The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-07-25
rHR nPMnGRATIo ADYOoATE,
SATURDAY, JULY %, 1885.
AFFAIRS.
local HrevIties.

dedicated on Sunday, August I'd.
The NJ. P. Sunday School, of this city, lad
an excursion to Druid Hill Park, Baltimore,
yesterday.
The Sunday school Of Centenary NJ. q.
Church. this city, viii hold their annual pic
mic next Thursday, at Emory Grove.
VIM. Donney, farmer, residing on the
farm OF Nathaniel Bay, near Patapsco, this
county, was overcome by the heat on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Frederick Harver, Of Fountain Valley,
has hen that laid an egg containing two
yolks and measuring inches in length and
81 in circumference.
The County Democratic Central Committee
is called to meet in this city, at the Court
House. on Monday, August Bird, to arrange
for primaries and conventions.
Joseph Stoner has built on his Cranberry
Valley farm, tenanted by Samuel Thurman, a
fine large Switzer barn. 1t is said to be com
plete in all its appointments.
Several Of our citizens whose business calls
them daily to the Monumental city, say that
the city IS like heated furnace, and the
people are actually sweltering day and night.
Large quantities of new wheat have been
received by our warehouses and at the steam
mill this week Up to Thursday evening N.
l. Gorsuch & Son had received 9, 100 bushels
Mr.. Henry S. Fitch, of 0wings Mills, sowed
AZ acres in timothy last fall, and this season
cut Is tons of hay. The cutting was done IN
three-fourths of day, with one.h horse
Champion mower.
One pole was cut off and six others split
of the Chesapeake & Potomac telephone line,
between Finksburg and Glen Falls, last Sat
urday, by lightning. Communication was IN
N r. of
Gen. Grant died at sos o'clock Thursday
morning, and the news reached here shortly
after. At u O. clock several of the church
bells of the city were tolled, and several flags.
draped in black, were hung out.
Mrs. Charlotte Pickett, wife of Mr.. Thomas
Pickett, living near Taylorsville, this county
died suddenly Tuesday morning while at
work. She was about fifty years of age, and
was in good health up to the time of her sud
den demise.
If the disciples of Isaak Walton will read
our Taneytown letter, they will find an ae-
CONT of a big carp caught in Little Pipe
Creek. We have one of the scales IN this
Office, which is nearly square and measures
about an inch each way.
Those who desire to witness the Westmin-
ster benefit game to-day with the Pastme
club at Oriole Park, Baltimore, can secure
tickets at the depot, Westminster, for 81. ~
for the round trip, including admission to the
grounds and grand stand.
There was large disastrous fire on the
farm of Mr. Jacob Sharrets, near Harvey
last Tuesday evening, consuming barn, steam
.er and thresher, some stock, &c. Mr.: Jonr
Sharrets was seriously burned in trying tC
extinguish the flames. See Taneytown letter
William Cox, colored, was arrested on
III To-, IN, M
charge of stealing chickens from Mr.. Charles
.Sebwendirman. this city He had hearing
before Justice G. w. Crapster in the afternoon
and gaz held for the action of the grand jury
Reachas. bedbugs, heas, mosquitoes,
Flies, woFms, guats, and big black beetles
Moths, ants, spiders, aphides,
Centipedes and mites in cheese.
These are seasonable rhymes
Suited to these piping times.
The Anti Nicotine Company have worked
few hands this week, bat will largely IN
crease their force next week. Cigars will be
ready for shipment next Saturday. Demands
for them are coming in from various sections,
and the Anti Nicotine cigar will soon be well
known throughout the country.
Mr.. G. Frank Beaver, cattle dealer of this
CITY, advertised in last weeks ADVOCATE 81
calves for sale, and by Tuesday noon had
DISPOSED Of the entire lot. Mr.. Henry Cali
and Mr. Peter Smith, of Taneytown, pur-
chased %, the former getting % and the lat
ter 3.
The Salvation Army has rented the skating
rink in this city until October, and are ex-
pected to open their meetings tomorrow.
This is a good location for missionary work,
but it will remain to be seen whether the
Salvation Army are the right kind OF mis-
sionaries.
Abraham Leister, of Cranberry Valley, has
erected a large two-story brick dwelling, with
back building 1t is covered with slate and
is built in a substantial manner. The new
building takes the place of the stone house
which IS said to have been erected many
years ago.
Simon Zepp, aged IA years, living with Mr..
Leander Hull, near this city, was seriously
injured on Wednesday by falling from hay
NOV on pitchfork. DR.. u. L. Bott render
ed surgical aid, and Zepp is quite comfortable
considering the serious nature and location OF
the wound.
From the I'd of April last up to Thursday
Of this week the mill of W. S. Ayer u Bro,
this city, has been closed, and during that
time extensive improvements have been made
in the machinery. The grinding of wheat by
rolls has been adopted instead OF by burhs,
though heretofore they partially used that
system.
Adam Lowry, colored, who was formerly OF
this city, was pardoned out of the peniten-
tiary last week. Lowry was sent to that in
gtitution by the Baltimore county court on
the charge of robbing a store at Reisterstown.
He &c wanted in Carroll to answer the charge
of robbing Jacob Bxlers store, this city.
Mr.. Henry Gait, of Taneytown, while on
his way to this city last Tuesday lost his
pocketbool, containing about $50. 1t was
found by Mr. Samuel Roop, living near town,
and restored to Mr.. Gait shortly after the loss
was discovered 1t is fortunate that the
pocketbook fell into such honest hands. II
is not always that losers are so fortunate
The corn crop of Carroll is suffering in
some sections from protracted drouth, and
If rain does not come soon the crop will be
quite short. Farmers in some districts have
to drive stock considerable distance for wa
ter, the wells and streams having run dry.
In this city and vicinity there is no suffering
on account of drouth, as rains have come
quite frequently.
At the close of the auction Of the stock Of
Thomas +. Goodwin the other night the
trustees, for joke, put up a stuffed ham
bag. The spectators, believing it to be q
veritabe ham, bid lively, aud ran it up to
thirty-one cents pound. During the bid
ding dealer told one of the bidders not to bid
anymore, for he could sell him a better ono
at sixteen cents a pound.
A correspondent writes the ADVOCATE that
rhhe citizens of the East End are much an
,noyed on Saturday nights by noisy gangs Of
sboys, white and black, who perambulate the
streets, drinking, swearing and fighting. The
nuisance, the correspondent says, is kept ur
tuRtil Sunday morning, and is very annoying
and disagreeable. He desires, in the name
o,f all, that the city authorities have the nui
.sance abated.
Some Carroll county yields of wheat FL,
wood E. Snader, near New Windsor, p bush
els per acre; Joseph Stouffer, near New
Windsor, q bushels; VIM. Fenby, near West
minister, from So acres, threshed 100 bushels
An average of about I'll bushels per acre
John T. Rickle, near Westminster, 331 bush
els from SO dozen sheaves-from acres, 2.
bushels per acre; from Al acres he threshed
237I bushels of oats without the rakings.
AT Windsor Sulphur Springs, New Windsor
College, there were upwards of sixty guests
last Tuesday, and by tonight every room will
be occupied. The guests are from Baltimore
Washington, Brooklyn, Pittsburg, New Jer
sey, Tennessee, Virginia, and other sections
DR.. Jelly has had over 800 applications
Most of the boarders are from Baltimore anC
Washington, and form very agreeable com
pany of sociable and cultured people.
Tho KNIGHTS of Pvthias excursion to Pc.