The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-03
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1885.
GocaI Brevitlea.

Mr.. Chas E. Fink, ofthe law firm of Ref
snider & Fink, has gone to Newark, N. -,
on important law business.
ID. s. Diehl, Of Uniontown, recently pulled
from his vines, three cantaloupes weighing g.,
81 and 81 pounds respectively.
A fve-year-old SON of Mr.. Jehu Roger,
living near this city, fell off horse on We'd
nesday and broke his collar bone.
During the month Of September there we're
thirty transfers of real estate and fifteen mar
rage licenses were issued in Carroll county.
The ADVOCATE has received a case of the
celebrated sugar corn, grown, packed, and
presented by j. 7. Bradford Il Co., Gamers,
at Aberdeen, Hartford county, Nd. Thanks.
Mr.. Frank Tyler showed us on Monday
morning three pears of the Duchess variety,
grown on three-year- old tree in his garden.
The three weighed three pounds. The tree
bore eight.
The skating rink at Union Bridge will open
tonight, Saturday, when Masters Arthur +.
Smith and j. Smith Reifsnider of this city,
will give exhibitions of fancy and trick skat-
ing and bicycle ri ding.
Owing to the absence of the pastor, Rev.
II. w. Kuhns, ID. D., who is attending the
Lutheran Synod in Baltimore, there will be
no services in Grace Lutheran nor at st.
Johns churches tomorrow.
During the season B. F. Shriver & Co. have
put up at their canning factories in Westmin-
ster and Union Mills one million cans of corn,
three hundred thousand ofwhich were canned
at the Westminster factory.
The Registers of voters will sit on Monday
and Tuesday next, from a. m. to p. m.
These will be the last opportunities this year
for persons to qualify themselves to vote.
Democrats, the election this year is very i'm
portant.
The colored Baptist Convention closed its
sessions last Saturday. Before adjournment
a resolution Of thanks to the congregation of
Memorial Baptist Church and to the citizens
of Westminster generally for courtesies to
members of the Convention was passed.
Mr.. John Marsh, proprietor of the Marsh
House, this city, went to sleep in his buggy
on Tuesday night whilst coming from Hano-
yer to Westminster. The horse got on the
side Of the road and upset the buggy. Mr..
Marsh was thrown oat and was considerably
bruised.
Mr.. James A. Logue, living on the farm of
William Roop, near Warfeldsburg, brought
10 this office on Thursday, sample from IL
acres of white corn. The ears we're II and
10 inches long, and were filed out to the
ends Mr. Logue has also IL acres in yellow
corn, ABOUT rs pfOuhc.
The Postoffice Department on Monday ex
tended the mail route from Woodbine to
Winfield, Carroll county, to reach Taylorsville,
and increased the route from three times to
six times per week. The mail route from
Sykesyille 10 Taylorsyille has been curtailed
to end at Porter's, emitting Taylorsville and
Winfield.
Congressman Shaw is actively looking after
the interests of his constituents. We have
chronicled the appointments of post-mas-
tiers. the establishment of new postofices
and the expediting of mails as the orders have
been made, and now we report the establish
ment of another new posIofice in this county,
at Daniels, in Franklin district, near Wood
bine.
Anapportionment of the public school fund,
by Comptroller Turner, payable on and after
the 10th inst, has been made. Carroll will
receive So, 1878. SO for white schools and ST.
.H65. 50 for colored; Howard county. ST, 847. Is
ssor white and 81, 256. % for colored; Frederick
.eouRty, $5,518.35 for white and So, 48S. % for
.coiored; Baltimore county, $S,962.95 for
white and S4,512.56 for colored.
Harvest Home services were held in Grace
Lutheran Church, this city, last Sunday morn
ling. The church was decorated with fruits,
flowers and grain, and DR.. Kuhns, the pastor,
delivered a sermon appropriate to the occa-
,sion. Similar services were held IN st.
