The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-09-05
,ATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1891
T.OCAL AFFAIRS

George Firman, of Manchester district
vbo was sent to Spring Grove Asylum, is
reported to be quite i'll.
During August 10 mortgages, % deeds and
], bills Of sale were recorded in the Clerk /:
Odice. and marriage licenses were issued
Mrs. Betsy CARRIER, of Union Bridge, was
,,,rolvzed on August 22d and died on the
JSrb. She was the widow of Christian Gar
Der.
The Republican County Central Committee
an Monday set Saturday, September 10Th,
far primaries, and Monday the 2lst, for the
county convention.
Mr.. A. J. Koontz, of Fountain Valley,
brought us double apple a few days ago.
They had but one stem, but two blossoms,
and were completely joined.
On Saturday next, September 18th, the
4 Manchester Band will have a musical picnic
in a grove near Manchester. Several bands
and church choirs will be present
Noah Sellers, of Hampstead district, was
declared insane by jury de lunatico inqui-
repdo on Tuesday, and the court ordered
him to be confined at the Aims House.
The commissioners of Howard county have
ratified the action of the Carroll county board
in the award made for constructing the joint
county bridge over the Patpasco at Marriotts-
vile.
The price of glass fruit jars has advanced
in nrice So cents dozen in the pest two
weeks The large fruit crop and low prices
have set every housewife to preserving and
canning.
A Brown Campaign Club is to be organized
=, Manchester on Monday evening next, Sep
tember 9Th, and Democrats of the district are
invited TO attend. For effective work organ
ization is necessary.
Pinkney J. Bennett, executor, sold at pub
lie sale. on Monday last, 143 acres, roods
and 81 perches of land and improvements,
situated on the Oakland Factory road, .
miles from Eldersburg, to Joshua Scrivenor
for SIS per acre.
The registration books will be opened on
Monday, September 2lst, and the registrars
will sit for three consecutive days. Young
men who will be twenty one years of age by
election day are entitled to register at the
September sitting.
Mrs. Leah Seabrook died on August 23d,
at Greencastle, Pa, in her 92d year. She
was the widow of George Seabrook, who died
ten years ago, aged 81 years. George Sea
brook was a relative Of the Seabrooks of Mid
dleburg and Westminster.
Mamie, 12-year-old daughter OF Mr.. +, W..
Koch, of Baltimore, fell from horse at Win
chester Place on Monday, and was hurt con-
siderably. The family were packing up to
leave after two months visit, and she was
taken to Baltimore in the evening.
The Carroll County Reed Band has had a
very prosperous season. The band consists
of q pieces, including drum major, and has
had engagements every Saturday from July
.. and has been engaged for every Saturday
until the End Saturday in October.
Tonight Saturday. is the time for the
annual election of officers Of the Cleveland
Democratic Club of Uniontown. The ar.
rangements for the great basket picnic will
also be considered at the meeting, and every
member is urgently requested to be present
The Mayor and Council are still making
improvements in Westminster streets. Bond
street is being graded and all along Main
street pavements are being relaid and wid-
ened, the cutters remodeled, and both are
being made to conform to the established
grade.
Mr.. J. II. Blocher was not delegate to
the Democratic County Convention from
Manchester district last week, but his brother,
|. NJ. Blocher, was. In writing most people
make no distinction between | and } and the
error in the list of delegates likely occurred
on account of this.
The canning establishments ofB. F. Shriver
Il Ca. and Smith, Yingling 4 Co., this city,
are beehives of industry. The two employ
over three hundred persons and are putting
M about $4,000 cans daily of corn, lima
beans and tomatoes OF corn they use about
s. to 30 tons day.
j. Oliver Wadlow sold at public sale, on
Monday last, I43! acres of land and improve
ments, near Woodbne, TO J. Oliver Wadlow,
for $3.50 per acre. VIM. Ii. Starr and
Samuel Reindollar, executors, sold, on the
same day, two town lots in Taneytown, to
Denton s. Gehr.
Saturday last, August Goth, was the SD
anniversary of the birth of Mrs. William
Shriyer, at Union Mills. A family reunion
took place in honor of the occasion, and Mr..
Frank Chairs, of Anne Arundel, remembered
Mrs Shriver by sending her two boxes of
fine strawberries, second crop.
Mr.. John T. West, of New Windsor dis
trict, brought us sample of his mammoth
Redskin onions, raised from the seed. They
were sown the first week of May, and they
are quite uniform in size, measuring from %
to lOl inches in circumference. This is
extraordinary growth from the seed.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has completed convenient depot building,
lSx3O feet, at Morgan Station, with separate
waiting-rooms for men and women and tele-
graph and ticket office. 1t will be occupied
shortly. The glass front of the telegraph
Office was smashed few nights ago by some
passing vandals.
William Leese died at his residence, near
Bixier Iostolfice, in Bachmans Valley, on
Monday night last, in his 18th year, oftyphoid-
pneumonia. Mr.. Leese was prominent and
prosperous farmer, kind and generous
neighbor, and very highly esteemed. A
widow, one son and two daughters survive
him. Inreligion he was German Reformed,
and in politics an earnest Democrat.
Postmaster George E. Sharrer, of West
minister, will make an inspection of the post
Offices OF Carroll, some eighty-five in number,
by direction Of the Postotiice Department at
Washington, and will start out next week.
Mr.. Sharrer is prohibited by Civil Service
Order No. from taking active part in poll
tics, or it might be suspected by some that he
will be looking after his fences as he travels
about.
John Toner, we'll harness maker,
of Baltimore, committed suicide in Druid
hill Park, on Friday morning OF last week.
by gashing his arm near the elbow with a
harness makers knife. He was unconscious
from loss of blood when found, and he died
at night. The deceased once carried on the
harness business at Stonersville and after
ward in this city. About 1860 he left here
and went to Baltimore.
John G. Byers, native of Carroll, died on
August 10Th, at his residence in Adams
county, Pa, aged GO years, months and %
days. The deceased leaves a wife and two
sons and two daughters. One son, Jacob, is
Lutheran minister, with charge at Myers
dale, Somerset county, Pa, and the other is
preparing for the ministry at Gettysburg Col
lege. The daughters are both married, one
to John Basehoar and the other to John A.
Robert. His funeral was one of the largest
at littlestown for many years.
William Brown, colored, who stands six
feet four inches in his stockings, was brought
70 jail here last Saturday night by Deputy
Aeriif Wilderson. He was charged by
Nomas G. Wood with assault with attempt
9ioNurder upon him, and Woods face and
heal clearly showed that he had been roughly
landed. The assault occurred on Friday
aternpon, near Mt. Airy, and Wood came
Ore on Saturday and made complaint against