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

Mr., George T. Lynch, Of Baltimore, visited
Carroll Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, TINS
city on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Charles Miller, Of New York city,
visited her sister Mrs. John /. Bausl, at
Ayondale. this week, and is now at her
fathers, Mr.. Levi Fleagle, Frizellsburg.
The Oakland Wooden Mill, on the North
Branch of the Patapsco river. this county, be-
tween the Baltimore and Ohio and Western
MARYLAND railroad, and four miles from Ow-
ing's Mills, was sold on Wednesday, to j. M.
Melville, for $4,000, by Matthews Kirk
land. The property contains eighty-one acres
of land, of which thirty-five are improved
MARYLAND Jockey Club Races began at
Pimlico on Tuesday. In the Eatontown
| Stakes, for two-year-olds, purse SOU, hve
| furlongs, D. A. Honigis Eatontown was IIrst,
and r. w. Walden's Holiday second. Time
LOST. In the Paragon Stakes, purse $500,
one mile and three sixteenths; r. W. Wal
denis Satisfaction was fourth. Time 2o6-
Mr.. John T. Grouse, living at No. 1873
Pennsylvania avenue, this city, brought to
this office on Monday, an apple which meas
ured l49 inches in circumference, and weigh
ed one pound three and half ounces. Mr..
VIM. Stoner, of near Warfeldsburg, brought
an apple to this office which measured l4Xl4
inches and weighed q ounces. len OF them
made peck.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Western MARYLAND Railroad was held IN
Baltimore on Wednesday. Five stockholder
directors were elected, viz Robert Biggs,
son of the late Joshua Biggs, of Frederick
county. to succeed John Carroll, of Balh'
more county, who was not candidate for re-
election; George W. Harris, Charles W.
Humrichouse, Washington county; John X:
Longwell, Carroll county, and Edward
Worthington, Baltimore county.
Mr.. Joseph Turtle, who lived with his
uncle, Mr.. James Turtle, near this city, died
from typhoid fever on Saturday night last in
his 18th year, and was buried in the West
minister cemetery on Monday afternoon. The
funeral services were held at Centenary NJ,
L. Church, Revs. G. W. Cooper and Chas.
A. Reid officiating Pail bearers were fur
nished by the Odd Fellows and Sons of
Temperance, he being a member of both or
CARNATIONS. Mr.. Turtle was member OF
Centenary NJ. Z. Church, and was active and
Jealous in its work. He leaves wife and
two children.
DR.. Wesley Reid Davis, nephew of Rev.
Charles A. Reid, of this city, began his pas
torate ia the Reformed Church on the
Heights. in Brooklyn, Sunday morning. The
n. 7. Tribune says: The pulpit was draped
with smilax aud baskets of roses stood on
either side The church was well filled. DR.:
Davis wore the Geneva gown. He preached
with much eloquence upon personal union
with Christ as the duty of all men. DIR. Davis
will be installed on Thursday evening. DR.. E,
b. Coe will preach the sermon, DR.. William
Ormiston will charge the pastor, and DR.. c. l..
Wells will charge the people.
Daniel Giraud Wright, Esq, was nominal
ed on Thursday by the Democrats of Balti-
more city, as Associate Judge of the Supreme
Bench Mr.. Wright is brother of Mrs. John
C. Frizell of this city. During the war be-
tween the States he served in the Confederate
army. and was promoted for bravery. After
the war he completed his studies in the office
of Hon. Vim. p. Maulsby, in Frederick. In
1869 was a member of the Bar of this city
He returned to Baltimore and served several
terms in the city council, and has for SIX
years been an examiner in equity in the
Circuit Court, having been appointed TO that
position by the preseat Supreme Bench He
married daughter Of the late Senator Wig
fall, of Texas.
A very pleasant dance was held at the City
Hotel on Tuesday evening last. The use OF
the dining rooms were kindly rendered by the
proprietor, Mr. Rahter, and at nine O'Clock
merry party had assembled. The music was
the finest ever furnished at any of the dances
and consisted Of harp, violin and flute. The
musicians we're Joseph Ungaro, harp; Michael
Martoggie, violin. and Leonard zottarello,
flute, ali of New York. Those pFesent we're
Miss Parran, Calvert county, Nd; Miss Ida
Hoff, Baltimore; Miss Bessie Shriver, Union
Mills; Mrs Upshur Sterling, Mrs. j. Q. Ii.
Smith. Mrs. Charles Stewart, Harrisburg,
Pa; Mrs A. H. Wentz, Mrs. Geo. N. Pearce,
Mrs. Orlando Reese, Misses Winnie Smith,
Julia McKellip, NJ. B. Shellman, Mary and
Rosie Reese, Pauline Trumbo, Kittie Roberts,
i.ott;e Moore, Anna Shriver, Annie Cassell,
Maggie Huber, Jennie Smith, Maggie Baum
gartner, Bette Reifsnder, John and Charles
Roberts, Arthur Smith, John and William
Everhart, John Miller, Fred and Frank Mil
Ter, Wm. II. Thomas, James and Charles
Duean, John Cunningham, Walter c. Wick.
ert, Neal Parke, John Brupdige, Howard
Shaeffer, of Westminster; Ira AeCurdy and
Charles Stouffer, New Windsor Fred Englar
and Louis Haines, Linwood; Percy ShriveF,
Avondale; Louis Shriver, Union Mills DR.,
Charles Stott and VIM. d. Reese.