Paul's Reformed Church, this city, at the
same time, aud a sermon was delivered by
Rev. d. N. Ditmarr, of Littlestown, Pa.
Jacob Wickert died athi residence at Finks-
burg, this county, on Saturday afternoon last,
aged nearly 81 years, from paralysis. He
leaves one son, S. Carr Wickert, of West
minister, and four daughters-Mrs. George
w. Homer, of Finksburg; Mrs. Carroll
Stansbury. of Finksburg; Mrs. Michael Buch
man, near Houcksvile and Mrs. Samuel
Walters. His remains were inferred at Sandy
Mount on Monday.
The County Commissioners have awarded
the following contracts for wooden bridges /;
Bridge over Big Pipe Creek at the fording,
Eck's MILL awarded to John Thompson and
Hugh Daily, S455; at Peter Weist's mill, over
Silver Rum awarded to Joseph Duderer, S104;
bridge across race at Eck's mill, SIS, to Phil
lips and Rodkey; bridge over Melville road,
on Little Pipe Creek awarded to John Thorn
son and Hugh Daily, $S57.52.
The dwelling of Solomon Saylor, between
Union Bridge and townsville was destroyed by
FIRE on Saturday night The fire originated
from stovepipe, and had made so much pro-
.gress before discovery that the family mar
1rewly escaped being burned with the building.
FiSe minutes later and their retreat would
lhave been cut off. They barely escaped with
.their lives, clothing, bedding, furniture and
all the household effects being left to the flames
in their enforced hurried fight. Insured for
800 in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
sofGarroll county.
Che gas company released the corporation
from the contract for lighting the streets of
Westminster, and now you either have to stay
in at night on grope about in darkness. The
foliage of the trees aids in making the dark
ness more intense, Work on the streets has
been stopped also. lf the taxes are not suf-
Gcent to coAduct corporation affairs properly,
and the people will not agree to an increase,
let the charter of the place be repealed and
gthe towR turned over to the county. We
might then have the benefit of some of the
road tax and R6npervisor OF roads.
Another donation was shipped to the Flow
aer Mission Baltimore. yesterday morning.
The donation consisted of flowers, grapes,
pears and apples, and was contributed by
Mrs. Jeremiah Shaffer, Mrs. Joshua Schwei-
CART and Mr.. Frank Noel, near Westminster;
and by Mrs. Frank Stocksdale and Miss Kate
NJ, Stoeksdale, &f Finksburg. There were
some flowers from unknown contributors,
Those who feel inclined to contribute during
this month, can send in their donations any
Thursday afternoon, and they will be forward
ed, and win be gladly received by the mission.
Mr.. Usher Clabaugh died at his residence,
"Cloverbrook, near Middeburg, this county,
on Sunday night last, in the 40tb year of his
age, of consumption. He was the only son of
Mr. E. A. CIabangh, the noted turfman, and
"a cousin of H. n. Clabaugh, Esq, of the
Westminster bar. His funeral took place on
Thursday, from his residence. Services were
conducted by Rev. Walter Mitchell, of Ha-
gerstown, assisted by Rev. S. B. Pond, of
Westminster, and Rev. Mr.. Ingle, of Fred
erick. Among those at the funeral were Elk
Governor Bowie and Washington Booth, Mrs.
Nelson Towson, Mr.. Preston and Geo. w.
Harris and family.
:. Greer, who played left field part of last and
this season for the Westminster club, but who
is now with the Baltimore American Associ-
alton club, playing centre field, made fine
catch on Friday of last week, in game with
the Pittsburg club. The Herald calls it a
phenomenal CATCH" and thus describes it,
@lS the seventh inning Greer made one of the
moss brilliant catches ever seen on a ball
field. Whitney sent the ball on line be-
tween centre and right field. Ittook down
ward course, and Greer ran up short dis
lance The ball then seemed to change its
course and rise in the air. Greer then ran
backward, and as be turned the ball was going
over his head He jumped and caught the
Hall with bis ioht hand He was running at