The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-10-02
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL RREyITIEs.

received patent for attachment for vehicle
thills.
Mr.. Joseph Hess is building new barn on
his place, on the Deer Park road, below
Germantown.
Aaron Bixler has sold his farm of A acres,
near Medford Station on the Western Mary
land Railroad, to William H. Hull, for So, 900.
Door-to- Virtue Lodge No. 46 A. F. A. NJ,
will resume labor, after the summer recess,
on Thursday evening of next week, October
It'll.
The finest piece of masonry on the line of
the Western Maryland Railroad is the pier
lust completed for the new bridge over Big
Pipe Creek.
John Keck, aged about 20 years, died at
the Aims House, near this city, last Friday.
He came to the institution last March from
Snydersburg
A large barn is being built on the farm of
Jonas Roger, in Backman Valley, to take the
place of the one destroyed by lightning on the
night of July q.
A Sunday school convention is to be held
in the NJ. Z. Church at Union Bridge about
the middle of this month. 1t is to be in ses-
sion several days.
Mr.. Ambrose Hayden, living near this city,
is after the butterflies again. Up to noon on
Tuesday he had slain 1926, and was still
knocking them down.
Collections to help to rebuild the Charles
ton Churches were taken up in the Protes-
taut Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches
of this city last Sunday.
The boss sweet potato raised in Carroll
this year was sent to the ADVOCATE last Satur-
dav by Mr. Jacob Myerly, near Double Pipe
Creek. 1t weighed 81 pounds
Elder W. P Winbigler, who has been the
minister of the Church of God in Uniontown
for several years, preached his farewell
sermon on last Sunday to large and atten-
tive audience.
1t is Thomas Bankert, and not B. G. Blan-
chard, who is preparing to build house on
Bond street, opposite Belle Grove Square.
Work on Mrs. Wilson'S house, on Green,
west of Liberty, has been begun.
John S. Schweigart, administrator of Eliz-
abeth A. Schweigart, sold on Saturday last
eight shares of stock of the Union National
Bank, this city, at S43.30 per share-par value
s25. Sold to John S. Schweigart
A little son of Mr. Ezra Chew, at Pataps-
co, was severely scalded on Tuesday. While
carrying three gallon jar of apple butter the
bottom fell out, and the apple butter ran down
into his boots, burning his legs badly.
William H. Thomas, ESQ.,, of St. Mary's
county, in this State, has located in West
minister and opened law Office. Mr.. Thomas
is an agreeable gentleman, well versed in law,
and no doubt will receive fair share of legal
business.
The Maryland Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church will meet in Waynesboro,
Pa, next Thursday, October 18th. Mr.. Calvin
Starnes il the delegate to represent the West
minister charge, and will accompany the pas
tor, Rev. H. W. Kuhns.
The Hagerstown fair will open on October
10 and close on the 22d. Mr.. f. H. Oren-
dorff, of this city, secretary of the local board
for Carroll county, will give any information
concerning entries, &C., that may be desired.
Mr. VIM. Hiteshew, near Uniontown, raised
this season an ear of corn containing nearly
1900 grains. When shelled the corn nearly
filled a quart measure. Another ear, quite
as large, was taken from the same hill. The
cornis Of the yellow gourd seed variety. Who
can beat it?
Rev. Mr.. Fisher, late pastor of the Union
BRIDGE Lutheran Church, and Miss Mary
Horner, of Gettysburg, were married IN the
College Chapel at Gettysburg, Tuesday alter
noon After receiving the hearty congratu-
lations of numerous friends the happy, couple
left for their home in Sidney, Nebraska.
George Mitten, son of Mr.. John Fl. Mitteu,
while assisting in putting up telegraph WIRE
from the telegraph office to the residence OF
Mr. George Smith, on Tuesday, fell from a
tree in the Catholic cemetery and sustained
severe injury to his back and shoulders. de
is confined to bed, and is under treatment by
DR.. Bott
A setter dog at the Central Hotel, in this
city, begins to howl whenever the bell IS rung
for breakfast, dinner, or supper whether
the sound Of the bell is agreeable or disagree
able to him, does not appear from his actions,
EXCEPT that the bowling would indicate that
the ringing of the bell is not agreeable, al
though the idea of something good to eat,
must be associated with the sound.
Can't. Daniel Riuehart, aged 81 years, died
on Thursday of last week near Union Bridge,
and was buried on Sunday. He was native
of Carroll county, and at the outbreak OF the
war raised a company and served until nearly
the close of the war in the federal army.
STAGE the war he has engaged in farming near
Unioa Bridge. He was brother OF the
sculptor, W. Fl. Rhinehart, and of MIR. Z. L.
Rhinehart, of Baltimore. A widow ana hVe
children survive him.
Nr. Joseph Neal, brother OF the late
,Abner Neale, of Westminster, and an uncle
of Mrs. George NJ. Parke, Of this city, died at
his residence in Baltimore on Monday night,
an his SZnQ year. Inc ueSSaScu ""S
nncle to President Cleveland, being brother
10 his mother. Mr.. Neal was born IN Baltl,
more, January 9Th, 1906, and was the son OF
Rev. Abner Neal, local Methodist Episcopal
minister and bookseller of Baltimore CITY
in the early part of this century. Mr.. Joseph
Neal was a widoveF and leaves no children.
Mr.. William F. Horner, father of Mr.. Chas.
A. Horner, of this city, died at his residence
in Waynesboro, Pa, on September 70, aged
about III years and months. He was .
native of Indiana, but in early life removed
10 Waynesboro, where he had ever since re-
sided, Besides Chas. A. Horner, he leaves
a soa 10 Illinois and one in New Mexico, and
an unuasrried daughter who lived with him.
He had been in feeble health for some months.
His funeral took place at 2 o. clock on Thurs
day afternoos, and the Odd Fellows Lodge OF
Wavnesboro, of which he was a member, at
tended the funeral.
The Flower Mission having to vacate the
Haines Building by October LIST, occupied
the room for the last time on Thursday after
noon. The season is getting late and con-
aributions are not as large as formerly The
Contributors this week were Mrs. Pfeifer,
Mrs. Jas. A. C. Bond, Mrs. Steele, Mrs. j.
&. Reifsnider, Mrs. John Marsh, Mrs. Nc
Cir; Misses Maggie McKellip, Mary h.
Mills, Joe Lambert, Fannie Bish. Jeannette
Shriger, Algle Shoemaker, anu hacnei Doi
sey, colored Next Thursday contributions
will be received by Miss Maggie Huber. at
her fathers residence, opposite the Union
National Bank.
A number of the Cycling HANDLERS OF
Westminster took part in the bicycle tourna-
ment at Arlington Driving Park on Thurs
day. W. L. Seabrook and John ID. Gun,
ningham each entered two races. In the u
mile dash Cunningham led for consider,
able distance, but for some reason dropped
behind. In the three mile handicap, he won
the second prize, eyclometer, the winner
having 80 seconds start. la the race ne
gained 81 seconds on Brown, who had the
start and won the race, thus showing Gun;
bingham to be the faster. Seabrook entered
two mile dash races, and took the second
prize, saddle, in one, being but two-hitns OF
a second behind the winner.
Milton Schaeffer sold on Tuesday several
odSer lots from the Zacharias farm purchased
by Aim about q year ago, as follows; 10
Messls. Eberhart, of Baltimore, 6 acres, l
rood aud 81 perches at $50 per acre-Ss1o;;
To Leander Gladhill 10 acres 8 roods ana N,
% perches at Sl40 per acre-S15S7. %. 10
j. I. Erb acres and perches at Slo2.9o
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