The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-02-10
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1888.
= oCAL AFFAIRS
Local BreVitieS.

MI MI. George l.. Stocksdale, of the Westmin
ni Lor was admitted to the bar Of the Bal
, sue, county circuit court on Wednesday, OF
,,"t;on of r. r. Boarman.
'i'T Ia,n. A, Geddes, Grand Architect, anC
CLas c. Quinn, NiceGrand Architect, o.
Jn Independent Order of Mechanics, Wis
;tnd Westminster Lodge on Wednesday nigh
'"I gao w. Matthews. real estate agent of tins
ci,v sold on Thursday the Nlchodemus pro
',rtv lhouse and lott in Union street, this
l;ty TO John W. Nelson, of Bird Hill, tol
81 900. i AZ
Samuel Elder, colOred, sentenced at the
Nav term, 1881, to two years IN the PehltGn'
tiary for robbing Mr.. Biggs, returned to TINS
city ON Thursday evening, having served ou'
his sentence. .1,
subscriber in Texas writes: Fearing
my. .,hscription to the ADVOCATE is about run
ont | send a postal order for 81 for another
yrar. am too far from my native state to &c
without the ADVOCATE.
w. l.. Seabrook. ESD, was elected PreSl'
dent of the Westminster Fire Department. III
the place Of the late DIR. W. ii. Rlppard, al
the regular monthly meeting OF the Com
many on Wednesday night last.
Enur inches of snow fell between midnight
and 10 a. m. Monday, furnishing two days OF
sI.iobing. On Sunday the mercury registered
ro # y m: Tuesday morning 1t was down TO
n and on Wednesday at p. m. 1t registered
The February term of the circuit court
.,nmrnces ON Monday next. Judges Miller
and Jones will be here on Tuesday and
Wednesday, to sit in cases in which Judge
smith was counsel, and consequently dlsquall-
fed :
Some of the participants in the Battle OF
Rr;obtwelrs Hill appeared before Justice
Crgpstcr on Wednesday last, but, on account
ofthe absence of Mr.. Gibson, the hearing was
FASHIONED until Wednesday, Dist inst, ut III
- clock. Il. III.
Rev, DR.. Augustus Webster, well-known i'll
thi, county, and father-in-law of Prof. Her
inc. Of this city, fell whilst entering an office
on 81. Paul street, Baltimore, ON FRIDAY OF
last week. and received severe injuries. lie
is doing well now.
Mr. George Mummaugh, respected citizen
Of this county, living about two miles from
Paapsco died suddenly of heart disease,
on Tuesday last, in his 18th year. lie was
sitting in a chair reading Il Bible when he was
attacked, dropping dead to the iioor.,
Oliver Lippy, executor OF DAVID l!ppy'
sold on last Saturday, I acres OF land sltCat-
ed mile south of Manchester, to George l..
Warner. for $40 per acre, and two acres OF
lrasrhold propcrty. in the corporate limits OF
Manchester. to John c. Demner for S23 per
acre.
Mr.. Edward IL. Shrivcr, formerly OF this
rity, but now of Brooklyn, n. Y, was i'll
Westminster on Monday and Tuesday. Mr..
Shrivrr is now connected with the Bureau OF
Charities. of the Brooklyn Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, n most
humane and beneficial organization.
Rev. Mr.. McCreary, of Finksburg circuit,
had Il narrow escape from drowning on Thurs
clay of last week. He attempted to cross Pa
lallsco Branch, below the bridge near tinks-
burg. in buggy, and was washed down the
stream about fifty yards by the swift current,
and was rescued by Mcssrs. l.. a. j. Lamotte
and BENJAMIN Byers. His horse was drowned
and his buggy was badly damaged.
Mr.. Lohn Trump cut chestnut tree recent
". on Mr.. Elias Myerly's farm, two miles
southwest Of Manchester, which measured
nineteen feet three inches at the base and
Welded nine cords Of wood, and two saw
los taken from the branches measured res
rectiyrly nine feet ten inches i'll length anG
seventeen inches III diameter, and nine feet
in length and eighteen inches IN diameter
Mr.. Myerly gave Mr.. Trump the tree for cut
ing and moving it.
4 correspondent at Taylorsville, who re,
uestcd the publication of an item from that
neighborhood. is informed that jokes rarely
look well in print. They do to tell around a
lcighborhood, but types neither smile nol
laugh, or Indicate that they are telling a joke,
and sometimes what is intended for joke
gives offence to those upon whom it Is told
Therefore. excuse the ADVOCATE. We should
like the correspondent to give us the loca
items of his section.
A slight fire occurred at the residence O
Frederick Ochs, owned by VIM; Shubkaigle
at Hampstead, on Wednesday light last, abou
o clock. The fire started in Il room occu
pied as tailor shop, and communicated to the
other part of the house before subdued. The
house was damaged to the extent Of abou
500 and Mr.. Ochs loses about 5000. Boil
Mr. Ochs and Shubkagle were insured III thu
Dug Hill Company. The origin of the fire
Is unknown, but supposed to be lncendlary
The Patapsco Debating Society on Thurs
day night of last week discussed the question
DO the American people owe more gratitude
10 Columbus for discovering America thai
to Washington for defending it ?" Messrs
John II. Taylor, c. +. Lauver, VIM. Biz
Zard, Milton Ward and others spoke for the
affirmative, and Messrs. Jabez A. Bush, AS
bury Martin. NJ Z. Walsh, Jesse Magee and
Others for the negative. The negative side
syere given unanimous decision by the
Judges.
jefferson D. Gum, of Taylorsville, this
county. was accidentally shot i'll the arm OF
pistol target MATCH. and whilst Thomas Il.
R1rOuc ynsb onIlipor N ,,iytni hn cnnnccaH IF
have been emptied Of charges, the pistol was
discharged, the bali taking effect in Mr.
Gunns left arm, between the elbow and
shoulder. The ball struck the bone, bui
= Ianced around it and went nearly through
she flesh on the other side. DR.. Orlando
Narfield extracted the ball and rendered
other surgical relief
The correspondent of the Baltimore San
writing from Hagerstown on Wednesday, says
Hon. VIM. P. Maulsby, of Westminster, has
been overhauling the records of the Orphans
Court of this county for some days, to unrave
the settlement of the estate of Martin Rohrer
who died sixty years or more ago. 1t i
claimed that there was an undistributed bal
ance of some So. 900, which with interes
would amount to a very considerable sum
The parties settling the estate with the bonds
men, have all been dead for nearly half ;
century"
About one o'clock on Friday night last on
of our citizens noticed bright light in thu
yestibule of the Odd Fellows Hall, and hear'
loud noises coming from that place. Fearin!
that the Hall would be set on fire, he opened
ithe door and there saw German, with hi
feet in bag. jumping up and down the floor
singing and shouting. Being asked why h
was making so much noise, he replied that
was because he was happy. The man wa
arrested next day, and at hearing befor
Justice Crapster, it having been shown that h
was an inofensive character, he was dis
charged.
Mr.. Ferley J. Glousher, formerly living nea
this city, but ROW Superintendent of the Nc
Don0ugh School Farm, iq Baltimore county
has 400 tons of eDsilage, raised last season OF
thirteen acres of ground. On the ground h
used So bushels Of oyster she'll lime and II
loads of manure His siio was not bull
square, but was four feet wider at the top thai
at the bottom. 1t is 60 feet long, IL fee
wide at the bottom and 16 at the top. i
packing it he sprinkled in nearly six sacks O
salt. 1t contains SO pounds to the square foot
and the ensilage is pronounced by some mem
bers of the Baltimore county Grange to be tn
best ever put up in the county.