The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-06-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local Brevities.


Maryland College, has resigned as principal
Of the Salisbury, Nd, High School.
Mr.. John r. Shueey, formerly of near War,
feldsburg, this county, is now located al
Nanteno, Kankakee county, Illinois.
Mrs. Hayden, wife of Ambrose Hayden,
near Westminster, was paralyzed on Saturday
afternoon, and died Sunday morning
Today we arrive at the summer solstice,
when the days are at their longest. They will
now grow shorter until the Dist of December.
Chester B. Wentz, of Melrose, has purchas-
ed dwelling on Baltimore street, Hanover,
Pa, from Mrs Alexander Yost,- for 81, 500.
There was frost in low places on Monday
morning. On Saturday and Sunday fires and
oyercoatS were comfortable in the morning
and evening.
Wheat is ripening fast, and some of our
farmers will begin to cut next week. Much
ofthe grain is down, on account of the recent
storms
Rev. John Gloyd is building cottage,
2lx4S feet, on Green street, opposite the
cemetery. Ed. Await mason; John Case
carpenter.
DR.. Robert Wright, of Union Bridge, who
was shot some weeks ago by Ben. A. Rich
ardson, has so far recovered as to be able to
attend TO his practice again.
To-day closes the fifth week of court, and
probably the May term. Nearly two weeks of
the time have been occupied by two small
eases from Baltimore county.
Quite Il number of former students attended
commencement exercises at Western Mary
land College this week. Several paid their
respects to the ADVOCATE Office.
On Saturday last Geo. W. Matthews sold
at public sale his dwelling, on Belle Grove
Square. to Samuel Skunk for $3.50. The
other property, adjoining, was not sold.
Prof. Jas. w. Reese, of Western Maryland
College. has been chosen to deliver the ora
ton before the literary societies at Pennsyl-
vana College during the commencement next
week.
pleasant hop took place at Bowers Hall,
on Thursday evening, attended by number
Of ladies' and gentlemen of the College, and
also of the town. Every one present seemed
to ENJOY 1t.
H. II. Power, proprietor of the City Hotel,
has opened n shooting gallery in the old bill
lard room, and put in bagatelle and carom-
'bottytte table. 'fhe place promises to become
as great place of resort as the billiard room
was.
The rain of Thursday evening was quite
heavy in Cranberry Valley. The lands were
badly washed, in some places the washing
covering up the corn. and the wheat was beat
down Hat. In the neighborhood of Carrollton
the wheat was beat down also.
Professor D. W. Herring, who has held the
chair of Mathematics at Western Maryland
College for four or five years, has declined a
denomination, and has accepted a call to the
chair Of physics Mt the Western University of
Pennsylvania, at Allegheny City.
Ih= closing exercises of Springfield Institute
at SylesSilie, will commence tomorrow, the
22nd Pebble examinations will take place
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and
commencement on Thursday evening Mt
% clock in the Presbyterian Church.
Rev J. Stewart Smith, of Elgin, Illinois,
formerly rector of Ascension Church, this
eiiy, was in Westminster from Saturday until
Tuesday, and officiated at Ascension Church
Sunday morning. He is pleasantly located in
the West and has large congregation.
James, fve-ye r.old son of John Snyder,
near Bloom $ mill, was kicked by n horse last
Saturday evening, and had his jaw bone frac-
nurcd The horse was being led to water, and
au passing the little fellow Kicked him. DIR.
@as. p. Summers, of Warieldsburg, reduced
the fracture, which was bad one.
Bon't forget the ADVOCATE will be sent to
ans address, postage prepaid, from July to
November 8 for the small sum of fifty cents.
!eg names have already been handed in,
accompanied by the cash. Get up lists at
every postOfiice, and send the names and
money in by next Saturday, the 2sth.
The college departments of the UniyerstS
Of Pennsylvania held their 12Sth annual com
mencement on the 18th inst. There were 1T
graduates, among whom was VIM. j. Thomp
son. son of Rev. James Thompson, of this
city, who received the degree Of Bachelor o
Science from the town Scientific School.
Rev. Thomas H. Lewis, A. n. Presiden
Of the Westminster Theological Seminary o.
The Methodist Protestant Church, has ae
cg5cd the invitation of the authorities 0
Adlan College, Michigan, TO preach the BAG
-calatrcate sermon at the commencement Of
hatiir-stitution. which takes place next week.
HaEyost began on Tuesday. On that day
JohmG = hunk, agent. with an Osborne Irvine
twine binIer cut and bound several acres o
barley ontEe farm of s. p. Eyerhart, and OF
the same Aay cut about four acres ofthe same
grain on theitaFm of David Reese. The grail
was good, and the machine worked satisfac
torily.
An orchestra of seven pieces has been or
ganized in Westminster. The members arr
Prof r. d. Ellis, LIST violin; John Lynch and
VIM Reese, md violins; Bailey Moreloek
eornet; George Morelock, clarioneti samIe
Stone, trombone; Theodore Mitten, double
bass VOL. The orchestra had its first practice
last Saturday night.
Through the efforts of the Maryland Sena
ijors and Representatives in Congress, an ap
preparation was iaegEted in the postotiice ap
tpropriation bill fprna fast mail service owe
W.. Western Maryland &aiF3ad. The service
w4lihe put " eEatiap Az, Ss.qsIay next, an'
the BaItiEaGre papers will reach Westminster
aAsoui. o'clock IN the morning, or earlier,
The comptroller of the treasury has mad
the quarterly distribution of the public schoo
tax TO the white and eOl6red schools in thu
several counties and city of Baltimore. TIT
several amounts will be paid on and after thu
18th inst. For white schools Carroll will &c
S2,905. %. and for colored $29l.8S; HowaF.
county 81 ,5S8. 3S for White and S564.07 70
colored; Frederick 81, 1854 for white ant
SS1207 for colored; Baltimore county 81,
JOI.43 for white and 81, 128. IA for colored.
The County Commissioners on Wednesda
made the levy for 1884, for county purposes
fixing il ut 80 cents on the 500. The levy
the sane as last year, except that one cent II
added for roads and bridges. Owing to til,
4aruction Of roads and bridges by the recen
raias and floods, Che Commissioners will d.
well il ibe increase will cover repairs Tn
levy in Frederick for this yest has been IN
creased froR. G5 to IS cents.
Mr.. !. A. Miller, saddle and harness man
afaeturer, of this city, has just completed
handsome set of single harness for Mr.. Il. J
fGFumrina If Monnhaefar Iha leather