The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-08-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Dghy, Tree LOT All opSS''N'''
por Jesse Higgins will assume charge of
,. n parish on Tuesday next.
IN. Auoust term of the Circuit Court for
r,rrol County will commence on Monday
The Carroll County Teachers Association
n hold meeting at Central Hall. West
",;nster. on September list.
The Westminster canneries opened yester-
I.r on corn. The pack this year will be
fCbt. as the corn crop is very short.
Frank S. Cain. of the Sth district, Balti-
,.a,s county. has been appointed to the free
uo5oarship in Western Maryland College.
Collector yandiver has appointed David
r Webster of Uniontown storekeeper and
"a, r,nger in the place of William A. Shriver of
Avonlale.
Mr. Philip II. Myers, of Westminster,
,ormery connected with the Carrolltonian,
has accepted place on the Record, at Wilkes
barre. Pa.
tournament will be held in the grove of
rigin Akers, at the intersection Of the Mar
tottsyille and Old Frederick roads, on Au
gust Is, at 10 a. m.
Mrs. Harriet Trone, widow of the late
samuel Trone, of Hanover, Pa. died in
Manchester, on Sunday last. Mrs. Trone
gas in her 18th year.
Judge |. Thomas Jones is quite sick at his
home in Elkridge, Howard county. He has
been confined to his bed for n week with
localized pneumonia.
In some parts of Carroll and over in Penn
4ylyana some farmers are cutting off their
eg4el corn and feeding it to stock. In some
.ecions field corn will not be more tkan half
acrOp.
Mrs. Amelia Bixler, wife of Jacob BiKler,
formerly of Melrose, this county, and daugh-
fer of Reuben Shaffer, OF Melrose, died at
Ashtabula, Ohio, on july 18th. Her age
vas IS years.
The droulh has become serious. The
,Weet corn, for canning, will be very short,
and the field corn will suffer eorrespondingly,
unless copious showers should revive that
which was later planted.
George w. Phillips, near Wariieldsburg,
raised cucumber this season feet inches
long and weighing % pounds. He brought it
10 the ADVOCATE Office on Monday, where 1t
has been on exhibition ever since.
A brilliant and beautiful aurora borealis
adorned the heavens on Sunday night. The
dim base was of irregular outline and looked
ike a dense, uky cloud. The whole faded
away, or was but family visible at a. m.
T. S. Ford and H. NJ. Dudley of Marshall
.own, Iowa, were nj the City Hotel here on
Thursday They are taking n trip on their
bicycles, via Philadelphia and New. York,
and sill take in the Worlds Fair on their
homagard trip.
Among those registered at the Worlds Fair
this week from Carroll were p, j. Warehouse,
Of Sykesyile: Mr.. and Mrs j. G. Skunk, of
Westminster; Mr.. and Mrs. David Englar,
Jr of Medford; Mrs. Lavinia and Anna E.
Mehring, of Linwood.
More improvements are being made at
Western Maryland College. The cross wing
OF Smith Hall is being raised one story and
a tower added, to complete the design for
The main building, IS made by the architect,
jackson c. Colt.
The contributors TO the Flower Missienthis
week were Mrs. George Matthews, Mrs. Sam.
ael Skunk. Mrs. j. w. Smith, Mrs. Carr,
Grace Diehl, Miss Lizzie Nushaum. Receiv-
ers for next week. Miss Grass and Miss Ida
LOckard; packers. Misses Grace Herring and
Bettye Shrver.
The Deer Park German Lutheran picnic
Was held on Saturday last and was largely
attended. There were between 400 and 500
carriages on and near the grounds. and it is
Supposed that there were over 2000 people
present. Eghty.seven gallons of Crowds
ZEE cream was sold, besides n large quantity
d cake. fruit, lemonade. pop, &e. There
vas a parade of the school children in the
marning and an address by Rev. Samuel
Henry Of Pennsylvania.
.!mong she recent changes in star route
sche 1nles in Maryland were the following
Pikess-iIle to Haight-Leave Pikesvile daily
except Sunday at a. M, arrive at Haight
by . a. M. leave Haight daily except Sun
day at $50 a. m, arrive at Pikesyille by
1890 y. IN. ; Mount Airy TO Long Corner
Leave Mount Airy daily except Sunday at
$50 a, M, arrive at Long Corner by 1890 n.
H.. leave Long Corner daily except Sunday
atll.3Oa. NJ. arrive MountAiry by l2.50 p. m.
There will be but eight names on the conn
ty ticket this iall-four candidates for the
House of Delegates, one for County Commits
2ioner, one for County Treasurer, one for
Sheriff and one for County Surveyor. Can
aldates are numerous, particularly for County
Treasurer and Sheriff, and the most of them
we've here at the conventions this week ming.
ling among the people. The ticket this fall
Will also contain the NAMES of the Judiciary
candidates and the candidate for Comp
troller
Ms. Mary Cook, widow of the late Peter
Cook, died at the residence of her son-in-law,
Gleorge W. Duvall, near Warieldsburg, on
august ID, ut the age of 95 years. She was
The mother Of ten children, those living being
hessrs. Thomas Cook, Hagerstown; Rein
T. Cook, Of this city; John Cook, OF Balti-
more Mrs. Mary +. Duvall. near WarBelds-
olrg; Mrs. Rachel Kerchner and Mrs. Minerva
N'delliie, near Dayton, Ohio. She leaves
% grandchildren, ID great grandchildren aud
great great grandchild
Tuesday was Temperance Day at Nj. Airy
ea~p. Rev. W. NJ. Strayer, of Buckeystown,
vas II charge Of the exercises, which began
al o'clock with early morning prayer meet
ing, led by Rev. j. B. Jones. At 1920
0 clock Rev. w. NJ. Strayer preached tenn !.
peTance sermon, discussing religious and
political obligations in suppressing the liqnor
Ianle platform meeting was held in the
afternoon in advocacy of temperance. Ad-
q5esses were made by Revs. }. b. Jones,
eelases j. SFayer, +. T. Benson, J. NJ. Sher-
iOan aaa others. The Christian Endeayor
meeting in The eve1isg was led by Rev. G..
b. SirGyer and Ernest Kjndley, of Buckeys-
lowed.
Following is section OF law governing
me Shipment OF premature fJgllt or affected by
FELLOWS: .'Section /. Be ii apaeted by the
'General Assembly of Maryland, That j shall
De anlawiul for any person TO keep OF allow
% % be and remain on his land or premises, IN
Tue State Of Maryland, any peach, almond,
apricot or neeiRrine tree infected with the
contagious disease known as the yellows, or
70 offer for sale or shipment, or to sell or ship
70 others any such trees, or the fruit thereof
y any iorm; any person convicted before any
lusuee OF the peace of selling or shipping SAID
trees OR the fruit thereof in any form. tEow,
Jug The same to be so diseased, shall be lined
q sum not exceeding tea dollars and COSTS
q upon failure to pay the same shall be con
uned m the county Jail for aterm not exceed.
lg thirty days, provided the provisions OIL
's act shall not apply to Washington county
Chas E. Stewart & Co., contractors. have
brought suit in the Court of Common Pleas,
baltimore, against the Baltimore and Ohio
i'ailroad Company for $50, 900. The decia-
l,lion AYERS that the railroad company en-
poyed the plaintiffs to construct a bridge
across Wheeling Creek, West Virginia, and
3 make certain excavations ut Caldwell
nua' near Wheeling. and TO do certain Other
"otk, and that the plaintiffs entered upon the
performance of said work and incurred large
M IL a4st