The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-07-17
SATURDAY, JULY II, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


was done.
money orders under FIVE dollars will be re-
duced from eight to five cents.
Julius Hebble of Baltimore, has leased the
photograph gallery in the Boyle building, OPP
posite the Catholic Church.
The hulless oats sown in this county this
spring are looking well. The stalks are
over six feet and the heads are said to be very
large.
John H. Allgire, near Houcksville, brought
us a sample of his timothy on Thursday. 1t
was 5 feet inches long, with a head 81
inches.
There will be dancing pic mic in Josephus
Orendorff's grove, on the Bachman Valley
road, two miles from Westminster, next Sat
urday.
The Sunday School of the NJ. p. Church of
this city will have their annual excursion and
pic mic on Wednesday, July28: They will go
to Pen-Mar.
The library of the Union Bridge Elemen-
tary and High School has had some new books
added recently, and numbers nearly hun
bred volumes.
The Westminster Gas-Light Company are
putting up new lamp posts and are preparing
to light the city, including the new districts,
on the new schedule.
Isaac Rowe, an old resident of Muttonto own,
near Union Bridge, died last Monday night
after a long illness. He was one of the Oldest
of FIVE or six brothers, who are well-known as
post and rail fence makers.
Mrs Jacob Hess died at her home near
Middleburg early Monday morning of cramp
and paralysis. She was buried Tuesday after.
noon at Pipe Creek Dunkard Church.
George Henry, of this city, had leg broken
ON Tuesday. While unloading beer from a
wagon barrel fell upon his left leg and frac-
tured it below the knee. DIR. Bot attended
him.
A beautiful cactus in the window of the
Central Hotel, this city, has been the admira-
ton of all spectators for some days past, its
100 rich scarlet blossoms delighting the eyes
of every beholder.
Mrs Anna W. Sheppard died at the resi-
dence of Mr. Theodore Derr, this city, on
Sunday last, aged SO years. She was grand
mother of Mrs. Derr, and lived with her.
Her funeral took place on Monday evening.
The fete for the benefit of the organ fund
of Ascension Church, which began on We'd
nesday night of last week, closed on Monday
night and was quite successful. About $3.50
will result as the net proceeds.
The German Evangelical Lutheran Church
at Deer Park will hold their annual pic mic on
Saturday, the eth of August The synod of
the Church meets next Wednesday in Brook
Ign, N. Y. George Hoffman is delegate from
the Deer Park Church.
The Western Maryland Railroad employees
excursion to Chestertown comes off next
Saturday. the 24th Seven brass and string
bands will furnish music. The train will leave
Westminster at 7.23 in the morning, and the
fare will be $3.50 for the round trip.
Al
of Mrs. Miriam Albaugh, of Linwood, whose
accident in being thrown from a dog cart
about three weeks ago was reported in the
ADVOCATE at the time, died last Saturday
morning. His leg was badly cut and bruised
and lock-jaw resulted.
Work on DR.. Nelson's new house, on
Green street, will be commenced next week.
Ii will be large and handsome cottage. The
handsome residences of George W. Albaugh,
William H. Bell, jr., and Hugo E. Fiddis are
going up rapidly, and work on the First Ma
tional Bank is progressing.
A trophy won from the Potomac by the
Forest and Stream Club, of this city, was ex-
hibited at the City Hotel on Tuesday, in the
shape of five pound bass. 1t was beauty,
and laid in state for hours on ice. and was
contemplated with much satisfaction by all the
old Izaak Waltons in town.
Andrew j. Welsh. of Woodbine, was taken
to the Aims House, near this city, last Friday
night, and States Dell, living on the Deer
Park road, was placed in the same institution
last Saturday. Both are mentally affected,
and were placed at the Aims House for safe
keeping.
''The Carroll County Industrial Grain and
Seed Company" is the title of a company IN
corporated here on July 10th. T. Huddle Is
president, Charles j. Stewart secretary and
w., Wamplar traaSnrer These with
George C. Grass and Samuel I. Otto, consti
tute the board of directors.
1.-THE Teacher as the Guardian of English
is the title of the excellent paper read before
the MARYLAND State Teachers Association, at
the Blue Mountain House last week, by Rev.
James W. Reese, of Westminster. 1t is given
entire on the fourth page of this issue, and no
doubt will be read with great interest and with
profit
Miss Sallie Adams, living with Mr.. Abra-
ham Lester, near Mexico, about four miles
from this city, fell from barn about fifteen
feet to the ground, on Tuesday, hurting her
back severely and sustaining internal injuries.
DR.. NJ. l.. Bot is attending her, and she is
doing we'll, con sidering the serious nature OF
her ease. She is about eighteen years of age.
Rev. Mr. PearFe, Of Frederick, Nd, will
deliver the Grafton, and Rev. DR.. Lanahan,
Revs. Reid, Heyde, Babcock, Greenwich,
gladden., Jones, Kolb, Downs and others are
expected to take part in the exercises at the
Sunday School Jubilee at Jewsburg, Saturday,
July Oath. The Oak Orchard Band will fur
nash the music. There will be singing by
several schools and choirs.
The Forest and Stream Club, of this city,
are doubtless having excellent sport on the
Potomac. DE-. George D. Fouke, Joshua
Stevenson and Charles w. Moore, brought
home a lot of fine black bass on Thursday.
Or. Fouke had dozen beauties that were
enough to make the mouth water just to look
at them. Frequent heavy showers and mud
dv water have lnterfered with the fishing to
some extent.
Superintepdept Brown, of the Westminster
Cemetery, showed us a small branch OF q
willow tree on Wednesday literally covered
with long worms, gray in color with red and
black spots, red legs, and something In ap
pearauee to the caterpillar. Mr.. Brown says
all the willow trees are covered with them, OF
all sizes, from one to three inches long. They
eat the leaves.
Mr.. Charles R. Favour, of Sykesville, has
been appointed by Collector Groome night
inspector at the Baltimore Custom House, and
he has entered upon his duties. Mr.. Favour
passed very high at the civil-service examina-
ton, and Mr.. Groome will have no more
efficient officer under him than he. The AID
voCATE congratulates Mr.. Favour, ana hopes
to see him go up higher very soon.
The flowers donated to the Westminster
Branch Flower Mission this week were quite
generous and embraced great variety, many
being choice ones. The Mission receives
flowers every Thursday afternoon from to
o'clock, at the Haines Building, near the
depot The contributors on Thursday were
Mrs. j. L. Reifsnider, Mrs. VIM. A. Cunning
iham, Mrs A. II. Huber, Mrs. Joshua Steven
son, Mrs. James A. C. Bond, and Misses
Nettie Pope, Nettie Shriver, Mary E. Mills,
Mollie Hoppe and Maggie Mckellip.
Mr. William H. Cover, son of Mr.. Samuel
Cover, of Westminster, died on Tuesday
raorning last at his residence near Browntown,
Virginia, aged "a years and months. The
deceased, with his brothers, Tobias and
years ago and engaged in the tanning business
They enlarged their facilities from time to
time, until the 'Star Tanney' became one
of the large establishments Of its kind in the
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