The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-09-01
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER l, 1888.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIES.

John 7. Lane has erected dancing pavilion
on his fathers farm, near this city, and dances
are held every Tuesday evening.
Charles E. Fink has sold 8 acres and 80
perches of land and improvements at May
berry, to Addison I. Humbert, for $500.
Henry S. Steyer, of near Silver Run,
brought to this office Summer Queen apple
that measured l24 inches in circumference.
A mare owned by John Kessner, near this
city, SO years old, dropped dead on Monday
morning. On opening her she was found to
bo be with foal.
On Friday afternoon of last week 40 four
horse loads of sweet corn passed the corner
of Main and Centre streets, on their way to
the canning factories.
Milton SENT, merchant of this city, made
a deed of trust on Tuesday for the benefit of
his creditors. Lawrence Zepp and Joseph A.
Waesche were appointed trustees.
We received on Saturday last from j Ohm T.
Covell, of Centreville, Queen Anne,s county,
a large box of fine peaches. They were
greatly enjoyed. Please accept our thanks.
On Sunday, September 2, the corner stone
of the Hampstead NJ. Z. Church will he laid
with appropriate ceremony. Several minis
tiers from Baltimore are expected to be present.
On Saturday last Augustus Ensor in falling
threw his hand behind his head in order to
protect it, and cut cash about three inches
in length DR.. j. S. Matthias sewed up the
wound.
The new joint bridge between Howard and
Carroll counties, over the Patapsco river at
Hoods Mills, was inspected on Saturday and
accepted by the respective boards OF County
Commissioners.
Ninety.one tickets were sold at Westminster
for tie excursion to Washington, on Tuesday,
by the Independent Order of Mechanics. On
the train there were l52 persons. and all had
an enjoyable day.
On Sunday morning last as John j. Baum
gartner was going downstairs, he struck a
ehild's small chair, causing him to pitch head
foremost with such force as to dislocate his
right shoulder. He is improving slowly.
Elias N. DAVIS, of Bird Hill, brought to B.
F. Shriyer & Co.'S. canning factory 10 tons of
sugar corn. raised on AZ acres, for which he
received $40 per ton. He also raised 49,
bushels of peas this spring from ! bushels Of
seed.
Rev. A. II. Zimmerman, Of ReiSterstown,
will shortly move into the house of Thomas
Bankard Belle Grove Square, this city, and
will build house on the lot purchased some
time ago on Bond street, directly opposite the
German Baptist Church
The damage sustained by Mr.. WarGeld by
the falling of the bridge at Gorsuch's Switch,
while his wagon and horses were crossing the
bridge, was fixed at 1866. The Commits
sioners of Howard county agreed to this sum,
half of which will have to be paid by Carroll.
James C. Yohn, who died in indianapolis,
indiana, last week, was born in Reisterstown,
Baltimore county, Nd, May 9th, 1918. He
tnoved to Indiana in 1884, and became
leading MERCHANT of Indianapolis. He had
,numbar. of relatives and friends in Westmin-
.ster and il Carroll county.
Vacation is about over, and parents are
preparing to locate their children for the
cosning scholastic year On Friday of next
week the Public School Teachers Association
Will meet in this city, and the public schools
with open on the 10th inst. Western Mary
aand College, New Windsor College, and the
several private schools offer great advantages
10 the eitizeRs of this county, which should be
.eyailed of.
Robert ". Hewitt. of Porter's, Freedom
district, on Saturday lest brought us several
old papers which belonged to his grandfather,
Edward Dorsey. One is "The Democrat and
Carroll County Republican, volume !, No.
3, dated Thursday, March 8, 1888, William
.Shipleg, Jr., editor; also several copies of the
Republican Citizen" published in Fred
.erieE, Nd, of the year 1871; Frederick A.
Rigney vas Ehe editor.
On Wednesday, IN New York, ten of VIM.
Jennings horses were sold. at an average
rscice of $3.50 each. X. W, Walden, OF
MiSdleburg, this county, purchased Z yearling
bay colt, by Warwick-Lorilla, for $1,000.
He is ore of the grandest looking youngsters
ever foaled. and stands 154 hands high. In
ssrgate trials he has made quarter of a mile
in IS seconds and three furlongs in 80. He
was bred by Mr.. Haggin in California, and
bought at his sale by Mr.. jennings who re-
fused private offer of 81 $40 for him.
4 debate was held at the Goioged Baptist
Chspah on Wednesday night, the question
being (which exercises the greater influence
.onithe civilization and happiness of the human
race, the mals or the female mind ?'' Eph-
rain Smith and Allen Franklin taking the
side of the male, and Reuben Walker and
Eleer Gross the female. Abraham Ireland,
Rev flames l. Lane and Nielsen Edwards
Saere the judges, and decided in favor Of the
Eemale. Next question-"Which has the
most right in this country, the Indian or white
iman?i
On Saturday, September g., there will be
seSp year tournament near the residence of
the late DR.. Francis Crawford. Miss Minnie
Chase wiii deliver the charge to the knights,
and Miss Mary b. 'Shellman will deliver the
coronation address. Judges, Miss Belle
Runkles, Miss Lizzie Hewitt Miss Belle Cos
b. f. Selby; assistant, Miss Cora Dorsey.
Heralds, Miss Mamie Bowen, Miss Annie
Setm, Miss Louise Denning and Mrs. Thomas
Gorsuch. If Saturday should prove unfayor-
able the tournament will take place the follow.
ing Monday.
John Marsh, proprietor of the Central
Hotel, this city, says he has friends every
where. even in the penitentiary. To prove
the latter he exhibited some presents sent
him by Charles johnson, serving sentence
imposed by the Circuit Court Of Carroll county
in that institution. One vas marble shield,
bearing in gilt letters an advertisement of Mr..
Marsh's business; another was a turtle made
of wood Hith head, feet and tail on pivots,
so that they assume motion when moved and
present the appearance of life, and the whole
Is on a marble base, ornamented with gilt; the
third gift is an imitation bible in marble, also
arnamented in gilt. The workmanship ex-
hibits skSil and taste.
On Monday there was erected in the West
minister Cemetery q monument over the grave
of the late Capt. l.. f. Byers, who is buried
in the Masonic lot. The monument is of
Italian marble, and is eight feet high, with an
arm on the top surrounded by wreath Of ivy.
The inscription on the front is the Masonic
emblem the square and compass, and Lewis
T. Byers, born November 10, 1887; died Feb
raary 9, 1888. On one side is G. A. R.; Capt
Louis L. Byers, oil 20. A, oth Mu: y ois'i was
wounded at the battle of Cedar Creek. Va,
Oct. 10, 1864; and on the opposite side flag
and AHe gave his life for his country" The
pouunenf is very pretty and was placed there
by his mother. sister and brother.
In its religious column, on Saturday last,
the Baltimore Evening News stated that Rev.
John Gloyd, of st. Johns Church, this city,
was to be transferred to ST. Martins Balti-
more. Shortly after the receipt of the news
Catholic circles were much excited, and
Father Gloyd was called upon by many to
know whether the change as announced was
correct His reply was that he did not know
anything about it. The removal of Father
Gloyd would be regretted by all, as during his
pastorate of &c years he has ehdeared himself
10 all classes; and many Professionals have ex-
Dressed, in the warmest terms, their regret at
The change" The Baltimore American of
Wednesday says: 1T has been learned from
good authority that the successor of Rev. John
s. Foley, as pastor of ST. Martins Church,
will be Rev. Thomas J. Broyderick, the