The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-02
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1885.
Local BrevIties.

lnree nOrSeS DeiOi5tuS W 4uI. n. Ii OdtheoJ
near Warfedsburg, were poisoned last week,
and one died.
In the Eldersburg letter last week ''ideas''
was printed instead of ''ides,'' and ''ConnaIl''
for "Conwall."
Mr.. C. Await is preparing to erect two
brick dwellings on John street, this city, near
his other property.
There has been trouble in the Hanover
Silver Cornet Band, and several of the most
proficient members have Withdrawn.
During April 10 marriage licenses were
issued from the Clerks Office, us deeds were
recorded, 100 mortgages and II bills of sale.
There is to be firemen's parade in Han
over on Whit Monday-May 25th-and the
Westminster Fire Department has been in
vited.
Anon Shipley, well-known farmer of
Freedom district, died last Friday evening,
in the S1st year of his age. He leaves widow
and several children.
The property known as the Barnitz lots,
near this city. offered at public sale on Mon
day last by Wampler & Manning, was with
drawn at $67 per acre.
Gov. LLOYD on Thursday appointed William
]. Crabbs Justice of the Peace for Union
Bridge district, vice Thomas Jones, resigned
to become postmaster.
The Westminster Gas-Light Company yes
terday declared dividend of three per cent.
on the capital stock of the company, payable
on and after the 18th inst.
From Chas. Z. Sanford, scotsman and
gardener, Emmitsburg, Nd, we received last
week a fine lot of tomato, caulihower and
cabbage plants, and return thanks for the
same.
On Wednesday last VIM. B. Thomas and
George M. Pearce, trustees of Joseph ID.
Barnes, sold 865 acres of land, near Berret,
in Freedom district, to Celius w. Fogle for
81, 800.
Elder Lemuel Hillery, Of the German Bap.
fist Church, will lecture on temperance and
total abstinence contrasted, in the Brethren's
Church, New Windsor, Monday evening, May
4th, at o'clock.
E. D. Greer has signed with the Westmin-
ster Base Ball Association, and will be here
next week. pitcher has not been secured.
Dick Conway, who was desired has signed
with another club.
Tie residence of Perry King, colored, near
Warfeldsburg, was burned, together with
nearly all its contents on Tuesday afternoon
last The family were not home at the time,
and the origin of the fire is unknown.
VIM. H. Myerly, of Frizellsburg, on Sun
day last killed six vipers at one shot He
and his wife were taking walk and nearly
stepped upon them. Mr.. Myerly returned to
his house, got his gun and killed them at one
shot.
An alarm of fire last Saturday morning
created a stir among the citizens, but the FIRE,
which was in the roof of house occupied by
Plus Orendorf, on Carroll street, was extin.
guished before the Fire Department could get
there.
To-day Mr.. JOS P. Allgire will reopen at
his old stand, near the railroad, this city,
another cigar and tobacco store. His many
friends will be glad to know that he has gotten
rid of his embarrassments and commenced
business again.
The President and Directors of the Han
over junction, Hanover d Gettysburg Rail-
road Company have declared semiannual
dividend of two per cent. on the capital stock,
clear of taxes, payable on and after May 18th,
at the banking house of the Hanover Saving
Fund Society
Of the jurymen drawn few weeks ago the
following have been excused-Alex. G. Davis,
David Bale, Jacob 7. Wilhide, Joseph w.
Farquhar, Alfred G. Dell and VIM. Sellman.
In their places Judge Smith on Monday last
drew VIM. Moore, Andrew ?. Frizell, David
Greenwood, Conrad Bowers, Leander Ma
thias and Geo. w. Snider.
The congregations under the charge of Rev.
II. w. Kuhns, D. D., of this city, have grant
ed a vacation to the Doctor, and on Tuesday
or Wednesday Of next week he will start for the
New Orleans Exposition. He will be absent
three or four weeks, and will stop at his for
mer home in South Carolina, on his return.
Services will be held as usual in the churches
of his charge during his absence.
There was a fine rain last Sunday morning
and another shower on Tuesday night. Pear,
peach and apple trees are in bloom, and the
hillsides are decked with the trailing arbutus
and other early spring flowers. The VIII eat
fields of Carroll are looking green, and the
prospect is fair for good crop-so says q
gentleman Of this city, who drove about sixty |
five miles in Carroll on Thursday. There
was another fine rain yesterday.
Miss Mary Reardon died at her home in
Norfolk Va, on Wednesday of last week,
after brief illness of diphtheria and malig
nant scarlet fever, in her 2lst year. Miss
Reardoa has several times visited Westmin-
ster with her aunt, Mrs. Woods, and was O
favorite with all who knew her. The Norfolk
Ledger spoke of her as a charming young
lady, with host of warm personal friends.
James Riley, who is charged with stealing
a horse from the stable of John Myers, near
New Oxford, Pa, several weeks ago, is said
by the Hanover Spectator to have once been
q resident of Hampstead, this county. The
Spectator says he was taken from the House
of Refuge twenty-six years ago by Mr. Whit
field Staasbury, with when he lived until the
breaking oSt of the war, when he enlisted.
He is represented 70 be vicious and dangerous.
On Monday and tuesday next there will
be a large gathering of ex Federal soldiers at
Gettysburg to look over the field of the fercest
battle of the war, and the one that turned the
tide against the Southern Confederaey. The
First Corps of the Army of the Potomac,
under whose auspices the reunion will be
held, have extended a general invitation to
all ex-soldiers. President Cleveland and his
Cabinet, the "War Governors" and other
distinguished persons will be present.
On May 9th and 7th there will be reunion
of the Army of the Potomac in Baltimore.
There will be a military parade, four free
concerts and fireworks each night. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold from all stations on
the Western Maryland Railroad at one fare
for the round trip, good to return on the 9Th.
This will be the grandest and largest parade
in Baltimore for some years. The military
will include the District of Columbia troops,
Maryland State troops, grand army posts and
the troops at Fort McHenry.
Messrs. N. l. Gorsuch & Son, of this city,
broke ground on Wednesday for their grain
elevator, adjoining their warehouse, and work
will be pushed as rapidly as possible. The
contractors are Reigle and Kneller, masons;
Jacob Elgin, carpenter; NJ Schaeffer & Co.,
timing Jonas Bankard furnishes the sand,
Jacob Zacharias the stone, and H. W. Dell
the lumber, eight carloads of which is on the
way here. John Beard, millwright, will have
a general superintendency of the work, and
will furnish the machinery for the elevator.
Prof. T. D. Ellis, whose return to this city
was noticed in this paper last week, has been
engaged as teacher by the Westminster Band
and the orchestra that has been organized,
but is still without name. The former or
ganization has procured some new instru-
ments and new members, and is steadily i'm
proving The orchestra is rather in the pro-
cess of organization, and not quite completed.
The members now comprise I. D. Ellis,
VIM. Bell and VIM. Kurtz, first violin; VIM.
Reese and NJ. John Lynch, second violin;
George Morelock, clarionet; Bailey Morelock,
cornet; Samuel Stone, trombone; Theodore
Mitten, double bass.viol Mrs. Bailey More
lock, organ. As soon as they can be pro-
cured, second eornet and flute and piccolo
players will be added. The orchestra prac
tees regularly, and play quite well.