The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-08-31
SATURDAY, AUGUST 81, 1895.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
ImAL RREvITIES.


the discount.
Mr.. Henry B. Grammer raised in his garden
in this city tomato weighing 2si ounces.
Monday next, Labor Day, is legal holi-
day. Banks and all public offices will be
closed.
Mr.. A. Kurtz Myers, of Frizellburg, com
piimented the ADVOCATE with basket OF
delicious pears on Monday. Thanks
The Freedom Tournament Association will
hold their animal tournament at Never Die
Park, near Freedom on Wednesday next
There will be total eclipse Of the moon
next Tuesday night. visible in this country.
The eclipse will he total At six minutes after
midnight.
The County Teachers Association will
meet in this city next Friday. Public schools
open on September9. The School Board will
meet on Tuesday next.
On Saturday last Beacham's woods eanght
fire from passing locomotive on the Western
MARYLAND railroad. The railroad ties also
caught fire. Not much damage resulted.
William B. Mitchell, well-known trainer
of horses in this city, had his leg broken be-
tween the ankle and knee last Saturday morn
ing by a horse he was handling AT Pleasure
PARK.
ne lIcE SNuuiNAshtD ~ HNf'ec.H -AAe~-
College due Allegany county has been award
I'd Gertrude johnson. of Frostburg. Eveline
Rirley has been given the scholarship from
Dorchester county.
Owing TO the absence of the pastor, Rev.
Calvin s. Slagie, there will be no service at
n. Paul-s Reformed Church, this city, to-
morrow. The SHnday school will be held at
9I5 in the morning.
Lewis W. Caple, mortgages, on Saturday
last purchased for s.. 600 the farm u Ghas. Z.
&. Caple. The farm is located on the Deer
PARK road. six miles from Westminster. and
contains about 1872 acres.
Mr.. Charles D. Wantz, who has been re
siding in Ohio Tor the past three years, has
returned to Carroll county. lie liked Il IN
the Wea but his family vera dissatisfied. he
vii reside in Pleasant VALLEY.
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Woolery. near Nssimin-
ser. had an unusually fine yield Of potatoes
this season. The hills averaged from 20 to =
POTATOES, and from one she got 80, only Of
ahieh vsere below the ordinary size
While opsrsfing corn cutter NJ the can
merry of b. y, Shriver 4 Co, on Tuesday,
Price Blair got the iGdex finger of his right
had caught IN the knives aud it was nearly
.sat 0sf before the machine was stopped. Or.
u. L. Bott Rendered surgical assistance,
The rain of Tuesday was quite wide in eE,
tent. covering this county and all Of Western
MARYLAND, aud reaching as far south as Wash
iAgtoa. In Baltimore county there was but
itSis rais. The rain was badly needed. ard
came 10 time to do much good
The Ma. Airy base ball club defeated the
New Market club in n well-played game %
Mt Airy en- Tuesday afternoon. Mt Airy,
4 runs. hits aad errors, and New Aarkei,
? uns. 5 hits and 3 errors. Batierles--Ni.
Airy, Selman aud Shipisy; New Market,
Clay and Ward.
Columbus Shipley. who was born aAaE tins
eiss fiftv-taree years ago. died on AOndsg ~
his residence. 24l0 Pennsylvania avenue,
Balfimose. He went TO Baltimore when a
Young mas. and for number Of wears past
had charge Of tas stables OF the People Us
sTssch Cempany. : Eife and = daughter sur.
tive him.
Sheriff Elias B. Arnold % SATURDAY, last
boughi the 60; and building of the Nsssmin.
Ser Fire Department. The price E9s -, 10
The lot has a frontage Of Y feet ga NAN
-treef. and near the railroad. Mr.. Arnold 4
10 get psszessi0n in thirty days aud be viii
have the bAilding fitted mp for hardware
store.
.During the storm, cf Tuesday evening. there
~ess eyeionie tendencies ~ fhe neighborhood
a MeadoS Branch, two miiss Eest Of this
~. The gable eud of the mill ~ J9hn ID.
y ~ wss biosn IN aud s part Of the roof tasE
- The mill was built in 1916, and Mr..
Roao -. contemplating SOME Improvements
this fall.
