The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-10-09
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

visited his father-in-law, Mr.. Francis Shriver,
this week.
The Blue Mountain express train was with
drawn on Monday, and the Penmar express
makes its last trip to day.
The improvements at the coal schultz, at
Cranberry Station, noted in the ADVOCATE
several weeks ago, have been begun.
On Saturday morning last there was heavy
white frost, with ice in low places. At 8
o'clock A. NJ. the mercury registered 81 de-
grees.
Mr.. Columbus Cover, near Dennings, real
lied this season All bushels and 20 pounds of
wheat from 10 acres, six of which were corn
ground.
On Saturday night, October Both, there will
be a Democratic meeting in Westminster.
The speakers and other particulars will be
announced later.
During the month of September there were
recorded 40 deeds, % mortgages and bills
of sale, and 10 marriage licenses were issued
from the clerks Office.
DR.. VIM. N. Martin, clerk of the circuit
court has so far recovered as to be able to
attend to business. He goes to the clerk S
office every day.
George. W. Homer and Stanislaus Walter,
MS trustees of Jacob Wickert, deceased, on
Saturday last sold house and lot in Finks-
burg, to Lewis Z. Baxter for $500
On Friday of last week Mrs. Daniel f.
Shriner, of this city, fell over a tub in a eel
lar. and received severe injuries in the hip.
She is much improved and able to be about
again.
The Westminster Savings Institution has
declared an annual dividend of eight per
cent. on the capital stock, and five per cent.
on the weekly and monthly deposits, free OF
all taxes.
Chicken thieves have been committing de-
predations in Hampstead. On Tuesday night
they raided the chicken roosts of Mr.. William
A. Abbott and got valuable game cock and
several other fowls.
The rink will be open tonight Saturday
for skating. As it has been some time since
an opportunity to skate has been offered, 1t is
probable large number of ladies and gentle
men will be present.
Western MARYLAND College has a larger num-
Der of boarding students this year than 1t has
had for some years. The number of female
students exceeds that of any previous year In
the history of the college.
Forty.three tons of Potomac sand, from
Williamsport, have been delivered at the new
hotel building of Messrs. Z. 0. Grimes and
William B. Thomas, at the railroad, to be
used in the said building.
Hon. Frank T. Shaw went to Elkton, Cecil
county, on Thursday, to see his constituents,
look after party organization and other matters
of the present campaign. Mr.. Henry Wander
ford spent the week in Elkton also.
Miss S. Ellis Weaver, of Uniontown, has a
night blooming cereus in bloom, and put II
ON exhibition at her father store on Tuesday
night. The store was crowded for some time
by persons eager to view the rare flower.
Among those dropped from the roll at the
Government Printing Office at Washington
are 0. p Fouke and George Webster, of this
city, About 500 persons were dismissed on
account of insuficiency of appropriations.
Mr.. ]. Wilson Englar, living near New
Windsor, was found dead in bed last Satur-
day morning by his wife. The cause of his
death was heart disease. He was we'll
known farmer and about fifty-two years age.
Mr.. H. B. Hartsock, who has been living
in Kansas, returned to Westminster on Thurs.
day. He has rented his farm in the West and
will stay East for time. His mother desired
to return to Carroll again, and MIR. Hartsock
came with her.
DR.. John B. Boyle, son of Col. j. b. Boyle
this city, was nominated for the upper branch
of the CITY Council of Baltimore, on Thursday
by the Democrats of the eighth ward. Dr.
BOYLE had no opposition, and consented re
luctantly to accept the nomination.
The Hanover, Pa, Fair, held last week
was great success as to attendance, at least
On Thursday there were upwards OF Z0,oU.
people on the ground. In the Quick Draf
Stallion Glass, John Marsh's Westminster
took first prize for horses under four years old
Under quarterly apportionment of the
public school fund, just made, Carroll will
receive 81 279. 09 for white schools and S291 q
for colored; Frederick $6,989.23 for white
schools and SS72.0T for colored; Howard
So. 339. Al for white schools and $56407 fol
colored.
The Maryland Synod of the Lutheran
Church, convened at Waynesboro, Pa, on
October It'll, and is now in session at thai
place. Owing to the absence of Dr. Kuhn'
at the Synod there will be no services Al
Grace or Kreider's churches on Sunday, to
morrow.
By the displacement of switch at Emory
Grove last Friday afternoon, the Blue Noun
tain express ran off the track to siding, on
which the Resterstown accommodation tram
was standing. Some damage was done to
both engines, and there were several hours
delay in all the afternoon trains
One hundred shares of the stock of the
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, o
this city. were sold this week at Sll pc
share-par value $40. The stock OF this bank
by reason of the good management of the in
stitution, has greatly appreciated the past few
wears. Three or four years ago the stock wa
as low as So per share.
The 26th annual Fair of the Frederick
County Agricultural Society commences OIL
Tuesday next and continues four days. The
fairs of this society have always been credit
able to the large, populous and wealthy coun
ty of Frederick, and extra attractions are
announced for this years exhibition.
A colored boy,a fourteen years of age
was discovered hidden on the Blue Mountain
express when the train arrived here last Sat
urday. He said his home was in Berryvllei
Virginia, and that he boarded the cars in Bal
timore. He was taken before Justice Mat
thews. but was discharged. When the Pen
mar express came along, he got aboard tol
Baltimore.
Miss Huber received flowers and fruits al
her fathers residence on Thursday, and oil
yesterday morning shipped large box t.
Baltimore. The contributors were Mrs. Jas
A. Bond Mrs John Marsh, Mrs. Same
Roop, Mrs. Pope, Mrs. Albaugh Miss Clari
Albaugh, George Brown and Harry Huber
Miss Huber will receive contributions for tn
Flower Mission next Thursday.
There was slight fire at the stables O
Jacob Thomson, this city, on Wednesda
evening By some accident lot OF straw tina
fell from wagon which was unloaded Just be
fore supper, caught fire while the hands were
at supper, and made considerable blaze
The walls of the stable were burned black
and had the building been frame one,
large fire no doubt wonld have resulted.
To Mr.. Chas Fl. Shriver, of Boston, we ar
indebted for copy of the Dedham, Mass.
Transcript, which contains a full account o
the 25Oth anniversary of Dedham. The pape
is handsomely illustrated with cuts of som'
of the beautiful residences of the city. togethe
with well-executed cut of the Fairbank
house built in 1850. The paper, typography
illustrations and press work are credit t
the publishers of the Transcript.
The world renowned panorama of tn
Battle of Gettysburg will be on exhibitio
on the Hagerstown Fair ground durln
the fair, beginning October 10 and lastin
four days. The work is pronounced so life
like as to deceive persons into believing tina
many of the scenes are enacted by living be
ings and with genuine implements of war, an
that the real battle is in progress.
Gen. T. Herbert Shriver and family move
a.. D.l...,o-a th,e waak Mr. CpOr0e M