The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-05-11
SATURDAY, NAY II, 1889.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
r-ncAL RREYITIEs.

III
iuoton railroad, and his corps, reached fancy
town on Tuesday last.
The recently elected Mayor and Council OF
Westminster will assume their positions on
the Srd Monday of May.
Rurn's Post will meet at | O'Clock tins
fSatnrdav) afternoon, 10 make arrangements
for Decoration Day and for other purposes.
Mr.. Nathan Haines, near Uniontown, was
brought to Jail here for safe keeping few
davs ago. Els mental condition will be IN
auired into on Monday.
Mr.. John Marsh has gotten another trotter,
Sam Purdy, Jr. He is large bay, with a
long stride, and last fall won race at wash
ington in the minute class
You we're growing last week and the week
before about disagreeabe weather, and looked
gloomy, how do you like the weather OF tins
week? Getting too hot. probably.
Mr.. A. J. Jordan. son eff Mrs. Margaret
Jordan. of Denning's, whose departure Tor
Furope was noticed in the ADVOCATE two
weeks ago, arrived safely on Tuesday
The following appeared in the Baltimore
San. of Monday: "Engaged-On May 3,
1850. Miss Sarah Davis, daughter of Il. Davis,
10 George Marks, Of Patapsco, Carroll county,
Nd"
4 soecial train carried committee Of the
IsrvlaEa Militia over the Western Maryland
Raiiroad on Thursday. The committee was
looking for q suitable site for the State
encampment
There was a Gre at Littlestown, over in
PENNSYLVANIA. on Wednesday morning, the
bakery OF j. & B. Banhaus being nearly
destroved before che flames were subdued by
the FIRE department.
nrs. N. L. Bot, Luther Kemp and Silas
Csorsueh. the Pension Examining Board re-
Gently appointed, took their oaths Of Office
this week, and are prepared 20 discharge the
duties Of their position.
Mr.. Ferdinand A. Diaeubaeh, Of Man.
chester. was on Monday re-appointed one Of
the deputy warden's Of the peniteniiaFy-
Five of the deputies were dropped, and their
places filed by new men.
Ida Lennon, aged about sixteen years, was
JAILED on Wednesday, charged with beng IN
S,orrip;ble. She was committed 70 the House
OF A,ae Good Shepherd for two months yester-
dav bv Justice G.. W. Matthews.
Mr.. Paul W. Kuhns, formerly Of Westmin-
ster- now student at Gettysburg College, Is
! dslecate 10 the 18th International Conven-
ion Of the ]. x. C. A., in session at Phila-
.aelphia from tbs College Association.
Farmers manufacturers, Gamers and
o,bers- should read tiss address Of Mr.. Frank
Rrowp. President Of the Maryland Agrieul-
s-raI and Mechanical Association. 70 the
MARYLAND editors, Published IA this issue.
Mrs Stephen C. Msgraw, Of Baltimore,
,has rented Winchester Place, from Cot.
McKelhp. and viii take summer boarders-
us he pretfiest spot on the line Of the West
aen Narvland Railroad for summer resort.
Stone. Of the Western Maryland College
5hafl elub. ~ao had his nose broken last Sat
urday, during tue game with the st. Johns
COLLEGE club. was atle 70 play again on Tues
day, and pitched out Westminster pickup
nine.
cards of invitation are out announcing the
sparr,aze Of Miss Fannie E, second daughter
Of Mr. s. p. Engler, at his residence, near
sans Creek. 20 Mr.. jacob N. Fahrney, OF
Waynesboro, Pa. on Tuesday, the zlst inst
At 100 p. m,
New Windsor College kss been leased io-
a simmer resort, and will be open during the
sracatiou for that purpose. President Jelly has
stilized the buildings for summer hotel Tor
several years. but be AID family may take
TIP 10 EGrope this SeaE,
Mr.. Thomas Merriag. near Linwood, while
driving TO this city on Tuesday, picked up
wild duck along the roadside i was large,
and Of nearly black plnmage, and had proba-
DIV CfiUnlcu Ai1EAA W
wire. He will keep It, AID see It vail inter
marry with the tame species.
Some twelve or fifteen persons wsil leave
Westminster on Wednesday morning EeEt,
q, The fast mail. for Hagerstown, there &c
taks the excursion train to Roanoke, fir-
90 Persons Gan buy their tickets IN
sdysnce of Mr. Z. HibaTger. Hagerstown,
and they will be redeemed If not used. y
will be a pleasant excursion.
Al meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Wss,1,;nster aud Meadow Branch Turnpike
cornoanv IN Monday the following directors
we're elected for the ensuing year; DAVID
81 Roasack, David Reese, Samuel hoop'
John D. Rsep and John /. DiHenbaggh. he
board organized By eleciing David u. bon,
sack president, J0hR D, RooP treasurer ana
John T. Difenbaugh seaEetary- a dlViash9
.of three per cent. on the sfosk YES declared
at the meeting
On Friday last the Court Of Appeals decided
the case of Devilbiss vs. Pinkney J. Bennett,
Judge Miller delivering the opinion oolee-
sions we're raised to proceedings BY lnqu'sl,,
ton before the Judge as TO the sanity OF
Devilbiss and to proceedings BY trustee
daring the term Of any alteration OF nina OF
me appellant. The Court of Appeals hnds
ne;ther wrong in the trustee nor error IN the
court. and aiiirms the order below aud semands
the cause. Ritchie and Maulsby for appellant
Reifsnider 8s;fsnider and Roberts Tor
appellee. ru
MARYLAND and st. Johns Colleges, ca the
srroands Of the former. on Saturday iast, teF
rnsoetAd in the third inning. Stone and
Mfskinmos. the Western Maryland battery
ran together 10 endeaxoring to catch a ~ ball
naar he home plate. the former having has
nose broken, and the latter being injured IN
ne breast. The Western Maryland club
having no other baiteFy, wanted to continue
the game and put ii the knseF brothers 81
New Windsor College. The Annapolis boys
objected. aud after considerable discussion,
left the field.
Messrs. Wade H. d. Warield, John Brooks
and YIN. p. Gorsueh, of Sykesville, were in
WESTMINSTER on Thursday. They report great
imnragesaents 1t Sykesville. New buildings
are going 40. the belgian block industry Is
booming the soap-stone quarries honrlshing,
and everything ~ the jump. One said, also,
that there was a politieSi combination IN Free
dom district, IN which three Democrats are
,s,lited; another that there was aataral gas IN
SVkesville. aud another that the feasOa me
people ofthe town are not church going wac
tbat there were so many churches in the neigh
borbaod that they could not decide which to
attend. Joe Berret was reported well ana
Rodd~. The Bird Whistler, is down in North
Carolina. Here is what the Daily Cal, OF
Raleigh. said q him last Monday - Prct.
q. II. Walter, noted swimmer ana he
vaftsnan. il in the city. He is the inventor
Of one of the best swimming machines known.
lie Is here for the purpose of constructing
~;n1 machine He has conquered the water
and tie wind will be the object OF bus next
attack. He has invented a machine 70 run
IN the beaek--it NAV be called wind ship
which he wishes 10 perfect here. Il is a car car
riaee Of peculiar construction and the motive
newer is intended to be wind. 1t will be
capable of crossing inlets or even gong 10 Sga
ma viii travel al d high rate of speed. lie
saws It viii take wind to make the thing go.
re 4 tsraising the wind" by selling some
marvellous whistles. He whistles for wha
he gets, and since he can eVermoTe Wrists
he will probably get very mach, de was II
the can Office this morning and bis genuine
wit Just paralyzed the establishment.