The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-07-31
SATURDAY, JULY Al, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
New moon to-day.


Frederick VS.. Westminster.
The August term of the Circuit Court will
commence on Monday week, August 9th.
Presiding Elder Lanahan, of Baltimore,
preached at Centenary NJ. E. Church, this
city, last Sunday night.
The new lamps recently put up on Green
and other streets make pedestrianism possible
on them after nightfall.
Union Bridge has two resident and six
visiting dentists-enough to scare the tooth
ache out of the whole district.
New type and change in the style of ar
ranging the matter has greatly improved the
appearance of our neighbor, the Sentinel.
On Friday next, August 9th, there will be
a friendly shooting match here between
teams of the Westminster and Baltimore Gun
Clubs.
The laws of 1886 for justices of the peace
and other officers entitled to receive them
have been received by Clerk William N
Martin.
Mrs. DUNN is building house on West
Broadway, Union Bridge. On the same
street number of other improvements are
going on.
Prof D. C. Inge, formerly of Western
Maryland College, has been reelected
principal of Mllerstown Academy, Anne
Arundel county, Md.
The Sandy Mount NJ. P. Sabbath School
will hold its anniversary on August 18th.
DR.. J. w. Herring, of Westminster, will
deliver an address on the occasion.
The Sunday School of Grace Lutheran
Church, this city, will have an excursion and
basket picnic to Penmar next Thursday,
August 9TH. The train will leave at GAG
a. IN.
Mrs. Miriam Albaugh, of Linw God, who
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result of an accident, was called to Baltimore
last week by the sudden illness of her
father.
The Sunday School of the Deer Park
Lutheran Church will hold its annual picnic
in the grove at the Church on Saturday,
August It'll. Mt. Pleasant Band will be
present.
There will be three trotting races on the
old Fair Ground track here next Saturday,
ander the auspices of the Westminster Driv-
ing Association. No admission will be
charged.
James H. Steele, of Carroll, "Knight of
Watersvile," took second honor at tourna-
ment near Frederick on Wednesday, report
of which appears under the head Of "Mary-
land Affairs"
Congressman Shaw on Monday introduced
a bill in Congress to pay William 2. Gorsuch,
him for communication, he having been drafted
after he had arrived at the age of 45 years.
The Joint reunion and basket picnic of the
NJ p. and NJ. E. Sunday schools of this city,
on Wednesday, to Penmar, was largely at
tended. There were 297 tickets sold. The
day was pleasant and the occasion an enjoy
able one.
The oats crop of Carroll is the largest for
many years. Corn is looking we'll, and be-
yond the injury by drouth, should there be
one So far this may be termed a cool and
wet summer Until this week there has been
but little hot weather.
Geo. ". Morningstar's property is insure
in the Royal Insurance Company, of Liver
pool, England. When it was struck by light
ming several weeks ago, mirror was broken,
and last Saturday George W. Matthews the
Royal agent, paid the loss-$2. so.
r. Charles Matthews has purchased brick
making machine, for use on his yard, this
CITY The capacity of the machine is 1900 an
hour. Mr.. Matthews makes 5000 day, from
7 to II O. clock, and occupies the afternoon in
bearing off the brick made the day previous.
Emory Grove Camp begins August 18th,
but the people are not waiting until that time.
More than l25 tents are up and about 100
families are encamped on the ground. 1t is
thought the camp will be larger this year
than ever before, although 525 tents were &C.
cupied one year.
A correspondent at Lauver EDEN writes:
Mt Union Sunday School will hold its an
nual celebration in the grove near the church
on Saturday, August 14th. A festival will be
held at night The Beckleysville Band will
furnish music Gabriel Hammer lost valu
able horse last Sunday.
Mr.. Jesse W. Phillips, of "Loudon Val
Iey.' between Westminster and Smallwood !,
pulled head of oats which, when counted,
was found to contain 1913 grains. The oats
were five feet high, over the entire field. One
stalk was six feet two inches.
A freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad broke in two near Mount Airy, on
Tuesday, and the rear part ran down steep
grade colliding with another freight train.
The engine of the rear train and several
loaded cars were badly wrecked and the
tracks blockaded.
The chestnut bell'' has reached West
minister, and number of boys and young
men are sporting them. If you hear the bell
ring you may know you are relating stale
news or repeating an antiquated joke. The
bell will be only an eight-day wonder, how
ever The bell, itself, will soon become stale.
The committee in charge of the water
works project at Union Bridge are constant
in their endeavors, and they will be success
full in the end. The investment will be good
for the stockholders and for the town. For
domestic uses, manufacturing purposes,
sprinkling the streets and for fires there is no
calculating the benefits.
Samuel R. Bloom, of Taneytown district,
was declared insane on Tuesday by jury de
lunatico inquirendo, and was sent to the
Maryland Hospital for the Insane. He was
taken to that institution on Thursday by
Deputy Sheriff Zeiber. Louisa Kretzer. of
a1induad vastar1ov
and sent to the same institution.
Several ladies of Westminster are taking
an interest in the boys of the city, and a
meeting for boys only is held at the residence
of Mrs. Daniel f. Pope, on Main street, near
Church, every Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. The programme for these meetings
is varied, and those who attend enjoy them.
All boys are cordially welcomed.
A note from Rev. W. P. Winbigler to the
Advocate says: The laying Of the corner
stone of the New Bethel, Church of God, at
Frizzlesburg, will take place on Saturday, Au-
gust l4th, at o'clock in the afternoon, at
which time an address appropriate to the
occasion will be delivered. The public are
invited tie attend"
The Westminster Forest and Stream Club
broke camp on the Potomac last Monday.
The camp was open three weeks, and there
were from FIVE to twenty. eight fishermen
there all the time. The catch, however, was
not large though some very large bass were
taken. The Club will probably camp down
near st. Michael's, Talbot county, next
season.
Mr.. Robert Sellman, Sr., died near Mt.
Airy, this county, on Thursday, in the 6Sth
year of his age. He was native of Mont
gomery county, for a time lived in Baltimore,
but recently has resided with his son, ex.Re-
preventative Robert Sellman, near Mt. Airy.
Mr.. Sellman was much respected citizen
His remains will be inferred at Bellsville,
Montgomery county -day-Saturday.
Nathan Diehl, young farmer residing
near Warfeldsburg, has left home, leaving
behind a young wife and child. 1t is said
that he procured considerable amount of
money, by the sale of his wheat and by Dor
rowing, and took with him Maggie Cushing
aged about IS years. who formerly lived with
the family as domestic, and who was the
cause of estrangement between him and his