The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-06-28
ocAL AFFAIRS.
Local BrevIties.

LOcaA DrebAthcS.
" HIM. Clabaugh and family have re-
.,r.d 10 their country residence, near Tan
Gown, for the summer.
Tho Cycling Ramblers, of Westminster,
tsIking of making a run to Luray, Va,
'aon their bicycles this summer.
The appearance of the Methodist Protest
., church. this city, has been greatly i'm
'.,red by a coat of paint. The color is
.ht
FAINT adjourned last Saturday morning,
.ksr a session of six weeks, nearly two of
,5eh were occupied by cases from Baltimore
aunty.
I'm. c. Worthington, as assignee, sold on
uorJov i'll acres of land in Finksburg, be-
enc to Daniel Frazier, to Johnza Blizzard
81 $500.
new time table was issued by the Western
u.,rlond railroad last Monday The correct
'Lls will be found on the fourth page of
BIS issue.
: Willis Howard, agent of the Southern
gyoress. fredericksburg. Va, formerly of
n: civ. spent Thursday here. He has not
zen in this city for over sixteen years.
Last week the names of Celia E. Gorsuch
: .oI Howard 4. Wantz were inadvertently
.mitted from the list af those who had passed
h. recent examination of public school teach
cs for this county.
Next Friday will be the l06th aunive rsary
1 # tbe Declaration of Independence. There
IN be no public demonstration in West min
ser. At Union Bridge there will be base
+ NM match and balloon ascension.
R F. Shriver & Co.. of Westminster, are
bipping large quantities of cherries in bas-
q Ia, from this city to New York. The firm
4 ne not operating their cannery here, and
+ ave sent nearly 400 baskets of cherries to
New York.
Enckel White, formerly of Taneytown,
. bed in Virginia on the 18th instant. He
: III this county shortly after the war and set
Z led in Albemarle county, Virginia. He was
n his 10Th year and his death was caused by
start disease.
People who desire to pull up stakes and go
West. will find some interesting facts in the
liter from Mr.. John T. Shueey, from near
Karfeldsburg, this county, who went West
eyeal months ago and was recently in Wash
HstOn Territory.
. Wheat harvest began last Saturday in this
ounty, but only few began cutting on that
. DIV. Others commenced the first of this
Eeck. but the rain of Wednesday PLAYED havoc
With harvest, stopping operations and beating
DE grain Hat to the ground.
Mrs. Mary Mason Irwin, mother of Capt.
Il Il. Irwin, of thseity. died at her residence
IN Gie0chland county, Va, last Sunday even
ng in the S1st year of her age. She was the
widow of Capt Robert Irwin, and lived here
short time after her husbands death.
Col. Vim. A. McKellip and others are
making arrangements for the reunion Of the
survivors, of the 9th Maryland Regiment, to
e held in this city on September 10th. 1t is
proposed To minge the gray with the blue on
he occasion, and ex-Confederates i'll Carroll
are TO be invited to the reunion.
The Court of Appeals last week sustained
f be court below in the case of the State VS..
homas Bixler, colored, indicted for perjury
attempting to register fraudulently. Blk
Il was discharged from jail, where he was
aBined during the tendency of the case.
ienning and Roberts for State; Reifsnider X
hk for BiXler.
Mr.. Joseph Tener, near Winfield, Frank
district, this county, has a gourd that be-
lged to his grand mother, who died IN lSO4.
Be- also has a work basket which belonged to
n. They were brought by her from Ger
nny when she emigrated to this country.
Sdh are in an excellent state of preservation,
ID are much priced by Mr.. Tener.
Mr. Milton Schaeffer, of this city, whilst
gagged in repairing some tin spouting at the
sdence of Mrs. Mary Wilson, was precipi-
( -ed to the ground, u distance Of fifteen feet,
lthe ladder upon which he was standing
oaking. He fell head foremost, receiving
we're cuts and bruises on the face, and jar
'ag his whole body considerably.
(. l.. Miller, general superintendent of the
aesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
lny, arrived here Wednesday with sixteen
lemen, and will commence at once to erect
PES in this city. A number of telephones
ave been put up, and the exchange, in the
antz Building, is being made ready. Work
10 be continued in this county until conf
etc communication is made, and the line
+ fI then be run to Baltimore.
The fast mail service over the Western
iaryland railroad, and thence by branches
% connections to points in Southern Penn
lrania. West Virginia, Virginia, and the
%th and Southwest, went into operation
F. Monday morning. The train, consisting
apostal car, combination baggage and pas
snger car and passenger coach, and run by
atductor Sheets, left Baltimore at 4.4O a:
arriving at Westminster at $50 and
hgerstown at 745. BY this arrangement the
all reaches this city nearly four hours earlier.
he early arrival has had great effect upon
Y community. Persons who were accus-
sned to sleep until after O clock, are now
long before, to receive the mail and read
morning papers.
Only those who rise early know the joys OF
nienee at this season of the year. The arr
aden with delicious GOODNESS and with
d fragrance of thousand flowers, while the
slOdy of the birds at their morning prisons
the ear with rapture. Go to bed at 10,
ed rise at half. past four, if You would drink
The pure elixir of life during the heated
am. What is so inyigorating and inspiring
the cool, refreshing air of the early morn
~ Try it, We sluggards, who swelter IN
aosely pent-up rooms until or 8 O'Clock,
I'd then rise in languor and stupor, without
9petite and without energy. The glory OF
e dawn, from to 3, is a sight which the
ifeF Of nature never wearies in beholding,
VI one which those whose eyelids are sealed
slmber know nothing of. Another in
ueement to early rising, since the introduce
.oa Of the fast mail line, is the morning
%Ssspaper, which comes the herald of noisy
"rld, news Of all nations numbering at its
sek This you can enjoy with your coffee
~ mullins, and begin the affairs of the day
aorOughly furnished for the task before you.
Free Musical Instruction.
The Westminster Brass Band, desiring to