The Democratic advocate., 1888-06-09
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1885.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
1ocAI. RREyITEs.

Calvert county.
Anthony s. Diller, of New I ork, is visiting
relatives in this city.
VIM. P. Maulsby, Jr., of Frederick, has
been attending court this week.
Roop & Zie are building greenhouse on
their farm, near this city, 2Ox50 feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Z. C. Smith, of Bal
timore, are visiting his father, Judge Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Wysham, of Balti-
more, are at the City Hotel for the summer.
On Sunday, June 8, overcoats and ilres
were necessary for comfort. Tomatoes and
beans were injured by the frost.
George W. Ward, of Daisy, has been award
ed the vacant Scholarship i'll Western Mary
and College from Howard county.
1t is expected the masons and carpenters
will finish their work on the new Episcopal
church. at Mt. Airy, by the 10th instant.
Eugene Green, formerly of Carrollton, has
moved to Smallwood and opened biacksmltn
.shop there in the one formerly occupied py
Frank Frick.
On Tuesday the commencement OF the
J,utheryille Female Seminary took place.
Among the graduates was Miss Anna Motter,
,of Taneytown.
On Wednesday, on motion OF Hon. VIM.
p. Maulsby, ex-Judge A. Ii. Sawyer, OF New
York, was admitted to practice in the Circuit
Court for this county.
A son of Joseph Evans, at Carrollton Sta
tion. on Wednesday, ran fishing hook into
one of his fingers. DIR. Billingslea, who was
passing, relieved the little sufferer by cutting
it out.
On the fourth page will be found the cor,
rect time tables of the Western Maryland and
Baltimore and Potomac Railroads. The
Blue Mountain Express will not be put on
until June 30.
Vincent O'Bod, of McSherrystown, Pa,
and we'll known in this county, sold hls tat
cattle last week. He had 81 head which
weighed IS, 1872 pounds, an average OF l,3e';
IL averaged $50 pounds each.
Frank L. Cunningham, assistant cashier OF
the Ogethorpe National Bank OF Brnnswick,
Georgia, arrived here on Thursday afternoon.
Mr., cunningham has Just recovered from
severe illness, and is home to recuperate.
A canary belonging to Mrs. Mary A. Ar
baugh, living near this city, on the Gorsuch
road batcbed out recently six young birds,
four males and two females, first brood. We
Thought the sexes were generally equal IN
the wild feathered tribes. In the domestic
it is not so.
Between 7 and o'clock last Saturday
evening clouds gathered rapidly and there
was every indication of a heavy storm. AT
times the clouds were so black and the wind
so strong that many feared destructive fall
of hail. Fortunately, however, it passed over
without damage.
Monday and Tuesday were busy days with
she Comfy Commissioners. Approving tax
collectors bonds, contracting for large and
small bridges, transacting routine business
and granting special pensions made their
Office quite lively.
The County Commissioners of Carroll and
Howard counties on Saturday awarded the
contract for building new wooden bridge
over the Patapsco river at Hood Mllis TO
Messrs. Jackson Sbipley and Henry Cook, OF
Freedom district, this county, for $40.
The Vestry of Ascension Church, this city,
have had under consideration the question OF
bn;ldinp stone wall around their lot similar
70 that in front of the church, or the erection
of an iron fence around it. A committee will
report upon the subject at the next meeting,
on the first Monday in July.
The Westminster Fire Department, accom-
nanied by the Westminster Band, will visit
the fair of the Union Bridge Company, on
Monday evening next. Excursion tickets will
be sold for the train leaving Westminster at
$50 D. M; to return by special leaving Union
Bridge at 10. 35 p. m. Fare for the round trip
As cents.
A meeting of the stockholders of the West
minister Market House Company was held on
Tuesday last. The following were elected
directors for the ensuing year;-John l..
Reifsnider, Thomas r. Myer, Milton Schaet-
fer, E. O. Grimes, Charles c. Gorsuch, Chas;;
+. Fink, Denton Gehr, Frank X. Herr and
A. H. Huler.
A Glee Club was formed by the following
Young men at the Hotel Albion on Monday
evening sopranos, George ii. Myers and
E. G. Smith; tenors, James Cassell and JOS
Stouch: bass, A. II. Geiselman and Z: A.
Gernaud: accompanies, c. P. Snyder, guitar,
and Harry C. Jones, bones.
On Nav 29th. ultimo, ]. Oliver Wadlow, as
mortgapee of Lewis and Elizabeth Scrivenor,
sold q farm of II acres, 2 roods and 20 per
ches to Adolphus II. Chenowith at S2O. 70 per
acre. On the 3lst ultimo, j. Oliver Wadlow,
as assignee of Jane, Joseph and Mary Ann
Williams. sold a farm of G6i acres for S125.
Bought by the assignee.
Cbidren's Day was observed at the Meth
odist Episcopal Church last Sunday evening.
The services consisted of an exercise by the
infant class, Scripture reading by VIM. Cross
and a responsive Scripture reading. The
music was conducted by F. ". Mitten, and
Col. S. X. Herr, superintendent ofthe school,
had charge of the services.
No services will be held in the Methodist
Protestant, Centenary Methodist Episcopal,
Lutheran or Reformed Churches tomorrow
Sunday morning. The pastors and congre-
cations will attend services at Smith Hall,
Western Maryland College, at which time DR..
Lewis will deliver the Baeealaureate Serm on
40 the graduating class. Services as usual in
the evening.
oo,o of hocta ardv in tho State ner-
haps, under the law passed at the last session
of the Legislature, both parties colored, came
mn before Justice George W. Matthews, of
this city, on Tuesday, the 9Th inst. The par
ties were Mary E. Hughes, living near West
ninster, and Elmer Cross. Constable John
Tompson made the arrest. Cross made no
denial of the charge and was held under bond,
hut Cross proposed to settle the ease by ma
trimony the next day.
Robert NJ, eldest son P. Harry and Helen
BOYLE Irwin, died in this city, on Saturday,
Juae .. at a. M, in the 2lst year of his
aoe. Bob was a general favorite with AL,
both old and young. and while his death was
almost daily looked for, yet 1t was severe
shock. The funeral took place on Monday
last. at St. J John Church, Rev. Father Gloyd,
st;ciatjnp. The pail, bearers were John
Brundige, Thos. ON. Baumgartner, Thomas
Lynch. Upon S. Hayden, Cbas. b. Roberts,
Jr.. and Charles Y. Dugan. HIS remains
were enclosed in handsome black cloth
casket. which was covered with the choicest
flowers, tokens from those who loved him.
At meeting of the Toledo (0hio) Yacht
Club on Monday evening, May 2lst, says
The Blade of that city, which was largely
attended, after the transaction of the routine
business it was decided to have regatta on
decoration day. Mr.. Walter Brown on behalf
of the Club addressed Commodore August
W. Machen, saying ''Sir, ever since the or
ganization of the club your name has been
associated with it, but at no other time had
the club determined to call their commander
to an account until now : \ ''The club
has elected all its officers, but you have added
an Assistant Commodore" This allusion to
Mr.. Machen's wife was greeted with applause.
4'I plead guilty to the CHARGE replied the
Commodore. Mr.. Brown then pointed to a
table on which was clock and three bronze
figures, saying ''the Club request me to pre-
sent these to you and with them go our sincere
regard and appreciation. The presents were
duly acknowledged by the recipient The same
naper of Nav 81 saws the reoatta took place