The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-11-24
rHE DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE,
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER "a 1888.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Brevitles.
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day.

Next Thursday is thanksgiving LAY.
The Union Bridge hnder says the ADyo-
eArE is a model county paper.
The cellar of Isaac Baer, this city, was
robbed of eatables last Saturday night
The gross proceeds Of the festival lastweek,
for the benefit of Grace Lutheran Church,
amounted TO S226.
A 100 pound bell that cost $l30 has been
placed in the steeple OF the Lutheran ehureh
at Union Bridge.
The Westminster Band has removed from
the hall at the Montour House to the room
lately occupied by the Lotus Club.
Rev. ]. Stewart Smith, rector of Ascension
Church. this city, has been in Baltimore this
week, attending missions in the churches
there.
VIM. r. Smith, a justice of the peace, who
has recently been elected judge OF the Or
phans' Court, has resigned as Justice OF the
peace.
/. p. Manning, of Westminster, has killed
two hogs that weighed 476 and 400 pounds
George Kirby two, weighing 2s9 and 246
pounds A6
The residence of C. +. Reck, at Union
Bridge. was entered last Tuesday night and
about S75 in money stolen, also some bread
and pies.
Mr.. Thomas b. Bond, proprietor of the
Montonr House, has started cigar factory,
and has nice establishment in the rear OF
his hotel.
BE. Sbriver & Co., hauled ffty.one bar
rels of -four to Westminster last Friday after
noon from their mills at Union Mills, with
traction engine.
DR.. John Swope, of Gettysburg, father-in-
law of Mr.. Harry NJ Clabaugh, and Mr.. J.
Frank Brinkerhoff, of the same place, were
in Westminster this week
Mr.. H. NJ. Clabaugh and family, of fancy.
town district, have removed to this city, and
occupy the dwelling of Mr., Fisher Reese, on
Main street, opposite Court.
There will be a.meeting Of the Westminster
Base Ball Association on Monday night next
as Sharrer Bros. store at half past o'clock,
to consider plans for the season OF 1884.
The weather this week has been from thirty
to fifty degrees warmer than that OF last.
The murcury on Thursday went mp to 66.
On Thursday of last weekit was down to IL
Mr.J. f. Taylor, of Chambersburg, was in
Westminster on Wednesday. He reported
Mr. r. NJ Beck superintendent OF the Taylor
Works, as greatly improved and being able
to go out.
Roddy, the bird-whistle man, arrived home
this week, looking prime. He had been IN
Norfolk, Va, for about month, and Will
return shortly Norfolk is good place for
his business.
Visitors to Westminster recently, who had
not been here for several years, note great
improvements, and are amazed at the won
derfuI advancement of the city. Now let the
streets be paved. s W9ilw
Col. w. w. TAYLOR, who built the Westmin-
4 To- orb
at Hayre de Grace, Nd He has large
force of men at work and is pushing along
rapidly as he did here.
DR.. W. X. Fringer is remodelling his resi-
dence on Main street, enlafging the windows
and making other improvements. Mr.. Z. J.
LAWYER has improved and beautifed his resi-
denee on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Mr.. Edward H. Shriver, formerly of this
CITY. but now connected with the Taylor works
at Chambersburg, got his foot caught in some
of the machinery of the works last week and
had several toes badly mashed.
Mr.. Charles McFadden, of Philadelphia,
has been awarded the contract for building
the Allegheny Mountain tunnel on the South
Pennsylvania Railroad, six thousand feetlong.
Mr.. McFadden formerly resided in this
county
On Thursday last at the NJ P. Church, in
Finksburg. Miss Fannie, daughter of George
Homer, ESQ, was married to Edward Powers,
Of Baltimore Rev. T. Litzinger performed
the ceremony. The bride and groom will re-
side in Baltimore.
Mr.. C. p. Bale, of New Windsor, returned
on Thursday from Taylor's Island, below
Havre de Grace. In two days shooting, he
and friend from Baltimore, killed 1913 ducks
of various kinds, among them being canvas
backs, red heads, teal, &c.
Most of the clocks and watches in this city
were set up about six minutes faster on Sun
day and Monday, to accord with the new time
adopted The time is now uniform in Bos-
ton. New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Westminster and other points east of the
Alleganies.
A change in the time of running trains on
the Western Maryland Railroad was made last
Sunday. The change is slight-that of ten
minutes in some, while the noon train is run
at the same hour The road has adopted the
new standard of time, which is about six
minutes faster than former time. The new
time table will be found on the fourth page OF
this issue. 1880
Mrs. Susannah E. Brown died at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs Ann G. Base
man. Deer Park road, Baltimore county, on
the 10Th inst, aged So years, ] / months and
10 days Mrs. Brown was the widow of the
late Hon. Elias Brown, of this county, who
vas once member of Congress, and also
represented this county in the state Legisla
ture seyeral times. Her funeral took place
on Wednesday and was largely attended.
The comet discovered by Pons, director in
the observatory of Marseilles, July 20, 1912,
is again approaching the sun, and according
TO science, 'smay be expected to be visible to
the naked eye about the first of December,
bnt it is not likely to attain brightness COM
va,able with that Of the conspicuous comets
of the last decade unless it shall have under
dergoBe material change since its last appear
anee in 1927 1t has increased in brilliancy
since October. and will probably reach its
naximum by January II, when it will be as
bright as star of the third magnitude.
On Friday night of last week Clifton, aged \
about IS years, son of Mr.. Jesse Sheets, con
ductor OF the Memphis express, met with
painful accident. He was fireman on freight
train on the Cumberland Valley Branch of
the Western Maryland Railroad, and while
standing with one foot on the engine and the
other on the tender, the coupling broke,
throwing him to the ground. The tender and
three cars passed over his right arm, cutting
it off above the elbow. He was taken to
Waynesboro' and received medical attention,
che physicians ampptating the stump near the
shoulder. Late reports state that he is im-
proving and will soon be able to be out,