The Democratic advocate., 1898-07-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

". have received several handsome cards
, Mrs Katherine Zahn, who is visiting
.,otivcs .Jr, and friends in Germany.
Humanity sweltered on Saturday and Sun
49, lost The mercury ranged from 90 to
1o3 ,I5 IN the shade, and | II in the sun.
marriage license was jssued in Baltimore
Tuesday 10 George j. Bing, Lauraville,
% p,Ibmore county, and Eva Ditman, Carroll
county.
IN Jnlv COMPTROLLER Goldsborough made
,ls annual distribution Of the free-school
ro Gnds and dividends on bank and other stocks
,a,be several counties and Baltimore city, the
,nomt being payable July Is, 1898. Carroll
annntv aD, will receive 81 1893 03; Baltimore coun
W s, ,931. %; Frederick county, S2,94l.72,
and Howard county, 81, l,250.O5.
Y GorSuch & Son received the first new
,beot on Saturday last, July 2. 1t was from
,6s farm of Mr.. Joseph W. Smith, of this city
Tbasame land was in wheat last year, and the
rield this year will not be over half of last
Ia,r's crop The price paid was rs cents per
,".bel Roberts, Roop q Co. bought some
rew wheat on Monday and the price paid was
= cents bushel.
Mr.. Eli r. Buckingham, well-known
farmer. near Fenby postoffice, this coun-
~ died last Monday morning from typhoid
fever He was about sixty years OF age. A
widow, three sons and one daughter survive
him, The children are George Buckingham,
who lives in the West; Harry Buckingham, OF
R,timore county; Charles Buckingham, OF
Hogerstown, and Mrs Stocksdale. of East
view, this county.
Lieur. ]. G. Ord, of The 9th Infantry, the
Gallant Young officer who was killed i'll the
battle before Santiago on July lst, was son
or Gen. Ord, and when child, with his
brother and sister, spent a summer IN West
Minister. in company with his grandmother, at
tbe CITY Hotel. His wife was Miss Annie
Wilson. daughter of Rev. David Wilson, of
the Methodist Protestant Church, who is we'll
known throughout the county.
Mr. John Thomas Beale Dorsey, or D. Arcy,
of Howard county, who once practiced law III
Westminster. died at the Confederate Home,
Fkesville, on Thursday of last week, aged
about II years. He was II son OF the late
Judge Thomas B. Dorsey, we'll known Mary
land iurist, and was an able lawyer himself.
During the war of 1876 he was III the wal
department. of the Southern Contederacy, and
his third and last wife was daughter OF the
late James NJ. Mason, of Mason -SlideIl fame.
D. n. Henning, executor, sold on Tuesday
apart of the real estate of the late DIR. Edward
D. Wells. The properly had been divided
into tracts. and was disposed of as follows
That occupied by DIR. w. J. Selby and MIR.
Lindsay, being one half of the residence prop
erty of DR.. Wells, was sold to DR.. Selby tol
$500. The property on Pennsylvania Avenue
was sold to Thomas H. Babylon for $500
Three acres of land on the Ridge Road was
sold TO Anthony Gale for 5000. The house
and lot formerly occupied by DR.. Wells wa:
reserved and will be disposed ofat private sale
The "D. F. Club" of Westminster wen
into camp on the Monocacy on Wednesday
near OTIS Crossing, on the Western MarylanC
Railroad, in Frederick county. If the wate
and fish hold out the encampment will las
three weeks. The club members are +. D.
Grimes. .Jr., Paul Reese. W. Frank Thomas
Ed, /, Matthias and c. Clarence BilIingslea
They will have as guests this year William b
Thomas. George +. Sharrer, George F,
Sharrer, Walter Graham, James A. c. Bond
Jr., Gny f. Smith and William T. Wells
Walter Edwards is caterer and John Budd
Jr., is general waiter and utility boy.
