The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-06-23
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1888.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREYITIEs.

Inc Drluge Ut winters ullll near THIS city,
has been rebuilt by the County Commission
ers.
GRACE Lutheran Sunday School, this city,
will give an excursion to Druid Hill Park on
July &c.
f. H. Orendorff and J. NJ. Pope left for
Atlantic City on Thursday morning on a bus
mess trip.
A slight thunder storm passed over this
city on Saturday afternoon last. Some hail
fell north of here, but no damage was done.
Miss Essie Wathen, who has been teaching
in the family of Hon. Charles B. Roberts,
left for Washington yesterday. She will not
return.
From Paul W. Kuhns, formerly of this
city, we have received an invitation to the
Junior Exhibition of Gettysburg College on
June u.
Commencement exercises at Gettysburg
College begin on Sunday next and close on
Thursday. Many persons from this county
will be present.
Keen had the first watermelons of the sea-
SON on Saturday, the 10th inst. They were
grown in Georgia Florida tomatoes and
Georgia melons are the first of our summer
fruits.
Mrs. P. C. Kennedy, nee Frizell, after a
months sojourn with her parents, returned to
New York on Tuesday, accompanied by her
cousin, Miss Eloise Bond.
l.. NJ. Gorsuch and wife, of Frostburg, Nd,
visited his brother, N. /. Gorsuch, this week.
They were returning from a northern trip,
and stopped here several days on their return
home.
During the storm on Saturday afternoon
last, John Shafer, near Alesia, had a COW and
calf killed by lightning. About 2. miles
below the hail fell in sufficient quantity to
cover the ground.
The Union National Bank of this city has
declared semi-annual dividend of five per
cent, clear of national and state taxes.
Baltimore city and county taxes are deducted
from the dividend.
On Wednesday, at B. F. Shriver & Co.'S
canning factory, this city, there was hulled
by machine and canned 200 bushels of peas,
and so bushels of cherries were canned. The
daily average is from 800 to 1000 bushels of
peas.
A policeman Of Baltimore, while at the
Cowboy horse sale on Friday of last week,
was overcome by the heat. DIR. Wells rem
dered necessary attention and he returned TO
the city on Sunday to report, though not fit
for duty.
Mrs. John H. Mitten, of this city, secured
fifty chances for handsome silk quilt, that
was ratified for the benefit of the Firemen of
Union Bridge. Charles W. Moore, of this
city, held the winning number and is much
pleased with the quilt.
The County Commissioners have fixed the
lax rate for county purposes at so cents on
the 800. The tax for State purposes is 174
cents. Several tax collectors bonds were
approved and other routine business occupied
them on Monday and Tuesday.
Thomas Massey, colored. residing on U MON
street, while working near Eckenrode' coach
factory on Saturday last was overcome by the
heat. He had twenty-seven spasms. DIR.
Matthias was called and applied the usual
remedies. Massey is convalescing.
Edward H. Brown and Joseph E. McKeever,
two amateur pedestrians, will leave Balti-
more this Saturday evening, at 7.30 o'clock,
for moonlight stroll to Westminster. Gen.
tlemen, the turnpike is in fine condition, the
distance is only % miles, and, if not cloudy
fair Luna will light you on your way.
No doubt the young men enjoyed the sport
very much between II and l o'clock, on
Tuesday night, but the invalid ladies of the
neghborhood did not. When you want to
have fun of thai kind, young men, go to some
of the fields back of the city, where you will
not disturb any one and the dogs can have
fair raB.
On Monday the quarterly distribution of
the school fund was made. Carroll county
receives So, 709.l4 for white, ana S29l.S8 for
colored. Baltimore county S9,S39 80 for
white, and S1,128.14 for colored Howard
s., 027.S7 for white, and S564.07 for colored.
Frederick $6,05s. 80 for white, and S872.67
for colored.
Mrs Ward, wife of Rev. DR.. Ward, accom-
panied by Miss Annie Yingling, made mar
row escape from being struck by the Penmar
express on Saturday evening last. Through
the efforts of John Zentgraf, who seized the
horse and turned him around the ladies and
their driver escaped instant death. No
whistle vas sounded and the train was run
ming very rapidly.
Columbus C. Shriver, formerly of Union
Mills, this county, bnt for many years resi-
dent of Baltimore, was in one of the cars of
the train which ran over an embankment at
Pope's Head Run, Fairfax county, Va, on
Saturday last He said the accident vas a
terrible one, and it is wonderful that more
people we're not injured. Mr.. Shriver escaped
injury but vas fearfully shaken up.
In our issas of May &c, we stated upon
what seemed to be good authority, that DR..
Z, B. Warden, formerly of Uniontown, this
county, was dead. On Monday last we re-
ceixed letter from Col. B. F. Wingert, of
Greeneastle, Pa, his father-in law, stating
that ''the DR.. is not dead but in full life as Is
also his wife and child" The many friends
of DR.. Warden viii be pleased to hear this.
Mrs. Susan Logus, aged about GA years,
wife of William Logue, of this city, was found
dead in her bed on Wednesday morning.
She retired about 10 O'Clock the night previ-
oas in apparently good health DR.. Billings.
aea, after an examination of the body, stated
that she had died from heart trouble. The
funeral took place on Thursday afternoon
and the remains we're inferred at Meadow
Branch.
Baltimore was the place selected for the
meeting of the League of American Wheel
men, this year, and a right royal time they
had. The Westminster Cycling HANDLERS,
w, L. Seabrook Captain, were represented in
the parade by W. L. Seabrook, John II. Gun
ningham, John A. Shower, W. d. Reese,
Charles Z. Fink, Harry Keene. John L. Ref
snider, Jr., Thomas Snyder. Vim. r. Anders,
Matte Keene, aad George W. Hyder.
Mrs. Sarah Beckwith. who formerly resided
IN this city, died in Baltimore. on Sunday
tnst. She was the daughter of the late Sam
nel Hogard of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and widow
of the late 4, B. Beckwith. Her funeral took
place on Momday evening, the remains being
sent to Newark, Ohio, for interment. Mrs.
Beckwith was an estimable lady and her
daughters, Misses 4. and Mary, have the
sympaihy of their numerous friends in this
city.
Monday was scorcher. From II a. M,
anti p. M, the mercury ranged from 80 IN
the shade to 1l5 in the sun, and if it hadn't
been for the fine air stirring the heat would
have been unbearable. On Thursday the
mercury at p. IN. ranged from "a to 100 in
in the shade. About O'Clock p. m. clouds
began to gather in the northwest, but no rain
fell until o'clock, though brilliant flashes of
lightning and deep peais of thunder indicated
fhere was a heavy fall of rain, and fields and
roads we're damaged somewhat. In Manches-
ter and vicinity there was heavy rain, corn
fields and roads were badly washed and the
grain beaten down by the rain.
When the people Of Westminster take their
cool, refreshing dranghts of pure water, gush-
ing and sparkling from their mountain reser-
goirs, it is comforting to knoy that there are
no bacteria there such as inhabit the waters
OF the New York Croton, horrid monsters with
horns and claws and dnked tails, crawling
i a l.