The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-10-24
SATURDAY, OCTOBER "a, 1891.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The Republicans VIII hold mass iheetlhS
Tsneytown today. Col. Vannort is an
-5unced to speak,
The annual meeting of the German Bap-
j., al Meadow Branch meeting house, took
. s,, on Saturday and Sunday last.
delegation of the "Y'' Society of Balti-
q, orrauized branches in this city and at
Ts,t MARYLAND College last Saturday.
Senator 4. P. German will speak at fhe-
manchester meeting today-Saturday He
,a come down from Hagerstown with Hon.
flank Brown.
The apple crop of Carroll this season is
immense. and has now been gathered. Good
s.enng apples can be readily bought at from
4 cents to SIPS per barrel.
Amend the mass-meeting and barbecue at
Manchester today-Saturday, October d.
lbo sneakers three brass bands, a 1900
iSpnd OK. McNulty, the famous campaign
singer, &c,
Rev. ]. L. Asper. who has been the pastor
.rErder's and Testers churches for a num-
X, of wears, has resigned, and will ofiiciate
those churches for the last time on Sun
lly, tomorrow.
Col, A. Goulden and wife, of New Gork,
,ol NessIs. j. j. and W. A. Goulden, the
r.rknown attorneys Of Pittsburgh, ARE attend
Inc the funeral of their only sister, Mrs. Hem
qr. at 1aueytown.
The Executive Committee of the MARYLAND
rbristiau Temperance Union held n meeting
N this city last Saturday, at which Mrs. Has
lgp, of Baltimore county, was elected state
organizer of the organization.
Nicholas W. Steele, by Nicholas W. Wat
Inns. attorney, has instituted suit in the Bal
,imorr City Court against Pinkney l.. Davis
to recover 81 ,0j6. A balance alleged to be due
on loan of s., 900 made in 1888.
Atthe Democratic meeting at the Court
House here next Saturday night, the 3lst,
,bp State candidates, Congressman Rayner
and others will speak. This is expected to
he a large meeting. The Freedom Club will
likely attend in Il body.
Prohibition meeting was held in the
Court House here last Saturday night, which
vas largely attended. John l.. Reifsnider,
ESD. presided, and speeches were made by
Mr.. Edwin Higgins, nominee for Governor,
and Mr. Frank W. Tucker, state organizer.
The colored citizens of this city and many
ether places celebrated the emancipation of
their race from bodily slavery yesterday.
lNpN ll'A lOlI bdiho VI lllhHti tlI'A lttLsA'AN'A
the streets. and afterwards listened to ad-
dresses in Col. Longwel's grove, near town.
Our correspondent at Fountain Valley
rritcs-"Farmers here are generally through
seeding and are engaged in huskiug corn,
which is an excellent crop. The apple crop
is immense. A. j. Koontz got 20 bushels
from one tree, after about five bushels had
fallen or.
A coaching party consisting of Messrs. +.
Shoemaker, A. g. Hayes, Charles C. Deni'
son. Mrs. John Donaldson, Miss Bessie Shoe
maker, the Misses Turnbull, Miss Patton and
Miss Simington, of Baltimore, passed through
this city last Saturday, on their way from
llagerstown to Baltimore.
Mr.. Jesse l.. Devilbss died at his residence
in New Windsor, on Sunday last, aged about
GOyuars His wife, who was Miss Catherine
&. Franklin. survives him. and also eight
children, all of whom live in Carroll except
Jesse c. Deyilbiss, who resides in Chicago.
His funeral took place on Wednesday, the
interment being at Bethel, near Sans Creek.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
,hv Western Maryland Railroad Company
was held on Wednesday at Hill en- Station.
". S. Rayner was called to the chair, with
George H. Baer, secretary. The following
were elected directors on the part ofthe stock
holders: Robert Biggs, c. W. Humrichouse,
John W. Cable, John NJ. Littig and Edward
Worthington.
The Hebrew pedlar, who was killed on the
Western MARYLAND Railroad on Friday morn
ing of last week, an account of which ap
peared in our last issue, was named Ira Lon
don. He has two sons in this country, one
pedding in Maryland and the other in West
Virginia, and has wife and three children
in Russia. His remains were taken TO Balti'
more on Saturday morning.
About three months ago Mrs. John Ar
baugh, living on Webster street, this city
hung bucket of milk in the well to keep it
from becoming soar. The rope by which it
was suspended broke and the bucket fell to the
bottom in the water. The lid fit securely and
no water got in. In cleaning the well few
lays ago her husband. found the bucket.
Upon removing the lid the milk was found
to be Is sweet as it was the day it was hung
in the wsl.
Ala o clock yesterday morning an extra
freight traia ran into the rear Of a regular
freight near Owings' Mill Station. The reg
ular train was at Il standstill at the time in 4
small cut. The extra was running about
twelve or fifteen miles an hour. The eaboose
Of the regular was badly smashed by the ac-
cident, and taking fire from the stove 1t
and the next car were burned. The engine
Of the extra was considerably damaged, and
the engineer, Chas. Porter, had both his legs
broken He was taken to the Baltimore City
Hospital. The track was cleared by o clock,
and passenger travel renewed. The Fast
Mail was delayed about FIVE hours by the
smashup.
Democratic meetings are now almost OF
nightly occurrence, and will be continued
.lnli the day of election. On Saturday night
last a meeting was held at Sandyville, pre-.
sided over by Mr.. Jesse Long, and addressed
by Messrs Thos. ON. Baumgartner and B..
", Grouse. On Tuesday night there was a
meeting at Frizellburg, over which DIR. j.
Rluchayt presided, and speeches were made
by B. f. Grouse. Charles L. Fink and Hon.
Frank I. Shaw. A meeting at Wariieldsburg
on Thursday night was very largely attended.
A. II. Barnes presided. Speeches were made
by VI. Il. Walsh, Charles Il. Fink and B. f.
Cruuse. Last night there was 4 meetingat Sny'
dersburg. Brass bands were in attendance
at each meeting.
At an early hour Wednesday morning three
prisoners escaped from the Jail Of this county
by scaling the wall of the Jail yard, which is
about 20 feet high. They made rope oI
their bed ticking, tied stone to one end OIL
It. and threw it over the wall. They must
have had assistance from without. Those
who escaped are George Kelly, of Baltimore,
charged with three other young men, who arc
still prisoners, with robbing cars Of the Bali
more and Ohio Railroad; John Mack, colored,
Of Finksburg district, and William Brown
eolored, of Mount Airy district, both of whom
we're held on warrants to keep the peace
Mack dropped one of his shoes outside the
Jail wall, but did not tarry to recover it.
Brown is man of great strength, and stands
feet p inches in his stockings. Seventeen
other prisoners were in the jailyard when the
escape occurred. but endeavored so success
fully to conceal it that several hours elapsed
before it was known to the sheriff. On Thurs
day morning Kelly surrendered himself to
Con'table w. Hoffman, at Manchester, who
brought him back to Jail here.
Union Mills items.
The third quarterly conference Of the Lit.
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