The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-06-20
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1891.
LOCAL AFFAIRS


ave been put on the government pension
folls.
On the fourth page of this issue will be
,nnJ corrected time tables of the Western
MARYLAND and Baltimore and Potomac rail
boads.
Tomorrow, the 2lst, is the summer solstice,
then the sun reaches its farthest point north
II the equator. 1t is also the longest day of
the year.
The tower and bell of St. Bartholomew
CIurch. at Union Mills, will be dedicated to-
norrow afternoon at , o'clock. Revs. Metz
Der and Good will oticiate.
Nessrs. NJ. J. and E. C. Lynch, agents for
i. The Deering Company, have sold and deliv-
cred iorty-three reapers and mowers, and
have orders for seven more.
The Democratic County Central Committee
viii meet on Monday morning next. Dates
- conventions are to be considered and
other matters of Importance, and full attend
ance is desired.
81 Mrs. Elizabeth Furney died at Union
4 Bridge last Saturday, aged 90 years and 20
4 days. Her funeral took place on Tuesday at
A Petersburg, Pa Mrs. Furney was native
4 of Adams county.
All persons interested in Sunday School
work are invited to attend meeting in the
4 Bethel, in Frizellburg, tomorrow Sunday
afternoon at o'clock, for the purpose OF
organizing a Sunday school.
By the change in the schedules on the Bal.
tmore Il Potomac and Western Maryland
airoads. the time to Baltimore is one hour
and four minutes and to Washingtontwo
hours and fourteen minutes.
Owing to failing eyesight, Mr.. John A.
Shower has disposed of his machine shop to
Mr.. Vim. Gilbert, of this city. Mr.. Gilbert,
who is said TO be skillfu mechanic, will
take possession on Monday.
Mrs jackson Mverly, near this city, was
thrown from carriage while on her way home
from this city on Monday night, and consid-
unset by collision with wagon in which
were two young men.
Mr.. Elias Bixler, near this city, has an
orange tree on which are IS fully devel-
oped. large size oranges. The tree was
grown by Mr.. Bixler, and has been bearing
for several years, though it has more irnit
this season than ever before.
Wheat harvest will begin in Carroll the
sir1 of next week. 1t has ripened rapidly
the past week. Some farmers report an
insee preying upon their wheat, but the
damage is not considerable, and the nearness
of harvest will stop the damage.
II. A. Elliott of near Mt. Airy, on the B.
\ .. Railroad, bought some Paris green few
DAYS ago, and going home left the package
in his carriage. That night one of his colts,
three years old, valued at Sl25, got hold of
the bundle, ate some of the poison and died.
The sale of the personal property of the
late Vim. II. Ranoull, at Warfeldsburg, on
Wednesday; by David Fcwble, administrator,
was well attended and the sales went about
$500 above the apprasement. This was due
10 udicious advertising in papers of wide cir
culation.
Several needed rains have fallen this week,
and the rains seemed to have been quite gen
eral throughout the country. On Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday the weather was
very warm, the mercury ranging from SO to
- at = p. m. On Thursday the Thermometer
registered 60 at p. ma very agreeable
change.
The Firemen's festival will be opened on
Friday evening, July Sd, and be continued on
the evening of the 4th. A set of harness and
a saddle and bride will be ratified during the
festival. The torch light parade will take
place on the night of the 4th, and the Union
Bridge Fire Department has been invited to
participate.
The Lordsburg Hotel, at Lordsburg, Cal
lfornia, large and handsome structure, has
been secured for educational purposes, and
hereafter will be known as l.ordsburg college.
III will be non sectarian, but majority of
abe trustees must be members of the German
Baptist Church. 1t is proposed to organize
the faculty and open the college by Septem-
Der list.
The largest quarterly distribution of the
public school fund has Just been made by
Comptroller Baughman. Under it Carroll
will receive So, SO6.74 for white schools and
$3.50. 10 for colored; Baltimore county, Sl5,-
IOi. y for white schools and S2,279.3l for
colored: Frederick county, S9,4S444 for
white schools and $1,76l.94 for eolored;
Howard county, So, l74.6S for white schools
and 81, 1896 for colored.
Mr.. Edward Fowler, near this city, brought
ls on Monday some twigs from wax cherry
tree, to show how prolific it was. The twigs
were laden with fruit, of fine size. Mr..
Fowler had picked five bushels from the tree
and estimated the cropat ten. he sold them
Il . canning establishment here at Sl.75 per
bushel, making $3.50 for the crop. Mr..
Jereh Shaier, near Brummel, left us SAM
Pile of his fine cherries on Thursday.
The County Commissioners this week made
the levy for next year, fixing the rate at so
cents on the 500, as at present. The Board
cents for courts, magistrates, Jail and officers
salaries, cents for county roads, cents for
bridges, 3 cents for Aims House and pen
sions, and L cents for miscellaneous accounts.
The levy was made on q basis of Sl7 DOB, lag.
John T. Taylor, of Hampstead district, was
granted a special pension OF 5000.
The trustees Of Meadow Branch eongrega-
zion of the German Baptist Brethren were
incorporated on Thursday in the clerk S Office
.ofthe Superior Court, Baltimore. The trustees
represent the congregations of the Meadow
Branch Meeting. house, the Westminster Meet.
ing house and the Union Mills Meeting house,
all of Carroll county, and the Woodbury. Meet
@ng house, of Baltimore comfy. The trustees
are Uriah Bixler, John Lester, Jos. Stoner,
John D. Ross, David ID. Bonsack, Henry
Warner and A. L. Henry.
The Maryland State Teachers Association
will celebrate its 25th anniversary at Ocean
CITY on the 9Th, Sth and 9th of July. Ocean
City is accessible from Baltimore by the Bal
tmore and Eastern Shore Railroad in four
hours, from Camden Station, at $500 for the
round trip. Trains run almost to hotel doors,
avoiding annoyance and expense of hacks
The various railroads leading into Baltimore
will issue tickets on card orders, from their
several stations, at the uniform rate of two
cents mile each way. These card orders
can be had of the County Examiners. Board
can be secured at $l.75 and $500 per day.
A very interesting program has been arranged.
William Wagner, who worked on the farm
of Daniel Lutz, corner Forest avenue and
Liberty road, near Baltimore, was dragged
to death on Monday at noon bya mule which
he was riding home to dinner. Wagner,
who was sitting sidewise on the mule, was
turning out of Forest avenue as bicycle
rider turned in The wheel scared the ami
NAL, and he ran nearly mile, dragging
Wagner, whose foot caught in the trace chain.
Both of his arms and one leg were broken,
and his head was bruised. He was about
twenty nine years old and was a son of Henry
Wagner, near Shipley. His remains were
brought here on Wednesday, and taken to
Deer Park Chapel for interment.
Thursday, June %, is the date selected for
the first afternoon excursion of the season to
Pen Mar. The special train will leave Balti-
more at l.25 p. m. and stop for excursion
lists at Westminster, New Windsor, Union
Bridge and Mechanicstown, and returning,