The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-08-16
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1884.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Brevifies.

Tho outlook for Western Maryland College
s,r lssl.5, is said to be very good
party of twenty or thirty from this city
ant Tuesday at Pen-Mar.
Tho street commissioner has had some good
-.,rt done in the way of cleaning out cutters
and cutting down weeds
The Registers of Voters will meet in this
.;,y next Monday, to arrange for the Septem-
Irr and October sittings.
Grain dealers in this city are paying from
-5to 50 cents per bushel for wheat, according
IA quality. This is extremely low
Yesterday was the feast of the Assumption
If the Blessed Virgin, and was holiday of
Allegation in the Catholic Church.
Annlcation has been made to the Governor
c,r The pardon of Charles Richardson, con-
rcted at the May term of the Circuit Court
of larceny.
Sheriff Shower has eight or nine Summer
boorders They will remain until the Circuit
Court decides where they will go next. Some
will perhaps spend the winter in Baltimore.
Prof Chas G. Edwards, assistant superin-
tendert of public instruction in Baltimore
city, is quite i'll at the residence of Mr.. Elias
Reed. near Carrollton.
The Assignee of Mortgages sale, advertis-
cd in last weeks ADvoCATE by Hon. Chas. b.
Roberts has been postponed from the 9th
until the llth of September.
Miss Mary +. Mills and Master Gore Mills
ora visiting in Calvert county. VIM. H. Van
Jerford and wife are at Atlantic city. Chas.
T Reifsnider and wife leave to-day for the
same resort.
Vim. Blizzard son, at Bird Hill, on Thurs
dov of last week drove bull to a buggy.
T6e lines were attached to his horns, and he
was Guided with ease. He trotted along as
onietly as horse.
Mr.. Nathan Englar, of Linwood, was mar
ried last Monday to Miss Clara Englar, of
near New Windsor. A reception was given
the bride and groom on Thursday evening by
Mrs. Caroline Englar, at Linwood.
A sunhower of rare species was shownus
Y Mr.. Charles II. Baughman few days ago.
II was without the usual centre of seed, and
rescmbled a dahlia. 1t was remarkably beau
tifn, and much admired by those who saw it.
Owing to the limited space this week we
have been forced to use considerable amount
of small type; so, while the usual space is not
given TO reading matter, the difference is more
than made up by the difference in the size of
the type.
Prof. d. W. Herring removed with his fam
iy on Thursday to Allegany City, Pa, where
he has accepted Il professorship in Western
University of Pennsylvania at that place.
Prof Herring is a talented instructor, and will
be a valuable addition TO the faculty of the
institution.
To-day-August la grand fete and hop,
nndcr the auspices ofWyoming Tribe No. 81,
10. T. NJ, will be held in the grove fHon.
Chas. b. Roberts, near Uniontown, on which
occasion Stonesifer's string band will furnish
the dancing music. The Uniontown Cornet
Band will be present.
The Republican county central committee
met here on Wednesday and decided to hold
primaries on Saturday next, the 23rd, to elect
delegates to a county convention to be held
here on Monday following. The county con-
vention will select delegates to the End district
Republican convention at Waverly, on the
18th.
Mr. William II. Davis, formerly of this
county. in a note to the ADVOCATE, inclosing
his subscription, says he receives the paper
every week, bringing with it the news of his
old home and state. He is in the creamery
busness with a'Mr. Wilson at Keswick, Iowa,
and their establishment produces about 5000
pounds of butter week.
Last Sunday was a great day at the several
camps in Maryland. AT each the crowds
were immense Fully 5000 persons were at
Jackson grove NJ. p. and family prayer was
led by Rev. b. f. Benson, of this city. AT
the colored camp at Asbury the attendance is
estimated at 10000, and Rev. John Snowden,
of this city, assisted in leading the services.
by the provisions of an act of the General
Assembly, approved May 3, 1882, no person
was permitted to shoot, trap or destroy, NC,
partridges in Carroll county from that date
until the first day of November. 1884. Under
this protection the cartridges have increased
largely, and are now very numerous Ill the
county. They are TO be seen everywhere a
long the public roads and in the wheat fields.
On Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. A.
{. Bond gave a dancing party to their guest,
Miss Parran, of Calvert county. The party
was held at tae City Hotel, and there were
over hundred persons present, many from
distance. Pratt, of Baltimore, furnished
the music, and the german was feature of
the evening. The affair was the most enjoy
able and largest private party given here for
some time.
The price of the ADAocA1 from September
TO November will be but twenty-five cents.
We want large campaign list, and it is hoped
that Democrats will do what they can to
spread Democratic doctrine. 1t is important
that everybody should vote intelligently, and
to do so it is necessary that every voter have
4 paper. Go to work, Democrats, and getup
clubs for the ADVOCATE. Ten to twenty names
can be gotten at every postoflice if "a proper
effort is made.
Mr.. William Fenby, near this city, realized
an average of over twenty-seven bushels OF
wheat per acre from fifty-two acres. Twenty
acres were corn ground, seeded very late,
which reduced the average. Ten years ago
an average of twenty five bushels per acre
was considered excellent, but the yield has in
creased so greatly of recent years, that less
than thirty bushels is rarely ever Spoken, OF.
1t will not be long before forty bushels will be
considered only an average crop.
The Westminster club defeated the Wood
bury club on their grounds here last Saturday
bya score of IA to 5, and were defeated them
selves at Littlestown on Wednesday by the
Iittlestown club by score of to 4. The
Unontown club was defeated at Mechanics
town on Monday, by the Meehaniestown
club by score of 10 to 1. On Monday
next the Westminster club go to Frederick to
play the club of that place. The club will go
to Baltimore and play the Pastimes to-day.