The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-08-10
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1889,
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

18TH, INST, 10 prepare nOtlce loE INC oepteH-
Der sitting.
A Floral Encampment will be held at
Manchester on Friday and Saturday evenings
of this week by the ladies of Trinity Reform
+ ed Congregation.
Mr.. Elijah Hilton, of Baltimore, was in
Westminster last Saturday. Beginning with
August LIST his salary in the Baltimore post
Office was increased from 5000 to $40 per
annum.
On Saturday last Chas I. Reifsnider, as
executor of Margaret A. Nusbaum, deceased,
sold at public sale a lot and small house on
Green Street, near Centre, TO Mrs. Elijah
Hilton, for $1,000.
st. Marks Union Sunday School will hold
its annual celebration in the grove near Sny-
dersburg, on August 10th. Addresses, reel.
tations. vocal and instrumental music will
enliven the occasion.
Strolhng musicians have furnished West
minister with an extra quantity OF music this
week. A curb stone brass band was here on
Monday and Tuesday, and an Italian orches-
ira on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr.. Charles Z. Lauver has purchased Of
Col. j. X. Longwell lot on Willis street,
between Centre and Court, in the new resi-
dental part of Westminster. 1t is Mr.. Lau-
vers purpose to build on the lot
Senator Toadvin, of Wicomieo county, has
recommended the appointment of n. Price
Turner to fill the vacant scholarship at West
ern Maryland College, he having passed the
best examination. The school board OF that
county has confirmed the report
The Sunday School of ST. Johns Church,
this city, win have an excursion to Penmar
next Tuesday Train will leave Glyndon at
S.l5 in the morning, Westminster 8 ~. New
~ n-.Is.. and Rocky
Ridge 9.34.
Fl. S. Roberts & Co., fertilizer manufae'
rurers. Of this city, have met with good sue.
cess. A car load Of their fertilizer was shipped
to Ohio this week, and another is to follow.
They expect TO have good demand m the
West next season.
Invitations have been issued for the we'd
ding Of Mr.. Charles A. Gernand. OF West
Minister, and Miss Minnie, daughter Of Mr.. !.
ID. W. Stonesifer. Of Manchester. The cere-
mony will take place on August 10th, at 3 p.
m, al the franklin House, Manchester.
The County Central Committee has named
Saturday, September 7th. as the day for
Democratic primaries, and Monday, the oh,
for the County Convention. The convention
will nominate a county ticket and select del
egates to q State Convention TO be held IN
Baltimore, September 18th, 10 nominate
cAnu3u8Ac fof CuAu pd0ASA+
The August term, (nonjury,) OF the Circuit
Court commences on Monday. Among the
cases TO come up will be that Of the State vs..
William Stone, for seining Winters dan.
The question TO be decided is, whether or not
the stream that flows through the dam IS the
Patapsco river. The case of Perry kumier,
noticed last week, will also be heard
Mess.s. B. F. Grouse, John II. Cunning
han. N II. Banmgartner and Charles Turtle
took a run to York, Pa, last Saturday.
Messrs. Cunningham and Turtle returned by
The way of Baltimore, and Messrs. Grouse
and Raumgartner by the way OF l4lttlestown-
When near Silver Run, on the return, Mr.
Grouse had a severe fall, and was unable e
ride for some time.
Our Fountain Valley correspondent writes
Between the wet weather and the annoyance
ofbOok agents selling The Johnstown Flood
the farmers have had hard time. There u Still
some hay 20 make and some oats 70 ent ne
wheat that has been threshed averaged about
twenty bushels to the acre. The corn crop
looks promising, and potatoes, TOO, cOnsid'
ering the continued rainy season.
A upioue advertisement is that gotten out
bv the Mutual Life Insurance Company Of
New York. Ii consists Of base, with an
advertisement in gilt letters Of the Company,
and apou the base pad for notes and pen
ell. Il Is very convenient and useful Tor
bnsiness men. and the Advocate returns
thanks for one TO Mr. W I. Barker, 2l3 +.
