The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local RreVities.

From September 1st to December LIST, 1882,
$500 head of cattle were sold at the hanover
drove yards.
Mr. Vim. S. Shriver near this city, pur-
,,oyns ooino to Montana to reside about the
LIST of next April.
Yesterday morning was the coolest OF the
r,;nter 50 far. the mercury registering four
degrees above zero at I o clock.
Emanuel Fuss, of Union Bridge, accident
allv shot himself in the foot with nile on
Sunday, inficting painful wound.
Door-t Virtue Lodge, A. F: A. NJ, OF this
city. meets weekly now, on thursday eve
pings. at their room in Odd Fellows Hall.
Invitations are out to the wedding of Mr..
Orlando Reese and Miss Josephine Lynch,
daughter of Mr.. Edward Lynch, OF this city,
on Thursday next
Opr streets have been enlivened by the
merry Jingle of sleigh bells since Wednesday,
There is a movement on foot TOR another
''horse convention.
The Hanover Pa, Herald, says: The -
rrizr in Slaughenhaupt' photograph gallery
Efnr last wear was won by Miss Ida W. hoontz
of near Westminster, Md.
The late John Wolfe, who lived on the
road leading from Westminster to laneytown,
n,nd 70 manufacture for his local customers
three thousand brooms per annum.
A District Conference of the Young Men
Christian Association was organized last
evening and will continue IN session during
tomorrow, at Woodberry, Baltimore county.
Snow fell here from o'clock tuesday
evening until u O. clock m. on Thursday, with
tho execution of a few hours early Thursday
morning, attaining depth of about ten or
eleven inches.
On December 80, the time of the last report
ooIIcd for. the Union National Bank of this
c;tv had Oh deposit $163, 005. IA {; the Farmers
and Mechanics National Bank S35, 342.ol ;
the First National Bank $l35, S96.73.
Mr. John Parke has closed out his cigar and
tobacco store in this city, and become agent
for Virginia for the Taylor Manufacturing
Company. Mr.. Parke will probably locate
nermanentlv in the 'Mother of States and
Statesmen"
letter to the ADVOCATE from Mr.. Samuel
s Shading. of New Kent county, Virginia,
formerly Of Hoods Mills, this county, brings
the gratifying intelligence that the health OF
himself and family is good, and that his crops
last wear were abundant.
Rev. p. Light Wilson died at his home IN
townsville. Frederick county, on Wednesday
morning last, after lingering illness, in the
cd wear of his age. For several years he was
thc agent of Western Maryland College, and
was we'll known throughout the state.
On Sunday IL rumor of a murder spread
throughout this city, founded on the fact that
Elias Cole and John Myers, both colored, had
a fight near Springdale station, about a mile
and half from Westminster, during which
n IL cilo IF Epla'G fncn with q
tiatiron.
Mr. Frederick Dielman, the popular New
York artist. formerly of New Windsor, this
county, was married on Tuesday last at the
residence of the brides parents, III New ORR
city. to Miss Lille Benham, daughter of Col.
Bcnham. L. S. Army. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Dr. Hale, of Boston.
They are discussing the necessity of bank
in Union Bridge. The project was started
some time ago, but was not prosecuted to sue,
cess. That thriving town, surrounded as 1t is
by a wealthy and populous region, could very
easily establish a bank, and make it pay.
There are some heavy weights, financially, II
and around it.
The commissioners of Hartford county ara
putting oyster shells on the public roads lead
ing INTO Bel Air The county buys the shells
ana the farmers WHO i've IllC lihS vi
the roads haul them free of charge. Would it.
or not be good idea to treat the Washington
road leading into Westminster, in similar
way, for mile or two?
On Friday of last week in the Court of.
Appeals, Western Maryland Railway Com
panv VS.. Frank Carter, was argued by Charles
b. Roberts for the appellant, and George NJ.
Pearce and James A. C. Bond for the appel,
lee. Kagel VS.. Totten, was argued by Jane:
A. C. Bond for the appellant, and William
p. Maulsby for the appellee.
+. O. Grimes & Co., of this city, during the
fall of 1882 sold about $50 tons of phosphate
and dissolved bone; W. S. Myer & Bro, sole
about 275 tons and n. l. Gorsuch 4 Son sole
about 225 tons, making total of $50 tons by
these three firms Besides, there were severa
other dealers who, in the aggregate, sold {
considerable quantity Of fertilizers.
The Bachman Valley Railroad Company
on Monday last elected the following Officers
to serve the ensuing year: Presldent-Capt
a. W. Eichelberger; Directors
Keefer, Henry C. Schriver, Levi Dubs, 10
seph Dellone, Josiah w. Gitt, Joseph Althotf
Eli Wolfgang, Emanuel Heindel, Percy K
Pyne, Jerome Boyer, A. X. Boyd, Samue
Thomas.
Mr.. Nathan Englar, much respected Cit
zen of Union Bridge, and a former resident
of townsville, Frederick county, died on Mon
day night last, in the nth year of his age.
He was buried at Beaver Dam cemetery on
Wednesday, On Thursday of last week, Mr..
Howard D. Hartsock, proprietor of the West
ern Maryland Hotel, in the same place, died
aged go years.
A branch of the w. C. T. W., of Westmins
II II
church Thursday night. The meeting wa:
presided over by several members of the as
sociation and was largely attended by the
colored women of Westminster, who seen
greatly interested in the temperance move
ment. The following officers were elected
President, Mrs. Lottie Penn; Vice-Presi
dents, Mrs. Emily Briscoe, Mrs. Mary Ire
land; Treasurer, Mrs. Rachel Massie; Sec
rotary, Mrs. Ellen Hopes.
Mrs. Prudence Ann Patterson, widow o.
the late George Patterson, of Freedom dis
trict, this county, died at her residence, Nortl
Charles street, Baltimore, on Wednesday
evening, aged 69 years. Mrs. Patterson anC
her husband were generous to the Presbyte
ran church, at Springfield, the former dona.
ting part of his farm to it, and the latter
being chief contributor to Springfield lnsti
tute, completed last fall, and left a legacy tc
the church. Mrs. Patterson was buried yes
terday friday in Springfield cemetery.
In copying the ADVOCATES notice of the
transfer ofthe Taylor Works to Chambersburg
in connection with our mention of the officer!
and several attaches, the Public Opinio,
says-"All are heartily welcomed, and we
trust they will find their new home and sur
roundings pleasant and agreeable. The large
whistle of the steam engine in the works
sounded at II click on Monday morning
welcoming the new year, and not a little
alarming good many people who could no
imagine what it meant. We trust it was {
harbinger of a prosperous year for the bust
ness interests of Chambersburg.
An experienced master machinist observed
here about the time of the removal of the
Tayl or Works, that Westminster was one o
the best points for the location of machine re
pair shops within his knowledge; that within
a radius of twenty miles there was very little
opposition in that line of business, and tina
such an enterprise, with proper machinery
and eight or ten skilled workmen, could no
fail to make money. The capital required 'tC
start it would not exceed ten thousand dollars
and might be even less. Such an establish
ment, he said, was necessity in Westminster