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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-07-03
A Difference of Opinion.

Six sturdy lads lay curled up in their beds
When the Birthday of Freedom had faded to
night
With burns on their fingers andpains in their heads,
And SCARED like the heroes of many fight.
But strange to relate, as all sleepless they lay.
Though ten from the steeple had chimed loud and
clear,
They sighed: what q perfectly glorious day
Too bad it can only come once in the year"
The six patient mothers, who loved the six boys.
Were resting at last, now the daylightwas done;
For, with the wild racket and riot and noise,
No peace had been theirs since the dawn of the
SUP.
And they sighed. as they said in the weariest way
land full cause had they for their feelings, fear;
This has been such terrible, earsplitting dayl
How lucky it only comes once in the year,
Lillian Dyneuor Rice, in 81. Nicholas
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Davis Myers, of Uniontown district, in
four days cut SO acres of the heaviest wheat
he ever harvested.
All the stores in New Windsor will be
closed Monday, July 5th, and the posto flee
will be open for the receipt and delivery of
mail only.
John T. Messler, well known farmer,
residing near Linwood, died yesterday morn
ing, after an illness of sometime from dropsy,
aged about 68 years. His remains will be
inferred in the Dunkard cemetery on Sunday
at o'clock in the morning.
Signor Hazazer's dancing school closed
last Friday night with complimentary hop
to Signor Hazazer, by his scholars. The
music was excellent and besides the scholars,
there were present many ladies and gentle
men from Westminster and neighborhood.
The camp of the Westminster Forest and
Stream Club will open next Monday on the
banks of the Potomac, about a mile from
Williamsport. The camp will be open four
weeks. The ADVOCATE thankfully acknowl-
edges an invitation to go into camp with the
boys.
We were shown this week memento Of
the great fire here in the spring of 1888. 1t
was a miniature bell, cast from piece OF
the old bell that sounded the hours of wor-
ship at the old Grace Church, which was de-
stroyed in that disastrous conhagration. 1t
is mounted on walnut base, with wheel and
frame, and closely resembles in appearance
the original bell On the base is brass
plate with the following lettering-"West
minister, Nd great Fire 40, 1888, G. L. c."
The memento was made by Mr.. Clayton
Nichols and others at the Taylor Works, and
was presented by him to his wife. 1t is a
handsome little ornament.
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Fate chamnstre of the Episcopal Church

The Fete Champetre of the Episcopal
Church, which is to be held from Wednesday
to Saturday nights of next week on Col. Nc
Kellips grounds, and which has been already
announced in this paper, will present many
more attractions than it did last year. No
residence in or near Westminster is surround
ed by such beautiful grounds as those of Col.
McKellip. These grounds will be hand
somely illuminated with six hundred Chinese
lanterns, locomotive head lights, and gas, and
will present brilliant and enchanting scene.
The tables will be beautifully decorated, and
the ladies in charge of them will be dressed
in costume. Ice cream, cake, fruit, caramels,
candies, etc., will be sold at the tables, and
there will be q grab bag, fish pond, lemonade
well and gypsy tent. A prize cake, contain
ing a solid fourteen carat gold ring, will be
sold in pieces. A band of music will play
throughout each evening. Among the new
features will be table set apart exclusively
for the use of the colored members OF the con-
gregation.
The fete last year was thoughtto have been
unsurpassed in beauty by anything that had
preceded it. If this be so, it ought all the
more this year to attract visitors and patrons,
as the most elaborate arrangements and pans
taking efforts have been made to provide for
the comfort and enjoyment of those who attend
the fete. Persons from the country can come
in with their families and make of it a grand
social reunion. All are cordially invited
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sYKEsv1LLE ITEMS.
Haryest-Fine Turnouts-Summer Boarders
Colored Camp-Sa1e of Farm.

