The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-06-13
SATURDAY, JUNE19, 1885.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Brevities,

prOvement IN his stOres Dy putting III grass
front
VIM. H. Gilbert, practical maehinist, has
opened sewing machine repair shop, at ms
residence on Pennsylvania Avenue, this city.
Schlosser's Tannery, this county, has re-
cciyed gold medal, the first prize, for the
finest leather at the New Orleans Exposition.
JOS Cover, prominent farmer of Franklin
district, this county, died at his residence IN
Winfield on Sunday morning, aged about
seventy years.
Hon. VIM. n. Hayden, as trustee, has sold
at private sale the farm of the late John }.
Baumgartner, adjoining the village OF Mexico,
to Dallas Albaugh
Mr.. JOS. b. Boyle, Of this city, lost val
liable colt, last week. The colt was by Alert,
and broke its neck by some means, probably
by playing. 1t was Two years old.
James Smith Hotel and two dwellings ad-
Joining, in the village of Woodsboro', Fred
erick county, we're burned on Thursday night
last We have no further particulars.
There are but two prisoners in the Carroll
county iail-one serving short sentence and
the Other was putin last Sunday. Fora week
Charles Mourer was the only occupant OF the
cells.
The Irving Literary Gazette will publish
ed daily during commencement exercises at
will contain the most accurate and earliest
reports
The woods are swarming with locusts, and
quite number are on the trees in this city.
they don't seem to eat anything, for the foil
age of the trees is undisturbed. What do
they live on?
Gentlemen who have been through the
greater part of this county say that Mr.. VIM.
Fenby, near this city, has the finest field of
wheat in the county. 1t is clean, thick and as
high as the fence.
Another Ochiltree colt has been heard
from. Mr.. Ephraim Haines, the owner, OF
New Windsor district, values him at $4,000.
The two previously reported, were valued at
81, 900, and $500. Next.
The concert by the Westminster Orchestra
at the City Hotel last Saturday night, was
greatly enjoyed by the many persons present.
It was the first public appearance by the Or
.ehestra, and their performance was very cred
table.
Ike Medium. Mr. G. Edwin Hoppes gray
eelding, won a trotting race at Herring Run
Course, near Baltimore, on Wednesday, beat
ing Eccleston & Higgins bay gelding Jay A.
r.. and winning a purse of 5000, besides the
gate receipts. Time 2.352, 2.324 and 2.3i4.
The Union National Bank of Westminster
has been authorized by the Comptroller of the
Treasury, under the act of Congress to enable
national banking associations to extend their
corporate existence, to continue as national
bank until the close of business on June 10th,
1905
Senators Shriver, Hays, Lane and Hodgson
visited this city on Thursday last and made
an examination of Western Maryland College,
under an act of the Legislature of 1884. The
same gentlemen will visit every institution IN
the State that receives aid under legislative
enactment.
An additional mail, closing at LAS P. NJ,
will be dispatched hereafter from Baltimore
for Hoods Mills, this county, and another one
roeeiyed from there at 1915 A. M. daily ex-
,eeDt Sunday. The only dispatch heretofore
was at $50 A. NJ, and the only mail received
was at 3.45 7. M.
Door-to- Virtue Lodge A. f. A. NJ, of this
city, conferred the degree of Master Mason
on Thursday night. Visiting brethren were
Dresent from Hanover, Pa, Baltimore, Union
Rr;dge and Manchester. After the goat-rid
ing was over the Lodge and guests enjoyed a
fine lunch. which was served in the reception
room.
From reports from farmers in various parts
az Carroll It is concluded that the shortage in
the wheat crop will not be so great as was
anticipated earlier. The yield last year was
far above the average, and the crop this year,
with seasonable weather, will be about eighty
percent. of the average. The corn crop prom
ises to be very large.
Mrs. James Hopkins, of Annapolis, died
there on Friday morning of last week. She
was the wife of James Hopkins, erier of the
Court of Appeals. and leaves four sons and
two daughters One of the former il Prof
Wm. H. Hopkins, of St. Johns College, An
.,napaass. and one of the latter is Mrs Albert
BiiIingsIea, of this city.
Mr.. NJ. C. Stoner, formerly of Union Bridge.
for two wears the ticket and freight agent of
the Western Maryland Railroad, in Cham
bersburg, has resigned his position in conse-
quence of the increased business at the W. NJ
Grain Elevator, which now requires his undi-
vided attention. Mr.. A. c. Rossman, tele-
graph operator, has been promoted to the
vacancy created by Mr.. Stoner's retirement.
The telephone lines between here and
Union Bridge were not in working order this
week. and an examination disclosed the fact
that the wires were cut on the farm of Mr..
JoseDh Haines, near Linwood. This is the
second tf6;e that the lines have been cut on
Mr.. Haines' property, and the Telephone
Company should sec to it that such annoy
anees do not occur agasGs
Among the graduates at tbe Baltimore Fe
male College, whose S3d annual commence
ment exercises were held this week, was Miss
Iavinia S. +. Shoemaker, of this county, who
was also valedictorian of the GLASS; the high
est honor. Miss Shoemaker, in addition, re-
ceiyed the Grst honor for general excellence
and the large gSA medal, which bore the fol-
lowing: Premium i12Einial S. +. Shoemaker,
Og, eminentiam in liteIsss Artibus, Monbus'
The Presbytery of Baltimore held an adj
lourie4 leeting in the PresbyteI5aA Gh9reh
at New WSHdsor on Tuesday. The appiloa-
tion of William B. Hill, of Lafayette Square
Church, Baltimore, for admission to the
Presbytery, provoked discussion on the
candidate views regarding evolution, but he
was finally accepted by very large vote. An
ANIMAL appropriation of $116.75 70 the New
Windsor Church was voted. The PreSbytery
a&ioe#ned 10 meet at Hagerstown October 9th,
The peculiar noise of the cicada, or seven
teen year J0eHsts, say be heard in the forests
everywhere. The eRtomologist OF the Agrl-
cultural Department says Haak tbe seventeen
wear and the thirteen. year loeusts appear to-
gether this year for the FIRST time ~ ~
years. and they will remain until late ip 3Ry
A short atithmeticaI calculation will prove
that only once in 221 years can these two
hands of marauders meet and become ac-
ouainted with each other, if they strictly OBJ
serve the periods of what may be called their
revolutions.
Col. Scharf, United States Commissioner
for Maryland at the New Orleans Exposition,
has arrived nome Win the DIdte > eNulnts
He says the commissioners are satisfied with
she results that may accrue TO Maryland from
the exposition A great many inquiries were
made by strangers as to the advantages and
resources of the State for agricultural business
and other industrial purposes. At the close
great demand was made for the specimens of
die cereals on exhibition, and they were dis
trfbated from Maine to Texas. The corn and
wheat were in great demand, especially some
specimens grown in Carroll and Cecil coun-
tiles.
A walk through the Westminster Cemetery
affords abundant evidence of the care and
attention bestowed upon it by Mr.. Washing
tton l.. Brown, who is charged with its super
vision The avenues are scrppulously clean
and free from weeds, the grass is closely cut,
and the debris carefully removed, while Mr.
Brown is at all times courteous and obhging
to visitors The trees and shrubbery are
growing more beautiful every year. Besides
the pleasing melancholy that fingers around
this city of the dead, there is added, at this
particular season, the song of birds. the DOOR
of bowers, and the delights of the heart and
the eye afforded by these floral reminders OF
tbe sires1rrection of the BODY" q reflection