The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-06-27
SATURDAY, JUNE p, 1885.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Brevities.

Local Brevfties.
The Penmar excursion train on Thursday
was composed Of fourteen cars.
Misses Maggie and Kate Baumgartner, Of
this city, are visiting in Frederick
Making hay while the sun Shines has
been the occupation of the farmer the past
week.
Mr.. Aaron shafer, living near Cranberry,
lost a valuable mare from pleurisy last Friday
evening.
Among the ingenious contrivances of the
little girls Of Westminster are fans constructed
of locust wings.
Misses Daisy yesterday and Hattie Smith,
of Leesburg, Virginia, are visiting at MIR. j.
f. Rinkers, this city.
1.-THE Diamond Ring on the first page Of
this issue, is a good story which will be en-
ioyed by our lady readers.
Rev. S. B. Pond will arrive home to-day
from his three weeks visit to New York, and
will oficiate at Ascension Church to- morrow.
Some important changes in the rate Of
postage go into effect on Wednesday. See
the article on "Change in Postal Law" in
this issue.
The annual Sunday school jubilee at Jews
burg will take place on Saturday, July 10Th.
Rev. DIR. Poulson will deliver the Grafton at
1890 in the morning.
Miss Jennie Matthews, formerly of this
city, but now residing in Reisterstown, was
one of the graduates at Hannah Moore Acad-
envy, Reisterstown, last week.
Thirty-fve extra copies of the Baltimore
Evening News, containing humorous ac-
count of the base ball contest on Monday,
were sold on Tuesday evening.
DIR. John S. Matthias will begin cutting
wheat to-day on his farm adjoining this city.
He has an early variety, called the Early
Rice, which is earlier than the ordinary wheat.
The Union National Bank of this city has
Just declared its 111th semi annual dividend.
The dividend is four per cent, clear of state
and county taxes, payable on and after July /.
Wheat harvest will begin in this county
next week, the season being about week
later than usual The crop will not be near
as short as was anticipated some weeks ago.
Next Saturday, July 4th, is legal holiday.
The banks will be closed, and it is probable
the day viii be made general holiday in this
city. Many of the business houses will be
closed, if not all of them.
Miss Bessie Cover, daughter of Mr.. Thos.
Cover, of Star Tannery, Va, and niece OF
Mr. Samuel Cover, of this city, was one OF
the graduates last week at the Valley Female
College at Winchester, Va.
The authorities of Western Maryland Col
lege are considering the propriety of increas-
ing the course Of studies for young ladies.
The faculty will report to the trustees on the
matter at the next meeting, in January, when
definite action will probably be taken.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday
last finished the county levy and fixed the
rate at fifty cents on the 500. The Commits
sioners will devote one cent more to roads
and bridges and one cent less to courts, con-
stables and magistrates We shall have mort
to say on county matters later.
Miss Nellie Neale, of Richmond, Va, sister
of W. Reynolds Neale, of this city, and well
known here, received first premium IN de-
partinent of English, for third class, first pre-
MUM in mathematics, and second premium
in Christian doctrine, at the Academy of the
Visitation, Monte Maria, Richmond.
The Union Bridge Era has been traded of
by C. F. Weigandt, the proprietor, to George
Lincoln Forrest, of Adams county, Pa, for a
horse, buggy, harness and cutter. The paper
doesn't seem seen to be very valuable properly.
1t was established little over three years
ago, and in that time it has changed propri-
etors six times.
The directors of the Union National Bank,
of this city, at a meeting last Saturday, voted
an increase in the yearly salary of Mr..
Hugo E. Fiddis, the teller and book keeper.
Mr.. Fiddis has been in the bank for upwards
of twenty years, and the increase is in recog-
milton of his faithful services long rendered.
He is an excellent officer, careful, reliable
and accurate.
Dr. Coonan, of Mt. Pleasant, sent to Mr..
Jos. B. Boyle, of this city, a specimen of the
digger wasp, said to accompany and feed upon
the cicada. 1t was discovered upon pile OF
locusts as large as half peck measure. Il
was about two inches in length, of gray color,
and had a very powerful and disagreeable
odor The sting of this insect is said to be
very poisonous.
The dedication of Stone Chapel, near War
feldsburg, has been postponed until Sunday,
August I'd. Services will be held all day and
every night during the week. Rev. D. Lana
han and Rev. VIM. Fl. Chapman, former
pastor, will officiate on dedication Sunday,
and Revs. Reid, gladden., Koontz and other
ex-pastors are expected to preach at the night
services following.
Emory Grove camp commences August 9th,
and will continue fourteen days. jackson
Grove camp, Methodist Protestant, seventeen
miles from Baltimore, on the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad, will begin July 30th and
continue till August 18th. Excursions to both
grounds were made on Thursday for the pur-
pose of selecting sites for tents.
On and after o.day an extra train viii
be put on the Western Maryland Railroad, tc
be known as the Blue Mountain express. i
will leave Baltimore daily, except Sunday, al
$50 p. m. for Hagerstown. Returning, i
will arrive at Baltimore at $50 a. m. This
train will stop at Westminster, New Windsor
Union Bridge, Mechanicstown, Blue Ridge
and Blue Mountain House.
There is a tendency among the gentlemen
in the adjacent country to quit their farms
aud come to Westminster to live. Among
the accessions to our population in the past
few years we may mention the names of f.
H. Orendorff, Jeremiah Rinehart, Francis
Shipley, VIM. Steele, Grove Shipley, Joshua
Scrivner, Nathan Shipley, Joshua Sellman,
John W. Lucabaugh and Thomas Zepp.
Worthless dogs have been committing dep
relations in the western part of this city and
in the surrounding country recently. DIR. j.
T. Ward had lot of turkeys killed, David
Wantz a lot of turkeys and chickens, VIM
Steele calf and a lot of young turkeys, ant
Joseph Shaeffer three old turkeys and thirty
young ones. Notwithstanding these depreda
lions, two-thirds of the people are opposed tt
a dog tax.
Mrs Mary Ann Gilman, widow of DIR. Jud
son Gilman, died at her residence, w Sara
toga street, Baltimore, on Friday of last week
aud her remains were inferred in Greenmoun
cemetery on Monday. She was in her 82nC
year. and had received injuries by falling
down stairs. Her father was John Mcclure
a prominent grocery merchant of Baltimore
and her first husband was the late DR.. Willis
the first clerk of the circuit court of thi
county.
Charity Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of thi
city, announce their 18th annual excursion
for Saturday, July 18th. The excursion is tt
Potomac Isle, and the route will be by West
ern Maryland and Cumberland Valley rail
roads to Falling Waters, thence by steamboat
seven miles to Potomac Isle. The Isle is il
the historic Potomac river, IT. Washington
county, this state, and the water part of tn,
route is said to abound in grandeur ant
beauty This, no doubt, will be an enjoyable
excursion.
A case of considerable interest is nov
pending before Sheriff Shower and jury
involving the competency of Mr.. Joshua Sell
man, of this city, to manage his own affairs
Mr.. Sellman is sc years of age, and is pos
sessed of considerable property. Reifsnide
& Fink and Roberts represent Mr.. Sellman
and Col. VIM. P. Maulsby represents tn
children of Mr. Selman. The intention o
Mr.. Sellman to sell his real estate was thu
cause of the inquisition. The property ha
been advertised twice and each tim