The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-08-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
tncAI BREVITIES.


LAIN next Monday. -
'Ss'" patriotic Order Sons Of America will
me la ,,nte convention in this city next
55 @u and Wednesday.
I. US p.a,byterian Church at Frostburg, AL
Inc oonniy, has extended Il call to Rev.
L + trS Ecker of New Windsor.
' D,r;ps July A deeds, i mortgages and II
pun" t'5 +" were recorded in the clerk office
''s ~ ~, marriage licenses were issued.
"" " rIw,rd Rcisler. of Union Bridge, has
NJ. .nnointed principal Of the County High
YER" , il Easron. Nd. with three assistants.
>S T'' German picnic. near SmaIlwood, on
ln' jnst was attended by about 1000
~a' I. The weather was fine and all had
Al enjoyable day.
n. Charles b. Hunter. this city, brought
%, ADVOCATE office on Tuesday specimens
70 {, II. German cages. They were large,
..spry and of fine flavor
The V-strv of Ascension Church, this city,
Vonjay night directed a contract to be
..,l. with Gilbert a Gehr for hot water
p p- apparatus for the Rectory.
Harry Grumbine 4 Bro, of Westminster,
- -'ar contract for galvanized cornlceS
u.s.. the new NJ. f. Church, New Windsor,
.nIr<o for the final on the SteepIe.
Mr. e. W. Shriver. Of this city, broght to
l. invo,,Te office this week a beet that
'...nr4d 10 inches in circumference and
..IpJ ? pounds and ounces 1t was
.o,en in his garden.
p,of Henry Meier. of Taneytown, Is bnlld-
.ya school house 10 accommodate his grow
mo school. Ii will be Two stories, two rooms
~ ,be first floor and one un the second, and
WILDE heated by furnace.
Nelson Study, of Silver Run. last
gs.k honIed the largest load Of bark ever de-
rr.r+J in Hanover. He had ON his wagon
,,ons and 300 pounds. # took six horses to
draw the load. for which he received SD.
Charles B. Stomer. residing on the Littles.
lawn nike. in Conewago township, cut and
ham I'd l9O tons of timothy and clover hay
.is .e;son. on his farm. 1t was Of especially
FIN. ouairv. much of the timothy averaging
n5rr five feet in length.
The County Commissioners on Monday
were engaged in general business and visited
the Aims House. The bond Of j. }. Bran
,!rrburg. collector Of taxes for Freedom DIS
frirt. was approved, and George w. WoIbert
MAS appoinied constable for the same district
fora term Of two years.
Mr.. Nelson Mcclure. residing near Elders
Jurg. aged about - years, while driving
through SykesviIle at late hour Saturday
qight. coided with vehicle owned by
Blaine Seby. and was thrown out and
knocked unconscious. Drs. Heilenger and
Srccher rendered medical care.
William Honck. Jacob W. Houck and
John T. Basler trustees. sold on Thursday,
al private sale, the farm Of the late Elias
Houck, near Hampstead, and containing l64
acre, and l. square percheS. To John t..
Lester. SON of Jacob ID, Lester. The price
vas $40 per acrc-total St, 564.25.
Einwood camp opened yesterday and will
rosr next Saturday, the Nth. Tomorrow.
the Sth. Western Maryland Railroad will run
special trains to the camp. Trains will leave
Westminster at 9.O2 and II. II 4. IN. and LIB
aud 4iG y. III. Returning trains will leave
camp at l2.4U, 400 and 9.O5 p. m.
Mr.. Alexander Pearre has purchased from
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
or rather the receivers of said company, seven
uad three quarters acres of land at Mt. Airy,
for $500 The railroad company intended
10 build A hospital ON the land for disabled
employee. but the sCheme has been aban-
loned.
According to The postal authorities there
are more visitors ia Westminster and vicinity
ibis season than there has been for number
Of years. Pure air. freedom from moSqm-
tor> and malaria. the finest water, fresh vege-
tables and fruit, beautiful suburban drives,
accommodating liveries. &c., are some OF the
An amusing event took place on Monday
evening last in the alley behind the NJ. +.
