The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-05-12
SATURDAY, MAY II, 1888.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL RREYIrIEs.

Joseph W. Smith had horse severely cut
by a barb wire fence on last Sunday.
Miss Bessie Gorsuch, of Baltimore, is the
guest of Miss BERTHE Buckingham, this city.
Read the Items from each town and dis
trict. You will find something interesting.
Seasonable showers on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday freshened vegetation greatly.
On Tuesday 16S tickets were sold at West
minister for the excursion to Chambersburg.
See that all are registered next week. Do
not postpone it until the last meeting of the
registers.
A postoffice has been established at
Gathers, in Freedom district, with John c.
Gather as postmaster.
Allen Hibberd, merchant, New Windsor,
and Airhart Winters, farmer, near this city,
have appointed trustees.
Miss Kate Baumgartner left yesterday for
Toledo, Ohio, where she will visit her sister,
Mrs August W. Machen.
Mrs. j. G. Hipsley and Miss Madeline
Orem, of Baltimore, are visiting Mrs. Samuel
Brown, on Webster street.
All young men who will be of age by the
9th of November, next, should register on
Monday or Tuesday of next week.
Prof Abraham w. Wright, of Wright's
University School, Baltimore, formerly Of
chs city, spent Saturday and Sunday here.
1t is stated that the late Jacob NJ. thinner
man, of Sysesville, left au estate of about
100000 which will be divided among seven
heirs.
The Manchester cigar factory was closed on
Thursday during the funeral of Ex-Judge
John K Carroll, of Baltimore, who was
stakeholder.
Mrs. Amelie Rives, the well-known Vir-
ginia authoress, has sent to Miss Mary Roop,
of this city. her photograph. 1t has been
very much admired.
The many friends of Ferd. A. Diffenbach,
of this city, will be pleased to learn of his re-
appointment as one of the deputy keepers at
the Maryland penitentiary.
George W. Albaugh spent Saturday and
Sunday in Washington, and Mrs. Albaugh,
who has been visiting that city, for a week or
two, returned on Wednesday.
On Saturday last as Jacob d. Lester was
on his was to this city, he killed two black
snakes on the property of VIM. Struth. The
snakes measured live feet each.
Milton Devilbiss, huckster, near this city,
left at this office on Tuesday two eggs which
he obtained from Mrs. Josephus A. Orendorff,
that measured 6x72 inches each.
Chas W. Webster, Esq, of this city, will
lecture in Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday
evening next at T.30 O'Clock, on lnhdelity
The lecture will be free, and all are invited.
From LaRoy X. Shipley, we have received
"Glimpses of OMAHA 1t is handsomely IL
Illustrated, contains description Of the city
and sketches of the prominent business men.
On Sunday last, Rev. G. W. Seilhamer
baptized ten persons in Little Pipe Creek,
near the old camp ground. A large congre-
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scene.
On Saturday evening last, at the railroad
crossing at Winters mill, a horse driven by
G. Frank Beaver frightened at a passing
train, and in backing broke wheel off the
buggy.
A. W. Buckingham represented Carroll
Division, Sons of Temperance, of this city,
at the semi annual session of the Grand
Division, which met in Washington, ID. c., on
Thursday last.
Last night, Friday, soiree was held at
New Windsor College. The exercises con-
sisted of essays, readings, and vocal and in
strumental music. This was the last of the
collegiate year.
The Union Mills base ball club defeated
the Westminster club on Thursday on the
College grounds. Score 10 to l6. Driscoll
and Long for Westminster, Byers and Tagg
for Union Mills.
On Wednesday of last week the Senate
passed the House bill placing on the pension
roll Mrs Eliza Shreeve, widow of Alfred I.
Shreeve, late of Co. A. 9th regiment. Mary
land volunteer infantry.
On Tuesday, at Pimlico races, r. W. Wal
denis Holiday, carrying III pounds, was
second in the Ciabaugh Memorial Stakes;
halfmile, time so! seconds. In the books
Holiday was the favorite.
Hereafter the daily weather bulletin issued
by the signal service about noon, giving the
probabilities for "a hours from 3 p. M, each
day, will be posted at all Western Maryland
telegraph Offices about u m.
Charles Hill, colored, on Tuesday, while
engaged in digging a well at the residence OF
Hon. Chas. b. Roberts, this city, was acci.
dentally struck on the head by stone and
received a severe scalp wound.
Rev. ID. B. Winstead, formerly of Hamp-
stead, this county, pastor of Chester Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore,
lectured on Tuesday night to large eongre'
CATION on "Love, Courtship and Natrimony."
A frame house on the farm of Johpzie Biz
zard, near Glen Falls, this county, occU-
MED by Upshur LLOYD, caught fire on Friday
night of last week, from defective fiue. and
the roof and upper portions of the house we're
burned.
On Monday the corporation election was
held in New Windsor and resulted in the
choice of the old board, viz Wm. i,awbert,
Burgess, aud George C.. Anders, James
Lambert and Winfield Drach as Commits
sioners.
The Western Maryland railroad announces
that the annual excursion of tie Employees
Beneficial Association will be held Saturday,
July 81. The large excursion boat Coiupibia
Will take the, exeursionists down the Chesa-
peake Bay.
Gen. Horn, formerly of Manchester, this
county. has been retired from the WordAn
ship of the Maryland penitenrary alter SIX
: e.<srs eey,tiaa Geu.-Horn made ap EFFICIENT
officer and in the management of the inmates
was firm though kind,
A game of base bali will be played to-day,
at IL o clock o. m, between the New Wind
sor College nine and the first nine of Western
Margland College. The game will take place
on the grounds opposite the residence OF Wm.
A. Cunningham, Esq.
4 game of base ball took. place on Satur
day last between the Westminster and West
.ern Maryland College Clubs, resulting in
victory for the College boys, the score beng
lS to &c. Battery for the College, Stone and
Keller, for the Westminsters, SsERett and
Dsiscoll.
An election for Mayor and councii@en
was held in Hampstead on Monday last.
Fifty votes wera polled and there was no OPP
position. DR.. W. W. Wareheim was chosen
Mayor; and for Councslmen. d. A. Cox,
Thoaaas J. Hunt, Vim. s. Wooden, b. +.
Stansbury aud J. w. Iile.
Gore Mills and VIM. Moore walked frsm
Baltimore 10 Westminster on Saturday night
last. They Left Baltimore at II. 10 and arriv.
ed in this city about 9 a. IN. The hrst IA
miles was covered 10 three hours. At Kels-
aerstown they took breakfast and then leisure
ly finished the remaining distance,
AT the sale of thoroughbreds from the
Woodburn stock farm, which took place 81
Lexington, KY, on Thursday of last week,
Il. W. Walden, of this comfy, bought
chesasSf colt by King Alfonso, out of tlirta-
ton, By GlepeJg foaled March 80. price s625;
also bay sly Ly Falsetto, out of Desolatlon'
by Devastation, fsaIed April IA, price 5000.
The Church of GOD, in Uniontown, will
hold Pentecostal Meeting, commencing on
Friday evening, May 18th. Preaching on
Il s.~rr.