The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-06-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Jt the year =.
Wheat harvest will begin in Freedom dis
trict next tuesday.
s,,,a Interesting political matter will be
found ON the first page
Tbo Comfy Democratic Central Committee
,,aI mretin Westminster on Monday morning.
n : Wolfe has been appointed postmaster
., j-riou Bridge in the place OF j. W. LATHE,
removed.
Worl, on the shirt factory building, this
,i,y !, progressing as rapidly as the weather
will permit.
The private schools conducted at public
.cLam houses and other private schools
closed yesterday.
In.ticp !. +. Barnes, OF Sykesville, fined
DDrni. Spriggs s.. 90 and costs for disturbing
,b. pracr ON June ,.
The thanks of the ADVOCATE are due Mr..
i,Ln +. West. OF st. Louis, Mo-, for copy
nfrLe Past Dipotrh Of that city.
Mr.. $ Carr Wickcrt, Of this city, is having
his residence rrpainted. John Foutz, of
WartielIsbur@. is doing the work. with three
ASSISTANTS
Walter, son of Lemuc Babylon, of Avon
h,I4 dislocated his RIGHT ankle on Tuesday
afternoon. The dislocatiom is bad one and
very painful.
TN. cool and rainy weather this week. it is
feared has caused some damage To the wheat
rro, from mdew and smut. Some Of ii has
been beaten down.
George Barnes, 4 carpenter, while at work
I'D, q dwelling for George Schrade, at Sykes
Win. ON TUESDAY. fell distance of twelve
feet and fractured an arm, near the wrist.
Mr. ,J.srph \. Leppo. near Carrollton, has
had Ib. arnearlnce Of his house greatly i'm
proved by coat of paint. The work was
dom. BIZ VIM II. Snyder and John Albau@h.
ur lI.,r,av G. Uaincs. paintcr of West
..,,,.;r.r, is engaged in painting the following
r',,.-.. in This city: Anchor Hotel, house add
mi,,iry Mrs. Frank Pearre's and Uriah Blk
irr.s
m. ,1,....os ,o,;nst Thomas Paynter and
ri.'' C',,,,t,...nniiL fnr nm attempted assault
~, Grace Shipev. of Westminster. came TO
u,ught before Justice Baer on Friday after
u,..T, If last week
ln,,,,., ,Lnsr awarded Irrmiums in the
~ j,'1,..,,,I,ta CI,.. -, tLr commence
~, "a - ;,,.,'h', academy ON Wedurs
.,y. wa. Miss Julia. daughter of DIR. Edward
D.. Wells. of this city.
.Y.,r..,,,.r, tL.r,I,Iery Of watches. chains
l;,,,,,,,J ,;n, from, a ,n,mher of youno
'' ,'','''' L,., "nmo' ~ tho AIb,nnh Block
g.,,,, .Iraot tIi, r;ty w,s oniy 1oke,
E,.r.JI,,r,. tonI, Mace
u..,..;,...... E;ro Donor,,ant ononod =
,,J :no cronm EastivoI ot their
,.'I',,',. I,;i,i;n,, rL,,rsJ,y nirht and will
49, :; tIn;'[7,t Sat,,rJ.. md Noudov
,'i 'TI,,, ,;',it, + "a>.t walk
II J.. c.,,I
IN our advertising columns VIII =, 'oa'','
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t. W,I,,d'L',, TLa,, ore mostly tLe
,o' v" ,'n ;,.o,o ,m,;oimtad last yeor
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'ir Hr'iSah"fs Ei'c'IIt h"ll""H o wa" nnn H"'''
on thursday 81 'a"' "oth lo' 92c'o'o, :"
Horace \. poah' "i itil4"Gi Phi"' -ntA
Errbrnack, a director ol Tue fchhs yifa''a
h'llI9adi anu hT'nEr >, i,''''' I''e''''''' VI
Tue Mar '"''" ''''l ,'''t'"l'
And nOw IS the season Tor the careful ~
,"ok 10 use Ie'lZInc or coal on stoves thtfrhy
rndangerIng the lives OF the family ana de-
-ir"yng the property. Already several per,
sons have been fatally orsenousIy burned, ana
The probabilities are that many more VIII DE.
Mr. John Bernstein, Of Westminster has
three Plymouth Rock pulietS that were aatcneo
uu January ,, and about the first OF jun be-
gan laying eggs. This is very unusual as
chickens do not usually begin laying untlI
eight months old. The eggs are about inc
we "l bantam eggs.
Doorto-N Virtue Lodge of MasonS this city,
closed for the summer ON Thursday night last
terconerrng the Third Degree. They also
entertained large delegations from Manchester
and mon Bridge Lodges As usual, ON S"ch
occasions, Il very enjoyable evening was spent
Ab"ni 100 members and visitors were present
Mr.. j. f.. Evans merchant at Carrolton
Station. sent lis Il trio on Thursday that con-
tanned g. rhnrria. II was the LARGEST cluster
ever sent 10 This Office. Cherries an plentiful
Tins season. Mr.. Evans buys and ships them
/" Baltimore. and ON WedneSda afternoon
sent oil between eighteen and nineteen nun
"'f'd pounds.
MIR. Josrph II. Goodwin, son of the late
Daniel r. Goodwin, of Westminster. died IN
Cincinnati, Ohio on Tuesday in his 43d year.
He was III the drug business in Cincinnati.
II, iii$ mother and two brothers. Frank +. AM"
H"l';' W. "ooIwin, i've al helS'TrH'""n H.
'i'I remains VIII ne INFERRED mere '"''aH' ''''
"'u,''' DIT "ooh'
The Blue Mountain House is open and the
lee and Cold Storage Company OF NeStmlh-
%rr shipped fifteen tons of superior ice there
TINS "ecH. The Blue Mountain tram VIII go
up the road this Saturday, afternoon and re-
'"rn ON Monday, as special 1t will he run
l!,r24IarIy, except Sunday, beginning June 70.
ram Will leave Baltimore at 3.22 p. IN.
The election and registration in Carroll in
1879 cost S2,S74.00 and in 1896 81, 10000.
FOR the reform ( p law passed by the last Legls-
lature the people of Carroll have paid 81, $500
more than they paid under the Democratic
law The county had to buy new ballot
boxes, when the old ones were good enough,
ana the new registration was entirely unneceS-
Saiy'
Among the graduates at Notre Dame Con-
vent, Baltimore, on Thursday. was Miss Mary
Agnes Wells, daughter of DIR. r. c. Wells,
OF Hampstead, who took second honor and
read an essay entitled "Noble Lives" The
members of the first class of graduates, IN
1876, held :, reunion on Friday. The class
numbered seven and all were present
among them was Mrs. Thomas Wells.
Mrs. Margaret Royer, of Meadow Branch,
near this city, on Sunday last entertained at
dinner a number of visitors. most of whom
were relatives and had been ut the recent An
nual meeting of the Brethren at Frederick.
In the comnonv vyara nine ladies the eldest