The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-07-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS


" 6. Gambler has been appointed post.
-.o,er At Gambler, TO succeed G. w. Frizzell,
resigned.
The heat on Wednesday was intense. On
tho farm of Mr.. Edward Lynch it was so
."srm for the men and horses work was sus-
pended.
The admirable address of Mr.. James A.
nasnbaugh before the State Teachers As
iociation will be found on the first page of
this issue.
Attbe WarGeldsburg Church of God Sun
d.y school picnic on Saturday, August 13,
one of the attractions will be a sham battle
nv the Linganore Guards.
man with small handorgan and mon
,ev. who politely took off his cap to every
contributor, did a lively business in our
,treets at gathering in the nickels, on Tues
day last.
The Christian Endeavor basket picnic, at
81. Lukes Lutheran Church, Uniontown
charge. which was announced to be held to-
day, the 10th, has been postponed until next
Saturday, the 23d.
Messrs. Chas T. Reifsnider and and D. N.
Venping, trustees of William and Sarah A.
Frounfeter, sold on Tuesday last farm of
II acres, rood and "A perches, near Tyrone,
to Jacob Frounfelter, for $l250.
Mr.. George W. Kenly, father of Mrs.
Thomas W. Mather, of Westminster, died on
Friday night of last week, at his residence
near Glenville Hartford county, aged IS years.
His farm is one of the finest in the county.
By recent change in schedule, mails will
leave Keysvile daily, except Sunday, at 7.30
a. M, and arrive at Double Pipe Creek by
A, m. Returning, will leave Double Pipe
Creek at 3 a. M, reaching Keysville half an
hour later.
Ex-Judge Bond, Justice Crapster and
Sheriff Dorsey went on fishing excursion on
on Tuesday to Taneytown district, being join
at TaneyLown by several deciples of lsaak
Walton. They fished Pney Creek and came
home with n fine lot of bass.
Tomorrow, Sunday, afternoon at O'Clock
there will be harvest home and children's
meeting at Greenwoods Bethel Church.
There will be addresses by prominent speak
ers, rectations and music. The new organ
will be dedicated at the same time.
Timothy Stokes, colored, was struck by a
train on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, near Marriottsville, on Tuesday after
noon, snd had his right arm badly crushed.
He was taken to Baltimore and the arm was
amputated, but his condition is critical. His
home IS IN harloru county.
Chairman John w. Angel, of the Prohibi-
lion party, sends us the following notice:
"The Pr0hibtionists of the respective dis
tricts of Carroll county will volunteer or
elect delegates to the convention which meets
at Glyndon camp on July q, for the pur-
pose of naming presidential electors, congress
smen and 4 new state central committee
Mr.. o. d. Gilbert will completely remodel
the Shorb property, he recently purchased
adjoining the Catholic Church. Another
story is to be added, also some bay windows,
and the back building is to be enlarged.
Miss Lucretia Van Bibber has purchased a
a lot from Col. Longwell and will have neat
residence erected. Other buildings are con
On Friday morning of last week, George
A. Blizzard, while driving self-binder on
the farm of his fathert near Gambler, observ-
ed some straw in the knotter. While taking
them out the needle pierced the back of his
hand and slit two of his fingers for a space of
two and A half inches. DR.. Silas NJ. Cor
such rendered surgical aid, and Mr.. Blizzard
is doing we'll
The Western Maryland and Frederick and
Pennsylvania Line Railroads have erected
handsome Joint station building at their june
to be known as Brucevile The York Road
and Frederick junction stations have been
abandoned. The new station is located on
the west side of the Frederick and Pennsyl-
vania line track.
How to re-capture a canary was well Illus
-trated in Westminster on Wednesday morn
ing last. A canary bird escaped from its
cage at the Central Hotel and perched in the
top Of an adjacent tree. A sprinkling hose
was obtained and the water turned upon 1t,
wetting ats wings so that it could not fly. 1t
fell TO the ground and was picked up aud re-
turned to its cage again.
The streets of Westminster are equal TO the
best anywhere. Go where you will you will
find no prettier thoroughfares, or better drain
age. They are clean, too, as rule, which
is a subject of remark by all visitors to the
place The citizens should feel pride in
our highways and endeavor TO keep them
clean. Don't allow paper TO be thrown IN
the streets, and sweep in front of your pre-
misses at least once week.
The Y. P. S. C. E., of the NJ. P. Church,
This city, has been given charge of the general
interests of the Church in the way OF Confer
ance collections. Sunday, July 3lst, has
been set apart as Foreign Missionary Day,
when a missionary entertainment, prepared
especially by the United Society of Christian
Endeayor, will be given. On Sunday, the
9th, the pastor, Rev. A. ID. Melvin, will
praech speial Missionary sermon, and also
on the 3lst.
Commissioner Stoner, of Carroll, met
Gather and Delauter, OF the
Frederick Board, at Engleman's Mill, on
Little Pipe Creek, about half mile from
Union Bridge, on Saturday last. to examine
The Joint bridge there. The bridge was
weak, and they decided TO put in new
joists and put down new flooring. The work
will be done by the day, under the supervision
of Mr. Jacob Stoner, of Union Bridge !:
The expense will be borne by Carroll and
Frederick counties.
Very few farmers have threshed their wheat
crops, and until considerable number do,
the matter of yield must be guess work. The
crop of last year was above the average, and
the opinion prevails that it is below the aver
age this year, and the quality is not so good
eila - Ia, best yield SO far is reported by
Fred. N. Hook, near this city, who got 324
bushels to the acre. The finest corn crop
within radius of four miles from Westmin-
ster is said to be Mr.. Thomas Turtles, neal
town.
Clarence Hill, William Myers, Robert
w lflbainS ana I1aulnlOu DOioc1f
were arrested by Officer Matthews for fight
ing last Saturday night, opposite the eolored
Baptist Church, on Green street. They were
all fined by Justice Moore, and paid up, ex,
cept Myers, who was sent to jail IN default oil
payment. THEODORE Johnson, colored was
fned by Justice Moore on Wednesday night
for abusing his wife and disturbing the peace:
Justice Moore also imposed fine on Howard
Dorsey, eolored, for throwing stones.
B.. z. shriger & Co., are building frame
storeage warehouse for canned goods, 6S by 20
feet, one story, near their factory ON Liberty
street. This storage warehouse will have an
office in front, the present stone building to
be used as a warehouse exclusively. Mr.
James W. Lockard is the builder. Another
forty horse power boiler is to be added to the
establishment, as the firm propose to don6le
their operations in the packing business for
the ensuing year. An addition will also be
made to the present corn crib in the rear OF
the lot extending it to the length OF fifty feet,
one story in height.
Belle Grove square, this city, is an animal,
ed scene nightly. 1t is prettily lighted and
ornamented with gas Jets and Chinese lanterns,