The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-08-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

band of Gypsies passed through West
Minister on Thursday.
The sugar corn crop will be short this year
owing to the dry spell.
George W. Keller, of Hampstead, has been
yr,uted an increase OF pension
Nineteen tickets were sold at Westminster
far Glyndon Temperance Camp.
child, about 8 years old, of Nelson
Rsker, Patapsco, died on Saturday last.
Pour hundred and twenty. nine tickets were
,oId al Westminster on Sunday for Linwood
camp meeting.
Mrs. Catharine Cheeseman died at Double
Pine Creek on Friday of last week, aged
seyentv-fou years.
Mrs. Amanda Carmack, widow of the late
Joshua Carmack, of Double Pipe Creek, died
ofyphod fever Monday morning.
New base ball grounds are being prepared
m the farm of Mrs Smith on the road to the
Aims House, and will be known as 'Smith
Park.
Rev. Calvin S. Slagle, of St. Pauls Re-
iormed Church, Westminster, preached at
Il, Pauls Reformed Church, Baltimore, last
Sunday.
The City Hotel, this city, has been leased
by Charlie Van and DR.. George S. Hollister,
Of Ocean View, Virginia, and they will open
the house on September l.
Mr.. J. W. Lockard is improving his dwell
ing on Main street, this city, by turning the
part formerly used as a store into parlor,
and adding handsome bay windows.
Sheriff Arnold this year threshed 4S6
bushels and few pounds of wheat from 10
c.l . Ii, a.
acre. The wheat was Fultz variety. This is
the best yield reported in Carroll this year.
A German, with his wife and six children,
passed through Westminster on Thursday
morning for Dorchester county, Nd, where
he expects to locate. He came from Ne
braska, and had been seven weeks on the
way.
Miss Susie Dnlany Eader, daughter of Mr..
Jacob Eader, of Baltimore, formerly of
Westminster, was married in Baltimore on
Thursday, August Q. TO Mr.. Edgar A. P.
Ames They will reside at 1910 W. Fayette
street.
Mrs. John Marsh and Mrs. Theodore Derr,
of Westminster, each had a night blooming
cereus in bloom this week, and both had
many visitors to see them. Mr.. A. H. Huber's
night blooming cereus boomed last Saturday
night.
Eighteen of the tramps that were driven
from freight train at Gathers Siding
last week were arrested Thursday night, taken
before Justice VIM. p. Gorsuch at Sykes
Vile and sent to the House of Correction for
two months each.
The Westminster Steam Laundry has just
been enlarged to meet the growing business
of the establishment. Mr.. Shreeve has taken
Mr. X. N. Snader, a former resident OF
Westminster, in partnership with him and the
irm name is Shreeve & Snader.
Benjamin Knot, of Bruceville, accidentally
Sell against a slowly moving engine at Lin
ROod on Sunday. He was struck by the pilot
and his face and head cut. The blow of the
engine threw him away from the track or he
3oald probably have been killed.
Jesse Eyler, son of Mr.. Washington Eyler
jumped from n moving train, near Middle
burg, on Saturday, and fell with great force
against pile of stones. He was passing neal
his fathers home and jumped off. He was
injured badly about the face and head.
Morgan Grove Exhibition, at Shepherds
town, W. va. for which Carroll has al
Advisory Board, will be held on September
A. 5, 6 and T. Mrs. Jos. d. Brooks, of this
city, has been appointed one of the judges OF
bread and cake in the Ladies' Department
''Why went out of the saleen business,
will be the subject of the address Of Rev
". K. Covert at the Prohibition picnic. naaI
Carrolit0n, today. He will preach at Win
field Sunday morning, at Warieldsburg Sun
day afternoon, and at Carrollton Monda,
Hight
The buggy of Mr.. James E. Smith, of thu
city, was upset on Main street, near iht
depot. last Saturday, by another carriage
backing against it, and he was thrown out OF
the pavement, receceiving a very severe jar
He could scarcely use his right arm 10
several days.
In the oratorical contest last Saturda.
sight at Glyndon Camp, Charlton B. Strayer
Of Western Maryland College, won the golt
medal He is a son of Rev. W. NJ. Strayer
Of Buckeystown, Frederick county. He ha'
as competitors a student Of Dickinson Colleg
and six students of Baltimore City College
Samuel Shue, former resident of West
minister, who recently went to Washington
d. G., was arrested there last Monday on tn
charge Of enticing away for immoral purpose
.5slia C.. Engleman, a daughter of .josial
&. Engleman, of this city. When brough
mere the father of the girl withdrew tn
charge and Justice Moore released him.
VIM. Fitzgerald, of Scranton, Pa, SRo wa
arrested ct Smithsburg on the charge
vagrancy and ASSEMBLING Mrs. Ella .. Watson
near Hagerstown, July 81, was given hear
ing before Justice Bitner, at Hagerstown
EAST Saturday and was discharged. Fitzgerald
claimed chat at the time of the assault he wa
1fa g TanavtnWn.
roll county.
Governor Brown has appointed two dele
gates from each OK the rural congressieua
districts and one each from the Baltimore
districts to represent Maryland at the Farmers
National Congress, to be held at Parkers
burg, W. Va, October Sc, next. From tn
second district the delegates are 4. 9erber
Shriver, of Carroll, and Charles M. Rogers
of Baltimore county.
Ezra B. Garner, who manages Linwoo'
camp Of the Church of God, Edward Iepp
Jacob Hape and others were arrested thu
week for traliicking on Sunday on and neal
&he camp ground, and were before Jusue
Moore here. Several paid the fines imposed
and others took their cases to court. MIR
Garner pleaded guilty yesterday and wa
fined $50 aud costs, which he paid.
There will be tournament 10 Crawford
grove, near Taylorsville, on Wednesday
August %. commencing at 10 o'clock IN en-
morning. NJ. E. Walsh. Esq, will dehve
the change to the knights and j. MiitoI
Reifsnider, ESQ.,, will make the coronation
address. Mr.. Jos W. Berret will be chic
marshal. and the judges will be Dr.. Ed
Cronk, Robert SeIlman, Joseph ID. Brooks
Elias B. Arnold, Albert A. Dorsey. fanc
ing will follow the tournament. 20 music by
Baltimore orchestra.
4 squad of about fifty tramps took posses
sion 81 Baltimore and Ohio freight tra.n q
Plane 40. 4, short distance west OF M
Airy. 1sesday night. and boldly held tn
situation sAtil routed by posse OF raIlroa
detectives Wednesday morning. On receip
of the news seyexal detectives were despatch
ed from Baltimore. sad being joined by DE
tective John Lloyd aud others at Mt, Airy
they proceeded to the scene of disturbance
The tramps. somehow, got wina OF the ON
Gers approach and left the cars and naEche
in body TO thick woods near by. 30 81
rests were made.
Monday was the Feast of the Transtignre
zion. and special services we're held at Churc
Of the TRANSPORTATION, Blue Ridge Summit
Father Huntingdon of the Order OF the Hol
GreEs. oficiated. assisted by number