The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-06-05
SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Pa, died on Tuesday of last week, in his 9lst
year.
Strawberries were selling in Westminster on
Thursday four boxes for quarter, and they
were fine ones, too.
Frank Beaver is improving Green Street,
east of Sycamore, under direction of the
Mayor and Council.
Jacob Menchey, of near Melrose, is opening
slate quarry. and is taking out some of the
finest quality of slate.
Dr. Edward D. Wells has decided to locate
in Westminster again to practice medicine,
and will come next week.
The caterpillars have been very destructive
in some parts of this county this season. The
orchards are as bare as they are IN winter.
r, Charles Matthews, Of Westminster, and
George A. Shower, of Manchester, have been
appointed to positions at the State Cattle
Scales.
Mrs. VIM Mitten, of this city, had the mis-
fortune to fall from chair on Thursday of
last week, and broke one rib and fractured
another.
Decoration services will be held this (Sat-
urday) afternoon in Uniontown, at o'clock.
Addresses will be made by the ministers OF
the town.
Crouuet and lawn tennis are favorite games
among the young ladies and gentlemen of
Westminster, while few older ones indulge
in ix-hand euchre.
More milk is shipped from Westminster
than any other station on the Western Mary
land Railroad. The average daily shipments
amount to $40 gallons.
Though having no club this season, West
minister has not lost interest in base ball, and
the score of the games in Baltimore are re-
ceived by innings, as the contests progress.
Now that the weather is favorable the work
of relaying and grading the pavements has
begun. A big improvement in that line IS
now being made on Main street, just west OF
Liberty.
There has not been any summer weather to
brag of yet and this is June. 1t begins to
look as though the predictions of the weather
fends, that June would be cool and rainy,
Iwonld be verified.
The employees of the Western Maryland
Railroad will have their Sth annual excursion
on July oath. After arriving at Baltimore the
excursion will be continued to Chestertown,
across the bay, in the steamer Louise.
The first excursion to Pen Mar this season
occurred on Monday last. The train was
divided into three sections, and numbered Il
cars. The excursionists numbered nearly
l,4O0, mostly from Washington, d. c.
Amos Ebaugh, living on the Sullivan road,
near Westminster, has again been untortu-
nate, having lost fine COW on Sunday by
bloat. A short time ago he had barn struck
by lightning and COW and horse killed.
DIR. Gray, of Frederick county, is having
his perpetual motor built at the machine shops
of the Messrs. Hartman, at Union Bridge, who
have on hand drawings for the curious ma
chine, and will complete it in few weeks
The marriage license reduction went into
effect on Tuesday. The last 81. so license was
issued on May 9th, to H. Price Goodwin and
Louil Stocksdale. The first 81. 90 license was
issued on June l, to Christopher Schnabel
and Laura E. Cleher.
Miss Laura J. Clough, formerly of Balti-
more, but now of Socorro, New Mexico, was
married there on May 18th to Frank }. Will
loughby Miss Clough spent four or five
summers in this city, at the City Hotel, and is
well remembered by many.
The Westminster Forest and Stream Club
on Wednesday night decided to pitch tents
on the Potomac on July 9Th, and TO keep
camp open for four weeks. A committee was
appointed to purchase tents. W. W. Power
was elected a member of the Club.
The fourth annual session of the Maryland
State Pharmaceutical Association was held at
Annapolis on Tuesday. 60 members present.
For the ensuing year Jos. B. Boyle, OF West
minister, was chosen first vice president Nine
aeW members were elected, and the ASsocla-
tion numbers 100.
The Cycling Ramblers of Westminster have
been invited to take part in the great bicycle
parade at Hagerstown on July 5th. As the
camp OF the Westminster Forest and Stream
Clup on the Potomac opens on that day, 1t IL
probable that some of the Cyclers will JOIN the
parade, and then go to camp for few days
The residence of Rev. J. W. Hedges, at
Hedgesville, near Martinsburg. W. Va, was
DESTROYED by fire last Saturday The fire
originated through cleaning bedstead with
coal oil, and the loss Is about $4,000. About
four months ago his barn and contents were
lost by fire. Mr.. Hedges was once pastor of
Centenary Church, this city.
The following is commended to the West
minister Forest and Stream Club: "a dweller
on the banks of the Codorus, in York county,
Pa, ties short lines with baited fshhooks to
the legs of his geese and drives them into the
water. The fish bite and jerk the lines, and
then the frightened geese hurry to shore,
dragging the fish after them"
Frank Nicholas seems to be playing great
ball on the Manchester, N. b., team. In
one game he was credited with fourteen put
outs and no errors, besides some base hits.
In the game with the Portland, Maine, club,
in which the latter won by score of to l,
he also played we'll. The Budget, of Man
chester, calls him mick" and says he has
established a reputation as ball player
Beginning next Wednesday evening, and
continuing every evening the balance of the
week, there will be strawberry festival and
brass band musical entertainment at Empire
Hall, Union Bridge. The Union Bridge and
Uniontown bands will be present, and will
have street parades on Thursday and Saturday
evenings. The affair is for the benefit of the
Citizens 1Eolian Brass and Reed Band, re-
Gently organized
The bed of Liberty street is being filled up
and leveled, and it is fast becoming very
pretty street. One new house has just been
finished, and another is in course OF erection
There are number of neat residences on
that street, with pretty yards, and all the
dwellers there seem to take pride in beau
tifying their homes. The spirit of improve
ment is contagious, and extends beyond the
corporate limits into the 'belt"
Fifteen members of the Capitol Bicycle
Club. of Washington, ID. c., rolled into West
minister last Sunday, coming by way OF Balti-
more Several left the same afternoon for
home by way of Frederick. The others re-
manned over night, and the rains making the
roads muddy, they took the cars for home on
Monday. On Thursday three members OF
the Alert Bicycle club, of Baltimore, were at
the Clty Hotel mere, the plcyclers heauquai
tiers.
Last Saturday was observed as Decoration
Day in Westminster. Burns Post had the
exercises in charge, and were accompanied
from their lodge room to the different GENE
teries by fifer and two drummers from Will
son Post Drum Corps. Baltimore, and the
Westminster Band. At the Westminster
Cemetery an Grafton was delivered by Samuel
McP. Swope, of Gettysburg, Pa, and an
original poem by Miss Mary B. Shellman was
read by Prof A. H. Merrill. The graves of
the soldiers in the several cemeteries were
strewn with flowers.
If you want to enjoy this delightful season
ofthe year to the full, rise with the dawn, when
The lark, the herald of the day,
Salutes with song the morning gray.
When the winged choristers of the grove be-
gin to chirp their earliest mathis, and the fair
goddess of the dawn in her golden chariot
rides up the archway of the skies, scattering
roses from her hands. 1t may be a new rev.
citation to you, new experience, but you will
enioyit, and be glad you quit your pillow to see