The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-27
SATURDAY, OCTOBER p, 1883.
Local BrevIties.

Chas. Myers, of Uniontown district, husked
AZ barrels Of corn from q acres of land. Mr.
Myers says if any other district can beat this
it beats Babylon's Valley.
RI. Rev. Alexander Burgess, d. D., Bishop
of Quincy, confirmed class of eight-six
white and two colored-at Ascension Church,
this city, last Saturday night
Mr.. Joseph A. Waesche has purchased
from Mr.. Joshua Herring the dwelling on Main
street, this city, just across the alley from
Odd Fellows Hall, now occupied by DIR.
Klink
The Jockey Club races at Pimlico began on
Thursday: In the Central Stakes, mile dash
for two.year-olds, r. w. Walden's brown
colt Weicher won the race. Time LAO.
Tolu, owned by same was second.
Mr.. J. Frank Brinkerhoff and family, of
Gettysburg. Pa. were in Westminster from
Friday until Monday. Mr.. Brinkerhof was
amazed as well as gratifed at the great i'm
provement here since his visit early in the
spring.
Citizens along the line of the Western Mary
land railroad west of this city can come here
on the evening mail train next Wednesday,
have an hour and half at the Democratic
meeting and return on the S.45 train.
Mr.. George w. Albaugh had his display of
fireworks last Saturday night at Belle Grove
Square, though the effect was somewhat dis
troyed by the high wind. There was a large
crowd present, and the Westminster Band
furnished good music
The county commissioners of Carroll and
Howard counties met at Gorsuch' on Wednes-
day and awarded the building of bridge
across the Patapsco at that point to Messrs.
Chas Sehman and Henry limbaugh, OF How.
ard county. The abutments were contracted
for at 1913 and the wood work at S440.
On last Sunday morning horse belonging
to the Herr Bros, jumped over the trough
OF his stall and fell on his pack in the narrow
passage between the stalls and feed box. His
struggle attracted his owners, who took down
the stall and thus freed him from his danger
ous position before he had injured himself.
Messrs. /. 5. Weaver and w. l.. Seabrook,
of the Cycling Ramblers, mounted their biey-
Giles and took a run to Baltimore on Thurs
day. They went to Falls Hill without a
dismount, and arrived at Pennsylvania avenue
station in hours and 81 minutes running
time, the distance being fraction over 2a
miles.
Mr.. H. H. Power, proprietor of the City
Hotel, had his face burned by an explosion of
gas on Wednesday evening. Fortunately he
escaped with only slight injury. Gas escaped
whilst a cock was open to let water out of the
pipe that supplies gas to the burner opposite
the front door, and it was ignited by light
held by Mr.. Power.
AT the invitation of the Mayor and City
Council a number of business men and prop
erty holders met at the Firemen's Hail, on
Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of
considering plan looking to the improvement
of the streets of Westminster. A committee
was appointed to take the matter in hand and
to report at a future meeting.
Rev. Fathers Meyer and Devine, of the
Lazarist Order, have been holding mission
in st. Johns Church, this city, during the
present week, and will close tomorrow, Sun
day. The exercises have been largely attend
ed by the members of the congregation and
others, on several evenings the church being
crowded. Three services were held each day
at and a. M, and at p. m.
Oh the mud the horrible mud for health
or comfort it is not good, nor yet for shoe
leather. This murky weather will make us
brave all things our muddy streets to pave.
'Gainst dust and mud and fire and flood, our
people have resolved to struggle, and without
any iuggle our town shall enjoy the greatest
good. They will not rest, but will do their
best to lift Westminster out Of the mud
Everyone can make his own matches by
cutting sedge into convenient length, then get
birthstone, melt it, and dip the sedge into it
for about quarter of an inch, laying them
aside to dry, which is soon done. Then get
some PHOSPHORUS, melt and dip the matches in
like manner, letting them dry as before.
Care must be taken to keep the fire from the
material while melting, as it is infammable.
We have received more big beets. Mr..
Jacob H. Babylon, on the farm of Mr.. Noah
L. Stansbury, in Myers district, brought us
a red beet this week weighing IL pounds
ounces, and measuring % inches around.
Mr.. Babylon says he thought it was Bale
beet, but on pulling it up found it to be
T. Herbert Shriver one Mr.. Harry Keefer,
of this city, raised beet weighing six pounds
and measuring q inches around.
Mr. E. L. Miller, of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company, was here on
Thursday, making arrangements to establish
"a telephone exchange. Preparations are now
being made, and poles and wires will be put
Gp as soon as the common council grants per-
mission. The council will meet on Monday
night November 9TH. 1t is expected the
polls will besput up along the alleys, in order
not to mar the appearance of the streets.
Among the premiums awarded at the Ha-
gerstown fair, last week, were the following to
hogs, best boar and SOW, between one and
two years old to VIM. A. Wampler best
spring wagon, f. X. Herr Il Bro; second best
crochet in worsted, Julia McKellip; best tat
ting work in cotton, Miss Mary B. Shellman;
best hand-painted cards, Mrs. |. E. Pearson;
best embroidery in silk, Miss Lizzie Shepherd,
of Uniontown.
Cards of invitation to the silver wedding of
Rev. L. II. G. Goodwin and wife were re-
ceived by several members of Ascension
Parish on Monday last. Rev. Mr.. Goodwin
was rector Of Ascension Protestant Episcopal
Church. Westminster, at the time of his mar
riage, % years ago, to Miss Mary Van Bibber,
daughter of the late Thomas B. Van Bibber
Of this place The organ now in use in the
church was gift to the church by Mrs. Good
win before her marriage. Mr.. Goodwin is
acting chaplain at Governors Island, New
York.
Capt A. 7. Shreeve died at the residence
of his mother near this city, on "wednesday
night, of consumption. During the war he
served IN the Sixth Maryland Regiment, was
wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, and
lost leg at the battle of Cold Harbor He
was appointed to position in the Baltimore
post Office under Postmaster Dennison, serv-
ing until incapactated by i'll health. Custer
was a comrade, will take charge ofthe funeral,
assisted by Burns Post, of this city. Capt.
Shreeve leaves widow and one child. The
funeral will take place to day at p. M, from
the NJ. E. Church.
The dramatic and humorous readings of
Mr., John Marshall, at Odd Fellows Hall, on
Thursday evening" was an entertainment for
the qualification of cultured and refined tastes.
The rain and other things combined to pre-
vent the attendance of large audience. In
deed the house was scarcely half full. Those
who had the good fortune to be present, how
ever, enjoyed rare intellectual treat. The
program was not elaborate, bEt several of the
selections were rendered with admirable
fidelity to the subject. and elected apprecia
tive applause. We mention, as among the
most striking, the White Squall, by Thack-
cray; the Affair at Bath, by Dickens; the Col
lection for the Repairs of allysloughguttery
Chapel, by Lever. The organ was from Mr..
A. NJ. Warmers establishment, and the or
ganist was Mr.. George Nonemaker.
weather Record for the Week.
October 20-mercury Sc at a. m. and 68
at p. M; cloudy all day, with rain in early
morning, clear at night October 21-mercu-
ry SO at a. IN. and 81 at p. M; generally
cloudy, with rain at night October %
mercury "A at a. m. and so at 2 p. M,
cloudy, with some rain. October 23-mercu-
ry ~ at a. m. and AZ at 2 D. m; cloudy,
with steady rain. October 24-mercury 40
at a. m. and 81 at p. M; clear. October
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