The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-07-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREyTTIES.


program has been prepared
Senator Bennett. who has been out super
intending the harvesting of his crops this week,
says the wheat yield is excellent this year.
Forty deeds. 10 mortgages and IA bills Of
sale were recorded at the Clerk office dar-
ing June, and L marriage licenses were issued.
Mayberry Camp. No. 10, P. 0. S. A. viii
be instituted on Wednesday, July TO- If the
weather should prove unfavorahle the insii-
tuition viii take place on Friday. the 18th.
John Yingling. a former resident of West.
minister, died in Baltimore ON Saturday last,
in his Slst year. His remains were brought
here on Monday.
A mule belonging to Mr.. Robert Arthur.
living on one Of Mr.. Job Haines' farms, near
Iinwood, fell into a lime kiln one day last
week. Its back was broken and it had 10 be
killed.
George w. Frank, Of Baltimore county. has
made a deed of trust for the benefit Of his
creditors to ]. Milton Reiisnider, Esq, Of
Westminster The trustee filed bond for
81 Zoo.
There viii be tournament today, July 6.
in the grove Of Willard Steffey, at Gambler.
The address, to the knights viii be delivered
sby William b. Niolette and the coronation adj
dress by Guy W. Steele.
Mr.. c. hart Smith. prominent business
man of Baltimore, died suddenly on Saturday,
age1 6S years. He was an incorporation Of the
Westminster Gas Light Company and was a
director for number Of years.
The Union National Bank Of Westminster
has declared a semi annual dividend, No. l5S,
of FIVE per cent. clear Of national and state
taxes. The First Nationals dividend is 4
soer cent and the Farmers and Mechanics y
DR.. Horace L. Fair, who located here in
Nav, has gone to Havre de Grace TO practice.
He is a homeopathic physician, and At Havre
de Grace he viii have the whole field to him
self. as he Is the only physician Of that school
there.
While working in his garden on Tuesday,
Mr. John Bernstein. of this city, came across
vegetable curiosity. Il was three radishes,
one below the other Two are sometimes
found, bat this IS the hrst time three have
been reported.
A reunion Of the members Of the Reformed
Church will take place at Penmar on Thurs.
day. July Is A special train viii leave
Westminster for Peumar at ahou, $50 in the
morning; returning. win leave PenmeF about
$50 in the evening.
Commencement exercises were held ss ST.
.Ioseph's Academy, Emmttibarg. on Thurs
day Of last week. aud were largely attended.
Julia Wells, daughter Of DR.. Edward D.
Wells Of this city, received frs; premiums in
the second intermediate class.
The County Commissioners we're in session
on Monday. COnstahAes were appointed a.
follows; George W. WolbeFt for Freedom
district: Burgess s. Miller for Taneytown dis.
frict. Plus J. 0rendoriI, Of M esiminsier. dis
fFict was allowed special pension of five dol.
lars. ~ 10
Mr.. Robert Sellmaa. II MI Aily. haa been
appointed TO a elerkshiphs the Office of the
United States sub-treasary, Baltimore. at a
salary Of 81, 600. Mr.. SalAnanwas IN the inter
nal revenue service. but wax dropped, along
with others, when the income tax was declared
unconstitutional.
The Democratic Central Committee of Car
roll viii meet in this city on Monday morning
next at 10 O'Clock 10 arrange dates for pri
maTies and convention TO select delegates Il
the state convention. The committee which
viii meet in Baltimore July 81, will probably
fix dates for primaries and convention 10 nOmi
nate a local ticket.
Mrs. Brooks success IN her green house
venture in this city was SO far beyond expee
tafions she is now preparing 10 90 into tbs
business on larger scale. She is now having
built three more houses, one 40 by 20 feel.
one go by 20 feet and one 30 by 10 feet. She
has now growing 5000 carnations 600 rose
bushes. smilax, ETC., and viii have a fine A..
soriment for next fall and winter.
Mr.. Hamilton Arnold, whose accident wa
noted in last weeks paper, died on Tuesday
afternoon at the residence Of his iafher-in law
Mr. Jacob LOckard, near this city. Il viii be
remembered that Mr.. Arnold while getting
over fence at August Gesell's, near Reese
postoifice -Carrolston, ON the pike-oH Tues
day Of last week the top rail broke, throwing
him on his stomach with great force. Pere.
tonitis SET in.
The degree of Doctor Of Divinity was con.
ferred upon Rev WHY'S Rede, Of Rockford
Illinois. formerly rector Of Ascension Church
this city. hy St Johns College. Annapolis.
Nd, during the recent commencement exer.
cises. St. Johns, like the great English
universities, provides its Doctors Of Divinity
with hood Of scarlet cloth, lined with white
siik. TO be worn over their other robes in
church, in accordance with the ancient rules
81 the Church Of England
The Children's Fresh Air Society Of Balti
more, lI2 North Charles street, would like
those persons in Carroll who feel disposed to
take one or B.ore poor boys or girls for two
weeks between BsW and September, 50 that
they can get relief from the bert of the city,
and have the fresh air the country so need
f,,l 10 their health Write al enee to the So.
eiety and state whether You want boys or
Girls. what age children you viii lake, bow
many and name the time You viii take them.
Roy Singer. son of Mr.. J. Hamilton Singer,
az Uniontown, accidentally shot himself on
Thursday Of last week. In company with
several other boys be had geas to the meadows
mar LiHwood to sheet frogs with a cat rifle.
The storm drove them 10 q neighboring barn
for shelter. 10 handling the rife to move it
10 another part Of the wagon they were in, i
sas discharged. the shot entering the youth 5
LEFT srm, causing 9 psiDlul wound. DE.
SbreeYe dressed the wound
Judge John j. Myerly, leading farmer OF
Howard county. and brother Of the late
Jacob Myerly. Of Westminster, and of the late
Judge Elias Myerly, near Manchester. was on
Friday afternoon of last week the victim OF a
serious accident in bis harvest field. de had
for some purpose stepped In front Of the cut
ting bar az the selfbinder he was driving
when the reel on the machine caught him and
bore him down into the knives Before the
horses could be stopped and Mr.. Myerly ex-
fricafed he was frightfnliy eRf about the legs
sud otherwise badly bruised.
The Westminster Forest and Stream Club
has elected officers as follows; George A.
Miller president, John j. Reese secretary and
treasurer, S. Carr Wiekert eommissary aud
DR.. George z. Baughman quarter master. 1t
was decided to open camp on the Potomac
for about two weeks, commencing Saturday,
August 10. and ). Carr Wiekert, John NJ.
Roberts and William B. Thomas were APP
pointed q committee to select a site.
The only changes IN the road tax in Carroll
for this year are in Woolery's, Freedom and
Middleburg districts. In Woolery the IN
crease Is one cent, from Is to IA cents on the
500. In Freedom there is a decrease Of two
cents. from IS TO l6. In Middleburg there is
an increase of two cents, from 10 to y. The
average of the road tax is a fraction lass than
~ cents, and ranges from cents to A The
tax is cents in UniOntown, Westminster,
New Windsor and Union Bridge districts; 10
cents in Taneytown and Myers districts; II
cents in Manchester district; y cents in Mid
dlebnrg district, IL in Woolery's district; lG
in Hampstead and Freedom districts. and ~
in Franklin and Mt Airy districts.