The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREYITIES.

concert on thursday hlght.
There was a beautiful and bright rainbow
about $50 Yesterday morning.
Democratic primaries will be held today
Three conventions will be held on Monday
Reports from Taneytown district estimate
the wheat crop there at from % TO 80 bushels
per acre.
The long season of cloudy and rainy wealth
er prevented the hauling in OF wheat and rye,
and some Of it has been damaged
There was an Eruption of strolling mnsi
clans upon Westminster on Thursday evening,
accompanied by their wives and children.
Mr. James Lynch, son of ex Sheriff Lynch,
near this city, while trimming hedge fence
on Monday with sickle severely cut his leg.
Mr.. John Marsh, who has been hotel
proprietor in Westminster for many years,
will remove to Patapsco next week and open
a hotel there.
MIR. Joseph Hunter from II acres threshed
"A bushels of wheat. The wheat was grown
on a lot in the rear Of Bennett Il Co. lumber
yard this city.
Mr.. NJ. Schneeberger, formerly in the dry
goods business in Westminster, is now with
the Trade Palace, 937 and 939 West Balti
more street, Baltimore.
Mr.. Edwin w. Shriver has finished his
work on the line of the proposed Washington,
Westminster and Gettysburg Railroad, from
Mt. Airy to Cabin John, and made his report.
DR.. John Burlington, of New Windsor, an
account of whose accident was published In
the ADVOCATE two weeks ago, and who went
to Johns hopkins Hospital, returned home
Monday.
The lighting up of the Undine FIGURING
Mill. this city, about 1890 on Wednesday
night, by crossing of electric wires caused
an alarm Of fire and the bringing out Of the
fire department.
The Maryland Soap Stone quarry and farm,
In Freedom district, containing l2S acres, 3
roods and IA perches, sold by Charles Il.
Fink, assignee of mortgage, last Saturday to
Henry A. Weldy, at ST. per acre.
There were 10, 600 persons at Penmar on
Thursday, on the occasion of the Lutheran
reunion. Revs. P. H. Miller of Westminster,
George W. Baughman of UniontOwn and Will
liam Minnich of Harvey were present.
The turkey roost of Mrs. Ellen MERCER,
near Woodbine, was entered by a fox few
nights ago which killed over three dozen young
turkeys as large as frying chickens. The
Green Spring Valley Hunt Club ought 10 take
a run in that section.
A subscriber living at Armbrust, Pa, in
renewing his subscription to the Advocate
writes-'I am glad to see the paper making
such a fight for the right and trust it may be
the means of bringing Carroll back into the
Democratic fold this fall"
The new and handsome NJ. P. Church at
Crisfield was dedicated last Sunday. The
church cost $40, 900. Rev. A. ID. Melvin was
present, and preached at the morning service.
Rev. j. NJ Holiness formerly of this county,
started the church, and preached the dedIea-
tory sermon.
A meeting of the Carroll County Anti
Saloon League will be held in Carroll Hail.
Westminster, on July 90. The morning SEES
sion will begin at 10 OF clock and the afternoon
at 2 A meeting will be held at the NJ. z.
Church, and an address will be made by Rev.
Dr. Branch.
The County Commissioners on Monday were
mostly engaged in examining and approving
bonds oftax collectors. All collectors bonds
have now been approved. The Commissioners
went to the Aims House and decided to re-
place the front porch of the main building.
The porch will be "a feet long, and Z. NJ
Hunter will do the work.
There will be tournament IN w. A. Dor
sey's grove, near Berret, on Wednesday, Au-
gust H. for professionals and amateurs. Jos
". Berret will be chief marshal, the charge
Thomas and the coronation address by Guy
w. Steele. There will be two SETS of crowns,
music, dancing, refreshments, &c.
Four children of Mr. Wisner, of this city,
were thrown from carriage last Sunday.
They were down the Washington road, and
drove over a small embankment which caused |
the children to tumble out and the horse to
run away. Coming to Westminster the animal
dashed down Main street to the railroad, |
where he fell hurting himself and breaking |
the buggy.
The Chambersburg, Pa, Vdliey Spirit |
celebrated its 50th anniversary on the 9Th |
instant by issuing double sheet. A full his |
tory of the county and its progress was given,
together with many other interesting articles.
Charles w. Cremer, son of Rev. w. c. |
Cremer, former pastor of st. Paul's Re |
formed Church, this city, is the editor, and |
he is an industrious and panstaking one
Mr. r. B. Hazlett was in Westminster
Saturday until Tuesday leaving here the lat
ter day for HagerstOwn to arrange details for |
establishing telephone system in Hagers-
town. Mr. Hazlett has secured a franchise |
from the city council of HageFstown TO erect |
poles, string wires, &C., and the price of
phones. is to be $24 year in business houses
and $l8 in residences.
A
the morning of July 30, beginning at half
past eight o. clock and ending at twenty min
ntes after eleven o'clock. 1t will be visible |
as a partial eclipse throughout the United |
States Canada Mexico and the northern |
part of South America. Along the path OF
The eclipse the sun will appear as "A ring, the
moon being in direct line between that lumi
nary and earth.
Acknowledgement of the free book fund has
been made. payable on August /. Carroll |
will reeeive $3,T642l for white schools and
S32al5 for colored; Frederick, 50, 81 for |
White and 1898 % for coored; Howard, 81,
a23.5s for white and S631. II for colored; aud
Baltimore county SIS, 1870. 88 for white and 81,
3I2. "a for colored. The full amount Of $780,,
600 was apporiioned, and part of the money |
must have been borrowed, as a few weeks
ago, il was said. only $4,000 were in the
treasury to the credit of this fund.
George w. Keller, soldier in the late war
died at his home, in Hampstead district, last
Friday evening after long illness, aged about
SO years. Mr.. Keller served with gallantry
during most Of the war, and his death was due
to disease incurred in the service. He was
formerly engaged in the manufacture of
paper. bus of late years had been unable to at
tend to business. He leaves il widow and
number of children, several of whom reside
in Baltimore. Burns Post, G. A. R., of
which he was a member, buried him with the
honors of war at Hampstead Sunday after
noon.
The following were contributors to the
Flower Mission this week: Mrs. James Cas-
sell, Miss Emma Reese, Mrs. Rinker, Mrs
F. r. Babylon, Miss Lizzie Cassell Mrs.
Weigand, Mrs. Jesse Shreeve. Miss Laura
Grouse, Mrs. Charles Cassell Miss Molie
Myers, Mrs. Nelson Gilbert Miss Mary Cor
such, Miss Katie Shellman Baer, Miss Vernon
,Chrest, Mrs. Laura Orndorff, Mrs. George
Baughman, Mrs. Jane Utz, Mrs. John Delhi,
Mrs Edward Mobley, Miss Laura Mobley,
Miss Ella YingIng, Miss Alice Miller, Mrs
Hanna Hoppe, Miss Lou BiXler, Miss Lizzie
Nusbaum, Miss Nettie Shreeve, Miss Nan
Zepp, Miss Nellie Albaugh, Miss Lille Myers,
Miss Frances Pearre, Miss Mary Engard.
Receivers for next week are Misses Florence
Malehorn and Carrie Lindsay