German st., Baltimore, an agent OF the Com
pany.
Only one month intervenes before the time
Of the State Fair. Carroll should have good
and cred!table exhibit Persons contempiat'
ing making an exhibit Of stock, gram, ma,
chinery. minerals, mill products, canned
n .-4..Aa kssF afsff IN
The State Association, should do SO at once.
They can communicate with either Mr.. Frank
Brown. President of the Society, Baltimore,
or to Mr.. F. H. Orendorff, Secretary for Car
roll, Westminster.
eisenhower Ed whose long hair, long
pistol and general '.cow. boy air and whoop,
attracted attention in Westminster about q
week. was discharged on Friday Of last week
bv Jarquin II. DeWolf, and he went to his
home in Baltimore. The same night be got
into a quarrel with his father-in- law, Herman
Kraizschen, 1902 South Charles street, and
attempted to shoot him. He was arrested
and locked up IN the Southern Police Station.
His name is Edwin B. White.
The County Commissioners we're in session
on Monday and Tuesday Francis Warner,
John W. Tracy and Abdil Il. Weniz were APP
pointed examiners on a road petitloned for IN
Manchester district, by Chas. c. Weaver and
80 others Settlements were made with
some road supervisors for repairs 10 roads and
bridges. and some contracts were given out
for the repair and rebuilding Of bridges dam
aged and washed away by recent floods.
Elizabeth Stiner, Of Myers district, was
granted special pension of $40.
Col. J. C. Fuller, Of the Gettysburg and
Washington Railroad telegraphed Mr.. John
L. Reifsnider on Wednesday that he, Col.
Lehman, and Col. Kennedy, OF the Cnm6er-
land Valley Railroad, would be here on Fri
dav-yesterday. The gentlemen will probably
aot leave until to day, and those interested IN
the road and the welfare OF Westminster
should endeavor to impress upon these gen
tiemen the importance of our little city as a
noint that would furnish considerable freight
and passenger business 10 the projected Get
tysburg and Washington road.
A number Of invited guests assembled at
the residence of Mr. Samuel Smith, in New
Windsor. on Thursday evening, August LIST,
to participate in tea party gwen by ms
daughter Laura The table was heavily laden
with ice cream, cake and other delicaeIes OF
the season, to which all did ample justice
The ladies were tastefully arrayed IN yea
gowns, made for the occasion. After tea they
returned to the parlor, and the evening was
very pleasantly spent in conversation, music
&c. Among those present were: Mrs VIM
Lambert, Mrs. Allie Lambert, Misses Netue
Cora and Ida Lambert and Mr.. Marshal
Lambert.
Mrs. Joshua McCarty. of Middieburg dis
trict, was brought to Westminster Monday
night and lodged in the Carroll county Jail t
await the action Of the grand jury. She i
charged with shooting horse belonging tC
Mr. Thomas Wetzell. Mrs. MeCarty wa
given a hearing before Justice Jesse ". Crabs
Of Union Bridge, and by him committed t
the county Jail until the meeting of the gran'
iurv. She claims that the horse was trespas
sing, and that she had frequently given warn
ing that she would shoot him if not kept off o
her premises. On Tuesday she sued out wri
of habeas corpus, and was discharged b,
Judge Smith, because the commitment wa
defective.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murray Yingling, Q
this city, celebrated their golden wedding o
Tuesday last. His wife was Miss Louis
Warfeld, and they were married on Angus
9Th. 1882 Mr.. and Mrs. Yingling held a
Informal reception and received the congrai
ulations of their friends. A number of pres
ents were received from their children, grand
children and friends. Among The guest
were Mr.. Howard T. Yingling, wife and SOL
of Baltimore; Joshua Brooke, wife, (formerl
Yingling,) son and two daughters, of Bait
more; Samuel X. Yingling, wife, son an