The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-10-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL RREvITIEs.

Miss Lizzie Irwin is visiting Miss Louise
Dugan, Baltimore.
The annual lovefesst viii be held at Meadow
Branch, to-day, Saturday.
Mrs. George w. Hyde, Of Baltimore, is
visiting friends in this city.
Miss Mamie Irwin is at Hagerstown, visit
1ng her aunt Mrs. Charles Il. Boyle.
Mr.. n Bruce Boyle caught five very fine
bass at Shamburger' dam, on Wednesday.
st. Paul's Reformed Church, this city, has
been rooted with slate and the woodwork
painted.
DR.. J. j. Weaver, jr., of Uniontown, adj
dressed the Republican Club, this city. on
Tuesday evening.
Dr.. ID. Shipley has moved his residence and
office from the West End 70 the corner of
Main and Centre streets.
Carroll county was well represented II the
Hagerstown fair. At Westminster 315 whole
and 10 half tickets were sold.
Robert L. Shriver and James W. Bu6ing-
ton, OF Westminster, have gone into the com
mission business in Baltimore.
Application has been made to the Governor
for a pardon for Andrew Stone, VIII was con-
Sicted at the May term of Court of assault.
A hall lamp in the residence of Mr.. James
Z. Smith, this city. exploded On Friday night
of last week. Slight damage resulted 10 the
carpet.
Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, a thun-
der storm passed around this city. At times
the lightning was vivid and there was slight
gain fall.
Frol Mr.. Frank Vinton, assistant post.
master of Camden, N. j., We have received
some New Jersey campaign literature and
cartoons.
Roop & lille, of this city, had a display at
the Hagerstown fair. They took first premium
on Chester white hogs; first aud second pre-
MUM o. seed, and first premium on poultry.
Rev. CHARLES P. Grammar, D. D., of Mt
ST. Mary's College, will ofiiciate at St. John 5
Church, this city, tomorrow, Sunday, as the
pastor Rev. John GloYd will be at Manches'
ter on that day.
On Friday evening Of last week, Mr..
Nimrod Green, near Carrolton, was thrown
from horse and had his left leg broken.
brs. Billingslea and Herring rendered the
necessary attention.
A petition has been received at the Post
office Department from citizens of Mantua
Mills, Ba1ti4aore county, asking for the estab
,lishment of E Postoffice at that place, with
Jacob Roop as postmaster.
Mr.. 0ctavius Deyries has just completed a
barge joint bridge between Carroll and How
ard counties, at Henryton, at a cost OF $3.50
Mr. DeSries contributed $50 towards the ccn-
struction Of the bridge.
Gin "Wednesday last, Mr.. Milton Devilbiss,
thuckster, near this city, while crossing the
railroad at Pimlico, had his wagon upset and
broken by wheel catching in the frog of the
track. He lost $50 dozen Of eggs.
On Mozday the County Commissioners
granted Joha ~. Ransom a special pension of
So; settled with the registers of voters, &c.
On Tuesday they weat TO Linwood to inspect
ahe new iron bridge oyer Pipe Creek.
The protracted meeting q Wesley Chapel,
Woolery's district, which has Leen in pro-
:gress for over four weeks, is still going on,
nd much good is resulting The meeting ig
Al charge Of Rev. T. Marshall West.
/ Mr.. George Shower, of Manchester, has in
his possession land tesrapin upon which he
cut bis name in 1882. The terrapin lives in
his cellar. Several years ago it strayed away
bat returned again to Mr.. Showers residence.
Coz. Jackson on Friday Of last week par
,aoned VIM. Fisher. convicted in the Circuit
Court for Carroll County az the May term,
1888, of obtaining goods under false preten-
ses. and sentenced to the penitentiary for two
years.
Roop & Zile sold $50 worth of seed to Mel
Die Burke, of the Nellie Burke Combination,
xho has farm in Georgia, and performed at
4he Hagerstown fair, and also sold seed to the
Maryland Experimental Farm in Prince
Georges e1anty.
a full attendance of the members OF
Burns Post, No. 10, g. A. R., is requested
mt clock this Saturday evening, at Odd
FelIows' Hall. Business pertaining to the
excursion 20 Gettysburg on the 18th instant.
will be considered.
Wade Hampton Lynn, aged 10, died in
Baltimore, on the litk instant, at the resi-
dence of his uncle, DR.. Il. j. Hall. He was
a son of Abraham h. Lynn, who was muir
dered by Joseph Davis. on April 8, 1872.
Hon. Herman Stump. the Democratic cas-
didate for Congress in this district, and B. f.
Grouse, Esq.,, Of this city, addressed Demo
cratic meeting in Manchester on Saturday
evening last. 1t was an excellent meeting.
Charles Grey and George Snyder, tramps,
we're arrested on Thursday by Deputy Sheriff
TYLER and Constable Thomson for being
drunk and disorderly. They were taken be-
fore Justice Moore who committed them tc
gail for thirty days in defaul: of payment OF
the fine and costs.
On Thursday Messrs. C. Hanson Raitt and
Gustavus w. Crapster, as trustees of Nathan
iSaltt, deceased, soid the nome Ilrnli contain
ia4 1870 acres, situated in Taneytown district,
20 r, S. Iiltefbrick for $50. 75 per acre; tota
$3.50. Also 80 acres to Reuben A. Viii
IL at Ss4 per acre; total $1,000.
!, Shortly aiier u o clock on Thursday the
'oV 1faw stacks on the farm of Mr.. James Turtle,
Fear this city, were set on FIRE by some child
i Hen, and burned Mr.. Turtle was Frustrated
after the FIRE, but was decidedly better yester-
day. The straw burned was FROM oyer 50t
bushels of wheat and rye.
On Tuesday evening last one of the larges
assemblages ever gathered in Hampstead
greeted Hon. Herman Stump. The meeting
was opened by short speech by NJ. Z
Walsh, Esq, who closed by introducing Mr.
Stump who spoke for over an hour. He wa
followed by D. N. Henning, Esq. Thu
i Hampstead Band was present.