The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-07-12
SATURDAY, JULY IL, 1884.
.oCAL AFFAIRS.
Local Breyities,

Local BrevitIes.
las. c. Brown, who was bitten by copper
Lad snake last week, has recovered.
We understand that the Lotus Club is
.monq the things that were but is not.
Mr. George Nonnemaker entertained the
4 ceiling Ramblers at his home on Thursday
4 evening last
Twenty years ago on Wednesday, July 9th,
,bs Confederate troops, under command of
. col. Harry Gilmore, occupied New Windsor.
The Young Democrats of Reisterstown
.rscted a pole 90 feet high on Wednesday
.rsninq last. Hon. Andrew Banks furnished
the pole
The game of base ball which was to have
haan piaved Yesterday afternoon between the
Westminster and Littlestown clubs was post
noned on account of the rain. twill be play
ID this morning at 10, a. m.
The two Waldens, of this county, won thr ee
races at Long Branch on Saturday with their
horses Tolu, Chandelier and Marmadnke.
Their earnings this year SO far are as large as
those of any ,racehorse owners.
The call for primaries and convention to
send delegates to the Second District Demo-
cratic Convention, to be held in Elkton, on
August 9th, is published in this issue. The
prmaries will be held Saturday, July 26, and
the convention on Monday, July %.
A special to the Baltimore A merican from
Ocean Cl'y, In IN ne ny saSs: Mr. Dlne eh
baash' On pehaii u 'ne eoLiliit.ee In 'eaen
erS ii'S'i'''' M ienu !" PaP't VIZ 49, c'i
W'le" i,,Ei oo,n,ad tba Ground tborongbly
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Vim. Richardson, of this county, has been
appointed as Waterman at the Baltimore post
Office His duties will consist in patroling
the corridor of the postoiice, to dispense
loungers, to preserve order there, and to see
that the public having business at the post
Office are not annoyed by those who have not
N. ErorL Sb;,,ev of Westminster del;v.
cred the first new wheat in this city. On
Monday he sold to n. /. Gorsuch d Son about
70 bushels, longberry variety, and received
% cents a bushel for It.. n considerable
amount Of new wheat has been received by
dealers here since.
Webb's tour. advertised in another column,
:. ,ns If the hest announced for this season.
,Ind"e Isaac c. Bale and wife, of this city,
and Mr.. Nathan Bale and wife, of New
Windsor. have just been over part of the
trip, and pronounce it as full OF interest and
enjoyable.
The "Cycling Ramblers,'' of this city,
have elected the following officers for the
current wear President, Chas. f. Fink ;
vice.president, b. f. Grouse; Secretary and
Treasurer, VIM. l.. Seabrook Captain, A.
II Wentz; Lieutenant, j. H. Cunningham.
The club has twelve members.
NJ Iaw;s Winters of WASHINGTON. ID. c..
whose death was published in our last issue,
was buried in the st. Johns Catholic ceme-
terry. this city, on Sunday afternoon, the re-
mains arriving by the 3. so train. The pail
bearers were Henry Vanderford, DR.. George
s. Fouke, Judge John L. Smith, John c.
Frizel. Albert Billingslea and Chas. T. Ref
snider. An anchor Of flowers rested on the
ctsket. The funeral was largely attended
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Nin D. OF Daitl'Iore; arriVeu iiere oli ounua'
ate moon RON ID freuerlch' Oh 1Helr way nolne
lhey went 10 Iagersto"h On hu uT. oren
i1s' lneIIe Oh 'nei EaJnmoIs 70 ,h;s ,,iaca
Three went by rail to Baltimore from here.
The others were accompanied nearly to Finks-
burg by Messrs. A. H. Wentz, Charles K.
Flax and b. f. Grouse, of the Cycling Ram
blers, of this e;ey.---------
Iouiso RusseIl colored of Baltimore. gave
birth to a child last Monday which has a false
Gnarr attached to the little finger of the left
hand. The case attracts some interest among
the medical fraternity. j. NJ. Emmett and
j. T. Herring. son of Dir. J. 7. Herring, of this
city. of the MARYLAND University Hospital,
attended the case. They intend to amputate
the finger. as the operation will be compare
tiyclv painless and will save the child future
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