The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-12-13
SATURDAY, DECEMBER -, 1884.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local Breyities.

New moon December 18th.
Winter apples appear to be abundant in
Carroll, and OF very fine quality.
Read the advertisements in the ADVOCATE
before you make your Christmas purchases.
Herr Bros. are building an addition to their
extensive carriage factory at the West End.
Mr.. Peter Lingenfcter is building dwelling
on the lot purchased of JoSephus Bankert, on
Pennsylvania avenue, this city.
David Foutz, formerly of Uniontown, this
county, has been engaged as pitcher on the
St. Louis, Missouri, base ball club for next
season, at a salary of $4,000.
Mr.. George Long, living near Carrollton,
brought to this office on Wednesday hog
foot 1t is n double one, and presents the
appearance of human hand.
The sale of the real estate of Joshua Sell
man. advertised by Chas. I. Reifsnider, at
torney and trustee, has been withdrawn, owing
to some legal complications.
The Philomathean Society of Western Ma
ryland College will give an entertainment in
the College Chapel, Friday evening, Deem
Der y, commencing at Z! o'clock.
A small owl made its appearance at vespers
in Ascension Church, last Sunday. 1t was
probably a high churchman, as it took its
perch high among the beams supporting the
roof
Maryland mince pies, with their currants
and rasins, their suet and apples, their citron,
sugar and spices, their finely minced ''round,
stepped in eau de Uie, are now in due course
of preparation for the holidays.
Prof. A. H. Merrill, of Western Maryl and
College, will give an entertainment at Anders
Hall, Union Bridge, on the evening of Deem
Der 23rd Prof Merrill is fine elocutionist
and has rare powers to amuse and entertain.
Mr.. Edwin Shipley is having erected on the
Washington road, near Main street, this city,
blacksmith, wheelwright and coach shop. 1t
is to be two stories high, 64x40 feet Ed.
Await, mason; George Arbaugh, carpenter.
On Wednesday Thomas Toop, colored,
charged with attempting to break into the
house of Mrs. Susannah 7. Lemon. near
WaElieldsburg, waived an examination before
Justice p. b. Mikesell and was committed for
the action of the grand jury.
II. Bond, the hotel beat, whose perfor-
mances were noted in last weeks ADVOCATE,
waived n hearing before Justice q. w. Crap
ster on Monday last, and was committed for
the action of the grand jury, charged with the
larceny of blanket from the City Hotel.
Our esteemed contemporary the CdtOctiR
Clarion is in raptures over the prospect of a
good square meal at Christmas, the local ton
serial artist having presented him fine fat
turkey gobbler for the occasion. After all
country editorial life has its compensations.
Rev. John A. Munroe, formerly principal
of the +. C. & NJ. A. Institute, will be in
Westminster on Thursday next, the guest of
N. /. Gorsuch, Esq. An informal reunion of
the former students will take place at 8 o clock,
D. M, to which all members of the school are
invited.
Among the relies of early Methodsm dis
PLAYED at the centennial Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in session in
Baltimore, is the old pulpit used by Rev. r.
Strawbridge in 1862, when he preached at the
house of John Evan, near Sans Creek, in
this county.
Nennors Almanac says the year 1884
closes with mild weather, but with a good
quantity of snow throughout the Northern
States and Canada. Cold weather at the
'crrary cG the new year, 1885, with plenty of
snow and sleighing. So get your sleighs
ready, your robes and your bells and your
bellies.
Mr.. w. l.. Seabrook took run to Balt-
more on his bicycle on Wednesday morning.
He started from the top of the fair ground
hill at s. 10 clock, and with the wind at his
back, and a smooth, solid road bed under his
wheel, he made the run in hours and 10
minutes, reaching Baltimore at ll.2O. He
stopped several times on the road.
Mr. George P. Ramsburg, Deputy Collector
of Internal Revenue for the District Of Mary
land, reports the number of cigars manutac-
tured in his division, composed OF Carroll and
Frederick counties, from November LIST, 1888.
to November lst 1884, to be $3.50, go and
the amount reported as sold to be 5,45S, $50.
The Government tax on the above cigars was
SlG,376.
Persons intending to have public sales this
winter should select their dates and send them
to this office in order that those in the same
neighborhood shall not conflict. Make up
your minds, too to have sales advertised in
the ADVOCATE as well as by handful. The
ADVOCATE has nearly 1000 circulation, a
much larger number than any paper in this
section, and will give great publicity to your
sales.
Mr.. Clarence Seabrook, who cut his finger
in the dissecting room at Jefferson Medical
College, Phila., about Il year ago, and has
been suffering from blood poisoning ever
since, has been compelled to abandon his
studies for the present. His right arm has
become involved in the disease and is entirely
disabled. He is now in Baltimore with his
father and mother.
Rev. s. r. Murray, of Uniontown, was sur
prised on Saturday night a week ago by visit
of between thirty and forty members of his
flock, who took with them great abundance
ofsubstantials and useful articles for his house
hold. The citizens of Wakefield, were the
prime movers, and Miss Marion Lord made
the presentation speech for the donors.
Among the presents were a barrel OF Hour
and SIS stove, and the needs of the stable
were not forgotten.
Messrs. Samuel Furry and Milton Little,
of Silver Run, returned home last Saturday
from deer hunt in the mountains of West
Virginia. They brought with them fine
large deer weighing 100 pounds, which was
shot by Mr.. Little. They were accompanied
by Mr.. John Nau, of Littlestown, Pa, and
q, two gentlemen from West Virginia. During
J their hunt they captured three deer, Messrs.
Furry and Little each shooting one; the other
was shot by one Of the Virginia hunters.
Miss L. Dallas Wood, formerly of this city,
was married in Baltimore on Thursday after
noon, at $50 o'clock, by the Rev. DIR. Leeds
at Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, to
Mr.. George L. Wysham. The attendance at
the ceremony was quite large. The bride was
dressed in brown silk walking dress, and the
groom wore a frock coat. The ushers, who
were in full dress, were Messrs. G. H. Brow.
nell. A. r. Pendleton, f. Alvin Brown and
T.. W. Burch. The best man was Mr.. j. X.
Wysham, brother of the groom. There
were no bridesmaids. The couple left on an
early evening train for the North.
The annual meeting of the Sunday School
Association of the Westminster NJ. 7.
Church was held on Sunday last. The fol-
lowing were elected officers of the Association
for 1885 President, Chas. Billingsea; vice
president, Rev. J. I. Ward; secretary, Z. X.
Miller; treasurer, Jesse F. Shreeve, The fol-
lowing were elected officers of the Sunday
School for the same period Superintendent,
Dr. Chas. Billingslea; assistants, W. L. Sea,
brook and Mrs. John C. Frizell; secretary, T.
r. Miller; treasurer, Jesse f. Shreeve; libra
rian, Theodore Derr; assistants, Chas. ID.
Baughman and Chas Everhart; organist, Miss
Hattie Bollinger; assistant, Miss Florence
Herring.
Personal.
Mr.. Frank L. Vinton, Of Camden, New
Jersey, was in Westminster several days this
week.
Mr.. Oliver p. Grouse. of Wilmington, Del
nuvore ;s visiting relatives and friends in THU