HarVeSt-Flne TuTnOuLS-SunlmeI bOdIu6IS-
Colored Camp-Sale of Farm.
The fine weather of the past week has been
most propitious to the farmer in completing
the wheat harvest. Very little grain will be
left standing after the fourth. The harvest,
which promised so early, is really later than
last year. Threshing will commence next
week, when the golden grain will pour into
Sykesville for shipment from the great wheat
fields of Carroll and Howard. Some heavy
Yields are expected from some very big acres.
There was large turnout on Sunday last
at the depot to meet the morning train and
get the Sunday papers. The church bells
rang angrily, yet the crowd tarried, for the
train was late. Among the fine teams out
we noticed Postmaster Brown driving fine
pair of BAYS. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Brown and Rear Admiral Wells and lady.
Gorsuch was out with his bays to brand new
buggy. He was accompanied by his man
Friday. Polk drove his black, while thinner
man, our bachelor merchant, looked Just as
Young as he used to be, and cracked his whip
over the backs of his two colts. There were
also several fine Howard county turnouts.
The summer boarders are beginning to ar.
rive, and by the 9th of July some two hundred
will be in the neighborhood. The weather,
while pleasant for the harvest hands, has been
ANYTHING but comfortable for the summer
boarder, and has forced them in some in
stances to crowd around the kitchen stove.
Springfield Grove cottages are fast filling
up, and Springfield Institute, which is now
vacant, will, it is expected, be opened for
boarders during July and August under the
cottage management. Mrs. c. A. War
fields delightful home will be filled with
boarders this week, as will also be that of
Capt. L. Polk.
a photographer has pitched his tent on the
upper village green, and has been busy this
The colored people will have a camp meet
ing here. commencing on July 9th and ending
the 10th. 1t will be held on the factory green.
The Ritter farm, near Eldersburg, was sold
at public auction on Tuesday last, and was
purchased by Zimmerman & Schultz, mortga-
gors, for So, 800.
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Mr.. Edmunds has introduced in the Senate
bill to vest in the President the sole power
of appointing a large number OF officers who
are now appointed s'by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate Among these
are Postmasters of all classes, Collectors of
Internal Revenue, Collectors of Customs at
ports in which the gross revenues do not ex-
ceed-dolars, and all other customs off.
GERS; all territorial officers except Judges of
the Supreme Courts, all District Attorneys
and United States Marshals, Indian Agents
and District Land Officers.
Saturday, July 8, will be gala day for
Waynesboro, Pa, the citizens have contrib
uted large amount of money to be distribu-
ted to visiting fire companies and bands in
prizes for excellence and for grand display
of fire. works. Sixteen fire companies and
bands have arranged to participate.
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Our Nations Birthday.
Written for the Democratic Advocate,
BYH.E.s.. LITTLEsTowN, PA.


BY H. E. s., LITTLEsTowN, PA.
Proud empress of the modern world,
America, who boldly hurled
Defiance at a tyrant strong,
And conquered tyranny and wrong,
Zen in thy infancy,
And in century hast grown
To be far greater than the throne
That once held sway DER thee.
Thy birthday proudly celebrate,
For thou art greatest of the great;
Loud let thy laundering eannons roar
In memory of the glorious war
That gave to thee thy birth and name,
And glorious, everlasting fame,
And honor thou thy nohle dead,
Vino in thy cause their life-blood shed.
And, first of all. that greatest one,
The noble hero, Washington.
Americans, well may ye be
Proud of your noble ancestry;
To gain for you your liberty
They braved death of infamy.
Americans. then celebrate
The birthday of your nation great,
With praise TO those who nobly fought
And with their blood your freedom bought
Wide let the Stars and Stripes be thrown,
Loud be the joyful trumpets blown,
And, meath that dag, let cannon'svoice
Join with your own, and all rejoice
That liberty on you now rests,
While patriotism fills your breasts,
And in your children sow the seeds
OF freedom, by the noble deeds
Relating of their fathers brave,
How for their land their lives they gave,
Nor ever murmured, that they might
Secure the triumph ofthe right;
Thus teach them, that, year after year.
This day they always may revere,
And freedom ever will inspire
Their minds with patriotic fire,
And, If foes come, the victory
With them shall surely ever be.
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FoRD,s Bazaar,
81 west Baltimore Street,


