The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-09-20
saturday, SEPTEMBER 20, 1881
AFFAIRS.
Local Brevities.

New moon yesterday, at 4.4l, morning.
Deserving fruit, making apple butter, cut
80 off corn and seeding wheat, are now the
Ssf occupations indoors and out.
Tobu Robinson's ticket agent sold 4,3sS
lets last Saturday afternoon, and the at
.Dndanee at night was about $500.
Don't forget to attend the Cleveland and
uandricks Club meeting at the Court House
aoxt Monday night, at 100 Speeches may
Be expected.
Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, will
,dmjnister the rite of confirmation at st.
Iobn's Church, this city, tomorrow Sun
day. morning
Nearly all the summer guests from Diel-
mans Hotel and the College have left for
heir respective homes, after short, but very
glccessfull season.
Mrs. George Wilhide, of this city, has sent
N tbe ADVOCATE Office sample of her pota-
toes. Three of them weighed over one
hound each.
The Cycling Ramblers may be seen fitting
( through our streets, at night, with lanterns
\ attached to the axles of their wheels, like
4 w.o' the wisps.
The Old Stone Chapel. notice of which
appeared in this paper last week, is to be
rpll "
stone will be used as far as practicable.
An old resident of Hampstead district in
formed us few days ago, that the recent
weather is exactly similar to that experienced
in this section in September 1853-thirty- one
years ago.
Adams county, Pa, fair begins on Monday
next and closes on Thursday. The Gettys-
burg Trotting Association holds its fall meet
Il f.,nl IL, &c
speed are anticipated.
After the swetering weather from the LIST
10 the 18th of September, cool wave arrived
on the night of the 18th, and made overcoats
and fires comfortable on Sunday and Monday
mornings, on each of which there was frost.
At12m, on Wednesday last the Soma
phore train order signals went into operation at
0wings' Mills, Glyndon, Westminster, New
Windsor, Union Bridge, Rocky Ridge, Me-
chancstown, Blue Ridge, Edgemont and
Hagerstown.
Dust. dust, everywhere, in every hole and
corner, in every work and Granny. 1t is in
all. over all, through all, and round and about
ALL The trees, the houses, the shrubbery,
the pavements, the streets, are all covered or
colored by the all prevailing dust.
Prof W. II. Zimmerman, of Baltimore
county, formerly of Westminster, was here a
few DAYS this week Mr.. VIM. L. Wright, a
former student at Western Maryland College,
of class of -, visited relatives here this
week He is now in business at 81 John
street, New York city.
In another column will be fonnd the pro-
gram of the musical, literary and spectacular
entertainment to be given at Odd Fellows
Hall next Wednesday evening. 1t will be
1 .,yalx and will n
asuperior and enjoyable affair. An orchestra
will accompany the choruses.
The 00-pound bell recently put in Grace
Lutheran Church, this city, has been taken
ont, as its tone was very nearly similar TO
several other bells. Another one, weighing
2ll9 pounds, has been put in, and, if found
satisfactory, will be retained. The bell cost
about $3.50. 1t weighs about twice as much
as any other bell they have had, and has a
distinctive Tone.
Mr.. Charles McCarb, an employee of John
Robinsons circus, received fall here last
Saturday. causing fracture of his collar bone.
A son of Mr.. j. Weller, of Patapseo, aged II
years, while engaged in hauling stone, got his
foot intS, the wagon wheel, causing fracture
of one of the bones of his leg and diSlocation
of his ancle joint. DIR. NJ. L. Bott, was called
for and reduced the fractures in both cases.
A harvest home service was held at Baust'
Church last Sunday. The church was beau
tifrlly decorated with fruits, grain and flowers,
i Two horse load of which was taken to the
pastor, Rev. P. A. Long, on Monday. Among
other yaluables there were four sacks of flour,
and nlellon measuring from stem to bios
som - inches; in circumference 329 inches;
weight A pounds. The collection on Sun
day Amounted to SIS.
Col w. p Maulsby, of this city, made a ar
row escape from injury on Wednesday morn
ing while boarding Western Maryland train
ut Glyndon. He had stopped there with his
daughter and granddaughter, and, proposing
to 90 on to Baltimore, he attempted to get
on the train as it started. He grasped the
railing of the coach with both hands, but
could not swing himself up to the steps, and
was dragged the length of the station platform.
gentleman on the platform saw his predic-
.amert. and, catching him around the body,
pulled him away from the car just as the train
was getting Oh speed. The screams of several
ladies' who had seen the dangerous predica-
ment of Col. Maulsby attracted attention Of
persons on the train, which was stopped some
distance below, and he was taken on board
lie suffered no important Inconvenience, and
spent the day in Baltimore, returning in the
evening.