The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-09-08

Western Maryland College opens on Tues,
day next with greatly increased number OF
students in all departments.
County Treasurer Brilliant has received from.
the tax collectors $40, 3S8.47 on the levy OF
1888, and 81, 900 from corporations.
After a competitive examination, Joshua
N. Tull, of Somerset county, was awarded
the free scholarship in Western Maryland
College.
0vereoats and fires were comfortable on
Thursday and Friday. In New York and
Vermont vegetation was greatly injured by
heavy frosts on Thursday.
The Lutheran Sunday Schools of Union
Bridge, Uniontown and Winters Churches,
will hold a reunion in the grove adjoining
Winters To- day, Saturday.
During August Is marriage licenses were
issued by DR.. Martin, Clerk of the Circuit
Court, and 26 deeds, II mortgages and 10
bills of sale were recorded
During Friday afternoon and night of last
week there were several fine showers, which
were greatly needed and will allow farmers to
finish blowing for fall seeding.
Remember, Democrats, that Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of next week are regis
tration DAYS. If you are not registered do not
postpone it until the last day, but register
on the first one.
ROGER j. Myers, of near Silver Run, on
Tuesday was adjudged to be an insane pauper
by the Court, and was ordered to be sent to
the MARYLAND Hospital for the lnspne, to be
kept there until his recovery.
Harry Roberts. of Sans Creek, this coun-
tv. raised on bis fathers farm, this year,
watermelon which weighed nearly sixty
nonnds. This is undoubtedly the largest
melon ever grown in Carroll county.
On September u tournament will be held
in the grove of Reuben Henry, near Mt. Oil
set Church, three miles north of Mt. Airy.
Il the day should prove unfavorable the
touraament will be held the next fair day.
The San Diego, California, Union, of Aug.
26. gives long account of a Democratic
meeting held in that city on the evening pre-
yious. Among the vice presidents were
Judge James A. Diller, formerly OF this CITY,
Levi Black raised on the farm OF John L.
DiGenbaugh, near this city, from ii acres,
$40 bushels and AZ pounds OF wheat, an aver
age of SO bushels and AZ pounds per acre.
Six acres of which were corn stalk ground
and 5 acres stuble.
New Windsor College will open, on Wed
aesday next Prof. Bartenstein, of Virginia,
mas been added to the faculty of the male de.
parkment, and Miss Powell, of Virginia, will
have charge of the vocal culture OF the male
and female departments.
On Wednesday Nelson Gilbert, of this city,
brought to this Office basket OF Brighton
grapes. They are similar to the Catawba,
but ripel much earlier and he thinks are bet
ter suited to our climate. Several years ago
he paid IS for cutting.
ON Wednesday deputy sheriff Tyler broug hit
Alfred Cover from Howard county and placed
fiaa in the Carroll county Jail. Cover was
arrested for robbing Hammond Bros. store at
Hoods Mills, an account of which was PUB
Iished in last weeks ADVOCATE.
On Ezra Nicodemus' farm, near Medford,
there is an elm tree which is % feet inches
in circumference feet from the ground. 1t
is fully 20 feet to the first limb and the BRANCHES
extend so feet from the trunk. 1t Is said 10
be the largest tree ia the county
Harry Walker, who was killed at the fire in
Baltimore, on Sunday morning last, was drum
snsior of Wilson Post Drum Corps. Dir.
Walker has visited Westminster several times
with his corps and made many friends here.
He leaves widow and one child.
Our announcement of the death of Frank
II. Newbele, of Hampstead district, last
STeek, was premature, but the Information
was received from a gentleman who sald II
had occurred the night previous. Mr.. New
belle died, however, on Monday last, a NOTICE
of it will be found in another column.
On Monday morning last Messrs. Amos
Shaffer, Jabez A. Bush, Jacob Roop aud
Henry Vanderford drove to Baltimore. There
they took the Ericsson steamer to Chesapeake
City. Cecil county. After an inspection OF
Abe orchards and fine farms in that section
they left for New Castle county, Del.
Rev. John Gloyd, pastor Of St. Johns
Church. this city, has not been transferred to
-, Rolt hut has baan anDOlnt-
ed to the vacancy in the Cardinals Board OF
Gounsellors, caused by the death of Monsignor
McManus. This will be gratifying news to
the members of St. Johns and to our citizens
generally.
On Monday, as the 1.30 p. Es.. train was
-nassing from Carrollton Station to Patafsco,
on the W. NJ. r. R., it struck a three year
old child of Samuel Kelbaugh and threw 1t
distance of forty feet. The child received
severe injuries about the head, breaking Its
NOSE. aaa making several flesh wounds about
r4se faGe. DR.. Jos. 7. Herring dressed the
wounds, and tie eb;ld is improving.
With this issue we sead out sixteen-col
umn supplement containing . yell written
strange story, entitled i'The HauHted and the
EIaunters," by E. Bulwer Lytton, and seue
advertisements. 1t is one Of his best short
stories, We issue the supplement i'll order to
give ees usual amount of miscellaneous read
ing, as oHE advertisements have curtailed that
space very mseh within the past few months
A committee Of the Westminster Fire Com
ra1ny waited upon our citizens on Thursday
afteSnoon aud collected $50, which was sent
BY ~ John Lynch, treasurer, to t:aa ERE
Co.'S us:ssioners of Baltimore city for the beE-
eft of the families of those who were killed at
the fire on SEEGsy last. On April 9Th, 1883,
when il was feared that our city would be de-
H., tho flrad pDartmRnt 0t ttditl-
more promptly replied to o4r call for assis-
,tance, and this is sent by our eGsapany as a
sight testimonial Of our appreciation OF t9elr
Blindness. The committee were w. j.. bea-
brook, VIM H. Bell, DR., J. Clarence Mobley
and VIM. B. Thomas.
A reunion of the 9th Md. Regiment was
seid at PenmaT on Saturday last At roll
cali rs privates aud officers answered
Captain John b. King, Of Baltimore, was
chosen president, and Gomrade Whitfield
Stansbury, of Hampstead, vice president,
Comrades John H. Mitten. of Westminster,
and DR.. Alex Leeds, of Grafton, West Va,
according and corresponding secretaries, and
Eoa,rade VIM. B. Reed, of Baltimore, treas
arer. Pleasant speeches were made by Cot
John IL. Rouse, the retiring president; Capt
John r. King, the new president; Col VIM.
A. McKeilip sRd Col. Joseph E. Hill. Miss
Fannie Ianders. of Mechanicstown, recited
AsSherIQan s hldt ~ CnaImLuS lHaHhcA;
and Rev. DR.. j. N. Davis, of Mechanicstown,
followed, and made a pleasing address.
Among the citizens of this coanty Who will
Sdaa Columbus, Ohio, on the occasion CT the
great National Eneampment of the q. 4. H.,
are The following: Miss Mary B. ShellmaB,
Col. WA. A. McKelIip, John Fl. Mitten,
frank D. sanford, j. Wesley Biggs and wife,
Rapton Hartsoek and mother, and A. +.
Ruckiaeham. of Westminster; James Easton,
IF Winfield: Mr., Frizzell, Of Bird Hill; Mrs.
Jas ia Y. Criswell, of Blso9; john 4. s hide
"a u p Matthias and Ebenezer HaFEaG, of
BalsSs,ore, formerly of this city, will be
among the excqEsiOnistse Miss Anna Stocks nd
' Ma;or q K Demuth and Cyrus Mosher, of
M Mech will also accompany them
The train upon which they s will make eth. The
journey viii I leave cAq ID so Station mol Bf
4ov other persons desiring to attend the h
E Enc can obtain tickets Of Joseph 4.