The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-09-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY
NDERFo ORD BROS.

in Bachman's Valley, for S4, 900.
On last Saturday evening there was very
heavy rain in Bachman's Valley, and newly
plowed fields and roads were badly washed.
The public schools of Carroll will open on
Monday, September II. The Teachers As
sociation will meet in Westminster next Fri
day.
Democratic primaries will be held on Sat
urday, September 10, and county convention
TO nominate a county ticket on September Is.
The official call is published today
Next Monday. Labor Day, is a legal hoil-
day and banks and public offices will be clos
ed. The County Commissioners will meet on
Tuesday and the Orphans Court also.
Next Tuesday. September 5, is the Hebrew
New Year. $50. Mr.. A. c. Strasburger, of
this city, will close his place of business on
that day and also on September IA, the day
of Atonement
Republican primaries will be held this
Saturday afternoon, and convention TO
send delegates to the State convention ana
nominate a county ticket will be held at ODD
Fellows Hall, this city, on Monday, at II a. IN.
Bruce. son of DR.. George P. Jones, of East
New Market, Dorchester county, Nd. has
been placed at Springfield Asylum, SykesvIile-
He suddenly showed evidences OF insanity
last week, and it was deemed best to place
him in an asylum.
Mr.. Jacob Petry, near Meadow Branch,
had sown this year an acre of COW peas. his
son, Daniel, saw them growing at the Mary
land Agricultural College farm and persuaded
his father to SOW them. They are said to TO-. be
canal to If not better than clover for tertlllz-
ing the ground, and the peas are excellent
for fattening hogs.
IL
land College grounds. between the Smallwood
and Westminster clubs last Saturday. was dis
continued at the close of the fourth inning.
The Westminster Club refused to play because
the umpire. after awarding them a run, re-
versed his decision. The score was 2 10 o IN
favor of Smailwood.
On Saturday evening last, Hartman, son of
Mr.. Henry Wardenfelt, OF Smallwood, re
ceived very severe wound. He was opening
a bottle of pop when the bottle exploded,
cutting the radial artery Of his right arm. Dr.
Thomas Coonan was summoned by telephone
aud soon had the flow of blood stopped. On
Monday he was reported as doing well.
William Buxton, alias Sands, colored,
charged with assaulting and robbing William
Woods, of New Windsor. on the public high
way near Marsion, had hearing last Saturday
morning before Justice j. Hoffman Fuss, OF
this city, and was discharged from custody.
Buxton has scar on the nose and other marks
in common with Mr.. Woods assailant, but
the witnesses summoned to identify him were
unable TO do so.
The County Commissioners on Monday con-
tracted with Samuel Stone TO build the ahut-
ments for the iron bridge over Little Pipe
Creek. near Cassell's Mill, at so cents perch.
good stone to be used. The walls will be
feet high, Is feet long, s feet at the bottom,
aapering to . feet at the top. The Commits
sioners also settled for the bridge over Nor
CAMS Run, near Bloom. Some general roa-
tine business was transacted.
Asbury Grove Camp (coloredl on the
Western Maryland railroad, IS in full blast,
but viii close on Monday. Tomorrow. Sun
day, the Western Maryland railroad will run
a special train to the camp, leaving Union
Bridge at 9. u A. m. and Westminster AT ga.
Train will stop at all stations to Glen Morris
The fare for round trip will be so cents from
Union Bridge, with 4 gradual decrease
From Westminster the round trip fare will be
80 cents.
Read the account of THE Texas Flood
and the .1SoIid Walls Of Wheat" ''Patnxeni
Planters will convince our readers that
Southern Maryland is not "a bowling wilder
ness Of barren sand and scrubby pines, as Il
see the country from the railroads. An arii-
Gle describing 1.-The Mountain Chauiauqua
is very interesting Also Maryland Affairs.
News of the Week, &c, all on the first and
fourth pages.
A report to the State Board of Health on
slaughter houses in Maryland towns have been
made by inspectors. As to Carroll towns an
abstract of the reports say Hampstead
.'offal fed TO hogs; pork used by butchers.
Manchester-''fass rendered" New Wind
sor-ssfats rendered; offal fed to hogs pork
sold to citizens" Taneytown-''offal fed TO
hogs; pork sold to citizens; fats rendered.
Union Bridge-''offal fed to hogs pork sold
to citizens" No report was made on West
minister There is only one slaughter house
in the city.
Ira Chatterton, of Elicott City, who is in
Jail here on the charge of robblng the resi-
denee of Mr. Zellers, of West Main street, this
city. has exhibited considerable skill as a
sculptor. James Hopes. the barber, took him
a niece of statuary called the ''7fhree Graees.
which had been badly broken, and some plas-
ter Of paris Parts Of the group we're gone
entirely and some other parts so badly broken
thew could not be used. Chatterton used
what he could of the remains of the statuary
and supplied the others, and made beauti-
full and handsome piece. He Is anxious Ia
be released so that he can get to work to sup
mort his family. He ascribes his trouble to
the use of strong drink, and prays, he says,
that he will never be tempted to use the poi
sonous stuff again.
KeIso Saunders and Harvey Dinsley, two
negroes of New Windsor, both Young men,
narrowly escaped asphyxiation at the Maple
Park Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa, on Monday
They occupied "A room on the third noor OF
The hotel, and went to bed after failing to turn
off the gas properly. They had recently been
employed at the hotel as WATERS. Means were
heard in the room occupied by the men, and
tbev were found unconscious. Both were re
moved to the City Hospital. where, Il Is
feared, Dinsley will not recover. Saunders
Is out of danger. A dispatch TO the Philadel
pbia Ledger, from Harrisburg, on Tuesday,
saws: Harvey Dinsley died today, after
much suffering, and the surgeons, suspechne
that he may have taken poison, will investi
gate"
An ENJOYABLE apple butter boiling was held
Al the residence Of Mr.. Henry Hymiller, neal
the Pool on Thursday of last week. Those
preseut were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry HymilleF
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Shipley, Mr. and Mrs
Granville Beaver. Mrs. Anna NJ. Myers, OF
Pool; Miss Lille Harris, Warheldsbnrgi Mt
Andrew Fowler, Miss Josephine Fowler, Else
and Louise Snipiey, D. anu L1o'ue aun'ei
William Fowler, Frank A. Myers, Edward
Beaver. Grace Fowler, Minnie c. Beaver
Willie Corbin, Mark Shipley, Bernard and
Chas. Fowler, Viola Corbin, Gertrude Hunter
Wilbur Shipley, Ada, Rhoda and Arthur
Hymiller, Carl Corbin, Carroll and Paul Hy
miller and William Turtle. Refreshments
were served in abundance.
The dedication of the fireman's hall at Man
chester takes place today-Satnrday. Th'
ceremonies will be Masonic, by Lebanon
Lodge, No. It's, A. f. A. NJ. Addressei
will be delivered by X. f. Porter, of AnnaP
oils. Nd, President of the Maryland STATE
Firemen's Association; William H. A. Hamil
Ton. of Hagerstown; J. J. Stump, Of Cnmber
land: w. |. Mace, Of Cambridge, and Charle
e. Fink, of Westminster. Preceding thu
dedication will be parade Of the Manchester
Taneytown, Hampstead, Westminster, Nc
Sherrystown, Littlestown and other fire com
panies, accompanied by number of bands
A feature OF the parade will be the JUNO
Westminster Fire Company, with their hand
some truck and ladders. At night there vii
be display of fireworks.