
ing made to Mt. Misery, two miles distant,
on the summit of which is to be erected a
Ner sixty feet high Mt. Misery is to be
anged to Quirauk, the Indian name for the
ae Ridge Mountains. and is pronounced as
oush spelled keerock. 1t is 2,4OO feet
owe tide, and commands view of 5000
lare miles in Maryland, Pennsylvania and
two Nirginias.
Mr.. Abram Stoner, of Union Bridge, laid
coat on pile of lumber at his new eleva-
on thursday morning of last week, while
went to train to mail a postal card.
hen he returned, his pocket book, contain
about $500 in money and his safe keys,
S missing from the coat. The same night
l Stewart, colored man with a bad repu-
ION who was working for Mr.. Stoner, dis
peared, and with him Charley Dorsey,
other of Hanson Dorsey, and another negro
med Adams, from Hagerstown. Constable
Charles Matthews, of this city, tracked the
to Baltimore, and learned that they had
0ght three suits of clothes at one place and
o. watches at another, but then lost the
III. Having description of the clothes to
'ntty them, it is quite probable they will
captured shortly.
Mr.. John McCollum died on Wedne sday at
mon Protestant Infrmary, Baltimore,
the 18th year of his age. Mr.. McCollum
5 well-known in this county, having lived
re many years. He was a native OF Penn
wanna, but came to Carroll about the time
'1e formation of the county, and first lived
IhG farm now owned by Mr.. Geo. G. Grass,
ar this city. Afterwards he became owner
! large tract of land south of this place,
'i5udlng the Aims House farm and that of
uge Smith. From this land he made the
i lG {, OF which the court house is built. Mr..
.Collum went to Baltimore about thirty five
ais ago. A few years ago he was engaged
farming near Glen Morris, in Baltimore
IHInY; de leaves seven sons, one of whom
vi SIr' VIM. McCollum, of Uniontown. Mr..
,COll9m was much esteemed by those who
ew him here.