The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-11
SATURDAY. MARCH II, 1882.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local Brevities.

Local BreVities-
Taneytown citizens want the charter of their
town amended.
A new ceiling has been made to the Or
phans Court room at the Court House.
Western Maryland College has petitioned
the Legislature for acontinuation of state aid
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Dug Hill viii elect directors next Sat
urday.
Tyrone is thought to be the best location for
the polls in Uniontown district by many OF the
citizens Of the district.
Mr.. Geo. W. Todd, of Salisbury, Nd, a
graduate of Western Maryland College, was
visiting at the College this week.
Rev. Robert H. Williams, of Baltimore, lee
tured on Wednesday night to the students OF
New Windsor College on The Boys.
The County Board of Health was called to
meet in this city on Monday, but as quorum
was not present no meeting was held.
DIR. NJ L. Bolt has been appointed exam
ming physician for this county by the Pension
Commissioner. vice DIR. Woodward, resigned.
The Corporation has procured the stone
with which to arch the culvert running from
Main street $50 feet along the west side OF
John street.
About the LIST of April Mr.. Israel Zeiber
viii commence the erection of a residence and
large double store room on the corner of Main
and John streets.
William p Gardner and Elias n. Gardner,
executors of Nimrod Gardner, have sold -
acres of land in Woolery district to John f.
Lockard, for $3.50.
Our Sykesville correspondent had a hne
letter for the ADVOCATE this week, but it Is
still in his mind, we suppose. as he only sent
us two blank sheets Of paper.
The Westminster Brass Band rendered a
serenade to Mr.. Edward Lynch, on Friday
night of last week, in honor of his appoint
ment as State Cattle Weigher.
The Senate on Friday Of last week confirm
ed the nominations of Edward Lynch for Cat
tie Weigher and Hugo E. Fiddis and DIR. J.
F. Burlington as Notaries Public.
$. Carr wickert is having the end of his
residence next the NJ. Z. Church raised an
other story. 1t will be cased in with brick.
Await { Son, masons Vim. Shaeifer, car
penter.
The various secret organizations that meet
in Odd Fellows Hall have appointed COM
mittees to confer together aud request the
Odd Fellows to supply the lodge room with
fre-eseapes.
At the sale of Philip H. Babylon, on Thurs
day, there was large attendance, notwith-
standing the heavy rain. Horses, especially.
brought good prices, one s.. Lawrence mare,
brought $50.
The Mechanicstown Clarion Of Thursday
saws it Is rnmored that Joshua Ohler, man
Of considerable notoriety in the neighborhood
Of KeysviIie, had been shot and killed hy his
brother, while in the act Of robbing his corn
crib.
Che MARYLAND Mutual Beneficial Associa-
ton Of Carroll County for Unmarried Per
sous has made satisfactory arrangements
with the policy holders and are now closing
up its affairs. They have bought IN al the
policies except perhaps half dozen.
The MARYLAND Conference Of the NJ E.
Church is in session at the Broadway NJ. 4.
Church, Baltimore and the Maryland An
nnal Conference Of the NJ. p. Church Is in
session at the Broadway NJ. p. Church, same
city. Rev. John Edwards is attending the
former, and Rev. J. T. Murray aud W. L.
Seabrook the latter
The Ellicott City Times Of last week, in an
editorial notice of the card which was publish
cd BIZ Judge Hayden in The Advocate says
Judge Hayden is very popular with the
bar and people Of Howard county, generally,
and they certainly would BE- pleased 20 see
hin returned to position he has 50 satisfae-
torily and ably filed.
A newspaper is to be established Al Union
Bridge, and the prospectus says that lave
paper there would be potent in bringing the
varied a1tractions aud undeveloped resources
Of this Roarishing section of Western Mary
land to the attention Of the business comma
nifty Of Baltimore and that portion Of Penn
sylYania and West Virginia contiguous TO Car
roll county
The ground hog six weeks Of winter wealth
er will close on Thursday next Nennor and
DeToe predict some wintry weather after
wards, the latter claiming cold weather nj the
end Of the month, and the former says il viii
be mild and pleasant, ard also predicting a
mild April. with some hot weather. The bet
ting fraternity can now choose between Ven
nor, Defoe and the ground hog.
An election for President and Directors Of
the Westminster Gas Light Company was held
at the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
on Tuesday Sixteen hundred and forty-two
votes were cast, resulting IN the election Of
John l. Reifsnider as President, and Hon.
Charles B. Roberts, Edward Lynch, W. A.
Cunningham. Robert c. Hall, Chas. v. Wantz
and Charles 7. Reifsnider as Directors
The stockholders Of the Taylor Manufactur-
ing Company at Chambersburg last week
elected j. +. Taylor and r. VI. Beck diree-
tors bya unanimous vote, and the following
seven were chosen out of fourteen voted for
John L. Grier, Z. j. Bonebrake, Jeremiah
Rhoadarmer, T. B. Kennedy, Henry Sierer,
Edmund Culbertson and James A. Mcknight.
Subsequently j. Z. Taylor was elected presi-
dent aud Z. J. Bonebrake secretary and treas
nrer. The company have purchased eight
acres OF land at 500 per acre, at the south
end of the Fair Grounds.
For some years past the building of ire
proof vault for the preservation Of the county
records has been discussed aud the neces-
sity for such building has been recon-
Iaended by several grand juries. A bin has
heen prepared for presentation to the legisla-
ture, authorizing the County Commissioners
to provide for the better protection and pre-
servati0n of the records, and il is hoped that
It will find no opposition by the county dele
CATION in that body. The recent FIRE at Prince
Frederick, Calvert county, an account Of which
is published in this issue, should be sufficient
warming to the people Of Carroll not to delay
longer the matter of providing fire-proof
vault The destruction of the county records
would entail upon the citizens of this county
sAousand-fold more expense than the cost
of vault.