The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-01-19
ooAI AFFAIRS
Ioeal BreVifies.

40 AL EA-I - 3-AA-@S VIZ
LoeaI BreVities.
I'm. improvements in the Westminster NJ
S %n,c ,If are contemplated.
~ Vim A. McKellip and H. NJ. Clabaugh
W. armed law copartnership.
y. Baltimore & Cumberland Valley rail-
l ifi p~'', declared dividend of seven per
n.,0s sending news items or other matter
fa iSGsation are requested to sign their
4, Nm Reese. late president ofthe County
vi ~ Roord, and a much respected citizen
"a. ". sitr, has been extremely i'll for about
~. we're eleven prisoners in the Mary
l1' pronitentiary from Carroll county last
~ Ton of the prisoners were natives of
4 \ county.
rlr,rj Felber, as mortgage, sold on Sat
IrI,.t acres of land on the Washington
III tIrae miles from Westminster, to John
Fsgncr for S2St.
T,.,. have been more than four weeks of
, .I1r sleighing in Carroll. Sleighs be-
.,nning on December 2Oth-tour weeks
q last Wednesday
William Hook caught garter snake three
4, ong in Bells wood lot, near Tannery,
- Wo9day. This is the second snake found
,syrag about recently.
There vas another enjoyable hop at the
CT Hotel on Thursday night, being the third
hurlh this winter. a fine supper was
.red about l o'clock.
0a Wednesday morning the mercury ranged
s,n lO' above down to zero il Westminster,
..eo,lng 10 location. Transfers and others
~ i was intensely cold between ) and Z
I saOck in the morning.
NJ. Tilton Hemslcy, of Queen Anne's Co.,
vi a son.in-law of ex Gov. Philip Francis
Eonos and a cousin of Mrs. John G..
I5,eL. of this city, died in Baltimore on
Monday, aged So years,
Dr.. Harvey S. Reese, OF Wayland, No.,
! IStiag relatives in this city. he has pur-
ts,.ed go acres of land near Mountain
. GDre. Wright county, Missouri, and will go
10 the stock business in the spring.
D4iug the year 1889 there were manufac-
md in this county 2,75S, l5G cigars, and p
1868 sold. The value of the stamps used
% lhe boxes was SS,S2l.SS. The number of
oars on hand on January /, 1884, was 654,-
III
There was light fall of snow last Friday
reaiDg and another light fall on Saturday
lierac0n. Snow began falling about II
o'clock or Monday night, and continued until
Tuesday wight. attaining depth ofabout seven
sches.
The friends of josIIna W. Miles, ESQ.,, in
dis city. will be. gratihed to learn that the
drcuit court of Somerset county has decided
b. favor in the contest for states attorney.
The recount showed that Mr.. Miles had four
Majority
At the close of business December 81, 1888,
there was on deposit in the Union National
Bank, Sl67, 54S.47, in the Farmers and Me-
danics' SHOP, in the First National Sl46,-
g'3l9; and in the First National of New
ghlsOr, S64, 1870. Total S42l, 1926.
We age indebted to Mrs. DR.. Francis Butler
or copies of Saltwater, Minnesota, papers,
containing accounts of the receut great con-
fagatiOn in that place. The loss sustained
i estimated at S2j0.000. The fire originated
u the ear works of the Northwestern Manu-
hcturng Company.
Nr. Henry S. Forney, of Taneytown, who
ns juror at the November term of the Cir
cut court, died during the holiday recess, and
shen court re convened on Monday his asso-
cate jurors passed resolutions of respect to his
memory and expressing sympathy with his
relatives and friends.
The Taylor Manufacturing Company re-
Meeting of the directors on Monday the COM
ntiee taking it and other committees re-
ported, showing that the Company is in good
coalition, the earnings for the year being ten
pr cent. on the capital stock.
The ". p. Sunday School held pleasant
IsaniOn and sociable on Thursday night last.
laring the evening Prof. Merrill read ''The
Brakeman at Church and ''The Bald Head
4 Man. Duets were sung by Misses Tiliie
DER and Annie Shriver, and Misses Holly
'mmbine and Ada Iepp. AT the conclusion
dths part of the entertainment candy and
AXE were distributed among the scholars.
There are Isl personS in Carroll drawing
IensOns from the United States government
III on account of the late war and 30 on
iecoant Of the war of 1872. The total amount
ecelyed monthly is 81 ,464.50, or ST, 574 II
ear. The largest pension paid is to Walter
hanson, OF Manchester, who gets So per
Month, and the lowest is 81 per month. The
'a Of 1872 pensioners each receive So per
month. The list is published in this issue.
!. Dinners and suppers are fashionable in
'estmnstcF this winter. The ADVOCATE
aSe dinner 10 its correspondents during the
oidayS; Burns Post followed with supper
u Thursday night of last week; the president
la directors of the First National Bank had
dinner on Saturday; the Sons ofTemperance
ad supper Saturday night, and the West
mister Fire Department had its annual sup
ef on Wednesday night last.
The Hereford COW Sunset was sold by Mr..
o1a Haines, Of this city, a few days since,
\. Is. " W. ID. Merryman, of Baltimore,
Of The sum of Sl25. There is bit of local
slory about this COW which may be of in
crest to some of our readers. When but a
all she was presented by Hon. John Merry
ian, President Of the State Agricultural So
iflyy, to Mrs. DR.. Rinehart, at the State Fair
ed IN Westminster in 1877. She was the
aii Of one of the beautiful herds of .Herefords
Inhibited here by that gentleman, and now
1e Is to 60 back again, we understand, to
iiayhelds, the residence of the late John
'erryman, and at present the residence OF
ne oil his sons, in Baltimore county.
r rast Most Worthy Patriarch Bradley, Of
aShIngton, d. c., and Grand Worthy Patri-
!. Rawlings, of Baltimore, visited Carroll
VISION, Sons of Temperance, on Saturday
~; They addressed the order, at the Hall
'hls city, and were handsomely entertained
dinner given in their honor, by Carroll
VISION, at the City Hotel, in the evening, at
A'en were present, besides the members OF
\ DIVISION. number of invited guests. DIR.
Ia ~ Bllhngslea presided, and announc-
lie 0asts-Our Guests, Press-the
lnt,-which were briefly responded to by
l'eral gentlemen. Mr.. Bradley also address
large audience at the Methodist Protes-
mt church on Sunday afternoon.
ohe day last week neatly dressed man
pug The door bell at the residence of DR.. h.
: renby, corner of Biddle and Eden streets,
allmore, son of Mr.. VIM. Fenby, near this
w and asked for the Doctor. Being in
'tI1ed that the Doctor was out, he said he
ould come in and wait few minutes. Mrs.
gtnoy showed him into the sitting room
mere the stranger seated himself. Mrs.
enby then left the room, and returning about
= minutes later found the man coming down
y stairway leading to the second story. As
ny ~ be saw the lady the stranger said he
~ Dee9 wrapping for her, to let her know
could not wait any longer, but to tell hel
usoand Mr.. Jones had called. When tn,
Ielor came home his wife informed him o
.. Jones visit. The doctor suspected some
aag wrong, and, making search, discovered
' .I the stranger had visited the bedroom ane
Olen a gold WATCH and chain. a diamonC