The Democratic advocate., 1885-04-18
SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1885.
AFFAIRs.
Local BrevIfies.

Five persons were immersed dt the cotOftu
Baptist Church, this city, last Sunday
The old billiard room at the City Hotel is
being fitted up with billiard and pool tables
and cigar. stand, and viii be magaged by Mr..
Jos. P. Allgire.
1t cost Jacob PLANE, of Union Bridge, $500
to visit the Frederick carnival. BE had his
pocket picked of that amount while there, SO
it is reported.
Mr.. Clarence Seabrook who had been re-
siding here for several months past, left on
Saturday last for Chicago, Illinois, where ne
will go iato business.
Mr.. Jacob Kerlinger, formerly Of this city,
now on the police force of Baltimore, is quite
sick at his residence in Baltimore, from "a
complication Of diseases.
Miss Isadore Swartzbaugh, of York county,
Pa, spent several weeks with her uncle, Mr..
John Swartzhangh, at the West End. She
returned home on Monday last.
An election for mayor and common council
will be held in Westminster on Monday, May
4th. 1t is not likely that there will be as much
interest manifested as there was last year.
Miss Catharine F. Banning, who spent
several summers in this city and in Emmits-
burg, died in Baltimore on Monday last. She
was the daughter Of the late Robert Banning,
Sr., of Talbot county.
Messrs John H. Cunningham and Frank s..
Grumbine have formed a co-partnership, and
will conduct the tobacco and cigar business
in the room formerly occupied by Joseph r.
Allgire, near Court street.
A Knabe concert grand piano has been
placed this week in New Windsor ollege, to
be used especially on Reception, Commence
ment and other public occasions. There are
now 100 students in the College, and of these
As take music lessons.
Rev. H. C. Gushing and wife have been in
Westminster for several days past. They
leave for Laurel, Delaware, Mr.. Cushing s
new appointment, to-day, and will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Margaret and Miss Maggie
Newson, who viii reside with them for time.
The oratorical contest between the debating
societies of Patapsco and Frizzelsburg will
come this Saturday AFTERNOON at Pata psco,
at2 o'clock. The question for debate is, who
deserves the most gratitude from the Amerl-
can people, Washington or Lafayette? Friz-
zlesburg supports Washington and Patap SEQ
Lafayette.
About FIVE inches of snow fell here last
Saturday, April 18th, few fakes on Sunday,
about an inch on Monday, and few flakes
on Wednesday morning. The season is not
so backward, however, compared with other
years, for on April lastyear, snow fell to the
depth of eight or ten inches. There was
light fall on the Sth also.
The girls attending Central Hall Grammar
School, this city, gave their their teacher, Mr..
Chas H. Banghman, complimentary dinner
on Wednesday last, the day the public schools
closed The dinner was nicely served and
most heartily enjoyed. The Examiner and
all the teachers Of Central Hall were also in
gited, and participated in the feast.
A trial of stump blasting by dynamite will
take place on Tuesday next, on the land Of
Messrs. Lynch & Grimes, near the colored
cemetery. The use of this material for clear
ing land of stumps is becoming general, and
the cost is very slight Those interested
should witness the operation. Messrs. u. y.
Grimes q Co., will announce the hour for the
test on Tuesday.
On Sunday night last, about 8 o'clock, the
store house of Mr.. John Quill, at Hood s
Mills, caught fire and was entirely consumed,
together with almost the entire stock of goods,
entailing a loss of $4,000 on the building,
owned by the heirs of the late w. Fl. Cunning
ham, and about $4,000 on Mr.. Quill. Mr..
Evan w. War6eld lost twelve tons of
fertilizer, that were stored in the build
ing. The store will be re built at once.
Miss Annie B. Hart, one of the students of
Western Md. College, who has been sick with
rheumatism for some months past, was re-
moved to her home at Henderson, N. c., On
Wednesday. Her father is one of North Car
olina's foremost prominent tobacco dealers.
Harry Andrews, another student, and one of
the editors of the hUing Literary Gazette,
published at the College, was called to his
home at Washington, D. c., on Sunday, by
the sudden death Of his faith er, Mr.. VIM. p.
Andrews. Mr. Andrews wa employed by
the Government in the office of the Second
Auditor.
Three Carroll county postmasters have re-
signed, as follows: John B. Eppley, at Union
Bridge; Charles E. Norris, at New Windsor,
and Frank Hollenberry at Frizelsburg. Their
places have been filed by three Democrats,
Thomas Jones succeeding Mr.. Eppley; DR..
John f. Burlington succeeding Mr.. Norris,
and Silas NJ. Bish succeeding Mr.. Hollen-
berry. Mr.. Jones was Justice of the Peace,
but he resigned that position and bonded on
Saturday last, before Justice Richard Man
ming, of this city, who went to Union Bridge
for that purpose.
George Henry, Of this city, is under arrest
in Baltimore, charged with breaking into a
car of the Western Maryland railro Much
sympathy is expressed for Henry here, where
he has wife and other relatives. Several
weeks ago he went to Baltimore to get work.
Being unsuccess ful and not having funds, he
went to the dep OF to come home on freight
train. He was detected getting into a car by
a watchman, and arrested, the charge being
that he broke seal on the car. Friends
here will explain matters in his behalf, and
have hopes of having him released.
w. H. Shower & Bro have established
their machine repair works in this city, at
the StCleh Building, corner of Liberty and
Green streets. Westminster has needed
shops of this kind since the Taylor works
were removed, and farmers and others who
use machinery must hail with gladness the
establishment of them here. The Messrs.
Shower are skilled mechanics, and are prepar.
ed for any work in their line. 1t would be well
for farmers to overhaul their reapers, NOW
ers and other machinery now, see what re-
pairs are needed and have the work done be-
fore the season for using them comes, in
order to avoid hurry and delay.
The most interesting entertainments SO far
at the Skating Rink, were those given on
Monday and Tuesday nights last, by the
Howard & Rogers Combination, consisting
of bicycle and skatoFial artists. Master Char.
lie White, the lady impersonator, won great
applause by his skating and acting; Charlie
jackson and Fannie Hastings. double skaters
skated admirably together and performed
many difficult feats; Prof. Winslow showed
Winnie Shoots delighted all with his bicycle
riding. He did some excellent balancing;
rode over tilt board and up and down lad
ders. Large audiences were present on both
evenings. Tonight Saturday Prof. Bosley,
the boneless wonder, will give an exhibition
at the Rink. On Tuesday night next there
will be an "object race, which will make
lots of fun for the spectators; and on Thurs
day night there will be children's carnival,
to be participated in by children under sixteer
years only.
The young men of Westminster are moving
to have a baseball nine here this season. Al
a meeting at the City Hotel on Wednesday
evening Charles V. Wantz was chosen presi
dent, Milton Reifsnider secretary, and G. R
Miller manager. The latter was instructed t.
correspond With several players who desire t.
come here this season, and report to another
meeting to be held next week. Messrs Cla
.baugh, Miller, Driscoll, Nicholas and Bank
.ert, of the old nine, will play this season
These are all residents of this city, excep
Bankert, who lives at New Windsor. Their
is desire to have Greer, the famous batter
base-runner and dleft-felder, again, and goot
pitcher will be secured The balance of tn
mine will be made up of home players 4
snine that will afford amusement for the bes
in the country can readily be organized, an
at is probable that they will cross bats wit