The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-11-07
THE DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1885.
LOCAL AFFAIRS


local Brevities-
Thursday, the 18th inst, has been desig-
mated as Thanksgiving Day.
The November term of the Circnit Court
commences on Monday next.
Mr.. Bond and wife, Of Calvert county, are
visiting their son Jas. A. G. Bond.
Mrs. Titus Garrison, of Kenton, Ohio, is
visiting her father, Mr.. Geo. w. Matthews,
this CITY,
Mrs. Anna Diller, of this city, slipped on
frosty porch on Monday morning last, and
broke her right wrist.
The County Commissioners did not meet
last Monday, the first Monday of the month,
as usual, but will be in session next Monday,
as advertised.
Vincent Mornngstar, Of townsville, FrJder-
lex county, has purchased q lot of Q. b. An
ders, at Double Pipe Creek, on which he
purposes erecting hotel.
George Kagel, through John Bernstine,
has sold, for 81 900 cash, to John Zentgraf,
the property in this city at the corner OF Main
and Washington streets.
Chas B. Roberts, as trustee, sold on Sat
urday last the farm of Jacob Zacharias, near
this city, containing 1873 acres, to Milton
Schaefer, of Westminster, at $3.50 per acre
SIT ,290.
Application has been made for new post
Office at Begg' store on the Littlestown pike,
about four miles above Westminster, to be
called Beggs, with VIM. j. Beggs as post
master.
Election day is a time of family re-unions
to a degree nearly equal to Christmas. Fully
fifty voters came to Westminster to vote last
Tuesday, and at the same time to visit rela-
tives and friends.
The following scores were made ON Meadow
Branch Range on Monday last, out of posi-
sible IS, distance 800 yards Beard s.
Roop 81; Miller "a; Spealman 60; Stremme;
50; Dayhotf so.
Mrs. Margaret Jordan, of Denning's this
county, has linen towel spun by her grand
mother Mrs. Elizabeth Mcdaniel, Lord Corn
wallis niece (his sister Elizabeth's daughter)
when she was SIS years old.
Mr.. Slime has had the floor of the Skating
Rink planned off and the building redeeorated,
and will have it open regularly every night,
beginning with Friday night, November 9th.
Tonight Saturday there will be an apple
picking and fun may be expected.
New Windsor College and Windsor Female
College, Rev. DIR. Jelly, president, have very
large attendance this year, and a much larger
number Of boarding students than ever be-
fore. The females outnumber the males at
present, but the number of the latter will be
increased shortly by scholars from abroad.
Mr. Absalom Bowersox, near Harvey,
raised new barn last week. On that day
little child of Mr.. Bowersox fell off porch
and broke an arm in two places, and Amos
Wolf. one of the carpenters, had one foot
severely hurt by being caught in some timber.
Mr.. Bowersox, himself, had a leg broken
several weeks ago.
This issue closes the campaign. Those who
subscribed for the ADVOCATE during the cam
paign, who desire to continue, should notify
as at once The price is so cents for three
months. 100 for six months, and $500 per
year. Considering the quality of paper and
ink used and the contents of the paper, it is
the cheapest county weekly in the state
When Mr.. John Tracy, near Lineboro',
looked at his Wilhide rat trap on Wednesday
morning, he found % rodents in it. 1t was
his first success in that line for some days, and
he began to ponder over the cause of such a
large number being trapped. He was not
long in discovering the cause. They were rats
that left the Republican ship that sunk on
Tuesday night
On Monday last Judge Smith drew John
Pfeiffer, of Manchester district; Joshua Bur-
rail-. of Franklin; Clifford ID. Ridgely, of
Hampstead, and David M. Brown, of West
minister, as jurors to serve at the ensuing term
of court in the place of Hashabiah Haines,
Lewis H. Shnltz, Dr. Lewis A. Aldridge and
Charles NJ. Murray, who had been excused.
David NJ. Brown is colored man.
The committee that undertook to conduct
a7series of winter entertainments, have aban-
doned the course. This result is not owing to
lack of interest on the part of the citizens nor
of an insufiiciency of the guarantee, but on
account ofthe delay, which prevented the en-
gagement of the concert companies for such
dates as would suit. The committee, how.
ever, will present Sau- All Brah, the Indian
humorist, and Stuart Rogers, the character
artist and impersonator, the first on Decem-
Der 11th and the second on January 26. Par
ticulars hereafter.
Mr. George M. Pearce met with an acct
dent last Saturday night, whilst driving down
a steep hill five or six miles from Westmin
ster. The horse he was driving fell down,
and broke the bit and bride in doing so.
When the animal got up, he started to run,
and having no control of him, Mr.. Pearce
jumped out, landing in ditch and spraining
one ankle. Vhe horse ran on but soon turned
a somersault and upturned the buggy. He was
caught before he could get up, and strange to
say nothing was broken but the bride and
one shaft. After repairing damages Mr..
Pearee got home without further mishaps.
Among those who attended the Stewart
Roberts wedding and reception on Wednes
day, was Mrs MacombeF, well-known and
brilliant society lady of Washington, D. c.,
who was the guest Of Mrs. George H. Parke.
Among other persons present from a distance
were Col. John Carroll Walsh, of Hartford
comfy; Hon. George B. Milligan, Secretary
OF State; Col. James McSherry, of Frederick;
James A. Bond, Esq. Of Calvert county;
Judge Oliver Miller, Of Annapolis; Judge /.
Thomas Jones. of Howard county; Col. j.
M. Hood, president of the Western Maryland
Railroad; Hon Charles s. Voorhees,, of Wash
ington Territory; DIR. VIM. H. Lee, and Mes
grs. P. c. Dugan and Robert Jamison, of
Baltimore,