The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-09-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.



Rev. WHY'S Rede spent few days in Vir-
gina this week.
Elizabeth Koontz died at the Aims House
on Saturday last, aged 80 years.
When Westminster gets her grades fixed,
q her curbs laid, and her pavements finished,
won't she be a daisy?
Mrs. VIM. B. Thomas is having her house
on Green street, occupied by DIR. Harstone,
rerooled and repaired.
The tax rate in Westminster for this year
4 has been fixed at 30 cents on the 500, of
which are for water tax.
''The Midnight Alarm new play, is 10
be given at Odd Fellows Hall, this city, on
Monday night. 1t is a sensational comedy.
Democratic candidates and members of the
new Democratic Central Committee will meet
at the Court House here on Monday morning
next.
II is said Mr.. Alfred T. Buckingham, Re.
publican nominee for sheriff, will attend to
his private business and not accept the nomi-
nation.
The Cleveland Democratic Tariff Reform
Club of Unontown will hold its first meeting
for the ensuing year on Saturday night next,
October Sd.
Saturday night, October 31st, is the date
fixed for the State Democratic mass meeting
in Westminster. The state candidates will
all be present.
A valuable young Orange Blossom horse
belonging to Lewis Shipley, of Gambler, was
choked to death by its halter at Finksburg
Station last Saturday.
Mr. Mason Shpman, of Lewisvile, Fairfax
county, Va, is visiting his brother law,
Mr.. VIM. A. Abbott, and other relatives in
Hampstead District.
The Matthews and Warner club, of Balti
more, defeated the Westminster base ball
club on the college grounds here last Satur-
day by a score Of to 4.
Among the freaks in fruit this year is a twin
apple, brought to us this week by Mr.. Jesse
Phillips, living near this city. The apple has
but one stem but two blossoms.
An tinerant harness maker, named John
Hoffman, died in the Jail here on Wednesday.
He was awaiting the action of the grand jury
on the charge of stealing harness.
October 3 is Rosh a Shonah, the Hebrew
New Year. The business establishments of
$. Kann, Sons Co. and A. c. Strasburger |
will be closed. October 18th is the Day of |
Atonement.
The newly elected Republican County Cen
tral Committee organized on Monday by |
eIecting VIM. II. Bell, DR., chairman, and |
JdLltS -. DieT sttTtlITNs Doti vi heSluliu- |
ster district.
Mr.. Henry Pools famous peach orchard |
IN this city is now yielding largely of fine |
fruit, and he finds ready sale here for all.
To the AnrncNre he presented generous
portion on Thursday.
The weather for nearly two weeks has been /
exceedingly hot-as oppressive as any during |
the summer months. The usual equinoctial |
storms had not appeared up to yesterday, and |
the season has been unusually dry.
VIM. Ii. Thomas, Esq, as trustee, sold on /
Wednesday last two wood lots, one of six /
acres and the other of three acres and three |
rOods, the first at Sl6.25 per acre and the |
other at S.. 5Oper acre, to George III. Frazier. |
Both lots are near Flnksburg.
Messrs. Samuel p. and VIM. +. Everhart, |
stationers, book and fancy good dealers of
this city, trading under the firm name of
Everhart Bros, was dissolved on Tuesday |
last, and William +. Everhart and Joseph a.
Wacsche will continue the business under the
firm name of Eyerhart Il Co.
Mr.. Daniel Shriner. of this city, brought |
us a specimen of his tall corn, from lot on
the Manchester road. 1t measured u feet,
and the first ear was feet from the ground.
The corn was planted on May 18th. The
corn crop of Carroll is excellent all over the
county, and the yield will be far above the
average.
Rev. T. H. Lewis, president of Western
Maryland College, will start today for trip
around the world. He will go first to San
Francisco, and will sail from there about the
Slh or 10th of October for China. He expects
to return home in February. During his
absence Prof JAS W. Reese will be acting
president.
A Martha Washington tea party will be
al, Tb,rnb Walaf,al1
on the evenings of October Sth and 9th, and
the afternoon and evening Of the 10th. The
proceeds will be applied to the erection of
new church, which the congregation hope
soon to commence. A literary and musical
program is to be given on the last evening.
An excursion train on the. Western Mary.
land Railroad from Mechaniestown east, will
be run on Thursday next to accommodate
those who wish to attend the great opening
meeting of the Democratic campaign ut
Woodstock. From Baltimore excursionists
will go to the meeting by the Baltimore
Ohio railroad. Round trip will be one dollar.
On Friday evening, the 18th, d. B. Ale
man, editor of the Littlestown Independent,
and a party of gentlemen, started on horse
back for pleasant ride to Hanover. On
their return when about half way home the
horse that Mr.. Alleman was riding fell and
threw him violently to the ground. His left
arm was broken at the wrist and his right
lower limb was badly wrenched.
The Ellicott Ciiy Times of last Saturday,
says: "John Richardson died at the home
of his parents on the 18th inst in the 18th
year of his age. The young man in company
with friends some two months ago was testing
his strength at Henryton by lifting n railroad
bar weighing about 600 poonds. He sustained
injuries from over-eXertion resulting in his
death. His funeral took place from Holy
Trinity Church, Eldersburg, Carroll county,
Rev. j. B. Purcell, pastor, officiating.
A ride from Westminster to Uniontown,
recently, impressed us with the great rural
beauty of that region. Neat farming is every
where apparent; green hills and fertile valleys
delight the eye at every step Of the travellers
progress. Commodious and comfortable
dwellings, large and well painted barns; neat
enclosures, luxuriant cornfelds, fruitful
orchards, tell of the wealth and abundance of
the entire region, and that the Zines have
fallen to its inhabitants in pheasant places"
A letter from Gettysburg, Pa, on Tuesday,
says: at is stated here on very good author
ity that the Reading Railroad has in contem-
plation the extension of its road from Get
tysburg TO Frederick, the line to run several
miles east of diminishing. The purpose is
TO secure new markets for Reading coal.
Should it be built, its further extension TO
Washington would be only matter of time.
Several parties have been spoken to about
securing rights of-way and subscriptions. If
encouragement is given in these two things,
the Reading will willingly embark in the enter
prise
The tournament near Tayorsville last Sat
urday was well attended and the riding was
excellent. Seven knights contested, as fol-
lows-Harry Allgire, knight Of Pleasant
Grove; Jesse Stem, Knight of Cranberry
Valley; George p. Baesman, knight Of Free
DOM John Dutterer, Knight of Valley Farm;
Charles Crawford, Knight of Waterloo; Harry
Davis, Knight of Green Valley, and James
Harker, Knight of Harrisonville. Jesse Stem
took highest honors and crowned Miss Kate
iE.ltzler, queen; Gerge p. Baesman crowned
Miss Carrie Stouch first maid, Harry Allgire
crowned Miss Alice Stouch second maid and