The Democratic advocate., 1884-05-17
SATURDAY, MAY II, 1884.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


There will be glassball shooting at Lin.
wood to-day.
Row. W. C. Cremer, of fChambersburg, Pa,
ain Westminster short time last Saturday.
Mr. C. Await is building two new houses on
Iobn street, adjoining his other property
there.
The Frizzlesburg Literary Society will give
an entertainment at the academy there this
Saturday evening.
Horace E. Robinson, of Baltimore, gave a
obldren's church building service at Central
Hail School House, this city, last Monday
evening.
The First Nine of the Westminster Associ-
.tion has issued a challenge to the Pastimes
If Baltimore to play match game here next
Saturday.
Mr. Joseph B. Boyle, of this city, on We'd
Desday was elected a member of the exc
rutive committee of the State Pharmaceutical
Association.
Poyneer & Co., wind mill manufacturers
who have rented a part of the old Taylor
Works building, began moving their stock
here on Thursday.
Trustees for Tunker Meeting House School
No. 8, district No. 2, have been appointed as
follows: John Fl. Jordan, George H. Brown
and Alfred Warner.
II is great Inconvenience to many farmers
10 have to attend court just at this season of
the year when their time and attention should
be given to matters on the farm.
The Irving Literary Society of Western
Maryland College will give n comic drama
entitled GAN That Glitters is not Gold" at
Odd Fellows Hall next Friday evening.
Gen. Bradley T. johnson, of Baltimore,
has accented an invitation to deliver the an
nual Oration before the societies of Western
Maryland College at the next commencement.
Mr.. James A. Dillar, of Wellington, Kan
sas. is visiting his mother and other relatives
in this city. 1t has been eight years since
he was here before, and he observes vast i'm
provements in the place.
Democratic primaries will be held on Sat
urday, May 3lst, to select delegates to n
county convention on Tuesday, June 3rd,
which convention will select delegates to the
state convention to be held in Baltimore on
June 9Th.
The festival for the benefit of the Westm;n-
ster Base Ball Association last week netted
about $50, and the Association requests MS to
tender its thanks to the ladies who so kindly
assisted in &c l;h5 up the festival and to the
public for the ai55eral patronage.
The U. B. Mutual Aid Society, of Lebanon,
Pa. paid through Mr.. Richard Manning,
agent, 1000 to Mr.. John Shade at Stoners-
vile, the insurance on the life of his wife.
The same Society recently paid Sc, 900 on the
death of Mrs. P. Callaghan, formerly of this
city.
At the races at Ivy City, Washington, on
Monday last. Tolu. belonging to Mr.. R. w.
Walden. of Middeburg, came in second in the
FIVE fnrlong race for three year olds; and
Chanticleer. owned by the same gentleman,
won the national handicap for all ages.
Gen. Audlev W. Gazzam, late of the One
Hundred and Third Pennsylvania Volunteers,
died at his residence in West Philadelphia on
Saturday evening. In accordance with his
expressed wish, the remains were taken to
Washington, Pa, on Tuesday for cremation.
Zen. Gazzam was a son-in-law of Rev. DIR.
Van Deusen, ofCarrollton Station, this county.
Mr.. Henry Harbaugh died at his residence
in this city last Sunday evening, in his 82nd
year. after short illness. He was a native
of Uniontown, where he carried on the har-
ness making business. He was elected Reg,
lister Of Wills Of this county in 1865, and held
the Office for two years. His remains were
Inferred at Uniontown on Tuesday morning.
The Court of Appeals on Wednesday af-
frmed, with costs. the decree in the case of
Frazier VS.. Worthington and Hardesty. from
the Circuit Court of Carroll county. Griffee
vs. Mann Il Company ct al. was argued by
James A. c. Bond and Attorney General
Roberts for the appellant, and submitted by
c. I. Reifsnider and Charles E. Fink for the
nppellees.
Hbor ID DA1 D,I4
last Monday nine fat cattle that averaged 1921
hounds each. The cattle were bought by
Myers 4 Houseman of Baltimore at Sc. so per
hundred and were purchased for the European
market. The cattle gained an average of 430
hounds each since last September, and were
led by Mr.. Adams, one of Mr.. Roberts ten
ants
VIM. A. McKellip, Chas. T. Reisnider and
VIM. b. Thomas, trustees of Peter and Eliz-
lbeth C. Bankert, sold on Saturday last 6
lcres of land, improved by 2-story frame
1welng, near Mt. Pleasant, to o. P. Fouke.
or Sl75, and an halfacre lot. improved by
brick dwelling and blacksmith shop, opposite
Mt Pleasant hotel, to Adam N. Bankert, for
S495.
An alarm of fire on Monday evening about
o'clock caused considerable excitement in
his city. The Fire Department was ont
but their services were not needed.
Is the alarm was caused nv blFRiae chimney
IN the house of Andrew n. Stephan, on John
treet. lately purchased of John Driscoll.
Had the house been on fire. the Department
,ould not have been of much benefit. as the
lose would have been too short to reach.
A committee of citizens of Westminster
,aled on the County Commissioners, and made
IN appeal for an appropriation toward pur-
chasing hose. putting it upon the ground that
he citizens of this city paid considerable taxes
o the county for which they received no re-
urn, and further that the county had consid-
,rable property here that would be better pro-
ected by the purchase of more hose. The
afterwards voted $3.50 to the
corporate authorities of Westminster.
The egg breaking concert at Trinity Reform
I'd Church, Manchester, took place last Mon
lay evening, in the lecture room. The services
we're interesting and the audience large. Thir-
" two eggs were broken, and the contents footed
up S6l.23; During the evening Miss Kate A.
Shower performed upon the organ. with cor
net accompaniment by Prof Fleischman.
The proceeds of the egg-breaking will be ap-
Dlied to the purchase ofa new organ for Trim
ty Church, which viii be re-dedicated on
Whit-Sunday.
A woman was announced to lecture at Odd
Fellows Hall on Thursday evening, on three
years in convent-a sort of "Hearts OF
Stone" affair. On Thursday the woman
came, and with her two men. In the evening
the hall was lighted and the men took their
places as ticket agent and door keeper, but
there was painful lonesomeness within and
without the building. Only three-perhapss
one or two more-persons bought tickets and
went in, and no more appearing up to nine
o clock, the immense audience was given
back their money and the lecture indefinitely
Prof. Lorman, the Indian Doctor, arrived
here on Monday in his gilded wagon, drawn
by four fine horses. He has four or five per-
sons with him, who give street concerts every
night, after which the Professor gives lee
ture and recommends his Indian Oil. He
makes some bold assertions in regard to ply
sicians and their practices, and backs them
up with his money. Very many patients have
called upon him daily, and he locates their
troubles. His oil has had a large sale, and II
it does all that the people expect it to do,
physicians and druggists will have slow busi-
ness until the supply runs out