The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-09-27
FOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Brevities.

Commodore Semmes and family are at the
City Hotel. 49,
Mr.. P. C. Kennedy, of Pittsburg, Pa,
snent several days in Westminster, this week.
Hon. Oliver Miller, chief judge of this cir
emit. who has been spending some time in
Europe. arrived home on Monday evening.
DR.. Shaw expects to make an active can
vass. and will make number of speeches in
each county. On Friday night next he will
speak at Port Deposit.
Col Vim. P. Maulsby, as trustee, sold
tract of land of / 10 acres, part of Clover Hill
estate, near Finksburg, TO Edward n. Buck
ngham, at S24 per acre, on Monday.
Mr.. T. L. B. Hartsock, of this city, will
leave on Monday. for an extended Western
and Southern trip. If favorable opportu-
nily offers for business he will stay. Wewish
him success.
Don't forget the Cleveland and Hendricks
Club meeting at the Court House on next
Monday night. Good speeches may be ex-
pected. Organization is necessary for Wig
orous and successful campaign.
The MARYLAND Synod ofthe Lutheran Church
will meet at Taneytown, this county, October
10Th Mr.. j. Q. Stitely is the delegate from
the charge in this city, and will accompany
Rev. II. W. Kuhns, DID,, the pastor.
Mr.. Thomas Zepp has sold his farm of 40
acres in New Windsor district to Mr.. John
Maus. near Silver Run, for $4,000. Mr..
Maus has sold his farm of go acres, near
Vaudeville, Clarke county, Va. to Mr. Jacob
H. Dudrer, at $50 per acre.
\ band of Gypsies, comprising number of
families, and representing four generations,
are camped at Winters mill, near this city.
They will remain several weeks. A number
of Westminster citizens have been down to
have their fortunes told.
&. s. Griffith, Esq, of Baltimore, President
Of the Prisoners Aid and Relief Society, visit
ed the Carroll county Aims House and Jail
last Wednesday. He spoke in the highest
terms of the condition of both institutions.
10 the Jail there are but four prisoners, very
small number, considering that the November
term of COURTS so near at hand.
The Registers Of Voters will sit it their re-
spectiye districts on Monday and Tuesday,
October 9th and It'll, for the purpose of revis-
Ing and completing the registration lists.
These will be the last opportunities this year
for getting registered or transferred. Those
who have not attended to these important
matters should do so on those days, otherwise
they cannot vote in November.
BY permission of the superintendent, Miss
Mary Il. Shellman, manager of the telephone
exchange in this city, places a telephone on
the base ball grounds and reports the game
by innings to several places in town, where
the score is placed or bulletin for the ben
eft of those who cannot leave their places of
business This is greatly appreciated by all
who take an interest in the game.
The Rev. George W. Kennedy, an aged
preacher of Middletown, Delaware, who
preached a sermon fifty three years ago in
NJ, INinAcOr raculfinfr INF tho of nf
the New Windsor Presbyterian Church, and
the New Windsor College, will visit DR.. Jelly
this week, and place his grand daughter in
the college, and if able, will preach to-mor-
row Sunday morning at II O'Clock. Mr..
Kennedy has been Presbyterian preacher
over sixty years.
About ll30 on Wednesday night last, the
residence of Mr.. Joseph Eckenrode, on Lib
ety street, near George, this city, narrowly
escaped destruction from fire caused by a
burning chimney. The alarm was given
and Messrs. Frank Tyler, Denton Gehr, Jas.
NJ. Shellman, ThOs. Myer and others went to
the fire department building got the hose reel
out and ran with it TO the fire, which was soon
extinguished. At the time there was . strong
south west wind blowing and sparks were car
red a great distance, and large pieces of hard
SCOT were carried out on the roof.
a spectacular musical anu literary enter
tainment was given at Odd Fellows Hall on
Wednesday evening last by a number oflades
and gentlemen, the proceeds of which are to
a,s applied to the purchase of new organ for
aie Episcopal Church of this city. Miss
Maggie McKellip was the originator of the
idea and worked assiduously in arranging the
various tableaux, solos, quartettes, &c. Each
took his or her part admirably and many of
ihe tableaux were beautiful and loudly APP
plaaded. The recitations by Miss Mollie
Hoppe and Prof Merrill, of Western Mary
laud College, were greatly enjoyed: Prof.
O.. H. Spurer had charge of the chorusess,
and Mrs Dr. F. Z, Shaw and Prof. Louis
Dielman, of New Windsor, rendered piano,
eornet and flute accompanmeRts. The hall
contained between 300 and 400 people and
all seemed pleased with the evening S eater
tainmcnt