E,u.s, WIN, 'ains. the e0lOred prisoner who
,.sss,'.sd srana la here on Friday q last week,
- noted n he An yOcATg, was Eaeaptnred on
So, ,,,r,,;ne ze was neeaptuFsd by two
coIored men. who bro Esht hama here % oilee
and turned him over 10 che custody 81 tas
sheriff. The capture was llade aaa5f -
direction Of Deputy Sheriff lSllzz.ard' SH' '''u
a trap into which Williams fel.-
Under the title ''Old Favorifi,,s Revived,
on the first page of this issue. the author Oh
Twenty Years Ago WIS unknown. 10 Mr.
Read We are gratified that We car supply
the deficiency through the kindness "a Mrs.
Col. Samuel X. Herr, OF this city. The
authors name is William Willing. Rea d the
whole article, both old and young, and isltAls-
ant and sad memories viii be revived.
Mr.. John r. Bond, we'll known farmer
and good Democrat, died on Friday Of last
week AT his home near Sans Creek. IN his
65th year. His remains were Inferred ~
Bethel NJ. L. Church on Sunday. Rev. Mr..
Coe officiating. The pall-beareTs were w. W.
Nail. +. r. LOWELL lkcAhti AAtA4AtST
5. Jones, Charles RoOp and Peter Drach. A
wife and four sons survive him. one Of the
sons being 5. W. Bond, a merchant at Marston.
Mr. John f. Eckenrode, coach and carriage
manufacturer of this city. has Just completed
a very fine light summer and fall conveyance.
II Is a Westminster Creedmore Trap. The
finish is natural wood, the body being of oak.
The seat and back are covered with cream
bedford cord and the lamps and dasher and
edge trimmings are nickel. The stripping is
glazed earfnine. 1t is built for Miss Lila
George, of Freedom, granddaughter Of Col.
James G Berrei It combines lightness with
strength. aud is a beautiful specimen of the
carriage makers art
Mr.. Albinus Poole, widely -knowa citizen
Of this county. died at his home near MaTi5eids-
burg, at elven o'elock Wednesday morning,
in the seventy fifth year of his age. He was
twice married. and leaves a widow and the
following children: Messrs. J. Wesley Poole
and Ezra J. Poole, Of Pullman, HIS; Charles
H. Poole and Mrs. +. S. Cogswell, of DE
Solo. Mo-: Mrs. Ezra p. Garner, of Linwood;
Mrs. Nathaniel Zile, Mrs. Washington Robin
inson and Mrs. William Selman, of Warhelds-
burg and vicinity. Mr.. Charles II. Baugh-
man. of the Baltimore Custom house. and DIR.
George f. Baughman, Of this city. are his
nephews.
George I4ennox, one of a party of five wheel
men from Baltimore, while eoasting on the
hill beyond Silver Run last Sunday, was
thrown from his bicycle and sustained pain
ful injury Of the knee. 1t is thought no bones
were broken, but thee knee joint Is badly
sprained, and he will be disabled for several
weeks. The accident was caused by the
dropping Of the coasters on his wheel. With
one foot he pedaled his way back to this city,
a proceeding that greatly aggravated the m
Jury. The injured man was taken to Balti-
more by an afternoon train. The parties
were running to Hanover, Pa, when the ac-
eident occurred, and one of them returned
with Mr. Lennox.
Mr.. Milton Chew, of Carrollron, presented
The ADVOCATE on Thursday with about dozen
cantaloupes, Of the Jenny Lind variety. Lake
the darkey' s turkey, s'the breed am small but
fne favor are delicious. The same day
Reuben Walker, Of this city, brought MS a
sample of some OF his apples. They we're
handles for size each measuring about four.
teen inches around. The tree that bore them
is Young, but has about ten bushels on it. On
Wednesday Mr. Joseph p. 4ingling sent us 4
inc Of nice. clear, sweet cider, from his new
cider mill Just put mp at his establishment IN
Westminster. The ADVOCATE is right IN 1t thu
week. Still m6re-Mr. Daniel Fiseel, neal
Uniontown, brought us a basket OF elegant
peaches that he got from the mountains. They
wore large and perfect, and the same kind lac