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

Mrs. Woods and daughter, of Norfolk, Va,
10 come to Westminster for the summer.
Thew Thew are at the City Hotel. .....l
4 the Brighton Beach races on Saturday
f.er WaIdens three yearol gelding Mar
maduke, beat a very large field in mile and
& afurlong race. ....
Attbe spring meeting of the Hartford County
Agricultural Society, on Friday last, Ike Me-
Ann, owned by Geo. Edwin Hoppe, of this
ety. won the 2.3O race.
The Poyneer grain fan mandatory, in the
TAYLOR buildings, this city, have been in OPP
sr,stion here about three weeks, and have
shipped, in that time, 800 fans.
TsIephones we're delivered to subscribers
here Yesterday. The lines will be put up as
soon as possible. The exchange will be in
oDeration by July LIST, it is expected.
The ADVOCATE will be sent for the campaign
from July 9Th to November 8th-for so cts.
The paper will be sent free of postage to any
,jlress, upon the receipt of price. Get up
clubs.
The publication of the Union Bridge Inder,
which was suspended about n month ago, has
been resumed by Messrs. Woody and Wei
gndt. of Baltimore. They promise first
Glass; spicy paper.
For some cause the clover in this and Fred
erick 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: To Baltimore at
5y7, G.5j, S.32, 8. 43 and 1913, a. M, and at
l.SS and sos, D. M; from Baltimore at 9.43,
ll.S4 and 1l.jS, Il. M, and 5.05, 5.39, 7.25
and S35, p. m.
Mr.. Orlando Reese has commenced the
erection of Il dwelling on the lot where his
conservatory stood. 1t is to be of brick, two
and half stories high, and So 43 feet.
Dr. Chas Billingslea is putting an addition to
bis dwelling
Mr. John Hollingsworth, of Finksburg
district brought to this office on Wednesday
apumpkin, raised last year. He says he al
ways keeps them until harvest by placing them
in 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 a watch chain from Mrs. Mary Wilson,
waived examination before Justice G. w.
Cnpster 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.
Dnrng,t the commencement the Irving Society
Ofthe College will issue their paper, The IT.
wing Literary Gazette, daily, with full report
Of proceedings.
In the report of the Whit Monday parade
al Manchester last week, the mention OF the
Atkinson Washing Machine was omitted. U.
N. Hiteshew, of Uniontown, owner and man
ahcturer, had one on exhibition before and
after the parade, and exhibited i'll the process
sion. 1t is claimed for this machine that it
will do its work as well as by hand.
Col. Cyrus Diller, philosophical citizen
Of Hanover, Pa, and well known in this
county, died on Friday night of last week, and
vas buried Sunday afternoon. The funeral
embraced Masons, Odd Fellows, Grand Army
Posts and people of the town and neighbor-
hood, the procession covering a mile. his
great weight required ten bearers.
The ADVOCATE received several fine lots
Of strawberries from Mr. VIM. Fenby and
Mr.. Joseph Stout, last week, and on Monday
Mrs. Lewis j. Barnes. of near Warheldsburg,
brought us some of her Sharpless variety.
From a piece of ground about forty feet
square, up to Monday morning, she had picked
Is quarts. Thirty four berries filled a 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
Howe on the 9th inst. The programme com-
meneel with the address of the president, i.
Nee. Brown, followed by the anniversary
Grafton By w. II. 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 Nc(ilone, resulted on Wednesday III the
City Court of Baltimore, in disagreement OF
the jury, and was continued until the next
term Of e0art The will, which disposed OF
about $1,000 among several Catholic lnstltu-
lions of Baltimore aud its vicinity. was at
lacked on the ground that undue influence
had been exerted upon Mrz. McGlone, who
vas ia her S4th year when the will was exc
euted
The Browning Literary Society of Western
Maryland College will use for the first time on
Monday next, their handsome new banner
~ Of white satin twenty two by twenty. seven
lHehes, band painted and finished with heavy
balloon friRge, mounted on a bronze rod, and
the staff ornamented with bronze spear.
The initials of the society, date of organization
md motto "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
Westminster.