The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-12-08
SATURDAY, DECEMBER s, 1883.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Goca, Brevities.

There have been three deaths in Westmin
ster this week.
Mr.. John 7. Shueey has sold his farm OF
1883 acres. near Warfiedsburg, to Mr.. Jesse
Beaver, for $50 per acre.
Mr. ]. B. DaCamara, who conducted a
nhotoeraph gallery here for some time, died
recently in De Land, Florida.
Messrs. Daniel McSwinney and Daniel
Ebaugh, of this county, have been granted
life certificates by the State Board OF Ednca-
ton.
Mrs Martha Houck, wife of Mr.. William
Houck, near Hampstead, died suddenly on
Monday, whilst eating dinner. She was about
sixty years old.
Mr.. John Haines has purchased the farm
IS 1 ria O ocres Of Mr. Henry Shriver, between
Middleburg and Union Bridge, for 30, o4O,
including the wheat crop.
The entertainment to be given by Prot.
Austin H. Merrill, at Odd Fellows Hall, last
night, Friday, has been postponed until TINS
Saturday night, at 8 o'clock.
Consult the columns of the ADVOCATE if
YOU are looking for holiday goods: Oar mer-
chants and business men are offering great
inducements in these goods.
Mrs. Joseph McKinstry, Of McKinstry' s
MlilS. has purchased IL lOb ChAOh DAANSNf
and will remove to that place as soon as she
can have dwelling erected
Hon. Charles B. Roberts took the oath of
Office before Dr. L. j. Shaw, clerk OF the
Circuit Court, on Thursday morning, and is
now the Attorney General of Maryland.
The Poe Literary Society of Union Bridge
has recognized for the winter with Ben. A.
Richardson president Miss Maggie E. Repp
secretary. and David A. Holtz treasurer. The
Society meets on Friday evenings.
The German Baptists (Dunkards) com
menced a series Of meetings in their meeting
house. this city, on Thursday evening, which
sv;lI he continued for week. Elder Daniel
P. Savior and other well known ministers are
in attendance.
Rev. J. Stewart Smith, rector Of Ascension
Protestant Episcopal Church, this city, on
Sunday last announced to his congregation
that he had accepted a call to Elgin, Illinois,
and would relinquish the charge here about
the first Of January.
Mr.. ). j. Bowersox, of Baltimore, has pre-
scented his brother, James Bowersox, OF this
city. with an alligator. TWAS one of dozen
Skinned bV Bishop Grove from Florida to
Rev. Father Zeigler, of Baltimore. The
other eleven were placed in the lake at Druid
Hill Park.
The tender of a loaded freight train on the
Western MARYLAND Railroad jumped the track
at a switch near 0wings' Mills on Saturday
night, and several of the cars were derailed
and damaged. The wreck was cleared away
by Sunday morning,
The School Board met on Monday last, but
no business of general interest was transacted.
The matters laid before the Board were con-
fined to provisions for supplies, incidental ex-
penses. repairs, &c. The Board adjourned,
10 meet again on Monday, the 9TH day of JAN
uary, 1884.
Miss Eliza Grouse died in this city on We'd
nesday night last, aged nearly 81 years. She
was sister of the late VIM. Grouse, who died
nearly two years ago in the Goth year OF his
age. Her death occurred from general
wearing out of the system, though six or
seven months ago she was quite active.
b. Z. Shriver & Co.'S. traction engine,
drawing their large wagon loaded with flour,
passed up and down Main street on Wednes-
day. The shYill whistle warned persons of
its approach, and the streets were generally
clear of horses and vehicles. Some horses
did not frighten in the least, and passed the
engine without scarcely noticing it.
Mrs. John Rail, of go W. Biddle street,
Baltimore, who has visited friends here, killed
her two little girls by cutting their Threats
with razor last Friday morning, and then
attempted to kill herself succeeding in sever
ing the wind-pipe and inhicting a severe
wound. She was demented at the time. Mr..
Rial died on Thursday.
The Finksburg Minstrels are preparing to
give an entertainment at Finksburg during
the HOLIDAYS. The middle man was in to see
us this week. He says the end-men and him.
self are getting up some brand new, patented
conundrums and side-splitting jokes; that
Bones will make rattlesnake blush, and that
there viii be a regular cyclone of fun.
Mr.. Frank L. Vinton, son-in-law of the
late Denton Gehr, of this city, and well and
favorably known in this city, has just been
elected City Auditor of Camden, N j., by
the council. This is an important financial
position, and the Post, of that city, speaks
hatteringly Of Mr.. Vinton's qualifications.
The ADvOcATE congratulaes both Mr.. Vinton
and Camden.
Mr. Valentine Wentz, residing near Stoners-
vile, this county, brought us on Wednesday
a copy of s'Die Pennsylvania Wochenchrift, y
published in Hanover, Pa, by William d..
f,epper. 1t is dated October 81, 1904, and is
printed in German, except an advertiseme MT
of John Miller, trustee, advertising the farm
of the late Jacob Miller, on the new road
leading from Hanover by Shriyer's Mills to
Winchester,
Mr. c. d. Landerkin, manager for Carroll
county of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company, is busy making arrangements
to establish exchanges in Carroll. He has
visited Silver Run, Union Mills, Uniontown,
Taneytown and Union Bridge, and obtained
subscribers at each place. Poles have been
contracted for and are now being delivered
along the routes. A considerable number of
subscribers have been secured in Westminster,
aud the line will be put up here in the course
of a few weeks. The lines Will be run along
the alleys.
We learn that an effor is to be made by the
milk shippers along the line of the Western
Maryland Railroad to have the milk train"
run at a later hour in the morning. ltisvery
disagreeable to be compelled to drive through
snow and rain in the winter months, at so
early an hour, to make particular train, and
besides that it is with great difficulty that re-
liable labor can be obtained for such pur-
pose. We feel certain that If a united effort
is made by the milk shippers that the railroad
company will grant their request.
The drawing for the prizes offered by Chas.
" Wantz took place at Odd Fellows Hall
last Tuesday night. Fifteen prizes aggregating
in value $3.50 were drawn, the chief o.es by
the following persons Walter Skunk, la
dy's gold watch; H. Haines, riding saddle;
Ezra Routzahn, silver ice pitcher; H. Haines,
barrel of -four; H. Haines, pearl and ruby
ring; H. Haines, riding bride; H. Haines,
gents gum coat; John Clark, gold pen and
holder The other numbers drawing prizes
were III ,162; 20, 112; IA, 40; 9,147; 1,196;
1881, 11,547. The pearl handle pocket
knife was drawn by Melancton Myers, OF
Pleasant Valley.