The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-25
SATURDAY, JULY %, 1891.
LOCAL AFFAIRS

DtskeL VI llc CdtiHS dpllcSi Which, McIc NUT
enjoyed.
john p Gardner has resigned as officer o
registration for Taneytown district, and Gov
jackson has appointed j. Sylvester Fink il
his place.
The excursion of the Western Maryland
Railroad employees to Colchester takes place
Enthusiastically. Train leaves Westminste
at GAP il. m.
Westminster is full of summer boarders ant
visitors, and there are more attractive young
ladies' here than can be seen in any Other
Maryland town.
George E. Yingling, of Westminster, has
been granted a pension. Ebenezer Hartman
of Baltimore, formerly of this city, has also
been placed on the pension roll.
Mr. J. Tavener, who removed to Westmin-
ster last spring and opened jewelry estab-
Iishment, made sale OF his effects last Satur-
day, and on Thursday started with his family
fer Mansfield, Ohio.
Mr.. VIM. Ii. Haines, near Denning's, sold
to b. f. Shriver Co., this city, 1872 bushels
of peas. He realized these from an acre and
half of ground, upon which were planted n
bushel and n half of peas.
Mr. Tobias 0nrsler, near this city, met with
two losses on Friday night of last week-a
choked TO death on an apple; the cause of
the hogs death is unknown.
There will be game of baseball on the
college grounds here next Wednesday after
noon, between the Hanover club and West
minister nine, and those who witness it will
probably see an interesting game.
The old Union Church in Westminster
Cemetery was sold last Saturday to DIR. Chas.
Billingslea. The material will be used in
constructing storehouse for canned goods at
the canuery of Smith, Yingling & Co.
Mrs. Bellazeppa Allen, aged 80 years, died
on Sunday morning of old age at the Metho-
dist Home, on Fulton avenue, near Franklin
street, Baltimore. She had been an inmate
of the home three years, and was from Carroll
county.
The iete for the benefit of St. Johns paro.
chial school, this city, opened on Monday
evening last. 1t will be open this Saturday
afternoon and night Owing to the incem-
ency of the weather the fete will be continued
next week
A cow belonging to Lewis Green, Jr., near
Carrollton Station, fell into a limekiln on
Saturday evening last, distance of about l6
feet She was taken out by means OF ropes
on Sunday and, strange to say, was appar-
emily uninjured.
The ADVOCATE returns thanks to Mr.. Matt
+. Butler, of Saltwater, Minnesota, for copy
of the st. Paul Globe, containing, among
other interesting matter, an account of the
terrible cyclone that swept the city of Superior,
Wisconsin, last week.
Judge Douglas, of Hagerstown, overruled
the motion for new trial in the case of Kate
Ridinger VS.. Contee Raitt, removed from
Carroll and tried at the May term of the
Washington county Circuit Court. The jury
gave the plaintiff verdict for 81, lG9
The second of the series of germans to be
given at Winchester Place by the Westminster
German Club will be given on Thursday even
ing of next week. None but members and
their visitors, together with the guests at
Winchester Place, are entitled to participate.
Hanson Dorsey, whose petition for pardon
noted recently, pardoned by Gov.
jackson on Friday of last week. Dorsey was
sent to the penitentiary at the May term of
the Circuit Court for Carroll county in 1888
for 20 years for arson. Dorsey has returned
to Westminster.
The Sabbath School of the Church of God
in Uniontown will hold their picnic in the
grove of Mr.. E. G. Gilbert a short distance
east of the town, on Saturday, August LIST,
commencing at Q n. m. and continuing until
Top. m. Good speakers will be present and
also Il band oil music.
Wednesday was the anniversary ofthe birth
day of Mr.. Thomas Babylon, of the firm of
Babylon & Gilbert, of this city, and he cele-
brated the event by giving a supper at the
Hotel Albion. Fourteen persons constituted
the party, composed mostly of the firm and
employees and their wives.
The Lutheran Sunday Schools of UniontowR
and Union Bridge will have their annual re-
union in the grove at Winters Church, in
connection with the school of that church,
on Saturday, August 29th Other schools
are also expected. Music and addresses will
be leading features of the reunion.
The Ex-senator Company, Montreal, Can
ada, offered prizes for the greatest number of
words from letters contained in the ords
The Worlds Fair" Mr.. and Mrs. j. }.
Baumgartner, of Westminster, were among
the successful competitors, having formed
nearly 800 words. They have been notified
that they are entitled to n silver tea set, gold
lined.
Maggie, the infant child of William Horner,
of this city, was badly bitten in the nose by
rat while asleep in a cradle in dark room on
Monday. The cries of the child attracted the
mother, who hurried into the room Just in
time to see the rat escaping, but was not able
to capture it. The rats teeth penetrated
bled profusey.
The County Commissioners were in session |
on Monday and Tuesday, engaged in general |
business, getting up specifications for building
and rebuilding bridges, &c. James Vernay, |
of Freedom district, was allowed n special |
pension of So. The examiners reports on |
the roads petitioned for by George II. Ware |
hime and others and by Jacob Warner and |
others were ratified and confirmed.
The Ladies' Aid Society connected with |
the Lutheran Church at Silver Run, and the |
Sunday school, will give an entertainment in |
n grove near the church on Saturday, August |
22d. The exercises will consist of select |
readings, recitations, dialogues, and vocal |
and instrumental music. Refreshments will /
he sold for the benefit of the Society, and |
members of the Sunday School will be treated |
to ice cream and cake.
Chas. Frederick Thawley, aged 10 months,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Thawley, formerly
Of this city, died on Friday morning, the 18th |
instant, at Pulaski, Va. Mr.. Thawley has
been at Pulaski, where he is foreman on the
News of that place, since he left here last fall,
but Mrs. Thawley and her child only removed
there few weeks ago. The child had the
cough when she went to Pulaski,
and this was followed by an attack of summer
complaint which caused his death.
On the first day of June Mr.. Henry Dem
mitt, near Denning's, sent us sample of
early potatoes. They were of fair size and
attracted much attention, for they were at
least four weeks earlier than the usual varieties
grown in this section. On Tuesday last Mr..
Demmitt sent us a basketful of the same
variety. They are fine in flavor, shapely and
large-not mammoth, but Of proper size for
table use. Early potatoes always bring the
best price, and if truckers would procure some
CT this early variety from Mr.. Demmitt they
would find their cultivation profitable.
The NJ. P. Camp at Mt. Airy opens ON
Thursday next, the Both. Among those who
will tent at the camp are-Rev. DIR. killgore,
Lisbon; Albert Mathews, Miss Powers, Glen
wood; Raymond Barnes, Albert Jones, w. Il.
Rudy, Robert Sellman, Z. NJ. Anderson, Jos.
Spurrier, L. l.. Mulineaux, Andrew Baker,
Thomas Mulinix, Rnnkle Brothers, Mt. Airy;
Charles A. Smith, DR.. B. H. Todd, Levi I.
Lewis, Mrs Lemuel Grove, Ridgeville; Mrs.
ar. al ~ I n. !