The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-07-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
IocAL BREyITIEs.

j. r. Grouse has been appointed postmaster
at Beggs, in the place of W. B. Hull.
Mrs Zahn, of Fountain Valley, presented
us with basket of fine pears this week.
Thanks.
Miss sallie solliday, of Hagerstown, has
received the appointment to free scholarship
in the Western Maryland College.
Raymond Bankard, of this city, has re-
ceived the contract to paint and fresco st.
Thomas Chapel, near Owings' Mill, Nd.
A pair of eye glasses were picked up yester-
day morning opposite the Advocate Office.
The owner can get them by calling at this
office.
George W. Hare, as agent of Henry B.
Hare, deceased, has sold farm of 70 acres,
l rood and 10 perches, near Miller's Station,
Manchester district, TO Theodore Hare for
$500.
Pleasant Hill Council, Jr Order United
American Mechanics, will have parade and
public installation of officers in Algire's
woods, near St. Paul's Church, next Satur-
day, July %.
There will be an all-day Prohibition meet
ing at lnwood camp next Wednesday. The
speakers expected are Rev. Oliver Hemp
street, Rev. J. Wicker, j. W. Frizzell and W.
Frank Tucker.
Mr.. Iarkin A. Shipley, of Freedom district,
is in the Homeopathic Hospital, Baltimore,
recovering from the effects of an operation on
his eyes, made by that expert occulist, DIR.
Charles Leslie Rumsey.
Mr.. George W. Albaugh is having new
show windows put in the store rooms occupied
by Miller Bros, has replaced the wooden
steps by granite ones, and is having sub
stantial and handsome pavement laid.
Chairman Charles r. Woods publishes a
call in our advertising columns this morning,
for Prohibition convention ut Carroll Hall,
this city, Saturday next, the 25lh, at o clock
in the afternoon, to elect delegates to the
state and congressional district conventions.
An unknown man died at the almshouse on
Monday night. He was taken there on Fri
day of last week by constable Hood, of Mt.
Airy, who found him in an unconscious con-
dition. He was an umbrella mender from
Baltimore. but had nothing by which he could
be identified.
William f. Jackson and wife have sold 10
George +. Taylor, for 50, 500, lot of ground
containing 21-100 acres, at Emory Grove.
George R. Webb and wife have sold to the
Pikesville, Reisterstown and Emory Grove
Railroad Company, for 81, 500, lot contain
ing 2l-100 acres at Emory Grove.
L ne ltcuOCTdlS vi AlhltHtSltT ulstIlGi uIt
requested to meet at the warehouse of ID. III.
Hoffacker, in Manchester, on Monday night,
July 20, at 100 clock, for the purpose OF
organizing a Bryan and Sewall Campaign
Club. Clubs should be organized all over the
county Be up and doing, Democrats, victory
is sure if the opportunity is grasped.
Linwood Camp opened on yesterday and
will close on Saturday of next week. To-
morrow Sunday the Western Maryland
Railroad will run excursion trains to the
camp. Trains will start from Tank at S.25
and l04S a. m. and 1851 p. m, stopping at
all stations. Trains will leave Westminster Mt
$50 and IL. IL a. IN. and Las and All p. m.
Returning, trains will leave camp at 1910,
4.05 and 9.05 p. M.
A lady complains to THE ADVOCATE about
the depredations made upon her garden. Her
trees are robbed OF fruit and her vegetables
are so trampled as to be of no use; that her
chicken house has been robbed several times,
and that her flowers are Unfortunately
pulled We advised her to load the apples
on the ground with strong emetic
and eat her chickens, or keep watch and
have the first trespasser arrested.
Paul Henry, aged about sixteen years, was
drowned in John B. Shearer's dam, near
Roller, in Manchester district, last Sunday.
He was an expert swimmer, and had been
sporting in the mill dam for time, when he
dived from the bank into water shout seven
feet deep. He did not rise to the surface ard
his comrades gave the alarm. The body was
quickly recovered by Mr.. Hoffnagle and his
son, but all efforts at resuscitation failed.
Walter p. Malcolm, by james A. C. Bond
and Duke Bond, his attorneys, entered suit in
the Court of Common Pleas, Baltimore, on
Wednesday against the Patapsco Flint Mill
Company and the Flint Mill Company of Bal
timore city, claiming $4,000 damages for
personal injuries sustained by working in the
flint mills located at Hoods Mill, Carroll
county, by inhalation of flint dust, &C.,
whereas the employment was represented to
him rs harmless.
On Thursday night as Mr.. Winfield Caple,
of Sandyville, was passing the Montour
House, this city, driving Patrician colt, the
colt was struck by the shaft of 4 passing
vehicle. which entered the shoulder, causing
internal hemorrhage. Mr.. Caple did every
thing lle could to prevent a collision, but the
unknown person was so interested in beating
the person he was racing with that he did not
seem to care whether he ran into any other
horse or not Mr.. Cnple's horse died OPP
posite Strasburger' Store.
The festival for the benefit of the Carroll
County Band, held ON the grounds of Central
Hall School. will close this Saturday. even
ing On Thursday night the band was out
with nearly full membership, and gave grand
concert, to the delight of the throng Of persons
at the festival. The Westminster Fire De-
partment, under command of Jos. d. Brooks,
paraded with the band early in the evening.
Both organizations were in uniforms and
made a good appearance. The Warheldsburg
Band will be present tonight.
The Westminster Republican Club held
meeting last Monday night Milton Schaeffer
was elected president, to succeed Charles c.
Gorsuch, who declined reelection. Messrs.
Schaeffer and Gorsuch were elected delegates
10 the convention of Republican Clubs in Bal
:timore next week. The action of the meet
ing is not satisfactory TO the younger element
of the Republicans. They say there is no
club here now, and that Schaeffer and Cor
such got together few members of the club
of last year and had themselves elected dele
gates. A call for the formation ola Permanent
Young Mems Republican Club appears in our
advertising columns
Flowers we're received this week from Miss
Lena Reaver, Mrs. j. F. Rinker, Howell
Shriver, Mrs John Diehl, Mrs. 4. A. Herr,
Mrs. VIM. B. Thomas, Mrs. j. A. c. Bond,
Miss Mary Shellman, Mrs. Geo. Baughman,
Mrs. Weaver, Mrs. Tom Zepp, Mrs. Lantz,
Ethel Ruthrauf, Mrs. Utz, Mrs. Tom Erb,
Mrs. VIM Cunningham, Miss Ida Little, Miss
Irene Reese, Miss Lou Bixler, Miss Jane
Woodward, Miss Laura Grouse, Mrs Charles
Cassell, Mrs. Jesse Shreeve. Receivers and
packers for next week Mrs. Lantz and Mrs.
Ella Snader The hours for receiving are
from $50 to $50 p. IN. on Thursday on the
side porch of the residence of Mrs. NJ l..
Lantz.
The large barn on the farm OF the late
Robert d. Gorsuch, about mile and half
from War6eldsburg, was struck by lightning
on Wednesday night, between and 10
o'clock, during the severe storm that passed
over parts of the county The only property
saved was the horses. The barn was the
largest in that section of the county, and was
filled with unthreshed wheat and hay The
wheat was the joint property of the last year 8
tenant, Oliver Hull and the Gorsuch heirs
L was insured in the Norwich Union for S7I5.
The hay belonged to John B. Baker, the
present tenant who also lost all his farming
implements, harness, &c, without insurance.
A SOW and pigs were burned. The barn was