The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-07-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BRRvITIEs.

The Westminster Band will play at the
bohemian picnic, at Standard Park, Balti-
more, on Monday.
Miss L. E. Shipley, of Daniel, was one of
The graduates of Eaton & Burnett Business
College, Baltimore. this week.
Our correspondent at Piney Creek on
Thursday sent to the ADVOCATE two timothy
heads measuring 81 inches each.
1t was just thirty years ago last Monday,
July 3. that Major Harry Gilmore occupied
New Windsor with his Confederate cavalry
The ADVOCATE acknowledges an invitation
to the opening of Hotel Freeman, near
Fulton Station, Baltimore, next Wednesday
evening
George Morelock, of Westminster, played
the solo clarinet with the Gettysburg G. A.
R. band during the State Encampment at
Gettysburg, Pa.
Mr.. Daniel Seipp, formerly of Hampstead
district has made an assignment of all his
property TO George L. Stocksdale, ESQ.,, At
iorney, as trustee.
The A. U. NJ. P. Church of Middletown,
this county, is holding camp meeting in
Mr.. Joseph Haines's grove. Rev. J. H.
Grnage is pastor.
The Junior Order United American Me.
chanics of Hampstead will have parade to-
day, in which they will be joined by councils
from neghboring places.
B. F. Shriver & Co., at their Littlestown
canning factory, put up about $500 bushels
of peas this year., One trucker in the neigh
borhood cleared 1926 from six acres of peas.
John Boylan, of Westminster, has in his
possession a carving knife that he bought at
David Earhart's sale near Silver Run. The
knife had been in the Earhart family over a
century.
Messrs. Bond, Clabaugh and Fink, as
trustees, on Saturday last sold the Wesley
D. 0ursler farm, at Haight, this county, con.
tanning 81 acres, to Thomas s. Clark, for
S2250 per acre.
Harriet, the infant child Of Fred. d. Miller,
of Westminster, narrowly escaped being
drowned in the fountain at Belle Grove
Square, on Monday evening, while playing
around the fountain.
Application to Gov. Brown has been made
for the pardon of George W. Miller, convicted
of larceny at the November term, 1898, of
the circuit court for Carroll, and sentenced to
the penitentiary for one year.
Mr. Edwin W. Shriver, son of Mr. Francis
Shriver of this city, and who has been living
on Long Island, New York, for some years,
is now connected with the Iron Steamboat
Company, and is purser on the Taurus.
bill to pay $3.50 to Joab Brown, of Mt.
Airy, for supplies taken by Federal troops
during the late war, has been reported favor
ably in the House of Representatives on
Monday, from the Committee on War Claims.
Prof. James A. Diffenbaugh, School Elk.
aminer of Carroll, delivered an address on
Thursday before the Maryland State Teachers
Association, at Annapolis. Mr.. J. II. Blocher.
school commissioner of Carroll, was elected
second vice-presdent.
Mr. John c. Buckley, a very prominent
farmer, near New Windsor, had foot and
leg crushed one day last week. He had
hauled load of grain into his barn, and his
horses became tangled, the wheel-horses
being thrown on his leg.
Beginning with the 18th instant, there will
be a lock pouch sent to Baltimore by the l. u
p. m. train. This will be great accomoda-
ton to our people and they will appreciate
Postmaster Sharrer's efforts in giving them
additional mail facilities.
Serena Hollingsworth, colored, died at a
hospital in Baltimore on Wednesday. She
was about 65 years old, and well known in
Westminster where she had been domestic
in a number of families. Her remains were
brought here for burial, and the funeral took
place on Thursday.
Smith, Yingling & Co., of Westminster,
canned about $500 bushels of peas this
year. They also canned small quantity of
cherries. B. F. Shriver & Co. canned $500
bushels of peas at their factory in this city.
There was only about half crop, owing to
III damage done by the hail.
ext Thursday the fifth annual reunion of
the R >sformed church will be held at Penmar.
The w, Ntern Maryland Railroad will run a
special t, ~in, leaving Westminster at So a.
N and 70 tarning, leave Penmar at 6.52 p.
m Fora :, ON Westminster for the round
trim 81 90 Shs train will stop at all stations
TO Thurmont.
The late DAM, u Beckiey, of Beckleysyille,
devised all his Toperty 10 ms wIe' mary
Ann Beckley, to " heid 80 lrusi un.li ms
son, John Henry, at, sIes the age o. Nv twenty. my
one years. The prop, NY rs Ihen 70 De soiu
and the proceeds divideL' among the tes'stor
wife and bis children, JoLw henFy ana mary
Elizabeth Jane.
Mrs Lydia Bankard died uear umontoTn
on Saturday last, aged sS y ears, . u months
and q DAYS. She was the motL 'er OF Ephraim
Bankard, near Spring Mills and vas Wluely
known and highly esteemed Chris, ian woman;
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was conducted by Rev. Calvin s. S'lagle, oil
St. Paul's Reformed Church, Westminster
The following ministers will be in attend
ance tomorrow at the campmeehng hehr
Wsr6elisburg held under the auspices Of
Wesley Chapel: ReYs. G. W. Cooper, }.
A. Sanders and Daniel Collins. Mr.. Cooper
will preach at IL a. M; Mr.. Sanders at 3p.
~ and Mr.. Collins at p. m. Sheriff Arnold
will have deputies present to preserve order
each Sunday during the camp.
Mrs. Mary Batson, widow of the late Geo.
j. Batson, died at her residence in this city
on Tuesday night, aged &c years, . In2S:hs
and 25 days. She had been an Invalid for
thirty.five years. Two children survive her
Mrs Anna franklin and George Batson,
both of Westminster. Her funeral took
place yesterday, Friday, morning, at Stone
Chapel, near Warfeldsburg.
While John Bale, son of Mr.. David Bale,
of Stone Chapel, was fixing some OF the
machinery of his selfbnder on Monday, the
horses started His right hand was caught
with some of the wheels, causing a confusion
and laceration of the index finger, exposing
of the bone, and injuring two other hngers.
Had the palm been caught he would have
lost the hand entirely. DR.. M. L. Bot
rreadered surgical assistance.
Daring the storm on Thursday night of
last week lightning struck the ground about
six feet from the dwelling of Mr.. Elias Reed,
anear Carrollton, tearing hole as though a
pillow had been run along. Ii then struck
several trees near the ground some distance
away. The lightning then struck stone
dairy, making small hole, and passing in,
lore the door froas tin safe. Next the
Gghtning struck an oak drinking trough, some
aeyeRty yards away.
An exciting incident occurred in funeral
eortege about two miles from Union Bridge
last Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Gatharine
Haiaes, widow of Stephen Haines, sIsa al
be residence of her son, Mr.. Dewitt ~,
L Iaines, in Frederick county, two and one
ha u miles from Union Bridge. on Thursday
eve uiag previous, aged 70 years, and her
rem aims were inferred in the Friends Gene
terry at that place on Saturday afternoon.
One vehicle was occupied by hr, George ".
NORM Hgstar, of Westminster, who was ac'
compa Issd by his daughter, Miss Ida Aorn-
ingstar. Mr.. MOrningstar's horse beeassf
frighten Vi and started to run away. me
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