The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-12-15
THr nEMocRATTe ADVOCATE,
SATURDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1888.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LocaI Brevifies.

urer, is assisting at the Clerk Office atpresent.
Frederick Brehm has bought of Mr.. Ban
kert a farm of 81 acres, near Mexico, with
new DWELLING barn and outbuildings. Price
s., 200.
.sOh, no, don't advertise, says Squiggins;
s'the man next door TO me is big advertiser,
and good many people see my store as they
pass to go into his.
Trade dollars will soon be valuable. Sew
eral bills have been introduced in Congress
upon the subject, and holders will get their
full value for them.
Mr.. /. S. Weaver, Of this city, has embarked
in the banking business in Baltimore, in con-
nection with Mr. A. r. Clabaugh, member of
the stock exchange of that city.
John Geiger, executor of Israel Norris, sold
at private sale, on Saturday last, to Eli NJ
Hibberd, New Windsor, for $10,280, farm
of 1861 acres near McKinstrys Mills.
The newly-elected Judges of the Orphans
Court-Messrs. William Frizell, William i.
Smith and Elias Myerly-took the oath of
office on Monday and assumed the duties.
The Westminster Band are having new I'M
forms made The coat will be dark blue,
and the pants light blue. They will wear
dark blue caps, with gold band; also epaulettes.
A lawyer in Kansas, who has case similar
TO the Byers- Hoppe will case, which was fully
reported in the ADVOCATE, sent to this Office
this week to get copies of the issues con-
tanning the proceedings.
Rev. DIR. Kuhns, of this city, will assist at
the installation of Rev. O. G. Roth as pastor
of the Lutheran Church, at Taneytown, to-
morrow, Sunday. In consequence of his alb
sence there will be no Lutheran services in
Westminster.
The purses won by the stable of Mr.. -Jeter
Walden, at Middleburg, this county, this sea-
son, amount to $10,514. The winnings of
Antrim were So, 498, of Blue Bell $500, of
of Chicadee 81. $780, of Flower of Meath ST.,
800, of PearliThorn 1915, of Buxom $500.
Door-to- Virtue Lodge, No. 46, A. F A. NJ,
of this city, will decicate their new hall. in
the Wantz Building, on st. Johns Day. The
newly elected officers will be installed on the
same occasion, after which an entertainment
will be provided for the members and invited
guests.
The leeture-room of the new Grace Luth-
eran Church, this city, will be ready for oceu-
paney next week, and services will be held in
it regularly thereafter, commencing Sunday,
December 23rd. Work on the building will
be suspended for the winter as soon as the
lecture-room is completed.
On the Aims House farm this year were
raised 966 bushels of wheat, 275 of rye, COS
of oats, 1000 of corn, 10 of clover seed, 200
of potatoes and 5000 heads of cabbage.
There was raised also large amount of veg
etables. The farm contains ITO acres, and
Mr.. J. J. Roller, the stewart, is skillful
farmer.
The Union Bridge index warns the public
against a man calling himself Steel, who ped
dies silver polish. The Ilder says he spent
three days in Union Bridge and left without
paying his board bill and bill for job-work
at the Inder office. He also borrowed small
amounts of money from the generous citizens
of that place.
Mr.. D. K Houck, of the Western Maryland
Railroad, formerly of this city, has been des-
ignated as Baltimore agent of the Great South
ern Dispatch, the fast freight line between
the North and South, which will go into oper-
alton about the beginning of the new year.
Mr.. A. Pope, the general manager, is now in
New York completing the details.
Mrs. Daniel Koontz from Adams county,
Pa, niece of Jacob Slorp, in Woolery's dis
trict, visited his family on Saturday week and
intended to return home on the following
Monday but was taken sick, and had fourteen
commissions before she recovered. DR.. Moores
was summoned to her relief, and she returned
home on Thursday.
The County Commissioners have reap
pointed J. J. Roller steward of the Aims
House. DR.. John S. Matthias physician to the
Aims House, DIR. L. Zepp physician to the
JAIL ana Elias Marker ianitor to the Court
House. Jas. A. G. Bond has been appointed
counsel to the Board, in the place of R. B.
Norment who has left the county.
We have received from Mr.. c. A. Shorb,
formerly of this city, but now of Fort Worth,
Texas, descriptive pamphlet of Fort Worth
and surrounding territory, by Prof. I. A.
Wilkinson, who has been writing up Texas in
the interest of immigration. Fort Worth,
says the pamphlet, is city of 10000 inhab
tants, with excellent sewerage and drainage,
with a cotton business of 50, 900, 900 annually,
a large wholesale trade III merchandise, and
surrounded by productive country.
About o'clock Sunday morning early
risers saw a bright light in the direction of
Hanover, and it was evident that large fire
was raging. Some persons from Westminster
went to the scene. and found that the large
barn of Jesse Keller about two miles this
side of Hanover, had been destroyed by fire
with its contents, about 1000 bushels of
wheat, agricultural implements, &C. Forty
cattle, mostly Durham cows, persisted. The
loss is estimated at 5000; insurance $4,000
The fire is supposed to have been incendiary.
An attempt to burn the Methodist Protes-
tant church at Poplar Springs, in Howard
county, near the Carroll line, was made Tues
day morning about O. clock. Entrance was
forced through window in the vestibule and
a fire kindled by saturating the pulpit Bible
with coal oil from the church lamps. The
flames were discovered by some early risers
in the village and the alarm given. Through
faithful efforts of the citizens the building was
saved after considerable damage had been
done. Who could do so sacriligious an act is
yet mystery.
Some persons are in the habit of defacing
property in this city. 1t is not uncommon
80 find in the mornings DOORS steps and front
walls marked with chalk or other substance,
or despatched with tobacco juice. The for
Sner mars the appearance of buildings and is
troublesome to remove, while the latter leaves
stains almost impossible to erase. Marble
and stone steps can only be cleaned with
stone. These offences are punishable by So
fine and several dollars costs, under city or
dinances, and if they are not stopped often
ders will have to pay about 81 fine at the
magistrates Office or go to Jail.
Mr.. Thomas F. Shepherd, of Uniontown,
has been reelected member of the eXecu-
tive committee of the Maryland State Grange.
The committee has supervision of the Grange
agency IN Baltimore. Inc gross business OF
the agency the past year was about $500, 900.
1t sold 1000 tons of fertilizers to members of
the order as one item of the business. The
gross profits Of the agency were 10000, of
which one-third goes To defray running ex-
penses and the other two thirds is divided
among the Grange patrons. The agency was
started seven years ago. There are sixty
subordinate Oranges in Maryland and about
2, 500 members.
On Wednesday of last week Nelson Biz
yards mare fell into a well, about fifteen feet
deep, on his premises near Sandy Mount.
The well had not been completed, and was
covered over with boards, which gave way
under the weight of the animal, letting her
down hind feet foremost. The well was tun-
neled into within about six feet of the mare,
when she was lifted out by a windlass. Itwas
found that one of her ribs had been broken,
ia getting her out, but no other damage had
been sustained She was in the well from
about half. past till nearly 2 o'clock As
sistance was rendered by Jacob and John
Slorp, Jacob Tanner and son, George Shipley,
Wesley Blizzard, George BarDhart, and about
dozen others.
The Hoppe will case was argued in the
Court of Appeals on Tuesday by Col. VIM. T.
Maulsby for plaintiff. On Wednesday Col.
Charles Marshall, for the defendants, asked
the privilege of filing additional papers, and
Col Maulsby requested to be allowed TO re-
ply to them. The court granted both requests.
This case was tried at Hagerstown, and the
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