The Democratic advocate., 1884-08-02
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1884.
-ocAL AFFAIRS
Local Rrevities,

Dr +. Klink, of this city, is confined to hi:
r,am by sickness.
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank, of this
,;tr, has declared dividend of two and a
halfp cent
Tho Republican convention to nominate a
..aj;dote for Congress in this district, will be
I SaIJ at Waverly, August %. ...
Charles Myers, of Uniontown district, real
,aJ I3j bushels from 81 acres-an average Of
y, bushels per acre. 1t was of the blue stem
variety.
I'm the Association grounds here this (Sat-
,rdayl afternoon, there will be game of
Iase ball between the Westminster nine and
tbe Caledonians. ..--Ir ..-.r.-..... ~
The festival for the benefit of ST. Johns
rarochial school, this city, last week, netted
Slj62l. The gross receipts were $500. Ex-
penses S1G3.79.
The hy crop is as good as the wheat crop
This year The people of Westminster can
console themselves that they are as numerous
every other place.
Owing to the threatening weather the Fire
mems excursion to Pen Mar ON Tuesday was
not very large. One hundred and five per-
sons went from Westminster.
Stouch & Shriver, of this city, have sold to
Samuel Otto, near New Windsor, Geiser
traction engine and thresher, which arrives
by road on Saturday (to-day.)
Mrs. lsadore r. Hoppe has purchased of
Mr. Harry Bale his farm on the Littlestown
nike, about a mile and half from this city,
At Sl2O per acre. The farm contains 10S
acres.
Mr.. Peter Cover, near New Windsor, raised
tbis year 557 bushels of wheat from u acres,
an average of 46. bushels per acre.. 1. was
No. | Maryland red, and sold in Baltimore at
g5 cents per bushel last Monday.
Rev. c. T. Cochel, of the Methodist Protes-
tant church, recently stationed at Uniontown,
t6is county, but lately of Washington, d. c.,
died last Friday morning at Deer Park, Nd,
where he vent ten days previous for the ben
eft of his health. He was native of Penn
sylvania.
The Democratic primary meeting at Union
town last Saturday was presided over by Mr..
Hugh Haghn, aged 81 years. Mr. Haghn is
an old time Democrat, and it is q good thing
for the party that these aged and lifelong
Democrats take interest in the party, and come
ont to primaries.
". S. Myer Il Brother, Westminster Steam
Plouring Mills. have introduced Edison s
Patent Electrical Light, by which their entire
buildings are lighted. This is the first cleo
trc liaht introduced in Westminster, and
The first in the county. The mill has been
shut down for some weeks for repairs, and
will resume next week.
Messrs. Chas. E. Fink, VIM. l.. Seabrook,
A. II. Wentz and John Cunningham, of the
CycIing Handlers of this city, started on Tues
day for ten days trip through the valley of
Virginia. They went by rail to Hagerstown,
thence on their bicycles. By telegraph We
learn that they are well and making good
time. They were at Staunton last night.
Mr.. Jacob Roop, of Hampstead district,
visited the ADVOCATE office on Monday and
left Il large bouquet of choice flowers with the
compliments of his wife, and roll of fine,
rich butter from himself. 1t was not a little
roll, but contained about six pounds. Mr..
Roop is building up fine dairy business, and
Judging by the sample, there can be no better
butter made in the State.
Prof Wm H. Zimmerman, an experienced
educator of wide reputation, who has resided
in this city about two years, removed on
Monday to his old home at Powhatan, Balti-
more county About the list of October he
will open select boarding school for males
and females. Only limited number will be
admitted The Professor has large house OF
fourteen rooms, and will have the use OF
another one adjoining. Powhatan is siX
miles from Baltimore and about 600 feet above
tide, in healthy locality.
A. c. Strasburger will occupy his new bull.
ding, adjoining Derr' store, next week, and
have an opening on Saturday next. The
building is Of brick, has a front of y feet and
runs back G2 feet. 1t is one story in height
and y! feet to ceiling. The inside is hand
somely finished, and all the work was done
by Westminster mechanics: Schaefier,
carpenter; 'Reigle & Kneller, masons; Jesse
DurLn. plasterer; Samuel Yingling, painter;
Harry Crumbine, timer; lumber furnished by
Z. lynch, hardware by A. N. Stephan, paint
by NJ. Schacfler & Co., and brick by Henry
Bell.