The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-18
SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1891.
local AFFAIRS



chial School, this city, will open this (Salur-
bay evening.
Our thanks are due Mr.. Joseph Price, of
l.inrboro, for n goodly quantity Of nice red
batting apples.
a Melchour Shclrf, of Baltimore, has bought
the KINNEY farm, near this city, for 81, 700,
bud has taken possession.
3 The Sunday School of Leister's Church
Eill hold its annual celebration in the grove
b the church on Saturday, August 18th.
Plus j. Little, of Westminster, has been
Granted Il pension. Also VIM. J. Beaver,
7. ihas. j. Thomson and Peter Bowman, of
HIS county.
The lightning of Tuesday evening struck
ihe barn of VIM. j. Morelock, near this city,
SCATTERING the glass in the cupola and damng
ing the roof.
At tie close of business on July 9th, the
4 MON National Bank of Westminster had
.SlGl, SG034 on deposits; the Farmers and
Elechauics' $40, 637.2S.
Mr.. John Roger, living near this city, who
SERIOUSLY injured himself on Thursday of last
week by falling through the hatch way of his
barn, is improving somewhat.
4 Nathan |. Gorsuch, as trustee, sold on
Thursday last, dwelling and three acres of
land. in Warfieldsburg, (the Ranoul pro
'prrty) TO Charles C. Kraft for $40.
Mr.. Azariah Oursler, of Woolery's district,
announces in another column his candidacy
ifor Judge of the Orphans Court. Mr..
|Oursler is one of CAROLS substantial citi-
zens.
Ry the bursting of Waterman the base
ment show room of the Baltimore store Of S.
lEann. Sons Il Co., on South Broadway, was
Hooded ON Monday and Il lot of goods
damaged.
Mr. Jacob G. Peiler, a former resident of
|ths city, died on Sunday at Arlington, Balt-
more county, aged 81 years. Mr.. Peiller was
a noted horse trainer, and came to Maryland
about 80 years age, with William Mcdonald,
the owner Of Flora Temple.
Mr.. Henry Pool, of this city, picked half
A. bushcI of goosberries from one bush. They
are mammoth in size, being as large as
marbles Mr.. POOLS garden is a curiosity,
and is well worth visit Mr.. Pool takes
pleasure in showing it to all visitors.
Vim. C. Caltrider, executor of George f.
Caltrider, deceased, sold the home farm on
"Wednesday last, containing Ill acres of
land, three miles from Manchester, t o Elisha
Mcrryman, of Baltimore county, for So, 1911
- Geo. l.. Stocksdale was the solicitor for
.cXccutOr.
David J. Brown, of Cranberry Valley,
threshed 4i0 bushels of wheat from II acres
this year, an average of 40 bushels per acre,
and Elder ID. ID. Bonsack, near Westmin-
sier obtained LOO bushels from about GO
acres of cornstak and iallow ground. These
are good yields.
The Mayberry Sunday School will hold its
annual celebration and festival on Saturday,
July 18th, commencing at . o clock. The
| Union Bridge band will furnish music on the
occasion and several speakers will deliver
addresses. No traHicking will be allowed on
or near the grounds.
The American cadets, a military organiZa-
uon, composed Of boys ranging in age from
~ 10 Ii years, is about to establish branch
IN Westminster and all the cities in the State.
Boys wishing to join the Westminster organi.
zaliGH should address or call upon Major
Claude p Smith, Westminster.
Mrs. Shipley, Mrs. Chas. L. Stewart, Mrs.
G. H. Vanderford, Mrs. VIM. A. Cunning
ham, Mrs H. C. Nelson, Mrs. Judge Bond,
Mrs. Samuel Skunk, Mrs. George w.
Matthews, Mrs. Gist, and Misses Mary B.
ShelIman, Mary Manning, Oracle Diehl and
Sallie Roop were the contributors TO the
Flower Mission this week.
The Good TempIars OF Enterprise Lodge,
No. 20, at Winfield, expect to hold All all-day
picnic on Saturday, July 25th, in an adioin-
ing grove. Addresses will be made by Frank
l.. Morling, G. C. T., of Maryland, and Rev.
W. T. u. Glenn, of Baltimore. All the officers
of the Grand Lodge will be present. Music
will be furnished by Prof. Walker and choir.
A Iittlestown correspondent of the Gettys-
burg star aud Sentinel says: We hear it re-
ported from pretty good authority that plans
are slowly but firmly being laid out for the
construction Of the railroad from Gettysburg
10 Washington, by way Of Littlestown and
Westminster. The failure of the late W. NJ.
r. r. deal, it is said, will be favorable to the
new road.
A woods meeting will be held in the grove
If Wesley Myers, near GreenwOod's Chapel,
on July oath, to be continued
over the following Sunday. On Sunday there
will be an all day meeting. The pastor, Rev.
NJ. H. Cross, will be assisted by Revs. &. W.
Seilhamer, T. Still and others. Refresh
ments can be had on the ground, but all
trafiicking will be prohibited.
Elder d. l.. Miller, of Mt. Morris, Illinois,
will lecture on the Holy Land in the Breth
rens Church, on Belle Grove Square, this
city, on Wednesday evening next, at 7.45
o clock. Mr.. Miller is one of the editors of
the Gospel Messenger, and has spent consid-
cradle time in the Holy Land. He is now en-
route for an extended tour Of the old world
Seats will be free and the public is invited
Mr.. Charles Zeigler, of Manchester district,
while binding grain on the Sd inst, saw that
his binder was not working properly and,
stopping the team, turned the knotter him
self. In doing so he caught it in his right
wrist and was obliged to hold it in that posi-
ton, suffering intense pain twenty minutes,
until part of the machinery could be taken
apart and the needle removed. DIR. Stick, of
Glenville, York county, Pa, dressed the
wound.
Mr.. Thos G. Maynard died at his residence,
m Liberty, Frederick county, on Tuesday,
aged 81. His death was caused by paralysis
Of the Ileart superinduced by old age Mr..
Maynard vas engaged in business for some
years in Liberty. He represented Frederick
cosuty in the Maryland Legislature in 1866,
wheq the call for the framing of the new con
was made. He leaves a daughter
and three sons, DIR. S. S. Maynard, of Fred
erick; Clinton Maynard, of Winchester, Va;
and Allen Maynard, of Mount Airy.
The Prohibition Camp at Glyndon opened
yesterday and will continue until August I'd.
TACuTSlOu llChtNS Will w oOlN NOM an
stations along the Western Maryland Rail
road, during the continuance Of the camp.
Summit Grove Camp, near New Freedom,
Pa, commences on July %; Wesley Grove
Camp, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
on July oath. and Emory Grove Camp on
August 9th. The Union Campmeeting (col-
ored) of the Westminster circuit, will be held
in the woods of Mr.. A. II. Barnes, near
Wariieldsburg, commencing on July 18th,
and closing August 10th.
Joshua Lockard, retired farmer, died at
his home, in the suburbs of Westminster, on
Tuesday night, in his seventY-seventh year.
He had paralytic stroke about two months
previous. He had been vestryman in AS
cension Protestant Episcopal Church for
number of years. He leaves nine children,
James Lockard, Mrs. Philip Hunter, Mrs.
Aquilla Melee, Joshua and Winfield Lock
ard, Herbert Lockard, Mrs. William Taylor,
Mrs. Daniel Hunter, and Mrs. Charles
Fowler, of Richmond, Va. His funeral took
place on Thursday afternoon at Ascension
Church.
The first annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Norwood Car Replacer Company was