The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-05-29
SATURDAY, MAY 90, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Major B. W. Bennett, of this city, is con-
fined to his bed by a quite severe attack of
indigestion.
Mr.. S. Carr Wickert lost young colt on
Monday last, which was foaled on the Friday
previous. 1t was sired by Superb, Jr.
At the all.day meeting at Bethel, to.mor-
row, Rev. Mr.. Cornelius, editor of the Balti-
more Methodist, and Rev. C. A. Reid, will
preach.
Manchester was visited on Saturday night
last, by the heaviest rain of the season. 1t
was perfect down-pouring, amounting
almost to water spout.
Rev. S. B. Pond and Fl. Yanderford, dele
gate attended the Protestant Episcopal Con-
vention of the diocese of Maryland at Wash
ington, D. c., this week.
Joseph Hunter has purchased of E. O..
Grimes and VIM. B. Thomas the remaining
part of the Carroll House, near the depot,
and is now engaged in removing it,
Chas T. Reifsnider. as trustee, sold on
Saturday last a lot containing l acre and 8
roods. near Tannery Station, Western Mary
land Railroad, to Peter Bowman for Sl25.
From present indications the City Hotel
will be full of summer boarders this season.
Already number of rooms have been en-
gagged by persons from Washington and other
cities.
On Saturday last, Chas. I. Reifsnider, as
attorney, sold the farm of Ephraim Bankert,
near Pleasant Valley, containing 102 acres
and Sc perches, to Joseph Petry at S46.95
per acre.
Last Saturday was quite like II summer
day, as was also Sunday, but on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the air
was cool and oyercoats and fires were quite
comfortable.
Mr.. Samuel Yingling and Mr.. jeff Slorp,
will leave here tomorrow for New York.
They go to paint the dwelling house on the
Hudson river, opposite Tarrytown, OF Mrs.
Col. VIM. A. McKelip.
The twenty-6rst commencement of the
State Normal School was held on Thursday
evening. Among the 6fty-two graduates
were Misses Minnie l.. Chase, Emma E.
Cox and Nettie L. Davis, of this county.
Hugo E. Fiddis and James A. C. Bond
bought the Adelsperger lot on Main street,
this city, nearly opposite Court, last Tues
day, for 81, 6l0. 1t fronts 60 feet on Main,
runs with an alley back to an alley the usual
depth.
Out on the track for drive before sun
rise. these fine spring mornings, is lnvigorat-
ing to body and mind. Try it, if you want to
feel the exhilarating effects of the morning
from your mental organism.
Rev. j. w. Kirk, of Crisfeld, Nd, pastor
of the Methodist Protestant Church of that
place. has declined the Professorship of Ec-
clesiastical History in the Westminster Theo-
logical Seminary, this city, rendered him by
the trustees of that institution.
Star service has been established in. this
county, on route 10,343, Sandyville to Patap-
SEQ, two miles and back, six times a week, by
a schedule satisfactory to the department of
not exceeding one-half hours running time
each way, from July l, 1886, to June 80,
1887.
Tomorrow, the 30th, is the annual time for
decorating the graves of Federal soldiers; but
to-day will be observed as Memorial Day in
Westminster, and the ceremonies will be
under the direction of Burns Post. Samuel
Nc. Swope, ESQ.,, of Gettysburg, Pa, will de-
liver an Grafton at the Westminster Cemetery.
Rev. E. McGill, of Sykesville, will hold
under consideration until the first of June,
the call received from the Vestry of St.
Michael's Protestant Episcopal church. He
visited St. Michael's last week and conducted
divine service. Vestry and congregation
were both pleased and anxious for his &C.
ceptance.
Mr. Algerhon Tillard, of Glover Hill, near
Finksburg. sails from New York to-day for
England, on the Servia. He will spend four
or five months in his native land, and return
in the fall He has ordered the ADVOCATE to
follow him. and it will bear to him weekly
across the Atlantic report of events tran
spring in Carroll.
Baker Brothers, of Buckeystown. Freder-
lex county, have generously donated the lime
necessary for the the completion of Ward
Hall at Western Maryland College, and Col.
]. NJ. Hood. of the Western Maryland Rail
road has kindly offered to transport 1t free
of charge Work on the building will be
pushed rapidly after commencement is over.
Nicholas, the Westminster catcher. has left
the Lawrence Club, where he caught Dick Con-
way, and is now playing with the Manchester,
New Hampshire, club. He played his first
game with the Manchesters on Wednesday of
last week. covering right field He was
credited with one run, one base hit, one put
out, one assist. one stolen base, and one err
ror-wild throw to second base.
For health, comfort, convenience and
economy, Westminster is unsurpassed as a
summer resort. Batimoreans especially
should test the truth of this, and see if it be
not correct. A number of them are aecustom-
ed to spend the heated term among the green
hills of Carroll, and several annually resort
to Westminster, where there is freedom from
mosquitoes and malaria, pure water and ln-
MIGRATING mountain air.
The County Commissioners were in session
on Monday and on Tuesday were up in Man
chester district looking at some points where
bridges are needed. VIM. G. Rinehart was
directed to repair the first section of the
Uniontown and Westminster pike, and
authorized to expend the sum of $25; John
Roger was authorized to work the second
section and to expend $50. Samuel G. Har-
den, Hanson Davis and Hanson I. Bartholow
were appointed examiners to locate and opon
a road in W0olery district. petitioned for by
Joseph C. Caple and others.
The greatest success in cattle feeding that
has come within our knowledge has been
done by Mr. Henry c. Cover, of Uniontown,
this county. On the 10th of last August he
bought two steers, which weighed 1880 gross.
On the Dist of May, when they were sold,
they were put on the same scales, and weigh
ed 1900 pounds. This was an increase of 705
pounds each in the nine months they were
fed-an average of 785 pounds month, and
nearly u pounds day. If any cattle feeder
in Maryland, Virginia or Pennsylvania has
done well or better we should like to hear
from him. The steers were bought for SAL
65. and were sold for Sl41.70
Drscoll, the Westminster pitcher, went
away last week, without telling anyone that
he was going into base ball again, and the
next hearu oil MN was at Lancaster, "a;
where he occupied the box for the Lancaster
club, of the State League, in game with the
Altoona club, on Monday. The Altoonas got
but one hit in the game, and were shut out
entirely, while the Lancasters scored seven
runs. Driscoll pitched against the same club
on Tuesday. On this occasion the Altoonas
got seven hits, and won the game by a score
of to 6. The Lancasters had ID hits, one a
wobagger, made by Driscoll. The Lancas-
tiers lost the game by errors at critical points,
one by Zecker, the well known short-stop.
Ten innings were played.
At Hanover, on May Goth, Miss Lille NJ.
Matthias, formerly of this city, was married
at the residence of her uncle, Perry Rumler,
to G. w. Grouse, of Frederick. ]. Frank
Byers. Of Union Mills, Nd, was groomsman,
and Miss Mollie Matthias, sister Of the bride,
of the same place, was bridesmaid. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. ]. G.
Roller, pastor Of st. Matthew's Lutheran
Church, and was quite impressive. At the
conclusion of the marriage ceremony the
couple were heartily congratulated by their
friends, and reception followed until
O'Clock, terminating with a sumptuous dinner