Church, this city. \ small boy had caloled a
coW 10 stand quiet while he MIXED several
small fruit cans full from her and he drank
inr warm milk with great relish. The COW
looked at the boy with plying eyes, and
srrmed To enjoy the fun as much as tia" 10y
sid the milk.
Digging potatoes by moonlight is all right
"hen done on your own premises, but those
"ho do it on the other fellows land should
4"t grumbr if they receive Il load OF shot,
do you "calch on ?" Frlit trees in various
places are being robbed. also. Truckers and
farmers are on the watch and propose to treat
all iireSpaSsers as highwaymen, The under
aklng business in this community is unusual
y dull nav. but it will he brisk if this thiev.
Thy Is not stopped.
Jonas Robert and wife, both deaf mutes,
i've On the farm adjoining Penn Grove camp
grounds, York county, Pa. Last Sunday
'hey entertained a host of visitors, among
men, M the following deaf mutes: Michael
"edman, William S. Hahn, f. Cora, NJ. Bat
'rfnan, Daniel Bentzel, Emanuel ID. Bent,
LeI and Amanda Bentzel, York; Otilla
hFot, New Oxford. George f. Kohler, Mag
Eie X. kohler, Elmer +. Brooks, lorkanat
Bird j. Hiestand. Ella S. Hiestand, Foust-
@@Wn; Jacob H. Bemiler and Reuben ).
Weller, Silver Run, Md. 1t was IA Joyous
Is'9lon for those who can not hear or speak
besides these, over forty persons took dinner
al the house.
buggy driven by Mr.. L. Gregg Eichel.
SyyI,ger, of Rocky Ridge, Frederick county
Ha', and also containing Mr.. Frank thinner.
Tlan and the latter's little three-ye old
laughter, was struck by an express train OF
u e Western Maryland Railroad at Graceham
Hmt0sSng, Frederick county, about 3 o clock
monday afternoon. The little girl was killed
outright, but her father escaped with few
"uEes. Mr. EichelbergeP was badly III
jFei. Several ribs on his left side were
rushed. and besides being injured internally
4 =. was badly cut on the head and face. Mr.
EE.c,aeiberger is n brother OF Mr.. Clarence
t-'vAealberger, who was in the railroad Office
" we're r. Tor some years, and his mother resides
al UAien Bridge.
contributors to the Flower Mission for thi:
IeeS %ere-Mrs. Paul Roger, Mrs. James
FFs'liIIhon, Mrs Theo. Englar, Miss Grace
TTagIari, Mrs. }. +. Rinker, Miss Emma Reese
NJ ms Mary A. Gorsuch, Miss Mollie Shriver
M Ms VIM. Cunningham, Miss Louise Bixler
3 F Hoppe, Miss Gertrude r. Baer, Mis-:
IVA +. Herr, Mrs. Joseph Foutz, Mrs. JOIN
ggehl, Mrs. John Daily. Mrs. Edward s
T1iooIey, Mrs. j. Utz, Miss Laura Mobley
y ji'SS p Nellie Albaugh, Mrs. Alex. Carr, Miss
H. NaeSehe, Miss Grace Diehl, Mrs. Mat
VIe NJ S,. Miss Nan Zepp. Mrs. c. Baughman
b. E., " llIlam Derr, Jr. Mrs. S. Herr, Miss NJ
r angafd. Receivers and packers for mex
'sA Misses Edna Erb and Nan Rinker
ill., A tournament was held at Sykesville OIL
SrLIlSu .i}y, under the management of thu
E 9;agSVllie Cornet Band. The charge TO TIT
Of f'y Wls was delivered by T. Charles Thomas
Ly WW!e;SSttminster, and the coronation address
R. william Forsythe. The judges were J. f
cb; o1einan, ). b. Berret and Henry Forsythe
h.. marshal, James Hewitt; heralds, Wilt,
hi lpLnef, Marshal Philinger. The success
eron nnlghts were George P. Baseman, wh'
ona "neu Miss Emma Weaver, of Baltimore
Who re" OF love and beauty; Grant Baseman
b r crowned Miss Buxton, of Washington
h: ", hrSt maid: William Lee. who crowned