The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-10-04
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1884.
FOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local BreyitieS.

Local Brevities.
fine rain on Tuesday morning ended the
drOuth.
Monday and Tuesday next are the last days
ofregistratlon.
Coyington Barnitz, Esq, and family have
re,nrned to Baltimore for the winter.
The Blue Mountain express on the Wes-
torn MARYLAND railroad was withdrawn on
Monday.
Mr.. Pere Winchester and family have re-
moved from this city to Kent Island, Queen
Anne county, Md.
At the Baltimore county fair, Herr Bros, of
this city, received first premium for family
carriage, also first premium for spring wagon.
Verley J. Clousher, manager of McDonogh
farm. and formerly of this county, received six
first premiums for his shorthorn entries at the
Baltimore county fair this week.
Those not registered should have their
names on the books by Tuesday night next,
otherwise they cannot vote in November.
Registers will sit on Monday and Tuesday
next for the last time this year.
Thomas Reigle, son of Mr.. Adam Reige,
fell at the railroad crossing, in this city, on
Thursday evening, and inflicted such a severe
cut in his knee that he had to be taken home
in a wagon.
DR.. John S. Matthias, of this city, had a
valuable horse burned up last Friday night
when two freight trains were wrecked near
Fulton station, an account of which appears
under the head of Maryland Affairs in this
issue The railroad company Unidentified the
Doctor for his loss.
VIM Stalsmth, an employee at the Mon
tour House dislocated an elbow by fall, and
David Lippy, workman at Goodwin quar-
ries. near town, had wound two inches long
cut on his head and a finger mashed by rock
falling upon him. Dr. NJ. l.. Bot rendered
surgical aid in each case.
William A. Cunningham, Esq, cashier of
die Farmers and Mechanics Bank, of this
eity, is in Salisbury. Nd, experimenting the
opeBag of the Salisbury National Bank, the
first one IN that thriving town. This is the
third time Mr.. Cunningham has been called
to the Eastern Shore to start banks.
The Cycling Rambers have added another
feature to their club runs. On Wednesday
afternoon they were accompanied by party
of ladies' and gentlemen on horse back. There
were in the party six ladies and three gentle
men on horse back, and six bicyclers Each
bicycler rode by the side of lady. A ride
of II miles proved the experiment great
success.
A letter from David Miller, of near Patap-
SEQ, to friend, dated September both, dis
closes the fact that he is now on northern
tour being at that time in Portland, Maine.
he intends to visit Niagara Falls, via the
White Mountains. Politically, he thinks he
ayll airport st. John instead of Blaine, as
the people there call Blaine a coward for
,dodgag the liquor question.
DR.. r. r. Shaw started on Thursday morn
ing to canvass the congressional district, 60
ing first to Baltimore county. He is an able
speaker and Mr.. Blair had better get cut of
his way Hon. Chas. B. Roberts is announc-
ed to speak at Cambridge next Tuesday night,
The Democratic State Committee have invited
d. n. Henning, Esq, to enter the canvass,
and he has accepted. He will speak at SIX
or eight places in the state during this month.
n. |. Gorsueh & Son, of tins city, have re-
ceived information from grain dealers in To-
ledo and Chicago, stating that owing to the
low price of wheat that many farmers have
concluded not to seed much, and that their
estimate is that the acreage will fall of at
least one-fifth 1t would be WE'LL perhaps,
for our farmers to hold their crop while
longer in the hope that prices will advance,
and also to increase the acreage III this vicin-
ity.
David II. Hoffacker and Jacob Shaffer, ex-
ecutors sold the real estate of Jacob Hoffac-
ker last week The Home farm, of 90 acres,
near Alesia, was bought by John Hare for
SI7 10 per acre. the Brick House farm, of rs
acres. adjoining the Home farm, was bought
by Mackiy & Krebs, of Pennsylvania, for $50
per acre; house and lot in Manchester by }.
w. Hoffacker for 5000. Several wood lots,
near Aesia, were sold also, bringing from
S4S to $76.25 per acre. The total sales
amounted to SI3,317.52.
Kate Roberts, colored, aged about thirty
years, was found dead in bed at the Jail on
Monday morning about IL CLOCK, and
coroner's jury, p. b. Mikesell acting coroner,
decided, after inquiry, that death resulted
from natural causes. The woman was con
victed at the May term for severely beating
child and was sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment in Jail She had not been well
for some time before her death, but the evil
dence showed that she had good medical and
other attention. Her disease was complicated.
Rev. j. G. Capito, tather-in-law of Judge
John Z. Smith, died in this city early Satur-
day morning. On Sunday previous he was
stricken with paralysis and never recovered.
He was native of Baltimore and was born
in 1908. His education was obtained at Penn
sylvania College, Gettysburg, after which he
entered the Lutheran ministry and held II
charge near York, Pa, for thirty-five years.
He relnquished the charge on account OF i'll
health. In 1856 he removed to Carroll coun-
", where he lived up to the time of his death,
His remains were inferred in Westminster
cemetery on Monday.