The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-24
THE DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER "a, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Rrcvlties.


Counterfeit FIVE cent pieces are in circula :
tion in this city. Look out for them.
Jos. S. Git, the well Unknown civil engineer,
was in Westminster on Thursday and Friday
Seventeen new buildings have been erected
in Westminster during the spring and sum
mer.
Ouite a number of our citizens attendedthe
ouintuple fair at Hagerstown this week, espe-
cialIy on Thursday.
The County Commissioners will meet on
the second Monday of November, instead OF
the first, as advertised.
Mr.. VIM. A. Cunningham and family have
removed to the residence adjoining the Farm
ers and Mechanics Bank
The mercury took drop on Thursday
morning, and registered 81 at o'clock. Ice
formed thick enough to handle.
Mrs. DR.. d. L. McMellen, of Mansfield,
Ohio. is visiting her uncle, Mr.. VIM. Lawyer,
on Pennsylvania Avenue, this city.
The Lutheran and Reformed congregations
of St. Benjamin's (Krider's) Church, are
fixing up and improving the cemetery adj
Joining the church.
Lee & Scribner's circus will leave their
wagons and paraphernalia at DUNCAN hotel,
this city, for the winter. The horses will be
sold next Tuesday.
For light horse back riding the Uniontown
pike is not to he commended. To cure dys-
pepsia, drive over it in light buggy, giving
the wheels free play on the axle.
Mr.. VIM. A. Golden, formerly of fancy
town, has commenced the practice of law at
Pittsburg, and is also associate editor of The
Vindicator, Catholic journal of note.
On Saturday last Mrs. Charlotte Brehm,
near Eden, brought us a sweet potato that
weighed over 4 pounds, and some pound
apples and goodly number of October
peaches.
Mr.. C. H. Fleagle, merchant at Msyberry,
requests us to state the fact that he was not
the author of the article in the ADVOCATE two
weeks ago making reference to the 'sTaney-
town Cabbage Heads.
By order of the school board the public
schools of the county will be closed on cleo
ton day, and the examination of pupils for
promotion will begin on Wednesday, the 4th,
instead of Tuesday, the 3rd, of November.
a Reformed Church, thirty by fifty feet, is
to be built at Union Bridge. Ground was
broken on Monday for the foundation by Mr..
John Hesson, an old resident 20 years OF age
and member of that denomination. The
building will be of brick.
Mr.. Peter B. Mikesell, of this city, brought
to this office on Tuesday a sample of peerless
potatoes grown by him. About the LIST OF
July he planted nearly an acre, but only about
one-half came up, and he realized 100 bushels.
From tse same lot of land he realized $50
bushels of turnips. The potatoes were very
large, three of them weighing 81 pounds.
On Thursday the German Baptsts held a
lovefeast at Meadow Branch Church, near
this city At least one thousand people were
in attendance. Elder Daniel Wolf, of Wash
ington county, preached the sermon, and
Elder Jesse Roop, of Frederick county, made
an address during the washing of feet.
Mr.. VIM. Henry Shipley, Sr., died in Bal
timore last Saturday, after years. sickness
from a complication of diseases. He was
born in this county in 1920, September 29th,
but had lived in Baltimore for nearly fifty
years. For thirty-fve years he was foreman
of the blacksmith shops of the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad at Mt. Clare.
Mr.. VIM. w. Power returned to this city
last Saturday from Delaware Water Gap,
where he was clerk at the Delaware Water
Gap House during the summer season. He
left again on Tuesday to take charge of the
Summit House, winter resort on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, near Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Owing to the change of date for holding the
great mass meeting at Westminster, from
Saturday night, October 81, to Friday night,
October 80, in order to have the Hon. A. p.
German here there has been change in
the time of holding the meeting at Silver Run
from next Friday to Saturday night Several
other Democratic meetings are announced in
the proper place in this issue.
Miss Fannie G. Moores, daughter of DR..
S. F. Moores, of near Finksburg was married
on Thursday morning last, October %, to Mr..
Thomas j. Warden, of Norfolk county, Va.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. j.
Rich, the rector, in All Saints Episcopal
Church, Reisterstown. 1t was the first we'd
ding ever celebrated in the church, which was
beautifully trimmed with flowers, &c.
Mr. John H. Cunningham, of this city,
made a remarkable run on his bicycle last
Sunday, considering the billy condition of
the country travelled. He left Westminster
at 8 a. M and went by Uniontown, Middle
burg and Ladiesburg to Frederick, returning
by the same route, and reaching home at p.
m. Three quarters of an hour were spent at
MiddIeburg and one hour at Frederick. The
distance travelled was about 10 miles, and the
riding time was 81 hours.
Samuel Warfel, brakeman on the Fred
erek division of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
went on duty again last week, having just re-
covered from an accident which nearly cost
his life. On Wednesday while coupling his
train at Littlestown, Pa, he was caught be-
tween the cars, and sustained a fracture of
four ribs, both arms and collar bone, and was
injured internally. He was sent to his home in
Columbia, Pa, where he has wife and sew
eral children. His condition on Thursday
was extremely critical, with but slight hopes
of his recovery.