The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-06-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Breyities.


Mrs. Woods and daughter, ofNorfolk, Va,
hove come to Westminster for the summer.
They are at the City Hotel.
4 the Brighton Beach races on Saturday
Letter Wadens three-year- old gelding Mar
maduke. beat a very large field in a mile and
furlong race. .t... ...s-f
Attbe spring meeting of the Hartford County
Agricultural Society, on Friday last, Ike Me-
dsm, owned by Geo. Edwin Hoppe, of this
city. won the =. 80 race.
The Poyneer grain fan mandatory, in the
Taylor buildings, this city, have been in OPP
orstion here about three weeks, and have
shipped, in that time, 800 fans.
Telephones were delivered to subscribers
here Yesterday. The lines will be put up as
I soon as possible. The exchange will be in
operation by July LIST, it is expected.
The ADVOCATE will be sent for the campaign
from July 9TH to November Sth-for so cts.
The paper will be sent free of postage to any
address. upon the receipt of price. Get up
clubs.
The publication of the Union Bridge Inder,
which was suspended about q month ago, has
been resumed by Messrs. Woody and Wei
gandt, of Baltimore. They promise first
class, spicy paper.
For some cause the clover in this and Fred
erck counties has not bloomed this season.
The heads are formed, but no bloom appears.
Ills the opinion of some farmers that the
cold weather few weeks ago injured the
clover.
Westminster now has seven trains daily to
and from Baltimore, viz: 10 Baltimore at
5.g7, G. So, S.32, 9.43 and 1923, a. H., and at
1873 and 5.Oj, p. M; from Baltimore at 9.43,
ll.34 and 1l.5S, Il. M, and 5.05, 5.39, 1925
and S.35, p. IN.
Mr., Orlando Reese has commenced the
erection off dwelling on the lot where his
conservatory stood. 1t is to be of brick, two
and half stories high, and SO Y 43 feet.
DR.. Chas Billingslea is putting an addition to
his dwelling.
Mr. John Hollingsworth, of Finksburg
district, brought to this Office on Wednesday
pumpkin, raised last year. He says he al
ways Keeps them until harvest by placing them
in q dry room. 1t is of the sweet potato Or
pie variety.
Edward Demitte, the young man who is
charged with the theft of watch from j. Zepp
and watch chain from Mrs. Mary Wilson,
waived examination before Justice q. w.
Crapster last Friday, and was bailed for the
action of the grand jury next November.
Commencement exercises at Western Mary
land College begin tomorrow morning and
will continue until next Thursday night.
Dnring the commencement the Irving Society
Of the College will issue their paper, The lr-
wing Literary Gazette, daily, with full report
of proceedings.
In the report of the Whit Monday parade
at Manchester last week, the mention of the
Atkinson Washing Machine was omitted. ..
NJ Hiteshew, of Uniontown, owner and man
afacturer, had one on exhibition before aud
after the parade, and exhibited in the process
sion 1t is claimed for this machine that it
will do It's work as well as by hand.
Col Cyrus Diller, public spirited citizen
Of Hanover, Pa, aud well known in this
county, died on Friday night of last week, and
was buried Sunday afternoon. The funeral
embraced Masons, Odd Fellows, Grand Army
Posts and people of the town and neighbor-
hood, the procession covering mile. His
great weight required ten bearers.
The ADVOCATE received several fine lots
Of strawberries from Dir. VIM. Fenby and
Mr.. Joseph Stout, last week, and on Monday
Mrs. Lewis J. Barnes, of near Warfeldsburg,
brought us some of her Sbarpless variety
From piece of ground about forty feet
square, up to Monday morning, she had picked
IS quarts. Thirty-four berries filled quart
box. On Wednesday Mr.. Rufus Little pre-
sented us with box of superior cherries.
The 18th anniversary of the Irving Literary
Society was held at Albaugh's Grand Opera
Hos<e on the 9th inst. The programme com-
menee,l with the address of the president, +.
Nee. Brown, followed by the anniversary
Grafton By w. H. White. This was followed
by the drama ''All That Glitters is Not Gold.
The characters were well sustained, several
winning considerable eclat. Music by the
Westminster Orchestra.
The suit of Bernard +. McGlone against
Pierre c. Dugan, to set aside the will OF Mrs.
Mary NcGlone, resulted on Wednesday IN the
City Court of Baltimore, in disagreement OF
The jury, aud was continued until the next
term Of cont The will, which disposed OF
about ST, 900 among several Catholic lnstltu-
tions of Baltimore aud its vicinity. was at
tackled on the ground that undue Influence
had been exerted upon Mrz. McGlone, who
was ii her s4th year when the will was exc
euted
The Br0wuing Literary Society of Western
Maryland College will use for the first time on
Monday next, their handsome new banner.
il is Of white satin twenty two by twenty seyen
inches, hand painted and finished with heavy
bdlli6n frisge, mounted on bronze rod, and
the staff ornamented with bronze spear.
The initials of the society, date of organzation
md motto s'Sine litteris mors est are in gold
letters. A border of Wild roses across the
bottom gives handsome and rich effect. The
banner is the work of Miss Mary b. Shellman
OF Westminster.