The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-09-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Saturday next, September 18th, is the
Jewish New Year. The Goth, Monday, will
be the day of the Atonement.
Democratic primaries take place this Sat
urday) afternoon Note the hours for holding
them in the notice ut the head of the editorial
column.
Mrs. Brown, wife of Mr. Charles Brown,
near Carrollton. died on Sunday, aged about
70 wears. Her funeral took place at Pleasant
Grove on Tuesday.
Frank p. Barhart, of Caroline county, and
Miss Edna Y. Adkins, Of Wicomico county,
have been appointed to scholarships in West
ern Maryland College.
\ game of base ball between the Emmits
burg and Union Bridge Clubs on Saturday af.
ternoou resulted in favor of the Union Bridge
team by score OF - to j.
Mr.. Geo. L. Stocksd;lc, trustee sold on
Wednesday last the property OF the late Henry
smith, near Manchester. containing % acres,
to Charles W. I.ippy for Sl400.
Baltimore county fair begins on the 18th
and closes on the 18th. 1t is usually well at
hibiis will be much larger than usual.
The CITY Hotel, Westminster, has been
rented and will be used for school purposes
The school will open on Monday next, along
with the other schools of the county.
Mrs. Eliza j. Read, widow of James r..
Read, died last Sunday morning at her resi-
dence in Baltimore, aged IS years. Eight
children survive her, one of whom is Mrs.
Howard I4ockard, of Carrollton, this county.
Mr. L. Irving Pollitt, graduate of Western
Maryland College, has resigned as principal
A,n1 pnrff h
son. Miss. to accept the management of the
electric and water powers at Natchez, Miss.
DR.. +. H. Lewis, President of Western
Maryland College, delivered an address at the
Hartford county teachers institute on Tues
day. and at its close was heartily applauded
and rendered Il vote thanks for his excellent
and practical remarks.
Miss Edna Maude, daughter of Mr.. Mord-
ecai Mckinstry, of Union Bridge, and Mr..
Charles Herbert Scott, of Winchester, Ohio,
were married at Newport, Ky, August lth.
Sir. Scott is an enterprisng merchant and is
highly spoken of by all.
On the 18th instant there will be tourna-
ment and ii base ball game at Reese, on the
Baltimore turnpike, about three miles below
this city. Messrs. Ivan l.. Hoff and Guy w.
Steele will deliver the charge to the knights
and the coronation address.
Tomorrow, Sunday, the Western Maryland
Railroad will run an extra train from Union
Bridge, stopping at all stations, to the colored
camp at Asbury Grove. The train will leave
Westminster at ga a. IN. Returning il will
jcave the camp at 10 p m.
AT noon on Wednesday the mercury regis
tered 90 in the shade. Between l and p.
IN. there were high winds and refreshing
showers, causing the temperature to drop to
$50 at 9 d. m. AT 6 a. m. Thursday the mer.
curry registered 81, fall of 80 degrees.
At Pleasure Park, near this city, today
there will be sport for those who enjoy trials
of speed. There will be a race, trot or pace,
for three minute horses, half-mile running
race, and Il race, trOt or pace, for =. 40 class.
The entries are numerous, the races promise
to be interesting and the attendance good.
Willie j. Beck, son of Charles F. Beck, oil
Berret. met with an accident on Wednesday.
He was driving horse attached to a stump
puller, when he got caught by the machinery
and was only saved from horrible death by
the timely arrival of one Of the farm hands.
His second finger on left hand was mear Y cut
off and bone was broken.
Mrs. Beatty, of Baltimore, Nd, was thrown
from a wagon at Hampstead on Thursday and
had her face considerably cut by falling on the
rough ground. The horse, which belonged
to Samuel Elseroad of Houcksylle, and was
driven by Mrs. Mullgan, was stung by a
hornet and ran away. The wagon was upset,
and Mrs. Mullgan, who held onto the lines,
was dragged some distance, but was only
slightly injured.
Lewis Ohler, one of the most prominent
and Oldest citizens of Freedom, who had been
lying critically i'll since Tuesday of last week,
i 10, nj
nervous prostration, aged seventy four years.
Mr.. Oher leaves no family, having never
married. He was member of Freedom Ma
sonic Lodge, and for fifty years belonged to
Westminster Lodg |. O. 0. F., members OF
which attended IT,, funeral.
The County Commissioners have appointed
the following vaccine physicians-C. w.
Weaver, Taneytown; Z. J. Shreeve, Union
town; J. j. Stewart, Silver Run; S. l.. Moores,
Finksburg; J. w. Steele, Sykesville; j. II.
Sherman, Manchester: J. S. Matthias. West
minister; r. F. Wells, Hampstead; +. ID.
Cronk, Winfield; Charles Thomson Middle
burg; J. H. Brown, New Windsor; James
Watt, Union Bridge.
Under the recent changes by the last Leg
Islature, the game laws of Carroll permit
cunning as follows:
November 10 to December 24-Partridges
and pheasants
July Is to December 24-Woodcock.
November 10 to December 24-Rabbits.
September l to December Squirrels.
September ! to May 1-PIover or snipe.
Unlawful to kill or destroy nests of any in
'sectivorous birds, excepting on premises OF
gunner.
Charles Anderson, of SykesyilIe colored,
was shot at negro cake walk near Cooksvlle,
Howard county, on Saturday night and is in
a serious condition from his wounds. John
Burton. colored, who halls from North Caro-
lima, is charged with the shooting. The as
Sauit took place on the farm of Mrs. Il. '.
Dorsey Anderson was wounded in the ABB
domen and also in the arm, two shots having
been fired which took effect It's seems he IN
terfered in quarrel that young colored man
named Scott had with Burton, whereupon the
latter shot him.
Mr.. Andrew Burdner, tenant on the farm
of Mr.. Joseph A. Waesche, was fatally injured
on Monday last. on the farm of Judge Lewis
Cash, near Double Pipe Creek, by the straw
carrier of a threshing machine falling on him.,
and died on Tuesday night. Before his death
his physicians, Drs. G. Fl. Diller, of Double
Pipe Creek, and F. Fl. Seiss, Of Taneytown,
discovered that his neck had been broken:
Mr.. Burdner was about thirty-eight years old
and leaves widow, ten-year-Olu daughter
and an infant son. He was member OF The
Lutheran Church and Democrat.
A reunion of the Reformed Churches OF
Carroll county took place near Silver Run last
Saturday and was largely attended, represen-
tatives from all the churches being present.
Addresses were delivered by the Rev. DIR.
John c. Bowman, of the Theological Semi
nary at Lancaster, Pa, and Rev. a. Bateman,
of Taneytown. The Silver Run band and an
improvised orchestra rendered selections. A
choir of one hundred voices made up OF mem
beers of the choirs of the various churches IN
the county sang sacred music. George r.
Morelock and Arthur Stonesifer, of Westmln,
ster, rendered solos on the clarionet and
cornet.