The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-06-19
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

operations on last Friday. They are running
on cherries and peas.
Application has been made for new post
office at Keysville, this county, with Milton
Myers as postmaster.
The summer schedule of the Western Mary
land railroad went into effect last Sunday.
The new time-tabl will be found in to-day S
issue.
We have now come to the Solstice, the
longest days, when the great pendulum of the
clock of time will swing back towards the
South.
Thomas Babylon and Oscar D. Gilbert have
purchased the stock of the late Andrew A..
Stephan, and will continue business at the
old stand.
Under an apportionment of the State pub
lie school fund, Just made, Carroll will receive
81. AIS. OF for white schools and S29l.88 for
colored.
The young gentlemen and ladies of West
minister and vicinity had an enjoyable hop at
the rink on Thursday night. Pratt, of Balti-
more, furnished the music.
Prof. Thomas Fell. of New Windsor Col
lege, has been elected professor in the pre-
paratory department and instructor in Latin
and Greek in St. Johns College, Annapolis.
Ensign Homer G. Poundstone, of the
United States Navy, who has just come home
from three years cruise around the world,
is visiting James A. Diffenbaugh, at his home
near this city.
Prof James w. Reese, of Western Mary
land College, will deliver a commencement
address on Thursday next, at the Anne
Arundel Academy. at Millersville, Anne
Arundel county, Md.
Barley harvest commenced in this region on
the 18th Wheat harvest will begin on Monday
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the largest ever grown in the county. The
wet spring caused it to run to straw too much.
Mrs. F. C. Neale and Miss Neale, of Balti-
snore, are visiting Mrs. W. H. Vanderford.
Miss Lillian George, also of Baltimore, is
visiting Miss Ida Moore, Covington Barnitz,
ESQ. and family have returned to Westmin-
.ster for the summer.
On Whit Monday night, at the annual bust
ness meeting of the congregation of Grace
Lutheran Church, this city, VIM. Lawyer was
elected elder; Chas. A. Geiselman deacon;
VIM G. Rinehart trustee; Joseph M. Parke,
secretary and Henry B. Grammer treasurer.
Two weekly papers including the ADvo-
CATE-and five issues of daily paper have
been set up and printed at this office this
week. No extra hands were called in, and
but little night work has been done by the
employees The daily paper had an edition of
GOO
The case of John c. Lamb. indicted for at
tempting, on the first of April, 1885, to COM
nit an abortion on Rachel A. Taylor, formerly
of Woodberry, now of Carroll county, was
taken up in the Circuit Court at Towson on
Tuesday On Wednesday Judge Fowler rem.
dered verdict of guilty, and Lambs counsel
will take the case to the Court OF Appeals.
Misses Annie NJ. and Lucretia Geiman,
daughters of Mr.. jeremiah Geiman, of this
county, are visiting at David Vampires,
DAYTON, Ohio Lynn R. Meekins, of the Bal
f;more American, and A. C. Wilson, Of
Cumberland, both graduates of Western
Maryland College, attended commencement
exercises this week, and paid their respects
to the ADVOCATE Office.
+. L. Bowman, a student of Western Mary
land College, was badly injured last Friday
afternoon He was down at the coal shute,
and boarded the southern express to ride to
town. Seeing some schoolmates at CrowFs
ice cream factory he jumped from the train,
and was tripped by stick he had, and fell,
receiving severe bruises about the face and
head, and being hurt internally.
The election of officers of Door to Virtue
Lodge. A. f. and A. NJ, No. 46, on Thurs
day night, resulted as follows: W. NJ, JAS.
A. Diffenbaugh S. W., Chas. II. Baughman;
J. W, Chas Z. Goodwin; Secretary, VIM.
Moore; Treasurer, James W. Reese; 5. d.,
George A. Sharrer; j. D., b. Frank Grouse;
Stewards, George A. Miller and Z. Robert
Miller; Tyler, Charles N Kuhn; Y. ID. spur
rier, organist.
On Wednesday last Miss Title Fortna was
knocked down on Main Street by a horse
driven by John Franey. She was standing
in the street waiting for wagon to pass, IN
tending to cross over. Franey said he could
not check his horse, and called to Miss Fortna
to stand aside. The lady was considerably
shocked by the accident, and sustained severe
bruises on the head and body. Franey was
arrested, but waived examination, and
gave security in the sum of $500 for his ap-
pearance at court.
Prof. A. a. Merrill, of Western Maryland
College. gave recitations at his alma mater,
Delaware College, last Saturday evening, on
the Review Lecture Course, in connection
with the Kempa Ladies Orchestra, late of
London, England. When Prof Merrill was
4. student at the college he recited frequently
Since then he has made fine reputation as
an elocutionist, and there was great anxiety
to hear him. The audience consequently, was
large. He was particularly successful in his
representations of Mark Twain and the selec-
ton, ''Mary's Night Ride taken from G..
w. Cables popular novel DIR. LEVER.
A brass band has been organized at War
Iieldsburg. with the following members
John w. Arbaugh, Chas. II. Lantz, Louis NJ.
Sellman, Charles E. Carr, Charles F. Mana
han, Jesse W. Myers, Harry Williams, Clar-
enee NJ Lantz, Joshua E. Myers, John ID.
Foutz, William j. Burns, Howard Il. Bower,
Wm. j. Townshend, Frank j. Bowers, Harry
b. Summers. The officers are Charles f..
Manshan. president: John W. Arbaugh, vice
president; William j. Townshend, secretary;
John D. FoutZ, assistant; DIR. James Z. Sum-
mers, treasurer; Louis NJ. Sellman, assistant.
Charles Stonesifer, of Westminster, is teach
ing the band.
The Reisterstown club easily defeated the
Brooks nine here last Saturday, by score OF
q to g. Arthur Smith pitched three innings.
The first ball he tossed up broke Gran. Ban,
kard's finger, and then Harry Clabaugh held
him for three innings. In the fourth inning
Bob Gist was put in to pitch, with Charley
Kepler to catch. In the second inning after,
Bob hit'the catcher of the Reisterstown club
on the leg with ball. and disabled him for
the balance of the game. The Reisterstown
bows play we'll, but the chieffeatures of Satur-
DAVIS game were the accidents above noted.
There was very little hard hitting, and but
little good fielding.
John Manager, formerly of this city, died at
the residence of his son in Baltimore, on
Tuesday, in the 65th year of his age. Mr..
Manager was born in Thulba, Hammelburg,
Bavaria, and came to this country In lS4f,
settling near this city. In 1858 he removed
10 Westminster, and remained here until
1871 qoinq to Baltimore. He leaves wife,
one son, John F. Manager, and two daughters,
Mrs. j. w. Fedden and Mrs. Margaret Storck,
all of Baltimore His remains were inferred
in St. JOHNS cemetery, this city, on Thurs
day. The palI-bearers we're John Bernstine,
Samuel Bankard, Milton Schaeffer, Harry
Case, Jeremiah Yingling and Wendelin Gil
bert. The funeral arrangements were Dy