The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-08-15
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1885.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LnenI RrerIfIea.


indefinitely postponed.
The Democratic county central committee
will meet in this city next Monday morning.
Let every member be present.
Irving Mace, son of VIM. w. Mace, has
been appointed to scholarship in Western
Maryland College from Dorchester county.
Dr. Chas. A. Leese, near GIyndon, threshed
800 bushels of oats from 16 acres, an average
of so bushels per acre. This is large yield.
Three of the prominent citizens of this
city are quite sick-Colonel John b. Boyle,
Judge VIM. N. Hayden and Mr.. John w.
Wilmer.
Walter, son Of Mr.. William Fenby, near
this city, fell from swing on Monday after
noon, at a picnic at Friendship school house,
and fractured his left thigh.
The ADVOCATE is not only extra large to-
day, on account of extra advertising, but the
edition is much larger than usual. 1t will be
found interesting throughout, advertisements
and all.
L. Irving Pollitt, of Wicomico county, and
Miss Hattie Z. Walmsley, of Annapolis,
and Paul Combs, of Leonardtown, have
been appointed to State scholarship in Wes-
tern Maryland College.
The recent rains have been sufficient to
make the corn crop, and the yield will be ex-
celent. Farmers have had very seasonable
weather for fall ploughing, and it will be their
own fault if they are late in seeding.
The Austrian government has declined to
receive A. M. Kelley, recently appointed
Minister to that country, and Col. James
Fenner Lee, the secretary of legation, has
been appointed to act as Charge d. Affaires
The Sunday School picnic of the NJ. P.
Church at Union Bridge, which was adver
tised to come off on Saturday last, has been
postponed to Saturday, August I'D, and will
be held in Mr. G. S. Haines' woods, near the
town.
Last Saturday the county offices were closed
out Of respect to Gen. Grant, in accordance
with the proclamation of Gov. Lloyd. From
u to / o'clock the fire bell was tolled. EN-
blems of mourning were displayed from the
postofice and few private buildings.
MarceIla C. Wadlow has been appointed
postmistress at Freedom, in the place of NJ.
G. Wadlow, deceased, and VIM. U. Marker
at Tyrone, in the place Of VIM. Formwalt,
resigned These make about twelve changes
in Carroll so far. There will be more shortly.
The inquisition to examine into the capac
ity of Nc. Joshua Sellman to manage his
property, adjourned on Friday afternoon of
last week until Thursday. The testimony has
been concluded, and counsel began argument
on Thursday and had not finished yesterday.
The August term (non,jury) of the Circuit
Court commenced last Monday and closed the
same day. The principal business was the
entering of judgments by default and confess
sion. Ezra Yingling and Samuel Harner were
appointed bailiffs and w. Frank Tyler messen-
ger.
Mr.. Ezra Coppersmith, living near this city,
exhibited at the ADVOCATE Office last Saturday,
a cluster of Is tomatoes on one branch, all
of fair size. He has about an acre in toma-
toes, and began bringing them to this market
about a month ago. The first sold at one
dollar a peck.
Mrs. Julia A. Frederick, aged 76 years, died
at Eldersburg, Carroll county, Sunday. Mr..
Elder, her father, was the founder of the
place. She had lived in the same neighbor-
hood all her life, and was buried Monday
afternoon a few feet from where she was born.
She leaves five children, all grown, and five
grandchildren.
A base ball game between the Unions and
East Patrick street clubs of Frederick, at that
place Thursday afternoon, was stopped in the
third inning by rain. The Unions were then
far ahead. Nicholas, of the Westminsters,
caught on the Unions, and Schweitzer and
Cantz, also of the Westminsters, formed the
battery for the East Patrick street club.
Rufus A. Eichelberger, Esq, died at his
residence in Hanover, Pa, on the Bird instant,
aged GO years, 2 months and IA days. He
was president of the Hanover Savings Fund
Society, treasurer OF the Hanover junction,
Hanover & Gettysburg railroad, and was con-
nected with other enterprises. He was an
uncle to Covington Barnitz, Esq, of West
minister.
Messrs. N. H. Baumgartner and John F.
Everhart have bought of Messrs. Pearson and
Bond trustees. the stock of books, station
ery, TOYS, &c. &C., lately belonging to James
M. Shellman, in the Advocate Building.
These young men have some experience in
the business, have the capacity to successfully
manage the store, and are deserving of con-
fidence and patronage.
A. p Marsh's Daisy Dean and P. j. Yost' S
Minnie B. were to have run a race on the
old fair grounds here last Saturday. Daisy
was not in condition, had the track and
weather been, so the race vast postponed UNI
til Saturday, September 9Th. If the track at
Hanover can be gotten, the match will come
off there; if not, at Westminster. The race
will be for 5000, mile heats, two best in three.
The Westminster Base Ball club go to
Washington next Monday to contest with the
Nationals of that city, one of the strong clubs
of the country. The Nationals stand second
in the Eastern League, and would have had
a strong lead had the club been as strong in
the beginning of the season as it has been the
past mouth The club dowHed Barnie's
Orioles few weeks ago, and won two of
three games played with the Virginias this
week.
Mr. 4. l.. Miller, who has shown great in
terest in extending the telephone line in this
county, and displayed much energy, began
this week to put up line from here to New
Windsor, via Avondae, Medford, and Wake
field. The line will be about seven miles
long, and will have seven or more subscribers,
at convenient points. This branch has been
much needed. as New Windsor is one of the
important towns in the county, and there are
frequent occasions for telephone communi-
cation with that place.
During the heavy showers on Thursday
afternoon lightning struck house on Madison
street, this city, occupied by Mr.. Samuel
Knight, doing it some damage. The family
were stunned by the shock, but no serious
injury was done to either the house or oceu-
pants Shortly after the fire bell sounded an
alarm, which was taken up by several church
bells, and the whole population was soon out.
The Fire Department responded promptly,
but as there was no fire their services were not
needed.
Since the recent survey of Westminster and
the establishment of grades, the Mayor and
Council have notified the citizens to make
their pavements conform to the grade. The
general compliance with the notification
shows commendable spirit of improvement
and desire to have the city present as good
an appearance as possible. Everywhere the
pavements are being re-laid, some with en-
tirely new material, and quite a number are
also improving the cutters. Messrs N. l.
Gorsuch & Son have laid a pavement of solid
limestone from the street to their grain eleva.
tor scales.
There was succession ofheavy showers or
Thursday afternoon, and the rains seemed
general throughout the county. In this city
the drainage was not sufficient TO carry OF
the water as rapidly as it fell and some gard
ems were overhown and cellars flooded. Gul
lies we're washed in the streets at various
places, and the low lands around the city
were covered with water. At Barricks station
on the Western Maryland railroad the rail
road track was flooded, the water being up tC
the cylindars of the engine. Corn fields were
washed to some extent.
Owing to an unexpected engagement of the
Baltimore Orioles, the game between tina
club and the Westminster club did not come
off at Bay Ridge last Monday. 1t will TAXI
place week or ten days hence, very likely
The Westminsters played the Monumental
of Baltimore here yesterday afternoon, an6
will play the same club to-day. The Monu