The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-07-10
SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREyITIES.

Miller have each had their dwellings repalnted
inside and outside.
Linwood camp, at Pipe Creek station on
the Western Maryland railroad. will begin on
August 9th, and will continue about ten days.
Rev. Ernest McGiH. lately of Sykesville,
olficiated for the first time last Sunday in his
new parish, at st. Michael's, Talbot county,
Nd.
The wheat crop of Carroll, Judging from the
reports of our correspondents, is quite good:
1t is all cut, and some has been threshed and
marketed.
The propo sed water-works for Union
Bridge are now said to be sin sight" The
committee in charge of the enterprise are en-
couraged by the subscriptions received.
The breaking of reapers was a too frequent
complaint during the late harvest. A judge
of the implement says that in order to have
them light they are made too frail for dura-
bility.
John ]. Shaffer, of Frizzelsburg, on We'd
nesday brought fifty bushels of new wheat to
this market, the first this season. 1t was not
in GOOD condition and was sold to n. !. Cor
such & Son at IS cents bushel.
The Union Bridge Elementary and High
School had 68 students enrolled last year. as
we learn from the catalogue just issued. The
next session begins September 9th. Prof.
Edward Reiser is the principal.
Charles Unger, aged nearly fifteen years,
son of Mr.. Jesse Unger, living near Baust
Church, died rather suddenly last Sunday.
He was taken with cramp colo about9 o CLOCK
in the morning and died at in the evening
AT the band contest at Waynesboro', Pa,
last Saturday. the Union Bridge band took
the first prize, $50. The other bands that
entered the contest were those of William
sport and Greencastle.
Miss Ella Murray this week plucked from
her ward. on Webster street, this city, num-
her Of rare clover stalks. Six ofthem had four
leaves, and two had eight leaves each. -Four
leaf clover is not very rare, but eight leai u.s.
Farmers and cattle dealers will find on the
4th mage of this issue an article on pleuro-
nnenmonia, by William H. Martenet, veterl-
nary surgeon, of Baltimore. The paper is
long, but is well worth perusal and contains
much valuable information on this disease.
Work on the enlargement and improve
ment of the First National Bank building,
this city, has been begun. and the bank has
been moved to the other side OF the building.
The iron and steel vault will be built by l..
II. Miller, of Baltimore.
Mr.. W. L. W. Seabrook, of this city, who
has held the position OF chief welgher at the
Baltimore customhouse for twelve years, was
Harry Boyle, of Frederick county, son OF Col;
John b. BOYLE, of Westminster, has succeeded
Mr.. Seabrook. The salary is $4,000 year.
The little son of David Boose, at Silver
Run. who had a leg broken about two weeks
ago while trying to get up into moving
wagon. died on Monday of last week. The
injured limb had to be amputated, on account
of modification, and the operation was more
tEan the little fellow could stand.
E. l.. Miller, who, as general superinten-
dent of the Chesapeake and Potomac Iele-
phone Company, built the telephone line OF
this city and county, is now general agent OF
the Emmner Improved Telephone Company
of Washington, D. c., and is operating IN
Viroinia. building new lines and attaching the
Emmner instruments to lines already built
Mr.. James A. Difenbaugh has sold at an
advance of $500 the lots on Green street, re-
Gently purchased of Col. ]. I. Matthias, to DIR.
r.. III. Nelson, native of Carroll, now on the
retired list of the United States Navy Or.
Nelson will have handsome dwelling built
on the lots this summer.
Effie Hill. Sarah Squirrel and Susan Clark,
all ladies of color, all plead guilty at Justice
Crapster's Office this week to the charge OF
assaulting Mrs. Josephus Stonesiter and
daughter and disordery conduct, PAID hnes
and costs and were discharged. The first
tWO'WeTe uHSu OHS uoii@i N"S'-
Clark two dollars.
Frank Baker, aged ten years, living. with
Mr.. Percy II. Shriver, near Avondale, had
leo broken and was thrown from horse last
Sunday He was riding the animal, when 1T
became frightened and ran through small
gateway, the gate of which was partly open,
and the little fellows leg was crushed against
a pest and he was thrown off.
A colony of winged ants came up out of the
ground. ia Centre street, on Tuesday morn
ing. and as they rose into the air, upon the
wing, large numbers of martins and CHIMNEY
bats were crcling around them, and Tor sew
eral hours made them an easy prey, ana
sumptuous feast. The birds seemed to ENJOY
tbe fat termites to the fullest extent, and made
a ioxous twittering noise during the process OF
taking them in.
Frank Eelbaugh, of Patapsco, jumped from
n train near the depot here last Monday morn
inc. and was severely injured. kelbaugh got
ON the Penmar express at Cranberry station,
thinning it was a regular passenger train
When if went whizzing by the depot here, he
discovered his mistake and jumped from the
rear platform of the last car. He sustained
scalp wound about three inches long and
severely hurt one arm Or. Il. u. "elis
sewed up the wound on the head.
We received this week double dahlla,
raised by Miss Jennie Phillips, OF FlnksDurg.
The stalk upon which they grew was single
one vet Were two completely combined,
though the iuneture was plainly visible. The
dablies looked like one flower, yet were two
ioiued as completely as were the stalks. 1t
is the first double dahlia VIC have seen, and
was curiosity to all who saw 1t. Dahllas
are .s'too previous this year, blooming a
month or more earlier than usual.
The County Commissioners were in session
on Monday and Tuesday, engaged IN general
business An appropriation OF $40 was made
to the Westminster Fire Department toward
erecting hose house on Court stree:. The
Fire Department have three reels and three
sections of hose. it is proposed to put one
section at the East End, one at the West End,
and the other to be kept at the Fire Depart
rnent building, which is near the centre OF the
e1ty. By this disposition fires can be reached
more readily, and the danger from its devas-
tatioR greatly lessened.
Mr. Jonas Engar, well known farmer OF
this county, died at bis residence, at Llnwood
about one O'Clock Wednesday morning, aged
10 wears. He was the survivor ofthree broth
ers. of whom Nathan was for many years
VI farmer of Frederick county, and for long
tune director of the Western Maryland bail
road Company, having been one OF Its earliest
and hest friends. The other brother, Josiah,
vas grain and commission merchant at LIN
wood. All were men of fortune-inauen
and most highly respected. The deceased
retired from active life some years ago, and
has since resided at Linwood. His only child
is the wife of DIR. Lee Roger, OF this county
Nine of the Cycling Ramblers, of Westmin-
ster, participated in the Bicycle parasae1, eat at
bagerstown last Monday, as follows Allen
n. Wentz. captain; Charles =. Fink, presi-
dent: 3. F. Grouse, vice,president; VIM. L.
II
NJ Hyder, Thomas Snyder Arthur IF +, smith
form m is is blue, with light MANILA helmet
About I6o bicycIers from various towns and
cities banquet 9Ssts was %. gwen m ill.,
tarv and fremen's parade in the evening also
In the afternoon the Declaration Of lndepe1,-
dence was read at a public meeting and ad-
dresses made.
The State Teachers Association met at the
Blue Mountain House this week: On wed,
inesday evening Prof James W. Reese, OF
Westminster, read a paper entitled IN
IL. IF Enoligh.T MIR.