The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-05-05
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1888.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREv1T1Es.

LOCAL AEEAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
CORPORATION election on Monday afternoon
next.
John Kooutz, died near Silver Run on
April 80, in his Seth year.
Work has been commenced on new Epis-
copal Church at Mt Airy.
Harry Await is sick with pneumonia at
St. Charles College, Howard county.
Charles V. Dugan is attending Bryan x
Stratton's Business College, Baltimore.
Forty-four excursion tickets were sold at
Westminster Station to Barnum's circus.
The Misses Goldsborough, of near Easton,
Nd, are visiting Mrs. ]. Howell Billingslea.
The Westminster Band has nineteen pieces,
and is one of the best in Western Maryland.
DIR. John B. Boyle, of Baltimore, spent
several days with his family in this city, this
week.
Oyercoats and fires were comfortable on
Wednesday. A decided change in tempera-
ture from Monday.
Democratic Primary Meetings this Satlr-
day afternoon. See announcement at the
head of the second page.
Rev. James W. Reese held services at St
Thomas Chapel and McDonogh school,
Baltimore county, on Sunday last.
In another column will be found the notice
of the Registrars of Voters, who will sit on
Monday and Tuesday, May IA and 10.
Burns Post, G. A. R., of this city. will
meet on Saturday night, the 18th inst, to
make arrangements for memorial services.
Ed. Greer, formerly player of the West
minister base ball club, has signed with the
Toronto club, and will receive good salary
Charles street school, colored, had an
entertainment on Saturday evening at the
school, and picnic at Winters dam on
Monday.
Mrs. E. HAYDEN received a cablegram on
.Sfonday that Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McFad-
den arrived at Queenstown on Sunday. Both
Tere we'll
Saturday and Sunday were the hottest days
in Anril eyer knogn. On Sunday night
people felt the heat almost as much as IN
mid summer.
With this issue we send out 8 supplement
containing some very choice reading matter
and ths advertisements OF number OF our
business Eien.
During April l35 deeds, 1o4 mortgages and
az k;Ils of sale were recorded in the Clerk s
office. Eighteen marriage licenses were
issued during the month.
Prof t. D. Ellis, former teacher of the
Westminster Band, and q skilled cornetiSt,
has been engaged to teach band in Wayne
county, w. Va, near Huntington.
g. n. Baughman, who has been superin.
eendent of the Water Company for several
wears, has resigned, and Alexander Kline
dinst has been appointed in his place.
Joab Brown has been Appointed Justice
of the Peace for Mt. Airy district, 2nd also
George A. Davis as a Justice OF the feaee -
place of Capt. Wm. p. Anderson, resigned.
n. Dixon Byers, near East View, has
raspberry bush that grew l92 feet last year,
also a colt which was foaled on Sunday that
was feet 4 inches high at the time OF ioaiing'
On Tuesday Chas. T. Reifsnider, as assig-
nee, sold the property of Ada +. and Joseph
d. Barnes, containing l2t acres, ~ Berref,
Freedom district, to Louis IL. Schultz for
S1,100.
Charlotte Ridgely, colored, aged about 20
wears. living near Mt. AIRY, while burning
weeds in the garden on Friday morning OF
last week. was fatally burned by her clothes
taking fire.
At the close Of business on April 30, the
Union National Bank had on deposit S154,-
IL: the Farmers and Mechanics SlO4,-
laas and the First National S2Ol, 1850.
d;sm 400 .9o0.s4.
~. Pools. of this city, exhibited a cut
NY bear tree growing upon his
anyhoVon Centre street, which measured
had triee and half inches 10 length. A
might ne growth for one year.
mounted irield, aged about So years.
ture hin, saised BY the Cover family, in
- strict. and VIM. Massey, aged
~ WHICH both respected colored men,
tnem atter;pster On last Saturday.
this rise eve voted on Saturday to issue
Below us II bonds to bald the Manches-
about half a ilroad from Maple Grove
the herd had Hanover BraIeh OF the
a.. a. i'd Railroad, to Manchester
tbs e LIS ob Essig, VIM. Getchey and
Se "e vi ene oil county hucksters, were
tnat the quesounty, Pa, last week, for
come up to be rketing without license,
stations were /, ed dollars and costs each.
and were alread # our climate are well set
of the horses had On Monday the he z .5ios Of
and was an interes'T adsy last. the SOtb Of
other time our presresistered 9O0 10 the
them to flight, but UNI
they gave us no attentIremens excursion
Now occurred combat ss pace e v;s;, the the
lew men have ever witnessets. and in ad
were pretty evenly matched little cities in
champion had an advantage !.
but to offset this the sorrel wa Senator
Their movements showed the br re e q
ity between wild and domestic ,oss p s -
horse was agile and smart, as ID over ; xss.
but the sorrel had the supplenes
Their. As boxers feint for an ding near
these horses skirmished for an aged %
They approached until their no nn '9 9s's
met, and then reared up with 81 s<s .'' IL
struck at each other, and cams
wheel and kick. The iron All between
nose mt hsthing but air, but W son, both
double tnua o. the sorrel's hind y 'aring
sent them home. T.~- --dn I'd tdonen
and come together again and rep y xas
same tactics, and again our horse H-y
worst of it. He was a headstron1
strung beast, and his temper was nrs :
When he wheeled the third time !, >
back with rush, screaming out in p,
ger. The sorrel turned end for en-, 800. I.
fash to use his heels, but our Oh, '',o ~
lodged the kicks and seized him H. ~ &
shoulder with his teeth. There wassI'ile'
ritc struggle before the hold was ID
and then they backed into each othe't ~
Kicked with all fury for few sesr
Every hoof hit something solid, bud e.
iron shoes of our horse scored poirDle=
his favor. When they separated we q n
see that the sorrel had been badly used
pecially about the legs. NJ
When the horses wheeled for the tlk
time both were bent on mischief. Astl
came together thew reared mn ike daos y