Is now offering special bargains in nearly
every department. They have reduced the
regular 3d. so hanging lamp to $500, and the
regular $500 polished brass hanging lamp,
with prisms, to S2.75; and one still better,
with decorated shade, for 1925. One very
fine for 49, 90, worth $780, We sell the reg
ular S1.00 stand lamp, with Finch shade, for
rs cents, and a good S1.50 lamp for S1.00.
Electric stand lamps SIPS, S1.50 and S1.75.
We have more than one hundred different
varieties of stand lamps, hand lamps and
bracket lamps, at wholesale prices.
Silverware.-We have reduced our $1.50
castors to S1.00, and the $500 to $500; q
good $500 castor for $3.50; a set of good
silver plated knives, 95 cents; set Of good
nickle-plated teaspoons for % cents, and
tablespoons for so cents; set of Rogers u
| Bros teaspoons S1.00, worth $1.50; set of
! Rogers tablespoons $500, worth $500; set
of Rogers & Bros triple plated teaknives
S1.5O, worth $500. A good, round nickle
clock 80 cents; good nickle alarm clock
SIPS; fine eight-day clock 1925. A good
music box rs cents, worth Sl.50; a very fine
| fourtun music box $1,000, worth $500. A
set Of good knives and forks so cents; set of
knives and forks rs cents, worth SIPS; set
of fine knives and forks S1.00, worth S1.75.
Ladies' and gents satchels, all styles and
sizes. Bird cages and picture frames, all
styles. Ornaments, statutes and vases. jew
elry, dolls, doll carriages and wagons. The
greatest variety of fancy goods for wedding
presents, birthday gifts, &c. Also useful
and ornamental household goods of nearly
every description. Baby carriages in great
variety. Albums at half price, fancy glass
ware and glass shades, brackets, stand tables,
and thousands Of other articles. at the lowest
prices. FORD'S BAZAAR,
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mar 27:tf
EXAMINERS NOTICE.

The undersigned, examiners appointed by
virtue of commission issued TO them by the
County Commissioners of Carroll county, to
open and locate public road in said county,
commencing at the Deer Park road and run
ming through the lands of Moses Barnes, Jr.,
and bordering on the line between Mary A.
Caple and said Barnes until it intersects the
lands of Joseph c. Caple; thence through the
lands of said Caple until it intersects the old
road between the lands of Samuel L. Caple
and Joseph C. Caple; thence on the bed OF
said road until it intersects the lands of L. A.
J. Lamotte; and continuing on through the
lands of said Lamotte, on the bed of said old
road, until it intersects the lands of +. l..
Herring; thence through the lands of said
Gering until it intersects the public county
road opposite said Hering's mill.
All persons whom it may concern are hereby
notified that we will meet at Mr.. William W.
Yingling's, on Tuesday, the Goth day of July,
1886, at o'clock, a. NJ, to execute the trust
reposed in us by the aforesaid commission.
SAMUEL G. HARDEN,
HANSON DAVIS,
HANSON L. BARTH0L0W,
iunel9 st Examiners.
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Serious Accident.

On Thursday morning of last week child
of David Boose, near Silver Run, met with a
serious accident. Mr.. Boose was driving in
spring wagon on the Westminster pike
several miles from Hanover, accompanied by
several of his children. One of the boys got
out to walk up hill, and in attempting to
get on the wagon again, while it was in
motion, slipped and had leg broken just
above the knee by being caught in wheel.
The bone was forced through the flesh under
the knee, protruding about two inches. DR..
Foreman, of Hanover, Pa, rendered surgical
aid, but the youth is in critical condition
and may lose his leg, even if the accident
don't terminate fatally. The muscles and
ligaments about the knee are terribly injured.
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June l6. 1886. St
ICE CREAM.

