The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-01
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER /, 1900.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
tm,AL BREyIrlEs,


n A. Haines, of Silver Run, has several
,bousand bushels of peaches in his Woodsboro
orchard.
Notwithstanding the drouth the early sweet
corn will be about three quarters OF crop, so
the packers say.
The German Baptist Brethren will hold
,be;r annual lovefeast at Sans Greek Church
IN September 9Th and 9th.
horse belonging to George Simpson, near
Iinwood, recently slipped and fell over pair
If bars and broke several ribs.
At3.S0p. M, on Wednesday, the mercury
reqistered ia degrees in the sun in front OF
his office, and 81 degrees in the shade.
Owing TO the intense heat summer guests
and visitors are 10th to leave the country for
the heated dwellings and pavements ofthe city.
At 10 a. IN. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
or Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Fair tonight and Saturday; light north winds.
Mr.. Milton Chew, of Reese. left at this Office
,b;s week a dozen of the Melted Gem and
Rockyfor variety of cantaloupes. The flavor
was very superior.
Mr. Samuel F. Null, near this city, favored
ne AGAIN this week with more of his fine can
taloupes. A pair, grown together, he called
BRYAN and Stevenson.
On Thursday the Sunday schools of the
Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant
Churches held an all-day picnic in the grove
at the water works pool.
C. Bradley Garner, porter at The West
minister. this city, was awarded second prize,
silver handle silk umbrella, at a cake walk
al Hellam Park, near York, Pa, on Monday
last.
Next Monday is legal holiday. All the
county offices and banks will be closed. The
County Commissioners will meet on Tuesday,
and the Orphans Court on Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
Work ON the new roadbed between Mt.
Airy and Frederick Junction is being delayed
on account of the difficulty in securing labor
ers. Several carloads of men have been
brought to the work but they would not accept
the wages, slips per day.
The following fourth class postoffices have
been ordered abolished, the patrons being sup
plied by rural free delivery Armacost, Bal
timore county, mail to Hampstead; Beckleys-
vile, Baltimore county, mail to Hampstead;
Grave Run Mills and Hoffmanville, Baltimore
county, mail 10 Westminster.
Contributors to the Flower Mission this
week were Mrs H. C. Keefer, Mrs. j. +.
Rnker Mrs Mary Reese Rinehart, Mrs.
Hannah Hoppe, Misses Matilda Derr and
Marguerite Skunk. Receivers for next week
Misses Matilda Stone and Elsie Elgin.
The many friends of Mr. Frank W. Shrver,
formerly of this city but not residing in Phil
adelphia, Pa, will regret to learn of the death
OF his wife, which occurred on Saturday last.
Mrs Shriver was daughter of Mr.. William
Gregg, of Wilmington, Del, and was only Ill
short time.
Mr. Albert Bankert, of Oakland Mills,
Freedom district, who is visiting relatives at
Tannery, attempted to get on an extra freight
train at that place on Tuesday. His hold
broke and he fell alongside of the track, for
tunately escaping injury, though his shirt was
torn from his body and the left leg of his pants
was cut from the hip down.
Master Charles Himler brought to this office
ap ocular worm which he found in patch Of
potatoes on his fathers farm, near this city.
its color was brown and white, head and eyes
like a snake, small snout, with gold colored
band over the eyes and snout, and two yellow
horns protruding above the snout, occasional
". The worm was an inch in length and was
a rapid mover.
The suit for an injunction by Mr.. John ID:
Cunningham, of this city, against the School
Commissioners of Carroll County and the
VIM. j. C. Dulany Co. of Baltimore, restrain
ing them in their school book contract with
that Company, was argued before full Bench
on July Il Yesterday, Friday, unanimous
opinion of the Court was filed sustaining the
demurrer of the defendants. The counsel for
Mr.. Cunningham were Messrs Barton, Will
mer, Amber & Stewart, of Baltimore, and
Mr. Jno. Milton Reifsnider, this city, and for
the defendants Messrs. B. T. Grouse and VIM.
II. Thomas.
A large number of relatives and friends
were present at the funeral of the late David
M. Roop, whose death was announced IN this
paper last week, at Meadow Branch Church
last Sunday morning, Notwithstanding the IN,
dense heat Elder Ephraim W. Stoner, OF
Union Bridge, delivered an impressive ser
mon, and was assisted in the other exercises
by Elders Jeremiah Brown and Abraham
Snader, of New Windsor. Judge Relisnider,
Clerk of the Court DR.. J. Howell Billingslea,
members of the Bar and School Board, Judges
Of the Orphans Court, and number OF others
from this city aud vicinity testified by their
presence their high esteem OF the deceased
Last Sunday was the. hottest August 26th
known to the Weather Bureau. In this city
the mercury ranged from 80 to SO, according
TO location, and the humidity made the heat
almost unbearable. About 6 p. IN. ominous
clouds gathered in the southeast, and by go
the Storm burst, accompanied with high wind,
heavy rain, vivid lightning and deep thunder
and continued until after midnight, cooling
the atmosphere and giving great relief to suf-
fering humanity. On Monday, about p.
IN. violent wind drove pedestrians of the
street, and the dust almost blinded one and
filled business houses and dwellings. Shortly
after an electrical storm followed. accom-
panied by heavy fall Of rain.