Burglars broke into Finksburg Station, OF
the Western Maryland Railroad, about two
o'clock Sunday morning and looted the place
Goods to the value of $l5 were taken. Five
dollars in money was secured. The station
agent, William c. Benson, did not discover
the loss until later IN the morning. The burg
lars were seen in the vicinity by a number o
PERSONS and are described as two men, one
weighing about one hundred and seventy-hvt
pounds and wearing dark suit. The Other
weighs about one hundred and fifty pounds
and was attired in grey clothes. They were
seen afterwards near Tannery Station.
The chidren's parade, under the manage
ment Of Miss Mary B. Shelman, was post
POnpd from the 4th to the 9TH of July. The
parade was formed at Winchester Place. and
headed by the Westminster Guards, under
command of Major General DuIaney Reese
marched to Main street, and on to the park
where they were reviewed by the Mayor ant
Others After singing "America," they dis
banded The flag carried by the "Guards
was the same one used by company Of boy
OF this city in 1860, and the muskets were thoS'
belonging to troop organized in 1890. The
swosd carried by Major General Reese wa
the one used by his great uncle during th'
civil war.
The directory of the Westminster DepOsl
and Trust Company last Saturday decided tt
locate permanently in the new building Mr.
George W. Albaugh is erecting near th'
Union National Bank. The room will be .
by so feet 1t will be specially constructed
ior banking purposes and will be the hand
sOmeSt banking goom in Westminster. Ih'
company is temporarily located in the AL
aaugh Block, on Court street, and opened TO
business last Tuesday. Tie same day thu
company was appointed to guardianship b.
The Orphans Court. the deposits are comm!
quite satisfactorily and the loan demand
ialr. Altogether the company has made
good start and its prospects are tiatterlng
Ar n. H. BaumgaFtner has been elected as
slstant to Mr.. George NJ. Parke, secretary AM
treasurer
Hon. Frank 7. Shaw, of this city. late Col
lector of the port of Baltimore, Mr., Mnrra.
44.andiver, Mr. Harry Welles Rusk, Mr.. >
hrebS RlSk and Mr. VIM. H. Stellmann, hav
formed corporation called ''The Marylan
Export and Commission Company" an
nave opened offices in the Marine Ban
building, Water and Gay streets. Baltimore
Inc company has organized by eleeting MI
tSo.ellmann president and manager, and Dl
Hhaw secretary and treasurer. The capita
stock is S25, 5,000. The object of the compan
!s TO carry on a general export business, max
aug Their specalties evaporated and sun-drle
apples, California evaporated and sun -drle
fruits, clover seed, timothy seed and other hel
seeds; ;qnercitrOn bark and quercitron extract
chestnut oak bark extract, chestnut oak WOO
extract, lnseed oil cake. corn oil cake, talloW
sfeaSes, stearines and corn oil; and all kind
Of feedstuffs.
The first Of series of Journeys to be bel
IN Howard county during the season too
place at Glenwood July 4th. There was
'afge attendance, and the tiltng was of a
Iaesant order. A feature of the tourney wa
,le distinctive costumes of the knights, mai
shals and heralds. There were two sets {
SSalghts- professionals and amateurs-an
GSa0le sets of prizes awarded the successfr
sluers' Col. Joseph w. Berrett, of CAIRO
ywVunty, was chief marshal, with Marshall
MMarlleld as assistant The herads wer
IIessrs. Harry S. Hobbs and w. Charlie
hammond. The judges were Messrs. Gu:
@ns @vns Warfeld, A. p Forsythe, Clinton G
ssoIgan, John I. Ridgely, Thomas Q. Wal
1el6, AsbuFy P. Hobbs, j. Stephen Tracey
=. u. Alcock and Johm NJ. Delashmutt. Fh
professional knights were Messrs. Merceroi
TT,arley, Bell, Baseman. Crook and kesslel
Inc hrst prize was won by Mr.. MerceRon, VIII
T T'so had the honor of crowning the queer
Inc three maids of honor were crowned, re