Having large supply of Ice, can furnish
Pic Mics, Sunday Schools, Excursions, Hotels,
Boarding Houses and Private Residences with
the best quality of Ice Cream and Water Ices
at reasonable rates. My wagon will deliver
orders in Westminster on Sunday mornings
hereafter Patrons will please order by tele-
phone by o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
Excursions and Pic Mics. Bg Highest Cash
Price paid for Cream.
JAMES w. BEACHAM,
may8 If Avondale, Md.
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June 26-mercury So at a. m. and 70 at
2 D. M; clear. June 27-mercury 68 at Z a.
m. and II at2p. M. generally cloudy. June
2S-mercury GO at a. m. and rs at 2 p. M;
clear. June 29-mercury ga at a. m. and
so at 2 p. M; generally clear. June 30
mercury 10 at a. m. and Y at 2 p. M; cloudy
during the day, clearing weather at night.
July mercury GA at 7 a. m. and y at 2 p.
M; clear during the day, generally cloudy Al
night. July 2-mercury 60 at a. m. and 81
at II m; cloudy and rainy.
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MO. 2s45 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll county sitting
as a Court of Equity.
Margaret Plett and husband VS.. William S.
Painter and others.
Ordered this 18th day of June, A. D. 1886,
that the sale of the real estate mentioned in
these proceedings made and reported by
Charles T. Reifsnider, trustee in the above
entitled cause, be ratified and confirmed, un-
less cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 10Th day of July next; pro-
vided copy ofthis order be inserted in some
newspaper printed in Carroll county, Mary
land, once in each of three successive weeks
before the 18th day of July next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
$4,000
VIM. N. MARTIN, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
june 10 st WIN. N. MARTIN, Clerk.
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At Albion, New York, on Tuesday night,
when the Chicago express train was moving
out of the station, tall, dark complexioned
young man jumped aboard, rushed into car,
snatched handbag from the lap of Boston
lady on the way to Niagara Falls, jumped
from the moving train and escaped. The bar
contained large sum of money, valuable
papers and ticket from Boston to Niagaga
Falls and return.
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TTSE FARMERS RELIANCE ON
" WHEAT.

We will take this method from now until
seeding of presenting few, from the many,
certificates we have received from representa-
tive farmers, showing the excellent results Of
our Farmers Reliance Fertilizer:
MEssRs. N. l. GoRsUcH & SoN,-Gentle-
men Il have used the Farmers Reliance
Fertilizer for several years, and each yeal
that l use it, it gives me better satisfaction.
l used tons last fall and shall use the same
this fall. Yours Respectfully,
HENRY BROWN,
June 26:3t Near Union Mills.
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DOR E.

u I'M ~
Nice Little Home, one mile lst,,S
from Westminster; 60 acres of lils EzL.sIs:3.
prime land, good brick house; price, IS, 500.
245 acres prime land; elegant buildings; II
miles from Baltimore, near railroad; price
S13, 900. 100 acres of same farm would be
sold with good dwelling. &C.; price SIS, 600.
101 acres on the w. NJ. r. R., near Hnks-
burg station. Buildings fair; 20 acres timber;
land of good quality and in good condition.
Price $50 per acre.
Twenty acres good land, good buildings,
near Westminster, 1900.
One hundred acres, best quality of land, q
miles from Westminster; buildings only fam,
good water, &C.; price, $500.
Small home, 4 acres, miles from town;
good new house, fruit, &C.; 500.
Splendid farm, near Bridgeport, Nd, III
acres, good land; about 20 acres good timber,
large house and barn, all in good order; near
schools, store, mill, postoffice, &c; price, $40
per acre.
Forty-seve acres of prime land, near West
minister, on which there is fine building
site; $4,000.
Ten acres, finely situated on turnpike road;
would make choice home; $1,000.
Brick house and lotin Westminster; 81 200.
Double brick house and lot in Westmin-
ster; 81, 500.
Also, some fine pasture lots, ranging from
2 to acres, adjoining Westminster.
For particulars call on or address
feb13,tf E. LYNCH, Westminster, Nd.
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mays If
Tee CREAM AND WATER ICE.

can supply the citizens of Westminster
and Carroll county with first class article of
Ice Cream and Water Ice Private families
furnished with either by the gallon or half
gallon. Large orders will receive. prompt at
| tention Orders delivered within the city
limits or at the railroad free of charge.
ESs Send orders to Postofice, Box IA.
Those wanting Cream for Sunday should send
in their orders by 8 o'clock Saturday after
noon. J. D. CR0WL,
apr 24:6m Westminster, Nd.
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orranization of a Flower mission

