The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-05-30
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1891.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

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Today is Decoration Day. 1t is also II
legal holiday, and the banks will be closed
new barn was raised this week on the
farm of the late Judge Smith, near this city.
Charlotte loop, colored, died near War
feldsburg, last Sunday, at the age OF one
hundred and five years.
Rev. p. II. Miller, of Grace Lutheran
Church, this city, will preach at the Church of
the Messiah, at three o'clock Sunday after
noon.
Rev. Ernest Smith, formerly of Newfound-
land, will preach at Ascension Church to-
y morrow, and will spend few days with the
rector.
Harris Sharrer, of this city, had a severe
& fall from his bicycle on Thursday afternoon,
a on College Hill. His nose was not broken,
4 but was severely cut.
The Bows Meeting will give an entertain
4 ment nj odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday next,
at y. m. An admission Of ten cents will be
charged.
The Cleveland Tariff Reform Club of
Uniontown will meet on the evening of Satur-
day, June 9th. and all members are request
ed to be present.
Persons attending the Brethren meeting at
Hagerstown should beware of pickpockets,
AS where large gatherings are there they con
gregatc and ply their vocation.
Mr.. Aaron Shaier, of near Brummel was
an town with lot of cherries on Thursday,
the first to appear in this market. He pre-
sented the ADVOCATE with Il generous por-
lion.
From DR.. j. G. Keller, Baltimore, we have
received copy of ''The Buena Vista Springs
Hotel" pamphlet 1t is handsomely Illus
Grated and contains n fine map OF the sur
rounding country.
Owing to the disagreeable weather last
Saturday the basket fishing party, which was
TO have been held in Mr.. L. b. Garner 5
meadow, near Linwood, was postponed until
Wednesday, June Sd.
Vim. A. McKellip and Geaige l.. Stocks
dale as trustees, sold the Peter Wolf farm,
situated near Smallwood, in this county, on
Thursday last, to Henry A. Arndt, of Balti
more city, for the sum of 81 300.
Children's Day services of the Sunday
school of Morehead NJ. +. Church at Union
Mills, will be held on Sunday, June eth.
There will be two services-at 10 a. m. and
Sp. IN. All are cordially invited to attend.
The Megs Diversion Company, of this
city, will appear at Odd Fellows Hall on
next Friday evening, in n double bill, open
ing with farce. Popping the question"
and following with the comedy, 'Flower OF
the Family"
The guests at Hotel Albion have been
ieasting on green turtle this week. Mr.
Klelf bought one the first of the week that
was feet inches long and weighed 430
pounds VIM. +. Kepler will serve green
turtle to his guests today, having procured
,one weighing 575 pounds.
Rev. Irl r. Hicks predictions for Jane in.
dicate much stormy weather. From the 9th
10 9th will be very active stormy days; also
on the 18th, 18th, 18th and 10th, accompanied
with much rain, and in some places hail.
About the 18th and 2Gth the storm period will
moderate until the 30th, when it will be re-
newed.
At a meeting OF Charity Lodge, X. of p,
r.sa Friday evening of last week, vote OF
thanks to the Westminster, Warfieldsburg
aad Snydersburg bands, the newspapers OF
westminster, to Col. S. X. Herr and staff
and persons who were instrumental in promot-
ing the success of the Whit Monday parade,
was unanimously carried.
Jesse Stoner, near this city, lost a valuable
young mule on Saturday last. He drove to
Westminster and put the mule in the stable
of his step father, Mr.. Lawrence Zepp, this
city, while he attended to some business, and
when he was ready to 60 home he found the
mule dead, having hung herself with the rope
halter with which she was tied.
The 2Gth Commencement of the State
Normal School, Baltimore, took place on
Thursday night. Rev. James W. Reese,
Professor of Languages at Western Maryland
College, delivered an address-"A Plea fol
History" The diplomas were distributed by
Gov. jackson. Among the graduates were
Misses Hilda G. Grass, of Westminster, and
Jessie Il. Matthews, of Woolery's district.
The Westminster Flower Mission will COM
,neuce work for the summer on Thursday
Afternoon next, from to o'clock, IN the
room over the store of NJ. w. Babylon, u
East Main street. Ladies will be in attend
.ance to receive contributions of flowers
which will be forwarded to the parent society
baltimore, there to be distributed to the in
,digent sick i'll the various hospitals.
Summer guests will begin to arrive a
Wisehester Place next week. Mrs. Mordeca
and two daughters, of Baltimore, will arriv,
on Wednesday. Several more will arrive OF
Thursday, and they will be coming every few
days thereafter. Mr.. Charles G. Hableston
of Baltimore, inspected the place on Wed
nesday and engaged rooms for his family
consisting of HIMSELF wife, four children anl
nurse.
Memorial and decoration services will b.
held at Frizellhurg tomorrow, Sunday, at
o'clock, p. m. The services will be held u
the Church of God at that place. An ad
dress will be delivered by Col. VIM. A. Me
Kellip, and the exercises will include sing
ing decorating of the soldiers graves wit
flowers, &c. All Grand Army men and tn
public generally are invited TO be presen
on the occasion.
Mr.. +. H. Orendorf, of this city, decline
re-appointment as Secretary for Carroll O
the Hagerstown Fair Association, and Mr.
Geo. w. Albaugh has been appointed to thu
position. Mr.. Evan Haines, of Uniontow
district, has been appointed one OF the d d
tors for Carroll in the place oil Mr.. N. ii
Bale. The board has been increased to tel
members, Mr.. Milton Schaeifer, of this city
ibeing added.
The annual May services took place at st
'iokn's Catholic Church Thursday afternoon
There we're hundred girls dressed in whit
and wearing crowns of flowers in the process
sion Miss Mamie Henning was Queen {
May. Miss l.. Sinnott represented the Angt
Of Spring; C. Bowersox, Angel OF Flowers
Helen Irwin, Mignonette; Nellie Mcdonald
Byzantine; Clara Eckenrode, Myrtlei Mann
McGirr, HeLotrope; Mary Orendorfl, Star {
Bethlehem; Gertie Price, Lily of the Valley
Ellen Cress, Heartsease. Miss A. Sinno
presented a lamp TO burn before the altar {
Mary.
John Hartman who became somewha
notorious last summer and fall. by attempt
ing 10 break Jail here, where he was eonfne
upon the charge of burglary at the house
c. Hall Brown, at Frizellburg, and was ais
wanted in Pennsylvania for horse stealing
has become an inventor since he was sent t
the penitentiary last December. lie ha
contrived an improved machine for foldin
tops of CATERS The machine is simple
construction and not liable TO get out of re
pair. Persons who have seen the model ar
of the opinion that the folder will do tn
work rapidly and well, and that it is decid
ed Improvement on the folders now in us'
Hartman made the model of the folder du
ing idle moments in the prison.
Mrs. Isaac C. Bale, of this city, had he
poeketbook picked on Wednesday evening :
the depot in this city. While on the trai
from Baltimore Mrs Bale was solicited e
aims by boy leading a blind man, and
opening her pocketbook the contents WEI