The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-07-15
rocAI AFFAIRS


''il'', sarnons companions-the small boy
and the green apple.
'u ct -, bells tolled for two funerals in
Westminster on Thursday.
RI Sonble. near Watersville, is having a
.r =" bn;It The frame was raised last Saiur-
day. IL
= H. farms will average thirty bushels per
III The Democratic County Central Commit
-. nilI meet in this city on Monday morning
next, at 10 o'clock.
p,of lanes A. DilTenbaugh has purchased
a, Ioi of Col. Longwell, on Centre street, IN
the rear of "The Naples.
psniamin Noel, of Westminster, while at
-oTk on July Sd at Avondale, was stunned by
csb,n;nu. One shoe was considerably burned.
Tho EIGHT year old son of Ephraim Haines
..ar Nedlord, on Thursday of last week, ran
a. ay fork through his foot, making painful
wound.
Mayor Brooks, falling to get stone, has
ordered Stag with which to repair West Main
,,rast from the railroad TO Pennsylvania
avenue.
traction engines and bicycles used TO be
rraot bupaboos to horses that CHANGED to
meet them on the road, but now they scarcely
notice them.
George Gray. son of Mrs. Jane Gray, of
0sla Baltimore county, near the Carroll
line, fell from a ladder and broke his lett
arm on Monday.
Mareellns Wright, near Marriottsville, in
Harvard county, cut his foot very seriously
With an axe few days ago, and the injury
NAV permanently cripple him.
A son of Mr.. William l.. Corbin, near this
city one day last week shot and captured
vtiie crane on Myers mill dam. 1t meas
nrpd little more than four feet across the
wings.
Rev. Jesse Higgins has accepted the call
10 the rectorship Of Ascension Church, and
will assume charge shortly. Mr.. Higgins is
now assistant rector of ST. Lnke's Church,
Baltimore
camlmeeting will commence today IN
the woods of Mr.. A. ii. Barnes, near War
Geldsburg, and will continue until the 3lst.
II is under the auspices of Weston Chapel
NJ. E. Church, colored, Rev. Edward Moore,
PASTOR
Noel Brothers, carpenters, have remodeled
The house of II. Stewart Roberts ut Mediord,
re rooted the barn of Daniel Englar. built
creamery for David Englar and made CON
siderable repairs for James w. Beacham at
AvOndale.
A little son Of August Brown tried to
iump on traction engine one day last week,
in franklin district. He fell and was con-
siderabIy cut and bruised. The engine was
being brought home by JEFF. Hooper from
Waynesboro.
While John Myers, near New Windsor,
was trying to pull sheaf of wheat from a
reaper on Thursday afternoon OF last week,
the horses started. The needle pierced the
palm of his hand and the arm was drawn into
the machine and broken in three places.
Charles r. Woods, Chairman of Carroll
county Prohibitonists, has called conven-
tion OF the party for July 25th. 10 meet IN
Carroll Hail. this city, to select delegates to
the Stale convention, which meets mt Glyn-
don on August 9th, and to nominate candi-
dates for comfy offices.
Among the Democratic nominees for the
House of Delegates in Baltimore county, is
Mr. Frederick S. Myerly, son of Mr.. Elias
Myerly, of Manchester. Mr.. Frederick
Myerly is school teacher and graduated at
the State Normal School in 1873, ever since
which time he has been teaching in Balt'more
county.
The veterans of the late war are building n
church at Sharpsbnrg, called Holy Trinity
Memorial Lutheran Church. Mr.. Charles
P. Bale, of New Windsor, has presented a
handsome pulpit for the church, which took
him eighteen days to make, and Mr.. Winfield
S, Dmch of the same place has donated n
reading desk.
Grover, a little son Of Emanuel Bollinger,
on the farm of Samuel Waniz, near Tyrone,
fell from cherry tree last Tuesday AFTERNOON,
A distance of twelve feet, and struck on a
paing fence on his head. About four square
inches Of his scalp was torn loose and hung
down. DIR. Jacob Rinehart, of Frizellburg,
rendered surgical attention.
D. N. fleming, Esq, Sheriff Dorsey and
g. W. Crapster, went to Taneytown on We'd
nesday and there Joined fishing party COM
posed of George IL. Biroie, Woods Crnpster'
James c. Gait, Mr.. BoweFsox and hall
dozen others. They drove to tas Monocacy,
where they put in a seine and landed IL large
lot of fish, am0ng them some very line bass
The manager of the Caledonia Base Ball
Club writes to the ADVOCATE that our Sykes
Vile correspondent erred IN reporting the re,
suit of the game between the Sykesvllle ana
Caledonia ciabs on July 4th. The Caisdonians
won by score of l3 to IL, instead OF The
game being in favor of SykesVille by score
of Il to 10. The winning battery was Prngh
and Dorsey.
Or. J. Wesley Steele. of SYbesville, and
DR.. J. T. Shreeve. of UniontowH, haye been
examining surgeons OF the Pension
Bureau IN connection with DR.. John ,.
Matthias. These will meet in Westminster
next Wednesday for organization. The old
board consisted of DR.. NJ. l.. Bolt, OF West
Minister, DR.. f.. Kemp, of Uniontown, and DR..
Sias Gorsuch, OF Gambler.
At Sebastian Bowersis, uear Bird Hill. last
Sunday was company Of ten persons, rang
ing in age from GO to 80 years. They were
Lovelace Jordan, GO; Sarah Bowers, So;
Elizabeth Barber, 65; Wesley Barber, 81;
Matilda Jordan, 6S; Conrad Bowers, Us;
Sebastian Bowers, II; Susan Bowers, "a
Lovelaee Frizzle, rs; John Baker, 80 Ihe
last two live in Ashland, Ohio.
Persons sending communications for pub
heation in the ADvocATE should sign their
laiutNt OlnGGWlsc litt icttSio VIZ - ~ -.
waste basket. The names viii not be pub
ished, unless by request, bat the editors
must know the names Of correspondents as =
against imposition. Several let
.ers have gone to the waste basket thus week,
because the writers failed to sign their names.
Samuel Hiltabridle, OF Uniontown, acci.
dentally shot himself on Monday night. abont
o'clock. He heard noise in his yard.
going to the window and calling who
Ihere," received no answer. lie then got
u revolver, and it went off accidentally, one
a, passing through his thumb and the other
trik, V his thumb and finger. There were
Ro lo,. 'ds ia the pistol and both were dis
harged a. the same time.
Mrs. Maba'la Basghman, widow OF the late
lichael Banob .usaH, of Westminster, died at
lew Windsor. at the residence of her son IN
Nv, Rev. +. ]. G, 'pss, on Monday night IN
he GgIh wear of he age. -Four children
frs. I. ]. Cross. Of N.sw Windsor; Charles
|. Baughman and DR.. G gorge 2. Banghuian,,
I Westminster, and Harry F. bapghman, q q
ialtimore-survive her. Il er iuserai LON
lace from the NJ. p. Church, TINS Guy, OF
thursday afternoon and was large ailehueu :
The colored people Of Union Street METH :.
dist Episcopal Church held a s.Was awomah
Jubilee in Col Lougwell's WOODS, near
Westminster, on Saturday, for the beneh g, q
he minister. Rev. Edward Moore. ne
apialn was James Irving, who marched the
ssomer around the grove several times. taking