Pursuant to invitation a number of ladies
met at the ADVOCATE office last Tuesday at,
ternoon. A flower. mission was organized
with twelve members, and it was decided to
call it "The Westminster Branch of the Bal
timore Flower Mission" Miss Nettie Pope
was chosen president, Miss Mary E. Mills
vice president, Miss Mollie II. Hoppe secre-
tary, and Miss Louie NJ. Cunningham treas
urer.
1t was decided to meet the last Tuesday in
each month, and the officers were made an exc
cutive committee, with power to transact any
business necessary between regular meetings.
A committee of one was appointed to re-
ceive flowers every Thursday afternoon, and
another committee of one to pack the flowers
for shipment Thursday evenings. Each COM
mittee was empowered to procure her own as.
sistants Miss Mollie Hoppe took charge of
the receiving and forwarding ofthe donations
this week, and the committees for the balance
of the month are as follows:
July S-Miss Mary Beckwith for the after
noon; Miss Mary B. Shellman for the evening
Jul 15-Miss Louie Cunningham for the
afternoon; Miss Maggie McKellip for the
evening
July 22-Miss Mary Mills for the afternoon;
Miss Nettie Pope for the evening.
The room secured for the reception of the
flowers, is in the Haines Building, near the
depot, that was recently used for the Kinder
garten school. The room will be open every
| Thursday afternoon until the middle of Octo-
Der, from 8 until clock, for the reception
of donations, and the Mission extends an
invitation to all to aid them in their
work, by contributing whatever flowers and
fruit they can conveniently give during the
season.
The membership of the Mission has been
increased to fourteen since the organization,
and the list is open to all who may desire to
be enrolled. The secretary will be glad to
enter new names at any time.
The Mission will be fully equipped for work
by next Thursday, and beyond the contribu-
tons of fruit and flowers, they will need a
little money, and here is a chance for the
gentlemen to aid. Not much will be needed,
and donations in any amount, no matter how
small, may be given or sent to Miss Louie
Cunningham, the treasurer.
tits hoped to make the Westminster Branch
Mission valuable aid to the parent Mission,
and the aid and interest of all charitably dis
posed persons is invoked. Don't hesitate to
do your part, because you have but little to
spare. Many contributions will make large
aggregate. Last year some thirty or forty
persons were enlisted in this charitable work,
and now that a regular Mission has been Or
ganized, it is hoped all who helped last year
and many more will lend their aid.
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slingluff & Co.'S. AIkal Phosphate
Holloway's Ammoniated Phosphate

Also our own brand, known as ''WEST-
MINSTER,h which is certainly one of the
best articles for the money that can be found.
1t is manufactured for us by Slingluff & Co.
We ask our customers, friends and the farm
ers generally to give it a trial. Price low.
Z. o. GRIMES & CO.,
mar 27:tf Westminster, Md.
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Base Ball.

Last Saturday the Westminster and Me-
chanicstown clubs met on the diamond here,
the home team winning by score OF 10 to
IA, in ten inning game. In the first part OF
the contest the Westminster had good lead.
Bob Gist was pitching, and the visitors were
unable to hit him safe, and up to the sixth IN
ming they had not secured any hits and thir-
teen had famed out His finger being sore,
he had to retire after the seventh inning, and
Grouse pitched the balance of the game. 1t
is said that but for an error in the decision
of the umpire, in favor of the home club, the
game might have been otherwise. However,
these errors sometimes occur, for an umpire
is liable to err, and Westminster has lost a
number of games from the same cause. Our
own umpire, Grouse, has once or twice given
games to opposing clubs, by errors.
OTHER GAMES.
This afternoon at o'clock, the Reistes-
town club was booked for game here with
the Westminster club, but cancelled their en-,
gagement, owing to the inability of several OF
their players to come. 1t is well for their
reputation that they can't come, as they
would have been defeated.
In their place the Quickstep club, OF Baltl-
more, will be here, and an interesting game
may be expected. For the Westminster
club Gist and Shaw will be the battery;
Clabaugh will cover LIST base; Miller will be
at I'd; John Mitten at short; Bankard or
Brooks at Sd; Zepp in The left field, Anders
in the centre, and George Turtle in the right.
This arrangement may be changed a little,
but the home club will be quite a strong
amateur team.
On Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock the
Patapsco club will be here to contest a game
with the Westminsters.