The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-10-06

Frederick Fair begins on tuesday OF mex
week and closes on Friday.
Mrs. W. II. yanderford is visiting relatives
in Baltimore and New York.
Mr. Joseph r. Boyle has purchased thu
drno store of the late John W. Wilmer.
Mrs. Robert I. Devries, of Wheeling, Yves
Va, is visiting relatives IN this city ana
county.
During the "corneri' in wheat al Chicago
on Saturday, 1t sold for 81 per bushfl Tor
small lot.
Carroll Hall has been repainted. l. Is
decided improvement. 1inghng q oiorp
painters.
Miss Bette Reifsnider will spend the fall
and n norton ofthe winter in baltimore ano
New York.
Wheat has danced this week between sl.Ol
| and 81 IL in Baltimore, the closing price OF
Thursday being Sl.os for spot
Howard will join with Carroll in making
Tuesday next the biggest day ever seen IN
Svkesyille. Politics, vocal and instrumental
music and dancing.
Rev. Calvin S. Slagle and Elder Ephraim1
Bankert are delegates from the Maryland
Ciassis to the Potomac Synod ofthe Reformed
Church. which meets at Woodstock, Va, on
the 9th instant.
Cards are out announcing the marriage Of
I Edward Diffenbaugh, formerly of this city,
nm the 18th instant, to Miss Bessie Upton, Of
f,ogansport. Indiana. Miss Upton is grand
daughter of Gen. Upton, the first Y. 5; Sen,
ator from Indiana. It's probable that School
Examiner Difenbaugh will attend the wed
ding
The marriage of Mr.. C. OBJ. Cowardin, OF
Richmond, Va, and Miss Anna Nj. Moale, oil
Baltimore, took place at the Cathedral on
Thursday afternoon, in the presence OF one
of the largest and most fashionable audiences
that ever assembled in that edihce. The GER
emory was performed by Cardinal gibbons.
Mrs Cowardin is a cousin OF Mrs. George Al.
Parke, of this city, and is we'll known here
where she has frequently VISIT
Geo. l.. Reagle, living near Manchester,
was arrested and taken before Justice u. W.
Crapster, on Tuesday, charged with assault
and battery on his wife, Florence B. Reagle,
under the law for wife beating. He waived
an examination and entered into recogni.
zance for his appearance before the grand
iury at the next November term. The assault
is said to have been made on the 10Th Of
September. l. L. Pearson appeared as
counsel for the defense.
The Flemingsburg, KY, True Blue Demo
crat, of September 81, says: Among the
stock buyers in Fleming this week was Jaeot
S. Gladhill, of Union Bridge, Nd, who pur
chased n number of sucking mules and colts
He secured u or more of the pick and choict
colts shown on the streets court day, embrac
ing some of the best bred youngsters in the
county. All were FLIES but two, and include
fine specimens of Mambrino, Hambletonisn
Almont and Kentucky Chief.
Miss Margaret A. Slaughter, of St. Louis
Missouri, who graduated at Western Mary
land College in the class Of 1887 sailed from
San Francisco, on Saturday for Nagoya, Wis
Yokohama, Japan, where she takes puor
herself the work of missionary in connection
with the Rev. f. C. Klein and wife and Rev
Mr.. Albright, of the Methodist Protestan
Church. It is generally understood that she
will be united in marriage in Japan to young
missionary minister of the NJ. L. Church, tC
whom she has for some time been engaged
The Littlestown correspondent of the Han
over, Pa, Herald, ofSaturday last says = Al
/ old man some miles north of our town con
ferred with a band of Gypsies and was tolt
that any money he would place at certain
place on his farm, would double itself owe
night. To test the matter he put $40 on de
nosit and next morning found as predicted
L L
| and drew out $500 and made like deposit
but to his dismay the next morning, luck hat
/ turned; the $500 was gone and so were thu
Gypsies."
In the circuit court at Frederick, on Tues
day. the Jury in the case of DIR. Thomas b
/ Owines, of Ellicott City, against Miss War
field. of Sykesville, this county, rendered {
verdict of 5000 in favor of the plaintiff. Th,
suit was on a bill for $40 for medical ser
vices rendered, and which was protested a:
exorbitant DIR. 0wings testified that he mad
! ffty.six visits and charged at the rate of ST.
per visit. The case was removed from Carol
! to Frederick county for trial. The testimon!
of q number of prominent physicians, includ
ing Dr. John Morris, of Baltimore, was taken
No announcem ent OF one leaving Westmin
ster has been received with such universe
regret as that of W. L. Seabrook, ESQ.,, From
boyhood he has grown up in our midst, anC
through all phases he has been a universe
| favorite. After graduating at Gettysbur:
| College he entered the law Office of Messrs
| Smith & Mckellip, and few years after ad
mission to the bar he went into the office o
Hon. Charles B. Roberts. The Methods
Protestant Church and Sunday School will
miss him; the Fire Department, of which ht
has been President for number of years
will lose an efficient member and good officer
and in the social circle his absence will b
regretted by ALL Mr. Seabrook will ente
the Theological Seminary at Gettysburg AM
prepare himself for the Lutheran ministry
! Wherever he may cast his lot he can res
assured that he will have the best wishes o
the citizens of Westminster.
On Tuesday afternoon last the funeral Q
Roy NJ, son of the late Capt. Harry Buck
4 ingham, who died on Saturday last froI
typhoid fever, at the residence of his grand
father, Mr.. Nathan |. Gorsuch, took place a
the NJ E. Church, this city. The church wa
filled-the children of the Sunday School, tn
Rows, Meeting, the Public School childre
and Teachers, together with large humble
of relatives and friends being present. Revs
81. w. Cooper and Chas. A. Reid otiielated
the remarks of the latter being closed by
request that the representatives OF The Boys
Meeting sing the hymn which Roy was SO ion
of: ''God be with you until we meet again.
The interment was at Westminster cemetery
the nall bearers being Messrs. VIM. Ii. Bel
ir. Hugo E. Fiddis, John Hanna, William
Cross. Louis Buckingham and Frank X
Herr. Beautiful floral tributes were place
on the caskct. Roy was general favorit
with all. and his death is severe afiiiction
his family and friends.
John O. Eyler was arrested at fiDksbur
on Saturday last, charged with assaulting Wr
Condor. Eyler had been discharged b
Condor for kicking Ida Barr, young woma
in his employ, and on meeting Mr.. Condo
on Saturday afternoon they qnarreled an
Eyler was struck on the head with cane b
Condor. The latter is over 10 years of age
but that fact did not prevent Eyler fror
knocking him down and kicking him in tn
face and body. Mr.. Jesse T. Gardner wen
to Mr.. Condon's assistance, and was tqrlousl
assaulted by Eyler. Mr.. Gardner, th9qg
sixty. five years old, succeeded in protecting
himself until several gentlemen came in aa'
tied Eyler hand and foot. Eyler was charge
with assault with intent to kill, and William
Crapster, who was present, with drunkenness
and rioting. Both were committed TO th
custody of the sheriff by Justice William H
Stocksdale, On Monday writs of habca
corpus we're obtained, and both men brough
before Judge Smith. and heeause Of defec'
in the commitments. were discharged, Her
ming represented the state, and Seabrook th
accused.
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